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1002 Mrs. Farah J. ( Pratt) Lane,
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i1003 1004
1005 Jane Chase,
:1006ł
1007 Mrs. Harriet (Hayes) Wright,
1005 Elbridge K. Mitebell.
1009 Mrs. Dorcas (Gray j Mitchell, 1010 Mrs. Rachel D. (Gray ) Mason, 1
Aug. 2. 1840, :
1
66
66
992 Dorcas Jane Mitchell,
Mrs. David M. Loring.
Mrs. John II. Mitchell.
936 Mrs. Sarah ( Davis) Seabury, 939 Reuben Parker.
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983 Mrs. M. H. ( Walker) Newbegin, 954 Mirs. Jane ( Roberts) Walker,
987 Daniel M. Lovell,
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Reg
NAMIE.
Received
Manner of Reception.
Removed.
Manner of Removal.
Remarks.
1017 Mrs. Joanna (Mitchell) Mitchell,
Sept. 6, 1845,
l'ublic profession
1015 Isaiah Mitchell,
May 7. 1812,
By death, aged 51,
1017 1018 1019
1019 David G. Mitchell,
:1020
1021 Nicholas Grant,
6.
4.
Mrs. Nicholas Grant.
1022!
1022 Mrs. Elizabeth (Davis) Grant, 1023 John Soule.
1023
1024 Levi Mitchell.
1024
1025 Mrs. Martha (Gooding ) Mitchell,
1025
1026 Mrs. Charlotte (Mitchell) Prince,
6.
1026
1027 Mrs. Isabella (Mitchell) MIoxcey, 102- Rufus C. Welch,
66
6.
1025
1029 Mr: . Lydia MI (Winslow) Welch,
16
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1029
1 30 Sarah Winslow,
11030
1031 Mrs. Elizabeth ( Gooding) Allen, 1032 Mrs. Mary A. (Gray ) Mitchell,
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66
1032
1000 Mrs Mary S. ( Buxton) Rideout.
.April 24. 1844. Dis to church in Cumberland. Mrs. Jeremiah Buxton and Mrs. Nicholas Rideout. Mrs. Jacob Merrill. Mrs. Barnabas sherman.
1083
1034 Mrs. Emily (Allen) Merrill,
1034
1935 Mrs. Lucy G. (Prince) Sherman,
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1036 Saralı Mason,
1037 Mary Ann Lincoln.
Mrs. Jeremiah Bucknam. Mrs. Benjamin Parker.
1103- 1039
1.4 . John Srabury.
1040
1'441 Rufus 11. Lufkin,
1041.
1. 4% Mrs. Almira ( Leonard) Lufkin, 1013 Mrs. Joauna (Locke) Favor, 1444 Jacob Merril!,
Dec. 6. 1841. From 2dl ch. N. Yarm. Oct. 1, 1515,
By death, aged 61.
1049 1044|
1:45 Mrs. Phebe (Griffin) Parker.
11045
1046 Mrs. Betsey ( Collins ) Mitchell,
¡1046
1047 Mrs. Jane T. (Jones) Hobart,
May 1, 1-42.
¡l'ublic Profession.
Sept 10. 1844, Dis. to Ch. in Dennysville,
10471
1.44 |Mrs. sarah (Hicks) Lane.
June 5. 1-42.
Mrs Levi Lane. Mrs. William Sweetser 1049
10451
104: Mrs. Mary (Blanchard) Sweetser, 1000 sarah J. Baker,
1051hieorge Woods.
1052 Mrs. Henrietta E. ( Bearcei Ford, 150 Mrs. Patience (Davis ) Sargent,
joet. 5. 193. Dec. 27, 1510, 'r. church in Freeport.
Mrs. Francis Ford. Mrs. Samuel Davis, and Mrs John Sargent
11055 :1051 11052 1000
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOQUE.
1035: 11036 1037
100- Mrs_Julia ( Drinkwater ; Bucknam,
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103. Mrs. Mary (Grifin! Parker,
IJan. 3. 1641.
.Ang. IS47.
By death,
March 21. 1-11 Fr. Free Bap.ch. Garland
Sept. 22, 1511, |Fr. ligh St.ch. Portland
Mrs. Rufus II. Lufkin. Mrs. Jacob Favor.
1042
Frb. 17. 1532. I'r. church in Pownal,
March 6. 1-12. Public profession, March 16. 1542 Fr. ch. N. Gloucester, 1
Mrs. Joseph Parker. Mrs. Daniel Mitchell.
Mrs. Isaac Ilolart.
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1020 Jacob G. Loring,
¥
11021:
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Feb. 23, 1842: [By death, aged 69.
[Mrs. Levi Mitchell. |Mrs. Paul Prince. Sirs. Arthur Meseey. 1 Mrs. Rufus C. Welch.
1027
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Mrs. Matthias Allen. Mirs. Edward Il. Mitchell.
1031
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June 15. 1-42. I'r. ch. in ( umberland. June 16. 15;2. Public prof. [ Tenu. Feb. 1. 1-45, |Fr. Pres. ch. Columbia. IPublie profession,
6.
Mrs. Nath. Mitchell.
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE ..
DEACONS.
NAMES.
MATES
Lleeted
Iesigned
Deceased.
samuel saburs.
T.b. 16. 1750.
Nov. 1 . 17/3.
Jelin Southyrerth,
Max S. 1796,
May 17. 1514.
Jelilist: so I.north
Jol: Lewis.
.11 1. 7.17. ..
JJacob Vich. 1.
17: 7
1 . 21.1;11.
Ich. 4. 1×4'.
Joha: Ho-oh
July 2. 1509.
M .: 14. 1.21
Jacob, J! !
Juh 10 1715.
V : 1. 1:47.
Juhy Websler.
Jul- 2 -. 1521.
-iu.r. o. Is',
Devil Michel
Popt 5 :. 177.
Mar 13. 17: ..
Thomas Chase.
April 13. 1-37.
-
IL Lia Scales
April 10. 17-4
Ailen HI Volu.
Vr: JJorbrian P. Rowe. Mrs. Eliot York. 1057.
1056 Urs. Hullah ( Batchedder , Rave. 1057 Jirs. saloute (Raymond) Fork. 81] 105- d'ushing Prince.
Aug. 10. 1-11. Fr. Pearl st.l'
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Urs, Cushing Prince. 1059
1000
1001 )Irs. sarah C. (Dadley) Freeman. 100% llos a Newell.
:r. Ch. in Hampden.
Mrs. Barnabas Freeman.
Jan. 20. 1: : 7. 12. Ch. in Powia.,
1000 Mrs. Esther ( Marean) Newell,
loGi Rer. Samuel II. Shepley,
Dec. 20. 1:47. rr. Ch. in N. Gloucester
Mrs. Hosca Newell. ,Her. S. H. Shepher. ord. Pas- 1001 tor. N. Gloucester. 1-98. Mrs. Hov. S. 11. Shopley. Mis. James Chepley .
1005 MMErs. Pamelia (Parsons ) Shepley.
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March 14. 1945 By death, aged 6º
106- Mirs. Mary II. (Hussey) Stubbs.
Jun Daniel Sauber.
107|Mrs. Mary H. (True) Stubbs.
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10,1
1072!
Juis Inherth Ann Svak.
April 2. 153. Propounded
1 .4 Corte it Buckne Lt.
March 9. ] -! , Fulle profession. Dec. 30. 1-40. Ins. to Ch Tics. Res. Colle
logo Jonathan P. Rowe.
April 2i. les. . r. (n. in S. Gloucester
Th.X.X
1059 Jirs Mary G. ( Drinkw 'r.) Prince, 1000 Barnabas Freeman.
July 5. 1615. Public fron Ton.
1067 MIrs. Betses Howard ; shepley:
1067 Suneon Stubs.
Jan. 2. 1 -:- Fr. Ch in Powna !.
Virs. Samcon Stubbs.
Mrs. Daikel Stubbs. Mrs. Horace Stubbs.
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S. : 10. 1-20.
D. :. 27. 15,1.
1064 James W. Kdo:
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PASTORS.
NAMES.
Native Place.
Graduated.
Settled.
Resigned.
Deceased.
AMMI-RCHAMAR CUTTER, -
Cambridge. Mass.
Harvard, 1725,
Nov. 1S. 1730,
Nor. 25, 1735,
March 1746, aged 40 to 45.
NICHOLAS LORING,
Hull, Mass.
Harvard, 1702,
Nov. 17. 1736,
July 31, 1763, aged 52.
EDWARD BROOKS,
Medford. Mass.
Harvard, 1757,
July 4, 1761,
March 21 1700,
March 1751, aged 48.
TEISTEAM GILMAN,
Exeter, N. L.
Harvard, 1757,
Dec. 8, 1769,
April 1, 1809, aged 61.
FRANCIS BROWN. D. D.,
Chester. N. H.
Dartmouth. 1805,
Jan. 11, 1810,
Sept. 20, 1515,
July 27, 1820, aged 36.
JOSEPH WAITE CURTIS, -
Windsor VE.
Dartmouth, 1S11.
June 5, 1$16,
Jan. 27, 1817,
EAXCEL WOODEURY, -
Acworth. N. II.
Dartmouth, 1811,
Nov. 5, 1817,
July 6, 1S19.
ABA CUMMINGS, D. D., -
Andover, Mass.
Harvard, 1817,
Feb. 14, 1821,
Feb. 17, 1820,
DAVID SHEPLET.
Solon. M.
Bowdoin. 1825.
Feb. 18. 1823.
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PASTORS.
TABULAR VIER.
TABLE.
TRE following Tablo shows the annual accessions to the church, the number admitted by each Pastor, and so far as known, the number of funerals in the congregation. Those ad- mitted during a vacancy, are reckoned to the Pastor to whom they most naturally full.
Years.
Annual Accessions.
Pastor,
Admitted by each
Funerals.
Years.
Annual Accessions.
Pastor.
Admitted by each
Funerals.
Years.
Annual Accessions.
Admitted by each
Funerals.
1730
12
15
Mr Cutter.3
1770
1810
1
12
3
0j
4
3
5
2
1
1
8
20
---- 23
8
9
5
4
5
9
6
2
1
31
1
8
4
3
()
Mr. Gilman.
1830
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=
1760
Mr. Loring.
3
2
41
9
4
9
4
3
15
4
20
5
18
5
3
6
3
1.1
8
3
1(
7
=
15
7
21
14
8
5
17
8
=
13
8
9)
3
4
=
1760
I
1800
3
18
1810
G
1
7
5
10
5
13
18
0
-158
0
20
9
4
3
13
16
5
15
17
18
15
17
8
1
11
9
9
5
1075
7
5
9
Woodbury
17.10
1
1780
2
5
3
3
3
4
5
6
Mr. Cummings.
110
5
9
9
1
91
1)
9
3
17
8
1.1
12
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1790
123456789
12
11
18
6
3
Mr. Brown.6
13
2123
23
5
5
15
1
Mr. Curtis.
9
1
1
S
11
Present Pastor.
14
19
9
8
1
1820
Pastor.
Mr Brooks. &3
3
BRIEF HISTORICAL NOTICES
OF THE CHURCH, AND OF THE TOWN OF NORTH VARMOUTH
BY D. SHEPLEY.
THE capacious bay adjacent, its fine barbor and nmurroas Istands, its saall but valu. river, lich and pame, and a bountiful supply of timber favorably situated for espori den early in vin & white settlers to North Yarmouth, ancient; called, Wennstago. . The reply . ind advantages, the buried place on Lang's Hunt, and the in any of the path that a its situation in relation to other towns, let the u thy . to re i tits erenpation to the hi. with a hostility more indomitable and deadly, then they & Behind towards nost a her cul ments in the State. After the entire destruction of two zellements, the inhal ants . se de third time, nearly all driven away ; and the attempt to veerpy the town. work with which it propriety may be denominated the fourde, entered upon with automation de maination ar energy, was successful, at the expense of untold hardships and anderings, on the part of the settlers.
FIRST WHITE INHABITANTS AND PURCHASERS OF LAMES
Asearly as 1619, George Felt, born in the year In, lived in a ston ari on at Bu! Cove, on land which he purchase of John Phillips, a Web human, who had to fall; laf re occupied it; and which, in 1918, he repurchased of an atest of Sir Ferdinando tipo - Pro- prietor of Maine. Here he reared a family. He holt : dieser. Killed by ne hai . on Mundoy's Island, 167; and More, born in the year ling, and live, att helt in Till George Felt, Sen. died at Malden after 15%.
About the same period William Regal, who came from Mar land in 196, was living on farm which, in 1015, he purchased of an Agut of fingers. on the west side of the river Whit has continued to bear his nande ; and which, der thirty jones, he told to histwo con ; Wil li un and Jolan, in con i leration of support for him offand wife.
as early as DET ; in which your, at tigers Court, it was es lead, that Arthur Baron all Mr. Arthur Mackworth make John dozens give fall satisfaction to an In iem for a wome done him." You-ins removed to York, 1675, where he was living in 195, at the advanert age of 87 years. He sold his home-read in Wiseustogo to Mary Kay wart of York ; and. for the sum of LIGO, it was in after time converged to the Proprietors in North harsouth by Jonathan Preble, of theryetown
Other inhabitants, at a period a little later, were Richard Pray, who in Ui, bought on Cousins, half of the island ; dann's lame on the east side of Con ins' River : Johan Mi he, on Maine's Point ; John Holman on Human's (Prince's) Point. Thomas Medling on the cast siden Cousins river ; and ltly after. That, Wie, a truly of the name of Their and Thomas Shephard at Harrisicket; and Sichthis White net White Cube. od the firm of Capt W. Back
Thomas Blachhold. 170. lived on the farm of the lite Hi !hoond Foring, Beajmaiu Lamalar
. Wihten, Wesenalgo, Westerusted, Swego no, &e. h all' hiver hoe Hn Lower Falls, Pingustuk ; Cousin & limer; Sagaise, Laget, Barhet; Herself
HISTORICAL NOTICED
Point, and Walter Cendall, who hat for several yoors b: non enterprising mau in the vicini ty, live near Falmouth line.
JAN. 1GT3. Robin Hoode, Derimquen and Aboutamon Normally and Beleid, S. sumore- conveyed to Thomas Stephens, of Reninbeck, "all that parcel of tract of Fuel fria the tiret fills, l'unguissueke, or called by the English, Westenstage in Citate say, fran In atoresand fills to the head of the river, every branch of creek thereto latmak , and in incadth two miles at each side of the river." The best year, Stephens conveyed this per- chase to Bartholomew Gedney of Salem, and ffeney Sey ward of York, giving posses ion by Lis " brother, Williama Royal." In leid, Hay ward erected the he saw mill at the lower fall on the east side of the river.
The settlement had how existed fie a period of from thirty to forty years; but, 115 Philip's war commenced ; when the inhabitants fed to the westerly towns. Where they could Le defended, and the mill recently created and meet of the dwellings, were burnt.
SECOND OCCUPATION -THE TOWN INCORPOR ATED.
Peace was concluded at Falmouth, April lois, and the i.h bitants, unlot of them survis 1 immediately began to return to their de olive home. In Jis, the Passing of Mine ta the soil and jurisdiction of which the Government and Company of all acheron. la bon been contending with the Gorges family, became the property of the former, Who purchas Gorges' title for 01250 sterling. Shortly after, Thomas Datforth was appointed by M: vi chu- sette, Provincial I'ne ident. At a court held by him at York, carly in JA, contiracali . was made to Joseph Thippon and other of a "township of land live mile in with on each side of the Wesenstogo river, " which gant lad before been made by Gor ; and at - sembly in September of that year, the town was incorporated, is appeary ly the following hotriment :-
" At Fort Loyal, in Fatmonth, 24 Sept. 1780. To the further enlargement and enes nerment of the settlement of the town hip by the Governor and Company of U. M. wenn setts, on the easterly si le of Nic. custom river, on C. so Bay. It is hereby ; rated nem men that the waste lands lying between the and grant and Food h . h be all the . 50 chip, and also an island lying between the ser and ail township, call I Ne Mmer Con It is also ordered and declared that the name of the aid Paultation hill he And Ya
North Yarmouth wa: the righth town incorporated in Mine. Tho e preview ly ir corps tod ling Kittery, You Will Hier Poquito Nord. Second hand Chanh, Then 1 .1 t - : shore of England
The trace of land purchased of The ane Stephens by B. dielady and I Sawand was. lol. purchased by Walter Genial, he mode ing the same to to dney, to secure the painter andrey, the. The saw mill at the lower Falls was rebuilt by walh, and a mi ... bu a. carried on; one half the mill renting five 50,000 ft. of it chantalle boards prateada. I. 1082, the saw mills in the Province, twenty-laur in notlar, we're taxed for the sayy af of Fort Loyall, in Falmouth. helping from asse acts of erech, the mall bill on legt River, taxes Les, was more lucr ive thestate oflate, with the exception of the in kitty There were two others in the present County of T'unler a. both in Lunch, che a ( Li, and the other L" Acorn mill was now created . the lover Falls, and Gen. Il hal a dwelling house on the east side of the river, near bis mil, and the de cade con truction Te Davis, having been appointed a Committee la superintend the book of . . . los1, ordered that the place of settling be " on Food commonly called I Blaines l'ont,". the (ou acres be laid out in a square lot for nina Bin; hod ., lai phere, und ters het market place and school, second the- lit affect your role wide, milles the street het. che
HISTORICAL NOTICES.
sf half an acre cash, and in some convenient place, a common fill equal to eis artes to each foure lat." George Pierson was appointed Recorder, and a committee was chosen to procure " a pious orthodox minister."
The committee above named were soon superseded by the appointment of John Royall, John York, John Harris und Walter Gendall, as Trustees of the town ; and at a general town meeting, at the house of Thomas Blachfield, Feb. 1685, grants of land were made to fourteen inhabitants, viz. to Thomus Blashfield, Henry Coombs, William Ashfell, William, Samuel, Isaac and Benjamin Larabee, Roger Edwards, Amos Stevens, and Jolm Provender-the cou- Veyances sigued by the Trustees. Subsequently grants were made to Peter Blackman, John ilove, Samuel Lane, and to two others.
1650. Thomas Blachfield administered on the estate of Roger Edwards, deceased.
The Families now amounted to upwards of thirty-six in number, located chietly about the rivers, and along the sea shore, from the north-east hounds of Falmouth to the south-west limits of Brunswick.
SECOND BREAKING UP OF THE SETTLEMENT.
The inhabitants had not schools, sanctuaries, fraud houses, nor even bridges and passa- ble roads ; but a ten years' peace had enabled them to repair the ruins of the last war, nut take some advances. These advances of civilization, the lilians were not ignorant, must be as the advance upon them of approaching flames. The plantation at North Yarmouth they regarded a direct encroachunent, and violation of treaties ; and on the banks of Royall's river, blood was tirst shed in the Province " in King William's war."
The house of John Royall, on the east side of the river, was a fort. For more effectual de- fence, September 1685, Walter Gendalf had been ordered by Government to build a stockade; on the west side, at Callen Point, and had commenced the work. Early in the morning two men were sent over from Royall's before the rest of the workmen, to make preparation for operations contemplated for the day. These men were taken by the holians and secure I. The other laborers coming over soon after to their work, were met by the twlians coming From the bushes, who exhibited themselves, as if disposed for a quarrel. One of the taraber ., whose luther is believed to have been one of the two men already mal prisoners, having received a violent push, lifted his gure, and shot his assailant dead. While firing, tamales was seized by another Indian, but was rescued by Benedic Pulsifer striking the Indian with the edge of his bread-axe, when the skirmish becque general. The English, interior in num- ber, having withdrawn to a place of less exposure under the bank of the river, defended them felves without loss, till Capt. Kendall, at Reyall's; perceived by the cessation of their line. that their ammunition was exhausted Taking a supply and state line erect in a th .. .. with it very mit to assist him, les proceeded towards the western store, trusting to his former friendly relations with the natives for his safety. Before the that was entirely across, he received a Satal slot, and throwing the ammunition to the men in distress, lived only to say : " I love Post my life in your service." Kendall is supposed to have had no male issue. His widow was afterwards the wife of Theodosius Moore, of the vicinity of Boston. No other inhabitant had done as much as he to forward the interests of the town.
The party having received the ammunition defended themselves till night, when the In- dians retired to their favorite resort, Lane's Island, und murdered the two unhappy men who had fallen inte their bands in the morning. No other whites best their lives. Mr. Harris, grandfather of the late Cant. William Harris, of New Gloucester, was taken and led by two Indians holding him by the hair of the head, to the Creek below Callen Point ; But one of the Indians letting go his hold to five upon the whites, he wrenched himself from the other, und effected his escape, a gun pointed at him missing tiro It is said that John Royall was taken prisoner, and afterwards redecided by Casting
The inhabitants now betook themselves to dewell's 1. lan 1. where they were larely aldo to defend themselves, till they were taken by a vessel to Be tin, and were scattered in that vi- cinity
IT
HISTORICAL NOTICES.
The destruction at Falmouth was far more bloody than it North Yarmouth, and the Record of the former town were destroyed, while those of the latter were preserved.
THIRD SETTLEMENT.
King William's war was not terminated till 1699 Another war soon commenced which last ed till 1712. Three towns, York, Kittery and Wells survived these periods of blood. North Varmonth being a frontier town, no attempt to re-people it was probably made till about 1713, when the town had been desolate twenty-five years, and had doubtless resmed much of the appearance of its original solitude. Now the ancient settlers, and their heirs, began to return to the ashes of their former habitations. Massachusetts was desirous to revive the oblitera . teit towns in the Province, and, 1713, appointed " a Committee of eastern claims and settle- ments," consisting of nine gentlemen, of which Comeittee Sammel Phipps of Charlestown, was clerk. The records of North Yarmouth and of other towns, were placed in the hands of this Committee, and, the same year the General Court authorized the re-settlement of North Yarmouth together with that of the towns of Saco, Scarborough, Falmouth, and Arrowsick.
1715. Abomazon, an Indian, conveyed to the heirs of Stephen Larabee a lot of land on the west side of Royall's river, bounded as follows :- Beginning at a creek called Weatherby's creek and running from thence south, by the river, to a rock, knowu by the name of Bray's Rock ; and from thence westerly to Weare's Point, and northerly to the old Christian burial place, at the head of Atwell's Creek ; with two islams thereunta belonging." As early as 1715, the saw mill at the lower Falls was rebuilt by Nathaniel Ware, who had become a pro- prietor in the fledney claim, which was again soon destroyed and afterwards built again by Peter Weare, son of Nathaniel. In the spring of 1720, the government despatched forty soldiers to the Province, to be located in the forts, to guard the frontier towns, tive of whom were stationed at North Yarmouth. This year the town leant adopted civil regulations, and Peter Weare was clerk of the town. His records were lost, it is supposed destroyed, for in- terested purposes connected with the Stephens' purchase.
1723. William Scales, Peter Weare and others, petitioned the General Court for soldiers to be stationed at three garrisons already well built, stating that, the preceding year, there were twenty fnuilies in town, two saw mills, and prospects of a very flourishing settlement ; but the Indians having attacked Arrowsick, the women and children were sent away, and several of the men left the town. The names of the settlers are appointed : Edmund Clark, Joseph Bean, Benjamin Blaxton, John Felt, John Osborne, Lewis Tucker, William Roberts, jiving convenient to go to Mr. Samuel Bucknam's Garrison ; James Buxton, Matthew Scales, Joseph Felt, Francis Wyman, James Niccalls, convenient to go to Mr. William Scales' Garri- ton; John Downer, John Brock, Isaac, Stephen and Benjamin Larabee, James Parker, The man Laverthy, and Joseph Harris, convenient to go to Suphan hardee's and Capt. Par- Ler's Garrison.
NORTH YARMOUTH, A PROPRIETY.
Twelve years had elapsed since the settlement was last revived; its affairs had been con- ducted in but a desultory manner, and many families had removed. Complaint was made that the defence of the town was neglected by government. la the year 1722, at the petition of the inhabitants and others, rlaimants of possessions in North Yarmouth, the General Court appointed n Committee, consisting of William Tayler, Elisha Cook, William Dudley, John Smith and John Powell, to superintend the settlement and manage the prudential affairs of the town. All claimants to possessions were required to have their titles confirmed by this committee, and their decisions were in all prudential matters binding, subject only to a re- view by the Court. They received from Capt. Samuel Phipps, Clerk of the Court's Comuit- I've of the year 1713, the ancient Records of the town, held their meetings usually in Boston, but as necessity demanded, at North Yarmouth, and continued their generally wie equita Me and energetic superintendente, for about eleven years. Ancient settlers had their posses. sions confirmed, or received equivalents ; and new proprietors were admitted, till the musabes amounted to one hundred
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HISTORICAL NOTICE
DIVISION OF LAND-
Tin acre lots were laid out, extending from Falmouth I'ne to the ladel afferr on Bogate siver, one hundred and three in number ; one being reserved for the In ! smiler une fo the ministry forever, and one for the support of selow! The ancient profit as we allow af to have lots at, or near, their former yu sessions ; to the remainder, the division was made by lot, the Committee having met for that purpose, June 1, 127, at the how ref Parker.
I'very man admitted to draw way obliged. within two years, to erect and well finish a ron venient dwelling house; to clear and fence live acre of land, and by himself, or some able bioli fine, reside in to in the afore aid tema oftime. Questing-hen e was to be built with in three years, and al na minister's how "; and forthtein "a good orthodon mini tor > w ... to be provided, to be p. it (150 per amman. The home lots were finally increased. tie to one hundred and is and afterwards to one hundred and sevent on in number Each proprietor bal cquionly had, besides his home lot, a lot of one hundred aures in the north-west port of the town; a lot of one hundred and twenty acres in the vaini you Ngall's viver ; two lots of one hundred acres each in the meth-cast put of de ton ; and four der of it meiner at equivalent in mand: In 1785, a god of land at the wrath of the town was samey to it, which was divided into thirteen squadrons of four hun le land tiny adres and thirteen was made of firma ninety to one hundred Ilande, containing one thousand three hundreds and thirty-five arres, seventy seven rods.
The home lots were small, and mar to each other for purposes of matur defence. I. Lunds about the river were made a distinct division, because the title to them was conte . I
'The following is a li tud the Proprietors, with the number of their home bit:
1 1njmin Prince,
86 Wol. A .Hoff'LA ims,
71 Sammel White,
2 John Hohan's As igns,
3 Samuel Smith,
4 'Thomme brott,
39 Ministerial,
il John Butelplı,
40 Je seph Harris,
G Hienze Munik. 4| Minister
7 Epinraim Crafts,
8 Barraabas Hotch,
D) Rolart sommon,
Al Joseph Harris,
59 Gammala. Scarbury,
;0) With Bond,
Il Prandi- Wyman, 12 Samael York,
13 Phineas Jours
4& Corn lius Sonle,
IN Hillart Winslow,
19 Samuel Ft. her,
51 Thhraim Pruno,
ED Thomas T'il,
20 Jonathan Watson,
21 John Batten's Asigns,
92 John Smith,
23 Jolm Maine's Assigna,
21 JJohn Smith,
25 James Parker,
" Amos Stevens' Asiens,
27 toler Blackini's A igns, 12 Seth Michel,
23 JJohn Strarus,
20 Late Lauralee,
30 Willian Larabee, "A Stephen Laraler's A igna, Chi Minh Wadsworth,
B2 They Laplace's A -14,
GT John Smith,
les Gendall tarne, John smith
B) John Provender's A igus, TO John Powell,
& Jonna Rice.
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