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He married Phebe, daughter of Margaret Green, the second wife of Samuel Cole of Boston, Mass. She signed with him in witness of a deed of John Smith of Casco in 1646. He decded to his sons William and John, 28 March, 1673, certain property, on condition of life care for himself and wife. Children, John, Samuel, Isaac, Joseph, Mary and Mehetabel. About 1675 he removed to Boston, where he died June 15, 1676. The widow died July 16, 1678.
[Gen. by E. D. Harris in Reg. XXXIX, 348.] See also Winter.
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SAMBORNE, SANBORN, SANDBORNE, SANDBURN, etc.,
John, married, probably in England, Ann, daughter of Rev. Stephen Bachiler. Three of their children, John, Stephen and William, came to Hampton, either with or soon after their grandfather.
John, Hampton, proprietor, signed the petition about Howard March 7, 1643.
He deposed 14 (2) 1668, ae. about 48 years.
He m. I, Mary, daughter of Robert Tuck; she died 30 (10) 1668. He m. 2, Aug. 2, 1671, Margaret, daughter of Robert Page, and widow of Wm. Moulton. Children, John, Mary, b. 12 (2) 1651, Abigail b. 23 (12) 1653, Richard b. 4 (II) 1654, Mary b. 19 (1) 1657, Joseph b. 13 (1) 1659, Steven b. 12 (9) 1661, d. 24 (12) 1661-2, Ann b. 20 (9) 1662, Nathaniel b. 27 (11) 1665, Benjamin b. Dec. 20, 1668, Jonathan b. 25 May, 1672.
He died Oct. 20, 1692. Inventory taken 2 Nov. following.
Stephen, Hampton, proprietor, signed Howard petition in 1643. Sold house and land in Kittery 29 Aug. 1650.
Wife Sarah; children, Sarah b. 12 (4) 1651, Dorothia b. 2 (1) 1653.
William, yeoman, Hampton, signed the Howard petition in 1643. Proprietor ; sold land 17 May, 1647. On the 8th of the seventh month following he and his brothers John and Stephen and Nathaniel Bachiler received a deed of cer- tain land from their grandfather, Rev. Stephen Bachiler. Frm. 8 (8) 1651.
Wife Mary; children, Mephibosheth b. 5 (9) 1663, Sarah b. 10 (12) 1666.
He died 18 Nov. 1692; inventory filed 22 Feb. following by "Nath" Bachiler Senr."
He beq. his estate to wife Mary, sons Stephen, Josiah, Wil- liam, Mephibosheth.
Genealogy.
See also Cutts.
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SAMSON, SAMPSON,
Thomas, brewer, Richmond Island, in the employ of Winter; returned to England in 1637. Wife there. [Trel.]
SANKEY, SANCKY,
Robert, ae. 30, "sent away by Robert Cordell, goldsmith, Lombard street, London," came in the Increase April 14, 1635. Settled at Saco. Was constable at court in Saco Jan. 9, 1636-7. Sold pork to Winter in 1639.
He died before 2 Aug. 1642, as appears from reference in a deed of land adjoining his. [York De. I.]
Was he the fishmonger of London, enrolled in 1641? See Hilton.
SANDERS, SAUNDERS,
Edward, "of Watertown," was "sick at Piscataqua" when called before Mass. Gen. Court 5 (1) 1638-9. Presumably the same, agent for Capt. Francis Champernowne, sold a house and land at Great Bay on south side of Pascataway river, to Mr. Francis Norton of Charlestown 20 Sept. 1644. Had a judgment upon Capt. C.'s house and lands, and sold the same to Mrs. Sarah Lynne Aug. I following. Mass. Gen. Court punished a person of same name 19 Oct. 1654. Same name a soldier in Naragansett war from Scituate, Plym. Coll. in 1645.
John, Ipswich, proprietor, 1635; removed to Salisbury 6 Sept. 1638; rem. to Hampton; admitted inhabitant Dec. 13, 1639. Rem. to Wells; sold house and lands at Hamp. 27 (7) 1644. Bought house and land 20 Aug. 1643; was appointed sergeant 5 July, 1653, and lieutenant before 1657. [York De.] Of Cape Porpoise, sold land 9 Oct. 1663, wife Ann joining. Commissioner. Peter Turbat married his daughter Sarah.
Will dated 13 June, prob. 24 June, 1670, boq. to wife Ann, son Thomas and his son John, and to "all my children."
John, joiner, worked for Winter at Richmond Island 4 weeks in 1641 or 1642. [Trel.]
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Robin, Richmond Island, in service of Winter June 22, 1640.
Robert, perhaps the same as the above, husbandman, of Plymouth, England, contracted with Trelawney and Winter 22 Nov. 1642, to work for them at Richmond Island or else- where in fishing, planting, etc. [Trel.]
William, carpenter, indebted to Mr. Bellingham and Mr. Gibbins contracted 19 (10) 1636, to serve them 3 years. [W.] One of the founders of Hampton, 6 (7) 1638.
Sce Munjoy, Turbat.
SANDERSON, SAUNDERSON,
Robert, goldsmith, silversmith, settled first at Hampton, 1638; had land grants in 1639 and 1640. Town officer in 1639. Removed to Watertown, Mass. [See P. of M.]
SANFORD, SANDFORD, STANFORD, STANNIFORD, STAMFORD,
Robert and Thomas, of Falmouth, petitioned Gov. An- dros 9ber 27th, 1687, deposing that they had been in actual possession and improvement of lands on the southward side of Casco river about 35 years (i. e. from about 1652) and asked to have the land surveyed for them. Thomas sub- scribed by his mark ("Stanford") to the cath of allegiance to Mass. Bay July 13, 1658, and signed a petition to the king in 1665. Robert also signed the latter.
SARGENT, SERGEANT,
John, fisherman, Isles of Shoals, proprietor; mortgaged his house and lands for the payment of 40 li. Aug. 28, 1658. Removed to Winter Harbor about 1661; and to Great Island in 1677. Deposed Aug. 13, 1663, aged "neere 36." [Bax. MSS.]
Stephen, master of one of the crews of fishermen at Richmond Island, 1638-40. Wrote reports to Trelawney.
See Heyman.
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SATTERLY,
Roger, fisherman, Richmond Island, in service of Winter, 1639-40. Wife in England. [Trel.]
SAVAGE, SAVIDG,
Henry, Haverhill, proprietor, 1644. Removed to Ports- mouth; for work done in Ambrose Lane's sawmill, he re- ceived a deed, 29 May, 1655, from Richard Tucker, attorney for Lane, of two houses and certain lands. Was fined in 1663, for declining to serve on the grand jury.
He m. Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Walford.
She made will Nov. 13, 1708, prob. 1709; son John and dau. Easter Savage, dau. Deborah Wills and her children; son in law Edward Wills, exec.
See Brookins, Spencer.
SEAWARD, SAWARD, SEWARD, SAYWARD, SAY- WORD, SAWERS,
Henry, millwright, Hampton, proprietor, had grant of land to set a wind-mill on Sept. 2, 1642. Rem. to Straw- berry Bank; sold Hampton land about Nov. 2, 1650. Rem. to York; land laid out to him April 20, 1661. Exchanged marsh land near his saw mill with Edw. Rishworth July 7, 1669. Mortg. land and mill on Mousam river etc. to Simon Lynde, of Boston Sept. 2, 1673; was in partnership with Bar- tholomew Gedney of Salem in mill, logs, etc. in 1674. [York De. II.] He deposed Oct. 15, 1669, that he had been an in- habitant in this country 32 years and upwards since he came from England; that he lost 1000 pounds by the burning of his mills at York. The court gave him permission to cut timber on Cape Porpoise river.
Wife Mary ; ch. Joseph, b. at Hampton 16 (9) 1655; proba- bly also John, who m. Mary dau. of Edw. Rishworth, and Samuel who was attorney for John Knowlton of Ipswich in 1679. Admin. of his estate was granted April 6, 1682, to his widow Mary; the inventory mentions saw-mills and corn- mills at York, Cape Porpoise, Mousam and Casco. [York De V.]
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Richard, Portsmouth, had 10 acres of land assigned him in 1652.
His will, dated Feb. 21, 1662, proved July 1, 1663, gave to son Richard Seaward and son [in law] Richard Jackson and their children. Refers to brother Roger Seaward; owned a vessel and cargo. Land at Drake Point.
Robert, Exeter, signed the combination in 1639; removed to Hampton, "signed" in 1640. Bought lands of Lieut. Howard and sold the same to Nathl. Boulter Sept. 25, 1646. His purchase of a house from Walter Roper was acknowl- edged in court at Dover in 1647.
See also Crawley, Fryer.
SCADLOCK,
William, planter, Cape Porpoise, "came with Vines in 1630." [Hist. Kpt.] Was before the Court at Saco March 25, 1636. Grand Jury man in 1640. Took oath of allegiance at Saco July 5, 1653. Clerk of the writs. Res. at West Saco. [Bax. MSS.]
Will dated Jan. 7, 1661-2; proved July 3, 1662; wife Ellner; ch. William, Susanna, John, Rebecca, Samuel and Sarah. Some articles specified for each, religious books, etc. included. Stephen Kent and Bryan Pendleton execs.
SCAMMAN, SCAMMON,
Nicholas, Dover, witness to Obediah Bruen's deed in 1642.
SCOTT, SKOT, SKOTE,
James, Portsmouth, before the Court June 27, 1656; had a lot of land, half an acre, at Great Island assigned him Jan. 1, 1656-7.
SEALY, SEELEY,
George, Isles of Shoals, signed petition of inhabitants 18 (3) 1653.
John, fisherman, Isles of Shoals, chosen constable in 1646; the court ordered that he take oath of office before
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Mr. Smyth. Witnessed Crockett's deed of land at Kittery in 1648. He conveyed, 20 June, 1651, to his brother William S. all money due him, and gave him power of attorney for collection, etc. [Court Rec.] Administration of his estate was granted 30 June, 1670, to his brother William Seeley, for the benefit of his heirs, executors, or wife or children.
Mr. Dover, taxed Oct. 19, 1648. Perhaps this was John.
Richard, Isles of Shoals, signed petition of inhabitants 18 (3) 1653. Appointed one of the commissioners for set- tling controversies there.
William, fisherman, Isles of Shoals, chosen ensign of military company in 1652. [Bax. MSS.] Signed the peti- tion 18 (3) 1653. Bought house, stage, flakes, cables, shallop, etc., 24 June, 1653. Sold his house and land 10 April, 1666.
His widow Elizabeth, as administratrix of his estate, sold 15 Nov. 1673, a house and land which he had bought of Richard Carle in 1666.
See Benill, Brown, Swadden.
SEAVEY, SEAVY, SEVY,
William, Strawberry Bank and Isles of Shoals, sold fish to Winter in 1642. Sold house and land at Strawberry Bank 6 June, 1648. Was one of the commissioners to try minor cases in 1649. Signed with four others a petition of S. B. people for full rights, Oct. 20, 1651. [Mass. Arch. 112, 38.] Took oath of allegiance July 2, 1657.
Was Thomas his son, who had lot assigned him at Ports- mouth in 1652; was a juryman in 1656, and with wife Tama- son sold land 4 Oct. 1667?
See also Ellen, Hutchinson, Lane, Tucker, Turpin, Wiley.
SELLERS, see Sealy,
William, was sued in Piscataqua court in 1642.
SEWARD, see Saward.
SHAPLEIGH, SHAPLEY,
Alexander, merchant, from Kingsweare, co. Devon, came to the Piscataqua valley at a very early day. He is said
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by some writers to have been an agent of Gorges; but of this no evidence appears in our records. He carried on a large amount of fishing, trading, and his grandson, John Treworgy, called at Richmond Island in 1640, doing business in Mr. Shapleigh's name. [Trel.] He was a resident of New Eng- land when he sold to his son in law James Treworgy all his lands, boats, houses, etc. in N. E. May 26, 1642. While his dwelling may have been at Strawberry Bank, he had grants of land at Kittery; and finding that Nicholas Frost had re- ceived too little marsh for his stock of cattle, he gave him the 5 acres of marsh which had been allotted to himself. Testified 31 May, 1643. [York De. I.]
Children: i. Katherine, m. (1) James Treworgy; m. (2) Edward Hilton. She must have been much older than her brother Nicholas, as she said in a petition on his behalf to the General Court of Mass. Bay, May 7, 1674, referring, probably, to his being deprived of a mother in infancy, "I nursed him at my breast (which I canot forgett)"; she also refers to her father thus: "About 38 years since, in a time of great scarcity, our ffather laid out a good estate for the supply of this Countrey and the settling some part of it. & in a season of there want supplyed them soe reasonably with provisions, that it was thankfully receipted, & acknowledged by the authority then in being," etc. [Mass. Arch. 106.]
ii. John, who remained in England while his son John came over here and acted as agent for his grandfather; iii. Nicholas, also a merchant at Kingsweare, Devon, who came over here as early as 1641, when he bought lands, houses, fishing coast, etc. of his brother in law Treworgy. He lived at Boston and Charlestown from about 1645 till about 1648, when he was a citizen and a town officer of Kittery. He was "instrumental by an order to some of Road Iland to make seizure of certain persons" about 1674, in consequence of which he was arrested and imprisoned at Boston in 1674; and at that time his sister sent down the petition mentioned above. He was soon released. His descendants have been numerous.
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See also Amerideth, Chadbourne, Godfrey, Gunnison, John- son, Lane, Small, Taintor, White, Withers.
SHAW,
Edward, sued Matthew Giles in Dover Court 30 Jan. 1657. for wages. A man of the same name, a sawyer, lived at Duxbury, Plym. Col. 1632; was before Plym. Court 2 Oct. 1637, hired for a year with Robert Bartlett Dec. 1, 1638.
John; a suit was brought against him in Strawberry Bank Court in 1646, others in 1649 and 1650.
Roger, husbandman, yeoman, Cambridge, proprietor, 1636; frm. March 14, 1638-9; town officer. Rem. to Hamp- ton. Bought house and land 15 Nov. 1647; sold land in 1658. Deputy; juryman.
He married, first, Anne -; he m. second, Susanna, widow of William Tilton of Lynn, Mass .; she died 28 (II) 1654. Children, Joseph, Benjamin, Esther b. (4) 1638, Mary d. 26 (II) 1639, Mary b. 29 (7) 1645, Margaret, Ann. His "son in law" [step-son] Abraham Tilton was apprenticed 5 Dec. 1653, to John Hood, weaver, of Lynn; whose wife Elizabeth, acting under a power of attorney from her hus .- band then in England, released the apprentice 10 Nov. 1656, although she had previously sent him to Peter Tilton, living in Connecticut. [Norf. Rec. I.] Samuel Tilton, another of the children of "my late wife Susanna," received a tract of land from Mr. Shaw April 6, 1660, and receipted in full for his portion 12 June, 1661, and for that of his brother Daniel Tilton 13 July, 1663.
He died 29 (3) 1661. Will dated 25 Aug. 1660, codicil dated 20 March following, probated 10 (8) 1661, beq. to sons Joseph and Benjamin, daughters Margaret Ward, Ann Fogg, Hester, and Mary ; sons Abraham and Daniel Tilton to have their portions when they come of age according to covenant.
See also Bachiler.
SHEHEE,
Dermond, Portsmouth, deposed 28 (4) 1660, ae. about 50 years.
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SHELDON, SHELLDEN, .
Godfrey, planter, Black Point.
He made will 13 March, 1663-4, ae. about 65 years; beq. to wife; to eldest son William and his wife Rebecca; to son John and to "daughters." Prob. 3 April, 1670.
Gyles Roberts, in his will in 1666, calls William Sheldon his son in law.
SHEPARD, SHEPHERD,
Thomas, Richmond Island, one of Winter's fishermen, 1638-42.
SHERBURN, SHERBORN, SHERBURNE, SHEAR- BORNE,
Henry, yeoman, Portsmouth; it was ordered by Piscat- aqua court in 1642 that he keep a ferry from the great house to the great island, one to the province, one to Strawberry Bank, one to "Rowes," and "other ferryes," with specified fares for each route; and that he "keep an ordinary, at 8d a meale." He was appointed commissioner and clerk of the writs in 1649. Signed petition of inhabitants to Gen. Court 20 Oct. 1651. [Mass. Arch. 112, 38.] Took oath of fidelity July 2, 1657. Deputy to Gen. Court in 1658. [Mass. Arch. 39, 47.] Sold houses and land at Isles of Shoals in 1660, his wife Rebecca signing with him. He conveyed land 29 Sept. . 1659, to Richard Slooper (Sloper) in consideration of his marriage to his daughter. He deposed 25 June, 1662, ae. about 48 years. [P. Files.]
He married Rebecca, daughter of Mr. Ambrose Gibbons, bequeathed in 1657 to their children, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary, Henry, John, Ambrose, Sarah and Rebecca, the boys to receive their portions at 21, and the girls at 18 years of age. He m. (2) Saralı, widow of Walter Abbot.
He died before Sept. 8, 1681, when the inventory of his estate was presented in court by his sons Samuel and John S. The daughter Elizabeth married Tobias Langdon about 1662.
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John, Strawberry Bank, sued in court in 1642, juryman in 1650. Took oath of fidelity in 1659. He married Eliza- beth, dau. of Robert Tuck of Hampton, q. v.
See also Hutchinson, Sloper, Walling, Wedge, Woodward.
SHERES, SHEIRES, SHIRRES,
Jeremy, Kittery, had lawsuit in Dover court in Oct. 1650. He and Elizabeth were witnesses in court in 1652. Took oath of allegiance 16 Nov. 1652. Rem. to Cape Nottocke. With wife Susanna sold land 14 Nov. 1664.
See Johnson.
SHILAND,
John, before Piscataqua court in 1652.
SHORT, SHORTE,
Clement, Kittery, married in Boston 21 Nov. 1660, Faith, daughter of Mr. Thomas Munt; had a grant of land in 1662, which was sold 25 Dec. 1706, by his son Thomas, of Boston, printer.
Tobias, Richmond Island, a servant of Winter, 1639- 1643.
SHORTRIDG,
Richard, fisherman, Portsmouth, bought land of Nicholas Row 5 (8) 1659, and sold it in 1661.
SHURT, SHIRT, SHORT,
Abraham, merchant, came from Bristol, Eng. as the agent for Aldworth and Elbridge, the patentees of Pemaquid and vicinity. Samoset's deed to Brown, 15 July, 1625, was made before him.
He brought letters to Richmond Island in 1635; was trad- ing along the coast to Boston in 1639 and 1643. [Trel.] Brought suit in Maine court May 20, 1637. His son Adam Short, on behalf of his mother Mrs. Mary Shurt, brought a suit in 1647.
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. He gave a general receipt to Giles Elbridge of Bristol, merchant, exec. of the will of Robert Aldworth, merchant, late of the same city, deceased 14 (9) 1646, and put himself "a covenant servant" with Elbridge "to serve, dwell & abide in New England .... dureing the terme of fyve yeares," etc. Made Robert Knight, merchant, now residing in Boston, his attorney 27 (7) 1647. [A.] We have but few glimpses of his career.
See Brown, Cocks.
SHUTE,
Robert, planter, "of Winnegansett," gave bond in March, 1640-1, with Matthew Norman for a debt of the lat- ter. [L.] He was one of the associates of Robert Morgan in Purchase's suit 31 May, 1641.
SHREWSBURY MEN, The, or The Shrewsbury Merchants,
From various sources we gather the names of some of these men who received a patent of the land in the Piscat- aqua valley, where the towns of Dover, etc. now stand. Wil- liam Walderne was one. Richard Percyvall, draper, was one; he sold his share May 4, 1640, to Obediah Bruen, who came here and resided several years. Richard Hunt was an- other, a signer of the Piscataqua combination in 1640, one of the defendants in the suit brought against the company by Colcord on behalf of Parker in 1650; William Rowley, here in 1642, was another of the defendants in this suit; Capt. Thomas Wiggin was asserted by Colcord to have been the agent of the company at the time they employed Parker. Rev. George Burdett seems to have been imported or at least employed by them, hence Colcord sued them for wages due him. "Ye estate att Quamscooke belonging to ye Shrews- berie men" was appraised by Robert Page and Lieut. Chris- topher Hussey at the request of Capt. Thomas Wiggin; in- ventory filed in Norf. court 12 (2) 1659; cattle, 128 pounds ; land, 3 miles square, much of it rough and wet, lying in the wilderness, 100 pounds. [Norf. Rec. 1, 17 and 81.]
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SIMMONS, SYMONS, SYMONDS,
John, Richmond Island, in the fishing company in 1636.
John, yeoman, Kittery, owned land adjoining that of Robert Beedle in 1641. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 16 Nov. 1652. Selectman. He deposed 25 June, 1662, ae. about 47 years. [P. Files.] He conveyed house and lands to his son in law William Hilton as a dowry to his daughter Rebecca, Hilton's wife, 18 April, 1667. He m. (2) Welthian, widow of John Goddard; with her he sold land 23 July, 1669.
SIMPSON, SIMSON,
Henry, York, married Jane, daughter of Lieut. Col. Wal- ter Norton, one of the patentees of the plantation; received a deed of land as a marriage portion from Mr. William Hooke, the second husband of Jane's mother, 13 March, 1638. As attorney for William Hooke, he laid out and sold lands to purchasers from April 15, 1640 onward.
His widow Jane married second -- Bond; she deeded her lands 16 June, 1688, to her only son Henry Simson, who had cared for her about 15 years. [York De. I, III and VI.]
Patrick, Dover, juryman in 1660.
See also Plaisted.
SINGLEMAN,
Henry, Cape Porpus, his land that of Morgan Howell in 1648.
SINKLER, SINCLAIR, SINCLARE,
John, Senior, Exeter, bought land 6 Jan. 1659; sold land 27 April, 1667.
Wife Mary; children, James b. 27 July, 1660, Mary b. 27 June, 1663, -Sary b. 15 Sept. 1664. [Norf. Rec.]
He made will 27 Jan. 1699-1700; prob. 14 Sept. 1700; beq. to wife Deborah according to contract before marriage; to sons James and John; daughters Mary Wheeler, and Meribah Loll; grandsons John and Benjamin Jonson.
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SKILLING, SKELLING,
Thomas, Falmouth, bought 55 acres of land of Cleave 25 March, 1658.
Will dated 14 Nov. 1666, prob. 2 Oct. 1667, beq. to wife Deborah, sons Thomas and John, and "all my children."
See Ingersoll.
SKOT, see Scott.
SLEEPER,
Thomas, weaver, Hampton, proprietor, June, 1640. Bought land in Boston 15 (5) 1645; sold land in Hamp. 10 (8) 1657, his wife Joannah consenting; bought house and land in Haverhill, Mass. 27 June, 1657, and removed thither. Returned to Hamp. Bought land in Hamp. of N. Bachiler 20 June, 1660.
First wife Jemina, second wife Joannah; children, Eliza- beth (m. Abraham Perkins), Mary, Ralf b. I (4) 1650, John b. 10 (7) 1652, Naomi b. 15 (2) 1655, Moses b. at Hav. 13 (1) 1657-8, Aaron b. 20 (12) 1660, at Hamp. Luther b. Nov. 14, 1663, d. 19 (3) 1670.
He died 30 July, 1696.
SLOOPER, SLOPER,
Richard, Portsmouth, received a tract of land from Henry Sherburne Sept. 29, 1659, in consideration of his mar- riage to Sherburne's daughter. [N. H. Deeds.] Had town lands in the divisions of March 22, 1660-1. Was a juror in 1662 and 1668. Took oath of fidelity Oct. 2, 1666. Con- veyed lands to son Ambrose March 27, 1706, his wife Mary signing with him. Made will Oct. 26, 1711, proved Dec. 28, 1714. Ch. Ambrose, Richard, Henry, Elizabeth, Martha (m. Obediah Morse, Jr.) and Tabitha (Bridgman).
SMALL, SMALE,
Edward, Isles of Shoals, grand jury man in court held at Saco 25 June, 1640. Bought 100 acres of land 25 July, 1643,
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and sold it 23 June, 1647. Signed petition of inhabitants 18 (3) 1653.
Francis, fisherman, Dover, taxed in 1648. Removed to Scarborough. Bought land of Sciterygusett of Casco Bay, Sagamore, 27 June, 1657. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. at Spurwink 13 July, 1658. He deposed 16 June, 1677, ae. about 50 years, concerning what Trustrum Harris said when they were together "impressed to goe upon ye Coun- trys service to Ossaby." His wife Elizabeth, ae. about 49 years, deposed with him 10 May, 1683, as to his being em- ployed about 23 or 24 years before to purchase a certain island from the Indians for Maj. Nicholas Shapleigh. He deposed 8 Sept. 1685, ae. 65, about servants of Mason's plantation being left by Francis Norton in 1640 and appro- priating what possessions remained, goods and lands. Had lived in New England upwards of 50 years.
James, Exeter, signed petition of inhabitants Sept. 7, 1643. [Mass. Arch. 112, 8.]
Samuel, deposed at Kittery, Nov. II, 1637, aged about 73 years, that in his youth he was a servant to Henry Joslin, Esq. several years at Pemaquid; was often at Damariscotty; knew the land from which Walter Phillips, the owner, had been driven away. [Eastern Claims.]
See Champernowne, Maverick.
SMART,
John, Hingham, Mass. proprietor, 1636. Resident of Exeter in 1643, signer of town petition that year. Suit against him and his wife Margaret in 1647, and one against him and Rob: Smart 24 (2) 1649.
Lived in the part of town now Newmarket. [Hist. Ex.]
SMITH, SMYTH,
Bartholomew, Dover, signed the combination in 1640; proprietor - "Smey," in 1642. Of Kittery, bought land March 21, 1648.
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George, Dover, a resident about 1635; made use of lands about Lamprill river which had been bought of the Indians; so he deposed 18 (8) 1652. [Mass. Arch. 112, 44.] Witness to Walderne's deed II (5) 1645. One of the committee to end controversies in 1648. Associate judge. Sold land in Kittery 18 Dec. 1650, on behalf of John Newgrove.
James, of "Wayquait," an associate of Robert Morgan in a lawsuit in 1641.
John, Hampton, about 1640; wife Deborah, a near rela- tion and legatee of Mrs. Ruth Dalton. Removed to Nan- tucket or Martha's Vineyard. His daughter Deborah married Nathaniel Bacheller; his son John, cooper, of Hamp. sold to his brother in law Stephen Hussey, 9 June, 1674, one half of all the lands belonging to him on the island of Nantucket, "as owned by my father John Smith late of the Vineyard deceased."
He made will 14 Feb. 1670; bequeathed his land on Nan- tucket to sons John and Samuel, who were to pay to their sisters Deborah and Abigail 5 pounds apiece; all his land at "Martin's Vineyard" to son Philip, not then in good health; wife Deborah executrix; friends Mr. Thomas Mayhew and Thomas Macy overseers.
John, carpenter, Saco, had lawsuit in court at Saco Feb. 7, 1636-7; grand jury man, 1640; bought land of Vines 8 April, 1642; residing at "Casko Mill under the Govt. of Mr. George Cleeve," 8 June, 1646, he and wife Joane, sold land in York. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 5 July, 1653. His lands in York specified by the townsmen Feb. 2, 1654. [York De. I.] He bought lands on which he had resided several years, of his brother in law Edward Wanton, in 1657. John, Senior, with wife Joane, deeded land 23 Oct. 1657, to son John, on condition of his rendering certain services to them. He deposed June 23, 1635, ae. about 73 years, respect- ing a case which occurred under him as marshall "40 yeares ago." [York De. IV.]
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