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ANNALS 


TOWN  OF  WARREN 


WITH     THE 


EARLY  HISTORY  OF  ST.  GEORGE'S,  BROAD  BAY, 


I 


THE   NEIGHBORING   SETTLEMENTS 


ON     THE 


WALDO    PATENT 


By  CYRUS  EATON,  A.  M. 


x 


HALLO  WELL: 
MASTERS,    SMITH    &    CO 

18H. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1851,  by 

Cyrus    Eaton, 

in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  Maine. 


PREFACE. 


The  following  work  is  one  of  very  humble  pre- 
tensions. Its  primary  object  was  the  history  of  the 
town  of  Warren ;  but  this,  in  its  earlier  stages,  was 
found  so  blended  with  that  of  the  neighboring  pla- 
ces, that  it  was  thought  best  to  include  a  ciusory 
account  of  their  settlement,  progress,  and  condition  ; 
down  to  the  time  of  their  incorporation.  The  form 
of  annals  has  been  chosen  as  best  calculated  to  give 
a  panoramic  picture  of  the  successive  and  contempo- 
raneous steps  by  which  the  settlements  advanced, 
and  affairs  moved  on,  toward  theii-  present  condition  ; 
but  this,  more  particularly  in  the  latter  portion  of 
the  work,  has  been  freely  departed  from  whenever 
the  connexion  of  events,  and  the  convenience  of 
closing  a  subject,  seemed  to  require. 

In  the  prosecution  of  the  work,  the  author  has 
availed  himself  of  the  records  and  archives  of  the 
town,  county,  State,  and  United  States;  many  print- 
ed books  and  pamphlets,  early  or  recent,  obscure  or 
otherwise ;  some  private  journals  and  other  papers  of 
the  early  settlers ;  together  with  a  large  stock  of 
traditionary  information,  collected  many  years  ago 
from  aged  persons  now  no  more,  as  well  as  from 
many  still  living.  Much  of  the  last  was  furnished  to 
Judge  Williamson  when  writing  the  history  of  the 


IV  PREFACE. 

State,  and  is  now  reclaimed.  In  gaining  access  to 
and  collecting  his  materials,  it  gives  the  author  great 
pleasure  to  acknowledge  the  uniform  kindness  and 
generous  aid,  not  only  of  his  immediate  friends  and 
acquaintances,  but  of  many  others  on  whom  he  had 
no  claims ;  and  he  would  tender  his  sincere  thanks 
to  Hon.  Rufus  Mclntire,  Hon.  Franklin  Clark,  John 
McKeen,  Esq.,  many  public  functionaries.  Prof.  J. 
Johnston  of  Middleton,  Conn.,  Marshall  S.  Rice, 
Esq.  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and  particularly  to  Rev.  J. 
L.  Sibley  of  Harvard  University,  without  Avhose  en- 
couragement he  would  not  have  undertaken,  and 
without  whose  favors  he  could  scarcely  have  accom- 
plished, the  task. 

Could  he  now  persuade  himself  that  he  has  been 
at  all  successful  in  working  up  his  materials,  in  col- 
lating and  comparing  documents,  reconciling  con- 
flicting statements,  verifying  traditions  by  written 
testimony,  detailing  events  with  accuracy  and  recall- 
ing the  past  as  it  was,  the  author  would  not  be  over 
sensitive  in  regard  to  the  minor  faults  of  style,  dic- 
tion, punctuation,  &c.  For  some  of  these,  want  of 
sight  and  the  difficulty  of  criticising  by  the  ear, 
may,  perhaps,  be  allowed  to  plead  in  apology ;  whilst 
others  have  arisen  from  alterations  and  curtailment 
hastily  made  in  the  progress  of  printing.  Some  of 
the  more  obvious  errors  of  the  press  are  noted  in  the 
table  of  errata.  As  the  work  has  been  extended 
much  beyond  the  number  of  pages  named,  and  fur- 
nished with  maps  not  contemplated  in  his  prospectus, 
the  author  hopes  the  pecuniary  sacrifice  thus  incur- 
red will  be  accepted  by  his  subscribers  as  a  token  of 
gratitude  for  their  generous  patronage. 

Warren,  July  31,  1851. 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

Chap.  I.     Situation,  natural  features,  &c.,  of  the  town  of  Warren.       1 

Chap.  II.  Discovery  and  naming  of  St.  George's  River,  with  a 
glance  at  the  other  discoveries,  settlements,  and  claims 
madein  the  vicinity.  — Indian  war  and  Sickness  of  1615 
and'18.  — Monhegan,  Newharbor,  Pemaquid  and  Dam- 
ariscotta.  —  Patent  to  Beauchamp  and  Leverett.  —  Trad- 
ing-house at  St.  George's.  —  The  Patentees.  —  EarHest 
settlers.  —  Changes  of  jurisdiction.  —  Condition  of  the 
country.  —  The  1st,  (King  Philip's,)  Indian  war.      ...     12 

Chap.  III.  Dutch  at  Newcastle.  —  The  2d  Indian  war.  —  Pema- 
qxiid  taken.  —  Settlements  east  of  Falmouth  deserted.  — 
Indian  chiefs.  —  New  Charter  of  Massachusetts,  and  Gov. 
Phips.  —  Fort  Wm.  Henry,  and  skirmish  at  Damariscotta. 

Peace.  —  Death    of    Madockawando.  —  Land    at    St. 

George's  piurchased  of  the  Indians.  —  Suppression  of 
pirates.  —  Queen  Anne's  war.  —  Castine,  the  younger.  — 
Peace,  and  the  renewal  of  settlements.  —  Missionaries.  — 
Conference  at  Georgetown.  —  Settlement  farther  east.— 
Doings  at  St.  George's.  —  Seizure  of  Castine.  —  The  4th 
Indian  war.  —  Attacks  at  Pemaquid  and  other  places.  — 
At  St.  George's,  sloop  and  mill  burnt,  —  Fort  besieged,  — 
Made  a  public  garrison.  —  Expedition  to  Penobscot.— 
Another  attack  on  St.  George's.  —  Skirmish,  and  death  of 
Winslow.  —  Naval  warfare,  and  attack  on  St.  George's. 
—  Close  of  the  war.  —  Capt.  Gyles.  —  Dummer's  Treaty, 
1726 


Chap.  IV.  Truck-house  and  agent  at  St.  George's.  —  Private 
traders.  —  Indian  conference,  1727,  and  truck-masters.  — 
Gyles,  justice  of  the  peace.  —  Gov.  Dunbar.  —  Pierpoint, 
chaplain.  —  Indian  conference,  1732.  —  Waldo,  sole  pro- 
prietor at  St.  George's,  —  Prepares  for  extensive  settle- 
xaent,  —  Commences  lime-burning,  —  Visits  St.  George's, 
—  Confers  with  Indians,  —  Contracts  with  27  settlers  for 
the  upper  town.  —  Conditions.  —  Names.  —  SaAV-mill  re- 


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VI  CONTENTS. 

biult.  —  Lots  laid  out.  —  Other  settlements,  —  Forbidden 
by  the  Indians,  above  tide  waters.  —  Action  of  the  Gen. 
Court  thereon.  —  Garrison  reduced.  —  Location  of  the 
first  settlers.  —  Their  houses,  employments,  &c.  —  Earliest 
children.  —  Fears  of  a  new  rupture  with  Indians.  — 
Waldo,  colonel.  —  H.  Alexander,  first  militia  captain.  — 
Threatening  hostilities  with  Spain,  and  measures  of  de- 
fence. —  First  grist-mill  and  meeting-house.  —  Shipwreck 
at  Mt.  Desert.  —  First  German  settlers  at  Broad  Bay.  — 
Limits  of  the  Waldo  and  Pemaquid  patents  settled  by  com- 
promise. —  Hardships  of  the  German  settlers.  —  Boice 
Cooper.  —  L.  Parsons,  &c.  —  1741 42 

Chap.  V.  New  tenor  currency.  —  Indian  disaffection.  —  St. 
George's  fort  rebxiilt.  —  Bradbury,  commander.  —  Earliest 
death  in  the  upper  town.  —  Lower  town  extended.  — 
War  with  France.  —  St.  John's  Indians  hostile.  —  Precau- 
tions for  presei-ving  peace  with  Tarratines.  —  Militia,  and 
scouting  parties.  —  Louisburg  expedition.  —  Effect  at  St. 
George's,  —  At  Broad  Bay.  —  Indians  attack  St.  George's. 

—  Block-houses  built.  —  Province  sloop  and  Capt.  Saun- 
ders. —  Bounties  for  Indian  scalps.  —  Skirmish  at  St. 
George's.  —  Destruction  of  Broad  Bay.  —  Another  skir- 
mish at  St.  George's.  —  Attacks  at  Damariscotta,  &c.  — 
Attempt  to  blow  up  St.  George's  fort.  —  Creighton  killed. 

—  Cooper  and  Pitcher,  captives.  —  Scarcity.  —  Peace  con- 
cluded. —  Settlers  return.  —  Kilpatrick,  captain.  —  Agri- 
culture, potatoes,  &c.  —  Character,  occupations,  religion, 
&c.,  of  the  early  settlers.  —  Settlement  at  Broad  Bay  re- 
vived. —  Conrad  Heyer.  —  Currency.  —  Indian  disturban- 
ces allayed.  —  Rutherford.  —  New  style.  —  Indian  confer- 
ence, 1752-3. —  J.  Hart.  —  Additional  German  settlers  at 
Broad  Bay,  1752-3.  —  Their  disappointment  and  suffering. 

—  Scottish  settlers  at  St.  George's,  1753 64 

Chap.  VI.  Indians  complain.  —  Fort  rebuilt  and  block-houses 
established.  —  French  and  Indian  war.  —  Settlers  go  into 
garrison.  —  Their  condition  there.  —  Care  to  conciliate 
Tarratines,  occasions  dissatisfaction.  —  Letters  of  Burton, 
Kilpatrick,  Bradbury,  and  Indians.  —  Cargill's  expedition, 
and  death  of  Margaret.  —  Scouts  at  St.  George's.  —  Letter 
of  Lieut.  Fletcher.  —  Aggressions  at  St.  George's.  — 
Death  of  Rufherford.  —  Indians  distressed.  —  Forces  at 
St.  George's  and  Broad  Bay.  —  Freeman's  journal. — 
Night  sldi-mish.  —  Disasters  of  the  war,  Ilenlys,  Watson, 


CONTENTS.  VU 

Coltson,  Ehvell,  Piper    and  others.  —  Remilly's  journal. 

—  North,  commander  at  St.  Georges,  1757 87 

Chap.  VII.  Garrisons.  —  St.  George's  fort  reinforced.  —  Attack- 
ed, and  cattle  killed.  —  Occupation  of  Penobscot.  — 
Death  of  Gen.  Waldo.  —  Pownal's  popularity  at  St. 
George's.  —  Abatement  of  hostilities.  —  Condition  of  the 
people  during  the  war.  —  Sheep  introduced.  —  II.  Libbey. 

—  Lincoln  County  established.  —  North,  judge.  —  Drought 
and  wild  game.  —  T.  Fluker,  proprietor.  —  First  county 
tax.  —  Administration  of  justice.  —  Ulmer.  —  Dr.  Schaef- 
fer.  —  Saw-mill  rebuilt.  —  Ship-building  attempted.  — 
McLean.  —  Garrison  discontinued.  —  Location  of  the 
Scottish  settlers.  —  Treaty  of  peace.  —  Death  of  Burton. 

—  New  settlers.  Spear,  Starrett,  Wheaton,  Copelands, 
Vose,  Counce,  Sumner,  Montgomery.  —  Physicians.  — 
Locke,  Fales,  Packards,  Hall,  Watts,  Buckland.  —  Census. 
Maize  introduced,  other  crops,  trade,  &c.  —  Drown's 
claim  at  Broad  Bay.  —  First  regimental  muster.  —  Death 
of  North.  —  First  framed  houses.  —  Mclnt jtto's  ferry.  — 
Lermond's  mills.  —  New  settlements,  Keag  or  S.  Thomas- 
ton. —  Lermond's  cove  or  Rockland.  —  Megimticook  or 
Camden.  —  Moravians  and  others  leave  Broad  Bay.  — 
Comet.— Duties,  &c.,  1770 107 

Chap.  VIIL  Army- worm.  —  New  settlers  at  Broad  Bay.  — 
Ship-building.  —  Wreck  of  the  Industiy.  —  Fatal  snow- 
storm in  October.  —  Mclntyre,  captain.  —  Disuse  of  Brit- 
tish  goods.  —  Wooden  dishes.  —  Clothing.  —  Fashions.  — 
Domestic  manufactures.  —  Superstitions.  —  Education.  — 
Religious  privileges.  —  Saw-mill  at  Back  River.  —  Plan- 
tation meetings.  —  Fever.  —  Waldoboro'  incorporated.  — 
Burton  at  the  tea-party.  —  Progress  of  politics.  —  Private 
calamities.  —  Fort  Pownal  dismantled.  —  The  commander's 
letter  to  St.  George's. — Political  views  of  the  people 
there.  —  The  Dolpliin  built.  —  Recruits  for  the  army.  — 
New  government  officials.  —  Rev.  J.  Urquhart.  —  Revolu- 
tionary committee,  1775 136 

Chap.  IX.     New  militia  officers.  —  Declaration  of  independence. 

—  Tax  in  clothing,  &c.  —  Soldiers  for  INIachias.  —  Warren 
and  Thomaston  incorporated.  —  Stirlingtown  or  Union.  — 
First  town  meeting  in  Warren.  —  Peabody.  —  J.  Lermond's 
saw-mill.  —  Wyllie.  —  Oath  of  allegiance.  —  Coast  guards. 

—  Scarcity.  —  Paskiel.  —  Second  town  meeting.  —  Rokes. 

—  Fishery.  —  Town  and  other  taxes.  —  Prices.  —  Vote  on 


Vlll  CONTENTS. 

the  constitution.  —  Proprietors  of  Waldo  patent,  absen- 
tees. —  District  of  Maine.  —  Difficulties  with.  Mr.  Urqu- 
hart.  —  E,ev.  T.  Whiting.  —  Biguyduce  expedition.  — 
Coast  defence.  —  Drought  and  fires.  —  Currency.  —  Pay- 
son.  —  Gamble  drowned.  —  First  highway.  —  First  repre- 
sentative.—  Severe  winter,  1780 160 

Chap.  X.  Consequences  of  the  defeat.  —  Transactions  at  Cam- 
den. —  Sloops  captured.  —  Arrest  of  Long.  —  Wadsworth, 
commander.  —  Murder  of  Soule.  —  Execution  of  Braun.  — 
Tax  in  clothing  and  beef.  — Urquhart's  salary.  — First 
bridge  over  Oyster  E,.  —  Capture  of  Wadsworth  and  Bur- 
ton, —  Their  escape.  —  Public  burdens.  —  New  emission 
of  paper.  —  Controversy  with  Stirlingtown.  —  Dismission 
of  Urquhart,  —  Arrival  of  his  wife,  &c.  —  Salem  presbytery 
dissolved.  —  1782 181 

Chap.  XI.      Scarcity.  —  Early  run  of  alemves.  —  First  pound. 

—  Payson,   Sprague,  and  Africa  Peter.  —  People  of  color. 

—  Keturn  of  peace.  —  Fisher,  McCallum,  O'Brien.  — 
Schools.  —  Sufferers  from  paper  money,  Patterson,  Math- 
ews. —  Boggs's  bridge.  —  Taxes.  —  Pebbles,  first  justice.. — 
Annis.  —  llefugees.  Nelson,  Dicke.  —  Scheme  of  annexa- 
tion. —  Bosworth.  —  Peace.  —  Casualty.  —  First  legal 
highways  voted.  —  Davis,  the  hunter,  and  Barrett.  —  New 
settlers,  Dunbar,  Crane.  —  First  store  at  head  of  the  tide. 

—  Wild  animals.  — Agriculture.  —  First  carts,  breaking- 
up-plow,  and   sleigh.  —  1784 200 

Chap.  XII.  Paper  money.  Cooper.  —  Settlers  on  eastern  and 
western  roads  to  Union,  west  of  N.  Pond,  east  of  Pea- 
body's. —  Sloop  Warren.  — Fishery.  —  Weston.  — Sloop 
Friendship.  —  Tolman.  —  First  legal  highway.  —  "VMiit- 
ing,  minister.  —  First  town  school.  —  MiKtia  officers.  — 
Land  titles,  settlers  quieted.  —  New  settlers,  Andrews, 
Davis,  Standish.  —  Meeting-house.  —  Mills  at  upper  faUs. 

—  Head.  —  First  cliild  born  at  the  village.  —  Severe  vrin- 
ters  and  famine.  — Roads  to  Thomaston,  Waldoboro',  and 
Union.  —  Jameson,  T.  Robinson,  A.  Kelloch,  jr.,  Minger- 
son.  —  Sloop  Jane,  mills,  &c.  at  village.  —  Federal  consti- 
tution. —  M.  Cobb.  —  Prices.  —  Spear,  captain.  —  Votes 
for  Governor,  &c.  —  Land  titles.  —  Fairbanks,  Dodge, 
Webb.  —  Cushing  incorporated.  —  1789 213 

Chap.  XIII.  Additional  settlers,  Mero,  I.  Fuller,  Cox,  Rogers, 
Morison,   Keith,    Carven,    Alford,   6^p.  —  Tax  payers.  — 


CONTENTS.  IX 

Sch.  Industry.  —  First  ox-wagon.  —  Brackett  &  Davis.  — 

—  Sullivan.  —  Meeting-house.  —  Dr.  SchaefFer  at  Warren. 

—  Settlers  on  middle  road  to  Union.  —  Frost,  Moore.  — 
Wild  game.  —  Casualties.  —  Removal  of  J.  Lermond.  — 
First  brig.  —  First  bridge  at  village.  —  New  meeting- 
house.—  Lovett.  —  Two-story  houses.  —  Social  library.  — 
Vote  on  separation.  —  Sale  of  pews,  &c.  —  Burying- ground. 

—  Road  through  village,  —  To  Barrettstown  or  Hope.  — 
Blake,  Lawrence,  Page,  Buxton,  McBeath,  Parsons.  — 
Fulling-mill.  —  Sloop  Polly.  —  First  pleasure  carriage.  — 
Mail  and  post  office.  —  Robbery  and  death  of  Schaeffer.  — 
Early  snow  storm.  —  1793. 226 

Chap.  XIV.  Oyster  R.  bridge.  —  State  tax,  drafted  militia.  — 
Destructive  frost.  —  Bears.  —  Wilde.  —  Rev.  J.  Thaxter.  — 
Settlement  of  Rev.  J.  Huse.  —  Church  organized,  &c.  — 
Changes  in  the  town.  —  Knox  at  Thomaston.  —  His  works 
in  Warren,  —  Bring  new  settlers,  Gerrish,  Wilson,  Cobum, 
Williams,  Lincoln.  —  Activity  of  business.  —  Lime  burnt 
at  Warren.  —  W.  H.  Webb.  —  School  districts.  —  Vessels. 

—  Harriman,  Brown.  —  Fatal  accidents.  —  Currency.  — 
Hog-reeves.  —  Pound.  —  Overflowmg  of  roads.  —  Choii'. 

—  Military  stores  and  officers.  —  Company  divided.  —  D. 
Vose,  Vaughan,  Leach,  F.  Jones.  —  Kelloch  neighborhood. 
'—  Vessels.  —  Public  bridge  at  village.  —  Watsons  set  off 
to  Thomaston.  —  Divisions,  town  and  national.  —  Snow, 
Emerson,  Wells,  Dagget.  — Vessels.  —  French  spoliations. 
Wilde's  removal.  —  Court-house.  — Accidents.  — Thatch- 
er. —  Small-pox.  —  Political  parties.  —  Reg.  muster.  — 
Fashions.  —  1800 243 

Chap.  XV.  Schools,  committee,  teachers,  and  funds.  —  Bounty 
on  crows.  —  Oyster  fishery.  —  Shad  and  alewives,  a  town 
privilege.  —  Commercial  prosperity,  and  business  men.  — 
Light-house  and  fort.  —  Buildings  and  trees.  —  Pleasure 
carriages.  —  G.  Reed  and  M.  Smith.  —  Cobb,  J.  Fidler, 
Wilbur,  Mallett,  Hovey,  J.  Wetherbee,  Gates,  Stone,  New- 
comb,  French,  Brackett,  Comery,  A.  Russel,  Flack,  Swift, 
Jackson,  and  Hays.  —  Martin,  Douglass,  and  Brakely.  — 
Military. —  Musical  band. —  Masonic  lodge. —  Civil  and  ec- 
clesiastical changes  in  the  vicinity.  —  The  Baptist  society. 

—  Loss  by  fixe,  —  By  freshet.  —  Canker-rash.  —  Spruce 
and  hemlock  destroyed.  —  Hoof-ail.  —  Aurora  borealis.  — 
Earthquake.  —  Eclipse.  —  Casualties.  —  Death  of  Knox. 

—  1806 263 


X  CONTENTS. 

Chap.  XVI.  Commercial  embarrassments.  —  Brig  Sumner.  — 
Embargo.  —  Parties.  —  Petitions.  —  Non-intercourse.  — 
Betterment- act.  —  Parkman.  —  Attempt  to  impeach  Jus- 
tice Copeland.  —  Vote  on  separation.  —  Political  move- 
ments. —  Lime  inspection.  —  Fish-law.  —  Wolves.  —  Mili- 
tary stores.  —  E.  Thatcher,  Hoar,  Thomas,  Harrington, 
Maxey,  B.  Bussel,  D.  Vaughan,  Lamson,  Watton,  Ben- 
son, S.  French,  Isley,  S.  Lawrence,  Starr,  T.  "Wilson,  Bur- 
gess, Miller,  McLeUan,  Noyce,  Knowlton,  A.  Young,  and 
Caswell.  —  Warren  Academy.  —  Sacred  mu^ic.  —  Agri- 
^  culture  and  manufactures.  —  Hard  times.  —  Casualties.  — 
Physical  and  meteorological  phenomena.  —  Second  em- 
bargo and  war.  —  Convention  at  Wiscasset. —  1812.     .     .     280 

Chap.  XVII.  Effects  of  war.  —  Coasting  trade.  —  High  price 
of  provisions.  —  View  of  a  naval  action.  —  Capttu'e  of  the 
Peggy  and  Rubicon.  —  The  Alexander.  —  Measures  of  de- 
fence. —  Abundant  crop,  and  public  bxirdens.  —  The  Brit- 
ish at  St.  George's.  —  Militia  called  out  for  defence  of 
Camden.  —  A  false  alarm.  —  Second  expedition  to  Cam- 
den. —  Trade  with  the  enemy.  ^ —  Peace.  —  Its  effects.  — 
Moral  societies.  —  Unpropitious  seasons.  —  Emigration 
west.  —  Bridges  petitioned  for.  —  Wolves,  and  Elephant. 
—  A.  Lermond.  —  Paupers.  —  Bate  of  labor.  —  Boad  to 
Camden,  and  bridges.  —  Meeting-house.  —  Separation  of 
the  State.  —  Party  spuit  allayed.  —  Casualties,  seasons, 
&c.  —  New  comers,  Kimball,  Bawson,  Hodgman,  Howard, 
Hinkley,  Jarvis,  Howland,  Parker,  Carriel,  Whitney,  Hilt, 
B.  Bobinson,  Waterman,  L.  Jones,  Leeds,  Joacliin,  Stet- 
son, and  Sawin.  —  Traders,  J.  Thompson,  J.  Burton.  — 
First  dancing-school,  education,  improvements,  &c.  — 
Btu'ton's  block-house.  —  1820 292 

Chap.  XVIII.  Unanimity  at  the  first  State  election.  —  Schools, 
S.  agents,  districts,  &c.  —  Paupers.  —  Ministerial  tax.  — 
Military  matters.  — Biuying  grounds.  — Bridges.  — High- 
ways. —  Fishery.  —  Inspectors  of  lime.  —  Valuation  of 
1829.  —  Beceipts  and  expenditures.  —  Surplus  revenue.  — 
Town-house.  —  Votes  for  presidential  electors,  —  On 
amendments  of  the  constitution,  &c 309 

Chap.  XIX.  The  history  of  the  First  and  Second  Congregational 
Societies,  with  other  ecclesiastical  matters,  from  1820  to 
1850 319 


CONTENTS.  XI 

Chap.  XX.  Benevolent  and  other  societies.  —  Celebrations.  — 
Wild  animals.  —  Losses  by  fire.  —  Casualties.  —  J.  G.  Lam- 
briglit.  —  T.  D.  Raeburn.  —  Weather  and  meteoric  phe- 
nomena. —  Progress  of  improvement.  —  Emigrants  to  Cal- 
ifornia. —  Col.  B.  Burton.  —  J.  H.  Counce.  —  B.  B. 
Thatcher.  —  Conclusion 329 

Tables.     I.  Highways,  1783  to  1850 •    .     .     351 

II.  Valuation,  1790  to  1850 353 

III.  Population,  1790  to  1850 354 

IV.  County  Taxes  paid  by  Warren  and  neighboring 

places,  prior  to  1781 354 

V.     Principal  town  officers,  1777  to  1850.       ...     355 
VI.     Justices  of  the  peace  and  other  civil  officers, 

1782  to  1850 359 

VII.     Licenses  granted,  to  residents  on  St.   George's 

river,  prior  to  1777.     •     .     360 
"  "  to  residents  of  Warren,  1778 

to  1837 361 

VIII.     Votes  for  Governor,  1788  to  1850 362 

IX.     Taxes  raised,  proceeds   of   the  fishery,   pauper 

expenses,  &c.,  1778  to  1850 364 

X.     Return  of  the  Superintending  School  Committee, 

1850 365 

XL     MiHtia  Officers 365 

XII.     Officers  of  the  regiment  in  which  the  militia  of 

Warren  has  been  included 368 

XIII.  Vessels  built,  1770  to  1850 369 

XIV.  Deaths,  1797  to  1850 373 

XV.     Vernal  progress,  1805  to  1850 374 

Table  of  Genealogy. 375 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Plan  of  Warren facing  Chapter  I,  page  1 

Map  of  St.  George's  and  vicinity "  "       IV,     "  42 

AVood  cut,  Conrad  Heyer "77 


ERRATA. 

Page  13, 

line  3, 

for  rigor. 

read 

vigor. 

"     97, 

"  37, 

"    icith. 

and. 

"    144, 

«   10, 

"    setting, 

settling. 

"    154, 

"     2, 

«    was, 

were. 

"    231, 

"     3, 

*'    martin. 

marten. 

«    251, 

"  37, 

"    was  made 

were  ma 

«    350, 

"     9, 

after  alloiv, 

insert  us. 

ANNALS  OF  WAEREN. 


CHAPTER  I. 


THE    TOWN    DESCRIBED. 

The  town  of  Warren,  in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  State  of 
j\Iaine,  is  situated  on  both  sides  of  St.  George's  River  at  the 
head  of  tide  waters ;  and  is  bounded  westerly  by  Waldoboro', 
northerly  by  Union,  easterly  and  southeasterly  by  Camden  and 
Thomaston,  and  southerly  by  Gushing.  Its  central  village  is 
not  far  from  44^^  of  N,  latitude,  and  is,  by  the  route  traveled, 
about  34  miles  S.  E.  from  Augusta  and  about  617  from 
Washington.  It  contains  29,636  acres,  and  is  about  equal  to 
a  tract  6|  miles  square.  From  this,  if  we  deduct  1600  acres 
for  water  and  450  for  highways,  we  have  remaining  27,586 
acres.  According  to  the  valuation  of  1840  there  were  return- 
ed by  the  assessors  an  aggregate  of  22,245  acres,  leaving  a 
deficiency  of  5,341  acres  to  be  accounted  for  in  one  or  more 
of  the  following  ways.  1.  The  liberal  measure  used  in 
locating  all  the  more  ancient  lots,  and  the  fractions  lost  in  the 
division  thereof,  will  account  for  a  part.  2.  The  possession 
of  lots  by  persons  out  of  town  ma)^  for  a  time  prevent  the 
same  from  coming  to  the  knowledge  of  the  assessors.  3. 
The  natural  reluctance  of  every  person  to  paying  a  high  tax, 
may  lead  to  a  low  estimate,  and  sometimes  to  a  false  rep- 
resentation. 4,  Some  assessors  have  been  in  the  habit  of 
reducing  the  quantity  of  mowing,  marsh  and  other  lands, 
to  make  up  for  its  poor  quality,  making  no  account  of  ledges, 
bogs  and  flats,  as  of  no  value. 

The  surface  of  the  town  is  uneven,  being  broken  into  ridges 

and  gullies,  hills  and  vallies,  and   having  some  eminences  of 

considerable   elevation.     Two  of  these   in  the  N.  E.  part  of 

the  town,  belonging  to  the  Gamden  group,  have  been  dignified 

1 


2  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

with  the  name  of  mountain.  Of  these  Mt.  Pleasant  is  the 
highest,  and  commands  an  extensive  prospect  of  the  neigh- 
boring towns,  the  Atlantic  Ocean  and  Penobscot  Bay,  the 
winding  coast  and  adjacent  islands,  with  the  tops  of  many- 
distant  inland  mountains  including  the  White  Hills  of  New 
Hampshire.  It  is  often  visited  by  parties  of  pleasure  from 
this  and  the  neighboring  towns.  Its  eastern  ascent  is  difficult 
and  precipitous,  while  its  western  declivity  is  gentle  and  easy. 
The  approach  from  this  quarter  has  the  advantage,  also,  of 
having  the  prospect  concealed  from  view  by  woods  till  the 
summit  is  nearly  attained,  when  it  suddenly  breaks  on  the 
astonished  gaze  in  all  its  magnificence.  The  apex  of  this 
mountain  consists  of  naked  gneiss,  but  most  of  its  sides  are 
covered  with  a  fertile  soil.  Crawford's  Mt.  is  more  westerly, 
smaller,  and  covered  with  wood.  Stahl's  hill,  in  the  S.  W. 
part  of  the  town,  though  of  less  elevation,  affords  a  fine  view 
extending  to  White-Head  Island  and  the  neighboring  waters. 

The  geological  features  of  the  town  are  the  result  of  the 
general  structure  of  this  part  of  the  country,  modified  of 
course  by  local  peculiarities.  The  foundation  is  primary, 
consisting  of  trap,  granite,  gneiss,  mica  or  talcose  slate,  with 
intervening  beds  of  limestone.  These  rocks  appear  broken, 
elevated  and  depressed  into  ridges  and  hollows,  hills  and  pre- 
cipices, often  in  a  most  confused  manner  ;  like  blocks  of  ice 
jammed  together  in  a  spring  freshet,  the  edges  of  the  strata 
iDrought  to  the  surface,  their  order  and  contents  exposed  either 
in  a  vertical  position,  or  elevated  at  various  angles.  The 
stratification  thus  exposed  and  the  primary  ridges  thus  formed, 
however  undulating  in  their  course,  extend  as  a  general  thing 
in  a  N.  E.  and  S.  W.  direction.  This  forms  the  most  marked 
feature  of  the  locality.  A  second  is  the  general  ascent  of 
the  country  from  the  sea-shore  northerly,  causing  its  drainage 
to  find  its  way  in  a  contrary  direction  across  these  rocky 
ridges  in  cross  fractures  and  depressions,  which  give  a  mean- 
dering, zigzag  course  to  the  streams  as  they  pass,  now  linger- 
ing in  the  bosoms  of  ponds  and  lakes,  and  now  leaping  down 
rapids  and  cascades,  to  the  ocean. 

Such  is  the  character  of  the  river  St.  George's ;  which, 
after  the  junction  of  its  two  most  distant  branches,  the  one  issu- 
ing from  Quantabacook  Pond  in  Belmont  and  Searsmont,  the 
other  from  St.  George's  Great  Pond  in  Liberty  and  Montville, 
proceeds  through  Appleton,  Union,  Warren,  Thomaston,  and 
between  Gushing  and  St.  George,  discharging  its  waters  and 
those  of  many  tributaries  received  in  its  course,  into  the  sea 
between  the  two    last  mentioned  towijs.     Its  whole  course 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  3 

seems  to  be  a  continued  struggle  between  a  tendency  on  the 
one  hand  to  pursue  a  direct  southern  course  to  the  ocean,  and 
that  on-the  other  of  foilowing  the  direction  of  the  vallies  that 
stretch  southwesterly  between  the  ridges.  This  sufficiently 
appears  in  the  two  great  bends  which  the  river  makes  in  the 
upper  part  of  Warren,  forming  the  Starrett  and  Vaughan 
peninsulas,  as  well  as  in  those  in  Union  and  at  the  Narrows  in 
Thomaston ;  in  the  numerous  ponds  which  it  fills  in  its  course 
at  present,  and  the  many  more  which  it  seems  to  have  filled 
in  former  ages  ;  and  especially  in  the  facility  with  which  a 
part  of  its  waters  in  time  of  a  freshet  pass  into  North  and 
South  Ponds,  through  which  it  is  not  improbable  the  whole 
once  found  their  way  to  the  ocean  ;  though  these  ponds  at  pres- 
ent only  serve  as  reservoirs  to  retain  the  superfluous  water,  till, 
on  the  subsiding  of  the  freshet,  the  current  is  reversed,  the  inlet 
becomes  the  outlet,  and  the  water  is  restored  to  the  stream 
from  whence  it  vv^as  borrowed. 

The  many  reservoirs  of  this  kind,  connected  with  the  river, 
give  a  permanency  and  value  to  its  water  privileges,  which  they 
could  not  otherwise  possess.  The  tide  formerly  flowed  as 
high  up  as  Boggs's  shore  at  the  foot  of  the  upper  falls,  but  is 
now  stopped  a  little  short  of  that  point,  by  the  dam  at  the 
lower  bridge.  This  river  is  about  40  miles  long,  runs  through 
Warren  from  N.  to  S.,  is  navigable  for  vessels  of  90  or  100 
tons  burthen  to  Andrews's  Point ;  and  smaller  craft  go  to 
the  village  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  higher.  But  the 
"  Narrows""  a  little  below  the  boundary  of  Warren,  render 
its  navigation  somev/hat  difficult.  The  tide  rushes  through 
them  with  such  violence  that  a  loaded  vessel  can  pass  them 
with  safety  only  at  high  water ;  and  their  direction  is  so  near- 
ly opposite  to  the  general  course  of  the  river  that  vessels 
ascending  or  descending  with  a  fair  wind  are  sure  to  find  a 
contrary  one  here.  Two  toll-bridges,  one  in  Thomaston  and 
one  in  the  lower  part  of  this  town,  are  additional  impedi- 
ments ;  and,  since  the  exportation  of  lumber  has  ceased  and 
lime  is  taken  to  southern  ports  in  large  vessels  which  stop  at 
Thomaston,  most  of  the  freighting  is  taken  in  and  discharged 
at  that  place  which  used  to  be  done  here.  Above  the  tide 
waters,  on  the  contrary,  the  navigation  of  this  river  has  been 
greatly  extended  by  locks  and  canals,  which  render  its  whole 
length  navigable  for  boats  and  open  a  market  for  wood  and 
lumber  as  high  up  as  the  Quantabacook.  There  are  valuable 
water  privileges  at  the  upper  and  lower  falls  in  this  town  ; 
the  latter  of  which,  only,  are  at  present  occupied.  A  little  be- 
fore this  stream  leaves  Warren,  it  receives  the  waters  of  Oyster 


4  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

River,  a  considerable  branch,  which  drains  the  eastern  part  of 
the  town  from  the  foot  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  and  runs  in  a  S.  W. 
direction  between  Warren  and  Thomaston,  several  times 
crossing  the  line,  working  sundry  mills  in  its  course,  and 
affording  sites  for  others.  It  is  navigable  to  the  bridge,  form- 
erly Lermond's  Mills,  where  shipbuilding  was  early  com- 
menced and  is  still  carried  on.  Judas'  Meadow  Brook  is  a 
smaller  branch  which  drains  the  N.  W.  part  of  the  town. 
There  are  other  branches  both  above  and  below  Warren,  the 
most  considerable  of  which  is  Mill  River  in  Thomaston. 

The  S.  W.  part  of  the  town  is  drained  by  Back  River 
emptying  into  South  Pond  beforementioned  ;  which  is  the 
largest  sheet  of  water  in  town,  about  two  miles  long  by  five- 
eighths  of  a  mile  wide,  situated  between  the  two  Waldoboro' 
roads.  Its  outlet  unites  with  that  from  West  Pond,  a  quad- 
rangular body  of  water,  half  a  mile  in  extent,  on  the  confines 
of  Waldoboro' ;  and  the  united  stream  passes  through  North 
Pond,  which  is  deep,  but  narrow  and  irregular,  into  the  main 
river  as  before  related.  Farther  to  the  S.  W.  are  Little  and 
Southwest  Ponds  which  are  smaller.  Crawford's  Pond, 
partly  in  Union,  transmits  the  drainage  of  the  N.  W.  declivity 
of  Mt.  Pleasant  and  Crawford's  Mt.  to  the  main  river  in  Union. 
Seven  Tree  Pond,  mostly  in  Union,  and  White  Oak  Pond, 
just  below  it,  are  mere  expansions  of  the  St.  George's. 

The  soil  of  the  town  is  good  ;  but  varies  in  character  ac- 
cording to  the  action  which  has  taken  place  since  the  period 
of  its  deposition  in  the  diluvium  depo:sitcd  above  the  funda- 
mental rocks,  before  described.  This  diluvial  earth,  formed 
by  the  disintegration  of  the  rocks  beneath  the  waves  of  the 
primeval  ocean,  seems  to  have  been,  when  the  country  was 
elevated  from  the  abyss,  transported  southward  by  currents, 
glaciers,  or  icebergs,  in  such  a  manner  as  to  grind  down  and 
smooth  the  surface  of  the  ledges,  leaving  grooves  and  scratch- 
es in  that  direction,  which  may  be  plainly  seen  whenever  a 
ledge  is  first  uncovered.  Hence  the  fragmentary  rocks  are 
always  found  to  the  southward  of  the  ledges  from  which  they 
were  taken ;  and  muscles  and  other  sea-shells  have  been  dug 
up  at  great  depths  in  situations  as  high  as  that  of  the  late 
Oliver  Boggs,  who,  in  digging  his  well,  found  them  in  a  good 
state  of  preservation.  Appearances  indicate  that  the  region 
was  subsequently  covered  with  water  at  about  the  height  of 
the  ridge  by  D.  Page's ;  which  seems  to  have  been  a  sea-Avall 
beaten  by  the  billows  for  a  period  long  enough  to  round  and 
polish  the  boulders  in  a  manner  similar  to,  but  less  perfect 
than,  those  of  the   present  sea-shore.     Such  situations  afford 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  O 

the  poorest  soil,  being  composed  chiefly  of  sand  and  gravel 
from  which  the  finer  and  more  argillacious  particles  were 
washed  out  and  deposited  in  deeper  and  more  tranquil  waters. 
At  a  higher  elevation  on  the  declivities  of  the  hills  enriched 
by  the  washings  from  above,  as  well  as  at  a  lower  elevation 
on  ridges  abounding  with  unworn  boulders,  a  fertile,  loamy 
soil  sufficiently  rewards  the  hard  labor  required  in  its  cultiva- 
tion. But  the  most  profitable  soil,  all  things  considered,  is 
found  in  the  vallies  of  the  river  and  its  tributaries,  consisting 
of  clays  apparentl}'-  deposited  from  the  ancient  lakes  formed 
by  the  transverse  ridges  that  obstructed  the  course  of  the 
streams.  Where  this  clay  is  mixed  with,  or  covered  by,  a 
suitable  quantity  of  sand  or  gravel,  its  cultivation  is  easy,  and 
fertility  inexhaustible.  A  more  recently  made,  and  for  certain 
crops  more  productive,  species  of  soil,  is  found  in  the  fresh 
and  salt  marshes  formed,  and  still  forming,  from  the  annual 
deposit  of  alluvial  earth.  To  these  may  be  added  swamps 
and  bogs,  particularly  the  great  one  between  Hector  M. 
Watts's  and  A.  Andrews's,  which  consists  entirely  of  decayed 
vegetable  matter  to  the  depth  of  15  feet  or  more,  in  which 
are  found,  at  various  depths,  trunks  of  juniper  and  other 
trees  in  a  sound  condition.  It  has  been  formed  by  a  supply 
of  water  sufficient  to  nourish,  but  not  to  drown,  the  growth 
of  moss,  bushes  and  trees,  with  which  it  is  still  in  part  cover- 
ed ;  and  may  throw  some  light  on  the  probable  formation  of 
coal  mines. 

The  only  minerals  of  value  found  in  the  town  are  lime- 
stone and  granite.  The  principal  quarry  of  the  latter,  is  that 
on  the  J.  Storer  farm.  Limestone  is  found  in  inexhaustible 
quantities  between  David  and  Alex'r  Starrett's.  It  is  granular 
in  structure,  white  in  color,  has  been  extensively  quarried 
both  for  lime  and  marble,  and  is  unsurpassed  by  any  in  the 
State.  Limestone  is  also  found  in  the  neighborhood  of  Craw- 
ford's Pond.  Connected  with  this  mineral,  or  interspersed 
through  it,  are  found  small  quantities  of  pot-stone,  soap-stone, 
asbestos,  lead  and  zinc.  Sulphuret  of  iron  abounds  in  several 
ledges  ;  and  its  crystals,  as  also  those  of  quartz,  mica,  tourma- 
line and  garnet,  are  occasionally  found,  of  great  beauty.  Bog- 
iron  ore  and  yellow  ochre  also  exist  in  the  eastern  part  of 
the  town,  but  to  what  extent  has  not  been  ascertained.  Coal, 
both  in  this  town  and  Thomaston,  has  been  sought  for,  and 
at  times  with  strong  expectations  of  success,  but,  with  the 
exception  of  some  fragments  found  in  the  bed  of  the  river, 
the  indications  are  not  encouraging.  There  is  an  extensive 
1* 


6  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

bed  of  porphyry  near  the  late  Paul  Mink's  in  School  District 
No.  16,  but  no  attempt  has  been  made  to  quarry  it. 

Besides  the  waters  of  the  ocean,  to  which  the  inhabitants  of 
this  town  have  easy  access,  the  river  affords  an  abundant 
supply,  in  their  successive  seasons,  of  the  various  finny  tribes. 
Frostfish  in  December  and  January,  smelts  in  March  and 
April,  shad  and  alewives  in  May  and  June,  throng  its  waters. 
Salmon  formerly  abounded,  and  bass  are  still  taken,  but  not 
in  great  numbers.  Eels  are  speared  in  any  quantities  at 
Andrews's  Point  and  some  places  in  Oyster  River,  where  they 
hibernate  under  the  ice.  Manhaden,  flounders,  bluebacks, 
garfish,  in  the  salt-waters,  and  pickerel,  trout,  lampreys,  suck- 
ers, white  and  yellow  perch,  pouts,  roach,  chub,  shiners,  min- 
ows,  &c.  are  found  in  the  fresh-water  streams  and  ponds. 
Oysters  formerly  abounded  both  in  St.  George's  and  Oyster 
Rivers,  and  there  is  still  an  abundance  of  clams  and  muscles 
in  the  river  below  this  tov>^n.  Pickerel  were  not  caught  here 
prior  to  3832,  a  few  years  before  which  time  they  were  intro- 
duced to  the  ponds  in  Union  by  Dr.  Harding  and  others,  and 
a  special  act  passed  for  their  protection.  "^ 

Of  the  different  water  fowl  which  are  seen  here,  the  wild 
goose  stops  a  few  days  only  on  his  passage  in  spring  and  au- 
tumn;  the  bittern  and,  more  rarely,  the  spoonbill  are  seen 
about  the  ponds  and  meadows ;  the  gull  com.es  up  with  the 
fish  ;  the  woodcock,  snipe,  the  humility  and  others  of  the  tat- 
tler tribe,  teach  their  young  to  elude  the  eye  of  man  by  cling- 
ing motionless  to  the  ground  which  in  color  they  resemble, 
whilst  the  parent  performs  all  manner  of  antics,  counterfeiting 
lameness,  distress  and  death  to  avert  attention  from  her  off- 
spring ;  the  common,  and  the  more  beautiful  wood,  duck  di- 
vide the  winter  between  the  salt  and  fresh-waters,  flying  land- 
ward before,  and  seaward  after,  a  tempest ;  the  goosander  or 
sheldrake,  coot,  whistling  dipper,  and  other  seabirds,  occasion- 
ally pass  up  and  down  the  river,  especially  in  spring  ;  and  the 
loon,  largest  and  most  beautiful  of  the  divers,  as  remarkable 
for  agility  in  the  water  as  awkwardness  on  shore,  easily, 
before  the  use  of  percussion  caps,  eluded  the  sportsman's 
aim  by  diving  at  the  flash  of  his  gun.  One  of  these  last, 
while  pursuing  his  way  under  water,  was  once  caught  in  a  net 
near  Stirling  Bridge  by  a  person  dipping  for  alewives  ;  and 
a  pair  of  them  for  many  years  hatched  their  young  on  an 
abandoned  hay- rick  in  O.  Boggs's  meadow,  till,  in  1838,  both, 
swimming  in  North  Pond  with  their  helpless  offspring  on  the 
mother's  back,  were  shot  by  the  ruthless  rifle  of  the  sportsman. 
The  crane  and  heron  are  much  less  frequently  seen  now  than 


ANNALSOF      WARREN.  7 

30  years  ago ;  when  they  were  daily  observed  pursuing  their 
steady  flight,  with  eels  and  other  victims  still  alive  and  squirm- 
ing, toward  their  ancient  breeding  place  near  Oyster  River  in 
the  borders  of  Thomaston.  There,  in  countless  multitude, 
they  built  their  uncouth,  boot-shaped  nests,  often  three  or 
four  on  a  tree  to  the  extent  of  more  than  an  acre  ;  strewing 
the  ground  with  the  shells  of  muscles  and  other  molluscs  with 
which  they  fed  their  young,  till  the  axe  of  industry  invaded 
their  sanctuary  and  forced  them  to  seek  another  home. 

Of  the  87  or  90  distinct  species  of  land  birds  which  have 
fallen  under  our  observation,  cither  as  summer,  winter  or  per- 
ennial residents,  or  mere  passengers  on  their  way  to  distant 
regions,  (some  of  which  far  outnumber  the  human  dwellers  in 
the  town,)  the  limits  of  this  work  will  not  allow  us  to  speak 
particularly.  Most  of  them  are,  in  one  way  or  other,  sub- 
servient to  the  wants  of  man  ;  some  to  our  health  in  removing 
putrescent  carcasses  and  other  nuisances  ;  some  to  our  crops 
in  destroying  noxious  insects,  reptiles,  and  vermin  ;  some  to 
our  virtues  by  the  examples  they  set  of  courage,  industry, 
perseverance,  affection,  and  a  cheerful  trust  in  Providence  ; 
whilst  others  contribute  to  our  delight  by  the  beauty  of  their 
plumage  and  the  sweetness  of  their  music.  They  seem  to 
vary  in  number  and  species  in  different  years  and  periods  of 
years.  The  red-headed  woodpecker,  the  pride  of  the  prime- 
val forest,  and  the  meadow  lark,  sweet  soother  of  the  pensive 
soul,  have  wholly  disappeared.  The  whip-poor-will  is  heard 
only  in  the  most  woody  situations  ;  the  scarlet  tanager  rarely 
flashes  through  the  orchard  ;  and  the  cuckoo  comes  only  when 
the  hairy  caterpillars,  which  other  birds  refuse,  require  exter- 
mination. The  suspicious  sagacity  of  the  crow,  acquired  from 
the  experience  of  a  hundred  years,  seems  to  outwit  itself; 
since  a  simple  string  suspended  from  pole  to  pole  is  sufficient 
to  protect  a  cornfield  from  his  depredations.  The  fish-hawk 
though  a  skilful  purveyor,  sometimes  allows  his  ambition  to 
exceed  his  strength  ;  as  one  was  seen  in  North  Pond,  by  O, 
Boggs,  to  pounce  upon  a  fish  so  large,  that,  after  a  doubtful 
struggle  for  some  minutes,  the  assailant,  unable  to  loose  his 
hold,  was  dragged  down  and  never  rose  again.  The  bald  or 
white-headed  eagle,  that  in  times  of  plenty  disdains  to  cater 
for  himself,  stimulated  by  winter  famine  has  been  seen  to  dart 
suddenly  down  and  snatch  the  eel  from  beneath  the  fisher- 
man's eye.  But  instead  of  pursuing  the  subject  farther,  we 
invite  our  young  readers  to  "  behold"  for  themselves  "  the 
fowls  of  the  air"  and  not  give  over  the  instructive  amusement 
till  they  become  familiar  with  the  names,  powers  and  habits 


8  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

of  these  tenants  of  the  fields  and  forests ;  from  the  humming- 
bird, animated  blossom  of  the  garden,  the  redstart,  moving 
gem  of  the  forest,  the  yellow-bird,  tulip  of  summer,  and  the 
goldfinch,  vainest  of  dandies,  to  the  oven-bird  concealing  his 
nest  with  an  arch,  the  small  woodpecker  that  chips  out  a 
chamber  for  his  winter  lodgings  in  the  trunk  of  a  rotten 
beech,  the  blue-bird,  repairing  his  nest  in  autumn  in  hopes  of 
a  joyful  return  in  spring,  and  the  robin  whose  mellifluous 
notes  not  only  cheer  his  mate  at  her  tedious  task,  but  by  skilful 
variation  telegraph  to  her  ear  every  shade  and  degree  of  ap- 
proaching danger. 

For  the  quadrupeds  originally  found  here,  and  their  gradual 
disappearance  as  the  country  became  cleared,  the  reader  is 
referred  to  subsequent  chapters.  Of  the  reptiles  it  is  remark- 
ed that  the  frogs  have  greatly  diminished  since  the  introduction 
of  the  pickerel  to  our  waters.  Of  snakes  we  have  only  a  few 
small  and  harmless  species,  except  perhaps  the  spotted  adder, 
abounding  at  the  rocky  hills,  and  the  water  snake,  occasionally 
met  with  in  the  ponds.  Insects,  though  numerous  and  at 
times  destructive,  are  greatly  repressed  by  the  mutability  of 
the  climate,  which  seldom  allows  the  same  species  to  continue 
formidable  for  more  than  two  or  three  years  at  a  time.  The 
study  of  their  ditFerent  arts,  contrivances  and  modes  of  living, 
is  also  an  endless  field  of  amusement  and  instruction.  In  the 
vegetable  kingdom,  the  number  of  species  met  with  in  the 
limits  of  the  town,  exclusive  of  grasses,  mosses  and  other 
cryptogamous,  as  well  as  cultivated  plants,  amounts  to  353, 
divided  among  193  genera.  A  farther  examination,  particu- 
larly of  the  cryptogamous  plants,  grasses,  and  sedges,  would 
greatly  add  to  the  number.  But  the  limits  of  this  work  will 
not  permit  us  even  to  glance  at  the  beauty  and  utility  of  these 
tribes  which  adorn  the  field  and  forest,  rock,  mountain  and 
swamp,  from  the  Epigeum  whose  fragrant  flowers  bloom 
beside  the  April  snowdrift,  to  the  witch-hazel  whose  yellow 
petals  open  amid  the  storms  of  October. 

The  climate  of  the  place,  situated  as  it  is  on  the  confines 
of  the  ocean,  whose  waters,  mingling  with  those  of  every 
zone,  have  a  great  effect  in  equalizing  temperature,  is  neither 
so  hot  in  summer  nor  cold  in  winter  as  in  more  inland  situ- 
ations. Yet  the  mercury  ranges  from  24P  below  to  98^ 
above  zero  in  the  shade ;  and,  in  places  favorable  to  the  con- 
centration of  heat  by  reflection  and  of  its  dispersion  by  radia- 
tion, a  still  greater  range  may  be  obtained.  Influenced  by 
the  waters,  which,  heated  by  a  tropical  sun,  rise  to  the  sur- 
face and  flow  northwardly,  forming  the  gulf  stream,  and   by 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  9 

the  denser  current  from  the  north,  which  flows  in  a  contrary 
direction  beneath,  and  is  forced  to  the  surface  in  passing  over 
the  shoals  of  our  coast,  the  temperature  vacillates  with  their 
different  influences  as  brought  by  the  winds  more  or  less  near 
to  the  coast.  Changes  accordingly  sometimes  occur  with 
great  suddenness,  and  form  the  most  peculiar  feature  of  the 
climate.  The  easterly  winds  are  damp  and  disagreeable,  the 
westerly  dry  and  bracing.  In  summer  the  vapor  with  which 
the  South  winds  become  surcharged  in  crossing  the  gulf 
stream,  is  condensed  by  the  cooler  water  nearer  shore  and 
hangs  in  dense  fogs  sometimes  for  days  and  weeks  together. 
Thunder  showers  and  snow  squalls  usually  come  from  the 
N.  W.  and  the  lightning  is  probably  the  eflect  rather  than  the 
cause  of  the  cooler  wind  that  brings  them,  acting  upon  the 
warmer  one  which  it  meets.  Our  great  tempests  usually 
proceed  from  the  S.  W.  and  are  about  three  days  in  reaching 
us  from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  They  seem  to  be  huge  vortices 
or  whirlwinds,  whereof  the  front  portion,  blowing  from  the  S. 
E.  comes  warm  and  moist  from  the  ocean  attended  with  rain 
or  snow ;  whilst  the  latter  half,  blowing  cold  and  dry  from  the 
N.  W.  is  usually  denominated  fair  weather.  The  year  con- 
sists of  a  winter  of  about  five  months,  extending  from  Nov. 
to  April,  a  muddy  and  tardy  spring,  a  short  and  hot  summer, 
and  a  frosty  and  delightful  autumn.  But  all  these  are  fre- 
quently reversed  ;  as  the  second  great  feature  of  the  climate 
is  the  uncertainty  of  one  year  compared  with  another,  and 
of  a  series  of  years  compared  with  another  series. 

Diseases  vary  with  the  irregularity  of  the  seasons,  but  the 
most  common  are  colds,  influenza,  consumption,  rheumatism, 
dysentery  and  fever.  From  the  table  of  deaths  appended  to 
this  work  it  will  be  seen  that  the  average  yearly  number  of 
deaths  from  1800  to  1809  inclusively,  was  in  proportion  to  the 
average  number  of  inhabitants  as  one  in  109,  from  thence  to 
1819  as  one  in  131,  from  thence  to  1829  as  one  in  85,  from 
thence  to  1839  as  one  in  77,  and  from  thence  to  1849  as  one 
in  78,  making  an  average  mortality  for  the  last  50  years  of 
one  in  88.  According  to  the  History  of  Concord  the  annual 
mortality  of  that  town  is  one  in  66,  of  Salem  one  in  48,  Boston 
one  in  41,  Philadelphia  one  in  45,  London  one  in  40,  Paris 
one  in  32,  Vienna  one  in  22. 

The  population  of  this  town  may  be  divided  into  four 
classes  ;  1st.  the  descendants  of  the  Scotch  Irish  who  origin- 
ally settled  the  town  in  1735,  2d.  the  descendants  of  the 
Scottish  colony  who  came  hither  in  1753,  3d.  the  descend- 
ants of  natives  of  this  country,  mostly  of  English  extraction, 


10  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

who  came  hither  from  western  places  before  the  revolution, 
4th.  later  immigrants  and  their  descendants,  including  a  few 
of  German,  English,  Highland  Scotch  and  Celtic  Irish  origin, 
with  one  small  school  district  of  African  descent.  The  char- 
acteristics of  these  several  classes,  with  the  exception  of  that 
of  color,  have  now  become  assimilated  and  combined  into  a 
tolerably  homogeneous  population,  although  certain  peculiari- 
ties of  dialect  occasionally  betray  the  origin  of  each.  For 
their  present  numbers,  occupation,  taxable  property,  &c.,  at 
the  recent  and  former  enumerations,  the  reader  is  referred  to 
the  following  chapters,  and  to  the  tables  appended. 

Of  the  former  races,  that  for  unknown  ages  prior  to  the 
white  man's  coming,  roamed  over,  if  they  did  not  cultivate, 
this  region,  little  can  now  be  known  ;  as  their  whole  history, 
however  tragical  in  itself  and  all-engrossing  to  its  actors,  has, 
for  the  want  of  literary  monuments  been  lost  in  oblivion  ; 
with  the  exception  of  a  small  portion,  which,  like  the  rem- 
nants of  the  tribes  themselves,  still  lingers  little  regarded 
amid  the  achievements  of  their  successors.  It  is  not  known 
that  this  river  was  the  permanent  residence  of  any  distinct 
tribe  ;  but,  situated  on  the  confines  of  two  mighty  confedera- 
cies whose  dominions  were  parted  by  the  Megunticook  Moun- 
tains, it  must,  in  all  probability,  have  witnessed  many  an 
artful  ambush,  and  many  a  deadly  conflict.  It  belonged  to 
the  brave  tribe  of  the  Wawenocks,  the  immediate  subjects  of 
the  great  chief  called  the  Bashaba,  near  Pemaquid,  till  the 
conquest  of  that  tribe  by  the  Tarratines  in  1615,  after  which 
it  was  claimed  by  the  latter.  The  Wawenocks  were  active, 
strong,  very  witty,  and,  as  their  name  implies,  fearing  noth- 
ing; the  men  beardless,  the  women  well-favored,  and  all 
dressed  in  skins.*  The  Tarratines  were  a  numerous,  power- 
ful, discreet,  warlike  tribe,  more  hardy  than  their  western 
neighbors,  and  escaped  the  disease  which  nearly  exterminated 
the  latter  in  1617  and  'IS.t  Few  monuments  of  either  of 
these  races  are  to  be  found  in  this  vicinity.  Stone  axes, 
chisels,  spear  and  arrow  heads  are  sometimes  picked  up  near 
the  principal  fishing  stations.  In  digging  the  cellar  under 
the  house  of  M.  II.  Smith,  Esq.  early  in  the  present  century, 
a  skeleton  supposed  to  be  that  of  an  Indian  was  dug  up  and 
interred  elsewhere  by  the  workmen.  On  the  7ih  of  May, 
1836,  five  entire  skeletons  were  disinterred  on  removing  the 
alluvial  soil  near  the  Smelt  Creek 'on  the  east  bank  of  the 
river  south  of  the   village.     They  were  apparently  deposited 

*  Smith,  p.  19,  214.  t  Will.  Hist.  Maine,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  11 

in  a  careless  manner  in  one  hole,  the  feet  towards  tlie  east, 
but  with  so  little  care  that  the  leg  of  one  was  bent  back  parallel 
with  the  thigh.  Possibly  this  may  have  resulted  from  the 
sitting  posture  in  which  Indians  are  accustomed  to  bury  their 
dead.  Some  of  them  were  of  a  large  size,  others  smaller, 
as  if  females  or  children.  The  teeth  were  perfectly  sound  ; 
the  other  bones  somewhat  decayed,  brittle  and  friable.  Two 
of  the  skulls  were  entire  and  empty;  the  other  three  partially 
decayed  so  as  not  to  hold  together,  and  filled  with  red  earth, 
though  that  in  which  they  lay  was  black.  No  hair,  orna- 
ments, or  utensils,  nor  any  remains  of  a  coffin  were  to  be 
found  ;  and  the  whole  bore  the  appearance  of  persons  slain 
in  a  skirmish  and  hastily  buried  together.  Nothing  at  all 
resembling  the  mounds,  fortifications,  and  other  structures 
found  in  the  western  country,  has  been  observed  in  this  re- 
gion, with  the  exception  of  a  huge  deposit  of  oyster  shells  on 
the  western  bank  of  the  Damariscotta,  which,  if  it  be  indeed 
the  work  of  human  hands,  is  well  calculated  to  fill  the  mind 
with  wonder.  According  to  Dr.  Jackson  it  measures  108 
rods  in  length,  from  80  to  100  rods  in  width,  and  at  the  high- 
est point  is  25  feet  above  the  sea  level,  containing  44,906,400 
cubic  feet.*  Probably  this  measurement  is  altogether  too 
large,  including  a  considerable  space  but  scantily  supplied 
with  shells.  The  main  cliff,  however,  which  slopes  down 
within  6  feet  of  highwater  mark  and  cannot  be  less  than  40 
feet  in  length,  30  in  width,  and  20  in  height,  is  one  entire 
mass  of  oyster  shells,  open,  unmixed  with  soil,  and  in  a  good 
state  of  preservation.  It  rests  upon  diluvial  earth,  and  is 
covered  by  about  a  foot  of  soil  on  which  oaks  and  other 
trees  are  standing  of  the  usual  size.  How  and  whence  was 
this  mass  of  shells  accumulated  ?  Can  this  be  ihe  native  bed 
where  these  countless  molluscous  generations  lived  and  died 
beneath  the  ancient  waters  ?  Can  they  have  been  brought 
there  by  the  Indians,  perhaps  by  the  subjects  and  tributaries 
of  the  great  Bashaba,  from  all  parts  of  the  coast  as  far  as  the 
Piscataqua  or  Mistic  in  token  of  their  allegiance,  to  be  here 
piled  up,  after  their  contents  were  consumed  in  an  annual 
high  festival  of  the  collected  tribes,  as  a  monument  of  royal 
magnificence  ?  If  so,  what  an  idea  does  it  give  of  the  ex- 
tent and  duration  of  that  dynasty  which  has  passed  away  and 
left  few  other  marks  of  its  greatness. 

Of  the  discovery  and  settlement  of  the  country  by  another 
race,  the  decline  and  well  nigh  total  extinction  of  the  savage 

*  Rep.  on  Geol,  of  Maine. 


12  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

tribes,  ihe  planting  of  this  and  the  neighboring  towns,  the 
condition  at  diflerent  epochs,  more  especially  of  the  town  of 
Warren,  and  the  various  steps  and  agencies  by  which  that 
town  has  arrived  at  its  present  state,  an  account  will  be  at- 
tempted in  the  following  chapters. 


CHAPTER  II. 

EARLY    DISCOVERIES    AND    OTHER    TRANSACTIONS    PRIOR    TO    1688. 

When  in  1492  Columbus  lifted  the  veil  which  had  for 
untold  centuries  concealed  the  American  continent  from  the 
civilized  world,  he  found  it  inhabited  only  by  savage  tribes 
destitute  of  the  mechanic  arts,  unacquainted  with  tlic  use  of 
iron,  unprovided  with  domestic  animals,  dependent  for  sub- 
sistence on  the  productions  of  nature  and  some  feeble  attempts 
at  agriculture.  These  people,  from  an  erroneous  idea  that  the 
country  was  but  a  continuation  of  India,  were  called  Indians; 
and,  despised  as  heathen  or  regarded  as  enemies,  their  rights 
were  little  respected  by  the  European  nations,  who  hastened 
to  discover  and  claim  the  country  as  their  own.  The  claims 
of  the  English  in  North  America  originated  with  the  expedi- 
tion of  John  and  Sebastian  Cabot,  who  under  the  authority  of 
Henry  VII.  in  1497  discovered  and  gave  name  to  Newfound- 
land, applying  the  name  to  the  whole  coast,  which  they  ranged 
from  38^  to  56*^  of  N.  latitude.  This  claim  was  strengthen- 
ed by  few  subsequent  expeditions  till  towards  the  close  of  the 
16lh  century;  when,  under  the  vigorous  reign  of  Elizabeth, 
formal  possession  was  again  taken  of  the  Island  of  Newfound- 
land, the  coast  granted  to  Kaleigh  and  others  by  the  general 
name  of  Virginia,  and  two  abortive  colonics  established  in 
N.  Carolina,  where  Virginia  Dare,  the  first  child  of  English 
extraction  in  America,  was  born  in  1587.  In  the  mean  time 
the  French  had  laid  claim  to  a  portion  of  the  same  region, 
founded  on  discoveries  made  in  1523  and  1531,  of  the  coast 
between  30®  and  50®  of  N.  latitude,  to  which  they  gave  the 
name  of  New  France.  They  maintained  a  commercial  inter- 
course with  the  natives,  particularly  in  the  Gulf  of  St.  Law- 
rence, and  introduced  many  traders  and  missionaries.  Private 
adventurers  from  various  nations  visited  the  coast,  and  espe- 
cially Newfoundland,  where  in  1583  Sir  Humphrey  Gilbert 
found  36   English,  French,  Spanish  and   Portuguese  vessels 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  13 

engaged  in  the  fisheries.  In  the  following  century  the  rival 
claims  of  France  and  England  began  to  be  prosecuted  with 
more  rigor.  DeMonts  and  Champlain,  under  a  grant  from 
the  French  king  of  the  territory  between  40®  and  46*^  of  N. 
latitude  by  the  name  of  Acadia,  made  farther  discoveries 
up  the  St.  Lawrence  and  Bay  of  Fundy  ;  began  a  settlement 
at  Port  Royal,  now  Annapolis,  N.  S.  and  also  on  an  island  in 
the  Schooclic,  where  in  1605  a  crop  of  rye  was  sown,  the 
first  European  grain  raised  in  this  State,  if  not  in  the  Union. 
Within  the  limits  assigned  to  this  French  province,  the  English 
were  about  the  same  time  prosecuting  discoveries  in  the 
northern  parts  of  their  province  of  Virginia.  Under  the  Vir- 
ginia company,  voyages  were  made  by  Bartholomew  Gosnold 
and  Martin  Pring  ;  the  latter  of  whom  in  1603  fell  in  with 
the  numerous  islands  in  Penobscot  Bay,  to  one  of  which,  from 
some  silver-grey  foxes  seen  there,  he  gave  the  name  of  Fox 
Island. 

1605.  To  avoid  the  jealousy  of  the  French  and  yet 
maintain  their  own  claims,  the  English  despatched  Captain 
George  Weymouth  across  the  Atlantic,  ostensibly  for  the 
purpose  of  discovering  a  N.  W.  passage  to  China.  On 
the  11th  of  May,  1605,  he  made  Cape  Cod,  and,  running 
northerly,  anchored  on  the  17th  upon  the  north  side  of  a 
prominent  island  which  he  named  St.  George.  This  is  now 
known  by  its  Indian  name  of  Monhegan,  signifying  Grand 
Island.  Two  days  after  "  being  Whitsunday,"  he  sailed  two 
or  three  leagues  farther  north  among  the  islands  and  entered 
"  a  goodly  haven"  which  he  named  Pentecost  Harbor,  now 
known  as  George's  Island  Harbor.  Plere  he  and  his  men 
regaled  themselves  for  several  days  ;  the  commander  with  an 
armed  party  exploring  the  islands  and  shore,  while  the  sailors 
engaged  in  the  fishery,  taking  "  plenty  of  salmon  and  other 
fishes  of  great  bigness,  good  lobsters,  rock-fish,  plaice  and 
lumps,  and  with  two  or  three  hooks,  enough  of  cod  and 
haddock  to  supply  the  ship's  company  for  three  days."  Upon 
the  land  they  found  "  various  sorts  of  trees,  besides  vines, 
currants,  spruce,  yew,  angelica,  and  divers  gums,  and  about 
the  shores  abundance  of  great  muscles,  some  of  which  con- 
tained pearls,  one  having  fourteen  in  it."  On  the  22d  they 
''  dug  a  garden  and  sowed  some  peas,  barley  and  garden 
seeds,  which  in  sixteen  days  grew  to  the  height  of  eight 
inches."     This  was  the  first  attempt  at  cultivation  made  by 


14  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

the  whites  in  this  vicinity,  and  the  second  that  we  know  of  in 
the  State.'* 

On  the  10th  or  11th  of  June,  Weymouth  left  Pentecost 
Harbor  and  sailed  up  Penobscot  Bay  and  River.  On  the  r2th, 
anchoring  abreast  of  the  mountains  in  the  present  town  of 
Camden,  ten  of  his  men  "  with  a  boy  to  carry  powder  and 
match"t  went  ashore  and  amused  themselves  in  hunting. 
All  the  way  up  the  river,  the  adventurers  were  delighted  with 
the  picturesque  scenery,  listened  to  the  notes  of  wood-birds 
in  the  lofty  branches,  and  admired  the  wide,  deep,  and  glassy 
waters,  with  convenient  coves  and  green,  grassy,  margin. 
Having  erected  a  cross  at  the  end  of  their  route,  "  a  thing," 
says  the  journal,  "  never  omitted  by  any  Christian  travelers," 
they  reluctantly  returned  to  St.  George's.  They  spent  some 
time  here  trading  with  the  natives,  giving  them  knives, 
glasses,  combs,  and  toys  in  exchange  for  furs.  This  traffic  was 
very  profitable  to  the  adventurers,  40  skins  of  beaver,  otter, 
and  sable  being  obtained  for  5s.  worth  of  trinkets.  But  this 
friendly  intercourse  was  not  allowed  to  terminate  peacefully. 
A  misunderstanding  ensued  ;  and  five  of  the  natives  were 
seized  and  carried  off  to  England,  whither  Weymouth  sailed 
not  long  after  the  middle  of  June.  This,  with  several  subse- 
quent acts  of  a  similar  kind  by  others,  laid  the  foundation  of 
that  hostile  feeling  towards  the  English,  which  the  French 
learned  to  profit  by,  in  the  wars  that  ensued  ;  although,  being 
restored  to  their  country  after  they  had  learned  to  speak 
English,  these  captives  were  found  very  serviceable  as 
interpreters.! 

The  name  St.  George,  first  applied  to  Monhegan  and 
afterwards  extended  to  the  adjacent  islands,  the  river  opposite, 
and  the  neighboring  coast,  was  probably  chosen  by  Weymouth 
in  compliment  at  once  to  himself  and  to  his  patron  saint. 
It  seems  to  have  been  customary,  in  giving  to  a  place  the. 
name  of  one  who  bore  that  of  a  saint,  to  divide  the  honor 
and  commemorate  both  by  prefixing  St.,  as  St.  Johns  for 
John  Cabot,  and  other  instances.  When,  from  intercourse 
with  the  natives,  their  names  of  Monhegan  and  Matinicus  were 
applied  to  the  two  largest  of  these  islands,  the  name  of  St. 
George  was  restricted  to  the  remaining  ones,  which,  together 
with  the  river  and  one  town  on  its  banks,  still  retain  the  ap- 
pellation.    With  regard  to  the  river,  however,  the  origin  of 

*  2  Belk.  Biog.  Weymouth's  Jour.  1  Will.  His.  p.  192-3-4. 
t  From  this  it  appears  that  flints  were  not  yet  generally  used. 
t  Rosier's  Acct.     2  Belk.  Biog.     1  Will.  Htet.  &c. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  15 

the  name  is  a  matter  of  some  doubt.  By  early  writers  it  was 
called  "  Segochet,"  and  sometimes,  perhaps  by  misprint, 
"  Segocket."*  This  name  is  not  recognized  by  the  present 
Tarratine  or  Penobscot  Indians,  who  have  other  appellations, 
also,  for  Monhegan  and  Matinicus.  These  terms  then,  if  In- 
dian, must  have  belonged  to  the  Wawenocks  in  whose  domain 
they  were  situated.  Lieut.  Gov.  Neptune,  the  oldest  of  the 
Penobscots  now  living,  says  the  Indian  name  of  the  river  was 
'  Joiges,'  meaning  delightsome.  It  was  generally  called 
'  Georges,'  or  '  George's  River,'  by  the  early  settlers.  If 
Neptune's  explanation  be  correct,  the  early  traders  might 
have  received  it  from  the  Penobscots  who  conquered  the 
country  in  1615,  whilst  Smith  received  that  of  Segochet  from 
the  Wawenocks,  in  whose  possession  it  was  when  he  visited 
the  country.  It  is  hardly  to  be  supposed  that  the  Indian 
name  of  so  important  a  stream  should  be  forgotten,  while 
others  of  less  consequence  have  been  retained  by  the  settlers; 
and  the  term  '  Georgeekeag,'  applied  by  the  Penobscots  to 
Thomaston,  or  rather  that  part  of  it  between  St.  George's 
and  Mill  rivers,  would,  on  Neptune's  explanation,  be  very 
appropriate,  —  pleasant  point.1 

1606-7.  In  1606  the  territory  of  Virginia  was  divided  ; 
the  southern  part,  called  South  Virginia,  was  granted  to  the 
"  London  Company,"  and  the  Northern  part  or  North  Virginia 
to  the  "  Plymouth  Company."  Both  these  companies  took 
immediate  measures  for  commencing  settlements.  The  lat- 
ter fitted  out  an  expedition  in  May,  1607,  and  established  a 
colony  at  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec. 1:  This  colony,  con- 
sisting of  45  persons,  erected  a  fortress  which  they  named 
Fort  St.  George,  and  remained  for  one  year  ;  but,  discouraged 
by  the  unusual  severity  of  the  winter,  the  death  of  their  pat- 
rons Popham  and  Gilbert,  and  the  loss  of  their  storehouse  by 
fire,  they  returned  to  England,  taking  with  them  a  small  ves- 
sel which  they  had  built  during  the  winter.  This  vessel  was 
probably  the  first  built  in  the  State,  and  the  commencement 
of  a  branch  of  business  now  one  of  its  principal  sources  of 
wealth.     In  the    French  colony  at   Port  Royal  a  harvest  of 

*  Smith's  Hist.  Vir. 

\  D.  Crockett,  Esq.  of  Rockland;  who  in  early  youth  acquired 
some  knowledge  of  the  Indian  tongue.  Sullivan's  description  of 
Thomaston  in  Mass.  His.  Coll.  4,  p.  20-25.  Keag  signifies  a  point 
of  land  formed  by  the  junction  of  two  streams,  as  Kenduskeag,  eel 
point,  &c. 

t  Called  by  the  Indians  'Sagadahoc'  or  "the  going  out  of  the 
waters." 


16  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

grain  was  gathered  in  1607,  a  grist-mill  erected,  and  farther 
assistance  sent  from  France,  together  with  two  Jesuit  mission- 
aries for  converting  the  natives.  But  a  controversy  arising 
with  the  proprietors,  the  Jesuits  removed  to  Mt.  Desert,  where 
they  planted  gardens,  began  a  settlement,  and  continued  the 
business  of  the  mission,  till  in  1613  both  they,  and  the  settlers 
at  Port  Royal,  were  dispossessed  as  intruders  by  an  expedi- 
tion from  South  Virginia. 

1614-  Among  other  voyages  under  the  Plymouth  Com- 
pany, Capt.  John  Smith,  sent  out  from  London  in  1614  on  a 
w^haling  and  fishing  voyage,  with  orders  to  search  the  country 
for  mines  and  to  trade  with  the  natives,  arrived  at  Monhegan 
where  he  built  seven  boats,  and,  whilst  his  men  were  engaged 
in  the  fisheries,  ranged  the  coast  from  Penobscot  to  Cape  Cod, 
bartering  with  the  natives  and  making  observations  on  the 
shores.*  On  his  return,  prince  Charles,  afterwards  king 
Charles  I.  being  presented  with  a  map  of  the  country,  gave  it 
the  name  of  New  England.  This  name  was  officially  recog- 
nized in  the  charter  by  which  that  monarch  granted  the  terri- 
tory between  40^  and  48^^  N.  latitude  to  "  the  Council  of  Ply- 
mouth" which  in  1620  took  the  place  of  the  "  Plymouth  Com- 
pany." From  this  time  the  name  of  North  Virginia  was  lit- 
tle used  and  soon  became  obsolete.  Under  this  grant,  in  the 
course  of  the  subsequent  ten  years,  several  smaller  ones  were 
made  and  settlements  prosecuted  with  more  or  less  vigor. 
The  first  of  these  grants  was  that  made  to  the  puritan  pilgrims 
from  Holland,  who  in  1620  established  the  colony  which, 
from  the  town  of  that  name  in  England,  they  called  Plymouth, 
and  sometimes  for  distinction  New  Plymouth.  This  was  the 
earliest,  permanent,  English  settlement  made  in  New  England, 
and  was  followed  by  other  puritan  colonies,  which,  founded 
on  republican  principles,  and  nourished  by  persecutions  in 
England,  soon  grew  up  into  respectable  communities.  To 
the  eastward,  grants  were  made  upon  more  feudal  principles. 
Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges  obtained  a  patent,  with  the  right  of 
government  therein,  of  the  territory  extending  from  the  Pis- 
cataquato  the  Kennebec,  afterwards,  in  1639,  named  the  Pro- 
vince of  Maine  ;  and  several  smaller  grants  were  made  be- 
tween the  latter  river  and  the  Penobscot. 

1615.  But  prior  to  this  time  the  coast  was  frequented  by 
many  private  adventurers  for  fishing,  hunting  and  trading; 
some  of  whom  erected  huts  and  fixed  their  residence  for  a 
longer  or  shorter  period   on  shore.     The  coast  between  the 

*  1  Will.  Hist.  p.  212.     Smith's  Hist.     Sullivan's  Maine,  p.  15. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  17 

Penobscot  and  Narraganset  Bays  was,  to  a  great  extent, 
stripped  of  its  native  inhabitants  by  the  war,  which  in  1615 
was  waged  by  the  two  great  confederacies  of  the  Etechemins 
or  eastern  Indians  headed  by  the  Tarratines  on  the  Penob- 
scot, and  the  Abenaques  or  western  Indians  under  the  chief  of 
the  Wawenocks  called  the  great  Bashaba,  at  Pemaquid. 
This  war,  which  raged  with  fury  for  two  years,  during  which 
the  defeated  Wawenocks  and  their  allies  were  kept  from  their 
planting  and  hunting  grounds,  was  followed  by  a  famine  and 
some  unknown  disease,  which,  spreading  from  tribe  to  tribe, 
in  1617  and  '18  desolated  the  country  from  Pemaquid  to 
Cape  Cod.  It  is  remarkable  that  the  English,  some  of  whom 
wintered  at  Saco  during  the  height  of  this  disease  and  slept  in 
the  same  cabins  with  the  diseased  natives,  were  wholly  unaf- 
fected by  it.* 

1621.  Monhegan  was  at  this  time  a  general  resort  for 
European  fishermen  and  traders.  A  part  of  a  crew  of  a 
vessel,  sent  out  by  Sir  F.  Gorges,  spent  the  winter  of  1618 
and  '19  on  this  island.  In  1621  it  is  mentioned  as  "a  settle- 
ment of  some  beginnings  ;"  and  the  following  year  provis- 
ions were  obtained  from  the  ships  at  this  place,  by  the  infant 
settlement  at  Plymouth.  The  island  seems  not  to  have  been 
destitute  of  inhabitants,  after  this,  down  to  the  first  Indian 
war  ;  and  some  cabins  for  fishermen  and  temporary  resi- 
dences were  constructed  at  various  points  on  the  main  land 
between  the  rivers  St.  George  and  Saco.t  One  of  these 
earliest  settlers  was  John  Brown,  who  fixed  himself  at  New 
Harbor,  near  Pemaquid,  as  early  as  1621,  and  four  years 
later  obtained  from  the  Indian  Sagamores,  in  consideration 
of  50  skins,  a  deed  of  the  land  between  Broad  Bay  and 
Damariscotta  River  to  the  extent  of  25  miles  into  the  country. 
He  and  his  descendants  inhabited  there  till  driven  away  by 
the  Indians,  and  claimed  the  land  till  the  adjustment  of  1812.| 

1623.  Fishermen  and  settlers  also  established  them- 
selves about  this  time  at  Sagadahoc,  Merry-meeting,  Cape 
Newagin,  Pemaquid  and  St.  George's,  as  well  as  at  Damaris- 
cove  and  other  islands ;  though  at  St.  George's  it  is  believed 
there  were  not  as  yet  any  permanent  residents.  Adventur- 
ers from  other  nations  also  frequented  the  coast ;  and  it  is 
said  that  the  Dutch  as  early  as  1607  and  again  in  1625  at- 
tempted to  settle  at  Damariscotta. §     Cellars  and  chimneys, 

*  Gorges's  Narr.  as  quoted  by  Will.     Hubbard's  N.  E.  p.  195. 
t  Prince's  Ann.  1  Will.  His.  p.  226.        t  Com.  Report,  1811. 
§  Sullivan's  His.  p.  15,  166,  &c.     1  Will.  His.  p.  228, 
2* 


18  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

apparently  of  great  antiquity,  have  been  found  in  the  town  of 
Newcastle  ;  and  copper  knives  and  spoons  of  antique  and 
singular  fashion  are  occasionally  dug  up  with  the  supposed 
Indian  skeletons  at  the  present  day,  indicating  an  early  in- 
tercourse between  the  natives  of  the  two  continents.  Similar 
utensils  and  the  foundations  of  chimneys,  now  many  feet 
under  ground,  have  also  been  discovered  on  Monhegan,  as 
well  as  on  Carver's  island  at  the  entrance  of  St.  George's 
river,  where  are  said  to  be  also,  the  remains  of  a  stone  house. 

1626.  In  1626  the  merchants  of  Plymouth,  who  had 
establishments  at,  and  claimed  the  island  of  Monhegan,  sold 
their  right  to  Giles  Elbridge  and  Robert  Aldsworth,  mer- 
chants of  Bristol,  for  £50  sterling.  These  gentlemen  carried 
on  traffic  there  and  also  at  Pemaquid,  where  their  agent, 
Abraham  Shurte,  resided,  and  for  a  long  time  held  the  office 
of  magistrate.  The  river  and  harbor  at  the  latter  place 
offered  attractions  to  visitors,  and  the  settlements  increased. 
A  fort  was  built  there  in  1630,  and  called  Fort  George. 
Having  in  1631  obtained  a  patent  of  the  lands  between  the 
Muscongus  and  Damariscotta,  with  exclusive  privileges  of 
hunting,  fishing,  fowling,  and  trading  with  the  natives,  to- 
gether with  the  power  to  establish  a  civil  government, 
Elbridge  and  Aldsworth  extended  their  business,  and  by 
additional  offers,  induced  many  to  settle  in  the  country. 
Under  their  charter,  the  plantation  had  a  gradual  and  uninter- 
rupted growth  for  many  years.  The  settlements  extended  to 
Damariscotta,  and  especially  at  the  lower  falls,  were  seen 
rising  on  both  sides  of  the  river.*  The  name  Pemaquid 
in  the  Indian  language  signified  long  point,  and  Damariscotta, 
the  river  of  little  fishes. 

1630.  About  this  time  serious  apprehensions  were  en- 
tertained that  the  Council  of  Plymouth  would  be  dissolved. 
Under  this  apprehension,  the  Council  seems  to  have  made 
various  and  hasty  grants  to  different  adventurers,  of  nearly 
the  whole  territory  between  the  Piscataqua  and  Penobscot  ; 
in  the  expectation  that  these  would  be  confirmed,  though  their 
own  should  be  abrogated.  One  of  these  was  the  grant  made 
of  the  lands  on  the  river  St.  George's  March  23",t  1630,  to 
Beauchamp  and  Leverett,  called  the  "  Lincolnshire,  or  Mus- 
congus Patent,"  or  grant.  Its  extent  was  from  the  seaboard 
between  the  rivers  Penobscot  and   Muscongus,  to  an  unsur- 

*  1  Will.  His.  p.  242.     Corr.  of  Bos.  Trav. 

t  Williamson,  p. 240,  says  March  2d  ;  but  as  it  was  dated  March  13, 
O.  S.,  its  corresponding  date  N.  S.  is  March  23.  He  seems  to  have 
Bubiracted  IJ  instead  of  adding  10  days  for  the  difTerence  of  style. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  19 

veyed  line  running  east  and  west  and  so  far  north  as 
would,  without  interfering  with  any  other  patent,  embrace 
a  territory  equal  to  30  miles  square.  It  Avas  procured  ex- 
pressly for  the  purposes  of  an  exclusive  trade  with  the  natives, 
and  contained  no  powers  of  civil  government.  The  paten- 
tees, and  their  associates,  appointed  Edward  Ashley  their 
agent,  and  Wm.  Pierce  an  assistant,  and  despatched  them,  the 
same  summer,  in  a  small  new  made  vessel,  with  five  laborers, 
one  of  them  a  carpenter,  and  furnished  them  with  provisions 
and  articles  of  trade  equal  to  the  exigencies  of  the  enterprise. 
They  established  a  truckhouse  on  the  eastern  bank  of  St. 
George's  river,  five  miles  below  the  head  of  tide  waters; 
where  possession  and  traffic  were  continued  till  the  first  In- 
dian war.  This  establishment  was  probably  near  the  upper 
wharf,  or  perhaps  the  seat  of  the  late  Gen.  Knox,  in  Thom- 
aston. 

This  is  the  grant  which  afterwards,  when  it  passed  into 
the  hands  of  Brigadier  Gen.  Samuel  Waldo,  was  called  the 
Waldo  Patent,  and  is  the  origin  of  most  of  the  land  titles 
on  the  river.  The  grant  was  made  to  "  John  Beauchamp  of 
London,  gentleman,  and  Thomas  Leverett  of  Bostonf  in  the 
County  of  Lincoln,  gentleman."  Of  these  gentlemen  we 
would  gladly  give  some  account,  but  find  very  little  on  record. 
Whether  the  former  ever  visited  this  country  we  are  not 
able  to  say  ;  but  it  is  most  probable  he  did.  For  in  1633  the 
Court  at  Plymouth  ordered  "  that  the  whole  tract  of  land, 
between  the  Brook  of  Scituate  on  the  northwest  side  and 
Conahasset,  be  left  undisposed  of  till  we  know  the  resolution 
of  Mr.  James  Shirley,  Mr.  John  Beauchamp,"  &c.  And  in 
Oct.  1637,  the  same  tract  of  land  was  granted  to  Messrs. 
Hatherly,  Andrews,  Shirley,  and  Beauchamp.  As  these 
names  were  associated  with  that  of  Leverett  in  the  trade  at 
St.  George's,  it  is  highly  probable  that  they  belonged  to  the 
same  persons,  and  that  Beauchamp  visited  the  country  with 
a  view  of  settling  here,  if  he  did  not  actually  carry  his  design 
into  execution.  Leverett  seems  to  have  been  a  member  of 
Mr.  Cotton's  church  in  Boston  in  old  England,  and  to  have 
come  over  with  that  clergyman  and  others  to  Boston  in  New 
England  in  1633.  For  we  find  that  he  was  that  year,  Oct. 
10th,  chosen  a  ruling  elder  of  the  church  there.  He  was 
the  father  of  John  Leverett  afterwards  Governor  of  Massa- 
chusetts.      He    is    honorably    mentioned    by    Winthrop    and 

*  Boston  in  England;  its  namesake  in   this  country  not  being  set- 
tled till  the  year  this  grant  was  made. 


20  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

Hubbard  for  his  gift  in  the  practice  of  discipline.  Among 
the  contributors  to  free  schools  in  1636  we  find  "  Thomas 
Leverett,  c£]0,"  and  the  year  before  that,  grants  of  land 
were  made  to  him  at  Muddy  River  now  Brookline.  It  was 
also  agreed  at  a  meeting  hold  "  upon  publique  notice"  among 
other  things,  "  that  none  of  the  members  of  this  congregation, 
or  inhabitants  amongst  us,  sue  one  another  at  the  law,  before 
that  Mr.  Henry  Vane,  and  the  two  ruling  elders,  Mr.  Thomas 
Olyver  and  Thomas  Leverett,  have  had  the  hearing  and  dc- 
syding  of  the  cause,  if  they  cann."* 

1635.  East  of  the  Muscongus  Patent,  no  grants  were 
made,  and  no  English  established,  except  at  the  two  trading 
houses  of  the  New  Plymouth  Colony  at  Biguyducct  and 
Machias.  Even  these  did  not  long  remain  undisturbed  ;  for,  the 
province  of  Acadia  having  in  1632  been  restored  to  France 
without  any  definite  boundary,  the  French  claimed  the  coun- 
try and  in  1635  seized  these  establishments  and  forbade  the 
English  to  trade  to  the  eastward  of  Pemaquid.  The  English, 
however,  claimed  to  the  St.  Croix,  and  when  in  1635  the 
"  Council  of  Plymouth"  was  dissolved  and  the  whole  of  New 
England  divided  into  12  provinces,  one  of  these,  extending 
from  the  St.  Croix  to  Pemaquid,  was  granted  to  Sir  Wm. 
Alexander;  but  it  does  not  appear  that  he  ever  took  posses- 
sion or  exercised  any  jurisdiction  here.  St.  George's,  there- 
fore, was,  for  a  long  time,  the  frontier  possession  of  the 
English  ;  and,  consequently,  little  progress  was  made  in  its 
settlement.  The  proprietors,  however,  maintained  their  pos- 
session, and  continued  their  traffic  with  the  Indians.  Many 
English  vessels  also,  sent  out  to  the  new  and  thriving  colony 
of  Massachusetts,  often  stopped  here  and  at  Pemaquid  on 
their  return.  Winthrop  says,  in '' July,  1634,  the  Hercules 
of  Dover  returned  by  St.  George's  to  cut  masts  to  carry  to 
England ;"  and  "  May  6,  1635,  the  Gabriel  was  in  a  tempest 
lost  at  Pemaquid ;  and  Mr.  Witheredge  and  the  Dartmouth 
ships  cut  all  their  masts  at  St.  George. "J  There  were  about 
this  time  or  a  little  later,  "  84  families  besides  fishermen," 
residing  between  the  Kennebec  and  St.  George's  ;  viz  :  20 
near  Sagadahoc,  31  east  of  that  river  to  Merry-meeting,  6 
from  Cape  Newagen  to  Pemaquid,  10  at  New  Harbor,  and  2 
at   St.    George's,    besides   those    farther   "  within    land,"    at 


*  Winthrop's  Journal,  vol.  1,  p.  14,  2  ed.  and  note, 
t  Generally  pronounced  Bagaduce,  an  Indian  name  signifying  had 
harbor,  now  Castine. 

t  1  Win.  Journal,  p.  134  and  1G5. 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  21 

Sheepscot  and  Damariscotta.  The  two  at  St.  George's, 
denominated  "  farmers,"  were  said  to  be  '^  Mr.  Foxwell, 
on  the  west  side,  at  Saquid  Point,  and  Philip  Svvaden  on 
the  east  side  of  Quisquamego."  John  Brown,  also,  of 
New  Plarbor,  not  long  after  this  period,  claimed  land 
at  the  mouth  of  St.  George's  River,  at  a  place  called  Sawk- 
head.*  To  what  places  these  names  refer  cannot  now,  per- 
haps, be  ascertained.  Possibly  Quisquamego  may  have  been 
the  high  ridge  between  the  bay  at  Thomaston  and  the  West- 
keag  river,  called  by  the  present  Penobscots  '•'■  Quesquitcume- 
gck^''''  or  "  high  carrying-place."  Saquid,  pronounced  with 
the  a  broad  as  in  Saco,  was  probably  the  same  as  Sawkhead  ; 
and  both  appear  to  have  been  the  ancient  names  of  Pleasant 
Point  in  Gushing,  still  called,  we  believe,  by  the  Penobscot 
Indians,  '  Sunkheath.'  This  point,  situated  at  the  mouth  of 
the  river,  answers  to  Brown's  description  of  Sawkhead,  and 
is  probably  the  oldest  farm  in  this  region,  having  been  culti- 
vated for  more  than  200  years. 

1635-1688.  From  this  time  the  nominal  jurisdiction  of 
this  river,  for  it  was  merely  nominal,  several  times  changed 
hands.  The  French  claimed  as  far  as  Pemaquid  and  occu- 
pied as  far  as  Penobscot,  till  the  whole  province  of  Acadia 
was  again  taken  possession  of  by  the  English  in  1654,  and  in 
1655  confirmed  to  them  by  treaty.  Sir  Thomas  Temple  was 
appointed  Governor,  and  afterwards  obtained  a  patent  of  all 
the  country  from  Merlinquash  in  Nova  Scotia  "  to  Penobscot, 
and  the  river  St.  George,  near  Muscongus"  —  situated  on  the 
"  confines  of  New  England."  On  the  restoration  of  Charles 
II.  the  despotic  plan  of  dividing  New  England  into  12  provin- 
ces was  revived,  the  Duke  of  York  appointed  viceroy  over  the 
whole,  and  commissioners  sent  over  to  regulate  the  affairs  of 
the  country.  These  commissioners  erected  a  county  east  of 
the  Kennebec  which  they  named  "  Cornwall,"  and  appointed 
magistrates  at  Sheepscot,  Pemaquid,  &c.,  but  none  east  of 
the  Muscongus.  But  the  territory  from  the  St.  Croix  to  Pem- 
aquid and  the  Kennebec  having  in  1664  been  granted  to  the 
Duke  of  York  along  with  the  Dutch  settlements  on  the  Hud- 
son and  Delaware,  his  government  was  extended  and  for  25 
years  exercised  over  this  part  of  the  country,  as  the  County 
of  Newcastle  appendant  to  his  province  of  New  York.  The 
Duke  caused  a  city  named   Jamestown,t  and  fort,  called  fort 


*  Sylvanus  Davis's  Accl.'  as  quoted  in   Sull.  His.  p.  391.     Coin. 
Report,  J.   Brown's  Dep.  p.  115. 
t  Gyles's  Captivity. 


22  ANNALS     OFWARREN. 

Charles,  to  be  built  at  Pemaquid  and  many  Dutch  families  to 
be  transported  thither  from  New  York.  Considerable  uneasi- 
ness was  occasioned  to  these  eastern  settlements  by  the  war 
declared  by  France  in  1666,  and  by  the  recession  of  Acadia 
to  France  by  the  treaty  of  peace  in  1667.  However  disa- 
greeable, the  French  were  allowed  to  take  possession  as  far 
as  the  Penobscot  ;  but  on  their  demanding  the  rest  of  the 
Province  as  far  as  Sagadahoc,  the  people  of  Pemaquid  and 
vicinity,  averse  to  the  jurisdiction  of  France,  preferred  com- 
ing under  that  of  Massachusetts.  This  province  at  first  seems 
to  have  been  contented,  as  its  northern  boundary,  with  a  line 
drawn  3  miles  N.  of  the  Merrimac  to  its  source  and  thence 
due  W.  to  the  Pacific ;  but  in  1652,  encouraged  by  the  dispo- 
sition of  the  settlers  under  Mason  and  Gorges,  she  extended 
the  last  mentioned  line  E.  as  well  as  W.  terminating  at  Clap- 
board Island  in  Casco  Bay.  On  the  present  occasion  having 
discovered  a  new  source  of  the  Merrimac  six  miles  farther  N. 
she  in  1672  ordered  a  new  survey  and  in  1673  extended  her 
jurisdiction  to  a  line  passing  through  the  present  town  of  Bath 
and  terminating  at  White  Head  Island  in  Penobscot  Bay.  By 
her  commissioners  a  new  County,  called  Devonshire,  extend- 
ing from  the  Sagadahoc  to  St.  George's  river,  was  organized, 
civil  and  military  officers  appointed,  a  court  held,  and  a  tax 
of  c£20  levied,  as  follows,  viz. : — Sagadahoc  £4,  10s.,  Mon- 
hegan  £b,  10s.,  Cape  Newagen  ,£3,  10s.,  Damariscove  and 
Hippocrass  £5,  and  Pemaquid  £2.  But  in  consequence  of 
the  Indian  hostilities  which  arose  in  this  eastern  country  after 
the  death  of  King  Philip  in  1676,  most  of  the  inhabitants  of 
this  county  removed,  the  jurisdiction  of  Massachusetts  was 
discontinued,  that  of  the  Duke  of  York  was  resumed,  and 
continued  till  his  abdication  of  the  crown  as  James  II.  king  of 
England  in  1688.* 

During  all  these  changes,  as  little  mention  is  made  of  St. 
Georges,  and  as  no  memorials  of  the  government  either  of 
Temple  or  the  Duke  at  that  place  are  to  be  found,  it  is  pre- 
sumed that  the  establishment  there  was  little  more  than  a  trad- 
ing house  and  fishing  station.  After  the  death  of  Beauchamp, 
Leverett,  in  right  of  survivorship,  succeeded  to  the  whole  pat- 
ent. His  son,  Capt.  John  Leverett,  afterwards  Governor, 
being  frequently  employed  by  Massachusetts  in  her  eastern 
affairs,  especially  at  and  after  the  conquest  of  Acadia  by  the 
English  in  1654,  probably  kept  an  eye  to  the  effect  these 
changes  might  have  on  his  interest  here,  and  maintained  pos- 

*  Will.  &  SuU.  His.  of  Maine,  passim. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  23 

session  by  his  traffic  with  the  natives.  The  fishery  on  the 
coast  was  extensively  carried  on,  and,  in  1674,  it  was  said 
"  Pemaquid,  Matinicus,  Monhegan,  Cape  Newagen,  where 
Capt.  Smith  fished  for  whales,  and  Muscongus,  were  all  filled 
with  dwellinghouses  and  stages  for  fishermen,  and  had  plenty 
of  cattle,  arable  land  and  marshes."*  There  were  no  corn- 
mills  nearer  than  Falmouth  and  Black  Point.  Walter  Phillips 
had  a  dwellinghouse,  orchard,  and  extensive  improvements  on 
the  west  side  of  Damariscotta  river  at  the  lower  falls,  where 
he  claimed  a  large  tract ;  and  John  Taylor  had  fixed  himself 
next  above  him  on  the  same  side,  whose  possessions  included 
the  Oyster  shell  Neck.  On  the  other  side  Robert  Scott  had 
his  dwellinghouse  about  east  from  the  great  bank  of  oyster 
shells  ;  and  John  Brown,  2d,  was  now,  or  had  lately  been,  es- 
tablished near  the  salt-water  falls.  Sander,  or  Alexander, 
Gould  lived  at  Broad  Cove,  on  Broad  Bay,  and  claimed  eight 
miles  square  between  that  bay  and  the  Damariscotta  under 
deed  from  his  father-in-law  John  Brown  of  New  Harbor, 
dated  1660.  Richard  Pierce,  another  son-in-law  of  Brown, 
lived  farther  down  about  eight  miles  from  New  Harbor,  and 
claimed  an  equal  tract,  carved,  like  the  preceding,  out  of  the 
original  claim  of  said  Brown  and  conveyed  to  him  in  1663, 
under  the  name  of  Greenland,  by  Wm.  England  of  Muscon- 
gus, or,  "  as  called  by  the  Indians,  Seremobscus."t  But  most 
of  these  establishments,  and  that  at  St.  George^s,  were  broken 
up  in  the  Indian  war  that  ensued. 

In  1675  a  general  war  against  the  New  England  colonies 
was  commenced  by  the  Indian  tribes  headed  by  Metacomet, 
chief  of  the  Wampanoags,  otherwise  called  King  Philip. 
Thus  far  the  eastern  Indians,  though  they  had  many  wrongs 
to  complain  of,  had  lived  on  friendly  terms  with  the  settlers 
both  English  and  French.  But  their  resentment  was  smother- 
ed rather  than  extinguished,  and  inclined  them  from  the  first 
to  take  part  in  the  general  confederacy  against  the  English. 
The  Wawenocks  had  been  greatly  broken  up  by  the  war  of 
1615  and  the  sickness  which  ensued,  and,  being  constantly 
exposed  to  the  incursions  of  the  Tarratines,  had  now  dwindled 
down  to  a  small  tribe,  whose  principal  residence  was  at  the 
lower  falls  of  the  Sheepscot.  The  Tarratines,  although  some- 
what weakened  in    1669   by  the  part  they  took  in  the  war 

*  Joscelyn's  Voyages,  p.  200-5. 

t  Papers  on  file  in  Sec.  Office,  Best.  Com.  Rep.  p.  117 — 18  and  p. 
99.     J.  Pierce  and  S.  Small's  Dep. 


24  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

against  the  Mohawks,  in  which  they  were  pursued  by  their 
victorious  enemies  to  the  banks  of  the  Penobscot  and  many 
of  their  villages  destroyed  by  fire,  were  still  a  powerful  tribe. 
Their  present  chief,  Madockawando,  whose  influence  was 
great,  and  whose  political  relations  extended  as  far  as  Massa- 
chusetts and  Quebec,  was  averse  to  a  war  with  the  English  ; 
and  the  influence  of  his  son-in-law,  the  Baron  de  Castine, 
then  engaged  in  a  successful  trade  at  the  place  which  now 
bears  his  name,  and  unwilling  to  have  it  interrupted,  was 
exerted  on  the  side  of  peace.  This  nobleman,  a  man  of 
taste  and  education,  who  had  been  a  colonel  in  the  French 
army  at  Quebec,  when  discharged  from  that  service  had 
united  himself  with  the  Indians,  adopted  their  manners,  and 
for  30  years  carried  on  a  profitable  traffic  in  which  he 
amassed  the  sum  of  300,000  crowns.  By  the  arms,  ammu- 
nition and  other  articles,  with  which  he  supplied  the  natives, 
and  his  fascinating  address,  he  acquired  an  unbounded  influ- 
ence over  the  tribe  ;  and  his  counsels,  together  with  those  of  the 
Sachem  his  father-in-law,  prevailed  in  favor  of  a  pacific  policy, 
A  similar  course  having  been  pursued  by  the  Canabas,  or 
Kennebec  Indians,  no  outrages  were  for  a  time  committed 
east  of  the  Kennebec  ;  but  the  inhabitants  were  forbidden  by 
Massachusetts  to  sell  any  munitions  of  war  except  to  those 
Indians  whose  friendship  was  fully  £iscertained  ;  and  meas- 
ures were  taken  to  require  the  tribes  along  the  coast  to  de- 
liver their  arms  into  the  hands  of  the  English.  This  demand 
being  complied  with  at  Sheepscot  and  Kennebec,  nothing  but 
prudence  on  the  part  of  the  settlers  see^ned  requisite  to  secure 
them  from  molestation.  But  in  consequence  of  attacks  made 
at  New  Meadows,  Saco,  Scarboro',  and  other  places,  many 
minds  became  excited  against  Indians  in  general ;  and  the 
people  of  Monhegan  offered  a  bounty  of  £b  for  every  In- 
dian's head  that  should  be  brought  them.  An  agent,  sent  up 
the  Kennebec  to  invite  the  natives  to  deliver  up  their  arms, 
exceeded  his  instructions,  and  by  threatening  language  so 
terrified  them,  that  they  left  their  residence,  repaired  to  Pe- 
nobscot and  called  a  council  at  the  house  of  Castine.  But 
by  the  exertions  of  Abraham  Shurte  of  Pemaquid,  a  sensible 
man,  well  acquainted  with  the  Indian  character,  who  left  no 
efforts  untried,  the  disaffected  chiefs  were  persuaded  to  hold 
a  parley  at  that  place,  and  finally  agreed  to  desist  from  hos- 
tilities. 

In  December,  the  snow,  four  feet  on  a  level,  prevented  the 
English  on  the  one  hand,  from  attacking  the  Indians,  and  the 
Indians  on  the  other,  from  procuring  ^heir  wonted  supplies  by 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  25 

hunting.  An  armistice  was  in  consequence  entered  into  with 
the  Saco  and  other  neighboring  tribes.  But  during  the  win- 
ter, the  eastern  traders  were  accused  of  supplying  them  with 
arms  and  ammunition  ;  rumors  were  in  circulation  that  a 
conspiracy  was  formed  for  exterminating  the  settlers  ;  and 
this  was  so  fully  believed  that  general  warrants  were  issued 
for  seizing  every  Indian  "  known  to  be  a  manslayer,  traitor, 
or  conspirator."  Some  of  these  warrants  got  into  the  hands 
of  unprincipled  men,  who  used  them  for  sinister  purposes. 
One  of  these  with  his  vessel  lurked  about  Pemaquid  and  in 
spite  of  the  earnest  remonstrances  of  Shurte,  who  also 
warned  the  Indians  of  their  danger,  succeeded  in  kidnapping 
several,  carried  them  into  foreign  parts  and  sold  them  for 
slaves.  Great  complaints  were  made  by  the  natives,  and 
great  fears  were  entertained  of  their  hostile  intentions.  The 
downfall  and  death  of  Philip,  the  following  year,  1676,  com- 
pelled many  of  his  adherents  to  take  refuge  among  the  east- 
ern tribes,  whose  vengeful  feelings  they  soon  were  able  to 
arouse.  Besides  outrages  farther  west,  a  successful  and  mur- 
derous attack  was  made  upon  the  trading  house  at  Woolwich 
and  the  fort  at  Arrowsick,  and,  after  much  suffering  farther 
east,  and  the  burning  of  Pemaquid,  New  Harbor,  Corban's 
Sound  and  Damariscove,  the  inhabitants  fled,  first  to  Monhe- 
gan  and  other  islands,  and  then  to  Piscataqua,  Boston  and 
other  western  places.  This  bloody  and  destructive  war  was 
terminated  April  12,  1678,  by  a  treaty  concluded  at  Casco,  in 
which  it  was  stipulated  that  the  Indians  should  restore  their 
captives,  and  the  English  pay  them  an  annual  quit-rent  of  one 
peck  of  corn  for  every  English  family,  except  Major  Phillips 
of  Saco  who  was  to  pay  one  bushel.* 


*  Holmes's   American  Ann.  p.   403-7.     Hub.  Ind.  Wars.       Sulli- 
van and   Williamson. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


C  H  A  P  T  E  R  1 1 1 . 


FROM    1688  TO  THE    CLOSE   OF    THE   FOURTH    INDIAN    WAB.  KV   1726. 

1688.  After  this  pacification  till  the  abdication  of  James 
II.  the  arbitrary  conduct  of  the  agents  sent  by  his  deputy  at 
New  York  for  the  management  of  affairs  here,  gave  little 
encouragement  for  the  re-settlement  of  the  country ;  but 
many  Dutch  families  were  induced  to  settle  at  Pemaquid  and 
on  the  west  bank  of  the  Damariscotta,  who,  especially  at  the 
latter  place,  then  called  New  Dartmouth,  now  Newcastle, 
entered  upon  the  business  of  agriculture  with  such  spirit 
and  success  as  to  gain  for  the  settlement  the  name  of  "  the 
garden  of  the  east."*  In  1688  Sir  Edmund  Andros  made 
two  expeditions  to  this  quarter,  in  the  first  of  which  he  at- 
tempted to  take  possession  of  the  country  east  of  Penobscot, 
but  contented  himself  whh  plundering  the  Baron  de  Castine 
of  his  goods,  furniture,  and  ammunition.  This  affair  irritat- 
ing the  Baron,  led  the  tribe,  over  which  his  influence  ex- 
tended, to  unite  with  the  Abenaques  in  a  second  Indian  war, 
which  in  August,  of  that  year,  was  begun  by  an  attack  on  N. 
Yarmouth.  In  September,  New  Dartmouth  was  burnt,  and 
the  inhabitants,  with  the  exception  of  two  families  taken 
prisoners,  saved  themselves  only  by  taking  refuge  in  the  fort. 
At  the  same  time  the  fort  and  buildings  at  Sheepscot  were 
also  destroyed  and  the  settlements  entirely  broken  up.  The 
Dutch  settlers,  discouraged,  left  the  country  ;  and  both  places, 
so  lately  and  so  long  inhabited  and  flourishing,  lay  waste 
about  thirty  years.f 

1689.  In  consequence  of  the  revolution  in  England  and 
the  accession  of  William  and  Mary  to  the  throne  in  1688, 
war  was,  in  May,  1689,  declared  between  England  and 
France;  and  the  dread  of  the  latter  power  added  to  that  of 
the  Indians,  excited  the  most  gloomy  apprehensions  in  the 
colonies. 

This  war,  commonly  called  "  King  William's  war,"  though 
conducted  with  spirit  and  interesting  in  its  details,  was 
mosfly  carried  on  in  places  too  remote  to  come  witliin  the 
scope  of  this  work.  In  August,  1689,  the  fort  at  Pemaquid 
was  taken   by  assault  and  most  of  the  inhabitants   killed  or 

*  2  Math.  Mag.  p.  507—9. 

t  Sullivan,  p.  165.     1  Will.  His.  p.  587,  609. 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN  27 

carried  into  captivity.  Discouraged  by  this  and  fresh  depre- 
dations upon  the  Kennebec,  the  inhabitants  eastward  of  Fal- 
mouth withdrew  to  that  town,  or  removed  to  other  places  of 
more  security.  Madockawando,  though  he  entered  into  this 
war  with  reluctance,  and  in  1693  and  4  was  frequently  in  ne- 
gotiation with  the  English  for  a  temporary  truce  and  the  ex- 
change of  prisoners,  was  yet  actively  engaged  in  it  and  made 
his  prowess  felt  as  far  west  as  Dover,  N.  H.  The  Wawe- 
nocks  were  chiefly  withdrawn  to  other  tribes  ;  and  Jack  Pud- 
ding, or  Sheepscot  John,  was  the  only  chief  of  that  tribe 
now  remaining.* 

1691.  The  arbitrary  measures  of  James  in  New  Eng- 
land being  ended  with  his  reign,  and  the  grants  of  territory 
made  to  him  in  America  having  been  declared  vacant,  a 
new  charter  was  granted  by  William  and  Mary,  Oct.  7,  1691, 
embracing  the  former  colonies  of  Massachusetts,  Plymouth, 
Maine,  Sagadahoc,  and  Acadia  including  Nova  Scotia.  The 
last  of  these  provinces  was,  a  few  years  after,  relinquished 
to  the  crown,  and  the  "  Royal  Province  of  Massachusetts 
Bay"  terminated  eastward  at  the  St.  Croix.  The  territory 
from  the  Piscataqua  to  the  Kennebec,  which  Massachusetts 
previously  claimed  by  purchase  from  the  heirs  of  Gorges, 
continued  to  be  known  as  the  province  of  Maine,  and  that 
from  the  latter  river  lo  the  St.  Croix  as  the  colony  of  Saga- 
dahoc. Sir  William  Phips  was  the  first  royal  Governor  under 
the  new  charter. 

Phips  was  born  in  Woolwich,  upon  the  Sheepscot,  Feb.  2, 
1650  ;  one  of  the  youngest  of  his  mother's  twenty-six  children, 
twenty-one  being  sons.  Bereaved  of  his  father  when  a  child, 
he  passed  his  boyhood  with  his  mother  till  he  was  18;  after- 
wards learning  the  trade  of  a  ship  carpenter,  and  acquiring 
some  education.  About  the  time  of  Philip's  war,  he  built  a 
ship  in  Sheepscot  river ;  and,  being  driven  away  by  the 
Indians,  he  became  a  seafaring  adventurer.  In  some  of  his 
voyages  he  heard  that  a  Spanish  ship  laden  with  silver,  had 
been  wrecked  and  sunk,  half  a  century  before,  not  far  from 
the  Bahama  islands.  He  told  the  interesting  story  to  the 
Duke  of  Albemarle,  and,  entering  into  an  agreement  with 
him,  sailed  twice  under  his  auspices  from  England  into  those 
waters,  in  search  of  the  wreck.  During  the  second  voyage, 
in  1687,  after  indefatigable  efforts,  he  found  it,  between  forty 
and  fifty  feet  under  water ;  and  took  from  it  the  immense 
treasure  of  thirty-four  tons  of  silver,  besides  gold,  pearls  and 

*  Sullivan,  p.  147  &,  8.     1  Will.  His.  p.  606. 


28  ANNALS     OFWARREN. 

jewels  —  equivalent  in  value  to  $1,350,000.  Of  this  treas- 
ure, his  part  exceeded  $70,000,  besides  a  golden  cup,  worth 
$4,000,  presented  to  his  wife  by  his  noble  patron.  For  his 
enterprise,  success,  and  honesty.  King  James  conferred  upon 
him  the  order  of  knighthood,  and  appointed  him  High  Sheriff 
of  New  England.  This  was  during  the  administration  of 
Andros,  whh  whom  he  differed  so  widely  in  politics  that  he 
declined  the  office.  In  1690  he  was  appointed  to  the  com- 
mand of  an  expedition  which  sailed  from  Boston,  April  28th, 
and  in  the  space  of  ten  days  captured  Port  Royal  and  the 
other  French  ports  in  Acadia. 

He  was  less  successful  in  an  expedition  against  Quebec  in 
the  autumn,  which  failed  and  was  attended  v/hh  such  loss,  that, 
to  defray  the  ex[>enses,  paper  money  was  for  the  first  time 
issued  by  Massachusetts.  His  administration  continued  till 
his  death  in  Feb.  1695.* 

1692-99.  In  1692  the  celebrated  stronghold,  Fort  Wm, 
Henry,  was  built  of  stone  by  Gov.  Phips  on  the  site  of  the 
old  stockade  at  Pemaquid.  This  in  1696  was  disgracefully 
surrendered  by  its  commander,  Capt,  Chub-b.  Several  expe- 
ditions into  the  eastern  country  were  made  by  Captains 
Church,  Converse  and  March,  the  last  of  whom,  landing  his 
men,  Sept.  9,  1697,  at  Dam.ariscotta,  was  attacked  by  the  sav- 
ages ere  well  ashore,  and,  though  he  gallantly  charged  and 
repulsed  them,  had  twelve  or  thirteen  of  his  men  killed  and 
as  many  more  wounded.  The  same  year  peace  between 
the  French  and  English  was  concluded  at  Ryswick  ;  but  the 
war  lingered  among  the  savages  through  the  following  year. 
In  Oct.  1698  a  conference  was  held  at  Penobscot  with  the 
Indians,  then  in  mourning  for  Madockawando  and  several 
other  Sachems  of  the  east,  who  had  lately  fdlen  victims  to  a 
grievous  unknown  disease  raging  among  them.  They  were? 
anxious  to  terminate  the  war ;  and  June  7,  1699  a  final 
treaty  of  peace  was  signed  and  ratified  at  Brunsv/ick.t 

During  the  whole  of  this  war,  little  is  said  of  the  territory 
at  St.  George's  ;  the  proprietors  having  kept  up  no  establish- 
ment there.  In  May,  1694,  Gov.  Phij)S,  apparently  without 
any  knowledge  of  the  Muscongus  patent,  obtained  of  Ma- 
dockawando, at  Pemaquid,  a  deed  of  the  lands  on  St.  GJeor- 
ge's  river  as  far  up  as  the  lower  falls,  or  head  of  tide  waters.}: 
But  Acadia  having,  on   the  conclusion  of  peace,  returned   to 

*  Hohnes'  American  Ann.  p.  474,  8.  I  Will.  His.  596,  8. 
t  2  Math.  Mag.  p.  5-53.  C.  Soutliac's  Dcp.  —  Sec.  Office. 
t   Whipple's  Acadie,  p.  71. 


AN  NALSeF      WARREN.  29 

France  without  any  definite  limits,  and  the  territory  between 
the  Kennebec  and  St,  Croix  being  again  in  dispute  between 
the  two  countries,  no  attempt  was  made  to  occupy,  either 
under  the  title  of  Phips  or  that  of  the  patentees. 

1700.  The  year  1700  was  distinguished  by  the  suppres- 
sion of  pirates  or  buccaneers,  who  had  for  thirty  years 
infested  the  American  coast,  and,  since  the  late  war,  become 
very  troublesome  to  the  eastern  coasting  and  fishing  vessels. 
Their  leaders,  Kidd  and  Bradish,  were  sent  to  England  and 
executed.*  But  the  stories  of  hidden  treasures  guarded 
by  the  ghosts  of  murdered  slaves,  which  imagination  and 
credulity  have  assigned  to  almost  every  island  and  headland 
along  the  coast,  long  continued  to  haunt  the  minds  of  the 
simple  and  try  their  courage  and  perseverance  in  fruitless 
attempts  to  disinter  them.  Even  at  the  present  day,  excited 
by  some  idle  dreamer,  or  designing  wag,  a  party  is  occasion- 
ally seen  in  solitary  places  near  our  river's  mouth  or  on  the 
neighboring  islands,  armed  with  charm  of  mystic  power  dig- 
ging by  the  dim  lantern's  light  for  that  treasure,  which,  from 
some  supposed  omission  of  the  rites  required,  still  eludes 
their  grasp  and  disappears. 

1702.  On  the  death  of  King  William,  March  8,  1702, 
Anne,  the  sister  of  the  late  queen,  ascended  the  throne  of 
England ;  upon  which,  war  was  declared  by  the  King  of 
France  who  supported  the  claims  of  her  excluded  catholic 
brother.  As  the  English  had  now  no  settlements  east  of  Fal- 
mouth, few  of  the  events  of  this,  the  third  Indian  war,  fall 
within  the  limits  of  this  work.  The  remains  of  the  Wawe- 
nocks  and  the  other  tribes  west  of  the  Penobscot,  were  soon 
after  induced  by  the  French  to  remove  to  the  river  St.  Fran- 
cois, there  forming  a  settlement  and  tribe  often  denominated 
"  the  St.  Francois  Indians."  Castine  had  now  returned  to 
France  with  his  wealth  ;  but  his  son,  generally  called  Castine 
the  younger,  born  of  a  Tarraline  woman,  continued  at  Big- 
ayduce.  He  was  a  person  of  an  excellent  character  and 
amiable  disposition,  inheriting  neither  the  bigotry  of  the 
French  nor  the  ferocity  of  the  savages.  Seeing  the  wasting 
effect  of  war  upon  the  Indians,  he  lost  no  opportunity  in 
promoting  a  friendly  intercourse  with  the  English  ;  yet  a 
small  party  of  the  latter,  actuated  we  know  not  by  what 
motives  of  wickedness  or  folly,  visited  his  house  under  the 
mask  of  friendship  and  plundered  it  of  "  great  spoil."  This 
act  was  deeply  regretted  by  government  and  ample  indemnity 

*  2  Will.  His.  p.  31. 


30  ANNALS     OF,  WARKEN. 

promised  ;  the  English  being  desirous  of  giving  the  natives 
no  provocation  for  engaging  in  the  present  war.  They  were 
however  not  to  be  detached  fronn  their  French  allies,  and 
soon  made  fresh  inroads  upon  all  the  frontier  settlements.* 

1710-1716-  By  the  surrender  of  Port  Royal  to  Gen. 
Nicholson,  Oct,  2,  1710,  Acadia  again  fell  into  the  hands  of 
the  English;  and  by  the  treaty  of  Utrecht,  March  30,  1713, 
that  province  was  made  over  to  the  crown  of  Great  Britain 
forever.  The  peace  in  Europe  was  soon  followed  by  a 
treaty  with  the  Indians,  which  was  signed  at  Portsmouth,  July 
13,  1713,  by  eight  Sagamores  in  behalf  of  all  the  eastern 
Indians  and  afterwards  more  extensively  ratified  at  Falmouth. 
The  English,  notwithstanding,  were  cautious  in  renewing 
their  deserted  settlements  ;  but  license  was  granted  for  the 
re-settlement  of  Saco,  Scarboro',  Falmouth  and  Arrowsick,  on 
condition  that  the  houses  should  be  placed  so  compactly  on 
small  lots  near  the  sea  as  to  be  easily  defended,  with  suffi- 
cient outlets  for  cultivation.  In  1715  Fort  George  was  erect- 
ed at  the  lower  falls  of  the  Androscoggin,  and  the  following 
year  a  town  of  twenty-six  families  incorporated  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Kennebec,  and  named  Georgetown  in  honor  of  George 
I.  crowned  in  1714.  Encouraged  by  this,  the  proprietors  of 
the  Plymouth  patent  on  the  Kennebec,  erected  a  stone  fort  at 
the  head  of  tide  waters  on  that  river.  Saw-mil!s  were  also 
built  there,  and  large  quantities  of  lumber  manufactured  and 
exported.  Dr.  No^s,  one  of  these  proprietors,  engaged  in 
the  sturgeon  fishery,  which  he  carried  on  in  the  Kennebec 
and  its  branches  for  several  years,  sometimes  employing  no 
less  than  twenty  vessels  in  taking  and  transporting  these  fish 
to  London  where  they  were  highly  esteemed.  The  county 
of  Yorkshire,  which  liad  hitherto  embraced  only  the  late 
province  of  Maine,  was  now  extended  to  the  St,  Croix  ;  and 
York  established  as  its  only  shire  town.t  The  fort  at  Pem- 
aquid  was  also  ordered  to  be  repaired  and  garrisoned.  But 
these  forts,  and  especially  the  mills,  were  viewed  with  much 
jealousy  and  repugnance  by  the  savages  ;  and  dread  of  their 
opposition  and  the  rumor  of  an  approaching  rupture  with 
France,  deterred  the  former  settlers  from  returning.  Eflbris 
were  made,  however,  which  for  the  present  proved  success- 
ful, to  pacify  the  Indians  and  deter  them  from  any  hostile 
movement. 

1717.  As  a  means  of  conciliating  the  Indians  and  coun- 
teracting the  influence   of  the   Jesuits,  the   General  Court  in 

*'2  Will.  His.  p.  40,42.  t  2  Will.  His.  p.  88,  91. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  31 

1717,  and  again  in  1720,  offered  a  salary  of  =£150  a  year  to 
any  minister  who  would  reside  at  Fort  George,  acquire  the 
language  of  the  natives  and  instruct  them  in  religion.  In  con- 
sequence of  this  offer  Rev.  Joseph  Baxter  of  Medfield  made 
two  visits  to  this  region,  one  in  1717  and  18,  the  other  in 
1*^21.  His  coming  was  viewed  with  jealousy  hy  the  Jesuit 
Rale,  a  French  missionary  at  Norridgewock,  whose  influence, 
deservedly  great,  was  exerted  to  prevent  the  Indians  from 
attending  his  instructions.* 

On  the  9th  of  August,  1717,  a  conference  was  held  at 
Georgetown  between  Lieut.  Gov.  Dummer,  attended  by  sev- 
eral members  of  the  Council  and  other  gentlemen,  with  eight 
principal  chiefs  of  the  Indian  tribes  ;  in  which  he  endeavored 
to  impress  upon  their  minds  the  power  and  importance  of  the 
king,  the  common  sovereign  of  both  the  Indians  and  English, 
and  the  superiority  of  the  protestant  religion,  offering  them  a 
Bible  and  presenting  them  Mr.  Baxter  as  a  missionary  to  re- 
side there  for  their  instruction,  with  the  promise  of  a  school- 
master to  teach  their  children  to  read.  He  told  them  that 
these  eastern  forts  and  settlements  were  undertaken  partly 
for  their  accommodation  in  the  way  of  trade,  partly  for  mutual 
protection  ;  and,  being  on  land  which  the  English  had  pur- 
chased, must  not  be  molested.  After  making  some  com- 
plaints of  Indian  aggressions,  he  invited  them  freely  to  com- 
municate any  thing  they  had  to  suggest  or  complain  of  Con- 
sulting over  night,  they  returned  an  answer  remarkable  for 
its  wariness  and  the  struggle  going  on  in  their  minds  between 
necessity  and  inclination.  "  We  shall  be,"  said  they,  "  very 
obedient  to  King  George  if  we  like  the  offers  made  us,  and  if 
we  are  not  molested  in  the  improvement  of  our  lands.  We 
embrace  the  English  that  have  settled  among  us  in  our 
bosom,  but  desire  there  be  no  further  settlements  made  —  we 
cannot  hold  them  all  in  our  bosom."  As  to  the  missionary, 
"  it  would  be  strange  if  they  should  not  love  one  that  came 
from  God  ;"  but  as  to  the  Bible  they  begged  to  be  excused, 
as  they  had  teaching  already,  and,  if  they  should  go  from 
that,  should  displease  God.  They  expressed  great  uneasi- 
ness about  the  forts  and  mills ;  and  said  they  "  should  bo 
pleased  with  King  George  if  there  was  never  a  fort  in  the 
eastern  parts."  After  being  repeatedly  and  sharply  inter- 
rupted by  the  Governor,  who  insisted  on  the  rights  of  the 
English  to  what  they  had  purchased,  and  of  the  king  to 
build  forts  in  his  own  dominions,  they  abruptly  departed,  leav- 

'*  Baxter's  MS.  Journal,  as  quoted  in  Francis's  Life  of  Rule. 


32  ANNALSOFWARREN. 

ing  behind  the  British  flag  which  they  had  carried  when  they 
came.  Being  refused  an  audience  under  the  French  colors, 
and  a  letter  from  Rale  rejected  as  unworthy  of  regard,  they, 
all  but  one,  returned  the  next  day  with  an  apology  for  their 
impoliteness,  and  finally  consented  to  confirm  existing  treaties 
and  allow  the  English  to  settle  where  they  had  done  before.* 

1719-20-  In  1719  some  steps  were  taken  towards  the 
re-settlement  of  places  farther  east.  Fearful  of  losing  their 
possessions  by  the  statute  of  limitation,  many  of  the  former 
settlers  seriously  made  preparations  for  returning.  In  this 
and  the  following  summer,  Michael  Thomas,  as  tenant  for 
Rev.  Christopher  Tappan  of  Newbury,  who  claimed  under 
deed  from  Walter  Phillips,  settled  with  his  family  and  two  or 
three  workmen  on  the  western  side  of  Damariscotta  at  the 
lower  falls,  there  being  then  no  other  inhabitants  there  except 
Indians.  Wm.  Hilton,  Richard  Pierce,  and  John  Brown,  Jr, 
had  returned,  and  resided  at  Broad  Cove,  Muscongus,  and  New 
Harbor.     Hilton  was  one   of  the   heirs  of  Sander  Gould. t 

John  Leverett,  who  since  the  death  of  his  father  had  be- 
come the  proprietor  of  the  Muscongus  patent,  also  seriously 
contemplated  the  re-occupation  and  settlement  of  that  grant. 
But  considering  the  enterprise  too  formidable  for  a  single 
individual,  he,  Aug.  14,  1719,  associated  others  with  him 
and  divided  the  grant  into  ten  shares ;  one  of  which  was 
given  to  Spencer  Phips,  adopted  son  and  heir  of  Governor 
Phips,  in  exchange  for  the  Indian  title  from  Madockawando. 
It  was  subsequently  divided  into  30  shares,  and  others,  called 
the  20  associates,  admitted  into  the  company  as  tenants  in 
common,  under  mutual  obligations  for  procuring  settlers  and 
making  preparations  for  their  accommodation.  For  this  pur- 
pose, in  1719  and  20  they  erected  two  strong  blockhouses  on 
the  eastern  edge  of  St.  George's  River,  with  a  covered  way 
to  the  water  side  and  a  large  area  between  them  enclosed  by 
palisades.  This  was  situated  in  front  of  the  mansion  of  the 
late  Gen.  Knox  in  the  present  town  of  Thomaston.  The 
Indians  "  daily  resorted  there  in  great  numbers  and  oft-times 
threatened  those  employed  in  building  and  clearing  the  land, 
who  used  several  stratagems  to  get  them  from  off  those 
lands."  The  company  also  built  a  double  saw-mill,  probably 
on  what  has  since  been  called  Mill  Creek  or  River  ;  bought 
a  sloop,  and  employed  other  vessels  and  a  number  of  men 
in  the  undertaking ;  erected  near  30  "  frames  for  houses ;" 
and  were  engaging  persons  to  begin  the  settlement.     In  con- 

*  Ind.  Conference  of  1717.  t  Com.  Rep.  p.  95,  6,   111,  127. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  33 

sequence  of  the  jealousy  and  hostile  disposition  of  the  In- 
dians, a  garrison  of  20  men  was  maintained,  provided  with 
cannon,  small  arms,  and  other  means  of  defence.  These 
were  put  under  the  command  of  Capt.  Thomas  Westbrook, 
one  of  the  "  20  associates."* 

1721.  Instigated  by  the  French  Jesuits,  the  Indians  in 
1721  began  to  make  aggressions  in  various  places,  killing 
cattle  and  insulting  and  threatening  the  inhabitants.  Meas- 
ures were  taken  by  the  English  to  counteract  this  French  in- 
fluence ;  the  Rev.  Mr.  Baxter,  missionary,  spent  a  portion  of 
this  year  at  St.  George's,  and  efforts  were  made  to  conciliate 
the  tribe  at  Penobscot,  who  had  not  yet  committed  them- 
selves. The  more  aged  chiefs  of  that,  as  well  as  other  tribes, 
were  inclined  to  peace  ;  but,  by  the  redoubled  efforts  of  the 
French,  the  tribes  were  divided  in  opinion  and  outrages  fre- 
quently committed.  On  the  arrival  at  Arrowsic  of  200  or 
more,  accompanied  by  Rale  and  Castine,  threatening  to  de- 
stroy the  inhabitants  unless  they  immediately  removed,  the 
Indians  were  directed  to  deliver  up  Rale  and  every  Jesuit 
priest,  on  pain  of  being  treated  as  rebels  and  traitors,  and  an 
order  issued  for  seizing  and  sending  to  Boston  any  Indian 
seen  in  arms.  Under  this  order  Castine  was  seized  at  his 
residence  and  transported  to  Boston.  But,  as  it  was  difficult 
to  define  his  offence,  and  he  gave  a  satisfactory  account  of 
his  conduct,  he  was  discharged  after  a  confinement  of  five 
months. t 

1722.  In  1722  a  farther  attempt  was  made  to  reconcile 
the  natives  and  attach  them  to  the  English  interest;  but  many 
things  combined  to  frustrate  and  render  hopeless  all  farther 
efforts  of  the  kind.  The  fourth  Indian  war,  called  "  the  three 
years,  or  Lovewell's  war,"  was  commenced  June  13,  1722, 
and  carried  on  by  the  savages  alone,  unaided,  openly,  by 
their  former  allies.  The  first  attack  was  made  at  Merry-meet- 
ing, where  nine  families  were  taken  captive.  At  Damaris- 
cove  a  party  of  six  took  a  fishing  vessel,  pinioned  and  beat 
the  master  and  crew,  who  at  length  getting  loose,  fell  sud- 
denly upon  their  assailants,  mortally  wounding  two  and 
throwing  one  overboard.  About  this  time  some  persons  at 
Pemaquid,  and  Wm.  Hilton  at  Broad  Cove,  were  killed  ;  and 
the  family  of  Mr.  Pierce  at  Muscongus  removed  for  safety. 
It  was  probably  about  this  time,  also,  that  Mrs.  Gray  and  her 

*  Report  of  Committee,  General  Court,  1731.     Waldo's  petition  to 
Gov.  Belcher,  Mass.  MS.  papers,  vol.  114,  p.  116,  152. 
t  2  Will.  His.  p.  106,  8,  &c. 


34  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

six  children  were  massacred  at  Damariscotta  on  the  place 
subsequently  purchased  by  Hon.  John  Farley.* 

The  next  attack  was  at  St.  George's,  On  the  15th  of  June 
a  body  of  200  Indians  surprised  and  burnt  the  proprietor's 
sloop,  killed  one  and  took  six  men  prisoners,  burnt  the  saw- 
mill, some  houses  and  frames,  and  made  a  vigorous  attack 
upon  the  blockhouses,  which  with  difficulty  were  saved  by 
the  bravery  of  the  garrison.t 

On  the  24th  of  Aug.  during  the  absence  of  Capt.  West- 
brook  at  Boston,  a  still  larger  body  from  Penobscot,  accom- 
panied by  a  friar  and  two  Frenchmen,  renewed  the  attack, 
killed  five  men  that  were  out  of  the  garrison,  and  "  continued 
the  assault  twelve  days  and  nights  furiously,"  now  and  then 
sending  a  flag  of  truce  to  invite  the  garrison  to  surrender, 
promising  to  give  them  good  quarter  and  transport  them  to 
Boston.  The  garrison  replied  that  they  "  wanted  no  quarter 
at  their  hands,  dared  them  to  come  on,  told  them  that  these 
were  King  George's  lands,  and  that  they  would  deliver  them 
up  but  with  the  last  drops  of  their  blood."  The  assailants 
persevered,  and  made  considerable  progress  in  undermining 
one  side  of  the  fortification ;  but  a  heavy  rain  causing  the 
earth  to  cave  in  upon  them,  they  finally  abandoned  the  siege 
with  a  loss  of  twenty  of  their  number.  James  Armstrong 
was  Lieutenant,  and  probably  commanded  at  the  time  of  this 
affair.  Three  of  the  men  killed  were  Joseph  Hunter,  Joseph 
Muckamog  and  James  Nigh.  The  Indians  brought  with 
them  five  of  the  captives  taken  in  June  ;  and  the  other, 
Joshua  Rose,  being  left  at  Penobscot,  made  his  escape,  found 
his  way  to  St.  George's  after  six  days  travel,  and  was  taken 
into  the  fort  the  second  day  of  the  siege.  On  the  breaking 
up  of  the  siege,  one  of  the  five  captives  was  sent  in  to  know 
if  the  English  would  ransom  them,  and,  being  told  they 
could  not  for  want  of  orders,  he  returned  to  his  captors,  but 
on  arriving  at  Penobscot  was  "  frankly  released,"  with  two 
others.  According  to  these  captives,  the  Indians  during  the 
siege  subsisted  chiefly  on  seals,  which  they  caught  daily  in 
the  river.| 

This  fort  having  been  supported  thus  far  by  the  proprietors 
at  their  own  expense,  it  had  been  proposed  by  Mr.  Leverett, 
as  the  country  was  in  a  state  of  war  and  the  work  needed 
for  the  general  defence,  to  make  it  a   public  garrison.     This 

*  Com.  Rep.  p.  111.  J  Pierce's  Dep.  p.  152.  Hon.  J.  Farley's 
Dep. 

t  Rep.  Committee,  General  Court,  1731.     Mass.  MS.  papers, 
t  Westbrook's  Letter,  Sec.  Office,  Bos. 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  35 

was  accordingly  done ;  and  Capt.  Westbrook  returned  soon 
after  the  siege  with  two  sloops  and  a  reinforcement  of  men. 
The  soldiers'  wages,  paid  in  paper  money  at  60  per  cent, 
discount,  were  at  this  time  as  follows ;  to  a  captain  per  month, 
.£7,  equal  to  $12,44;  to  a  Lieutenant  c£4,  equal  to  $7,11  ; 
to  a  Sergeant,  £2^  18s.  equal  to  $5,15 ;  to  a  Corporal  £2,  5s. 
equal  to  $4  ;  and  to  a  private  £2^  equal  to  $3,55.* 

1723.  On  the  11th  February,  1723,  Capt.  Westbrook, 
now  Colonel  and  Commander  in  Chief  in  this  quarter,  left 
Kennebec  with  two  hundred  and  thirty  men,  and  with  small 
vessels  and  whale  boats  ranged  the  coast  as  far  eastward  as 
Mt.  Desert.  He  then  sailed  up  the  Penobscot  ;  marched 
thirty-two  miles  by  land  ;  arrived  at  the  principal  Indian  fort, 
which  was  a  stockade,  seventy  yards  by  fifty  in  extent,  en- 
closing twenty-three  houses,  or  wigwams, t  which  at  this  time 
were  deserted  ;  and,  having  burnt  the  whole,  together  with 
the  chapel  J  and  priest's  house,  returned  to  the  fort  at  St. 
George's,  with  the  loss  of  the  chaplain.  Rev.  Benj.  Gibson, 
and  three  men,  whose  bodies  on  his  arrival  were  buried  at 
that  fort. 

During  this  season,  great  sickness  prevailed  among  the  east- 
ern soldiers  ;  and  little,  besides  defensive  measures,  was  ac- 
complished. No  settlement,  house,  or  vessel  at  anchor,  in 
these  eastern  parts,  was  safe  from  aggression.  On  the  25th 
of  Dec.  the  Indians  made  an  attack  upon  the  fort  at  St. 
George's  river.  Being  fortunate  enough  to  take  two  prison- 
ers, who  gave  them  intelligence  concerning  the  indefensible 
condition  of  the  garrison,  the  assailants,  about  sixty  in  num- 
ber, were  encouraged  to  prosecute  the  siege  for  thirty  days, 
with  a  resolution,  or  rather  madness,  that  was  desperate. 
They  seemed  to  be  flushed  with  the  absolute  certainty  of  com- 
pelling a  surrender  of  the  fort.  But  Capt.  Kennedy,  who 
was  now  the  commanding  officer,  being  a  man  of  intrepid 
courage,  held  out  till  Col.  Westbrook  arrived  and  put  the 
enemy  to  flight.  § 

*  2  Belk.  N.  H.  p.  45. 

t  Westbrook  says  in  his  letter  to  the  Governor,  '*  23  houses  built 
regular."     See  his  Letter,  Mass.  MS.  Papers,  Vol.  51,  p.  H76. 

t  This,  according  to  the  captives  previously  released,  who  were 
forced  to  assist  in  rebuilding  the  fort  and  retained  by  Westbrook  as 
guides  in  this  expedition,  was  60  feet  long,  30  wide,  12  high,  and 
furnished  with  a  bell  which  was  rung  morning  and  evening.  The 
captives  also  stated  that  they  saw,  in  July,  12  or  13  barrels  of  gun- 
powder brought  there  from  Canada.  Westbrook's  Letter  to  Gov. 
Shute  in  Sec.  Office,  Mass. 

§  2  Hutch.  His.  p.  276. 


36  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

1724.  In  the  following  spring,  Capt.  Josiah  Winslow  was 
left  in  command  of  this  fort.  He  was  a  young  man  of  great 
promise,  a  recent  graduate  of  Harvard  college,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  one  of  the  most  respectable  families  of  the  colony. 
His  grandfather  and  great-grandfather  had  each  been  gover- 
nor of  Plymouth  ;  and  his  father  and  other  members  of  the 
family  were  distinguished  for  their  civil  and  military  services. 
On  the  30th  of  April,*  it  being  an  inviting  morning,  he  select- 
ed sixteen  of  the  ablest  men  belonging  to  the  garrison,  and, 
in  a  couple  of  staunch  whale-boats,  proceeded  down  the  river 
to  the  Green  Islandt  which  at  this  season  of  the  year  was  fre- 
quented by  the  Indians  for  fowling.  Here  they  hauled  up 
their  boats  and  lay  close  during  the  night,  and  part  of  the 
succeeding  day.  Not  discovering  any  Indians,  they  left  the 
island,  about  two  hours  before  sunset,  on  their  return.  But  as 
they  were  ascending  the  river,  they  were  beset  by  a  large 
party  of  natives  who  were  passing  down  the  same  in  canoes 
and  now  lay  concealed  on  both  of  its  banks.  The  Indians 
being  undiscovered,  the  party,  but  for  an  accidental  occur- 
rence, might  perhaps  have  passed  them  in  safety.  One  of 
the  men  in  the  second  boat,  perceiving  a  flock  of  water-fowl, 
imprudently  fired  and  shot  one  of  them.  Turning  to  pick  up 
the  fowl,  Sergeant  Harvey,  who  commanded  the  boat,  was 
called  to  by  Capt.  Winslow,  in  the  other,  then  somewhat 
ahead,  and  advised  not  to  follow  the  fowl,  but  keep  close  to 
him,  as  they  knew  not  what  they  might  meet  with,  before 
reaching  the  fort.  Harvey  replied  "  go  easy  upon  your  oars 
and  I  will  be  presently  up  whh  you."  But  following  the 
fowl  too  long  and  going  too  near  the  western  side  of  the 
river,  the  Indians  fired  from  the  shore,  killed  three  of  the 
men,  and  attempted  to  surround  him  in  their  canoes.  Harvey 
gallantly  returned  the  fire,  but,  finding  himself  overpowered, 
retreated  and  landed  with  his  party  on  the  opposite  side. 
Here  they  were  attacked  by  another  party  and  maintained  a 
sharp  contest  with  abundance  of  courage,  till  the  whole  were 
slain,  except  three  Christian  Indians  who  escaped  and  carried 
the  news  to  the  fort.  Capt.  Winslow,  who  was  considerably 
uhead  and  out   of  danger,  when   the   attack  was  made  upon 

*  May  11th,  new  style. 

t  Penhailow  and  Williamson  suppose  this  to  liave  been  one  of  the 
Green  Islands  in  Penobscot  Bay  ;  but  the  time  was  liardly  sufficient 
for  so  great  a  distance  ;  and  Mather,  who  published  a  sermon  on  the 
occasion,  and  whose  information  was  derived  from  the  Christian  In- 
dians who  escaped,  evidently  believed  tlie  island  was  in  the  river. 
Might  it  not  have  been  Henderson's  or  (jorulola  Island  ? 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  37 

Harvey,  immediately  hastened  back  to  his  assistance.  But 
before  reaching  the  scene  of  action,  he  was  himself  siu'- 
rounded  by  thirty  or  forty  canoes  filled  with  armed  savages, 
who  rushed  upon  him  from  both  sides  of  the  river.  Com- 
mencing the  attack  with  a  hideous  yell,  they  attempted  to 
board  his  boat  and  make  prisoners  of  the  whole  party.  He 
suilered  them  to  approach  within  a  short  distance  and  then 
opened  upon  them  a  brisk  and  destructive  fire.  This  did  not 
deter  them  from  coming  alongside,  where  they  were  so 
fiercely  repulsed  and  beat  off  with  clubbed  muskets,  that  they 
fell  off  and  maintained  the  contest  at  a  distance.  They  were 
so  struck  with  young  Winslow's  courage,  that  they  offered 
him  quarter,  if  he  would  surrender  himself  and  company  ; 
but  he  refused  it  ;  and  continued  the  fight  until  the  dusk  of 
the  evening,  when  the  most  of  his  men  being  slain,  he  has- 
tened ashore  on  the  western  bank  with  two  or  three  that  were 
left.  Here  they  were  again  beset  and  all  cut  off.  Winslow 
being  shot  down  and  having  his  thigh  broken,  the  Indians,  when 
they  saw  him  fall,  ran  towards  him  ;  and  yet  then  he  recovered 
on  his  other  knee  and  shot  down  one  of  his  enemies  ere  they 
could  despatch  him.  Thus  perished  this  gallant  little  band, 
leaving  none  but  the  Indians  aforesaid  to  tell  the  story  of  their 
melancholy  end.  Their  accomplished  commander  had  been 
observed  in  a  pensive  mood  some  days  before  the  expedition, 
and  on  divers  occasions  had  let  fall  expressions,  which,  like 
that  to  Harvey  when  turning  aside  for  the  fowl,  seemed  to 
indicate  a  presentiment  of  his  fate.  He  fell,  greatly  beloved 
and  universally  lamented,  in  the  twenty-third  year  of  his  age.* 
In  this  action,  inconsiderable  as  were  the  numbers  engaged, 
there  was  a  remarkable  display,  on  both  sides,  of  boldness 
and  good  conduct.  The  Tarratines,  who  were  rather  a  val- 
iant, than  a  cruel  people,  composed  the  Indian  party  ;  and 
their  loss,  though  never  known,  is  supposed  to  have  doubled 
ours.  For  want  of  men  to  go  in  search  of  their  bodies,  it 
was  never  known  whether  our  gallant  little  band  were  interred 
by  the  savages,  or  their  flesh  devoured  by  wild  beasts,  and 
their  bones  left  bleaching  in  the  sun  till  concealed  by  the 
leaves  of  autumn.t 


*  Cotton  Mather's  Sermon  dedicated   to  Col.    J.    Winslow.      Pen- 
hallow's  Ind.  Wars,  p.  99.    VVestbrook's  letter  to  Gov. —  Sec.  Otfic©, 

t  The  winds,  that  through  tlie  vernal  bowers 

Or  AutLiinn's  leafless  branches  moan, 
Passed,  sighing,  o'er  their  place  of  rest 

To  all  surviving  friends  unknown. 
4 


38  ANNALS     OFWARREN. 

So  well  prepared,  this  year,  were  most  of  the  places  as- 
sailed, to  defend  themselves,  that  the  Indians  were  unable  to 
take  any  considerable  booty  from  the  frontiers  ;  and  therefore 
they  rushed  down  upon  the  seacoast,  and  undertook  to  sieze 
upon  all  the  vessels  they  could  find  in  the  eastern  harbors. 
New  to  them  as  this  kind  of  enterprise  was,  they  were,  in  a 
few  weeks,  in  possession  of  twenty-two  vessels  of  various  de- 
scriptions ;  one  of  which  was  a  large  schooner  armed  with 
two  swivels  ;  two  were  shallops  taken  at  the  Isles  of  Shoals  ; 
eight  were  fishing  vessels,  found  at  Fox  Island  thoroughfare  ; 
and  the  others  were  surprised  and  taken  in  different  places. 
In  these  seizures,  they  killed  twenty-two  men  and  retained 
a  still  greater  number  prisoners.  Generally  these  were  the 
masters  or  skippers,  and  the  best  sailors,  whom  they  compelled 
to  serve  on  board  their  prizes. 

A  part  of  the  fleet  proceeded  up  the  river  St.  George's, 
once  more  fully  determined  to  lay  the  fort  in  ashes.  To  ef- 
fect their  purpose,  the  savage  crews  now  filled  a  couple  of 
their  shallops  with  combustibles,  which  were  set  on  fire  and 
urged  so  near  the  block  house  that  they  would  have  com- 
municated the  flames,  had  not  individual  exertion  prevented. 
The  Indians  then  offered  favorable  terms,  provided  the  garri- 
son would  surrender.  But  every  lisp  of  the  kind  was 
promptly   rejected  ;   and    as  they  were  utterly  unable  to  take 


The  tears  which  fond  affection  poured, 

Or  love  in  secret  sadness  shed, 
Uodewed  indeed  a  distant  sward, 

But  fell  not  on  their  lonely  bed. 

No  column  proud,  no  humble  stone, 

To  mark  the  spot,  was  reared  for  them  ; 

The  evening  thrush  and  heating  surge 
Performed  their  only  requiem. 

But  oft,  I  ween,  the  maiden's  heart, 
Who  walks  with  pensive  step  at  eve, 

By  some  mysteri(jus  influence  lield 
Shall  pause  upon  the  spot  to  grieve  j 

And  spell  bound,  'neath  the  silent  moon 
And  stars  that  saw  that  night  of  anguish, 

Allow  her  soul,  she  knows  not  why, 
In  sorrows  unexplained  to  languish. 

Watch  on,  from  age  to  age,  ye  stars  ! 

And  beat,  thou  surge,  with  ceaseless  moan 
Sing  on,  sweet  thrush,  and  maiden  weep, 

Whei*e  rest  the  brave  to  all  unknown  ! 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  39 

or  destroy  the  fortification,  either  by  force  or  stratagem,  they 
retired  without  doing  any  considerable  injury. 

Against  this  new  force  of  the  enemy,  two  vessels  were 
despatched  with  twenty  men  from  New  Hampshire,  but  re- 
turned without  success.  Two  others  were  sent  under  Jack- 
son of  Kittery  and  Lakeman  of  Ipswich.  These,  after  an 
action  with  the  enemy,  in  which  Jackson  and  several  of  his 
men  were  wounded,  and  his  sails  and  rigging  so  badly  cut  up 
that  his  pursuit  was  impeded,  finally  drove  them  into  Pe- 
nobscot. Here  they  found  them  assisted  and  covered  by  so 
large  a  body  of  natives  that  they  were  forced  to  retire.  When 
another  expedition  of  three  vessels  went  from  Boston  against 
them,  they  had  become  tired  of  this  maritime  warfare ;  their 
vessels  were  dispersed,  and  no  intelligence  could  afterwards 
be  obtained  of  them.* 

Thus  far  the  Indians  had  conducted  the  war  with  great 
spirit  and  prudence,  and  their  success  greatly  preponderated 
over  that  of  the  English,  whose  measures  were  chiefly  of  a 
defensive  character.  But  the  destruction  of  Norridgewock 
and  the  death  of  the  Jesuit  Rale,  in  August  of  this  year, 
broke  the  spirit  and  strength  of  the  Canibas  tribe ;  whilst  the 
several  expeditions  of  Capt.  Lovewell  in  the  winter,  and  his 
sanguinary  engagement  at  Pegwacket  the  following  spring, 
so  discouraged  the  remainder  of  the  Abenaques  tribes  that 
they  never  recovered.  The  star  of  the  confederacy,  pale 
and  declining,  from  that  time  gradually  settled  in  darkness. 

1725-  Proffers  of  negotiation  were  made  and  recipro- 
cated by  means  of  the  hostages  that  were  still  retained  at 
Boston ;  but  its  progress  was  retarded  by  several  untoward 
events  not  very  creditable  to  the  English  name.  The  first 
of  these  was  the  expedition  of  Capt.  Heath  to  Penobscot. 
Learning  that  the  Indians  had  rebuilt  their  villagef  in  a  more 
advantageous  situation,  about  three  miles  above  the  mouth  of 
the  Kenduskeag,  he  marched  across  from  the  Kennebec,  and 
finding  the  inhabitants  fled,  laid  their  dwellings  in  ashes,  and 
returned  without  meeting  the  enemy.  This  was  a  bold  en- 
terprise ;  but,  hearing  on  his  return  to  St.  George's  river  that 
the  Indians  had  proposed  a  negotiation  for  peace,  he  and  the 
authorities  kept  the  particulars  as  secret  as  possible. | 

The  second  occurrence,  June  20th,  reflected  much  dishonor 


*  2  Will.  His.  p.  128,  129. 

t  This  was  in  the  present  city  of  Bangor  and  consisted  of  about  50 
dwellings. —  Hutch. 
t  11  Mass.  Rec.  p.  396. 


40  ANNALSOFWARREN. 

upon  the  English  character.  This  was  a  violent  assault  by 
a  scout  from  the  garrison  at  St.  George's  upon  a  party  of 
Indians  bound  to  the  fort,  under  a  flag  of  truce.  There  was 
for  a  few  minutes  a  smart  combat  between  them,  in  which 
one  of  the  scout  was  killed  and  another  wounded.  The  best 
excuse  which  could  be  framed  for  this  error,  was  the  honest 
jealousy  excited  by  repeated  instances  of  savage  treachery. 
The  effect  of  this  outrage  was  aggravated  by  a  treacherous 
assault  upon  Castine  the  younger  by  the  captain  of  a  sloop, 
who  by  a  flag  of  truce  enticed  him  on  board  his  vessel  and 
violently  took  from  him  a  captive  whom  he  had  redeemed 
from  the  savages.  After  some  farther  outrages,  Castine  shot 
one  of  the  men  and  with  his  boy  escaped  to  the  woods.* 

Notwithstanding  these  events,  so  disposed  were  the  natives 
for  peace,  that  thirteen  of  their  chiefs  on  the  2d  of  July  held 
a  conference  at  St.  George's  fort  with  John  Stoddard  and 
John  Wainwright,  commissioners  sent  by  Massachusetts  to 
treat  with  them.  This  conference  was  conducted  in  a  very 
pacific  manner  and  led  to  an  appointment  of  another  meeting 
at  Boston  for  the  conclusion  of  a  treaty.  In  the  mean  time 
two  vessels,  being  seized  by  the  enemy  at  Damariscove, 
were  committed  to  the  flames,  and  the  masters  and  crews, 
consisting  of  seven  men  and  a  boy,  were  carried  to  Sagada- 
hoc and  barbarously  beat  to  death.  But  this  was  among  the 
last  efforts  of  the  eastern  Indians,  and  closed  the  scene  of 
blood  for  the  present  year. 

At  th-p  meeting  in  Boston,  Nov.  10th,  the  Indians  long 
insisted  that  Fort  Richmond  on  the  Kennebec  and  the  block- 
house at  St.  George's  should  be  abandoned,  and  that  a  bound- 
ary should  be  drawn  straight  from  Teconnet  to  Saco.  But 
these  terms  not  being  acceded  to,  it  was  finally  agreed  that 
the  Indians  should  enjoy  the  lands  and  liberties  not  conveyed 
to  the  English  nor  possessed  by  them,  together  with  the 
privileges  of  hunting,  fishing,  and  fowling,  as  formerly ;  that 
they  should  maintain  peace  and  enter  into  no  combinations 
against  the  English,  who,  on  their  part,  were  to  regulate  the 
whole  trade  of  the  country,  and  open  a  trading-house  at  St. 
Greorge's  to  be  constantly  supplied  with  goods  1o  the  amount 
of  c£700  for  the  supply  of  the  Indians  in  fair  and  honorable 
trade. 

The  command  of  St.  George's  fort  and  garrison  was,  Dec. 
13,    1725,  committed    to  John   Gyles,   the  builder  and  late 

*  2  Will.  His.  p.  144.     Penhallow'^Ind.  Wars,  «fec. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  41 

commander  of  Fort  George  at  Pejepscot,  now  Brunswick. 
He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Gyles,  Esq.  of  Pemaquid,  who 
had  been  Chief  Justice  of  the  County  of  Cornwall  when 
under  the  government  of  the  Duke  of  York.  When  his 
father  was  killed  by  the  Indians,  Aug.  2,  1689,  John,  then  a 
young  lad,  was,  together  with  his  mother,  one  brother  and 
two  little  sisters,  taken  captive  and  carried  off  into  the  wild- 
erness. After  a  captivity  of  nearly  nine  years,  during  which 
he  had  many  narrow  escapes  and  became  familiar  with  the  In- 
dian tongue,  he  was  set  at  liberty  and  was  immediately  taken 
into  public  service  at  Boston.  He  was  employed  as  Indian  in- 
terpreter at  various  places,  had  a  lieutenant's  and  afterwards 
captain's  commission  at  Casco,  Pejepscot,  and  St.  George's 
where  he  probably  commanded  till  1736  or  later.* 

The  last  mentioned  treaty  was  signed  Dec.  15th  by  the  four 
Sagamore  delegates,  and  has  since  been  denominated  Dum- 
mer's  treaty  ;  than  which,  none  ever  made  by  the  parties  has 
been  more  celebrated  or  lasting. 

1726-  This  treaty  was  finally  ratified  at  Falmouth, 
Aug,  6,  1726,  by  Gov.  Dummer  and  a  large  retinue  from 
Boston,  who  there  met  Wenemovet,  chief  Sachem  of  the 
Tairatines,  and  40  other  chiefs  of  that  and  the  associate 
tribes.  They  made  an  earnest  request  that  no  vessels  in  the 
harbors  nor  taverns  on  shore  should  be  permitted  to  sell  liquors 
to  their  young  men  ;  and  Gov.  Dummer  gave  them  the  most 
solemn  assurances  that  this  request  should  be  complied  with. 
They  insisted,  also,  upon  the  "  removal  of  those  two  houses 
mentioned  last  winter,"  (Forts  St.  George's  and  Richmond.) 
"  If  they  were  removed  there  would,"  said  they,  "  be  no 
diflnculty  among  the  tribes.  We  can't  find  any  Record  in  our 
memory  nor  in  the  memory  of  our  Grand  Fathers,  that  the 
Penobscutt  tribe  have  sold  any  land.  As  to  the  deeds  mention- 
ed last  winter  made  by  Medoccewanda  and  Sheepscutt  John, 
they  were  not  Penobscutt  Indians,  one  belonging  to  Mechias 
Madockewando,  the  other  towards  Boston,  If  we  should  find  in 
reality  that  the  lands  were  purchased  of  the  right  owners  we 
should  not  have  insisted  upon  it,  nor  have  opened  our  Mouths, 
we  would  not  pretend  to  tell  a  Lye  about  it,  for  we  know  that 
God  will  be  angry  with  the  man  that  tells  a  Lye,  We  do  not 
remember  of  any  settlements  at  St.  George's,  we  remember  a 
pretty  while,  and  as  long  as  we  remember,  the  place  where  the 

*  See  (lyles's  Captivity  first  published  in  1736  and  republished  in 
Tragedies  of  the  Wilderness,  by  S.  G.  Drake,  1846. 

4* 


42  ANNALSOFWARKEN. 

garrison  stands  was  filled  with  Great  Long  Grown  Trees."* 
But  after  a  farther  conference  on  the  subject  of  these  deeds 
with  the  committee  of  claims  in  attendance,  they  agreed  to 
waive  the  matter  for  the  present,  and  solemnly  ratified  and  con- 
firmed the  treaty.  Thus  terminated  this  fourth  Indian  war, 
the  first  which  the  natives  had  carried  on  without  foreign  as- 
sistance, and  remarkable  alike  for  the  boldness  and  success  with 
which  it  was  conducted  on  their  part,  and  the  brilliant  achieve- 
ments of  the  English,  which  finally  brought  it  to  a  close. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

FROM     1726    TO     1741,    INCLUDING     THE      FIRST     SETTLEMENTS     AT    ST. 

George's  and  broad   bay. 

One  of  the  first  measures  of  the  government  after  the 
peace,  was  the  establishment  of  truckhouses  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  the  Indians  according  to  the  provisions  of  the  treaty. 
The  most  eastern  of  these  was  at  St.  George's  fort  ;  and  the 
first  truckmaster  there,  as  the  superintendent  was  called,  was 
Thomas  Smith,  one  of  the  20  associates,  who  had  been  re- 
commended by  the  Indians  at  the  conference.  Goods  were 
furnished  by  the  government,  and  the  agents  were  allowed  to 
add  to  the  first  cost  a  sufiicient  sum  to  cover  the  freight  and 
waste.  At  times,  also,  presents  were  made  and  entertain- 
ments given  to  the  Indians  at  the  public  expense.  Care  being 
taken  in  the  selection  of  suitable  agents,  these  truckhouses 
had  a  salutary  effect ;  and  the  Indians  soon  finding  they  could 
purchase  goods  here  cheaper  and  better  than  in  Canada,  a 
friendly  disposition  grew  up  amongst  them.  Every  thing 
now  indicated  a  permanent  peace. 

It  was,  however,  difficult  for  the  government  to  carry  out 
these  amicable  intentions.  Private  traders  were  eager  to 
participate  in  the  profits  of  Indian  traffic,  and  too  often  un- 
scrupulous in  the  means  of  augmenting  them.  Ardent  spirits 
were  sold,  and,  in  the  intoxication  they  produced,  every  ad- 
vantao-e  was  taken,  perhaps,  and  every  fraud  practised.  Gov- 
ernment agents,  and  sometimes  the  Indians  themselves,  en- 
deavored to  restrain  these  practices  by  indictments  and  prose- 

*  Printed  Indian  Conf.  qf  1726. 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  43 

cution.  In  retaliation,  charges  were  made  against  the  agents 
as  guihy  of  the  same  conduct,  and  wishing  for  their  own  ben- 
efit to  monopolise  the  profits.  From  the  unsettled  state  of  the 
country  and  the  distance  of  the  place  of  trial,  it  was  difficult 
to  obtain  conviction.  One  Michael  Micum,  Macom,  or  Mal- 
com,  seems  to  have  been  engaged  in  this  illicit  traffic  at  va- 
rious places,  and  was  frequently  complained  of;  though  he 
was  usually  discharged  on  the  payment  of  Court  fees.  In 
1726  he  is  described  as  Michael  Micum  of  Georgetown,  in 
1736  as  Michael  Macom  of  a  place  called  Augusta,*  and  in 
1744  he  is  styled  Michael  Malcom  of  St.  George,  trader.  He 
was,  probably,  the  son  of  John  Malcom  of  Brunswick,  who 
also,  as  well  as  Elizabeth  Malcom  of  the  same  place,  was 
indicted  for  the  same  offence  in  1739  and  1740.t 

1727.  At  another  conference  held  with  Gov.  Dummer, 
1727,  the  Indians  called  the  attention  of  the  Governor  to 
truckmasters,  said  "  the  first  sent  to  St.  George's  we  liked 
very  well  ;  we  liked  Mr.  Mountfort  very  well ;  we  have  noth- 
ing to  say  against  Capt.  Gyles  at  all  ;  he  is  a  man  that  is 
agreeable  to  us.  But  it  is  very  strange  to  us  that  now  the 
truck  master  is  come  away,  the  door  is  fast  ;  the  key  is 
turned  on  the  lock,  and  we  cannot  get  any  thing  now,  nor  can 
our  wives  and  children  get  the  necessaries  of  life.  We  desire 
Mr.  Mountfort  may  be  sent  there."  But  the  Indians  at  Pejep- 
scot  and  Ammerescoggin  spoke  highly  of  Capt.  Gyles,  and 
wished  to  have  him  appointed  to  Fort  George.  The  Indians 
having  also  desired  that  a  gunsmith  reside  at  St.  George's, 
the  Governor  promised  to  furnish  one.  The  Chief  then  in- 
quired whether  "  they  must  pay  the  gunsmith  that  comes  to 
St.  George's,  or  whether  the  English  government  would  pay 
him  ?"  To  which  the  Governor  replied  that  the  smith  should 
charge  moderately  for  his  work,  and,  to  enable  him  to  do  so, 
should  be  victualled  at  the  blockhouse  ;  and,  in  case  he 
cheated  or  made  exorbitant  charges,  he  should  be  discarded. { 

From  the  language,  somewhat  ambiguous,  used  by  the  In- 
dians at  this  and  the  preceding  conference,  we  infer  that  Capt. 
Gyles  was  not  altogether  popular  among  them.  Perhaps, 
like  his  father  at  Pemaquid,  he  might  have  been  too  rigid  and 
puritanical  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  to  suit  these  undisci- 
plined sons  of  the  forest.     It  is  probable,  also,  as  the  office  of 

*  This  was  an  abortive  settlement  commenced  at  Small  Point. —  J. 
McKeen's  communication  to  the  author. 

t  York  Records  and  communication  of  Hon.  R.  Mclntire. 
t  See  printed  Ind.  Conf.  of  1727. 


44  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

truckmast^r  was  lucrative  and  annually  filled  by  the  Legisla- 
ture, that  some  little  competition  had  sprung  up  and  the  influ- 
ence of  the  Indians  was  sought  for  by  the  different  candidates. 
Something,  not  fully  explained,  on  both  these  points,  may, 
perhaps,  be  inferred  from  the  following  letter  of  the  truck- 
master  to  his  son,  the  first  settled  minister  of  Falmouth. 
"  To  ye  Rev.  Mr.  Thomas  Smith  at  Falmouth,  Casco  Bay. 
Per  Lt.  Wright.  St.  George's  Fort,  April  6,  1727.  Last 
night  arrived  here  Lt.  Wright  with  express  from  his  Honor 
the  Lt.  Governor,  chiefly  relating  to  the  Lidians  killing  of  a 
cow  and  some  swine  in  the  beginning  of  February  at  Montin- 
icus.  I  suppose  there  is  not  paper  or  ink  at  Falmouth  or  you 
would  have  wrote  me.  I  wrote  you  by  Sanders,  as  also  by 
Mr.  Nutting,  both  which  I  suppose  you  have  received.  Capt. 
Giles  gives  his  service  to  you  and  entreats  you  will  favor  him 
so  far,  if  you  can  so  order  it,  as  to  give  us  a  visit  here  and 
preach  on  a  Sabbath  ;  Lt.  Wright  offers  that  if  you  will  do 
it,  he  will  both  come  with  you  and  carry  you  back  in  his 
schooner  free  from  all  charge.  I  expect  to  hear  from  you  by 
return  of  Mr  Nutting  and  all  opportunities.  I  am,  your  affec- 
tionate Father,  T.  Smith."  In  a  postscript  he  adds,  "  at 
Boston  it's  much  talked  of  that  here  is  great  difference  and 
disagreement  between  Capt.  Giles  and  myself  ;  if  there 
should  be  the  same  at  Falmouth,  you  may  assure  any  body 
that  we  have  not  had  the  least  angry  word  or  difference  since 
my  arrival  here  from  Boston.  By  Sander's  last  trip  I  had 
letters  which  inform  me  of  the  great  interest  that  J.  G,  has 
with  his  Honor,  &c.  And  now  I  would  that  you  treat  Lt. 
Wright  with  all  possible  civility,  he  having  made  sundry  ob- 
servations here  that  he  says  he  will  commit  to  writing  and 
deliver  to  you  ;  the  copy  of  which  I  would  have  you  transmit 
to  me,  but  the  original  to  keep  safe  and  very  private.    T.  S."* 

1728.  George  II.  having  succeeded  to  the  throne,  Wm. 
Burnet  was  the  following  year  appointed  Governor  of  the 
colony. 

On  the  28th  of  Nov.  1728,  Capt.  Gyles,  commander  of 
the  garrison  at  St.  George's  Fort,  received  a  commission  as  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  was,  probably,  the  first  civil  magis- 
trate resident  on  the  banks  of  this  river.t 

1729.  The  eastern  country  had  not,  since  the  peace, 
been  filling  with  settlements  and   multiplying   improvements 

*  Willis's  Jour.  Rev.  T.  Smith,  p.  65  and  Editor's  note, 
t  Giles's  Captivity. 


ANNALSOFAVARREN.  45 

equal  to  expectation.  Encouragement  was  not  offered  suffi- 
cient to  induce  settlers  to  leave  the  older  towns  ;  and  the 
introduction  of  foreigners  was  discouraged  by  burdensome 
restrictions. 

The  proprietors  of  the  Muscongus  Patent,  however,  renew- 
ed their  efforts  for  a  settlement  at  St.  George's.  They  had 
actually  engaged  a  minister  of  the  gospel  and  120  families 
to  go  down  and  settle  there;  but  the  measure  was  interrupted 
by  Col.  David  Dunbar,  who  positively  forbade  their  proceed- 
ing upon  any  other  condition  than  that  of  taking  deeds  under 
him,  to  the  acknowledgment  of  the  invalidity  of  their  own 
title.*  Dunbar,  a  reduced  and  indigent  colonel  of  the  army, 
recently  appointed  surveyor  of  the  king's  woods  in  America, 
by  the  aid  of  persons  inimical  to  the  puritans,  had  obtained  a 
royal  order  by  which  the  entire  Province  of  Sagadahoc  was 
given  into  his  hands,  and  he  directed  to  settle,  superintend, 
and  govern  it ;  little  more  being  required  of  him  than  to  pre- 
serve 300,000  acres  of  the  best  pine  and  oak  for  the  use  of 
the  crown.  Having  secured  the  aid  of  the  Governor  of 
Nova  Scotia,  he  took  up  his  residence  at  Pemaquid,  repaired 
the  fort  which  he  now  named  Fort  Frederick,  laid  out  a  city 
near  it,  and,  by  regranting  the  lands  without  much  regard  to 
the  rights  of  the  former  occupants,  added  to  the  conflicting 
titles  which  already  existed  in  that  neighborhood.  The  gov- 
ernor of  Nova  Scotia  was  called  upon  to  take  possession  in 
opposition  to  the  jurisdiction  of  Massachusetts  ;  and  troops 
were  sent  from  Annapolis  to  garrison  the  fort.  Three  towns 
were  laid  out  and  named  Townshend,  Harrington,  and  Wal- 
pole  ;t  which  names  continued  in  use  for  many  years,  and 
are  occasionally  heard  to  this  day.  Settlers,  many  of  them 
most  valuable  and  estimable,  were  drawn  thither  by  the  offer 
of  100  acres  of  land  each  ;  and  the  erection  at  Damaris- 
cottaof  a  grist-mill  and  two  double  saw-mills  afforded  an  addi- 
tional inducement.  These  mills  were  built  in  1730  by  Wm. 
Vaughan,  Esq.  at  that  time  extensively  concerned  in  the 
fisheries  at  Monhegan  and  Matinicus.J 

1730-1.  There  were  at  this  time  between  Muscongus 
and  Kennebec  about  150  families,  probably  900  or  1000 
inhabitants.  Such  of  them  as  acknowledged  the  jurisdiction 
of  Massachusetts,  or  refused  to  take  deeds  from  Dunbar,  who 
showed  much  firmness  and  ability  in  his  office,  were  violently 

*  S.  Waldo's  petition  in  Leg.  Rep.  1731. 
t  Now  liootjjbay,  Bristol  and  Nobleboro'. 
t  Pemaquid  papers  and  land  claims. 


46  ANNALSOFWARREN. 

ejected  from  their  lands ;  and  some  complained  that  he  had 
even  seized  their  timber,  burnt  their  houses,  and  threatened 
themselves  with  imprisonment.  Petitions  and  complaints 
against  him  being  presented  to  the  General  Court,  a  commit- 
tee of  that  body  made  a  full  report  of  the  claims  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  the  conduct  of  Dunbar  ;  and  a  statement  of  the 
whole  was  ordered  to  be  presented  to  the  Lords  of  Trade 
and  his  removal  solicited.  Samuel  Waldo  of  Boston,  a 
gentleman  of  good  capacity  and  great  activity,  having  now 
a  large  interest  in  the  Muscongus  Patent,  was  chosen  agent 
by  the  proprietors  and  sent  to  London  on  the  same  errand. 
The  proprietors  of  other  grants  also  petitioned  for  the  removal 
of  this  troublesome  officer. 

The  King's  Attorney  and  Solicitor  Generals,  having,  Aug. 
11,  1731,  given  their  opinion  in  favor  of  the  claim  of  Massa- 
chusetts, Dunbar  was  at  length,  through  the  persevering 
efforts  of  Mr.  Waldo  and  the  colony  agent,  deprived  of  his 
extraordinary  commission,  though  he  still  continued  surveyor 
of  the  king's  woods  for  nine  or  ten  years,  afterwards.*  He 
returned  and  spent  two  years  in  the  vicinity  of  Pemaquid 
after  his  authority  was  revoked.  During  his  residence  there, 
he  erected  a  commodious  dwellinghouset  at  the  head  of  the 
Bay  in  Walpole,  which  he  surrounded  with  a  farm  and  good 
accommodations,  and  beautified  with  a  well  cultivated  and 
tasteful  garden. 

Some  farther  provision  was  at  this  time  made  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  the  garrison  at  St.  George's ;  and,  at  the 
request  of  Capt.  Gyles,  the  General  Court  voted,  that  "  for- 
asmuch as  transporting  of  wood  for  the  garrison  in  the  usual 
manner  is  found  too  difficult,  the  said  Gyles  have  liberty,  at 
the  charge  of  the  province,  to  purchase  one  yoke  of  oxen, 
one  cart  and  sled  for  that  service,  (the  soldiers  to  cut  and 
cart  the  wood,  and  get  hay  for  keeping  the  oxen  in  the  season 
thereof.")  It  was  also  voted,  August  10,  1731,  that  the  treas- 
urer *'  be  directed  to  supply  Mr.  Thomas  Pierpoint,  chaplain 
at  the  blockhouse  on  St.  George's  River,  to  the  value  of  ten 
pounds,  for  supplying  him  with  sundry  conveniences,  as  hath 
been  heretofore  accustomed  for  persons  of  his  function. "| 

1732.  In  1732  Gov.  Belcher  made  a  visit  with  a  large 
retinue  as  far  east  as  St.  George's,  having  previously  held  a 
talk  with   the  Indians  at  Falmouth    and  communicated    the 


*  Sullivan,  Williamson,  &c.  t  Com.  Rep.  1811,  p.  156,  &c. 

t  Jour.  House,  for  June  and  August,  1731. 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  47 

intelligence  that  three  missionaries  of  the  "  Society  for  pro- 
moting Christian  knowledge"  were  intended  for  this  Province, 
and  that  the  General  Court  had  granted  them  an  annual 
salary  of  =£100,  on  condition  of  their  officiating  as  chaplains 
also  to  the  garrisons.  One  of  these  was  to  reside  at  St. 
George's,  one  at  Fort  Richmond,  and  another  at  Cushnoc, 
now  Augusta,  where  a  town  and  church  were  about  to  be 
built.  The  Indians  at  this  conference  complained  that  there 
"  was  not  a  prudent  care  as  to  the  giving  out  of  liquor  at 
St.  George's ;  they  give  the  Indians  too  much  rum,  which 
makes  them  drunk,  and  we  desire  that  care  be  taken  to  pre- 
vent it.  They  also  said  the  smith  at  St.  George's  does  not 
take  proper  care  to  mend  our  arms,  but  does  it  negligently ; 
and  that  when  we  come  to  St.  George's  we  have  not  liberty  to 
lie  in  any  of  the  houses  but  are  exposed  to  lie  abroad  in  the 
rain  and  bad  weather  ;  we  therefore  desire  a  house  to  lodge 
in."  The  Governor  assured  them  that  these  requests  should 
be  attended  to,  and  said  complaints  were  made  at  Kennebec 
of  damage  done  by  their  dogs  not  being  muzzled  according 
to  the  treaty  ;  and  also  of  their  killing  Mr.  Vaughan's  cattle 
at  Matinicus  six  years  before,  to  the  value  of  <£30,  and  more 
recently  an  ox,  for  which  no  payment  had  been  made.  The 
Indians  said  the  ox  was  killed  by  mistake,  but  agreed  to  give 
32  pounds  of  beaver  for  it,  and  likewise  to  pay  for  the  dam- 
age done  to  the  cattle.  They  also  complained  that  some 
"sour  meal  and  damnified  tobacco"  had  been  dealt  out  to 
them  at  St.  George's  fort,  and  two  of  their  dogs,  which  they 
valued  at  <£10  apiece,  were  killed  there  for  only  barking  at 
a  cow.  Being  assured  that  restitution  should  be  made  on 
their  giving  the  offenders'  names,  they  said  the  damaged 
goods  were  sold  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  Wainwright,  the 
superintendent  at  the  time,  and  as  to  the  dogs  they  thought  it 
so  light  a  matter  they  did  not  mention  it  to  Capt.  Gyles,  and 
should  not  have  done  so  now  but  for  the  complaints  about  the 
cattle.  'J  he  Governor  assured  them  that  all  their  injuries, 
if  seasonably  made  known,  should  be  redressed  ;  and  con- 
cluded by  distributing  presents  among  them  and  drinking  the 
king's  health.  In  a  subsequent  message  to  the  Legislature, 
he  pronounced  a  high  eulogium  upon  the  soil,  rivers,  and 
natural  advantages  of  the  country  ;  and,  amongst  other  meas- 
ures, recommended  the  rebuilding  of  the  fort  at  St.  George's, 
which  was  then  in  a  state   of  decay.     As  an  additional  in- 


48  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

dncernent,  he  added  that  good  stone  and  Hme  abounded 
there.* 

1733-4.  Peace  being  now  well  established,  and  likely 
to  continue,  both  the  government  and  individual  proprietors 
turned  their  attention  more  earnestly  to  the  formation  of  new 
settlements.  Mr.  Waldo,  having  his  portion  of  the  Muscon- 
gus  patent,  or,  as  it  was  usually  called  after  this  time,  the 
Waldo  patent,  now  set  off  in  severalty,  and  being  in  exclu- 
sive possession  of  the  lands  on  the  St.  George's,  b(^gan  the 
work  of  settlement  in  good  earnest.  Having  made  experi- 
ments upon  the  limestone  found  near  the  river,  and  finding  it 
good,  he  caused  a  lime  kiln  t  to  be  erected  by  ^Robert  Mclntyre, 
who  commenced  the  burning  of  lime  in  considerable  quanti- 
ties for  the  Boston  market.  From  this  time  the  manufacture 
began  to  increase  and  has  continued  to  do  so  down  to  the 
present  time.  The  lime  was  for  many  years  put  up  in  hogs- 
heads which  had  been  used  for  molasses  ;  it  being  then  sup- 
posed that  casks  could  not  be  made  here  for  the  want  of 
suitable  hoops.  Mr.  Waldo  also  began  to  make  surveys 
about  this  time,  and  other  preparations  for  an  extensive 
settlement. 

This,  together  with  similar  preparations  in  other  places, 
excited  the  jealousy  of  the  Indians.  Great  complaint  was 
made,  also,  that  individual  traders  and  adventurers  furnished 
them  with  large  quantities  of  intoxicating  liquors,  and  prac- 
tised upon  them  every  kind  of  imposition. |  Yet,  at  a  talk 
with  several  Sachems  held  by  the  Governor  at  Pemaquid  in 
the  summer  of  1734,  he  received  the  most  unequivocal  as- 
surances, that  notwithstanding  these  grievances,  the  Indians 
were  peacefully  disposed  and  determined  to  continue  on 
friendly  terms. 

The  paper  currency  was  now  reduced  to  nearly  seventy 
per  cent,  discount;  and,  as  it  remained  a  legal  tender  at  its 
nominal  value,  it  produced  great  confusion  in  business,  and, 
to  some  extent,  discouraged  new  settlements. § 

1735.  Not  at  all  discouraged,  however,  Mr.  Waldo  in 
April,  1735,  paid  a   visit  to    St.  George's,  and,  with  the  aid 


*  See  printed  Indian  conference  of  1732  and  Waldo's  petition. 

t  The  remains  of  this  kiln  are,  or  lately  were,  still  to  be  seen  on 
the  bank  of  the  river  between  the  lower  toll-bridge  and  the  site  of 
Mr.  Paine's  old  store.  The  Mclntyre  here  mentioned  as  the  father  of 
lime  burners  was  the  son  of  William  Mclntyre,  who  was  afterwards 
one  of  the  first  settlers  in  the  town  of  Warren.  — Com.  of  A.  Kel- 
ioch,  1st,  and  I.  Spear. 

t  2  Will.  Hist.  p.  183.  §   Belknap's  New  Hampshire. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  49 

of  Captain  Gyles  as  interpreter,  held  a  conference  with  the 
Penobscot  or  Tarratine  Indians,  to  whom  he  presented  a 
friendly  letter  from  Gov.  Burnet,  and  gave  such  explanations 
of  the  intended  settlement  as  to  gain  their  apparent  consent. 
A  number  of  people,  attracted  from  various  quarters  by  the 
offer  of  liberal  terms,  met  him  at  the  fort,  and,  after  exam- 
ining the  place  and  the  advantages  it  offered,  concluded  to 
settle  on  the  river.  Sensible  of  the  benefits  of  similarity  of 
customs  and  national  associations,  Waldo  determined  to 
l-ocate  those  of  the  same  origin  in  the  same  neighborhood  ; 
and  accordingly  this  company  consisted  wholly  of  natives  of 
Ireland,  or  their  immediate  descendants.  They  were  all 
from  the  north  of  Ireland,  of  the  Protestant  religion,  and 
originally  descended  from  Scottish  families  who  emigrated  to 
Ireland  at  an  early  period,  usually  called  Scotch-Irish.  Some 
of  them  came  over  to  this  country  with  the  company  that 
settled  at  Londonderry  and  otlier  adjacent  towns  in  New 
Hampshire  in  1719.  Others  had  been  in  the  country  a  short 
time,  residing  at  Pemaquid,  Portsmouth,  Boston  and  other 
places  along  the  coast.  But  as  most  of  them  had  been  bred 
up  as  mechanics  only,  they  were  not  very  well  fitted  to  act 
as  pioneers  in  the  warfare  that  was  now  to  be  waged  with  the 
obstacles  of  nature  in  the  primeval  forest.  Notwithstanding 
this,  however,  a  competent  number  of  them  formed  the  reso- 
lution of  settling  on  this  river.  It  is  said  that  seven  of  them, 
viz.  :  Alex.  McLean,  Wm.  Mclntyre,  James  Howard,  Robert 
Spear,  and  three  others  not  recollected,  had  previously  been 
deputed,  by  their  associates  in  Boston  and  vicinity,  to  select 
a  suitable  place  for  settlement ;  and  that,  after  visiting  Pema- 
quid, the  Kennebec,  and  other  places,  they  were  so  struck  with 
the  advantages  of  this  river  as  at  once  to  give  it  the  prefer- 
ence. But  whether  this  was  previous  to  1729  when  120 
families  were  engaged  to  settle  there,  or  whether  the  present 
settlers  had  any  connexion  with  those,  we  are  unable  to  state. 
Certain  it  is,  that  27  persons  now  entered  into  an  agreement 
with  Mr.  Waldo,  dated  St.  George's  Fort,  April  18th,*  1735, 
by  which  they  engaged  to  settle  themselves  and  families 
on  St.  George's  river,  to  build  on  their  several  lots  a  con- 
venient dwellinghouse  within  eight  months  and  dwell  there- 
in three  years,  either  in  their  own  persons,  or  by  their 
tenants  or  agents ;  and  within  two  years  to  clear  and  sub- 
due   four   acres  of  land.       Mr.  Waldo,  on   his   part,  agreed 

*  This  was  in  the  old   style,  and   equivalent  to   April    29tb,  new 
style. 


50  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

to  give  to  the  said  settlers  a  tract  of  land  on  the  western 
branch*  of  said  river,  consisting  of  one  lot  of  100  acres  to 
each  settler  to  be  laid  out  40  rods  wide  on  the  river  and  to 
extend  back  till  the  quantity  was  completed.  The  tract  was 
to  begin  100  rods  above  the  upper  lime-kiln  on  the  north  side 
of  said  western  branch,  and  extend  up  toward  the  falls, 
leaving  a  sufficient  space  below  the  same  for  building  a  mill, 
dam  and  other  appendages  ;  and  the  rest  of  said  lots  were  to 
be  laid  out  in  the  same  manner  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
river.  These  lots  were  to  be  given  without  any  rent  or  ac- 
knowledgment, although  when  he  came  to  give  deeds  after 
the  settlers  had  performed  their  part  of  the  conditions,  Mr. 
Waldo  took  care  to  reserve  a  quit-rent  of  "  one  pepper-corn 
per  annum  if  lawfully  demanded,"  which  was  probably  intend- 
ed to  preserve  a  kind  of  feudal  claim  in  the  family  and 
prevent  the  lands  from  escheating  to  the  crown.  He  also 
agreed  to  give  them  as  much  land  in  the  rear  of  their  front 
lots  as  they  severally  subscribed  for,  on  condition  of  paying 
him  an  annual  quit-rent  of  one  penny  sterling  per  acre. 
Most  of  them  subscribed  for  two  or  three  hundred  acres,  but 
so  formidable  was  the  payment  of  this  sum  that  few  of  them 
ventured  to  take  deeds.  Those  who  did,  however,  as  events 
turned  out,  were  the  most  fortunate,  as,  from  political  changes 
or  the  neglect  of  the  proprietors,  the  rent  was  never  called 
for,  and  was  ultimately  forfeited.  He  also  agreed  that  if 
said  lots  contained,  on  an  average,  less  than  ten  acres  of 
good  marsh  or  meadow,  the  deficiency  should  be  made  up  by 
a  grant  of  other  meadow  lands  in  the  vicinity  and  the  same 
amount  deducted  from  the  rear  of  said  front  lots  ;  and,  like- 
wise, that  for  the  space  of  seven  years  the  said  settlers  should 
be  entitled  to  cut  one  half  the  hay  on  all  Mr.  Waldo's 
meadows  in  the  vicinity.  It  was  further  agreed  that  Mr. 
Waldo  should  lay  out  good  and  commodious  highways 
into  the  country,  one  at  least  to  every  five  lots  ;  should  build 
a  meeting-house  at  his  own  expense  and  give  "  what  he 
phases''^  for  the  support  of  the  ministry  ;  that  he  should  give 
a  lot  of  100  acres  to  the  first  settled  minister,  two  others, 
one  for  the  support  of  the  ministry,  and  the  other  for  the 
support  of  a  free  school  forever  ;  that  he  should  take  at  con- 
venient landings  on  the  river,  all  the  cord- wood  furnished  by 
the  settlers,  at  seven  shillings  New  England  currency,  per 
cord,  provided  tliey  could  not  more   advantageously  dispose 

*  By  the  western  branch  was  intended  the  main  river,  in  contra- 
distinction to  the  mill  creek,  or  eastern  branch. 


AN  NALSOF     WARREN.  51 

of  it ;  that  the  settlers  might  dig  any  lime-stone  on  his  lands 
not  otherwise  appropriated,  for  burning  lime  for  their  own 
use,  but  not  for  sale  or  exportation;  and  that  the  settlers 
should  lay  out  a  road  four  rods  wide  across  their  lots,  or  on 
the  bank  of  the  river,  as  most  convenient.  The  quit-rent  on 
the  back  lots  was  to  commence  in  ten  years  from  the  25th 
day  of  June ;  and  the  several  settlers  were  to  draw  lots  for 
their  respective  farms  on  the  4th  day  of  May  at  Pemaquid. 
Thither  they  probably  repaired ;  as  some  of  them,  with 
others  of  their  countrymen,  had,  not  many  years  before, 
settled  in  that  place  and  at  Damariscotta.  The  names  of 
those  who  signed  the  contract  were  Henry  Alexander,  John 
North,  Jr.,  David  Patterson,  John  McLeen,*  Samuel  Boogs, 
Thomas  Garven,  James  Howard,  Thomas  McCordy,  John 
McCraken,  Daniel  Elliot,  Thomas  Gregg,  John  Malcom, 
Thomas  Kirkpatrick,  Wm.  Walker,  Wm.  James,  Daniel 
McCleester,  Thomas  Henderson,  James  Sprawl,  David  Creigh- 
ton,  Brice  Blair,  Wm.  Starret,  Moses  Young,  John  Young, 
Robert  Spear,  Daniel  Morison,  Alexander  Larman  and  John 
Scot.  But,  as  several  of  these  had  children  or  friends  whom 
they  wished  to  provide  for,  they  contracted  not  only  for  them- 
selves but  also  in  behalf  of  19  others,  who  were  either  at 
this  time  absent  or  under  age.  These  were  John  Alexander, 
John  Hasty,  John  Boogs,  John  McFarland,  Samuel  Howard, 
Edward  Sulfridge,  John  and  Andrew  Kirkpatrick,  Wm. 
Mclntyre,  James  Nelson,  Abraham  Creighton,  Andrew  Fos- 
set,  Robert  Lushe,  Wm.  Larman,  Hugh  Scot,  Alexander 
McLeen,  John  McCordy,  James  Long  and  Simon  Elliot. t 

Nothing  farther  was  done  by  the  settlers  till  the  following 
year ;  but  Mr.  Waldo  continued  to  make  improvements,  erect- 
ed a  saw-mill  on  the  eastern  branch,  since  called  Mill  River, 
and  caused  the  lots  contracted  for  to  be  surveyed  so  far  as 
to  mark  their  bounds  at  the  river  and  run  the  lines  back  a 
short  distance,  leaving  the  rest  to  be  finished  at  a  future  time. 
In  November  he  visited  the  place  in  person  and  held  a  sec- 
ond conference  with  the  Indians,  who  appeared  satisfied  with 
his  proceedings. 

1736.     Such  was  the  train  of  events  which  prepared  the 

*  His  descendants  speh  their  name  McLean,  those  of  Mr.  Boogs 
spelt  theirs  Bogs  and  latterly  Boggs ;  and  those  of  Mr.  Larman 
changed  theirs  to  Lermond;  whilst  Kirkpatrick,  as  he  wrote  his 
name  on  this  occasion,  seems  on  all  others  to  have  written  it  as  it 
was  uniformly  pronounced,  Killpatrick,  —  a  name  which  in  Ireland 
is  synonymous  with  Kirkpatrick  in  Scotland. 

t  See  the  contract  at  large  in  York  Records. 


52  ANNALSOFWARKEN. 

way  for  a  settlement  on  this  river ;  such  were  the  preparations 
made  ;  such  was  the  state  of  the  country  ;  and  such  the 
men  who  undertook  the  enterprise  —  the  orijirinal  fotliers  of 
the  present  town  of  Warren.  One  hundred  and  five  years 
had  now  elapsed  since  the  firet  trading-house  was  established. 
on  the  banks  cf  this  river  ;  yet  with  the  exception  of  the 
mill,  fort,  and  perhaps  a  few  houses  in  its  immediate  vicinity, 
no  marks  of  civilization  existed  ;  no  inroads  were  made  upon 
that  yet  unbroken  forest,  which  over  the  whole  country 
sheltered  the  moose  and  the  Indian,  alike  from  the  scorching, 
suns  of  summer  and  the  howling  storms  of  winter. 

The  patron  of  the  undertaking  in  the  agreemrent  entered  into 
with  the  settlers,  styled  himself  Samuel  Waldo  of  Boston, 
merchant;  and,  from  the  business  which  he  carried  on  in 
that  place  and  the  eastern  country,  was  ready  to  supply 
them  with  boards,  nails,  provisions  and  other  necessaries^ 
in  exchange  for  wood,  staves,  and  other  productions  of  the 
forest.  The  lots  assigned  to  the  settlere  commenced  with  th© 
Shibles  lot  in  the  present  town  of  Thomaston  and  extended 
up  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river  as  far  as  the  southern  line 
of  the  Kirkpatrick  lot  near  M.  H.  Smith's  in  Warrea ;  iheu 
commencing  opposite,  they  extended  down  on  the  western  side 
till  the  required  number  was  made  up,  omitting  such  as  con- 
tained mill  privileges,  which  were  reserved  to  the  proprietor. 
The  original  number  contemplated  to  be  settled  was  forty  ; 
and  so  the  contract  reads  ;  but  as  it  purported  also  ta  grant 
a  lot  to  each  settler  and  was  signed  by  and  in  behalf  of  forty- 
seven  persons,  that  was  the  number  granted  ;  the  proprietor 
probably  considering,  as  things  were,  that  every  lot  given  to 
an  actual  settler  was  so  much  gained  towards  the  accomplish- 
ment of  his  object.  The  forty  lots  originally  contemplated^ 
together  with  the  three  to  be  given  for  public  uses,  v;ero  sur- 
veyed and  numbered  as  follows.  Beginning  above  Oyster 
E-iver  with  the  lot  now  owned  by  Capt.  D.  Lermond,  which 
Avas  Number  1,  they  extended  up  the  eastern  side  of  the  river 
to  Number  15  at  the  head  of  the  tide  ;  then  omitting  two  mill 
lots  on  the  other  side  of  the  river,  were  numbered  downward, 
and  ended  at  the  line  of  the  present  town  of  Gushing,  with 
the  farm  of  Rufus  B.  Copeland,  Esq.  which  was  No.  43.  This 
was  the  tract  intended  for  the  first  forty  settlers  ;  but  to  ac- 
commodate the  whole  number  included  in  the  contract,  seveiii 
additional  lots  on  the  eastern  side  below  Oyster  River,  num- 
bered southerly  from  44  to  50,  were  added,  extending  down 
to  within  100  rods  of  the  old  lime-kiln.     The  southernmost 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN. 


53 


of  these  was  thn  Shibles  lot  in  the  present  town  of  Thomas- 
tou,  the  boundary  line  of  which  was  near  the  house  built  by 
the  late  J.  Paine,  Esq.  and  afterwards  occupied  by  his  son,  J. 
G.  Paine.* 

This  was  called  "  the  upper  town  of  St.  George's."  Mr. 
Waldo,  besides  making  a  similar  contract  for  the  settlement  of 
"  the  lower  town"  extending  to  the  mouth  of  the  river,  pro- 
posed to  continue  his  settlements  above  to  its  source.  But  Mr. 
Pebbles  having  taken  up  the  mill-lot  now  owned  by  H.  Hilt, 
the  Indians  observing  this  and  preparations  for  constructing 
mills  going  on,  made  strong  remonstrances  against  the  same, 
and,  marking  a  tree  on  the  shore  at  the  Uead  of  tide  waters, 
positively  forbade  all  intrusion  of  the  whites  above  it.  Re- 
ceiving no  sufficient  assurances  from  the  proprietor,  they  at 
length  became  so  dissatisfied  with  the  proceedings  here,  that 
they  sent  a  delegation  to  the  Legislature  to  remonstrate 
against  them.  They  represented  that  they  had  never  con- 
sented to  let  Englishmen  build  houses  above  the  tide  waters  of 
the  St.  George's  ;  and  yet  Mr.  Waldo  and  his  people  were 
encroaching  upon  Indians'  lands  and  rights  to  a  fearful  extent; 
and  they  could  no  longer  endure  the  sight  of  such  flagrant 
wrongs.  A  committee  to  whom  their  complaints  were  re- 
ferred, reported  that  Madockawando  had  assigned  to  Sir 
Wm.  Phips,  in  1694,  the  lands  on  both  sides  the  river  St. 
George's  as  far  as  the  upper  falls;  that  the  chiefs,  although 
they  denied  the  right  of  Madockawando  to  make  such  assign- 
ment, acknowledge  they  have  consented  to  have  settlements 
made  as  far  up  the  river  as  to  the  falls,  or  flowing  of  tide 
waters  ;  and  the  committee  believed  that  neither  "  Mr.  Waldo 
or  any  others"  ought  to  be  protected  "  in  settling  or  improv- 
ing any  lands  on  that  river  above  the  falls,  until  this  govern- 
ment shall  be  satisfied  that  these  lands  have  been  fairly  pur- 
chased, "t  In  spite  of  the  active  opposition  of  Mr.  Waldo, 
the  report  was  accepted  by  the  Legislature  ;  presents  worth 
^100  were  sent  to  the  tribe  ;  and  their  delegates  returned 
home  well  satisfied.  So  entirely  tranquil  were  all  the  tribes, 
that  the  fort  at  Pemaquid,  and  others,  were  dismantled  ;  and 
the  garrison  at  St  George's  was  reduced  to  one  commissioned 
officer  and  ten  sentinels.  On  this  occasion  Capt.  Gyles  re- 
tired from  ihe  command  of  the  garrison  and  settled  at  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.  where  he  was  living  in  1753. t 

*  Old   plan  in  possession  of  J.  Gleason,  Esq.     Old  deeds  and  tra- 
ditions. 

t  A.  Kelloch,  Mass.  C.  Records  p.  359—361. 
t  2  Will.  Hist.  p.  191. 

5* 


54  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

Having  determined  their  several  possessions  by  lot,  the 
settlers  of  tlie  "  upper  town  of  St.  George's"  in  the  summer 
of  1736  proceeded  to  the  place,  and,  after  several  transfers 
for  mutual  accommodation,  located  themselves  as  follows. 
On  the  southernmost  lot  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river, 
marked  No.  50,  John  Kilpatrick  ;  on  the  lot  above.  No.  49, 
Thomas  Kilpatrick  ;  No  48,  Moses  Young,  who  was  succeed- 
ed first  by  John  North,  Jr.  and  secondly  by  Patrick  Porter- 
field  ;  No.  47,  Henry  Alexander;  No.  46,  John  Alexander  ; 
No.  45,  John  McDowel ;  No.  44,  Abraham  Creighton,  suc- 
ceeded by  David  Creighton,  2d.  The  lot  above,  marked  No-. 
1,  was  taken  by  Wm.  Walker ;  No.  2,  by  Joseph  Giffen  ; 
No.  3,  Wm.  James ;  No,  4,  Alex.  Lermond  ;  No.  5,  John 
Scot,  who  in  1737  assigned  the  same  to  W^m.  Lermond  aiid 
remained   at   W\ilpole ;    No.    6,   Plugh    Scot ;    No.    7,    John 

McCraken  ;  No.  8, Heinbury  ;  Nos   9  and   10,  Thomas 

Plenderson ;  No.  11,  John  Young;  No.  12,  Robert  Lushe  ; 
No.  13,  John  McLean ;  and  No.  14,  by  Alex.  McLean. 
The  two  mill  lots  on  the  western  side  of  the  river,  and  per- 
haps No.  15  on  the  eastern  side,  at  the  present  WaiTcn  vil- 
lage, were,   either  at  this  time,  or  not  long  after,  taken  by 

Campbell,  on  an  agreement  with  Waldo  to  erect  mills 

there  on  certain  conditions.  There  is  some  uncertainty 
respecting  No.  16,  but  No.  17  fell  to  James  Howard,  No.  18 
to  Samuel  Howard,  No.  19  to  Andrew  Kilpatrick  ;  No.  20, 
Wm.  McTntyre;  No.  21,  Robert  Spear;  No.  22,  Moses  Rob- 
inson ;  No.  23,  Phinley  Kelloch  ;  No.  24,  Wm.  Allen  ;  No. 
25,  Thomas  Gregg  ;  No.  26, Mountford  ;  No.  27,  Pat- 
rick Pebbles  ;  No.  28, Barnard  ;  No.  29   was  reserved 

for  the  first  settled  minister  ;  Nos.  30  and  31,  for  the  support 
of  the  ministry  and  schools  ;  No.  32,  Thomas  McCordy  ;  No. 

33, Lincoln  ;  No.    34,  John   McCordy  ;  No.    35,  David 

Patterson ;  No.  36,  or  37,  Brice  Blair ;  No.  38,  Wm.  Star- 
rett;  No.  39,  David  Creighlon  ;  No.  40,  Archibald  Ganiblo  ; 
No.  41,  John  Walker;  a"nd  No.  42,  .Tames  McCarter.  No, 
43  was  drawn  by  Samuel  Boggs  ;  but  disliking  the  soil,  he  re- 
linquished that,  and,  with  Waldo's  consent,  took  up  three 
lots  for  himself  and  sons  above  the  mill  lots  on  the  western 
side  of  the  river.  It  will  be  observed  that  several  of  these 
names  are  different  from  those  appended  to  the  contract. 
This  is  accounted  for  by  the  fact  that  several  of  the  lots  were 
taken  for  minors,  whose  interest  might  have  been  disposed  of 
by  their  parents  ;  and  by  the  supposition  that  some  of  the 
rest  changed  their  minds  and  allowed  others  to  settle  in  their 
stead,  or,  having  settled,  died  or  remo\^d  so   early  that  we 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  55 

find  no  nncmorials  of  them  here.  It  is  observable  that  while 
many,  who  from  relationship  or  intimacy  wished  to  be  near 
neighbors,  located  themselves  on  contiguous  lots,  as  the 
Alexanders,*  Kilpatricks,t  McLeans,*  Scots,*  and  afterwards 
the  Lermonds ;  others,  for  the  same  reason,  settled  opposite 
each  other  on  different  sides  of  the  river,  as  David  and  Abra- 
ham Creighton,*  Wm.  and  John  Walker,*  as  also  Robert 
Spear  and  Phinley  Kelloch,  who  settled  opposite  their  fathers- 
in-law,  John  McLean  and  John  Young.  The  last  of  these 
placed  his  house  so  near  the  edge  of  the  river  that  one  side 
of  his  cellar   afterwards   caved  off  and  slid  down  the  bank. 

Some  of  these  settlers  brought  some  catde,  which  found 
ample  subsistence  in  the  woods  and  marshes.  They  pro- 
ceeded to  erect  their  several  houses  of  logs  near  the  banks 
of  the  river,  covering  the  roofs  with  boards  supplied  by  Wal- 
do's mill  and  probably  brought  round  in  rafts  from  Mill  River. 
Most  of  them  had  a  cellar,  unwalled,  large  enough  to  contain 
a  small  store  of  potatoes,  and  entered  through  a  trap-door 
near  the  centre  of  the  principal,  or,  rather,  the  only  room. 
In  one  corner  of  this  room  a  large  fireplace  was  constructed 
by  erecting  the  back  and  one  jamb  of  stone  cemented  with 
ciay  or  lime,  having  a  post  of  wood  at  the  opposite  angle  sup- 
porting a  mantel-tree  and  cross  timber  of  the  same  material. 
All  above  this  was  constructed  of  cat-and-clay,  that  is,  clefts 
of  wood  laid  up  cob-howse  fashion,  with  interstices  filled  and 
sides  plastered  with  clay  irjortar.  Upon  a  spacious  hearth  of 
flat  stones  an  ample  store  of  wood  that  grew  at  the  door  was 
heaped  ;  and  the  open  jamb  allowed  a  free  passage  into  the 
room  of  the  light  and  heat  from  the  blazing  pile.  To  assist 
in  bringing  the  building  materials  together,  the  settlers  sent 
twenty  miles  to  Damariscotta  for  a  yoke  of  oxen.  Something 
was  done  towards  clearing  the  land  ;  hay  Wvas  secured  for 
winter  ;  and  in  the  autumn  twenty-five  or  thirty  families  re- 
moved to  their  new  homes. f 

As  their  chief  dependence,  at  first,  was  on  provisions  pur- 
chased of  Waldo,  they  betook  themselves  to  getting  out  cord- 
wood  and  staves,  which,  as  the  trees  grew  near  the  river,  were 
transported  to  convenient  landings  on  hand-sleds.  This  mode 
of  transportation  continued  for  several  years,  till,  in  progress 
of  improvement,  horses  were  introduced  and  cars  substituted 

*  These,  it  is  believed,  bore  the  relation  of  father  and  son. 
t  These   were  brothers,  and,  with    Andrew  Kilpatrick    probably 
another  brother,  lived  bachelors  and  left  no  posterity. 
I  A.  Kelloch,  1st.,  M.  Copeland,  Esq.,  Rev.  J.  Huse. 


56  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

for  hand-sleds.  The  car  was  formed  of  two  shafts  framed 
together,  one  end  resting  on  the  ground,  the  other  attached 
to  the  horse  in  the  manner  of  thills.  One  foot  of  green 
wood,  or  ICO  staves,  made  the  usual  load  on  this  vehicle. 
Hunting  and  fishing  were  occasionally  resorted  to,  and,  at 
particular  times,  furnished  a  copious  supply  of  food.  Moose, 
deer,  bears,  and  beavers  abounded  in  the  woods  ;  and  frost- 
fish,  smelts,  alewives,  shad,  and  salmon  succeeded  each  other 
in  the  river  ;  while  the  ocean  opened  its  stores  to  such  as  had 
the  means  of  taking  them.  Clams  and  oysters  were  also 
very  abundant.  The  settlers,  being  unacquainted  with  the 
management  of  new  lands,  did  but  little  in  the  line  of  hus- 
bandry, except  raising  a  few  patches  of  potatoes,  which  they 
cultivated,  after  the  Irish  fashion,  in  beds  with  trenches  be- 
tween, the  marks  of  which  are  still  to  be  seen  in  many  places 
near  the  ancient  cellars.  These  they  usually  manured  with 
rock-weed.  When  supplies  of  provisions  failed  to  arrive 
from  Boston,  they  subsisted  on  fish,  clams  and  ground-nuts, 
in  a  manner  the  present  generation  can  form  but  a  faint  idea 
of.  Though  collected  from  different  places,  and  composed  of 
various  characters,  yet,  being  from  the  same  country,  a  broth- 
erly feeling  prevailed,  and  hospitality  and  kindness  were 
common  to  all.  A  moose  or  a  bear  slain  by  one,  was  divided 
among  the  whole  colony ;  and  when  one  had  a  house  to 
build,  or  other  work  of  magnitude  to  perform,  all,  or  as  many 
as  were  needed,  turned  out  to  assist  him.  Although  they  had 
many  difficulties  to  encounter,  yet  their  Christian  fortitude 
and  native  buoyancy  of  spirits  enabled  them  to  do  so  with 
cheerfulness.  Some  had  been  used  to  poverty  at  home,  and 
had  little  reason  to  complain  ;  others  were  men  of  property 
and  were  consoled  in  their  present  hardships  by  the  prospect 
of  future  advantage.  Waldo  had  at  this  time  two  lime-kilns 
in  operation  ;  the  upper  one,  mentioned  in  the  contract,  stood 
at  the  shore  of  the  river  near  the  present  State  Prison  ;  the 
other  lower  down.  Among  the  earliest  children  of  these  set- 
tlers were  John  Spear,  father  of  a  numerous  family,  and 
Thomas  Starrett,  afterwards  a  distinguished  chizen,  both  born 
on  the  western  side  of  the  river,  about  1738. 

1739-  Gov.  Belcher  continued  assiduous  in  his  attention 
to  the  eastern  country,  frequently  visited  all  parts  of  the 
coast,  held  many  conferences  with  the  Indians,  and  tried 
every  means  to  induce  them  to  remain  friendly.  But  on  his 
return  he  communicated  to  the  Legislature  his  fears  that  a 
rupture  would  again  take  place,  and  recommended  various 
precautions  and  measures  of  defence  against  such  a  contin- 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  57 

gency.  A  small  garrison  was  placed  in  Fort  Frederick, 
whilst  the  strictest  care  was  enjoined  upon  the  agents  at  the 
truck-houses,  who  were  required  to  post  up  the  invoice  prices 
of  their  goods;  to  render  a  fair  account  upon  oath  of  all  the 
sales  made,  and  furs  purchased  ;  and,  if  possible,  to  preserve 
a  good  understanding,  at  least  with  the  Tarratines. 

VVm.  Pepperell  of  Kittery  was  at  this  time  Colonel  of  the 
Yorkshire  regiment ;  by  whose  exertions  a  better  military 
spirit  was  diffused  among  the  officers  and  soldiers,  the  ranks 
filled,  and  new  companies  established.  The  next  winter,  his 
regiment  was  divided,  and  the  command  of  the  eastern  or 
new  one  given  to  Samuel  Waldo,  who  had  now  removed  to 
Falmouth,  and  whose  appointment  met  with  entire  accept- 
ance.*" 

In  pursuance  of  these  measures  of  defence,  and  at  the  re- 
commendation of  Waldo,  the  inhabitants  of  St.  George's 
about  this  time,  assembled  and  made  choice  of  Henry  Alex- 
ander as  a  candidate  for  the  office  of  captain. t  This  was 
an  honor  not  to  be  passed  over  without  acknowledgment  ; 
and  the  Captain  elect  invited  the  people  to  a  kind  of  enter- 
tainment, at  his  house,  on  a  subsequent  day.  Tradition  re- 
lates that  on  this  occasion  he  procured  at  the  fort  one  gallon 
of  rum  and  a  pound  of  tea.  Directing  his  wife  to  prepare 
the  latter  for  the  women,  he  served  out  the  former  to  the  men 
who  were  enjoying  their  rude  mirth  out  of  doors.  On  com- 
ing in  to  see  how  matters  went  on  within,  he  found  his  wife 
had  served  up  the  tea  leaves,  well  buttered,  as  a  species  of 
food.  On  apprising  her  of  her  mistake  and  inquiring  for  the 
broth,  his  wife  said,  "  that  is  g;ood  for  nothing,  for  I  poured 
it  out,  and  the  very  pigs  would  not  drink  it."  When  we  con- 
sider that  tea  had  been  used  even  in  England  but  seventy 
years  before  this,  we  may  well  believe  the  truth  of  this  an- 
ecdote. 

1740.  Letters  of  marque  and  reprisal  having  been  au- 
thorized against  Spain,  and  danger  from  Spanish  privateers 
and  the  French  influence  with  the  Indians  being  apprehended, 
c£3,000  were,  on  the  23d  of  June,  1740,  appropriated  for 
putting  the  various  eastern  fortresses  in  a  posture  of  defence. 
A  vessel  was  likewise   built  for  the  protection  of  the  coasting 


*  2  Will.  His.  p.  201. 

t  Militia  officers  under  the  royal  charter  were  appointed  by  tJie 
Governor  ;  this  cl)oice  therefore  amounted  only  to  arecomineudation. 
Charter  of  Wra.  &.  Mary. 


58  ANNALS      OFWARREN. 

and  truck  trade ;  and  a  fortress  was  erected  or  enlarged  at 
Falmouth. 

Notwithstanding  the  apprehensions  of  war,  Waldo  contin- 
ued the  prosecution  of  his  settlement  at  St.  George's  with 
vigor,  and  in  1740  erected  a  grist-mill  at  Oyster  River,  a 
little  ahove  the  present  bridge  ;  a  strong  proof  that  the  set- 
tlers had  made  some  progress  in  agricultural  operations  and 
were  beginning  to  supply  themselves  with  bread.  In  the 
same  year  he  built,  on  the  lot  given  for  the  support  of  the 
ministry  near  the  western  niargin  of  the  river,  a  meeting- 
house ;  the  outside  of  which  was  well  finished  in  all  respects 
but  the  hanging  of  the  doors.  It  was  40  feet  long  and  30 
wide,  without  porch  or  belfry,  with  one  door  on  the  front  or 
south  side,  and  one  on  the  west  end  towards  the  burying 
ground.  The  timber  was  cut  on  the  same  lot,  and  being 
of  clear  pine,  the  posts  and  beams  were  planed  and  beaded 
to  save  the  trouble  of  casing.  The  walls  were  formed  of 
plank  spiked  on  without  studs,  and  well  clapboarded.  The 
window  frames  and  door  casings,  only,  were  painted.  The 
windows  were  glazed  with  small  3  by  4  inch  panes,  set  in 
lead-sashes,  but  not  in  the  diamond-form  which  prevailed  in 
the  earlier  houses  of  New  England.  On  the  inside  nothing 
was  done  but  the  completion  of  a  pulpit ;  and  temporary 
seats  of  rough  boards  were  provided  for  the  worshippers. 
Meetings  were  more  or  less  frequently  held  in  this  house 
until  after  the  dismissal  of  Mr.  Urquhart  in  1783.  Another 
frame  of  a  meeting-house  was  prepared  at  the  same  time 
and  place,  intended  for  the  lower  town,  the  settlement  of 
which  Mr.  Waldo  was  then  projecting  or  enlarging  ;*  but  it 
was  never  moved  from  the  spot. 

It  was  at,  or  about,  this  time  that  letters  were  brought  by 
the  Indians  from  some  shipwrecked  persons  on  Mt.  Desert, 
who  were  suffering  every  extremity  and  dying  with  hunger. 
The  Indians  had  given  them  what  little  aid  they  could,  and 
now  came  with  letters  to  this  settlement  and  that  at  Damaris- 
cotta  for  farther  assistance.  Measures  were  immediately  con- 
certed by  the  people  of  these  two  places,  and  a  vessel  with 
provisions  despatched  to  their  relief.  -  They  proved  to  be 
passengers  from  the  north  of  Ireland,  who  had  embarked  in 
the    ship  '  Grand    Design,'    of   two    or   three    hundred   tons, 

*  There  were  a  few  settlers  in  the  upper  part  of  Gushing  as  early 
as  17*33,  where  Archibald  Robinson,  son  of  JMoses  Robinson,  was 
born  in  1734,  probably  the  earliest  child  of  European  parents  on  the 
river.  —  Will.  Ilis.,  A.  Lerniond,  and  otherg. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  59 

liouncl  to  Pennsylvania,  which  was  driven  ashore  and  wrecked 
in  a  violent  storm.  Most  of  them  were  persons  of  wealth  and 
distinction  who  were  going  to  rejoin  their  friends  and  connex- 
ions in  that  colony.  Many  of  them  had  with  them  a  train  of 
bond-servants,  male  and  female,  all  of  whom,  on  landing 
from  the  wreck,  they  immediately  released  and  gave  them 
an  equal  chance  for  life  with  themselves.  After  escaping 
from  the  wreck  they  examined  the  island  and  found  it  unin- 
habited. Under  this  discouraging  circumstance  they  exerted 
themselves  to  the  utmost  to  save  what  provisions  and  other 
necessaries  they  could  from  the  ship.  Exhausted  by  their 
efforts  and  fainting  with  thirst,  numbers  of  them  repaired  to 
a  brook  to  drink,  and,  overcome  by  the  cooling  draught, 
never  rose  again.  Making  the  best  shift  for  shelter  and  sub- 
sistence which  their  situation  would  permit,  they  dispatched 
a  party  of  one  hundred  of  their  most  able  and  vigorous 
young  men  to  the  main  land,  in  hopes  of  finding  a  settlement 
there  from  whom  assistance  might  be  obtained.  Nothing 
farther  was  ever  seen  or  heard  of  this  part  of  their  com- 
panions. The  remainder,  waiting  for  their  return,  spent 
many  wearisome  months  of  disappointment,  exposure  and 
starvation,  relieved  only  by  the  scanty  and  uncertain  re- 
sources which  the  waves  and  shore  afforded.  Many  perished 
of  want.  At  length  a  party  of  Indians  visited  the  Island,  and, 
though  without  interpreters,  a  barter  was  effected  of  a  few 
articles  of  food  in  exchange  for  clothing  and  other  matters 
furnished  by  the  sufferers.  Among  these  passengers  were 
a  Mrs.  Galloway  and  another  lady,  who  had  not  been  long 
married  when  they  left  Ireland.  The  former  of  these  brought 
with  her  an  infant  three  months  old,  whom  she  nursed  in  this 
abode  of  wretchedness,  till  blood  instead  of  milk  followed  its 
emaciated  lips.  Her  husband  gave  to  the  Indians  two  pieces 
of  fine  Irish  linen  for  one  duck,  which,  refusing  to  taste  him- 
self, he  reserved  exclusively  for  her.  The  sufferings  of  the 
mother  were  such  as  often  to  extort  from  the  father  a  wish 
that  the  child  might  breathe  its  last.  Yet  both  mother  and 
child  survived  ;  whilst  the  father,  as  also  the  husband  of  the 
other  lady,  died  from  exhaustion.  These  two  women  dug 
graves  and  buried  their  own  husbands,  there  being  no  men 
of  strength  enough  remaining  to  afford  any  assistance.  The 
vessel  that  came  to  their  relief  brought  some  provisions,  but, 
as  she  was  sometime  detained,  these  were  all  exhausted,  and 
they  arrived  at  St.  George's  in  a  most  famishing  condition. 
Going  on  shore  at  Pleasant  Point  where  there  was  then  only 
one  log  house,  they  were  received  with  all  the  hospitality  the 


60  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

place  would  afford.  Many  of  them  were  richly  clad  with 
the  remnants  of  their  wardrobes  wliich  had  escaped  the 
wreck;  but  now  in  the  impatience  of  hunger  tlicy  were 
ready  to  snatch  half  roasted  potatoes  from  the  ashes  into 
lawn  aprons  and  silk  dresses,  and  devour  them  without  plate, 
knife,  or  fork.  Mrs.  Galloway  had  imagined  before  landing, 
because  burdened  with  a  child,  that  no  one  would  be  willing  to 
receive  her ;  but  here  she  found  herself  provided  with  a  bed, 
whilst  the  rest  were  glad  to  sleep  on  the  floor  and  in  hovels 
as  they  could.  Before  landing  she  had  inquired  what  kind 
of  people  were  settled  here,  and,  hearing  they  were  Irish, 
exclaimed  "  alas !  I  sha'nt  be  able  to  speak  to  them,  for  I 
do'nt  know  a  single  word  of  the  Irish  language."*  She  was 
now  rejoiced  to  find  the  inhabitants  as  ignorant  of  that  lan- 
guage as  hei*self,  being  all  from  the  north  of  Ireland  and  of 
Scottish  descent.  Sixteen  of  these  persons  went  to  the 
settlement  up  the  river,  the  rest  to  Pemaquid,  Sheepscot  and 
Damariscotta.  Archibald  Gamble,  a  young  man  from  Ire- 
land who  had  then  taken  a  farm  in  the  upper  town,  (now  the 
Bucklin  lot,)  offered  himself  to  Mrs.  Galloway,  and  Mr. 
McCarter  to  her  companion  before  mentioned.  Having  lost 
their  husbands,  whose  relations  they  were  going  to  join  in 
Pennsylvania,  and  having  no  acquaintances  there  themselves, 
these  two  women,  whose  sufferings  had  bound  them  together 
in  the  closest  ties  of  friendship,  accepted  their  respective 
offers  and  remained  in  the  settlement.  They  vvere  ever  after 
extremely  affectionate  and  intimate,  more  so  than  any  two 
sisters  ;  and  though  they  could  never  meet  without  embracing 
and  weeping,  it  was  always  a  day  of  rejoicing  when  either 
of  them  came  to  visit  the  other.  The  child  of  Mrs.  Gallo- 
way was  sent  for  by  his  uncle  in  Pennsylvania,  who  had 
taken  offence  at  the  mother  for  marrying  again  so  soon,  but 
she  declined  the  offer  till  he  should  grow  up  to  determine 
for  himself.  He  was  afterwards  lost  at  sea.  From  one  of 
these  women  are  descended  the  Coombses  and  Creightons  in 
Thomaston  and  the  Bucklins  in  Warren  ;  and  from  the  other 
the  McCarters  in  Cushing.t 

The  same  year,  1740,  forty  German  families  from  Bruns- 
wick and  Saxony,  tempted  by  the  imposing  otTers  which  the 

*  The  appellation  of  Irish  was  tlien  in  their  own  country  given 
almost  exclusively  to  liiose  of  Celtic  origin  who  spoke  the  Gaelic, 
Erse  or  Irish  language,  and  were  tiien,  as  now,  mostly  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  religion.  —  Macauley's  His.  Eng.  vol.  2.  p.  119. 

t  Mrs.  H.  Prince,  J.  Bucklin,  Mrs.  S.  Fuller. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  61 

indefatigable  Waldo  when  in  Europe  had  made  and  caused 
to  be  circulated  in  their  language,  after  first  landing  at  Brain- 
tree,  Mass.,  arrived  at  Broad  Bay  and  laid  the  found- 
ation of  the  present  town  of  Waldoborough.  Prior  to  this, 
there  was  no  setdement  nearer  to  St.  George's  than  Penaa- 
quid  and  Damariscotta. 

These  German  families  settled  on  both  sides  the  river,  or  bay, 
as  far  down  as  the  McGuire  and  Feyler  lots.  Those  who  set- 
tled on  the  western  side,  or  Dutch  Neck,  were  located  there 
by  Waldo's  directions ;  who  then  supposed  his  patent  would 
cover  all  the  lands  from  the  Muscongus  river  to  the  Penobscot. 
But,  as  by  that  instrument,  the  patentees  were  restrained  from 
interfering  with  any  other  patent,  when  Shem  Drowne,  agent 
of  the  Pemaquid  proprietors,  in  1746  claimed  the  land  on  that 
side,  the  Waldo  patent  was,  by  compromise,  construed  to 
commence  at  Muscongus  Island  and  extending,  not  up  the 
Muscongus  river,  but  the  main  river  at  the  head  of  the  bay, 
usually  denominated  the  Medomak.*  It  is  said  that  Waldo 
made  an  agreement  with  Drowne,  by  the  terms  of  which  the 
latter  was  to  give  the  settlers  deeds  of  their  lots,  as  also  the 
ministerial  and  school  lots  which  Waldo  had  promised  them. 
However  this  might  be,  no  deeds  were  passed  till  a  subsequent 
period  ;  when  the  occupants  were  obliged  by  the  heirs  of 
Drowne  to  pay  for  their  lands. 

These  settlers  were  unable  to  speak  a  word  of  the  English 
language,  and  consequently  could  hold  little  intercourse  and 
gain  but  little  aid  from  their  English  neighbors.  They  were 
unacquainted  widi  the  art  of  fishing  ;  had  been  unaccustomed 
to  seeing  lands  enclosed  by  fences  ;  and  were  inexperienced 
in  the  clearing  up  of  new  lands.  Their  progress  in  agricul- 
ture was  slow ;  their  crops  were  injured  by  wild  beasts  and 
the  cattle  that  strayed  from  the  neighboring  settlements  ;  and 
they  suffered  incredible  and  almost  insurmountable  hardships. 
They  had  been  induced  to  leave  Germany  by  the  promise  of 
one  hundred  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  salt-water  ;  a  supply 
of  provisions  for  a  given  number  of  years  ;  and  the  mainten- 

*  From  this  circumstance  the  name  of  Muscongus  has,  in  later 
times,  been  frequently  applied  to  the  Medomak  ;  and  the  heirs  of 
Waldo,  the  Legislature  of  1786,  and  Williamson,  in  Jiis  History  of 
Maine,  seem  to  have  considered  tlie  latter  river  as  the  true  Muscon- 
gus. By  the  Indians,  however,  it  was  always  called  Medomak,  which 
signifies  a  '  place  of  many  suckers.'  The  name  Muscongus  was 
applied  to  the  stream  which  empties  into  the  bay  between  Bremen 
and  Bristol,  and  was  sometimes  extended  to  the  bay  itself. 

6 


62  ANNALS      OFWARREN. 

ance  of  a  gospel  minister  for  the  period  of  ten  years.  They 
complained  much  of  disappointment  in  these  promises  ;  even 
when  kept  to  the  ear,  they  were  broken  to  the  hope.  Their 
lots  were  laid  out  but  twenty-five  rods  wide,  and  ran  back  two 
miles  in  length.  This  was  an  inconvenient  shape  for  a  farm  ; 
but  they  were  easily  reconciled  to  it  at  the  time,  as  it  brought 
their  dwellings  into  close  proximity.  But  the  soil  was  hard, 
and  covered  with  an  unbroken  forest,  haunted  by  unknown 
beasts  of  prey,  and  strange  and  savage  men.  The  salt-water 
indeed  was  there  ;  but  no  wharves,  streets,  or  places  of  busi- 
ness were  on  its  margin,  and  they  could  not  avail  themselves 
of  the  rich  abundance  which  its  depths  concealed.  There 
was  then  no  fort,  block-house,  or  place  of  retreat,  in  case  of 
a  hostile  attack  ;  no  grist-mill  nearer  than  St.  George's  or 
Damariscotta  to  grind  their  scanty  crops  of  rocken^  the  only 
grain  they  raised.  Most  of  it  was  prepared  for  cooking  by 
bruising  merely  at  home.  Sighing  for  their  father-land,  but 
unable  to  return,  they  lingered  out  the  tedious  years,  till  the 
expedition  to  Louisburg,  when  they  enlisted  under  Waldo, 
and  removed  their  families  to  that  place.* 

On  the  arrival  of  these  German  settlers,  they  found  estab- 
lished in  their  neighborhood,  near  Broad-Cove,  a  Mr.  Burns 
and  a  man  by  the  name  of  Boice  Cooper,  both  recently  from 
Pemaquid.  The  latter  was  a  humorous,  eccentric  character  ; 
a  genuine  son  of  the  Emerald  Isle,  fearless  and  reckless,  pas- 
sionate and  profane,  but  generous  and  hospitable,  prodigal  of 
his  money,  his  time,  and  convivial  hilarity.  His  father  was 
a  man  of  property,  who  emigrated  from  Ireland  in  a  brig  of 
his  own,  with  a  numerous  train  of  dependents  bound  to  him 
for  a  certain  number  of  years  to  pay  for  their  passage  over. 
He  resided  first  at  Portsmouth,  and  afterwards  at  Pemaquid, 
coasting  in  his  own  vessel  ;  his  wife  and  family  sometimes 
making  their  home  on  board.  As  characteristic  of  the  son, 
it  is  related  that  when  the  vessel  needed  repairs,  the  father 
hauled  her  up  at  Pemaquid  for  that  purpose  and  went  to  Bos- 
ton to  procure  workmen.  During  his  absence,  some  of  the 
people,  influenced  either  by  motives  of  mischief  or  profit, 
persuaded  Boice  that  it  would  be  better  to  build  a  new  one 
with  the  iron  of  the  old.     He  seized  upon   the    idea  at  once, 

*  One  of  the  principal  men  among  these  settlers  was  John  Ulmer, 
who,  though  not  a  regular  clergyman,  acted  as  their  preacher,  and 
as  such  was  paid  by  Waldo  for  about  half  the  ten  years  stipulated  — 
that  is,  till  they  removed  to  Louisburg. — Joseph  Ludwig,  Esq.,  Capt. 
Sproul,  and  Land  Claims  before  Com.  181L 


ANNALSOF      WARREN.  63 

set  the  brig  on  fire,  and  on  the  old  gentleman's  return  nothing 
remained  but  her  ashes.  After  this  the  father  removed  to 
Broad  Bay  and  contracted  with  Waldo  for  several  lots  of  land, 
performed  the  settlers'  duties  on  two  of  them,  and  after  two 
years  died  there,  leaving  his  property  to  his  only  child,  Boice. 
The  latter  remained  there  till  after  the  coming  of  the  Ger- 
mans ;  but  his  habits,  temper,  and  recklessness  brought  him 
into  perpetual  collision  with  them  —  their  fists  being  more 
than  a  match  for  his  tongue,  especially  as  the  latter  was  not 
understood.  Tired  of  the  unequal  contest,  he  relinquished 
his  possessions  to  Waldo  and  removed  to  George's  River. 
Thomas  Henderson  having  removed  to  Pleasant  Point,  Cooper 
took  his  two  lots  in  the  upper  town,  which  with  two  back  lots 
which  he  had  the  liberty  of  selecting,  were  deemed  an  equiv- 
alent for  his  possessions  at  Broad  Bay. 

Not  long  after  this  removal,  Mr.  Cooper  returned  to  Ireland, 
sold  an  inheritance  there,  and  brought  back  a  number  of  men 
and  women,  who  signed  an  obligation  to  work  for  him  seven 
years  in  payment  of  their  passage.  Among  these  were  Law- 
rence Parsons,  Thomas  Holden,  and  two  young  women  whom 
they  afterwards  married.  Parsons  was  patronized  by  Cooper, 
was  married  at  his  house,  and  received  from  him  the  farm  at 
Broad  Cove  in  Gushing  for  no  other  consideration  than  one 
yoke  of  steers,  which  were  not  to  be  paid  till  he  had  time  to 
raise  them  on  the  farm.  Parsons  went  on  to  this  farm  in 
1750.  He  built  several  houses,  such  as  they  were,  moving 
each  time  farther  from  the  water,  till  his  son  Lawrence,  who 
succeeded  to  the  estate,  built  the  two  story  house  still  stand- 
ing, set  up  tanning,  and  died  having  acquired  a  handsome 
property.  The  father  survived  him  many  years  in  the  full 
possession  of  his  faculties,  living  with  his  grand-children  and 
dying  at  a  very  advanced  age.  Holden  was  likewise  provided 
with  a  lot  of  land  at  Boothbay.  Cooper  brought  up  one  of 
his  daughters  who  was  married  to  Joseph  Skinner  of  this 
town.* 


*  Wm.  Burns'  Dep.    Com.  Rep.  161.     Mrs.  Montgomery,  daughter 
of  Cooper.     L.  Parsons,  1st.  and  others. 


64  ANNALSOFWARKEN 


CHAPTER  V 


FROM    1741    TO    1753,    INCLUniNG    EVENTS    OF    THE     5tH    INDIAN    WA.R, 
AND    THE    SCOTTISH    SETTLEMENT    AT    STIRLING. 

1741.  Gov.  Belcher  was,  in  1741,  succeeded  by  Wm. 
Shirley ;  one  of  the  first  measures  of  whose  administration 
was  the  improvement  of  the  currency.  The  paper  money, 
or  bills  issued  by  the  Colony,  having  now  depreciated,  in  pro- 
portion to  silver,  as  five  and  a  half  to  one,  a  compromise 
iDetween  the  different  parties  that  divided  the  province  on  this 
subject  was  effected  by  a  new  emission  of  bills  at  6s.  8d.  to 
the  ounce  of  silver,  with  a  provision,  that,  when  they  sank 
below  that  rate,  the  difference  should  be  made  up  to  the  cred- 
itor. This  was  called  the  neio  tenor ^  in  contradistinction  to 
the  former  emission  or  old  tenor. 

Symptoms  of  dissatisfaction  among  the  Indians  continued 
to  be  observed.  Amongst  other  things,  Alex.  Lermond  of 
St.  George's  testified  that  an  ox  belonging  to  his  brother 
William,  had  been  killed  and  his  bones  and  hoofs  found  in 
the  camp  of  the  Indians.  Andrew  Kilpatrick  of  the  same 
settlement,  and  two  Indians,  Col.  Lucy  and  Maj.  Moxas, 
confirmed  the  statement,  having  seen  the  same  in  the  Indians' 
camp.* 

1743.  Though  great  pains  were  taken  to  arrest  this 
dissatisfaction  at  a  conference  held  at  St.  George's  in  August, 
1742,  yet  the  growing  apprehensions  that  France  was  about 
to  engage  in  the  existing  war  on  the  side  of  Spain,  and 
the  certainty  that  her  subjects  would  attempt  to  persuade  the 
Indians  to  join  them,  induced  the  Legislature,  in  1743,  to 
appropriate  .£1,280  for  putting  the  eastern  posts  in  a  state  of 
defence.  Of  this  sum,  =£75  were  apportioned  to  Broad  Bay, 
and  £100  to  St.  George's.  The  fort  at  St.  George's  was 
rebuiltf  and  enlarged  ;  but  the  expenditure  at  Broad  Bay  was 
for  the  present  delayed.  The  garrison  at  the  former  place 
was  increased  by  the  addition  of  13  men,  and  placed  under 
the  command  of  Capt.   Jabez  Bradbury  ;    who  also   had  a 

*  Mass.  '  Indian'  Archives,  vol.  2,  p.  415. 

t  According  to  tradition  by  one  Capt.  Robinson,  who  had  for  some 
time  commanded  the  garrison  and  at  his  death  was  buried  there. — A. 
Lermond. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  65 

Justice's  commission.*  The  settlers  above,  experienced,  pro- 
bably for  the  first  time,  the  loss  of  one  of  their  number, 
John  McLean  ;  who  died  April  14,  1743,  in  the  58th  year  of 
his  age.  The  settlement  below,  continued  to  increase  by  the 
accession  of  new  comers,  and  about  this  time,  was  extended 
down  the  western  side  to  the  mouth  of  the  river,  forming  what 
was  called  the  "  lower  town  of  St.  George's."  Some  settlers, 
probably  from  other  parts  of  New  England,  were  also  locat- 
ed at  Medumcook,  now  Friendship. 

1744.  As  soon  as  the  news  of  the  declaration  of  war 
by  France,  which  took  place  March  15th,  1744,  arrived  in 
this  country,  the  French,  who  first  received  the  intelligence, 
in  concert  with  the  Indians,  commenced  the  war  in  Nova 
Scotia  by  an  attack  on  Canseau  and  Annapolis.  Immediate 
measures  were  adopted  for  the  defence  of  the  eastern  coun- 
try ;  and  encouragement  was  given  to  the  inhabitants  to 
remain  and  defend  their  possessions.  The  garrison  at  St. 
George's  was  still  farther  increased  to  forty  men. 

As  the  St.  Johns  Indians  were  concerned  in  the  attack 
upon  Annapolis,  it  was  feared  that  the  other  eastern  Indians 
would  be  disposed  also  to  join  their  old  allies  in  a  new  effort 
against  the  English ;  especially  as  all  the  Etechemin  tribes, 
whose  country  extended  from  the  Penobscot  to  the  St  Johns, 
formed,  by  their  own  account,  one  and  the  same  people. 
War  was  therefore  declared  against  all  the  Indians  east  of 
the  Passamaquoddy  ;  and  those  to  the  west  of  that  river  were 
forbidden  to  hold  any  intercourse  with  them. 

Great  prec;iutions  were  taken  to  preserve  peace  with  these 
last  mentioned  tribest.  An  Indian  having  been  killed  and 
others  wounded  by  persons  unknown,  every  thing  was  done 
to  abate  the  rising  indignation  of  the  tribe  ;  a  blanket,  other 
articles,  and  <£40  in  money,  were  given  the  widow  of  the 
deceased  ;  and  the  others  after  having  their  wounds  dressed, 
were  carefully  conveyed  to  Penobscot.  To  test  anew  the 
fidelity  and  friendship    of  the  tribe.  Col.  Pepperell   came  to 

*  Jour.  House  of  Rep.  1743.  Orig.  Deed  from  Waldo  to  T.  Kil- 
patrick  acknowledged  by  Biadbury  as  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Jan.  31, 
1743. 

t  Rev.  T.  Smith  of  Falmouth  wrote  in  his  journal,  July  12,  "  Sev- 
eral gentlemen  from  the  Court  with  others,  with  the  Mohawks,  are 
now  down  at  George's,  treating  with  the  Penobscot  Indians  about 
being  at  peace  with  us."  Satisfactory  assurances  were  given  and  the 
fears  of  the  settlers  allayed. 


66  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

St.  George's  in  November,  as  a  commissioner,  and  requested 
of  the  Sapjamores  their  quota  of  fighting  men,  according  to 
the  stipulations  in  Dummer's  treaty  which  had  been  so  often 
renewed.  He  told  them  if  they  would  enter  into  the  public 
service,  they  should  receive  soldiers'  pay  and  rations,  and 
every  supply  ;  but  if  they  failed  in  this,  war  would,  at  the 
end  of  forty  days,  be  proclaimed  against  them.  In  January 
they  sent,  by  express,  their  answer  to  Boston,  stating  "  that 
their  young  men  would  not  comply  with  the  proposal  of 
taking  up  arms  against  the  St,  John's  Indians,  their  brethren." 

There  were  at  this  time,  in  the  two  eastern  provinces, 
Maine  and  Sagadahoc,  2,855  able  bodied  or  fencible  men, 
who  were  organized  into  two  regiments,  one  commanded  by 
Col.  Wm.  Peppcrell  of  Kittery,  and  the  other  by  Col.  Samuel 
Waldo  of  Falmouth.  Of  these  men  there  were  at  Broad 
Bay  and  St.  George's  270.  One  hundred  effective  men  were 
enlisted  to  act  as  scouts  between  St.  George's  and  Berwick. 
Of  these  14  were"  placed  at  Damariscotta  to  scout  as  far  as 
Broad  Bay,  and  14  at  that  place  to  scout  as  far  as  St. 
George's. 

1745-  .In  1745  the  celebrated  expedition  against  Louis- 
burg  was  undertaken.  In  planning  this  enterprise.  Gov. 
Shirley  was  aided  by  Wm.  Vaughan,  Esq.  of  Damariscotta, 
a  gentleman  extensively  concerned  in  the  eastern  fisheries, 
and  son  of  the  Lieut.  Governor  of  New  Hampshire.  His 
first  plan  was  to  surprise  the  fort  in  the  dead  of  winter, 
mounting  the  walls  on  snow  shoes  over  the  drifts,  or  if  neces- 
sary by  scaling  ladders.  Other  means  were  suggested,  and 
when  the  final  plan  was  matured,  Capt.  Edward  Ting  was 
appointed  Commodore  of  the  fieet ;  Col.  Pepperell,  Lieut. 
General  and  commander-in-chief  of  the  land  forces ;  and 
Col.  Waldo  a  Brig.  General  under  him.  The  two  last  were 
merchants  extensively  engaged  in  business,  and  were  selected 
for  their  popular  manners,  energetic  character,  and  great 
moral  worth,  rather  than  any  skill  in  military  allairs,  in  whicii 
they  had  had  no  experience  beyond  that  of  Indian  skirmishes. 
But  the  event  proved  that  indomitable  resolution  and  enthu- 
siastic confidence  can  sometimes  cfiect  what  the  most  consum- 
mate skill  would  shrink  from  in  despair.  To  Mr.  Vaugluin 
was  given  a  Lieut.  Colonel's  commission,  without  any  partic- 
ular command,  he  preferring  the  trust  of  such  special  duties 
as  the  Commander-in-chief  might  consider  his  adventurous 
genius  best  fitted  to  perform. 

Under  the  auspices  of  these  determined  men,  enlistments 
were  made,  with  such  vigor  especially  iu  this  eastern  country, 


ANNALS      OF     WAR  REN.  67 

that  with  the  aid  of  the  other  New  England  colonies,  a  force 
was  raised,  in  less  than  two  months,  amounting  to  4000  men, 
and  a  squadron  of  13  vessels,  carrying  about  200  guns. 
Many  of  the  settlers  at  St.  George's  enlisted  in  this  expedi- 
tion. Several  from  the  upper  town,  took  their  families  with 
them,  some  remaining  at  Louisburg  three  years,  and  others 
never  returning.  So  great  was  the  gloom  that  hung  over  the 
settlement,  that  all  deserted  their  farms.  Some  went  into  the 
garrison,  doing  duty  and  receiving  pay  as  soldiers  ;  others 
removed  to  Pemaquid,  and  yet  others  to  Boston  and  its 
vicinity.  Among  those  that  went  to  Louisburg,  were  Walker, 
Kelloch,  and  Gregg  with  their  families,  also  Barnard  and 
Allen,  the  latter  of  whom  died  there.  Pebbles  died  at  home 
after  enlisting.  Alexander,  Starrett,  Lushe,  Spear,  A.  Ler- 
mond,  M'Craken  and  Campbell  removed  to  their  friends  in 
Massachusetts.  Wm.  Lermond  died  suddenly  from  heat  and 
exhaustion  on  a  journey  to  Damariscotta  ;  and  Giffen,  North 
and  others,  went  to  Pemaquid.  Boggs  removed  his  family  to 
Boston,  and  resided  there  during  the  war.*  Most  of  them 
previously  took  the  precaution  to  get  their  deeds  recorded, 
which  was  done  at  York,  the  shiretown  of  the  county,  then 
including  the  whole  territory  now  constituting  the  State  of 
Maine. 

At  Broad  Bay  the  prospect  was  still  more  gloomy.  There, 
no  fort  or  garrison  offered  its  protection  to  the  dismayed  in- 
habitants ;  they  had  no  friends  on  this  side  of  the  ocean  to 
flee  to  ;  and  being  wholly  unused  to  Indian  warfare,  they  all 
enlisted  under  Waldo,  and,  removing  their  familes  to  Louis- 
burg, remained  there  three  years.  AVilliam  Burns,  whose 
brother  at  that  time  resided  at  Broad  Bay,  and  had  command 
of  a  transport  in  the  expedition  to  Louisburg,  took  a  commis- 
sion and  raised  a  company  for  the  defence  of  that  neighbor- 
hood.f 

By  a  succession  of  providential  events,  favorable  to  the 
English,  and  equally  adverse  to  their  foes,  the  fortress  at 
Louisburg,  the  Gibraltar  of  America,  surrendered  on  the  16th 
June,  to  the  great  joy  of  the  colonies,  and  the  astonishment 
of  Europe.  This  event  was  celebrated,  in  the  principal  New 
England  towns,  by  bonfires,  the  ringing  of  bells,  and  on  the 
13th  of  July  by  a  public  thanksgiving. 

The  refusal  of  the  Tarratines  to  take  up  arms  for  the  En- 

*  Tradition,  A  Kelloch,  1st.     Mrs.   I.   Fuller,  &c. 
t  Jos.  Luchving,  Esq.  Com.  Hep.  1811,  p.  102. 


68  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

glish,  the  withdrawal  of  their  trade  from  the  truck-houses, 
and  the  removal  of  many  of  them  to  Canada,  so  evidently 
indicated  their  hostile  disposition,  that  Capt.  Saunders  was 
despatched,  in  the  Province  sloop,  to  communicate  the  news 
of  the  great  victory,  in  hopes  of  overawing  and  bringing 
them  into  an  alliance.  The  news,  however,  had  a  contrary 
effect.  The  Indians  felt  a  strong  sympathy  with  their  old 
allies  ;  and  having  little  to  lose  themselves,  and  seeing  the 
frontier  exposed  by  the  enlistments  into  the  late  expedition, 
they  resolved  to  be  neutral  no  longer. 

The  first  act  of  hostility  was  committed  by  them,  July 
19th,  at  St.  George's.  Several  of  the  savages  from  Cape 
Sable,  St.  John,  and  St.  Francois,  uniting,  began  by  attack- 
ing the  fort ;  upon  which,  however,  they  could  make  no  ini- 
pression.  They  then  set  on  fire  a  garrisoned  house  and  the 
saw-mill  at  Mill  River;  burnt  a  few  dwellinghouses  in  the 
vicinity ;  killed  a  great  number  of  the  cattle  ;  and  took  cap- 
tive one  of  the  inhabitants.* 

Besides  the  principal  fort,  block-houses  were  built  near  the 
narrows,  and  also  near  the  mouth  of  the  river.  The  com- 
mand of  the  latter,  at  Pleasant  Point,  was  given  to  Thomas 
Henderson,f  who  had  alienated  the  two  lots,  possessed  in 
later  times  by  the  Dunbars  in  Warren,  in  favor  of  Boice 
Cooper,  as  before  related.  The  Province  sloop  occasionally 
visited  the  river,  supplying  the  garrison  with  provisions ; 
and  as  most,  or  all,  of  the  inhabitants  that  remained  there, 
did  duty  as  soldiers,  their  pay  and  rations  enabled  them  to 
support  their  families. 

This  sloop  was  commanded  by  one  Capt.  Saunders,  and 
at  a  later  period  by  his  son  ;  the  latter  of  whom  was  once 
taken  by  a  party  of  French  and  Indians.  Under  the  guise 
of  a  happy  and  contented  appearance,  he  allayed  all  their 
apprehensions  of  his  escape,  and  at  Owl's  Head  took  an 
opportunity,  when  they  were  sound  asleep,  to  abscond  with 
their  bag  of  money  amounting  to  about  8200.  This  he  hid 
under  a  log  and  returned  to  the  fort  at  St.  George's.  Many 
years  afterwards,  returning  from  Louisburg  with  Gen.  Am- 
herst on  board,  he  related  this  adventure  to  him,  and  being 
becalmed  off  that  place,  requested  him  to  go  on  shore  and 
assist  in  looking  for  the  money.  The  General,  without  much 
confidence  in  the  story,  consented  ;    when,   to   his   great  sur- 

*  2  Will.  Ilis.  p.  236. 

t  Previous  to  the  settlement  of  St.  Georges  he  liad  resided  at 
Round  Pond,  Bristol.  • 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  69 

prise,  Saunders,  with  equal  exultation,  laid  his  hand  upon  the 
prize.* 

A  demand  having  been  made  upon  the  Penobscot  and  Nor- 
ridgewock  tribes,  either  to  deliver  up  the  Indians  who  had 
done  the  late  mischief  at  St.  George's,  or  furnish  thirty  fight- 
ing men,  according  to  Dummer's  treaty,  and  the  demand  hav- 
ing been  rejected,  the  Provincial  government  proclaimed  war 
against  all  the  eastern  Indians  without  exception  ;  and  offered 
for  every  Indian  captive  or  scalp,  taken  westward  of  Passa- 
maquoddy,  by  a  soldier  in  the  public  service,  ^100,  —  by  a 
person  having  provisions  and  not  wages,  ^£250,  —  and  by  a 
volunteer,  without  rations,  pay,  or  ammunition,  c£400,  as 
bounties. 

Within  two  months  after  the  first  blow  was  struck,  every 
town  on  the  eastern  frontier  was  visited  by  parties  or  strag- 
glers, from  some  of  the  savage  hordes,  thirsting  for  the  set- 
tlers' blood.  In  the  vicinity  of  St.  George's,  one  Lieut. 
Proctor  and  nineteen  militia-men  had  a  skirmish  with  the 
enemy,  Sept.  5th  ;  in  which  they  killed  two  of  the  savage 
leaders.  Col.  Morris  and  Capt.  Sam,  and  took  Col.  Job  pris- 
oner. He  was  afterwards  sent  to  Boston  where  he  died  in 
confinement.  To  avoid  the  enmity  of  his  kindred,  and  the 
ill-will  of  his  squaw,  the  government,  after  peace,  made  her 
a  valuable  present.  Sept.  19th  was  observed  as  a  public  fast 
on  account  of  this  war.t 

1746.  Although  the  operations  of  1746  were  chiefly 
directed  against  Canada,  the  garrison  at  St.  George's  and 
other  eastern  posts  were  strengthened  by  an  additional  num- 
ber of  men.  In  none  of  the  Indian  wars  were  the  savages 
more  subtle  and  inveterate,  but  in  none  less  cruel.  They  de- 
spaired of  laying  waste  the  country  and  expelling  the  inhabi- 
tants. They  rather  sought  to  satiate  their  revenge  upon  par- 
ticular individuals,  or  families  ;  to  take  captives  and  scalps 
for  the  sake  of  the  premium  paid  for  them  by  the  French  ; 
and  to  satisfy  their  wants  by  the  plunder  of  houses  or  slaugh- 
ter of  cattle  ;  a  cow  or  an  ox  being  frequently  killed  by  them 
and  nothing  taken  but  the  tongue. 

Outrages  were  committed  at  Pemaquid,  Sheepscot,  and 
Wiscasset ;  and  May  21st  they  fell  upon  Broad  Bay  and 
destroyed  what  remained  of  it,  burning  the  houses,  killing 
some  of  the  inhabitants  and  carrying  others  into  captivity. 
It  subsequently  lay  waste  till  the  close  of  the  war. 

*  Wm.  Lermond,  Mrs.  Montgomery,  &c.        f  Smith's  Jour.  p.  120. 


70  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

The  next  day  13  men  being  sent  about  half  a  gun-shot 
from  the  fort  at  St.  George's  "  to  strip  some  bark  for  the 
preservation  of  the  whale  boats,"  and  a  part  of  them  having 
strayed  from  the  rest  and  carelessly  laid  down  their  arms, 
seven  or  eight  Indians  suddenly  sprung  up  from  their  con- 
cealment, got  between  the  men  and  their  weapons,  which 
they  seized  and  commenced  a  brisk  fire,  killing  one  man, 
wounding  four,  and  taking  one  prisoner.  This  fire  was  re- 
turned by  such  of  our  men  as  retained  their  arms,  and  soon 
after  by  the  whole  garrison.  The  party  made  good  their 
retreat  into  the  fort,  except  one  man,  who,  retarded  by  age 
and  closely  pursued  by  an  Indian,  suddenly  turned  and  shot 
him  dead  whilst  in  the  act  of  raising  his  tomahawk  to  dis- 
patch him.  The  fire  of  the  garrison  was  so  sharp  as  to 
deter  the  other  Indians  from  coming  up,  and  the  old  man 
stopped  long  enough  to  take  off  the  scalp  of  his  victim. 
Another  Indian  fell  at  the  first  onset  and  was  carried  away 
by  his  companions ;  who,  from  the  traces  of  blood  on  their 
retreat,  were  supposed  to  have  had  others  wounded.  Eliakim 
Hunt  was  the  person  killed,  and  Timothy  Cummings  was  the 
prisoner.* 

1747-  In  1747,  among  other  measures  adopted  for  the 
protection  of  the  eastern  country,  thirty  men  were  assigned 
to  the  fort  at  St.  George's,  strong  bodies  of  rangers  were 
employed  farther  west,  Gen.  Waldo  was  ordered  to  detach, 
for  the  eastern  service,  a  portion  of  his  regiment  which  had 
been  designed  to  act  against  Crown  Point,  and  the  province 
sloop  continued  to  range  the  eastern  coast.  Yet  ihe  frontier 
towns  were  soon  infested  with  savages ;  and  among  others, 
attacks  were  made  upon  Wiscasset,  Pemaquid  and  Damaris- 
cotta,  at  the  last  of  which  the  owner  of  a  house  was  taken 
prisoner  and  his  wife  and  daughter  slain. 

Early  in  September,  a  large  party  of  Indians,  mixed  with 
some  Frenchmen,  after  shooting  down  a  party  of  five  men, 
about  break  of  day  made  a  furious  attack  upon  Fort  Frederic 
and  continued  the  assault  for  more  than  two  hours.  But  that 
fortress  being  constructed  of  stone,  they  were  unable  to  make 
any  impression  upon  it,  and  withdrew.  This  or  another 
mixed  party  of  like  character,  next  besieged  the  fort  at  St. 
George's  in  a  different   manner.      They  made  two   several 

*  American  Magazine,  May  and  June,  1746.  Smith  in  his  Journal 
says  "  May  23,  1746.  News  came  from  Georges  that  the  Indians  had 
fallen  on  a  company  of  our  men,  killed  one  and  wounded  a  second, 
and  that  our  people  killed  an  Indian  whicji  they  scalped,  and  wound- 
■"d  a  second,  which  they  hope  is  dead." 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  71 

attempts  to  open  a  subterraneous  passage  from  the  bank  of 
the  river,  in  order  to  undermine  and  blow  up  the  fort.  But 
the  design  was  frustrated  by  the  accidental  caving  in  of  the 
earth  in  consequence  of  heavy  rains.  This  was,  as  tradition 
relates,  after  the  magazine  was  introduced,  several  of  the 
miners  being  buried  and  killed  by  the  accident.  The  enemy 
then  withdrew  ;  but  straggling  parties  continued  to  lurk  in  the 
woods,  watching  for  every  opportunity  to   annoy  the  whites.* 

David  Creighton  and  some  others,  going  out  a  little  dis- 
tance from  the  fort,  were  fired  upon,  killed  and  scalped. 
Some  ventured  out  to  work  on  their  farms  under  a  guard  of 
soldiers.  Boice  Cooper  before  mentioned,  and  Reuben 
Pitcher,  going  down  the  river  for  rock  weed,  were  beset, 
taken  prisoners,  and  carried  off'  to  Canada.  The  former 
continuing  his  usual  contented  and  jovial  manner,  and  ac- 
commodating himself  to  the  Indian  humour,  readily  answering 
their  questions  respecting  the  cattle,  number  of  men  at  the 
fort,  and  other  matters,  received  good  usage.  While  in  prison 
in  Canada,  a  fellow  prisoner  from  Ireland  died,  and  bequeath- 
ed him  his  violin.  Cooper's  skill  on  this  instrument,  like  that 
of  Joseph  in  the  interpretation  of  dreams,  soon  made  him 
known  to  the  governor,  at  whose  house  he  was  well  enter- 
tained, till  on  an  exchange  of  prisoners,  he  was  restored  to 
liberty  and  returned. f 

The  winter  of  this  year  was,  in  this  eastern  country,  a 
season  of  great  distress.  But  little  had  been  raised  from 
the  soil  ;  little  lumber  could  be  got  out,  on  account  of  the 
savages ;  the  depth  of  snow  and  severity  of  the  weather 
proved  unusually  great ;  and,  before  spring,  corn  was  worth 
30s.  a  bushel,  and  wheat  flour  c£10  a  hundred. 

1748.  In  1748,  numerous  attacks  were  made,  as  usual, 
upon  the  settlements  between  the  Androscoggin  and  Saco; 
and  these  bloody  scenes,  returning  every  year,  were  rendered 
the  present  season  more  dismal  by  the  gloomy  and  desolate 
appearance  of  the  fields  and  gardens,  produced  by  the  early 
and  extreme  drought.  But,  on  the  2d  of  July,  the  joy- 
ful news  arrived  at  Falmouth  that  the  contending  powers 
had  agreed  upon  the  preliminaries  of  peace  ;  and  though 
the  definitive  treaty  was  not  signed,  at  Aix-la-Chapelle,  till 
the  7th  of  Oct.,  we  hear  of  no  more  ravages  by  the  eastern 
Indians  in  this  war.  Although  troops,  to  the  number  of  323 
men,  were  continued  in   service  through  the   winter  for   the 

*  WiU.  Hist.,  A.  Kelloch,  &c,     t  Mrs.  Montgomery,  J.  Huse,  &c. 


72  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

defence  and  safety  of  the  eastern  inhabitants ;  yet  means 
were  used  to  ascertain  the  wishes  and  dispositions  of  the 
Indians  upon  the  subject  of  a  treaty.  Early  in  the  spring, 
several  chiefs  visiting  the  fort  at  St.  George's,  told  the  com- 
mander, Capt.  Bradbury,  that  the  Indians  were  tired  of  the 
war ;  and  if  in  Boston,  they  would  agree  whh  the  Governor 
upon  terms  of  peace.  Thereupon  a  passage  thither  was 
given  them  in  the  Province  vessel.  Their  professions  -of 
peace  were  favorably  received  at  that  place,  and  on  the 
16th  of  Oct.  1749,  a  treaty  was  concluded  and  signed  at 
Falmouth,  founded  substantially  on  the  provisions  of  the 
preceding,  or  Dummer's  treaty. 

1749-  When  peace  was  restored,  the  settlers  that 
remained  in  the  garrison,  and  many  that  had  gone  to  Massa- 
chusetts and  other  places,  returned  to  their  farms  and  began 
their  labors  anew.  During  this  war,  their  houses  went  to 
decay,  or  were  destroyed  by  the  Indians ;  the  two  mills  were 
burnt;  the  cattle  mostly  killed  or  driven  away;  many  of 
the  inhabitants  were  slain  or  taken  prisoners  ;  and  the  leaden 
sashes  of  the  meeting-house  were  taken  out  by  the  Indians 
for  bullets,  although  the  glass  was  carefully  piled  up  unin- 
jured. But  efforts  were  now  made  to  repair  these  losses; 
the  huts  of  the  settlers  rose  again  on  the  bank  of  the  river ; 
which  was  now  as  before,  their  only  highway,  except  a 
footpath  leading  through  the  bushes  from  house  to  house.* 

Among  those  that  now  returned  to  their  farms  and  formed 
the  second  settlement  of  the  upper  town,  were  probably, 
Thomas,  John  and  Andrew  Kilpatrick,  John  North,  Jr.  Joseph 

Giffen,  Wm.  James,  Alexander   Lermond,  Hugh   Scot, 

Heinbury,  Boice  Cooper,  John  Young,  Alexander  McLean, 
James  and   John   Howard,  Wm.  Mclntyre,  Moses  Robinson, 

Phinley    Kelloch,    Thomas    Gregg,   Montford,    David 

Patterson,  Thomas  and  John  McCordy,  Archihald  Gamble, 
James  McCarter,  and  Samuel  and  John  Boggs.  To  these 
was  added,  about  this  time  Patrick  Porterfield  on  lot  No.  48, 
whilst  the  young  Creightons,  Samuel  and  David,  as  soon  as 
their  age  permitted,  took  possession  of  the  lots  of  their  de- 
ceased father  and  brother.  Among  the  absentees  were  the 
Alexanders,  the  Walkers,  John  Scot,  Wm.  Lermond,  McCra- 
ken,  Henderson,  John  McLean,  Lushe,  Campbell,  Spear, 
Allen,  Lincoln,  Blair,  Pebbles,  Creighton  and  Starrett.  Sev- 
eral of  these  had  deceased,  as  before  noted.  The  Walkers 
removed  to  Louisburg  and  afterwards  settled   in  Worcester, 

*  A.  and  "W.  Lermond,  L.  Pardons,  1st,  &c. 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  73 

Massachusetts,  where  William,  the  father,  died  in  1760. 
Henderson  removed  to  Pleasant  Point ;  Lushe  and  Campbell 
died  in  Boston ;  Spear  and  Starrett  remained  in  Massachu- 
setts, the  former  at  Woburn,  the  latter  at  Dedham,  though  a 
son  of  each  returned  at  the  close  of  the  succeeding  war,  and 
occupied  the  lots  of  their  fathers.  Henry  Alexander,  pro- 
bably, returned,  or  died  abroad,  as  a  widow  of  that  name  was 
here  as  late  as  1763.  In  1780,  one  half  of  John  Alexander's 
lot  was,  by  a  person  of  the  same  name  (perhaps  a  son)  of 
Providence,  R.  I.  conveyed  to  Eliphalet  Healy  of  Attleboro' ; 
and  the  other  half,  by  Henry  Alexander  (probably  another 
son)  to  Nathaniel  Woodcock,  both  of  Attleboro'  ;  from  which 
we  infer  that  a  part  of  the  family,  at  least,  settled  near  those 
towns.  Respecting  McCraken,  McDowel,  and  Blair,  there  is 
more  uncertainty.     Lincoln  returned  to  Ireland. 

In  reorganizing  the  militia,  Thomas  Kilpatrick  was  selected 
for  Captain,  who  received  a  commission  as  such ;  and  P. 
Porterfield  was  a  subaltern  under  him.  The  settlers  continu- 
ed to  get  out  cord  wood  and  staves  during  the  winter,  and 
gradually  extended  their  clearings,  and  enlarged  their  agricul- 
tural operations.  But  little  was  raised,  however,  except 
English  grain  and  potatoes.  The  latter  were  brought  to 
New  England  in  1719  from  Ireland  by  the  emigrants  who 
settled  at  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  and  were  first  cultivated  in 
the  garden  of  Nathaniel  Walker  of  Andover.*  They  were 
originally  found  growing  wild  in  the  central  parts  of  this 
continent,  were  carried  thence  to  Ireland  by  Sir  Walter  Ra- 
leigh, who  cultivated  them  in  his  garden  for  the  beauty  of 
their  flowers.  The  soil  of  Ireland  was  so  congenial  to  this 
root,  that  the  tubers,  at  first  not  larger  than  beans,  soon  in- 
creased to  such  a  size  as  led  to  a  trial  of  their  edible  qualities. 
Proving  a  valuable  article  of  food,  they  were  diffused  through 
that  island,  and,  about  this  time,  began  to  extend  to  the  neigh- 
boring countries.  The  first  settlers  here,  had  either  brought  a 
knowledge  of  them  from  their  native  country,  or  obtained  it 
from  their  brethren  westward.  They  formed,  accordingly, 
one  of  the  first  and  principal  articles  cultivated  by  them  ; 
though  it  was  not  till  a  much  later  period  that  they  were 
raised  for  feeding  cattle.  In  times  of  scarcity,  when  other 
provisions  failed,  potatoes  and  alewives  were  the  general 
refuge.  Mr.  Gregg,  when  making  some  purchase  of  a  mer- 
chant in  Boston,  was  once  inquired  of  "  how  the  people  down 

*  Belk.  Hist.  N.  H. 


74  ANNALS      OF     WARKEN. 

east  got  along,  and  what  they  lived  on  ?"  "  Oh,"  said  Gregg, 
"  we  have  roast  and  hoiled  every  day."  "  Ah !"  replied  the 
merchant,  "  that  is  better  than  we  fare  here,  we  never  think 
of  having  both  at  the  same  meal.  If  we  can  get  one,  we 
are  very  willing  to  dispense  with  the  other."  "  But  we,"  said 
Gregg,  "  boil  potatoes,  and  roast  alewives,  at  every  meal."* 
Most  of  these  early  settlers  were  bred  to  mechanical  em- 
ployments. Lermond  was  a  weaver  by  trade,  but  early  ac- 
quired the  use  .of  the  broad  axe,  and  was  much  employed  in 
the  construction  of  buildings.  When  about  twelve  years  of 
age,  he  came  to  this  country  in  the  family  of  his  father,  who 
settled  in  Milton,  Mass.  Several  of  the  family  came  to  Dam- 
ariscotta,  whence  one  of  them,  William,  removed  and  joined 
his  brother  in  the  first  settlement  of  this  town,  but  died  as 
before  related.  Robinson,  who  first,  a  ^ew  years  before  the 
settlement  here,  lived  in  the  present  Gushing,  made  some 
pretensions  to  skill  in  medicine,  and  was  the  first  physician  in 
the  settlement.  His  son,  William,  succeeded  him  in  the  prac- 
tice of  blood-letting  and  extracting  teeth  ;  and  many  medici- 
nal plants  long  survived  upon  their  farm.  North  was  a  sur- 
veyor, and  was  considerably  employed  as  such  on  this  river, 
at  Pemaquid,  Kennebec,  and  other  places.  In  1737,  he  was 
engaged  with  Shorn  Drown,  agent  of  the  proprietors,  in  run- 
ning out  the  Pennaquid  patent.  In  1753,  he  surveyed  the 
Kennebec  for  the  Plymouth  Co.,  and,  in  1757,  was  again  in 
the  employ  of  Mr.  Drown  at  Pemaquid. f  Others  of  the  set- 
tlers were  occasionally  employed  as  seamen  ;  and  Mclntyre 
was  for  a  time  master  of  a  sloop.  He  was  often  employed  in 
Boston,  where  several  of  his  children  resided.  His  son,  Neil 
Mclntyre,  was  established  as  a  tobacconist  in  that  place,  and 
Mary,  a  daughter,  was  among  the  creditors  of  both  William 
and  his  son  Robert,  of  this  settlement,  at  their  death.j:  Neil 
Mclntyre  had  a  son  of  the  same  name,  following  the  same 
business,  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  whose  children,  23  in  number, 
removed,  and  carried  the  name  to  various  parts  of  the  south 
and  west.§     Spear,  it  is  said,  came  with  his  parents  from  Ire- 

*  L.  Parsons.       D.  Dicke,  &c. 

t  Their  descendants  ;  and  Controversy  of  Pej.  Pro.  &  Ply.  Co., 
published  in  1753. 

X  York  Kecords. 

§  Cora,  of  Hon.  Rufus  Mclntire,  Parsonsfield.  The  York  Mclntires 
were  of  a  different  family,  descending  frora  Micuni  or  Malcolm 
Mclntire  who  came  from  the  Highlands  of  Scotland.  He  is  said  to 
have  been  one  of  seven  brothers  taken  prisoners,  fighting  in  behalf  of 
King  Charles,  and  transported  to  different  parts  of  America  by  order 
of  Cromwell. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  75 

land,  intending  to  join  two  brothers  who  had  previously  settled 
in  Virginia  ;  but,  by  some  chance,  was  compelled  to  land  in 
Boston.  His  mother,  according  to  tradition,  was  ten  years 
old  at  the  siege  of  Londonderry,  and  remembered  the  distress 
and  famine  of  that  time,  said  to  be  so  grievous,  that  on  one 
occasion  a  rat's  head  sold  for  13  guineas.  He  worked  in 
Boston  and  vicinity  several  years,  and  became  owner  of  100 
acres  of  land  there,  near  the  drawbridge,  which  he  subse- 
quently sold,  and  purchased  a  farm  in  Woburn.  On  this,  he 
was  now  comfortably  settled,  and  did  not  himself  return  to 
St.  George's.  He  lived,  and  was  able  to  take  a  part  in  the 
battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  but  died  before  the  close  of  the  revolu- 
tion. Kelloch,  when  a  minor,  came  to  Portsmouth,  N.  H. 
with  his  father,  who  there  engaged  in  the  oil  trade  and  stur- 
geon fishery.  Incurring  a  loss  by  fire,  he  relinquished  that 
business,  and  settled  on  a  farm  at  or  near  Philadelphia  ;  but 
the  son  came  hither  with  the  first  settlers.  Starrett  was  a 
shoemaker,  and,  with  his  wife  and  two  children,  first  landed 
at  Pemaquid  or  Harrington,  and  resided  there  a  few  years 
before  settling  here.  T.  Kilpatrick,  who  also  resided  a  time 
in  Harrington,  was  a  tanner  ;  and  Pebbles,  a  tailor.  James 
was  a  gentleman's  son,  and  brought  up  to  no  particular 
occupation. 

Boggs,  alone,  was  bred  to  farming,  and  fully  entered  into 
its  spirit.  He  had  quite  a  stock  of  cattle,  which  he,  in  winter, 
kept  in  a  long  hovel  of  logs  and  bark,  on  his  farm,  then  at 
the  northern  extremity  of  the  settlement,  and  now  occupied  by 
J.  and  J.  W.  Boggs.  These  ranged  the  woods  in  summer, 
and  were  wintered  on  fresh  and  salt  hay,  cut  on  the  native 
meadows,  and  preserved  in  stacks  ;  for,  as  yet,  there  was  no 
barn  on  the  river.  He  had  always  a  plenty  of  meat,  but 
used  no  tea  or  coflee.  His  wife,  inviting  Waldo  to  her  house, 
promised  him  "  butter  as  yellow  as  the  croon  o'  goold."  The 
three  lots,  which  he  selected  for  himself  and  sons,  were  chos- 
en, not  more  for  their  excellent  soil,  than  for  their  situation 
and  privileges.  They  were  at  the  very  seat  of  the  alewife 
fishery,  which  afforded  an  ample  resource  in  times  of  scarcity  ; 
and,  being  on  the  confines  of  the  settlement,  opened  an  invit- 
ing field  to  his  restless  and  daring  spirit,  in  the  opportunities 
presented  for  hunting  and  trapping.  The  Indians  complained 
of  his  trespassing  on  their  reservations.  Indeed,  the  uppermost 
lot  was  so  evidently  within  their  claim,  that,  when  Samuel 
Boggs,  2nd,  subsequently  commenced  clearing  it,  he  did  not 
venture  to  erect  his  house  upon  it,  but  placed  it  just  over  the 
line,  on  the  lot  below. 


76  ANNALSOFWARREN. 

Whilst  residing  in  Boston,  during  the  preceding  war,  one 
of  Mr.  Boggs's  daughters  formed  a  connection  with  a  young 
man  from  Ireland,  residing  in  Philadelphia,  who  was  well 
off,  with  regard  to  property,  but  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
religion.  This  was  a  sufficient  objection  to  the  match  in 
the  mind  of  the  father,  who  in  his  own  country  had 
been  so  bitter  a  foe  to  Catholics  and  tories,  and  had  al- 
lowed his  zeal  to  carry  him  so  far  in  hunting  up  and  ex- 
posing them,  that  he  found  it  necessary  to  leave  the  coun- 
try for  safety.  He,  accordingly,  set  his  face  resolutely 
against  the  match.  The  daughter  persevered,  and  was  dis- 
inherited. Maternal  affection,  however,  still  lingered  in  the 
breast  of  the  mother,  who  contrived,  without  the  knowledge 
of  the  father,  to  give  her  a  small  dower,  chiefly  in  linen,  of 
which  they  brought  great  stores  from  Ireland.  This  she 
effected  by  leaving  it  in  situations  agreed  upon,  whence  the 
daughter  might  take  it  without  exciting  suspicion.  The 
name  of  her  husband  is  not  recollected ;  there  being  no 
farther  intercourse  between  the  families,  except  one  visit, 
many  years  afterwards,  from  one  of  her  children.* 

Others  of  these  early  settlers  had  resided  in  Boston,  either 
during  this  war,  or  prior  to  their  settling  at  St.  George's,  and 
worshipped  with  the  Presbyterian  society  of  Scotch  Irish 
under  the  pastoral  charge  of  their  countryman.  Rev.  John 
Morehead,  in  Long  Lane,  now  Federal  Street.  This  society 
was  formed  in  1727,  and  the  house  in  which  they  worshipped, 
originally  a  barn,  together  with  the  land  on  which  it  stood, 
was,  June  9th,  1735,  sold  to  the  society,  by  John  Little,  for 
the  sum  of  c£140  and  5  pence,  in  good  public  bills  of  credit. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Morehead,  in  1773,  the  society  assum- 
ed the  Congregational  order,  and  has  since  been  distinguished 
by  the  services  of  such  eminent  men  as  Belknap,  Channing, 
and  Gannett,  their  present  pastor.t  Boggs,  and  perhaps  some 
others  of  the  settlers  here,  had  been  educated  as  Episcopa- 
lians ;  but  the  greater  number  were  Presbyterians,  and  most 
of  them  exemplary  in  all  the  Christian  observances.  As 
usual  with  the  church  to  which  they  belonged,  all,  for  those 
times,  had  received  a  good  elementary  education.  Many 
wrote  a  fair  hand  ;  and  none,  so  far  as  known,  were  unable 
to  read  and  write. 

The  Germans,  at  Broad  Bay,  also  returned  after  an  absence 
of  three  years,  and  revived  their  ruined  settlement.     A  saw- 

*  Mrs.  I.  FuUer,  L.  Parsons,  1st,  A.  KeUqph,  2d. 
t  Clu-is.  Reg.  vol.  28,  No.  44. 


NNALS     OF     WARREN. 


77 


CONRAD    HEYER, 

BORN  APRIL   10th,  1749. 

{From  a  pencil  sketchy  taken  in  1850,  hy  Wm,  E.  Rivers.) 


7* 


78  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

mill  was  built  where  Sproul's  has  since  been,  by  Ector  and 
Martin,  who  were  of  English  descent,  and  came  from  the 
westward.*  A  number  of  families,  we  know  not  exactly 
how  many,  also  arrived  from  Germany ;  among  whom  the 
earliest  birth  was  that  of  Conrad  Heyer,  who  is  (May  1st, 
1851,)  still  living  in  the  upper  part  of  Waldoboro'.  He  was 
the  son  of  Martin  Heyer,  and  born  at  Schenk's  Point ;  enlisted 
in  the  army  in  the  fall  of  1775,  served  upwards  of  two 
years,  has  ever  been  a  hard-working,  temperate  man,  and 
now,  at  the  age  of  102  years,  is  able  to  read  fine  print  without 
glasses,  though  his  hearing  is  somewhat  impaired. 

In  1749,  an  effectual  attempt  was  made  to  redeem  the 
paper  currency,  which  was  now  so  depreciated  that  one 
ounce  of  silver  would  purchase  50s.  of  old,  and  12s.  6d.  of 
the  new,  tenor  bills.  Determined  to  redeem  the  whole  of 
them,  take  them  in,  and  substitute  a  specie  currency  exclu- 
sively, the  General  Court  laid  a  direct  tax  upon  the  Province 
of  ^75,000  sterling,  which  they  allowed  to  be  paid  in  these 
bills  at  the  rate  of  4&s.  old  tenor,  or  lis.  3d.  new  tenor,  for 
every  Spanish  milled  dollar,  thence  forward  called  6s.  lawful 
money,  or  4s.  6d.  sterling.  Accounts  were  kepi  both  in  old 
tenor  and  lawful  money  till  the  time  of  the  revolution. 

1750.  Truck-houses  were  again  supplied  with  goods, 
and  trade  opened  with  the  Indians.  All  traffic  with  them  by 
private  individuals,  was  forbidden.  But,  in  1750,  peace  was 
partially  interrupted  by  an  affray  at  Wiscasset,  in  which  one 
Indian  was  killed,  and  two  others  badly  wounded.  Three 
men  were  arrested  and  tried  for  this  murder  ;  but,  as  was 
usual  in  those  days  when  an  Indian  was  killed,  none  of  them 
were  convicted  by  the  jury.  This  led  to  acts  of  retaliation 
on  the  part  of  the  more  western  and  northern  Indians,  in 
which  the  Tarratines  took  no  part ;  yet  these  acts,  and  the 
many  rumors  which  they  gave  rise  to,  filled  the  more  eastern 
settlements  with  alarm.  This  was  the  more  distressing  in 
consequence  of  the  small  force  that  remained  for  their  pro- 
tection ;  the  garrison  at  St.  George's  consisting  of  only  15 
men,  and  that  at  Pemaquid  of  six.  Col.  Cushing,  who  now 
commanded  the  eastern  regiment  in  Yorkshire,  was  ordered  to 
detach  150  men  to  scour  the  woods  from  Saco  to  St. 
George's. 

1751-'2.  But  the  northern  Indians  returning  to  Canada, 
no  further  hostilities,  except  some  acts  of  private  revenge, 

*  Joseph  Ludwig,  Esq. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  79 

were  committed  ;  and,  Aug.  3d,  1751,  Sagamores,  from  the 
Penobscot  to  the  St.  Johns,  met  the  government  commission- 
ers at  St  George's,  and  gave  the  fullest  assurances  of  peace 
and  amity.  Every  practicable  method,  subsequent  to  peace, 
was  used  to  keep  tlie  tribes  tranquil.  Two  trading  houses 
were  opened  and  well  supplied  ;  Wm.  Lithgow  being  ap- 
pointed, in  1752,  truckmaster  at  Richmond  fort,  and  Capt. 
Bradbury  at  St.  George's ;  and  a  confidence  began  to  be 
strongly  entertained  in  the  future  safety  of  the  settlers. 

Thus  far,  the  settlement  at  St.  George's,  though  a  meeting- 
house had  been  built  for  them,  seems  to  have  had  no  other 
preaching  than  that  of  some  transient  visitor,  or  occasional 
missionary.  Bat,  about  this  time,  the  Rev.  Robert  Ruther- 
ford came  to  the  place,  and,  for  some  years,  officiated  in  the 
double  capacity  of  preacher  to  the  people  and  chaplain  to  the 
garrison. 

To  pave  the  way  for  a  conciliatory  conference  with  the 
Indians,  Government  transported  to  Fort  Richmond  and  to 
St.  George's  six  hogsheads  of  bread  and  six  barrels  of  pork, 
to  be  distributed  among  them  ;  and,  Oct.  20th,  four  commis- 
sioners were  met  at  the  latter  place  by  delegations  of  Saga- 
mores from  all  the  eastern  tribes,  except  the  Mickmacs  and 
those  of  St.  Francois.  Col.  Louis,  a  Penobscot  chief,  in 
behalf  of  the  rest,  expressed  his  joy  at  this  meeting  for  the 
preservation  of  peace.  In  order  to  bury  the  mischief  that 
is  past,  he  said,  we  must  proceed  upon  Dummer's  treaty,  by 
which  the  English  were  to  inhabit  as  far  as  the  salt-water 
flowed,  and  the  Indians  to  have  the  rest.  If  we  are  not  dis- 
turbed in  our  right,  it  will  end  in  peace,  otherwise  "  it  would 
set  all  these  lands  on  fire."  He  went  on  to  express  his 
approbation  of  the  commander  and  truckmaster,  but  com- 
plained that  the  prices  of  goods  were  higher  than  at  Albany, 
whither  some  of  their  tribe  went  to  traffic  ;  and  that  too  much 
rum  was  dealt  out  to  their  women  and  young  men,  to  the 
former  of  whom  they  wished  none  to  be  given,  and  only 
moderate  quantities  to  the  latter.  They  also  requested  a 
house  might  be  built  for  them  to  lodge  in,  near  the  mill,  a 
bridge  made  across  the  stream  there,  and  a  causeway  over 
the  long  meadow  adjacent.  The  commissioners  endeavored 
to  satisfy  them  on  all  these  points,  promising  compliance, 
so  far  as  practicable,  with  their  requests.  Complaints  were 
made  by  and  against  some  of  the  other  tribes ;  but,  after 
mutual  explanations  and  promises,  all  appeared  satisfied  ;  and 
the  provisions  of  Dummer's  treaty  were  solemnly  renewed, 
a  salute  fired  from   the   guns   of  the   fort  and  the  country 


80  ANNALS      OFWARREN. 

sloop,  and  three  loud  huzzas  given  by  both  English  and 
Indians.  The  next  day,  presents  were  distributed,  belts  of 
wampum  delivered,  an  ox  given  them  for  a  feast,  and  they 
mutually  took  leave,  and  departed.  The  ratification  was 
executed  under  seal,  and  witnessed  by  32  persons,  among 
whom  were  "  Rev.  Robert  Rutherford,  chaplain,  Jabez  Brad- 
bury, captain,  Thos.  Fletcher,  Joseph  Robinson,  Thos.  Kilpat- 
rick,  John  Shibles,  Benj.  Burton,  Wm.  James,  Joshua  Treat, 
David  Kelloch,  Samuel  Boggs,  Moses  Robinson,  John  Mcln- 
tyre,  John  Howard,  Samuel  Howard,  and  John  Ulmer,"  be- 
sides others  with  whom  we  are  less  acquainted.* 

1753.  On  the  20th  Sept.  of  the  following  year,  a  similar 
conference  was  held,  when  the  Commissioners  with  sundry 
other  gentlemen  arrived  in  the  river  St.  George's  on  board 
the  sloop  Massachusetts,  Capt.  Thos.  Saunders,  master.  In 
the  afternoon,  the  Commissioners  being  seated  at  a  large 
table  near  the  fort,  attended  by  a  number  of  gentlemen 
and  other  spectators,  and  some  of  the  Chiefs  and  other  of  the 
Penobscot  tribe  being  seated  over  against  them,  a  long  talk 
was  held  upon  the  price  of  wampum,  beaver,  and  other 
articles,  in  which  the  Indians  said,  "  Capt.  Bradbury  and 
Lieut.  Fletcher  are  very  good  men;  we  like  them  well,  and 
desire  they  may  be  encouraged  ;"  but  complained  that  goods 
were  higher  than  formerly,  and  that  sometimes  there  was  but 
a  scanty  supply  at  the  truck-house.  After  receiving  full 
explanations  and  further  assurances,  they  appeared  satisfied  ; 
the  treaty  of  1749  was  ratified  and  signed  by  30  or  more  of 
their  chiefs  ;  presents  were  made  them  by  the  commissioners ; 
a  dance  was  performed  by  the  young  Indians ;  and  the  con- 
ference ended  by  drinking  the  health  of  King  George,  and 
wishing  the  peace  might  continue  "  as  long  as  the  sun  and 
moon  shall  endure. "t 

It  was  during  this  interval  of  peace,  that  an  Indian  doctor, 
by  the  name  of  John  Hart,  established  himself  a  little  above 
the  settlement  at  St.  George's,  at  the  rapids  still  known  as 
Hart's  Falls,  where  he  had  a  wigwam,  and  cultivated  a  patch 
of  ground.  He  was  allowed  to  remain  unmolested, and,  ac- 
cording to  tradition,  died  and  was  buried  there.  There  was 
said,  also,  to  have  been  a  garden  of  medicinal  plants  culti- 
vated by  the  Indians  on  the  eastern  side  of  White  Oak  Pond, 
by  them  called  Paionoke.\ 


*  Printed  Indian  Conference,  1752. 

t  Print.  Conference  of  1753. 

X  D.  Dicke.     Rev.  J.  L.  Sibley  of  CamWidge. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  81 

In  the  mean  time,  Gen.  Waldo  was  not  idle  in  procuring 
new  emigrants.  In  1752,  twenty  or  thirty  German  families, 
who  had  arrived  the  previous  year  in  Massachusetts,  whither 
they  had  been  invited  and  partially  provided  for  by  Govern- 
ment, were  induced  to  remove  to  Broad  Bay,  and  settle  with 
their  countrymen  there,  on  the  Dutch  Neck,  and  down  about 
the  Narrows.  Possibly  by  means  of  these,  others  were  in- 
vited to  come  over  from  Germany;  as  it  is  said  fifty  families 
were,  that  year,  added  to  the  settlement  there.  They  came 
from  the  highlands,  where  wine  was  abundant,  and  bitterly 
complained  of  the  want  of  it  here.  There  were  some  school- 
masters among  them,  but  no  regular  clergyman,  although 
religious  meetings  were  kept  up  on  the  Sabbath  without  in- 
terruption. Probably  Mr.  Ulmer  continued  to  exhort,  and, 
in  some  measure,  act  the  part  of  a  clergyman.* 

In  1753,  Samuel  Waldo,  son  of  the  General,  visited  Ger- 
many, and  circulated  proclamations  inviting  farther  emigration. 
Of  these,  the  author  has  been  unable  to  obtain  a  copy,  and 
cannot  give  the  precise  conditions  offered  the  emigrants.  An 
unskilful  translation  of  a  German  letter,  on  file  in  the  Massa- 
chusetts Records,  after  giving  an  account  of  Mr.  Waldo''s 
military  achievements,  the  quality  and  unencumbered  title  of 
his  lands,  and  the  adaptation  of  the  climate  to  the  German  con- 
stitution, contains  the  following.  "  Such  and  the  like  favor- 
able circumstances  might,  I  should  think,  animate  our  Ger- 
mans, here  and  there,  to  move  into  such  a  fruitful  land  so  well 
situated  on  the  sea  and  rivers,  with  such  good  right,  and 
privileged,  regulated,  and  of  such  a  mighty  and  reasonable 
Lord  possessed  and  parently  governed,  who  offers  it  to  those 
that  are  able  to  pay  their  passage  without  ever  expecting  the 
least  reward  or  pay  for  it,  where  they  may  serve  God 
after  their  Protestant  religion,  and  are  able  to  maintain  them 
and  others. "t  According  to  the  statement  of  those  who 
were  young  at  the  time,  Waldo  was  to  give  them  100  acres 
of  land  each,  adjoining  the  salt-water  where  wood  would 
bring  4s., or  a  German  dollar,  per  cord,  and,  during  the  first 
season,  furnish  them  with  suitable  dwellings  and  provisions. 
The  ofTers  made,  whatever  they  were,  induced  sixty  families 
more,  to  emigrate  from  that  country.  Leaving  their  native 
homes,  they  passed  more  than  twenty  miles  by  land,  em- 
barked in  small  boats  upon  the  Rhine,  descended  that  river  to 
Dusseldorf,  where  they  remained  awhile  for  others  to   arrive, 

*  Joseph  Ludwig,  Esq.     f  Mass.  Rec.  filed  July  4,  1785, 


82  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

and  then  proceeded  to  Amsterdam.  Embarking  on  board  a 
ship,  they  left  that  city  ;  but  touched  at  Covves.  Here,  several 
of  their  number  died.  Among  these  was  John  Joseph  Lud- 
wig,  father  of  Jacob  and  Joseph  Ludvvig,  from  whom  all  those 
of  the  name  in  the  vicinity  are  descended.  He  was  of  Wen- 
demalhae  in  Nassau-Dillenburg,  and  his  two  eldest  children 
brought  a  certificate  of  membership  of  the  church  there. 
Others  were  from  Franconia,  Swabia,  and  Wirtemburg,  From 
Cowes  they  sailed  to  Portsmouth,  and  thence  to  St.  George's 
river.  At  Pleasant,  Point  they  were  transferred  to  a  sloop, 
which  they  filled  as  close  as  they  could  stand,  and  were  car- 
ried round  to  Broad  Bay.  They  arrived  there  in  September. 
Some  were  crowded  into  a  house  near  where  the  Heads 
afterwards  erected  a  store ;  some  were  disposed  of  among 
the  other  settlers  ;  and  the  remainder,  far  the  greatest  num- 
ber, were  put  in  a  large  shed  erected  for  the  purpose,  near 
the  present  dwelling  of  J.  Bulfinch,  Esq.  This  shed  was 
sixty  feet  long,  without  chimneys,  and  utterly  unfit  for  hab- 
itation ;  yet  here  these  destitute  exiles,  neglected  by  their 
patron,  whose  promises  in  this  instance,  either  from  his  ab- 
sence or  other  cause,  were  wholly  unfulfilled,  dragged  out  a 
winter  of  almost  inconceivable  suffering.  Many  froze  to 
death  ;  many  perished  with  hunger,  or  diseases  induced  by 
their  privations  ;  and  their  graves  are,  or  were  a  short  time 
ago,  to  be  seen  near  the  bridge.  The  old  settlers  were  too 
poorly  supplied  themselves,  to  afford  much  assistance  to  the 
new  comers,  who  were  fain  to  work  for  a  quart  of  buttermilk 
a  day  ;  and  considered  it  quite  a  boon  when  they  could  gain 
a  quart  of  meal  for  a  day's  labor.  They  sought  for  employ- 
ment, also,  at  Damariscotta  and  St.  George's  ;  and  many  of 
the  children  were  put  out  to  service  in  those  setdements. 
They  were  unacquainted  with  hunting ;  and  such  was  the 
scarcity  of  provisions,  that  even  those  who  had  money  were 
unable  to  procure  them.*  The  next  spring,  Waldo  appointed 
Charles  Leistner  his  agent,  to  dispose  of  the  emigrants,  and 
deal  out  the  provisions  provided  for  them.  Instead  of  the 
hundred  acres  of  land  promised  them,  on  the  salt-water  where 
wood  would  bring  4s.  a  cord,  this  agent  took  them  back  two 
miles  into  the  heart  of  the  wilderness,  and   there,  perhaps 

*  Though  generally  poor,  there  seems  to  have  been  some  money 
among  the  emigrants,  as  it  is  said,  that,  of  the  three  schoolmasters 
with  them,  one  was  so  wealthy,  and  in  consequence,  so  arbitrary, 
that,  on  any  dispute  arising,  when  arguments  failed,  he  used  to 
threaten  to  knock  down  his  opponent  with  a  t)ag  of  Johannes. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  83 

from  fear  of  Indian  hostilities,  assigned  them  a  half  acre,  each, 
in  a  compact  cluster.  Here,  they  built  their  huts,  carrying 
up  boards,  or  covering  their  roofs  with  bark,  in  the  best  man- 
ner they  were  able.  Peter  MiJhler  or  Miller,  built  something 
of  a  house,  quite  a  distinguished  one  among  its  neighbors. 
They  cleared  up  their  small  lots,  and  planted  them  as  well  as 
they  could.  The  same  year,  George  Varner  built  a  grist- 
mill, near  the  saw-mill  before  mentioned,  partly  on  his  own, 
and  partly  on  Waldo's  account.  Leistner,  a  man  of  educa- 
tion, had  been  appointed,  by  their  Prince  in  Germany,  to 
superintend  the  expedition,  and  protect  the  emigrants  from 
imposition.  He  exercised  the  powers  of  a  magistrate  during 
his  life,  but  did  not  entirely  escape  the  murmurs  of  the  set- 
tlers, who,  in  their  privations  and  jealousy,  accused  him, 
perhaps  without  any  foundation,  of  selling,  for  his  own  benefit, 
the  provisions  which  had  been  furnished  for  them.* 

Whilst  his  son  was  procuring  emigrants  in  Germany,  Gen- 
eral Waldo  himself  was  not  idle.  Being  in  London,  about 
this  time,  he  issued  printed  circulars,  inviting  emigrants  to 
settle  upon  his  lands  "  on  the  great  River  St.  Georges,  in  the 
Province  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  in  the  colony  of  New-Eng- 
land." These  lands  he  describes  as  being  fifty  leagues 
N.  E.  of  Boston,  in  lat.  of  43^  40^  N.  He  represented  the 
climate  to  be  as  wholesome  and  safe  for  British  constitutions 
as  any  part  of  South  or  North  Britain  ;  that  there  was  com- 
monly hard  frost  and  snow  for  about  three  months  every 
winter,  during  which  the  sky  was  so  serene  that  the  weather 
was  never  prejudicial  to  health ;  that  the  soil  was  as  fertile  as 
most  lands  in  South  or  North  Britain,  being  commonly  black 
mould  with  a  bottom  of  blue  or  yellow  clay  ;  that  the  ground 
was  capable  of  producing  plenty  of  Indian  Corn,  Wheat, 
Rye,  Barley,  Oats,  Beans,  Peas,  Hemp,  Flax,  and  Roots  of 
all  kinds,  and  of  raising  Black  Cattle,  Swine,  and  Sheep  ; 
that,  besides  summer  feeding  in  the  woods,  natural  meadows 
abounded,  and  the  whole  summer  season  being  commonly 
fair,  great  provision  of  hay  might  be  made  early  and  secured 
with  small  expense ;  that  the  timber  consisted  of  Oak,  Beech, 
Maple,  Elm,  Birch,  and  all  kinds  of  Fir  or  Pine,  all  which 
were  in  such  demand  at  Boston  as  to  pay  for  clearing  the 
lands,  and  well  adapted  for  making  pot  and  pearl  ashes ; 
that  the  waters  abounded  in  cod,  haddock,  salmon,  stur- 
geon, mackerel,  eels,  smelts,  bass,  shad,  oysters  and  lobsters  ; 

*  Joseph  Ludwig,  Esq.  Dep.  of  Jacob  Ludwig,  Esq.  Com. 
Rep.  1811,  p.  164.     CoL  J.  Ludwig,  Jr. 


84  ANNALS     OFWARREN. 

that  there  was  fine  opportunity  of  hunting ;  wildfowl,  moor- 
deer,  and  beaver  being  abundant.  He  stated  the  religion 
of  the  Province  was  chiefly  Calvinistical  or  Presbyterian ; 
and  all  sorts  of  Christians,  except  Papists,  were  allowed  the 
free  exercise  of  their  religion.  Upon  these  lands,  emigrants 
were  invited  to  settle,  on  condition  of  having  their  lands  free 
for  the  first  nineteen  years,  and  after  that,  to  pay  a  small 
quit-rent,  which  was  to  vary,  according  to  the  time  the  settler 
chose  to  have  it  commence,  from  ten  to  forty  shillings  per 
hundred  acres.  He  agreed,  also,  to  aid  them  in  procuring 
cattle,  horses,  grain,  with  all  necessary  victual,  seed,  and 
whatever  else  is  needed,  at  the  prime  cost.  He  offered,  at 
the  same  time,  to  transport,  at  his  own  expense,  house  and 
ship  carpenters,  blacksmiths,  masons,  lime-burners,  brick- 
makers,  and  ingenious  millwrights,  and  those  acquainted 
with  building  wooden  dams  across  rivers,  and  to  give  them 
employment.  Finally,  if,  on  their  arrival  in  America,  they 
did  not  find  all  things  by  him  stated  to  be  strictly  true,  he 
agreed  to  pay  them  for  their  time,  and  take  them  back  at  his 
own  expense.  He  concluded  by  naming  certain  agents,  in 
Glasgow,  who  were  authorized  to  enter  into  any  special 
agreement  with  such  as  chose  to  emigrate,  respecting  any 
matters  that  might  be  judged  necessary,  particularly  the 
method  and  expense  of  embarkation.* 

These  offers  attracted  the  attention  of  sundry  persons  in 
Stirling,  Glasgow,  and  other  places  in  Scotland,  who,  after 
consultation,  entered  into  an  agreement,  the  terms  of  which 
are  not  exactly  known,  to  emigrate.  Some  of  them,  who 
were  without  families,  agreed  to  work  for  Waldo  four  years 
in  payment  of  their  passage.  Others,  at  stipulated  times 
after  their  arrival,  were  to  pay  for  their  passages  as  well  as 
for  supplies  furnished.  Being  collected  for  embarkation  to 
the  number  of  sixty,  besides  ten  or  more  children,  who  went 
passage  free,  they  went  on  board  the  brig  Dolphin,  Captain 
Cooters,  in  the  summer  of  1753,  and,  after  touching  at  Pis- 
cataqua,  where  they  remained  a  week  or  more,  arrived  in 
George's  river  in  September.  Dr.  Robinson  had  contracted 
with  Waldo  to  erect  a  house,  and  have  tt  ready  for  their 
reception  on  their  arrival.  This  he  commenced  near  the 
house  occupied  by  the  late  Capt.  Dagget,  since  rebuilt  by  his 
grandson,  E.  B.  Alford.     He  built  the  walls  of  logs,  and  par- 

*  Original  Circular,  printed  witliout  date,  in  possession  of  Mr.  G. 
Anderson ;  and  recorded  in  Reg.  Office,  Wiscasset. 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  85 

titioned  the  inside  into  fourteen  rooms  designed  to  accom- 
modate the  whole  company,  which  contained  that  number  of 
families.  But  from  tiie  want  of  materials,  or  other  cause, 
tlie  roof  was  never  made,  and  tlie  structure  remained  unfin- 
ished and  unoccupied  till  the  timber  decayed.  In  conse- 
quence of  Robinson's  failure  to  complete  iiis  job,  the  emi- 
grants scattered  round  and  lived  the  first  winter  with  the  old 
settlers.  Provisions  were  supplied  them  by  Waldo  ;  who  ap- 
pointed Boice  Cooper  a  kind  of  commissary  to  take  charge  of, 
and  deliver  them  out  at  stated  times.  The  names  of  these 
emigrants  were  Archibald  Anderson,  John  Dicke,*  Andrew 
Malcolm,  John  Miller,  John  Crawford,  Thomas  Johnston, 
John  Mucklewee,  John  Brison,  Andrew  Bird,  John  Kirk- 
patrick,  John   Hodgins,   John   Carswell,  John   Brown,  Robert 

Kye,    Grenlaw,    Wilke,    Beverage,   

Auchmuty,  and Anderson.  They  were  mostly  mechan- 
ics, and  unacquainted  with  all  agricultural  operations,  except 
reaping  and  threshing.  Malcolm  was  a  Glasgow  weaver  ; 
and  Archibald  Anderson,  who  married  his  sister  and  belonged 
to  Bannockburn,  was  of  the  same  trade,  and  had  worked  in 
the  same  city.  Dicke  of  Stirling,  was  a  maltster  and  brewer, 
Miller  a  delf-ware  manufacturer,  Kirkpatrick  a  cooper,  Hodg- 
ins a  bookbinder,  Crawford  a  shepherd  or  herdsman,  and 
Auchmuty  a  slaie  maker.  Having  the  promise  of  lands 
within  two  miles  of  tide  waters,  they  naturally  looked  forward 
to  the  comforts  of  city  life  to  which  they  had  been  accustom- 
ed at  home  ;  and  fearful  of  Indian  hostilities,  and  unacquaiiit- 
ed  as  they  were  with  the  wild  beasts  that  frequented  the 
woods,  they  could  not  think  of  going  to  separate  farms,  and 
fixing  their  habitations  at  a  distance  from  each  other.t 

1754.  Accordingly  when  the  spring  opened  in  1754, 
they  went  out  to  the  place  assigned  them  for  a  new  city,  and 
took  possession  of  their  half  acre  lots,  on  which  they  erected 
small  log  huts,  in  a  continuous  street  between  the  present 
house  of  Gilbert  Anderson  and  the  school-house  No.  13.  To 
this  embryo  city  they  gave  the  name  of  Stirling,  in  honor  of 
that  from  which  most  of  them  had  come.  They  had  to  learn 
even  to  cut  down  a  tree,  and  supposed  nothing  could  be  done 
in  husbandry  until  the  trees  and  stumps  were  entirely  eradi- 
cated. Some  of  these  settlers  had  been  delicately  brought 
up.  Mrs.  Dicke  was  the  daughter  of  a  Laird,  and  unused  to 
any  kind  of  domestic   labor  ;    but  this    distinction  was  here 

*  Pronounced,  and  often  spelled,  Dickey. 
t  A.  Anderson,  1st,  and  2d.,  D.  Dicke,  &c, 
8 


0j|  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

only  one  of  disadvantage  and  inferiority.  Kirkpatrick,  Johns- 
ton, and  some  others,  being  unmarried,  worked  four  years  for 
Waldo  according  to  agreement.  This  was  of  great  advant- 
age to  them,  as  they  thereby  acquired  the  use  of  the  axe 
and  a  knowledge  of  the  various  operations  incident  to  the 
clearing  up  of  new  lands.  James  and  Archibald  Anderson, 
John  and  perhaps  Margaret  Miller,  John  and  Ann  Crawford, 
John  and  William  Dicke,  James  Malcolm,  whom  many  of  my 
readers  will  remember,  and  probably  others,  were  then  child- 
ren or  infants  born  in  Scotland.  The  first  child,  born  after 
their  arrival,  was  Mr.  Dickers,  and  named  Waldo,  for  which 
the  General  promised  to  give  him  a  lot  of  land  as  soon  as  he 
should  get  large  enough  to  wear  breeches.  But  the  General 
dying,  the  promise  was  never  fulfilled.  Education,  with 
the  most  of  them,  had  not  been  neglected  ;  and  the  few 
books  they  had,  especially  the  bible  and  psalm-book,  were 
doubly  dear  to  them  from  the  absence  of  public  worship  in 
their  dreary  and  desolate  exile.  Mr.  Crawford,  who,  while 
employed  as  a  shepherd  in  his  native  country,  had  committed 
a  great  part  of  the  bible  to  memory,  used  every  Sabbath  to 
call  at  the  house  of  one  or  another  and  recite  portions  of  Scrip- 
ture, accompanied  with  commentaries,  exhortation  and  prayer. 
Yet  their  expectations  were  disappointed,  their  spirits  cast 
down,  and,  bringing  with  them  the  superstitions  of  their  coun- 
try, and  unused  to  the  labors  their  situation  required,  they 
groaned  under  a  load  of  bodily  and  mental  suffering.  Strange 
sights,  strange  sounds  assailed  them  ;  fireflies  glared  in  the 
woods,  frogs  croaked  in  the  ponds,  and  loons  uttered  their 
unearthly  cries  in  the  evening  twilight.  They  contended  with 
hunger  and  cold,  witches  and  warlocks,  till  in  the  following 
year,  the  Indian  war  compelled  them  to  enter  the  fort  for 
protection. 


ANNALSOF     WARREN.  87 


CHAPTER  VI 


FROM   1754  TO  1757;  commf.ncement    and    progress    of   the  6th 

INDIAN,    commonly    CALLED    THE    FRENCH    AND    INDIAN    WAR. 

Great  complaint  was  made  at  this  time  in  the  eastern 
country,  of  trespasses  upon  the  king's  woods,  and  of  exten- 
sive fires  set  by  cureless  hunters  and  lumberers.  These  fires 
gave  as  much  offence  to  the  Indians,  as  the  destruction  of 
the  timber  did  to  the  royal  government.  Difiiculties  with 
the  former  were  apprehended.  Amongst  other  things,  they 
complained  that  the  recent  Scottish  settlement  infringed  upon 
the  line  to  which  they  claimed,  from  the  tide  waters  of  the 
St.  George's  to  those  of  the  Mcdomak.  They  also  com- 
plained that  the  young  Boggses  were  clearing  above  the 
boundary,  molesting  their  traps,  and  occupying  their  hunting 
grounds.*  At  a  conference  at  St.  George's  in  October, 
Louis,  the  Penobscot  Chief,  held  this  remarkable  language, 
''  There  has  of  late  mischief  been  done  among  us;  but  now 
we  are  all  come  to  bury  it.  In  order  whereto  we  are  for 
proceeding  upon  Gov.  Dummer's  treaty,  by  which  it  was 
concluded  that  the  English  should  inhabit  the  lands  as  far  as 
the  salt-water  flowed,  and  no  farther;  and  that  the  Indians 
should  possess  the  rest.  Brethren,  as  I  said  before,  so  I  now 
say,  that  the  lands  we  own  let  us  enjoy ;  and  let  nobody  take 
them  from  us.  We  said  the  same  to  those  of  our  religion, 
the  French.  Although  we  are  a  black  people,  yet  God  hath 
placed  us  here;  God  gave  us  this  land,  and  we  will  keep  it. 
God  decreed  all  things  ;  he  decreed  this  land  to  us  ;  there- 
fore neither  shall  the  French  nor  English  possess  it,  but  we 
will."  After  the  usual  explanations  and  assurances  were 
given,  however,  the  treaty  was  again  confirmed.! 

In  the  mean  time  new  measures  of  defence  were  adopted. 
The  fort  at  St.  George's,  which  the  preceding  year  had 
been  rebuilt  and  enlarged,  was  constructed  of  hewn  timber 
20  inches  square,  with  walls  about  16  feet  in  height.  Its 
form  was  quadrangular,  each  side  being  100  feet.  Within 
were  the  barracks,  or  apartments,  built  of  timber  against  the 
walls,  for  the  dwelling  or  retreat  of  the  people,  every  one 
to  be  occupied  by  a  single  family   or   more,  according  to  the 


*  Mrs.  S.  Fuller,  D.  Dicke,  &c. 

t  Smith's  Journal,  p.  149,  and  Ed.  note. 


88  A  N  N  A  L  S      O  P     W  A  K  K  E  N  . 

size  of  the  rooms  or  number  in  the  families.  In  the  centre, 
was  a  good  well  of  water;  nnd  fram  the  southern  wall,  a 
covered  way  was  formed  by  means  of  logs,  and  extended 
to  a  large  timber  block-house,  200  feet  distant,  at  the  water's 
edge.  The  settlers,  at  their  own  expense,  built  what  they 
called  block-houses,  about  100  rods  or  more  farther  up  the 
river,  in  two  ranges  ;  and  surrounded  the  whole  by  a  picket 
made  of  posts  driven  into  the  ground",,  as  thick  as  they  could 
stand,  and  ten  feet  in  height.  This  was  at  the  place  subse- 
quently occupied  for  a  garden  and  dwellinghouse  by  the  late 
Capt.  T.  Vose,  of  Thomaston.  Besides  the  post  at  Plexisant 
Point,  a  block-house  was  erected  of  stone  in  the  present  town 
of  Gushing,  sun'ounded  by  pickets,  built  and  occupied  by  Ben- 
jamin Burton.  Works  of  defence  also  were  constructed  in 
Medumcook  and  Broad  Bay.  At  the  latter  place,  the  princi- 
pal fort  was  a  stockade,  on  tF:e  western  side  of  the  river,, 
near  the  mills.  There  were  four  others  farther  down  the 
river.  Each  of  these  accommodated  sixteen  families,  who 
had  their  separate  huts  covered  whh  bark.* 

In  November,  an  attack  was  made,  by  some  Indians,  on 
the  new  fort  which  had  been  built  on  the  Kennebec  •,  in  con- 
sequence of  which,  the  Governor  withheld  the  valuable 
presents  intended  for  the  triibes,  and  issued  orders  to  the  six 
companies  of  minute  men  in  Maine  to  be  in  constant  readi- 
ness.t  As  the  French  were  supposed  to  have  instigated 
these  hostile  acts,  most  of  the  settlers  took  refuge  in  the 
garrisons ;  and  the  winter  was  pas-sed  in  fearful  anxiety.  This 
was  the  commencement  of  the  sLvth  Indian  war,  and  the 
last  which  was  waged  by  the  New  England  colonies  against 
the  native  tribes.  From  the  part  that  the  French,  at  first 
covertly,  and  afterwards  openly,  took  in  this  war,  it  is  gen- 
erally denominated  "  the  French  and  Indian  war,''  and 
finally  decided  the  contest  between  the  French  and  English 
crowns  for  empire  on  this  continent. 

From  the  hopes  that  were  entertained  of  j)resefving  jieace 
Avith  the  Tarratines,  and  the  greater  preparations  that  were 
made  for  defence,  few  or  none  of  the  settlers  in  this  region 
removed,  as  they  had  done  in  the  preceding  war.  All,  how- 
ever, both  at  St.  George's  and  at  Broad  Bay,  took  refuge  in 
the  garrisons,  and  only  ventured  oat,  to  work  upon  their 
farms,  under  a  strong  guard.  Those  who  were  able  to  bear 
— — — • ,, 

*  Will.  His.  A.  &  William  Lcnuond.  Jo.  LudAvig.  L.  Parsons,  &c<. 
t  2  WiU.  His.  p.  302. 


ANNALSOFWARREN.  89 

arms,  were  organized  into  companies,  and,  for  a  great  portion 
of  the  time,  drew  pay  and  rations,  which  formed  the  princi- 
pal means  of  supj)ort  for  their  families.  When  these  failed, 
great  distress  and  misery  ensued.  One  family  at  Broad 
Bay,  subsisted  a  whole  winter  on  frost  fish,  with  only  four 
quarts  of  meal.  Many  a  German  woman  was  glad  to  do  a 
hard  day's  work  at  planting  or  hoeing,  for  eight  pence,  or  a 
quart  of  meal.  There  were,  at  this  time,  but  few  cattle  in 
that  place,  and  a  quart  of  buttermilk  would  often  command 
a  day's  work.  Leistner  was  Captain  of  a  company  of  scouts, 
who  received  pay  and  rations.  Other  companies  were 
organized  for  the  defence  of  the  garrisons  here  and  at  Me- 
dumcook,  and  placed  under  their  respective  commanders.* 

At  St.  George's,  the  settlers  formed  themselves  into  a 
military  company  for  their  mutual  defence.  In  times  of 
danger,  either  they,  or  the  soldiers,  were  continually  scout- 
ing ;  such  as  went  to  labor  in  the  field  were  well  armed ;  and 
when  the  signal  of  a  general  alarm  was  given  at  the  fort  by 
the  discharge  of  a  heavy  gun,  all  who  were  abroad  made  a 
speedy  retreat  to  the  garrison.  This  was  still  commanded  by 
Jabez  Bradbury.  The  block-house  above,  was  garrisoned  by 
a  party  of  the  inhabitants,  under  Capt.  T.  Kilpatrick ;  that  in 
Gushing  by  nnotlier  party  of  volunteers,  under  Lieut.  Benj. 
Burton ;  and  that  near  the  mouth  of  the  river,  at  Pleasant 
Point,  by  others  under  Capt.  Dunbar  Henderson.  In  the 
block-houses  under  Capt.  Kilpatrick,  besides  his  own,  were  the 
dwellings  of  Moses  Robinson,  David  Patterson,  Phinley  Kel- 
loch,  J.  McCarter,  Archibald  Gamble,  Andrew  Malcolm, 
John  Dicke,  Michael  Rawley,  Wm.  Smith,  Joseph  Rivers,  and 
Thomas  Fogg,  the  four  last  belonging  to  the  lower  town. 
Most  of  the  other  residents  of  the  upper  town  were  in  the 
fort.  Each  family  cultivated,  either  here  or  on  their  farms, 
a  spot  of  potatoes,  which  was  manured  with  rock  weed  car- 
ried up  the  bank  on  hand-barrows,  by  men  and  their  wives 
assisted  by  all  their  children  who  could  labor.  There  were 
a  few  yoke  of  oxen  ;  some  had  cows,  and  all  had  pigs  and 
poultry.  The  stock  was  wintered  on  hay  cut  on  the  meadows 
and  marshes,  the  men  going  armed  in  strong  parties  for  that 
purpose,  and  part  mounting  guard  while  the  rest  labored. 
Lime-burning  was  then,  as  now,  the  principal  business;  and 
two  sloops  were  kept  running  to  Boston.  The  rock  was  dug 
at  the  quarry  now  belonging  to  the  prison,  and  burnt  at  four 

*  Jo.  Ludwig,  Esq.,  A.  Kelloch,  1st.,  &c. 
8* 


90  ANNALSOF      WARREN. 

small  kilns  near  the  block-bouse,  where  was  also  a  smaii 
wharf  and  lane  store.  There  was  cjso  a  wharf  at  the  fort, 
but  no  kilns.  A  large  barn,  a  log  school-house  on  the  bank 
between  the  fort  and  block-house,  and  a  few  deserted  log 
houses,  were  all  the  buildings  without  the  fortifications.  The 
land  was  pretty  well  cleared  of  trees  and  bushes  from  the 
present  burial  ground  in  Thomaston  to  the  quarry,  and 
thence  to  the  block-house  and  fort.  The  settlers  further  down 
the  river  were  chiefly  at  the  stone  house  under  Lieut.  Burton, 
and  at  Pleasant  Point  under  Capt.  Henderson.* 

1755.  In  1755  the  French  were  found  so  far  concerned 
in  the  late  hostile  movements,  that  the  united  colonies  set  on 
foot  four  formidable  expeditions  against  them  and  their  sav- 
age allies.  These  were  severally  directed  against  Nova 
Scotia,  Niagara,  Crown  Point  and  Fort  du  Quesne.  In  the 
mean  time  attacks  were  made  upon  the  settlements  at  New- 
castle, Dresden,  and  several  other  places  ;  which  induced  the 
General  Court,  June  10,  1755,  to  declare  war  against  all  the 
eastern  tribes  except  those  on  the  Penobscot.  As  these  still 
professed  to  be  neutral,  Capt.  Bradbury  at  St.  George's  was 
instructed  by  the  government  to  cultivate  peace  with  them, 
and  if  possible  detach  them  from  the  French  interest.  In 
obedience  to  these  instructions,  he  attempted  to  conciliate  their 
favor  by  presents  and  kind  treatment.  If  any  of  them  were 
abettors  of  the  late  mischief,  nothing  criminal  was  directly 
laid  to  their  charge,  and  it  was  hoped  that  they  might  be  re- 
tained as  allies. f 

The  settlers,  on  the  contrary,  unaccustomed  to  discriminate 
between  the  different  tribes,  considered  a  single  Indian  acjijres- 
sion  as  chargeable  to  the  whole  race  ;  and  allowed  their  sym- 
pathy for  the  sufferers  to  kindle  into  indiscriminate  resentment. 
This  manifested  itself  in  jealousy  and  murmuring  against 
Capt.  Bradbury,  whom  they  charged  with  trading  with  the 
savages  from  motives  of  interest,  and  even  supplying  the  arms 
and  ammunition  used  in  the  destruction  of  their  bretiiren. 
This  jealousy  occasioned  the  commander  great  difficulty  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duty.  Indians,  caressed  by  the  officers, 
and  well  treated  at  the  fort,  were  insulted  and  sometimes  at- 
tacked by  the  settlers.  Those  who  lived  in  the  fort  generally 
took  part  with  Bradbury,  whilst  the  discontented  rallied  under 
Kilpatrick  at  the  block-house  above.  The  former,  employing 
certain    friendly    Indians   to   bring   him   intelligence,    had    to 

*  Z  in  Thorn.  Nat.  Republican,  1833,  S:c. 
t  Will.  Ilis.    SuUivan. 


ANNALSOFWARREN  91 

warn  thcni  to  beware  of  tlie  block-house  men,  and  was  mor- 
tified to  find  they  could  not  always  go  unmolested.  This 
state  of  things  is  sufficiently  apparent  from  the  following  doc- 
uments. 

"  To  Capt.  Thomas  Proctor  Jr.  Boston  neer  the  Orringe  tree. 
"  St  Georges  June   6th,  1755. 

"  Dr  Brother 

"  yesterday  about  nine  of  the  Clock  we  heard  about  15 
guns  fired,  and  after  that  Capt.  Bradbury  fired  an  alarm  ; 
upon  which  three  men  went  up  to  the  fort  to  hear  what  was 
Doing  =: 

"  and  there  is  two  Scotchs  Lads  Killed  or  taken  :  but  we 
supose  Kiled  =  they  were  Brothers  r=:  there  Sir  names  is 
Brown  —  there  was  three  more  up  the  River  the  Same  time, 
but  at  Sum  Distance  from  them  —  viz.  mr  Larmond,  Arch- 
bald  Gamble  &  Son,  but  got  safe  home  =  those  are  our  good 
friends  the  Penobscuts,  So  ExstolM  by  our  B  :  the  Commander 
here  =  I  hope  the  Goverment  will  now  Doo  Sumthing  to  pre- 
vent our  Ruin  by  a  Savage  Enemy.  I  remain  your  Loveing 
Brother  till  Death 

"  Benj  a  Burton"* 

"  To  his  Excellency,  William  Shirley,  &c. 

"  May  it  please  your  Excellency  and  honors  to  take  into 
Consideration  our  present,  Dificult  And  dangerous  circumstan- 
ces. Our  woods  round  our  garrisons  are  crawling  with  lurk- 
ing Enemies,  watching  our  motion,  so  that  we  are  in  contin- 
ual fear  and  Danger,  as  is  evident  by  their  late  Clandestine 
attempts  ;  for  after  their  killing  and  barberously  using  and 
sculping  one  boy,  they  at  the  same  time  killed  or  carried  cap- 
tive another,  and  soon  after  liave  killed  one  man,  and  carried 
another  captive  of  the  Dutch  at  Broad  Bay.  And  within  two 
days  after  carried  a  man  and  a  boy  captive  from  Pleasant 
Point.  So  that  no  place  is  free  ;  by  reason  of  which  we  fear 
our  Garrisons  will  soon  be  attacked  by  them  ;  which  are 
poorly  provided  to  make  any  proper  resistance  or  probable 
defence,  being  but  poorly  manned,  ill  provided  with  arms, 
amunition,  and  provisions,  to  defend  ourselves  and  families ; 
so  that  without  some  speedy  assistance  we  must  fall  a  prey 
into  the  hand  of  our  Enemies,  or  leave  the  Country  to 
them  — 

"  This  is  the  truth  of  our  present  Circumstances  and  Situa- 

*  Mass.  Archives,  vol.  54,  p.  453. 


92  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

tion,  which  I  humbly  offer  to  your  Excellency  &  honnours, 
on  whose  wisdom  and  compassion  (under  God)  our  depen- 
dence is,  and  beg  leave  to  subscribe  my  self,  &c. 

"  Tho.  Killpatrick." 
"  Blockhouse  St.  Georges  14th  June,  1755."* 

"  May  it  please  your  Excellency. 

"  I  have  this  day  seen  that  which  was  the  most  surpris- 
ing to  me  of  any  thing  I  ever  met  with  before,  viz.  when  1 
had  read  your  Ex'lys.  letter  to  nine  of  the  most  Considerable 
men  of  the  Penobscot  Tribe,  and  they  were  going  out  to  con- 
sult and  return  an  answer,  Capt.  Fletcher  Came  into  the 
Room  and  told  me  that  many  of  the  inhabitants,  with  the  men 
he  had  inlisted  into  his  Company,  (of  this  Garrison)  which 
were  neare  twenty  in  number,  and  most  of  the  remaining 
part  of  the  Garrison,  were  all  in  arms,  and  had  determined 
that  the  Indians  should  never  go  out  until  they  had  given  them 
satisfaction,  by  Complying  with  the  Governor's  tcrmcs,  pro- 
posed to  them  in  his  Letter  ;  upon  which  I  went  out  to  them, 
and  asked  why  they  appeared  in  that  manner ;  was  answcrM 
almost  unanimously  that  they  were  Resolved  the  Indians 
should  not  go  well  away  till  they  had  given  them  Satisfaction  ; 
Capt.  Fletcher  telling  me  at  the  Same  Time,  he  had  orders 
for  doing  what  was  done  &  that  he  must  answer  it,  adding 
that  he  was  oblig'd  to  do  as  he  had  done  to  prevent  greater 
mischief,  viz.  Bloodshed,  (the  people  being  greatly  inrag'd.) 
I  told  the  men  they  had  acted  directly  contrary  to  the  Gover'rs 
Declaration  of  warr,  and  to  his  directions  to  me,  but  did  not 
prevail  with  them  to  quit  their  armes,  nor  their  Resolution, 
and  not  being  able  to  use  force,  thought  it  best  to  give  Soft 
words ;  then  some  of  the  Indians  went  out.  Leaving  others  as 
hostages,  and  Consulted  with  their  men  who  were  at  Sum 
distance  from  us  ;  after  which  they  returned,  with  the  inclos'd 
Letter  and  said  they  had  Concluded  to  send  some  of  their 
men  to  Boston  to  waite  on  the  Governor  ;  upon  which  I  ven- 
tured to  tell  them  when  their  men  Embark't  for  Boston  I 
would  trade  with  them  and  not  before. 

"  Refer  your  Ex'y  to  Capt.  Fletcher  who  accompanies  this 
for  a  more  particular  acc't  and  subscribe  my  self  &c. 

"  Jabez  Bradbury." 

"  St.  George's,  June  27,  1755." 

"  P.  S.     I  entreat  your  Excelency,  as  I  have  more   than 
once  already,  that  I  may  be  Dismis'd  from  my  Charge   here  ; 

*  Mass.  Arc.  vol.  54,  p.  l65. 


AN  NALSOF     WARREN.  93 

1  am  inc.lined  to  think  that  ye  penobscots  are  most  of  them 
desirous  of  peace,  but  whether  they  have  done  all  that  was  in 
their  power  to  prevent  the  mischief  Lately  done  us,  I  am  not 
suer  of,  though  they  insist  upon  it  that  they  have.  They  now 
seem  to  be  in  Earnest  that  they'l  joyn  us  against  the  Common 
Enemy  but  how  much  to  be  rehed  on  I  am  not  able  to  tell. 

"  J.  Bradbury." 

"  June  ye  27th,  1755. 
"Governor  Shirly;  Brother  we  salute  you  and  all  the 
counsel  ;  we  are  glad  that  you  have  kept  what  we  agreed 
upon;  we  always  thought  that  the  Cannada  Indians  wou'd 
bring  us  into  trouble,  and  what  you  desired  of  us,  we  have 
done  ;  you  told  us  that  those  that  came  against  us  in  a  hostile 
manner,  we  must  joyn  and  goe  against  them  ;  let  us  know 
when  we  must  do  it ;  they  have  hurt  us  as  well  as  you,  and 
three  of  our  men  are  now  Come  up  to  wait  on  you,  which 
will  be  a  proof  of  our  Sincerity  ;  and  we  exi)ect  that  our 
wives  and  children  will  be  Supported  at  our  village  till  our 
return  ;  they  that  have  hurt  you  already  are  gone  off  and  will 
do  it  no  more  ;  and  we  shall  always  let  you  know  truly  when 
there  is  danger ;  there  shall  no  damage  be  done  on  this  side 
Pemequid.  You  must  not  think  that  we  dissemble.  If  you 
could  see  our  hearts,  you'd  know  that  we  are  true ;  war  will 
hurt  us  as  well  as  you,  therefore  we  are  strong  against  it ; 
if  there  should  be  war  between  England  and  France  and  we 
should  come  over  to  you,  our  women  and  children  must  be 
well  used  ;  we  again  salute  you. 

"  Wombemanda, 

"  Noodagunawit, 

"  &  Mefel.     In  behalf  of  our  tribe."* 

To  this  letter  Lieut.  Gov.  Phips  replied  that  he  expected 
"  a  competent  number  of  their  most  able  men  should  join 
with  the  Enp-lish  in  avenging  the  wrongs  received  from  the 
other  tribes,"  and  for  this  purpose,  invited  them  with  their 
wives  and  children  to  repair  to  St.  George's,  to  be  ready 
for  that  service  when  required,  promising  them  pay  and 
rations  whilst  so  employed,  and  suitable  provision  at  the  fort 
for  their  women,  children,  and  aged  men. 

But  James  Cargill  of  Newcastle,  who  had  a  commission 
to  raise  a  company  of  scouts,  and  had  enlisted  men  from 
that  neighborhood,  made  an  expedition   hither,  July  1,  1755, 

*  Massachusetts  Arcliives,  vol.  32,  p.  647-8. 


94  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

for  the  purpose  either  of  putting  a  stop  tn  that  trade  whicli 
was  thought  to  be  carried  on  to  the  great  danger  of  the 
whites,  or  of  enriching  himself  by  the  booty  and  scalps  of 
unsuspicious  Indians.  Both  these  motives  might  have  oper- 
ated, as  =£200  for  the  scalp  of  a  hostile  Indian,  and  .£250 
for  a  captive,  was  the  bounty  then  offered  to  companies  of 
rangers,  and  half  that  sum  to  private  individuals.  Tarrying 
one  night  at  Broad  Bay,  he  proceeded  next  morning  with  a 
design  of  marching  back  of,  and  around,  the  settlements  at 
St.  George's.  But  meeting  with  three  men  of  the  garrison 
there,  and  receiving  the  requisite  information,  he  persuaded 
them,  together  with  some  of  Capt.  Nichols's  rangers  whom 
he  fell  in  with,  to  accompany  him  ;  led  his  31  men  to  Bur- 
ton's block-house,  four  or  five  miles  below  the  fort ;  crossed 
the  river,  and,  after  a  march  of  five  miles,  fell  in  with  an 
Indian,  unarmed,  and,  as  was  supposed,  intoxicated,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife  and  an  infant  two  months  old.  These 
they  fired  upon,  killed  the  Indian,  and  mortally  wounded  his 
wife.  She  proved  to  be  Margaret  Moxa,  a  friendly  squaw 
returning  from  the  fort  on  one  of  her  wonted  expeditions 
of  kindness  to  the  garrison,  giving  them  intelligence  of  some 
hostile  design.  On  their  coming  up,  she  held  out  her  infant, 
whom  she  called  Nit,  and,  with  her  dying  breath,  requested 
them  to  carry  it  to  Capt.  Bradbury.  One  of  the  party  re- 
plied with  a  pun  "  every  nit  will  make  a  louse,"  and  knocked 
it  in  the  head  before  the  eyes  of  its  expiring  mother.  Seiz- 
ing their  canoe  and  leaving  nine  of  his  men  to  guard  it, 
Cargill  and  the  rest  of  his  party  (except  one,  who  refused  to 
go  any  farther)  proceeded  on  about  four  miles,  and  discov- 
ered about  sunset  a  body  of  Indians  near  Owl's  Head. 
These  they  fired  upon,  killed  nine,  returned  to  the  men  they 
had  left,  and  the  next  morning  exhibited  the  scalps  at  the  fort.* 
This  tragic  and  treacherous  deed  was  as  much  regretted 
by  the  government  for  its  impolicy,  as  by  the  greater  portion 
of  the  people  for  its  turpitude.  Cargill  was  apprehended  for 
trial  on  a  charge  of  murder  ;  a  letter  of  condolence  was  sent 
by  Gov.  Phips  to  the  suffering  party ;  their  brethren  who 
liad  lately  visited  Boston,  returned  laden  with  presents ;  and 
the  tribe  were  invited  to  come  under  a  safe  conduct  and 
prosecute  the  offenders, —  full  assurance  being  given  that 
law  and  justice  would  be  measured  to  them  by  severest  rules. 
On  the  trial,  Cargill  attempted   to   prove  that  some  of  the  St. 

*  Cargill's  statement.      Mass.  Archives,  vol.  38,  p.   167.       Brad- 
bury's ditto,  vol.  77,  p.  382,  and  tradition.  • 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN.  95 

John's,  or  other  hostile  Indians  were  with  the  party  attacked, 
who  had  such  a  general  resemblance  to  the  Penobscots  that 
he  was  unable  to  distinguish  between  them  ;  the  prejudices  of 
the  country  ran  high  against  the  natives,  and  the  jury  acquit- 
ted him.* 

The  fate  of  Margaret  was  deeply  lamented  by  the  gar- 
rison, who  knew  the  value  of  her  services.  *•'  Never  shall  I 
forget,"  said  one  of  the  party,  "  the  deep  and  unappeasable 
grief  of  the  women  in  the  fort,  especially  of  Margaret 
Lermond  and  Margaret  Patterson,  two  young  ladies  in  the 
flower  of  youth  and  beauty,  when  they  saw  the  scalp  of 
their  friendly  namesake,  whom  they  had  long  regarded  as 
a  delivering  angel."  The  more  humane  part  of  the  settlers 
loudly  condemned  the  act,  and  confidently  predicted  that 
its  perpetrators  would  never  die  in  their  beds.  This  pro- 
phecy was  from  time  to  time  recalled  to  remembrance  by 
its  partial  fulfilment  with  such  as  belonged  to  St.  George's, 
onet  being  drowned  in  the  river,  and  another^  perishing  in 
the  expedition  to  Biguyduce  in  the  war  of  the  revolution. 

The  Penobscots  were  now  both  offended  and  aggrieved. 
The  fresh  injuries  they  had  received,  rankled  in  their  bosoms, 
and  could  not  be  forgiven,  nor  pass  unrevenged.  Distin- 
guished among  the  tribes  for  coolness  and  prudence,  they 
hesitated  between  resentment  and  policy,  the  friendship  of 
the  French  and  the  power  of  the  English,  till  on  the  5th  of 
Nov.  the  government  publicly  proclaimed  war  against  them. 

Besides  the  regular  garrisons  at  the  fort  and  block-houses, 
a  company  of  rangers  scouting  to  the  eastward  was  this  year 
kept  in  pay  from  June  19th  to  Nov.  20th,  as  follows ;  Capt. 
Thomas  Fletcher ;  Lieut.  Alex.  Lermond  ;  Sergeants  Alex. 
Campbell,  Wm.  Young  and  Joseph  Robinson  ;  Corporals 
David  Kelloch,  John  Standley ;  Centinels,  John  Shibles,  John 
Brown,  Alex.  Kelloch,  Samuel  Jameson,  Moses  Robinson, 
Hugh  Ross,  Thomas  Holden,  Owen  Madden,  John  Lermond, 
Archibald  Gamble,  Michael  Rawley,  Hugh  Carr,  David  Pat- 
terson, Jr.,  John  Carswell,  Moses  Robinson,  Jr.  George  Young, 
Joseph  Rivers,  Archibald  Robinson,  Jacob  Heyler,  George 
S mouse,  Thomas  Gregg,  David  Patterson,  John  McCarter, 
Ezra  King,  Nathaniel  Bartlett,  John  Robinson,  Samuel  Boggs, 

*  Mass.  Arc.  vol.  32,  p.  650.     2  Will.  His.  p.  315. 

t  Viz.  S.  Creighton. 

X  Viz.  S.  Boggs,  2d,  then  recently  married  and  residing  at  Pema- 
quid.  —  Comm.  of  A.  Kelloch,  1st,  O.  Boggs,  S.  Boggs,  3d,  W.  Ler- 
mond, L.  Parsons,  1st,  and  others. 


96  ANNALSOFWARHEN. 

Jr.,  Joseph  Peters,  Joseph  York,  Thomas  Johnston,  John  Kel- 
loch,  Matthew  Kelloch,  Wilham  James,  Jr.,  William  Smith, 
Hans  Robinson,  Andrew  Bird,  John  Annis,  William  Adams, 
Thomas  Carney,  Philip  Sachamo,  Adam  Varner,  and  Joseph 
Hendley.* 

Fletcher,  the  commander  of  this  company,  was  at  other 
times  Bradbury's  lieutenant  in  the  garrison.  The  following 
is  one  of  his  letters  to  the  Lieut.  Governor  :  —  ''These  are 
to  inform  your  Honor,  that  this  day  the  Indians  fell  on  us  ; 
two  men  were  out  a  small  distance  from  the  garrison  ;  the 
Indians  fired  upon  them  ;  one  escaped  and  the  other  is  miss- 
ing. They  began  about  twelve  of  the  clock  and  continued 
firing  on  the  cattle  till  almost  night.  I  immediately  despatch- 
ed an  express  to  the  neighboring  settlements.  I  judge  there 
is  a  great  body  of  them  by  their  appearance.  My  Lieut,  was 
on  a  march  with  30  men,  but  happily  this  evening  returned. 
This  night  I  design  to  go  out  and  try  to  meet  them.  Being  all 
at  present,  I  beg  leave  to  subscribe  myself,  &c.  T.  Fletcher. 
St.  George's  Fort,  24  Sept.  1755." 

Such  occurrences  as  these,  together  with  th.e  forbearance, 
which,  up  to  the  declaration  of  war,  the  commander  was  re- 
quired to  exercise  toward  the  Tarratines,  increased  the  dis- 
satisfaction of  the  inhabitants  on  the  river  and  adjacent 
places  ;  59  of  whom  the  following  year  signed  a  long  memo- 
rial to  Gov.  Shirley  against  the  conduct  of  Fletcher  in  not 
allowing;  them  to  go  against  the  Indians.! 

In  the  winter  35  soldiers  only  were  retained  in  the  garrison 
at  St.  George's  in  addition  to  the  resident  inhabitants.  The 
mingled  scenes  of  civilized  and  savage  warfare  which  the 
country  presented,  and  the  gloom  of  the  season,  were  ren- 
dered more  direful  by  the  shock  of  an  earthquake,  themost 
violent  one  ever  before  known  since  the  settlement  of  the 
country.  It  happened  Nov.  18th  at  about  11  minutes  after 
4  in  the  morning.  Its  direction  was  from  N.  W.  to  S.  E. 
and  it  was  felt  through  the  whole  country  from  Chesapeake 
Bay  to  N.  Scotia.  It  commenced  with  an  undulatory  motion 
and  lasted  at  least  4  minutes.  In  Boston  and  Falmouth  chim- 
neys and  brick  houses  were  considerably  damaged.  It  had 
a  surprising  effect  upon  the  moral  sensibilities  of  the  com- 
munity ;  and  the  23d  of  Dec.  was  observed  as  a  day  of 
humiliation  and, prayer  on  account  of  it.| 


*  Com.  Muster  roll,  Mass.  Arc.  94,  p.  17. 
t  Mass.  Arc.  54-94,  p.  148  and  314. 
t  Smitli's  Jour.    Holmes  A.  An, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  97 

1756-  In  June,  1756,  war  was  formally  declared  against 
France.  The  settlements  which  the  Indians  seemed  to  have 
marked  first  for  destruction,  this  spring,  were  those  upon  the 
river  St.  George's.  The  stone  block-house  commanded  by- 
Lieut.  Burton  was  attacked  March  24th,  and  two  of  his  men 
killed,  and  another  scalped  and  left  half  dead.  Other  depre- 
dations were  made  upon  the  coast ;  and,  Sept.  26th,  one 
schooner  was  burnt  and  two  taken  in  St.  George's  river, 
three  men  being  killed  and  three  others  missing.*  A  com- 
pany on  this  river  was  this  year  commanded  by  Capt.  Joshua 
Freeman  ;  one  half  of  whose  company  as  well  as  that  of 
Capt.  Nichols  at  Sheepscot  was  ordered  to  be  discharged  on 
the  1st,  and  the  remainder  on  the  20th,  of  November,  it 
being  customary  for  the  Indians  by  that  time  to  withdraw  1o 
their  hunting  grounds  in  the  interior.!  It  was  also  ordered 
that  150  able  bodied  men  be  raised  to  range  the  Indian  hunt- 
ing grounds  between  the  eastern  frontiers  and  Canada,  the 
commanders  to  return  a  journal  of  their  proceedings. 

In  October  of  this  year  the  garrison  and  people  of  St. 
George's  sustained  a  loss  in  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Ruth- 
erford, who,  for  a  few  years,  had  taken  up  his  abode  there, 
preached  to  the  people,  and  acted  as  chaplain  to  the  garrison. 
He  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  a  Presbyterian.  He  came 
over  with  Col.  Dunbar,  the  celebrated  surveyor  of  the  King's 
woods,  in  1729,  and  preached  at  Pemaquid  for  four  or  five 
years.  When  Dunbar  went  to  Portsmouth  in  1734,  his  house 
and  farm  were  left  in  the  care  of  Mr.  Rutherford.  In  1735 
he  was  employed  by  the  town  of  Brunswick  and  continued  to 
preach  there  till  1742.  After  this  he  was  engaged  for  a  short 
time  at  Georgetown,  and  probably  returned  to  Pemaquid. 
From  thence,  on  the  marriage  of  Dunbar's  widow  with  Capt. 
Henderson  of  St.  George's,  he  removed  to  that  place.  It 
does  not  appear  that  he  had  a  distinct  pastoral  charge,  or  that 
any  church  was  gathered  there  during  his  life.  He  was  a 
man  of  respectable  literary  attainments,  and  bore  the  charac- 
ter of  a  pious,  orthodox  minister.  He  died  at  the  age  of  68 
years,  and  was  buried  at  the  fort.  His  gravestone  with  sev- 
eral others  in  a  mutilated  state  are  still  to  be  seen  near  the 
tomb  of  the  late  Gen.  Knox.  His  wife  survived  him  23  years 
and  was  buried  in  the  same  place.  They  left  a  family  of 
seven  daughters  whose  posterity  are  numerous  in  the 
vicinity. f 

*  Smith's  Journal,  p.  66.  t  Jom'.  House  Rep. 

t  Greenleaf 's  Eccl.  Sketches.     Gravestones,  &c. 


98  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

1757.  Early  in  1757  an  additional  military  force  was 
ordered  to  scour  the  country  and  two  vessels  employed  to 
range  the  coast  for  the  protection  and  relief  of  the  people. 

The  Indians  suffered  greatly  from  the  small  pox,  and,  being 
neglected  by  the  French  and  distressed  by  the  war,  began  to 
be  weary  of  the  contest.  Two  Tarratine  chiefs  stated  to 
the  government,  through  Capt.  Bradbury,  that  their  numbers 
were  much  lessened  by  that  pestilence,  and  that  the  tribes 
wished  to  feed  again  upon  the  fruits  of  mutual  peace  and 
friendship.  The  Governor  was  in  favor  of  receiving  them 
"  provided  they  would  come  in  and  dwell  among  us."*  Noth- 
ing, however,  was  effected.  Yet  the  Indians  communicated 
with  the  garrison  at  St.  George's  by  flags  of  truce  so  fre- 
quently, as  to  excite  some  apprehensions  among  the  more  jeal- 
ous of  the  inhabitants. 

The  garrison  there  consisted  this  year  of  Jabez  Bradbury, 
Capt.  at  £4  per  month  ;  T.  Fletcher,  Lieut,  at  £'3  ;  Benjamin 
Burton,  ditto  ;  William  Farnsworth,  Ensign,  at  30s.  ;  John 
Dunn,  Sergeant,  30s.  ;  Alexander  Campbell,  Corporal,  28s.  ; 
John  McKechnie,  Clerk,  30s.  ;  Joshua  Treat,  Armorer,  40s. ; 
Walter  McFarland,  Interpreter,  32s.  4d.  :  and  32  Centinels 
at  24s.,  of  whom  William  James,  Hugh  Scott,  Matthew  Kel- 
loch,  John  Kilpatrick,  Joseph  James,  Samuel  Creighton,  John 
Boggs,  Alexander  Lermond,  John  Lermond,  John  Mclntyre, 
John  Carswell,  John  Patterson  and  John  Crawford  belonged  to 
the  upper  town  ;  Reuben  Pitcher,  Jonathan  Nutting,  Robert 
Young,  Thomas  Palmer,  Henry  Plendley,  John  Demorse, 
Joseph  York,  William  Maycook,  Ebenezer  Thomson,  and 
perhaps  some  others  to  the  lower  town,  or  to  Medumcook.t 
In  addition  to  the  garrison,  87  men  were  ordered  to  be  enlisted 
for  scouting  between  St.  George's  and  Frankfort,  a  plantation 
afterwards  named  Pownalborough,  now  Dresden,  Wiscasset, 
and  Alna.  Of  these,  one  company,  under  Capt.  Joshua 
Freeman,  rendezvoused  at  St.  George's,  and  another  at  the 
mill  garrison  on  the  Medomak  in  what  is  now  Waldoboro'. 
The  following  is  aji  extract  from  the  journal  of  Capt.  Free- 
man, who,  after  receiving  his  commission  in  Boston,  April 
22d,  arrived  at  St.  George's  with  five  men  and  there  enlisted 
the  remainder. 

"  May  12.  Went  down  to  Burton's  and  Henderson's 
garrisons  to  see  what  order  they  were  in,  —  the  same  day 
went  to  Broad   Bay.       13th.     Returned  to  the  block-house. 


*  Gov.  Letter,  March  31,  1757. 

t  Co.  Muster  roll,  Mass.  Arc.  96,  p.  147. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  99 

16th.  Monday,  early  in  the  morning,  upon  a  hill  to  the 
northward  of  the  fort  about  40  or  50  rods,  there  appeared 
a  white  flag  with  a  company  of  Indians.  Capt.  Bradbury 
hoisted  another  flag,  upon  which  I  went  over  to  the  fort ;  a 
few  rods  off  which  Capt.  Bradbury,  Mr.  Fletcher,  and  the 
Interpreter  were  discoursing  with  eight  Indians,  there  being 
three  on  the  hill  with  the  flags.  Some  of  my  people  gave 
an  account  that  they  saw  nine  more  back  of  lime-stone  hill 
which  is  about  one  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  block-house. 
*  *  About  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  the  Indians  marched 
off*  from  the  hill  where  their  flag  was,  with  their  flag,  and  the 
flag  at  the  fort  was  struck.  About  2  hours  after, some  of 
my  people  came  to  me  and  asked  leave  to  go  after  the  In- 
dians. I  forbade  them  and  told  them  not  to  go  on  any 
account,  but  to  let  them  go  off*  peaceably.  About  half  an 
hour  after,  some  of  my  company  that  was  guarding  back, 
went  in  the  road  that  the  Indians  went  off"  in  near  a  mile 
and  found  an  Indian  asleep  and  brought  him  into  the  block- 
house, the  rest  being  gone  out  of  sight,  as  they  said,  and  no 
flag  to  be  seen.  Those  that  brought  the  fellow  in,  insisted 
that  he  should  be  sent  up  to  Boston  as  there  was  no  flag  to 
be  seen  and  the  Indians  having  so  much  time  to  go  off*,  that 
he  was  a  lawful  prize,  but  after  many  persuasions  the  fellow 
was  dismist.  When  the  Indian  had  his  liberty,  he  told  me 
he  was  afraid  to  go  off.  1  asked  him  what  he  was  afraid  of, 
he  said  he  was  alone,  and  that  he  supposed  by  that  time  the 
rest  of  his  company  was  got  as  far  as  t^e  Owl's  Head,  (our 
discourse  was  by  the  interpreter  that  belonged  to  the  fort.) 
Sun  about  two  hours  high  in  the  afternoon,  an  Indian  with  a 
flag  came  to  the  fort,  his  name  was  Neptune  (as  I  was  inform- 
ed) who  tarried  but  a  few  minutes  and  went  off*  with  the 
fellow  that  my  people  brought  in.  In  the  evening  I  received 
an  account  by  Capt.  Kilpatrick  that  Neptune  gave  an  account 
that  there  was  26  in  their  company  and  that  he  expected  39 
in  the  morning,  but  as  there  was  no  likelyhood  of  any  trade 
he  supposed  they  would  be  stopped.  Upon  hearing  the  same 
I  expected  the  Indians  would  do  what  damage  they  could 
before  they  went  off*,  there  being  such  a  number  gathered, 
and  that  they  did  not  in  any  wise  agree  to  an  accommodation 
agreeable  to  the  purposes  of  the  government.  My  men  was 
very  earnest  to  go  out  with  a  party  of  ten  or  20  men  and 
see  what  discovery  they  could  make,  to  which  I  consented 
and  gave  them  orders  that  if  they  discovered  any  of  them 
they  should  send  me  a  man  and  let  me  know  of  it,  that  I 
would  with  the  rest  of  my  company  go  out  and   attack  them. 


100  ANNALS     OF      WARREN. 

*  *  Accord ino;ly  near  about  10  o'clock,  18  of  my  men  went 
out  from  the  block-house,  and  at  11  o'clock  they  came  back 
and  brought  one  scalp  and  gave  me  an  account  that  as  they 
were  a  marching  out  towards  the  eastern  shore  about  a 
mile  from  the  block-house,  in  the  road,  they  came  across  a 
pack,  upon  which  they  discovered  some  Indians  a  little  out 
of  the  road  and  fired  upon  them  and  killed  one  dead  which 
they  scalped.  And  as  soon  as  our  people  fired,  the  Indians 
fired  on  them  on  both  sides  of  the  road.  Our  people  found 
themselves  ambushed,  discharged  their  guns  several  times  at 
the  Indians,  huzzaed,  and  the  Indians  at  them  and  yelled,  it 
being  very  dark  our  people  were  obliged  to  quit  the  prey  and 
return  back.  Our  men  received  but  little  damage,  one  man 
had  his  gim  shot  out  of  his  hand,  the  stock  broke  with  a  bullet, 
and  a  little  piece  of  flesh  carried  off  between  the  thumb  and 
fingers."* 

In  this  aflair  David  and  Alexander  Kclloch  were  the  leading 
men  ;  the  former  was  the  one  who  had  his  gun  shot  away, 
and  the  latter,  whilst  living,  gave  the  author  the  following 
particulars.  "  Bradbury  agreed  not  to  molest  the  Indians  for 
a  certain  time,  but  warned  them  to  look  out  for  the  sharp 
shooters  from  the  block-house.  The  night  being  dark,  the 
pursuing  party  followed  each  other  in  close  Indian  file.  On 
coming  to  the  pack,  and  supposing  it  a  decoy  to  an  ambus- 
cade, the  file-leader  gave  a  pinch  to  his  rear-man  ;  which 
signal  was  communicated  from  man  to  man  till  the  whole 
came  to  a  silent  halt.  After  a  moment's  pause,  an  Indian, 
probably  left  on  the  watch  but  betrayed  into  sleep  by  the 
occapee  obtained  at  the  fort,  was  heard  to  snore,  and,  on  the 
discharge  of  a  musket  aimed  at  the  sound,  gave  one  prodigious 
leap  into  the  air,  fell,  and  never  moved  again.  In  the  firing 
that  ensued,  the  parties  aimed  at  the  flashes  of  each  others' 
guns.  Several  muskets,  a  quantity  of  beaver,  and  other  stores 
left  by  the  Indians,  yielded   the  victors    $15  a  share. 

The  journal  continues :  "  July  6,  I  went  up  St.  George's 
river  with  sixteen  men  to  the  upper  part  of  the  old  settlement 
—  made  no  discovery  of  any  Indians.  25th.  For  sundry 
days  past  been  continually  guarding  of  the  people  up  and 
down  the  river  from  Pleasant  Point  to  the  falls  of  St.  G(^orge's 
river,  whilst  they  were  getting  hay."  This  protection  was 
in  the  highest  degree  necessary,  as  those  who  had  ventured 
out  in  the  spring  to  plant  potatoes  had  often  been  attacked 
and  compelled  to  retreat.     Two  young  men  of   the  lower 


*  Mass.  Arc.  vol.  38,  p?  280. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  101* 

town,  Henry  and  Samuel  Hendley,  one  17  and  the  other  22 
years  of  age,  went  up  the  river  for  staves,  were  attacked 
near  Mr.  Cooper's  shore  (now  Dunhar's  in  Warren,)  and 
were  supposed  to  be  killed  ;  as  the  body  of  one  was  after- 
wards found  on  the  marsh,  and  the  other  was  never  heard 
from.  At  another  time  three  men,  venturing  out  from  the 
fort  for  smelts,  were  ambushed  and  slain  near  the  saw-mill. 
Other  depredations  were  committed  whenever  an  opportunity 
presented.  Mrs.  Thompson,  Agnes  Lamb,  afterwards  Mrs. 
Spear,  and  some  others  were  milking  up  the  lane  a  little  way 
from  the  fort,  when  the  savages  fell  upon  them  and  took  Mrs. 
Thompson  prisoner ;  the  other  escaping  to  the  garrison.  So 
great  was  the  fright,  that  Miss  Lamb,  though  she  had  some 
distance  to  flee,  and  bars  to  surmount,  kept  the  pail  in  her 
grasp,  without  spilling  a  drop  of  its  contents,  or  being  aware 
of  its  possession,  till  safe  within  the  fort.  Mrs.  Thompson 
was  redeemed  by  her  husband  for  ^40.* 

The  young  men  by  the  name  of  Watson,  whose  father 
after  leaving  Ireland  resided  some  years  in  Scarboro'  and 
came  to  this  river  near  the  beginning  of  this  war,  had  pur- 
chased the  point  which  now  bears  their  name,  and  erected  a 
house  there,  carrying  on  the  coasting  business  here  and  at 
Scarboro.'  John  Watson,  who  commanded  their  sloop,  sent 
two  of  his  men  on  shore  at  Pleasant  Point  for  water,  where 
they  were  seized  by  the  Indians  and  carried  to  Canada.  The 
Captain,  going  in  his  wherry  to  look  for  them,  was  hailed  by 
a  Frenchman  and  ordered  to  come  on  shore.  Not  complying, 
he  was  immediately  killed  by  a  musket  shot.  The  two  cap- 
tives were  William  Watson  and Larrowbee  of  Scarboro'; 

the  former  of  whom,  together  with  his  half  brother  James 
Watson,  returned  and  occupied  the  point  before  named  ;  and 
David,  another  brother,  settled  at  East  Thomaston.  William 
took  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  incorporation  of  the  town  of 
Warren,  and  generally  acted  as  moderator  in  the  early  town 
meetings.  He  established  a  ferry  at  that  point,  which  he  and 
his  sons  kept,  down  to  the  time  the  lower  toll-bridge  was 
erected  in  1818.t 

It  was  probably  on  board  Watson's  vessel  that  a  man  ad- 
vanced in  years,  and  a  female  passenger,  Mrs.  Gamble,  who 
were  the  only  persons  left  after  the  encounter  on  shore,  per- 
ceived the  Indians,  at  night  fall,  approaching  in  their  canoes 


*  Tradition.     Mrs.  Montgomery.    A.  Kelloch,  1st. 
t  Captain  H.  Libbey. 
9* 


102  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

to  attack  the  vessel.  The  old  man  took  his  station  on  deck 
with  what  muskets  there  were  on  board,  and,  with  the  aid  of 
his  companion,  who  reloaded  as  fast  as  they  were  discharged, 
kept  the  Indians  at  bay  till  they  became  discouraged  and 
withdrew.* 

The  Indians,  also,  threatened  the  block-house  at  Pleasant 
Point,  but,  not  being  strong  enough  to  effect  any  thing,  whh- 
drew.  When  they  were  supposed  to  be  all  gone,  a  soldier, 
by  the  name  of  Coltson,  looking  over  the  platform,  was  shot 
through  the  head  by  an  Indian  concealed  under  it  ;  who 
having  satisfied  his  revenge,  bounded  off,  and  was  soon  out 
of  sight.  At  Medumcook,  a  Mr.  Elwell  and  his  family  lived 
in  a  house  built  strong  for  the  purpose  of  defence.  Being 
beset  by  the  savages,  he  and  his  two  sons,  placing  themselves 
at  the  doors  and  up  stairs,  kept  them  at  bay.  In  the  back 
part  of  the  house  were  two  mortice-holes  as  a  substitute  for 
a  window ;  by  which  the  Indians  were  observed  to  pass. 
Elwell  placed  a  pistol  there,  and  told  his  wife  to  fire  it  when- 
ever she  saw  the  light  darkened.  She  did  so,  wounded  an 
Indian,  who  fled  calling  for  assistance,  and  the  party  disap- 
peared. At  Broad  Bay  they  ambushed  the  house  of  one 
Piper,  before  daylight,  and,  on  his  coming  out  for  w^ood,  shot 
him  dead.  Plis  wife  seized  a  sick  child,  put  it  down  cellar, 
shut  the  trap-door  upon  it,  and  then  placed  herself  at  the 
door  to  prevent  the  Indians  from  bursting  in.  They  shot  her 
through  the  door,  entered  and  plundered  the  house  of  what 
they  could  carry  ofi';  but  after  their  departure,  the  child  was 
found  safe  and  uninjured  in  the  cellar.  In  the  same  place, 
several  were  taken  captive,  one  of  whom,  a  young  man  by 
the  name  of  Klein,  was  carried  to  Canada,  and  after  the 
peace  was  brought  home  by  his  father,  who  went  thither  to 
recover  him.  Mr.  Lash,  who  was  hauling  wood  with  a  horse 
and  car,  a  little  below  the  head  of  the  tide,  not  far  from 
where  the  late  Dr.  Brown's  house  now  stands,  was  suddenly 
assailed  by  Indians  who  attempted  to  take  him  prisoner.  He 
seized  and  held  two  of  them,  till  a  third  shot  him  dead. 
Another  assault  was  made,  about  sunset,  lower  down  the 
river,  when  Loring  Sides  was  killed,  and  others  with  difficulty 
escaped.     A  while  after,  Hermon  Kuhn  and  Henry  Demuth, 

*  Mrs.  S.  Fuller,  who  adds  tliat  Mrs.  G.  was  going  to  N.  H.  to 
spend  the  winter  with  a  relative,  in  expectation  of  conlinement ;  but 
in  consequence  of  the  excitement  of  that  night  and  the  birtli  of  a 
stillborn  infant  before  morning,  relinquished  the  design  and  returned 
in  safety. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  103 

being  at  work  near  the  river,  were  fired  upon  and  killed,  the 
latter  at  the  first  fire,  and  the  former  as  he  was  pushing  off 
his  float,  in  order  to  escape  by  flight.  Their  neighbors  on 
that  side,  then  moved  over  to  the  Dutch  Neck  for  greater 
security.  Even  at  this  place,  Jacob  Sechrist,  Mr.  Burns  and 
others,  were  fired  upon  when  at  work  in  the  woods.  Sechrist 
was  killed ;  the  rest  ran  for  their  canoe  and  succeeded  in 
getting  from  the  shore,  having  seen  five  Indians.* 

To  these  traditionary  facts  we  add  the  following  journal 
found  in  the  Secretary's  office,  Boston,  without  a  signature, 
but  supposed  to  be  that  of  Capt.  Matthias  Remilly,  who  com- 
manded ihe  company  of  rangers  at  Broad  Bay.  "  May  31, 
1757.  Marched  with  25  men  from  the  mill  garrison  about 
3  miles  E.  N.  E.  across  the  meadows,  and  then  struck  down 
south  betwixt  our  meadows  and  St.  George's  ponds,  and  re- 
turned through  the  woods  in  sight  of  the  clear.  Met  3  times 
with  Indian  tracks,  but  it  being  so  dry,  could  make  no  dis- 
covery of  their  number.  June  1st.  A  man  and  a  woman 
on  tlie  western  side  of  Madamuck  Falls  were  surprised  by 
something  making  a  noise  along  the  brush  of  the  woods, 
and  the  dog  going  upon  it,  I  went  immediately  with  12  men 
in  search,  but  could  make  no  discovery.  3d.  Marched 
with  18  men  down  the  lower  part  of  the  bay  to  look  after 
some  cattle  for  the  inhabitants.  At  return  at  the  lower 
garrison  met  with  George's  and  Frankforth  companies  both 
bound  to  Frankforth,  they  staid  that  night  at  the  mill  garrison 
and  went  on  their  march  in  the  morning.  4th.  About  10 
o'clock  went  with  18  men  to  the  middle  garrison  and  left  4 
men  for  a  guard  to  a  settler  who  was  making  fence  close 
to  the  woods.  At  the  E.  side  of  the  river  the  watch  was 
surprised  by  a  noise  in  the  woods,  hearing  the  dry  sticks 
break  ;  at  1  o'clock  the  men  received  allowance  and  when 
they  was  parted,  3  women  and  a  man  went  to  their  lots 
above  the  falls  joining  one  another,  the  first,  being  about  70 
rod  off  the  mill  garrison,  by  the  dog  making  a  dirrible  [ter- 
rible] noise,  discovered  an  Indian  behind  the  fence  in  gun- 
shot of  her.  She  took  to  her  heels,  screaming  to  the  other 
at  the  next  house,  which  immediately  shut  her  door  and 
crept  into  the  cellar,  and,  as  there  was  in  the  cellar  an 
air  hole,  she  saw  the  Indians,  which  being  4  in  number, 
running  over  the  brook  (which  runs  along  her  lot  to  Mado- 
mack  river)  and  taking  a  short  round  to  the  common  pad 
[path]    and    so   down   to  the   shear,  where  they   stood   in   a 

*  Jos.  Ludwig,  Esq.  &c. 


104  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

heap,  expecting  the  woman  went  along  the  pad,  but  she 
escaped  with  another  by  the  help  of  a  man  through  the 
water.  I~heard  thereof  and  run  immediately  with  15  men 
to  the  place,  found  the  woman  yet  in  her  cellar  amout  death 
[almost  dead.]  She  told  that  the  Indians  returned  from 
the  shear  and  came  to  her  house,  she  thinking  that  they 
knowed  of  her  being  in  the  house  and  came  to  kill  her,  but 
they  took  immediately  the  woods  about  5  minutes  before 
I  was  at  the  house  to  her  relieve.  I  went  immediately 
down  to  the  lower  garrison,  as  many  people  were  out  at  work 
and,  by  firing  an  alarm  with  the  cannons,  brought  them  to 
garrison  and  returned  along  the  clear.  5th.  The  woomans 
which  escaped  the  Indians,  hath  [had]  left  some  necessaries 
at  their  habitations  which  they  could  not  do  without ;  I 
went  with  8  men  to  guard  them.  When  we  came  to  the 
house  we  espied  some  cattle  5  lots  higher  up  the  Madomack 
river  upon  the  seed,t  which  we  expected  the  Indians  drove 
there  to  trap  some  people.  I  sent  for  more  men  and  drove 
them  out  but  made  no  discovery. 

"  June  6th.  In  the  morning  a  settler  hath  some  necessary 
work  to  do,  hath  a  guard  of  8  men,  but  they  soon  were 
surprised  by  a  great  breaking  through  the  brook  coming 
right  upon  them,  they  being  too  weak  returned  to  garrison. 
Two  men  sent  on  board  the  sloops  out  of  the  upper  garrison, 
and  4  out  of  the  lower.  In  the  afternoon  a  settler  belonging 
to  the  next  lot  of  [from]  the  garrison  hath  some  fence  to 
make,  hath  7  men  for  a  guard  ;  3  of  the  working  men  went 
to  a  brook  about  40  rods  distance  to  get  water,  they  were 
immediately  surprised  by  something  creeping  over  the  brook 
about  60  yards  ofT  them  in  the  woods,  which  at  first  they 
thought  to  be  a  dog,  but  soon  espied  two  Indians,  one  in  a 
new,  the  other  in  an  old  blanket,  a  creeping  towards  them, 
then  the  one  Indian  bawled  the  other  by  the  blanket,  showing 
him  with  his  finger  the  tree  [three]  people.  One  of  our 
men  hath  no  gun  with  him,  the  other  being  loaded,  so  they 
hastened  to  the  guard  and  returned  home,  as  they  were  too 
weak  to  follow  the  enemy,  as  the  rest  of  the  men  were  at 
the  lower  garrison  and  guarding  ihe  sloops. 

"  June  7th.  It  hath  rained,  so  could  not  march,  but  had 
guards  on  board  the  coasters ;  about  one  o'clock  George's 
Company  returned  and  brought  an  account  of  30  canoes 
being  landed  at  the  Olds  [Owl's]  Head,  and  2  Indians  being 

t  Probably  grain  sown. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  105 

killed  and  scalped  by  Capt,  Cox.  About  3  o'clock  arrived 
Capt.  Kent  with  the  Province  stores  which  were  landed  that 
night. 

'■'•  8th.  Marched  with  14  men  S,  E.  and  took  around  to 
the  lower  garrison  where  I  took  the  rest  of  the  men  and 
stood  guard  for  the  people  to  haul  out  the  wood  for  Capt. 
Kent.  About  one  o'clock  a  gun  was  fired  at  N.  E.  the  back 
of  me  about  1-2  mile  distance,  but,  as  I  could  not  leave  the 
people  who  a  hauling,  could  not  go  after  it.  About  4  o'clock 
the  account  was  brought  to  me  that  a  wooman  were  killed 
at  the  eastern  side  of  the  narrows,  and,  as  it  was  about  8 
mile  to  walk  by  land  so  that  I  should  not  have  come  there 
before  night,  took  a  sloop's  boat  and  some  canoes  and  went 
with  20  men  there,  where  we  found  the  corpse  of  the  man 
up  at  the  edge  of  the  woods,  and  the  wooman  at  the  house, 
shot,  scalped,  stabbed,  and  mangelt  [mangled]  in  a  cruel 
and  barbarous  manner ;  the  ax  was  laying  by  the  man  and 
the  Indian  hatchet  was  left  in  the  wooman's  skull.  There 
hath  been  5  guns  in  the  house,  two  of  them  they  took,  also 
a  cutlass.  They  hath  stripped  the  man  and  took  the  money, 
clothing,  and  some  meal,  the  chest  they  broke  up  and  took 
what  they  liked  ;  the  rest  laid  about  the  floor  ;  they  took  no 
ammunition  tho'  there  was  a  good  deal  in  the  house.  The 
accident  happened  thus.  The  man  and  his  wife  and  son 
went  in  the  morning  to  their  house  ;  the  man  went  in  the 
field,  the  wife  and  son  (who  was  sick)  were  in  the  house  ; 
an  Indian  came  in  the  house  and  set  his  gun  to  the  son's 
breast  which  missed  fire ;  the  wooman  took  the  Indian  and 
throwed  him  out  of  doors  and  shut  the  door  ;  the  Indian  shot 
through  a  crack  and  killed  the  wooman  ;  the  son  creapt  into 
the  cellar,  where  he  laid  3  hours  before  he  got  to  his  neigh- 
bors. We  buried  the  man  and  wooman  and  returned  home. 
9th.  Sent  a  guard  of  14  men  to  Capt.  Kent.  All  the  night 
before  the  enemy  has  been  about  the  garrison  mocking  the 
watch,  the  dogs  making  a  great  noise."* 

In  August  Thomas  Pownal,  appointed  Governor  of  Massa- 
chusetts, arrived  and  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office. 
About  this  time  Capt.  Bradbury  and  Lieut.  Fletcher  resigned 
the  command  of  the  fort  at  St.  George's  river.  John  North, 
one  of  the  first  Irish  settlers  upon  the  river,  succeeded  as 
Captain,  and  John  McKechenie  as  Lieutenant.  Bradbury  and 
Fletcher  had  been  liberal  in  their  censures  of  James  Cargill's 
bloody  affair  with  the  Indians ;  and   the   latter,  after  his  dis- 

*  Mass.  Arc.  vol.  38,  A.  p.  254. 


106  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

charge  and  receipt  of  c£600  as  a  premium  for  his  exploit, 
charged  them  with  treasonable  practices,  in  trading  with  the 
Indians  clandestinely  in  time  of  war,  and  giving  them  intelli- 
gence inconsistent  with  the  duty  of  officers.  In  the  tedious 
investigation  of  the  charges  before  the  two  houses  of  the 
Legislature,  there  were  many  witnesses  examined  from  St. 
George's  and  other  eastern  stations ;  but  the  decision  excul- 
pated the  respondents,  and  the  public  confidence  in  the  man- 
agement of  the  eastern  garrisons  was  greatly  strengthened.* 
Capt.  Bradbury  was  a  man  of  agreeable  manners  and  per- 
sonal popularity.  With  the  Indians  he  was  a  favorite,  and 
no  man  could  have  done  more  in  carrying  out  the  views  of 
government  in  securing  their  friendship.  That  he  did  not 
escape  censure  from  the  ignorant  and  irritated,  thirsting  for 
Indian  blood,  is  not  to  be  wondered  at ;  war  is  in  itself  so 
criminal,  and,  to  be  successfully  carried  on,  rouses  so  many 
of  the  worst  passions  of  our  nature,  that  it  is  not  always  easy 
to  allay  or  direct  the  storm  it  has  been  found  expedient  to 
raise.  All  men  can  feel  resentment  and  enjoy  revenge  ;  few, 
comparatively,  can  judge  of  political,  or  appreciate  humane, 
motives.  Hence  the  wisest  measures  are  liable  to  be  misun- 
derstood, and  the  ablest  conduct  exposed  to  censure.  After 
his  retirement  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  at  Newbury- 
port,  where  he  died,  as  is  believed,  about  the  close  of  the 
century,  in  possession  of  some  wealth.  He  was  never  mar- 
ried, and  his  property  went  to  the  children  of  his  brothers,  of 
whom  one  or  more  were  setded  at  Falmouth.  Whilst  in 
command  at  St.  George's,  two  of  his  nieces  on  a  visit  there, 
became  acquainted  with  two  young  men  then  in  the  garrison, 
and  were  married,  one  to  John  Boggs  and  the  other  to  John 
Kirkpatrick,  whose  posterity  are  numerous  in  the  town  of 
Warren. f 


*  Jour.  House  Rep.     2  Will,  His.  p.  328. 
t  T.  Kirkpatrick. 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  107 

CHAPTER    YII. 


FKOM  1758    TO    1770  ;    coxclusion  of  thk  wae,  and   progress   of 

SETTLEMENT. 

1758.  In  1758  the  British,  under  the  immortal  Chatham, 
began  to  put  forth  all  their  energy  in  the  war.  Several  expe- 
ditions were  planned  ;  and,  among  others,  that  against  Louis- 
burg  (which  place  had  been  restored  to  the  French  at  the 
late  peace,)  was  entered  into  with  spirit  by  the  people  of 
Maine  and  Massachusetts.  In  the  mean  time  the  eastern 
garrisons  were  not  neglected  ;  85  men  were  continued  in  St. 
George's  fort,  6  at  Burton's  block-house,  6  at  Henderson's  gar- 
rison at  Pleasant  Point,  10  at  Medumcook,  and  17  at  Broad 
Bay.  Those  at  Henderson's  were,  Dunbar  Henderson,  Ser- 
geant, at  £1  10s.  per  month,  James  Parsons,  Lawrence 
Parsons,  Alexander  Hawthorn,  Andrew  Bird  and  Richard 
Furness,  centinels,  at  24s.  each,  per  month.  Those  at  Bur- 
ton's were  Benjamin  Burton,  Sergeant,  ai  £1  10s.  ;  Thomas 
Carney,  Christian  Power,  Joseph  Andrews,  John  Burton,  Cor- 
nelius Thornton,  and  John  Green,  centinels,  at  24s.  per 
month.* 

A  communication  was  received  at  Boston  in  August  from 
Brig.  Gen.  Monkton  stationed  in  Nova  Scotia,  which  stated 
that  a  body  of  Frenchmen  in  conjunction  with  the  Indians  on 
the  rivers  St.  John,  Penobscot,  and  probably  Passamaquoddy, 
were  meditating  an  attempt  upon  the  fort  at  St.  George's,  and 
the  destruction  of  all  the  settlements  in  that  vicinity.  Imme- 
diately Gov.  Pownal  collected  such  a  military  force,  as  was  at 
command,  and  embarked  with  them  on  board  the  King  George 
and  the  sloop  Massachusetts.  Arriving,  he  threw  these  auxil- 
iaries, with  some  additional  warlike  stores,  into  the  fort  at  a 
most  fortunate  juncture  ;  for  within  36  hours  after  his  depar- 
ture, the  fort  was  actually  assailed  by  a  body  of  400  French 
and  Indians.  But  so  well  prepared  was  the  garrison  to  re- 
ceive them,  that  they  were  unable  to  make  the  least  impres- 
sion. Nor  did  any  representations  of  their  numbers,  nor  any 
threats,  communicated  to  the  fort  by  a  captive  woman  whom 
they  purposely  permitted  to  escape  thither,  occasion  the  least 
alarm.  Despairing  of  any  thing  farther,  the  besiegers  gave 
vent  to  their  rage  by  killing  the   neighboring  cattle,  about  60 

*  Mass.  Arc.  vol.  96.     Co.  Muster  rolls. 


108  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

of  which  they  shot  or  butchered.  Though  out  of  command, 
Bradbury  was  still  in  the  fort  at  the  time  of  this  engage- 
ment.* 

This  active  and  conspicuous  service  of  the  Governor  was 
not  only  applauded  by  the  General  Court  in  high  terms,  but 
Mr.  Pitt  also  assured  him,  it  had  I'eceived  the  particular  ap- 
probation of  the  King  himself.  The  enemy  afterwards  made 
an  attempt  upon  the  fort  at  Medumcook,  without  being  able  to 
carry  it ;  though  they  killed,  or  took  captive,  eight  men. 

1759.  The  plan  of  operations,  for  the  memorable  year 
1759,  was  nothing  less  than  a  universal  attack  upon  the 
French,  in  every  direction,  with  a  determination  to  bring 
the  contest  to  a  final  and  speedy  decision.  Whilst  the 
more  important  expeditions  were  being  carried  on  against 
Quebec,  Niagara,  Crown  Point  and  Ticonderoga,  the 
interest  of  the  eastern  frontier  was  not  disregarded.  At  the 
earnest  recommendation  of  Gov.  Povvnal,  an  armament 
of  400  men  was  sent  up  the  Penobscot  to  take  posses- 
sion of  that  river  and  its  neighborhood.  Having  examined 
sundry  places  and  taken  formal  possession  of  the  country, 
the  Governor,  who  accompanied  the  expedition,  selected 
a  convenient  spot  in  the  present  town  of  Prospect,  and 
commenced  the  erection  there  of  a  strong  and  commo- 
dious fort,  to  be  named  Fort  Pownal.  As  soon  as  the  la- 
borers had  begun  work,  the  Governor,  attended  by  Gen. 
Samuel  Waldo,  with  a  guard  of  136  men,  ascended  the  river 
near  the  head  of  tide  waters,  below  the  bend  ;  and  May  23d, 
went  ashore  on  the  westerly  side  of  the  river.  From  this 
place  he  sent  a  message  to  the  Tarratine  tribe,  giving  them 
notice  of  the  enterprise  undertaken  at  Fort-Point,  and  assur- 
ing them,  if  they  should  fall  upon  the  English  and  kill  any 
of  them,  the  whole  tribe  should  be  hunted  and  driven  from 
the  country.  But,  added  he,  "  though  we  neither  fear  your 
resentment  nor  seek  your  favor,  we  phy  your  distresses ;  and 
if  you  will  become  the  subjects  of  his  majesty,  and  live  near 
the  fort,  you  shall  have  our  protection,  and  enjoy  your  plant- 
ing and  hunting  grounds  without  molestation." 

Gen.  Waldo  took  great  interest  in  this  expedition,  expect- 
ing that  the  Muscongus,  or   Waldo  patent,  extended  to  some 

*  Wm.  Lermond.  2  Minot,  p.  41.  Smith's  Journal,  p.  177,  says, 
"  Aug.  30.  We  have  been  all  in  alarm  by  the  advices  of  great  firing 
at  George's.  One  hundred  and  fifty  men,  mostly  volunteers,  are 
gone  A^ith  !Mr.  Cox."  "  31.  Upon  their  return  from  Pemaquid,  they 
brought  news  that  the  French  and  Indians  had  attacked  George's, 
took  and  returned  a  woman,  killed  60  cattle,*  and  moved  off'." 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  109 

place  near  the  spot  then  visited  by  them;  and  that  he  and 
his  co-proprietors  would  derive  essential  advantage  from  the 
projected  fortification.  Withdrawing  a  few  paces,  he  looked 
round,  and  exclaimed,  "here  are  my  bounds,"  —  and  instant- 
ly fell  dead  of  an  apoplexy.  To  commemorate  the  spot  the 
Governor  buried  a  leaden  plate,  bearing  an  inscription  of  the 
melancholly  event.     His   body  was  carried  to  Fort  PownaL* 

Gen.  Waldo  was  a  gentleman  of  great  enterprise  and 
worth;  and  the  conspicuous  part  he  acted  in  the  first  capture 
of  Louisburg  will  be  long  recollected  with  intermingled 
pleasure  and  praise.  He  was  the  son  of  Jonathan  Waldo, 
a  merchant  of  Boston,  but  was  himself  born  in  England  ; 
possessed  great  activity  and  perseverance ;  and,  according 
to  a  family  tradition,  made  no  less  than  15  voyages  across 
the  Atlanlic.  He  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  63  years  of 
acre.  Accordino;  to  the  recollection  of  those  who  knew  him 
in  their  youth,  he  was  a  tall,  stout,  portly  man,  of  a  dark 
complexion,  and  commanding  appearance. f  It  is  believed 
his  military  conduct  was  unexceptionable.  With  regard  to 
that  towards  the  settlers,  though  he  seems  to  have  been  cau- 
tious and  shrewd  in  making  a  bargain,  we  do  not  find  that 
the  Irish  settlers,  who  had  been  in  the  country  and  knew 
what  to  expect,  had  any  particular  complaints  to  make.  But 
the  Scotch  and  Germans,  who  received  his  offers  in  their  own 
country,  and  judged  of  them  according  to  what  they  had 
there  known  of  upland,  meadow,  tide  tcaters,  &c.,  were 
wretchedly  disappointed,  and  complained  most  bitterly  of 
his  deception  and  non-performance  of  conditions.  It  is  said 
that  one  of  the  Germans,  who  had  property  or  friends,  went 
to  Boston,  commenced  a  suit,  and  recovered  heavy  damages  ; 
and  that  nothing  but  their  inability  prevented  some  of  the 
rest  from  doing  the  same.  His  sons,  Samuel  and  Francis, 
and  the  husbands  of  his  two  daughters,  Isaac  Winslow  and 
Thomas  Fluker,  were  the  testamentary  executors  of  his 
large  estate,  much  of  which  was  in  his  eastern  patent. 

During  this  and  other  visits  to  the  eastern  country.  Gov. 
Pownal  often  visited  St.  George's ;  where,  from  his  energetic 
conduct  towards  the  savages,  and  his  readily  accommodating 
himself  to  the  free  and  blunt  manners  of  the  settlers,  he 
became  very  popular.     He  used  to  salute  the  commander  of 

*  2  Will.  Ilis.  p.  338.  Whix:)ple's  Acadie,  p.  88.  Smith's  Journal, 
p.  179. 

t  Mrs.  Montgomery.  A.  KcUoch,  1st,  &c.  Williamson  says  he  was 
of  a  ll(/ht  complexion,  note  to  p.  388,  vol.  2, 

19 


110  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

the  block-house,  Thomas  Kilpatrick,  whose  name  was  a  terror 
to  the  Indians,  as  "  Tom-kill-the-devil ;"  and,  in  allusion  to 
his  own  energetic  measures  against  them,  was  hailed  in 
return,  "  Tom-pound-the-deviL"  His  pleasant  and  facetious 
conversation  was  as  agreeable  to  the  people  here,  as  distaste- 
ful to  the  sons  of  the  puritans  in  Massachusetts.  One  of  his 
bonmots  has  been  handed  down.  To  some  of  the  settlers 
who  were  great  sticklers  for  the  honor  of  Ireland,  he  started 
the  question  whether  in  the  great  temptation  on  the  mount, 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world  were  really  shown.  Pow- 
nal  maintained  the  negative  ;  and  on  being  pressed  for  his 
reasons,  answered  that  Satan  had  from  time  immemorial 
always  kept  Ireland  under  his  thumb. 

The  erection  of  the  fort  beforementioned,  the  taking  of 
Quebec,  and  other  important  victories  which  distinguished 
this  year,  gave  as  much  joy  and  exultation  to  the  English,  as 
dismay,  and  distress  to  the  Indians.  Unassisted  by  the 
French,  they  gave  very  little  farther  trouble  of  a  serious 
nature  to  the  settlers  in  this  quarter ;  although  straggling 
parties  continued  to  lurk  about  for  opportunities  of  private 
revenge,  exciting  frequent  alarms.  A  force  of  160  men, 
however,  was  employed  on  the  eastern  frontier  during  the 
winter,  of  which  84  were  posted  at  fort  Pownal,  and  13  at 
St.  George's;  Fort  Frederick,  at  Pemaquid,  having  been 
dismantled  the  preceding  year.  The  ship  King  George  was 
also  kept  cruising  off  the  coast.* 

During  this  w^ar,  the  settlers  found  the  greatest  difficulty 
in  preserving  their  cattle,  as  they  must  of  course  stray  in 
search  of  subsistence.  They  endeavored  to  keep  them  as 
near  the  fort  as  possible  ;  and  fewer  were  killed  than  might 
have  been  expected,  as  the  beasts  soon  caught  the  contagious 
fear  of  their  masters,  and  fled  precipitately  at  the  sight  of 
an  Indian.  This  made  it  necessary  to  kill  them  with  shot 
only,  which  could  not  be  done  without  raising  an  alarm. 
Some  of  the  cattle  got  lost  in  the  woods,  and  were  found  on 
the  restoration  of  peace  after  an  absence  of  three  years. t 
Fewer  cattle  were  destroyed  at  Broad  Bay  ;  as  there  were 
not  many  in  the  settlement.  Great  hardships  were  endured 
and   some  distress   occasioned    by   the   want    of    provisions. 

*  2  Will.  His.  p.  342. 

t  In  1758,  John  Mclntyre  administered  upon  the  estate  of  his 
father,  Wm.  Mclntyre,  of  St.  George's.  In  his  account  of  adminis- 
tration, rendered  in  1760,  he  charged  11  days  spent  in  looking  up  the 
stock  which  ran  wild  in  the  woods.  —  YorR  Records. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN,  111 

Those  who  were  able  to  do  soldier's  duty,  for  the  most  part, 
drew  pay  as  soldiers  in  the  garrison,  or  in  companies  em- 
ployed as  scouts.  Lermond  had  a  Lieutenant's  commission 
in  Freeman's  company  as  beforementioned,  and  in  1758  was 
appointed  to  the  same  office  in  the  militia  under  Kilpatrick. 
Being  good  with  a  broad  axe,  he  was  much  employed  about 
the  fort,  and  found  no  difficulty  in  supplying  his  family. 
Others  found  means  to  get  out  wood  and  staves,  sometimes 
by  working  under  protection  of  a  guard,  and  sometimes  by 
hauling  oaks  across  the  flats  on  the  ice,  and  making  them 
up  into  staves  beneath  the  walls  of  the  fort.  Cord- wood,  at 
this  time,  if  we  may  trust  the  memory  of  those  who  were 
then  young,  brought  about  58  cents  at  the  shore ;  tea,  42 
cents  a  pound  ;  a  day's  work,  and,  except  in  seasons  of 
scarcity,  a  bushel  of  corn,  50  cents ;  which  prices  did  not 
materially  vary  for  several  years  after,  down  to  the  revolu- 
tionary war.  Those  who  could  afford  it,  used  tea  or  coffee 
at  breakfast.  Bean  or  barley  broth  was  a  substitute  with 
others.  Some  attention  was  paid  to  education ;  temporary 
schools  being  provided,  even  during  the  war,  Dr,  Robinson, 
in  the  block-house,  devoted  all  his  leisure  time,  and  particu- 
larly the  Sabbath,  to  the  instruction  of  the  children.  After 
this  year  the  inhabitants  worked  on  their  farms  in  company, 
a  day  for  one  and  a  day  for  another,  keeping  a  watch  ;  and 
on  any  intimation  of  danger,  an  alarm  gun  was  fired  at  the 
fort,  when  all  hands  returned  for  safety.  Some,  who  pos- 
sessed valuable  furniture,  had  never  taken  it  from  the  fort 
since  the  former  war.  Samuel  Boggs  the  1st,  fearless  him- 
self and  anxious  to  prosecute  his  l3usiness  as  a  farmer,  re- 
mained in  his  dwelling  on  his  farm,  though  it  was  the  most 
distant  of  any  on  the  river.  His  wife  having  died  the  first 
year  after  going  into  garrison,  his  daughter,  who  kept  his 
house,  felt  uneasy  at  their  exposed  situation,  and,  as  some 
supposed,  set  fire  to  the  house,  in  order  to  compel  her  father 
to  remove  to  the  fort.  She  was  the  only  person  at  home 
when  it  was  burnt,  and  succeeded  in  saving  all  the  property 
in  the  house  except  a  large  trough  of  soap  in  the  cellar, 
which  she  was  unable  to  get  out.* 

1760.  In  1760,  the  Indians  began  to  make  proposals 
for  peace  ;  and  so  little  was  there  to  fear  from  them,  that  the 
inhabitants  mostly  left  the  garrison,  and  went  on  to  their 
farms,  still  leaving  their  most  valuable  furniture,  and  occasion- 

*  Mrs.  L  Fiaier. 


112  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

ally  returning  on  any  alarm  of  clanger.  On  one  occasion, 
the  wife  of  Mr.  LernrjoDd,  the  next  morning  after  giving  birth 
to  a  child,  was  carried  in  her  bed  to  the  river,  and  thence  in 
a  canoe  to  the  fort  for  safety.  One  Sunday,  during  divine 
service,  an  Indian  came  into  the  fort  with  intelligence  that 
his  countrymen  were  coming  to  attack  the  settlement.  He 
departed  ;  an  alarm  gun  was  fired  \  and  people  came  flocking 
in  on  all  sides  with  their  cattle  and  property.  The  Indians 
came,  entered  most  of  the  more  distant  houses,  but  found 
little  plunder.  As  they  occasionally  had  intercourse  with  the 
fort,  the  comimander  like  his  predecessor  was  suspected  of 
trading  with  them.,  which  was  looked  upon  as  a  grave  offence 
by  the  people,  although  a  treaty  of  peace  had  in  fact  been 
concluded  with  the  Sagamores  at  Boston  as  early  as  the  13th 
of  April.  At  this  time  the  agriculture  of  the  place  was  stil! 
confined  to  the  raising  of  a  few  potatoes,  peas,  beans  and  a 
little  English  grain.  There  was  do  other  ixxid  but  the  river,, 
and  a  foot  path  from  house  to  house  on  each  &ide  of  it. 
Carts,  and  probably  ploughs,  there  were  none.  Wood  and 
staves  were  cut  and  made  near  the  river,  and  slill  hauled  on 
hand-sleds  in  winter,  or  by  horses-  and  cars.  At  Broad  Bay 
one  German  v/oman,  usually  known  by  the  name  of  Great 
Mary^  hauled  out,  on  a  hand-sled,  two  sloop  loads  of  wood 
in  one  winter.  Coasters  from  the  south  shore  of  Massachu- 
setts frequently  came  hither  with  provisions  and  groceries, 
which  they  exchanged  for  wood,  bark  and  staves.  One  of 
these  was  commanded  by  a  Capt.  Roiich,  who  became  wealthy, 
but  at  last  committed  suicide  for  fear  of  coming  to  want. 
Another  was  commanded  hy  one  Capt.  Boice,  who,  having 
amassed  a  considerable  fortune  in  thfte  busines-s,  set  up  a 
paper-mill  in  the  town  of  Milton,  which,  being  the  only  one 
in  that  vicinity  still  further  augmented  hisweaUh.  One  of  his 
daughters  had  married  Hugh  McLean  of  this  place,  who,  on 
the  death  of  his  father  and  brother,  succeeded  to  their  two 
lots  at  Andrews's  Point.  He  had,  at  first,  been  employed  by 
Boice,  afterwards  was  taken  into  partnership  with  him,  and, 
for  many  years  was  the  principal  coaster  betv/een  George's 
River  and  Boston.  His  is  one  of  the  vessels  mentioned  by 
Capt.  Freeman  as  guarded  by  him  in  1757. 

It  was  about  this  time  that  Mr.  Boggs  introduced  the  first 
sheep  into  the  place,  which  he  brought  from  Pemaquid  by 
water.  On  this  occasion  the  following  anecdote  is  related. 
Sitting  on  the  windlass  with  his  flock  on  the  deck,  he  became 
drowsy  and  began  to  nod.  The  father  of  the  flock  mistaking 
the  nod  for  a  menace,  drew  back,  butted  him  over,  and   left 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  113 

him  sprawling.  Boggs  in  his  rage,  seized  the  assailant  and 
threw  him  overboard.  The  rest,  according  to  their  custom, 
followed  their  leader,  and  in  an  instant  the  whole  flock  were 
floating  in  the  ocean.  There  being  no  land  near,  the  vessel 
hove  to,  and  with  difficulty  he  recovered  his  property.  At 
this  time  his  cattle  amounted  to  more  than  30  head.* 

In  the  autumn  of  this  year,  1760,  Hatevil  Libbey,  the 
first  of  that  name,  who  married  a  sister  of  the  Watsons, 
came  to  the  upper  town,  from  Scarboro',  and  settled  on  the 
western  side  of  the  river  on  the  lot  now  belonging  to  James 
Libboy,  Being  a  tanner  by  trade,  he  soon  after  commenced 
that  business  and  carried  it  on  during  his  lifetime  ;  and  his 
son  and  grandson  have  continued  it  down  to  the  present  day. 
His  name  will  be  mentioned  again,  as  he  sustained  many 
offices,  particularly  in  the  militia,  from  that  of  Lieutenant  to 
Major,  was  a  respected  citizen,  and,  we  believe,  carried  out 
the  precept  given  at  his  baptism  hate  evil.  From  him  all  the 
Libbcys   of  the    town   are    descended. 

In  June,  1760,  the  County  of  York  was  divided  and  two 
new  counties  established.  That  of  Cumberland  extended  to 
its  present  limits  on  the  seaboard  and  thence  to  the  northern 
limits  of  the  State.  All  the  territory  eastward  of  Cumber- 
land was  included  in  the  County  of  Lincoln,  of  which  the 
shire  town  was  Pownalborough.  John  North,  commander  of 
the  fort  at  St.  George's,  was  appointed  one  of  the  four  Judges 
of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  This  gentleman  had  pre- 
viously held  a  justice's  commission  at  St.  George's,  but  in 
that  capacity  it  is  said  no  action  ever  came  to  trial  before 
him,  as  he  made  it  a  rule  always  to  laugh  or  scold  the  parties 
into  a  settlement.  There  was  no  cost  to  pay  where  he  sat 
as  Judge. 

"  Enter  but  his  door, 

"Baulked  were  the  courts,  and  contest  was  no  in.ore."t 

About  the  same  time  Gov.  Pownal,  in  the  height  of  his 
popularity,  solicited  his  recall,  and,  in  August,  Sir  Francis 
Bernard  arrived  as  his  successor.  In  the  following  Decem- 
ber George  the  Third  ascended  the  throne  of  England. 

1761-2.  The  years  1761  and  1762  were  distinguished 
for  a  remarkable  and  early  drought,  accompanied,  in  many 
places,  by  distressing  fires  ;  but  so  little  did  the  people  of 
this  river  depend   on   their  agriculture   at  that  time,  that  no 

*  Mrs.  Montgomery.     A.  Kelloch,  1st.     A.  Lermond.     J.  and  R. 
B.  Copeland.     J.  Boggs.     L.  Parsons,  S^c. 
t  Samuel  Boggs,  3d,  &c. 

10* 


114  ANNALS     OF     WARREN, 

memorial  has  been  handed  down  of  a  drouglit  which,  early 
in  June  of  the  former  year  had  withered  the  herbage  and  was 
not  relieved  by  rain  until  the  20th  of  August.  At  this  time 
the  country  was  still  full  of  wild  game  ;  the  bears  and  wolves 
were  very  destructive  to  small  cattle  ;  but  the  moose  and 
deer  supplied  the  loss,  affording  the  inhabitants  plenty  of 
food  whenever  they  could  venture  to  pursue  them.  Great 
numbers  of  moose  resorted  to  the  Neck,  between  the  present 
towns  of  Thomaston  and  St.  George,  for  ground  juniper 
which  grew  there  in  abundance.  In  1762  a  deep  snow  and 
crust  obstructed  their  flight,  and  no  less  than  seventy  of  these 
animals  were  taken.  They  were  never  found  in  such  plenty 
afterwards.* 

After  the  death  of  the  General,  Col.  Samuel  Waldo,  who 
as  his  eldest  son  inherited  a  double  share,  or  two-fifths,  of 
ihe  Patent,  occasionally  came  hither  from  Falmouth,  to  look 
after  the  estate  and  fulfil  any  subsisting  contracts  with  the 
settlers.  In  the  original  grant  to  Beauchamp  and  Leverett, 
the  boundaries  were  so  obscurely  and  incoherently  describ- 
ed as  to  render  it  difficult  to  ascertain  the  true  intent  thereof, 
and  locate  the  same  so  as  to  avoid  controversy.  Waldo 
claimed  on  both  sides  of  the  Penobscot ;  but  as  this  claim 
was  not  recognized  by  the  Province,  the  subject  was  referred 
to  the  General  Court  and  on  the  23d  of  Feb.  1762,  h  was 
agreed  to  extend  the  Patent  six  miles  farther  north  in  consid- 
eration of  a  relinquishment  by  the  proprietors  of  their  claims 
east  of  the  Penobscot.  The  papers  were  accordingly  made 
out,  but,  from  some  cause,  were  not  executed,  and  nothing 
farther  was  done  till  1785.  In  1765  Co!.  Waldo  transferred 
his  two  shares  to  Thomas  Fluker,  Esq.,  who  about  the  same 
time  we  believe,  became  the  sole  owner  of  most  of  the  pro- 
prietary claims  on  this  river.  The  Middle-Neck  in  Thomas- 
ton  was  sold  by  Francis  Waldo  in  England,  and,  after  several 

mean  conveyances  at  length  passed  into  the  hands  of 

Vaughan  of  Hallowell,  by  whom  an  arrangement  was  made 
with  the  settlers  upon  it  since  the  separation  of  the  State. t 

In  1762  the  plantations  on  this  river  were  for  the  first  time 
included  in  the  county  tax.  Of  the  <£132  Is.  assessed  upon 
the  county,  St.  George''s  upper  town,  now  Warren  and  part 
of  Thomaston,  paid  £4:  5s.  8d.,  St.  George's  lower  town, 
now  Gushing,  St.  George  and  a  part  of  Thomast(in,  paid  =£4 
10s.  Broad  Bay,  now  VValdoboro',  c£4  5s.  8d.,and  JMedumcook 

*  L.  Parsons.     M.  Copelajad,  Esq, 
t  Journal  of  the  House. 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  115 

now  Friendship,  £2  13s.  Sd.  But  these  proportions  were 
materially  changed  the  following  year,  when,  whilst  the  lower 
town  remained  the  same,  the  upper  town  was  assessed  £6, 
Broad  Bay  =£8,  and  Medumcook  £4,  out  of  =£152  on  the 
whole  county.  See  table  IV.  appended.  Capt.  Kilpatrick 
and  Hugh  McLean,  tradition  says,  were  the  first  assessors 
chosen  in  the  upper  plantation,  who,  in  executing  their  trust, 
assigned  one  pistareen  each  to  the  ablest  inhabitants  till  a 
sufficient  sum  was  obtained,  and  exempted  all  the  rest.* 

Very  little  recourse  was  had  to  law  in  those  days,  as  the 
greater  part  of  the  people  lived  too  much  like  a  band  of 
brothers  to  contend  in  civil  matters  ;  and  the  few  cases  of 
criminal  conduct  that  occurred  were  discountenanced  by  their 
frowns,  or,  perhaps,  punished  in  extreme  cases  by  what  has 
since  been  denominated  Lynch  law.  It  is  said  one  woman 
in  the  upper  town  for  adultery  underwent  a  public  whipping, 
from  no  other  authority  than  the  popular  will ;  and  some  years 
later  a  man  for  abusing  his  wife  and  family  was  ridden  upon  a 
rail.  But  disorders  of  this  kind  were  not  frequent,  and  were 
kept  within  the  bounds  of  justice  by  the  more  sober  and  aged 
part  of  the  community.  The  Germans  at  Broad  Bay  managed 
very  well  much  in  the  same  manner,  except  now  and  then 
when  a  quarrel  and  fight  occurred.  On  these  occasions 
the  worsted  party  used  sometimes  to  repair  to  Damariscotta 
for  legal  redress  before  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  it  was  not 
uncommon  for  half  the  settlement  to  be  over  there  at  the  trial, 
either  as  witnesses  or  spectators.  In  another  respect  the 
Germans  were  more  exemplary  than  their  neighbors  at  St. 
George's.  Though  destitute  of  a  regular  clergyman,  they 
had,  from  the  first,  constantly  met  for  public  worship  on  the 
Sabbath.  In  these  meetinijs  John  Ulmer  had  taken  the  lead, 
and  was  indeed  paid  by  Waldo  as  a  clergyman,  until,  on  the 
expedition  to  Louisburg,  the  settlement  was  broken  up. 
After  their  return  he  continued  to  labor  in  the  same  vocation, 
and,  after  the  death  of  Leistner,  seems  to  have  acted  as  priest, 
prince,  and  military  commander.  Visiting  Pemaquid  towards 
the  close  of  the  war,  and  hailing  the  people  in  the  dusk  of 
evening  to  set  him  across  the  river,  in  answer  to  the  inquiry 
who  he  was,  he  gave  his  name  with  such  a  string  of  Dutch 
titles,  that  they  expected  to  find  a  large  number  of  persons  ; 
and  were  much  disappointed  when  they  found  all  these  honors 

*  Rec.  Court  of  Sessions,  Wis.     Capt.  K.  Hall,  1st. 


116  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

borne  by  a  single  individual.  Matthias  Remilly,  beforemen- 
tioned,  was,  however,  the  first  militia  Captain  commissioned 
by  the  Governor.* 

In  1762  John  Martin  SchaefFer,  of  the  German  Lutheran 
church,  came  from  New  York  to  Boston,  where  he  was 
invited  by  some  of  the  inhabitants  of  Broad  Bay  to  become 
their  minister.  He  agreed  with  them  on  condition  of  having 
a  lot  of  land  as  a  settlement,  and  ^"3  old  tenor  and  two  days' 
work  yearly  from  each  setder.  He  was  a  smart  preacher 
and  great  singer,  and  was  thought  to  be  a  man  of  learning  ; 
but  from  the  want  of  proper  judges,  it  is  difficult  to  determine 
what  his  literary  acquirements  were.  His  moral  character 
seems  to  have  been  less  equivocal,  being  made  up  of  selfish- 
ness and  a  destitution  of  all  virtuous  principles.  He  had  left 
a  wife  in  Germany,  seduced  the  wife  of  another,  a  woman  of 
great  beauty,  and  brought  her  and  his  own  daughter  to 
America.  Not  satisfied  with  his  income  as  a  minister,  he 
practised  as  a  physician  also,  and  gained  much  fame  as  well 
as  wealth  by  letting  blood,  inspecting  urine,  and  dealing  out 
medicine.  He  was  applied  to  by  numbers  from  the  neigh- 
boring towns,  and  was  considered  by  the  common  people  as 
having  no  equal.  He  had  made  the  Germans  believe  it  was 
necessary  to  be  bled  every  spring,  for  which  he  received  a 
regular  fee  of  fifty  cents  for  each  inhabitant.  He  is  said, 
also,  to  have  charged  a  stated  fee  for  every  funeral,  every 
marriage,  and  every  baptism,  which  he  was  careful  to  have 
paid  down  before  performing  the  rite.  These  emoluments, 
with  such  advantages  as  his  property,  influence,  and  superior 
education  to  those  around  him,  enabled  him  to  take  in  making 
bargains,  soon  rendered  him  opulent ;  he  engaged  in  naviga- 
tion ;  took  the  lumber  and  wood  of  the  illiterate  Germans, 
always  taking  out  his  own  demands  from  the  proceeds,  and 
liquidating  the  accounts  in  his  own  way.  Many  a  poor  man 
had  to  work  a  week  for  him,  to  pay  for  the  annual  loss  of 
blood  in  himself  and  family  ;  and  when  any  considerable 
sickness  occurred,  a  sloop's  hold  full  of  wood  went  to  pay  the 
doctor's  bill.  As  wealth  increased,  restraint  was  thrown  off", 
and  his  vices  appeared  without  a  blush.  He  was  very  pro- 
fane, grew  intemperate,  and  though  a  stirring  preacher,  grad- 
ually lost  all  influence  as  a  minister  ;  which  gave  him  little  or 
no  trouble.  His  preaching  being  wholly  in  German,  and  his 
people  of  the  Lutheran  church,  he  had  little  or  no  intercourse 

*  Jos.  Ludwig,  Esq.     Capt.  Sproul. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  117 

with  the  other  settlements  in  religious  matters.  The  Rev. 
Alexander  McLean,  a  man  of  education  both  clerical  and 
medical,  who  was  ten  years  later  settled  at  Pemaquid,  con- 
sidered him  an  ignoramus  and  a  quack.  He  used  to  excuse 
his  improper  behavior  by  saying  "  when  I  have  my  plack 
coat  on,  den  I  am  a  minister,  and  you  must  do  as  I  say  ;  but 
when  I  have  my  green  coat  on,  den  I  am  a  toctor."  We  shall 
have  occasion  to  speak  of  him  again  in  the  course  of  this 
work.* 

In  1762  the  saw-mill  at  Mill  River  was  re-built  by  Hugh 
McLean,  who  had  been  up  to  this  time  one  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  upper  town.  After  the  peace  he  erected  a  house  where 
that  of  S.  Andrews  now  stands,  and  moved  his  family  down, 
intending  to  continue  his  abode  here  ;  but  his  wife, 
accustomed  to  wealth  and  the  comforts  of  the  older  settle- 
ments in  Massachusetts,  could  not  reconcile  herself  to  the  pri- 
vations of  a  new  country,  the  gloom  of  the  surrounding 
forest,  and  the  neighborhood  of  the  still  dreaded  savages. 
She  accordingly  returned  in  the  same  vessel,  without  ever 
landing  her  furniture.  Her  husband  continued  to  carry  on 
business,  supplying  the  inhabitants  with  groceries  in  exchange 
for  their  wood  and  bark.  He  also  commenced  shipbuilding 
about  this  time,  at  his,  now  Andrews's,  Point ;  but,  business 
becoming  dull  and  discouraging,  he  abandoned  it  after  setting 
up  the  frame  of  one  vessel,  which  remained  on  the  stocks 
till  it  went  to  decay.  His  house  was  occupied  first  by  Samuel 
Gilchrist  who  removed  to  the  lower  town,  and  secondly  by 
Alexander  Kelloch  who  lived  there  twelve  years.  The  latter 
in  1764  took  out  license  and  sold  liquor  there,  being  the  first 
licensed  retailer  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Warren,  as 
John  Mclntyre,  licensed  the  same  year,  was  the  first  innholder. 
McLean  was  an  active  man  of  business,  and  kept  a  sharp 
lookout  for  his  own  interest.  At  the  same  time  he  was  ready 
to  encourage  others  provided  they  showed  any  capacity  for 
the  acquisition  of  property.  He  strove  hard  to  persuade  his 
nephew,  John  Spear,  who  had  now  returned  to  the  settlement 
and  occupied  the  lot  of  his  father  Robert  Spear,  to  join  him 
in  the  erection  of  mills  at  the  lower  ripplings  ;  a  measure 
which,  had  it  been  adopted,  would  have  essentially  varied  the 
present  features  of  the  town  of  Warren.  But  he  could  not 
induce  the  cautious  nephew  to  engage  in  so  formidable  an 
undertaking.     Being  always  ready   to  trust,  the  less  prudent 

*  Jos.  Ludwig.  Capt.  Sproiil.  Mrs.  J.  Winclienbach,  afterwards 
Shepherd. 


118  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

portion  of  the  settlers  were  generally  in  debt  to  him,  and  little 
was  said  about  profits,  and  few  reckonings  made,  whilst  the 
traffic  went  on  ;  but  when  interrupted  by  death  or  otherwise, 
a  large  bill  was  usually  presented.  In  this  way  and  by  pur- 
chasing the  rights  of  those  who  had  removed  from  the  place, 
many  of  the  farms  passed  into  his  possession.  When  coast- 
ing business  was  good,  he  drove  it  with  tVie  greatest  vigor. 
Keeping  a  barrel  of  New  England  rum  on  tap,  he  usually 
found  men  enough  for  the  sake  of  a  frolic  to  load  and  tow  his 
vessel  down  the  river  in  one  day,  coming  on  board  for 
another  drink  as  often  as  they  broke  the  tow  line,  which  they 
were  not  slack  in  doing.* 

As  there  was  then  no  other  mode  of  conveyance,  and 
many  of  the  settlers  had  connexions  at  the  westward,  his 
vessel  was  sometimes  crowded  with  passengers.  His  atten- 
tion and  poli^teness  made  him  popular,  especially  with  the 
female  portion  of  his  customers  ;  but  the  want  of  accommoda- 
tions rendering  sleep  out  of  the  question,  the  time  on  board 
was  generally  spent  in  mirth  and  jocularity.  On  one  of  these 
occasions,  a  smart,  active,  young  Irishman  complained  of  the 
hardness  of  the  times  and  the  gloomy  prospect  before  him. 
McLean  offered  to  obligate  himself  to  maintain  him,  if  he 
would  bind  himself  to  serve  him  faithfully  during  his  life. 
The  ladies  seconded  the  proposal,  and  the  young  man  assent- 
ed with  so  much  apparent  earnestness,  that  McLean,  always 
ready  to  clench  a  good  bargain,  wrote  the  indentures  and 
offered  them  for  signature.  The  honest  Hibernian  not  know- 
ing how  to  retreat,  pretended  to  be  too  sleepy  to  do  it  then, 
but  said  he  would  think  of  it.  Being  asked  next  morning, 
if  he  had  thought  any  thing  more  about  the  matter,  he  replied, 
he  had  thought  so  much  of  it  that  he  could'nt  sleep,  and 
whilst  lying  awake  thinking  of  one  thing  after  another,  he  at 
last  thought  of  the  advice  of  his  poor  old  father  in  Ireland, 
never  to  put  his  name  to  any  thing  in  black  and  white.  "  Now 
I  mean  to  stick  by  the  bargain,  but  I  can't  disobey  my  lather  ; 
just  make  the  writings  all  hlack  or  all  ivhite,  and  Fm  ready  to 
sign  them."  On  another  occasion  the  passengers  got  up  a 
curiosity  to  know  the  Captain's  age,  and  after  some  delibera- 
tion Mrs.  Kelloch  ventured  to  ask  him.  "  Madam,"  said 
he,  "  I  am  just  the  age  of  David  Kelloch."  Not  willing  to 
acknowledge  her  ignorance  of  her  husband's  age,  she  dropped 
the  subject  for  the  time  ;  but  a  woman's  curiosity  is  not  easily 

*  AV.  Lermond.     A.  Kelloch.    I.  Speas*    J.  Montgomery. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  119 

allayed,  and  she  resolved  to  gratify  it  in  another  direction. 
So  taking  an  opportunity  when  her  husband's  spirits  were  a 
little  excited,  on  which  occasions  he  was  always  remarkably 
pleasant  and  polite,  sli«  made  the  inquiry,  in  her  most  winning 
manner,  how  old  he  was.  "  Madam,"  said  he,  "  I  am  just 
the  age  of  Captain  McLean."  Whether  any  nearer  approx- 
imation was  ever  made  to  the  true  age  of  either,  the  tradition 
does  not  state. 

When  coasting  was  suspended  by  the  approach  of  winter, 
McLean  usually  made  a  voyage  with  lumber  to  the  West 
Indies,  and  sometimes  to  Europe.  On  one  occasion  he 
freighted  his  vessel  with  ground  hemlock  bark,  took  it  to 
England,  and  remained  long  enough  to  retail  it  out  by  the 
bushel.  On  his  arrival,  the  queston  was  asked,  to  whom  are 
you  consigned  ?  "  To  nobody,"  was  the  answer.  "  Who 
are  your  owners?"  ''I  am  my  own  owner  —  vessel  and 
cargo."  Several  of  the  Boices  were  occasionally  here,  asd 
seem  to  have  been  concerned  with  him  in  the  saw-mill,  lime- 
burning,  and  other  business.  After  amassing  a  handsome 
fortune,  he  and  his  father-in-law  had  some  falling  out,  and, 
owning  the  land  on  one  side  of  the  paper-mill,  he  cut  a  new 
passage  for  the  water  across  a  point  of  land  and  erected  a 
new  mill  of  his  own.  This  gave  rise  to  a  lawsuit,  which 
produced  a  coldness  between  him  and  his  wife's  family. 
After  this  he  used  to  say  the  Boices  should  never  have  a  cent 
of  his  property  ;  and,  he  sometimes  added,  his  son  John 
having  no  children,  it  was  of  no  use  to  give  much  to  him, 
and  the  Spears  would  fall  heir  to  the  whole  of  it.  Indeed  he 
was  on  the  point  of  making  a  trip  hither,  not  long  before  his 
death,  with  a  chest,  as  was  said,  heavily  loaded  with  some- 
thing. But  laming  himself  by  a  misstep  on  going  aboard, 
he  was  compelled  to  return  ;  and  his  property  went  to  enable 
his  only  son  and  heir,  John  McLean,  with  the  addition  his 
own  industrious  and  frugal  life  made  to  it,  to  found  a  profes- 
sorship in  Harvard  University  and  the  Asylum  for  the  Insane 
at  Charlestown,  which  bears  his  name.*  Those  who  delight 
to  trace  the  hand  of  Providence  in  human  affairs  may  remark 
first,  the  disposition  and  capacity  of  the  father  for  acquir- 
ing property  ;  secondly,  the  disagreement   between  him  and 

*  John  McLean,  Esq.,  of  Boston,  died  in  1823,  leaving  $25,000  to 
Harvard  College,  $25,000  to  the  Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  and 
more  than  $100,000  to  the  same  Hospital  for  an  Insane  Asylum. 
Boston  Weekly  Messenger. 


120  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

his  futhcr-in-law,  which  indisposed  him  to  divide  it  among 
his  wife's  relations;  thirdly,  the  extinction  of  many  branches 
of  his  father's  family,  and  the  accident  which  prevented  his 
visiting  those  that  remained  ;  fourthly,  the  habits  and  disposi- 
tion of  the  son  which  still  continued  the  accumulation  ;  and 
fifthly  the  want  of  children  to  inherit  the  fortune  which  is 
now  employed  in  meliorating  the  condition  of  an  unfortunate 
class  of  people,  whose  wants,  at  least  in  this  country,  had,  up 
to  that  time,  been  almost  wholly  unprovided  for. 

Although  the  old  settlers,  as  before  related,  had,  on  the 
cessation  of  Indian  hostilities  in  1760,  returned  to  their  farms  ; 
yet,  as  the  war  with  France  continued,  and  the  fear  of  savage 
aggression  was  not  wholly  removed,  most  of  the  Scottish  set- 
tlers had  remained  under  pay  in  the  garrison.  That  garrison 
was  in  1762  discontinued,  and  the  cooking  utensils  and  other 
public  property  sold  off  at  auction,  leaving  the  guns,  ammuni- 
tion, and  works,  under  the  care  of  its  late  commander,  Captain 
North.  The  Scottish  emigrants  were  now  at  liberty  to  take 
up  their  farms,  which,  thus  far,  had  never  been  assigned 
them.  Their  patron  was  dead  ;  the  country  was  all  before 
them  ;  they  had  become  acquainted  with  its  local  advantages, 
and  each  was  free  to  select  for  himself  the  most  eligible 
situation.  Dicke,  and  A.  Anderson,  took  up  their  lots  in  the 
former  settlement  of  Stirling.  Anderson's  is  now  owned  and 
occupied  by  his  grandson  Gilbert  Anderson  ;  and  Dicke's  by 
his  son  David  Dicke,  now  in  the  88th  year  of  his  ago,  and 
grandson  William  Dicke.  The  other  emigrant,  by  the  name 
of  Anderson,  went  to  Falmouth  in  Waldo's  service  and  little 
farther  is  known  of  him.*  Brison  settled  in  the  lower  town, 
now  Gushing,  but  left  no  male  children.  Malcolm  settled  in 
the  same  town,  but  spent  a  few  of  his  last  years  and  ended  his 
days  with  his  son  in  Warren.  He  was  a  pious  and  worthy 
man,  and  being  a  seventh  son  was  often  resorted  to  for  the 
cure  of  scrofula.  His  oldest  son,  born  in  Scotland,  lived  on 
the  old  farm,  acted  as  magistrate  and  land  surveyor  to  an 
advanced  age,  once  represented  his  town  in  the  legislature  of 
Massachusetts,  and  delighted  to  do  justice  to  Burns,  Ramsey, 
and  other  authors  who  wrote  in  his  own  vernacular.  The 
other  son  was  a  respectable  shipmaster  in  Warren.  Grawford 
and  Kirkpatrick  took  possession  of  the  two  lots  on  the  eastern 
side  of  the  river  above  the  head  of  the  tide.  Grawford's  lot 
still  remains   in   possession  of  his   posterity,  as   does  that  of 

*  After  some  inquiries  at  Portland  and  elsewhere,  I  h;iyc  not  been 
able  to  discover  any  trace  of  this  man's  posterity. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  121 

Kirkpatrick  also,  in  part.  As  an  additional  encouragement 
to  the  Scottish  emigrants,  Col.  Samuel  Waldo  gave  them  per- 
mission to  cut  grass  on  any  of  the  meadows  not  already  as- 
signed to  the  other  settlers,  until  he  should  need  them  for  his 
own  use  ;  and,  in  1764,  when  Mr.  Crawford  informed  him  at 
the  fort  that  he  had  cleared  a  road  to  a  meadow  some  miles 
to  the  north-east  of  his  lot,  and  obtained  his  approbation  for 
cutting  the  same,  Waldo,  at  his  invitation,  drank  a  glass  of 
punch  to  the  fortune  of  "Crawford's  Meadow,"  a  name 
which  not  only  the  meadow,  but  the  adjacent  mountain,  pond, 
and  stream  issuing  from  it,  have  ever  since  borne.  Miller 
settled  on  a  vacant  lot  on  the  western  side  of  the  river,  which 
on  his  death  went  into  the  hands  of  McCallum,  who  married 
one  of  his  daughters,  and  was  afterwards  transferred  to  Capt. 
Andrew  Malcolm,  who  married  another  of  the  daughters, 
and  whose  family  resided  there  until  1850.  Some  went 
to  other  places  ;  among  whom  were  Grenlaw,  Flodgins  and 
Auchmuty,  who  all  settled  in  Boston.  Grenlaw  engaged  in 
merchandise,  but  afterwards  settled  on  a  new  farm  at  Penob- 
scot, where  he  was  living  near  the  close  of  the  last  century. 
Hodgins  followed  his  occupation  of  bookbinder  ;  and  Auch- 
muty, by  his  trade  of  slaie  making,  or  otherwise,  acquired 
wealth,  and,  it  is  said,  gave  name  to  Auchmuty's  lane,  where 
he  owned  valuable  property,  which  at  the  commencement 
of  the  revolutionary  war  he  sacrificed  to  his  loyalty  and 
returned  to  his  native  land.*  Thomas  Johnston,  who  left 
Scotland  at  the  age  of  18  years,  was  one  of  those  who  went 
with  Waldo  to  Falmouth,  and  worked  four  years  in  payment 
of  his  passage  over.  He  enlisted,  served  at  St.  George's, 
and  in  1759  at  Pemaquid,  where  he  remained  and  settled  in 
the  present  town  of  Bremen.  His  hundred  acres  of  land 
were  assigned  him  at  Stirling  to  the  southward  of  Dicke's  and 
Anderson's,  to  whose  sons,  James  Anderson  and  Wm.  Dicke, 
he  subsequently  transferred  it,  and  in  whose  families  it  still 
remains.  Johnston  was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Bristol  for 
about  forty  years,  was   a  commissary  at   St.    George's  about 

*  D.  Dicke.  —  It  was  always  believed  by  the  Scottish  settlers  here, 
as  a  well  known  fact,  that  one  of  his  sons  entered  the  British  army, 
and  was  the  identical  Samuel  Auchmuty  who  rose  by  his  merits  from 
one  mihtary  grade  to  another,  till  in  1811,  as  Lievitenant  General,  he 
acquired  the  highest  distinction,  by  the  capture  of  Java,  inthe  East 
Indies,  for  which  service  he  was  made  a  Knight  of  the  Bath.     See 

Gentlemen's  Magazine,  April  No.  1810,  and  Feb.  No.  1812 There 

is  no  improbability  in  this  story,  though  I  have  been  unable  to  verify 
it  from  any  docvimentary  evidence. 

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122  ANNALSOF     WARREN. 

six  months  in  the  war  of  the  revolution,  and  died  in  1811, 
leaving  a  numerous  posterity.*  Bird  settled  at  Maplejuice 
Cove,  Gushing,  where  he  was  subsequently  killed  by  the 
fall  of  a  tree,  leaving  a  large  family,  many  of  whom  came 
to  Warren.  Kye  was  killed  by  the  Indians  at  Mill  River. 
Brown,  whose  sons  as  before  related  were  killed  by  the 
Indians,  went  up  the  river  for  alewives,  and  was  supposed  to 
have  been  drowned  by  accident.  A  skeleton,  thought  to  be 
his,  was  afterwards  found  in  the  river  near  Montgomery's 
shore,  and  buried  there  by  his  friend  and  countryman  Kirk- 
patrick.  The  widowed  mother,  now  bereft  of  all,  returned 
to  her  native  Scotland.  Carswell's  name  frequently  occurs 
in  the  muster  rolls  at  St.  Georges  ;  but  what  became  of  him 
afterwards,  is  not  ascertained. 

These  Scottish  emigrants  were,  as  far  as  is  known,  all 
pious  and  exemplary  people.  Mr.  A.  Anderson  and  wife 
were  members  of  the  church  in  Glasgow,  and  brought  with 
them  testimonials  of  their  Christian  character.  Dicke  was 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  first  formed  here  in 
1774  or  '75,  and  also  of  the  Congregational  church  which 
succeeded  it  in  1795.  Kirkpatrick  was  a  member  of  the 
former  of  these  churches  ;  and  Miller  and  Crawford  were 
deacons  of  the  same.  Miller  was  a  harmless  and  excellent 
man,  but  strongly  tinctured  with  the  superstition  of  his  coun- 
try. On  clear  autumnal  mornings  he  could  sometimes 
plainly  smell  the  fairies  frying  their  meat  on  the  frosty 
ground.  In  an  account  of  groceries  sold  him  by  Moses 
Copeland,  there  is  not  a  single  charge  for  any  kind  of  spirit- 
uous liquor —  a  rare  occurrence.  His  wife,  who  survived 
him  many  years,  was  an  amiable  and  godly  woman  ;  plain  in 
her  attire,  which  was  always  scrupulously  clean  and  neat ; 
regular  in  her  attendance  at  church,  whither  she  repaired 
barefoot  after  the  fashion  of  her  country,  putting  on  her 
shoes  as  she  arrived,  and  usually  without  a  bonnet,  which, 
when  she  wore  one,  she  always  took  oft'  during  the  services. 
In  her  younger  years,  during  the  revivals  which  took  place 
under  the  preaching  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Murray  at  Boothbay  and 
the  neighboring  towns,  Mrs.  Miller,  with  others  of  her  coun- 
trywomen, whenever  that  clergyman  preached  at  Damaris- 
cotta,  used  to  repair  thither  on  foot  through  the  almost 
pathless  woods  in  order  to  enjoy  the  stirring  discourses  of 
that   powerful    preacher.       Crawford,  through  life,  continued 

*  Prof.  John  Johnston,  Middleton,  Conn.   D.  Dicke. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  123 

his  humble  and  gratuitous  services,  attended  funerals,  visited 
the  sick,  and  imparted  Christian  consolation  to  all  who  sought 
it.  His  meekness  and  goodness  of  heart  rendered  him 
universally  beloved  and  always  a  welcome  guest.* 

1763.  On  the  10th  of  Feb.  1763,  a  definitive  treaty  of 
peace  was  signed  at  Paris  between  England  and  France,  by 
which  the  latter  ceded  to  the  former,  Canada  and  all  her 
northern  colonies  in  America. 

On  the  20th  of  March  of  this  year,  Capt.  Benjamin  Bur- 
ton, who  ten  years  before  erected  the  stone  blockhouse  and 
commanded  the  garrison  there,  died  in  his  float  on  the  river. 
He  had  been  up  at  the  fort,  but  having  some  dispute  with 
Capt.  North,  refused  to  stay  there,  and  set  off  for  home  in 
a  very  cold  night.  The  recently  formed  ice  prevented 
his  landing  ;  he  was  seen  next  morning  opposite  McCarter's  ; 
and  people  went  to  his  assistance  but  found  him  frozen  to 
death.t 

Up  to  this  time  the  settlements  in  this  region,  with  the 
exception  of  Medumcook,  were  made  up  almost  exclusively 
of  recent  European  emigrants.  But  the  inviting  prospects  held 
out  by  the  return  of  peace,  now  began  to  attract  people  from 
other  parts  of  New  England.  Even  before  the  close  of  the 
war,  John  Spear  returned  from  Woburn  and  now  was  settled  on 
the  lot  which  his  father  had  occupied,  and  which  is  still  in  the 
possession  of  his  descendants.  Thomas  Starrett,  also,  about 
this  time  returned  with  his  wife  from  Dedham,  and  settled  on 
his  father's  farm  on  the  western  side  of  the  river.  These 
men  had  become  acquainted  with  agriculture  as  practised 
in  Massachusetts,  and  soon  became  the  most  skilful  and 
thriving  farmers  in  the  place.  Starrett  afterwards  sold  ; 
and  about  1772  purchased  the  McCraken  farm  on  the  eastern 
side,  where  his  son  and  grandson  still  reside.  These  were 
soon  followed  by  a  number  of  the  natives  of  Massachusetts 
and  the  adjoining  colonies.  Mason  Wheaton  came  from 
Providence  or  its  vicinity,  in  1763,  and  for  many  years, 
carried  on  an  extensive  business  near  the  present  toll-bridge 
in  Thomaston.  He  was  a  popular  man,  successively  held 
the  offices  of  Captain,  Major,  and  Colonel  during  the  war 
of  the  revolution,  and  was  the   first  representative  of  Thom- 

*  Church,  certificate  in  possession  of  G.  Anderson.  Rev.  J.  Ilnse. 
T.  Kirkpatrick,  &c. 

t  A.  Lermond.    Col.  B.  Burton.    R.  B.  Copeland,  Esq. 


124  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

aston,  in  1781.      He  became  interested  in  the  mills  at  Mill 
River,  where  he  died  leaving  an  only  son  and  daughter. 

The  same  year,  Moses  and  Joseph  Copeland,  two  young 
men,  brothers,  came  to  this  place  from  Milton,  Mass.  being 
introduced  by  Capt.  McLean,  who  furnished  them  with  some 
West  India  goods  for  retailing.  Joseph  lived  and  sold  goods 
awhile  on  the  James  lot,  near  the  site  of  the  old  gun  house 
in  the  lower  part  of  Warren,  and  afterwards  purchased  the 
back  part  of  the  upper  McLean  lot,  built  a  house  and  lived 
near  the  residence  of  the  late  Capt.  Burton.  Moses,  when 
17  5^ears  of  age,  had  entered  the  army,  under  Capt.  Boice, 
the  partner  of  McLean,  was  at  Ticonderoga  in  1758,  and 
at  the  taking  of  Quebec  in  1759.  Having  the  preceding 
year  spent  a  few  months  in  retailing  goods  at  St  George's 
fort,  he  now  established  himself  on  the  western  side  of  the 
river,  near  the  present  line  of  Cushing,  on  the  lot  origin- 
ally drawn  and  relinquished  by  Mr.  Boggs.  In  this  and  the 
following  year  he  built  a  saw-mill  near  the  tide  waters  on 
the  creek,  and  a  grist-mill  a  short  distance  above,  which, 
considering  the  quantity  of  water,  had  a  good  run  of  custom 
for  twenty  years.  Active,  shrewd,  and  calculating,  he 
became  a  man  of  business,  wealth,  and  distinction,  and  had 
great  influence  in  the  affairs  of  the  plantation  and  town  for 
nearly  half  a  century.  In  September,  1763,  he  received 
the  appointment  of  deputy  sheriff,  the  first  officer  of  the 
kind  on  the  river,  and  continued  in  the  office  for  about  eleven 
years.  McLean  and  Alex.  Kelloch  were  his  bondsmen.  In 
1774,  he  was  appointed  Crier  of  the  Court,  an  office  which 
he  held  for  three  years.  In  these  offices  he  obtained  con- 
siderable knowledge  of  law,  and,  in  the  general  ignorance 
which  prevailed  upon  that  subject,  was  frequently  consulted 
in  cases  of  difficulty.  When  unable  to  decide  a  difficult 
point,  it  was  easier  for  him  than  his  client  to  procure  profes- 
sional aid  from  abroad,  and  he  became  the  principal  lawyer 
of  the  place.  His  education  was  limited,  but  he  possessed 
a  good  knowledge  of  human  nature  and  sometimes  succeeded 
in  a  way  which  one  of  more  liberal  attainments  would  hardly 
have  thought  of.  For  instance,  on  one  occasion,  a  client 
having  sold  a  yoke  of  oxen  and  taken  a  note  payable  on  or 
before  the  first  of  October,  and  finding  a  few  days  after  that 
the  man  was  worth  nothing,  consulted  Copeland  to  know  if 
there  was  any  way  to  annul   the   bargain,  and   get  back   the 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  125 

oxen.  He  thought  it  doubtful,  but  said  he  would  see  what 
he  could  do.  He  called  on  the  debtor  accordingly,  and  told 
hinn  Mr.  N.  had  left  a  note  against  him  for  collection,  and 
if  he  did  n't  want  it  sued,  he  had  better  make  out  the  money. 
Upon  his  replying  that  he  did  n't  agree  to  pay  till  the  1st  of 
October  ;  "  I  do  n't  know,"  said  Copeland,  "  anything  about 
the  agreement,  but  here  's  the  note,  and  it  speaks  for  itself. 
That  says  "I  promise  to  pay  on  or  before  the  1st  of  Octo- 
ber," and  he  wants  it  before  that  time."  But  the  debtor 
professing  his  inability  to  pay,  he  consented  to  arrange  the 
matter  by  taking  back  the  oxen  and  giving  up  the  note.  As 
he  and  his  son  Rufus  B.  Copeland,  Esq.,  who  still  lives  on 
the  farm,  will  frequently  be  mentioned  again,  it  is  sufficient 
to  remark  here  that  from  these  two  brothers,  Moses  and 
Joseph,  are  descended  the  Copelands  of  Warren  and  Thom- 
aston.* 

Seth  Vose,  from  the  same  town,  married  a  sister  of  the 
Copelands,  settled  in  what  is  now  Cushing,  and  brought 
up  a  numerous  family  of  children,  several  of  whom 
settled  in  Warren.  His  brother,  Thomas  Vose,  came  at  a 
later  period,  and  went  into  business  with  Knox  at  Thomaston. 
Spencer  Vose,  nephew  of  the  preceding,  established  the 
tan-works  afterwards  owned  and  extensively  carried  on,  by 
Josiah  Keath. 

Samuel  Counce,  also  from  Milton,  settled  on  part  of  M. 
Copeland's  lot.  He  first  arrived  in  the  river  April  17,  1763, 
built  a  log  house  in  the  autumn  of  that  year,  and,  sending 
for  his  wife  and  goods,  entered  on  his  new  habitation  Nov. 
29th.  This  stood  where  that  of  Andrew  Copeland  has  since 
been  built.  He  was  an  industrious  man,  skilful  in  the  use 
of  the  broad  axe,  and,  though  no  regular  mechanic,  was  much 
employed  in  the  construction  of  mills  and  other  buildings. 

Not  far  from  the  same  time,  Ebenezer  Sumner,  also  from 
Milton,  who  for  a  second  wife  married  the  widowed  mother 
of  the  Copelands,  moved  on  to  the  farm  above  that  of  Cope- 
land and  Counce.  Being  a  tanner  by  trade,  he  did  some- 
thing at  that  business,  and  carried  on  the  farm  several  years. 
He  afterwards  relinquished  it  to  his  son  Hopestill,  and  re- 
turned to  Milton.  His  descendants  still  occupy  the  farm. 
Several  other  people  from  Milton,  as  Samuel  and  John 
Keyes,  Ebenezer  and  Henry  Crane,  Wm.  Bryant  and  others, 

*  J.  Copeland,  1st.    MS.  of  M.  Copeland,  Esq. 
11* 


126  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

were  here  for  a  time  with  a  design  of  settling,  but  changed 
their  minds  and  returned. 

Robert  Montgomery,  who  had  been  in  the  pubhc  service 
at  the  taking  of  Quebec  by  Gen.  Wolfe,  came  from  Middle- 
borough,  Mass.  married  one  of  the  daughters  of  Boice 
Cooper,  and  settled  on  the  Lushe  farm,  which  his  father,  a 
man  of  wealth,  had  previously  purchased  for  him,  and 
which  is  still  occupied  in  part  by  his  posterity. 

Hitherto  the  place  had  been  destitute  of  a  regular  physi- 
cian. In  early  times  Mrs.  Young,  afterwards  Mrs.  Kelloch, 
and  at  a  later  period  Mrs.  Peabody  and  Mrs.  James  acted 
as  midwives  for  the  upper  town,  turning  out  in  all  kinds  of 
weather,  and  occasionally  swimming  their  horses  across  the 
river.  Moses  Robinson,  on  the  western  side  of  the  river, 
made  some  pretensions  to  skill  in  medicine,  as  before  men- 
tioned. Dr.  Daniel  Locke  came  this  year  from  Acton,  Mass. 
with  a  family  of  two  children,  and,  manning  the  widow  of 
Hugh  Scot,  established  himself  on  the  farm  long  owned  by 
T.  Starrett,  Jr.,  and  more  recently  by  Dea.  Singer.  He  was 
skilful  in  the  treatment  of  sores,  letting  blood,  extracting 
teeth,  and  in  relieving  such  complaints  as  readily  yielded  to 
roots  and  herbs.  It  is  said  also  that  he  laid  claim  to  some 
knowledge  in  astrology ;  but  whether  his  proficiency  in  this 
science  was  equal  to  his  skill  in  surgery,  we  are  unable  to 
say.     He  lived  on  this  farm  till  his  death  in  1774. 

But  the  first  regularly  educated  physician  was  David  Fales, 
who  in  the  present  year  came  from  Dedham  to  the  fort, 
where  he  taught  school,  and,  when  necessary,  practised  in 
his  profession.  He  was  also  employed  by  Fluker  as  his  agent 
and  land  surveyor.  He  wrote  a  remarkably  fair  hand,  was 
correct  in  all  his  business,  but  slow  in  its  performance,  and 
tardy  in  coming  to  the  relief  of  a  patient.  In  1767,  he  re- 
ceived a  justice's  commission,  the  duties  of  which  he  dis- 
charged with  more  than  ordinary  legal  discrimination  to  a 
very  advanced  age. 

1764-  About  the  same  time  other  settlers  came  hither 
from  Bi'idgewater.  Among  these  were  Micah  and  Benjamin 
Packard,  who  were,  at  least  one  of  them,  carpenters  by  trade, 
and  were  employed  by  Copeland  in  erecting  his  mills.  They 
settled  on  the  upper  lots  in  the  present  town  of  Gushing. 
Another  of  these  was  Reuben  Hall,  a  smart,  active,  young 
man,  about  22  years  of  age,  who  had  been  a  soldier  in  the 
late  war  under  Gen.  Amherst,  had  gained  considerable  infor- 
mation during  the  service,  and  having  been   initiated  into  the 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  127 

mysteries  of  Freemasonry  valued  himself  somewhat  on  what 
for  its  novehy  was  then  considered  a  distinction.  Marrying 
the  daughter  of  Mr.  Patterson,  he  took  his  farm,  and  till  her 
death  lived  very  happily  in  the  house  with  her  parents.  He 
was  a  mason  by  trade,  did  something  at  the  tanning  business, 
and  sometimes,  in  connexion  with  his  brother-in-law,  David 
Patterson,  2d,  followed  coasting  to  Boston.  His  name  will 
occur  again.     He  came  in  1764.* 

The  same  year,  John  Watts  removed  hither  from  the  same 
town,  where  he  had  been  employed  in  the  iron  works.  Hav- 
ing the  preceding  year  come  to  the  river  on  a  visit  to  his 
mother,  then  married  to  Samuel  Gilchrist  and  living  on 
McLean's  place,  he  contracted  to  carry  on  the  farm  of  Capt. 
McCordy,  who  was  about  removing  hence  to  Fort  Pownal, 
where  he  was  employed  in  the  government  service  and  never 
returned.  Watts  managed  his  farm  on  shares  for  seven 
years,  then  removed  across  the  river  to  his  own  lot  in  the 
rear  of  McLean's,  where  he  subsequently  built  the  house  now 
occupied  by  Robert  Montgomery. t 

*  Rec.  Co.  of  Sessions.     Thorn.  Reg.     II.  Hall,  1st.,  &c. 

t  Mrs  Watts' s  brother,  Hector  McNeal,  though  never  a  resident 
here,  was  so  intimately  connected  with  and  deservedly  esteemed  by 
many,  as  to  require  a  passing  notice.  Being  an  experienced  navigator, 
he  Avas,  towards  the  close  of  the  war,  in  command  of  a  sloop  employ- 
ed in  carrying  supplies  from  Boston,  the  place  of  his  residence,  to 
Quebec.  In  one  of  these  voyages,  encountering  thick  weather  and 
head  winds,  he  put  into  a  place  called  Havre-le-Temps,  N.  S.  and, 
the  watch  having  fallen  asleep,  was  beset  by  French  and  Indians  in 
20  canoes  who  captured  the  vessel  and  crew  before  they  were  well 
awake.  After  a  time,  being  sent  to  France,  and  whilst  in  prison  there, 
having,  for  want  of  other  amusement,  constructed  a  map  of  the  coast 
from  Boston  to  Quebec  with  the  courses  and  distances,  he  presented 
it,  when  released  at  the  close  of  the  war,  to  the  French  admiral ;  who 
was  so  Avell  pleased  with  the  work,  that  he  made  him  a  present  of  a 
small  brig  in  return.  In  this  vessel,  employed  mostly  abroad,  he  con- 
tinued till  1775,  when  taking  freight  for  Quebec  he  found  on  his 
arrival  the  city  besieged  by  the  American  troops  under  Arnold  and 
Montgomery.  He  was  offered  his  choice  either  to  take  the  oath  of 
allegiance  and  remain  a  British  su.bject,  or  give  up  his  vessel  as  a 
prize  and  return  to  the  States.  Concluding  to  stand  by  his  country 
and  trust  to  Providence,  he  removed  his  family,  (who  had  rejoined 
him  from  Boston,)  to  the  American  camp,  and  identified  his  own  with 
the  fortune  of  the  revolution.  In  1785,  he  and  others  petitioned  the 
General  Coiu't  for  aid  in  publishing  a  set  of  maps  of  this  country. 
After  his  death,  it  is  said  that  a  sum  of  money,  which  he  had  loaned 
for  the  use  of  the  army  at  Quebec,  was  through  the  influence  of  Gen. 
Knox  refunded  to  his  widow  by  order  of  Congress.  —  H.  M.  Watts. 
Journal  of  the  House,  Mass. 


128  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

It  was  probably  about  the  same  time,  also,  that  Baruch  and 
Nathan  Buckland  came  to  the  place  from  Rehoboth.  Baruch, 
a  blacksmith,  worked  here  a  while  and  settled  in  Camden  ; 
whilst  Nathan,  a  cooper,  married  a  daughter  of  Mr.  Gamble 
and  succeeded  to  her  father's  farm. 

By  a  census  this  year  taken  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining 
the  ability  of  the  colonies  to  bear  taxation,  the  county  of 
Lincoln  contained  4,347  inhabitants  ;  viz.  Pownalboro',  889  ; 
Georgetown,  1,329  ;  Bowdoinham,  220  ;  Woolwich,  415  ; 
Newcastle,  454  ;  Topsham,  340  ;  Gardinertown,  200  ;  Towns- 
hend,  Pemaquid  or  Harrington,  and  Walpole,  by  estimation, 
800 ;  Broad  Bay,  St.  George's  and  Medumcook,  by  estima- 
tion, 200. 

Up  to  this  time  cattle  remained  scarce  at  Broad  Bay. 
Few  potatoes  were  cultivated  there,  the  Germans,  like  the 
Scotch,  having  been  unacquainted  with  them  in  their  own 
country.  Rye  was  the  only  breadstuff  raised  by  them.  But 
this  year,  1764,  Daniel  Filhorn  commenced  the  cultivation 
of  maize,  or  Indian  corn,  which  from  its  more  abundant  in- 
crease, soon  grew  into  favor  and  has  been  extensively  culti- 
vated ever  since..  This  grain  was  also  about  the  same  time 
introduced  at  St.  George's,  probably  by  the  recent  emigrants 
who  had  been  accustomed  to  it  in  the  west.  Barley  had  been 
cultivated  in  the  latter  settlement,  and,  being  hulled  by  hand 
in  a  mortar,  was  extensively  used  in  the  preparation  called 
barley  broth.  The  cabbage  was  cultivated,  and  saur  krout 
manufactured  at  Broad  Bay,  it  is  believed,  from  the  com- 
mencement of  the  settlement ;  but  this  preparation  was  not 
introduced  at  St.  George's  till  about  1777.  Flax  had  been 
cultivated  in  both  these  settlements,  and,  prior  to  the  intro- 
duction of  sheep,  had  constituted  the  principal  article  of 
domestic  clothing.  After  the  introduction  of  sheep,  linsey 
woolsey,  or  a  mixture  of  flax  and  wool,  was  used.  The  get- 
ting out  of  wood  and  lumber  continued  to  be  the  principal 
employment  of  the  settlers.  In  severe  winters,  when  the 
river  was  closed  with  ice,  several  would  often  go  over  to  the 
seashore  and  get  out  a  sloop  load  of  wood  in  some  acces- 
sible but  uninhabited  place,  whence  it  might  be  sent  off  and 
the  returns  received  without  waiting  for  spring.  When  their 
land  was  stripped  of  its  wood,  it  was  burnt  over  or  broken  up 
with  a  hoe  and  sowed  to  grain ;  or  suffered  to  lie,  and  grow 
up  to  brushwood.     Those  of  the   inhabitants  that  were   fore- 


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handed,  traded  for  their  West  India  goods  in  Boston,  and 
generally  went  up  with  a  sloop  load  of  cord-wood  once  a 
year  themselves.  Many  of  them  had  lived  in  that  vicinity 
during  the  Indian  wars ;  had  relatives  and  acquaintances 
there  ;  and  as  there  was  no  passing  through  the  country  by 
land,  and  the  settlements  were  scattered  and  detached,  Boston 
formed  a  central  point  of  connection  and  seemed  more  like 
home  than  any  other  place.  Those  less  able,  were  supplied 
by  the  traders  who  coasted  or  did  business  here.  Moses 
Copeland  sometimes  kept  goods  for  sale,  had  several  men  in 
his  employ,  and  seems  to  have  been  ready  for  almost  any 
kind  of  business.  His  account  with  McLean  exhibits  charges 
for  work  on  the  saw-mill,  rafting  lumber,  whitewashing  at  the 
fort,  fencing  the  Alexander  lots,  framing  Mrs.  Giffen's  house, 
setting  out  apple  trees  and  doing  other  jobs- on  the  farm,  be- 
sides serving  writs  against  divers  persons.  As  a  specimen  of 
prices  and  currency  at  this  time  we  give  the  following  :  —  6^ 
lbs.  butter,  £l,  17s.  ;  1  pair  shoes,  £S  ;  1  day's  work  setting 
out  apple  trees,  c^l ;  1  quire  of  paper,  10s. ;  3  bushels  corn 
at  25s.,  £3, 15s.  ;  1  pair  of  leather  breeches,  =£2,  5s. ;  lOOOft. 
of  boards,  ^1 ;  half  day  of  Counce  writing  Mrs.  Alexander's 
will,  10s.  Among  the  articles  sold,  besides  provisions  and 
groceries,  were  broadcloth,  serge,  ticklenberg,  osnaberg, 
leather,  shoes  and  ready-made  clothing.  The  leather  was 
furnished  by  Sumner  and  Libbey,  the  shoes  made  by  Jonathan 
Nutting,  and  the  clothing  by  Patrick  Pebbles.  The  last  of 
these,  after  the  death  of  his  father,  had  worked  at  the  tailor's 
trade  in  Boston,  married  the  daughter  of  his  employer,  Mr. 
Ray  or  Rea,  and  was  now  settled  on  the  lot  taken  up  by  his 
father.* 

The  settlers  on  the  western  side  of  Broad  Bay,  who  had 
thus  far  peacefully  possessed  their  lands  under  Waldo,  were 
this  year  perplexed  by  a  claim  made  by  Mr.  Thomas  Drowne, 
in  behalf  of  the  Pemaquid  Company,  of  the  lands  on  that 
side  of  the  bay  as  far  up  as  Charles  Kaler's  lot,  as  being 
without  the  Waldo  patent  and  within  that  of  Pemaquid.  Most 
of  them  agreed  to  purchase  their  lands  anew  at  the  rate  of 
2s.  8d.  per  acre  ;  and  at  least  fifty  deeds  were  executed  to  per- 
sons who  had  settled  under  Waldo.  They  were,  however, 
allowed  to  retain  the  lots  assigned  them  by  Waldo  for  public 
uses ;  and  deeds  were  given  them  of  100  acres  for  a  meeting- 
house, 110   for  the   ministry,  and   one   lot  of  25  acres,  and 


*  Jos.  Ludwig.    T.  Kirkpatrick.    A.  Kelloch,   1st.     M.Copeland's 
ledger.     M.  Robinson. 


130  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

another  of  41,  for  the  support  of  schools.  Of  the  lots  prom- 
ised for  similar  purposes  on  the  other  side  of  the  river,  no 
deeds  were  given  by  Waldo,  and  we  believe  they  were  never 
realized.* 

This  year  is  distinguished  for  the  first  militia  regimental 
muster  ever  held  at  St.  George's.  It  took  place  on  Limestone 
hill,  near  the  State  Prison  in  the  present  town  of  Thomaston. 
Col.  Cargill  of  Newcastle  commanded  ;  and  it  may  be  inter- 
esting to  those  who  remember  the  gorgeous  uniforms  and  glit- 
tering ornaments  worn  by  such  dignitaries  in  later  times,  to 
be  informed  that  the  commander  appeared  on  this  occasion  in 
a  drab  pea  jacket  and  comarney  cap.f 

1765.  The  year  1765  commenced  with  the  passage  of 
the  celebrated  Stamp  Act,  the  beginning  of  those  attempts  to 
raise  money  without  the  consent  of  the  people,  which  gradu- 
ally alienated  the  colonies  from  their  mother  country  and 
brought  on  their  final  separation. 

In  this  year,  if  we  may  trust  the  memory  of  persons  who 
were  then  young,  died  Capt.  John  North,  then  in  command  of 
St.  George's  fort,  which  was  not  yet  entirely  dismantled.  This 
gentleman  seems  to  have  given  general  satisfaction  both  as  a 
civil  and  military  officer.  After  his  death,  but  how  soon  after 
is  not  known,  his  son  Joseph  North  and  his  son-in-law,  Lieut. 
McKechnie,  a  Scotchman  by  birth,  who  was  a  land  surveyor 
and  also  sometimes  practised  medicine,  removed  to  Fort  Hali- 
fax, and  afterwards  became  men  of  property  and  influence 
at  or  near  Augusta. |  About  the  same  time,  probably,  James 
and  Samuel  Howard  also  removed,  having  been  appointed  to 
some  military  or  other  office,  in  the  same  neighborhood. 

Up  to  the  close  of  the  war,  there  had  not  been  a  framed 
house  or  barn  in  the  whole  settlement  of  St.  George's,  except 
the  meeting-house  and  possibly  one  barn  at  the  fort.  But  in 
1763  a  framed  house  was  erected  by  Capt.  McLean  for  his 
sister,  Mrs.  Giffin,  who  with  her  son  Robert  then  resided  on 
lot  No.  2,  above  Oyster  River.  It  was  a  small  house  framed 
by  John  Keyes,  then  in  the  employ  of  Copeland,  who  charges 
McLean  ^8  for  8  day's  work  framing  it.  In  1764  another 
framed  house  was  built  by  Moses  Copeland  near  his  mills. 
In  1765,  a  third  framed  house  was  built  by  William  Boggs, 
and  others  soon  after  by  John  Mclntyre,  John  Spear,  Hugh 
McLean  and   David   Kelloch.     In  that   of  Mr.  Boggs,  dwelt 

*  Papers  of  Jacob  Lud-vvig,  Esq.  in  possession  of  Col.  J.  Ludwig, 
t  Joseph  Copeland,  1st.     X  Samuel  Bog^s,  3d.     D.  Dicke. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  131 

the  builder  till  his  death  in  1792,  his  father  living  with  him 
till  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1783.  His  son  Joseph  and 
grandson  J.  W.  Boggs,  still  occupy  this  house,  near  the  wil- 
low trees,  which  were  planted  by  the  former  in  1807.  It  has 
been  shingled  three  times  ;  its  oak  sills  are  still  sound  ;  and 
it  forms  a  commodious  and  comfortable  habitation.  That  of 
Capt.  Mclntyre,  stood  on  the  farm  occupied  by  the  late  Calvin 
Crane,  near  the  old  apple  trees  between  the  present  road  and 
river.  In  this  house,  which  consisted  of  one  story  and  was 
painted  red,  the  builder  kept  tavern  for  many  years,  at  the 
same  time  keeping  a  ferry  at  his  shore.  License  for  the 
latter  was  granted  in  1763,  and  the  fees  allowed  were  two 
coppers  for  each  person,  and  two  for  a  horse.* 

1767.  In  1767,  Alexander  Lermond  purchased  the  mill 
lot  at  Oyster  River,  repaired,  or  rebuilt,  the  old  dam,  and 
built  a  grist-mill ;  which,  being  moved  by  the  tide  waters,  was 
extensively  resorted  to,  especially  in  dry  seasons.  Two  years 
after,  he  built  a  house  and  moved  on  to  this  lot,  relinquishing 
his  own  and  the  adjoining  one,  purchased  of  William  Ler- 
mond's  heirs,  to  his  sons  John  and  Alexander.  This  mill  and 
dam  were  afterwards  removed  lower  down  the  stream,  near 
the  present  bridge,  and  a  saw-mill  added.  These  mills  con- 
tinued to  run  for  more  than  twenty  years,  and,  during  the  old 
age  and  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Lermond,  were  shared  by  his 
sons  Alexander  and  William,  and  son-in-law  J.  Wyllie.  At 
a  still  later  period  William  Lermond  rebuilt  the  saw-mill 
with  a  new  dam  below  the  bridge. 

The  project  of  raising  a  revenue  in  America  was  this  year 
revived  by  an  act  of  Parliament  imposing  a  duty  on  paper, 
paints,  glass  and  teas.  This  act  contributed  much  to  open 
the  eyes  of  the  colonists  and  enable  them  more  perfectly  to 
understand  the  policy  of  the  mother  country.  Parliament 
had,  many  years  before,  prohibited  the  establishment  of  manu- 
factures here,  in  order  to  extend  the  market  for  those  of 
England  ;  and  now,  by  laying  a  duty  upon  those  manu- 
factures, seemed  determined  to  make  the  colonies  pay  tribute 
for  what  they  had  been  compelled  to  purchase  of  her. 

Yet  notwithstanding  this  cause  of  disquietude,  the  peace- 
able state  of  the  Indians,  no  longer  exposed  to  French  influ- 
ence, invited  emigrants  to  the  eastward  and  gave  rise  to 
several  new  settlements.  Elisha  Snow  came  from  New 
Meadows,   and,  building  a   saw-mill  on   the   Wesserweskeag 

*  Copeland's  Leger.  S.  Boggs,  3d.  Jos.  Boggs.  Rec.  C.  of 
Sessions. 


132  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

stream,  laid  the  foundation  of  the  present  South  Thomaston. 
He  was  followed  in  1773  by  Joseph  Coombs,  then  21  years 
old,  with  no  other  property  than  his  axe,  and  soon  after  by 
several  other  young  men  from  the  same  place.  Coombs 
also  built  a  saw-mill,  and,  in  connexion  with  Snow,  a  grist- 
mill. The  latter  subsequently  opened  a  tavern,  which  with 
the  mills,  formed  the  nucleus  around  which  a  village  grad- 
ually grew  up.  Wesserweskeag,  corrupted  by  the  English 
into  Westkeag,  keag,  or  gig,  signified,  it  is  said,  in  the  In- 
dian tongue,  land  of  sights,  [prospects,  visions,  or  ghosts,] 
wizard  point.^ 

In  1767,  also,  John  Lermond  of  the  upper  St.  George's, 
with  the  occasional  aid  of  his  two  brothers,  went  over  to 
what  is  now  the  village  of  Rockland,  built  a  camp,  and  got 
out  a  cargo  of  oak  staves  and  pine  lumber  there.  Not  in- 
tending to  settle,  he  put  up  no  buildings,  but  the  harbor  was 
long  afterwards  known  as  Lermond's  Cove.  Its  Indian  name 
was  Catawamteak,  signifying  '■'' great  landing  place^'^''  as 
parties  coming  down  the  bay  in  canoes  usually  landed  there 
either  to  avoid  the  tedious  passage  round  Owl's  Head  in 
their  course  along  the  shore,  or  to  proceed  to  St.  George's 
for  the  purpose  of  trading,  fishing,  or  passing  down  on  their 
way  westward.     The  place   was  permanently  setded   about 

1769    by    Isaiah    Tolman,   Jonathan    Spear,  Crockett, 

David  Watson,  James  Fales,  Ichabod  and  Comfort  Barrows, 
John  Lindsey,  Constant  Rankin,  Jonathan  Smith,  and  John 
Godding,  who  erected  log  huts,  and  began  to  clear  up  their 
farms  for  agriculture.  Lindsey 's  was  the  only  house  in  what 
is  now  the  principal  village.  It  stood  on  the  site  of  the 
stores  built  by  C.  Holmes  and  J.  SpofFord  in  Lime-rock 
street  near  Kimball's  corner.  For  the  want  of  mill  privileges 
connected  with  tide  waters  to  attract  business,  the  growth  of 
the  place  was  slow.  John  Ulmer  removed  thither  from 
Waldoboro'  in  1795  and  commenced  the  business  of  lime- 
burning,  at  which  time  Lindsey's  was  still  the  only  house  at 
Lermond's  Cove.  After  the  incorporation  of  Thomaston, 
it  began  to  be  distinguished  by  the  name  of  the  "  shore,"  or 
"  shore  village,"  in  contradistinction  to  the  settlement  on  the 
river.  On  the  establishment  of  a  Post-ofhce  about  1820,  it 
took  the  name  of  East  Thomaston,  and  was  incorporated  by 
that  name  on  the  division  of  the  town  in  1848.  This  name 
in  1850  was  changed  to  that  of  Rockland.  The  trade  and 
navigation  of   this    place    prior   to  1812  was  inconsiderable, 

*  H.  Prince,  Esq.    Mrs.  S.  Fuller,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  l33 

many  of  its  inhabitants  purchasing  their  English  goods  at 
Warren.  Since  that  period,  its  business,  wealth,  and  popula- 
tion have  rapidly  increased,  the  last  of  which  now  amounts 
to  5221.  Its  lime  quarries  are  an  inexhaustible  source  of 
wealth.  It  contains  four  churches,  the  '  Lime  Rock  Bank,' 
incorporated  April  1,  1836,  a  Deputy  Collector's  Office,  es- 
tablished in  1848,  the  office  of  the  '  Lime  Rock  Gazette,' 
commenced  in  Jan.  1846  ;  and  by  its  recent  efforts  for  the 
suppression  of  intemperance,  the  improvement  of  its  public 
schools,  the  establishment  of  libraries  and  other  social  institu- 
tions, is  doing  much  to  improve  the  taste  and  elevate  the 
character  of  its  population.* 

West  of  the  last  mentioned  place  and  at  George's,  below 
Mill  River,  a  few  settlers  were  established,  but  we  know 
not  exactly  how  early.  Among  the  earliest  was  Oliver 
Robbins  at  Mill  River,  whose  daughter  Milea,  afterwards 
the  wife  of  P.  Butler,  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  child  born 
east  of  that  river.t 

In  1767,  also,  some  preliminary  steps  were  taken  toward 
the  settlement  of  the  present  town  of  Camden.  In  virtue  of 
an  agreement  previously  made  in  the  life-time  of  Gen. 
Waldo,  between  him  and  the  other  proprietors  of  the  patent 
incorporated  as  "  the  20  associates,"  a  tract  of  land  5^  miles 
wide,  extending  from  the  salt-water  N,  33|  deg.  W.  29  miles 
into  the  country,  containing  100,000  acres,  together  with 
sundry  islands  on  the  coast,  was  selected  by  the  said  associ- 
ates, and,  on  the  7lh  April,  1768,  released  and  confirmed  to 
them  by  the  heirs  of  the  said  Waldo  as  their  share  of  the 
patent.  This  tract,  situated  between  the  present  towns  of 
Rockland,  Warren,  and  Union  on  the  one  side,  and  Lincoln- 
ville,  Searsmont  and  Montville  on  the  other,  was  divided  into 
townships,  and  one  of  them,  adjacent  to  the  ocean,  surveyed 
into  lots  for  settlement.  The  survey  was  made  by  David 
Fales,  Esq,  in  1768 ;  at  which  time  not  a  tree  had  been  fel- 
led, or  building  erected  in  the  whole  township.  Within  three 
or  four  years  after,  settlements  were  begun  at  Megunticook 
by  James  Richards,  at  Goose  River  by  Peter  Oat,  and  at 
Clam  Cove,  perhaps,  by  William  Gregory.  Richards  was 
soon  followed  by  Eaton,  Ogier,  Minot  and  others.  Mills  were 
erected,  and  an  embryo  village  formed,  which  however  con- 
tained no  framed  houses  prior  to  that  of  Mr.  Richards  in 
1788.     Oat  was  a  German,  who  had   previously  resided  long 

*  M.  Robmson.     David  Crocket,  Esq.       f  Rev.  J.  L.  Sibley. 
12 


134  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

enough  in  Boston  to  give  his  children  an  English  education, 
and  Gregory  came  from  the  neighborhood  of  Dedham. 

In  1790  the  plantation  was  allowed  to  expend  the  sums 
assigned  to  it  in  the  State  taxes  Nos.  5  and  6,  amounting  to 
c£119  7s.  2d.,  "  in  support  of  a  teacher  of  piety,  a  school  or 
schools,  and  making  and  repairing  roads."  It  early  received 
the  name  of  Camhden,  probably  from  the  proprietors,  as  we 
frequently  find  it  mentioned  by  that  name  before  its  incorpor- 
ation, Feb.  17,  1791.  Its  Indian  name,  Megunticook,  ap- 
plied also  to  its  noble  mountain,  signified  "^reaZ  swells  of 
the  sea.''''  A  turnpike  was  granted  in  1802,  and  soon  after 
made  by  Simon  Barrett,  over  a  part  of  Megunticook  moun- 
tain, which,  suspended  as  it  is  between  heights  above  and 
precipice  and  pond  below,  adds  another  feature  to  the  bold 
and  beautiful  scenery  of  the  place.* 

This  year  a  Moravian  minister,  by  the  name  of  Cilly,  came 
from  Germany  to  Broad  Bay,  and,  preaching  a  more  spiritual 
and  less  worldly  minded  religion,  converted  many  of  the  set- 
tlers to  the  Moravian  faith,  who  in  1770  removed  to  North 
Carolina  and  joined  a  similar  society  there.  Three  years 
after  they  were  followed  by  others,  who  left  in  consequence 
of  the  conflicting  claims  made  to  their  lands  ;  so  that  the  set- 
tlement lost  not  less  than  300  families,  including  many  of  its 
most  skilful  husbandmen  and  estimable  citizens.t 

1769.  The  newly  imposed  duties  met  with  great  opposi- 
tion on  the  part  of  the  colonies,  which  was  carried  so  far  by 
the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts,  that  Gov.  Bernard,  August 
1, 1769,  embarked  for  England  in  disgust,  leaving  few  friends 
of  any  party,  and  devolving  the  executive  government  upon 
Lieut.  Gov.  Hutchinson. 

In  the  midst  of  these  political  agitations,  the  minds  of  the 
superstitious  were  still  further  perplexed  by  an  unusual  ap- 
pearance in  the  heavens.  It  is  thus  described  by  Moses 
Copeland,  Esq.  "  In  August,  1769,  there  was  a  blazing  star 
seen,  and  the  blaze  was  thought  to  be  about  thirty  yards  and 
lasted  about  a  month." 

It  was  first  observed  by  Wm.  Dicke  under  circumstances 
which  made  a  strong  impression  upon  his  mind.  He  was 
but  16  or  17  years  of  age,  wholly  uneducated,  and  if  he  had 

*  Contract  recorded  in  Reg.  Office,  Wis.  2  Will.  His.  p.  551.  H. 
Prince,  Esq. 

t  So  say  Holmes'  Am.  Annals,  p.  30G,  and  2  Will.  His.  p.  399  ; 
but  it  is  hardly  credible  that  so  many  could  have  been  spared  at  so 
early  a  period  without  depopulating  the  place. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  l35 

ever  heard  of  such  a  thing  as  a  comet,  it  was  only  as  the  her- 
ald of  calamity,  that  "  from  his  horrent  hair  shakes  pestilence 
and  war."  He  was  on  a  hunting  excursion,  passing  alone  in 
his  float  up  Seven-tree  Pond,  surrounded  as  it  was  by  the  un- 
broken, uninhabited  forest,  which  then  covered  the  present 
town  of  Union.  Stopping  to  spend  the  night  upon  the  island 
which  that  pond  embosoms,  and  rain  coming  on,  he  drew  his 
float  on  shore,  inverted  it  as  a  shelter  from  the  storm,  and 
slept  beneath  its  covert  till  the  rain  was  over.  When  he 
awoke  the  clouds  had  dispersed  ;  the  stars  glistened  in  the 
sky  ;  and  the  terrible  phenomenon  with  its  long  fan-like  train 
met  his  astonished  gaze.  The  troubles  of  the  Revolution 
coming  on,  confirmed  him  in  the  belief  of  its  ominous  charac- 
ter ;  and  when  the  comet  of  1811  was  observed,  he  confi- 
dently predicted  the  war  which  ensued.* 

The  acts  of  trade,  passed  many  years  before,  and  now  rig- 
idly enforced,  by  interdicting  the  lumber  trade  to  the  French 
W.  Indies,  gave  new  embarrassment  lo  commerce  and  checked 
the  operations  of  shipbuilding  and  the  fisheries.  Seamen 
found  diflTiculty  in  obtaining  employment,  and  the  eastern  peo- 
ple their  usual  supplies.  Associations  were  formed  against 
the  importation  of  British  goods,  and  all  who  refused  to  unite 
in  them  were  deemed  enemies  to  the  public  welfare. 

1770.  In  the  following  year,  1770,  the  duties  were  all 
repealed  except  a  tax  on  tea,  which  was  retained  in  token  of 
the  right  of  Parliament  to  tax  the  colonies  whenever  it  was 
deemed  expedient.  This  led  to  associations,  which  became 
pretty  general,  for  disusing  tea  altogether. 

*  Copeland's  MS.    John  Dicke,  3d. 


136  ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

moM  1770  TO  1775 ;     doings   at    st.  George's    niEvious  to  and  at 

THE    COMMENCEMENT   OF   THE    KEVOLUTION. 

The  history  of  Insects  presents,  if  possible,  more  capri- 
cious and  unaccountable  movements  than  tliat  of  mankind. 
In  some  seasons,  the  larvK  of  species  before  unnoted,  make 
their  appearance  in  such  surprising  numbers  as  to  frustrate 
the  labors  of  man,  and  lay  waste  entire  crops.  But  the  same 
mutability  of  our  climate,  which  allows  these  strangers  to 
come,  causes  them  after  a  time  —  often  a  very  short  time, 
wholly  to  disappear.  In  1770,  according  to  the  journal  of 
Moses  Copeland,  Esq.,  "  about  the  17th  of  July,  there  was 
a  black  worm  came,  a'most  like  a  canker-worm  ;  and  they 
came  in  great  swarms  and  eat  the  grass  and  grain  all  before 
them  ;  but  they  staid  but  about  ten  or  fourteen  days  and  were 
removed,  or  it  was  thought  that  in  a  month's  time  there  would 
not  be  any  green  thing  left."  A  similar  insect  made  its  ap- 
pearance some  time  after  the  revolutionary  war  ;  but  the 
precise  year  is  not  known.  They  were  particularly  destruc- 
tive to  flax,  moving  in  a  direct  line  like  the  ranks  of  an  army, 
and  devouring  all  clean  as  they  went.  From  this  circum- 
stance, they  were  called  the  army  worm.  Some  defended 
their  fields  by  plowing  a  furrow,  or  digging  a  trench  on  the 
side  of  their  approach ;  the  steep  side  and  crumbling  earth 
of  which  they  were  unable  to  surmount.  Others  collected  a 
portion  of  them  on  birch  bark,  and  dragging  them  along  the 
ground  to  the  river,  committed  them  to  its  current,  supposing 
from  their  martial  habits  that  the  others  would  not  fail  to 
follow  their  leaders.  Whether  this  mode  succeeded  as  well 
as  the  other,  or  what  name  and  rank  the  insect  holds  in  ento- 
mology, the  author  is  unable  to  state.* 

In  consequence  of  the  removal  of  the  Moravian  emigrants 
from  Broad  Bay,  many  persons  from  the  south  shore  of  Mas- 
sachusetts came  to  that  place  about  this  time,  and  purchased 
their  vacated  farms.     Among  these  were  Charles   Sampson, 

*  According  to  Mr.  D.  Dicke,  they  resembled,  not  the  canker-worm 
proper,  bvit  the  cfitcrpillar  whose  webs  disfigure  the  apple  trees  in 
spring.  So  undeviating  -was  their  line  of  march  that,  rather  than  pass 
round  a  loghouse  which  INIr.  Anderson  was  then  builchng,  they  as- 
cended the  walls  and  passed  over,  without  in  the  least  changing  their 
direction. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  137 

who  for  many  years  coasted  from  the  place  and  afterwards 
kept  tavern  ;  and  Waterman  Thomas,  who  opened  a  store 
of  West  India  goods,  had  an  extensive  trade  to  Boston, 
England  and  the  West  Indies,  and  by  his  popularity  exercised 
great  influence  over  the  settlement.  Previous  to  this  time, 
Wm.  Farnsvvorth  was  the  only  settler  of  English  extraction 
in  that  place,  except  the  few  already  mentioned  at  Broad 
Cove  and  below.  Mr.  Schenk,  a  German  emigrant  of  a 
later  period,  who  commenced  tanning  about  five  years  before 
this  period,  was  now  gradually  extending  his  business.  Per- 
severing in  this  line,  he  acquired  wealth  and  influence,  and  as 
captain  of  the  militia  during  the  revolution,  was  distinguished 
for  his  energy  and  decision.  Shipbuilding  was  commenced 
there  by  John  Ulmer,  who  this  year  built  a  brig  of  150  tons, 
called  the  "  Yankee  Hero."* 

The  same  business  was  also  begun  this  year  at  St.  George's. 
The  first  vessel  there,  after  the  abortive  attempt  of  McLean, 
was  built  on  Packard's  rock,  below  Copeland's  creek,  in  the 
borders  of  the  present  town  of  Gushing,  by  Messrs.  Packard, 
Malcolm,  and  Patterson.  It  was  designed  for  a  coaster,  prob- 
ably a  sloop,  named  the  Industry,  and  commanded  by  David 
Patterson,  2d,  who  had  previously  coasted  some  time  in  com- 
pany with  Reuben  Hall.  He  was  a  promising  young  man, 
had  recently  built  a  fine  house,  for  the  times,  and  had  at  this 
time  a  young  wife  and  one  infant  child.  The  vessel  was 
launched  late  in  the  fall,  and,  on  her  first  trip  in  November, 
was  lost  in  a  snow  storm,  as  was  supposed,  near  Cape  Ann. 
Every  soul  on  board  perished  ;  and  only  one  trunk,  and  some 
fragments  of  the  vessel  were  ever  seen.  Those  on  board 
were  David  Patterson,  Captain  ;  Major  Fales  and  son  from 
Massachusetts  ;  George  Briggs,  who  had  traded  near  the  fort, 
John  Porterfield,  Robert  Gamble,  John  Mastick,  David  Mal- 
colm of  Massachusetts,  Alexander  Baird,  Samuel  Watson, 
Mrs.  Benjamin  Packard  with  her  child,  and  Abigail  Patterson, 
a  relative  of  the  Captain.  Their  fate  made  many  mourners, 
and  caused  a  great  sensation  in  the  settlement ;  more 
especially  as  the  Captain's  brother,  then  of  Massachusetts, 
had  the  year  preceding  been  cast  away  at  Musquito  Harbor 
with  seventeen  persons  on  board,  all  of  whom  perished. t 

In  October  of  this  or  the  preceding  year,  there  is  some 
uncertainty  which,  another  melancholy  occurrence  happened 

*  Jos.  Ludwig,  Esq. 

t  T.  Kirkpatrick.     Mrs.  O'Brien.     D.  Dicke.     D.  Patterson. 
12* 


138  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

in  the  upper  town,  which  overwhebned  two  of  the  Scottish 
famiHes  in  grief,  and  spread  a  sadness  over  the  whole  settle- 
ment. Two  young  men  in  the  StirUng  neighborhood,  James 
Dicke  and  John  Anderson,  went  into  the  woods  in  the  after- 
noon to  examine  their  sable  traps,  of  which  they  had  a  range 
near  the  present  line  of  Waldoboro'.  The  forenoon  had 
been  warm  ;  which  they  spent  in  digging  potatoes,  and  left 
home  in  their  summer  clothes  without  any  apprehensions  of 
a  change  of  weather.  But  a  cloud  arose  in  the  north-west ; 
the  air  was  suddenly  darkened  ;  a  sheet  of  snow  descended  ; 
and  a  furious  wind  rolled  through  the  forest,  snapping  the 
aged  trunks  and  endangering  all  beneath.  Alarmed,  they 
resolved  to  return  ;  but  the  thick  snow  obscured  the  view, 
changed  the  appearance  of  things,  and  bewildered  their 
minds  as  to  direction  and  distance.  Chilled  by  the  change 
of  temperature,  they  hastened  their  steps,  till  they  came 
upon  a  well  known  path  leading  to  Judas'  meadow.  Pleased 
with  the  discovery,  they  now  probably  felt  sure  of  reaching 
home,  and  pressed  on  with  the  utmost  alacrity.  But,  as  is 
usual  in  such  cases,  their  course  had  been  changed  unobserv- 
ed, their  ideas  of  position  reversed,  and  every  step  was  carry- 
ing them  farther  and  farther  from  home.  They  discovered 
their  error  on  arriving  at  Judas'  meadow,  but  the  darkness  of 
night  was  added  to  that  of  the  storm,  and  they  deemed  it 
impossible  to  find  their  way  back.  There  was  a  camp  in  the 
meadow,  and  some  hay  in  stacks.  Here,  as  was  judged  from 
appearances,  they  determined  to  spend  the  night,  and  secured 
themselves  as  well  as  they  could  against  the  cold.  What 
shouts  for  aid,  what  desponding  cries  they  uttered,  no  ear 
was  there  to  hear.  The  storm  continued  and  the  wind  blew 
violently  through  the  night.  In  the  morning  they  took  the 
road  for  home,  and  having  arrived  near  the  present  dwelling 
place  of  Peter  Mink,  one  of  them  yielded  to  the  piercing  cold 
and  the  preceding  night's  exhaustion  and  fell  prostrate  in  the 
snow.  The  other  pressed  on  for  a  j-hort  distance,  and  fell 
likewise.  There,  after  a  long  and  anxious  search,  they  were 
found  by  their  friends  and  neighbors,  who,  with  saddened 
hearts,  traced  the  history  of  their  melancholy  fate  from  their 
tracks  and  other  indications  that  appeared.  In  the  same 
storm,  two  women,  Mrs.  Rhines  and  Mrs.  Bennet,  lost  their 
way  in  the  woods  and  perished  in  a  similar  manner  at  what 
is  now  Rockland.* 

On  the  13th  November,   1770,  Capt.   Thomas  Kilpatrick, 

*  D.  Dicke.     T.  Kirkpatrick.     Mrs.  O'Brien. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  139 

who  had  commanded  the  militia  of  the  upper  plantation 
during  the  late  war,  and  probably  retained  his  commission  up 
to  this  time,  died  at  the  age  of  77  years.  Having  lived  un- 
married, his  estate  passed  into  the  hands  of  his  sister  Eliza- ' 
beth  and  her  son,  John  Shibles.  To  supply  the  vacancy  in 
the  militia,  the  people  assembled  and  nominated  Patrick 
Porterfield  as  a  suitable  candidate.  But  through  the  influence 
of  Captain  Goldthvvait,  who  commanded  Fort  Pownal  on  the 
Penobscot,  and  in  his  journeys  to  the  seat  of  government  had 
become  acquainted  with  John  Mclntyre,  who  kept  a  tavern 
and  ferry  as  before  mentioned,  the  appointment  was  given 
to  the  latter,  and  he  continued  to  exercise  the  office  of  Captain 
down  to  the  commencement  of  the  revolution.  William 
James  was  Lieutenant,  and  perhaps  Reuben  Hall  Ensign, 
under  him.  The  regiment,  at  this  time  extending  to  the  Ken- 
nebec and  including  the  settlements  there,  was  commanded  by 
Col.  Lithgow  of  Hallowell  ;  and  Moses  Copeland  acted  as 
adjutant.  The  militia  at  this  time  seems  to  have  fallen  in 
many  places  into  a  state  of  neglect.  Commissions  were  little 
esteemed,  many  of  the  regiments  were  without  officers,  mus- 
ters were  neglected,  young  men  were  not  enrolled  at  the 
proper  age,  and  the  royal  Governors  seemed  rather  to  encour- 
age than  correct  this  negligence.* 

The  disposition  to  disuse  British  goods  continued  to  increase 
throughout  the  country.  Domestic  economy,  art,  and  manu- 
factures, were  encouraged  ;  gentlemen  began  to  appear  in 
garments  produced  on  this  side  of  the  ocean,  and  people 
soon  found  they  could  live  very  comfortably  without  resort 
to  England.  Cups,  saucers,  plates,  bowls,  and  other  dishes 
were  made  of  wood  ;  and  the  turning  and  vending  of  these 
articles  became  an  employment  of  some  importance.  This 
neighborhood  was  supplied  with  them  by  a  man  from  Duck- 
trap  by  the  name  of  Dunbar,  whose  singularities  were  the 
cause  of  some  merriment.  Subsisting  wholly,  in  his  excur- 
sions, upon  the  hospitality  of  the  people,  he  had  learned  to 
accommodate  himself  to  its  uncertainty,  and  by  loosening  or 
tightening  his  girdle  as  occasion  required,  contrived  to  appro- 
priate a  good  share  of  the  abundance  offered  him  and  to  feel 
little  inconvenience  from  occasional  want.  His  reply,  when 
enquired  of  if  he  would  have  more  food,  was  uniformly  "  I 
guess  ril  do,"  the  ambiguity  of  which,  left  it  at  the  option 
of  the   host  to  furnish  more  or   not ;   in  either  alternative  he 

*  A.  Kelloch,  1st.  Capt.  Sproul.    11.  Hall,  1st.  2  Will.  His.  p.  387. 


140  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

always  acquiesced,  having  never  but  once  been  known  to 
refuse  what  was  offered.  At  the  house  of  Mr.  Porterfield, 
it  was  determined  to  put  his  powers  to  the  full  proof.  After 
'  repeatedly  answering,  "  I  guess  I'll  do,"  and  having  swallow- 
ed fifteen  cups  of  coffee,  and  a  whole  quarter  of  lamb,  he 
at  last  exclaimed,  "  Enough  's  enough  ;  and  enough  is  as 
good  as  a  feast,"  and  jumped  up  from  the  table.* 

There  being  as  yet  no  clothing  mills  in  this  part  of  the 
country,  the  inhabitants  mostly  depended  upon  such  garments 
as  their  own  ingenuity  could  supply.  The  men  in  summer 
ordinarily  wore  what  were  called  petticoat  trousers  made  of 
tow  cloth,  and  in  winter,  small  clothes  of  deer  or  sheepskin. 
In  these  garments  they  appeared  at  meeting  whenever  they 
were  able  to  have  one.  Some  of  the  Germans  wore  their 
linsey  woolsey  trousers  through  the  winter ;  and  most  of 
them,  at  other  seasons,  wore  them  to  church  without  stockings 
or  shoes.  At  St.  George's  some  of  the  more  forehanded  had 
a  dress  suit,  which,  with  the  stability  which  then  prevailed 
in  the  fashions  and  the  few  occasions  on  which  it  was  need- 
ed, answered  their  purpose   for  a   great  number  of  years. 

The  dress  of  a  gentleman  was  formal  and  stately,  com- 
pared with  that  of  the  present  day.  On  the  head  was  placed 
a  fine,  napless,  beaver  hat,  with  a  brim  two  feet  broad  turned 
up  on  three  sides,  so  as  to  hide  the  low  crown  in  the 
middle  which  exactly  fitted  the  head  ;  one  side  of  extra 
width  was  placed  square  across  behind,  while  the  angle 
formed  by  the  other  two,  directly  over  the  nose,  gave 
the  countenance  an  imposing  appearance  and  formed  a 
convenient  handle  by  which  on  meeting  with  persons  of 
dignity,  it  was  raised  with  all  the  gravity  of  ceremony. 
This  first  defence  of  the  mind's  citadel,  when  not  in  use,  was 
preserved  in  a  large,  triangular,  oaken  box,  under  lock  and 
key.  Under  the  hat,  the  head  was  still  farther  defended  by 
a  wig,  which  varied  at  different  times  and  with  different 
persons  from  the  full  bottomed  curls  on  the  shoulders,  to 
the  club  or  tie  wig,  which  had  about  a  natural  share  of  hair 
tied  behind,  w^th  two  or  three  very  formal  curls  over  each 
ear.  The  coat  was  made  with  a  stiff,  upright  collar,  reach- 
ing from  ear  to  ear,  descended  perpendicularly  in  front,  with 
a  broad  back,  and  skirts  thickly  padded  over  the  thighs,  and 
ornamented  with  gold  or  silver  lace.  The  waistcoat  was 
single  breasted,  without  a  collar,  and  the  skirts   rounded  off, 

*  N.  Libbev. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


141 


descending  over  the  hips.  Small  clothes  were  buttoned  and 
buckled  at  the  knee.  Stockings  covered  the  rest  of  the  leg  ; 
and  the  foot  was  defended  with  a  shoe,  secured  at  first  with 
a  moderate  sized  silver,  or  other  metallic,  buckle,  which  con- "' 
tinued  to  increase  in  size  and  vary  in  shape  till  it  covered 
a  great  part  of  the  foot.  For  a  riding  dress,  were  worn 
small  clothes  of  deerskin,  and  boots  with  tops  sloping  upwards 
so  that  the  fore  part  came  higher  than  the  knee,  and  fastened 
by  a  girdle  which  buckled  above  the  knee.  Jack-boots  were 
afterwards  used,  with  tops  turned  down  of  white.  The  shirt 
was  furnished  with  ruffles  at  the  bosom  and  wrists.  As  the 
wristband  with  its  ruffle  appeared  below  the  coat  sleeve,  the 
sleeve  buttons  were  no  inconsiderable  part  of  its  ornament. 
These  were  not  attached  as  at  present  to  the  wristband, 
which  had  only  button-holes  at  each  extremity,  into  which 
two  buttons  connected  by  one  or  more  links  of  a  chain,  were 
inserted.  These,  for  common,  every  day  wear,  were  com- 
monly made  of  brass,  or  other  metal,  and  usually  cost  from 
six  to  twelve  cents  a  set.  Those  who  were  able,  and 
especially  females,  who  used  the  same  ornament  above  the 
elbow,  had  a  set  for  dress  occasions  made  of  silver  or  gold 
and  set  with  stones  and  diamonds.  But  so  little  were  the 
superfluities  of  dress  used  here,  that  when  one  young  man 
of  the  Catholic  branch  of  the  Boggs  family  made  a  visit 
here  from  Philadelphia,  considerable  difficulty  was  expe- 
rienced in  finding  a  woman  capable  of  doing  up  his  ruffles 
in  the  proper  style. 

In  would  be  interesting  to  trace  the  various  changes  in 
this  costume  down  to  the  dandy  dress  of  the  present  day. 
But  we  have  neither  the  room  nor  the  means  for  detailing 
such  frivolities.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  formality  gradually 
gave  place  to  convenience ;  and  though  new  absurdities 
occasionally  arose  and  continued  in  vogue  for  a  while,  yet 
almost  all  the  permanent  changes  have  been  on  the  side  of 
utility  and  convenience.  During  our  intercourse  with  the 
French  in  the  revolutionary  war,  many  fashions  were  adopted 
from  them,  particularly  the  close  pantaloons,  which  continued 
with  slight  variations  till  the  fall  of  Buonaparte,  when  the 
loose  wide  trousers  gathered  at  the  hips,  were  borrowed  from 
the  Cossacks,  who  entered  France  in  the  service  of  the  Russian 
monarch.  The  wig  continued,  from  time  to  time,  to  shrink 
in  its  dimensions,  till  just  after  the  revolution,  when  it  was 
only  a  skull  cap  of  short  hair  cut  square  before  and  behind. 
These  were  succeeded  by  the  long  queue  and  club  of  native 
hair,   sometimes   eked   out   and    augmented   with   borrowed 


142  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

honors ;  till,  about  the  commencement  of  the  nineteenth 
century,  the  good  old  custom,  recommended  by  St.  Paul, 
of  wearing  short  hair,  began,  and,  notwithstanding  the  fre- 
quent attempts  of  foppery  to  abolish  it,  seems  likely  from  its 
convenience  to  maintain  its  ground. 

Willingly  would  we  describe  the  dress  of  our  female  ances- 
tors, and  paint  the  belles  of  the  olden  time  ;  but  so  short 
lived  are  female  fashions,  and  so  often  are  they  repeated,  that 
we  are  unable  to  trace  their  order  and  succession,  or  even  to 
catch  the  prevailing  ton  of  any  particular  era.  Only  some 
glaring  absurdity,  such  as  the  high  heeled  shoes,  the  hoop 
petticoat,  the  waist  compressing  stays,  and  the  crape  cushion, 
are  preserved  of  these  evanescent  fashions.  Silk,  brocade, 
fine  linen,  chintz,  and  patch  were  used  by  such  as  had  the 
means  and  inclination  to  obtain  them.  The  recently  married 
wife  of  one  of  the  citizens,  a  native  of  Boston,  caused  some 
sensation  by  two  silk  dresses  which  she  occasionally  wore  at 
meeting.  One  of  these  was  called  a  sack,  open  before  and 
showing  an  underdress  of  the  same  material.  This  display 
of  dress  must  have  sadly  contrasted  with  a  windowless  meet- 
inghouse and  seats  of  rough  boards,  and  gave  her  a  reputation 
for  pride,  which,  brought  up  as  she  had  been,  she  was  not 
conscious  of  deserving.  Calico,  which  was  then  four  shillings 
a  yard,  was  but  little  used  ;  the  various  fabrics  of  the  present 
day  were  unknown  ;  and  such  of  my  fair  readers  as  supply 
all  their  wants  by  the  fashionable  process  of  shopping,  and 
who  spin  nothing  but  street-yarn,  may  be  amused  to  learn 
how,  in  general,  the  same  wants  were  supplied  by  the  belles 
of  this  early  period.  Flax  being  committed  to  the  ground  by 
the  men,  their  part  was  nearly  or  quite  accomplished.  When 
it  was  grown  to  maturity,  the  women  and  girls  repaired  to 
the  field,  pulled  it  from  the  ground,  and  bound  it  up  in  small 
bundles.  It  was  then  transported  to  the  barn  on  poles,  or  by 
the  men  with  oxen.  Here  the  seed  was  beat  from  it  by  the 
same  hands  that  pulled  it,  when  the  bundles  were  taken  to  an 
adjacent  field,  unbound,  and  spread  open  in  parallel  rows. 
Here  it  remained  some  weeks,  till  wind,  rain,  and  dew  had 
sufficiently  decomposed  the  stalks,  when  it  was  again  bound 
up  and  deposited  in  the  barn.  There  it  remained  till  the  lat- 
ter part  of  winter,  when  the  men,  if  out  of  employment, 
otherwise  the  women,  proceeded  with  a  suitable  instrument  to 
break  up  the  stalk  into  fragments,  leaving  the  fibres  of  the 
cuticle  entire.  These  last  were  cleansed  by  an  operation 
called  swingling,  twisted  up  in  small  handfuls,  and  removed 
to  the  house ;  there  the  material  underwent  the  operation  of 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN.  14S 

hackling  and  combing  to  free  the  hairl,  or  long  and  strong 
fibres,  from  the  tow  which  was  short  and  weaker.  The  for- 
mer was  then  put  on  the  distaff  and  spun  on  the  foot  wheel. 
A  part  of  this  was  used  without  farther  preparation,  as  warp 
to  be  filled  with  a  woof  prepared  from  the  tow  which  was 
carded  and  spun  on  the  great  wheel.  This  was  called  tow 
cloth,  and  worn  for  shirts  and  trousers  by  the  men  and  boys. 
Another  portion  designed  for  female  wear,  was  spun  with  a 
finer  thread,  variously  colored,  and  woven  in  checks  or  stripes. 
Another  portion,  designed  for  sheeting  and  table  linen,  under- 
went a  farther  process  called  bucking.  This  was  done  by 
placing  it  at  the  bottom  of  a  cask  filled  with  ashes,  through 
which  water  was  made  to  pass,  and  the  lie  returned  again 
and  again,  till  the  alkaline  action  upon  the  yarn  was  sufficient. 
It  was  then  laid  upon  the  snow,  or  grass,  and  kept  moist  till 
sufficiently  whitened  by  the  sun.  After  this  it  was  woven, 
and  the  cloth  spread  again  to  complete  its  whiteness.  Some- 
times linen  warp  was  filled  with  wool,  and,  in  later  times, 
with  cotton  ;  both  which  articles  were  carded  and  spun  by 
hand.  To  aid  these  processes,  what  were  called  spinning- 
hees  or  icool-brea kings  were  resorted  to,  when  all  the  girls  in 
the  neighborhood  would  collect  and  card  or  spin  till  night, 
sometimes  being  joined  by  the  young  men  and  finishing  the 
day's  work  with  a  dance. 

Such  being  the  tedious  process,  it  is  not  strange  that  the 
fair  Germans,  brought  up  to  out-door  work,  should  sometimes 
prefer  purchasing  their  apparel  in  Boston  with  the  proceeds 
of  hoeing  and  reaping.  Elizabeth  Kaler,  afterwards  the  wife 
of  Joseph  Ludwig,  worked  eight  days  this  year  at  hoeing 
potatoes  for  John  Ulmer  at  eight  pence  a  day ;  a  man's 
wages  at  the  same  time  being  two  shillings.  Gowns,  as 
female  dresses  were  then  called,  being  usually  open  before, 
were,  in  the  absence  of  bonnets,  readily  inverted  over  the 
head  as  a  defence  against  sun  or  rain.  So  convenient  was 
this  custom,  that  it  had  not  entirely  disappeared  among  our 
German  neighbors  at  the  commencement  of  the  present  cen- 
tury ;  at  which  period,  umbrellas  though  introduced  were 
but  little  used.* 

Though  witchcraft  was  generally  believed  by  the  first  set- 
tlers, and  perhaps  more  intensely  by  the  emigrants  from  the 
west,  who  came  imbued  with  the  Salem  delusions,  yet  little 
actual  mischief  seems  to  have  resulted  from  it  in  this  region. 
If  among  the   Germans   there   were   few   professed  witches, 

*  Mrs,  J,  Fuller.     Jos,  Ludwig,  Esq. 


144  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

they  had  those  who  pretended  to  cure  diseases  by  charms  and 
incantations ;  and  this  power  continued  down  to  the  very  era 
of  mesmerism.  At  St.  George's,  now  and  then  a  cow  or  an 
ox  was  elf  shot;  and  occasionally  some  individual  of  singular 
appearance  was  dreaded  by  many,  as  possessing  the  evil  eye, 
which,  as  far  back  at  least  as  the  days  of  Virgil,  has  had  the 
power  of  bewitching  cattle.*  Against  its  effects,  however, 
they  felt  perfectly  secure,  if  by  presents  they  could  procure 
from  him  the  expression  of  "  God  bless  you."  Some  of  the 
Scotch,  on  their  first  setting  down  in  the  woods,  are  said  to 
have  prayed  earnestly  for  protection  against  the  witches  and 
warlocks,  and  the  things  that  cry  boo  in  the  meadows.  But, 
after  becoming  acquainted  with  loons,  frogs,  and  other  vocal 
tenants  of  the  woods  and  marshes,  they  began  to  hear  with 
delight  the  sounds  they  dreaded  before.  The  fairies  and 
elves  continued  their  sports  at  times,  till  after  the  revolution- 
ary war.  But  the  whole  tribe  of  invisible  beings  seem  to 
have  accompanied  the  settlers  from  Europe  rather  from  per- 
sonal attachment,  than  from  any  expectation  of  making  a  per- 
manent settlement  in  the  new  world.  As  the  first  emigrants 
died  off,  the  creatures  of  their  imagination  gradually  aban- 
doned the  new  generations  that  sprung  up,  and,  except 
perhaps  now  and  then  a  freak  in  some  obscure  quarter,  no 
longer  trouble  the  community. 

But  though  these  creatures  of  fear  and  fancy  were  more 
or  less  early  repudiated  by  the  understanding,  it  was  not  so 
easy  to  displace  them  from  the  imagination,  or  efface  the 
impressions  they  had  made  on  the  mind.  In  the  scarcity  of 
books  which  prevailed  at  that  day,  added  to  the  privations 
always  incident  to  a  new  settlement,  few  means  were 
found  of  gratifying,  by  reading,  that  love  of  marvellous 
adventure  and  moving  incident  so  pleasing  alike  to  the 
learned  and  ignorant.  This  want  was  supplied,  as  in  the 
middle  ages,  and  the  ages  more  remote  that  preceded  the 
invention  of  letters,  by  ballads,  songs,  and  stories,  which 
cheered  the  long  evenings  and  stormy  days  of  winter.  These 
were  made  up  of  real  encounters  with  bears  and  savages  on 
the  one  hand,  and  those  of  giants,  witches,  and  demons  in 
enchanted  castles  on  the  other.  Being  related  by  those  who 
in  earlier  life  had  shuddered  over  them  as  realities,  they  were 
listened  to  with  thrilling  interest  by  other  children  in  their 
turn,   whose   minds  were  thus  early   imbued   with  a  secret 

*  «  Nescio  quis  teneros  oculus  mihi  fasciiiat  agnos." —  Ec.  III. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  145 

horror,  which  on  every  unexpected  appearance,  every  un- 
usual sound,  was  ever  after  ready  to  startle  and  affright  them. 
Thus  a  secret,  lurking  belief,  disavowed  indeed  by  the  under- 
standing, but  retaining  a  strong  hold  on  the  imagination,  has 
been  handed  down,  and  upon  some  minds  still  exercises  a 
powerful  influence.  Unlucky  days,  haunted  houses,  and  evil 
omens,  are  not  wholly  unheard  of  at  the  present  day. 

In  the  want  of  books  and  other  means  of  education  which 
prevailed,  it  is  rather  surprising  that  so  few  children  grew  up 
without  learning  to  read  and  write.  But  privileges  are  gen- 
erally prized  in  proportion  to  their  scarcity.  A  few  books 
sometimes  occupy  more  time,  and  impart  more  thorough 
instruction,  than  a  multitude,  carelessly  read  and  indifterently 
pondered.  The  Bible  and  hymn  book,  the  primer  and  al- 
manack, were  in  almost  every  house,  and  a  Sunday  school  in 
every  family.  Other  schools,  when  any  there  were,  were 
resorted  to  with  a  zeal  for  learning  in  proportion  to  their 
infrequency;  and  many  persons,  with  only  a  few  months 
schooling,  became  in  after-life  extensive  readers,  and  wrote 
and  spelled  with  accuracy.  Fales  was  a  competent  instructor 
for  those  in  his  neighborhood,  and  others  of  more  slender 
acquirements  were  occasionally  employed  in  other  places. 
Some  invalid  unable  to  labor,  some  widow  or  single  woman 
not  otherwise  employed,  were  all  that  the  settlers  had  the 
means  to  compensate.  Among  these  was  Bartholomew 
Killeran  of  the  lower  town,  who  was  altogether  helpless  from 
a  paralytic  affection  of  his  lower  limbs.  He  taught  school  in 
various  places,  and  amongst  others  at  the  house  of  Moses 
Copeland  for  the  children  of  that  neighborhood.  He  was 
highly  esteemed  for  his  amiable  disposition,  and  not  the  less 
so,  that,  in  place  of  the  birch  and  ferule,  he  was  obliged  to 
make  use  of  loaf  sugar  to  stimulate  and  encourage  his  pupils. 


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One  of  his  children,  the  Hon.  Edward  Killeran  of  Gush 
was  long  known  as  a  successful,  polite,  and  accommodating 
master  of  a  packet  coasting  between  this  river  and  Boston, 
and  afterwards  as  a  member  of  the  Legislatures  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  Maine.  The  acquirements  of  the  son  argue 
well  for  the  ability  of  the  father  as  an  instructor.  A  Mr. 
Mott  was  also  employed  for  a  while  farther  up  the  river. 
He  afterwards  settled,  we  believe,  at  Medumcook,  and  was 
favorably  remembered  here.* 

Nor  were  the  settlers  better  able  to  provide  for  religious,  than 

*  R.  B.  Copeland.     T.  Ku'kpatrick,  &c. 
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146  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

for  literary,  instruction.  A  transient  visit  was  occasionally 
made  by  some  traveling  clergyman  or  missionary,  who 
preached  and  baptized  for  a  short  time,  and  was  sometimes 
induced,  by  voluntary  contributions,  to  remain  for  a  longer 
period.  Among  those  to  whom  the  place  was  thus  indebted 
in  the  interval  between  the  close  of  the  last  Indian  and  the 
beginning  of  the  revolutionary  war,  may  be    mentioned  the 

names  of  John   Dennis,   Drown   of   Portsmouth,  Levi 

Hart  and  Joel  Benedict  of  Connecticut,  Wadham,  John 

Strickland,  Scales,   Ezekiel  Emerson  of  Georgetown, 

Alexander  McLean  of  Bristol,*  and  a  Mr.  Porter,  who  in 
1774  seems  to  have  spent  several  months  in  the  place.  To 
many  of  these  clergymen,  considerable  sums,  nominally, 
were  paid  ;  but  as  the  tenor  is  not  stated  in  the  account  of 
Mr.  Copeland,  who  acted  as  treasurer,  their  true  value  cannot 
be  given  with  certainty.  Their  visits,  though  few  and  far 
between,  were,  on  that  account,  all  the  more  dearly  prized  ; 
and  long  journeys  were  made  by  aged  men  and  feeble 
women  with  infants  in  their  arms,  accompanied  by  bare- 
headed and  barefooted  children,  to  hear  the  words  of  mercy 
and  peace  proclaimed  in  the  name  of  their  Redeemer. 
Happy,  perhaps,  might  it  now  be,  if  the  good  produced  were 
in  the  same  proportion  to  the  privileges  enjoyed. t 

In  the  autumn  of  this  year,  a  saw-mill  was  erected  on 
Back  River  by  Mr.  Pebbles,  in  connexion  with  his  father-in- 
law,  Mr.  Ray,  or  Rea,  of  Boston.  The  latter  had  acquired 
considerable  property  in  the  tailor's  business,  and  was  in- 
duced to  invest  a  portion  of  it  in  this  undertaking.  The 
place,  how^ever,  was  ill-chosen,  with  no  convenient  brow  for 
landing  lumber ;  the  dam  was  long  and  expensive  ;  and  the 
mill  stood  a  great  distance  from  the  shore.  It  did  some  busi- 
ness the  first  season  ;  but  the  frosts  of  winter  lifted  the  dam ; 
and  the  whole  work  after  a  few  years  was  abandoned. 

The  growing  hostility  between  the  royal  Governor  and  the 
representatives  of  the  people,  between  power  and  principle, 
custom-house  restrictions  and  freedom  of  trade,  continued  to 
increase,  and  the  people  more  and  more  to  take  part  in  it. 
The  only  custom-house  in  the  eastern  province  was  estab- 
lished at  Falmouth,  of  which  Francis  Waldo,  second  son  of 
the  General,  was  collector.     Other  members   of  this   family 

*  Mr.  McLean,  a  native  of  the  Isle  of  Sky,  came  in  1773  to  Pema- 
quid  fort,  was  settled  and  continued  tlie  minister  of  Bristol  till  his 
death  in  1805. 

t  M.  Copeland's  Leger  and  MS. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


1^ 


had  been  promoted  to  official  stations  by  the  royal  governors  ; 
and  this  circumstance  naturally,  if  not  necessarily,  led  them 
to  take  sides  with  the  King. 

1772.  In  the  apportionment  of  the  County  tax,  and 
probably  also  the  State  tax,  if  any  were  called  for,  the  two 
plantations  on  St.  George's  river  were,  from  this  year,  in- 
cluded together  as  one,  and  the  sum  of  c£21,  10s.  Id.  asses- 
sed upon  them.  In  consequence  of  this,  the  inhabitants  of 
both  assembled  together  for  the  choice  of  assessors  ;  and 
the  meetings  were  held  alternately  in  the  upper  and  lower 
town.  At  a  meeting  held  in  the  upper  town,  McCobb  of 
the  lower  was  chosen  moderator.  Upon  this,  Capt.  Mclntyre 
exclaimed,  "  what!  McCobb,  McCobb  forever?"  That  gen- 
tleman remarked  he  was  not  anxious  for  the  office,  and  was 
ready  to  relinquish  it.  "To  whom  .?"  said  Mclntyre.  "To 
you^  if  agreeable."  "  Ah  well,"  said  he,  taking  the  chair, 
"  now  things  go  on  regular."  We  are  not  to  infer  from  this 
that  Capt.  Mclntyre  was  over  greedy  of  office,  but  only  frank 
and  fearless  in  manner,  disdaining  all  concealment  or  hy- 
pocrisy. In  one  of  these  years,  the  collection  was  under- 
taken by  Reuben  Hall  on  the  western  side  of  the  river,  and 
by  Joseph  Copeland  on  the  eastern.  The  latter,  after  col- 
lecting a  part,  suffered  the  remainder  to  linger  along  till 
Susanna  Annis  who  lived  in  his  family,  for  want  of  paste- 
board, made  use  of  the  tax-bill  to  stiffen  her  bonnet ;  and  the 
collector  was  at  last  obliged  to  sell  a  yoke  of  steers  to  raise 
the  money.  The  depreciation  of  the  paper  currency,  in  the 
mean  time,  heVped  him  so  much  that  his  loss  was  not  great.* 

In  this  and  the  preceding  year,  much  distress  was  occasion- 
ed by  a  malignant  fever  which  prevailed  on  this  river,  and 
carried  off  many  of  the  inhabitants.  Its  victims  in  the 
upper  town  were  Mrs.  Porterfield,  James  Lermond,  John 
Miller,  2d,  Margaret  Miller,  and  perhaps  others. 

1773.  The  plantation  of  Broad  Bay,  was  in  1773  incor- 
porated into  a  town  by  the  name  of  Waldohorough,  Its 
boundaries  were  described  by  courses,  distances,  and  monu- 
ments, so  inconsistent  with  each  other  that  it  was  impossible 
to  follow  them,  which  gives  some  countenance  to  the 
story  that  the  surveying  party  took  with  them  too  much  liquor 
for  the  nature  of  their  work.  This  incorrect  survey  was 
fafterwards  the  cause  of  some  dispute  between  Waldo- 
borough  and  Warren,  which  was  arranged  by  mutual  consent, 

*  Rec.  C.  of  Sessions     .A.  Kelloch,  1st,  &c. 


148  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

and  the  line  surveyed  and  marked  by  James  Malcolm,  Esq. 
This  line  was  again  called  in  question  by  the  authorities  of 
Waldoborough,  and  established  by  order  of  the  Supreme 
Court  in  1836.  As  this  act  of  incorporation  in  some  meas- 
ure disconnected  the  settlement  from  that  of  St.  George's, 
we  shall  pursue  its  history  no  farther  than  that  of  the  latter 
place  requires ;  hoping  that  some  one  competent  to  the  task 
will  give  its  story  in  a  manner  worthy  its  prosperity  and  the 
character  and  enterprise  of  its  inhabitants  ;  not  forgetting  to 
do  justice  to  its  German  fathers,  among  whom  were  particu- 
larly distinguished  Jacob  and  Joseph  Ludwig,  who  in  spite  of 
every  disadvantage  found  means  to  acquire  enough  of  the 
English  language  to  enable  the  former  to  record  the  early 
transactions  of  the  town  intelligibly,  and  both  of  them  to 
represent  it  efficiently  in  the  Legislature  of  Massachusetts.* 

The  stock  of  tea  having  accumulated  in  England  in  conse- 
quence of  its  disuse  in  America,  many  cargoes  were,  this  year, 
shipped  to  the  latter,  in  the  expectation  that,  when  once  landed 
and  the  duties  paid,  it  would  find  its  way  into  the  country  and 
meet  with  purchasers.  Three  cargoes  arriving  in  Boston,  every 
means  was  used  to  induce  the  consignees  not  to  receive  it  ; 
and  when  these  failed,  and  the  town  meeting,  held  on  the 
subject,  prolonged  its  deliberations  to  a  late  hour  in  the  night 
without  coming  to  any  determination,  seventeen  men,  dis- 
guised like  Indians,  boarded  the  ships  on  the  evening  of  the 
16th  December,  and  threw  342  chests  into  the  water.  One  of 
this  party  was  Benjamin  Burton,  the  second  of  that  name,  of 
the  lower  St.  George's,  then  about  twenty-three  years  of  age. 
Being  accidentally  in  Boston  on  board  a  coaster,  and   hearing 


*  Jacob,  or,  as  baptized,  John  Jacob  Ludwig,  was  about  18  years 
old  at  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  America.  In  the  latter  part  of  the 
French  and  Indian  war  he  seems  to  have  resided  in  Boston  where  he 
enlisted  into  the  army  and  did  service  at  Ticonderoga,  Lake  George 
and  Crown  Point,  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Orderly  Sergeant. 
When  the  town  was  incorporated  in  1773  he  Avas  chosen  the  first 
Town  Clerk  and  one  of  the  first  Selectmen,  w^luch  offices  he  continued 
to  fill  Avith  few  intermissions  for  40  years.  lie  frequently  represented 
the  town  in  the  Legislatiu'e  and  sustained  other  town  offices.  In 
1776  he  was  appointed  Captain  of  a  company  sent  to  Machias  for  the 
protection  of  that  place.  In  1788  and  at  several  subsequent  periods 
he  was  elected  a  Notary  Public,  and  in  1789  appointed  a  Justice  of 
the  Peace,  which  latter  oftice  he  held  till  near  the  close  of  his  life. 
His  knowledge  of  both  English  and  German  eminently  qiialified  him 
to  act  as  a  magistrate  among  a  mixed  population  nearly  ignorant,  as 
they  for  a  time  w^ere,  of  each  other's  language.  He  retained  his  facul- 
ties up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  Jan.  1,  lS2(i,  at  the  age  of  91  years 
and  5  months.  —  Col.  J.  I^udwig,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  149 

what  was  going  on,  he  joined  the  party  at  a  moment's  notice, 
and  was  stationed  in  the  hold  to  fasten  the  slings  upon  the 
tea-chests  ;  thus  giving  an  early  intimation  of  the  part  he  was 
to  take  in  the  approaching  contest.* 

1774.  Disgusted  with  this,  and  similar  acts  of  opposition, 
and  despairing  of  the  title  of  nobility,  to  which  he  aspired  as 
the  reward  of  his  subserviency  to  the  ministry.  Gov.  Hutchin- 
son, in  June,  1774,  left  his  native  colony  for  England,  and 
never- more  returned.  Gen.  Thomas  Gage,  who  had  many 
years  been  commander-in-chief  of  the  troops  in  this  country, 
was  appointed  Governor,  and,  in  connexion  with  the  forces 
already  stationed  at  Boston,  assumed  the  attitude  of  a  military 
despot  rather  than  that  of  a  civil  magistrate.  Opposition 
to  his  administration  continued  to  increase  until  the  17th 
of  June,  when  learning  that  the  House  of  Representatives  had 
by  a  vote  nearly  unanimous,  determined  to  choose  five  dele- 
gates to  meet  in  Congress  at  Philadelphia,  he  sent  the  Secre- 
tary to  dissolve  the  assembly.  Apprehensive  of  this,  the 
House  ordered  the  door  to  be  locked  ;  and,  as  they  proceeded 
in  the  choice,  the  proclamation  for  dissolving  the  General 
Court  was  read  by  the  Secretary  on  the  stairs ;  and  Gov. 
Gage  and  the  Legislature  never  met  afterwards. 

But  the  gloom  which  hung  over  the  political  horizon  did 
not  prevent  the  stream  of  private  sorrow  from  flowing  in  its 
accustomed  channel.  In  July  of  this  year,  its  current  was 
swelled  by  a  number  of  deaths  in  the  upper  plantation,  occur- 
ring about  the  same  time,  and  some  of  them  under  the  most 
painful  circumstances.  Four  corpses  lay  awaiting  sepulture 
at  the  same  time.  Of  these,  Mrs.  Sumner  an  elderly  lady, 
and  one  other  person  not  now  remembered,  died  a  natural 
death.  William  James  fell  from  a  wheeling  plank  and  was 
drowned  in  the  river.  Anna  Young,  belonging  to  the  lower 
town,  but  employed  in  the  family  of  Mr.  Boggs,  while  en- 
gaged in  washing  at  the  shore,  was  requested  to  set  two 
women  across  the  river  ;  and  on  her  return  fell  from  the  float, 
and  perished  before  any  assistance  could  arrive.  It  is  re- 
markable, that,  in  a  dream  of  the  preceding  night  which  she 
related  in  the  morning,  the  whole  occurrence  was  foreshadow- 
ed to  her  mind  with  all  its  attending  circumstances,  even  to 
the  particular  individuals  by  whom  the  corpse  was  found. 

1775.  On  the  4th  September,  delegates  from  eleven 
colones  met  in  a  second   general   Congress  at   Philadelphia, 

*  Col.  B.  Burton.     Thom.  Reg.,  July  4,  1831. 
13* 


150  ANNALS     OF     WAREEN. 

published  a  declaration  of  rights,  and  adopted  such  other 
measures  of  determined  opposition  to  British  pretensions  as 
showed  plainly  that  a  crisis  was  approaching,  and  arms  alone 
could  decide  the  controversy.  Preparations  were  accordingly 
made  on  both  sides,  the  British  to  enforce  their  authority, 
the  Americans  to  defend  their  rights  ;  all  remained  in  anx- 
ious suspense  until  the  19th  of  April,  1775,  when  the  first 
scene   of  the  great  drama  was  opened  at  Lexington. 

The  eastern  people  had  not  been  behind  their  western 
neighbors  in  their  opposition  to  British  encroachments,  nor 
free  from  the  evils  which  resulted.  Care  had  been  taken  to 
fill  with  decided  whigs  the  offices  of  selectmen  and  planta- 
tion committees.  The  closing  of  the  port  of  Boston,  inter- 
rupting supplies,  had  caused  a  scarcity  of  provisions,  though 
the  preceding  season  was  line.*  Capt.  Mowett,  commander 
of  a  British  sloop  of  war,  after  giving  the  people  of  Falmouth 
a  specimen  of  arbitrary  power,  proceeded  to  Penobscot  and 
dismantled  Fort  Pownal,  interrupting  the  peaceable  trade 
which  had  there  been  carried  on  with  the  Indians.  Fears  of 
Indian  hostilities  were  consequently  excited,  and  these  were 
increased  by  rumors  of  an  invading  army  from   Canada. 

How  these  rumors,  and  the  conduct  of  the  commander  of 
Fort  Pownal,  affected  the  people  at  St.  George's,  may  be 
gathered  from  the  following  letter.  "  To  the  Selectmen  of  St. 
George's.  Ft.  Pownal,  May  8,  1775.  Gent'n.  On  the 
27th  of  last  month  about  20  arm'd  men  arrived  here  from  St. 
George's,  who  came  in  the  name  and  as  a  Committee  from 
the  people  of  St.  George's  and  others  who  they  said  had 
assembled  there  to  the  amount  of  250  men,  and  this  party  in 
their  name  demanded  of  me  the  reasons  of  my  delivering 
the  Cannon,  &c.,  belonging  to  this  Fort  to  the  King's  forces. 
I  told  them  I  tho't  their  request  reasonable  and  that  I  would 
give  them  all  the  satisfaction  they  desired  in  this  matter  and 
immediately  left  them.  I  went  into  the  Fort  and  got  the  Gov- 
ernor's letter  to  me  and  it  was  read  to  them.  I  then  inform'd 
them  that  this  was  the  King's  fort  and    built  at   his   expence  : 

*-  The  winter  of  1774-o  was  remarkable  for  its  naildness.  In  the 
Journal  of  the  Eev.  Thomas  Smith  of  Falmouth,  are  the  following 
entries  :'*  Jan.  23,  1775,  very  moderate  weather  ;  27th,  a  summer 
day  ;  28th,  wonderful  weather.  Feb.  7th,  there  has  been  no  snow 
and  little  rain  since  the  29th  of  Dec. ;  we  saw  two  robins  ;  11th,  warm 
day;  18th,  cold  ;  20th,  snow,  incomparable  sledding  ;  21st,  a  summer 
day  ;  23d,  a  great  snow  storm.  March  7th,  the  frost  seems  out  of  the 
ground  in  the  streets  ;  28th,  it  has  been  a  wonder  of  a  winter ;  so 
moderate  and  unfreezing." 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  151 

that  the  Governor  was  commander-in-chief  of  it,  that  I 
could  not  refuse  obeying  his  orders,  that  I  was  ready  to  make 
oath  that  I  had  no  intimation  of  this  matter  until  Mr.  Graves 
who  commanded  this  expedition,  shevv'd  me  the  Governor's 
order  within  ten  minutes  after  his  vessels  came  to  an  anchor 
here  ;  and  that  in  case  it  had  been  in  my  power  to  have  re- 
sisted this  order  1  should  not  have  tho't  it  expedient  to  have 
done  it,  as  the  inevitable  consequence  of  such  resistance 
would  have  been  the  Total  Ruin  of  this  River ;  being  that  a 
small  naval  force  at  the  mouth  of  it  could  entirely  stop  the 
provision  vessels  and  coasters  and  must  soon  have  broke  up 
the  River.  Upon  my  representing  these  facts  and  reasoning 
in  this  manner,  Capt.  Gragg  and  his  party  appeared  to  be 
satisfied.  He  then  told  me  that  they  had  intelligence  that  the 
Canadians  and  Indians  were  coming  down  upon  us ;  that  the 
arm'd  vessels  that  went  from  hence  had  kill'd  the  people's 
cattle  at  Townsend,  and  they  expected  to  meet  with  the  same 
fate  at  St.  George's  ;  and  that  among  all  the  people  that  were 
assembled  there,  they  hadn't  ten  charges  of  ammunition  and 
were  very  scant  of  arms  ;  and  that  one  part  of  their  orders 
was  to  desire  and  demand  of  me  a  part  of  ours.  I  informed 
them  the  true  condition  of  the  Fort  and  the  scarcity  of  am- 
munition upon  this  river  ;  still  they  persisted  in  their  request. 
1  sometime  after  told  the  Serjent  he  must  see  what  there  was 
and  let  them  have  what  could  be  spar'd  upon  such  an  emer- 
gency ;  and  he  accordingly  delivered  them  7  muskets,  10 
lbs.  Powder,  and  24Ibs.  Ball,  for  which  Messrs.  Sam'l  Gragg, 
Rob.  Mclntyer,  and  Benj.  Burton  gave  a  receipt  as  a  Com- 
mittee from  St.  George's.  Now,  Gent'n,  as  it  appears  that 
this  alarm  was  premature  and  that  as  these  people  came  as 
they  declared  with  authority  from  your  town,  1  hope  you'l  in- 
terfere in  it  and  see  that  the  arms  and  ammunition  are  re- 
turned to  the  fort  and  especially  too,  as  it  now  is  declared 
and  known  to  be  true  that  this  river  is  barer  of  arms  and 
ammunition  than  you  are  at  St.  George's.  I  shall  inclose  a 
copy  of  the  Governor's  letter  to  me  for  your  satisfaction.  I 
beg  the  favor  of  you  to  communicate  this  letter  together  with 
I  the  votes  pass'd  upon  this  river,  (which  will  be  delivered  you 
by  a  committee  sent  on  purpose)  to  your  town  that  they  may 
have  opportunity  to  act  in  it  as  they  judge  expedient. 

I  am,  &c.,  tho.  Goldthvvait."* 
The  leader  of  the   party  alluded   to   in  the   above   letter, 

*  Original  letter  in  possession  of  Mr.  Alex.  Brown  of  Thoniaston. 


152  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Samuel  Gregg,  son  of  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  the  upper 
town,  was  an  active,  merry-hearted,  froUc-loving,  master  of  a 
coaster,  who,  a  few  years  before  this  period,  had  cast  away 
one  of  McLean's  vessels,  and,  from  neglect  in  entering  a 
protest,  experienced  some  difficulty,  and,  as  he  thought,  much 
injustice  in  settling  with  him.  Being  now  out  of  regular  em- 
ployment, he  warmly  engaged  in  the  cause  of  the  revolution, 
and  raised  a  company  of  minute  men,  which,  however,  ex- 
cept on  this  and  some  other  similar  occasions  was  not  called 
into  actual  service.  On  the  19th  of  Sept.  following,  a  few 
of  his  men  were  for  a  time  employed,  probably  in  enforcing 
the  regulations  respecting  coasters,  and  were  billeted  as  fol- 
lows ;  in  the  lower  town  at  George  Young's,  2  men,  at  Hanse 
Robinson's,  5  men  ;  in  the  upper  town  at  William  Watson's, 
2  men,  and  at  Samuel  Creighton's,  2  men. 

To  the  settlers  at  St.  George's,  the  prospect  of  political 
affairs  presented  a  different  appearance  according  to  the 
different  positions  from  which  it  was  viewed.  Most  of  the 
old  settlers,  who  had  identified  themselves  with  the  colonies, 
had  participated  in  the  sacrifices  made,  and  glorious  deeds 
achieved  in  the  preceding  wars,  and  knew  somethmg  of  their 
prowess  and  ability  to  defend  themselves,  were  ready  to  enter 
upon  the  contest  with  all  the  zeal  of  persons  defending  their 
firesides  and  homes.  But  some  of  those  who  came  from 
Scodand  at  a  later  period  and  had  formed  few  acquaintances 
beyond  the  narrow  settlement  on  the  river,  still  regarded  their 
mother  country  with  the  most  filial  affection,  and  shrank  from 
any  attempt  to  sever  the  comiexion  between  them  and  the 
land  which  they  still  called  their  home.  There  were  their 
fathers,  mothers,  brethren  and  sisters.  There  was  all  they 
had  been  accustomed  to  admire  as  great,  to  cherish  as  dear, 
to  reverence  as  sacred.  The  contest  seemed  to  them  not 
only  unnatural,  but  desperate.  In  the  history  of  their  own 
country,  they  had  seen  how  irresistible  was  the  power  of 
England  ;  as  Protestants  they  had  gloried  in  the  triumph  of 
the  present  dynasty  over  the  Catholic  pretender ;  how  could 
they  now  consent  to  weaken  that  dynasty  by  a  domestic  feud, 
or  believe  that  a  few  scattered  settlements  in  the  wilderness 
could  successfully  resist  the  power  which  had  long  prevailed 
over  the  land  of  their  birth,  and  recently  bid  defiance  to  the 
world  ?  They  generally  discouraged  the  attempt,  and  pre- 
dicted its  failure.  Few  of  them  went  any  farther  than  this. 
Kirkpatrick  was  a  zealous  friend  to  the  revolution  in  every 
stage  of  its  progress ;  several  of  the  young  men  of  the  An- 
derson, Malcolm,  and  Dicke  families,  were  among  the  recruits 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  153 

enlisted  for  the  defence  of  Machias  in  1776;  and,  could 
impatient  patriotism  have  been  willing  to  wait,  the  lagging 
rear,  perhaps,  might  have  been  brought  up  to  the  front  rank 
of  public  opinion. 

Not  at  all  discouraged  by  the  aspect  of  the  times,  the 
Lermonds  this  year,  1775,  commenced  shipbuilding,  the 
third  attempt  of  the  kind  in  the  place,  and  launched  the  '  Dol- 
phin,' at  Oyster  River,  a  coaster  which  ran  successfully  four 
years,  and  was  then  cast  away.  As  the  political  troubles 
of  the  country  increased,  the  courts  of  law  were  interrupted 
and  the  emoluments  of  office  became  uncertain.  In  conse- 
quence perhaps  of  this,  Moses  Copeland,  having  the  preced- 
ing year  resigned  the  office  of  deputy  sheriff,  this  year 
devoted  himself  to  farming.* 

The  attention  of  the  Provincial  Congress,  which  had  now 
taken  the  place  of  the  charter  government,  was  called  to  the 
distress  prevailing  in  these  eastern  settlements,  by  petitions 
from  Fox  Islands,  Machias,  Waldoboro',  and  other  places, 
which  represented  that  there  prevailed  a  great  scarcity  of 
provisions,  as  well  as  arms  and  ammunition,  in  consequence 
of  which  the  inhabitants  were  exposed  to  depredations  from 
the  enemy ;  and  some,  according  to  report,  had  actually 
perished  for  want  of  bread.  To  relieve  these  distresses, 
the  Congress  recommended  the  committee  of  safety  of 
Newburyport  to  exchange  two  or  three  hundred  bushels  of 
corn  for  fuel  and  lumber  at  moderate  prices  ;  and  a  part  of 
one  of  the  regiments  which  had  been  enlisted  in  Maine  was 
put  under  the  command  of  Col.  Freeman  of  Falmouth,  to  be 
stationed  "  on  the  seaboard,  in  the  counties  of  Cumberland 
and  Lincoln,  as  he  and  Gen.  Preble  of  the  same  place,  and 
Major  Mason  Wheaton  of  St.  George's  river,  should  appoint. "t 

There  were  some  other  circumstances,  about  this  time, 
that  had  an  encouraging  influence  upon  the  eastern  people. 
Besides  the  news  of  the  glorious  affair  at  Bunker  Hill  on  the 
17th  of  June,  the  fall  of  plentiful  showers  changed  the 
withering  aspect  of  nature,  and  opened  a  prospect  of  good 
crops.  The  long  desired  arrival  of  corn  and  flour,  too, 
administered  abundantly  to  the  necessities  of  the  people ; 
and  intercourse  between  place  and  place  was  encouraged. 
Yet  the  inhabited  Islands,  and  the  smaller  settlements,  were 
frequently  severe  sufferers  from  the  plunder  and  abuse  of 
the    enemy.      Many    recruits    from    the    western   counties, 

*  A.  Lermond.     M.  Copcland's  MS.  t  2  Will.  His.  p.  428. 


154  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

and  some  from  the  more  eastern  settlements,  had  enlisted  and 
joined  the  army  at  Cambridge,  among  whom  was  William 
Robinson,  David  Kelloch,  and  David  Brown,  of  the  upper  St. 
George's,  with  many  others  from  the  lower.* 

The  General  Court,  which,  in  July,  was  again  organized 
according  to  the  provisions  of  the  charter,  enacted  that  all 
appointments  and  commissions,  which  were  made  prior  to  the 
present  session,  should  on  the  19th  of  Sept.  be  null  and  of  no 
effect.  In  consequence  of  this  measure,  new  officers  both 
civil  and  military  were  appointed.  Those  of  the  county  of 
Lincoln  were  Wm.  Lithgow  of  Georgetown,  Aaron  Hinkley 
of  Brunswick,  Thomas  Rice  of  Wiscasset,  and  James  Mc- 
Cobb  of  Georgetown,  Judges  ;  Jonathan  Bowman  of  Pownal- 
borough.  Judge  of  Probate ;  and  Charles  Gushing  of  the 
same  place,  Sheriff.  Mr.  Fales  of  St.  George's,  who,  as 
Fluker's  agent,  was  supposed  to  have  a  leaning  towards  the 
side  espoused  by  his  employer,  was  reported  to  have  exer- 
cised the  duties  of  his  office  as  a  justice  of  the  peace,  after 
his  commission  had  been  thus  annulled  by  the  General  Court. 
A  paper  designed  as  a  test  to  try  men's  principles,  probably 
a  declaration  of  allegiance  to  the  Provincial  Government,  or 
something  of  that  kind,  had  been  sent  to  Capt.  Mclntyre  ;  but 
he  declined  to  make  any  use  of  it.  Not  so  Alexander  Kel- 
loch. He  took  the  paper,  and,  with  Capt.  Gregg,  collected  a 
party,  and,  assaulting  the  house  of  Justice  Fales,  offered  him 
the  alternative  of  signing  the  paper  or  riding  a  rail.  He 
chose  neither,  and  remained  inflexible.  His  wife  attempted 
to  appease  the  mob  by  means  of  a  pailful  of  flip  ;  and  the 
sons  of  the  justice  offering  to  be  sureties  for  their  father's 
conduct,  they  dispersed  without  farther  action. 

Hitherto,  as  before  remarked,  this  place  had  been  destitute 
of  any  stated  preaching  since  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Rutherford.  But  now,  1775,  the  Rev.  John  Urquhart,  who 
the  preceding  year  came  to  this  country  from  Scotland,  was 
employed  to  preach  alternately  in  the  upper  and  lower  towns. 

As  these  places  were  unincorporated,  a  contract  was  made 
with  the  citizens  of  each  in  their  individual  capacity.  The 
conditions  agreed  upon  were,  that  Mr.  Urquhart  should  have 
a  settlement  of  ,£100,  and  an  annual  salary  of  £80,  to  be 
paid  one  half  by  the  upper,  and  the  other  by  the  lower  town. 
On  behalf  of  the  upper  town,  the  contract  was  signed  by 
Boice  Cooper,  David  Kelloch,  Robert  Montgomery,  Alex. 
Kelloch,  John  Mclntyre,  William  Boggs,  Samuel   Creighton, 

*  Williamson.    M.  Robinson. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  155 

Hopestill  Sumner,  David  Creigbton,  Wm.  Robinson,  Jobn 
Spear,  Jobn  Miller,  James  Anderson,  Jobn  Kirkpatrick,  Sam- 
uel Boggs,  Joseph  Copeland,  John  Watts,  John  Crawford,  Jr., 
Archibald  Anderson,  Archibald  Anderson,  Jr.,  Thomas  Star- 
rett,  Jobn  Lermond,  Alex.  Lermond,  Daniel  Rokes,  Stephen 
Peabody,  Patrick  Pebbles,  Reuben  Hall,  Samuel  Counce, 
Ezra  Sumner,  Alex.  Lermond,  Jr.  and  Samuel  Gregg  ;  and 
they  were  to  pay  in  proportion  to  their  several  abilities.* 

The  coming  of  Mr.  Urquhart  was  peculiarly  agreeable  to 
the  Scottish  settlers  ;  who  had  been  so  disappointed  in  their  ex- 
pectations, and  so  dissatisfied  with  the  country,  that  any  thing 
connected  with  their  native  land  was  doubly  dear  to  them. 
Even  the  thistle,  when  by  accident  some  stray  seed  had  taken 
root  among  them,  troublesome  as  it  was  known  to  be,  was 
hailed  with  joy,  because  it  had  grown  in  Scotland.  It  was 
not  therefore  to  be  wondered  at,  that  the  same  dialect,  tone, 
and  manner,  to  which  they  had  listened  in  childhood,  should 
awaken  the  most  thrilling  emotions  and  in  some  measure 
atone  for  the  want  of  more  substantial  qualities. 

The  Irish  and  later  emigrants,  if  not  equally  enthusiastic 
for  the  candidate,  were  rejoiced  at  the  prospect  of  constant 
preaching  ;  and,  as  his  politics  corresponded  with  their  own, 
it  was  resolved  to  employ  him.  Some  wished  to  postpone 
his  ordination  and  hire  him  a  while  first ;  but  he  was  urgent  to 
be  settled,  and  offered  as  one  reason,  that  his  wife,  whom  he 
left  in  Scotland,  would  then  know  whither  to  direct  her  letters. 
At  what  time,  and  under  what  auspices,  he  was  ordained,  is 
now  difficult  to  be  ascertained  ;  as  no  record  of  it  is  to  be 
found.  According  to  tradition,  the  sermon  was  preached  by 
Rev.  Mr.  Emerson  of  Georgetown,  who  again  repeated  the 
same  discourse  at  the  ordination  of  Rev.  Mr.  Riddel  at  Bris- 
tol in  1796.  After  the  incorporation  of  Warren,  the  town, 
by  voting  him  a  year's  salary  of  =£40,  informally  adopted  Mr. 
Urquhart  as  its  minister,  though  no  contract  to  that  effect  was 
ever  entered  into.  At  the  same  time  it  was  voted  '^  not  to 
pay  him  the  settlement  money  ;"  perhaps  because  it  had  been 
partly  paid  by  the  individual  contractors.  He  appears  to 
have  gathered  a  church  in  each  of  the  two  towns,  of  which 
Crawford  and  Miller  were  the  deacons  in  the  upper,  and  Mc- 
Kellar  and  Joseph  Robinson  in  the  lower.  His  meetings  were 
well  attended,  people  coming  on  foot  through  the  woods  or 
from  up  and  down  the  river  in  boats,  the  only  pleasure  car- 
riages of  the  time.     The  singing  was  performed   a  line   at  a 

*  Covirt  Records,  Lincohi  Co.     Greenleaf 'a  Eccl.  Sketches. 


156  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

time,  as  read  by  Moses  Copeland,  the  tune  set  by  Capt.  Mc- 
Intyre,  and  sung,  not  by  a  separate  choir,  but  by  the  congre- 
gation promiscuously.  Boice  Cooper  used  to  act  as  tithing- 
man  to  keep  the  boys  and  dogs  in  order  ;  in  doing  which  he 
frequently  made  more  noise  than  he  suppressed.* 

Mr.  Urquhart  visited  the  people,  catechised  the  children, 
and  maintained  a  rigid  church  discipline.  In  the  last  of  these 
duties,  he  was  sometimes,  perhaps  in  accordance  with  the 
times,  extremely  indelicate  and  rude.  Great  reverence  was 
paid  him  in  his  parochial  visits  ;  but  his  person  was  ungainly, 
his  manners  awkward,  and  his  conversation  not  very  agree- 
able, especially  to  the  young.  But  these  were  small  matters 
in  a  minister  ;  and  as  long  as  his  character  remained  unques- 
tioned, the  national  prejudices  of  the  Scotch,  the  politics  of 
the  Irish,  and  the  love  of  order  in  the  western  emigrants,  con- 
spired to  palliate  his  defects,  and  to  sustain  him  in  his  popu- 
larity. After  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  a  kind  of  politico 
religious  meeting  was  held,  at  which,  from  the  text,  "  behold 
how  great  a  matter  a  little  fire  kindleth,"  he  preached  a  warm, 
patriotic  discourse,  as  acceptable  to  one  part  of  his  hearers  as 
distasteful  to  others.  At  length  so  obtrusive  did  his  politics 
become,  that  some  of  his  hearers  in  the  lower  town  began  to 
absent  themselves  from  church.  Observing  this,  he  called 
upon  Malcolm  and  McCarter,  and  inquired  why  they  "  dinna 
come  to  meeting  ?"  "  Oh,"  said  they,  "  we  dinna  like  yer 
doctrine."  "  And  pray,  what  fault  do  you  find  with  my  doc- 
trine ?"  "  Oh,  ye're  all  for  war  and  bloodshed,  war  and 
bloodshed."  "  Ah  well,"  said  he,  come  to  my  meeting,  and 
I'll  preach  such  doctrine  as  will  suit  ye."  This  apparent 
readiness  to  sacrifice  principle  to  popularity,  had  no  tendency 
to  raise  him  in  their  estimation  ;  but,  sustained  by  the  majority, 
his  influence  for  the  present  remained  unimpaired. t 

How  mattei's  were  managed  on  this  river  in  the  absence 
of  legal  authority,  during  the  interval  between  that  of  the 
Royal  government  and  the  resumption  of  that  of  the  Pro- 
vince in  its  own  name,  may  be  judged  of  by  the  following 
extracts.  "  At  a  town  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  a  place 
called  St.  George's,  held  at  the  dwellinghouse  of  Mr.  Micah 
Packard  on  Tuesday,  June  the  6th,  1775.  Chose  Mr.  Mason 
Wheaton,  moderator,  and  Mt.  John  Shibles,  clerk.  Chose 
also  as  a  committee  of  correspondence.  Mason  Wheaton, 
Haunce  Robinson,  George   Young,  William  Watson,  Samuel 

*  ToAVTi  Records.     Rev.  J.  Huse.     T.  Iftrkpatrick.     D.  Dicke,  &c. 
t  N.  Libbey.     D.  Dicke.     T.  Kii-kpatrick,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  157 

Creigbton,  Moses  Robinson,  Thomas  Starrett,  Jonathan  Nut- 
ting and  Elisba  Snow." 

"  June  10.  The  committee  met  and  chose  Capt.  Jonathan 
Nutting  chairman.  Ordered,  that  the  money  collected  as  a 
county  tax,  be  laid  out  in  powder,  lead,  and  other  warlike 
stores.  Ordered,  that  the  powder  be  divided  on  Wednesday, 
14th  June,  at  the  house  of  Capt.  J.  Nutting,  and  that  Mr. 
Mason  Wheaton  be  appointed  to  write  to  the  Provincial  Con- 
gress, and  for  Mr.  Tho.  Starrett  to  receive  the  drum  and  colors. 
Ordered  also,  that  Mr.  Dunbar  Henderson  receive  3lbs.  of 
powder,  Mr.  Geo.  McCobb  l^lbs,  and  Mr.  Benjamin  Burton 
l^lbs.  of  powder  for  alarming  the  inhabitants  in  Case  there 
should  be  need. 

"  June  13th,  the  committee  met  at  the  house  of  Capt.  J. 
Nutting.  Ord'd,  that  Capt.  Atwood  sail  for  the  port  of  Salem 
and  to  make  report  to  the  committee  according  to  his  agree- 
ment with  them.,  and  that  this  committee  oblige  themselves  to 
repay  what  money  they  shall  receive  of  John  Shibles,  (who 
was  the  collector  of  the  county  tax)  when  it  shall  be  demand- 
ed of  him  by  the  county,  and  that  Capt.  Haunce  Robinson, 
Capt.  J.  Nutting  and  Mr.  Moses  Robinson,  receive  lUbs. 
powder,  each,  Mr.  Geo.  Young,  lO^lbs.,  Capt.  Thomas  Star- 
rett, 141bs.,  Mr.  Samuel  Creigbton,  141bs.,  Mr.  Wm.  *  *  *  71bs., 
Mr.  Elisha  Snow,  71bs.,  Capt.  M.  Wheaton  *  *  *  powder,  for 
the  defence  of  the  inhabitants.  Ord'd,  that  any  person  want- 
ing to  hire  marsh  or  meadow  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  the 
late  Brig.  Waldo,  apply  to  Capt.  M.  VVheaton  for  the  same 
and  for  him  to  return  the  hire  to  the  committee.  Ord'd,  that 
any  vessel  coming  into  the  harbor  supposed  to  be  of  the 
Tory  party,  that  one  or  more  of  the  committee  take  a  suffi- 
cient party  and  go  on  board  such  vessel  and  enquire  into  the 
affair,  and  that  any  person  that  shall  disobey  his  officer's 
orders,  or  shall  make  parties  against  the  committee  or  their 
orders,  shall  be  deemed  as  Torys,  and  that  no  mobs  or  par- 
ties joyn  to  go  on  board  any  vessel  or  vessels  within  our 
boundaries,  or  do  any  unlawful  action,  whhout  leave  of  the 
committee. 

"  June  22,  1775.  Copy  of  a  Letter  Sent  by  this  Com'tee 
to  Capt.  Jona.  Nutting  at  Campden.  Sir,  we  are  Informed 
that  your  vessel  is  a  going  to  Halifax,  which  creates  a  great 
uneasiness  and  as  the  greatest  Part  of  the  Com'tee  are  met 
we  thought  proper  to  acquaint  you  of  it  and  Desire  you  to 
Come  and  do  something  about  it,  before  the  vessel  goes,  for 
fear  your  Interest  should  suffer  Damage  and  your  Name  be 
14 


158  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

returned  to  *  *  Congress.  Per  order,  J.  Shibles,  clerk."  To 
this,  one  of  the  parties  concerned,  wrote  back,  "  we  assure  you 
that  we  have  not  broke  over  one  of  the  Congress  Resolves  in 
any  thing.  Sir,  the  Committee  are  to  meet  for  Campden  next 
Monday  and  if  they  have  any  objection  I  am  willing  to  com- 
ply with  it,"  &c. 

"  From  the  Com'tee  of  St.  George's  to  the  Com'tee  of 
Salem.  Gent'n.  Capt.  At  wood  loaded  with  Cord  wood  from 
this  place.  Bound  for  Boston  as  we  suspect,  we  thought  proper 
to  stop,  and  brought  said  Capt.  under  obligation  to  put  into 
the  Port  of  Salem  and  get  directions  from  you,  and  pray  you 
to  send  us  a  letter  back  by  the  said  Capt.  Atwood  of  your 
proceedings,  &c.     St.  George's,  June  3,  1775." 

"  At  a  meeting  Heald  at  the  House  of  Micah  Packard, 
Munday  ye  10  of  July,  1775.  *  that  Mr.  Elisha  Snow,  chear- 
man.  Voated  that  Mason  Wheaton  be  accountable  for  what 
Reents  is  Due  for  Mr.  Flukers  and  the  heirs  of  the  leat  Brig. 
Waldo's  Farm  which  he  now  enjoys.  Voated  that  Capt. 
Mclntyer  is  not  adspcted  as  a  Tory.  Voated  that  Mr 
Orquarts  leater  be  recorded  and  sent  to  the  Con  grass. 
Voated  that  Capt.  Saml.  Graags  going  to  Penobscot  With  a 
number  of  men  and  Bringing  away  Some  arms  and  Ammu- 
nition from  Fort  Pownal,  for  which  they  gave  their  Receipt 
for  the  Seame  to  Col.  Goldthwait,  for  which  the  Committee  of 
St.  Georges  Condescend  to.       J.  Shibles,  clerk." 

"  St.  Georges,  July  3,  1775.  For  Expences  To  conduct 
the  prisoner  taken  at  Machias  which  dined  at  the  house  of 
Mr.  M.  Packard.     Old  Tenor  ^4  10s. 

"  At  a  meeting  Heald  at  the  House  of  Mr  M.  Packard  on 
Mounday  July  ye  17,  1775.  Chose  Wm.  Watson  Chearman 
—  voted  that  No  answer  be  returned  to  Mr  Winslows  Leator 
from  Long  Island,  dated  July  16,  '75,  to  the  Com'tee  of  St. 
Georges,  —  that  Capt.  M.  Wheaton,  Mr.  Saml.  Creighton,  and 
Mr  Moses  Robinson  go  as  a  Com'tee  and  *  *  Com'tee  of 
Campden  to  go  and  inquire  *  affears  of  Long  Island  and 
make  report,  &c. 

"  July  18,  Voated  by  the  whole  Meajority  that  Capt  Den- 
nis Fogearty  be  a  Committee-man  in  the  place  of  Capt.  J. 
Nutting  Now  absent. 

"  To  Capt.  Wm.  Pendleton.  July  17,  1775.  Sir,  &c. 
We  cannot  think  proper  for  you  to  Contrack  any  Traid  which 
we  sopose  is  for  the  Kings  Troops,  which  you  No  by  the 
Congress  orders  is  Contrey  to  our  oblegation,  which  we  are 
determined  to  adhear  to.  Per  orders  of  the  Com'tee.  J.  Shi- 
bles, Clerk. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  159 

"  At  a  meeting  Heald  at  the  House  of  Mr  M.  Packard  on 
Mon.  Aug.  28,  1775,  chose  M,  Wheaton  chearman.  voted 
that  Adam  Teal,  belonging  to  Georges  Islands,  by  order  of 
the  Com'tee  shall  receive  Ten  Stripes  Weal  Lead  on  at  a 
post  prepared  for  the  same,  for  a  crime  which  said  Teal  is 
found  Guilty  of,  *  *  stealing  of  a  piece  of  Tow  Cloth  from 
Arch'd  Gamble  on  the  25th  day  of  July,  1775.  Which  Pun- 
shement  was  executed  on  said  offender  the  said  day  and  at 
said  place. 

"  At  a  Meeting  Heald  at  the  House  of  Capt.  Wheaton  on 
Tuesday  Sept.  19,  chose  Mr  E.  Snow,  Chearman.  2d.  per- 
mitted Capt.  Sam.  Hathorn  in  sloop  Sally  to  sail  to  Ipswich. 
3d.  permitted  Capt.  Wheaton's  schooner  to  sail  to  Portsmouth. 
4th.  permitted  Capt.  James  Watson  to  sail  to  Ipswich.  5th. 
and  6th.  that  Capt.  Wm.  Hutchings'  sloop  and  Capt.  Philip's 
schooner  remain  in  custody  till  farther  orders.  7th.  that  Capt. 
Gragg  bring  Linneken  to  Justeas  on  Friday  next.  9th.  that 
Lieut.  Benj.  Burton  take  Capt.  Philips'  schooner  to  go  a  fish- 
ing and  for  said  Burton  to  return  the  fourth  part  of  his  earn- 
ings to  the  Com'tee  or  to  said  owner,  10th.  that  Capt.  Gragg 
send  the  party  of  men  that  was  to  be  stationed  at  Wessowes- 
geeg  to  Tennas  Harbor  to  Duble  the  guard  there.  J.  Shibles, 
Clerk."* 

By  a  later  entry,  it  seems  that  the  schooner  committed  to 
Burton  was  lost ;  and  the  same  committee,  in  1777,  paid  the 
owners  ,£37  10s.  lawful  money,  as  indemnity.  The  multifa- 
rious duties  performed  by  this  anomalous  committee,  though 
sufficiently  incongruous,  were  not  more  so  than  is  usual  in 
the  time  of  a  revolution,  when  the  people,  having  taken  into 
their  own  hands,  must  of  necessity  exercise,  all  the  powers 
of  government. 


*  This  record,  (slightly  injured,  where  blanks  occur,  by  mice,)  was 
preserved  among  the  papers  of  Wm.  Watson  by  his  daughter,  Mary, 
till  her  decease,  and  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  A.  Brown.  From 
the  difference  in  orthography  and  penmanship,  it  is  probable  that  the 
former  part  of  this  record  was  revised  and  copied,  and  the  remainder, 
from  July,  made  up  extemj^ore. 


160  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

CHAPTER  IX. 

INCORPORATION  OF  WARREN  IN  1776,  WITH  OTHER  TRANSACTIONS  TO  1780. 

1776.  One  of  the  first  measures  adopted  in  1776,  was 
the  reorganization  of  the  mihtia.  That  of  each  county  in 
Maine,  was  placed  under  the  command  of  a  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral. Charles  Gushing  of  Pownalborough  was  appointed  to 
that  office  for  the  county  of  Lincoln.  The  regiment  which 
included  St.  George's,  extended  to  Newcastle.  It  had  been 
recently  under  the  command  of  Col.  Cargill,  but  how  long 
he  retained  his  office  is  uncertain.*  The  regimental  officers 
in  commission  during  this  war,  were,  as  near  as  can  be  ascer- 
tained, Col.  Farnsworth  of  Waldoborough,  Major,  afterwards 
Colonel,  Mason  Wheaton  of  Thomaston,  and  Major  Hanse 
Robinson  of  St.  George's,  now  Gushing.  The  two  last  had 
previously  commanded  companies.  The  first  company  offi- 
cers in  the  upper  town  under  the  new  government,  sponta- 
neously elected  by  the  people  in  1775,  were,  Thomas  Star- 
rett,  Captain  ;  Hatevil  Libbey,  Lieutenant ;  and  Alexander 
Kelloch,  Ensign  ;  the  last  of  whom  was  the  first  in  the  place 
to  display  the  stars  and  stripes  of  the  national  flag.  Besides 
the  officers,  the  company  then  consisted  of  thirty-four  pri- 
vates. Under  the  auspices  of  Capt.  Starrett,  who  possessed 
as  much  moderation  as  firmness,  the  military  affairs  of  the 
place,  were,  during  the  war,  conducted  to  the  general  satis- 
faction. Massachusetts  was,  this  year,  called  upon  by  Con- 
gress for  a  levy  of  5,000  men  ;  yet  so  exposed  were  the 
eastern  settlements,  that  none  were  taken  from  the  County  of 
Lincoln,  and  but  thirty-nine  from  Cumberland.  The  wages 
paid  at  this  time  to  a  private  soldier,  were  £3  per  month  ;  but. 
in  consequence  of  recent  emissions  of  paper  money,  this 
was  probably  worth  less  than  its  nominal  value. t 

The  Declaration  of  Independence,  which  passed  on  the 
4th  of  July  of  this  year,  was  printed  and  sent  to  all  the  min- 
isters of  the  Gospel  in  the  State,  to  be  publicly  read  by  them 
on  the  first  Lord's  day  after  its  reception,  and  to  be  recorded 
by  the  town  clerks  in  their  respective  town  books.  His  part 
of  the  service,  we  may  readily  imagine,  was  performed  with 

*  We  find  him  in  1779  at  the  head  of  a  party  employed  in  demol- 
ishing and  leveling  Fort  Pownal.  —  Wil.  His. 

t  2  WiU.  His.  p.  41.5,  446.     A.  Kelloch,  Isfr.      R.  HaU,  1st. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  161 

alacrity  by  Mr.  Urquhart,  and  it  must  have  been  an  occasion 
of  great  interest  and  deep  ennotion  to  his  audience. 

After  this  decisive  measure,  the  friends  of  freedom  took 
a  bolder  position ;  their  opponents  were  denounced  as 
traitors  and  foes  to  their  country,  all  lukewarm  persons  were 
suspected,  and  the  property  of  notorious  tories  was  consider- 
ed as  lawful  plunder.  The  whig  and  tory  principles  also 
ran  high  among  the  eastern  Indians ;  but  the  whigs  among 
them  being  much  the  most  numerous,  the  tories  remained  at 
home  as  neutrals,  whilst  the  whigs,  as  agreed  upon  by  a 
treaty  made  this  year  at  VVatertown,  formed  themselves  into 
bands  and  joined  the  American  army. 

The  country  was  now  involved  in  a  serious  and  expensive 
conflict,  with  no  prospect  of  an  immediate  termination. 
Business  was  interrupted  ;  and  the  government  found  it  diffi- 
cult to  provide  means  for  paying  and  subsisting  its  troops. 
Besides  the  ordinary  recourse  to  taxation,  requisitions  were, 
from  time  to  time,  made  upon  the  counties  and  towns  for 
various  articles  of  clothing  according  to  their  several  abilities. 
Of  5,000  blankets  which  the  State  called  for  in  the  autumn, 
the  quota  to  York  county  was  212  ;  to  Cumberland,  123  ; 
to  Lincoln,  89. 

Two  hundred  men,  for  the  defence  of  the  coast  between 
Camden  and  Mach las, were  raised  this  year;  one  company 
of  which,  under  Capt.  Jacob  Ludwig  of  Waldoboro',  was 
recruited  in  this  vicinity.  Of  this  company,  the  present  town 
of  Warren  furnished  the  following  officers  and  men,  viz : 
Joseph  Copeland,  Lieut.  ;  Samuel  Counce,  Sergeant ;  and 
James  Anderson,  William  Dicke,  Andrew  Malcolm,  Francis 
Young,  and  Joseph  Peabody,  privates.  On  the  third  of 
November,  they  marched  to  Megunticook,  embarked  for 
Machias,  did  duty  there  through  the  winter,  and  were  absent 
about  six  months.* 

The  difficulty  in  raising  the  minister's  salary  and  assess- 
ing taxes,  together  with  the  desire  of  participating  with  other 
towns  in  the  measures  of  the  revolution,  induced  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  upper  town  on  St.  George's  to  petition  to  be  in- 
corporated. Their  petition  was  granted  ;  and  on  the  7th  of 
November,  1776,  the  said  plantation  was  incorporated  into  a 
town,  and,  in  honor  of  Dr.  Joseph  Warren,  who  had  the 
preceding   year   fallen    so   gloriously  on   Bunker    Hill,  was 

*  S.  Peabody.     Col.  J.  Ludwig.     D.  Dicke.     Cornice's  Jour. 
14* 


162  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

named  Warren.  It  included  its  present  limits,  together 
with  all  that  part  of  the  present  town  of  Thomaston  lying  above 
Mill  River.  Messrs.  Porterfield,  Shibles,  and  others,  being 
dissatisfied  with  the  minister  of  Warren,  or  otherwise  indis- 
posed to  be  connected  with  it,  immediately  joined  with  the 
inhabitants  of  the  adjacent  territory  in  petitioning  for  the 
incorporation  of  another  town,  which  was  granted  the  20th  of 
March  following,  and  a  gore  of  about  6,000  acres  of  land 
between  Oyster  and  Mill  Rivers,  taken  from  Warren  and 
annexed  to  the  new  town.*  This  was  named  Thomas- 
ton,  in  honor  of  Major  Gen.  John  Thomas,  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts line,  who  died  the  preceding  year  at  Chamblee. 
As  the  Watsons  preferred  to  continue  their  connexion  whh 
the  town  of  Warren,  the  point  occupied  by  them,  was,  for 
the  present,  retained  within  the  limits  of  that  town.  Thom- 
aston,  then  containing  South  Thomaston  and  Rockland,  grad- 
ually increased  in  wc^alth  and  population  till  the  census  of 
1790,  when  its  inhabitants  amounted  to  801.  Its  growth 
was  much  more  rapid,  after  Gen.  Knox  made  it  the  place  of 
his  residence  in  1794  ;  but  the  history  of  this  town  is  worthy 
of  a  separate  volume,  and  will  not  be  pursued  here  farther 
than  its  connexion  with  that  of  Warren  may  render 
necessary.t 

As  there  were  no  representatives  from  this  part  of  the 
country  in  the  General  Court,  it  was  necessary,  in  order  to 
obtain  acts  of  incorporation,  to  dispatch  special  agents  for  the 
purpose  to  Boston.  The  petition  from  Warren  was  commit- 
ted to  Capt.  Gregg.  His  account  of  services  in  getting  the 
incorporation  act  passed,  was  subsequently  presented  to  the 
town,  and  seems  to  have  given  some  dissatisfaction,  as  on  two 
different  occasions  a  committee  was  appointed  to  examine  it ; 
and,  as  late  as  1784,  the  town  voted  to  pay  him  "  £3  out  of 
the  town  money." 

The  petition  from  Thomaston  seems  to  have  been  entrusted 
to  Benjamin  Burton  ;  or  if  not,  there  must  have  been  a  peti- 
tion for  another  town  on  the  river,  about  the  same  time.  For 
we  find,  in  his  memorandum  book,  an  account  of  expenses  in 
getting  the  town  of  St.  George's  incorporated  ;  from  which  it 
appears  that  he  set  off  on  horseback  on  the  26th  of  Novem- 
ber, and  crossed  Winnesimmet  ferry  into  Boston  on  the  first  of 
December,  thus  rnaking  a  journey  in  six   days  which  is  now 

*  ISIr.  Shibles,  however,  did  not  live  to  see  the  measure  completed, 
his  death,  occurring  Feb.  7,  1777. 
t  Acts  of  mcorporation,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  163 

performed  in  about  twelve  hours.  At  that  time,  there  were 
eight  ferries  between  this  river  and  Boston,  the  first  being  at 
Waterman's  in  VValdoborough,  and  the  last  at  Winnesimmet 
in  Chelsea.  The  whole  expenses  of  himself  and  horse  till 
his  arrival  in  Boston,  were  £1  7s.  5d.  =  84,56.  This  was 
certainly  a  moderate  sum,  and  shows  the  high  value  of  money 
compared  with  other  articles  at  that  time.  From  six  pence 
to  one  shilling  was  paid  for  a  meal  of  victuals,  and  from  four 
pence  to  eight  pence  for  crossing  a  ferry,  being  about  one 
third  of  what  is  charged  at  present.  Allowing  for  the  differ- 
ence in  the  value  of  money,  the  expense  in  getting  from  here 
to  Boston,  at  that  day,  was  not  less  than  $13  or  $14,  besides  a 
week's  labor  of  a  man  and  horse  amounting  to  at  least  as 
much  more,  making  the  whole  little  short  of  $30.* 

The  prompt  and  versatile  Burton  seems  to  have  under- 
taken this  journey  almost  at  the  moment  of  closing  his  sum- 
mer's work  in  the  present  town  of  Union,  where  he  had  been 
employed  as  architect  in  erecting  the  first  dwellinghouse  of 
any  importance  in  that  place.  This  business  he  had  taken 
up  of  his  own  accord,  commencing  the  use  of  tools  when 
quite  a  boy,  in  the  construction  of  a  violin  —  an  instrument 
that  so  completely  fascinated  his  youthful  mind,  that  he  im- 
mediately set  about,  and  succeeded  in  making  one.  From 
this,  he  proceeded  to  greater  undertakings  ;  eventually  be- 
came a  skilful  house,  mill,  and  ship  carpenter;  and  was,  the 
present  year,  together  with  Benjamin  Packard,  employed  by 
Dr.  John  Taylor  in  building  a  mill,  house,  and  other  structures. 
The  first  attempt  to  settle  the  town  of  Union,  was  made  in 
the  autumn  of  1772,  by  James  Malcolm,  Archibald  Ander- 
son, (2d,)  James  Anderson,  and  John  Crawford.  They  were 
young  men  belonging  to  St.  George's,  mostly  natives  of  Scot- 
land brought  over  in  their  infancy,  who,  in  their  hunting 
excursions,  had  become  acquainted  with  the  advantageous 
localities  about  Seven-tree  Pond.  With  the  consent  of  Mr. 
Fluker,  who  agreed  to  sell  them  the  land  for  $2  an  acre,  they 
selected  their  favorite  lots,  and  determined  to  commence  a 
settlement.  Malcolm  and  A.  Anderson  chose  the  place 
about  Vaughan's  mills  ;  while  Crawford  and  J.  Anderson  took 
up  the  neck  between  the  upper  part  of  Seven-tree  Pond  and 
the  main  river.  They  spent  the  greater  part  of  that  and  the 
following  winter,  in  clearing  the  land  and  getting  out  staves 
and  lumber.     On  the  13th  of  May,  1774,  they  got  their  lots 

*  Town  Records.     Burton's  Ledger,  &c. 


164  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

surveyed,  preparatory  to  farther  improvements.  No  crops 
were  raised  by  them,  the  method  of  raising  grain  upon  burnt 
ground  being  ill  understood  here,  till  subsequently  taught  and 
practised  by  Dr.  Taylor.  In  July  following,  their  plans  were 
disconcerted  by  the  arrival  of  the  gentleman  last  mentioned, 
who  had  purchased  the  whole  township,  and  came  with  John 
and  Phinehas  Butler,  two  young  men  of  Lunenburg,  the  place 
of  his  residence,  to  commence  a  settlement.  They  disem- 
barked at  Miller's  landing,  and,  having  purchased  a  ferry-boat 
of  Capt.  Mclntyre  to  transport  their  stores  and  baggage,  pro- 
cured teams  and  hauled  it  across  from  Boggs's  landing  to  the 
river  above  Starrett's  bridge,  where  they  again  embarked  and 
proceeded  to  the  place  of  destination.  Some  altercation 
took  place  between  Taylor  and  the  young  men  whom  he 
found  encamped  there,  and  who  were  unwilling  to  relinquish 
their  possessions.  Taylor  offered  to  allow  them  to  retain 
their  clearings,  but  refused  to  give  up  the  water  privileges  ; 
and  they,  disappointed  in  their  principal  aim,  and  finding 
themselves  without  remedy,  abandoned  the  whole.  The 
place  had  been  named  by  them,  and  was  long  after  called, 
Stirlingtown.  Taylor  went  back  that  fall,  and  the  next 
spring,  in  consequence  perhaps  of  this  purchase,  was  chosen 
a  member  of  the  Council  for  the  eastern,  or  Sagadahoc  pro- 
vince. The  Butlers  remaining,  continued  their  labors  this 
and  the  following  summer,  hiring  out  during  the  winter  in 
Thomaston.  Taylor  returned  in  the  autumn  of  1775,  and 
entering  into  an  agreement  with  Mr.  Packard,  induced  him  to 
remove  to  his  new  township.  Packard  erected  a  house  on 
the  western  side  of  the  pond,  and  with  the  two  Butlers  spent 
the  following  winter  in  getting  out  timber  for  the  buildings 
to  be  erected  in  the  spr'ng.  The  next  summer  he  and  Bur- 
ton were  employed  in  constructing  a  grist-mill  and  dwelling- 
house  for  Taylor,  as  before  mentioned.  Thus  commenced 
the  settlement  around  this  beautiful  sheet  of  water,  which 
took  its  name  from  the  seven  trees  that  waved  over  the  island 
in  its  bosom.  This  island  was  at  that  time,  and  for  many 
years  afterwards,  tenanted  by  a  pair  of  wild  geese,  who  rear- 
ed their  annual  broods  around  the  ancient  Indian  tomb,  that 
for  want  of  sufficient  depth  of  soil,  was  raised  with  stones 
and  earth  several  feet  above  the  surface.  These  stones  were 
sacrilegiously  removed  to  form  the  hearth  and  jambs  of  Tay- 
lor's chimney ;  the  geese  were  driven  from  their  old  domain 
by  the  vandal  hand  of  sport ;  fields  of  waving  grain  suc- 
ceeded to  the  forests  removed  by  the  axe  and  flames  ;  the 
settlement  increased,  slowly  at  first,  but  more  rapidly  after 


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165 


the  war,  till  in  1786  it  was  incorporated  by  its  present  name 
of  Union.  It  then  contained  17  families,  and  about  150  in- 
habitants. Coming  from  an  agricultural  region,  and  being 
remote  from  salt-water  privileges,  the  inhabitants  of  this 
town  devoted  themselves  almost  exclusively  to  the  cultivation 
of  the  soil,  and  became  thrifty  farmers.  They  gave  early 
attention  to  fruit  trees,  most  of  them  having  extensive  orch- 
ards ;  a  matter  rather  neglected,  or  thought  incompatible  with 
the  c!imate,  in  the  plantations  below.  But  the  history  of  this 
town  is  in  the  able  hands  of  one  of  her  own  sons,  and  must 
not  be  farther  encroached  on  here.* 

1777.  On  the  10th  of  March,  1777,  by  virtue  of  a 
warrant  from  Waterman  Thomas,  Esq.  of  VValdoboro',  the 
town  of  Warren  held  its  first  annual  meeting  at  the  meeting- 
house, and  made  choice  of  William  Watson  for  Moderator. 
At  this  meeting,  the  following  town  officers  were  chosen, 
viz.  W^illiam  Boggs,  town  clerk  ;  William  Watson,  Hatevil 
Libbey,  and  Thomas  Starrett,  selectmen  and  assessors ; 
Reuben  Hall  and  Joseph  Cope) and,  constables  ;  Patrick  Peb- 
bles, Wm  Boggs,  and  Stephen  Peabody,  committee  of  safety  ; 
Alexander  Lermond,  town  treasurer;  Capt.  Mclntyre,  Samuel 
Creighton,  Alexander  Lermond,  Jr.  and  Robert  Montgomery, 
surveyors  of  highways  ;  Boice  Cooper  and  John  Spear,  fence 
viewers  ;  and  William  Robinson,  hogreeve.  At  a  subsequent 
meeting  on  the  19th  of  April,  they  made  choice  of  Hatevil 
Libbey  as  a  delegate  to  attend  a  county  convention,  and 
voted  to  pay  him  ten  shillings  a  day.  Thus  began  the 
records  of  the  town,  which  are  preserved  unbroken,  down  to 
the  present  time.  Some  of  the  earlier  portions,  however,  have 
the  legal  defect  of  not  being  signed  by  the  clerks  who  made 
them  ;  as,  till  1784,  they  were  kept  o^  loose  sheets,  and  at 
that  time  copied  into  the  town  book  by  the  clerk  then  in 
office.  Mr.  Boggs  was  town  clerk  two  years.  The  office 
was  then  filled  one  year  by  Alexander  Lermond  ;  and  he 
was  succeeded  by  his  son,  Alexander,  2d,  who  held  the  office 
from  1780  to  1817,  a  period  of  thirty-seven  years.  The 
last,  who  copied  the  loose  sheets  as  before  mentioned,  wrote 
a  fair  and  legible  hand,  and  his  records  compare  most  favor- 
ably with  those  of  many  neighboring  towns  of  the  same 
period. 

A  committee  of  safety,  so  efficient  in  the  earlier  stages  of 
the  revolution,  was  at  this  time   deemed  a  necessary  organ  in 


*  Col.  B.  Burton.     D.  Dicke.      Rev.  J.  L.  Sibley,  Assistant  Li- 
brarian of  Harvard  ColleKe. 


166  ANNALS     OF      WARREN. 

every  town.  Its  primary  object  M^as  to  correspond  with  other 
towns,  and  to  concert  measures  for  the  public  defence.  Mr. 
Peabody,  who  this  year  was  chosen  one  of  its  members, 
came  originally  from  Middleton,  Mass.,  in  1767,  and  com- 
menced working  at  his  trade  as  a  blacksmith  near  Owl's 
Head.  Settling  on  a  lot  of  land  without  any  title,  as  was 
customary  in  those  times,  he  had  raised  or  purchased  a  yoke 
of  oxen,  and  began  to  form  hopes  of  overcoming  the  disad- 
vantages of  poverty,  and  providing  for  a  numerous  and  rising 
family  in  part  by  farming.  But  Mr.  Fales,  agent  of  the 
Waldo  heirs,  and  Mr.  Wheaton,  commenced  actions  against 
him,  the  one  for  trespass,  the  other  for  debt;  and  when  at 
the  beginning  of  winter  he  was  returning  from  Lermond's 
mills  with  some  meal  and  potatoes  which  he  had  obtained  for 
his  winter  stores,  he  was  met  near  Mill  River  by  the  sheriff, 
who  attached  his  oxen  and  left  him  to  transport  his  provisions 
as  he  might.  His  potatoes  were  frozen  and  lost,  the  oxen 
kept  at  charges  till  spring,  when  they  were  sold  to  pay  for 
their  keeping  and  the  cost  of  court.  Discouraged  and  dis- 
heartened, he  soon  after  moved  to  the  neighborhood  of  Oyster 
River,  where  he  resumed  his  occupation  ;  and  after  a  few 
years  and  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  about  1774,  went  on 
to  the  Scot  farm.  Having  married  the  widow  of  Mr.  Scot, 
whose  second  husband,  Dr.  Locke,  was  now  dead,  he  resumed 
his  trade  there,  and  carried  on  the  farm  till  the  present  year, 
1777,  when  he  removed  to  the  place  since  owned  by  his  son 
Stephen  Peabody,  2d.  At  the  latter  place,  a  saw-mill  had 
been  erected  in  1774  by  Col.  vStarrett,  John  Lermond,  and 
Abraham  Locke,  son  of  the  doctor.  The  last  of  these  having 
a  claim  upon  the  Scot  farm,  an  arrangement  was  made  by 
which  he  sold  that  ihrm  to  Sampson,  of  VValdoboro',  and 
Peabody  took  the  saw-mill  and  possessory  claim  to  a  valuable 
tract  of  the  surrounding  land.  Constructing,  in  the  course  of 
two  days,  a  slight  habitation,  with  no  other  frame  than  posts  of 
spruce  poles  connected  by  plank  instead  of  plates  and  beams, 
he  moved  his  family  and  lived  in  it  many  years.  The  best 
of  the  lumber  to  the  eastward  of  the  mill  having  been  cut 
away,  the  remainder  was  felled,  burnt,  and  the  logs  hauled 
up  in  two  large  piles  near  the  house  for  firewood,  and  the 
ground  sown  with  rye,  which,  producing  a  bountiful  crop, 
relieved  their  present  want,  and  gave  encouragement  for  the 
future.  Some  years  afterwards,  he  was  followed  hither  by 
two  brothers,  Samuel,  who  settled  in  Union,  and  Daniel,  who 
succeeded  Capt.  John   Wyllie  on   the  present  Haskel  farm. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  16t 

From  these  three,  are  descended  all  the  Peabodys  of  this  and 
the  neighboring  towns. 

Soon  after  the  building  of  this  mill,  John  Lermond,  who 
seems  to  have  had  quite  a  fancy  for  these  structures,  took 
possession  of  the  burnt  land,  removed  his  family  thither  in 
1775,  and  built  a  saw-mill  on  the  main  branch  of  Oyster 
River  at  the  great  falls,  a  mile  or  so  below  Packard's  present 
mill.  He  was  attracted  there  by  the  advantages  afforded  by 
the  meadows  for  raising  cattle,  and  entered  upon  farming 
and  lumbering  with  his  usual  laborious  zeal.* 

The  Haskel  farm  was  at  this  time  occupied  by  Thomas 
Calderwood,  who  came  from  Long  Island.  It  was  afterwards 
successively  owned  by  a  Mr.  Houston,  who  returned  to  Dam- 
ariscotta,  and  by  Capt.  John  Wyllie.  The  last  named,  also 
of  Darnariscotta,  had  recently  married  in  this  town,  and  in 
this  year,  1777,  or  the  preceding,  was,  together  with  the 
vessel  in  which  he  was  coasting  to  Boston,  taken  by  the  British 
and  carried  to  Long  Island.  After  being  detained  there 
nearly  a  year,  he  was  assisted  by  the  steward  in  whose  service 
he  was,  to  escape  to  New  York,  where,  after  living  some 
weeks  in  a  Dutch  family,  he  found  an  opportunity  to  return 
home.  A  few  years  after,  he  went  on  to  the  Haskel  farm  and 
afterwards  removed  to  the  GifTen  lot,  where  he  spent  the  rest 
of  his  life,  having  built  the  house  still  standing  and  owned  by 
his  son-in-law,  Capt.  R.  Robinson.  Two  years  after  the 
period  we  are  treating  of,  he  commanded  a  sloop  in 
the  expedition  against  Biguyduce,  for  a  long  time  was  an 
energetic  master  of  a  coasting  vessel,  sustained  many  town 
offices,  and  once  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature. 

The  Scot  farm  being  now  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Sampson, 
was  tenanted  by  Philip  Sechrist,  a  German  from  Waldoboro', 
who  introduced  saur  kraut  to  the  town,  and,  after  residing 
there  several  years,  settled  the  farm  now  occupied  by  T. 
Jones. 

To  complete  the  State  quota  of  troops,  the  General  Court 
provided,  this  year,  clothing  for  the  recruits,  and  offered  addi- 
tional bounty  ;  the  ministers  of  the  Gospel  read  the  legislative 
address  to  their  respective  congregations  ;  and  it  was  made 
highly  penal  either  to  discourage  enlistments  into  the  Conti- 
nental army  or  navy,  to  depreciate  the  bills  of  credit,  or  to 
weaken  the  supports  given  by  the  people  to  the  National  Inde- 
pendence. In  short,  if  there  were  good  reason  even  to  sus- 
pect any  one  inimical  to  the  United  States,  he  might  be  arrest- 

*  S.  Peabody,  2d.     John  Starrett.    H.  M.  Watts. 


168  ANNALS     OF     WARREN, 

ed  on  a  justice's  warrant,  and  banished  to  the  enemy,  unless 
he  would  take  the  oath  of  allegiance  ;  and  his  return  incurred 
a  forfeiture  of  his  life.  Under  this  authority,  the  oath  of  alle- 
giance was  tendered  to  several  of  the  Scottish  settlers  of 
Warren,  most  of  whom  readily  subscribed  to  it,  and  two,  who 
refused,  being  arrested  by  Reuben  Hall  with  a  file  of  men, 
were  discharged  on  giving  their  word  of  honor  to  undertake 
nothing  against  either  party.* 

The  exposed  situation  of  the  eastern  coast,  offering  many 
temptations  to  the  unscrupulous  or  disaffected,  to  engage  in 
illicit  traffic,  and  exposing  others  to  the  depredations  of  hostile 
vessels,  the  militia  were  frequently  called  out ;  and  a  force, 
enlisted  for  the  purpose,  was  regularly  employed  for  guard- 
ing and  protecting  the  coast.  In  the  latter  service,  a  company 
was  again  raised  by  Jacob  Ludwig,  Capt. ;  William  Farnsworth 
and  Jacob  Winchenbach,  Lieutenants  ;  Jonathan  Nevers, 
Ensign  ;  Caleb  Howard  and  Godfrey  Bornheimer,  Sergeants  ; 
Peter  Hilt  and  Andrew  Knowlton,  Corporals  ;  with  18  pi'ivates, 
who  went  down  to  Machias  in  the  spring,  and  with  some  diffi- 
culty returned  by  water  at  Christmas.  A  similar  company 
was  raised  for  a  shorter  service  on  the  Penobscot,  commanded 
by  Nathaniel  Fales,  Captain,  Thomas  Robbins,  1st  Lieutenant, 
Samuel  Boggs  and  John  Black,  2d  Lieutenants,  and  consisting 
of  67  privates  and  8  non-commissioned  officers,  mostly  belong- 
ing to  Thomaston,  St.  George''s,  and  the  shores  and  islands  of 
Penobscot  Bay.  Besides  Lieutenant  Boggs,  several  pri- 
vates, in  one  or  the  other  of  these  companies,  were  from 
Warren.t 

Yet  the  coast  was,  this  season,  so  infested  by  British  ships 
of  war,  as  to  interrupt  the  supply  of  provisions,  which  on  this 
river  rose  to  an  extravagant  price.  Moses  Copeland,  in  a 
manuscript  sketch,  says  he  gave  five  dollars  for  two  bushels 
of  grain.  Mr.  Counce's  family  were  without  bread  or  pota- 
toes for  nearly  forty  days,  subsisting  mostly  on  fish ;  and  for 
one  bushel  of  corn,  which  he  obtained  in  the  lower  town,  he 
agreed  to  give  four  days'  work  in  haying  time.  John  Ler- 
mond,  had  this  year  a  large  field  of  rye  at  the  Burnt  Land, 
which  ripened  earlier  than  usual.  This  he  threshed  out  upon 
a  flat,  smooth,  ledge  of  rock,  for  want  of  a  better  threshing 
floor,  and  sold  it  all  by  the  peck,  and  half-bushel,  to  relieve 
the  famishing  population. J 

*  2  Wm.  Hist.  p.  457.     T.  Kirkpatrick. 

t  Pay  Rolls  in  Sec.  office,  Boston. 

X  Copelaud's  MS,     R.  B.  Copeland,  Esq.* 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  169 

Other  places  were  alike,  or  even  more,  destitute.  Noah 
Miller,  who  at  the  commencement  of  the  revolution  resided 
as  a  land  surveyor  at  Coveket,  N.  S.,  and,  on  account  of  his 
whig  principles  and  refusal  to  lake  the  oath  of  allegiance  to 
the  royal  government,  was  obliged  to  leave  that  province  with 
his  family,  which  he  effected  with  difficulty,  and,  with  Mr. 
Knights  and  some  others,  had  settled  at  a  place  called  Canaan 
in  the  present  town  of  Lincolnville,  found  himself  cut  off  from 
all  resources  except  those  the  woods  and  waters  afforded. 
Having  long  subsisted  upon  flesh  and  fish  alone,  and  having 
previously  sold  many  of  her  best  articles  of  clothing,  his  wife 
reluctantly  consented  to  part  with  her  silver  shoe-buckles,  the 
precious  gift  of  a  distant  friend  ;  and  with  these,  which  cost 
#5i  in  Philadelphia,  the  husband  made  his  way  on  foot  to 
Owl's  Head,  and  was  glad  there  to  obtain  for  them  three  pecks 
of  Indian  corn,  which,  after  being  ground,  he  carried  home 
on  his  back.* 

Miller  was  not  the  only  one  of  the  Nova  Scotia  refugees 
who  stopped  in  this  vicinity.  Besides  Atwood  Fales  and 
I).  Jenks,  who  settled  in  Thomaston,  John  Paskiel,  also  of 
Coveket,  was,  for  his  attachment  to  the  cause  of  freedom,  and 
refusal  to  take  the  oath,  confined  in  prison  on  Prince  Edward's 
Island  ;  from  which,  with  the  aid  of  three  companions,  he 
made  his  escape,  and,  seizing  the  first  canoe  he  came  across, 
made  his  way  from  point  to  point  round  the  whole  peninsula, 
subsisting  on  such  food  as  he  could  venture  to  beg  at  the 
scattered  houses  on  the  coast ;  and  so  proceeded  westward 
till  he  arrived  at  Ash  Point  in  Thomaston.  There,  he  hired 
out  with  a  Mr.  Heard  for  a  few  years,  then  went  into  the  ser- 
vice as  boatman  under  Gen.  Wadsworth,  and  afterwards  set- 
tled in  Warren,  on  the  farm  still  owned  by  his  son,  John 
M.  Paskiel. 

But  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  which  happened  on  the 
17th  of  Oct.  1777,  suddenly  broke  through  the  gloom  which 
hung  over  the  land,  and  diffused  in  its  place  the  light  of  joy 
and  encouragement. 

1778.  At  the  annual  meeting  in  1778,  which  was  this 
year  held  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river  at  the  house  of 
Thomas  Starrett,  most  of  the  former  officers  were  re-elected. 
Hopestill  Sumner  was  chosen  constable ;  John  Watts,  Samuel 
Counce,  and  Nathan  Buckland,  committee  of  safety ;  Robert 

*  J.  Miller,  Esq. 
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170  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Montgomery,  fence  viewer,  in  the  room  of  Boice  Cooper, 
who,  together  with  Moses  Copeland  and  John  Dicke,  were 
chosen  surveyors  of  highways;  and  Daniel  Rokes,  hog-reave. 
E-okes  came  from  MiUon  about  1764,  being  then  thirty-five 
years  old,  and,  after  hiring  out  a  year  or  two  with  Oliver  Rob- 
bins  of  Mill  River,  and  then  with  Dr.  Locke,  married  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  latter.  He  then  resided  near  Oyster  River,  a  part  of 
the  time  near  where  George  Lermond  now  lives,  and  a  part 
of  the  time  on  the  GifTen  lot,  cultivating  the  land  on  shares, 
and  working  out  for  other  people.  He,  this  year,  took  John 
Lermond's  relinquished  farm,  No.  4,  and  carried  it  on  for 
the  seven  succeeding  years. 

But  in  addition  to  the  officers  of  the  ))receding  year,  a 
number  of  others  were  now  added,  which  throw  some  light 
upon  the  advancement  the  settlement  had  made.  Wm. 
Watson  was  chosen  sealer  of  leather;  David  Kclloch,  culler 
of  staves;  Hatevil  Libbey,  surveyor  of  boards  and  shingles; 
and  Wm.  Boggs,  Jaseph  Copeland,  and  John  Crawford,  a 
committee  to  regulate  the  fishery.  From  this  it  would  seem 
that  some  progress  had  been  made  in  tanning  ;  but  as  staves 
and  not  hoops  are  mentioned,  it  is  probable  that  the  manufac- 
ture of  casks  was  as  yet  small.  The  fishery  had  been  a 
subject  of  importance  from  the  first  settlement  of  the  river, 
as,  in  addition  to  shad  and  alewives,  there  was  then  a  fine  run 
of  salmon.  These  were  caught  in  seines  in  various  places  in 
the  river,  particularly  at  McLean's  Point ;  but  the  alewives 
were  taken  in  dip-nets  at  the  upper  falls.  Boats  came  up 
from  all  parts  of  the  river  to  the  head  of  the  tide,  to  which 
place  the  fish  were  brought  down  by  hand.  There  was  no 
fishing  ground  at  the  lower  falls  until  after  the  erection  of 
the  mill-dam.  The  fishery  was,  at  this  time,  regulated  by  the 
general  law  upon  that  subject,  and  continued  to  be  so  till 
1802. 

It  was  also  voted,  this  year,  "  that  the  polls  work  one  day  on 
the  roads  and  the  estates  in  proportion,"  —  a  mode  of  raising 
a  highway  tax,  which,  with  few  exceptions,  continued  down 
to  a  very  recent  period.  It  was  also  voted  "  to  raise  =£30  for 
a  town  stock."  It  is  not  known  on  whose  motion  this  some- 
what ambiguous  phraseology  was  adopted,  but  this  too,  has 
been  continued  down,  we  believe,  to  the  present  time,  whh 
the  exception  of  the  school-tax,  which,  since  1795,  has  been 
determined  by  a  separate  vote. 

This  sum  of  c£30,  or  $100,  sounds  small  for  one  year's 
expenses  of  a  town  ;  but  it  will  appear  still  smaller  when  the 
depreciation  of  the  currency  is  taken  iuto  the  account.     This 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  171 

is  stated  by  Williamson  to  be,  at  tbis  time,  as  $30  of  paper  for 
one  of  specie.  According  to  a  scale  of  depreciation  used  in 
tbe  Treasurer's  Office,  it  was  in  September  of  this  year  as 
four  to  one.  It  was,  probably,  different  in  different  places, 
according  to  the  amount  of  foreign  trade  carried  on,  in  the 
prosecution  of  which,  specie  was  absolutely  necessary.  In 
places  like  this,  where  there  was  little  but  barter  trade,  and 
scarcely  any  call  for  specie,  it  was  easy  for  patriotism,  by  off- 
setting the  price  of  one  thing  against  another,  to  keep  up  the 
nominal  value  of  the  bills  much  longer  than  in  more  commer- 
cial towns.  This  different  and  rapidly  declining  value,  ren- 
dered a  tax,  payable  in  specific  articles  of  clothing  and  provis- 
ions, the  only  sure  means  of  obtaining  the  requisite  supplies  for 
the  public  exigencies.  '1  his  was  accordingly  resorted  to,  and,  to 
raise  the  amount  required  of  it,  the  town  voted  in  April,  "  that 
there  be  given  $6  for  a  shirt,  $6  for  a  pair  of  stockings,  and 
87  for  a  pair  of  shoes."  But  articles  of  clothing  were  not 
the  only  burdens,  the  town  was  called  upon  to  bear.  A  quota 
of  men  for  the  army  was  also  required,  and,  at  a  meeting  in 
July,  the  town  voted  that  such  men  be  hired  by  the  town,  and 
the  money  for  that  purpose  be  assessed  on  the  inhabitants, 
Capt.  Starrett,and  Lieutenants  Libbey  and  Kelloch,  were  made 
a  committee  for  hiring  them.  The  number  at  this  time  re- 
quired of  the  town,  was  only  two,  out  of  the  2000  raised  by 
the  State.* 

The  compensation  of  the  selectmen  was,  by  a  vote  of  the 
town,  fixed  at  $2  a  day.  This  sum,  according  to  the  true 
depreciation,. would  have  been  worth  less  than  seven  cents  in 
specie  ;  yet,  as  it  went  to  offset  their  portion  of  the  town  tax, 
estimated  in  the  same  ratio,  it  answered  their  purpose  as  well 
as  if  it  had  been  set  at  815,  and  the  tax  raised  in  proportion. 

At  a  meeting  in  May,  the  town  "  voted  against  the  form  of 
Government."  This  vote,  so  baldly  recorded,  refers  to  a 
State  constitution,  which  had  been  reported  by  a  committee 
the  preceding  year,  and  was  now  submitted  to  the  people  and 
rejected.  Whether  the  question  was  to  be  decided  by 
majorities  of  towns  acting  in  their  corporate  capacity,  or 
whether  there  was  not  information  enough  in  the  meeting  to 
see  the  necessity  of  returning  the  yeas  and  nays,  is  uncertain. 
It  would  not  be  at  all  strange  if  the  latter  were  the  case  ;  as 
a  neighboring  town,  some  time  after  this,  once  voted  "  that 
John  Hancock  be  Governor." 

In  September,  a  law   was   passed   by  which   the  estates  of 

*  Mass.  Records,  &c. 


172  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

three  hundred  and  ten  persons  by  name,  late  inhabitants  of 
the  State,  \vere  all  confiscated.  Among  these  were  Francis 
Waldo  of  Falmouth  and  Thomas  Fluker  of  Boston,  heirs  of 
Gen.  Waldo,  and  principal  proprietors  of  the  Waldo  patent. 
As  these  persons  had  retired  to  the  enemy,  they  were  called 
'  absentees  ;'  and  the  several  Judges  of  Probate  were  author- 
ized to  appoint  agents  to  administer  upon  their  estates,  as  if 
the  late  possessors  were  in  fact  dead.  By  this  act  and  their 
previous  absence,  the  proprietors  were  unable  to  give  valid 
titles  to  lands  within  the  patent,  now  regarded  by  the  people 
here  as  forfeited,  and  on  the  same  footing  as  other  public, 
lands.  This  was  an  additional  inducement  to  the  practice  of 
squatting,  as  it  was  called,  or  settling  on  lands  without  a  title  ; 
which  extensively  prevailed  for  many  years.  Fluker  seems 
to  have  lived  not  many  years  after  this,  as,  in  1784,  he  is  styled 
"  an  absentee,  lately  deceased."  Francis  Waldo,  also,  died 
in  June  of  the  year  last  mentioned.  His  brother.  Col.  Samuel 
Waldo,  had  died  in  Falmouth,  as  early  as  1770,  leaving, 
among  several  children,  one  son  of  the  same  name. 

The  three  counties  of  York,  Cumberland,  and  Lincoln, 
being  this  year  erected  by  Congress  into  a  maritime  district, 
called  "  the  District  of  Maine,"  that  name  was,  for  the  first 
time,  extended  over  the  territory  here. 

The  interest  of  public  afTairs,  and  the  stirring  events  of  the 
times,  did  not  divert  the  attention  of  the  people  of  Warren 
from  what  was  passing  among  themselves.  The  character  of 
their  minister,  who  had  now  built  a  house  and  was  living  on 
the  lot  given  to  the  first  settled  minister,  began  more  and  more 
to  develope  itself.  At  first,  he  was  earnest  to  get  settled,  that 
his  wife  might  know  where  to  find  him  ;  then,  he  was  eager  to 
have  the  town  incorporated,  that  his  salary,  before  depending 
on  a  voluntary  subscription,  might  be  raised  by  tax,  and  con- 
sthute  a  legal  claim  on  the  people.  His  zeal  in  the  cause  of 
American  independence,  appeared  warmer  than  was  perfectly 
natural  in  one  so  recently  from  the  mother  country.  And 
when  all  these  desires  were  gratified,  his  affection  for  his  wife 
seemed  suddenly  to  have  abated.  He  remarked  to  some  of  the 
ladies  that  he  was  sorry  he  had  married  in  Scotland  —  thought 
he  could  suit  himself  better  here,  and  made  use  of  other 
sinister  expressions.  At  a  wedding  at  Deacon  Crawford's —  an 
occasion  which,  in  those  days,  brought  every  body  together 
—  he  told  one  of  the  young  ladies  "  not  to  be  in  a  hurry  about 
getting  married,  that  he  expected  soon  to  receive  a  letter 
with  a  black  seal,  that  a  meenister's  leddy  was  thought  a 
great    deal   of    in    Scotland,"  —  no    equivocal    intimations. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  173 

To  this  girl's  mother,  he  afterwards  repeated  this  expectation 
of  a  letter  with  the  news  of  his  wife's  death.  On  her  inquir- 
ing the  reason,  "  Oh,'^  said  he,_"  I  have  had  bad  dreams  ;  I 
dreem't  the  soles  of  my  shoes  came  off."  "  But,"  said  she, 
*■'  you  have  other  relatives  ;  j^our  di-eam  may  refer  to  some  of 
them."  '^  Hah  !"  said  he,  ^'  I  am  sure  it's  my  wife,  I  dreem't 
one  of  my  teeth  fell  out."  Receiving  no  encouragement 
in  this  quarter,  he  began  to  turn  his  attention  to  another.  A 
daughter  of  Capt.  Mclntyre  was  then  courted  by  Isaac  Wyllie 
of  the  lower  town,  a  smart  young  man,  afterwards  commander 
pf  a  coaster.  Urquhart,  by  injurious  insinuations  against 
him,  so  worked  upon  the  minds  of  her  parents  as  to  break  up 
the  match.  The  next  step  was,  to  exhibit  the  letter  with  the 
black  seal.  This  was  shown  to  a  few  persons ;  the  parson 
appeared  in  deep  mourning,  and  offered  up  public  prayers  on 
the  occasion. 

But  the  afflicted  man  was  not  slow  in  seeking  consolation. 
A  courtship  was  observed  to  be  going  on.  Suspicion  flashed 
upon  the  minds  of  men.  Moses  Copeland  and  others  requested 
to  see  the  letter.  It  was  lost — he  had  dropped  it,  together 
with  a  record  of  baptisms,  whilst  crossing  the  river.  How 
had  it  been  received  ?  It  was  brought  by  two  strangers  who 
lodged  at  Mclntyre's,  and  crossed  the  ferry.  Inquiry  was 
made  at  Waldoborough  and  Thomaston  ;  no  such  persons 
could  be  heard  of;  and,  in  those  days,  the  arrival  of  a  stranger 
was  as  little  likely  to  be  forgotten  as  that  of  a  steamer  is 
now.  Suspicion  was  confirmed.  People  took  sides  for  and 
against  the  minister,  with  as  much  warmth  as  they  had  done 
for  and  against  the  king.  Mrs.  James,  the  midwife,  whose 
influence  was  in  proportion  to  her  dignity,  was  as  strong  an 
advocate  for  Urquhart  as  for  Washington  —  would  as  soon 
doubt  the  patriotism  of  the  one  as  the  purity  of  the  other. 

It  was  proposed  to  refer  the  matter  to  the  Presbytery, 
whether  at  the  request  of  his  friends  or  foes  we  know  not. 
It  is  said  that  Mr.  Dicke  attended  at  one  of  its  sessions,  and 
brought  down  a  citation  for  Mr.  Urquhart  to  appear,  and  make 
his  defence  at  the  next  term.  Whether  he  was  sent  by  the 
church,  or  by  individuals,  cannot  now  be  ascertained.  At  the 
subsequent  term,  Col.  Starrett  attended  on  the  same  business  ; 
but,  in  the  absence  of  the  records  of  the  Presbytery,  it  is  im- 
possible to  give  a  clear  and  definite  account  of  the  nature  and 
date  of  these  transactions. 

The  town,  in  May,  1778,  voted,  "  that  there  shall  no  man 
be  sent  to  the  Presbytery  this  session  ;"  also,  "  that  the  town 
will  not  pay  Mr.  Urquhart  any  more  salary." 
15* 


174  ANNALS     OF     WARKEN. 

This  latter  vote  seems  to  have  given  the  minister  some 
alarm,  and  caused  him  to  look  about, and  examine  the  ground 
on  which  he  stood.  He  had  a  strong  love  of  property,  and 
could  ill  brook  any  diminution  of  his  income.  Neither  his 
settlement,  nor  his  first  year  and  a  half's  salarj^,  for  which  he 
had  no  claim  upon  the  town,  had  been  paid,  except  in  part 
by  individual  contributions  ;  the  first  year's  salary  voted  by 
the  town,  was  in  the  same  predicament ;  and  the  depreciation 
of  paper  money  was,  every  day,  reducing  the  value  of  the 
nominal  sums  thus  due  to  him.  He  had  made  no  contract 
with  the  town,  and  had  no  other  claim  against  it  than  that  of 
services  rendered.  In  this  state  of  things,  besides  complaining 
to  the  Presbytery,  he  petitioned  the  Court  of  Sessions,  imme- 
diately after  the  vote  above  mentioned,  and  both  the  town  and 
the  individual  contractors  were  cited  to  appear  at  the  Septem- 
ber term  of  said  court,  and  make  answer  to  said  Urquhart. 
Reuben  Hall  was  chosen  agent  in  behalf  of  the  town,  and  the 
contractors  employed  Roland  Gushing  of  Pownalboro'  as 
their  attorney.  At  the  September  term,  the  Court  decided, 
that  one-half  the  settlement  money,  c£50,  and  one  and  a  half 
year's  salary,  reckoning  from  the  7th  of  May,  1775,  to  the 
incorporation  of  the  town,  the  7th  of  November,  1776,  £60, 
together  with  £2d  14s.  8d.  damages  for  delay  of  payment, 
should  be  paid  by  the  individuals  who  signed  the  original  con- 
tract ;  and  it  appointed  David  Fales,  Mason  Wheaton,  and 
John  McKellar,  to  assess  the  same  upon  their  polls  and  estates, 
and  commit  the  same  to  Hopestill  Sumner,  collector  of  War- 
ren, with  warrants  to  collect  and  pay  in  the  same  to  the  said 
U.,  who,  on  his  part,  was  to  allow  and  deduct  all  such  sums  as 
any  of  them  had  previously  paid.  The  Court  also  decided, 
that,  although  the  town  had  made  no  contract  with  Mr.  U.,  yet, 
as  he  had  discharged  the  duties  of  a  minister  of  the  Gospel 
for  said  town,  he  was  equitably  entitled  to  a  compensation  ; 
and  it  directed  the  selectmen  of  Warren  to  assess  the  sum  of 
£86  8s.  4d.  upon  the  inhabitants  thereof,  to  be  paid  over  to 
the  said  U.,  as  his  salary  in  full  from  the  incorporation  of  the 
town  to  the  time  of  making  the  decision,  he  deducting  all  for- 
mer payments  as  in  the  other  case. 

This  decision  of  the  civil  power  was  sufficiently  favorable 
to  Mr.  Urquhart  with  regard  to  the  past,  but  threw  no  light 
upon  the  future.  If  no  contract  subsisted  between  him  and 
the  town,  the  latter  might,  at  any  time,  dispense  with  his  servi- 
ces on  giving  him  notice.  Here  the  town  rested,  and  nothing 
further  was  done  during  this  and  the  following  year.  Mr.  U., 
whose  marriage  with  Miss  Mclntyre  had  already  taken   place, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  175 

had  many  warm  friends,  who,  believing  him  innocent,  were 
unwilling  to  part  with  him  ;  and  his  countryman.  Rev.  Mr. 
McLean,  reposing  confidence  in  his  statements,  advised  his 
continuance.  He  remained,  therefore,  preaching  to  such  as 
chose  to  hear  him,  subsisting  on  voluntary  contributions  and 
the  sums  awarded  him  by  Court,  for  the  collection  of  which 
warrants  were  issued  in  April  of  the   following  year,  1779.* 

It  was  during  this  year,  that  the  Rev.  Thurston  Whiting, 
who  subsequently  removed  to  this  town,  made  a  visit  to  Mr. 
Urquhart's,  and  formed  his  first  acquaintance  with  the  town 
in  which  he  ended  his  days.  This  gentleman  was,  two  years 
before,  settled  as  Congregational  minister  over  the  town  of  New- 
castle. Having  married  a  descendant  of  Mr.  Campbell  who 
had  occupied  the  mill  lots  at  the  head  of  the  tide,  he  now  came 
to  examine  the  property,  and  claim  the  right  of  possession.  As 
there  was  yet  no  bridge  across  the  river,  he  forded  the  same 
at  Mr.  Boggs's  shore,  and  called  upon  Deacon  Crawford. 
Whiting  was  then  a  young  man  of  a  prepossessing  appear- 
ance, agreeable  manners,  a  cultivated  mind,  and  of  the  Orth- 
odox faith.  And,  as  the  weaker  points  of  his  character, 
which  peculiarly  exposed  him  to  temptation,  were  not  then 
known,  he  was  regarded  as  a  man  of  great  promise.  He 
found  the  two  lots  on  the  western  side  of  the  river  occupied 
and  claimed  by  Alexander  Bird,  who,  finding  these  lots  un- 
occupied, had,  some  years  before,  taken  possession  of  them. 
Either  at  this  time  or  a  few  years  after,  an  arrangement  was 
made,  by  which  it  was  agreed  that  the  two  lots  should  be 
shared  between  them.  Whiting  taking  the  northern,  since 
owned  by  Hovey,  Page  and  others,  and  Bird  retaining  the 
southern. f 

1779.  The  facilities  afforded  by  the  eastern  harbors  to 
American  -  privateers,  and  the  annoyance  these  occasioned 
to  British  vessels  passing  to  and  from  Halifax,  together  with 
the  desire  of  obtaining  a  safS  harbor  and  a  more  copious 
supply  of  masts  and  timber  for  their  navy,  induced  the  enemy 
to  take  possession  of  Biguyduce,  now  Casline  ;  which  was 
effected  June  12th,  1779.  A  scheme  to  dislodge  them,  was 
immediately  set  on  foot  by  Massachusetts  in  concurrence  with 
Congress.  A  large  force  was  ordered  for  that  purpose,  of 
which  600  were  to  be  drafted  from  Gen.  Cushing's  brigade 
in  Lincoln  County.     The  drafts  from  this  and   the  neighbor- 

*  Town  Rec.    Court  Rec.  Lincoln  Co.    N.  Libbey.    T.  Kirkpatrick, 
&c. 
t  Rev.  T.  Whiting. 


176  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

ing  places  between  Waldoboro'  and  Penobscot  Bay,  formed 
a  company  in  Col.  McCobb's  regiment,  as  follows  : —  Philip 
M.  Ulmer,  Captain  ;  John  Mathews  and  Alexander  Kelloch, 
Lieuts. ;  Joshua  Howard,  Wm.  Robinson,  Joseph  Coombs,  and 
Abraham  Jones,  Sergeants;  Elisha  Bradford,  Francis  Young, 
Ebenezer  Jameson,  and  Matthew  Watson,  Corporals ;  Jona- 
than Crocket,  John  Miller,  Charles  Jameson,  John  Black- 
ington,  Ephraim  Snow,  Richard  Keating,  Ichabod  Barrows, 
Jacob  Keen,  Joseph  Ingraham,  James  Heard,  Stephen  Pea- 
body,  Jr.,  Ephraim  Stimson,  John  Libbey,  James  Eusticc, 
Robert  Hawes,  Andrew  Robinson,  Jonathan  Nutting,  Jacob 
Robinson,  John  Brison,  Dennis  Connary,  John  Wissle,  Corn. 
Morton,  Paul  Jameson,  Geo.  Conden,  Luke  Jones,  Jacob 
Acorn,  Baltus  Stilke,  John  Hunt,  John  Acorn,  Wm.  Palfrey, 
John  Cornmouth,  Samuel  Crane,  Jos.  Jameson,  Levi  Loring, 
John  Ulmer,  Chris'r  Newbit,  John  Varner,  Francis  Vinal, 
Martin  Hoch,  Paul  Mink,  Jos.  Simmons,  Martin  Heisler, 
Peter  Winchenbach,  Valentine  Mink,  Jacob  Ghentner,  John 
Tuck,  Silvester  Prince,  John  Carver,*  John  Gordon,  Wm. 
Gregory,  Peter  Off,  [Orf,  or  Oat,]  Andrew  Wells,  Nathan 
Knights,  Leonard  Medcalf,  Daniel  Gardner,  Samuel  Marshal, 
Michael  Achorn,  Chas.  Kaler,  Henry  Oberlock,  Martin  Brod- 
man,  Chris'r  Walk,  John  Benner,  Geo.  Hoch,  Isaac  Sargus, 
Geo.  Hoffsis,  Chas.  Demorse,  Thomas  Adams,  Thomas  Mor- 
ton, and  Charles  Conner.  Of  these,  the  town  of  Warren 
furnished  Lieut.  Kelloch,  Sergeant  Robinson,  Corporal  Young  ; 
and  Samuel  Crane,  John  Libbey,  Joseph  Jameson,  Stephen 
Pcabody,  Jr.,  and  perhaps  John  Miller,  privates.!  In  addition 
to  these,  most  of  the  citizens  able  to  bear  arms,  volunteered 
their  services,  and  joined  the  flotilla  before  any  attack  was 
made.  On  the  eastern  side  of  the  river,  scarcely  a  man  was 
left  at  home. 

The  troops  were  all  mustered  and  reviewed  at  Townshend, 
or  Boothbay,  and,  under  the  command  of  Generals  Lovell 
and  Wadsworth,  sailed  thence  in  twenty-four  transports, 
accompanied  by  nineteen  armed  vessels,  at  the  head  of 
which  was  the  frigate  Warren  of  32  guns,  all  commanded 
by  Commodore  Saltonstall.  On  the  25th  of  July,  they  arrived 
at  their  place  of  destination,  but,  on  account  of  the  surf,  lay 
inactive  two  days.  On  the  third  day,  a  party  of  soldiers 
and  marines,  after  having  been  kept  in  the   boats  all   night. 


*  Marked  "killed  Jiily  27tli." 

t  Pay-roll  in  Sec.  Office,  Boston,  lettered  *»  Sea  Coast  Defence,  294 

-349,  Penobscot  service,  350 — 533. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  177 

crowded  in  a  standing  position,  without  room  to  sit  or  other- 
wise rest  themselves,  moved  to  the  shore  in  a  still,  foggy 
morning.  The  position  of  the  enetny's  fleet,  rendered  it 
necessary  to  land  on  the  western  side,  in  front  of  a  precipice 
two  hundred  feet  high.  On  the  brow  of  this,  was  posted  a 
line  of  troops,  who  opened  a  brisk  fire  as  our  boats  ap- 
proached. A  volunteer  who  was  present,  represents  the 
balls  as  falling  in  the  water  like  hailstones.  The  cliff  where 
they  landed  being  inaccessible,  they  divided  into  three  bands, 
one  deploying  on  each  hand,  whilst  the  centre  kept  up  a 
brisk  fire  to  draw  the  enemy's  attention.  Orders  had  been 
given,  to  form  on  the  shore  and  march  up  the  cliff  in  order ; 
but  the  precipice  was  so  steep  that  it  was  difficult  to  ascend, 
even  by  grasping  the  bushes.  Ulmer  ordered  his  men  to 
discharge  their  pieces,  twice,  up  the  bank,  then  get  up  the 
best  way  they  could,  and  form  in  order  above.  This  was 
done  successfully  ;  the  others  succeeded  with  more  difficulty  ; 
and  the  enemy  were  soon  driven  from  the  place,  leaving 
thirty  killed,  wounded,  and  taken.  Our  loss  in  this  brilliant 
affair,  which  lasted  about  twenty  minutes,  was  one  hundred 
men. 

But  here,  after  this  splendid  beginning,  the  wrongheaded 
counsels  and  wilful  disposition  of  the  Commodore  began  to 
thwart  every  attempt  at  united  and  vigorous  action.  Delay 
ensued,  until  the  appearance  of  a  British  fleet  of  superior 
force,  left  the  Americans  no  alternative  but  to  retreat  in  the 
best  manner  they  could,  or  surrender  at  discretion.  They 
sailed  up  the  river,  and  were  pursued  by  the  enemy,  some  of 
the  vessels  being  taken,  and  some  burnt  or  blown  up  by  the 
Americans  themselves.  The  troops  mostly  landed  on  the 
western  side,  and,  after  a  painful  march  and  suffering  much 
from  hunger,  found  their  way  back  to  the  settlements.  Most 
of  them  passed  to  the  northward  of  this  place,  and  came 
out  on  the  Kennebec.  Several  of  them  were  so  struck  with 
the  timber  and  soil  in  the  present  town  of  Montville,  that  they 
afterwards  returned  and  settled  there.  One  company  passed 
through  this  town  ;  but,  exhausted  with  hunger  and  fatigue, 
they  were  obliged  to  encamp  on  its  borders ;  and  spent  the 
night  in  Crawford's  meadow.  Goaded  by  hunger,  they,  next 
morning,  found  their  way  to  the  settlement,  and,  dividing 
between  Deacon  Crawford's  and  Wm.  Boggs's,  obtained  a 
breakfast  in  those  hospitable  houses.  Of  those  taken  prison- 
ers in  this  expedition,  one,  John  Libbey,  was  from  Warren. 
He  was  captured  in  an  outpost  which  the  Americans  took 
possession  of,  on  the  night  of  Aug.  7th,  in  the  obscurity  of 


178  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

which  he  got  intermuigled  with  a  party  of  the  enemy  who 
came  out  of  the  fort,  and  was  detained  several  weeks.  One 
volunteer,  Samuel  Boggs,  was  killed.  He  was  found  in  the 
woods  where  he  had  died  of  a  wound,  but  how,  or  by  whom 
inflicted,  was  never  known.  From  the  appearance  of  the 
ground,  he  was  supposed  to  have  died  a  lingering  death  in 
extreme  agony.* 

The  enemy  having  thus  gained  a  foothold  in  our  immedi- 
ate vicinity,  the  militia  of  the  regiment,  now  commanded  by 
Col.  M.  Wheaton,  were  frequently  called  out  on  sudden 
emergencies,  and  more  permanent  detachments  stationed  at 
particular  places.  Capt.  J.  Ludwig,  with  Lieut.  Jacob  Win- 
chenbach.  Sergeant  G.  Bornheimer,  and  17  privates,  did  duty 
at  Broad  Bay  from  Sept.  21st  to  Nov.  1st.  Lieut,  Kelloch 
was  continued  in  service  through  the  following  winter,  and 
stationed  with  a  company  of  drafted  militia  at  Clam  Cove. 
The  intercourse  between  him  and  his  family  in  Warren,  for 
clothing  and  other  purposes,  was  carried  on  by  way  of  the 
Burnt-land  and  Madambettox,  then  the  usual  route.  Lieut. 
Burton,  with  another  party,  was  stationed  at  Camden  harbor, 
and  nine  men,  under  Capt.  Eleazer  Crabtree  and  Sergeant 
David  Jenks,  were  raised  for  the  defence  of  Fox  Islands,  and 
served  from  Sept.  5th  to  Dec.  5th.t 

This  defeat,  the  enemy  upon  our  coasts,  the  embargo 
which  prevented  intercourse  between  our  seaports  and  other 
places,  and  the  uncommon  drought,  were  circumstances 
which  increased  the  dearth  of  provisions  and  the  general 
distress.  In  consequence  of  the  drought,  extensive  fires 
raged  in  the  woods.  One  of  these  swept  over  the  neck  of 
land  between  the  river  and  North  Pond,  from  where  Edmund 
Starrett,  Esq.  now  lives,  up  to  Starrett's  bridge.  Rocky 
meadow,  and  an  adjoining  tract  were  burnt  the  same  season. | 

The  currency  continuing  to  sink,  was  now  as  forty  to  one ; 
the  price  at  Falmonth,  in  June,  of  a  bushel  of  corn  being 
#35;  of  wheat  meal,  $75  ;  molasses,  $16  per  gallon  ;  and,  in 
August,  $19  for  a  pound  of  tea.§ 

Warren,  this  year,  received  some  addition  to  its  population 
by  the  arrival  of  Capt.  Samuel  Payson  and  sons  from  Sharon, 
Mass.  followed  soon  after  by  his  whole  family.     He,  with  his 

r— -— "     ■ 

*  WiU.  His.     S.  Crane.    D.  Dicke.      J.  Boggs.    H.  M.  Watts,  &c. 
t  A.  Kelloch,  2d.    W.  Lermond.    Pay-rolls  in  Sec.  Office. 
X  What  is  called  the  Burnt-land  was  burnt  over  before  the  town 
was  settled. — T.  Kirkpatrick,  &c. 
§  Smith's  Joiu'nal,  p.  Ill — 112. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  179 

eldest  son,  had  served  some  years  in  the  army,  with  pay 
scarcely  sufficient  to  maintain  his  large  family ;  and  now  re- 
solved to  direct  his  steps  eastward,  where  land,  at  least,  was 
abundant.  Proceeding  to  Boston,  he  found  a  vessel,  Capt.  J. 
Wyllie  master,  bound  to  St.  George's,  and  applied  for  a  pas- 
sage. He  was  told  no  vessel  would  sail  till  the  embargo  was 
removed.  Availing  himself  of  the  proffered  hospitality,  he 
staid  on  board  one  night,  and,  in  some  of  the  neighboring 
places,  found  labor  for  himself  and  sons  sufficient  to  pay 
their  expenses  till  the  embargo  was  removed.  Arriving  in 
this  town,  he  took,  on  shares,  the  farm  of  William  Robinson, 
(now  again  in  the  army,)  and  carried  it  on  for  three  years.* 

It  was,  also,  in  the  early  part  of  this  year,  we  believe,  that 
the  town  lost  another  of  its  earliest  settlers.  Mr.  Archibald 
Gamble,  in  hauling  hay  across  the  river  on  the  ice,  broke 
through,  and  was  drowned,  near  what  has  since  been  called 
Gamble's  rock.t 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  town,  this  year,  the  former 
officers  were  in  general  re-elected  ;  except  that  Alexander 
Lermond  was  chosen  clerk,  and  Patrick  Pebbles,  William 
Boggs,  and  Alexander  Lermond,  Jr.,  assessors,  distinct  from  the 
selectmen  ;  Capt.  John  Mclntyre,  constable  ;  John  Crawford, 
Jr.,  David  Creighton,and  John  Spear,  committee  of  safety  ; 
Alexander  Kelloch,  John  Watts,  and  Samuel  Boggs,  fish  com- 
mittee ;  and  John  Nelson,  Samuel  Counce,  and  David  Kelloch, 
road  surveyors. 

This  Mr.  Nelson,  a  native  of  Scotland,  came  to  this  place 
as  a  pedler,  carrying  his  goods  in  panniers,  with  two  horses. 
He  also  kept  goods  for  sale  at  Lermond's  mills  for  a  time, 
had  now  purchased  the  farm  at  present  occupied  by  Francis 
Spear  and  others,  and  was  living  in  the  house  he  built  the 
preceding  year,  which  was  afterwards  long  occupied  by  Rev. 
Thurston  Whiting, on  the  spot  where  the  widow  S.  Mclntyre's 
now  stands.  Nelson's  deed  from  S.  Howard,  and  that  of 
the  adjoining  lot  to  John  Crawford,  Jr.  were  dated  July  19, 
1776. 

In  May,  it  was  voted  "  that  the  four  rod  road  between  the 
land  of  J.  Mclntyre  and  P.  Pebbles  be  laid  open."  This  re- 
lates to  one  of  those  roads  which  Mr.  Waldo  agreed  to  give, 
one  at  least  for  every  five  lots,  and  for  which  a  space  four 
rods  wide  was  left  in  the  original  survey.  This  vote  is  the 
first  evidence  the  records  afford  of  any  thing  like  laying  out 

*  J.  Payson.  t  Mrs.  S.  Fuller.     Mrs.  P.  Williams. 


180  ANNALS      OF     AVARREN. 

a  road  in  the  town.  At  the  same  meeting,  it  was  "  voted  that 
no  alewives  be  caught  at  the  falls  for  sale  ;''  whicli  vote 
seems  to  prove  tliat  these  fish  were  now  in  great  demand,  and 
that  more  |)eo|)U3  came  for  them  than  could  find  room  for 
fishing.  The  intention  of  the  vote  was,  to  prevent  tiie  first 
comers  from  monopolizing  the  stands,  and  making  a  profit  by 
the  sale  of  fish,  to  which  all  were  equally  entitled. 

On  the  28th  of  May,  the  town  made  choice  of  Moses  Cope- 
land  as  their  Representative  in  the  General  Court,  it  being 
the  first  time  the  town  was  represented.  This  gentleman  had, 
the  preceding  year,  opened  a  shop  of  goods,  and  was  now  do- 
ing a  small  business  near  his  mill  in  the  lower  part  of  the 
town.  At  tlie  same  time,  J.  Mclntyre,  T.  Starrett,  and  VVm. 
Lermond,  were  chosen  a  connnittee  "  to  instruct  tlie  represen- 
tative and  draw  up  a  petition."  They  voted,  also,  "  that  the 
town  does  not  choose  to  do  any  thing  about  the  form  of  govern- 
ment at  this  tim(3."  The  former  of  these  votes  was  in  con- 
formity with  the  fashion  of  the  time,  tlie  instructions  of  Bos- 
ton and  other  towns  to  their  representatives  being  among  the 
ablest  documents  of  the  revolution.  What  instructions  were 
given  by  this  committee,  or  what  the  petition  alluded  to,  we 
have  no  means  of  knowing.  The  last  of  these  votes  referred 
to  the  State  constitution,  the  formation  of  which  was  then 
in  agitation.  Delegates  met  to  take  this  subject  into  consider- 
ation, in  September,  at  Cambridge,  and,  after  referring  the 
subject  to  a  large  committee,  adjourned  to  October  28th,  and 
subsequently  to  the  5th  of  .January  following. 

1780-  After  a  protracted  session,  a  Constitution,  com- 
j)lel(HJ,  accepted,  and  printed,  was  distributed  for  adoption 
among  all  the  towns  and  plantations  throughout  the  State.  A 
majority  of  two-thirds  of  the  voters  present,  was  required  for 
its  ratification,  which  being  subsequently  obtained,  the  Con- 
stitution went  into  oj)eration  on  the  last  Wednesday  of  Octo- 
ber, and  continued  unaltered  until  after  the  separation  of 
Maine  from  Massachusetts.  On  the  question  of  its  adoption, 
the  town  of  Warren,  in  accordance  with  the  vote  of  the  pre- 
ceding year,  seems  not  to  have  acted  at  all.  At  the  first 
election,  Sept.  4th,  John  Hancock  was  chosen  Governor,  and 
Thomas  Rice  of  Pownalboro',  Senator  for  the  county  of  Lin- 
coln. It  does  not  appear  from  the  records  that  Warren  took 
any  j)art  in  this  election. 

The  winter  of  1779-80  was  remarkable  for  its  severity. 
On  Christmas  day,  there  was  a  violent  snow  storm  of  about 
two  feet  in  depth,  and  on  New  Year's  day,  another  still  deep- 
er;  in  both  of  which   the   wind   was   fiorth-westerly.     These 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  181 

were  the  principal  snows ;  but  the  fences  were  all  covered 
during  the  winter,  and  there  was  no  traveling  except  upon 
snow-shoes.  For  forty-eight  days,  the  sun  had  no  power  to 
melt  the  snow  even  on  the  roofs  of  houses.  Mr.  Copeland, 
who  attended  the  winter  session  of  the  Legislature,  set  out 
on  his  return  home  in  February,  and  came  as  far  as  North 
Yarmouth  on  snow-shoes.  Lieut.  Benjamin  Burton,  then 
stationed  at  Camden  with  a  body  of  troops,  went  in  the  same 
month  with  a  flag  of  truce  to  obtain  the  release  of  Eliakim 
Libbey,  a  young  man  of  this  town,  who  had  been  taken,  the 
fall  before,  in  a  schooner  that  was  cut  out  of  the  Westkeag 
river,  loaded  with  lumber  for  the  W.  Indies.  He  passed 
directly  from  Camden  harbor  to  Biguyduce,  across  the  mouth 
of  Penobscot  Bay  on  the  ice  ;  and  succeeding  in  his  mission, 
returned  with  Libbey  in  the  same  manner.* 


CHAPTER  X 


PROM  1780  to  1782;    closing  events  of   the    revolution,  eccle- 
siastical  DIFEICULTIES,   &C. 

The  disastrous  attempt  against  Biguyduce,  had  the  effect 
to  encourage  the  adherents  of  the  British,  and  give  rise  to 
considerable  illicit  traffic.  Those  who  had  been  plundered 
or  otherwise  molested  as  tories,  now  sought  satisfaction  by 
retaliation  ;  and  some,  who  had  nothing  to  complain  of,  were 
tempted  by  the  prospect  of  gain  to  furnish  provisions  to  the 
enemy.  The  inhabitants  of  this  town,  in  general,  had  neither 
the  means  nor  inclination  to  engage  much  in  either.  Com- 
plaints and  accusations  were,  indeed,  made  on  both  sides. 
Many  reports,  to  the  disadvantage  of  particular  persons,  were 
put  in  circulation,  resting,  generally,  upon  no  very  conclusive 
evidence.  Waldo  Dicke  and  John  Nelson  were  the  only  ones 
who  actually  joined  the  British.  The  latter  had  lost  his  em- 
ployment as  pedler  in  consequence  of  the  interruption  of 
trade  ;  and  the  former  was  led  by  inclination,  resentment,  and 
the  prospect  of  success,  to  take  sides  with  the  enemy.  Many 
from  other  places  had  done  the  same ;  and  their  knowledge 

*  Copcland's  MS.     D.  Dicke.     " 

16 


182  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

of  the  country,  harbors,  and  inlets,  enabled  them,  with  facility, 
to  commit  depredations  on  sea  and  land.  To  put  a  stop  to 
this  state  of  things,  a  detachment  of  600  militia  was  ordered 
out  for  eight  months'  service  ;  200  of  which  were  stationed, 
under  George  Ulmer,  at  Camden.  To  that  place,  the  friends 
of  freedom  on  the  Penobscot,  deeming  their  situation  there 
no  longer  safe,  now  repaired  as  an  asylum  from  the  enemy. 
A  number,  also,  particularly  Treat,  Pierce,  West,  the  two 
Cochranes,  and  perhaps  some  others,  of  Frankfort,  brought 
their  families  to  friends  and  relatives  in  Warren,  and  remain- 
ed for  some  time  at  the  houses  of  Col.  Starrett,  Alexander 
Lermond,  Mrs.  James,  and  perhaps  elsewhere.  Some  hostile 
attempts  were  made  upon  Camden  ;  in  one  of  which,  the  saw- 
mill on  Megunticook  stream  was  burned  ;  but  the  grist-mill, 
which  was  also  set  on  fire,  was  saved  by  a  party  under 
Leonard  Metcalf,  who  bravely  repelled  the  enemy,  and  ex- 
tinguished the  flames.  On  this,  or  some  similar  expedition, 
undertaken  in  retaliation  for  the  taking  of  a  vessel  from  Cas- 
tine  harbor,  the  Scottish  commander.  Col.  Campbell,  had 
orders  to  burn  the  place  ;  but  finding  nothing  but  scattered 
log-huts,  and  being  likely  to  meet  resistance,  he  excused  the 
omission  of  this  part  of  his  orders  to  his  father,  the  General, 
by  saying  he  "  would'nt  risk  the  life  of  a  man  for  all  the  soo 
hoosesf  in  Camden."  A  kind  of  tavern,  in  a  log-house,  was 
kept  at  Clam  Cove  by  Wm.  Gregory,  a  jolly,  light-minded 
man,  much  fonder  of  a  merry  story  than  a  political  discussion, 
and  more  eager  to  amass  a  fortune  than  maintain  the  rights 
of  either  country.  He  was  reckoned  a  tory,  and  his  house 
frequented  by  illicit  traders ;  though  he  was  often  plundered 
by  both  parties.  On  one  occasion,  about  this  time,  a  knocking 
was  heard  at  night  at  his  door.  He,  answering,  was  request- 
ed to  open  his  door  to  a  friend  ;  when,  as  he  did  so,  in  rushed 
a  file  of  men,  all,  except  the  commander,  speaking  a  foreign 
tongue,  probably  the  Scotch  highland.  They  inquired  if  two 
deserters,  whom  they  described,  were  in  his  house  ;  and,  being 
satisfied  that  they  were  not,  compelled  Gregory  to  go  with 
them,  as  a  guide,  to  the  ferry  at  Thomaston.  On  their  arrival, 
the  boats  were  all  on  the  other  side  ;  but,  after  a  Ihtle  talk 
not  understood,  one  stripped  off  his  clothes  in  an  instant, 
notwithstanding  the  coldness  of  the  season,  and,  plunging  in, 
soon  returned  with  a  boat.  Leaving  him  to  dress  and  warm 
himself  as  he  could,  the  rest  went  over  to  Watson's  house, 

*  Anglice,  piff-stie^. 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  183 

found  the  deserters,  returned   to  Clam  Cove,  and  embarked 
before  the  dawn. 

The  coast  was  infested  with  privateers,  both  British  and 
American.  A  sloop  belonging  to  Capt.  Henderson,  M.  Cope- 
land,  and  others,  was  this  year  taken  by  the  enemy  ;  but, 
being  afterwards  retaken,  was  restored  to  the  owners  on 
payment  of  $80  salvage.  After  the  capture  of  this  sloop, 
and  the  loss  of  the  Dolphin,  cast  away  the  preceding  year, 
but  a  single  vessel,  belonging  to  Col,  Wheaton,  remained  in 
this  river.  This  also  was  cut  out  in  the  night  time,  by  a 
party  said  to  be  headed  by  Waldo  Dicke,  and  conducted 
without  molestation  to  Biguyduce. 

Among  the  many  who  were  drawn  to  this  quarter  from 
other  places  for  the  sake  of  carrying  on  intercourse  with  the 
British,  was  one  Capt.  John  Long,  who  frequently  passed  to 
and  fro,  plotting  schemes  of  mischief.  Being  found  at  War- 
ren, on  one  occasion,  the  people  undertook  to  arrest  him. 
Seeing  himself  surrounded,  with  no  chance  of  escape,  he 
brandished  his  knife,  and  threatened  the  life  of  any  one  who 
should  approach.  This  caused  a  little  hesitation  ;  but  the 
circle  gradually  contracted  around  him,  till  he  was  seized 
by  John  Spear,  from  whose  grasp,  once  fixed,  there  was  no 
disengagement,  and  was  disarmed,  pinioned,  and  taken  to 
Waldoboro'  on  horseback.  A  party  there,  undertook  to 
conduct  him  on  to  the  County  jail ;  but,  somehow  or  other,  he 
found  means  to  effect  his  escape  this  time  ;  though  in  1781 
he  was  again  apprehended  in  Camden,  and  sent  all  the  way  to 
Boston  under  the  care  of  Philip  Robbins  of  Stirlington. 

The  command  of  the  whole  eastern  department,  between 
Piscataqua  and  St.  Croix,  was  given  to  General  Peleg  Wads- 
worth.  He  was  empowered  to  raise  a  company  of  volun- 
teers in  Lincoln  County,  whenever  he  siiould  think  the  public 
safety  required  it ;  and  to  execute  martial  law,  ten  miles  in 
width  upon  the  coast  eastward  of  the  Kennebec  and  upon 
the  islands,  conformably  to  the  standing  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  American  army.  He  arrived  at  Falmouth,  April  6th, 
and  took  immediate  measures  for  raising  the  troops  required 
for  that  and  the  more  eastern  posts.  With  a  portion  of  these, 
he  came  to  St.  George's  the  following  week,  and  fixed  his 
head-quarters  at  Thomaston.  To  draw  a  line  of  demarka- 
tion  between  friends  and  foes,  he  issued  a  proclamation 
strictly  prohibiting  all  intercourse  with  the  enemy. 

Soon  after  this,  a  number  of  British  partizans  took  a 
young  man  from  one  of  the  Islands  by  the  name  of  Stephen 
Pendleton,  who  went  as  a  pilot,  and  conducted  them  to  the 


184  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

dwelling  of  Mr.  Soule,  a  wealthy  man  and  staunch  friend  of 
liberty,  in  Waldoboro'.  They  entered  his  house,  seized  and 
bound  him,  and  told  Pendleton  he  might  have  his  choice 
either  to  help  plunder  the  house,  or  guard  Soule.  He,  accord- 
ing to  his  own  account,  not  liking  the  idea  of  plunder,  chose 
the  latter.  They  proceeded  to  ransack  the  house,  and  were 
about  to  break  open  the  desk  ;  when  Soule,  unwilling  to 
lose  his  treasure,  made  such  exertions  to  free  himself,  in 
defiance  of  Pendleton's  threats  to  shoot  him,  that  he  was  on 
the  point  of  succeeding.  Pendleton,  trembling  for  the  safety  ' 
of  himself  and  whole  party,  fired,  and  shot  him  dead,  se- 
verely wounding  his  wife,  also,  at  the  same  time.  This 
raised  an  alarm,  and  the  marauders  were  glad  to  escape  to 
the  woods,  conceal  themselves  as  they  could  by  day,  and 
travel  by  night,  subsisting  on  the  bark  of  trees,  till,  by  a 
circuitous  route  back  of  the  mountains,  they  reached  Penob- 
scot, and  returned  to  Biguyduce.  Pendleton  was  afraid  to 
return,  and  after  the  war  lived  in  Nova  Scotia,  making  one 
or  two  clandestine  visits  to  his  family  on  the  Island.* 

Immediately  after  this  high-handed  outrage.  Gen.  Wads- 
worth  issued  a  proclamation  denouncing  death  upon  any  one 
convicted  of  aiding  or  secreting  the  enemy.  Subsequent  to 
this  proclamation,  a  man  by  the  name  of  Jeremiah  Braun, 
residing  back  of  Damariscotta,  was  taken  up,  charged  with 
piloting  a  party  of  the  British  through  the  back  country  for 
the  purpose  of  pillaging.  He  was  tried  on  the  23d  or  24th 
of  August  by  a  court-martial  at  Wadsworth's  head-quarters, 
condemned,  and  sentenced  to  be  hung.  Being  rather  a  sim- 
ple sort  of  a  man,  and,  as  many  thought,  unconscious  of  any 
offence  in  what  he  did  ;  the  sentence  was  generally  consid- 
ered as  a  feint  to  frighten  him,  and  prevent  a  repetition  of  the 
crime.  Many  went  to  the  General,  and  among  them  Mrs. 
James  and  other  women,  to  intercede  for  his  pardon.  But 
the  crisis  demanded  decision  ;  an  example  was  thought  ne- 
cessary ;  and  Wadsworth  remained  inflexible.  On  the  day 
after  the  sentence,  a  gallows  was  erected  on  Limestone  hill, 
and  the  miserable  man  conducted  to  it  in  a  cart,  fainting  at 
the  sight,  and  rendered  insensible  from  fear.  In  this  situation, 
Mr.  Coombs,  who  was  standing  near,  was  asked  to  lend  his 
handkerchief  to  tie  over  the  prisoner's  eyes.  Supposing  it  a 
farce,  he  complied  ;  and  the  prisoner,  to  appearance  already 
dead,  was  swung  off,  to  the  astonishment  of  the  spectators. 
The  General  was  greatly  moved,  and  was  observed  walking 

— — _, -  --■ 

*  II,  Prince,  Esq.,  &c, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  185 

his  room  in  apparent  agitation  the  most  of  the  following  day. 
Many  friends  of  the  revolution  regretted  that  such  an  exam- 
ple of  severity,  however  necessary,  should  fall  on  such  a 
victim. 

Another  offender,  by  the  name  of  Nathaniel  Palmer,  was 
also  condemned,  but  made  his  escape  from  Wheaton's  barn, 
the  place  of  his  confinement.  Several  courts-martial  were 
held  the  same  season,  and  were  composed  of  such  officers, 
whether  in  the  militia  or  the  public  service,  as  were  nearest 
at  hand.  In  a  book  kept  by  Lieut.  Burton,  then  on  duty 
under  Wadsworth,  we  find  the  following  entry.  "June  1, 
1780.  Capt.  Thomas  Starrett,  5  days  on  Court-martial  ; 
Lieut.  Kelloch,  Lieut.  Nutt,  Lieut.  Bucklin,  5  days  each, 
Lieut.  Killse,  3  days."  Subsequently,  without  date,  "  Capt. 
Starrett,  Lieuts.  Libbey,  Killse,  Kelloch,  and  Nutt,  one  day 
each."* 

This  town  voted,  in  March,  that  the  sum  of  =£500  be  raised 
for  the  purpose  of  hiring  soldiers.  In  a  resolve  of  the  Gen- 
eral Court  passed  May  4th  of  this  year,  for  each  town  to  pro- 
cure one-tenth  as  many  shirts,  pairs  of  shoes,  and  stockings,  as 
there  were  male  inhabitants  in  said  town  above  sixteen  years 
old,  and  half  as  many  blankets  as  shirts  ;  Warren  had  asses- 
sed nine  shirts,  as  many  pairs  of  shoes  and  stockings,  and 
four  blankets.  By  another  resolve  passed  September  25th,  to 
supply  the  army  with  beef,  Warren's  assessment  was  1,780 
lbs.  out  of  66,0901bs.  on  the  county.  Upon  this,  the  town 
voted  "  that  there  be  a  sum  of  money  raised  to  purchase 
l,7801bs.  of  beef  at  $5  per  pound."  By  another  resolve  of 
December  4th,  Warren  was  to  provide  3,4221bs.  of  beef,  out 
of  129,1521bs.  for  the  county. f  In  town  meeting,  it  was 
voted  "  to  accept  the  report  of  the  committee  respecting  the 
frost-fishery  ;"  and  another  was  chosen  to  take  care  of  the 
glass  in  the  old  meeting-house  ;  which  had  probably  remained 
unused  ever  since  the  lead  sashes  were  pillaged  by  the 
Indians. 

An  attempt  was,  this  year,  made  to  reconcile  the  people  with 
their  minister.  On  the  19th  of  November,  it  was  voted  "  to 
choose  a  committee  to  endeavor  to  settle  the  subsisting  differ- 
ences with  Mr.  Urquhart."  On  the  30th  of  the  same  month, 
they  voted  "  that  the  paper  offered  by  Mr.  Urquhart  is  satis- 
factory for  the  present ;"  that  the  town  hire  him  the  ensuing 


*  Tradition.     P.  Butler's  Jour,  per  Rev.  J.  L.  Sibley, 
t  Mass.  Records. 

16* 


186  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

year,  and  give  him  c£30,  old  currency,  payable  in  corn  at  4s. 
per  bushel,  barley  at  2s.  8d.,  beef  at  2^d.  per  lb.,  butter  at 
8d.,  and  work  at  2s.  8d.  a  day  in  summer  and  2s.  in  winter, 
or  in  paper  currency  at  $90  for  one  in  silver.  They  also 
voted  to  pay  him  $100,  equal  to  silver  money,  per  year,  for 
the  time  past. 

The  town,  this  year,  voted  to  build  a  bridge  over  Oyster 
River ;  the  frame  to  be  provided  by  the  inhabitants  on  the 
eastern  side  of  the  main  river,  and  the  covering  by  those  on  the 
western  side.  This  was  the  first  attempt  at  bridging  in  the 
town  ;  and  was  performed  some  rods  below  the  present  Oyster 
River  bridge,  being  wholly  in  Warren.  Before  this  time, 
there  was  no  other  passage  across  that  stream,  but  that  through 
Lermond's  saw  and  grist-mills,  which  were  on  opposite  sides 
of  the  river,  and  connected  by  a  footway  of  plank.  Across 
this,  old  Mr.  Lermond  used  to  pass  to  accommodate  his  cus- 
tomers by  night  or  day,  in  snow,  ice,  or  rain,  though  it  would 
make  some  people  giddy  to  walk  it  in  the  dny-time.  The 
distant  customers  at  this  mill,  it  is  said,  were  generally  furnish- 
ed with  a  meal  of  victuals,  and  the  boys  and  girls  (for  girls 
went  to  mill  in  those  days)  treated  on  hasty-pudding  and 
molasses.* 

In  December,  the  troops  which  had  been  called  out  in  the 
spring,  having  returned  home,  Gen.  Wadsworth  was  left  with 
a  small  guard  only ;  soldiers  from  the  neighboring  militia 
beinci;  occasionally  called  for,  to  act  as  sentinels. 

1781.  On  the  18th  of  Feb.  1781,  Gen.  Campbell  at 
Biguyduce,  having  received  intelligence  of  Wadsworth's  situ- 
ation, sent  Lieut.  Stockton,  with  a  party  of  twenty-five  men, 
in  a  schooner  used  as  a  privateer,  to  attempt  his  capture. 
They  arrived  at  dead  of  night,  and  anchored  in  Westkeag 
river,  whence,  with  Waldo  Dicke  for  their  guide,  they  pro- 
ceeded on  by  land  to  the  General's  head-quarters.  These 
were  in  the  house  of  Col.  Wheaton,  on  the  eastern  side  of  the 
road  leading  from  the  Prison  corner  to  the  lower  toll-bridge 
in  Thomaston  ;  Wheaton  having  removed,  for  a  time,  to  his 
lands  in  Stirlington.  This  house  then  consisted  of  one  story 
only,  though  a  second  story  was  afterwards  added.  It  is  still 
standing,  nearly  opposite  the  dwell inghouse  of  the  late  Capt. 
Wm.  Robinson,  and  frequently  designated  as  the  "  Seavy 
house."  Here  the  General  had  his  family,  consisting  of  his 
wife,  her  two  children,  and  her  friend.  Miss  Fenno,  with  a 
guard  of  six  soldiers.     The  General  occupied  the  west  front 

■  « ' ■ 

*  O.  Boggs.    T.  Kirkpatrick,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  187 

room.  John  Montgomery,  who  acted  as  the  General's  waiter, 
was,  that  night,  absent  at  his  father's  in  Warren.  William 
Boggs,  Philip  Sechrist,  and  Nathaniel  Copeland,  all  from  the 
last  named  town,  were  among  the  soldiers  drafted  from  the 
militia  to  act  as  guards  for  the  night.  The  first  of  these  was 
standing  sentinel  at  the  door  when  the  party  arrived.  Hear- 
ing a  crackling  of  the  crusted  snow,  he  hailed  "  who  comes 
there  ?"  but  they  rushed,  on  before  the  words  were  out  of  his 
mouth,  disarmed  him,  and  assaulted  the  house  in  various 
quarters.  As  the  door  of  the  kitchen,  then  used  as  a  guard- 
room, was  opened,  a  part  of  the  assailants  discharged  their 
pieces,  and  entered.  At  the  same  moment,  others  fired  into 
the  sleeping  apartment  of  the  General  and  his  wife,  and  blew 
in  a  part  of  the  window  ;  and  a  third  party  forced  their  way 
to  Miss  Fenno's  room.  Thus  possession  was  taken  of  the 
whole  house,  except  the  general's  room,  which  was  strongly 
barred.  Finding  no  person  with  Miss  Fenno  except  Mrs. 
Wadsworth,  who  had  fied  thither  to  dress  herself,  a  British 
officer  ordered  the  firing  there  to  cease.  Armed  with  a  brace 
of  pistols,  a  fusee,  and  a  blunderbuss,  the  General  fought  the 
assailants  away  entirely  from  his  windows,  and  the  kitchen 
door.  Twice  he  ineffectually  snapped  his  blunderbuss  at 
others  whom  he  heard  in  the  front  entry  ;  when  they  retreat- 
ed. He  next  seized  his  fusee,  and  fired  upon  those  who 
were  breaking  through  one  of  his  windows  ;  and  they  also 
withdrew.  The  attack  was  then  renewed  through  the  entry, 
and  was  bravely  resisted  with  his  bayonet.  But  the  appear- 
ance of  his  under  linen  betraying  him  to  the  soldiers  in  the 
kitchen,  they  instantly  fired  at  him,  and  one  of  their  bullets 
went  through  his  left  arm.  Forced  to  surrender,  they  helped 
him  to  dress  with  all  expedition,  except  his  coat,  which  cotild 
not  be  drawn  over  his  fractured  arm.  His  wife  and  Miss 
Fenno,  in  spite  of  the  condition  the  house  was  in,  doors  and 
windows  demolished,  one  room  on  fire,  and  the  floors  covered 
with  blood,  hastily  tied  a  handkerchief  on  bis  arm,  and  threw 
a  blanket  over  his  shoulders  ;  when  he  was  precipitately  hur- 
ried away.  Two  wounded  British  soldiers  were  placed  on 
the  General's  horse,  taken  from  the  barn  ;  and  he  himself, 
and  a  wounded  soldier  of  his,  marched  on  foot,  assisted  by 
their  captors.  Having  gone  about  a  mile,  one  of  the  soldiers, 
faint  and  apparently  dying,  was  left  at  a  small  house,  and  the 
General  mounted  in  his  stead.  The  party  arrived  at  West- 
keag,  snatched  a  hasty  breakfast  at  Mr.  Snow's,  and,  hurrying 
to  their  vessel,  embarked  before  day,  and  returned  triumphant 
to  Biguyduce.     One  of  the   general's  body-guard,  Hickey  by 


188  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

name,  was  left  badly  wounded  in  the  thigh,  who,  as  soon  as 
his  condition  would  admit,  was  taken  to  Waldoboro',  and  put 
under  the  care  of  Dr.  Scjiaeffer.  The  children  were  in  the 
bed-room,  and  the  General's  son,  five  years  old,  slept  undis- 
turbed through  the  whole  transaction.  Having  now  no  in- 
ducement to  remain  here,  Mrs.  Wadsworth  and  her  family 
returned  to  their  friends  at  Falmouth.* 

Wadsworth,  on  arriving  at  Biguyduce,  was  complimented 
by  the  British  commander  for  his  gallant  defence,  received 
surgical  aid  for  his  wound,  and  was  confined  in  a  grated 
room  of  the  officers'  barracks  within  the  fortress.  In  April, 
Major  Benjamin  Burton,  who  had  served  under  him  the 
preceding  summer,  was  taken  prisoner  on  his  passage  from 
Boston  to  St.  George's,  and  confined  in  the  same  room.  Having 
been  refused  their  parole,  and  learning  that  they  were  about 
to  be  sent  to  England,  the  two  began  to  task  their  ingenuity 
to  find  the  means  of  escape.  Besides  the  ditch,  the  walls  of 
the  fort  were  20  feet  high,  with  frazing  at  the  top  and 
chevaux-de-frize  at  the  bottom.  Within  and  upon  the  walls, 
and  near  the  exterior  doors  of  the  building,  there  were  sen- 
tinels posted  ;  and  also  two  in  the  entry  about  the  prisoners' 
door.  The  upper  part  of  this  door  was  a  window-sash  — 
opened  by  the  guards  at  pleasure,  not  unfrequently  in  times 
of  profound  darkness  and  silence.  Outside  the  ditch,  another 
set  of  guards  patroled  through  the  night ;  the  gate  was  shut 
at  sunset ;  and  a  picket-guard  was  placed  on  or  near  the 
isthmus  north-westward,  to  prevent  any  escape  from  the 
fort  to  the  main  land.  Yet,  in  spite  of  all  these  obstacles, 
they  adopted  a  plan,  and  set  about  its  execution.  Procuring 
a  gimlet,  as  if  to  assist  in  the  making  of  toys  for  their  amuse- 
ment, they  commenced  boring  holes  through  one  of  the  pine 
boards  which  covered  their  room,  filling  the  holes  with  bread 
as  fast  as  they  were  made.  Wadsworth,  not  being  tall  enough 
for  this  operation,  assigned  it  to  his  companion,  whilst  he 
kept  his  eye  upon  the  door  and  the  sentinels.  From  observa- 
tion he  soon  became  so  acquainted  with  their  pace  and  the 
time  of  their  return,  as  to  appear  disengaged  with  his  com- 
panion as  usual,  though  the  work  made  great  progress  in  the 
intervals.  At  last  the  two  rows  of  perforations  across  the 
board  were  completed,  the  interstices  cut  with  a  pen-knife, 
except  a  single  one  for  support  at  each  corner ;  and  nothing 

*  Dwight's  Travels.  J.  Montgomery.  S.  Crane.  M.  Robinson. 
J.  Rokes,  and  2  Will.  Ilis.  p.  489,  where  WJieaton's  house  is  errone- 
ously placed  at  Westkeag. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  18§ 

but  a  favorable  opportunity  was  wanting  to  put  their  scheme 
in  execution. 

At  length,  on  the  night  of  the  18th  of  June,  in  the  midst  of 
a  tempest,  when  the  flashes  of  lightning  ceased  and  the  rain 
was  pouring  in  torrents,  they  retired  to  bed  about  11  o'clock, 
and,  when  the  guard  was  looking  through  the  door,  extin- 
guished their  light.  In  an  hour  afterwards,  they  had  removed 
the  piece  overhead  and  ascended  through  the  aperture,  the 
tall  Burton  assisting  his  shorter  and  invalid  companion  to 
mount ;  when,  they  crept  over  the  officers'  rooms,  descended 
into  the  entry,  and,  imitating  the  appearance  of  officers  in- 
toxicated, passed  the  guards  at  the  door  unquestioned.  Here 
they  separated  as  by  agreement,  felt  their  way  along  under 
the  eaves  of  the  building,  gained  the  parapet,  let  themselves 
down  by  means  of  blankets  fastened  to  the  pickets  with 
skewers  which  they  had  prepared  beforehand,  and,  from  the 
lower  corner,  dropped  without  harm  into  the  ditch  below. 
Creeping  softly  out  between  the  sentry  boxes,  they  descended 
the  declivity,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  rain  and  darkness, 
groped  their  way  among  rocks,  stumps,  and  brush,  towards 
the  shore  of  the  back  cove,  where  they  had  agreed  to  wait 
for  each  other,  at  an  old  guard-house.  Wadsworth  waited 
here  half  an  hour,  when,  concluding  his  friend  was  lost,  he 
forded  the  cove,  one  mile  in  extent  with  water  in  some 
places  three  feet  deep,  pursued  his  way  over  windfalls 
to  a  road  cut  by  his  order  the  year  before,  and  at  sun- 
rise found  himself  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Penobscot,  the 
rain  abating  and  the  weather  clearing  up.  Resting  here, 
seven  or  eight  miles  from  the  fort,  he  was  overtaken  by 
Burton  to  the  unspeakable  joy  of  both  ;  each  having  believed 
the  other  lost.  Finding  a  boat,  they  crossed  over  the  bay 
to  the  western  shore,  pursued,  but  evidently  not  discovered, 
by  a  barge  of  the  enemy ;  steered  south-westerly,  by  a  pocket 
compass,  through  the  woods  to  the  upper  branches  of  the 
St.  George's,  subsisting  on  some  pieces  of  bread  and  meat 
which  they  had  dried  and  secreted  in  their  confinement,  eked 
out,  as  it  is  said,  by  frogs  taken  on  the  way  ;  and  on  the 
third  day,  June  21st,  arrived  in  the  neighborhood  of  Mt, 
Pleasant,  in  this  town.  Wadsworth  was  so  exhausted  with 
fatigue  and  hunger,  that  Burton  was  forced  to  leave  him 
sonae  niiles  behind,  and,  procuring  assistance  and  refreshment, 


190  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

returned  to  his  aid  ;  after  which,  they  arrived  safe  at  the 
house  of  their  old  friend  and  acquaintance,  Boice  Cooper.* 

Cooper,  zealous  and  officious,  accompanied  them  to  the 
ferry,  and,  thoughtless  of  the  danger  if  any  lurking  parties 
of  the  enemy  had  been  in  wait  to  intercept  them,  hailed 
Capt.  Mclntyre  across  the  river,  and  announced  the  General's 
return  in  a  voice  that  might  be  heard  for  miles.  After 
recruiting,  some  days,  at  Capt.  Mclntyre's,  and  having  no 
longer  any  force  at  his  disposal  here,  the  General  proceeded 
to  Falmouth  by  land,  accompanied  by  a  guard  of  soldiers 
drafted  from  the  militia.  One  of  these,  John  Montgomery, 
then  seventeen  years  old,  is  still  living,  and  remembers  that 
on  taking  leave  of  Mrs.  Wadsworth  she  presented  him  a 
$50  bill,  with  which  he  was  able  to  purchase  one  glass  of 
rum  and  one  felt  hat.t 

The  mutual  depredations  committed  in  Maine  and  Nova 
Scotia,  and  the  acts  of  retaliation  and  revenge  which  they 
gave  rise  to,  had  now  arrived  at  their  greatest  height.  It  was 
some  relief  to  this  border  warfare,  that  the  Indians,  influenced 
by  the  French,  their  old  friends,  now  in  close  alliance  with 
us,  remained  friendly  and  faithful  to  our  interests.  Still 
great  distress  prevailed ;  and  the  public  burdens  were  heavy. 
Besides  the  pecuniary  taxes  upon  every  town  and  plantation  in 
the  State,  there  continued  to  be  repeated  calls  upon  each  one  of 
them  for  recruits,  and  for  particular  articles,  such  as  blankets, 
shirts,  pairs  of  stockings  and  shoes,  and  pounds  of  beef; 
and  in  every  county  there  were  constantly  muster-masters, 
and  collectors  of  the  different  articles.  In  a  resolve  of  the 
preceding  December,  Warren's  quota  of  men  for  the  Conti- 
nental Army  was  three,  and  that  of  the  whole  county,  126. 
Accordingly,  at  the  annual  meeting  in  March,  the  town  voted 
"  that  there  be  ^£800  lawful  money,  paper  currency,  raised 
for  the  purpose  of  hiring  soldiers."  By  resolves  passed  June 
22d,  Warren  was  to  raise  l,4091bs.  of  beef,  and  to  procure 
six  shirts,  six  pair  of  stockings,  and  six  pair  of  shoes.| 

*  Col.  B.  Buxton.  J.  Montgomery.  Dwight's  Travels.  Rev.  J. 
L.  Sibley,  &c. 

t  Mr.  Montgomery's  last  application  for  a  pension,  to  which  he  is 
thought  to  be  jvistly  entitled,  was  rejected  in  1847,  on  the  ground  that 
by  the  pay-rolls,  he  seems  to  have  received  but  £4  wages,  a  simi  suffi- 
cient to  cover  but  two  months'  service.  Perhaps,  from  the  capttire  of 
the  General,  the  dispersion  of  the  few  men  retained,  and  the  little 
value  of  the  paper  money,  the  latter  portion  of  his  ser-sdces  was  never 
presented  for  allowance,  and  the  testunony  of  persons  not  in  the 
service  was  deemed  insufficient  proof  at  the  War  Office. 

X  Mass.  Records. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  1§1 

The  depreciation  of  paper  money  was  now  so  great,  and 
inflicted  such  injustice  upon  the  soldiers,  who  were  obliged  to 
receive  their  wages  in  it,  or  not  at  all,  that  a  new  emission 
was  this  year  issued,  and  made  a  legal  tender.  Being  also 
receivable  for  taxes,  this,  for  a  time,  maintained  its  credit  near- 
ly at  par.  It  might  be  in  reference  to  this  new  emission,  that 
the  town  voted  the  assessors  4s.  a  day  for  their  services  this 
year. 

The  fluctuating  state  of  the  currency  seems  to  have  pro- 
duced some  difficulty  in  the  collection  of  taxes,  as  it  was  not 
till  two  others  had  declined  serving,  that  Boice  Cooper  con- 
sented to  serve  as  constable  with  a  commission  of  one  shilling 
on  the  pound,  just  twice  that  of  the  preceding  year.  In  the 
two  following  years,  a  commission  of  17d.  was  given. 

The  settlers  in  Dr.  Taylor's  township,  or  Stirlington, 
seem,  perhaps  in  consequence  of  their  having  been  included 
with  Warren  in  the  State  tax,  to  have  been,  in  1779,  assessed 
there  in  all  the  other  taxes  of  the  town.  This  gave  rise  to  a 
controversy,  particularly  with  Philip  Robbins,  who  resisted 
the  payment  till  his  property  was  seized  and  sold  at  auction. 
In  November,  1780,  the  town  appointed  a  committee  to  en- 
deavor to  settle  with  him  respecting  his  taxes,  and  empowered 
them  to  sign  arbitration  bonds.  They,  probably,  effected  noth- 
ing, as  in  December  of  that  year,  the  Stirlington  settlers,  11 
in  number,  petitioned  the  Legislature  for  redress,  complaining 
of  the  disadvantages  they  labored  under  in  their  remote  situa- 
tion, and  alleging  that  the  town  of  Warren  had  refused  to 
lay  them  out  a  road  between  the  two  settlements.  Warren 
was  not  represented  in  the  General  Court  that  year,  and 
seems  to  have  made  no  remonstrance.  On  the  11th  May, 
1781,  the  General  Court  passed  a  resolve  that  said  Warren 
"  be  directed  to  pay  to  the  inhabitants  of  Sterlington,  such 
taxes  as  they  have  taxed  and  received  of  said  town  ;  and 
the  said  town  of  Warren  is  further  directed  not  to  tax  the 
inhabitants  of  Sterlington  until  the  further  order  of  the  General 
Court,  any  law  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding."  In  confor- 
mity with  this  resolve,  the  town,  June  26,  1781,  chose  a  com- 
mittee to  settle  with  said  plantation,  with  power  to  give  an 
order  on  the  treasurer  to  pay  Mr.  Robbins  his  tax.* 

A  schooner,  of  which  Mr,  Copeland  owned  one-half,  was, 
sometime  during  this  season,  taken  by  a  British  vessel,  and 
condemned. t 

On  the  13th  of  December,    a  national  Thanksgiving  was 

*  Rev.  Resolves,  1781,  vol.  28,  p.  64.     t  Copeland's  MS, 


192  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

observed  for  the  signal  victory  obtained  at  Yorktown  by  the 
combined  forces  of  France  and  America,  and  the  surrender 
of  the  entire  British  army  under  Lord  Cornwallis.  This 
may  justly  be  regarded  as  the  closing  act  of  the  great  drama 
of  the  Revolution  ;  although  hostilities  continued  for  more 
than  a  year  after. 

No  mention  is  made  in  the  records,  this  year,  of  any  min- 
ister's salary,  nor  of  any  action  upon  ecclesiastical  matters 
whatever.  But  it  would  seem  from  the  votes  of  the  subse- 
quent year,  that  the  paper,  which,  the  preceding  year,  the 
town  voted  to  be  satisfactory  for  the  present,  did  not  prove  to 
be  so  long.  This  paper,  purporting  to  be  a  confirmation  of 
the  story  Mr.  Urquhart  had  told  of  his  wife's  death,  turned 
out  to  be,  at  least  in  the  opinion  of  his  parishioners,  not  genu- 
ine ;  and  was  thought  to  be  a  forgery. 

1782.  On  the  15th  Aug.  1782,  the  town  voted  that  £\b 
of  the  salary  voted  Mr.  Urquhart,  lie  in  the  treasury  till 
further  orders.  It  also  chose  a  committee  to  confer  with 
him  ;  and  appointed  M.  Copeland,  with  a  compensation  of 
820,  "  to  go  to  the  Presbytery,"  we  presume  with  charges 
against  him. 

Of  this  Presbytery,  called,  from  its  most  usual  place  of 
meeting,  the  Salem  Presbytery,  Mr.  Urquhart  was  an  active 
member ;  and  it  may  be  owing  to  his  address  and  manage- 
ment, that  the  particular  charges  against  him,  if  any  were 
made,  do  not  appear  on  its  record.  If  Mr.  Copeland  attend- 
ed, we  are  ignorant  of  the  complaint  made,  and  the  action 
had  upon  it.  Perhaps  a  citation  was  issued,  and,  not  improb- 
ably, private  advice  given  to  both  parties  to  compromise  their 
difficulties,  and  agree  upon  the  terms  of  separation.  In  the 
mean  time,  the  public  odium  against  the  minister  had  increas- 
ed ;  the  people  refused  to  attend  meeting  ;  and  his  influence 
here  was  irretrievably  lost.  His  audience  dwindled  away  till, 
at  last,  it  consisted  only  of  his  own  family,  his  wife's  mother, 
D.  Kirkpatrick,  a  hired  boy,  and  his  unchanging  adherent, 
Mrs.  James.  In  this  state  of  things,  a  separation  appeared 
equally  desirable  to  both  parties  ;  and  the  only  difficulty  was 
to  agree  upon  the  terms.  Mr.  Urquhart  claimed,  and,  as  it 
is  said,  had  sued  for  8500 ;  and  the  town  offered  to  give  him 
.£25.  In  March,  1783,  T.  Starrett,  M.  Copeland,  VVm.  Ler- 
mond,  Wm.  Watson,  and  R.  Hall,  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  try  to  settle  all  matters  of  dispute  with  Mr.  U.,  with  power 
to  choose  arbitrators  and  sign  bonds  in  behalf  of  the  town. 
The  arbitrators  agreed  upon,  were  Thomas  Rice,  Samuel 
Nichols,  and McCobb,  Esquire's,  who  met  soon  after 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  193 

at  Waldoboro',  and,  after  a  full  hearing,  in  which  M.  Cope- 
land,  Esq.  appeared  for  the  town,  decided,  July  4th,  that  the 
town  should  pay  Mr.  Urquhart  £25,  The  town  voted,  July 
24th,  to  pay  this  sum,  and  to  raise  ^30  for  that  purpose  and 
the  payment  of  the  referees. 

Whether  the  complaint  of  the  town  remained  before  the 
Presbytery,  or  Mr.  Urquhart  had  applied  for  his  dismission, 
is  not  known  ;  but,  in  August,  he  issued  a  somewhat  angry 
citation  to  the  town  to  appear  before  the  Presbytery  at  Salem 
on  the  second  Tuesday  of  Sept.  following,  to  answer  to  the 
charges  which  he  meant  there  to  substantiate,  as  follows  : 
"  1st,  Your  suing  me  to  Court  and  atteaching  my  interest 
contrary  to  the  laws  of  justice  or  humanity.  2d,  Your  rob- 
bing me  of  my  interest  by  voting  away  my  hay,  which  re- 
duced me  to  the  greatest  hardships.  3d,  Your  breach  of 
Covenant,  injustice,  oppression  and  barbarity,  of  which  you 
have  been  guilty  towards  me.  4th,  Your  sending  to  the 
Presbytery  with  charges  against  me  in  a  clandestine  way  and 
manner,  without  giving  me  a  copy  of  the  same.  5th,  The 
base  treatment  which  I  have  received  from  the  people  in 
every  respect,  by  endeavoring  to  murder  my  character  at  all 
times,  upon  suspicion,  contrary  to  the  directions  of  Christ." 
What  the  suing  and  attaching  property  refers  to,  the  author 
has  not  been  able  to  ascertain  ;  but  the  voting  away  his  hay, 
seems  to  refer  to  a  vote  passed  in  March  of  the  same  year, 
allowing  S.  Peabody,  for  the  sum  of  £2  14s.  to  cut  the 
meeting-house  marsh,  which  heretofore  had  probably  been  a 
perquisite  of  the  minister. 

The  town,  having  now  settled,  as  the  people  supposed,  all 
matters  of  dispute  with  the  minister,  and  ordered  him  to  desist 
from  preaching,  thinking  he  could  have  no  farther  claim, 
seems  to  have  taken  no  notice  of  this  citation,  and  was 
not  represented  at  the  session  of  the  Presbytery.  This  neg- 
lect to  substantiate  charges,  or  to  reply  to  those  of  Mr.  Urqu- 
hart, was  probably  construed  into  an  abandonment  of  the 
one  or  an  admission  of  the  other.  Mr.  Urquhart  was  regularly 
dismissed  from  his  charge,  and  the  town  laid  under  censure 
for  its  conduct  towards  him.  This  was  considered  by  many 
as  rash  and  injurious.  The  Kev.  Mr.  McLean  of  Bristol, 
who,  as  the  near  associate  and  fellow-countryman  of  Mr. 
Urquhart,  was  disposed  to  put  the  most  charitable  construction 
upon  his  conduct,  and  had  incurred  some  odium  on  that 
account,  seems  to  have  taken  alarm  at  this  decision  ;  and 
wrote  to  the  moderator  of  the  Presbytery  on  the  one  hand, 
and  to  the  elders  of  the  church  and  people  in  Warren 
17 


194  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

on  the  other,  recommending  a  re-examination  of  the  whole 
matter,  and  advising  the  town  to  vindicate  its  conduct  towards 
Mr.  Urquhart,  and  endeavor  that  any  unchristian  carriage 
of  his  might  be  duly  exposed.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Whitaker  of 
Salem,  moderator  of  the  Presbytery,  also  wrote  to  the  town, 
Jan.  26,  1784,  inviting  them,  on  account  of  some  supposed 
errors  in  the  late  decision,  to  attend  the  rehearing  at  the 
next  session  with  all  their  complaints  and  witnesses. 

In  the  mean  time,  a  letter  was  received  from  Mr.  Urquhart's 
first  wife,  dated  at  Wapping,  London,  August,  1783,  com- 
plaining much  of  his  conduct  in  not  writing  to  her.  This 
letter,  coming  unsealed,  was  read  and  shown  to  many  before 
it  reached  him,  confirming  former  suspicions,  and  removing 
the  doubts  of  the  most  skeptical.  On  the  10th  of  May, 
1784,  the  town  chose  a  committee  to  write  to  the  Presbytery 
a  letter  with  charges  against  Mr.  U.  and,  likewise,  to  write  to 
the  Rev.  Alexander  McLean.  What  was  the  purport  of  these 
letters,  or  what  farther  action  was  had,  does  not  appear.  Mr. 
U.  still  continued  an  active  member  of  this  Presbytery,  which 
henceforward  held  all  its  meetings  in  Maine  ;  and  he,  this 
year,  took  a  conspicuous  part  in  two  ordinations.  In  1785,  he 
preached  for  a  season  at  Topsham,and  on  the  7th  of  Septem- 
ber was  installed  at  Union  River,  now  Ellsworth,  where  he 
continued  five  years.  But  new  difficulties  awaited  him. 
The  return  of  peace  having  opened  the  way,  his  deserted 
wife  had  crossed  the  water  to  Philadelphia,  and,  after  support- 
ing herself  and  daughter  in  extreme  indigence  there,  for  a 
time,  by  spinning  cotton,  was  charitably  provided  for  by  Dr. 
Witherspoon,  President  of  the  college  at  Princeton,  N.  J.  A 
correspondence  was  opened,  of  which  the  following  letters 
form  a  part. 

"  Mrs.  Jane  Urquhart. 

''  Smithfield,  Aug.  31,  1785.  My  Dear,  I  received  a  let- 
ter from  you  Jan.  1784,  to  which  I  returned  two  answers 
directed  to  Wapping,  No.  14,  as  you  desired,  and  in  them 
gave  you  a  particular  account  of  my  misfortune  and  the 
trouble  and  sorrow  I  have  underwent  on  your  account.  And 
that  was  the  only  one  which  I  received  from  you  since  I  left 
Scotland,  as  the  Searcher  of  all  hearts  knows.  None  but  God 
knows  the  sea  of  trouble  I  have  gone  through  these  few 
years,  all  owing  to  your  means,  inasmuch  as  I  never  heard  from 
you  notwithstanding  the  many  letters  I  sent  you  &  the  press- 
ing invitations  to  come  over  to  this  country.  He  to  whom  I 
must  give  an  account  at  the  great  day,  is  witness  that  I  never 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  195 

meant  to  deceive  you,  and  whatever  you  or  others  may  think 
respecting  my  conduct,  I  have  the  testimony  of  a  good  con- 
science, which  is  the  best  support  —  If  I  had  not  heard  of 
your  death  I  never  could  have  been  married  to  another.  But 
the  Lord  saw  fit  to  contend  both  with  you  and  me  and  that  it 
may  be  for  the  everlasting  good  of  our  immortal  souls  by 
leading  us  to  sincere  and  unfeigned  repentance.  The  first 
accounts  that  ever  I  had  of  you  was  from  one  Capt.  Fraser 
who  saw  you  at  Gravesend,  upon  your  return  from  England 
after  receiving  your  legacy,  which  was  more  dreadful  to  me 
than  death  considering  my  unhappy  situation.  The  29th  of 
this  month  was  the  first  certain  account  I  have  had  of  your 
arrival  in  America.  Matters  have  been  conducted  strangely, 
for  instead  of  writing  to  me,  letters  have  been  sent  to  others 
and  I  never  acquainted  with  it  till  now.  After  Eraser's  ac- 
count, I  was  turned  out  of  employment  and  suffered  the 
greatest  hardships  in  life  and  never  expect  to  be  settled 
again.  If  you  knew  my  situation  and  condition  you  could 
not  but  be  grieved  for  me  as  well  as  for  yourself.  I  have  a 
poor  weakly  woman  with  four  small  children  to  provide  for, 
which  is  more  than  I  can  do,  and  sure  I  am  you  could  not 
desire  me  to  leave  them  to  the  mercies  of  the  wide  world. 
If  it  was  in  my  power  to  help  you,  how  gladly  would  I  do  it. 
Pray  believe,  for  I  do  not  dissemble,  for  I  can  say  with  the 
Apostle,  befofe  God  I  lie  not.  You  have  your  =£200  Sterling 
of  a  legacy  that  I  will  never  lay  any  claim  to  —  if  you  want 
any  power  from  me  it  is  at  your  service.  As  for  the  child  I 
would  be  glad  to  do  the  best  by  it  I  could  if  I  knew  how  to 
get  it.  But  Providence  frowns  upon  me,  O  that  God  would 
show  me  why  he  is  contending  with  me  and  lead  me  to  the 
fountain  of  the  Redeemer's  blood,  which  cleanseth  from  all 
sin.  If  it  were  the  will  of  the  Most  High  I  would  prefer 
death  to  life ;  but  not  my  will  but  his  be  done.  Before  this 
late  account  sent  by  Dr.  Witherspoon,  I  had  a  little  employ- 
ment ;  but  now  I  am  obliged  to  go  I  know  not  where  —  may 
the  Lord  direct  my  way.  It  will  be  my  constant  prayer  to 
Almighty  God  that  he  may  take  care  of  you  and  the  dear 
child,  and  if  your  trouble  will  lead  you  to  God  it  will  be  happy 
for  you.  O  take  care  that  it  may  not  drive  you  to  bad  courses 
or  make  you  forget  the  God  who  made  you  and  gave  his  son 
to  be  a  ransom  for  your  soul.  I  hope  you'll  try  to  do  the 
best  you  can ;  I  think  it  would  be  a  genteel  way  of  living  to 
teach  young  children,  which  you  are  capable  of  doing.  And 
whenever  it  is  in  my  power  to  help  you  I  shall  be  ready  to 
do  it.     I  should  be  glad  to  give  you  directions  to  write,  but  as 


196  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

I  am  about  to  leave  this  country  I  cannot.  When  I  shall  be 
fixed  I  will  write  you  again  and  if  ever  I  have  it  in  my 
power  I  will  contrive  to  send  you  relief,  so  I  conclude,  wishing 
you  all  the  blessings  of  the  upper  and  nether  springs  and  re- 
commending you  to  the  care  of  a  kind  Providence  who  is 
able  to  take  care  of  you. 

"  Yours,  affectionately  till  death,  John  Urquhart. 

"  N.  B.  1  have  been  obliged  to  travel  30  miles  to  see  this 
letter  put  into  the  post-office  least  it  should  fail.     J.  U." 

This  letter  was  inclosed  in  one  to  Dr.  Witherspoon,  of  the 
same  date,  and  of  much  the  same  tenor,  which  was  mailed  at 
Falmouth  on  the  5th  Sept.  and  reached  him  on  the  15th. 
Whether  there  was  then  any  place  hereabouts,  called  Smith- 
field,  or  whether  this  was  assumed  for  the  purpose  of 
misleading,  we  are  unable  to  say.  Both  letters  were  sent  with 
the  following  from  Dr.  Witherspoon,  to  Rev.  Isaac  Story 
of  Marblehead.  It  is  given  with  the  blank  spaces  just  as  they 
occur  in  the  original,  together  with  a  few  others  enclosed  in 
brackets,  which  seem  to  have  been  filled  up,  as  all  were 
probably  intended  to  be,  at  a  time  when  it  could  be  done  with 
due  attention  to  accuracy  of  language  :  — 

"  Dr.  Sir  :  —  On  Monday  the  20th,  I  received  your  favour 
of  the  4th  of  this  month.  I  also  received  the  29th  of  Jan. 
last,  yours  of  the  6th  of  that  month  inclosing  two  from  Mr. 
McLean  with  information  respecting  Mr.  Urqueheart.  I  per- 
ceive I  was  much  to  blame  for  not  immediately  answering 
that  letter,  but  [having  received]  what  I  now  send  you  from 
Mr.  Urqueheart  and  not  knowing  where  he  was,  I  [unfortunate- 
ly] delayed  writing  and  expected  to  hear  by  some  other 
means  where  he  You  all  please  to  know 

therefore,  that  I  was  all  along  of  opinion  with  you  and  other 
friends,  that  the  interest  of  religion  required  his  being  fully 
convicted  and  would  have  sent  his  wife  on,  but  having  been 
at  a  considerable  expense  on  her  passage  and  support,  and 
not  knowing  that  she  could  have  any  certainty  of  provision, 
I  embraced  an  opportunity  a  very  good  place 

for  her,  as  housekeeper  to  a  gentleman  in  St.  Johns  in  New 
Brunswick,  whose  lady  is  from  New  York,  they  paid  her 
passage  there  and  I  have  had  several  letters  from  her  since. 
I  thought  also  that  perhaps  he  would  take  his  course  that  way, 
and  she  might  meet  with  him. 

However,  in  consequence  of  your  letter  just  received,  I 
write  herewith  this  a  coppy  of  his  letter  to  his  wife,  to  whom 
1  forwarded  the  original,  and  the  original  letter  in  his  own 
hand  which  he  wrote  to  me,  and  of  which  I  have  kept  a  coppy 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  197 

that  you  may  communicate  both  where  you  think  proper  and 
as  it  appears  to  me  very  generous   and  in  the  people 

to  let  her  have  [some  assistance]  I  will  write  to  her  to  repair 
wherever  you  direct,  in  your  next  to  me 

as  to  the  legacy,  which  he  mentions,  I  always  understood  that 
she  went  to  London  in  expectation  of  a  legacy  or  some 
money  due  to  her  but  did  not  get  it,  and  having  asked  her 
daughter  just  now  if  she  could  remember  any  thing  about  it 
she  said  who  should  have  paid  it 

was  gone  to  Jamaica,  so  she  got  nothing  and  the  girl 

was  but  young  when  she  left  London  ;  this  appears  very  proba- 
ble for  it  is  certain  she  was  in  extreme  poverty  when  she 
came  to  me,  being  subsisted  by  spinning  some  cotton  in  very 
mean  lodging,  together  with  what  Dr.  Mayo  begged  for  her 
before  I  went  there,  and  myself  after.  She  had  indeed  some 
beding  and  cloths  &  I  got  some  clothes  for  the  child  when 
she  bound  to  me  till  she  should  be  of  age. 

"  Though  there  is  much  religion  I  fear  there  is  also  much 
disingenuity  in  his  letters  by  observing  which  you  will  be 
able  to  judge  of  his  declarations  to  those  who  have  spoken  to 
him. 

"  A  letter  to  Mrs.  Urqueheart,  if  you  forward  any,  from 
your  parts,  may  be  directed  to  the  care  of  Ward  Chipman, 
Esq.,  St.  Johns,  N.  Brunswick. 

"  I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  from  you  immediately  on  receiving 
this,  as  I  shall  not  write  to  Mrs.  Urqueheart  till  then. 

"  I  am,  dear  Sir,  your  most  obed't  humble  servant, 

"  Rev.  Mr.  Story."  "  John  Witherspoon." 

This  letter  was  not  dated,  but  was,  with  the  other  two,  sent 
to  the  people  of  Warren,  December  22,  1786,  by  Mr.  Story, 
who  had  interested  himself  in  behalf  of  Mrs.  U.  and  wished, 
if  any  thing  was  due  from  the  town,  to  secure  it  for  her  benefit. 
But  as  Mr.  Urquhart  was  now  settled  at  Union  river,  and,  it 
is  presumed,  had  received  all  that  was  due  him  from  Warren, 
nothing  resulted  from  this  correspondence.  After  waiting 
some  time  in  suspense,  and  seeing  no  prospect  of  redress,  the 
impatient  spirit  of  his  wife  could  brook  no  longer  delay. 
Pride  and  anger  spurred  her  on  to  seek,  in  person,  that  satis- 
faction which  her  friends  had  failed  to  obtain.  Passing  from 
St.  Johns  to  Marblehead,  after  consulting  with  Mr.  Story,  she 
took  passage  with  Capt.  Killeran,  who  brought  her  to  this 
river.  Here  she  was  kindly  received  by  the  inhabitants,  who 
sympathized  with  her  unfortunate  situation,  though  they 
found  little  to  admire  in  the  temper  with  which  she  bore  it. 
She  could,  indeed,  when  off  from  the  subject  of  her  grief, 
17* 


198  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

make  herself  agreeable,  even  to  young  people  and  children  ; 
but  no  sooner  did  the  fatal  theme  recur,  than  the  rising  tide  of 
passion  would  carry  her  away  to  the  very  borders  of  insanity. 
At  her  request,  M.  Copeland,  J.  Watts,  J.  McKellar,  and  R. 
Young,  took  a  boat,  went  down  with  her  to  Union  river,  and 
introduced  her  to  her  husband.  He  was  thunderstruck, 
abashed,  confounded.  Her  salutation  was  that  of  anger, 
taunting,  rage,  fury.  "  Dinna  ye  cry,  Johnny,  it's  yer  ain 
loving  wife  ye've  been  mourning  for  sae  lang  ;"  and  pass- 
ing from  irony  to  rage,  she  bestowed  upon  the  new  wife,  | 
every  opprobrious  and  scornful  epithet ;  and,  assuming  her  l 
authority  in  the  house  and  her  place  at  table,  ordered  her 
about  like  a  menial  servant.  To  the  excuse  that  they  sup- 
posed her  dead,  she  answered  "  you  hoped  I  was,  at  the  very 
time  you  were  pasting  my  letters  into  your  bairn's  bonnets." 
But  no  language  can  do  justice  to  this  interview.  The  sec- 
ond wife,  quailing  before  the  imperious  temper  of  her  rival, 
sought  the  protection  of  her  townsmen,  who,  pitying  her  dis- 
tress, brought  her  back  to  her  father's. 

How  the  loving  couple  passed  the  second  honey-moon,  is 
more  easily  imagined  than  described.  They  did  not  remain 
together  long.  Receiving  no  proffer  of  that  assistance  which  , 
his  letters  had  promised,  whenever  it  should  be  in  his  power,  j 
she  again  threw  herself  upon  the  hospitality  of  her  friends  ;  1 
and  the  second  wife,  drawn  by  maternal  affection,  returned  to  1 
the  care  of  her  children.  After  spending  more  than  a  year 
with  the  people  of  this  river,  and  holding  consultations  with 
friends,  the  discarded  wife  resolved  to  resort  to  the  law  for 
that  redress  which  nothing  else  was  likely  to  obtain.  Ac- 
cordingly, she  engaged  Reuben  Tolman,  who,  with  John  Ma- 
thews, then  his  apprentice,  embarked  with  her  in  a  boat,  and, 
taking  R.  Young  for  a  pilot,  sailed  to  Castine.  There  Tol- 
man was  appointed  deputy  sheriff  for  Hancock  County,  and 
taking  out  a  legal  process  of  some  kind,  we  are  not  informed 
what,  proceeded  on  to  the  place  of  Mr.  U's  residence.  Ar- 
riving in  the  evening,  they  found  him  at  home,  his  wife  and 
children  in  bed.  Tolman  made  known  his  business,  and  Mrs. 
U.  inquired  for  brandy  to  treat  her  men  with.  Informed  that 
there  was  none  in  the  house,  she  declared  she  knew  better ; 
and  ransacking  the  closets  and  finding  a  case  botde  partly 
filled  with  vinegar,  she  poured  out  a  tumbler  full,  and,  hav- 
ing tasted  it,  threw  it  violently  over  the  bed,  mother,  and  child. 
Raving  like  a  mad  woman,  she  proceeded  to  the  chest  of 
drawers,  threw  out  the  caps  and  other  linen  upon  the  floor, 
and  trampled  them  under  foot,  pouring  out  a  torrent  of  abuse 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  199 

and  invnctive,  and  bestowing  the  most  scornful  epithets  that 
language  can  furnish.  The  unfortunate  clergyman,  being 
told  he  must  repair  to  a  magistrate  living  at  some  distance, 
requested  leave  to  change  his  clothes,  and,  going  into  another 
room,  made  his  escape  at  a  back  window.  When  his  flight 
became  known,  nothing  could  exceed  the  fury  to  which  the 
disappointed  wife  was  wrought  up  ;  her  frame  shook,  her 
eyes,  in  the  language  of  an  eye-witness,  became  scarlet,  and 
her  whole  appearance  truly  terrific.  However,  a  guide  was 
obtained,  and  the  fugitive  arrested  at  a  haymaker's  camp  in  a 
meadow  at  a  considerable  distance  up  the  river.  Being 
carried  before  the  magistrate,  he  reluctantly  entered'  into  an 
arrangement,  by  which,  if  our  information  is  correct,  he 
relinquished  his  farm  to  his  first  wife,  gave  an  order  on 
Capt.  Mclntyre  to  allow  Tolman  his  trouble  and  expenses 
out  of  what  was  due  from  him,  for  Mr.  U's  farm,  which  he 
had  purchased  in  Warren  ;  and  with  his  second  wife  and 
children  removed  to  New  Brunswick,  and  finally  ended  his 
days  at  Mirimichi.  Prior  to  his  leaving  Union  River,  charges 
were  preferred  against  him  by  the  people  of  that  place,  and 
he  in  turn  complained  of  the  people.  In  1790,  the  Pres- 
bytery decided  that  he  was  not  guilty  of  the  charges  prefer- 
red against  him,  and  left  it  optional  with  him  to  take  his 
dismission  whenever  he  should  wish.  This  was  one  of  the 
last  acts  of  the  Presbytery.  Mr.  McLean's  connexion  with  it 
had,  some  time  before,  been  dissolved  at  his  own  request ; 
and  in  1791,  the  number  of  its  members  was  so  reduced  by 
the  removal  of  Messrs.  Urquhart  and  Whitaker,  that  it  became 
informally  dissolved,  and  ended  this  form  of  church  govern- 
ment in  Maine.* 


*  Greenleaf 's  Ec.  Sketches.     Town  Eecords.     Record  of  Court  of 
Sessions.     Orig.  Letters  among  papers  of  A.  Lermond,  and  tradition. 


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CHAPTER   XI. 


RETURN  OF  PEACE,  AND  OTHER  INCIDENTS  FROM  1782  TO  1784. 

From  the  anticipation  of  time  into  which  the  obliquities  of 
an  unworthy  man  have  led  us,  we  now  return  to  the  year 
1782.  The  beginning  of  this  year,  like  many  others  during 
the  war,  was  distinguished  for  a  great  scarcity  of  provisions, 
and  difficulty  of  obtaining  subsistence.  When  every  resource 
was  failing,  and  the  minds  of  all  were  filled  with  anxiety, 
Providence  seemed  in  pity  to  hasten  the  arrival  of  the  alewives, 
which  were  caught  at  the  upper  falls  the  27th  of  April. 
On  the  following  day,  Sunday,  large  quantities  were  taken  as 
a  work  of  mercy  to  suffering  families. 

The  people,  this  year,  voted  to  build  a  pound  near  Capt. 
Mclntyre's  house,  and  chose  him  for  pound-keeper.  This 
subject  had  been  broached  at  the  first  annual  meeting  in 
1777,  when  they  voted  to  build  a  pound  near  Mr.  Cooper's 
house,  and  chose  Mr.  Cooper  for  pound-keeper.  But  this 
was  merely  a  joke  upon  him,  who  was  a  great  lover  of  good 
fences  ;  and  when  his  Irish  servants  were  with  him,  whom 
he  always  took  pains  to  keep  employed,  whether  their  labor 
was  needed  or  not ;  being  one  day  at  a  loss  for  something  to 
go  to  work  at,  he  set  them  to  cutting  large  pine  trees  and 
building  a  log-fence  of  an  unusual  height  round  a  few  acres 
of  pasture-land,  saying  he  wanted  a  pound  to  turn  his  horse 
into.  This  spot,  though  its  fence  has  decayed,  is  called  "  the 
pound"  to  this  day. 

The  town,  this  year  voted  "  that  Capt.  Payson  be  exempt- 
ed from  working  on  the  roads"  on  condition  of  making  a 
road  for  himself.  Payson  had  now  taken  up  the  farm  west 
of  South  Pond,  since  known  as  the  Storer  farm.  He  after- 
wards removed  to  Hope  ;  but  many  of  his  posterity  still 
remain  in  town.  During  his  residence  here,  he  had  much 
to  encounter  from  wild  beasts,  poverty,  and  the  scarcity  of 
provisions.  Often,  says  one  of  his  daughters,  whilst  weaving, 
wdth  nothing  but  alewives  to  eat,  was  she  compelled  to  lay 
her  head  down  upon  the  beam  and  weep  till  rest  enabled  her 
to  resume  the  shuttle,  and  this  for  days  and  weeks  together. 
A  cow,  which  they  subsequently  obtained,  added  much  to  the 
comfort  of  the  family  ;  but  one  dark  evening  the  boys  heard 
a  rustling  among  the  green  corn,  and  the  father,  not  doubting 
but  that  it  was  a  marauding  bear,  leveled  his   musket  in  the 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


201 


direction  of  the  sound,  fired,  and  found  to  his  dismay  that 
he  had  killed  his  only  cow.  He  was  much  annoyed,  also,  by 
a  negro,  called  Africa  Peter,*  whom  Mr.  Thomas  had  en- 
couraged to  settle  on  a  lot  of  his,  near  by,  in  the  town  of 
Waldoboro'.  Peter  had  been  a  prince  in  his  own  country, 
and  the  remembrance  of  this,  and  his  subsequent  treatment, 
rendered  him  moody,  savage,  and  at  last  insane.  At  the 
sight  of  the  sun  and  moon,  he  would  often  fall  prostrate,  and 
writhe  on  the  ground  in  the  utmost  agitation.  Becoming  at 
last  dangerous,  he  was  confined  as  a  maniac,  and  died  in 
jail.  Nathan  Sprague,  from  Waldoboro',  had  a  log-house 
and  small  clearing  on  the  lot  next  above  Payson's.  A  saw- 
mill, also,  was  built,  about  this  time,  by  Mr.  Spear  and  his 
sons,  on  the  outlet  of  West  Pond.  For  the  accommodation 
of  this  neighborhood,  an  expenditure  on  Back  River  bridge 
was  this  year  ordered  ;  and,  as  there  now  began  to  be  some 
travel  between  Mclntyre's  ferry  and  the  head  of  Broad  Bay, 
Sprague,  in  1784,  took  out  license  and  kept  a  kind  of  tavern 
some  years. 

The  first  colored  person  was  brought  to  this  town  by  Capt. 
J.  Mclntyre,  who  this  year  purchased  Sarah,  as  a  slave,  of 
one  Capt.  Brown  of  Damariscotta,  who  brought  her  from 
Guinea.  He  gave  850  or  8100  for  her  ;  but,  about  a  year 
after  this  purchase,  all  slaves  in  Massachusetts  were  declared 
free  under  the  Constitution.  Hearing  a  rumor  of  this,  she  gave 
the  representative,  P.  Pebbles,  one  dollar  to  ascertain  its  truth, 
and  claimed  her  freedom.  This  woman  is  believed  to  have 
sustained  a  good  character,  and  was  early  and  long  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  church.  She  was  married  to  Amos  Peters, 
from  whom  those  of  that  name  are  descended.  Others  of 
their  race  joined  them  from  time  to  time,  till  in  1823  they 
formed  a  sufficient  number  to  be  set  off  into  a  separate  school 
district. 

On  the  30th  of  Nov.  1782,  provisional  articles  of  peace 
were  agreed  upon  with  Great  Britain,  by  which  that  power 
acknowledged  the  independence  of  the  United  States.  This 
relieved  the  minds  of  the  people,  although  the  definitive 
treaty  was  not  signed  till  the  3d  of  Sept.  1783.  The  British 
troops  remained  at  Biguyduce  ;  and  restriction  on  the  inter- 
course with  them  was  so  far  relaxed,  that  Dea.  Crawford,  with 


*  Payson  himself  was  not  very  patient  of  injury  ;  and  on  one  oc- 
casion the  two  were  found  armed,  posted  behind  trees  or  stumps, 
alternately  snapping  their  guns  at  each  other,  without,  however,  pro- 
ducing any  serious  result.  —  M.  Robinson. 


202  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

his  wife,  visited  his  countrymen  there,  —  the  Highlanders, 
under  the  command  of  Gen.  Campbell.  He  was  kindly  re- 
ceived by  the  General,  found  many  old  acquaintances  in  his 
corps,  and  among  them  James  Fisher,  a  cousin  of  Mrs.  Craw- 
ford, who  wished  to  come  with  them  to  Warren  ;  but,  though 
the  war  was  over,  his  term  of  service  was  not  yet  expired, 
and  he  could  not  obtain  his  discharge.  He  took  the  first 
opportunity,  however,  to  desert,  and  visited  Mr.  Crawford, 
but  being  afraid  to  remain  there,  passed  on  to  Damariscotta 
and  hired  out.  A  party  of  soldiers,  dressed  in  Highland 
costume,  pursued  him,  came  to  Crawford's,  searched  the  house 
and  barn,  and,  afraid  to  proceed  farther,  returned  without 
him.  Another  soldier,  a  Highlander,  by  the  name  of  John 
McCallum,  deserted  soon  after,  found  his  way  to  the  same 
place,  and  hearing  of  Fisher,  sought  him  in  the  field. 
Fisher,  supposing  him  to  be  in  pursuit,  was  about  to  take  to 
his  heels  ;  when  a  mutual  recognition  took  place,  and  the 
two  remained  together  till  the  British  left  the  country. 
Fisher  afterwards  married  in  this  town,  settled  a  short  dis- 
tance above  his  friend  Crawford,  was  the  first  deacon  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  esteemed  as  an  humble  and  pious  chris- 
tian. McCallum  married  a  daughter  of  Dea.  Miller,  lived  on 
the  deacon's  farm  some  years,  and  then  removed  to  that  still 
possessed  by  his  family,  on  the  western  side  of  North  Pond. 

The  return  of  peace  found  the  country  impoverished, 
commerce  embarrassed,  the  people  burdened  with  debt, 
specie  withdrawn  from  circulation,  and  the  paper  currency 
constantly  sinking  in  value.  Yet,  amid  all  these  discourage- 
ments, the  people  of  Warren  did  not  neglect  the  education 
of  their  children  ;  though  as  yet  no  public  schools  had  been 
provided.  A  school  was  kept  a  considerable  part  of  this 
and  the  following  year,  a  portion  of  the  time  at  the  house  of 
Wm.  Boggs,  and  the  remainder  at  that  of  Joseph  Copeland. 
The  person  employed  as  a  teacher  was  John  O'Brien,  a 
native  of  Craig,  near  Cork  in  Ireland.  He  made  two 
voyages  in  the  capacity  of  ship's  steward  to  Quebec,  and, 
on  a  third  voyage  to  New  York,  was  captured  off  Marble- 
head,  and  carried  to  Boston.  Thence,  on  an  exchange  of 
prisoners,  he  was  sent  to  Castine,  and  allowed  by  the  Captain 
to  escape  to  Fox  Island,  whence,  after  teaching  there  two 
months,  he  came  to  this  town.  He  was  an  elegant  penman, 
and  a  good  accountant,  but  somewhat  severe  in  the  manage- 
ment of  his  scholars.  Severity,  however,  was  thought 
requisite  in  those  days  ;  and  he  was  employed  in  different 
parts  of  the   town  for  many  succeeding  years.     Whilst  he 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  203 

was  teaching  in  Mrs.  James's  house,  about  1784,  a  log  school- 
house,  probably  the  first  structure  of  the  kind  in  town,  was 
built  in  the  Oyster  River  neighborhood,  a  little  below  the 
Wyllie  house  now  owned  by  R.  Robinson.  The  only 
branches  taught  at  this  time  were  reading,  writing,  spelling 
and  arithmetic.  The  only  books  in  school,  were  Dilworth's 
Spelling-book  and  the  Psalter.  The  only  introduction  to 
arithmetic,  was  the  committing  to  memory  of  the  numeration 
table,  the  multiplication  table,  and  the  pence  table.  Oral 
instruction,  with  questions  set  by  the  teacher  in  manuscripts, 
supplied  all  the  rest.  Geography  was  then  scarcely  heard 
of;  and  grammar  was  nowhere  taught,  except  in  connex- 
ion with  the  Latin  language.  Not  long  after  this  date, 
Mr.  O'Brien  married  the  daughter  of  Col.  Starrett,  and  pur- 
chased of  John  Lermond  the  farm  on  which  his  son,  E. 
O'Brien,  Esq.,  until  recently  resided. 

The  evil  effects  of  an  unsound  currency  were  now  severe- 
ly felt,  and  among  others  by  Dea.  David  Patterson,  one  of 
the  original  settler^,  a  man  universally  esteemed,  who 
had  transferred  his  estate  to  his  son-in-law,  Reuben  Hall, 
and  taken  notes  as  security  for  his  maintenance.  After 
the  marriage  of  a  second  wife,  Mr.  Hall  availed  him- 
self of  the  depreciation  of  the  currency,  to  pay  up  his  notes, 
and  exonerate  himself  from  farther  liability.  The  payment, 
thus  reduced  in  value,  was  soon  exhausted  ;  and  the  recipi- 
ent, in  the  helplessness  of  age,  was  mortified  to  find  himself 
possessed  of  nothing  but  the  dwellinghouse,  which  he  had  re- 
served. His  feelings  would  not  suffer  him  to  apply  for  assist- 
ance ;  and,  as  winter  came  on,  he  was  in  danger  of  perishing 
with  the  cold.  Under  these  circumstances  a  town  meeting 
was  called,  December  19th,  to  take  the  subject  into  considera- 
tion. Great  sympathy  was  expressed  for  the  sufferer  ;  and, 
as  Mr.  H.  had  discharged  his  obligation  in  the  legal  currency 
of  the  country,  it  was  voted  "  that  the  town  be  divided  into 
six  classes,  and  that  each  class  should  cut  and  haul  five  cords 
of  wood  for  the  use  of  Mr.  Patterson."  This  was  the  begin- 
ning of  that  liberal  and  generous  policy,  which  the  town,  for 
so  many  years,  pursued  towards  the  destitute  of  its  population. 

Patterson  was  not  the  only  sufferer  from  paper  money. 
Robert  Mathews,  who  came  early  from  Ireland  to  Massachu- 
setts and  settled  in  Woburn,  removed  soon  after  the  French 
and  Indian  war  to  the  lower  town  of  St.  George's,  and,  sub- 
s'equently,  purchased  the  Kelloch  farm  in  Warren,  now  owned 
by  Robert  Robinson.  This,  he  had  been  tempted  by  an  offer 
nominally  high,  to  sell  to  Col,  Wheaton,  and    was  obliged  at 


204  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

the  time  stipulated  to  receive  his  pay  in  depreciated  bills, 
which,  dying  on  his  hands,  reduced  him  to  poverty.  Having, 
during  his  youth,  been  crippled  by  fever  sores,  and  receiving, 
in  consequence,  something  more  than  a  common  education, 
he  was  sometimes  employed  as  a  school-master,  and,  in  the 
French  and  Indian  war,  served  for  a  time  as  a  soldier  ;  but 
now,  from  age  and  disappointment,  was  rendered  unable  to 
make  much  farther  effort. 

Prior  to  this  year,  there  had  been  no  bridge  across  the 
main  river.  Ferries  were  kept  at  Watson's  point  and  Mcln- 
tyre's  shore.  There  was  a  fording  place  between  Deacon 
Crawford's  and  Wm.  Boggs's,  where,  except  in  high  freshets, 
a  person  might  cross  on  horseback  ;  and  foot  passengers  were 
set  across,  in  floats.  As  this  service  was  performed  without 
remuneration,  and  often  in  the  night  time,  causing  considera- 
ble trouble  to  Boggs  and  Crawford,  the  former  determined  to 
free  himself  from  it.*  He  therefore  went  to  work,  and  with 
no  other  assistance  than  the  voluntary  contributions  of  the 
neighbors,  completed  a  bridge  across  the  river  to  Crawford's 
shore. 

In  the  State  valuation,  which  was  adopted  March  6th  of 
this  year,  Warren  was  to  pay  12s.  out  of  every  c£1000  raised, 
until  the  next  valuation.  By  a  resolve  passed  the  succeed- 
ing day,  1500  men  were  ordered  to  be  raised  for  the  army, 
one  of  whom  was  apportioned  to  this  town.  Money  also 
seems  to  have  been  called  for,  to  pay  soldiers'  bounty ;  as, 
six  years  later,  on  complaint  that  the  town  had  neglected  to  as- 
sess such  money,  as  also  the  county  tax  for  1782,  the  Court  of 
Sessions  appointed  persons  to  assess  and  collect  the  same.t 

Patrick  Pebbles  was  this  year  chosen  representative,  and 
appointed  the  first  justice  in  the  town  of  Warren,  an  ofiice 
then  regarded  as  an  honorable  and  important  one.  M.  Cope- 
land  was,  this  year,  also,  licensed  as  a  retailer,  and  in  the 
year  following,  furnished  for  J.  Paine  of  Bristol,  an  entire 
ship  load  of  timber  and  staves. 

1783.  In  1783,  in  addition  to  two  road  surveyors  on 
each  side  of  the  river,  John  Dicke  and  John  Wyllie  were 
chosen  to  that  office,  probably  with  a  view  of  opening  a  way 
to  Stirling  on  the  one  side  and  to  Peabody's  mill  on  the  other. 
"  Voted,  that  Joseph  Skinner,  Robert  Mathews,  and  the  heirs 
of  John  Annis, deceased,  be  exempted  from  paying  the  beef 

*  In  1778  he  took  out  license  as  innholdcr,  and  in  this  way,  whilst 
the  war  lasted,  received  some  compensation.  —  Rec.  Court  of  Sessions, 
t  Rec.  of  Court  of  Sessions,  Wis.  and  INf^ss.  Rec. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  205 

tax,  and  the  same  charged  to  the  tov/n ;  and  that  all  other 
deficiencies  in  said  tax  be  turned  into  silver  money,  and  com- 
mitted to  the  collectors."  Annis  first  settled  at  Broad  Cove 
in  the  lower  plantation,  but  had  lived  some  years  on  the  GifFen 
farm  in  this  town,  and  had  been  master  of  a  sloop  belonging 
to  McLean.  He  was  shot  on  board  of  a  privateer,  a  short 
time  before  the  passage  of  this  vote. 

At  a  meeting  in  June,  T,  Starrett,  J.  Mclntyre,  A.  Kelloch, 
W.  Lermond,  and  H.  Libbey,  were  chosen  a  committee  of 
safety.  No  such  committee  had  been  chosen  at  the  meeting  in 
March,  probably  because  the  war  was  considered  virtually  at 
an  end  ;  and  its  revival  at  this  time  might  have  been  owing 
to  some  apprehension  of  the  return  of  the  tory  refugees  on 
the  restoration  of  peace,  which  was  confidently  expected. 
Some  such  apprehension,  or  some  movement  made  by  their 
friends,  may  have  given  rise  to  the  following  vote,  which  was 
passed  at  the  same  meeting  ;  viz.  "  that  the  town  will  at  all 
times  to  the  utmost  of  their  power  oppose  the  return  of  the 
refugees  into  their  town."  Only  two  such.  Nelson  and 
Waldo  Dicke,  are  known  to  have  belonged  to  this  town.  As 
the  former  of  these  had  gone  to  the  English  for  the  purposes 
of  trade  only,  most  of  the  citizens,  at  the  request  of  his 
father-in-law,  Dea.  Crawford,  subsequently  gave  their  appro- 
bation in  writing  for  his  return  ;  which  was  effected  without 
opposition.  He  afterwards  removed  to  Reading,  Massachu- 
setts. Dicke  had  been  too  active  to  be  so  readily  forgiven ; 
and,  in  consequence  of  the  above  vote  and  other  indications, 
gave  up  all  thoughts  of  returning,  and  fixed  his  residence  at 
St.  Andrews,  N.  B.  There  he  was  successfully  employed  as 
master  of  a  vessel  till  about  1794,  when  he  was  captured  in  the 
W.  Indies  by  a  French  vessel,  and  carried  into  New  London. 
Being  confined  in  irons  for  some  offence  given  on  board,  he 
succeeded  in  releasing  himself  in  the  night  time,  and,  attempt- 
ing to  escape  by  swimming,  was  drowned  at  no  great  distance 
from  the  shore. 

On  the  24th  of  July,  it  was  voted  "  that  this  town  is  willing 
that  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  lower  town,  down  as  far  as 
Mr.  Malcolm's,  should  be  annexed  to  this  town."  In  June, 
1784,  a  petition,  signed  by  Jonathan  Nutting  and  others, 
praying  to  be  annexed  to  the  town  of  Warren,  was  read  in 
the  House  of  Representatives,  referred  to  a  committee,  and, 
on  their  report,  leave  was  given  to  bring  in  a  bill  for  the 
purpose  ;  but  it  is  not  known  that  any  thing  farther  was  done 
about  it. 

The  hardships  of  the  war  had  not  been  favorable  to  the 
1§ 


206  ANNALS     OF     WAKREN. 

increase  of  the  settlement ;  and  Samuel  Boggs's  lot,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  river,  and  Dea.  Crawford's  on  the  east,  still 
formed  its  utmost  limit  towards  tlie  north.  But  this  year,  a 
lot  on  the  western  side,  at  the  foot  of  Seven-tree  Pond,  now 
owned  by  W.  Payson,  was  settled  by  Eli  Bosworth,  a  carpen- 
ter and  joiner,  wlio  had  previously  resided  in  St.  George  and 
Stirlington.  He  was  from  Halifax,  Mass.  and  being  a  good 
and  faithful  workman,  many  houses  in  Union,  and  most  of 
those  which  during  the  next  twenty  years  sprang  up  at  the 
head  of  the  tide  here,  were  constructed  by  him  or  liis  sons. 
In  1794,  Mr.  Bosworth  removed  to  the  place  now  occupied 
by  L.  H.  Vaughan,  and  built  a  small  house  there.  The  rest 
of  his  life  was  passed  in  that  vicinity,  where  two  of  his  chil- 
dren still  reside. 

The  anticipations  of  peace,  which,  for  nearly  a  year,  had 
been  waxing  stronger  and  stronger,  were  at  length  realized  ; 
and  the  definitive  treaty  was  signed  at  Paris  on  the  3d  of 
Sept.  On  the  18th  of  Oct.  the  American  army  was  disband- 
ed ;  and  the  soldiers,  who  had  risked  their  lives  and  shed 
their  blood  in  the  cause  of  independence,  returned  home, 
covered  with  glory,  but  with  no  other  reward,  except  Govern- 
ment securities,  which  they  could  scarcely  dispose  of  at  2s. 
6d.  on  the  pound.  Some  had  lost  their  lives  in  the  contest ; 
others,  with  empty  purse,  and  habits  all  unsettled  by  the 
idleness  of  the  camp,  commenced  life's  voyage  anew,  and 
with  difficulty  pursued  their  course  in  the  usual  channels  of 
industry.  From  the  lower  town,  and  other  marhime  and 
exposed  places,  a  greater  number,  in  proportion  to  the  popu- 
lation, were  engaged  in  the  land  and  naval  service,  than  in 
Warren.  In  Waldoboro',  the  Dutch  Neck  alone  is  said  to 
have  furnished  not  less  than  60  soldiers  to  the  continental 
army.  Among  those  in  this  place  who  died  in  the  service, 
or  never  returned,  were  Eobert  Gitlen,  Joseph  Peabody, 
Samuel  Boggs  the  2d,  and  Benjamin  Gaut,  a  young  man 
brought  up  by  his  uncle,  A.  Kelloch.  Of  those  who  enlisted 
into  the  continental  service,  were  AVilliam  Robinson,  (who 
served  at  Cambridge  and  vicinity  whilst  the  British  occupied 
Boston,  and,  it  is  believed,  at  Ticonderoga  and  other  places 
later  in  the  contest,)  Samuel  Boggs  the  3d,  David  Brown,  and 
David  Kelloch,  2d.  The  two  last,  enlisted  for  one  year,  then 
for  three  years,  and  afterwards  served  in  the  navy  till  the 
end  of  the  war;  and,  in  1812,  Kelloch  again  enlisted,  and 
served  through  the  whole  of  that  war.  Of  those  who  were 
drafted  or  enlisted  for  shorter  periods,  were  Joseph  Cope- 
land,  Lieut. ;  Samuel  Counce,  Sergeant ;  James  Anderson, 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  207 

William  Dicke,  Andrew  Malcolm,  and  Francis  Young,  who 
served  at  Machias  under  Capt.  Ludwig ;  Alexander  Kelloch, 
Ensign  ;  F.  Young,  Corporal  ;  Samuel  Crane,  John  Lihbey, 
John  Sidensherger,  and  Joseph  Jameson,  drafted  to  Biguy- 
duce  ;  Stephen  Peabody,  John  Montgomery,  William  Boggs, 
Philip  Sechrist,  and  Nathaniel  Copeland,  who  were  drafted 
or  enlisted  for  short  periods,  and  served  under  VVadsworth 
at  Thomaston,  Clam  Cove,  and  other  parts  of  the  coast. 
Besides  these,  most  of  the  other  citizens  capable  of  bearing 
arms,  occasionally  served  as  volunteers  by  land  or  sea. 
Capt.  J.  Wyllie  commanded  a  transport  in  the  expedition 
to  Biguyduce.  Capts.  Samuel  Gregg,  John  Annis,  and 
probably  some  others,  were  for  a  time  engaged  in  priva- 
teering. Some  had  lost  property  captured  at  sea;  all  had 
suffered  from  the  interruption  of  business,  and  the  derange- 
ment of  the  currency.  General  poverty,  and  the  utmost 
economy  in  food,  clothing,  and  furniture,  everywhere  pre- 
vailed.* But  all  private  griefs  were  now  merged  in  the 
triumphs  of  freedom  and  the  joys  of  returning  peace. 

In  the  midst  of  the  general  rejoicing,  a  melancholy  oc- 
currence happened  in  this  town  on  the  10th  of  November. 
Samuel  Creighton,  returning  in  his  float  from  Thomaston, 
whither  he  had  been  to  purchase  some  vegetables  from  a 
trading  coaster  lying  at  the  wharf,  was  upset  by  a  sudden 
and  violent  squall  from  the  N.  West,  and  drowned  in  the 
river  nearly  opposite  his  own  house.  So  true  is  it,  that  the 
fountains  of  private  distress  frequently  gush  up  beneath  the 
broad  stream  of  public  gratulation.  Samuel  Boggs,  (the 
first,)  one  of  the  most  active  of  the  original  settlers,  died 
the  same  year. 

1784.  The  first  step  towards  a  legal  highway,  was  this 
year  taken,  by  voting  "  that  the  selectmen  lay  out  the  town 
road  on  each  side  of  the  river."  A  stipulation  for  such  a 
road  had  been  made  in  the  original  contract  between  the 
proprietors  and  settlors ;  and  a  foot  path  had  gradually  been 
widened  and  improved  by  the  expenditure  of  the  annual  high- 
way tax,  usually  one  day's  work  for  each  poll  and  the  estates 
in  proportion.  As  the  proportion  between  polls  and  estates 
was  then  as  one  to  two,  and  the  number  of  polls  in  town  did 

*  There  were  at  this  time  but  two  pair  of  boots  in  the  town. 
These  belonged  to  Messrs.  Copeland  and  Pebbles,  both  of  a  long, 
lank,  loose-jointed  frame,  ill  calculated  to  do  honor  to  such  a  luxury'" ; 
but  Pebbles  used  to  contend  that  he  had  the  advantage  of  Copeland, 
inasmuch  as  he  could  mount  his  horse  without  losing  a  boot,  which, 
the  other  seldom  could.  —  J.  llokes.     A.  Kelloch,  2d. 


208  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

not  exceed   80,  the   sum  thus   expended  was  not  over   240 
days'  work. 

About  this  time,  began  to  appear  in  the  woods,  and  occa- 
sionally visit  the  settlement,  a  man  by  the  name  of  Davis, 
one  of  those  singular  characters  that  sometimes  vary  the  pic- 
ture of  life ;  a  sort  of  "  Leatherstocking"  of  the  wilderness, 
hovering  on  the  borders  between  civilized  and  savage  society. 
He  lived  a  solitary  life  in  the  woods,  clad  in  skins,  and  sub- 
sisting on  the  products  of  the  chase,  which  formed  his  sole 
occupation.  He  had  no  intercourse  with  the  settlers,  except 
an  occasional  visit  for  the  purpose  of  exchanging  his  fur  for 
ammunition  and  other  necessaries  ;  but  his  path  was  frequent- 
ly crossed  by  the  hunter,  who  was  oftentimes  entertained  by 
him  with  such  refreshment  as  his  camp  afforded.  On  these 
occasions,  he  was  hospitable  and  social,  talked  of  his  dangers 
and  accidents  by  "  flood  and  field,  his  hair-breadth  'scapes," 
and  causeless  frights,  with  apparent  satisfaction  ;  but  it  was 
evident  his  heart  was  not  with  his  guests — he  sighed  not  at 
their  departure,  and  returned  whh  pleasure  to  the  society  of 
his  own  feelings.  His  grotesque  appearance,  his  hairy  cos- 
tume, his  beard  descending  to  his  breast,  and  his  white  locks 
streaming  to  the  wind,  excited  the  curiosity  of  children,  and 
rendered  his  coming  a  memorable  event.  Nor  was  his  beha- 
viour more  free  from  whimsical  peculiarities,  than  his  dress. 
One  of  these  was  that  of  bowing  with  great  reverence,  when 
favored  with  the  sight  of  bread.  Whether  this  proceeded 
from  religious,  or  other  motives,  his  distant  and  taciturn  man- 
ner rendered  it  difficult  to  determine.  He  shifted  his  quar- 
ters to  various  places,  as  convenience  required,  and  followed 
hunting  and  trapping  from  the  Kennebec  to  the  Penobscot. 
From  his  long  residence  in  the  present  town  of  Montville, 
that  place,  before  its  incorporation,  was  called  Davis-town. 
Of  his  early  history,  and  the  time  of  his  coming  hither,  noth- 
ing was  known.  Rumor  ascribed  his  eccentricity  to  disap- 
pointment in  love,  and  it  was  said  he  had  one  daughter  in  the 
western  country  to  whom  he  contrived  to  remit  the  proceeds 
of  his  hunting.  On  one  occasion,  after  a  hunting  tour  of 
some  days,  he  returned  to  his  camp,  kindled  a  fire,  and  sat 
down  to  his  lonely  musings  ;  when  he  was  suddenly  startled  by 
the  most  piercing  cries  proceeding  from  his  fire.  At  first  he 
could  ascribe  it  to  nothing  but  the  foul  fiend  himself;  but  a 
huge  tortoise,  crawling  out  from  the  ashes  in  which  he  had 
made  his  bed,  soon  relieved  his  apprehensions,  and  afforded 
him  a  delicious  repast.  At  another  time,  he  was  confined  to 
his  camp,  five  or  six  weeks,  by  sickness,  and  came  near  starv- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  209 

ing.  In  this  time,  his  traps  were  found  by  a  hunting  party 
from  Warren,  and,  from  their  neglected  appearance,  being 
supposed  to  be  abandoned,  were  carried  off.  The  owner, 
however,  recovering  in  season  to  observe  the  tracks  of  the 
party,  pursued  them,  and  recovered  his  property.  He  con- 
tinued this  kind  of  Hfe  for  a  long  period,  when,  his  hunting 
range  being  gradually  curtailed  by  the  settlement  of  the 
country,  and  his  natural  powers  abating,  he  was  at  last  com- 
pelled to  receive  support  from  his  fellow-men,  and  is  said  to 
have  died  a  pauper,  in  one  of  the  towns  that  had  sprung  up 
beneath  his  eye  on  the  borders  of  the  Penobscot.  But  the 
majestic  groves  and  lofty  peaks  of  Montville,  were  not  slow 
in  attracting  another  kindred  spirit,  to  enjoy  its  primeval 
scenery,  before  it  should  all  be  transformed  by  the  sturdy 
hand  of  advancing  industry.  Toward  the  close  of  the  cen- 
tury, a  man  equally  eccentric,  but  more  communicative  and 
intelligent,  by  the  name  of  Barrett,  wandered  thither  from 
New  Hampshire,  and,  for  more  than  40  years,  passed  a  life 
of  solitude  in  the  woods  of  that  town. 

The  tide  of  emigration,  which  had  been  checked  by  the 
recent  war,  began  now  again  to  flow  eastward.  Daniel  J)un- 
bar,  a  native  of  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  who,  before  the  war,  had 
bargained  with  Mr.  Cooper,  for  his  two  front  lots,  but  whose 
removal  had  been  delayed  by  the  war,  in  May,  1784,  brought 
down  his  family,  and  took  up  his  residence  here.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade,  had  a  hand  in  the  construction  of  several 
wharves,  mills,  and  other  structures  in  this  vicinity,  and  be- 
came a  skilful  and  thriving  farmer.  One  of  his  first  works 
here,  was  the  erection  of  a  building  for  a  dwellinghouse  and 
store,  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river  above  the  Smelt  creek, 
near  the  head  of  tide  waters.  This  was  the  first  framed 
house  in  that  vicinity,  standing  partly  ov^  the  water,  and 
belonged  to  Rufus  Crane,  a  young  man  from  Milton,  who  was 
afterwards  followed  by  his  brother  Calvin,  and  had  been 
preceded  by  Samuel  Crane,  a  more  distant  relative,  already 
mentioned,  brought  up  by  M.  Copeland.  He  arrived  the  pre- 
ceding fall,  taught  scbool  at  the  house  of  the  widow  of  John 
Boggs,  and,  the  present  year,  brought  goods  from  Boston  and 
commenced  trading  at  McLean's  Point.  In  the  autumn,  he 
removed  to  the  head  of  the  tide,  and  opened  the  first  store  in 
what  has  since  been  the  centre  of  business  and  the  principal 
village  of  the  town.  There  were  there,  at  this  time,  no  mills, 
and  very  little  cultivated  land.  David  and  John  Brown  had 
cleared  a  rye  field,  and  built  a  house  and  blacksmith's  shop, 
not  far  from  the  site  of  the  present  McLellan  house,  but  were 
18* 


210  ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  * 

now  gone.  Alexander  Bird  was  in  possession  of  the  two  lots 
opposite,  and  had  a  small  house  at  some  distance  from  the 
river,  near  the  present  graveyard.  Of  him  and  the  Browns, 
Moses  Copeland  had  now  obtained  a  possessory  title,  and 
commanded  both  sides  of  the  water  privilege.  The  land  on 
each  side,  including  the  present  village,  was  covered  with 
heavy  oak  timber  ;  except  in  some  places,  where  it  had  been 
cut  away  for  staves,  and  been  succeeded  by  a  growth  of 
hazel  bushes,  blackberries,  and  wild  cherries.* 

Wild  animals,  with  the  exception  of  the  more  valuable 
kinds,  such  as  the  beaver,  sable,  and  otter,  were  still  abundant. 
Bears  and  wolves  were  veiy  destructive  to  sheep  and  young 
cattle.  Fifteen  or  twenty  sheep,  when  they  happened  to  be 
left  out  of  their  pen,  were  sometimes  destroyed  by  wolves  in 
a  single  night.  Barns  and  hovels  were  sometimes  broken 
into,  in  order  to  get  at  them.  Mr.  Dunbar's  barn  being  at  a 
distance,  he  made  a  pen  for  his  sheep  back  of  liis  house, 
directly  under  his  window.  But  this  did  not  deter  the  ma- 
rauders, who  broke  or  leaped  the  fence,  scattered  the  sheep, 
and  killed  several.  Bears  were  less  destructive,  as  they  sel- 
dom killed  more  than  they  ate  ;  but  their  depredations  were 
directed  equally  against  swine,  calves,  and  yearling  cattle. 
The  daughters  of  Mr.  Peabody,  on  one  occasion,  encountered 
seven  bears  in  a  single  excursion  to  the  Burnt-land  for  blue- 
berries ;  but  as  there  was  a  sufficient  supply  of  berries  for 
both  parties,  neither  thought  proper  to  interfere  with  the  other. 
On  another  occasion,  Matthew  Kelloch,  during  the  season  of 
cherries  and  blackberries,  in  passing  from  Howard's,  now 
Weston's,  landing,  to  Mr.  Anderson's,  shot  14  bears,  young  and 
old,  without  going  out  of  his  way.  Alexander  and  William 
Igermond,  while  hunting  near  Oyster  river,  were  led  by  the 
tracks  of  a  raccofcn  to  a  hollow  tree,  which  they  ascended, 
expecting,  by  probing  the  hollow  and  thumping  the  trunk,  to 
bring  him  out.  Instead  of  a  raccoon,  however,  they  soon 
found  the  tree  was  occupied  by  a  bear  in  a  semi-torpid  state, 
who  refused  to  leave  her  quarters.  Measuring  her  distance 
from  the  top,  and  marking  her  situation  on  the  outside  of  the 
tree,  they  fired  a  ball  or  two  at  the  spot,  killed  the  bear,  and, 
falling  the  tree,  found  two  cubs  which  they  killed  with  the 
axe  as  they  came  out.  At  Stirling,  after  repeated  depreda- 
tions upon  cattle  and  swine,  James  Anderson  applied  to  Mr. 
Peabody,  who,  with  the  aid  of  another  blacksmith,  constructed 
a  massive  steel  trap,  almost  as  heavy  as  a  man  could  carry. 

*  Capt.  Crane.     D.  Dunbar,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  211 

This  being  set  in  a  favorable  place,  eight  bears  were  taken, 
before  it  was  moved  from  the  spot.  The  moose  and  deer 
had  retreated  farther  back,  and  were  less  frequently  seen. 
They  were,  however,  still  pursued  with  avidity  by  the  second 
generation  that  had  grown  up  and  become  acquainted  with 
every  yarding  place  from  that  of  Hart's  Falls,  much  resorted 
to  for  its  open  water,  to  Quantabacook  and  George's  Ponds. 
These  hunters  had  a  store-house,  at  their  place  of  rendezvous 
above  Senebec  Pond,  to  which  they  used  to  drag  the  carcasses 
on  hand-sleds.  At  the  end  of  the  campaign,  the  company, 
often  80  or  more,  broke  up,  and  with  their  booty  returned  down 
the  river  on  the  ice.  Conspicuous  among  this  generation  of 
hunters,  was  Archibald  Anderson,  2d,  who,  on  one  occasion, 
discovered  a  young  moose  swimming  beside  of  his  dam  across 
Round  Pond  in  Union.  Waiting  their  approach,  he  shot  the 
mother,  and  made  a  captive  of  the  young.  This,  he  took  home, 
fed,  and  kept  till  autumn ;  when  it  had  become  so  tame  as  to 
go  out  to  browse  by  day,  and  return  of  its  own  accord  at  night. 
It  was  unfortunately  found  by  dogs  in  the  woods,  and  so  lacera- 
ted as  to  cause  its  death.  In  times  when,  for  want  of  snow, 
the  moose  could  not  be  easily  hunted  down,  they  were  often 
taken  by  nooses  of  rope  suspended  in  their  paths.  One  of 
these,  about  this  time,  was  set  near  Moose  Meadow  in  the 
burnt-land  district,  by  R.  Montgomery,  J.  Watts,  and  J.  Cope- 
land,  whilst  making  hay  there.  Copeland,  with  a  youngster, 
J.  Montgomery,  took  his  gun,  and,  going  to  the  noose,  found 
a  large  moose  entangled  by  the  horns,  rearing  and  stamping 
most  furiously.  He  at  first  hesitated  to  fire,  lest,  breaking 
the  rope,  the  animal  should  come  at  him.  At  length,  taking 
his  station  behind  the  trunk  of  a  tree,  he  discharged  his  piece 
and  brought  him  to  the  ground.  Being  dressed  and  hauled 
home  on  an  ox-sled,  the  carcass,  according  tp  the  recollection 
of  the  then  young  man,  weighed  over  one  thousand  pounds, 
and  yielded  50  or  601bs.  of  tallow. 

The  last  beaver  that  is  recollected,  was  killed  some  years 
after  this  time  in  Starrett's  meadow,  in  the  upper  part  of  the 
town,  by  Samuel  Dunham,  a  man  who,  not  long  before,  came 
from  Deer  Island,  and,  together  with  Timothy  Hills,  settled 
on  the  two  lots  on  the  west  side  of  Seven-tree  Pond,  after- 
wards owned  by  W.  Blake,  and  still  occupied  by  his  family. 
The  price  of  beaver,  before  the  war,  was  usually  $3  a 
pound  ;  and  a  good  skin  weighed  three  pounds.  The  dams 
and  habitations  of  this  sagacious  animal,  were  found  in  va- 
rious parts  of  the  town,  and  had  done  much  to  facilitate  the 
settlement  of  the  country.      The  ponds  which  they  flowed, 


212  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

prevented  or  destroyed  the  growth  of  trees  ;  and  when  these 
were  drained  by  the  decay  of  the  dams,  the  wild  grass  came 
in  and  formed  luxuriant  meadows.  One  of  these  beaver 
dams  crossed  the  outlet  of  South  Pond,  and  formed  a  cross- 
ing place  for  the  early  settlers.  It  was  as  high  as  a  man's 
head,  and  occupied  the  place  of  the  present  Stirling  bridge, 
on  the  VValdoboro'  road.  There  were  dams,  also,  across 
Oyster  River,  particularly  at  the  burnt-land,  which  gave  rise 
to  the  meadows  there.  Others  existed  on  Judas'  meadow,  and 
Crawford's  meadow,  brooks.  A  dam  also  was  made  across 
the  main  river  at  the  foot  of  White  Oak  pond,  which,  accord- 
ing to  one  account,  was  abandoned  after  being  several  times 
carried  away  by  freshets.  Another  account  is,  that  the  estab- 
lishment was  broken  up  by  an  Indian,  who,  having  destroyed 
their  habitations,  lay  in  wait,  and  shot  twenty-one,  as  they 
successively  rose  from  the  water.  These  interesting  animals, 
having  performed  their  work  and  prepared  the  way  for  our 
ancestors,  were,  like  their  Indian  contemporaries,  entrapped, 
hunted,  and  compelled  to  retreat  before  the  encroaching  step 
of  industry  and  civilization.  The  animal  here  called  the  cat- 
fawn,  probably  the  black-cat,  or  fisher,  whose  skin  bore  a 
price  about  equal  to  that  of  a  red  fox,  together  with  the  sable, 
lingered  a  while  longer,  and  also  disappeared.  The  otter  is 
occasionally  found  even  to  the  present  day. 

Agriculture  had  made  but  small  progress  during  the  war. 
The  interruption  of  business,  and  unpropitious  seasons,  had 
prevented  the  accumulation  of  capital  ;  and  there  was  a 
great  want  of  farming  tools.  Col.  Starrett  and  Mr.  Pebbles 
possessed  the  only  two  carts  at  this  time  in  town,  although 
Capt.  Mclntyre,  and  probably  Mr,  Boggs,  had  previously  had 
such  a  vehicle.  Mr.  Dunbar  now  brought  a  third,  which  was 
sought  for  by  the  neighbors,  near  and  remote,  even  as  far  as 
Mr.  Boggs's,  and  yielded  considerable  income.  This  was 
occasionally  rigged  with  a  long  tongue  and  shafts  for  carry- 
ing lumber,  and  was  the  first  machine  in  the  place  on  which 
it  could  be  carried  free  from  the  ground.  The  first  breaking 
up  plow  was  owned  by  Wm.  Boggs,  and  was  also  in  great 
request.  Being,  with  its  owner,  employed  one  day  by  the 
sons  of  Dea.  Crawford,  among  cradle-knolls  and  hazel  roots, 
the  old  gentleman  observed  its  working,  in  silence,  till  night, 
when  he  exclaimed,  "  deed,  lads,  ye've  made  the  land  look 
iL'aur  than  it  did  before." 

The  only  pleasure-carriage  was  a  sleigh,  owned  by  Peb- 
bles, with  unshod  wooden  runners.  One  double  sleigh  with 
bells,  had  been  seen  in  the  place.     Thfe  belonged  to  one  Col. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  213 

Noyes,  of  Booth  bay,  who  paid  a  visit  to  Mr.  Cooper,  and,  as 
he  stopped  at  Mclntyre's  and  thence  crossed  the  river  on  the 
ice,  drew  together  a  large  crowd  of  spectators.* 


CHAPTER  XII. 

EXTENDING    FROM    178-t    TO    1789. 

The  injurious  effect  of  a  fluctuating  currency,  was  strik- 
ingly exemplified  at  this  time  by  the  paper  money,  or  emis- 
sions of^  State  and  Continental  bills;  which  had  depreciated 
to  50  for  1,  in  1780,  soon  after  to  150  for  1,  and  finally  to 
several  hundreds  for  one,  till  they  ceased  to  be  a  tender,  and 
went  out  of  circulation.  Many  persons,  trusting  to  their 
ultimate  redemption  by  the  government,  saw  their  whole 
fortune  vanish  in  these  bills.  Many,  who  had  sold  property 
on  credit,  were  obliged,  at  the  time  of  payment,  to  take  this 
paper  or  lose  their  debt  entirely.  Patterson  and  Mathews, 
mentioned  before,  were  not  the  only  ones  in  this  place  who 
suffered.  Mr.  Cooper  had  bargained  away  his  farms  before 
the  war  commenced,  and  given  a  bond  for  a  deed  on  the 
payment  of  a  given  sum.  Mr.  Dunbar  obtained  the  money 
when  considerably  depreciated,  and  sent  it  down  by  W. 
Thomas,  representative  from  Waldoboro'.  He  was  long  in 
returning ;  and,  before  the  money  was  tendered,  it  had 
undergone  a  still  farther  depreciation  ;  so  that,  with  the  fur- 
ther loss  which  it  sustained  in  his  own  hands,  Mr.  Cooper 
realized  little  or  nothing  from  it.  Having,  some  years  before, 
given  away  his  two  back  lots,  one  to  David  Y.  Kelloch,  and 
the  other  to  his  grandson  John  Montgomery,  ten  acres,  which 
he  reserved,  where  James  C.  Dunbar  now  lives,  and  a  new 
dwellinghouse  which  he  built  upon  it,  was  all  that  remain- 
ed of  his  patrimonial  fortune. t 

In  the  mean  time,  as  new  emigrants  arrived,  and  young 
men  grew  up,  new  farms  were  taken,  and  the  settlement 
gradually  extended.  Archibald  Crawford  went  on  to  the 
farm  above  the  upper  mill  lot,  and  built  a  house  near  Hart's 
falls.     At  a  subsequent   period,  Crawford   took  his  father's 


*  D.  and  A.  Dunbar.     A.  KeUoch,  2d.     D.  Dicke.     H.  M.  Watts. 
J.  Montgomery.     J.  Rokes.     S.  Peabody.     J.  Payson,  &c. 
t  D.  and  A.  Dunbar.     J.  Montgomery. 


214 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


farm  for  tho  support  of  his  parents,  and  relinquished  his  own 
to  Stephen  March,  Esq.,  who  came  from  N.  H.  about  1794, 
and,  after  residing  here  a  few  years,  removed  to  Union  and 
afterwards  to  Ohio.  James  Mathews,  and  probably  James 
Fisher,  about  this  time,  and  Lemuel  Counce,  a  little  earlier, 
went  on  to  the  farms  now  occupied  by  their  respective  sons. 
Eliakim,  John,  and  Nathan  Libbey,  had,  a  year  or  two 
before  this  period,  taken  up  their  farms,  now  occupied  by 
Mero  Kelloch,  Alexander  Libbey,  J.  Stevens,  and  others. 
They,  with  their  wives,  were  now  established  in  their  respec- 
tive log-houses ;  and  the  oak  forest  was  rapidly  giving  way 
to  fields  of  rye  and  wheat  around  them.  Whippoorwills 
hatched  their  eggs  within  a  few  rods  of  the  houses,  and  gave 
a  nightly  serenade  at  the  threshold.  Bears  claimed  a  share 
of  the  acorns  and  whortleberries.  One  Sunday  afternoon, 
the  wife  of  Nathan  Libbey  left  her  child  with  her  husband, 
and  ran  down  to  the  brother's  below.  After  spending  an 
hour  or  two,  she  set  out  to  return,  but  on  her  way  perceiv- 
ed a  large  bear  in  the  top  of  a  lofty  oak,  and,  fearful  he 
might  escape  if  she  returned,  remained  at  the  tree  till  her 
cries  brought  the  men,  who  soon  dispatched  him  with  their 
muskets. 

The  tract  thus  taken  up  by  the  Libbeys,  had  also  been  ex- 
amined with  a  view  to  settlement  by  the  sons  of  M.  Copeland, 
who  commenced  a  suit  against  them,  but  finally  abandoned 
their  claim,  and  took  possession  of  several  lots  on  the  western 
side  of  North  Pond.  These  lots,  when  their  attention  was 
afterwards  directed  to  the  head  of  the  tide,  they  transferred 
to  their  relatives,  Samuel  Crane,  Calvin  Crane,  and  Elijah 
Vose,  who,  about  1787,  settled  on  them,  and  became  indus- 
trious and  wealthy  farmers.  Calvin  Crane  soon  after  relin- 
quished his  lot  to  Seth  Vose,  and  removed  to  Hope,  but 
returned  to  Warren  and  spent  his  last  years  at  the  residence 
of  his  second  wife,  the  widow  of  J.  Mclntyre,  2d-  Jn  the 
eastern  part  of  the  town,  beybnd  Peabody's,  were  now  settled 
Joseph  Skinner  and  John  Lermond,  the  former  on  the  farm 
now  of  J.  Clark,  and  the  latter  near  where  C.  Copeland  now 
lives.  Lermond,  disliking  the  soil  at  the  Burnt-land,  removed 
before  the  close  of  the  war,  took  up  a  large  tract  of  land,  and 
erected  a  saw  and  grist-mill  at  Cherry  Meadow.  Such  was 
his  facility  in  constructing  mills,  that  often,  with  few  carpen- 
ter's tools  and  no  help  but  his  own,  he  would  have  up  a  saw- 
mill before  his  neighbors  w^ere  aware  of  his  design.  Several 
such  mills,  slightly  constructed,  were  built  by  him,  and  did 
good  service  till  carried  away  by  freshets,  or  removed  to  some 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  215 

more  favorable  spot.  But  on  this  occasion,  when  a  grist-mill 
was  to  be  added,  greater  stability  was  required,  and  more  as- 
sistance needed.  Accordingly,  the  neighbors,  as  far  out  as 
Crawford's  and  Kirkpatrick's,  turned  out  with  their  cattle  to 
aid  in  the  work.  As  the  mill  at  Oyster  river  worked  slowly, 
was  interrupted  by  the  tide,  and  often  overstocked,  the  new 
mill  was  regarded  with  favor ;  and  Deacon  Crawford  observed 
at  Watts's,  on  his  return  from  the  raising,  that  "  Johnny  Ler- 
mond  is  a  public  blessing  ;  it's  a  pity  he  should  e'er  die." 
After  some  years,  these  mills  also  went  away,  in  time  of  a 
freshet,  whilst  the  saw-mill  was  in  operation  ;  and  the  owner 
with  difficulty  escaped.  The  materials,  however,  were  picked 
lip  lower  down  ;  ai||l,  by  autumn,  the  mills  appeared  again  in  a 
more  eligible  situation,  where  that  of  N.  Cobb  has  since  been. 
Two  years  after  the  present  time,  Daniel  Rokes,  before  men- 
tioned, and  Abner  Farrington,  originally  from  Dedham,  but. 
for  several  years  an  inhabitant  of  the  lower  town,  took  their 
respective  lots  farther  out  towards  the  north-east. 

Shipbuilding  was  this  year  resumed  ;  and  the  sloop  Warren 
was  built  by  M.  Copeland  at  his  own  shore.  This  sloop  was 
commanded  by  Jonathan  Sprague  of  Duxbury,  W.  Thomas 
of  VValdoboro'  having  purchased  one-half  of  her.  Encour- 
aged by  this  attempt,  Mr.  Copeland  erected  a  house  near  the 
ship-yard  for  his  workmen,  and  prepared  to  pursue  the  business 
farther. 

With  the  increase  of  inhabitants,  the  fisheries  in  the  river 
assumed  an  additional  importance  ;  and,  as  the  fish  had  never 
yet  been  caught  in  wiers,  and  were  taken  only  at  the  upper 
falls  in  dip-nets,  the  eagerness  and  competition  of  the  people 
from  all  the  settlements  on  the  river,  sometimes  gave  rise  to 
difficulties  and  contentions  about  the  most  favorable  stations 
for  taking  them.  To  obviate  these,  it  was  this  year  voted, 
"  that  there  be  a  committee  chosen  to  make  a  town  act 
about  the  ale  wife  fishery,"  and  J.  Mclntyre,  VV.  Lermond, 
and  J.  Watts,  were  chosen  a  committee  for  that  purpose. 

1785.  This  act  was  approved  the  following  year;  but 
its  provisions  cannot  now  be  ascertained.  May  2d,  voted 
"  that  Mr.  Cooper  shall  see  that  there  is  no  ale  wives  catched 
on  Saturday,  he  to  have  four  a  day  for  his  trouble."  Sept. 
8,  voted  "  that  there  shall  be  no  obstruction  built  in  the  river 
at  the  falls,  or  below  them,  that  shall  hinder  the  fish  from 
going  up  the  said  river  to  cast  their  spawn."  This  vote, 
probably,  had  reference  to  the  erection  of  a  saw-mill  and 
dam  at  the  upper  falls,  then  in  contemplation  ;  and  was  the 
commencement  of  that  jealousy  between   mills  and  fisheries 


216  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

which  has  continued,  more  or  less,  down  to  the  present  day. 
And  when  we  consider  the  important  services  which  these 
fisheries  had  rendered  to  the  early  settlers,  frequently  sus- 
taining hfe,  and  carrying  them  through  seasons  of  scarcity 
when  all  other  resources  failed,  we  cannot  wonder  at  the 
watchfulness  which  was,  and  continued  to  be,  exercised  over 
them. 

A  brig  was,  this  year,  built  for  W.  Thomas,  in  the  yard  of 
Mr.  Copeland,  who  furnished  all  the  timber.  The  work  was 
performed  by  Samuel  Weston,  who  had  served  in  the  late 
war,  and  who  now  removed  hither  from  Duxbury,  spending 
the  first  year  in  the  house  which  Copeland  had  built  near  the 
ship-yard.  The  next  season,  he  put  up«i  log-house  at  the 
shore  of  Col.  Starrett,  on  the  old  McCraken  cellar,  and 
built  there  the  sloop  Union  for  Starrett,  Killeran,  and  others. 
The  year  after,  1787,  having  purchased  of  Alexander  Bird  a 
tract  of  land  at  the  head  of  the  tide,  he  took  down  his  house, 
rafted  the  logs  up  the  river,  and  put  them  up  again  where  A. 
McCallum  now  lives,  having  previously  cleared  a  patch  there 
of  the  heavy  oak  timber  which  he  burnt  on  the  soil.  Here 
at  first,  and  afterwards  a  little  lower  down,  he  continued  the 
business  of  ship-building,  more  or  less,  to  the  close  of  his 
life. 

The  Lermonds,  also,  in  1785,  with  J.  Wyllie  and  others, 
built  the  sloop  Friendship,  which  Capts.  Henderson  and 
Norton,  also  part  owners,  commanded  in  turn,  coasting  to 
Boston  or  carrying  lumber  to  the  W.  Indies  for  many  years. 
This  sloop  made  many  profitable  voyages  ;  and  brought  home 
large  supplies  of  W.  I.  goods. 

It  was  this  year,  we  believe,  that  Reuben  Tolman,  from 
some  part  of  the  old  Plymouth  colony,  purchased  the  Urqu- 
hart  farm,  and  set  up  his  trade  as  a  blacksmith.  He  became 
an  active  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  in  1802  remov- 
ed to  the  plantation  of  Hope  or  Barrettstown. 

On  the  8th  of  September,  the  road  on  the  eastern  side  of 
the  river  was  approved,  and  became  the  first  highway  legally 
established  in  town.  But  that  on  the  western  side,  delayed 
for  an  alteration,  was  not  accepfed  till  1803.  These  roads 
did  not  materially  vary  from  the  present  route  ;  but  that  on 
the  western  side,  as  first  traveled  between  Nelson's  and 
Boggs's,  passed  round  further  west,  near  the  present  house 
of  E.  B.  Alford.  Measures  were  also  taken  to  lay  out  a 
road  from  E.  Libbey's  to  Union  line. 

The  town  being  now   fairly    rid  of    Mr.    Urquhart,    the 
people  began  to  think  of  providing  a  successor,  and,  in  May, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  gl5t 

voted,  "  that  the  town  hh'e  Rev.  Thurston  Whiting  to  preach 
for  a  certain  time."  This  gentleman,  in  consequence  of 
some  irregularities,  had  been  dismissed  from  the  ministry  at 
Newcastle,  in  Jan.  1782.  He  was  subsequently  employed  at 
Edgecomb;  and,  in  June,  1783,  a  council  was  convened 
there,  and  restored  him  to  good  standing  as  a  Congregational 
minister.  His  preaching  was  highly  appreciated  at  Edge- 
comb,  and  his  installation  in  that  place  was  in  contemplation. 
It  did  not,  however,  take  place ;  and  he  was  now  in  search 
of  employment  as  a  preacher  or  instructor.  He  was  a 
native  of  Franklin,  Mass.,  entered  Harvard  College,  but 
seems  to  have  left  before  receiving  his  degree,  possessed  a 
literary  taste,  a  classical  style,  a  pleasing  address,  and  sel- 
dom failed  to  interest  and  move  his  audience.* 

At  the  March  meeting,  it  was  also  voted  ''  that  the  town 
have  a  town  school  this  year."  Voted  "  M.  Copeland,  W. 
Lermond,  and  J.  Watts,  for  a  committee  to  hire  a  school- 
master." This  was  the  first  provision  which  the  town  had 
made  for  a  public  school.  The  instructor  employed  was 
Mr.  O'Brien,  before  mentioned,  who  seems  to  have  taught 
eight  months,  one  half  on  each  side  of  the  river.  On  the 
eastern  side,  the  vacant  house  on  the  present  Haskell,  farm, 
was  used  for  a  school-house. 

The  officers  of  the  militia  regiment,  M.  Wheaton,  Wm. 
Farnsworth,  and  H.  Robinson,  having  honorably  discharged 
their  duties  through  the  arduous  struggle  of  the  revolution, 
now  felt  themselves  at  liberty  to  retire,  and  were  succeeded 
by  Thomas  Starrett,  Colonel ;  Benjamin  Burton,  Lieut.  Col- 
onel ;  and  Hatevil  Libbey,  Major.  Robert  Porterfield  was 
appointed  Adjutant.  During  the  war,  the  military  spirit  had 
increased,  and  commissions  were  held  in  more  honorable 
repute  ;  yet  so  little  were  the  decorations  of  office  regarded, 
that  none  of  these  officers  wore  any  uniform,  except  Burton, 
who  had  acquired  his  in  the  regular  service.  The  places  of 
Starrett  and  Libbey,  left  vacant  by  this  election,  were  sub- 
sequently supplied  by  J.  Mclntyre,  who  was  again  chosen 
Captain,  and  Reuben  Hall,  Lieut.  Ensign  Kelloch  was 
succeeded  by  Alexander  Lermond,  2d  ;  whose  commission 
was  signed  by  Gov.  Bowdoin,  Aug.  4,  1785. 

As  no  tax  was  voted  to  be  raised  this  year,  it  is  probable 
that  the  sale  of  timber  and  salt  hay  on  the  public  lots,  was 
sufficient  for  the  necessary  expenses.     The  amount  thus  rcal- 

*  Greenleaf' s  Eccl.  Sketches,  &c. 
19 


218  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

ized  from  lands  given  for  the  support  of  a  school  and  the 
ministry,  might  have  had  some  influence,  also,  in  inducing 
the  town  to  make  some  provision  for  those  objects,  lest  the 
lots  should  be  resumed  by  the  representatives  of  the  grantor. 
Indeed,  great  interest  was  felt  at  this  time,  not  only  in  these, 
but  in  the  subject  of  land  titles  in  general.  It  had  been  cus- 
tomary, before  the  war,  to  take  up  wild  lands,  on  the  express 
or  implied  understanding,  that  a  title  would  be  given  when- 
ever the  ordinary  price  should  be  paid.  '  This  practice  in  the 
absence  of  the  proprietors,  had  been  continued  from  neces- 
sity during  the  war  ;  and  many  persons  here,  as  well  as  in 
other  parts  of  the  country,  had  erected  buildings  and  made 
other  valuable  improvements  on  lands,  to  which  they  had  no 
other  title  than  that  of  possession.  Government  had,  in  con- 
sequence of  the  hardships  suffered  in  the  recent  war,  taken 
measures  to  quiet  those  who  had  thus  settled  on  the  public 
lands  of  the  State,  for  a  mere  nominal  sum  ;  and,  as  a  great 
portion  of  the  Waldo  patent  had  been  confiscated  with  the 
rest  of  Fluker's  estate,  and  thus  become  public  property,  many 
of  the  settlers  here,  thought  the  same  terms  ought  in  equity 
to  be  extended  to  them.  It  had  passed,  however,  or  was 
about  passing,  partly  by  sale,  and  partly  by  inheritance,  into 
the  hands  of  Gen.  Henry  Knox,  the  son-in-law  of  Fluker,  and 
administrator  on  his  estate,  appointed  the  preceding  year, 
1784.  Although  this  gentleman  had  been  distinguished  dur- 
ing the  war  for  warm  patriotism  and  eminent  military  services, 
he  was  personally  unknown  to  the  people  here,  who  could 
not,  consequently,  place  much  dependence  on  his  leniency  as 
a  landlord.  It  was  not  strange,  therefore,  that  in  common 
with  the  rest  of  the  eastern  country,  the  citizens  of  this  town 
should  feel  great  interest,  and  no  little  concern,  on  this 
subject.  In  May  of  the  present  year,  the  town  appointed 
M.  Copeland,  P.  Pebbles,  W.  Boggs,  W.  Lermond,  and 
A.  Kelloch,  a  committee  "  to  write  a  petition  to  the 
General  Court."  In  consequence,  a  petition,  probably 
written  by  the  chairman  of  the  committee  and  signed  by 
two  of  the  selectmen,  was  presented  to  the  Legislature, 
stating  in  substance  that  in  the  contract  with  the  original 
settlers  here,  many  conditions  promised,  such  as  finishing 
off  the  meeting-house,  the  assignment  of  10  acres  of 
marsh  or  meadow  to  each  settler,  and  the  grant  of  100  acres 
of  land  to  each  child  born  prior  to  1752,  had  never  been  ful- 
filled on  the  part  of  the  proprietors  ;  and,  on  this  account, 
and  because  the  settlers  had  "  suffered  grate  Clamaty  in  a 
savig  wilderness  and  in  the  late  contast  with   Grate  Britton," 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  219 

the  petitioners  prayed  that  the  claim  of  said  proprietors  might 
not  be  confirmed  by  the  General  Court,  but  left  to  be  decided 
by  a  jury  in  due  course  of  law.  This  petition  was  signed 
May  14th,  and,  in  connexion  probably  with  many  others, 
seems  to  have  had  some  weight,  as,  in  July,  the  Court  proposed 
to  confirm  to  the  Waldo  proprietors  a  tract  equal  to  30  miles 
square,  between  the  Penobscot  and  Muscongus,  on  condition 
that  they  would  quiet  all  such  settlers  as  were  in  possession 
of  their  lots  prior  to  April  19,  1775.* 

Though  this  made  no  provision  for  those  who  had  settled 
since  the  war  began,  yet,  as  it  barred  any  claim  the  proprie- 
tors might  have  for  quit- rents,  and,  perhaps,  removed  the 
restrictions  on  the  lime  quarries  reserved  in  the  conveyance  to 
the  20  associates,  it  in  some  degree  quieted  the  minds  of  the 
people  here. 

1786.  Settlers  continued  to  arrive.  John  Andrews  of 
Dedham  had,  the  preceding  year,  purchased  McLean's  estate 
at  what  is  now  called  Andrews's  Point,  and,  Oct.  13,  1785, 
arrived  with  his  family,  and  took  up  his  abode  at  that  place. 
He  was  a  wheelwright  by  trade,  a  faithful  workman,  and, 
from  the  general  want  of  articles  in  his  line,  here,  found  no 
lack  of  employment.  His  purchase  included  the  lands  oc- 
cupied by  his  grandsons,  Silas,  Seth,  and  John  Andrews, 
together  with  that  of  Thomas  Howard,  the  pine  tree  in  front 
of  Capt.  Jameson's  house  being  near  its  northern  corner. 
At  this  time,  some  of  the  apple-trees  set  out  by  McLean,  in 
1763,  were  still  living.  But  the  rest  being  dead,  Mr.  An- 
drews, shortly  after,  set  others  in  their  place  ;  these  in  turn, 
either  from  the  want  of  care  or  an  unfavorable  soil,  dwindled 
away  by  degrees,  and  two  of  them  only,  now  remain.  At 
or  before  this  time,  apple-trees  were  planted,  also,  by  T.  Star- 
rett,  J.  Mclntyre,  Wm.  Boggs,  and  J.  Crawford,  Jr.  ;  and  cur- 
rants, red  cherries,  and  damson  plums,  were  possessed  by 
several. 

There  was  still  a  scarcity  of  mechanics  ;  and,  in  the  pres- 
ent year,  several  carpenters  and  joiners  came  from  the  west- 
ward to  supply  the  deficiency.  Aaron  Davis  came  from 
Wrentham,  Mass.,  worked  at  the  joiner's  trade,  and  settled  in 
the  upper  part  of  Warren.  He  had  been  a  soldier  in  the 
revolution,  was  present  at  the  taking  of  Cornwall  is,  sustained 
several  offices  in  the  militia  of  this  town,  and,  for  several 
years  before  his  death,  received  a  pension   from  Government. 

*  Petition  on  file  in  Mass.  E,ec.  Jour.  House,  1784  and  1785.  2 
WiU.  His.  p.  584. 


220  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Jacob  p.  Davis  came  about  tbe  same  time,  worked  at  the 
same  business,  lived  on  the  place  next  above  his  brother's  for  . 
a  few  years,  and  in  1794  settled  with  Willing  Blake,  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Wm.  Payson.  James  Standish  came 
from  Duxbury  or  Hanover,  and  worked,  this  season,  with  Mr. 
Weston  on  the  sloop  Union,  at  Starrett's.  He  commenced 
clearing,  with  the  intention  of  settling,  the  farm  which  he 
afterwards  sold  to  Amos  Lawrence,  whose  sons  still  live  upon 
it.  Standish  and  Weston  were,  for  some  time,  the  principal 
ship-builders  in  town  ;  as  will  appear  from  Table  XIII. 

The  old  meeting-house  having  stood  forty-six  years,  most 
of  the  time  without  glass  or  doors,  and  its  situation  being 
thought  not  sufficiently  central  or  convenient,  the  town  this 
year  began  to  take  measures  preparatory  to  the  construction 
of  a  new  one,  and  voted,  June  12th,  on  the  report  of  a  large 
committee,  "  to  set  the  meeting-house  on  Wm.  Robinson's 
land,  between  the  town  road  and  the  river."  Mr.  Whiting 
was  again  employed  for  nine  weeks,  boarded  at  Major 
Libbey's,  and  preached,  a  part  of  the  time,  at  Thomaston 
and  other  places. 

This  year  was  memorable  for  the  first  dam  across  the 
main  river,  and  the  erection  of  a  saw-mill,  at  the  upper 
falls.  Mr.  Pebbles,  who  inherited  the  lot  which  his  father 
was  prevented  by  the  Indians  from  settling,  with  the  consent 
of  Mr.  Ray,  transferred  the  irons  of  their  mill  at  Back  River 
to  that  place,  and  contracted  with  some  of  the  young  Craw- 
fords  to  put  up  a  mill  there,  on  condition  of  keeping  three 
quarters  to  themselves  and  leaving  one  quarter  to  Ray  and 
Pebbles.  This  was  completed  on  the  eastern  bank  of  the 
river  ;  W^iiliam  and  Samuel  Boggs,  some  time  after,  built 
another  saw-mill  on  the  opposite  side  ;  and  both  mills 
continued  to  run  till  they  were  purchased,  with  the  Pebbles 
lot,  by  Gen.  Knox  in  1796.  This  dam  was  furnished  with 
flood  gates,  and  the  pond  annually  drawn  off,  during  the 
fishing  season. 

The  close  of  this  year,  or  beginning  of  the  next,  was 
also  distinguished  by  the  arrival  of  James  W,  Head,  and 
the  commencement  of  his  career  as  a  merchant.  He  was 
a  native  of  Boston,  was  apprenticed  to  Clark  &  Nightingale, 
merchants  of  Providence,  enlisted  in  1779  into  the  govern- 
ment service  on  board  the  Queen  of  France,  was  captured 
at  Charleston  when  Gen.  Lincoln  surrendered,  and  remained 
a  prisoner  about  three  months.  Having  come  this  year  to 
Bristol,  where  two  of  his  brothers  had  just  commenced 
trading,   though    they   afterwards   removed    to    Waldoboro', 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  221 

he  now  decided  on  commencing  business  in  this  town.  Mc- 
Lean's, or  Andrew's  Point,  was  selected,  as  the  most  eligible 
situation,  and  Mr.  Andrews  applied  to  for  leave  to  erect  a 
store  there.  This,  the  latter  refused  to  give,  on  the  ground 
that  the  customers  would  occasion  him  too  much  trouble  in 
passing  through  his  fields.  Had  he  consented,  the  bridge 
would  probably  have  been  built  there  ;  the  mills  erected  at 
the  lower  ripplings,  as  proposed  by  Capt.  McLean ;  the 
meeting-house  located  at  Robinson's,  according  to  the  vote 
this  year  passed  ;  and  the  features  of  the  town  assumed  an 
appearance  very  different  from  the  present.  Disappointed 
in  this  quarter.  Head  proceeded  up  the  river  to  the  site  of 
the  present  village,  where  Rev.  Mr.  Whiting  and  Moses 
Copeland,  now  jointly  interested  in  the  mill-lots  on  the 
western  side,  were  preparing,  in  connexion  with  some  others, 
to  erect  mills  and  a  dwellinghouse.  Here,  he  succeeded 
in  hiring  the  house  and  store  of  Rufus  Crane,  whose  stock 
of  goods  was  now  nearly  exhausted  ;  and,  in  the  spring  of 
1787,  brought  down  goods  and  commenced  trading. 

This  building,  which  stood  above  the  Smelt  creek,  as  before 
related,  together  with  the  log-house  of  Mr.  Weston  on  the  hill 
opposite,  were  the  only  buildings  then  there.  In  the  former 
of  these,  April  12,  1787,  was  born  Moses  Crane,  the  first 
white  child  born  in  the  village.  Mr.  Copeland  soon  after  put 
up  a  log-house  on  the  site  of  Col.  Head's  present  store,  to 
which  Mr.  Crane  then  removed.  Alexander  Bird  had  a  small 
house  near  the  present  grave-yard  ;  and  Joseph  Copeland  and 
John  Watts  were  settled  on  their  respective  farms,  the  former 
at  Burton's  corner,  and  the  latter  where  Robert  Montgomery 
now  lives. 

The  two  preceding  winters  had  been  remarkable  for  their 
severity.  In  that  of  1785 — 6,  the  snow  was  very  deep,  and 
so  hard  crusted  that  loaded  teams  might  pass  upon  it  over 
fields  and  fences  in  every  direction.  The  night  of  Tuesday, 
the  18th  of  January,  was  thought  to  be  the  coldest  ever  expe- 
rienced in  New  England.  Daniel  Dunbar,  on  the  last  of 
April,  was  hauling  boards  from  Peabody's  mill  to  the  landing 
near  James  Kirkpatrick's,  when  the  snow  was  more  than 
two  feet  deep  the  whole  distance.  He  continued  to  haul 
in  this  manner  till  the  3d  of  May;  and  so  little  frost 
was  there,  beneath  this  deep  covering  of  snow,  that,  on 
the  next  day,  he  commenced  plowing  his  ground.  The 
opening  of  spring  was  so  long  delayed,  that  the  crop  of 
breadstuff  was  exhausted  ;  and  a  universal  scarcity  prevailed 
on  the  river,  until  the  coasters  got  to  running  and  brought  a 
19* 


222  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

supply  from  Boston.  Nature  again  seemed  to  pity  the  condi- 
tion of  the  people,  and  sent  the  shad  and  alewives  at  an  ear- 
lier period  than  usual.  Farrington  and  J.  Lermond  had  sent 
up  a  lot  of  boards  for  corn,  and  were  anxiously  waiting  for 
the  return  of  the  vessel.  The  former  went  down  to  the  falls 
and  tried  to  procure  a  few  fish  ;  but,  not  succeeding,  potatoes 
were  his  only  resource.  On  the  following  Sunday,  feeling 
unable  to  endure  longer,  he  went  out  to  Mr.  Watts's,  who 
had  wintered  a  few  sheep  for  him,  with  a  determination  to 
kill  one  of  them,  even  at  that  unfavorable  season.  Mr.  Watts 
dissuaded  him  from  his  purpose,  offered  him  his  net,  and  ad- 
vised him  to  try  for  fish,  notwithstanding  the  Sabbath.  This 
he  did  with  success,  taking  as  many  shad  as  he  could  carry 
home,  besides  several  alewives  which  he  distributed  to  others 
in  a  condition  similar  to  his  own.  On  his  way  home,  he  came 
across  a  porcupine,  which  he  killed  with  a  club,  and  thus  ob- 
tained a  supply  of  animal  food.  Still,  bread  was  wanting  ;  and 
a  northerly  wind  forbade  any  expectation  of  the  vessel's 
speedy  arrival.  On  Monday  morning,  however,  Lermond's 
boy  came  with  the  joyful  news  of  her  being  in  the  river. 
They  set  off,  with  bags,  immediately.  On  arriving  at  Oyster 
river,  they  were  invited  to  breakfast,  as  usual,  on  condition, 
however,  that  they  could  dispense  with  bread  ;  as  none  could 
be  furnished  till  the  corn  was  landed  and  the  mill  set  a  going. 
The  arrival  of  this  vessel  aflx^rded  a  partial  supply  ;  but  the 
scarcity  continued  ;  many  were  destitute  for  several  days  at  a 
time  ;  and  even  Col.  Starrett,  remarkable  for  prudence  and 
care,  did  not  escape  the  evil.  Mr.  Rokes,  who  had  been  but 
one  year  on  his  new  farm,  lived  a  long  time  on  alewives  and 
the  tongue-plant,  (Dracsena)  boiled  for  greens  ;  and  contin- 
ued, though  with  a  feeble  hand,  to  clear  his  ground  in  expect- 
ation of  future  crops  and  better  limes.  The  fall  of  1786 
was  so  dry,  that,  in  the  early  part  of  November,  a  person 
might,  at  low  water,  walk  across  the  river  on  the  stones  without 
wetting  a  shoe.  On  the  14th  of  the  same  month,  the  river 
froze  up  sufficiently  hard  to  bear  a  horse  and  sleigh  as  far 
down  as  Watson's  point.  On  the  next  day,  the  ice  extended 
to  the  mouth  of  the  river,  and  did  not  break  up  again  till  the 
26th  of  March.  The  sloop  Warren,  then  loading  for  the 
West  Indies,  was  frozen  in,  and  lay  at  the  wharf  in  Thomas- 
ton  all  winter.  A  trading  vessel,  commanded  by  a  Captain 
Young,  was  caught  above  the  lower  ripplings,  and  was  unable 
to  disengage  herself  till  the  following  May.  The  drought 
continued  through  the  winter  ;  water  was  very  scarce  ;  and 
people  had  to  go  to  Medumcook  and  Damariscotta  for  grind- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  223 

ing.  The  cold  was  severe  ;  the  snow  very  deep,  and  scarcely 
showed  signs  of  melting  till  March.  On  the  10th  of  April, 
the  snow  was  still  so  deep  and  hard  crusted,  that  teams  might 
pass  over  all  the  fences  without  obstruction. 

The  road  to  Thomaston,  recently  laid  out,  was  as  yet  little 
more  than  marked  trees  ;  and  the  river  was  still  the  principal 
highway.  A  path  existed,  past  Capt.  Payson's  to  Thomas's 
in  Waldoboro',  by  which,  through  some  half  dozen  sets  of 
bars,  a  person  might  go  there  for  a  physician  ;  Doct.  Schaef- 
fer,  or  Shepherd,  as  usually  styled  by  the  English,  being  still 
in  high  repute.  On  that  road,  besides  Capt.  Payson  and 
Nathan  Sprague,  before  mentioned,  John  Sidensberger  had 
now  established  himself  near  the  town  line  ;  and  Robert,  the 
eldest  of  Mr.  Spear's  ten  sons,  was  building  a  house,  and 
about  to  take  the  mill,  and  settle  where  he  still  resides.  A 
road  was,  this  year,  voted  to  be  laid  out  by  way  of  Stirling, 
over  the  beaver  dam  to  Waldoboro',  and  another  to  Union  by 
N.  Libbey's. 

Settlements  had  been,  at  this  time,  recently  commenced,  by 
Joseph  and  Samuel  Jameson,  on  the  peninsula  below  the  great 
bend  in  the  river.  These  came  originally  from  Friendship. 
Their  widowed  mother,  marrying  Wm.  James,  removed  her 
numerous  family  to  his  farm  in  this  town,  now  occupied  by 
L.  VVyllie,  M.  Comery,  and  others.  Joseph's  possession  in- 
cluded the  Vaughan  farms,  which  he,  in  1797,  sold  to  Miles 
Cobb,  and  removed  to  Senebeck.  Samuel,  dying,  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  brother  George,  who  was  an  energetic  farmer, 
and  became  a  forehanded  man,  ending  his  days  there.  To 
these,  was  soon  added  Thomas  Robinson,  a  deserter  from  the 
British  army,  who  settled  on  the  lot  now  owned  by  J.  C.  How- 
land  ;  and  in  1794,  Alexander  Kelloch  (2nd),  took  up  the 
intermediate  lot,  and,  with  an  axe,  all  the  property  he  posses- 
sed, commenced  clearing  the  land,  which  he  successfully 
cultivated  during  the  active  portion  of  his  life.  The  tract 
lately  built  on  by  George  F.  Starrett,  was  originally  taken  up 
during  the  revolution,  by  John  Mingerson,  who  married  a 
daughter  of  Mr.  Gamble.  He  removed  to  Boston,  and  his  title 
passed  into  the  hands  of  Col.  T.  Starrett,  with  whose  posterity 
both  it  and  its  valuable  quarries  still  remain. 

The  opening  of  Mr.  Head's  store,  was  not  the  only  ad- 
vance made,  this  year,  at  what  is  now  the  principal  village. 
M.  Copeland  and  Rev.  Mr.  Whiting,  erected  a  grist-mill  and 
a  dwell inghouse  there  ;  to  ihe  latter  of  which,  now  occupied 
by  Wm.  Hovey,  when  finished  the  subsequent  year,  Mr. 
Whiting  removed.     They  jointly  built  the  grist-mill  and  one 


224  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

half  the  dam  ;  whilst  R.  Hall  and  D.  Dunbar  built  the  re- 
maining half  of  the  dam,  together  with  a  saw-mill  on  the  east- 
ern side,  on  condition  of  being  joint  owners  of  one  half  said 
saw-mill ;  the  other  being  retained  by  Copeland.  The  river 
was,  in  that  place,  narrower  than  it  has  since  become.  The 
grist-mill  stood  at  the  south-west  corner  of  the  present  dam, 
at  the  western  bank,  which  then  extended  to  that  point.  A 
year  or  two  after,  the  freshet  was  pretty  high,  and  water 
began  to  run  across  the  point  west  of  the  mill,  and  before 
morning,  had  made  a  complete  channel,  and  left  the  mill 
entirely  insulated.  Thousands  of  tons  could  not  repair  the 
breach  so  suddenly  made.  In  addition  to  these  appearances 
of  activity,  ship-building  was  commenced  for  the  first  time 
in  the  same  vicinity,  by  Mr.  Weston,  who,  this  year,  built  the 
sloop  Jane  for  J.  VVyllie,  Alexander  and  Wm.  Lermond,  and 
R.  Henderson.  She  was  commanded  by  Wyllie,  and  em- 
ployed in  the  coasting  trade. 

The  present  federal  constitution  having  been  agreed  upon 
and  reported  to  the  several  States  by  delegates  assembled  at 
Philadelphia,  a  State  convention  was  ordered  to  meet  in  Bos- 
ton, in  the  ensuing  January,  to  take  the  same  into  considera- 
tion. To  attend  this  convention,  the  people  of  Warren,  Dec. 
31st,   made  choice    of  James   W.    Head   for  their  delegate. 

1788.  An  additional  stop  towards  the  erection  of  a  new 
house  of  worship,  was  taken,  by  appointing  a  committee  to  draw 
a  plan  of  a  meeting-house,  and  make  an  estimation  of  the  cost 
of  building  the  same  ;  and,  notwithstanding  the  vote  of  the 
preceding  year,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  look  out  a  suit- 
able situation  for  it.  By  this  time,  some  little  rivalship  seems 
to  have  sprung  up,  between  the  different  localities,  in  respect 
to  the  principal  village  and  seat  of  business.  The  mills  and 
other  buildings  erected  by  Copeland  and  Whiting,  the  store 
of  Head,  to  which  he  this  year  added  a  dvvellinghouse,  (the 
one  now  occupied  by  R.  W.  Jarvis,)  and  the  ship-building 
carried  on  by  Weston,  gave  an  impulse  to  business  in  that 
quarter,  and  no  equivocal  indications  of  its  rising  importance. 
A  blacksmith's  shop  was  also  erected,  near  where  the  barn  of 
the  late  T.  Burton  now  stands,  by  Miles  Cobb ;  who,  not  far 
from  this  time,  purcliased  J.  Copeland's  buildings  and  a  portion 
of  his  land,  and  soon  after  built  the  dwellinghouse  which  said 
Burton's  widow  now  inhabits.  He  was  from  Bridgwater, 
came  hither  as  an  apprentice  with  R.  Tolman,  and  was  now 
vigorously  pursuing  his  occupation.  The  growing  pretensions 
of  this  place,  probably  led  to  a  combination  of  rival  interests  ; 
and,  at  a  subsequent  meeting  in  June,  the  town  voted  to  buil^l 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  225 

a  bridge  across  the  river,  above  the  great  falls,  another  from 
Robinson's  to  Andrews's  shores,  and  to  build  a  meeting-house 
on  Robinson's  land,  as  determined  in  1786. 

The  rate  of  labor  on  the  highway,  was  this  year  fixed 
at  4s.  for  a  man,  2s.  for  a  yoke  of  oxen,  and  Is.  for  a  cart 
or  plow,  per  day.  Good  mechanics  at  this  time  received 
4s.  6d.,  and  common  laborers  2s.  8d.  per  day.  Prices,  in 
general,  were  proportionally  low.  According  to  Mr.  Head, 
pine  boards,  for  many  years,  were  $S  per  thousand,  oak 
plank  $15,  and  masts  $10,  payment  being  made  in  goods, 
on  which  a  profit  was  charged. 

In  filling  the  vacancy,  this  year,  in  the  militia  company, 
occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Capt.  Mclntyre,  John  Spear 
was/chosen  Captain  ;  and  S.  Payson,  Jr.,  and  R.  Crane,  who 
had  acquired  some  experience  in  the  army,  were  his  efficient 
subalterns. 

Prior  to  this  year,  it  would  seem,  from  the  records,  that 
the  town  had  taken  no  part  in  the  election  of  Governor, 
Lieut.  Governor,  and  Senators.  But  whether  this  was 
actually  the  case,  or  whether  it  was  not  thought  necessary 
to  enter  in  the  town  book  a  record  which  was  attested  and 
sealed  up  in  open  town  meeting,  we  are  unable  to  say. 
From  this  time  such  votes  appear  on  record,  and  may  be 
found  by  consulting  Table  VIII. 

In  consequence  of  an  important  omission  in  the  resolve 
of  1785,  confirming  the  Patent  to  the  heirs  of  Waldo,  and 
to  prevent  opposition  to  having  the  same  rectified  by  the 
General  Court,  Knox,  administrator  on  Fluker's  estate,  made 
an  offer  to  all  persons  in  possession  of  lands,  who  would 
come  forward  and  sign  an  agreement  to  pay  for  the  same  at 
4s.  per  acre  in  seven  years,  to  confirm  the  same  to  them  by 
deed  on  such  payment  being  made.  Most  of  the  settlers 
signed  the  agreement ;  but  some,  and  particularly  those  who 
had  purchased  lands  sold  for  the  payment  of  taxes,  refused, 
although   Knox  offered  to  deduct  the  sums  actually  paid. 

Among  the  persons  who  had,  within  a  few  years  past,  been 
added  to  the  neighborhood,  were  Benjamin  Webb,  John 
Fairbanks,  and  Ezekiel  G.  Dodge.  The  last  of  these,  son 
of  a  clergyman  of  Pembroke,  the  present  year,  established 
himself  as  a  regular  physician  at  Micah  Packard's  public 
house,  but  settled  in  Thomaston,  and  had  a  large  practice 
in  that  and  the  neighboring  towns.  Fairbanks  was  a  good 
singer,  and  the  first  on  the  river  who  taught  vocal  music 
scientifically ;  was  employed  in  this  and  other  towns  as  a 
teacher  not  only  of  music  but  of  common  town  schools  ; 


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ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


commenced  clearing  the  J.  Leach  lot,  but  relinquished  it, 
and  removed  to  Hope.  Webb,  a  native  of  Boston,  came 
somewhat  earlier,  and  kept  a  small  assortment  of  dry  goods, 
first  at  Packard's,  and  afterwards  at  Union.  Unsuccessful 
in  trade  and  other  projects  which  he  formed,  he,  about  this 
time,  studied  physic  with  Dr  Jl^dge,  and  commenced  practice 
under  his  auspices. 

1789.  On  the  28th  of  January,  1789,  the  lower  plan- 
tation of  St.  George's,  including  the  present  towns  of  Gush- 
ing and  St.  George,  long  the  friendly  ally  and  generous  rival 
of  Warren,  was  incorporated  into  a  town,  and  named 
Gushing,  in  honor  of  the  Lieut.  Governor. 

George  Washington,  first  President  of  the  United  States 
under  the  new  constitution,  being  inaugurated  at  New  York 
on  the  30th  April  of  this  year,  the  government  commenced 
its  career  by  adopting  measures  for  protecting  American  in- 
dustry and  commerce,  and  the  resuscitation  of  credit  and 
business. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

FROM  THE  YEAR  1789  TO  1793. 


In  Warren,  settlers  continued  to  arrive.  Josiah  Mero  from 
Dedham,  commenced  work  as  a  blacksmith  at  Mr.  Andrews's  ; 
in  a  year  or  two  after,  erected  a  shop  and  small  dwellinghouse 
near  the  site  of  James  Andrevvs's  present  shop  ;  and  a  few 
years  later,  removed  to  the  head  of  the  tide.  Having  been  a 
revolutionary  soldier,  he  received  a  pension  from  government 
for  something  like  twenty  years,  till  his  death  in  1844.  Isaac 
Fuller,  also,  had  a  blacksmith's  shop  at  Capt.  Spear's ;  but 
the  time  of  his  coming  here  from  Bridgwater,  is  not  precisely 
known.  He  had  probably  been  here  a  few  years,  as,  about 
this  time,  he  settled  on  the  farm  above  Judas'  Meadow  brook, 
where  a  part  of  his  posterity  reside.  James  Cox,  originally 
from  Pembroke,  but  who  had  for  some  years  resided  in  St. 
George,  was  now  settled  on  the  farm  above,  (since  owned  by 
the  late  Hatevil  Libbey,  3d,)  and  had  probably  been  there  a 
year  or  two  before.  Francis  Young,  born  in  Gushing,  but 
for  some  time  a  resident  of  this  town,  had  taken  up  and  was 
preparing  to  settle  the  lot  above  Bosworth's,  where   his  son, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  227 

Alexander,  still  resides.  Jesse  Rogers,  son-in-law  of  Mr. 
Boswortli,  had  succeeded  Timothy  Hills,  then  deceased,  on 
the  farm  next  below  Dunham's.  There  were  others  employed 
as  mechanics  at  this  time  ;  among  whom  may  be  mentioned, 
Thomas  Morison,  from  Peterboro',  N.  H.,  who  built  a  second 
saw-mill,  for  himself  and  Mr.  Copeland,  at  the  village  ;  where 
he  subsequently  lived  several  years  in  the  house  of  R.  Crane  ; 
and  Major  James  Keith,  from  Bridgwater,  a  revolutionary  offi- 
cer, and  a  good  framer,  who,  on  the  death  of  Mr.  Cooper, 
purchased  his  house  and  land.  James  Carven,  a  native  of 
Ireland,  was  living  below  D.  Dunbar's,  and,  about  1806,  built 
the  house  now  occupied  by  J.  Starrett,  Jr.  Lore  Alford,  a 
tanner,  from  Hartford,  Conn.,  settled  on  one  of  the  lots  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  town,  which  had  been  sold  about  this 
time  for  taxes  due  from  non-resident  proprietors.  His  pur- 
chase extended  from  Crawford's  pond  to  Seven-tree  pond,  but 
selling  the  western  portion  to  Capt.  Aaron  Davis,  he  settled 
on  the  other,  and  carried  on  farming  and  tanning,  till  his 
death  in  1818,  having  been  an  early  member  and  deacon 
of  the  Baptist  church.  He  was  this  year  appointed  surveyor 
of  highways,  for  the  new  road  which  the  town  directed  the 
selectmen  to  lay  out  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river  to  Union. 
Wm.  Mormon,  a  native  of  Wales,  Eng.  settled,  not  long 
after,  on  the  lot  since  owned  by  A.  Russel. 

In  a  town  tax,  assessed  this  year,  in  which  the  polls  were 
rated  at  2s.  each,  and  a  common  100  acre  lot  of  unimproved 
land,  at  Is.  4d.,  the  first  class  of  tax  payers,  were,  John 
Spear,  £1  15s.  4d. ;  Thomas  Starrett,  £1  6s.;  and  Wm. 
Lermond,  c£l  2s.  6d.  The  second  class,  paying  from  15  to 
20s.  were  as  follows;  Wm.  Boggs,  H.  Libbey,  Moses  Cope- 
land,  Patrick  Pebbles,  Alexander  Lermond,  D.  Dunbar,  J. 
Mclntyre,  R.  Hall,  J.  Watts,  and  J.  Wyllie.  Capt.  J.  Spear, 
this  year,  commenced  ship-building,  with  the  schooner  Indus- 
try, built  by  S.  Weston,  and  commanded  by  Archibald  Mc- 
Kellar  of  St.  George. 

1790.  About  this  time,  the  first  ox-wagon  was  introduc- 
ed by  Jolin  Lermond,  who,  seeing  one  used  by  Mr.  Walcot 
of  Union,  was  so  struck  by  its  advantages,  that  he  immediately 
purchased  and  drove  it  home,  exciting  much  curiosity  as  he 
passed.  He  now  occupied  a  large  tract  of  land,  including 
the  present  farms  of  C.  Copeland,  N.  Cobb,  and  Ira  Robinson. 
At  the  raising  of  his  barn,  on  the  2d  of  Sept.,  one  entire  side 
of  the  frame  fell,  slightly  injuring  several  persons,  and  so 
rbadly  crushing  John  Rokes,  then  17  years  of  age,  that  his 
life  was  despaired  of.     He,  after  a  long  time,  so  far  recover- 


228  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

ed,  however,  as  to  clear  more  acres  of  land,  for  himself  and 
other  people,  than,  perhaps,  any  other  person  in  town. 

Benjamin  Bracket  and  Samuel  Davis,  this  year,  came  from 
Boston,  and  commenced  business  in  partnership  as  mer- 
chants. Mr.  Head  having  now  transferred  his  goods  to  his 
new  dwellinghouse,  and  Mr.  Crane  returned  to  his  own, 
the  firm  occupied  a  part  of  the  latter,  and  carried  on  potash 
works  near  by,  on  the  other  side  of  the  creek.  Bracket 
lived  in  the  house  which  Mr.  Copeland,  the  following  year, 
built  for  his  accommodation,  where  A.  Counce's  now  stands  ; 
and,  about  1803,  built  for  himself  the  one  now  belonging 
to  Alexander  McCallum.  In  1792,  the  firm  erected  the  store 
lately  occupied  by  R.  W.  Jarvis,  which  at  first  stood  on  the 
point  of  land,  now  island,  where  the  Hawk  building  stands.* 

A  new  and  eccentric  character  made  his  appearance, 
about  this  time,  in  the  person  of  John  Sullivan,  a  native  of 
Dublin,  Ireland,  who,  for  many  years,  was  an  occasional  res- 
ident in  the  town,  and  repaid  the  trouble  he  occasioned,  by 
the  merriment  he  produced,  and  the  literary  taste  he  assisted 
to  form.  He  had  made  respectable  attainments  in  science, 
and  possessed  a  highly  cultivated  taste  in  literature  ;  but  was 
subject  to  periodical  fits  of  intemperance,  and  an  appetite  for 
strong  drink,  which,  while  the  fit  lasted,  nothing  could  re- 
strain or  appease.  He  had  been  employed  in  various  places, 
between  here  and  Pennsylvania,  either  in  teaching  or  making 
shoes,  in  both  which  he  excelled  ;  leaving  one  place  after  an- 
other, as  his  excesses  made  his  departure  alike  welcome  to 
his  own  feelings  and  the  convenience  of  his  employers. 
Having  formed  an  acquaintance  with  his  Catholic  country- 
men, O^Brien  and  Carven,  he  was  a  long  time  employed  as  a 
teacher  in  the  school-house  which  stood  on  Col.  Starrett's 
land,  a  little  above  the  present  house  of  Deacon  Singer. 
Here,  his  skill  as  a  teacher,  saving  his  prejudice  against  the 
"  silver  spoons",  as  he  called  the  darlings  and  favorites  of 
their  parents,  was  highly  approved  ;  while  his  companionable 
properties,  and  never  failing  good  humor,  induced  the  people 
to  overlook  the  vacations,  made  necessary  by  his  infirmity. 
Boarding  round,  as  a  school-master  then,  as  now,  was  expected 
to  do,  he  at  one  time  left  a  boarding-house  before  supper,  and 
arrived  at  a  new  one  when  supper  there  was  over.     Waiting 

*  S.  Davis.  On  their  first  \dsit  to  the  place,  in  search  of  a  situa- 
tion, they  put  up  at  Mclntyre's,  made  known  then-  object,  and  in 
reply  to  their  inquiries  respecting  the  prospect,  were  told  in  the  most 
gutteral  tones  of  the  host,  "  work  or  starve,  work  or  starve." 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  229 

sometime  with  no  prospect  of  any  thing  to  eat,  he  called 
for  a  candle,  saying  he  must  go  and  look  for  his  supper, 
which  he  believed  he  had  lost  somewhere  between  the  two 
houses.  The  anecdotes  of  Swift,  the  sublime  passages  of 
Milton,  and  the  whole  of  Young's  Night  Thoughts,  were  at 
his  tongue's  end.  Taking  up  the  last  of  these,  at  Rufus 
Crane's,  who  told  him  he  was  unable  to  read  the  book  and 
wished  he  would  teach  him  ;  "  find  your  place,"  said  he. 
"  Any  place,"  said  Crane,  "  it  is  all  alike  to  me."  "  Open 
your  book,"  said  Sullivan.  C.  opened,  promiscuously,  at 
one  of  the  Nights,  and  handed  him  the  book.  "  Keep  it," 
said  S.,  and  immediately  commenced  repeating,  and  went 
through  with  the  whole  chapter  without  missing  a  word.  In 
the  school-house  before  named,  he  had  his  chest  well  stored 
with  favorite  authors,  and  containing  some  thirty  or  forty 
quires  of  arithmetical  and  algebraical  solutions  of  curious  and 
difficult  questions,  with  a  variety  of  contractions  and  short 
methods,  which  he  had  discovered,  of  performing  common 
operations.  These,  he  intended  to  abridge  and  publish. 
But  one  unlucky  morning  having  kindled  a  fire  as  usual  and 
gone  back  to  breakfast,  on  his  return  he  found  the  house 
enveloped  in  flames,  and  his  chest  and  books  beyond  recov- 
ery. The  shock  was  too  great  for  his  nerves  ;  he  turned  and 
walked  off  without  uttering  a  word  ;  and  nothing  more  was 
seen  of  him  for  many  months.  He  afterwards  attempted  to 
recover  his  solutions  and  inventions  ;  but  the  appearance  of 
Pike's  Arithmetic,  which  anticipated  the  most  valuable  part 
of  them,  discouraged  and  disheartened  him.  He  continued 
to  exercise  one  or  the  other  of  his  two  callings,  in  the  neigh- 
boring towns  and  on  the  islands,  apparently  unhappy  in  him- 
self, but  a  source  of  amusement  to  others,  for  some  twenty- 
five  years,  and  ended  his  days  in  the  almshouse  at  Boston. 

The  dissatisfaction,  felt  by  many,  with  the  place  which 
the  town  had  twice  voted  to  erect  a  meeting-house  on,  led 
to  farther  action  upon  that  subject,  the  present  year;  and 
so  great  was  the  desire  to  preserve  harmony  in  the  town, 
that,  March  2d,  it  was  voted  to  choose  David  Fales  of  Thom- 
aston,  Capt.  Schenk  of  Waldoboro',  and  Philip  Robbins  of 
Union,  to  fix  upon  a  site  for  the  meeting-house.  Whether 
this  committee  reported  or  not,  on  the  23d  of  June,  ensuing, 
the  town  voted  "  the  meeting-house  be  set  on  the  land  of 
Mr.  Wm.  Boggs,  across  the  road  to  the  west  of  his  house." 
The  town  now  seemed  in  earnest ;  sold  the  old  meeting-house 
to  J.  Watts  for  ^3  6s. ;  and  chose  committees  to  hire 
carpenters,  and  obtain  funds  by  the  sale  of  the  ministerial 
20 


230  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

and  school  lots.  But  it  is  probable  that  some  doubt  respect- 
ing the  legality  of  such  sale,  operated  to  prevent  purchasers 
from  coming  forward,  and  nothing  farther  was  done. 

Dr.  Schaeffer,  who  had  before  employed  Mr.  Copeland  to 
repair  his  house  in  Warren,  the  one  built  by  D.  Patterson,  2d, 
and  also  given  him  a  power  of  attorney  to  transact  business 
for  him,  (his  own  activity  being  now  impaired  by  age  and 
intemperance,)  this  year  removed  to  the  place.  He  here 
continued  his  medical  practice  at  his  own  house,  took  out 
a  license  for  retailing,  lived  high,  drank  flip,  and  went  but 
little  from  home.  He  was  considered  wealthy,  was  supposed 
to  own  several  houses  in  Boston,  and  to  have  large  sums  of 
money  hoarded  in  his  house.  As  he  had  no  legitimate  chil- 
dren, nor  even  a  wife,  in  this  country,  speculations  were 
sometimes  indulged  in  as  to  the  disposition  of  his  property 
in  the  event  of  his  death.  But  the  Doctor  himself,  enjoyed 
life  too  well,  to  give  himself  much  uneasiness  on  that 
account.  The  youngsters  in  the  neighborhood,  were  at- 
tracted, of  an  evening,  by  his  flip,  and  amused  by  his 
"  donner  und  blitzen,"  "  tausend  teufel,"  and  other  exclama- 
tions equally  intelligible. 

1791-  Signs  of  improvement  continue.  New  emigrants 
arrive,  and  new  names  appear  on  the  records.  Nelson  had 
removed  from  the  place  ;  and  his  house  had  been,  for  some 
time,  rented  and  occupied  by  J.  Standish,  who,  about  this 
time  or  a  little  later,  purchased  of  Mr.  Whiting  the  land 
and  built  the  house  where  J.  Cobb  now  lives.  Jf.  P.  Davis, 
A.  Davis,  John  Payson,  and  Wm.  Starrett,  had  settled,  or 
were  about  settling  on  the  middle  road  to  Union  ;  where  the 
posterity  of  the  three  last  still  inhabit.  Daniel  Peabody 
was  now  settled  on  the  Haskell  farm,  and  Alexander  Kelloch 
on  the  adjoining  lot  known  as  the  Kelloch  place.  Mr. 
Whiting,  in  exchange  for  real  estate  at  Newcastle,  conveyed 
his  house  at  the  head  of  the  tide,  together  with  the  land 
where  the  tan-yard  now  is,  and  that  now  owned  by  Wm. 
Hovey,  to  Ichabod  Frost,  who  removed  hither  from  New- 
castle and  opened  a  tavern,  the  first  ever  kept  in  that  village. 
William  Moore  had,  before  this,  erected  a  store  where  A. 
Fuller  at  present  trades,  and  now  sold  goods  there,  and 
boarded  with  Frost ;  but  afterwards  failed,  left  the  place,  and 
was,  at  a  later  period,  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  custom 
house  at  Waldol3oro'. 

A  law  was  this  year  passed,  to  protect  the  more  valuable 
wild  animals  from  being  hunted  at  improper  seasons.     Game 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  231 

was  now  become  so  scarce  in  this  vicinity,  that  little  profit 
was  derived  from  hunting,  and  not  much  time  devoted  to  it. 
The  martin  and  beaver  had  nearly  disappeared.  Beasts  of 
prey  were  more  numerous.  Wolves  and  bears  were  so  trouble- 
some as  to  compel  the  people  to  hunt  them  in  self-defence. 
On  the  western  side  of  the  river,  the  young  Libbeys,  Halls,  and 
others,  were  particularly  active  in  destroying  them.  Major 
Libbey  had  a  large  dog,  that  never  hesitated  to  engage  and 
detain  a  wolf,  till  the  hunters  came  up  and  despatched  him. 
Many  a  wolf  was  immolated  by  his  instrumentality  ;  but  he  fell 
a  victim  at  last  to  his  heroism.  Venturing  out  alone,  he  com- 
menced an  a^ault,  as  is  supposed,  in  his  usual  way,  but  was 
overpowered  by  numbers,  and  found  dead  on  the  field  of 
battle.  Other  canine  exploits,  there,  doubtless,  were,  in  those 
days ;  but,  like  the  heroes  that  preceded  Agamemnon,  the 
names  of  the  actors  have  perished  for  want   of  an   historian. 

Several  afflictive  casualties  occurred  this  year.  In  April, 
Joseph  Skinner,  a  lad  of  about  13  years  of  age,  whilst  em- 
ployed with  others,  in  rolling  logs  down  the  bank  at  Peabody's 
mill,  was  killed  by  a  log  passing  over  him.  Eli  Bosworth, 
about  9  years  of  age,  later  in  the  season,  fell  from  a  float, 
whilst  gathering  lilies  in  North  Pond,  and  was  drowned. 
Catherine,  wife  of  Samuel  Dunham,  who  had  from  childhood 
exhibited  signs  of  insanity,  in  the  summer  of  this  year,  left 
her  home  in  one  of  her  moody  spells,  and  was  supposed  to 
have  gone  in  the  direction  of  the  old  stone  blockhouse  in 
Gushing,  about  which,  and  on  the  seashore,  she  was  wont  to 
linger,  as  if  absorbed  in  some  pleasing  reverie  known  only 
to  herself.  It  was  ascertained,  however,  from  some  frag- 
ments of  her  dress,  that,  after  crossing  the  river,  she  had 
wandered  away  towards  Crawford's  meadow.  People  from 
different  parts  of  the  town,  turned  out  and  made  a  diligent 
search,  for  a  week  or  more,  but  finally  gave  it  up  as  hopeless. 
Her  bones  were  found  in  something  like  a  year  afterwards, 
in  the  borders  of  Union  or  Hope.  A  son  of  hers,  Joseph 
Dunham,  inherited  her  eccentricities,  leading  a  vagrant  life, 
and  sometimes  taking  up  his  abode,  unbidden,  in  the  cabin  of 
a  coaster  hauled  up  for  the  winter,  trusting  to  his  wits  for 
food  and  fuel. 

It  was  while  in  search  of  this  unfortunate  woman,  that  a 
clearing  was  observed  on  one  of  the  hills  in  the  present  town 
of  Hope  ;  and  some  of  the  old  hunters  familiar  with  the 
region,  led  by  cariosity  to  visit  the  place,  found  there  some 
sixty  acres  of  excellent  rye,  sown  by  Messrs.  Barrett  and 
Miles,  pioneers  in  the  settlement  of  that  place ;  the   latter  of 


232  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

whom,  had  bought  out  his  companion,  and  was  now  in 
solitary  possession  of  the  whole.  John  Lermond  was  so 
struck  with  the  promising  appearance  of  this  crop,  together 
with  the  ponds  and  streams  in  the  vicinity,  which  he  exam- 
ined with  the  eye  of  an  amateur  in  such  matters,  that  he 
immediately  resolved  to  change  his  residence,  and  erect  mills 
there.  For  the  present,  however,  he  only  contracted  with 
Miles  to  clear  a  road  for  him,  as  far  as  Crawford's  meadow, 
which  he  performed  the  following  winter,  for  thirty  bushels 
of  rye.  This  crop  of  grain,  excessively  large,  which  was 
thus  laid  open,  proved  very  acceptable  to  the  inhabitants 
of  this  town ;  though  the  producer  would  take  nothing  but 
hard  dollars  in  payment.  Lermond  kept  his  purpose  in 
view,  till,  having  made  his  arrangements,  he  removed  with 
his  sons  into  that  neighborhood,  near  the  close  of  the  century, 
built  mills,  and  established  himself  in  the  borders  of  Union. 
He  was  a  laborious,  honest  man,  but  distinguished  by  some 
peculiarities,  among  which  was  that  of  refusing  interest  for 
money  due  him.  He  used  to  say,  it  was  "  hard  enough 
for  a  poor  man  to  pay  the  principal,  without  adding  interest 
to  it." 

Ship-building,  though  it  continued  to  increase,  had,  with  the 
exception  of  a  few  vessels  built  for  people  in  other  places, 
been  thus  far,  in  this  town,  confined  to  sloops  and  schooners. 
This  year,  however,  Col.  Starrett  and  Capt.  Spear  commenced 
building  the  brig  Speedwell,  on  the  shore  of  the  latter,  oppo- 
site Andrews's  point.  This  vessel,  the  first  brig  owned  in 
town,  probably  launched  the  next  spring,  was  commanded  by 
James  Crawford,  till  captured  by  a  French  privateer  when 
coming  from  Demarara  in  1799. 

The  bridge  at  Boggs's  shore,  and  one  of  the  saw-mills 
below,  were,  this  year,  carried  away  by  the  freshet.  In  the 
fall,  the  mill  was  rebuilt ;  and  Mr.  Copeland,  with  some  aid 
from  others,  made  a  temporary  bridge  at  the  lower  falls. 
Prior  to  this  time,  there  had  been  no  crossing  there,  except  on 
a  single  plank  by  foot  passengers,  or  by  fording  the  river  on 
horseback.* 

1792.  It  was  again  voted  to  hire  preaching  a  part  of  the 
year,  and  to  raise  a  tax  of  .£100  for  building  a  meeting-house. 
In  1792,  a  farther  sum  of  <£22  18s.  was  raised  by  the  sale  of 
timber  on  the  ministerial  and   school  lots  ;    committees  were 


*  Joseph.  Copeland  is  said  to  have  had  an  old  mare  which  used  to 
walk  this  plank,  and  his  wife  often  rode  across  on  that  narrow  bridge. 
—  Capt.  Crane,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  233 

chosen  to  receive  the  materials,  and  superintend  the  raising  of 
the  house  ;  which,  notwithstanding  former  votes,  was  now  or- 
dered to  be  located  at  the  corner,  near  Alexander  Bird's  house. 
The  land  was  purchased  of  M.  Copeland  ;  and  it  was  voted 
"  that  the  town  raise  the  meeting-house  on  Tuesday  the  2d 
day  of  October  next."  Probably  on  that  day,  certainly  in 
October,  the  long  talked  of  house,  was  raised  ;  and  the  con- 
troversy respecting  its  location  brought  to  an  end. 

Mr.  Copeland  continued  his  activity,  and,  this  year,  built  a 
store  for  Mr.  Head,  and  a  tailor's  shop.  The  former  was  a 
one  story  building,  and  stood  at  the  corner  where  Mr.  Head 
afterwards  built  the  store  now  occupied  by  B.  Dillingham. 
The  tailor's  shop  was  occupied  by  Simon  Lovett,  who  carried 
on  his  business  here  several  years,  living  in  the  same  building 
till  he  built  the  house  since  new-modelled  and  occupied  by 
the  late  J.  H.  Counce.  This  house  he  afterwards  sold  to 
Samuel  Davis,  and  removed  to  Portland.  Nathaniel,  son  of 
Moses  Copeland,  this  year  erected  the  house  now  occupied  by 
Mrs.  M.  Wetherbee ;  but  it  was  not  finished  till  a  year  or 
two  later.  This  was  the  second  two  story  house  built  in 
town,  P.  Pebbles  having  built  the  first  one  some  years  before. 
Bracket  &  Davis  were  doing  a  thriving  business.  Rufus 
Crane  had  now  taken  up  shoemaking  ;  and  Luther  Crane,  a 
distant  member  of  the  same  family,  worked  here  as  a  journey- 
man at  the  same  business.  The  latter  settled,  in  1799,  on 
the  farm  adjoining  Mr.  Peabody's,  and  the  next  year  built  the 
house  where  his  family  still  live.  Mr.  Weston,  this  year 
built  a  sloop  called  the  Betsey,  which  was  owned  by  her  Cap- 
tain, E.  Killeran,  Bracket  &  Davis,  and  others.  This  vessel 
was  running  in  1826. 

The  first  public  Library  in  town,  was  established,  this  year, 
by  a  division  of  the  Friendly  Society  founded  in  1787.  In 
September  of  that  year,  a  number  of  persons  in  this  and 
other  towns  between  the  Sheepscot  and  Penobscot  rivers,  sub- 
scribed the  following  sums  for  procuring  books  to  be  owned 
by  them  in  common  ;  viz.  Joshua  Head,  John  Head,  Zebedee 
Simmons,  David  Vinal,  Marlboro'  Packard,  David  Fales, 
Philip  M.  Ulmer,  Peter  Creamer,  David  Jenks,  and  Benjamin 
Brown,  £1  8s.  each  ;  Waterman  Thomas,  £6,  Thurston 
Whiting,  £2,  Ezekiel  G.  Dodge,  £2  16s.,  George  Ulmer,  =£1 
12s.,  Charles  Sampson,  £2^  J.  W.  Head,  .£2, Moses  Copeland, 
.£2,  Benjamin  Webb,  £2  16s.,  and  John  Paine,  £2.  The 
subscribers  held  their  first  meeting  at  the  house  of  Capt. 
Stephen  Andrews,  in  Waldoboro',  November  6th  of  the  same 
year  ;  and  W.  Thomas  was  chosen  Librarian.  The  Society 
20* 


234  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

continued  to  flourish  ;  meetings  were  held  at  various  places, 
in  Waldoboro',  Warren,  and  Thomaston  ;  new  members  were 
added,  public  addresses  delivered  ;  and  there  was  nothing  but 
the  remoteness  of  its  members  from  each  other,  to  prevent  it 
from  being  a  permanent,  harmonious,  and  valuable  institution. 
In  February,  1792,  a  division  took  place ;  and  the  eastern 
portion  of  the  members,  about  16  in  number,  met  at  the  house 
of  Ichabod  Frost,  in  Warren,  and  organized  as  "  the  Friendly- 
Society  on  St.  George's  river."  For  eight  years,  the  annual 
meeting  in  January  was  held,  and  the  Library  kept,  at  War- 
ren and  Thomaston,  alternately.  The  novelty  of  the  thing, 
the  popularity  of  many  of  the  books,  illustrated,  occasionally, 
as  the  dramatic  portion  of  them  were,  by  the  histrionic  pow- 
ers of  Sullivan,  Dodge,  and  others;  the  public  dinners  and 
convivial  merriment  usual  at  the  meetings  of  the  society,  to- 
gether with  the  practice  of  celebrating  the  4th  of  July  by  a 
public  dinner  and  oration,  attracted  general  attention,  and  in- 
duced great  numbers  to  share  its  advantages.  Orations  were 
delivered,  by  Rev.  J.  Huse  in  1796,  S.  S.  Wilde,  Esq.  1797, 
and  Rev.  T.  Whiting  in  1798  and  1799.  In  1799,  its  mem- 
bers were  86  in  number,  paying  an  annual  contribution  of 
$43  ;  but  in  January  of  that  year,  the  society  was  again  divid- 
ed, and  a  portion  of  its  members  held  a  meeting,  and,  Janu- 
ary 13,  1799,  organized  themselves  as  the  "  Proprietors  of 
the  Social  Library  in  the  town  of  Warren,"  according  to  the 
provisions  of  a  recent  statute.  The  number  of  members 
was  37,  which  in  four  years  was  doubled  by  the  admission  of 
new  ones,  embracing  most  of  the  intelligent  and  respectable 
citizens  of  the  town,  including  two  ladies,  Mrs.  James  and 
Miss  E.  Kirkpatrick.  In  1802,  the  price  of  a  share  was  fixed 
at  $5  ;  and  in  1820,  the  annual  assessment  reduced  to  25 
cents  ;  both  which  still  continue.  The  society  continued  to 
celebrate  the  4th  of  July,  and  orations  were  delivered,  by  S. 
Thatcher,  Esq.  in  1800,  Rev.  T.  Whiting  in  1802,  M.  Smith, 
Esq.  in  1805,  E.  Thatcher,  Esq.  in  1808, 1.  G.  Reed,  Esq.  in 
1809,  and  G.  Starrett,  Esq.  in  1820.  For  several  years  past, 
in  consequence  of  the  abundance  of  periodical  and  other 
cheap  literature,  less  interest  in  this  institution,  than  formerly, 
has  been  manifested.  Several  unsuccessful  attempts  have 
been  made,  to  authorize'  the  sale  of  the  books  on  hand,  as 
also  to  raise  the  annual  assessment  to  the  original  sum  of  50 
cents.  During  the  first  quarter  of  the  century,  large  additions 
were  annually  made  to  the  Library,  which  in  1825  contained 
something  over  500  volumes,  valued  at  about  8800,  and 
owned  by  91  proprietors.     Since  that  time,  the  increase  has 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  235 

been  less  ;  some  valuable  works  have  disappeared  ;  and  the 
number  of  shares  is  reduced  to  66.  Still  the  collection  is  a 
valuable  one,  containing,  as  it  does,  most  of  the  standard 
works  in  the  various  departments  of  English  and  American 
literature  and  science.  Nothing  is  wanting,  but  that  our 
young  men  should  duly  appreciate  the  treasure  within  their 
reach,  and  feel  the  same  desire  for  improvement  manifested 
by  their  ancestors  sixty  years  ago,  to  make  this  institution, 
by  its  annual  additions,  again  become  an  attractive  source  of 
rational  amusement,  the  means  of  cultivating  the  taste,  en- 
lightening the  mind,  and  purifying  the  heart  of  the  commu- 
nity. 

Upon  the  subject  of  separating  Maine  from  Massachusetts, 
first  agitated  about  1785,  and  at  that  time  denounced  as 
treason  by  Gov.  Bovvdoin,  the  people  of  Warren,  in  1792, 
for  the  first  time,  took  a  vote ;  the  result  of  which  was,  one 
in  favor  of,  and  fourteen  against  the  measure. 

1793.  Wm.  Boggs,  the  first  town  clerk,  who  had  also 
filled  most  of  the  other  town  offices,  having  deceased  the 
preceding  year,  town  meetings,  which  used  so  frequently 
to  be  held  at  his  house,  were  this  year  called  at  the  house 
of  his  widow  and  son.  At  that  held  Jan.  14,  a  committee 
was  chosen  to  draw  two  different  plans  of  the  pews  of  the 
meeting-house,  and  report  the  same  for  examination.  There 
was,  probably,  a  rivalship  between  the  slips  of  the  present 
day,  and  the  square  pews  of  an  earlier  date.  A  committee 
was  also  chosen,  to  get  the  window  frames  and  sashes  ;  and 
a  vote  passed  that  the  pews  be  sold  on  March  meeting  day. 
At  that  meeting,  March  4th,  held  at  the  house  of  Joseph 
Boggs,  and  thence,  probably  from  the  extra  numbers  attend- 
ing on  account  of  the  sale,  adjourned  to  the  barn,  a  plan  of 
pews  was  accepted.  The  house  itself  was  49  feet  by  40, 
with  its  high  gable  ends  on  the  north  and  south,  the  pulpit  on 
the  eastern  side,  and  the  entrance  on  the  west ;  where  was 
a  porch,  with  stairs  leading  up  to  a  capacious  gallery  occu- 
pying three  entire  sides  of  the  house.  Between  the  entrance 
and  the  pulpit,  according  to  the  plan  accepted,  were  two 
rows,  of  seven  slips  eachj  on  each  side  of  the  broad  aisle  ; 
five  slips  and  two  free  seats  on  each  side  of  the  pulpit ;  and 
square  pews  on  the  other  three  walls.  Nothing  above,  but 
the  front  gallery,  designed  for  the  singers,  was  finished.  The 
pews  were  appraised  at  $881,  the  highest  at  $25,  and  the 
lowest  at  $9  each  ;  and  the  right  of  choice,,  set  up  to  the 
highest  bidders,  amounted  to  $333,50.  The  <£100  raised  by 
the  town,  is  said  to  have   paid  for  the  frame ;  and  the  pro- 


236  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

ceeds  of  the  pews  to  have  defrayed  all  other  expenses. 
The  first  choice,  on  the  right  hand  of  the  broad  aisle  next 
the  pulpit,  was  taken  by  Wm.  Lermond,  and  the  opposite 
one  reserved  for  the  minister.  Behind  these,  were  the  pews 
of  J.  W.  Head,  and  B.  Bracket.  Moses  Copeland  sat  north 
of  the  pulpit,  and,  for  twenty  years  or  more,  was  scarcely 
absent  for  a  single  Sabbath.  In  April,  a  contract  was  made 
with  Alexander  and  Wm.  Lermond  to  find  stuff  and  finish 
the  house,  outside  and  in,  with  the  exception  of  the  gallery 
pews,  for  the  sum  of  =£349  10s.  or  $1163,33.* 

A  committee  was  again  empowered  to  procure  preaching 
a  part  of  the  time  ;  and  probably  Mr.  Whiting  was  employed, 
who  was  also,  in  May,  chosen  representative.  On  the  9th 
of  Dec.  it  was  voted,  "  that  the  town  purchase  as  much  land 
about  the  meeting-house,  as  will  be  sufficient  for  a  burying- 
ground  and  other  public  uses."  The  land  on  that  side  of  the 
road,  had,  by  that  time,  passed  from  Mr.  Bird  into  the  hands 
of  Wm.  Lermond,  who  gave  a  portion  thereof  to  the  town 
for  a  public  common,  and  sold  another  portion  for  a  burying- 
ground.  As  if  hastening  to  occupy  this  newly  appointed 
resling-place,  great  numbers  of  children  were  carried  off,  this 
season,  by  the  scarlet  fever,  or  throat  distemper,  as  it  was 
then  called,  which  was  very  mahgnant  and  mortal.  The 
grave-yard,  at  first,  extended  northward  near  to  the  road 
as  now  travelled,  south  of  where  the  meeting-house  stood  ; 
but  in  May,  1794,  when  the  town  voted  to  fence  the  old 
burying-ground  with  pine  logs  and  the  new  one  with 
stone  wall  and  board  fence,  it  was  restricted  to  a  line 
running  square  from  the  corner  of  the  wall  near  the  hearse- 
house,  according  to  the  purchase.  By  this  restriction,  the 
graves  of  several  children  were  left  outside,  on  the  common ; 
and  the  town  voted  "  to  remove  such  of  them,  whose  rela- 
tions were  willing,  within  the  said  limits."  This  was  done  ; 
but  some  were  allowed  to  remain  ;  and  the  graves  of  Mr. 
Sylvester's  children  were  enclosed  by  a  fence,  which  remain- 
ed on  the  common  for  many  years.  The  ground  was,  in 
some  respects,  ill  adapted  to  its  purpose  ;  a  ledge  in  some 
places  approaches  too  near  the  surface,  and  in  others  the 
soil  is  not  sufficiently  dry.  It  had  never  been  cultivated,  and 
no  pains  were  taken  to  level  its  uneven  surface.  But  this 
defect  became  less  and  less  obtrusive,  as  the  graves  became 
more  crowded  ;  and,  in  1840,  it  was  enlarged  by  re-annexing 
a  portion  of  what  had  been  before  fenced  out. 

*  Plan  and  other  papers  of  A.  Lermond.     Copeland's  MS. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN,  237 

Mr.  Bird,  about  this  time,  built  the  house  now  owned  by 
Col.  Richmond.  Between  there,  and  Mr.  Crawford's  (now 
French's,)  as  also  between  the  meeting-house  and  bridge,  the 
ground  was  mostly  covered  with  trees  and  bushes.  But  this 
year,  the  town  voted  "  that  the  selectmen  lay  out  a  road,  from 
the  meeting-house  to  Miles  Cobb's  shop."  This  appears  not 
to  have  been  done,  till  1795. 

A  committee  was  also  chosen,  in  April,  "  to  lay  out  a  road 
to  Barrettstovvn,  and  make  report."  This  was  the  name  at 
that  time  applied  to  what  is  now  Hope,  and  a  part  of  Apple- 
ton,  being  so  called  from  Charles  Barrett,  Esq.  of  New  Ips- 
wich, N.  H.,  who  was  engaged  in  settling  the  same  with 
emigrants  from  that  and  other  places.  He  had  previously 
been  concerned  with  J.  Jameson  in  a  mill  at  Hart's  Falls, 
which  he  built  about  1790,  and  was  this  year  authorized,  by 
an  act  of  the  General  Court,  to  improve  the  navigation  of  the 
river  by  locks  and  canals. 

Willing  Blake  came,  this  year,  from  Wrentham,  Mass., 
and  after  residing  a  year  at  J,  P.  Davis's,  purchased,  in  con- 
nexion with  him,  the  Bosworth  farm,  west  of  the  pond  ;  to 
which  they  removed  in  1794.  Blake,  subsequently,  sold  out 
to  Davis,  and  bought  of  A.  Lawrence,  the  farm  first  settled 
by  Dunham,  with  part  of  that  of  T.  Hills.  These  farms 
were  little  valued,  on  account  of  the  sandy  and  barren  qual- 
ity of  the  soil ;  but  Blake,  by  industry  and  skilful  manage- 
ment, converted  them  into  one  of  the  best  in  town.  He  had 
served  in  the  revolutionary  army,  and  here  filled  the  office 
of  militia  Captain  for  many  years.  Lawrence,  who  had  also 
served  six  years  in  the  war  of  the  revolution,  for  which  he 
brought  home  enough  of  paper  money  to  purchase  one  sheep, 
came  from  Franklin,  Mass.,  first  settled  in  Union,  but  ex- 
changed his  farm  there  for  that  of  Dunham,  and  now  settled 
on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river,  where  his  sons  still  reside. 

Others  came  to  the  place,  the  same  year.  Jesse  and 
Edmund  Page  were  from  Atkinson,  N.  H.  The  former, 
having  spent  the  preceding  season  at  Wiscasset,  brought 
hither  a  few  goods,  which  he  sold  out  at  Frost's.  He 
subsequently  traded  some  years,  in  a  store,  the  frame  of 
which  he  purchased  of  Frost,  together  with  a  small  piece  of 
land,  where  he  and  Wm.  McLellan,  in  1818,  built  the  stores 
at  present  occupied  by  S.  B.  Wetherbee  &  son.  On  the 
removal  of  Frost,  he  opened  a  tavern  at  first  in  his  house, 
afterwards  in  that  now  owned  by  L.  H.  Vaughan,  which  he 
built  in  1803.  In  that  year,  he  was  appointed  deputy 
sheriff,  and   for  nearly  20    years  continued  in  that  office. 


238  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

which,  from  the  great  number  of  suits  then  brought,  was 
very  lucrative,  the  fees  sometimes  amounting  to  860  in  a 
single  day.  He  was,  many  years,  deputy  marshal  under 
Thornton,  which  office,  also,  particularly  during  the  war, 
yielded  a  handsome  income  ;  and  was  postmaster  29  years. 
His  brother  was  a  joiner,  and  occupied  as  a  work-shop  part 
of  his  brother's  store,  till  he  built  where  his  family  still 
reside.  David  Page,  a  younger  brother,  also  a  joiner  by 
trade,  came  later,  and  after  residing  some  years  on  the 
present  J.  Payson  place,  removed  and  built  the  house  lately 
purchased  by  P.  Rollins. 

Dr.  Edmund^Buxton  came  from  Reading,  Mass.  where  he 
had  studied  physic  ;  and,  taking  lodgings  at  Frost's,  com- 
menced, here,  the  practice  of  his  profession.  His  prepara- 
tion was,  perhaps,  less  ample  than  what  is  usual  at  the  pres- 
ent day ;  but,  possessing  a  discerning  eye,  his  skill  increased 
with  his  practice  ;  and,  for  35  years,  he  was  held  in  deserv- 
edly high  repute  in  this  and  the  neighboring  towns.  He 
was  moderate  in  his  charges,  prompt  in  his  attendance, 
pleasant  and  unpretending  in  his  intercourse,  and,  though 
sustaining  many  town  offices,  allowed  nothing  to  interfere 
with  his  fidelity  to  his  patients.  He  lived  many  years  in  the 
Richmond  house,  which  he  purchased  of  Alexander  Bird, 
and  afterwards  built  that  in  which  his  widow  resided  till  her 
decease  in  1850.  He  died,  much  regretted,  July  30,  1828, 
in  the  sixtieth  year  of  his  age.  His  death  was  occasioned 
by  a  fall  from  an  ungovernable  horse.  During  his  lifetime, 
several  physicians  attempted  to  establish  themselves  here, 
among  them  Drs.  Bracket,  Stepliens,  WeJJs,  and  Ayers  ; 
but  none  of  them  could  withstanoThe  assiduity  and  establish- 
ed reputation  of  the  first  physician,  who  was  succeeded  in 
practice  and  popularity  by  his  son,  B.  F.  Buxton.  Dr.  A. 
W.  Kennedy  practiced  here  four  years  from   1829,  and  has 

recently^  returned.       Drs.    C.    C,_jChandler,    Stearns, 

James  H.  Glidden,  and  John  M.^Brown,  have  each  resided 
a  time  iii  town,  but  gained  no  very  extensive  practice. 

Wm.  McBeath  came  from  Scotland,  where  he  had  receiv- 
ed what  was  termed  a  liberal  education.  His  parents  had 
designed  him  for  the  ministry ;  and  he  brought  letters  of 
recommendation  to  Rev.  Mr.  McLean  of  Bristol,  requesting 
him,  if  he  thought  it  expedient,  to  receive  him  as  a  student 
in  divinity.*     He  was   employed   by  him  some   time  on   his 

*  The  story  is,  that  McBeath  arrived  in  McLean's  absence  on  a 
visit  to  Scotland,  and,  being  a  portly,  well  looking  young  man,  and 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  239 

farm,  but  probably  not  encouraged  to  engage  in  the  ministry. 
He  came  here  about  this  time,  with  a  small  stock  of  goods, 
which  he  at  first  kept  in  the  store  erected  by  Moore,  but  soon 
rented  the  house  which  Mr.  Copeland  this  year  built.  This 
was  a  low,  bevel-roofed  building;  one  part  of  which  Mc- 
Beath  occupied  as  a  store,  and  the  other  as  a  dwelling.  This 
building,  with  the  land  on  which  it  stood,  was  subsequently 
sold  to  Joseph  Boggs,  who  erected  in  its  room  a  store,  in 
which  he  traded  several  years,  and  which  is  now  converted 
into  a  dwellinghouse  standing  opposite  the  factory.  It  was 
probably  in  this  year,  also,  that  Timothy  Parsons,  from  Read- 
ing, in  company  with  a  brother,  established  the  tan-works 
now  carried  on  by  G.  Kirkpatrick.  He  lived  in  the  upper 
part  of  the  tan-house,  and  carried  on  the  business  till  1803  ; 
when  he  sold  out  to  the  Hoveys,  and  removed  to  North  Yar- 
mouth, or  vicinity.  John  Parsons,  a  joiner,  settled  and  built 
a  small  house,  which  was  successively  owned  by  B.  Bussell, 
D.  Page,  and  J.  Page,  till  taken  down  in  1834,  and  the  pres- 
ent house  of  James  Payson  built  on  its  site. 

Besides  the  building  before  mentioned,  which  was  designed 
for  the  clothier,  Mr.  Copeland  this  year  erected  a  fulling-mill 
at  the  head  of  the  tide,  the  first  establishment  of  the  kind  on 
the  river.  The  first  clothier  was  Benjamin  Sylvester,  who 
carried  on  the  business  about  five  years,  and  removed  to  New- 
castle. Ebenezer  Wells  succeeded,  bargained  for  the  mill, 
and,  for  awhile,  carried  on  the  works  on  his  own  account ; 
but  not  fulfilling  the  contract,  Copeland,  in  1803,  sold  the 
works  for  $500  to  Robert  Chase,  who,  after  a  few  years,  sold 
out  to  Miles  Cobb.  Cobb,  and  his  son-in-law,  John  M.  Gates, 
employed  difi'erent  workmen,  and  carried  on  the  works  till 
April  12,  1812  ;  when  they  were  purchased  by  Lewis  Stacy. 
In  Feb.  1814,  Stacy  sold  out  to  Amos  H.  Hodgman,  who, 
for  many  years,  carried  on  the  works  satisfactorily  to  the 
customers,  and  profitably  to  himself.  Cloth  was,  at  the  com- 
mencement of  the  business,  dressed  in  rather  a  rough  and 
inferior  manner  ;  the  coarse  wool  of  the  English  sheep,  intro- 


understood  to  be  a  student  in  divinity,  was  invited  to  preach  the  en- 
suing Sabbath.  He  requested  to  be  excused  till  McL's  return,  which 
was  every  v/eek  expected ;  but  several  weeks  having  elapsed,  and  the 
parson  not  returning,  the  people  became  impatient,  declared  the  young 
man's  reluctance  was  but  the  effect  of  unreasonable  modesty,  and  in- 
sisted upon  his  preaching.  He  put  them  off  as  long  as  he  could,  but 
when  their  urgency  became  imperative,  put  an  end  to  their  importu- 
nity by  exclaiming  "  I'll  be  dumned  if  I'll  preach  tiU  McLean  comes 
home," 


240  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

duced  by  Gen.  Knox,  deteriorated  its  appearance ;  and  it  was 
not  till  the  introduction  of  merinos,  about  1810,  and  the  su- 
perior workmanship  of  Stacy,  that  any  tolerably  handsome 
cloth  was  made.  A  carding  machine  was  added  to  the 
works,  about  1803.  The  old  fashioned  hand  shears  were 
employed  until  Hodgman's  time,  who  introduced  the  first 
shearing  machine,  and  indigo  dye.  Hodgman  was  succeed- 
ed by  B.  Dillingham,  till  the  latter  went  into  trade,  and  the 
present  factory  was  established. 

In  1793,  J.  Standish  commenced  ship-building  on  his  own 
account,  and  launched  the  sloop  Polly,  for  D.  Dunbar,  J. 
O'Brien  and  A.  Malcolm  ;  probably  at  the  yard  which  he 
subsequently  occupied,  near  J.  McCallum's  present  house. 

The  year  1793  is  also  distinguished  for  the  introduction 
of  the  first  pleasure  carriage  into  the  town  ;  Mr.  Copeland 
having  this  year  purchased  a  chaise  —  probably  a  second 
handed  one,  but  not  the  less  a  mark  of  distinction  on  that 
account. 

As  yet,  no  mail  had  penetrated  so  far  east ;  and  probably 
few  or  no  newspapers  were  read  in  the  place,  except  those 
occasionally  brought  by  the  coasters.  The  most  eastern 
post  office,  was  now  at  Wiscasset,  to  which  a  mail  from 
Portland  was  brought  twice  a  month.  In  1793,  a  person  by 
the  name  of  Russel,  was  hired  by  private  individuals  to  go 
from  Castine  lo  Wiscasset,  to  carry  letters  and  newspapers 
to  the  several  towns  between  those  places.  He  went  on  foot 
once  a  fortnight,  and  carried  his  mail  at  first  in  a  handker- 
chief, afterwards  in  saddle-bags.  He  lived  at  the  Penobscot 
ferry,  and,  finding  traveling  agreed  with  him  so  well,  he 
traveled  off  to  the  western  states,  leaving  his  family  and  the 
mail  to  take  care  of  themselves.  The  next  year,  in  con- 
sequence of  a  petition  from  the  inhabitants,  postmasters  were 
appointed,  and  the  mail  sent,  by  Government.  It  was  then 
carried  once  a  week,  on  horseback.  Rufus  Crane  was 
appointed  the  first  postmaster  in  this  town.  Col.  Wheaton  in 
Thomaston,  and  Joseph  Eaton  in  Camden.  At  the  present 
village  of  Belfast,  there  were  then  only  a  few  log  huts.  Mr. 
Crane's  emoluments,  for  the  first  3  months  after  his  appoint- 
ment, amounted  to  20  cents.  He  held  the  office  till  1810, 
when  he  was  succeeded  by  Jesse  Page.  The  latter  kept  the 
office  at  first  at  his  house,  but  afterwards,  going  into  trade 
with  his  nephew,  J.  Page,  Jr.,  he  removed  the  same  to  his 
store,  at  or  near  which  it  has  since  remained.  About  1838, 
the  office  was  transferred  to  Hon.  A.  H.  Hodgman,  and  kept 
by   his  brother,  Thomas  Hodgman,  in  the  Head  store,  which 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  241 

he  then  occupied.  Seth  B.  Wetherbee  held  the  office  from 
1841,  till  Gen.  Hodgman  again  received  it  in  1848.*  The 
income  of  the  office  was  much  lessened  by  the  reduction  of 
postage,  which  took  place  in  1844.  Before  that  time,  whilst 
held  by  Mr.  Page,  it  is  said  to  have  yielded  to  the  Govern- 
ment from  i55  to  $70  per  quarter,  and  to  the  P.  M.  who 
received  one  half  the  postage  on  newspapers  and  one  third 
of  that  on  letters,  about  $150  per  annum. 

Hitherto,  the  standard  of  morals  in  the  place,  had  been  un- 
exceptionable ;  and,  if  the  people  had  not  always  lived  up  to 
it,  they  had  at  least  escaped  the  more  heinous  and  infamous 
crimes.  But,  about  this  time,  an  event  occurred  of  a  more 
serious  and  alarming  character.  The  house  of  Dr.  Schaeffer, 
during  his  absence  in  Boston,  was  entered  in  the  evening  by 
four  men,  in  disguise,  who  seized  the  women,  the  only  inmates 
of  the  house,  pinioned  their  arms,  confined  them  in  the  cellar, 
broke  open  the  chests  and  closets,  and  carried  off  all  the  gold 
and  silver  they  contained.  The  women,  three  in  number, 
being  left  in  confinement,  were  long  in  disengaging  them- 
selves ;  but  succeeding  at  length,  and  recovering  from  their 
fright,  fled  to  their  neighbors  and  spread  the  alarm.  Every 
search  was  made,  every  inquiry  was  instituted,  but  without 
obtaining  any  clue  to  the  transaction.  His  agent,  M.  Cope- 
land,  was  particularly  assiduous  in  his  efforts  to  detect  the  per- 
petrators. Advertisements  were  posted  up,  and  inquiries 
made  in  this  and  the  neighboring  towns  of  the  whereabouts  of 
every  person  thought  capable  of  such  an  act,  but  no  trace  of 
the  robbers  was  discovered  ;  and,  from  that  day  to  this,  a 
dark  uncertainty  has  rested  on  the  transaction. 

At  first,  the  community  was  struck  aghast  at  the  enormity 
of  the  crime  ;  but  some  were  more  easily  reconciled  to  it  by 
the  belief  that  the  treasures  thus  dishonestly  taken,  had  been 
as  dishonestly  obtained  ;  and  that,  however  infamous  in  itself, 
it  was,  to  the  sufferer,  but  an  act  of  retributive  justice.  It 
was  said,  tou,  that  the  Doctor  was  not  long  for  this  world, that 
he  would  soon  fall  a  prey  "to  dropsy  and  high  living,  that  he 
had  here  no  legitimate  heirs,  and  that,  saving  the  criminality 
of  the  deed,  the  money  might  as  well  be  kept  in  the  country 
as  to  go  to  foreigners,  his  connexions,  whom  he  was  daily  ex- 
pecting to  arrive  from  Germany.  Suggestions  of  this  kind, 
blunted  the  edge  of  public  indignation,  though  they  could  not 
remove   it.     In  the  absence  of  proof,  various  surmises  and 


*  The  office  lias  since  been  restored  to  Mr.  Wetherbee. 
21 


242  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

conjectures  were  engendered,  which  it  is  not  the  office  of  au- 
thentic history  to  record.  The  Doctor,  who  was  in  Boston  at 
the  time,  repaired  to  the  celebrated  Moll  Pitcher,  the  far 
famed  fortune  teller  of  Lynn,  for  assistance  in  detecting  the 
criminal.  She,  probably  judging  from  his  appearance,  had 
no  hesitation  in  declaring  that  he  would  never  see  his  treasure 
again  ;  "  it  was  in  possession  of  a  long-headed  man,  who 
knew  how  to  keep  it."  He  returned  in  rage  and  despair,  and 
plunging  still  deeper  into  intemperance,  expired  on  the  20th 
April,  1794.  Mr.  Copeland  was  appointed  administrator, 
with  a  will  annexed,  which  was  made  in  1767,  bequeathing 
his  estate  to  his  wife  Margaret  and  to  his  daughters  Margaret 
and  Mary.  The  personal  property  and  notes,  according  to 
the  inventory,  amounted  to  £6^6  2s.  6d.  or  $2265,15  cents  ; 
and  the  debts  and  payments  allowed,  were  $707,69  cents  ; 
leaving  a  balance,  besides  real  estate,  of  $1557,44  cents.  On 
the  20th  of  August  following,  Mr.  Copeland,  whose  wife 
had  deceased  the  preceding  year,  married  the  doctor's 
widow. 

The  autumn  of  1793  is  memorable  for  a  premature  snow 
storm,  which,  on  Tuesday  the  29th  of  October,  whilst  the  corn 
and  potatoes  were  but  partially  secured,  covered  the  ground 
to  the  depth  of  a  foot  or  more  ;  and  was  succeeded  by  weather 
so  cold  as  to  freeze  up  the  ponds,  and  make  good  sleighing  for 
several  weeks.  Afterwards,  however,  a  spell  of  more  mod- 
erate weather  carried  off  the  snow,  and  gave  an  opportunity 
to  complete  the  harvest,  though  the  ponds  did  not  break  up  till 
spring,* 


*  J.  P.  Davis,  and  J.  Rokes,  the  latter  of  whom  places  this  storm 
on  the  11th. 


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CHAPTER  XIV. 


SETTLEMENT   OF   REV.    J.    HUSE,    AND    OTHER   TRANSACTIONS    FROM    1794 
TO    1800. 

1794.  The  annual  meeting  in  March,  was  called  this 
year  at  the  new  meeting-house,  which  proving  uncomforta- 
ble for  the  want  of  windows,  it  was  adjourned  to  Mr.  Bird's 
barn,  and  the  town  officers  chosen  by  nomination  and  hand 
vote.  To  assist  in  repairing  the  more  difficult  and  thinly 
peopled  portions  of  the  road,  M.  Copeland  was  appointed 
surveyor  for  the  whole  distance  from  Gushing  to  Union,  and 
also  to  Waldoboro'.  At  an  adjourned  meeting,  held  at  the 
school-house  near  M.  Cobb's,  it  was  voted  "  that  the  hogs 
within  the  town  may  go  at  large,  in  the  commons,  they  being 
well  yoked  and  ringed."  This  vote  was  doubtless  passed, 
not  because  the  swine  had  not  before  made  use  of  this  priv- 
ilege, but  because  an  attempt  was  now  made  for  the  first  time 
to  deprive  them  of  it. 

D.  Dunbar  was  chosen  agent  to  answer  to  an  indictment 
against  Oyster  river  bridge,  which  being  out  of  repair,  was, 
on  the  report  of  a  committee  appointed  to  examine  the  local- 
ity and  confer  with  a  similar  committee  from  Thomaston, 
built  anew,  probably  in  connexion  with  that  town,  in  its  pres- 
ent situation. 

The  collector  being,  probably,  pressed  for  the  payment  of 
the  State  tax,  and  the  people,  at  that  time  of  year,  before 
their  wood  and  lumber  could  be  transported  to  market,  find- 
ing it  difficult  to  pay  their  respective  rates,  the  town,  in  May, 
voted  '•  to  pay  the  cost  of  any  execution  that  might  be  issued 
against  Mr.  Dunbar,  the  collector,  for  State  tax  No.  10,  pre- 
vious to  Sept.  1st."  July  5th,  voted  "  to  hire  a  town  school- 
master for  this  year."  Sept.  8th,  voted  "  that  the  town  will 
make  up  to  the  17  men  that  are  called  for  out  of  this  town, 
$12  per  month,  whilst  in  actual  service."  These  men  M^ere 
probably  part  of  a  draft  made  from  the  militia  by  the  gener- 
al Government,  to  be  in  readiness  for  actual  service  when 
called  for.  The  call  was  made  in  view  of  the  Indian  hostili- 
ties in  the  western  country,  and  the  unsettled  difficulties  with 
England,  which  were  assuming  a  more  serious  aspect.  They 
were  never  called  for ;  as  the  Indians  were  defeated  by  Gen. 
Wayne,  Aug,  20th  ;  and  the  difficulties  with  England  settled 


244  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

by  a  commercial  treaty,  negotiated  Nov.  19th,  by  Mr.  Jay, 
at  London. 

The  season,  this  year,  was  as  unpropitious  to  the  husband- 
man, as  the  prospect  was  gloomy  to  the  politician.  On  the 
17th  of  May,  there  was  a  heavy  frost,  so  thick  as  to  resemble 
snow,  and  so  severe,  that,  while  crops  in  general  were  poor, 
those  of  apples,  nuts,  acorns  and  berries,  were  entirely  cut  off. 
For  want  of  these,  the  bears  were  forced  to  leave  their 
woody  retreats,  and  seek  subsistence  nearer  the  seashore. 
Many  were  killed  in  Union  and  the  upper  part  of  Warren. 
It  was  said,  that  more  than  300  were  slain  or  taken  in  the 
whole  State  (then  District,)  of  Maine.* 

The  first  regular  lawyer  in  the  place,  Samuel  Sumner 
Wilde,  Esq.,  late  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Mass.,  who  had  been  a  short  time  in  the  practice  of  the 
law  at  Waldoboro',  being  resolved  to  remove  to  Warren, 
agreed  with  Mr.  Head,  to  build  him  a  house  on  the  hill  west 
of  the  river.  This  was  done,  we  believe,  the  present  year; 
and  Mr.  Wilde  lived  and  practised  law  here  till  1799,  when 
he  moved  to  Hallowell,  and,  on  the  division  of  the  State,  to 
Boston  or  vicinity,  where  he  still  resides.  This  house  was 
afterwards  owned  and  occupied  by  Hon.  Samuel  Thatcher, 
and  now  by  Mr.  Dillingham. 

On  the  7th  of  April,  the  meeting-house  was  ordered  to 
be  painted ;  and  it  now  remained  to  provide  a  minister. 
Josiah  Thaxter,  a  missionary  from  Martha's  Vineyard,  came 
here  in  June,  and  on  the  22d  and  23d,  baptised  89  persons  ; 
but  his  stay  was  short.  Rev.  Mr.  Whiting,  who  had  previous- 
ly been  employed,  was  a  man  of  talents  and  taste ;  his  senti- 
ments were  orthodox,  and  his  public  services  approved  ;  but 
his  infirmity  of  will,  his  compliant  and  convivial  disposition, 
led  him  into  irregularities  inconsistent  with  the  character  and 
subversive  of  the  influence  of  a  christian  minister.  The 
committee,  therefore,  who  had  charge  of  the  matter,  gave  an 
invitation  to  stop  here  for  a  time,  to  Rev.  Jonathan  Huse, 
who  had,  the  preceding  season,  been  employed  a  short  time 
at  Blue  Hill,  and  was  again  on  a  visit  to  this  part  of  the  coun- 
try; and  the  town  voted,  Sept.  8th,  to  hire  him  till  the  "  last 
day  of  October." 

This  gentleman  was  a  native  of  Methuen,  Mass.,  graduat- 
ed at  Dartmouth  college  in  1788,  and  studied  divinity  with 
the  Rev.   Jonathan  French  of  Andover.     He  boarded  at  first 

*  Capt.  A.  Davis. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  245 

with  Mr.  John  Mclntyre,  Jr.,  who  then  lived  in  a  one-story 
house,  on  the  place  since  occupied  by  the  late  Dea.  Crane. 
On  the  expiration  of  his  term,  the  town,  Nov.  3d,  voted  to 
invite  him  to  return  the  ensuing  spring,  and  preach  as  a  can- 
didate for  settlement.  1795.  Accordingly,  in  the  following 
April,  Mr.  Huse  returned.  On  the  last  day  of  his  journey, 
which  was  performed  on  horseback,  he  came  from  Wiscasset 
in  company  with  Silas  Lee  and  Manasseh  Smith,  lawyers  of 
that  town,  who  were  proceeding  eastward  on  business.  The 
travelling  was  bad,  the  freshet  high,  and  the  road,  particular- 
ly at  Stirling  in  this  town,  almost  impassable.  It  was  late 
before  they  arrived  at  Frost's  tavern  ;  the  crop  of  hay,  which 
had  been  scanty  that  year,  was  exhausted,  and,  though  the 
host  was  willing  to  entertain  the  men,  he  could  furnish  noth- 
ing for  their  horses.  After  some  deliberation,  Mr.  Lee  de- 
termined to  try  the  hospitality  of  Mr.  Head,  with  whom  he 
had  some  acquaintance,  and  left  the  others  to  shift  for  them- 
selves. Mr.  Huse,  from  what  he  knew  of  Col.  Starrett, 
thought  it  likely  that  hay  or  provender  might  be  found  there  ; 
and  he  and  Mr.  Smith  went  down  and  spent  the  night  at  his 
house.  Prior  to  this,  April  6th,  the  town  had  appointed  T. 
Starrett,  M.  Copeland,  and  J.  Andrews,  a  committee  "  to 
agree  with  Rev.  Mr.  Huse  if  he  should  return,  otherwise  with 
some  other  minister,  to  preach  on  probation."  This  commit- 
tee now  employed  him  accordingly  ;  and  on  the  29th  of  June, 
the  town  voted  to  give  him  "  a  call  to  settle  in  this  town  in 
the  work  of  the  Gospel  ministry."  After  a  conference  on 
the  terms,  it  was  voted,  in  August,  that  the  town  would  give 
Mr.  Jonathan  Huse  c£100  a  year,  so  long  as  he  should  con- 
tinue their  minister,  and  for  six  months  after  the  town,  by  a 
two  thirds  vote,  should  determine  on  the  discontinuance  of 
his  ministry  ;  all  disputes  that  might  arise  under  the  con- 
tract to  be  finally  settled  by  arbitrators  mutually  chosen. 

These  votes  passed  without  any  opposition  ;  and  after  ma- 
ture deliberation  and  advice,  Mr.  Huse  gave  an  affirmative 
answer  to  the  invitation.  The  Presbyterian  polity  being 
found  inconvenient,  and  somewhat  out  of  f\ivor,  a  Congrega- 
tional council  was  invited  to  convene  in  Warren,  Oct.  28th, 
for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  church,  and  ordaining  their 
minister.  The  Council  accordingly  met  on  said  day,  consist- 
ing of  Rev.  Josiah  Winship  of  Woolwich,  Alfred  Johnson  of 
Freeport,  and  Alden  Bradford  of  Wiscasset,  with  delegates 
from  their  respective  churches,  who,  after  organizing  the 
church,  and  sufficiently  examining  the  candidate,  proceeded 
to  his  ordination.  The  church  consisted  of  John  Dicke, 
21* 


246  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Moses  Copeland,  Daniel  Peabody,  Thomas  Starrett,  John 
Andrews,  Joseph  Copeland,  and  James  Mathews,  who  adopt- 
ed the  following  articles  of  faith  and  covenant. 

ARTICLES    OF    FAITH    AND    COVENANT. 

"  We,  whose  names  are  hereunto  subjoined,  that  we  may 
promote  the  growth  of  religion  in  our  souls,  and  enjoy  the 
ordinances  of  the  Gospel  in  a  church  state,  do  covenant  and 
agree  together  in  manner  following,  viz.  :  —  We  declare  our 
faith  in  the  divine  inspiration  of  the  scriptures  of  the  Old 
and  New  Testament,  which  we  receive  as  the  word  of  God. 
We  believe  there  is  one  God,  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy 
Ghost.  We  believe  in  the  fall  of  man,  the  depravity  of 
human  nature,  and  the  redemption  through  the  mediation, 
intercession,  and  atonement  of  Christ.  We  believe  that 
Christ  hath  appointed  two  special  ordinances  to  be  observed  by 
every  true  believer  in  his  name,  viz.  :  —  Baptism  and  the 
Lord's  Supper.  We  believe  that  the  qualifications  for  these 
ordinances  in  all  adults,  are  sincere  repentance  towards  God, 
and  faith  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  We  also  believe  the  future 
existence  of  the  soul,  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the 
day  of  future  judgment,  in  which  every  one  will  receive  a 
reward  according  to  his  works.  And  we  do  also,  humbly  and 
penitently,  asking  the  forgiveness  of  our  sins  through  the  blood 
of  the  Redeemer,  give  up  ourselves  to  God  in  an  everlasting 
covenant  in  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ is- and,  as  in  the  presence 
of  God,  we  solemnly  promise,  that,  by  the  assistance  of  the 
Divine  Spirit,  we  will  forsake  the  vanities  of  the  present  evil 
world,  and  approve  ourselves  the  true  disciples  of  Jesus  Christ 
in  all  good  carriage  toward  God  and  toward  man.  And  we 
likewise  promise  to  walk  together  in  christian  communion  as 
members  of  the  church  of  Christ,  and  to  attend  statedly  upon 
the  administration  of  the  ordinances  of  the  gospel,  to  watch 
over  one  another,  and  to  submit  to  the  discipline  of  the  church 
in  this  place.  And  finally,  by  daily  prayer  to  God,  we  will 
seek  for  grace  to  enable  us  to  keep  this  covenant.'" 

To  the  young  reader,  it  may  appear  singular  that  the  con- 
tract was  entered  into,  and  the  minister  settled,  by  the  town 
in  its  corporate  capacity.  But  such  was,  at  the  time,  the 
universal  practice  ;  and  the  laws  of  Massachusetts  had,  from 
the  very  first,  not  only  allowed,  but  absolutely  required,  every 
town  to  maintain  a  minister  of  the  Gospel  as  well  as  a  teacher 
of  the  public  school,  on  the  principle  that  instruction  in  religion 
and  morality  was  as  essential  to  the  public  welfare  as  in  liter- 
ature and  science. 

The  relation  thus  entered  into  between  Mr.  Huse  and  the 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  247 

town,  continued;  and  the  salary  first  stipulated  remained, 
without  increase  or  diminution,  till  the  contract  was  dissolv- 
ed by  mutual  consent  in  April,  1830.  As  a  farther  induce- 
ment for  him  to  settle,  an  acre  of  land  for  a  house  lot  was 
given  him  by  M.  Copeland,  and  a  hundred  acres  of  wood- 
land by  Gen.  Knox  ;  the  latter  of  which  he  advantageously 
disposed  of,  at  a  time  when  land  was  high.  From  the  pro- 
ceeds of  this  sale,  and  his  annual  stipend,  joined  with  strict 
economy  in  living,  he  supported  and  educated  his  family,  and 
has  even  acquired  a  handsome  property. 

Col.  Thomas  Starrett  was  chosen,  June  9th,  1796,  the 
first  deacon  of  this  church  and  for  more  than  a  quarter  of 
a  century  exercised  the  office,  and,  by  his  piety  and  meek- 
ness, contributed  much  to  its  prosperity.  After  his  death,  in 
1822,  James  Mathews  succeeded  and  discharged  the  office  till 
his  death  in  1836.  The  male  members  of  the  church,  were, 
however,  never  numerous.  The  sentiments  professed,  as 
may  be  seen  from  the  articles  of  faith,  as  well  as  the  general 
tenor  of  the  pastor's  preaching,  were  what  may  be  called 
moderate  Calvinism  ;  and  the  intention,  probably,  was  to 
take  an  intermediate  position  between  Arminianism  on  the 
one  hand  and  ultra  Calvinism,  or  Hopkinsianism,  on  the 
other ;  which  two  parties  at  that  time  existed  in,  without 
rending  asunder,  the  Congregational  churches.  Questions 
of  strife  and  disputation,  were  generally  avoided  by  the 
preacher,  who,  content  with  inculcating  the  practical  duties, 
was  not  anxious  to  disturb  the  dogmas  of  theory.  The  con- 
gregation, for  a  time,  embraced  nearly  the  whole  town.  A 
few  were  Baptists  ;  a  few  others  were  dissatisfied  with  the 
location  of  the  meeting-house,  and  kept  aloof  from  its  wor- 
ship ;  but  the  new  house,  the  new  pastor,  and  the  new  mode 
of  singing  without  the  intermediate  reading  of  the  lines, 
together  with  the  new  tunes  that  had  been  introduced,  were 
generally  attractive ;  and  the  meetings  were  well  attend- 
ed. No  dissension  in  the  church,  or  any  other  cause 
requiring  a  council,  ever  occurred  whilst  Mr.  Huse's  ministry 
continued. 

As  this  event  forms  a  new  epoch  in  the  history  of  the 
town,  it  may  be  well  to  pause  for  a  moment  to  consider  the 
condition  to  which  it  had  now  arrived.  The  original  settlers 
from  Ireland,  and  a  part  of  those  from  Scotland,  were  now 
gone.  The  names  of  Giffen,  James,  Locke,  Scott,  McLean, 
and  Gregg,  had  disappeared,  or  were  confined  to  females. 
The  elder  Lermond  and  his  wife  deceased  about  1790 ;  Pat- 
terson, Robinson,  and  Miller,  probably  before  that  time  ;  Kirk- 


248  ANNALS     OF      WARREN. 

patrick  died  in  1785  ;  Samuel  Boggs  in  1783,  and  in  1792, 
was  followed  by  William,  the  oldest  and  latest  surviving  of 
his  sons.  Boice  Cooper's  was  the  first  funeral  that  Mr. 
Huse  attended.  Deacon  Crawford,  whose  services  had  been 
so  long  appreciated  and  whose  praise  was  in  every  mouth, 
was  yet  living,  and,  though  not  formally  admitted  as  a  mem- 
ber, regularly  communed  with  the  new  church  till  his  death 
in  1797.  A  new  generation  had  sprung  up,  and  was  fast 
taking  the  place  of  the  preceding.  Of  the  second  genera- 
tion, some  were  advanced  in  years,  and  others  past  the  me- 
ridian of  life.  The  young  Starrelts,  Spears,  Robinsons, 
McTntyres,  Boggses,  Lermonds,  Creightons,  and  Kellochs, 
of  the  third  generation,  the  Mathewses,  Waltses,  Kirkpatricks, 
Crawfotds,  Andersons,  Dickes,  Copelands,  Libbeys,  Jame- 
sons, and  others  of  the  second,  were  settled,  or  about 
settling,  on  farms  of  their  own.  Near  the  western  limits  of 
the  town,  were  established,  about  or  soon  after  this  period, 
several  German  families  from  Waldoboro',  such  as  Sidens- 
berger,  before  mentioned,  Hoffsis,  Hysler,  Storer,  Stahl,  and 
Winchenbach,  together  with  Peter  and  John  Mink  ;  the  two 
last  of  whom,  though  their  lands  extended  into  Warren,  fixed 
their  dwellings  in  the  limits  of  Waldoboro'.  A  large  addi- 
tion had  been  made  to  the  population,  by  emigrants  arriving 
more  or  less  recently  from  the  west,  whose  ideas,  manners, 
and  customs,  mingled  with  and  modified  those  of  the  first 
settlers.  Ship-building  was  successfully  carried  on  ;  stores  and 
mills  were  multiplied;  and  a  central  point  of  attraction  was 
beginning  to  show  itself.  Agriculture  had  made  some  ad- 
vances. Potatoes  were  beginning  to  be  cultivated  for  expor- 
tation.* Farmers  were  supplied  with  more  and  better  imple- 
ments, particularly  plows  and  carts.  Of  pleasure  carriages, 
there  was  but  one  ;  horse  wagons  were  unknown,  and  ox 
wagons  but  just  coming  into  use.  The  usual  conveyance  for 
persons  and  light  burdens,  was  on  horseback.  Men  and  boys 
rode  to  mill  with  two  or  three  bags  beneath  them.  Kegs  of 
molasses  and  rum,  were  carried  home  in  the  same  way.  The 
practice  of 'riding  double',  as  it  was  called,  was  universal. 
Whether  to  the  church  or  the  ball,  the  man  rode  before  on  the 
saddle,  the  lady  on  the  pillion  behind  him.  But  this  mode  of 
conveyance  was  beginning  to  yield,  during  the  winter  months, 

*  The  varieties  of  the  potato,  then  chiefly  raised,  were  the  Rough- 
skin  and  Bunker ;  the  former,  less  productive,  but  in  great  request  for 
roasting  on  the  ample  hearths,  beneath  the  huge  lires  of  those  times. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  249 

to  sleighs,  which,  both  double  and  single,  were  now  become 
common.  But  there  were,  as  yet,  no  robes  of  buffalo  or  other 
furs,  for  the  protection  of  man  or  beast ;  though  the  feet  were 
sometimes  relieved  by  portable  foot  stoves,  both  on  journeys 
and  at  church. 

Most  of  the  older  settlers  were  now  furnished  with  framed 
houses  ;  few  of  these  were  painted,  without  or  within.  Major 
Libbey's  and  Capt.  Mclntyre's  were  painted  on  the  outside 
whh  red  ochre  ;  Miles  Cobb's,  now,  or  not  long  after,  of  the 
same  color  ;  and  Head's,  Wilde's  and  Bracket's,  were  yellow. 
There  were  no  carpets,  rugs,  sofas.  The  floors,  made  of  the 
hardest  and  whitest  boards,  were  frequently  scoured,  and 
covered  with  white  sand,  which  was  drawn  and  tastefully  fig- 
ured with  the  broom  —  not  the  present  corn  broom  from  the 
valley  of  the  Connecticut,  but  brooms  manufactured  from 
trunks  of  the  yellow  birch  or  the  twigs  of  the  hemlock  and 
spruce.  The  kitchen  was  usually  provided  with  a  dresser,  or 
set  of  shelves  in  one  corner,  extending  four  or  five  feet  on 
each  wall,  with  closets  beneath.  These  were  filled  with  glit- 
tering rows  of  pewter  plates,  dishes,  and  spoons,  which  were 
scoured  to  the  last  degree  of  brightness.  Little  crockery 
was  used,  except  cups  and  saucers,  which  had  now  replaced 
the  wooden  ones  of  the  Revolution.  About  this  time  and 
after,  to  the  close  of  the  century,  spermaceti  oil,  and  lamps, 
made  of  tin,  brass,  or  other  metal,  gradually  came  into  use 
in  the  place  of  candles.  Men  continued  to  wear  their  hair  in 
clubs  or  queues.  Petticoat  trowsei's  and  leather  breeches,  had 
given  place  to  French  pantaloons  or  sailor's  trowsers  ;  yet 'the 
full  dress  of  the  former  period,  was  still  worn  by  gentlemen 
advanced  in  life.  The  town  was  well  supplied  with  mechan- 
ics and  professional  men.  One  or  more  schools  were  taught 
on  each  side  of  the  river  ;  settlements  were  made  or  making 
in  most  parts  of  the  town  ;  public  worship  was  established  ;  a 
choir  of  singers  formed  ;  and  all  the  elements  seemed  pro- 
vided for  a  prosperous  and  harmonious  community. 

With  the  increase  of  business  and  influx  of  strangers,  came 
also  some  change  in  the  customs  and  condition  of  society. 
The  practice  of  sending  portions,  and  sharing  one's  good  for- 
tune with  his  neighbors,  of  borrowing  and  lending  without 
reckoning  or  accounts,  had  somewhat  declined.  People  be- 
gan to  expect  pay  for  the  use  of  a  horse  or  a  yoke  of  oxen, 
a  cart  or  a  plow.  Tea  and  coffee  were  in  general  use.  Ar- 
dent spirits,  which  were  formerly  used  only  on  extraordinary 
occasions,  were  becoming  more  dangerously  common.  Hos- 
pitality still  abounded ;  and  no  occasion  was  lost   for  getting 


250  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

up  what  was  called  ?i  frolic.  The  women  had  their  spinning- 
bees  and  wool-breakings  ;  and  the  men,  their  huskings  and 
wood-haiilings.  When  a  building  was  raised,  a  vessel  launch- 
ed, or  the  militia  mustered,  everybody  attended,  and  every- 
body was  treated.  On  all  these  occasions,  a  dance  was 
generally  got  up  in  the  evening,  in  which  there  was  neither 
selection  nor  exclusion  ;  all  who  wished,  participated.  At 
first  on  the  uniform  level  of  poverty,  the  little  inequalities  of 
fortune  which  had  since  sprung  up,  had  given  rise  to  no 
invidious  distinctions,  no  upper  and  lower  classes  in  society. 
But  this,  also,  was  now  undergoing  some  change  ;  and  the 
power  of  wealth,  dress,  and  fashionable  connexions,  was  be- 
ginning to  produce  emulation  and  envy,  divisions  and  de- 
traction. 

This  year,  1795,  was  memorable  for  the  resignation  of 
Gen.  Henry  Knox,  as  Secretary  of  War  under  Washington, 
and  his  removal  to  the  town  of  Thomaston.  This  distinguish- 
ed gentleman,  whose  public  services  are  too  well  known  to 
need  any  eulogium  here,  had  married  the  daughter  of  Thom- 
as Fluker,  and,  in  her  right,  came  into  possession  of  a  portion, 
we  believe  one  fifth,  of  the  Waldo  Patent.  Having,  in  1784, 
been  appointed  agent  to  settle  said  Fluker's  estate,  he  had 
made  sale,  July  2,  1791,  to  one  Oliver  Smith,  of  two-fifth 
parts  of  said  Patent,  which,  after  several  mean  conveyances, 
were  repurchased  by  himself,  and,  together  with  two  other 
fifth  parts,  which  in  1793  he  purchased  of  Samuel  Waldo 
(3d)  and  others,  put  him  in  possession  of  the  entire  Patent, 
with  the  exception  of  what  had  been  previously  alienated. 
During  the  preceding  year,  a  splendid  mansion-house,  un- 
rivaled for  its  symmetry  and  beauty,  called  by  French 
visitors  a  chateau,  and  named  Montpelier,  had  been  con- 
structed by  his  order,  and  was  now  ready  for  the  reception 
of  his  family,  who  were  brought  from  Philadelphia  in  a 
sloop  commanded  by  Capt.  A.  Malcolm. 

At  the  same  time,  the  General  published  advertisements  in 
the  public  papers,  offering  favorable  terms  to  new  settlers, 
and  extolling  the  fertility  of  the  soil  and  salubrity  of  the 
climate,  to  the  latter  of  which,  the  balsamic  firs,  he  said,  so 
greatly  contributed.  As  a  farther  encouragement  to  the  set- 
tlement of  the  country,  he  commenced  several  kinds  of  busi- 
ness on  an  extensive  scale,  which  gave  employment  to  a 
large  number  of  workmen,  and  afforded  a  market  for  the 
products  of  the  soil  and  the  forest.  Besides  farming,  brick- 
making,  lime-burning,  and  trading  in  Thomaston,  he  deter- 
mined also  to  go   into   the   lumber  business ;  and  purchased 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  251 

the  mills  at  the  upper  falls  in  Warren,  together  with  the  saw- 
mill which  M.  Cobb  and  W.  Lermond  had  then  in  operation 
at  Hart's  falls.  The  latter,  he  removed  to  the  site  of  the 
former,  which  he  also  rebuilt,  enlarged,  and  supplied  with 
gangs  of  saws  sufficient  to  cut  up  a  whole  log  at  once. 
These  saws  could  be  easily  removed  and  replaced  at  pleas- 
ure, so  as  to  make  boards,  plank,  or  joists,  of  any  required 
thickness.  A  grist-mill  with  burr-stones  was  also  erected, 
together  with  two  dwellinghouses  near  by.  Mr.  Barrett  had 
now  been  employed  a  year  or  two,  in  constructing  locks  at 
the  several  falls  in  Warren.  His  plan,  which  located  the 
locks  in  the  main  channel  of  the  river,  not  succeeding  to  his 
mind,  he  became  discouraged  after  expending  some  thous- 
ands of  dollars,  and  sold  out  the  whole  concern  to  General 
Knox.  The  latter  resumed  the  work,  and,  after  some  unsuc- 
cessful experiments,  completed  it,  so  far  as  the  falls  in  War- 
ren were  concerned.  He  raised  the  dam  at  the  upper  falls 
sufficiently  high  to  supersede  the  necessity  of  a  lock  at  Hart's 
falls,  and  constructed  locks  around  the  former,  on  the 
eastern  bank.  These,  formed  of  earth  only,  and  covered  with 
sods  to  prevent  erosion,  were  the  work  of  a  French  engineer, 
who  received  his  pay,  and  left  the  place  before  the  water  was 
high  enough  to  make  trial  of  them.  The  weather  continuing 
dry,  the  sods  were  scorched  by  the  sun,  and  the  embankment 
rendered  friable  ;  so  that,  when  the  waters  were  let  in,  the 
whole  was  swept  away  ;  and  the  labor  of  months  disappeared 
in  an  hour.  The  following  season,  Life  Wilson  was  employed 
to  construct  the  work  anew,  with  plank  and  timber.  At  the 
falls  below,  a  canal  was  cut  across  the  point  on  which  the 
Hawk  building  now  stands,  and  connected  with  a  lock  west  of 
the  grist-mill.  These  locks  afforded  a  passage  for  rafts  and 
gondolas,  and  continued  in  use  till  after  the  death  of  Gen. 
Knox  ;  when  they  went  to  decay  with  his  other  works.  The 
tolls  allowed  by  law,  were,  at  Senebeck  Pond,  Is.  6d.  for  every 
ton  in  weight  and  for  every  thousand  feet  of  lumber ;  and  the 
same  again  at  the  falls  in  Warren.  At  the  latter,  where  alone 
any  locks  was  made,  the  toll  was,  in  1803,  raised  to  fifty 
cents.  The  income,  however,  was  not  great ;  Knox's  own 
lumber  constituting  the  greater  part  of  the  amount  transport- 
ed. About  the  period  last  mentioned,  to  prevent  the  neces- 
sity of  taking  up  the  dams  at  the  upper  falls,  a  passage  was 
made  for  the  shad  and  alewives  on  the  western  side  of  the 
river,  which  answered  very  well  for  the  last,  but  altogether 
excluded  the  salmon,  which  have  since  nearly  disappeared. 
The  shad  and  alewiyes  were  taken  without  labor  by  obstruct- 


252  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

ing  their  way  with  wire  and  opening  a  slit  on  one  side, 
through  which  they  were  carried  by  the  water  into  a  recep- 
tacle floored  with  slats,  and  left  ready  to  be  carried  off  by 
purchasers. 

The  various  works  carried  on  by  Knox,  brought  hither  a 
great  number  of  mechanics,  particularly  carpenters  and  mill- 
wrights ;  many  of  whom  became  permanent  residents  in 
this  town.  Clarke  Gerrish,  in  1794,  came  from  Newburyport 
or  vicinity,  and  though  not  regularly  bred  to  any  trade,  was  a 
capable  man  and  much  employed  about  the  upper  falls  and 
head  of  the  tide.  James  Gerrish,  a  brother,  came  a  few  years 
later.  Life  Wilson,  a  carpenter  and  joiner,  came  from  Dra- 
cut,  Mass.,  lived  awhile  in  Knox's  house  at  the  upper  falls, 
purchased  and  enlarged  that  of  Nathaniel  Copeland,  built  a 
store  now  occupied  by  T.  Wilson  as  a  cabinet-maker's  shop, 
commenced  trading,  but,  meeting  with  losses  by  the  embargo 
of  1807,  was  compelled  to  stop  business,  though  he  saved  a 
portion  of  his  property.  Parker  Coburn,  also  from  Dracut, 
lived  many  years  at  the  upper  falls,  purchased  the  place  and 
repaired  the  house  where  his  widow  now  lives,  and  followed 
his  trade  more  or  less  as  a  mill-wright,  till  his  death  in  1845. 
Nathan  Williams  came  from  the  same  neighborhood,  and  fol- 
lowed the  same  business ;  purchased  and  lived  awhile  on  the 
farm  in  Union  which  he  exchanged  with  John  Whiting  for 
that  in  Warren,  on  a  part  of  which  his  sons  still  live.  He, 
many  years,  commanded  the  Union  Light  Infantry  company, 
and  was  a  good  officer.  His  brother,  Jesse  Williams,  was  a 
shoemaker  by  trade,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  still  re- 
sides. Luther  and  Lot  Lincoln  were  masons,  and  came  from 
Hillsboro',  N.  H.  The  former  settled  in  Thomaston,  the  lat- 
ter in  Warren,  where  he  followed  his  trade  for  many  years, 
and  rang  the  bell  for  the  Baptist  Society  from  near  the  time  of 
its  purchase  till  1848.  Joseph  Calef,  a  cooper  of  Marblehead, 
resided  at  the  upper  falls  and  other  places  in  town,  till  his 
death  in  1839.  Others  of  these  workmen  settled  in  the  neigh- 
boring towns. 

The  various  kinds  of  business  thus  commenced  by  Knox, 
stimulated  the  enterprise  of  others,  and  was  the  beginning 
of  a  season  of  prosperous  activity,  which  lasted  many  years. 
Mill-logs,  kiln- wood,  staves,  and  hoop  poles,  were  taken  at  a 
generous  price  ;  employment  was  given  to  vessels  in  the 
coasting  and  W.  1.  trade  ;  and  ship-building  met  with  more 
ample  encouragement.  It  was  in  1795,  that  the  first  lime 
was  burnt  in  Warren.  Thomas  Kirkpatrick  erected  a  kiln 
that  year  at  the  upper  falls,  below  the  dam,  where  a  great 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  253 

quantity  of  slabs  had  accumulated,  which  he  used  for  kiln- 
wood.  Lime  was  then  put  up  in  fifty  gallon  casks,  which 
brought  from  10s,  to  12s.  The  next  year,  William  Kirk- 
patriek,  v/ho  settled  on  the  present  Cutting  farm,  in  connexion 
with  John  Libbey,  built  a  kiln  on  the  hill  beyond  Mr.  Paskiel's, 
the  remains  of  which  are  still  to  be  seen.  Another  was 
built  at  the  lower  falls  about  the  same  time  ;  and  thus  com- 
menced a  business,  which  has  been  more  or  less  extensively 
prosecuted  ever  since.  The  following  year,  B.  Webb,  J. 
Libbey,  T.  Kirkpatrick,  and  J.  Copeland  were  chosen  the  first 
lime  inspectors.  The  first  of  these,  who  had  married  a  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  Boggs,  at  that  time  lived  on  the  farm  now 
owned  by  Alvan  Vaughan,  and,  besides  his  professional  prac- 
tice, carried  on  farming  and  other  branches  of  business.  His 
mother  and  sister  kept  a  small  assortment  of  English  goods 
there.  His  brother.  Deacon  William  H.  who  came  in  1799, 
purchased  a  small  portion  of  the  farm,  built  the  house  in 
which  he  now  dwells,  and  commenced  business  as  a  silver- 
smith and  worker  in  brass  and  other  hardware,  which  he  and 
his  son  have  since  successfully  carried  on. 

The  town  was  this  year,  for  the  first  time,  divided  into 
school  districts,  there  having  previously  been  but  one  town 
school,  taught  alternately  on  each  side  of  the  river. 

1796.  Early  in  the  summer  of  this  year,  was  launched 
from  the  yard  of  Mr.  Weston,  the  brig  Neptune,  of  123  tons, 
owned  by  W.  Lermond,  A.  Lermond,  R.  Henderson  and 
others,  being  the  second  square  rigged  vessel  owned  in  the 
place.  She  was  commanded  by  Alexander  Pease,  from 
Martha's  Vineyard,  who  had,  the  preceding  j^ear,  built  the 
house  afterwards  owned  by  D.  Standish,  and  more  recently 
by  P.  Ludwig.  One  quarter  of  the  vessel,  owned  by  A.  Ler- 
mond, and  perhaps  other  portions,  were  chartered  at  82  a 
month,  per  ton,  by  Bracket  &  Davis,  who,  together  with  W. 
Lermond,  furnished  a  cargo  of  timber,  and  sent  her  to  Liver- 
pool, with  instructions  to  return  directly  to  the  river.  Instead 
of  this,  Capt.  Pease  commenced  freighting  to  different  parts 
of  Europe,  or  lying  idle  in  port,  without  either  writing  to 
the  owners,  or  making  any  remittances.  After  a  year  and  a 
half  had  elapsed,  W.  Lermond  embarked  for  Liverpool, 
where  he  arrived  May  10,  1798,  and  learnt  that  the  brig  was 
then  at  Rotterdam,  advertised  for  sale.  Following  her  there, 
he  found  the  vessel,  but  so  involved  in  debt,  that  little  or 
nothing  remained  to  the  owners.  The  captain  avoided  an 
interview,  and  did  not  afterwards  return.  The  loss  on  this 
vessel  was  severely  feU  by  the  owners,  and  more  especially 
22  • 


254  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

by  Bracket  &  Davis,  who  never  fully  recovered  from  its 
effects,  though  they  continued  to  do  business  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Head,  also,  engaged  in  ship-building  this  season,  and 
built  the  schooner  Angelica  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river, 
near  the  present  yard  of  T.  P.  Burgess.  He  employed  a  crew 
from  Newburyport  or  its  vicinity,  consisting  of  Ezekiel  and 
John  Barnard,  Jonathan  Harriman,  carpenters,  and  Edward 
Brown,  catilker,  all  of  whom  remained  and  settled  in  this 
vicinity.  Harriman  lived  in  a  small  house  below  Weston's, 
till  he  removed  to  his  present  dwelling,  near  the  upper  falls. 
Brown,  after  building  the  house  now  owned  by  Ambrose 
Cobb,  on  the  site  of  the  late  Wm.  L.  Starrett's,  settled  at 
Watson's  Point. 

The  same  year,  were  built  the  schooner  Dove,  by  the  Ler- 
monds,  Wyllie  and  others  ;  the  schooners  Lucy,  and  Hope,  by 
Cobb,  Copeland  and  Anderson  ;  and  the  schooner  Jenny,  by 
the  Libbeys. 

On  the  9th  or  10th  of  May,  a  fatal  accident  occurred  at  the 
village.  Mr.  Rokes  came  out  in  the  morning  for  the  purpose 
of  obtaining  some  garden  seeds,  and  remarked  to  some  one 
in  conversation,  that,  after  many  years  of  toil  and  hardship, 
he  had  just  got  able  to  live.  W^aiting  for  the  stores  to  be 
opened,  and  probably  watching  for  the  appearance  of  the 
fish,  he  fell  from  the  bridge,  upon  the  rock  below,  and  ter- 
minated an  honest  and  laborious  life  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven. 
In  the  autumn  of  the  same  year,  Thomas  Morison,  in  a  dark 
evening,  crossing  the  same  bridge,  of  which  he  had  been  the 
architect,  stepped  off  at  a  place  where  the  railing  was  defi- 
cient, and  was  drowned. 

In  consequence  of  a  law  of  the  State  passed  the  preceding 
year,  the  Federal  currency  of  dollars  and  cents  was  this  year 
adopted  by  the  town  in  its  votes  for  raising  money  ;  though 
'  pounds'  occasionally  appear  on  the  records  a  few  years 
later.  Coins  from  the  U.  S.  mint,  established  in  1793,  were 
now  beginning  to  circulate  here.  The  other  coins  in  circu- 
lation, were,  the  Massachusetts  cent,  and  the  English  half- 
penny, English  and  French  guineas  at  28s.,  English  and 
French  crowns  at  6s.  8d.,  the  Spanish  dollar  at  6s.,  together 
with  halves,  quarters,  &c.,  at  the  same  rate,  and  pistareens  at 
20  cents  each.  The  old  paper  money  disappeared  with  the 
adoption  of  the  constitution  ;  but  bank  bills  were  now  grad- 
ually coming  into  use. 

This  year,  began  the  practice,  which  was  for  a  long  time 
prevalent  in  town,  of  choosing  every  newly  married  man  to 
the  office  of  hogreeve,  which  in  March  was   exemplified  by 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  255 

the  choice  of  Samuel  Davis  and  Thomas  Kirkpatrick.  As 
every  person  elected  for  the  first  time  to  any  office,  was  called 
upon  after  the  meeting  for  a  coWs  tail,  in  the  shape  of 
brandy  or  gin,  it  was  no  objection,  in  those  days,  that  this 
rule,  in  particular  years,  gave  a  superfluity  of  these 
officers. 

A  new  pound  was  directed  to  be  built  on  J.  W.  Head's 
land  near  the  meeting-house ;  one  of  the  first  uses  of  which, 
was,  we  believe,  the  confinement  of  some  goats,  about  this 
time  introduced  and  kept  by  A.  Anderson.  The  animals, 
however,  disappeared  during  the  night,  leaving  no  other  clue 
to  their  escape,  than  a  board  extending  from  the  top  rail  to 
the  ground  inside. 

The  trouble  occasioned  by  the  freshet  this  year,  was 
thought  to  be  increased  by  the  dam  at  Hart's  falls ;  and  an 
investigation  of  the  matter,  probably,  led  to  the  sale  and 
removal  of  the  mill  there,  the  following  year.  To  repair 
damages  done  by  these  and  subsequent  freshets,  $1,50 
was,  till  1801,  assessed  upon  each  poll,  and  estates  in  pro- 
portion. 

1797-  The  meeting-house  being  now  painted,  (outside,) 
and  the  galleries  finished,  by  E.  Page  for  $140,  a  vote  was 
passed  empowering  the  selectmen  to  procure  stone  steps  for 
the  doors,  and  Alexander  Lermond,  who  was  now  the  leader 
of  the  choir,  to  purchase  12  singing  books  and  as  many  psalm 
books  for  the  use  of  the  singers. 

In  consequence  of  the  threatening  attitude  and  hostile  acts 
of  the  French  republic,  particular  attention  was  directed  to 
the  condition  of  the  militia  and  military  stores.  This  town 
having  neglected  to  provide  its  quota  of  gunpowder,  and  other 
matters  required  by  law,  and  being  now  indicted  for  such  neg- 
lect, a  committee  was  appointed,  August  21st,  consisting  of  B. 
Bracket,  T.  Starrett,  and  S.  S.  Wilde,  to  examine  the  law  on 
this  subject,  and  report  what  its  requirements  were.  It  was, 
also,  vo*ed  that  Mr.  Wilde  be  appointed  agent  to  answer  to 
the  indictment ;  and  that  the  military  stores,  when  purchased, 
be  deposited  in  the  garret  of  the  meeting-house  until  some 
other  place  be  provided.  As  fires,  at  this  time,  were  alto- 
gether unknown  in  such  places,  meeting-houses  were  gener- 
ally used  in  country  towns  as  the  safest  depositories  of  such 
stores ;  and  no  one  seems  to  have  been  shocked  with  the  sin- 
gular incongruity  of  filling  the  churches  of  the  Prince  of 
Peace  with  the  murderous  munitions  of  war. 

It  was  this  year  that  Col.  Benjamin  Burton,  who  had,  for  a 
short  time  since  the  resignation  of  Col.  Starrett,  commanded 


256  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

the  regiment,  resigned  his  commission,  and  J.  W.  Head,  who 
had  previously  succeeded  Major  I^ibbey,  was  chosen  Colonel. 
Otis  llobbins  of  Thomaston,  and  Bonjamin  Brackett  of  War- 
ren, were  chosen  Majors ;  and  Clarke  Gerrish  was  appointed 
Adjutant.  Soon  after,  measures  were  taken,  in  consequence 
of  their  increasing  number,  to  get  the  militia  of  this  town 
divided  into  two  companies,  which  was  elFected  in  1798.  The 
officers  then  chosen,  were,  on  the  western  side  of  the  river, 
Willing  Blake,  Captain,  J.  P.  Davis,  Lieutenant,  and  J. 
Mclntyre,2d,  Ensign  ;  on  the  eastern  side,  R.  Crane,  Captain, 
A.  Davis,  Lieutenant,  and  J.  Payson,  Ensign.  These  officers 
succeeded  in  introducing  a  better  discipline  and  exching  a 
more  martial  spirit,  which,  as  well  here  as  throughout  the 
country,  continued  in  a  greater  or  less  degree  for  many  years, 
and  rendered  military  reviews  the  most  attractive  and  gener- 
ally attended  spectacles  of  the  period. 

Miles  Cobb,  having  disposed  of  his  mill  at  Hart's  falls,  this 
year  purchased  the  farm  of  Joseph  Jameson  ;  which  he  subse- 
quently sold,  one-half  to  David  Vose  and  the  other  to  Anselm 
Vaughan.  Vose  took  possession  of  his,  the  year  following, 
1798.  Vaughan  came  somewhat  later  from  Carver,  Mass. 
and  was  followed  by  his  brothers,  Lewis,  in  1816,  and  Alvan, 
in  1839.  Cobb  this  year  began  trade,  and  the  year  following 
purchased  Copcland's  saw-mill,  or  a  part  of  it,  and  continued 
the  lumber  business.  It  was  in  1797,  also,  that  Jerathmael 
Leach,  a  native  of  Bridgwater,  who  had  been  about  five  years 
employed  by  Cobb,  as  chief  workman  in  the  blacksmith's 
shop,  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  still  lives,  and  drove,  from 
Maxey's  in  Union  to  the  head  of  the  tide,  the  first  cart  that 
ever  passed  on  that  road.  Enoch  Leach  and  Freeman  Jones, 
from  the  same  place,  settled  on  the  same  road  not  many  yeare 
after.  The  Leaches  were  descended  from  the  celebrated 
Miles  Standish  ;  and  an  ancient  looking  decanter,  said  to  have 
been  brought  over  in  the  Mayflower  and  handed  down  to  this 
branch  of  the  family,  is  now  in  possession  of  their  nephew, 
L.  Jones. 

A  highway  was  laid  out  the  same  year,throug]i  what  has  often 
been  denominated  the  "  Kelloch  neighborhood,"  to  Union. 
The  first  settlers  on  this  road,  were  Brice  Jameson,  wbo  at 
least  as  early  as  1793  had  established  himself  on  t!ie  lot  on 
which  J.  Crawford  now  lives,  and  David  Y.  Kelloch,  who 
that  year  commenced  work  on  the  place  where  his  widow 
is  still  living.  Some  years  later,  Kelloch  was  followed  by  his 
father  and  three  brothers,  who  all  settled  near  him.  In 
1797,  Joel   Robbins  from    Union,  settled    on  the   farm  now 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  257 

owned  by  R.  Lawry,  and  his  brother,  Joseph  Robbins,  suc- 
ceeded J.  Rogers  on  that  now  owned  by  M.  Stetson. 

Mr.  Weston,  this  year,  built  the  schooner  Minerva,  J.  Hall 
master,  for  the  Creightons,  Payson  and  others ;  and  Mr. 
Standish  built  in  the  gully  below  J.  McCallum's,  the  schoon- 
er Lark,  of  which  A.  Malcolm  was  master  till  her  sale  in  the 
south  not  long  after. 

1798«  The  acceptance  of  the  road  from  the  meeting- 
house to  M.  Cobb's  requiring  a  public  bridge  at  the  head  of 
the  tide,  and  the  private  one  erected  some  years  before  be- 
ing now  out  of  repair,  the  town  voted,  June  14th,  to  build  a 
bridge  in  that  place  ;  and  John  Andrews  was  chosen  agent  to 
superintend  the  building  of  it. 

On  the  3d  of  Sept.,  the  town  made  choice  of  Mr.  Wilde,  as 
a  delegate  to  attend  a  convention  held  at  Hallowell  on  the 
4th  Tuesday  of  October ;  a  nieasure  which  resulted  in  the 
division  of  the  county,  on  the  20th  of  February  following, 
and  the  establishment  of  a  new  one  by  the  name  of  Kenne- 
bec. The  town,  also,  lost  a  portion  of  its  territory,  by  an 
act  passed  Juno  28th,  setting  off  W.  and  J,  Watson,  with 
their  estates  at  Watson's  Point,  to  the  town  of  Thomaston. 
Up  to  the  time  of  building  the  meeting-houso,  the  affairs  of 
the  town  had  been  manao;ed  with  a  good  degree  of  harmony. 
But  many  causes  conspired,  about  tliis  time,  to  create  some 
division.  The  location  of  the  meeting-house,  had  occasioned 
much  dissatisfaction  to  many  in  the  neighborhood  of  the 
old  one.  That  of  Major  Libbey  was  so  great,  that  he  declar- 
ed his  determination  never  to  enter  the  house  ;  whilst  that  of 
Mr.  Hall  was  aggravated  by  a  difference  which  had  arisen 
between  him  and  Mr.  Copeland,  who  had  great  influence  in 
town  affairs.  Mr.  Dunbar  was  opposed  in  principle,  not  only 
to  a  ministerial  tax,  but  to  any  legal  interference  in  religious 
matters  whatever.  Several  had  now  joined  the  Baptist  de- 
nomination ;  and  to  these  local  circumstances,  were  added 
Jay's  treaty,  and  the  neutral  policy  of  Washington,  which 
though  generally  approved,  were  the  subjects  of  complaint 
with  some.  From  stime  or  all  these  causes,  in  1796  there 
was  more  want  of  unanimity  in  votes  for  Governor,  than  had 
ever  occurred  before,  though  after  that  year,  the  vote  for  Gov. 
Sumner  was  nearly  unanimous  for  three  years.  At  a  town 
meeting,  Sept.  3,  1798,  Mr.  Wilde  was  chosen  agent  to  ap- 
ply to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  a  new  trial  in  an 
action  commenced  against  the  town  by  Reuben  Hall,  and  in 
which  the  said  Hall  recovered  judgment  by  default.  The 
explanation  of  this,  as  near  as  can  be  ascertained,  is  as  fol- 
22* 


258  ANN  A  LSOF      WARREN. 

lows :  —  Hall  had  refused  to  pay  bis  portion  of  the  tax  as- 
sessed for  the  support  of  the  minister ;  the  collector  had 
taken  and  sold  property  of  his,  sufficient  to  pay  the  amount  ; 
thereupon,  Hall  commenced  a  suit  against  the  town,  for  the 
money  received.  The  writ  was  served  by  James  Malcolm, 
coroner,  upon  Major  Libbey,  as  one  of  the  principal  inhab- 
itants of  Warren ;  and  the  case  was  tried  before  Samuel 
Brown,  Esq.  of  Thomaston.  Libbey,  from  the  dissatisfaction 
before  alluded  to,  was  willing  to  remain  silent ;  Malcolm  was 
induced  from  regard  to  his  employer,  to  do  the  same ;  the 
Justice  was  at  a  distance ;  and,  before  any  thing  of  the  suit 
was  known  to  the  town,  judgment  was  obtained  in  Hall's  fa- 
vor. The  application  for  a  new  trial  was,  probably,  unsuc- 
cessful; as,  in  the  following  year,  Libbey  and  Hall  were 
indicted  by  the  Grand  Jury  for  this  proceeding,  fined,  Libbey 
$2,  and  Hall  $10;  and  the  cost  amounted"  to  $40,95  cts. 
Mr.  Dunbar  also  resisted  the  payment  of  the  ministerial  tax, 
till,  when  about  to  be  committed,  his  friends  pursuaded  him 
to  yield. 

Among  the  new  names  which  appear  about  this  time,  we 
find  those  of  Daniel  Snow  and  Perley  Emerson.  Snow  came 
from  Bridgwater,  purchased  a  portion  of  J.  Lermond's  land, 
and  after  selling  there,  bought  out  Emerson,  who  had  built  a 
house  and  lived  awhile  where  D.  Page  afterwards  built  and 
resided  till  the  time  of  his  death.  Emerson  removed  ;  and 
Snow,  after  some  years,  sold  a  portion  of  his  land  to  M.  Cobb, 
subsequently  the  remainder  to  J.  Page,  and  left  here  for 
Union.  Mr.  Bird,  who  had,  a  short  time  before,  transferred 
hisd welling  house  to  Dr.  EJ^uxton,  and  erected  another  on  ihe 
Waldoboro'  road,  this  year  transferred  the  latter  with  the 
remainder  of  his  land  to  M.  Copeland.  The  latter  having 
relinquished  his  own  house  to  his  son  Moses,  was  living  on 
the  Schaefl^er  place,  at  present  owned  by  James  Copeland. 
The  land  purchased  of  Bird,  was,  about  the  same  time,  sold 
to  Capt.  Matthew  Dagget,  who  came  from  Martha's  Vineyard, 
and  had,  the  preceding  year,  been  in  charge  of  Copeland's 
sloop.  Dagget  occupied  this  estate,  and  vvas  employed  as 
master  of  various  vessels  in  the  coasting  and  foreign  trade, 
till  his  death  in  183L 

The  vessels  built  this  year,  were  the  Sch.  Ten  Brothers 
for  Capt  Spear  and  sons,  and  the  Sch.  Bridgwater  for  D.  & 
A.  Dunbar,  R.  Mclntyre,  and  R.  Hall,  both  by  Mr.  Wes- 
ton. 

1799.  This  last  year  of  the  century,  was  distinguished 
by  the  death  of   Gov.  Sumner,   June   7th,  and   still  further 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  259 

saddened  on  the  14th  of  Dec.  by  that  of  Washington,  the 
most  remarkable  man  of  this  or  any  other  age.  In  this  town, 
a  discoupe,  exhibiting  a  parallel  between  the  lives  of  Wash- 
ington and  Moses,  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Huse,  and 
printed  at  the  request  of  the  hearers. 

The  spoliations  committed  on  our  commerce  by  the 
French,  about  this  time,  had  a  disastrous  effect  upon  the  busi- 
ness of  this  place,  not  only  by  the  actual  losses  sustained  at 
sea,  but  still  more,  perhaps,  by  the  interruption  it  caused  in 
the  W.  I.  trade  and  the  exportation  of  lumber.  The  Speed- 
well, owned  by  Starrett  and  Spear,  was  captured  and  con- 
demned ;  as  was  also  the  Dolphin,  owned  by  Messrs.  Hall, 
Parsons,  and  others.  On  the  other  hand,  the  entry  and 
clearance  of  vessels  were  greatly  facilitated  by  a  custom 
house,  this  year  established  at  Waldoboro'. 

By  the  exertions  of  Mr.  Wilde,  then  representing  the 
town  in  the  General  Court,  the  term  of  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas,  before  held  at  Waldoboro',  was  removed  to 
this  town.  This  was  the  last  of  Mr.  Wilde's  services  in 
this  place,  as  he  this  year  removed  to  Hallowell,  carrying 
with  him  the  general  good-will,  and  many  strong  attach- 
ments. A  court-house  was  erected  ;*  and,  in  Nov.  1799, 
the  first  Court  was  lield  here.  The  house,  however,  was  not 
finished  till  a  year  or  two  afterwards.  It  was  a  wooden 
structure,  with  a  hip  roof,  and  a  belfry  in  the  centre.  Mr. 
Copeland,  and  others,  who  built  the  house  by  contract,  re- 
served to  themselves  the  use  of  the  upper  story,  which,  on 
the  incorporation  of  Warren  Academy,  they  sold  to  that 
institution  for  a  school-room.  The  building  was  also  used  for 
religious  and  other  public  meetings,  as  occasion  required  ;  and 
the  town  meetings  were  uniformly  held  there  till  the  present 
town-house  was  built  in  1840.  The  courts  were  held  once 
a  year  in  it,  till  1847,  when  the  half-shire  towns  were  given 
up,  and  all  the  courts  in  the  county  held  at  Wiscasset.  The 
building  and  lot  on  which  it  stood,  was  then  sold  for  $751, 
and  the  lower  part  is  now  occupied  as  a  school-house  for 
district  No.  20. 

Several  deaths  occurred   this  year  from   accidental  drown- 


*  At  tlie  raising  of  the  court-house,  Col.  Head  attracted  some 
attention  by  a  high  crowned,  conical  hat,  which  he  wore,  a  fashion 
which  was  just  beginning  to  supplant  the  low  hemispherical  crowns, 
then  universally  worn.  It  was  crushed  by  a  board  which  accident- 
ally fell  from  the  frame,  which  gave  him  an  opportunity  to  expatiate 
upon  its  utility  in  preserving  the  skull  from  a  similar  fate. 


260  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

ing.  June  12th,  Seth,  a  son  of  Capt.  Crane,  6  years  old, 
perished  in  the  river  at  the  village  ;  and,  on  the  26th,  a  child 
of  Francis  Young,  3  years  old,  in  a  well  having  no  curb. 
Wm.  Perham,  who  had  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
S.  Payson,  was  also  drowned  in  the  course  of  this  season, 
whilst  rafting  in  the  river. 

1800.  Mr.  Wilde's  place  was,  this  year,  supplied  by 
Samuel  Thatcher,  Esq.,  who  purchased  his  property  and 
succeeded  to  his  practice.  He  was  a  native  of  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  graduated  at  the  University  there  in  1793,  taught  an 
Academy  one  year  at  Concord,  studied  law  with  Hon.  Tim- 
othy Bigelow,  then  of  Groton,  and,  possessing  talents  and 
confidence,  commenced  his  profession  here  under  the  most 
favorable  auspices.  He  represented  the  town  11  years ; 
was  twice  elected  to  Congress,  and  sustained  the  office  of 
High  Sheriff  of  the  county  of  Lincoln  from  1812  to  1821. 
He  was  particularly  active  in  raising  funds  and  getting  an 
endowment  for  the  Academy  here  ;  and  to  him,  and  to  Col. 
Head,  is  the  town  indebted  for  the  elegant  row  of  elms  on 
each  side  of  the  street  near  the  meeting-houses.  In  1833  he 
removed  to  the  town  of  Brewer. 

In  the  spring  of  this  year,  the  town  was,  for  the  first  time 
since  its  settlement,  visited  by  the  small  pox  ;  a  disease  so 
direful  in  itself,  and  at  that  time  so  entirely  new  to  most  of 
the  people,  as  to  occasion  a  general  panic  of  dread  and  appre- 
hension. A  son  of  John  Fitzgerald,  in  the  borders  of  Wal- 
doboro',  was  first  taken  with  it ;  and,  before  any  suspicion  of 
its  true  nature  was  entertained,  most  of  the  neighbors  had 
been  exposed  to  the  contagion.  A  visit  was  also  made  there 
by  Mrs.  Starrett  and  Mrs.  Andrews,  of  this  town,  with  Lewis, 
son  of  the  former;  and  no  apprehensions  were  felt,  till, 
shortly  after,  the  disease  was  pronounced  small  pox,  and  the 
patient  died.  Mrs.  Starrett  escaped  ;  her  son  and  Mrs. 
Andrews  had  the  disorder  ;  the  latter  of  whom  died,  and 
the  former  barely  escaped  with  life.  Mr.  Andrews's  house 
was  selected  as  a  hospital,  and,  April  1st,  the  town  voted,  that 
as  many  as  could  be  accommodated  there  should  have  leave 
to  be  inoculated  within  the  24  hours  next  ensuing,  on  condi- 
tion of  not  leaving  the  prescribed  limits  from  the  time  of  in- 
oculation till  they  procured  a  certificate  of  being  thoroughly 
cleansed.  About  fifteen  embraced  the  opportunity,  and  had 
the  disease. 

In  May,  when  the  patients  at  Mr.  Andrews's  were  nearly 
ready  to  leave,  a  son  of  Thomas  Starrett,  Jr.  took  the  disease, 
and,  before  its  nature  was  suspected,  the  rest  of  the  family 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  261 

and  some  of  the  neighbors  had  been  sufficiently  exposed  to 
give  rise  to  serious  apprehensions.  As  Mr.  Starrett  then  lived 
in  the  old  house  near  the  river,  it  was  converted  into  a  hospi- 
tal, and  his  whole  family,  together  whh  many  others,  were 
inoculated.  But  at  a  meeting  called  for  the  purpose,  the 
town  refused  to  give  leave  for  further  inoculations;  and  the 
distemper  did  not  make  its  appearance  in  town  again  until 
1843.  At  that  time,  none  but  one  child  was  affected.  But 
in  1845,  it  prevailed  more  extensively,  making  its  appearance 
on  both  sides  of  the  river  simultaneously,  with  some  fatal 
cases  among  the  colored  population.  In  1848,  it  was  again 
brought  home  by  two  seamen,  and  a  hospital  provided  on  J, 
Lermond's  land,  near  D.  Page's.  Several  cases  occurred 
again  in  1850,  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town,  but,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  general  vaccination  voted  in  1845,  excited  little 
apprehension. 

The  alarm  of  the  small  pox,  did  not  prevent  party  spirit, 
which  was  now  raging,  from  extending  to  this  town  ;  and  the 
unanimity  which  the  votes  of  the  three  preceding  years  exhibit, 
was  not  again  witnessed  for  twenty  years.  Of  the  two  par- 
ties which  divided  the  country,  the  supporters  of  Washing- 
ton's and  Adams's  administrations,  were  called  Federalists, 
or  Federal  Republicans  ;  their  opponents,  Anti-Federalists  or 
Democrats.  William  Lermond,  who  had  spent  some  time 
abroad  trying  to  save  something  from  the  Brig  Neptune,  came 
home  with  feelings  strongly  enlisted  in  the  republican  cause 
in  Europe,  and  immediately  became  a  principal  leader  of 
the  democratic  party  in  this  town.  But  in  April,  C.  Strong, 
the  federal  candidate,  who  was  chosen  Governor,  received 
51  votes;  M.  Gill,  also  a  federalist,  3;  and  E.  Gerry,  the 
democratic  candidate,  7.  The  Presidential  electors  were 
chosen  by  the  Legislature,  and  unanimously  voted  for  Mr. 
Adams  ;  but  his  opponent,  T.  Jefferson,  was  elected. 

Military  reviews,  as  before  observed,  from  the  improved 
discipline,  and  sham  battles  which  they  exhibited,  and  also, 
in  consequence  of  threatened  hostilities  with  France,  now 
excited  great  interest,  and  drew  together  crowds  of  spectators 
of  all  ages  and  both  sexes.  The  regimental  muster,  was 
this  year  held  in  Thomaston ;  but  the  bright  anticipations 
concerning  it,  were  turned  into  disappointment  by  a  heavy 
and  uninterrupted  rain. 

Umbrellas  had  now  been  introduced ;  and  oilcloth  hat 
cases,  were  used  as  a  means  of  saving,  in  sudden  emergen- 
cies, the  napped,  high  crowned  hats  then  generally  worn. 
Men's  vests  had  lost  their  skirts ;  and  double  breasted  coats, 


262  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

with  lappels,  were  in  fashion.  Shoe-buckles  had  yielded  to 
ribbons  and  silk  strings ;  the  white  tops,  to  half  boots  worn 
outside  of  the  close  pantaloons,  which  in  summer  were  made 
of  nankin.  The  toes  of  shoes  and  boots  were  brought  to  a 
sharp  point,  which  was  more  and  more  elongated  for  some 
half  dozen  years  later,  when  they  were  supplanted  by  the 
square  toes,  that,  with  some  interruptions,  have  held  their 
place  till  the  present  time.  Ladies'  slippers,  also,  with  low 
heels,  had  succeeded  to  the  white  rands,  buckled  straps,  and 
high  wooden  heels  of  an  earlier  date.  Long  queues  and 
heavy  clubs  of  hair,  were  now  disappearing,  and  the  author- 
ity of  St.  Paul  prevailed  over  the  heads,  if  not  the  hearts,  of 
men.  Such  favor  did  short  hair  gain,  that,  in  a  few  years 
after,  it  was  adopted  by  young  ladies ;  and  phrenologists,  if 
they  had  existed  in  that  day,  might  have  gained  a  ready  in- 
sight into  the  characters  of  all,  and  made  matches  after  the 
most  approved  method.  Horses'  tails  were  docked  and  nick- 
ed in  such  a  manner  as  to  exhibit  a  short,  upturned  appen- 
dage, cropped  square  at  the  end.  Pleasure  carriages  were 
beginning  to  multiply;  and  sleighs  shod  with  iron,  were  in 
general  use.  Wooden  clocks  first  made  their  appearance 
about  this  time,  and,  without  casing,  sold  for  820  or  S25.  A 
few  brass,  eight-day  clocks,  and  other  time-pieces,  had  been 
used  in  town ;  and  watches,  heretofore  a  rare  article,  were 
becoming  fashionable. 


ANNALS     OP     WARKEN.  263 

CHAPTER  XV. 

EMBRACING   THE   PERIOD   PROM    1801    TO    1806,    AND    INCLUDING   THE 
HISTORY   OF   THE   BAPTIST   SOCIETY. 

1801  to  1806.  Rev.  J.  Huse,  Rev.  T.  Whiting,  and 
Samuel  Davis,  in  conformity  with  a  law  then  recently  passed, 
were,  in  1801,  appointed  a  committee  to  visit  the  several 
schools  in  town,  and  see  that  they  were  properly  conducted 
by  teachers  legally  qualified.  This  was  the  first  committee 
of  the  kind  in  town  ;  teachers  having  been  before  employed 
without  examination,  and,  some  of  them,  with  very  slender 
qualifications.  Among  those  employed  at  and  prior  to  this 
time,  may  be  mentioned  Messrs.  Fairbanks  and  Whiting, 
before  spoken  of,  and  Edward  Roach,  a  native  of  Ireland. 
Rev.  Mr.  Huse,  also,  taught  one  season  at  the  village.  Others 
from  Massachusetts  were  temporarily  employed  ;  Daniel 
Vaughan,  Backus  Leach,  and  Nathan  Pierce,  in  1802  and  3  ; 

Woodbury  and  C.  Eaton,  in  1804  ;  the  last  of  whom,  the 

year  following,  became  a  permanent  resident.  Nathan  Lucas, 
from  Carver,  for  many  years  occasionally  taught  a  common 
as  well  as  a  singing  school  in  this  and  the  neighboring  towns. 
The  books  used  in  school  at  this  time,  were,  Webster's  Spel- 
ling Book,  the  American  Preceptor,  Perry's  Dictionary,  and 
sometimes  Pike's  Arithmetic  or  its  abridgment.  English 
Grammar  was  here  first  taught  to  one  of  Col.  Head's  daugh- 
ters by  Mr.  Woodbury  in  1804 ;  and  the  following  year, 
Eaton  persuaded  five  or  six  of  his  most  forward  scholars  at 
Oyster  river  to  commence  the  same  study.  Geography  was 
introduced  a  little  later,  but  had  few  students  for  many  years. 

During  the  period  in  question,  the  school  tax  was  gradually 
increased  fron  $333  to  $700.  It  was  expended  by  commit- 
tees chosen  by  the  school  districts,  independent  of  any  other 
authority.  The  income  of  the  ministerial  and  school  lands, 
arising  from  the  annual  lease  of  the  marshes  and  the  sale  of 
standing  timber,  had  hitherto  gone  into  the  town  treasury,  and 
been  expended  without  any  particular  regard  to  the  objects 
for  which  these  lands  had  been  designed.  But  fears  now 
began  to  be  entertained,  that,  with  the  multiplication  of  sects, 
difficulties  might  arise  concerning  the  land  granted  for  the 
support  of  the  ministry  ;  and,  April  2,  1804,  the  town  voted 
to  sell  both  the  school  and  ministerial  lots,  and  appointed  the 
selectmen  a  committee  to  apply  to  the  General  Court  for  an 


264  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

act  to  establish  the  proceeds  thereof  as  a  fund  for  the  support 
of  schools  alone.  This  application  was  partially  successful, 
and,  March  4,  1805,  an  act  was  passed,  incorporating  T.  Star- 
rett,  John  Libbey,  A.  Lermond,  John  Creighton,  and  M. 
Smith,  Jr.,  with  the  power  of  filling  any  vacancies  in  their 
number,  as  trustees  to  dispose  of  all  the  real  estate  belonging 
to  the  town,  which  was  originally  appropriated  for  the  use  of 
schools  ;  to  put  the  proceeds  thereof  at  interest  until  a  sum 
be  accumulated  sufficient  to  yield  an  annual  income  of  $200 ; 
then  to  apply  the  same  annually  to  the  support  of  schools 
forever.  The  following  year,  an  additional  act  conferred  the 
power  to  sell  the  ministerial  lot,  and  add  the  proceeds  to  the 
same  fund.  The  trustees  held  their  first  meeting  November 
7,  1806,  and  proceeded  to  advertise  and  sell  both  these  lots 
accordingly.  This  was  done  at  a  favorable  time,  February 
16,  1807,  and  brought  the  sum  of  $2520.  This  fund  contin- 
ued to  increase  till  1813,  when  the  sum  of  $200  began  to  be 
annually  paid  for  the  support  of  schools.  This  annual  pay- 
ment, with  the  exception  of  the  years  from  1840  to  1844,  when 
it  was  omitted  on  account  of  some  recent  losses,  has  contin- 
ued ever  since.  The  first  report  of  the  trustees  was  made  in 
March,  1807. 

The  depredation  committed  by  crows  upon  the  corn-fields, 
induced  the  town,  in  1803  and  4,  to  vote  a  bounty  of  one 
shilling  a  head  for  the  destruction  of  these  birds  ;  and,  in 
those  two  years,  this  bounty  amounted  to  $24,67. 

In  1804,  according  to  the  treasurer's  book,  the  town  first 
began  to  derive  a  small  revenue  from  the  oyster  fishery  ;  al- 
though a  law  for  protecting  such  fisheries,  and  allowing 
selectmen  to  impose  conditions  upon  the  taking  of  them  by 
people  of  other  places,  had  been  passed  as  early  as  1796. 
In  early  times,  oysters  abounded  in  the  lower  part  of  the 
town,  both  in  St.  George's  and  Oyster  rivers ;  and  vessels 
from  Portsmouth  and  other  places,  used  to  come,  and  carry 
ofi*  whole  cargoes  of  them.  After  the  passage  of  the  above 
mentioned  law,  fewer  vessels  came  for  them.  They  were 
already  on  the  decline,  either  from  saw  dust  washed  down 
from  the  mills,  as  some  suppose,  or  from  other  causes  not 
ascertained ;  and  they  have  now  become  so  scarce  that  few 
take  the  trouble  to  search  for  them.  Small  sums  were  oc- 
casionally paid  into  the  treasury  for  these  fish,  till   1813. 

The  population  of  this  and  the  adjacent  towns,  had  now 
so  increased,  and  so  much  disorder,  growing  out  of  eager- 
ness and  violent  contention  for  fishing-stands,  was  exhibited, 
as  to  induce  many  of  the  inhabitants  to  petition  the  Legisla- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  265 

ture  to  make  the  fishery  a  town  privilege.  At  a  town  meet- 
ing in  Sept.  1801,  the  representative  was  instructed  to  use 
his  endeavors  in  aid  of  said  petition  ;  and,  in  1802,  an  act 
was  passed,  giving  to  the  town  the  exclusive  right  of  dispos- 
ing of  said  fish,  on  condition  of  supplying  the  inhabitants 
living  on  the  river,  with  alewives,  when  on  hand,  to  the  amount 
of  five  hundred  each,  at  20cts.  per  hundred,  of  fishing  but 
three  days  in  a  week,  and  of  choosing  a  committee  to  pre- 
vent obstructions  in  the  river  and  other  infractions  of  the  law  ; 
the  proceeds  to  go  into  the  town  treasury,  and  be  disposed  of 
as  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  shall  from  time  to  time  direct. 
The  fishery  was,  accordingly,  set  up  in  April,  1802,  to  the 
highest  bidder,  and  struck  off  to  Reuben  Hall,  for  the  sum  of 
$360.  This  put  an  end  to  the  contest  for  fishing-stands,  and, 
for  a  time,  produced  general  satisfaction.  Yet  the  old  habits 
of  the  people,  and  their  eagerness  to  obtain  the  earliest 
caught  and  best  fish,  still  brought  together,  at  the  annual  fish- 
ing season,  large  crowds  from  this  and  the  neighboring  towns, 
who,  like  the  Indians  before  them,  and  the  Greeks  at  the 
Olympic  games,  found,  in  this  annual  gathering,  a  fine  oppor- 
tunity of  renewing  old,  and  forming  new,  acquaintances,  re- 
suscitating former  friendships,  and  preventing  the  ties  of  fam- 
ily and  kindred  from  rusting  out. 

The  difficulties  with  France  having  been  settled  by  the 
treaty  of  1800,  the  period  we  are  now  treating  of,  was  one 
of  great  commercial  activity  and  general  prosperity.  Be- 
sides boards  and  staves  to  southern  or  W.  I,  ports,  vast  quan- 
tities of  timber  were  exported  to  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  ; 
and  goods  brought  back  in  return,  to  the  great  profit  of 
merchants,  ship-owners,  lumberers,  and  sea-faring  men. 
Traders  multiplied  ;  ship-building  increased  ;  and  the  appear- 
ance of  the  town  was  greatly  improved  by  the  disappearance 
of  the  woods,  and  the  erection  of  new  and  commodious 
dwellings.  Henry  Knox,  Jr.,  was  established  by  his  father 
with  a  store  of  goods  at  the  upper  falls.  M.  Cobb  was 
engaged  in  trade  at  his,  now  Burton's,  corner,  and  at  the 
same  time,  besides  farming,  carried  on  the  blacksmith  busi- 
ness, lime-burning,  ship-building,  and  foreign  trade.  Wm. 
Hovey,  who,  in  Dec.  1802,  came  here,  and  commenced 
business  in  partnership  with  his  uncle,  Thomas  Hovey  of 
Portland,  had  now  purchased  the  Frost  or  Whiting  house, 
and  was  doing  an  extensive  business  in  the  old  store  erected 
by  Mr.  Moore.  Frost  had,  about  the  commencement  of  this 
period,  been  detected  in  a  nefarious  attempt  at  seduction 
and  incest ;  and  the  general  indignation  of  the  people  made 
23 


266  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

it  convenient  for  him  to  remove  from  the  place.  He  subse- 
quently kept  a  broker's  office  in  Boston,  having  transferred 
his  property  here  to  Joseph  Shed  of  that  city,  whose  son, 
William,  brought  down  goods,  and  for  a  short  time  did  busi- 
ness here.  Hovey  took  in  large  quantities  of  staves,  boards, 
and  timber,  which  he  exported  to  England  and  the  W.  Indies, 
often  on  his  own  account,  and  often,  also,  loading  foreign 
vessels  by  contract.  Putting  his  goods  somewhat  lower  than 
they  had  previously  been  sold,  he  soon  attracted  customers 
from  all  the  neighboring  towns,  selling  annually  not  less  than 
^8,000  worth  of  goods,  and  taking  in  lumber  to  the  amount 
of  800,000  feet.  Bracket  and  Davis  still  did  business,  but 
on  a  less  extensive  scale  ;  while  Col.  Head  was  extending 
his  from  year  to  year,  selling  a  large  amount  of  goods,  and 
often  loading  6  or  7  ships  with  lumber,  annually.  John 
Paine  began  the  same  business  near  the  Narrows  in  Thomas- 
ton,  and  carried  it  on  very  successfully  till  after  the  peace 
of  1814.  In  addition  to  these.  Life  Wilson,  near  the  close 
of  this  period,  commenced  trade  in  the  building  now  occu- 
pied by  Theodore  Wilson,  and  was  preparing  to  go  exten- 
sively into  the  lumber  business.  Thomas  Kirkpatrick,  who 
now  lived  in  a  house  he  had  previously  built  near  the  site 
of  the  present  town-house,  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  lime.  John  H.  Counce,  after  working  two  or  three  years 
in  one  of  the  ship-yards,  in  1804  or  5,  built,  in  connexion 
with  Charles  Bryant,  the  Sch.  Union  for  H.  Libbey,  John 
Creighton,  and  others ;  and,  the  following  year,  began, 
on  his  own  account,  the  business  he  so  successfully 
carried  on  for  more  than  40  years.  The  same  business 
was  continued  by  Stand ish  and  Weston  ;  the  last  of  whom, 
in  1804,  built  for  owners  in  Boston,  the  Fredonia,  the  first 
ship  ever  launched  in  the  place.  For  the  vessels  built  in 
this  and  the  subsequent  periods,  the  reader  is  referred  to 
Table  XIII,  at  the  close  of  the  volume. 

To  facilitate  the  growing  commerce  of  this  river,  a  light- 
house was  erected  at  its  entrance  in  1806,  on  Franklin 
Island,  with  a  fixed  light  50  feet  above  the  level  of  the 
sea,  at  an  expense  of  $3370.  A  year  or  two  later,  also, 
a  small  fort  was  built,  for  the  defence  of  the  river,  in  the 
town  of  St.  George  ;  but  little  use  was  made  of  it,  however, 
and  it  has  long  since  gone  to  decay. 

The  briskness  of  trade,  and  the  manufactures  carried  on 
by  Knox,  affording  a  ready  market  for  the  products  of  the 
forest,  stimulated  farmers  to  clear  up  their  lands,  but  at  the 
same  time  tempted  them  into  a  more   lavish  expenditure,  and 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  267 

rendered  them  less  cautious  in  contracting  debts.  Land 
was  stripped,  rather  than  cultivated  ;  foreign  fabrics  began 
to  displace  those  of  domestic  manufacture ;  slaizy  India 
cotton  shirting  and  sheeting  succeeded  to  the  more  substan- 
tial tow  and  linen  ;  and  it  was  no  uncommon  thing  for  mer- 
chants to  sell,  to  a  single  family,  woollen  cloths  to  the  amount 
of  8100  a  year.  Women,  however,  with  the  exception  of 
a  few  fashionable  families,  still  manufactured  their  common 
winter  garments  of  wool,  —  colored  and   pressed  at  the  mill. 

This  period  of  prosperity  gave  rise  to  a  more  ambitious 
style  of  building,  and  may  be  characterized  as  the  era  of 
two-story  houses,  no  less  than  fifteen,  having  been,  during 
this  period,  erected  on  the  eastern  side  of  the  river,  and  per- 
haps nearly  as  many  more  on  the  western.  Besides  these,  a 
large  number  of  commodious  one-story  houses,  together  with 
some  of  smaller  dimensions,  sprang  up  in  all  parts  of  the 
town.  Many  of  these  houses,  however,  were  begun  under 
the  expectation  that  years  of  continued  prosperity  would 
provide  the  means  of  completing  them,  and  on  a  failure  of 
this  expectation,  remained  unfinished  for  a  long  period. 
A  small  proportion  of  them  were  finished  and  painted  ;  and 
others  have  been  newly  covered  and  painted  within  the  last 
25  years.  Attention  was,  also,  turned  to  the  planting  of  or- 
namental trees.  Many  adorned  their  dwellings  with  willows, 
butternuts,  balm  of  gileads,  and  particularly,  with  lombardy 
poplars,  most  of  which,  except  the  last,  are  still  standing. 
Mr.  Thatcher  set  out  a  row  of  alternate  poplars  and  elms  as 
far  as  his  land  extended,  on  the  north  side  of  the  road,  be- 
tween Messrs.  Vaughan's  and  Payson's.  The  poplars  have 
since  been  cut  away  ;  but  the  elms,  except  where  injured  by 
the  removal  of  the  soil,  continue  to  thrive,  forming  a  princi- 
pal ornament  to  the  village.  Those  on  the  southern  side  of 
the  street,  were  subsequently  planted  by  Col.  Head,  at  the 
time  of  erecting  his  house,  about  1811 ;  and  those  east  of  tho 
bridge,  near  Burton's  corner,  some  twenty  years  later. 

Pleasure  carriages  were  still  scarce  ;  though  some  addition 
was  made  to  the  number,  in  the  course  of  this  period.  Near 
its  beginning,  several,  of  different  descriptions,  were  brought 
down  by  N.  Blake  when  he  settled  in  Union  ;  and  one  of 
them,  an  open  chair  designed  for  a  single  person,  was 
purchased  by  M.  Copeland,  who  already  owned  the  only 
chaise  in  town.  In  1802,  Rev.  Mr.  Huse  and  wife,  undertak- 
ing a  journey  by  land  to  Massachusetts,  and  expecting  to 
procure  a  chaise  at  Wiscasset,  left  home  in  the  ill-accom- 
modating  chair,    the  only  vehicle  they  could    here  obtain. 


268  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

Disappointed  in  their  expectations  at  Wiscasset,  they  proceeded 
on  to  Brunswick,  not  doubting  but  that  a  nriore  comfortable 
carriage  might  be  procured  there.  After  considerable 
inquiry,  they  found  one  chaise  in  that  part  of  the  town 
called  McQuoit,  but,  not  succeeding  in  hiring  it,  they  pro- 
ceeded on,  the  whole  distance,  in  the  chair.  At  Boston, 
sending  the  chair  down  by  water,  they  purchased  a  second 
handed  chaise,  which,  with  the  one  owned  by  Mr.  Copeland 
and  one  soon  after  by  Mr.  Pebbles,  constituted  for  some  time 
the  whole  number  in  town.  Towards  the  close  of  the  period, 
however,  such  carriages  began  to  multiply. 

This  period  of  commercial  prosperity  was  not  less  inviting 
to  the  legal  profession  than  to  other  employments.  George 
Reed  and  Manasseh  Smith,  Jr.,  opened  their  offices  here  in 
the  early  part  of  this  period  ;  but  the  former,  in  a  few  years, 
removed  to  Damariscotta.  The  latter,  from  Wiscasset, 
graduated  at  Harvard  in  1800,  came  hither  in  1803,  purchas- 
ed, soon  after,  the  house  which  Mr.  Copeland  built  where  A. 
Counce's  now  is,  and  afterwards  built  for  himself  the  house 
now  occupied  by  his  son,  Hon.  M.  H.  Smith.  He  was 
eminent  for  his  accurate  knowledge  of  the  law,  assiduous 
attention  to  business,  and  skill  in  acquiring  and  managing 
property.  The  Social  Library  was  under  great  obligations 
to  him,  not  only  for  his  aid  in  the  selection  of  books,  but  also 
for  his  faithful  and  gratuitous  services  as  librarian  from  1809 
to  his  death  in  1822.  This  Library,  together  with  the 
number  of  newspapers  which  the  growing  asperity  of  parties 
contributed  to  swell,  diffiised  a  taste  for  reading,  and  en- 
hanced the  general  desire  for  improving  the  education  of 
children  and  youth.  Mr.  Smith's  services  on  the  school 
committee,  in  connexion  with  Messrs.  Whiting  and  Huse, 
were  faithful,  fearless,  and  efficient. 

Many  other  new  settlers  came  and  took  up  their  residence 
here,  among  whom  were  the  following.  Barnabas  and 
Roland  Cobb  came  from  Carver,  Mass.  the  former  in  1802, 
the  latter  the  year  following,  having  stopped  one  year  at 
North  Yarmouth.  They  had  been  soldiers  in  the  Revolution  ; 
and  Barnabas  had  held  a  captain's  commission  in  the  militia. 
He  hired,  of  his  brother  Miles,  the  house  built  by  E.  Brown, 
where  he  died  in  1807.  Roland  settled  on  a  portion  of  the  J. 
Lermond  farm,  still  occupied  by  his  son  Nathaniel,  afterwards 
removed,  and  resided  some  years  in  Union,  but  returned 
and  died  in  Warren.  Jonathan  Fuller  came  from  Newton 
probably  as  early  as  1800,  and  settled  on  the  Waldoboro' 
road,  where  his  son  still  occupies.     He  kept  there  for  many 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  269 

years  a  public  bouse,  rose  to  tbe  rank  of  captain  in  tbe  mili- 
tia, and  was  a  successful  manager  of  bees,  vvbicb  he  was  the 
first  to  introduce  to  the  place,  about  the  time  of  the  last  war 
with  England.  Marshal  Wilbur  for  many  years  carried  on 
his  business  as  a  framer  and  joiner,  was  promoted  through 
several  gradations  to  captain  of  the  militia,  and  afterwards 
returned  with  his  family  to  his  native  Bridgwater.  One  of 
his  earliest  apprentices,  Abraham  Jackson  of  Kingston,  distin- 
guished at  that  time  for  studious  habits  and  an  inquiring  turn 
of  mind,  afterwards  received  a  theological  education,  and 
was  settled  as  a  Congregational  minister  in  Machias.  On 
leaving  that  place,  he,  in  1834,  supplied  Mr.  Cutter's  pulpit  in 
this  town  very  acceptably  for  a  few  weeks,  and  then  returned 
to  the  place  of  his  nativity.  Thomas  L.  and  James  G.  Mal- 
lett,  blacksmiths  by  trade,  came  from  Charlestown,  at  or  per- 
haps before  the  beginning  of  this  period,  and  built,  the  former 
the  house  long  known  as  the  Mallett  tavern,  and  the  latter 
that  now  owned  by  I.  J.  Burton.  Charles  Hovey,  in  1803, 
and  Ivory  Hovey,  in  1805,  came  from  Boxford,  and  com- 
menced the  tanning  business  as  successors  of  T.  Parsons. 
After  some  years,  the  first  returned  to  Massachusetts,  but  the 
second  remained,  built  the  house  now  owned  by  S.  Bosworth, 
and  carried  on  the  tanning  business  till  about  1820,  when  he 
relinquished  it  to  O.  Copeland.  Joseph  Wetherbee  from 
Brookfield,  worked  at  the  shoemaker's  trade,  and  purchased 
the  house  of  L.  Wilson,  where  he  kept  tavern  for  several 
years.  John  M.  Gates  came  from  Barre,  and  set  up  the  sad- 
dler's trade,  was  afterwards  concerned  with  M.  Cobb  in  the 
clothing  mill,  purchased  and  for  some  years  tended  the  grist- 
mill, owned  and  occupied  the  place  late  William  L.  Starrett's, 
and,  after  building  the  house  now  owned  by  Rev.  N.  Chap- 
man, removed  to  Portland,  and  thence  to  Thomaston.  Marble 
Alford  from  Connecticut,  settled  and  erected  a  saw-mill  on 
the  place  since  owned  by  H.  Hilt,  and  now  by  S.  Merry. 
Micah  Stone,  a  cabinet  maker  from  Framingham,  Mass.  set  up 
his  business,  built  the  house  now  owned  by  J.  S.  Newcomb, 
and,  after  many  years,  returned  to  his  native  town.  Daniel 
Newcomb  came  from  Mansfield  in  1804  ;  followed  the  busi- 
ness of  painting,  at  which  he  was  for  many  years  the  princi- 
pal or  only  workman,  here  ;  and  purchased  the  house  built 
by  Stone  ;  where  a  portion  of  his  family  still  reside.  William 
W.  French,  a  cooper  from  Stratford,  and  William  French 
from  Bedford,  N.  PI.  came  about  the  same  time,  or  perhaps  a 
little  earlier.  Joshua  Bracket,  from  Wakefield,  N.  H.  settled 
in  the  Stirling  neighborhood,  about  1805.  John  Comery  of 
23* 


270  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Waldoboro',  apprentice  to  R.  Crane,  in  or  before  this  period 
set  up  his  business  here  as  a  shoemaker,  but  after  some  years 
removed  to  Waldoboro'.  Matthias  Comery,  a  brother,  brought 
up  by  P.  Sechrist,  settled  and  built  where  he  now  resides,  but 
not  till  the  commencement  of  the  succeeding  period.  Amasa 
Russel,  also  from  Waldoboro',  took  the  farm  previously  set- 
tled by  William  Morman,  where  he  still  resides.  John  Flack 
came  from  Marblehead,  built  the  house  now  owned  by  O.  L. 
Kelloch,  and  removed  to  China.  Zipha  Swift  came,  in  1800, 
from  Canton,  Mass.  to  Cushing,  and  in  1804  removed  to  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Ira  Robinson  in  this  town.  William 
Jackson,  much  employed  with  the  whip-saw  before  that  instru- 
ment was  superseded,  settled  on  the  farm  previously  occupied 
by  W.  Perham.  William  Hays,  an  English  gardener  em- 
ployed by  Gen.  Knox,  about  this  time,  took  on  shares  the  farm 
of  the  then  late  William  Kirkpatrick,  and,  several  years  after, 
settled  in  the  north-west  part  of  the  town. 

It  was  in  this  period,  also,  about  1802,  that  Holbrook  Mar- 
tin, a  hatter  from  Concord,  Mass.,  in  partnership  with  Jack 
Douglass,  a  colored  man  from  New  London,  erected  a  shop 
and  commenced  the  hatter's  business.  After  a  short  time, 
Martin  removed  to  Camden,  and  Douglass  for  a  time  carried 
on  the  business  in  company  with  Isaac  Brakely,  also  a  color- 
ed person  from  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  who  ultimately  bought 
out  Douglass  ;  both  living,  whilst  they  remained  in  town,  on 
the  place  now  owned  by  Alexander  Libbey,  2d.  Douglass 
was  celebrated  as  a  violinist,  and  took  a  bass  viol  to  meet- 
ing, the  first  musical  instrument  except  a  pitch  pipe  ever 
used  in  public  worship  here. 

For  the  new  roads  laid  out  in  this  and  the  subsequent 
periods,  the  reader,  is  referred  to  Table  I,  at  the  end  of  the 
work.  Some  changes,  during  this  period,  occurred  among 
the  officers  of  the  militia.  Col.  Head  and  Major  Bracket 
having  resigned,  Samuel  Thatcher  was  chosen  colonel,  and 
Joshua  Adams  and  Joseph  Maxey,  majors  ;  Jesse  Page  was 
appointed  adjutant.  A  company  of  artillery  was  organized 
in  this  town  and  Thomaston,  of  which  Ebenezer  Thatcher  of 
the  latter  place  was  chosen  captain.  Dr.  Isaiah  Cushing,  of  the 
same  town,  lieutenant,  and  D.  Patterson  of  Warren,  ensign. 
It  was  furnished  with  two  brass  four-pounders,  for  which  a 
gun-house  was  erected  near  Capt.  Wyllie's.  Of  the  militia 
of  Warren,  the  western  company  was  still  commanded  by 
Capt.  W.  Blake,  and  the  eastern  by  Capt.  A.  Davis.  A  com- 
pany of  light  infantry  in  Camden,  commanded  by  Capt. 
Erastus  Foote,  and  a  company  of  cavalry,  mostly  in  the  same 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  271 

town,  were  also  attached  to  the  regiment.  Regimental  mus- 
ters were  held  in  Warren  and  Thomaston,  alternately. 

About  this  time,  also,  a  band  of  music,  in  connexion  with 
the  militia,  was  organized,  one  half  at  Wiscasset  and  the 
other  in  this  town.  The  branch  in  this  town  consisted  of  J. 
and  D.  Lermond,  J.  Flack,  J.  G.  Mallett,  and  A.  Davis,  Jr. 
on  the  clarionet,  J.  Wyllie,  Jr.  and  J.  M.  Gates  on  the  bas- 
soon, John  Beguey,  (a  young  Frenchman  from  Bordeaux, 
then  living  with  Col.  Thatcher,)  on  the  octave  flute,  and  J. 
Wetherbee,  on  the  bass  drum.  They  were  instructed  by 
Job  Plympton  of  Franklin,  and  continued  their,  services  at 
regimental  musters  and  on  other  public  occasions  for  a  few 
years,  when,  some  leaving  town,  and  others  going  to  sea,  the 
band  was  broken  up, 

St.  George's  lodge  of  Free-masons,  was  instituted  in  the 
town  in  1806,  and,  for  some  years,  contributed  by  public 
processions  and  orations,  to  swell  the  number  of  gala  days 
then  in  so  much  request. 

The  prosperhy  of  the  period  we  are  speaking  of,  was  not 
confined  to  this  town  and  river,  but  left  its  traces  in  the  civil 
and  ecclesiastical  condition  of  the  neighboring  places.  On 
the  7th  of  Feb.  1803,  the  town  of  Gushing  was  divided  by 
the  river,  and  the  eastern  part  incorporated  into  ar^town  by 
the  name  of  St.  George.  Hope  was  also  incorporated,  June 
23,  1804.  A  Congregational  minister.  Rev.  Thomas  Coch- 
ran, was  ordained  at  Camden,  in  Sept.  1805  ;  and,  in  the 
following  year.  Rev.  Henry  True,  at  Union.  These,  togeth- 
er with  the  installation  of  Mr.  Johnson  at  Belfast,  were  favor- 
ably regarded  by  Mr.  Huse  ;  whose  exchanges  had  hereto- 
fore been  confined,  chiefly,  to  Messrs.  McLean  of  Bristol, 
Parker  of  Dresden,  and  Packard  of  Wiscasset.  Mr.  Henry 
H.  Cheely  preached  two  years  at  Thomaston,  but  relinquish- 
ed the  profession,  and  became  a  grocer  near  Tileston's  wharf, 
Boston.  The  Lutheran  minister  at  Waldoboro',  Rev,  Mr. 
Ritz,  preached  only  in  the  German  language  ;  though  he  had 
the  good  sense  to  advise  his  parishioners  to  abandon  their 
German  schools,  and  give  their  children  an  English  educa- 
tion. Unlike  some  of  his  predecessors,  he  was  a  man  of 
unexceptionable  character.*' 

*  When  first  called  upon  by  the  neighboring  clergy,  Mr.  Ritz,  was 
able  to  converse  with  them  only  in  Latin.  The  nearest  approach  to 
levity  we  have  ever  heard  of  him,  is  contained  in  the  following  anec- 
dote. Mr.  Demuth,  had,  in  some  way  taken  offence,  and  refused  to 
speak  to  him.     Mr.  Ritz,  in  company  with  a  friend,  passing  him  one 


272  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

In  some  of  the  neighboring  towns,  the  Methodists  had  now 
become  numerous.  There  were  few,  however,  of  that  de- 
nomination in  this  town  ;  but  of  the  Baptists,  the  number  was 
larger.  The  rise  of  the  latter  denomination  in  this  part  of 
the  State,  was  effected  through  the  instrumentality  of  Elder 
Isaac  Case,  who  Nov.  4th,  1783,  performed  at  Harpswell,  the 
first  baptism  by  immersion,  east  of  Gorham.  In  January, 
1784,  he  went  eastward  as  far  as  Newcastle,  where  he 
met  two  messengers  from  Thomaston  on  their  way  to  Jnvite 
him  to  come  to  that  place.  He  went,  and  preached  his  first 
sermon  there,  Jan.  31st,  awakening  three  persons.  The  wife 
of  Oliver  Robbins  was  said  to  be  the  only  pious  Baptist  then 
in  these  parts.  But  many  converts  were  soon  made,  and 
several  backsliders  reclaimed.  Among  the  latter,  was  Elder 
Elisha  Snow,  who  had,  we  believe,  been  employed  as  a  preach- 
er at  Framingham,  and  other  places  in  Massachusetts,  but  who, 
during  the  distractions  of  the  Revolution  and  the  cares  inci- 
dent to  the  business  he  carried  on,  had  become  engrossed  in 
the  affairs  of  this  world  to  the  exclusion  of  those  of  religion. 
He  at  once  became  the  friend  and  coadjutor  of  Mr.  Case,  and 
continued  in  the  ministry  to  an  advanced  age.  Mr.  Case 
remained  in  Thomaston  about  8  years,  preaching  in  that  and 
the  neighboring  settlements,  and  the  islands  in  Penobscot  Bay. 

Messrs.  Case  and  Snow  visited  this  town  as  early  as  1784, 
and  made  some  converts  ;  the  first  of  whom  was,  it  is  be- 
lieved, the  elder  Stephen  Peabody.  Their  number,  however, 
was  not  large,  and  they  attended  meeting  and  joined  the 
church  in  Thomaston.  This  church  was  organized  in  Oliver 
Robbins's  barn,  May  27,  1784.  Dissatisfaction  at  the  location 
of  the  meeting-house  in  Warren,  and  perhaps  with  the  minis- 
ter settled  in  1795,  led  others  to  attend  the  meetings  of  these 
zealous  apostles,  whose  solemn  appeals,  based  upon  doctrines 
of  awful  import,  could  scarcely  fail  to  make  an  impression. 
Converts  were  gradually  multiplied,  till",  on  the  2d  August, 
1800,  a  church  was  here  organized,  consisting  of  14  persons. 
These  were,  it  is  believed,  James  Fisher,  Thomas  Robinson 
and  wife,  Reuben  Tolman,  Archibald  Crawford  and  wife, 
Alexander  Kelloch,  Jr.,  Marlboro'  Packard,  Nathan  Buck! in 
and  wife,  Lore  Alford,  Hannah  Lawrence,  John  Mclntyre,and 
Sally  Eastman.  Being  few  in  number,  and  not  over  wealthy, 
they  were  unable  to  settle  a  minister,  and   for  a  season  were 

day  in  the  usual  manner  without  a  nod,  the  friend  observed,  "  there 
goes  Mr.  Demnth."  "  Nein,  nein,"  said  the  minister,  *•  nicht  Meister 
Demnth,  Meister  Hochmuth." 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  273 

occasionally  assisted  by  Elders  Fuller  of  Hope  and  E.  Hall 
of  St.  George.  In  1801,  they  applied  to  the  town  to  exempt 
them  from  the  ministerial  taxes,  and  to  refund  the  sums  pre- 
viously paid.  Both  requests  were  refused  ;  but,  in  the  follow- 
ing year,  the  town  increased  the  ministerial  tax  by  835,  and 
allowed  the  Baptists  to  pay  their  portion  of  it  to  Rev.  E.  Hall. 
The  year  following,  they,  with  others  in  Gushing  and  St. 
George,  petitioned  to  be  incorporated  into  a  separate  religious 
society.  Their  petition,  not  without  some  opposition  on  the 
part  of  the  town  of  Warren,  was  granted,  and  an  act  passed, 
June  22,  1803,  incorporating  "  The  Baptist  Religious  Society 
in  Warren,  Gushing,  and  St.  George."  The  first  meeting  of 
this  society  was  held  at  the  meeting-house  in  St.  George,  on 
the  6th  of  September  following  ;  and  meetings  were  annually 
held  in  that  town  or  at  Warren  until  1807,  when  a  separate 
religious  society  was  formed  in  St.  George,  and  most  of  the 
members  in  that  town  and  Gushing  withdrew  from  the  parent 
society.  Under  this  act  of  incorporation,  and  without  any 
change  of  name,  the  society  has  since  held  its  meetings  here, 
and  constitutes  what  is  usually  termed  the  Baptist  Society  in 
Warren.  The  act  contained  the  names  of  87  persons,  of 
whom  those  belonging  to  this  town,  were  L.  Alford,  J.  Fisher, 
N.  Buckland,  Archibald  Crawford,  N.  Buckland,  Jr.,  R.  Tol- 
man,  D.  Snow,  J.  Mclntyre,  N.  Peabody,  R.  Mclntyre,  A. 
Kelloch,  Jr.,  D.  Vose,  R.  Hall,  H.  Libbey,  J.  Payson,  I.  Lib- 
bey,  J.  Counce,  D.  Libbey,  P.  Mclntyre,  H.  K.  Dunbar,  T. 
Parsons,  and  A.  Dunbar.  Thenceforward,  while  Mr.  Huse's 
salary  was  paid  from  the  proceeds  of  the  fishery,  the  Baptists 
were  allowed  to  draw  a  proportionate  sum  according  to  their 
valuation,  from  the  same  fund.  Bishop  Gheverus  of  Boston, 
who  made  his  first  visit  to  this  country  in  1798,  having  now 
revivified  the  faith  of  his  Gatholic  brethen  scattered  over  the 
country,  and  formed  a  society  at  Newcastle,  John  O'Brien  of 
that  denomination,  was,  in  1805,  also  allowed  his  proportional 
part  of  the  fish  money  for  his  own  minister.  There  were 
one  or  two  other  Gatholics  in  town,  but  no  application  was 
made  on  their  behalf. 

In  the  Baptist  denomination,  at  this  time,  such  was  the 
want,  and  perhaps  the  appreciation,  of  learning,  that  very 
illiterate  persons  were  employed  in  the  ministry.  But  so 
far  from  being  disguised,  the  want  of  learning  was  often 
boasted  of,  as  a  proof  that  the  preacher  was  divinely  called 
and  supernatural ly  qualified  for  his  work.  Two  religious 
parties  were  formed,  the  difference  between  which  was 
widened  by  mutual  prejudice  and  occasional  collision ;   the 


274  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

one  rejoicing  in  the  clearness  of  head,  the  other  in  the 
warmth  of  the  heart,  and  each  stigmatizing  the  other's  reh- 
gion  as  learned  coldness,  or  misguided  fervor.  In  1803,  the 
Rev.  Andrew  Fuller  was  induced  from  a  sense  of  duty, 
rather  than  from  any  prospect  of  gain,  to  take  the  pastoral 
care  of  the  church  in  this  town,  which  he  continued  to  exer- 
cise in  an  eminently  satisfactory  manner  till  his  death  in 
1820.  Meetings  for  worship  were  held  in  dwellinghouses, 
school-houses,  and  barns,  till  1806,  when  a  small  meeting- 
house was  built  near  the  site  of  school-house  No.  6,  and  the 
first  meeting  held  in  it  on  the  6th  of  December.  Mr.  Fuller 
received  the  money  allowed  his  society  from  the  proceeds 
of  the  fishery,  which  rose  with  the  increase  of  its  members 
from  835  in  1804,  to  8149  in  1820.  As  the  church  embraced 
many  members  belonging  to  Hope,  Union,  and  other  adjacent 
towns,  he  probably  received  contributions  from  them,  and 
occasionally  also  from  the  brethren  in  this  town,  in  addition 
to  the  above  sum  ;  as  we  find  the  church  voted,  Dec.  5,  1807, 
"  to  raise  money  for  Elder  Fuller  by  subscription."  The 
understanding  was,  that  he  should  have  a  living  from  the 
society  here,  for  preaching  one  half  of  the  time,  with 
liberty  to  spend  the  other  half  elsewhere  ;  and  for  aught 
that  appears  on  record,  these  contributions,  with  what  was 
received  from  the  fishery,  were  all  that  the  society  paid  for 
that  purpose.  But  in  1809,  a  vote  was  passed  to  give  him 
$180  for  preaching  three  quarters  of  the  time,  or  thirty-nine 
Sabbaths,  and,  in  1811,  this  sum  was  raised  to  8200.  From 
that  time,  the  society  annually  voted  that  the  money  received 
from  the  fishery  should  be  paid  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fuller ;  and 
this  by  private  contributions,  was  increased,  it  is  said,  to 
8250  for  a  time,  and  ultimately  to  8300.  With  this  provision 
for  his  support,  he  was  able  to  devote  his  whole  time  to  the 
service  of  the  society  here,  with  unabated  fidelity  to  the 
last. 

The  first  deacons  of  the  church  were  J.  Fisher  and  Archi- 
bald Crawford,  chosen  Sept.  6,  1800.  To  these  were  added 
Thos.  Dagget,  of  Union,  April  30,  1808,  and  Thos.  Robin- 
son, Feb.  3,  1810.  Deacons  Crawford  and  Robinson  were 
succeeded,  Sept.  5th,  1817,  by  Calvin  Crane  and  Lore 
Alford.  On  the  2d  of  Jan.  1819,  John  Miller  was  chosen 
deacon  in  place  of  Dea.  Alford,  deceased.  Those  who  have 
since  been  elected  to  that  office  are  M.  Packard,  Jr.,  Wm.  L. 
Starrett,  and  Wm.  H.  Webb,  April  3,  1830 ;  Duncan  McCal- 
lum,  Aug.  6,  1842 ;  Mere  Kelloch  and  John  Watts,  Sept.  3, 
1842,  the  last  of  whom  at  his  request  was  excused   from 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  275 

serving.  Saturday  church  meetings  for  conference  and 
mutual  edification  were  usually  held  once  a  month,  and  still 
continue.  In  1809  and  '10,  most  of  the  members  belonging 
to  Hope  and  the  eastern  part  of  Union,  17  in  number,  were 
dismissed  at  their  request  to  join  the  church  i?5  Union  ;  and 
in  1815  and  1824,  several  others,  to  constitute  new  churches 
in  Thomaston  and  Waldoboro'. 

After  the  death  of  Mr.  Fuller,  Rev.  John  Wakefield  was 
employed  as  pastor  from  1821  to  1827.  For  his  support, 
$215  were  voted  the  first  two  years,  and  $250  in  the  subse- 
quent years.  His  education  was  higher,  and  his  style  of 
preaching  more  polished,  than  that  of  his  predecessors.  Mr. 
D.  Dunbar,  after  hearing  one  of  his  earliest  sermons,  ironically, 
but  prophetically,  remarked  to  the  writer,  "  we  are  going  to 
be  as  proud  as  any  of  you,  and  have  learned  ministers." 

Mr.  Wakefield's  ministry,  though  zealous  and  successful, 
was  not  without  its  difiiculties  and  cares.  In  1822,  meetings 
were  held  in  various  parts  of  the  town,  by  Rev.  Abiezcr 
Bridges,  a  Free-will  Baptist,  who  made  many  converts  in  the 
northern  and  eastern  parts  of  the  town  ;  and  among  them 
were  some  of  Mr.  Ws  church.  On  the  22d  of  Sept.  of  that 
year,  a  Free-will  Baptist  church,  consisting  of  two  male  and 
five  female  members,  was  organized,  and  has  continued  to 
thrive  and  languish  by  turns,  with  or  without  preaching,  to 
the  present  time.  This  has  contained,  in  all,  20  male  and  29 
female  members,  of  whom  8  of  the  former  and  11  of  the 
latter  still  remain.  At  ils  institution,  this  church  adopted  the 
New  Testament  for  its  creed,  and  was  soon  after  admitted  as 
a  sister  church,  into  the  Montville  quarterly  meeting. 

The  zealous  assiduity  of  Mr.  Wakefield,  stimulated  per- 
haps by  the  temporary  antagonism  of  these  two  societies, 
having  impaired  his  health,  his  place  was,  for  a  time,  supplied 
by  Rev.  Reuben  Milner,  and  more  permanently  by  Rev.  Daniel 
Bartlett ;  who,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Lincoln  Association 
with  this  church,  in  Sept.  1827,  having  attended  as  messen- 
ger from  the  Penobscot  Association,  and  been  instrumental  in 
awakening  some  of  the  young  people  in  this  place,  imme- 
diately received  an  invitation  to  become  their  pastor.  By  his 
efforts  and  those  of  Rev.  Samuel  Fogg  prior  to  Mr.  B's  re- 
turn, an  extensive  revival  took  place,  and  90  members  were 
added  to  the  church.  The  society  having  become  too  numer- 
ous to  be  accommodated  at  their  house  of  worship,  and  em- 
bracing many  men  of  wealth,  a  new  meeting-house,  that 
which  they  still  occupy,  was  built  at  the  expense  of  $5400, 
and  dedicated,  Nov,  11,  1828,     The  land  on  which  the  house 


276  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

stands,  together  with  a  bell  soon  after  purchased,  cost 
more;  and  the  whole  expense  was  defrayed  by  the  sale  of 
the  pews.  A  small  organ  was  added  in  1847.  Mr.  Bartlett 
was  an  affable,  agreeable  man,  and  a  zealous  advocate  of  the 
temperance  reform,  which  being  new,  caused  some  disaffec- 
tion among  his  supporters.  He  served  the  church  with  a 
salary  of  $300,  till  1833,  when  his  place  was  supplied  for  one 
year  by  Rev.  Horace  Seaver.  The  next  pastor  was  Rev. 
Phinehas  Bond.  His  labors  began  in  1835,  with  a  salary  of 
$365,  and  ended  in  1841,  when  he  removed  to  Fayette. 
Under  his  ministry,  in  1838,  forty-four  were  added  to  the 
church.  His  services  were  highly  appreciated,  at  least  by  a 
portion  of  his  society,  and  his  removal  was  the  cause  of 
some  dissatisfaction.  Rev.  Silas  Ilsley  became  pastor  in 
1842,  with  a  salary  of  $600.  Previous  to  and  at  the  time  of 
his  arrival,  the  Washingtonian  movement,  and  other  efforts  in 
the  cause  of  temperance,  had  greatly  excited  the  public  mind, 
and  given  a  serious  turn  to  all  classes  of  the  people.  Many 
additions  were  made  to  the  churches  in  this  town,  particularly 
the  Baptist,  which  in  a  short  time,  under  the  strenuous  efforts 
of  Mr.  Ilsley,  received  an  accession  of  more  than  a  hundred 
members.  Rev.  Abraham  H.  Granger,  the  present  incum- 
bent, commenced  his  labors  here,  in  the  fall  of  1843.  He 
was  ordained  Nov.  2d.  and  his  salary,  at  first  $400,  is  now 
$500  a  year.  In  1845,  the  church  reported  262  members, 
and  is  the  most  numerous  and  wealthy  religious  society  in 
the  town. 

The  following  are  the  articles  of  faith,  adopted  by  this 
church  at  its  organization,  and  which  remained  unaltered, 
till  June  3,  1848,  when  the  church  voted  "  to  adopt  the  arti- 
cles of  faith  and  covenant  as  revised  by  the  Convention." 

Articles  of  Faith. — "  Having  been  enabled  by  divine 
grace  to  give  up  ourselves  to  the  Lord,  we  account  it  a  duty 
incumbent  upon  us  to  make  a  declaration  of  our  faith  to  the 
honor  of  Christ  and  glory  of  his  name,  knowing  that,  as  with 
the  heart  man  believeth  unto  righteousness,  so  with  the 
mouth  confession  is  made  unto  salvation.  We  believe  that 
the  scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New  Testaments  are  the  word 
of  God.  We  believe  there  is  one  only  living  and  true 
God.  We  believe  the  important  doctrine  of  three  equal 
persons  in  the  Godhead,  —  eternal  and  personal  election, — 
original  sin,  —  particular  redemption, —  free  justification  by 
the  imputed  righteousness  of  Christ,  —  efficacious  grace 
in  regeneration,  —  the  final  perseverance  of  real  believers, 
—  the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  —  the   future    judgment, — 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  277 

the  eternal  happiness  of  tlie  righteous  and  everlasting  misery 
of  the  impenitent.  We  also  believe  that  baptism  and  the 
Lord's  supper  are  ordinances  of  Christ  to  be  continued  until 
his  second  coming,  and  the  former  is  requisite  to  the  latter  ; 
that  is  to  say,  that  those  are  to  be  admitted  into  the  communion 
of  the  Church  and  so  to  partake  of  hs  ordinances,  who,  upon 
profession  of  their  faith,  have  been  baptized  by  immersion 
in  the  name  of  the  Father,  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost."* 

From  the  history  of  this  society,  which  has  led  us  into  an 
anticipation  of  time,  we  now  return  to  note  a  few  incidents 
in  the  period  to  which  this  chapter  is  devoted.  On  the  29th 
of  January,  1803,  the  house  built  by  John  Lermond,  Jr.  on 
the  farm  now  owned  by  William  Watts,  but  at  that  time  by 
Robert  Porterfield,  was  consumed  by  fire.  The  night  was 
cold  and  windy  ;  Porterfield  came  home  late,  and,  with  the 
rest  of  the  family,  was  in  a  sound  sleep.  John  Rokes,  who 
boarded  tliere  and  had  a  large  quantity  of  corn  in  the  cham- 
ber, awaking  in  the  night,  heard  the  crackling  of  fire  and  the 
parching  of  corn,  made  an  ineffectual  attempt  to  rouse  the 
family,  and,  seizing  the  pails,  repaired  some  distance  to  a 
spring  for  water.  This  was  covered  by  the  drifting  snow,  and 
before  he  could  return,  and  elTectually  rouse  the  family,  who 
had  again  fallen  asleep,  it  was  too  late  to  save  the  house  or 
any  part  of  its  contents.  Insurance  against  fire  was  then  un- 
known in  the  place  ;  but  the  generous  contributions  of  the 
people,  in  those  days,  seldom  failed  to  make  up,  often  exceed- 
ing, the  actual  loss. 

The  fulling-mill,  grist-mill,  and  bridge,  at  the  village,  were, 
in  May,  1804,  swept  away  ;  and  the  materials,  together  with 
large  quantities  of  cloth,  carried  down  stream  and  strewed 
along  its  banks,  or  fished  up  as  they  floated  in  the  current. 
The  town  voted  that  the  plank  and  timber  should  be  collected 
by  labor  taken  from  the  road  tax,  appointed  Life  Wilson 
agent  for  rebuilding  the  bridge,  and  empowered  the  treasurer 
to  borrow,  if  necessary,  flOO  for  that  purpose. 

In  the  early  part  of  1805,  the  canker-rash  made  its  appear- 
ance here,  and  continued  its  ravages  through  the  spring  and 
summer.     Many  children  and  several  adults  died  with  it, 

1804  and  1805  were  remarkable  for  the  destruction  of 
nearly  all  the  spruce  and  a  great  part  of  the  hemlock  in  this 
vicinity  by  the  larva)   of  an  insect,  which  preyed   upon  the 

*  Millett's    His.   Bap.   in  Maine.      Benedict's  His,    Warren  Bap. 
and  Free-will  Bap.  Cli.  and  Soc.  Eec,  kc. 
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278  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

buds  and  leaves  for  two  or  three  years,  and  then  disappeared. 
They  were  less  than  an  inch  in  length,  suspended  themselves 
by  a  thread  while  descending,  and  so  numerous  that  persons 
employed  in  felling  trees,  would  find  their  clothes  almost 
covered  with  them,  The  loss  of  the  spruce  was  considered  a 
great  misfortune  at  the  time  ;  but,  as  the  commercial  difficul- 
ties that  followed,  rendered  spars  of  less  value,  and,  as  the 
dead  timber  was  cut  off  for  kiln-wood,  and  the  lands  cleared 
up,  or  covered  with  a  young  growth  of  hard-wood,  the  town, 
perhaps,  gained  as  much  as  it  lost.  A  troublesome  disease 
among  neat  cattle,  called  the  hoof-ail,  became  common  about 
this  time,  and  continued  for  many  years. 

An  unusual  display  of  the  Aurora  Borealis  was  wit- 
nessed here  on  the  evening  of  Oct.  22,  1804,  which  was 
first  observed  in  the  E.  and  N.  E.,  and  soon  after  extended  to 
the  N.,N.  W.,  W.,and  S.  VV.,  shooting  up  from  near  the  hori- 
zon in  vertical  streaks  to  the  zenith,  where  a  luminous  cloud 
was  formed,  curling  and  rolling  like  smoke,  and  soon  after 
dissipated  in  quick  and  repeated  coruscations.  The  emana- 
tions continued  with  more  or  less  brilliance  from  7  o'clock 
till  10,  and  more  faintly  till  midnight.  Of  this  kind  of  phe- 
nomena, first  observed  in  this  country  in  1719,  similar  dis- 
plays have  been  whnessed  here,  at  various  times  since,  par- 
ticularly Jan.  25,  1837,  when  the  light  was  mostly  of  a  dark 
crimson,  tinging  the  snow  with  the  same  color.  On  the  6th 
of  Feb.  1805,  a  slight  shock  of  an  earthquake  was  felt  in 
some  places,  and  lasted  about  two  seconds.  On  the  16th  of 
June,  1806,  there  occurred  a  remarkable  eclipse  of  the  sun, 
which,  at  Boston  and  places  farther  south,  was  total.  Here, 
a  small  portion  of  the  sun's  northern  limb  was  visible  at  the 
time  of  its  greatest  obscuration.  The  day  was  clear  and 
cloudless,  and  the  constantly  increasing  gloom,  during  the 
first  half  of  the  eclipse,  was  awfully  sublime,  as  if  the  source 
of  day  was  about  disappearing  forever.  The  fowls  took  to 
their  roosts  ;  the  birds  began  their  evening  songs  ;  the  cattle 
gazed  with  astonishment  and  concern;  a  sudden  chill  pervad- 
ed the  atmosphere,  and  many  were  the  colds  caught  in  gazing 
at  the  phenomenon.  Particles  of  dew,  partially  illumined 
by  the  fading  light,  were  observed  in  the  air,  proceeding  from 
no  cloud  ;  and  the  largest  of  the  stars  became  visible.  This 
eclipse  formed  an  epoch  among  farmers,  who  used  to  date 
from  it  the  commencement  of  those  cold  seasons,  which, 
with  some  exceptions,  continued  with  increasing  severity,  for 
10  years.  Some  mistook  the  antecedent  for  the  cause,  and 
supposed    the    eclipse    had  produced   some    derangement  in 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  279 

nature,  which  would  forever  preclude  the  return  of  the  hot 
seasons  and  rich  harvests  of  former  times.  Nor  was  it  view- 
ed without  some  remains  of  that  superstition,  which,  in  an- 
cient times,  supposed  the  sun 

"  from  behind  the  moon, 

In  dim  eclipse,  disastrous  twilight  sheds 

On  half  the  nations,  and,  with  fear  of  change, 

Perplexes  monarchs." 

Some  of  the  Germans  in  Waldoboro',  were  said,  in  accord- 
ance with  a  superstition  brought  from  the  father-land,  to 
have  covered  their  wells,  lest  they  should  be  poisoned  with 
the  dews  that  fell  during  the  eclipse,  and  to  have  hesitated 
whether  to  allow  the  cattle  to  feed  till  it  was  dried  from  the 
grass. 

The  prosperity  of  this  period  was  chequered  by  many 
casualties.  In  1801,  Capt.  Roland  Kirkpatrick  was  knocked 
overboard  and  drowned  whilst  sailing  from  one  of  the  south- 
ern ports  to  the  W.  Indies.  He  had  previously  commanded 
the  coaster  '  St.  George,'  of  Thomaston,  but  was  at  this 
time,  mate  with  Capt.  Norton.  A  Mr.  Kinney,  a  native  of 
St.  George,  residing  in  Warren,  was  lost  overboard  Jan.  6th, 
of  the  same  year ;  and  David  Hall  died  of  fever  at  Jamaica 
about  the  same  time.  June  10th,  1802,  Mr.  John  Paskiel 
fell  from  the  bridge  at  the  lower  falls,  and  was  so  injured 
that  he  died  within  a  few  days.  In  Sept.  of  the  same  year, 
James  Gerrish,  a  person  of  dissipated  habits,  committed 
suicide  by  hanging  himself  on  a  tree  in  J.  Andrews's  pasture 
near  the  potash  works.  In  July,  1804,  Mr.  Hanson,  a  man 
of  business  in  Thomaston,  was  killed  by  a  fall  from  a  horse, 
near  Mr.  J.  Page's.  On  Sunday,  Aug.  26,  1804,  two  boys, 
Cornelius  Butler,  son  of  Asa  Dunbar,  and  George  Moriston, 
residing  at  the  time  with  J.  Carven,  and  belonging  to  a  high- 
land Scotch  family,  of  which  there  were  several  then  living 
in  one  of  Knox's  houses  in  Thomaston,  went  with  two  others 
to  the  river,  and  put  out  into  the  stream  on  a  raft  which  they 
constructed.  In  returning  to  the  shore,  the  raft  parted  and 
they  were  both  drowned.  Their  companions  escaped  to  tell 
the  sorrowful  news,  and  the  body  of  one  was  soon  found, 
the  other  on  the  Wednesday  following,  having  then  risen  to 
the  surface.  Charles  Sidensberger,  from  Waldoboro',  who 
had  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Wm.  Jordan,  was 
drowned  in  the  river,  Nov.  23,  1804.  On  the  2d  of  April, 
1805,  Lewis,  a  son  of  John  O'Brien,  17  years  old,  was 
instantly  killed  by  the  accidental  discharge  of  a  musket. 
A  funeral  discourse   was  preached   at  the  house,  in  August 


280  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

following,  by  Bishop  Cheverus,  probably  the  first  Catholic 
sermon  ever  heard  in  the  place.  In  May,  1806,  Barnabas 
Simmons,  of  Union,  was  killed,  near  Bradbury  Boggs's,  by  a 
cart  wheel  passing  over  his  head. 

In  the  autumn  of  the  same  year,  the  community  were 
called  to  mourn  the  death  of  Gen.  Henry  Knox,  a  hero  of 
the  Revolution,  the  companion  of  Washington,  the  first 
Secretary  of  War  under  the  Federal  Constitution,  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  W^aldo  patent,  the  liberal  promoter  of  every 
laudable  enterprize,  and  the  generous  contributor  to  the 
prosperity  of  this  and  the  neighboring  towns.  He  died  Oct. 
25th,  at  the  age  of  fifty-six.  On  the  28th,  his  funeral  was 
celebrated  with  military  honors,  a  eulogy  pronounced  by  the 
Hon.  S.  Thatcher,  and  a  large  procession  accompanied  his 
remains  to  the  tomb,  prepared  beneath  the  favorite  oak, 
where  he,  in  his  contemplative  moods,  loved  to  linger  while 
livinG;. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

FROM  1807  TO  IS  12;  a  period  of  commehctal  embarsassment  and 

PARTY    ASPERITY,  TERMINATIJ^G    IX    THE    AVAR   WITH    ENGLAND.       * 

1807  to  1812.  W^e  now  enter  upon  a  period  as  remarka- 
ble for  the  embarrassments  and  depression  of  commerce, 
as  the  preceding  had  been  for  its  prosperity.  The  hostilities 
between  England  and  France,  so  fiercely  waged,  created  in 
those  nations  a  jealousy  of  this  country,  which  was  reaping 
so  liberal  a  harvest  from  their  necessities ;  and  each,  in  turn, 
accused  us  of  favoring  her  antagonist.  Many  perplexing 
questions  grew  out  of  this  state  of  things  ;  and  the  various 
decrees  and  orders  issued  by  the  belligerent  powers,  fell 
heavily  upon  neutral  commerce,  and  rendered  it  ditTicult  for 
American  vessels  to  sail  to  any  part  of  the  world  without 
being  exposed  to  capture  on  one  side  or  the  other.  Many 
were  taken  ;  and  among  them  the  brig  Sumner,  Capt.  A. 
Malcolm,  belonging  to  Col.  Head  of  this  tovvn^  which,  in 
1811,  was  sunk  with  a  cargo  of  wheat  bound  to  Spain. 
The  government  of  this  country  vainly  remonstrated  against 
these  acts  of  aggression,  prohibited  the  importation  of  various 
British  manufactures,  and,  as   early  as  Dec.  22,  1807,  im- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  281 

posed  an  embargo  of  indefinite  duration  upon  all  American 
vessels.  Tiiis  last  measure  completely  prostrated  the  com- 
mence of  the  country,  and  was  viewed  by  the  mercantile 
community  as  a  greater  injury  than  any  inflicted  by  the  con- 
tending nations  abroad.  Vessels  were  confined  in  port ; 
seamen  were  thrown  out  of  employment ;  lumber  found  no 
sale ;  timber  designed  for  exportation  remained  upon  the 
shores,  landings,  or  in  the  holds  of  vessels  ;  and  a  general 
embarrassment  and  stagnation  of  business  ensued. .  The 
only  resource  of  merchants,  was,  to  keep  their  vessels  which 
were  already  abroad,  from  returning  ;  and  some  even  ven- 
tured to  get  them  abroad  in  violation  of  the  embargo.  The 
conduct  of  the  administration  was  severely  censured  by  the 
federal  party,  who  believed  that  strict  impartiality  and  a 
seasonable  resistance  to  the  pretensions  of  France,  would 
have  rendered  easy  the  settlement  of  all  difficulties  with 
England  ;  and  they  imputed  to  a  secret  partiality  for  France, 
.and  to  a  jealousy  in  the  south  of  the  prosperity  of  the  north- 
ern States,  a  measure,  which,  under  the  pretence  of  arresting 
foreign  aggressions,  only  injured  ourselves.  The  other  party 
on  the  contrary,  justified  the  measure  as  a  means  of  co- 
ercing England  into  an  abandonment  of  her  pretensions,  by 
depriving  her  of  the  supply  of  provisions,  which,  it  was 
alleged,  she  could  obtain  only  from  this  country.  It  was 
advocated,  also,  as  a  means  of  encouraging  domestic  manu- 
factures, rendering  us  independent  of  England,  and  destroy- 
ing the  influence  which  she  exercised  by  the  credit  she 
afforded  our  merchants.  To  this  influence,  they  imputed 
the  opposition  of  the  federalists,  and  were  liberal  in  bestow- 
ing upon  them  the  epithets  of  "  British  partizans,"  "  British 
merchants,"  "  tories  and  royalists."  Parly  spirit  acquired 
a  new  virulence  ;  the  community  was  thrown  into  a  ferment; 
meetings  were  held,  resolutions  and  pethions  adopted,  and 
other  measures  expressive  of  the  public  feeling,  resorted  to. 

The  people  of  this  town  shared  in  the  common  distress, 
and  partook  of  the  general  indignation.  On  the  3d  of  Sept. 
1808,  at  a  meeting  called  for  the  purpose,  a  petition  was 
adopted,  requesting  the  President  to  remove  the  embargo,  or 
in  case  of  any  doubt  as  to  his  authority  to  do  so,  to  convoke 
Congress  immediately,  for  that  purpose.  On  the  23d  of  Jan. 
following,  the  town  petitioned  the  State  Legislature,  to  adopt 
some  measures  for  the  relief  of  the  embarrassed  state  of  the 
country.  On  the  committee  who  drafted  this  petition,  we 
find  the  name  of  M.  Smith,  Esq.,  who  was  considered  as 
belonging  to  the  democratic  party ;  but  such  was  the  public 
24* 


282  ANNALS      OF      WAEREM. 

indignation  at  the  time,  that  nothing  was  move  common  i\mu 
to  find  the  more  moderate  adherents  of  that  party,  unhing 
with  the  other  in  opposition  to  the  odious  measure.  Others, 
again,  increased  in  asperity  with  the  increasing  distress,  and 
became  extremely  sensitive  on  poUtical  subjects,  and  prone 
to  imagine  some  disrespectful  allusion  in  every  remark.  The 
Rev.  Mr.  Huse,  in  bis  Fast  day  sermon,  April  7th,  1808,  in 
discoursing  upon  "  the  cause  that  the  former  days  were  bet- 
ter than  these,"  expressed  himself  with  his  usual  caution ; 
but  his  language  proved  so  offensive  to  one  of  his  warmest 
adherents,  that  he  more  than  once  rose  to  leave  the  house, 
and  declared  his  intention  of  never  hearing  him  again. 

The  embargo  producing  no  effect  on  the  powers  at  war, 
Congress,  March  1st,  1809,  substituted  for  it  an  act  of  non- 
intercourse,  between  this  country  and  the  ports  of  France 
and  England.  This  gave  a  partial  relief,  by  opening  the 
coasting  trade,  and,  likewise,  some  of  that  to  foreign  coun- 
tries ;  but  the  British  continued  to  impress  our  seamen  ;  the 
French  condemned  our  vessels  ;  and  party  animosity  prevail- 
ed in  this  country,  till  Mr.  Jefferson  was,  in  1809,  succeeded 
by  Mr.  Madison,  as  president. 

James  Sullivan,  who  had  been  twice  elected  Governor  by 
the  democratic  party,  died  Dec.  10,  1808.  Among  the  salu- 
tary measures  of  his  administration,  the  most  important  to 
the  people  of  this  region,  was  the  hetterment  act ;  by  which, 
when  a  person  was  ejected  from  lands  of  which  he  had  been 
in  possession  six  years,  a  jury  might  be  called  upon  to  esti- 
mate the  value  of  the  improvements  he  had  made  upon  the 
same,  and  the  value  of  the  land  in  case  no  such  improve- 
ments had  been  made ;  and  the  proprietor  had  his  option  to 
abandon  the  land  to  the  tenant,  at  the  price  fixed  by  the  jury, 
or,  retaining  the  land,  to  pay  the  tenant  the  value  of  his  im- 
provements. This  measure  was  rendered  necessary  by  the 
unhappy  system  that  had  prevailed,  of  settling  on  lands  with- 
out a  title,  trusting  to  the  promise,  express  or  implied,  that 
deeds  should  be  given  on  the  performance  of  certain  condi- 
tions. Great  inconvenience  was  also  felt,  in  many  places, 
particularly  on  the  Pemaquid  patent,  from  the  conflicting 
claims  of  different  proprietors ;  and  many  in  that  region, 
after  paying  for  their  lands  several  times,  to  one  claimant 
after  another,  determined  to  resist  all  demands  of  the  kind, 
and  formed  combinations  to  frustrate  any  attempt  to  survey 
the  lands  or  execute  any  process  for  their  recovery.  Col. 
Thatcher,  attorney  to  one  of  these  claimants,  having,  accord-, 
ing  to  the  statute  then  in  force,  moved   the   Court  to  order  a 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  283 

detachment,  of  militia  for  the  purpose  of  enforcing  the  sur- 
vey, was  himself  ordered  to  detail  the  requisite  number  from 
his  regiment,  and  atTord  the  assistance  demanded.  The 
whole  number  called  for,  was  500,  who  were  drafted  from 
the  several  companies  in  the  fall  of  1810.  The  quota  of  the 
eastern  company  in  Warren  was  1  ensign,  1  sergeant,  and 
18  privates ;  and  the  draft  was  made  Oct.  20th.  A  strong 
sympathy  for  the  settlers  was  felt  in  various  quarters ;  and 
some  doubts  were  entertained  as  to  the  part  the  militia  would 
act  when  called  out  to  perform  this  service.  By  the  timely 
interference  of  the  Governor,  however,  all  action  was  post- 
poned, and  the  subject  referred  to  the  Legislature,  which,  by 
the  aid  of  commissioners,  in  1811  and  '12,  succeeded  in 
quieting  the  settlers,  and  making  a  compromise  with  the  pro- 
prietors. 

The  betterment  act  was  rendered  very  acceptable  to  many 
inhabitants  of  this  town  ;  inasmuch  as  Samuel  Parkman,  Esq. 
of  Boston,  to  whom  Knox  liad  mortgaged  his  proprietary 
rights,  had  now  come  into  possession,  and  was  looking  up 
his  claims  with  all  the  astuteness  of  a  money-lender.  Suits 
were  brought  by  him  for  the  recovery,  among  others,  of 
lands  which  had  been  sold  for  the  payment  of  taxes  ;  and 
some  of  the  purchasers  compounded  with  him  on  the  best 
terms  they  could  get.  Others  combined  to  try  the  effect  of  a 
lawsuit ;  and  the  case  of  Lore  Alford  was  prosecuted  to  a 
final  decision.  While  this  suit  was  pending,  the  town.  May 
16th,  1812,  petitioned  the  Legislature  to  confirm  the  doings 
of  the  assessors  and  constables  of  said  town  in  relation  to 
the  assessment  of  taxes  and  the  sale  of  lands  for  non- pay- 
ment of  the  same,  prior  to  1786.  Without  a  direct  refusal, 
the  Legislature  delayed  acting  upon  this  petition  till  too  late 
to  affect  the  impending  suit,  when  it  was  abandoned.  The 
suit  was  decided  in  favor  of  the  proprietor  against  the  settler  ; 
less  from  any  irregularity  in  the  proceedings  of  the  town  au- 
thorities, than  from  want  of  evidence  on  the  part  of  the 
defendant  to  substantiate  their  regularity,  copies  of  the 
assessors'  and  constable's  doings  not  having  been  duly  pre- 
served. 

It  was  during  Sullivan's  administration,  also,  tliat  an  attempt 
was  made  to  procure  by  impeachment,  or  address  of  the  Leg- 
islature, the  removal  of  Moses  Copeland,  Esq.  from  his  office 
of  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  the  quorum.  A  petition  for  that 
purpose,  signed  by  George  Wellington  of  Union,  and  others, 
influenced  probably  by  a  mixture  of  personal  and  party  con- 
siderations, was  presented  at  the  June  session,  1807,  charging 


284  'annals    of    warren. 

that  magistrate  with  official  misconduct.  The  petitioners  so 
far  prevailed  upon  the  House  of  Representatives,  that,  on 
the  i5th  of  June,  it  adopted  an  address  to  the  Governor,  pray- 
ing him  to  remove  said  Copeland  from  office.  This  address 
not  being  agreed  to  by  the  Senate,  on  the  20th  of  the  same 
month,  the  House  sent  up  to  that  body,  articles  of  impeach- 
ment against  said  Moses  Copeland,  charging  him,  1st,  with 
bringing,  in  the  name  of  Samuel  Kingsbury  of  Balltown,  a 
fictitious  endorsee,  an  action  to  recover  a  note  which  Samuel 
Kelloch  sold  to  the  said  Copeland  and  endorsed  in  blank,  and 
thereupon  entering  judgment,  when  in  fact  the  said  note  was 
the  property  of  said  Copeland  ;  2d,  with  entering  a  default 
on  two  processes  issued  against  Wm.  Peabody  and  John  KiefF 
before  the  time  therein  appointed  for  trial,  and  refusing  to 
take  off  the  same  when  the  defendants  appeared  and  request- 
ed it ;  and  3d,  with  receiving  from  Daniel  Randall  $1,50 
as  a  bribe  to  bias  his  judgment  in  favor  of  said  Randall,  in  an 
action  depending  between  him,  as  defendant,  and  Benjamin 
Hastings,  plaintiff.  Upon  these  articles,  Mr.  Copeland  was 
put  on  trial  before  the  Senate  in  January,  1808,  and  was  ulti- 
mately acquitted.  Tlie  cost  of  this  affair  to  the  State,  was 
$171,75.  Mr.  Copeland,  having  thus  at  some  expense  and 
vexation  got  rid  of  this  affair,  on  his  return  commenced  a  suit 
for  defamation  against  the  petitioners.  The  action  was  con- 
tinued from  term  to  term,  and  when  it  finally  came  to  trial, 
the  jury  not  being  able  to  agree  on  a  verdict,  the  parties 
mutually  consented  to  drop  the  matter,  paying  their  own 
costs. 

During  this  period,  the  old  question  of  dividing  the  Com- 
monwealth and  erecting  Maine  into  a  separate  State,  was 
again  agitated  ;  and  on  the  6th  April,  1807,  the  town  gave  a 
unanimous  vote  of  161  against  the  measure. 

In  1809,  C.  Gore  was  chosen  Governor,  and  the  State  gov- 
ernment was  again  in  the  hands  of  the  federalists.  In  1810, 
E.  Gerry,  the  democratic  candidate,  was  chosen  Governor. 
The  following  year,  1811,  both  branches  of  the  Legislature 
were  of  the  same  party  ;  and  political  exasperation  reached 
its  acme.  In  that  year,  courts  were  re-organized,  a  new 
State  bank  incorporated  with  a  capital  of  $10,000,000,  a  re- 
newal of  the  charters  of  existing  banks  refused,  and  the  then 
novel  scheme  adopted  of  forming  Senatorial  districts  in  arbi- 
trary and  grotesque  forms,  for  which  the  name  Gerrymander 
was  then  first  invented.  But  a  re-action  followed  ;  Gov. 
Strong  was  elected  in  1812  ;  and  most  of  these  measures 
were  either  abolished  or  counteracted.     Among  the  subscri- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  285 

bers  for  the  stock   of  the    State  bank  were   H.    Libbey,  W. 
Lermond,  E.  Buxton,  and  perhaps  others,  of  this  town. 

Among  the  semi-political  measures  resorted  to  in  1811,  was 
a  strong  effort  made  by  sundry  persons  in  Thomaston  and 
Camden,  for  the  repeal  of  the  law  providing  a  general  inspec- 
tor of  lime  for  the  towns  of  Warren,  Thomaston,  and  Cam- 
den, on  the  ground  that  the  office  was  a  sinecure,  and  imposed 
a  needless  burden  on  the  manufacturers.  Capti  Ebenezer 
Thatcher,  who  then  filled  the  office  of  inspector,  and  derived 
a  handsome  income  from  it,  spared  no  pains  to  prevent  its 
abolition.  E.  Buxton  and  102  others  of  this  town,  signed  a 
remonstrance  against  its  repeal.  Other  remonstrances  from 
lime-burners  in  Thomaston,  and  the  masters  of  coasting  ves- 
sels, were  presented  ;  and  a  compromise  was  at  last  effected 
by  a  relinquishment  on  the  part  of  the  inspector,  of  one  half 
his  fees. 

Another  of  these  measures  was  a  petition  sent  to  the 
Legislature  from  sundry  inhabitants  of  Cushing  and  St. 
George,  praying  for  a  repeal  of  the  law,  giving  to  the  town 
of  Warren  the  exclusive  right  of  taking  the  shad  and  ale- 
wives  within  its  limits.  But  in  consequence  of  an  error  of 
the  press  in  the  order  of  notice,  the  whole  matter  was  re- 
ferred to  the  next  Legislature  ;  and,  partly  perhaps  from  the 
political  change  which  that  body  underwent  in  1812,  no 
strenuous  effort  was  made  in  support  of  the  petition  ;  and 
the  matter  was  dismissed.  The  fishery  had  been  for  some 
years  unusually  productive,  and  was  regarded  by  the  town 
as  a  matter  of  great  importance. 

The  wolves  having,  of  late,  been  on  the  increase  and 
become  troublesome,  particularly  in  the  woody  tract  between 
this  town,  Waldoboro',  and  Cushing,  the  selectmen  were,  in 
March,  1808,  appointed  a  committee  to  concert  with  the 
neighboring  towns  for  their  destruction.  A  plan  was  adopted 
in  consequence,  and  a  sufficient  force  raised  to  sweep  the 
whole  tract,  who  marched  within  hailing  distance  of  each 
other,  from  Warren  down  to  the  extremity  of  Friendship ; 
where  a  few  wolves  were  seen  and  shot  at,  but  none  killed. 
One  was  shortly  after  caught  in  a  trap  by  J.  Anderson  ;  and 
they  were  so  harrassed  during  the  winter  as  to  quit  the 
premises,  and  not  appear  again  in  that  quarter  till  1815. 

The  threatening  aspect  of  our  foreign  relations  at  this 
time,  having  led  to  a  more  vigilant  inspection  of  the  military 
stores  which  towns  were  obliged  to  keep,  and  a  complaint 
having  been  made  against  this  town  for  a  deficiency  of  pow- 
der, E.  Thatcher,  Esq.,  was,  in  Nov,  1810,  appointed  agent 


286  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

to  answer  to  it.  This  gentleman,  brother  of  S.  Thatcher, 
after  residing  a  few  years  in  Thomaston  and  marrying  a 
daughter  of  Gen  Knox,  removed  to  Warren,  about  1807, 
and  occupied,  for  several  years,  the  Knox  house  at  the  upper 
falls.  From  the  office  of  Capt.  of  the  Artillery,  he 
rose  to  that  of  Brig.  General,  and  was  subsequently  appoint- 
ed a  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  He  removed 
again  to  Thomaston,  and  after  some  years  to  Somerset 
County. 

Among  other  names  first  appearing  during  this  period,  are 
those  of  Silas  Hoar,  who  was  chosen  sexton  in  1807 ;  John 
Thomas,  who  built  and  settled  on  the  farm  near  Rokes's, 
which  he  afterwards  sold  to  J.  Vinal ;  John  Harrington,  who 
settled  the  farm  now  owned  by  Patrick  Mehan ;  Josiah  Max- 
ey,  who  came  from  Union,  and  Rufus  Russel  from  Waldo- 
boro',  the  first  settlers  near  Mt.  Pleasant ;  Daniel  Vaughan 
from  Carver,  who  succeeded  I.  Davis,  on  the  farm  now  own- 
ed by  Robert  Creighton  ;  Wm.  Lamson,  who  married  the 
widow,  and  took  the  farm,  of  Charles  Sidensberger  ;  Wm. 
Watton,  who  lived  some  years  on  one  of  the  lots  sold  for  the 
support  of  schools,  and  then  returned  to  Friendship  ;  Jonathan 
G.  Benson,  who  lived  some  years  in  the  S.  W.  part  of  the 
town,  and  removed  to  Hebron ;  Samuel  French,  who  settled 
and  still  lives  on  a  part  of  the  Hall  farm  ;  Matthias  Isley,  a 
sea-captain  in  the  coasting  and  foreign  trade,  who  removed 
from  Thomaston  to  the  house  built  by  L.  Andrews,  and  long 
known  as  the  '  Isley  house,'  where  he  kept  tavern  some  years, 
and  absconded  ;  Seth  Lawrence,  a  stone-cutter  from  Mass., 
who  lived  in  a  small  house,  not  now  standing,  near  Dr.  Ken- 
nedy's ;  Robert  C.  Starr,  who  worked  at  the  joiner's  trade, 
taught  singing-school,  built  the  house  subsequently  owned  by 
P.  Coburn,  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist  by  the  Warren  Bap- 
tist church  in  1816,  and  has  been  a  preacher  of  that  denom- 
ination in  Friendship,  Woolwich  and  other  places ;  Theodore 
Wilson,  a  cabinet-maker,  who  built  the  house  afterwards  own- 
ed by  T.  Hodgman,  and  still  remains  at  the  village  ;  Stephen 
C.  Burgess,  who  succeeded  Mr.  Gates  in  the  saddler's  business, 
afterwards  engaged  in  trade,  built  the  house  now  owned  by 
Dea.  Starrett,  was  Captain  in  the  militia,  and  from  1830  to 
1845,  held  the  office  of  town  clerk ;  and  John  Miller,  who,  in 
1811,  opened  a  tavern  in  partnership  with  Seth  Bryant,  at 
the  house  built  by  Col.  Thatcher  and  now  owned  by  S.  B. 
Wetherbee.  Bryant  did  not  long  remain  in  town  ;  but  Miller, 
besides  his  trade  as  a  joiner,  engaged  in  merchandise,  com- 
menced the  tanning   business  in  company  with  Col.  Thatcher 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

on  the  east  side  of  the  river  above  the  bridge,  built  the  dvvel- 
lingliouse  now  occupied  by  his  son,  A.  Miller,  has  been  deacon 
of  the  Baptist  church,  filled  various  offices  in  town  and  coun- 
ty, and  is  still  in  active  life.  Wm.  McLellan  came  from 
Thomaston  in  1811  ;  opened  a  stock  of  goods  in  the  Bracket 
&  Davis  store  ;  purchased  the  estate  of  R.  Crane,  who  built 
and  removed  to  the  present  Seiders  house  ;  acquired  an  ex- 
tensive run  of  business  by  giving  credit  during  the  war  that 
ensued,  when  it  was  withheld  by  most  of  the  other  traders ; 
engaged  in  ship-building  at  a  fortunate  time  after  the  war; 
amassed  wealth  ;  was  twice  chosen  a  member  of  the  State 
Senate  ;  and,  for  the  want  of  sufficient  scope  for  his  large 
capital  here,  in  1837  removed  to  Boston  ;  but  in  consequence 
of  entering  into  the  land  speculations  of  that  period,  and  the 
extraordinary  revulsion  which  followed,  became  embarrassed 
and  soon  returned  to  this  town.  From  the  difficulty  experienc- 
ed in  settling  his  affiiirs,  his  health  declined,  his  mind  became 
disordered,  and  he  ended  his  days  in  the  Asylum  at  Augusta, 
in  1842.  About  1812,  Simeon  and  Daniel  P.  Noyce,  Warren 
Knowlton,  Allen  Young,  and  Job  Caswell,  all  from  the  town  of 
Minot,  took  up  their  lots  and  settled  on  the  road  east  of 
Crawford's  Pond.  The  three  first  afterwards  left  the  town. 
Notwithstanding  the  embarrassments  of  commerce  and  the 
asperity  of  parties,  some  progress  was  made,  during  the  period 
embraced  in  this  chapter,  in  the  cause  of  education,  and 
other  improvements.  Warren  Academy  was  incorporated 
February  25th,  1808,  a  fund  having  been  raised  by  subscrip- 
tion to  the  amount  of  $3680,  and  half  a  township  of  land 
granted  by  the  Legislature.  It  was  opened  for  instruction  on 
the  9th  of  October,  1809,  by  Elijah  Morse  of  Medway,  a 
popular  and  efficient  preceptor,  who  on  the  occasion  delivered 
a  public  address  at  the  meeting-house.  Mr.  Morse  first 
introduced  Walker's  pronunciation  here.  Prior  to  that  time 
Perry's  dictionary  had  been  mostly  used  in  schools,  and, 
being  considered  a  standard,  had  done  much  to  deteriorate 
the  old  English  pronunciation.  The  school  was  first  taught, 
for  a  short  time,  in  Col.  Thatcher's,  now  S.  B.  Wetherbee's, 
hall,  and  afterwards  in  the  upper  story  of  the  Court-House  ; 
but  in  1829  the  present  structure  of  brick  was  erected  near 
the  Baptist  meeting-house.  The  half  township  of  land  was 
advantageously  sold  ;  but  some  losses  have  been  sustained  by 
insolvency,  negligence,  and  the  statute  of  limitation.  In 
1828,  before  the  Academy  building  was  erected,  the  nominal 
amount  of  funds  in  real  and   personal  estate   was   $6010,41, 


288  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

of  which,  in  the  judgment  of  the  trustees,  $1000  was  una- 
vailable. The  funds  now  produce  an  annual  income  of  8125. 
The  average  number  of  students,  at  present,  does  not  exceed 
30  ;  as,  from  the  establishment  of  similar  schools  in  the 
neighborhood,  a  much  fewer  number  than  formerly  are  sent 
here  from  other  towns.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  precep- 
tors in  this  institution  from  its  commencement  to  the  present 
time.  Elijah  Morse,  1809-'10  ;  Josiah  J.  Fiske,  1811  ;  Arnold 
Gray,  1812;  Amos  Whiting,  18 13-' 14  ;  Benjamin  Dudley 
Emerson,  1815 ;  Chandler  Robbins,  1816 ;  John  S.  Tenney, 
1817  ;  Phinehas  Pratt,  1818;  Georo;e  Starrett,  from  Septem- 
ber, 1818,  to  December,  1821  ;  Darnel  Clarke,  1822 ;  Otis  L. 
Bridges,  1823;  Hiram  H.  Hobbs,  1824;  William  Henry 
Codman,  1825;  Hezekiah  Packard,  1825-'6;  Nat'l  Havnes, 
1826  ;  Jonathan  Cilley,  1826  ;  William  Tyng  Hilliard,  1827  ; 
James  T.  Leavitt,  from  September,  1827,  to  August,  1839 ; 
A.  Rogers  Green,  1830 ;  Cyrus  Eaton,  from  December,  1830, 
to  April,  1843  ;  Calvin  Bickford,  from  1843  to  1846  ;  Donatus 
Merrill,  1847  ;  and  C.  Bickford  again,  from  1848.* 

A  new  impulse  was  also  given,  at  this  period,  to  the  culti- 
vation of  sacred  music,  by  the  example  and  instruction  of 
Mr.  Starr. 

During  the  commercial  difficulties  of  the  time  and 
the  war  that  ensued,  attention  began  to  be  turned  to  improve- 
ments in  agriculture  and  manufactures.  Lands  from  which 
the  timber  and  wood  had  been  cut,  were  now  cleared  up  for 
grain  and  grass;  and  the  valuation  of  1810  exhibits  in  the 
quantity  of  wheat  raised  in  the  town,  an  increase  nearly  four 
fold  since  that  of  1800.  The  raising  of  apples  began  to  be 
more  attended  to  ;  several  young  orchards  were  just  coming 
into  bearing ;  and  many  more  were  planted  about  this  time. 
A  tree  possessed  by  Dr.  Buxton,  called  by  him  "  the  Demo- 
crat," remarkably  hardy  and  prolific,  was,  in  the  unpropitious 
seasons  that  followed,  extensively  propagated  by  suckers, 
which,  since  the  disuse  of  cider,  have  been  grafted  with  fruit 
of  a  superior  quality.  Merino  sheep  were  introduced  by 
Capt.  Toby,  who  brought  a  number  from  Cadiz  in  one  of  Mr. 
Cobb's  vessels,  and  by  Col.  Thatcher,  Mr.  Paine,  and  others. 
These,  by  crossing  with  the  native  breeds,  greatly  improved 
the  quality  of  wool.  With  the  sheep,  however,  was  imported 
a  contagious  disease  called  "  the  scab,"  which  spread  from 
flock  to   flock,  greatly  injuring  the   fleece   as   well  as  sheep. 

*  Kec.  of  Warren  Academy.     S.  E.  Smith,  Esq. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  289 

From  absolute  inability  to  purchase  foreign  fabrics,  domestic 
manufactures  of  wool  and  cotton  were  prosecuted  with  new 
skill  and  industry.  The  high  price  of  cloth,  wool,  grain, 
and  other  agricultural  products,  together  with  the  disuse  of 
many  of  their  wonted  comforts,  enabled  the  farmers  gradual- 
ly to  reduce  their  indebtedness  to  the  merchants  ;  and  many 
who  were  unable  to  do  so,  sold  their  farms  and  purchased 
cheaper  ones  farther  in  the  interior.  Great  hardship  was 
endured  by  the  poorer  class  of  laborers  and  mariners, 
who  were  deprived  of  employment,  and  at  the  same  time 
compelled  to  give  a  high  price  for  every  article  of  consump- 
tion, foreign  or  domestic.  In  1811  and  '12,  retail  prices 
were  as  follows;  flour,  SH  per  barrel;  corn,  81.17  to 
fl,28;  coffee,  20cts.  per  lb.;  tea,  75cts.  to  ^1,33;  brown 
sugar,  Is.  ;  pearlash,  25cts.  ;  starch,  50cts.  ;  ginger,  33cts.  ; 
raisins,  37cts. ;  boots  $7  a  pair ;  and  calico  and  American 
gingham,  42cts.  per  yard.  In  consequence  of  these  high 
prices,  substitutes  were  found  for  many  articles  of  consump- 
tion. Coffee  was  made  of  pease,  rye,  or  acorns ;  pumpkins 
supplied  the  place  of  sugar,  potatoes  that  of  bread  ;  and 
chocolate  was  made  from  the  root  of  the  Water  Avens.  The 
hardship  of  the  times  was  aggravated  by  political  bickering 
and  ill-nature.  On  one  occasion,  Mr.  Paine,  applying  to  the 
town  of  Thomaston  for  approbation  to  obtain  a  permit  to 
import  corn  from  the  Southern  States,  was  refused,  and  re- 
taliated in  his  turn,  by  refusing  to  sell  that  article  to  any 
inhabitant  of  that  town.  Ship-building  declined  with  the 
decline  of  commerce  ;  but  among  the  few  vessels  built  in 
this  period,  was  the  ship  Gen.  Knox,  owned  by  J.  Paine, 
which  was  launched  at  Robinson's  shore,  by  Thomas  Spear, 
Sept.  15,  1810,  being  the  second  ship  built  in  town.  The 
multiplication  of  pleasure  carriages  going  on  at  the  com- 
mencement of  this  period,  was  checked  by  the  hardness  of 
the  times  ;  but  a  substitute  was  found  in  the  one  horse  wagons, 
first  introduced  to  this  town  by  Wm.  H.  Webb.  Though 
heavy  at  first  and  clumsily  made,  their  convenience  gradually 
brought  them  into  general  use. 

On  Sunday,  the  18th  of  Aug.  1811,  a  contribution  for  the 
sufferers  by  a  recent  destructive  fire  in  Newburyport  was 
had  at  the  Congregational  meeting,  and  880  collected,  which 
was  farther  augmented  by  a  similar  contribution  from  the 
Baptist  society. 

Among  the  casualties  of  this  period,  may  be  noted  the 
death  by  drowning,  of  William,  son  of  Ebenezer  Wells, 
April  21,  1808,  aged  3.1  years;  a  child  of  Isaac  Spear,  ono 
25 


290  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

year  old,  scalded  to  death,  June  21,  1808  ;  and  a  son  of 
Aaron  Davis,  nine  years  old,  drowned  in  the  river,  nearly 
opposite  his  house,  May  29,  1811.  Aug.  5,  1809,  the  barn 
of  Capt.  N.  Williams  was  struck  by  lightning,  and  consumed 
with  all  its  contents.  On  the  7th  of  March,  1812,  the  dwelling- 
house  built  by  Thomas  Kirkpatrick,  and  then  occupied  by 
Mrs.  L.  Wilson,  near  the  Court-house,  took  fire,  as  was  sup- 
posed from  ashes,  and  was  entirely  consumed,  together  with 
two  of  her  children,  sleeping  in  an  upper  chamber,  whence 
they  could  not  be  rescued.  The  fire  was  discovered  about 
2  o'clock,  A.  M.  and  it  was  with  difficulty  that  the  Court- 
house was  saved.  Later  in  the  season,  a  new  dwellinghouse, 
nearly  finished,  belonging  to  Samuel  Libbey,  was  totally  con- 
sumed in  the   night-time,  from  some  cause   not   ascertained. 

Some  physical  appearances  during  this  period,  may  be 
worthy  of  notice.  On  Sunday,  the  22d  of  Feb.  1807,  soon 
after  the  commencement  of  divine  service  in  the  afternoon, 
a  shock  of  an  earthquake  was  sensibly  perceived,  which 
shook  the  house  and  produced  a  noise  like  the  rattling  of  a 
carriage  on  frozen  ground. 

On  the  2d  of  May  following,  in  consequence  of  high 
freshets  which  prevailed,  the  old  saw-mill  at  the  village,  with 
the  adjacent  dam,  was  carried  away. 

In  Sept.  of  the  same  year,  a  small  comet  was  visible  in 
the  west  at  evening,  appeared  to  be  approaching  the  sun, 
and  disappeared  about  the  first  week  of  December. 

On  the  10th  of  October,  1808,  the  atmosphere,  during  the 
day,  was  very  smoky,  with  a  S.  W.  wind.  At  night,  the 
wind  shifted  to  the  N.  E.  and  produced  rain,  with  the  most 
profound  darkness.  Neither  man  nor  beast  could  discern 
the  way,  and  many  accidents  happened.  January  19th,  1810, 
after  a  long  spell  of  moderate  weather,  a  storm  of  snow  com- 
menced from  the  N.  W.  with  a  tremendous  gale  and  the 
most  intense  cold.  The  next  day  was  clear,  but  still  colder. 
The  change  of  temperature  was  so  sudden  as  to  occasion 
many  deaths  both  at  sea  and  land.  Among  the  latter,  was 
that  of  Patrick  Pebbles,  Esq.  who  died  suddenly  from  the 
chill  received  in  going  out  to  feed  his  cattle.  In  the  winter 
and  spring  of  that  year,  the  measles  prevailed  very  exten- 
sively and  with  great  severity,  attacking  many  adult  persons 
who  had  escaped  former  visits  of  the  disease.  On  the  2d 
November,  a  snow-storm  commenced  and  continued  for  three 
days.  Though  there  was  no  frost  in  the  ground,  the  snow 
was  sufficiently  deep  to  affiDrd  good  sledding  for  a  week  or 
two,  after  which  it  dissolved,  and  many  finished  housing  pota- 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN.  2^1 

toes  and  other  vegetables.  The  month  of  March,  1811,  was 
distinguished  for  its  remarkably  warm,  dry,  and  pleasant 
weather.  On  the  8th,  the  snow  was  chiefly  gone  ;  on  the 
15th,  it  was  so  warm  as  to  make  it  necessary  to  open  the 
windows  of  school  and  dwelling  houses  ;  and  robins,  black- 
birds, and  bluebirds  appeared  about  the  same  time.  Before 
the  month  was  out,  the  roads  were  settled  and  dusty  ;  but  the 
latter  part  of  April  and  the  most  of  May,  were  cold  and  un- 
propitious,  especially  to  grass,  and  the  crop  of  hay  turned 
out  exceedingly  small.  There  was,  consequently,  a  great 
scarcity  of  that  article  in  the  spring  of  1812,  and,  as  the 
weather  was  cold  and  backward,  before  the  grass  started  in 
May,  numbers  of  cattle  died,  or  were  sustained  only  by 
browsing  in  the  woods. 

During  the  whole  autumn  of  1811,  a  splendid  comet  was 
observed  in  the  north-western  part  of  the  sky  in  the  evening, 
and  after  a  time,  as  its  declination  increased,  was  visible  also 
in  ihe  morning  in  the  N,  E.  It  was  noted  by  the  author 
as  early  as  the  5th  of  September.  Its  train,  which  appeared 
to  the  common  observer  two  or  three  yards  in  length,  was 
estimated  by  the  scientific  at  40,000,000  of  miles,  and  the 
time  of  its  periodical  revolution  round  the  sun  at  3000  years. 
For  weeks  and  months  it  continued  to  glare  down  terror  to 
the  superstitious,  who  thought  it  the  precursor  of  evil,  and 
still,  perhaps,  consider  it  the  harbinger  of  the  war  that  ensued. 

On  the  4th  of  April,  1812,  an  embargo  was  again  imposed 
upon  all  American  shipping  ;  and  this,  on  the  18th  of  June, 
was  followed  by  a  declaration  of  war  against  Great  Britain. 
Deeper  gloom  was  thrown  over  the  maritime  parts  of  the 
country,  and  new  bitterness  added  to  political  contests.  Town 
and  county  conventions  were  held  by  one  party  to  express 
their  disapprobation  of  the  war,  and  by  the  other  to  denounce 
such  proceedings  as  treasonable,  and  to  sustain  the  govern- 
ment. In  this  county,  in  consequence  of  a  circular  issued  by 
the  selectmen  of  Bath,  a  convention  was  held,  August  3d,  at 
Wiscasset,  and  passed  resolutions  condemning  the  policy  of 
the  general  government  in  the  most  pointed  manner.  The 
delegates  to  attend  this  convention  from  Warren,  chosen  at  a 
legal  meeting  on  the  27th  of  July,  were  S.  Thatcher,  C. 
Eaton,  J.  W.  Head  and  J.  Page.  In  November,  the  Presi- 
dential electors  were  chosen  by  districts  throughout  the  State, 
and  unanimously  gave  their  votes  for  DeWilt  Clinton  of  New 
York  for  president.  Mr.  Clinton  was  a  member  of  the  dem- 
ocratic party,  but  nominated  in  opposition  to  Mr.  Madison,  as 
in  favor  of  peace,  if  it  could  be  honorably  obtained,  or  other- 


292  ANNALS     O?     WARREN. 

wise,  of  a  more  energetic  prosecution  of  the  war  ;  and  re- 
ceived the  votes  of  the  federal  party.  The  nomination  was-, 
however,  unsuccessful,  and  Mr.  Madison  was  re-elected. 


CHAPTER   XYII. 


INCLUDING   EVENTS    DURING   THE   WAR,    AND   AFTER  ITS    CLOSE,    DOWN    TO 
THE    DIVISION    OP    THE    STATE. 

1813  to  1820.  The  first  two  years  of  this  period  were 
filled  with  the  incidents,  difficulties,  and  privations,  attendant 
on  a  state  of  war.  Many  of  the  poorer  classes,  now  thrown 
out  of  employment,  enlisted  into  the  army.  Others  enlisted 
as  volunteers  to  act  as  "  coast  guards,"  for  a  period  of  one 
year.  Navigation,  confined  in  port  as  it  was,  yielded  no 
income,  and  became  of  little  value.  Yet  a  precarious  busi- 
ness was  carried  on  by  the  old  and  least  valuable  coasting 
vessels.  During  the  first  year  of  the  war,  these  had  expe- 
rienced little  molestation.  They  were  boarded  and  examined 
by  British  cruisers,  and,  when  either  vessel  or  cargo  was 
deemed  of  sufficient  value,  seized  as  prizes;  though  in  gen- 
eral they  were  allowed  to  proceed.  When  captured,  the 
crews  were  generally  well  treated,  and  sent  ashore  the  first 
opportunity.  Capt.  Thomas  Morison  of  this  town,  taken  in 
this  manner,  was  some  time  on  board  the  "  Africa,"  a  ship 
of  the  line,  and  had  the  satisfaction  of  witnessing  Capt. 
Hull's  celebrated  escape  from  the  British  fleet. 

To  protect  this  remnant  of  trade,  the  town,  March  1st, 
1813,  voted  "  to  choose  a  committee  to  instruct  the  represen- 
tatives to  the  General  Court  to  use  their  influence  to  furnish 
some  armed  vessel  to  protect  the  coasting  trade,  and  to  confer 
with  other  towns  on  the  subject ;"  and  R.  C.  Starr,  J.  W. 
Head,  and  W.  Lcrrnond,  were  chosen  a  committee  accord- 
ingly. The  subject  was  discussed  before  a  committee  of  the 
Legislature ;  but  it  was  thought  that,xonsidering  the  superior 
force  of  the  enemy,  such  a  vessel  would  only  invite  an 
attack,  and  expose  the  trade  it  was  intended  to  protect. 

Such  was  the  scarcity  of  money,  the  high  price  of  pro- 
visions and  clothing,  and  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  employ- 
ment, that  the  town  voted,  May  29th,  1813,  to  distribute 
$20  worth  of  alewives  gratuitously,  to  such  applicants  as  the 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  293 

committee  chosen  for  the  purpose  should  deem  to  be  in  the  most 
necessitous  circumstances,  and  an  additional  880  worth,  on 
credit,  to  any  applicants  therefor.  Some  idea  of  the  difficulty 
of  procuring  provisions,  may  be  formed  from  the  following 
quotation  from  a  Boston  price  current  of  May  14th  of  that 
year;  viz:  —  corn,  $1,70,  rye,  $2,30,  oats,  75cts.,  beans, 
$2,20,  per  bushel,  and  flour,  $17  to  $17^  per  barrel.  When 
freight,  risk,  and  profits,  were  added  to  these  prices,  bringing 
corn  up  to  $2,  and  flour  to  $20,  it  is  not  wonderful  that 
many  in  this  and  the  neighboring  towns  were  unable  to  sup- 
ply themselves  with  bread,  and  some  that  were  able  restricted 
its  use  to  one  meal  a  day,  for  the  sake  of  others. 

On  the  5th  of  Sept.  of  the  same  year,  many  persons  on 
Stahl's  hill,  in  this  town,  had  a  distinct  view  of  the  action  oflT 
Pemaquid  Point  between  the  British  brig  Boxer,  Capt.  Blythe, 
and  the  U.  S.  brig  Enterprise,  Capt.  Burrows  ;  in  which,  after 
a  brisk  contest  of  35  minutes  and  the  death  of  both  command- 
ers, the  Boxer  surrendered  and  was  carried  into  Portland. 

Before  the  close  of  1813,  a  less  lenient  policy  was  adopted 
by  the  British  cruisers  towards  vessels  and  seamen  employed 
in  the  coasting  trade.  Many  were  deterred  from  putting  to 
sea,  and  others  captured  and  sent  to  Halifax.  Among  the 
latter  was  the  sloop  Peggy,  of  this  place,  which  sailed  in 
October,  under  the  command  of  Capt.  W.  O.  Fuller,  with  D. 
Lermond  and  A.  Wyllie,  hands,  and  Z.  Bosworth,  passenger. 
Whilst  wind-bound  in  Townshend  harbor,  Bosworth,  in  con- 
sequence of  a  dream  which  he  thought  ominous,  left  the 
vessel  and  returned  home  by  land.  The  vessel  proceeded 
cautiously,  running  from  point  to  point  near  shore.  On  the 
3d  of  November,  when  within  two  hours  sail  of  Portsmouth, 
she  was  captured  by  two  gun-brigs,  the  Epervier  and  the 
La  Fontaine,  and,  with  all  on  board,  taken  to  Halifax. 
They  were  there  imprisoned,  and  the  Captain,  after  an 
illness  of  five  days,  died  on  the  21st,  of  the  typhus  fever. 
The  others  remained  at  Halifax  till  the  following  August, 
when  Lermond,  with  400  others,  was  put  in  the  74  gun  ship, 
Le  Hogue,  Capt.  Keplar,  sent  to  England,  and  confined  in 
Dartmoor  prison.  Wyllie  was  at  that  time  out  of  prison, 
employed  in  the  family  of  the  commander,  and,  not  long 
after,  returned  in  a  cartel.  Lermond  remained  at  Dartmoor, 
till  the  close  of  the  war,  was  present  at  the  bloody  tragedy 
enacted  by  Capt.  Shortland,  and  finally  returned  in  a  gov- 
ernment vessel,  reaching  home  on  the  1st  of  July,  1815, 
after  an  absence  of  one  year  and  nine  months. 

At  the  time  war  was  declared,  William  Lermond  was 
25* 


294  ANNALS     OF     WARREN, 

building  a  schooner  at  Oyster  river,  called  the  Kuhicon, 
which  he  at  first  concluded  not  to  risk  at  sea,  and  let  her  re- 
main on  the  stocks.  But  so  little  injury  was  received  by  the 
coasters  during  the  summer,  that  he  yielded  to  the  Captain's 
importunity,  and  had  her  rigged  and  launched.  On  her  first 
trip  to  Boston,  a  short  time  after  the  Peggy,  she  too  was  cap- 
tured, and  her  commander,  Capt.  Laizdell,  and  crew,  sent  to 
Halifax.  The  danger  to  which  vessels  were  now  exposed  at 
sea,  their  deterioration  from  exposure  to  the  weather,  and 
the  expense  required  to  preserve  them,  together  with  appre- 
hensions of  their  being  seized  or  burnt  by  the  enemy,  in- 
duced Mr.  Counce,  ever  fertile  in  expedients,  to  remove  the 
new  brig  Alexander  to  Oyster  river,  where  he  sunk  and  kept 
her  submerged  till  the  war  was  over  ;  on  the  principle  that 
"  though  there  is  trouble  on  the  waves,  beneath  them  there  is 
?ioney 

In  April,  1814,  the  town  voted  to  furnish  the  militia  soldiers 
with  ball  cartridges  in  lieu  of  the  blank  ones  then  required  by 
law  at  each  regimental  muster.  On  the  2d  of  July,  a 
meeting  was  held  for  the  express  purpose  of  taking  measures 
for  the  public  defence.  At  this  meeting,  J.  W.  Head,  John 
Libbey,  M.  Smith,  R.  Crane,  and  Gilbert  Hall,  were  appointed 
a  committee  of  safety  to  confer  with  similar  committees  in 
the  neighboring  towns  as  to  the  mode  of  spreading  alarms  and 
repelling  invasions,  if  any  should  be  made  ;  to  make  up  from 
the  town  stock  251  bs.  of  powder  into  cartridges,  with  balls 
and  a  sufficient  supply  of  flints,  to  be  used  only  in  cases  of 
invasion  ;  and  deposit  the  same  in  suitable  places,  to  be  made 
known  to  the  militia  officers  only.  This  committee  issued 
circulars  to  those  of  the  neighboring  towns,  to  meet  at  Mrs. 
Trowbridge's  in  Waldoboro' on  the  11th  of  the  same  month, 
to  consult  upon  measures  proper  to  be  adopted  for  the  general 
safety.  The  result  of  this  movement  was  the  placing  of 
guards  at  McCobb's  narrows,  and  other  suitable  places  for 
observation,  and  the  adoption  of  a  mode  of  spreading  the 
alarm,  in  case  of  any  hostile  movement.  At  a  meeting  on 
the  8th  of  August,  the  town  voted  to  make  up  the  wages  of 
any  soldier  of  this  town  called  into  the  public  service  to  $V3 
a  month,  including  what  should  be  received  from  the  gov- 
ernment. 

During  the  season  of  1814.  though  beef,  pork,  and  W.  I. 
goods,  remained  high,  the  scarcity  of  bread  was  greatly  miti- 
gated by  an  abundant  crop  of  wheat,  rye,  and  other  English 
grain,  which  from  the  high  prices  of  the  preceding  years  and 
low  rate  of  wages,  had  been  extensive^  sown  on  lands  lately 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN.  295 

cleared  up.  But  the  collection  of  a  direct  tax  of  $3,000,000, 
levied  the  preceding  year  on  real  estate,  detracted  somewhat 
from  the  otherwise  ample  returns  of  the  farmer  ;  and  the  in- 
ternal duties  bore  hard  upon  other  classes  of  the  community. 
The  amount  of  this  latter  class  of  duties  collected  in  this  town 
in  1815,  was  as  follows  :  viz.  —  Lore  Alford,  $25,58  ;  S.  C. 
Burgess,  $15,13  ;  Burgess  &  Copeland,  $22,50  ;  Dr.  E.  Bux- 
ton, $2;  I.  Brakely,  $11,67;  R.  B.  Copeland,  $1;  John 
Counce,  $2;  M.  Copeland,  $1;  William  Crane,  77cts.  ; 
Samuel  Davis,  $2  ;  William  Hovey,  $21,87  ;  Alfred  Hovev, 
$22,50  ;  Ivory  Hovey,  $5,44  ;  J.  W.  Head,  $24,50  ;  Hatevil 
Libbey,  Jr.  $4  ;  John  Libbey,  $2  ;  J.  Leeds,  38cts.  ;  W. 
McLellan,  $21,87  ;  J.  Miller,  $21,87  ;  Jesse  Page,  $34,94  ;  T. 
Rawson,  $22,50  ;  and  J.  Wetherbee,  $2,47  ;  making  a  total 
of  $296,49.  These  sums  were  paid  for  retailer''s  licenses, 
carriages,  the  manufacture  of  hats,  boots,  saddles,  bridles, 
and  leather,  and  were  exclusive  of  those  paid  on  furniture, 
stamps,  and  watches.* 

In  July,  a  body  of  men,  despatched  in  barges  from  two 
armed  ships  lying  at  the  mouth  of  our  river,  entered,  in  the 
night-time,  the  fort  in  St.  C4eorge  where  they  found  only  one 
man,  spiked  the  guns,  destroyed  the  munitions  of  war  and 
buildings,  set  fire  to  one  vessel,  and  towed  away  two  others. 
They  then  proceeded  up  the  river  towards  Thomaston,  but, 
at  the  dawn  of  day,  deceived  by  Curtis,  a  young  man  whom 
they  compelled  to  act  as  pilot,  and  who  represented  the  dis- 
tance much  greater  than  it  was,  they  abandoned  farther 
operations  and  returned,  "without  molestation.  So  bold  was 
this  adventure,  that  it  excited  alarm  in  other  places  ;  and  Col. 
Foote  called  out  the  most  of  his  regiment  for  the  defence  of 
Camden  and  vicinity. 

On  the  1st  of  Sept.  a  British  force  took  possession  of  Cas- 
tine  and  Belfast,  and  proceeded  up  the  Penobscot.  Orders 
having  been  issued  by  General  Payson  to  the  militia  of  his 
brigade,  to  defend  the  country  wherever  invaded,  without 
waiting  for  farther  orders,  Col.  Thatcher  ordered  out  his 
regiment,  which  on  the  5th  Was  mustered  in  this  town.  At 
night,  the  first  battalion,  under  Major  Reed,  advanced  to 
Thomaston,  and  encamped.  The  next  day,  an  express  arriv- 
ed with  the  news  that  an  attack  was  expected  on  Camden 
from  several  ships  of  war,  which  had  anchored  there  in  a 
menacing    position.       Upon    this,   the   other  battalion   under 

*  Statement  of  E.  Thompson,  Collector. 


296  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Major  Hawes,  made  a  rapid  march,  and  arrived  at  that  place 

in  the  evening.  Reed's  battalion,  and  the  artillery  company- 
had  arrived  before  them  ;  and  Col.  Foote  had  his  regiment 
under  arms.  A  company  of  volunteers,  organized  in  this 
town  from  those  who  were  by  law  exempt  from  military  duty, 
to  whom  had  been  committed  this  town's  quota  of  the  arms 
furnished  by  government,  also  mounted  their  horses,  rode 
over,  and  reported  themselves  to  Col.  Thatcher,  about  10 
o'clock  in  the  evening.  Some  of  them  had  seen  service  in 
the  army ;  others  had  held  commissions  in  the  militia ;  and 
yet  others*  had  scarcely  done  duty  a1  a  militia  training  in 
their  whole  lives.  The  officers  of  this  company  were  W. 
Blake,  Captain ;  A.  Davis,  Lieut.  ;  and  N.  Buckland,  Jr., 
Ensign ;  two  of  whom  had  been  soldiers  of  the  revolution, 
and  all,  Captains  in  the  militia.  John  Miller,  orderly 
sergeant,  and  most  of  the  subordinate  officers,  had  also  held 
commissions.  During  the  night,  an  alarm  was  raised  that  the 
enemy  were  preparing  to  land.  The  different  corps  were 
paraded,  loaded  their  muskets,  and  stood  prepared  for  action. 
Col.  Thatcher  held  a  consultation  with  his  subordinates,  and 
for  a  time  all  were  in  breathless  expectation  of  an  immediate 
skirmish.  It  proved  a  false  alarm,  however,  and  the  troops 
returned  to  their  repose.  They  were  reviewed  the  next  day 
by  Major  Gen.  King,  and,  as  the  hostile  fleet  got  under  way 
and  put  to  sea,  the  regiment  commenced  its  return,  and  on 
the  8th  were  discharged  at  Thomaston.  Rations  were  fur- 
nished on  this  excursion  by  the  selectmen  ;  and  the  expenj-e 
incurred,  as  well  as  the  soldiers'  wages,  with  the  exception  of 
the  volunteers,  was  afterwards  paid  by  the  State. 

On  Sunday,  Sept.  11th,  an  express  arrived  at  the  village, 
from  McCobb's  Narrows,  with  the  intelligence  that  the  British 
were  coming  up  the  river.  Guns  were  immediately  fired, 
the  court-house  bell  rung,  the  people  generally  turned  out 
with  their  muskets,  and  the  artillery  promptly  took  its  station 
on  the  wharf  at  Thomaston.  After  waiting  till  daylight, 
however,  it  was  ascertained  that  the  alarm  was  without  found- 
ation. 

On  the  2d  of  Nov.  a  demand  was  made  upon  the  town  of 
Camden,  by  the  British  brig  of  war  Furieuse,  Capt.  Mount- 
joy,  despatched  from  Castine,  to  surrender  a  prize  which  had 
been  taken  and  brought  in  there  the  preceding  day  by  Major 
Noah  Miller  and  four  or  five  men  in  a  barge   from  Lincoln- 

*  <«  Quorum  pars  magna  fui." 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  29T 

ville.  This  prize  had  a  cargo  of  bale  goods  valued  at 
$40,000  ;  and  in  case  of  a  refusal  to  surrender  it,  the  de- 
struction of  Camden  and  Lincolnville  was  threatened.  The 
selectmen  of  Camden,  representing  that  an  immediate  com- 
pliance was  impossible,  as  the  cargo  was  already  removed  to 
Warren  and  Waldoboro',  and  the  vessel  sent  round  to 
George's  river,  obtained  a  delay  of  three  days  to  consider 
the  matter,  two  of  their  number  remaining  on  board  as 
hostages.  In  the  mean  time,  a  request  for  aid  was  sent  on, 
and  on  the  3d  the  militia  here  partially  assembled  at  Thom- 
aston,  but  returned  at  night.  On  the  4th  they  again  assem- 
bled, and  were  joined  by  the  Waldoboro'  companies.  The 
same  day,  the  company  of  exempts  in  this  town  had  a  meet- 
ing, and  agreed  to  repair  to  Thomaston  for  the  protection  of 
this  river,  as  soon  as  the  other  troops  should  march  on  to 
Camden.  On  the  5th,  the  troops,  organized  into  a  battalioa 
under  Major  Reed,  advanced  to  Camden.  In  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Clam  Cove,  observing  several  British  vessels  in 
sight.  Major  Reed  threw  his  force  into  an  open  column,  with 
long  intervals  between  the  sections,  so  as  to  make  as  great 
a  display  as  possible  ;  but  on  arriving  at  Camden,  he  learnt 
that  the  danger  was  over,  the  brig  having  sailed  for  Castine 
with  the  two  hostages  on  board.  On  the  next  day,  therefore, 
the  battalion  was  dismissed. 

So  dependent  were  the  people  along  this  eastern  coast,  on 
the  profits  of  trade  and  navigation,  that  many  contrived,  by 
one  means  or  another,  to  participate  in  them  during  the  war. 
Whilst  the  British  kept  possession  of  Castine,  a  brisk  trade 
was  kept  up  betw^een  that  and  the  neighboring  ports  on  the 
Penobscot,  in  Swedish  neutral  vessels.  But  in  this,  as  in  the 
various  other  modes  of  trading  with  the  enemy,  such  as  by 
British  licenses  at  one  time  freely  granted,  a  Swedish  flag 
and  neutral  papers  easily  obtained,  or  by  the  purchase  of 
British  goods  by  a  partner  abroad,  to  be  captured  at  a  given 
place  and  signal  by  a  partner  at  home,  the  citizens  of  this 
town,  it  was  believed,  had  little  or  no  connexion.  A  brig  of 
Col.  Head's,  G.  Hall  commander,  having  cleared  for  St.  Bar- 
tholomew's, was  complained  of  for  having  touched  at  a  British 
port;  but  on  trial,  was  cleared  by  the  jury.  Some  few,  pro- 
bably, visited  Castine  from  curiosity,  and  might  have  made 
use  of  the  opportunity  to  obtain  a  suit  of  clothes,  or  make  a 
few  purchases  on  speculation.  All  the  world  was  engaged 
in  doing  the  same  thing,  and  it  required  no  great  sophistry  to 
excuse  the  doing  directly,  what  the  government  openly  allow- 
ed to  be  done  indirectly,  under  color  of  a  neutral  flag.     But 


298  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

though  not  engaged  to  any  considerable  extent  in  the  trade 
thus  carried  on,  the  people  of  this  town  largely  participated 
in  the  benefits  indirectly  flowing  from  it.  Farmers  found 
ample  employment  and  high  remuneration  for  all  the  teams 
they  could  muster,  in  transporting  goods  from  the  Penobscot 
to  Portland,  Boston,  and  other  places  ;  laborers  were  sought 
for  to  supply  their  places  on  the  farms;  the  price  of  cattle 
rose  ;  money  became  abundant ;  and  preparations  were  mak- 
ing to  engage  still  more  extensively  in  the  business. 

But  whilst  gleams  of  prosperity  were  thus  dawning  upon 
some,  and  others  were  filled  with  anxiety  and  mourning,  for 
husbands,  sons,  and  brothers,  exposed  in  the  army,  detained 
in  distant  prisons,  or  fallen  in  the  battle-field,  on  the  14th  of 
Feb.  1815,  the  joyful  news  arrived  that  a  treaty  of  peace  had 
been  signed  at  Ghent,  on  the  24th  of  Dec.  The  tidings, 
brought  to  this  place  by  the  driver  of  the  western  mail  stage, 
were  heralded  by  the  sound  of  trumpets  ;  crowds  followed 
with  shouts  of  joy  to  the  village,  guns  were  fired,  the  bell 
sounded,  instruments  of  music  were  put  in  requisition,  houses 
were  illuminated,  bonfires  were  kindled,  and  general  demon- 
strations of  joy  were  exhibited.  The  General  Court  appoint- 
ed the  22d  of  Feb.  as  a  day  of  thanksgiving  for  ihe  joyful 
event. 

Though  the  war  was  now  over,  it  was  but  slowly  that  the 
country  recovered  from  its  eflTects ;  and  such  is  the  conse- 
quence of  sudden  changes,  that  even  peace  was  not  without 
its  disappointments.  Such  of  the  shipping  as  had  escaped 
capture,  was  now  refitted  and  sent  to  sea  ;  commerce  revived, 
and  an  extensive  importation  of  European  fabrics  reduced 
prices  so  low  as  to  check  domestic  manufactures  and  impair 
the  value  of  wool,  sheep,  factories  and  manufacturing  stock  ; 
capital  had  disappeared,  and  the  country,  as  well  as  individ- 
uals, was  in  debt.  A  great  deterioration  of  morals,  insepara- 
ble from  a  state  of  war,  and  still  less  so  from  the  fluctuations 
of  fortune  incident  to  privateering,  gambling  speculation,  and 
illicit  trade,  was  now  sensibly  felt  through  the  community. 
To  counteract  this,  moral  societies  were  formed,  discourses 
delivered,  and  measures  adopted  to  prevent  violations  of  the 
Sabbath,  and  repress  intemperance,  profanity,  gambling,  and 
other  immoralities.  Such  a  society  was  formed  in  this  town, 
held  numerous  meetings,  and  exercised  a  salutary  influence 
for  some  time.  By  its  recommendation,  such  tithingmen,  in 
all  parts  of  the  town,  were  chosen  as  could  be  depended  upon 
for  a  faithful  and  judicious  discharge  of  their  duty.  In  a  dis- 
course  delivered  in    1815  before   this  society,  by   Rev.   Mr. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  290 

Mitchell  of  Waldoboro',  the  doctrine  of  total  abstinence  from 
all  intoxicating  liquor,  was,  for  the  first  time  at  this  place, 
openly  advocated,  and  the  maxim  laid  down  that  whoever 
was  in  the  habit  of  daily  drinking  a  glass  of  spirit  at  regular 
hours,  would,  unless  prevented  by  death,  inevitably  become  a 
drunkard.  This  sounded  strange  at  that  time,  and  was  not 
generally  admitted  till  some  twenty  or  more  years  later. 

As  calamities  seldom  come  single,  so  the  late  commercial 
embarrassments  and  the  war  that  succeeded,  were  accom- 
panied by  a  series  of  unpropitious  seasons  for  agriculture. 
It  was  a  common  remark  with  farmers,  that  the  seasons  had 
never  been  as  they  used  to  be,  since  the  great  eclipse. 
Some  were  too  cold  and  wet  for  Indian  corn,  and  others  too 
dry  for  grass  and  potatoes.  In  1813,  a  drought  prevailed 
from  June  till  September,  and  in  some  places  there  was  less 
than  half  an  ordinary  crop  of  hay.  The  spring  of  1815 
was  backward.  On  the  19th  of  May,  it  commenced  snowing 
in  the  forenoon,  and  continued  through  the  day,  with  such 
violence  as  to  compel  persons  who  were  plowing  the  ground 
for  corn,  to  break  off  their  labor.  But  the  coldest  and  most 
disastrous  seasoir  on  record,  was  that  of  1816,  in  which  frost 
occurred  with  more  or  less  severity  in  every  month  in  the 
year.  On  the  12th  of  April,  there  was  a  storm  of  snow, 
which  lay  for  nearly  a  week,  and  made  good  sleighing.  In 
the  latter  part  of  the  month,  there  was  a  spell  of  fine,  dry, 
warm  weather,  which  was  followed  by  cold  again  in  May  ; 
the  rain-drops  on  the  24th  being  congealed  to  ice  on  the  fruit 
trees,  then  nearly  ready  to  blossom.  On  the  5th  or  6th  of 
June,  a  spell  of  wintry  weather  suddenly  commenced  with 
squalls  of  wind,  snow,  and  hail,  from  the  N.  W.,  which  chill- 
ed and  destroyed  martins  and  other  birds,  froze  the  ground, 
cut  down  the  corn  and  potatoes,  and  compelled  workmen  to 
put  on  their  great  coats  and  mittens.  This  continued  for 
many  days  ;  and  the  whole  month  was  so  cold  that  the  apple- 
trees,  which  began  to  bloom  at  its  commencement,  were  not 
out  of  blossom  at  its  close.  This  gloomy  spell  commenced 
about  the  usual  time  for  the  yellow  cucumber-bug  to  make 
its  appearance  ;  and  that  insect  was  so  effectually  destroyed 
as  not  to  be  again  seen  here  for  ten  years.  On  the  8th  and 
9th  of  July,  when  corn  was  being  hoed  the  first  time,  there 
was  frost  and  cold  sufficient  to  kill  it  down  a  second  time. 
Such  as  deemed  it  worth  while,  hoed  it  again  about  the  end 
of  the  month,  when  it  was  not  spindled  out.  Haying,  in 
general,  began  the  first  week  in  August,  and  the  crop  was 
everywhere  light.     There  were  slight  frosts  in  that  month, 


300  ANNALS     OF     WARKEN. 

followed  by  a  more  severe  one  on  the  11th  of  Sept.  The 
corn  crop  was  nearly  a  total  failure  ;  some  favored  spots 
only,  producing  a  little  for  seed,  which  commanded  a  great 
price  the  following  year.  Wheat  and  potatoes  were  better ; 
but,  from  the  previous  unfavorable  fall  and  spring,  there  was 
but  little  grain  sown.  The  gloom  of  this  disastrous  season 
was  greatly  enhanced  by  the  appearance  of  dark  spots  on 
the  disk  of  the  sun,  which  were  seen  by  the  naked  eye,  and 
for  the  first  time,  attracted  the  attention  of  the  common  peo- 
ple. In  the  spring  of  1816,  potatoes  were  worth  40cts.  per 
bushel,  and  in  the  spring  following,  75cts.  The  prices  of 
W.  I.  goods,  which  reached  their  acme  about  the  time  the 
news  of  peace  arrived,  when  molasses  was  selling  here  at 
$l,12^cts.  a  gallon,  had,  in  1816,  considerably  declined. 
From  that  time,  the  seasons  began  to  ameliorate,  and  fine 
crops  of  Indian  corn  were  raised  for  many  years. 

These  disastrous  seasons  succeeding  to  the  calamities  of 
war,  with  the  accounts  received  of  the  great  fertility  of  the 
Western  States,  induced  many  families  in  this  and  the  neigh- 
boring towns,  as  well  as  throughout  the  State,  to  emigrate 
thither  during  this  period.  Deacon  Thomas  Robinson  and 
family,  Robert  Porterfield  and  family,  both  of  this  town,  Mr. 
March  of  Union,  and  Dr.  Benjamin  Webb  thenof  Thomaston, 
with  their  families,  besides  many  others,  removed  in  1817  to 
Ohio ;  and  more,  perhaps,  would  have  gone,  if  they  could 
have  found  a  satisfactory  sale  for  their  possessions  here. 

To  avoid  confusion,  we  have  followed  the  events  of  the 
war  and  the  seasons  as  far  as  1816.  We  now  go  back  to  note 
a  few  other  particulars.  In  January,  1812,  a  petition  of  Seth 
Andrews,  Moses  Robinson,  and  others,  was  presented  to  the 
General  Court,  for  a  free  draw-bridge  at  Andrews's  Point ; 
and  at  the  June  session  one  from  E.  Killeran  and  others,  for 
a  similar  toll-bridge,  near  the  ferry  way  in  Thomaston.  Both 
these  petitions  were  prosecuted  with  earnestness,  and  with 
a  var3ang  prospect  of  success,  for  some  time.  But  so  great 
was  the  influence  of  business  men  at  the  village,  that, 
although  Messrs.  Robinson  and  Andrews  offered  to  make 
themselves  liable  with  ample  security  for  all  damages  occa- 
sioned by  their  bridge,  and  the  town  in  April,  1813,  voted  83 
to  65  in  favor  of  the  measure,  its  friends  were  compelled  to 
yield  to  that  influence,  combined  as  it  was  with  the  zealous 
exertions  of  the  friends  of  the  bridge  below,  which  was 
granted  in  1817,  and  built  the  following  year. 

In  May,  1815,  the  depredations  of  human  foes  having 
ceased,  attention  was  again  directed   to  those  of  the  wolves. 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  30|: 

In  consequence  of  a  conference  held  by  the  selectmen  of  this 
town  with  those  of  Gushing,  Friendship,  and  Waldoboro',  in 
March,  1816,  it  was  voted  that  the  town  should  make  up  the 
bounty  to  any  inhabitant  destroying  a  wolf,  to  840.  This  was 
the  last  compliment  paid  by  the  town  to  these  animals,  which 
have  since  wholly  disappeared.  Besides  these,  and  other 
specimens  of  natural  history  afforded  by  our  own  woods  and 
waters,  the  town  was,  June  20,  1816,  favored  with  the  sight 
of  a  small  elephant,  which,  being  the  first  ever  exhibited  here, 
attracted  as  much  attention  as  the  largest  caravan  does  now. 

In  1817,  on  his  retirement  from  office,  it  was  voted  unani- 
mously "  that  the  thanks  of  the  town  be  presented  to  Mr. 
Alexander  Lermond,  for  his  long  and  faithful  services  in  the 
office  of  town  clerk  for  38  years  past."  For  these  services, 
Mr.  Lermond's  compensation,  we  believe,  never  exceeded 
85  a  year.  He  was  of  an  amiable  disposition,  possessed  a 
taste  and  voice  for  music,  was  long  chorister  in  the  1st  Con- 
gregational church,  and  from  native  ingenuity,  without  any 
apprenticeship,  became  a  good  framer,  house  and  ship  joiner, 
and  was  much  employed  in  the  construction  of  all  domestic 
utensils.  Prosperous  in  the  earlier  part  of  his  life,  in  the 
later,  he  met  with  many  reverses,  losing  his  portion  of  three 
vessels  in  the  course  of  as  many  months,  and  suffering  many 
domestic  afflictions.     He  died  in  1826, 

The  liberal  policy  the  town  had  hitherto  adopted,  of  sup- 
porting the  poor  by  furnishing  supplies  at  their  own  houses, 
together  with  the  calamities  and  privations  of  the  war,  had 
greatly  swelled  the  number  of  town  paupers,  and  given  rise 
to  a  large  expenditure  in  their  maintenance.  A  like  liberality 
towards  towns  on  the  part  of  the  Commonwealth,  had  caused 
a  similar  increase  in  the  class  of  State  paupers.  The  sup- 
plies requisite  for  all  these,  to  be  paid  for  in  cash  without 
any  risk,  made  no  undesirable  addition  to  a  trader's  custom, 
and  this,  combined  with  a  disposition  to  check  the  growing 
expenditure,  induced  the  town,  in  1817,  to  choose  overseers 
of  the  poor,  distinct  from  the  selectmen.  This  measure, 
which  was  continued  the  three  succeeding  years,  produced 
little  effect,  however,  except  to  transfer  the  patronage  from 
one  merchant  to  another. 

The  price  of  labor  on  the  highways,  which  had,  heretofore, 
been  so  much  per  day  throughout  the  year,  was,  in  1817, 
jfixed  at  12^cts.  an  hour  until  the  15th  of  July,  and  lOcts. 
an  hour  after  that  time  ;  which  rates  have  been  adhered  to 
ever  since.  Many  alterations  were,  the  same  year,  made  by 
order  of  the  Court  of  Sessions  in  the  road,  which  they  de- 
26 


802  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

scribed  and  laid  out  anew,  from  the  meeting-house  in  War- 
ren to  Camden  ;  and,  in  1818,  160  rods  of  the  newest  part  of 
this  road  were  made  by  contract,  and  paid  for  in  money. 
In  April,  1818,  the  town  voted  "  to  rebuild  the  bridge  at  the 
head  of  the  tide  to  the  extent  of  four  piers  from  the  eastern 
abutment ;"  which  was  done  in  a  substantial  manner  by 
Capt.  M.  Wilbur.  At  the  same  time  the  town  voted  "  not 
to  accept  the  road  across  the  river  at  the  upper  falls,  after 
the  bridge  should  be  put  in  repair  at  private  expense."  This 
vote  passed,  we  believe,  in  consequence  of  an  application  of 
Capt.  L.  Andrews,  who  was  then  doing  business  at  the 
present  stand  of  P.  Boggs,  and  burning  considerable  quantities 
of  lime,  the  rock  for  which  he  transported  by  land  from  Star- 
rett's  quarries.  To  facilitate  this  transportation,  he,  with 
some  aid  from  others,  was  repairing  this  bridge  ;  but  a  jeal- 
ousy of  any  attempt  to  divert  business  from  the  village,  pre- 
vented its  acceptance. 

In  July,  1819,  the  last  remaining  pew  in  the  meeting-house 
was  sold  at  auction  for  the  sum  of  $60.  The  proceeds  of 
this,  and  one  before  sold  to  Wm.  Hovey  for  $80,  were 
ordered  to  be  expended  in  repairing  the  meeting-house. 
At  this  time,  the  outside  of  the  house  was  painted  with 
yellow  ochre;  but  no  stove  being  yet  introduced,  the  meet- 
ings in  winter  for  several  years,  were  held  in  the  Court- 
house. 

During  this  period,  the  subject  of  a  separation  of  the 
State  was  twice  agitated.  In  1816,  May  20th,  a  vote  of  the 
District  was  taken,  and  a  majority  found  in  its  favor.  In 
this  town,  the  vote  stood  36  yeas,  139  nays.  An  act  was 
passed  prescribing  the  terms  upon  which  a  separation  might 
take  place,  requiring  another  vote  to  be  taken  in  September, 
and  authorizing  a  convention  of  delegates  to  meet  at  Bruns- 
wick to  examine  the  returns,  and,  if  a  majority  of  five  to 
four  were  in  favor  of  separation,  to  form  a  constitution.  At 
the  time  appointed,  the  people  of  this  town  gave  in  27 
votes  in  favor  of  the  separation,  and  144  against  the  same. 
Col.  Thatcher  was  chosen  to  attend  the  convention,  which, 
on  examination,  found  11,969  votes  in  favor  of,  and  10,347 
against  the  measure.  This,  by  a  construction  of  the  law, 
termed  in  ridicule  the  Brunstvick  arithmetic,  the  convention 
determined  to  be  a  majority  of  five  to  four,  and  adjourned 
to  the  third  Tuesday  in  December.  But  the  construction 
meeting  with  no  favor  from  the  Legislature,  it  never  met 
again.  In  1819,  the  subject  was  again  brought  up,  an  act 
pas-ed  for  taking  the  sense  of  the   people  on  the   question, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  303 

and  in  case  there  were  a  majority  of  1,500  in  its  favor, 
authorizing  a  convention  of  delegates  at  Portland  the  2d 
Monday  of  Oct.  to  propose  a  constitution  and  apply  for 
admission  into  the  Union.  The  vote  was  taken  July  26th, 
and  in  this  town  was  yeas  24,  nays  127.  In  the  District  at 
large,  there  was  a  great  majority  in  favor  of  a  separation  ; 
and  a  convention  of  delegates  accordingly  met,  Oct.  11th, 
to  form  a  constitution.  Those  elected  in  this  town  were 
John  Miller  and  Cyrus  Eaton,  who,  though  in  the  progress  of 
its  formation  voting  against  some  of  its  provisions,  returned 
decided  advocates  for  its  adoption.  Many  objections  were 
made  by  some  of  their  constituents,  some  to  one,  and  some 
to  another  of  its  provisions ;  but  when  the  vote  was  taken 
Dec.  6th,  seven  only,  voted  against  its  adoption,  and  35  in 
its  favor.  It  received,  also,  a  large  majority  of  the  aggregate 
vote  of  the  District,  and  on  the  15th  of  March,  1820,  Maine 
was  admitted  into  the  Union  and  became  an  independent 
State. 

In  the  course  of  this  period,  party-spirit  lost  much  of  its 
asperity.  One  party  had  found  their  opponents,  though 
violently  opposed  to  the  war,  as  ready  as  themselves  to  repel 
an  invasion,  and  too  many  of  their  own  party,  as  well  as  the 
other,  willing  to  profit  by  illicit  trade  with  the  enemy.  The 
privations  and  hardships  in  which  all  had  shared,  the  gloomy 
seasons  and  threatened  famine,  together  with  the  remc^val  of 
many  causes  of  dispute,  gave  rise  to  more  friendly  feelings  ; 
and  the  readiness  with  which  Massachusetts  yielded  to  the 
wishes  of  Maine  for  a  separation,  contributed  to  the  mutual 
conciliation  of  parties. 

A  few  casualties,  natural  phenomena,  and  other  occurrences 
during  this  period,  remain  to  be  noted.  In  March,  1813, 
John  Crawford,  3d,  was  lost  overboard  at  sea,  and  Andrew 
Bird  in  the  same  manner,  Dec.  26,  1814.  On  the  23d  of 
May,  1814,  Benjamin  Killeran  of  Cushing,  came  up  to  the 
village  mills,  for  fish,  and,  having  loaded  his  boat,  left  it  near 
the  dam.  In  the  evening,  as  soon  as  the  tide  suited,  he 
went  down  to  it,  and  was  supposed  to  have  returned  home. 
Next  morning,  however,  his  body  was  found  in  the  river, 
having  been  drowned  in  the  eddy,  as  was  supposed,  near  the 
place  of  starting.  The  same  year  John  Mclntyre,  2d,  who 
had  for  some  time  been  in  a  melancholy,  desponding  con- 
dition, amounting  to  insanity,  committed  suicide  by  hanging. 
In  August,  1816,  Capt.  A.  Malcolm,  in  the  brig  Poacher, 
came  home  from  Wilmington,  N.  C,  where  he  had  been 
wahing  for  a  freight,  till  himself  and  crew  were  nearly  all 


804  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

taken  down  with  the  bilious  fever.  This,  on  the  voyage 
home,  carried  off  two  of  the  hands,  and  prostrated  the  rest 
so  completely,  that  it  was  with  great  difficulty  tljey  succeed- 
ed in  navigating  the  vessel  to  the  mouth  of  the  river ;  and 
one  of  them,  Charles  Lermond,  died  after  reaching  home. 
On  the  12th  Sept.  1817,  John,  son  of  James  F.  Paskiel,  met 
his  death  by  striking  a  pointed  stake,  when  jumping  upon  a 
load  of  hay.  On  the  26th  of  the  same  month,  a  child  of 
Samuel  Counce,  throe  years  of  age,  was  scalded  to  death. 

On  the  28th  of  Nov.  1814,  about  7  o'clock  in  the  evening, 
a  considerable  shock  of  an  earthquake  was  felt. 

On  the  30th  of  June,  1815,  a  most  violent  thunder-shower 
from  the  N.  W.  arose  between  nine  and  ten  o'clock,  A.  M. 
and  the  lightning  struck  in  not  less  than  ten  or  twelve  places 
in  the  town  and  its  borders.  In  Union,  James  Lermond  was 
instantaneously  killed  as  he  entered  his  house,  which  was  also 
much  injured  by  the  shock.  In  the  evening  of  the  following 
day,  another  shower,  with  thunder  and  lightning  from  all  the 
northern  portion  of  the  sky,  rose  slowly  and  passed  off  to  the 
S.  E.  From  eight  till  after  twelve  or  one  o'clock,  the  light- 
ning, in  one  part  or  other  of  the  heavens,  was  incessant 
with  no  perceptible  intervals,  enabling  people  to  see  almost  as 
far  as  in  the  day-time,  without  however  doing  any  damage. 

April  29th,  1816,  the  shop  of  Dea.  Webb  took  fire  in  the 
afternoon,  and  was  totally  consumed.  Through  the  smoke 
caused  by  this  fire,  a  spot,  apparently  as  large  as  a  musket 
ball,  was  observed  upon  the  disk  of  the  declining  sun,  and 
many  others  were,  at  different  times,  seen  during  the  season. 
These,  with  the  coldness  of  the  summer,  threw  a  deep  gloom 
over  the  minds  of  many,  and  strengthened  the  notion  that  the 
order  of  nature  was  deranged,  and  the  source  of  light  and 
heat  about  to  fail. 

The  winter  that  succeeded  the  gloomy  season  of  1816,  was 
unusually  severe,  and  the  spring  of  1817  was  equally  cold, 
backward,  and  disheartening.  At  the  end  of  April,  there 
were  a  few  warm  days;  and  on  the  30th,  the  air  was  filled 
with  immense  flocks  of  the  common  wild  pigeon,  some  of 
them  more  than  a  mile  in  length,  succeeding  each  other  for 
hours,  and  directing  their  flight  to  the  westward.  Frost  con- 
tinued in  the  ground  through  May,  but  in  July  an  amelioration 
took  place  ;  and  the  genial  warmth  and  showers  revived  the 
liopcs  of  the  husbandman.  The  wet  weather  of  July  and 
August  greatly  augmented  the  hay  crop,  which  was  not  en- 
tirely secured  till  October.  The  season  of  1818  was  warm 
and   propitious  ;  and    the   succeeding  winter  remarkable  for 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  305 

the  absence  of  snow,  till  February  26th,  1819,  after  which  it 
was  deep  and  drifted  till  April  5th.  The  summer  of  1819 
was  remarkably  forward  and  warm  ;  Indian  corn  showed  the 
spindles  before  the  4th  of  July  ;  and  now  corn  was  ground 
at  the  mill  before  the  end  of  August.  Thunder-showers  were 
frequent  and  destructive,  coming  from  the  S.  W.  without  a 
change  of  wind.  On  the  11th  of  July,  the  barn  of  Ephraim 
Boggs  was  struck  by  lightning  and  consumed  ;  and  in  August, 
Capt.  N.  Rice's  and  several  other  barns  were  destroyed  in 
Union  and  Hope. 

Some  accessions  from  abroad  were  made  to  the  population 
during  this  period  ;  among  whom  were,  George  Kimball  from 
Harvard,  Mass.,  who  in  1814  succeeded  Col.  Thatcher  in  the 
practice  of  the  law,  but  removed  to  Bermuda  ;  Thompson 
E-awson,  who  opened  a  tavern  at  first  in  the  Wetherbee  house 
and  afterwards  in  that  now  of  S.  B.  Wetherbee  ;  Amos  H. 
Hodgman,  who  in  1814  succeeded  Stacy  in  the  clothing 
business,  and  has  since,  besides  holding  many  civil  and  mili- 
tary offices,  greatly  contributed  to  the  business  and  activity 
of  the  place  ;  Thomas  Howard,  also  a  successful  mechanic, 
who  took  the  stand  of  J.  Mero  in  the  blacksmith  business  ; 
Samuel  Hinkley,  who  in  1819  commenced  the  tin-plate  busi- 
ness ;  and  Robert  W.  Jarvis,  who,  in  November  of  the  same 
year,  began  the  shoemaking  business  ;  all  of  whom,  except 
the  two  first,  are  still  more  or  less  engaged  in  their  several 
occupations  at  the  principal  village.  In  other  parts  of  the 
town,  Calvin  Howland,  whose  father  had  sustained  the  minis- 
terial office  in  Carver,  Mass.,  for  more  than  58  years,  pur- 
chased, about  1817,  the  farm  of  Dea.  Robinson,  on  which  he 
lived  till  his  death  in  1851  ;  Ezekiel  Parker,  at  the  same  time, 
took  the  farm  of  R.  Porterfield,  and,  after  many  years,  re- 
moved to  Hope  ;  Jonathan  Parker  settled  on  the  lot  which 
he  purchased  of  Rev.  J.  Huse,  and  still  occupies ;  Nathaniel 
Carriel  settled  near  the  line  of  Camden,  to  which  town  he 
was  aflerwards  set  off;  John  Whitney  settled  at  Mt.  Pleasant 
about  1819;  Henry  Hilt,  about  1815,  purchased  land  and 
the  mill  erected  by  Marble  Alford,  deceased,  on  Crawford's 
Meadow  brook,  where  he  resided  till  his  recent  removal  to  his 
farm  at  the  upper  falls ;  Richard  Robinson,  a  native  of  Wales, 
was  apprenticed  to  M.  Cobb  and  became  commander  of  one 
of  his  brigs,  bought  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  B.  Webb 
which  he  carried  on  for  some  years,  and  removed  to  Thomas- 
ton,  the  present  place  of  his  residence  ;  Robert  Waterman 
purchased  and  improved,  till  his  death,  the  farm  now  owned 
by  his  son-in-law,  J.  Haskell  ;  Luke  Jones  took  the  farm  of 
26* 


306  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

P.  Sechrist,  to  which  his  son,  T.  Jones,  has  since  succeeded  ; 
John  Leeds,  in  the  early  part  of  this  period,  set  up  the  shoe- 
making  business  near  the  upper  falls,  and  subsequently  pur- 
chased his  present  residence  ;  Francis  Joachin,  from  Portugal, 
after  an  apprenticeship  to  L.  Lincoln,  began  his  trade  as  a 
mason,  and  bought  the  place  he  is  still  improving  ;  Jacob 
Stetson,  a  ship-carpenter,  settled  on  the  Joseph  Robbins  place, 
now  possessed  by  M.  Stetson  ;  and  Ezra  Sawin  set  up,  and 
for  some  years  carried  on,  the  shoemaker's  trade,  where  Col. 
Richmond  now  lives. 

Some  changes,  also,  took  place  among  men  of  business. 
Capt.  Burgess  commenced  trade  in  the  Wilson  store,  at  first 
in  connexion  with  O.  Copeland,  who  soon  after  went  into 
partnership  with  M.  Cobb,  in  the  new  store  which  the  latter 
built  at  the  corner  east  of  the  bridge.  When  Copeland  sub- 
sequently went  into  the  tanning  business,  this  store  was  pur- 
chased in  1815,  by  John  Thompson  of  Hope,  who  traded 
there,  and  in  the  one  story  building  which  he  erected  near  it, 
over  the  water,  till  his  death  in  1826.  Pie  had  a  good  faculty 
for  accumulating  property;  gave  liberally  to  others  whilst  he 
lived,  and  at  his  death  left  what  goods  he  had  on  hand,  $800 
or  $1000  worth,  to  be  distributed  to  the  needy  and  destitute  of 
the  town.  Messrs.  Page  and  McLellan  erected,  the  double 
store  at  the  western  end  of  the  bridge,  one  part  of  which 
was  occupied  by  said  McLellan,  and  the  other,  at  first,  by 
James  Head.  John  Burton,  from  Friendship,  for  a  time  sold 
goods  in  one  of  Thompson's  stores,  and  afterwards  purchased 
where  Mrs.  W.  L.  Starrett  now  resides.  Joseph  Boggs  com- 
menced trading  in  the  building  which  he  erected  opposite  the 
present  factory,  and  Lemuel  Andrews  at  the  present  dwel- 
ling of  P.  Boggs. 

Some  advance  towards  the  present  state  of  things,  was 
made  in  other  respects.  The  first  dancing  school  in  town 
was  taught  in  the  Wetherbee  house,  by  Lot  Lincoln,  in  1812- 
'13.  This  measure  was  looked  upon  with  some  disfavor  by 
the  graver  part  of  the  inhabitants,  as  inconsistent  with  the 
state  of  the  country,  threatened  as  it  was  with  war  and  fam- 
ine. In  the  more  useful  branches  of  education,  improve- 
ment was  also  discernible.  Grammar  and  Geography. were 
introduced  to  most  of  the  common  schools ;  and  the  study  of 
the  latter,  greatly  facilitated  by  the  use  of  maps,  lessons  on 
which  were  now  first  introduced.  In  the  academy,  by  the 
efforts  of  the  preceptor,  A.  Whiting,  in  1814,  a  globe  was 
procured  by  subscription,  the  only  apparatus  the  institution 
could  yet  boast ;  and  Murray's  grammar  succeeded  to  the 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  307 

Ny  crude  work  of  Caleb  Alexander.  In  agriculture,  great  pro- 
gress was  made,  particularly  in  the  cultivation  of  wheat,  and 
other  English  grain  ;  for  the  cleansing  of  which,  winnowing 
machines  were  now  first  brought  into  use  here.  The  culture 
of  potatoes  was  greatly  extended,  wool  improved  in  quantity 
and  quality,  and  greater  attention  paid  to  its  manufacture. 
New  machinery  for  dressing  cloth  was  introduced,  and  small 
cotton  factories  established  in  the  vicinity.  For  one  of  these 
in  Union,  a  company  was  incorporated  in  1813,  in  which  Col. 
Head  was  a  large  proprietor.  Less  cord-wood  was  cut  for 
market,  the  dead  and  falling  spruce  and  hemlock  gleaned  up 
for  kiln-wood  and  lime-casks,  and  the  ground  cleared  for 
grain  and  grass.  Farmers,  taught  by  necessity,  began  to  de- 
pend upon  their  own  resources,  were  cautious  of  contracting 
debts,  and  every  year  becoming  more  independent.  Sup- 
planted by  the  cheapness  of  cotton,  and  partially  by  the  in- 
vention of  pegged  shoes,  which  made  their  appearance  here 
about  1816,  flax  was  fast  disappearing  from  the  land.  Re- 
lieved from  its  laborious  manufacture,  women  devoted  more 
time  to  the  comforts  and  elegancies  of  life.  Floors  were 
painted,  walls  papered  ;  and  carpets  began  to  make  their  ap- 
pearance. Out  door  improvements  corresponded.  Sheds, 
wood-houses,  carriage-houses,  and  other  buildings,  were  added 
to  the  heretofore  solitary  house  and  barn,  which  used  to  stand 
at  a  respectful  distance,  often  ogling  each  other  from  opposite 
sides  of  the  road.  The  swine,  until  that  timfe  allowed  the 
use  of  all  public  highways,  were  now  deprived  of  their  an- 
cient privilege,  and  confined  to  their  styes.  A  neater  hus- 
bandry prevailed;  stumps  were  removed  from  the  fields; 
better  fences  were  made  ;  and  some  of  the  more  dilapidated 
buildings  disappeared.* 

*  Among  these,  the  old  stone  garrison-house  in  Gushing,  belonging 
to  the  Burton  family,  was  taken  down  about  this  time,  to  the  regret 
of  at  least  one  lover  of  antiquity ;  as  expressed  in 

THE    ANTIQITARY'S    REMONSTRANCE. 

Forbear,  and  pull  not  down  that  pile  ! 

Though  in  it  lurks  the  reptile  vile ; 

Though  lizards  creep  along  the  floor, 

And  pole-cats  centinel  the  door. 

In  hall  and  larder  bats  are  prowling. 

And  night  winds  through  the  casement  howling ; 

Though  owls  are  hooting  from  the  roof, 

No  longer  light  or  water  proof; 

And  nightly  from  the  window  sill 

Croaks  the  ill  boding  whip-poor-will ; 

Though  moss  has  covered  every  stone, 


308  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

And  thistles  round  the  threshold  grown  ; 
Though  adders  crawl  from  out  the  wall 
Ah-eady  tottering  to  its  fall ; 
Yet  spare,  for  my  sake,  spare  awhile, 
And  pull  not  down  the  aged  pile. 

To  shield  our  sires  from  savage  foes. 
In  early  times  the  structure  rose  ; 
And  fancy  calls  from  every  stone 
Some  tragic  deed  of  ages  flo^^^l ; 
And  stalwart  forms  are  here  contending, 
And  beauty's  shriek  to  heaven  ascending ; 
The  tomahawk  and  falchion  clash, 
And  through  the  darkness  muskets  flash, 
While  the  deep  woods  afar  repeat 
The  shout  of  onset  or  retreat, 
And  dpng  groans  without,  within, 
Bring  up  the  rear  of  battle's  din. 
And  mothers'  sighs  and  orphans'  cries 
Go  up  in  concert  to  the  skies. 
Then  spare,  Oh  spare  a  little  while, 
And  pull  not  down  the  wizard  pile. 

The  tribes  that  fought  have  passed  away ; 

Felled  are  the  woods  that  owned  their  sway ; 

Their  power  is  gone,  their  bow  is  broke, 

Their  smothered  fires  no  longer  smoke ; 

Or  if,  at  times,  a  feeble  few 

In  light  canoes  their  way  pursue. 

They  find  the  river  choked  and  dammed. 

With  wharves,  and  mills,  and  factories  crammed ; 

Ai?d  meet,  instead  of  bears  and  beavers. 

Whole  troops  of  spinners,  smiths,  and  weavers, 

While  lime-kilns  gleam  along  the  shore 

Where  baleful  camp  iires  gleamed  before. 

And  vessels  bold  the  waters  hold. 

Numerous  as  birch  canoes  of  old. 

Then  spare,  for  their  sakes,  spare  awhile, 

And  pull  not  down  the  crumbling  pile. 

For  when  he  sees  this  ancient  wall 
Which  flattened  many  a  vengeful  ball, 
The  Indian  feels  himseK  again  — 
The  owner  of  this  broad  domain  — 
Son  of  the  mighty  Tarratine, 
Whom  Madockwando  and  Castine 
Led  forth  to  many  a  bloody  field 
And  forced  his  proudest  foe  to  yield. 
Strong  was  his  arm,  his  heart  w\as  great, 
His  stroke  was  death,  his  anger  fate ; 
And  his  descendant  here  forgets 
His  present  wrongs,  his  past  regrets ; 
And  hears  once  more  the  cataract's  roar 
And  moose's  hoof-clink  as  of  yore. 
Then  spare,  for  his  sake,  spare  awhile, 
And  pull  not  down  the  ponderous  pile. 


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CHAPTER  XVIII 


VOTES  AND  PROCEEDINGS  ON  VARIOUS  TOWN   MATTERS  FROM  1820  TO  1850. 

The  erection  of  Maine  into  a  separate  State,  took  place  at 
a  very  auspicious  period.  The  old  causes  of  contention 
between  the  parties,  had  been  removed  ;  the  able  administra- 
tion and  conciliatory  policy  of  President  Munroe,  had  re- 
pressed the  flames  of  party-spirit  ;  the  well  known  demo- 
cratic majority  in  the  new  State,  and  the  readiness  evinced 
by  many  of  the  most  influential  of  the  other  party,  both 
before  and  after  the  separation,  cordially  to  unite  with  them 
in  effecting  the  most  salutary  reforms  and  giving  to  the  new 
government  the  undivided  support  of  the  whole  people,  pro- 
duced such  a  state  of  harmony  and  good  feeling  that  at  the 
first  annual  election  of  State  oflicers,  which  took  place 
in  April,  1820,  the  unanimous  vote  of  this  town  was  given  to 
the  Hon.  Wm.  King  for  Governor.  There  was  more  divis- 
ion in  regard  to  senators  and  town  representative,  arising 
from  a  disposition  to  some  extent  felt  here,  and  more  strongly 
in  other  parts  of  the  State,  to  substitute  town  courts  for  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas.  This  measure,  with  difficulty 
defeated  at  that  time,  was  revived  in  1844,  when  the  people 
of  this  town  gave  129  votes  against,  and  one  only  in  its 
favor. 

Many  important  laws  and  some  salutary  changes  were 
adopted  by  the  new  government,  some  of  which  required 
corresponding  changes  in  doing  town  business ;  particularly 
in  choosing  school  agents  and  school  committee ;  in  the 
amount  of  school  tax  raised  ;  and  in  the  assessment  of  school- 
house  taxes  on  real  estate.  To  effect  the  last  of  these,  it 
became  necessary  to  have  the  territorial  limits  of  each 
school  district  exactly  defined ;  and  accordingly,  in  Sept. 
1822,  on  the  report  of  C.  Eaton,  J.  Creighton,  and  S.  C. 
Burgess,  15  school  districts  were  established,  numbered 
alternately  along  the  river  from  south  to  north,  the  odd 
numbers  on  the  east  and  even  on  the  west,  to  Union  line, 
with  a  second  tier  east  and  west  of  these,  numbered  in  the 
same  way,  except  that  the  odd  numbers  were  on  the  western 
side.  To  these  were  afterwards  added,  district  No.  16,  of 
colored  people,  in  1823,  No.  17  in  1832,  No.  18  in  1840, 
Nos.  19  and  20  in   1845,  and  No.  21,  first  set  off"  in  1835; 


310  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

all  of  which  were  territorially   defined  by  A.  Lermond,  Esq., 
and  established  by  a  vote  of  the  town,  April  5,  1847. 

Under  Massachusetts,  ministers  of  the  Gospel  had  always 
been  exempt  from  taxation  ;  they  were  now  required  to  be 
taxed.  Partly  on  this  account,  and  partly  to  benefit  Mr. 
Whiting,  who  was  now  in  years  and  without  much  income,  it 
was  voted,  March  3, 1823,"  that  there  be  allowed  to  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Huse,  Whiting,  and  Wakefield,  respectively,  a  sum 
equal  to  their  several  taxes  the  past  year,  in  full  compensation 
for  their  services  on  the  school  committee."  Hitherto,  this 
service  had  been  performed  gratuitously.  In  1825,  it  was 
voted  "  that  the  selectmen  should  make  the  members  of  said 
committee  a  suitable  compensation  ;  which  was  done  from 
year  to  year  till  1834,  when  their  fees  were  established  by 
law.  At  or  before  the  commencement  of  the  period  em- 
braced in  this  chapter,  the  American  Preceptor  and  Alexan- 
der's Grammar  were  displaced  in  most  of  the  schools  by 
Murray's  English  Reader  and  Grammar;  and  Hawes's  Spel- 
ling book  succeeded  Webster's  about  1825.  About  1830, 
Pierpont's  reading  books  were  introduced  ;  after  which,  such 
a  variety  of  books  in  the  different  departments,  came  into 
use,  that  for'tho  convenience  of  instructers,  the  town  voted, 
April  4,  1836,  to  establish  the  list  then  reported  by  the  super- 
intending committee,  to  be  used  in  schools  without  variation 
for  the  ensuing  five  years.  Since  the  expiration  of  that  time, 
many  new  school  books  have  been  introduced,  and  there  is 
now  again  a  great  want  of  uniformity.  According  to  the  re- 
port of  the  Board  of  Education  for  1850,  this  town,  in  the 
ratio  of  mean  average  attendance,  compared  with  the  whole 
number  of  scholars,  ranks  as  the  15th  in  the  county.  For 
the  present  state  of  the  schools  in  the  several  districts,  the 
reader  is  referred  to  table  X. 

The  law  abandoning  the  State  pauper  system,  and  throwing 
the  support  of  foreign  paupers  upon  towns  where  they  became 
chargeable,  in  exchange  for  the  duties  on  retailing  and  tavern 
licenses  thenceforward  to  be  received  by  towns  instead  of 
counties,  fell  heavy  upon  the  town  of  Warren,  which  had 
then  on  its  hands,  not  less  than  seven  foreign  paupers,  for 
whose  support  it  had  been  receiving  $364  a  year,  whilst  the 
sum  then  paid  for  licenses  was  only  $42.  This  temporary 
inconvenience  was  allowed,  in  the  minds  of  many,  to  outweigh 
the  far  more  lasting  and  general  benefits  likely  to  flow  from 
that  law.  Accordingly,  in  1822,  the  town  strongly  remon- 
strated against  it,  and  petitioned  for  its  repeal  or  modifica- 
tion.     Col.  Thatcher    being   elected   representative,  exerted 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  311 

himself  in  favor  of  the  petition,  but  was  able  to  effect  noth- 
ing. In  the  meantime,  the  town  had,  in  1821,  by  letting  out 
the  whole  pauper  expenditure  and  risk,  adopted  a  more  effect- 
ual means  of  relief.  This  system  of  supporting  the  poor  by 
contract,  though  violently  opposed,  was,  by  the  steady  efforts 
of  its  supporters,  persevered  in,  till,  together  with  the  temper- 
ance reform  and  other  causes,  it  reduced  this  item  of  ex- 
pense, from  $700  a  year,  the  rate  at  which  it  was  proceeding 
at  the  commencement  of  1821,  to  $300  in  1824,  and  $172 
in  1844.  For  the  last  five  years,  the  poor  have  been  sup- 
ported at  their  own  homes,  and  the  expenditure  has  been 
again  on  the  increase. 

Of  the  new  pauper  act,  one  of  the  provisions,  probably 
adopted  in  haste,  and  intended  to  prevent  lawsuits,  but  having 
a  directly  contrary  effect,  was,  that  any  person  having  his 
residence  in  any  town  on  the  day  the  act  passed  should 
thereby  gain  a  settlement  in  said  town.  This  provision 
gave  rise  to  a  lawsuit  between  the  towns  of  Warren  and 
Hope  respecting  the  maintenance  of  a  family,  who,  having 
had  a  settlement  in  the  former,  resided  a  time  in  the  latter, 
and  returned  thence  not  far  from  the  day  in  question. 
Where  their  home  was  on  that  day,  was  the  point  to  be 
decided.  Each  tow-n  produced  sufficient  testimony,  if  un- 
controverted,  to  make  out  its  own  case.  In  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  Warren  prevailed  ;  but.  on  an  appeal  to  the 
Supreme  Court,  so  equally  strong  and  ample  was  the  testi- 
mony on  each  side,  that  it  could  hardly  fail  to  leave  a  doubt 
on  the  mind',  and,  as  every  doubt,  on  account  of  the  pauper's 
former  settlement  in  Warren,  weighed  against  that  town, 
the  jury  on  the  first  trial  disagreed,  and  on  the  second,  in 
1829,  gave  a  verdict  in  favor  of  Hope.  That  town  recov- 
ered $32,73  damages,  and  $428  cost,  so  that  with  its  own 
expenses,  the  whole  loss  to  Warren  must  have  been  over 
$1000. 

Rev.  Mr.  Huse's  salary,  which  for  19  years  had  been  paid 
out  of  the  proceeds  of  the  fishery,  was,  on  account  of  the 
small  amount  of  such  proceeds  in  1821,  raised  thenceforth 
by  a  tax  on  those  persons  only  who  had  not  withdrawn  from 
the  religious  society  which  the  town  had  originally  consti- 
tuted. The  number  of  persons  so  taxed,  in  1822,  was  226, 
out  of  391,  the  whole  number  in  town  ;  and  the  sum  as- 
sessed on  each  poll  was  31  cents. 

The  town's  military  stores,  kept  in  the  meeting-house  loft 
ever  since  its  completion,  having  given  considerable  uneasiness 
to  people  living  near,  a  brick  powder-house  was  erected  in  1822 


312  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

on  land  of  J.  Andrews  ;  but  as,  in  1827,  towns  were  exempted 
from  keeping  such  stores,  it  was  but  little  used.  At  the 
close  of  the  late  war  and  for  some  years  after,  a  fine  military 
spirit  pervaded  the  militia  ;  and  some  corps  made  great  ad- 
vances in  skill  and  discipline.  Farther  to  encourage  this 
spirit  or  to  check  its  incipient  decline,  a  law  was  passed  in 
1824,  requiring  towns  to  furnish  rations  to  each  militia  soldier 
at  every  regimental  muster,  or,  in  lieu  thereof,  20  cents  in 
cash.  The  latter  was  voted  by  this  town,  and,  increased  in 
amount  as  it  subsequently  was,  continued  to  be  paid,  until 
these  military  gatherings  became  obsolete.  In  1828,  an  inde- 
pendent company  of  riflemen  was  organized  in  the  town  ;  the 
fine  discipline  and  elegant  uniform  of  which,  attracted'  much 
admiration.  Notwithstanding  the  emulation  of  this  and  simi- 
lar corps  in  other  places,  a  growing  conviction  prevailed  that 
these  military  services  were  useless  in  time  of  peace,  unequal 
in  their  operation,  and  only  to  be  submitted  to  in  cases  of  war 
and  other  emergencies  ;  and  when,  in  1844,  such  services  were 
dispensed  with,  the  people  of  this  town,  it  is  believed,  gladly 
acquiesced.  The  second  gun-house,  erected  about  1840  on 
land  of  I.  Dinsmore  for  the  accommodation  of  the  artillery 
company,  was  sold  in  1850,  and  the  cannon  removed  to  the 
State  arsenal. 

In  1822,  a  hearse,  pall,  and  two  biers,  were  obtained  for  the 
use  of  the  town,  with  a  building  to  deposit  them  in.  In  1839, 
Daniel  Newcomb,  who  had  for  more  than  20  years  performed 
the  duties  of  sexton,  died,  and  his  place  has  since  been  filled 
by  E.  Weston,  R.  Montgomery,  J.  G.  Hoffsis,  and  others. 
At  that  time,  the  burying-ground  near  the  1st  Congregation- 
al meeting-house,  was  becoming  somewhat  crowded,  and, 
as  the  adjatent  land  was  unsuitable  for  its  enlargement,  at- 
tention was  turned  to  the  procuring  a  new  one.  Several 
localities  were  proposed  ;  but,  as  private  grave-yards,  in  the 
more  distant  parts  of  the  town,  had  been  procured,  or  were 
in  contemplation,  it  was  voted,  Sept.  21,  1840,  that  the  pres- 
ent one  belonging  to  the  town  should  be  enlarged  by  taking 
in  a  part  of  the  common.  This  was  accordingly  done,  a 
new  fence  constructed,  and  some  ornamental  trees  set  out. 
Private  burying-grounds  were  laid  out  near  Edward  Spear's, 
about  1839;  M.  Crane's,  1840;  D.  Starrett's,  1842;  and  E. 
Cushing's,  W.  Blake's,  N.  Cushman's,  and  W.  Bisbee's,  in 
1844  or  later.  In  1847,  the  old,  first  grave-yard  near  the 
river,  was  fenced  and  divested  of  the  trees  which  had  over- 
grown it.  In  1833,  a  new  pall,  and  in  1848  — '9,  four  new 
hearses  were  ordered.     At  the  meeting  in  March,  1849,  it  was 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  313 

voted,  that  the  friends  of  John  H.  Coiince  be  permitted  to 
build  a  tomb  in  the  town  burying-ground ;  but  before  this 
purpose  was  exe^cuted,  a  new  grave-yard  was  procured  by  E. 
Counce  and  D.  McCallum,  near  the  Baptist  meeting-house, 
where  the  said  tomb  was  constructed,  and  lots  since  sold  to 
other  individuals. 

The  bridge  near  Isaac  Starrett's  was  rebuilt  in  1822 ;  as 
was  that  at  the  head  of  the  tide  in  1823,  to  the  extent  of 
130  feet  from  the  western  end,  by  S.  Peabody  for  the  sum 
of  $75.  Tiie  bridge  at  the  upper  falls,  so  long  maintained 
at  private  expense,  was,  after  a  refusal  in  1825,  finally  ac- 
cepted by  the  town,  March  6,  1826 ;  and  was  rebuilt  by  R. 
Hall,  E.  O'Brien,  and  P.  Montgomery,  in  1831,  with  two 
substantial  stone  abutments,  which  in  1847  were  made  higher 
by  agreement  with  the  Georges  Canal  Company,  and  still 
remain.  Oyster  river  bridge  having  been  carried  away  by 
the  great  freshets  of  1831,  was  rebuilt  by  J.  L.  Patterson  for 
the  sura  of  $297.  That  at  the  village  was  carried  away  in 
the  following  spring,  and  rebuilt  with  a  stone  abutment  at  the 
eastern  end,  under  the  direction  of  A.  Crawford  and  E. 
Weston.  John  Creighton  and  others  having  petitioned  for 
liberty  to  erect  a  toll-bridge  in  the  lower  part  of  the  town, 
a  meeting  was  called  Jan.  31,  1835,  and  the  selectmen  and 
representative  instructed  to  remonstrate  against  and  oppose 
the  same.  This  opposition  proved  ineffectual,  a  grant  was 
obtained,  and  in  the  summer  of  1836  the  bridge  built,  and 
the  roads  leading  to  it  laid  out  and  made  by  contract.  The 
income  of  this  bridge,  besides  paying  to  the  toll-keeper,  A. 
W.  Gay,  $85  in  addition  to  his  rent,  yielded  in  1849,  $450 
to  the  stockholders.  The  bridge  at  Oyster  river  being  again 
out  of  repair,  it  was  determined,  June  8,  1839,  to  rebuild 
it  in  a  more  permanent  manner  ;  and  J.  L.  Patterson,  Am- 
brose Lermond,  and  P.  Coburn,  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  issue  proposals  and  contract  for  the  work.  Under  their 
direction,  in  concert  with  the  authorities  of  Thomaston,  the 
bridge  was  built  with  stone  piers  and  abutments  of  stone  and 
earth,  which  still  remain.  It  cost  on  the  part  of  this  town 
$2892,  and  the  treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow  that  sum 
for  the  term  of  one  and  tv/o  years.  In  1846,  the  town  in- 
structed the  selectmen  to  repair  the  bridge  at  the  head  of 
the  tide  ;  but  as  the  Canal  Company  were  preparing  to  build 
the  locks,  the  work  was  delayed  till  the  following  year,  when 
the  bridge  was  rebuilt  under  the  supervision  of  Dr.  B.  F. 
Buxton,  upon  stone  piers,  the  rock  for  which  was  blown 
from  the  unsightly  cliff  near  its  eastern  end. 
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314  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

In  1823  and  after,  the  labor  expended  in  keeping  the  roads 
open  in  winter,  before  that  time  voluntarily  contributed,  was 
ordered  to  be  allowed  out  of  the  highway  taxes.  To  save 
the  loss  occasioned  by  drafting  labor  from  the  more  central  to 
distant  parts  of  the  town,  part  of  which  was  absorbed  in  travel, 
and  the  rest  performed  by  persons  not  much  interested,  600 
rods  of  the  Camden  road  between  Farrington's  and  Thom- 
aston  line,  were,  in  1823,  let  out  to  the  lowest  bidder  in  lots 
of  40  rods  each,  to  be  well  rounded  up,  cleared  of  stumps 
and  rocks,  and  kept  in  repair  for  two  years.  The  whole  ex- 
pense amounted  to  $410.  Subsequently,  portions  of  road 
near  N.  Cushman's,  J.  Fuller's,  H.  M.  Watts's,  Samuel 
Spear's,  and  other  places,  were  made  by  contract  on  such  ad- 
vantageous terms,  that  in  April,  1828,  the  town  voted  that  the 
selectmen  should  let  out  to  the  highest  bidder,  the  repair  of 
all  such  roads  through  the  town  as  might  otherwise  need 
drafted  labor.  To  defray  this  expense,  an  additional  highway 
tax  of  8200  was  voted  to  be  collected  in  money,  to  which 
was  subsequently  added  $100  more  for  a  new  road  as  altered 
near  H.  Hilt's.  In  the  following  year,  $100  was  raised  to 
be  expended  in  the  same  way.  The  average  annual  expen- 
diture in  this  and  the  neighboring  towns  for  the  support  of 
roads  and  bridges  during  the  five  years  ending  with  1828, 
was  as  follows  ;  Warren  82583,  Waldoboro'  ^83720,  Cam- 
den 83163,  Thomaston  82810,  Union  82151,  St.  George 
81370,  and  Cushing  8619.  In  1833,  the  selectmen,  together 
with  four  others,  were  appointed  surveyors  of  highways  with 
power  to  appoint  deputies,  their  expenditures  to  be  paid  from 
the  aggregate  money  tax  of  82000.  The  same  year,  a  piece 
of  road  near  Mero  Kel loch's  was  made  by  contract  for 
8272,14.  The  following  year,  the  town  returned  to  the  old 
mode  of  choosing  surveyors  for  the  different  districts,  raising 
a  tax  in  labor,  and  repairing  the  more  difficult  portions  of 
the  road  by  contract  in  money.  The  roads  from  N.  Cobb's 
to  Thomaston  line  and  from  W.  Wyllie's  to  E.  V.  Lermond's 
were  made  in  the  latter  mode  ;  as  was  that  between  H.  Hilt's 
and  A.  Young's,  in  1835.  A  petition  for  the  laying  out  of  a 
road  from  Waldoboro'  to  Union,  through  the  N.  W.  part  of 
this  town,  having  in  1826  been  rejected  by  the  Court  of  Ses- 
sions, a  similar  road,  after  delay  and  much  opposition,  was 
finally  established  by  the  Supreme  Court  at  Belfast,  and  this 
town's  portion,  571  rods,  made  by  contract  in  1832-'3,  at  the 
cost  of  8568,40.  In  1836,  A.  Lermond  was  appointed  agent 
to  straighten  and  widen  the  roads  where  necessary,  agreeably 
to  the  laying  out  thereof;  and  in  cases  where  the  record  or 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  315 

plans  were  defective,  the  selectmen  were  directed  to  lay  them 
out  anew.  After  many  attempts  to  make  a  passable  road 
over  the  hill  by  A.  Crawford's,  and  many  ineffectual  move- 
ments in  favor  of  shifting  the  same,  a  substitute  was  at  length 
permanently  located  by  the  county  commissioners  to  the  east- 
ward of  Mr.  Crawford's  house,  and  made  by  contract  in  1836, 
at  the  cost  of  $291,72.  The  road  between  M.  Crane's  and 
J.  Parker's  was  also  made  by  contract  for  $195,  as  also  the 
following,  in  1837,  laid  out,  some  of  them  by  the  town,  and 
some  by  the  county  commissioners,  viz  :  —  from  C.  Crane's 
to  Waldoboro'  line  at  a  cost  of  $2082,11  ;  near  J.  Payson's 
at  a  cost  of  $208,53  ;  from  M.  Crane's  to  N.  Cobb's,  at  a 
cost  of  $301,05  ;  and  from  R.  B.  Copeland's  to  Cushing  line 
at  a  cost  of  $10,22.  An  attempt  having  been  made  by  the 
surveyor  of  highways  at  the  village,  to  improve  its  condition 
by  making  side-walks  of  plank  through  the  principal  street, 
some  jealousy  of  this  innovation  was  felt  in  other  portions  of 
the  town,  and  after  sundry  propositions  were  made  connecting 
this  subject  with  that  of  temperance,  it  was  voted.  May  8, 
1843,  that ''  the  surveyors  of  highways  are  requested  to  ex- 
pend no  work  on  side-walks,  until  they  have  first  put  the  main 
traveled  part  of  the  road  in  good  repair."  The  jealousy  has 
since  subsided,  and  side-walks  have  been  farther  extended.  In 
consequence  of  damages  done  by  the  freshets,  the  town  in 
April,  1846,  voted  to  raise  $3000  for  the  repair  of  highways, 
with  the  additional  sum  of  $1000  in  cash  to  be  taken  from 
the  town  stock  for  the  same  purpose.  At  the  same  time  it 
was  voted  to  oppose  the  laying  out,  by  the  county  commission- 
ers, of  two  roads  in  the  upper  part  of  the  town,  leading  to 
Camden.  In  April,  1849,  on  the  report  of  a  committee,  the 
town  committed  the  repair  of  its  highways  to  three  commis- 
sioners chosen  by  ballot,  instead  of  the  many  surveyors  here- 
tofore appointed,  but  in  the  following  year  returned  to  the  old 
method  of  choosing  a  surveyor  for  each  district. 

An  additional  fish  act  was  passed  in  1824,  exempting  the 
towns  of  Union  and  Hope  from  the  obligation  of  annually 
opening  their  dams  for  the  passage  of  the  shad  and  alewives, 
and  granting  to  the  town  of  Warren  four  instead  of  three 
days  for  taking  the  same ;  and  another  in  1844,  giving  the 
whole  control  of  the  river,  so  far  as  relates  to  the  free  pas- 
sage of  the  shad  and  alewives  up  and  down  the  same,  the 
execution  of  the  law,  and  the  prosecution  of  all  offences 
against  the  same,  to  wardens  chosen  by  the  towns  of  Warren, 
Cushing,  Thomaston,  and  St.   George  ;    who   were  to  hold 


316  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

meetings,  prescribe  the  kind  of  fishways  to  be  built^  and  cause 
all  obstructions  to  be  removed. 

In  the  last  named  year,  Providence  sent  such  an  unparal- 
leled supply  of  fish,  that,  after  $1975,25  were  paid  into  the 
town  treasury,  the  agents  desisted  from  taking  them.  In 
consequence  of  the  large  sum  thus  received,  the  selectmen 
called  a  town  meeting,  June  22d,  1844.  to  see  if  the  town 
would  reconsider  a  vote,  passed  the  preceding  April,  for  rais- 
ing a  town  tax  of  $1400.  Qn  inquiry,  it  was  found  that  in 
1838  a  vote  had  been  passed  that  the  proceeds  of  the  fishery 
be  equally  divided  among  the  polls,  and  this  vote,  though 
strangely  unattended  to,  was  still  in  force  ;  so  that  the  town, 
instead  of  having  a  surplus,  was  really  indebted  to  its  chizens 
for  the  proceeds  of  the  fishery  in  the  six  preceding  years. 
By  an  apparent  concert  of  action,  however,  on  the  part  of 
the  heavier  tax-payers,  the  former  vote  for  raising  a  tax  was 
reconsidered,  and,  notwithstanding  the  want  of  any  thing  in 
the  warrant  to  authorise  it,  a  vote  was  passed  that  the  pro- 
ceeds of  the  shad  and  alewive  fishery  be  appropriated  in 
defraying  the  expenses  of  the  town.  In  consequence  of  the 
funds  thus  secured  and  remaining  on  hand,  the  town,  April 
7,  1845,  voted  to  pay  $900  for  the  support  of  schools  from 
moneys  in  the  treasury  ;  to  appropriate  $75  to  assist  the  in- 
habitants of  school  district  No.  16,  in  erecting  a  school-house, 
of  which  they  had  before  been  destitute  ;  and  to  dispense 
with  any  town  tax  —  an  event  which  had  not  before  occurred 
for  48  years.  Since  that  period,  the  fishery  has  yielded  but 
little  income  ;  and  a  prosecution  commenced  by  the  town's 
committee  was  resisted,  and,  being  carried  up  to  the  Supreme 
Court,  was  decided  against  the  town  in  1850,  at  a  cost  of 
$500  or  more. 

Prior  to  1840,  the  management  of  the  fishery  Imd  been 
disposed  of  at  auction  or  entrusted  to  an  agent  with  little  or 
no  restriction.  But  since  1840,  to  save  time  and  avoid  dis- 
putes, the  order  of  precedence  for  each  citizen  to  obtain  his 
prescribed  quantity  of  fish  has  been  determined  by  lot,  and 
tickets  numbered  and  issued  accordingly.  This  measure  has 
contributed  much  to  the  order  and  quiet  of  the  fishing  season, 
and  appears  to  give  general  satisfaction. 

The  manufacture  of  lime  having  so  far  increased  as  to 
render  the  office  of  Inspector  General  a  lucrative  one,  a 
project  was  formed,  about  1827,  for  giving  to  the  several 
towns  where  lime  is  manufactured,  the  powers,  emoluments, 
and  responsibilities  of  Inspectoi-s  General  within  their  several 
limits,  appointing  deputy  inspectors  like  other  town  officers. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  317 

and  being  accountable  for  their  conduct.  This  town  approv- 
ed of  the  measure,  and,  Jan.  5,  1828,  a  petition  for  the  same 
was  ordered  to  be  signed  by  the  selectmen  in  behalf  of  the 
town,  and  presented  to  the  Legislature ;  but  it  did  not  pre- 
vail. 

Pursuant  to  a  vote  of  the  town,  intended  to  correct  a 
practice  coeval  with  its  incorporation,  of  taxing  some  kinds 
of  property  higher  in  proportion  to  its  actual  value  than 
others,  two  of  the  assessors,  during  the  indisposition  of  the 
third,  in  1829  visited  every  farm,  and  made  the  first,  and, 
it  is  believed,  the  only,  cash  valuation  of  the  whole  property 
of  the  town.  But  as  this  was  sent  by  their  successors  the 
following  year  to  the  Legislature  instead  of  a  copy,  and  the 
author  has  not  succeeded  in  obtaining  it,  its  amount  cannot 
now  be  stated. 

In  early  times,  and  during  the  first  quarter  of  the  present 
century,  it  was  customary  for  the  Selectmen  or  Treasurer 
to  present  at  the  March  meeting  an  annual  statement  of  re- 
ceipts and  expenditures  for  the  preceding  year,  that  the  town 
might  be  made  acquainted  with  the  state  of  the  treasury, 
and  the  uses  to  which  its  money  had  been  applied.  But 
this  practice  having  for  some  years  been  pretermitted,  and 
some  people  becoming  uneasy  at  the  great  increase  of  taxa- 
tion, it  was,  in  1835,  voted  ''  that  the  selectmen  should  cause 
an 'account  of  expenditures  during  the  preceding  year,  with 
such  explanations  as  they  thought  proper,  to  be  printed  in  a 
pamphlet  form,  to  be  furnished  to  each  voter  in  town."  This 
not  having  been  complied  with,  it  was,  the  following  year, 
ordered  '*  that  the  selectmen  draw  off  their  accounts  in  a  fair 
and  legible  hand,  with  their  vouchers  and  books,  to  be  read  at 
the  next  meeting."  It  does  not  appear  that  this  order  was 
complied  with,  nor  that  the  town  took  any  farther  action 
upon  the  subject  till  March,  1844,  when  a  similar  request  was 
made,  with  regard  to  the  expenditures  of  the  three  preceding 
years.  This  vote,  like  the  former,  seems  to  have  resulted 
in  nothing,  and  has  not  been  reiterated. 

A  portion  of  the  revenue  of  the  U.  S.  having  been  depos- 
ited with  the  several  States  on  condition  of  its  being  refunded 
when  called  for,  and  the  Legislature  of  Maine  having  passed 
an  act  for  depositing  its  portion  of  the  same  with  the  several 
towns  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  their  inhabitants,  on 
condition  of  its  being  refunded  in  the  same  way,  this  town, 
at  a  meeting  called  for  the  purpose,  March  28,  1837,  voted 
to  receive  its  proportion  thereof  agreeably  to  the  provisions 
of  said  act,  and  empowered  E.  O'Brien  to  receive  the  same, 
27* 


318  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

and  sign  receipts.  In  pursuance  of  this  vote,  the  town  re- 
ceived throuf^h  said  agent,  three  instalments,  making  an 
aggregate  of  $i266.  This  money,  was,  in  that  year,  appro- 
priated to  the  use  of  primary  schools,  and  loaned  out  to 
individuals.  The  measure,  however,  was  disrehshed  by  many 
at  the  time,  and  when  in  the  following  year  an  act  was 
passed  legalizing  the  distribution  of  the  money  among  the 
inhabitants,  per  capita,  the  town,  April  2,  1838,  voted  in 
favor  of  such  distribution  by  a  large  majority.  Accordingly, 
in  July  following,  a  census  of  the  inhabitants,  amounting  to 
2143,  was  taken  by  Jabez  Kirkpatrick,  and  the  money,  $2 
to  each  person,  delivered  to  the  several  families,  by  T.  Star- 
rett,  treasurer.  Thus  a  fund,  which,  if  wisely  improved 
by  the  States  for  purposes  of  education  and  internal 
improvement,  might  have  adorned  and  blessed  the  country 
for  ages,  was,  so  far  as  this  town's  share  was  concerned, 
dissipated  at  once,  affording  indeed  a  transient  delight  to 
the  poor  and  destitute,  but  lost  to  the  rich  like  a  drop  in  a 
bucket,  and  seen  no  more  forever. 

Since  1800,  town  meetings  had,  for  the  most  part,  been 
held  in  the  court-house,  but  some  objections  having  been  made 
by  the  county  authorities,  the  town,  after  many  reports  and 
plans  had  been  offered,  voted,  April  6,  1840,  that  the  present 
town-house,  44  by  36  feet,  should  be  built  by  the  lowest  bid- 
der, which  was  done  by  S.  B.  Wetherbee  for  $1175.  *A 
basement  was  added  at  his  own  risk,  for  which  the  town  sub- 
sequently voted  to  give  him  $75. 

The  state  of  political  feelings  and  parties  in  this  period, 
may  be  judged  of  from  the  following  list  of  votes  thrown  at 
the  different  presidential  elections. 

1824.     For  William  H.  Crawford,  16  votes. 

''  John  Q.  Adams,  35     ''- 

1828.        "  Andrew  Jackson,  64     " 

"  John  Q.  Adams,  73     '^ 

1832.        "  Andrew  Jackson,         279     '' 

'^  Henry  Clay,  110     '^ 

1836,        "  Martin  Van  Buren,      124     '' 

"  Henry  Clay,  58     " 

1840.        "  Martin  Van  Buren,      297     " 

"  William  H.  Harrison,  178     " 
1844.        "  James  K.  Polk,  226     *' 

"  Henry  Clay,  128     " 

"  James  Birnev,  9     " 

1848.        "  Lewis  Cass,"  194     " 

"  Zachary  Taylor,    .      121     " 

"  Martin  Van  Buren,        25    '• 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN.  319 

In  1830,  for  the  first  time  in  the  onnals  of  the  town,  the 
election  of  its  officers  was  decided  on  party  grounds,  and  con- 
fined to  the  partizans  of  Gen.  Jackson. 

On  the  amendments  of  the  Constitution,  the  votes  in  this 
town  were,  on  that  relating  to  elections  in  cities,  September 
8,  1834,  yes  16,  no  18  ;  on  that  respecting  bail,  September  11, 
1837,  yes  41,  no  19  ;  on  that  of  limiting  the  tenure  of  Judi- 
cial offices  to  the  term  of  seven  years,  September  9,  1839, 
yes  91,  no  75  ;  on  making  the  election  of  Governor  and  other 
officers  biennial,  September  13,  1841,  yes  10,  no  57  ;  and  on 
establishing  the  number  of  Representatives  at  151,  yes  57, 
no  4  ;  on  changing  the  Legislative  session  from  January  to 
May,  in  1844,  no  149,  yes  12  ;  on  pledging  the  State's  credit, 
&c.,  in  1847,  yes  14,  no  10;  on  electing  the  Governor,  Sena- 
tors, and  Representatives  by  a  plurality  of  votes,  yes  9,  no 
23  ;  and  on  changing  the  Legislative  session  back  from  May 
to  January,  in  1849,  yes  152,  no  9. 

On  the  question  of  increasing  or  diminishing  the  number  of 
Representatives,  September  13,  1841,  this  town  gave  47  votes 
for  a  diminution  and  none  for  an  increase.  At  the  reduction 
of  the  number  of  Representatives  in  1842,  Warren  and 
Friendship  were  classed  together,  and  entitled  to  elect  one. 
The  two  towns  thus  united,  elected  Amos  H.  Hodgman  their 
first  Representative. 


CPIAPTER  XIX. 


CONGREGATIONAL    ECCLESIASTICAL   APEAIRS    FROM    1820    TO    1850. 

At  the  period  of  the  separation  of  the  State,  the  1st  Con- 
gregational Society  of  this  town,  vi^hich  had  now  been  for  a 
quarter  of  a  century  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Huse, 
had  already  been  somewhat  weakened,  not  only  by  the  in- 
crease and  activity  of  the  Baptist  Society,  but  by  the  influ- 
ence of  what  was  then  called  "  Hopkinsianism,"  which,  un- 
der the  auspices  of  the  Kennebec  Association  of  ministers, 
was  beginning  to  show  itself  in  this  region,  and  producing 
dissatisfaction  and  divisions  among  both  ministers  and  people. 
Some  individuals  had  embraced  it  in  this  town,  and  meetings 
were  occasionally  held  by  Rev.  Jotham  Sewall  and  others  for 
its  propagation.     Mr.  Huse  experienced  great  discouragement 


320  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

from  the  obstacles  thrown  in  his  way  by  ministers  of  the  stricter 
faith  in  some  of  the  neighboring  towns,  who,  abstaining  from 
clerical  intercourse  with  him,  frequently  preached  and  made 
converts  in  his  parish.  The  number  of  these  gradually  in- 
creased, and  on  the  5th  February,  1828,  an  ecclesiastical 
council,  at  their  request,  assembled  at  the  house  of  William 
McLellan  to  consider  the  expediency  of  forming  a  second 
Congregational  church  in  the  place.  A  committee  being  sent 
to  apprise  the  Rev.  Mr.  Huse  of  the  measure  proposed,  and 
inquire  if  he  had  any  objections,  received  an  answer  in  writing, 
as  follows  ;  "  Gentlemen,  in  answer,"  &c.  "  I  would  observe 
1st.  that  I  think  the  formation  of  such  a  church  would  be 
productive  of  evil  consequences,  which  you  are  capable  of 
anticipating.  2d.  I  conceive  it  possible,  that,  in  process  of 
time,  such  arrangements  may  be  made  as  shall  be  satisfactory 
to  those  professors  of  religion  who  have  requested  advice  of 
council,  without  the  formation  of  such  a  church." 

Upon  this,  the  council  voted  to  adjourn  for  three  weeks,  to 
see  if  any  such  arrangements  could  be  made,  and  expressed 
their  unanimous  opinion  that,  in  case  they  could  not,  a  new 
church  ought  to  be  formed.  Mr.  Huse  had  been  led  to  believe 
some  plan  of  union  might  be  agreed  upon,  from  an  offer, 
which  Mr.  McLellan  was  said  to  have  made,  to  give  him 
f  1000  if  he  would  resign  his  pastoral  charge  and  leave  the 
pulpit  to  a  successor.  Thinking  the  offer  a  liberal  one,  he 
proposed,  through  a  friend,  that,  on  receiving  conditional  secu- 
rity for  that  sum,  he  would,  with  the  consent  of  his  church 
and  society,  accept  the  offer.  In  answer,  on  the  12th,  a  writ- 
ten communication  was  made  to  Mr.  Huse,  in  behalf  of  Mr. 
M.  and  his  associates,  stating  in  substance  "  that  if  you  will 
resign  the  pastoral  office,  and  your  society  will  unite  with  us 
in  settling  such  a  minister  as  the  Lincoln  Association  shall  ap- 
prove, then  w^e  will  unite  with  them  in  giving  you  $1000." 
This  proposition  met  with  no  favor,  as,  though  many  were 
disposed  to  sacrifice  much  for  the  sake  of  a  prosperous  and 
harmonious  society,  they  could  not  think  of  voluntarily  sub- 
jecting themselves  to  the  spiritual  guardianship  of  any  body 
of  men,  whatever.  On  the  re-assembling  of  the  council, 
therefore,  a  communication  was  received  from  Mr.  Huse, 
stating  the  evils  which  he  apprehended  from  the  formation  of 
another  church,  and  that,  in  view  of  the  proposition  which 
had  been  made,  he,  and  those  whom  he  had  consulted,  thought 
that  nothing  farther  need  be  done.  The  council  declared 
their  regret  that  no  arrangement  had  been  entered  into,  and 
that  a  different  proposition   had  not  been    submitted  to  Mr. 


ANNALS     OP     WARREN.  321 

Huse  ;  but  were  "  persuaded  that  no  proposition  wliich  could 
have  been  conscientiously  made,  would  have  secured  that 
union  in  the  establishment  of  an  evangelical  ministry,  which 
we  devoutly  and  ardently  desire."  The  council  therefore 
proceeded  on  the  27th  of  February,  to  organize  a  church 
consisting  of  thirteen  male,  and  ten  female  members.  Oo 
the  15th  March,  Jesse  Page  was  chosen  the  first  deacon,  and 
John  Cutting,  clerk  ;  and  on  the  20th  of  the  same  month  it 
was  voted  "  by  divine  assistance  to  maintain  public  worship 
the  ensuing  year,  by  getting  what  assistance  we  can  from 
others  and  supplying  the  deficiency  by  a  tax  on  ourselves." 
On  the  17th  May,  1828,  the  articles  of  faith  and  covenant 
then  generally  used  in  the  Kennebec  churches,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  8th  article,  for  which  the  10th  in  the  Waldo- 
boro'  creed  was  substituted,  were  adopted,  and  have  since 
been  printed. 

On  the  3d  of  May,  a  committee  was  chosen  to  confer  with 
Rev.  J.  Huse,  his  church  and  society,  respecting  a  reunion. 
This  overture  led  to  a  large  meeting  of  persons  from  both 
societies  at  the  house  of  Dr.  E.  Buxton,  to  consider  the  sub- 
ject. The  meeting  was  cord iaf  and  harmonious  in  favor  of  a 
union,  and  agreed  that  the  best  mode  of  effecting  it,  was,  for 
all  to  become  members  of  the  old  society,  and,  under  its  or- 
ganization as  a  town  parish,  to  take  such  measures  for  sup- 
plying the  pulpit  as  the  united  society  should  think  proper. 
Some  weeks  after,  informal  information  was  communicated, 
that  the  new  church  did  not  think  it  safe  to  adopt  the  measure 
recommended,  and  had  determined  to  form  a  separate  relig- 
ious society.  Accordingly,  a  meeting,  called  at  the  request 
of  29  persons,  was  held  on  the  4th  Sept.  1828,  when  the  per- 
sons present  formed  themselves  into  a  religious  society,  to  be 
known  by  the  name  of  the  2d  Congregational  Parish  in  War- 
ren. A  call  to  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  Chapman  of  Bristol,  to 
become  their  pastor  for  five  years,  having  been  declined,  a 
similar  one  was  given,  Aug.  22d,  1829,  to  Rev.  Samuel  Stone 
of  N.  Yarmouth,  who  was  installed  Dec.  2d,  with  a  salary  of 
$400. 

The  formation  of  a  second  Congreg.  parish  and  the  pros- 
perous condition  of  the  Baptist  society,  with  its  new  meeting- 
house and  bell,  occasioned  many  withdrawals  from  the  town 
parish  ;  and  an  apprehension  began  to  be  entertained  by  the 
remainder,  that,  reduced  by  farther  secessions,  they  would 
soon  find  the  payment  of  their  minister's  salary,  small  as  it 
was,  a  burden  too  great  for  their  reduced  numbers.  Lest 
this  apprehension  should  hasten  such  an  event,  it  was,  April 


322  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

5,  1830,  voted,  "  that  A.  H.  Hodgman,  S.  Thatcher,  and  C. 
Eaton,  be  a  committee  to  investigate  the  subject  of  the  Rev. 
J.  Huse's  settlement,  and  put  such  articles  in  the  warrant  for 
a  meeting  at  the  time  to  which  this  shall  be  adjourned,  as 
shall  bring  the  whole  subject  before  the  town."  At  a  subse- 
quent meeting,  April  17th,  a  letter  was  received  from  Rev. 
Mr.  Huse,  which,  after  recounting  the  terms  of  his  settle- 
ment, concluded  as  follows  :  — 

''  As  it  is  apprehended  by  some,  that  the  whole  town  col- 
lectively may  be  liable  to  be  called  upon  to  fulfil  this  con- 
tract, and  as  some  of  the  first  Cong.  Society  may  fear  that  in 
consequence  of  the  reduction  of  their  number  and  the  pres- 
sure of  the  times,  the  payment  of  ray  full  salary  will  be 
burdensome  to  them  —  1  hereby  declare  my  consent  that  the 
original  contract  should  be  rescinded  ;  provided  said  society 
shall  deem  it  expedient  under  existing  circumstances,  and 
will  make  such  provision  for  me  as  they  shall  consider  them- 
selves able  and  disposed  to  grant. 

"  You  are  sensible.  Gentlemen  and  Friends,  that  my  nominal 
salary  has  always  been  comparatively  small,  and  it  would  for 
many  years,  under  the  depreciated  value  of  money,  have 
been  quite  inadequate  to  my  support,  without  the  strictest 
economy  on  my  part,  the  many  gratuities  of  your  now  de- 
ceased parents  (of  grateful  memory,)  and  the  kind  assistance 
from  many  of  you. 

"  You  will  readily  perceive  that  in  my  consenting  to  the  ab- 
rogation of  the  original  contract,  I  repose  much  confidence 
in  you  as  inheriting  the  virtues  of  your  fathers.  The  Master 
whom  I  serve  has  told  me,  the  laborer  is  worthy  of  his  hire, 
yet  I  would^not  be  greedy  of  filthy  lucre,  nor  be  burdensome 
unto  you,  lest  I  should  hinder  the  Gospel  of  Christ. 

"  Although  I  may  lawfully  desire  and  seek  a  comfortable 
support  for  myself  and  family,  I  would  always  wish  my 
preaching  and  my  practice  should  correspond  by  guarding 
against  extreme  anxiety  for  the  morrow,  fully  believing  that 
the  same  God  who  provideth  for  the  raven  and  the  sparrow, 
will  care  for  me  and  mine. 

"  Having  resided  in  town  for  a  long  time,  and  labored  with 
you  and  with  your  fathers  in  the  work  of  the  ministry  for 
more  than  thirty-four  years,  —  Having  been  with  you  in 
circumstances  of  prosperity  and  adversity,  and  participated 
in  your  joys  and  sorrows,  —  Having  had  daily  remembrance  of 
you  in  my  prayers  to  God,  and  received  your  kind  attention 
in  seasons  of  affliction,  you  will  readily  conclude  I  must 
naturally  care   for  you.      And  believe  me   sincere   when  I 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  323 

commend  you  all  unto  God  and  the  word  of  his  grace,  who 
is  able  to  build  you  up,  and  give  you  an  inheritance  among 
them  who  are  sanctified. 

"  Your  sincere  friend  and  servant  in  the  Lord, 

"  Warren,  April  17,  1830."  "  Jonathan  Huse." 

It  was  thereupon  voted  "  to  accept  the  Rev.  J.  Huse's 
proposition  to  rescind  the  contract  of  the  town  with  him  as 
their  minister,  and  in  consideration  thereof,  to  raise  the  sum 
of  $250  for  his  support  and  incidental  charges  the  coming 
year,"  at  the  same  time  allowing  of  his  absence,  if  wished, 
for  a  time  proportionate  to  the  difference  between  that  and 
his  former  salary. 

On  the  16th  of  Oct.  1830,  in  consequence  of  Mr.  Stone's 
ill  health,  the  contract  between  him  and  his  society  was  also 
dissolved  by  mutual  consent  ;  and  the  following  spring,  re- 
newed attempts  were  made  to  unite  the  two  societies  for  the 
purpose  of  religious  worship.  Committees  of  conference 
were  chosen,  various  propositions  made,  and  some  of  them 
temporarily  agreed  to,  but,  from  mutual  jealousy,  all  finally 
failed.  On  the  23d  of  April  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
settle  and  pay  up  all  arrearages  doe  Mr.  Huse  ;  and  the  sum 
of  $166,66  was  voted  to  be  raised  for  that  purpose.  A 
farther  sum  of  $250  was  voted  for  the  support  of  the  gospel 
that  year,  and  a  committee  appointed  to  confer  with  the  other 
parish  and  report  a  plan  for  expending  the  same.  This 
referred  to  a  proposition  of  a  committee  of  conference,  that, 
as  an  experiment  to  see  how  far  the  two  societies  could 
unite,  both  should,  for  one  year,  worship  in  one  house,  and 
each  supply  the  pulpit  during  one  half  of  that  time.  This 
plan  having  been  rejected  by  the  second  society,  the  vote  for 
raising  the  last  named  sum  was,  May  14th,  reconsidered,  the 
sum  of  $125  voted  to  retain  Mr.  Huso's  services  for  six 
months,  and  a  committee  appointed  to  report  at  a  future 
meeting  a  plan  for  supplying  the  pulpit  after  that  time.  Rev. 
Jacob  C.  Gqss  was  invited.  May  28th,  1831,  to  become  the 
minister  of  the  2d  Society  on  a  salary  of  $450,  but  declined 
the  offer,  though  continuing  to  preach  for  a  time. 

There  being  now  no  pjx)spect  of  a  union,  it  became  a 
serious  question  in  the  old  society  what  was  to  be  done  in 
the  present  posture  of  affairs.  The  church  in  general,  and 
a  portion  of  the  society,  were  willing  to  acquiesce  in  the 
present  state  of  things,  provided  it  could  continue.  Some 
were  inclined  to  join  the  new  society,  either  on  the  ground 
of  expediency,  or  from  the  predilections  of  a  portion  of  their 
families.      Others  were  of    opinion   that  a    bolder  style   of 


3'34  ANNALS     OF     WARKEX. 

preaching,  addressed  alike  to  the  iindestanding  and  the  heart, 
graced  by  the  taste  and  eloquence  of  a  young  and  accom- 
plished preaclier,  might  attract  hearers  from  its  novelty, 
awaken  the  attention  of  the  young,  and  give  a  new  impulse 
to  the  society.  To  aid  in  an  experiment  of  this  kind,  a  sum 
was  raised  by  subscription,  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
parish  committee,  who,  after  consulting  with  Kev.  Mr.  Huse, 
obtained  the  services  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Wiswall.  This 
gentleman's  discourses,  Unitarian  in  doctrine,  but  insisting 
more  on  purity  of  life  than  correctness  of  creed,  were  taste- 
ful and  powerful,  awakening  a  new  religious  interest,  and 
greatly  increasing  the  number  of  worshippers.  But  it  was 
still  the  old  society,  worshipping  in  the  old  meeting-house,  and 
connected  with  old  associations ;  laboring,  moreover,  under 
an  apparent  want  of  cordiality  on  the  part  of  the  church  and 
its  pastor,  and  doubtful  of  its  ability  to  sustain  its  new  posi- 
tion. Having  now  become  a  small  minority  of  the  town, 
and  finding  it  difficult  to  manage  its  atiairs,  mixed  up  as  they 
necessarily  were  with  those  of  the  town,  it  was  voted,  April 
9th,  183'2,  *'  that  the  first  or  town  parish  will  take  the  form 
of,  and  organize  themselves  into,  a  poll  parish,  provided,  by 
so  doing  they  shall  retain  the  rights  and  immunities  which 
said  first  or  town  parish  has  been  heretofore  or  is  now  en- 
titled to,  and  provided  said  poll  parish  so  formed  shall  take 
the  name  of  the  1st  Congregational  Society  in  the  town  of 
Warren."  Under  the  new  organization,  8150  was  mised  by 
assessment,  and,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  dollars,  paid  to 
the  Eev.  JNiessrs.  Wiswall  and  Goldsborough,  who  preached 
daring  the  summer  and  autumn  of  ISSxi.  Eev.  ^Ir.  Huse, 
who  was  for  a  time  employed  as  a  missionary"  in  destitute 
places,  continued  for  some  time  to  hold  occasional  meetings, 
particularly  at  Oyster  river.  In  1S33  and  '34,  no  other 
preacher  being  employed,  few  meetings  were  held,  many 
woi-shippiiig  in  the  other  society,  and  others  contracting  liabits 
of  dispensing  wiih  public  worship.  In  the  fall  of  1834,  a 
new  impulse  was  given,  by  encouragement  informally  re- 
ceived, of  obtaining  aid  from  the  Mass.  Missionary  Society, 
and  8*200  was  promptly  subscribed  in  the  hope  of  sustaining 
public  worship  through  the  year ;  but  this  hope  was  blighted 
by  an  unfortunate  mistake  in  the  employment  of  a  clergy- 
man erroneously  supposed  to  have  been  sent  from  that 
society  :  tlie  expected  assistance  was  refused  :  and  no  farther 
etlbrts  were  made. 

Mr.  Huse  occasionally  preached,  and  administered  the  sac- 
rament to  the  church,  of  which  he  is  still  the  nominal  pastor. 


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ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  325 

His  last  meeting  on  record  was  held  June  16,  1839,  when 
two  new  members  were  admitted.  Of  all  the  members  of 
the  Association  to  which  he  belonged,  Mr.  Huse  was  the  last 
to  retire  from  the  ministry,  and  is  the  oldest  surviving  mem- 
ber. His  Church  nominally  subsists;  though  its  numbers 
are  diminishing  by  death  and  removals.  Since  its  formation, 
47  have  owned  the  covenant,  58  been  admitted  to  full  com- 
munion, besides  the  branch  in  Union,  which  consisted  of 
Rev.  Mr.  True  and  eight  others,  who  were  received  from  the 
church  in  that  town  in  1823  and  4.  The  whole  number  of 
baptisms  during  his  ministry  is  306  ;  the  number  of  ordina- 
tions at  which  he  was  called  to  assist,  8  ;  councils  for  the 
dismission  of  ministers,  3 ;  and  marriages  solemnized  by 
him,  195.  His  first  baptism  was  that  of  William,  son  of 
Ichabod  Frost;  the  first  funeral  he  attended,  that  of  Boice 
Cooper;  the  first  marriage  he  performed,  that  of  Alexander 
Lermond  and  Mary  Andrews  ;  and  the  first  ordination  he 
assisted  in,  was  that  of  Rev.  Mr.  Riddel  of  Bristol.  The 
house,  prepared  with  so  much  alacrity  at  his  advent,  like  the 
pastor,  changed  not  with  the  changing  fashion,  and  saw,  un- 
moved, the  more  ambitious  structures  rising  in  its  neighbor- 
hood. At  length,  deserted  and  dilapidated,  its  windows 
broken  by  unruly  urchins  and  affording  free  passage  to  the  bat 
and  the  swallow,  it  was  sold  to  J.  L.  Mallett,  and  removed  to 
the  present  Rockland,  where,  converted  to  other  uses,  it  is 
scarcely  recognized. 

We  now  return  to  the  2d  society.  This  had  hitherto  held 
its  meetings,  chiefly,  in  the  Court-house,  but  measures  were 
now  taken  to  build  a  meeting-house.  After  different  sites  and 
plans  were  examined,  it  was  decided  in  June,  1831,  to  locate 
the  house  where  it  now  stands,  and  to  give  Wm.  Hovey  $200 
for  half  an  acre  of  land  for  that  purpose.  The  house,  which 
seems  to  have  cost  $350  more  than  the  pews  sold  for,  was 
dedicated  Jan.  16,  1833,  when  a  sermon  was  preached  bv 
Rev.  D.  M.  Mitchell  of  Waldoboro'.  On  the  9th  of  March, 
1833,  by  a  united  vote  of  the  church  and  society.  Rev. 
Edward  F.  Cutter  of  Portland  was  invited  to  become  their 
pastor  with  a  salary  of  $500.  This  invitation  was  accepted  ; 
and.  May  8th,  the  ordination  took  place.  On  this  occasion, 
the  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Bennet  Tyler,  D.  D.  then 
of  Portland.  In  consequence  of  ill  health,  Mr.  Cutter  was 
absent  through  the  summer  and  autumn  of  1834,  and  his 
place  supplied  by  Rev.  Messrs.  Powers  and  Jackson.  On 
his  return,  his  popularity  and  usefulness  increased  with  the 
increased  prosperity  of  the  church  and  society  for  some  years. 
28 


326  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

He  was  particularly  active  in  the  cause  of  temperance,  which 
had  now  made  such  progress,  that  the  church  voted,  Nov.  6, 
1837,  "  that  every  person  hecoming  connected  with  this  church 
will  be  expected  to  sign  the  temperance  pledge,  and  its  violation 
regarded  as  a  subject  of  discipline."  The  pledge  adopted, 
extended  to  strong  beer  and  wine  as  well  as  distilled  spirits. 

But  the  pastor's  zeal  in  this  cause,  perhaps,  with 
other  trivial  circumstances,  was,  after  a  time,  allowed  to 
mar  the  harmony  which  had  thus  far  prevailed.  After 
witnessing  the  efforts  of  Rev.  Mr.  Ilsley  for  the  Baptists 
about  the  same  time,  and  of  the  Methodists,  who  a 
little  later  held  stirring  meetings  in  different  parts  of  the  town, 
several  members  of  Mr.  Cutter's  church,  charmed  by  the  en- 
thusiasm manifested,  and  recollecting  their  own  success  on 
former  occasions,  encouraged,  at  their  protracted  meetings,  ex- 
hortations by  females  and  other  means  of  excitement,  which 
Mr.  Cutter  discountenanced  as  irregular  and  contrary  to  Con- 
gregational usage.  A  want  of  cordiality  upon  these  and  per- 
haps other  points,  seems  to  have  arisen  between  a  few  mem- 
bers of  the  church  and  the  pastor,  with  whom  the  remainder 
coincided.  Some  private  scandal  and  ill  feeling  were  mixed 
up  with  these  matters,  which  finally  induced  Mr.  Cutter, 
March  26,  1844,  to  tender  his  resignation,  and  request  the 
church  to  unite  with  him  in  calling  a  council  for  advice  in  the 
present  situation  of  aflairs.  Upon  this,  the  church  voted,  22 
to  3,  not  to  accept  the  resignation,  and,  26  to  2,  to  refer  the 
matter  to  a  council,  the  number  of  members  present  being 
29.  The  council,  chosen  one  half  by  the  church  and  the 
other  by  the  pastor,  assembled  April  11,  1844,  and,  after  read- 
ing a  statement  from  Mr.  C.  of  his  labors,  successes,  and  dis- 
couragements, his  own  views  of  present  difficulties,  and  cer- 
tain letters  formerly  communicated  by  him  to  the  church, 
concerning  his  own  and  their  duties,  called  upon  the  disaffect- 
ed members  to  state  the  causes  of  their  dissatisfaction  with 
their  pastor.  Three  brethren  expressed  their  views  at  length, 
"  that  their  pastor  had  been  wanting  as  to  the  amount  of  his 
pastoral  labor,  that  he  had  pursued  a  course  suited  to  discour- 
age meetings  for  prayer,  and  that  he  had  been  accustomed  to 
make  remarks  in  church  meetings  calculated  to  grieve  the 
Spirh."  These  views  the  counsel  considered  limited  to  a  few, 
and  wholly  unfounded.  It  also  decided  that  a  pastor  must 
exercise  his  own  judgment  in  respect  to  pastoral  visiting  and 
extra  meetings,  and  in  church  meetings  resist  all  irregularities 
in  manner,  and  correct  all  mis-statements  in  doctrine  and 
exhortation  ;  that  no  member  can  rightfully  dictate  to  him  in 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  327 

these  respects,  nor  consistently  meet  with  other  denominations, 
nor  engraft  upon  Congregationalism,  usages  and  modes  for- 
eign to  its  spirit.  This  result,  sustaining  the  pastor  in  all  his 
positions,  was  publicly  read  the  ensuing  Sabbath,  by  Rev.  R. 
Woodhull  of  Thomaston,  who  earnestly  exhorted  all  parties  to 
acquiesce,  and  cordially  unite  as  formerly  in  promoting  the 
cause  of  religion  in  the  place. 

But  the  wound  was  not  to  be  so  easily  healed  ;  the  cool- 
ness of  the  disaffected  continued,  and  April  5th,  1845,  Mr. 
Cutter  presented  a  request  for  his  dismission,  and  the  calling 
of  a  council  for  the  purpose.  On  the  14th  of  the  same 
month,  he  communicated  to  the  society  his  intention  of  re- 
signing his  pastoral  charge,  and  requested  that  the  contract 
between  him  and  the  society  be  dissolved  at  the  end  of  the 
parochial  year.  Upon  this,  a  large  committee  was  appointed 
to  see  if,  by  leave  of  absence  for  recruiting  his  health  or 
other  arrangement,  Mr.  C.  could  be  induced  to  change  his 
determination.  In  consequence  of  this  conference,  it  was 
agreed,  "  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cutter  should  continue  his  ser- 
vices, with  liberty  of  being  absent  for  recovery  of  his  health 
three  months  that  year  and  four  Sabbaths  each  subsequent 
year,  with  a  salary  of  $600,  the  conditions  to  cease  at  the 
option  of  either  party.  The  year  having  passed  away,  April 
13,  1846,  the  question  of  raising  a  salary  of  $600,  was  put 
and  decided  in  the  negative,  1 1  to  one.  It  was  then  voted  to 
raise  the  sum  of  $500,  provided  Mr.  Cutter  would  accept  the 
same.  This  offer  was  kindly  but  decidedly  declined,  not 
indeed  on  account  of  the  insufficient  sum,  but  because  he 
saw  little  encouragement  to  hope  that  his  longer  continuance 
would  be  advantageous  to  the  society,  and  because,  by  the 
sale  of  the  house*  in  which  he  had  resided,  he  had  been 
obliged  to  break  up  his  family  and  had  no  prospect  of  ob- 
taining suitable  accommodation  for  them  here.  The  follow- 
ing vote  was  then  passed  ;  "  voted  that,  however  much  this 
society  regret  to  have  said  contract  rescinded,  they  do  not 
feel  at  liberty  to  refuse  a  request  so  decidedly  made,  and 
hereby  agree  that  said  contract  be  ended  at  the  expiration  of 
the  parochial  year,  according  to  the  request  contained  in  said 
letter."  The  church  acquiesced  in  this  decision,  and  united 
with  Mr.  C.  in  calling  a  council  for  advice  in  the  matter. 
This  council,  May  12,  1846,  decided  that  under  the  circum- 
stances, it  was  advisable  that  the  relation  between  Mr.  C.  and 

*  This  belonged  to  Dea.  Page,  and  was  unexpectedly  sold  to 
J.  Payson. 


328  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

the  church  be  dissolved  ;  at  the  same  time,  they  expressed 
their  "  entire  confidence  in  Rev.  Mr.  Cutter  as  an  able  and 
faithful  minister,  and  hoped  the  church  and  society  might 
soon  obtain  another  pastor  who  should  preach  the  Gospel  as 
ably,  plainly,  affectionately,  and  successfully." 

In  April,  1847,  after  an  interval  in  which  there  had  been 
but  occasional  preaching,  it  was  voted  to  raise  $500  for  the 
support  of  the  Gospel,  and  have  the  pulpit  constantly  sup- 
plied. The  Rev.  Franklin  Davis  was  employed,  and,  being 
unwilling  longer  to  continue  in  an  unsettled  state,  was,  by  a 
united  vote  of  the  church  and  society,  ordained  Oct.  6,  1847 ; 
when  a  sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  Dr.  Pond  of  Bangor. 
Mr.  Davis,  not  having  been  sufficiently  encouraged,  in  March, 
1849,  requested  a  dismission,  which  was  obtained  by  the 
intervention  of  a  council.  At  the  annual  meeting  in  April, 
it  was  voted  to  raise  $500  by  subscription,  and  authorize  the 
committee  chosen  for  that  purpose,  to  contract  with  the  Rev. 
Nathaniel  Chapman  to  supply  the  pulpit  six  months  or  a 
year,  as  they  could  best  agree.  This  was  done,  and  his 
ministry  still  continues. 

In  this  church,  down  to  1849,  the  whole  number  of  mem- 
bers had  been  171,  of  whom  18  had  died,  29  been  dismissed 
to  other  churches,  and  one  excommunicated  for  misconduct, 
leaving  the  number  at  that  time  in  the  church,  123.* 

Within  the  last  ten  or  fifteen  years,  additions  have  been 
made  to  the  Methodist  denomination,  and,  once  or  twice,  a 
preacher  of  that  order  has  been  assigned  for  a  portion  of  the 
year  to  this  town  ;  but,  as  we  are  not  aware  that  any  separate 
church  or  society  has  been  organized,  we  are  unable  to  give 
particulars. 

*  Bee.  of  1st  and  2d  Cong.  Ch..  and  Societies.    Town  Records,  &c. 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN.  329 

CHAPTER  XX. 

MISCELLANEOUS    MATTERS  NOT   INCLUDED   IN   THE   TWO    PRECEDING    CHAP- 
TERS,   FROM    1820    TO    1850. 

Among  the  benevolent  and  other  societies  formed  in  the 
place  between  1820  and  1850,  one  for  the  relief  of  the 
Greeks  was  constituted  February  10th,  1827,  and  contributed 
between  8100  and  $200  for  the  purchase  of  provisions  sent 
from  Boston  under  the  care  of  Dr.  Howe.  The  first  Bible 
Society  in  the  town  was  organized  August  31st,  1825,  and  its 
claims  frequently  presented,  particularly  by  Rev.  J.  Huse,  as 
one  in  which  all  sects  and  parties  could  unite.  At  a  still  ear- 
lier period,  under  the  auspices  of  the  same  clergyman  in  con- 
nexion with  Messrs.  Fuller  and  Whiting,  a  Sunday  school 
society  subsisted  several  years ;  but  about  1831  separate 
schools  were  formed  in  each  denomination.  The  first  lyceum 
or  debating  society  was  established  in  1827  or  '8,  and,  embrac- 
ing most  of  the  liberally  educated,  professional,  and  other  in- 
quiring men,  continued  to  flourish  for  some  years,  and  occa- 
sionally attract  large  audiences.  The  interest  in  this  having 
subsided,  another  was  got  up  in  1840,  for  the  purpose,  in  addi- 
tion to  its  other  advantages,  of  furnishing  its  members  with 
the  principal  periodicals  of  the  day.  The  young  men's 
lyceum  was  formed  about  the  same  time,  and  the  mechanics' 
association  in  1842.  Among  the  subjects  discussed  by  these 
societies,  or  by  itinerant  lecturers,  phrenology  early,  and  mes- 
merism more  recently,  attracted  attention  ;  whilst  the  spirit- 
ual knockings  so  rife  in  some  places  now,  have  not  yet  come 
to  disturb  our  quiet  population. 

The  first  temperance  society  in  this  town  was  organized  in 
1828.  From  the  preceding  pages,  and  the  table  of  licenses 
appended,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  use  of  ardent  spirits  has 
been  coeval  with  the  settlement  of  this  river.  For  many 
years,  however,  they  were  used  only  on  extraordinary  occa- 
sions either  of  fatigue  or  conviviality.  Regarded  as  a  mark 
of  hospitality,  their  use  extended  with  the  increase  of  pros- 
perity, and,  at  the  close  of  the  last  century,  had  become  al- 
most universal.  The  evils  of  intemperance  were  seen  and 
deprecated  ;  excessive  drinking  was  denounced  from  the  pul- 
pit ;  but  moderate  drinking  was  everywhere  practised,  and 
everywhere  commended.  A  tavern,  or  store  of  goods,  with- 
out ardent  spirits,  would  have  been  ridiculed  as  an  absurdity. 


330  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

In  1827,  after  a  careful  examination,  it  was  estimated  that 
12,700  gallons,  at  the  average  cost  of  $1,  were  consumed  in 
this  town  alone.  A  society  for  the  suppression  of  intemper- 
ance in  Massachusetts,  began  to  call  attention  to  the  subject  as 
early  as  1812.  The  earliest  society  of  the  kind  in  this  vicin- 
ity, was  formed  in  Thomaston  (Rockland)  in  December, 
1823.  The  beneficial  effects  of  this,  and  the  growing  evils 
of  the  vice,  induced  the  town,  April  3,  1826,  to  adopt  strin- 
gent measures,  for  suppressing  the  illegal  practices  of  retail- 
ers and  innholders.  But  the  acknowledged  impotency  of  the 
law  in  reforming  popular  abuses,  led  to  the  formation  of  the 
Warren  Temperance  Society,  as  mentioned  above.  This,  at 
first,  consisted  of  Rev.  Mr.  Sheldon  of  the  2d  Congregational, 
and  Rev.  Mr.  Bartlett  of  the  Baptist,  society,  Oliver  Cope- 
land,  Thomas  Burton,  John  Burton,  William  H.  Webb,  and 
Hector  Copeland.  Its  pledge  went  no  farther  than  to  abstain 
from  the  use  and  sale  of  ardent  spirits  as  a  beverage.  This 
was  then  called  total  abstinence  ;  and  many  who  believed 
themselves  friends  of  temperance,  hesitated  to  subscribe  to  it, 
considering  it  an  abridgment  of  personal  freedom,  and  a  stig- 
ma upon  one  of  the  creatures  of  God.  It  was  not  till  the 
disuse  of  ardent  spirits  had  shown  how  needless  such  stimu- 
lants were,  that  the  society,  some  years  after  its  formation, 
passed  a  vote  disapproving  the  use  of  wine.  The  society  had 
to  encounter  the  dead  weight  of  long  established  custom  ; 
the  habits  and  appetites  engendered,  and  the  love  of  merri- 
ment and  hilarity  excited  by  stimulating  drink  ;  and  the  con- 
tempt of  self-complacency,  which  regarded  the  movement  as 
a  relic  of  asceticism.  It  steadily  persevered,  however,  in- 
creased in  numbers  and  in  favor,  and,  by  the  aid  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Bartlett  at  first,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Cutter  afterwards,  who 
both  entered  into  the  cause  with  spirit  and  efficiency,  made  a 
sensible,  though  unequal,  progress  in  extending  the  principles 
of  total  abstinence,  in  lessening  the  number  of  retailers,  and 
banishing  the  use  of  spirituous  liquors.  The  revenue  received 
from  licenses,  fell  off  from  nearly  $80  in  1828,  to  $24  in 
1830,  $18  in  1831,  and  0  in  the  two  succeeding  years. 

In  1841,  a  new  impulse  was  given  to  the  cause  of  temper- 
ance by  the  society  of  Washingtonians,  then  formed  ;  that  of 
the  Temperance  Pioneers  which  sprang  up  partly  in  rivalship, 
but  soon  effectively  co-operated  ;  the  Ladies'  Temperance 
Union,  which  embraced  nearly  every  woman  in  town  ;  and 
the  Cold  Water  Army,  a  juvenile  association,  animated  by 
the  same  spirit  as  their  seniors.  By  the  united  efforts  of 
these  different  societies,  the  last  blow  seemed  to  be  given  to 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  331 

the  power  of  intemperance,  and,  September  6,  1841,  the 
town  voted  "  that  the  selectmen  be  requested  to  grant  no  licen- 
ses, except  for  medicinal  purposes,  and  under  such  rules  and 
regulations  as  they  may  think  proper."  On  the  3d  of  April, 
1843,  the  town  voted  that  the  selectmen  be  requested  to  grant 
license  to  one  person  only,  to  sell  spirituous  liquors  at  one 
place  only,  and  for  medicinal  purposes  only,  the  person  to 
be  selected  at  their  discretion.  To  this  measure  some  oppo- 
siton  was  manifested,  and  the  vote  ordered  to  be  taken  by 
polling  the  house.  On  marching  out,  however,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  being  counted,  so  great  and  manifest  was  the  majority 
in  favor,  that  the  count  was  given  up,  and,  we  believe,  no  at- 
tempt has  since  been  made  to  obtain  license  for  selling,  for 
any  other  than  medicinal  purposes.  The  last  stock  of  liquors 
at  the  village,  that  of  E.  W.  Hawk,  was  purchased  and 
destroyed  ;  the  last  sticklers  for  a  moderate  use  of  alcohol  and 
individuality  of  action,  gave  up  their  opposition  ;  and,  in  1842 
and  '43,  cordially  united  with  every  body  else  on  the  4th 
July  in  celebrating  the  double  triumph  of  freedom  and 
temperance  by  public  addresses  and  processions,  and  by  pic- 
nics elegantly  furnished  by  the  ladies  and  freely  offered  to  all. 
For  a  few  years  past,  these  Societies  have  remitted  their 
efforts ;  and  the  more  secret  not  to  say  selfish  ones  of  Free 
Masons  and  Odd  Fellows,  whose  "  shine,  like  lamps  in  sepul- 
chres, illumines  but  themselves,"  have  taken  their  place. 
The  Scgotchet  Division  of  the  Sons  of  Temperance  was 
organized  in  the  town,  subsisted  some  years,  and  celebrated 
the  1st  of  May,  1850,  by  a  pic-nic  given  by  the  ladies, 
enlivened  with  appropriate  songs  and  sentiments. 

The  anniversary  of  independence  has  been  frequently 
celebrated  here  during  this  period,  by  public  dinners,  pic-nics, 
and  other  demonstrations  of  joy  ;  and  orations  were  delivered 
by  M.  H.  Smith,  Esq.  in  1827,  by  J.  T.  Leavitt  in  1829,  by 
Rev.  R.  Woodhull  in  1842,  and  by  E.  Reed,  Esq.  in  1843. 
Exhibitions  of  sacred  music  have  at  different  times  been 
given  by  the  vocalists  of  the  place,  and  public  discourses 
delivered  on  the  subject  by  Rev.  D.  M.  Mitchel  of  Waldo- 
boro',  by  Dr.  Daiken  of  Hope,  and  others. 

Of  the  wild  animals  which  in  early  times  were  the  cause 
of  so  much  excitement  among  the  people,  the  present  period 
furnishes  little  to  be  related.  A  solitary  bear,  probably  a 
young  one,  first  seen  in  Thomaston,  was,  Aug.  8th,  1828, 
pursued  to  a  hollow  under  a  shelving  rock  on  S.  Andrews's 
land  below  Warren  village,  and  shot  by  Geo.  Andrews  and 
others.      In   March,    1833,   a  wild-cat  or  loup-cervier   was 


332  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

Started  in  the  woods  by  B.  Andrews  when  on  the  point  of 
treading  upon  it,  and  killed  by  a  blow  from  his  musket. 
From  the  account  of  bounties  paid,  $1  each,  it  appears  that 
another  was  killed  the  same  year,  four  the  year  following, 
and  five  in  1835,  since  which  we  know  not  that  any  have 
been  destroyed,  though  they  and  their  tracks  are  often  dis- 
covered near  Mt.  Pleasant  and  the  Rocky  hills.  During  the 
deep  and  drifted  snows  of  March,  1829,  a  stray  deer,  weigh- 
ing about  200lbs,,  was  killed  in  Thomaston  by  Lincoln 
Levensaler.  This  was  the  last  of  these  beautiful  tenants  of 
the  forest,  slain  in  our  vicinity  ;  though,  a  few  years  later,  two 
carabous  made  their  appearance  and  were  shot  at  in  Warren 
and  its  vicinity.  In  the  summer  of  1849,  also,  a  common 
deer  was  seen  by  Arthur  Andrews  at  the  Rocky  hills  ;  and, 
June  19th,  1850,  two  such  were  observed  early  in  the  morn- 
ing feeding  in  G.  Andrews's  field.  They  soon  bounded  off 
to  the  woods,  but  were  afterwards  once  or  twice  fallen  in 
with  during  the  summer.  Seals,  formerly  so  abundant,  are 
still  met  with  in  the  lower  river,  and  sometimes  above  the 
Narrows  and  even  the  ripplings  in  Warren.  In  Oct.  1826,  one 
was  observed  in  the  river  near  T.  Spear's  ship-yard,  driven 
ashore,  and  killed,  yielding  three  gallons  of  oil.  Several 
were  seen  at  Andrews's  point  in  1849,  and  one  was  observed 
the  day  after  the  bark  Wm.  Henry  was  launched,  sunning 
himself  on  the  launching  ways. 

Whilst  a  bounty  of  eight  cents  each  for  the  destruction  of 
crows  was  paid  by  the  State,  this  town  received  in  1831, 
$33,68  for  421;  in  1832,  $11,68  for  146;  in  1833,  $6,64 
for  83  ;  and  in  1834,  $6,56  for  82  of  these  birds. 

With  regard  to  losses  by  fire,  this  town  has,  thus  far, 
been  highly  favored ;  the  following  being  all,  it  is 
believed,  that  have  happened  in  this  period  of  30  years. 
On  the  28th  July,  1825,  the  dwcllinghouse  of  James  Hall 
took  fire,  as  was  supposed,  by  a  spark  from  the  chimney,  and, 
before  the  men  could  be  called  from  the  field,  was  too  far 
consumed  to  be  saved  ;  though  most  of  the  furniture  was 
preserved.  On  the  night  of  March  22,  1827,  the  dwelling- 
house  occupied  by  Nat'l  Gardner  was  burnt  with  its  contents, 
in  consequence  of  ashes  placed  in  a  wooden  vessel.  The 
family  barely  escaped  as  they  rose  from  their  beds,  with  the 
loss  of  all  their  clothing.  A  school-house  standing  near  Dr. 
Buxton's,  in  which  C.  A.  McLellan  was  employed  as  teacher, 
was  consumed  in  the  night  of  Feb.  1,  1832,  by  fire  kindled, 
as  some  thought,  by  design.  In  1831  or  '2,  the  saw-mill  at 
D.  Patterson's  took  fire  in  the  night,   probably  from  friction. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  333 

and  was  destroyed.  On  the  evening  of  Dec.  21,  1833,  the 
barn  of  Joshua  Spear  caught  fire  from  a  candle  taken  there 
by  the  children  at  milking,  and  was  burned.  On  the  18th 
Dec.  1835,  the  dwellinghouse  of  Wm.  Spear,  deceased,  oc- 
cupied by  his  family,  was  burnt  to  the  ground  by  means  of 
ashes,  and  most  of  its  contents,  including  a  large  quantity  of 
wheat  and  other  grain,  destroyed.  A  barn,  belonging  to  the 
family  of  Isaac  Libbey  deceased,  was,  Aug.  23,  1840,  struck 
by  lightning  and  consumed,  as  elsewhere  noted.  The  store  of 
Joshua  L.  Patterson,  with  his  stock  of  goods,  was  destroyed  on 
the  night  of  Jan.  30,  1843,  by  fire  supposed  to  have  been 
communicated  from  the  stove.  The  dwellinghouse  of  Asa 
and  Jesse  C.  Dunbar,  with  most  of  its  contents,  was  consum- 
ed June  5,  1844,  by  fire  supposed  to  have  been  dropped  by  a 
lad  when  carrying  coals  to  the  smoke-house.  It  was  discov- 
ered early  in  the  night,  when  the  family  were  so  sound 
asleep  that  it  was  with  difficulty  they  were  awakened  by 
some  teamsters,  and  all,  ten  in  number,  providentially  res- 
cued. In  Aug.  1847,  a  small,  unfinished  building  designed 
for  a  dwellinghouse,  belonging  to  John  Copeland,  took  fire  in 
the  night  from  some  unknown  cause  and  was  consumed.  On 
the  19th  Nov.  1849,  the  Knox  house  at  the  upper  falls,  then  in 
a  state  of  decay  and  used  only  as  a  shelter  for  a  cow,  took  fire 
in  a  rainy  night  and  burnt  down.  From  the  fact  that  a  wan- 
ton injury  was  done  the  same  night  to  the  locks  near  by,  it 
was  supposed  to  be  the  work  of  an  incendiary.  On  the  16th 
Aug.  1850,  the  barn  of  Allen  Young,  Jr.  was  struck  by  light- 
ning and  consumed,  with  all  his  hay  and  most  valuable  farm- 
ing tools.  Voluntary  contributions  were  for  a  long  time  re- 
lied upon  to  make  up  the  losses  sustained  by  fire  ;  and  i'ew 
except  the  more  costly  buildings  and  stores  were  insured. 
But  in  1828,  the  Thomaston  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company 
was  organized  ;  the  facilities  it  offered  induced  many  of  our 
citizens  to  join  it ;  and  the  practice  of  insuring  has  now  be- 
come general. 

The  deaths  by  casualty  and  exposure  in  sickly  places 
abroad,  during  this  period,  will  be  found  in  their  proper  pla- 
ces among  the  genealogies  at  the  end  of  the  volume,  and  are 
,  in  number  as  follows  :  —  lost  at  sea  10  ;  died  at  sea  or  in  dis- 
tant ports,  24*  ;  accidentally  drowned  in  our  own  waters,  9  ; 


*  Among  the  deaths  in  foreign  ports,  may  be  mentioned  that  of 
Capt.  Lawrence  Crawford,  at  Guadaloupe  in  February,  1821,  which 
was  preceded  by  one  of  those  mysterious  occurrences  so  common  in 
the  popular  belief  of  all  nations  and  sometimes  attended  with  so 


334  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Other  accidental  and  sudden  deaths,  20  ;  suicides,  6  ;  besides 
many  others,  probably,  whose  deaths  were  either  not  heard 
of  or  not  recorded. 

The  casuahies  during  the  first  year  of  this  period  were, 
in  the  opinion  of  some,  augmented  in  number  by  the  mal- 
practice of  Dr.  John  G.  Lambright,  a  German,  ignorant  and 
unprincipled,  but  possessed  of  some  shrewdness,  who  came 
here  about  1819,  and  remained  three  or  four  years,  first  at 
Oyster  river  and  afterwards  at  the  Isley  house.  By  marvel- 
lous stories  of  his  own  great  cures,  and  the  consequent  per- 
secution he  had  incurred  from  the  regular  physicians,  by  the 
gravity  with  which  he  inspected  urine  instead  of  feeling  the 
pulse,  and  the  oracular  manner  in  which  he  pronounced  one 
complaint  to  be  a  maggot  in  the  spinal  marrow,  another  a 
hair  accidentally  twisted  around  the  neck  of  the  bladder,  and 
a  third  an  injury  in  the  spleen  from  a  fall  on  the  ice  some 
thirty  years  before ;  by  the  display  of  his  medical  hbrary 
consisting  of  a  number  of  odd  volumes  of  English  and  Ger- 
man novels,  histories,  and  travels  ;  and  the  marvellous  powers 
he  laid  claim  to  of  stopping  blood  at  any  distance  from  the 
patient,  of  arresting  a  musket  ball  in  its  flight,  and  trans- 
ferring pain  from  one  person  to  another,  (a  power  he  did  not 
feel  justified  in  exercising,  except  now  and  then,  from  an 
amiable  woman  to  her  brutal  husband  ; )  by  these,  together 
with  some  real  cures  eflected  in  part  by  means  of  the  vapor 
bath,  the  use  of  which  he  first  introduced  to  the  place,  he  so 
wrought  upon  the  imaginations  of  the  afflicted  and  their 
friends,  that  his  house  was  soon  filled  with  a  multitude  of 
impotent  folk,  impatiently  waiting  their  turn  to  be  healed  of 
diseases  which  had  hitherto  baffled  the  powers  of  medical 
skill.  A  transient  success,  either  from  the  power  of  hope,  a 
change  of  diet,  or  the  novelty  of  his  treatment,  often  encour- 
aged his  patients  to  remain  under  his  care  ;  and  a  pretended 
necessity  of  sending  to  New  York,  Philadelphia,  or  Ger- 
many, for  some  drug  of  extraordinary  power,  was  a  conve- 

much  appearance  of  reality,  at  least  to  the  persons  who  witness  them, 
as  not  to  be  altogether  unworthy  of  notice.  On  three  several  occa- 
sions, once  whilst  reading  in  Ms  cabin  at  an  Irish  port,  again  in  a 
twilight  wallv  at  home,  and  lastly  on  the  deck  of  his  vessel  beneath 
the  light  of  the  midnight  moon,  he  saw,  or  beheved  he  saw,  the  form 
of  a  lovely  and  accomplished  girl  to  whom  he  had  become  attached 
in  England,  and  whom,  it  is  said,  nothing  but  regard  for  her  prevented 
his  brmging  home  to  share  liis  humble  fortune  here.  These  appear- 
ances had  a  strong  effect  upon  his  mind,  particularly  the  last,  wliich, 
whether  as  cause  or  effect,  was  immediately  followed  by  the  disease 
wliich  terminated  in  his  death. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  335 

nient  excuse  for  extorting  money,  or  postponing  a  cure.  At 
length,  the  shrewd,  disgusted  at  his  artifices,  began  to  forsake 
hinn  ;  the  feeble,  on  the  arrival  of  the  powerful  medicines,  to 
die  off;  and  those  whose  constitutions  maintained  a  longer 
contest  with  disease,  to  postpone  payment  for  board  and 
medicine  till  some  result  should  be  arrived  at.  From  January 
to  May,  1820,  seven  deaths  occurred  at  his  house,  including 
those  of  some  already  pronounced  cured.  To  get  rid  of 
others  whom  by  his  bargain  he  could  not  discharge  uncured 
without  forfeiting  his  claim  to  remuneration,  and  who  would 
not  render  themselves  liable  by  departing  without  his  consent, 
he  resorted  to  various  expedients.  The  house,  which  had 
before  some  reputation  for  being  haunted,  was  soon  annoyed 
by  strange  nocturnal  sounds  like  the  falling  of  bags  of  meal 
on  the  chamber  floors  ;  the  outer  door  opened  spontaneously 
in  the  night-time  even  when  hasped  and  buttoned  ;  unobliter- 
ated  marks  of  bloody  hands  were  thought  to  be  discernible 
on  some  of  the  inner  doors ;  and  conjecture  leaped  at  once 
to  the  conclusion  that  in  former  times,  when  the  house  was 
occupied  as  a  tavern,  some  traveler  must  have  been  mur- 
dered for  his  money,  whose  unappeased  ghost  was  still  haunt- 
ing the  scene  of  the  outrage.  This  conjecture  was  further 
confirmed  by  a  transient  old  gentleman  picked  up  by  the 
Doctor,  who  possessed  the  fliculty,  as  he  affirmed,  of  using 
mineral  rods,  that  is,  of  determining,  by  the  motion  of  a 
forked  witch-hazel  twig,  the  place  where  a  dead  body  had 
been  buried,  where  water  might  be  found  by  digging,  or 
where  silver  was  concealed.  His  skill  was  put  in  requisition  ; 
the  rods  inclined  to  the  arch  under  the  chimneys,  with  such 
force  as  to  astonish  credulous  believers,  and  leave  no  doubt 
in  their  minds  that  the  bones  of  the  victim  were  slumbering 
beneath  it.  Marvellous  reports  were  put  in  circulation,  and 
such  an  excitement  was  getting  up,  that  several  of  the  neigh- 
bors, to  allay  it,  went  in,  and,  by  experiments  in  presence  of 
the  old  gentleman,  demonstrated  the  action  of  the  rods  to  be 
wholly  fortuitous,  and,  by  examining  the  cellar  bottom  with 
a  crowbar,  satisfied  themselves  that  no  bones  larger  than  that 
of  a  goose's  thigh  were  to  be  found  there.  Having  in  this 
way  induced  some  of  his  patients  to  leave,  and  settling  with 
others  as  advantageously  as  he  could,  the  Doctor  removed,  to 
commence  practice  at  Orrington  and  other  places. 

Ten  years  after  the  coming  of  Lambright,  the  community 
was  thrown  into  a  ferment  by  the  fame  of  Dr.  Thonias  Don- 
aldson  Raeburn,  who  in  two  branches,  those  of  pharmacy 
and  surgery,  had  served  a  regular  apprenticeship  and  obtained 


336  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

a  thorough  education,  in  his  native  England.  On  his  arrival 
in  Gushing,  his  story  was  received  with  increduHty  ;  but  his 
reputation  soon  spread  ;  and  after  removing  to  this  town,  his 
house  (now  that  of  F.  Seiders,)  was  thronged  with  patients 
from  all  quarters,  and  his  boldness  and  skill  in  the  most  diffi- 
cult surgical  operations  acknowledged  by  the  neighboring 
faculty.  Yet  his  usefulness  was  impaired  by  caprice  and 
irregularhy,  and,  after  a  residence  of  a  few  years,  he  remov- 
ed to  Bath,  where  he  died  some  years  after. 

No  meteorological  register  having  been  kept  in  the  place, 
we  can  only  give  such  facts  relating  to  the  weather  and 
atmospherical  phenomena  as  were  of  sufficient  interest  to  be 
recorded  in  private  diary,  or  public  newspaper. 

On  the  7th  August,  1823,  towards  evening,  a  meteoric  ex- 
plosion was  heard  in  the  air,  preceded,  according  to  the 
observations  of  some  persons,  by  a  flash  of  light.  At  this 
place,  it  appeared  to  begin  in  the  N.  W.  some  15^  or  20^ 
above  the  horizon,  ascended  in  a  southerly  direction,  declined 
and  was  lost  in  the  S.  W.  It  successively  resembled  strokes 
on  the  base  drum,  the  firing  of  musketry,  the  sound  of  a 
wagon  passing  violently  over  a  rocky  road,  and  ended  like 
the  rumbling  of  distant  thunder.  In  the  borders  of  Jefferson, 
Nobleboro',  and  Waldoboro',  stones  were  at  the  same  time 
seen  to  descend  to  the  ground,  were  found,  and  presented  the 
usual  dark,  scoriacious  appearance  of  aerolites.  This  hap- 
pened in  the  midst  of  a  severe  drought,  which  continued 
through  the  whole  summer,  and  gave  rise  to  numerous  fires 
in  the  woods,  threatening  to  desolate  the  country  in  every 
direction.  Much  damage  was  done,  particularly  at  Wiseasset 
and  Alna,  where  a  tract  ten  miles  long  and  three  broad,  was 
overrun,  and  property  destroyed  estimated  at  more  than 
$72,000  ;  one  woman  being  burnt  to  death,  and  another 
saving  herself  and  children  by  descending  into  a  well.  Great 
fears  were  entertained  and  damage  done  in  other  places,  till 
September  18th,  when  the  fires  were  checked  by  a  rainy 
night,  which  affi^rded  temporary  relief  to  the  thirsty  cattle. 
It  continued  dry,  however,  and  on  the  21st,  became  so  cold 
as  to  produce  frost  and  ice,  and  September  29th,  a  shower  of 
rain  was  succeeded  by  snow  during  the  whole  night.  The 
sufferers  at  Wiseasset  and  Alna  were  generously  aided  ;  and 
the  inhabitants  of  this  town,  at  a  meeting  called  for  the  pur- 
pose October  6th,  voted  to  grant  them  $300  from  the  pro- 
ceeds of  the  fishery  in  the  two  succeeding  years  ;  but  before 
this  was  executed,  on  a  representation  that  the  donations  re- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  337 

ceived  were  already  equal  to  the  losses,  the  vote  was 
rescinded. 

In  1824,  the  deep  snow  which  covered  the  earth  till  Feb- 
ruary having  been  dissolved  by  warm  rains,  the  season 
advanced  so  rapidly,  that  on  the  5th  of  March,  half-grown 
grasshoppers  of  the  larger  species  appeared  in  large 
numbers  on  sunny  dechvities.  Yet,  May  26th,  when  the 
wild  pear  was  in  blossom  and  apple  buds  reddening,  the 
ground  was  frozen  in  the  morning,  and  ice  appeared  on  the 
water.  From  the  cold  and  dry  weather  in  the  early  part  of 
the  season,  the  grass  yielded  less  than  two-thirds  of  an 
ordinary  crop  ;  but,  as  no  frosts  hapj)ened  till  Oct.  14th,  the 
corn  crop  was  good.  In  1825,  after  a  warm  and  mild  win- 
ter, during  which  an  extensive  influenza  carried  off  many 
elderly  people,  the  air  in  March  was  bland  as  May,  and  on 
the  18th  the  song-sparrow  was  trilling  his  summer  strain. 
May  5th,  there  was  a  storm  of  hail,  rain,  and  snow,  lasting 
all  day.  July  12th,  the  mercury  stood  at  98*^  ;  and  the  next 
day  a  shower  commenced  in  this  town,  attended  with  hail 
and  violent  wind,  and  increasing  as  it  proceeded  southerly, 
in  Gushing  demolished  four  or  five  barns,  and  did  much 
other  damage,  the  hailstones  being  half  as  large  as  hen's 
eggs.  The  dysentery  extensively  prevailed,  and  carried  off 
great  numbers  of  children.  The  weather  continued  hot  and 
dry,  grasshoppers  abundant,  and  at  the  beginning  of  Septem- 
ber fires  began  to  rage  in  the  woods.  In  the  course  of  a  week, 
these  fires  spread  extensively  in  the  borders  of  this  town, 
Waldoboro',  and  Gushing,  endangering  houses  and  barns, 
and  consuming  fences,  corn,  and  other  articles.  The  people 
near  Mr.  Hoffsls's  and  Winchenbach's  having  become  ex- 
hausted in  watching  and  fighting  the  flames,  numbers  went 
from  the  village  and  elsewhere,  to  aid  in  defending  their 
houses  from  the  devouring  element.  In  Waldoboro',  several 
houses  were  deserted  by  their  occupants  and  preserved  with 
great  difficulty.  Dec.  12th,  in  consequence  of  an  application 
from  the  towns  of  Ripley  and  Harmony,  and  the  plantation 
of  Bridgestown,  a  town  meeting  was  held  here,  and  a  com- 
mittee appointed  to  obtain  subscriptions  and  contributions  in 
aid  of  the  sufferers  by  fire  in  those  places. 

On  the  31st  of  Jan.  1826,  during  a  driving  storm  of  snow 
which  lasted  through  the  day  and  part  of  the  night,  the  tem- 
perature sank  from  0  at  sunrise  to  20*^  below  0  at  six  P.  M. 
and  24*^  ditto  the  next  morning.  At  Union,  the  mercury 
was  28*^  below  0.  In  February,  the  influenza  prevailed  in  all 
parts  of  the  country  ;  in  the  latter  part  of  the  month,  robins 
29 


338  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

were  seen  in  the  woods,  and  grasshoppers  made  their  appear- 
ance. The  15th,  16th,  and  17th  days  of  May  were  uncom- 
monly hot;  the  mercury  in  different  places  varying  from  96*^ 
to  100*^.  An  early  drought  prevailed  until  July  28th,  which, 
with  innumerable  legions  of  grasshoppers,  greatly  injured  the 
crops ;  though  the  latter  part  of  the  season  was  fine.  The 
measles  in  the  spring,  and  the  dysentery  in  the  fall,  were 
prevalent  here,  and  fatal  to  several  children. 

In  1827,  the  early  promise  of  spring  was  broken  by  an 
extraordinary  fall  of  rain  on  the  24th  and  25th  of  April,  which 
carried  away  bridges  and  saw-mills,  and  so  flooded  the  roads, 
that  parties  and  witnesses  found  it  difficult  to  get  to  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  then  sitting  in  this  town.  It  continued 
stormy  and  cold,  with  some  lightning  and  snow,  for  nearly 
three  weeks.  In  the  fall  of  1828,  no  frost  occurred  till  Oct. 
12th,  when  ice  was  formed  within  doors,  the  ground  frozen 
for  some  days,  and  apples  and  potatoes  considerably  injured  ; 
but  this  was  compensated  by  the  warm  and  summer-like 
weather  of  December.  In  Jan.  and  February,  1829,  the 
whooping  cough  was  very  severe,  and  several  children  in  the 
town  died  of  it.  A  severe  drought  prevailed  in  July  and 
August,  during  which  some  400  acres  of  wood  and  un- 
cleared land  were  burnt  over  in  the  eastern  part  of  this 
town  and  in  Thomaston.  On  the  27th  of  August,  there  was 
an  earthquake,  just  before  ten  o'clock  P.  M.,  sufficient  to  jar 
doors  and  windows.  The  30th  of  March,  1831,  was  distin- 
guished by  a  remarkable  storm  of  rain,  inundating  low 
grounds,  overflowing  wharves,  entering  lime-kilns,  carrying 
away  wood  and  other  property  on  the  banks  of  the  river, 
together  with  Stirling  and  Oyster  River  bridges,  and  inter- 
rupting the  mail  for  a  day  or  two.  The  summer,  windy  and 
cool,  is  notable  for  the  deep  pea-green  color  which,  the  sun  and 
every  object  it  shone  upon,  assumed  on  the  16th  and  17th  of 
August.  On  the  22d  of  November,  much  damage  was  done 
by  a  remarkably  high  tide,  said  by  E,.  Montgomery,  who 
scored  its  elevation  on  Burgess's  limestone,  to  have  been  2 
feet  higher  than  was  ever  observed  at  any  other  time.  The 
autumn  was  so  mild,  no  frost  occurring  till  October  28th, 
and  winter  set  in  with  such  sudden  severity  November  28th, 
as  greatly  to  injure  the  fruit  trees,  particularly  the  succulent 
scions  of  the  apple,  then  recently  grafted  for  the  first,  time 
to  any  great  extent  in  this  town.  On  the  30th  of  December, 
and  for  several  days  in  succession,  there  was  the  greatest 
run  of  frost-fish  ever  remembered.  They  were  hauled  away 
by  ox-loads,  and   large  quantities  stacked  on  the  shore  till 


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disposed  of  for  the  feeding  of  swine.  The  weather  contin- 
ued in  its  severity  till  the  last  of  February,  1832,  affording 
three  months  of  uninterrupted  sleighing.  March  was  warm  ; 
but  heavy  rains  in  May  carried  away  the  bridge  at  the  village 
on  the  24th  ;  and  the  cold  produced  ice  in  the  brooks  on  the 
23d,  and  destroyed  martins  and  other  birds. 

On  the  8th  of  May,  1833,  the  day  of  Rev.  Mr.  Cutter's 
ordination,  after  a  warm  forenoon,  a  heavy  shower  occurred, 
accompanied  with  thunder  and  lightning,  which  struck  in 
many  places  in  town.  A  poplar  tree  in  front  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Huse's  house  was  shivered,  as  were  a  small  apple-tree  near 
C.  Copeland's  and  a  forest  tree  near  P.  Oliver's,  together 
with  a  mast  of  Capt.  J.  Robinson's  vessel  at  Andrews's  Point, 
in  the  cabin  of  which  were  several  persons  who  received  no 
injury.  The  13th  of  November  was  distinguished  for  one 
of  the  most  remarkable  phenomena  ever  witnessed  in  this 
part  of  the  country.  From  three  o'clock  until  daylight,  a 
shower  of  meteors,  or  shooting  stars,  appeared  in  all  parts  of 
the  heavens,  falling  like  snow  flakes.  Some  observing  them 
through  the  windows,  sprang  from  their  beds  supposing  their 
houses  on  fire.  They  were  of  various  magnitudes,  some 
not  larger  in  appearance  than  the  smallest  of  the  fixed  stars ; 
others  far  exceeding  the  largest.  They  seemed  to  move  in 
all  directions,  continued  till  daylight  rendered  them  invisible, 
and  were  witnessed  all  over  the  country  as  far  south  as  Balti- 
more. Similar  phenomena  have  been  witnessed  in  other 
parts  of  the  world,  and  the  writer  of  this  recollects,  when  a 
boy,  going  out  on  a  clear,  calm  evening,  when  it  was  impos- 
sible to  look  at  any  part  of  the  sky  without  observing  one 
or  more  of  these  meteors,  but  all  extremely  minute.  The 
origin  of  these  and  of  meteoric  stones  is  but  imperfectly 
understood. 

The  winter  of  1834-'5  was  marked  by  great  variations  of 
temperature.  About  the  9th  of  October,  1835,  Halley's 
comet,  whose  periodical  revolution  had  been  calculated  at 
75  years,  made  its  appearance  for  the  third  time ;  but  was 
visible  here  for  a  few  nights  only,  on  account  of  a  dense  fog, 
which  overspread  the  country,  almost  without  interruption, 
through  October  and  a  part  of  November.  During  this  time, 
the  weather  was  calm  and  mild,  without  wind  enough  to  shake 
the  leaves  from  the  trees,  which,  particularly  on  the  oaks,  re- 
mained with  all  their  brilliant  tints  till  the  very  commence- 
ment of  winter.  This  began  November  20th,  by  a  sudden 
transition  from  good  wheeling  to  good  sleighing,  and,  with  a 
slight  relaxation  in  January,  when  robins  were  heard  singing 


340  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

their  vernal  notes,  continued  with  great  severity  to  the  end  of 
March,  1836.  The  spring  of  1836  was  late,  with  a  scarcity 
of  hay  ;  ice  was  observed  June  3d,  when  apple-trees  were  in 
blossom;  the  crop  of  potatoes  was  small,  and  that  of  maize 
greatly  injured  by  frost.  January  and  February  of  1837, 
were  remarkable  for  extreme  cold  weather,  furious  storms, 
and  deep  and  drifted  snows.  The  roads  here  were  frequently 
impassable,  especially  January  22d,  and  February  17th  and 
24th,  from  immense  drifts  said  to  be  fifteen  feet  in  depth. 
Triangular  machines,  then  first  required  by  law,  were  used  in 
opening  the  roads.  Snow-shoes  were  resorted  to  by  Dr. 
Buxton,  who,  by  their  aid,  February  25th,  visited  J.  Rokcs's 
neighborhood.  During  this  severe  winter,  many  birds  usually 
confined  to  the  arctic  regions,  made  their  appearance  here, 
especially  the  beautiful  pine  grosbeak,  or  bulfinch,  (Pyrrhula 
enucleator)  which  came  in  large  flocks  about  the  woodpiles 
and  barn-yards;  and  several  specimens  of  the  snowy  owl, 
(Stryx  nyctea)  were  shot  in  the  vicinity.  Masses  of  snow 
long  remained  in  the  woods  and  gullies,  some  of  them  till 
June.  Spots  were  plainly  observed  on  the  sun  April  28th, 
and  again  in  July.  January  26,  1839,  a  tremendous  S.  E. 
storm  of  wind  and  rain  overturned  many  sheds  here,  and,  in 
some  parts  of  the  country,  dwellinghouses  and  churches. 
On  the  12th  of  July,  the  house  of  E,  V.  Lermond  was  struck 
and  somewhat  injured  by  lightning  ;  but  the  family  all  escaped 
unhurt.  From  August  to  October,  the  dysentery  raged  in 
the  town  with  great  mortality,  carrying  away  not  less  than 
sixteen  persons  of  all  ages. 

The  winter  of  1839-''40  was  a  perpetual  fluctuation  be- 
tween extreme  warmth  and  cold,  whh  destructive  storms  in- 
tervening at  intervals  of  about  two  weeks,  the  most  notable 
of  which  were  December  16th  and  28th,  and  January  23d. 
August  23d,  a  severe  thunder  shower  from  the  S.  W.  did 
considerable  damage,  burning  the  barn  on  the  Isaac  Libbey 
farm,  and  in  Waldoboro'  one  or  two  more.  Two  days  after- 
wards, some  damage  was  done  in  Hope,  and  R.  Rokes  killed. 
In  1841,  a  summer  drought,  together  with  caterpillars  and 
grasshoppers,  seriously  injured  the  crops,  except  winter  rye  ; 
and  many  wells  which  never  failed  before,  were  dry.  This 
was  broken  Sept.  4th,  by  the  most  copious  shower  of  rain  ever 
remembered  in  so  short  a  time,  the  brooks  overleaping  their 
banks,  covering  their  bridges,  and  carrying  along  stones  of 
many  pounds  weight.  The  winter  of  1841-'2  was,  with 
short  intervals,  warm  and  mild.  A  violent  storm  from  the  S. 
W.,  February  17th,  blew  over  some  chimneys,  sheds,  and  old 


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buildings ;  and  cast  up  quantities  of  fish  on  the  islands  and 
coast.  On  the  11th  June,  a  storm  of  rain  ending  with  snow, 
destroyed  some  sheep  by  the  sudden  chill.  On  the  14th,  a 
remarkable  change  of  weather  from  cold  to  heat,  took  place 
suddenly  about  nine  in  the  evening.  The  year  is  distinguish- 
ed in  this  town  as  presenting  the  greatest  mortality  of  any 
since  its  incorporation.  The  scarlet  fever  prevailed  in  the 
winter  and  spring  ;  and  in  autumn  the  dysentery,  with  other 
diseases,  swelled  the  number  of  deaths  to  threescore. 

On  the  28th  February,  1843,  a  comet  in  the  day-time  was 
observed  by  a  few  persons  near  the  S.  E.  limb  of  the  sun, 
with  a  train,  as  described  by  them,  about  two  feet  long  in  ap- 
pearance. It  soon  became  too  faint  for  observation  by  day ; 
but  on  the  7th  March,  its  splendid  train,  in  spite  of  the  bright 
moonlight,  was  seen  extending  for  more  than  20^  above  the 
horizon,  beneath  which  its  nucleus  had  sunk  before  the  dark- 
ness rendered  it  visible.  On  the  22d,  its  train  was  estimated 
at  30  degrees,  with  no  apparent  nucleus.  It  was  a  brilliant 
and  beautiful  phenomenon.  With  the  exception  of  a  fortnight 
of  warm  weather  and  bare,  unfrozen  ground  in  January,  the 
winter  was  cold,  and  abounded  whh  deep  snows  till  April 
8th ;  when  spring  birds  arrived,  though  there  was  little  bare 
ground  till  the  23d  of  that  month.  On  the  day  of  the  annual 
fast,  April  6th,  and  the  preceding  night,  there  fell  about  two 
feet  of  moist  snow  blown  into  drifts  in  some  places  as  high 
as  the  houses,  rendering  the  roads  impassable  till  cleared  out 
by  the  shovel.  The  mail  stage  went  on  runners  as  late  as 
April  16th,  at  which  time  the  average  depth  of  snow  was 
judged  to  be  about  3  feet,  and  that  of  the  drifts  from  5  to  8 
feet.  Sleighs  continued  to  run  on  some  roads  till  into  May. 
In  that  month,  the  season  made  good  progress  ;  but  there 
was  frost  and  frozen  ground  again  June  1st,  when  fruit  trees 
were  beginning  to  blossom.  The  crop  of  hay  was  abundant, 
and  the  season  propitious  till  Sept.  9th,  when  white  frost 
occurred  every  night  till  the  15th.  The  following  winter 
was  also  cold  and  snowy.  The  mercury  at  sunrise,  January 
26,  1844,  stood  at  13^  below  0,  the  27th  9^  below  0,  the  28th 
150  below  0,  the  29th  3^  below  0,  the  30th  IP  below  0,  and 
the  31st  7^  below  0.  The  spring  was  an  early  one,  with 
some  remarkably  hot  weather  on  April  13th  and  14th,  when 
the  mercury  was  up  to  78*^  in  the  shade.  This  year,  1844, 
was  distinguished  for  the  first  appearance  of  the  potato 
disease  ;  though  the  crop  here  was  abundant  and  remarkably 
fine.  In  1845,  this  disease  destroyed  nearly  the  whole  crop 
in  the  town  ;  since  which  a  much  smaller  quantity  of  this 
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342  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

root  has  been  raised.  The  month  of  April,  1845,  was 
remarkably  dry  and  windy,  producing  great  losses  by  fire  ; 
the  village  of  Damariscotta  being  entirely  consumed,  and 
other  places  in  our  neighborhood  suffering  considerably. 
The  winter  of  1845 — 6  was  somewhat  peculiar,  and  in  many 
places  disastrous.  It  began  after  the  heavy  rains  of  Novem- 
ber, with  warm  weather  succeeded  by  thunder,  moderate 
snows,  and  continued  cold  weather ;  frost  penetrated  the 
ground  to  a  great  depth  ;  and  springs  never  before  known  to 
fail,  became  dry.  Anchor-ice  was  abundant,  producing  at 
Bangor,  in  connexion  with  the  spring  freshets,  a  memorable 
inundation.  The  spring  of  1846  was  early  and  delightful ; 
the  crops  of  English  grain  fine  ;  but  the  unusual  heat,  com- 
bined with  an  unprecedented  drought  which  lasted  into  Octo- 
ber, injured  the  crop  of  maize  and  prevented  the  growth  of 
potatoes  ;  so  that,  although  not  diseased,  they  were  as  scarce 
as  in  the  preceding  year.  In  July,  August,  and  September, 
the  mercury  frequently  reached  88^,  90*^,  94^  and  96^  in  the 
shade.  At  Rockland,  water  was  carried  through  the  streets 
and  sold  by  the  gallon.  The  George's  Canal  Company 
availed  themselves  of  the  low  state  of  the  water  during  this 
season,  to  build  locks,  and  open  the  navigation  of  the  river 
as  far  as  Senebec  Pond.  During  this  drought,  a  calamitous 
fire  occurred  at  Waldoboro',  Oct.  10th,  which  raged  that  and 
the  following  day,  and  reduced  nearly  the  whole  business 
section  of  the  village  to  ashes. 

On  the  22d  of  March,  1848,  there  was  a  slight,  but  very 
perceptible,  shock  of  an  earthquake  about  7  o'clock  P.  M. 
On  Friday,  June  23d,  a  little  after  10  o'clock  A.  M.  a  rare 
and  brilliant  phenomenon  was  observed  in  the  heavens.  The 
morning  had  been  hot,  and  the  sky  at  first  clear,  but  soon 
pervaded  by  a  thin  hazy  cloud,  which  came  over  from  the 
west.  The  wind,  which  had  been  N.  W.,  was,  at  the  time 
mentioned,  fresh  from  the  S.  W.  As  the  haze  passed  over 
the  sun,  it  slightly  obscured  its  radiance,  and,  when  attention 
was  directed  that  way,  two  bright  concentric  circles  were 
observed  surrounding  that  luminary ;  the  one,  at  a  rough 
estimate,  about  15^  distant  from  it,  and  the  other  30*^  or 
more.  They  presented,  especially  the  outer  one,  all  the 
prismatic  colors,  well  defined  as  in  an  ordinary  rainbow.  In 
the  inner  circle,  these  colors  seemed  mixed  with  the  common 
sunlight,  and,  though  more  luminous,  were  less  distinct. 
These  were  intersected  by  a  third  circle,  whose  centre  was 
situated  to  the  north  of  the  other  two,  and  whose  circumfer- 
ence  passed  between  the   inner  circle  and   the  sun.     This 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  343 

soon  faded  and  disappeared  ;  but  the  others  continued  some 
time  longer,  the  inner  one  apparently  drawing  nearer  the 
sun,  and  the  outer  one  appearing  less  regular  and  concentric. 
As  the  haze  passed  off  southerly,  the  outer  circle  became 
broken  and  then  disappeared  ;  but  the  inner  one  remained 
visible  till  noon. 

The  weather  of  1849  was  remarkable  for  its  sudden  alter- 
nations of  heat  and  cold.  On  June  22d,  the  mercury  rose  to 
96^  in  the  shade,  and  July  13th  to  98*^  at  this  place,  whilst 
at  Rockland  and  at  Newcastle  it  rose  to  102^  in  the  shade. 
Both  these  days,  especially  the  latter,  were  followed  by  a 
sudden  depression  of  temperature,  rendering  fires  and  great 
coats  desirable.  Such  changes,  during  this  and  the  preced- 
ing year,  proved  fatal  to  many  elderly  people  ;  besides  which, 
in  1849,  the  dysentery  and  typhoid  fever  were  prevalent, 
and  at  Thomaston  and  Waldoboro'  very  mortal.  May  6th, 
1850,  an  easterly  storm  terminated  in  showers  from  the 
S.  W.  attended  with  much  lightning,  which  struck  a  tree 
near  I.  Spear's,  and  splintered  telegraph  posts,  in  some 
places  10  or  12  continuously,  in  the  borders  of  this  town 
and  Waldoboro'.  Freshets  were  high  ;  and  on  the  15th  a 
loaded  canal-boat,  missing  the  lock  at  the  upper  falls,  was 
precipitated  over  the  dam,  the  crew  escaping  with  slight  in- 
jury. On  the  10th  and  11th  of  June,  a  violent  storm  de- 
stroyed some  newly  shorn  sheep  ;  and  the  consequent  freshet 
carried  away  the  shingle  and  stave-mill  at  N.  Cobb's.  After 
eight  successive  days  of  wet  weather,  Sunday,  July  21st,  was 
so  fine,  and  so  much  hay  was  in  danger  of  spoiling,  that 
most  farmers  felt  justified  in  working  to  save  it.  The  dysen- 
ter}^  and  cholera  prevailed  in  summer  and  autumn. 

During  the  present  period,  an  evident,  though  not  very 
sudden  or  striking,  improvement  has  taken  place  in  the 
physical,  moral,  and  social  condition  of  the  town.  In  regard 
to  the  population,  for  which  the  reader  is  referred  to  Table 
in,  and  which  exhibits  an  increase  of  600  during  the  period, 
or  200  every  census,  Warren  now,  as  in  1840,  ranks  as  the 
8th  town  in  the  County  of  Lincoln  ;  while,  according  to  the 
State  valuation  of  1850  it  ranks  in  point  of  property  as 
the  5th.*  Wealth  has  evidently  increased ;  pauperism, 
especially  since  the  temperance  movement,  diminished  ; 
schools  are  better  provided  with  books,  and  the  amount  of 
reading,  particularly  of  newspapers  and    periodicals,   greatly 

*  The  City  of  Bath,  being  reckoned  as  one. 


344  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

extended.  But  as  education  has  been  too  much  regarded  as 
a  mere  preparation  for  business  and  the  great  art  of  money- 
making,  rather  than  a  means  of  perpetual  satisfaction  and 
mental  improvement,  it  is  not  wonderful  that  the  higher 
walks  of  literature  and  science  should  find  fewer  votaries 
here  than  in  many  more  retired  and  less  wealthy  places, 
where  education,  with  less  facility,  has  a  stronger  prestige. 
The  college  graduates  which  this  town  has  thus  far  furnished, 
are  the  following ;  viz.  David  and  George  Starrett  in  1818, 
Benjamin  B.  Thatcher  and  Manasseh  H.  Smith  in  1826,  all 
at  Bowdoin  College,  Lucius  H.  Chandler  in  1831  at  Water- 
ville  College,  Samuel  E.  Smith  in  1839,  G.  Snow  Newcomb 
in  1848,  and  Samuel  L.  Hodgman  in  1850,  also  at  Bowdoin. 
The  degree  of  M.  D.  was  conferred  at  the  last  named  college 
upon  Benjamin  F.  Buxton  in  1830,  Jonathan  Huse  in  1832, 
and  Joseph  Huse,  1833.  Sunday  schools  are  now  better 
patronized,  and  more  generally  attended.  Gambling,  if  not 
wholly  suppressed,  has  been  confined  to  secret  and  disreput- 
able places.  One  species  of  it,  that  of  lotteries,  the  more 
pernicious  for  being  sanctioned  by  law  and  openly  advertised 
in  all  the  newspapers  and  post  offices  of  the  country,  has, 
since  the  sale  of  tickets  was  prohibited  in  1826,  ceased  to 
tempt  the  young  and  simple  to  venture  their  hard  earnings 
upon  an  ocean  of  blanks  in  hope  of  gaining  the  prize  at  the 
bottom.  Dwellings  are  more  comfortably,  not  to  say  luxu- 
riously, finished,  furnished,  and  arranged  ;  and  supplied  with 
convenient  out-buildings.  Cooking  stoves  found  their  way 
here  not  much  after  1820  ;  friction  matches  succeeded,  and 
soon  displaced  the  old  tinder  box  and  steel.  Windlasses  and 
pumps  have  banished  the  unsightly  well-sweeps  that  formerly 
stood  at  every  dwelling.  Agriculture  has  advanced  as  well 
in  the  quantity  of  land  cultivated,  as  also  in  the  skill  and 
implements  with  which  the  labor  is  performed.  Threshing 
machines  were  introduced  about  1837  ;  horse-rakes,  a  little 
earlier.  The  use  of  compost,  lime,  gypsum,  and  other 
manures,  has  greatly  increased  the  crops.  Hay  has  become 
an  article  of  exportation,  as  potatoes  also  were,  until  checked 
by  the  prevailing  disease.  A  machine  for  compressing  hay 
was  first  obtained  here  by  J.  L.  Patterson  and  others  about 
1842,  and  one  or  more  have  since  been  added.  The  agri- 
cultural bounties  paid  to  this  town  by  the  State,  amounted  in 
1838  to  8159,98,  on  1882  bushels  of  wheat;  in  1839  to 
8226,20,  on  2370  bushels  of  wheat,  and  to  8280,00,  on  6035 
bushels  of  Indian  corn.  These  bounties,  being  offered  at  a 
time  when  the  high  prices  of  provisions,  the  sudden  revulsion 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  345 

of  credit,  and  consequent  embarrassments  of  trade  and  all 
kinds  of  business,  rendered  it  difficult  to  procure  the  usual 
supplies  from  the  south,  gave  a  very  opportune  impulse  to 
agriculture  both  here  and  throughout  the  State.  The  crop  of 
wool  has  fluctuated,  both  in  quantity  and  value,  with  the  pro- 
tection afforded  or  withheld  by  the  National  government. 
The  erection  of  a  woolen  factory,  raised  April  16th,  1842, 
by  A.  H.  Hodgman,  I.  G.  Allen,  and  others,  has  to  a  consid- 
erable degree,  silenced  the  music  of  the  domestic  loom  and 
spinning  wheel.  There  were  at  the  old  clothing  mill,  as 
estimated  in  1828,  about  10,000  yards  of  cloth  annually 
dressed,  and  about  as  many  pounds  of  wool  carded.  The 
present  factory,  in  1843,  manufactured  18,000  yards  of  cloth, 
besides  dressing  2400  yards  more,  and  carding  5000  pounds 
of  wool  for  customers.  This  is  about  the  amount  still  man- 
ufactured ;  but  an  addition  to  the  factory  building  has  been 
recently  made,  with  a  view,  we  presume,  to  an  increase  of  busi- 
ness. It  now  employs  8  male  and  9  female  operatives.  Other 
manufactures,  particularly  those  of  brass,  tin,  and  leather, 
have  somewhat  declined  of  late  ;  partly  perhaps  from  want 
of  governmental  protection,  and  partly  in  consequence  of 
other  improvements,  such  as  the  use  of  stoves,  glass  lamps, 
and  the  new  modes  of  dressing  leather.  For  many  years, 
about  1828  or  '30,  Dea.  Webb  and  son  manufactured  be- 
tween 81000  and  82000  worth  of  brass  lamps,  fire-sets, 
&c.,  for  the  Boston  market ;  and  more  recently  large  quan- 
tities of  copper  spikes  and  other  fastenings  have  been 
furnished  by  them  for  ship-builders,  amounting  on  the  part  of 
the  younger  of  them,  according  to  the  census  of  1850,  to 
8770.  As  near  as  can  be  gathered  from  the  census,  there 
were,  in  the  year  ending  June  1,  1850,  not  less  than  66  or 
70  tons  of  iron  worked  up  by  the  different  blacksmiths  in 
town,  into  ship-irons  and  other  articles,  including  8700  worth 
of  edge  tools  by  J.  Mallett.  An  iron  foundry  was  established 
at  the  village  about  1842,  but  has  since  been  removed  to 
Thomaston.  Besides  nearly  8500  worth  by  J.  Leeds,  R.  W. 
Jarvis  and  sons  manufacture  annually  about  81800  worth  of 
shoes  and  boots  ;  and  their  labor,  as  well  as  that  of  Mr. 
Hinkley  in  the  tin  plate  business,  has  been  greatly  facilitated 
within  the  last  five  years,  by  the  use  of  machinery.  M. 
Huse,  an  ingenious  machinist,  produces  looms  and  other 
articles  to  the  amount  of  8800  ;  C.  N.  Page,  horse  wagons 
8550  ;  J.  Grafton,  harnesses  and  saddlery,  8590 ;  Crawford  & 
Kirkpatrick,  bricks,  8800  ;  James  Libbey,  leather,  8550 ;  J. 
W.   Smith,  82222,  and   S.  B.  Dockham,  82025   worth   of 


346  ANNALS     OF     WARREN* 

clothing ;  besides  other  wheelwrights,  tanners,  and  saddlers, 
whose  business  falling  a  little  short  of  $500  was  not  enumer- 
ated. The  annual  product  of  the  six  saw-mills  included  in 
the  census,  amounts  to  $14,808  worth,  besides  many  others 
omitted  as  producing  less  than  8500  worth.  In  the  manufac- 
ture of  lime,  there  has  of  late  years  been  an  apparent  de- 
cline ;  partly  from  the  fact  that  those  most  extensively 
engaged  in  it  have  found  it  for  their  advantage  to  carry  on 
the  work  at  Thomaston,  where  the  rock  is  easily  obtained 
and  the  lime  shipped,  and  where  the  many  new  roads  and 
bridges  render  it  easier  than  formerly  to  collect  wood  and 
other  materials.  There  were  burnt  in  this  town,  4200  casks 
in  1821,  7,527  in  1822,  13,326  in  1823,  17,260  in  1824, 
24,120  in  J825,  28,211  in  1826,  35,812  in  1827,  and  37,421 
in  1828.  For  a  number  of  years  past,  no  accurate  account 
has  been  kept ;  but  the  quantity  at  present  manufactured  is 
not  far  from  10,000  casks,  besides  12,000  or  more,  burnt  at 
Thomaston.  Ship-building  has  steadily  advanced  not  only  in 
the  number,  but  the  size  and  quality  of  the  vessels  built ; 
and,  being  the  only  branch  of  industry  from  which  foreign 
competition  is  excluded,  its  success  would  seem  to  afford  a 
strong  argument  in  favor  of  extending  protection  to  other 
mechanical  and  agricultural  productions,  for  which  the  coun- 
try is  equally  well  adapted.  There  were  built  here  in  the 
year  1849,  2  ships,  5  barks,  and  3  brigs,  measuring  3708 
tons,  and  valued  without  the  sails  and  rigging  at  $138,436. 
The  present  year,  1850,  the  number  of  vessels  has  been 
less ;  yet,  as  three  of  them  were  large  ships,  one  of  which 
exceeded  1100  tons,  it  is  believed  that  the  aggregate  tonnage 
is  nearly  equal  to  that  of  the  preceding  year. 

The  coasting  trade  between  this  place  and  Boston,  which 
in  the  early  part  of  this  century  employed  some  half  dozen 
or  more  sloops  and  schooners  in  transporting  wood,  lumber, 
and  lime,  has,  after  a  gradual  decline,  at  length  entirely 
ceased  ;  and  these  vessels  have  been  succeeded  by  those  of 
a  larger  class,  mostly  employed  in  the  freighting  business 
from  soutliern  ports  to  the  northern  States,  Europe,  and  the 
W.  Indies.  The  hay,  lime,  and  other  articles  which  these 
vessels  carry  out  southward,  are  generally  taken  on  board  at 
Thomaston  ;  and  vessels  are  now  rarely  seen  at  Warren, 
except  those  newly  built.  The  earnings  remitted  by  these 
vessels  from  abroad,  have,  for  some  years  past,  not  only  been 
the  principal  means  of  restoring  the  money  drained  off  in  the 
purchase  of  W.  I.,  European,  and  domestic  goods  in  Boston, 
but  have  greatly  added  to  the  capital  of  the  place  ;  which  is 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  347 

now  more  than  sufficient  for  the  business  done,  and  is  forced  to 
seek  employment  elsewhere,  or  investment  in  public  stocks. 
Prior  to  the  present  period,  a  great  want  of  capital  was  felt 
in  this  and  the  neighboring  towns,  manifested  by  the  high 
rate  of  interest,  the  great  profits  of  trade,  and  the  extensive 
credit  everywhere  in  use.  People,  prior  to  the  war  of  1812, 
frequently  resorted  to  Messrs.  Bryant  or  Borland  at  Damaris- 
cotta  for  loans  at  twelve  per  cent.  ;  and  it  was  a  common 
practice  to  have  demands  sued,  and  continued  from  court  to 
court,  merely  for  the  use  of  the  money  in  the  interim.  At 
a  later  period,  cargoes  were  purchased  on  credit,  and  lumber- 
men and  lime-burners  forced  to  wait  payment  from  three  to 
six  months,  take  their  pay  in  good^,  or  dispose  of  their  notes 
at  an  extravagant  discount.  But  on  the  incorporation  of  the 
Thomaston  Bank,  Feb.  22,  1825,  all  this  floating  credit  was 
made  available  as  currency  by  discounting  securities  there,  in 
exchange  for  the  bills  of  the  bank.  Several  citizens  of  this 
town  became  stockholders  in  that  bank,  and  one  of  them  has 
been  for  a  considerable  portion  of  the  time  its  president. 

The  mercantile  business  has,  from  different  causes,  been 
subject  to  some  fluctuation.  The  temperance  reformation 
brought  with  it  in  1830,  and  at  subsequent  periods,  a  great 
diminution  of  the  trade  in  ardent  spirits,  particularly  at  the 
village  ;  and  this,  together  with  the  increase  of  business  in 
Thomaston  and  Waldoboro',  has  'diverted  to  those  towns 
much  of  the  trade  which  formerly  centered  here.  The  com- 
mercial embarrassments  following  the  land  speculations  which 
terminated  in  1836,  operated  as  disastrously  upon  traders  of 
small  means  here  as  elsewhere.  It  was  pardy  for  increas- 
ing the  trade  of  the  place,  and  partly  perhaps  with  a  view  to 
the  superior  water  power  it  would  afford,  as  well  as  from 
regard  to  the  general  prosperity,  that  many  of  the  public 
spirited  citizens  of  the  town  were  induced  to  take  shares  in 
the  George's  Canal  Company,  which  was  incorporated  in  July, 
1846,  for  the  purpose  of  opening  the  navigation  of  the  river 
to  its  sources.  Shares  in  this  corporation  were  taken  by 
citizens  of  this  town  to  a  large  amount ;  and  the  whole 
cost  of  the  work  was  not  far  from  $80,000.  The  locks  in 
this  town  and  Union  were  completed  in  the  summer  and  fall 
of  1847  ;  and  on  the  25th  December  of  that  year  the  first 
canal  boat,  the  "  Gen.  Knox,"  which  had  come  down  from 
Appleton,  passed  through  the  lower  lock  on  its  way  to 
Thomaston,  where  its  arrival  on  the  following  day  was  hailed 
with  ringing  of  bells  and  other  demonstrations  of  joy.  A 
steamboat  was  added,   and    the    upper  locks   completed,    in 


348  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

1848.  The  works  have  since  been  attached  and  sold  for  the 
debts  of  the  company,  and,  we  believe,  purchased  by  a 
second  company  formed  for  the  purpose. 

On  the  1st  December,  1848,  the  Telegraph  wire  on  the  line 
between  Portland  and  Eastport,  was  put  up  through  this  town, 
and  the  same  day  went  into  operation  between  Thomaston 
and  Bangor,  though  its  connexion  with  Portland  was  not 
completed  till  a  short  time  after. 

To  the  Mexican  war  which  followed  the  annexation  of 
Texas  in  1846,  this  town  contributed  nothing  in  the  way  of 
soldiers  ;  although  Edward  B.  Leeds,  Albert  G.  and  James 
Burton,  former  residents  here,  enlisted  in  the  service,  and 
shared  in  the  operations  directed  by  Gen.  Scott.  The  first 
was  killed  at  Hualmantla  by  a  musket  shot ;  the  other  two 
returned.  The  profits  of  the  war  had  more  attraction  ;  and 
the  marine  of  this  place  participated  largely  in  the  transport- 
ation of  men,  provisions,  and  munitions  of  war. 

The  gold  vainly  sought  in  Mexico  having  been  found  at 
California,  several  from  this  place,  in  1848,  joined  the  general 
rush  of  adventurers  to  that  country.  These  were  followed 
by  others  in  1849  and  1850  ;  and  the  whole  number  of  our 
townsmen  who  have  visited  that  country  is  not  less  than  thirty 
or  thirty-one,  including  the  principal,  and  at  that  time  only, 
physician  in  the  place.  These  have  met  with  various  suc- 
cess, and  have  begun  to  return,  some  in  precarious  health, 
same  satisfied  whh  the  amount  of  their  gains,  and  some  in 
the  regular  course  of  their  business  as  seamen.  Others  still 
remain  to  complete  their  fortunes  ;  and  two  promising  young 
men,  Spofford  Leeds  and  William  Mathews,  have  fallen  vic- 
tims to  the  diseases,  dangers  and  discouragements  of  a 
miner's  life.  To  these  may  be  added,  as  one  of  the  town's 
most  gifted  sons,  though  not  a  resident,  the  Rev.  Amariah 
Kelloch,  who  died  at  San   Francisco  in  the  summer  of  1850. 

During  this  period  of  thirty  years,  many  of  our  highly 
valued  and  distinguished  citizens  have  been  called  away  by 
death.  Besides  many  already  mentioned,  Col.  Benjamin 
Burton,  whose  name  has  often  appeared  in  these  pages,  died 
in  1835  at  his  residence  in  this  town,  now  that  of  P.  Fuller, 
where  and  in  that  of  F.  Seiders  he  spent  a  few  of  the  last 
years  of  his  life.  He  was  distinguished  for  a  quickness  of 
invention  and  a  promptness  of  action  which  fitted  him  for 
any  emergency,  and  for  that  independent  conscientious- 
ness which  led  to  the  performance  of  what  he  conceived  to 
be  his  duty,  whether  so  regarded  by  others  or  not.  As  a 
Baptist,  his  course   was  unwavering,  and  his  services  in  Cush- 


ANNALS     OF     WAHREN.  349 

ing,  where  he  resided  till  about  1797,  and  in  Friendship, 
whither  he  removed  about  that  time,  were  eminently  useful 
to  the  churches  in  those  places.  Of  several  children  who 
came  before  him  to  this  town,  one,  recently  deceased,  has 
left  valuable  donations  for  missionary  and  other  purposes,  in 
the  sect  to  which  he  belonged, 

John  H.  Gounce,  who  died  March  10,  1848,  deserves  a 
passing  notice  as  an  example  of  what  industry,  frugality, 
and  perseverance,  with  no  uncommon  advantages,  are  capa- 
ble of  effecting.  Brought  up  on  a  farm,  with  but  a  limited 
education,  he  turned  his  attention  to  ship-building,  as  before 
noted,  and  became  master  workman  when  about  28  years  of 
age.  In  the  course  of  his  business,  he  superintended  the 
building  of  2  sloops,  24  schooners,  19  brigs,  1  bark,  and  12 
ships  ;  of  which  the  following  were  built  in  Thomaston  and 
Rockland,  viz. — sch.  Mary  Spear  in  1815,  schs.  Jane  Spear 
and  Katherine  in  1816,  sch.  Dodge  Healy  in  1817,  schs. 
Thomas  and  Halsey  in  1818,  sch.  Ann  and  brig  John  in 
1819,  brig  Sylvester  Healy  and  sch.  George  in  1820,  brig 
Iddo  in  1822,  brig  Montpelier  in  1823,  ship  Georges  and 
brig  Dodge  Healy  in  1824,  and  ship  Hevves  in  1827 ;  whilst 
the  remaining  34,  exhibited  in  Table  XIII,  were  built  in  War- 
ren, making  in  all  a  fleet  of  58  sail.  With  a  prudence 
equal  to  his  judgment,  it  is  not  strange  that  he  became  the 
wealthiest  man,  so  far  as  known,  and  paid  the  highest  tax,  in 
town.  His  estate  at  his  death  was  estimated  at  #100,000, 
and  paid  a  tax  of  $310,38,  besides  a  highway  tax  in  labor  of 
perhaps  an  equal  amount.  His  success  in  business  he  attri- 
buted in  a  great  measure,  under  Providence,  to  a  rule  which 
he  early  formed,  of  taking  no  more  property  than  he  had  the 
means  to  pay  for  and  have  enough  left  to  carry  on  his  busi- 
ness ;  so  as  to  pay  no  extra  interest  and  lose  no  time  in  bor- 
rowing money.  Honored  by  his  townsmen,  whom  he  thrice 
represented  in  the  Legislature,  esteemed  as  a  valuable  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  communion,  he  bequeathed  his  estate  to 
his  family  and  his  example  to  the  community. 

Benjamin  B.  Thatcher,  remembered  as  a  studious  youth, 
but  less  known  whilst  here  than  he  afterwards  became  to  many 
of  us  by  his  writings,  after  graduating  at  Bowdoin  College  in 
1826  and  reading  law  at  Bangor,  went  into  practice  in  Bos- 
ton, became  editor  of  a  newspaper  there,  visited  Europe, 
and,  besides  contributing  to  the  North  American  Review 
and  other  periodicals,  published  several  volumes  on  Indian 
history  and  biography.  He  died  in  1840,  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years. 

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350  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Others  less  prominent,  but  equally  deserving,  might  be 
particularized  did  our  limits  permit,  —  distinguished  civil  and 
militia  officers,  sea-captains,  farmers,  mechanics,  and  traders, 
whose  disappearance  reminds  us  that  another  generation  has 
passed  away.  With  them  necessarily  closes  our  narrative. 
For  the  additions  made  to  our  population  from  abroad,  during 
the  period,  many  of  whom  have  contributed  so  much  to  the 
business  and  wealth  of  the  place  and  of  whom  our  limits  do 
not  allow  to  speak,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  genealogical 
table  at  the  end  of  the  volume.  We  have  aimed  to  give  a 
plain,  unvarnished  account  of  the  progress  of  the  town  from 
a  feeble  frontier  settlement  to  a  community  first  of  hunts- 
men and  woodcutters,  then  of  lumbermen  and  coasters,  and 
lastly  of  farmers,  ship-builders,  and  artizans.  What  phasis 
shall  the  place  next  assume  ?  What  mark  will  the  present 
and  rising  generation  stamp  upon  it  ?  What  will  be  its  con- 
dition fifty,  a  hundred,  a  thousand  years  hence  ?  Shall  new 
methods  of  agriculture,  new  branches  of  industry,- new  adap- 
tations of  our  natural  privileges,  and  new  investments  of  capi- 
tal, retain  the  natural  increase  of  our  population  ;  or  shall  it 
be  driven  hence  to  cultivate  the  prairies  of  Missouri,  or 
search  the  sands  of  California  ?  Shall  temperance,  which 
has  well  nigh  banished  the  bloated  face  and  reeling  form,  be 
suffered  to  perfect  its  work  ;  or  its  refluent  wave  again  inun- 
date the  community  ?  Shall  political  parties  become  gener- 
ous rivalships  in  the  cause  of  freedom,  humanity,  and  the 
highest  capabilities  of  man  ;  instead  of  mere  squabbles  for 
place  and  power,  or  a  slavish  adherence  to  names  after  prin- 
ciples have  been  abandoned  ?  Shall  religious  sects  continue 
more  sedulous  for  creeds  than  conduct,  more  anxious  to 
fetter  than  to  free  the  mind,  to  make  converts  than  to  im- 
prove men  ;  or  shall  they,  generous  and  self-forgetting,  be- 
come rivals  only  in  truth,  holiness,  and  love  ?  Coming  gen- 
erations, rise  and  answer ! 


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351 


TABLE  I 


HIGHWAYS    LAID   OUT   BY   THE   TOWN   OF   WARREN. 


LAID   OUT. 

April  23,  1783,  From 

April  24,  1783,   « 

Sept.  26,  1789,   «« 

Oct.  31,  1789,   « 
June  &  Oct.  1790,  " 


Sept.  15,  1795, 

<(   <<   « 
April  22,  1796, 

June  14,  1796, 


Sept.  27,  1796, 
Oct.  14,  1796, 

June  9,  1797,  From 

August  5,  1798,  " 

Sept.  6,  1799,  " 

Dec.  2,  1802,  " 

May  14,  1803,  " 

April  5,  1804,  « 


April  6,  1805, 


March  6,  1806, 
Oct.  195  1808, 

March  18,  1808, 
March  29,  1808, 
April  4,  1809, 

Jan.  23,  1811, 

March  9,     " 
Sept.   12,     " 

Dec.  17,      " 


Gushing  line  to  the  N.  line  of  E. 

Libbey's  lot.  May  7,  1803. 

William  Lermond's  barn  to  the 

Great  FaUs,  Sept.  8,  1785. 

John  Lermond's  to  Co.  road  by 

E..  Montgomery's. 
Union  line  to  A.  Crawford's. 
Waldoborough   line  to  Stirling 

bridge. 
E.  Libbey's  to  Union  line,  (Mid- 
dle road,)  March,   1796. 
Meeting-house  to  M.  Cobb's,           May  2,  1796. 
E.  Libbey's  to  Alexander  Kel- 

loch's,  Jr.  May,  1796. 

Waldoboro'  line  to  Capt.  Mal- 
colm's, June  27,  1796. 
"            «            "            «      Aug.  21,  1797. 
On  the  west  side  of  North  pond,  Nov.  1796. 
On  the  west  side  of  South  pond, 

to  M.  Hysler's,  Nov.  7,  1796. 

Isaac  Fuller's  to  Union  line,  Aug.  21,  1797. 

David  Boggs's  to  the  Falls,  Sept.  3,  1798. 

Town  road  at  A.  Crawford's  to 

Union  line,  1800. 

S.  Anderson's  to  J.  M.  Paskiel's,    April  4,  1803. 
J.  Andrews's  to  Peabody's  mill,     Dec.  24,  1803. 
the  road  to  the  river  by  J.  Craw- 
ford's land.  May  5,  1804. 
Thomas    Starrett's   to    J.    Ler- 
mond's back  lot,  "         " 
South  pond  to  Waldoboro',              May  5,  1805. 
Head's   store  to    A.   Malcolm's 

south  line,  "         " 

James  Matthews's  to  S.  Ftdler's,     April  7,  1806. 
Alexander  Kelloch's,  Jr.  to  T. 

Robinson's,  Nov.  7,  1808. 

J.  Storer's  land  to  P.  Hysler's,       April  4,  1808. 
J.  Mclntyre's  to  P.  Stahl's, 
Head  of  the  tide  to  James  Craw- 
ford's, April  1,  1811. 
J.    Maxey's   to  the  road  by  J. 

Eokes's,  March  4,  1811. 

S.  Watts's  to  C.  Copeland's,  April  1,  1811. 

A.  Farrington's,  Jr.  to  Thomaston 

line,  Dec.  28,       " 

S.  Kelloch's  to  Union  line,  "  " 

to  Seth  Andi-ews's,  July  27,  1812. 


352 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


TABLE    I 


Continued. 


March  22,  1820, 
April  17,  1821, 
March  25,  1826, 
March  22,  1828, 
April  5, 1828, 

March  24,  1830, 


LAID   OUT. 

1815,   From  J.  Wyllie's  to  D.  Patterson's, 

"     H.  lloffsis's  to  H.  Winchenbach'i 
*'     D.  Patterson's  to  J.  Page's  house, 

A.  Kelloch's  to  I.  Da^ds's, 
Josiah  Maxey's  to  Wm.  Crane's. 
J.  Wyllie's  to  D.  Patterson's. 

B.  Andrews's  to  D.  Patterson's, 
"William    Starrett's    to    Samuel 

Spear's,  private  way, 
To  Edmvmd  Starrett's,' 
July  28, 1833,  From  James  Copeland's  to  the  Meadow 

brook. 
March  31,  1834,     "     Thomaston  line  to  Charles  Cope- 
land's, 
April  1,  1834,  Thomaston  line  to  Nath.  Cobb's, 

May  16,  1834,  To  Philip  Montgomery's, 

April  1,  1835,  From  M.  Crane's  to  C.  Copeland's, 

W.  Wyllie's  to  D.  Patterson's, 

alteration, 
John  Creighton's  to  St.  George's 
riA-er. 

C.  Crane's  to  Waldoboro'  line, 
M.  Crane's  to  C.  Copeland's, 
O.  W.  Cornice's  to  S.  Sumner's, 
M.  Stetson's  to  the  Co.  road. 
Union  line  to  T.  Bxirton's, 
W.  O.  Matthews's  to  S.  Spear's, 
J.  Maxey's  to  M.  Crane's, 
Village  to  T.  P.  Burgess's, 
J.  S.  Marston's  to  H,  Payson's, 
J.   Wliitney's  to  the  road  from 

E.  Starrett's, 


ACCTEPTED. 


June  3,  1836, 


March  29,  1837, 


Feb.  13,  1838, 
March  20,  1840, 
March  27,  1840, 
Aug.  26,  1841, 
April  24,  1841, 
Feb.  1841, 


Sept.  3,  1841, 
Sept.  24,  1841, 


W.  Robinson's  to  W.   Jordan's 
road,  private, 
«  "  To  land  of  J.  Peters  and  others, 

Sept.  9,  1843,  To  Amasa  Carriel's, 

March  25,  1843,  From  A.  Starrett's  to  J.  M.  Paskie?s, 


Mav  10, 1845, 
April  24,  1846, 
March  21,  1846, 
March  29,  1847, 

May  20,  1848, 


Wm.  Bisbee's  to  Packard's  mill, 
A.  Crawford's  to  J.  F.  Paskiel's, 
John  Spear's  to  Mero  Kelloch's, 
I.   Peter's  to    near    J.   Peter's, 

private. 
J.   W.    Head's    store    to    J.  H. 

Counce's  south  line, 
E.  Cushing's  west  line  to  Wal- 
doboro' line, 
Upper  bridge  to  near  J.  Kirkpat- 
rick's. 


March  4,  1816. 

Nov.  16,  1818. 
Sept.  1821. 


April  20,  1829. 

April  7,  1828, 
April  9,  1831. 


April  7,  1834. 
((  (( 

May  24,  1834. 
April  6,  1835. 


Sept.  12,  1836. 
April  3,  1837. 

May  12,  1838. 

April  8,  1839. 

April  6,  1840. 

«(  (( 

Sept  6,  1841. 


April  5,  1841. 
Sept.  6,  1841. 

Oct.  3,  1842. 

Oct.  3,  1843. 
Sept.  9,  1843. 
April  7,  1845. 
May  17,.  1845. 
March  1,  1847. 
April  6,  1846. 


Jxme  3,  1848. 
Aug.  25,  1849. 


ANNALS     OF      WARREN. 


353 


TABLE   II. 


VALUATION   OF  THE   TOWN   OF   WARREN. 


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Dwellinghousesjt 
Barns, 
Grist-mills, 
Saw-mills, 
Acres  Tillage  Land, 
"    Eng.   mowing, 
Fresh  meadow, 
Salt  Marsh, 
Pasturing, 
Woodland, 
Unimp'd    land, 
Unimpv'bl    " 
Tons  of  Hay, 
Bushels  of  Rye, 
"    Wheat, 
"    Oats, 
"    Corn, 
"    Barley, 
"    Peas  &  Beans, 
Horses  3  yrs.  &  up. 
Oxen  4  yrs.  &  upds 
Steers  &  Cows, 
Swine,  6  months, 
Stock  in  trade, 
Money, 
Bank  Stock, 
Public  Stock, 
Tons  of  vessels, 
Lime-kilns, 
Tan  Houses, 
Pleasure  Carriages, 


1790 
92 

1800 
136 

1810 
180 

1820 
221 

1830 
257 

1840 

299 

56 

110 

169 

229 

268 

296 

3 

2 

3 

1 

1 

2 

11 

9 

8 

11 

9 

8 

188 

254 

331 

445 

489 

635 

354 

860 

1085 

1431 

2184 

2410 

139 

175 

173 

231 

239 

250 

56 

58 

60 

67 

71 

67 

339 

1182 

1546 

2209 

2878 

2932 

1811 

2555 

3784 

3045 

14603 

14969 

13050 

10135 

11421 

12008 

920 

1103 

898 

375 

948 

1171 

1614 

2997 

1156 

1303 

1327 

675 

1082 

679 

36 

116 

414 

1411 

802 

1239 

231 

114 

154 

139 

T306 

961 

682 

2847 

2979 

3243 

4294 

3507 

653 

169 

136 

401 

1284 

1386 

179 

120 

202 

213 

357 

96 

25 

111 

173 

141 

176 

243 

140 

244 

256 

366 

421 

338 

151 

413 

649 

713 

894 

765 

229 

204 

282 

362 

300 

355 

1530 

2750 

2150 

4400 

10500 

850 

150 

7100 
5250 

11650 
11475 

3300 

1070 

1795 

1086 

1098 

3270 

18 

2975 
15 

1 

3 

2 

1 

1 

27 

47 

60 

410* 

358 

2 

12 

2611 

219 

56 

4305 

1662 

16112 

4956* 

1265* 

444* 

2242* 

58.52* 

1056* 

823* 

243 

403 

818 

167 

9150 


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5727 

8 

2 

62 


To  this  add  for  1840,  Shipyards  2,  Horse  Wagons,  138. 

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Co.  Shares,  54,  Carding  machines,  8,  Looms,  5,  Spinning  frames,  2, 
Gondolas,  5. 


t  Those  in  1790  were  marked   "  part  log-houses. 
*  According  to  the  census. 


30^ 


354 


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ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


355 


TABLE   V. 


PRINCIPAL   TOWN   OFFICERS. 


Years. 

Town    Clerk. 

J  777. 

Williarr 

Boggs, 

1778. 

do. 

1779. 

Alexanc 

er  Lertnond 

1780. 

Alex'er 

Lerniond,  Jr 

1781. 

do. 

1782. 

do. 

1783. 

do. 

1784. 

do. 

1785. 

do. 

1786. 

do. 

1787. 

do. 

1788. 

do. 

1789. 

do. 

1790. 

do. 

1791. 

do. 

1792. 

do. 

1793. 

do. 

179i. 

do. 

1795. 

do. 

1796. 

do. 

1797. 

do. 

1798. 

do. 

1799. 

do. 

1800. 

do. 

1801. 

do. 

1802. 

do. 

180.3. 

do. 

180'i. 

do. 

1805. 

do. 

1806. 

do. 

1807. 

do. 

1808. 

do. 

1809. 

do. 

1810. 

do. 

1811. 

do. 

1812. 

do. 

1813. 

do. 

1814. 

do. 

1815. 

do. 

1816. 

do. 

1817. 

Cyrus 

Eaton, 

1818. 

do. 

1819. 

do. 

1820. 

do. 

1821. 

do. 

1822. 

do. 

1823. 

do. 

1824. 

do. 

1825. 

do. 

1826. 

do. 

1827. 

do. 

1828. 

do. 

1829. 

do. 

[     1830. 

Stephen 

C.  Burgess, 

1831. 

do. 

1832. 

do. 

1833. 

do. 

Treasurer. 

Alexander  Lermond, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

Alex'er  Lermond,  Jr. 

do. 
Thomas  Starrett, 

do. 
William  Boggs, 
Daniel  Dunbar, 
William  Lermond, 

do. 
William  Boggs, 

do. 
Daniel  Dunbar, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Thurston  Whiting, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
William  Lermond, 

do. 
Thomas  Starrett,  Jr., 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Jesse  Page, 
Thomas  Starrett,  Jr., 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Stephen  C.  Burgess, 
Thomas  Starrett, 

do. 

do. 


Representative. 
None  sent, 
do. 
Moses  Copeland. 

None. 
Thomas  Starrett. 
Patrick  Pebbles. 

None. 
Thomas  Starrett. 

do. 
Alex.  Lermond,  Jr. 
J.  W.  Head  (ill   Con.) 
None. 
None. 
None. 
None. 
Tliomas   Starrett. 
Thurston  Whiting, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
None. 
Saml.  S.  Wilde, 
do. 
None. 
Saml.  Thatcher. 

do. 
Benj.  Brackctt. 
John  Wyllie. 
Saml.  Thatcher, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
Cyrus  Eaton. 
C.Eaton,  S.Thatcher 

do. 
Wm.   Hovey. 
Cyrus  Eaton. 
C".  Eaton,  Jesse  Page. 
Jesse  Page, 
do. 
do. 
John  Miller. 
Saml.  Thatcher. 

do. 
Amos  H.  Hodgman, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
David  Patterson. 
John  H.  Counce. 
do. 
do. 
Jonathan  Huse. 


356 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


TABLE    Y .— Continued. 


Years, 
1834. 
1835. 
1836. 
1837. 
1838. 
1839. 
1840. 
1841. 
1842. 
1843. 
1844. 
1845. 
1846. 
1847. 
1848. 
1849. 
1850. 


Toivn   Clerk. 
Stephen  C.  Burgess, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
James  Brackett, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Treasurer. 
Thomas  Starrett, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Niven  Crawford, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 


Representative. 
Amos  H.  Hodgman. 
Edward  O'Brien. 

do. 

do. 
Ambrose  Lermond. 
Edward  O'Brien. 
Thomas  Hodgman. 
Edwin  Smith. 
Amos  H.  Hodgman. 
Wm.  Jameson,  Jr. 
Reuben  Hall. 

do. 
Joseph  Spear. 
Zebulon  Davis. 
Joseph  Spear. 
David  Lermond. 

do. 


1777.  William  Watson, 

1778.  do. 

1779.  do. 

1780.  do. 

1781.  Thomas  Starrett, 

1782.  Patrick  Pebbles, 

1783.  do. 

1784.  do. 

1785.  do. 

1786.  Hatevil  Libbey, 

1787.  do. 

1788.  Thomas  Starrett, 

1789.  do. 

1790.  do. 

1791.  do. 

1792.  William  Lermond, 

1793.  do. 

1794.  do, 

1795.  John  Wylie,* 

1796.  Thomas  Starrett, 

1797.  Thomas  Starrett,  Jr. 

1798.  do. 

1799.  do. 

1800.  do. 

1801.  Rufus  B.  Copeland, 

1802.  do. 

1803.  do. 

1804.  do. 
18U5.  do. 


SELECTMEN. 

Hatevil  Libbey, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Samuel  Creighton, 
William  Boggs, 

do. 
Thomas  Starrett, 

do. 
William  Watson, 
Hatevil  Libbey, 

do. 

do. 
Hatevil  Libbey, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
John  Libbey, 
James  W.  Head, 
John  Andrews, 

do. 
Stephen  Peabody, 
John  Wyllie, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 


Thomas  Starrett. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Hatevil   Libbey. 
Hopestill  Sumner. 
William  Lermond. 

do. 

do. 
John  Watts. 

do. 
William  Lermond. 

do. 
William  Boggs. 

do. 
John  Wyllie. 

do. 
Thomas  Starrett. 

do.         * 
John  Watts. 

do. 
John  Libbey. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 


*  Wyllie  and  Starrett  resigning,  T.  Starrett,  Jr.,  and  John  Andrews 
•were  chosen  in  their  room,  and  John  Watts  was  also  chosen  Select- 
man in  June. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.                             357 

TABLE    V  .  —  Continued. 

1806. 

Rufus  B.  Copeland, 

John  Wyllie, 

John  Libbey. 

1807. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1808. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1809. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1810. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1811. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1812. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1813. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1814. 

John  Wyllie, 

John  Libbey, 

Rufus  B.  Copeland. 

1815. 

do. 

do. 

David  Patterson. 

1816. 

Rufus  B.  Copeland, 

do. 

do. 

1817. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1818. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1819. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1820. 

do. 

do. 

John  Miller, 

1821. 

do. 

Hatevil  Libbey, 

do. 

1822. 

Palmer  Mclntyre, 

do. 

do. 

1823. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1824. 

do. 

Edmund  Buxton, 

Jesse  Page. 

182.5. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1826. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1827. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1828. 

do. 

do. 

David  Patterson, 

1829. 

David  Patterson, 

Peter  Fuller, 

Edward  O'Brien. 

1830. 

Peter  Fuller, 

Edward  O'Brien, 

Palmer  Mclntyre. 

1831. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

18.32. 

Palmer  Mclntyre, 

Reuben  Hall, 

Alexander  Libbey. 

1833. 

Reuben  Hall, 

Alexander  Libbey 

Ambrose  Lermond. 

1834. 

Ambrose  Lermond, 

Peter  Fuller, 

Jabez  Kirkpatrick. 

1835. 

Peter  Fuller, 

Edward  O'Brien, 

do. 

1836. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1837. 

Ambrose  Lermond, 

Reuben  Hall, 

do. 

1838. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1839. 

Reuben  Hall, 

Jabez  Kirkpatrick, 

Edward  O'Brien. 

1840. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1841. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1842. 

do. 

Edward  O'Brien, 

Benjamin  F.  Buxton 

1843. 

Edward  O'Brien, 

Benj.  F.  Buxton, 

Hugh  Anderson. 

1844. 

do. 

Hugh  Anderson, 

Reuben  Hall. 

1845. 

Beni.  F.  Buxton, 

do. 

Lewis  Spear. 

1846. 

do. 

do. 

Oliver  L.  Kelloch. 

1847. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1848. 

Hugh  Anderson, 

Reuben  Hall, 

Joseph  Spear. 

1849. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1850. 

William  L.  Starrett, 

David  Creighton, 

ASSESSORS. 

£.  L.  Farrington. 

1777.  WiUiam  Watson, 

1778.  do. 

1779.  William  Boggs, 

1780.  do. 


Hatevil  Libbey,  Thomas  Starrett. 

do.  do. 

Alex.  Lermond,  Jr.,  Patrick  Pebbles. 
John  Spear,  do. 


358 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


TABLE    V .  —  Continued. 


1781. 
1782. 
1783. 
1784. 
1785. 
1786. 
1787. 
1788. 
1789. 
1790. 
1791. 
1792. 
1793. 
1794. 
1795. 
1796. 
1797. 
1798. 
1799. 
1800. 
1801. 
1802. 
1803. 
1804. 
1805. 
1806. 
1807, 
1808. 
1809. 
1810. 
1811. 
1812. 
1813. 
1814. 
1815. 
1816. 
1817. 
1818. 
1819. 
1820. 
1821. 
1822. 
1823. 
1824. 
1825. 
1826. 
1827. 
1828. 
1829. 
1830. 
1831. 
1832. 
1833. 


John  "Watts, 

do. 
John  Wyllie, 
Thomas  Starrett, 

do. 
Daniel  Dunbar, 
John  O'Brien, 
Thomas  Starrett, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
James  W.  Head, 

do. 
Thurston  WTiiting, 
Kufus  B.  Copeland, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
John  O'Brien, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
David  Patterson, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Rufus  Crane, 

do. 
CjTTus  Eaton, 
Rufus  Crane, 
Palmer  Mclntyre, 

do. 

do. 

do. 
CjTus  Eaton, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Peter  Fuller, 

do. 
Jabez  Kirkpatrick, 

do. 


Samuel  Counce, 

do. 
Reuben  Hall, 
William  Watson, 

do. 
John  Lermond, 
Rufus  Crane, 
William  Lermond, 
John  O'Brien, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Thurston  Whiting, 

do. 

do. 
Jesse  Page, 

do. 
Thurston  Whiting, 
John  Creighton, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Daniel  Yaughan, 
Amos  H.  Ilodgman, 
Palmer  McInt^TC, 
Edward  O'Brien, 

do. 
Ambrose  Lermond, 

do. 


Robert  Montgomery. 

do. 
John  Kirkpatrick. 
Hatevil  Libbey. 

do. 
Hopestill  Sumner. 
John  Crawford. 
Hatevil  Libbey. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Rufus  Crane. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do, 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
David  Patterson. 
Cyrus  Eaton. 
Jacob  P.  Davis. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Stephen  C.  Burgess. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Thurston  WHiitmg. 

do. 
Niven  Crawford. 

do. 
Pahner  McLitjTre. 

do. 

do. 
Waterman  Sumner. 


ANNALS     OFWARREN.                           35 

TABLE    V  .—  Continued. 

1834, 

Jabez  Kirkpatrick, 

Elijah  Morse, 

Waterman  Snmner. 

1835. 

Lewis  Vaughan, 

Sumner  Leach., 

Elijah  Morse. 

1836. 

Elijah  Morse, 

Lewis  Vaughan, 

James  Cobum. 

1837. 

Lewis  Yaughan, 

Jabez  Kirkpatrick, 

Stephen  C.  Burgess. 

1838. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1839. 

do. 

Wm.  L.  Starrett, 

Stephen  C.  Burgess. 

1840. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1841. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1842. 

Oscar  Eaton, 

Gilbert  Anderson, 

William  L.  Starrett. 

1843. 

Da\'id  Lermond, 

do. 

David  Creighton. 

1844. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1845. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1846. 

Oscar  Eaton, 

do. 

do. 

1847. 

David  Creighton, 

Da^'id  Lermond, 

Oscar  Eaton. 

1848. 

do. 

Oscar  Eaton, 

Sumner  Leach. 

1849. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

1850. 

Oscar  Eaton, 

Joseph  Starrett, 

Lewis  Spear. 

TABLE  VI. 


JUSTICES    OF   THE   PEACE   IN   THE   TOWX     OF    WARREN,    WITH    THE    DATES 
OF   THEIR   APPOINTMENT. 


f: 


Patrick  Pebbles,  September  26,  1782. 

Moses  Copeland,  January  19,  1802.   ditto  &  quorum,  August  23,  1804, 

James  W.  Head,  1805.    1812.   ditto  and  quo.  August  27,  1819.     June 

29,  1826. 
Benjamin  Bracket,  1806.       1813.       ditto  and  quo.  January-  29,  1820. 

Ded.  po.  July  7,  1820.     June  21,  1827.     October  17,  1834. 
Rufus  B.  Copeland,  1812.     August  27,  1819.     June  29,  1826. 
William  Lermond,  February  9,  1815. 

Manasseh  Smith,  July  3,  1816.     Dedimus  potestatem,  July  7,  1820. 
Cyrus  Eaton,  November  30,  1816.     February  5,  1825.     ditto  and  quo. 

February  3,  1832.     Februarv  5,  1841. 
John  MiUer,  June  26,  1820.     June  21,  1827.     ditto  and  quo.  February 

16,  1837.      February  1,  1844. 
Thurston   Whiting,   June   30,   1820.     Ded.  po.  July  7,  1820.     quo. 

Februarv  7,  1828. 
Jesse  Page,  FelWary  13,  1821.     February  7,  1828.     June  26,  1835. 
Edmund  Buxton,  February  13,  1821.     February  7, 1828. 
Samuel  Thatcher,  and  quo.  February   11,   1822.     February  13,1829. 
Amos  H.  Hodgman,  February  27,  1824. 
Palmer  Mclntyre,  February  1,  1825. 
William  Hovey,  February  1,  1825. 
Edwin  Smith,  March  16,  1826,  and  quo.  February  7,  1831.     Ded.  po. 

December  31,  1836.     December  25,  1839.     January-  31,  1848. 
John  H.  Counce,  February  13,  1829. 
Jonathan  P.  Bishop,  March  10,  1830. 


360 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


TABLE    VI 


Continued. 


Lore  Alforcl,  2d.,  December  21,  1832. 

William  McLeUan,  and  quo.  March  12,  1833. 

Edward  O'Brien,  February  9,  1834.     February  6,  1840. 

Joshua  Patterson,  June  20,  1834.     February  24,  1842. 

Ambrose  Lermond,  January  26,  1837,  and  quo,  February  22,  1844. 

Amasa  Russel,  March  2,  1837. 

George  W.  WaUace,  April  27,  1838. 

Peter  Fuller,  and  quo.  March  7,  1839.     March  8,  1847. 

Edmund  Starrett,  and  quo.  October  23,  1841.     October  IG,  1848. 

David  Lermond,  February  10,  1842. 

Samuel  E.  Smith,  and  quo.  June  21,  1843. 

Manasseh  H.  Smith,  and  quo.  October  17,  1843. 

Joseph  Clark,  February  22,  1844. 

Joseph  Spear,  and  quo.  June  26,  1846. 

Sumner  Leach,  and  quo.  November  20,  1846. 

Oscar  Eaton,  and  quo.  May  5,  1849. 


OTHER   CIVIL    Oi'FICEllS. 


S.  Thatcher,  Sheriff,  Feb.  10, 1814. 

P.  Fuller,   Sheriff,  Feb.  22,  1831. 

"  "       Feb.   12,  1835. 

Edwin  Smith,  Co.  Attomev,  July 

14,  1824. 
Edwm  Smith,  Co.  Attomev,  Dec. 

26,  1836. 
John   Miller,    Co.    Commissioner, 
June  29,  1831. 
"  June  27,  1833. 
Ambrose  Lermond,  Co.  Commis. 
June  26,  1837. 
"  "         "    March  21,  1839. 

"       Feb.    3,    1842. 
James  W.  Head,   Assist.   Just.  C. 

of  Sessions,  June  18,  1819. 
John  Wakeheld,  to  solemnize  mar- 
riages, March  3,  1821. 
Reuben  !Milner,  to  solemnize  mar- 
riages, Jan.  17,  1827. 
Jonathan  Huse,  to  solemnize  mar- 
riages, March  3,  1821. 
John  Miller,  Coroner,  Feb.  5, 1824. 


P.FuUer,  Coroner,  March  16, 1826. 
"  "       "     March  10,  1830. 

Thos.  Kirkpatrick,  Inspec.  of  lime. 
May  11,  1821. 
"  •'  Feb.  lo,  182.5. 

Feb.  13,  1829. 


March  8,  1833. 


Thos.  Kirkpatrick, 
Ebenezer  Lermond, 
Seth  O'Brien, 
James  Starrett, 
llobert  llobinson, 
Paul  Boggs, 
John  Smith, 
Edm.  StaiTctt, 
W.  Kirkpatrick 
Ichabod  Jones, 
Peter  Fuller, 
Edm.  Starrett, 
John  Smith, 


June  20, 
1834. 


Sept.  20.  1834. 
Sept.  25,  1834. 


Nov.  12, 
March  10, 
May  2, 
June  25, 
Feb.  10, 
Nov.  20, 


1835. 
1836. 
1839. 
1841. 
1842. 
1846. 


Geo.  M.  Jameson,  Insj^ect.  of  fish, 
Oct.  22.  1834. 


TABLE   YII. 

LICENSES    GRAXTED   TO  RESIDENTS  ON  ST.  GEOUGE's  RIVER  PRIOR  TO   1777. 


1762.  John  North,  Hugh  McLean,  retailers. 

1763.  Andi-cw  Malcobn,  to  sell  tea. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


361 


TABLE   VII.  —  Continued. 

1764.  Andrew  Malcolm,  George  Light,  Alexander  KeUocli,  Samuel 

Briggs,  John  Mclntyre,  innholders. 
1767.  John  Burton,  David  Fales,  innholders. 

1769.  Mason  Wheaton,  George  Light,  innholders 

1770.  David  Fales,  Patrick  Porteriield,  innholders. 

1773.  Jonathan  Nutting,  Elisha  Snow,  retailers. 

1774.  Patrick  Pebbles,  innholder. 

1776.  Micah  Packard,  Philip  RobbinSj  innholders. 

LICENSES    GRANTED   BY   COURT   OF   SESSIONS    TO    RESIDENTS    OF   WARREN 
FROM    ITS    INCORPORATION    TO    1820. 

1778.  William  Boggs,  innholder. 

1782.  Moses  Copeland,  retailer. 

1784.  Rufus  Crane,  retailer,  Nathan  Sprague,  innholder. 

1787.  James  W.  Head,  retailer. 

1789.  Thomas  Starrett,  retailer. 

1790.  Thomas  Starrett,  J.  W.  Head,  John  Martin  Schaeffer,  Brackett 

&  Davis,  retailers. 
1793.  Ichabod  Frost,  innholder. 

1796.  Joseph  Boggs,  Rufus  Crane,  innholders. 

1797.  William  McBeath,  retailer. 

1801.  Miles  Cobb,  retailer. 

1802.  Jonathan  Fuller,  innholder. 

1803.  Timothy  Parsons,  innholder. 
1805.  William  Hovey,  retailer. 

1811.  Matthias  Isley,  John  Miller,  Thomas  L.  Mallett,  innholders. 

1812.  Joseph  Wetherbee,  innholder. 

1816.  Thompson  Rawson,  innholder.     Robert  and  John  Thompson, 
retailers. 

1819.  Benjamin  Brackett,  James  Head,  retailers. 

1820.  John  Burton,  Alexander  Lermond,  4th,  retailers. 


LICENSES    GRANTED    BY   THE     SELECTMEN,    &C.,    OF    WARREN   FROM    1821. 


Fisher  Rawson  in 
John  Thompson, 
William  McLellan, 
James  W.  Head, 
Benjamin  Brackett, 


1821. 
1821  to  1826. 
1821  to  1829. 
1821  to  1823. 
1821  to  1822. 


Wm.  Hovey,     1821  to  '29,  &  in  '34. 

Thompson  Rawson,  1821. 

Joseph  Boggs,  1822. 

Lemuel  Andrews,  1822  to  1827. 

Thomas  Hodgman,  1822  to  1830, 

and  1834. 

WiUiam  KiUsa  1822  to  1824. 

John  M.  Gates,  1822. 

James  Stackpole,  1823  to  1827. 

Thomas  L.  Mallett,  1823  to  1828. 

Joseph  Comcry,  1823  to  1825. 

Seth  O'Brien,  1824  to  1829. 

James  Chaples,  1824. 

Levi  Gerrish,  1824  to  1825. 

Amos  H.  Hodgman,  1824  to  1827. 
31 


Steph.  C.  Burgess, 
Nathan  BuckHn, 
Samuel  Thatcher,  Jr, 
Seth  B.  Wetherbee, 
John  Miller, 
David  Libbey, 
Samuel  Kelloch, 
Jesse  Page, 
Caleb  Prince, 
Green  &  Jordan, 
Theo.  Dillingham, 
George  J.  Trask, 
John  Balch, 
Jonah  Gay, 
Alden  Miller, 
James  Brackett, 
John  L.  Mallett, 
E.  B.  Lermond, 
Samuel  Libbey, 
John  S.  Marston, 


1825  to 


1826  to 

1827  to 
1827  to 
1827  to 
1827  to 


1828  to 

1829  to 


1829  to 

1830  to 


1828. 
1826. 
1826. 
1837. 
1829. 
1828. 
1834. 
1829. 
1828. 
1828. 
1829. 
1828. 
1830. 
1829. 
1829. 
1834. 
1834. 
1834. 
1834, 
1834. 


362 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


TABLE    VIII. 

VOTES   FOR   GO-VEBNOR,   &C.,    GIVEN   IN  WARREN,   EROM    1788   TO    1850. 


Years.         Governor. 

1788,  John  Hancock, 

1789.  John  Hancock, 


23  votes,  el. 
19      "      el. 


1790. 

1791. 

1792. 
1793. 

1794. 

1795. 
1796, 

1797. 
1798. 
1799. 
1800. 

1801. 


1802. 

1803. 
1804. 

1805. 

1806. 

3807. 

1808. 

1809. 

1810. 

1811. 

1812. 

1813. 

1814. 

1815. 


John  Hancock, 
James  Bowdoin 
John  Hancock, 
John  Hancock, 
John  Hancock, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 
William  Gushing, 
Samuel  Adams, 
Samuel  Adams, 
Samuel  Adams, 
Increase  Sumner, 
Increase  Sumner, 
Increase  Sumner, 
Increase  Sumner, 
Caleb  Strong, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 
Caleb  Strong, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 

Caleb  Strong, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 
Caleb  Strong, 
Caleb  Strong, 
James  Sullivan, 
Caleb  Strong, 
James  Sullivan, 
Caleb  Strong, 
James  Sullivan, 
Caleb  Strong, 
James  Sullivan, 
Christopher  Gore, 
James  Sullivan, 
Christopher  Gore, 
Levi  Lincoln, 
Christopher  Gore, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 
Christopher  Gore, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 
Caleb  Strong, 
Elbridge  Gerry, 
Caleb  Strong, 
J.  B.  Varnum, 
Caleb  Strong, 
Samuel  Dexter, 
Caleb  Strong, 
Samuel  Dexter, 


21 
2 

29 
39 
27 
15 
21 
11 
26 
35 
21 
41 
28 
42 
51 

7 
73 

2 

111 

8 

77 

69 

48 
106 

47 
121 

48 
122 

56 
108 

59 
131 

69 
117 

75 
118 

62 
140 

87 
135 

82 

135 

88 

136 

88 


F. 
R. 
F. 
R. 
F. 
R. 
F. 
R. 
F. 
R. 
F. 
R. 
F. 
R. 


el. 

el. 

el. 
el. 


Lieut.  Governor. 
Gen.  Lincoln, 
Gen.  Lincoln, 
Samuel  Adams, 
Samuel  Adams, 

do. 
do. 
do. 

do. 
William  Cushing, 
Moses  Gill, 
Moses  Gill, 

Moses  Gill, 
Moses  Gill, 
Mos6s  Gill, 
Moses  Gill, 


23 
17 

1 
14 

26 

39 
42 

21 

3 

26 

38 

36 
28 
44 
54 


Edward  H.  Robbins,  65 
S.  Phillips,  1 

H.  Knox,  1 

E.  H.  Robbins,  109 

Gen.  Wm.  Heath,  2 

Edward  H.  Robbins,  83 
Edward  H.  Robbins,  62 


William  Heath, 
E.  H.  Robbins, 
William  Heath, 
E.  H.  Robbins, 
William  Heath, 
E.  H.  Robbins, 
Levi  Lincoln, 
David  Cobb, 
Levi  Lincoln, 
David  Cobb, 
J.  B.  Varnum, 
David  Cobb, 
William  Gray, 
William  Phillips, 
William  Gray, 
William  Phillips, 
William  King, 
William  Phillips, 
William  King, 
William  Phillips, 
William  Gray, 
William  Phillips, 
William  Gray, 


44 
103 

54 
108 

51 
107 

63 
113 

55 
1.39 

61 
112 

77 
115 

77 
142 

80 
142 

81 
132 

89 
135 

90 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN 


363 


TABLE    Y II I.— Continued, 


Years.         Governor. 

1816.  John  Brooks,  134 
Samuel  Dexter,  88 

1817.  John  Brooks,  122 
Henry  Dearborn,  68 

1818.  John  Brooks,  108 
B.  W.  Crowninshield,   58 

1819.  John  Brooks,  96 
B.  W.  Crowninshield,   59 

Years.     Governor. 

1820.  William  King,       109  r.  el. 

1821.  Ezekiel  Whitman,  98  f. 


el 


el. 


1822. 
3823. 


1825. 
1826. 

1827. 
1828. 
1829. 

1830. 

1831. 

1832. 

1833. 


1834. 


1835. 


57  R 

3  R. 

76  F. 
63  R.  el 
60  R.  el 
73  R.  el 
14. 

83  R.  el 
80  R.  el 
93  R.  el 
97  R. 


Ezekiel  Whitman, 
Albion  K.  Parris, 
Joshua  Wingate, 
Ezekiel  Whitman, 
Albion  K.  Parris, 
Albion  K.  Parris, 
1824.  Albion  K.  Parris, 
Avery  Rawson, 
Albion  K.  Parris, 
Enoch  Lincoln, 
Enoch  Lincoln, 
Enoch  Lincoln, 
Samuel  E.  Smith,  177  d. 
J.  G.  Hunton,      95N.R.el. 
Samuel  E.Smith,  229  d,  el. 
J.  G.  Hunton,      134  n.  r. 
Samuel  E.Smith,  221  d.  el. 
Daniel  Goodenow,  90  n.  r. 
Samuel  E.  Smith,  211  d.  el. 
D.  Goodenow,      122  n.  r. 
Samuel  E.  Smith,  138  d. 
Daniel  Goodenow,  95  n.  r. 
Robert  P.  Dunlap,  61  d.  el. 
Thomas  A.  Hill,     20  a.  m. 
R.  P.  Dunlap,        256  d.  el. 
Peleg  Sprague,      320  n.  r. 
Thomas  A.  Hill,       7  a.  m. 
R.  P.  Dunlap, 
William  King, 
R.  P.  Dunlap, 
Edward  Kent, 
Gorham  Parks, 
Rufus  Mclntyre, 
Edward  Kent, 


el. 


Elijah  L.  Hamlin,  106  w. 


1836. 

1837, 


S.  Fessenden, 
John  Hubbard, 
E.  L.  Hamlin, 


180  D 
55  N 

197  D.  el.    1849. 
68  w. 
82  D. 

33  D.         1850. 
122  w.  el 
Explanations:  el.  elected  ;  f.  Federal;  r 
cratic;  n.  r.  National  Republican ;  a.  m.  Anti-masonic;  w. 
and  AB.  Abolition. 


R. 

F.  el. 

R. 

Years. 

1838. 

1839. 
1840. 
1841. 
1842. 


3843. 


Lieut.  Governor. 
William  Phillips, 
William  Dexter, 
William  Phillips, 
William  King, 
William  Phillips, 
Thomas  Kittredge,  58 
William  Phillips,  96 
Benjamin  Austin,  59 
Governor. 

John  Fairfield, 

Edward  Kent, 

John  Fairfield, 

Edward  Kent, 

John  Fairfield, 

Edward  Kent, 

John  Fairfield, 

Edward  Kent, 

John  Fairfield, 

E.  Robinson, 

James  Appleton, 


129 

78 
122 

68 
108 


293  D.  el, 
164  w. 
270  D.  el. 
131 
309  D. 
155  w.  el. 
303  D.  el. 
145  w. 
262  D.  el. 
132  w. 

4   AB. 

Hugh  J.  Anderson, 66  d.  el, 
Edward  Robinson,  95  w. 
Edward  Kavanagh,  96  d. 
James  Appleton,      11  ab. 

1844.  H.  J.  Anderson,    269  d.  el, 

E.  Robinson,         140  w. 
James  Appleton,     15  ab. 

1845.  H.  J.  Anderson,    175  d.  eh 

F.  H.  Morse,  96  w. 
S.  Fessenden,  11  ab. 

1846.  John  W.  Dana,  171  d.  el. 
David  Bronson,  109  w. 

S.  Fessenden,  11  ab. 

1847.  John  W.  Dana,   141  d.  el. 
David  Bronson,      96  w. 

S.  Fessenden,  6  ab. 

1848.  John  W.  Dana,      199  d.  el. 


3  ab. 
366  D.  el. 
124  w. 

11   AB. 

John  Hubbard,      175  p.  el. 
Wm.  G.  Crosby,  107  w. 
Republican;  D.Demo; 
Whig. 


364 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


TABLE   IX. 


AMOUNT   OP  TAXES   RAISED    BY   THE   TOWN    OF   WARREN,    TOGETHER   WITH 
THE   PROCEEDS    OP   THE   PISHERY,    THE   PAUPER   EXPENSES,    &C. 


Y'rs. 

1778 
1779 
1788 
1789 
1790 
1791 
1793 
1794 
1795 


For 

Schools. 


All  other  Pro- 
Town     ceeds 
Charges 


£50 


1796  $333,33 


1798 
1799 
1800 
1801 
1802 
1803| 
1804' 
1805! 
1806, 
1807 
1808 
1809 
1810 
1811 
1812 
1813 
1814 
1815 
1816 
1817 
1818 
1819 


333,33 

333,33 

480,00 
500,00 
600,00 
700,00 
500,00 
700,00 
700,00 
700,00 
700,00 
700,00 
700,00! 
700,00 
500,00 
500,00 
500,00 
500,00 
500,00 

500;00 

500,00 


30 

30 

60 

40 

50 
120 

30 

50 
130 
300,00 
600,00 
333,33 
483,33 
584,00 
605,00 
200,00 
400,00 


200,00 
140,00! 

100,00 

200,00 

300,00' 

600,00' 

400,00 

450,00 

800,00 

1038,00 

1160,00 

1080,00 


of 
Fish- 
ery. 


400 
610 
635 
575 
680 
679 
621 
702 
601 
570 
501 
516 
400 
361 
372 
376 
360 


1820 
1821 
1822 
1823 
1824 
1825 
1826 
1827 
1828 
1829 
1830 
1831 
1832 
1833 
1834 
1835 
1836 
1837 
1838 
1839 
1840 
1841 
1842 
1843 
1844 
1845 
1846 
1847 
1848 
1849 
1850 


For  Town  Proc'ds 
sch.  Char-  of  Fish- 
$  !  ges.  1  ery. 
500  $1050  $183,50 
531  878  175,00 
500!  153,00 
850j  156,00 
700;  267,00 
700  amt.not 
314  ascer'd. 
600  730,00 
500  not  as't. 
1602;  " 
900 
1000 
1700 
2000 
2600 


Pau-    Am't     For 
per     rec'd    licen- 
Exp.  from    '  ses. 
Bank   $cts. 
43.50 


531 

531 
53 1! 
31 
531 
531 
531 
531 
531 
612 
612 
6121 
612i 
612j 
612i 
612 
612 
612 
812 
900 
900 
900 
900, 

900 
900 
900 
900 
900 


356,00 
513,00 
358,00 
411,00 
367,00 

2100  not  as't. 

2200   '« 


$567, 
420, 
395 
3001 
409 
468 
400 
401 
400 
406 
2981 
608| 
492 
435 


Tax. 


3000 
3500 
2000 
5175 
3000 
1200 
2000 


1400 
2000 
1400 
2000 
2000 


341,00 
353,00 
326,00 
355,00 
328,00 
365,00 
580,00 
1975,25 
914,12 
800,00 
716,50 


$  cts. 
85,63 


67,50 
54,50 
63,50 
64,75 
67,00 
71,34 
79,44 
70,50 
24,00 
18,00 


26,00 


9,00 


425  104,51 
464  116,51 
420  157,18 
456  214,88:  5,00 
496  201,60 
449  187,46 
395  161,90 
499  130,09 

249  122,28 
172  113,97 

250  105,36 
107,60 


St 


!l07,46 
101,99 
103,72 


*  Amount  not  ascertained,  and  said  to  be  little  more  than  cost  of 
taking, 
t  Paid  by  selectmen,  and  amount  not  ascertained. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


365 


TABLE    X. 

ANNUAL   RETURN   OF  THE   SUPERINTENDING   SCHOOL    COMMITTEE    OF   THE 
TOWN   OF  WARREN,   APRIL    Ist,    1850. 


No. 

of 

Dist. 

JMo.l 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

13 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 


No.  chi'd'n 

bet.  4  «fc21 

years,  May 

1, 1849. 

67 
73 
77 
50 
100 
75 
69 
37 
30 
43 
44 
22 
33 
29 
45 
33 
23 
13 
26 
84 
3 


Whole  No. 

Aver- 

attending 

age 

sum.  term. 

No.do. 

1849. 

1849. 

37 

25 

43 

39 

47 

32 

31 

22 

47 

32 

48 

38 

39 

28 

14 

12 

00 

GO 

22 

16 

22 

18 

16 

11 

17 

14 

13 

12 

35 

30 

21 

14 

14 

11 

00 

00 

24 

18 

44 

36 

00 

00 

Whole  No. 

Aver- 

attending, 

age 

win.  term. 

No.do. 

1849-50. 

'49-'50 

46 

37 

51 

42 

59 

40 

36 

31 

57 

46 

58 

49 

53 

49 

00 

00 

31 

24 

32 

26 

32 

30 

00 

00 

21 

17 

18 

14 

46 

40 

27 

20 

21 

19 

00 

00 

31 

25 

54 

44 

00 

00 

Length 
school  in 
days. 


of  Wag.  of  tea- 
chers exclu, 
of  board. 


S'r.  W'r 


53 

50 
72 
37 
57 
44 
54 
00 
66 
44 
44 
00 
75 
44 
39 
55 
33 
00 
53 
50 
00 


M.* 

520 
20 
20 

20^ 
20 
20 
00 
00 
18 
^2,tf. 
00 

14 

20 
^2,tf. 
18 
00 
52.tf. 
18 
00 


F.t 

1,75 
1,75 
1,50 
1,50 
2,00 
1.58 
1.00 
2,50 
1,33 
1,25 
1,50 
1,50 
1,00 
1,50 
1,00 
1,00 
0  00 
1,33 
2,50 
0,00 


I      978  I        534        j  408    j      613         |  563   |  11531 

Amount  of  money  raised  by  town  for  schools  1849,  ,g900.  Do.  received  from 
the  State,  ^103,72.  Ditto  from  school  fund,  ^200.  Number  of  schools  sup- 
plied with  blackboard,  14.  Other  school  apparatus  or  libraries,  0.  Number 
of  school-houses  owned  by  town  or  districts,  18.  Number  which  are  well 
constructed,  commodious  and  in  good  repair,  16.  Text  books  most  exten- 
sively used  ;  in  spelling,  Tov/n's  and  Emerson's;  Reading,  Leavilt's  series  j 
Arithmetic,  Smith's  and  Robinson's  j  Grammar,  Smith's  and  Weld's. 


*  Males  per  month. 


t  Females  per  week. 


TABLE    XI 


MILITIA  OFFICERS  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  WARREN,  WITH  THE  DATES  OF  THEIR 
COMMISSIONS  AS  FAR  AS  COULD  BE  ASCERTAINED  FROM  THE  ADJUTANT 
general's  office,  arranged  ALPHABETICALLY  ;  WITH  SOME  OBTAINED 
FROM    OTHER   SOURCES. 

Alexander,  Henry,  Captain,  about  1739. 

Alford,  Lore,  Ensign,  Aug.  25,  lb27,  Capt.  Aug.  7,  1830,  of  the  East- 
ern Company.  , 

31* 


366  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

TABLE  XI.—  Continued. 

Andrews,  Lemuel,  Lieut. Capt.  about  1813,  E.  Co. 

Andrews,  Benjamin,  Lieut,  about  1813,  E.  Co. 
Anderson,  Alexander,  Lieut.  July  10,  1822,  of  the  Western  Co. 
„  Ayer,  Dr.  Benjamin,  Surgeon's  Mate,  April  24,1828,  of  the  Artillery 
Company, 
Blake,  Willing,  Capt.  of  W.  Co.  about  1798. 
Bracket,  Benjamin,  Major,  about  1800. 
Buckland,  Nathan,  Capt.  about  1807,  of  W.  Co. 
Burgess,  Stephen  C,  Capt.  May  21,  1821,  E,  Co. 
Burgess,  Thomas  P.,  Ensign,  April  28, 1836,  Lieut.  May  2,  1840,  of 

Rifle  Co. 
Burgess,  Wm.  C,  Capt.  Aug.  12,  1837,  of  Artillery. 
Burton,   Benjamin,  Lieut,    in     Revolutionary   Army,  Lt.   Col.  1785 
or 6,  Col.  1796. 
■^  Buxton,  Dr.  Edmund,  Surgeon,  about  1800. 
-^Buxton,  Dr.  Benjamin  F.,  Paymaster,  Sept.  20,  1827. 
Chadbourne,  I>ovel  P.,  Ensign,  Aug.  17,  1839,  W.  Co. 
Cobb,  Lewis  V.,   Ensign,  May  15,  1841,  Lieut.   April  23,  1842,  of 

Rifle  Co. 
Copeland,  Joseph,  1st,  Lieut,  of  Guards  sent  to  Machias  in  1776. 
Copeland,  Moses,  Adjutant,  about  1770. 
Copeland,  Rufus  B.,  Quartermaster,  about  1803  or  4. 
Copeland,  David,  Lieut,  about  1804,  of  E.  Co. 
Copeland,  Joseph,  2d,  Lieut.  Oct.  13,  1817,  of  Artillery. 
Copeland,  John,  Ensign  about  1813,  Capt.  July  10,  1822,  W.  Co. 
Copeland,  Oliver,  Ensign,  about  1813,  Capt.  about  1818,  E.  Co. 
Copeland,  John,  2d,  Ensign,  May  2,  1840,  E.  Co. 
Counce,  Oliver  W.,  Lieut.  May  23,  1828,  W.  Co. 
Crane,  Rufus,  Ensign,  about  1788,  Capt.  about  1798,  of  E.  Co. 
Crane,  William,  Quartermaster,  Sept.  25,  1817. 
Crawford,  Charles,  Ensign,  May  21,  1821,  Capt.  April   16,  1824,  E. 

Company. 
Creighton,  James,   Ensign,  May  2,  1840,  Lieut.  May   15,  1841,  Capt. 

April  23,  1842,  Rifle  Co. 
Creighton,   George  Y.,  Ensign,  Aug.  7,  1830,  Lieut.  June  25,1831, 

Capt.  March  29,  1834,  E.  Co. 
Davis,  Aaron,  Lieut,  about  1798,  Capt.  about  1804,  of  E.  Co. 
Davis,  Jacob  P.,  Lieut,  about  1798,  of  W.  Co. 
Dunbar,  Richard,  Ensign,  April   16,  1824,  Lieut.  Aug.  25,  1827,  E. 

Company. 
Eaton,  Oscar,  Capt.  April  28,  1836,  Rifle  Co. 
Fuller,  Jonathan,  Lieut,  about  1807,  Capt.  about  1811,  W.  Co. 
Fuller,  Peter,  Lieut.  May  21,  1821,  E.  Co. 
Frye,  Job,  Lieut.  May  6,  1837,  E.  Co. 
Hall,  Reuben,  1st,  Lieut,  in  1785. 
Hall,  Reuben,  4th,  Ensign,  July  10,  1822,  W.  Co. 
Head,  James  W.,  Major,  1796,  Col.  about  1798. 
Hinkley,  Samuel,  Lieut.  April  16,  1824,  Capt.  Aug.  25,  1827,  E.  Co. 
Hodgman,  Amos  H.,  Col.  July  16,  1827,  afterwards  Brig.  Gen. 
Hoff'sis,  Thomas,  Capt.  Oct.  12,  1833,  of  W.  Co. 
Huse,  Jonathan,  Chaplain,  June  1,  1606. 
James,  William,  Lieut,  in  1770. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  367 

TABLE    XI.—  Continued. 

Jameson,  Uavid  P.,  Lieut.  Sept.  18,  1828,  Capt.  June  29,  1833,  Rifle 

Company. 
Kelloch,  Alexander,  1st,  Ensign,  1775. 
Kilpatrick,  Thomas,  Capt.  about  1749. 
Kirkpatrick,  George,  Ensign,  March   16,  1829,  Lieut.   May  4,  1839, 

Capt.  May  2,  1840,  E.  Co. 
Kirkpatrick,  Thomas,  Jr.,  Lieut.  May  1.  1840,  E.  Co. 
Leach,   Ambrose,  Ensign,  June  25,  1831,  Lieut.  March  29,  1834,  E. 

Company. 
Leach,  Sumner,  Ensign,  March  29,  1834,  Capt.  May  6,   1837,  of  E. 

Co.,  afterwards  Col. 
Lermond,  Alexander,   Lieut,  of  Rangers,  1755,  of  militia  in  1758. 
Lermond,  Alexander,  2d,  Ensign,  Aug.  4,  1785. 
Lermond,  Alexander,  3d,  Lieut,  in  Artillery,  about  1812. 
Libbey,  Hatevil,  1st,  Lieut.  1775,  Major,  1785  or  6. 
Libbey,  Edward  G.,  Ensign,  Oct.  17,  1840,  W.  Co. 
Libbey,  Alexander,  2d,  Lieut.  Sept.  9,  1843,  Artillery. 
Lawrence,  George  W.,  Capt.  Sept.  9,  1843,  of  Artillery. 
Mclntyre,  .lohn,  Capt.  about  1770,  and  again  1785  or  6. 
Mclntyre,  John,  2nd,  Ensign,  1798,  W.  Co. 
Mclntyre,  Robert,  4th,  Ensign,  April  23,  1842,  Rifle  Co. 
McLellan,   Wm.  H.  P.,  Ensign,  March  29,  1834,  Lieut.   April  28, 

1836,  Rifle  Co. 
Mallett,  John  L.,  Lieut.  Aug.  18,  1827,  Capt.  Aug.  11,  1828,  W.  Co. 
Miller,  Alden,  Lieut,    about   1828,   Capt.    Major,  of 

Artillery. 
Newcomb,  Daniel,  Lieut.  Sept.  12,  1815,  of  Artillery. 
Page,  Jesse,  1st,  Adjutant,  about  1803. 

Patterson,  David,  3d,  Lieut.  1806,  Capt.  about  1812,  Artillery. 
Patterson,  Joshua  L.,  Lieut.  May  18, 1825,  Capt.  about  IB28,  Artillery. 
Patterson,  David,  4th,  Capt.  about  1833  or  4,  Artillery. 
Payson,  Samuel,  Lieut.  1788. 
Payson,  John,  Ensign,  1798,  of  E.  Co. 
Porterfield,  Patrick,  Lieut,  about  1749. 
Porterfield,  Robert,  Adjutant,  about  1786. 

Prior,  Ebenezer,  Ensign,  Oct.  12,  1833,  Lieut.  March  29, 1836,  W.  Co 
Proctor,  John,  Capt.  March  23,  1839,  W.  Co. 
Rawson,  Fisher,  Paymaster,  Aug.  15,  1828. 
Richmond,  John  W.,  Capt.  Rifle   Co.  Sept.  18,  1828,  Major,   Oct.  1, 

1832,  Lieut.  Col.  May  24,  1834. 
Robinson,  Robert,  Lieut.  June  29,  1833,  Capt.  March  29,  1834,  Rifle 

Company, 
Simonton,  Patrick,  Ensign,  June   29,   1833,  Lieut.  March  29,  1834, 

Rifle  Co. 
Smith,  Philip,  Ensign,  April  16,  1824,  W.  Co. 
Spear,  John,  1st,  Capt.  about  1788. 
Spear,  Andrew,  Ensign,  March  29,  1834,  W.  Co. 
Spear,  George,  Ensign,  July  9,  1836,  W.  Co. 
Spear,  William,  3d,  Lieut.  March  23.  1839,  W.  Co. 
Starrett,  Thomas,  ]st,  Capt.  1775,  Col.  about  1785  or  6. 
Starrett,  William,  Ensign,  about  1804,  Capt.  about  1810,  E.  Co. 
Starrett,  Benjamin,  Ensign,  June  3,   1837,  Capt.   March  16,  1839,  E. 

Company. 
Starrett,  Samuel,  Lieut.  June  3,  1837,  E.  Co.  ^ 


368  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

TABLE    XI.—  Continued. 

Starrett,  John,  Jr.,  Lieut.  Aug.  12,  1837,  Artillery. 

Stevens,  James,  Ensign,  Sept.  18,  1828,  Rifle  Co. 

Thatcher,  Samuel,  Adjutant,  about  1800,  Col.  1803  or  4. 

Thatcher,   Ebenezer,    Capt.    about   1806  of  Artillery,   subsequently 

Major,  Col.,  Brig.  Gen. 
Webb,  William  H.,  Ensign,  about  1807,  W.  Co. 
Wilbur,  Marshal,  Lieut,  about  1811,  Capt.  about  1816,  W.  Co. 
Williams,  Nathan,  Capt.  of  Union  Light  Infmtry,  May  22,  1806. 
Wyllie,    William,  Lieutenant,  Sept.  12,  1815,  Major,  Sept.  27,  1828, 

Artillery. 
Wyllie,  John,  3d,  Lieut.  Sept.  9,  1843,  Artillery. 


TABLE  XII. 

OFFICERS    OF   THE    REGIMENT   IN   WHICH   THE   MILITIA    OF   WARREN   HAS 
AT   DIFFERENT   TIMES    BEEN   INCLUDED. 

At  the  time  tliis  town  was  settled  the  whole  militia  of  thiB  State 
was  included  in  one  regiment,  William  P^perel  of  Kittery,  Col. 

In   1739,  it  Avas  divided  into  two  regiments  and  the  eastern  put 
under  the  command  of  Col.  Samuel  Waldo  of  Falmouth. 
2nd.  Col.  Samuel  AValdo,  Jr.,  about  1745. 
3d.  Col.  Charles  Cushing,  then  of  Falmouth,  in  1750. 
4th.  Col.  James  Cargill  of  Newcastle,  about  1763. 
5th.  Col.  Lithgow,  Maj.  M.  Wheaton,  Adj.  M.  Copeland,  about  1770. 
6th.  Col.  Mason  Wheaton,  Lt.  Col.  Wm.  Farnsworth,  Maj.  Hanse 

Robinson,  about  1776. 
7th.  Col.  T.  Starrett,  Lt.  Col.  B.  Burton,  Maj.  H.  Libbey,  Adj.  R. 

Porterfield,    1785. 
8th.  Col.  J.  W.  Head,  Majors   Otis  Robbins  &  Benjamin  Brackett, 

Adj.  Clark  Gerrish,  about  1798. 
9th.  Col.  Samuel  Thatcher,  Majors  Joshua  Adams  &  Joseph  Maxey, 
Sept.  5,  1805,  Adjutant  J.  Page,  about  1803. 

Col.  Samuel  Thatcher,  Majors  Erastus  Foote  &  Rufus  Gilmore. 

Major  Rufus  Gilmore,   June   26,    1810,   & 

2.  Major  Isaac  G.  Reed. 

Major  I.  G.  Reed,  2.  Maj.  Herman  Hawes. 

10th.  Col.  Isaac  G.  Reed,  June  27,  1815,  Maj.  H.  Hawes,  2.  Maj. 

Kaiser,  Adjutant  Alfired  Hovey. 

Col.  I.  G.  Reed,  Lieut.   Jacob  Ludwig,  jr.,  June  20,   1816. 
Major  Thomas  Simmons. 
11th.  Col.  Thomas  Simmons,  Lt.  Col.  J.   Ludwig,  Jr.  Major  Gorham 

Parks,  Adjutant  Horace  Rawson. 
12th.  Col.  J.  Ludwig,  Jr,  Lt.  Col.  Gorham  Parks,  Major  Avery  Raw- 
son,  August  13,  1822. 

Col.  J.  Ludwig,  Jr.,  Lt.  Col.  John  Bachelder,  March  3,  1823. 
13th.  Col.  Avery  Rawson,  February  25,  1824. 
14th.  Col.  Amos  H.  Hodgman,  July  16,  1827. 

15th.  Col.  Charles  K.  Miller,  Lt.  Col.  Henry  Kennedy,  Major  George 
Sprowl,  Adjutant  Isaac  Reed,  August,  1830. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


369 


TABLE    XII.  —  Continued. 

16th.  Col.  Henry  Kennedy,  Lt.  Col.   George  Sprowl,  Major  William 
H.  Barnard,  Sept.  21,  1831,  Adjutant  Abiel  W.  Kennedy. 

Col.  H.  Kennedy,  Lt.    Col.    George   Sprowl,   Major  John  W. 
Richmond,  October  1,  1832. 
17th.  Col.  George  Sproul,  Lt.  Col.  John  W.  Richmond,  Major  James 

Woltz,  Adjutant  Newell  W.  Ludwig,  May,  1834. 
18th.  Col.  John  T.  Castner ;  Lt.  Col.  Sumner  Leach,  May  2,  1838  ; 
Maj.  J.  "Woltz,  Adjutant  Elijah  A.  Dagget. 

Col.  J.  T.  Castner,  Lt.    Col.  James    C.  Morse,   Feb.   5,  1841. 
Maj.  J.  Woltz,  Adjutant  Wm.  G.  Reed,  June  8,  1841. 

Col.  J.  T.  Castner,  Lieut.  Col.  J.  C.  Morse,  Maj.  Wm.  G.  Reed, 
July  23,   1841,  Adjutant  Frederic  W.  Nichols,  1841. 

Col.  J.  T.  Castner,  Lt.  Col.   J.  C.   Morse,  Maj.  AVm.  G.  Reed, 
Adjutant  Cyrus  Levensaler,  1841. 
19th.  Col.  James  C.  Morse,  Lt.  Col.  Wm.  G.  Reed,  Maj.  Thurston  W. 
Vinal,  Oct.  22,  1842. 


TABLE   XIII 


VESSELS     BUILT     IN    THE     TOWN    OF     WARREN   WITH   THE   NAMES    OF 
BUILDER   OR   OWNER,    AS   FAR   AS    ASCERTAINED. 

Chief  Owners. 
D.  Patterson  &  others. 
A.  &  W.  Lermond. 
Vl.  Copeland,  Sec. 
W.  Thomas. 
Lermonds  &  Wyllie. 
T.  Starrett,  1st. 
Wyllie  «fe  Lermonds. 
Owners  in  Mass. 
J.  Spear,  A.  M'Kellar. 
Starrett  «fe  Spear. 
Bracket  &  Davis. 
Malcolm,  Dunbar,  &c. 
Lermonds,  Henderson. 
Head,  &c. 

Wyllie,  Lermonds,  fcc. 
H.  E.  <fe  J.  Libbey. 
Miles  Cobb,  Copeland. 
M.  Cobb. 

A.  Malcolm,  McCarter. 
J.  Hall,  Creightons,  &c. 
Spear  &  sons. 
Dunbars,  Hall,  &c. 
J.  Libbey,  W.  btarrett. 
M.  Cobb. 
J.  Page  &  others. 
T.  Spear,  &c. 
Creightons,  Libbey,  &c. 
Spear  &  sons. 
L.  Wilson,  Parsons,  &c. 
T.  Spear  &  Robinsons. 


1          Yrs. 

Names. 

Tns 

Builders. 

i          1770 

Sip.  Industry, 

1775 

Dolphin, 

1784 

Warren, 

1783 

Br. 

Sip.  Friendship, 

S.  Weston  &  Copeland 

1786 

Union, 

S.  Weston, 

1787 

Jane. 

73 

do. 

1788 

Br. 

do. 

1789 

Sch.  Industry, 

79 

do. 

1791 

Br.  Speedwell, 

Bradford, 

1792 

Sip.  Betsey, 

90 

S.  Weston, 

1793 

Polly, 

94 

J.  Standish, 

1796 

Brg.  Neptune, 

123 

S.  Weston, 

Sch.  Angelica, 

E.  &  J.  Barnard, 

Dove, 

101 

Dow  &  Co. 

^ 

Jenny, 

96 

J.  Standish? 

Hope, 

100 

S.  Weston? 

Lucy, 

107 

S.  Weston? 

1797 

Lark, 

110 

J.  Standish, 

Minerva, 

110 

S.  Weston, 

j         1798 

Ten  Brothers 

104 

S.  Weston, 

Bridgwater, 

106 

S.  Weston, 

\         1801 

Betsy, 

90 

J.  Standish? 

Sally, 

90 

S.  Weston? 

Hermon, 

123 

Barnard, 

Sip.  Favorite, 

93 

S.  Weston? 

1802 

Sch.  Harmony, 

101 

Barnard, 

Three  Sisters 

101 

S.  Weston? 

1803 

Brg.  Fair  Trader, 

115 

Barnard? 

Sch.  Fame, 

93 

S.  Wcstcn? 

370 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


TABLE    XIII.  —  Continued. 


1804 


1805 


1806 


IRO' 
1810 


1811 

1812 
1813 
1814 

181.1 
1816 


1817 
1818 


1819 


1820 
1821 

1822 


1823 


1824 


1825 


1826 


Names. 
Ship  Fredonia, 
Sch.  Mary, 
Union, 
Sip.  Peggy, 
Sch.  Beaver, 
Frances, 
America, 
Sip.  Jane, 

Washington 
Ship  Gen.  Knox 
Brg.  Penelope, 
Sip.  Fair  Trader 
Bro'.  Alexander, 
Sen.  Galen, 

Mary  Ann, 
Rubicon, 
Swallow, 
Dolphin, 
Brg.  Only  Son, 
Sch.  Packet, 
President, 
Fair  America, 
Cornelius. 
First  Attempt 
Jane  Ann, 
Thomas, 
Henry, 
Br.  Four  Brothers, 
Sch.  Eliza  Ann, 

Milo, 
Brg.  Almira, 
Sh.Farmer'sFancy 
Brg.  Wm,  Henry, 

Hercules. 
Sch.  Emily, 
Br.  Tobacco  Plant 

Enterprize, 
Sch.  Joseph, 

Margaret, 
Br.  Francis, 
Mariner 
Edward, 
Sch,  Sophronia, 

Almira, 
Shp.  Chs.  Adams, 
Br.  Ann  Maria, 
Sch.  Union, 
William, 
Waldo, 
Hannah, 
Sip.  Mary  Ann, 

Wm.&  Thomas 
Br.  Belisarius, 
Thom's.  &  Wm. 
Eliza  &o  Helen, 
Asia, 
Sch.  Franklin, 
Harriet, 
Margaret, 
Caroline,        | 


Tns\  Builders. 

^06  S.  Weston, 
123  J.  Standish, 
119  J.  H.  Counce,  &c. 


91 
106 
121 

126 
98 
97 

129 


Barnard, 
J.  Standish, 

do. 
J.  H.  Counce, 
do. 
do. 
T.  Spear, 
S.  Weston. 
98         do. 
141  J.  H.  Counce, 
1 17  T.  Spear, 
130  Standish, 
98  Barnard. 


26 

in 

126 
80 


J.  Standish, 
J.  Standish, 
S.  Weston? 
J.  Standish. 


115Rhoades, 


103 
103 
52 
110 
115 
121 
132 
117 
109 
158 
126 


J.  H.  Counce, 
J.  Standish, 
J.  Barnard, 
J.  Standish, 
J.  H.  Counce, 
J.  Standish, 
J.  Standish? 
J.  H.  Counce, 
S,  Weston. 
J.  H.  Counce, 
J.  Standish, 
239  J,  H.  Counce, 
160  J.  Standish, 
I16'j.  H.  Counce, 

177 Kaler? 

196!j.  H.  Counce, 
1341         do. 
36, E.  Weston, 

212 Kaler? 

186 Turner? 

200  E.  O'-Brien, 
160         do. 
200!j.  Standish, 
268  J.  H.  Counce, 


172 
171 
166 
200 
108 
75 
132 
175 
169 
103 
207 
141 
120 
127 
127 


do. 

do. 
E.  O'Brien, 

do. 

Kaler  ? 

E.  O'Brien, 
J.  Standish, 
J.  H.  Counce, 

do. 

do. 
E.  O.  Brien, 

do. 

do. 
J.  Standish, 

do. 


Chief  Owners. 
S.  Coventry,  Boston. 
Dunbar,  J.McIntyre,&c. 
Creighton,  Libbey. 
Wyllie,  Patterson,  &c. 
Head  &.  brothers. 
J.  W.  Head. 
M.  Cobb. 

Creightons,  Sumner,»fec. 
R.  B.  Copeland,  &c. 
J.  Paine. 
M.  Cobb. 

J.  &  R.  Spear,  «fec. 
Counce,  &c. 
Spears  &  Robinsons. 
Mclntyres  «fe  I.  Spear. 
W.  Lermond  &  others. 
Standishes,  Head,  &c. 
McLellan  &  others. 
M.  Cobb. 

Miller.  Head,  A.  Wyllie 
M.  Robinson,  Spear  &c. 
Libbeys,  Copeland,  &c. 
Wm.  McLellan,  &c. 
Paine,  Young,  &c. 
W.  Starrett,  Jones.  &c. 
McLellan,  &c. 
Foster,  «fcc. 
Wm.  McLellan. 
Counce,  &c. 
H.  Libbey,  A.  Spear,&c. 
McLellan.  &c. 
A.  Spear,  Mclntyre,  &c. 
McLellan,  Counce,  «fcc. 
Standishes,  &c. 

T.  Spear. 

Counce&A.H.Hodgman. 

McLellan,  &c. 

E.  Weston. 

T.  Spear.  &c. 

W.  McLellan. 

E.  O'Brien,  &c. 

do. 

T.  Hodgman. 
McLellan  &  Counce. 
do. 
do. 

O'Brien  &c. 
Killsa  &  Co. 
T.  Spear, 
O'Brien  ^c. 
Thos.  Hodgman  &c. 
McLellan  ^«  Counce. 
Wm.  Starrett  4'C. 

Lem.  Andrews  ^c. 

Wyllies  and  others. 
T.  Hodgman. 
do. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


371 


TABLE    XIII 


Continued. 


Yrs. 
182G 


1827 


1828 

1829 
1830 

1831 

1832 

1833 


1834 

1835 
1836 

1837 
'  1838 
1839 

1840 


Names. 

Sch,  Fame, 

Br.  MonteceJlo, 

Sch.  Seth  &  Wm 

Br.  Brilliant, 
Columbia, 
Tho's.  &  Edw 

Sch.  Maine, 
Packet, 
Champin, 
Rambler, 

Shp.  Wm.  «fe  John, 

Sch.  Mary, 
Amanda, 
Maine, 
Merchant, 
Florida, 
Mexico, 

Brg.  Noble. 

Sell.  Franklin, 
Henry  Clay, 
Isabella, 
Rbt.&Rowl'd. 

Shp.  Edwin, 

Sc.  Edw.  O'Brien, 
Ann, 

Brg.  Grandee, 

Sch.  Retrieve, 
Powhattan, 
Leo, 

Manhattan, 
Jane, 
Vincent, 

Ship  Franklin. 

Brg.  Georges, 

Sch.  Splendid, 
Sophronia, 
Ganges, 

Br.  Ligonia. 
Usardo, 
Elcy, 

Olive  Branch, 
Hector, 

Sch.  JNevis, 
Hiram, 
Amanda, 

Shp  John  Holland, 

Sch.  Grecian, 

Brg.  Caucasian, 
Ludwig, 
Algonquin, 
Catharine, 
Jefferson, 
N.  England, 

Shp.  Leopard, 

Brg.  Sea, 
Eliza, 
Maumee, 

Sch.  Lycurgus, 

Shp.  Claiborne, 

Brg.  Oceana, 


\Tns 
130 
175 

87 
209 
164 
J  52 
109 

97 
130 

99 
396 

94 

97 
130 
127 
115 

91 
273 
141 
100 

36 
147 
339 


Builders. 


Patterson  &c. 
J.  H.  Counce, 
Patterson  &c. 
E.  O'Brien, 

do. 

do. 

E.  Weston, 
do. 

J.  H.  Counce, 

F.  Spear, 
Patterson,  «&c, 
J.  Payson, 
i.  H.  Counce, 
E.  O'Brien, 

do. 
J.  H.  Counce, 
E.  O'Brien, 

do. 
J.  H.  Counce. 
E.  O'  Brien, 
J.  H.  Counce. 
143|E.  O'Brien,    ' 
1461        do. 
151  F.  Spear, 
116  J.  H.  Counce, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
E.  O'Brien, 
P.  Montgomery, 
J.  H.  Counce, 

E.  O'Brien, 
do. 
do. 

F.  Spear, 
J.  H.  Counce, 

do., 
E.  O'Brien, 
P.  Montgomery, 
E.  O'Brien, 

do. 
J.  H.  Counce, 
P,  Montgomery,  &c, 
J.  H.  Counce, 
E.  O'Brien. 
P.  Montgomery, 


133 
151 

144 
155 

147 
421 
192 
130 
140 
127 
237 
216 
180 
165 
171 
145 
99 
ly 
527 
147 
161 
244 
193 
239 
185 
238 
588 
249 
199 
228 
142 
662 
249 


J.H.  Counce, 
E.  O'Brien, 

J.  H.  Counce, 

do. 
E.  O'Brien, 
P.  Montgomery, 

do. 
J.  H.  Counce, 

do. 


ChieJ  Owners. 
T.  Spear. 
Wm.  McLellan. 
S.  O'Brien  &c. 
Creighton  &  Counce. 
S.  O'Brien,  &c. 
O'Brien  &c.    • 

E.  O'Brien,  &c. 
Hovey,  Huse,  &c. 
G.  Mclntyre,  &c. 
Counce  &  McLellan. 
T.  Hodgman,  &c. 
G.  Lermond,  Hall,  &c. 
L.  Andrews,  &lc. 
Counce  &l  others. 
E.  O'Brien,  &c. 
J.  Robinson,  &c. 
Counce  &  Creighton. 
Bangor  owners. 
Machias  owners. 
J.  H.  Counce. 
Jacobs,  Shibles,  &c. 
E.  Smith,  Counce,  &c. 
O'Brien  &c. 

do. 

Hovey,  Miller  &,c. 
J.  H.  Counce, 

do. 

W.  McLellan,  &c. 
do. 

E.  O'Brien, 

A.  Miller,  &c. 
A.  H  Hodgman,  &c. 
O'Brien,  Miller,  &c. 
O'Brien,  Andrews,   &c. 
do.  do. 

F.  &  J.  Spear,  «fec. 
Counce  &  Creighton. 
S.  Libbey  &c. 

E.  O'Brien  &c. 
Montgomery,  <fec. 
O'Brien,  Watts  .fee. 
O'Brien  &c. 


Counce,  Hodgman  &c. 
O'Brien  &c. 
Montgomery  &c. 
M.  R.  Ludwig  &c. 
A.  Spear  &lc. 
Counce  &c. 
O'Brien  &c. 
S.  C.  Burgess  &c. 
Counce,   Creighton  «fec. 
Counce,  JNewcomb   &c. 
O'Brien  &lc. 
G.  Boggs,  Faulkner. 
Montgomery,  Leeds. 
A.  H.  Hodgman,  &c. 
Counce,  Creighton,  Sec, 


372 


ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 


TABLE    XIII.—  Continued. 


Yrs.  i         Names. 
1840  BrtT.  Munroe, 

Sch.  Madison, 

Brk.  Lilias, 

Sch.  Delaware, 
l&J-l  Shp.  Statesman, 

Brg.  Clarrissa, 
ForiiMx, 
Vandalia, 

Brk.  Claremont, 

1842  Brg.  Amanda, 

I  St.  George, 

iSch.Mary  Augusta 

1843  Shp.  Leonidas, 
JBrk.  Elliot, 

1844  Brg.  Paulina, 

Duncan, 
Brk.  Paria, 
Brg.  Ellis, 
Sch.  Leander, 
Sarah  Frances 

1845  Brk.  Brilliant, 
Brg.  Capt.  Tom, 
Brk.  Louisa  Bliss. 
Brg.Thos.&Edvv. 

Lydia  Farnhani 

Sch.  I.O.  of  O.  F. 

Mary  George, 

Eliza  Brown 

1846  Shp.  Amelia, 
Sch.  J.  H.  Counce 
Brk.  Franklin, 
Brg.  Percy, 

Brk.  Indiana, 
Brg.  Gen.  Taylor, 

Emily, 
Sch.  Segotchet, 

Lucv  Ann, 

1847  Shp  Mary  Adeline 
Brk.  Roxanna, 

Philah, 
Phocion, 
Sch,  Lucy    Watts, 
May  Flower 
Gen.  Worth, 
Delta, 
Versailles, 
J.  Cohen, 
Julia  Frances 
1848' Shp.  Fides, 

iBrk.Patr'k  Henry 

Kezia, 
I       Thomas  Prince 

Warren, 
Brg.  Marshal  Ney. 
G.W.Lawrence, 
Emeline, 
Oliver, 
Sarah  Elizabeth 
Sch.  Lucretia, 
1849  Shp.  Arcadia, 


199 
149 
199 
177 

672 
198 

197 
248 
196 
222 
143 
690 
248 
219 
212 
269 
199 
106 
130 
349 
223 
394 
199 
194 
73 


Builders. 

E,  O'Brien, 

do. 

F.  Spear, 
A.  Young, 

J.  H.  Counce, 
E.  O'Brien, 
Burgess  &  Kirk. 


McCallum, 
P.  Montgomery, 
A.  McCallum, 

E.  O'Brien, 

F.  Spear, 

J.  H.  Counce, 
E.  O'Brien, 

D.  McCallum, 

do. 

E.  O'Brien, 

do. 
T.  P.  Burgess, 
P.  Montgomery, 

D.  McCallum, 

do. 

E.  O'Brien, 

do. 


jpear, 


WiJliams, 
148:T.  P.  Burgess, 
141  P.  Montgomery, 
623  J.  H.  Counce, 


149 
299 
199 
255 
149 
181 
155 
147 


do. 

E,  O'Brien, 
do. 

P.  Montgomery, 

do. 
T.  P.  Burgess, 

do. 

F.  Spear, 
637iE.  O'Brien, 
299' J,  L.Patterson, 
373iA.  Vinal, 

233  do. 

220  Wm.  Spear,  3d., 

I73'j.  H.  Counce, 

240!  F.  Spear, 

198'j.  C.  Hilt, 

198  Burgess  ^  Kirk. 

223  G.  Y.  Creighton, 

114:F.  Spear, 

698  J.  L.  Patterson, 

O'Brien, 

H.  Counce, 
P.  Burgess, 

A.  Wyllie, 
Vinal, 

Hilt, 
L.  French, 

F.  Spear, 
A.  Counce, 

G,  Y.  Creighton, 
D.  McCallum,  • 


442 
299 
292 
271 
249 
269 
236 
216 
181 
167 
716 


Chief  Owners. 
O'Brien,  &.c. 

do. 
F,  and  J.  Spear  &c. 
A.  Spear  Slc. 
A.  H.  Hodgman  &c. 
O'Brien  &-c. 
S.  C.  Burgess,  &c. 

?.  Boggs,  Andrews  &c. 
McCallum,  Lermond. 
P.  Lermond  Sec. 
F.  &  J.  Spear  &c. 
Counce  ^c. 
O'Brien,  Starrett  &c, 
Counce,  McCallum. 

do  do. 

O'Brien,  P.  Lermond, 
E.  O'Brien. 
Burgess  &  Kirk. 
P.  Boggs  &c. 
McCallum,  Counce  (ij'C. 
McCallum  Sj-c. 
O'Brien,  Creightons  4*c. 
O'Brien  4*c, 
Spears  <^'C, 
T.  Wilson  i^c. 

P.  Boggs  <^c. 
Counce,  McCallum. 
A.  H.  Hodgman  dpc. 
E.  O'Brien,  ^^c. 
O'Brien,   P.  Lermond. 
P.  Boggs  Sj-c. 

do. 
T.  P.  Burgess  Sg-c. 

do. 
Spears  <^'C. 

O'Brien,  Creighton  ^c. 
Patterson  t^j-c. 
A.  H.  Hodgman, 

do. 

E.  O'Brien,  Watts,  &c, 
Counce  S^c. 

F.  Spear  S^c. 

G.  W.  Lawrence  ^c. 
Burgess  &c. 
Creighton,  Howard  &c, 
F.  Spear  &c. 
Patterson,  Carr  ^c. 
O'Brien  &c. 

Counce  ^c. 
Burgess  &c. 
Wyllie,  Starrett  &c. 
A.  H.  Hodgman. 
Hilt.  Lawrence  &c. 
P.  Boggs,  &c. 

F.  Spear  &c. 

A.  Counce  &  Andrews. 

G.  Y.  Creighton  &c. 
Heirs  of  J.  H,  Counce. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 


373 


TABLE    XIII.  —  Continued, 


Yrs. 

Names. 

Tns] 

1849 

Ship  Belle  Rock; 

76 

Brk.  Midas, 

311 

Wra.  Henry, 

299 

Arthur, 

267 

Fanny  M'Gaw 
Sarah  Ann, 

447 

246 

Brg.  Jona.  Cilley, 

163 

McMaine, 

245 

Alvaro, 

245 

1850 

Shp.  John  &  Lucy 

991 

E.  O'Brien, 

797 

Telamon, 

1127 

Sch.  Matapony, 

149 

F.Copeland&Co. 

94 

Builders. 
Vinal  &  Libbey, 
J.  A.  Wyllie, 
L.  F'rench, 
F.  Spear, 
J.  C.  Hilt, 
W.   Spear, 
Kirk,&  Montgom. 
T.  P.  Burgess, 
S,  Aiidrews,  &c. 
J.  L,  Patterson, 
J.  Hilt, 

Hilt  &  A.  Libbey, 
L.  French, 
Kirk.  &  Montgom. 


Chief  Owners. 
A.  H.  Hodgman. 
J.  A.  Wyllie,&c. 

P.   Bog-irs,  &C, 

A.   &  L.  Spear. 
Hilt,  Lawrence,  &c. 
E.  O'Brien,  &c. 
P.  Boggs,  &c. 
Burgess,  &c. 
Counce  &  Andrews. 
Patterson.  Carr,  &c. 
E.  O'Brien,  ^c. 
Smith   Lawrence  &  Co. 
S.  O'Brien. 
Spear,  Boggs,  &c. 


TABLE  XIV. 

A  LIST  OF  DEATHS  IN  THE  TOWN  OF  WARREN  SINCE  1797,  KEPT  BY 
REV.  J.  HUSE,  AND  CAREFULLY  COLLATED  WITH  THOSE  KEPT  BY  E. 
PAGE,    D.     NEWCOMB,    AND   B.    MONTGOMERY. 

Years.     Deaths.  Years.     Deaths.  Years.     Deaths.  Years.       Deaths. 


1797 
1798 
1799 
1800 
1801 
1802 
1803 
1804 
1805 
1806 
1807 
1808 
1809 
1810 


1 

2 
10 
15 

6 
15 

5 
15 
14 
13 

9 

5 
12 

9 


1811 

10 

1825 

1812 

17 

1826 

1813 

13 

1827 

1814 

6 

1828 

1815 

9 

1829 

1816 

10 

1830 

1817 

16 

1831 

1818 

15 

1832 

1819 

20 

1833 

1820 

19 

1834 

1821 

22 

1835 

1822 

19 

1836 

1823 

14 

1837 

1824 

15 

1838 

29 
25 
15 
23 
45 
23 
22 
34 
26 
35 
21 
19 
28 
30 


1840 

30 

1841 

37 

1842 

60 

1843 

33 

1844 

16 

1845 

21 

1846 

14 

1847 

23 

1848 

25 

1849 

36 

1850 

35 

Of  the  above,  89  were  of  persons  who  exceeded  the  age 
of  80  years  ;  and,  smce  the  settlement  of  the  place,  the  fol- 
lowing are  known  to  have  died  after  attaining  the  age  of 
ninety  :  viz.  Mrs.  Ann  Muckleroy,  96  ;  Walter  Moloney,  95  ; 
Mrs.  Sechrist,  92  :  Mrs.  Phebe  James, 
Amos  Peters,  93;  Mrs.  Webb,  92; 
gomery,  94  ;  Mrs.  Hannah  Fuller,  91 ; 
32 


90;  Mrs.  Blye,  96; 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mont- 
Mrs.  Delano,  93. 


374 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


TABLE  XV. 


VERNAL   PROGRESS    IN   DIFFERENT   SEASONS,   COMPILED  FROM   THE   OBSER- 
VATIONS   OF   D.    DICKE,    2d,    THE   AUTHOR,    AND   OTHERS. 


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1808 

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1809 

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In  the  above,  where  obsen'crs  differed,  the  earliest  date  has  usu- 
ally been  given. 


ANNALS     OF     WARKEN.  375 


GENEALOGICAL  TABLE 

OF    THE    INHABITANTS     OF    WARREN,    ALPHABETICALLY    ARRANGED,   AND 
COMPILED    FROM   TOWN   AND    COUNTY   RECORDS,  LISTS    OF   MORTAL- 
ITY,   MONUMENTAL     INSCRIPTIONS,    AND     OTHER   SOURCES. 

From  the  great  deficiency  of  records,  some  errors,  and  many  omis- 
sions will  doubtless  be  detected.  Explanations  :  —  b.  bo7-n,  chil. 
child  or  children,  bap.  baptised,  m.  married,  pub.  published,  d.  died,  a. 
aged,  r.  resides  or  resident  of,  rem.  removed  to,  c.  catne,  grad.  graduated 
at,  Wal.  Waldoboro',  Cam.  Camden,  Thom.  TJvomaston,  Kock.  Rockland^ 
Cush.  dishing. 

ALFORD,  Dea.  Lore,  b.  in  1766  ;  c.  from  Hartford,  Conn.,  m. 
Lydia  Montgomery  ;  and  d.  November  2,  1818. 

Their  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  b.  June  4,  1791 ;  m.  Boyce  Crane  of  Hope, 
in  1815.  2,  Amasa,  b.  Sept.  17,1795;  d.  Oct.  24,  1813.  3,  Lois, 
b.  April  26,  1797  ;  m.  Calvin  Heminway  of  Jefferson.  4,  Reuljen,  b. 
March  24,  1800  ;    m.  Nancy  A.  Dagget,  May  4,  1820  ;  and  d.  October 

7,  1834.  5,  Lore,  (2d.)  b.  May  27,  1801 ;  m.  Barbara  Payson,  Dec. 
19,  1821,  r.  Oldtown.  6,  Charlotte,  b.  March  30,  1803  ;  m.  Jesse 
Metcalf  of  Hope,  October  3,  1822.  7,  Nathaniel,  m.  Deborah  Cushman, 
April  13,  1828,  r.  Hope. 

Reuben's  chil.  1,  Edmund  Buxton,  b.  in  1821 ;  m.  Sarah  Russel  of 
AVal.  June  24,  1850.     2,  Lydia,  m.  Lawrence  C.  French. 

ALFOR-D,  Marble,  brother  of  Dea.  Lore,  m.  in  Conn.,  Rosannah 
Russel;  also  c.  to  Warren,  and  d.  without  children,  Sept.  19,  1813. 

ALLEN,  Isaac  G.,  b.  in  Cush.  about  1814,  learned  the  clotliiers' 
trade  of  A.  H.  Hodgman;  m.  Roxana  Brown,  pub.  May  21,  1842; 
was  manager  of  the  woolen  factory  and  r.  at  Warren  village. 

Their  chil.  1,  Thomas.    2,  Ada  Frances.    3,  Elizabeth  R. 

ANDERSON,  Archibald,  of  Bannockburn,  Scotland,  m.  Ann  Mal- 
colm of  Glasgow  ;  c.  with  the  Scottish  colony  in  1753  ;  and  d.  about 
1783.     His  widow  d.  April  16,  1807,  a.  86. 

Their  chil.  1,  James,  b.  in  Scotland  in  1749  ;  m.  Hannah  Nutting; 
and  d.  June  3,  1828,  a.  79.  2,  Archibald,  (2d.)  b.  in  1753  ;  m.  Elizabeth 
WyUie  of  Cush.  and  d.  Jan.  30,  1837,  a.  83.  3,  John,  d.  in  a  snow- 
storm, October,  1769  or  70.  4,  Samuel,  b.  in  1762 ;  m.  Ann  Boggs, 
and  d.  October  25,  1828,  thrown  from  a  wagon. 

James's  chil.  1,  Capt.  Arcliibald,  (3d.)  m.  Rebecca  Fessenden  of 
Boston ;  and  d.  October  12, 1849.  2,  James,  (2d.)  b.  about  1782  ;  m.  Lucy 
Weston,  Jan.  10,  1813.  3,  Elizabeth,  m.  Rufus  B.  Coi^eland.  4,  Jane, 
m.  Capt.  Niven  Crawford.  5,  Nancy,  m.  John  M.  Paskiel.  6,  Alex- 
ander, bap.  Jime  22,  1794,  by  Rev.  J.  Thaxter;  m.  Margaret  Libbey, 
Dec.  24.  1815.     The  mother  d.  Nov.  28,  1833,  a.  78. 

Archibald,  (2d's)  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  b.  in  1772  ;  d.  Oct.  2,  1847. 
2,  Capt.  Isaac,  d.  about  1816.  3,  Ann,  m.  Isaac  Hall  of  St.  George. 
4,  Sarah,  m.  Hall  Clemens  of  Knox.  5,  Mary,  b.  in  1790  ;  m.  1st. 
Clemens,  Jan.  1,  1810.    2d,  Robert  Wyllie  of  Cush.,  &  d.  May 

8,  1832.    6,  Capt.  William,  d.  at  sea.    7,  Isabel.     8,  Archibald,  (4th.) 

9,  Samuel,  (2d,)  d.  Jan.  15,  1822,  bled  to  death  from  an  axe-wound. 

10,  Rachel,  m.  John  Vose.    The  mother  d.  Dec.  14,  1830,  a.  80. 


376  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Samuel's  chil.  1,  Hugh,  bap.  June  22,  1794,  by  Rev.  J.  Thaxter  ; 
m.  Rachel  Vose,  Dec.  2,  1819.  2,  Joshua,  bap,  June  22,  1794  ;  d.  at 
Port  au  Prince,  Dec.  1820.     3,  Andrew,  b.  in  1796  ;  d.  Aug.  16, 1830. 

4,  Samuel,  (3d,)  b.  in  1800  ;  m.  Nancy  Davis,  in  May,  1834.  5,  Mary. 
6,  Gilbert,  m.  Rebecca  Jane  Anderson,  pub.  Sept.  7,  1839.  7,  Eliz- 
abeth, m.  Francis  Seiders,  Feb.  23,  1832.  8,  Ann,  m.  Alexander 
Starrett. 

Fourth    Generation, 

Capt.  Archibald's  chil.  1,  Arcliibald  Calder,  m.  Caroline  Burrill, 
r.  Roxbury,  Mass.  2,  Rebecca  Jane,  bap.  Oct.  2,  1812;  m.  Gilbert 
Anderson.  3,  Charles,  r.  Virginia.  4,  Hannah  E.,  m.  Capt.  Horace 
Winchenbach  of  Wal.  pub.  Nov.  19,  1842. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  WiUiam,  (2d,)  d.  abroad.  2,  Martha  D.,  m. 
Benjamin  Lermond ;  and  d.  July  25,  1849.  3,  Joshua,  (2d,)  m.  An- 
jerona  Davenport  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  r.  Boston.      4,  Alexander  L. 

5,  Sarah  Elizabeth,  m.  Martin  Stahl.     6,  Catherine.     7,  James,  (3d.) 
Hugh's   chil.      1,  Sarah.      2,  Elijah  V.      3,  Lucinda.      4,  Irene. 

5,  Lewis.     6,  Andrew.     7,  Julia. 

Samuel's  chil.     1,  Emeline.     2,  Edwin  W. 

Gilbert's  chil.     1, b.  in  1842  ;  d.  Jan.  25,  1845.     2,  Samuel 

W.     3,  Otis. 

ANDREWS,  John,  b.  in  1744  ;  m.  Sarah  Lewis  ;  c.  from  Dedham  in 
1786  ;  and  d.  Jan.  26,  1816,  a.  72.     His  wife  d.  April  14,  1800. 

Their  chil.  1,  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  14,  1767;  m.  Elijah  Vose;  and  d. 
Nov.  19,  1840.  2,  James,  b.  Oct.  13,  1770;  m.  Sarah  Fitzgerald; 
and  d.  Dec.  19,  1845.  3,  Seth,  b.  in  1773 ;  m.  Esther  WyUie,  Dec. 
13,  1800  ;  and  d.  Feb.  23,  1845.  4,  Mary,  b.  in  1775  ;  m.  Alexander 
Lermond,  (3d);  and  d.  Dec.  30,  1846.  5,  Rebecca^  b.  in  1777;  m. 
John  Wyllie,  (3d.)  6,  Capt.  Lemuel,  b.  in  1779  ;  m.  Sarah  Starrett, 
Nov.  26,  1801 ;  r.  Rockland.  7,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1781 ;  m.  1st,  James 
Lermond,  (3d,)  and  2d,  Capt.  David  Patterson,  (3d.)  8,  Benjamin,  b. 
in  1783;  m.  Elizabeth  Parker  of  Frankfort  in  1815.  9,  George,  b. 
in  1785;  m.  Sophia  Cobb,  Dec.  27,  1812.  10,  Irene,  b.  in  Warren, 
May  13,  1787  ;  m.  Capt.  Alexander  WyUie;  and  d.  Aug.  14,  1831. 

James's  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,) ;  b.  in  1801 ;  m.  Hannah  Spear,  Dec. 
27,  1827.  2,  William,  b.  about  1803 ;  d.  at  Havana  in  July,  1823. 
3,  Julia,  m.  'Thomas  Spear.  4,  James,  (2d,)  b.  in  1805  ;  m.  Catherine 
Leeds,  May  8,  1831.  5,  Mary,  m.  Francis  Spear.  6,  Joseph,  m. 
Eveline  Thorndike,  r.  at  Camden.  7,  Sophia,  m.  James  Vose  of 
Thom.  8,  Lewis,  m.  Sarah  Webb,  Feb.  11,  1833,  and  r.  Union.  9, 
Oliver,  m.  Margaret  Rollins,  r.  Cam.  10,  Alden,  m.  Sarah  Hartford, 
r.  Appleton.  11,  Antoinette,  m.  Daniel  Rafter,  Jan.  18,  1841,  r. 
Thom.  12,  Sarah,  b.  in  1818  ;  m.  Alexander  Paskiel,  and  d.  in  Cam. 
Feb.  8,  1850. 

Seth's  chil.  1,  Sarah,  b.  Dec.  9,  1801 ;  m.  Moses  Copeland,  (4th,) 
of  Thom.  2,  David  Patterson,  b.  Dec.  14,  1803;  m.  Mrs.  Mary 
Thomas  in  Jan.  1847  ;  r.  Lincolmille.  3,  John,  (3d,)  b.  April  8, 
1806;  d.  March  17,  1835.  4,  Ed^vin,  b.  July  21,  1808;  m.  Julia  A. 
Dow  of  Wash,  in  Dec.  1845.  5,  Jane,  b.  Nov.  20,  1810 ;  d.  May  12, 
1834.  6,  Silas,  b.  Feb.  10,  1813.  7,  Arthur,  m.  Elizabeth  Howard, 
March  7,  1841.  8,  Mary  Ann.  9,  Seth,  (2d,)  m.  Harriet  Jones, 
Jime  13,  1849.     10,  Esther  Margaret. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  377 

Capt.  Lemuel's  chil.  1,  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  29,  1805  ;  d.  July  12, 
1832.     2,  Ellis,  b.  March  31,  1808  ;  m.  and  r.  at  Rockland. 

Benjamin's  *Ch.il.  1,  Harriet,  m.  George  Treat  of  Frankfort,  Aug. 
19,  1838.     2,  Life,  b.  about  1818  ;  m.  Sarah  Lermond,  Sept.  29,  1850. 

3,  Otis,  b.  about  1820.  4,  Parker,  b.  in  1822 ;  d.  from  a  scald  in  Jan. 
1824.     5,  d.  April  3,  1824.     6,  Eliza,  m,   John  A.   Wyllie. 

7,  Susan  F.  8,  M.  Jane.  9,  Emeline,  m.  Alden  Lermond.  10, 
Sarah  M.  11,  Oliver  Parker.  12,  Henry  Albert.  13,  Alice,  b.  in 
1841  or  '2 ;  d.  Oct.  9,  1842.     14,  B.  FrankHn. 

George's  chil.  1,  George,  (2d,)  b.  Dec.  1,  1816;  m.  Harriet  Leeds 
Nov.  21,  1841,  r.  Appleton.  2  &  3,  twms,  b.  July  29,  1819,  Orris 
Starrett  and  Miles  Cobb,  the  latter  of  whom  m.  Elizabeth  Wakefield ; 
and  both  r.  Rock.  4,  Sophia  Caroline.  5,  William,  (2d.)  6,  Eliza 
Jane. 

Fourth    Generation. 
John,  (2d)'s,   chil.     1,  Joseph,   (2d.)     2,  S.  Elizabeth.     3,  Thomas. 

4,  Lucy  J.  5,  Augustine.  6,  Eveline.  7  &  8,  twins,  b.  in  1841, 
Mary  A.  and  Susan  A.,  the  latter  of  whom  d.  Sept.  13,  1842.  9, 
Frances.     10,  John  Wm.,  b.  in  1848  ;  d.  April  28,  1849. 

James  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Abiel  W.  K.  b.  in  1833,  with  a  twin  sister 
who  d.  in  infancy.  2,  EUen  C.  3,  d.  Oct.  8,  1838.  4,  Ed- 
ward C.     5,  Lucinda  M.     6,  J.  Dudley.     7,  Lucius  C. 

Edwin's  chil.     1,  Harris  Robinson.     2,  Roscoe  M. 

Arthm-'s  chil.  1,  John  Rufus.  2,  Thomas  Howard.  3,  Esther 
Jane. 

Seth,  (2d)'s,  chil.     1,  Charles  Everett. 

ANNIS,  Capt.  John,  b.  July  20,  1732  ;  m.  Mary  Meloney ;  c.  from 
Boston  to  Broad  Cove,  Cush.,  thence  to  Warren,  and  was  shot  wliile 
privateering. 

Their  chil.  1,  Amy,  b.  July  13,  1754.  2,  Susannah,  b.  Sept.  28, 
'56 ;  m.  Samuel  Boggs,  (3d,)  and  d.  Nov.  15,  1838,  a.  82.  3,  Mary, 
b.  Oct.    11,  '59;  m.   Alexander  Bird;  r.  Cam.     4,  Hannah,  b.   Nov. 

8,  '61 ;  d.  Sept.  15,  1840.     5,  John,   (2d,)  b.  Jan.   1,  '64  ;  m.  

Cleverly,  r.  Boston.  6,  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  5,  '66.  7,  Samuel,  b.  March 
4,  '69;  m.  Sarah  Thorndike,  r.  Cam.  8.  Martha,  b.  Jan.  24,  '72;  r. 
and  d.  Boston.  9,  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  4,  '74  ;  m.  John  Thorndike ;  r. 
in  Lincoln ville.  10,  James  Calder,  b.  Nov.  16,  1778  ;  lost  at  sea. 
The  mother  was  m.  again  to  a  Mr.  Blaisdel ;  r.  many  years  on  Blais- 
del's  Island,  but  d.  in  Cam. 

BENNER,  Edmund,  b.  in  1817  ;  c.  from  Waldoboro' ;  and  m.  Mary 
A.  Kelloch,  pub.  June  2,  1837. 

Their  chil.  1,  Dexter  K.  2,  Adeline  K.  3,  Frances  H.  4, 
Thomas  H.     5,  Anson  S. 

BENSON,  Jonathan  G.,  m.  Lucy  Hysler,  and  after  some  years 
rem.  to  Hebron. 

Their  chil.  1,  Sarah.  2,  Mary.  3,  Priscilla.  4,  Catherine.  5, 
Ebenezer,  d.  young.     6,  Zephaniah,  d.  young. 

BICKFORD,  Calvin,  preceptor  of  Warren  Academy,  grad.  Water- 
ville  Coll.  1841 ;  m.  1st,  Eunice  S.  Ayer  of  MontviUe,  (who  d.  Dec. 
29,  1848,)  2d,  Mary  W.  Fuller,  Jan.  9,  1850. 

BIRD,   Andrew,  c.  from  Scotland  in  1753;  m. Hathorne; 

settled  at  Maple  Juice  Cove,  Cush.,  and  was  killed  by  the  fall  of  a 
tree.  Of  their  chil.  Jane,  b.  about  1766 ;  m.  John  Boggs,  (2d.) 
32* 


378  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Agnes,  m.  Jolin  Lermond,   (2d,)  r.  Union,      Alexander,  m.  Mary 
Annis ;  and  settled  in  Warren. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  Nancy,  m.  Zenas  Mero ;  r.  Hope.  2,  Alex- 
ander, (2d,)  d.  of  yellow  fever  coming  from  Savannah  -with  Capt. 
James  Crawford,  at  the  age  of  21.  3,  John,  b.  in  1787,  d.  Sept.  20, 
1811,  at  Savannah,  of  black  vomit.  4,  Andrew,  (2d,)  b.  in  1791; 
was  washed  overboard,  Dec.  26,  1814,  in  the  Gnlf  stream,  when 
bound  to  Thom.  5,  Sarah,  r.  Cam.  6,  Lucretia  Davis,  b.  in  1796 ; 
m.  Charles  Wetherbee  of  Cam.  7,  James,  b.  m  1798  ;  m.  Mary  Jane, 
daughter  of  Robert  Chase  of  Cam. 

BISBEE,  Aaron,  m.  Sarah  Sovde  ;  r.  and  d.  in  Duxbury,  Mass. 
Chil.  1,  Joanna,  r.  in  Duxbury.  2,  Abigail,  b.  in  l7oo  ;  m.  Sam'l 
Weston  ;  r.  and  d.  Warren,  April  11,  1817.  3,  Oliver,  m.  Persis  Sim- 
mons ;  r.  Brunswick,  and  d.  1823.  4.  Sarah,  b.  in  l76o  ;  m.  David 
Dicke  of  Warren.  5,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1768  ;  m.  Capt.  Jonathan  Ful- 
ler ;  and  d.  March  7,  1807.  6,  Elsa,  m. Kinder,  an  English- 
man who  r.  and  d.  in  Duxbury. 

Oliver's  chil.  1,  E-ufus,  m.  Joanna  Doughty,  r.  Brunswick.  2, 
Studley,  c.  to  Warren,  m.  1st,  Rachel  C.  Dicke,  July  7, 1825,  2d,  Mary 
Stahl.  3,  Hannah,  d.  yoixng.  4,  William,  b.  in  1801  ;  c.  to  Warren, 
and  m.  Hannah  Prior,  June  29,  1826.  5,  Aaron,  (2d,)  m.  1st,  Nancy 
Conlee,  2d,  Lois  Richards.  6,  Seth,  m.  Maria  Larrabee  ;  r.  Cam.  and 
d.  April  16,  1849.  7,  Huldah,  m.  Edward  Mclntyre.  8,  Sarah,  m. 
James  Tibbets,  of  Brmiswick. 

Studley' s  cliil.  by  1st.  wife.  1,  Martha  D. ;  m.  Moses  E.  Wade. 
By  2d  wife.     2,  David,  b.  about  1838. 

William's  chil.  1,  Sarah  E.,  m.  Geo.  Watts.  2,  Rachel,  m.  Burton 
Fales  of  Thom.  3,  Nancy.  4,  Joseph,  b.  in  1836.  5,  William,  (2d.) 
6,  Martha  D.     7,  John  A.     8,  James  S. 

BLAKE,  Capt.  Willing,  b.  in  Boston  in  1762  ;  m.  Mary  Lindley  of 
Walpole,  Mass.,  c.  to  Warren  in  1794 ;  and  d.  June  18,  1844,  a.  82. 

Their  chil.  1,  John  Warren,  b.  in  1793.  2,  Mary,  m.  Ziba  Sim- 
mons of  Union,  July  11,  1822  ;    and  d. .    3,  Elona.     4,  Harvey. 

5,  Hannah.     6,  Daraxa  Lindley.     The  mother  d.  May  30,   1842,   a. 
about  70. 

BOGGS,  Samuel,  with  Anna  his  wife,  was  among  the  first  Scotch 
Lrish  settlers  in  1735,  and  d.  in  1783. 

Their  chil.  1,  William,  m.  Mary  Wyllie  of  Cush.  July  14,  1767  ; 
and  d.  in  1792.  2,  John,  b.  in  1823,  m.  Mary  Bradbury;  and  d. 
Dec.  21,  1773,  a.  50.     3,  Samuel,  (2d,)  m.  Mary  GifFen  of  Pemaquid  ; 

and  d.   at  Biguyduce  in  1779.     4,  Anne,  m. Racks  of  Boston. 

5,  Mary,  m.  Joseph  Bm-ns  of  Bristol.     6,  One  other  daughter,  m.  and 
went  to  Philadelphia. 

William's  chil.  1,  Joseph,  b.  in  1769  ;  m.  Lucy  Fitzgerald  about 
1796.  2,  James,  d.  young.  3,  Isabel,  b.  in  1773  ;  m.  Paul  Thorndike 
of  Cam.  4,  Lucy,  m.  Samuel  Martin,  r.  Cam.  5,  Ephraim,  m.  Deb- 
orah Richards,  r.  Cam.  6,  Rachel,  m.  John  Harrington  in  1808,  r. 
Cam.  7,  Alexander,  d.  at  sea  in  1809.  The  mother  m.  Capt.  John 
Spear  ;  and  d.  July,  1810,  a.  63. 

John's  chil.  1,'Ann,  b.  in  1763;  m.  Samuel  Anderson;  and  d. 
July  19,  1833.  2,  John,  (2d,)  b.  in  1765 ;  m.  Jane  Bird;  and  d.  Jmie 
25,  1841.  3,  Elizabeth,  d.  young.  4,  William,  (2d,)  m.  Sarah  Jame- 
son ;  r.  and  d.  in  Hope.  5, 'Oliver,  b.  in  1773  ;  m.  Mary  Palmer  ;  and 
d.  Jan.  29,  1845.  6,  Bradbury,  b.  about  1775  ;  d.  March  24,  1811. 
The  mother  m. Hussey  ;  and  d.  July  28,  1809,  a.  77. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  379 

Samuel,  (2d's,)  cliil.     1,  David,  m. Da\T.s  in  1798  ;  and  d.  in 

Hope,  by  suicide.  2,  Samuel,  (3d,)  b.  in  1759,  in  the  fort  at  Pema- 
quid;  m.  Susannah.  Annis  ;  and  d.  Oct.  1,  1834.  3.  Anna,  b.  in 
1764  ;  m.  Isaac  Fuller  ;  and  d.  Nov.  28,  1848.  4,  Sarah,  m.  Dr.  Ben- 
jamin Webb  ;  rem.  Ohio.  5,  Robert,  b.  in  1767  ;  m.  Hannah 
Thorndike  of  Cam.,  and  d.  Oct.  12,  1830.  The  mother  d.  April  18, 
1799. 

Fourth    Generation. 

Joseph's  chil.  1,  James  W.,  bap.  Aug.  3,  1800.  2,  Mary  Louisa, 
bap.  June  26,  1803  ;  m.  Capt.  Aaron  Hathorne  of  Gush.,  July  18, 
1842.  3,  Joseph,  (2d,)  bap.  Oct.  9,  1808  ;  d.  at  sea.  4,  Edward  K, 
b.  in  1814  ;  d.  Oct.  29,  1839.  5,  Lucy  Ann,  m.  Isaac  J.  Burton,  Nov. 
25,  1845. 

John,  (2d's)  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  m.  John  McCallum,  (2d.)  2,  James, 
(2d,)  b.  in  1795  ;  d.  Sept.  21,  1833.  3,  John,  (3d,)  b.  about  1797  ;  m. 
Nancy  Kelloch,  Nov.  3,  1833.  4,  George,  b.  in  1800 ;  d.  July  26, 
1829,  by  drowning  whilst  bathing  in  North  pond.  5,  Nancy.  6,  An- 
drew. 7,  Ebenezer,  b.  in  1810  ;  m.  Louisa  Stahl ;  and  d.  at  Port  au 
Prince,  in  June,  1840. 

Oliver's  chil.  1,  Margaret,  b.  about  1800  ;  d.  Feb.  19,  1838.  2, 
William,  (2d,)  b.  in  1802;  d.  Oct.  28,  1830.  3,  Nancy,  d.  March  19, 
1848.  4,  Caroline,  b.  in  1807  ;  d.  July  22,  1847.  5,  Miles  C.  m. 
Nancy  L.  Williams  in  1839.  6,  Bradbury,  (2d).  7,  Alden,  m.  Ehza 
W.  Cutting,  Dec.  29,  1844.  8,  Oliver,  (2d,)  d.  May  23,  1846,  a. 
about  28. 

Samuel,  (3d's,)  chil.  1,  Samuel,  (4th,)  lost  at  sea.  2,  Lucy,  m. 
Charles  Varner,  of  Nobleboro'.  3,  Mary,  m.  Samuel  Hadley,  Oct. 
11,  1804.  4,  Naomi,  m.  John  Thomas.  5,  Elizabeth.  6,  Joshua,  b. 
in  1796  ;  d.  Aug.  19,  1832. 

Robert's  chil.  1,  James,  (3d,)  b.  in  1795  ;  d.  Oct.  20,  1839.  2, 
Rebecca,  b.  in  Jan.  1798  ;  d.  May  5,  1799.  3,  John  Emery,  b.  about 
1799;  d.  at  Port  au  Prince,  Dec.  13,  1820.  4,  Robert,  (2d,)  m. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Standish,  Jan.  18,  1831  ;  r.  Wal.  5,  Abigail  C.  6,  Mary 
A.  7,  Paul,  m.  EHzabeth  Vose,  April  4,  1833.  8,  Larkin.  9,  Given, 
b.  in  1810;  d.  Dec.  16,  1840.  10,  Henry,  b.  in  1815;  d.  at  sea, 
Feb.  13,  1838.     Hannah,  the  mother,  d.  Nov.  12,  1843. 

Fifth    Generation. 

John,  (3d's,)  chil.  1,  Eliza  J.  2,  Lucy  M.  3,  Allen  Y.  4,  Samuel 
G.     5,  Thomas  H.     6,  John,  (4th.)     7,  Ann  M. 

Ebenezer's  chil.  1,  Avery,  b.  in  1821,  d.  of  fever  at  N.  Y.  in 
March,  1851. 

Miles  C's  chil.  1,  Emerson.  2,  Martha  M.  3,  Mary  C.  4, 
Benjamin  D. 

Alden' s  chil.     1,  Emma  J.     2,  Mary  F. 

Paul's  chil.  1,  Emery,  b.  in  1834.  2,  Edwin  C.  3,  Paul  IL 
4,  Sarah  Frances,  b.  in  1843,  d.  Ai^ril  11,  1844.     5,  Frederick. 

BOGGS,  Life  W.,  a  son  of  AVilliam,  (2d,)  b.  in  1797  ;  m.  Susan  S. 
Huse ;  r.  Hope,  St.  George,  and  Warren. 

Their  chil.  1,  James  Harvey,  m.  Lilias  Philbrook,  pub.  April  7, 
1850.  2,  Sarah  M.  b.  in  1825  ;  d.  October  12,  1849.  3,  William, 
(4th.)  4,  George.  5,  Josiah.  6,  Wilson.  7,  Lewis  K.  The  mother 
d.  Jan.  14,  1850,  a.  49. 


380  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

BOSWORTH,  Eli,  b.  in  1744,  m.  Hannah  Cox,  c.  from  Halifax, 
Mass.  and  d.  June  19,  1816. 

Their  chil.  1,  Salome,  m.  Jesse  Rogers,  and  r.  Brownville.  2, 
Sarah,  d.  in  Cam.  April  2,  1844.  3,  Zenas,  b.  in  1773,  m.  1st,  Cath- 
erine Comery,  Feb.  11,  1802,  2d,  Rebecca  Mero,  and  d.  Sept.  23,  1850. 
4,  Hannah,  m.  Luther  Brown  and  r.  Oliio.  5,  Eli,  (2d,)  droAvned  in 
North  pond,  a.  9  years.  6,  Mary,  m.  Joseph  Wetherbee.  7,  Stod- 
dard, m.  Rebecca  Kirkpatrick,  Jan.  18,  1825.  The  mother  d.  April 
22,  1807,  a.  52. 

Zenas's  chil.  By  1st  wife.  1,  Hannah,  m.  Robert  W.  Jarvis,  May 
13,  1821.  2,  Eli,  (3d,)  d.  in  Virginia,  Aug.  9,  1831.  3,  Zenas,  (2d,)  is 
supposed  to  have  d.  abroad.  4,  Jane,  m.  Elijah  Nash  of  Lowell,  r. 
Illinois,  and  d.  in  Jan.  1849.  By  2d  wife.  5,  Sarah,  b.  in  1820,  m. 
Jacob  P.  Davis,  (2d,)  Sept.  17,  1843,  and  d.  in  Cam.  Nov.  15,  1845. 
6,  James.     7,  Josiah. 

BRACKETT,  Major  Benjamin,  m.  Hannah  Davis  of  Boston,  c. 
fi-om  Greenland,  N.  H.  to  Warren,  in  1790,  and  d.  May  3,  1839. 

Theu'  chil.  1,  Ann  Davis,  m.  Henry  Little  of  Newcastle,  Jan.  23, 
1834.  2,  Marv,  bap.  with  her  elder  sister,  June  23,  1794,  by  Rev.  J. 
Thaxter,  and  d.  in  1842  at  Wal.  3,  Clarissa,  bap.  June  2,  1796,  d. 
young.  4,  Benjamin,  (2d,)  bap.  May  29,  1797  ;  d.  at  sea  in  April,  1833, 
on  passage  from  Canton  to  Boston.  5,  Matilda  D.  bap.  August  18, 
1799  ;  m.  Alexander  Palmer  of  Wal.  May  11,  1826.  6,  Caroline  R. 
bap.  August  2,  1801  ;  d.  in  Wal.  August  27,  1841.  7,  Sarah  H.,  bap. 
July  31,  1803 ;  m.  Leonard  F.  Trafton  of  Shapleigh,  October  25, 1831 ; 
and  r.  in  Wal.  8,  William  Davis,  bap.  Mav  11,  1806  ;  r.  in  Bobare. 
9,  James,  bap.  Sept.  6,  J  807.  10,  Angelica  H.  bap.  July  30,  1809  ;  m. 
Thomas  D.  Currier  of  Wal.  June  14,  1832;  and  d.  Sept.  13,  1850.  11, 
Clarissa  M.  E.,  bap.  A\igust  29,  1811 ;  m.  William  F.  Leavett  of 
Bangor,  pub.  June  4, 1836.     The  mother  d.  July  9,  1818,  a.  49. 

BRACKETT,  Joshua,  c.  fi-om  Wakefield,  N.  H.  to  Warren,  m. 
Sarah  Weston,  April  12,  1805,  and  d.  Feb.  10,  1847,  a.  70. 

Their  cliil.  1,  Elethea,  bap.  June  5,  1806 ;  m.  Charles  Mink,  (2d,) 
of  Wal.  Sept.  18,  1831.  2,  Ira  Weston,  bap.  Nov.  8,  1807.  3, 
Waldo  D.,  bap.  Dec.  9,  1810.  4,  Oilman,  bap.  Sept.  2,  1814;  m. 
Mary  Dicke,  Dec.  25,  1848.  5,  Beatrice  H.,  bap.  Sept.  28,  1817  ; 
m.  John  Bates  of  Boston.  6,  Sarah  Ann,  bap.  Aug  30,  1821.  7, 
Harriet,  bap.  Sept.  2,  1826 ;  m.  Robert  Wyllie. 

Gilman's  chil.     1,  Franklin. 

BRAKELY,  Isaac,  (colored,)  b.  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  m. 
Phebe  Boston ;  r.  Warren  and  Thom. 

Their  chil.  1,  Isaac,  (2d,)  b.  in  1802.  2,  Louisa  P.,  m.  James 
Freeman  of  Bath,  Nov.  14,  1826.  3,  John,  b.  in  1806 ;  d.  at  sea.  4, 
Adeline,  b.  in  1808 ;  m.  AVm.  Carey  of  Thom.  5,  Elizabeth,  b.  in 
1810;  m.  Jack  Douglass;  and  d.  in  Prospect.     6,  William. 

BUCKLAND,  Nathan,  b.  in  1741 ;  c.  from  Rehoboth,  Mass.,  m. 
Margaret  Gamble,  Sept.  4,  1770 ;  and  d.  Sept.  18,  1829,  a.  88.  (Ac- 
cording to  the  History  of  Rehoboth,  the  name  is  spelled  there  indif- 
ferentlv  Biickland  and  Bucklin.) 

Their  chil.  1,  Capt.  Nathan;  m.  1st,  Mary  Denny  in  1806,  2d, 
Mrs.  Bethia  Brewster,  Dec.  25,  1828;  and  d.  May  22,  1840.  2, 
Elizabeth,  m.  Capt. Denny,  who  was  lost  at  sea.  3,  Marga- 
ret, b.  m  1784 ;  m.  Peter  Williams  of  Thom.  4,  Hannah.  5,  Joseph 
C,  b.  about  1787;  m.  Calista  Gardner,  Aug.  18,  1814.  6,  Isabel, 
b.  in  1788 ;  d.  Nov.  20,  1834. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  381 

Capt.  Nathan's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Sarah,  m.  William  Jordan ; 
and  d.  Oct.  1840.  2,  Ebenezer  D.,  b.  about  1809  ;  m.  Lydia  E.  Mink 
of  Wal.,  pub.  May  3,  1838.  3,  William,  m.  Margaret  Copeland,  pub. 
Dec.  22,  1837.  4,  Mary,  b.  in  1813;  d.  Sept.  14,  1830.  5,  Jeremiah, 
b.  about  1815;  m.  Lucretia  Mink,  of  Wal.  The  mother  d.  Dec.  12, 
1822,  a.  45. 

Joseph  C.'s  chil.  1,  Priscilla  Gr.,  m.  Ezra  Prior.  2,  Edward  B., 
m.  Abigail  Thomas  of  Cush.  pub.  Nov.  23,  1839.  3,  Nancy,  m.  and 
r.  Haverhill.  4,  Elizabeth,  m.  James  E.  Williamson  of  Scituate, 
Mass.,  pub.  Nov.  4,  1836.  5,  Hannah  E.,  m.  lieuben  Prior.  6, 
Deborah  M.,  m.  Patrick  Pebbles  Robinson.  7,  Joseph,  b.  in  1825. 
8,  Moses  E.     9,  John  C.     10,  Benjamin  B. 

Ebenezer  D.'s  chil.  1,  Nathan.  2,  Edward  S.  3,  Charles  A.  4, 
Andrew  W. 

William's  chil.  1,  George  W.  2,  Sarah  J.  3,  Mary  A.  4,  Wm. 
E.,  d.  in  Nov.  1849.     5,  Cynthia  E. 

Jeremiah's  chil.     1,  Harriet  E,.     2,  Anson  N. 

BURGESS,  Capt.  Stephen  C,  b.  in  1784;  c.  from  Sandwich, 
Mass.,  m.  Elizabeth  Starrett,  Oct.  21,  1810;  and  d.  Oct.  28,  1846. 

Their  Chil.  1,  Thomas  Prmce,  b.  Dec.  15,  1811;  m.  Lucy  S. 
Kirkpatrick,  Nov.  24,  1833.  2,  Capt.  Joseph  Swift,  b.  Oct.  6,  1813; 
m.  Eliza  Gilchrist  in  1836,  r.  Thorn.  3,  William  Carey,  b.  Oct.  17, 
1815;  m.  Ann  Wakefield,  r.  Thom.  4,  Capt.  Stephen,  b.  Sept.  12, 
1818;  d.  Oct.  5,  1843,  at  New  Orleans,  in  command  of  ship  Clai- 
borne. 5,  Martha,  b.  Aug.  27,  1820;  m.  Daniel  D.  Vaughan.  6, 
Ebenezer,  b.  Dec.  16,  1822.  7,  John,  b.  Jan.  22,  1826 ;  m.  Nancy  L. 
Payson,  Dec.  2,  1850.     8,  George,  b.  March  30,  1830. 

Thomas  Prince's  chil.     1,  Stoddard.     2,  Ann  E.     3,  Alexander. 

BURTON,  Capt.  Benjamin,  m.  Alice  Lewis  in  L-eland,  was  among 
the  first  settlers  in  Cush.,  commanded  the  stone  block-house  there ; 
and  d.  March  20,  1763. 

Their  Chil.  1,  Rebecca,  r.  and  d.  in  Boston.  2,  Agnes,  d.  in 
1829,  in  Boston.  3,  Mary,  m.  Capt.  Thomas  Casey;  r.  Halifax,  N.  S. 
4,  Alice,  r.  and  d.  in  Boston.  5,  Col.  Benjamin,  b.  in  1749  ;  m. 
Hannah  Church  of  Bristol,  R.  I.  and  d.  in  Warren,  May  24,  1835,  a. 
86.  6,  John,  d.  a.  about  19.  7,  Sarah,- b.  in  1753;  m.  Nehemiah 
Eastman  from  Gilmanton,  N.  H.,  and  d.  in  June,  1835,  at  Montville. 
8,  Elizabeth,  m.  Hon.  Edward  Killeran  of  Cush.  9,  Thomas,  m. 
1st,  Betsey  Barber,  2d,  Susan  McCobb  ;  r.  and  d.  at  Calais,  in  1837  or 
'8.  10,  William,  m.  1st,  Jane  Robinson,  2d,  Chloe  Bradford;  r.  Cush. 
11,  Jane,  m.  Moses  Robinson  of  Cush.  and  d.  in  Feb.  1803. 

Col.  Benjamin's  chil.     1,  Benjamin,  (3d,)  m. Jameson.     2, 

Capt.  Thomas,  (2d,)  b.  abovit  17^54;  m.  Lydia  Young  of  Cush.  Jan. 
10,  1813;  r.  in  Warren,  and  d.  Sept.  28,  1850.  3,  Capt.  John,  (2d,) 
m.  1st,  Mary  Morton,  2d,  Rebecca  Vaughan  ;  r.  for  a  time  in  Warren, 
since  Kilmarnock.  4,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1787,  m.  1st,  Anselm  Vaughan, 
2d,  Dea.  John  Miller.  5,  Hannah,  m.  John  L.  Robinson  of  Cush. 
Jan.  16,  1814.  6,  Sarah,  m.  Capt.  Dunbar  Henderson ;  r.  Thom.  7. 
Ann,  m.  1st,  Capt.  Robert  Norton,  2d,  Dr.  Thomas  D^Raeburn,  May 
17,  1830.     The  mother  d.  Aug.  21,  1834. 

Capt.  Thomas's  chil.  1,  Edward,  r.  at  Bangor.  2,  Dorothy  Y.  m. 
James  H.  Sanford,  pub.   Sept.    16,  1837 ;  r.  Topsham,  and  d.  in  1847. 

3,  Thomas,  (3d,)  m.  Eliza  Cunningham  of  Belfast;  r.  in  New  York. 

4,  Isaac,  m.  Sarah  Fish  of  Lincoln. 


382  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Capt.  Jolm's  cliil.  1,  Mary  Ann,  m.  Thomas  White,  Dec.  1830,  and 
d.  in  Winthrop.  2,  Eliza,  m.  Darius  Nye  of  Union,  pub.  March  28, 
1835.  3,  Albert  G.,  m.  and  r.  in  Oldto-v^Ti.  4,  Harriet.  5,  James. 
6,  John,  (3d.) 

BURTON,  WiUiam,  (2d,)  son  of  William  Burton,  (1st,)  of  Cush. 
above  mentioned,  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Parsons,  2d,  Lucy  Spear,  and  was 
killed  in  Warren  by  a  falling  tree,  Jan.  2,  1821. 

EUs  chil.  By  1st  wife.  1,  Isaac  J.,  m.  Lucy  Ann  Boggs,  Nov.  25, 
1845 ;  r.  in  Warren.  By  2d  wife.  2,  Eliza  Jane,  m.  Gideon  L.  Pease 
of  Boston,  pub.  May  20,"  1839. 

Isaac  J.'s  chil.     1,  Lucy  Louisa.     2,  Ada. 

BUXTON,  Dr.  Edmund,  b.  in  1770  ;  came  from  Reading,  Mass.,  m. 
Lucy  Flu'it,  of  do. ;  and  d.  July  30,  1828,  by  a  fall  from  a  horse. 

Their  chil.  1,  Martin  Herrick,  b.  Dec.  24,  1799 ;  lost  at  sea  in  Dec. 
1820.  2,  Lucinda,  b.  Nov.  21,  1801;  m.  John  Barnard  of  Thom. 
Sept.  18,  1834.  3,  George  Rutherford,  b.  Dec.  5,  1803;  d.  in  1834, 
at  New  Orleans.  4,  Olivia  Hovey,  b.  Oct.  29,  1806;  m.  Robert 
Davis  of  Lincolnville.  5,  Benjamin  F.,  M.  D.  Bowd.  Coll.  1830 ;  m. 
Julia  Seavey  of  Wiscasset,  Jmie  3,  1833.  6,  Mary.  7,  Capt.  Ed- 
mund, m.  Mrs.  Pamelia  Hosmer  of  Cam.     8,  Kendall  F. 

Dr.  Benjamin  F.'s  chil.    1,  Alice.  2,  Josephine.  3,  Inez.  4,  Cliiford. 

CALEF,  Joseph,  b.  in  1754  at  Marblehead,  m.  at  Newfoundland, 
and  d.  in  Warren,  mthout  children,  Sept.  22,  1839,  a.  85.  His  wife 
d.  Sept.  15,  1839,  a.  74. 

CARVEN,  James,  c.  from  Ireland  ;  m.  Mrs.  Jane  Fullerton  (maiden 
name  McCobb,)    c.   to   Warren,   rem.  Burnham,  Feb.  28,  1814,  &  d. 

Their  chil.  1 ,  Nancy,  m.  Samuel  ?  Weed  of  Bm-nham.  2,  James, 
d.  young  of  throat  distemper. 

CARRIEL,  Nathaniel,  c.  from  Union  ;  m.  in  1815,  Rebecca  Good- 
speed  of  Cam.  to  which  town  he  with  his  land  was  set  off,  about  1833. 

Their  chil.     1,  Mahala.     2,  Sybil,  m. Norwood.     3,  Amasa, 

b.  about  1817 ;  m.  Louisa  Marshall ;  r.  in  Warren.  4,  Jonathan. 
5,  Rebecca,  m.  Charles  Spear  of  Warren.  6,  Nathaniel,  (2d.)  7, 
Silas.     And  others. 

Amasa's  chil.     1,  Benjamin.     2,  Rebecca.     3,  Charles. 

CASWELL,  Job,  b.  in  1787  ;  c.  from  Minot;  m.  1st,  Mary  Knowl- 
ton,  2d,  Mrs.  Lydia  Dagget,  in  Oct.  1835,  3d,  Mrs.  Nancy  Norwood, 
pub.  Dec.  24,  1839;  and  d.  Aug.  12,  1842,  by  suicide. 

His  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Job  Madison  ;  b.  in  1812,  m.  Lucy  HofF- 
sis  of  Union,  pub.  Oct.  22,  1836.  2,  Elbridge,  m.  Orriet  Elliot ;  r. 
Minot.  3,  Nancy,  m.  John  S.  Newcomb  of  Burnham.  4,  Sarah,  m. 
Knot  Bartlett  Jameson.     5,  Wilbur,  m.  Meliitable  G.  Russell  in  Nov. 

1846.     6,  Marv,  m. Fav  of  Rockland.    7,  Clarissa.     8,  Susanna. 

The  mother  d.'Oct.  9,  1833,  a.  35. 

Job  Madison's  cliil.     1,  William.     2,  Nathaniel  T. 

Wilbur's  chil.     1.  Almeda? 

CHANDLER,  Dr.  Charles  Chauncy,  b.  in  1774  ;  c.  from  Vermont ; 
m.  Lovisa  Miller  of  Lincohiville  ;  r.  and  practiced  medicine  in 
Belfast  and  Warren  ;  and  d.  Sept.  12, 1833. 

Their  chil.  1,  Lucius  Henry,  grad.  Waterville  coll.  1831;  m.  in 
Virginia  ;  prac.  Law  many  years  in  Thom. ;  since  in  Boston  ;  r.  San 
Francisco.  2,  Mary  Ann,  m.  Samuel  Lovejoy  of  Rock.  3,  Martha 
Jane,  m.  Francis  Cobb  of  Rock.     4,  Ed^\-in. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  383 

CHAPMAN,  Rev.  Nathaniel,  b.  about  1788  ;  m.  1st,  a  daughter  of 
Rev.  Jotham  Sewall,  2cl,  Sarah  Pond  of  Franklin,  Mass.  in  1828  ; 
Cong,  minister  at  Bristol,  Cam.  and  Warren. 

Chil.  by  2d  wife.  1,  Mary  E.  2,  Edward  T.  3,  Sarah  A.  4, 
Nathaniel  Emmons. 

CLARK,  Joseph,  b.  about  1795,  in  R.  Island ;  m.  Mercy  Cobb ;  and 
rem.  from  Union  to  Warren,  about  1829. 

Their  chil.  1,  Nathaniel  E.  b.  in  1822  ;  m.  Priscilla  II.  Waterman 
of  Milford,  pub.  Sept.  25,  1847.  2  &  3,  twins,  Martha  W.  m.  Charles 
R.  Gove  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  pub.  April,  17,  1847  ;  and  Mary,  m. 
Jesse  Atwood  of  Chelsea.  4,  Clarinda  A.  m.  Capt.  Stephen  Good- 
win of  Newburyport ;  r.  in  California.  5,  John.  6,  Elizabeth.  7, 
Barbara  C.     8,  Margaret  C.     9,  Roland  C. 

CLEMENS,  Archibald,  b.  about  1812  ;  m.  Margaret  Sullivan,  Sept. 
23,  1841  ;  r.  village. 

Their  chil.     ],  Archibald  J.     2,  John. 

COBB,  Nathaniel,  Jr.,  m.  1st, ,  2d,  Penelope  Standish;  r.  andd. 

in  Plympton,  Mass.  His  children  who  came  to  this  region,  were,  by 
1st  wife,  1,  Roland,  b.  1757;  m.  1st,  Jerusha  Bartlett,  2cl,  Jerusha 
Gilman,  (who  d.  Nov.  4,  1837,)  c.  to  N.Yarmouth  in  1802,  to  Warren, 
1803;  and  d.  Nov.  12,  1842,  a.  85.  2,  Capt.  Barnabas,  b.  in  17G0; 
m.  Jerusha  Cobb  of  Plymouth;  c.  to  Warren  in  1802  ;  and  d.  July  9, 

1807.  3,  Hannah,  m.  Joseph  Vaughan  of  Carver,  and  d. .  By  2d 

wife,  4,  Miles,  also  c.  to  Warren,  m.  1st,  Rachel  Copeland,  2d,  Han- 
nah Prescott ;  r.  and  d.  in  Searsmont.  Penelope,  the  mother,  m. 
Ichabod  Leach  of  Bridgewater  ;  and  d.  in  Warren,  Nov.  5,  1820,  in 
the  80  th  year  of  her  age. 

Roland's  chil.  By  1st  wife.  1,  Jerusha,  b.  in  1786 ;  m.  Joshua  Mor- 
ton, October  29,  1812;  and  d.  Nov.  16,  1829.  2,  Nathaniel,  b.  in 
1788  ;  m.  Mary  L.  Delano  from  Friendship.  3,  Roland,  (2d.,)  m.  and 
r.  in  Mass.  4,  Rebecca,  m.  Charles  Copeland.  5,  Jonathan,  b.  about 
3799;  m.  Love  P.Dunbar,  Nov.  26,  1823.  6,  Mercy,  m.  Joseph 
Clark.     The  mother  d.  February  14,  1814. 

Capt.  Barnabas's  chil.  1,  Clarissa,  m.  Capt.  Matthew  Beverage  of 
Hope.  2,  Hannah,  b.  in  1788  ;  m,  Alexander  Lermond,  (4th);  and  d. 
April  28,  1840.  3,  Sophia,  m.  George  Andrews.  4,  Ebenezer,  m. 
Patience  Gilmore ;  r.  in  Union.  5,  Eleazer  Crocker,  m.  Harriet  Counce 
in  December,  1827  ;  and  r.  in  Thom.  The  mother  d.  September  29, 
1843,  a.  84. 

Miles's  chil.  1,  Sarah,  m.  John  M.  Gates.  2,  Mehitable,  b.  in 
1793;  d.  Sept.  20,  1799.  3,  Barnabas,  (2d),  b.in  1794;  d.  September  1, 
1812.  4,  MHes,  b.  1797;  d.  May  15,  1800.  5,  Rufus,  b.  in  1798;  d. 
October  6,  1801.  6,  Mehitable,  m.  Charles  Crawford;  d.  in  Sears- 
mont. 7,  Miles  S.,  m.  and  r.  in  Searsmont.  8,  Lucinda,  b.  in  1807; 
d.  September  25,  1812.     9,  Rachel  C.  bap.  July  3,  1817. 

Third    Generation. 

Nathaniel's  chil.  1,  Nathaniel,  (2d,)  d.  September  7,  1820.  2, 
Mary,  m.  Alexander  L.  Copeland.  3,  Lewis  V.,  m.  EUza  Dickey, 
May  27,  1841  ;  r.  Thom.  4,  Elethea.  5,  EUzabeth  C.  6,  Alden  M. 
7,  Margaret,  d.  October  3,  1833,  a.  about  4.     8,  Rebecca  F. 

Jonathan's  chil.  1,  Warren.  2,  James.  3,  Sewall  C,  m.  INIarga- 
retta  Raebum,  Dec.  12,  1850.  4,  Isannah  C.  5,  Vesta  J.  6,  Levi  V. 
7,  Maria  N.     8,  George  W. 


384  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

COBB,  Francis,  of  Portland,  m.  Jane,  da\igh.ter  of  Ambrose  Snow 

of    Cherrj-tield,   and   d.  .      Their   chil.      1,   Mary,   m.    Capt. 

George  W.  AVallace.  2,  Ambrose  S.,  m.  Yesta  Jane  Dimbar,  Jan. 
28,  1841.  3,  Betsey,  m.  Albert  Coxmce.  4,  Edward,  m.  Lydia 
Berrv.  5,  Francis,  m.  Martha  Jane  Chandler  ;  r.  Rockland. 
Ambrose  S.'s  chil.  1,  WiUiani  S.  2,  Nelson  B.  3,  Mary  E. 
COBB,  Thomas,  c.  from  Cam.,  m.  Elizabeth  Jones,  and  rem.  to 
Sangiis,  Mass.  Their  cMl.  1,  Lucy  Camelia,  m.  George  K.  Hovey. 
2,  Eliza,  m.  Isaac  Kokes,  (^2d.) 

COBI'RX,  Parker,  b.  in  1775 ;  c.  from  Dracut,  Mass.,  m.  Abigail 
Ivii-kpatriok,  March  18,  1804  ;  and  d.  Aug.  6,  1842. 

Their  chil.  1,  James,  bap.  Aug.  25,  1805;  m.  Marr  L.  Howard, 
Jxdv  1,  1838.  2,  Fanny  Wood,  b.  in  1806;  d.  March  19,  1827.  3, 
Harriet,  b.  in  1809 ;  d.  Oct.  19,  1831.  4,  Jane.  5,  Anne  Starrett. 
6,  Hannah  P.,  m.   Church  Yaughan.     7,  Marv  Caroline. 

James's  cMl.  1,  Parker,  (2d0  2,  Sarah  K.  3,  Harriet  F.  4, 
Elsa  C.     5,  Edson  H. 

COMERY,  Jolin,  of  German  parentage,  c.  from  "SYal.,  m.  Elizabeth 
BroTAm  of  Truro,  Dec.  25,  1801 ;  rem.  Wal.  and  Friendsliip.  Mat- 
thias, brother  of  the  preceding,  b.  about  1781^,  m.  Catherine  Mat- 
thews, Dec.  10,  1807 ;  r.  Wai-rcn.  Catherine,  a  sister,  m.  Zenas 
Bosworth,  and  d.  Feb.  1811.  Joseph,  another  brother,  r.  for  a  time 
in  Warren,  and  rem.  ^Yal. 

Matthias's  chil.  1,  Alexander,  bap.  Nov.  1,1810;  m.  Catherine 
Matthews;  r.  Thom.  2,  James,  bap.  July  10,  1816.  3  &  4,  t^vins, 
b.  about  1817,  AYilliam,  m.  Susan  A.  Singer,  March  1,  1849  ;  r.  in 
Thom  ;  and  Mary,  m.  James  Kmney  of  St.  George,  Jime  20,  1841. 

COOPER,  Boice,  from  Ii-eland,  c.  from  Broad  Bay  to  this  place 
about  1740;  m.  1st,  Katherine  Kellvhom,  2d,  Lydia  North;  and  d. 
1795,  a.  75. 

His  cliil.  By  1st  wife.  1,  Boice,  d.  yomig.  2,  Elizabeth,  b.  March 
15.  1740,  at  Pemaquid;  m.  Robert  Montgomery;  and  d.  March   13, 

1834,  a.  94.     3,  Catherine,  m.   1st, Jameson;    2d,  John  Cox, 

March  18,  1773  ;  and  3d,  David  KeUoch. 

COPELAND,  David,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  r.  in  Milton,  Mass. 
In  the  Milton  records,  the  name  is  variously  spelled,  Coplan,  Copplan, 
and  Copland. 

Their  clul.  1,  Rachel,  b.  Aug.  25,  1729  ;  probably  d.  yoxmg.  2, 
Marv,  b.  Feb.  14,  1731  ;  m.  Joseph  Crane  of  ^lilton.  3,  Hamiah,  b. 
Nov.  3,  173[3?]  m.  Seth  Crane  of  Milton.  4,Da^-id,  (2d,)  b.  May  14, 
1738.  5,  Moses,  b.  in  MUton,  April  6,  1741  ;  m.  1st,  Patience,  dau. 
of  Benoni  Sweet  of  Boston,  2d,  in  "SYaiTen,  Mrs.  Margaret  Schaeifer, 
(who  d.  March  12,  1808,  a.  70,)  and  liimself  d.  June  2^^  1817.  6,  Eliz- 
abeth, b.  Jan.  12,  1746 ;  m.  Jonathan  Newcomb  of  Mansfield  ;  and  d. 
Feb.  25,  1839.  7,  Joseph,  b.  March  19,  1747  ;  c.  to  St.  George's,  m. 
Sarah  Meloney,  Jan.  29,  1768  ;  and  d.  Aug.  24,  1829.  8,  Rachel,  b. 
Feb.  12,  1749";  m.  Seth  Yose ;  r.  Cushing. " 

Moses  's  chil.  1,  Nathaniel,  b.  in  Milton,  March  29, 1762  ;  m.  Bar- 
bara Blackington  ;  and  d.  May  5,  1806.  2,  Rufus  Boyce,  b.  Sept.  15, 
1764,  at  St.  Geqrse's;  m.  1st,  Hannah  Crane,  and  2d,  Elizabeth 
Anderson,  Dec.  19^;  1819.  3,  Sarah,  b.  Julv  17,1767;  d.  April  27, 
1849.     4,  Joseph,  (2d,)  b.  June  30,  1769;  d.  May,  1779.     5,  Rachel, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  385 

b.  April  18,  1771  ;  m.  MUes  Cobb  ;  and  d.  May  16,  1820.  6,  Moses, 
(2d,)  b.  Sept.  3,  1773 ;  m.  Margaret  Delano.  Patience,  the  mother,  d. 
Dec.  13,  1793,  a.  59. 

Joseph's  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  m.  1st,  Edmund  Wiggens  of  Thom. 
June  12,  1800,  2d,  Benjamin  Snow,  and  d.  at  S.  Thom.  2,  David, 
(3d,)  m.  Lucy  Lermond  in  1803  or  '4  ;  and  d.  July  28,  1846.  3,  Mar- 
tha, b.  in  1775  ;  m.  Capt.  Nathan  Williams  ;  and  d.  July  18,  1831.  4, 
Joseph,  (3d,)  m.  1st,  Nancy  Libbey,  June  21,  1807  ;  and  2d,  Mrs.  Ca- 
lista  Long,  Aug.  29,  1846.     5,  Hector,  m.  Mrs.  Mary  Fuller,  Dec.  11, 

1817.     6,  Rachel,  m.  Jesse  Williams  ;  and  d. .     7,  Sarah,  b.  in 

1786;  m.  James  Libbey,  (2d;)  and  d.  July  22,  1827.  8,  Moses,  (3d,) 
b.  in  1790  ;  d.  Sept.  21,  1812.     The  mother  d.  Nov.  26,  1815,  a.  68. 

Third    Generation. 

Nathaniel's  chil.     1,  James,  m.  Elizabeth  Delano  from  Friendship. 

2,  Rev.  Nathaniel,  m. Philbrook,  vv^as  ord.  pastor  at  Albion,  1832, 

was  at  Athens,  1834,  afterwards  an  evangelist  supplying  the  destitute ; 
and  d.  February  16,1850.  .3,  Charles,  b.  about  1788;  m.  Rebecca 
Cobb,  October  6,  1808.  4,  Capt.  Oliver,  b.  May  7,  1790  ;  m.  1st,  Lois 
WyUie,  December  27,  1818 ;  2d,  Hannah  EeUs  of  Camden ;  and  d. 
November  28,  1831,  5,  John,  b.  February  29,  1792;  m.  Lucy  Mal- 
colm ;  r.  Thom.  6,  Moses,  (4th,)  m.  Sarah  Andrews,  September  23, 
1827 ;  r.  Thom.     The  mother  d.  October  4,  1822. 

Rufus  B.'s  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Boyce,  b.  in  1787;  m.  Hannah 
Malcobn,  pub.  Nov.  20,  1818  ;  killed  in  a  saw-miU,  April  9,  183tf.  2, 
WilHam,  d.  young.  3,  Rufus,  b.  in  1791;  d.  April  24,  1822.  4, 
Hannah,  bap.  June  22,  1794;  m.  James  McCarter,  Oct.  2,  1823. 
5,  Sarah,  bap.  Nov.  27,  1796;  m.  Ephraim  Jordan,  Jan.  4,  1821.  6, 
Clarissa.  7,  Andrew  M.,  bap.  June  7,  1801 ;  m.  Eliza  Young  of 
Cush.  Dec.  1829;  and  d.  Nov.  3,  1847.  8,  J^IHes  Cobb,  bap.  June 
19,  1803. 

Moses,  (2d,)'s  chil.  1,  Capt.  Amasa,  m.  1st,  Lucy  Hall  of  Cush. 
(who  d.  June  17,  1824,  a.  21,)  and  2d,  Rachel  Heman;  r.  Chelsea. 
2,  Lydia  D.,  b.  in  1798;  m.  Josiah  Morse.  3,  Seth,  went  to  sea 
young,  and  was  never  heard  from.  4,  Capt.  Charles,  (2d,)  m.  Hul- 
dah  Dickey  of  Union,  Dec.  22,  1834.  5,  Eliza,  m.  Ira  Robinson. 
C  &  7,  twins,  Margaret,  m.  William  Buckland ;  Patience,  m.  George 
Luce  of  Union,  pub.  July  4,  1836. 

David's  chil.  1,  Life  W.,  b.  about  1807;  m.  Nancy  L.  Watts, 
Oct.  14,  1838.  2,  Nancy,  m.  John  Watts,  (3d,) ;  and  d.  May  30, 
1848.  3,  Edmund,  b.  in  1811 ;  m.  Harriet  N.  Fogerty  of  Thom., 
pub.  Oct.  10,  1840.  4,  Charles,  (3d,)  b.  in  1827;  m.  Sarah  WiUard, 
pub.  Feb.  12,  1848. 

Joseph,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Catherine  L.,  bap.  Sept.  20, 1810;  m.  Richard 
Dunbar;  and  d.  April  23,  1841.  2,  Alexander  L.,  bap.  Oct.  2,  1812; 
m.  Mary  Cobb,  Nov.  8,  1835.  3,  Mary  Ann  Watts,  d.  a.  about  2 
years.  4,  Moses,  (5th,)  d.  young.  5,  Rachel,  bap.  Nov.  2,  1820;  m. 
Leroy  Copeland.  6,  Mary  Ann  W.,  bap.  Sept.  5,  1823 ;  m.  Kinsley 
Swift.     7,  Sarah  Aroline  Huse. 

Hector's  chil.  I,  John,  (2d,)  m.  Lydia  Jane  Robbins  in  1851.  2, 
Pris  cilia,  b.  in  1827  ;  m.  Joseph  Randall,  Dec.  31,  1846 ;  and  d.  Aug. 
25,  1848.     3,  Sarah.     4,  Elizabeth.     5,  Julia, 

Fourth    Generation, 
James's  chil.     1,  Caroline  J.,  m.  Ezekiel  D.  Demuth,  May  6,  1832 ; 
33 


386  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

r.  Thorn.  2,  Elona,  m.  Richard  Elliot  of  Thorn.,  Oct.  4,  1834.  3, 
Oliver,  (2d,)  m.  Lydia  J.  Sweetland  of  Wal.  Nov.  23,  1844. 

Charles's  chil.     1,  Clarinda  A.,  b.  about  1810;  m.  Isaac  Robinson. 

2,  Barbara,  m.  Benjamin  AVentworth  of  Cush.  pnb.  Jan.  1,  1833.  3, 
Jenisha,  m.  Ebenezer  V.  Lermond.  4,  Chloe  W.,  m.  Obadiah  Morse, 
Jan.  19,  1836  ;  who  d.  Jxily  14,  1846,  from  the  fall  of  a  clay  bank.  5, 
Leroy,  m.  Rachel  Copeland.  6,  Lucy,  m.  Thos.  Lermond.  7,  Ed- 
win, b.  about  1824. 

Capt.  Oliver's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Edwin,  b.  in  1821 ;  d.  Sept. 
28,  1825.  2,  Maria,  m.  S.  Emerson  Smith.  3,  George.  4,  Mary 
Jane.     By  2d  wife,  5,  Adelia  Lois. 

Moses,  (4th)'s  chil.     1,  John  A.     2,  Mary  Ann.     3,  Horatio. 

Bovce's  chil.     1,  Frances,  m.  Michael  Libbey  of  Boston. 

Andi-ew  M.'s  cliil.     1,  Rufus  B.,  (2d,)  b.  in  1831.     2,  William. 

3,  Elizabeth  A.     4,  Sandlbrd  Y. 

Capt.  Charles,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Charles  A.     2,  Harriet  E. 
Life  W.'s  chil.     1,  Frankhn.     2,  Lucy  J.     3,  Oliver. 
Edmund's  chil.     1,  William  A.     2,  Albert. 
Charles  (3d)'s  chil.     1,  L-ene. 

Alexander  L.'s  chil.  1  &  2,  d.  young  in  1843.  3,  Nancy  E.  4, 
Alexander.     5,  Levi  H.     6,  George  B.     7,  Alden  H. 

Fifth    Generation. 
Oliver,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  William  J.     2,  Thomas  L. 
Leroy's  chil.     1,  Catherine  A. 

COX,  James,  b.  in  1745  ;  m.  Mary  Rawley ;  c.  from  Pembi-oke  to 
St.  George  and  Warren,  and  d.  September  2,  1832,  a.  87.  His  widow 
d.  November  1,  1835,  a.  80. 

Their  chil.  1,  Sarah.  2,  John.  3,  Catherine,  all  of  whom  d. 
young  with  throat  distemper.     4,  Mary,  m.  Alden  Crouch  of  Thorn. 

5,  Hannah,  m.  Israel  Davis.  6,  Eleanor,  m.  Nathaniel  Cole  of  Thom. 
7,  James,  (2d,)  m.  Margaret  Orff  of  Wal.  and  rem.  Charlestown. 

COUNCE,  Samuel,  b.  in  1741  ;  m.  Hannah  Sumner ;  c.  from  Milton, 
Mass.  and  d.  March  12,  1800.  His  widow  d.  June  23,  lbl7,  a.  80. 
The  name  in  the  Milton  records,  where  it  occurs  but  once,  is  spelled 
Counts,  and  in  some  of  the  early  custom-house  records,  Cauntz. 

Their  chil.  1,  Lemuel,  (2d,)  b.  in  Milton,  Nov.  25,  17G0  ;  m.  Han- 
nah Davis  ;  and  d.  July  24,  1802.  2,  Hannah,  m.  Josiah  Ingraham 
of  Rock,  and  d.  3,  Jacob,  m.  Sarah  Bachelder  in  17!H) ;  r.  Cush. 
and  d.  Jan.  18,  1832.  4,  Mary,  b.  in  Feb.  176G;  d.  Rock.  Nov.  5, 
1849.  5,  Eunice,  b.  Jan.  5,  1771.  7,  John  Hollimd,  b.  Jime  2,  1776  ; 
m.  Kezia  Jordan  ;  and  d.  March  10,  1849. 

Lemuel's  chil.  1,  Samuel,  (3d,)  b.  about  1788  ;  m.  Sarah  Payson 
in  1808.  2,  Rufus,  m.  Lucy  Spetu:  ;  r.  Thom.  2,  Judah,  m.  Haimah 
Smith  of  Cush. 

Jacob's  chil.  1,  Hannah,  b.  in  1798 ;  m.  John  Jones  ;  and  d.  June 
13,1851.  2,  Lemuel,  (2d.)  3,  Arthur.  4,  JuHa,  m.  Cornelius  Hy- 
ler  of  Cush.  June  22,  1828.    5,  Harriet,  m.  Eleazer  C.  Cobb  of  Thom. 

6,  Frances,  m.  Charles  Mathews.  7,  Albert,  b.  about  1810  ;  m.  Bet- 
sey Cobb,  Dec.  1,  1843,  8,  Joanna.  9,  Sarah  Jane,  m.  Dr.  Thomas 
Annis  of  Cam.  Nov.  8,  1849.  10,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1822 ;  d.  at  Rock. 
March  9,  1848.     The  mother  d.  Aug.  4,  1829. 

John  Holland's  chil.  1,  Oliver  W.  b.  about  1806  ;  m.  Irene  Wyllie 
in  Dec.  1831.    2,  Paulina  H.  m.  Duncaji.McCaUimi.    3,  Eliza  Ann, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  387 

Ml.  Dr.  Abiel  W.  Kennedy.  4,  John  Holland,  (2d,)  b.  Sept.  14,  1819  ; 
drowned  in  the  river,  July  3,  1832.  5,  Capt.  Edwin  S.,  m.  Sarah 
Alice  Scrivener  of  Topsham,  in  March,  1850. 

Fourth    Generation. 

Samuel,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Jane,  m.  Eliakim  L.  Farrington.  2,  Sarah 
Ann,  b.  in  1810 ;  d.  July  22,  1831.  3,  Edward,  b.  in  1812  ;  d.  March 
1,  1813.  4,  Samuel,  (4th,)  b.  in  1814  ;  d.  from  a  scald,  Sept.  26,  1817. 
5,  Josiah.  6,  John  Payson.  7,  Lemuel,  (3d,)  m.  Sarah  F.  Hilt,  Jan- 
uary 30,  1846  ;  r.  Thom.     8,  Rosannah  L.     9,  Hannah. 

Oliver  Ws  chil.  1,  John  Holland,  (3d).  2,  Rebecca  W.  3,  Eliza 
A.     4,  WiUiam  O.     5,  Alden  M.     6,  Mary  P. 

CRANE,  Benjamin,  and  Abigail,  his  wife,  r.  and  d.  in  Milton,  Mass. 
Their  chil.  according  to  Milton  records  were,  1,  Joseph,  b.  Feb.  28, 
1724  ;  m.  Mary  Copeland  of  Milton.  2,  Mary,  b.  January  23,  1727. 
3,  Benjamin,  (2d,)  b.  June  4,  1728.  4,  Abigail,  b.  August  16,  1729. 
5,  Amariah,  b.  March  7,  1731.  6,  Seth,  b.  July  22,  1732  ;  m.  Han- 
nah Copeland  of  MUton.  7,  Stephen,  b.  May  19,  173[4?]  8,  [Abijah] 
b.  August  11,  1736. 

Joseph's  chil.  1,  David.  2,  Abigail,  m.  1st,  William  Montgom- 
ery of  the  lower  St.  George's,  2d,  Ezekiel  Post  of  Thom.     3,  Joseph, 

(2d,)  m. Mills.     4,  Samuel,  b.  in  1761  ;  c.  to  this  place  ;  m.  1st, 

Abigail  Thorndike  of  Cam.  (who  d.  July  25,  1823,  a.  61,)  2d,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Pebbles  ;  and  d.  without  children,  May  10,  1823.     5,  Liba. 

Seth's  chU.  1,  Capt.  Rufus,  b.  in  1757 ;  c.  to  Warren ;  m.  Mary 
Field  ;  and  d.  December  9,  1841,  a.  84.  2,  Hannah,  b.  in  1759  ;  m. 
Rufus  B.  Copeland;  and  d.  September  17,  1815.  3,  Deacon  Calvin, 
m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Jameson,  2d,  Mrs  Mary  Mclntyre  in  1816  ;  r.  War- 
ren and  Hope  ;  and  d.  in  March,  1843,  a.  about  80. 

Capt.  Rufus's  chil.  1,  Moses,  b.  April  12,  1787  ;  m.  Elizabeth 
Jameson,  May  16,  1814.  2,  William,  b.  November  12,  1789  ;  m.  Eliz- 
abeth Libbey,  November  4,  1816  ;  rem.  and  r.  Cliina.  3,  Seth,  (2d,) 
b.  in  1793  ;  d.  June  12,  1799.  4,  Rufus,  (2d,)  b.  June  3,  1796  ;  d. 
Nov.  18,  1804.  5,  David,  b.  November  6,  1797  ;  m.  Jane  Watts, 
February  21,  1822.     The  mother  d.  February  19,  1823. 

Moses's  chil.  1,  Mary  F..  m.  Smith  Maxey  of  Gardiner ;  and  d. 
July  10,  1849.  2,  Isabella ;  m.  Eliakim  L.  Farrington,  and  d.  3, 
Seth,  (3d.)  4,  Eliza  Jane.  5,  Catherine  Jameson.  6,  Louisa  J. 
7,  Hannah. 

David's  chil.     1,  Angelina  B.;  m.  Sanford  Williams.     2,  William 

Henry.     3,  b.  in  1822 ;  d.  October  20,  1828.     4,  Martia  Ann. 

5,  b.  in  1832  ;  d.  May  14,  1838.     6,  James  P. 

CRANE,  Luther,  a  relative  of  the  preceding,  b.  in  1763 ;  c.  probably 
from  the  same  neighborhood  ;  m.  Jane  Moreton  ;  and  d.  October  16, 
1843,  a.  80. 

Their  chil.  1,  Susan,  m.  Johnson  Jones ;  and  d.  June  25,  1832.  2, 
Deborah,  m.  Nelson  Gage,  in  Boston.  3,  Mary  Jane,  m.  Sawyer  Cat- 
lin  of  Thom.  4,  Abigail  F.,  m.  John  Lodge  of  Lowell,  July,  1847.  5, 
Mercy.     6,  Stephen,  b.  about  1815. 

CRAWFORD,  Deacon  John,  b.  in  1717,  in  Scotland ;  m.  Sarah 
Fisher;  c.  hither  in  1753  ;  and  d.  Nov.  10,  1797,  a.  80.  His  widow 
d.  March  22,  1809,  a.  88. 

Their  chil.  1,  John  (2d,)  b.  in  Scotland,  1751 ;  m.  Dorothy  Par- 
sons ;  and  d.  Jan.  9,  1818.     2,  Ann,  b.  in  Scotland  ;  m.  John  Nelson ; 


388  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

rem.  Reading,  Mass.  3,  Capt.  James,  b.  in  1758  ;  m.  Margaret  Rivers, 
and  d.  August  16,  1825.  4,  Deacon  Archibald,  b.  in  1760 ;  m.  Elea- 
nor Parsons  ;  and  d.  June  9,  1828.     5,  Alexander,  m.  Dagget ; 

and  rem.  Northport. 

John,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  James,  (2d,)  b.  in  1779  ;  m.  Lucy  Mclntyre  in 
1813.  2,  John,  (2d,)  lost  at  sea  in  March,  1813.  3,  Capt.  Niven,  b.  in 
1783;  m.  Jane  Anderson,  January  1,  1812.  4,  Mary,  b.  about  1785; 
m.  William  French ;  and  d.  July  19,  1849.  5,  Eleanor,  m.  Henry 
Burkett  of  Wal.,  January  29,  1809.  6,  Capt.  Lawrence,  m.  Sarah 
Robinson,  Eebruary  2,  1819  ;  and  d.  in  February,  1821,  at  Point  Petre, 
Guadaloupe.  7,  Elizabeth  W.,  bap.  June  22,  1794,  by  Rev.  J.  Thax- 
ter.  8,  Ann  Maria,  bap.  also  in  1794  ;  m.  Patrick  Mehan.  9,  Sarah, 
m.  Henry  Hilt. 

Captain  James's  chil.  1,  James,  (3d,)  m.  in  N.  Bruns■^^dck.  2, 
Joseph,  d.  January  22,  1820.     3,  Margaret,  b.  in   1798  ;    d.   July  30, 

1838.     4,  Charles,  m.  1st,  Mehitable  Cobb,  2d,   ,   and  r.  Sears- 

mont.  5,  Capt.  George,  m.  Mary  B.  Leeds,  November  3,  1833  ;  r. 
Thom.  6,  John,  (4th,)  b.  about  1804 ;  m.  Mahala  Russel,  November  28, 
1830.     7,  Jabez,  rem.  N.  Brunswick.     The  mother  d.  June  12,  1819. 

Deacon  Archibald's  chil.  1,  Archibald,  (2d,)  b.  about  1785  ;  m.  1st, 
Rebecca  Toothacre  of  Brunswick,  m  January,  1816,  2d,  Mary  O'Brien. 
2,  Sarah,  m.  David  Page.  3,  Nancy,  m.  Samuel  Libbey.  4,  Alex- 
ander, (2d,)  d.  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  5,  Malcolm,  bap.  June  22,  1794 ; 
r.  Yii'ginia,  m.  Amanda  Cravens.  6,  WiUiam  P.,  bap.  June  5,  1796 ; 
rem.  Cincinnati.  7,  Oliver,  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Bartlett  of  Cam.  Decem- 
ber 15,  1825,  2d,  Eliza  Sargent ;  r.  Apalachicola.  8,  David,  d.  at 
Tampa  Bay,  in  November,  1839.  9,  Silas,  r.  Micliigan.  10,  Eliza, 
m.  Capt.  Elijah  Morse. 

Fourth    Generation. 

James,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Jane  M.  2,  James,  (4th,)  m.  Mary  Jane 
Eugley ;  r.  Wal. 

Captam  Niven's  chil.  1,  John  C,  m.  Adeline  Storer,  pub.  May  11, 
1844.  2,  Catherine,  m.  Capt.  William  French.  3,  Sarah  Ann,  m. 
Abijah  Vinal.     4,  Maria  J.     5,  Fisher  Niven.     6,  Rufus  Copeland. 

John,  (4th)'s  chil.  1,  Alden  M.  2,  Mary  E.  3,  Levi  R.  4, 
Aldana  S.     5,  Leander.     6,  Luella.     7,  Laura  F.     8,  Louisa. 

Archibald,  (2d)'s  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Alexander,  (3d,)  m.  Sarah 
R.  Henderson  of  Belfast,  pub.  December  6,  1844.  2,  Mary,  m.  Elijah 
HaU  of  Rock.  3,  Oliver  Malcohn,  b.  in  1822;  d.  April  6,  1830.  The 
mother  d.  May  19,  1822. 

F  ift  h    Generation. 
Alexander's  cliil.     1,  Oliver.     2,  Edwin  E.,  b.in  1848  ;  d.  in  April, 
1850.     3,  Ellen  T. 

CREIGHTON,  David,  one  of   the  first  Scotch  Lrish  settlers,  m. 
and  Avas  killed  by  the  Indians  in  the  war  of  1744. 


Their  chil.  1,  Abraham?  probably  d.  young.  2,  Samuel,  m. 
Lucretia  Howell  of  Bridgewater;  and  d.  November  10,  1783.  3, 
David,  (2d,)  m.  Mary  Gamble,  December  19,  1769.  The  mother  m, 
2d,  a  Mr.  Cunningham  of  Peterboro',  N.  H. 

Samuel's  chil.  1,  Capt.  James,  b.  July,  1772;  m.  Jane  McIntjTre; 
and  d.  August  7,  1843.      2,  John,  b.  March  24,  1774 ;  m.  Joanna 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  389 

Jordan.     3,  Jane,  b.  in  1776;    m.  Capt.  Jonathan  Fuller;   and  d. 
November  9,  1839.     The  mother  d.  December  24,  1800. 

David,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Samuel,  (2d,)  m. Davis.     2,  David, 

(3d.)     3,  James,  (2d,)  lost  at  sea.     4,  Mary.     5,  Elizabeth,  m.  Elijah 
Ripley.     6,  Robert.     7,  Nancy. 

Fourth    G eneration. 

Capt.  James's  chil.  1,  James,  (3d,)  b.  in  1810;  m.  Mary  Fogler, 
pub.  February  4,  1837.  2,  George  Y.,  b.  in  1812  ;  m.  Kezia  Creigh- 
ton,  pub.  November  30,  1838.  3,  David,  (4th,)  b.  in  1813 ;  m.  Mary 
Page,  May  11,  1845.  4,  Alexander,  b.  in  1814;  d.  February  8,  1817. 
5,  Lucretia,  b.  in  1816;  d.  in  1821. 

John's  chil.  1,  Capt.  Samuel,  b.  in  1805 ;  m.  Nancy  Gilchrist  of 
Cush.  pub.  Sept.  9,  1831 ;  and  was  drowned,  whilst  crossing  the  river 
on  a  raft,  September  19,  1832.  2,  Robert,  (2d,)  b.  in  1807  ;  m.  EKza 
Robinson,  April  27,  1834.  3,  John,  (2d,)  b.  about  1810;  m.  Cynthia 
Page,  Sept.  29,  1836.  4,  Capt.  Ebenezer,  b.  about  1812;  m.  Mary 
AdaUne  Robinson,  Aug.  29,  1835.  5,  Kezia,  m.  Geo.  Y.  Creighton ; 
and  d.  May  28,  1849.  6,  Joshua  Jordan.  7,  Capt.  James  A.,  m. 
Emily  Meservey  of  Rock.  Jan.  1849.     8,  Lucretia  J. 

Fifth    Gene  r  at  ion. 

James,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Mary  C.  2,  Lucretia  J.  3,  Emerson.  4, 
John  F.     5,  James  F.     6,  Ann  F. 

George  Y.'s  chil.  1,  Joanna  J.  2,  George  A.  3,  William  J.  4, 
Kezia. 

David's  chU.     1,  Elsa  J.     2,  Maria  A. 

Robert,  (2d)'s  chU.  1,  Samuel,  (4th,)  b.  in  1839 ;  d.  September  11, 
1849.  2,  Oliver.  3,  Ehza  M.,  b.  in  1844 ;  d.  September,  1841.  4» 
Robert,  (3d,)  b.  in  1847 ;  d.  September  1849.     5,  Antomette. 

John,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Ann  S.     2,  Susan  A.     3,  Mary  E. 

Capt.  Ebenezer's  chil.     1,  Ebenezer  J.     2,  Emily  J. 

CROCKER,  Stephen  B.,  b.  in  1798  ;  m.  Jane  Starrett,  pub.  March 
9,  1833  ;  c.  from  Machias,  and  settled  on  the  S.  Libbey  farm. 

Their  chU.     1,  David.     2,  Samuel.     3,  Edward. 

CROUSE,  Jacob,  a  Hessian  soldier  in  Rev.  War ;  m.  in  Wal. ;  c.  to 
Warren ;  and  d.  March  4,  1832,  a.  80.  His  widow  d.  December  27» 
1845. 

Their  chil.  1,  Jacob,  (2d,)  m.  1st,  Catherine  Dunham,  April  23, 
1816;  2d,  Harriet  Webb,  pub.  August  15,  1846;  r.  Cush.  2,  Sarah. 
3,  Eliza,  m.  George  Chaples,  pub.  August  25,  1832.     4,  Theresa. 

CUNNINGHAM,  Samuel,  b.  about  1823;  c.  from  Washington; 
m. ,  and  pvirchased  the  place  of  the  late  Wm.  A.  O'Brien. 

Their  chil.     1,  EUen. 

GUSHING,  Dr.  Isaiah,  graduated  at  H.  U.  in  1798;  m.  Hannah 
Vose  ;  r.  and  d.  in  Thom. 

Their  chil.  1,  Edwin,  b.  in  1810  ;  m.  Hannah  Irene  Vose,  July  7, 
1840.  2,  Robert  Thaxter,  m.  Sarah  Paine;  r.  and  d.  in  Thom.  3, 
James  Otis.     4,  Hannah  Elizabeth,  m.  Runy  Robinson  of  Rock. 

Edwin's  chil.     1,  LesHe.     2,  Martha  E. 

CUSHMAN,  Nathaniel,  b.  in  1769;  m.  Lucia  C.  Howland;  c. 
from  Buckfield;    and  d.  in  June,  1850,  a.  81. 

Their  chil.     1,  Ira,  b.  in  1800.     2,  Deborah,  m.  Nathaniel  Alford ; 
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390  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

r.  Hope.  3,  Jolin  H.,  b.  in  1803.  4,  Eliza,  m.  Hanson  Knowlton, 
May  20,  1844.  5,  Nathaniel,  b.  about  1808  ;  m.  in  N.  Y.  and  d. 
November  21,  1842.  6,  Lewis.  7,  Sarah,  m.  Isaac  Vincent  of  New 
Bedford.     8,  Thankful  M.,  m.  George  W.  Lawrence.     9,  Susan. 

CUTLER,  Harvev,  came  from  Union ;  and  m.  Lucy  Mathews, 
November  11,  1830.' 

Their  chil.     1,  Mary  E.     2,  Sylva  J.     3,  Lucy  M. 

CUTTING,  Dea.  John,  b.  July  10,  1790  ;  came  from  Princeton,  Mass. 
to  Union  in  1813;  m.  Jane  Kirkpatrick;  and  rem.  Warren,  May  1, 
1824. 

Their  cliil.     1,  Eliza  Waite,  b.  September  6,  1818  ;  m.  Alden  Boggs. 

2,  WiUiam  K.,  b.  November  9,  1821 ;  m.  EUen  G.  Libbey  in   1850. 

3,  Martha  Jane,  b.  January  16,  1824.  4,  Mary  Moore,  b.  May  10,  1826 ; 
d.  February  1,  1843.  o,  John  Upham,  b.  September  20,  1828.  6, 
Sarah  Jane,  b.  April  12,  1831.  7,  Edward  Francis,  b.  January  13, 
1835. 

DAVIS,  Aaron,  m.  Hannah  Pond  ;  r.  and  d.  in  Wrentham,  Mass. 

Their  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  m.  James  Blake  ;  r.  to  N.  Y.  2,  Eunice, 
r.  and  d.  AVrentham.  3,  Hannah,  m.  William  Rogers,  and  d.  in 
Springfield.  4,  Capt.  Aaron,  b.  October,  1763 ;  m.  Abigail  Pickering 
of  Deer  Island  ;  c.  to  Warren  in  1786  ;  and  d.  August  17,  1840.  5, 
Phebe,  d.  young.  6,  Jacob  Pond,  b.  in  December,  1766 ;  m.  Hannah 
Lindley  of  Walpole;    c.  to  Warren,  1786;    and  of  late  r.  Union.     7, 

Jotham,  m.  and  d.  in  Wrentham.     8,  Lavinia,  m.   Blake   in 

Wrentham.  9,  Elona,  d.  young.  10,  Ehphaz,  m.  in  Warren,  Eliza- 
beth Frost,  March  1,  1798  ;  r.  Springfield.  11,  Rev.  Timothy,  grad- 
uated H.  U.  1804  ;  was  minister  in  WeMeet,  20  years,  and  since  in 
Litchfield.     12,  Caleb,  m.  and  d.  in  Albany. 

Captain  Aaron's  chil.  1,  Aaron,  (2d,)  m.  Nancy  Leach,  October 
16,  1808  ;  r.  Unity.  2,  Olive,  m.  John  Barbour  of  Searsmont.  3, 
Jotham,  (2d,)  m.  Ann  Newbit ;  lost  at  sea.  4,  Sophia,  m.  Humplirey 
Whitton  of  Montville,  August  22,  1819;  and  d.  by  suicide,  January 
1,  1824.  5,  Abigail,  m.  Deacon  WiUiam  L.  Starrett.  6,  Timothy,  b. 
in  1802  ;  drowned  May  29,  1811.  7,  Thomas,  b.  in  1803  ;  m.  Eunice 
Black.  8,  Sarah,  m.  Alexander  Oliver  of  Thom.  9,  Elizabeth,  m. 
Pond  Davis.  10,  Sandford,  bap.  August  30,  1811,  d.  young.  11, 
Benjamin,  bap.  January  3,  1815  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Sherman,  pub.  March 
14,  1835.     Abigail,  the  mother,  d.  July  29,  1849,  a.  78. 

Jacob  Pond's  chil.  1,  Daraxa,  b.  September  24, 1790  ;  d.  by  a  scald 
January  5,  1794.  2,  Osman,  b.  Jtily  27,  1794  ;  m.  Clarissa  Robbins ; 
r.  Wal.  3,  Hannah,  b.  July  2,  1799  ;  d.  October  13,  1801.  4,  Nancy, 
b.  November  24,  1801 ;  m.  Samuel  Anderson,  (3d.)  5,  Pond,  b.  June 
1,  1804  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Davis  ;  r.  Union. 

Thomas's  chil.    1,  Thomas  A.    2,  Orrin.    3,  Alonzo.    4,  Abigail  M. 

Benjamin's  chil.  1,  George.  2,  Nancy  K.  3,  Elias  R.  4,  Alpheus. 
5,  Harriet  P.     6,  Miles  B.     7,  Mary  W. 

DAVIS,  Samuel,  b.  in  1767  ;  m.  Ann  Davis  ;  c.  from  Boston,  and 
d.  March  2,  1842. 

Their  chU.  1,  Eliza  Dana,  bap.  Oct.  6, 1799  ;  m.  Thomas  Gay  of  Wal. 
November  15,  1827.  2,  Caroline,  d.  December  5,  1799.  3,  Lucretia 
G.  bap.  August  2,  1801 ;  m.  John  Trowbridge  of  Wal.  Febi-uary  25, 
1819,  and  d.  June  6,  1851.     4,  Robert,  bap.  November  4,   1804;  m. 

1st, Johnston  of   Lmcoln\^e,     2d,   Olivia  H.  Buxton,  July  7, 

1850;  r.  Lincolnville.     5,  Caroline  M.   bap.  September  6,   1807;  d. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  391 

February  27,  1824.     6,  Mary  Ann,  m. Feyler  of  Wal.  and  d. 

7,  Maria  H.  bap.  September  12,  1813  ;  m.  and  r.  Salem.  8,  Joseph, 
bap.  July  15,  1810  ;  m.  Clarissa  Kent ;  r.  Wal.  9,  Sarah,  bap.  August 
30,  1816  ;  m. Sweetland  of  Cam. 

DAVIS,  Joseph,  of  Friendship,  m.  Mary  Davis  ?  and  was  killed  in 
the  revolutionary  war. 

Their  chil.  1,  Mark,  m.  Elizabeth  Pickering,  February  21,  1799; 
r.  Union.     2,  John,  lost  at  sea.     3,  Israel,  m.  Hannah  Cox,  January 

8,  1799  ;  r.  Warren,  rem.  Palermo.     4,  Sarah,  m.   Philip  Cooper.     5, 

Mary,   m.  AVilliam  Young   of  Warren.     The   mother   m.    2d,   

Fernald,  3d,  Ezra  Sumner,  4th,  Samuel  Dunham  ;  and  d.  March 
25,  1831,  a.  77. 

Israel's  chil.  1,  John,  b.  in  January,  1800  ;  d.  Jrdy  12,  1823.  2, 
Samviel  C.  b.  September,  1801 ;  d.  October  23,  1825.  3,  James,  b.  in 
1804  ;  m.  Catherine  Sterling  of  Thom.  April  4,  1826  ;  and  d.  March 
19,  1830.  4,  Sarah  F.  b.  in  1807  ;  d.  April  17,  1827.  5,  Joseph,  b.  in 
February,  1809  ;  m.  Hannah  M.  Bradford  in  January,  1834  ;  r.  Cush. 
6,  Eleanor,  m.  Joseph  Smith  of  Cush.  and  d.  in  March,  1843.  7, 
Hannah,  m.  Ljonan  Smith  of  Cush.  8,  Ezekiel,  m.  Lucretia  Turner; 
r.  Palermo.  9,  Susan,  m.  Jonathan  Longfellow  of  Palermo.  10, 
Israel,  (2d,)  d.  in  September,  1831.  a.  9. 

DAGGET,  Capt.  Matthew,  b.  in  1764  ;  c.  from  Martha's  Vineyard; 
and  d.  October  15,  1831,  a.  67.  His  widow,  Rebecca,  d.  October  16, 
1848,  a.  83. 

Their  chil.  1,  Frederick,  b.  December  21,  1794  ;  d.  at  sea.  2, 
Nancy  A.  m.  Reuben  AKord,  and  d. 

DICKE,  John,  b.  at  Stirling,  Scotland,  in  1730  ;  m.  Nancy  Patten  ; 
came  to  this  place  in  1753  ;  and  d.  April  4,  1800,  a.  70. 

Their  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  b.  in  Scotland ;  lost  at  sea.  2,  Wil- 
liam, b.  in  Scotland  in  1750  ;  m.  Martha  Moloney  ;  and  d.  February  16, 
1822.  3,  Waldo,  the  first  child  of  the  Scottish  emigrants  born  in 
America,  m. Stewart  of  St.  Andrews,  N.  B.  and  d.  at  New  Lon- 
don, Conn,  about  1794.  4,  James,  perished  in  a  snow  storm  in  Octo- 
ber, 1769  or  '70.     5,  Margaret,  b.  in   1758  ;  and  d.  .     6,  David, 

b.  April  16,  1764  ;  m.  Sarah,Bisbee. 

William's  chil.  1,  James,  (2d,)  b.  about  1780.  2,  William,  (2d,) 
b.  in  1782  ;  d.  May  18,  1794.  3,  Sarah,  b.  in  1784  ;  d.  March  16, 
1825.  4,  Lois,  b.  in  1787.  5,  David,  (2d,)  b.  in  1790.  6,  Martha, 
bap.  June  22,  1794,  by  Rev.  J.  Thaxter.  7,  John,  (3d,)  bap.  June  22, 
1794.  8,  Rachel,  b.  in  1797  ;  m.  Studley  Bisbee  ;  and  d.  May  14, 
1836.     The  mother  d.  July  26,  1818. 

Waldo's  chil.      1,  Nancy,  m. Moreton  ;    in   1846   or  '7,  rem. 

Ohio,  and  d.  in  1850,  of  cholera.     2,  Dorothy,  m. Haney ;  r.  in 

Deer  Isle.     3,  John,  (4th,)  went  to  sea,  and  was  never  heard  from. 

David's  chil.  1,  Abigail,  bap.  October  1,  1797  ;  d.  October  13, 
1798.  2,  Nancy  P.  bap.  October  1,  1797  ;  m.  Ralph  Cole  of  Wal. 
January  6,  1831.  3,  Lucy  W.  bap.  September  15,  1799;  m.  Charles 
Woltz  of  Wal.  January  26,  1832.  4,  WiUiam,  (3d,)  bap.  May  15, 
1803  ;  m.  Eliza  Woltz  of  Wal.  in  January,  1825.  5,  Waldo,  (2d,) 
bap.  November  8,  1807  ;  d.  young. 

Fourth    Generation, 
William,  (3d)'s  chil.    1,  David,  (2d.)   2,  Mar^^  m.  Oilman  Brackett. 
3,  Elizabeth.     4,  Nancy.     5,  Sarah.     6,  Susan.     7,  Lucy. 


392  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

DILLINGHAM,  Bernard,  b.  in  Cam.  about  1796  ;  m.  Sarah  Lincoln 
of  Newcastle  ;  r.  Wal.  for  a  time  ;  c.  to  Warren  about  1832  ;  is  in 
trade  at  the  village. 

Their  chil.  1,  Ann  S.  Lincoln,  b.  about  1826  ;  m.  Guilford  S. 
Newcomb.  2,  Priscilla  A.  Hodgman.  3,  Caroline  Frances  Maria. 
4,  Edward  Lincoln,  bap.  August  3,  1834  ;  d.  August  29,  1834.  5, 
Edward  Lincoln,  (2d,)  bap.  September  10,  1837.  6,  Emma  Adelia, 
bap.  September  3,  1848. 

DOCKHAM,  Stephen  B.  b.  at  Salem  about  1812  ;  m.  Mary  M.  Has- 
kell of  Garland  ;  r.  Bangor,  Garland,  &c.  ;  c.  to  Warren  vil- 
lage   in   October,    1848.      Their   chil.       1,  Mary  E.     2,  Stephen  E. 

3,  Frances  T. 

DOW,  Joseph  G.  b.  about  1818;  m.  Eliza  M.  Merry ;  and  came 
from  Edgccomb  ?  or  vicinity. 

Their  chil.     1,  Joshua  M.  b.  in  1842.     2,  George  H.     3,  Eliza  E. 

4,  Oceana. 

DUNBAR,  Samuel,  m.  1st,  Melatiah  Hayward,  2d,  Mary  Hayward  ; 
r.  and  d.  in  Bridgewater,  Mass. 

His  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Sarah,  m.  Elijah  Snow.  2,  Mehitabel, 
m.  Jonathan  Copeland.  3,  Samuel.  4,  Melatiah,  m.  Capt.  Jesse 
HoAvard.  5,  Hannah,  m.  Daniel  Snow.  By|  2d  wife.  6,  Asa,  grad. 
H.  U.  1767,  minister  of  Salem,  laAvycr  at  Keene,  N.  H.  and  d.   1788. 

7,  Robert,  m.  Betty  Kingman.  8,  Daniel,  b.  in  1747  ;  m.  Abigail 
Kingman  in  1771  ;  came  to  Warren  in  May,  1784  ;  and  d.  SeptemlDer 
30,  1824.  9,  Peter.  10,  Simeon.  11,  Barnabas.  12,  Thaxter,  m. 
Phebe  Alger.     13,  Caleb,  m.  Hannah  Drake.     (Hist.  Bridgewater.) 

Daniel's  chil.  1,  Asa,  b.  in  1771  ;  m.  Jane,  daughter  of  Cornelius 
and  Jane  Butler  of  Martha's  Vineyard.  2,  Anne,  m.  Thomas  Nye 
of  Union.  3,  Vesta,  m.  John  White  of  Boston,  May  7,  1797.  4, 
Henry,  m.  Sarah  Bridges  ;  and  d.  July  9,  1805.  5,  Abigail,  b.  in 
1780  ;  m.  Simon  Fuller  ;  and  d.  Nov.  24,  1825.  6,  Phebe,  m.  Peter 
Fuller.  7,  Daniel,  (2d,)  d.  at  sea  in  1807.  8,  Belinda,  b.  in  1786  ; 
m.  Capt.  Ebenezer  Jordan;  and  d.  February  3,  1831.  Abigail,  the 
mother,  d.  September  24,  1830,  a.  81. 

Asa's  chil.  1,  Love  P.  m.  Jonathan  Cobb.  2,  Jesse  C,  m.  1st, 
Catherine  Fogler,  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mclntyre,  December  26,  1844. 

3,  Cornelius  Butler,  b.  in  1798,  drowned  in  the  river  August  26, 1804- 

4,  Richard,  m.  1st,  Catherine  L.  Copeland,  January  3,  1828,  2d,  Mrs. 
Frances  Bentlcy  ;  r.  Thom.  5,  James  C,  b.  about  1803,  m.  Miranda 
Fogler  of  Hope,  December  20,  1835.  6,  Sarah  B.  m.  Joseph  Howes, 
May  11,  1825  ;  rem.  Washington.     7,  Abigail  K.  m.  Joseph  Starrett. 

8,  Vesta  Jane,  m.  Ambrose  S.  Cobb.  9,  Olive  Ann,  m.  John  S. 
Newcomb. 

Henry's  chil.  1,  Samuel,  m.  Mary  Howard,  June  1,  1823.  2,  John, 
m.  Eliza  Kinney  ;  and  d.  in  1847.  3,  Simeon,  m.  Jane  Creighton  ; 
r.  Thom.     4,  Henry  K.,  m.  and  r.  Eastport. 

Jesse  C's  chil.  l',  Caroline  N.  2,  Elizabeth,  m.  Charles  H.  Jones, 
in  January,  1851.  3,  Harriet.  4,  Belinda  J.  m.  Capt.  Edward  Nye 
of  Union,  November  17,  1850.  5,  Daniel  C.  b.  in  1835.  6,  Mary  L. 
7,  Svisan  F.  8,  Asa  Austin,  b.  December  1,  1840.  The  mother 
d.  December  1,  1840. 

James  C's  chil.  1,  Sandford,  b.  in  1836  ;  d.  September  18,  1839. 
2,  Eliza  Ellen,  b.  in  1837  ;  d.  September  8,  1839.     3,  Benjamin  F. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  393 

4,  Emily  Eaton,  b.  in  1841 ;  d.  October  10,  1842.  5,  Cyrus  Eaton. 
6,  WiUiam  Francis.     7,  Emily  C.     8,  John  W. 

EATON,  Jonas  and  wife  Grace,  of  Reading,  Mass.,  had  8  chil.,  of 

whom  the  2d,  John,  was  b.   Sept.  10,  1645  ;  m.  Dorcas ,  and 

had  in  Reading  10  chil.,  the  4th  of  whom,  Jonas,  (2d,)  b.  May  18, 
1680;  rem.  Framingham ;    built  where  is   now  the  old  Eaton  house 

near  the  Sudbury  bounds ;  m.  Mehitabel  ,  had  10  chil.,  and 

d.  in  1727.  His  9th  child,  Benjamin,  b.  October  9,  1723,  r.  on  the 
present  Ebenezer  Eaton  place  in  F.  and  m.  Beulah  Stone,  Dec.  23, 
1747.  His  chil.  1,  Jonas,  (3d,)  m.  Abigail  Allen ;  r.  Barre.  2, 
Ebenezer,  m.  Rebecca  Stone.  3,  Beulah,  m.  Nathan  Boynton.  4, 
Benjamin,  (2d,)  b.  July  27,  1754 ;  m.  Mary,  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
Stacy ;  and  d.  at  Southboro',  Oct.  20,  1800.  5,  Anna,  m.  Brigham 
Eaton  of  Petersham.     (Hist.  Framingham.) 

Benjamin,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Aseneth,  b.  Oct.  8,  1775 ;  m.  Trowbridge 
Brigham  of  Southboro',  andd.  at  St.  Albans.  2,  Nelly,  b.  November 
28,  1776  ;  r.  Framingham.  3,  Mary,  b.  May  8,  1778  ;  m.  Dr.  Nathan 
Rice;  r.  E.  Sudbury,  now  Wayland;  and  d.  July  19,  1818.  4, 
Fanny,  b.  January  14,  1780;  d.  April  11,  1796.  5,  David,  b.  Feb. 
2,  1782;  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Horn  of  Southboro',  April  20,  1806,  (who 
d.  July  10,  1806,)  2d,  Mrs.  Mercy  Fay  ;  r.  Portland,  N.  Y.  6,  Cyrus, 
b.  February  11,  1784;  c.  from  Southboro',  1804,  and  m.  Mary 
Lermond,  December  10,  1806.  7,  Charlotte,  b.  Aug.  25,  1786 ;  m. 
James  Parker,  September  22,  1807 ;  r,  Frewsburg,  N.  Y  ;  and  d. 
March  18,  1843.  8,  Anna,  b.  October  14,  1788 ;  m.  Solomon  Nichols 
of  Whitestown,  N.  Y.  February  10,  1815;  and  d.  in  1834.  9,  Ben- 
jamin, b.  July  11,  1791 ;  d.  April  27,  1796.  10,  Emily,  b.  March  23, 
1794 ;  d.  April  17,  1796.  Mary,  the  mother,  d.  Oct.  14,  1848,  a.  95 
years,  6  months  and  1  day. 

Cyrus's  chil.  1,  Oscar,  b.  Sept.  2,  1808 ;  m.  Mary  W.  Standish, 
February  18,  1841.  2,  Eliza  Ann,  b.  June  19,  1811;  d.  September 
25,    1835.     3,  Angelina,  b.  June  11,  1814.     4,  Emily,  b.  Oct.  23,  1817. 

Oscar's  chil.     1,  Miles,  b.  December  25,  1841 ;  d.  January  5,  1842. 

2,  Cyrus,  b.  with  a  twin  brother  November  21,  1842  ;  d.  Dec.  27,  1842. 

3,  Laura  Eliza.  4,  Mary  Augusta.  5,  George  Oscar.  6,  Susan  Heard. 
FARRINGTON,  Abner,  b.  in  1752;  m.  Joanna  Kllbom;  c.  from 

Dedham ;  and  d.  December  9,  1840,  in  his  89th  year. 

Their  chil.  1,  Sarah,  b.  January  24,  1777 ;  m.  George  Jameson  ; 
andd.  April  17,1829.  2,  Abner,  (2d,)  b.  February  17,  1779;  m. 
Mary  Libbey,  August  7,  1806;  and  d.  December  21,  1826,  from  a 
fall  beneath  his  wagon  wheel.  3,  Catherine,  b.  in  1782 ;  d.  April 
6,  1831.     4,  Isaac,  b.  in  January,  1786;  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Cook,  2d, 

;  and  r.  Burnham.      5,  Anna,  m.  Samuel  Dilloway, 

June  6,  1805  ;  and  d.     6,  Benjamin,  m. Weaver  of  Wal.  and 

rem.     The  mother  d.  April  1,  1837,  a.  87. 

Abner's  chil.  1,  Eveline,  m.  Samuel  Watts,  (2d,)  and  d.  in  Jan. 
1835.  2,  Eliakim  L.  b.  about  1809 ;  m.  1st,  Isabella  Crane,  Nov.  27, 
1834,  and  2d,  Jane  Counce,  April  9,  1842.  3,  Henry,  m.  Abigail 
Norwood  of  Cam.  March  23,  1843,  Avho  d.  April  12,  1850.  4,  Percy, 
m.  1st,  Mary  Lermond,  Feb.  3,  1842,  2d,  Susan  E.  Achorn,  Sept.  17, 
1843.      5.   George,  m.   and  r.  in  Wal.     6,   Silas,  m.  Maria  Ulmer  ; 

r.  Rock.      7,   Sarah.      8,  Allen,   m.    1st.  Lucinda  Spear,  2d, 

Ulmer  ;  r.  Rock.  9,  Almond,  b.  1825  ;  d.  March  22,  1832,  of  locked 
jaw. 


394  ANNALS      OF     WARREN. 

Eliakim  L.'s  chil.  By  1st  wife.  1,  Seth.  2,  Erastus.  3,  Mary  E. 
By  2d  wife.  4,  Allen,  (2d.)  5,  Payson.  6,  Frederick.  7,  Hudson. 
8,  Nelson. 

Henry's  chil.  1,  "William  H.  2,  Sarah  E.,  b.  in  1848  ;  d.  in  May, 
1850. 

Percy's  chil.    By  2d  wife.     1,  Alden  L.     2,  Charles  P. 

FARNHAM,  Frederick  Lewis,  b.  in  1815;  c.  from  Jefferson;  m. 
Olive  Whitton,  May  23,  1841;  and  ord.  Bap.  minister  in  Cush. 
June  4,  1851. 

Their  chil.     1,  Laura  A,     2,  Frederick  Lewis,  (2d.)     3,  Susan  E. 

FEYLER,  Charles,  b.  in  1794  ;  m.  Catherine  (Newbit  ?)  ;  c.  from 
"Wal.  or  Washington  ;  and  r.  on  the  farm  of  Capt.  R.  Robinson. 

Their  chil.  1,  Mary  C.    2,  WiUiam  H.    3,  Godfrey  J.    4,  Martha  J. 

FISHER,  Dea.  James,  b.  in  1760  ;  c.  from  Scotland  ;  m.  Elizabeth 
Robinson  ;  and  d.  March  29,  1837. 

Their  chil.  1,  Mary.  2,  Nancy.  3,  Margaret ;  all  of  whom  d. 
young  of  throat  distemper.  4,  Sarah,  bap.  June  22,  1794,  by  Rev.  J. 
Thaxter;  d.  December  30,  1813.  5,  Mary,  m.  Rufus  Russel;  and  d. 
September  19,  1819.  6,  Lydia.  7,  EKza,  m.  OKver  Bowen  of  Union  ; 
and  d.  September  30,  1826.  8,  John,  m.  Clymenia  Shorey,  December 
25,  1845.  9,  Archibald,  m.  1st,  Lydia  Thorndike  of  St.  George,  and 
2d,  in  Rhode  Island,  where  her.  10,  David  V.  m.  Nancy  Shorey; 
and  d.  December  12,  1850. 

John's  chil.     1,  Amanda.     2,  James.     3,  John  E. 

David's  chil.  1,  Eliza  A.  2,  Nancy  E.  b.  in  1848  ;  d.  April  6, 
1850.     3,  David  A. 

FITZGERALD,  John,  c.  from  Limerick,  Ireland;  m.  Sophia 
Schenk;  r.  Wal.  and  d.  in  1838,  a.  86  1-2. 

Their  chil.  1,  Lucy,  b.  in  1775;  m.  Joseph  Boggs  ;  and  d.  March 
4,  1841.  2,  Sarah,  b.  in  1777  ;  m.  James  Andi-ews.  3,  William,  d. 
in  1800.  4,  John,  (2d,)  m.  Sarah  Keating  in  1820  ;  r.  Whitefield.  5, 
Margaret,  b.  in  1780;  m.  John  Starrett.  6,  Mary,  m.  Roger  Hanly 
of  Bristol,  and  d.  7,  Andrew,  m.  Sarah  Ftiller  ;  r.  Wal.  8,  George, 
d.  young.  9,  Sophia,  m.  Philip  Hanly  of  Bristol.  10,  Theresa,  m. 
Thomas  Russel  of  Wal. 

FOWLES,  Francis  C.  c.  from  Washington ;  and  m.  Abigail  W. 
Standish,  November  24,  1826. 

Their  chil.     1,  F.  Augustus.     2,  Dexter.     3,  Alvan.     4,  Elona  E. 

FRENCH,  WiUiam,  b.  in  1784  ;  came  from  Bedford,  N.H. ;  and  m. 
Mary  Crawford,  May  26,  1806. 

Their  chil.  1,  Capt.  WiUiam,  b.  in  1807  ;  m.  Catherine  Crawford ; 
July  10,  1836 ;  and  d.  at  Philadelphia  in  August  1838.  2.  Adeline, 
m.  Calvin  Boggs  of  Union,  in  Jan.  1835.  3,  John,  b.  about  1811 ;  m. 
Emeline  EweU,  August  15,  1843.  4.  Lucinda,  b.  in  1815;  d.  March 
23,  1841.  5,  Mary,  m.  OHver  L.  KeUoch.  6,  Sarah,  b.  in  1819  ;  d. 
March  19,  1841.  7,  Lawrence  C.  b.  in  1821 ;  m.  Lydia  Alford, 
AprU  10,   1850.     8,  Dorothy. 

Capt.  William's  chil.     1,  Martha  A. 

John's  chil.     1,  WiUiam  H.     2,  Sarah  H.     3,  George  F. 

FRENCH,  WilUam  Wiggens,  b.ln  1778  ;  c.  from  Stratham,  N.  H.; 
m.  Lucy  Robinson;  and  d.  Nov.  2,"l840.  Their  chU.  1,  Marcus,  d. 
Oct.  16,  1812.  2,  WUUam  R.  b.  in  1812;  d.  Sept.  14,  1839.  3, 
Edward,  d.  young.     4,  Lucy  Ann. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  395 

FRENCH,  Samuel,  b.  about  1777  ;  c.  from  New  Hampshire ;  and  m. 
in  1810,  Mrs.  Mehitable  Proctor. 

Their  chil.  1,  Reuben,  rem.  Cincinnati,  Oliio.  2,  Hannah  Jane, 
m.  John  A.  Lermond.  3,  William,  kiUed  by  lightning  on  board  a 
steamboat  at  N.  O.  4,  Alexander,  lost  at  sea  with  Capt.  William  J. 
Lermond,  in  1843.  5,  Eleanor,  m.  and  r.  in  Waltham,  Mass.  6, 
Seth,  b.  about  1823.     7,  Edmund  B.     8,  Caroline  L. 

FRENCH,  Wm.  Kittredge,  M.  D.,  b.  in  Thom. ;  c.  to  Warren 
as  a  physician  in  184^ 

FULLER,  Rev.  Andrew,  b.  May  18,  1761,  in  Middleboro',  Mass ; 
m.  Hannah  Richards  of  Bristol  about  1785  ;  was  ord.  evang.  at  Noble- 
boro',  in  1794  ;  was  pastor  on  Muscongus  I.  till  1798  ;  at  Hope,  from 
1799  to  1803;  and  then  at  Warren,  till  his  death,  Jan.  31,  1820. 

His  chil.  1,  Capt.  Wm.  Oliver,  m.  Mary  Mclntyre;  and  d.  at 
Hahfax,  N.  S.  Nov.  21,  1813.  2,  Andrew,  (2d,)  b.  in  1787;  d.  in 
1805  at  Demarara.  3,  Sarah,  m.  James  Chaples.  4,  Peter,  b.  about 
1791;  m.  Phebe  Dunbar  in  1811.  5,  Priscilla,  d.  in  infancy.  The 
mother  d.  March  13,  1845,  a.  91. 

Capt.  Wm.  Oliver's  chil.  1,  Andrew,  (3d,)  m.  and  r.  in  N.  Y. 
where  he  d.  in  1850.  2,  Mary  Jane,  m.  Joshua  Pierce  of  Hope,  Aug. 
13,  1832. 

Peter's  chil.  1,  Belinda  W.  m.  Samuel  Braley  of  Oldtown,  Oct. 
25,  1846.  2,  Wm.  Oliver,  (2d,)  m.  Bethia  Snow;  r.  Rock.  3, 
Daniel  D.  m.  Mary  White ;  r.  Boston.  4,  Andrew,  (4th,)  m.  Sarah 
Braley  of  Oldtown.  5,  Mary,  m.  Calvin  Bickford.  6,  Eliza  A. 
(adopted.) 

FULLER,  Capt.  Jonathan,  b.  at  Newton  in  1767  ;  m.  1st,  Elizabeth 
Bisbee  in  Boston ;  c.  from  Jay  to  Warren  in  1800 ;  m.  2d,  Jane 
Creighton,  Dec.  29,  1813  ;  and  d.  Nov.  2,  1841. 

His  chil.  By  1st  wife.  1,  Sarah,  b.  in  Boston ;  m.  Andrew  Fitzger- 
ald of  Wal.  2,  Edward,  b.  about  1802.  By  2d  wife.  3,  Lucretia 
C.  m.  Wm.  T.  Waterman  of  Wal.  pub.  Dec.  2,  1843. 

FULLER,  Isaac,  b.  about  1765  ;  c.  from  Bridgewater ;  m.  Anna 
Boggs  ;  and  d.  Feb.  26,  1841. 

Their  chil.  1,  Ephraim,  b.  Sept.  8,  1789.  2,  James,  b.  Jan.  19, 
1791;  m.  Melinda  Cummings  in  Dec.  1816;  and  d.  Nov.  10,  1826; 
3,  Mary,  b.  May  2,  1795;  m.  John  Jameson;  and  d.  in  1825.  4, 
Susan,  b.  Sept.  29,  1797 ;  m.  Ebenezer  Bkmt  of  Union,  Nov.  12, 
1820.  5,  Given,  b.  Jan.  7,  1800  ;  m.  Mrs.  Melinda  Fuller  ;  and  d.  April 
13,  1847.  6,  Isaac,  (2d,)  b.  Feb.  22,  1803  ;  m.  1st,  Avis  Cummings, 
Aug.  14,  1829,  2d,  Thankful  WilHams.  7,  Prince  Ford,  b.  April  5, 
1807  ;  m.  Miriam  B.  Hart  of  Union;  and  d.  Nov.  26,  1838. 

James's  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  m.  Reuben  Weeks  of  Roxbury.  2, 
James,  (2d.)     3,  Mary  Jane,  m.  and  r.  in  Roxbmy. 

Given's  chil.     1,  Charles.     2,  George. 

Prince  Ford's  chil.     1,  William  H.     2,  Bethuel  E.     3,  Nathan  W. 

GAMBLE,  Thomas,  m.  Margaret  Scot,  r.  and  d.  in  Ireland. 

Of  their  chil.  1,  Archibald,  c.  early  to  St.  George's,  m.  Mrs.  Isabella 
Galloway,  (maiden  name  Asbell,)  and  d.  about  1779.  2,  Mary,  m. 
William  Starrett  in  Ireland,  and  c.  here  with  the  first  settlers. 

Archibald's  chil.  1,  Ann,  m.  John  Mingcrson,  Avho  r.  and  d.  in 
Boston.  2,  Thomas,  impressed,  and  d.  in  the  British  navy.  3,  Mary, 
m.  David  Creighton.  4,  Robert,  lost  at  sea  in  1770.  5,  Margaret,  b. 
August  12,  1761;  ra.  Nathan  Buckland ;  and  d.  March  20,  1839,   a. 


396  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

88.  6,  Elizabeth,  b.  June  3,  1754  ;  m.  Joseph  Coombs ;  and  d.  in 
Thomaston. 

GATES,  John  M.  came  from  Barre,  Mass.  to  Warren  ;  m.  Sarah 
Cobb,  August  21,  1808  ;  r.  Green,  Portland,  and  now  Thorn. 

Their  chil.  1,  Charity.  2,  Horatio,  b.  at  Green;  d.  at  sea.  3, 
Capt.  Barnabas,  m.  and  r.  in  Thom.  4,  Lucinda,  m.  Gushing  Tales 
of  Thom.  5,  Capt.  Miles.  6,  Rachel,  m.  Capt.  Washburn  Fales  of 
Thom.     7,  Sarah. 

GERRISH,  Clarke,  -with  his  -v^ife,  came  from  Newburj^ort  or  vicin- 
ity ;  and  d.  January  24,  1812.  His  wife  d.  in  June,  1810.  James,  a 
brother,  came  at  the  same  time,  and  d.  by  suicide  in  September,  1802. 

Clarke's  chil.     1,  Mary,  m.  1st, Hanscom,   2d,  Caleb  Howard 

of  Union  ;  and  d.  October  18,  1823.  2,  John,  d.  July  12,  1809.  3, 
EKzabeth,  m.  WiUiam  Witt  of  Putnam,  November  26,  1812.  4, 
Henry,  rem.  eastward.  5,  Sophia,  b.  in  1789  ;  m.  James  G.  Mallett  ; 
and  d.  June   18,  1819.     6,  Rufus,   d.  December   10,   1816,   a.  25.     7, 

Rebecca,  b.  in  1791  ;  d.  June  10,  1799.     8,  Susan,  m. Witt  of 

Putnam.  9,  Levi,  b.  in  1800  ;  d.  March  27,  1826.  10,  Benjamin,  b. 
in  1803  ;  m.  Jane  Pebbles,  pub.  January  24,  1826. 

Benjamin's  chil.  1,  Elizabeth  J.  m.  Robert  Mclntyre,  (4th.)  2, 
Benjamin  C.  b.  about  1829.  3,  Levi,  (2d.)  4,  Sarah  F.  5,  Patrick 
P.     6,  Susan.     7,  Rufus.     8,  Henry.     9,  Oliver.     10,  Helen. 

GRAFTON,  John,  b.  about  1808 ;  c.  from  Union ;  and  m.  Almira 
Webb,  pub.  AprU  6,  1830. 

Their  chil.  1,  Jane  A.  2,  John  H.  3,  Lorenzo.  4,  Helen  M. 
5,  Edmmid  C.     6,  Clara  M. 

GRANGER,  Rev.  Abraham  Holley,  b.  in  Sufheld,  Conn.,  graduated 
at  Water\411e  CoU.  1839  ;  m.  Frances  M.  Kimball  of  Waterville,  pub. 
Oct.  4,  1843 ;  and  ordained  pastor  of  Warren  Bap.  Church,  November 
2,  1843. 

Their  chil.     1,  Frederick  W.     2,  Eugene  F.     3,  Edward  Y. 

HANLY,  Roger,  son  of  Roger  Hanly  of  Bristol,  b.  about  1817;  m. 
Catherine  L.  Clark  ;  and  r.  at  Warren  village.  Francis  A.,  a  brother, 
b.  about  1821  ;  m.  Martha  P.  Lermond,  December  25,  1848;  and  r. 
village. 

Roger's  chil.     1,  Mary  Jane.     2,  Helen  D.     3,  Charles. 

Francis  A's.  chil.     1,  Florence  M. 

HALL,  Reuben,  of  Bridgewater,  m.  Ruth  Gilbert  in  1741,  and  d.  in 
B.  in  1788,  a.  68.     His  widow  d.  at  Warren,  June  8,  1800. 

Theii- chil.  1,  Capt.  Reuben,  b.  in  1742;  c.  to  Warren;  m.  1st, 
Margaret  Patterson,  November  21,  1769,  2d,  Mrs.  Mary  Palmer;  and 
d.  November  27,  1824.  2,  Sarah,  m.  Josiah  Byram.  3,  Mercy,  m. 
Abner  Lewis  of  Middleboro'.  4,  Ruth.  5,  Gilbert,  m.  Martha  Hath- 
orn  at  St.  George's,  September  22,  1772.  6,  Sylvanus.  (Hist. 
Bridgewater.) 

Capt.  Reuben's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Reuben,  (2d,)  b.  March  7, 
1771;  m.  Margaret  Schaeft'er ;  and  d.  in  1797.  2,  Capt.  John,  b. 
December  16,  1772 ;  m.  Nancy  Killeran  ;  r.  Cush.  3,  Capt.  Gilbert,  b. 
November  23,  1774  ;  m.  Phebe  Perry  ;  and  d.  at  sea.  4,  Mary,  b.  Sep- 
tember 21,  1776  ;  m. Jenne  of  New  Bedford.     5,  David,  d.  at 

Jamaica  in  1800.  By  second  wife.  6,  Margaret,  b.  May  11,  1782; 
m.  Joshua  Lermond.  7,  Sarah,  b.  August  23,  1784  ;  m.  Isaac  Town- 
send  of  Union.     8,  Capt.  William,  b.  April  1,  1787  ;  m.  Lucy  Wyllie, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  397 

January,  1815;  and  d.  in  July,  1843.  9,  Mehitable,  b.  September  17, 
1789  ;  m.  1st,  Jonas  Proctor,  2d,  Samuel  French.  10,  James,  b. 
September  16,  1792  ;  m.  Jane  Robinson,  December  3,  1823  ;  r.  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.  11,  Hannah,  b.  February  2'4,  1795  ;  m.  Seth  Sumner. 
12,  Huldah,  b.  November,  18,  1797.  13,  Capt.  Reuben,  (3d,)  b. 
February  17,  1800  ;  m.  Eliza  AVyllie ;  and  d.  at  sea,  September,  1829. 
14,  David,  (2d,)  b.  July  5,  1802  ;  lost  at  sea,  in  brig  Hercules,  1823. 

Reuben,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Reuben,  (4th,)  bap.  Oct.  22,  1797 ;  m. 
Rebecca  Starrett,  Nov.  8,  1832.  2,  Mary.  The  mother  d.  September 
1,  1819. 

Capt.  Gilbert's  chil.  1,  Eveline.  2,  Gilbert  Perry,  bap.  Nov.  21, 
1813.     3,  Ann  M.  Huse;  all  of  whom  rem.  and  m.  in  Mass. 

Capt.  William's  chil.     1,  Harriot,  m.  Ebenezer  G.  Libbey. 

James's  chil.  1,  Mary,  m.  and  r.  in  Mass.  2,  Edward.  3,  Lau- 
retta. 

Capt.  Reuben,  (3d)'s  chil.     1,  Lawrence. 

Fo urth    Generation. 
Reuben,  (4th)'s  cliil.     1,  Eveline  B.,  bap.  Aug.  2,  1834.     2,  Olive 
S.     3,  Edward  O'Brien.     4,  Isaac  Lewis,  bap.  June  5,  1841. 

HALL,  John,  b.  about  1810;  c.  from  Wal.  and  m.  Rebecca  J. 
Montgomery,  Oct.  20,  1833. 

Their  chil.  1,  John  B.  Ludwig,  (adopted.)  2,  Olive  Aim.  3, 
Lorenzo  J.     4,  Sarah  Frances.     5,  Clifford  A. 

HARRIMAN,  Jonathan,  b.  about  1776;  c.  from  Haverhill;  m. 
1st,  Elizabeth  Pitcher,  (who  d.  July  1,  1829,  a.  54,)  and  2d,  EKzabeth 
Heyer,  May  13,  1830. 

His  cliil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Eunice,  m.  James  Cook  of  "VVal.  Oct.  10, 
1821.  2,  Margaret,  m.  Edward  Weston.  3,  Moses,  lost  in  sch. 
Nancy,  Capt.  Watton,  which  sailed  from  N.  Y.  for  N.  C.  March  8, 
1827.  4,  Silas,  d.  at  N.  O.  in  1841.  5,  Eliza,  m.  John  McLityre, 
(5th.)  6,  Benjamin  Lull,  m.  Maria  Haines ;  r.  Wal.  7,  James,  m. 
Susan  Demuth ;  r.  AVal.  8,  Maria,  m.  Walker  Snow  of  Lunenburg, 
Mass.  9,  Ann,  b.  in  1817;  d.  Oct.  24,  1819.  10,  Martin,  m.  Cathe- 
rine Demuth,  r.  Wal.  By  2d  wife.  11,  Ann.  12,  Elijah.  13,  Ed- 
ward W.     14,  Evehne. 

HASKELL,  Jabcz,  b.  about  1802;  c.  from  Poland;  and  m. 
Mercy  Waterman,  Dec.  29,  1834. 

Their  chil.  1,  Abigail  P.  2,  PriscHla  W.  3,  WiUiam  H.  4, 
Jabez  O.     5,  Martha  B.     6,  Anna  O. 

HAWK,  John  B.,  c.  from  Germany,  to  W.  Indies,  and  in  1773  to 

this  country,  was  a  rev.  soldier,  m.  Sarah of  N.  B.,  r.  various 

places,  and  d.  in  Warren,  Feb.  3,  1824. 

Their  chil.  1,  Martha,  m.  and  r.  Damariscotta.  2,  Capt.  Jolm, 
m. Blackington  of  Thom.  and  d.  at  sea.  3,  Sarah,  r.  Bos- 
ton. 

HAYS,  William,  whose  father  was  gardener  in  the  service  of 
George  III.  of  England,  m.  Zuba  Robbins,  r.  in  the  N.  W.  part  of 
Warren,  and  d.  Avithout  chil.  May  22,  1843,  a.  83.  His  wife  d. 
March  7,  1832,  a.  80. 

HAYS,  Timothy,  from  Ireland,  and  wife,  c.  to  this  town,  ten  or 
more  years  ago. 

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398  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Their  chil.  1,  Thomas,  b.  in  1836.  2,  Julia.  3,  Catherine.  4, 
Hosilla. 

HEAD,  Col.  James  W.,  b.  in  1766  in  Boston;  m.  1st,  Sarah  Olney 
of  Providence,  R.  I.,  (who  d.  Dec.  7,  ISOl,  a.  38,)  and  2d,  Frances 
Sandford  of  Portland. 

His  cliil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Angelica  Gilbert,  b.  in  1790  ;  m.  William 
Hovey ;  and  d.  Aug.  6,  1813.  2,  James,  bap.  June  23,  1791:,  by  Eev. 
J.  Thaxter ;  m.  Eleanor  Dwight ;  r.  and  d.  in  Portland.  3,  Sarah 
Olney,  bap.  at  the  same  time  with  her  brother ;  m.  Henry  Flagg, 
Sept.' 20,  1813;  r.  Bangor.  4,  Maria  H.,  bap.  Nov.  13,  1796;  m. 
Thos.  G.  Sandford  of  Topsham,  Sept.  20,  1813;  and  d.  in  1831.  5, 
Jane  Mackenzie,  b.  in  1798  ;  d.  July  23,  1804.  6,  Joseph,  d.  at  sea  in 
Sept.  1819.  By  2d  wife.  7,  Thomas  SancKord,  d.  April  2,  1808  ;  a.  2 
days.  8,  Martha  Derby,  bap.  July  15,  1810;  m.  John  Brooks  of 
Portland,  Oct.  3,  1839 ;  and  d.  Sept.  23,  1840. 

HILT,  Peter,  b.  in  Germany,  m.  Polly  Klaus,  r.  and  d.  Wal.  Their 
chil.  1,  Mary,  m.  Matthias  Woltz  of  Wal.  2,  John.  3,  Philip, 
m.  Mary  Fish  ;  r.  St.  George.     4,  Elizabeth,  m.  Dr.  Fenly  of  Boston. 

5,  Catherine,  m. Kensel  of   Wal.      6  &  7,  twins,  b.  in   1783  ; 

Peter,  (2d,)  d.  at  sea  with  Capt.  John  Francis  Miller;  Henry,  came 
to  Warren,  and  m.  Sarah  Crawford,  September,  1816.  8,  Ann,  m. 
John  Fogler  of  Union. 

Philip's  chil.  1,  WiUiam,  m.  Nancy  Lermond  of  Union.  2, 
Peter,  (3d,)  b.  about  1811  ;  m.  Harriet  J.  Payson,  January  30,  1846. 

3,  Charles,  m.  Jane  M.  Swift,  pub.  October  16,  1840  ;  r.    St.   George. 

4,  Joseph,  b.  about  1814.  5,  Mary.  6,  John,  m.  Lvdia  Jones,  pub. 
May  15,  1847.     7,  Elizabeth.     8,  Sarah. 

Henry's  cliil.  1,  Frederick,  b.  in  1817;  d.  October  18,  1832.  2, 
John  C.  b.  1820  ;  m.  Nancy  Toner,  January  2,  1843.  3,  Noah  Emer- 
son ;  b.  about  1823.     4,  Halsey,  d.  August  27,  1826,  a.  about  2  years. 

5,  Sarah  Frances,  m.  Lemuel  Counce.  6,  Beatrice  C.  7,  Harriet  F. 
8,  Martha  Ann.     9,  Oscar. 

Peter,  (3d)'s  chil.     1,  Frances  M. 
John's  chil.     1,  Estella. 

John  C's  chil.  1,  Susan  M.  2,  Henry,  b.  in  1849  ;  d.  August 
19,  1850. 

HINKLEY,  Capt.  Samuel,  c.  from  Portland  in  May,  1819;  andm. 
Sarah  Wilson,  November  27,  1821. 

Their  chil.  1,  William  W.,  m.  Sarah  Webber  of  Beverly,  where 
he  resides.  2,  Martha  Ann.  3,  Edmund  B.,  m.  Henrietta  A.  Ler- 
mond, December  3,  1850.  4,  Leonard  B.  5,  Sarah  E.  6,  Almira 
E.     7,  George,  b.  in  1839  ;  d.  December  23,  1842.     8,  Alvan  V. 

HODGMAN,  Job,  m. Hosmer,  c.  from  Concord,  or  vicinity, 

Mass.,  r.  and  d.  Cam. 

Of  their  chil.,  two  came  to  this  town.  1,  Hon.  Amos  Hale,  b. 
about  1792  ;  c.  to  this  town  about  1814  ;  m.  1st,  Priscilla  P.  Dilling- 
ham of  Camden,  (who  d.  June  9,  1826,  a.  29,)  and  2d,  Mrs.  Sophia 
Little  of  Newcastle,  November  31,  1826.  2,  Thomas,  b.  about  1798  ; 
commenced  business  here  as  a  merchant  about  1822 ;  m.  Sarah  F.  H. 
Hovey,  May  19,  1829  ;  and  d.  February  7,  1843. 

Hon.  Amos  Hale's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Frederick,  r.  Bangor.  2, 
Emeline  P.  m.  Winslow  Norwood,  pub.  September  2,  1838  ;  r.  and  d. 
in  Camden.     3,  Adelia  C.  m.  Thomas  Kirkpatrick,  (2d,)  r.  Camden. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  399 

(By  2d  wife.)  4,  Samuel  L.  b.  about  1828  ;  grad.  at  Bowd.  Coll. 
1850.  0,  Sopliia  L.  m.  John  W.  Richmond,  (2d.)  6,  Job,  b.  in 
3832  ;  d.  September  10,  1834:.  7  &  8,  twins,  b.  March  20,  1834  ;  d. 
when  a  few  days  old.     9,  Job.  H.  b.    about   1836.     10,  Lydia  Anne. 

Thomas's  chil.  1,  Frances  Maria.  2,  Martha  D.  d.  October  1, 
1844.     3,  WiUiam  H. 

HOFFSIS,  Andrew,  b.  about  1761;  m.  Elizabeth  Levensaler;  c. 
from  Wal.  to  Stahl's  hill;  and  d.  March  6,  1841. 

Their  chil.  1,  Matthias,  m.  1st,  Sarah  Hunt  of  Wal.  in  1829,  and 
2d,  Zuba  Ann  Thomas  of  Friendship.  2,  Susan,  m.  1st,  Martin 
Storer,  2d,  Charles  Sweetland  of  Wal.  3,  Stephen,  m.  Mary  How- 
ard, November,  1834.  4,  Thomas,  b.  in  1804  ;  m.  Sarah  M.  Hoffsis 
of  Wal.  pub.  December  5,  1834.  5.  Leonard,  b.  in  1806  ;  m.  Susan 
M.  Farnsworth,  pub.  November  14,  1834.  6,  Mary,  d.  young.  7, 
Julia,  m.  Godfrey  HofFsis  of  Wal.  8,  Epliraim,  b.  in  1816  ;  d.  Octo- 
ber 31,  1837. 

Thomas's  chil.     1,  James  M. 

Leonard's  chil.  1,  Elmus.  2,  Angeletta.  3,  Phinehas  B.  4, 
Kosalia. 

HOFFSIS,  John  Godfrey,  a  relative  of  the  preceding,  also  c.  from 
Wal. ;  and  m.  Aim  Maria  Winchenbach,  Jvme  9,  1831. 

Their  chil.  1,  Erastus  F.  2,  Emerson  W.  3,  Olivia  A.  4, 
Alton  E. 

HOFFSIS,  John  T,  b.  about  1819  ;  c.  also  from  Waldoboro' ;  and  m. 
Harriet  Spear. 

Their  chil.     i,  Sarah  H.     2,  Osmund  F.  b.  in  1847. 

HOVEY,  Joseph,  of  Boxford,  Mass.  d.  December  23,  1785 ;  a.  74. 
Kebecca,  his  widow,  d.  February  17,  1788.  Their  son.  Ivory,  b.  July 
14,  1750;  m.  Lucy  JPeabody ;  r.   Boxford;  and  d.  August  27,   1832. 

Ivory's  cliil.     1,  Israel,  b.  October  9,  1772  ;  m.  r.  and  d.  Machias. 

2,  Lucy,  b.  March  5,  1774 ;  d.  April  2,  1778.     3,  Rebecca,  b.  October 

3,  1776  ;    m.  Hovey.     4,  William,  b.  January  7,   1778;  c.  to 

Warren  ;  m.  1st,  Angelica  G.  Head,  December  3,  1806,  and  2d,  Han- 
nah Rice  of  Wiscasset.  5,  Charles,  b.  Janviary  11,  1780  ;  r.  here  for 
a  time;  and  d.  at  N.  Y.  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  6,  Mary,  b. 
August  9,  1781;  m.  Joseph  Hovey.  7,  Ivory,  b.  July  31,  1783;  c. 
to  Warren;  m.  Elizabeth  Lermond,  November  30, 1812.  8,  Lucy,  b. 
March  12,  1785;  d.  March  26,  1809.  9,  Alfred,  b.  December  12, 
1788  ;  m.  Eliza  Sampson  ;  r.  as  a  merchant  in  Warren,  Alna,  and 
now  in  Wal.     10,  Edward,  b.  May  16,  1793  ;  d.  August  24,  1797. 

William's  chil.  1,  Sarah  Frances  H.,  bap.  August  14,  1808 ;  ra. 
Thomas  Hodgman.  2,  Angelica  IL,  bap.  July  24,  1813  ;  m.  Warren 
F.  Hovey  of  Machias,  May  11,  1835. 

Ivory's  chil.  1,  EHza  D.,  b.  April  30, 1813  ;  m.  Caleb  N.  Page.  2, 
George  Kimball,  b.  February  16,  1815  ;  m.  Lucy  Camelia  Cobb,  Octo- 
ber 13,  1846.  3,  Maria,  b.  July  28,  1818  ;  m.  Elijah  W.  Hawkes  of 
Windham,  in  October,  1848.  4,  Martha,  b.  in  1823 ;  d.  September 
17,  1826. 

HOWARD,  Thomas,  b.  about  1792 ;  c.  from  Wal.  m.  1st,  Sarah 
Kean  of  Wal.  August,  1814,  and  2d,  Juliet  S.  Levensaler  of  Thom. 
July  1,  1830. 

liis  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Rufus  G.  b.  in  1815  ;  and  d.  February  26, 
1834,  at  sea,  by  falling  from  the  mast  head.     2,  Marv  L.,  m.  James 


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ANNALS     OF     WARREN 


Coburn.  3,  Elizabeth  A.,  m.  Arthur  Andrews.  4,  Hannah,  r.  Bos- 
ton. 5,  Abigail.  6,  Capt.  John.  7,  Atwood  L.  Sarah  the  mother 
d.  April  26,  1829,  a.  30.  Chil.  by  2d  wife.  8,  Samuel.  9,  Julia  L. 
10.  Lincohi.     11,  WiUiam  C.     12,  Sarah  F.     13,  Orris  L. 

HOWAED,  Thomas,  (2d,)  of  a  different  family,  b.  in  1804,  also 
from  Wal.  ;  m.  Harriet  Marble  of  Friendship,  pub.  March  18, 
1836. 

Their  chil.  1,  Jolin  T.  2,  Madortha.  3,  William  A.  4,  Mars- 
ton. 

HOWLAND,  Rev.  John,  grad.  at  Harv.  University,  1741,  was  the 
minister  of  Carver,  Mass.  and  d.  in  1804,  in  the  o9th  year  of  his 
ministry. 

Of  his  chil.  1,  Calvin,  b.  in  Dec.  1762 ;  m.  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Lemuel  and  Bethia  Church  of  Rochester,  Mass  ;  c.  to  Warren  in 
1817 ;  and  d.  Feb.  11,  1851,  a.  89. 

Calvin's  chil.  1,  Mary,  b.  in  Ajjril,  1791 ;  m.  Dea.  Lewis 
Vaughan.  2,  John  C.  b.  June  9,  1797 ;  m.  Emma  Kean  of  Wal. 
Sept.  2,  1832. 

John  C.'s  chil.  1,  Mary  J.  2,  George  W.  3,  Sarah  E.  4,  Isaac 
Vincent.     5,  Frances. 

HTJ§E, ,  c.  from  Wales,  Eng.  about  1650 ;    and  settled  in 

what  is  now  Newburj^ort,  Mass.  One  of  his  sons  removed  to  and 
settled  on  a  farm  in  Newbury,  the  son  or  grandson  of  whom, 
Stephen  Huse,  was  born  there  in  1702 ;  grad.  at  H.  U.,  1726 ;  m. 
Susannah  Clemmens  ;  studied  theology  and  was  licensed  as  a  min- 
ister of  the  Cong,  order,  but  in  a  short  time  relinquislied  his  profes- 
sion for  that  of  medicine,  which  he  practiced  successfully  in 
Haverhill  till  old  age,  Avhen  he  removed  to  Methuen,  (now  Law- 
rence,) and  d.  July  1.  1783.  His  widow  d.  July  20,  1809 ;  a.  92. 
The  eldest  son  of  Stephen,  Dea.  John  Huse,  was  b.  in  1739  ;  studied 
medicine,  but  left  it  for  agriculture  ;  m.  Anna,  eldest  daughter  of 
Jonathan  AVebster,  Esq.  of  Haverhill;  and  d.  at  Methuen,  Sept.  25, 
1802.  Of  his  11  chil.  Dr.  Josejah,  m.  1st,  Lydia  Page,  Sept.  24, 
1797,  2d,  Lucy  Stimpson;  c."fo  Camden;  and  d.  in  1847.  Rev. 
Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  23,  1767  ;  grad.  at  Dart.  Coll,  in  1788  ;  c.  to  War- 
ren in  1794 ;  was  ord.  in  1795  ;  and  m.  Ruth  Emerson  of  Hampstead, 
N.  H.  in  Jan.  1801. 

Rev.  Jonathan's  chil.  1,  John  Mycall,  b.  March  13,  1802  ;  d.  Feb. 
8,  1805.  2,  Benjamin  Emerson,  b."  Oct.  4,  1803 ;  d.  Feb.  12,  1805. 
3,  Ann  Maria.  4,  Sarah  Arolme,  d.  March  9,  1825.  5,  Susan  Foster. 
6,  Jonathan,  M.  D.,  Bowd.  Coll.,  1832,  m.  Mary  ^Imelia  How  Hall, 
of  Camden,  where  he  r.  and  prac.  med.  7,  Joseph,  (2d,)  b.  Jan.  3, 
1813;  M.  D.,  Bowd.  Coll.,  1833;  and  d.  Oct.  4,  1838,  at  Rockland, 
where  he  resided  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

HTJSE,  ISIarston,  a  distant  relative  of  the  same  family ;  b.  about 
1807  ;  came  from  the  same  region ;  m.  at  Gardiner,  Mary  A.  Fowler, 
and  r.  Warren. 

Their  chil.     1,  Clara  A.     2,  Abba  C. 

HYSLER,  Isaac,  b.  in  1803;  c.  from  Jefferson;  m.  Elizabeth 
Stahl,  pub.  March  17,  1832. 

Their  chil.     1,  Mary  E.     2,  Edward  S.     3,  Elijah  M. 

JAMESON, ,  m.  Sarah  McLellan  ;  r.  and  d.  in  Friendship. 

His  widow,  on  marrying  again,  removed  her  family  to  Warren. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  401 

Their  chil.     1,  Mary,  m. Hicks,  of  Thorn.     2,  Joseph,  m. 

Jane  Kelloch  ;  rem.  Senebeck.  3,  Rachel,  b.  in  1763 ;  m.  Eliakim 
Libbey;  and  d.  Feb.  11,1843.  4,  Samuel,  d.  unmarried.  5,  Brice, 
b.  in  i765  ;  m.  Priscilla  Bartlett ;  and  d.  June  6,  1837.  6,  George, 
b.  in  1767;  m.  1st,  Isabel  Watts,  April  21,  1791,  2d,  Sarah  Farring- 
ton,  Feb.  10,  1803,  3d,  Mrs.  Ruth  Bartlett,  March  13,  1834 ;  and  d. 
March  12,  1842. 

Brice's  chil.  1,  Lois,  b.  in  1793 ;  d.  Sept.  25,  1794.  2,  Samuel, 
b.  in  1795 ;  m.  Esther  Keen  of  Nobleboro' ;  r.  as  teacher  at  the 
South.  3,  Barbara,  b.  in  1797 ;  m.  George  H.  Miller  of  Putnam, 
Dec.  5,  1822  ;  and  d.  in  March,  1850.  4,  William,  b.  in  1799 ;  m. 
Eunice  Jameson,  June  3,  1827  ;  and  d.  April  24,  1835.     5,  Priscilla, 

b.  in   1801 ;    m. Newhall  of  S.  Thorn,   and  d.  in   1829.     6, 

Lydia,  b.  in  1802  ;  m.  1st,  Daniel  W.  Dagget  of  Union,  2d  Job  Cas- 
well ;  and  d.  7,  Eliza,  b.  in  1805  ;  d.  Oct.  11,  1827.  8,  Brice,  (2d,) 
b.  in  1807  ;  m.  Eleanor  Cummings  of  Union,  pub.  March  6,  1841. 
9,  Lois,  b.  in  1809  ;  m.  Wm.  Shuman,  and  d.  at  the  eastward.  10, 
Knott  Bartlett,  b.  1811  ;  m.  Sarah  Caswell,  pub.  Oct.  28,  1837.  11, 
Almond,  b.  in  1813.     The  mother  d.  July  4,  1829. 

George's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  John,  b.  Sept.  29,  1793  ;  m.  Mary 
Fuller,  Sept.  18,  1814,  r.  China,  2,  Elizabeth,  b.  April  11,  1793; 
m.  Moses  Crane.  3,  Jane,  b.  Oct.  13,  1794;  d.  Jan.  28,  1837.  4, 
William  Watts,  b.  June  29,  1796 ;  d.  May  25,  1800.  5,  Catherine 
Watts,  b.  March  11,  1798;  m.  Alexander  Libbey;  and  d.  Jan.  17, 
1847.  6,  Capt.  David  P.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1800  ;  m.  Penelope  Jones,  Oct. 
9,  1825;  and  d.  Nov.  11,  1841.  7,  Capt.  George  McLellan,  b.  May 
16,  1802;  m.  Almira  Wilson,  June  22,  1827.  (By  2d  wife.)  8, 
Louisa,  r.  Rockland.  9,  Rufus,  b.  March  18,  1808;  d.  Nov.  22, 
1811.  10,  Erastus,  b.  Sept.  24,  1812;  m.  Nancy  Libbey;  and  d. 
April  26,  1843.  11,  Alfred,  b.  Nov.  13,  1815.  12,  Ann,  r.  Rock- 
land. 

Capt.  David  P.'s  chil.  1,  Freeman,  b.  in  1826;  d.  July  11,  1829. 
2,  John,  (2d.)     3,  Erastus.     4,  Ormond.     5,  Catherine.     6,  Isabel. 

Capt.  George's  chil.  1,  Amanda  F.,  b.  about  18^9,  m.  Elijah 
Moody  of  China. 

JAMES,  William,  b.  in  1689 ;  m.  Catherine  Cunningham ;  was 
one  of  the  first  Scotch  Irish  settlers  in  1735  ;  and  d.  Oct.  29,  1770 ; 
a.  81. 

Their  chil.  1,  William,  (2d,)  m.  Mrs.  Sarah  Jameson  of  Friend- 
ship, and  d.  July,  1774.  2,  Capt.  Patrick,  m.  Phebe  ,  in  Bos- 
ton, who  d.  in  Warren,  March  18,  1814,  a.  90.  3,  Phebe,  m.  Capt. 
Francis  Percy  of  Boston  ;  d.  at  St.  George's,  and  was  buried  at  the 
old  Fort.  4,  Fanny,  b.  in  1729  ;  d.  Jan.  13,  1809,  a.  80.  5,  Cathe- 
rine, m..  Joshua  Treat  of  Penobscot.  6,  Anna,  m.  1st,  Capt.  David 
Patterson,  2d,  Benjamin  Packard.  7,  Joseph,  was  drowned  on  a 
fowling  excursion  at  Lermond's  Cove. 

William's  chil.  1,  William,  (3d,)  d.  young.  2,  Nancy,  m.  Leon- 
ard Fales  of  Thorn.  Aug.  26,  1790. 

Capt.  Patrick's  chil.     1,  Mary,  m. Pierce  of  Penobscot.    2, 

Catherine,  b.  in  1756;  m.  John  Libbey;  and  d.  March  22,  1830. 

Mrs.  Percy's  chil.  1,  William,  d.  young.  2,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Bos- 
ton about  1750  ;  m.  Alexander  Lermond,  (2d,)  and  d.  July  3,  1794. 

JARVIS,  Robert  W.,  b.  about  1793;  came  from  Bedibrd,  Eng.  and 
m.  Hannah  Bosworth,  May  13,  1821. 


402  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Their  chil.  1,  Joseph  ^Y.,  b.  in  March,  1822  ;  d.  August  22, 
1837.  2,  Benjamin  S.  b.  in  1824.  3,  Thomas  W.  4,  Ann  Mary. 
5,  Rebecca  Jane.     6,  Catherine  L.,  b.  in  1833  ;  d.  June  28,  1848.     7, 

b.  in  1835  ;  d.  August  29,  1839.     8, d.  August  22, 

1839,  a.  20  months.     9,  Caroline.      10,  Lauretta.     11,  Hannah.     12, 
Joseph  E.. 

JENKS,  Robert,  m.  Lydia  Rackley,  (who  d.  December  19,  1838, 
a.  aboiit  50,)  c.  from  St.  George ;  and  enlisted  into  the  army  in  the 
war  of  1812. 

Their  cliil.  1,  Robert  Rutherford,  rem.  to  the  Kennebec,  m.  and  d. 
there.  2,  Angelica  H.  b.  in  1814  ;  m.  J.  Madison  Kelloch,  and  d.  in 
March,  1850. 

JOACHIX,  Francis,  b.  at  Madeira  in  1799  ;  went  at  the  age  of  4 
years  to  Lisbon  ;  thence  in  1809  to  this  country,  with  Capt.  A.  Ander- 
son ;  and  m.  EHza  Webb,  November  30,  1820. 

Their  chil.  1,  Eliza  Ann,  m.  Emery  Thomas.  2,  William.  3, 
Jolni  L.,  m.  Sarah  H.  Walter  of  Wal.  pub.  April  22,  1848 ;  r.  in 
Rock.  4,  Harriet  E.  5,  Mary  W.  6,  D.  Bartlett.  7,  Sai-ali  Me- 
lissa.    8,  E.  Alonzo.     9,  Lewis  Kendall. 

JOHNSON,  Albert,  b.  about  1820  ;  m.  Mrs.  Nancy  C.  Jameson ; 
is  overseer  of  the  factory  and  r.  at  village. 

Their  chil.     1,  Sarah  G. 

JONES,  Freeman,  of  Bridgewater ;  m.  Abigail  Leach  in  1792  ;  c. 
to  Warren  about  1800  ;  and  d.  February  21,  1845,  a.  about  80. 

Theu-  chil.  1,  Linus,  b.  in  1794  ;  m.  Phebe  Peabody,  August  23, 
1821.  2,  John  G.  b.  in  1797  ;  m.  1st,  EHzabeth  McCallmn,  pub. 
March  29,  1835,  2d,  Fatima  Stahl  in  1844.  3,  Ichabod,  b.  in  1802  ; 
m.  Susan  Weaver.  4,  Penelope  P.  m.  David  P.  Jameson.  5,  Olive, 
m.  William  ]McCallum.  6,  Mehitable,  m.  Alexander  McCallum.  7, 
Huldah,  m.  Orris  Jones.  8,  Phebe,  m.  James  Overlock  of  Thorn. 
December  25,    1842.     9,  Lydia  M.,  m.  John  Hilt. 

Lintis's  chil.  1,  Mary.  2,  Abigail,  d.  in  Mass.  about  1847. 
3,  James  AV.  4,  Oliver  F.  5,  Benjamin.  6,  Wilham  O.  7, 
Joseph  D. 

John  G.'s  chil.     1,  Irene.     2,  Freeman,  (2d). 

Ichabod's  chil.     1,  Alexander,  b.  about  1841.     2,  J.  Paul. 

JONES,  Luke,  b.  at  Scituate,  in  1751 ;  m.  Eleanor  Condy ;  c.  from 
Wal.  ;  and  d.  December  23,  1838,  a.  87. 

Their  chil.  1,  Charles,  d.  young.  2,  Jolin,  b.  in  1781 ;  m.  Hannah 
Covmce,  December  7,  1823  ;  and  d.  September  26,  1839.  3,  Sai-ah,  m. 
Ezekiel  Parker ;  and  d.  at  Belmont.  4,  Mary,  m.  Edward  Lawry.  5, 
Nancy,  m.  Samuel  Watts.  6,  EHzabeth,  m.  1st,  Thomas  Cobb,  2d, 
Amasa  Russel.  7,  Wealthy.  8,  Margaret,  m.  Jona.  Parker.  9,  Debo- 
rah, m.  William  Watts,  io,  Thomas,  b.  abovit  1799  ;  m.  Rachel 
Thomas,  February  19,  1824.  11,  Johnson,  m.  1st,  Esther  AVatts,  Oct. 
15,  1826,  2d,  Siisan  Crane,  pub.  November  5,  1831,  3d,  Harriet  Pease 
of  Appleton,  pub.  Jan.  1,  1833.     The  mother  d.  July  26,  1837,  a.  81. 

John's  chil.  1,  Charles  Ellis,  b.  October  4,  1824  ;  d.  July  5,  1836. 
2,  Jolin,  (2d,)  b.  February  6,  1826.  3,  Harriet,  m.  Seth  Andi-ews, 
(2d.)    4,  Edwin.     5,  EHzabeth,  b.  in  1838  ;  d.  January  23,  1842. 

Thomas's  chil.     1,  Clarinda.     2,  Lucinda,  b.  in  1827  ;    d.  Sept.  25, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  403 

1843.     3,  Bartlctt.     4,  Sarah  Annah.     5,  Naomi  T.     6,  Charles  Ellis. 

7,  Mcrilla  M.     8,  Matilda  E. 

JONES,  Orris,  m.  Huldah  L.  Jones,  pub.  February  10,  1838. 

Their  chil.     1,  George.     2,  Henderson. 

JORDAN,  Capt.  Ebenezer,  b.  about  1782  ;  at  Westkeag,  (S.  Thorn.) 
m,  Belinda  Dunbar  ;  r.  Warren ;  and  d.  October  17,  1828. 

Their  chil.     1,  Eliza,  m.  John  Freeman,  of   Stow.     2,  Phebe,  m. 

Blake,  r.  in  Oldtown.     3,   Capt.   George,  m.   and  r.  Thom.     4, 

Belinda,  m.  Silas  Stowe,  of  Stow,  Mass. ;  r.  Oldtown.  5,  Ebenezer, 
(2d.)     6,  Sarah  Ann. 

JORDAN,  William,  b.  about  1806  ;  m.  1st,  Sarah  Buckland,  pub. 
May  2,  1829,  2d,  Rachel  Rivers  of  Cush.  Sept.  1841  ;  and  succeeded 
to  the  place  of  his  uncle,  W.  Lamson.  Benjamin,  a  brother,  m.  Sarah 
A.  Rivers,  March  27,  1845. 

William's  chil.  1,  WiUiam  L.  2,  Mary  C.  3,  Lcandcr  M.  (By 
2d  wife.)     4,  Amaziah.     5,  Mansfield. 

Benjamin's  chil.     1,  Melville  P. 

IvALER,  Christian,  b.  about  1813:  c.  from  Wal.  and  m.  Almira 
Morse  of  Thom. 

Their  chil.  1,  George  S.  b.  in  1839.  2,  John  D.  3,  Jane  A.  4, 
James  B.     5,  Mary  W. 

KELLOCII, ,  with  his  two  sons,  David  and  Finley,  c.  from 

Ireland  to  Portsmouth,  N.  II.  and  rem.  Philadelphia.  Finley  m. 
Mary  Young  ;  and  c.  with  her  father  among  the  first  settlers  in  1735. 

This  name  is  sometimes  spelled  Kalloch,  Kallock,  and  Kellar. 

Finley's  chil.  1,  David,  b.  in  1725;  m,  1st,  Jane  Boyd,  2d,  Mrs. 
Catherine  Cox;  and  d.  without  chil.  Feb.   18,    1802.     2,  John,   m. 

McFetheredge  ;  rem,  St.  George.     3,  Marj'',  m. Brown, 

of  Boston.  4,  Matthew,  m.  Mary  Robinson ;  rem.  St.  George.  5, 
Alexander,  b.  in  1740;  m.  Eleanor  Gaut;  and  d.  Feb.  14,  1826. 
G,  Margaret,  m. Boyd,  of  Boothbay. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  David  Y.,  b.  in  1763;  m.  Mary  Ross;  and 
d.  June  25,  1823.  2,  Margaret,  b.  in  1766;  m.  Francis  Young;  and 
d.  June  17,  1826.  3,  Alexander,  (2d,)  b.  Sept.  26,  1770  ;  m.  Eliza- 
beth Mero  ;  r.  Rock.  4,  Mary,  m.  Moses  Hawes  of  Union.  5,  Jane, 
m.  Joseph  Jameson.  6,  Adam,  m.  Mary  Butler  ;  rem.  China.  7, 
George,  d.  a.  19.  8,  Samuel,  b.  about  1778  ;  m.  Lucy  Lewis.  9, 
Sarah,  d.  a.  13.  10,  Rosanna,  m.  David  Cummings  of  Union.  11, 
Benjamin,  b.  about  1785 ;  m.  1st,  Esther  Libbey,  Nov.  5,  1805,  2d, 
Mrs.  Hannah  Mallard,  in  1833 ;  and  d.  Jan.  2,  1838. 

Fourth    Generation. 

David  Y.'s  chil.  1,  Abigail,  d.  a.  3.  2,  Charles,  b.  Aug.  5,  1792  ; 
m.  Catherine  Seids,  Dec.  8,  1811.  3,  Sarah,  m.  Silas  Davis.  4, 
Beiiiamin,  (2d,)  m.  Lucina  Robbins,  r.  Hope.  5,  Lois,  m.  Paul 
Mink,  Jr.,  Feb.  16,  1826.  6,  Willing,  b.  May  1,  1803;  m.  1st,  Lois 
Foster,   Aug.  21,   1828,    2d,  Catherine  Stover;  and  d.   Jan.  5,  1842. 

8,  Martin,  b.  Nov.  1807  ;  d.  at  sea  in  Oct.  1831.  9,  Martha,  m.  1st, 
Hugh  ^Montgomery,  2d,  Joseph  Rollins. 

Alexander,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Mero,  b.  about  1801 ;  m.  Ruth  Mathews, 
Oct.  3,  1822.  2,  Rev.  George,  ed.  at  Newton  Theol.  Scm.  about 
1828  ;  and  d.  not  long  after.  3,  Silas.  4,  Rev.  Amariah,  licensed  by 
Warren  Bap.   Ch.  \xi  Jan.   1830  ;  pastor  of  1st  Bap.  Ch.  of  Thom. 


404  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

from  1831  to  '34  ;  of  tlie  3d  Ch.  do.  (now  Rockland;)  rem.  Augusta ; 
where  he  was  pas.  of  the  Ch.  and  Chap,  of  House  of  Rep.,  sailed  m 
Oct.  1849  for  San  Francisco  ;  and  d.  there  in  1850.  5,  Rev.  Joseph, 
ord.  Junior  Pas.  of  1st  Bap.  Ch.  St.  George  in  Sept.  1841  ;  and  since 
Pas.  of  Ch.  in  S.  Thorn.  6,  Rosanna,  m.  1st,  Henry  Libbey ;  2d, 
James  Hathorne  of  St.  George,  in  1831.  7,  Jane,  m.  Samuel  South- 
worth  of  Roxbury,  April  6,  1828.  8,  Eliza,  m.  Bracket  Butler  of 
Thom.  pub.  Dec.  31,  1833.  9,  Nancy,  m.  Joseph  Wall  of  St.  George, 
pub.  Nov.  4,  1836. 

Adam's  chil.  1,  Rufus,  m.  and  r.  China.  2  &  3,  twins,  Belinda 
and  Sophia,  d. 

Samuel's  chil.  1,  Adeline.  2,  Nancy,  m.  John  Boggs,  (3d.)  3, 
Woodward,  b.  about  1808  ;  m.  Elvira  Benner,  pub.  July  30,  1836.  4, 
Horace.  5,  Mary  Ann,  m.  Edmund  Benner.  6,  John  Bently,  d.  at 
N.  O.  in  1843.  7,  Mar^^aret  E.  J.,  m.  Joseph  Cummings  of  North- 
port.  8,  Andrew  Fuller,  r.  N.  O. ;  and  d.  there  in  1850.  9,  Dexter, 
d.  young.  10,  James  Hall,  killed  by  a  falling  tree  in  King's  Co. 
Yii\  Feb.  1847.  11,  Hemy  Herman.  12,  Caroline  M.,  m.  Jesse  Rice 
of  Searsport,  May  3,  1846.     The  mother  d.  Oct.  24,  1836. 

Benjamin's  cliil.  1,  George,  b.  Dec.  1806  ;  d.  April  25,  1828.  2, 
Nathan  Libbey,  b.  in  1808  ;  m.  Sarah  Thomas,  pub.  Dec.  3,  1831.  3, 
Lermond,  b.  m  1810  ;  m.  Sarah  F.  Robinson,  pub.  Jan.  5,  1838. 
4,  Barbara,  m.  Rufus  Libbey.  5,  James  Madison,  m.  Angelica  Jenks. 
6,  Oliver  L.,  m.  Mary  French,  pub.  April  13,  1844.  7,  Lore  A.,  m. 
EHza  Thorndike,  pub.  Jan.  24,  1846.  8,  Hannah  L.,  m.  Geo.  W. 
Macomber,  of  Augusta,  in  1849.  9,  Elizabeth  L.,  m.  Eli  S.  Mero, 
pub.  Jan  8,  1847.  10,  Erastus.  11,  Amanda,  m.  Warren  Lindley  of 
Union,  pub.  April  7,  1850.  12,  Le^i,  b.  in  Sept.  1828 ;  d.  Jmie 
13,  1829. 

Fifth  Generation. 
Charles's  chil.  1,  Harriet,  m.  Wm.  Richer  of  Portland.  2,  James, 
b.  in  1816,  (deaf  mute.)  3.  William,  m.  Eliza  Cummings.  4,  Abi^- 
gail,  d.  young.  5,  Mary,  m.  Wm.  York  of  Naples.  6,  David  Y. 
(2d.)  7,  Elizabeth  B.,  m.  John  Foss,  pub.  Sept.  9,  1848.  8,  Philip. 
Mero's  cloil.  1,  Robert  M.  2,  Spencer  M.  3,  EHzabeth  A.  4, 
Lucy  M.     5,  George  W.     6,  WiUiam  F. 

Woodward's  chil.  1,  John  A.  2,  Helen.  3,  Lucy.  4,  Samuel, 
(2d.) 

Nathan  Libbey's  chil.  1,  John  T.  2,  Abba  P.  (adopted.)  3, 
Belinda  T. 

Lermond's  chil.     1,  Elmus  M.     2,  Inesette  J. 
J.  Madison's  chil.     1,  Levi.     2,  Martha  A. 
OHver  L.'s  chil.     1,  Mary  A.     2,  Lawrence  F. 
Lore  A.'s  chil.     1,  Edwin  J. 

KENNEDY,  Nathaniel,  of  Scotch  Irish  descent,  was  b.  in  JeiTerson  ; 
m.  Mary  Bond,  r.  and  d.  in  Wal. 

Their  chil.  1,  David,  m.  Nancy  Shuhman  of  Wal.  2,  Gen. 
Henry,  m.  Rachel  Lincoln,  and  r.  in  'Wal.  3,  Elizabeth,  m.  1st,  Lot 
Weeks,  2d,  Dr.  Gray  of  Jefferson.  4,  Abiel  Wood,  M.  D.  Bowd. 
Coll.  1829  ;  c.  to  Warren  the  same  year  ;  m.  EUza  Ann  Cormce  ;  rem. 
Oldtown  in  1833,  and  returned  to  this  town  in  1849.     5,  Thomas,  d. 

young.     6,  William,    d.   young.     7,  Mary  Ann,  m. Crowell  of 

China.     8,  Justus  R.,  m.  Miss  Davis  of  St.  John's,  N.  B. ;  r.  Wal. 
Dr.  AbienV's  chil.     1,  Edwin  H. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  405 

KIEKPATRICK,  John,  b.  in  1734  ;  c.  with  the  Scottish  colony  in 
1753;  m.  Ann  Bradbury ;  and  d.  June,  1785,  a.  51.  His  widow  d. 
Jamiarv  19,  1817,  a.  82. 

Their  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1759  ;  d.  April  13,  1812.  2,  Ann, 
b.  in  1761  ;  m.  Thomas  Starrett,  (2d,)  and  d.  August  15,  1832.  3, 
William,  m.  Elizabeth  Libbey ;  and  d.  August  27,  1802.  4,  Capt. 
Roland,  b.  in  1764  ;  lost  at  sea  in  1801.  5,  Thomas,  b.  in  1767  ;  m. 
Margaret  Starrett,  December  31,  1795.  6,  Mary,  b.  in  1769  ;  d.  Sep- 
tember 19,  1845.     7,  Daniel,  m. Prescott ;  rem.  Ohio.     8,  John, 

(2d,)  b.  in  1773 ;  m.  Nancy  Starrett,  Augvist  26,  1798  ;  and  d.  Decem- 
ber 13,  1825.  9,  Jabez,  lost  at  sea.  10,  Abigail  B.  m.  Parker  Co- 
bru-n.     11,  James,  m, Williams  of  Long  Isl. 

William's  chil.  1,  Jane,  b.  July  3,  1790 ;  m.  Dea.  John  Cutting. 
2,  Nancy,  d.  a.  11  months.  3,  Sarah.  4,  Lois,  d.  June  29,  1801,  a. 
5.     5,  John,  (3d,)  d.  aged  5  years.     6,  Nancy. 

Thomas's  chil.  1,  Rebecca  Starrett,  bap.  March  12,  1797  ;  m. 
Stoddard  Bosworth.  2,  Ann  Bradbury,  bap.  August  3,  1800  ;  m. 
John  S.  Starrett.  3,  WiUiam,  (2d,)  bap.  October  9,  1803 ;  m.  Susan 
B.  Wilson,  pub.  December  7,  1828.  4,  Charles,  bap.  September  11, 
1807  ;  m.  Sarah  Luce,  November  8,  1835.  5,  Isaac  Lewis,  bap. 
October  5,  1809  ;  went  to  sea,  and  never  returned.  6,  George,  m. 
Mrs.  Hannah  Copeland,  August  11,  1833.  7,  Thomas,  m.  AdeHa  C. 
Hodgman,  August  15,  1843  ;  r.  Camden.  8,  Sarah  Andrews,  r. 
Rock.  9,  Joseph  Stevens.  10,  Frances  Jane,  bap.  with  the  four 
preceding,  November  7,  1824  ;  r.  Rock. 

John,  (2d's)  chil.  1,  Jabez  Bradbury,  bap.  August  17,  1800 ;  m. 
Abigail  Faulkner.  2,  Lewis  Starrett,  bap.  October  9,  1803  ;  m.  Mary 
Ann  Barnard,  September  3,  1826.  3,  Silas,  b.  in  1803  ;  d.  February 
17,  1826,  suddenly ;  found  dead  in  a  lime  quarry.  4,  Eliza,  bap. 
September  11,  1807  ;  m.  Wm.  McDowell  of  Wash.     5,  Lucy  S.,  bap. 

October  5,  1809  ;  m.  Thomas  P.  Burgess.     6,  Mary,  m. Dunbar 

of  Boston,   and  d.  in   1840.     7,  John,  (3d,)  m. Flint ;  r.  Rock. 

8,  Abigail  C,  m.  and  r.  in  Mass.  9,  James,  m.  Antoinette  Payson, 
December  18,  1844. 

Fourth    Generation. 

William,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Charles  T.  2,  George  S.  3,  Olive  A.  4, 
Arthur.     5,  Edward  F.     6,  Lewis  O. 

Charles's  cliil.     1,  Austin  L. 

George's  chil.     1,  Oliver  C.     2,  Henry.     3,  Albert.     4,  Edgar  A. 

Jabez  B's  chil.  1,  Silas,  b.  in  1827.  2,  Eliza  J.  3,  Samuel.  4, 
Harriet  F.     5,  Georgiana,  (adopted.) 

Lewis  S's  chil.  1,  Edwin  D.  2,  Samuel.  3,  Parker  C.  4, 
Frances  A.     5,  Martha  B.     6,  Caroline  D.     7,  Charles  E. 

KNOWLTON,  Hanson,  b.  about  1814  ;  c.  from  Appleton;  and  m. 
Eliza  Cushman,  May  20,  1844. 

LAMSON,  William,  m.  Mrs.  Caroline  Sidensberger ;  and  d.  with- 
out chil.  April  13,  1836.     His  widow  d.  April  21,  1846,  a.  about  80. 

LAWRENCE,  Amos,  b.  in  February,  1754  ;  m.  Hannah  Daniels  of 
Medway  ;  c.  from  Franklin  to  Union,  in  1785  ;  to  Warren,  1790  ;  and 
d.  December  15,  18  U,  a.  87. 

Their  chil.  1,  Susan,  r.  AVrcntham.  2,  Josluia,  b.  in  1783  ;  m.  Elea- 
nor Thompson,  pub.  Dec.  6,  1812.     3,  Jeremiah  D.  m.  Sarah  Barr  of 


406  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Hope  in  1813,  r.  Northport.  4,  David,  r.  Thom.  5,  Sluman,  b.  in 
1791  ;  m.  Jane  Thompson.  6,  Meliitable,  m.  Eben'r  Thompson,  March 
18,  1815  ;  Avho  d.  at  X.  O.  in  1849.  7,  Mary,  m.  John  Cox  ;  and  d.  in 
1849.  8,  William,  m.  Elizabeth  Gordon,  February  27,  1820  ;  r.  Hope. 
The  mother  d.  August  12,  1828,  a.  75. 

Joshua's  ehil.  1,  Hannah,  m.  Jeremiah  Flagg  of  Belmont.  2,  Eb- 
enezer  T.  m.  Eunice  Tildcn  of  Belmont.  3,  Silas.  4,  Joshvia,  (2d.) 
5,  Eunice.  6,  Nancy,  m.  George  Bowers.  7,  Elisha.  8  &  9,  twins, 
Mary  Ann  and  Eliza  Jane.     10,  Edwin  S. 

Ebenezer  T.'s  chil.     1,  Marcus  E.     2,  Adelaide  S. 

LAWRENCE,  Seth,  b.  in  1778  ;  c.  with  his  wife,  Marv,  from  Mass. 
&  d.  Oct.  31,  1828.  Their  cliil.  1,  Mary,  d.  June  16,  1821.  2,  Nan- 
cy, m. Johnson  of  Bangor  and  d.     3,  Seth,  (2d.)     4,  Koxanna 

Elizabeth,  m. Wingate  of  Bangor.    5,  Susan,  b.  August  10,  1812  ; 

m.  Frederick  Holzach  of  SA^itzerland ;  r.  N.  O.  6.  Lavinia,  m.  Mar- 
cus Starrest.  7,  George  W.  m.  Thankful  Cushman,  pub.  March  2, 
1839.     The  mother  d.  AprH  30,  1833. 

George  Ws  chil.     1,  Julia  M.     2,  Mary  H.     3,  Ada. 

LA  WRY,  Robert,  b.  in  1800 ;  c.  from  Friendship  ;  m.  1st,  Susan 
Spear,  Jan.  4,  1827,  2d,  :NL:s.  Elizabeth  Gav,  (who  d.  Oct.  6,  1841,  a. 
46,)  and  3d,  Lucv  L.  Watts,  March  21,  1842.  * 

His  chil.  1,  BeUnda  S.  (By  2d  wife,)  2,  Robert,  (2d,)  b.  in  1832. 
3,  Jane  C.  (By  3d  wife.)    4,  WiUiam  L. 

LEACH,  Ichabod,  m.  [Mrs.  Penelope  Cobb,  in  1770 ;  r.  and  d. 
Bridgewater. 

Their  cliil.  1,  Jerathmael,  b.  in  1771  ;  c.  to  Warren,  in  January, 
1791,  and  m.  in  1798,  Clarissa  Leach  of  B.  2,  Enoch,  b.  in  1775  ; 
c.  to  Warren  ;  m.  1st.  Mary  Sumner,  2d  INLrs.  Rosanna  Alford,  Jan. 
1,  1826  ;  and  d.  October  1,  1846.  3,  Ephraim  ;  m.  Sai-ah  Conant ;  r. 
Bridgewater.  4,  Backvis,  m.  Bethia  Ha}"svard;  r.  B.  5,  Abigail,  m. 
Freeman  Jones ;  c.  to  Warren ;  and  d.  May  17,  1843. 

Jerathmael's  chil.  1,  Selina.  2,  Nathan,  m.  Hannah  Walker  of 
Union,  pub.  October  23,  1830.  3,  Ambrose,  m.  Julia  Littlehale,  pub. 
April  15,  1831.  4,  iSIiles,  d.  a.  2  or  3  years.  5,  George,  m.  Mary 
D.  Fuller  of  Union,  pub.  October  31,  1829.  6,  Loxiisa,  m.  Edward 
Starrett.  7,  Waterman,  m.  Sarah  Taylor ;  killed  September  5,  1845, 
at  Rockland,  flung  from  a  wagon  which  passed  over  him.  8,  Har- 
riet S.,  m.  Joseph  H.  Philbrook,  May  14,  1843.  9,  Rosanna,  m. 
Jesse  Williams,  (2d.) 

Enoch's  chil.  by  1st  vrife.  1,  Deborah  'S.,  b.  in  1808  ;  m.  1st, 
James  Littlehale  of  Union,  2d,  Reuben  Russel,  and  3d,  James  Rus- 
sel.  2,  Col.  Siunner,  b.  in  1810  ;  m.  1st,  December  12,  1833,  Eliza- 
beth B.  Littlehale,  (who  d.  Jan.  16,  1836,  a.  22,)  and  2d,  Rebecca  R. 
LudA^ig  of  Liberty,  pub.  April  18,  1840. 

Nathan's  chil.  'l,  Augustus,  2,  John.  3,  Charles  K.  4,  Amos. 
5,  Nathan  E. 

Sumner's  chil.  1,  Alden.  (By  2d  vri£e.)  2,  Mary  A.  3,  Silas 
I.    4,  Martha  R.    5,  Enoch  S. 

LEEDS,  John,  b.  in  1784  ;  c.  from  Dorchester,  Mass. ;  m.  Lucinda 
Hendlv  of  St.  George. 

Theii'  cliil.  1,  Capt.  Jolin,  (2d,)  m.  Elizabeth  Dean  of  N.  Y.  2, 
Catherme,  m.  James  Andrews,  (2d.)  3,  William  H.,  lost  at  sea  in 
schooner  Nancy.      4,  Lucy  Ann.     5,  Mary  Bird,  m.  Capt.  George 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  407 

Crawford.  6,  Edward  B.,  d.  in  1847,  at  Ilvialmantla,  Mex.  7,  Har- 
riet N.,  m,  George  Andrews,  (2d.)  8,  Capt.  Simon  H.,  m.  Helen 
Hyler  of  Thorn. ;  was  drowned  near  N.  O.  in  September,  1842.  9, 
Capt.  James  W. ;  m.  Catherine  Copcman  of  Brooklyn.  10,  Nancy, 
b.  in  1825  ;  d.  February  21,  1829.  11,  Eliza  G.  12  &  13,  twins,  b. 
in  1828,  Chandler,  d.  a.  2  months  ;  Spofford,  d.  at  California,  July  9, 
1850,  from  a  pistol  shot  by  a  hand  unknown.  14,  Caroline  A.,  m. 
Capt.  Willard  W.  Staples,  of  Thom.  June  20,  1849. 

LERMOND, ,  c.  from  the  north  of  Ireland  about  1719  ;  r.  and 

d.  Milton,  Mass. 

His  chil.     1,  Ann,  m. Houston  of  Bristol.     2,  John,  m. 

GifFen,  and  rem.  from  Bristol  to  the  upper  part  of  Wal.,  where,  and 
in  Washington,  some  of  the  name  still  reside.  3,  William,  c.  to  this 
place  ;  d.  unmarried.  4,  Alexander,  b.  about  1707  ;  m.  Mary  Hark- 
ness,  of  Welsh  descent ;  c.  with  the  first  settlers  in  1735  ;  and  d.  in 
December,  1790. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  John,  m.  Elizabeth  Lamb,  July  8,  1771 ;  and 
d.  in  Union,  February  20,  1805.  2,  Margaret,  m.  William  Watson ; 
r.  and  d.  Thom.  3,  Alexander,  (2d,)  b.  in  1748,  in  Milton  ;  m.  1st, 
Elizabeth  Percy  of  Boston,  October  25,  1770,  2d,  Elizabeth  Melzar 
of  St.  George  ;  and  d.  July  31,  1826.  4,  WiUiam,  (2d,)  b.  in  1751  ; 
m.  Lois  Laizdell;  and  d.  August  5,  1833.  5,  Mary,  b.  in  1753  ;  m. 
Capt.  John  Wyllie  ;  and  d.  January  30,  1835,  a.  82.  6,  James,  b.  in 
1756  ;  d.  March  20,  1772.  7,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1759  ;  m.  Nathan  Lib- 
bey  ;  and  d.  July  6,  1844,  a.  84. 

John's  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  b.  October  1,  1772  ;  m.  Agnes  Bird, 
December  1,  1796  ;  rem.  tJnion  ;  and  d.  June  4,  1840.  2,  Jane,  b. 
February  18,  1774  ;  m.  Hector  M.  Watts  ;  and  d.  February  7,  1845. 
3,  James,  (2d,)  r.  IJnion,  and  d.  June  29,  1815.  4,  Elizabeth,  b.  in 
1778  ;  m.  Samuel  Watts;  and  d.  March  27,  1812.  5,  William,  (3d,) 
b.  1781  ;  m.  Lucy  Richardson  ;  r.  Union  ;  and  d.  July  17,  1828.  6, 
Lucy,  b.  in  April,  1784  ;  m.  David  Copeland.  7,  Nancy,  b.  in  1787  ; 
m.  Edward  Spear. 

Alexander,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Alexander,  (3d,)  b.  Aug.  17,  1771;  m. 
Mary  Andrews,  Dec.  17,1795;  and  d.  Nov.  18,1841.  2,  Mary,  b. 
Aug*.  15,  1773  ;  m.  Cyrus  Eaton.  3,  Margaret,  b.  Oct.  29,  1775  ;  m. 
David  Patterson ;  and  d.  March  4,  1809.  4,  Percy,  b.  Dec.  12,  1777  ; 
d.  young.  5,  Joshua,  b.  Aug.  14,  1779  ;  m.  Margaret  Hall,  Nov.  22, 
1808.  6,  Nancy,  b.  Jan.  28,  1781 ;  m.  Ebenezer  Vose;  and  d.  April 
17,  1811.  7,  Phebe,  b.  July  22,  1783;  d.  Nov.  3,  1784.  8,  Capt. 
David,  b.  Sept.  23,  1785  ;  m.  Nancy  Malcolm,  Sept.  14,  1815.  9, 
Elizabeth,  b.  July  5,  1789  ;  m.  Ivory  Hovcv.  10,  Julia,  d.  an  infant. 
By  2d  wife.  11,  Charles,  b.  Feb.  15,  1797;  d.  Aug.  16,  1816.  12, 
Edward,  b.  Oct.  28,  1798  ;  d.  in  N.  Y.,  Aug.  12,  1823.  13,  Ambrose, 
b.  Nov.  28,  1800 ;  m.  Sarah  Lermond,  Dec.  25,  1828,  r.  Thom.  14, 
Henry,  b.  Aug.  28,  1802;  d.  July  24,  1823.  15,  Seth,  b.  Oct.  3, 
1804;  d.  Oct.  5,  1848.  16,  Caroline,  b.  June  19,  1806.  17,  Charlotte, 
b.  March  26,  1808;  d.  Nov.  12,  1848.  18,  Nancy,  b.  Aug.  9,  1811 ; 
d.  Feb.  15,  1829.  19,  Angehca,  b.  Jan.  9,  1814;  d.  April  27,  1840. 
The  mother  d.  Nov.  25,  1850,  a.  84. 

William,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  James,  (3d,)  m.  Elizabeth  Andrews,  Dec. 
15,  1800 ;  and  d.  Sept.  4,  1806.  2,  Marv,  m.  Ebenezer  Scott  Young, 
of  Thom.  Jan.  24,  1799  ;  and  d.  Oct.  19,  1809.  3,  Alexander,  (4th,) 
b.  in  1784;    m.  Hannah  C.  Cobb,  Jan.   12,  1806;    and  d.  Aug.   12, 


408  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

1829.  4,  George,  m.  1st,  Lucy  Vose,  Nov.  18,  1819;  2d,  Sarah  Vose, 
Nov.  26,  1832 ;  r.  Thorn.  5,  Oliver,  d.  Aug.  8,  1820.  6,  Margaret, 
b.  m  1796;  m.  Nathan  Allen  of  Hope,  Nov.   1819;  d.  July  2,  1831. 

7,  Lois,  m.  George  Lermond  of  Union,  pub.  March  22,  1824.  8, 
Nancy,  m.  Seth  O'Brien.     The  mother  d.  May  2,  1816. 

Fourth    G  ener  ation . 

Alexander,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Percv,  b.  March  16,  1797;  m.  Mary 
Haiden,  pub.  March  15,  1824.  2,"  Sarah.  3,  Seth,  d.  October  15, 
1802.  4,  Ebenezer  Y.,  m.  1st,  Nancy  J.  Patterson,  December  3, 
1829,  2d,  Jerusha  Copeland,  May  11,  1835.  5,  David,  (2d,)  b.  De- 
cember 26,  1806  ;  d.  April  21,  18l2.  6,  John  A.,  m.  Hannah  Jane 
French,  July  17,  1842.  7,  Benjamin,  m.  Martha  D.  Anderson, 
December,  1838  ;  r.  Wal.  8,  Thomas,  m.  Lucy  Copeland,  in  1839. 
9,  Charles,  m.  Rebecca  C.  Moreton,  December  12,  1841  ;  r.  Thom. 

Joshua's  chil.  1,  Albert  G.,  b.  June  26,  1809  ;  m.  EHzabeth  Nut- 
ting, pub.  June  9,  1838  ;  r.  Thom.  2,  Capt.  Elbridge  G.,  b.  April  2, 
1811  ;  m.  Mary  J.  Cushman  of  Wal.  pub.  July  20,  1844.  3,  Capt. 
"William  James,  b.  July  18,  1813  ;  sailed  m  the  brig  Amanda  from  N. 
O.,  in  March,  1843,  and  with  his  vessel  was  never  heard  from.  4, 
Life  Wilson.     5,  Amanda  M . 

Capt.  David's  chil.  1,  Maria  Jvilia,  b.  November  22,  1816;  m.  in 
1844,  Capt.  Wm.  Welsby,  a  native  of  England,  who  was  drowned  at 
Trinidad  de  Cuba,  May  i2,  1847.  2,  Alonzo  Malcolm,  b.  January,  3, 
1819.  3,  Mary  Ann.  4,  Henrietta  Augusta,  m.  Edmund  B.  Hink- 
ley.     5,  Martha  Percy,  m.  Francis  A.  Hanly.     6,  Omar  Wallace. 

Ambrose's  chil.  1,  William  Edward,  b.  October  6,  1829.  2,  Fran- 
ces.    3,  Eveline. 

James,  (3d)'s  cliil.  1,  Sarah,  m.  Ambrose  Lermond.  2,  Capt.  Ed- 
ward, m.  Eveline  Parsons  of  Cush. ;   r.  Thom. 

Alexander,  (4th)'s  child.  1,  Edmund  B.  b.  October  12,  1807  ;  m. 
Mary  Ann  Killsa,  September,  1834  ;  and  d.  at  Philadelphia,  May 
1850,  on  his  passage  home  from  N.  O.  2,  Marv,  b.  September  17, 
1809  ;  d.  January  6,  1819.  3,  WilHam  Cobb,  b.'  October  28,  1811. 
4,  Lucy  Ann,  b.  March  28,  1817;  d.  March  24,  1819.  5,  John  Li- 
graham.     6,  Elizabeth. 

George's  chil.  1,  OHver,  (2d,)  lost  at  sea.  2,  Erastus,  m.  Eme- 
line  Woodcock  ;  r.  Thom.  3,  AYashington,  m.  Lucy  Ann  Young  ; 
and  d.  hi  1850  at  California. 

F ift h    Generation. 

Percy's  chil.  1  Marv,    b.   about  1824  ;  m.  Percy  Farrington ;    and 

d.  November   17,    1842.     2,  Capt.  Alden,    b.  in  1826  ;    m.  Emeline 

Andrews,    September   28,    1850.      3,  Henry,  m.  Susan   F.  Cobb,  in 

1850.     4.  Eliza.     5,  Sarah,  m.  Life  Andrews.      6.  Nancy.     7,  John. 

8,  Da\id,  (3d.)     9,  Maria.     10,  L-ene. 

Ebenezer  Vs  chil.  (By  2d  wife.)  1,  Bartlett.  2,  Edwin.  3,  Oliver. 
4,  Eliza  A.  (adopted.)  5,  Sanford.  6,  Mary.  7,  Warren.  8,  Nel- 
son.    9,  Delvin. 

John  A.'s  chil.     1,  Alexander,  (5th.)     2,  Alfred. 

Benjamin's  chil.     1,  Oscar.     2,  William  E.     3,  Anderson. 

Thomas's  chil.  1,  Melissa  A.  2,  Leroy  C.  3,  Emily.  4,  Wil- 
son. 

LIBBEY,  Major  Hatevil,  b.  in  1737;  m.  Jane  Watson;  c.  from 
Scarboro' ;  and  d.  Sept.  24, 1820,  a.  83  or  '4. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  409 

Their  cMl.  1,  Eliakim,  b.  at  Scarboro',  in  1756 ;  m.  Rachel 
Jameson;  and  d.  Sept.  20,  1833.  2,  John,  b.  at  Scarboro',  about 
1758;  m.  Catherine  James;  and  d.  Dec.  26,  1841,  a.  84.  3,  Nathan, 
b.  in  1761 ;  m.  Elizabeth  Lermond  ;  and  d.  March  7,  1837.  4.  Mary, 
b.  in  1764;  m.  John  Payson;  and  d.  Aug.  27,  1839.  5,  Elizabeth, 
b.  in  1769;  m.  Wm.  Kirkpatrick ;  and  d.  in  March,  1847.  6,  Jane, 
b.  in  1771;  m.  Henry  Wagner,  in  1824;  who  was  drowned  in  the 
river,  November,  1840.  7,  Capt.  Hatevil,  (2d,)  b.  in  1773 ;  m.  Eliz- 
abeth Gay;  and  d.  without  chil.  Jan.  12,  1849.  8,  James,  d.  young. 
9,  David,  b.  in  1778  ;  m.  Susan  Gay;  and  d.  Jan.  8,  1847.  10,  Isaac, 
b.  in  1780;  m.  Eleanor  Gay;  and  d.  April  28,  1833. 

Eliakim's  chil.  1,  Jane,  m.  John  Rokes.  2,  Mary,  b.  about  1780 ; 
m.  Abner  Farrington;  and  d.  Oct.  1841.  3,  Samuel,  m.  Nancy 
Crawford,  Dec.  13,  1812  ;  r.  Rock.  4,  Sarah,  m.  Abraham  Norwood, 
of  Cam.  pub.  June  30,  1832.  5,  Hatevil,  (3d,)  who,  with  all  the 
preceding,  was  bap.  June  22,  1794 ;  m.  Elizabeth  Rivers,  Feb.  8, 
1816;  and  d.  Oct.  8,  1849.  6,  Henry,  b.  in  1794;  m.  Rosanna  Kel- 
loch,  pub.  May  8,  1819;  and  d.  Oct.  2,  1829.  7,  Rufus,  bap.  June  8, 
1800;  d.  June  13,  1800.  9,  Edward,  bap.  June  11,  1801 ;  m,  Marga- 
ret Wallis,  pub.  May  4,  1833  ;  and  d.  Feb.  19,  1841. 

John's  cMl.  1,  William,  m.  Elizabeth  Watts,  Jan.  4,  1810  ;  r.  and 
d.  in  Union.  2,  Nancy,  m.  Joseph  Copeland,  (2d,)  and  d.  Aug.  27, 
1843.  3,  James,  (2d,)  m.  Sarah  Copeland,  Oct.  25,  1810;  and  d. 
May  7,  1829.  4,  Alexander,  b.  in  1789  ;  m.  Catherine  Jameson,  June 
15,  1827.  5,  Margaret,  who,  with  all  the  preceding,  was  bap.  June 
22,  1794;  m.  Alexander  Anderson;  and  d.  Sept.  18,  1850.  6,  Eliza- 
beth, m.  Wm.  Crane  ;  r.  China. 

Nathan's  chil.  1,  Esther,  b.  in  1787  ;  m.  Benjamin  Kelloch  ;  and 
d.  March  8,  1832.  2,  Oliver,  m.  1st,  Hannah  Mathews,  July  5, 
1821,  2d,  Caroline  Jackson,  Feb.  5,  1829.  3,  George,  b,  about  1796; 
d.  Aug.  24,  1843.  4,  Rosanna,  m.  Alexander  Young.  5,  Hannah, 
b.  in  1800;  m.  James  Stevens;  and  d.  Sept.  9,  1841.  6,  William, 
(2d,)  b.  in  1806 ;  d.  Feb.  10,  1830. 

David's  chil.  1,  James,  (3d,)  b.  about  1807  ;  m.  Margaret  P. 
Morse,  pub.  Oct.  6,  1839.  2,  Mary  G.  3,  Edward  G.,  m.  Sarah 
Woodcock,  piib.  June  29,  1844.  The  mother  d.  July  22,  1841,  a. 
60. 

Isaac's  cliil.  1,  Anthony,  m.  Louisa  Robinson  of  Cttsh.,  pub.  June 
20,  1835.  2,  Ebenezer  G.,  m.  Harriet  A.  HaU.  3,  Ellen  G.,  m. 
Wm.  K.  Cutting. 

Fourth    Generation. 

Hatevil,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Rachel,  m.  Myrick  Stetson.  2,  Rufus,  m. 
Barbara  L.  Kelloch,  pub.  Nov.  9,  1839.  3,  Mary  Ann,  m.  Miles 
Hemenway  of  Union.  4,  Hannah  R.,  m.  Wm.  B.  Stetson.  5,  Ed- 
ward, (2d,)  d.  young. 

Henry's  chil.  1,  Mary  Jane,  m.  Wm.  Fogerty  of  St.  George.  2, 
Wm.  Henry,  b.  in  1822 ;  drowned  in  the  mill-pond,  Sept.  20,  1837. 
3,  Elizabeth.     4,  Amelia,  d.  young. 

Edward's  chil.  1,  Allen.  2,  Joseph  W.  3  &  4,  twins,  d. 
young. 

James's  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  m.  Frances  Pierce;  r.  N.  Prospect. 
2,  Sandford,  m.  Eliza  DiUoway,  pub.  Aug.  25,  1838  ;  r.  Cam,  3, 
Patrick,  d.  at  Mobile,  in  1849.  4,  Alexander,  (2d,)  m.  Margaret  W. 
Jordan,  pub.  Oct.  23,   1841.     5,  Nancy,  m.   1st,  Erastus  Jameson, 

35 


410  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

2d,  Albert  Johnson.  6,  Andrew,  m.  AroKne  Jones ;  r.  Union.  7, 
Margaret. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  Mary  Vose.  2,  Martha  Ann,  b.  about  1831 ; 
d.  Jmie  1-1,  1847.  3,  Catherine  Louisa.  4,  Wm.  James,  b.  in  1835 ; 
d.  April  18,  1838. 

Oliver's  chil.  1,  Lydia  M.,  b.  in  1822 ;  d.  Aug.  4, 1847.  (By  2d 
wife.)  2,  Watson,  's,  Hannah.  4,  Mary  E.  5,  Esther  A.  6, 
Angelica.  7,Melinda.  8&  9,  twins,  b.  in  1847,  Nathan  and  Na- 
thaniel. 

James,  (3d)'s  chil.     1,  Sarah  L. 

Edward  G.'s  chil.     1,  Susan  M.     2,  James,  (4th.)     3,  Mary  E. 

Anthony's  chil.     1,  Isaac,  (2d.)     2,  Charles  L.     3,  Ajm  E. 

Ebenezer  G.'s  chil.     1,  Arkada  A. 

Fifth    Generation. 
Kufus's  cliil.     1,  Beniamin  B.     2,  Granger.     3,  George  E. 
Alexander,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  EHza  H.  Y. 

LINCOLN,  Lot,  b.  in  1778  ;  c.  from  Hillsboro',  N.  H. ;  m.  1st, 
Jane  Malcolm,  Januars'  20,  1817,  2d,  Catherine  McCarter,  September 
5,  1830,  who  d.  July  14,  1846. 

His  chil.     1,  Andrew,  m.  Ellen  Delainey,  r.  Boston.     2,  Rebecca. 

3,  John.     (By  2d  wife.)     4,  Edmtmd  B. 

LUDWIG,  Perez,  m.  Zulena  Moody  of  Nobleboro' ;  c.  from  Wal. 

Theii'  chil.     1,  Otis.     2,  Benjamin  F.     3,  Hilliard. 

McBEATH,  William,  c.  from  Scotland  ;  m.  Mrs.  Ann  C.  Slii^iboy  ; 
and  d.  in  Wal.  April  25,  1840. 

Their  cliil.  1,  Henry,  m.  and  d.  in  Liverpool,  Eng.  2,  Angelica 
G.,  m.  Dr.  Daniel  James  of  L'tica,  N.  Y.  September  26,  1842.  3, 
Beatrice  "SY.,  m.  Erancis  Overlock  of  Wal.  October  27,  1825.  4, 
Julia,  bap.  June  12,  1803  ;  m.  Edward  Manning  of  Wal.  April  13, 
1826.     The  mother  d.  June  19,  1803,  a.  30. 

McCALLL'M,  John,  b.  in  1757  ;  c.  from  Scotland ;  m.  Mary  ^Miller  ; 
and  d.  September  23,  1837,  a.  80. 

Their  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  b.  about  1787 ;  m.  Elizabeth  Boggs, 
January,  1840.  2,  Rebecca,  d.  yoimg.  3,  Archibald,  b.  in  1792  ;  m. 
Rebecca  Underwood,  November  1,  1821.  4,  Andrew,  bap.  Jime  22, 
1794,  by  Rev.  J.  Thaxter.  5,  Mary,  bap.  June  10,  1796.  6,  Rebecca, 
b.  about  1798  ;  m.  James  Russel;  and  d.  January  27,  1848.  7,  Alex- 
ander, m.  3Iehitable  Jones,  November  27,  1836.  8,  Dea.  Duncan, 
m.  Paulina  Counce,  Jamiary  11,  1829.  9  &  10,  twins,  b.  in  1805  ; 
WiUiam,  m.  Olive  Jones,  December  16,  1841  ;  and  d.  January  26, 
1847  ;  Elizabeth,  m.  John  G.  Jones  ;  and  d.  August  2,  1841. 

Archibald's  chil.  1,  Mary  Jane,  m.  William  Dart.  2,  Margaret 
A.  3,  Alexander,  (2d).  4,*  Andrew,  (2d).  5,  John  M.  6,  Cathe- 
rine.    7,  James  D.     8,  Bradbury  B. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  Martha.  2,  George.  3,  Nelson.  4,  Edwin 
C.     5,  Abba  F. 

Dea.  Duncan's  chil.     1,  William,  (2d).   2,  Harriet  C.    3,  Mary  M. 

4,  Judson.     5,  Charles  J. 

William's  cliil.     1,  Levi.     2,  WiUiam  J. 

McINTYRE,  WiUiam,  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  1735,  m. 

,  and  d.  about  1758.     His  chU.     1,  Robert,  m.  Margaret ; 

r.  Thorn,  and  d.  about  1750,  when  his  ^idow  administered  and  rem. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  411 

Charlestown,  Mass.  (One  of  his  chil.,  Col.  "William  Mclntyre,  set- 
tled at  Pemaquid,  others  at  N.  Y.  and  elsewhere.)  2,  Neal,  r.  Bos- 
ton ;  had  a  son  of  the  same  name  in  Portsmouth,  whose  23  children 
carried  the  name  to  various  parts  of  the  Union.  3,  Capt.  John,  b.  in 
1724  ;  m.  Mrs.  Lamb  of  Cush. ;  r.  Warren  ;   and  d.  Nov.  30,    1796,  a. 

72.     4,  Mary,  r.  Boston ;  m. McNeal ;  and  d.  at  Warren. 

Capt.  John's  chil.  1,  Robert,  (2d,)  m.  Margaret  Young ;  rem.  Cush. 
2,  William,  (2d,)  m.  Lucy  Prior  ;  and  d.  August  1,  1837.  3,  John, 
(2d,)  b,  in  1761  ;  m.  Mary  Vose  ;  and  d.  by  suicide,  August  18,  1814. 

4,  Jane,  m.  Jonathan  Pendleton  of  Long  Isl.  July  2,    1773  ;  and  d. 

5,  Mary,  m.  Rev.  John  Urquhart,  rem.  Mirimichi.  6,  Catherine,  m. 
James  McCarter  of  Cush.     The  mother  d.  June  22,  1800. 

Fourth  Generation. 
Robert,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Agnes,  b.  in  1775  ;  m.  Ezra  Sawin ;  and  d. 
September  3,  1822.  2,  Palmer,  b.  in  1777  ;  m.  Ann  Palmer  ;  and  d. 
April  13,  1839.  3,  Margaret,  m.  William  Spear.  4,  Susan,  m. 
Isaac  Spear.  5,  Jane,  m.  Capt.  James  Creighton.  6,  Capt.  Alexan- 
der, b.  in  1786  ;  m.  Mary  McCarter ;  r.   St.  George  ;   and  d.  in  1827. 

7,  Capt.  John,  (3d,)  m.  Margaret  Young,  December  19,  1816  ;  r.  Cush. 

8,  Robert,  (3d,)  m. Young  ;  r.   Cush.     9,  George,  m.  Rebecca 

Spear.  December  13,  1821  ;  r.  Cush.  10,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1795  ;  m. 
1st,  Eleazer  Gay,  2d,  Robert  Lawry  ;  and  d.  October  6,  1841. 

William,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Lucy,  b.  in  1789  ;  m.  James  Crawford, 
(2d.)  2,  Thomas  O.,  b.  in  1792  ;  m.  Hannah  Robinson,  November  23, 
1820  ;  and  d.  November  1,  1842.  3,  Capt.  John,  (4th,)  bap.  June  22, 
1794  ;  m.  Ehzabeth  Davis,  October  6,  1822  ;  and  d.  April  24,  1837. 
4,  William,  (3d,)  bap.  October  22,  1797  ;  m.  Martha  Watton,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1830.  5,  Edward,  b.  in  1800  ;  m.  Huldah  Bisbee,  May  15, 
1834.  6,  Capt.  George,  b.  in  1803 ;  m.  Sarah  Robinson ;  and  d. 
December  8,  1834.  7,  Capt.  Daniel,  b.  in  February,  1806  ;  m.  Eliza- 
beth Storer,  Jiilv  17,  1832  ;  d.  at  Martha's  Vineyard,  May   18,   1835. 

John,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Mary,  b.  in  1793  ;  m.  1st,  Capt.  W.  Oliver 
Fuller,  2d,  Hector  Copeland  ;  and  d.  April  28,  1844.  2,  EKzabeth  P., 
bap.  June  19,  1796  ;  d.  June  4,  1800-  3,  Ebenezer,  bap.  July  2, 
1797  ;  m.  Hannah  Fales  cf  Thom.  4,  Hannah,  b.  in  1799  ;  m.  Wil- 
liam Robinson  ;  and  d.  December  3,  1845.  5,  Priscilla,  m.  1st,  Capt. 
Moses  Watton,  September  8,  1825,  2d,  Dr.  John  B.  Sears  of  Rock,  in 
1830.  6,  John,  (5th,)  m.  Eliza  Harriman,  September  8,  1825.  7, 
Eliza,  m.  Ezra  Prior ;  and  d.  January  1,  1836.  7,  Harriet,  b.  about 
1811  ;  m.  Capt.  John  Proctor,  pub.  Jmie  14,  1833  ;  and  d.  September 
18,  1838. 

F ift h    G eneration. 

Palmer's  chil.  1,  Nancy,  b.  October  13,  1803;  m.  Edmund  Star- 
rett.  2,  James,  b.  September  26,  1805  ;  m.  Olive  Starrett,  June  30, 
1832.  3,  Palmer,  (2d,)  b.  December  19,  1807  ;  killed  by  a  falling 
limb  from  a  tree,  November  22,  1825.  4,  Thomas,  b.  March  16,  1810  ; 
m.  Nancy  Robinson,  June,  1839  ;  and  d.  at  sea,  July  25,  1840.  5, 
Margaret,  b.  November  14,  1812  ;  d.  May  7,  1838.  6,  Jane,  b.  Sep- 
tember 11,  1815  ;  m.  David  Starrett,  (2d,)  and  d.  June  9,  1847.  7, 
Mary  Ann,  b.  July  3,  1818;  d.  June  14,  1839.  8,  Robert,  (4th,)  m. 
Elizabeth  J.  Gerrish,  Dec.  25,  1843.     9,  Edwin. 

Thomas  O's  chil.     1,  Sarah,  m. Fish ;  r.  Wal.     2,  Daniel. 

Capt.  John,  (4th)'s  chil.     1,  Pamelia.     2,  Elizabeth. 


412  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

■WiUiam,  (3d)'s  chil.     1,  "WiUiam  B.     2,  Lucy  E. 
Capt.  George's  chil.     1,  Levi  B.     2,  George  R. 
Capt.  Daniel's  chil.     1,  Elzina.     2,  George  W. 
Ebenezer's  chil.     1,  William  J.  C.     2,  Seba  F.     3,  Charles  A. 
John,  (5th)'s  chil.     1,  Ann  S.     2,  Moses.     3,  Hannah  E.     4,  Os- 
car.    5,  John,  (6th.)     6,  Mai-tin  B. 

Sixth    Generation, 

James's  cliil.     1,  Francena.     2,  Isaac  E.     3,  Caroline  S.     4,  Olivia. 
Ilobert,  (4th)'s  chil.     1,  Palmer.     2,  . 

McLaughlin,  AUan,  b.  about  1804  ;  c.  from  China ;  m.  Marga- 
ret Mathews,  pub.  Oct.  5,  1828. 

Their  chil.     1.  Mary  M.     2,  Ar^^iUa,  m.  David  Watts. 

McLELLAN,  Hon.  WiUiam,  b.  in  1785;  m.  Eliza  Clough;  c. 
from  Thom.  in  1811 ;  and  d.  October  8,  1842,  by  suicide. 

Their  chil.  1,  William  H.  P.,  b.  Sept.  30,  1811;  m.  Leonore 
Levensaler,  Nov.  10,  1833  ;  r.  New  Orleans.  2,  Capt.  Charles  Adams, 
b.  April  29,  1813.  3,  Mary  Eliza,  b.  March  3,  1815  ;  m.  Rev.  Edward 
F.  Cutter,  Dec.  5,  1833  ;  r.  BeKast.  4,  Sarah  W.,  b.  Jan.  25,  1817 ; 
m.  Charles  W.  Smith  of  Portland,  pub.  Nov.  11,  1834;  and  d.  Aug. 
8,  1838.  5,  Antoinette  C,  b.  in  1818  ;  d.  May  2,  1841.  6,  Thomas, 
m.  and  r.  New  Orleans.  7,  Frances  D.,  m.  Ralph  C.  Johnson  of 
BeKast,  in  Nov.  1847.  8,  Capt.  Stephen  C.  9,  James  B.  10,  Caroline. 
11,  Helen.     12,  George  Merrill.     13,  Edward  Cutter. 

McMAINE,  Charles,  b.  about  1819,  in  N.  Y. ;  m.  and  r.  on  the 
eastern  road  to  Union. 

MALCOLM,  Andrew,  b.  in  Glasgow ;  m.  Mrs.  Agnes  Baird ;  c. 
hither  in  1753  ;  and  d.  June  14,  1802,  a.  87. 

Their  chil.  1,  James,  b.  in  Scotland;  m.  Susan  Farnsworth ;  r. 
Cush. ;  and  d.  a.  86.  2,  Capt.  Andrew,  (2d,)  b.  in  1750 ;  m.  1st, 
Rebecca  Miller,  2d,  Deborah  Thorndike,  of  Cam.,  3d,  Mary  Lowell, 
of  Prospect,  Oct.  15,  1800;  and  d.  Nov.  11,  1819.  Mrs.  Malcohn's 
chil.  by  first  husband,  (Baird.)  1,  Alexander,  lost  at  sea  in  1770. 
2,  Jeannette,  m.  John  Gillis  Campbell,  (who  belonged  to  a  Scottish 
family  of  rank,  but  disowned  by  his  father,  rejected  his  name  and 
passed  by  that  of  Gillis  ;)  r.  Boston ;  and  d.  in  Warren,  June,  1809. 

James's  chil.  1,  William,  m.  Elizabeth  I\iUeran,  Jmie  21,  1810; 
r.  Cush.  2,  Susan,  d.  young.  3,  Elizabeth,  d.  young.  4,  Ann,  d. 
young.     5,  Hannah,  m.  Boyce  Copeland.     6,  James,  (2d,)  d.  young. 

7,  Andrew,  (3d,)  m.  EHza  Wyllie,  Jan.  15,  1826  ;  r.  Cush. ;  and  d.  in 
1847.  8,  Ann,  m.  Casamir  Lash,  of  Thorn.,  Dec.  26,  1824,  and  d.  9, 
Lucy,  m.  John  Copeland,  of  Thom.  10,  Rebecca,  m.  Thomas  O'Brien, 
of  Thom. 

Capt.  Andrew,  (2d)'s  cliil.,  by  2d  wife.  1,  Rebecca,  bap.  June  22, 
1794 ;  m.  John  Bowers  of  Cam.,  Jan.  23,  1820.  2,  Jane,  m.  Lot 
Lincohi;  and  d.  Nov.  29,  1829.  3,  Nancy  Baird,  b.  in  Oct.  1788  ;  m. 
Capt.  DaA'id  Lermond.  By  3d  Avife.  4,  Deborah.  5,  Andrew^  (4th,) 
rem.  west ;  and  is  supposed  to  have  d.  on  the  overland  roiite  to  Cali- 
fornia.    6,  Mary  Ann,  b.  in   1804;  d.  Sept.  13,  1819.     7,  Henrietta. 

8,  Dr.  Alexander  B. ;  r.  and  prac.  med.  in  Boston.  9,  James  G.,  m. 
Sarah  EHzabeth  Collard,  of  BatesviUe,  Ai'k.,  Sept.  24,  1848.  10, 
David  L.,  d.  in  Texas,  Oct.  1847.     11,  William  Henry  Lowell. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  413 

MALLETT,  Thomas  L.,  b.  about  1776;  c.  from  Cliarlestown, 
Mass.  about  1798;  and  m.  Elizabeth  Paskiel.  His  brother,  James 
G.,  m.  1st,  Sophia  Gerrish,    2d,  Saxah  Storer,  December  23,  1820. 

Thomas  L.'s  chil.  1,  Hannah,  b.  in  1803  ;  m.  Nathaniel  Mathews ; 
r.  and  d.  in  Wal.  2,  Capt.  Thomas,  b.  August  29,  1804.  3,  Capt. 
John  L.,  b.  March  30,  1807  ;  m.  Mjts.  Ann  Uobinson;  r.  Rock.  4, 
James,  b.  August  29,  1809,  5,  Capt.  Isaac,  b.  Jan.  15,  1812 ;  m.  and  r. 
N.  Y.  6,  WiUiam,  b.  May  11,  1814  ;  d.  abroad.  7,  George,  b.  Nov. 
7,  1816  ;  m.  and  r.  Cam.  8,  Stephen  C,  b.  April  7,  1819  ;  d.  at  New 
Orleans.  9,  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  April  26,  1821;  m.  Dr.  James  H. 
Glidden,  October  23,  1843;  and  d.  in  Memphis,  Tenn.  10,  Capt. 
Edmund  B.,  m.  Sarah  E.  Thornton,  of  Pawtuxet,  R.  I.  July  6,  1851. 

MARSTON,  James  F.,  c.  from  Sandwich,  N.  H. ;  and  m.  Agnes 
Spear,  December  28.  1809. 

Their  chil.  1,  John  S.,  m.  Roxanna  Taylor  of  Hope,  October  16, 
1842. 

John  S's  chil.     1,  Sarah.     2,  John.     3,  Thomas. 

MATHEWS,  Robert,  c.  from  the  north  of  Ireland  to  Woburn  ;  m. 
Catherine  Spear ;  rem.  to  this  town ;  and  d.  July,  1803,  a.  between 
85  and  90. 

Their  chil.  1,  Jdary,  r.  and  d.  in  Thom.  May  24,  1834.  2,  Deacon 
James,  b.  in  1762  ;  m.  Mary  Elwell ;  and  d.  July  18,  1836.  3,  Rob- 
ert, (2d,)  b.  in  1768  ;  m.  Lydia  Prior ;  and  d.  February  5,  1841.  4. 
Major  John,  b.  in  July,  1770  ;  m.  Sarah  Doane  ;  and  d.  in  November, 
1848.  5,  Margaret,  b.  in  1775  ;  d.  June  26,  1831.  6,  Elizabeth,  m. 
Penta  Walcott,  April  16,  1801 ;  r.  and  d,  in  Union.  7,  Catherine,  m. 
Matthias  Comery. 

Dea.  James's  chil.  1,  Catherine,  m.  Elihu  Dagget,  of  Hope,  April 
4,  1822.  2,  Rachel,  bap.  June  22,  1794  ;  m.  1st,  Joseph  Perkins,  of 
Woolwich,  February  22,  1821,  2d,  David  Gilmore,  of  Starks.  3, 
James,  (2d,)  bap.  June  19,  1796;    ra.  Mary  Ann  Foster,  May  15,  1845. 

4,  Nancy,  bap.  November  24,  1799  ;  d.  April  14,  1800.  5.  Margaret, 
bap.  August  9,  1801 ;  m.  Allan  McLaughlin.  6,  Miriam.,  bap.  Decem- 
ber 11,  1803.     The  mother  d.  May  5,  1851,  a.  95. 

Robert's  chO..  1,  Hannah,  b.  in  1791 ;  m.  Oliver  Libbey;  and  d. 
December  29,  1827.  2,  Lydia,  b.  in  1796  ;  d.  November  3,  1818.  3, 
Elizabeth,  m.  James  Payson.  4,  Ruth,  m.  Mero  Kelloch.  5,  Lucy, 
m.  Harvey  Cutler.  6,  John,  (2d,)  m.  Eliza  Cushman,  of  Wal.  May 
31,  1838.  7,  Oliver,  m.  Chloe  Robbins,  of  Union,  pub.  November  25, 
1834  ;  and  d.  in  N.  O.  in  October,  1843.  8,  William  O.,  m.  Mary 
Ilemenway,  April  3,  1837  ;  r.  Rock. 

Major  John's  chil.  1,  Hannah,  m.  Andrew  HofFsis,  of  Wal.  2, 
Nathaniel,  m.  1st,  Hannah  Mallett,  April  3,  1823,  2d,  Eliza  Ewell ; 
r.  Wal.  3,  John,  (3d,)  b.  in  1801  ;  m.  Mrs.  Sarah  Crawford,  October 
10,  1825»;  and  d.  Mai'ch  20,  1849.  4,  Charles,  b.  about  1802  ;  m. 
Frances  Counce,  May  27,  1832 ;  and  d.  at  N.  O.  in  December,  1850. 

5,  Robert,  (3d,)  m.  and  d.  in  the  south.  6,  Sandford,  d.  at  N.  O. 
7,  Harvey,  d.  at  the  south.  8,  Mary,  m.  and  r.  Brookline,  Mass. 
9,  Catherine,  m.  Alexander  Comery.  10,  William,  d.  young.  11, 
Isaac,  m.  Eliza  Ann  Shibles  ;  r.  Thom. 

Fo  ui- 1  h  Generation, 
James,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Clara  T.  2,  Sarah  W. 
John,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Matilda,  b.  April  25,   1841.     2,  Sarah  E.  b. 

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414  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

November  17,  1843.  3,  Sopliia  M.,  b.  May  3,  1846.  4,  Mercy  Jane, 
b.  January  23,  1848. 

John,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  William  R.  b.  about  1826  ;  d.  in  California, 
in  October,  1850.  2.  Moses  R.  3,  John  W.  4,  Joseph  A.  5, 
Mary.     6,  Lawrence.     7,  Ann  S. 

Charles's  ohil.     1,  Sarah  A.     2,  Harriet  D. 

MAXEY,  Josiah,  b.  in  1766,  in  Attleboro',  Mass.  c.  with  his  father, 
Josiah,  to  Union  ;  m.  1st,  Eliza  Dagget,  2d,  Sarah  Pickering  ;  rem, 
Warren,  1811 ;  and  d.  October  4,  1829. 

His  chil.  1,  Smith,  m.  1st,  Clarissa  Boggs,  of  Union,  in  1819  ; 
(who  d.  in  October,  1839,)  2d,  Mary  F.  Crane,  pub.  July  19,  1840  ;  r. 
Gardiner.  2,  Chloe,  m.  Jason  Davis  of  Union,  pub.  September  23, 
1822.  3,  Ward,  m.  Mary  Jones ;  r.  and  d.  in  Searsmont.  4,  Harvey, 
b.  in  1801  ;  m.  Olive  Andrews  of  Cam.  pub.  November  25,  1827.  5, 
Mary,  m.  William  Andrews  of  Cam.  pub.  November  12,  1823.  6, 
Ama,  m.  Addison  Libbey  of  Cam.  pub.  December  11,  1824.  7,  Dan- 
iel, m.  Catherine  Blood  of  Union,  January  7,  1830.  8,  Micajah  G., 
m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Blood,  of  Union,  2d,  Nancy  Walker,  of  do.,  3d,  Mrs. 
Sarah  Leach,  of  Cam.  pub.  August  6,  1847.  9,  Josiah,  (2d,)  d.  a. 
1  year. 

Harvey's  chil,  1,  Milton  M.  2,  Virgil,  d.  a.  11  years.  3,  Ama 
L.  b.  1832  ;  d.  in  September,  1849.  4,  Harriet.  5,  Ezcy.  6,  Har- 
vey, (2d.)     7,  William  H.  Harrison. 

Daniel's  chil.  1,  Smith,  (2d,)  b.  in  March,  1832.  2,  Joel  B.,  b. 
June  29,  1833.  3,  Elizabeth  H.  4,  Sarah  P.  5,  Almira.  6,  Clem- 
entine Q.     7,  John  H.     8,  Angelia  A. 

MEHAN,  Patrick,  b.  in  1793  ;  c.  from  Ireland,  and  m.  :Maria 
Crawford,  April  11,  1822. 

Their   cloil.      1,  Francis.      2,  Maria.      3,  Niven  C.     4,  John.      5, 

Mary.     6, ,  b.  in  1835  ;  d.  March  20,  1842.     7,  Helen,  b.  in 

1838  ;  d.  August  25,  1850. 

MERO,  Josiah,  b.  in  1755  ;  m.  1st,  Maria  Andrews ;  c.  from  Ded- 
ham,  Mass.  ;  m.  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  HoAvard ;  and  d.  February  22, 
1844,  a.  89.     His  widow  d.  February  28,  1848,  a.  83. 

His  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Zenas,  m.  Nancy  Bird,  October  9,  1806  ; 
rem.  Hope.  2,  James,  d.  young.  3,  d.  young,  of  throat  dis- 
temper. 4,  Rebecca,  b.  in  1786  ;  m.  Zenas  Bosworth  ;  and  d.  JuJy  5, 
1843.     The  mother  d.  February  24,  1800. 

MERRY,  Samuel,  b.  in  1798  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Hough ;  c.  from  Edge- 
comb,  in  1843  or '4. 

Of  his  chil.,  1,  Miles ;  2,  Eliza  M.,  m.  Joseph  G.  Dow ;  and  3, 
A  Iberti ;  r.  in  Warren. 

Miles's  chil.  1,  George,  b.  about  1840.  2,  Miles,  (2d.)  3,  Eme- 
line.     4,  Elizabeth. 

MILLER,  Dea.  John,  m.  Margaret  McNair ;  c.  from  Scotland, 
1753  ;  and   d.  prior  to  1794.     His  mdow  d.  Oct.  17,  1803. 

Their  chil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  b.  in  Scotland,  in  1751 ;  d.  Jan.  30, 
1772.     2,  Margaret,  b.  in  1753;  d.  Sept.  27,   1771.     3,  Jane,  m.  1st, 

John  Brown ;  rem.  St.  Andrews,  and  m.  2d, McLellan,  3d, 

Underwood;  and  d.  at  Warren.  4,  Rebecca,  m.  Capt.  An- 
drew Malcolm,  (2d,)  and  d.  soon  after.  5,  Mary,  b.  in  1764  ;  m. 
John  McCallum  ;  and  d.  Jan.  11,  1844,  a.  80. 

MILLER,  Noah,  of  Scottish  descent,  m.  Mary  Mills,  in  Hopewell, 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  415 

N.  J.,  r.  Coveket,  N.  S. ;  rem.  Canaan,  now  Lincoln ville,  where  he 
and  his  wife  both  d.  in  1821. 

Their  cliil.  1,  Oliver,  2,  Mary,  both  drowned  in  Lincohiville  pond, 
1790.  3,  Ephraim,  m.  Mary  Heald  of  Parker's  Island.  4,  Samuel, 
m.  Grace  Hall  of  Parker's  Is.     5,  Noah,   (2d,)  m.   1st,  Lucy  Maho- 

ney,  2d,  Mrs. Mahoney.     6,  Israel,  m.  Nancy  Gould,  of  Eath. 

7,  Hope,  m.  Joseph  Gould,  of  Bath.  8,  Dea.  John,  b.  Nov.  16,  1781 ; 
m.  1st,  Margaret  Robmson  of  St.  George,  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Vaughan,  in  1841 ;  r.  Warren.  9,  Hon.  Joel,  b.  in  1784  ;  m.  Eliza- 
beth Robinson ;  r,  St.  George  and  Thom. ;  was  "Warden  of  the  State 
Prison,  Judge  of  Probate,  &c. ;  and  d.  Sept.  10,  1849.  10,  Lovisa,  m. 
Dr.  C.  C.  Chandler,  and  d.  in  Thom. 

Dea.  John's  cliil.  1,  Mary,  b.  in  1804 ;  m.  Timothy  Eogg  of 
Thom.  Nov.  14,  1830 ;  and  d.  October  16,  1835.  2,  John,  (2d,)  m. 
Prances  Starrett,  June  1,  1831.  3,  Alden,  m.  Rebecca  "Wylhe,  April 
1,  1830.  4,  Angelica,  m.  Theodore  Dillingham,  pub.  Dec.  18,  1830  ; 
andd.  5,  Eliza,  b.  in  1814;  d.  April  10,  1817.  6,  Andrew,  b.  in 
1815;  d.  Aug.  24,  1818.  7,  Eliza  A.  8,  Joseph  R.  9,  Levi  B.,  d. 
Oct.  16,  1828. 

John,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Margaret.  2,  Mary  A.  3,  Angelica  D.  4, 
Sarah  L.  5,  Lucius  C.  6,  Harriet  S.  7,  Stephen  B.  8,  George  M. 
9,  William  J. 

Alden's  chil.  1,  Maria  A.  2,  Alden,  (2d.)  3,  Irene  C.  4, 
Charles  K.,  b.  March  17,  1842,  with  a  twin  sister  who  d.  6,  Mary 
H. 

MINK,  George,  b.  about  1804  ;  c.  from  Wal. ;  m.  1st,  Nancy  Vose, 
December  15,  1830,  2d,  Margaret  Stickney.  William,  a  brother,  b. 
about  1806  ;  m.  Eliza  Vose,  in  Pebruary,  1833. 

George's  chil.  1,  Erastus.  2.  Oscar.  (By  2d  wife.)  3,  Samuel 
H. 

William's  chil.  1,  Joseph.  2,  Harriet.  3,  Francene.  4,  Oliver. 
5,   Marcus.     6,  Elijah. 

MINK,  Paul,  (colored,)  m.  1st,  Jane (who  d.  December    1, 

1828,)  2d,  Priscilla  Quary,  August  5,  1830  ;  and  d.  August  15,  1840. 
His  chil.  1,  Daniel.  2,  Lucy,  m.  1st,  Ebenezer  Olney,  December, 
1827,  2d,  Lorenzo  McCarter,  pub.  August  24,  1839.  3,  Sarah,  m. 
Prancis  Swain,  in  1827.  4,  Eliza.  5,  Samuel.  6,  Margaret.  7,  Lu- 
cinda,  m.  Edward  Olney,  pub.  July  24,  1840.     8,  Amos. 

MONTGOMERY,  Robert,  b.  in  1737  ;  c.  from  Middleboro',  Mass. ; 
m.  Elizabeth  Cooper  ;  and  d.  December  26,  1822,  a.  85. 

Then-  chil.  1,  John,  b.  October  4,  1763  ;  m.  Jtilia  Ann  Howard,  of 
Wal.  2,  Lydia,  b.  August,  1765  ;  m.  Dea.  Lore  Alford.  3,  Mary, 
m.  James  Fennel,  of  Boston;  and  d.  April  29,  1812.  4,  Elizabeth, 
b.  in  1769  ;  m.  WiUiam  Gordon  ;  and  d.  June  20,  1851.  5,  WilUam, 
b.  in  1772;  m.  Mary  Rackley;  r.  S.  Thom.  6,  Hugh,  b.  April  19, 
1775  ;  d.  at  Trinidad  in  1804.  7,  Margaret,  m.  John  Varner,  of  Noblc- 
boro'.     8,  Catherine,   m.  Daniel  Howard,  December  9,   1805  ;  and  d. 

Pebruary  2,    1827.      9,  Sarah,  m.   1st, Causley,  of  Boston,  2d, 

Murphy  ;  and  r.  Phil.     10,  Robert,  (2d,)  b.  in  ^784  ;  m.  Rachel 

AVhittier,  April  22,   1806. 

John's  chil.  1,  Philip,  b.  May  25,  1797;  m.  Olive  Faulkner.  2, 
Catherine,  b.  April  17,  1799  ;  m.  1st,  John  S.  Kelloch,  of  Thom. 
pub.  June  2,  1824,  2d,  William  Kelloch  of  T.  3,  Hugh,  b.  Decem- 
ber 1,  1801  ;  m.  Martha  W.  Kelloch,  January  6,  1833 ;  and  d.  Feb. 


416  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

22,  1839.  4,  Caleb,  b.  December  1,  1803.  5,  Abigail,  b.  March  6, 
180-5.  6,  George,  b.  July  31,  1807.  7,  Lewis,  b.  July  2,  1809.  8, 
Elizabeth,  b.  April  26,  1811;  m.  Palmer  Oliver;  and  d.  Jiily  17, 
1849.  9,  Rebecca  J.,  b.  Nov.  22,  1814  ;  m.  John  Hall.  10,  Percy,  b. 
November  22,  1817  ;  m.  Dorothy  Spear,  August  29,  1841 ;  r.  Rock. 
Robert's  cliil.  1,  Olivia,  b.  in  1807;  d.  December  1,  1831.  2, 
Maria  A.  3,  Harriet,  d.  August  10,  1815.  4,  Capt.  Oliver  A.  r. 
California.  5,  Samuel  P.  r.  California.  6,  Jane  Elizabeth.  7,  Eber 
S.,  m.  Maria  M.  Helmerhausen,  pub.  October  25,  1845  ;  r.  Rock. 
8,  Marble,  b.  in  1823  ;  m.  Margaret  Storer  of  Wal.  in  1850. 

Fourth    Generation. 

Philip's  chil.  1,  John  E.  b.  in  1826  ;  m.  Mary  McFarland  of 
Cush.  pub.  October  14,  1848.  2,  William  H.  3,  Jabez.  4,  James  S. 
5,  OHve  Jane.  6,  Eliza  A.  E.  7,  Nancy  M.  8,  Lewis  O.  9,  Benja- 
min E.      10,  Silas  K. 

Hugh's  chil.     1,  Emerson  H.     2,  Lewis  R. 

MORMON,  William,  c.  from  Wales,  England ;  m.  1st,  Mary 

(who  d.  November  27,  1825,  a.  77,)  2d,  Mrs.  Sarah  Hawk,  in  1833  ; 
and  d.  without  chil.  March  29,  1843,  a.  80. 

MORISON,  Thomas,  c.  from  Peterboro',  N.  H.;  m.  Jerusha  Eield  ; 
and  d.  in  1796.     His  widow  d.  Eeb.  2,  1810,  a.  54. 

Their  chil.  1,  Capt.  Thomas,  (2d,)  b.  in  1789  ;  m.  Elizabeth  How- 
ard of  Thorn,  pub.  June  15,  1819  ;  and  d.  by  drowning  on  the  passage 
from  Matanzas  to  N.  Y.,  July  11,  1826.  2,  WiUiam,  d.  a  prisoner  of 
war  at  Halifax,  N.  S.,  in  March,  1815.  3,  Jerusha  F.,  b.  in  1793; 
d.  November  23,  1831.  4,  Jonathan,  b.  in  1795;  d.  April  26, 
1825. 

Thomas,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Jerusha  W.,  m.  John  Starrett,  (2d.)  2, 
WiUiam  Henry,  b.  in  1822 ;  d.  Oct.  1,  1826. 

MORSE,  Capt.  Elijah,  c.  from  Eriendship  ;  and  m.  Eliza  Crawford, 
Oct.  2,  1828. 

MORSE,  Warren,  b.  about  1812  ;  c.  from  Friendsliip  ;  and  m.  Mary 
Spear,  pub.  Jan.  17,  1834. 

Their  cMl.     1,  Levi.     2,  Warren.     3,  Mary  E. 

MORSE,  Josiah,  b.  in  1802  ;  c.  fi-om  Union ;  m.  Lydia  D.  Copeland, 
pub.  Julv  14,  1827. 

Their  chil.     1,  Mary  A.     2,  Ehza  R.     3,  Amasa  C. 

NEWCOMB,  Jonathan,  b.  in  Braintree,  in  1711 ;  r.  Norton,  Mass. ; 
and  d.  Nov.  19,  1802,  a.  91  1-2.  His  son,  Jonathan,  (2d,)  b.  at 
Norton,  Aug,  30,  1744;  m.  EKzabeth  Copeland;  r.  Mansfield;  and 
d.  June  11,  1804. 

Jonathan,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Rufus,  b.  February  1,  1770;  m.  and  r. 
Boston ;  and  d.  Nov  14,  1812.  2,  Melzar,  b.  April  10,  1772  ;  d.  April 
10,  1774./  3,  Thomas,  b.  Mav  13,  1775  ;  m.  and  r.  Mansfield;  and  d. 
April  21,  1837.  4,  Rachel,  b.  July  12,  1777  ;  r.  Mansfield.  5,  Dan- 
iel, b.  July  20,  1780  ;  c.  to  Warren,  1804  ;  m.  Catherine  Storer  ;  and 
d.  May  12,  1839.  6,  Cyi'us,  b.  March  14,  1783 ;  r.  Warren  and  Wal. ; 
and  d.  Sept.  21,  1826. 

Daniel's  cliil.  1,  Gilbert,  b.  Aug.  25,  1803;  d.  Sept.  7,1816.  2, 
Eliza  C,  b.  August  25,  1805  ;  m.  Edward  Morse ;  r.  Easton,  Mass.  3, 
Sarah,  b.  June  6,   1807  ;  m.  Robert  Lunn  of  Easton.     4,  John  S.,  b. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  417 

August  1,  1811 ;  m.  Olive  A.  Dunbar,  pub.  Jan.  23,  1841.  5,  Albert, 
b.  April  24,  1814;  d.  at  Natchez,  Miss.,  Nov.  3,  1839.  6,  Thomas 
M.,  b.  August  20,  1817;  m.  Dorcas  Emily  Whitney,  of  Portland ; 
and  r.  Kingston,  Mass.  7,  Charles  C,  b.  Nov.  12,  1820;  m.  Mary 
Storer  of  Wal.  pub.  January  5,  1851.  8,  Guilford  Snow,  b.  Feb.  3, 
1824  ;  grad.  Bowd.  Coll.  1848  ;  precep.  of  Lincoln  Academy ;  and 
m.  Ann  S.  L.  Dillingham,  Aug.  20,  1850. 

John  S.'s  chil.  1,  Sarah  Eliza,  b.  in  Feb.  1842 ;  d.  Aug.  13,  1842. 
2,  Sarah  Catherine.     3,  Albert. 

NORTON,  Capt.  Robert,  b.  about  1796  ;  m.  Ann  Burton  ;  c.  from 
Cush.  to  the  R.  Crane  (now  Seiders)  place  ;  and  d.  on  the  passage 
from  N.  O.  to  Boston,  July,  1829. 

Their  chil.  1,  Dunbar,  m.  and  r.  Machias.  2,  Capt.  Robert,  (2d,) 
b.  in  1825,  m. Young,  in  1850.     3,  Benjamin. 

O'BRIEN,  John,  b.  in  1755  ;  c.  from  Craig,  Ireland  ;  m.  Mary 
Starrett,  November  14,  1785 ;  and  d.  June   19,  1828. 

Their  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  m.  Robert  Henderson,  now  of  Belfast. 
2,  Lewis,  b.  June  5,  1788 ;  d.  April  2,  1805.  3,  Mary,  m.  Archibald 
Crawford,  (2d.)  4,  Hon.  John,  bap.  June  23,  1794  ;  m.  Mary  Ann 
George  ;    r.  Thom. ;    was  Warden  of  the  State  Prison ;    and  d.  Sept. 

23,  1850.  5,  Edward,  bap.  June  23,  1794 ;  m.  Mary  Starrett,  May 
16,  1820  ;  rem.  Thom.  in  1847.  6,  James,  b.  in  1795  ;  d.  August  27, 
1800.  7,  Sarah,  bap.  September  17,  1797 ;  m.  Otis  Crocker  of 
Machias,  June  27,  1824.  8,  Seth,  m.  Nancy  Lermond,  January  19, 
1826.  9,  Rebecca,  m.  Ichabod  Boyles,  of  St.  George,  January  4, 
1821.  10,  William  A.  b.  in  1803  ;  m.  Esther  Gardner,  pub.  October 
22,  1831  ;  and  d.  July  6,  1837.  11,  George,  m.  Eliza  Martin;  r.  St. 
George.  12,  Thomas,  m.  Rebecca  Malcolm ;  r.  Thom.  13,  David, 
studied  law  in  the  office  of  E.  Smith,  Esq. ;  m.  Eliza  A.  Whitney, 
of  Boston ;  r.  Thom. 

Edward's  chil.  1,  Jane.  2,  Edward  Ellis,  m.  Octavia  Lash ;  r. 
Thom.     3,  Mary. 

Seth's  chil.  1,  Margaret  A.  m.  Capt.  John  G.  O'Brien  of  Thom. 
in  1849.     2,  Thomas  L.     3,  Otis  C.     4,  WilHam  L.     5,  OHver  L. 

OLIVER,  Palmer,  c.  from  Arrowsic  ;  m,  1st,  Sophronia  Spear,  June 

24,  1830,  2d,  Elizabeth  Montgomery,  March  27, 1842. 

His  chil.  1,  Edward.  2,  Sarah  C.  3,  Jerusha.  4,  Jane  E.  5, 
Addison.    (By  2d  wife.)     6,  Martha  A.     7,  Sophronia. 

ORFF,  George,  b.  June  28,  1794  ;  was  brought  up  at  William 
Spears' s  ;  m.  Sarah  Simmons  ;  r.  Warren,  Washington,  Bristol,  and 
now  at  Cam. 

Their  cliil.  1,  Belinda,  b.  April  28,  1825  ;  m.  Nathan  Day  at 
Blackstone,  R.  I.  2,  George,  (2d,)  b.  December  25,  1828  ;  d.  August 
13,  1832. 

PACKARD,  Samuel,  b.  about  1805  ;  m.  Ann ,  c.  from  Cam. ; 

and  r.  eastern  part  of  the  town. 

Their  chil.      1,  Leander,  b.  about  1836.     2,  Lucy  A.     3,  James  W. 

PAGE,  Jesse,  m.  Sarah  Sawyer  of  Newbury ;  r.  and  d.  Atkinson, 
N.  H.  Their  chil.  1,  William,  r.  and  d.  Atkinson.  2,  Sarah,  m. 
Colby  of  Sandown,  N.  H.  3,  Edmund,  b.  in  1767 ;  r.  War- 
ren ;  m.  Mary  Noyes ;  and  d.  Dec.  27,  1850.  4,  Dea.  Jesse,  b.  in 
Feb.  1769  ;  r.  Warren  ;  and  m.  Martha  Bradley  of  Haverhill.  5, 
Lydia,  m.  Dr.  Joseph  Huse  of  Cam. ;  and  d.  m  1798.     6,  Caleb,  d. 


418  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

young.  7,  Abigail,  r.  TVarren.  8,  Hannah,  m.  Ezekiel  Kelley ;  and 
cl.  in  Atkinson.  9,  David,  r.  Warren  ;  m.  Sarah.  Crawford,  Feb.  26, 
1809  ;  and  d.  Nov.  18,  1850.     10,  Joshua,  r.  Bath. 

Edmund's  chil.  1,  Belinda.  2,  Mary,  m.  Lemuel  A.  "Wyllie.  3, 
Caleb  Noyes,  b.  July  13,  1801 ;  m.  Eliza  D.  Hovey,  Jan.  1,  1833.     4, 

Jesse,  (2d,)  b.  Nov.  19,  1803  ;  m. Mclntyre,  r.  Cam.     5,  John 

L.,  b.  July  4,  1806  ;  d.  at  N.  O.,  July  10,  1829.  6,  Lucy  F.,  m.  Joel 
Hodgman  of  Cam.  7,  Hannah,  m.  Frederic  A.  Holden,  of  Concord, 
Mass.  Jan.  29,  1836.  8,  Joshua  S.  9,  Oliver  Lermond,  m.  Elizabeth 
Hodgman  of  Cam. ;    r.  Concord. 

David's  cliil.  1,  Cynthia,  b.  Dec.  2,  1811  ;  m.  John  Creighton, 
(2d.)  2,  Erastus,  b.  April  29,  1814.  3,  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  20,  1816;  m. 
Joseph  Grover  ;  r.  Hudson,  Mass.  4,  Ann  Maria,  m.  Rev.  Charles 
Burnham,  in  Iowa.  5,  Mary,  m.  David  Creighton,  (2d.)  6,  EUza. 
7,  David  Sawyer,  b.  Feb.  15,  1829  ;  killed  in  a  gondola,  by  the  falling 
of  the  lower  toll  bridge,  Nov.  22,  1847. 

Caleb  N.'s  chil.  1,  George  H.  2,  Emily  Eaton,  b.  in  May,  1838  ; 
d.  May  20,  1839.     3,  Elizabeth  Jarvis.     4,  Mary  Ellen. 

PARKER,  Jonathan,  b.  about  1796  ;  c.  from  Islesboro'  ;  and  m. 
Margaret  Jones,  May  31,  1818. 

Their  chil.  1,  Lucy  Ann,  m.  Milton  Heaton.  2,  Sandford,  m. 
Frances  Norwood,  Dec.  13,   1846.     3,  Deborah   J.,  m.   William  F. 

Veazie,   of  Islesboro',  pub.  Nov.   25,   1848.     4,  Leonora,  m.   

Chamberlain,  of  Boston.  5,  Hannah,  d.  in  1839.  6,  Harrison  A.,  b.  in 
April,  1831.  7,  Simon,  d.  in  1839.  8,  Melvin,  b.  in  1836.  9,  Emer- 
son, d.  in  1839. 

PARSONS,  LaA\Tence,  b.  in  1722;  c.  from  Ireland,  1740;  m. 
Eleanor  Young ;  r.  Cush. ;    and  d.  at  a  very  advanced  age. 

Their  chil.  1,  James,^d.  at  Castine.  2,  Capt.  William,  m.  Sarah 
Pierson,  of  Boston  ;  r.  Cush.  3,  Lawrence,  (2d,)  m.  Sarah  Jameson; 
r.  and  d.  in  Cush.     4,  Dorothy,  b.  in  1753  ;  m.  John  Crawford,  (2d;) 

and  d.  Dec.  28,  1827.     5,  Mary,  b.  in  1755 ;  m.    1st,  Palmer, 

2d,  Reuben  Hall;  and  d.  July  14,  1832.  6,  Eleanor,  m.  Dea.  Archi- 
bald Crawford,  of  Warren ;    and  d.  March   14,   1837.     7,  Sarah,  m. 

1st, Jameson,   2d,  Life  Wilson,  and   3d,   May  7,   1830,  John 

Stizaker,  who  d.   June  26,  1837,  a.  81. 

PASKIEL,  John,  b.  in  Philadelphia ;  m.  Elizabeth  Forester  of 
Wiscasset,  August  19,  1780  ;  and  d.  June  10,  1802.  His  widow  d. 
February  21,  1823,  a.  70.  Their  chil.  1,  EKzabeth,  b.  July  6, 1783  ; 
m.  T.  L.  Mallett ;  and  d.  September  5,  1845.  2,  James  Forester,  b. 
July  31,  1785  ;  m.  Jvdy  15,  1804,  Margaret  Brown,  who  d.  October, 
1838,  a.  58.  3,  John  McNight,  b.  January  19,  1788  ;  m.  Nancy  An- 
derson, March  11,  1813.  4,  William,  d.  about  1794.  5,  Ezekiel 
Dodge,  b.  October  6,  1793  ;  d.  young. 

James  F's  chil.  1,  John,  b.  in  1809  ;  d.  September  12,  1817.  2, 
Elijah,  b.  in  December,  1810  ;  d.  June  20,  1835.  3,  William,  b.  in 
1813  ;  d.  March  7,  1836. 

John  M.'s  chil.  1,  x\lexander,  m.  Sarah  Andrews,  February  18, 
1840  ;  r.  Cam.  2,  Mary,  m.  Patrick  Simonton,  of  Cam.  December  15, 
1836.  3,  John.  4,  Andrew,  m.  Sarah  E.  Bartlett,  who  d.  March  1, 
1848,  a.  24. 

PATTERSON,  Dea.   David,  m. ;    was   one  of  the 

first  settlers  in  1735  ;  and  d.  at  an  advanced  age. 

Their  chil.     1,    Capt.  David,  (2d,)   m.  Anna  James,  January  29, 


ANNALS      OF     WARREN.  419 

1768 ;  lost  at  sea,  1770.  2,  Andrew,  m.  and  r.  Hampden.  3,  Capt. 
John,  m.  and  r.  Mass. ;  and  perished  at  Musquito  Harbor,  1769.  4, 
James,  m.  and  r.  Dresden.     5,  Mari^aret,  m.  Reuben  Hall,  and  d. 

Capt.  David,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Capt.  David,  (3d,)  b.  March,  1770; 
m.  1st,  Margaret  Lermond,  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Lermond,  April  29, 1810. 

Capt.  David,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Hon.  Joshua  L.,  bap.  August  22, 
1802 ;  m.  Mary  Wyllie,  February  10,  1831.  2  &  3,  twins,  b.  in 
1804  ;  Eliza  Percy,  m,  Bartlett  Oliver,  pub.  August  29,  1829  ;  and  d. 
in  Thorn. ;  Nancy  James,  m.  Ebenezer  V.  Lermond,  and  d.  November 
12,  1833.  4,  Cyrus  E.,  bap.  August  11,  1808.  (By  2d  wife.)  5, 
Capt.  David,  (4th,)  b.  in  1811 ;  m.  Annah  Thomas,  July  4,  1834.  6, 
Margaret,  m.  Capt.  Oliver  Robinson,  of  Thom.,  August  6,  1835.  7, 
George,  bap.  September  1,  1815  ;  m.  and  r.  at  N.  Orleans.  8,  Capt. 
John,  bap.  July  30,  1819  ;  m.  Lucina  Hills,  of  Cush.,  September  22, 
1844.  9,  Catherine  R.  m.  Moses  W.  Merrill,  of  S.  Reading,  pub.  May 
6,  1848. 

Fifth    G  cner  ation  . 

Hon.  Joshua  L's  chil.  1,  Edwin.  2,  Jolin  A.  3,  Maria.  4,  Oliver. 
5,  Emily.     6,  Horace. 

Capt.  David,  (4th)'s  chil.     1,  Rosiltha.     2,  Malvina. 
Capt.  John's  chil.     1,  Sarah  E.     2,  Catherine  M. 

PAYSON,  Capt.  Samuel,  m. Noyes  ;  c.  from  Sharon,  Mass.; 

rem.  and  d.  in  Hope. 

Their  chil.  1,  Samuel,  (2d,)  b.  about  1762  ;  m.  1st,  Margaret  Lewis, 
of  Cush.,  December  30,  1790  ;  2d,  Mrs.  Sarah  Robinson,  December  24, 
1812;  r.  Cush.     2,  John,  b.  in  March,    1764;  m.   Mary  Libbey.     3, 

Sarah,  m.  Abijah  Hawes,  of  Union.     4,  Milly,  m. Mansfield, 

of  Hope.  5,  Eunice,  m.  John  Fairbanks,  r.  Hope.  6,  Charity,  m. 
Gregory.     7,  Noyes,  rem.  Hope. 

John's  chil.  1,  Sarah,  m.  Samuel  Coujice.  2,  Hatevil,  b.  about 
1790  ;  m.  Margaret  C.  Woltz,  of  Wal.,  in  1815.  3,  John,  (2d,)  m.  and 
r.  Union.  4,  Jane,  m.  William  Parsons,  (3d,)  of  Cush.  5,  James,  m. 
Elizabeth  Mathews,  April  9,  1833.  6,  Mary.  7,  Samuel,  m.  Mrs. 
Eunice  Jameson,  pub.  October  20,  1838.  8,  Isaac.  9,  Life,  m.  Ann 
Spear.     10,  Barljara,  m.  Lore  Alford,  (2d.)     11,  Elvira. 

Hatevil's  chil.  1,  Harriet  J.  m.  Peter  Hilt.  2,  Antoinette,  m. 
James  Kirkpatrick,  (2d.)  3,  William,  m.  Elvira  Stevens,  pub.  April 
8, 1848.  4,  Charles  W.  5,  Nancy  L.  m.  John  Burgess.  6,  Benja- 
min B. 

Samuel's  chil.     1,  Mary.     2,  Henderson. 

Life's   chil.     1,  Lore   A.      2,  Susan.      3,  Palmer.      4,  George  E. 

'wiUiam'schil.     1,  HolUs  E.  ' 

PEABODY,  Francis,  b.  in  1614 ;  c.  from  St.  Albans,  England,  in 
1635;  m.  Mary  Foster  of  Ipswich,  and  had  14  chil.  His  4th  son, 
Isaac,  b.  in  1648,  r.  in  Topsfield,  and  had  12  chil.  The  youngest, 
Francis,  (2d,)  was  b.  December  1,  1694;  r.  in  Middleton,  Massachu- 
setts ;  m.  Dorothy  Perkins,  January  27,  1715.  Of  his  chil.,  Daniel,  m. 
and  came  to  Warren  ;  and  d.  January  6,  1801.  Samuel,  m.  and  d.  in 
Union.     Stephen,  m.  1st,  Ruth  Storer,  of  Falmouth ;  c.  to  Warren ; 

m.  2d,  Mrs.  Margaret  Locke,  May  31,  1774  ;  and  d. . 

Daniel's  cliil.  1,  Andi-ew,  removed  west.  2,  Tarent,  m.  Eliza- 
beth Overlook,  of  Wal.,  March  29,  1798  ;  r.  and  d.  in  Hope.     3,  Na- 


420  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

than,  m.  Mary  Watts  ;  d.  in  Mass.  4,  Perley,  rem.  Mass.  5,  Phebe, 
m.  in  Portland.     6,  Rhoda.     7,  Priscilla, 

Stephen's  cliil.  1,  Mary,  m.  Jason  "Ware  of  Union.  2,  Joseph, 
went  to   Machias  as  a  soldier  in  1776,  and  never  returned.     3,  liuth, 

m. Norton,  of  Newbury^Dort.    4,  Stephen,  (2d,)  b.  in  July,  1763  ; 

m.  Mercy  Webber,  who  d.  at  Union  April  23,  1850,  a.  84  1-2.  5, 
Hannah,   m.  Jonathan   Newhall,  of  Union.     6,   Solomon,  m.   Lydia 

Alley  ;  r.  Muscle  E-.  Isl.     7,  Rebecca,  m.   1st, Dagget,  2d, 

Newbit. 

Tarent's  chil.  1,  Samuel,  (2d,)  m.  Lydia  Boggs.  2,  Andrew, 
(2d,)  m.  Waitey  Noyes.  3,  John,  m.  Lucy  Curtis,  of  Union  ;  and  d. 
at  N.  O.  December  29,  1848.  4,  George,  enlisted  in  the  navy,  1833 
or  '4.  5,  Jesse,  m.  Elizabeth  Rose,  of  Thom.  6,  Nathan,  (2d,)  d.  at 
Warren,  in  Sept.  1836  or  '7.    7,  Lucinda,  d.  yovmg. 

Nathan's  cliil.  1,  Margaret,  b.  in  1797 ;  d.  Jidy  19,  1823.  2,  Ed- 
mund. 3,  Phebe,  m.  Linus  Jones.  4,  Capt.  Hugh,  m.  Mary  Keith, 
of  Thom.  ;  and  d.  at  sea,  in  January,  1847. 

Stephen,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Ruth,  b.  May  9,  1791;  d.  March  9,  1798. 

2,  Hitabel,  m.  Josiah  Hills,  in  1815  ;  and  d.  in  Union.  3,  Dr.  Ste- 
phen, (3d,)  m.  and  r.  in  Missouri.  4,  Ruth,  m.  Reuben  Hills,  jr. 
of  Union,  pub.  December  19,  1818.  5,  Mary,  m.  Jeremiah  W.  Sta- 
ples, r.  and  d.  in  Prospect.  6,  Belcher,  m.  and  r.  Missouri.  7,  John, 
b.  October  7,  1806  ;  m.  Roxana  Staples  ;  r.  Prospect ;  and  d.  in  1845. 

8,  Cornelius,  m.  and  r.  Ohio.     9.  Rebecca. 

PEBBLES,  Patrick,  ?  one  of  the  first  Irish  settlers  ;  m. and 

d.  in  1745. 

His  chil.  1,  Patrick,  (2d,)  b.  in  1732;  m.  1st,  Hannah  Ray  of 
Boston,  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Davis  ;  and  d.  January  19,  1810.  His  1st 
wife  d.  March  20,  1805,  a.  71. 

Patrick,  (2d)'s  chil.,  by  2d  wife.  1,  Jane,  b.  in  1807,  m.  Benjamin 
Gerrish. 

PERKINS,  Thomas  C,  b.  in  1804  ;  c.  from  Damariscotta  ;  and  m. 
Almira  Watts,  in  July,  1830. 

Their  chil.    1,  Thomas  E.    2,  Edward  W.    3,  Ehjah  A.    4,  Jane  C. 

PETERS,  Amos,  (colored,)  m.  Sarah ;  d.  Dec.  25,  1830,  a.  93. 

His  wife  d.  June,  1821.  Their  chil.  1,  Isaac,  b.  in  1784,  m.  ?  Hannah 
Bingham.      2,  Jacob,  m.  Rebecca  Griffin ;  d.  in  prison,  in  Mobile. 

3,  Benjamin,  m.  Nancy  How,  in  1816;  drowned,  May  29,  1833,  in 
Boston. 

Isaac's  chil.  1,  Sally.  2,  John,  m.  Jane  Peters,  pub.  Oct.  1,  1835. 
3,  James.  4,  William  H.,  m.  Sarah  Peters,  pub.  October  9,  1841. 
5,  Jacob,  m.  Ajitoinette  Gardner,  pub.  August  21,  1841.  6,  Daniel, 
m.  1st,  Matilda  Peters,  pub.  Sept.  10,  1840,  2d,  Jane  McClara,  in 
1842.      7,  Elizabeth.      8,  Eleanor,  m.  Simmons  of  Boston. 

9,  Caroline. 

Jacob's  chil.  1,  Clarissa,  b.  in  1813;  d.  September  14,  1833.  2, 
Mary.  3,  Isaac,  (2d,)  m.  Margaret  Mink,  in  1843.  4,  Matilda,  m. 
James  Lewis,  in  1844.  5,  Simon.  6,  Washington.  7,  Hannah.  8, 
George. 

Benjamin's  chil.  1,  Paul,  b.  in  1817  ;  d.  February  6,  1839.  2, 
Jane,  m.  John  Peters.  3,  Sarah,  m.  William  H.  Peters.  4,  Abram. 
5,  Benjamin.      6,  Charles.     7,  Albert.     The  mother  d.  in  April,  1841. 

John's  cliil.  1,  James.  2,  Cynthia  A.  3,  Hannah.  4,  Reuben. 
5,  John,  (2d.) 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  421 

PEIOR,  Jolin,  m.  Lydia  Ozior  of  Duxbury,  r.  and  d.  in  Scituate, 
Mass.  Their  chil.  1,  Lucy,  b.  in  1770  ;  m.  "William  Mclntyre  ;  and 
d.  March  14,  1846.  2,  Ruth,  m.  Ezra  Cushman.  3,  Daniel,  b.  in 
1772;  m.  Catherine  Hoffsis;  r.  Warren.  4,  Lydia,  m.  Robert  Math- 
ews ;  and  d.  March  2,  1821.  5,  George,  m.  Lydia  Cushman;  r. 
Portsmouth.  6,  Mercy,  b.  in  1778  ;  m.  Samuel  Sumner.  7,  Nathan- 
iel, m.  Nancy  Rivers  of  Cush.  8,  Hannah,  b.  in  1783  ;  m.  Thomas 
Spear  ;  and  d.  December  26,  1829. 

Daniel's  chil.  1,  Ezra,  m.  1st,  Eliza  Mclntyre,  2d,  Priscilla  G. 
Bvickland.  2,  Jane,  b.  in  1808  ;  d.  August  30,  1835.  3,  Reuben,  m. 
Hannah  E.  Buckland.  4,  Ebenezer,  d.  September  3,  1840.  5,  Mary, 
m.  andr.  Wal. 

Reuben's  chil.  1,  Joseph  B.  2,  Calista  B.  3,  Jane  E.  4,  Reu- 
ben A. 

RICHMOND,  Col.  John  W.,  b.  about  1799  ;  c.  from  Bridgewater ; 
m.  Eliza  Robinson,  October  6,  1823. 

Their  chil.  1,  Sarah  Elizabeth.  2,  Casseldana  C.  3,  John  W, 
(2d,)  m.  Sophia  L.  Hodgman,  June  1,  1851.  4,  Helen,  m.  J.  Randall 
Groton  of  Wal.  December  12,  1849.  5,  Rebecca  R.  6,  Mary  A.  7, 
Virgil.  8,  Homer.  9,  Susan  C.  10,  D.  Mansfield,  b.  February, 
1844  ;  d.  January  23,  1847.     11,  Porter. 

RIVERS,  Robert,  b.  about  1816  ;  m.  Nancy  M.  Page  ;  c.  from  Cush. 
Their  chil.  1,  Buxletta.  2,  Evander,  d.  January,  1845,  a.  6  months. 
3,  Evander. 

ROBINSON,  Dr.  Moses,  r.  first  Cush.,  c.  here  with  the  other  Irish 
settlers  ;  d.  and  buried  near  the  old  Pres.  meeting-house. 

His  chil.     1,  Moses,  (2d,)  m. McEarlane.     2,  John,  m. 

Carver.     3,  Hanse,  m.  Bridget  Hyler.     4,  Joseph,  m. McKoun. 

5,  Archibald,  b.  in  1734,  at  St.  George's,  m.  Margaret  Watson  ;  and 
with  the  four  preceding,  r.  lower  town.  6,  William,  b.  in  1737  ;  m. 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Minot,  November  3,  1767  ;  r.  Warren  ;  and  d.  April  23, 
1813.     7,  Margaret,  m.  Joseph  Rivers  of  Cush.    8,  Mary,  m.  Matthew 

Kelloch.     9,  Jane,  m. •  Bennet,  and  perished  in  a  snow  storm 

at  Lermond's  Cove,  about  1769. 

Archibald's  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  1765  ;  m.  Dea.  J.  Fisher ;  and 
d.  October,  1849,  a.  84.  2,  Capt.  William,  (2d,)  m.  Catherine  Pack- 
ard ;  r.  and  d.  Ciish.  3,  Mary.  4,  Capt.  James,  m.  and  r.  Rock.  5, 
Capt.  John,  b.  in  1773 ;  m.  Jane  Sumner,  and  d.  November  1,   1837. 

6,  Sarah,  m.  Josiah  Keith  ;  d.  in  Thom.     7,  Margaret,   m.   1st.  Wm. 

Watson,  2d, Roscoe  of  Thom.     8,  Lucy,  b.  in  1778 ;  m.  Wm. 

W.  French.  9,  Capt.  Archibald,  (2d,)  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Vose,  2d, 
Mary  Vose  ;   r.  (Ju5ih. ;   and  d.  in  the  W.  I.     10,  Nancy. 

William's  chil.  1,  Moses,  (3d,)  b.  in  October,  1769  ;  m.  Elizabeth 
Ludwig  of  Wal.  2,  P.  Pebbles,  b.  in  1775  ;  m.  Sabra  Jameson  ;  and 
d,  December  20,  1824.  3,  Capt.  William,  (3d,)  m.  Hannah  McLellan ; 
r.  Thom. ;  and  d.  in  1845.  4,  Hannah,  m.  William  Watton.  5,  Mary, 
m.  Christian  Kaler  of  Wal.  6,  Daniel,  b.  in  1785  ;  d.  November  5, 
1809.  The  mother,  (maiden  name  Ray,)  d.  February  10,  1821,  a.  82  ; 
her  daughter  by  first  husband,  Abigail  Minot,  m.  Dea.  Thomas  Rob- 
inson, and  rem.  Ohio. 

Fourth    Generation. 
Moses,  (3d)'s  cliil.     1,  WiUiam,  (4th,)  bap.  June  22,  1794,  m.   1st, 
Hannah  Mclntyre,  October  15, 1818,  2d,  Mary  Jane  Meservey  of  No- 

36 


422  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

bleboro',  pub.  June  11,1847.  2,  Sarah,  bap.  October  22,  1797;  m. 
1st,  Capt.  L.  Crawford,  2d,  John  Mathews.  3,  Hannah  P.,  m. 
Thomas  0.  Mclntyre.  4,  Eliza,  m.  Col.  J.  W.  Richmond.  5,  Jacob, 
m.  Clarissa  Woltz  of  Wal.  pub.  January  21,  1831.  6,  Joseph,  (2d,) 
supposed  to  have  d.  in  the  west. 

P.  Pebbles's  chil.  1,  Robert,  m.  Ann  Storer,  January  24,  1833.  2, 
P.  Pebbles,  (2d,)  b.  in  1805  ;  m.  Deborah  M.  Buckland,  in  1842 ; 
and  d.  July  31,  1846.  3,  Sarah,  m.  Capt.  George  Mclntyre.  4,  Ira, 
m.  Eliza  Copeland,  August  14,  1833.  5,  Nancy,  b.  in  1810 ;  m.  Thos. 
McIntjTre,  (2d,)  and  d.  October  8,  1840.  6,  Harriet.  7,  Edmimd.  8, 
Jane  Elizabeth. 

William,  (4th)'s  chil.  1,  Elizabeth.  2,  William.  3,  Rufus.  4, 
Joseph.  5,  Leonora.  6,  Moses,  (4th.)  7,  Delia,  b.  in  1841 ;  d.  Oc- 
tober 1,  1850.     8,  Isaac. 

Jacob's  chil.  1,  Ruxby  M.  2,  Hannah  E.  3,  Daniel  T.  4,  George 
W.     5,  Julia  M.     6,  Mary  F.     7,  Martha.     8,  Ada  H. 

Robert's  chil.  1,  Patrick  P.  2,  Sarah  A.  3,  Irene.  4,  Leander. 
5,  Emily  J.     6,  Amelia  E.     7,  HiUiard  W.     8.  . 

Ira's  chil.     1,  Sarah  F.     2,  Atwood. 

ROBINSON,  Isaac,  belonging  to  a  Cush.  branch  of  the  same  fam- 
ily, m.  Clarinda  A.  Copeland,  June  11,  1829. 

Their  chil.  1,  Leander  S.  2,  Rebecca  C.  3,  Orinda  A.  4,  Alvan 
N.  5,  Charles  C.  b.  in  1843,  d.  August  28,  1850.  6,  Isaac  B.,  b.  in 
1845  ;  d.  August  21,  1850.     7,  Maria  Bartlett. 

ROBBINS,  George  H.  b.  about  1804  ;  c.  from  Cam.,  m.  Mary 
Witham  of  Thorn. 

Their  chil.  1,  Orinda,  m.  Francis  Allen  of  Lewiston.  2,  Benja- 
min Otis.  3,  Lydia  Jane,  m.  John  Copeland.  4,  James  P.  5,  Sarah 
H.     6,  Charles  W. 

ROKES,  Daniel,  b.  in  1729  ;  c.  from  Milton;  m.  Abigail  Locke; 
and  d.  May  9,  1796.     His  Avidow  d.  Aug.  20,  1820,  a.  72. 

Their  chil.  1,  Daniel,  (2d,)  b.  June  25,  1766;  drowned  at  the 
upper  falls.  2,  Isaac,  b.  July  2,  1768  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Newbit ;  r.  Ap- 
pleton.     3,  Mary,  b.  July  18,  1770 ;  m.   1st,  Wm.  Adams,  (who  d.  in 

the  army  at  Sacket's  Harbor,  Sept.  1813,)  2d, Wadsworth,  3d, 

Richard  Cummings  ;  and  d.  in  1845.  4,  John,  b.  March  5,  1773  ;  m. 
1st,  Margaret  Robinson  of  Cush.,  (who  d.  April  19,  1806,  a.  43,) 
and  2d,  Jane  Libbey,  July  9,  1807.  5,  Abigail,  b.  June  25,  1775;  m. 
Thomas  Skinner ;  and  d. 'Feb.  25,  1819.  6,  James,  b.  Oct.  1778;  d. 
a.  13.  7,  Ruth,  b.  Feb.  17,  1780 ;  m.  John  Long,  Feb.  6,  1806 ;  and 
d.  8,  EHzabeth,  b.  Oct.  12,  1782  ;  d.  Nov.  17,  1803.  9,  Nancy,  b. 
in  Feb.  1784;  d.  about  1811.  10,  Daniel,  (3d,)  b.  Dec.  26,  1789; 
m.  1st,  Tamson  Gardner,  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Ingraham ;  and  d.  Feb. 
15,  1847. 

John's  chil.  by  2d  wife.     1,  Margaret,  b.  Dec.  28,  1808  ;  m.  Oliver 
Bowen  of  Freedom.     2,  Samuel,  b.  Oct.  14,  1810;    m.  Lucy  F.  Wat- 
ton.      3,  Nancy,  b.  Feb.    10,    1812;    d.  young.      4,  John,    (2d,)  b. 
March  20,  1814  ;  m.  Sarah  F.  Russel.     5,^Nancy,  b.  March  22,  1816  ; 
m.  Robert  Kaler  of  Rock.     6,  Isaac,  (2d,)  b.  May  19,  1818  ;  m.  Eliza 
Cobb,  Oct.   25,   1847.      7,  Jane,  m.   Orchard  Ludwig,  of  Rock.     8, 
Rachel,  m.  Joseph  Clough  of  Mass.     9,  Albert.     10,  Eliza. 
Samuel's  chil.     1,  Marv  A.     2,  Frances  L.     3,  Sarah  A. 
John,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Albert  A.     2,  Alden  W. 
Isaac,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Levi.     2,  Camelia. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  423 

RUSSEL,  Levi,  of  Plymouth,  a  rev.  soldier ;  m.  Hannah.  Sim- 
mons of  Duxbury  ;  r.  and  d.  in  Wal. 

Their  chil.  1,  Lydia,  m.  John  Whitney  of  "Warren.  2,  Amasa,  b. 
in  1782 ;  r.  Warren ;  m.   1st,  Mehitable  GrafFam,  Dec.   16,  1804  ;  2d, 

Mrs.  EHzabeth  Cobb,  Nov.  21,  1824.     3,  Levi,  (2d,)  m. Toy 

of  Wiscasset.  4,  Rnfus,  c.  to  Warren ;  m.  Mary  Fisher,  Nov.  30, 
1810;  and  d.  suddenly,  Dec.  12,  1819.  5,  Peleg,  m.  Sarah  Eugley 
of  Wal.  6,  Thomas,  m.  Theresa  Fitzgerald.  7,  Ann,  m.  Martin 
Storer  of  Wal.     8,  Seth,  m.  Mary  Eugley  of  Wal. 

Amasa's  cliil.  1,  Amasa,  (2d,)  b.  Sept.  19,  1805 ;  m.  Sylva  Barter 
of  St.  George.  2,  James,  b.  Nov.  12,  1806  ;  m.  1st,  Rebecca  McCal- 
lum,  Dec.  8,  1836,  2d,  Mrs.  Deborah  S.  Russel,  in  1849.     3,  Reuben, 

b.  Sept.  25,  1808  ;  m.  Mrs.  Deborah  S.  Littlehale,  pub.  Dec.  14, 
1844;  and  d.  Jan.  10,  1845.     4,  Hannah,  b.  Jan.   28,  1811;  d.  Aug. 

1,  1831.  5,  Mary,  m.  Henry  H.  Hemenway  of  Cam.  Nov.  12,  1835.  6, 
Jane,  m.  Barzillai  Sears  of  Rowe,  Mass.  7,  Lydia,  m.  Luther  Gre- 
gory of  Freedom,  pub.  March  18,  1836.  8,  Ann,  m.  Sandford 
Rhodes  of  Wash.,  pub.  Sept.  10,  1840.  9,  Sabra,  b.  April  17,  1820 ; 
d.  Sept.  22,  1821.  10,  Rufus,  (2d,)  b.  Dec.  12,  1822.  11,  Mehitable, 
m.  Wilbur  Caswell.  The  mother  d.  June  22,  1824.  By  2d  wife. 
12,  Levi,  b.  in  1825  ;  drowned  in  the  river  wliilst  bathing,  Aug.  22, 
1847.  13,  Dexter,  m.  Esther  Jones,  in  1849.  14,  Charles,  m.  Lucy 
A.  Hart,  of  Union,  pub.  Nov.  6,  1850.  15,  George,  b.  in  1831;  d. 
in  Sept.   1845. 

Rufus's  chil.     1,  Mahala,  m.  John  Crawford.    2,  Sarah  F.,  m.  John 
Rokes.     3,  Nancy,  m.  M.  C.  Williams. 
James's  chil.     1,  William  J.,  b.  in  1840. 

RUTHERFORD,  Rev.  Robert,  b.  in  1698,  in  Ireland;  d.  at  St. 
George's  Fort,  October  18,  1756.     His  widow  d.  February  8,  1780. 

TheLr  chil.  1,  Mary,  2,  Lettice,  both  drowned  hand  in  hand,  in 
going  ashore  from  a  wrecked  vessel.  3,  Ann  Maria,  b.  in  1726  ;  m. 
Capt.  George  McCobb,  of  Cush.  and  d.  at  Warren,  April  5,  1807-  4, 
Elizabeth,  m.  William  Farnsworth  of  Wal.  5,  Hepsibeth,  m.  Jona- 
than Nutting  of  Cushing.     6,  Hannah,  m.   1st, McFarland, 

2d,  James  Sweetland  of  Friendship.     7,  Jane. 

SAWIN,  Ezra,  b.  about  1790  ;  c.  from  Westminster,  Mass.  and  m. 
Agnes  McLityre. 

Their  cliil.     1,  Elizabeth,  m.  in  Rock,  and  r.  Mass. 

SEIDERS,  Francis,  b.  about  1801 ;  c.  from  Wal. ;  m.  EUzabeth 
Anderson,  February  23,  1832. 

Their  chil.  1,  Emerson,  d.  young.  2,  Mary  A.  3,  Ellen.  4, 
Emily.  5,  Andrew.  6  &  7,  twins,  Jane  F.  and  Martha  E.  8,  Maria. 
9,  Alice. 

SEIDLINGER,  Ezra  M.  and  brother,  Joseph  E.,  c.  from  Wal.  in 
1850. 

SIDENSBERGER,  John,  b.  January,  1760  ;  m.  Catherine  Demuth; 

c.  from  Wal. ;  and  d.  June  1, 1849,  a.  89  years  and  5  months.  Charles, 
a  brother,  m.  Caroline  Leistner ;  c.  to  Warren ;  and  d.  November 
23,  1804. 

John's  chil.     1.  Catherine,  m.  Josiah  Twitchel ;  r.  and  d.  Belfast. 

2,  John,  (2d,)  m.  Mary  Jellard ;  r.  east.  3,  Mary,  m.  1st,  Jeremiah 
Newcomb,  2d,  Josiah  Twitchel.  4,  Hannah,  m.  William  Stackpole  of 
Thorn.  July  30,  1814.    5,  George,  b.  in  1795  ;  m.  Patience  Pierce  of 


424  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Belfast.  6,  Elizabeth,  m.  AVilliam  Newcomb  of  Burnham,  April  11, 
1816.  7,  Margaret,  m.  Peter  Mink  of  Wal.  August  2,  1814.  8,  Susan, 
m.  Cornelius  Kreamer  of  Wal.  pub.  June  8,  1822.  9,  Jacob,  m.  Be- 
linda Shuhman  of  Wal.  pub.  February  10,  1832.  10,  Almira,  m. 
Moses  Brier  of  Belfast,  pub.  April  14,  1838.  The  mother  d.  in  April, 
1831. 

George's  chil.  1,  Mary,  m.  Thurston  W.  Vinal  of  Wal.  pub.  No- 
vember 5,  1840.  2,  Ezekiel,  b.  in  1821  ;  d.  in  1850,  on  passage  from 
N.  O.  to  Boston.     3,  Harriet.    4,  Sarah  J.    5,  John,  (3d.)    6,  Emily. 

Jacob's  chil.  1,  Miles.  2,  Martha.  3,  Oliver,  4,  Mark.  5, 
Gilbert.    6,  Georgiana.    7,  Francisco. 

SKINNER,  Joseph,  b.  in  1750;  c.  from  Mansfield,  Mass. ;  m.  Nancy 
Holden;  and  d.  March  14,  1823.  His  wife  d.  Jan.  8,  1818.  Their 
chil.  1,  Thomas,  b.  Feb.  17,  1776  ;  m.  1st,  Abigail  Rokes,  Dec.  20, 
1798,  2d,  Mrs.  Lucy  Thomas,  March  29,  1827;  and  d.  Sept.  17, 
1846.  2,  James,  b.  Feb.  9,  1777  ;  m.  1st,  Mrs.  Mary  Seids,  June  4, 
1807,  (who  d.  Jan.  28,  1817,)  2d,  Elizabeth  Thomas  of  St.  George. 
3,  Joseph,  (2d,)  b.  in  1778  ;  d.  a.  13.  4,  William,  m.  Lettice  Church ; 
r.  and  d.  in  Mass.  5,  Isaac,  m.  and  d.  in  Wal.  6,  John,  b.  in  Jan. 
1781;  m.  Sarah  Houghton  of  Roxbury,  Jan.  26,  1816.  7,  Mary,  m. 
Zebediah  Butler,  May  29,  1805,  (who  d.  May  2,  1845,  a.  79.)  8, 
Alexander,  m.  Lydia  Clapp  of  Appleton,  in  1818.  9,  Ebenezer,  b. 
in  1786;  d.  July  4,  1819.  10,  Jemima,  m.  in  Mass.  11,  Nancy,  r. 
Mass.  12,  Elizabeth,  m.  Thomas  Houghton  of  Roxbury,  Jan.  27, 
1820.     13,  Joseph,  (3d,)  m.  and  r.  St.  George. 

Thomas's  chil.     1,  Abigail,  m.  Wm.  Watts;  and  d.  June  11,  1832. 

2,  James,  m.  Lucy  Parker;  r.  Islesboro'.     3,  Olive,  m. Webster, 

of  Montville.  4,  Elizabeth,  m.  Matthias  Ulmer.  5,  Thomas.  6, 
Sarah,  m.  Jesse  Cohoone.  7,  Ephraim,  m.  Lois  Ulmer  of  Hope. 
(By  2d  wife.)  8,  Sevillia.  9,  Amanda  D.  10,  Maxy.  11,  Wash- 
burn.    12,  Harriet. 

Jolm's  chil.  1,  Ferdinand  J.,  m.  Louisa  Parker,  of  Islesboro'.  2, 
Nancy  A.,  m.  Andrew  J.  Barrows,  of  Cam.  3,  Elizabeth  T.,  m. 
Levi  Graham,  of  Thom.     4,  John  A.     5,  Eleson. 

SMITH,  Manasseh,  grad.  H.  U.,  1773  ;  m.  Hannah,  daughter 
of  Daniel  Emerson,  of  Hollis,  New  Hampshire ;  r.  Wiscasset ;  and  d. 
in  1823. 

Their  chil.  1,  Hannah,  m.  Col.  Samuel  Seavey,  of  Wis.  2,  Mary, 
m.  Ivory  Hovey  of  Berwick  ;  r.  Rock.  3,  Lydia,  r.  Wiscasset.  4, 
Manasseh,  (2d,)  grad.  H.  U.  1800  ;  r.  Warren ;  m.  Olivia  Hovey  of 
Berwick;  and  d.  Feb.  3,  1822,  a.  42.  5,  Joseph  E.,  grad.  H.  U., 
1804 ;  r.  and  d.  in  Boston.  6,  Lucy,  r.  and  d.  in  Wiscasset.  7,  Hon. 
Samuel  Emerson,  grad.  H.  U.,  1808 ;  m.  and  r.  Wiscasset ;  has  been 
Judge  of  the  C.  C.  P.,  and  Gov.  of  the  State.  8,  Edwin,  grad.  H. 
U.,  1811;  commenced  the  prac.  of  law  at  Alna ;  m.  Caroline  E. 
Head  of  Wal. ;    and  c.  to  Warren  in  1822. 

Manasseh,  (2d)'s  chU.  1,  Manasseh  H.,  d.  Aug.  11,  1806,  a.  2 
months.  2,  Hon.  Manasseh  Hovey,  bap.  Oct.  22,  1807  ;  grad.  Bowd. 
Coll.  1826  ;  m.  Mary  M.  Dole  of  Alna,  Oct.  4,  1837.  3,  Frances  O., 
bap.  May  27,  1810  ;  m.  Wm.  T.  Hilliard,  now  of  Bangor,  Nov.  15, 
1831.  4,  Eliza  Woodbridge,  bap.  Aug.  2,  1812  ;  m.  Dr.  James  Brad- 
bury of  Oldtown.  5,  Temple  H.,  bap.  June  20,  1815;  d.  May  3, 
1816.     6,  Hannah  Emerson,  bap.  Sept.  1,  1817;  m.  Charles  Wood- 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  425 

man  of  Burlington,  June  3,  1851.  7,  Olive  Sarah,  bap.  Sept.  15, 
1819  ;  r.  Bangor.     8,  Joseph  E.,  d.  in  Dec.  1821. 

Edwin's  chil.  1,  Samuel  Emerson,  grad.  Bowd.  Coll.  1839 ;  m. 
Maria  Copeland,  Dec.  31,  1845.     2,  Edwin,  (2d.) 

Hon.  Manasseh  H.'s  chil.  1,  Mary  Caroline.  2,  Manasseh,  (3d.) 
3,  Elizabeth  Hannah.     4.  Everett. 

Samuel  E.'s  chil.     1,  Osgood  F.     2,  Ella  Maud. 

SMITH,  John  W.,  b.  about  1806 ;  m.  Margaret  Babb  ;  and  c.  from 
Portsmouth,  N.  H. 

Their  chil.  1,  Joseph  H.,  b.  in  1828.  2,  WilHam  W.  3,  Maria 
A.  4,  Charles  H.  5,  Irene  B.  6,  Sophia.  7,  Jane  Coburn.  8, 
Francis  Urban.     9,  Judson  G. 

SMITH,  John,  a  grandson  of  Jonathan  Smith,  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers of  Rock.,  m.  Mary  Oat,  of  Cam.,  Nov.  24,  1825. 

Theii-  chil.  1,  Warren,  b.  in  1828.  2,  Albert,  b.  June  4,  1830. 
3,  Mary  E.     4,  Richard.     5,  Caroline  F. 

SPEAR,  Robert,  m.  Mrs.  Margaret  Turk,  daughter  of  J.  McLean  ; 
c.  here  in  1735  ;  and  d.  at  Woburn,  Mass.  Their  chil.  1,  Capt.  John, 
b.  in  1738  ;  m.  1st,  Agnes  Lamb,  2d,  Mrs.  Mary  Boggs  ;  and  d.  June 
10,1811.     2,  Catherine,  m.  Robert  Mathews. 

Capt.  .John's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Robert,  (2d,)  b.  in  1763  ;  m. 
Jane  Young  of  Friend.  2,  Thomas,  b.  in  1766  ;  m.  1st,  Theodosia 
Vinal,  2d,  Hannah  Prior,  March  11,  1827  ;  and  d.  March  30,  1833. 
3,  Capt.  John,  (2d,)  b.  in  1767  ;  m.  Rebecca  Starrett;  and  d.  November 
21,1842.  4,  jane,  b.  in  1769;  m.  Capt.  William  Starrett;  and  d. 
October  26,  1828.  5,  Hugh,  m.  Elizabeth  Bradford  ;  and  d.  June  22, 
1846.  6,  William,  b.  in  1772;  m.  Margaret  Mclntyre ;  and  d.  No- 
vember 1,  1829.  7,  Mary,  b.  in  1774  ;  m.  Isaac  Starrett ;  and  d.  July 
11,  1848.  8,  Isaac,  b.  in  1776  ;  m.  Susan  Mclntyre.  9,  Capt.  David, 
b.  in  1777  ;  m.  Nancy  Fai-nsworth  ;  and  d.  November  1,  1842.  10, 
Edward,  b.  in  1779  ;  m.  Nancy  Lermond.  11,  Samuel,  rem.  and  r. 
Thom.  12,  Alexander,  m.  Margaret  Hoifsis,  May  20,  1813  ;  and  d. 
February  23,  1842.  13,  Agnes,  m.  James  F.  Marston.  14,  an  infant, 
buried  with  its  mother,  who  d.  May  2,  1791,  a.  49. 

Robert,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  John,  (3d,)  b.  in  1791  ;  m.  Lucy  Studley  of 
Wal.  in  1816;  and  d.  November  25,  1838.  2,  Agnes;  m.  Henry 
Winchenbach.  3,  James,  d.  young.  4,  William,  (2d,)  m.  Sarah 
Winchenbach,  April  18,  1820.  "  5,  Jane,  m.  Thomas  Starrett,  (3d,) 
and  d.  November  24,  1841.  6,  Rebecca,  m.  Andrew  Winchenbach. 
7,  Margaret.  8,  Sophronia,  bap.  June  5,  1807  ;  m.  Palmer  Oliver  ; 
and  d.  November  1,  1841.  9,  Robert,  (3d,)  m.  Martha  Howard,  pub. 
July  12,  1839.  10,  George  E.,  m.  Esther  Seidlinger  of  Wal.  pub. 
October  16,  1840. 

Thomas's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Perez,  bap.  June  22,  1794  ;  d.  at 
Savannah,  in  September,  1811.  2,  Mary,  m.  February  18,  1827, 
Thomas  Arnold  of  Hope,  who  d.  August  22,  1848.  3,  Lucy,  bap. 
July  3,  1796  ;  m.  1st,  William  Burton  of  Cush.,  2d,  Dea.  WiUiam  H. 
Webb;  and  d.  December  27,  1834.  4,  Sarah  W.  bap.  September  10, 
1797  ;  m.  Joseph  Ludwig  of  Wal.  in  1815.  5,  Thomas,  (2d,)  bap. 
August  18,  1799  ;  m.  Julia  Andrews,  December  25,  1823  ;  r.  Cam.  6, 
Joseph,  bap.  October  12,  1800  ;  m.  Sarah  M.  Arnold  of  Hope,  pub. 
November  1,  1828.  7,  Francis,  m.  Mary  Andrews,  September  3, 
1829.     8,  William  Hovey,  m.   Martha  B.   Whiting,   December  25, 

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426  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

1828  ;  r.  Cam.  9,  James  M.,  m.  Nancy  Cushman  of  Wal.  September 
12,  1830.  10,Hamiah,  b.  May  19,  1812 ;  m.  John  Andrews,  (2cl,)  and 
d.  May  19,  1848. 

Capt.  John,  (2d)'s  eliil.  1,  Nancy,  bap.  October  9,  1796 ;  m.  Daniel 
Vaughan,  August  24,  1829.  2,  Rebecca,  bap.  September  17,  1797  ; 
m.  George  Mclntyre  of  Cush.  December  13,  1821.  3,  Lewis,  bap. 
August  3,  1800 ;  m.  Mary  Gilclirist  of  Cush.  June  27,  1827.  4,  Job, 
bap.  May  16,  1801 ;  m.  Mahala  Spear,  October  14,  1829.  5,  Capt. 
David,  (2d,)  bap.  October  11,  1804  ;  d.  on  board  schooner  Fame,  near 
N.  O.,  November  1,  1829.  6,  Agnes,  bap.  June  3,  1807  ;  m.  George 
E.  Crocker  of  Machias,  pub.  June  2,  1834. 

Hugh's  chil.  1,  Joshua,  m.  Susan  Grinald  of  Union  in  1815,  2d. 
"Wealthy  Filmore  of  Lincolnville.  2,  Elsa.  3,  Elizabeth,  m.  1st, 
Charles  Conner,  November  30,  1826,  2d,  Peter  Schwartz.  4,  James, 
b.  about  1800 ;  m.  Sarah  Spear,  July  18,  1824.  5,  John,  (4th,)  ;  d.  at 
N.  Y.  in  1824.  6,  Cornelius,  m.  Catherine  Walcot,  Jamiary,  1830. 
7,  Mary,  m.  Warren  Morse.  8,  Rachel,  m.  John  Butler  of  Thom. 
pub.  July  31,  1845. 

William's  chil.  1,  Palmer,  b.  Januarj^  5,  1801 ;  d.  April  8,  1802. 
2,  Susanna,  b.  August  16,  1802 ;  m.  Robert  Lawrv  ;  and  d.  March  2, 
1828.  3,  Robert,  (4th,)  b.  August  9,1804.  4,  Alexander,  (2d,)  b. 
March  21,  1806  ;  m.  Jane  Gay,  December  26,  1842.  5,  John,  (5th,) 
d.  March  21,  1807.  6,  Belinda.  7,  William,  (3d,)  m.  Sarah  Ann 
Hoffsis. 

Isaac's  cliil.  1,  Sarah,  m.  James  Spear.  2,  Mary,  m.  Ebenezer 
Dunham,  Jr.  of  Nantucket,  pub.  July  2,  1836.  3,  Catherine.  4, 
Samuel,  (2d,)  m.  Abigail  Pease  of  Hope,  pub.  October  13,  1836.  5, 
Susanna.  6,  Palmer  M.,  m.  Elizabeth  Proctor  of  Wal.  pub.  October 
12,  1839.  7,  George,  m.  Nancy  H.  Graham  of  Appleton,  pub.  Janu- 
ary 6,  1843.  8,  Ann,  m.  Life  Payson.  9,  Edward,  (2d.)  10, 
Hugh,  (2d.) 

Capt.  David's  chil.  1,  Ann  Maria.  2,  Capt.  Arthur,  m.  Lucy  Ann 
Spear,  June  8,  1845.  3,  Thurston  W.,  m.  Lydia  M.  Kelloch,  Septem- 
ber 10,  1842 ;  r.  in  Rock.     4,  Edwin.     5,  Rutherford.     6,  David  A. 

Edward's  chil.  1,  Edward,  (3d,)  b.  January  9,  1809  ;  drowned  in 
the  river,  August  27,  1835.  2,  Mahala,  b.  April  28,  1810;  m.  Job 
Spear,  October  14,  1829.  3,  Nancy,  m.  Moses  R.  Studley,  April, 
1848. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  Andrew,  m.  Caroline  Storer,  pub.  February  5, 
1841.  2,  John,  (6th,)  m.  Lucy  Ann  Hoifsis,  September  19,  1843.  3, 
Moses  R.,  b.  in  1818  ;  d.  February  25,  1840,  by  suicide.  4,  Mary 
Jane.  5,  Lucy  Ann,  m.  Capt.  Arthur  Spear.  6,  Alexander,  (3d,)  m. 
Rosanna  Studley,  October,  1847.     7,  Aaron.     8,  Levi  L. 

Fifth    Generation. 

John,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Thomas  W.,  m.  Sarah  Collins  ;  r.  Tliom.  2, 
Charles,  m.  Rebecca  Carriel.     3,   Silas,  m.  Julia  A.  Simmons. 

William,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Harriet,  m.  John  T.  Hoffsis.  2,  Robert 
A.,  m.  Lucv   A.   Studley.     3,  William   H.     4,  Sarah   J.     5,  Orrin. 

Robert,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Olive.  2,  Sandford  H.  3,  Mahala.  4, 
Albert  T. 

Joseph's  chil.  1,  Theodosia.  2,  Perez.  3,  Ambrose,  b.  in  1838  ; 
d.  December  21,  1849.     4,  Sarah  E.     5,  Joseph  W. 

Francis's  chiL     1,  Oliver  A.     2,  Julia  F.     3,  Alden.     4,  Oscar. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  427 

James  M's  chil.  1,  Hannah.  2,  Paulina  M.  3,  Ellis.  4,  Emily. 
6,  Daniel  J.     6,  Jason.     7,  Guilford. 

Lewis's  chil.  1,  Harriet  G.  2,  Sarah  E.  3,  Julia  M.  4,  LcAvis 
J.     5,  Ehza  D. 

Job's  chil.     1,  Marcus  S.     2,  Edward  S. 

James's  chil.  1,  Isaac.  2,  Aldana.  3,  Lauretta.  4,  Mary.  5, 
Cordelia. 

Alexander,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Allen.     2,  Ellen  J. 

WilHam,  (3d)'s  chn.     1,  Ellsworth  B. 

Samuel,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Harriet  E.     2,  Samantha  A.     3,  AKred  S. 

Palmer  M's  chil.  1,  Orra  P.  2,  Albert  A.  3,  George  W.  4, 
Asenath  M.     5,  Margaretta. 

Capt.  Arthur's  chil.  1,  Frederick.  2,  Franklin,  b.  in  June,  1849  ; 
d.  April  27,  1850. 

Andrew  H's  chil.     1,  Olivia  V.     2,  AVebster.     3,  Melvin. 

John,  (6th/s  chil.     1,  Sarah  E.     2,  Benjamin  B. 

Sixth    G  e  tier  at  ion  . 

Charles's  chil.  1,  George  W.  2,  Lucy  J.  3,  Nathaniel.  4,  Al- 
phonso. 

Silas's  chil.     1,  Dudley.  {  Robert  A's  chil.     1,  Sarah  E. 

STAHL,  Henry,  of  Germany  ;  m. Hilt ;  r.  and  d.  Wal.     Of 

their  chil.  1,  Philip,  m.  1st,  Catherine  Kaler,  c.  to  Warren ;  m.  2d, 
Deborah  Wade,  of  WaL,  pub.  June  26,  1824  ;  and  d. 

Philip's  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Charles,  b.  in  1786  ?  m.  Mary  Hysler, 
Sept.  .5,  1816;  and  d.  Feb.  25,  1850.  2,  Jacob,  m.  Elizabeth  Win- 
chenbach,  who  d.  Aug.  24,  1843.  3,  EHzabeth,  m.  Samuel  Ladd, 
Oct.  5,  1824  ;  and  d.  4,  Henry,  m.  Elsa  Jameson  of  Cam.  Nov.  22, 
1818.  5,  Pliilip,  (2d,)  m.  Ann  Davis,  piib.  Oct.  10,  1818.  6,  Mar- 
garet, m.  Isaac  Brown  of  Thom.,  Feb.  13,  1848.  7,  Mary,  m.  Stud- 
ley  Bisbee.  8,  Jane,  m.  Isaac  Benner,  May  19,  1822.  9,  Louisa,  m. 
Ebenezer  Boggs  ;  and  d.  Nov.  3,  1833.  10,  Fanny,  d.  Sept.  21,  1839. 
The  mother  d.  June  26,  1821. 

Charles's  chil.  1,  Sarah,  b.  in  1819;  d.  March  9,  1843.  2,  David, 
m.  Matilda  Studley, pub.  Dec.  4,  1847.  3, Martin,  m.  S.Elizabeth  An- 
derson, pvib.  Oct.  14,  1847.  4,  Thomas,  b.  in  1825  ;  d.  March  19, 
1851.     5,  Isaac,  b.  about  1828.     6,  Louis,  d.  young. 

Jacob's  chil.  1,  EHzabeth,  m.  Isaac  Hysler.  2,  Charles,  (2d,)  b. 
about  1810  ;  m.  Mary  Ann  Kaler,  pub.  Jan.  24,  1846.  3,  Edward. 
4,  WiUiam,  b.  in  1814;  d.  June  25,  1833.  5,  Philip,  (3d.)  6,  Mary 
Jane,  d.  young.  7  &  8,  twins,  b.  in  1822 ;  Moses,  d.  Aug.  30,  1840  ; 
Aaron,  d.  Sept.  24,  1840.  9,  Lxicinda.  10,  Andrew,  bap.  July  23, 
1828;  d.  Jan.  15,  1835. 

Philip,  (2d)'s  cliil.  1,  Eliza  Ann.  2,  OUver,  d.  at  sea,  Dec.  1845. 
3,  Alfred,  d.  at  sea.  Sept,  1840.  4,  Elijah.  5,  Edwin,  b.  about  1831 ; 
d.  suddenly  of  a  sun  stroke,  July  13,  1849.  6,  Almira  E.  7,  Mary 
T.     8,  WilHam  H. 

STANDISH,  Capt.  Miles,  c.  over  in  the  Mayflower  in  1620,  and 
had  by  2d  wife,  6  chil.  Of  these,  the  1st,  Alexander,  m.  Sarah 
Alden,  2d,  Desire  Holmes,  and  had  10  chil.  Thomas,  the  8th  of 
these,  r.  Marshfield  and  Pembroke,  and  had  6  chil.  Da\ad,  the 
eldest,  m.  Hannah  Magoun  in  1746  ;  and  d.  in  1793.  (Hist.  Bridge- 
water.)     Of  David's  chil.,  1,  James,   b.  in  1762,  c.  to  Warren  from 


428  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Duxbm-y  or  Hanover  ;  m.  EKzabeth  McCarter  ;  and  d.  June  8,  184:0, 

a.  78. 

James's  ch.il.  1,  David,  b.  Aug  15,  1788 ;  m.  Elizabeth.  Weston, 
June  2,  1812.  2,  James,  (2d,)  m.  Sarah  Ludwig,  pub.  Nov.  17, 
1823  ;  drowned  in  the  W.  I.,  March,  1826.  3,  John  M.,  r.  Wai. ;  m. 
1st,  Eleanor  McClintock,  Dec.  6,  1821,  2d,  Elizabeth  Hoffsis,  and  3d, 
Mrs.  Turner.  4,  William,  bap.  June  22,  1794.  5,  Epliraim,  bap. 
April  30,  1797;  rem.  west.  6,  Hannah,  bap.  Oct.  21,  1798;  m. 
Jacob  Hoffsis  of  Wal.,  Nov.  1,  1827.  7,  Eliza,  bap.  Aug.  16,  1801 ; 
m.  1st,  Penta  Walcot  of  Union,  in  1840,  2d,  Benjamin  Clark  of 
Union  ;  and  d.  Aug.  19,  1850.  8,  Thurston  Whiting,  bap.  Aug.  26, 
1804.  9,  Briggs,  bap.  Aug.  13,  1809  ;  d.  in  N.  Y.,  in  1832.  The 
mother  d.  Oct.  4,  1823,  a.  58. 

David's  chil.  1,  James,  (3d,)  b.  in  1813  ;  d.  July  7,  1837.  2, 
Mary  W.,  b.  Aug.  26,  1814 ;  m.  Oscar  Eaton.  3,  Abigail  W.,  b. 
Julv  16,  1816  ;  m.  Francis  Eowles,  November  24,  1836.    4  &  5,  twins, 

b.  October  10,  1818  ;  Samuel,  r.  St.  Louis;  Elizabeth,  m.  Benjamin 
K,.  Claj)p  of  Stoughton,  December  30,  1849.  6  &  7,  twins,  Lucy  and 
Catherine.  8,  Miles,  d.  August  14,  1834.  9,  George  W.,  m.  Ann 
Creighton  of  Thorn.  November   6,   1850  ;  r.  Bath.     10,  Hannah. 

STARRETT,  William,  from  Scotland,  m.  Mary  Gamble  in  L-eland  ; 

c.  to  Pemaquid,  and  in  1735  to  Warren  ;  but  rem.  Woburn  and  d.  at 
Dedham,  Mass.  His  widow  returned  and  d.  in  Warren,  April  17, 
1786,  a.  86.  Their  chil.  1,  Margaret,  m.  1st,  Hugh  Scot,  (who  d. 
November  3,  1762,  a.  53,)  2d,  Daniel  Locke,  3d,  Stephen  Peabody,  and 

d.  2,  Hugh,  b.  in  L-eland  ;  lost  at  sea.  3,  David,  m. McClin- 
tock ;  r.  Francistown,  N.  H.  4,  Col.  Thomas,  b.  in  Warren,  in  1738  ; 
m.  Rebecca  LcAvis  ;  and  d.  January  31,  1822.  5,  William,  (2d,)  m. 
Abigail  Fisher  of  Dedham ;    r.  Francistown. 

Col.  Thomas's  chil.  1,  Mary,  b.  March  5,  1764  ;  m.  John  O'Brien ; 
and  d.  September  20,  1848.  2,  Thomas,  (2d,)  b.  in  1765  ;  m.  Anna 
Kirkpatrick  ;  and  d.  July  24,  1844.  3,  Capt.  William,  (3d,)  b.  in 
1767 ;  m.  1st,  Jane  Spear,  2d,  Martha  McCarter  of  Cush.  in  1829  ; 
and  d.  October  14,  1834.  4,  Isaac,  b.  in  1769 ;  m.  Mary  Spear,  and 
d.  November  14,  1830.  5,  Rebecca,  b.  July,  1771  ;  m.  John  Spear, 
(2d.)  6,  John,  b.  May,  1773  ;  m.  Margaret  Fitzgerald.  7,  Mar- 
garet, b.  in  1775  ;  m.  Thomas  Kirkpatrick.  8,  Nancy,  b.  in  1778  ;  m. 
John  Kii-kpatrick  ;  and  d.  April  22,  1834.  9,  Sarah,  b.  July,  1780  ; 
m.  Capt.  Lemuel  Andrews.  10,  Lewis,  b.  May  2,  1783 ;  m.  Mary 
Cole  of  Wal.  11,  Lucv,  b.  June  15,  1786;  m.  John  McDowell  of 
Wash.,  May  1,  1827.  12,  EHzabeth,  b.  October  28,  1788  :  m.  S.  C. 
Burgess.     The  mother  d.  June  26,  1813,  a.  70. 

Fourth    Generation. 
Thomas,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Rev.  David,  grad.  at  Bowd.    CoU.  1818  ; 

Cong.  Minister  at  Weld,   and  other  places  ;  m. Fairbanks  ;  and 

d.  at  Augusta,  April  3,  1851.  2,  Dea.  James,  m.  1st,  Ann  S.  Oaks, 
in  1823  ;  (who  d.  June  29,  1840,  a  43,)  2d,  Mrs.  Nancy  J.  Hussey  of 
Waterville,  pub.  October  28,  1843.  3,  Charles,  bap.  June  23,  1794  ; 
m.  Sarah  Cole  ;  r.  Thom.  4,  Rebecca  L.,  bap.  July  31,  1796;  m. 
WiUiam  Cole  of  Wal.  October  6,  1822  ;  and  d.  October  6,  1849.  5, 
George,  grad.  at  Bowd.  CoU.  1818  ;  m.  1st,  Eliza  Hammond  of  Ban- 
gor, 2d,  Martha  Biu-gess  of  Wareham,  and  3d,  Mrs.   Caroline  Morrel 


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of  Bangor,  where  he  prac.  law,  and  d.  in  1836.  6,  Clarissa,  bap. 
June  11,  1802  ;  m.  Abraham  Cole  of  Wal.  March  10,  1835. 

William,  (3d)'s  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  William  Lewis,  bap.  June 
22,  1794,  d.  young.  2,  Thomas,  (3d,)  bap.  July  2,  1797  ;  m.  Jane 
Spear,  December  2,  1824.  3,  John  S.  bap.  August  18,  1799  ;  m.  Ann 
Kirkpatrick,  December  30,  1827.  4,  Edward,  bap.  August  17,  1800  ; 
m.  Lomsa  Leach,  November  26,  1829.  5,  Aaron,  bap.  February  2, 
1806;  m.  1st,  Nancy  Morse  of  Union,  pub.  November  27,  1841,  2d, 
Sarah  C.  Hills  of  Union,  pub.  January  1st,  1848.  6,  Nancy.  7, 
Benjamin  E.,  m.  Harriet  N.  Morse  of  Union,  pub.  September  14, 
1843.     8,  Mary  Jane,  d.  May  15,  1842. 

Isaac's  chil.  1,  Dea.  Wm.  L.,  bap.  Oct.  9,  1796  ;  m.  Abigail 
Davis,  pub.  Feb.  14,  1824  ;  and  d.  July  26,  1850.  2,  Mary,  bap.  July 
2,  1797 ;  m.  Edward  O'Brien.  3,  Jane,  bap.  Sept.  15,  1799  ;  m. 
Stephen  B.  Crocker.  4,  Edmund,  m.  Nancy  Mclntyre,  June  26, 
1827.  5,  Alexander,  m.  Ann  M.  Anderson,  pub.  Jan.  4,  1834.  6, 
Rebecca,  m.  Reuben  Hall.  7,  Olive  G.,  m.  James  Mclntyre.  8, 
Samuel,  b.  in  1807  ;  d.  Feb.  15,  1810.  9,  Samuel  S.,  m.  Lucinda 
Gardiner,  pub.  March  7,  1835  ;  r.  Machias  ;  and  d.  at  San  Francisco, 
Aug.  12,  1850.  10,  David  S.,  m.  1st,  Jane  C.  Mclntyre,  Sept.  1838, 
2d,  Mary  E.  Hoffsis  of  Wal.,  pub.  July  15,  1848.  11,  Isaac  EUis, 
bap.  November  2,  1815  ;  d.  Jan.  6,  1834.  12,  Caroline,  m.  Joseph 
Vaughan. 

John's  chil.  1,  Joseph,  bap.  Aug.  20,  1803  ;  m.  Abigail  Dunbar, 
pub.  May  28,  1837.  2,  EUza,  bap.  Aug.  26,  1804 ;  d.  June,  1805.  3, 
Silas,  bap.  Jan.  26,  1806 ;  d.  abroad.  4,  Mary  W.,  bap.  April  24, 
1808,  m.  Henry  Seiders,  Dec.  21,  1826  ;  r.  Union.  5,  Andrew,  bap. 
May  13,  1810;  r.  Bumham ;  and  m.  Sarah  Cohen.  6,  Sarah  Ann, 
bap.  Nov.  22,  1812  ;  m.  George  Myrick,  Oct.  22,  1840  ;  r.  Thom.  7, 
George  Fitzgerald,  bap.  Aug.  7,  1814  ;  m.  Mary  Hanly  of  Bristol. 
8,  John,  (2d,)  bap.  June  30,  1816  ;  m.  Jerusha  W.  Morison,  Dec.  17, 
1840.  9,  Eliza,  bap.  May  31,  1818  ;  m.  Amos  Walker ;  r.  Thom. ;  and 
d.  Oct.  30,  1849,  by  suicide.  10,  Edwin,  bap.  June,  25,  1820  ;  m. 
and  r.  Thom. 

Lewis's  chil.  1,  Cephas,  bap.  Oct.  5,  1809 ;  m.  Mary  Tolman ;  r. 
Rock.     2,  Marcus,  bap.  Aug.  29,  1811 ;  m.  Lavinia  Lawrence,  Oct.  3, 

1839.     3,  Sandford,  bap.  July  29,   1813  ;    m.  Ghentner ;    r. 

Rock.  4,  Stephen  B.,  bap.  Sept.  1,  1815.  5,  William  Edward,  bap. 
Oct.  24,  1820 ;  m.  Mary  Havener,  r.  Rock.  6,  Martha  J.  7,  Cath- 
erine R.,  m.  Rufus  Thomas  of  Rock. 

F  ift  h    Generation. 

Dea.  James's  chil.  1,  Susan  J.,  m.  Lewis  H.  Vaughan.  2,  Oliver 
J.     3,  Henry  A.     4,  Martia  A.     By  2d  wife.     5,  Mary  C. 

Thomas,  (3d)'s  chil.     1,  Jane.     2,  William.     3,  Robert. 

John  S.'s  chil.  1,  Harriet,  b.  in  1831 ;  d.  May  20,  1848.  2,  Har- 
vey.    3,  Ellis.     4,  Sarah  F.,  d.  young.     5,  Cynthia,  (adopted.) 

Edward's  chil.  1,  Oliver.  2,  Duncan.  3,  Waterman.  4,  Edward. 
5,  Clarissa.     6,  Benjamin.     7,  Martha.     8,  Louisa  E. 

Aaron's  chil.  by  1st  wife.     1,  Ellen. 

Edmund's  chil.     1,  Mary  Ann.     2,  Isaac  Palmer. 

Alexander's  chil.  1,  Lucmda,  b.  in  1834  ;  d.  Nov.  22,  1849.  2, 
Gilbert.     3,  Edmund,  (2d.)     4,  Orilla  A.     5,  Joshua  E. 

Joseph's  chil.  1,  Augustine.  2,  EUis  A.  3,  Mary.  4,  Frank- 
lin. 


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George  F.'s  chil.  1,  Silas  J.  2,  Agnes,  b.  in  1849  ;  d.  Marcli  9, 
1850.     3,  William  G. 

John,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Azelia  E.  2,  Edwin  A.  3,  Oscar  E.  4, 
Horace  W.     5,  Eliza,  b.  in  Oct.  1849 ;  d.  April  1,  1850. 

Marcus's  chil.  1,  Mary,  d.  young.  2,  Lewis  F.  3,  Stephen  Em- 
erson.    4,  Frances  Maria. 

STARR,  Rev.  Robert  C,  m.  Mary  Eustace,  r.  Jay  and  Warren ; 
Bap.  minister  at  Friendship,  Woolwich,  New  Gloucester,  and  other 
places. 

Their  chil.  1,  J.  Bentley  H.,  m.  Isabella  Prince,  June  24,  1827  ;  r. 
and  d.  Thorn.  2,  Elmira,  m.  Capt.  John  Barker  of  Woolwich.  3, 
Col.  George  Augustus,  b.  June  24,  1808  ;  m.  Catherine  Healy  ;  r. 
Thorn.  3,  James,  b.  January  18,  1812.  4,  Leander,  m.  Clementine 
Keith  ;  r.  Rock.     5,  Esther  Eustace,  m.  Oliver  Robbins  of  Thom. 

STETSON,  Jacob,  c.  from  Wal.  ;  m.  Temperance  Stetson ;  and  d. 
October  10,  1839,  a.  74.  Their  chil.  1,  Sarah,  b.  in  1797  ;  d.  May  2, 
1825.     2,  Sage,  m.  D.  C.  Stetson ;  and  d.  May  30,   1846.     3,  ZHpha, 

m. Dow  of  Salem.     4,  Ann,  m.   Charles  Young,   and   d.    in 

September,  1840.  5,  Jacob,  (2d,)  b.  in  1807  ;  m.  Sarah  Wade  of 
Union,  pub.  December  24,  1831 ;  and  d.  December  27,  1834.  6, 
Myrick,  m.  Rachel  Libbey,  pub.  March  1,  1838.  7,  Hepsibeth,  m. 
Hezekiah  A.  Williams ;  and  d.  January  24,  1842.  The  mother  d. 
May  19,  1824,  a.  48. 

STETSON,  Daniel  C,  also  from  Wal.  m.  1st,  Sage  Stetson,  2d, 
Susan  L.  Kempton  of  Wal.  pub.  December  13,  1847. 

His  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Mary,  m.  Thomas  Nye  of  Union.  2, 
WiUiam  B.,  m.  Hannah  R.  Libbey,  pub.  August  23,  1843.  3,  Tem- 
perance, m.  Dr.  B.  Bachelder.     4,  Vienna.     5,  Sarah.     6,  Emery  L. 

7,  Denny  W.     8,  Hepsibeth.     9,  Adelbert  H. 
Myrick's  chil.     1,  Delia.     2,  Anson. 
WiUiam  B's  chH.     1,  Enuly  D.     2,  Edgar. 

STEVENS,  James,  b.  in  1796  ;  served  in  the  war  of  1812  ;  m.  1st, 
Hannah  Libbey,  January  13,  1825,  2d,  Catherine  H.  Ladd,  pub.  May 
17,  1844. 

His  chil.  1,  Elvira,  m.  William  Payson.  2,  John.  3,  Edwin  C. 
(By  2d  wife.)     4,  MelviUe  R. 

STEWART,  Rev.  John  H.,  of  the  Methodist  connexion,  m.  Olive 
Fairbanks,  and  c.  from  Hope.  Their  chil.  1,  Mary  Ann,  m.  Lean- 
der Young.  2,  Franklin,  d.  1849.  3,  John  F.  4,  Cyrus  S.  5,  Olive 
M.     6,  Martha  E.     7,  Sarah  L.  b.  in  1844  ;  d.  in  September,  1849. 

8,  Caroline  G. 

STONE,  Micah,  bap.  March,  1782  ;  c.  from  Framingham  ;  m.  Olive 
Gleason  of  Union,  October  7,  1804  ;  r.  Fram. 

Their  chil.  b.  at  Warren.  1,  George,  b.  November  15,  1806  ;  m. 
Sarah  HiUs,  May  13,  1835  ;  r.  Thom.  2,  Henry,  b.  September  22, 
1808.  3,  John  Y.,  b.  Februarv  26,  1810  ;  m.  Deborah  Simonton  ;  r. 
Thom.     The  mother  d.  March  1,  1812,  with  her  infant  3  days  old. 

STORER,  Andrew,  b.  in  1742,  in  Germany ;  c.  to  Wal. ;  m.  Eliza- 
beth   ;  and  d.  at  Warren,  November  9,  1799.  His  widow  d.  Janu- 
ary 17,  1815,  a.  66.  Their  son,  John,  b.  in  1772  ;  m.  Catherine  Fog- 
ler;  r.  Warren  ;  and  d.  January  15,  1832. 

His  chil.  1,  Sarah,  b.  November  19,  1797  ;  m.  J.  G.  MaUett.  2, 
Martin,  m.  Susanna  Hoffsis,  January  4,  1827  ;  and  d.  at  sea,  in  Feb- 


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ruary,  1828.  3,  Charles,  b.  April  12,  1803  ;  d.  March  14,  1832.  4, 
Elizabeth,  b.  April  16,  1805  ;  m.  1st,  Capt.  D.  Mclntyre,  2d,  J.  C. 
Dunbar.  5,  John,  (2d,)  b.  December  22,  1807  ;  m.  Elizabeth  How- 
ard of  Wal.  pub.  October  23,  1834.  6,  Ann,  b.  February  26,  1810  ; 
m.  Robert  Robinson.  7,  Adeline,  b.  Sept.  21,  1812;  m.  J.  C.  Craw- 
ford. 8,  Clara,  b.  June  13,  1816  ;  m.  Albert  HofFsis,  pub.  January 
5,  1839.     The   mother  d.  July  9,  1845,  a.  68. 

John's  chil.  1,  Bertha.  2,  Charles.  3  &  4,  twins,  John  M. 
and  Adelaide. 

SUMNER,  Ebenezer,  of  Milton,  Mass.,  m.  2d,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Copeland,  c.  to  Warren,  and  d.  in  Milton.  His  wife  d.  at  Warren, 
July,  1774,  a.  64. 

His  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  Hopestill,  b.  in  1745  ;  m.  Mary  Rhodes ; 
and  d.  Dec.  25,  1826,  a.  81.  2,  Ezra,  m.  Mrs.  Mary  Fernald;  d. 
abroad.     3,  Susan,  d.  Dec.  15,  1813. 

Hopestill's  chil.  1,  Samuel,  b.  in  1776  ;  m.  Mercy  Prior,  about 
1802.  2,  Rebecca,  m.  Capt.  John  Champney,  and  d.  in  Thom.  3, 
Mary,  b.  in  1774  ;  m.  Enoch  Leach;  and  d.  Oct.  9,  1813.  4,  Jane, 
b.  in  1780  ;  m.  Capt.  John  Robinson  ;  and  d.  July  4,  1848.  5,  Debo- 
rah, b.  in  1783;  d.  Jan.  4,  1800.  6,  Hannah,  b.  in  1786;  d.  Nov. 
18,  1822.  7,  Sarah,  b.  in  1788  ;  d.  June  5,  1816.  8,  Elizabeth,  b.  in 
1790  ;  d.  June  1,  1810.  9,  Capt.  Seth,  m.  Hannah  Hall,  July  1,  1819. 
The  mother  d.  Oct.  8,  1830,  a.  82. 

Ezra's  chil.  1,  Charles,  m.  Nancy  Coggans,  Dec.  24,  1817.  2, 
Mary.     3,  Susan,  m.  Trustim  Thompson,  Nov.  13,  1823. 

Samuel's  chil.  1,  Waterman,  m.  Hannah  McCarter,  of  Cush., 
pub.  Aug.  9,  1831.      2,  Mary  Jane,  b.  about   1818  ;    d.  Feb.  13,  1848. 

Capt.  Seth's  chil.     1,  Rufus  C.     2,  Capt.  David  H.     3,  Francis  M. 

Waterman's  chil.     1 ,  Edwin.    2,  Martha  J.    3,  George.    4,  Olive  F. 

SWIFT,  Zipha,  b.  at  Foxboro'  in  1770;  r.  Canton,  c.  to  Cush. 
1800,  thence  to  Warren;    m.  Deborah  Morton;    and  d.  Jan.  10,  1829. 

Their  chil.  1,  Lyman,  b.  March  30,  1804 ;  m.  Ehzabeth  Moore, 
July  5,  1829.  2,  Joshua,  b.  Feb.  1,  1806  ;  m.  Mrs.  Abigail  Hanson  ; 
r.  Rock.  3,  Asenath,  m.  Joseph  Keith,  of  Thom.  July  12,  1829.  4, 
Jirah,  m.  Mary  Lewis  of  Cush.  5,  William,  m.  and  r.  Belfast.  6, 
Jane  M.,  m.  Charles  Hilt  of  St.  George.  7,  Chauncy,  m.  and  r. 
Frankfort.  8,  Adam  Kinsley,  m.  Mary  A.  W.  Copeland,  Nov.  14, 
1844.  9,  Elizabeth,  m.  Milton  Stevens  of  Dixmont.  10,  Lavinia, 
W.,  m.  Francis  Barlow  ;  r.  Palermo. 

THATCHER,  Hon.  Samuel,  grad.  H.  U.,  1793  ;  m.  Sarah  Brown 
of  Concord ;  c.  from  Cambridge  to  New  Gloucester  in  1798  ;  to  AVar- 
ren,  1800  ;  rem.  Brewer,  in  1833. 

Their  chil.  1,  Harriet  Howard.  2,  Elizabeth;  d.  Jan.  23.1827. 
3,  Samuel,  (2d,)  m.  and  r.  Bangor.  4,  Geo.  Atigustus,  m.  and  r. 
Brewer.  5,  Benjamin  Bussey,  grad.  Bowd.  Coll.,  1826 ;  r.  and  d.  at 
Boston,  in  1840. 

THOMAS,  John,  b.  in  1782  ;  m.  Naomi  Boggs,  Dec.  25,  1804. 

Their  chil.  1,  Rachel,  bap.  June  3,  1807  ;  m.  Thomas  Jones.  2, 
John,  (2d,)  b.  in  1807  ;  m.  Belinda  Watts,  May  5,  1833  ;  and  d.  July 
30,.  1834.  3,  Sarah,  m.  Nathan  L.  Kelloch.  4,  Annah,  m.  David 
Patterson,  (4th.)  5,  Joshua,  m.  Mary  Dockham.  6,  Samuel,  m. 
Abigail  Dockham,  who  d.  Nov.  7,  1847,  a.  23.  7,  Edmund  B.,  m. 
Maria  N.  Dockham,  April,  1842.  8,  Emery,  m.  Eliza  A.  Joachin, 
Oct.  16,  1842.     9,  Charles.    10,  Nancy,  b.  in  1828  ;  d.  April  8,  1847. 


432  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

Joshua's  cliil.  1,  John,  (2d,)  b.  in  1843.  2,  Mary  H.  3,  Nan- 
cy A. 

Edmund  B.'s  chil.  1,  Edith  M.  2,  Lucinda  J.  3,  Edmund.  4, 
Elizabeth  S. 

THOMPSON,  Dea.  Robert,  r.  Hope  and  Warren,  and  d.  March 
1,  1849.  His  wife,  Mary,  d.  Sept.  16,  1829,  a.  61.  John,  a  brother, 
b.  in  1776;  d.  Nov.  13,  1826. 

TONER,  Charles,  with  his  wife,  c.  from  Dublin,  Ireland,  to  War- 
ren about  1818  ;  and  d.  January  18,  1839. 

Their  chil.  1,  James,  m.  and  r.  N.  York.  2,  Nancy,  m.  John  C. 
Hilt.  3,  Charles,  b.  in  1820 ;  drowned  in  the  river,  July  10,  1827. 
4,  Capt.  Isaac.  5,  William,  b.  in  1830  ;  d.  June  9,  1832.  The  mother 
d.  by  drowning  in  the  river,  September  29,  1837,  a.  about  40. 

VAUGHAN,  Joseph,  of  Carver,  Mass.  m.  Hannah  Cobb  of 
Plympton.  Their  chil.  1,  Nathaniel.  2,  Anselm,  b.  in  1775  ;  r. 
Warren;  m.  1st,  Margaret  Watts,  January  13,  1805,  2d,  Elizabeth 
Burton,  August  5,  1808  ;  and  d.  January   17,  1837-     3,  Joseph,  (2d,) 

m. Jones  ;  r.  Union.     4,  Daniel,  d.  in  Boston.     5,  Dea.  Lewis, 

m.  Mary  Howland;  and  r.  Warren.  6,  Alvan,  m.  Sarah  S.  Ripley  ; 
r.  Warren.  7,  Charles.  8,  Hannah,  m.  Thaddeus  Hastings  ;  r.  and 
d.  in  Hope.  9,  Rebecca,  m.  Capt.  J.  Burton,  (2d.)  10,  Susan,  d. 
in  Mass. 

Ansehn's  chil.  1,  Joseph,  d.  June  13,  1812.  By  2d  wife.  2, 
Benjamin  B.,  m.  and  r.  Foxcroft.  3,  Mary  Eliza,  b.  about  1811 ;  d. 
April  4,  1841.  4,  Hannah,  b.  in  1813  ;  d.  Oct.  14,  1849.  5,  Daniel 
D.,  m.  Martha  Burgess,  Sept.  26,  1839  ;  r.  Foxcroft.  6,  Anselm, 
(2d,)  r.  Foxcroft. 

Lewis's  chil.  1,  Lewis  H.,  b.  May  22,  1816 ;  m.  Susan  J.  Starrett, 
Sept.  21,  1841.  2,  Joseph  W.,  m.  Caroline  Starrett,  June  2,  1842. 
3,  Church,  m.  Hannah  Coburn,  September  7,  1846.  4,  Le\i.  5, 
Edwin  E. 

Alvan's  chil.  1,  Joseph,  m.  and  r.  Abingdon,  Mass.  2,  Adoniram 
J.  3,  Hannah  R.  4,  Susan,  m.  Allen  Alden  of  S.  Bridgewater,  May, 
1850. 

Lewis  H.'s  chil.     1,  Frederick  W.     2,  Frank  H. 

Church's  chil.     1,  Herbert  L. 

VINAL,  Abijah,  b.  about  1815;  c.  from  Wal. ;  m.  Sarah  Ann 
Crawford,  March  17,  1842. 

Their  chil.     1,  William  O.     2,  Gilbert. 

YOSE,  Seth,  eldest  of  the  13  children  of  Jonathan  and  Mary 
Yose  of  Milton,   m.  Rachel  Copeland ;  r.    and   d.  Cush.     Their  chil. 

I,  Ehjah,  b.  August  1,  1766  ;  m.  Sarah  Andrews  ;  r.  Warren,  and 
d.  April  10,  1840.  2,  Mary,  b.  in  1770  ;  m.  1st,  John  Mclntyre,  2d, 
Dea.  Calvin  Crane ;  and  d.  May  13,  1843.  3,  Seth,  (2d,)  b,  in  1772 ; 
r.  Warren  ;  m.  Lydia  Delano ;  and  d.  October  18,  1846.  4,  Eben- 
ezer,  b.  in  1774  ;  r.  Warren;  m.  1st,  Nancy  Lermond,  January  14, 
1802,  2d,  Mrs.  Sarah  Dunbar,  May  9,  1812;  rem.  Mont\dlle ;  and  d. 
May  21,  1829.  5,  David,  b.  February  8,  1776  ;  m.  Alice  L.  East- 
man ;  rem.  Montville  ;  and  d.  February  25,1844.  6,  Elizabeth,  m. 
Arch.  Robinson  of  Cush.  7,  Hannah,  m.  Dr.  Isaiah  Cushing ;  and 
d.  in  Thom.  8,  Rachel,  m.  George  Stevens  of  Thom.  July  20,  1820. 
9,  Rufus,  d.  yo\mg.  10,  William,  m.  Jane  McCarter,  April  7,  1814  ; 
r.  Cush.     11,  John,m.  1st,  Hannah  Healy,  2d,  Mary  Hyler,  August 

II,  1814;  r.  and  d.  Cush. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  433 

Elijah's  chil.  1,  Mary,  b.  Oct.  20,  1789;  d.  Feb.  19,  1817.  2, 
Lucy,  b.  Nov.  13,  1791;  m.  George  Lermond ;  and  d.  March  10, 
1824.  3,  Sarah,  m.  George  Lermond.  4,  John,  (2d,)  m.  Kachel 
Anderson,  pub.  August  13,  1831.  5,  Rachel,  m.  Hugh  Anderson. 
6,  Rebecca,  b.  Jan.  8,  1801 ;  d.  Jan.  30,  1818.  7,  EHzabeth,  m.  PaTil 
Boggs.  8,  Catherme  L.,  m.  George  Vose.  9,  Hannah  Lrene,  m. 
Edwin  Gushing.  10,  Eveline  L.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1811 ;  m.  Samuel  Preble 
of  Lincolnville,  Nov.,  1835  ;  and  d.  Feb.  12,  1844 ;  (her  husband  d. 
April  29,  1842.) 

Seth,  (2d)'s  cliil.  1,  Alpheus,  m.  Hannah  Orff  of  Wal.,  pub. 
Sept.  21,  1840.  2,  Seth,  (3d,)  b.  in  1803 ;  d.  June  2,  1834.  3, 
Nancy,  m.  George  Mink ;  and  d.  Sept.  1,  1844.     4,  EHza,  b.  in  1807  ; 

m.  William  Mink.     5,  Harriet,  m. Mink  of  Wal.     6,  Abigail, 

m. Chase  of  Boston.     The  mother  d.  July  22,  1851. 

Ebenezer's  chil.  1,  Marcus,  m.  Hamiah  Rowell,  r.  Montville.  2, 
Alexander,  m.  Melinda  Weeks,  r.  Union.  3,  Arethusa.  4  &  5, 
twins,  Ebenezer,  (2d,)  m.  Hannah  Borland ;  Edwin,  m.  1st,  Sarah 
Curtis,  2d,  Nancy  Jane  Curtis ;  r.  Montville.  By  2d  wife.  6, 
George,  m.  Catherine  L.  Yose,  pub.  June  4,  1837 ;  r.  Warren.  7, 
Nancy,  m.  James  Rivers  of  Thorn.  8,  Hannah,  m.  Merrill  Rowell 
of  Mont.  9,  William,  (2d,)  r.  Rock.  10,  Alice,  m.  Ezekiel  Prescott 
of  Liberty. 

David's  chil.  1,  Capt.  Burton,  b.  Sept.  21,  1797;  m.  Elizabeth 
Bently ;  and  d.  in  May,  1840,  at  N.  O.  2,  Mehitable,  m.  John  Evans 
of  Montville.  3,  Edward,  m.  and  r.  Mont.  4,  Seth,  (4th,)  m.  Alice 
R.  Fales,  r.  Thom.  5,  Benjamin,  m.  and  r.  Mont.  6,  EHjah,  b. 
March  19,  1807  ;  m.  Mary  True  ;  prac.  Law  at  Union.  7,  Sarah  E., 
m.  Nathan  Haskell  of  Knox.  8,  Rufus,  b.  in  1811;  m.  Eliza  T. 
Ayer ;  and  d.  Nov.  11,  1842.  9,  Bartholomew  K.,  m.  Sarah  F. 
Haskell.  10,  David,  (2d,)  b.  in  1815;  d.  AprH  13,  1839.  11,  AUce 
L.,  d.  a.  2  years.     12,  Cyrus  N.,  b.  in  1819 ;  d.  July,  1842. 

John,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Nancy  P.     2,  Silas. 

George's  chil.  1,  Leonard.  2,  Leanora.  3,  Stinson.  4,  Ellen. 
5,  Alvah. 

WAKEFIELD,  Rev.  John,  c.  from  Bath ;  was  Bap.  minister  at 
Thom.  and  Warren ;  m.  Ann  Prior  of  Bath,  pub.  Feb.  3,  1821 ;  rem. 
Rock,  in  1844. 

Their  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  m.  Miles  C.  Andrews,  of  Rock.  2, 
Olivia  B.  3,  Ann,  m.  William  C.  Bxirgess  of  Thom.  4,  Maria  J. 
5,  Virginia. 

WALLACE,  Capt.  George  W.,  m.  Mary  Cobb ;  e.  from  Cherry- 
field  about  1837  ;  and  rem.  Thom.  in  1850. 

Their  chil.  1,  Francis  Cobb,  b.  in  Cherryfield.  2,  Jane.  3, 
Charlotte.  4,  Joseph.  5,  Given  B.  6,  Mary  Ellen.  7,  George  Ed- 
ward.    8,  Fanny  Snow. 

WATERMAN,  Robert,  b.  in  1764  ;  m.  PrisciUa  Haskell;  c.  from 
Poland,  Me. ;  and  d.  Feb.  19,  1841,  a.  77. 

Their  chil.     1,  Thomas,  b.  in  1790 ;    m.  and  r.  Milford,  now  in 

Warren.     2,  Robert,  (2d,)  m.  1st,  Abigail  Randall,  2d,  Rich ; 

r.  BeKast.  3,  PrisciUa,  m.  Elisha  Wyllie  of  Union,  Jan.  16,  1823. 
4,  Mercy,  b.  in  1806  ;  m.  Jabez  Haskell ;  and  d.  July  4,  1851.  5, 
William,  b.  in  1810 ;  d.  June  14,  1834.  The  mother  d.  AprH  13, 
1838,  a  70. 

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434  ANNALS      OF      WARREN. 

WATSON ;  this  family  c.  from  Ireland  ;  r.  Scarboro',  this  river,  and 
islands.  John  was  killed  by  the  Indians.  William  m.  Margaret 
Lermond ;  r.  Watson's  Point ;  and  d.  early  in  the  present  century. 
David  settled  at  Rock,  about  1769.  Samuel  was  lost  at  sea,  in  1770. 
Jane,  b.  in  1735  ;  m.  Hatevil  Libbey ;  and  d.  at  Warren,  Sept.  26, 
1819,  a.  84.  Margaret,  m.  Archibald  Robinson  of  Gush.  James, 
a   half  brother,  m.  Elizabeth  Porterfield ;  and  r.  Thom. 

William's  chil.  1,  Mary,  r.  Thom.  and  d.  April,  1849.  2,  John, 
d.  at  sea.  3,  Margaret,  m.  Zephaniah  Everton ;  r.  and  d.  in  Thom. 
4.  William,  m.  Margaret  Robinson;  and  d.  in  Thom.  5,  James,  b. 
in  1777;  d.  insane  in  Warren,  March  26,  1837.  6,  Alexander,  d. 
young.  7,  Elizabeth,  m.  Edward  Brown,  Feb.  20,  1800 ;  r.  Thom. 
and  d.  Sept.  8,  1809. 

WATTS,  William,  c.  from  Ireland  about  1719 ;  m.  Margaret  Mc- 
Lellan  of  Casco,  and  r.  Boston,  or  neighboring  Islands.  Their  chil. 
1,  John,  b.  in  1740  or  '42 ;  m.  Elizabeth  McNeal  of  Boston  ;  r.  War- 
ren; and  d.  Aug.  10,  1817.  2,  Capt.  Samuel,  m.  Mary  Robinson, 
Dec.  22,  1772  ;  r.  and  d.  at  St.  George. 

John's  chil.  1,  Capt.  William,  (2d,)  b.  in  Bridgewater,  Aug.  20, 
1762 ;  m.  Catherine  Daniels  of  Boston,  (who  d.  Sept.  21,  1820,)  and 
himself  d.  at  Darien,  Geo.  2,  Hugh,  b.  Nov.  1765  ;  m.  Lydia  Sim- 
mons, pub.  Oct.  31,  1818  ;  and  d.  without  chil.  June  12,  1842  ;  (his 
wife  d.  March  13,  1834,  a.  76.)  3,  Hector  McNeal,  b.  April  3, 1768  ;  m. 
Jane  Lermond,  Dec.  24,  1795.  4,  Isabel,  b.  in  1771 ;  m.  George  Jame- 
son ;  and  d.  May  26,  1802.  5,  Mary,  b.  in  1773 ;  m.  Nathan  Peabody ; 
and  d.  Aug.  30,  1850.  6,  John,  (2d,)  d.  young,  in  1779.  7,  Samuel, 
(2d,)  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Lermond,  Dec.  3,  1797,  2d,  Nancy  Jones,  Oct. 
1812.  8  &  9,  twins,  b.  in  1782;  Elizabeth,  m.  William  Libbey,  r. 
Union  ;  Margaret,  m.  Ansehn  Vaughan,  and  d.  Jan.  15,  1805.  The 
mother  d.  Nov.  5,  1819,  a.  82. 

Capt.  William,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Charles,  m.  and  r.  Boston.  2,  Wil- 
liam, (3d,)  went  to  sea  ;  long  unheard  from.     3,  Mary,  r.  Boston. 

Hector  McNeal's  chil.  1,  Charles,  b.  Jan.  12,  1799  ;  m.  Sarah  Watts 
of  St.  George,  pub.  Jan.  28,  1826.  2,  Lucy,  m.  Robert  Lawry.  3, 
Belinda,  m.  1st,  John  Thomas,  2d,  George  Mj-rick  of  Clinton ;  and  d. 
Oct.  20,  1839.  4,  Edward,  m.  Eliza  Seavy,  pub.  May  7,  1836.  5, 
Nancy  L.  m.  Life  W.  Copeland. 

Samuel,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  George,  m.  Rachel  Watts,  pub.  Feb.' 14, 
1823 ;  rem.  west.  2,  William,  (3d,)  m.  1st,  Abigail  Skinner,  Jan. 
24,  1828,  2d,  Deborah  Jones,  Jan.  1833.  3,  Esther,  b.  in  1801 ;  m. 
Johnson  Jones  ;  and  d.  Dec.  7,  1830.  4,  Jane,  m.  David  Crane.  5, 
John,  (3d,)  m.  1st,  Nancy  Copeland,  2d,  Eunice  Vamer,  in  1850.  6, 
Ahnira,  m.  Thomas  C.  Perkins.     7,  Samuel,  (3d,)  m.  Eveline  Far- 

rington,  August  27,  1829.     8,  Elizabeth,  m. Randall.     By  2d 

wife.  9,  Harriet,  m.  Emery  Thomdike,  Dec.  18,  1834.  10,  Marga- 
ret, m.  George  Norwood,  Dec.  21,  1834.  11,  Nancy  S.,  m.  1st,  Al- 
bert Benner  of  Wal.,  Dec.  25,  1834,  2d,  Warren  Benner,  June  19, 
1840.  12,  Silas  P.,  m.  Louisa  Hart  of  Appleton,  pub.  Sept.  20,  1845. 
13,  James,  m.  and  r.  Cam.  14,  Melinda,  m.  Wm.  Martin  of  Cam. 
15,  David,  m.  Arvilla  McLaughlin,  pub.  Jan.  5,  1851.  16,  Irene,  m. 
Benjamin  Barrows  of  Cam. 

Charles's  chil.  1,  Alden.  2,  Life.  3,  Lucy  A.  4,  Joseph.  6, 
Charles  B.     6,  Sarah  J.    7,  Alfred.    8,  Clarissa  M. 

Edward's  chil.     1,  Lermond.    2,  Belinda.    3,  Martin. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  435 

William,  (3d)'s  chil.  by  2d  wife.  1,  Fidelia,  d.  young.  2,  Emer- 
son.    3,  Charles  Ellis.     4,  John  J. 

John,  (3d)'s  chil.  by  1st  Avife.     1,  Lucinda. 

Silas  P.'s  chil.     1,  Alvan  T.     2,  Ethelbert  J. 

WEBB,  Dr.  Benjamin,  c.  from  Boston,  m.  1st,  Catherine  Gregg, 
2d,  Sarah  Boggs  ;  r.  Warren  and  Thorn,  and  rem.  Ohio.  Dea.  Wil- 
liam H.,  b.  in  1774 ;  m.  1st,  about  1802,  Ann  Seids,  (who  d.  Nov. 
21,  1825,  a.  41,)  2d,  Mrs.  Lucy  Biu'ton,  Dec.  20,  1826.  Mary,  a 
sister,  also  c.  to  Warren  and  rem.  Thom.  Their  mother  d.  in  Warren, 
April  24,  1833,  a.  92. 

Dea.  William  H.'s  chil.  1,  Mary  Ann,  m.  Jacob  Litchfield,  pub. 
Feb.  1,  1827.  2,  Almira,  m.  John  Grafton.  3,  William  H.,  (2d,)  b. 
in  1810  ;  m.  Mary  Robmson,  pub.  Sept.  1,  1827.  4,  John,  m.  and  r. 
Portland.  5,  Catherine,  m.  William  Sproul,  pub.  Oct.  28,  1837  ;  and 
d.  in  Wal.  6,  Sarah,  m.  Lewis  Andrews.  7,  Loring,  went  to  sea, 
and  d.  at  N.  O.,  March  9,  1841.  8,  Rebecca,  m.  Charles  Teague, 
piib.  August  5,  1848.  By  2d  wife.  9,  Anne,  m.  and  r.  Gardiner. 
10,  Lucy,  d.  young.  11,  Franklin,  b.  in  1830  ;  d.  at  Thom.  August 
13,  1849.     12,  Thomas. 

WiUiam  H.,  (2d)'s  chil.  1,  Mary  Ann.  2,  Abba,  b.  in  1830  ;  d. 
Dec.  13,  1841.     4,  Paulina.     5,  Edgar. 

WESTON,  Samuel,  b.  in  1754;  was  a  rev.  soldier;  m.  Abigail 
Bisbee,  c.  from  Duxbury,  and  d.  March  12,  1829. 

Their  chil.  1,  Nathaniel,  m.  Martha  Delano;  r.  Duxbury.  2, 
Sarah,  b.  in  1782;  m.  Joshua  Brackett ;  and  d.  March  20,  1850.  3, 
Lucv,  m.  James  Anderson,  (2d.)  4,  Elizabeth,  b.  in  Warren,  Oct. 
19,  \788  ;  m.  David  Standish.  5,  Samuel,  (2d,)  r.  Mirimichi.  6, 
George  W.,  bap.  June  22,  1794;  r.  Bangor.  7,  Edward  B.,  bap. 
Nov.  13,  1796  ;  m.  Margaret  Harriman,  pub.  August  21,  1819. 

Edward  B.'s  chil.  1,  Angelica  B.,  m.  John  H.  Singleton,  July  29, 
1849.  2,  Eunice.  3,  John.  4,  Elizabeth.  5,  Alden  M.  6,  Sarah 
D.  7,  Martha.  8,  Miles  S.  9,  Jane  M.  10,  James,  b.  in  1843  ;  d. 
Oct.  16,  1846. 

WETHERBEE,  Pliinehas,  r.  N.  Brookfield,  Mass.  His  chil.  1, 
Isaac.  2,  Phinehas.  3,  Calvin,  m.  Lydia  Bannister.  4,  Ann.  5, 
Joseph,  b.  in  1777  ;  c.  to  Warren  ;  m.  Mary  Bosworth,  May  3,  1807  ; 
and  d.  Sept.  30,  1822.     6,  Daniel,  r.  Warren  and  Cam. 

Of  Calvin's  12  chil.,  1.  Wm.  Bostick,  b.  in  1796  ;  r.  Warren;  and 
d.  July  26,  1835.  2,  Liberty  B.,  m.  and  r.  Belfast.  3,  Seth  Bannister, 
b.  in  1800 ;  m.  Mehitable  Bartlett  of  N.  Braintree ;  r.  Warren. 

Seth  B.'s  chil.  1,  William  Hilliard,  b.  in  1828.  2,  Alden  MiUer. 
3,  Angelica  IL,  d.  July  31,  1832.     4,  Sarah  E.     5,  Calvin  S. 

WHITING,  Rev.  Thurston,  b.  in  1753,  in  Franklin,  Mass. ;  m. 

1st, Brown  of  Newcastle,  2d,  Elizabeth  McCobb  ;  r.  Newcastle, 

Edgecomb  and  Warren  ;  and  d.  Feb.  28,  1829,  a.  76.  His  widow  d. 
Sept.  29,  1834,  a.  80.  His  chil.  by  1st  wife.  1,  John,  b.  in  1781 ; 
m.  Nancy  Lowell,  Sept.  9,  1804  ;  r.  Union ;  and  d.  Jan.  15,  1850. 

WHITNEY,  Jolm,  b.  in  Lincoln,  Mass.,  in  1777  ;  c.  from  Union 
to  Warren  in  1819,  and  m.  Lydia  Russel. 

Their  chil.     1,  John,  (2d,)  m. Keith.     2,  James.    3,  Russel. 

WILLIAMS,  Capt.  Nathan,  c.  from  Dracut ;  m.  Martha  Copeland, 
Nov.  3,   1801 ;    r.  Union  and  Warren,  now  in  Canaan.     Jesse,  his 


436  ANNALS     OF     WARREN. 

brother,  b.  about  1773  ;  m.  1st,  Rachel  Copeland,  May  13,  1804,  2d, 
Sarah  Haupt,  Feb.  4,  1810  ;  r.  Warren. 

Capt.  Nathan's  chil.  1,  Sarah  M.,  bap.  Aug.  21,  1803  ;  m.  James 
Mink  of  Wal.,  pub.  Dec.  13,  1823.  2,  Nathan,  (2d.)  3,  Hezekiah  A., 
m.  1st,  Hepsibeth  Stetson,  2d,  Susan  Seidlinger  of  Wal.,  pub.  Nov.  1, 
1842.  4,  Thankful,  m.  Isaac  Fuller,  (2d.)  5,  Moses  C,  m.  Nancy 
Russel  in  Feb.  1842.  6,  Nancy  L.,  m.  Miles  Boggs.  7,  George,  m. 
and  r.  Belfast.     8,  Joseph,  b.  in  1814  ;  d.  Dec.  16,  1835. 

Jesse's  chil.  1,  Elizabeth,  bap.  Aug.  25,  1805  ;  m.  James  Moore; 
r.  Manchester,  N.  H.  (By  2d  wife.)  2,  Jesse,  (2d,)  m.  Rosanna  A. 
Leach,  Nov.  20,  1842.  3,  John.  4,  Sandford,  m.  Angelina  B.  Crane, 
July  17,  1845.     5,  Peter.     6,  Mary  B.     7,  David.     8,  Charles. 

Moses  C's  chil.     1,  Abba  J.     2,  Martha  E. 

Jesse,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Sarah  F.     2,  Mary  E.     3,  George  W. 

WILSON,  Life,  b.  in  1770  ;  c.  from  Dracut,  Mass. ;  m.  Mrs.  Sarah 
Jameson,  Oct.  5,  1797  ;  and  d.  Feb.  5,  1811. 

Their  chil.  1,  Abigail  B.,  b.  in  1798  ;  m.  Robert  WyUie  of  St. 
George,  May  22, 1823  ;  r.  Lowell.  2,  Capt.  Life,  (2d,)  b.  Sept.  22,  1799  ; 
m.  Eliza  Watson,  pub.  Oct.  12,  1823 ;  r.  Thorn,  and  rem.  Illinois. 
3,  Sarah,  b.  July  11,  1801  ;  m.  Capt.  Samuel  Hinkley.  4,  William, 
b.  April  21,  1803  ;  d.  3Iarch  7,  1812.  5,  Almira,  m.  Capt.  George  M. 
Jameson.     6,  Joseph,  b.  iu  1809  ;  d.  March  7,  1812. 

WILSON,  Theodore,  b.  about  1788,  c.  from  the  same  region,  r. 
village. 

WINCHENBACH,  Henry,  b.  in  1762  ;  m.  Mary  Woltz  ;  c.  from 
Wal. ;  and  d.  March  16,  1831.     His  wife  d.  Oct.  14,  1822. 

Their  chil.  1,  Catherine,  b.  1790  ;  d.  Jan.  1846.  2,  Margaret,  m. 
Robert  Jordan.  3,  Elizabeth,  m.  1st,  Nathan  Watton,  2d,  Jacob  Win- 
chenbach  of  Wal.  4,  Henry  W.,  m.  Agnes  Spear,  Oct.  15,  1818.  5, 
Mary,  m.  Charles  HaA^ener  of  Wal.  6,  Andrew,  m.  Rebecca  Spear, 
Jan.  25,  1821.  7,  Sarah,  m.  William  Spear,  (2d.)  8,  Nancy,  m. 
Isaac  Overlock  of  AVal.  9,  Lucinda,  d.  young.  10,  Ann  Maria,  m. 
John  Godfrev  Hoffsis. 

Henry  W's  chil.     1,  Robert  W.     2,  Sarah  J.     3,  John  S. 

Andrew's  chil.      1,  James,  m.  Havener ;    and  was  drowned 

in  1847,  in  Hampton  Roads.  2,  Lewis,  3,  Charles.  4,  Nancy. 
5,  George.     6,  Mary.     7,  David. 

WOOD,  James,  c.  from  the  State  of  New  York,  about  1841 ;  r. 
village.     Chil.     1,  EUen. 

WYLLIE,  John,  m.  Mrs.  Jane  Harkness,  (maiden  name  Bell ;)  c. 
from  the  north  of  Ireland ;  r.  and  d.  at  Daniariscotta.  Their  chil. 
1,  Walter,  d.  in  Ireland.  2,  Capt.  John,  b.  in  Dec.  1751 ;  r.  Warren ; 
m.  Mary  Lermond,  May  13,1775;  and  d.  June  19,  1838,  a.  86.  3, 
James,  m.  and  r.  Bristol.     4,  Robert,  was  a  rev.  soldier;  and  d.  in  a 

British  prison  ship.     5,  Thomas,  d.   young.     6,  Elizabeth,  m. 

Page  of  Bristol. 

Capt.  John's  chil.  1,  John,  (3d,)  b.  April  12,  1777  ;  m.  Rebecca 
Andrews,  July  4,  1798  ;  and  d.  April  21,  1812.  2,  Esther,  b.  Oct.  8, 
1780;  m.  Seth  Andi-ews.  3,  Capt.  James,  b.  Jan.  27,  1782;  d.  in 
Boston,  Oct.  14,  1828.  4,  Mary,  b.  June,  1785  ;  d.  Oct.  29,  1792.  5, 
Capt.  Alexander,  b.  Jan.  27,  1787  ;  m.  Irene  Andi-ews,  Oct.  14,  1816 ; 
and  d.  at  sea,  Oct.  1825.  6,  Jane,  b.  June  26,  1790  ;  m.  Capt.  Richard 
Robinson,  Feb.  6,  1815.     7,  Margaret,  b.  July  24,  1792.     8,  Lois,  b. 


ANNALS     OF     WARREN.  437 

Jan.  24,  1794;  m.  Capt.  Oliver  Copeland ;  and  d.  August  28,  1828, 
by  suicide.  9,  Major  William,  m.  Harriet  Parker  of  Frankfort,  pub. 
Sept.  2,  1819;  rem.  Frankfort. 

John,  (3d)'s  chil.  1,  Lemuel  A.,  bap.  Aug.  3,  1800;  m.  Mary 
Page,  Aug.  25,  1822.  2,  Mary,  bap.  Aug.  20,  1803  ;  m.  Hon.  J.  L. 
Patterson.  3,  Irene  A.,  bap.  Oct.  11,  1807;  m.  Oliver  W.  Counce. 
4,  Rebecca,  bap.  Nov.  1,  1810  ;  m.  Alden  Miller. 

Capt.  Alexander's  chil.  1,  John  A.,  b.  July  24,  1817 ;  m.  Eliza 
Andrews,  Nov.  19,  1843. 

"William's  chil.  1,  Harriet,  m.  Arthur  Treat  of  Frankfort,  pub. 
May  21,  1841;  r.  Boston.  2,  Oliver.  3,  Sarah,  m.  Andrew  Treat 
of  Frankfort,  April  1,  1844.  4,  Alexander,  (2d.)  5,  Mary.  6, 
William,  (2d.)     7,  Lydia.     8,  Susan  L.     9,  Eichard  R. 

Lemuel  A.'s  chil.  1,  Maria.  2,  John  Edmund.  3,  George  N. 
4,  Seth  A.     5,  Eveline  H. 

John  A.'s  chil.     1,  Alanson.     2,  Orrilla  I. 

WYLLIE,  Robert,  of  a  diifcrent  family,  c.  from  Gush. ;  m.  Mary 
Anderson  in  1816  ;  and  d.  by  accidental  drowning  in  the  river. 

Their  chil.  1,  William.  2,  Elizabeth.  3,  Robert,  (2d,)  m.  Har- 
riet Brackett,  pub.  Oct.  27,  1850.     4,  James. 

YOUNG,  Francis,  b.  in  Gush.  1750,  m.  Margaret  Kelloch ;  r. 
Warren,  and  d.  April  7,  1834,  a.  84. 

Their   chil.     1,  William,  m.   Mary   Davis,    August   16,  1804.     2, 

Mary,  ?  m.  1st,  Barnabas  Simmons,  2d, Wade.     3,  Elizabeth, 

m.  Micah  Howard  of  Thom.  Feb.  26,  1809.  4,  Alexander,  b.  in 
1792  ;  m.  Rosanna  Libbey,  March  28,  1822.  5,  Lavina,  m.  David 
Reed  of  Belfast,  Jan.  1,  1823.  6,  Moses  Hawes,  m.  Rosanna  Grin- 
nel ;  r.  Belfast. 

William's  chil.  1,  Gharles,  m.  1st,  Ann  Stetson,  pub.  Jan.  26, 
1831,  2d,  Elizabeth  Jones,  pub.  Feb.  11,  1841;  r.  Union.  2,  Moses, 
m.  Eliza  Pitts  of  Union  ;  r.  Wal.  3,  Mark,  m.  Jane  Parsons,  Nov. 
1842.  4,  William,  (2d,)  b.  in  1809  ;  d.  Aug.  8,  1832.  5,  Gyrus.  6, 
Wellington  Gav,  m.  Mahala  Sylvester  of  Freedom,  pub.  Nov.  2, 
1847.     7,  Daniel.     8,  Darius.     9,  Harriet. 

Alexander's   chil.     1, b.  in    1822;  d.   Aug.    12,    1825.      2, 

Leander,  m.  Mary  Ann  Stewart,  pub.  Jan.    1,  1848.     3, b.  in 

1830  ;  d.  Sept.  24,  1834.     4,  b.  in  1832  ;  d.  Sept.  26,  1834. 

Leander' s  chil.     1,  George. 

YOUNG,  Allen,  b.  in  Scituate  in  1791 ;  rem.  to  Minot,  c.  to  War- 
ren in  1812  ;  m.  1st,  Sarah  Knowlton  of  M.  (Avho  d.  Aug,  4,  1839, 
a.  47,)  and  2d,  Mrs.  Rachel  Peabody,  pub.  Jan.  23,  1841. 

His  chil.  1,  Hosea,  b.  in  1812;  d.  March  15,  1832.  2,  Sarah,  m. 
Sylvanus  G.  Bowley,  pub.  April,  1843.  3,  Susan,  m.  Ezekiel  Bowley 
of  Hope,  pub.  Nov.  7,  1834.  4,  Eliza,  m.  Henry  Fuller,  pub.  Aug. 
30,  1834.  5,  Allen,  (2d,)  m.  1st,  Elizabeth  Davis,  pub.  July  19, 1845; 
2d,  Matilda  Briggs  of  Union,  pub.  Sept.  18,  1846.  6,  Sandford,  m. 
Elizabeth  F.  Garter  of  Hope,  Jan.  2,  1847.  By  2d  wife.  7,  Hosea, 
(2d.)     8,  Mary  Ann.     9,  Orrict. 

Allen,  (2d)'s  chil.     1,  Frederic  A.     2,  A M. 

Sandford's  chil.     1,  Jesse  G.     2,  Adelia  F. 


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