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# Nicholas Frost was appointed constable by the Provincial Court in 1640.
+ Vacancy by death of Major Hammond.
# William Leighton declined to swear in.
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HISTORY OF YORK COUNTY, MAINE.
SELECTMEN .*
1647 .- Maj. Nicholas Shapleigh, John Heard, Nicholas Frost. 1650 .- Nicholas Shapleigh, John Heard, Anthony Emery.
1651 .- Thomas Withers, Humphrey Chadbourne, Abram Conley.
1652 .- Thomas Withers, Nicholas Shapleigh, John Wincol, Nicholas Frost, Anthony Emery.
1654 .- Nicholas Shapleigh, John Wincol, Anthony Emery.
1659 .- Maj. Nicholas Shapleigh, Thomas Withers, Richard Mason, James Heard, John Simons.
1661 .- Maj. Nicholas Shapleigh, Thomas Withers, John Deamens, Nicholas Frost, James Heard, Niles Thompson, Roger Plaisted.
1666 .- Richard Mason, Thomas Withers, Robert Mendam, John Wincolu, James Emory, Wm. Seely.
1667 .- Nicholas Shapleigh, William Seely, Thomas Withers, James Heard, Charles Frost, Richard Mason.
1668 .- Nicholas Shapleigh, Thomas Withers, Charles Frost, James Heard, Richard Mason, Roger Plaisted, Wm. Seely.
1669 .- John Meredith, James Emery, Thomas Withers, Robert Men- dam, Roger Plaisted, Capt. Charles Frost.
1670 .- Capt. John Wincoln, Lieut. Roger Plaisted, Thomas Withers, Thomas Mills, Robert Mendam, Christian Remick, Capt. Charles Frost.
1672 .- Christian Remick, Robert Mendam, Thomas Mills.
1673 .- Robert Mendam, Christian Remick, Francis Cook.
1674 .- Lieut. Roger Plaisted, James Emory, Wm. Spencer, Wm. Fer- nald, Thomas Spinney, Wm. Low, Gowen Wilson.
1683 .- John Wincol, James Emory, James Plaisted, Wm. Low. 1692 .- Capt. John Wincol, Lieut. Wm. Fernald, James Emery, Sr., John Shapleigh, Joshua Downing, Benoni Hodsdon, Hum- phrey Chadbourne.
1693 .- John Shapleigh, Elibn Gunnison, Wm. Pepperell, Joshua Downing, Lieut. Wm. Fernald, Richard King, James Emery, Sr.
1694 .- Lieut. John Shapleigh, Richard Cutt. Elihu Gunnison, Capt. Wm. Fernald, James Emery, Sr., Ensign Thomas Abbott, Benoni Hodsdon.
1695 .- Ensign Thomas Abbott, James Emery, Jr., Daniel Goodwin, Jr., Capt. Wm. Fernald, Lieut. John Shapleigh, Richard Cutt, Joshua Downing.
1696 .- James Emery, Daniel Goodwin, Jr., James Warren, Jr., Capt. Wm. Fernald, Lieut. John Shapleigh, Joshua Downing, Elibu Gunnison.
1697 .- Wm. Pepperell, Lieut. John Shapleigh, Ensign John Leighton, Richard Cutt, Daniel Goodwin, Jr., James Emery, James Warren, Jr.
1698 .- Wm. Pepperell, Lieut. John Shapleigh, Richard Cutt, Ensign John Leighton, James Warren, James Emery, Benjamin Nason.
1699 .- Wm. Pepperell, John Shapleigh, John Leighton, Richard Cutt, Benj. Nason, James Emery, James Warren.
1700 .- Wm. Pepperell, Richard Cutt, Joshua Downing, John Leigh- ton, Capt. John Ilill, Lient. Charles Frost, James Warren. 1701 .- Wm. Pepperell. John Shapleigh, Ichabod Plaisted, Charles Frost, John Ilill, John Leighton.
1702 .- Capt. John Ilill, Lient. Charles Frost, James Warren, Ensign John Leighton, Elihu Gunnison, Joseph Ilill, Joseph Wilson. 1703 .- Capt. Johu Hill, Lient. Charles Frost, James Warren, Lieut. John Shapleigh, Ensigo John Leighton, Wm. Pepperell, John Wilson.
1706 .- Joseph llill, Joseph Couch, Richard Cutt, Joseph llammond, Jr., Lient, Charles Frost, James Emery, Daniel Emery.
1707 .- Capt. John Ilill, Daniel Emery, Phil. Ilubbard, Jacob Re- mick, llenry Barter, Roger Deering, Jr., Thomas IIanscom. 1708 .- Capt. John Hill, Deacon Daniel Emery, Philip Hubbard, Capt. Wm. Pepperell, Lient. Roger Deering, Jacob Remick, Thomas Han-com.
1709 .- Capt. John llill, Daniel Emery, Philip Hubbard, Samuel Winkley, Elihu Gunnison, Jr., Jacob Remick, John Den- nett.
1,10 .- Roger Deering, Jr., John Croade, Philip Hubbard, John Key, Richard King, Ilenry Barter, Thomas llanscom.
* Records incomplete till 1692.
1711 .- Richard King, Roger Deering, Philip Hubbard, Henry Barter, Thomas Hanscom, John Croade.
1712 .- Daniel Emery, John Croade, John Key, Samuel Winkley, Jo- seph Curtis, John Dennett, Richard King.
1713 .- Capt. John Hill, Charles Frost, Daniel Emery, Jacob Remick, John Dennett, Roger Deering, Jr., Ebenezer More.
1714 .- Capt. Wm. Pepperell, Capt. John Leighton, Elihu Gunnison, Jr., Nicholas Weeks, Peter Staple, Nicholas Morrell, John Thompson.
1715 .- Elihu Gunnison, Jr., Nicholas Weeks, John Dennett, Peter Staple, John Thompson, John Adams, Nicholas Morrell.
1716 .- Elihu Gunnison, Jr., John Thompson, Nicholas Weeks, Peter Staple, John Adams, John Dennett, Nicholas Morrell. 1717 .- Joseph Hammond, John Dennett, John Adams, Nicholas Weeks, Stephen Tohey, Daniel Emery, John Gowen. 1718 .- Elihu Gunnison, Capt. John Heard, Daniel Emery, John Den- nett, Ebenezer More, John Fernald, John Thompson.
1719 .- Capt. John Heard, Elihu Gunnison, Daniel Emery, Ebenezer More, Peter Staple, John Dennett, John Thompson. 1720 .- Joseph Hammond, Elihu Gunnison, John Adams, Daniel Em- ery, Wm. Fernald, Ebenezer More, John Thompson.
1721 .- Capt. John Heard, John Dennett, John Fernald, Rich. Gowell. 1722 .- Capt. William Pepperell, Henry Barter, John Adams, Maj. Joseph Hammond, Capt. John Leighton, Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, James Chadbourne.
1723 .- Maj. Nicholas Shapleigh, Nathan Bartlett, Richard Gowel, John Dennett, Ebenezer More, George Frinke, Charles Frost. 1724 .- Ebenezer More, John Dennett, Richard Gowel, John Thomp- son, Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, Nathan Bartlett, Charles Frost.
1725 .- John Dennett, John Thompson, Nathan Bartlett, Ebenezer More, Richard Gowel, Jr.
1726 .- Wm. Pepperell, Wm. Tetherly, John Thompson, Noah Emery, John Dennett, Richard Gowel, Jr., Samuel Thorp.
1727 .-- Wm. Pepperell, John Dennett, Richard Gowell, Benjamin Fernald, William Tetherly, Peter Staple, Noah Emery. 1728 .- Wm. Pepperell, Noah Emery, Capt. Timothy Gerrish, Capt. Stephen Eastwick, William Tetherly, William Leighton, Peter Staple.
1729 .- Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, John Dennett, Richard Gowell, Charles Frost, Withery Berry, John Rogers, Noah Emery. 1730 .- Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, John Dennett, Richard Gowell, Withery Berry, John Rogers, Jacob Remick, Jr., Noah Emery.
1731 .- Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, William Tethery, Withery Berry, John More, James Chadbourne, Joseph Gunnison, Noah Emery.
1732 .- Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, Joseph Gunnison, Noah Emery, Richard Cutt, Jr., Joseph Weeks, James Chadbourne, John More.
1733 .- Capt. Nicholas Shapleigh, Peter Staple, Nathan Bartlett, Richard Cutt, Jr., Noah Emery, Joseph Gunnison.
1734 .- Richard Cutt, Jr., Peter Staple, Nathan Bartlett, Joseph Gun- nison, Noah Emnery, Joseph Weeks, John Shepard. 1735 .- Joseph Hammond, Richard Cutt, Jr., Lieut. Nathan Bartlett, John Rogers, Richard Gowell, John Sheperd, Tobias Leigh- ton.
1736 .- Richard Cutt, Lieut. Nathan Bartlett, Richard Gowell, John Rogers, Joseph Gunnison, Thomas Hutchins, Tobias Leigh- ton.
1737 .- Richard Cutt, Capt. Nathan Bartlett, Lieut. Noah Emery, Richard Gowell, John Rogers, Joseph Gunnison, Tobias Leighton.
1738 .- Richard Cutts, Capt. Nathan Bartlett, Capt. William Whipple, Noah Emery, Joseph Gunnison, Nathaniel Leach, Tobias Leighton.
1739 .- Richard Cutt, Capt. Nathan Bartlett, Noab Emery, Richard Gowell, Tobias Leighton, John Rogers, Capt. Samuel Mit- chell.
1740 .- Richard Cutt, Capt. Nathan Bartlett, Capt. John Shapleigh, Richard Gowell, John Rogers, Thomas Cutt, Samuel Lunt. 1741 .- Wm. Pepperell, Noah Emery, Tobias Leighton, John Rogers, Capt. Samuel Mitchell, Robert Staple, Thomas Cutt.
1742 .- Noah Emery, Tobias Leighton, John Rogers, Capt. Samuel Mitchell, Richard Rice, Juhn Godsoe, Benjamin Parker, Jr.
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1743 .- Richard Cutt, Noah Emery, Tobias Leighton, John Rogers, Joseph Hammond, Jr., Thomas Cutt, Ebenezer Fernald.
1744 .- Noah Emery, Joseph Hammond, Jr., Tobias Leighton, Thomas Cutt. Eben. Fernald, Timothy Fernald, Jr., John Dennett. 1745 .- Noah Emery, Joseph Hammond, Jr., Tobias Leighton, Wil- liam Tethery, Thomas Cutt, Timothy Gerrish, Jr., Jobu Dennett.
1846 .- Timothy Gerrish, John Dennett, Thomas Cutt, Ebenezer Fer- nald, Joseph Hammond, Jr., Nathaniel Remick, James Gowen.
1747 .- Joseph Hammond, Jr., John Dennett, Timothy Gerrish, James Goweo, Benjamin Stacy, Thomas Cutt, Nathaniel Remick.
1748 .- John Hammond, James Gowen, Nathaniel Remiek, John Dennett, Timothy Gerrish, Samuel Haley, Capt. William Wentworth.
1749 .- Noah Emery, Joseph Hammond, Thomas Cutt, John Dennett, Timothy Gerrish, James Gowen, Nathaniel Remick.
1750-51 .- John Dennett, Nathaniel Remiek, Timothy Gerrish, Thos. Cutt, Joseph Hammond, James Gowen, Ebenezer Fernald. 1752 .- Nathaniel Remiek, Tobias Fernald, Richard Cutt, Elihu Gun- nison, Jr., Noah Emery, Joseph Hammond, John Dennett. 1753 .- Simon Frost, Nathaniel Remick, Elihu Gunnison, Richard Cutt, Capt. Wm. Wentworth, John Dennett.
1754 .- Simon Frost, Richard Cutt, Capt. Wm. Wentworth, Joseph Hammond, James Gowen, John Dennett, Elihu Gunnison, Jr.
1755 .- Simon Frost, Richard Cutt, James Gowen, John Dennett, Jo- seph Hammond, Elihu Gunnison, John Adams.
1756 .- Timothy Gerrish, Elihu Gunnison, John Dennett, Robert Cutt, Joseph Hammond, James Gowen, John Heard Bartlett.
1757 .- James Gowen, Joseph Hammond, John H. Bartlett, Elihu Gunnison, Timothy Gerrish, Robert Cutt, Samuel Rice.
1758 .- James Gowen, Joseph Hammond, Elihu Gnunison, Timothy Gerrish, John H. Bartlett, Nathaniel Remiek, Samuel Rice. 1759 .- Richard Cutt, Joseph Hammond, John H. Bartlett, Capt. James Gowen, Elihu Gunnison, Deacon Thomas Cutt, John Dennett.
1760 .- Richard Cutt, Capt. James Gowen, Capt. John H. Bartlett, John Dennett, Elihu Gunnison, Alexander Shapleigh, Dea- con Thomas Cutt.
1761 .- Capt. James Gowen, Capt. John Bartlett, Richard Cutt, Elihu Gunnison, Alexander Sbapleigh, Deaeon Thomas Cutt, John Dennett.
1762 .- Richard Cutt, James Gowen, John H. Bartlett, John Dennett, Elihu Gunnison, Thomas Cutt, Alexander Shapleigh.
1763 .- James Gowen, Capt. John H. Bartlett, Maj. Nathaniel Rem- ick, Joha Dennett, Elihu Gunnison.
1764 .- James Gowen, John H. Bartlett, John Dennett, Elihu Gunni- son, Nathaniel Remick.
1765 .- James Gowen, Charles Chaney, Esq., John Dennett, Elihu Gunnison, Nathaniel Remick.
1766 .- James Gowen, Richard Cutt, John Dennett, Deacon Joseph Gunnison, Nathaniel Remick.
1767 .- Jamea Gowea, John Dennett, Nathaniel Remick, Joseph Gun- nison, Richard Cutt.
1768 .- Benj. Parker, John Dennett, Nathaniel Remick, Joseph Gun- nison, Capt. John H. Bartlett.
1769 .- Capt. John H. Bartlett, John Dennett, Nathaniel Remick, Joseph Gunnison, Benjamin Fernald.
1770 .- Nathaniel Remick, Wm. Lewis, Samuel Weeks, Joseph Gould, Benjamin Fernald.
1771-72 .- Benj. Parker, Wm. Lewis, Samuel Weeks, Joseph Goold, William Leighton.
1773 .- Capt. John Frost, Wm. Lewis, Samuel Weeks, Samuel Fer- nald, Wm. Leighton.
1774-75 .- Benj. Fernald, Wm. Lewis, Samuel Weeks, John Frost, Wm. Leighton.
1776 .- James Gowen, Nathaniel Remiek, Joseph Gunnison, Richard Cutt, Nicholas Spinney.
1777 .- Capt. Samuel Leighton, Nath. Remiek, Wm. Lewis, Joseph Cutt, Nicholas Spinney.
1778 .- Nathaniel Remick, Capt. Samuel Leighton, Wm. Lewis, Jo- seph Cutt, Nicholas Spinney.
1779 .- Nathaniel Remick, Japhet Emery, Capt. Samuel Weeks, Jo- seph Cutt, Wm. Remick.
1780 .- Nathaniel Remick, Joseph Emery, Joseph Cutt, Wm. Lewis, Nicholas Spinney.
1781 .- Thomas Hanseom, Joseph Emery, Mark Adams, Wm. Lewis, Joshua Hubbard.
1782 .- Wm. Lewis, Nicholas Spinney, Capt. Samuel Weeks, Thomas Hanscom, Joshua Hubbard.
1783 .- Joshua Hubbard, Wm. Lewis, Nathaniel Rogers, Thomas Hanscom, Nicholas Spinney.
1784 .- Joshua llubbard, William Lewis, Thomas Thompson, Mark Adamus, Capt. Benj. Parker.
1785 .- Wm. Lewis, Thomas Hanscom, Joshua Hubbard, Mark Adams, Nathaniel Rogers.
1786 .- Mark Adams, Thomas Hanscom, Joshua Hubbard, Benjamin Parker, Wm. Lewis.
1787 .- Mark Adams, Thomas Hanseom, Elisha Shapleigh, Maj. Samuel Leighton, Wm. Lewis.
1788 .- Maj. Samuel Leighton, Mark Adams, Capt. Elisha Shapleigh, Capt. Benj. Parker, Wm. Lewis.
1789 .- Mark Adams, Maj. Samuel Leighton, Capt. Elisha Shapleigh, Capt. Benj. Parker, John Tobey.
1790 .- Capt. Benjamin Parker, Mark Adams, Maj. Samuel Leighton, Capt. Samuel Weeks, John Tahey.
1791 .- Capt. Benjamin Parker, Mark Adams, Dependent Shapleigh, Samuel Remick, Maj. Samuel Leighton.
1792 .- Mark Adams, Capt. Samuel Weeks, Capt. Benjamin Parker, Maj. Samuel Leighton, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh.
1793 .- Capt. Benjamin Parker, Maj. Samuel Leighton, Mark Adams, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh, Col. Andrew P. Fernald.
1794 .- Mark Adams, Maj. Samuel Leighton, Capt. Benj. Parker, Capt. Samuel Weeks, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh.
1795 .- John Rogers, John Fogg, Andrew P. Fernald, Elisha Shap- leigh, Wm. Thompson.
1796 .- Maj. Wm. T. Gerrish, John Rogers, Capt. Dependent Shap- leigh, Alexander Rice, Andrew P. Fernald.
1797 .- Joshua Hubbard, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh, William T. Gerrish, Alexander Riee, Nathaniel Staple.
1798 .- Maj. Alexander Rice, William T. Gerrish, Nathaniel Staple, John Rogers, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh.
1799 .- Joshua Hubbard, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh, William Leigh- ton, Thomas Gerrish, Maj. Alexander Riee.
1800. - William T. Gerrish, Alexander Rice. Ephraim Allen, Capt. Dependent Shapleigh, Capt. Richard Rogers.
1801 .- Maj. Wm. T. Gerrish, William Leighton, Capt. Alexander Rice, Ephraim Allen, John Hill.
1802 .- Maj. Wm. T. Gerrish, Capt. Alexander Rice, Capt. Richard Rogers, John Hill, William Leighton.
1803 .- Maj. Wm. T. Gerrish, Capt. Alexander Rice, Stephen Neal, John Hill, John Hammond, Jr.
1804 .- Maj. Alexander Rice, Wm. T. Gerrish, Joseph Hammond, John Hill, Enoch H. Lewis.
1805 .- Maj. Alexander Rice, Wm. T. Gerrish, John Hill, Joseph Ham- mond, Jr., Stephen Neal.
1806 .- Wm. T. Gerrish, Alexander Riee, John Hill, John Rogers, Stephen Neal.
1807 .- Wm. T. Gerrish, Alexander Rice, John Hill, Col. Samuel Leighton, Joseph Hammond.
1808 .- Wm. T. Gerrish, Alexander Rice, John Hill, William Cutts, Joseph Hammond.
1809 .- Wm. T. Gerrish, Alexander Rice, Col. Samuel Leighton, Daniel Goodwin, David Libby.
1810 .- William T. Gerrish, Alexander Rice, John Dennett.
1811 .- Alexander Rice, William T. Gerrish, Mark Dennett.
1812 .- Alexander Rice, William Cutts, Jr., William T. Gerrish.
1813 .- Alexander Rice, William T. Gerrish, Mark Dennett.
1814 .- Alexander Rice, William Cutts, Joshua T. Chase. 1815 .- Alexander Rice, Mark Dennett, Joshua T. Chase. 1816 .- Joshua T. Chase, Capt. Mark Dennett, John Dennett, Jr.
1817 .- Capt. Mark Dennett, Joshua T. Chase, Benjamin Johnson. 1818 .- Capt. Mark Dennett, Joshua T. Chase, Peletiah Fernald. 1819 .- Capt. Mark Dennett, Joshua T. Chase, John Wentworth. 1820 .- Joshua T. Chase, Capt. Mark Dennett, John Wentworth. 1821 .- Joshna T. Chase, John Wentworth, Thomas Chase.
1822 .- Joshua T. Chase, Capt. John Dennett, Thomas Chase.
1823 .- Alexander Rice, Joshua T. Chase, Thomas Chase.
1824 .- Joshua T. Chase, Thomas Chase, Capt. Thomas Cntts.
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1825 .- Mark Dennett, John Parsons, Capt. Thomas Cutts. 1826 .- Mark Dennett, Capt. Thomas Cutts, Capt. Joseph A. Spinney. 1827 .- Mark Dennett, Daniel Bartlett, Thomas Chase.
1828 .- Thomas Chase, Daniel Bartlett, Charles Stimson. 1829 .- Capt. Charles Stimson, Charles Johnson, Mark Denoett. 1830 .- Capt. Charles Stimson, Charles Johnson, Caleh Eastman. 1831 .- Mark Feroald, Joseph Dame, Gowen Wilson. 1832 .- Joseph Dame, Col. Gowen Wilson, John Dennett. 1833 .- Col. Gowen Wilson, Mark Dennett, Joseph Dame. 1834 .- Joseph Dame, Charles Stimson, Nicholas Shapleigh. 1835 .- Joseph Dame, Edward Cutts, Nicholas Shapleigh. 1836 .- Mark Dennett, Daniel Frisbie, Roger Deering.
1837 .- Mark Dennett, David Frisbie, Daniel Pierce. 1838 .- Daniel Pierce, Roger Deering, Asa Gunnison. 1839 .- David Pierce, Richard Rogers, Asa Gunnison. 1840 .- Richard Rogers, Jr., Asa Gunnison, Mark Dennett.
1841 .- Gowen Wilson. Richard Rogers, Jr .. Benning Wilson.
1842 .- Benning Wilson, Richard Rogers, Jr., Thomas Frisbee. 1843 .- Richard Rogers, Jr., Benning Wilson. Gowen Wilson. 1844 .- Oliver Cutts, John R. Haley, Hanson H. Adams. 1845 .- Gowen Wilson, Asa Gunnison, Franklin Adams. 1846 .- William G. Parker, Ephraim Otis. Benning Wilson. 1847 .- Ephraim Otis, Edward D. Safford, William G. Parker. 1848 .- Edward D. Safford, John R. Haley, Joseph Adams. 1849 .- Edward D. Safford, Ephraim Otis, Rufus Remick. 1850 .- Daniel Frisbee, Benning Wilson, Rufus Remick. 1$51 .- Daniel Pierce, Daniel Frisbee, Hanson H. Adams. 1852 .- Ephraim Otis, Asa Gunnison, John R. Haley. 1953 .- Isaac D. Phillips, Edmund Dixon, Theodore Trafton. 1854 .- Edward D. Safford, Benning Haley, Rufus Remick. 1855 .- Joseph E. Cox, Johu Wentworth, Oliver Cutts. 1856 .- Luther Morton, Ephraim C. Spinney, Albion E. Parsons. 1857 .- Ephraim C. Spinney, Alhion E. Parsons, Luther Norton. 1.58 .- Albion E. Parsons, Chandler Brooks, Moses A. Safford. 159 .- Moses A. Safford, John T. Paul, Albion E. Parsons. 1860,-Daniel Pierce, Isaac D. Phillips, George B. Prehle. 1861 .- James Philbrick, Joshua Il. Sanborn, Joseph Frisbee. 1-62 .- Joshua H. Sanhorn, James Philhrick, Charles Duocan. 1863 .- John P. Wentworth, Warrinton Paul, Charles Duncan. 1864 .- John P. Wentworth, Warrinton Paul, John Williams. 1865-66 .- John P. Wentworth, Albert Wilson, William W. Lock. 1867-68 .- Alexander Dennett, Edward F. Safford, Dennis M. Shap- leigh.
1869 .- Alexander Dennett, Dennis M. Shapleigh, Edward F. Safford. 1870-71 .- Dennis M. Shapleigh, Edward F. Safford, William W. Locke.
1872 .- William W. Locke, Joseph H. Seewards, James W. Brooks. 1873-74 .- Joseph H. Sewards, Warrinton Paul, Augustus H. Adams. 1875-76 .- Samuel Feruald, Jesse E. Frisbee, James A. Philbrick. 1877 .- Samuel Fernald, Franklin H. Bond, James R. Philbrick. 1878-79 .- James R. Philbrick, Fraoklin H. Bond, Thomas J. Petti- grew.
SHIP-BUILDING.
One of the earliest ship- or boat-builders was a man named John Bray, who came from Plymouth, England, about 1660, bringing with him his family, among whom was Margery, a child one year old. He settled at the Point, near the Pepperell mansion, where he engaged in a profitable and flourishing business of building and repairing boats for the fishermen.
In 1714, Massachusetts made the Point a port of entry ; a breastwork was thrown up northerly of the Point, and a platform for six guns laid ; a naval officer and notary public were appointed, and all sea captains and persons trading at the river were required to pay imposts, powder money, and other duties, according to law.
The vessel of most historie interest was the " America," built on Badger Island. Nov. 9, 1776, the American l'ongress ordered the building or purchase of three 74-gun ships, five 36- and one 18-gun ship, and one packet.
Under this order the keel of the " America" was laid soon after. The island was then owned by John Langdon, and came to be known as Langdon Island. At the time of the construction she was the heaviest ship that had ever been laid on the continent, and the first of her class built by the eonfederated colonies after the rupture with the mother- country,-the only one, of the three 74's authorized, even begun. The plan was changed to a double-decker and work pushed forward upon it in the latter part of 1779, when John Paul Jones was appointed to the command and took charge of its construction. The utmost vigilance was required to prevent the enemy from destroying the " America" before it was ready for launching; but every attempt was baffled, and the launch successfully made, Nov. 5, 1782. The " America" was 50} feet in extreme breadth, and 182} feet in length on the upper gun-deck. This ship, though the largest 74-gun vessel in the world, had, when her lower battery was sunk, the air of a delicate frigate, and no person, at the distance of a mile, could have imagined that she had a second battery. The " America" had only quarter galleries and no stern one. Both stern and bow were made very strong, so that the men at quarter might be everywhere under cover. The plan projected for the sculpture-work expressed dignity and simplicity. The head was a female figure crowned with laurels. The right arm was raised, with the forefinger pointing to heaven, as if appealing to that high tribunal for the justice of the American cause. On the left arm was a buckler with a blue ground and 13 stars. The legs and feet of the figure were covered here and there with wreaths of smoke to represent the dangers and difficulties of war. On the stern, under the windows of the great cabin, appeared two large figures in bas-relief, representing tyranny and oppres- sion, bound and biting the ground, with the cap of liberty on a pole above their heads. On the back part of the starboard quarter-galley was a figure of Neptune, and on the larboard galley a large figure of Mars. Over the great eabin, on the highest part of the stern, was a large medal- lion, on which was a figure of Wisdom, surrounded by Danger, with the bird of Athens over her head. The danger surrounding Wisdom was probably emblematically expressed by flashes of lightning. At the close of the summer of 1782 the " Magnifique," a 74-gun ship belong- ing to the Franch squadron, under the Marquis de Van- dreuil, was lost by accident in Boston Harbor, and policy, if not equity, rendered it expedient for Congress to present the French with this ship-of-the-line. Accordingly, a resolution to that effect passed that body Sept. 3d, and Jones, mueh to his disappointment, was deprived of the command of the truly beautiful vessel. It was delivered to Chevalier de Martigne, who had command of the " Mag- nifique," and after various cruisings in the French navy, was captured by the British in Lord Howe's engagement, June 1, 1794, and her name changed to the " Impetueux," because they already had a 64-gun ship called " America," and the real " Impetueux" was burned at Portsmouth soon after they got in there. By some it is thought this vessel yet floats in the British navy under a different uame.
So favorable for ship-building is the location that an island next below Badger's, called Ferald's at one time,
VIEW LOOKING WEST FROM PEPPER RELLHOTEL.
VIEW OF PEPPERRELL HOTEL FROM THE WEST:
OCEAN VIEW, FROM THE HOTEL.
HARBOR VIEW, FROM EAST OF HOTEL.
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was purchased by the United States government of Capt. William Dennett in 1806 for 85500, and the navy-yard established there. It contains 60 acres, and before its pur- chase by the government was a place for drying fish, and had but one house upon it. Now the island is covered with extensive shops and buildings, and from 600 to 1000 artisans are constantly employed in the repair and construc- tion of government vessels. To give more room and greater facilities for government works, the purchase of Trefethen's or Seavey's Island was made in 1866.
The island upon which the navy-yard is situated is on the eastern side of the river and connected with Kittery village by a bridge. The largest vessels can be built or repaired here with the utmost despatch. Among the con- veniences for the purpose are the floating-balance dry-dock, a very ingenious piece of mechanism, and three immense ship-houses, the largest of which is 240 feet long and 131 feet wide, and has in its roof 130 tons of slate. The keel of the frigate " Congress" was laid in this building in 1837. The " Kearsarge," which sunk the " Alabama," was built here. The dock, with its appendages, cost $800,000.
PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST. BIRTHPLACE OF GEN. WILLIAM WHIPPLE.
The house in which Gen. William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born, and where he spent his boyhood, now owned by Jesse Philbrick, is at the head of a small cove, known now as Whipple's Cove, east from the navy-yard, and, until a few years since, bore the external appearance of having been a garrison. Originally it appears to have been about 34 l'eet square, the remainder of the length having been since added. The structure was of hemloek logs, and when repaired was found sound, though supposed to have been built two hundred years ago. At one time it was the residence of Robert Cutts, who died in 1735, and whose daughter was the wife of the general.
THE OLD PEPPERELL HOUSE.
The name most known to fame from this town is that of Pepperell. William Pepperell was a native of Ravistock Parish, near Plymouth, Devon, England. When a boy he was apprenticed to the captain of a fishing-schooner engaged on the coast of New England and Newfoundland. At the expiration of his term of service he came to the Isles of Shoals at the age of twenty-two, and set up business for himself. His education was limited, and his means barely sufficient to start him in a business requiring but a small investment of capital. He formed a copartnership with a Mr. Gibbons, invested in fishing-boats and equipments, which they let to others on shares, while they attended to the curing and sale of the fish taken. They met with good success, and extended their business. After three or four years Mr. Gibbons became interested in the Waldo patent, and their business connections were dissolved, and Pepperell followed it alone. To repair his boats he had recourse to a shipwright at Kittery Point by the name of John Bray, whose daughter Margery he married after a persevering courtship of three years. About the time of his marriage he removed to the Point. Mr. Bray gave him the site of the present Pepperell mansiou, the southern portion of
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