¦ - t »»¦?¦ rf'' -'-^ ¦ mmm^ V »f *. H^^r ;f'ft!*»¦' ^^ iW; 1^^ INTRODUCTION In the early history of the District of Maine two men stand out prominently, "Edward Smale" and "Francis Smale." "Frances sonne of Edward SmaUe" was baptized October 6, 1625, in St. Mary's parish, Bideford, County Devon, England; the oldest of six children of Edward and Elizabeth Smale baptized in that parish. County Devon, England, appears to have been the origi nal habitat of the Smale, or SmaU, famUy. They were of Saxon origin, and probably were there in the time of Alfred the Great (born 849, died 900). FoUowing the occupation of England by WiUiam the Conqueror, in 1066, the Saxons were, for a long period, a much-despised and down-trodden race. But their hardy persistence, which has ever ac counted for England's achievements, led to the EngUsh revival. In a few generations, charters were proclaimed in EngUsh, and the descendants of the victors of Senlac were proud to call themselves EngUshmen. Yet, during the period of English revival, several Smales achieved some prominence, early appearing among members of ParUament: 1302 : John Smale, member of ParUament for Taunton Borough, County Somerset. 1350-1362: WiUiam Smale, member of ParUament for Clifton, Dartmouth Borough, County Devon. 1405-1406: Thomas Smale, member of ParUament for Win chester City, County Southampton. 1345: Johnle Smale,* engaged as Clerk of the Wardrobe in the king's household. In consideration of the laudable service of John le Smale king's clerk, to his father and himself, the king [Edward III] has thought it right to retain the same John, his clerk and household servant of the wardrobe, for Ufe. * This use of the surname SmaU with the article "le" prefixed is sufficient evidence of the fact that this name belongs to the descriptive type of sur names. xxii Introduction The name Smale, or SmaU,* appears seldom in the Her alds' Visitations of the County of Devon, 1531, 1564, and 1620. While Burke gives the arms of "Smale or SmaUey, in CO. Middlesex... SmaUey, in co. Leicester, [and] SmaU in CO. Edinburgh," he makes no mention of a coat of arms in the Devonshire family. Several members of the family, however, intermarried with famiUes who bore arms. The Visitation of Devon, 1564, in the family of "WiUiam Fyna- more & Julyan," daughter to Walter LoveU, mentions one "Nicholas SmaU" who married "Jone," daughter and heir to "WiUiam and Cicily [Fitz Stevin] Finamour." They had a " son & heir . . . John SmaU," who married ; his " son & heir... John SmaU" married Jone, daughter and heir to WilUam Holway. "Reginaldus Worth de Worth iuxta Tiverton," Lord of Witheridge and Radford, succeeded his brother Ralph at Worth. Their father, Ralph de PayneU, Sherifi of York, held seven manors in Devon, 1066. (Domesday Book). * Like other English surnames, the name of SmaU has numerous varia tions; Smale, SmaUey, etc., being among the most common. The foUowing extract from an "Act to change the names of the several Persons therein mentioned," passed April 25, 1838, was pubUshed by the Secretary of the Commonwealth (of Massachusetts), in 1893: "James SmaUey, and his minor children, Joshua P. SmaUey, Betsy C. SmaUey, James H. SmaUey, Mary T. SmaUey, and Benjamin F. SmaUey; Samuel SmaUey, jun., and Ruth S. SmaUey, his minor child; Samuel SmaUey, and his minor children, Lot Smal ley, SaUy SmaUey, and Peggy H. SmaUey; Nathaniel H. SmaUey, and his minor children, Esther T. SmaUey, Uriah SmaUey, and Mary S. SmaUey; Taylor SmaUey, and his minor children, Jonah G. SmaUey, Benjamin T. SmaUey, Alexander SmaUey, and Abigail SmaUey; Abraham SmaUey, jun., and his minor children, Norman S. K. SmaUey, Jane C. SmaUey, and Abra ham SmaUey, 3d; John SmaUey, and his minor cluldren, Arnold SmaUey, John SmaUey, Rebeckah H. SmaUey, and Pamela H. SmaUey; Abraham SmaUey, Isaac SmaUey, 2d, Heman SmaUey, Nathan SmaUey, Isaac Smal ley, 3d, Thomas R. SmaUey, Leonard SmaUey, and Benjamin SmaUey, all of Provincetown, may severaUy take the surname of Small; aU of Barnstable county. And the several persons before mentioned, from and after the pass ing of this act, shaU be known and caUed by the names, which, by this act, they are respectively aUowed to assume as aforesaid, and said names shall hereafter be considered as their only proper and legal names, to aU intents and purposes. [April 2^, 1838.]" BIDEFORD, ENGLAN 3N RIVER TORRIDGE. Introduction xxiii Roger and Joane (Drew) Worthe, of Barnstaple, had a daughter Elizabeth baptized July 15, 1543; Roger, the father, died in 1564-65. On January 16, 1565-66, at Barn staple, "John smale and EUzabeth Worthe" were married. One of their sons may have been "Roger Smale, of Little- ham," whose wiU, dated September 7, 1604, was proved October 10, foUowing, in the Archdeaconry Court of Barn staple. He left a widow Mary, and a daughter Agnes under ten years of age. "John Harp, later Harper, came out of Darbyshire... being a younger Brother of Harp of Swarston in Darbyshier & Uved at Beriennerbert [Berrynarbor] in Devon." "John Harp" married "Jone Dau. & heir of Smale of Berener- bert." He was buried May 6, 1558, at "Berry Narbor"; his widow Jone was buried September 30, 1565, beside him. Their cluldren were: Edward Harper, Nicholas Harper, JuUan Harper, who was married to George Beare, Anne Harper, and Margery Harper. Their descendants settled in Berrynarbor, Ilfracombe, Barnstaple, and adjoining towns; the names of Edward, Humphrey, Henry, Nicholas, and Alexander Harper were common for six generations. The Pugsley famUy, as wUl be shown, was associated with the SmaUs in Bideford, England, and at Dover, New Hampshire. A titled branch of Pugsleys appears in«iiie Visitations of Devonshire. In "Bamfield, of Poltimore," Walter Bamfield, son of John of Hardington, married Grace, daughter to " Sir John Pudsey." Grace was his second wife; after his death, she was married to "Sir Roger Tetcote." AUce CutUffe, daughter to Richard CutUfEe, of ArUngton, was mentioned in her father's wiU as having married "Pugisly"; she was living in 1566. The parish register of Wear Giffard, a town adjoimng Bideford, shows, under February 2, 1617, that "Mary Smale, servant imto Mrs. Fortescue [was] married unto Thomas Pugesley of Bideford." Barnstaple registers xxiv Introduction record that "WiUiam, son of Amos Pugshly, of Tanestocke [Tawstock, adjoining Barnstaple] & Mary, daughter of Richard SmaU," were married November i, 1670. Mary was probably daughter to "Richard SmaU," of Barnstaple, who had a daughter " Catheren" baptized there, October 19, 1651, also a son, "Richard Smale," who was buried Feb ruary 8, 1653. Elizabeth*, yoimgest daughter to Francis^ Smale, was married March 7, 1704-05, in Dover, New Hampshire, to John Pugsley.* UntU the baptismal entry of "Frances sonne to Edward SmaUe" October 6, 1625, was found by Mrs. Frances Rose- Troup in 1903, at St. Mary's, Bideford, England, the rela tionship of Edward and Francis SmaU was imcertain. Francis SmaU, the more widely known, has been called son to John^ SmaU, of Dover, New Hampshire; and some of the descendants of Francis, in Truro, Massachusetts, have been assigned to the Une of John ^ SmaUey ,t of East ham (earlier, of Plymouth), Massachusetts, as though Francis SmaU might have been son of that John. It has also been claimed that Francis SmaU was a near kinsman to Sir Francis Champemoune, of Kittery, Maine. The records of Dartington, County Devon (mentioned in the wiU of Sir Francis), and surrounding towns show no Smales or SmaUs; neither do the Champemoune pedigrees in England, which are very complete, show intermarriages with the SmaUs. With the idea that the friendship or acquaintance between Francis SmaU and Nicholas Shap leigh might have begun before they came to New England, the records of Dartmouth and Kingsweare, in South Devon (the home of Nicholas, and his father, Alexander Shapleigh), were searched. Excepting a few Smales of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, no other mentions of the name were found in the neighborhood of Dartmouth. Of the Bideford Smales, one "IsraeU Smale" had a son Edmond baptized in St. Mary's Parish, November 18, 1629. Israel Smale died February 14, 1629-30; administration was * Vide page 194. t Vide pages 22-24. Introduction xxv granted March 4, 1629-30, to "Johan Smale of Byddeford widow and reUct of the deceased." On May 15, 1631, "Robert Byshop & Joane Smale" were married, in Bideford. The account of "Johan Byshop als Smale," of the "goods and chateUs of Israel Smale late of Byddeford," included this "Item: Whereas the said intestate dyed leaving behind him a younge clulde for nursinge whereof this accomptant paid for one yeare the sum — III Ii." On November i, 165s, "Edmund, son of Israel SmaUe, deceased, & Elizabeth, daughter to Richard Tooker, both of Bydeford," were mar ried. She died January 16, 1660, and he married a second wife Elizabeth. His chUdren, baptized in St. Mary's, were: "SamueU," October 25, 1656, buried January 14, 1656-57; "SamueU," February 8, 1665; John, September 12, 1667; Edmond, November 27, 1668; Mary, August 17, 1670; James, September 29, 1671, buried November 12, 1671; Israel, January 6, 1672; Sarah, January 26, 1673; and "Elizabertha," April 4, 1675. . "Anthonie Smale & Suzan Lendon" were married Sep tember 28, 1626, in St. Mary's Parish, Bideford. "Anthony Smale" was buried April 22, 1651, in Bideford; he was a mariner. The wiU of "Anthony SmaU of Bitheford [Bide ford], CO. Devon," dated April 20, 1651, was proved Jime 23, foUowing, by "Susan SmaU the Executrix named." He gave to his daughter "Agnes SmaU [married August 24, 1651, to John Benner]... my tenement in Maiden Street... and }4= part of my barque called the Prosperous." To his daughter "Susanna, 3^ part of the said bark and 100 U," as she is "about to marry John Bruse." To his daughter Elizabeth "my one half part of the Speediudl... and my dweUing houses and ceUars upon the new quay at Bithford with the garden I took of Mr. Meandon for 60 years All the rest of my goods not bequeathed I give unto my said wife whom I make my Executrix." " Susan Smale, widow," died September 25, and was buried September 27, 1655, in Bideford. Her will, dated October 16, 1652, was proved October 27, 1655. The children of Anthony and Suzan xxvi Introduction (Lendon) SmaU, baptized in St. Mary's Parish, were: Agnes, May 25, 1628; Anthony, August 3, 1631, buried November i, 1637; Susan, February 27, 1632; Elizabeth, October 23, 1635; and George, December 10, 1636. George probably died young, as he was not mentioned in his father's wiU. The earUest records of St. Mary's Parish show that one WiUiam Smale was married August 30, 1603, to EUzabeth WiUiams ; their son Richard was baptized May 17,1 604. An Elizabeth Smale was buried November 23, 1629, and Wil Uam Smale was buried September 25, 1635, in St. Mary's Parish; they were adults, and may have been parents to Richard. John Smale had a daughter "PetemeU" baptized in St. Mary's, October 11, 1605, a son "flfolke Smale" baptized June 26, 1608, and a daughter "Catterne," March 5, 1611. On May 15, 1611, "John SmaUer (?)," an adult, was buried there. It is probable that he came to Bideford with older chUdren, since another John Smale had a "sonne John" baptized in St. Mary's, November 13, 1623; Grace, Febru ary 28, 1625; PhUUp, February 24, 1627; Gyles, March 17, 1629; and Elizabeth, August 11, 1641. With the exception of " Jeffery Smale," who had a daugh ter Ann baptized January 23, 1632, in St. Mary's, Israel, John, Jr., and Edward Smale (who came to New England) were the only heads of famiUes of that name connected with St. Mary's Parish between 1611 and 1681. It is probable that they were closely related, if not brothers; yet intensive research by Colonel Charles E. Banks for nine months in Devonshire parishes, the PubUc Record Ofi&ce, and other locaUties in England, failed to estabUsh the parentage of Edward SmaU. The search aUuded to above revealed the name Small most frequently in North Devon, beginning as early as 1443, when the Abbot of Buckfastleigh leased two messuages, with land adjoining, to Thomas Smale. The parish registers of Braun- ton, a few miles north of Bideford, show baptisms, mar riages, and burials of the Smale family 15 54-1 63 2, who. -.^ ^ \^ - f"~-"' t.-'-w •¦••}(•" '-"¦wTi vj«.Mj(k^ i/K I iv»»i x«ini»r«" .» trtr ^: tJ*J ^'iK"f sr v^ Ns"''**?." .^..oYJ^^,, s.'fi'.W .p? V^-awf^fti^'.oOL k .,^t 1^ I'ifi OftJ^lt^ tftjUl^ (T>fr~wt^ (^f«« tlf^Jpt^filtt . <> ' ¦0B1 .^;..t'.-. ..¦.::..'3.T •-: -E - LEASE IN A. D. I443, TO THOMAS SMAl.E BY THE ABBOT OF BU< IN THE PARISH OF BRAUNTON, NORTH DEVON. (NOV J- r ¦ L ¦ ,-. t(V HfM^Wll:'- '1'^ \l6^-, (^. ' •• •:-... .iM rv. CKFASTLEIGH, OF TWO MESSUAGES AND ADJOINING LAND, r IN BRITISH PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON.) Introduction xxvii might have been descendants of the lessee above mentioned. A SmaU of the Christian name Edward is first found in 1558 at PoughUl, County CornwaU (a smaU parish north of Bude, about twenty-five miles west of Bideford). Three years later, in the same parish, marriage of an Edward Smale is recorded. Three burials, 1562, 1563, and 1574, are the last entries of the name in that parish. The earUest entry of the surname, there, is an entry of a baptism in 1538. This is, possibly, the same branch appearing later at Parkham and Bideford, County Devon, and in which the name Ed ward occurs. An Edward Smale witnessed a wiU in Barn staple in 1 5 63 . The wiU of John Acken of Hartland, County Devon (about ten miles north of PoughiU), bequeaths in 1 57 1 to Joan SmaU, daughter of Edwajrd, deceased. At Parkham (five miles southwest of Bideford), an Ed ward SmaU was married in 1585, and, in 1639, an Edward Smale was buried in Alwington, the next parish east. The wiU of Edward SmaU, of PUton, in 1605, shows no male heirs, and may be dismissed. John Smale, of the Parkham family, married Joan Winter, August 3, 1550, and a John Smale was buried there Febru ary 15, 1587. This John could be the father of Edward Smale, of Parkham, who married Anne Bowden January 10, 1585, daughter of Edmond and Anne Rysedon, of the same parish. These were probably the same Edward and Anne who sold one messuage, two gardens, one orchard, and thirty-four acres of land, meadow, pasture, and woodland in Higher Worthyeat and Parkham, in Trinity Term 13 James I (16 15).* This same property, with other parcels of land in the manors of Alwington, Godworthy, Higginton, and Monkleigh, figured in a Chancery Suit November 22, 1 62 1, in which Richard Coffin, of Portledge House, in Al wington, son of the elder Richard, deceased, was plaintiff. He had purchased the property from Small.f • Notes of Fines, Bdle. 50 C. P. 26 (2). t PubUc Record OflSce, Chancery Proceedings; C. 2 James I; C 14/25 and C 21/80. xxviii Introduction This couple may be the Edward SmaU buried, 1639, at Alwington, and the Anne SmaU buried in Bideford in 1630, assuming that she then Uved there with a son Edward. Parkham registers record the baptism of Elizabeth, daughter of Edward and Anne, in 1585; possibly, the Elizabeth Small married, January 20, 1611-12, to John Southcott, of Bide ford. The "Annis SmaU," buried, 1604, and "Gertrude Smale," buried, 1605, in Parkham, may have been daugh ters of Edward and Anne, and, possibly, the three were sisters of Edward SmaU, the emigrant. In the reign of Charles I, between 1625 when Charles was crowned, and probably before 1636 when Edward Smale had gone to New England, "one John Byckle of Little Torring- ton, dyer," brought suit at a date unknown, against "Ed ward Smale of Bideford and Louis WeUington of Bideford, merchants," for an accounting. Byckle asserted that Smale had employed him for the past four years "for the colouring and dyeing of sixe hundred yardes of cloath [and] several pceUs of stockings." Wellington, the co-defendant, is described as "also a merchant deaUng in cloaths," which, together with the evidence regarding Smale, plainly indi cates that both were "clothiers," or manufacturers and merchants of woolen cloth.* The plaintiff further claimed * " Clothiers, a word which appears to have been pronounced 'kl&feh'-iers,' were capitaUsts; members of the powerful and extremely influential Guild of Clothworkers to which arms were granted by the College of Arms. They suppKed the capital and employed the workers of the industry; as, sheremen [shearipen], weavers, dyers, fuUers, websters, etc. This class of occupation accounts for many EngUsh surnames derived from trades." The vocation of clothier was of much more importance than that of wool draper, or the retailer of cloths. "The occupation of clothier was of considerable consequence and estima tion in those times [sixteenth and seventeenth centuries] and was exercised by persons who possessed most of the landed property in the Weald, insomuch that almost aU the antient famiUes of those parts, now of large estates and genteel rank in Ufe, and some of them enobled by titles, are sprung from and owe their fortunes to ancestors who had used this great staple manufacture, now 1 1 790] almost unknown here. [Kent.] Among others, the Bathursts, Ongleys, Courthopes, Maplesdens, Gibbons, Plumers, Austens, Dunkes, and Stringers." The wool industry is described by PUny and others. Of the arts which Introduction xxix that witnesses to his aUegations "are aU or most of them dead or gone into forreigne and remoate parts." WhUe Smale was a principal, rather than a witness, this statement may have been meant to include him. The only actual record of Edward SmaU in Bideford is that of the baptisms of his children between 1625 and 1634. No record of his marriage there, or elsewhere, was found. An EUzabeth, "wife of Edward Smale," is recorded in the burials, February 10, 1665. Since she is not called widow, Edward SmaU, the immigrant to America, if identical with her husband, may be presumed to have been then Uving. Possible incentives for Edward SmaU's emigration to America may be found in the facts that a feUow townsman, Abraham Shurt, son of John Shurt, Mayor of Bideford, had become apprentice in 1606 to Robert Aldworth, a merchant Britain owed to the Romans, not the least was the spinning and weaving of wool. Wool of Winchester looms early estabUshed reputation abroad, lead ing to great demand from the Low Country. In the time of WiUiam the Conqueror, Flemish weavers settled at Carlisle under the Queen's protection, subsequently removing to Pembrokeshire. At various later times, Flemish workers were encouraged to settle in England. Henry II instituted the Cloth Fair in the churchyard of St. Bartholomew. GuUds of weavers were estabUshed and important grants of exporting made to London. Edward III brought weavers, dyers, and fuUers from Flanders, and himself wore woolen cloth. Its exportation was forbidden on penalty of Ufe or Umb. It was not without reason that monarchs and legislators helped the wool trade. It was indeed "the flower and strength and revenue and blood of England" until the development of the cotton trade in the late eighteenth century. The "Woolsack," a sack or cushion stuffed with wool, was made the official seat of the Lord ChanceUor in the House of Lords. It is said to have been adopted in the reign of Edward III to remind the peers of the im portance of the wool trade in England. Green, in his Short History of the EngUsh People, attributes the prosperity and rise of civilization in the Eliza bethan period to the wealth created by the wool trade. This was the period of exploration, of the revival of EngUsh Uterature; the age of Shakespeare, Spenser, and Sidney. See Smith's Memoirs of Wool; Edward Hasted's History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, MDCCXC, vol. 3: 48; Encyclopedia Brittanica (nth Edition), vol. 28: 805 et seq., and 818; Green's Short History of the English People (Edition of J. M. Dent & Sons; reprinted March, 1920), vol. 1:372. xxx Introduction of Bristol, and gone to Pemaquid, Maine, as early as 1635, in the interests of his former master and later associates, Elbridge and Aldworth. Adam Shurt later brought suit against Edward SmaU. Another neighbor, Roger Garde,* appeared in York, Maine, a short time prior to 1637. * Roger Garde, Recorder of York and Mayor of Agamenticus, Maine, was probably identical with that Roger Garde whose marriage to PhiUp Gist July 4, 1610, is recorded in the parish registers of Bideford, County Devon. Philip, wife of Roger Garde, was buried there February i, 1634. Elizabeth, Rebecca, John, Thomas, Patience, and Mary, children of Roger Garde, were baptized there between 1613 and 1626, and the burial of EUzabeth Garde, June 10, 1646, is recorded. AspinwaU's Notarial Records indicate relationship between Roger and John Garde, a merchant then resident in the Azores at Fayal. John Davesse and wife discharged to "John Gard, merchant now Uving at Boston," a mortgage they held on Roger Garde's land south of the Agamenticus River in York. John Garde Uved later at Newport, Rhode Island, where his wife, Harte Garde, was buried, having died September 16, 1660, aged fifty-five years. John Garde, merchant, died August 7, 1665, aged sixty-one years and was buried beside his wife at Newport. John Garde caUs "WiUiam Titherly of Devon, England, now in Boston," his brother-in-law. Bideford registers show the marriage, November 25, 1641, of WiUiam Champlen and Rebecca Garde. John Champlain, late of Fayal, now of Newport, merchant, sold land there to Peleg Sanford, of Newport, merchant, April 9, 1675. About 1673, John ChampUn is caUed "heire to John Garde deceased." Roger Garde had a large tract of land on the north side of the Agamenticus River (York) in 1637, and fifty acres on the south side by 1639. He bought land of Samuel Mavericke in the town limits of York, June 11, 1637, and a deed to him from Mavericke, November 25, 1642, recites that it is given in consideration of "the great charge & travel the said Roger Garde had be stowed for the advancement and furtherance of the Planatation of Agamenti cus." June 25, 1640, Roger Garde was a member of the first General Court "houlden" at Saco before Richard Vines and others, "gen. CounseUors unto Sir Fernando Gorges, Knight, Lord Proprietor of this Province...." April 10, 1641, Gorges nominated him Alderman at the incorporation of the viUage, and he was also Recorder and to "execute the Office of Town Clarke." Roger Garde succeeded Thomas Gorges as Mayor before the arrival of the charter, dated March i, 1642, making the town a city. When Thomas Gorges left Maine in the faU of 1643, he made Garde his steward and custodian of the Provincial Seal, which troubled Richard Vines. Roger Garde was worried by petry gossip which may have shortened his Ufe, as suggested by a letter, dated "Straw berrie Banck the 28th sth 45," from James Parker. His last entry in York Records is dated June 18, 1645. He died in July, and at a court held at Saco, October, 1645, WiUiam Waldron Introduction xxxi The name of Edward Small disappears from the records of Bideford, England, after 1634, and appears shortly after ward in Maine. Descendants of WiUiam SmaU, previously mentioned as a member of ParUament, 1350-63, for Dartmouth, con tinued to Uve in that borough and vicinity to the time when Edward SmaU was Uving in Bideford, in North Devon. A branch of this famUy Uved at Portlemouth, a parish about twelve mUes southwest of Dartmouth, on the river Sal- combe. The name Francis occurs in this family as weU as in that of Bideford, England, and Kittery, Maine. Francis SmaU was buried in the parish of Portlemouth March ig, 1615. The wiU of another Francis, of the same parish, dated 161 7 and proved 1620, was that of an aged man hav ing numerous grandchildren, of whom one was a Francis, son of his son Walter. This last Francis was born much before 1617 and could not be identical with Francis, of Kit tery. In this branch of the family, there is no conjunction of the names Edward and Francis. The ancient seaport, market and borough of Bideford, deserves more than passing notice. It is situated in the " Hundred of Shebbear," in North Devon.* Britton says: "Though no mention of Bideford appears in any known was appointed his successor. AU Roger Garde's estate, which had been as signed in 164s for a debt of £$ to John and Mary (Puddington) Davis, of York, was qiutclaimed in 1662 to "John Gard, merchant, now Uving in Boston." See AspinwaU's Notarial Records; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 82:69; 39:191; vol. 35:345. Rhode Island Land Evidence; York County Deeds, vol. i, part i, foUo 119; i: 118; i; part 3:7; i; part 2; foUo 14; Magazine of New England History, vol. 3: 232 et seq.; Maine Province and Court Records, 1:42 (original foUo, 39); Maine Province and Court Records, Hazard, vol. 1:472; WiUiamson's History of Maine, vol. i : 288-289 ; Winthrop's Journal, vol. 2: 121, 210; Massachusetts Historical Society Col lections, vol. 7: 344; ibid., 4th Series, vol. 7: 445. * The term "Hundred" has been variously interpreted; it signifies a very ancient territorial division. The smaUest division was the tithing or tenmen- tale (count, or enumeration). Ten or some other number of ti things consti tuted the hundred, and a certam number of hundreds constituted a shire, or county. Devonshire contains thirty-three "Hundreds." xxxii Introduction record previous to the Conquest, the etymology of its name is a proof that it existed in the Saxon times. Bi, signifying situated, and ford, are Saxon words, and evidently the de rivatives oi By-the-ford, By-de-ford 3,nd Bideford; in all which ways the name of the town has been written. This etymol ogy is the more certain, as there is even now a fording-place a little above the bridge, and which in former times was the common passage for travelers. After the Conquest, Bide ford was bestowed, in conjunction with Kilkhampton, in Cornwall, on Richard de Grenville, a Norman Knight, who accompanied the Conqueror to England, and was ancestor to the Ulustrious family of the GranviUes, who for five hun dred years continued to be the proprietors of the lordship." * The original name of this district was Dyvnaint ; "it was afterwards included with Cornwall, under the general appel lation of Danmonium, . . . meaning Deeps or Hollo'ws." In point of size the county of Devon is only exceeded by that of York; the surface is "exceedingly varied" and moun tainous. The scenery of North Devon, which properly in cludes the country around Bideford, Barnstaple, South Moulton, and the north coasts, is particularly beautiful. " The gradations in landed property are in Devon, perhaps, more regular than in any other part of England. Except in a few families, there are no very great freeholds ; and the inhabitants, who live in respectability on their own estates, are numerous and sociable." The greatest impetus was given to the town of Bideford, early in the seventeenth century, by the "patronage of Sir Richard Grenville, who, with his kinsman. Sir Walter Ra leigh, had discovered Virginia and Carolina. . . . After two other expeditions to America, Sir Richard fixed his residence at this port [Bideford]." The knowledge of the exploits of these two mariners, brought more forcibly to mind by later • A Topographical and Historical Descrif tion of the County of Devon, Eng land, by John Britton, Esq., F. S. A., and Mr. E. W. Brayley, London : 252. Introduction xxxiii attempts of Sir Ferdinando Gorges to effect a permanent settlement on the coast of Maine, doubtless was largely re sponsible for the sudden emigration, between 1628 and 1640, of the men of Devon to the shores of America. A sketch of the town of Bideford has been written ex pressly for this volume by the Rev. Prebendary Roger GrenviUe, M. A., formerly rector of St. Mary's parish, in that town, himself a lineal descendant of Sir Richard Gren- vUle. It distinctively shows the influence of Kingsley ; or, it may be that he and Kingsley were alike inspired, by the history and fireside traditions of their native county Devon, with a keener appreciation of the beauties about them : — " The little town of Bideford in North Devon, built on the side of a long hill backed by the heights of a big stretch of undulating wood land scenery and sloping down to the tidal waters of the Torridge, is as prettily placed as any in a county famed far and wide for its beauty. The river roUs up [north] past the quaint historic bridge with its twenty-four arches through a country of almost unsurpassed loveliness tiU it loses itself amidst the folds of the hiUs; whilst below it finds its way amid a wide expanse of rich meadow lands and or chards to where it joins the river Taw, on which the ancient town of Barnstaple stands some six miles higher up, and then both flow to gether past the busy fishing village of Appledore, where the Danish warrior Hubba, in the days of Alfred, was slain, and all his foUowers driven back with slaughter to their ships. On the rivers flow, be tween rolling sand hills, past the estuary and the dangerous bar that stretches athwart its mouth, to the great wide bay beyond, that Ues between Hartland Point, or the Pillars of Hercules, as the ancients called it, and Morte Point, the Rock of Death, the scene of many a fatal shipwreck. Facing the bar, some twenty miles distant, and almost in mid-channel of the Severn Sea, looms Lundy Island, dim and mysterious, shrouded in mists and capped with cloud-reefs — the favorite haunt in olden days of smugglers and pirates of all nationalities. Bideford has a name and a history dating far back into the mists of the uncertain past. It stands out prominently in the most glori ous pages of England's history, and her sons have carved for them- xxxiv Introduction selves lasting fame ' afield and on the main.' It was a place of some little importance even in the days when the Saxon Britric owned it, for as the Domesday survey teUs us, the germs of its maritime char acter already existed, inasmuch as it had a fishery worth twenty-five shillings a year and an enumerated population of fifty-two. Britric, surnamed Meaw, or the golden-haired, was the grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. He had visited the court of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, as ambassador from the King of England, and there Bald win's daughter Matilda had allowed her affections to fasten them selves upon him, but without response. For fourteen years she secretly brooded over the bitter memory of her unrequited love, and no sooner had she set foot in England as the wife of the Conqueror than she wreaked her vengeance on the wretched author of her un- happiness and caused him to be imprisoned and done to death, and seized for herself all his honours and possessions. Upon his mo ther's death William Rufus bestowed the manor of Bideford upon his near kinsman Richard de Grenville, who, sheathing his sword after the conquest of South Wales, settled here with his followers and retainers, Norsemen and Silurian Britons from the Swansea shore, who in time mingled with the Saxon inhabitants of the district and became the founders of a race noted for their courage and strength of character as well as for their beauty of face and form. And for well nigh seven centuries the manor remained in this one family. By their good offices Bideford in the reign of the third Henry received a charter conferring rights and privileges, such as a market and fair; and in the early dawn of English commerce, which began so largely to spread and take root in the glorious reign of Queen Elizabeth, the town had already established trading relations with Ireland, Holland, France, Spain, and the Mediterranean. By the interest of Sir Richard Grenville, one of the brightest stars in the Elizabethan naval galaxy, Bideford was honoured by the Queen with a charter of incorporation, in consequence of which it rose rapidly to become a place of still greater importance; and when in 1585 Sir Richard discovered Virginia and Carolina, and conveyed thither the first English colonists, many of them doubtless inhabi tants of Bideford and other North Devon towns, a fresh source of trade was opened, of which the merchants of the port were quick to grasp the advantage. Three ships, fitted out by Sir Richard to .-jmrnmE^EMMsmi?. i.. ijiiiiiHiiiiiiKi Introduction xxxv relieve and strengthen his Virginian colonists, were stayed at Bide ford by order of the Queen when news arrived that the Spanish fleet had set sail from Lisbon for the conquest of England. Along with a contingent from Barnstaple they sailed round to Plymouth to join Drake and took part in the glorious defeat of the ' invincible Armada.' Three years later had taken place that well known, glorious fight at Flores in the Azores, ' a fight memorable even beyond credit and to the height of some heroic fable,' in which Sir Richard and his men of Bideford withstood for fifteen hours in their one ship, the Revenge, some twenty Spanish galleons. All through the August night the fight continued under the silent stars; ship after ship washing up on the Revenge, like clamouring waves upon a rock, only to fall back foiled and shattered amidst the roar of artillery. ' God of battles! was ever a battle like this in the world before? ' Fifteen of their men-of-war had been hotly engaged with her; two of them she had sunk outright ; a third was so damaged that her crew ran her ashore to save their lives; a fourth was in a sinking condition. Dawn found the enemy's immense fleet encircling the one English ship like wolves round a dying lion, and wary of approaching him in his last agony. When the sun arose over the scene of carnage, the survivors of the crew of the Revenge began to realize their desperate plight. She was shattered to a mere hulk. Eight hundred can non-shot had pierced her through and through, killing forty of her men and wounding nearly all the rest. Her decks were streaming with blood, a veritable shambles. Below lay the brave Sir Richard dying of a wound in his head received at midnight. Their powder was almost spent. It was want of ammunition, not of pluck, that determined them to surrender; though Grenville himself wished the vessel to be blown up, that nothing thereby might remain of glory or victory to the Spaniards. Three days later Sir Richard died of his wounds on the Spanish Admiral's ship, with a joyful and quiet mind ' for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do that hath fought for his Country Queen Religion and Honour.' The Revenge was staunch to the last. After the battle she was manned by a Span ish crew and despatched for Spain, the first and only English man- of-war that ever struck her flag to them; but a storm sprang up and she was never heard of again — sinking with all on board. At the commencement of the seventeenth century the brave deeds xxxvi Introduction of Sir Richard Grenville and the gallant crew of the Revenge were fresh in men's minds, and many a home in Bideford still mourned the noble dead who had faUen in that immortal fight. Lady Gren viUe herself was still alive, residing in the old Grenville house about a quarter of a mile above the town, close by the ford from which it takes its name, and which had been one of the crossing places of the river since ancient British times before the bridge was built at the close of the thirteenth century. Here she was spending the last days of her long widowhood with her three daughters, one a widow like herself. Of her two sons who had survived their father's glori ous death, one had soon met his fate, being killed four years after wards while serving under Drake, and ' the ocean had become his bedde of honour.' The eldest. Sir Bernard, lived at Stow, half- castle, half-dwelling house, where the family had been seated for well nigh five centuries, just over the Cornish border in Kilkhamp ton parish beside the Severn Sea, ' treading in a kind magnanimity the honourable steps of his ancestors.' While the fear of another Spanish Armada had been still uppermost in the minds of the British people Sir Bernard had placed himself at the head of a determined body of volunteers, over a thousand strong, burning to do battle Vi'ith the menacing Dons, and had also fortified Lundy, which be longed to him, and made it defensible. But when at length aU fears of invasion were over, the enterprising people of Bideford set tled down once more to their commerce, and applied themselves so vigorously to it that within sixty years their trade was exceeded only by two other ports in the kingdom, London and Topsham, and their imports by London alone. But their increase of wealth did not arise from commerce only, the merchant adventurers of Bideford were among the foremost in fitting out privateers and plundering the seas, and their conduct was winked at and even encouraged by the Government of the day. To meet the requirements of the fast increasing trade, the old narrow quay had lately been widened and a new one was in course of construction. Starting from a flight of steps on the north, the quay extended some four hundred feet to a slip on the south by Conduit Lane, as it was called, which led out of AUhaUand Street to the Bridge. That ancient, famous structure, which Kingsley de scribes at length, was then just wide enough for a pack horse to pass Introduction xxxvii over, with low walls on either side and angles over each of its twenty- four pillars, into which foot-passengers stepped for shelter when meeting horses or cattle. Of recent years the repairs of the bridge had been much neglected, and complaint was made by some of the influential parishioners to the Court of Chancery that the protecting walls were much decayed, and ' some places of the sides thereof being much lower than the other, many times sheep and cattell, that were being driven over, did leape over to the great hazard and damage of the owners loosing or at least in hurting; and sometimes divers travellers had been in danger of falling from their horses to fall over the bridge, as also there were on the pavements thereof many pitts and uneven places wherein the rain water stood and so sunk down by the stones towards the foundation, to the great loosning and weakening thereof,' etc., etc. On the quay might be seen trophies of Sir Richard GrenviUe's dare-devilry, viz. five cannons captured from a Spanish treasure-ship which he had boarded on his first voyage back from Virginia, and which proved almost as richly laden as the Cacajuego which had enriched Sir Francis Drake and his crew by its capture. His boats had all been carried away in a gale of wind, but, determined not to lose his pri2«, he had boarded her, as Hakluyt tells us, 'with a boat made with boards of chests, which fell asunder and sank at the ship's side as soon as ever his men were out of it.' Another flight of staiis and a second slip in the centre of the quay formed the principal landing place, just opposite the High Street where were the shops, and close to that old hostelry the ' Ship Inn ' where Kingsley's lovers of Rose Salteme had dined together and formed the ' Brotherhood of the Rose,' and which was now the head quarters of the trade in woollen cloth, from which the whole county of Devon at this time reaped a golden harvest, and also the rendez vous where big, rough-bearded captains waited to receive their orders to 'lade wines for Tuberaltare or Sherys.' To the south was a long low range of thatched sheds and ware houses where the consignments of Virginia tobacco and other im ports from America and wool from Spain were stored. Hard by Conduit Lane stood the picturesque, gabled Bridge Hall, wherein the feoffees met, and apparently not only transacted their business, but misappropriated the rich endowments of the Bridge in dinners and feastings. xxxviii' Introduction To the rear were the Grammar School, newly founded, where the sons of the merchants and local squires received their education, and a Free School for the sailor-boys. Facing the Bridge Hall stood the comparatively new Guildhall, wherein the mayor, seven aldermen, and ten capital burresses with the help of a town-clerk transacted the affairs of the borough, and here too were held the various courts; the Court Baron, the Court of Record, the Court Leet and View of Frankpledge, and the Pied- Poudre or Pypowder Court, as it was vulgarized, ' a dusty-foot ' Court of Justice, which sat during the Fair days to settle any disputes which might arise between merchants and others attending the fairs whilsl the dust was still on their feet, i. e. instanter. And then only a few yards beyond was St. Mary's church, rebuilt early in the fourteenth century, and as yet retaining its ancient cruci form shape, soon alas! to be disfigured almost beyond recognition by many hideous alterations and additions, to meet the requirements of the increased population. A plain, square tower stood at the west end. Within, the church was full of grand old fluted piUars and splendidly carved oak seats, and over the GrenviUe pew a price less Donatello, the figure of the Baptist in terra-cotta, the spoil of some captured galleon, it is said. There stood the old Norman font with its rude cable moulding, the laver of regeneration for successive generations of the children of the inhabitants; and in the southeast comer, in the chantry which he had built, the splendid monument, with its muriated stone screen work, of Sir Thomas de Graynfyld, as he wrote his name, a noted Lancastrian in the Wars of the Roses. In this chantry in pre-Reformation times mass was wont to be said every Friday in the year, except Good Friday, for the benefactors of the Bridge. Around the church was the crowded God's acre, and there, where the tower casts its shadow, is the grave of the poor Indian, a native of Wynganditoria, whom Sir Richard had brought back with him and had baptized by the name of Raleigh ; but ' the free forest wanderer had pined in vain for his old deer haunts amid the fragrant cedar woods and lazy paddlings through the still lagoons, where water-lilies sleep beneath the shade of the great magnoUas wreathed with clustered vines; and now he is away to happier hunting grounds and all that is left of him below sleeps in the narrow town churchyard blocked in with dingy houses, whose tenants wiU never waste a sigh upon the Indian grave.* Introduction xxxlx Above the Church, reached by a steep ascent of steps, are the old Butt-gardens, where the archers of former years were ' taught the use of the bow.' These have now been converted into pleasances for a street of modem houses, named Maiden street after the Virgin Queen . To the right and almost in the centre of the town is the large square, shut in with cob-and-timber-built houses and taverns, where the weekly cattle market and the annual fairs are held. A precipitous hill leads down to the Quay and Bridge, up which the pack mules patiently toil with their heavy loads, whilst a narrow ancient street, called Honestone Lane, climbs upwards and is the principal thor oughfare by which the produce of the West is brought into the town, not merely the sheep and cattle, the grain and harvest of the fields, but the produce also of country looms and the winter's work wrought in lonely farms and homesteads on the moors. To the north of the Market-place are the humble homes thickly packed together, mere hovels, of the main population reaching from the crest of the hill right down to the water's edge, intersected by tortuous winding alleys and lanes, one of which, Coldharbour by name, leads straight across the fields and marshes to Appledore and to Burroughs, the home of the Leighs. And at the foot of the hill, on this side of the town, are potteries of date unknown, whose curious ware still exists, and beyond, fringing the riverside are the busy ship-building yards that had turned out many a gallant eighty or even hundred ton vessel, that afterwards proved its mettle against the ships of Spain, and Turkish and French privateers. Through such scenes as these passed Edward Smale with his little son Francis on their way to the Quay to set forth upon their adven tures in the New Worid. As his vessel dropped down with the tide his eyes must have rested lovingly upon the green-embowered town, and the memory of the days spent there must have had its influence in drawing him back to die in the Old Country." The above was written under the supposition that Edward Smale returned to his mother country. " Elizabeth wife of Edward Smale " was buried February lo, 1665, in St. Mary's parish, at Bideford. As no other "Edward" is recorded there (though Edmond is common), the husband of Eliza- xl Introduction beth was still living; but the veU over the past has not been lifted, and his final resting-place remains unknown. In 1646, the town of Bideford was ravaged by a plague, "which appears to have been occasioned by the landing of a cargo of Spanish wool." The two sons of Edward Smale remain ing in Bideford, Edmond, baptized March 2, 1630, and Wil liam, baptized February 4, 1634, were never mentioned again ; it is probable that they were among the unrecorded dead of that time.* • No burials of Smales, or SmaUs, were recorded in St. Mary's parish, Bideford, between 1637 and 1650. EDWARD SMALL AND HIS DESCENDANTS 0maU. GENEALOGY OF EDWARD SMALL EDWARD SMALL Reference to the subject of this sketch, Edward ^ SmaU, is found in the records of Maine as early as 1640, though he had probably been in the Province some years before that time. Previous to that date, a large number of planters, among them Captain Francis Champemoune, Nicholas Frost, James Treworgy (sometimes called Treworthy), WiUiam Everett, Alexander Shapleigh, Edward Small, John Edge- comb, John Pickes, John Heard, Thomas Spencer, and Peter Wyer, had laid the foundation for a permanent settlement at "Pascattaway." This was known as the Piscattaqua, or Pascattaqua, Plantation until its incorporation as the town of Kittery ; in the light of subsequent events, " the most prominent point and centre of interest " in the Province of Maine. Piscataqua originally comprised the territory now known as Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick, and Berwick. In 1647, the name was changed and it was incorporated as the town of Kittery, thus becoming the first * and oldest town in Maine. Williamson states that the "Plantations of Pis- cadaqua" were at least seven years of age in 163 1 ; the name is of Indian origin, meaning "right angle." Captain Thomas Cammock, nephew of the Earl of War wick, settled first on the eastern bank of the Piscataqua River, where he obtained a grant of land from Gorges, June 2, 1633. His Black Point patent was dated November i, 1 63 1, and he afterward removed there,f at a date unknown. * Williamson's History of Maine: 303-304. t Folsom's History of Saco and Biddeford : 42-43. Genealogy of Edward Small Other early settlers in Kittery, previous to 1640, were William Wormwood, John Andrews, John White, Abraham Conly, John Landers, Thomas Withers, and Samuel Haynes. Humphrey Chadbourn came over, as a servant or steward of Captain John Mason, and buUt a house at Strawberry Bank, now Portsmouth ; but he was an inhabitant of Piscat aqua in 1640, living at Newichewannock (South Berwick). Where the river changes its name from Newichewannock (New-ich-e-wan-nock) to Piscataqua, on the eastern side, was Sturgeon Creek, now Eliot. Here Edward Small had built a house and made improvements before 1643.* The deed, dated "y= 25° day of July, 1643," from "Thomas Gorges Esq'' Deputy Gouern"^ of Prouince of Mayn ... in behalfe of Sf ffardinando Gorges, k'. Lord Proprief of y« said Prouince," granted "unto Edward Smale of Piscataqua one hundred Acres of Land or thereabouts to him his heirs and assigns for euer, the said Land lying between y® two creeks on each side of the house of y® said Edward Smale and Soe Back ward by all y' same breadth unto Sturgeon Creek." f June 23, 1647, Edward Smale sold \ this entire property to one Antipas Maverick § of the Isles of Shoals, who "be ing observed to be often overtaken with drink, at the last in that distemper, fell out of his canoe, and was drowned," in the month of July, 1678. The heirs of Maverick, Stephen and Catherine Paul of Kittery, and Edward and Abigail GUman of Exeter, New Hampshire, conveyed forty acres of this tract to Alexander Dennet, in 1682, which is described * Vide map of the Second Parish, Kittery, Maine (now EHot). t Vide Appendix I. % Vide Appendix II, A. § " Feb. 17, 1653, the town granted and confirmed to Antipas Maverick ' all that tract of land where he now liveth betwixt y' two Creeks, the Creek on y" South Side of his house called and known by y" name of MUl Creek and y» Creek on y" North Side of y" tract of land comonly known by y" name of Daniel's Creek.' This locates the house near the mouth of Shapleigh's, or Cammock's, Creek and north of it." (Stackpole's History of Kittery : 113.) Major Nicholas Shapleigh was located on the south side of the same creek, and both lots faced the Piscataqua River. MIDDLE PARISH OF KITTERY, NOW ELIOT, SHOWING THE FIRST LOCATION OF EDWARD SMALL, 164O : AND SAMUEL SMALL, l6g6. Ed'ward Small as bounded " 30 rodd fronting to y^ water side of the River Pischataqua Southwardly, with y^ land of s*^^ '^,^, '' I.ETTHR OF ATTORNEY " FROM FRANCIS SMALL TO GEORGE MUNJOY, OF FALMOUTH, MAINE, DATED FEBRUARY 23, 1662. I 1% I V.J !¦ ' ¦' \ 1 • * %.-: —^' ¦-.¦^T ¦* !• t.>< "-^ -^^ Francis Small 47 " The Jure finds for the plaintiffe in bever [beaver] Mowse [moose] or peltrie according to bUl a hundred & ninetie one pound eight shUlings & 3 pence & fortie pounds Damage & Costs of Court 01:8:6."* It is evident that Mountjoy did not receive the mone tary returns that he should, since, " by vertue of an Exe cution," he seized upon the more accessible land of Francis Small at Kittery, containing two hundred and two acres. f In 1675, Mountjoy conveyed to John Farnum, of Boston, for £,Zo, " all that my piece or parcell of land Lying and being in the Township of Kittery . . . containing one hundred and one Acre, and is One Moitie or half part of that Tract of Land which was Delivered unto me . . . against the Estate of ffrancis Small . . . bounded South erly by y« River that leads towards Brod butt [Braveboat] Harbor." J As late as 1772, "Martha Mountjoy Relict Widow & Administrator to the Estate of her late husband Josiah Mountjoy of Boston . . . Innholder deceased Intestate," conveyed to " Col° Penn Townsend of Boston Esq'' . . . One full ninth Part of . . . several Tracts of Land in Casco Bay . . . heretofore the Lands & Estates of John PhUips de ceased, Great Grand father of the s"* Josiah Mountjoy & of George Mountjoy Grand Father of the s"! Josiah Mountjoy," the first tract described as "all that Upland & Marish at Capissick lying up along the Northerne Side of s"^ Capissick River . . . which lands Squittergussett Indian Sagamore of Casco Bay sold unto Francis Small as by his deed . . . bearing Date July 27, 1657 ;" and by SmaU assigned to John Phillips "May 10* 1658 & July la*'' i6S9."§ Notwithstanding other suits and attempts to take posses sion, " about two hundred acres of land at Capisic are now * Early Records of Maine, vol. 3 ; 242. t Vide Appendix XXIX, B. } Vide Appendbc XIV. § Vide Appendix XV. 48 Genealogy of Edward Small held, located between the meeting-house and Fore River, under the Indian sale to Small." * The idea one gains of Francis Small from a study of the records is that he was venturesome, fearless, alert, somewhat given to "speaking his mind," and, withal, a resourceful man. He might be called the forerunner of the "typical Yankee ; " the product of a hard life under new conditions. Of his personal presence we know nothing. Governor Sulli van, in his " History of Maine," alludes to him as " the great land-owner," and there is no doubt that he possessed the largest number of acres of any person who ever lived in Maine. Mentioned sometimes as a " Planter," f again as a fisher- man,| he was preeminently an Indian trader; § without doubt speaking the language of the Indians, and for long periods living among them at his trading-camps. Major Nicholas Shapleigh and others also employed him to nego tiate with the Indians. During the years spent in Casco Bay, some of them at least as a fisherman, Francis Small had a trading-camp on the island of Sebascodegan, || — then often called Great Chebascodegan or Great Island, — which is now an impor tant constituent of the town of Harpswell. It is the largest island in Casco Bay, and is remarkable for the extreme irregularity of its shape. Though no more than six and a half mUes long and three miles wide, its coast line is over fifty miles in length. By a strait of the width of only a few rods, it is separated from Harpswell Neck for more than a mUe. The island and neck of land forming the town of Harpswell were once a part of the territory of North Yar mouth, being set off as a separate township in 1758. * Leonard B. Chapman, Capisic Street, Portland, in The Veering News, Saturday, November 9, 1901. t Vide Appendix X. I Vide Appendix XI, XIX. § York County Deeds, Book 4: 19 ; Book 42 : 239. II According to the survey of 1731, this island had 5790 acres. a- ,J^/a//?c^^ MAP OF GEORGETOTO, „/• " ^yJ"' . J I l,o'' 6 C^'^'^ ^y/^a.A .^^ Aef"^ ^ /i/^5!? 1 i3ffA m, MAINE, 1 795- Francis Small 49 To this island Francis Small removed with his wife and chUdren, about 1659, according to tradition, but it seems more probable that it was a year or two later ; and the child born to them there was the first born of English parents on Great Sebascodegan. It was truly in the wilderness, yet here he is said to have spent more than a year. In a deposition, taken May 10, 1683, "ffrancis Smale Senjo"' aged about fifty six yeares & Elizabeth Smale aged about fourty nine yeares . . . made oath, y* about Twenty three or twenty foure years agone " he was employed by Major Nicholas Shapleigh to purchase the island "which some Call Sebascoe Diggin, for which this Deponent pay . i'^%' ^4 -^ ^TS i « ^^ _^ ^.ixife i*v..v i V ,^-'.4. .rfel^ ^^' captain sandy. SAGAMORE, TO FRANCIS SMALL, NOVEMBER 28, 1 :668. Francis Small 55 aU the new house bujlt by s^ Phippeny, & one haUe of the stages, etc. this 9"" of March 1663/4 Samson Penlie [sealjf Signed sealed & Delived/ In the psence of us/ Francis Smale/ Peter Housing/ J Although Francis SmaU is mentioned in the Ossipee deed as of Kittery, and his famUy may have been there, it appears probable that, when his Ufe was endangered by pursuing Indians, he sought the nearest settlement, which was Casco Bay, or Falmouth, less than half the distance to Kittery. Here he was joined by Captain Sandy and the deed was exe cuted, his former maritime friends being witnesses. Peter Housing and his stepfather, John Cloyes (Clayes or Cloice), as weU as Sampson Penley, were fishermen of Casco Bay. Distances were not so weU known then as now, and it has since been claimed that the "twenty mUes square [256,000] acres shrank perceptibly." Later surveys, however, show that the two Ossipees are twelve to fourteen miles apart, at the widest. The limits of the six towns, from north to south, are fuUy twenty miles; and from east to west, about eighteen; — an immense holding for one man to pos sess, even at that day, when wUd land was estimated at a very low figure. As compensation for "good and valuable satisfaction by me in Hand rece** at and before the Day of the Date of these Presents . . . the Receipt wheereof I do hereby ac knowledge," Francis SmaU, by deed dated January 28, 1669, t York County Deeds, Book i: pt. i: 143-144. t Peter Housing, in a petition to Governor Andros, 1686, for confirmation of his title, says that his father, Peter Housing, "was possessed of one hun dred and twenty acres of land on the west side of Presumpscot River [at Fal mouth], that he was killed before the Indian wars and his family forced from there, and since, his widow has sold one half to Gustian John, a Frenchman." Willis conjectures that "Abigail" was the second wife of John Cloyes (Cloice), was a widow at the time of her marriage, and that Peter and Sarah Housing were her children by a former marriage. (Willis' History of Portland, Maine: 173-174.) 56 Genealogy of Edward Small conveyed to Major Nicholas Shapleigh of Kittery* "the One Moiety or half part thereof (the whole in two Parts to be equally Divided) Together Also with the One half of aU the Uplands Meadow Marshes Swamps Woods . . . there unto belonging or in anjrwise Appertaining," at Ossipee.f For some good reason, the two deeds — that of Captain Sandy to Francis Small, and from Small to Shapleigh — were not at that time recorded. The latter, failing to receive full payment of his debt, and ignoring the deed, about 1679- 80 instituted an action in court to recover the balance remaining unpaid: "Major Nic: Shapleigh plantiffe In an Action of the Case upon baUance of an Accop' Contra Fran : Smale Defend*. * Probably no man was closer to Francis' Small than Nicholas' Shapleigh. He was the second son of Alexander' Shapleigh, bom about 1585, who came from Kittery Point, Kingsweare, near Dartmouth, England, and settled at Kittery Point, in Maine (to which he doubtless gave the name), as early as 1635. Four years later, Alexander Shapleigh was Uving near Sturgeon Creek on land which was afterwards the homestead of his son, Nicholas. He was a merchant and ship-owner; it is said that he came over in his own ship. Soon after 1650, he disappeared from the New England records. Issue: I. Alexander', b. about 1606; married, and had a son, John. He died in England about 1642. 2. Catherine', b. about 1608; married (first) in England, James Treworgy. They came over, probably, with her father. Treworgy was a Councillor, and was prominent in Maine until his death. His widow, Catherine, married (second) Edward Hilton, of Exeter, N.H. Her death occurred between 1676 and 1682. 3. Nicholas', b. about 1610, in England; married Alice, daughter to the widow Ann Mesant. He died suddenly, without issue, on April 29, 1682, and his heir was John Shapleigh, son to his brother, Alexander. (Vide Appendix IX.) The Shapleighs were of a titled family in England. In Maine, Major Nicholas Shapleigh was one of the most prominent men. He was extensively engaged in lumbering and milling, and accumulated wealth. His land, facing the Piscataqua River, upon which he early built a garrison-house, was separated from that of Edward Small by a creek, first called Cammock's Creek, and later Shapleigh's Creek. He served as Provincial Councillor, County Treasure?, Commissioner, Select man, and Deputy to the General Court; was Major of the MiUtia, 1656, and in 1657 had command of the Militia of Maine. He was also Justice of the Peace. (Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine, 54, 112- "3j 139) 211, 716; Maine Historical Society Collections, vol. 10 : 261.) t Vide Appendix XVII, A. Francis Small 57 "The Jury find for y= plantiffe 35 £: 18^-3 farthings & Cost of Court 02:01:00:" * The deed to Francis SmaU from Captain Sandy was not recorded until August 28, 1773, nearly one hundred and five years after it was executed. The story of its wanderings and the efforts of different members of the famUy to find it would fill a volume. Francis himself, "When he was at Piscataqua Sometime," after his removal to Cape Cod, "Looked for the Indian Deed of the said Tract of Land and Could Not find it & wondred what was become of it & s^ he believed it was Sum how or other huseled out of the Way." f Lost, or hidden, for three generations, it came to Ught almost as mysteriously as it had disappeared. The heirs of Francis, meanwhile, were far from quiet. What were their suspicions has never been told. Some one, with evident intent to replace the lost document, encouraged by the apparent cessation of Indian hostiUties and the wave of prosperity then spreading over the coimtry,t on May 24, 1743, recorded a deed § which looks as though drawn from memory of the original, or, more probably, from reference to the deed of SmaU to Shapleigh, dated January 28, 1669.II Its weak points are: that it is dated 1666, instead of 1668, and the former year is given as the "Twenty year of the Reign of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lord Charles the second," while Charles II was crowned in Scotland early in the year 1650, sixteen years before; and that the three wit nesses were of Kittery, with no appearance of having been closely associated with Small. Beyond recording the deed, however, no attempt appears to have been made to obtain possession of the land. The conveyance of this tract from Francis SmaU to his * Early Records of Maine, vol. 3:177. t Vide Appendix XXIl. J Tlie Social Unrest, by John Graham Brooks : 74. § Vide Appendix XVIII. II Vide Appendix XVII, A. 58 Genealogy of Edward Small son, Samuel Small, dated April 30, 171 1, recorded August 28, 1773, has also been disputed ; but his signature, " ffrancis Smale," is undeniably the same as in the deed from SmaU to George Mountjoy, in 1662. It is here inserted : TO ALL PEOPLE to whome this present writing shall come ffrancis SmaUe * of y° Town of I'ruroe in y' County of Barnstable in Her Majesties Province of y" Massachusetts Bay in New Eng land : sendeth greeting &c : Know ye that I the aboue sd ffrancis SmaUe : for many good Causes me here vnto mouing : but Espe- cialy for and in Consideration of y° love and natural affection which I have and bare vnto my well beloued son Samuel SmaUe of the Town of Kittery in y' County of York and province afore s* Husband man : have given granted aliened enfeoffed Con firmed and Delivered and by these presents Do fully Clearly and absolutely give grant alien enfeoffe Confirme and Deliver vnto him my s"* Son Samuel SmaUe his heirs and assigns for ever all that my Tract of land which I bought of an Indian called Capt Sandy : Scituate and bounded as by a deed vnder y' hand and seal of y* said Cap' Sandy Dated the Eight and Twentyeth Day of novem- ber one thousand Six hundred Sixty and Eight relation there to being had may more fully appear : with all and singuler the vplands ponds meadows marshes woods vnder woods Swamps profits Coinodities and advantages what soever there vnto or to any part or parcel thereof belonging or any wise appurtaining To have and to hold vnto him y' s* Samuel Smalle his heirs and assigns for ever and I y' s* ffrancis Smalle for my self my heirs exec°" and administrators and every of them the the s* Tract of Land Scittuate and bounded as afore be it more or less with all and singuler y' vpland ponds meadows marshes woods vnder- woods Swamps profits Coinodities and advantages whatsoever there vnto or to any part or parcel thereof belonging or any wise appurtaining vnto him my s* Son Samuel Smalle his heirs and assigns to the only proper vse and behoofe of him my s* Son Samuel Smalle his heirs and assigns for ever against me y' s* ffrancis SmaUe my heirs executors and administrators and Every * York County Deeds, Book 42 : 239. 1 . —. .^ O OI . .i* .J. /-<-' r- IZU- ^.i.v .,.¦ .l^iu-*^-.. ^^^^,^^ i -r m Wil \ ^i>5>;A^e^i?.- ^ ^ -.u^t^ FRANCIS SMALL TO SAMUEL SMALL, Al'RIL 13, 17II. Francis Small 59 of them shall and will warrant and for Ever defend by these presents : In witness whereof I y' said ffrancis Smalle have here vnto set my hand and seal the thirtyeth day of April In the tenth year of Her Majesties Reign Annoque Domini 171 1. Signed Sealed and Delivered [seal] In presence of />»/ /* Joseph YOUNG Ju' <«^HT^tfA p Francis Smaley Ju' ^ 0^4m\/h^^ Barnstable ss on y day and year aboue mentioned y* aboue named ffrancis Smalle personaly appeared before me the subscriber one of Her ma jesties Justices of y* peace for y" County aboue said and acknowledged y* aboue written to be his act and deed Tho : Paine York ss / Recef Aug? 28'? 1773, and Recorded with the Records of Deeds for the said County of York Lib! 42. foK 239. Att' Dan': Moulton Reg! In disposing of " all that my Tract of land which I bought of an Indian called Cap5 Sandy," had he in his old age for gotten the deed to Shapleigh, or did he for some reason consider it null and void ? Whether this deed to Samuel Small was lost with the original Indian deed, or was held pending its recovery, there is no means of determining. It is stated that Captain Sandy's deed to Francis SmaU was found about 1771 ; and, simultaneously with its appear ance, the deed from Francis to his son, Samuel. The heirs of Major Shapleigh took preliminary measures "to go up and possess the land" at a "legal meeting of said heirs held at the Inn of William Leighton in Kittery, on 6o Genealogy of Edward Small the first Monday of March, 1772 ; " * and, under the direc tion of Joshua Hubbard and Dependent Shapleigh, com mittee, a part of the land was run out by James Warren, surveyor, in 1772, and called the Plantation of Shapleigh- borough. From the beginning, the Shapleigh heirs f took the ini tiative. July 6, 1773, they had the deed from Francis SmaU to Nicholas Shapleigh recorded ; though the original Indian deed and that from Francis to Samuel were not recorded untU August 28, following. Meanwhile, the heirs of Samuel Small and the heirs of Major Nicholas Shapleigh had held a meeting, August 17, 1773, at the Inn of Colonel Samuel March, on Oak HUl, Scarborough, at which they made a final division of the land among themselves ; each party agreeing to give Mr. James SuUivan, the noted jurist, "the one half of thirteen thou sand acres of land where he has laid out, called by the name of Limbrick [Limerick] town . . . provided Said Sullivan oblige himself to defend our title against other claims." % Afterward (August 15, 1774)1 Mr. James Sullivan § affixed his signature to a paper in which he agreed, under the above * History of Shapleigh, Maine, by Rev. Amasa Loring, 1854 : 6-7. t Vide Appendix XVII, B. t Vide Appendix XXIII ; also Appendix LIV, M. § The Hon. James Sullivan was born in Berwick, Maine, April 22, 1744 ; died in Boston, December 10, 1808. After practising law for some years at Biddeford, Maine, he was appointed King's Attorney for York County. He was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, in 1775; Judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Court from 1776 to 1782 ; and, in 1779-80, was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the state. In 1783-85, he served as Delegate to the Continental Congress; and was repeatedly elected a Representative of Boston (to which place he had removed) in the Legislature. He was Attorney- General of Massachusetts from 1790 to 1807. In the latter year, he was elected Governor of Massachusetts ; was reelected in 1808, and died in that office. He was the author of several legal and political works ; also the History of the District of Maine. {Life, by Amory; Eastern Lands, 1803 : 206-207.) Francis Small 6i conditions, to defend the heirs of Small and Shapleigh against the " Proprietors holding under William Phillips or Proprietors holding under any other Person," and to save them "harmless from any such cost as may arise." * By the terms of this division, the Shapleigh heirs were to " have their half of said tract of land to the westerly part thereof that is to say eight miles square in part below or to the south of little Ossipee river agreeable to their plan taken by Warren and as much between the two Ossipee rivers adjoining Newhampshire Une as to make the one half of the whole claim in quantity and quallity f — the heirs of the said Francis Small to have their half to the east ward." \ The next step of the Smalls toward taking possession of the land was a notice "inserted in the several Boston weekly newspapers more than forty days prior " to their first meeting, "agreeable to the direction of the province law in such case made and provided." It appeared in "The Boston Gazette" under date of June 6, June lo, and June 20, 1774; "The Massachu-setts Gazette and Boston Post- Boy," under date of May 30, June 13, June 20, and June 27, 1774; and in "The Boston Evening-Post" of June 6 and 13, of that year. These notices were identically the same as in the first page of the Proprietors' Records of the town of Limington, commencing, " To the Honorable Jeremiah Powell Esq." § — with "notification" of a meeting to be held "at the house of Mr. Samuel March, Innholder in Scarborough, in the County of Cumberland, on the first Monday of August next," i. e. August I, 1774. The signatures to this call appearing in the various news- * Vide Appendix XXIV. t Vide Carleton's Map of Maine, 1802. % Vide Appendix XXIII. § Vide Appendix XXV : I. 62 Genealogy of Edward Small papers (corresponding to those of the Proprietors' Records under date of May 17, 1774) were : "Samuel Small Samuel Small, jun. Samuel March , Joshua Small Benjamin Small Nathaniel Milliken John Wright Nathan Chicke Joseph Small James Small Benjamin Mead Lord" Abstracts from the Proprietors' Records of the town of Limington, their first settlement, extending from Au gust I, 1774, to June 28, 1803;* show the various measures pursued to gain and retain a foothold upon those rocky hills. These claimants, however, were not allowed to take possession quietly. As early as 1770, the heirs of Bridget Phillips, widow of Major WiUiam Phillips, of Boston, de manded a part of this land under her will, dated September 21, 1696. Mrs. Bridget Phillips was in life a person of considerable importance, to whom her husband had conveyed by deed, early in their married life, a large amount of real estate in York County, Maine, as well as the homestead in Boston, in return for the "foure hundred pounds portion w^h I re- ceaued with my psent wife Bridgett Phillips." f The lands claimed by the Phillips heirs, largely covering the Ossipee region as divided between the Smalls and Shap leighs, are clearly defined in her will : She bequeathed " unto my GrandchUdren the Children of • Vide Appendix XXV. t York County Deeds, Book 1 : 13J, Francis Small 63 my two sonnes Samuel Phillips and WUliam PhiUips all that my part of the land at saco known by the name of the Pattent "... also " my part of the four hundred acres of marsh ground at Cape porpus, commonly knowne by the name of Jeffries Marsh my part of Cow Island," etc. in Saco River ..." equally to be divided among them ; and every of them both male & female to haue their equal parts thereof." " To my two sonns Samuel Phillips and WUliam PhiUips [land] purchased by my s^ husband of Mohegan [Mogg Heigon] an Indian as by deed" (described in the deed * as "running up eight Miles into the land") ; also, " all my right & title in the Rocks that were purchased of Cap'. Sunday, and two thousand acres of land and med- dow next adjoyning to set [said] rocks W^*" set Land & meddow reaches from Salmon falls to the set Rocks, and was purchased by my s'^ husband of m'' John Rogomock an Indian proprieto'' as by a writting under s"^ Rogomocks hands may appear . . . equally to bee divided between them, and to their heirs and Assignes for ever / All which said land my part of the Rocks and the two thousand acres . . . [were] given me by my sd husband in consideration of a Considerable estate w* I brought to him." To the children of a former husband, Sanford, she be queathed " One quarter part of a parcell of land bought of ffluellin Sumtimus f an Indian as by his deed bearing date ; March 30* 1661 :" together with "my part of the land bought of sabbaccoman an Indian." (Signed) " Dated, Sept. 20, 1696 ; " BrIDGETT PhILLIPS." % proved, Aug. 18, i6g8." Major PhiUips was the rightful possessor of large areas in Saco and vicinity. The land of which he obtained " absolute * York County Deeds, Book 2 : 45-46 ; Book 3 : 3-4. t Fluellen Sumptimus, a Sagamore of Maine, who Uved between Saco River and Cape Porpoise. (Drake's Indian Chiefs, 1832 : 106.) X Probate, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, No. 2470. 64 Genealogy of Edward Small possession " from the Indian Sagamore, FlueUen,* "formerly the true Indean Proprietor," he conveyed, by deed, in 1676, to his sons, sons-in-law, the three sons and one daughter of his wife by a former marriage, and other parties — nineteen persons — in equal shares. In this conveyance, he stated that " s^ Purchase is since confirmed by Fardind° Gorges Esqf, the heyre & successo"" of S'' Fardinando Gorges Kn" the L^ Proprietor of the whole province of Mayn, alias Yorke shy' ... all w* sayd Gyfts & purchases being summed vp doth amount to Nineteen Thousand Acers of Land & is neere one halfe of the Land of eight MUes square soe set out for a township." f With his wife, Bridget, WUliam PhUlips had conveyed to his son, " Nathanael, by deceased wife Susanna," in 1664, " one sixteenth part of a Certain Mine, being Accepted a Silver Mine, lijng & being aboue Sacoe Falls, about fourty MUes more or lesse which I bought of an Indean Known by the name of Cap^ Sunday." % This was probably the Rocks, and two thousand acres, reaching from Salmon FaUs in the Saco River to Sunday's Rocks, her right to which Bridgett Phillips left by will to her two sons, Samuel and William PhUUps. Beside the Phillips heirs there were other claimants to this land at Ossipee. Elisha Small (grandson of Daniel, son to Francis) and other heirs of Daniel Small assumed that they were entitled to the whole tract under the deed of * " Fluellen," or " Flewelline," the " onely sun of ye deceased Sosowen " {York County Deeds, Book I : 107), was "a prominent chief of the Sokokis or Saco Indians," while " Captain Sandy was but a fourth-class chief, living in Berwick," according to the statement of the author of the History of Parsons- field, Maine; yet the tract containing Sunday's rocks, which they derived from the deed of Captain Sunday, was stoutly contested by the Phillips heirs to the last. The Fluellen tract was eight miles from the sea and eight miles square. t York County Deeds, Book 3 : 5, 7, 8. % York County Deeds, Book I • 157-158. There is no record of the deed referred to from Captain Sunday to William PhiUips. Francis Small 65 Captain Sandy to Francis Small, which was dated Novem ber 28, 1 666, recorded May 24, 1743, and the deed from Francis to his son Daniel, dated "y* last day of October," 1 712, and recorded June 24, 171 3, the latter being signed with his mark.* This leads to the supposition that the former deed was probably recorded in 1743 through the agency of some of these heirs. In support of this assumption, a notice was placed in several of the Boston papers that had a wide circulation, stating that the " Proprietors of a Tract of Land about fifty Miles square, lying and bordering upon Piscataqua River in the County of York, late in the Province of Maine, which desended to us by Francis Small, late of Truro, in the County of Barnstable, in the said Province of the Massachu setts-Bay, deceased, who purchased the same from one Captain Sandy, an Indian Sagamore," called a meeting "to be held at the House of Mr. Moses Shattuck, of Falmouth, in the County of Cumberland, Innholder, on the eighteenth Day of September next at two of the Clock in the After noon " for the purpose of choosing officers, and " to choose an Agent or Agents, to prosecute any persons who have, or may enter or trespass upon the said Land." This notice, dated Falmouth, July 6, 1774, was signed by " Elisha Small Joshua Eldridge Jacob Waterhouse Pelatiah Fernald Sam. Freeman Thomas Siminton Mather Siminton " f It appeared simultaneously in three Boston weeklies on August 8, 1774: "The Boston Gazette" of August 8, August 23, and October [No. 885]; "The Massachusetts • Vide Appendix XVIII, XIX. t Vide Appendix XXI. 66 Genealogy of Edward Small Gazette and Boston Post-Boy," August 8, 15, 22, 29, and September 5 ; and " The Boston Evening-Post," August 8, 15, 22, and 29, 1774. Two months before publishing this notice (June 10, 1774), Elisha SmaU, of Cape Elizabeth, mariner, for ;^20, paid by Samuel Freeman, of Falmouth, merchant, quitclaimed to Freeman a portion of this tract ; and the deed so definitely states the grounds upon which his claim rested that it is given nearly in fuU. The land conveyed is described as " One Fifth of one Eighth Part of all that Tract and parcel of Land lying or bordering up Piscataqua River which my Great Grandfather Francis Small late of Truro in the County of Barnstable . . . convey'd by Deed under his Hand & Seal Dated the last Day of Oct"; Anno Domini one thousand Seven Hun dred and Twelve * and recorded in the Seventh Book of Records for Deeds for the County of York to his son & my Grandfather Daniel SmaU, late of Truro aforesaid Carpenter Dec4 as by said Deed may appear which said Tract of Land the said Francis Small purchased of an Indian called Cap* Sandy as by his Deed Dated the 28* Day of Novem! one thousand six hundred & sixty Six & Recorded in the twenty third Book of the Records for Deeds for the County of York fol° 238.1 may appear or however or otherwise it was Derived or Descended to the said Francis Small the One Eighth Part of said Tract of Land Descended to me the said Elisha & Molly my Sister whose Interest I have pur chased from my Father Elisha Small of Provincetown in the County of Barnstable afores"! Mariner Dece4 who was one of the Children of the said Daniel SmaU late of Truro aforesaid Dec"? "In Witness whereof I the said Elisha Small have here unto set my Hand & Seal the tenth Day of June in the * Vide Appendix XIX. t Vide Appendix XVIII. Francis Small 67 fourteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign Annoque Domini 1774- " Witnesses (Signed) John Bradbury Elisha Small Pelatiah Fernald [seal] " Recorded June 14, 1774.* On the same day he also conveyed to Thomas and Mat thew Simonton of Cape Elizabeth, for ^^25, " One Quarter of one Eighth part " of the same land : deed recorded June 14. i774-t For the further development of their claim Nathan Wins low was sent to the Ossipee region to make a plan of it ; and Peter Woodbury, a prominent citizen of Cape Elizabeth, was chosen "Agent to the Heirs of Daniel Small late of Truro Dec4 by virtue of the Vote of said Heirs Im- powering me for the same, for and in consideration of the Settlement br6t forth by James Small of a certain place called Ossabee in the County of York , . . part of the Tract belonging to the Heirs abovesaid Joining Saco and little Ossaba Rivers which Tract was purchased of Cap* Sandy by Francis Small and conveyed by Deed to his son Daniel." % Accordingly, a number of the heirs of Daniel SmaU, of Truro, were allotted their portions of the Ossipee lands, in March, 1777, as "mark* on a plan taken by Nathan Wins low ; " and were, without exception, mentioned as then resi dent at Ossipee : James SmaU, yeoman Lot No. Timothy SmaU, mariner Daniel SmaU, yeoman Jeremiah SmaU, yeoman Peter Sawyer, yeoman . (< " 66 (( " 12 ii " 104 ii " 5 * York County Deeds, Book 43 : 118-119. t York County Deeds, Book 43 : 1 19. X York County Deeds, Book 44 : 7. 68 Genealogy of Edward Small John Weman, yeoman Lot No. 88 Jonathan Fairbanks, yeoman ... " "65 Mary Smith, "Seamster" .... " "46 Joshua Sawyer, yeoman " " 2 Nathaniel Sawyer, yeoman . . . . " "3 Samuel SmaU, yeoman " "85 Ithiel Smith, "Taylor" " "83 Jeremiah SmaU, yeoman . . . . " " 45* Among the heirs of SamueP Small who claimed the same land, Joshua*, son to Samuel^ and Anna (Hatch) SmaU, was probably the earUest to remove with his family to that sec tion afterwards incorporated as the town of Limington. He was soon after foUowed by Benjamin^, son to SamueP and Dorothy (Hubbard) SmaU, and others connected with the family, but not bearing the name; while Samuel March, son to Benjamin and EUzabeth* (SmaU) March, and Sam ueP, son to SamueP and Anna (Hatch) SmaU, both active in promoting the interests of the new settlement, Uved and died in Scarborough, though many of their descendants afterwards removed to Limington. The first suit brought into Court by the "Proprietors... under Samuel SmaU," later caUed the Ossipee Proprietors, was against Pelatiah Fernald and EUsha SmaU, and simul taneously, a second suit against Timothy SmaU. Both suits were begun at the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, held at York on the first Tuesday in January, 1775, but did not come to trial until the first Tuesday in January, 1778. At the later Court, the Proprietors recovered judgment against Pelatiah Fernald and EUsha SmaU, but lost their suit against Timothy SmaU. Each unsuccessful party appealed to the next session of the Superior Court of Judicature of the County of York, which was held June 22, 1779, with the result that in both cases the claims of the Proprietors were * York County Deeds, Book 44: 7-10. Francis Small 69 sustained. (Vide page 72.) The papers are filed with the Superior Court.* * Suffolk County Superior Court Files, No. 137576. The papers are as follows: No. I : Statement of the findings of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, held at York the first Tuesday of January, 1778, in which the "said Proprietors recovered judgment, from which judgment said Pelatiah and Ehsha appealed... wherefore the said Pro prietors pray affirmation of s** Proprietors Judgment with addi tional damages & costs." No. 2: Writ of attachment served "against the goods or estate of Tim othy Small... at Ossipee," dated York, September 12, 1777. No. 3: Copy of "Judgment of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas," dated January 16, 1778, in which Court the defendants, "Pelatiah Fernald and Elisha SmaU," appealed to the "next Superior Court of Judicature." No. 4: Copy of "Judgment of Inferior Court of Common Pleas," dated January 16, 1778, in which Timothy SmaU was recorded to recover against the Proprietors. The Proprietors, or Petitioners, appealed to the "next Superior Court of Judicature "^ to be held for the County of York. No. S- "Memorandum" of Peter Woodbury, of Cape Elizabeth, dated January 16, 1778, which repeats the appeal of "Pelatiah and Elisha" to the Superior Court. No. 6: "Memorandum" of Timothy SmaU. No. 7: "Memorandum" — that Peter Woodbury was boimd, "in the Sum of ten pounds," for the appearance of Pelatiah Fernald and Ehsha Small "at the next Superior Court of Judicature to be holden at York for said County." No. 8: Deposition of Jonathan Bane, acknowledged September 3, 1773. (Appendix LIV: B.) No. 9: Deposition of Ichabod Goodwin, acknowledged September 3, 1773. (Appendix LIV: C.) No. 10: Copy of the deed of Captain Sandy to Francis* SmaU, dated November 28, 1668; recorded August 28, 1773. (Vide pages S2-S3-) No. 11: Deposition of Paul Kelsey, acknowledged January 2, 1778. (Ap pendix LlV: H.) No. 12: Deposition of WiUiam Hasty, of Scarborough, acknowledged June 12, 1778. (Autograph signature.) (Appendix LIV: G.) No. 13: Deposition of Bartholomew Jackson and Jesse Libby, acknow ledged January 2, 1778. This deposition was, in part, as foUows: "In the month of June 1776, we the Deponents was at ossipee and went with Mr Samuel SmaU & Coll? March where Timothy SmaU had then made a beginning to Clear land which was between the Rivers of Great ossipee & Little ossipee and we then heard the 7© Genealogy of Edward Small To test the vaUdity of their title, Samuel March, acting for the "Ossipee Proprietors" (or the heirs of Samuel SmaU), brought suit in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of York County against Pelatiah Fernald * and EUsha SmaU, of Cape Elizabeth, "in a plea of Trespass for that the said Peletiah and EUsha, on divers days and times between the first Day of September 1774 and the 28'^ day of Novem ber 1774 with force and Arms broke and Entered the Pe'^ [petitioners] Close," described in fuU as the Ossipee tract, "and Cut Down took and carried away one Hundred Oak trfees of the Value of Ten pounds one Hundred Beach Trees of the Value of Ten pounds and one hundred Burch Trees of the Value of Ten pounds aU the Property of the Said' Proprietors... as they say the Sum of Thirty pounds. said Samuel Small and Samuel March forbid him the said Tim othy SmaU doing any work on said Land and told him the said Timothy that they the said Samuel SmaU & Samuel Marsh Claimed the Land & had lotted it out and if he the said Timothy did persist they would put him into the Law and therefore he had better not Sjiend his Labour on their Land." No. 14: Deposition of Bartholomew Jackson, acknowledged June 22, 1778. No. 15: Deposition of John Keyes, acknowledged September 6, 1773. (Appendix LIV: E.) No. 16: Deposition of Daniel Libby, acknowledged September 6, 1773. (Appendix LIV: D.) No. 17: Deposition of Jesse Libby, acknowledged June 22, 1778. (Ap pendix LIV: F.) No. 18: Deposition of Daniel Meserve, acknowledged June 19, 1778. He testified to the settiement of John Weeman and of Timothy SmaU. No. 19: BiU of costs of Superior Court, July term, 1779. "Proprietors under Samuel Small vs. Pelatiah Fernald & EUsha SmaU"... £30:5:4. No. 20: BiU of costs... Superior Court. No. 21: BiU of costs... Inferior Court of Common Pleas. No. 22: Verdict of the "Proprietors of Samuel SmaU appellant against Timothy Small Appelee the Jury find for the Plan'^ the Premises sued for and Cost." No. 23: "AppeUants Cost... £54: 1: 7." * Pelatiah Fernald, son of Nathaniel Femald,'b. August 3, 1743, in Kittery, Maine; married June 4, 1768, Mrs. Abigail (Strout) Eldridge, widow of "Tim" Eldridge." Pelatiah Fernald was of Fahnouth, Maine; and died there, February 22, 1816. (Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine: 384.) Francis Small 71 this Action was commenced to be heard & Tried at the Inferior Court of Common pleas held at York for said County on the first Tuesday of Jan'?^ 1775 & then con tinued to April & from April to July term, 1775 for want of a competant Court to try this cause & from thence to October term 1776 by Vertue of a Resolve of the Great & General Court & then from Court to Court to this term [the first Tuesday of January, 1778]." * The exact language of the court record is quoted, since it so vividly portrays the legal dif&culties under which those pioneers struggled during the Revolutionary War. The above "Peletiah and EUsha" pleaded not guUty, but the continuing record states: "Whereupon Issue being Joined, this Cause after a fuU hearing was committed to this Jury Sworn according to Law to try the Same who Returned their Verdict therein that is to say: the Jury find the Def'.= [defendants] GuUty & Assess Damages at ten ShiUings "Its Therefore Considered by the Court that the said Pro prietors shaU Recover against the said Peletiah Fernald & EUsha SmaU the sum of Ten shiUings money Damage and nine pounds Eight shilUngs & twopence Cost of Suit, the Def" appealed from this Judgment unto the next Superior Court of Judicature to be holden for said County." t At the same session of court, January, 1778, the "Ossi pee Proprietors," describing the tract "claimed & held under Samuel SmaU late of Kittery in the County of York Deceased," brought an action against "Tunothy SmaU Uv ing at a place not Incorporated caled ossipee between the Rivers caUed Great ossipee & Little Ossipee aforesaid Hus bandman Def? in a plea of Ejectment of one acre of Land with the Buildings thereon & appurtenances thereof... wherein he now DweUs." " Said Timothy ... for plea saith he is not GuUty in manner & form as the Pe^^° Declare." * York County Inferior Court of Common Pleas, vol. i8: 216-17. t York County Inferior Court of Common Pleas, vol. 18: 217. 72 Genealogy of Edward Small The case "being fully heard and understood by the Court they are of the opinion that the Def - plea aforesaid is good and a legal answer to the Pe- Declaration, "Whereupon Its considered by the Court that the said Timothy SmaU shaU Recover against the said Proprietors Cost of Suit;"* but the Ossipee Proprietors "appealed from this Judgement unto the next Superior Court of Judicature" of York County. At the next session of the Superior Court of Judicature for the Coimty of York, beginning June 22, 1779, the "Hon. WUliam Gushing, Esq', Chief Justice; and Jedidiah Foster, Nath? Peaslee Sargeant, David SewaU and James SuUivan, Esq", Justices," the action of the Ossipee Proprietors against Timothy Small was first brought up, with the decision that the Proprietors "Recover judgment... possession of the premises demanded in the writ & costs taxed at Fifty-four Pounds, one ShiUing and Seven Pence." f The next case, that of Pelatiah Fernald, of Falmouth, and EUsha SmaU, of Cape Elizabeth, "appealed from the de cision of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, on the first Tuesday of January, 1778," was a suit brought by them against the Ossipee Proprietors; but the said Pelatiah and EUsha "made default It is therefore Considered by the Court that the said Proprietors Recover against the said Peletiah Fernald & EUsha SmaU Costs taxed at £30. 5. 4." % The highest court of the state had hereby sustained the claims of the Ossipee Proprietors "under Samuel SmaU," that is, the two deeds that are now preserved; and here the matter rested for some years. The confusion of title caused by these and other Indian deeds was almost without limit, and years were consumed in their adjustment. The Revolutionary War did not pre vent many settlers from removing their famiUes and taking * York County Inferior Court of Common Pleas, vol. 18: 218. t Supreme Judicid Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1778-80: 89. } Superne Judi-cial Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1778-80: 90-91. Francis Small 73 up claims in this section, but their titles were practically worthless. After the war was ended and the Province of Massachu setts, then including the present State of Maine, had adopted a constitution and taken a form of government as the State of Massachusetts, there were "loud complaints that plun derers were stripping the public lands of their best timber; and at the same time many confUcting claims were in contest as to proprietorship." This led the General Court, May i, 1781, to appoint a committee of five able men "to inquire into the encroachments upon all the wild lands of the state; and to examine the rights and pretexts of claimants, and to prosecute obstinate intruders and trespassers; and yet to liquidate fair adjustments with aU such as were disposed to do right, upon principles of equity, good faith and duty." The five men chosen were Jedediah Preble, of Falmouth, Jonathan Greenleaf, of New Gloucester, David SewaU, of York, John Lewis, of North Yarmouth, and John Lithgow, of Bath; * who were appointed by the General Court "a Committee to examine into aU . . . trespasses and illegal en tries of unappropriated lands [in the territory now Maine] with fuU power in behalf of this Commonwealth That said committee be, and hereby are directed, to examine the authenticity of claims to the said unappropriated lands, or any part thereof, which they may have reason to think are not well founded, and report the state of such claims to the General Court, as soon as may be"; and they can "cause to be run out and marked out such dividing Unes between the lands belonging to or claimed by any individual, or any number of individuals... as they may judge necessary." f The only witness of record, caUed to support the claims of the heirs of Daniel SmaU before these Commissioners, was Mrs. Anna Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, daughter to Daniel and * Resolves of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Reports of the Committees on Eastern Lands, 1803 : 3. t Massachusetts Archives, Acts and Resolves, 1780-81: 429-31. 74 Genealogy of Edward Small granddaughter to Francis SmaU, who testified in August, 1781. Giving her age as "about Eighty Six Years," she declared that her grandfather told Squire Paine, of Truro, that the deed to his son, Daniel SmaU, bearing date 171 2, had been given in consideration that his son Daniel "had maintained him and his Wife Six or Seven Years and Must Maintain them as Long as they Live"? " His "other Lands mentioned in the Deed was a large tract of Twenty mUes Square Lying a back of WeUs and he had a house there and Traded with the Indians and the Indian Name of the Place was ossabe and She weU Remembers That he s*? he had Conveyed one half to one Shapley,' 'and "She weU remembers he Spoke of but one Indian Deed and Not in the Plural number of Deeds, She further Says that hur s"? Grandfather Said he Did Not think his Son Daniel would Recover the Said Tract of Land without more Diffickulty than the Capepish [Capisic] Lands because he said the bounds of it was imcertain." Continuing, she said "that She Never Saw hur Uncle Samuel SmaU as She Remembers in hur Ufe but was Told that he was at Truro when She was a bout a Year Old and that hur grandfather had Lived at Truro where he Come to from Piscataqua as long ago as She Could Remember And that She Never heard of his going any where from Cape Cod within Ten or Twelve year before he Died " ; also, that she never heard of any deed to her uncle Samuel, but on the contrary, "her Grandfather said several Times that he would give all his Estate to his son Daniel because he was the onely help he had & his onely Dependence." Asked by Deacon Samuel SmaU as to the abiUty of her grandfather to write, owing to his afiUction with the palsy, she remembered that "he could Not write his Name for Several Years before he Signed said Deed, at least More than Two Years before he Signed Said Deed [Francis to Daniel]." She was not an interested party in the above-mentioned land because her "Father aforesaid gave aU his lands to his sons." * * Vide Appendix XXII. Francis Small 75 This deposition was acknowledged at Cape EUzabeth, Au gust 27, 1 78 1, before WiUiam Simonton and David Strout, Justices of the Peace. Upon a caU for these persons by the Court, June 7, 1794, it was reported that "David Strout Esq' and Miss [Mrs.?] Anna Dyer both of Cape EUzabeth are both dead." * The reports of these Commissioners make no mention of the Indian deeds, nor of any adjustment of the claims of the heirs of Samuel, or Daniel, SmaU, probably because the matter had already been decided in the courts in favor of the former; but the security of the heirs of Samuel Small was more firmly estabUshed by the appeal of the Commis sioners to the " Great and General Court of Massachusetts," which resulted in the passage of a biU, signed by Governor John Hancock, on October 30, 1782, confirming to the claimants under Nicholas Shapleigh the lands south of the Little Ossipee River upon which they had settled, "sup posing they owned" them (fuUy bounded and described), "provided... that the said Proprietors shaU, on or before the First Day of March next, give sufficient Security to the Acceptance of Jedediah Prebble Esquire, and others, the Committee appointed ... for the Payment of Four Hun dred Pounds to the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, for the Use thereof, on or before the Tenth Day of October next, with Interest for the Same tiU paid." f This tract, mentioned as the "plantation caUed Shapley- borough," and the only Ossipee town south of the Little Ossipee River, was incorporated as the town of Shapleigh, March 5, 1785. % At the same session of the General Court, October 30, 1782, by Act of Legislature, a tract was assigned to the * York County Deeds, Book 76: 138. t Laws of Massachusetts, October, 1780, to March, 1783, vol. i: pt. i. A: 185; also. Acts and Resolves, 1782-83: 75-76. X From the large extent of territory included in the township, it was very early divided into two parishes — the East Parish and the West Parish. In 1830, the latter was set off as a separate town called Acton. ' 76 Genealogy of Edward Small heirs of WiUiam and Bridget PhUUps, called PhiUipstown (afterward incorporated as the towns of Sanford, Water- borough, Alfred, and HoUis), provided "said Proprietors shaU on or before the first Day of January next, release and reUnquish all further Claims to the Lands" formerly laid out to them by the General Court, and to aU "within the limits of the tract which they laid out to the heirs of Nic: Shapleigh . . . and to the Acceptance of Jedediah Preble, Esq: and others." f This Act of Legislature confirmed to the Phillips heirs practically the same tract as that conveyed to them by Flu ellen, the Indian Sagamore; the land to be relinquished was a smaU settlement at Parsonsfield, within Shapleigh's grant, and possibly some encroachment upon the town Umits of Shapleigh, as confirmed to the Shapleigh heirs. The heirs of Samuel Small made no organized effort toward a settlement at Ossipee untU 1774, as shown by the Proprietors' records of their first town, Limington, then called "SmaU's town, or the Plantation of the Little Ossi pee." This name, Ossipee (Ossabe, Osaby, etc.), borne for more than two and a half centuries by the largest tributaries of the Saco River, in the Indian dialect signifies "River of Pines"; particularly appropriate, as are most Indian names, since the region at that time was noted for its remarkable growth of pine. In an irregular, oblong figure formed by the Saco River on the north, and by a sharp bend in the same river on the east, and by Little Ossipee on the south, the first town lots were laid out. The Proprietors voted, in that summer of 1774, that "M' Joshua SmaU be directed and impowered to proceed as soon as may be in taking a plan of a tract of land caUed Limington... & lot the same into lots, that part thereof next Saco river into thirty acre lots, the residue into hundred acre lots and return said plan to said proprietors immediately." "For making roads and bridges on their t Laws of Massachusetts, October, 1780, to March, 1783, vol. 1: pt. i. A: 165; also. Acts and Resolves, 1782-83: 73. Francis Small 77 lands," the sum of £40 had been "assessed on the several original shares" at a previous meeting.* Though this was the beginning of the settlements of the Smalls at Ossipee, there were already a few persons, "squat ters" on the supposedly wild lands of the state, who were dealt with in different ways. Some paid a merely nominal sum for their few acres. Amos Chase, said to have been the first pioneer of that region, was granted two hundred acres "in consideration of his having built a miU within the pro prietors claim." John Perry was voted one hundred acres "for Services done the proprietors." f Beside the "one half of thirteen thousand acres" granted to their counsel, the Hon. James SuUivan, tracts of five hun dred acres each were granted to the other lawyers connected with the settlement of their claims, — David Wyer, Esq., and Theophilus Bradbury, Esq. Not until "August the 4"^ Day, 1777," did the Proprietors fuUy explain by what right they had taken possession. Then it was "Voted that the foUowing persons are Pro prietors in the Shares and Proportions foUowing: Viz' the heirs and assigns of Samuel SmaU late of Scar borough in the County of Cumberland deceased, eldest son of the said Samuel under whom the prop"? hold. , The heirs and assigns of Joseph Small late of Falmouth in said County deceased another son of said Samuel last named The heirs and assigns of Elizabeth March wife of Benjamin ' March late of Kittery deceased a daughter of the said Sam uel last named The heirs & assigns of Mary Davis wife of Solomon Davis ' late of Gloucester in the County of Essex deceased another daughter of said Samuel Small last named "Recorded by me Sam" Small Said Proprietors Cler" % From this it appears that aU the children of SamueP SmaU of Kittery were then dead, and that the claim was being pressed by his grandchUdren and great-grandchUdren — the latter four generations removed from Francis^ SmaU. * Vide Appendix XXV: 7, 3. t Vide Appendix XXV: 8. % Vide Appendix XXV: 14. of Two fifths one fifth one fifth & one fifth 78 Genealogy of Edward Small Under date of November lo, 1784, in the Proprietors' Records, mention was made that certain lands had been ap portioned to the heirs of Mary Davis, Colonel Samuel March and famUy, James Frost for the fanuly of Joseph Small, Samuel Small, Joshua SmaU, Benjamin SmaU, James Har mon, and Nathaniel MiUiken. September 20, 1786, settle ments had been made with "the heirs of James Harmon, Benj" Lords famUy, Edward Kennard, Daniel SmaU, Nathan Chick, Peter Cobb, Daniel Small [of Gray] and Isaac Nason."* The accredited agent of the Davis heirs, most of whom resided in Gloucester, Massachusetts, was David Plummer, of Gloucester. In 1796, lots A to H were set off by the Ossipee Proprietors to these heirs. This constituted what was later termed the "Cape Ann Right"; a tract of eight hundred and forty acres upon Pine Plain in the northeasterly corner of the town, at a bend in the Saco River below the junction of the Great Ossipee and the Saco. The town lots were laid out in squares; and the irregtUar or triangular lots along the banks of the Saco River in this "Right" — men tioned as "certain jibs of land," and shown on Higgins' plan t of the town lots of Limington — were given to David Plummer "for his pains." Two years later, 1798, the Pro prietors agreed that he should have "300 acres of the best land in said claim." % The town was stUl more explicit in the "Record of David Plummer's lots of land in Limington," which are specified as foUows: "No. IS — A with Sami Wharf « " _ E " Dani Marchant " 17 — E " Babson&Lane « « _ c " Joseph Baker " " — D " Mark Davis Joseph Baker " 6 — C " Babson& Somes"! * Vide Appendix XXV: 40-41, 45-46. t In the custody of Mr. Leonard P. Thompson, Limington, Msune. j Vide Appendix XXV: 40, 72, 74, 76, 77. I Town Records of Limington, vol. i : 47. , Francis Small 79 To these heirs were also assigned certain portions of land in the Plantation of Washington, afterward Newfield; and in Francisborough, incorporated as Cornish. Notwithstanding the Act of Legislature confirming the title of the heirs of Samuel SmaU and the Shapleighs, it was not an easy matter for either to maintain their rights. The Ossipee Proprietors, although the heirs of Daniel SmaU never attempted further action in court, were obUged in self- defence to bring suits against them and others; and the Shap leigh heirs had their troubles in court of a similar nature. Between 1778 and 1784, the Proprietors proceeded against John Weeman, Dennis Meloy, EUakim Tarbox, Nicholas Edgecomb, Joseph Libby, Theodore Graffam, aU of Liming ton, and many others. In some of these actions the lower court decided against the Ossipee Proprietors; but when ever a case reached the Superior Court, the Proprietors were always sustained.* For instance, the Inferior Court of Com mon Pleas, of January, 1778, "found for John Weeman " the "cost of suit," whUe the Proprietors, who appealed at the next session of the Superior Court of Judicature, held in June foUowing, recovered "against the said John Weeman the possession of the Premises sued for and the Cost of Court." t EventuaUy, John Weeman, of Limington, yeo man, paid to Joshua SmaU, Esq., $190, for sixty acres of land in Limington on the westerly side of the " 100 acre lot No. 8, Range B." The deed, dated June 25, 1799, was recorded October 29, i8oi.t Though this particular farm passed into other hands long ago, descendants of Weeman bearing the name stiU Uve in the town. This, and the majority of suits brought by the Ossipee Proprietors, was for "one acre of land... and the DweUing wherein he now Dwells," though in the cases of Edgecomb * Supreme Judicial Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, June to Novem ber, 1785: 2, 3, 4; June to November, 1786: 257; 1787: 147- t Inferior Court of Common Pleas, York County, Maine, vol. 18: 219; 5m- preme Judicial Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 177S-78: 265. ^ X York County Deeds, Book 67: 136. 8o Genealogy of Edward Small and Tarbox, twenty acres are mentioned. Others finaUy purchased the land upon which their homesteads were bmlt, and obtained a clear title. Emboldened by these successes, the Proprietors at the October term of the Court of Common Pleas of York County, held at Biddeford in 1789, brought suit against John Gilpatrick, Josiah Davis, Henry Pendexter, Benjamin Storer, WiUiam Storer, Isaac Linscott, Paul Pendexter, Joshua Chadbourn, Samuel Harmon, WiUiam Chadbourn, Isaac Thompson, Samuel Morrison, Asa Hubbard, Eliab Pendex ter, John Gray, Joseph Miller Thompson, all of Francisbor ough (Cornish), and George Keezer, Jr., of Parsonsfield, on a plea of ejectment, with damages at £100. The verdict rendered was against the Proprietors, in that John Gilpat rick "should recover" the amount of £3. 17s., and the re mainder 42s., each, except in the case of EUab Pendexter, who defaulted and was ' ' taxed at two Pounds five shiUings."* The Proprietors having appealed, the case was tried at the session of the Supreme Judicial Court (previous to 178 1, termed the Superior Court of Judicature), held at York in June, 1791, with the result that "16 writs of Hab-Fac [Ha bere Facias]" were "issued in favor of s^ Prop^ Aug^.' 31^.' 1 791." Each of the sixteen was taxed his proportion of the costs, and the Proprietors "recovered seizin and posses sion of the premises," with aU improvements.f The most interesting case, by far, is that of the Ossipee Proprietors vs. John Gilpatrick, Josiah Davis, Henry Pen dexter, and others — seventeen defendants. The foUowing papers are on file in the Superior Court of Suffolk County, at Boston : { * Inferior Court of Common Pleas, York County, Maine, vol. 20: 322. t Supreme Judicial Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1791: 174-76. ' X Suffolk County Superior Court Files, No. 138094. No. i: "Plea of ejectment of a tract of Land caUed Francisborough in said county," against the above seventeen men. No. 2 : Copy of the deed of Captain Sandy to Francis* SmaU, of Kittery, dated November 28, 1668, recorded August 28, 1773, signed by Francis Small 8i November, 1793, in the Court of Common Pleas, the Ossi pee Proprietors, "under Samuel SmaU late of Kittery de ceased," brought suit against Joshua Sawyer, Daniel Captain Sandy's totem, and witnessed by "Samson Penly" and "Peeter Hoosen." (Vide pages S^-SS-) No. 3: Copy of the deed of Francis* SmaU, of the town of Truro, in the county of Barnstable, "unto my weU beloved son Samuel smaUe," of the town of Kittery, in the county of York, dated April 30, 17 11, recorded August 28, 1773. (Vide pages 38-59.) No. 4 : Copy of the deed from " Sam- SmaU," of Scarborough, in the county of Cumberland, to "Samuel SmaU jun^," of the same town and county, dated February 10, 1773, recorded January 3, 1775. (Vide Appendix LIU.) No. 5: Copy of the "AppUcation & Warrant for the first meeting of the Prop"? of Ossipee (dated) May y^ 17'!" 1774," signed by "Sam! SmaU ... Sam- SmaU jun''... Sain! March ... Joshua SmaU," and seven others. (Appendix XXV.) No. 6: Copy of the "Deposition of Jonathan Bane o£ York," dated Sep tember 3, 1773. (Appendix LIV: B.) No. 7: Copy of the "Deposition of John Keys of Berwick," dated Sep tember 6, 1773. (Appendix LIV: E.) No. 8: Copy of the "Deposition of Ichabod Goodwin of Berwick," dated September 3, 1773. (Appendix LTV: C.) No. 9: Copy of the deposition of "David Strout Esquire of Cape Eliza beth," dated April 11, 1789. It is practicaUy the same as that of November 11, 1789. (Appendbc LIV: J.) No. 10: Copy of the deposition of Henry Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, sworn to at "Cumberland ss. April 11* 1789." It began: "I Henry Dyer of lawful age, testify and say that some time in the month of May 1773, 1 went with Mr Sam' SmaU and Joshua SmaU to Ossipee to assist tiem in surveying their land at the said Ossipee, on the West side of Saco," etc. A later deposition of Henry Dyer was acknowledged November 11, 1789; also a deposition of his wife, Sarah Dyer, of the same date. (Appendix LIV: K. L.) No. 11: Summons to "EUjah Ward of Fahnouth yeoman," to appear as witness — dated at Fahnouth, October 12, 1789. He attended six days, and Uved sixteen mUes from the place of trial. No. 12: Summons to "Henry Dyer of Cape EUzabeth yeoman," to appear as witness — dated October 12, 1789. He "attended sk days & traveUed sixteen rmles out." No. 13: Summons to "John Wright of Limerick," as witness, dated York, Octoberi3, 1789. He " traveUed 50 miles out & home, & attended Court 7 days." No. 14: Summons to "Timothy Barrows & Abraham Barrows of Francis borough and David Sawyer of Pepperrellborough," as witnesses, dated October 19, 1789. 82 Genealogy of Edward Small Sawyer, Nathan Sawyer, cordwainers, John Nason, Thomas Spencer, WilUam Sawyer, Samuel Berry, Richard Berry, Thomas MorriU, and Benjamin Norton, husbandmen, all of Timothy Barrows stated that he had "traveUed sixty miles & attended s days." Abraham Barrows stated that he had "traveUed sixty four nules and attended two days." There was no report of David Sawyer. No. 15: "Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel SmaU & Elizabeth his wife, born November 9'!' 1695. Samuel their son, bom April 17, 1700. Joseph their son, b. Decern^ 3, 1702. {Town Records of Kittery, original, vol. i : 26.) (No mention was made of the daughter Mary, born May 27, 1707-08, who was the wife of Solomon Davis, of Gloucester; she was recorded elsewhere. Vide page 223.) "A true copy from the town of Kittery records — Kittery, August 1 1, 1788. Attest Dennis Fernald T? Clerk." No. 16 : " Samuel, son of Samuel SmaU ju^ & Anna his wife, was bom May y? 26, 1 7 18. Anna, their daughter, bom Sept"^ y? 10* 1720. John, their second son, bom JanY yf 30, 1722/3. Joshua, their third son, bom Feby y? 26, 1725/6. Elizabeth, their second daughter, bom y? 3? of Feb7 1727/8. {Town Records of Kittery, original, vol. i : 73.) "A true copy from Kittery Records " Kittery, August y? 11'!' 1788. Att^ Dennis Fernald T? Clerk." No. 17: "Joseph, son of Samuel SmaU and Elizabeth his wife, married to Mary the daughter of David Libby and Eleanor his wife, the 12*!' day of April, 1722. Joseph their son, born the 6'!" day of January, 1722/3. Mary their daughter, bom the 26'!" of June, 1724. David their son, bom the 18*!' day of June, 1726. Isaac their son, bom FebY 28*, 1727/8, & died Febv 1731/2. Elizabeth their daughter, bom March 18'!' 1729/30. Daniel their son, bom Nov' 17'!' 173 1. Eleanor their daughter, bom Aug^ 28'!" 1733. {Town Records of Kittery, original, vol. 1: 80, 81.) "A tme copy from the town records of Kittery. "Kittery Aug? ii* 1788 — Att^ Dennis Fernald, T? Clerk." No. 18: "Proprietors under Small, Pla*? vs. John GUpatrick &c. Def? (Inferior Court of Common Pleas.) "The Jury find the Defendants not guilty Joseph Woodman fore?" Nos. 19, 20, 21: BiUs of costs. Nos. 22 to 29, missing. No. 30. "Deposition of Daniel Libby of Berwick... teslator] for SmaU," dated September 6, 1773. (Appendix LIV: D.) Francis Small 83 Limington, "in a plea of ejectment," with damages at £500. The jury sustained the Proprietors in each case, except that of Samuel Berry. Having appealed, in the Supreme Court No. 37: Eliab Pendexter, of Francisborough, held in the sum of £io, and two sureties, " Silas Lee, of Biddeford & Joseph Woodman Jr. of Buxton, in sum of £5 each." No. ..: Deposition of "Humphrey Chadbourn of Francis Borough... Esq^," used at the "June Term at York 1791," of the Supreme Court. He testified that he heard his father and mother "often Speak ing of their Grand fathers Logg house, or Loging houses that s* house stood about half a mUe Southerly of Quampeging Landing in Berwick, near Uttie River, now caUed great works river & further saith not." [Signed] "Humphrey Chadbourn" [autograph]. He said he was testifying " at the request of John Gilpatrick and others, to be used in an action to be heard & tried at the Supreme Judicial Court next to be holden at York ... on the fourth Tuesday of June jns'" No. . . : "The Deposition of Henry Dyer ot lawful age, viz seventy three year... to the best of my remembrance in the year 1773 towards the latter end of February, Deacon Samuel SmaU came to me to know if I could teU him where the original Deed of Ossipee was," etc. Sworn to "before Sam! Freeman," November 11, 1789. This deposition varies slightly from that recorded in York County deeds, but it bears the original autograph of Henry* Dyer. (Appendix LIV: K.) No. . . : The deposition of "Sarah Dyer, wife of Henry(*) Dyer of Cape Elizabeth," sworn to "before Sam! Freeman" Nov. 11, 1789. (Appendix LIV: L.) No. . . : EUjah Ward, of Falmouth, aged sixty-five years, testified that, "about the beginning of June," 1774, he was employed by Samuel SmaU and Joshua SmaU, in surveying the Ossipee lands, and as sisted them "at intervals from the said month of June tiU late in the faU of the same year." [Signed] "EUjah Ward" [autograph]. Swom to, June 25, 1791, before John Frothingham, Justice of the Peace. No. . .: EUjah Ward also testified that in the month of June, 1774, he "assisted Joshua SmaU, James SmaU & Samuel SmaU," in mnning out the land at Ossipee, "and there was not one Settler saving Ezra Davis & Amos Chase [Vide page 77], who said they held under the SmaUs, neither was there in aU that extent of land any im provements . . . excepting what was made by Davis & Chase afore said" [Signed] "EUjah Ward" [autograph]. Swom to at Portland, June 19, 1790. 84 Genealogy of Edward Small at the session beginning June 8, 1796, the Proprietors re covered from Samuel Berry "the premises and aU the land except 75 acres... and costs $90.90." * The original plot contained two hundred and one acres. This suit of the Proprietors against Samuel Berry appears to have been the last to reach the Supreme Court. Various other individual actions in court had been brought, by the Proprietors and against them, during these twenty or more years of Utigation; but the heirs of Daniel SmaU, of Truro, Massachusetts, were never heard from after their defeat in January, 1778. When sued, they paid their fines; many of them purchased other land to enlarge their farms, and nearly aU of them remained where they originally settled. Sawyer's Mountain, eleven hundred feet above the sea- level, the highest peak in Limington and in York County as weU, is situated in the northwestern part of the town. Recently, the United States Geological Survey has placed a tower fourteen feet high upon its most prominent point. There is no doubt that it perpetuates the family name of the Sawyers, direct descendants of Daniel SmaU through the feminine line, who were among the first to take posses sion there. During this long period of Utigation, the most formidable and determined opponent of the heirs of Samuel SmaU was Colonel Josiah Waters, of Boston. As agent for himself and also for the PhiUips heirs, he made a long-continued effort to undermine them and to estabUsh the PhiUips' right to the Ossipee region. His struggles, extending from 1781 No. . . : BUl of costs, at "York Sup: Jud: Court June Term A.D. 1791." "Prop" under Sam! SmaU vs. Pendexter & als." (At this term of Court, the Proprietors "recovered seizin and possession of the premises," with aU improvements. Vide page 80.) * Inferior Court of Common Pleas, York County, Maine, vol. 21: 407; S^u- preme Judicial Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1796; 146-47. YORK COUNTY', MAINE, 179I. Francis Small 85 to 1807, though without result, are best shown by a legal document recorded in the latter year: I Josiah Waters, of Boston, County of Suffolk and Common wealth of Massachusetts, of lawful age, testify and say that on the fifth day of February one thousand and seven hundred and eighty one I purchased [a tract of land from] descendants of EUphel Stratton who was daughter of one of the devisees of Bridget PhiUips, as by their deed; ... I was on the fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred eighty one appointed their agent, and was by legal appointment continued agent at their several subsequent meetings, legaUy held in Boston aforesaid. In consequence... I have frequendy entered upon said lands for more than twenty two years last past; within which time I have had surveys taken; partitions made, and have frequently re newed possession in my own right and also in the name and for the proprietors as their agent; particiUarly in the month of October, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine I visited the lands betwixt the rivers of great and Uttle ossipee so caUed . . . Again on the thirteenth day of October one thousand seven hundred ninety one I renewed possession of aU the lands betwixt the rivers of Great and Uttle ossipee rivers by turf & twig in presence of Cap't. Nicholas Edgcomb of Parsonsfield or SmaU's town then so caUed, but now Limington... [and five other wit nesses]. And again on the first day of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven for myself and as agent for the Pro prietors aforesaid in presence of M^ Ezra Davis of Limington [and three others] ... by turf & twig I renewed possession of aU the lands betwixt the rivers of great and Uttle ossipee... and on the second day of November, I did enter upon and renew possession of the three hiUs or rocks known and caUed by the name of Sundays rocks or hUls, as noted in the late Reverend Doctor Belknaps history and plan of New Hampshire * by turf and twig in presence of M^ Ezra Davis of Limington [and two others]. And again on the twenty first day of September one thousand * Jeremy Belknap's History of New Hampshire, 1791, vol. 2. 86 Genealogy of Edward Small seven hundred and ninety eight ... I renewed possession of aU the land betwixt the rivers of great and Uttle ossipee by turf and twig in presence of Ichabod Goodwin of Berwick and Jonas Clark of Kennebunk Esquires they being at Cornish attending the busuiess assigned them by die Hon*"!* The Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to set off land to me in the gore caUed ossipee gore and marked in the plan * of the District of Maine lately taken by order of the General Court To the truth of the foregoing I subscribe my name this nineteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and four in Boston afore said. [Signed] Josiah Waters. P. S. The land betwixt the rivers of great and little Ossipee referred to in the within deposition are towns of Newfield, Parsonsfield, Cornish, Limington and Limerick Josiah Waters Acknowledged, "SuffoUs ss. Town of Boston this 20'? day of March in the year of our Lord 1804." Recorded, "York ss. February 24*? 1807." f It might be stated here that the partition, as agreed upon between the heirs of Samuel Small and Major Shapleigh, assigned to the Shapleighs what afterwards became the towns of Parsonsfield, J incorporated March 9, 1785; Shap- leigh,§ incorporated March 5, 1785; and a part of Limerick; wMle Newfield,!! begun as the Plantation of Washington, and incorporated February 26, 1794; Limington,*I[ first * "Map of the District of Maine, Massachusetts, Compiled from Actual Surveys made by Order of the General Court, 1802, by Osgood Carleton," on file in the Massachusetts Archives, No. 1618. A smaU triangle at the junction of the Great Ossipee and Saco rivers, marked f, is the land "Claimed by Col. Waters," and so designated on the map. It enclosed Sunday's Rocks, and probably the famous "silver mine" mentioned by Bridget PhiUips. This he caUed Ossipee Goie. It was after wards incorporated as the town of Hiram. t York County Deeds, Book 76: 144-145. J Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts, 1784-85: 138-139. § Laws of Massachusetts, May, 1783, to February, 1789, vd. i:pt 2, A: 211; Ads and Resolves of Massachusetts, 1784-85: 126-27. II Laws of Massachusetts, May, 1789, to February, 1794, vol. 2, A: 371. f Laws of Massachusetts, May, 1789, to February, 1794, vol. 2, A; 132. Francis Small 87 caUed SmaU's town, incorporated February 8, 1792; Fran cisborough,* incorporated as Cornish, February 27, 1794; and the remainder of Limerick,! which was incorporated March 6, 1787, were given over to the heirs of Small. Dis putes were afterwards raised as to the justice of this decision, the Shapleigh heirs claiming one half of Newfield and Cornish. Meanwhile, the General Court, regardless of earUer sur veys, in 1794 ordered these six towns resurveyed as foUows: Limerick,t surveyed "march y= ii"" 1795 — By me John Wingate Sury'"; the first plan having been "taken 1772 march y« 2." Cornish,! surveyed "may y^ i"" 1795 — By me John Wingate Sury"'; though first "taken 1772 Dec. 14." Newfield,!! surveyed "may y= 6"" 1795 — By me John Wingate Sur^^"; first survey, "AprU 1778." Parsonsfield, 1[ surveyed May 10, 1795; after having been sur veyed in 1771, by Joseph Cram, of Exeter, New Hampshire. Plan of Shapleigh** "taken... agreeable to a Resolve of the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, passed Jime 26"' 1794... by Daniel SewaU surv'" Limington,tt having fiarst been surveyed, in i772,by James Warren, in the interests of the Shapleighs and SmaUs; and by Joshua SmaU, in 1774, for the Ossipee Proprietors, was again surveyed by Nathan Winslow, about 1775 or 1776, as ordered by Peter Woodbury of Cape Elizabeth, agent for the heirs of Daniel SmaU. The government survey, by "Heath & Wing," was submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the "Note: the above Plan is as Correct as the Roughness of the Township * Laws of Massachusetts, May, 1789, to February, 1794, vol. 2, A: 400. t Acts and Resolves of Massachusetts, 1786-87, 255-56. J Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, 1794, vol. 4: 3. § Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, 1794, vol. 4: 9. II Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, 1794, vol. 4: 13. i[ Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, 1795, vol. 7: 5. ** Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, 1795, vol. 16: 18. ft Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, 1795, vol. 15: 12. 88 Genealogy of Edward Small would admit of." The boundary Une is " Thirty two MUes two hundred & thirty three Rods." The "seven ponds cover 1635 acres," and "the mountains cover 1200 acres." The plan was "taken and ActuaUy Surveyed between the Tenth of AprU and the tenth of May A. d. 1795," and drawn on a "Scale of 3 MUes, 200 Rods to an Inch." It was further attested by the autograph signatures of the three selectmen of that year [1795], "Joseph Libby, Benj^ SmaU and Abner Libby." To this the present town officials might add: and there are "more than eighty mUes of hiUy road" in town to be kept in order. The town Unes have since been changed by the addition of sufficient territory below the Little Ossipee to make a straight line on the south; and a part of Limerick, "on the east side of the mountain," has been annexed to its westerly boundary. The first page of the First Book of Records of the town of Limington embodies the Act of Legislature "to incorporate the Plantation caUed Ossipee, in the County of York, into a Town by the name of Limington," with a fuU description of its boundaries. The further passage of this biU is shown by the autograph signatures upon its pages of David Cobb, Speaker of the House, dated February 8, 1792; Samuel PhiUips, President of the Senate, February 8, 1792; John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts, February 9, 1792; attested by John Avery, Jr., Secretary (of State).* On "Monday, April y^ 2 A. D. 1792," the first town meet ing was held in the schoolhouse, with Joshua SmaU, Esq., moderator, at which the regular town officers were chosen.f Of these six townships, Parsonsfield enjoys the unique dis tinction of being the only one upon which the PhiUips heirs ever obtained a foothold. In August, 1 7 7 1 , the heirs of Mrs. Bridget PhiUips conveyed by deed to Thomas Parsons and * Town Records of Limington, Maine, vol. i : 1-2. t Town Records of Limington, Maine, vol. i : 2-3. 4^ V. .,r Francis Small 89 his associates a tract of land comprising the present limits of the town, which was surveyed for them by Joseph Cram, of Exeter, New Hampshire, in the autumn of that year. In order to obtain an undisputed title and avoid litiga tion. Parsons purchased of the Shapleigh heirs the same ter ritory, which was conveyed to him, on December 23, 1774,* according to the survey by Cram. The boundaries then estabUshed remain practically unchanged. In 1789, four years after the town of Parsonsfield was in corporated, Colonel Josiah Waters set up a claim to the land in behalf of the Proprietors under the wiU of Mrs. Bridget PhiUips. "The town chose a committee to confer with other towns and employ an able attorney to defend them in court. If the case ever came to trial, the decision was against Waters, for we hear no more of the Phillips claim to lands between the Ossipees." f With regard to the claims of the heirs of Samuel SmaU and Daniel SmaU the writer adds: "We are free to say both grants were fraudulent and* shotUd have been repudiated by Massachusetts." | Colonel Josiah Waters had previously (October 31, 1786) petitioned the Supreme Court for the partition of certain lands at Little FaUs,§ so caUed, in the county of York, "one quarter part" of which he held by right of purchase from tie heirs of "EUphal Stretton, one of the devises of Bridget PhiUips." I! In the latter part of the same year, December 28, 1786, in several issues of "The Independent Chronicle," of Boston, he described the Plantation of Little FaUs as con taining "about thirty-six square miles... bounded on the * York County Deeds, Book 43 : 188-90. t History of Parsonsfield, Maine, 1888: 202, 418. X History of Parsonsfield, Maine, 1888 : 202. § Little Falls, on the map of Maine of 1802 {Massachusetts Archives), was called Phillipsburg. It extended along the west bank of the Saco River from Biddeford to Limington, and included that part of the present Umits of Lim ington below the Little Ossipee. Later, it was known as HolUs and Dayton. Pepperellborough on this map afterward became the city of Saco. II Supreme Judicial Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, June to Novem ber, 1786: 443- 90 Genealogy of Edward Small head or northwest end of the town of Biddeford, and carried that breadth, being four miles, adjoining Saco River, to the River called the Little-Ossipee." * Further to increase his possessions in that region, he sought to estabUsh a claim upon the tract between the two Ossipee rivers; and to that end the testimony was placed upon record, as late as 1807, of various individuals who had, at different periods, been before the courts against the Ossi pee Proprietors, as to the vaUdity of the deeds, location of the land, etc. Henry Dyer, of Cape Elizabeth, aged seventy-three years, testified in 1789 that he "was at the meeting of the Smalls and Shapleighs at Col? Marchs at Scarborough... saw the deed from Francis Small to Samuel Small of the land be tween the said Ossipee rivers... [and it] looked as if it had not been much handled, nor broke, nor very old nor dirty : . . . I further say, that I always supposed the original deed of said Indian was a parchment deed, and it was so considered by the heirs of Francis Small as I always understood, and I never before that tune viz., 1773 heard of any other and this I supposed was of twenty mUe square of land beginning at Newechewananock and bounded upon imaginary lines ... a copy of which I had long before seen and this was the deed I expected to find when I looked with Deacon Small. [Signed] Henry Dyer her & Sarah X Dyer [his wife] " mark "Acknowledged, Cumberland ss. November ri*, 1789. (Page 1226.) Recorded, York ss. February 24, i8o7."t The deed to which Henry Dyer evidently referred was the fraudulent deed which mentions "an Immaginary Line to Cape Porpus River," as one of the boundaries. This was the paper recorded May 24, 1743; % the deed supposed to * The Independent Chronicle, Boston, Dec. 28, 1786, Jan. 4 and 11, 1787. t York County Deeds, Book 76: 143-44. % Vide Appendix XVIII. Francis Small 91 have been presented by EUsha SmaU, grandson and heir of Daniel SmaU, son to Francis, to the Commissioners on Eastern Claims, in 1 78 1 , and not allowed. This proves that, beside questioning the genuineness of the deed of Captain Sandy to Francis Small, efforts were made to overthrow the deed of Francis to his son Samuel. Resuming the testimony: David Strout, a weU-known Justice of the Peace, at Cape Elizabeth, "of lawful age... did say; that to the best of my remembrance in the year 1773 at a meeting of the SmaUs and Shapleighs at Col° Marchs' in Scarborough I saw a deed from Francis SmaU to Samuel SmaU of the land between the ossipee rivers to the best of my remembrance, and that the paper; on which said deed was wrote, looked as if it had not been mutch handled, nor broke, nor old or dirty, and said deed appeared to me as tho' it had been lately written. And sometime afterwards (not more than twelve months) I saw said deed and it was considerably dirty and broke in the folds and starched on a News paper David Strout' "Cumberland ss. November ii'-'' 1789 Then the above named David Strout Esquire personaUy appeared before the subscribers two of the Justices of the peace for said County Quorum Unus and after being carefuUy examined and cautioned to tell the whole truth — made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him signed "Taken in perpetuam rei memoriam Sam?' Freeman Richard Codman " David Strout Esq'- and Miss Anna Dyer both of Cape ¦ EUzabeth are dead." " Cape Elizabeth June 7*!" 1794." Recorded, "York ss. Feb. 24, 1807, by W™ ffrost Reg'" * David Strout's mention that the deed of Samuel SmaU from his father, Francis, was "starched on a News paper" * York County Deeds, Book 76: 138. 92 Genealogy of Edward Small was true. Both this and the Indian deed to Francis SmaU are "starched" on newspapers of very ancient type, as can easily be seen, by the aid of a magnifying glass, in the broken folds. The Indian deed has been stiU further rein forced by a strong blue paper. Owing to the extreme age and frail condition of both documents, it has been thought undesirable to try to separate the different layers of paper, even by the "Emery process." At the request of Josiah Waters, [Jonathan Dore deposed that] about the year 1745, I was taken prisoner by the Indians and was with them and the French about fifteen years, . . . During which time I hunted frequently with the Indians on Saco river. Great & Little ossipee rivers. In which time I repeatedly saw a place where it appeared there had been some person Uved for a smaU season with the Indians for they often told me an EngUsh- man had a trading house there to whom they used to seU their f urrs We came to the place where it appeared some person had lived which place I had often seen whUe with the Indians which Cap' Berry then told me was where Francis SmaU traded with the Indians.* . . . there is a ridge of rocks or rocky mountains which shets down on the river and runs back from the river Southwestward about three or four mUes which hills or rocks the Indians always caUed Sunday's hUls or Sunday's rocks. I was very often with said Indians there, and hunted often on the top of those with them after deer and have repeatedly heard them caU those rocks by those names, there is on the east side of those rocks & close by said rocks a smaU meadow where we used to hunt beaver. his Jonathan X DooreI mark Acknowledged, York ss. June 26, 1790. Recorded, York ss. February 24, 1807. * In the year 1772, a scouting party in pursuit of Indians came upon the spot where Cornish village now stands, and entered the old cellar of tie little trading-house built by Francis Small before 1662, and " took a drink." They found an old apple-tree, which may have been the first on Ossipee soil. t York County Deeds, Book 76: 138-39. Francis Small 93 John Stackpole aged eighty one years and upwards [testified, m the mterest of Josiah Waters, that] about 1 758 1 went a soldier ing up Saco river with Cap^ Charles Gerrish, that near about opposite or back of the great faUs so called on the west side of the river there was a large ridge of rocks chiefly white but mist with ising glass they are about two or three mUes above great ossipee river so caUed. I thought within myseU that they were Sundays rocks as I had heard much teU of them, and I never see any others so remarkable an3rwhere or near Saco river. John Stackpole * York ss. October 20, 1789. Recorded, York ss. February, 24, 1807. It is clear that these rocks were remarkable in them selves, but the chief interest of Waters and others was due to the supposition that they contained valuable minerals. Major WUUam PhiUips, as early as 1664, mentioned "a Cer tain Mine, being Accepted [accounted] a Silver Mine f U jing & being aboue Sacoe FaUs, about fourty MUes more or lesse which I bought of an Indean known by the name of Cap': Sunday." f Bridget PhUUps, his widow, in her wiU, devised to her sons, Samuel and WilUam, "aU my right & title in the Rocks that were purchased of Cap' Sunday, and two thousand acres of land and meddow next adjoining to set rocks," which probably included the same mine. One John Smith, in his eighty-first year, confirmed the above title, in his testimony, that, "about the year 1735 I hired of Samuel Adams and Edward Bromfield (who, as they said and I understood, were two of the proprietors or * York County Deeds, Book 76: 145-46. t From the earliest settlement of Maine, search was made for minerals. Captain John Mason, in England, wrote to Gibbins, his steward at Newiche wannock, in 1634: "The christall stoanes you sent are of Uttle or no valew,... Good iron or lead oare I should like better of if it could be found." (Bel knap's History of New Hampshire, vol. i: Appendix, p. 12.) In recent years, iron ore in paying quantities has been found in the region of the Little Ossipee; and a variety of precious gems and minerals abound in the neighborhood of the "Ossipee Gore" and above it, with traces of gold in some of the minerals. X York County Deeds, Book i: 157-58. 94 Genealogy of Edward Small heirs of a large tract of land lying in the County of York, held under Major WUUam PhiUips) a miU on Saco river then caUed Phillips's miU, now known by the name of Gray's miU. I paid them an annual consideration in lumber there for. I unproved the same about twenty years. . . . The lands committed to my care were back of the lots of Tyng, RusseU, PattershaU and Cook's, and aU the lands to Uttle ossipee river and betwixt the Uttle and great Ossipee rivers and Northward of great ossipee river to the hiUs or rocks caUed Capi Sunday's which are about thirty five or forty miles from Saco faUs and about three or four miles Northward of great ossipee river on the westerly side and near unto Saco river. York ss. October 19, 1789. Recorded, York ss. February 24, JoHN JT Smith"* 1807. *""*" mark Ezra Davis also certified that he was with Josiah Waters when "he entered on and took possession of the whole tract of land within the limits of Great and Uttle ossipee and within four mUes of Saco river, in the name of and behalf of the heirs of Major WiUiam PhUUps and the pro prietors claiming and holding the same under Samuel and WilUam PhiUips and also of Sunday's rocks and meadows and woods." This deposition was swom to, June 24, 1790; and recorded in York County, February 24, 1807.! Davis appears to have been in sympathy with both par ties, since the town of Limington "chose Ezra Davis... agent," in 1793; and, a Uttle later, voted him "Two shil- ings pr Day for 21 days for his time going to Boston," in its interest. The record further states that, on August i, 1794, the selectmen "appt'd the house of M! Ezra Davis * York County Deeds, Book 76: 141. t York County Deeds, Book 76: 139-40. Francis Small 95 for the entertainment of the CouncU which he promises to provide for upon his own cost." * Nicholas Smith, aged fifty-nine years, also testffied that about the ist of March, 1773, with four other men he went to the place "now caUed Limerick" and laid out a tract of land of "7700 acres [which] we supposed to be the State's land; and as some of our neighbors had laid out what is now caUed Limerick [1789] we had as good right as others." On the way home "we were asked where we had been... we told them . . . but did not inquire into their business, knowing, in our minds, they were going to lay out the same. . . . We found SmaUs claimed (tho' not before we laid out this tract) we tried them for a deed, had the promise of one." Meeting Lawyer Bradbury, "I told him I could have a deed from the SmaUs. He said, he had been acquainted with the SmaUs deed, and advised them not to mention it. ... I then told him of PhUUps' darm, that I had seen their deed, ... I never heard their right denied until lately." f Acknowledged October 20, 1789; recorded in York County, February 24, 1807. Several others testified "at the desire of Col? Josiah Waters"; J but the most remarkable of aU these testimo nies is that of the Hon. David SewaU, of York, Maine, who was one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature in the actions of the Ossipee Proprietors vs. EUsha SmaU and Timothy SmaU, in 1778, which were decided in favor of the Proprietors. What was his opinion at those trials is not known; however, in the interest of his distinguished clients. Sir WUUam PeppereU, then resident in London, and the late Hon. Nathaniel Sparhawk, of Kittery, his father, he made the foUowing deposition in the year 1790: About the year 1770, I was desired by late Hon. Nathaniel Sparhawk Esquire to examine the Records of Deeds for York * Town Records of Limington, Maine: 30, i$, 36. t York County Deeds, Book 76: 137. X York County Deeds, Book 74: 141-42, 142, 143-44. 96 Genealogy of Edward Small County and a considerable bundle of papers he put into my hands for the purpose of ascertaining and stating the proportions of the individuals who styled themselves proprietors of lands in the late Province of Maine holdmg under the wUl of Bridget PhiUips late of Boston widow deceased [Said Sparhawk having been ap pointed] proprietors agent for the purposes of perambulating the boundaries of their claim for renewing their possession and for preventing of trespasses. From the papers thus deUvered me, and from various extracts from the pubUc records, I made a particular statement of what appeared to me to be their several proportions. And particularly I recoUect that Sir WiUiam PepperreU * now of London, in the right of his grandfather, was a large proprietor. I also very weU knew that said Sparhawk was guardian to said Sir WiUiam during his minority, and had particular powers respecting his real and personal property after he came of fuU age. About this period I learned from Col? Sparhawk that he had engaged Walter Bry ant of Newmarket in the Province of New Hampshire Esquire to take a survey of the claims of PhUUps' proprietors. And somewhere about the year 1772, as near as my memory serves me, said Walter Bryant presented a plan to me, a considerable part of which, I then understood from him, was made from an actual survey that he had then lately made. This plan was de lineated upon a sheet of cartridge paper, Saco river was deline ated upon it, as high up as a place caUed Sundays rocks & be yond, and it included aU the land between the rivers of great and Uttle Ossipee from Saco river to New Hampshire Une, and some lands to the north of great Ossipee river M^ Bryants' deposition in perpetuam was taken to this survey before the late * The second Sir William PeppereU, bom WiUiam PeppereU Sparhawk, was son of the Hon. Nathaniel Sparhawk, of Kittery, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William PeppereU, knighted for his victory at Louisburg, 1745. William PeppereU Sparhawk, b. 1746, was adopted by his grandfather on condition that, at the age of twenty-one years, he, by an Act of Legislature, drop Sparhawk from his name. He was graduated from Harvard CoUege in 1766, was chosen a member of the Governor's Coundl, and succeeded to his grandfather's titie of Baronet in 1 774. As a Tory he was banished, saiUng for England in 1775. His wife died at HaUfax on the way. At London he was treated with great respect, was allowed an annual sti pend and the income of an estate in Surinam, and died in London in Decem ber, 1816, aet. 80. Francis Small 97 Justice Daniel Moulton Esquire and myself and a certificate thereof made upon the plan by us as Justices of the Peace Qiio- rum untis. And the plan, thus deUneated, was delivered to Col? Sparhawk, from whom or M^ Bryant I understood that the sur vey cost one hundred doUars. ... I was requested to attend a pro prietors meeting at Boston. I accordingly went about march or aprU 1770... and during the course of that year I think I went to attend their meetings at Boston two other times. And some where about the year 1771 1 was joined in the agency of the pro prietors with Col? Sparhawke, at that time I conceive there was no settlement of any kind between the rivers of great and Uttle Ossipee, in the County of York Thomas Parsons appUed to us for a township between the Ossipees and after various conferences in person and by letters he obtaiaed a grant, upon which he first entered and surveyed the township. [Another township was laid out] which we supposed four mUes square. This tract I suppose to be nearly comprehended in the town now caUed Waterborough . At the time Thomas Parsons appUed for a township between the Ossipee rivers, I had never heard of the claim of SmaU or Shap leigh and verily beUeve their claim to the lands between the Ossi pees was generaUy unknown untUl sometime after said Parsons had laid out his township under a grant from PhiUips' proprietors, for at that period I had no suspicion of any adverse claimants to the lands between the ossipee rivers to said PhUUps' proprietors, except the then Province of Massachusetts Bay. The first time that I remember to have seen the Indian deed to Francis SmaU of lands between the Ossipees, was at a meeting of the General Courts' committee of which committee the late James Gowen Es quire was one at Paul D. Woodbridges' dweUing House at York, the time, as it lays in my mind, was about September 1772. The paper, upon which this Indian deed to Small was wrote, appeared then fresh new and fair and very Uttle soUed, whether it was then placed upon Record, I am uncertain — What is become of the plan made by Walter Bryant Esquire ... as before mentioned I am unable to say. I have made some search for it among said Sparhawks' papers since his death but have not been able to find it nor some other original papers that I was desirous of obtaining. Colo. Sparhawk had a very large quantity of manuscript papers which, at the time of the expected invasion of Portsmouth by the British (after the burning of Fal- 98 Genealogy of Edward SmaU mouth) in the year 1775, were hudled into a variety of chests & trunks and carried away from Kittery point in various durections for their preservation, ... which renders the finding any papers, one is searching after among them, very difficult. [Signed] David Sewall * Acknowledged, York ss. August 14, 1790. Recorded, February 24, 1807. The tract settled by Thomas Parsons, later known as the town of Parsonsfield, was reUnquished by the PhiUips Proprietors at the time the legislature awarded to them the tract that afterwards became the towns of Waterborough (so called in honor of Colonel Josiah Waters), Sanford, Al fred and HoUis. This was on October 30, 1782. Conse quently, the entire region between the two Ossipees, Saco River, and the New Hampshire Une was given over to the heirs of Samuel SmaU and Major Nicholas Shapleigh to divide between themselves; and this settlement had been fully sustained by the legislature and in the courts for many years. That Colonel Waters did not intend to abide by these decisions is evident from the very fact that he obtained possession of aU this cumulative evidence, in addition to his own deposition, acknowledged at Boston on March 20, 1804, which, however, was not recorded untU after his sudden death in December, 1805. "Josiah Waters Esquire" f was a man of some wealth in his earUer years, of wide acquaintance, considerable edu- * York County Deeds, Book 76: 139-41. t Colonel Josiah Waters, son of Captain Josiah and Abigail (Dawes) Waters, was bom in Boston, September 28, 1747. He became a member of the Ancient and Honorable ArtiUery Company, in 1769; was Second Sergeant, 1773; First Sergeant, 1783; Lieutenant, 1787; Captain, 1791, and Treasurer of the company several years. He was also Colonel of the Boston Regiment. As a Mason he was also prominent; was Grand Marshal, 1788 and 1 789, and previously held other positions pro tempore. He died in Boston, "suddenly" on Wednesday morning, December 18, 1805; and was buried "from his late dweUing-house, No. 55, Newbury street," at half-past three o'clock, on Saturday, December 21. {History of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, Boston, vol. 2: 161. Also, Columbian Centinel, pubUshed at Boston, December 21, 1805, p. 2.) Francis Small 99 cation, and much abiUty in certain directions; a man of whom the Rev. Jeremy Belknap wrote at length in a letter to Hazard, under date of May 15, 1788, as "My friend and neighbor. Waters." It was doubtless through the sugges tion of Waters that Sunday's Rocks appeared on BeUniap's map, in 1791, which map is the frontispiece of the second volume of his "History of New Hampshire." Waters himself had coUected many facts for a miUtary history of Boston that he never pubUshed; and the manu script was lost. His somewhat visionary temperament ap pears to have interfered with business matters to the degree that, in 1799, he and his wife, Mary, conveyed to their son, Josiah Waters, Jr.,* their homestead on Newbury (now Washington) Street, Boston; and in the wUl of this son, dated August 8, 1816, he stated that he and his brother John had, "for many years past, both during the Ufe of our father and since then, supported and maintained his fam ily t to the best of our abilities," and left property "to be used to the best advantage for them"; but tiiere was no mention of the debatable land in question. No further attempts to dispossess the Ossipee Proprietors of their lands have appeared on record, either by the heirs of Colonel Waters or by other parties; and the log-cabins of the early settlers have been replaced by large and substan tial farmhouses that are a credit to the towns to this day. In Limington, their first settlement, by reason of inter marriages and community of interests, aU the old feuds have passed away between the heirs of Daniel and Samuel SmaU. Scarcely a family remains that is not descended, in some way, from Francis SmaU; and here, upon a sunny hiUside at "Old Dundee," annuaUy in August, gathers the clan of SmaU to do honor to the "Great Francis." { * Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 191: 256. t The wUl of Josiah Waters, Jr., designated those to be provided for as "sisters... Mary, his mother... and unmarried sister Mary." {Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 282: 209.) J Vide Appendix XXXIH. 100 Genealogy of Edward Small The history of this Ossipee tract has been carried forward to this date in order to show how far-reaching the Indian deed has proved to be. Further particulars of the famUies of some of the more prominent among the early settlers are given in the foUowing pages. As to the whereabouts of the Indian deed to Francis SmaU, and the deed of Francis to his son, Samuel, all that can be said is that, after they were recovered and proved to be valid, they were both placed in the custody of the Pro prietors' Clerk of the town of Limington. The last clerk was Mr. Wingate Frost, who was chosen September 21, 1798. He was the son of James Frost by his first wife. Love Win gate; the second wife of James Frost having been Eleanor^, widow of Edward Chapman, and daughter to Joseph^ SmaU, one of the four children of SamueP SmaU (son to Francis*), under whose claim the tract was settled. In his desk Wingate Frost treasured the two deeds and the old Proprietors' Records of Limington. Before his death, however, he gave the "Indian Deed," as it was famiUarly caUed, to his son, Joshua Wingate Frost, at that time Uving in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Later on, Mr. J. W. Frost removed to Virginia; and from him, some thirty years ago, the deed passed into the possession of Lauriston Ward SmaU, then a broker in Chicago. It is now owned by Mrs. Ada SmaU Moore (wife of WiUiam H. Moore), whose father, the late Edward A. SmaU, was of the seventh generation from Francis, and of the eighth generation from the first Edward SmaU, in New England. The other deed — from Francis Small to his son Samuel — and the Proprietors' Records of Limington were given, with the ancient desk, into the keeping of Nancy, daughter to Wingate Frost, who had become the wife of WiUiam C. PiUsbury, of Limington, Maine. Both are now in the cus tody of her son, the Rev. J. H. PiUsbury. After more than fifty years of separation, these records are now united in permanent form. Francis Small loi It is impossible to fix the date of Francis SmaU's return to Kittery. His family may have been in that place during the last few years that he had the trading-camp at Ossipee. When he abandoned his camp there is not known; but, if tradition be correct, he would not have been Ukely to return after his hasty ffight in 1668. April 13, 1671, he was granted, by the selectmen of Kit tery, a hundred acres of wild land in the Parish of Unity, which were measured and laid out, two years later, "at y* great-hill neare WeUs Swamp [and] bounded with y^ high way." * The Parish of Unity was anciently caUed Newiche wannock, Quamphegan, and later Berwick. It is now South Berwick. This, however, does not appear to have been his home. One Abraham Conly, of Kittery, in his wUl, dated March i, 1674, mentions "aU that pte of my land that Ueth at Stur geon Creeke which is now left & disposed of to one Francis SmaU," t and it is beUeved that here at Sturgeon Creek he dwelt for some years.f During King Philip's war, 1675-76, the family of Francis^ SmaU, according to the deposition of his son SamueP, was Uving in Major Shapleigh's garrison-house. § Later, he took up his residence in the old house that his father, Edward SmaU, had sold to Antipas Maverick in 1646; possibly on the strength of the £40 sued for by his father, March 15, 1649, and stiU unpaid. John Shapleigh, aged thirty-six years, nephew and heir to Major Nicholas Shapleigh, testified, in 1678, "That this deponent being in company with ffrancis SmaU & Antipas Maverick upon y® as"" of this Instant month of June did hear [Maverick de mand] whether Small would be gone out of his [Maverick's] house & he would not be gone.... This depon' further testi- * Vide Appendix XXVI; also, Sullivan's History of Maine, 1795: 243. t Vide Appendix XXVII. j Vide Map of the Second Parish, Kittery, Maine (now Eliot). § Vide SamueP SmaU, page 199. 102 Genealogy of Edward Small fieth that he y" s"* Mauerick hath quietly & peaceably pos sessed the house & Land now in controversy w"'' any moles tation or disturbance that he ever knew or heard of neere thirty years last past." * In 1683, the heirs of Maverick, Stephen Paul and Edward Gihnan, brought suit against "Fran= Smale Senior," the issue of which is thus recorded: "Jury finds for the Plan tiffs the Land sewed for Execution granted i : June : 1683: & Costs of Court Two pornids fourteen shillings." f The business ventures of Francis Small, so often resulting disastrously to him, in one instance at least proved more successful. In 1670, he served an attachment upon "the Goods & for want thereof the Body of Abraham Corbett [of Kittery] & to take Bond of him to the Value of flive hundred poimds SterUng. ' ' J Two years later, judgment was granted against Corbett, and possession of two hundred and two acres of land at Newichewannock was given to SmaU. July 16, 1674, this land passed into the hands of Mr. George Mountjoy, "by vertue of an Execution " ; § one half of which Mbimtjoy, for £80, sold to John Farnum, of Boston,!! in 1675. The remaining half, of which Francis SmaU appears to have regained possession, SmaU conveyed by deed to his son Daniel, of Truro, who in tum mortgaged it to Thomas and John MarshaU, of Boston; but the mortgage was dis charged in i730,1[ and the heirs of Daniel SmaU retained it for a time. During the years spent in the neighborhood of Falmouth, Francis Small bore an especiaUy prominent part in the poUti- cal struggles of that period. The government of the Province of Maine was anything but satisfactory. Two factions were striving for suprem- * vide Appendix HI. t Early Records of Maine, vol. 4: 136. J Vide Appendix XXVIII. § Vide Appendix XXIX: B. II Vide Appendix XIV. H Vide Appendix XIX, XX: A. Francis Small 103 acy; the smaUer portion desiring to see the government of Gorges restored, while the larger body of people preferred a government strong and equitable, like that of Massachu setts. The trouble began in 1645, when, not having heard from Sir Ferdinando (Gorges for some time, the General Court which convened at Saco elected Richard Vines, Esq., Deputy Governor for one year, with the proviso that if he "de parted the country before the year expired," Henry Jocelyn should be Deputy Governor in his stead. Within a month, Richard Vines, disheartened, embarked with his family for Barbadoes, leaving Jocelyn in charge of governmental affairs. "With the departure of Vines, George Cleeve saw his most powerful opponent abandon the field. His old enemy, John Winter, had sickened and died; and Mackworth, upon whom Cleeve had relied, had abandoned him and joined his enemies. In the eyes of many, the church and royalty were indissolubly united; thus many in whom loyalty to the church had been awakened deserted Cleeve." * Still, Cleeve claimed the ofl&ce of Deputy Governor "by vertue of his Patent, viz. from Sacadehock river to Cape Porpus," known as the "Rigby patent," and set up a court, in opposition. The court of Jocelyn, claiming to act under Gorges, on October 29, 1645, passed an order as follows: "Ordered by joynt consent in Court that wee wiU ptect and ayde the in habitants of Cascoe Baye, as namely Mr. Arthur Mack worth and aU others in Confederacy w"" vs there and ther estates from aU oppression wrong or injury that may be offered by M^ Georg. Cleeves, or from any vnder him." The spirit of party raged with more violence in Falmouth, probably, than in any part of the country; and the feeling against Massachusetts was intense, especially among those who differed with her in reUgion. John Jocelyn, brother of Henry, who came over from England during these agita- * George Cleeve of Casco Bay, by Baxter: 141-42. 104 Genealogy of Edward Small tions, wrote: "the people may be divided into magistrates, husbandmen or planters, and fishermen; of the magistrates some be RoyaUsts, the rest perverse spirits; the like are the planters and fishers both; others meer fishers." * In August, 1656, seventy inhabitants of Saco, Cape Por poise, WeUs, Kittery, and York addressed a petition to Lord CromweU, stating that they were "a people few in number not competant to manage weighty affaires," and praying to be continued under the government of Massachusetts. The desire for orderly and stable government spread rapidly, and Massachusetts pressed forward to estabUsh jurisdiction over all the territory claimed by her. The court assembled at York, July 5, 1658, and adjourned on the eighth, to meet four days later at the house of Rob ert Jordan at Black Point, where (on the twelfth) officers for each town were chosen. Henry Jocelyn was chosen Commissioner for Scarborough; George Cleeve and Robert Jordan for Fahnouth, as Casco Neck was then caUed. The next day, July 13, 1658, about thirty "Inhabitants of Black Point, Spurwinke and Casco Bay" signed a document known as the "Submission to Massachusetts," "ffrancis Smale" heading the list.f George Cleeve and Henry Jocelyn also signed this paper. But this did not have the desired effect; recrimination, presentments at court, and arrests foUowed. The neighbor hood of Falmouth became a caldron of seething spirits. George Cleeve brought an action in the court held at York, July 4, 1659, against Francis SmaU, "to the valew of five hundred pounds for praesuming to settle & buUd vpon the plantiffs Lande, & for f eUing of his Tymber from thence without Leave." This was a matter of spite because of SmaU's occupation of the Capisic tract recently purchased from Scitterygusset. "The Jury finds for the defend'," Francis SmaU.f * The Pine Tree Coast, by Drake: 135. t Vide Appendix XXX. J Early Records of Maine, vol. i: 316. Francis Small 105 In^ 1660, Francis SmaU and fifteen others presented a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts against the then ruUng oflicials of their territory — " George Cleeves, W. Phippen and John PhiUips" — as men unfit for office; and praying for "freedom to vote for our own officers & nott such men imposed vpon vs." * Three years later, Francis SmaU affixed his signature to a "Declaration of y= Townes of Scarboro & ffahnouth Black Point & Casco to be Presented to y^ Hon'' Court at York, 4 July, 1663... [as] nott willing to subiect or submit our- selues to y^ clauns of either Authorities in this province or Countie for fear of bringing our selues into further trouble tiU itt shaU bee Determined by his Maiestie our Soueraing Lord y* King to whom we properUe belong." f It has been charged that Francis SmaU made seditious speeches against the government; but the above certainly shows a disposition to conform to the law, if he knew to what authority he was amenable. The highest pitch of recrimination was reached in this session of court, held in July, 1663 : The p'^sentments given In by the Grayne Jury unto the Court houlden at Yorke for this County the 7"" of July 63 : . . . W^^ p''sent Fran: Smale who speaking of the men y' came from Cape Porpus to Saco sayd should they bee ruled by the Roges [rogues] that came out of the rocks of Cape Porpus Peter Weare Isaac Walker Noe LegaU proofe of this p''sentment appeared, f * Vide Appendix XXXI. t New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 5 : 264. { Early Records of Maine, vol. i : 404. Cape Porpoise, now Kennebunkport, considered but Uttle more than an adjunct of Saco owing to its limited wealth and population, had no settled minister, and the inhabitants were whoUy unable to make suitable provision for one. Some of them " from tyme to tyme meete at the house of John Bush ... on the Lord's day." Consequently, most of them chose to go to Saco; and many, thinking they had a right to have a voice in the management of the affairs of the church, gave great offense to several citizens of that town. io6 Genealogy of Edward Small Wee p'sent Fran: Smale for saymg In open Court that M'' Cleeve was a traitor, & that hee would prove that the sd Cleeve sayd that ye King was an Atheist, a papist & a damned wretch In heU, with other unciviU speeches. Witnesfee Tho: Withers Phineas Rider Free: Norton. Itt was proved In Court that M"^ Cleeve soe spake.* At this court, Robert Stamford was presented "for a com mon swearer and a drunkard," and fined 20s. Francis SmaU was presented, at the same time, "for being a liar and a drunkard." Under this case in the record is this entry: "the court find the charge against said Small dubious"; and they fine him " 10' for drunkenness" and discharge him with "admonition." f Robert Corbin (afterwards kiUed by Indians whUe making hay on his farm at Falmouth) was also presented for "mak ing an uproar in the meeting on the Lords day," in Casco, and for "breach of oath" to his government, etc. He was discharged upon payment of the officers' fees, with an "ad monition." This session of the County Court (July, 1663) endeavored to overcome the opposition by vigorous measures. They presented Champernoun, Jocelyn, Jordan, and Shapleigh, for renouncing the authority of Massachusetts; and also presented Francis Neale, Thomas Staniford, Robert Corbin, and Francis Small, all of Falmouth, for breach of the oath of freedom and fideUty. Of the latter it is recorded: "Wee p''sent Fran: Smale for a swearer & breach of oath & for plotting against the Goverm' here estabUshed. Witnesses Geo: Cleeve Joseph Phippeny. Discharged by the County Court." % A year later — "First Tues. July. 1664... Fran: Smale This was evidentiy the cause of the offensive words attributed to Francis SmaU in this presentment to the Grand Jury. {History of Kennebunkport, Maine, by Charles Bradbury: 30.) * Early Records of Maine, vol. i : 405. t Maine Historical Society Collections, vol. i : 107. J Early Records of Maine, vol. i : 406. Fraricis Small 107 is plantiffe In an Action of Slander Contra Jof Phippeny defend' The Jury finds for y" plantiffe — i = 17 = 6." Before the session ended, the case was turned about: "Jo seph Phippen plantiffe Contra Fran: SmaU," was awarded "i7£ & costs of Court i = 18 = 0.* Robert Jordan was arrested at the instigation of Cleeve and thrown into prison at Boston. Three days after the "Declaration," JiUy 7, 1663, Francis SmaU appeared at the County Court as Attorney for the inhabitants of Falmouth: These p'sents testify that wee Arthur Auger [Alger] & Fran: SmaU Attumeys for the 2 Townes of Scarborough & Falmouth, to Act for them according to the tenour of the sd Letter of Attumey, at the County Court held at Yorke the 7"^ day of July 1663. Wee do hereby declare & subscribe in the behalfe of our sd Townes & do acknowledge ourselves subject tmto, & Ingage to remaine obedient to the Laws & ordinances of his Majesty, as now estab Ushed under the authority of the Massatusetts, untU his Majesty otherwise Comand us, according as by Articles We are akeady Ingaged Fran: Smale Arthur Auger his marke -}- 1 Cleeve, in an effort to obtain redress for his wrongs, man aged to get an order from the General Court to the Asso ciates, in the autumn of 1663, to appoint a court at Saco or WeUs, "to heare examine and determine all complaints of either partie by way of reveiu or otherwise according to lawe." % Nothing, however, came of it. Still, Cleeve ap parently gained in favor with Massachusetts, since at an election held in Boston, May 18, 1664, he was returned as one of the deputies § of Casco Bay to the General Court at Boston. * Early Records of Maine, vol. 2: 4, 5. t Early Records of Maine, vol. i : 397. X George Cleeve of Casco Bay, by Baxter: 200. § Massachusetts Archives, vol. 4: pt. 2: 94, 100. io8 Genealogy of Edward Small During the first century of the settlement of New Eng land, as weU as later, every able-bodied man was a soldier and obUged to train at stated periods. From 1669 to 1690, the inhabitants of Sturgeon Creek and the parish of Unity attended church and "training" at that portion of the town of Kittery which afterwards detached itself and became Berwick. The old church in Berwick has become extinct and the records lost. The order of the town, dated May 8, 1669, by which those distant from the centre should have distinct trainings except at the annual meeting of "two days tyme," also stated that "whoever neglects to attend the pubUcke meeting upon notice given attending to the Custome of this Towne is to pay five shiUings." * This led to a number of present ments at the county court for not attending pubUc worship, among them Francis SmaU: Wee present Francis SmaUe & NichhoUas Frost his conceart for not goeing to publique meeting one the Lords day Witnes James Emerie July 6, i669.t In September of 1676, the Kittery companies under com mand of Major Waldron and Captain Charles Frost received orders to kill aU hostile Indians. By a "base Yankee trick," as the Indians rightly termed it, some four hundred Indians were surrounded and captured. Two days later. Captain Frost and his men proceeded against the Indians in the Ossipee region. To this service Francis Small aUuded, a year later (1677), when he testified as to the wishes of Tris tram Harris with regard to his property, "in case hee should faU by y^ hand of the Enemy, or otherwise come to his end:... at the tyme y' I was impressed to goe vpon y* Countrys scervis to Ossaby [and] Tristrum Harris was Im pressed for y same scervice." % As the first white man who entered upon Ossipee soil, Francis Small must have been in valuable on that expedition. * Vide Appendix XXXII. t Early Records of Maine, vol. 2: 174. { Vide Appendix VII. Francis Small 109 Never wholly secure from the depredations of the Indians, the situation of these frontier towns during King PhiUp's war, 1675-76, became perilous in the extreme. The garri son-houses were crowded, the famUy of Francis SmaU, as before stated, taking refuge at Major Nicholas Shapleigh's; and this condition continued, at intervals, for many years. Trained soldiers were few, and the local "Train Band" was expected to be ever on the alert. Major Charles Frost (previously Captain) made the foUow ing report, AprU 30, 1690, to the Massachusetts authorities: Lower part of Kittery, 10 Garisons. . . not one SotUdier in them aU, but keept & defended by their Inhabitants. The vper Kettery, or Barwick, 8 Garrisons . . . in aU which Gari sons but six SotUd'rs. Ammunition in y* hand of Maj'r frost, powder about 50 1. Shott aboute 100. prouissions in y= prouince of Maine in y' hands of Maj'r ffrost, 4 Bar pork, 2 hh Bread.* During the years spent at Kittery, upon his return from Falmouth, Francis SmaU was somewhat concerned in the fishing trade at the Isles of Shoals. June 24, 1673, he brought an action in court at Dover against Andrew New- comb, "for withholding the huU of a fishing shaUop." One of the witnesses at the trial, Lydia Greene, testified "that she did heare ffrancis SmaU say unto and agree with Andrew Newcombe of the He of Shoals That he would carry on one quarter part of a fishing voyage at y'= He of Shoales in the ShaUop that the said Andrew Newcombe reed: of M' Thomas Trickey ^ order of s"* SmaU, & this was sometime about Nouember or December last past" (1672).! The fisheries, however, were not what they had been. In fact, "getting out lumber, masts, and shingles, was about the first business to put a stamp of real progress on the country." % Most of the sons of Francis engaged in this the only profitable business, and were employed in Dover at * Old Eliot, by Willis, 1901, vol. 4: 183. t New Hampshire Provincial Court Papers, 1672-73: 315-16, 319. j The Pine Tree Coast, by Drake: 118. no Genealogy of Edward Small the "Mast-yard," buUding bridges, etc., styUng themselves carpenters. Francis SmaU, Senior, his occupation gone, tired of fight ing Indians, and troubled with conflicting claims in his land speculations, "obnoxious to the Government... when it was possessed of Gorges' right... became discouraged and went away to Plymouth Colony," * with his son, Daniel. Here he probably engaged in fishing for a time, since he caUed himself a "ffisherman" as late as i7i2.t He Uved to a great age — about eighty-eight years; and, for a number of years before his death, was afflicted with palsy "so bad in his hands that he was not able of himself to hold a Cole [coal] of fire to his Pipe... or to write his name," J according to the testimony of his granddaughter, Anna Dyer, daughter to his son, Daniel. The death of Francis SmaU occurred about 17 13, at Truro, on Cape Cod. About a year before, in conversation with Squire Pain, the leading lawyer of Truro, he said that "his Son Edward was dead, and his son Francis was dead, his son Samuel was then Liveing at Piscataqua on his Home Place, and his son Benjamin had moved to Coneticut, & his son Daniel had maintained him and his Wife Six or Seven Years and Must Maintain them as Long as they Lived." § The date of death of EUzabeth, wife of Francis SmaU, is not known. How many chUdren were bom to them is also unknown, beyond the eight who married and had families. Educational facUities were meagre; the chUdren, during their residence in Kittery, being sent on week days to the log meeting-house in Berwick, where they were taught the rudimentary branches. ISSUE I. Edward', eldest son to Francis^ and EUzabeth SmaU, was, without doubt, born at Falmouth, Maine, probably about 1652-53. * Sullivan's History of Maine, 1795: 373. t Vide Appendix XIX. X Vide Appendix XXH. § Vide Appendix XXn. Francis Small m Sharing in all the hardships and vicissitudes of famUy Ufe in sparsely settled locaUties, and with Umited advantages for education, he nevertheless made good use of whatever opportunities presented themselves, and showed himself to be an inteUigent and pubUc-spirited citizen. He took to wife Mary, eldest daughter of Judge John Woodman, Sr.,* by his first wife, Mary (Field) Woodman, who Uved at Dover, New Hampshire. The date of his marriage does not appear, but it was probably before 1685, at which time he, together with his father-in-law and brothers-in-law, John Woodman, Sr., John Woodman, Jr., Jonathan Woodman, and forty-four others, signed the peti tion of the inhabitants of Dover, New Hampshire, against Lieutenant-Governor Cranfield.f In 1676, Edward SmaU was a resident of Kittery, accord ing to the deposition, June 16, 1677, of his sister, Mary* (SmaU) Frost, who stated that at " the last Indean harvest in my husbands Corn fejld, I had with mee in Company my brother Edw: Smale & Tristrum Harris for helpe." { Not long after, he was employed at the "mast-yard" of Dover, in getting out masts, buUding bridges, "drawing hay," and driving oxen; and his name frequently appears during the years 1686 and 1687 in Captain John Garrish's notebook of transactions at his sawmiU at "BeUamies Bank." 5 * John Woodman, b. about 1630; m. (i) Mary Field, July 15, 1656, who died July 6, 1698; m. (2) Oct. 17, 1700, Sarah Huckins. He was of Dover, 1657, where he had a garrison on Oyster River; Freeman, 1666; Representa tive, 1684; Delegate to Convention, 1690; and Captain; died Sept. 17, 1706. Issue: I. John, married Mary Rajmes; was keeper of the ferry at Braveboat Harbor; and from 1692 had charge of the ferry from Kittery to Strawberry Bank. {Kittery Town Records, 1:61.) Issue: Anne, John, and Mary. 2. Mary, married Edward' SmaU. 3. Jonathan, bom about 1665; married 1695, Elizabeth Downing, of Kit tery; son. Downing Woodman, and other children. 4. Sarah, married Tamson (John Thompson). {Hoyt's Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts: 367.) t New Hampshire Provincial Papers, vol. i : 561. j Vide Mary« (SmaU) Frost. § Vide SamueP SmaU. 112 Genealogy of Edward Small His place of residence in Dover is weU defined by the fol lowing vote in town meeting, taken some years later: 1 701, June the e"": — Voted that a Conuenient high way of fouer Rods wide be laid out from the Mast Path to the Cheslie mill, on Oyster Riuer and ouer the Freshett and to Rune by Ed ward SmaUs and Clear threw to the olde waye formerly Laid out into the Comons by Edward SmaUs and soe to Lamperel second faUs, maintaining the same breadth. . . .The aboue grant voated and Confearmed in Public meeting y^ 27"^ of October, 1701." * In 1736, Oyster River was incorporated as the town of Durham, New Hampshire. Throughout the succession of Indian wars, 1675-1722, the neighborhood of Dover suffered severely. July 1 7-18, 1694, Oyster River was attacked by an estimated force of five hundred Indians, who nearly destroyed the settlement. It is said that Edward SmaU and his family were at that time in Major Jones's garrison,t but almost the only garrison which was successfuUy defended was that of Captain John Woodman, Sr., which stands today in a good state of preservation, t In 1695, Edward SmaU was mentioned as one of the in habitants of the viUage or district of Manamoit (Mano- moisett), incorporated in 17 12 as the town of Chatham, Massachusetts, on the outer shore of Cape Cod. When the citizens agreed to build a meeting-house, February 15, 1700, the matter was committed to Messrs. WiUiam Nickerson and George Godfrey "to see that the work be done; Edward Small to be fore- workman, to get timber and frame the house with the help of the inhabitants." § As the town records do not begin untU 1712, very Uttle can be learned of the few years Edward SmaU spent at "Manomoisett"; but according to the inventory of his es tate, he "Deceased this Life the Last day of aprU 1702." * Historical Memoranda Concerning Persons and Places in Old Dover, Nerw Hampshire, by John Scales, 1900, vol. i: 154. t Historical Memoranda Concerning Persons and Places in Old Dover, by John Scales, 1900, vol. i: 81-82. X Localities in Ancient Dover, by John R. Ham, M.D., 1887: 18. § Annals of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, by Fred Freeman, vol. 2: 587, 588. Francis Small 113 (Intestate.) The Ust of property includes carpenters' tools, guns and a sword, farm tools, stock, and household stuff; total valuation, £35.05.10. The inventory was taken May 15, 1702, and sworn to July 8, 1703, by his widow Mary, who excepted from the inventory "a piece of home spun cloth to make her children clothes." * The date of return of Mary SmaU to New Hampshire does not appear; but Jonathan Woodman and his wife Elizabeth, of Dover, for "y^ Natural Love & affection w*^** I have & bear to my Sister Mary SmaU of Moniemay," conveyed to her twenty acres of land on the "South Side of Oyster River Betwixt y* MiU Pond & y* River," June 10, 1707. This deed was not recorded untU September 4, i744.t Octo ber 24, 1721, the selectmen of Dover "laid out" to Mary SmaU, widow, twenty acres of land at Oyster River (after wards Durham) upon her petition for compensation for "Doctering one Archibel Smith... w"' a very bad wound In his knee." This land she conveyed, with the buUdings thereon, in 1742, for £150, to her "Two Grandsons Edward & Joseph SmaU of Durham." f At this time she was probably over eighty years of age. If the births of the chUdren of Edward and Mary (Wood man) SmaU were ever recorded, the records have been lost. The chUdren numbered seven, of whom the foUowing are known: I. Edward*, who was probably born in Dover, New Hamp shire, removed to Cape Cod with his parents and was married to Sarah Nickerson "on the third day of AprU 1704," § by Jonathan Sparrow, Esq. She was a daughter of John and Sarah (WiUiams) Nickerson. Administration was granted to Sarah SmaU, widow of Edward, of Manomoisett, January 8, 1706, and divi sion ordered between the widow and Bathsheba*, " only chUde of s"* Decea^." July 8, 1723, William Nickerson was discharged as admin- * Barnstable County Probate, Book 2: 158-59. t New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 28: 77. I New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 21: 511-12; Book 27: 267. § Eastham Records. 114 Genealogy of Edward Small istrator of the " Estate of Edward Smale and Sarah Smale Late of Chatham both Deceased," * the total valuation being £80:16:0. Issue: I. Bathsheba^, b. 1705 (only chUd). 2. Jonathan*, was born about 1683 and died about 1778.! He married July 30, 1713,! at Harwich, Massachusetts, Damaris, daughter to Kenelm^ and Damaris (Fames) Winslow, son to Kenelm^ Winslow, brother of Gover nor Winslow. Issue (born Harwich, Massachusetts) : I. Hannah', b. Aug. 20, 1715; m. March 5, i735/36,§ at Harwich, Israel Nickerson, of Yarmouth, Massa chusetts, son of John and Elizabeth (Baker) Nickerson, b. March 2, 1709, at Yarmouth; d. Jan. 31, 1772. She died March 2, 1799. II. Phebe', b. Oct. 12, 1717; m. March 2, 1742/43, at Harwich, Ammiel Weeks, son of George and Deborah (Wing) Weeks, b. AprU 10, 1720, at Harwich; d. Feb. 12, 1804. She died AprU 21, 1793 (AprU 2?). III. Jonathan', b. May 26, 1721, at Harwich, Massachu setts, m. (i) at Harwich, March 2, 1742/43, Han nah Weeks, daughter of George and Deborah (Wing) Weeks, b. Sept. 21, 1 721. II After her death, he married (2) his cousin, Mrs. Mercy Parker (int. March 20, 1779).** She was the daughter of Benjamin and Patience (Baker) SmaU and was bom about 1727. She married (i) Joseph PhUUps, Nov. 8, 1744; (2) Charles Parker; and (3) Jonathan SmaU. According to famUy tradition, she Uved to be 103 years old. * Probate, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Book 3: 37; Book 4: 124. t Statement of a descendant (Mr. Jonathan SmaU) of South Harwich about 1905. X Winslow Genealogy, vol. i: 112. § Mayflower Descendant, vol. 6: 84; Winslow Genealogy, vol. i: 89. II Weeks Genealogy, vol. i: 79; Mayflower Descendant, vol. 6; vol. 13:3; vol. 25:63. If Weeks Genealogy, vol. i : 79. ** Weeks Genealogy, vol. i : 79. Francis Small 115 Issue (born at Harwich, Massachusetts) : I. EUjah*, captain, b. Dec. 26, 1742; m. Jan. 13, 1767, at Chatham, Barbara Godfrey, of Chat ham. She married (2) (int. May 25, 1781) Ebenezer Weeks. She died May 11, 1798. Captain EUjah SmaU's gravestone is in Island Pond Cemetery at Harwich Centre. 2. David', b. Jan. 29, 1745; m. (i) (int. June 18, 1768) Elizabeth Atkins; m. (2) Eunice ( ) Howland (int. March 5, 1774). 3. Jonathan*, b. Oct. 21, 1747; m. Dec. 21, 1772, Bethia Godfrey of Chatham, Mass. He d. June 30, 1798. 4. Hannah*, b. Jan. 31, 1749; died young. 5. Phebe', b. Feb. 19, 1752; m. AprU 22, 1779, as his 2d wife Ammiel Robbins, son of Eleazer and Mehitable (Weeks) Robbins. Moved to SwanviUe, Me. 6. Enoch', b. Sept. 19, 1756; m. int. May 25, 1781, at Harwich, OUve, b. May 19, i76i,at Chatham, daughter of Prence and Jedidah (Young) Harding; settled in Chatham, and died there March 31, 1798. 7. EUsha*, b. March 5, 1760; m. Nov. 15, 1781, Zip- porah Harding of Chatham, b. Dec. 30, 1762, daughter of Prence and Jedidah (Young) Harding at Chatham. 8. Hannah*, b. May 22, 1762. IV. Lydia', b. Aug. 6, 1725;* m. (int. Aug. i, 1747) Eb enezer Broadbrooks, son of Beriah and AbigaU (Severance) Broadbrooks, b. 1717 or 1718; d. AprU 20, 1802. She died March 3, 1802. V. David', b. July 13, I729;t drowned when he was a young man. 3. Elizabeth*, m. Sept. i, 1705,$ at Eastham, Massachu setts, Caleb Lumbard (Lombard), of Monomoy (Chatham), Massachusetts, son of Caleb(?). * Mayflower Descendant, vol. 6; Winslow Genealogy, vol. i: 93. t Mayflower Descendant, vol. 6; Wirislow Genealogy, vol. i: 90. X Mayflower Descendant, vol. 6: 207. ii6 Genealogy of Edward Small 4. Joseph* was born, probably about 1690, and married Nov. 27, 1718, at Oyster River (now Durham), New Hampshire, Jemima, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Stevens) Davis. He probably died before 1742, when his mother conveyed land to his sons, Edward and Joseph. Issue:* I. Edward', b. 1719 (?) at Durham, New Hampshire; baptized Sept. 17, 1721, at Durham, New Hamp shire; m. (i) ; m. (2) Aug. 1, 1749, Hannah HaU. His estate was settled m 1770. Issue by first wife: I. Sarah*, baptized JiUy 16, 1749, at Durham, I7ew Hampshire; m. Samuel Pitman, of Durham; removed to Bamstead, New Hampshire, where he died in 1825, aged eighty-nine. She also died in 1825, aged eighty-nine, according to Stackpole's History of Durham, vol. 2 :309. Issue by second wife: 2. Elizabeth*, baptized Sept. 30, 1750, at Durham, New Hampshire. 3. Hannah*, baptized June 7, 1752, at Durham, New Hampshire. 4. Mary*, m. Nov. 27, 1780, John Welch of Bam stead, New Hampshire. II. Joseph', baptized Aug. 6, 1721, at Durham, New Hampshire. In 1770, he had a wife, Joanna. III. Elizabeth', baptized May 19, 1723. IV. Zachariah', m. Bethia Severance Oct. 29, 1747, at Chatham, Massachusetts (marriage int. recorded at Harwich). He was in miUtary service in 1757. V. Benjamin', bom in Durham, New Hampshire, prob ably in 1728 or 1729; died there Oct. 25, 1806, aged seventy-seven. He was a soldier in the American Revolution, aged fifty years Jan. 10, 1778. He married Dec. 14, 1752, Elizabeth Saunderson of Durham. * New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 30: 62. Francis Small 117 Issue: I. Elizabeth*, baptized Oct. 14, 1753; died young. 2. EUzabeth*, baptized Oct. 19, 1755. 3. Jemuna*, baptized May 8, 1757; died in Durham, Jan. 12, 1852, unmarried. 4. Sarah*, baptized AprU 8, 1759. VI. Isaac', born in Durham, New Hampshire, probably in 1730. He was a soldier in the French and In dian War, 1758, aged twenty-eight; probably re moved to Canterbury, New Hampshire. He mar ried, June 9, 1760, Hannah Carter of Durham.* VII. John' SmaU was born May 24, 1732, probably at Oyster River (Durham, New Hampshire), and re moved to Fahnouth (Westbrook), where he mar ried, October 4, 1754, Bethia, bom May 12, 1733, daughter of James and Bethiah (MUler) Wyman, of Falmouth, and widow of John MerriU.f She had a chUd, Nathan MerriU. Her parents were married at Gloucester, Mass. Issue: I. Elizabeth*, b. Nov. 15, 1755. 2. Pmdence*, b. Oct. 22, 1757. 3. John*, b. March 20, 1760. 4. Zachariah*, b. May 21, 1763; m. Jemima Gihnan. 5. David*, b. April 2, 1765; m. Lucy Woodbury of Cape EUzabeth. 6. AbigaU*, b. June 6, 1767. 7. Jemima*, b. Jan. 20, 1769. 8. Bertha*, b. April 13, 1772. 9. Mary*, b. Sept. 15, 1774. 10. Joseph*, b. Nov. 6, 1775. II. James*, b. AprU 3, 1781. VIII. Jonathan', m. Jane Trundy. 5. Zachariah*, caUed Lieutenant, bom in 1698, married (i) Jane Davis, March 31, 1720, at Oyster River (now * Stackpole's History of Durham, New Hampshire, vol. 2: 327. See also Massachusetts Historical Collections, vol. 3:15. t Portland Arg^us of Feb. 12, 1912 (Bible Record); also. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 48: 420. ii8 Genealogy of Edward Small Durham), New Hampshire. He settled in Harwich, Massachusetts. His wife died and he married, second (int. May 22, 1742), Hannah (Hopkins) Paine, daugh ter of Joshua and Mary (Cole) Hopkins, and widow of Ebenezer Paine. She was born March 25, 1700, and died Oct. 24, 1793, aged 92 (sic). He died April 24, 1778.* No son is mentioned in his probate. His widow, Hannah, released her right of dower July 29, 1779, and the estate was divided among the eight daughters or heirs. Issue: I. Mar}^, m. Dec. 4, 1741, at Harwich, Massachu setts, Oaker PhiUips, son of Benjamin and Tem perance (PStewart) PhiUips. II. Sarah', m. Aug. 7, 1746, Simeon Baker, of Yar mouth, Massachusetts. III. Lydia',t m. in Harwich (int. Oct. 1743) March 6, 1743-44, Seth Holmes, of Rochester, Massa chusetts, son of Ebenezer and Hannah ( ) Holmes, b. Dec. 22, 1721, at Rochester. IV. Bathsheba', m. (i) (int. May 21, 1748) Ansel Nickerson of Chatham, Massachusetts, son of Thomas and Lydia (Covel) Nickerson, b. May 2, 1727; d. Nov. I, 1750; m. (2) Gowel Chase; m. (3) Dec. 4, 1766, Joseph Sears, who died Aug. 6, i779.t Dower was set off to Bathsheba Sears, Sept. 28, I779-I V. AbigaU', m. Sept. 12, 1750, Lot Gage, son of Matthew and Hannah (Thorpe) Gage, b. Oct. 16, 1720; baptized July i, 1722. Lot Gage died May 24, 1791. Wife died Feb. 10, 1803. Both buried at Hyannis, Massachusetts. VI. DeUverance', m. (int. Feb. 15, 1760) Covel Nick erson, son of Edward and Thankful (Covel) Nickerson. II * In his eightieth year, per gravestone at Harwich. t Mayflower Descendant, vol. 25: 100. X Gravestone at West Brewster, Massachusetts. § Sears Genealogy: 103. II Boston Evening Transcript, Sept. 11, 1907. Francis Small 119 VII. Betty', m. AprU 29, 1756, Jeremiah WaUier, son of John and Ester (Tomlin) Walker, b. 1731; d. Aug. 20, 1811. She died March 19, 1809, and he married (2) Jan. 11, 1810, Rebecca Gould. Issue by second wife: Vin. Jane', b. 1743; m. (int. Feb. 10, 1760) John Long, b. 1728; d. July 16, 1810. She died Nov. 5, 1778, in her 36IJ1 year.* 6. Benjamin* was probably born about 1700, and is be Ueved youngest son of Edward and Mary (Woodman) SmaU. He married, June 29, 1726, Patience, b. Feb. 27, 1708-09, daughter of WUUam and Mercy ( ) Baker of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and resided in Harwich, Massachusetts, where the birth of his youngest son was recorded; the births of the others, apparently were not recorded. He died before 1788. The foUowing list of chUdren is compUed from various sources beUeved reliable. Issue: I. Mercy*, b. 1727 (?); m. (i) Nov. 8, 1744, Joseph PhiUips of Harwich, son of Benjamin and Tem perance (PStewart) PhiUips; m. (2) Charles Parker; m. (3) (int. March 20, 1779) Jonathan SmaU, son of Jonathan and Damaris (Winslow) SmaU, b. May 26, 1721. She is said to have died about 1830, aged 103 years.t n. Benjamin', b. 1732, probably in Harwich; appears to have been the Benjamin SmaU who married, March 20, 1750-51, Ann Cash, of Eastham, who died soon. Ann Cash was probably a daughter of Samuel and Patience (Pike) Cash, of East ham. April 26, 1753, he married Bridget El- dredge, born JiUy 29, 1730; died March 15, 1812, in her eighty-third year. Their gravestones are in the Old Methodist Cemetery in East Har wich. His wUl, dated Feb. 6, 1805, mentions wife "Bridgett"; sons, WiUiam, James, Ely, * Mayflower Descendant, vol. 14: 28. t Statement of Mr. Jonathan SmaU, late of South Harwich, Massachusetts. 120 Genealogy of Edward Small Thomas, and Zebedee; daughters, Dorcas El dredge, Sarah Eldredge, Patience Nickerson, and Bridget ElUs. Issue (bom at Harwich) : I. Dorcas*, m. Jan. 7, 1773, at Harwich, Samuel Eldredge. Issue by second wife: 2. WUliam*, m. Nov. 22, 1778, at Harwich, Sarah Daggett. He may have gone to BeUast, Maine. 3. Sarah*, m. Dec. 12, 1776, at Harwich, Eb enezer Eldredge. 4. Patience*, b. Nov. 9, 1757; m. May 15, 1777, at Harwich, Uriah Nickerson, b. Chatham July II, 1757; d. March 27, 1835. She died March 11, 1848, aged ninety. 5. Benjamin*, m. AprU 12, 1782, Susannah LoveU. Benjamin was Uving in 1801, and died before Jan. 21, 1807. 6. James*, m. about 1784, Anna . 7. EU*, b. 1767; m. July 30, 1786, at Harwich, EUzabeth Rogers, daughter of Moses and EUzabeth (Smith) Rogers, b. June 22, 1766; d. July 24, 1838, aged seventy-two. He died Feb. 23, 1850, aged eighty-three. The gravestones are at East Harwich. 8. Thomas*, m. (int. Nov. 7, 1789) Lydia Rob bins, probably daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Broadbrooks) Robbins, b. March 11, 1771, at Harwich, Massachusetts. 9. Bridget*, m. Dec. 15, 1792, at Harwich, Jere miah EUis. 10. Zebedee*, m. Mercy (Mary) Eldredge, Dec. 11, 1794. in. Patience', m. Oct. 26, 1752, John Gaboon, of Harwich. (John Gaboon's wiU May 6, I779-) IV. Edward', b. 1738; m. Sept. 24, 1761, Hannah Cole. He died Aug. 21, 1811. Francis Small 121 Issue: I. Edward*, b. AprU 13, 1765; m. March 26, 1789, Lydia PhUUps. He died May 23, 1844. 2. Thankful*, b. 1767. 3. Daniel*, b. 1768; m. Oct. 25, 1787, PriscUla Clark. 4. AbigaU*, b. 1769. 5. Isaiah*, b. 1771; m. Deborah . 6. Isaac*, b. Aug. 19, 1773, at Harwich, Massa chusetts, died Oct. 24, 1813, at Harwich; m. at Yarmouth, AprU 23, 1795, SaUy Sears, b. May 8, 1775, at Yarmouth, daughter of Captain Eleazer and Bethiah (Godfrey) Sears. Issue: Leonard, Winthrop, Avunah ("Runy"), Isaac, Betsey Sears, SaUy, Han nah, and Lydia. 7. Reuben*, b. 1775; m. Thankful . 8. Hannah*, b. ; m. Jan. 29, 1795, Benjamin Doane. 9. Patience*, b. 1780. 10. Ezra*, b. June 30, 1783; m. about 1802, Barbara Young, b. 1785; d. Feb. 19, 1849. V. Mary*, m. AprU 23, 1762, as second wife, William Eldridge, of Harwich, son of WiUiam and Thankful (CroweU) Eldridge. VI. Joseph', was born about 1742, probably at Har wich; m. Jan. 23, 1766, at Harwich, Mercy Godfrey. Issue: I. Barbara*, b. Oct. 9, 1776; m. SawteUe; d. May 29, i860, aged eighty-three years, seven months, and twenty days. VII. Ebenezer', b. about 1744; m. Feb. 24, 1768, at Harwich, Massachusetts, Eunice ElUs. VIIL John', b. Oct. 16, 1751, at Harwich; m. AprU 23, 1772, AbigaU, daughter of James and Mercy (Baker) Gage. IX. Bethiah', m. (int. Harwich, Oct. 31, 1772) Joseph ElUs, Jr. 122 Genealogy of Edward Small II. Mary', b. 1656, according to her deposition, dated June 16, 1677, which gives her age as "21 years or y' abouts/," when she was aheady the wife of Nicholas* Frost: "I (Mary Frost) the Deponent being gathering Indean Corne, the last Indean harvest in my husbands Corn fejld, I had with mee in Company my brolier Edw: Smale & Tris trum Harris for helpe: soe at Nowne w° (noon when) Wee satt down to dinner, I tooke occasion to aske of Tristrum Harris if hee had made his wiU," etc.* Three persons bearing the same name are often con founded in the early records of Maine: Nicholas* Frost, Sr., a prominent citizen of Kittery, who died in 1663; his son, Nicholas^, Jr., a seafaring man, who was not of age in 1663, and died in Limerick, Ireland, August i, 1673; and Nicholas' Frost, known as the "beaver trader." The latter, husband of Mary SmaU, came from Bristol, England, in 1662, and Uved as an apprentice with Francis Littlefield, Sr., of WeUs. In 1669, he took the oath of fidelity.f He was several times presented at Court for trivial misdemeanors; in 1669, as the "conceartt" of Francis SmaU, "for not goeing to publique meeting one the Lords day." % They were married before she was eighteen years of age, as shown by the purchase of one hundred acres of land in Kittery from Abraham Conly, and sixty acres of John Craford (Crawford) ; and by the conveyance, March 23, 1674, of the latter lot of sixty acres, adjoining the Commons in Kittery, to George Broughton, both making their marks.§ In 1674, they also sold land on both sides of Salmon FaUs Brook, and bought land in what is now Upper EUot. Mary Frost and two chUdren were captured by the Indi ans, some of the details of which misfortune are gleaned from a letter written by Ichabod Plaisted, dated June 9, 1693: "Last night we had four persons carried away from the gar rison by the Indians, and one wotmded. The place was at * York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 3: 16. t For much of foUowing data, see Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine: 424-25. I Edrly Records of Maine, vol. 2: 174. § York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 2: 175-76. Francis Small 123 Sturgeon Creek. And those carried away were Nicholas Frost's wife and two chUdren and the widow Smith." * Nicholas was captured about the same time; and was re ported "drowned," in 1698. At the last date his wife was Ucensed to keep a pubUc house of entertainment. At the session of the Probate Court held at Kittery, May 30, 1707, administration was granted to Mary Frost, of Kittery, on the "Estate of her husband, Nicholas Frost, late of Kittery, deceased intestate"; and Samuel SmaU and Nicholas MorreU, of Kittery, were her sureties in the sum of £300. The inventory, presented May 28, 1707, mentioned the "Homestead," containing one hundred and six acres of land, "with appurtenances," valued at £80; also oxen, cows, yoimg cattle, sheep, lambs and three mares; kitchen uten- sUs, carpets, curtains, beds and bedding, three pewter plat ters, one sUver cup, one pair "shew buckels and shirt but tons... two old Gvms and one pistol"; total valuation, £164:00:00.1 November 26, 1712, Bartholomew Frost, the second son, was appointed administrator of his father's estate, and ren dered his accotmt, October 2, 1717, together with the fol lowing account "on his Mother in the time of her sickness & her funeral Charge": To Doctor Broadstreet { £20. To Doctor Packer § , lo. To my time & expense in carrying my Mother to the Doctor & tending upon her whilst there . . £4. To Jeremiah Calfe for her board when Dr. Packer administered to her i.ii To Eleanor Sayer for Nursing her in the time of her sickness 16. * Old Eliot, Maine, by WUUs, 1897, vol. i: 98. t York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 2: 9-1 1. t Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet (son to Moses', Humphrey* Bradstreet, of Ipswich) was of Newbury from 1692 until his death. May 11, 1717. (Sav age's Genealogical Dictionary, vol. i: 235.) § Dr. Thomas Packer, a celebrated physician of Portsmouth, New Hamp shire, in x666, was from London, England; died in Portsmouth, 1728. (Sav age's Genealogical Dictionary, vol. 3: 328.) 124 Genealogy of Edward Small "The io6 acres, improved & unimproved £92:6:0," an increase in value of £12:6, in five years. Lest the charge be made of unfiUal conduct on the part of Bartholomew Frost in presenting to the Court an account for these services, it should be said, in explanation, that the long and severe illness of his mother was doubtless a severe drain upon his own and the famUy resources. The neigh borhood was greatiy impoverished by almost continuous Indian warfare, and they themselves had been special suf ferers; yet his mother for a long time was under the care of Dr. Humphrey Bradstreet, a physician of good repute in Newbury, Massachusetts, who was frequendy caUed to visit patients in Kittery. Later, she was taken to the home of Jeremiah Calef, in Portsmouth (whose wUe was Lucia Chadbourne, stepdaughter to Samuel' Small), in order that she might have the advice of the celebrated Dr. Thomas Packer; and here, tenderly waited on by her son, Bartholo mew, and daughter, Eleanor Sawyer, she passed away, aged about fifty-eight or fifty-nine years. In 1715, five of her seven chUdren were living. Issue: I. Nicholas^ Frost, married, after 1700, Dorothy Mendum, daughter to Jonathan and Mary Mendum, of Kittery. Nicholas was a mariner, and bought a house in Ports mouth, Dec. 10, 1707. Dorothy (Mendum) Frost died about June, 1713, and he married (2) Dec. 3, 1714, Sarah Huntress. Nicholas Frost died about 1718, and his widow, Sarah, married Thomas Darling, who soon removed to Dover (now Lee), New Hampshire. Issue: I. Nathaniel' Frost, baptized AprU 15, 1711, in Elittery. II. John' Frost, a shipwright of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 2. Mary^ Frost, mentioned in 1691. 3. Bartholomew^ Frost was the executor of his parents' estate, 1712-17. With his wUe, Hannah, he sold land in 1718. After his death, about 1723, his widow mar ried David Clark. Francis Small 125 Issue* I. Mercy' Frost, published Dec. 2, 1738, to John Lord, "tertius," of Berwick.* II. Sarah' Frost, married, probably, Samuel Dennett Oct. 14, i746.t III. Mar/ Frost, probably married, Feb. 16, 1761, John Jones, of Scarborough.! 4. Eleanor'' Frost, m. Feb. 28, 1711-12, David' Sawyer, of Kittery, son to John" and Sarah (Poore) Sawyer, of Newbury, Massachusetts.! Thek daughter Sarah* married Captam John' SmaU. 5. Margaret'^ Frost, m. Oct. 18, 1708, WiUiam Merrifield. 6. Katherine" Frost, married Israel Young, June 3, 1708. 7. Elizabeth" Frost, m. March 4, 1708-09, John Robinson. III. Francis' was born in Maine, probably in 1659 or 1660. His wife, Elizabeth, was probably surnamed Hicks, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Doane) Hicks. They had a grand son Hicks SmaUey. (The famUy name is speUed Smaley and SmaUy in the Probate Records.) This Francis SmaU, Jr., was the only son of his father whose name appears in the early Court Records of Maine. On the 3d of AprU, 1671, before Francis Neal, associate justice, several witnesses testified to the desire of Mr. God frey Sheldon to leave some of his property to "Uttle Franke Smale," as follows: These Deponents being examined make oath y* about 8 or nine days before Godfrey Shelldon dyed, these Deponents heard God frey SheUdon say that hee would not alter his wiU w*^*" M'' Henerey Jocelyn had made for him onely he desired his son WiUiam to Rememb"' little Franke Smale & sayd he would leave it to him. |1 At this time (1671) Francis was about twelve years of age; but there is no record to show whether Godfrey Sheldon's wishes were duly honored. Ten years later, January 31, 1681, Major Nicholas Shap leigh brought "an action of Trespass upon y' Case for falUng Cutting & Carrying away of his Tymber, Contra Stephen Jenkins & Fran Smale Junior." The Court found "for the * York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 39: 211. f Ibid., Book 35: 182. } York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 36: 63. § Vide Sawyer Fanuly. || Early Records of Maine, vol. 2 : 423. 126 Genealogy of Edward Small Plaintiff looo m. Foote of M'chtble (merchantable) boards & Costs of Court thirty shilUngs 4'*." Major Shapleigh was killed at the launching of a vessel at Kittery Foreside, AprU 29, 1682, after which "Stephen Jenkins & Fran: Smale" brought "an action of revew" against Mrs. AUce Shapleigh, "administratrix to y* Estate of Major Nich. Shapleigh deceased." "The Court finds a non suite against y' Plaintiff for y= Defend? & Costs of Court six shillings 6^... March 6, 1682-3." * With his brothers, Edward and Samuel, Francis SmaU plied his trade at the mast-yard in Dover, styling himself carpenter. In Captain John Gerrish's " account of y^ Mast ing Angst, g^^ 1686,... Franc: SmaU" is credited with work upon the Madbury bridge; and his name also appears upon several other time-tables. The "i payr french sols" (French soles), which were charged to him, were doubtless a luxury but Uttle indulged in at that period. For a number of years his place of residence is uncertain. He may have been at Portsmouth for a short time, as fre quently stated; but eventuaUy, as early as 1702, he removed to Truro, on Cape Cod, where he died between August 22, 1709, and AprU 5, 1710, the dates of drawing and proving his wiU. He probably died in the winter of 1709-10. With Nathaniel Atkinson, Francis SmaU was "by a major vote of the proprietors admitted to the privUege of the stated Commons at Pamet [Truro] provided they buy land and settle thereon," February 16, 1702. The wiU of Francis " Smaley," signed with his mark, be cause of weakness, instead of his autograph as it appears on other papers, caUs himseU "of Truro, Carpenter." His wiU is as foUows: t THE WILL OF FRANCIS' SMALL In the Name of God Amen. The 22 '{"Day of Aug^' In y" year of our Lord 1 709. I Francis Smalle of Town of Tmroe in y* County of Barnstable being very sick and weak of Body but of pfect mind and memory Thanks be given unto God therefore Calling to mind The mortality of my Body and Knowing That it * Early Records of Maine, vol. 4: 102, 279-80 t Probate Records of Barnstable County, Book i : 338. Francis Small 127 is appointed for ma once to Dye Do make and ordain this my Last WiU & Testament That is to say : principally of aU I Give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God. That Gave it Hoping through y' Merits Death and passion of my Savior Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of aU of all my sins and to Inherit Everlasting Life & my Body I comitt to y' Earth to be Decently buryed at y= Discression of my Execuf hereafter named nothing Doubting but at y^ Generall Resurrection I shaU Receive y* same again by y° mighty power of God: and as Touch ing such Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in y' Life I give Demise and Dispose of y° same in y* manner & form That is to say: First I will that aU those Debts & Duties as I do owe In Right or Conscience to any manner of psons w'soever shall be weU and Truly Contented and ordained to be paid In Convenient Time after my Decease by my Executors hereafter Named I Give and bequeath to Elizabeth my Dearly beloved Wife aU my Houseinge Lands meadows household Goods and moveables During y* Time of Her Widowhood: and at her Marriage or De cease y" housing Land and meadow to Return to my Elder son Frances & Children: onely my Carpenters Tools I give to my Elder son Frances onely my one Gun I Give to my son Sam'.:' Also I order my Dearly beloved Wife and Frances my Elder son to Deliver to my Loving Sister Alice Wormwood one Cow and six sheep which I Do order those my Execuf namely my Loving Wife and Frances my Elder son whom I make and ordain my onely and Sole Executors of This my Last Will and Testament aU & singular my Lands Messuages and Tenements by him freely to be pos sessed & Enjoyed: and I do hereby utterly Disalow Revoke & DisanuU aU and every other former Testaments WiUs and Legasys bequests and Executors by me in any ways before This Time named WiUed & bequeathed Rattifying & Confirming This & no oher To be my Last Will & Testament In Witness Whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seal y^ Day & year above written his Frances F Smaley [seal] mark [Signed Sealed published pronounced and Declared by the said Francis Smalle as his Last WiU & Testament In y presence of us y* Subscribers Hezekiah Purinton Ebenezer Doane Beriah Smith [Proved July 6, 1710.] 128 Genealogy of Edward Small Issue: I. Francis*, who married Sept. 17, 1711, at Eastham, Massa chusetts, Sarah Young, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Davis) Young, of Eastham. They were admitted members of the church at Truro, Aug. 30, 1713. No children are recorded to them in Truro town or church records. He was granted land at Truro in 1715, and was selectman of the town in 1720.* 2. Samuel*, born about 1690, in Maine or New Hampshire, married, about 1713, Isabel Dyer, bom in July, 1695, at Barnstable, Massachusetts, daughter of WiUiam and Mary (Taylor) Dyer. In Truro Records the name is variously speUed: Smole, Smale, SmaUe, SmaUy, SmaUey, etc. The latter speUing was more commonly adopted by Samuel* and his immediate descendants. At a meeting of the Proprietors of Truro, convened AprU 26, 1715, land was sold to WiUiam Dyer, Jr., Jonathan Dyer, Samuel SmaU, Francis SmaU, and others; at the same time a further division of land to the proprietors was or- dered.t In a Ust of proprietors Uving in Truro, Febmary 16, 1730, appeared the names of Francis "SmaUey" and Isabel "SmaUey" (then widow of Samuel "SmaUey"). J " Samuel [Smaley] " owned the covenant in the church at Truro, February 19, 1726-27; "Isabel Smaley wife of Sam uel Smaley" was baptized February 26, 1726-27; in 1729, she was widow. It is probable that her husband was a "whale-fisherman," then the most daring and most lucrative occupation of that section, and that he was lost at sea. The inventory of the estate of "Sam'! SmaUey late of truro Deceas"?" was taken August 20, 1729; it consisted of about twenty-five items, including the foUowing: § To his house & Bam £15: 0:0 To the Land where he Lived 30: 0.0 * AnruAs of Barnstable County, Massach'usetts, by Fred Freeman, vol. 2: SM, 554. 555, 573- t Truro, Cape Cod, by Shebnah Rich, 1883: 216. t Annals of Barnstable County, by Frederick Freeman, i860, vol. 2: 553. § Barnstable County, Probate Records, Book 5: 351. Francis Small 129 To the land which he Bought of ( ) Banges£2o: 0:0 To his part of y* Sixth Great Woodlott Jn East- em Harbour 14: 0:0 To his part in Eastern Harbour Meadows .... 6: 0:0 To One Sixth of a Whale boat and Oars 2:11:9 On July 10, 1730, the foUowing petition was presented to the Probate Court: "IsabeU SmaU Earnestly Requests y'. She may have compas'°° under her Low circumstances hav ing 7 SmaU ChUdren to Care for & take (care) off & almost aU y^ Personal Estate is Taken up to answer y^ Debts." Jan. 27, 1730/31, she became the tlUrd wife of Joseph Hatch,* then of Provincetown. Issue of Samuel* SmaU and Isabel Dyer: I. Samuel', b. Sept. 15, 1714; baptized Feb. 26, 1726- 27, at the same time as his mother. "Sam" SmaUey" and Haimah Gross were married April 13, 1742, in Truro. She was daughter of Thomas and Jane (Cole) Gross, b. in Eastham Nov. 8, 1725, and recorded at Tmro. Issue: I. Jane* SmaU, b. Jan. 29, 1743-44, in Truro. 2. Samuel* SniaU, b. Aug. 20, 1746, in Tmro; d. Sept. 30, 1800, in Truro; m. Sarah Newcomb. 3. Joshua* SmaU, b. Dec. 25, 1748, in Truro; m. Jan. 29, 1774, in Truro, Keturah Hopkins, dau. of Thomas and Keturah (Dyer) Hopkins b. Oct. 30, 1754 or 1755, m Truro. 4. "Hix"* (Hicks) SmaU, b. Feb. 23, 1752, m Truro. 5. Hannah* SmaU, b. Sept. 14, 1755, in Truro. 6. Elisha* SmaU, b. AprU 24, 1761, in Traro. n. TaylorS SmaU, son to Samuel* SmaU, b. Sept. 15, 1716; baptized Feb. 26, 1726-27, in Tmro. "Taylor SmaUey and Thankful Ridley [were] married by Thomas Paine Just Peace Recorded P"^ me Tho: Fame Town Clerk." t No date was * Truro, Cape Cod, by Shebnah Rich, 1883: 535. t Truro, Massachusetts, Vital Records (m print) : 39. 130 Genealogy of Edward Small given with the notice of their marriage in Truro, but it appears elsewhere as Sept. 15, 1737. Thankful' Ridley, b. Nov. 26, 1726, in Truro, was daughter to Thomas" and Mary (Strout) Rid ley; she probably was married to Taylor SmaU about 1742, when she was eighteen years of age. Between 1751 and 1755, Taylor SmaU removed with his family to HarpsweU, Maine; * their numerous descendants are widely scattered. Issue: I. Deborah* SmaU, b. AprU 10, 1743, in Truro. 2. Thankful* Small, b. May 4, 1745, in Truro. 3. Taylor* SmaU, b. July 20, 1746, in Truro. 4. Joseph* SmaU, b. "about the latter end of Au gust in y* year 1748," in Truro. 5. David* Small, b. Jan. 27, 1750-51, in Truro. 6. Thomas* SmaU, b. 1755, in HarpsweU. 7. Samuel* SmaU, b. 1757, in HarpsweU. 8. Ephraim* SmaU, b. 1759, in HarpsweU. 9. Lydia* Small, b. 1761, in HarpsweU. 10. Mark* SmaU, b. 1763, in HarpsweU. III. Francis' Small, son to Samuel* SmaU, b. August 2, 1719; baptized Feb. 26, 1726-27, in Truro. As "Francis Smalley Jun'," he married Oct. 25, 1750, in Truro, Elizabeth Smith. She was bom in 1729, probably a daughter of Thomas and Joanna (Mayo) Smith, bap. Jan. 26, 1728/29 at Truro. Francis Small died June 17, 1794, in Truro; his widow Elizabeth died Dec. 13, 1805, in her seventy-seventh year. The several records of her death agree; but the records of the death of Francis SmaU, her husband, while agreeing as to date — June 17, 1794 — in one case state his age as "76 years," and in another as "in 74*'' year." f Neither is cor rect; he was aged seventy-four years, ten months. * History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine, by G. A. and H. W. Wheeler, 1878: 853. t Deaths in Cape Cod, from the Diary of J tide Damon, 1891: 21; also In scriptions from the Old North Cemetery, Truro, Massachusetts, 1897 : 30. Francis Small 131 Issue: I. Elizabeth* SmaU, b. July 23, 1752; baptized Aug. 23, 1752, in Triuro; m. Sept. 28, 1774, Thomas Dyer. 2. Isaac* Small, b. Dec. 31, 1754; baptized June 15, 1755, in Truro. He married Jan. 14, 1779, Elizabeth Paine; he died May 6, 1816, in Truro, aged sixty-one years; his widow Eliza beth died May 23, 1816, aged fifty-six years. They were buried in the Old North Ceme tery, at Truro. Rich says that Isaac SmaU was father to "Colonel Joshua and Esquire James SmaU, both prominent in the legislature from Truro." * Issue: I. Rebecca^ SmaU, baptized Feb. 17, 1782, in Truro. II. Isaac^ SmaU, baptized Aug. 21, 1785, in Traro. in. James' SmaU, baptized Nov. 18, 1787, in Truro. "James SmaU, Esq.," married Patty Dyer; she died May 27, 1834, in Truro, aged forty-eight years. He mar ried (2) Jerusha (Dyer) Hughes, widow of Atkins Hughes. Issue: Isaac Morton SmaU, and others. IV. Elizabeth' SmaU, baptized Nov. 14, 1790, in Truro. V. Joshua' SmaU, b. Nov. 15, baptized Dec. 16, 1792, in Truro. He married Ruth Kenney, daughter of Thomas and Ruth ( ) Kenney, b. Feb. 8, 1796; d. March 23, 1884; he was known as " Colonel Joshua," and died Aug. i, 1850. 3. Francis* SmaU, b. March 18, 1757; baptized May 8, 1757, in Truro; m. Joanna, b. Nov. 8, 1760, at Truro, daughter of Abraham and Christian (Hinckley) Coan. She owned the CovenantNov. 26, 1786. He did so June 24, 1787. * Truro, Cape Cod, by Shebnah Rich, 1885: 562. 132 Genealogy of Edward Small 4. Joanna* SmaU, b. May 9, 1759, in Truro. 5. Thomas* Small, b. April 22, 1761, baptized May 29, 1761, in Truro; m. (int.) Feb. 7, 1789, at Truro, Betsy Nickerson. 6. Samuel* SmaU, b. Dec. 8, 1763; baptized Jan. 22, 1764, in Truro. 7. James* SmaU, b. Dec. i, 1765; baptized Jan. 26, 1766, in Truro; died Feb., 1773. 8. Daniel* SmaU, b. AprU 15, 1768, in Truro. Daniel* SmaU married, Dec. 27, 1791, Joanna Wells, b. AprU 6, 1774, daughter of Peter WeUs and Hannah (Lombard) of Truro, then seventeen years of age. Issue: L Ruth "WeUs"', b. Sept. 5, 1792, m Truro, bap. as Ruth Smith SmaU Oct. 28, 1792. II. Daniel', b. Jan. 5, 1795, in Truro; m. Nov. 26, 1819, in Provincetown, Han nah G. Brown. He died Aug. 10, 1878, aged eighty-three years; his widow, Hannah, died July 19, 1883, aged eighty-four years. They both died in Provincetown and are buried in the "Old Cemetery" there. Issue: I. Daniel Francis', b. Aug. 11, 1824; d. Sept. 20, 1853, aged twenty-nine years; m. in 1848 Maria Otis Crocker, b. 1829. She died Aug. 24, 1878, aged forty-nine years. Issue: Daniel Francis', b. Oct. 12, 1848, in Provincetown. 2. David Atkins', b. May 5, 1827; m. (i) Bethiah E. Nickerson; (2) Bessie C. Swift. 3. Josiah Francis', b. March 29, 1829; m. Adelaide L. Webb. 4. Edward Everett', b. Oct. 8, 1843; ™- Jennie A. Smith. Francis Small 133 5. Annie Simmons', b. Nov. 13, 1835; ^• Capt. John Freeman. III. Ann', b. Sept. i, 1797; married John Sim mons of Boston, "Founder of Simmons CoUege" in that city. IV. Mary Atkins', b. Nov. 28 (?), 1799, in Truro. V. Sarah', b. Feb. 18, 1802, m Truro. VI. EUza', b. Nov. 8, 1804, in Truro. VII. Francis', b. Aug. 26, 1807, in Truro. VIIL John WeUs', b. Dec. i, 1809, m Truro; m. Rachael S. Davis, of Truro, Dec. 9, 1834, in Provincetown. IX. Jesse', b. July 6, 1814, in Truro. 9. Jesse*, bap. Nov. 25, 1770, in Truro; m. May 14, 1792, Jane Snow, daughter of Daniel and Ruth (Avery) Snow, b. Oct. 1775. Jesse died at sea June 5, 1804. IV. Mary' SmaU, daughter to Samuel* SmaU, b. Oct., 1721; baptized Feb. 26, 1726-27, in Truro; m. (i) July 26, 1743, in Truro, George Bowacy of Boston.* She probably m. (2) Sept. 1753 James Ridley, son of Thomas and Mary (Strout) Ridley. V. Isabel' SmaU, daughter to Samuel* SmaU, b. AprU, 1724; baptized Feb. 26, 1726-27, in Truro; m. March 2, 1748-49, Hezekiah Purinton. VI. Lydia' SmaU, daughter to Samuel* SmaU, b. March, 1727; baptized AprU 9, 1727, in Truro; probably died young. VIL "Hix"' SmaU, son to Samuel* SmaU, b. AprU 11, 1729, in Truro. "Hicks son to Samuel Smaley" was baptized May 25, 1729. This is evidence that the father was living in May 1729; in August foUowing, he was dead. Hicks SmaU married (i) Aug. 29, 1754, in Truro, Elizabeth Hinckley. Elizabeth, "wife of Hix SmaU," died March 16, 1793, in Truro, aged sixty-six years; the date of * Boston Marriages, 1752-1809: 320. 134 Genealogy of Edward Small his death also appears, Dec. ii, 1805, "aged 77 years," in the diary of the Rev. Jude Damon; * m. (2) (int.) Sept. 6, 1794, Mrs. Hannah (Savage) HUl, widow of Andrew HiU, and daughter of John and Dinah (Lewis) Savage. Issue: I. Lydia* SmaU, b. Oct. 4, 1755, in Truro, 2. "Hix"' SmaU, baptized Oct. 4, 1759, in Truro. 3. Elizabeth*, b. Nov. i, 1761, baptized Jan. 17, 1762, in Truro; d. March 26, 1787. 4. Taylor*, b. May 18, 1764, baptized July i, 1764, in Truro. His wife was Mary KUby, of Prov incetown (int.) Jan. 2, 1790, at Truro; she died in Provincetown Jan. 4, 1815, in her fifty-second year. Taylor SmaU died May i, 1835, aged seventy-one years; he and his wife were buried in "Cemetery Number One," at Provincetown. 5. Isabel*, b. July 30, 1766, baptized Sept. 7, 1766, in Traro; m. Nov. 11, 1790, Robert Soper, of Provincetown. 6. "EUick"* (Alexander), b. Aug. 18, 1768, m Truro; baptized Oct. 16, 1768, as Alexander; m. Feb. 5, 1793, in Traro, Ruth' Dyer, b. Aug. 13, baptized Sept. 27, 1767, in Traro, daughter to Ebenezer* and Hannah (Hinckley) Dyer of that town. Alexander* SmaU died AprU 19, 1846, in Carmel, Maine. Ruth (Dyer) SmaU also died there, in 1858. Issue: I. Eliza', b. Aug. 15, 1793, in North Truro. II. Ruth', b. June 19, 1797, in North Truro. ni. Alexander', b. Aug. i, 1799, North Traro. IV. Hannah', b. Sept. 4, 1801, in North Traro. V. Cynthia', b. July 6, 1804, in Carmel, Maine. VI. SaUy Paine', b. Sept. 4, 1806, m Carmel, Maine. * Deaths in Truro, Cape Cod, from tbe Diary of Jude Damon, 1891: 21. Francis Small 135 VII. Benjamin Dyer' SmaU, b. July 17, 1808, in Carmel, Maine. 7. Abraham* SmaU, b. Nov. 9, 1770; bap. Dec. 16, 1770, m Truro; m. (mt.) Feb. 15, 1794, Mary Hopkins, of Harwich. They lived at Prov incetown. 8. Samuel* SmaU, b. May 10, 1773, baptized June 20, 1773, in Truro; m. Sarah , who died Sept. 26, 1830, aged fifty-two years. He died at Provincetown AprU 28, 1856. 9. Isaac* SmaU, b. March 23, 1776, baptized May 5, 1776; m. Polly (?Snow), who died at Prov incetown Aug. 7, 1826, aged fifty-two years. (Did he marry PoUy Rich, of Truro, in 1828?) 3. Daniel*, son of Francis' Jr., and EUzabeth (Hicks) SmaU or "SmaUey," was born, probably about 1693, in Maine or New Hampshire, and removed to Truro, Massachu setts, with his parents. He married, about 1715, Sarah . "Sarah, wife of Daniel Smaly," and her infant daughter, Elizabeth, were baptized January 13, 1716-17, in the First Church of Truro. Several chUdren of "Daniel and Elizabeth SmaUy" were born there. Daniel SmaU, or SmaUy, probably remained at Truro. His daughter, Bathsheba, joined the church at Truro, July 20, 1746, and was mentioned as of Falmouth, December 29, 1749. Issue: I. Elizabeth', b. April 3, 1716, baptized Jan. 13, 1716- 17, in Truro. She was married Nov. 6, 1735, to "WiUiam Dyer Junissimus," son of WiUiam and Hannah (Strout) Dyer, and grandson to Dr. WU liam Dyer, of Truro. II. Ruth', b. Jan. 6, 1718-19; baptized Feb. 15, 1718- 19, in Truro; married to James Ridley, b. Feb. 6, 1718, of Truro, son of Thomas and Mary (Strout) Ridley.* She died, and he married (2) * Thomas Ridley married Mary Strout, Aug. 3, 1708. See the Mayflower Descendant, 4: 30. 136 Genealogy of Edward Small in September, 1753, Mary "Bacy" (Bowacy).* He was kiUed by Ughtning at HarpsweU, Mame. Mary Bacy, or Bowacy, was born October, 1721, daughter to Samuel* and Isabel (Dyer) SmaU, and was married (Boston Records) July 26, 1743, in Truro, to George Bowacy, of Boston. III. "fErancis"', b. March 30, 1721; baptized AprU 30, in Truro. "Francis 'SmaUey' 3"*" married June 2, 1743, in Truro, Elizabeth* Young, b. Sept. 17, 1723, daughter to James' and Mary (Higgins) Young, of Truro (Joseph* Young, of Truro; John^ Young, of Eastham). Issue: I. James*, b. Feb. 27, 1743-44, in Traro. 2. Mary*, b. Feb. 12, 1746-47, in Truro. 3. Elizabeth*, b. Aug. 2, 1749, in Traro. 4. Daniel*, b. Dec. 7, 1751; baptized Feb. 9, 1752, "and dyed." 5. Daniel*, b. May 5, 1755; baptized June 15, 1755, "son of Francis SmaUey the younger" — in Truro. 6. Francis*, b. May 22, 1760, in Truro. IV. Sarah', b. Oct. 15, 1722; baptized Nov. 11, 1722, in Truro. V. Bathsheba', b. Aug. 6, 1724; baptized Sept. 6, 1724, in Truro; probably married, at Falmouth, Elisha Strout (int. April 13, 1750). t VI. Alice', b. Feb. 17, 1726-27; baptized March 26, i727;m. March 28, 1743, at Truro, Samuel Cash, of Provincetown, Massachusetts; admitted to church at Truro, July 25, 1742. VII. Rachel', b. Nov. 27, 1728; baptized Jan. 12, 1728- 29, in Truro; died at Truro, unmarried, Novem ber 20, 1806. VIII. Daniel', baptized Nov. 25, 1734, in Truro; prob ably married, at Falmoutii, Thankful Strout (int. Jan. 31, 1761).! * Mayflower Descendant, vol. 18 : 54. t New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 17: 150. j New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 17: 151. Francis Small 137 4. Joseph* Small, son of Francis and Elizabeth (Hicks) SmaU, or "SmaUey," was born in 1696, in Maine or New Hampshire. He died, at Truro, January 3, 1773, in his seventy-seventh year. (Gravestone.) Joseph Small married (i) AprU 24, 1718, at Eastham, Massachusetts, PriscUla Young, of Eastham (int. March 6, 1717-18), born June 26, 1697, at Eastham, daughter of David and Anna (Doane) Young; died AprU i, 1719, in Truro. He married (2), July 9, 17 19, at Eastham, Mercy Young, of Eastham, a cousin of his first wife. She was born in 1693 or 1694, daughter of Nathaniel and Mercy (Davis) Young. She died August 2, 1733, in her fortieth year, at Truro. Joseph SmaU's third wUe, whom he married May 16, 1734, at Eastham, was Mrs. Jane (Cole) Gross, widow of Thomas Gross, and daughter of WiUiam and Hannah (Snow) Cole, born January 4, 1695-96, at Eastham. Joseph "Smaly" was admitted to membership in the Truro Church May 27, 1716. According to church records, his wife, Mercy, was admitted AprU 16, 1719.* As she was not married untU July 9, 17 19, the date of her admission is an error. She was baptized August 16, 1719, and probably admitted to the church the same day. His wUe, Jane, became a member of this church Decem ber 10, 1738, having been dismissed from the church at Eastham. Joseph " SmaUey" is mentioned as a member of the church committee in 1754, i75S, and 1756. Issue by first wife: I. Joseph', b. March 10, 1718-19; baptized AprU 12, 1719; m. Dec. 21, 1742, Mary Price. Issue by second wife: II. PriscUla', b. AprU 8, 1720; baptized May 15, 1720; m. (int. Sept. 4) Dec. 13, 1739, Elisha Cole, son of EUsha and Ann ( ) Cole. He was born in 1 7 19; owned the Covenant Nov. 14, 1736, in the church at Truro. III. Joshua', b. March 4, 1722; baptized AprU i, 1722. He became a member of the church at Truro, Aug. 29, 1742. * Mayflower Descendant,\o\,g:$S. 138 Genealogy of Edward Small IV. Mercy', b. about May 15, 1724; baptized June 14, 1724; m. Aug. 27, 1741, at Truro, Christopher Dyer, of Falmouth, Maine, son of WiUiam and Hannah (Strout) Dyer, b. Dec. 29, 1722; bap tized March 11, 1727-28, at Truro. V. John', b. about Aug. 25, 1726, at Traro, Massa chusetts; married there, Nov. 7, 1749,* Sarah Lewis. He died at Truro, Feb. 19, 1806. (Grave stone in the Old North Cemetery.) She died Dec. 30, 1810, aged eighty-seven years. (Grave stone.) John "Smaley" and Sarah his wife owned the Covenant Sept. 23, 1750; admitted to fuU communion May 6, 1764.1 Issue (born in Truro) : I. Joseph*, b. July 13, 1750; baptized Sept. 23, 1750; d. June 23, 1828; m. March 18, 1773, Sarah Dyer, who died March 5, 1825, aged seventy-three years. She joined the Truro Church Nov. 7, 1773, and he, Feb. 27, 1774. Their gravestones are in Old North Ceme tery. Sarah Dyer was dau. of Samuel and Mary (Paine) Dyer, b. May 16, 1752, in Truro. 2. John*, b. July 22, 1752; baptized Aug. 23, 1752; d. Dec. 1752. 3. Sarah*, b. Nov. 15, 1753; baptized Jan. 11, 1754; m. Oct. 14, 1771, Paul Dyer, b. Feb. 26, 1746-47, at Truro, son of Solomon and Sarah (Atkins) Dyer. He died at Truro May 10, 1837 ; Sarah died there Feb. 28, 1838. 4. Mary*, b. Aug. 25, 1756. Mercy in baptismal record Sept. 5, 1756. She married Sept. 22, 1776, James Dyer, b. Jan. 13, 1752, at Truro, son of Ambrose and Mary (Paine) Dyer. 5. Lucia* (Luce), b. JtUy 29, 1758; baptized Sept. 24, 1758; m. Oct. 26, 1786, Thomas Fields. 6. John*, b. May 28, 1761; baptized June 7, 1761; * Mayflower Descendant,vo\. 2'j: 21. t Mayflower Descendant, vol. 18; 48. Francis Small 139 m. Oct. 25, 1786, Betty Atkins. She was admitted to fuU communion Nov. 23, 1788. 7. PrisciUa*, b. Dec. 8, 1764; baptized Dec. i6, 1764; m. July 5, 1785, Francis Raymond, b. June 30, 1764, at Boston, son of Francis and Sarah (Blewitt) Raymond. 8. Betty*, b. Sept. 8, 1766; baptized Sept. 14, 1766; probably m. (int.) JiUy 16, 1787, Ebenezer Barlow; went to Plainfield, Con necticut. 9. Joshua*, b. June 6, 1768; baptized July 31, 1768; married Elizabeth CoUins. She owned the Covenant Nov. 25, 1798. 10. Nathaniel*, b. Dec. 6, 1771; baptized Dec. 29, 1771. II. Hannah*, b. Oct. 26, 1773; baptized Oct. 31, 1773- VT. Hannah', baptized Dec. i, 1728; died yotmg. VII. Hannah', bom May i, 1730-31; baptized AprU 25, 1731; m. March 29, 1750, Ezekiel Hatch, son of John and Tabitha (?) Hatch, b. April 4, 1729, at Traro. Issue by third wife: VIII. Jane*, b. about August 19, 1735; baptized Nov. 23, 1735- (?) 5. Alice*, admitted to Traro Church Nov. 18, 1716; pos sibly the same married to John Young, at Boston, Nov. 16, 1725. (Probably not Alice, daughter of Daniel and Sarah ( ) "SmaUey," caUed "AUce SmaUey Jun ior," July 25, 1742.) IV. Benjamm' SmaU (" SmaUey"), son of Francis* and EUzabeth ( ) SmaU or Smale, was bom in Maine, probably be tween 1664 and 1670. He and his brother Samuel were about the same age and no conclusive evidence appears as to which of them was the elder. Benjamin married about 1694, presumably at Eastham, Massachusetts, Rebecca, bom July 23, 1676, at Eastham, daughter of John and Mary (SmaUey) Snow. Their home was at Eastham until 1701, when they removed to Traro, 140 Genealogy of Edward Small Massachusetts. June 17, 1701, whUe Uving at Truro, Con stant Freeman and Benjamin "SmaUe" were appointed a committee " to look after aU such men as shaU come from other parts to fetch sedge from the meadows at Eastern Harbor, and to make them pay 6s. a sloop-load, or an equiv alent thereto, which money shaU be improved for the use of the ministry at Pamet; also, to look after such persons as shaU set up whale-houses, or other houses, upon any of the common or imdivided lands belonging to Pamet; or that shaU cut wood or timber upon the same; and to agree with them, or any of them, for the term of their voyages, as they shaU see meet, for not less than is. per man; or otherwise, to warn them to depart off said land." * Benjamin " SmaUe " was a selectman of Traro in 1 7 10 and one of the seven male members of the church there when it was founded, November i, 171 1. March 26, 1711-12, Benjamin SmaUe bought 375 acres of land in Lebanon, Connecticut, for £80. The witnesses were John Snow, of Truro, Massachusetts (his wife's brother), and WiUiam Clarke, of Lebanon. John Snow ac companied him to Lebanon and also bought land, but did not, it is beUeved, remove to Lebanon with his famUy. March 14, 1712 (1712-13), Benjamin "SmaUe," then of Lebanon, sold haU of his land in Lebanon to his brother Daniel SmaUe, of Traro, Massachusetts. From these records it appears that Benjamin removed to Lebanon be tween March 26, 1711-12, and March 14, 1712-13. The land which he purchased was in the "Clark and Dewey Tract" in the northern part of the town (now in Columbia). Owing to the distance to the first church in- Lebanon, a petition was drawn up and signed February 28, 1714-15, by Benjamin and his neighbors in which they re quested that they be aUowed to estabUsh a new church. In this petition his name appears as "Benj™ SmaU." In later records, his name is spelled " Smalley." He died at Lebanon before June 4, 1721, when adminis tration on his estate was granted to his widow, "Rebeckah SmaUey." She married (2) December 26, 1728, John * Freeman's Cape Cod, 2: 543. Francis Small 141 Porter, of Hebron, Connecticut. After his death, she re moved to SaUsbury, Connecticut, and resided at the home of her son, Benjamin " SmaUey." SaUsbury Town Records state that Rebeckah Porter, mother of Ensign Benjamin "SmaUey," of SaUsbury, died August 31, 1753, in her seventy-eighth year. The Probate Records at Willimantic, Coimecticut, give fuU particulars concerning the settiement of his estate: At a court of probate held in Windham for the county of Hart ford, November 6, 1722. Rebeckah Smalley of Lebanon Administratrix on the estate of Benjamin Smalley late of Lebanon Dec'd presented now To this Court an account of her administration on the said estate which was now examined by which and the Inventory thereof it appears that the whole of all the estate Inventoried with the Debts due to the same amoimt to the sum of £440:11$. :iod. and that the said Administratrix hath paid out Debts and Charges f36:4s.:7d. and that there is now Remaining of the Said Estate to be Distributed the Sum or value of £404 : IS. :sd. with £9 :o :o; that Hannah Clark hath Reed as part of her portion aheady: and Rebeckah Woodworth hath Reed £2:i6s.:o as part of her por tion This Court Do AUow the Said Accompt and order that it kept on file (sic) — and this Court do order that the Said Re maining Estate of the Said Benjamin Smalley Deed Shall be Distributed and Divided as foUoweth viz. one third part of the Houseing and Land to Rebeckah SmaUey Widdow for and During the Tirm of her natural Life and also one third part of the move ables thereof at Inventory prices to be her own for ever: and to Benjamin SmaUey eldest son of the said Deed the Sum or Value of £53:183. :o. of the Said Estate and to James Smalley Joseph SmaUey and ffranees Smalley each the Sum or VaUue of £26:i9s.:od. and to Hannah Clark the sum of £17:19:0. and to Rebeckah Woodworth the Sum or VaUue of £24:3s.:od. thereof and to Mary SmaUey £26:193.: o. thereof and to Phebe and Elizabeth SmaUey each the Sum or Value of £26:193. :od. thereof and this Court do also order That the Land belonging to the Said Estate be Distributed to the Said sons of the Said Deceased for and to wards there portions soo far as they wiU Extend — and do order and appoint Henry Woodward and Josiah Lyman of Lebanon aforesaid to Distribute the said Estate Accordingly and to make 142 Genealogy of Edward Small return thereof to this Court on or before the first Tuesday of April next: * Issue :t I. Hannah*, b. Nov. 25, 1695, at Eastham, Massachusetts; m. Jan. 6, 1713-14, at Lebanon, Connecticut, Jonathan Clark, son of Captain WilUam and Hannah (Strong) Clark, b. May 13, 1688, at Northampton, Massachu setts; d. Jan. 12, 1743-44, at Lebanon, Connecticut. 2. Rebecca*, b. AprU 27, 1697, at Eastham, Massachusetts; m. Dec. 27, 1717, at Lebanon, Connecticut, Ebenezer Woodworth, probably son of Benjamin and Hannah ( ) Woodworth, b, about 1697, in Littie Compton, Rhode Island. Another record says Ebenezer was born March 12, 1691. 3. Benjamin*, b. Jan. 23, 1700-01, at Eastham, Massachu setts; died young. 4. Benjamin*, b. Oct. 15, 1702, at Truro, Massachusetts. Commissioned Ensign of the "Lower Company of Lebanon," in October, 1744.! He removed from Truro to Lebanon, Connecticut, with his parents, and married § (i) in 1723, Rebecca Wright, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Sykes) Wright, of North ampton, Massachusetts, and Lebanon, Connecticut, who died July 3, 1726, at Lebanon. He married (2) probably in 1727, Mary Allen, of Deerfield, Massachusetts, bom Oct. 22, 1699, daughter of Samuel and Mercy (Wright) Allen. She was an aunt of General Ethan AUen. After her husband's death, she Uved with her son, the Rev. John " SmaUey," of NewBritaui, Connecticut. She married |1 (2) May 8, 1759, Samuel Galpin. Samuel Galpin died Dec. 25, 1771. She died Oct. 23, 1762. Benjamin "SmaUey" became a member of the church in the northern part of Lebanon, Connecticut, now in Columbia, in 1 73 1. Salisbury records state that "Ensign Benjamin * Willimantic, Connecticut, Probate Records, Book I, Part 2: 52. t Mayflower Descendant, vol. 9: 54; Truro Vital Records. X Colonial Records of Connecticut, vol. 9: 48. § Vital Records of Lebanon, Connecticut. II Records of the Church at Kensington, Connecticut. Francis Small 143 SmaUey died Aug. 30, 1754," and that "Rebeckah Porter, mother of Ensign Benjamin SmaUey of Salisbury, died Aug. 31, 1753, in her 78th year." Issue, by first wUe (born at Lebanon, Connecticut) : I. Benjamin', b. Oct. 25, 1724, at Lebanon; resided afterwards at SaUsbury, Connecticut, and Mid- dlebury, Vermont. He died in 1807, at Middle- bury. He married (i) April 22, 1752, Martha Hubbard, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, born about 1723; died Sept. 4, 1792, in her seventieth year, at Middlebury, Vermont. He married (2) Dec. 13, 1792, Mrs. Ann, or Hannah ( ) Story, widow of Amos Story, who came from Norwich, Connecticut. She was the heroine of Thompson's " Green Mountain Boys." She mar ried (3) AprU 13, 1812, Captain Stephen Goodrich, who died in September, 1823, aged ninety-three years. She was bom about 1742; died April 5, 1817. Benjamin' is caUed first settler in Mid dlebury, Vermont, where he buUt the first home, a log cabin. Issue: I. Anna*, b. March 22, 1753; d. Jan. i, 1754. 2. Asa*, b. Oct. 6, 1754. 3. Anna*, b. July 29, 1757; d. Feb. 1777. 4. Zerah*, b. March 19, 1759; d. Dec. i, 1776. 5. Tmri*, b. Sept. i6, 1761, at SaUsbury, Connecti cut; married July 14, 1786, Lois Hart, perhaps daughter of Jonathan and ( ) Hart, of Ber lin, Connecticut, b. 1759; d. Dec. 11, 1830, at St. Albans, Vermont. He died there AprU 6, 1827. He and his wUe jomed the Congrega tional Church in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1806. 6. Alfred*, b. 1767; d. Oct. 24, 1833, aged skty-sk years, at Fairfax, Vermont; married SaUy , who died at Stowe, Vermont, June 2, 1859, aged eighty-five years. He resided at Hines- burgh, 1786 and 1790. 144 Genealogy of Edward Small ?7. Moses*, resided at Hinesburgh, Vermont, 1787, and at Fairfax, Vermont. II. Rebecca', b. June 26, 1726; d. Feb. 16, 1769, at SaUsbury, Connecticut; married Jacob Spafford, son of Jonathan and Jemima (Freethe) Spafford, b. Aug. 17, 1722. Issue, by second wUe: III. Mercy', b. July 27, 1728. IV. Samuel', b. AprU 13, 1732; married Hannah Douglas. He married her at ComwaU, Con necticut, Jan. 19, 1756, whence he had removed. His widow married (2) in 1761, Boogue, or Bogue. Issue: I. Lydia*, b. Feb. 27, 1757, at Cornwall, Con necticut. V. Rev. John', b. in the North Parish of Lebanon, now Columbia, Connecticut, "May 24, or June 4, 1734." He graduated from Yale in 1756, and was a prominent minister. He married April 24, 1764, Sarah, daughter of Peter and Anne (Gunn) Garnsey, of Bethlehem, Connecticut, but earUer of MUford, Connecticut. She died Oct. 10, 1808. He died June i, 1820, following a paralytic stroke. He was Ucensed to preach by the Litchfield Asso ciation of Ministers. AprU 19, 1758, he was or dained as first pastor in New Britain Parish (town of Farmington), where he preached over fifty years. Princeton College conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity upon him in 1800. Issue: I. Sarah*, b. Feb. 22, 1765; d. May 5, 1770. 2. Mary*, b. Dec. 20, 1766; m. Oct. 20, 1794, Rev. Isaac Porter.* He died AprU 14, 1844, in his seventy-eighth year. She died Dec. 19, 1846. 3. Anna*, b. Feb. 24, 1768; d. Feb. 5, 1806; m. Oct. 1793, Roger Whittlesey ,t son of Lemuel and Hannah (WeUes) Whittlesey, b. Dec. 9, 1767, * See Dexter, Yale Biographies, 4th Series: 614. f Ibid., 585. Francis Small 145 at Newington, Connecticut; resided at South- ington, Connecticut. 4. Phebe*, b. Sept. 7, 1770; d. Sept. 8, 1770. 5. Sarah*, b. June 19, 1773; d. Oct. 22, 1843; m. Oct. 22, 1792, Rev. Israel Beard Woodward,* of Wolcott, Connecticut, b. Dec. 4, 1767, at Waterbury, son of Israel and AbigaU (Stod dard) Woodward. HediedNov. 17, 1810. She married (2), as his third wUe, Simeon Lincoln, of Wolcott. 6. Rebecca*, b. Dec. 3, 1775; d. Jan. 8, 1838; m. David Whittiesey Oct. 15, 1804. He was a son of EUphalet and Comfort (WaUer) Whit tiesey, b. Feb. 14, 1755; d. July 21, 1851. VI. Phebe', bom May 15, 1736. Mar)^, born March 15, 1705, at Traro, Massachusetts; Uviag in 1722. James*, caUed captain, was bom Oct. 28, 1707, at Truro, Massachusetts, and removed to Lebanon, Connecticut, when about five years of age, with his parents. He returned to Bamstable County, Massachusetts, when he was a young man and married Oct. 2, 1729, at Traro, Hannah, bom May, 1708, at Eastham, daugh ter of Jeremiah and Hannah (Young) Bickford, of Truro. They resided at Traro for several years after their marriage. He and his wife were admitted mem bers of the Traro Church, Dec. 26, 1731. The church records mention baptism of their three children born in Traro or vicinity. June 27, 1733, James SmaUey is caUed "of Provincetown" in a deed recorded at Lebanon, Connecticut. He may have resided at Traro again when his daughter Ruth was bom. He retumed to Lebanon, probably about 1736, resided in the northem part of the town, now in Columbia, where he is mentioned as a church member. Feb. 12, 1744- 45, he sold 564 acres of land in Lebanon to Daniel Smalley, of Bamstable, Massachusetts. In the deed, he is called "Capt." James "Smalley." His name * See Dexter, Yale Biographies, 4th Series: 658-59. 146 Genealogy of Edward Small then disappears from Lebanon records and his later history is uncertain. He probably removed to Nor wich, Connecticut. Norwich Church Records mention the baptism of WUUam "Smalley," Feb. 9, 1745-46, but the father's name is not stated; also Elias, son of "Wido. SmaUey," baptized Oct. 28, 1750.* From these records it is inferred that he died in 1750, at Nor wich. His widow, Hannah, married (2) Byington (or Boyington) and (3) Captain Daniel Smalley, May 22, 1777. He died in 1781 at Lebanon. She then went to Greenfield, Massachusetts, where her son WiUiam resided. She died in October, 1793. Issue :t I. Hannah', b. Sept. 15, 1730, at Truro, Massachu setts; baptized Dec. 13, 1730. II. Sarah', b. March 26, 1732, at Traro, Massachu setts; baptized July 2, 1732; m. Nov. 3, 1751, at Norwich, Connecticut, EUsha Rejmolds of Norwich, son of Joseph and Hannah (Bingham) Reynolds, b. March 7, 1728. III. Ruth', b. at Provincetown or Truro; baptized May 26, 1734, at Traro; m. as his second wife Uriah (Urian) Hosmer, Jr., Nov. 9, 1752, at Norwich. IV. James', oldest son of Captain James and Hannah (Bickford) "SmaUey," born about 1736 at Lebanon; resided there until 1784, except for a short time when he was at Bemardston, Massa chusetts. Nov. 26, 1772, he is mentioned in a deed as of Bemardston. He and his brothers David and WiUiam bought land there. No in formation of his wife has been found. Some of his children are mentioned in the records of the church in the North Parish of Lebanon, now in Columbia, Connecticut. James Smalley sold land in Lebanon, April 3, 1784, to Jonathan Clark. The tract consisted of about twelve * Norwich, Connecticut, Vital Records, 312. t Trivo, Massachusetts, Vital Records, 9: 245; 10:42, 149. Francis SmaU 147 acres, formerly John Dewey's. His mother was one of the witnesses, but his wife did not sign. He probably died soon after selUng the land, or removed to some other place. His name is not in the Lebanon Census of 1790. He served in the French and Indian War in the campaign of 1756 under Captain Leach or Captain Cushman, and under Captain Joshua Barker in the campaign of 1758. He also served in the Revolutionary War. Issue: I. Lydia*, baptized March, 1776, at Columbia, Connecticut. 2. James*, who died in 1779. 3. Chester, baptized Sept. 1779. 4. A child; died in 1780. V. AbigaU', b. i738(?); married at Norwich, Con necticut, Rufus Welch, son of Dr. Joseph and Lydia (Rudd) Welch, b. June 8, 1740, at Nor wich. VI. EUsha', b. 1741. VII. David', b. probably in 1743, at Lebanon; married there June 19, 1763, by Town Records, or July 20 by Church Records, Mercy Clark, b. June 25, 1745, at Lebanon, daughter of Jonathan and Mercy (Dewey) Clark. About 1771, they bought land in Bemardston, Massachusetts, perhaps residing there several years. They removed to GuiUord, Vermont, probably in 1775. He died at GuUford or Rockingham before March 15, 1796, when a guardian was appointed for his son, David, then a minor. May 30, 1799, his widow Uved at Rockingham. She signed a deed with her sons, Jonathan and David, and son-in-law, David Partridge, con veying land m GuiUord. While Uving in GuU ford, he was surveyor of highways 1783, 1787; tithing man, 1786. David "SmaUey" and his brother WiUiam owned fishing rights at Burn- 148 Genealogy of Edward Small ham's Rock in Turner's FaUs.* He was a soldier in the French and Indian War. In 1759 he is caUed sixteen years of age. He also served under Captain Azel Fitch, of Lebanon, in the campaign of 1762; enUsted AprU 3, and dis charged Nov. 25, 1762. He served as private in Captain Asa Rice's company in the Revolution.! The Vermont border was then disputed with New York; in the divided aUegiance, David "Smalley" sided with New York's party. Issue: I. OUve*, b. Jan. 15, 1765; m. (i) Gaines; m. (2) Samuel Torrey, Oct. i, 1795. He died Nov. 15, 1838. She died Nov. 23, 1838. Gravestones at Sudbury, Vermont. 2. Mercy*, m. about 1789, David Partridge, son of Jasper and Mary (Rice) Partridge, b. Feb. 22, 1767. 3. Jonathan*, m. Cynthia HaU (Post?). Both died in Ohio. 4. David*, b. 1777 ; m. Jan. 13, 1799, Electa Coates. He died Oct. 22, 1852, aged seventy-four years. She died AprU 10, 1855, aged seventy- four years. VIIL WUUam', caUed "Esquire" in GuUford Records, baptized Feb. 9, 1745-46, at Norwich; m. (i) about 1764, Hannah, b. May 27, 1741, at Leb anon, daughter of Benoni and Hannah (Wood ward) Loomis. They resided in Lebanon untU 1771, when they removed to Bemardston, Mas sachusetts, and to GuUford, Vermont, later, where she died Oct. 10, 1786. Her gravestone is stiU standing in Guilford's oldest cemetery. He married (2) Susanna Bascom, of Greenfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Rider) Bascom, b. Sept. 25, 1755, at North ampton, Massachusetts. After his second mar riage, WUUam "SmaUey" settled in Greenfield, * History of Greenfield, 2: 530-32. t New York in the Revolution, 151. Francis Small 149 Massachusetts, probably in that part later in cluded in GiU. He was selectman at GuiUord, Vermont, 1784, 1787, and 1788; town treasurer, 1788; town clerk and moderator of town meet- mgs, 1784, 1785, 1786, and 1787; delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1786; select man and assessor at Greenfield, 1793; selectman at GiU, 1793-94, and held other offices. He probably removed from Gill, as his name dis appears from records after 1794. He was one of the owners of fishing rights at Bumham's Rock, in Turner's Falls. Issue by first wUe: I. Zerviah*, b. 1765; m. Jan. 3, 1782, David Ryther, son of David and Martha (Shattuck) Ryther, b. March 15, 1758; d. Jan. 11, 1831. She died March 4, 1813. 2. Phebe*, m. Dec. 9, 1790, Caleb Fish or Fisk.^ 3. WiUiam*, m. Nov. 19, 1792, Ruth Martindale, b. June 2, 1769, at Greenfield, Massachu setts, daughter of Lemuel and Christian or Christina (CaldweU) Martindale. Issue by second wUe: 4. Infant*, d. Feb. 25, 1793. 5. Roxa*, baptized Jan. 30, 1796. IX. EUas', baptized Oct. 28, 1750. Phebe*, b. Dec. 13, 1709, Truro, Massachusetts; m. Dec. 19, 1733, at Lebanon, Connecticut, Deacon Pre served Wright, son of Samuel and Rebecca (Sykes) Wright, bom Northampton, Massachusetts. Pre served Wright probably moved to New Hampshire. He died Sept. 23, 1790. Joseph*, caUed Deacon, was bom, probably about 1712, in Traro, Massachusetts, or in Lebanon, Connecticut; died Nov. 27, 1783, at Norwich, Vermont. He mar ried at Lebanon, Connecticut, Oct. 31, 1734, Jemima Ordway, bom Dec. 11, 17 15, at Lebanon, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca (Wright) Ordway; died Jan. 8, 1788, at Norwich, Vermont. March 29, 1740, Joseph 150 Genealogy of Edward Small "SmaUe," as he speUed his name, sold his farm in Lebanon to Benjamin BaU, and probably removed shortiy afterward. Joseph SmaUey and Jemima his wUe, then of Kent, Connecticut, sold July 13, 1754, their share of lands of Daniel Ordway in Windham, Connecticut. Their daughter was one of the witnesses. Sept. 22, 1756, he and his wUe were members of the Society of East Greenwich, now Warren, in the town of Kent, Connecticut. Subsequently, they removed to Norwich, Vermont, where he was a voter in 1770, and a selectman in 1771. He was a member of the " Com mittee of Safety," March 11, 1777. Issue: I. Anne' (or Lucy Anna), b. Jan. 19, 1737, at Leb anon, Connecticut, m. May 3, 1758, at Norwich, Vermont, Timothy Durkee of Royalton, Ver mont, son of Nathaniel and Mary (Baker) Durkee, b. May, 1737, at Pomfret, Connecticut; d. March 22, 1797, at Royalton, Vermont. II. Elijah', bom about 1738, probably at Lebanon, Connecticut. His parents were afterward at Kent, Connecticut, where his boyhood was spent. He subsequently removed to Norwich, Vermont, where he was a voter in 1775. His wUe's name was Ruth Porter; thought, prob ably, daughter of David and Ruth (Mack) Porter, born March 20, 1740, at Hebron, Con necticut.* In 1790, he lived at Stephentown, New York. His famUy in 1790 consisted of one male over sixteen; two under sixteen; five females. His son, Rufus, Uved elsewhere in the same town. Elijah "Smaley" was a soldier in the French and Indian War, under Captain Samuel Dunham, in the campaign of 1757. He was also in the Revolution. Issue:1. Ruth*, b. Sept. 16, 1764; m. Nov. 18, 1784, at West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Philip * Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, by Andrews, vol. i: 121, 122. Francis Small 151 Laraway, son of EUas Laraway, a soldier with Lafayette. He came from the Island of Jersey. Ruth died June 16, 1848; PhUip died in 1844 and was buried Sept. 5, 1844, at Poultney, Vermont. He was bom Dec. 20, 1757; buried next Esther Smalley. 2. Rufus*, b. June 4, 1768, at Warren, Connecti cut, m. (i) about 1790, Esther Woodward, b. 1774; d. May 22, 1813; aged 39. He died at Monson, Massachusetts, June 29, 1861. 3. Dimis*, m. Woodward. 4. Porter*, b. AprU 19, 1775; m. May 7, 1796, at Nassau, New York, Huldah Gale, b. AprU 22, 1776; resided at Kingsbury, New York. He d. Oct. 26, 1856. III. EUsha'; Uving in 1783, was at Norwich, Vermont, some years. IV. Joseph', b. about 1742, at Kent, Connecticut, re moved to Norwich, Vermont, with his parents. His wife's name was Mary or May. The chU- dren's births were not, apparency, recorded. The data of these below were suppUed by a descendant. Professor Harrison S. SmaUey, deceased, of the University of Michigan. Joseph "SmaUey," Jr., was a soldier in the Revolution. He was a voter at Norwich, Vermont, in 1774. In the 1790 Census, his famUy consisted of three males over sixteen; three under; and two females. He probably removed. Issue: I. Justus', m. Susan about 1787; resided at Norwich in 1790, and at Randolph, Vermont. 2. Jasper*. 3. Benjamm*, b. 1773; m. Jan. 6, 1796, Betsey Drowns. He died Aug. 25, 1836, or Aug. 22, 1837; resided at Brookfield, Vermont. 4. Lyman*, physician, m. AbigaU Estabrook; re sided at Randolph, Vermont, Lyme, New Hampshke, and Lebanon, New Hampshire. 152 Genealogy of Edward Small S. EUsha*, b. May 20, 1781; m. (i) March 12, 1808, at Lebanon, New Hampshire, FideUa Storrs, b. Nov. 1784; she died, and he married (2) Oct. 30, 1823, at Lebanon, New Hampshire, Hannah Springer, b. Jan. 31, 1796; d. July 3, 1880. She was a daughter of Henry Springer, and was bom at Canaan, New Hampshire. FideUa Storrs was a daughter of Nathaniel and Ruth (HaU) Storrs. He died Nov. 21, 1857; resided at Norwich and Brookfield, Vermont, and Lebanon, New Hampshire. 6. Joseph*, of Brookfield, Vermont; m. Love Robinson, Aug. 15, 1805. 7. Noble*, b. 1784; m. Dec. 8, 1808, at Brookfield, Vermont, Lydia Bigelow, b. 1787; d. March 30, 1829. He died June 9, 1840; resided at Brookfield, Vermont. ?8. Mary. V. James', bom at Kent, Connecticut, but record of his birth is not found. He removed with his parents to Norwich, Vermont, where he resided untU his death Sept. 7, 1784. He married, Oct. 14, 1773, Sarah Bartlett, who, in 1790, was his widow, living in Norwich. Her famUy con sisted of two sons under sixteen; one daughter, and herseU. Her son, Adoniram, probably resided elsewhere at the time of the Census. He was a soldier in the Revolution; as a private, and First Lieutenant, Feb. 10, 1781. He is men tioned in Vermont Revolutionary records. New York, at that time, claimed part of the region which became Vermont. Issue: I. Adoniram', physician; b. Oct. 28, 1774; m., about 1804, Sophia Goss, b. 1780; d. July 31, 1866. He died Jan. 26, 1837, at Brandon, Vermont. Sophia Goss was bom in Massa chusetts, daughter of Joshua and AbigaU (Carver) Goss. Francis Small 153 2. James', b. Feb. 17, 1777; m. about 1799; resided in Duxbury, Vermont, or Waterbury, Ver mont. 3. Orange', b. Jan. 11, 1779. 4. Sarah', b. Dec. 31, 1780. 5. Isaac', b. Oct. 23, 1782; resided in Duxbury, Vermont; m. about 1803. 6. Joanna', b. Oct. 2, 1783 or 1784; d. Oct. 3, 1783 or 1784, aged one-haU day. VI. Francis', born at Kent, Connecticut; baptized there, Oct., 1744; removed with his parents to Norwich, Vermont, where he spent the rest of his life. He married (i) Nov. 17, 1767, at Norwich, Sarah Hutchinson, daughter of Samuel and Jemima (Dunham) Hutchinson, who died March 29, 1780. He married (2) July 6, 1780, Rachel Woodward, daughter of Henry and Mary (King) Woodward, bom Oct. 16, 1747, at Cov entry, Connecticut. After her death, he mar ried (3) about 1811, Mary Wright. Francis "SmaUey" was a soldier in the Revolution. Issue by first wife: I. Vine (Vina)', b. AprU 4, 1769; d. Sept. 16, 1775. 2. Thirza', b. May 8, 1771 ; m. at Berlin, Vermont, Dec. I, 1796, Gurdon Pierce (of Berlin?), Vermont, b. Aug. 31, 1773; d. Feb. 7, 1875 (?) She died in 186 1. He resided in Thetford, Vermont, Norwich, Vermont, and Pitcher, New York. 3. Sarah*, b. March 29, 1773; d. Sept. 1775. 4. Abel*, b. Aug. 3, (13?) 1775; m. (i) ; m. (2) Sept. 27, 1812, Sarah AUard; resided in Norwich, Vermont, and Hyde Park, Ver mont; died Nov. 2, 1857, in Hyde Park, and was buried in Morristown, Vermont. 5. Raphael*, b. Nov. 23, 1777; m. (i) in 1803, Anna Waterman, b. 1780; d. Norwich, Ver mont, June 22, 1834, aged fifty-four years; m. (2) Sarah , who died AprU 3, 1863, 154 Genealogy of Edward Small aged eighty years; resided at Norwich, Ver mont. Issue by second wUe: 6. Verona (Vma)*, b. March 29, 1781. 7. Cynthia*, b. June 3, or Jan. 3, 1783. 8. Francis*, b. Nov. 25, 1785; m. March 7, 1811, Mrs. Martha Post (Hyde- Westgate) Calkins, widow of WiUiam Westgate and Eleazer CaUdns, and daughter of Captain Jedediah and EUzabeth (Brown-Parker) Hyde, b. JiUy 6, 1783; d. Sept. 8, or 9, 1852, at Hyde Park, Vermont. He died June 8, 1857, at Hyde Park. 9. SaU)^, b. March 14, 1788; m. March 11, 1810, Jasper Johnson. She was also called "SaUy S." VII. Rebecca', baptized Feb. 5 (or 3), 1745, at Kent, Connecticut; not mentioned in her father's wiU. VIII. Jemima', baptized Feb. 26, 1748-49 at Kent, Connecticut; m. about 1768, John GUlett, of Hartford, Vermont, b. AprU 4, 1745, at Lebanon, Connecticut; d. at Hartford, Vermont, Jan. 1829; she died Nov. 1828. 9. Francis*, b. about 1714; living in 1735. 10. Elizabeth*, b. about 1716; Uving in 1722. V. Samuel' SmaU, son of Francis* and EUzabeth, bom between 1664 and 1667, according to depositions. (Vide infra.) VI. Daniel', son of Francis* and Elizabeth, who appears to have been the youngest son, Uved in Truro, Massachusetts, where we first find mention of him. He was probably born in Maine between 1667 and 1674, and may have spent some years in York County, Maine, before remov ing to Cape Cod with his father and mother. The time of removal may have been about 1700, or a Uttie later. "Daniel SmaUe and Benjamin Smalle" were mentioned in the Town Records of Truro, in 17 10, as among "the first that owned cattle in the town," which they probably took with them from Kittery. With this son, Francis SmaU and his wife, EUzabeth, spent Francis Small 155 the closing years of their Uves; and, in gratitude for this care, Francis is said to have executed the deed to Daniel, dated October 31, 1712,* in which he made over to Daniel all the property which he then owned, or thought he owned. Signed with a mark because of the palsy in his hands (as testified by Anna Dyer, daughter to Daniel SmaU, in 1781),! this deed has generaUy been considered fraudulent, or at least that part of it based upon the Indian deed, dated November 28, i666,t which was thrown out by the Courts; consequently the claims of the heirs of Daniel Small came to naught, so far as the Ossipee tract was concerned. In 1718, Daniel SmaU, who then caUed himself a car penter of Truro, mortgaged to Thomas and John Marshall, of Boston, for £53, the one hundred acres at Newichewan nock (Berwick) which he had received by this deed of 1712 from his father; also the land which his father had "recov ered of M'' Corbet by vertue of a Judgement & Execution." This originaUy consisted of two hundred and two acres; but one half having passed into the possession of George Mount joy, it could then have been only one hundred and one acres. The mortgage further included the Capisic tract at Falmouth, which Francis SmaU had received by deed from Scitterygussett. § Eleven years later (February 23, 1729), as a resident of Provincetown, "Daniel SmaUey, yeoman," conveyed to his "Sons Isaac SmaUy & Daniel SmaUey, both of s"* Province Town Whale Fisherman," for £100, "Four Nine Parts of Upland & Meadow Ground in Berwick [the] Bounds whereof are set forth in my Honoure'' Father Francis SmaUey Dec^his Deed of Gift to me... as also Four Nine Parts of aU my Right Titie & Interest in & to the Common Lands of Kittery... also Four Nine Parts of aU my Lands at Falmouth Together with Four Nine Parts in aU my Lands whatsoever they may be found. "Witnesses [Signed] Samuel Spear Daniel SmaUe [Seal] Susannah Whitford" * Vide Appendix XIX. f Vide Appendix XXII. t Vide Appendix XVin. § Vide Appendix XX: A; XXVin, XXIX, XIV. 156 Genealogy of Edward Small At the same time he conveyed to his sons, "John SmaUy and Edward SmaUy," and his son-in-law, Anthony Strout, " Whale Fishermen," of Provincetown, for £70, three ninth parts of the same lands; and, for £50, to his minor sons, "EUsha SmaUy and Benjamin SmaUy," two ninth parts. These three deeds were recorded on the same day, August 7, 1730.* A part of the sum thus received, £220, was doubtless used to Uquidate the mortgage which he had placed with Thomas and John MarshaU, as aU this land was quitclaimed back to him by MarshaU's executor, February 3, 1730, (1730-31?) upon receipt of "the principal & interest Money now coming due." f No attempt has been made to trace these lands further. Whether the title was considered good is not known. In 1 72 1, Daniel SmaU had made over to "My beloved Sister Elizabeth Pugsley of Kittery," twenty acres of the hundred granted, in 1671, to his father at "Great HiU near WeUs Swamp" in Kittery; { with his nephew, Joseph Small, of Kittery, as one of the witnesses. The date of Daniel SmaU's death is unknown; and the name of his wUe does not appear in any existing record. Issue: I. Anna*, b. about 1695; m. about 1715, Henry Dyer, son of Dr. WUliam and Mary (Taylor) Dyer, b. April 11, 1693, at Bamstable, Massachusetts. She owned the Covenant at Truro Church, Feb. 13, 1725-26; ad mitted. May 17, 1730. From her much quoted deposition,! acknowledged at Cape Elizabeth, August 27, 1 781, in which she gives her age as "about Eighty Six Years" — thus indicating her birth in 1695 — it is safe to assume her to be the eldest chUd of Daniel SmaU. The longevity inherited from her grand father, Francis SmaU, which enabled her at this advanced age, with mind and memory unimpaired, to appear before the Commissioners on Eastern Claims with a clear state- * Mayflower Descendant, vol. 13 : 266-67. t Mayflower Descendant, vol. 14: 154. { Vide Appendix XX: B. § Vide Appendix, XXH. Francis Small 157 ment of facts, has been a blessing to every generation that succeeded her. What age she finaUy reached is unknown. In a caU by the Court for "Miss Anna Dyer," June 7, 1794, it was stated that she was dead. 2. Isaac*, b. about 1695-96, in Maine; d. Oct. 30, 1765, in Cape EUzabeth (Fahnouth); m. (i), Nov. 28, 1722, Elizabeth Bamaby, b. Dec. 5, 1701. She died May 16, 1743, in Falmouth, later Cape Elizabeth. He married (2), Dec. 8, 1743 (int. Oct., 1743), Susanna Smith* (Whitiord) Mayo. She had married (i) George Whit ford; (2) James Mayo; and (3) Isaac "SmaUey." On Jime 9, 1731, as "Whale Fisherman" of Provincetown, he gave a deed to Ezekiel Gushing for considerations of £200, to aU his "interest of the Real & Personal Estate which I lately derived from my Hon^ Father Daniel SmaUy of s"? Province Town by Virtue of One Deed of Sale well executed to me under my s? Fathers Hand & Seal Dated Twenty, Third Day of FebFy, 1729-30." f Later, he re moved to Falmouth, and thence to Cape Elizabeth, where he StiU foUowed the sea. An ancient "wast-book" of Isaac SmaU is in the posses sion of Dr. Elmer* SmaU, of BeUast, Maine, who kindly lent it to the writer, some time after the earUer part of the first edition of these volumes was completed. This "wast- book" is sixteen and a fourth inches long, six and a half inches wide, and about one and a half inches thick, with a cover of sheepskin. The oldest record is as foUows: "no uember y* 28. 1738 nathaniel mayo Came for to go whaUng with me." Seven years later, he added a few famUy items: A Short Racord of the time I was fust mared in the Eyer 1722 and in. nouember the 28 day Elizabeth bom October (blotted) 1723 and James bom in the Eyer 1734 in august the 17 day * George Whitford and Susanna Smith, both of Cape Cod, were mar ried December 31, 1722, in Cape Cod, by Mr. Samuel Spear. She was probably daughter of Beriah and Susanna (Savage) Smith, b. May 11, 1704. Truro Vital Records: 12. t Mayflower Descendant, voL 14: 154. 158 Genealogy of Edward Small and Ruth bom in the Eyer 1737 the 10 of July and Isaac (Jr) bom in the Eyer 1740 in august the 17 day and my wife dyed may 16 day 1743 and I was mared again in desember the 8 day of the same Eyer and Susaima born in the Eyer 1744 in Oct ye 6 day a short a count of the children that I have now liueing this 7 day of March 1745 Isaac Small did not think it necessary to mention the names of his wives; neither did his father, Daniel* SmaU, for there is absolutely no trace of Daniel's wUe, or wives. There are few other records in the "wast-book" in the handwriting of Isaac* SmaU. The book passed into the keeping of his eldest son. Captain James' SmaU, then to the latter's son, Ezekiel* SmaU, Sr., and to Ezekiel' SmaU, Jr., who was father to Dr. Elmer* SmaU, of BeUast, Maine. Each generation added something, untU it stands a famUy record-book. The chUdren of Isaac* SmaU recorded by himseU, as "now Uueing" in 1745, appear to be restricted to his own chUdren. From later writing in another hand, it is shown that his domestic group included some step- chUdren: James Mayo, b. Nov., 1735; "Reback" Whitiord, b. Dec. 21, 1730; "lettis mayo," b. AprU 11, 1736; and Whit ford Mayo, b. June 30, 1739. Issue by first wUe: I. Elizabeth', b. Oct., 1723; m. (int. Nov. 15, 1739, Falmouth, Maine), in 1739, Christopher Strout. II. James', b. Aug. 17 (16?), 1734; m. (int. March 3, 1758) Hannah Delano. He was living Feb. 12, 1802, in Limington. Vide infra. III. Ruth', b. July 10, 1737; m. Robert Barton* (mt. Oct. 20, 1759, Falmouth, Mame). IV. Isaac', Jr., b. Aug. 17, 1740, in Fahnouth; Uving in 1758. In the "wast-book" it is recorded, on "September the 4 day 1758," that "Isaac smaU Juner Entered on bord the Sloup Marcy, Epharem Dyer mastor for Eighteen poimds p"^ month old tanner." There is no further record of Isaac', Jr., * Falmouth Marriages; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 14: 223. Francis Small 159 in the book. He was perhaps, the Isaac SmaU of Gray, Maine. If so, he married Susan Hobbs and two of his daughters married into the Libby famUy. Issue by second wUe: V. Susanna', b. Oct. 6, 1744, in Falmouth; m. March 3, 1764, at Falmouth, Isaac IngersoU, b. July 26, 1744, Gloucester, Massachusetts. KUled, 1776, aboard privateer Yankee Hero, by a shot from British brig Mildred. VI. Child', which was born after March 7, 1745-46, in Fahnouth. JAMES' SMALL James' SmaU, b. Aug. 17, 1734, in Falmouth, later Cape Elizabeth. He married (intention, March 3, 1758), in Fal mouth,* Hannah Delano, daughter to Thomas* and Sarah ( ) Delano, of Falmouth. The entries of James SmaU in the "wast-book" are many and varied. He evidentiy was captain of the schooner Neptune and of the Hannah and Molly at different times. There are numerous Usts of outfits for various fishing voy ages, and distribution of cargoes on his return. On AprU 12, 1767, it is shown that Henry Dyer owned "1/16 of the Schooner Hanner and Molly," valued at £196.17.6, and that Reuben Dyer had a like interest. In 1769, Benjamin Fickett (probably Sr.,) and James Dyer were paid for repairs on the "scooner Nepten." The names of SmaUs that appear most frequently on these accounts are: EUsha, Edward, Israel, Isaac, Ephraim, John, Benjamin, and "mich" (Micah). In June, 1770, Captam James Small "pade Mother SmaU For Hur Parte off y* House Lefte Hur by my Father SmaU ...(£) 10. lo.o." " M' Joseph Mamor " was interested more or less in Captain SmaU's fishing ven tures, from 1750 to 1769; also his son, "Moses Mamer," in 1772 and 1773. John Dyer was mentioned, 1749-1751; * Cape Elizabeth Records, i: 510. i6o Genealogy of Edward Small Henry Dyer, 1752; "mykel" (Micah) Dyer, 1754; "M' James Dyer," 1760-1769; and Samuel Dyer, 1777. There also was an Israel Dyer in 1770, whose famUy connection has not been traced. On August 1,1774, there was an entry by Captain James SmaU of a list of stores he had "founde in y^ Schoner MoUey." His Revolutionary service consisted of six months and twenty-four days, from February 5, 1776, to September i, 1776, in Captain Briant Morton's company, stationed on the seacoast at Cape EUzabeth and Scarborough. He re- enUsted September i, 1776, and served until November 25, 1776 (service, two months and twenty-five days), in the same company, in Colonel MitcheU's regiment, at Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. The name, "James SmaU," appeared in a Ust of men who moved from the town of Cape Elizabeth subsequent to 1776, dated Cape Elizabeth, Jan uary 17, 1782, accompan3dng a petition of the Selectmen stating their inabiUty to supply their quota.* In March, 1777, when Peter Woodbury, of Cape Elizabeth, acted as agent to the heirs of DanieP SmaU, of Truro, to prosecute their claims, James SmaU was firmly estabUshed at Ossipee, later Limuigton. He probably took advantage of a period of good sledding, in the winter of 1776-1777, to remove his famUy. The desire to take them away from the dangers threatening the seacoast towns may have been a factor in his removal just at that time. That Captain SmaU had knowledge of the deed dated November 28, 1666, is evident. It purported to convey the "twenty mUes square," at Ossipee, from Captain Sandy to Francis* SmaU, and was recorded May 24, 1743 (whUe the original deed was not recorded untU August 28, i773).t Entries in his handwriting in the "wast-book" (the first without date) state that Captain James' SmaU had been to see "Major Freeman [a lawyer of Falmouth]... about the land #04 times... for coppeys... [£]oo.io.6"; that he had 314. * Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14: 4- t Vide pp. S3, 54. Francis Small i6i paid"the Major... for the papers... £00.10.0"; that he had given the Major "Cash" — on Oct. 2, 1758, £2.05.0, on Nov. 10, 1758, £2.05.0, and on AprU 7, 1759, £2.05.0. With the "wast-book" * an acknowledged but unrecorded deed has been handed down, which is too valuable to omit, since it shows the grounds upon which Captain James' SmaU based his claim to land at Limington: Know all Men by these Presents. That I Moses Shattuck of Falmouth in the County of Cumberland and Province of the Massachusetts-Bay — Gentlemen am holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto James Small of Cape Elizabeth in said County — Yeoman in the full and just Sum of Fifty Pounds law ful money to be paid tmto the said James Small his certain At torney Heirs — Executors or Admin" to the which pajmient weD and tnily to be made I bind myself my Heirs Exec'^^ and Admin istrators firmly by these Presents sealed with my Seal — Dated at s^ Falmonth the twentieth Day of December in the fifteenth Year of His Majesty's Reign. Amioque Domini, One Thousand seven hundred and seventy-four The condition of the above-written Obligation is such. That whereas the said Moses and James have bargained and agreed, that the said James for the consideration hereafter mentioned shou'd give the said Moses a Deed of Sale of one moiety or hah part of his the said James Right to a certain Tract of Land lying and bordering upon Piscataqua River, which his Great Grand father Francis SmaU purchased of an Indian called Cap^ Sandy Nov. 28, 1666. and which he afterwards sold to his Son and my Grandfather Daniel SmaU late of Truro in the County of Bam stable & Province aforesaid Carpenter deceas'd viz the last Day of October 171 2 as by the Deeds recorded in York County Records may appear. And the said Moses on his part having agreed to & with the said James to pay all the Charges that has arisen or may arise in promoting the settlement, and recovering * In this book there is one amusing feature. Somebody, in an exuberance of feeling, has written in a large, clerkly hand, the name Limington on several pages and inside the cover. On one page it is written a number of times, while below is the following: 'Tm monach of all I survey My right there is none to disput From the center all round to the sea I'm Lord of the fowl and tbe brut" 1 62 Genealogy of Edward Small and establishing the Title and Claim of said Land, that is to say, the whole Charges which the said James has heretofore been — or may be subject to pay for his whole Right (which is one sixth of two ninths of the whole Tract), untU the final recovery and estab lishment of the Titie as aforesaid. And whereas in Consequence & in compUance of said agreement The said James has this Day conveyed one half of his aforesaid Right to the said Moses. Now therefore If the said Moses his Heirs Executors or Administrators shaU weU and truly pay the whole Charge Tax or Assessment which has been or may be laid on the Said Jame's Right untU the recovery and establishment of the same as aforesaid, and indem nify the said James his Heirs Execr^ and Administrators from pay ing any part of such Charge Tax or Assessment, till the recovery and establishment of the Title as aforesaid, then the above writ ten ObUgation to be void and of no Effect, else to remain and abide in full force and virtue — Sign'd Seal'd & Delivered Moses Shattuck [seal] in the Presence of us Enoch Freeman Enoch Freeman Jun. Cumberland Ss December 24th 1774 Moses Shattuck within- named acknowledged the within to be his Deed. It is apparent from the above document that the record of Isaac* SmaU, written on March 7, 1745, of his five chUdren then Uving was made with reference to estabUshing his claim to the land at Ossipee. The right of " one sixth of two ninths of the whole Tract," owned by his son James, is proof that another chUd was bom after that date. Two ninths repre sented the interest conveyed to Isaac* by his father, DanieP SmaU, of Truro.* Although Captain James SmaU appears to have been one of the earUest to take measures to prove his claim at Ossipee, neither he nor his sons became involved in the lawsuits which so disturbed the other settlers. Instead, he — "James SmaU of Limington... mariner" — showed his acquiescence in the decisions of the Courts against other descendants of Daniel' SmaU, and others more or less con nected with that famUy, by purchasing, on October 12, 1795, * Vide p. 155. Francis Small 163 for £25, of " Samuel March Esq"^ of Scarborough," one of the Ossipee Proprietors, a hundred acres of land "on the Brook that runs out of Horn Pond." * Here, in the northeasterly section of the town, he buUt, about 1799, a sawmiU, known as " SmaU's MiUs," which he and his sons operated for many years. To obtain sufficient power, he buUt a dam at the MiUs, creating an overflow which used to be known as "SmaU's MUl-Pond." In the "wast-book," it is recorded that "M"^ James SmaU of Ossiby," on February 23, 1791, deUvered to M"^ Enock Hsley of Portiand... 7,000 shingles on acct of M' Joshua SmaU of Ossapy." From this it is inferred that a smaUer miU was buUt, very early, on the site of his later and larger mUls. On February 12, 1802, Daniel Fogg "this Day Settled all Accounts with Cap' James SmaU," at Limington; the date of death of the latter is not known. The births of his chU dren, and some of their deaths, appear in the "wast-book." Issue: I. James*, b. Jan. 7, 1759, in Fahnouth; d. Aug. 6, 1773- 2. Ruth*, b. Dec. 30, 1760, in Falmouth; d. Jan. 18, 1761. 3. Hannah*, b. Nov. 10, 1762, in Falmouth; d. Nov. 23 (probably 1762). 4. Samuel*, b. Oct. 18, 1764, in Fahnouth. 5. Elizabeth*, b. Aug. 25, 1766, in Cape EUzabeth; d. Jan. 25, 1775. 6. Israel*, b. Sept. 4, 1768, in Cape EUzabeth; he married SaUy Barton. Before he went to Limington, he Uved on Diamond Island, in Portland Harbor. He was associated at Lim ington with his brothers, in operating SmaU's Mills, and Uved near the MUls. He died at Limington. Issue: I. Lemuel', b. in Limington; "non compos." II. Nancy', b. in Limington; d. unmarried. * Cumberland County, Maine, Deeds, Book 59: 153. 164 Genealogy of Edward Small III. Ephraim', b. in Limington. He married Nov. 20, 1823, in Limington, Susan Seavey, of that town. IV. Eliza', b. in Limington. She was married March 26, 1818, in Limington, to Sam uel Hopkinson. V. Robert', b. in Limington. He married March 17, 1825, Limington, Olive Black, of that town. VI. James', b. in Lunington. He married, first (mtention Oct. 26, 1827), in Lim ington, Hannah B. Seavey, sister to Susan (Seavey) SmaU; his second wife was "the widow Seeley." vn. SaUy Barton', b. in Limington. She was married June 23, 1831, by Elder Seavey, to Thomas Jefferson Thomp son. Issue: I. Cyrus SmaU Thompson, b. Jime 6, 1835, in Limington. 2. Simon Greenleaf Thompson, b. Feb. 21, 1837, in Limington. 3. Leonard Pease Thompson, b. Aug. 6, 1838, in Limington. He is a civil engineer. VIII. Ezekiel', b. in Limington. Captain Ezekiel SmaU married, first (intention May 20, 1838), "Miss Clarissa Griffin, of Portiand." He married second (in tention Nov. 8, 1846), Mrs. EUzabeth (SmaU) Stevens, of Newry, Maine, widow of Abiah Stevens and daughter to James* and Lydia (Howard) SmaU, of Rumf ord. IX. Cyrus', b. in Limington. He married Lucinda SmaU, daughter to Edward SmaU. X. Asahel', b. in Limington. He married Francis Small 165 March 3, 1856, "Miss Lucinda Wake field, of Boston." XI. Susan', b. in Limington. She was mar ried June 8, 1843, to James Hopkinson Ridlon, of HolUs. XII. Dorcas', b. in Limington; she died un married. 7. Ephraim*, b. Dec. 25, 1770, in Cape Elizabeth; he died in Spain. 8. Phebe*, b. Aug. 22, 1772; d. Oct. 20 (probably 1772). 9. James*, b. Oct. 22, 1773, in Cape Elizabeth. He married Lydia Howard, daughter to Amos Howard, of Lyman, Maine. Amos Howard, b. May 2, 1752; d. Sept. 17, 1837, in Rumford, Maine; he was a Revolutionary soldier. "James SmaU, Jr.," was Uving in Limerick, on April 25, 1803, when he and his wife Lydia sold to Israel SmaU (his brother), for $800, "aU the land I hold with the said Israel, deeded to us by Samuel Larabee & Ameziah Goodwin, the mUl privUege excepted." * James SmaU removed with his family from Limerick to Lisbon, Maine. In 1826, they went to Rumford, where he "bought the Simon Virgin farm, the one next above the Keyes or Timothy Walker farm. He was an inteUigent man, and much employed in town affairs"; he also was Justice of the Peace. His wUe died July 16, 1834, probably in Rumford, aged fifty-three years. He died Nov. i, 1845, in Newry, Maine,t at the home of one of his younger chU dren; his age was seventy-two years. Issue: I. Warren', b. AprU 21, 1804, in Limerick; d. aged twenty years. II. Sarah Sherbume', b. July 29, 1805; she was married to Amos DwineU. IIL James', b. July 9, 1807, in Lisbon; d. at sea, aged twenty years. * Cumberland County, Maine, Deeds, Book 97: 202. t History of Rumford, Maine, 1890, by Wm. B. Lapham: 397. 1 66 Genealogy of Edward Small IV. Lydia', b. Nov. 13, 1809, in Lisbon; d. aged four years. V. Emeline', b. March 23, 1812, in Lisbon; she was the wUe of E. Carter RoUe. VI. Elizabeth', b. May 8, 1814, in Lisbon. She was married, first, to Abial Ste vens, second (intention Nov. 8, 1846), to Ezekiel' SmaU, of Limington, son to Israel* and SaUy (Barton) SmaU. VII. Cyrus', b. April 18, 1816, in Lisbon. He married, first, Lucy A. KimbaU; sec ond, Sarah J. Thompson; third, PoUy Martin. He had one chUd: EveUne', b. Sept. 27, 1839. Vin. Sumner', b. Dec. 25, 1818, in Lisbon; he married Eliza Morley, and "Uved in Massachusetts." IX. Mary Ann', b. Jan. 13, 182 1, in Lisbon; she was the wife of O'NeU R. Hastings, of Newry. X. Lydia EUen', b. June 6, 1823, in Lisbon; she was married to John Smith, of Newry. XI. Albert' (or Albert H.), b. Sept. 11, 1825, in Lisbon; he married Sarah Hastings, and Uved in Newry. This smaU town, adjoining Rumford, in Oxford County, origmaUy Sunday (or Sandy) River Plantation, at some period was called Bostwick; it was incorporated June 15, 1806, as Newry. "Albert SmaU was, for several sessions. Secretary of the Maine Senate. He subsequently re moved to Auburn, Maine, where he was long a bank cashier. After his death, his widow became the second wife of Judge Charles W. Walton." 10. Ezekiel*, b. July (June?) 25, 1777, in Limmgton. He married "Miss Lucy Staple, of Liming- Francis Small 167 ton." They Uved near SmaU's MUls, in which he had an interest. Ezekiel Small was town treasurer of Limington, in 1819 and other years. He died Dec. 25, 1865, in Vassalboro, Maine. The births and deaths in his famUy are recorded in the "wast-book." Issue: I. Hannah', b. June 12, 1802, in Limington. She was married to EUiott; Mrs. "Hannah S. ElUott d. March 31, 1864, aged 57 years." II. Jane', b. Nov. 23, 1805, in Limington; Mrs. "Jane S. Hussey d. Dec. 8, 1844, aged 39 years." III. SaUy', b. Jan. 29, 1808, in Limington; she died unmarried, Nov. 10, 1852, aged forty-four years. IV. Mary Ann', b. Dec. 13, 1809, in Liming ton; died at the age of fifteen years. V. Louisa', b. Feb. 5, 1812, in Limington. She was married to MetcaU; the date of her death is unknown. VI. Ansel', b. Sept. 30, 1813, in Limington; he died Sept. 15, 1894, aged eighty-one years. VII. Lucy', b. Sept. 4, 1815, in Limington. She was married to ¦ Manson; the date of her death is not known. VIII. Ezekiel', b. Oct. 8, 1817, in Limington. He married Sarah Hawes Mooers, of Pittston, Maine; he died Nov. 2, 1898, aged eighty-one years. Issue: I. Elmer*, b. Aug. 14, 1845. Dr. Elmer* SmaU, of Belfast, Maine, is the present (1910) owner of the "wast- book." He married Caroline F. Cobb, bom in Otisfield, Maine; she died Sept. 14, 1909, in Belfast. 1 68 Genealogy of Edward Small 2. James B.*, b. AprU 22, 1851. He Uves in Lynn, Massachusetts. IX. Sophia', b. Aug. 22, 1819, in Limington; Mrs. "Sophia S. Stevens d. Nov. i, 1856, aged thirty-seven years." X. Mary Ann', b. July 31, 1821, probably in Limington. Mrs. " Mary Ann Webber d. AprU 3, 1896, aged sixty-five years." XI. Warren'. He died at the age of three months. II. BarziUai*, b. Nov. 11, 1782, in Limington. He married (intention Jan. i, 1807), "Miss Betsey Hagens," b. May 26, 1790, daughter to Walter and PoUy Hagens, or Higgins, of Lim ington. They Uved at SmaU's MiUs, in which he had an interest. He died in Limington. Issue: I. Cyrus', b. Jan. 27, 1809, in Limington; d. Jan. 20, 1810. II. James Madison', b. Sept. 25, 181 1, in Limington. Captain James M. Small married Nov. 25, 1841, in Limington, Susan L. Parker. III. Mary Jane', b. Nov. 15, 1813, in Liming ton; died young. IV. DrusiUa', b. in Limington. She was mar ried Oct. 31, 1 84 1, in Limington, to Robert S. Stone, of that town. He went to CaUfornia in 1849. V. Otis', b. in Limington. He married AprU 17, 1854, in Limington, Sarah M. Walker (also given Sarah M. Hatch). VI. Nelson', b. in Limington. It is thought that he never married. VIL Mary EUen', b. in Limington. VIIL EUza Ann', b. in Limington; she never was married. After her sister, DrusUla Stone, became a widow, EUza made her home with DrusiUa. Francis Small 169 12. Isaac*, b. Oct. 29, 1786, in Limington. This date of his birth is found in the "wast-book"; his immediate famUy have it Oct. 27, 1779. Isaac SmaU, of Limington, and " Miss Betsey Bradbury, of Limerick," were pubUshed Oct. 20, 1805, in Limington; they were mar ried Nov. 7, following. She was born July 17, 1786. They lived many years at Limington; about 1830, they removed to Ossipee, New Hampshhe, where he died. Issue: I. Mary', b. Nov. 18, 1806, in Lunington; d. 1810. II. Susan H.', b. Aug. 16, 1808, in Limington; d. aged one month. III. EUza B.', b. Aug. 12, 1810, in Limington. She was married to Watts; a daughter Uves in Lynn, Massachu setts. IV. WUUam', b. Jan. 25, 1812, in Limington; d. May 28, 1816. V. Hannah D.', b. Dec. 22, 1814, in Liming ton. She was married to Stevens, as his second wUe; she died June 5, 1885. VI. WiUiam Bradbury', b. May 17, 1818, in Limington. His father moved to Ossipee, New Hampshire, where WilUam, then twelve years of age, entered Effingham Academy. From there, he went to PhiUips Academy, Exeter; later, he entered the law-office of Messrs. BeU and Tuck. In 1846, he was admitted to the bar, and opened an office at Newmarket, New Hampshire, "where for nearly two score years he uninterruptedly and successfuUy pursued his profession." He was chosen State Senator from the First District, in 1870; whUe holding that office he was nom inated from the same District for the Forty-Third Congress, to which he was elected in 1873. The Hon. WUliam B. SmaU was, for twenty-three years, a 1 70 Genealogy of Edward Small director of the Newmarket National Bank, and, at the time of his death, its President. He was appointed County SoUcitor; at a later period, he was reappomted by Ex- Govemor Cheney, and retamed that office as long as he lived. "Dartmouth CoUege conferred upon him the hon orary degree of Master of Arts." He married, first, OUve A. Trabee;* his second wUe was Ellen M. French. He died AprU 7, 1878, in Newmarket, leaving a widow and three chUdren. Issue by first wife: I. WUliam H.*; he married Ida M. Roach. Issue four daughters and three sons. Issue by second wife: 2. Elizabeth B.*; she was married to Dr. Andrew J. Sawyer. They Uved (1910) in Manchester, New Hamp shire, and have a daughter, Marion Sawyer. 3. NeUie B.'; she was married to Paul Ladd, of Portiand, Maine, and Boston (1910). Their daughter, Helen Ladd, is not Uving. VII. Eunice', b. July 7, 1819; d. Aug. 18, 1819 VIII. Isaac H.'; m. (i) EmiUne HazUtt, of Os sipee; m. (2) Jean McKay, of Edin- borough, Scotland. IX. Mary Susan'. X. Eunice C; m. Ezekiel W. Mathews. XI. Adeline Irish'; m. David P. Mathews, of Ossipee, as his second wife. 3. Daniel*, caUed Captain, son of DanieP and ( ) Small ("SmaUey"), was bom in 1697, probably in Maine. He afterward Uved in Truro, Provincetown, and Bamstable, Massachusetts, and in Lebanon, Con necticut. In youth he was a "whale fisherman"; after removing to Connecticut, a farmer. * Family records say " Furber." Francis Small 171 He married (i) Ruth , perhaps Ruth Barnaby, daughter of Stephen and Ruth (Morton) Barnaby, born July 12, 1699, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sept. 13, 1741, they united with the church at Barnstable, Massachusetts, having been dismissed from the church in Provincetown. AprU 7, 1745, they were dismissed to the "Church in the North Society in Lebanon," now in Columbia, Connecticut. In 1750, they joined the First Church in Lebanon upon recommendation from the church at "Lebanon Crank" (North Church, now in Columbia). He bought land (564 acres), Feb. 12, 1744-45, of bis cousin. Captain James "SmaUey." Subsequently, he bought other tracts in Lebanon, part of which he sold. Sept. 6, 1759, at Lebanon, he conveyed to Caleb Hay ward, for £100, "as one of the descendants of M"; Francis SmaU, or Daniel SmaU, his son," aU interest in the lands of said Francis or Daniel at Casco Bay. This deed was recorded March 13, 1775, and signed "Daniel SmaU." * He owned ninety-eight acres at his death. After the death of his first wife, he married (2) Mrs. Han nah Boyington, May 22, 1777, at Goshen, now BozrahviUe, Connecticut. In the record, he is described as "Capt. Daniel SmaUey, age 80 years." His wUe was the widow of Boyington, and previously widow of his cousin. Cap tain James "SmaUey." She was a daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah (Young) Bickford, born May, 1708, at East ham, Massachusetts. She survived him and went to Green field, Massachusetts, where her son WilUam "SmaUey" resided. She died in October, 1793. Captain SmaU's wiU, dated March 27, 1776, was proved July 14, 1781. He bequeathed his gun, sword and belt to his grandson, Sylvanus SmaUey. The inventory of his estate mentions one large Bible, valued at £2.105. Issue by first wife: I. Martha', b. July 10, baptized July 13, 1735, at Bamstable, Massachusetts; married Oct. 26, 1752, Caleb Ha)rward. She died before her father drew his wiU. * York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 43: 187. 172 Genealogy of Edward Small II. Daniel', b. Oct. 28, 1740, at Bamstable; baptized there Nov. 2, 1740; removed to Lebanon, Con necticut, with his parents in 1745. June 2, 1763, he married Martha, born Oct. 22, 1742, daughter of Josiah and Hannah (White) Owen. They joined the First Church in Lebanon, where their chUdren were baptized; removed to Norwich, Vermont, about 1783. In 1776, he was a member of Captain Walter Hyde's Lebanon Company, in the Revolu tion; also mentioned as corporal in Captain John Vaughan's Company. Issue: I. Hannah*, b. March 13, 1764; baptized Aug. 26, 1764; married May 26, 1785, at Norwich, Ver mont, John Burton. 2. Sylvanus*, b. Nov. 4, 1765; baptized Nov. 17, 1765; Uving in 1776. 3. AbigaU* (Nabby), b. July 28, 1767; baptized Aug. 9, 1767, died in 1846; married Reuben Smith, Sept. 20, 1800, at Norwich, Vermont. 4. Nehemiah*, b. Aug. 29, 1769; baptized Sept. 3, 1769; m. AprU 8, 1810, at Lenox, New York, SaUy CatUn. 5. Martha*, b. July i, 1771; baptized July 14, 1771; died unmarried. 6. Ruth*, b. Aug. 5, 1773; baptized Aug. 8, 1773; died young. 7. Clarissa*; baptized Sept. 10, .1775; m. John MitcheU. 8. Ruth*, b. March 5, 1780; d. i860; m. Dec. 17, 1799, at Hanover, New Hampshire, Ebenezer Knowlton. 9. Daniel*, b. AprU 3, 1782; baptized AprU 7, 1782; d. Dec. 2, 1859, at Lancaster, New York; m. (i) at Norwich, Vermont, Martha Catlin; m. (2) Dec. 19, 1813, Betsey Frost. She died March i or 3, 1846, at Randolph, Ohio. 4. John* SmaU ("Smalley"), son of DanieP and SmaU, was bom, it is claimed, Oct. 19, 1704. He Uved at Francis Small 173 Truro and Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Fal mouth, Maine. He married (intention February 24, 1727-28) Hannah, bom December 5, 1709, at Plymouth, daughter of Stephen and Ruth (Morton) Bamaby. In the record of pubUsh- ment, his name was speUed " Smale," whUe the Town Clerk of Provincetown usuaUy speUed the name " Smole." Four chUdren were born at Provincetown; several others were bom after they removed to Falmouth, later Cape Elizabeth, but their births are not recorded. In the faU of 1775, when Captain Mowatt with his fleet was menacing the coast of Maine, the SmaUs who served to guard the neighboring seaports of Eastern Maine, in Cap tain Francis Shaw, Jr.'s, company, were: John SmaU (Jr.), sergeant; Daniel, Jeremiah, and Samuel SmaU, privates. In 1777, Joseph, EUsha, and Ebenezer SmaU, of Narra- guagus, were in the service.* The last two appear to have been sons of John' SmaU, Jr., as no other famUy of the name was then Uving in that vicinity. A John was at Narra- guagus in the Census of 1790. .' Issue: I. Lydia', b. Oct. 26, 1729, in Provincetown; m. (i) Samuel Horn; m. (2) Solomon Sawyer. She Uved at Great Chebeague, Casco Bay; died in 1826, age ninety-seven. II. John', b. Oct. 8, 1731, at Provincetown; m. (i) (?intention Feb. 9, 1751, Sarah Hopkins); m. (2) (mtention Oct. 28, i7S7),t at Falmouth, PriscUla Strout He went to Narraguagus, where he has been confused with his father, John* SmaU, Sr. MUUken, in his brief account of the early settlers of the Narraguagus VaUey, Washington County, Maine, says that John SmaU went to MUlbridge about 1762, where "he settled on a lot below the creek near the * Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Resolution, vol. 14: 310, 311, 312, 314, 315, 317. t New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 17: 151. 174 Genealogy of Edward Small Methodist meeting-house." This was probably John' SmaU, Jr. MiUiken gives no dates, so that much confusion has arisen between John* SmaU, Sr., and his son, John' SmaU, Jr. Issue: I. EUsha*, b. AprU 7, 1758, at Cape EUzabeth; at four years of age moved with his parents, in 1762, to Narraguagus from Cape Elizabeth; died Aug. 6, 1844, at Cherryfield, Maine; married Feb. 18, 1782, PrisciUa, bom AprU 4, 1762, at MiUbridge, died Sept. 15, 1855, at Cherryfield, daughter of Deacon Joseph Strout. Elisha* SmaU was called "deacon." He was at "Plantation No. 11," west of Machias in 1790, when his famUy, in the Census, showed one male over sixteen; one under sixteen; and three females. Issue: * I. Benjamin', b. Jan. 9, 1785; d. July 19, 1828; m. Syrena Wakefield, Jan. 22, 1815. She was bom May 6, 1796; died March 11, 1866. Issue: I. PameUa', b. Dec. 25, 1815. 2. OUve H.*, b. March 25, 1818. 3. Elbridge G.*, b. Aug. i, 1820. 4. Francis C.^, b. June 11, 1823. 5. Gilbert M.*, b. Oct. 2, 1825. II. SaUie', b. March 13, 1787; d. Nov. 27, . 1855 ; m. Mark Wilson, late in 1806. He was bom Sept, 20, 1782; died Feb. 15, 1866. Issue: I. DrusiUa WUson, b. Oct. 24, 1807; d. Oct. 18, 1857. 2. PrisciUa WUson, b. Nov. 25, 1809. 3. Loring WUson, b. July 7, 18 13. * Reported by descendants living in 1931. Francis Small 175 4. AmeUa Wilson, b. Sept. 9, 1815; d. Aug. 22, 1825. 5. Mary Ann Wilson, b. June 7, 1817; d. Sept. 17, 1829. 6. AbigaU WUson, b. AprU 27, 1819; d. Feb. 13, 1890. 7. Green B. WUson, b. March 20, 1821; d. Sept. 30, 1886. 8. Emery S. WUson, b. Aug. 31, 1823; d. 9. WilUam R. WUson, b. May 24, 1826; d. Sept., 1863. 10. Louisa WUson, b. Nov. 4, 1828; d. May 8, 1829. III. Mary (PoUy)', b. AprU 14, 1789; d. Oct. 28, 1868; m. Isaiah Leighton. He was born in Steuben, Maine, Nov. 4, 1788; died Cherryfield, Nov. 23, 1857. Issue: I. EUsha S. Leighton, b. 1814; d. 1884. 2. Lydia Leighton, b. 1816. 3. Amos Leighton, b. 1818; d. 1887. IV. Joseph', b. July 19, 1791; d. 1865; m. Betsey Tucker, Nov. 27, 1819. She was bom, 1796; died, 1885. Issue: I. Elisha C.^ b. 1821; d. 1906. 2. EUzabeth^ 3. Mary PrisciUa*. 4. Joseph BUUngs^ V. WilUam', b. June 19, 1 793 ; d. June 23, 1879 ; m. Lydia Godfrey, Dec. 21, 1819. She was bora Nov. 21, 1794; died AprU 4, 1867. Issue: I. Calvin L.*, b. March 10, 1821; d. Feb. 15, 1891. 2. Frederick G.', b. Sept. 16, 1822; d. Jan. II, 1847. 176 Genealogy of Edward Small 3. EUsha H.8, b. Feb. 2, 1825; d. March 19, 1859. 4. WUUam H.', b. Dec. 24, 1829; d. June II, 1852. 5. Eliza G.*, b. Jan. 30, 1832; d. Jan. 18, 1847. 6. Harriet S.^ b. Feb. 23, 1835; d. Dec. 14, 1864. VI. EUsha Jr.', b. May 30, i795;d. Oct. 4,1855; m. Nancy Ward, Dec. 23, 1823. She was bom March 21, 1798; died Feb. 14, 1875- Issue: I. Alonzo P.*, b. 1825; d. 1826. 2. Alonzo C, b. 1826; d. 1904; m. Sarah Richer. 3. Benjamin F.*, b. 1829; d. 1906, un married. 4. WiUiam P.*, b. 1832; d. 1889, unmar ried. 5. EUsha W.*, b. 1834; d. 1896; m. Mary T. Hoogs. (Parents of Mr. Francis E.^ SmaU, living in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1931.) 6. Mary Ann*, b. 1836; d. 1928, unmar ried. VI. Isaac', b. Feb. 16, 1797; d. Sept. 21, 1857; married Irene Leighton. Issue: I. Winslow*. 2. Laura*. 3. Maria*. 4. Malcolm*. VII. Daniel', b. Oct. 10, 1800; d. AprU, 1884; married Nancy CoflSn. Issue: I. Emolas*. 2. Susan*. Francis Small 177 3. PrisciUa*, b. March 23, 1802; d. April 12, 1805. 4. Farni)^, b. May 16, 1804; d. AprU 10, 1806. Ebenezer*, m. Nabby Leighton; lived at MiU bridge. Issue: * I. Deborah', m. James Colson. II. Samuel', m. MoUy Colson. III. Thomas', m. Deborah Tucker. IV. Lydia', m. James Gross. V. Nabby', m. Samuel Tuttie, of Perry. VI. John', m. at Lubec, and removed to Bucksport. VII. Eben', m. Harriman at Bucksport. VIII. Peggy', m. James Gates. IX. SaUy', m. Timothy Gates, both of Lubec or vicinity. X. Anna', m. James Leighton. Jonathan*. "He took up the lot next south of Deacon [EUsha] SmaU lot," at MiUbridge. Issue: t I. John', m. EUzabeth, daughter of Isaac and Amy (AUen) Patten. Issue: I. John*. 2. Larkin*; m. a daughter of Joseph Strout. 3. David*. 4. Alfred*. 5. WiUiam*. II. Joseph'.Issue: I. John*; drowned at age fourteen. 2. Joseph*; had a son, Joseph', Uving, 1910, in Steuben. 3. Hannah*, m. Bama Strout. See Milliken: Early Settlers of the Narraguagtts Valley. t Ibid. 178 Genealogy of Edward SmaU 4. Elizabeth*. 5. Clarissa*, m. WiUiam Nickels, son of Alexander and Martha (Holway) of Madison. 6. Jane*, m. Nathaniel Strout. m. Tunothy'.Issue: I. James*. 2. Alexander*. 3. Eliza*, m. AUen Archer. 4. Sophia*, m. Thomas GuptiU. 5. PrisciUa*, m. Bama Stevens. IV. Daniel', m. a daughter of Friend Coffin, so-caUed. Issue: I. Samuel*, m. Betsey Coffin. 2. Thomas*, m. Bethia Strout. 3. Isaac*, m. Assenath White. 4. Levi*, m. (i) Drisko; m. (2) Frankland. 5. James*, m. Wakefield. 6. Daughter, m. James Wakefield. 7. Daughter, m. Daniel BuzzeU. 8. Daughter, m. EU Dinsmore. V. James', m. PrisciUa Worcester, of Colum bia. Issue: I. Isaac*, m. Margaret Spalding. 2. Aaron* T., m. Plummer. 3. Amaziah*, m. Leighton. 4. Stinson*, m. Pamelia Burnham. 5. Simon G.*, m. Austin. 6. James A.*, m. Fanny Wallace. 7. Clarissa*, m. S. O. Madden. 8. Betsey*, m. Levi Leighton. 9. Mary Jane*, m. Moses Austin. 10. Martha*, m. John Noyes. III. Hannah', b. at Provincetown, March 26, 1734; died young. Francis Small 1 79 • IV. Daniel', b. at Provincetown, May 19, 1736; died young. V. Daniel', caUed "Daniel 3''," b. at Provincetown; m. Jan. 27, 1763, Joanna Cobb; "was taken by the Indians with whom he Uved four years and susbequentiy settied at Wales, Maine. ' ' He had a daughter Anna, baptized Nov. 13, 1779, at Scarboro, Maine.* VI. Isaac'; Uved at Cape Elizabeth. He was kUled at sea by being struck on the head by the fore-sheet block of the sloop, William and George, ninety- nine tons, whUe going to PhUadelphia. He probably was unmarried. VII. Timothy^, b. May 16, 1742, in Fahnouth. He Uved at Limington; subsequently moved to Cape Elizabeth and died. Timothy SmaU mar ried Mary , b. March 25, 1745, in Cape Elizabeth (Fahnouth) ; they were married about 1765, and were Uving in Narraguagus when their first chUd was bom; before 1771, they re tumed to Cape Elizabeth; in 1777, they were in Limington, where they remained a short time. Tunothy SmaU bore a prominent part in the lawsuits with the Ossipee Proprietors. As his name appears second on the Ust of the heirs of DanieP SmaU, he probably represented the in terests of his father. (John* SmaU, second son to DanieP.) Timothy SmaU was Town Clerk of Cape EUzabeth, 1802-1816. He died "Feb. 27, 1818, aged 75 years," and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, at Portiand.f Issue: I. Mary*, b. Dec. 14, 1766, in Narraguagus. "David Alden jr. & Mary SmaU" were mar ried Dec. 2, 1787, in Cape Elizabeth, by Rev. Ephraim Clark. David* Alden, Jr., b. Oct. 30, 1764, in Cape EUzabeth was of the fourth * Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 2 : 164; see also vol. 3 : loi. t Columbian Centinel, March 7, 1818. ' i8o Genealogy of Edward Small generation from John' Alden, of Plymouth. Massachusetts. 2. Lydia*, b. Feb. 7, 1769, in Narraguagus. 3. Timothy*, b. Jan. 3, 1771, in Cape Elizabeth, York County; d. July 7, 1772. 4. Elizabeth*, b. AprU 24, 1773, in Cape EUzabeth; d. Jan. 24, 1 781, in Cape Elizabeth. 5. Eunice*, b. May 22, 1777, in Lunington, York County. 6. Timothy*, b. June 4, 1780, in Limington; d. Aug., 1 781. 7. Timothy*, b. May 14, 1782, in Limington; d. Jan. 15, 1803. 8. WiUiam*, b. Nov. 10, 1784, in Limington; d. Dec. 22, 1802. VIIL Jacob' was born, probably at Falmouth, about 1744. He moved to Limington, but retumed to Cape EUzabeth. He married (i) ; married (2) at Cape EUzabeth, Dec. 23, 1788, Saiah York, when he was caUed " Captain Jacob Small of Ossipee." IX. Reuben', born probably at Fahnouth about 1746- 47; married Oct. 17, 1771, at Falmouth, Huldah LazedeU. He Uved at Limington, Scarboro, and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Issue: I. John*, baptized 14, 1779 (or 1780), at Scarboro, Maine. X. Jeremiah', born AprU 15, 1750 ("21 years younger than Lydia"). He lived at Wintham, where, in 1782, he joined the army and was discharged in 1783. Subsequentiy, he moved to an adjoining lot of land, given to him by his wUe's father, Peter Woodbury, of Cape Elizabeth, where he afterwards Uved. This information is largely obtained from an account dic tated in his ninety-sixth year by Jeremiah SmaU on Au gust 18, 1845. He married Dec. 19, 1776, Jerasha Wood bury, born July 18, 1757, in Cape EUzabeth, daughter of Peter and Hannah (White) Woodbury. Francis Small iSi He is credited with the foUowing Revolutionary service :* SmaU, Jeremiah, Narraguagus. Private, Capt. Francis Shaw, Jr.'s Co.; enlisted Sept. 9, 1775; service 4 mos. i day; company stationed at Gouldsborough, No. 4, Narraguagus, and Pleasant River, for defence of seacoast. SmaU, Jeremiah. Private, Capt. Ebenezer Smith's (7th) co., Sth Mass. Regt. commanded by Col. Michael Jackson; muster roU for AprU 1783; balance of term of enlistment unexpired, 27 months 12 days. His statement,t referred to above, reads thus: Frauds SmaU came from England settled . . . in . . . and had S sons and daughters viz. Isaac, Daniel, John, Edward and Benjamin. I John lived at Cape Elizabeth but subsequently moved to Narraguagus now called Stuben. He had ten children 8 sons, 2 daughters. I Lydia who first married Samuel Horn, after his decease, Solo mon Sawyer, she lived on the Island of Jabeag in Casco Bay where she died at the age of 97. 2. John Uved at Narraguagus ( 3 and 4 Haimah and Daniel died young S Next Daniel was taken by the Indians with whom he Uved 4 years and subsequently settled in Wales, Maine. 6. Isaac lived at Cape Elizabeth was killed at sea by being struck on the head by the fore-sheet block of sloop 99 tons Wm & George while going to Philadelphia. 7. Timothy lived at Limington subsequently moved to Cape Elizabeth where he died. 8. Jacob also Uved at Limington but moved to C. Elizabeth. 9. Reuben, do. 10. Jeremiah was 21 years younger than Lydia but lived in Wintham where in 1782 he joined the Army, was discharged in 1783, subsequently moved on to an adjoining lot of land given him by his wife's father Peter Woodbury of C. Elizabeth where he has ever since Uved. The above dictated by Jeremiah SmaU August 18, 1845 being in his g6th year. * Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14: 314. t Kindly supplied for this edition by Mrs. Victor Merritt. 1 82 Genealogy of Edward Small Issue: I. Peter*, b. Oct. 14, 1777. 2. John*, b. Feb. 27, 1780; d. Jan. 12, 1865; m. SybU, b. Sept. 13, 1781, and d. August 15, 1858, daughter of Jeremiah and Salome (HaskeU) Hobbs. Issue: I. Jonathan', b. Sept., 1804; d. 1854. II. Josiah', b. Dec. 10, 1806. ni. Jeremiah', b. Feb. 27, 1811, in Norway, Maine; d. AprU 17, 1880, at Wilton, Maine. He married Dec. 27, 1833, Mary Bartol MerriU, b. Sept. 27, 1809, at Falmouth, Maine; d. Nov. 30, 1896, at Jay, Maine. Issue (bom at WUton, Maine): X. Samuel Hobbs*, b. March 12, 1836; d. Oct. 20, 1867, at WUton, Maine; m. (i) July 4, 1858, at Jay, Maine, Mel- vina L. Coding, b. Jay, Maine, Oct. 2, 1839, and d. July 10, 1864, at WUton, daughter of Amos and Lu cinda (Pike) Coding. Issue: I. Maurice Herman', b. March 18, i860, at WUton, Maine; m. LiUian Cox; Uved at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. II. Mellie OravUla', b. Sept. 8, 1862; m. Dr. Victor Sulviro Merritt, a medical officer of the United States Army, Dec. 27, 1884. They lived at Springfield, Mas sachusetts. HI. Charles Gerry', b. May 15, 1864, at Wilton; m. EUzabeth Chilson, and lived at Southbridge, Mas sachusetts. IV. Mary Emma', b. April 6, 1868, at Francis Small 183 Wilton; d. AprU 18, 1910, at Taunton, Massachusetts. 2. Charles H.*, b. May 12, 1838; d. May 24, 1839. 3. Charles Clement*, b. Sept. 4, 1839; d. Aug. 16, 1863. 4. Julia Ann*, b. AprU 20, 1841 ; m. Horace Leonard Parsons, Jay, Maine. 5. ArdeUa Frances*, b. June 26, 1843; m. John Bisbee, and Uved at MadeUa, Minnesota. 6. Mary EUen*, b. May 18, 1846; m. Al bert Pratt, and lived at Portland, Maine. 7. Jeremiah Albert*, b. Nov. 13, 1848; d. Oct. 18, 1873, at Fiskdale, Massa chusetts; m. Lizzie Snell. 3. Jeremiah*, b. March 14, 1783; d. Feb. 2, 1787. 4. Infant*, b. Aug. 15, 1785; d. five days old. 5. Jeremiah*, b. Oct. 15, 1786. 6. Asa*, b. July i, 1789. 7. Anna*, b. March 10, 1792. 8. Hannah*, b. April 9, 1796. Edward*, son of DanieP and ( ) SmaU or "SmaUey," was born about 1706, probably in Truro, Massachusetts. He was called "Edward Smole" of Provincetown. His wife was Abigail , whom he married about 1730. Four of their chUdren were born in Provincetown. Later, probably at the same time as his brother John, they removed to Falmouth (Cape Eliz abeth), where several children were born. The latter were not recorded, and there may have been others be sides those mentioned. In a deed from his father, dated Feb. 23, 1729-30, Edward Small and his brother John, of Provincetown, are described as "Whale Fishermen." Issue: I. Abigail', b. Sept. 30, 1 731, in Provincetown. II. "Micho"', also caUed Micah or Michael, b. April 6, 1733, in Provincetown. The marriage intention 184 Genealogy of Edward Small of "Micah SmaU and Hannah Higgins" was recorded March 24, 1757, in Falmouth (Cape EUzabeth).* Issue: I. Hannah*, b. July 22, 1758, in Falmouth; m. Aug. 24, 1780, Samuel Roberts. 2. AbigaU*, b. July 21, 1760, in Falmouth; m. George Webster(?), June 18, 1786. 3. "Micha"*, b. Aug. 20, 1761, in Falmouth; d. June 21, 1784. 4. Reuben Higgins*, b. Aug. 18, 1764, in Falmouth; d. June 1787. 5. Edward*, b. Aug. 9, 1766, in Cape Elizabeth. He appears to have been the "Edward SmaU Jun'," of Cape Elizabeth, who was married June 17, 1790, by Rev. Ephraim Clark, to "Miss Sarah Small." She was daughter to Thomas' and Sarah' (Roberts) SmaU, of Cape EUza beth. 6. Anna*, b. May 3, 1769, in Cape Elizabeth; m. June 4, 1789, Benjamin SmaU. 7. Betty*, b. July 30, 1771, in Cape Elizabeth; m. Oct. 2, 1794, SUvanus Higgins. 8. Prudence*, b. Sept. 21, 1773, in Cape Elizabeth; m. Sept. 30, 1792, Charles Staples. III. Job', b. Sept. 9, 1734, in Provincetown. He prob ably was the Job SmaU who married (intention June 17, 1757), in Falmouth, Hannah Gray, of that town. He was married, 2d, Feb. 23, 1764, by Rev. Ephraim Clark (pastor of the church at Cape Elizabeth), to Mercy Westcott, of Castine, Maine, daughter to WiUiam Westcott, of Cape Elizabeth. In 1768, he moved to Deer Isle, Maine, where he spent the remainder of his days. Issue by second wife: f I. Andrew*, b. Dec. 20, 1764, in Falmouth. He * New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 17: 151. t See Hosmer's An Historical Sketch of Deer Isle, Maine, Francis Small 185 was a ship-carpenter; settied, on the lot ad joining his father's on the east, as a "young settier." He married (i) Hannah, daughter of Robinson Crockett, d. 1836; and married (2), SaUy Greenlaw, widow of James Green law. Andrew SmaU died in 1848, aged eighty-four. Issue: I. Joseph', who died over 80 years of age. II. Benjamin', caUed "captain"; died as a young man. III. Lemuel', drowned in youth. IV. AUce', m. Larkin Snow, of Rockland. V. Mercy', m. Jeremiah Pressey. VI. Hannah', m. Captain John Trandy. VII. Susan', m. David Conary. VIII. Rebecca', m. Joel Whitten, who moved to Rockland about 1850. 2. Benjamin*, b. July 15, 1766, in Fahnouth; d. Feb. 4, 1788, in Deer Isle. 3. Samuel* (twin), b. Aug. 30, 1768, in Deer Isle. He settied on the lot southeasterly and ad joining his brother Andrew's, which he bought of ComeUus BrimhaU. He married (i) July, 1794, in Deer Isle, Sarah, sister - of Hannah, and daughter of Robinson Crockett; Sarah died, 1823, and he married (2), Sept. 24, 1824, Sarah C. Howard, widow of John Howard. She survived him. Sam uel SmaU died in 1854, aged eighty-six years, at Deer Isle. Issue: I. Samuel', who was Uving, about 1905, in his eighty-fifth year. II. Daughter'; m. Rufus York, who was drowned in 1844, from a burning vessel in Crockett's Cove. 4. Job* (twin), b. August 30, 1768, in Deer Isle. He married (i), at Vinal Haven (intention 1 86 Genealogy of Edward Small June 15, 1799), Catherine Banks (recorded " Bannicks "). She was of Swan Island. His youngest son, Harrison', had sons, WiUiam*, and Frederick E.* 5. Edward*, b. June 22, 1770, in Deer Isle. He Uved at Deer Isle on the lot next south of Mr. Thomas Stinson's. He married May 1 2 , 1792, Hannah, daughter to Joseph and Sarah (Thurlow) Colby. She died in 1859, aged eighty-seven years, from a faU on the ice near her door. Edward SmaU survived her until 1864, and was actively engaged on his farm untU blindness afflicted him in the last few years of his life. He was some years a selectman. Issue: I. Samuel', of Macbiasport; living in 1905. II. Ignatius', of Deer Isle; Uving in 1905. Served as selectman. III. William', of Deer Isle; Uving in 1905. Served as selectman. IV. Joseph E.', deceased before 1905. V. Thomas', deceased before 1905. VI. George W.', drowned 1840. VII. Daughter', married Alexander Drew of Machias. She was deceased, as a widow, in 1905. 6. Naylor*, b. April 12, 1772, in Deer Isle. He married Sept. 16, 1797, Eunice, daughter to Levi Carman. He died July 8, 1863, in Deer Isle, aged ninety-one years. His wife died a few years earUer. Issue: I. Calvin', deceased before 1905. II. Daughter', m. Capt. Tristam HaskeU, Jr. III. Daughter', m. Charles Walton, of Spruce Head Island. (Both these sisters were deceased before 1905.) IV. Daughter', m. (i) Jesse Niles; m. (2) Levi Francis Small 187 Greenlaw. She was wUe of the latter in 1905- V. Daughter', m. Frederick A. Gross. VI. Daughter', died unmarried. 7. Mercy*, b. AprU 15, 1774, in Deer Isle; d. Jan. 23, 1778. 8. AUce*, b. May 17, 1776, in Deer Isle; m. July 13, 1808, in Deer Isle, Captain John Webster. 9. WUUam* (twin), b. Nov. 14, 1779, in Deer Isle, 10. Michael* (twin), b. Nov. 14, 1779, in Deer Isle; died in 1837 after a long iUness. He married (intention Nov. 2, 1807) Deborah Perkins of Castine. They Uved on the homestead of his father. She survived him twenty years, Uving on the homestead with her son, Michael. Michael* was a farmer and Justice of the Peace. Issue: I. Michael', Uving in 1905. II. Frederick', deceased before 1905. III. Robert P.', moved to Gloucester, Massa chusetts, and was deceased in 1905. IV. Daughter', m. WUUam Small. V. Daughter', died unmarried, not long after the death of her father. IV. Edward', b. AprU i, 1736, in Provincetown; d. young. V. Edward', b. July 19, 1739, in Falmouth. "Edward SmaU, Jr.," married (intention Dec. 26, 1761)* in Falmouth, AbigaU* Jordan, b. about 1 741 , daugh ter to John* Jordan and his first wife, DeUverance (Reading) Jordan, of Falmouth. He married (2) May 30, 1776, at Falmouth, Margaret Saw yer. Edward SmaU died July 14, 1796, in Cape EUzabeth. Issueby first wife: I. Deborah*, b. Feb. 2, 1764, in Falmouth; m. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 17: 151. 1 88 Genealogy of Edward Small Aug. i8, 1789, Captain Reuben Sawyer, probably. 2. John*, b. AprU 10, 1771, in Cape Elizabeth. 3. AbigaU*, b. June 2, 1774, in Cape Elizabeth; m. Oct. 8, 1795, Joseph Ganunon, probably. Issue by second wUe: 4. Edward*, b. Oct. 4, 1779, in Cape Elizabeth. 5. EUzabeth*, b. Sept. 4, 1783, in Cape EUzabeth. 6. Lucy*, b. Feb. 20, 1786, in Cape EUzabeth. VI. Thomas', Sr., b. about 1741, in Falmouth. The marriage intention of "Thomas SmaU & Sarah Roberts, both of Falmouth," was recorded May 15, 1762 ; * they were married March 10, 1763, by Rev. Ephraim Clark. Sarah' Roberts probably was daughter to Ebenezer and Sarah (ElweU) Roberts, of Falmouth. Thomas SmaU removed to Deer Isle, about 1 767 ; he settled " near the bar which Ues across the mouth of what is now known as SmaU's Cove," on land which was occupied, in 1905, by his great-grandson, Enoch SmaU.f Thomas SmaU (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary War, as "2 Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [4th] co.. Col. Jonathan Buck's [5th Lincoln Co.] regt. of Mass. miUtia " ; list of officers chosen in said regiment; ordered in CouncU July 23, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned July 23, ^^^6.X Thomas Small died March 23, 1827, in Deer Isle. Issue: I. Mary*, b. Jan. 10, 1764, in Falmouth; m. May i, 1784 Micajah Lunt, b. Sept. 2, 1763, of New- buryport; she died in 1859, aged ninety-five years, in Deer Isle. * Town Records of Cape Elizabeth, vol. i: 551. t An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, by George L. Hos mer, 1905:97. X Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14: 3231 318. . Francis Small 189 2. Thomas*, Jr., b. May 9, 1768, in Deer Isle. He married, Jan. i, 1793, in Deer Isle, Anna, daughter to Thomas and Hepzibah (Chase) Saunders. Thomas Small died March 8, 1846. Issue: I. Thomas', of Newburyport. II. James', of Plum Island, Massachusetts. III. Reuben', d. 1827; m. Ann, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Lois (Look) Allen. IV. WUUam'. V. Joel', Uving in 1905, in Islesboro, Maine. VI. Daughter', m. Jesse Stinson. VII. Daughter', m. Charles Barbour. VIII. Daughter', m. Hale Powers. IX. Daughter', m. John G. SmaU, of Belfast in 1905. 3. Sarah*, born in Deer Isle; m. June 17, 1790, by Rev. Ephraim Clark, to her cousin, Edward* SmaU, Jr. of Falmouth, son to Micah' and Hannah (Higgins) SmaU. 4. Ebenezer*, b. AprU 30, , in Deer Isle. Eb enezer SmaU married, Jan. 23, 1792, in Deer Isle, Ann, daughter to Ebenezer Webster. Captain Ebenezer SmaU (master-mariner) Uved on the homestead of his father; he died Sept. 2, 1828. Issue: I. Ebenezer'. n. John W' in. Edward'. IV. Benjamin'. V. Avery'. vr. Enoch'. VII. Joseph W. VIII. Daughter', m. Capt. William B. Hatch, of Pembroke. IX. Daughter', m. Edward Richardson. X. Daughter', m. Thomas Tyler; moved to Winterport. 190 Genealogy of Edward Small XI. Daughter', m. WiUiam Tyler, who was lost at sea. XII. Daughter', m. Paul Thurlow; living in 1905. 5. AbigaU*, b. March 17, 1774, m Deer Isle. She was married Nov. 20, 1798, to WiUiam SeUers; she died about 1850. 6. Hannah*, b. Jan. 12, 1776, in Deer Isle. She was married to Joseph RandaU; they moved to Bucksport, Maine, where she died. 7. Betsey*, b. Jan. 13, 1778, in Deer Isle. She was married, about 1809, to George Greenleaf Choate. 8. WiUiam*, b. Sept. 9, 1782, in Deer Isle. He married Lydia Colby, daughter to Joseph Colby, Jr. ; he died about 1814; his widow was married to Israel Dorr, of Frankfort. Issue:I. Lydia' (oiUy chUd) ; m. Avery Fifield, Jr. 9. Joseph*, b. July 27, 1784, in Deer Isle. He mar ried May 20, 1807, Mary Chase PettingUl, daughter to Benjamin and AbigaU (Chase) PettingiU, of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Joseph SmaU died 1807, in Surinam, leav ing one son; his widow married (2) Dec. 15, 1811, John Howard; (3) Sept. 24, 1824, Samuel SmaU, Sr. She went to Newburjrport after his death, where she died Sept. 23, 1871. 10. Lydia*, b. July 3, 1786, in Deer Isle. She married Simon Smith, son of Abiathar, b. Thomaston, Me. II. Benjamin*, b. , in Deer Isle. He married March 8, 1812, Mary Muzzy Lunt, daughter to Enoch and Jane Lunt, of Newburyport; he died about 1827. Several of their chUdren settied in Massachusetts.* * Mr, Albert' SmaU, grandson to Benjamin' Small, has supplied much of the information concerning the descendants of Edward* and Abigail ( ) SmaU, of Provincetown and Cape Elizabeth. Francis Small 191 VII. Anna', daughter to Edward*, b. about 1744, in Cape EUzabeth. She was married Oct. 11, 1764, in Cape EUzabeth, to James* Dyer (Henry'), b. Jan. 12, 1721, in Truro. AbigaU*, daughter of DanieP, was born probably in Truro, Massachusetts. She married, September 2, 1 7 24, at Truro, Anthony Strout, son of Christopher and Sarah (Pick) Strout, b. March 6, 1705-06, at Truro. They were married by Hezekiah Doane, Justice of the Peace, and were caUed " both of Cape Codd." About 1736, Anthony removed his family to Falmouth (Cape Elizabeth), where they remained. Six chUdren were recorded in Provincetown; others, besides David, probably were born at Fahnouth. Issue:* I. Deborah Strout, b. March 22, 1725, in Province- town. II. Rebecca Strout, b. May 21, 1727, in Provincetown; d. May 3, 1729. III. Job Strout, b. March 26, 1729, in Provincetown; d. Sept. I, 1730. IV. Rebecca Strout, b. Feb. 21, 1730-31, in Province- town. "Joshua Eldridge & Rebecca Strout" were married (intention, March 2, 1753) in Fal mouth, Maine. He signed the caU of the heirs of DanieP SmaU, dated July 6, 1774, to a meeting to be held Sept. 18, foUowing, "at the House of Mr. Moses Shattuck, of Falmouth." V. Daniel Strout, b. Feb. 20, 1732-33, in Province- town. He married (intention, Feb. 14, 1755) in Fahnouth, Maine, Mary* Delano, b. AprU 19, 1735, in Provincetown, daughter to Thomas* and Sarah ( ) Delano, of Cape EUzabeth, formerly of Provincetown. Mary' was sister to Hannah' Delano, b. Aug. 4, 1733, wife of Captain James' SmaU (son to Isaac^), of Cape EUzabeth and * Mayflower Descendant, vol. 9: 100, 130. 192 Genealogy of Edward Small Limington. Mary' Delano's sister Thankful' was the wife of Samuel* Dyer; another sister, Elizabeth', was the wUe of James* Dyer. Cap tain Daniel Strout was prominent in the town affairs of Cape Elizabeth, and held various offices. In 1777, he raised a company for mili tary service, of which he was captain that year and the foUowing year. VI. AbigaU Strout, b. July 17, 1735, in Provincetown. "Timothy Eldridge & AbigaU Strout" were married (intention Dec. 25, 1756) in Falmouth, Maine. AbigaU, widow of Timothy Eldridge, was married June 4, 1768, to Pelatiah Fernald, of Falmouth, born Aug. 3, 1743, in Kittery, Maine, son of Nathaniel Fernald. He died in Falmouth, Feb. 22, 1816. Elisha' SmaU, Joshua Eldridge, Jacob Waterhouse, and Pelatiah Fernald were the first four signers of the caU to the meeting of the heirs of Daniel* SmaU, which was held Sept. 18, 1774, at the house of Mr. Moses Shattuck, in Fal mouth. Fernald also settled upon land at Limington, for which suit was brought against him by the Ossipee Pro prietors. VII. David Strout, b. about 1737 or 1738, in Cape Eliz abeth. He was a lawyer, also Justice of the Peace. " David Strout, Esquire," was one of the most important witnesses for the heirs of Daniel* SmaU, before the Courts. He died before June, 1794. 7. EUsha*, son of Daniel* SmaU, was baptized Nov. 25,1711, at the church in Truro, and afterwards Uved at Provincetown. He married (i), about 1735, Bethia , who was admitted to the church at Traro from the church at Provincetown, Nov. 21, 1742. He married (2), Oct. 6, 1749, Lucy (Rogers) Somes, at Boston, Massachusetts. She was the widow of Ne- Francis Small 193 hemiah Somes and daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Treat) Rogers, born June 6, 1708. She died, accord ing to Truro cemetery inscriptions, "June i, 1758, in her 45th year." If her age is correctly stated, she probably died June i, 1753. EUsha* and his brother, Benjamin*, received a deed from their father, conveying to them "two ninth parts" of the land at Ossipee. EUsha did not go to Fahnouth with his brothers. Before 1774, he was dead. He evidently made no movement to possess the land at Ossipee; his son, EUsha', Jr., however, was one of the leaders among the heirs of Daniel* SmaU who strove to gain what they considered "their rights." One child of "EUsha and Bethia Smole" was recorded in Provincetown; others were born there. Issue: I. Nathaniel', b. Aug. 10, 1736, in Provincetown; mariner; Uving in 1760. II. EUsha', Jr., m. (i) AbigaU Dyer (int. Nov. 7, 1761) ; m. (2) Sept. 14, 1774, in Cape Elizabeth, Deborah SmaU, probably daughter of Taylor and Thankful (Ridley) SmaU of Harpswell, Maine. She was b. AprU 10, 1743, at Truro, Massachusetts. III. MoUy' (Mary), m. Jeremiah (?) Strout (int. Nov. 6, 1762, Falmouth, Maine); mentioned in a deed by her brother EUsha. 8. Benjamin*, b. 17 16, baptized July 14, 17 16, son of Dan iel* SmaU. His father conveyed to Benjamin and his elder brother, EUsha, "two ninth parts" of the land at Ossipee. He was not of age in 1730, and does not appear in the records of Provincetown. It is probable that he went, with his brothers, to Cape Elizabeth. He was Uving in 1729-30. VII. AUce*, daughter of Francis'' SmaU, married (i) Worm wood; married (2) AprU 19, 1711, Beriah Smith, son of John and Mary (Eldridge) Smith. He was bom March 2 , 1679-80 at Eastham; m. (i) June 16, 1703, Susanna Savage; m. (2) AUce (SmaU) Wormwood; m. (3) Eliza- 194 Genealogy of Edward Small beth (Bacon) Knowles; removed to Provincetown, Mas sachusetts, and thence to Falmouth, Maine. Beriah and AUce Smith were admitted to Truro church, AprU, 17 13. But for the fact that her brother, Francis SmaU, Jr., re membered her in his wiU, dated August 22, 1709, with a gUt of "one Cow and Sk Sheep," this famUy might have been missed altogether. This Wormwood family probably sprang from WUUam, who was at Kittery in 1640, and removed with his wUe to the Isles of Shoals in 1647, but did not long remam there. In 1 68 1, he took the oath of aUegiance as a resident of Kit tery,* and was stUl living in Kittery in 1686. Of the younger generation, WiUiam and Jacob Wormwood were inhabitants of Wells after its incorporation and before 1670. There was also in WeUs a Thomas Wormwood, farmer, in 1708. In 1 717, his son, Thomas, Jr., purchased land on Mousam River, Kennebunk, upon which he buUt a garrison-house with a wall of timber, twelve feet high, leav ing sufficient space about the house for necessary outdoor work. WiUiam Wormwood, son of the latter, was kiUed by the Indians in 1724, at a sawmUl on Kennebunk River. There was also a John, who married Catherine Cousins in 17 15; and a Joseph in the fleet against the French at Louisburg, i746.t Joseph Wormwood (wUe DeUverance) ; Susan Wormwood, wife of John Doe; Martha Wormwood, wUe of Joseph Doe; WilUam Wormwood, of Durham, New Hampshire; and Jacob Wormwood, of Dover, New Hampshire, were aU brothers and sisters (1737-46), as shown by New Hampshire deeds. I Thomas Wormwood, Jr., may have been another brother. VIII. Elizabeth*, married in Dover, New Hampshire, March 7, 1704-05, John Pugsley. They may have remained for a time in Dover; but eventually moved to Kittery, where, on October 19, 1727, Zebulon Trickey, Samuel* * Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine, 52, 138. t Bownes's History of WeUs and Kennebunk, Maine, 70, 83, 275, 319, 331, 394, 398. 547. 548, 773- t New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 23:309, 310; Book 31:465. Francis Small 195 SmaU, Jr., Moses Hanscom, and John Pugsley, aU yeo men of Kittery, purchased of John Waldron, of Dover, for £160, fifty acres " situate & being in the Township of Scarborough... which was formerly purchased by An thony Row of Scarborough afores^ of M' Henry Jocelyn & by s? Row sold & conveyed to me" (John Waldron); also smaU tracts of "upland. Salt marsh and Fresh meadow. ' ' * Nine months later (January 2,1728), John Pugsley, StiU a "husbandman of Kittery," for £55, paid by Samuel* SmaU, of Scarboro, conveyed to him "aU those several Tracts Pieces Parcels & Grants of Upland Marsh or Meadow Ground" which he had "purchased of John Waldron of Dover, in partnership" with the others.t During this year, he removed to Scarboro, and he and his wUe, Elizabeth, became members of the First Church in Scarboro in 1728, the year it was founded. Their names had previously appeared in a list of members, in full com munion, of the Second Church in Kittery, with the note, "removed." J EUzabeth* (SmaU) Pugsley, whUe Uvmg at Kittery, in 17 21, received a deed of twenty acres of land situated at " Great HUl near WeUs Swamp," from her brother, DanieP SmaU; it being a portion of the land granted in 1671 by the town to her father, Francis^ SmaU.§ It is difficult to trace the chUdren, as the Kittery Records do not contain their births. Issue: I. John Pugsley, Jr., who appeared with his father in the Second Church Records of Kittery. He was prob ably the "John Pugsley — Batchelor — belonging to a Frontier town in the County of York," who served as "private m Hon. Sir W" PeppereUs Reg* of Foot, m Louisburg y= 15*^ Nov^ i74S" in the * York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 12: 195, 196. t York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 13 : 135. X Records of the Second Church in Kittery, Maine, and of the First Church in Scarboro, Maine. § Vide Appendix XX, B. 196 Genealogy of Edward Small "General's Company." This company was com manded by Captain Peter Staples.* 2. Abraham Pugsley, who caUed himself a "laborer of Kittery," December 10, 1745, at which time he pur chased of Joseph Hammond, Jr., of Kittery, for £16:15, l^n'i ™ Berwick.t His name was then speUed " Pogsle." It has also been found " Pugeley " in the older records; and today sometimes appears as "Pugsey." Abraham Pugsley and AbigaU Cox, both of Kittery, were married November 17, 1736.! 3. Anna Pugsley, whose marriage intention to Samuel Frink, both of Kittery, was pubUshed September 21, i728-§ An EUzabeth SmaU, who was the wife of Thomas Hooper, of Kittery, "appears to have been daughter to Francis^ and EUzabeth SmaU," according to an error, which has been. repeated by several authors; yet there is abundant and accessible proof that Elizabeth', daughter to Francis* SmaU, was married March 7, 1704-05, in Dover, New Hampshire, to John Pugsley. It also has been stated that Elizabeth (SmaU) Hooper "probably was sister to Francis" SmaU," which is StiU more inconsistent, since the sisters of Francis^, bearing the name of Elizabeth, bom 1627 and 1632, died when less than three years old. Possibly, Elizabeth (SmaU) Hooper was daughter to Edmond or WiUiam, younger brothers to Francis" SmaU — consequentiy his niece — though no definite clue has been found to her parentage. Elizabeth (SmaU) Hooper was first mentioned in the wUl of "ffrancis Champernown Gentieman. Inhabitant of y^ Island comonly caUed by the name of Champemowns Island in y" township of Kittery." His will, dated Nov. 16, 1686, was proved Dec. 28, 1687; it was, in part, as foUows: Ii * PepperreU Papers, Louisburg Expedition, 32,33. t York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 29: 254. I Town Records of Kittery (Fogg's Copy) : 148. § Town Records of Kittery (Fogg's Copy): 130. II Maine WiUs, edited by Wm. M. Sargent, 1887: 121, 123. Francis Small 197 Item I giue & bequeath unto Elizabeth Small my Servant Maid and to her haeires foreuer, in behalf of what I formerly promised her Thirty Acres of Land at Spuce (Spruce) Creek which s'' thhty acres of land part of y* afores"* three hundred Acres, it is my will shaU be first laid out by my Executrix and my ouerseers here under named And also I doe giue and bequeath unto y^ s"" Eliza beth SmaU, ten pounds to be paid to her in Cattie & ten pounds in goods which is in Lieu of what I promised her. Thomas Hooper married Elizabeth SmaU, about 1693. They were Uving in York on March 5, 1697-98, when they sold for " Divers good causes " and £25, to Henry Barter, of Kittery, "Land containing twenty seven Acres three quar ters of an Acre and twenty six pole . . . Lying in y^ Township of Kittery in Spruce Creeke. . . S"* Tract Lying in y' form of a Triangle and is that Tract of Land which was bequeathed unto s"* Hoopers wUe Elizabeth, by Cap'"' ffrancis Champer- noune Esqr Dec"* and Since DeUuered unto s"* Hooper by M" Mary Champernoun ReUct and Executrix to y= Dec^ aboues^" This deed, signed with the marks of Thomas Hooper and EUzabeth Hooper, was witnessed by "John Woodman... Anna Bran... WilUam Godsoe." * It is evident that, soon after this sale of land, Thomas Hooper retumed with his famUy to Kittery. In 1700, the town of Kittery granted to him a tract of several acres; the date of his death is not known. In 1738, Elizabeth Hooper, a widow, was Uving in Biddeford, Maine; nothing more is found concerning her. Issue of Thomas and EUzabeth (SmaU) Hooper :t I. EUzabeth Hooper, b. March 27, 1694, in Kittery. II. Sarah Hooper, b. June 25, 1697, in Kittery; she was married Jan. 4, 1730-31, to Solomon Rose. III. Nathaniel Hooper, b. March 20, 1700, in Kittery. He married (intention April 23, 1723-24)$ Sarah Bradeen, or Breeden; they went to Fahnouth, * York County, Maine, Deeds, Book 6: 43. t The Hooper Genealogy, by Charles H. Pope and Thomas Hooper, 1908: 229, 230. % The Hooper Genealogy, by Charles H. Pope and Thomas Hooper, 1908: 229, 230. 198 Genealogy of Edward Small Maine. They had one son, Nathaniel Bradeen Hooper, baptized Feb. 27, 1727, at Falmouth. IV. Joshua Hooper, b. April 7, 1703, in Kittery; he married Elizabeth . They Uved in Bidde ford; he also owned fifty acres of land in Pep- pereUborough (Saco). Joshua Hooper died about 1770. V. Benjamin Hooper, b. ; he died, in 1738, at Falmouth. His mother declined to administer upon his estate. VI. Clement Hooper, b. ; he died, unmarried, in 1743- SAMUEL 3 SMALL, SR. Although the date of the birth of Samuel Small can only be approximated by his own depositions,* as about 1664 to 1667, yet it is evident that he was one of the younger sons of Francis ^ and Elizabeth ( ) Small. Of his early life little is known, but from his testimony in May, 1737, we learn that he, with "John Heard & Ste phen Toby ... all of seventy years of Age & upwards ... sixty years ago . . . Uved at Kittery at MajF Shapleys House." •)• This was at a period (1675-77) when the Indians were engaged in active warfare ; and it is probable that these families had huddled together for safety in Major Nicholas Shapleigh's garrison-house. Samuel Small was then about thirteen years of age. Subsequently, he removed to Pemaquid with Henry Joce lyn, as shown by bis further affidavit, November n, 1737, that he, "Samuel SmaU aged about 73 years . . . was in his youth, a servant to Henry Joslin, Esq., then magistrate in the eastern parts, and lived with said Joslin several years at Pemaquid." J (Pages 12-13.) In 1677, an efTort was made to rehabilitate the settlement at Pemaquid, which had been abandoned at the first out break of tbe Indians, in 1675. Troops were sent there, and a few of the former settlers returned, among the latter Henry Jocelyn, who was appointed Justice of the Peace. During all the changes of proprietorship and government in Maine, prior to 1675, Jocelyn had held the most important offices, and " nothing ever occurred to cast reproach upon his character." In his old age, when almost without means, be was provided with an office of some dignity. * Vide Appendix XXXV, XXXVI. t Vide Appendix XXXVI. X Commissioner's Report, Lincoln County, Maine, 181 1 : 99. 200 Genealogy of Edward Small So much has been erroneously written of Jocelyn at this period that it is quite pertinent to quote from a letter,* under date of September 15, 1680, which Governor Edmund Andros sent from New York to Ensign Sharp, commander of the fort at Pemaquid, showing that Jocelyn was at Pema quid after 1675, and indicating some of the conditions under which he lived there. - " Ensigne Sharpe. " I have by Mf WeUs, and one writt by Mf West, answered yours of the 7"' instant, except what relates to M! Joslyne, whom I would have you use with all fitting respect, consider ing what he hath been & his age. And if he desire and should build a house for himself, to lett him choose any lott & pay him ten pounds towards it, or if he shall desire to byre soe to live by himselfe, then to engage & pay the rent, either of which shall be allowed you in your account, as alsoe sufficient provisions for himself and wife, as he shall desire out of the stores, letting me know per this return, how he desires it or what, that I may settie it. . . . E. A/' Extended research has faUed to reveal more than this one glimpse (as it appears in his affidavit) of the life of Samuel Small with Jocelyn at Pemaquid, during those " several years " that probably terminated with the death of the latter in 1682, or 1683.1 It was eminently fitting that this aged man of nearly eighty years, since he had no children, should have chosen the son and grandson of his old friends and contem poraries to be a companion and assistant in his declining years. The next record of Samuel Small appears in a neatly kept book of accounts containing fifty-six leaves, without a cover, in the possession of Mrs. Timothy Gerrish, of Kittery Point, Maine, a copy of which is now in the custody of the New England Historic Genealogica] Society of Boston. This • New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 1 1 : 32. t Vide Edwardi Small; page 13. Samuel Small, Sr. 201 book contains some of the records, if not all the business transactions, of Captain John Gerrish,* of Dover, New Hampshire, at his saw-miU at "BeUamies Bank," in 1686-87. The first entry is " An account of y" Masting Augst (f^ 1686," giving measurements of masts t and "Boesprits." "Sam SmaU "and "Franc: SmaU" (the latter an elder brother of Samuel) are in a list of twenty-nine men com prising "Mf Davisses crew Madbery worke," which was probably upon a bridge. In another list, or time-table of men's work, appear " Franc : small " and "sam small." On page six, "to i payr french sols [soles] to frank small." Their names also appear in other places. "Ed SmaU" (eldest brother to Samuel) is in several lists: on one, with John Woodman, in an "acc!^ of oxen work; " " Acct at Oyster River about hay . . . John Woodman and John Woodman Jr . . . oxen." Edward ^ SmaU married Mary, daughter to John Woodman, Sr. From the above it would appear that although Samuel is mentioned as yeoman, or husbandman, in every instance, yet he, as well as bis brothers, whose occupation is given as " carpenter," was skUled in the use of tools. The causes which led to the scattering of the SmaU famUy commenced with tbe outbreak of King PhUip's War, in the summer of 1675. This war was especially disastrous to the Maine settlements, so widely separated along the coast, and particularly ill-fitted to resist an invasion from Indians or * Captain Gerrish was the son-in-law of Major Richard Waldron. t In a manuscript at the British Museum, dated 1666, it is stated that "At the Falls of Nichiquiwanick [Newichewannock], 3 Excellent Saw-mills are seated, and there and downward that side of y= River have been gotten most of the masts which have come for England, and, amongst the rest, that admired Mast, which came over some time last year, containing neere 30 Tunes [tons] of Timber as I have been informed." {Egerton Mss. II, 395, British Museum, ff. 397-4".) These masts were as many yards in length as inches in diameter at the butt, after being hewed and dressed at the mast sheds erected along the coast for that purpose. 202 Genealogy of Edward Small any other foe. AU business was suspended, harvests were ungathered, and homes deserted. Those who lived on the outskirts of the towns crowded into garrisons, or into the larger bouses, which had been as strongly fortified as possi ble. Every able-bodied man was a soldier, or contributed in some manner to the public weal. It was a severe struggle for bare existence. With tbe beginning of cold weather, hostilities ceased, only to be renewed in the spring. This condition continued, at intervals, for nearly twenty years. It was truly an age of terror. Many famUies, thoroughly disheartened, removed to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or Connecticut, and never returned. By 1690, the only settlements left in Maine were WeUs, York, Kittery, and the Isles of Shoals.* In 1692, York was invaded by the Indians, fifty to a hundred of her citizens slain, and the vUlage set on fire in many places at once. Every house was burned except the four garrisons. Kittery suffered to a lesser degree ; but the Indians occasionally pil laged the crops, took captive tbe women and children, fired houses, and assaulted their garrisons, as in other places. In consequence of their sufferings from these depreda tions, tbe people of Kittery sent a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts, praying that the tax of 1704 be abated. Tbe selectmen wrote : " We have tried to raise it by all lawful means, but the people are utterly unable to pay it in money. , . . Considering the seat of Warr is with us, and y^ Burden exceedingly heavy as we are a poor Scattering People Necessitated to watch, ward. Scout, buUd Garrisons and fortifications, and one halfe of us to be fur nished with Snowsboes and Moggisins and all at our own charge ; . . . and at every alarm Driven from our employ ment." The General Court resolved that ;^38 be abated for * Williamson's History of Maine: 627. Samuel Small, Sr. 203 " those who could not pay," at the discretion of the select men, " they being most capable to relieve such as they Know have met with most suffering by tbe Heathen." Tbe tax of Samuel Small, amounting to " lO' — 9"^," was abated for that year.* The principal reason why Maine submitted to the govern ment of Massachusetts was her fear of war with the Indians. With the restoration of the Gorges government, in 1686, her troubles were greatly augmented. In 1691, the Colonies of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Maine, Sagadahoc, and Arcadia were consolidated under a Royal Charter and under one title, — The Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England ; f and, with the promise of better conditions, the inhabitants of Maine commenced to rebuild their abandoned towns. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, tbe sons of Francis^ SmaU were widely dispersed. Edward ^ who was apparently the eldest, after residing a number of years in Dover, New Hampshire, became one of tbe founders of Chatham, on Cape Cod. Francis^, Junior, was for a time at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, thence removing to the Cape. Daniel ^ went to Truro, taking his aged parents with him. Benjamin^ removed to Connecticut, where his distinguished descendants appear in Lebanon, Berlin, and elsewhere in the state. Samuel^ alone remained in the "home place," Kittery. Here he had cast his lot, and no discouragements could dis lodge him. It has been said that " he was not an ambitious man like his father," t that "his life was not important;" but one cannot judge at this distance. SuflSce it that he remained, and shared in the upbuUding of his native state. Although never filling any prominent public offices, he * Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine: 174. t Maine, Her Place in History, by J. L. Chamberlain : 66. % Maine Historical Society Collections, Second Series, vol. 4: 364. 204 Genealogy of Edward Small shows himself to have been a reliable and active townsman, who did his part well. A sense of justice and frankness of speech suggestive of his father are evinced by his deposi tion * in the case of the deceased Major Charles Frost's land, upon which it was determined to "run out "another grant. When " they asked me to go with them to assist I told them I should not for I th6t it was very 111 to ly out another mans Land without his knowledge." This little episode also suggests that he had some know ledge of surveying, a craft in which many of his descendants were notably skilful, since he was asked "to go . . . to assist;" and he is known to have been engaged in "running bounds" as early as 1698.! On the " 12"* of Octo% 1692," Charles Frost and Samuel Small were appointed to make " An Inventory of some part of the goods of M' Joseph Moulton wch was taken by the Indians in January y® 25*'' 1691 and left in a Chest at Lieut Prebles Garrison." \ In 1694, at about the time of his marriage, Samuel^ SmaU was granted by the town fathers of Kittery twenty acres of land at Sturgeon Creek, near John Heard (his brother- in-law) and Mr. John Shapleigh. Thirty acres in 1699, and fifty more in 1703, were further grants from tbe town.§ From Mary Twisden, widow of Peter Twisden, he purchased three acres of marsh on the westerly branch of the York River, July 20, 1696. || But his dwelling-place for many years, and probably until his death, was a farm of sixteen acres, with house and orchard, that he bought of Peter Wittum (Witham) and Redigon (Clark), his wife, in the last month of the year 1696,^] "near the Ferry Landing," at Sturgeon Creek.** * Vide Appendix XXXIV: A. f Vide Appendix XXXIV: B. X York County Deeds, Book 5, pt. 1:83. § Vide .Appendix XXXVII: A-E. II Vide Appendix XXXVIII. H Vide Appendix XXXIX. ** Vide map of Kittery (page 4), land of Peter Wittum. Samuel Small, Sr. 205 Some twenty -two years later (171 8-19), when tbe govern ment issued ;^ 1 00,000 in bUIs of credit to relieve the mone tary distress of the country, Samuel Small secured £2^,, giving a mortgage upon his estate as required by law. This property is described as "that Messuage & Tenem* whereon he now dwelleth Scittuate lying & being in y^ Township of Kittery At a place known by the Name of Sturgeon Creek on ye Southwest Side of y* s "•^^ %> DEA SMAIL"', ^ SWETTS, PLAINS. / ^^ f JNO F0CC/7i-O^.,' ,^ ^ / ANTHOHr Rm663l:: ^ ( J0HNUBBYI663 \ % .^^^ .^^^ ¦4^^ ¦O o$>-^ ov^ "<3> y -,\Jj.CENOAl JNO.BURRACE 16630 "¦-.!./;'; ^_focc l7io UBBYS NECK "^ ' 5- ^ t?3 ^ (^ ¦¦ Q?3 c^ ^ a-ni m s:3 0 f^^ .-^ sXSL Samuel Small, fr. 233 some of the early settlers. A little later, a miU to grind corn was erected. There were also comfortable dweUing- houses, a magazine, or storehouse, " a store of neat cattle and horses, sheep, goats, and swine." In King Philip's war, 1675, these were all wiped out. During the subsequent wars, the place was twice abandoned and as often resettled. " In none of the old plantations did tbe storm of war rage with more relentless fury or leave such utter desolation in its track." An attempt at resettlement was made about 1704, but no organized government existed untU " y^ tenth day of december, 1719," when the first town-meeting* was held, and Roger Deering, John MUUken, and Job Burnham were chosen selectmen. Daniel Fogg, John Fogg, John Roberts, and others were present. On January 23, 1726-27, John Bickford, of Dover, Prov ince of New Hampshire, for £60, conveyed to " Zebulon Trickey Samuel Smal Jr. & Moses Hanscom, all of Kit tery," six acres bounded on the south by " Cap* Scottows Patent Line," formerly owned by his mother, Joanna Bick ford, one of the daughters of John Libby, of Scarborough, deceased ; also the hundred acres granted to John Bickford by tbe Proprietors of Scarborough, June 22, 1720. This land was laid out March 23, 1728.! No other citizen of Scarborough shows such long-contin ued public service as Samuel* Small. The following records have been cuUed from tbe original town books,| written by himself from 1728 to 1775 : * Town Records of Scarborough, vol. i : 41. t York County Deeds, Book 12 : 166; also Appendix XLVI. X These original record books of Scarborough, in which Samuel * Small, Sr., and Samuel 6 Small, Jr., for over fifty years wrote the doings of the town, are much more complete than those found in other Maine towns at that pe riod. Except for the few wavering pages in the latter part of 1774, evidently caused by illness or extreme weakness, it would he still more difficult to decide where the duties of Samuel, Jr., commenced, the handwritings are so strikingly alike. Both father and son had a slight knowledge of Latin, as is shown by 234 Genealogy of Edward Small (Page 51.) "Att a general Town meeting ordered by the Select men one March the 28 day 1723 in order to chuse Town offesers and any other beesnes that the Town should think best being conuened and meat at a gareson at black point acording to the order of the Selectmen . . . " Sam^i Libbee Town Clerk sworen per selectmen M" Roger Dearing Sam** Libbee ¦ Select men" Nathan knight Upon a back page in this book where others bad also registered their "cattlemarks," "Samuel Smalls Creturs marked a Topp Cutt of y« Left ear . . . Entered March y« 13, 1728." (Page 73.) "July y^ 8 1728 ... M"" Job Burnham M' Zebulon Trickey and Samuel Small chosen and appointed Trustees to bring in and Lett out the Towns preportion of tbe Sixty Thousand pounds* which is one hundred and Thirty Six pounds Tenn shUlings. Voted that y^ Trustees Lett no man have more than tenn pounds a man." Since tbe qualifica tion was required of each Trustee that he should " be worth two hundred pounds ... of good and clear real estate " in the "new or small towns" (whUe the larger towns required five hundred, and the town of Boston two thousand pounds), it is clear that Samuel Small, in 1728, was considered the possessor of real estate valued at ^200. This must have been based largely upon his ownership of tbe Ossipee land, for bis holdings in Scarborough could not have been valued at such a figure at that early day. (Page 81.) For their services these Trustees were " alowed y^ one half of y^ Interest y' redowns to y^ Town." " Samuel Small Clerk pr temporer," " Moderator pro temporer," and other phrases. The ancient books became so frail and dim that they are not now accessible. Very accurate copies, however, are open to inspection at the Town Clerk's house. • Vide Appendix XLVII, XLVIII. Samuel Small, Jr. 235 (Page 79.) y^y" 3.7^^x34 ^ %f^C^^%^yU^r'>' ^. (Page 81.) "March 10, 1729/30 . . . Zebulon Trickey & Sam' Small be a Committee to Examine into y« accounts of y« Selectmen Constables and receivers for y« three last years past." (Page 87.) "Voted that the Selectmen be paid Forty shillings each man for their Last years [1730] Service." (Page 88.) "At a town meeting held at Scarborough July 10, 1732 .. . Samuel Small Daniel Fogg Samuel Haines CApTN Arthur Bragdon Zebulon Trickey Chose a Committee to In quire into old Claims of Land in said Town and to Lay them out according to their Grants as near as may be." (Page 91.) "At a Legual Town meeting held at Scarbor ough the 12* day of March 1732/ 3 . . . Samuel SmaU Chose Agent to Sue Prosecute and Defend any Action or Cause, for and in Behalfe of the Town of Scarborough." (Page 102.) "At a Town meeting held at Scarborough ye 7th Day of DecembT 1736," Samuel SmaU and three others "be a Committee to Discours with y^ Reverend M' WiUiam Tompson [their pastor] about bis uneasiness in order to know what wiU make him easie & what Tirms [terms] he will agree with y^ Town on & to make report y« next Town meeting." 236 Genealogy of Edward Small (Page 177.) "Voted that Sam" Small & Edward Milliken Esq. be a Committee to Examine the State of the Town Treasury & make report," March 19, 1770. (Page 181.) Samuel Small (and four others) "chosen Warden;" 1762. (Page 185.) "Voted to Samuel SmaU, eight shUlings for Coppies of Records," March 14, 1774. Samuel Small was moderator of town meetings in Scarbor ough, 1735, 1736, 1739, 1740, 1742, 1743, 1744, 1746, 1748, 1749. 1750, 1751. 1752, I7S5. 1756, 1757. 1758, 1763. 1764. 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773. Select man of Scarborough, 1723, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1739. 1740, 1741, 1742, 1743; 1744. 1745. 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751. 1752, I7S3. 175s. 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759. Fo"" many years in the early history of the town a selectman was also assessor.* The records show bim to have been a surveyor of highways, 1736, 1737, 1738, and other years; surveyor of land, 1729-48;! surveyor of lum ber, 1736-51, and afterward. The latter oflSce was no sine cure, since the lumber interests of tbe town, prominent from tbe first settlement, grew to such proportions after the peace of 1749 that a dozen or more sawmills were kept in opera tion to fill tbe demand. For nearly fifty years Samuel Small was the Town Clerk, * Vide Appendbc XLIX. t When a committee of five persons representing the one hundred and twenty original grantees of " Narraganset Township Number seven " (after ward Gorham) were ordered by the General Court to have the land sur veyed, Samuel Small and Benjamin Stone were selected to make the first plan. They were also chosen to make the first plan of " Narragansett Town ship number one" (Buxton). The surveys of these two towns by Small and Stone were accepted by the committee and presented to the General Court February ii, 1733. {History of Gorham, Maine, 1903, by Katharine B. Lewis: 79-) At some period near this date (1733), James Springer made a survey of three hundred acres on the west side of Presumpscott River, belonging to Dominicus Jordan, with " Sam'. Small and John Lerraby Chaine Men." {Mas sachusetts Archives, Maps and Plans, vol. 9 : 9.) Samuel Small, Jr. 237 1728 to 1774 inclusive, except the year 1734, when Samuel Libby filled that ofiBce. ^ /^'^ (rfQj^oi^n^er^ '^Jj^S^ t^'/- s^ ¦/K^-Tl. Evidently his strength was waning, for at the town meet ing of March 14, 1774, bis son, "Samuel Small jun'," was chosen moderator, though he was reelected to his position of Town Clerk. Towards the latter part of tbe year, however, the handwriting in the books of the town became wavering and uncertain, continued a few pages, then stopped. His work was done. Early the following year, 1775, Samuel ^ Small, Jr., was chosen Town Clerk. That the educational facUities of tbe town were equal, if not superior, to their neighbors', is evident from the vote at the town meeting of March 15, 1730-31, when it was "Voted y' tbere be a schoolmaster hiered in town this year y* can read and wright well." At a subsequent town meeting, in 1732, "Voted, that the Selectmen agree with a schoolmas ter." March 18, 1765, it was "Voted their be a Grammar School Kept in this Town this year & as near the Senter of the Town and as near the Publick Road as may be." * The First Congregational Church of Scarborough was founded June 26, 1728. The agreement of gathering into an ecclesiastical body was signed by Samuel SmaU, David Sawyer, John Pugsley, and others. August 11, 1728, Samuel SmaU was " admitted into full communion " of tbe First Church. His wife — daughter to Captain John and Sarah Hatch, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, who as "Anne • Town Records of Scarborough, vol. i : 85, 87, 164. 238 Genealogy of Edward Small Hatch was received into covenant of grace & baptized Nov. 29, 1713," in the "Church of Christ in Portsmouth"* — became a member of the Scarborough Church, May 27, 1733. She was then mentioned as "Anna, wife of Deacon Samuel Small," he having been appointed to that office July 24, 1729. The five chUdren of Samuel* and Anna (Hatch) Small born in Kittery were baptized in the First Church of Scarborough, September 22, 1728. These were Samuel, Anna, John, Joshua, and Elizabeth. Those born in Scarborough — Sarah, Benjamin, James, and Mary — were baptized in the same church in infancy.f As Deacon of this First Church, he appears to have been quite as zealous in church affairs as in those of tbe town. In fact, at that time church matters were generally submitted to the town meetings. Samuel Small was one of three chosen to " Lay out y® personage Land ; " and he was active in the erection of the first meeting-house "40 foot Long 35 foot wide and Twenty foot post." Tbe second meeting-house, so vigorously discussed in the earlier town meetings,^ was finally built at Dunston, and " Dea. Samuel Small and Joseph Moody being dismissed from tbe Church at Blackpoint " were received into the Second Church, June 5, 1748. On October 19, 1727, John Waldron, of Dover, Province of New Hampshire, for ;^i6o, conveyed to " Zebulon Trickey Sam'^ Small Jun' Moses Hanscom & John Pugsley, all of Kittery," fifty acres in Scarborough originally owned by Henry Jocelyn, and one hundred acres granted to Waldron by the Proprietors, June 22, I720.§ Later, Small received a grant of one hundred and four acres, with Moses Hanson, of which he gave his son, John, forty acres of the " Easterly * Records of the Church of Christ in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, beginning 1671: 17. t Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 1 : 53, 54, 113, 115, 118, 165. X Vide Appendix XLIX. § York County Deeds, Book 12: 195. Samuel Small, fr. 239 End," in 1747-48, "in consideration of tbe Love, good-will & Parental affection which I have and do bear towards my weU beloved Son John Small." * A further grant of three hundred and thirty acres, "equally " to Daniel Fogg and Samuel* Small was made by the Proprietors in 1750. Two months later, SmaU conveyed, for £<^2, all his interest in this land to Captain Daniel Fogg.f Samuel * Small, Jr., also received from his father fourteen acres as a " Deed of Gift," which he conveyed to Captain Fogg for ;£28, in 1753. J The first bouse buUt by Samuel * Small, Sr., in Scarbor ough, was undoubtedly constructed of logs. The ancient one-story frame bouse believed by antiquarians of the town to have been bis later homestead, though known for many years as the " Robinson House," was situated east of the Nonsuch River upon the main road, not far from tbe present Scarborough Beach railroad station. Across the road, about eight or ten hundred feet to the north of it, stood the " Old Black Point Meeting-house," long since demolished. § The old house at one period showed great age, but within forty years it had been repaired ; and a new barn was then built which, though badly scorched, survived the fire of 1897, when the house was burned to the ground. Facing the south, with tbe high-pitched gable toward tbe street, there was at the front a large room on each side of the small " entry." This was tbe main entrance. A precipitous stairway led to the second story with its one finished room, the rest being left open. Three large fireplaces were con nected with the huge centre chimney : two in the front rooms, with tbe third in one of the three rear rooms. In the end toward the street there was originally a door in the middle, with a window on each side of it ; but when tbe bouse was renovated, a window was put in its place and a • Vide Appendix L : A. t Vide Appendix L : B. X Vide Appendix L : C. § Vide Map of Black Point (now Scarborough), Maine. 240 Genealogy of Edward Small new door cut through on tbe north, leading from the middle room. A rather unusual feature of the house was a small window in the angle of the gable, above tbe two windows of the second or attic story, toward the street, which was adorned with a strong blind of very old design ; and all the blinds were of a similar pattern. On the westerly side a long ell or shed extended to tbe bam ; during the fire it was pulled down to save the barn. A tradition connected with this house, brought to light by an unknown writer, is as follows : * "Tbe Sunday after the Battle of Lexington a courier, hatless and coatless, was seen tearing along the road in Scarboro to the church. As he reached tbe church, just after the close of the morning service, be reined in his horse and drew up to where the people were gathered about the entrance and hurriedly informed them of tbe march of the British regulars from Boston to destroy the arms and ammu nition which the patriots had stored at Concord. " There was the wUdest excitement among the members pf Parson Lancaster's flock during the remainder of the day ; and the afternoon sermon was of a patriotic character. " As soon as these services were concluded, all the men repaired to the residence of Deacon Samuel Small, who lived nearly opposite tbe church, and listened to addresses by Deacon Small, Captain McDaniel,f and others of tbe older men, many of whom had seen service in the French and Indian wars. * Portland Evening Express, June 20, 1903. t Captain Timothy McDaniel, an Englishman, went to Scarborough upon his arrival in New England about 1763. His wife was Lydia Prout, whom he married in London, May 22, 1766. Returning to Scarborough, they lived at Black Point Ferry. " He was an estimable man." The only newspaper in town was taken by Captain McDaniel, and throughout the Revolutionary War it was customary for the whole congregation to assemble at the close of the forenoon service on the doorstep of the old Black Point Meeting-house, while the captain regaled them with the latest tidings of war. (Southgate's History of Scarborough : 205, 2l8.) Samuel Small, fr. 241 " It was late in tbe afternoon when the little band of patriots dispersed to their homes to look after their arms and accoutrements and catch a few hours' sleep, for at thfe break of day they were to meet at Deacon SmaU's house, from which they were to start on their long march. " The sun was just peering over the bluffs of Cape Eliza beth when the rattle of the drum called them into line ; and, to the inspiring strains of a fife played by a veteran of the French war who marched about twenty feet in advance, tbe little band of patriots began their long and weary march to the camp of the American Army at Cambridge. " At Dunston, another company under command of Capt. John Rice marched for Cambridge at about the same time." Nearly a year later, these same companies, with the rest of Colonel Phinney's regiment, were the first to enter Bos ton after the evacuation by the British ; and were greatly admired for their " noble and mUitary bearing." Samuel Small himself did not serve in any of the wars, unless he went to Louisburg in one of the two companies known to have been raised in Scarborough, and who were present at the capture of Louisburg, in 1745, as members of Colonel Waldo's regiment.* When he was sixty-eight years of age, Samuel* Small, with his wife, Anna, conveyed to Benjamin®, the eldest son of their son Samuel ^ "all my Estate which I now have in the Town of Scarborough afors? both real and Personal Except ing my Household goods ... in consideration of his the said Benjamin SmaU's obligation to me for the Care Support & Comfortable maintainence for me and my wife Anna Small during our Natural Life." f This was following the custom ary famUy provision for their declining years, except that * The only complete lists of the men who served at this time under Colonel William PeppereU are said to be in London. The few scattering records in this country are very imperfect, and contain but a small portion of the private soldiers, though the officers fare a little better. t Vide Appendix LI. 242 Genealogy of Edward Small Francis 2 ended his days in the home of his youngest son, Daniel *, and Samuel ^ with bis youngest son, Joseph *- When the long-lost deed of the " Ossipee tract " was found, and measures were taken, as early as 1771, to claim the land and settle upon it, Samuel SmaU took an active in terest in tbe matter. In 1773, he conveyed by deed to his sons, Samuel and Joshua, three eighths, each, of his share ; and to his favorite grandson, Benjamin, and daughters, Anna MUUken and Elizabeth Harmon,* one twelfth, each. This disposed of his entire interest, mentioned in the division of August 4, 1777, as two fifths of the wholcf Why the widow and children of his son John, who died in 1761, were left out of the share that was rightfully theirs, has never been learned ; but it is known that the sons of John (Henry and Daniel), who eventuaUy removed to Limington, pur chased the land upon which they settled and brought up their large families. Samuel Small also signed the " Warrant and notification of tbe first meeting " of tbe Limington Proprietors, May 17, 1774 ; but his name never appeared in that book afterwards. He was living "February tbe 6^ i775." as shown by tbe signature of his son : " Recorded by me Sam^ Small j' Said Prop'p Cler ; "% and he is credited by tradition with having addressed tbe people at his house on the Sabbath after the battle of Lexington. The death of Samuel Small is supposed to have occurred in the summer of 1775, as tbe Parish Records of tbe First Church of Scarborough on October 4 of that year contain tbe signature of his son, " M' Samuel Small," § without the "Jr." It is strange that, after all his years of active service in the town, neither the Church nor Town records of Scar borough contain any notice of Samuel SmaU's death. It may be that the questions of moment which foUowed the * Vide Appendix LIII, LIV, LII: A, B, C. f Vide Appendix XXV: 14. X Vide Appendix XXV: 9. § Vide Samuel= SmaU. Samuel Small, Jr. 24.;^ opening of the Revolutionary War, in April of that year, occupied the public mind and made it forgetful. Some of his descendants are incUned to the belief that he removed to Limington with his grandson Benjamin, but from the few statistics bearing upon Benjamin's residence about that time, the inference is that the grandson did not go to Lun ington untU 1776 or 1777. The date of death of Anna, wife to Samuel Small, is also wanting. ISSUE I. SamueP, b. May 26, 1718, m Kittery; bap. in Scarborough, Sept. 22, 1728; mar. Feb. 16, 1741/42, m Scarborough, Dorothy Hubbard, born July 25, 1723, daughter of Cap tam Richard and AbigaU (Davis) Hubbard, of Kingston, New Hampshire. He was known during tie larger part of his Ufe as Samuel SmaU, Jr.; and he and his father prac ticaUy controUed the town affairs of Scarborough for seventy years. At the close of the long service of Samuel SmaU, Sr., as Town Clerk, Samuel, Jr., was elected to fiU that office in the years 1775, 1776, 1777, and 1778. The foUowing is his autograph: * In the spring of 1779, Thomas Libby was appointed Town Clerk, the former incumbent becoming absorbed in weightier matters. However, at the town meeting held August 9 of that year, " Mr Samuel Small was chosen Clerk Protemporer and Sworn.'' f The first office held by "Samuel Small jun'" appears to have been that of constable, to which he was chosen March 13, 174S. In 1757, he held the same office, and possibly * Town Records of Scarborough, vol. I : 193. t Town Records of Scarborough, vol. I : 210. 244 Genealogy of Edward Small other years. May i8, 1753, "Sam" Small, Edward Milliken, Abraham Tyler, Jonathan Libby and Samuel Small Jun' " were chosen selectmen. The latter was also selectman in 1761, 1762, 1764, 1765, and 1780. He was surveyor of lumber 1749-50; of highways, many years; and "Town Warden," 1766-1772, inclusive. March 20, 1775, " Sam" Small jr, Tim" McDaniel, Reuben Fogg, Sam" March, Joshua Fayben and Nath' Milliken " were voted by the town, " Six shUlings Each for their Ser vices as a Committee of Correspondence."* In 1777, "Cap' Solomon Bragdon, Nath^ Milliken, Samuel Small,t Col. Samuel March and John Alg' Milliken " were " Choose a Committee of Correspondence and Enspection." At an ad journed town meeting, "Mayy' 17* Day, 1779, Daniel Moul ton, Nathaniel Millicken, Sam" Small, WiUiam Hasty, CoP Sam" March [were chosen] Committee of Correspondence and Safety." X " At a Leagal Town Meeting held at Scarborough the g" Day of August a. d. 1779, . . . Samuel Small Moderator . . . Then the Votes were brought in for a person to Repre sent Said Town at the Convention to be at Cambridge the first of September next and M' Samuel Small was Chosen by a majority of Votes to Represent Said Town at said Con vention to form govement by a Late Resolve of the Great and General Court of the State of Massachusetts Bay." § " Att a Legal Meeting Held at Scarborough April y" 7'" 1783 . . . Voted the town Stock of powder Shall be used in the way of Rejoicing." || This provision was doubtless made for celebrating the virtual disbanding of the American army, * Town Records of Scarborough, vol. i : 187. t Samuel Small did not enter military service at any time during the Revo lution; but a record of service of Samuel Small, of Scarborough, in 1748, of twenty-one weeks and three days, on scouting duty with Captain Joseph Fry, so obviously belongs to him that it is credited to him, though lacking the " Jr." This same Samuel was also in the Train Band of the town, commanded by Captain Daniel Fogg, in 1757. " Reported a Deacon." (Vide Appendix LV.) t Town Records of Scarborough, vol. i : 200, 209. § Town Records of Scarborough, vol. i : 210. {{ Town Records of Scarborough, vol. 2. Samuel Small, fr. 245 April 19, 1783, eight years to a day from the first engagement at Lexington. Southgate says (p. 206) that " burning tar- tubs were hoisted to the top of the three liberty poles in town, at Winnock's Neck, Scotlow's Hill and Blue Point ; " the " three military companies assembled at the house of Lieut. Moses Banks on Scotlow's Hill ; and all the powder in town was consumed (also a vast quantity of liquors)." A number of muskets were put into a field-piece and fired away as useless ; and the whole celebration ended with a dance that continued until nearly daylight. " Scarborough March 22"" 1784 . . . Att an annual Town Meeting ... in the Second Parish . . . Voted to Chuse a man to answer the presentment Now Against said Town. Samuel Small Esq' be the man." May 10, 1784, at an "ad journed Town Meeting . . . Voted Samuel Small Esq' Six pounds Sixteen shillings for his time and Expense Framing the Constitution at Cambridge." * From this time on he is "Samuel SmaU Esq'," in the records. A great-grandson cherishes his certificate as Justice of the Peace, for the term of seven years, dated October 29, 1789, — " To Samuel SmaU of Scarborough Esq'," — which bears the autograph signa ture of John Hancock, identical with that on the Declaration of Independence.! Previous to their marriage, in 1741, Samuel SmaU and Dorothy Hubbard became members of the First Church of Scarborough, of which he was chosen Deacon, AprU 12, 1749. In the records of the First Parish (p. 44), " Samuel Small jr " was chosen moderator of the Parish Meeting held March 27, 1775. At the next meeting, October 4, 1775, "M' Samuel SmaU" was moderator ;t and the "Jr." was never resumed. This apparently indicates the decease of his father. The public services of Samuel Small, Jr., have been dwelt upon, though by no means exhausted, since he appeared upon every committee of importance in the town for years. It has been claimed by some that these services, subsequent * Torvn Records of Scarborough, vol. 2. t In possession of Mr. Augustus K. Small, Woodfords, Maine. X Parish Records in possession of Deacon James F. Small, Scarborough. 246 Genealogy of Edward Small to 177s, belonged to his father; and that Samuel, Jr., re moved to Limington upon the land given him by his father which caused the dropping of the "Sr." and "Jr." in the Scarborough records. It has not been proved, however, that Samuel, Jr., ever removed from the town. On the con trary, in 1766, he buUt a house there, situated upon a sUght eminence overlooking the sea haU a mUe away. This house, in which he died, is stiU standing. Several beautiful old trees in front were probably planted by him. For a time the old house was considered unsafe, and his widow, Dor othy, was removed to a new one, near by, where she died in 1813. In recent years, the first house has been strengthened and restored to its original Unes; and it is now owned and occupied by a descendant. The most noticeable feature is a perfectly appointed dairy-room, sunk about haU the depth of an ordinary ceUar, on the northwest comer, opening from the kitchen. In the settlement of the Ossipee lands, Samuel SmaU, with sons and sons-in-law, was especiaUy active, and did much toward their development; * but he never Uved there. Of the five sons of his father, he is the only one known to have been buried in the Old Black Point Cemetery of Scar borough. The gravestone of slate, with a death's-head at the top, reads: IN MEMORY OF SAMUEL SMALL ESQ? WHO DIED DEC. 21, 1791 IN THE 74™ YEAE OF HIS AGE Issue: I. AbigaU^, b. Oct. 7, 1742; bap, Oct. 17, 1742, in Scar borough; married March 16, 1762, John Meserve, b. Dec. 7, 1738, son of John and Jemima (Hubbard) Meserve, of Scarborough. John Meserve d. May 4, 1804; his widow, AbigaU, d. Feb. 8, 1830. Issue: Joseph, Dorothy, AbigaU, John, Benjamin, Samuel SmaU, and Anna Meserve. 2. Benjamin^, b. Aug. 11, 1744, in Scarborough; mar. * Vide Appendix XXIII, XXV: 1-25. Samuel Small, Jr. 2^7 Nov. s, 1767, Phebe Plummer, b. Sept. 29, 1744, daughter to Samson and Elizabeth (Libby) Plum mer, of Scarborough. This grandson was evidently a favorite with Samuel* and Anna SmaU, since they conveyed to him, by deed, June 14, 1768, the homestead and aU the real and personal estate which they possessed in Scarborough, except household goods, stipulating that he should care for them as long as they Uved.* May 10, 1773, soon after the movement toward estabUsh ing a claim upon the lands at Ossipee was begun, Samuel* SmaU, his grandfather, conveyed to Benjamin' SmaU, for £2 :io, " One Twelfth Part of my Right Share and Interest in and unto a Tract of Land lying & being on the Westerly Side of Saco River at a place called Ossibe in the County of York." t * Benjamin Small appeared a few months later (Aug. 17) as one of the signers of the agreement "betwixt the SmaUs and Shapleighs;" also as one of the Proprietors of the town of Limington; May 17, 1774.$ About 1776-77, he removed with his famUy to Limington, where he was a voter at the incorporation of the town in 1792. The autograph sig natures of "Joseph Libby, Benja SmaU and Abner Libby, Selectmen Men," appear upon the plan of the town of Limington, as surveyed by "Heath & Wing," in i79S.§ He died at the age of fifty-six; and his wiU, dated August 16, 1800, was proved October 27, of that year. It mentioned him as a yeoman of Limington, and left to "Phebe, my dearly beloved wife, the one third of my estate, during her natural Ufe." To "sons, Samuel & Richard, all my home stead, together with aU my lands lying in said town of Lim ington," after the decease of his wife. To " Son Benjamin" and daughter "Anna, now the wife of Daniel MitcheU... Elizabeth, now the wUe of Abraham Tyler . . . Abigail, the wife of Edward Nason... Dorothy, the wife of WUliam Fogg... Hannah, the wUe of Simon Plaisted. . . SaUy SmaU Susanna * Vide Appendix LI. f Vide Appendix LII: A t Vide Appendix XXIII, XXV:i, 7, 10, 19, 76. § Massachusetts Archives, Town Plans, vol. 15: 12. 248 Genealogy of Edward Small SmaU & Phebe SmaU...aU the residue of my outlands." Witnesses: (Signed) Benj* Small [Seal] Jon.*. Atkinson, Wf. Small, Abner Libby. ' Issue: I. Anne^ (Anna), bap. Nov. 4, 1770, in the First Church of Scarborough; d. Jan. 16, 1836, at Lunington; mar. Daniel, son to Dominicus and Anna (SmaU) Mitchell, b. June 23, 1768; d. Oct. 10, 1851. No issue. II. EUzabeth", bap. Nov. 4, 1770, with sister Anne; mar. Abraham Tyler. III. Benjamin', bap. Sept. 2, 1771, in the First Church of Scarborough; pub. Aug. 1795, to Mary Chase, of Lunington. IV. AbigaU', bap. March 12, 1775, in the First Church of Scarborough; mar. Jan. 3, 1793, Edward Nason, of Limington. V. Dorothy', bap. March 12, 1775, with sister Abi gaU; mar. Dec. 26, 1799, WiUiam Fogg — mentioned as "both of Scarborough." VI. Hannah', bap. Nov. 13, 1779, at Ossipee and recorded in the First Church of Scarborough; mar. July 4, 1796, in Limington, to Simon Plaisted. VII. Samuel', b. Sept. 26, 1779, in Limington; bap. Nov. 13, 1779, with sister Hannah, and recorded the same in Scarborough. VIII. Sarah', or SaUy, b. July 29, 1781, in Limington. IX. Richard', b. June 7, 1784, in Limington. X. Susanna', b. June 2, 1786, in Limington. XI. Phebe', b. Sept. 25, 1790, in Limington. 3. Sarah*, b. Aug. 25, 1746; bap. Aug. 31, 1746, in Scar borough; married Dec. 4, 1764, Timothy Water- house, b. July 18, 1741, son to Joseph and Mary (Libby) Waterhouse. 4. SamueP, b. Oct. 23, 1748; bap. Oct. 30, 1748, in Scar borough; died at sea, unmarried. Samuel Small, Jr. 249 5. Francis^ b. Aug. 17, 1751; bap. Aug. 18, 1751, in Scar borough. 6. Martha*, b. Nov. 28, 1752, in Scarborough; mar. Phile mon Libby, son to Capt. John and Anna (Fogg) Libby, b. May 29, 1749, in Scarborough; died Dec. 22, 1811, in Limington. She died Aug. 27, 1837, in Limerick, Maine. Philemon Libby received from his wUe's grandfather. Deacon SamueP SmaU, one hundred acres in Limington.* He removed there, and Uved at Limington Corner. He was for many years a Ucensed innholder, and d. Dec. 22, 1811, in Limington. After his death his widow removed to Lime rick with her son, Abner, where she died Aug. 25, 1837. Issue: Rufus, PhUemon, Eunice, James, Abner, Mar tha, b. Aug. 28, 1783, who married Nov. 26, 1801, Isaac MitcheU, Esq., of Limington; Eunice (again), Anna SmaU, Dorothy, married Francis' SmaU, son to Henry*; and Eunice (third) Libby, who married Benjamin Tyler. 7. Dorothy*, b. AprU 22, 1754; bap. May 4, 1754, in Scar borough; died young. 8. James*, b. April 26, 1757; bap. June 12, 1757; was mar ried, Dec. 10, 1782, by the Rev. Thomas Lancaster, to Mary Fogg, b. Nov. 24, 1757, daughter to Colonel Reuben and Margaret (Elder) Fogg, of Scarborough. He was but eighteen years of age at the opening of the Revolutionary War, yet he enUsted with the "eight months men" in Captain Abraham Tyler's Scarborough company. Colonel Edmund Phinney's regiment, serving from May 9 to Oct. 26, 1775; and his name appears on an order for a "Bounty Coat or its equivalent" in the faU of that year.f The foUowing year he served in the same company and regiment, from January i to December 8; and was reported on the latter date "on command at Castleton attending the sick." } June 6, 1777, he joined the Continental Army, en- * The Libby Family in America, by Charles T. Libby: 66. t Mass. Muster and Pay Rolls, vol. 13: 132; Coat Rolls — Eight Months' Service, vol. 56: 210. { Mass. Muster and Pay Rolls, vol. 46: s- 250 Genealogy of Edward Small gaging to serve "During War." He was then promoted to the rank of Sergeant, retaining that rank untU his discharge in 1781. In Colonel Henry Jackson's regiment, under Cap tain WiUiam North from 1777 to 1779, inclusive, and Cap tain Moses McFarland in 1780, he spent four years.* When he was an aged man (1841), he told the Rev. H. G. Storer that "the service at Saratoga was acknowledged to have been the hardest day's work performed during the war." This he graphicaUy described as foUows: "The Provincials gathered around Burgoyne at StiUwater during the night and commenced the battie at dayUght. Bur goyne retreated during the day to Saratoga; breastworks were thrown up by the Americans in the afternoon and evening, and the whole army watched through the night. At ten o'clock the next morning the British troops laid down their arms [Oct. 17, 1777] and were sent under an escort to Cambridge. The remainder of the American forces then marched directly to Albany, and drew their rations, having had nothing served out to them for forty-eight hours. But one gun was fired by the British after they arrived at Sara toga." t Mr. SmaU "was exceedingly ashamed of their ragged umforms when Burgoyne's finely equipped forces marched through the American Unes." Afterward he was at " Camp Pautuxet" (1778), at "Camp Providence" (1779), both in Rhode Island; and was "Re ported a Deserter by Colonel Henry Jackson, but Captain McFarland says he was not a deserter " ( 1 7 80) . Throughout the larger part of the year 1780, he was " Sergeant in Captain McFarland's Corps of InvaUds, at Boston." % In the " Depreciation RoUs . . . exhibited by the Committee on Claims in behalf of Massachusetts against the United States, Sept. 21, 1787," James SmaU appeared as Sergeant.§ In 1798, he was granted by the Ossipee Proprietors a lot of land in Limington, on range H; || but he had previously sold * Continental Army Books, vol. 16, pt. 1:18; Mass. Muster and Pay Rolls, vol. 71: 121. t Southgate's History of Scarborough, Maine, 203-204. X Continental Army Books, vol. 21, pt. i: 59; Books: Militia Officers, etc., vol. 28: 214. § Massachusetts Archives, Depreciation Rolls, vol. 31: 205. II Vide Appendix XXV: 73. Samuel Small, Jr. 251 (in 1797) for $150 to Daniel* SmaU (son to Captain John^) one hundred acres at Limington which he probably received in the division of his father's estate.* Captain James Small died Feb. 17, 1845, in Scarborough; his wUe having previ ously died May 22, 1834. Issue: I. Dorothea' (Dorothy), b. Sept. 29, 1783; bap. Sept. 9, 1784, in Scarborough; mar. James Marr, Jr. II. David', b. March 27, 1785; bap. July 10, 1785, in Scarborough; mar. AprU 7, 1807, EUzabeth Jordan, b. Dec. 15, 1785, in Cape Elizabeth; d. AprU 28, 1879, in Scarborough, aged ninety- three years and four months. She was daugh ter to Nathaniel Jordan, b. May 25, 1761, in Cape Elizabeth, and his wUe Dorothy ( ) Jordan, b. Aug. 29, 1764, in the same town. David SmaU was drowned in Casco Bay, July 26, 1826, leaving a widow and seven chUdren under age. A chUd born a few weeks after the decease of its father Uved but a few hours. Issue: I. Darius*, b. JiUy 13, 1809, in Scarborough; d. unmarried, Feb. 13, 1882, in Scarborough. 2. Damaris*, b. Aug. 22, 1811, in Scarborough; mar. 1832, George Libby, and resided in Falmouth. 3. Artemas*, b. July 24, 1814, in Scarborough; mar. Sept. 9, 1836, Susan D. Jordan. They resided in Kittery, Maine, where he d. AprU 16, 1863. 4. NathanieP, b. Jan. 17, 1817, in Scarborough; mar. Margaret Barter, of Machias, Maine, and resided there. He d. 1862 or 1863, in Machias. 5. James*, b. May 13, 1819, in Scarborough; mar. Oct. 1844, Eliza Jane Jordan; d. in their home at Portland, Maine, in the year 1850. * York County Deeds, Book io8: 47-48. 252 Genealogy of Edward Small 6. Catherine*, b. Dec. 24, 1821, in Scarborough; d. unmarried, at Scarborough, Feb. 19, 1882. 7. Reuben*, b. Feb. 10, 1824, in Scarborough; was a merchant of Westbrook, Maine. He married, March 11, 1852, in Portsmouth, N.H., Deborah Webster KUboum, b. Aug. I, 1830, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine; d. March 10, 1868, in Westbrook. She was daughter to John KUbourn, b. Oct. 6, 1800, in Scarborough, and his wife, Mary Web ster, b. 1801, in Cape Elizabeth. Reuben SmaU d. Nov. 3, 1868, in Westbrook. Issue: I. Ashley Faulkner^, b. April 16, 1853, in Scarborough; mar. Sept. 27, 1874, Emma L. Durgin; resides in West brook, Maine. II. Mary Webster^, b. Oct. 9, 1856, in West brook; mar. Dec. 25, 1878, Hiram C. Stimson; resides in Portland, Maine. IIL Augustus KUbourn', b. Nov. 10, 1862, in Westbrook; mar. Sept. 4, 1889, Abbie Louise Newman; resides at Wood- fords, Portland, Maine. IV. Reuben', b. June 15, 1866, in Westbrook; mar. Oct. 7, 1886, Anne H. SmaU; re sides in Portiand, Maine. III. Margaret', daughter to Captain James and Mary (Fogg) SmaU, b. Dec. 4, 1787, bap. June 8, 1788, in Scarborough; d. unmarried, aged about fifty-five years. ly. SamueP, b. June 13, 1789, bap. Oct. 18, 1789, in Scarborough; mar. Mary Libby. V. James', b. Dec. 29, 1790, bap. March 11, 1791, in Scarborough; mar. Nov. 29, 1820, Catherine, daughter to Abner Fogg, b. Sept. 28, 1790; d. Aug. 1868. James Small was Captain in the State MiUtia. He died in Scarborough, May 24. 1853- Samuel Small, Jr. 253 Issue: I. Francis*, b. Oct. 15, 1821, in Scarborough; d. Sept. 29, 185 1. 2. Sarah A.*, b. June 4, 1824, in Scarborough; d. Nov. II, 1839. 3. Mary F.*, b. May 16, 1826, in Scarborough. 4. Henry*, b. Nov. 26, 1828, in Scarborough. 5. Abner F.*, b. Oct. 7, 1833, in Scarborough. 6. James Frederick*, b. June 10, 1836, in Scar borough; mar., first, May, 1865, in Scar borough, Lucy EUen Libby, b. Jan. 1840, in Limington, Maine. She was daughter to Shirley and Mary (Sinclair) Libby. The first wUe of Mr. SmaU died Nov. 22, 1869, in Scarborough, and he married, second, in AprU, 1873, Miranda Waterhouse Libby, daughter to Rodney and Louisa (Water- house) Libby, of Scarborough, b. Feb. 14, 1840, in Scarborough. James F. SmaU was for many years Deacon and Clerk of the old First Church in Scarborough; and pos sessed a piece of the first sUver communion service used in the church. Issue by first wUe: I. Mary Catherine', b. AprU i, 1866, in Scarborough. II. James', b. Aug. 2, 1867, in Scarborough; mar. June, 1890, Hattie Louisa MU Uken; resides in Portiand, Maine. Issue by second wife: III. Harry Storer', b. March 25, 1877, in Scarborough. 7. John WilUam*, b. June 17, 1840, in Scar borough; d. Feb. 17, 1862. Vl. Mary', b. AprU 30, bap. Sept. i, 1793; ni- Joshua Libby. VII. SaUy', b. July 5, bap. Sep. 13, 1795; m. Ben jamin Switcher. VIII. John Hubbard', b. JtUy 5, bap. Oct. 8, 1797. IX. Reuben', b. May 30, 1799; d. a young man. 254 Genealogy of Edward Small X. Benjamin', b. Oct. 13, 1801; bap. March 29, 1802.* 9. WUUam*, b. June 8, 1759, in Scarborough; bap. July i, 1759; mar., first, Mary^ daughter to Col. Samuel* and Anna (Libby) March, of Scarborough, b. Aug. 27, 1761. They were married Jan. 7, 1782, and Uved in Limington. After the decease of Mary, he mar ried, Nov. I, 179s, her sister, Sarah^ March, b. Jan. 22, i77i.t 10. Anna*, b. March 24, 1760, in Scarborough; bap. July i, 1759; mar. Oct. 14, 1788, Charles Fogg, b. June 6, 1763, son to Colonel Reuben and Margaret (Elder) Fogg, of Scarborough.f II. Dorothy*, b. Jan. 14, 1762, in Scarborough; mar. Dec. 4, 1781, Dominicus Libby, son to Enoch and Eliza beth (Plummer) Libby, of Scarborough, b. Dec. 27, 1751. He died Dec. 18, 1822; his widow died Oct. 31, 1846, aged eighty-three years, nine months. H. Anna*, b. Sept. 10, 1720, in Kittery; bap. in Scarborough, Sept. 22, 1728; was married, first, by the Reverend WiUiam Tompson, March 23, 1737-38, to Josiah Libby, of Scar borough, b. 1715, in Portsmouth, N.H. His parents. Captain John and Eleanor (Kirke) Libby, were early set tlers of Scarborough, who had been driven away by the Indians in 1690. They took refuge in Portsmouth, N.H., but retumed to Scarborough in the winter of 1729-30. Josiah Libby settled at Oak HiU about the time of his marriage to Anna SmaU. He was known as "Trumpeter 'Slab," from his having been a trumpeter in the French wars. Josiah Libby died Feb. 20, 1751, leaving a widow and six children. She married, Jan. 10, 1755, as second wife. Deacon Nathaniel Milliken, son of John and Elizabeth (Alger) MUUken, by whom she also had chUdren. Deacon Milliken was largely interested in the Settiement at Limington; but§ * Maine Historical and Genealogical Register, 2: 230-236. t Vide issue of Colonel Samuel^ March, pages 211, 212. X Her brother Benjamin, who married Phebe Plummer, had a daughter, Anne, b. June 27, 1768; bap. Nov. 4, 1770. There may be confusion as to which Anne married Charles Fogg, who was bom June 6, 1763. L § Vide Appendix XXV: i, 7, 10, 12, 19, 41. Samuel SmaU, Jr. 255 retained his home in Scarborough, and died there before 1784.* May 4, 1774, Samuel* SmaU conveyed by deed to " my weU beloved Daughter Anna MUUken . . . one third part of a fourth part of a Tract of Land at Ossipee," and a settle ment was made with the heirs of Nathaniel MiUiken, No vember 10, 1784,1 by the Ossipee Proprietors. In the Old Black Point Cemetery at Scarborough, one of the oldest stones in the yard bears this inscription: MK- JOSIAH LIBBY DIED FEB. 20 1751 IN THE > 37TH YEARE OF HIS AGE ALSO MRS. ANNA, HIS WIFE DIED JAN. 12, 1784 IN THE 66™ YEARE OF HER AGE AND LAYS IN THE BURY- YARD Dear Jesus Thou hast power to save. In Thee we trust while in the grave. Our flesh, in dust shall be thy care. For thou wilt raise it strong and fair. Issue by first husband: % I. Lucy Libby, b. Nov. 25, 1739; mar. Dec. 19, 1760, Thomas Milliken. 2. Jane Libby, b. 1742; mar. Nov. 26, 1761, EUsha Berry. 3. Joel Libby, b. 1744; d. Sept. 19, 1760, aged sixteen years. 4. Josiah Libby, b. Feb. 16, 1747; mar., first, Eunice, daugh ter to Captain John and Anna (Fogg) Libby, b. Oct. 22, 1752; mar., second, Elizabeth (Parcher) Fogg; mar., third, Mary (Chase) Jones. He was knovm as Major * Nathaniel^ Milliken, mar. Aug. s, 1731, Sarah Munson. Issue: i. Jon athan, b. June 10, 1733. 2. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 18, 1734-33; d. young. 3. Josiah, b. Oct. 27, 1736. 4. Nathaniel, b. April 12, 1738. 5. Thomas, b. Oct. 23, 1739. 6. Stephen, b. Jan. 11, 1741-42. 7. Robert, b. Oct. 2, 1743. 8. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1747. 9. Abigail, b. Oct. 14, 1748. 10. Eliza beth, b. Oct. 7, 1750. II. Isaac, b. May 29, 1732. t Vide Appendix LH: B; XXV: 41. X The Libby Family in America, by Charles T. Libby: 35, 57. 256 Genealogy of Edward SmaU Libby, and served in the Revolution. He had a large famUy. 5. Phineas Libby, b. July 22, 1749; mar. Sarah Libby. 6. Anna Libby, b. Sept. 4, 1751; mar. Jeremiah Libby. Issue by second husband: 7. Joshua MUUken, b. AprU 10, 1756, in Scarborough. 8. Lydia MiUiken, b. June 15, 1761, in Scarborough. III. John*, b. Jan. 30, 1722-23, in Kittery; bap. in Scarborough, Sept. 22, 1728. (Vide infra.) IV. Joshua*, b. Feb. 26, 1725/6, in Kittery, Maine; baptized in Scarborough. The marriage intention of Joshua SmaU to Susanna Kennard (also given Susannah Kinnard) was "Entered Feb'y 18? 1743/4," in the town books of Kit tery. Susanna was daughter to Michael Kennard, of Kittery, now Eliot. Joshua SmaU was by occupation a tanner, and the site of his tannery is shown in a marshy field, through which runs a brook, on a wood road in Scarborough. The land adjoined that of his brothers, Samuel and John. His house, which is said to have been buUt of logs like those of the other bro thers, was on the westerly side of the main road of that time, nearly opposite that of " Captain John." That he, as weU as his father, grandfather, and brother John, was a surveyor is shown by his appointment as a Sur veyor of Highways of the town of Scarborough in 1764, 1765, and subsequently; also, by the foUowing record of the Com missioners of Cumberland County, at Portiand: "Joshua SmaU, Surveyor," paid for "laying out the Road from new Glocester to Falmouth at 12s per Day... £3: 12," October 9, 1767. His connection vrith the Ossipee land commenced early. Ten years before the title was confirmed by the Massachu setts Commissioners, he, with other heirs of SmaU and Shap leigh, signed an "agreement of partition," Aug. 17, 1773, and caused the tract to be surveyed by Joshua SmaU, him seU.* Samuel SmaU, Jr., whose signature heads the Ust, never occupied his share of the land, but sold parts of it at different times, so that he probably possessed Uttie of it when he died in 1791. * Vide Appendix XXIII, XXV: 1-7. Samuel Small, Jr. 257 Joshua (the second signer), however, began at once to ad just his affairs in Scarborough with a view to the new settle ment. Feb. 10, 1773, he purchased of his father, Samuel SmaU, for £3, " Three eight parts " of his share of the Ossipee tract.* Two years later, Feb. 5, 1775, "Joshua SmaU, of Scarborough, Tanner, for £115, conveyed to Samuel SmaU, Jr., of Scarborough, yeoman... a parcel of land in Scar borough... 20 acres... bounded by the highway that goeth by my DweUing House." f This was probably his home stead. Before 1777, he had buUt a log cabin on the bank of Little Ossipee River, and cleared a farm, to which he removed his f amUy. For the further development of the tract, afterwards caUed Limington, "Joshua SmaU of a Place called Ossapy, Tanner... Peter Cobb & James SmaU, both of Falmouth, yeomen," raised the sum of "£4060 upon two thousand three himdred [2300] acres of their Share of a certain Tract of Land lying at a Place caUed Ossapy." J The money was furnished by Joseph Doe, of Newmarket, N.H., yeoman, and Benjamin Conner, of Newburyport, Mass., mariner, Novem ber 19, 1779, and the deed was recorded the day foUowing. For many years, Joshua SmaU transacted the legal busi ness of the early settiers of that district; and to him, the principal Proprietor of the town of Limington, "much of the early prosperity of the settlement was due." He erected a tannery on a branch of BarteU Brook, two mUes west of the mouth of Little Ossipee River, which he continued to operate for many years. When the town of Limington was incorporated, Feb. 8, 1792, the Ust of voters included twelve who bore the surname of SmaU, and about as many more who had married wives from that fanuly, or were descended from the SmaUs. Joshua SmaU was the moderator at the first town meeting held in the schoolhouse on Monday, AprU 2, 1792. He was at that time also elected "leather-sealer." The town of Limington has now a good water power in * Vide Appendix LIV. t Cumberland County Deeds, Book 9: S16J. j Cumberland Cou^nty Deeds, Book 10: 399. 258 Genealogy of Edward Small SmaU's Pond, at the outlet of Horn Pond. SmaU's MUls is a settlement on the outskirts of the town. Joshua SmaU became a man of substance and a power for good in this frontier settlement. Late in life he married M. Libby, of Newfield. He died in the early summer of 1803, and John McArthur, Wingate Frost, and Isaac Mitchell were appointed "appraisers of the Estate of Joshua Small, esq. dec'd — Aug. 23, 1803." His son, John, was appointed executor. "Notices were posted in Limington, Limerick and Cornish." Issue: I. Anna*, b. Aug. i, 1744, in Scarborough; d. July 20, 1814, in Limington. She mar. Aug. i, 1765, Domini cus*, son to Robert' and Miriam (Jordan) MitcheU, of Cape EUzabeth. Dominicus MitcheU, b. AprU 9, 1744, at Cape EUzabeth; d. Sept. 6, 1822, in Lim ington.* Issue: I. Elizabeth* MitcheU, b. May 15, 1766; became the first wUe of Wingate Frost, of Limington. She died May 11, 1799. II. DanieP Mitchell, b. June 23, 1768; mar. Anna', daughter to Benjamin* and Phebe (Plummer) SmaU, who died Jan. 16, 1836. Daniel MitcheU died Oct. 10, 1851. No issue. III. Mary^ MitcheU, b. Aug. 19, 1770; mar., first, Abraham Parker; mar., second, June, 1815, Thomas Harmon, of Buxton. She died Sept. 30, 1843. Issue: Chase, Sarah, Anna, EUza beth, Dominicus, Ruth, and Mary Parker. IV. Dominicus* MitcheU, b. Aug. 23, 1772; mar. Feb. 12, 1795, Aphia Whitney, b. Jan. 6, 1774. He died May 6, 1856. Issue: Mary, Crosby, Betsey, Daniel, John, Otis, Joshua, Domini cus, Isaac, and OUver MitcheU. V. Joshua* MitcheU, b. Oct. 17, 1774; mar., first, * The ancestry of Robert' Mitchell will be found later in the account of the Mitchells from Kittery, but this family is so thoroughly identified with the Smalls of Limington that it is placed here. Samuel Small, Jr. 259 Nov. 19, 1795, Hannah Myrick, b. July 3, 1771; d. March 20, 1797; mar., second, June 2, 1798, Sarah HamUton, b. AprU 22, 1774. He died Sept. 14, 1850. Issue by first wife: Phebe. Issue by second wUe: Dominicus, Joshua, John, WilUam H., Mary Ann, Isaac SkilUngs, Sarah, Daniel, Samuel, and Mary Mason MitcheU. VI. Robert* MitcheU, b. July 22, 1776; mar. Sept. 17, 1804, Lydia Berry, b. Oct. 31, 1779; d. July 8, 1853. Robert MitcheU died Sept. 12, 182 1; and his widow married Mjnick Paine, who died AprU 4, 1858. Issue: Daniel, SewaU, Cyrus, Anna, Jane, Abraham Parker, Henry Erasmus, and SaUy Berry MitcheU. VIL Isaac* MitcheU, b. Jan. 18, 1779; d. Feb. 4, 1779. VIII. Isaac* MitcheU, b. Jan. 30, 1780; mar. Nov. 26, 1801, Martha, daughter to PhUemon and Martha (SmaU) Libby, b. Aug. 28, 1783; d. Jan. 3, 1877. Isaac MitcheU died Jan. 26, 1863, in Limington. Issue: Abner, b. AprU 25, 1803,* Lewis, Isaac Lee, Harriet, PhUemon Libby, Anna, d. aged three years, and Anna, or Nancy, MitcheU. IX. Anna* MitcheU, b. March 21, 1782; married, as second wife, Wingate Frost. She died June 6, 1848. X. SamueP MitcheU, b. Feb. 6, 1784; mar., first, Sept. 16, 1809. Margaret Berry; mar., sec ond, Feb. I, 1844, Miriam Phinney. Issue: EUsha, Irene, Anne Elizabeth, and Rufus MitcheU. She died April 5, i860. XI. Sarah* MitcheU, b. May 6, 1786; married, as second wUe, Joseph Davis, b. Aug. 10, 1776; d. Dec. 1862. Sarah died Oct. 3, 1852. His * Much of the data concerning the family of Joshua Small has been ob tained from the manuscript collection of the late Abner* Mitchell, of Lim ington, kindly loaned by his daughter. 26o Genealogy of Edward SmaU first wUe was AbigaU Whitney, by whom he had issue: Nancy, who married James, son to Wingate Frost. Issue by second wUe : James, AbigaU, Mary Ann, AUen, CaroUne, MarshaU, Woodbiuy, and Joseph M. Davis. 2. EUzabeth*, b. March 14, bap. March 23, 1746, in Scar borough; married Dec. 6, 1764, Humphrey* McKen ney, brother to Mary* McKenney, second wife of Captain John* SmaU. Humphrey McKenney was one of the earUest to remove to Limington; and had a famUy of five sons and four daughters. 3. Sarah*,* b. AprU 14, 1748, in Somersworth, New Hampshhe;! ni^r. Nov. 22, 1768, the Reverend John Tompson, b. Oct. 3, 1737, m Scarborough; died 1826. The Reverend John Tompson was the second son of the Reverend WiUiam Tompson, born 1697, who settied in Scarborough, as pastor of the Black Point Church, in 1728; married Anna Hubbard; and died in Scarborough, 1759. The Reverend John Tompson was graduated from Harvard CoUege, 1765; settied in Standish, Maine, Oct. 27, 1768; and removed to Berwick, Maine, in 1773. Sarah (SmaU) Tompson died Aug. 30, 1783, and her husband mar ried, second, widow Sarah MorriU, formerly Sarah AUen, b. Nov. 9, 1738; d. Aug. 4, 1793. Issue by first wife: WiUiam, died aged, Edward, Samuel, Sarah, Nancy, Joseph, Mary, and John Tompson. * Sarah' SmaU was called of Somersworth, N. H., at the time of her mar riage; also, daughter to Joshua Small, Esq., of Limington. (Manuscript col lection of the late Abner* Mitchell, of Limington, pp. i and 2.) t This record was found among papers of her son, Samuel Tompson, of Scarborough — a man of affairs, trial justice, etc., who was not likely to be in error. A deed dated March 31, 1748 — two weeks before the birth of Sarah — shows that Joshua Small lived for a time near Dover and Somersworth: "Joshua Small of Dover . . . New Hampshire, Tanner," conveyed to Andrew Simonton of Falmouth, one acre of land in Falmouth (Cape Elizabeth); recorded April s, 1748. {York County Deeds, Book 26: 318.) Joshua Small perhaps learned tanning at Dover. Later, he set up large tanneries at Scar borough which he operated until his removal to Limington, where tanning was continued by his sons and grandsons. Samuel Small, Jr. 261 Issue by second wUe: WilUam AUen, and Elizabeth Tompson. Susannah*, often caUed Susan, b. March 14, 1750; bap. AprU 1, 1750, in Scarborough; married Bartholomew Jackson. .. Isaac*, b. May 4, 1752; bap. May 17, 1752; mar. Nov. 1778, Mary Richardson, of Pearson town (now Standish). She was bom March 23, 1757, at New ton, Massachusetts, daughter of David and Mary (HaU) Richardson. They resided in Limington. He died Dec. 14, 1834. Isaac was a tanner, shoe maker and farmer; he is said to have buUt the second house in Limington. Issue: I. Edward', b. AprU 19, 1780, in Limington. II. SaUy', b. June 13, 1786, in Limington. III. Mary', b. June 29, 1788, in Limington. IV. Isaac', b. Nov. 4, 1790, in Lunington. V. David', b. Jan. 14, 1792, m Limington. He mar ried Nov., 1816, Mary G. Adams; they Uved in Limington, where he died May 5, 1822. Issue: I. Edwin*, b. July i, 1818, in Limington. He married Adaline Hanscom; they settied in China, Maine; he died Dec. 27, 1869. Their only chUd died in infancy. 2. Charles*, b. Feb., 1820, in Limington; he mar ried Sarah P. Chase. They Uved for many years on Hanover Street, Portland, Maine, where he died Jan. 13, 1907; his widow is Uving (1910) in Portland. Issue: I. Eveljm', d. unmarried before her father. II. EmUy'; she was married to Charles Fenn; they had two sons — Harry Fenn and Herbert Fenn. She died before her father. III. and IV. infants, who died unnamed. 3. Albion Keith Paris*, b. Aug. 26, 1821, in Lim- 262 Genealogy of Edward Small . ington. He mar. June i6, 1 851, in Cornish, Maine, Thankful Lincoln* Woodbury, b. July 23, 1823, in Bridgeton, Maine. She was daughter to WUUam' Woodbury, b. Nov. 28, 1789, in Beverly, Mass., a de scendant of "WilUam^ Woodbery," who settied early at Woodbury's Point, in Bev erly. WUUam' Woodbury married Jan. 3, 1821, in Gorham, Maine, Jerusha Lincoln, b. April 16, 1790, in Hingham, Mass. She died AprU 8, 1872, in Cornish, Maine; he died there Oct. 13, 1881, aged 92 years. The Reverend Dr. Albion K. P. SmaU retired from the ministry about 1904, "ripe in years and achievement." He prepared for coUege at the old North Yarmouth Academy, where he was graduated in 1845 ; he ^^s the last survivor of his class. In 1849, be was graduated from Colby CoUege, at WatervUle, Maine; again he was the last survivor of his class. After attending Newton Theological Seminary for a year, he was principal of Hebron Academy for a short time. His first pastorate was the Baptist Church in Buckfield, which he organized in 1858. He did not remain there long, as he accepted an urgent caU to the First Baptist Church in Bangor. He was pastor of that church for ten years; and, later, pastor of the Free Street Baptist Church in Portland, of the First Baptist Church in FaU River, and of the First Baptist Church in Portland. He resigned from a seven years' pastorate in the latter church, in 1889; "it is in that position that he is best remembered by most Portland peo ple." " He spent a short time in Fairfield and Biddeford, as pastor of Baptist churches; since that time he has Uved in retirement in Portiand." On his eighty-fifth birthday he preached in his old church — the First Baptist Church in Portland. He died August 19, 1909, in Portiand, aged 88 years. His widow, who for many years was totaUy bUnd, made her home with her daughter, in Newton Centre, Mass. She d. Sept. 29, 1915, in her 93rd year. Issue: I. Albion Woodbury*, b. May 11, 1854, in Samuel Small, Jr. 263 Buckfield, Maine. He fitted for col lege in the High School of Portiand, and was graduated from Colby Col lege, at WaterviUe, in 1876. From Colby, he went to Newton, Massachu setts. After his graduation, in 1879, from the Newton Theological Institu tion, he went to Germany, and studied two years at universities in Berlin and ¦ Leipzig. He married, whUe abroad, a (jerman lady, and retumed to accept a professorship at Colby. His sab batical year was spent at Johns Hop kins University, where he received the degree of Ph.D. In 1889, he retumed to WatervUle to become president of his Alma Mater. In 1891, he was tendered the chair of Sociology in Chi cago University, which he stiU (19 10) retains. "In conjunction with Pro fessor Vincent, son of Bishop Vincent of the Methodist church. Dr. SmaU issued a text book covering the rudi ments of sociology. His latest book is a masterpiece, to be found on the shelves of every college Ubrary in America and abroad." II. Mary Adams', b. Dec. 24, 1 861, in Ban gor, Maine. She was married May 20, 1884, to Sidney B. Paine. They lived some years at Fall River, Massachu setts; they now (1910) reside at New ton Centre. Issue: I. Sidney SmaU Paine, b. Feb. 27, 1887. 2. Mary Louise Paine, b. Oct. 25, 1888. III. Charles Porter', b. Nov. 16, 1863, in Bangor, Maine. He was graduated from the Portland High School; in 1876, 264 Genealogy of Edward Small he was graduated from Colby CoUege whUe his brother was President. Later, he studied medicine, at home and in Europe. He was married in Septem ber, 1895. Dr. Charles P. SmaU is now (1910) physician to Chicago University. 4. Mary Adams*, b. Dec. 26, 1822, in Limington. She was married to Lewis Whitney, M.D., of Yarmouth, Maine. Issue: I. Helen Whitney. II. Charlotte R. Whitney. III. Louis K. Whitney. VI. Joshua', b. July 9, 1794, in Limington. VII. Hannah', b. June 23, 1799, in Limington. 6. Mary*, b. April 15, 1754, bap. May 5, 1754; mar. Jona than Boothby. 7. Joshua*, b. Aug. 22, 1756, in Scarborough; died young. 8. Hannah*, b. Nov. 7, 1758, in Scarborough; mar. Nathan Chick. 9. Joshua*, b. Dec. i, 1760, in Scarborough; bap. Dec. 28, 1760; mar. Dec. 20, 1787, in Kittery, Mary, daughter to Nathaniel and AbigaU (Dennett) Clark, of Kit tery, b. March 10, 1763. His second wife, to whom he was married Oct. 30, 1800, was Miriam Fernald, of Kittery. He married third (inten. Dec. 6, 1818), Hannah Fernald, of York. He died Sept. i, 1838. 10. Lucy*, b. Feb. 7, 1763, in Scarborough; mar. Aug. 7, 1785, Ephraim, son to Nathaniel and AbigaU (Den nett) Clark, of Battery, b. May 14, 1756; d. May 12, 1847. She died June 16, 1827. II. Shuah*, b. Feb. 28, 1765, in Scarborough; d. June 29, 1857. Her first husband was Isaac SmaU; her sec ond, N. Sawyer. 12. Jane*, b. Jan. (June?) 20, 1767, in Scarborough; d. Oct. s, 1849. She married EUphalet Parker, b. July 27, 1764; d. Sept. 30, 1840. 13. John*, b. Feb. 25, 1769, in Scarborough; d. Oct. 5, 1818, in Lunington. His wife was Hannah SmaU, b. May 13, 1770. He was the executor of his father's estate. Among other chUdren, his son. Deacon Samuel Small, Jr. 265 Joshua' SmaU, b. Aug. 10, 1799, married Mary, daughter to Wingate Frost, b. Dec. 24, 1806, in Limington. V. EUzabeth*, b. Feb. 3, 1727-28, in Kittery, bap. Sept. 22, 1728, in Scarborough; was married by the Reverend WUUam Tompson, Oct. 27, 1743, to James Harmon, of Scarborough, b. about 1721; bap. June 27, 1736, son of Samuel and Mercy (Stimson) Harmon. In the division of his land at Ossipee, her father gave to her by deed, "one Third Part of one quarter part of aU my Right Titie & Interest that I have or by any means ought to have... at Ossipee," the deed being dated August 14, 1774, and recorded Jan. 6, 1778. In a settiement with the heirs of deceased beneficiaries, Nov. 10, 1784, the heirs of James Harmon were assigned their lots.* Issue: I. Annie Harmon, b. Aug. 27, 1744, in Scarborough; died young. 2. Dorcas Harmon, b. Aug. 12, 1746, in Scarborough. 3. James Harmon, b. Feb. 28, 1748, in Scarborough. 4. Elizabeth Harmon, b. May 14, 1751, in Scarborough; died young. 5. Anna Harmon, b. Oct. 8, 1753, in Scarborough. 6. Abner Harmon, b. May 15, 1756, in Scarborough. 7. Moses Harmon, b. May 9, 1758, in Scarborough. 8. Elizabeth Harmon, b. Nov. 28, 1764, in Scarborough. 9. Joshua Harmon, b. July 27, 1767, in Scarborough. 10. Isaac Harmon, b. March 31, 1770, in Scarborough. VI. Sarah*, b. Aug. 29, bap. Aug. 31, 1729, in Scarborough. VII. Benjamin*, b. June 27, bap. July 9, 1732, in Scarborough. VIII. James*, b. July 14, bap. JiUy 18, 1736, in Scarborough; soldier in the French and Indian War; took part in the Crown Point expedition in 1756; served to October 18, 1756. The miUtary record says he died.f He held the rank of "Centinel" (private). IX. Mary*, b. Jan. 13, 1738-39, was baptized the next day in Scarborough. No further records appear of these last four chUdren. * Vide Appendix XXV : 41 ; LII : C. f Mass. Archives, Muster RoUs: 93 : 39. CAPTAIN JOHNS SMALL John ^ Small, second son to Samuel * and Anna (Hatch) SmaU, was born in Kittery, Maine, January 30, 1722-33, and baptized in tbe First Church of Scarborough, Maine, Septem ber 22, 1728, with two brothers and two sisters. The edu cational advantages of a frontier town were limited, yet he was a cultivated man, and his handwriting was equal to that of the professional scrivener of that period. From bis father he learned surveying, and some of his most creditable work is in that field. In York and Cumberland counties deeds of land are frequently mentioned " as surveyed by John Small." The town books of Scarborough record his surveys in almost every year from 1740 to 1760; and this was evi dently his occupation during the winter months, or when not engaged in military service. Between 1740 and 1745, John Small made a plan of the original allotment of lands in Scarborough, which has been carefuUy kept in the archives of the organization known as " The Original Proprietors of Scarborough." Although this organization long ago became extinct, the last Clerk of tbe Proprietors, a member of tbe Libby family, preserved a chest filled with documents belonging to the society which have been handed down from one generation to another of his descendants in the town. John SmaU's map,* very much worn, has been reinforced on the back with cloth. A copy of ancient date, done with pen and ink and some coloring, — the original is in ink only, — bears the following in one corner : * The original plan by John Small, now in the possession of Mr. Eben S. Libby, of Scarborough, Maine, measures twenty by twenty-four inches. \ 1 :0 4 -/'•»/ V", ¦ •(/- y ¦¦¦¦'¦,'' 'C- -^, ^ / 4 '; rtc>>- : ^.-i^ :i'-,.l' ¦ '_7a"|. J J r- "^ ': '> ,'¦ '''-- '- » 5> 1 J _- 1 11^ s^^ 1 ^ .E ¦'"'¦'' "¦¦•;; ^;/- ."-.9 ic/)-- ,¦.¦.¦•¦•.¦-,_, II- ..' '3 Lv,r 1^^ -^/ "^jn^^^^^-" /'¦''/¦?;'¦ I ;• 4, wt: .. T t- c. '.I "- <- g '- ^ ;--.? -V f * ? : y~" ?^ - ^- ¦^— - ^-^^' -V^^ .. '¦ I i'" --'etr\ v3 Captain John Small 267 "N B This Plan delineates the 5000 acres (so called) lying in Scarborough Which was taken by Cap! John Small Deceast & supdivided Among the within Proprietors being a True Copy from the Orriginal drawn by the Subscriber at the Request of said Proprietors Attest ''S' Moses Banks Survey^ for s'' Proprietors A true Coppy Examini and Compared with the Original Plan and Attested ^ Samuel Fogg Proprs Clerk A Seal of one Mile 80 Rod To an Inch " This copy, which is without date, and has evidently been used to save the original, is but a ragged remnant. Recently, an enlarged blue-print has been reproduced from John Small's plan, to which reference is often made in determin ing present boundaries of land in the town. SmaU also made a plan of the adjacent town of Gor ham. The General Court of Massachusetts, in AprU, 1733, appointed a committee of five persons to lay out the tracts of land for five " Narragansett townships." This committee selected as their surveyors Samuel Small (father to John) and Benjamin Stone, who together made the surveys which were, on February 11, 1733-34, presented by the committee to the General Court. They comprised plans of township number one (Buxton) and township number seven (Gor ham). Two years later (1735), Captain John Phinney, tbe first settler of Gorham, ordered a new plan, which was found to be very imperfect and full of errors as to measurements. Tbe dissatisfaction of Colonel Gorham, when he went there, was so great that be at once arranged to have a new and correct survey made by John Small. Small was put under oath "to do the work correctly." His plan of the "thirty acre lots" was accepted by the Proprietors of Gorham, AprU 16, 175 1, with a vote to place it on record in the book of the Proprietors and in the Secretary's office. The Phin ney contingent claimed that their map should be accepted as the only genuine plan of the town ; but it was never used. 268 Genealogy of Edward Small A survey of the " hundred acre lots " was added by Small to his earlier plan, which was confirmed by the General Court, December 28, 1753, and declared to be the true and original plan of the town of Gorham, Maine.* This map, which is filed among the town plans at the Massachusetts State House, has a paper (much worn upon one end) pasted on the lower right-hand corner : " [This] is a true Plan of Gorham Town [ ] Narraganset N? 7, in the County of York lying on the [ ] and Falmouth — Taken by me the Subscriber [ ] Committee appointed by the Proprietors of said [ ] by the same with the Sec ond Division of One Hundred [ ] under my hand this 17th day of March 1753 Jn? Small SurvF " f There is also on record in the York County Deeds " a plan or Description of several Pieces or parcels of Land in the Township of Falmouth which the Hon^^ Sam Waldo Esq^ sold to John Johnson James Johnson WUliam Porterfield & William Slemous." Since doubts had arisen as to the accu racy of a former survey, John Small made this plan ; add ing that " I the subscriber have faithfully & impartially Sur- * History of Gorham, Maine, 1903, by Katharine B. Lewis : 79-85. t Massachusetts Archives, Maps and Plans, vol. 67 : 20. This was oiScially confirmed by the General Court, Dec. 28, 1753, — " Wil liam Shirley EsqJ Governour," Sir William PeppereU, and others of the Coun cil, — as follows: Upon •' A petition of Jabez Fox Esq! and others a Committee of the Pro prietors of the Narraganset Township Number seven, shewing that by Reason of some obscurity and uncertainty in the former Plan of the said Township, they have taken a more accurate one by a sworn Surveyor and Chain-men on Oath, herewith exhibited praying that it may be accepted and Confirmed by this Court, as the Plan of said Township N" 7, or Gorham Town, as it is usually called." " In the House of Representatives ; Voted that the Plan of the said Gor ham Town, taken by John Small, and exhibited to this Court with the Peti tion is agreeable to the true Intent and Design of the Original Grant made to said Proprietors ; and that it be accepted and confirmed accordingly, notwith standing any Different Courses described in any former Plan." (Massachusetts Archives, Court Records, 1753-55. ^°'- 20: 134-135.) Captain John Small 269 veyed & find that John Johnsons Land by Error of Deed is but Eighty acres instead of a Himdred. Jn? Small Suri/— ~ "A true Copy of the Origl' Rec4 Ap' 2? 1751. Att. Dan^ MotTLTON Regf" * John SmaU is mentioned as " Gentleman " or " Surveyor," but no other occupation or profession is attributed to him, except the miUtary titles of Ensign, Lieutenant, and Cap- tain.f Had he Uved until the time of the Revolution, he would probably have attained higher rank, since the Revo lutionary army was largely ofi&cered by men who had been promoted to important commands after service in the pre vious wars. In 1745, he began his career in the army, at the age of twenty-three, and probably as a private. Few Usts of men engaged in the siege of Louisburg are preserved; and although two companies from Scarborough are known to have served there under General Waldo, the only proof of John SmaU's participation in that campaign Ues in his sig nature as a witness to the wiU of John King, of Casco Bay, dated at "Louisburg on Cape Breeton . . . Febru'^ 27, 1745-6." This wiU was probated in York County, Maine, November 5, 1746." % The autograph of John SmaU, com- * York County Deeds, Book 29: 52. t John SmaU, of Scarborough, has been mentioned as "Major"; but the only "Major John Small" was a British oflBcer, who served in America from I7S4 to 1775, S'ld perhaps longer. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the "42* Regulars," April 11, 1756; Captain in the same regiment, August 2, 1762, and April 30, 1765. {New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 49: 263.) John SmaU, "formerly of the 42"! and then of the 21'' Regiment of Foot, was appointed Major commandant of the Second BattaUon of Royal High land Emigrants ... A Battalion of Provincials for the King's service," which was organized in Canada early in 1773. (Haddon's Journal and Orderly Book, 1776 and 1777: 548-349-) { Vide Appendix LVI. This copy of the will of John King is from a tracing made by the writer about ten years ago, as the original cannot now be found. The writing was very distinct, but the paper was much discolored and somewhat broken in the folds. 270 Genealogy of Edward Small pared with that of February 3, 1761,* surely indicates the same hand. (Page 301.) This first expedition against Louisburg was an efTort to sUence a harassing neighbor who threatened the ruin of the New England fisheries by sheltering privateers seeking refuge in its spacious harbor. At an expenditure of more than ;^5,ooo,ocx) during a period of thirty years, the French had made the fort well-nigh impregnable. As Great Britain was at war with France, measures were adopted for the tak ing of Louisburg. Forces were promptly raised, but a more incongruous body of warriors could hardly be conceived. The men, recruited from the workshops and farms, were officered by lawyers, merchants, and mechanics. William ^PeppereU, a prosperous and popular merchant of Kittery, was appointed commander. Embarked in a hundred New England vessels, and supported by a British squadron, under Commodore Warren, they landed near Louisburg on the 30tb of AprU, 1745. This siege, though prosecuted with energy and vigUance, was conducted in tbe most irregular and unscientific manner. " The troops," says Bancroft, "made jest of technical military terms; they laughed at proposals for zigzags and epaulements. . . . Tbe men knew little of strict discipline ; they bad no fixed encampment ; destitute of tents to keep off the fogs and dews, their lodg ings were turf and brush houses ; their bed was the earth — dangerous resting place for those of the people unac quainted with lying in the woods. . . . All day long the men, if not on duty, were busy with amusements — firing at marks, fishing, fowling, wrestling, racing, or running after balls shot from the enemy's guns." * Vide Appendix LXIII : B. "^m-' ¦¦ . r'P'^i ¦ /, r: r i- V ^ -^ 'v^ V X \ ^ J.- 1^^;^ A~ ,\,;, A^J ^ ^M; s r n"^ K ^>-. X { ; '^v .'¦¦ ^ >• .^"^ .V^-^w^ Ul >: r ^ •^ } '^ .^ \ ,J i. J „ V , V V ^ \- -^- ;. ^i^/ -i V'^.^ J ¦ -> ¦> o r^^ L %;^ N^ K^. Y Ns ^-^^^ 0> .1 4 n,- v'^. ^ V. \- \ ^^ : <. \"''.c^ A i A \ •^. ^ ^ ^ V- f r 1 - /v C '\ Jri V X ^ • . ^--^ ^>- ^\ ^s s- . a Captain fohn Small 271 By a succession of events most fortunate for the EngUsh, the French became disheartened and capitulated on June 17, the forty-ninth day of tbe siege.* PeppereU was knighted and became Sir WUliam PeppereU, probably the most widely known resident of Kittery to this day. This exploit "greatly enhanced the mUitary repute of New England," says Parkman, and "the news was received in England with bonfires and Uluminations." Some of the troops were retained to garrison the fort ; others awaited tardy transportation to their homes. John Small was still there in the foUowing February, at the time of witnessing the will of John King. The unsanitary con dition of the extemporized camp caused much illness, and resulted in many deaths. Paul Atkins, neighbor and friend of Small in Scarborough, never returned to bis family. His widow was probably the Sarah Atkins who became the wife of John Small, April i, 1748. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. WiUiam Tompson, pastor of the First Church in Scarborough, of which church Sarah Atkins had become a member May 5, 1743. Persistent research has failed to disclose positive proof, but the circumstantial evidence is so strong that it is here presented. Sarah Sawyer was married to Paul Atkins by the Rev. William Tompson, September 22, 1741, in Scarborough. She was daughter to David ^ and Elinor (Frost) Sawyer,f born in Kittery, July 26, 17 19. A brother, David, Jr., was four years her senior. From Kittery, David Sawyer, Sr., and his family removed to Scarborough before 1728. Paul and Sarah (Sawyer) Atkins were the parents of two children, who were baptized in tbe First Church of Scarborough : John (or Jonathan) Atkins, baptized June 10, 1744, and Mary Atkins, baptized September 15, 1745. "Paul Atkins, of Scarborough, mariner," was a neighbor and friend of John * Colonel Gridley, who planned Pepperell's batteries, laid out the American intrenchments at Bunker Hill in 1775. t Vide The Sawyer Family . 272 Genealogy of Edward Small and Samuel Small, when they witnessed a deed for him March 9, 1743-44.* The fact that Sarah Atkins, of Scar borough, widow, was "appt'd Adm? to the Estate of her Husband Paul Atkins late of Scarbor"! Dec4," November 5, I746,t and that the will of John King, who had died at Louisburg, was probated on tbe same date, is apparently more than a coincidence. These things occurred through the agency of John Small, who had survived the hardships to which his friends had succumbed. The inventory of Paul Atkins, presented November 5, 1746 (Samuel Libby, Forgus Haggins, and Samuel SmaU, appraisers), mentions his " Wearing apparreU @ £70, 4. 5, . . . one gun £^., [and] his Wages due from the Province Supposed to be ^^50." It also mentions " one pF SUver Shoe Buckles and 2 other Small Silver Buckles @ £7, 10. : one p'. Silver Sleeve Buttons @, \2 shillings;" together with real estate to the value of £\\o. and "Cash — old Tenor — ;^5S. 5." The total valuation was about ;£500.t With the share of his wife, Sarah, in the estate of her late husband, and the forty acres given to him by his fa- ther,§ the month before his marriage, "in consideration of the Love goodwiU & Parental Affection which I do bear . . . towards him," John SmaU's responsibUities as a mar ried man began. Without doubt his house, like those of his brothers, was bmlt of logs ; tbe first frame house among them was that of Samuel, built in 1766. The dwelling in which John Small reared his little family, and which is also said to have been retained as their home after the second marriage of his widow, disappeared years ago, but tbe site is indicated, in a most picturesque spot, by a depression that was once the cellar. Evidently the brothers, Samuel, John, and Joshua, expected the road passing by it to be tbe main thoroughfare through the town ; but it is now used only as * Vide Appendix LVII. f York County Probate, Book 7 : 21. X York County Probate, Book 7 : 40-41. § Vide Appendix L : A. Captain fohn Small 273 a wood-road, to which access is obtained by letting down bars. In 1750, John Small purchased of David Sawyer,for " £'7^. Old Tenor," twelve and a half acres adjoining the lands of David Sawyer and David Sawyer, Jr.* The fact that this deed, with that of his father, dated March 17, 1747-48,! and the deed of Joseph Fogg to Paul Atkins % were all three re corded on February 22, 1752, is additional proof that the wife of John Small was Sarah, widow of Paul Atkins and daugh ter to David Sawyer, Sr. Leaving two sons, the younger an infant one year old, Sarah Small died September i, 1752. Joshua Small settled nearly opposite his brother John, bis tanyard bordering on the brook which runs under a small bridge on the present wood-road. John SmaU's holdings on the left side of the way were enlarged by a purchase of four and a half acres from Matthew Libby, September 2, 1761, " beginning at the Brook by Joshua SmaU's Tanyard and thence running as tbe Brook runs to my Father John Libbys Land . . . bounding on the West by the said [John] Smalls Land and on y« east by y« said Joshua Smalls & other lands of mine." § Samuel Small owned land beside the present gateway, upon which his descendants built ; but his frame house is still standing a short distance away on the main road. The first one of this family of whose personal appearance we have much knowledge is Captain John, who is repre sented as a " large, dark complexioned, stately, courtly, and handsome man." After the death of his first wife, the mar riage intention of " John Small of Scarborough to Mary * McKenney of Falmouth " (Cape EUzabeth) was published October 12, 1752, at Falmouth. She is said to have been a " very beautiful, graceful and bewitching " person, fond of gayety and dancing. The mark of a mole on her right cheek was repeated upon her son Henry, and several of hergrand- * Vide Appendix LIX. f Vide Appendix L. X Vide Appendbc LVII. § Vide Appendix LX. 274 Genealogy of Edward Small sons and great-grandsons. She was daughter to Henry ^ McKenney and Sarah Hanscom, who married March 15, 1729, and settled at Cape Elizabeth.* Mary * McKenney was born in 1731, and was twenty-one years of age at the time of her marriage to John Small. After his death, in 1761, she was married to Benjamin Haskins, a farmer of Scarborough, May i, 1765, at Scar borough, by the Rev. Thomas Pierce, pastor of the First Church. They had one daughter, Sally Haskins. Widowed a second time by the death of Mr. Haskins, she removed to Limington, where she spent the last years of her life in the home of her son Henry.^ She lived to a great age, and was known to young and old alike as the eccentric and fanciful " Grannie Haskins," of whom queer stories are told to this day. Her death occurred at the home of her son, Henry® Small, in 1823, when she was ninety-two years of age. Many years later her remains were removed to the family tomb, which was built in 1848 by her grandsons over the cellar of the first frame house erected by her son Henry in Limington, on a private road leading to the homestead of Sewall Thompson and "Old Dundee." In 1757, John Small, with tbe rank of Ensign, again entered miUtary service as a member of the local " Train band and Alarm list " under command of Captain Daniel Fogg, of Scarborough. f The Ensign of a company or regi ment was a commissioned officer, who carried the ensign or flag. This office has been abolished in the regular service, the flag now being carried by the color-sergeant. As the exigencies of war became more pressing, John Small enlisted, March 13, 1758, in response to a further de mand for troops "for the reduction of Canada." He was a member of Captain John Libby's company in Colonel Jedi diah Preble's regiment, and was now " 2""^ Lieutenant." % * Vide The McKenney Family. t Vide Appendix LXI : A. X Vide Appendix LXI : C. Captain John Small 275 The campaign was a memorable one. In the last year Loudon had called on the colonists for four thousand men. That year, 1758, Pitt asked for twenty thousand men, and promised that the " King would supply arms, ammunition, tents, and provisions, leaving to the Provinces only the rais ing, clothing, and pay of their soldiers." Massachusetts raised a force of 6800 men, of which tbe quota of Falmouth, in York County, was three hundred. March 13, 1758, Gov ernor Pownall issued to Jedidiah Preble * a Commission as Colonel of the Regiment of Foot raised by him at Falmouth. Tbe three companies from Falmouth were commanded by Captain John Libby, Captain Samuel Cobb, and Captain James Gowen ; and from a diary kept by Captain Cobb f and from other sources, the details of this service can be more minutely described than is generaUy possible. Between the issue of commissions to tbe officers of the * Jedidiah ' Preble, son to Benjamin ^ and Mary (Baston) Preble, was born at York, Maine, in 1707. His father was the sixth and youngest son of Abra ham 1 Preble, who came over from England with the "Men of Kent," and settled at Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, about 1636. Soon after his arrival, Abraham ^ Preble married Judith Tilden, and removed to York, Maine, where he purchased land in 1642. At the Court of Elections held at Saco, October 21, 1645, ^^ '"^^ appointed Councillor, or Magistrate, under the government of Sir Ferdinando Gorges. (Vide Edward 1 Small, same date.) He was also Assistant, Associate, Treasurer, and Commissioner of York County. He died in 1663. t Historical Magazine, Second Series, vol. 10: 113-122. Captain Samuel Cobb, Jr., was the son of Samuel Cobb, one of the earliest settlers of Purpooduck, about 17 16, who removed the next year to Falmouth Neck, where he erected a house on Queen Street, now Congress, near the head of India Street. Both father and son were ship-carpenters of note. Samuel, Jr., and his wife, Sarah, were members of the First Church in Falmouth, of which Samuel, Sr., had been chosen Deacon in 1727. In the military campaign of 1758, Captain Samuel Cobb, Jr., enlisted March 13, and served until December 16 of that year. His diary of events in that service, carefully preserved, though so worn that the last of it could not be deciphered, was evidently the work of an educated man, who enjoyed good opportunities for observation, and who honestly stated such matters of inter est as came to his knowledge. As Captain Cobb and Lieutenant John SmaU were brother officers in Colonel Preble's regiment, it is natural to suppose that they were much together. 276 Genealogy of Edward Small regiment, March 13, and the embarkation of tbe expedition, the time was spent at Falmouth in mustering and drUling the recruits, — mechanics, fishermen, and farmers, few of whom had seen mUitary service. On the 2 1 St of May, the three hundred men, including officers, sailed from Falmouth in three transports " for the intended Expedition against Canada, [and] got into Winter Harbor [tbe mouth of tbe Saco River] about five o'clock in the afternoon." Between tbe Isles of Shoals and the Pis cataqua River they were becalmed, but succeeded in reach ing Kittery (ancient Piscataqua) on the morning of the 23d, which was Sunday. Here they went ashore and waited on Sir William PeppereU, afterwards listening to a sermon by the Rev. Mr. Rogers at the Kittery Point Meeting-house,* " preached to the officers and soldiers from the first book of Samuel 17 C. 45, 46, 47 Verses." Commissions were then given to those officers who had not already received them, and they were " sworn by S' W? PepperUl and Col. Wendal." Several days were consumed in settling business matters relating to the expedition. It finally sailed from Kittery har bor at eleven o'clock on the evening of May 27, in company with seven other transports (probably containing tbe New Hampshire troops), " and rec^ order from our Commanding Officer, Col. Jedidiah Preble, if parted by hard weather to rendezvous at Albany." Passing by Chatham, Gay Head, and through Long Island Sound, they came to anchor at New York about nine o'clock on the evening of June i. The day following, at three o'clock, they began the voy age up tbe Hudson River to Albany ; anchored at seven, and viewed the fort. " The guns numbered seventy-two — chiefly 32-pounders." From contrary winds or calms, the journey was prolonged until June 7, at six o'clock, when they landed at Albany. The next day, June 8, as Major-General James Abercromby • Vide First Church, Kittery Point, Maine, 1730. Captain fohn Small 277 had left orders that three hundred of the Massachusetts Bay forces should go to Schenectady, Colonel Preble drafted tbe three companies of Captain Libby, in which John Small was Second Lieutenant, Captain Cobb, and Captain Gowen,* to march at once. Before starting, they were fully equipped with arms. June 9, Major Berry was appointed commanding officer. Leaving the sloop, they marched to a point about a mile beyond Albany and camped that night. The next day they marched thirteen miles, which brought them within five mUes of Schenectady ; and the day following they reached Schenectady at ten in the forenoon, in a heavy thunder shower. During the next three days, they made a detour to Schoharie, stayed tbere from the i6th to the i8th, and returned to Albany. On June 20, the entire command began to march from Albany to Fort Edward, "delivering the care of the city to Colonel Bagley's Regiment," which bad arrived the day before. General Abercromby, the nominal head of the army, who owed his position to political influence, was extremely un popular ; and, after the ill success of the summer, was openly spoken of as " Mrs. Nabbycromby," the " Booby-in-chief," with other uncomplimentary epithets. One youth wrote home describing him as " a heavy man, an aged gentleman, inferior in body and mind," though tbe general was but fifty-two years of age. With the rank of Brigadier-General, Lord Howe was in * In the diary of Captain Samuel Cobb, published in the Historical Maga zine, this name is given as " Bowen ; " but the only officer of that rank with a similar name in Colonel Jedidiah Preble's regiment, in 1758, is Captain James Gowen, who enlisted March 13 (the same day as Captain Cobb and Lieu tenant Small) and served until December 9, 1758. {Massachusetts Archives, vol. 97 : 63.) In 1757, Captain Gowen had been Cornet of Sir William Pepperell's "Blue Troop of Horse," in York County. He served as selectman of Kittery, twenty years ; Representative to the General Court, eight years ; and was of the Governor's Council, 1770-74. He died, 1781, aet. 66. 278 Genealogy of Edward Small fact the real chief of the command. He joined in the scout- ing-parties, shared all their hardships, and made himself one of them. In this campaign " he made officers and men throw off all useless incumbrances, cut their hair close, wear leg- gins to protect them from briers, brown tbe barrels of their muskets, and carry in their knapsacks thirty pounds of meal, which they cooked for themselves ; so that, according to an admiring Frenchman, they could live a month without their supply-trains." * " You would laugh to see the droll Figure we all cut," wrote an officer, under date of June 12, i7S8.f "Regulars and Provincials are all ordered to cut the Brims of their Hats off ^ . . . The following is General Abercromby's Orders ; That no Person, Officer or Private, be allowed to carry more than one Blanket and a Bearskin, no Sash nor Sword, nor even Lace allowed to be worn upon Guard, a small Port manteau to be allowed each Officer ; even the General him self is allowed to carry no more than a common private's Tent. The Regulars as well as Provincials have left off their proper Regimentals, that is, they have cut their Coats so as scarcely to reach their Waist ; You would not distinguish us from common Ploughmen : . . . No Women to follow the Camp, to wash our Linen ; Lord Howe, who is second in Command, has already shewed an Example, by going to the Brook, and washing his own. . . . When we go from Fort Edward every Officer is to carry bis own Pack, Provisions, &c.., no Horses being allowed us." " Instead of Swords, we wear our Bayonets and Tomahawks," wrote another. The route of march lay through Half-Moon, Stillwater, and Saratoga, the army arriving at Fort Edward at eight o'clock on the morning of June 24. On that day, Lieuten ant John Small, with all the other officers of the regiment, was invited to dine with Colonel Preble. Captain Cobb wrote: "June 2Stb Sunday. In the fore- * Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe, vol. 2 : go. t The Boston News-Letter, Thursday, July 6, 1758. Captain fohn Small 279 noon we were alarmed by the firing of several Small Arms in the Woods which was the English Light Infantry where by our Provintial troops mustered immediately and went out in order to Engage the Enemy, this afternoon Col. Preble marched for Lake George with 500 Men, and Coll. Hoar is to March to morrow with the Remainder of the Regiment." "June 26* This day, Lieut. Coll. Hoar marched from Fort Edward to Lake George with my company and Cap tain Libbee's and arrived tbere at 7 o'clock in the After noon — 16 Miles. Rained considerable." It was still raining the next day ; and the soldiers, receiv ing no tents, were " obliged to live under the Air." They were set "to work on the King's Roads and building Breastworks." Troops, both Provincials and Regulars, came daUy into camp. July i, the Rev. Mr. Cleveland, Chaplain of Colonel Preble's regiment, arrived, to their great joy. He did not accompany the Falmouth men in the ships, but came with the soldiers from Massachusetts. Sunday, July 2, was employed by the troops in repair ing bateaux and loading them with provisions. The official Field-Book has the following entry for this day, which shows the conspicuous position of Colonel Preble's regiment ; a pro minence which appears to have been maintained throughout the year. "Lake George, Sunday, July 2"^, 1758. "Gen. for the day tomorrow. Brig. Gen. Gage. Col. for the day tomorrow, Haldiman : for the Provincials, Col. Lyman. Field officers for the night, Major Browning. For the Provincials, Lieut-Col. Hoar, Brigade Maj. Spittle. The Provincial Regi ments to be brigaded as foUows, viz : D- !.< rrr- ( COL. PrEBLE, Ftght Wing i „ ,„ ' ( Col. Williams. 2 J Col. Ruggles, 3 ( Col. Glazer, B (Col. Baglev. B (Col. Wolsey. Left Wing\ Col. Lyman, Col. Fitch. 8*, Col. FiTCH. 9'^ Col. Johnson. lO^ Col. Glazer. ii'\ Col. Babcock. I2'\ Col. Williams. I,S^ Col. DOUTY. 14% Col. Wolsey." 280 Genealogy of Edward Small " The Provincial Colonels are to rank as follows : 1°', Col. Lyman. 2"*, Col. Preble. 3'*, Col. Delancy. 4'", Col. Ruggles. 5'^ Col. Bagley. 6'^ Col. Whiting. 7"*, Col. Wooster. On July 3 every regiment took rations for five days, received powder and ball " to compleat each man 36 Rounds pr. man," and was reviewed by Major-General Abercromby and Lord Howe. The next day orders were given to set out, as soon as day appeared on the 5th, for the French Fort, Ticonderoga. Never had there been a more impressive spectacle than the embarking of these 15,000 troops on tbe morning of the 5th. Nine hundred bateaux, a hundred and thirty-five whale- boats, and a large number of heavy fiatboats carrying the artUlery, covered tbe lake for several miles, so that the sur face of the water was completely hidden. Each of the three divisions had its flags and music. The arrangements were perfect ; defeat was not even dreamed of. A private wrote, June 22, 1758: "The Army in general are in good Health and Spirits ; Things at present look very smiling ; and through God we may have the greatest Expectation of Suc cess." * Another sent this word to his home : " Everybody says, that of all tbe Preparations in North-America there is the greatest at present that was ever known ; ... in all human ProbabUity a few Days wUl decide the Dispute." Captain Cobb, in his diary, stated that on tbe first day the army rowed down tbe lake thirty mUes and landed ; reembarking on the morning of the 6th, and landing by eight o'clock within three miles of the fort. A slight skir mish in the forenoon was followed in the afternoon by a * The Boston News-Letter, Thursday, July 6, 1758. Captain fohn Small 281 hot engagement with the French, during which Lord Howe dropped dead, shot through the breast. All was confusion ; and " the army was needlessly kept under arms all night in the forest, and in the morning was ordered back to the landing whence it came." * Other accounts state that Lord Howe was kiUed on July 5. His death was deeply felt. In him, " tbe soul of General Abercromby's army seemed to expire, . . . and a strange kind of infatuation usurped the place of resolution." Colonel Preble's regiment marched tbe next day to the end of the lake where it empties into Lake Champlain, which is about a mUe from the fort, and " hove up a breast work for a fortification." On the Sth of July, the English, determined to possess the fort, again attacked tbe French. The army moved for ward, headed by the rangers, the light infantry, and " Brad- street's armed boatmen," who began a scattering fire. These were foUowed by some of the provincial troops, then came "the regulars in solid columns of attack." The EngUsh army struggled to mount the " bristling mass of sharpened branches" which formed the breastwork of tbe fort. Re peated assaults only showed that the works were impreg nable. Panic-stricken, the troops finally retreated in such haste that several hundred barrels of provisions were left behind, as well as baggage ; while in a marshy place, a large number of shoes, which they had not stopped to recover, were found stuck in the mud. Throughout the engagement, the Provincials supported the Regulars with spirit ; some of them even forced their way to the foot of the wooden wall, pressing through the interlacing trees that bad been felled by the enemy outside their breastworks. Montcalm "is warm in praise of his enemy, and declares that between one and seven o'clock they attacked him six successive times." * Abercromby to Pitt, July 12, 1758. 282 Genealogy of Edward Small General Abercromby's cowardice and lack of judgment were severely criticised by his own men. The Rev. John Cleveland, Chaplain of Colonel Preble's and other regi ments, wrote as follows, two days after the unfortunate attempt to seize Fort Ticonderoga : " Wherever I went I found people, officers and soldiers, astonished that we left the French ground, and commenting on the strange conduct in coming off. . . . Now we begin to think strongly that the grand expedition against Canada is laid aside, and a foundation made totally to impoverish our country." On the 4th of November a message was sent to tbe army by Major-General Abercromby, as reported by one of his officers : " Abercrombie is ordered by tbe King to express to the officers & soldiers. His Majesty's perfect satisfaction of their behavior before Ticonderoga on the Sth of July last." * Colonel Jedidiah Preble's regiment was in action during all these hours, and at sunset retreated into the breastwork tbrovwi up the day before. Before daybreak the next morn ing, they marched to their first place of landing, received their wounded on board the bateaux, and started at ten o'clock for Fort William Henry. With a fair wind they arrived at Lake George at sunset. The remainder of the army was also in full retreat. A list of the total num ber of missing and wounded, given out at Fort WilUam Henry on the i6tb, comprised 1944 officers and men. At this fort 15,000 men were now assembled. Of the regu lars, there were ^'^^Sj officers and soldiers ; of the provin cials, 9034. The regulars had a great contempt for the provincial troops. Most of tbe British officers were men of famUy, "prejudiced and insular, who had seen little service, and looked down upon all others." One of them gave vent to his feelings in an article to "The London Chronicle," in which * New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 16 : 217, Captain fohn Small 283 he advanced the very reasonable proposition that " a farmer is not to be taken from the plough and made an officer in a day." He was answered wrathfuUy and at great length by a contributor to "The Boston Evening Post," under the signature, "A New England Man." On the 18th of July, orders were given to throw up a breastwork around tbe whole encampment, "every Regi ment, both Regular and Provincial to buUd their proportion in front of their parade." "July 19th," Captain Samuel Cobb, who was an able ship wright of Falmouth, " began to work on a Sloop to Draft and Mould her." It was perhaps because of their acquaintance with this art that General Abercromby retained the Falmouth troops to work upon bis fleet, while he despatched most of the Massachusetts men, under Colonel Bradstreet, to Lake Ontario, for the seizure of Fort Front enac. Rapid progress was made on the sloop, and on the lotb of August she was launched. Captain Cobb wrote, on the same date, " Came orders this Night to parade the Whole Army and Ordered the Army Should line the Breast work opposite to each Reg'* Incampment by 6 o' Clock in the morning, and the Batteaux and Carpinters to be drawn up by tbe Batteaux at the Lake by Cap"^ Loring." " Aug. I itb. Drew up our Companies to the Breast Work and were Reviewed by the Generals and when viewed orders Came to me to muster my Carpinters and go to work on the Sloop." On the 20th of August, the camp was thrown into great excitement by a rumor that Cape Breton had been taken. " Aug. 28*, Received a Confirmation of Cape Brittain being taken and Rec'^ Order from our Major General for the Artil lery to fire 3 rounds and Regulars and provin'^^ to man tbe Breastwork and fire 3 Rounds pr man. we were ordered to hear prayers at 5 o'Clock and to fire the Rejoicing fire at 6 o'clock which was performed in a most regular man ner. Col. Preble Invited the Officers of his Reg* to his house 284 Genealogy of Edward Small after the fireing was ended and gave them a Handsome Treat." * Ensign Edmund Monroe, of Lexington, Massachusetts, serving in Robert Rogers's Rangers, wrote : f " Lake George Camp, Aug. 29, 1758. Parole, Berline. " The Connecticut Regiments to do all the duty of the Provintial troops tomorrow, and the Massachusetts Regiments to be mus tered on Thursday by Mr. Stoughton, Brigade Major of the Pro- vintials, beginning with Col. Prebble's Regiment, beginning at 7 in the morning ; Col. Williams' at 9, Col. Bayley's [Bagley] at 11, Col. Nichols at 4 in the afternoon. DocI Munroe to examine the Medicine Chest of every Regiment, Royal and Provintial tomor row afternoon, and Report to the General the condition he finds them in." % Through August and September, dysentery and fevers prevailed to an alarming extent. One man wrote home : " I have not one day's perfect health since I came to the Lake which I take to be the Cause of the Unwholesome- ness of the Air. the place seems to be full of Uncleanness." The food was also sadly deficient, both in kind and quantity. On August 31, Captain Cobb and his crew of Falmouth men were stUl at work upon the boats, " Sloop and Row Gaily," the former having been commenced on the 19th of July ; and the sloop was detained from going down the lake, as ordered tbe day before. Three days later, she was finished and sent down. There is little doubt that Lieutenant Small was engaged in this buUding of boats. All accounts mention the Falmouth men as detained in camp for that work ; and, reared in a sea-coast town, he probably was expert in building and handling all kinds of craft. * Captain Cobb's Diary. t New England Historical and Genealogical Register, voi. 16: 217. X Colonel Williams reported, September 4, 1758, " the sick destitute of everything proper for them ; the medicine-chest empty ; nothing but their dirty blankets for beds." As a result of these conditions, deaths were frequent. Captain fohn Small 285 On September 3, an alarm was given that the French were coming down the river to Fort William Henry in a hundred boats and a sloop ; whereupon about three or four hundred men were " set to trenching and throwing up Breastwork to secure themselves." The next day the army was still at work on the fortifications and on picket-duty, while Captain Cobb and his men were employed on the boats. " Wednesday, Sept. 1758. Camp Lake George. Parole, Darfield. " An alarm in the night. The Rangers of Cols. Pribble's, Wil liams', & Bayley's [Bagley's] are to man the breast work, from the Hospital on the right to the post on the right flank of the Royal Americans ; the Regulars to man from the right flank ; leaving the ground while the first Royal Americans are engaged." * The above, from Ensign Munroe's diary, is the only men tion of Colonel Preble's regiment as " Rangers." These several regiments of rangers were picked men, skilled in wood-craft, and trained to fight the Indians with their own weapons and their own tactics. As small scouting-parties, they were sent in every direction ; and during action, they were always pushed forward into positions of the greatest danger. It is not known whether John Small was ever wounded or not, in these battles and skirmishes ; but, if he did receive a wound, it surely was not of a nature to interfere with his further activity. In camp, "discipline was stiff and peremptory." The wooden horse and the whipping-post were often in use. Abercromby wearied his army with "laborious idleness, Uning out forts and building boats." Tbe soldiers, smarting under a sense of their own defeat, were cheered early in September by the tidings that Fort Frontenac had fallen into British hands. As this fort con trolled Lake Ontario, its capture was "a glorious piece of * New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 16: 217-218. 286 Genealogy of Edward Small news " that " caUed for great rejoicing." On the i ith, it was celebrated by firing " 102 Cannons and 3 Rounds per man Lining the Breast work. Had Bone fires [bonfires] on tbe tops of the Mountains." " Sept. 1 7th Sunday. . . . The Chaplain of General Lyman's Reg'* preached a Sermon to Col. Prible's and Col. Whitney's Regiments in the forenoon from 21 Ch. of Numbers 8 and 9 Verses, and this afternoon Mr. Oggle- bee, Church Minister preached from acts 24 ch. 25 verse." For weeks Captain Cobb and his force of carpenters had been industriously engaged upon the sloops and row-galleys. On September 18 they commenced to buUd a "Raddow" (radeau) ; and several others were completed during the next month. Captain Cobb wrote, under date of October 20 : " We launched 2 Raddows ... of the following Dimin- tions : ( 50 feet long ( 30 feet in Length ist-] 19 " Wide 2nd ¦] 7 " Wide ( 6 " Deep ( z\ " Deep" "Oct. 2 1st. we tryd the Raddows and Rowed well, they went with 26 Oars and I had the Commendation to Row as well as any." Soon after the surrender of Louisburg, on the 26th of July, Major-General Amherst, who was in command at that fort, resolved to hasten, without orders, to join Abercromby at Lake George. With five regiments (Bancroft says four) he landed at Boston in September, and "at once entered on the march thro' the greenwood." * Reaching the camp at Lake George on the evening of October 6, it was soon decided by both commanders that it would be inexpedient again to attack Ticonderoga, owing to the lateness of tbe season. Two weeks later, a deserter brought news that Montcalm was breaking up his camp. From this date they * Massachusetts Archives, vol. 77 : 639. Captain fohn Small 287 commenced removing their mUitary stores, bateaux, artUlery, and baggage to Fort Edward. The unfinished radeaux were sunk in the lake. Colonel Preble's, Colonel WiUiams's, and Colonel Nichols's regiments received orders to march, on the 23d of October. They left at ten o'clock in the forenoon, with their baggage and sick, and arrived that night within three miles of Fort Edward, camping in the woods. Reaching Fort Miller the next night, they camped ; and stopped again at Stillwater and at Half-Moon. In the latter place, some of the officers lodged in a barn. On the 27th of October, they arrived at Greenbush, crossed the river to Albany, and enjoyed a bed for the first time in many months. At Albany, Captain John Libby's company, and others, returned " the King's and Province Arms," and commenced their homeward march. The route of Colonel Preble's regi ment lay through Greenbush, Kinderhook, Sheffield, Spring field, a " considerable town," Brimfield, Palmer, Brookfield, Spencer, Leicester, Worcester, Shrewsbury, Westborough, where Lieutenant John Small was charged for one meal by Captain Bezaleel Eager ; * Marlborough, Sudbury, where John Small enjoyed two meals ; f Weston, Waltbam, Water- town, and Cambridge, to Boston. In Boston, the companies separated, some going by water to their homes. That Captain Libby's company went overland to Falmouth is shown by a bUleting roll of his company at Danvers,^ sworn to by Ben jamin Prescott, Jr., Innholder, of Danvers, Massachusetts. General Jeffrey Amherst was appointed Commander-in- Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America early in November, with headquarters at New York : General Aber cromby embarking for England. Thus ended the campaign for that year. The service of Lieutenant John Small, covering a period * Vide Appendix LXI : B. t Vide Appendix LXI : D. X Massachusetts Archives, vol. 96 : 214. 288 Genealogy of Edward Small of eight months and twenty-seven days, terminated Novem ber 1 8, 1758.* He was next engaged as surveyor of the expedition to the Penobscot River, in company with Gov ernor Pownall, General Preble, and others ; it was an expe dition fraught with great results. Governor Shirley, in his message to the General Court, AprU 9, 1756, first recommended that a fort should be buUt and maintained on the Penobscot River. Three years later, Governor Thomas Pownall urged its necessity, and four hundred f men were collected and embarked, under com mand of Brigadier-General Jedidiah Preble, on an expedition to that point. The object, as explained by Governor Pownall in a speech before tbe Council and House of Representa tives, February i, 1759,$ was "to compleat His Majesty's [George II] dominion on the Atlantic," and secure the title to the subjects of the Province ; for "As the Crown has taken Possession of and Fortified St. John's River, the Enemy have now no Out-let to the Sea but thro' this River Penobscot, the Door being shut upon them in every other Part, and that only left open which leads to this Province ; you must be in a worse Situation than you were before, if you will not do your Part, by your selves taking Possession of these Lands. You know that as long as an Indian bas any Claim to these Lands, the French will maintain a Title to them : and this notwithstanding all that has been done else where, a Thorn will be left in tbe side of this Province ; and whatever Peace may be made and however the other Pro vinces may enjoy it, this Province must labour on still under the Miseries of War, even in Time of Peace. All this may * Vide Appendix LXI : C. t " Report of Committee [February 8, 1759] relating to building a Fort at Penobscot : . . . That the four Hundred Men agreed to be raised, be allowed six Dollars per month (they finding their own arms) and that they be provided with Blankets, Beds, and necessary Camp Utensils, those at the Barrack at Castle- William ... to be employed for this Service : and Subsistance." (Massachusetts Archives, Journal of the House, 1758-59 : 252.) X Massachusetts Archives, Journal of the House, 1758-59 : 239. Captain fohn Small 289 be prevented by taking Possession of this Country now in Time of War : . . . But now General Amherst has offer'd to Reimburse the Expenses of Building this Fort, and Forti fying what you thus take Possession of, if you refuse it, you are without Excuse." It was three months before tbe expedition sailed, owing to the time consumed in providing the necessary supplies and equipment ; the latter including " Whale boats well equipt with oars and fit for service." This important enterprise is most fittingly described by a few extracts from the "Jour-' nal of the voyage of bis Excell'y Thos. Pownall, Esq., Cap" General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of tbe Massachusetts Bay to Penobscot, com mencing in May, 1759." * SaUing from Boston, " arrived on May 4th at Falmouth, the most Eastern town but one in the Province . . . where I had directed the materials for Building a Fort to be col lected, and tbe wood part framed ready, and where I had ordered the Troops destined for the Penobscot service to rendezvous." "May Sth. Embarked in aU 333 Men. Left the Rest to come with Flagg in the Sloop, who brought the Materials." " i2tb : Orders to Brigd' Preble to March to the Mouth of Pausegasawakeag [now Belfast Harbor] a river that runs into Penobscot about 30 miles from Gorges. Appointed one Robinson, a hunter, as his Guide — and gave him a Signal — Viz? Three distinct Smoaks — which I would answer with a Gun — upon which he was to send up a fourth Smoak. Ordered L? Small, a good Surveyor, to chain the whole way, and keep a field book." " 1 5th, At 4, p. M., Preble arriv'd, made his Signal, which I answered, and he raised his fourth Smoak. Sent for him aboard. He reported to me by the Survey they had Marched 30 Miles and 64 Rod." * Maine Historical Society Collections, vol. 5 : 365-384. 290 Genealogy of Edward Small " I Sth. Sent off L* Small to Survey the whole Neck Cap* Nichols, with Pickets to Guard him." " 19th. At night, L* Small return'd from the Survey." " 25th Ordered the Celler and Foundation of the Fort to be compleated. L* Small to Reconnoitre as far as Cape Rosier, [thirteen miles from Fort Point, in the town of Brooksville]. Flagg getting up all bis timber for the First Story of the Block house." " 27th [returned] to Cape Ann." ..." 2'if^ — about sunset, to Castle WUliam," in Boston harbor. Joseph Holt, of WUton, New Hampshire, in his "Journal of the Canada Expedition "* of 1758-59, mentions Captain John Small as one of tbe men from Casco whom he met on his " Penobscot voyage : " " About 2 o'clock arrived safe at anchor at Fort Pownal on Penobscot River ; and went ashore and drunk good Punch with Brigadier Prebble, & Evening went aboard, « 25th Friday. We sent off 9 men to view the lands on the West river ; and about 2 o'clock I went off in a whale boat with four men to view the land on the east Branch of the Penobscot River viz. ... of Casco men. Cap. John Small, Deac^ Joseph Strout, David Merrill ; the River bears north & by East about 12 miles, then makes a turn & bears East by South ; we lodged the first night at the fishing camp, about 10 mUes up the river. 26th. Saturday. We viewed the lands on the west side of tbe branch & in the afternoon viewed the east side of tbe branch ; as far up as tbe second falls, about six miles up; & at night we returned to the fishing camp again, at the Fort." f The location selected for the fort was twenty-five rods from the water's edge and about the same distance from the * New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. lo : 311. t This diary, or journal, was evidently not written until after Mr. Holt returned to his home, since the fort was not named Fort Pownall until some months afterward, and John Small was not promoted to the rank of Captain until the year following, — 1760. Captain fohn Small 291 present site of Fort Point Lighthouse, in what is now the town of Stockton, Maine. The " flagstaff was erected and the King's colors hoisted and saluted after Divine Service. . . . Treated the Troops with a barrell of rum," In July, 1759, the fort was completed at an expense to the Province of .;^5,ooo, which was afterward repaid by England. Tbe General Court highly approved the work; and voted to call the fortification Fort Pownall in honor of the Governor. A garrison was constantly maintained there until it was dismantled and burned by Mowatt, with a British man-of-war, in 1775. The ruins are even now dis tinctly visible, and the remains of the breastworks are quite prominent. The following is the official record of the establishment of English possession in the territory east of the Penobscot River, signed by Lieutenant John Small and others : "GOV. POWN ALL'S CERTIFICATE* May 23, 1759 Province of Massachusetts Bay — Penobscot Dominions of Great Britain Possession Confirm'd BY Tho' Pownall, Gov" " We, the underwritten, do certify that his ExceUency, the Gov ernor, Building a Fort on Penobscot River, and Proceeding thence with an arm'd Body above the Falls did there also Estab lish Possession of his Majesty's Rights in behalf of the Pro vince of Massachusetts Bay. Did there hoist the King's Colours which were saluted by the artillery at sunset, and as a Monument thereof, his Excellency ordered a Leaden Plate with the above Inscription to be buried in the Sand on the East side the River of Penobscot, above the FaUs, this twenty-third day of May, one thousand seven & fifty-nine. * Maine Historical Society Collections, vol. 6 337-338. 292 Genealogy of Edward Small " N. B. I buried said Plate at y° Root of a Large Whhe Birch Tree, three large Trunks springing from y" one Root. The Tree is at the Top of a very high piked hill on y' East side y° River, about three miles above Marine Navigation. [Signed] T. Pownall. [Signed] Jedediah Preble, Br. General. " Benj. Hallowell, Jr., Captain of his Majesty's Ship King George. " Thom' Sanders, Capt. of the province Sloop Massachusetts. " James Cargill, Capt. " Alex^ Nichels, Capt. " John Phillips, Chaplain. " Jacob Brown, Lieut. " John Preble, Lt. " Joshua Warren, Lieut. " Walter M'^Farland, Lieut. " John Small, Lieut. " John Robinson, Lieut." Burying a " Leaden Plate " appears to have been in emu lation of the French themselves, who had buried such a plate at tbe foot of a tree " at the confluence of the Ohio and tbe Conewango rivers," some ten years before (July 29, 1749), as a " token of possession of the Ohio, all the streams that fall into it, and all the lands on both sides of the source of said streams." * In his speech to the General Court, June i, 1759, Gov ernor Pownall said : f " Since the Dissolution of the late Assembly [AprU 24], I have been to the Penobscot Coun try, a large and fine Tract of Land in the Dominions of the British Crown belonging to this Province, but for many years a Den of Savages, and a lurking Place for some Renegardoe French : By the Blessing of God I have suc- • Parkman's Montcalm and Wolfe, vol. i : 43. t Massachusetts Archives, Journal of the House, 1759 : 9. Captain fohn Small 293 ceeded in taking Possession thereof and have I hope estab lished that Possession by fixing a Fort on Penobscot River, in such a Situation as to be very Respectable for its own Defence, being no where Commanded, but ,more so for tbe Command it holds of both Branches of the River, and of the Carrying-Place therefrom : . . . This River was the last and the only Door that the Enemy had left to the Atlantic, and I hope this is now fairly shut upon them." The full import of what this expedition under Governor Pownall had accomplished within the month of May, 1759, was not developed until 1782 ; after the British Parliament had declared the American Colonies independent. When the question of the eastern boundaries was brought for ward for settlement, "It was considered by the British ministry that the easterly boundaries of tbe Province of Massachusetts should constitute those of tbe United States, and this position was taken before our commissioners in Paris." * But it was claimed by the construction of the Treaty of Utrecht, in 1713, under which tbe whole of an cient Acadie was ceded to Great Britain, that tbe Acadian territory "extended to the Penobscot, instead of only to the St. Croix, and that tbe Province of Massachusetts Bay had never rightfully exercised jurisdiction east of tbe for mer river. John Adams, who, with Dr. Franklin and John Jay, was our commissioner of negotiation, maintained a contrary view, in support of which he recited Governor Pownall's act of possession." It is evident that Governor Pownall's formal possession of that country east of the Penobscot River secured to the United States a large and valuable portion of territory. Upon the return of Governor Pownall's expedition, about the 1st of June, Lieutenant John Small repaired to his home in Scarborough, and does not appear in any record of active service during tbe remainder of that year. • Maine Historical Society Collections, vol. 6: 33S-336. 294 Genealogy of Edward Small Although the year 1759 had closed with a complete tri umph of English arms, with the opening of spring France made a great effort to recover her losses. The colonies opened new recruiting-offices, and made strong endeavors materially to increase the army by offering bounties. Sam uel March, afterward Colonel, cousin to John Small, was appointed muster-master in Scarborough, for the year 1760.* With sturdy, unconquerable New-England strength and patriotism, John Small returned to the service as Captain of the First and Second Battalions in Brigadier-General Tim othy Ruggles's Regiment of Foot, entering service AprU 2, i76o.f His commission reads as follows : ^Thomas Pownall, Esq; Captain Gen- " Province of the er[al] and Governor in Chief in and . < OVER His Majes[ty]'s Province of the apagSactlttSlettSl^^lBa^ Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, ^and Vice- Admiral of the same &c. " To John Small Esquire — Greeting, By Virtue of the Power and Auth[ority] . . . [Co]mmission to Me granted to be Cap tain Gene[ral] ... the Massachusetts Bay aforesaid I do by . . . [cjonfidence in your Loyalty, Courage and g ... the said John Small ... the Battalion of a Regiment of Foot where . . . [Rjuggles Esq is Colonel raised by me to be emplo[yed] ... ing Campaign. " You are therefore carefully and diligently to dis[cha]rge the Duty of a Captain ... in leading, ordering and exercising said Company ... in Arms both inferior Officers and Soldiers, and to keep them in good Order and Discip[lin]e and they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Captain . . . and you are your self [to ojbserve and follow such Orders and Instructions, as you shall from dme to time receive from the Gener[al] & Commander in Cheif of his Majesty's Forces in north america, your Colonel . . . your Superior Officer, according to the Rules and Desciple of war, in pursua[nce] of the Trust reposid in You — • Massachusetts Archives, vol. 98,: 109, no. t Vide Appendix LXI : E to H.' '¦;J/ ¦' i'VW-%^^CTKi'^^^*-.* ...^'...^-''^ ^4^' ¦ ' ,.1 overHi^^ .^ ,-. '\ fc.Hi -,« .'¦ '¦A-. i ai:frfwf/m^2c^/Mtpnf(^'l -. . ¦ - . -. ¦ '^^^ i^ '^'-4-:ii5^ » > <-.'». COMMISSION OF CAPTAIN -^ ¦ V TW^ _ ,.S^ .¦ ^qymiOT in Ctii#!: in andi ||^geoftheJ:^^^'/v/^^^ ^ ' t^^/^y/^y (^#.i*«^ ^"" * MILITARY CHEST OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMALL. Captain John Small 309 blue-gray eyes and brown hah. He bought a smaU field on the northwest comer of his father's farm, which because of its extreme rockiness he named " Dundee." He foUowed the sea for a time, visiting Liverpool in 1808; he also served in Captain Edward SmaU's * Ught infantry in the War of 1812, for which service he received a bounty of one hundred and sixty acres in his later years; but finaUy settled upon a farm in Limington, where he married, Jan. 21, 1813, Sarah, daughter to Harvey and Sarah (SmaU) Libby, b. Oct. 14, 1792, m Limington. In May, 1832, he removed his famUy to another farm m Cor nish about a mUe from the spot where Francis" SmaU is supposed to have had his trading-camp. Although his opportunities were meagre, Humphrey SmaU's knowledge of history, geography, and topo graphy is said to have been extensive. He died in Comish, March 17, 1863; and his widow, Sarah, died March 22, 1873, in Comish, at the home of her son James. Issue: I. Eleanor Worthley*, b. Aug. 28, 1814. II. James Libby*, b. Sept. 3, 1815. III. Mary Libby*, b. Dec. 21, 1817. IV. WUUam Pitt*, b. Jan. 7, 1820. V. Rebecca MitcheU*, b. Jan. 25, 1822. VI. Levris Frederick*, b. March 29, 1824. VIL AbigaU Black*, b. Feb. 20, 1827. \TII. Henry Warrington*, b. AprU 4, 1829. IX. Lauriston Ward*, b. June 9, 1832, in Cornish, a month after the famUy's removal. He mar ried, April 3, 1867, Abbie B. Goodwin, who died in Comish, Aug. 18, 1903. Lauriston Ward SmaU was the founder of the SmaU Family Association, in 1893, and its president for eleven years.f He resides in Brookl)m, New York. No issue. * Captain Edward Small was a resident of Limington, Maine. t Vide Appendix XXXIH. 310 Genealogy of Edward Small 6. Elizabeth', better known as Betsey, b. Nov. i8, 1789, in Limington; married Bragdon. To her keeping was entrusted the ancient desk of Captain John^ SmaU, and it remains in the famUy. 7. Fannie', b. Feb. 7, 1793, in Limington; married Joshua' SmaU. They Uved in 1832 at the foot of Pease HiU in Cornish. She died Sept. 8, 1881. 8. SaUy', b. AprU 15, 1795, '^^ Limington; married Atkinson; d. Jan. 4, 1885. 9. Dorcas', b. June 6, 1797, in Limington; married Grant, 10. Henry', b. AprU 12, 1799; mar. March 19, 1829, in Lim ington, EUza Kennard; d. in Limington, Feb. 24, 1879, when nearly eighty years of age. His widow, who was born Jan. 14, 1808, died in Limington, May, 1889, aged eighty-one. He was a successful farmer of Limington; and in later years was known as Major Henry. Issue: I. John H.*, b. May 5, 1830; mar. Jan. 1861, Anna Wright; d. March 8, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. II. Harriet Parker*, b. May 20, 1832; married Cap tain AUred T.* SmaU, of Yarmouth, Maine; d. 1873. ni. Ann Maria*, b. May 25, 1834; d. Oct. 30, 1835, in Limington. IV. Edward C.*, b. Feb. 26, 1836; mar. May 3, 1864, Janet Hepbum; d. AprU 27, 1876, in Balti more, Maryland. V. Ivory K.*, b. Jime 6, 1838; mar. Sept. 5, 1877, Frances K. CoUayannie; resides in New Or leans, Louisiana. VI. Joseph*, b. Jan. 3, 1840; married Susie Upton; d. July 22, 1884, in St. Louis, Missouri. VII. Eunice M.*, b. Feb. 2, 1843, in Lunington. VIIL Isaac Watts*, b. Nov. 20, 1844, in Limington; d. Oct. 24, 1866. IX. Cyrus K.*, b. AprU 10, 1848; married EUzabeth Hepbiun; resides in New York. Captain John Small 311 X. Winfield Scott*, b. May 29, 1850, in Limington; mar. June 20, 1878, in Limington, Kate L., daughter to Isaac L. and Catherine (Adams) MitcheU, of Limington, who died March 18, 1904. Mr. W. Scott SmaU, engaged in farm ing and insurance, has occupied many public offices in the town of Lunington; and was, on August 24, 1904, chosen president of the SmaU FamUy Association.* Issue: I. Ethel WinUred^ b. Nov. 15, 1879. 2. Harry Lee', b. Nov. 17, 1880, d, Feb. 4, 1884, aged four years. 3. Harold MitcheU', b. March 15, 1885. 4. Marian', b. Aug. 15, 1886. 5. Janet Hepburn', b. July 25, 1887. 6. Abbie EUiot', b. June 14, 1889. 7. An infant, b. June 13, 1891, who died when eleven days old. II. Theodotia', b. Nov. 2, 1801, in Limington, married Hugh, son to AUison and Sarah (Dam) Libby; d. in 1850, aged forty-nine years. Hugh Libby, b. May 26, 1793; d. in 1872. 12. Joseph', b. Nov. 11, 1806, in Limington; married El- mire, daughter to Harvey and Sarah (SmaU), Libby. He died Nov. 7, 1838, in Limington, aged thirty-two. VI. Daniel', twin to Rachel, b. Nov. 17, 1759, in Scarborough, was baptized, with his sister, Feb. 23, 1760, in the First Church. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted, December 20, 1776, as private, out of "Captain Benjamin Larrabee's Company, Colonel Reuben Fogg's 3'' Cumberland County Regiment, belonging to Scarborough," for three years. He next appeared on a "Subsistence RoU" of Captain Rich ard Mayberry's company. Colonel Ebenezer Francis's regiment, as having enUsted January i, 1777, with "Sub sistence aUowance from date of enlistment to time of arrival at Bennington, credited with 60 days aUowance — • Vide Appendix XXXIH. 312 Genealogy of Edward Small 336 miles travel aUowed said SmaU." Southgate says that Daniel SmaU was vrith Colonel Francis's regiment in the battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777; and that he was present, as weU as his cousin James, at the surrender of Burgoyne, at Saratoga, on October 17, following.* There is also good reason to beUeve that he was in the skirmish (sometimes caUed the battle) at Hubbardton, Vermont, on July 17, preceding, in which Colonel Francis "feU, gaUantly fighting at the head of his men." f In 1778 and 1779, Daniel SmaU served in Colonel Benjamin Tup- per's regiment, with rank of private in a " Statement of Continental Balances" of that regiment; though upon the "Depreciation RoUs," or accounts "rendered against the United States by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for amounts paid officers and men of Col. Benj* Tupper's regt. on account of depreciation of their wages for the first three years service in the Continental Army from 1777 to 1780," exhibited by the Committee on Claims in behalf of Massachusetts against the United States, September 21, 1787, Daniel Small is mentioned as Sergeant.J Later he was known as Major, and that title he carried to the end of his days. Daniel Small married, June 14, 1780, Anne, or Anna, Tyler, of Scarborough, b. March 11, 1762. In 1787 he fol lowed his brother Henry to Limington. November 20, 1 797, he purchased from his cousin, James' Small, of Scarborough, for $150, one hundred acres, designated as "Lot No. 8, Range K," which was the next farm to the westward of his brother Henry on " Shaving Hill." § Late in life he married, second, March 20, 1825, Sarah, widow of AUison Libby, and daughter to John and AbigaU (Libby) Dam, of Scarborough. Major Daniel SmaU d. March 22, 1844, in Limington, * Southgate's History of Scarborough, Maine: 204. t Irving's Life of Washington, vol. 2: 330. X Massachusetts Archives, Enlistment Rolls, etc., vol. 43 : 196. Books: En listed Men and Officers, vol. 27: 34, 104. Books: Militia Officers, etc., vol. 28: 237. Continental Army Books, vol. 11, pt. i: 93; vol. 11, pt. 2: 100. Mas sachusetts Muster and Pay RoUs, vol. 11:73; vol. 21:48; vol. 48:333; vol._68: 78. Massachusetts Archives, Depreciation Rolls, vol. 31 : 167. § York County Deeds, Book 108: 47-48. Captain John Small 313 aged eighty-four, and his widow, Sarah, d. Feb. 23, 1849, iii Gorham. Issue by first wUe: I. Joseph', b. Oct. 27, 1781; bap. Nov. 10, 1782, in Scarborough; d. young. 2. Jane', b. March 8, 1783; bap. AprU 13, 1783, in Scarborough; d. young. 3. John', b. Nov. 19, 1784; bap. March 27, 1785, in Scarborough. 4. Joseph', b. Aug. 14, 1786; bap. March 11, 1786, in Scarborough. 5. Abraham', b. AprU 26, 1788, in Limington. ¦ p^^./?' I twins, b. Sept. 19, 1789, in Limington. 8. Jane', b. May 19, 1791, in Limington. 9. David', b. AprU 10, 1793, in Limington. 10. Anna', b. June 10, 1796, in Limington. II. Nancy', b. March 26, 1798, in Limington. 12. Daniel', b. Jan. 19, 1800, in Limington. 13. Jacob', b. Sept. 23, 1802, in Limington. 14. SaUy', b. AprU 24, 1804, in Limington. VII. Rachel', twin to Daniel, b. Nov. 17, 1759; bap. Feb. 23, 1760, in the First Church. She was married Nov. 20, 1777, in Scarborough, by the Reverend Thomas Lan caster, to Andrew Brown, b. 1752, son to Joshua and Hannah (PoUow) Brown.* They resided in Raymond, Maine. VIII. Dorcas'. In the Town Books the record of her birth is as foUows: "Donas SmaU the Daughter of Cap' John SmaU & Mary his wife was Bom the 27"" Day of March 1762 — Bom after the Decease of its Father." f Very Uttie is known of her early Ufe; but, from the fact that she was married in North Yarmouth, it is surmised that she was at that time Uving in the home of her brother Edward. Her marriage intention to Daniel Worthley, of North Yarmouth, on November 24, 1781, gives the name as "Dorcase." They were married December 29, foUowing, "both of North Yarmouth." * Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 3: 89. t Town Records of Scarborough, Maine, vol. i: 224. 314 Genealogy of Edward Small Daniel Worthley had served two years or more in the Revolutionary War; appearing first as private, in a Ust of men raised in Cumberland Covmty " to serve as miUtia agree able to resolve of AprU 20, 1778, as returned by Brig. Lem uel Thompson, dated July i, 1778. Engaged for town of North Yarmouth." In the summer and faU of that year he was at "North River New York... Fort Clinton and King's Ferry." He was also private in " Captain John Gray's Co., Col. Jonathan MitcheU's Regt.," with two months and sk days service at Majorbagaduce, that disastrous expedition of the summer of 1779.* This famUy of Worthley, more commonly caUed Wortiey in England, where it occupied a position of some prominence, settled before 1750 in North Yarmouth. Daniel was son to Samuel Worthley, a farmer of New Gloucester, who died before 1790, leaving a widow, Lydia, who became the second wUe of Judge John Levris, of North Yarmouth. The eldest daughter, Lydia, married Samuel MitcheU, and together vrith the vridow and children, Samuel, Daniel, and "Ra chael" Worthley, conveyed property of their late father, AprU 1, i79o.t In the Cumberland County Court of Com mon Pleas, October, 1795, the court ordered a partition be tween Peleg Chandler, of New Gloucester, and John Mason, of Falmouth, each ovming one sixth, and Daniel Worthley and the heirs of Jeremiah PoweU, both of North Yarmouth, each owning one third, of lots numbered seven and eight in the " 120 Acre Division on the north-easterly side of Royal's River." At one time Daniel and Dorcas Worthley Uved on David LoveU's HiU in North Yarmouth, but afterwards removed to Skowhegan, Maine.J Their deaths do not ap pear in the records of the towns of Canaan or Skowhegan; and they did not return in their old age to North Yarmouth. * Massachusetts Muster and Pay Rolls, vol. 43 : 46. Various Service, vol. 23 : 138. Massachusetts Muster and Pay Rolls, vol. 48: 412, 422, 433, 444, 438; vol. 46: 147. Sea Coast Defence Muster Rolls, vol. 36: 18. t Cumberland County Deeds, Book 27: 72. j Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine, was set off in 1823 from the town of Canaan, as MUbum. It was incorporated in 1836 as Skowhegan. The name, pronounced by the Indians " Skoohegan," signifies a "place to watch." It was a choice spot to the Kennebec Indians, and was peopled by the whites at an early date. Captain John Small 315 Issue: * I. Hannah Worthley, b. May 3, 1782, in North Yar mouth; mar. Dec. 29, 1808, Thomas Morgan, " both of N° Yarmouth." 2. Sarah, or SaUy, Worthley, b. May 31, 1784, in North Yarmouth; mar. July 21, 1805, in North Yar mouth, Thomas Nason, of Freeport. 3. Samuel Worthley, b. May 20, 1787, in North Yar mouth, 4. Mercy Worthley, b. June 25, 1789, in North Yar mouth. 5. Dorcas Worthley, b. Sept. 13, 1791, in North Yar mouth. * These cluldren of "Daniel & Dorcas Worthley" are aU that have been recorded in North Yarmouth. There may have been others. EDWARD « SMALL, SR. Edward ^ second son to Captain John ^ Small and his first wife, Sarah (Atkins) SmaU, was born August 12, 1751; and baptized August 18, 175 1, in tbe First Church of Scarbor ough, Maine. Bereft of a mother's care at tbe age of one year, he was placed in charge of his grandfather and grand mother, Samuel* and Anna (Hatch) Small, who took him into their home and gave him every needed attention. Whether he spent the next few years entirely with them, or lived with his father after his second marriage, is un known ; but that bis grandfather had solicitude for tbe boy's future after the death of his father is shown by his appren ticing Edward, on his fourteenth birthday (August 12, 1765), to Captain Samuel Cobb, Jr., a shipwright of Falmouth, until he should become of age.* At that time this was tbe only way of acquiring a trade ; and should a youth remain at home, his father was entitled to all of his earnings untU his twenty-first birthday, when he was furnished a new suit of clothes, specified as his "freedom suit," and obliged to shift for himself. Therefore tbe stipulation that Edward, at the expiration of his term of apprenticeship, should be furnished with "Two good suits of Apparrel for all Parts of his Body, the one for Sabbath & the other for Week Days," with all tbe tools " custom ary for such a calling," might be termed a very fortunate arrangement for the boy. In choosing the occupation of a shipwright, Edward « Vide Appendix LXVI. This indenture of apprenticeship, which was found among the effects of Daniel '' Small, son to Edward ', after his death, is in the possession of Cap tain Alfred T.^ Small, of Yarmouth, Maine, son to Daniel '. As it was written on both sides, the paper is framed with glass on both sides. f/a/ C tlny^'''^""' m Mf r,-'.> v4 /;.;///!oA ^ '-'1 '' ^ t^'^'^ ^^r^<^^ /-)^ ^.^-^ ^/..^.^A-''''-- ¦['¦ ¦ '/:"¦¦/' '/'/'I //'-'"^ INDENTURE OF EDWARD SMALL TO SAMUEL COBB, AUGUST 12, 1765. J i,4-'^'/c' tc^tac^ ATI J - xni i^ ^ I "//ru^/^'irr- ci". i't^iai://r-///,^/~;/Tr7r/'> C/^-'/^k/ /yy/,c?>f ^^^^''a.Ti^ 'f/if /.//< ^.x . -»<.« !«>,v An ' l^ ' <^ ¦¦¦¦¦ -7 'yfYJ^ "^ &^' ^'' v'^ 9'^'^''f'"-7X?3'/iv<,--i^y,'- -- ; ^ ' • ' ' % FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, NORTH YARMOUTH, MAINE. ERECTED 1796, STILL STANDING. Edward Small, Sr. 325 Situated upon tbe North Easterly side, upon the second Range of Body Pews being on the North Easterly Narrow Isle, upon the Lower Floor in s^ Baptist Meeting House." * Though possessed of a pew, and probably active in tbe in terests of the church, Edward Small and his wife were not members, so far as shown by existing records. After reach ing maturity, three of their chUdren, Theodotia, Edward, and Daniel, united with the church by baptism ; the latter two with their wives. It is almost impossible for the present generation to un derstand tbe popular feeling at this period. Those who had become Baptists, and others who had embraced that faith, were stUl compelled to contribute to the support of the earlier church, and underwent suffering and sacrifice that they might maintain the principles which are now generally received. Tbe withdrawal of many of their former friends followed their course. After suffering from the " standing order " for more than three years, and seeing that they could not help being taxed, they resolved to become incorporated. In June, 1797, they were organized under the name of "The Baptist Religious Society of North Yarmouth and Freeport." Although measures had been instituted as early as 1771 to take possession of the " Ossipee tract," and the younger brothers of Edward Small had moved tbere soon after the close of the Revolution, where the family continued their occupation as farmers, he never possessed any part of that land. Late in life it was a matter of regret with him, ac cording to famUy tradition, that he had made no effort to establish a claim, though in the light of to-day it probably would have availed nothing. Those of Captain John SmaU's children who did settle there — Henry and Daniel — pur chased their lands. Edward Small, as a shipwright, was naturaUy drawn to * Vide Appendix LXXV. 326 Genealogy of Edward Small the place that promised the best business prospects. North Yarmouth, famous later for the vessels constructed and set afloat tbere, was even then a hive of shipbuUding industry. David Pratt, Jr., of that town, was the owner of a shipyard just below the falls in North Yarmouth, and here Edward Small worked many a day.* For years Edward SmaU was mentioned as a shipwright, the last time at the age of fifty-five, when he conveyed ten acres of land to John Kelley, in i8o6;t but it is as a suc cessful yeoman in one of the most thrifty parts of tbe town of Freeport, with various transactions in land, notably the one hundred and twenty acre lot, numbered nineteen, in Freeport, that he is best remembered. J The deed of his farm to his youngest son, Daniel, dated April 29, i8is,§ at which time he was nearly sixty-four years of age, did not go into effect for a number of years. A curious document, dated on tbe same day as the deed, in which Daniel agreed to "support my father and mother during their Natural Lives in sickness and health . . . and bind myself to treat and use them with that kindness and Respect which is due from a Child to a Parent," or forfeit the sum of " three thousand Dollars," || was found in a desk belonging to Dan iel Small after his death. As it was neither witnessed nor recorded, it had no value except to show the animus of the preceding transaction. Sarah ^ Mitchell, wife of Edward® Small, was bom July 23, * The first picture shows the shipyard as it was for a long period previous to 1880. The bridge and falls are hidden by the large ship on the right. The road leading up over the hill into the centre of the village passes by fine old residences, several churches, the famous old North Yarmouth Academy, and the Post-office. The second picture gives a good idea of the bridge and a part of the falls ; and shows the last ship that was on the ways. This was in 1885. The old ship yard is now grown over with grass, most of the old buildings fast going to decay. One is, however, utilized for the town electric-lighting and telephone plant. t Vide Appendix LXXVIL X Vide Appendix LXXI, LX^IL § Vide Appendix LXXIIL || Vide AppendU LXXIV. Edward Small, Sr. 327 1753, in North Yarmouth. It is said that she had red hair ; and that she retained her physical strength to a remarkable degree, though in her old age she lapsed into what is termed second chUdhood. She "played" with her grandchildren, and searched the woods with them for berries. Her death occurred in the homestead at Freeport, August 20, 1826 (also given August 22, 1828), at the age of seventy-three. Her husband, Edward, did not long survive her, though the exact date of his death is not on record. He was remem bered by his grandson. Dr. Joseph P. SmaU, " as a stirring, wide-awake man, even in advanced life ; fond of reading and the discussion of current topics ; a good man in the best sense of the word, and a successful man in a worldly way." ISSUE I. Lydia', b. Oct. 22, 1774, in North Yarmouth; bap. July 25, 1779, in the First Church of North Yarmouth; died young. II. Sally' (Sarah), bap. July 25, 1779, in the First Church of North Yarmouth ; died young. III. John'. IV, Jacob', b. Oct. 26, 1779; bap. Oct. 31, 1779, in the First Church of North Yarmouth ; died, unmarried, at Portland, Maine, in 1802, aged twenty-three years. V. Theodotia ' ; mar. May 27, 1800, to John Bradbury, by Alfred Johnson, Esq., of Freeport. John Bradbury, bap. Aug. 18, 1776, was the oldest son to Jacob Bradbury, b. Dec. 13, 1740, by his first wife, Elizabeth. The second wife of Jacob Bradbury* was Lydia' Mitchell, sister to Sarah ^ wife of Edward ° Small. Jacob Bradbury's father was Moses. After the death of John Bradbury, his widow, Theodotia, married Captain Samuel Waterhouse, of Portland. Issue : t I. Jacob Bradbury, b. Nov. 7, 1800, in Portland, Maine ; d. Sept. 14, 1815, in Portland. * Vide Appendix LXX. t City Records of Portland, Maine, vol. 5 : 68. 328 Genealogy of Edward Small 2. George L. Bradbury, b. Sept. lo, 1802, in Portland; married Elizabeth . Issue, none of whom are now living : John, George W., Thomas Gushing, George H., George A., Frances H., and Ann E. Bradbury, b. 1829. 3. Rebecca Bradbury, b. March 10, 1804, in Portland ; d. Nov. 22, 1826, in Portland. 4. Jabez Bradbury, b. Feb. 26, 1806, in Portland ; d. Sept. 14, 1807, in Portland. 5. Jabez Bradbury, b. 27, 1808, in Portland ; d. Oct. 18, 1826, in Portland. 6. Reuben Bradbury, b. June 10, 1810, in Portland. 7. John Bradbury, b. Aug. 10, 1812, in Portland; d. Aug. 10, 1 81 3, in Portland. 8. Sarah Bradbury, b. July 11, 1814, in Portland ; married Free man Bryant, of Portland, and lived at the corner of High and Deering streets. 9. William Bradbury, b. Nov. 16, 1816, in Portland; d. 4, 181 8, in Portland. 10. William Bradbury, b. Nov. 7, 1819, in Portland; d. July 15, 1821, in Portland. II. Enos S. Bradbury, b. Feb. 10, 1822, in Portland. VI. Edward', b. Sept. 7, 1784, in North Yarmouth; bap. Sept. 23, 1787, in the First Church of North Yarmouth. (Vide infra.) VII. Andrew', bap. Sept. 23, 1787, with his brother Edward'. This child is also mentioned as Francis, but in the church record the name is Andrew ; * he died young. VIII. Enos', b. Nov. 28, 1788, in North Yarmouth; bap. Oct. 3, 1793, with his sister Rebecca, " at a lecture at Joshua Chandler's house." November 2, 1817, at the age of twenty-nine, he married Beulah Britton Whitney, daugh ter to Uriel and Lydia (Whitmore) Whitney, of North Yarmouth, who was born June 3, 1793. Uriel Whitney was a Revolutionary soldier, who had removed soon after 1798 from Gorham, Maine, to North Yarmouth, where, as " Master Whitney," he was widely known as an old- time school-teacher. Enos SmaU was a farmer in Pownal, a town set off from * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 905. Edward Small, Sr. 329 Freeport, March 3, 1803. About 1861, he purchased another farm at East Livermore, but sold that place ten years later, and removed to West Leeds. His wife, Beulah, a woman of superior mental abiUty, died in West Leeds, April 21, 1879, aged eighty-five years. Their wedded life extended over a period of sixty-one and a half years. Enos Small, who re tained his faculties to a remarkable degree, survived his wife but two years, passing away February 5, r88i, at the age of ninety-two. Issue: I. William Lothrop ', b. Oct. 29, 1819, in Pownal; mar. June 8, 1847, Clara W. Pierce ; b. Feb. 7, 1823. She joined the First Baptist Church in North Yarmouth, by letter from the Baptist Church in Monmouth (Wales), Maine, on June 5, 1855 ; and was dismissed, December 5, 1859, to the church in Fayette, Maine, to which place they had removed. Mr. Small, who was a successful farmer, died Feb. I, 1886, in Fayette, aged sixty-six. Issue : I. Charles W.^, b. April 15, 1848, in Pownal ; d. Oct. 3, 1880, in Lowell, Mass. II. Chester C.°,b. Dec. 17, 1851, in Pownal ; resides at New ton Highlands, Mass. III. Fred. W. », b. April 27, 1854, in Pownal ; lives in Wayne, Maine. IV. Edward P.°, b. Dec. 6, 1869, in Fayette, Maine ; resides at Dorchester, Mass. 2. Sarah L.^ b. Feb. 17, 1822, in Pownal; mar. John A. An drews, of Monmouth, Maine ; d. Nov. 8, 1854. Issue : Helen F. W. Andrews, b. February, 1851. 3. Uriel Whitney ^ b. July 23, 1825, in Pownal ; was graduated from Amherst College in 1854, and from the Andover The ological Seminary in 1858. In February, i860, he married Mary Elizabeth Gilman, of Sterling, 111., b. June 20, 1830; d. July 6, 1886. The Rev. Uriel W. Small has been settled over a number of Congregational Churches in the East and in the West, but is at present living with his sister, Beu lah, in the homestead at West Leeds. The large amount of material which he has spent years in collecting for the purpose of publishing a genealogy of the Small Family, he greatly fears will " end its existence in the shape of musty notes — for want of time to prepare and means to pttb- lishit."* Issue: I. Forest Gilman', b. July 3, 1861, in • The Rev. Uriel W. Small died Nov. I, 1905, at Oherlin, Ohio, after an illness of thirty-six hours, from heart failure, set. 80. 330 Genealogy of Edward Small Sterling, 111.; d. suddenly, Dec. 4, 1884, in South Dakota. II. William Henry», b. Aug. 13, 1867, in Lisbon, 111. ; d. Feb. 3, 1887, of consumption, in Socorro, New Mexico. 4. Mary Scott «, b. May 4, 1828, in Pownal ; d. unmarried, June 1, 1879, in West Leeds, aged fifty-one years. 5. Beulah ^ b. Aug. 18, 1833, in Pownal; was graduated from Mt. Holyoke Seminary in 1856, and from the School of Vocal Technology, Boston, in 1878. She has been a suc cessful teacher for many years in Marion and Rockford, 111., Boston, Mass. (eighteen years), and other places. She now resides at West Leeds with her brother Uriel, and teaches in the neighboring city of Lewiston. IX. Rebecca', b. March 18, 1790 (?), in Freeport, was baptized. Oct. 3, 1793, " at a lecture at Joshua Chandler's house," with her brother Enos, and four of Joshua Chandler's chil dren. " Aunt Rebecca " never married ; but spent her life as an expert tailoress, going from one house to another to make men's and boys' clothing. The last years of her life were spent in Limington, where she died about 1866 or 1867 in the home of Major Henry ' Small. To her the family is indebted for the preservation of the mUitary com mission of her grandfather, Captain John Small. X. Daniel', b. Sept. i, 1794, in Freeport; was married Jan. 3, 18 15, by the Rev. Reuben Nason, to Joanna*, daughter to Barnabas ^ and Jane (Dennison) Soule,* of Freeport. * I. George 1 Soule came over in the Mayflower, in 1620, as an apprentice to Governor Edward Winslow, living in his family. He was then a .minor, but about 1623, or soon after, he married Mary Beckett, who arrived in the Ann, 1623 ; d. 1677. George Soule died in l68o, being " very aged." Issue : seven. II. John ^ Soule, b. 1632 ; mar. Hester, probably daughter to Philip and Hester (Dewsbury) De la Noye (modernized, Delano), b. 1638 ; d. Sept. 12, 1733. John Soule died 1707, ast. 75. Issue : nine. III. Moses' Soule, lived in Duxbury, Mass.; d. in 1751, a wealthy man. The name of his wife is unknown. Issue: nine. IV. Barnabas* Soule, b. 1705, removed from Duxbury to North Yar mouth, Maine, about 1742 ; following his elder brother. Captain Cor- nelius*, who went there about 1726. Barnabas Soule married, about 1737 Jane, posthumous daughter to Jacob and Elizabeth (Stock man) Bradbury, bap. Aug. 4, 17 18. Jane was the youngest sister to Edward Small, Sr. 331 Joanna Soule, b. Jan. 12, 1795, in Freeport, " was a woman of great energy of character and gifted mentally." Quite early in their married life they both became members of the Baptist Church in North Yarmouth, but on July 4, 1841, they joined the first Congregational Church, " by baptism." Daniel, the youngest child, was given by deed the home stead in Freeport, on the condition that he should support his parents in their old age.* There upon the farm he brought up the eleven children, though two of his boys early devel oped a desire for a seafaring life, and the third son engaged in business at Portland. Soon after the marriage of the youngest daughter, Harriet, to Mr. George W. Sweetser, the young people remodeled the old house and took charge of the place. Joanna Small passed away in the homestead, August 24, 1867, two and a half years after her golden wedding-day, at the age of seventy-two. Her husband, Daniel, remained in the homestead, where he passed away Feb. 2, 1881, at the age of eighty-six years and five months. Issue: I. Charles ^ b. Nov. 11, 1815, in Freeport, Maine. He early developed a fondness for a seafaring life, and worked his way up before the mast until he became master of ships — in which he usually had an interest — which were char tered for long voyages to foreign ports. Dorothy, the wife of Rev. Ammi Ruhamah Cutter, and great-grand daughter to the noted divine, Rev. John Wheelwright. Barnabas Soule d. April 8, 1780, and was buried in the old burying-ground at North Yarmouth. Issue : nine. V, Barnabas 5 Soule, b. March 25, 1758; mar. May 17, 1781, Jane Denni son, b. 1760; d. Jan. 25, 1825. He was a farmer living on Consins's River in Freeport, " known far and wide as ' Uncle Barney ' by his townsmen, who always spoke of his memory in the most affectionate terms." His descendants have been celebrated in connection with shipbuilding interests and commerce. He d. Jan. 25, 1823, in Free- port. Issue : David ', Esther •, Thomas ', Jane ', Eliphaz ', lost in the Privateer Dash, 1815 ; Captain Enos ', b. 1792 ; Joanna «, married, Jan. 3, 181 5, DanieF Small; Alfred ^ Henchman S.^ Jane Brad bury", William ', and Clement H.' Soule. * Vide Appendix LXXIII, LXXIV. 332 Genealogy of Edward Small Previous to 1849, these voyages had been comparatively unevent ful ; but in the early part of that year, during the height of the gold-fever in California, he sailed from Freeport, Maine, in the bark Glenn, with a cargo of building material for San Francisco. This square-rigged ship of 287 tons was then thought none too small for a trip around the Horn. In one hundred and seventy days, after a fairly good passage, he reached San Francisco, where the cargo was discharged. From there he sailed " light " to Iquique, on the west coast of South America, where a valuable consignment of copper ore was taken on board for New York. At the port of Valparaiso, his staunch little ship was fitted out for the return voyage, and an entirely new crew was shipped, including the cook. They had been only a day out when all the officers were taken violently ill after eating, though they quickly recovered. Two days later, the crew mutinied. Captain Small and his officers rushed below for their arms, only to find that they had all been removed. Even the Captain's pistols had been taken from his stateroom. Returning to the deck, they were confronted with loaded muskets in the hands of the mutinous crew, but an at tempt to discharge them failed, owing to the dampness of the powder. A fierce fight then ensued, in which the second mate was killed, and the first officer, George Waite, of Freeport, was severely injured. Captain Small, six feet and one inch in height, " one of the most powerful and active of men, was as fearless as he was strong ; " and, almost without aid, he finally overpowered the crew and placed the most rebellious in irons. The bark was then put about for Valparaiso, where the mutineers were turned over to the United States consul and sent to New York on the U. S. sloop-of-war Supply. When the Glenn reached New York, at the trial of these men for piracy in Judge Bell's court, it was shown that Captain Small, after placing the men in irons, had the assistance of but one man as he worked the ship back into the port of Valparaiso. The court found two of the mutineers guilty, and they were executed. One turned state's evidence and told the whole story of the conspiracy. Think ing that all the freight money for the voyage was aboard, they had planned before shipping to capture the vessel after first murder ing all of the officers. The cook was in the scheme ; and it was he who put poison in the food and stole the arms from the cabin. The following acknowledgment of the bravery of Captain Small by the underwriters and owners appeared, after the trial, in 1851, in a New York paper, under the caption : Edward Small, Sr. 333 "HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE " We take pleasure in publishing the following correspondence between the Underwriters in New York, Philadelphia and Boston, and Capt. Small, the heroic commander of the bark Glenn. The Underwriters have also presented Mr. Waite, the first mate, $500 ; to the mother of Mr. Havens, the second mate, who was murdered, $500, and a sum of money to each of the three seamen who refused to join the mutineers. * New York, May 27, 1851. "'To Capt. Charles Small: " ' Dear Sir : — It appears that on your homeward passage from the North West Coast to this port, as master of the bark Glenn, having on board a cargo of great value, exceeding $300,000 in amount, a part of the crew rose upon the officers and in their efforts to gain their wicked purposes, after obtaining possession of the ship's firearms, these desperados, bent on butchery and death, shot the second mate with a musket-ball, wounding him so severely that he died a few hours afterwards. " ' You attacked the mutineers, who had control of the deck, and aided by your first mate, in a most fearful and unequal confiict (during which the courage of yourself and first ofiicer was signally conspicuous), the mutineers were overpowered, and you succeeded in regaining the command of your vessel, and thereby securing to the owners the valuable property on board. " ' Unwilling that such bravery and courage should pass un noticed, the undersigned underwriters, interested in the rescued property, ask your acceptance of the enclosed check for ($1500) Fifteen Hundred Dollars, as a testimonial of their approbation of your good conduct and success in regaining the command of your vessel and the control of the property placed under your protection. " ' Very respectfully, your obedient servants, Walter R. Jones, Pres't. Atlantic Mut. Ins. Co. A. B. Neilson, Pres't. Sun Mut. Ins. Co. Jos. Walker, Pres't. Mercantile Mut. Ins. Co. Jos. S. Tappan, V.-Pres't. Union Mut. Ins. Co. T. B. Satterwaite, V.-Pres't. New York Ins. Co. N. G. Rutgers, Pres't. Gen'l. Mut. Ins. Co. J. Wright and W. W. Dibble, Agts. Ins. Co. of N. Am'ca. W. W. Dibble, Agt. Merch't's Louisville Ins. Co. Z. Cook, Pres't. Astor Mut. Ins. Co. John Stewart, Pres't. Ins. Co. State of Penn., at Phil'a. 334 Genealogy of Edward Small J. R. Wercherer, Pres't. Phenix Mut. Ins. Co., Phil'a. Edw'd. Harris Miles, Pres't. Merct'l. Mut. Ins. Co., Phil'a. Chas. S. Richie, Pres't. Washington Mut. Ins. Co. Arthur G. Coffin, Pres't. Ins. Co. of N. America. Rich'd. S. Smith, Pres't. Union Mut. Ins. Co., Phil'a. Wm Craig, Pres't. Am. Mut. Ins. Co., Phil'a. Tho's. C. Hand, V.-Pres't. Del. Mut. Ins. Co., Phil'a. Tho's. Lamb, Pres't. Washington Ins. Co., Boston. Francis Welch, Pres't. Franklin Ins. Co., Boston. JON. G. Nazro, Pres't. Tremont Ins. Co., Boston. J. W. Hayward, Pres't. Suffolk Ins. Co., Boston. Francis Bacon, Pres't. Boylston F. & M. Ins. Co., Boston.' [captain small's reply] 'Yaemohth, Jane 13, 1851. « ' Dear Sir : — Through the politeness of Capt. H. S. Soule, I received yours of the 27th ultimo, enclosing a check for Fifteen Hundred Dollars, which you ask me to accept as a testimonial of your approbation of my conduct during my recent passage on board the bark Glenn. " ' In return, be pleased to accept for yourself and all the under writers interested, my sincere acknowledgments for their very kind notice and liberal present. " ' The perils of that ill-fated night of the 17th of September last, are passed. The reflections will be solaced by your sympathy and approbation. " ' With due regard, I remain your obd't servant, Cha's Small. Walter R. Jones, Pres't. Atl. Mut. Ins. Co., New York.'" While in New York awaiting the trial of the mutineers. Captain Small turned the Glenn over to his first officer, George Waite, who commanded her for several years. After a few months at his home in North Yarmouth, Maine, Captain Small took out the new ship which the Soule Brothers were building, the Souter Johnny, of 698 tons, later commanded by his brother, Captain Alfred T. Small ; but the state of his health, resulting from what he himself termed " that ill-fated night," finally obliged him to retire altogether from the sea. He was married " at the house of the pastor," in North Yarmouth, on October 7, 1842, to Rachael Pratt Russell, b. Auf 181 5 ; and of the four children by this marriage, but one reachea maturity. After the death of his wife, Rachael, which occurred on October lo, 1863, at the age of forty-eight years, he married, second, Edward Small, Sr. 335 Nov. 5, 1868, in North Yarmouth, Mary Louise Mitchell, daughter to John and Eliza (Gooding) Mitchell, of North Yarmouth. Cap tain Charles Small passed away September lo, 1875, at the age of fifty-nine years. A relative, writing of him at this time, described him as "the most perfect gentleman and one of the noblest men of the family." He left no will, but the inventory of his estate included one six teenth interest in the ships Suliote, Enos Soule, and Lucile, and the schooner Harriet E. Sampson, and one thirty-second in the ship Uncle Tobey : also pew number seventy-two in the Congre gational Church, and a pew in the Baptist Church. The court appointed Captain Enos Corydon Soule administrator of the estate, and Captain Alfred T. Small, guardian to the son.* His widow, Mary Louise, married, second, Sept. I, 1878, in North Yarmouth, Captain Calvin Humphrey; and third, Nov. 18, 1884, in Yarmouth, Captain Levi Marston, both retired sea-captains. She resides in Yarmouth. Issue by first wife: I. Jane Redding", b. Feb. 1847; d. Sept. 13, 1849, in Yarmouth. II. Horace Bradford", b. July, 1848; d. Oct. ij, 1850, in Yar mouth. III. Clementine E.',b. Feb. 1852; d. June 8, 1855, in Yarmouth. IV. Charies Mitchell", b. Feb. 15, 1856, in North Yarmouth, Maine. His father named him Charles; but, after her marriage, his stepmother added " Mitchell," and under the name of Charles M. Small, his marriage and the births of two children are recorded in Portland. He was married March 20, 1878, in Portland, by the Rev. E. P. Gardner, to Susan H. Campbell, of Portland. They resided there for several years, but subsequently removed to Maiden, Mass. The sword which Captain Charles Small always carried on his voyages, with a very beau tiful scabbard, is in the possession of this family ; also his portrait and that of his first wife, Rachael. Issue: I. Edward Herbert w, b. Feb. 16, 1879, in Portland, Maine ; mar. Oct. 10, 1901, in Maiden, Mass., Amy Louise Beckwith, b. Jan. 21, 1882, in Hantsport, Nova Scotia, daughter to Thomas Andrew and Eliza (Smith) Beckwith, of Hantsport. Issue: I. James Herbert i\ b. Aug. 31, 1902, in Maiden. II. Susie Hale", b. Jan. 2, 1904, in Maiden. * Probate, Cumberland County, Maine : File 319. 336 Genealogy of Edward Small 2. Clementine Emma'», b. Aug. 3, 1 88 1, in Portland, Maine. 3. Fred Bicknell"', b. May l, 1887, in Maiden, Mass., and recorded there as the son of " Charles M. Small." 2. Harriet Newell*, b. April 20, 1819, in Freeport; married, as his first wife. Captain Cornelius ' Soule. She died in 1839, leaving no issue. 3. TheodotiaBradbury*, b. June 14, i82i,in Freeport; and after the death of her sister Harriet, was married Dec. 30, 1840, at the pastor's house, by the Rev. Zabdiel Bradford, pastor of the Baptist Church in North Yarmouth, to Captain Cor nelius '' Soule ; she having been admitted to this church by baptism on July 5 of that year. Cornelius '' Soule, b. March 13, 1813, was the eighth child of Sylvanus^ Soule, b. Oct. 3, 1770, in that part of North Yarmouth set off as Freeport, who married Phebe ^ daughter to Abraham* and Rhoda (Gray) Mitchell, of North Yarmouth, bap. July 10, 1774; d. Aug. r6, 1840. Theodotia died a year after the birth of her last child, about 1847, and her husband married, third, Mary Jane Smith, of New York. A portrait in oils of Theodotia Bradbury Soule in the posses sion of her youngest sister, Mrs. Harriet Sweetser, of Yarmouth, is thought by the family to be a striking likeness. It was painted from a daguerreotype by a Chinese artist in some port of China, and may be considered a fine specimen of Oriental portraiture. The mother is represented as sitting in an antique chair with the infant Flora reclining in her arms. Captain Cornelius Soule was finally lost at sea, about forty miles from San Francisco. Issue by second wife : I. Harriet Soule, b. 1842 ; married John Russell, of Peoria, Illinois ; d. in 1864, at San Francisco, while on a voyage with her father. II. Florence Soule, best remembered as Flora, b. about 1846; d. aged six months. 4. Esther Jane ^ (twin to Cynthia Litchfield), b. Sept. 28, 1824, in Freeport; mar., first, Jan. 30, 1848, Thomas Tebbetts Small,* b. Dec. 11, 1819, at Lisbon, Maine, son to Thomas and Jane (Tebbetts) Small, of Lisbon. He died Dec. 5, 1861, at Oxford, Maine, and his widow married, second, Jan. I, 1863, Gaius Chandler, of Poland, in the same state. Issue by first husband : I. Frank Eugene Small, b. July 26, 1850, in Lisbon; mar. July 25, 1872, Sarah Ernestine White, of Baltimore, Md. ; d. Feb. 23, 1901, in Balti- * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 693. Edward Small, Sr. 337 more. Issue : I. Edith Rosanna Small, b. March, 1875, in Baltimore ; d. July, 1876. 2. Mabel Marian Small, b. July 5, 1878, in Baltimore, d. Feb. 1886. 3. Maurice Thomas Small, b. May 13, 1883, in Baltimore ; drowned July 20, 1902, while bathing at St. Michaels, Talbot Co., Md. II. Clara Elberta Small, b. March 29, 1856, at Lisbon ; mar. Jan. 23, 1878, Charles Hersey Chandler, of Portland, Maine. Issue : i. Leila Hersey Chandler, b. Dec. 25, 1879, in Minot, Maine. 2. Marjorie Esther Chandler, b. June 8, 1887, in Portland, Maine. 3. Theodora Clare Chandler, b. Nov. 26, 1893, in Portland. III. Leila Louise Small, b. March 26, 1859, in Oxford, Maine; mar. March 28, 1883, Herbert Adams Merrill, M. D., of Cumberland, Maine ; resides in Yarmouth. Issue:!. Jes sie Evelyn Merrill, b. Jan. 21, 1884, in Yarmouth. 2. Law rence Buxton Merrill, b. July 7, 1897, in Yarmouth. 5. Cynthia Litchfield ^ (twin to Esther Jane), b. Sept. 28, 1824, in Freeport, was named for Cynthia Litchfield, who married David ° Soule, eldest son to Barnabas ^ and Jane (Dennison) Soule. She died Sept. 21, 1826, aged two years. 6. Alfred Thomas 8, b. July 16, 1826, in Freeport; married, first, in May, 1859, Harriet Parker ^ Small, daughter to Major Henry ' and Eliza (Kennard) Small, of Limington. She was b. May 20, 1832, in Limington; d. May 5, 1873, in Portland, Maine, aged forty-one years, and was buried in Liming ton. He married, second, in May, 1877, Abbie A. Buck- nam, of Yarmouth, daughter to Captain Samuel and Olive A. (Lane) Bucknam. While yet a youth he began to follow the sea, rising step by step until he became a shipmaster, usually possessing an interest in the ships that he sailed. His first command was the ship Georgia, of 448 tons, built in 1848 by Captain Enoch Talbot at Strout's Point in South Freeport ; which he was obliged to abandon in 1854, in the Atlantic Ocean, while bound from Liverpool to Boston. That same year he sailed in the bark Occident, of 550 tons, also built by Captain Talbot. When returning nearly three years later from Rio de la Plata, with a cargo of hides and wool, he mistook the lights of Portland Harbor, which had been changed during his absence, sailed by, and was wrecked on Indian Head, the southern point of Arrowsic Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River, not far from Cape Small Point. The ship Souter Johnny, of 698 tons, built in 185 1, by the Soule 338 Genealogy of Edward Small brothers (Captains Enos, Henchman S., and Clement H.), in South Freeport at Strout's Point, was first commanded by Captain Charles Small ; but on her next voyage by Captain Alfred T., brother to Charles, who sold her in 1858 at a foreign port. The ship Lafay ette, of 1 160 tons, built in 1858, was first commanded by Captain Clement H. Soule, one of her builders, and during her later days by Captain Alfred T. Small. Early in October, 1862, when three days out from New York, bound for Liverpool, she was captured by the Alabama, the rebel privateer commanded by Captain Semmes.* Captain Small and his crew were taken aboard the privateer and kept in irons for a week, and their ship was burned. They were afterward transferred to the brig Baron de Castine, of Castine, Maine, and landed in Boston. Subsequently Captain Small re ceived full indemnity from the government. Other vessels con structed by the Soule Brothers and sailed by him were the ships H. C. Soule, which was put under the English flag in 1862 to protect it from privateers and her name changed to the Suliote, the C. H. Soule, and the Harraseeket. The latter was also sailed during the war under the English flag and called the Cosmopolite. Her last commander was Captain Alfred T. Small. While on a voyage from Callao to Europe with a cargo of guano, in 1869, she sprang a leak, and was with difficulty docked at Valparaiso, where she was con demned as unseaworthy ; her cargo was forwarded by other vessels, and she finally sank in that harbor and became a total loss. The Tam O'Skanter, of 1602 tons, built in 1875, first commanded by Captain Horace B. Soule, was afterward commanded by Captain Alfred T. Small, Captain Julius Soule, of Freeport, and others, until she was lost, in 1899, at the Caspar Straits in the China Sea. Previous to 1878, Captain Small had followed the sea almost continuously. A brief residence at Limington after his return in the Baron de Castine, and about four years in Portland during his first wife's illness, comprised his sojourn ashore ; but in 1878, he * The Alabama, a Confederate cruiser, was built by an English firm at Liv erpool expressly for the Confederacy ; and, against the urgent remonstrances of the American Minister, was permitted by the British Government to escape (July 29, 1862). At Terceira she received her armament and crew, and set out August 29, under Captain Raphael Semmes, to destroy the commerce of the United States. By the end of October she had made twenty-seven prizes. She was sunk at Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864, by the U. S. gunboat Kear- sarge, after having destroyed sixty-five vessels and $10,000,000 worth of pro perty. (Shippen's A'az'a/ ^a«/«, 1883: 612-623.) Edward Small, Sr. 339 retired from a seafaring life and erected a commodious dwelling in Yarmouthville, the central village of old North Yarmouth, where he has since resided. For a number of years he was manager of the Yarmouth Manufacturing Company (the town electric-lighting plant), resigning in 1905, on account of ill health. (Page 1564.) He possessed oil-paintings of several ships that he had sailed, including the Lafayette; also portraits of himself and his first wife which were painted in London, on one of their earlier voyages. Issueby second wife : I. Alfred Bucknam ", b. March 22, 1878, in Yarmouthville ; mar. Feb. 14, 1905, at Cambridge, Mass., Caroline May Arthur, daughter to Andrew S. and Carrie May (Richardson) Arthur, of Lawrence, Mass. They reside in Yarmouthville, where he is connected with the Forest Paper Company. II. Arthur" b. Aug. 2, 1879, in Yarmouthville ; was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1901 ; spent two years in the Philippines as a teacher ; is now engaged in business, with headquarters in New York. III. Helen', b. June 23, 1884, in Yarmouthville. 7. Daniel', b. June 4, 1828, in Freeport; married Dec. 6, 1853, in Portland, Maine, Lydia T. Merrill, of Portland, widow of William Merrill, of Falmouth, and daughter to George and Jane (Meader) Webber, of Portland. She was b. May 9, 1826, in Portland; d. Dec. 1900, in Boston, Mass. Daniel Small was of the firm of Small, Knight & Company, manu facturers of organs and melodeons in Portland. His death occurred at his home in Portland in August, 1880, at the age of fifty-two years. Issue : I. Alice Alberta ", b. Feb. 1856, in Portland ; d. in 1857. II. Frederic", b. Jan. i, 1862, in Paris, Maine; d. Oct. 1893, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. III. Georgie", b. Dec. 31, 1866, in North Deering, Maine; mar. October, 1895, Orrington Beaudry, of Boston, and resides in Massachusetts. 8. Cynthia Litchfield ', b. Jan. 26, 1832, in Freeport; died in 1849 from an accident, at the age of seventeen years. 9. Joanna Emerson ', b. Oct. 19, 1834, in Freeport ; married, first, June I, 1862, at Yarmouth, Herman Norton Keith, of Ox ford, Maine. They lived for a time at the Keith homestead in Oxford, then removed to Baltimore, Md. He was drowned at San Francisco. Her second husband, to whom she was married May 8, 1876, in the Protestant Episcopal Church at Callao, Peru, was Captain Claudius Matthias Lawrence, 340 Genealogy of Edward Small a native of Norway, Europe. He had accompanied her brother. Captain Alfred T. Small, as first officer upon several voyages, later sailing as master of the ships Enos Soule, Paraminta, and others. The Paraminta, of 1573 tons, was built in 1879 by Captain Enos C. Soule, and sold in 1897 at San Francisco. She "was the last ship built in Free- port, and the last that ever will be built there. Strout's Point, once the scene of busy life, where vessels were built and fitted for sea, is now a quiet village. The workshops have long ago been torn down, the wharves fallen into decay, and the men who furnished the means and the mechanics have most of them departed this life." Mrs. Lawrence always went to sea with her husband, visiting many foreign countries. He died in Yarmouth, Maine, June 6, 1894 ; and she still calls that town her home. Among her possessions is the old hall-clock once belonging to her grandfather, Edward « Small, made in the shop of one Bisbee, in North Yarmouth, by some unknown mechanic, more than a hundred years ago. The case, eight feet tall, is of pine, stained cherry-color and mounted with brass trimmings. The hours are indicated by Arabic numerals. All the works are of brass, and those that show the seconds, minutes, and hours are still in order. The part of the mechanism that once indicated the days of the month cannot be made to work. This clock is running, and keeps "pretty good time." Mrs. Lawrence has had no children. 10. Georgianna^ b. May 16, 1838, in Freeport; d. March 14, 1852, at the age of thirteen years. II. Harriet Eliza ^ b. May 5, 1841, in Freeport; mar. Dec. 14, 1862, in Pownal, George W. Sweetser, b. Nov. i, 1839, in North Yarmouth, son to Jacob and Jane (Walker) Sweetser, of North Yarmouth. Soon after this marriage, Daniel Small, then sixty-eight years of age, with his wife Joanna, conveyed to their son-in-law, George Sweetser, " the homestead farm on which I now live,'' bounded on the southwest " by the road leading from Davis' Corner, so called, in Freeport, to New Gloucester, containing Sixty Seven acres more or less." The amount paid for the property was fifteen hundred dollars, with an additional bond " to suitably support and maintain " the aged couple " during their natural lives." * Mr. Sweetser soon afterward removed the older, front por tion of the house, and erected a modern structure more in * Cumberland County Deeds, Book 315 : 464; Book 317 : 35. Edward Small, Sr. 341 keeping with the new ell that had been added in the rear, a few years before, by his wife's brother Alfred. The entire structure was burned to the ground a few years ago ; but it had passed out of the possession of Mr. Sweetser, who sold it after the death of Daniel Small, in 1881, and purchased another farm in Yarmouth, where he carries on extensive market-gardening. Issue : I. William G. Sweetser, b. Nov. I, 1863, in Freeport ; mar. April 27, 1893, in Yarmouth, Nellie 1. Curtis. Re sides in Yarmouth. Issue: I. Thomas Curtis Sweetser, b. Jan. 14, 1895, in Yarmouth. 2. Harriet Lawrence Sweetser, b. Nov. 5, 1896, in Yarmouth. 3. George Gor don Sweetser, b. April 17, 1901, in Yarmouth. II. Bertha H. Sweetser, b. Nov. 15, 1865, in Freeport; mar. Oct. IS, 1887, Edwin M. White. Resides in Yarmouth. Issue: I. GeorgeB. White, b. March 2, 1889. 2. Murray H. White, b. Aug. 15, 1890. EDWARD 7 SMALL, JR. Edward ^ Small, son to Edward ^ and Sarah ^ (Mitchell) Small, was born in North Yarmouth, Maine, September 7, 1784; and was baptized with his brother, Andrew, Septem ber 23, 1787, by the pastor of the First Church of North Yarmouth. In his youth he probably lived the uneventful life of a farmer's son, varied by tbe sports and ventures attending a seaport town. "The boys," as they were fa miliarly called (Edward, Enos, and Daniel), had their fish ing-boats at Davis Landing, a mile distant from their home. Several times a year they went farther than tbe usual cruis ing around the river and bay, returning after a few days with a fare of fish, to be salted or smoked for home use. This custom continued long after they were all married. Edward Small was married in Freeport, December 22, 1803, by Alfred Johnson, Esq., to Rebecca, daughter to David and Rebecca (Chandler) Pratt, of Fr-edport. She was bom in Freeport, March 18, 1788, so that at the time of their marriage he was nineteen. years of age, and she not quite sixteen. At first the youthful couple probably resided in Freeport, as Edward's name occurs in a deed, dated there December 6, 1806.* In the following October (1807), he is mentioned as a yeoman of North Yarmouth ; f and this was his home for nearly twenty years. March 14, 1805, Edward Small, Sr., and Sarah, his wife, conveyed to their son, Edward, " One half part of the lot numbered four on Range C," in Freeport— about fifty acres — which was half of the lot "set off to the said Sarah SmaU as a part of the estate of her late Hon4 Father Seth Mitchell Deceased ... as in Common & Undivided. , . . Reserv- • Vide Appendix LXXVII : A. f Vide Appendix LXXVII : B. 'Ct:7.i^Xi^i.f j^^t/6-, 4- ,-- V-'V^-yy- ^vr*-4t£l^ifiy^tg'i* '''V^'z^. :;» t. /?*--> ^ ^' ^ l. > t -;\' r c** «' ¦ve- \ . . ¦ \ ¦f-sl ^v. v-\^> In r 'i % 1^ ¦' ¦.'1 \ 5"^ '^'¦' ;' *\ >"- N i ^'^iCi'^ ^^T^Ay^^^yi?^¦^'^>'>'%¦^"^'B^}^^^^9m^¦ lJi»jn* ^^ penunu chumlnj tp( tiirOuglii-W undL-r a^jj li^ li*iTNESb WHEREOF, day - ^^ SIT, Book 199:534. t York County Deeds, Book 243; 241; Book 248: 370. Edward Small, Jr. 2)117 as weU versed in history, both ancient and modern, as Enos P. SmaU. His famUiarity with RoUin's Ancient His tory was reaUy remarkable. Though an indifferent farmer, he was a good cordwainer; kindly and thoughtful always, and an upright man. Issue: I. George Edward', bom in Saco, Maine. At the break ing out of the CivU War, he enUsted in the United States service, June 24, 1861, in Co. I, sth Maine Volunteers, but was soon after detached and placed on gunboat service. He died in that service on the Mississippi River. He was a promising young man, of scholarly inclinations, and the death of this only son was a great blow to his father. 2. Sarah F.', bom in Saco; married in Rumford, (Jeorge Sawyer, and removed to Massachusetts. She died before 1894, leaving two sons. 3. Elizabeth P.', bom, probably, in Saco; married, in Rumford, Leroy Leavitt, of Auburn, Maine. She had two sons, and died before 1894. 4. Abby B.', bom in Buxton, Maine; married Simeon Putnam, of Mexico, Maine. They removed to Salt Lake City, Utah; and at last accounts had five chU dren. Her father died at her home. S. Mary', bom Dec. 17, 1848, in Buxton; married Alvin B. Lovejoy, of Rumford Comer, Maine. She had two daughters and one son. VI. Samuel Pratt', b. 1814, in North Yarmouth, Maine; d. Sept. 2, 1832, in Rumford Centre, Maine, aged eighteen years, and was buried in the old cemetery at Rumford. His "mourning-piece" was sacredly kept in the famUy. fiis brother, Edward A., wrote of him — from the testi mony of others, since he himseU was but three years of age when Samuel Pratt died — "He was an unquestion able genius; a natural orator before he had reached his S7^ Genealogy of Edward SmaU eighteenth year; six feet one and a half inches in height and a model of physical and manly beauty; he was the lUe of the home and the admiration of the neighbor hood." VII. Sarah Jane', b. July i6, 1817, in Yarmouth; mar. Nov. 26, 183s, Stephen HaU Abbott^ of Rumford, Maine, b. Oct. 12, 1810, in Rumford. He was the seventh chUd of HenryS and Susan^ (HaU) Abbott.* Susan HaU«, b. Nov. 13, 1781, was daughter to Stephen* HaU, of Con cord, N.H. Stephen H. Abbott, generaUy knovm as "HaU Abbott," was a tanner by trade, and with his youngest brother, Henry (b. 1823), succeeded to the business of his father at Rum ford. In his younger days he was considered a fine-looking man; and was a good singer, leading in aU the country sing ing-schools. From 1836 to 1840, he served as Lieutenant in the local company of miUtia, under the command of Captain Joshua T. HaU.t He removed from Rumford to WUton, Maine, not long after i860; thence to Buckfield; and later * I. George'Abbotteinigrated,abouti64o,from Yorkshire, England, and, in 1643, became one of the first settlers of Andover, Mass. In 1647, he married Hannah Chandler, daughter to WiUiam and Annis Chandler. His house was a garrison. George Abbott died Dec. 24, 1 68 1, in Andover, and his widow married Rev. Francis Dane, of that town; she died June 11, 1711. Issue: Thirteen. II. Thomas'' Abbott, b. May 6, 1666, in Andover; mar. Dec. 7, 1697, Han nah Gray, b. Nov. 30, 1674; d. 1763. He lived on the west side of Shawsheen River, in Andover, where he d. April 28, 1728. Issue: Ten. III. Thomas' Abbott, b. Jan. 3, 1699; mar. Jan. 28, 1725, Elizabeth Ballard, b. about 1700; d. July 31, 1782. He succeeded his father on the homestead at Andover; d. July 11, 1774. Issue: Ten. IV. Nathan* Abbott, b. Feb. 7, 1736; was a seaman, and "afterwards a respectable farmer" of Concord, N. H. He married, 1766, Betsey, daughter to Joseph and Zerviah (Hoit) Farnum, b. 1743; d. Nov. 11, 1821. Nathan Abbott d. Jan. 18, 1805. Issue: Ten. V. Henry* Abbott, b. July 24, 1774, in Concord, N. H.;mar. 1797, Susan' Hall, b. Nov. 13, 1 781, daughter to Stephen' Hall. Henry Abbott was a tanner, also a noted hunter, and lived near the falls in Rum ford, Maine. Issue: Twelve, induding Stephen Hall', b. Oct. 12, 1810. t Lapham's History of Rumford, Maine: 165. Edward Small, Jr. 379 to Bethel, Maine, where he died May 6, 1881, aged seventy years. Sarah Jane Abbott was considered a great beauty in her younger days. It is said that a squaw, teUing her fortune when she was in her later "teens," exclaimed, "You too pretty! You too pretty!" Her eyes were dark, her dark hair very curly, and her complexion extremely fair and rosy. She was, however, always intensely practical, and a good business woman. From her mother's loom she brought forth the most beautUul rag carpets and rugs, vdth fancy colored stripes alternating with " hit or miss " stripes. She also wove fine white blankets for the trousseaus of her daughters, and blue and white, or red and white, counterpanes; and she knew how to make the colors "fast," with home-made dyes. After the death of her husband she Uved with the eldest daughter, in Springvale, Maine, where she passed away sud denly, AprU 29, 1888, aged seventy-one years. Issue: I. Frances M. Abbott, b. Oct. 12, 1836, in Rumford, Maine; mar. Feb. 18, i8s6. Rev. Nathaniel Whittemore, b. 1823, a Baptist clergyman. For many years they resided in Springvale, Maine, though he retired from preaching in 1888. Issue: I. Jennie AUce Whittemore, b. Oct. 27, 1862; mar. June 14, 1883, in Acton, Maine, Clarence A. Butler. Resides in Springvale, Maine. II. Edwin Nathaniel Whittemore (twin), b. Nov. i, 1872; mar. Dec. 2s, 1898, Mary Octavia Deshon. ni. Emma Frances (twin), b. Nov. i, 1872; mar. Feb. 18, 1892, Bion H. BuzzeU, of Springvale, Maine. Issue: I. Ruby Whittemore BuzzeU, b. Aug. 25, 1902; d. Nov. 2S, 1903. 2. Vena Whittemore BuzzeU, b. March 12, 1904. 380 Genealogy of Edward Small 2. AdeUne Louisa Abbott, b. AprU 8, 1838, in Rumford; mar. June 11, 1859, in Rumford, Horace Cum mings Andrews. They have long resided in Bethel, Maine, where Mr. Andrews is a carriage buUder. Issue:I. Carrie Frances Andrews, b. Aug. 20, 1865, in Rumford; d. Dec. 12, 1887, of consumption, in Bethel, Maine, aged twenty-two years. 3. Augustus W. Abbott, b. Oct. 12, 1843, in Rumford; d. suddenly of heart disease, on Oct. 19, i86s, in Rumford, at the age of twenty-two years. 4. NeUie E. Abbott, b. Dec. 9, 1849, in Rumford; mar., first, Oct. 20, 1869, J. Spaulding Record, of Buck- field, Maine. They resided in Buckfield and Bethel. J. Spaulding Record died in June, 1881, at Bethel; and his widow married, second, in 1887, Dr. J. F. De Costa, of Buckfield. They after wards removed to Rumford Falls, where Dr. De Costa died several years ago. Mrs. NeUie E. De Costa d. Oct. 16, 190s, in Rumford FaUs. Issue by first husband: , I. Fred Woodbury Record, b. June 20, 1876, in Buckfield. II. WilUam Spaulding Record, b. March 21, 1880, in Buckfield; d. Sept. 18, 1893. Issue by second husband: in. Thomas Abbott De Costa, b. June 29, 1890, in Buckfield. VIII. OUve S.', b. 1819, in North Yarmouth. At the age of fifteen years she accompanied her sister Betsey to Saco, where both were employed in the cotton-miUs. Her un timely death from typhoid fever, on March 15, 1835, when she was but sixteen, was a crushing blow to her father and deeply felt by them aU. She was considered the beauty of the family; a merry, Ught-hearted girl, with overflovring spirits, who promised much but did not Uve to fulfill it. Edward Small, Jr. 381 IX. David Pratt', b. Sept., 1822, m North Yarmouth; d. Sept. 14, 1823, aged one year. X. Nancy Dimock', b. Dec. 20, 1823, in North Yarmouth, Maine. She was but a year and a haU old when the f amUy moved to Rumford, Maine, and Uved for some years in the Peter C. Virgin house on the bank of the Androscoggin River, yet the early stmggles of the first years there were ever fresh in her memory. When she was old enough to take the long walk to the Uttle red schoolhouse, she attended regularly in the summer months; and later waded more than knee deep through the snowdrifts of the long winters in the paths made by the older chUdren. The neighborhood froUcs of her brothers and sisters and "The Virgin girls and boys" were intensely interesting to her as an onlooker, since she was so much younger than the others that she was not aUowed to participate. The ancient meeting-house, vrith the "Great Eye" back of the pulpit that appeared to foUow her, and the queer old pastor, wearing a black skuU-cap, who seemed so very, very old; the great grief when Samuel and OUve were removed by death from the famUy circle; her father's long- continued Ul health, and her mother's wonderful calm and resourcefulness, under various trying circumstances — aU these were never forgotten. When they went to Saco, she and her younger brother, Edward, being strangers in the tovm, were much thrown together. They explored the queer old house into which they had moved, played by the river-bank, and watched the boats going up and dovm the stream. Later both attended Thornton Academy, where they studied Latin, Algebra, and other branches of learning; and together they sang alto in the choir of the Baptist Church. Then came the break, caused by her marriage to a young man who had come into the town about a year before. In the returns of marriage in Saco, is the foUovring: "AprU 21, 1843, James A. Woodbury of Lynn (Mass.) to Nancy D. SmaU of Saco; solemnized by the Rev. Ahira Jones, Pastor of the Calvin Baptist Society in Saco." * * Records of the City of Saco, Maine, vol. 1:17. 382 Genealogy of Edward Small James Atkins' Woodbury, tenth chUd, and youngest son to John« Woodbury (Joseph*, Peter*, Peter«, Peter'', John') and his wUe Sarah* AUen (Isaac,* Jacob*, Captain Jonathan', SamueP, WiUiam'), was born in Ludlow, Vermont, Sept. i, 1819. During the War of 1812, his father John" Woodbury * had removed from Beverly, Massachusetts, to Cavendish, Vermont, where he Uved for a short time, later locating in Ludlow, where he buUt a house, which is stiU standing (1932) in good repair. In March, 1828, the famUy retumed to Massachusetts, residing in Lynn many years. Mr. Wood bury's early school days were spent in Ludlow and Lynn. Later he attended the Hancock Literary and Scientific In stitute near Keene, New Hampshire, where he exceUed in * The immigrant ancestor of this family was John^ Woodbury; with a group of early settlers called "The Dorchester Company," he arrived at Cape Ann in 1624 in the Zouch Phenix, consort of the Unity and Charity (rAfi Planters of the Commonwealth, 1930, by Colonel Chas. E. Banks: 57- 58). For good and sufficient reasons the large part of this company removed to Naumkeag, now Salem, in 1626. From the very beginning he took a strong and active part in public affairs, and was sent to England in September, 1627, as the First Envoy from the Salem Colonists to the mother country to open negotiations for a Charter, returning in June, 1628, "with a comfortable answer to them that sent him over." This Charter was granted to the Gov ernor and Company of Massachusetts Bay March 4, 1629. While evidently with the Reverend John White at Dorchester, the follow ing license was issued: "John Woodberrie of Dorchester Dorset, husbandman and Anne Napper of Harding were licensed to marry at Harding co Somerset, 19 March 1627/28." {Dioc. Reg. Wells Lie., Book N0.26.) She came over with him in June, 1628, as his wife. In the fall of that year they were among the founders of the First Church in Salem. In the Salem Records following, her name appears as Ann, Anne, Annis, Agnes, etc., which were interchangeable at that period. He was chosen the first and only Lord High Constable in America Sep tember 28, 1630, serving one year. John Woodbury was made Freeman May 18, 1631, on the same day as Captain John^ Underhill (List of Freemen Massachusetts-Bay Colony, 1630-1691, by Hon. H. F. Andrews, Exhira, Iowa). He was elected Deputy (or Representative to the General Court) five sessions between 1635 and 1639. In 1638 and 1639, he was one of the " Raters " of Salem to levy taxes. In 1639 and 1640, he was treasurer of the town of Salem. He was also selectman of that town from 1636 until his death. Up to the time of his death in the fall of 1641, which appears to have been sudden, he and Conant stood next in importance to Governor Endicott in civic affairs. There were a number of children, Peter* the youngest, being about one year old at the time of his father's death. (A Sketch of the Life of James A. Woodbury, by L. A. W. Underhill, 1903.) Edward Small, Jr. 383 mathematics. At that time his eldest brother, the Rev erend John Woodbury, was pastor of the Baptist Church, at Keene. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. Woodbury and his wife went to Bangor, Maine, where they buUt a house with the expectation of remaining. He was organist in the First Unitarian Church. Mrs. Woodbury sang alto in the quartet choir. Both became members of the Handel and Haydn Society of Bangor, Mr. Woodbury playing first 'ceUo in the orchestra, and his wife singing in the chorus. In 1846, they sold the house and removed to East Boston, thence to Ljmn for a year, finaUy settling permanently in Winchester, a suburb of Boston, in i8so. Always a student, he became a mechanical engineer, and took out a number of patents. In the spring of 1865, Mr. Woodbury and his wUe went to London on business; after two months in London they went on a tour to the Continent, visiting France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Svritzerland, returning through France to England, saiUng for home in the autumn. Late in Ufe, when business cares became less pressing, with others he stoutly contended against the double taxa tion of mortgaged property in a contest vigorously fought in the Massachusetts Legislature for six years, and finaUy carried. He pubUshed a long article in The Boston Com mercial Bulletin of October i, 1877, on "The Currency Question," which was generaUy quoted by the banking community at that time. In November, 1870, he sold the house in Winchester and removed to Boston. This house was later owned and occu pied by Governor Samuel W. McCaU. In 1884, they retumed to Winchester and remained in the home of their youngest daughter, Mrs. Ida Witherell.* In i8gs, after the death of his wife, Mr. Woodbury spent some time again in London on business, returning home to settie affairs there. About a year later, he went to London a third time, returning in January, 1897, on the steamer St. Louis.f * Vide A Sketch of the Life of James A. Woodbury, by L. A. W. Underhill, published by the Winchester Star in 1903. t Vide a letter to his son E. Franklin Woodbury, sent by cable in Jan uary, 1897. 384 Genealogy of Edtvard Small His outlook upon Ufe was broad and far-reaching, some what in advance of his day, and the lapse of time has proved the great value of many of his earUer conceptions in wood working machinery, as weU as those of later date. After fifty years and five days of wedded Ufe, Mrs. Wood bury passed away at the home of her yoimgest daughter, in Winchester, on AprU 26, 1893, and was buried from the Unitarian Church, the Reverend Lewis E. Pease and the Reverend A. W. Littlefield officiating. Mr. Woodbury died at the age of eighty-four years, on December 3, 1904, and the funeral services at the home of his daughter were con ducted by the Reverend W. I. Lawrence, pastor of the Uni tarian Church. Both are buried in WUdwood Cemetery, Winchester. Issue: I. Lora Altine' Woodbury, b. AprU 8, 1844, in Bangor, Maine. She was two years of age when her parents moved to East Boston, where her father and his brother Joseph buUt the first brick house "on the hiU." She first attended school in Lynn. On removing to Winchester, she went to the public schools, and was of the class of 1861 in the Winchester High School. From the age of seven to seventeen, she took les sons on the piano, supplemented by one year on the organ from her teacher Fritz Zeuchtmann and played the organ at the Baptist Chiuch for a year; leaving to visit relatives in Galena, HUnois. In the summer of 1863, she retumed to her home in Winchester, where she was married on Janu ary 26, 1864, to Charles WUUam^ Underbill, of Galena, Illinois, son to WUUam Barnes" and Mary (SuUivan) Under- hiU, of Champlain, New York. Mr. UnderhiU, who was bom January 20, 1827, in Champlain, was seventh in descent from Captain John Underbill' and his second wUe, EUzabeth Feake, of Watertown. He was one of the first selectmen of Boston, 1630. On May 18, 1631, he was made freeman vrith John' Woodbury and others. For seventeen years Charles W. UnderhiU was associated vrith his uncle, Mr. L. S. Felt, in the wholesale and retail dry goods business in Galena, the last few years as junior partner. In the fall Edward Small, Jr. 385 of 1864, he and his wUe returned to Winchester, which was for many years their home. They were living in Roxbury at the time of the great fire in Boston on November 9, 1872. He was treasurer of a company engaged in the manufacture of paper coUars on Hawley Street. Their loss was complete, including insurance in Boston companies. After residing seven years in Roxbury, the family returned to Winchester in 1878, in order to be nearer his business; a planing miU and box shop at East Cambridge. They re turned to Boston in 1894, where he died December 23, 1911. Services were held at his home, the Reverend Andrew H. Muhiix officiating, and burial was in the Woodbury Lot, WUdwood Cemetery, Winchester. For many years Mrs. UnderhiU devoted her energies to the care of the household and famUy. In 1886, she was ap pointed Assistant Secretary of the Fortnightiy Club in Win chester, one of the earUest Women's Clubs in the State. Later she was Chairman of Household Economics. Early in 1894, the famUy removed to Boston in order to be near the Ubraries, where Mrs. UnderhiU spent much of her time in historical and genealogical research, in which she has since been actively engaged. Mrs. UnderhiU now Uves in BrookUne, Massachusetts, to which she removed in 1924. She was chosen Secretary and Historian of the Woodbury Genealogical Society, in 1894, Judge Charles Levi Woodbury, then President, but resigned aU connection with the association in 1906. She is now a member of the foUovring associations: The Old South Chapter, N. S. D. A. R.; served as Reg istrar for two years, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, of which she is a LUe Member. New England Historic Genealogical Society, of which she became a member February 2, 1898. On March 28, 1931, she was made an Honorary LUe Member. She was delegate from the Society in 191S to the Genealogical Congress held the last week in July in San Francisco, in connection with the Panama Exposition. Also delegate from the SmaUs of America of Boston to the same Congress. She has been Secretary of this society since its formation in 1913, and Treasurer since 1923. 386 Genealogy of Edward Small Member of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots; The UnderhiU Society of America; The Stetson Kindred of America; The Marshfield Historical Society, Marshfield, Massachusetts; Charter Member of the Women's City Club of Boston, resigned in 1923; The Society for the preservation of Antiquities, Boston, Massachusetts; Society of Old Colony Descendants, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Descendants of Governor Thomas Dudley, of Massa chusetts, Director 1925-1932, inclusive, LUe Member; BrookUne Historical Society; The New York CJenealogical and Biographical Society; National Society of Puritan Descendants, Boston, Massachusetts. For forty years Mrs. UnderhiU has devoted herseU to his torical and genealogical research. At first she made a specialty of filUng out papers for membership in different societies, often accompanied by further mention in type writing. Her first pubUshed work was A Sketch of the Life of James A. Woodbury, in 1903. The next work, issued in 1910 by Houghton Mifflin Company, of Cambridge, Massa chusetts, was entitied Descendants of Edward Small and Allied Families.* This edition of 1800 pages, in three vol umes, was exhausted vrithin a year. Issue: I. William Woodbury' UnderhiU, b. January 18, i86s, in Winchester, Massachusetts. He was graduated from the Winchester High School in 1884 and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, as a mechanical engineer in 1889. His specialty, however, has been heating and ventilating engineering. During his sum mer vacations he was occupied in drafting, in the office of his grandfather, and uncle, E. Frank Woodbury, in Boston, both of whom were mechanical engineers. Immediately after graduation, he entered the employ of the Smead Heating and VentUating Company of Boston, and remained vrith them untU their removal to Colorado, in 1894. In that year he became associated with the FuUer * For further particulars, vide Preface. Edward Small, Jr. 387 and Warren Heating and VentUating Company, of Troy, New York, his former chief competitor. In 1910, the Stone- UnderhiU Heating and VentUating Company was formed in Boston, of which Mr. UnderhiU was Treasurer and Mr. Stone, President. He was tenor soloist for several years in the Unitarian Church Choir of Winchester; also a member of the Tech nology Glee Club for three years. Mr. UnderhiU was married October 14, 1893, in Win chester, by the Reverend A. W. Littiefield, to Elizabeth AmeUa Feltmate, bom March 6, 1869, daughter to John and Lucy CaroUne (Smith) Feltmate, of Nova Scotia. John Feltmate was bom in England. Mrs. UnderhiU is a mem ber of the BrookUne Women's Club. For a time after marriage Mr. and Mrs. UnderhiU Uved in Boston. In 1898, they purchased the house on Kenwood Street, BrookUne, which has since been their home. They have always been active members of the Harvard Congrega tional Church of BrookUne. Mr. UnderhiU has been Presi dent of the Harvard Church Brotherhood; also an usher for many years. He was initiated into the BrookUne Lodge of Elks No. 889, October 3, 1904. He served as Treasurer three years and Chairman of the Board of Trustees six years; later he was made a LUe Member. He became a Master Mason in Beth-horon Lodge of Masons, BrookUne, June 13, 1921, and was also a member of York Rite, St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter, Boston CouncU Royal and Select Masters, Boston Commandery of Knights Templars, Scottish Rite Lodge of Perfection, Rose Croix, Massachusetts Consistory S. R. R. S., 32nd Degree, of Boston, and of Aleppo Temple of the Mystic Shrine. After a brief Ulness, Mr. UnderhiU died at his home in BrookUne, June 4, 1932, leaving his vridow Elizabeth, a son, and a granddaughter. Elks services were held Monday evening, June 6, at the Waterman Chapel, 49s Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. Masonic funeral services were held at the BrookUne Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 7, the Reverend Ashley Day Leavitt officiating. Cremation at Forest HiUs Cemetery. 388 Genealogy of Edward Small His obituary in the BrookUne Chronicle makes this men tion: "WiUiam W. UnderhiU was for many years one of BrookUne's best-known and most prominent citizens and a man respected and esteemed by a host of friends." Issue: I. Earl Woodbury' UnderhiU, b. October 2, 1903, in BrookUne. He was graduated from the BrookUne High School in 1922, afterwards attending Stone's School, "College Pre paratory," in Boston, two years. He is now a salesman and Uving in Portiand, Maine. On May 9, 1928, he became Master Mason in Beth-horon Lodge of Masons, BrookUne, Massachusetts, York Rite, St. Paid Royal Arch Chapter, Boston CouncU of Royal and Select Masters. He was married February 8, 193 1, in Portiand, Maine, by the Reverend WUUam Jones, to Dorothy Adams Mann. She was bom July 26, 1906, in Boston, daughter to Abram V. and Effie LiUian (Blake) Mann, of Boston. She was gradu ated from Brighton High School in 1924. Their married Ufe was spent in Portiand and vicinity. She died February 23, 1932, in Boston, after a brief iUness. Services were held Saturday, February 27, at the Waterman Chapel, Boston, Rev. Dr. Ashley Day Leavitt officiating. Cremation at Forest HiUs Cemetery. Their daughter, Doro thy Anne UnderhiU, was bom February 4, 1932, in Boston. II. Lora Mary' UnderhiU, b. Aug. 5, 1867, in Win chester, Massachusetts. She was graduated from the Winchester High School in 1884. She was married October 14, 1890, in the Unitarian Church at Winchester, by the pastor, the Reverend Her bert H. Mott, to George Edward' Foster, of Boston, bom January 21, 1 861, at Berwick, Nova Scotia, son to Edward Clark' and Harriet (Tupper) Foster, of Berwick. Edward Clark Foster, born May 27, 1817, in ComwaUis, Nova Scotia, was descended from Reginald ' Foster, who went from Exeter, County Devon, England, to Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1638. During the Revolution this branch of the Foster FamUy joined the RoyaUsts who removed to Nova Scotia. George E. Foster was educated in a business coUege at Edward Small, Jr. 389 HaUfax, Nova Scotia, and came to Boston before he was of age. When of age he was naturalized and also became a Mason. He was a member of the Boston Athletic Associ ation, and the Engineers' Club of Boston. For many years he was, up to the time of his death, agent for the Mosler Safe and VatUt Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio; also resided in Boston. He died at his summer home in Marshfield HiUs, Massachusetts, January 3, 1919. Services were held at Forest HiUs Cemetery Chapel, the Reverend Andrew H. Mulnix officiating; cremation foUowuig. Mrs. Foster traveled extensively with her husband through the United States and Canada. She also enjoyed an extended trip in Europe. She has belonged to a number of societies from which she resigned. At present she is a member of Old South Chapter, N.S.D.A.R. ; Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants; The RepubUcan Club of Massachusetts; League of Women Voters; and the Governor Thomas Dudley FamUy Association. She is now living (1933) in BrookUne. No chUdren. III. Florence Winn' UnderhUl, b. AprU 8, 1871, in Winchester, Massachusetts. She was graduated from the Winchester High School in 1889. Her first teacher of the violin was Lillian Shattuck, of Boston. Later she entered the Musical Course at Smith CoUege, Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1890, remaining there a year studying vioUn, piano, harmony and theory; also German. She afterward studied at The New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, speciaUzing on the vioUn and viola, continuing with Harmony and Theory. She was married September 10, 1904, in BrookUne, Massa chusetts, by the Reverend Henry Hinckley (who officiated at the marriage of her parents), to Frank Merton Peck, of Boston, bom January 30, 1876, in MorrisvUle, Vermont, son to Charles M. Peck, bom December 7, 1843, in East MontpeUer, Vermont, who died October 22, 1888, m Morris- viUe, Vermont, and his wife Fanny (Slayton) Peck, born AprU 18, 1846, in Calais, Vermont, died October 17, 1894, in Morrisville. Mr. Peck has been engaged in commercial 390 Genealogy of Edward Small pursuits in Boston. On May 31, 1916, he became a Master Mason, joining the Bethesda Lodge, Boston; March 17 he was made Knight Templar in Boston Commandery. March 12, 1926, he was made thirty-second degree Mason in Mas sachusetts Consistory, Boston. WhUe returning home on a drive along the North Shore, Mr. Peck was suddenly stricken with a heart attack and died in Beverly September 29, 1932. Services were held on Saturday October i, at the Short and WUUamson Funeral Home, Rev. Andrew H. Mulnix, pastor of the FaneuU Con gregational Church, officiating. Cremation at Mount Au burn Cemetery. Final Masonic rites at the FamUy lot in MorrisviUe, Vermont. He is survived by his vridow, who Uves in BrookUne; also a brother, Harry A. Peck, of Boston. Mrs. Peck is a member of the foUowing organizations: The Old South Chapter of Boston N.S.D.A.R.; Massachu setts Society of Mayflower Descendants; The Gov. Thomas Dudley FamUy Association; Order of the Eastern Star; Women's Musicians' Club, Boston; Professional Women's Club of Boston; The Brighthelmstone Club of AUston, where she is active in the Art and Dramatic Department. IV. Ida LuceUa' UnderhiU, b. August 27, 1877, in Boston, Massachusetts. She was graduated from the Prince Grammar School of Boston, and later attended the Girls' EngUsh High School. At an early age she commenced the study of the Violoncello at the New England Conservatory of Music. Her teacher was Leo Schultz, the leading 'ceUist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She also studied Harmony and Theory, and was weU knovm as a 'ceUo soloist, both before and after marriage. She was married AprU 21, 1900, at Sears Chapel, BrookUne, Massachusetts, to Charles Ross DarUng, of New ton Centre, by the Reverend Edward D. Towle, pastor of the Unitarian Church, which held services at that time in the chapel. Mr. Darling was son to Henry JuUus Darling, bom 1825, in Bucksport, Maine, died 1898, in Boston, Massachusetts, and his wUe, Phoebe (Eustis) Darling, who died in 1886, in Edward SmaU, Jr. 391 Newton, Massachusetts, and grandson to EUakim DarUng, who removed from Rindge, New Hampshire, to Bucksport, Maine, and shared the hardships of the early pioneers. Charles R. DarUng, a native of PhUadelphia, was gradu ated from Amherst CoUege and the Harvard Law School. He had a law office in Boston for many years, though Uving m Newton Centre. He died in that city August 22, 1920, and was buried in the Darling lot in the new cemetery at Newton Centre. His widow is stUl living, 1933. Issue: I. Ruth Woodbury DarUng, b. March 3, 1902, in Newton Centre; is a resident of that tovm. 2. PhUip Eustis Darling, b. November 24, 1905, in Newton Centre. PhUip Darling was graduated from Newton High School in 1923, where he won a scholarship for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he entered in September of that year, specializing in Chemical Engineering. He was graduated from that institution early in June, 1927, receiv ing his diploma as Chemical Engineer; at the same time being swom into the United States service as Lieutenant in Chemical Warfare. In the 1927 Technique M.I.T. he was recorded as foUows: "Newton High School, Chemical En gineering, Chemical Society, Cross-Country Freshman Team, Class BasebaU (2) R.O.T.C. Entered Freshman year." On June 8, 1927, he started for Chihuahua, Mexico, where he was to be employed in the laboratory of the Simon Guggenheim Copper and Lead Mines; he was afterward promoted to Chief Engineer at Monterey, in the laboratory of the same company. He was married March 9, 1928, at Chihuahua, by a Judge of the Court to Miss Isidora Casas. She was bom May 17, 1907, at ChUiuahua, daughter to Cruz Casas and his wife Maria de Jesus Ponce Casas, of Chihuahua. After a few years at Monterey, Mr. Darling resigned his position there and removed to Houston, Texas, where he was engaged as agent for the Brown Instrument Company of PhUadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is stiU employed by 392 Genealogy of Edward Small them. At Newton Centre he was a member of the Uni tarian Church, as were his parents. His wife has joined the Unitarian Church in Houston, which they have at tended for some time. No chUdren. V. Cari Felt' UnderhUl, b. March i, 1882, at Win chester, Massachusetts. He was graduated from the Grammar School at Jamaica Plain in 1896, and attended the Brookline High School three years, leaving because of the family removing from Brook line. He occupied several positions of trust in Boston, the last being that of Transportation Manager for a large firm in that city. He was married June 27, 1906, by the Reverend Frank M. Holt, of Ljmn, to EUa May Holmes, of Roxbury. She was bom June 6, 1881, in New Brunswick, daughter to Charles Robert and Phoebe Jean (MacMonagle) Holmes, who cele brated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage in 1925. From early years Mr. UnderhUl was greatly interested in athletics and sports. At the Brookline High School he was "south paw" of the basebaU team. In later years he took many prizes for swimming. He and his wife were active members of FaneuU Congregational Church, Brighton Dis trict, Boston. On August 30, 1931, Mr. UnderhUl joined a party at Warren Bridge to board the power boat St. Mary, which was going down the harbor to Great Brewster Island. On reach ing the island they anchored about fifty yards from the shore; whUe other members of the party were being rowed to the beach in a skiff, Mr. UnderhUl went into the cabin, donned a bathing-suit, and dived overboard to swim to the shore; at first he appeared to be swimming easUy, but when he reached the island, he was seen to stagger and faU. He was taken by his companions to the quarantine station, where his death was pronounced due to heart faUure. Services were held at Short and WiUiamson's, Brighton Avenue, by the Reverend Andrew H. Mulnix, pastor of the Faneuil Congregational Church. Cremation at Mount Auburn Cemetery foUowed the services. His widow and several chUdren survive him. Edward Small, Jr. 393 Issue: I. Edward Holmes' UnderhiU, b. March 2, 1907, in New Brunswick (registered in Boston). He was graduated from the Mechanic Arts High School, Boston, in June, 1924. The foUowing year he entered LoweU " Tech.," taking a course in Electricity from which he was graduated two years later. After taking examinations in Boston, he went to Brooks Field, Texas, where he served as Flying Cadet, U.S.A., from November, 1927, to Novem ber, 1928. His next service was at KeUy Field, Texas, where he became Second Lieutenant. From there he went to Self ridge Field, Michigan, where he served as Lieutenant in the First Pursuit Group to June, 1931. He is now (1933) Engineering Officer of the 41st Squadron, at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. He was married June 13, 1931, to Marjorie Bramer, by the Reverend S. W. Anthony, pastor of the Congregational Church in Brighton. She was bom September 30, 1906, at BaldwinsviUe, New York, daughter to Mrs. Mabel B. (Newcomb) Bramer, of Brighton, and the late Fred Towle Bramer. She was graduated from Miss NeU's Kindergarten Training School, Boston, and taught for two years in Brad ford, Pennsylvania. Issue: I. Edward Holmes'" Underhill, Jr., b. Sep tember 25, 1932, at San Antonio, Texas. 2. Lora Jean' UnderhiU, b. November 11, 1908, in Boston, Massachusetts. She was graduated from Brighton High School in 1926. She was greatly interested in athletics, taking many prizes for svrimming, diving, etc., also frequently appeared in local dramatics. She was married October 27, 1927, in the Faneuil Congre gational Church, by the Reverend Andrew H. Mulnix, to Harry Cook Thornton, of Boston. He was born May 25, 1902, in Warren, Ohio, son to Edward Wallace and Mary (Cook) Thornton, of Boston. He says his education wUl never be completed, as he is learning more daUy, but his 394 Genealogy of Edward Small school days v/ere finished in 192 1, at Newton High School. They have a daughter Prudence Mary Thornton, bom October 11, 1929, in Boston. 3. Adele' UnderhUl, b. December 19, 1910, in Boston. She was graduated from Brighton High School in 1928. She was married June 23, 1929, in the FaneuU Congrega tional Church, by the Reverend Andrew H. Mulnix, to Harold Clayton Watson, of SomervUle, Massachusetts. He was born June 24, 1905, in Westbrook, Maine, son to Albert John and Matilda Maria (Madsen) Watson. Mr. Watson was graduated from SomerviUe High School in 1922, and is a steam-fitter by trade. They have two chUdren: Nancy Altine Watson, b. March 31, 1930, in Boston; and Donald Edward Watson, b. February 22, 1931, in Boston. 4. LiUian O., b. July 7, 1903, in New Brunswick, was adopted February 23, 191 2, and name changed to LiUian Holmes UnderhiU. She was graduated from the Brighton High School in 1920. She was married June 29, 1923, to Angelo MineUa, of Boston, bom December 20, 1898, in MaUa, Italy, son to Angelo Lorenzo and AngeUna (De Luca) MineUa. They were married by the Reverend Andrew H. Mulnix in the Fan euU Congregational Church, of which both were members. Mr. MineUa was graduated from the Bennett School in Brighton, in 1914. He entered the Uiuted States Navy in 1917, and was discharged November, 1919. He received citizenship papers through service. His father, a citizen, was killed by accident in 1907, when his papers were lost. Mr. Minella is a member of the foUovring societies: Master Plumbers' Association of Boston; The Brighton Board of Trade; Brighton- AUston Kiwanis Club; Riverside GoU Club, and Men's Club, FaneuU Congregational Church. Mrs. Minella is actively engaged in the PUgrims' League, FaneuU Congregational Church, and was the first secretary of the Women's AuxiUary to the Master Plumbers' Associ ation, of Boston, from March, 1929, to March, 1931. They have two children, Charles Robert MineUa, b. January 7, Edward Small, Jr. 395 1925, Boston, and LiUian Holmes Minella, b. Sept. is, 1926. Issue: Janet Cecile Minella, b. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1933, at Newton, Mass. 5. PhyUis' UnderhUl, b. December 6, 191 2, in Boston. She, and Angelo MineUa, later her brother-in-law, became members of the FaneuU Congregational Church, on Easter Sunday, 1922. She entered the Brighton High School in 1926, concluding her studies there in 1929, in order to take a course at Burdett's Business CoUege. She has also won a number of prizes for swimming, diving, etc. 6. Ruth' UnderhiU, b. November 14, 1914, in Boston. She was graduated from the Brighton High School in 1933; and has been a student of the piano several years. 7. Charles WiUiam' UnderhiU, b. June 7, 1917, in Boston. He was graduated from the Thomas A. Edison School of Brighton, Massachusetts, in June, 1933. Soon after his brother Edward went South, he joined the Boy Scouts, Troop 2, and took his place as Bugler, 2. James Frederick' Woodbury (twin), b. September 27, 1846, in East Boston; died January 10, 1850, in Lynn, Massachusetts, aged three years and four months, and is buried in WUdwood Cemetery, Winchester. 3. Annie Florence' Woodbury (twin), b. September 27, 1846, in East Boston. She received her early education in the pubUc schools of Winchester, afterward graduating from Abbot Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. She was married June 14, 1870, in the Baptist Church, in Winchester, Massachusetts, by the Reverend Daniel B. Winn, of Woburn, to the Reverend Henry Alanson Winn, son to Alanson and Eliza (Bucknam) Winn, of that town. The Reverend Henry A. Winn, bom March 29, 1844, in Woburn, Massachusetts, was graduated from Brovra University in 1867, and from the Newton Theological Seminary in 1870. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Winn 396 Genealogy of Edward Small saUed for Germany, where they spent four months in Dres den, then removed to Berlin, where Mr. Winn matriculated at a Theological School. He died in BerUn AprU 17, 1871; and was buried in his father's lot at WUdwood Cemetery, Winchester. She was married, second, October 11, 1873, in Boston, by the Reverend Henry M. King, pastor of the Dudley Street Baptist Church, to Matthew Murray MUler, bom Novem ber 28, 1840, in Galena, IlUnois, son to Henry WilUam and Eliza (Kirkby) MUler, of Galena. Henry W. MiUer, born August 31, 1810, at Martinsburg, Virginia, married Feb ruary 14, 1833, in Baltimore, Maryland, EUza Kirkby, born June 8, 1811, in Boston, England. He died January 27, 1867, in Kansas. His wife, Eliza, died February 26, 1893, in Kansas. Colonel M. M. MiUer left his studies at Yale, early in 1861, to enUst in the army, and served until the close of the war in the 4Sth Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and sth Regi ment, United States Heavy ArtiUery (colored), and on de tached service in aU grades from private to colonel. He declined a commission in the Regular Army tendered him in 1866 by his feUow tovmsman, U. S. Grant, the General-in- Chief. He was afterward admitted to the bar and com menced legal practice in the office of Edward A. SmaU, of Galena. From there he removed to Clay Center, Kansas; but for many years has resided in Topeka. He has fiUed the office of Grand Master Mason of Kansas, i88s; Grand High Priest, Royal Arch Masons of Kansas, 1892; and Deputy of Supreme CouncU, Scottish Rite, Southern Juris diction of United States for Kansas, for four years ending in 1899, and thirty-third degree Honorary. He died November 29, 1918, in Topeka, Kansas, and was buried with Masonic honors in the cemetery there. The date of his death and record of his mUitary service is in scribed vrith that of others on the Soldiers' Monument, at Grant Park, Galena. Mrs. MiUer, who received a thorough training in art from private teachers in Boston, continued her studies in Ger many. After returning to Boston, her studio was barely Edward Small, Jr. 397 saved from the great fire of November 9, 1872. She is a weU-known artist in oils and water-colors, painting and teaching in Topeka and vicinity. She has also pubUshed a book of poems entitied Thoughts in Verse. She has been President of the Topeka Ceramic Club; Regent of the Topeka Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; President since 1927 of the Mothers' Society, Presbyterian Chturch, at Topeka; and Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. MiUer died at the home of her youngest adopted daughter in Topeka, March 18, 1933, aged eighty-six years and six months. Services were held in the Topeka Mortu ary Chapel on Monday March 20, and she was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, beside her late husband. Colonel M. M. MUler. Having no chUdren, Colonel and Mrs. MUler legaUy adopted the foUovring daughters: I. Nettie Henry, adopted January s, 1877, at Leav enworth, Kansas, and name changed to Mabel Nettie MiUer. She was married in Clay Center to Frank D. Blake, a lawyer of that tovm, by whom she had two chUdren, Wirt Walton Blake and Edna E. Blake. Mr. Blake died in Moline, Illinois. She was married, second, to Ira C. Mayer, a mechanical engineer. II. Winifred May CaldweU, adopted in Clay Center, Kansas, in 1882, and name changed to Winifred May MUler. She was married September 16, 1905, in Los Angeles, CaUfornia, to Robert Raymond-Carew. No chUdren. III. Eliza Jane Barclay, adopted in 1887, and name changed to Elizabeth Ruth MiUer. She was married November 15, 1904, in Topeka, Kan sas, to John J. Green, son to ex-Mayor Green, of Topeka. Their adopted daughter, Florence Ethelwyn Green, was bom March 4, 1914, in Topeka. She was graduated from the High School and is now a student at Washbum Col lege, Topeka. 4. Edward FraiUdin' Woodbury, b. AprU 20, 1849, in East Boston. 398 Genealogy of Edward Small His early education was obtained in the schools of Win chester. He then spent two years at PhUUps Andover Academy. After his parents' removal to Roxbury, he at tended Chauncy HaU School, Boston, where he was gradu ated. He then entered the first class of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which he attended three years, leaving on account of Ul health. He was a mechanical engineer and later a competent soUcitor of patents. In the business world he was knovm as E. Frank Woodbury. For years he and his father James A. Woodbury occupied an office in Exchange Place, Boston. One feat of engineer ing, which attracted considerable attention at the time, was his enlargement of Marston's Restaurant on Brattie Street, Boston, which was carried through to Hanover Street, with out stopping Marston's a moment. Besides the construc tion of the buUding, he planned the electrical machinery to serve Ughting, cooking, ventilating, laundry service, etc. This, however, took him two years to complete. A letter which has recently come to Ught, dated June i6, 1897, has the old-time Uthographed letter-head of that period; it announces him as a mechanical engineer; also as a solicitor of patents in the United States and foreign countries — cable address "Mecheng, Boston." Below is a typewritten letter addressed to his sister as foUows: Mrs. Lora A. UnderhiU No. 2 Cedar Avenue Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. Dear Lora: I have just received the foUowing cable from Father: "London — Jan'y i6th coming St. Louis. — James"; which I translated to mean that father sails from Southampton, England, today on the American Line Steamship St. Louis, for home. The St. Louis wUl probably arrive m New York on Friday or Saturday next, January 22d or 23d. I do not know whether or not father has succeeded in forming the Syndicate, and if during next week I receive any letters from him containing any information on the subject I will communicate with you. I am rather inclined to beUeve that father has closed up tiie matter successfully. Your brother Frank [autograph signature] Edward Small, Jr. 399 Mr. Woodbury was married June 25, 1874, in Boston, by the Reverend Henry M. King, pastor of the Dudley Street Baptist Church, to Josephine Curtis Battles, of Boston. With the exception of two years spent in Nashua, New Hampshire, they Uved in Boston, where he died at his home on May 10, 1899, and was buried in his father's lot at WUd wood Cemetery, Winchester, Massachusetts. After his death, Mrs. Woodbury traveled extensively with her youngest son in England and on the Continent. She died March 3, 1930, in Nice, France. Issue: I. GwendoUne' Woodbury, b. October 9, 1876, in Boston. She was married June s, 1900, to Claude Atha Dickie. They Uved for several years in Boston, but went to Chicago, where she died in 1906, leaving no children. He married again and Uves in the South. II. Curtis Palmer' Woodbury, b. December 27, 1877, in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was graduated from Harvard CoUege and is a member of the New York Harvard Club. He was married Novem ber II, 1 90 1, hi LoweU, Massachusetts, to Esther Hylan, of LoweU. They Uved for some time in Brookline, Massachu- ' setts, but business took him to New York City. They re sided in a suburban town. He Uved for a period at Wood- ¦ mere. Long Island, but is said to have moved later to a farm. He has two chUdren, Vivien, b. about 1913, and Pahnerston, , several years younger. III. Prince' Woodbury, b. June 11, 1890, in Boston. He was only nine years of age at the time of his father's death. For two or three years he traveled extensively in the United States vrith his mother; they then went to England to complete his education, where his name was changed to Edward Berkeley Cherlton Woodbury. He married January 26, 1929, in London, Pamela Anne, born August 8, 1906, daughter of Sir George Henry Suther land and his second wUe, Elizabeth ArabeUa Wolfe Murray. Sir George Sutherland was born in 1866, eldest son of the 400 Genealogy of Edward Small late Henry H. Sutherland, Esq., of 2 Westerly Gardens, London, England. He is a partner in the firm of Begg, Dunlop and Company, East India merchants, Calcutta. Elizabeth ArabeUa WoUe Murray was born October 22, 1881, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir James WoUe Murray, K.C.B., of Cringletie, Peebleshire, Scotiand, and his wUe, ArabeUa, daughter of W. Bray. Lieutenant-General Sir James Murray was son of James WoUe Murray (Lord Cringletie) , born January 5, 1759- The latter was a godson of General WoUe, and son of Alexander Murray, of Cringletie, a lieutenant-colonel of grenadiers who served with distinction at Louisburg and Quebec, and died in 1762, at Martinique. This Alexander of the twelfth gen eration was descended: Alexander", Sir Alexander'" of Blackbarony, Sir Archibald', Sir John', Andrew^, John", Andrev?', WiUiam*, George', Laurence^, John' de Moreff or Moraira. John de Moreff was son of WilUam, and grandson of John, de Moreff, who was proprietor of the lands of Halton, or Blackbarony, in County Peebles, Scotiand, in the reign (c. 1340-1406) of Robert III, of Scotland.* Mr. Wood bury and his wife reside in England. Issue: James Edward Alfred'" Woodbury, b. AprU 2, 1 93 1, in London. 5. Ida' Woodbury, b. AprU 4, 1856, in Winchester, Massachusetts. Her early education was received in the schools of Win chester. She then attended the academy at New London, Connecticut, where she was graduated. She became a student of the piano at an early age and took lessons of Ernst Perabo for a number of years, then studied with B. J. Lang of Boston. She was married February 21, 1877, in Boston by the Reverend Henry M. King, to Julian FrankUn Witherell, of * See Who's Who (London), 1912: p. 2060; Scottish Family History, by Margaret Stuart and James Balfour Paul (1930) : 290-294; Peebleshire Local ities, 207-210; Notes and Queries, 7th Series, IX: 509; X: 493; XII: 430; Buchan and Baton's History of Peebleshire, III: 253; Baronage (Douglas): 1 1 2-1 13; History of Peebleshire, by Chambers: 358-361; Burke's Landed Gentry (1858-1925). Edward Small, Jr. 401 Boston, born May 9, 1856, in Boston, son to Obadiah D. and Ann Gross (Cook) WithereU, of that city. He was a fine pianist and tenor soloist and for years was a member of the ApoUo Club. He was in business with his father in Boston. After a Ungering iUness he died at their home in Win chester, on August 26, 1887, aged thirty-one years, and was buried in his father's lot at Forest HUls Cemetery. His vridow resided at the home for many years, but died in Boston AprU 16, 1907. Services were held in the Unitarian Church, Winchester, the Reverend WiUiam I. Lawrence officiating. She was buried in the Woodbury lot at WUdwood Cemetery. Issue: I. Frederick Whitefield WithereU, b. September 11, 1877, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was graduated from the Winchester High School in 1896 and from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Class of 1900 as a sanitary engineer. He was for a time Professor of MetaUurgy of Columbia University, New York City. Afterwards he was connected vrith the Firestone In terests at Akron, Ohio. He is now (1933) with the WUlys Overland Company of Toledo. Mr. WithereU's war record is as foUows: He was commis sioned as Captain in the Ordnance Reserve Corps on De cember 29, 1917, and assigned to the Washington Head quarters Office of the Chief of Ordnance. On July 31, 1918, he was promoted to Major, Ordnance Department, National Army, serving in the Production Department, and was engaged in the manufacture of 37mm., 7smm., and anti aircraft artiUery. On December 9, 1918, he was honorably discharged from the service. He was married, first, October 17, 190s, in Newcastie, Pennsylvania, by the father of the bride, to AbigaU (GaU) Mcjunkin Moore, bom May 27, 1878, in New WUmington, Pennsylvania, daughter to the Reverend Samuel Henderson and Carrie Semple (McCready) Moore, of Newcastie, Pennsylvania. Mrs. WithereU died at Akron, Ohio, June 5, 191S, leaving three chUdren. Mr. WithereU married, second, Mary Busch, January 2s, 1919, in Detroit, Michigan. She was bom August 26, 1886, 402 Genealogy of Edward Small in Marquette, Michigan, daughter to WiUiam Charles Busch and his wUe Jane Adelaide (Cleary) Busch. Mr. Busch was bom March 2S, 1841, in Buffalo, New York, died September 22, 1920. His wife, born October 3, i8si, in Carleton, Ontario, died December 23, 1930, at the home of her daughter in Toledo. Issue by first wUe: I. Frederick Moore WithereU, b. AprU 3, 1913, in East Orange, New Jersey. He was gradu ated in 1932 from the High School, Toledo, Ohio. He has great musical talent and plays several instruments; he has also a fine tenor voice. 2. Anne Frances WithereU (twin), b. May 10, 191S, in Akron, Ohio, d. July 17, 1916, in Akron. 3. AbigaU WithereU (twin), b. May 10, 191s, d. July 24, 1916, in Akron. Issue by second wUe: 4. Thomas W. WithereU, b. Feb. 20, 1920, in Toledo. 5. Mary Elizabeth WithereU, b. July 8, 1922, in Toledo. 6. Ann Clarise WithereU, b. March 19, 1924, in Toledo. II. Anne Frances WithereU, b. August s, 1880, in Winchester. She was graduated from Boston University in 1902; specialty, ancient and modern languages. She taught Greek, Latin, French, and German at the High School, Swanton, Vermont, for two years, then removed to Ben nington, Vermont, where she occupied the same position in the High School, resigning before the close of the first year. On March 30, 190s, she was married in Brookline, Mas sachusetts, to Harold Winthrop Hathaway, by the Rev erend Harris G. Hale, pastor of the Leyden Congregational Church. Mr. Hathaway, born July 19, 1872, in FaU River, Massa chusetts, was son to Bradford and Chloe Jane (Bowker) Edward Small, Jr. 403 Hathaway, of FaU River. He studied art with Eric Pape and C. W. Claus, of Boston, then took a special course in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896-97, vrinning a scholarship for several years' study in Paris. On returning to Boston, he was associated with several architectural firms. Immediately after his mar riage, he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was with the firm designing the Kentucky State Capitol, which he con sidered his finest work. Coming back to Boston, they lived for some years in Winchester, then went to Arlington Heights, where he gave up work on account of iU health and died there December 20, 1927. Burial in the famUy lot at FaU River. His only brother, Bradford Hathaway, sur vives him. His vridow (1933) Uves in Waltbam, Massa chusetts. Issue: I. Rhoda Winslow Hathaway, b. Feb. 13, 1906, in Boston. She was graduated from Colby Academy, New London, New Hampshire, in 1924, and from the Massachusetts School of Art, Boston, 1928. She is engaged in dress design ing in New York City. 2. John Woodbury Hathaway, b. July 30, 1907, in NewtonviUe, Massachusetts. He was graduated from the Berkeley Preparatory School, Boston, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for about a year, leaving on account of serious iUness. Inheriting the mechanical talent of the Woodburys, he has since been engaged in the automobUe trade. He was married January 25, 1932, in Freetovm, Massachusetts, by the Reverend Clarence F. Gifford, " Minister of the Gospel," to Mary Eleanor Rogers, bom May 21, 1911, m Fahnouth, Massachusetts, daughter to Martm L. Rogers, bom m Har- vrich, Massachusetts, and his vrife Catherine Phelan Hop- kinton, now Uving in Falmouth. Issue: I. Patricia Anne Hathaway (tvrin), b. Jan. 9, 1933, in Boston, Mass. n. HaroldBradfordHathaway (twm).b. Jan. 9, 1933, in Boston, Mass. 404 Genealogy of Edward Small III. James Woodbury WithereU, b. May 13, 1884, in Winchester, Massachusetts. He attended the High School in Winchester and served two years in the United States Navy. Later he became a pubUc accountant. After the death of his mother in 1907, he went to Seattle, Washington. On October 22, 1909, he was married at Olympia, Washington, to Marie Fischer. She was born February 15, 1888, in Hamburg, Germany, daugh ter to Frederick Fischer, bom December 29, i8s9, in Ham burg, and his wUe Anna (Johansen) Fischer, born AprU 19, 1 86 1, in Hamburg. For several years they lived in Tacoma, Washington, later removing to Portland, Oregon, where he was employed as a pubUc accountant. For the past twelve years he has been Uving at Pendleton, UmateUa County, Oregon. Issue: I. Robert Fischer WithereU, b. August 3, 1910, in Tacoma, Washington. He attended Oregon State CoUege two years, and is now at the court house as Deputy Tax CoUector. Mr. WithereU was married on July 27, 1933, at Dayton, Washington, to AUce Roberta, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Masonholder. After January i, 1933, they wUl Uve at Pendleton, Oregon. 2. Frederick Woodbury WithereU, b. August 6, 1914, in Portland, Oregon. He was gradu ated in June, 1931, from the High School in Pendleton, Oregon, and is now (1933) taking a commercial course in a business coUege, majoring in accounting. 3. PhyUis WithereU, b. November 12, 1924, in Pendleton. XI. Adoniram Judson', b. May, 1827, in Rumford Comer, Maine, son to Edward and Rebecca (Pratt) SmaU, d. October 14, 1827, in Rumford, aged five months. XII. Edward Alonzo', b. January 29, 1829, in Rumford Comer, Maine, son to Edward and Rebecca (Pratt) SmaU. (Vide infra.) H<«'amiMllillHI BIRTHPLACE OF EDWARD A. SMALL, 1S27, RUMFORD, MAINE. EDWARD ALONZO 8 SMALL Edward Alonzo Small was born at Rumford Corner, Maine, January 29, 1829, in the old Virgin house, as it is now called ; and a year later his parents removed across the river to another house near the Rumford Centre ferry. When he was but six years of age, his father died, leaving him to tbe care of his mother, under whose judicious control and counsel he obtained an education. The model woman named by Goethe was the mother who, when her husband died, could be a father to his chUdren. Mrs. Small left their country home for a manufacturing town, which she did not like, in order better to educate her younger chUdren, as well as to place herself in a position where she could obtain the means to do so ; and in many ways she proved herself competent to fill the place of both father and mother. Nancy and Edward, with whom tbe mother removed to Saco in 1835, were so much younger than their elder bro thers and sisters that they were wholly dependent upon one another in the home for companionship and sympathy, thus creating a bond that never weakened. Together they at tended the common school, and afterwards Thornton Acad emy ; and together they sang in tbe choir of tbe Baptist Church, Edward, with his boyish alto, singing with his sis ter until his voice changed and made it impossible. In after years his voice was a fine tenor, and be sang with great enjoyment in his home, though lacking special cultivation. From the Thornton Academy, where he spent several pro fitable years, he went to the famous old Academy at North Yarmouth to prepare for coUege, boarding in the town with Doctor Whitney, whose elder sister, Beulah, had married his uncle, Daniel SmaU ; and when he left, in his seven teenth year, he was fitted to enter college as a sophomore. 4o6 Genealogy of Edward Small It was then his ambition to prepare for a professional life ; but, in justice to his mother, he felt that he ought not to receive further assistance from ber. In tbe fall of 1845, be entered a dry-goods store in Port land as clerk, later becoming one of tbe partners. Six years afterward (1851), he severed his connection with this firm, and entered the large wholesale dry-goods house of Pierce, Clark & Company, on MUk Street, Boston, where he re mained about a year. Returning to Portland, he was mar ried August 10, 1852, by the Rev. James Pratt, to Miss Mary Caroline Roberts, daughter to Benjamin and Clarissa (Mitchell) Roberts, of Portland.* Flattering inducements from tbe West led them to Galena, lUinois, where they arrived in September, 1852, and Mr. Small resumed his com mercial pursuits. In 1853, be engaged in business for himself, at Galena, prosecuting it for four years with great energy and success. The financial panic of the winter of 1856-57 overtook him, however, and, in spite of persistent and manly effort, be was finally obliged to yield to a misfortune which he found him self powerless to avert, and retired seriously in debt. This he did not do untU all bis available resources had been faith- fuUy applied to the payment of his mercantile obligations. Thus burdened with an indebtedness which be could not meet and refused to compromise, and holding himself in conscience and honor bound to discbarge it to the utmost farthing, he for the first time turned his attention to the study of law, a cherished ambition, which years of absorbing pursuits in other directions could not stifle. In tbe spring of 1857, Mr. Small entered the office of the Hon. W. Weigley as a law student. His application and dUigence were so marked that he was admitted to the bar on August 17, 1858, at which time he became the junior partner with Mr. Weig ley. The partnership expired by limitation three years later. * City Records of Portland, Maine, vol. 4: 150; also page 1193. --'^^-^^ OLD NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY BUILDINGS, I9O3. Edward Alonzo Small 407 A local paper, " The Galena Gazette," referred to this period of his life as foUows : " When Mr. Small commenced tbe study of law in this city he was entirely without professional training, diffident as a speaker, and almost everybody prophesied bis failure. He was of a fraU constitution, was in debt, embarrassed, and had a family to support. Looking these difficulties in the face, he nerved himself to tbe almost Herculean task to con quer them all, and he nobly won. After five years' practice, he became a leading lawyer at the bar here, and an eloquent speaker, always ready on every occasion, and always surpris ing even his best friends by tbe masterly manner in which he handled his subject, whether at the bar or as a lecturer or political speaker. His practice became so lucrative in tbe first eight years after he was admitted to tbe bar, that he was enabled to realize what to him was his greatest desire, viz.: to discbarge all demands against him, created while engaged in commercial business, and feel that he was a free man." * Practising in Galena untU 1869, he removed to Chicago, and was associated with tbe firm of Jewett, Jackson & Small. Here he was also successful beyond his most san guine expectations. After the disastrous fire at Chicago in 1873, in which his large and valuable law library was con sumed, the firm was dissolved. Subsequently he represented the American Express Company, tbe Adams Express Com pany, the Merchants' Despatch Transportation Company (the VanderbUt fast freight line), the Chicago West Divi- * In order to settle with his creditors as soon as possible after his failure, Mr. Small borrowed from Mr. W. W. Huntington and General A. L. Chetlain, of Galena, a sum sufficient to do so ; and his law practice became so lucrative that, beside supporting his family, he was enabled in 1869, twelve years after ward, to cancel the last indebtedness to those gentlemen, with interest. Later, in his diary, he alluded to " General Vf. R. Rowley, W. W. Huntington, of Galena, and General A. L. Chetlain, of Chicago (formerly of Galena)," as " three tried and trusty friends whom I have known during the whole of my Western life." 4o8 Genealogy of Edward Small sion Railway Company, and other corporations ; beside hav ing a permanent and influential clientde of business men, and a very large court practice. Much of this succcess was due to his systematic and un flagging industry. " If dUigence is genius, then he possessed genius of a high order." Another element of success was love of bis profession and pride in it, which aroused in him a peculiar enthusiasm, supplemented by personal honesty and marked conscientiousness. The most important criminal case that he ever undertook was the now almost forgotten defence of Christopher Raf- ferty, a rude and ignorant Irishman, indicted for the mur der of Patrick O'Meara, a policeman of tbe city of Chicago, in 1872. An intimate personal friend in the profession al luded to this case, after the death of Mr. Small, as follows : " The annals of our State wUl be searched in vain for a more persistent and devoted effort of counsel to save tbe life entrusted to his care. The foundation of that effort was a firm and undaunted belief in his own mind that the facts did not warrant a conviction for murder. The case was three times tried, and always with the same result — a verdict of guilty of murder and sentence of death. The Supreme Court upon the last appeal refusing to reverse the judgment, tbe Governor was applied to by counsel in person, and, by a petition signed by many members of the Legisla ture then in session and other prominent citizens, was asked to commute tbe sentence. It was not until the Chief Magis trate, after full and patient consideration, announced his negative decision that Mr. SmaU ceased his efforts. "We recur to these incidents simply for the purpose of illustrating what at that time and place was an unsuspected trait in Mr. SmaU's character — the power to sustain through a series of trials the labor and responsibUity of such a defence against the experienced and eminent counsel for tbe people who appeared in this remarkable contest. In fact, however, the Rafiferty murder case was but an episode EDWARD ALONZO SMALL, GEN. AUGUSTUS L. CHKTLAIN, WARREN W. HUNTINGTON. Edward Alonzo Small 409 in Mr. SmaU's professional life in our city, and his connec tion with it grew out of the accident, as we are informed, that Rafferty was an employee of one of his clients. The chief professional services of Mr. SmaU since coming to Chicago have been in civil and not in criminal causes. These services, though lacking the dramatic interest that attracts the public eye to tbe scenes in the Criminal Court, have not been lacking in importance and value." As a public speaker his success was marked, and his friends often urged him to accept political honors ; but in the field of politics Mr. Small made but few excursions, and then only at the urgency of former fellow townsmen. In an after-dinner speech at an entertainment given by the Com mercial Club of Boston to the Commercial Club of Chicago, of which be was tbe guest, about 1879, Mr. SmaU's epigram matic allusion to the railroad system of the United States, as "the warp and woof of the continent," was widely copied in Eastern and Western papers. Mr. Small's fine literary tastes were never more apparent than at his own fireside among his friends. He had the true love for books, and the trained memory which is extolled by our older scholars. His mind was richly stored with the best in English literature, and an apt quotation, tipped with wit, was always ready on his lips. Men are rare nowadays in this hurrying life whose memory enables them to repeat whole pages from the Bible, Milton, Shakespeare, and Pil grim's Progress, "the four most essential books," as he called them. The poets, Addison, Coleridge, Scott, Cowper, with Lowell, Longfellow, and Holmes, especially Holmes, were famUiar friends, to be called on at any moment. An old-time friend has written of him : " His genial hospitality, his affable and courteous bearing in his personal contact with friends, bis strong domestic attachments, his spotless character, and tbe true manly nobility of his nature, so endeared him to those who knew him, that his loss will not only be an irreparable one to the 410 Genealogy of Edward Small clouded home, but wiU be long and keenly felt by his large circle of friends and acquaintances." In letters he wielded a graceful pen, as shown by a sketch from a private letter written to a friend on tbe occasion of the d«atb of his last surviving brother, Andress, in tbe summer of 1878: "The ties that bound me to Saco are now sundered ; but tbe good old town wiU always be tbe one spot of the most affectionate association during the term that remains to me. I cannot recall it as a winter town, as aU is summer there as I love to remember it. The hillsides and common are green ; the river ripples in the sunlight below the falls, where we boys used to swim. Captain Stevenson's brig with the black yardarms comes sailing in from Havana. Tbe Echo and Koret also come swiftly up to tbe wharf, cotton-laden for the mUls, and Al Leavitt and I are sailing our punt, the proudest navigators on the stream. Thornton Academy also rises from its ashes, and presents its dull yellow side to the common. I am ringing tbe bell ; the boys are trooping in, and Mr. Allen, the good Princi pal, punctual to the minute, is slowly facing toward the door. These are the sunny memories. Those on which the shadows fall are connected with the dead kindred ; my mother, sisters, and brothers, now gathered to the realms of rest and peace." One of his most marked characteristics was his fondness for young men. He made them his companions, treating them as equals, and displaying an individual interest in what each one was doing in the battle of life. Mr. Small thus won their confidence and friendship in a way that enabled him to assist them to positions in life suited to their par ticular ambitions and talents. " He helped them to help themselves." His kindness to widows was proverbial, and he rarely took a fee for professional services rendered to a woman who was struggUng against adverse circumstances. The prolonged strain of professional life at last became too severe, and Mr. Small decided to spend a year abroad in Edward Alonzo Small 411 European countries, extending his tour to Egypt and Pales tine. With his son, Edward A. Small, Jr., he left home, Jan uary 9, 1 88 1, to realize his long-cherished dream of Eastern travel. From Jerusalem he wrote to his sister, Nancy : " 1881 Jerusalem, March 17. " Mv DEAR Sister : — When you and I sat in the choir of the old church in Saco and sang, ' Jerusalem, my happy home, name ever dear to me,' I am sure that neither of us thought that either would ever indite a letter to the other from Jerusalem. Yet, so it is, for our wanderings have at length brought us thither. I regret my inability to give you in detail an account of my observations, those in Egypt especially. The trip up the Nile to the first cata ract and return to Cairo occupied twenty-three days, and I saw and noted all that was worth seeing on that wonderful old river. For 1350 miles not a stream or spring enters it, and its annual overflow gets no aid short of the Mountains of the Moon, as I believe they are called. The scenery is neither novel nor striking, but the incomparable climate and the comfort of travelling on a Nile steamer are alone sufficient to make the trip pleasant ; but when you add to these the wonders of Thebes, Abydos, Memphis, (or Sakkara), Edfou and Philae — the temples and tombs which place us face to face with an antiquity that can scarcely be com prehended — then it is that the Nile presents its most potent attractions. As to the objectionable features of travel in Egypt, I saw none of them. Neither fleas nor mosquitoes made their appearance ; the nights were cool, and — shaded from the sun — the days were always pleasant. In the glare of the sun the heat was unbearable, and in our frequent excursions I always wore a helmet hat, veil and spectacles. " My health has improved, but I was very seasick — as were all on shipboard — on our way across the Mediterranean from Port Said. We arrived at Jaffa (Joppa) last Tuesday and came here in two days on horseback, camping in the mountains of Ju- dah the first night out. On our way we passed over the plain of Sharon — now green with vegetation — and saw the land of Phi- listia to our right. We also traversed the Valley of Ajalon, where Joshua overcame the seven kings. The scenery, contrary to my 412 Genealogy of Edward Small expectations, is particularly striking all the way through, and especiaUy upon the mountains. "Jerusalem is a city of disgusting sights, smeUs, and super stitions. The Holy (!) Sepulchre is an invention of priests, fools, and the devU, without a single historical fact to justify its exist ence. Inside, it has imposing architectural features, but the place as such is of no earthly value, and the Divine Master— He who, I believe most earnestly and sincerely, to have been the most divine character who ever blessed the world with his pre sence — He must be worshipped as we see him in the New Tes tament, and not as these accursed mountebanks have tried to picture and present him to the mind here. " I have seen the Mount of Olives — it is before me as I write — and the Garden of Gethsemane — these are veritable ; but in a city which has again and again been destroyed by its conquer ors — who can safely locate any sacred spot within its walls ? I must close now — with hearty love for you always — and with the hope this may reach you and find you well — Your Aff Bro Alonzo." This return to his boyhood name, first used to distinguish him from his father in tbe home, was very touching ; it meant volumes. Toward manhood, "Edward" was adopted; and the name bas been carried two generations further, in memory of tbe first ancestor who came from old England to these shores, — Edward Small, Magistrate and Councillor, a staunch supporter of tbe Episcopal Church in the first settlement of Maine. Reaching Paris upon their return, in the early summer of 1881, Edward (the son), who had been seriously ill with typhoid fever in tbe East, suffered a relapse. For weeks his life hung in the balance ; but, as soon as his slowly return ing strength would permit, they saUed for home. Once on board, Mr. SmaU's own health gave way entirely, though he partially recovered before reaching Chicago. Retiring to Fox Lake, the summer home of the family for Edward Alonzo Small 413 many seasons, he remained untU the late fall, seeking rest in country pursuits. When his family was established in Chicago for the winter, he tried one case in court, though Ul at the time, and after that failed rapidly. Peacefully and calmly he passed away at his home, on January 13, 1882, surrounded by his wife and children. Two days later, at the home on Indiana Avenue, his pastor, tbe Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Cheney, of the Re formed Episcopal Church, officiated at the funeral services. A meeting in Judge Drummond's room, called by mem bers of the Chicago bar for the purpose of taking action upon the death of Edward A. Small, their feUow associate, was attended by a large number of eminent lawyers. The Committee upon Resolutions, composed of Messrs. M. W. Fuller, J. N. Jewett, and W. H. King, then submitted the following report through Mr. Fuller : "RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED " The messenger of death has again entered the ranks of our profession, and, faithful to its traditions, has been no respecter of persons. Its shaft was hurled with unerring aim, and our bro ther in the profession, Edward A. Small, is numbered among the victims. "The members of the Chicago Bar, in Recognition of the loss which they have collectively and individually sustained in the death of Mr. Small, adopt this memorial tribute to his worth, at the same time tendering to his family their profound sympathy with them in this hour of affliction. " Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing be presented to the family of the deceased, and to the various courts held in this city, and the Supreme Court of the State, with the request that the same be spread upon the records." Remarks were made at this meeting by Judge Blodgett, chairman, tbe Hon. WUliam H. Bradley, General StUes, Mr. William H. Moore, and Mr. John N. Jewett. 414 Genealogy of Edward Small "The latter arose and said: 'I prefer to remain as quiet as possible on occasions of this nature, but I cannot faU to express my concurrence in aU that has been said. I have known him for twenty-eight years, and was his counsel and intimate friend at Galena, and I wiU only add that we aU regret his untimely taking off; but if his life had been longer, and his monument higher, it certainly could not be more symmetrical.' " Mr. Small left a wiU by which aU his property was de vised to his wife, for her sole use and behoof, trusting to her mother-love to do for the minor cluldren as they might need. Soon after the decease of her husband, Mrs. SmaU gave up their home in Chicago and purchased a place at Geneva on Fox River, in Kane County, Illinois, a Uttle more than thirty mUes west of Chicago. Always extravagantly fond of flowers, she was here enabled to indulge in them to the utmost, her garden being a veritable bower of floral loveU- ness. Here she remained untU after the death of her aged parents, who had lived vrith her for many years. About 1890 she removed to Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, which was her home for a number of years. Tvrice with her daughter Bessie, Mrs. SmaU went abroad for ex tended European travel; the second time visiting Turkey and Greece. For the last ten years of her life she spent eight months of each year vrith her daughter Lora at Santa Barbara, California, and divided the summer months be tween the other daughters, Clara, Ada, and Bessie. It was at Glenoaks, situated in the beautiful Montecito VaUey in Santa Barbara, that she reveUed in the semi-tropical foliage and flowers about her. During the month of July, 1914, she was with her daugh ter Ada at Rockmarge, Prides Crossing, Massachusetts. Returning to Highland Park, preparatory to her usual win ter sojourn in California, she was suddenly taken iU at the home of her daughter Clara. Her other daughters and only Edward Alonzo SmaU 415 son were immediately summoned and remained until she passed away September 10, 1914, at the age of eighty-five years. Her mind was as keen and clear as ever to the very end. She was buried in the SmaU Lot at Oakwood Ceme tery, Chicago, beside her husband and her parents. Her bearers were six grandsons: Edward A. Smith, Edward S. Moore, Paul Moore, Edward A. SmaU, Jr., Ward SmaU, and WiUiam H. Colvin, Jr. A daughter writes: "It was a beautiful day and we left her covered vrith flowers It wiU be hard to adjust our selves without her. She was always a dominant factor in all our Uves, vrith a keen sense of humour, and it is now that she is gone that we realize her great influence." Early in October, 1930, the four daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alonzo SmaU motored to the site of the home of their early chUdhood in Galena, now known as Grant Park. They also visited the PubUc Library and were greatly interested, especially in the many memorials placed there in memory of former Galena citizens. These ladies — Mrs. WiUiam H. Moore, of New York City; Mrs. Lora J. Knight, of Santa Barbara, California; Mrs. Clara R. Smith, of Highland Park, lUinois, and Mrs. W. H. Colvin, of Evanston, lUinois — later sent a draft for five hundred doUars to be used as a permanent memorial to their parents. On October 7th a meeting of the Library Directors was held at the law office of Frank T. Sheean to accept the gift and to talk over the many additional ways in which a per manent memorial could be established. At this meeting Miss Anna E. Felt, Chairman of the Committee of three appointed to decide upon the nature of the memorial, read a sketch of the life of Edward Alonzo Small, from the book entitled "Descendants of Edward Small and AUied Fam ilies," 1910, by Lora A. W. UnderhiU, of Boston, which was autographed by the author on one of her visits to Galena. This donation for a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. SmaU /TTZ^/ 4i6 Genealogy of Edward Small has been placed in a bank awaiting the decision of the com mittee as to what would be most appropriate. ISSUE Clara Rebecca,' b. November 24, 1855, at Galena, Illinois. Her early education was obtained in private schools at Galena and Chicago, which she attended vrith her sister Ada. AU her Ufe she has been a great reader. She was married June 17, 1875, at the home of her parents on Lake Avenue, Chicago, by the Reverend Charles Ed ward Cheney, pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church, to Albert Paul Smith. He was bom March 27, 1840, in Chi cago, son to Orson and Mary Ann (Paul) Smith, of that city. Mr. Smith was at that time paying-teUer of the Traders' National Bank; but in 1884 he became manager of the Chicago Clearing House, a position which he held until his decease. He died suddenly January 22, 1890, on his way home early in the afternoon and was buried from the home on Drexel Boulevard. His vridow soon after removed to Highland Park, making a home for herseU and three chil dren, where she Uved many years. Later she purchased an estate at Santa Barbara, CaUfornia. FraU health due to an accident prevented Mrs. Smith from travelling as much as she would have liked, but on September 23, 1932, she joined her three sisters on a tour to Japan and Hawau. Mrs. Clara Rebecca Smith passed away suddenly on May 24, 1933, from heart faUure, at her vrinter home in Santa Barbara. Services were held in the chapel there, a Science Reader officiating; foUowed by cremation. Burial, vrith private services, was in Oakwood Cemetery, Chicago, on May 29, beside her husband and daughter, Ada Caroline. The Smith lot adjoins that of her parents. Issue: I. Ada Caroline Smith, b. May 10, 1876, in Chicago, lUi nois; d. June 12, 1876, in Chicago. 2. Edward Albert Smith, b. November 17, 1877, in Chicago. He attended CorneU University in New York and be- Edward Alonzo SmaU 417 longed to the Zeta Psi Fraternity. For many years he was in the investment business in Chicago. He was a member of the Chicago University Club and Exmoor Country Club. Mr. Edward A. Smith was married on October 30, 1911, at Hotel Somerset, Boston, Massachusetts, by Dean Rous- maniere, Saint Paul's Cathedral, Boston, to Miss Virginia Winslow. She was b. March 14, 1887, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, daughter to Rear Admiral (retired) George F. Winslow and his wife Virginia (Shearman) Winslow, who for some time had made their home at the Hotel Somerset. For many years Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Smith resided in Highland Park, lUinois. Mr. Smith died December 17, 1928, in Santa Barbara, CaUfornia, at his mother's home. No chUdren. 3. Lora Louise Smith, b. March 15, 1881, in Chicago. She was educated in a private school at Highland Park, speciaUzing in music. She was married June i, 1904, in Highland Park, by the Reverend Peter Wolcott to Kennett Cowan, of Chicago, son to Charles H. and Mary F. (Ken nett) Cowan, of New York City. Issue: I. Kennett Cowan, Jr., b. February 21, 1907, in High land Park, lUinois. He attended Westminster School, Simsbury, Connecticut, four years, graduating there; afterwards he was a student one year at Pennsylvania University, where he made Sigma Chi Fraternity. Later he studied architecture and took up advertising art in Chicago, then changed to his present position with the Phillips Lithograph Company of Mil waukee, now representing that company in Chicago. On September 13, 1929, he was married to Elwyn Mabel Hewitt, b. September 19, 191 1 , daughter to Henry D. Hewitt. Issue: I. Paul Charles Cowan, b. February 13, 1931. II. Lora Louise Cowan, b. November 2, 1909, in High land Park, lUinois. She attended for a time the Roycemore School at Evans- ton, Illinois. For a year or two she was a student at a Girls' School in Santa Barbara, CalUornia. Returning to 41 8 Genealogy of Edward Small Evanston, she was graduated from the former school in 1928. She was married September 2, 1931, in Evanston, IlUnois, to Alfred Frederick Alvin Ruehrdanz, Jr., b. 1908; son to AUred Frederick Alvin Ruehrdanz, Sr., and his wUe Avis (Avery) Ruehrdanz. He is a trained musician, having been pianist in an orchestra for some time, but is now in business in Evanston, where they reside. 4. Bessie Blanche Smith, b. July i, 1886, in Chicago. She attended school at Girton, Winnetka, Illinois, from there going to Mount Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C., for a year. She was married October 8, 1910, at Highland Park, Illi nois, by the Reverend Peter C. Wolcott, D.D., at Trinity Episcopal Church, to Mr. SeUar BuUard.* He was born * Robert' BuUard came from England about 1630, and settled in Water- , town, Massachusetts, where he died April 24, 1639, aged forty years. He married Ann or Anna by whom he had one son and two daughters. Benjamin*, b. probably about 1630; married ist, Martha Pidge in 1659. He removed to Sherbom, where he died September 27, 1689. Benjamin', b. March i, 1670-71, married Tabitha about 1700. He died about the year 1760, aged ninety, in HoUiston. Benjamin*, b. March 4, 1702-03, in Sherbom. He married, ist, Judith, daughter of Ebenezer Hill, Novemlier 9, 1727. He died in 1766. Asa', b. July 10, 1730, in Holliston, married, 2d, November i, 1762, Han nah Cook, daughter to Walter Cook, of Mendon. He died prior to June 12, 1804, in Holliston, aged about seventy-four. Artemas", b. December 8, 1768, in Holliston. He was the only one of his father's large family who received a professional education. About the time he became of age he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. John B. Kittredge, of Framingham. Later he spent two years in the office of Dr. Daniel Fiske, of Oxford. Attaining the degree of M.D. he commenced the practice of his profession in Northbridge. His first wife, who was a rela tive of Dr. Fiske, died June 6, 1798, without children. He married, 2d, December 6, 1798, Lucy White, eldest daughter of Deacon Jesse and Anna (Mason) White, of Northbridge. Anna Mason was a descendant of Sampson Mason, "Baptist and Dragoon of Oliver Cromwell's Army." Dr. BuUard in 1805 purchased a large farm in Sutton to which he removed, . thereafter dividing his attention between his profession and his farm. About this tune he was appointed, by Governor Strong, surgeon of the then local infantry regiment. Dr. BuUard died May 6, 1842, in Sutton in his seventy-fourth year. He has been described as a fine-looking man of Ught, florid complexion, and somewhat above the ordinary stature. Ebenezer Waters^ b. November 9, 1809, in Sutton, was twin brother to Edward Alonzo Small 419 April 23, 1886, at Liberty, New Mexico, son to Edward Dickinson and Marie E. A. (SeUar) BuUard. He was gradu ated in 1906, from the University of CaUfornia. At the be ginning of the World War he tried to enter several branches of miUtary service, but though six feet four inches tall, he Lucy Ann, who became the wife of the Reverend Lot Jones. The Reverend Ebenezer Waters married, 2d, August 15, 1843, ^¦t Hadley, Harriet N., daughter of Deacon William Dickinson, of Hadley, bom March s, 1818. He and his wife were Uving in 1878 at Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Edward Dickinson', b. September 20, 1853, in Royalston; married in 1885 Marie E. A. SeUar. SeUar*, b. April 23, 1886, in Liberty, New Mexico; married October 8, 1910, to Bessie Blanche Smith. (History of the Town of Suiton, Mass., 1704-1876, Benedict and Tracy, pubUshers, 1878, pp. 592-607.) Thomas' White came to Weymouth, Massachusetts, about 1635; was there in 1637; died at Weymouth in August, 1679; wiU dated July s, and proved August 28, 1679. The name of his wife is unknown. Joseph* White, b. "about 1635" in Weymouth; married there September 19, 1660, Lydia, daughter of John Rogers. Joseph White settled in Mendon, Massachusetts, where he and Joseph White, Jr., are frequently mentioned in its early records. Joseph' White, b. at Weymouth December 17, 1662; married Lydia . Lydia died in May, 1727. Joseph White died October 28, in 1757. Joseph* White, b. at Mendon, October 19, 1683; married in Medfield, Massachusetts, May 24,1711, Pmdence, daughter of Samuel Smith. Joseph White was a selectman of Mendon in 1727. Joseph* White, b. September 21, 1712, at Mendon; married December 4, 1734, at Uxbridge, Massachusetts, Judith Clarke. He removed to North- bridge, Massachusetts, where he died March 12, 1788. She died at North- bridge, Febmary 3, 1794, aged eighty-two. Jesse' White, b. June 12, 1754, at Uxbridge; married April 17, 1777, at Uxbridge (intention March 28, 1777), Arma Mason, daughter of Melatiah* Mason, who married November 14, 1754, Rebeckah MiUer. (Melatiah* Mason was descended: Hezekiah', Deacon Isaac*, Sampson' Mason.) Jesse White died at Northbridge March 2, 1830. She died there Aug. 31, 1839. His service in the Revolution appears in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution, vol. 17, p. 82. Lucy, b. May 5, 1778, at Northbridge, married December 6, 1798, Dr. Artemas BuUard. Their daughter, Eunice BuUard, married the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, of Brookljm, New York. (Authorities: Chamberlain's History of Weymouth; Savage's Genealogical Dictionary; J.Gardner Bartlttt's John Hill of Dorchester, 1633; Vital Records of Mendon, Weymouth, U.xbridge, and Northbridge; Mrs. Josephine Frost's Beecher-Bullard Genealogy; Annals of Mendon; New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 37, p. 71.) 420 Genealogy of Edward Small was underweight and could not pass the examination; later he was Director of MiUtary ReUef , Central Division, Ameri can Red Cross. He has been connected for many years vrith Hitchcock and Company, investment securities, Chicago, and is now vice-president. For nine years he has been president of the Highland Park Hospital, donating his services together vrith other members of the Board. Mr. BuUard is a mem ber of the Chicago Club, Exmoor Country Club and Cole man Lake Club. His vrife belongs to the Chicago Woman's Athletic Club. They reside at Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. Issue: I. CaroUne Marie BuUard, b. January 7, 191 2, in Highland Park, Illinois. She was graduated from Roycemore School, Evanston, and is now (1933) a junior at WeUs CoUege, Aurora, New York. She is president of her class, and vriU spend the month of July in sociological work in New York. n. Barbara SeUar BuUard, b. January 24, 1913, in Highland Park. She was graduated from Royce more School at Evanston, in June, 1931. In September foUovring she was of a party saiUng from New York on a tour to England arranged by Mrs. Lora J. Knight. Miss BuUard is now a student (1933) at the Chateau de Grosley School, near Paris, spending her vacations at the home of her cousin, Lawrence A. SmaU, near Cannes. III. Clara Jean BuUard, b. October 2, 191 7, in Chicago. She is a student at Roycemore School. II. Ada Waterman', b. August 17, 1858, in Galena, lUinois. Her education was acqtured in smaU private schools sup plemented by five years at Dearborn Seminary which was at that time the leading girls' school in Chicago. Through constant association vrith her father she acquired a taste for good reading which has been a source of enjoyment aU her Ufe. At an early age she became a student of the piano. Edward Alonzo Small 421 which she foUowed untU she had a keen appreciation of the best masters. She was married October 31, 1878, at the home of her parents on Indiana Avenue, Chicago, by the Right Rever end Charles Edward Cheney, pastor of the Reformed Epis copal Church, to WiUiam Henry Moore, of Chicago. He was born October 25, 1848, in Utica, New York, elder son to Nathaniel Ford and Rachel ArvUla (Beckvrith) Moore, formerly of Greene, New York. WiUiam H. Moore was educated in a seminary at Oneida, after which he finished a course at Cortland Academy, Homer, New York, and in 1867 entered Amherst CoUege. Owing to iU health he was obUged to leave in his junior year and travel. Visiting Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and finding climatic conditions beneficial, Mr. Moore settled there temporarUy. In 1870 he began the reading of law in the office of Mr. W. P. Bartlett, a leading barrister of that city, and in 1872 he was admitted to the bar at Eau Claire. He then spent several months on the Pacific Coast, after which he took up his residence in Chicago. For a time he was managing clerk in the office of Edward A. Small, a leading corporation lavryer. I^ater he was taken into partnership under the firm name of SmaU and Moore, which continued until Mr. SmaU's death in 1882. He then formed a partner ship vrith his younger brother as W. H. and J. H. Moore, famiUarly known as "The Moore Brothers." They made a specialty of corporation law. For a number of years Wil Uam H. Moore was chief trial lawyer of the firm which won distinction. BrilUant though he was as a lawyer, his greatest fame came to him as an organizer of large business interests. He was one of the principal projectors of the Diamond Match Company and the New York Biscuit Company, but owing to the depreciation of stock of these companies, the firm failed for several mUUon doUars. Creditors had such con fidence in their abiUty to recover, that the firm was not de clared insolvent or put into bankruptcy; settlements were made on the debtors' ovm terms. " WilUam H. Moore especially had that gUt of power upon 422 Genealogy of Edward Small men which no one can analyze or define." * The Moore Brothers surprised the business world by the promptness with which Uiey Uqiudated aU obligations. It seemed so ¦* MOORE — MORE WhUe no evidence has been found to prove, satisfactorily, the identity of Henry' Moore, of Simsbuiy, Connecticut, it seems possible, or even probable, that he was identical mth that Henry More, son of Ralph and Martha, bom at Boston, Massachusetts, March 8, 1714-15, and recorded under the name Maire. This name is variously recorded as More, Mare, Mayer, etc. Sav age's Genealogical Dictionary, IV: 231, says: "More. See Moore. Henry, Dorchester, 1675, had supplied a substit[ute] in the Comp[any] of Capt. Johnson, Dec[ember] of that year, as may be read in the Ust, printed in Geneal[ogical] Reg[ister], VH: 242 (and 39: 77) tho[ugh] his name is copied Mare. Many of this family have the name, as it were, interchangeable; the same person on one page of the rec[ord] spelling each way." Examination of Boston records confirms Savage's statement; entries of Mare and More being found for the same individual. At his baptism, Henry Moore, of Simsbury, is described as an adult. " 175s, Dec. 14th. Henry Moore an adult Person aged perhaps 38 years." This agrees, within reasonable Umits, with the date, March 8, 1714-15, when Henry, son of Ralph and Martha More, was bom at Boston. In the same Wintonbury Church Records appears: "1755, May 22, Henry Moore from PensUvania and Elizabeth TuUer." In Pennsylvania Archives, as printed, DC: 50, second series, appears: "5, 18, 1737. More, Henry, and Sarah Thomas, L." (Marriages; First Presby terian Church, Philadelphia.) This might weU be the first marriage of Henry Moore, considering that he was about thirty-eight at his marriage to Eliza beth TuUer in 1755, at Simsbury. Mr. Clarence Scott Pedrick (Clerk of the Session), Philadelphia, writes, March 4, 1933, that the "original marriage records show the entry... May 18, 1737, Henry Moore and Sarah Thomas." Later, a Philadelphia genealogist examined the record and beUeves that the manuscript reads Stacie, instead of Henry, Moore, and quotes Mr. Pedrick as confirming this. Uncertainty as to the tme reading is especially disappointing because the First Presbyterian Church of PhUadelphia was founded by the Reverend Jedediah Andrews, bom at Hingham, Massachusetts, July 7, 1674; gradu ated. Harvard, 1695, and who went to PhUadelphia in 1698. Many Massa chusetts people went to PhUadelphia during Ms ministry. Furthermore, many Dorchester people were of Hingham and settled Windsor (Simsbury), and it was from Dorchester that ancestors of Henry More, bom 1714-15, were dismissed to the Second Church, Boston, where his birth is recorded. WhUe at Philadelphia, Mr. Andrews corresponded with Mr. Colman of the Second Church, Boston. December 14, 1668, at a meeting ot the selectmen of Dorchester, "Henry Mare (bringing a certificate under the Governor's hand of his alowance to .^^^.;..^ Edward Alonzo Small 423 inevitable that men whom faUure could not daunt were again to command success. One of their earUest ventures was the merger of various settle in this Jurisdiction) desired to be alowed an inhabitant in this towne which was granted him." (Dorchester Tovm Records; Boston City Document Dorchester First Church Records show: "1672, 21-5. ye wife of Henery More Admitted ye 2i-5-'72" (1672). " 1672-4-6. Henry & WiUiam ye Sons of Henery More baptized ye 4 (6) '72 (1672) ye eldest being about 2 yeer old the'' mother being latly ad mitted." Dorchester Tovm Records (Neiu England Historical and Genealogical Regis ter, 16: 153) also show: "Mares. Henry, son of Henry Mares, b. 20 (7) 1670." Suffolk County Court FUes show a deposition dated 1672, Febmary i, in which "Henry Mare aged 38 yeares & thereabouts testifieth and saith..." In 1677 and 1679, Dorchester To'wn Records show Henry Mare in a "List of thos which weer removed to other towns in the time of the warr which ought by law to pay in this town ..." He was taxed 1:13:4. Suffolk County Deeds show conveyances to and from him: 1676 May, 31, John Taylor of Boston conveys to Henry Mare land caUed "Irons" on Long Island (in Boston Harbor), and " 1684 Oct. 29, Henry Mayer of Long Island in Massachusetts Bay in New England yeoman and Alice his wife" convey land on Long Island, including a part caUed "Irons," to WiUiam Stoughton of Dorchester, Esquire, for the use of the Govemor and Company of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England. Ralph Hough ton was a witness to the deed from John Taylor, suggesting that AUce the wife may have been a Houghton. The name Ralph appears among de scendants of the More famUy in Boston. Dorchester Church Records show two dismissals of "The widow of Henry Mayr to ye North Church Boston" under dates of May 7, 1699, and Aug. 3, 1707. And a list of residents of Dorchester aged 21 up to 1700 shows Henry More. Records of the North Church, Boston, show, under the name Mayer: "Admissions, "1707 Dec. 28, AUce" "1722 Dec. 9, Hannah" "Baptisms," under the name More: " 1693, April 30, Ann, and two more." (Possibly Ann, wife of WiUiam More.) 169s, Aug. 4, "WiUiam, of Ann." (Commissioners' Ninth Report shows: "William of WUliam and Ann More b. July 28, 1695.) 1697, June 20, "Robert, of Ann." "Baptisms," under name Mayer: 1698, Jan. I, "Patience of Hannah. 1715, May 29, "Mary of Ralf." 1715, May 29, "Henry of Ralf." 424 Genealogy of Edward Small companies into the National Biscuit Company. In Decem ber of the same year the brothers promoted and organized the American Tin Plate Company, and in succession the 1720, Nov. 6, "Mary of Ralf." 1725, Oct. 3, "Mary of Ralf." 1728, March 31, "Hannah of Ralf." Commissioners' Ninth Report, 233, shows: " 1697 Aug. 8. Ralph of Henry and Hannah Mayer, b. Aug. 8. Henry of Ralph and Hannah Mayer, b. Aug. 8." Commissioners' Ninth Report, 237, shows: One "Ralph of Henry Mare dyed Aug. 25, 1697." Another Ralph must have existed, for City Document, Boston, 150, shows: "Ralph Mayer and Martha Hewin (intention reads, Mare-Hewin) married November 6, 1711, by Rev. Dr. Cotton Mather, Presbyterian." Boston City Document, 43, pp. 107-145, shows: Henry Son of Ralph and Martha Meyer bom March 8, 17 14-15. Hannah, daughter of Ralph Maier and Martha his wife 27 March 1728. Mary, daughter of Ralph Maier and Martha his wife 6 Oct. 1712. WiUiam, son of Ralph Maier and Martha his wife 25 Nov. 1718. Mary, daughter of Ralph Mayer and Martha his wife 31 Oct. 1720. Ralph More or Mare of Boston was a shipwright and also owned an inn. No further record of Henry, son of Ralph More, is found in the vicinity of Boston and Dorchester. This strengthens the beUef that he went to Philadelphia, and, later, appeared at Simsbury, Connecticut. Judge William Henry Moore was descended from Henry' Moore, of Sims bury, Connecticut. Henry' Moore was caUed about thirty-eight years old at baptism, Decem ber 14, 1755, by the entry in Wintonbury Church Records. At his marriage, May 22, 17SS, he is caUed "of PensUvania." He married Elizabeth TuUer. It has been suggested that he was a descendant of Andrew Moore. As, by the dates, WiUiam was the only son of Andrew Moore, who might reason ably have been his father, and WiUiam's children are accounted for by the probate records, this theory seems untenable. Henry Moore owned no land and left no wiU. The inventory of his estate mentions a Bible, a brass ink pot and a leather ink pot. He died in mUitary service with the company from Simsbury that went to Havana in 1762, leav ing a widow and three chUdren. The youngest, Seth, was bom two months after the death of his father. Henry* Moore was bom January 30, 1756, and baptized Febmary i, 1756. Town records have the date wrong which served to identify him in middle life in Tioga County, New York. He removed to Stockbridge, Massachu setts, probably with his uncle WUliam TuUer. Enlistment in the Revolution is the first appearance of Henry Moore at Stockbridge. He served at the battle of Bennington, and possibly was present at Burgoyne's surrender. At the close of the Revolution, he married Lucy ChurchiU, whose ancestry has been traced to Plymouth, Massachusetts. He bought a farm at West Edward Alonzo Small 425 National Steel Company, the American Sheet Steel Com pany, and the American Steel Hoop Company. Eventu aUy, vrith other enterprises, these were consolidated under the name of the United States Steel Corporation. In 1901 their interests were further vridened by obtaining control of several railway systems in the Middle West. While the powers of command had extended largely to his associates, unquestionably the guiding spirit was WUliam H. Moore.* Mr. Moore belonged to the foUovring clubs: The Metro politan Club, The Union League Club, Lawyers' Club, DowntovTO Club, Army and Navy Club, Racquet and Ten nis Club, New York Yacht Club, Garden City Golf Club, New York, The Myopia Hunt Club of Massachusetts, The Calumet and the Chicago Clubs of Chicago, and the New York Chamber of Commerce. Notvrithstanding their many business interests, the Moore Brothers never forgot their boyhood home in Greene, New York. Though their father, Nathaniel Ford Moore, died in 1888, their mother, Rachel Arvilla (Beckwith) Stockbridge which he lost later through misfortune for which he was not responsible. He evidently suffered from the causes leading to Shays's Re- beUion in which he took no part. About 1800 he moved to Newark Valley, Tioga County, New York. All but the last of his children were born at Stockbridge. He engaged in building the first highway between Newark Valley and the county seat. His eldest daughter, Thirsy (Thresa), was the first school-teacher at Newark VaUey; her father promoted education there to his death. Henry* Moore and his wife, Lucy, Ue buried in the ancient cemetery midway from Newark Valley to Berkshire. WiUiam Henry' Moore was bom in Stockbridge, and, as a lad, moved to Newark VaUey. At marriage he moved to Berkshire where he kept a gen eral store and buUt a house in 1824, stiU standing at Moore's Comers. Nathaniel Ford* Moore, bom in Berkshire, assisted his father in the store. He, later, went to Greene, New York, where he lived with Dr. Levi Farr. In 1847, he married Rachel Arvilla Beckwith, a ward of Dr. Farr's since the death of her father about 1832. His elder brother, Henry WUUam, a lawyer, mentions Nathaniel as engaged in a Utica store two years after marriage. Their first child was born in Utica; the second son in Berkshire. WUliam Henry' Moore, bom in 1848, in Utica, New York, is described in the text above. * National Cycloposdia of American Biography, XIV: 65. 426 Genealogy of Edward Small Moore, lived in the homestead, occasionally spending a win ter at the home of her eldest son in New York City. She was a woman of rare talent in many directions, retaining aU her faculties to the end, which came in 1909 at the age of ninety-one years."' For many years her strongest ambition was to furnish the town vrith a Free Public Library. In the spring of 1 90 1 she purchased the most desirable location in die viUage and announced that "The boys were going to erect a Ubrary building on it." Accordingly, the Moore * Matthew' Beckwith, said, in The Beckwiths, by Paul Beckwith, to have been born September 22, 1610, in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. This English home has since been completely disproved. He settled early in Hartford, living on Governors' Street. About 1651, he sold his Hartford holding and removed to Lyme, Connecticut, where he bought an immense tract on both sides of the river Thames. Later this was conveyed to the sons. He owned shares in a sloop of his son-in-law. He left several sons and three daughters when "he came to his death by... faUing from a rocky cUfi." His estate was appraised at £393. His widow married Samuel Buckland. Of his daughters, one married Robert Girard, a saUor, who abandoned her with an infant daughter. After a divorce, she married John Bates, of Haddam. The daughter, Mary, married (i) Benjamin Grant, who died leaving a son Benjamin; she married (2) Daniels, of Watertown, Massa chusetts, and later, moved to Dedham, Massachusetts. They had several children. The third daughter, Sarah, probably married Joshua (brother to Benjamin) Grant, who was kiUed by Indians in Maine. He left a son, Joshua, Jr., whose estate was settled before 1700. Matthew* Beckwith settled and died on his father's land at Lyme. His first two children were recorded at GuUford, Connecticut; the next three at New London; and the last three at Lisle, Connecticut. By his wUl, dated March 19, 17 14-15, he mentioned his wife, Sarah; all children, except a daughter, Sarah, who may have been deceased; and left a good estate. Jonah' Beckwith, b. December 23, 1673, at New London, and long a dea con of the Congregational Church at Lyme. He married Rebecca , born about 1670, and had ten chUdren. His widow died July 11, 1743, aged seventy-three, and was buried in Spencer Street Cemetery, East Hartford, Connecticut, where she is presumed to have Uved with her daughter, Penel ope, after the death of Jonah' Beckwith, who left no wUl. His sons, George and Benjamin Beckwith, administered his estate, largely in land. The Reverend George* Beckwith, b. at Lyme, Connecticut, April 28, 1703; buried there December 22, 1793; a graduate and Fellow of Yale; married Sarah, daughter to Nathaniel Brown, of Middleton, Connecticut, about the time of his ordination in 1728. She survived him. He served as chaplain in the French and Indian Wars, 1755-61. He was a most profound scholar with an extensive Ubrary, much of it in law. He was a legal adviser to the Legislature. He had several chUdren; BarzUlai, the eldest, and a son, Na- Edward Alonzo SmaU 427 Brothers engaged a leading architect of New York City to make plans for a structure to be buUt of Indiana limestone throughout and fireproof. The first floor has the distribut ing desk of the librarian, while the stack room is connected vrith the reading room; five thousand volumes, selected vrith care, were placed on the shelves. On the walls back of the desk are portraits of Nathaniel F. Moore and his vrife, Rachel A. Moore, painted by J. Carroll Beckwith, an artist of prominence in the city of New York. The second floor is used as an assembly haU, vrith a plat form at the front; entrance is obtained only by a flight of stone steps on the outside at the rear. An endovmient of fifty thousand dollars was given by the Moore Brothers for the support of the Ubrary. The name, Moore Memorial Library, was conferred by the trustees, ten in number. On January 29, 1904, it was presented to the Town of Greene and formaUy opened to the pubUc vrith ap propriate exercises in the afternoon and evening; music was furnished by an orchestra from Binghampton. The only member of the Moore family who was able to be present was Andrew J. Jewett, of Elmira, a cousin; Mrs. Nathaniel F. Moore being confined to her home by iUness.* Though deeply engrossed in his business, Mr. Moore yet thaniel. The latter is presumed to have died in the Revolution. A son, George, graduated with Nathaniel in 1766. Baruch, the youngest, gradu ated from Yale in 1773; M.A. September 9, 1778; studied theology, served a^ a pastor of a Massachusetts church, but died before ordination. Three daughters died young and were buried in Old Lord's Cemetery, Lisle, Con necticut. Penelope, youngest of aU, married and had several chUdren. The Reverend George* Beckwith, b. probably before 1740, at Lyme; gradu ated at Yale in 1766; M.A. September 13, 1769, his diploma signed by his father, then a FeUow of the College. He had but three daughters and one son, George. The latter removed to Triangle, Broome County, with his father and died there. Deacon George' Beckwith, married (i) Mary Bradley, by whom he had four daughters; married (2) Sarah . He was a West India merchant. He died about 1832, leaving a wiU. Dr. Levi Farr, of Greene, New York, was executor and guardian of the four daughters. His widow, Sarah, died, in comfortable circumstances, at a great age. The third daughter, Rachel ArviUa Beckwith, married Nathaniel Ford Moore. They ended theu: days in the old mansion of Dr. Levi Farr, in Greene, New York. * Excerpts from the records of the Moore Memorial Library, 428 Genealogy of Edward Small had time for sports. He was knovm internationaUy as a breeder and exhibitor of thoroughbred horses. Nearly all the horse shows in this country and many of those staged abroad had his entries. The annual shows at Prides Cross ing were models of their kind, Mr. Moore himself driving his coach and four-in-hand as a closing feature. In 19 1 6 one of his horses was the winner of the Waldorf- Astoria Cup at the New York Horse Show, Madison Square Garden; other horses won blue ribbons at Washington, D.C., and also at Madison Square Garden. With his coach and four-in-hand Mr. Moore captured the winning prize in the Marathon Race in London, driving from Hyde Park to South Richmond. On this occasion he was accompanied by Mrs. Moore. At the age of seventy-four years, following a busy Ufe involving great responsibilities. Judge Moore passed away at his home in the city of New York, January 11, 1923, leaving a widow and two sons. - Mr. Moore, obUged to leave Amherst College at the close of his junior year, always regretted that he did not return, finish the course, and receive his diploma. With memories of his loyalty to the college, his vridow and sons took means to ascertain the greatest need of the institution. From a smaU college founded in 1821 vrith limited means and lim ited courses, it had grown into a scientific institution. The ancient Fayerweather Chemical Laboratory had outgrovm its usefulness for that purpose and a new buUding with all modern improvements was suggested, vrith the result that a new structure was buUt, facing CoUege Street, as a memorial gUt from the Moore family. It comprises a basement and three stories 140 feet long, 60 feet wide, and about 60 feet high, of fireproof construction throughout. As one enters the building from the north, directly opposite the end of the short vestibule hangs a portrait of Mr. Moore in whose memory this building has been erected. It was painted by Mr. Ercole Cartotto and is the gUt of the late Mr. Dvright W. Morrow, former Ambassador to Mexico. It was pecul iarly appropriate that the building should be dedicated October 25, 1929, the anniversary of the birth of Mr. Moore, Edward Alonzo Small 429 and equally appropriate that his portrait should be unveUed by his grandson, William Henry Moore, 2d. The foUovring members of his family were present: his widow, Mrs. Ada Small Moore; his eldest son, Edward SmaU Moore; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore; Miss Fanny Moore; WiUiam Henry Moore, 2d; also Mr. and Mrs. Pease, and Mr. and Mrs. Plympton.* Since the death of her husband Mrs. Moore has travelled extensively, visiting the Far East several times, including India, China, Japan, and South Africa; also Persia, the Holy Land, and Eg3^t. She spent one vrinter cruising about the Mediterranean islands, stopping at various points of interest. On the second trip to South America, accom panied by her son, Edward Small Moore, they made a com plete circuit of that country, passing through the Panama Canal down the west coast through the Straits of MageUan, and up the east coast to New York. Her travels have taken her through aU of the principal and many of the smaUer countries in Europe. On September 23, 1932, Mrs. WUliam H. Moore, with a party consisting of Mr. WiUiam H. Colvin, and her sisters, Mrs. WilUam H. Colvin, Mrs. Lora J. Knight, and Mrs. A. Paul Smith, saUed from San Francisco on a private tour to Japan, stopping at many difEerent points in that country; also visiting Honolulu, Hawau. They retumed to San Francisco in time to spend Thanks giving Day at their several homes. As Mrs. Moore has made a special study of ceramics and the results of archaeo logical explorations in other countries, this tour was of spe cial interest to her. Some years ago Mrs. Moore became a life member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society of Boston; the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Her summer home being at Rockmarge, Prides Crossing, on the shore of Massa chusetts Bay, she later became a member of the Beverly Improvement Association and the North Shore Garden Club, where her exhibits have won many prizes. She is also a non-resident member of the Chilton Club of Boston. * Amherst Graduates' Quarterly, 73, November, 1929, pp. 7-11. 430 Genealogy of Edward Small As a resident of New York City, she joined the Society of Colonial Dames of New York; the Colony and CosmopoUtan Clubs; the Woman's National Geographic Society, and is connected with several art and archaological organizations. Issue: I. Hobart Moore, b. August i, 1879, in Chicago; was mar ried Sunday, Febmary 28, 1904, at Saranac Lake, New York, to Ruth Winthrop Emmons, daughter to the late J. Frank and Mary Winthrop (Cook) Em mons, of New York. Hobart Moore was prepared for college at the Harvard School in Chicago, entered Yale CoUege in 1896, and was graduated vrith his class in 1900. After graduation he spent a year in the Harvard Law School and subsequently took a position vrith the First National Bank of New York City. Failing health obliged him to resort to the Adirondacks, where he spent the last eighteen months of his life. He passed away at Saranac Lake March 3, 1904, at the age of twenty-four and a half years. The Yale Alumni Weekly of March 9, 1904, contained the following notice: To his classmates and to aU who knew him, his death came as a severe shock and as an irreparable loss. He entered Col lege with few acquaintances in his class, but the four years he spent at New Haven sufficed to make him known to and loved by them aU. His frank, open nature and ever ready sympathy endeared him to aU with whom he came in the slightest contact. To those who were fortunate enough to know him best he was the staunchest and truest of friends; his character was in every way most lovable. To them it is some smaU comfort to know that despite his trials he kept his ideal disposition to the last and died, as he had Uved, happy in the love of those about him. At a meeting of the New York members of the Class of 1900, March 7, these resolutions on the death of Mr. Moore were adopted: Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in His Infinite Wisdom to take from us our dearly loved classmate Hobart Moore and Whereas, we, his classmates, deeply feel the great loss we have sustained by his death, therefore be it Resolved, that we express our warm afiection for him and Edward Alonzo Small 431 our sincere admiration for the lovable qualities which endeared him to us aU, and that we tender our heartfelt sympathy to his family in their bereavement, and further be it Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to his fam Uy and that a copy be published in the University papers. For the Class, E. B. Hill Edwards A. Park C. B. Spears Rollin A. Spaulding, Jr. H. P. Wood Harold S. Arnold L. A. Hochstadter Irving G. Knox W. J. VOZELES The smaU iUuminated volume containing these resolu tions which was sent to the family was deeply appreciated. Hobart Moore endeared himself to aU who knew him, not only by his lovable quaUties, but by his tactful considera tion of those less fortunate than himself and genuine help fulness as " Man to man." The funeral services held at the home of his parents in New York were remarkable for the numbers lof young men from every walk of life who at tended. Zeta Psi Fraternity, Eta Chapter, Hobart Moore, Class of 1900 In Memoria'm It is vrith sincerest sorrow that the Eta Chapter announces the death of Brother Hobart Moore of the Class of 1900, who died at Saranac Lake, New York, on Thursday, March 3, 1904. His life was ideal in its loyalty, generosity and devotion to the Fraternity. As his upright character won the respect of all who knew him, so his warm heart and sunny nature won their love. To sacrifice himseU for others was his pleasure. He was a friend who could be trusted to the utmost measure, a brother who was truly in intent and deed a brother and so wiU he ever remain in our memory. To his family we would express the deepest sense of personal loss which his death has brought to us and extend to them our heartfelt sympathy. Samuel Colcord Bartlett Howard Wadsworth Church William Dickinson Hart Hall of the Eta For the Chapter March 8, 1904 432 Genealogy of Edward Small 2. Edward SmaU Moore, b. January 6, i88i. He prepared for coUege in Chicago at the Harvard School and was at Yale University of the Class of 1904, S. He was married Wednesday, April 26, 1905, to Jean Ray McGinley, daughter to John Rainy and Jennie (Atterbury) McGinley, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, born June 10, 1885, in Pittsburgh. They were married by the Reverend Kinsey Smith, pastor of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, at the home of the bride. His business career began with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific RaUway, at Chicago, 1903. The foUowing year he was stationed at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From 1905 to 1908, he was connected with the St. Louis and Santa Fe Railroad. The next year he served as second assistant to the president, meanwhUe residing at St. Louis. From De cember I, 1909, to AprU 15, 1915, he was vice-president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. He was also vice-president of the American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company, June 22, 1915, to August, 1917. During the World War Mr. Moore became Director of Divisional Administration, American Red Cross, at Na tional Headquarters, Washington, D.C., serving in that capacity for five months. On February 18, 1918, he was commissioned Major in the Air Service, Signal Corps, United States Army, and placed in charge of administration and production in the Buffalo Plant of the Aircraft Bureau, serving until December 12, 1918, when he received an hon orable discharge.* At present he is connected with the American Can Company, National Biscuit Company, New York Trust Company, TextUe Banking Company, vrith large holdings in real estate. Mr. Edward S. Moore is a member of the foUovring clubs: Racquet and Tennis; Union League; The Links Piping Rock; Recess; The Creek; National GoU Links of America; Links Golf, Chicago. . Mr. Moore is a member of the foUowing societies in the State of New York: Sons of the Revolution; Society of May flower Descendants; New England Society in the City of * Who's Who in America, 16 (1930-31) : 1593. Edward Alonzo Small 433 New York; The Pilgrims; The Huguenot Society at New RocheUe, New York, on the records of Hester Mahieu, vrife of Francis Cooke; Saint Nicholas Society, on tii'e records of Isaac AUerton, one of the first Men of Eight "Selectmen" of New Amsterdam, now the City of New York; also the Society of Colonial Wars on the foUovring: Henry Moore, Sr., Simsbury, Connecticut; the Reverend George* Beck vrith, Chaplain, Lyme, Connecticut; Captain John' Marsh, Litchfield, Connecticut; Captain John* Marsh, Litchfield, Connecticut; Governor John' Webster, Lieutenant Robert^ Webster, both of Hartford, Connecticut; Captain Cyprian' Nichols, Lieutenant of Dragoons, Captain, Auditor of State Treasury, Council of War, etc.; Richard' Treat, Deputy and Magistrate; Edward' SmaU, Magistrate and CounciUor of the District of Maine; John^ SmaU, at Louisburg, 1745-46, Lieutenant, 1758, Captain, 1760; Government Surveyor until his death in 1761. In the spring of 1932, Mr. Moore and his mother made a trip around South America, passing through the Panama Canal dovm the^west coast, through the Straits of MageUan, thence to New York, an unusual but very deUghtful tour. At present he is registered as of Ten Gables, Roslyn, Long Island, vrith a vrinter home in New York City. Issue: I. Edward SmaU Moore, Jr., b. March 18, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri. He entered Princeton University in New Jersey, but was obUged on account of iUness to leave in his freshman year. He went back the foUowing year, but was again obliged to leave permanently. While living at home in Roslyn, Long Island, he became a member of the foUovring societies, on the same records as his father: Society of Colonial Wars; The Huguenot Society at New RocheUe, New York and Saint Nicholas Society, as a descendant of one of the founders of New Amsterdam, now the city of New York. He travelled extensively in the Middle West and on the Pacific Coast, spending considerable time at Big Horn, Wyoming, in 1925. Three years later he settled as a ranch- 434 Genealogy of Edward Small man at WiUow Ranch, Big Horn, largely because of his en joyment of out-of-door lUe, and now resides there. On November 26, 1930, he was married, by Bishop Ed ward L. Parsons at San Mateo, CaUfornia, to Jane ChUds Foster, born January 17, 1909, at Tacoma, Washington, daughter to Charles Addison Foster, who was born March 14, 1879, ^t St. Paul, Minnesota, and his wife Gertrude (Childs) Foster, bom Mardh 8, 1883, at Pittsburgh, Penn sylvania, now residing at San Mateo, CalUornia. The late Senator Foster, a man of some prominence in the State of Washington, was her grandfather. Mrs. Moore was educated at Miss Branson's School, Ross, California, and at Tours, France. She belongs to the Junior League. Issue: I. Edward SmaU Moore, 3d, b. February 22, 1932, at San Francisco, CaUfornia. 2. Marion Moore, b. AprU 3, 1933, at San Mateo, CalUornia. II. Jean Moore, b. July 22, 1908, at Magnolia, Massa chusetts. FoUovring a preparatory course Miss Moore attended Miss Walker's School at Simsbury, Connecticut, graduat ing there; later she spent a year studying in Paris. She also travelled extensively. She was presented to society in the season of 1927. On November 3, 1928, her parents an nounced her engagement to Mr. OUver Malcolm WaUop, a graduate of Yale that year. Mr. Wallop, born May 10, 1905, at Big Horn, Sheridan County, Wyoming, is the second son of the Earl and Countess of Portsmouth, of Barton House, Morchard Bishop, County Devon, England. Mr. Wallop's father, Oliver Henry Wallop, inherited his title on the death of his elder brother, John Fellowes WaUop, seventh Earl of Ports mouth, who died unmarried in London, September 7, 1925. The present Earl, when his brother died, was an American citizen and a resident of Wyoming, where he had passed many years as a successful ranchman. In assuming the title he had to relinquish his American citizenship. In 1 897 , Edward Alonzo Small 435 he married Miss Marguerite Walker of Frankfort, Ken tucky. On June i, 1929, Miss Jean Moore, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Moore, of Ten Gables, Roslyn, Long Island, New York, and New York City, became the bride of the Honorable OUver WaUop, in the Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation. Three hundred guests vritnessed the cere mony. A vested choir of forty boys and fifteen men sang. Miss Moore was escorted by her father, who gave her in marriage. They are Uving at the WaUop Ranch in Sheri dan, Wyoming. The WaUops are one of the famiUes of the British aristoc racy who trace their ancestry back in an unbroken line to the Saxon era and the times of Alfred the Great. This fam Uy was settled at WaUop, Hants, at a period antecedent to the Conquest and it is thus noticed by Camden: "The es tate having taken into it a Uttle river from WaUop or more truly WeU-hop; that is, by interpretation out of our fore fathers' language, ' a pretty well on the side of a hiU,' whereof that right worshipful family of the WaUops, of Knight's de gree, dwelling hard by, took name." * Eliminating the fifth letter of Wellhop, which is so com mon in England, leaves WeUop, which in course of time be came WaUop. Issue: I. Edward John WaUop, b. June 26, 1930, in New York City. 2. Malcolm Wallop, b. Febmary 27, 1933. HI. Marion Moore, b. October 10, 1910, in Manchester, Massachusetts. Her education was finished at the Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, Connecticut. Later she spent a year abroad in study. She was presented to society at the Ritz Carlton in New York City by her parents December 8, 1928, at a sup per dance given in her honor. More than one thousand guests were invited, including some older friends of Mr. and Mrs. Moore. * Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Sir Bernard Burke, C.B., LL.D. Ulster K. of Arms, Ashworth P. Burke, 1932, p. 1927. 436 Genealogy of Edward Small She was married on May 31, 1930, at the Church of the Advent, Westbury, Long Island, to John Walter Cross, Jr., born June 3, 1909, in New York City, son to John Walter Cross, Sr., and the late Lily Lee (Page) Cross. John Walter Cross, Jr., attended the famous Groton School in Groton and later Deerfield, Massachusetts. He was of the Class of 193 1 at Yale, Chi Psi Fraternity, but did not graduate. His father, mentioned in "Who's Who in America," 1930-31, page 611, was born in South Orange, New Jersey, Febmary 24, 1878, son to Richard James and Matilda (Redmond) Cross; Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1900; student of School of Mines (Columbia), 1900-02. Later he was graduated from Ecole Nationale et Speciale des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1907. He married August 17, 1908, Lily Lee Page, of Louisville, Kentucky, and New York, who died in 1920, leaving two sons, John Walter Cross, Jr., and Howard Page Cross. He is associated vrith his brother, EUot Cross, in the firm of Cross and Cross, architects. Guaranty Trust BuUding, New York City, and Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. Among the structures erected by this firm are: The Douglas EUiman Building; Church of Notre Dame; Chickering BuUding, Barclay Hotel, Harriman Building, Lee Higginson and Company BuUding; Union and New Haven Trust Com pany; Walter Camp Memorial, New Haven; also various apartment buildings, etc.; Chief Architect, United States Housing Corporation, Department of Labor, 1918; Member, Art Commission of New York City, 1926-29; Member, Na tional Commission of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C., since 1928; FeUow, American Institute of Architects (Medal of Honor, New York Section, 1925); Architects' League, New York; Member, Beaux Arts Institute of Design, Societe des Architects, Diplome par le Gouvemement (Paris). Richard James Cross, father to John Walter Cross, Sr., Uved at South Orange, New Jersey, on an estate knovm as ¦ Hillside. After his removal to New York City, he had a summer home at Newfoundland, New Jersey, a tiny and unknown spot. The date of his arrival in New Jersey is uncertain, but that he was the son of WilUam Cross, of Edward Alonzo Small /^2>7 Glasgow, Scotiand, is verified by records which show the name of Cross in Glasgow for centuries. The latest WiUiam Cross on record was in 1734. The Christian names appearing frequently are Catherine, David, EUzabeth, James, John, Janet, Margaret, Robert, Ursula! and Walter.* Mr. John Walter Cross, Jr., and his vrife spent the sum mer of 1932 abroad, returning in the late autumn and now reside at Roslyn, Long Island, New York. Issue: I. John Walter Cross, 3d, b. August 18, 1931, in New York. 3. Paul Moore, b. November 30, 1885, in Chicago, Illinois. In 1904 he was graduated from St. Paul's School at Con cord, New Hampshire, and from Yale University in 1908, B.A.; also New York Law School, LL.B. in 191 1. He was married October 30, 1909, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Fanny Weber Hanna, by the Reverend Dr. Paul Sutphen, Presbyterian minister, at the home of her parents. She was bom June 29, 1885, in Cleveland, daughter to Leonard Cotton and Fanny (Mann) Hanna, of Cleveland. During the World War, Mr. Moore served in the Ord nance Department, U.S.A., stationed at Washington, D.C.; as Captain from November 6, 1917, to July 25, 1918, when he was promoted to Major. He was honorably discharged December 21, 1918. Returning to New York, he resumed his law practice and for several years was a member of the New York Stock Exchange vrith the firm of Taylor, Bates and Company. After the death of his father, he became the possessor of most of the thoroughbred horses at Rockmarge, which were removed to Hackney Farm, Morristovm, New Jersey. Wherever shovm, these horses, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore, are usuaUy prize winners. At the Horse Show opened at Cohasset August 17, 1932, * Scottish Record Society: The Commissariat Records of Glasgow, Register of Tesla^ments, 1547-1800. Edited by Francis J. Grant, W. S. (1901). 438 Genealogy of Edward SmaU on the estate of Hugh Bancroft, the Moore horses captured most of the prizes. After the last class was judged. Miss Pauline Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore and granddaughter of the late Judge WilUam H. Moore, drove her grandfather's four-in-hand into the ring and gave a won derful exhibition as a reinswoman. It was the first time the coach had been seen in a show ring since the death of Judge Moore. Miss Moore had Seaton Mistletoe and Seaton SimpUcity in the lead and Seaton Savoy and Seaton Rags on the wheel. At present Mr. Moore is interested in various financial projects and a director of the American Can Company; the National Biscuit Company; the Illinois, Lackawanna and Western Railway Company; Bankers' Trust Company; and Lehigh VaUey Coal Sales Company. Mr. Moore is a member of the foUovring societies: New York Society of Mayflower Descendants; Society of Colon ial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Huguenot Society of New RocheUe, New York; The Pilgrims and Saint Nicholas So ciety of New York City, on the same records as his brother Edward S. Moore. He resides (1932) at Hollow Hill Farm, Convent, New Jersey. Mrs. Paul Moore and her sons WUUam H. and Paul, Jr., were of a party of eight who went on a tour of four months in 1930 vrith Mrs. WiUiam H. Moore, visiting Germany, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and England. For many years Mr. Paul Moore vrith his fanuly has spent the greater part of each summer vrith his mother at Prides Crossing. Issue: I. Fanny Moore, b. August 17, 1910, at Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. She attended Peck School, Morristovm, New Jersey; Mas ter's School, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1925 to 1927; Miss Risser's School, Rome, Italy, 1927 to 1928. She was intro duced to society in New York in the season of 1928. In November, 1931, her engagement was announced by her parents to Mr. John Hopkins Denison, Jr., son to the Reverend Dr. and Mrs. John Hopkins Denison, of Las Edward Alonzo Small 439 Tunas, Santa Barbara, California, and WUliamstown, Mas sachusetts.* ' * The ancestors of the EngUsh Denisons came with other Flemish emi grants from the northeast border of France, where the name Denison, Denni son, Denyson, etc., is stiU common. Some of them settled in different parts of England and one branch later went to Ireland, where they were living in 1631 in DubUn. (The Denison Family of North Yarmouth, Maine, by Grace M. Rogers and A. L. Dennison, 1906.) WiUiam' Denison, b. in England about 1586, came to America in 1631, probably in the ship Lyon, with his wife Margaret. They settled at Rox bury, Massachusetts, where he became a deacon of the church of which the Reverend John EUot was pastor. He died there January 25, 1653. George* Denison, b. in 1618 in England, came over with his parents. His first wife was Bridget Thompson, who died in 1643. He then went back to England, served under Cromwell in the army of the ParUament, and won distinction. WhUe fighting under Cromwell he became acquainted with Ann, daughter to John Borodell, whom he married in 1645 and returned with her to Roxbury. They finally settled at Stonington, Connecticut. In emergencies he was always in demand and fiUed many important public posi tions. Captain George Denison died in Hartford October 23, 1694, aged seventy-six years; his widow, known as "Lady Ann," died September 26, 1712, aged ninety-seven years. John' Denison, b. July 14, 1646; mar. November 26, 1667, Phebe Lay in Saybrook, Connecticut. Captain John died in 1698, aged fifty-two years, in Stonington; she died in the same town in 1699, aged forty-nine years. Robert* Denison, b. September 7 or (17), 1673, in Stonington; mar. in 1696 Joanna Stanton, who died in 1715. Captain Robert Denison died in 1737. John' Denison, b. March 28, 1698; mar. Patience Griswold in 1724. They lived in Lyme, Connecticut, where she died November 8, 1776. He died in the same town November 28, 1776. Samuel" Denison, b. January 8, 1741; mar. in 1760 Mary ChampUn, of Lyme, Coimecticut. She died in 1800. He died in 1836, aged ninety-four years. The Reverend John' Denison, b. May 3, 1788; mar. in 1810 Lucretia KeUey; died in 181 2, in Jerico, Vermont, where he was pastor of the Con gregational Church. John Newton' Denison, b. June 22, 1811 ; mar. Mary F. Dean, in January, 1839. John Henry" Denison, b. March, 1841; was graduated at WiUiams College; mar. April 14, 1869, Caroline HubbeU' Hopkins, b. July 13, 1835, daughter to Mark' and Mary (Hubbell) Hopkins. Mark' Hopkins (John', of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Stephen*, John', Timothy*, Mark", Archibald'), b. Febmary 4, 1802, in Stockbridge, Massa chusetts. He married Mary HubbeU, of WUliamstown, December 25, 1832. In 1836 he became the fourth President of Williams CoUege, an office which he held for thirty-six years. His grandmother. Electa Sargeant, daughter 440 Genealogy of Edward Small Mr. Denison, who is a great-grandson of the late Mark Hopkins, President of WiUiams College for thirty-six years, was graduated from that institution in 1929 and has been taking a course in anthropology at Harvard. On May 7, 1932, the marriage of Miss Fanny Moore and Mr. John Hopkins Denison, Jr., took place in Grace Episco pal Church at Madison, New Jersey, the Reverend Victor Mori ofiiciating. Miss Pauline H. Moore served as her sis ter's maid-of-honor and the bride's ten other attendants included her four cousins, Mrs. JuUan C. Bolton and Mrs. WiUiam Palmer, both of Cleveland; Mrs. John W. Cross, Jr., of New York City, the former Miss Marion Moore, and Mrs. Oliver Wallop, of Big Horn, Wyoming, the former Miss Jean Moore; also Miss Charis Denison, a sister of the bride groom; Miss Mary Louise Congdon, of New London, Con necticut; Miss Abby Beveridge; Mrs. William Watts Coch ran, before her marriage Miss Mary W. Vanderpool; Mrs. Richard High Carleton, the former Miss Frederica L. Fre- linghuysen; and Mrs. De Forest Alexander, the former Miss Agnes M. WiUiams, all of New York. The Honorable OUver M. Wallop served as best man for Mr. Denison, and his ten ushers included the bride's bro thers, Mr. William H. Moore, and Messrs. Lawrence Beals and George W. Wheelright, 3d, of Boston; James Bell and Edmund H. Sears, of St. Louis, Missouri; Alan L. Johnston, of Washington, D.C.; Joseph Higginbotham, of Chicago; to the Reverend John Sargeant, first missionary to the Indians in Stock- bridge, was a niece of Ephraim WiUiams, the founder of WiUiams CoUege. The Reverend Dr. John Hopkins'" Denison, b. October 14, 1870, at West- field, Massachusetts, was graduated from Williams CoUege in 1890. On December 30, 1902, he married, in New York, Pearl Livingston Underwood, daughter to Frank L. and Theodosia (Hawley) Underwood. During the World War he served two years with the Y.M.C.A. Mr. Denison now resides in the city of New York and is best known as an author. Among his pubUcations are the following: Beside the Bowery; Emotion as the Basis of Civilization. The Enlargement of Personality and Emotional Currents in America. (A Record of Captain George Denison of Stonington, Connecticut, by John Denison Baldwin and WilUam CUft (1881). Also 'Memorial to Mark Hopkins, D.D., LL.D., by Calvin Durfree," American Journal of Education, No. 25, June, 1861.) Edward Alonzo SmaU 441 Carroll Perry, Bruce CampbeU, Jr., and Hugh G. B. Good- hugh, of New York. After an extended wedding tour, Mr. and Mrs. Denison joined the rest of her family at Rockmarge, Prides Crossing. Issue: I. John Hopkins Denison, 3d, b. May 9, 1933, in New York City. II. PauUne Hanna Moore, b. June 25, 1912, at Morris- town, New Jersey. She attended Peck School, Morristown, New Jersey; Master's School, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1927 to 1929; Miss Nightingale's School, New York City, 1929 to 1930. She was presented to society in New York City in Decem ber, 1930. Miss Pauline Moore, as weU as her mother, is an expert driver of her father's thoroughbreds. At Cohasset, in the summer of 1932, she received honors for driving the coach and four-in-hand of her grandfather, the late WUliam H. Moore. III. WUUam Henry Moore, b. November 21, 1914, at Convent, New Jersey. He attended Peck School, Morristown, New Jersey; Har vey School, Hawthorne, New York; in 1928, he entered St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, from which he was graduated in 1933. When the Chemical Laboratory was presented to Am herst College by the famUy of Judge Moore, he unveUed the portrait of his grandfather for whom he was named. In 1930, he was of the party which toured Northern Europe. IV. Paul Moore, Jr., b. November 15, 1919, at Convent, New Jersey. He was a student at Peck's School, Morristovm, New Jersey, and entered St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, in the faU of 1932. III. Edward Alonzo' Small, b. September 6, i860, in Galena, IlUnois. His early education was obtained in the pubUc schools of Galena and Chicago, where he fitted for the bar, but frail 442 Genealogy of Edward Small health has prevented him from taking an active part in the business world. On January 9, 1 881, he and his father left home for an ex tended tour of Europe. Passing through the Mediterranean, they spent some time in Egypt, where the son was taken Ul with typhoid fever. Reaching Paris on their return, he suffered a relapse. For weeks he was critically iU. As soon as he was able, they saUed for home. He was married in Saint Mark's Episcopal Church by the Reverend Mr. Steele, pastor of that church at Geneva, Illi nois, where his mother was then Uving, on September 6, 1883, to Clara Mabel Ward, b. October 18, 1863, in Geneva, daughter to Pendar Field and Emily Janet (Wilbur) Ward. Pendar Field Ward was born July 4, 1826, at Palmer, Mas sachusetts; his vrife, Emily Janet WUbur, was born Decem ber 28, 1835, in Portland, Chautauqua County, New York. Mr. and Mrs. SmaU celebrated their silver wedding anni versary September 6, 1908, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She died suddenly a month afterwards on October 18, 1908. She was the mother of all his chUdren. He married, second, December 31, 1910, LiUian Sarbone, b. December 17, 1876, daughter to Peter and Augusta Sarbone. The ceremony was performed at Cleveland, Ohio, by the Reverend Frank Bradley, D.D., at the parsonage of the PUgrim Congrega tional Church. Peter Sarbone was from Coblenz, Germany; his vrife was bom on the ocean vrithin the United States limits. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. SmaU reside (1933) at VaUey Vista Boulevard, Van Nuys, California. Issue: I. Edward Alonzo SmaU", b. August 27, 1884, at Geneva, IlUnois. Ovring to several removals of the fanuly, his early educa tion in the public schools was much interrupted. Entering the University of Michigan in 1903, in the Engineering De partment, he was obUged to leave near the close of his junior year. In 1908 he was Assistant Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Auto Motor Company, Bryn Mavsr, Pennsyl vania. From 1910 to 1915, he was employed in the Engi- Edward Alonzo Small 443 neering Department of the Griflan Wheel Company, Chi cago, manufacturers of car wheels. For the past eleven years he has been agent for A. M. Byers Company, Pitts burgh, Pennsylvania, manufacturers of wrought-iron pro ducts, first as Sales Manager, Houston Division, later at Chicago; then Field Engineer, Midwest Territory. At the beginning of the World War, he was a volunteer, Fust- Class Private, 68ist Squadron, Aviation Section, Signal Corps, KeUy Field, San Antonio, Texas. Later he was a cadet at the Central Officers' Training Camp at Camp Tay lor, Kentucky, 42d Battery, Field ArtiUery. Before his course was fim'shed the Armistice was signed November 11, 1918, and he was discharged. Mr. Small was married on June 29, 1918, at San Antonio, Texas, to Margot Cushing, b. November 16, 1891, daughter to Frederick W. Cushing, b. June 10, 1856, at Buckingham, Province of Quebec, Canada, and his vrife, Cassie M. Scott, b. June 20, 1856, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. SmaU was graduated at Vassar CoUege, New York, in 1914, and was President of the class in her senior year, C.B.K.; later attending a school of Civics and Philanthro py. She was afterwards Secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, Camp Oglethorpe, Chattanooga, Teimessee. Their home is at Dovmer's Grove, a suburb of Chicago. Issue: I. Barbara Claire", b. July 16, 1920, in Chicago. II. Edward Alonzo", b. May 16, 1922, in Chicago, the fourth generation in succession to bear that name. III. Frederick WiUiam" (tvrin), b. July 17, 1925, in Chi cago. IV. Lawrence Ward" (tvrin), b. July 17, 1925, in Chi cago. 2. Ward SmaU'", b. June 9, 1886, at Geneva, IlUnois. He was educated in private schools and became an expert engraver. With his artistic temperament he made a specialty of book-plates. He was married June 28, 1913, at Grand Rapids, Michigan, by the Reverend Dr. John T. Thomas, to Hazel Marie Wesselius, b. Decem- 444 Genealogy of Edward SmaU ber i6, 1888, daughter to Sybrant and Effa L. (Bangs) Wesselius of Grand Rapids, Michigan. They reside in Chicago. Issue: I. Ward SmaU", Jr., b. AprU 23, 1914, in Chicago. 3. Mary Caroline'", b. September 16, 1887, in Shamrock, Nebraska; d. July 14, 1888. 4. Margery Claire'", b. May 25, 1890, in Elburn, BUnois. After the death of her mother, in October, 1908, Margery, although in her teens, assumed the care of the household under the supervision of her grandmother, who Uved close by. In 1914, she went to Santa Barbara vrith Kennett Cowan and his sister, Lora Louise Cowan, where they re mained in school two years. Early in the spring of 1916, her engagement was announced at a dinner given by her aunt, Mrs. Lora J. Moore, at the Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, to Mr. Walter NeUson. Mrs. Lora A. UnderhiU was a guest on that occasion. Margery Claire was married at Highland Park, Blinois, June 24, 1916, by the Reverend Peter C. Wolcott, to Walter Neilson, b. May i, 1887, in Chicago, son to James Drake and Margaret (Van Deusen) NeUson. He attended the University of Michigan, where he made Theta Delta Chi Fratemity and took the Engineering Course. During the World War, Mr. NeUson enlisted June i, 1918, and was as signed to the Naval Aviation Service Ground School at Great Lakes Naval Training Station; he was discharged in January, 191 9. For a time he was engaged in the leather business, but is now Manager of the Merchandising Depart ment, Chicago Tribune. Their home is at Winnetka, a sub urb of Chicago on the shore of Lake Michigan. Issue: I. Walter NeUson, Jr., b. April 25, 1917, in Evanston, Illinois. II. James Drake NeUson, b. April 24, 1919, in Chicago. III. Frances Josephine NeUson, b. December 29, 1923, in Chicago. 5. Lawrence AUen'", b. January 16, 1892, in Highland Park, Illinois. Edward Alonzo SmaU 445 He attended the Tome School, Pennsylvania, and later went to HawaU on a sugar plantation. When the United States entered the World War, Law rence SmaU sailed for France, June 3, 191 7, to enter the Ambulance Service; his aunt, Mrs. Lora J. Knight, furnish ing the ambulance. When he arrived in France, he found it would be several months before the ambulance would be there, so, rather than be idle, he went into the French Cam ion Service; that is, driving trucks, deUvering ammunition, etc. He was selected among many to go to a French Offi cers' Training Camp and graduated vrith a certificate of " Good," but had to teach many months before receiving a commission. In September foUovring, he joined the Ameri can Forces, was put into the G.M.C. and made a Corporal, driving trucks, ambulances, etc. He tried to get into the Tank Service, but was unable to do so. Owing to the short age of men of mechanical skUl who could handle and care for machines, he was kept busy. After the Armistice was signed in 1918, he was sent into Germany with the Army of Occupation. Shortly after his enUsting in the American Service, his father received a letter from the Camion Service Headquar ters in Boston, informing him that his son, Lawrence A. Small, was one of the few men who had been commended by the French Government for the exceUent service rendered while in their army. This was accompanied by a citation written in French on parchment, resembUng a diploma. Soon after his return from Germany to France, he married Isabella (Michel) Karp, daughter to a curator of a museum near Paris. She was the vridow of a Russian soldier by whom she had a daughter, Franjoise Louise Karp, bom November 9, 1917, in Paris. They Uve at Domaine de Clastron La Motte, Var, France, near Cannes, where he ovms a large and lucrative vineyard. Issue: I. Jacques Michel" SmaU, b. June 2, 1921, in Van- cresson, Seine et Oise. II. Michel Lawrence" SmaU, b. August 16, 1922, in Anet Eure et Loire. 44^ Genealogy of Edward Small III. Alain Henri" Small, b. October 31, 1923, in Paris, Seine. IV. Patrick Bernard" SmaU, b. October 26, 1927, in La Motte, Var. 6. Frances Josephine'", b. November 10, 1893, in Highland Park, lUinois. Attending the pubUc schools in Highland Park untU 1908, she entered the Girton School for Girls at Winnetka, re maining one year. Removing to Santa Barbara, she at tended the Blanchard-Gamble School for Girls; later she was a student for three years at Bennett School, MUlbrook, New York. Frances Josephine was married January i, 191 5, at High land Park, to Francis Clerihew Wymond, son to Josiah Chambers and Mary Van Wyck (Clerihew) Wymond. He was born February i, 1891, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Lafayette CoUege, Easton, Pennsylvania, where he made Zeta Psi Fraternity. Later he was gradu ated from the Northwestern MiUtary Naval Academy, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. During the World War he served as Lieutenant in the United States Army; is now a Past Com mander of the American Legion, Post No. 62, CalUornia. They Uve at Rancho Garrapato Carpenteria, CaUfornia. Issue: I. Francis Clerihew Wymond, Jr., b. July 7, 1918, Chicago, lUinois. II. Mary Josephine Wymond, b. October 30, 1919, Chicago, Illinois. rV. Lora Josephine', b. May i, 1864, in Galena, lUinois. She attended the pubUc schools there until the famUy removed to Chicago, where she entered a private school. After her father's death in 1882, her mother removed to the tovm of Geneva on Fox River, which had formerly been their summer home. Lora Josephine was married April 26, 1883, in Geneva, by the Right Reverend Charles Edward Cheney, pastor of the Reformed Episcopal Church of Chi cago, to James Hobart Moore, b. June 14, 1852, in Berk shire, Tioga County, New York, son to Nathaniel Ford and Rachel A. Beckvrith Moore. Edward Alonzo SmaU 447 J. Hobart Moore, who had previously fitted for the bar, formed a partnership vrith his brother, WiUiam H. Moore, following the death of Edward A. SmaU. For a period they were chiefly known as corporation lawyers, but soon ac quired a reputation as organizers of vast business interests under the name of "The Moore Brothers," distinguished as financiers and capitalists throughout this and other coun tries. J. Hobart Moore Uved for some years in Chicago after his marriage, meanwhUe acqiuring a large tract of land on the shore of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where he buUt a house of EngUsh architecture, near the lake, which they greatly en joyed as a summer residence. Here, too, he established stables for thoroughbred horses, which he frequently drove himseU. For a number of years they lived at Lake Geneva from June ist to October ist, entertaining many guests in their smaU steam yacht on the lake, also enjoying many beautiful drives. At the annual horticultural shows they took many prizes for fruits, vegetables, and flowers from their conserva tories. Late in the summer of 191 2, they took the first prize in the room of six tables set for luncheon for four. Napery, silver, china, and floral centre-piece were the main features. The Moore centre-piece, consisting of UUes of the valley and smaU drooping ferns in a flat bowl, attracted much attention, since aU the others were high and colorful. Because of Ul health and the severe Northern climate, Mr. Moore purchased a vrinter home caUed Glenoaks at Montecito, Santa Barbara, in Southern CaUfornia, where he spent eight months each year. About June i, 1916, he became more seriously Ul, but insisted upon returning to Lake Geneva, where he passed away July 17, 1916, and was buried in the cemetery there beside his son Nathaniel. His vridow, Lora Josephine Moore, soon sold the property at Lake Geneva, retiring to the Santa Barbara home for the greater part of the year. Always public-spirited she had some years previously established a school for Mexican boys and girls. Under skiUed teachers they were taught English and the rudiments of learning. The girls also had lessons 448 Genealogy of Edward Small in sewing and cooking, while the boys took up carpentry, etc. At her homejn Montecito, a section of Santa Barbara, Mrs. Lora Josephine (SmaU) Moore was married January i8, 1922, by the Reverend Dr. Grant Evans, to Harry French Knight, of St. Louis, Missouri. Not long after her marriage, she disposed of her property at Glenoaks and built a new house on the hUltop at Santa Barbara, where she usually spent her winters. Later she acquired a summer residence, Vikingsholm, at Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, Cali fornia, a lovely spot, where the weather is never too warm or too cool during summer. On September 15, 1926, Mrs. Knight and her sister, Mrs. WiUiam H. Moore, saUed from New York for England, where they boarded a private yacht, the Alacrity, in which they circled the globe. The yacht was an English craft fly ing the British flag. The trip took them to many ports seldom visited by travelers. Some time was spent in India, Africa, and South America. In Africa there were land jour neys to many picturesque places. From South America the cruise was up the Atlantic to Prides Crossing, where the great yacht dropped anchor in July, 1927. Tea was served on board to many of the summer colonists, a most enjoyable occasion, enhanced by a floral display from the Rockmarge conservatories. Mrs. L. J. Knight, her sister, Mrs. Moore, and their friend, Miss Margaret Enders, saUed from New York Feb ruary 20, 193 1, on a tour through England, visiting various places in Germany, Italy, Spain, and France, landing in New York, May 29th, foUovring. On September 23, 1932, a party consisting of Mrs. WU Uam H. Moore, her three sisters, Mrs. Clara R. Smith, Mrs. Lora J. Knight, and Mr. WUliam H. Colvin, vrith Mrs. WilUam H. Colvin, saUed from San Francisco on the Presi dent Hoover for Japan and HawaU, returning about the middle of November. Mrs. Lora J. Knight has been for many years a member of the Mission Canyon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, at Santa Barbara. She is also a life member of the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Edward Alonzo Small 449 Issue: I. Nathaniel Ford Moore, b. January 31, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois. He married November 8, 1905, at Saint Thomas's Church in New York, Miss Helen Fargo, daughter to Mr. and Mrs. WUUam CongdeU Fargo, of New York. Mr. Moore died suddenly January 10, 1910, in Chicago, and was buried in the cemetery at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. V. Bessie CaroUne', b. June 9, 1873, in Chicago, Illinois. Her higher education was obtained at Stella Loring's School, Chicago. After the death of her father, she and her mother went abroad tvrice for extended European travel as far as Greece and Turkey. They attended many receptions at the Foreign Legations because of the daughter's familiar ity with modern languages. She was married in Chicago, June 5, 1894, by the Reverend Charles Edward Cheney, in Christ Church, to WiUiam Henry Colvin, b. September 22, 1870, in Chicago, HUnois, son to WUliam Henry and Susan (Burt) Colvin. He attended the MUitary Academy at Chester, Pennsylvania. Later prepared for Yale, but was taken iU; when able to travel he went abroad vrith a tutor and remained a year. I Mr. Colvin's business was that of banker and investment broker, now retired. He is a member of the foUovring clubs: The Chicago Club; The Union League Club; GoU Club; and The Wausaukee Club. Mrs. Colvin belongs to the Evanston Woman's Club; The Evanston Garden Club, and The Gordon Club. They re side in Evanston. Issue: I. Jessica Burt Colvin, b. October 4, 1895, in Chicago, Illi nois. She entered the Bennett School, MiUbrook, New York, in 1912, where she remained three years; then the University of Wisconsin, from which she was graduated in 191 8 vrith the degree of B.A. Before marriage she traveled exten sively, accompanying her aunt, Mrs. WiUiam H. Moore, on her first tour around the world. She was married on July 6, 1927, at the home of her parents in Evanston, by the 450 Genealogy of Edward Small Reverend James M. Stifler, to Lennart A. Palme. He was born January i6, 1881, in Stockholm, Sweden, son to Johan HemUc and Anna (Lavonius) Palme. ¦ Mr. Palme was graduated from Kungl Tekniska Hogs- kolan m Stockholm as a civU engineer. He practiced for many years as an engineer and architect in Stockholm and Helsinfors, Finland, buUding many large apartment houses, offices, theatres, etc. His profession at present is that of architect and he has buUt a number of large homes in Harrison and Rye, New York. Mr. Palme's father was the founder of a large bank in Stockholm, "Stockhohns Intecknings Garanti, A.B.," of which he was President for fifty years; he died in May, 1932, at the age of ninety-three years, having been awarded many medals and honors by the Swedish Government. AprU 12, 1930, Mr. and Mrs. Palme joined the party of Mrs. WilUam H. Moore on a tour to Germany, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, returning from England in July. Soon after their marriage, Mr. Pahne buUt a Uttle Swedish peasant house on a hiUtop at Paterson, seventy mUes from New York City, which they enjoyed very much. He has since buUt a larger home at Harrison, New York, which is an adaptation of Swedish style, in which they live. They spent the winter of 1932-33 in Italy with Mr. Palme's mother. 2. WUUam Henry Colvin, Jr., b. May 20, 1897, in Chicago. He was graduated from Cornell University, New York, in 1920. During the World War he entered the Fourth Officers' Training School (Infantry) at Camp Mead, Mary land, on May 15, 19 18, five days before his twenty-first birthday. On August 26, he was made Second Lieutenant at Camp Gordon, Georgia. In October he was put on the staff as BattaUon Bayonet and Gas Instructor. He was recommended for First Lieutenant when the Armistice was signed and was discharged the foUovring December. Mr. Colvin was married September 3, 192 1, in ChiUi- cothe, Missouri, to Grace EUett. She was born August 19, 1894, at Peabody, Kansas, daughter to WilUam Henry EUett, bom December 3, 1859, at CheneyviUe, Louisiana, Edward Alonzo Small 451 and his vrife, Grace Louise Morris, born "9/9/186-" in GreenvUle, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin reside (1933) at Winnetka, ^hUe his parents Uve in Evanston. Issue: I. WilUam Henry Colvin, 3d, b. July 14, 1922, in Chi cago. He was struck and kUled by an automo bile at Winnetka, in July, 1927, aged five years. IL Caroline Colvin, b. May 4, 1924, in Chicago. III. Ann Colvin, b. October 8, 1928, in Chicago; d. Octo ber II, 1928, aged three days. 3. Donald Colvin, b. March i, 1901, Chicago, Illinois. When his parents removed to Evanston, he attended the Dewey School there, afterwards spending a number of years at University School, Chicago, and the Principia School, St. Louis. Later he was a student at CorneU University, New York, for three years. In 1922, he made a tour em bracing most of the European countries. Returning to Chicago, he was for a time clerk in the Merchants' Loan and Tmst, then was in the office of his father, Colvin and Com pany, brokerage. At one time he spent thirteen months in the United States Cavahy at Fort Meade, South Dakota. From 1926 to 1 931, he was employed by a metal concern of La Porte, Indiana. He is now (1933) in business for himseU at San Francisco, distributing electric refrigerators for the Westinghouse Company. Mr. Donald Colvin was married in San Francisco, Janu ary 20, 1932, by the Reverend Herbert Parker Shaw, at the Palace Hotel, to Marjorie White. She was bom Febmary 9, 1906, in Michigan City, Indiana. Her father, Louis EUis White, was bom May 23, 1876; her mother, EsteUa Cross, was bom November 6, 1879. They are Uving (1933) at La Porte, Indiana. 4. Lora Josephine Colvin, b. March 19, 1904, in Chicago. She is a graduate of MUler School, Evanston Township High School, and the Bennett School, MUlbrook, New York, after which she studied at the Art Institute for a year. She is a member of the Evanston Junior League; also the Infant Welfare Society. She was married July 29, 1926, in Evans ton, to Gordon Whitney. He was born November 26, 1904, 452 Genealogy of Edward SmaU in Chicago, son to Charles Pratt and Grace Elizabeth (Lewis) Whitney.* * John' Whitney, the immigrant ancestor, was bom in 1589 and baptized in Samt Margaret's (Parish Church), near Westminster Abbey, London, July 20, 1592. He was son to Thomas Whitney, who married Mary Bray May 12, 1583, at Westminster Abbey. John' Wldtney married first in Eng land Elinor , born in 1S99, "ho came over with him to Watertown. Thomas" Whitney, b. in England, 1629; mar. January 11, 1654, in Water- town, Mary KendaU or Kettie. Eleazer^ Whitney, b. September 2, 1662, in Watertown; mar. April 11, 1687, Dorothy Ross, of Sudbury. They Uved in Sudbury. Jonas* Whitney, b. 1709, in Sudbury; mar. May 8, 1735, in Roxbury, Sarah Perry. (Ensign) Abner* Whitney, b. Roxbury, November 17, 1744; married, had six chUdren; probably moved to Newton, where he served in Captain Wis- weU's company, raised in Newton for the Revolutionary War service; Ser geant, Ensign, and later pensioned; died in Windsor County, Vermont, Janu ary 26, 1826. Jacob' Whitney, b. Springfield, Vermont, May 2, 1784; mar. November II, 1810, Lucy Adams. They resided at New Salem, Massachusetts, where he died AprU 30, 1824. John Brooks' Whitney, b. at New Salem, Massachusetts; mar., first. May 14, 1844, Lucinda BardweU, who died May 14, 1857. He married, second, December 16, 1857, Katherine A. Pratt, b. March 28, 1833. He resided in Shelbume FaUs, Massachusetts, where he held important town offices and served as Representative in the Legislature in 1852. With his famUy he re moved to Chicago in 1874. He died March 18, 1876, at MUwaukee, Wis consin. Charles Pratt' Whitney, b. Shelbume Falls, Massachusetts, July 14, 1866; mar. at Creston, lUinois, in 1888, Grace E. Lewis, b. January 15, 1867. In 1895, he was a member of the firm of Granger, Smith, MiUer and Company. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and several other societies. Gordon' Whitney is said to be a descendant of John Alden as foUows: John' Alden, b. 1599; mar. before 1624 PrisciUa MuUins, who died after 1650. He died September 12, 1687, at Duxbury, Massachusetts. John Bass, b. about 1632; mar. February 3, 1657, Ruttf Alden, at Dux bury, Massachusetts, who died October 12, 1674, in Braintree, Massachu setts. He died September 12, 1716, in the same town. WilUam Copeland, b. November 15, 1656, in Braintree; mar. Mary (Bass) Webb, widow of Christopher Webb, AprU 13, 1694, in Braintree. WiUiam Copeland died October 30, 1716, in Braintree. Benjamin Copeland, b. October 5, 1708, in Braintree; mar. there Sarah AUen, November 21, 1734, who was born AprU 15, 1709, in Braintree. He died October 20, 1790, at Norton, Massachusetts. She died March 20, 1801, in the same town. Moses Copeland (Revolutionary soldier, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sail- Edward Alonzo Small 453 He attended the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colorado, for two years and was made a member of Chi Psi Fraternity. Mr. Whitney is a descendant of John Alden and is eligible for the Mayflower Society. Mrs. Whitney is also eligible for the same society on the records of Isaac AUerton and Francis Cooke. They reside in Evanston, though Mr. Whitney's business is that of insurance broker in Chicago. Issue: I. Charles Pratt Whitney, b. June 23, 1929, in Chicago, lUinois. II. Colvin Whitney, b. November 30, 1931, in Evans ton, Illinois. ors. War of the Revolution, IH: 989), b. November 16, 1745, in Norton; mar. Hannah Stone, September 25, 1766, in Norton, Massachusetts. She was born February i, 1750, in Norton, and died September 21, 1838, in Mansfield, Massachusetts. He died September 24, 1840, in the same town. Josiah Pratt, b. Foxboro, Massachusetts, September 14, 1769; mar. Sarah Copeland, September 17, 179S, in Mansfield. She was bom July 19, 1768, in Norton, and died in Foxboro, 1841. He died December 3, 1858, in the same town. Josiah Pratt, b. January 26, 1802, in Foxboro; mar. Catherine HaU, May I, 1828, in Charlemont, Massachusetts. She was bom December 20, 1808, in Charlemont, and died July 23, 1890, in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. He died May 18, 1887, in Shelbume FaUs, Massachusetts. John Brooks' Whitney, b. Sept. 19, 1820, in New Salem, Massachusetts, mar., 2d, December 16, 1857, in Shelbume FaUs, Katherine Augusta Pratt, b. March 28, 1833, hi Charlemont, Massachusetts. He died March 18, 1876, in MUwaukee, Wisconsin. She died June 14, 1916, in Evanston, IlUnois. Charles Pratt' Whitney, b. July 14, 1866, in Shelbume FaUs; mar., Sep tember 12, 1888, in Creston, lUinois, Grace EUzabeth Lewis, b. January 15, 1867. Authorities for the line of descent from John Alden: Memorial of Descendants of Honorable John Alden, by Ebenezer Alden, M.D. (1867), pp. 2, 5, 8. Alden-Smith Genealogy, by Harriet Chapin Fielding (1913). Mayflower Descendant, vol. 4: 202. Braintree Town Records (printed), 636, 724, 721, 752, 688. Vital Records, Norton, Massachusetts, 135, 216, 365, 43. Vital Records, Foxborough, Massachusetts: 81. Vital Records, Mansfield, Massachusetts (MS. Essex Institute): 701. Vital Records, Charlemont, Massachusetts: 104, 35. Vital Records, New Salem, Massachusetts: 52. 454 Genealogy of Edward Small 5. John Roberts Colvin, b. August 30, 1907, in Evanston, lUinois. He attended the Tabor Academy at Marion, Massachu setts, for three or four years, and later went to the University of Colorado. He is now (1933) manager of a ranch in Flor ida, ovraed by his father. aUfeD fmiim SAMUELS SMALL, SR. MARRIED ELIZABETHS (HEARD) CHADBOURNE THE HEARD FAMILY JOHN' HEARD John Heard, one of the recognized founders of the Planta tion of Piscataqua, now Kittery, Maine, undoubtedly came over about 1634 or 1635, under the auspices of Gorges and Mason, with Edward Small, Henry Jocelyn, and others. On June 25, 1640, he was one of the nine " Inhabitants of Pascattaway who made their appearance " at the first Gen eral Court held at Saco " before Richard Vines, Richard Bonython and Henry Jocelin, Esquires," with a petition "to be eased of the charge and trouble" of repairing to that distant court, and praying for "power to keepe petty Courts within their Plantacon."* At this time he was living on Champemoun's Island, as shown by tbe conveyance, March 20, 1649, by Thomas Weathers (Withers) to Elias Newcome (Newcomb) of "one halfe of the Island Comonly knowne by the name of Capt. Francis Champn'os Hand att tbe mouth of Pascattewaie River wher John Heard latly dwelled." His wife was Isabel ; and at some time previous to 1645, they removed to Stur geon Creek, now Eliot, upon land belonging to John Tre worgy. A disagreement arose as to the bounds of that part of the land allotted to Heard, which led to an action in court by Treworgy against John Heard, when Thomas Beard and John Whit (White) deposed " that M"" John Treworgy did solicet Jo" Heard divers times for to come live at the marsh, and told him that if hee would sett downe a bowse ther he should have what marsh hee would and convenient upland to his house ; and upon that Jo" Heard and his wife came up to Kittery, and shee did keep Jo" Treworgys bowse whUe that her husband did build his bowse at tbe creeke." f The * Early Records of Maine, vol. 1 : 50. t Early Records of Maine, vol. i : 114, 125-129, 204. 460 Genealogy of Edward Small bouse of John Treworgy in this deposition was also called a "wigwarme." Mr. Sylvester Bartlett, a descendant of John Heard, was living on the original lot within a few years. It is located near the present raUway station in Eliot, at the foot of Frost's Hill* John Heard bore an important part in the early judicial proceedings of Maine, as attested by bis appearing June 25, 1640, with Edward Small and others, on the first jury of twelve men at the first session of the General Court held at Saco ; and serving on juries and grand juries many times afterward.! Iii 1645, John Heard and " M"" John Treworgy " were chosen by tbe General Court as commissioners "to end all controversies," or " small causes ; " and if they could not agree, they were to present the case to the General Court. John Heard was again appointed " Comission' for y* Towne of Kittery," on July 2, 1661, and mentioned as "of Sturgeon Cricke." % When tbe Plantation of Piscataqua was incorporated as the town of Kittery, in 1647, Nicholas Frost (who died in 1663), Captain Nicholas Shapleigh, and John Heard were the first persons chosen to fill the office of " y^ select Townes men." § John Heard was also selectman in 1650. His name appears variously on the records as Heard, Hurd, and Hord. || In a list of forty-one citizens of Kittery who signed the "submission to Massachusetts," October 28, 1652, after which they were entitled to " send one deputy yearely to the Court of Elections," his autograph signature was affixed as follows : ^/rA^UJZ''' * Maine Historical Society Collections, Second Series, vol. 5 : 403. t Early Records of Maine, vol. 1 : 53, 102, 131, 166, 20I, 258. t Early Records of Maine, vol. 1 : 108, 320, 380. § Old Eliot, Maine, by Willis, 1897, vol. i : 88. II Early Records of Maine, vol. i : 53, 55, 102, 131, 166, 177, 180, 201, 258. T Massachusetts Archives, vol. 3: 203. The Heard Family 461 It is a common error to confound him with the John Heard, of Dover, New Hampshire,* who was one of the sign ers of the " Dover Combination," in 1640 ; but the person of that name in Dover could not write, and always made his mark. In a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts, held in Boston, October 10, 1665, signed by thirty inhabitants of Dover, "being orderly assembled in a tonnes meeting," his signature appears : his m'ke John / Heard f Stackpole thinks it probable that John Heard, of Dover, was the one who owned land and lived in Gorgeana, pre vious to June 12, 1648; at which date he, "John Heard, late of Gorgeana, Carpenter," sold to John Parker, of Mar blehead, "all that my bouse & Land & all that my upland, Marsh Ground [etc.], belonging in Gorgeana." J Here bis mark is very simUar to the later one. During the agitation following the advent of Quakers in the town of Kittery, an attachment was issued against John Heard for entertaining Quakers, and "for his contempt;" and be was ordered to "appeare before y^ next Generall Court." This was dated November 12, i6s9.§ Four years later, on July 7, 1663, he and his son James, together with their wives, were presented to the General Court for " ab senting y'"selves from tbe publique meeting ... & for Intertyaing of quakers," for which they were fined £,}, : 10. || * John Heard, a shipmaster, had a grant of land in Dover, N. H., in 1652, of the land where " Heard's Garrison " afterwards stood. He married Eliza beth, daughter to the Rev. Joseph Hull ; and died in Dover, Jan. 17, 1688-89. His widow, Elizabeth, mentioned in Mather's Magnalia as a woman of great wealth, died Nov. 30, 1706. Issue : Benjamin, William, Mary, Abigail, Eliza beth, Hannah, John, Joseph, Samuel, Tristram, Nathaniel, and Dorcas Heard. Vide Hurd's History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, N. H, 1882 : 771. t Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, vol. 4 ; pt. 2 : 269. X York County Deeds, Book 3: 71-72. § Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, vol. 4 : pt. 1 : 407. II Early Records of Maine, vol. I : 400. 462 Genealogy of Edward Small The date of his death is unknown ; but his wUl, of which an abstract is given, is lengthy and verbose. It is dated March 3, 1675-76, was sworn to by attesting witnesses, on February 21, 1676, and recorded March 16, i6j6-'/y : " In the name of God Amen / " I John Heard of Kittery in the County of Yorke, In New Eng land yeamon, being by the prouidence of god by reason of age weake of body, but of Prfect mind & memory, & with out frawd & deceate, & not knowing how it may please y° Lord to deale with mee, as to matters of this life. Now to take mee out of this troublesome & transitory world, to whose Most gratious dispen sations, I do humbly submitt, w'for I Commit & Comend my soule into the hands of god y' gaue it, & my body to Christian buriall, ordering & appoynting this Present Instrum' to bee my last win & testament, in manner & forme following/ " Imp"* : I giue & bequeath unto my grandaughters Mary & Elizabeth, daughters to my well beloued sonn James Heard late whilst hee liued of Kittery in New England, aforsd deceased, all my Land Improued & not Improued, being by Computation sixty Acres, or y' abouts bee It more or lesse, lijing or scituate in Kit tery aforesd, at a place Coinanly CaUed or known by the name of Tomsons Poynt, immediately from & after the decease of Jo" Ross, which sd land or part y'of, is now in the houlding posses sion & Occupation of the sd John Ross, togeather also with an house Erected, & built y'on for y° tearme of his Natural! life ; with all & singular y" profitts, & Coinoditys belonging & ap- p'tajning y' unto, to bee aequaUy diuided amongst them & y' heyres, or to the suruiuer of them, & y' heyrs for euer, y^ EU- ders always to bee Preferred before y" younger, & y' Males before y° females / " He also bequeathed " unto my grandaughter Elizabeth, aboue mentioned, two Cows," and to the three " younger Grandaughters, Katterine, Abigale & Ann," daughters to James Heard, deceased, " Twenty pounds, a peece ... as soone as they or either of them, shall accomplish to Attajne y° age of eighteen years, or bee maried." To his grandson John Heard he gave " aU the rest of my goods & Estate, to witt my farme, & all w'soever doth The Heard Family 463 belong & app''tajne y' unto, lijing & scituate at Sturgeon Cricke, in Kittery, aforesd, togeather also with . . . my whoole stocke of Cattle ... & also all my debts, wares, M''chandizes, dues, or demands, w'soeuer, my iust & due debts being first payd, & discharged." " My will is also y' in Case it should please god y' I decease before my indeared Wife, Isbell Heard, then my Will is, that my ouerseers in trust take spetiall Care, y' shee bee Carefully & duely prouided for, for a Comfortable subsistance out of the aforesd Estate at Sturgeon Cricke, during the tearme of her nat- urall life, & do hereby Impoure my sayd ouerseers hereafter mentioned, & nominate so to do / " He also provided that his " daughter in law Susanna Heard " should abide at Sturgeon Creek, with her children and be suitably maintained during the " tyme of her Widdowhoodship ; " and that " my trusty & beloued frejnds Majo' Nic: Shapleigh, John Shapleigh, Jos : HaiTTonds, William Spencer, & James Chadbourne all of Kittery . . . bee my ouerseers in trust. ... In testimony y' that this is my last will & testament, irreuocable as aforesd, I do here unto put my hand & seale / Dated in Kittery in Pischataqua Riuer, in New England aforesd this third day of March, in the yeare of o'' Ld god, according to y° Computation of y' Church of England one thousand six hundred seauenty & five & six / Anno Dom T 167^ Signed sealed & DeUuered ^^^^ jj^^^^^ \ ^A* in the Presence of us / "' ( ^^^ \ Fran^ Smale / Elizabeth Leighton / Ric : Allexander / " ISSUE I. James ^ probably of age before 1647. (Vide infra.) II. Warwick^, who is considered to have been another son. He was accidentally shot by Charles Frost, of Kittery, and the jury appointed by the court, March 24, 1646, to "in quire into his death," consisted of Mr. Edward SmaU and five others. * Maine Wills, 1887 ; 71-75. 464 Genealogy of Edward Small JAMES^ HEARD James Heard was called Ensign as early as 1647, ^.nd appears in the records with that title as late as 166 1. In a Ust of the mUitary officers of the town of Kittery confirmed by the General Court July 4, 1659, Charles Frost (after wards Major) was Lieutenant, and James Heard, Ensign.* The latter was also selectman of that town in 1659, 1661, 1667, and 1668; town clerk, 1667-69; and appeared on juries and grand juries a number of times between 1653 I and 1669. On July 7, 1663, he and his wife, together with his father and mother, were fined for absenting themselves ' from the public meeting, and for harboring Quakers; and ^ the general sentiment became so strong against them that James Heard was debarred from holding office by act of the General Court, as follows: July 6, 1669. That whereas it appeard to this Court that the Towne of Kittery hath acted contrary to law in that at theyre s*^ Towne meeting hath made Choise of M? NichhoUas Shapleigh, James Heard & Richard Naly, being (fakers they are dismist as from that trust of Townesmen.f Within fourteen days three others were appointed selectmen of the town, and James Heard never afterward held pubUc office. He probably lived at Tompson's Point in Kittery; and on December 13, 1669, he was granted other land, "sixty rods in length backwards with y* woods from y^ end of his lot at Thomsons point by y' same breadth of his said lot." He also had a grant of fifty acres, June 29, 1673, and this land, which is described as laid out December 31, 1674, "on Stony Brook and on the highway to York," was in the Parish of * Early Records of Maine, vol. i: 263, 298, 320. t Early Records of Maine, vol. i: 400; vol. 2: 164. The Heard Family 465 Umty.* It is claimed that he also buUt a house on Withers' Island and Uved there; which seems probable, since Thomas Withers, in a deed of land which he gave his two youngest daughters, Mary and EUzabeth, dated July 24, 1671, describes it as on "my Ysland Ujing between Strawberry bank & my house, where I have formerly bujlded vpon and planted . . . onely I shaU reserue a place for James Heard to bujld vpon contayneing of sixty foote square." t One of the earUest surveyors in Kittery was James Heard; and, together with John Simons, he was appointed, in 1652, by the town of Kittery, to lay out land at "Eagle Poynt & Martin's Cove." | Although his death occurred when Samuel SmaU, who married his daughter Elizabeth, was but twenty years of age, it is quite possible that Samuel may have learned surveying from him — thus ingrafting a profession into the SmaU fanuly which was prominent for several succeeding generations. The wife of James Heard was Shuah Conley, daughter of Abraham Conley, § sometimes miscaUed Susanna. He died before March 3, 1675/76, the date of his father's wiU. His widow, Shuah, before November 5, 1677, had married Richard Otis, of Dover, New Hampshire, on which date, "Richard Otis, husband of Shuah, formerly widow of James, son of John Heard of Piscataqua, and James Chadbourne, undertook to administer on the Estate of the same James Heard, who died intestate." This was done in the County Court of York, Maine, but is found in the probate records at Exeter, New Hampshire. || They were succeeded, May 16, 1695, by "M^ Job Clements of Dover," who was ap pointed administrator of "the estate of his father-in-law James Heard, late of Kittery," under bonds of £ioo.11 * Tovm Records of Kittery, Maine, vol. i : 23, 26, 38. t York County Deeds, Book 2: 133. j York County Deeds, Book 2:7. § New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 70: 185. II New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 5: 179. if York County Probate, Book i: 22; Book 4: i2p, 151-52. 466 Genealogy of Edward Small ISSUE I. John ', known as " gentleman," also by the title of Captain. He lived and died at Sturgeon Creek upon the farm given him by his grandfather. His first wife was Phebe Littlefield, whom he married April 27, 1690. She was killed by the Indians, July 4, 1697, at " Ambush Rock," at the same time Major Charles Frost was slain. Her husband married, second, July 2, 1698, Jane, daughter to Nicholas Cole, and the widow of Joseph Littlefield. She had at that time three chUdren, Joseph, Meribah, and PrisciUa Littlefield. The third wife of Captain John Heard was Ann Wingate, whom he married in 1725 ; and the fourth, to whom he was published, November 27, 1735, was Maria Bradbury, of York.* The wUl of "John Heard Gent"," late of Kittery, dated Jan. 30, 1739, was probated Jan. 2, 1752. Inventory, ;^674: II. Joshua Small was one of the five witnesses.f Issue by first wife: i. Dorcas*, b. Feb. 26, 1690-91, in Kittery; mar. Nov. 21, 1717, Hugh Tucker. 2. Phebe*, b. Jan. 15, 1692-93, in Kittery ; mar., first, Abra ham MorriU; mar., second, 1724, Thomas Stevens. 3. Shuah*, b. Jan. 25, 1694, in Kittery ; mar. March 10, 17x4, Nathan Bartlett. 4. James*, b. Jan. 21, 1696, in Kittery; mar. April 7, 1720, Mary Roberts, of Dover, N. H. She probably mar., second, May i, 1726, Samuel Wingate, of Dover. Issue : Sarah ^, Mary ^ Phebe ', and Jane ' Heard. Issue by second wife : 5. Jane*, b. June 18, 1699, in Kittery ; mar. Nov. 15, 17 19, Tristram Coffin, of Dover. 6. Mary*, b. Aug. 24, 1700, in Kittery; mar. July i, 1722, Henry Barter. 7. Abigail *, b. April 15, 1702, in Kittery ; mar. Dec. 26, 1723, Moses Hubbard. II. Mary ', remembered in her grandfather's wUl ; married Robert Evans. III. EUzabeth', married before 1680, James^, son to Humphrey^ * Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine, 1903: 511-5x2. t Maine Wills, 1887: 667-672. The Heard Family 467 and Lucy (Treworgy) Chadbourne, of Kittery. By the wUl of his father, dated May 25, 1667, and proved Sept. 13 following, James Chadbourne and his brother WUliam received " all that Land & Meddow now in my possession, with y" appurtenances, which land & Meddow I lately purchased of my Onkle Nicho : Shapleigh," this land to descend to their widows, with or without issue.* James Chadbourne received from the town of Kittery a grant of land, Feb. 28, 167 1 ; and fifty acres additional on April 13 of that year, which was laid out Oct. 10, 1701, to his widow, Elizabeth, then the wife of Samuel' Small, "by Heard's and Frost's land;" and, with his brother William, on the latter date (April 13, 167 1), more land "to make them even with Heard's land." t James Chadbourne died February 13, 1686, and his widow married, about 1694, Samuel ' Small, of Kittery.t Issue by first husband: i. Lucia, or Lucy', Chadbourne, § b. 1681, in Kittery; who, according to the statement of her mother, in 1707, was five years of age at the time of her father's death. She married, Dec. 2, 1708, Jere miah^ Calef, of Portsmouth, N. H., son to Robert* Calef. This name frequently appears as " Calfe." 2. James' Chadbourne, b. Sept. 29, 1684, in Kittery; was mentioned by his mother, in 1707, as "one year four months and 14 days" old at the time of his father's death. II He was prominent throughout his life in the affairs of Kittery, serving as selectman in 1722, 1731, and 1732, besides filling other offices. He married Sept. 14, 17 13, Sarah Downing, widow of Joshua Downing, Jr., of Kittery, who was kUled Dec. 18, 1712, by the Indians at Wells, leaving three children. Patience, Sarah, and Joshua. Sarah Downing was daughter to Captain John * and Sarah • Maine Wills, 1887 : 45. t Old Eliot, by Willis, 1901, vol. 4: 16, 74. X Vide page 206. § Vide Appendix XLI. II York County Probate, Book 2 : 8-9. 468 Genealogy of Edward Small Hatch, of Portsmouth, N. H. ;* and she married AprU 28, 1709, Joshua, son to Joshua and Patience (Hatch) Downing, of Kittery. The wiU of Joshua Downing, Sr., dated AprU 25, 1717, probated Feb. 25, 17 17-18, provided for the support of " my two Grand Children Patience & Sarah the daugh ters of my Son Joshua Downing of this Town deceased," for the term of ten years; and £ioo was to be given to each of them out of his estate when they reached the age of twenty years.t Issue by first husband : I. Patience Downing, b. Feb. 9, 1709- 10; mar. 1729, James Ferguson. II. Sarah Downing, b. Jan. 8, 1710-11 ; d. Oct. 1718. III. Joshua Downing, b. Sept. 18, 1712; died young. Issue by second husband: t IV. James* Chadbourne, b. May 23, 1 714; mar. July 6, 1740, Bridget Knight, of Ports mouth, N. H. V.John' Chadbourne, b. March 23, 17 16-17; mar. Mary Spinney. VI. Samuel* Chadbourne, b. May 7, 1718; pub. Nov. 6, 1742, to Sarah Goold. VII. Sarah* Chadbourne, b. July 3, 1720; mar. June 20, 1738, Tobias Leighton. VIII. Elizabeth * Chadbourne, b. Feb. 2, 1722; pub. Jan. 3, 1740- 41, to Joseph Shorey. IX. Lucia* Chadbourne, b. Oct. 25, 1724; pub. Nov. 21, 1744, to Benjamin Fernald. X. Joshua* Chadbourne, b. June 25, 1729; mar. Dec. 27, 1750, Susanna Spinney, and lived in Sanford and Cornish, Maine. Issue by second husband : § 3. Elizabeth * Small, b. Nov. 9, 1695, in Kittery, Maine. 4. Samuel* Small, b. April 10, 1700, in Kittery, Maine. 5. Joseph* Small, b. Dec. 3, 1702, in Kittery, Maine. 6. Mary* Small, bap. May 27, 1707-08, in Kittery, Maine. IV. Catharine', married John Wooden, of Wells, Maine. * Vide The Hatch Family, page 479. t Maine Wills, 1887 : 196-198. X Stackpole's History of Kittery, Maine, 1903 : 313. § Vide pages 207-229. The Heard Family 469 V. Abigail', married, Feb. 2, 1688-89, Job Clements, of Dover, N. H., who was, in 1695, appointed administrator of the estate of his father-in-law, James Heard. VI. Ann ', married Gilman. The division of the estate of James Heard, by deed, dated April 2, 1737, and recorded Jan. 16, following, mentions these heirs: "James Heard Dyed so Siezed thereof Leaving Issue, John Heard his only son & Elizabeth Small Abigail Clements Anne Gilman Catharine Wooden & Mary Evans his daughters all heirs to the s4 James Heard Deceased."* * York County Deeds, Book 20 : 96-98. SAMUEL* SMALL, JR. MARRIED ANNA 2 HATCH THE HATCH FAMILY JOHN* HATCH John ^ Hatch, the first of the name at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is supposed by some of his descendants to have come "to this country from the Island of Jersey, on the coast of Normandy, some time previous to 1684." It is more probable, however, that he first came over from England on government ships, and returned before 1689 as a permanent settler. He was a seafaring man of some note in that local ity, and shared in the maritime prosperity which later on gave to the old famUies of Portsmouth an extended and well- deserved reputation. January 15, 1684, as first officer of the "Ship Success" he signed an endorsement on a court memorandum at Exeter, New Hampshire, in which Matthew Estes, master of the ship, was bound in the sum of ;£500, before Richard Cham berlain, Justice of the Peace, " not [to] carry any persons in tbe s^ Ship/ out of the s"^ Province, but such whose names shaU first be entered in the Secretaries OflSce before the departure of the s"! Ship." This was endorsed on the back by the following officers : Nath : Estes, Masf. Ja : Mountes Jo : Hatch Andr : Brock Phil : ffall Geo : Tucker Ja: Skeat Will Brocise Will Davis Sim : Mountes * The foUowing year (June 6, 1685), "John Jackson, Master of the Ketch America," — also caUed the "gun Ketch Amer ica," — signed a bond for the same amount and the same • New Hampshire Province, Court Papers, 1684-85 : 271. 474 Genealogy of Edward Small purpose before Richard Chamberlain, which bore these autographs on the back, John Hatch appearing again as first officer : Ju6) Jo: Jacobs ^ .^ V /ki - 85 ) Jo : Hatch ' *^ ^ I JUll ¦ Jo : FFRENCH Phil : Cook /^ • Ja: Arch Jo: Jose* During tbe revolution of 1689, a petition to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts Bay was sent from the " Train Soldiers and Inhabitants of the Province of New-Hamp shire," supplicating "government and protection;" say ing, " we are destitute of power sufficient to put ourselves into a capacity of defence against the common enemy." This petition, dated February 20, 1689-90, was signed by John Hatch and many others.f He also took tbe oath as a member (or Representative) of the General Assembly held at Newcastle, September 16, 1696.$ On tbe " 14*'' io™°- 1697," with tbe two Lieutenant-Gov ernors, John Hatch and fifteen other citizens of New Hamp shire signed an address to King William, declaring him to be the lawful King of the realm, and engaged to support his person and government against King James's adherents, and to "stand by the Protestant succession." § These few records are all that we have by which to judge the character of the man ; but it is plain that John Hatch * New Hampshire Province, Court Papers, 1 685-87 : 61 . t New Hampshire Provincial Papers, vol. 2 : 34-37. } New Hampshire Provincial Papers, vol. 3 : 42 ; also. New Hampshire Province, Council Records, vol. 4 : 176. § New Hampshire Provincial Papers, vol. 2 : 258-259. At this time, Richard, Earl of Bellomont, was the appointed Govemor of New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, but he did not arrive until January 3, 1698. He died in New York, March 5, 1701, "greatly lamented" for his " courteous deportment." The Hatch Family 475 was strong in his sympathy with the Protestants, interested in the welfare of his adopted country in times of distress from the lack of a stable government, and ready to do his part in its defence " against the common enemy " — the Indians. His townsmen recognized these qualities by send ing him as their Representative to the General Assembly in 1696. It is not known where the earlier residence of John Hatch may have been in Portsmouth ; but on July 6, 1698, he pur chased for £,iT, of Samuel Cutt and his wife "Elenor," of Portsmouth, land "on Strawberry Banke Nere Adjoyning to the House Comonly Called the Grete House ... to the West side of %^ House . . . alonge by M"' George Snells Garden fence . . . and The South Side along the High Waye that goeth from the Grete House towards m' Thomas Parkers," with all appurtenances. This deed was not re corded untU March 14, 1709-10 ;* after his death. July 22, 1699, "John Hatch, Marriner," added to his possessions by the purchase from Samuel Rymes, of Portsmouth, for "a valuable sum," of land, with wharf and warehouse, buUt by Rymes in Portsmouth, near the wharf of Captain Job Alcock.t Here he established extensive shipping inter ests that descended to his son and grandson. The allusion to the " Grete House " at Strawberry Bank, now Portsmouth, deserves more than passing mention. For years it was the pride and principal landmark of the town. It was the second house reported to have been built there. When Captain John Mason, in 163 1, sent over some eighty emigrants to locate at Portsmouth, to act as stewards, agents, workmen, and servants, Humphrey^ Chadbourne was employed to build the Great House, which is described in a document now in tbe British Museum, London, England, as " a Strong and Large House, enclosed with a large and * New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 7 : 374. t New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 8 : 44. 476 Genealogy of Edward Small high Palizado," and near by was a fort with "mounted Gunns, and being stored extraordinarily with shot and Am munition, was a Terror to the Indians."* Attached to the Great House were about one thousand acres, consisting of marsh, meadow, planting and pasture grounds, " at the very entrance of Piscataqua River." Here was a large growth of strawberries, which circumstance gave rise to the name of Strawberry Bank. In 1653, it was called Portsmouth. In 1680, President John Cutt, then living at tbe Great House, made a will in which he bequeathed to his son, Sam uel Cutt, " my house commonly called y® gr'. house, with the orchard and field adjoining" — the use of tbe bouse to be for his widow, Ursula Cutt, untU tbe son Samuel " come to age," or tbe use of the farm at "y« Pulpit," as she chose. In the summer of 1694, Ursula Cutt, who was living at " tbe Pulpit," was killed by the Indians ; and, at the same time, three men who were in the mowing-field were slain. During the occupancy of President Cutt, the house must have been in a dilapidated condition ; for in 1685 it had fallen down, but the ruins were still there.f The "field adjoining" on tbe westerly side was the portion purchased by John Hatch, upon which he immediately erected a dwelling-house. Socially, he and his wife were people of importance. In the seating of tbe worshippers in the ancient Second Church of Portsmouth, thirty-three years after it was built, which was supposed to be done according to their rank or station in society, and a matter so momentous that it was submitted at a " Generall Towne meeting held in Portsmouth the 3^ of April 1693," the selectmen were "impowered . . . to be a committee to regulate and order the seating of the people in the meeting house." In this arrangement, "M"^ John Hatch " was placed number three " In the Men's Gallery fronting tbe Pulpit," the front seats of this gallery being * Egerton MSS. II, 395, British Museum, ff. 397-41 1. t Rambles about Portsmouth, N. H, by Brewster, i : 18, 20, 33. The Hatch Family 477 reserved for the highest dignitaries of the church ; while " M" Ursula Cutt [widow of President John Cutt] and M'^ Hatch " were numbered three and four, respectively, " In tbe Women's Seat in the GaUery."* "M"^" was a title of distinction to which very few attained, and the title of " M'^ " carried with it the same honor. The old meeting-house, built in 1658, was on a rise of ground " facing the bridge as one goes over the South Mill Pond." It was forty feet square, with a flat roof, and a sub stantial turret with a gallery about it. There were twelve windows and three doors. The original diamond glass win dows had panes about four inches long and three inches wide, set in lead, and strengthened by small oak bars on the inside. Captain John Hatch probably died early in the year 1701, as administration on the estate of "John Hatch, late of Portsmouth marriner deceased " was granted to Sarah Hatch, his " Widdow and relict," and an inventory ordered May 2, 1701, which was recorded August 10, 1701, as follows :f " An Inventory J of the Estate of John Hatch of Portsmouth in New Hamp shire Marriner deed Apprized by John Dennett and George Jeffrey July 29O': 1 701 1 s d House Land and Warehouse in Portsmouth 170 .. Six prof Sheets at 20«: p'. 61: Six prpillowbers at 3» Vi8». . 6 18 .. to two doz Diaper and one doz Linnen Napkins 2 5 •• three Diaper Table-Cloaths at iC ?? I 10 . . one pr Callicoe Curtaines 2* one doz Towels 18" 2 18 . . three Callicoe Quilts at 24" F 3': 12.B two Coverlidds i': io» . 52.. ffour Ruggs 3^: four pr Blanketts at l8«: V3': 12": .... 6 12 .. two feather Bedds, Boulsters and four pillows 12 .... Seaven Caine Chaires a Couch and Cote 4 .... two pf Stampt Curtaines and Turkey Carpitt 3 .... a Hammock io» a parcell Earthen Ware 10" I .... two Trunks and Chest ii: lo" a Gunn and Muskett 2I ... 3 10 .. * Rambles about Portsmouth, N. H, by Brewster, i : 61-65 j also The Ports mouth Book : 10. t New Hampshire Province Probate, Book 4 : 231. X New Hampshire Province Probate, Book 2, 1 699-1 708 : 11 1. 478 Genealogy of Edward Small 1 s two i doz pewter plates i' : lo' to 20 platters 3I 410 three pewter Basons 6 : two Iron potts & a ffrying pann i' : 4' . i 10 two Brass Sawce panns, a Skillett, and Kettle i 10 one paire of Doggs, ffire Shouell and Tongs 10 one peice and one halfe of Muslin Course 4 10 a Watch two Rings & Siluer head Kane 6 . . a Quadrant, Shal [scale], & two foot Rule 18 a Bible two Books, and a paire of Compasses 10 a Looking Glass i' : a parcell of old weareing Cloaths 5' . . . 6 . . a Cow and two Hoggs 5 34 oz of plate Averdepois w' : at 6.' ^ 10 4 a Spade, Ax, Spitt, Gridd Iron, 3 Chaires i 260 17 three Tables 11: lO" Dew from Thomas packer 12' 13 10 from Daniell Henchman 22 9 8 [i-]296 16 8 George Jeffreys John Dennett " Vera Copia Recorded and Compared with the Original the io5 Aug': 1701 / V Cha: Story Secretary" The wife of John Hatch was Sarah ; and she must have died before January 19, 1712-13, because at that time her son, Samuel, conveyed forty-six acres, " Itt beinge the Comon Right of the said Hatches father John Hatch accord ing to vote past In tbe year, 1699,"* without her joining in the deed. ISSUE I. Samuel^, a mariner of Portsmouth. His wife was Elizabeth ; and they Uved at the homestead in Portsmouth, from the evidence of the deed of his sister, Sarah, and her hus band, Joshua Downing, Jr., a farmer of Kittery, Maine, which conveyed, for £2-}, to Samuel Hatch, all their " right in dwelling house & land now in possession of s^ Hatch in Portsmouth, which John Hatch father of s-J Samuel built in his lifetime, & wharf & warehouse formerly of said John • New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 8 : 313. The Hatch Family 479 dec'd, & all real estate of s"* John." This deed was dated October 25, 17 n, and acknowledged on the same date.* Captain Samuel Hatch died in Portsmouth, August 22, 1716; and his widow married, January 25, 1721-22, Daniel Greenough, a goldsmith, who was formerly a blacksmith, of Newcastle, New Hampshire. She was living in 1752. Issue: I. Thomas', a hatter of Portsmouth. With wife Mary, he conveyed, June 17, 1752, to Samuel Dall- ing, of Portsmouth, for ;£^i5o, two thirds of the house lot, with buildings, bounded by land formerly belonging to "one Snell," on the "street leading to the Court House in Portsmouth . . . with the Incumbrance of the Dower of Elizabeth Greenough mother of the said Thomas Hatch therein." t This was the homestead. Their interest in the wharf and warehouse had been sold, in 1726, by Daniel Greenough and Elizabeth, his wife, " formerly Eliz* Hatch Admin* of [the estate of] Sam Hatch late of Portsm" . . . Marrin! Dec?." \ Thomas Hatch married and had chUdren, whose descend ants live in Portsmouth and vicinity.§ 2. Sarah ', b. Jan. 26, 1717, — after the death of her father, — was the first wife of William Odiorne, Esq., of Portsmouth and Durham, New Hampshire. II. Sarah', mar. April 28, 1709, Joshua Downing, Jr., of Kittery, Maine. He died Dec. 18, 1712 ; and she mar., second, Sept. 14, 1713, James" Chadbourne, b. Sept. 29, 1684.II III. Anna (Anne)', b. about 1700, in Portsmouth, N. H., mar. Jan. 17, 1716-17, in Kittery, Maine, Samuel* Small, son to Samuel' and Elizabeth' (Heard) (Chadbourne) Small. On March 7, 1718, Samuel Small, a yeoman of Kittery, * New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 9 : 182. t Neiu Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 38 : 300. X New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 18 : 344. § The late Mr. John Hatch, an attorney residing in Greenland, N. H., and a descendant of Thomas ' Hatch, was very helpful with suggestions concern ing this family. II Vide The Heard Family. 480 Genealogy of Edward Small Maine, and Anna his wife, whose name appears as Ann, Anne, Anna, and Hannah in this deed, conveyed, for £'2.i, to " Elizabeth Hatch Widdow Relix [relict] & Adm«: to y"= Estate Right & Chades of SamiJ Hatch of Ports""? Marriner Deceased . . , & y= heirs of y« s"^ Sam" ... all such right as they have of in or too one dwelling houss & Land . . . & wharf & wearhouse " formerly possessed by " y« s^ John Hatch dec**." * That Anna did not convey this right to her brother Samuel upon the same date as her sister Sarah, 171 1, was evidently because she was at that time under age. After the death of her mother, it is probable that Anna Hatch lived with her sister Sarah in Kittery, " and the fact that Chadbourne and Small were half-brothers would explain how the latter became acquainted with and married Anne." t * New Hampshire Province Deeds, Book 1 1 : 77. t For issue, vide Samuel^ Small, pages 243-265. JOHN 6 SMALL MARRIED, FIRST, SARAH * (SAWYER) ATKINS ; MARRIED, SECOND, MARY* McKENNEY THE SAWYER FAMILY WILLIAM' SAWYER William Sawyer, born about 1613, was of Salem, now Wen- ham, in 1642, where he received a grant of land. Three years later, he appeared in Newbury, Massachusetts,* and settled beside the Merrimac River, near the meeting-house, in that part of the town afterward called the West Parish. In 1652, as a townsman of Newbury, he was entitled to " purchase the privilege of Commonage." He was elected to the following offices in the town for the term of one year : fenceviewer, April 2, 1666, and April 3, 1671 ; surveyor of highways, March 5, 1676-77 ; tithing-man, March 24, 1679-80, and March 22, 1685-86. On May 14, 1654, with many oth ers, he signed a petition from Newbury to the General Court in behalf of "our loving friend. Lieutenant Robert Pike, of Salisbury;" and on May 21, 1663, as "WilU: Sayor," he joined in a petition to the same court against the fine imposed upon Dr. Greenland, of Newbury, who had prac tised as a physician without a " License under the hand of a magistrate." t In 1678, WUliam Sawyer took the oath of allegiance. The name of his wife was Ruth. With the spread of Baptist teachings, he and his wife and son John became members of the First Baptist Church at Boston in 1681. The foUowing year, he and his eldest son founded a church of that faith in Newbury ; but it did not flourish, and soon became extinct. By grant and by purchase he became the possessor of a • For many of the data in this Sawyer family, reference is made to Hoyt's Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, vol. 2 : 589-593. t Currier's History of Newbury, Massachusetts, 1902: 163, 141. 484 Genealogy of Edward Small number of acres, upon which was built tbe house that he occupied, near tbe main road in the West Parish. When " An Invoys " or assessor's list of the inhabitants was taken in town, in August, 1688, be was credited with "2 houses, 12 acres of plow land, 12 acres of meadow, i horse, 4 oxen, 4 cows, 2 two y"^ olds, 2 one y"' olds, 9 sheep & 3 hogs." * William Sawyer was living in 1697, but died before March I, 1702-3; at which time his son-in-law, John Emery, was appointed administrator of the estate of " W"" Sawyer of Newberry late Deceased ... By right of his Late Wife Mary Sawyer, daughter to the Deceas^," with Thomas Treadwell, Jr., and John Knowlton as sureties. On October 4, 1703, John Emery "upon Oath makes his Return y* yf is no Estate of y^ s"? Dec4 to be found," and asks that the Court dismiss him from his trust.f Provision for those of his children who had not already received some portion of his estate appears to have been made in 1693, by a deed to bis youngest son, Stephen, of which the foUowing is an abstract : \ " William Sawyer Sen! of Newbury ... in Consideration of y= Jntire afection which I beare To my Loving & Dutiful Son Stephen Sawyer [of Newbury] Confirme vnto him my Said Son all that my Tract of land where I now Dwell lying in y' Towne- ship of Newbury Containing about nineteen Acres be it more or less bounded by y^ Countrey Road Easterly by y= Land of Job Pilsbury Southerly by y« Land of John Atkinson & Moses Pils- bury westerly and by y^ lane comonly known by y« name of Saw- j'ers lane Northerly . . . together with my now dwelling house & Out houses & barnes Orchards and Gardens thereupon . . . also fiue acres of Salt Marsh . . . & 2^ acres more of salt Marsh by Capt. Thomas Noyes," also about one and a half acres of the tract of ten acres " at Jericho Marshes, also my free hold free * Currier's History of Newbury, Massachusetts, 1902: 206. t Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate : Number 24919 ; also Book 308 : 122, 134. X Essex County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 10 : 25-26. The Sawyer Family 485 Comonage or Common right in y« Township of Newbury, also my Rate Lott in y= vpper woods . . . meaning in this my Gift & Grant that my Said Son Stephen Sawyer Shall not come vnto the Actual possession of any of y' aboue Demissed [devised] premises or any part thereof vntUl Imediately after my Death & y= Death of my Dear & Loving Wife Ruth," who were to retain posses sion " During Our Natural lives or either of vs ; " provided that my son Stephen "faithfully & truly pay to my Four Daugh ters Twenty pounds in good payment within fiue years after my Death and y= Death of my Wife." The daughters mentioned were Ruth, wife of Benjamin Morse ; Sarah, wife of Joshua Brown ; Mary, wife of John Emery, Jr. ; and Frances, wife of Thomas Treadwell ; and each was to receive £^. (Signed) William Sawyer, [seal] This "deed of gift" was dated May 19, 1693; acknow ledged May 30, 1693, by WiUiam Sawyer and Ruth his wife, who "gave up her right of dower;" and recorded August 22, 1694. Many of the descendants of WUliam and Ruth Sawyer remained in Newbury, and were closely identified with tbe interests of the town. Sawyer's Lane extended along the northern boundary of bis land ; and the old " Sawyer Hill burying-ground," on Sawyer's Hill, contains many "tall, old-fashioned slate gravestones marking the earthly resting- place of many of the early Sawyers, Poores, and other fami lies in the West Parish." The name is spelled Sawer, Sayer, Sayor, as well as Sawyer, and is for that reason often dif ficult to trace. ISSUE I. John'', b. Aug. 24, 1645, in Newbury. (Vide infra.) II. SamueP, b. Nov. 22, 1646, in Newbury; mar. March 13, 1671, Mary, daughter to John" Emery.* He was made freeman in 1675. For many years he was identified with * Hoyt's Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, vol. i : 153- 486 Genealogy of Edward Small the Society of Friends in Newbury, and resided in the West Parish. He died February 1 1, 1717-18, and his will, dated the day before, mentioned his wife, Mary. Issue : ten. III. Ruth^ b. Sept. 16, 1648, in Newbury; mar. Aug. 27, 1667, Benjamin Morse. They were also members of the First Baptist Church in Boston. IV. Mary^ b. Feb. 7, 1649-50, in Newbury ; d. June 24, 1659. V. Sarah ^ b. Nov. 20, 1651, in Newbury; mar. Jan. 15, 1669, Joshua^ Brown. VI. Hannah'', b. Feb. 23, 1653-54, in Newbury; d. Jan. 25, 1659-60. VII. WUliam'^, b. Feb. i, 1655-56, in Newbury. He was im pressed, August 6, 1675, at the age of twenty years, for service in the expedition against the Narragansett In dians, under the command of Major Samuel Appleton ; and was still on duty in December following.* Many years afterward, "Mr. Francis Sawyer, son of William Sawyer, had a grant in Narraganset Township, now Bux ton, Maine, on behalf of his father's services." t About 1677, William Sawyer married Sarah (Littlefield) Wells, widow of John " WeUs, and soon after removed to the town of Wells, Maine. As a citizen of Wells, he petitioned Governor Andros, in 1688, for permission to put up a full ing-mill at Little River. The revolution against Andros, in the next year, may, however, have precluded any attempt to build it.t He died June 7, 1718 ; and his will, dated June 4, 1718, was proved July following.§ The will of Sarah, widow of "William Sayer,'' dated April 27, 1734, and proved Feb ruary 10, 1734-35, mentions her sons, John and Norman Wells, her daughters. Patience Clark and Sarah Sayer, her sons, Francis and Daniel Sayer, and daughters, Hannah Chesley and Ruth Sampson. || * Currier's History of Newbury, Massachusetts, igo2 : 503, 506. t BoAgs's King Philip's War: 416. X Bourne's History of Wells and Kennebunk, Maine, 1S75: 191, 230. § York County Probate, Book 2 : 154. II York County Probate, Book 4 : 226-227. The Sawyer Family 487 Issue by first husband : i. John Wells. 2. Norman Wells. 3. Patience Wells, who married " Clarke." Issue by second husband : 4. Joseph Sawyer ; killed with his wife and one chUd, Aug. 10, 1703, by the Indians at Wells, and child Mary taken prisoner. 5. Francis Sawyer, who married three times. 6. Daniel Sawyer, married Sarah , and had children. He is frequently confused with David Sawyer, of Kittery, who married Eleanor Frost. 7. Hannah Sawyer, who married Chesley, and had children, Joshua and Paul, mentioned in her father's will. 8. Ruth Sawyer married, in 17 17, James Sampson. VIII. Francis", b. March 24, 1658, in Newbury; d. Feb. 7, 1659-60. IX. Mary", b. July 29, 1660, in Newbury; mar. June 13, 1683, John' Emery; d. Nov. 3, 1699. He mar., second. May 27, 1700, Abigail Bartlett. Issue : six. X. Stephen", b. April 25, 1663, in Newbury; mar. March 10, 1687, Ann Titcomb. He was a prominent member of the Society of Friends ; lived in the West Parish ; and d. June 8, 1753. His widow, Ann, d. Sept. 7, 1750, in her eighty-fifth year. Issue : six. XI. Hannah", b. Jan. 11, 1664-65, in Newbury; d. Aug. 28, 1683. XII. Frances ", b. Nov. 3, 1670, in Newbury ; married Thomas Treadwell. Both were living in 1693. JOHN" SAWYER John 2 Sawyer, born Aug. 24, 1645, in Newbury ; married Feb. 18, 1675-76, Sarah ^, daughter to John^ Poore, of New bury.* In 1669, he bought land in HaverhUl, Massachusetts, * John Poore came from Wiltshire, England, in 1635, and settled in New bury. He was granted land on " the neck of the great river," and added to his estate by purchase. The house which he built consisted of one square room with a chamber over it, and a large chimney at one end. This was called a " piggin " house. It was later enlarged, thus bringing the chimney into the middle, and a lean-to was added in the rear. The house was standing in 1878. He died " about " Nov. 21, 1684. Tradition says that he lost his way while 488 Genealogy of Edward Small and may have lived there for a time. In 1681, he was a resi dent of Newbury, when he became a member of tbe First Baptist Church in Boston. The following year he was one of the founders of the Baptist Church in Newbury. John Sawyer died March 18, 1688-89. Letters of admin istration were granted by the County Court held at Ipswich, " 25'*' 2""° 1690," to Sarah, widow of John Sawyer, wiio brought in a " true Inventory to y® best of her knowledge upon oath," and gave bonds to tbe amount of ;£'400: " An Inventory of y" estate of John sawyer Late of newbury taken May y« 30"": 1689 Who Deceased In y= yeare l68| March ye i8 * lb S D " to a house & Land and oute housing y« Land being seuen acres = 80 = oo = oo to four acres of meadow flats ^ 04 = 00 = 00 to half a freehould Lott nomber y« eleventh = 15=00 = 00 to a Rate Lott in y* upper Comons := 05 = 00 = 00 to a yoake of oxen = 10 = 00 = 00 to fiue Cows & heifers =15=00 = 00 to three yearlins =: 04 = 00 = 00 to nineteene sheep & fiue Lambs = 07 = 00 = 00 to two yonge calfs =01 = 00 = 00 to eight small swine = 04 =: 00 = 00 to one hors , , . . = 02 ^ 00 = 00 to wearing apparrell Lining & WooUing & Books . . . = 05 =: 00 = 00 to a feather Bed one Bolster & three pillows :=04 = io=:0O to ten payer of sheets & one sheet all is = 10 := 00 = 00 to three pillowcases & twelue napkins & one tablecloth . ^ 02 = 00 := 00 to six Couerlids = 07 ^ 00 =: 00 to four Blankits ould one = 01 ^ 00 = 00 to yame & flax 35' ould Bead tecking 10' = 02 =: 05 = 00 to sheeps wooll 30' and curtains 30' two beads & cords 15" ^ 03 = 15 = 00 to fiue peuter platters & other penter = 02 = 00 = 00 to a brass kettell & other brass =01 = 00 = 00 to two yron pots 2 yron kettels & frying pan all is . . . = 02 = 00 = 00 out hunting, and perished from cold and hunger in the woods near Andover. His widow, Sarah, the mother of his children, died Dec. 3, 1702. There were thirteen children, of whom Sarah, the ninth, b. June 5, 1655, married John^" Sawyer, of Newbury. Vide John Poore and his Family, 1881, by Alfred Poore. * Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate : Number 24864. The Sawyer Family 489 lb S D to 2 axes one spade 2 hows and bittle Rings & other small yron =01 = 00 = 00 to one Cubard and two small tables & A Cheere . . . = 02 = 00 = 00 to two wheels & 2 pailes & one halfe bush ell & two siuess = 00 = 1 2 =: 00 to hors tacklin 20' & carte and chene and yoak and plow pitchfork all =03=10 = 00 to two Chests 2 boxes & one meale trough and looking Glass =00=16 = 00 to toubes and erthen ware & Glasses & three badgs . . . = 01 = 06 = 00 to armes and amunition 30= and one payr of Cards & Carte Roopes 6» =01 = 16 = 00 to three trayes & other wooden ware & fowr spoons & one payr of sealles = 00 = 05 = 00 \£\ 199 — 05—00 " There being fowr acres of Land moore w':'^ y« abouesaid house standeth vpon which wase not confirmed according to Law by y^ father of y^ abouesaid John Sawyer before his Death, now y* said father william sawyer Duth confirme said Land By turfe and twigg to y' widow my sones Relick, to be my grandsons william sawyers for euer when he corns to y' adge of one and twenty years which is ualued att twentye pounds as witness my hand may y= 30* 1689. georg Little John Poore " Tristram Coffin & Jn" poore. made oath in Court 25'^ 1 "',"' 1690 that they were p''sent & sawe & heard w™ Sawyer Confirme by delivering by turfe and twigg y« aboue mentioned foure Acres of land to his grandsone w™ sawyer for Euer. But to remayne in y« hands of s^ widdow untill he come of age and then to Returne & bee to y= s"* w" sawyer for Euer attest Benja Gerrish Cler " On November 15, 1697, Sarah Sawyer brought in her ac count, as administratrix, to the " Hon^ Barth° Gedney Esq'. Judge of Probate" for Essex County. In a list of property * This autograph of William Sawyer, when he was seventy-six years of age, was taken from the original papers, Essex County Probate : Number 24864. 490 Genealogy of Edward Small remaining, she gave the real estate as worth ;£i04, and the " small estate " as ;^95 : 5. There were various amounts due to "Sam" Sayer, Major Denison, John Emery," and others. One ox had died apprised at £,<,, and " 10 sheep : 6 killed by wolf & 4 distempered," valued at £-i. " To funeral charges , . . £2. 6. 6." "To bringing vp the ChUdren to y« time ouer & aboue p produce of y* Estate ;f 40 : 00 : 00." The balance remaining was ;^95 : 05 : 00. In the final set tlement, September 25, 1709, these children were mentioned: William, Jonathan, Ruth, Sarah, David, and John. Sarah, widow of John Sawyer, was published November 27, 1707, to Joseph Bailey, Sr. About a month before, on October 22, 1707, she conveyed, "for a valuable sum," to her " two sons Jon» & Jn"? Sawyer of Newbury ... all y* four acres of Land of mine which [I] purchased of my Son W"" Sawyer," which was the land given him by his grand father, William Saviryer, described as " westerly & southerly . . . Bounded upon my other Childrens Land ; " and she gave " all y^ rest of my ChUdren except my Son W^ Sawyer . . . aU my Right of Doury to possess and enjoy each of them alike in proportion in all y^ estate which was their own fathers, also I y^ said Sarah Sawyer do give my two Daugh ters Ruth Sawyer and Sarah Sawyer leaue to Dwell in one Room of y* house which was their own Fathers So Long as they are peaceable & make no Disturbance." This deed, signed with ber mark, was recorded November 19, 1707.* The date of her death is unknown. ISSUE I. Ruth', b. Sept. 22, 1677, in Newbury; was living in 1709. II. WUliam ', b. April 29, 1679, in Newbury ; mentioned as the "eldest son;" mar. Jan. 7, 1702, in Newbury, Lydia Webster. He was living Oct. 26, 1759. Issue: six. III. Sarah ', b. May 20, 1681, in Newbury ; was living in 1709. * Essex County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 23 : 141. The Sawyer Family 491 IV. John ', b. April 25, 1683, in Newbury ; d. March 19, 1688. V. Jonathan', b. March 4, 1685, in Newbury; mar. Jan. 10, 1711, in Newbury, Mary, daughter to Nicholas Rawlins. Three children were born in Newbury, between 1714 and 1722. VI. David ', b. Jan. 13, 1686-87, i"^ Newbury. (Vide infra.) VII. John ', b. Sept. 11, 1688, in Newbury, six months before the death of his father; mar. Nov. 25, 1714, Abigail Thirla, or Thurlow, daughter to Jonathan, of Newbury. He was, without doubt, the John Sawyer who was engaged in the vigorous campaign of November, 1709, against the Indians on the northerly side of the Merrimack River, under Captain Thomas Noyes, of Newbury. The men "who provided themselves with snow shoes and moc casins for a winter campaign " were allowed five shillings each.* Issue: eight chUdren, born between 17 17 and 1739, in Newbury. DAVIDS SAWYER David Sawyer, b. January 13, 1686-87, was but two years of age at the time of his father's death. Soon after attaining his majority, be conveyed to his brother, William " Sayer," of Newbury, for " £,20 and other good Causes and Con siderations ... all y^ Right Title and Interest That I y® abouesaid Dauid Sayer have might Could or Should haue had in & to all y« Estate That my Father John Sayer Dyed possess' of both Real and personall Either in possession or Reuersion." t This deed, dated, September 12, 1709, and recorded on tbe same day, was signed " Dauid Sayer ; " and he then called himself a husbandman, of Newbury. In tbe final settlement of bis father's estate, on the 25th of that month, it was stated that " His part and Share of y« s^ • Currier's History of Newbury, Massachusetts, 1902: 540, 660; also. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 50 : 343. t Essex County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 45 : 116. 492 Genealogy of Edward Small estate is a rate Lott aboute eight acres of land in newbury vpper Common but tbe s"^ David Sayer Haue sould all his rite title and intrest in his fathers estate to his Brother Wil liam Sawyer as may appeare By a Deed vnder his hand." The time of his removal from Newbury to Kittery, Maine, is not known ; but the two towns were closely aUied, both by famUy ties and by maritime interests, and the opening for a young man was attractive. David Sawyer married Febru ary 28, 1711-12, in Kittery, Eleanor 2, daughter to Nicholas ^ and Mary 3 (Small) Frost, of Kittery.* When tbe church was organized at Sturgeon Creek, now Eliot, June 22, 1724, David Sawyer and his wife, who was mentioned as "Mrs. Sayer," were among the earliest members. During the In dian depredations of 1722, he and his family were ordered into the garrison of Captain John Heard.f They lived in the part of the town that was set off as Ber wick, where they sold a tract of thirty acres, September 17, 1725, to Robert Gray, for £}p. Eleven days later (Septem ber 28), Benjamin and Mary Welch conveyed to them, for ;^30, seventy acres with buildings, upon which they lived. The deed of sale of this homestead, which they conveyed, for ;^ioo, to John Tidy, of Kittery, describes it as "one messuage Tract or Parcel of Land containing seventy Acres lying and being in tbe Town of Berwick . . . bounded on the East Side of Joseph Abbotts Meadow on Loves Brook . . . and lyes about half a Mile Northwest from Humphrey Chadbourns Meadow . . . with all appurtenances Housing Privilidges ... to tbe same belonging." This deed was dated March i, 1726-27; and upon the same day, John Tidy sold to David Sawyer, for :;^I20, one hundred acres of land in Scarborough, "beginning at a Maple Tre^ marked on four sides which Tree stands by the side of the Marsh on None such River on y^ South side over against John Samp sons Land . . . which Tract of Land was laid out to the * Vide page 125. f Vide Appendix XLV : B. The Sawyer Family 493 s "twin children," bap. Feb. 23, 1760, 5. Rachael ' Small, > in the First Church. 6. Donas ° SmaU (intended for " donus," or donum, a gift), and so named in the record of her birth, March 27, 1762 ;t was baptized September 19, 1762, as " Dorcas" in the First Church of Scarborough. Issue by second husband : 7. Sarah Haskins, bap. May 25, 1766, in the First Church of Scarborough, t She was commonly called Sally. II. Humphrey*, b. about 1740-44, in Scarborough, was one of the younger chUdren, and removed with his father to Cape Elizabeth. He mar. Dec. 6, 1764, in Scarborough, Eliza beth', daughter to Joshua' and Susanna (Kennard) Small, of Scarborough, b. March 14, 1746. When his father-in- law removed to Limington, Humphrey soon followed, and built a log house in the south part of the township. He was a man of enormous frame and weight, and lived to an advanced age. Five sons and four daughters blessed their union, but as the dates of birth are incomplete, they can not be correctly arranged. Issue ;§ I. Sarah'; mar. April 15, 1790, Moses Frost. 2. Dominions', b. June 6, 1768 ; mar. Nov. 18, 1790, Mary Hasty, of Scarborough, b. Oct. 12, 1772. They lived on the road that leads from Limington Corner to Cornish village. He d. April 2, 1843, at the age of seventy-four ; and his widow followed May 15, 1845, aged seventy- two. Issue : ten. 3. EUzabeth'; mar. Sept. 12, 1792, Charles McKenney, of Cape Elizabeth. • Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 2 : 33, 34, 36, 37. t Vide pages 313-315. t Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 2 : 79. § Ridlon's Saco Valley Settlements : 914. The McKenney Family 505 4. Susanna', mar. Nov. 7, 1792, Robert Edgecomb, of Lim ington. They emigrated to Ohio at an early day. 5. Joshua', b. June 16, 1775, in Cape Elizabeth; mar., first, Aug. 22, 1798, Abigail Knox; mar., second, April 10, 1800, Salome Lombard ; mar., third, Mary, daughter to John and Deborah Robinson, b. Aug. 3, 1784. They lived on the mountain side in the northwest part of Limington. He d. May 9, 1866, aged ninety years ; and his widow, Mary, d. Dec. 26, 1879, at the age of ninety- five. Issue : seven. 6. Mary"; mar. Sept. 20, 1804, Nathaniel Kennard Staples. 7. Humphrey ', b. 1780 ; mar. Nov. 17, 1808, Eunice, daugh ter to John and Deborah Robinson, b. Oct. 21, 1785. They settled in North Limington. He died in 1861, at the age of eighty-one. His widow d. June 7, 1878. Issue : three. 8. Simon'; mar. (intention) Oct. 14, 1810, Lydia Small, of Limington. After his death she mar. June 25, 183c, Israel Boody. 9. Henry '. He may not have been the youngest child. Com ing in from play, he said to his mother, " I am so tired I cannot play any more ; " and, lying down on a couch, fell asleep. " He did not awake in this world." EDWARDS SMALL, SR. MARRIED SARAHS MITCHELL THE MITCHELLS FROM PLYMOUTH EXPERIENCE" MITCHELL After the arrival of the Mayflower, in 1620, with "aboute a hundred sowls [souls] " on board, and the Fortune, a year later, with fewer numbers stUl, the main question with those at Plymouth was how to provide transportation for those yet remaining at Leyden. A letter " from one of y^ cheefe of y^ company " of adventurers (their agents in England), dated "y* 9. of AprUl, 1623. writ to y« Gov""' of Plymouth, informed him that " We have agreed with 2. marcbants for a ship of 140. tunes [tons] caled y^ Anne, which is to be ready "y^ last of this month, to bring 60. passengers & 60. tune of goods, &c." On this ship, about the middle of July, 1623, arrived Experience MitcheU, together with tbe family of Francis Cook and other " wives and children of shuch as were hear allready . . . some of them being very usefuU persons." " These passengers, when they saw their low and poore condition a shore, were much danted and dismayed, and according to their diverse humores were diversely affected ; some wished them selves in England againe ; others fell a weeping fancying their own misery in what y«y saw now in others ; others some pitying the distress they saw their friends bad been long in, and still were under ; in a word, all were full of sadness. . . . Only some of their old friends rejoysed to see them." * The difficulties that had confronted tbe PUgrims from the first continued to exist, and the colonists were on tbe verge of actual starvation, for " All [that is, all the provisions] y® company sent at any time was always too short for those * Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation, 1898 : 534, 167-175. 510 Genealogy of Edward Small people yt came with it." The arrival of the Little James, early in August, only served for the same reason to add to their distress. It was soon determined, however, that until the harvest was gathered, those who came in tbe two ships should subsist upon what they had brought, whUe tbe scanty store of the earlier settlers should be reserved for them selves. But their hopes of the coming harvest were nearly shattered by a prolonged drought, which caused them to " sett a parte a solemne day of humiliation, to seek y^ Lord by humble & fervente prayer, in this great distresse." It was a midsummer day and very hot, with not a cloud to be seen, " yet towards evening it began to be overcast, and shortly after to raine, with shuch sweete and gentle showers, as gave them cause of rejoyceing, & blessing God," and after wards "seasonable showers . . . caused a fruitfuU & lib eral harvest." "In stead of famine, now God gave them plentie, and y« face of things was changed ... so as any generall wante or famine hath not been amongst them since." * These were the conditions at " New Plimouth " upon the arrival of Experience from bis home in Leyden. The state ment that be was born in that city in 1609, strongly asserted by some and questioned by others, appears to be quite firmly established by the recent investigations of tbe Rev. Henry Martin Dexter and bis son, Morton Dexter, who think it probable that Experience was the son of Thomas MitcheU, from Cambridge, England, who was a member of the Rev. Francis Johnson's church at Amsterdam in 1 597- 98. Thomas Mitchell, then a " turner " by trade, and tbe "widower of Maria," was betrothed, April 15, 1606, to Margaret Uochin (or Digehin), and married May 9, follow ing, in Amsterdam. When the migration from Amsterdam to Leyden was completed, early in May, 1609, Mitchell (the only one of the name in that company) doubtless removed * Dexter's Story of the Pilgrims, 1894 : 236-251. The Mitchells from Plymouth 511 with them. With John Lee be made affidavit, August 15, 1622, in Leyden, as to the good standing of Susanna, widow of Thomas Clark ; and his age was at that time given as fifty-six years.* If Thomas Mitchell, born in 1566, went to Holland from Cambridge, England, it would seem to refute the tradition of Scottish origin handed down from one gen eration to another among some of the descendants of Expe rience in America. There is said to have been a brother, Thomas Mitchell, who lived and died in Holland ; and in a letter to Experience from his nephew Thomas (son to Thomas), dated " Amster dam, 24 : 7 : 1662," the younger Thomas wrote : " I do wish my cousin Elizabeth much joy with her D. [daughter] that God has given to her six ss. [sons]." f The Elizabeth alluded to was unmistakably Elizabeth, daughter to Expe rience Mitchell, and wife of John Washburn, Jr., whose daughter Mary was born in 1661, having six elder brothers. Experience had also a sister Constant, — a queer trans position of names probably arising from a long sojourn in a foreign country, since Constant was even then considered a masculine name and Experience a feminine one. This sister Constant married John ^ Forbes, of Duxbury, who died in 1661, leaving issue: John^, Edward^, Mary^, Caleb, William ^, Joshua 2, and Elizabeth ^ Forbes. His widow Con stant married, in 1662, John Briggs, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. J At the time of his arrival in New England, Experience Mitchell was but fourteen years of age, yet, with George Morton, he was allotted eight acres in tbe division of grounds to those who " came over in the shipe called the Anne ac cording as their [lots] were cast, 1623. . . . These [eight acres] but against the swampe & reed-ponde." § He also * Dexter's England and Holland of the Pilgrims, 1905 : 504, 610, 625, 626. t Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1840 : 322. X Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1840 : 159, 241, 242, 522. § Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, vol. i : 5, 6. 512 Genealogy of Edward Small shared in the first division of live-stock. "At a publique court held the 22'^ of May [1627] the cattle were divided as follows : "I. The first lot fell to ffrancis Cooke & his Companie Joyned to him bis wife Hester Cooke 3. John Cooke 4. Jacob Cooke 5. Jane Cooke To this lot fell the 6. Hester Cooke least of the 4 black 7. Mary Cooke Heyfers Came in the 8. Moses Simonson Jacob and two shee 9. Phillip Delanoy goats.* 10. Experience Mitchaell II. John ffance 12. Joshua Pratt 13. Phineas Pratt." When the law was passed by the Plymouth Colony Court, November 15, 1636, "That every mans marke of bis Cattle be brought to the towne book where he lives," on the first page of the Plymouth Town Record-Book was regis- y% tered: "Experience Micbell cutt with this mark." ^fcj At the age of nineteen years, that is, about 1628, Expe rience Mitchell married Jane^, eldest daughter to Francis ^ Cooke,! who also came over in the Anne. Their home was in Plymouth, on Spring Hill, so called. The dwelling-house which he then built on tbe lot owned in the last century by John B. Atwood, he conveyed, in 163 1, to Samuel Eddy : "May y= 9. An° 1631 — Experience Michell sould vnto Sam uel! Eddy his dweUing house garden plott & fence, w* all things nailefast in y® same ; for y= summe of twelfe pounds starling, as appears more at large by a writing vnder their hands, to which ffranees Eaton was witness. " Only this was excepted by y= abouesaid Experience Michell, so much of y' said garden plote as lyeth betweene y^ ende of y' * Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, vol. 1:9. t Page 619. The Mitchells from Plymouth 5^3 house & y'^ streete ; throw which notwithstanding he was to alow y= said Samuel a conuenient way of passage, and to fence y" said ground (thus excepted) at his owne charge, & to maintaine y* same." * Not long after the sale of bis homestead in Plymouth, Experience MitcheU removed to Duxbury with a number of tbe most prominent men of the Colony, — tbe Bradfords, Cushmans, Aldens, Cookes, and Brewsters. These "plant ers " had found that the soU of Plymouth did not yield good returns ; and, in casting about for more fertUe fields, they "pitched upon" Duxbury as their garden spot, which was then, as to-day, particularly fine for tillage. Mitchell's home stead was at a place called Bluefish River, and he possessed other land in various parts of the town. In an assignment of hay ground, by order of the General Court, March 20, 1636, " to the Inhabitants of Plymouth, Eele Riuer, & Ducksbury," John ^ Cooke, son to Frances ^, was to have his portion " in some convnyent place about Experience Mich- eUs & Henry Howlands grounds." The two latter had evi dently for some years been using a spring in common ; but, to prevent possible controversy, an agreement was acknow ledged by "both parties," March 23, 1652, before Miles Standish and John Alden, which stated that " Henery How land and Experience Michell . . . having tbere Lands Joyning together and there habitations neare eich other and the said Henery howland having ... a spring and smale brooke before bis Land for watering of cattle and other wise, and the said Experience Michell being wholly Defec tive of the abouesaid," Howland agreed to give bim " his way to the abouesaid water " forever, for himself and his heirs, t There is a tax list in tbe Town Records of Duxbury, dated March, 1633, of which the following is but a part, that * Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, vol. i : i8. t Plymouth Colony Deeds, Book 2 : 9. 514 Genealogy of Edward Small shows the comparative wealth of some of these early settlers : " M"- Edward Winslow 2:5 Elder WUliam Brewster 1:7 Govi: William Bradford 1:7 M>^ John Alden '...1:4 Cap' [Myles] Standish 18 Experience Mitchell 18 PhiHp Delano 18 George Soule 9 Henry Howland 9 " * In 1637, mention was made of "The bounds of the land of M' John Aldin, of Duxbury ... on tbe southerly side bounded with the meddow of tbe said John Aldin in pte, and with land of Experience Micbell att the vper end." September 3, 1638, Nathaniel Morton was granted "a porCon of meadow land called Long Poynt, lying against Experience Micbells land, & next to John Willis;" which land Mitchell purchased from Norton, January 15, 1652, for £'>, : 10. Tbere is record of a further purchase, November 20, 1650, at which date "WUliam Paybody of Duxburrow, for £\i,. SterUng . . . sould vnto tbe said Experience Michell an house and land in Duxburrow aforesaid att blew- fish riuer [Bluefish River] next aioyning on the one side vnto tbe land the said Expeince Michell now Inhabyteth . . . with a pcell of meddow land belonging vnto the afore said house and land . . . fiue acars." f Three years later (November 29, 1653), Experience MitcheU sold "his now dwelling house and outyard, and out bousing . . . with a pcell of vpland," in Duxbury, to William Tubbs. On June 7, 1637, " Ducksburrow " was made " a town ship, and to have tbe privUedges of a towne." % Various * Winsor's History of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1849: 70. t Plymouth Colony Records, Deeds, vol. I : 198. X Plymouth Colony Records, vol. i : 62. The Mitchells from Plymouth 515 grants of land were thereafter made by the town author ities ; among them being " fifty acres, w"^ some meadow to it," granted to Experience Mitchell " at the North Riuer," on November 2, 1640. Five years later. Experience Mitchell, then called a " Planter," was granted, with others, "a com petant proportion of lands about Saughtuckquett [Satuck- ett]," which was incorporated as the town of Bridgewater in June, 1656.* He was one of the fifty-four Proprietors of that town, though he sold his proprietary right to Thomas Haward. On June 8, 1664, the court gave liberty to Josias Cooke, Experience Mitchell, and three others, "to looke out a pcell of land lying betwixt Bridgewater and the Bay line for theire accomodation." This resulted in the apportion ment, June 7, 1665, of a tract "on the westerly Side of Namasskett [Namassakett] Riuer . . . thirty Acres a Share of good Land, as also Coinoning adjoyning therevnto pro portionable," each of the twenty-four grantees to possess one share. Experience Mitchell was given a share "for his chil dren." t Subsequently the town of Duxbury " gave unto Ex perience Mitchell fifty acres of land on the south of rocky plain near Namassakeesit," and appointed it laid out October 10, 1670. Two years later. May 6, the town gave him " five acres of Swampy meadow land, lying towards tbe head of Pudding brook, near Namassakeesett ... a swamp or mill brook that falls into Pudding brook." % In 1669, Namas sakett was incorporated as the town of Middleborough. The grant of his " Dartmouth lands " is thus described : "A portion of land is graunted vnto Experience Mitchell lying next vnto Hugh Coles graunt, which is betwixt Mat- tapoisett Riuer and tbe easterly bounds of Acushena, on the western syde of the said riuer." This was on June 5, 1668. * Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1840 : 10, 26. t Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. 4 : 67, 94. X Duxbury Town Records, 1893 = 23, 25. 5i6 Genealogy of Edward Small In 1664, the tract of land called Acushna (later Acushnet), Ponagansett, and Coaksett, had been established as Dart mouth.* Jacob 2 Mitchell, son to Experience ^ settled upon this grant in Dartmouth; and the other children profited greatly through these tenures of land. Tbe services of Experience Mitchell in colonial and town affairs began with his being made a " freeman " in 1633 ; and to be a freeman, a certificate of good moral character was required from tbe pastor. He also appeared in the lists of freemen in Duxbury, in 1646 and 1670. He served on " Petty Jury " in sessions of court commencing May 2, 1637; June I, 1647; June 7, 1648; June 6, 1649; and July 3, 1654.1 He also served on jury at tbe Court of Assistants, Sept. 1, 1640 ; and on j ury before tbe General Court, March 5, 1643-44; ]'^''^^7y 1649; and June 4, 1652.J Hewas "sworne for tbe Grand Inquest, June 2, 1640;" and "for refusing to serve on the Grand Inquest, June 7, 1659 — being chosen for the towne of Duxborrow — was fined ten shillings." "Experience Michell appeered att the October Court follow ing, and serued." He also served June 5, 1666 ; and, under Governor Winslow, June 5, 1677. § With Joseph Andrews, he was on "Coroner's jury," May 7, 1662. || " Experience Michell and Constant Southwood [South- worth]" were chosen "Surveyors for heighways for Duxbor row" March 3, 1639-40, and June 2, 1640; and MitcheU was again appointed to that office on June i, 1658.II On Jtdy 3, 1654, "for the ending of a contraversie" between Mr. Arthur Howland and Thomas Doggett as to bounds * Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. 4: 185, 65. t Plymotiih Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. i: 58; vol. 2: 117, 126, 140; vol. 3: 62. t Plymouth Colony Judicial Acts: 17, 37, 46, 60. § Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. i: 155; vol. 3: 163, 168; vol. 4: 123; vol. 5: 230. II Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. 4: 12, also page egr. if Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. i: 141; also Plymouth Town Records, 1889, vol. 3: 136. ^- 5i8 Genealogy of Edward Small house lott or percell of land sittuate w'^in the townshipe of Bridgwater afforsd Butting one the river on the notherly end and bounded by the lands of samuel Edson sen' one the westerly sid and by the Lands of Edward ffoabs one the Easterly sid Con- taineing six accers be it more or less : with all and singular the appurtenances Imunities and priviledges thereunto belonging . . . To be houlden according to the maner of East greenwich in the Countty of Kent in the Realme of Ingland in free and Common soccage : and not in Capitie nor by knights servis . . . and for the true performanc of the premises I the said Exsperience michell do bind my self my heirs Executors & administrators firmly by thes presents In witnes wherof I have hearunto set to my hand and seale this Eight of January one thousand six hundered seventy nine " Signed sealed & delivered In presence of us Experince MiChell [sealJ John Soule Jonathan alden " this deed was acknowledged by Experinc michell this 8 : ii : 79 : before me John Alden Asist " Experience Mitchell at this time was seventy years of age, and still a resident of Duxbury. Some time after 1680, he removed to Bridgewater with a wife Mary, — Jane, the mother of all his chUdren, having died, — where they made their home with his son Edward. His wUl, dated December 5, 1689 (which should be considered as 1688), and signed with his autograph at the age of eighty years (though a copy only remains), is supposed to have been soon followed by his death, as the inventory of his estate was made on May 14, 1689. It was as follows : " These are to publish and Declare to all whome it may Con- cerne that I Experience Mitchell now living in the Town of Bridgwater in the Colony of New Plimouth being through the Mercy of God of Sound judgment and memory Do ordaine and make my last will and Testament* in maner following viz' Into * Plymouth County Probate, Book i : 44-45. The Mitchells from Plymouth 519 the hands of God I coinend my Spirit believingly, Resigning vp my Soul into the Everlasting Armes of Gods mercy father Son and Holy Spirit : My Body to be Decently Interred at the Dis cression of my Executor and other Christian ffriends and for my outward Estate I Doe WUl that after all my just Debts and fune- rall Expences be paid my lands and other Moveables be Dis posed of as followeth. . . . Imprimis I Give unto my Son Edward Mitchell after my Decease all my Lands both upland and meadow Lying in the Town of duxbury at the place where I formerly Dwelt as appeareth by Deed And if it shall please God So to Order that my wife Mary Mitchell Shall Survive me I Require my Son Edward to take Care of her for her Comfortable Sub sistance During her Life provided that she will live with him at Bridgwater, but if She Rather Incline to live at duxbury I then order that half the Rent of that land at dubury shall be to my wife During her life And after my Decease my Son Edward shall have the sole Dispose of it as to the letting of it out for the house I acknowledge it to be his ; Also the Bed and boulster two pillows one pair of sheets and two Blankets which are at my Son Edwards and we make use of I Give them to him After our De cease as for my son John I have formerly Given him his portion of land, and my wUl is that he Rest Sattisfied therewith, which was fourscore acres of upland and four acres of meadow Lying at Namatakeesit within the Township of duxbury, this is the full of what I Intend him as to lands onely there are Severall moveables in his hand at present which are mine of which one Cowe a short gun a small Iron kettle I give unto my grandson Experience. And the Remainder I give unto my Son John = as for my land Lying in the Town of Middlebury I Give it to my = Daughters Mary shaw Sarah Haward and Hannah Haward and to my grandson Experience Mitchell the son of my Son John to be Equally Divided between them, farther I Give to my Daughter mary Shaw twenty shillings to hannah Haward forty shillings in Currant pay and if my Stock Stand I Give to my grandson Thomas Mitchell one Cowe and to my grand Daughter Mary Mitchell one Cow, I leave the Dispose of my grand Daugh ter Mary Mitchell with my Son Edward and Joseph Bartlett as for the Rest of my moveables and Chattels I bequeath them to 520 Genealogy of Edward Small my Son Edward Mitchell whome I appoint and ordaine Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament Revoaking all other wills and Testaments Whatsoever " Witness my hand and Seal this fifth of december 1689 : Experience Michell [seal] " Signed and Sealed in the Presence of ) Lieu"^ Thomas Hayward Thomas Hayward [ and Ensigne John Haward John Haward ) the within named witnesses appeared before the Magistrates of the County of Plimouth at plimouth September the 4"" 1689 and made Oath that they were present and Saw Experience Mitchell deceased above named Sign Seal & Declare this Instrument as his last will & testament & that to the best of their understandings he was of Disposing mind and memory when he so did : Attest Sam"- Sprague Cler " The following inventory of bis estate, taken by Ensign John Haward and Lieutenant Thomas Hayward, represents only his immediate belongings at tbe time of his death. The homestead in Duxbury that he wUled to his son Edward, which the latter sold in March, 1707-8, presumably after the death of his stepmother, for ;£200, and the lands he gave by wUl or by deed to his daughters, sons, and grandsons, are mentioned more fully in connection with the children. "the 14 of May 1689 lb s d " Imprimis In Books 00-14-00 In Iron vessels 01-16-00 It; vessels of wood and earth 00-04-00 It, in pewter 01-00-00 It, one Rundlett 2 glass Bottles 00-03-00 It, 2 Chests one Box with Severall tooles 02-00-00 It, in Bedding boulsters pillows and Covering . . . 06-08-00 It, in sheetes and other linnen 02-10-00 It, in 2 Cows and one mare 04-10-00 It, in my Brother Johns hand 1 one Cow one short gun & a small Iron kettle J ' ' ;^2I : 17 The Mitchells from Plymouth 521 "Edward Mitchel made oath before the Magistrates of the County of plimouth September y= 4''' 1689 that the above written is a true Inventory : of the Estate viz' Goods and Chattels of the above named Experience Mitchell Deceased so far as he Knows and if more shall be Discovered that he will Bring it to this Inventory : Attest Sam"- Sprague Clerk." While it is not recorded that Experience Mitchell was a carpenter, — for in the early Plymouth "Memorand" of sales of land the occupation was rarely given or the deeds written out in fuU, — yet the mention in tbe inventory of his personal effects of a " Box with Severall tooles " sug gests such a calling ; and the sales of houses which he made, with the land upon which they stood, appear to have been strictly business transactions. It is generally conceded that this "forefather," Experi ence Mitchell, though not occupying a position of great prominence in the Province of New Plymouth, as a man and a citizen did much toward tbe upbuilding of the Colony ; and his descendants to the present day have been persons of much more than average capacity and enterprise. ISSUE I. Thomas ", of whom little is known. On June 8, 1661, John Cooke ratified and confirmed to Richard Wright and Thomas Mitchell, upland and meadow " given by my father ffrancis Cooke unto the aforesaid Rich ard Wright and Thomas Mitchell," lying at Jones's River, in Duxbury, " to be equally divided betwixt the said " two. On the same day that his father gave a deed of his Dart mouth land to the son Jacob, Thomas Mitchell relinquished his right in the tract, as follows : " I Thomas Michell Doe heerby fully Surrender unto my father Experience Michell that quarter share which once my father Michell Gave unto me ... at Dartmouth." * This he signed with a mark * Plymouth Colony Deeds, Book 3 : 73, 30. 522 Genealogy of Edward Small November 15, 1669, and acknowledged the " i^' of 1=' mo. 1674." There is no further record of Thomas, IL Elizabeth^; "marryed y= ^'f" [6">] of Decemb% 1645," to John ^ Washburn, Jr.,* eldest son to John ' Washburn, Sr., the emigrant, — " thus transmitting some of the best blood in the Colony to the Washburns." t At the dme of her marriage, Elizabeth Mitchell could not have been much more than fifteen years of age. John Washburn, Sr., was in Duxbury before 1632 ; was assessed for taxes in 1633 ; and in March, 1634-35, he pur chased from Edward Bompasse, " his house & palisado [fence] . . . beyond y= creeke caUed y= Egls-Nest [Eagle's Nest]," the consideration being " a milch goate, w* one ewe-lambe." % He removed, with sons John and PhUip, to South Bridge- water as early as 1665, and died there in 1670. A John Washburn was the first " Secretary of the Council of Plym outh," in England, who was succeeded in 1628 by William Burgess, — thought by some to have been the identical John Washburn, later of Duxbury. No record appears of his wife or children other than these two sons. John Washburn, Jr., was one of the fifty-four original pro prietors of the " Duxbury New Plantation," afterward incor porated as Bridgewater. Each settler had at first a grant of a house lot of six acres on the town river. This was followed by twenty acres more to each proprietor, in 165 1 ; twenty acres, and two and a half acres of meadow, in 1654 ; fifty acres, and the second division of meadow, in 1657 ; ten acres, and the third division of meadow, in 1665 ; and twenty acres, in 1666. These grants of swamp or meadow land, woodland,- and upland continued for nearly a century later. John Washburn did not: sell the house and land his father had given him at Green's Harbor, in Duxbury, until 1670. It may be that his family had remained there to that time ; but in 1675, they were all living in Bridgewater, as shown by the following : * Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, Book 2 : pt. i : 123. t Hurd's History of Plymouth County, Massachusetts : 790. X Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. i : 33. The Mitchells from Plymouth 523 167s, It was agreed that there should be two wears [weirs] to catch fish; and the parties for Satucket should be from the elder's [Elder William Brett's], and so aU the families along to Satucket, with John Washburn . . . and aU the rest of the town for MiU River. The inventory of the estate of John Washburn states that he "deceased y* 12"' day of November 1686." His wiU, providing for wUe Elizabeth and his chUdren, appointed his "kind friend, John Tomson," and his "brother," Edward MitcheU, "Trustees and Overseers." It was dated October 30, 1686, and proved June 8, 1687.* The widow, Elizabeth, was not his first wife, but the widow of Samuel Packard. The date of her death is unknovm. Issue: I. John'; 2. Thomas'; 3. Joseph'; 4. Samuel'; f 5. Jonathan'; 6. Benjamin'; 7. Mary', b. 1661, whose birth was mentioned in the letter of congratulation, the foUowing year, from Thomas MitcheU, of Amsterdam; 8. Elizabeth'; 9. Jane'; 10. James', b. 1672; 11. Sarah' Washbum. III. Mary^; mar. Dec. 24, 1652, in Plymouth, James^ Shaw, son to John' Shaw, of Plymouth. The wife of John* Shaw was probably Alice PhiUips. Mary Shaw was remem bered in her father's WiU. Issue: 1. James' Shaw, b. 1654; and two daughters. IV. Sarah^; mar. John** Hayward, son to Thomas' Hayward and wUe Susannah.t John^ Hayward was commonly * Plymouth County Probate, Book i : 84-86. t The Hon. Elihu B.' Washbume, of Galena, 111., for many years a warm personal friend of the late Edward^ A. Small, Esq., in a letter to the Hon. Emory Washbum, of Cambridge, Mass., traced his descent from this Sam ueP Washburn, of Bridgewater. Vide Appendix LXXXIII. % Thomas' Hayward, from Aylesford, England, in 1632, went to Duxbury, Mass., before 1638, and was "one of the earliest and eldest proprietors of Bridgewater who removed there." His will, dated June 29, 1678 (his wife Susannah was not then living), v.fas proved June 7, 1681. The inventory of his estate was taken in Bridgewater, March 8, 1680/81. Issue: I. Thomas'; mar. Sarah ; and left no issue. He was Lieutenant, Captain, Magistrate, and Assistant, and lived in Bridgewater. 2. Nathaniel'; mar. Hannah, daughter to Deacon John Willis, and had a number of children. 524 Genealogy of Edward Small called " John of the Plain," to distinguish him from John '^ Haward or Howard, also of Duxbury and Bridgewater. In the latter town he lived on " the Plain," between "Old M' Copeland's and the old Powder House." His estate was settled in 1710. Issue: I. Sarah', b. 1663; 2. John ^b. 1667; 3. Joseph', b. 1669; 4. Mary 2, b. 1672; 5. Thomas', b. 1674; 6. Benjamin', b. 1677; 7. Susanna", b. 1680; 8. Eliza beth', b. 1683 ; 9. Benoni', b. 1686 ; 10. Mercy' Hay ward, b. 1687. V. Edward', b. about 1643; married, probably before 1666, Mary ^, daughter to Thomas ' and Susanna Hayward. After forty years of wedded life, Mary, wife of Edward Mitchell, died without issue; and he married, Aug. 26, 1708, AUce* Bradford, daughter to Major John' and Mercy (Warren) Bradford, of that part of Plymouth afterward set off as Kingston. AUce Bradford's grandfather was WiUiam'', son to Governor WilUam' Bradford. She was born in 1678, and died in 1746, at Bridgewater, at the age of sixty-seven years. Edward Mitchell purchased the proprietary right of Fran cis West, and settled in Joppa (East Bridgewater) before 1682 ; since, as a citizen of Bridgewater, he was on June 6 of that year " propounded to take up [his] Freedom." In 1694, "Sergeant" Edward Mitchell assisted in "seating a committee in the meeting-house ; " and, the same year, with Jonathan Haward, he was chosen "to inspect and take no- 3. John'; mar. Sarah =, daughter to Experience! Mitchell. 4. Joseph ' (Deacon) ; mar., first, Sarah Brett ; mar., second, Alice Brett; mar., third, Hannah ', daughter to Experience 1 Mitchell, (p. 529). 5. Elisha'; never married. He lived with Edward' Mitchell in Bridge- water, and left him property. 6. Mary ' ; mar. Edward ' Mitchell, son to Experience 1 Mitchell. 7. Martha'; mar. Johnl Howard, and had issue: John', sometimes called "John Howard minimus," and sometimes " John Howard of John's Bridge," not only to distinguish him from his father, but from John ' Hayward, his uncle, — the " John of the Plain." John's Bridge was over the Matfield River, at " Joppa," near his house. The other children were James ', Jonathan ', Elizabeth ', Sarah ', Bethiah ', and Ephraim' Howard. The Mitchells from Plymouth 525 tice of any disorder among the young persons in the gal leries on the Lord's day, and declare them by name after the exercise is done." Later, he was called Ensign. In the early location of the highways, in 1702, mention was made in the Town Records of " A road laid out from Ensign * Mitch ell's, along the lane where the way is now trodden . . . keeping the beaten cartway to his farm in the neck." In 1727, there was described " A way from the old malt house of Ensign Mitchell, deceased, near his late dwelling house . . . and so along the beaten way to the old meeting-house." On September 17, 1696, for ;^i5, " Edward Michel & Joseph Haward [Hayward ?] sen'' both of Bridgewater," received from Benedict Arnold, of Newport, a deed of one share in the " Taunton North Purchase," and the witnesses to this deed were John Haward, Samuel Washburn, and Thomas MitcheU.t The homestead at Bluefish River, which he received by the will of his father in 1689, he conveyed March 3, 1707-8, for ;^200, to Samuel Sprague, of Marsh field. This is described as " all that my ffarm messuage or Tenement" at Duxbury, with the reservation of a small parcel belonging to the heirs of Joseph Howland. t Edward Mitchell, for many years chUdless, took into his family the three orphan children of his younger brother, Jacob, educated them, and cared for them like a father. Their subsequent careers proved how thoroughly it was done. He had also a brother-in-law, Elisha ' Hayward (son to Thomas ' and Susanna), who never married, but lived with him undl his death, August 6, 17 10. The wUl of Elisha Hay ward, dated May 20, 1703, and proved September 22, 1710, bequeathed to his " beloved sister Mary the wife of Edward Mitchell The sum of ten pounds in silver money;" the "re sidue " of his lands and other estate, " which was consider able," to be divided equally between his brother, Joseph Hayward, and brother-in-law, Edward Mitchell. § * Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1840 : 242. t Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 4 : 357. t Plymouth County Deeds, Book 12 : 132. § Plymouth County Probate, Book 2 : 165, 166. 526 Genealogy of Edward Small It may readUy be inferred that Edward MitcheU was, for his time, possessed of much more than ordinary wealth, by which his children greatly profited in after years. He died March 15, 1716/17, as stated in the inventory, taken April 9, 1717, and sworn to by his widow and executor, "Alee." The wiU of "Edward MitcheU late of Bridgewater... Gen tleman," dated " 4 Feb. 1716 aUas 17," about a month before his death, mentioned a son Edward and daughters Mary and AUce, and specified that if any of " these my three chUdren " should die or be married before reaching "lawful age," their part was to be divided between the "survivors." He also enumerated, among other properties, "lands near Abbing- ton," and a "fifth part of Iron works at Titicut." * The widow, AUce MitcheU, afterward married, as his sec ond wUe, Deacon Joshua Hersey, of Hingham, and removed to that town with her young chUdren; but her death occurred in Bridgewater, in 1746; probably at the home of her son Edward. Issue by second wUe: I. Mary', b. 1709, in Bridgewater; mar. Joshua, son to Deacon Joshua Hersey, of Hingham. 2. Alice', b. 1 7 14, in Bridgewater; mar. Noah, son to Deacon Joshua Hersey, of Hingham. 3. Edward', b. 1716, in Bridgewater, when his father was about seventy- three years of age; was less than a year old at the time of his father's decease. He mar. in 1738, Elizabeth, daughter to EUsha Cushing, of Hingham, and soon after retumed to East Bridge- water. He was Representative to the General Court of Massa chusetts, in 1769, 1776, and 1777. As "Captain," he repre sented the town of Bridgewater at a meeting of the " Com mittee of Safety," September 26, 1774, held in Plympton, Plymouth County, and also represented the town at the First Provincial Congress convened at Salem, Essex County, October 5-7, 1774. He was at the Provincial Congress held in Cambridge, Feb. i, 1775; at the sessions in Concord, AprU 12, 1775, and at Watertown, May 31, foUowing; in "¦ Plymouth County Probate, Book 4: 17-19. The Mitchells from Plymouth 527 1775, as "Colonel Edward MitcheU." * His commission as Colonel of the Third Plymouth County regiment was dated August 1, 1775, and he was in active service four years. His resignation, dated Bridgewater, Jan. 12, 1779, signed by said MitcheU stating that he had served as Colonel of the 3'^'' Plymouth Co. regt. since the year 1774 [1775?] and resigning his commission on account of the poor state of his health foUowing upon a fit of sickness combined vrith the infirmities of age, and also requesting that some suitable person be ap pointed in his place without delay," was accepted.f The combined blood of the Bradfords and MitcheUs not only produced a man of mark in his generation, but tended to increased longevity — for Edward MitcheU Uved to be nearly eighty-six years old, djdng in 1801. His wUe, EUza beth, had previously died, in 1799, at the age of eighty-five. Issue: I. Edward^; II. Cushing^; III. EUzabeth^; IV. AUce*; V. EUsha*; VI. John*; VII. WUUam*; VIII. Bradford*; IX. Mary*; X. CeUa*; XI. Sarah*; XII. Bela*.t VI. Jacob*; mar. Susanna*, daughter to Thomas' and Sarah* (Jenney) Pope, of Plymouth. (Vide infra.) VII. John*; mar., first, Dec. 14, 1675, Mary Bonney, daughter to Thomas and Dorcas (Sampson) Bonney. She died in 1677, and he mar., second, Jan. 24, 1679, Mary Lathrop, who died the foUovring year. In 1682, he mar., third, Mary Prior. John MitcheU was of Duxbury, and received a gUt of eighty acres of upland and four more of meadow from his father some years before his death, which his father in his wUl mentioned as the portion of land to which he was en titled, and trusted " that he Rest Sattisfied therewith." On Jan. 11, 1701, John MitcheU, then an inhabitant of Duxbury, and a "weaver" by occupation, sold his upland and meadow, caUed the North HiU and North Meadow, * Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, 1774-75 : 180, 139- 140, 278, 621. t Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 10: 832, 845- t Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1840: 243. 528 Genealogy of Edward Small with the buildings thereon, to George Williamson, a " cord wainer." John* Mitchell moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he died Oct. 14, 17 19. His son Edward was appointed administrator of his estate. Issue by first wife (order uncertain) : I. Edward^, married Nov. 11, 1720, at Providence, Rhode Island, Anna Brown. 2. Experience', b. 1676, in Duxbury, to whom his grandfather. Experience Mitchell, bequeathed "one Cowe a short gun and a small Iron kettle," valued at £2:12, and one fourth of his land in Middleborough.* Experience Mitchell's wife was Phebe. On May 18, 1703, "Joseph Hayward Sen"' of Bridgewater" and Haimah his wife, grantors with Experience Mitchell, of Provi dence, Rhode Island, conveyed to Ebenezer Richmond land in "Middleboro'... w*^'' s^ right was deri vided from Experience Michill late of Duxborough dec''." Hannah Haywood and Ex perience Mitchell, for £12, conveyed, August 3, 1717, to Captain Jacob Tomson, of Middleborough, two lots in that town, " both which aforementioned Lots of Land did originaUy belong to M"^ Experience MitcheU formerly of Duxborough deceased who was the father of the above named Hannah Hayward and grandfather of the aforementioned Experience MitcheU." The latter deed was acknowledged by Hannah Hay^yard August 27, 17 19; and May 3, 1729, by a witness for "Joseph Hayward Sen', deceased & Experience Mitchell." f Experience' MitcheU, son to John', who was of Providence, married and had a famUy whose descendants are numerous, par ticularly in Gloucester and Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Alice MitcheU, who married May 22, 1719, at Providence, Rhode Island, (ilharles Walker, was probably a daughter of Experience' Mitchell. Issue by third wife: 3. Mary', b. 1682, in Duxbury. 4. Hannah', b. 1683, in Duxbury. 5. Joseph', b. 1684, in Duxbury; mar. (probably) Bathsheba PhiUips. After her death, he mar. in 1753, Haimah Hersey, of Abington. Joseph Mitchell was the first Constable of the town of Kings- * Plymouth County Deeds, Book 3: 243. t Plymouth County Deeds, Book 8: 47; Book 25: 207. The Mitchells from Plymouth 529 ton, in 1726, and was Clerk of the first town-meeting, held on August 13 of that year. In May, 1727, he drew lot 77 in the divi sion of lots of North Yarmouth, Maine, which he sold to Isaatf Pope a few months later.* He was by occupation a tanner, and spent aU his life in Kingston, from 1719 until his death in 1 7 54. His widow, Hannah, mar. John Whitman, of East Bridgewater, and died in 1788, aged eighty-five years. Issue: I. Sarah*; II. Hannah*; III. Joseph*; IV. John*; V. Mary«; VI. Sarah* (again); VII. Bathsheba*; VHI. Al ice*; IX. Joseph* (again); X. Benjamin*; XI. Martha*; xn. Ruth.* 6. Elizabeth', b. 1685; died young, in Duxbury. 7. EUzabeth', b. March 29, 1686, in Duxbury, married Thomas Hopkins. 8. John', b. 1688, in Duxbury. 9. Sarah', b. May 9, 1690, in Duxbury, married March 25, 1718, at Providence, Rhode Island, John Coman. 10. Esther', b. 1692, in Duxbury. VIII. Hannah*; mar. Deacon Joseph* Hayward, as his third wUe. Deacon Joseph* Hayward, son to Thomas' and Susannah Hayward, mar., first, Sarah Brett; mar., second, Alice, daughter to Elder WilUam Brett, a leading man in the town of Bridgewater, and also in colonial affahs. Elder Brett was Representative to the "Old Colony Court," from 1658 to 1661, and preached "when the regular minister was sick or otherwise prevented." Deacon Joseph Hayward Uved in the northern part of Bridgewater, near his father, Thomas', and was Represent ative to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1709 and 1710. He died June 20, 1718, in Bridgewater; and his will, dated "June ninet'' 17 18," was proved July 17, foUowing.f Issue by second wife: i. Joseph' Ha3rward, b. 1673, in Bridge- water. Issue by third wife: 2. Alice' Hayward, b. 1683, in Bridgewater. 3. Mary', b. 1685. 4. Thomas', b. 1687. 5. Edward', b. 1689. 6. Hannah', b. 1691. 7. Susanna', b. 1695. 8. Peter', b. 1699. 9. AbigaU Hayward, b. 1702. * York County Deeds, Book 14: 18. t Plymouth County Probate, Book 4: 136-138. 530 Genealogy of Edward Small JACOB* MITCHELL Jacob* MitcheU, son to Experience' and Jane* (Cooke) MitcheU, was probably born in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He married, November 7, 1666, Susanna*,* daughter to Thomas' Pope,t by his second wife, Sarah* Jenney, daughter to John' and Sarah (Carey) Jenney, of Plymouth. Jacob MitcheU was by trade a carpenter, and it is sup posed that before his marriage he built a home for his bride on the lot of land which was granted to him the following year (1667) by the town of Plymouth.| The house, one of the most remarkable of the Pilgrim memorials, is stUl stand ing, though showing — in its interior rather than its exterior — the marks of great age. It is situated on a street known since 1823 as Sandvrich Street, near the bead of Water Street, and the troUey-cars now pass by. Additions have been made at various times, untU its original form is difficult to determine; but it is conceded by antiquarians who have carefuUy studied the buUding that the large room on the southeasterly corner, the room nearest the street, was that part bmlt by Jacob MitcheU. This room measures twelve feet, four inches on the front or south side, by sixteen feet on the east or street side, and seven feet from floor to ceiUng. It has heavy corner posts jutting out into the room, with a lengthvrise beam in the centre overhead, running from east to west, that clearly shows the marks of an axe or other rude tool. A room or "loft" may have been built over it, with the possible addition of a lean-to at the rear, and since removed. The first enlargement appears to have been an entry about eight feet wide on the south side, with a steep, wind ing stairway, into which the present front door opens; and * Plynwuth Colony Miscellaneo'us Records, 1633-89: 31. t Vide The Jenney Family. j (Extract from deed.) "I Jabez Howland of Plymouth, blacksmith etc. for £50 paid by Elkanah Watson of aforesaid town, blacksmith, [convey] all that my house and land called by the name of a Garden Spott . . . that I bought and purchased of Jacob Mitchell ... on the south side ... of Giles Rickard," etc. Jan. 4, 1680. (Plymouth Deeds: vol. 4: part 2: folio 393. See also: An cient Landmarks of Plymouth, by William T. Davis, 1883: pp. 301, 302.) The Mitchells from Plymouth 53 1 across the hall another room, sixteen by fifteen feet, six inches, making the front measurement thirty-six feet, four inches. From indications on the attic flooring, it seems probable that the two front chambers were added at the same time. At some later period, several smaller rooms were put on the back of the house, two stories high, with the present roof, which was enlarged to enclose the whole. A small addition in the rear affords access, by a narrow and precipitous stairway of crude workmanship, to the second story, as well as a back entrance to the ground floor. This does not reach to tbe northeasterly corner by the street, nor show in tbe illustration. The interior woodwork is very old, and most of the doors are of ancient design, with hand-wrought iron hinges and latches. The portion erected by Jacob Mitchell has best withstood the ravages of time. It remains " plumb," and as firm as it was when buUt ; whUe the addition across the hall is badly out of line, caused by the settling of the westerly end. Every window-frame and door has sagged from one to two inches at one corner Tbe several rooms at the rear are poorly bmlt and roughly plastered. The one central chimney, into which most of the rooms originally opened with fire places, is of huge dimensions within the house, but is grad uated in the attic to a much smaller size, which continues above the roof. In the kitchen the cavernous fireplace is capable of taking in a six-foot log. Before 1673, Jacob MitcheU had removed to Dartmouth, Massachusetts; and he sold the house and land to Jabez ^ Howland, son to John ' Howland, of the Mayflower, who occupied it untU he went to Bristol in 1680. Davis writes : " Owned and occupied, as it undoubtedly was, by Jabez How land before tbe death of his father and mother, it is fair to presume that its floors have been trodden by those pas sengers of the Mayflower, and that its walls have listened to their voices. Let this ancient structure be added to the list of PUgrim memorials, and hereafter share with the Rock 532 Genealogy of Edward Small our veneration and respect." * Francis' Cooke had died in 1663, and possibly bis daughter Jane*, tbe wife of Expe rience' Mitchell; but John *, brother to Jane 2, who came over in the Mayflower with his father, was still living, and may also have been a frequent visitor. This estate is described in an early deed as bounded on tbe north by the garden of Giles Ricard, and west, south, and east by what are now the lines of Pleasant, North, Green, and Sandwich streets. Jabez Howland sold it to Elkanah Watson, whose son sold it, in 1707, to Stephen Churchill. Portions of the estate were conveyed in the fol lowing years to various individuals; but in 1790, Judge Thomas, who had come into possession of the whole, sold it to Nathaniel Carver. In 1867, Mr. James E. Sherman purchased the old bouse and tbe plot upon which it stood from the heirs of Mr. Carver, and later conveyed it to Mr. Barnabas N. Holmes, who, in 1883, gave a deed of it to his daughter, Helen R. Holmes, of Washington, D. C, the present owner. Mrs. James E. Sherman, of Plymouth, how ever, acts as custodian. As a natural sequence to these various changes of ownership, it is better known as tbe "Howland House," or the "Carver House," than from its connection with the Mitchell family. On November 15, 1669, Jacob Mitchell received, by deed of gift, from his father. Experience Mitchell, a tract of land at Dartmouth ; and, on the same day, his brother, Thomas Mitchell, surrendered his " quarter share " that he had pre viously received from his father in this land.f The original township of Dartmouth comprised tbe present limits of Dartmouth, Westport, New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acush net. The section in which Jacob Mitchell lived is said to have been what is now Fairhaven. He appears to have fol lowed the fortunes of bis father-in-law, Thomas ' Pope, who * Davis's Landmarks of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1883 : 302. t Plymouth Colony Deeds, Book 3 : 300. The Mitchells from Plymouth 533 went there about 1673 with sons, Seth^, John 2, and Isaac*. John 2 Cooke, son to Francis ', also settled there. Jacob Mitchell was at once placed in prominent positions of responsibUity. When the General Court convened on the 4th of March, 1673, John Smith, of Dartmouth, "was approued to be the Lieftenant of the milletary companie of Dartmouth, and Jacob Michell to be Ensigne bearrer of the said companie ; " and on June 3, following, at a " Generall Court of Elections . . . Jacob Micbell and WUlam Haward were chosen Constables of Dartmouth."* Early in 1675, Philip, son to Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoags of Rhode Island, disregarding the treaty made by his father with Governor Carver, which had been faith fully kept for more than fifty years, began a terrible war against tbe colonists. He succeeded in forming an Indian league, and tbe savages began a sudden attack on the towns of southern and western Massachusetts. The authorities of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies, fearing an Indian uprising, had sent several companies of troops to the southward, during the spring ; and, whUe not meeting in open conflict, each party bad harassed the other as far as lay in its power. In June, Philip's warriors surprised and killed Jacob Mitchell and his wife, Susanna, early in the morning, as they were fleeing on horseback to John Cooke's garrison, where they had sent their children the afternoon before. John Pope, William Palmer, and Dorothy Hayward were with them ; tbe two men were kUled, but Dorothy, a young woman of twenty-eight years, was taken captive. Although wounded, ber life was spared because she had, on a former occasion, shown kindness to an Indian child ; her wounds were dressed, and the Indians guarded her until they came within sight of tbe English. " This occurrence took place near the ' frog-pond ' on tbe south side of Spring Street, between William and Walnut * Plymouth Colony Records, 1668-73, vol. J : 138, 113-115. 534 Genealogy of Edward Small Streets in Fairhaven. The settlement at Dartmouth being isolated, scattered and difficult of defence, was shortly after abandoned, and tbe deserted plantations were quickly laid waste and the buUdings burned by the Indians. No attempt was made for three years to reoccupy the ruined settle ment." * Two years after this event, Dorothy Hayward made the following deposition : " Dorothy Hayward, aged 30 years or thereabouts, being en gaged upon oath testifieth, that she being taken by the Indians in June, in the year 1675 in Dartmouth, in Plymouth Colony saith, William Palmer was slain by the Indians, and Jacob Mitch ell and his wife, and John Pope. This deponent sawe these In dians, Ponoho, Watanom, John Bryant [some had taken English names], Nenpos, Potak, Tosanem. . . . These be the names of that we know to be in being. No further this deponent saith. — Taken before me upon oath. Joseph Clark, Assistant. Newport, R. I., June 25, 1677." It has generally been accepted that Susanna Mitchell lost her life at the same time as ber husband and bro ther, John Pope ; but in North Yarmouth, Maine, to which town her son Jacob bad removed, a " Susanna Mitchell, wife of Jacob Mitchell," joined the First Church of North Yarmouth, November 17, 1736, and William M. Sargent adds in a note : " Think she may have been the mother of the first Jacob Mitchell, of North Yarmouth, though it was supposed she had been kUled." t Had she been living in 1736, her age would have been eighty-seven years. During tbe two years of King PhUip's war, terminating in 1677, prisoners taken on either side were summarily dealt with. On June 12, 1676, several Indians were brought in * New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 15 : 266. t Old Times in North Yarmouth : 472. The Mitchells from Plymouth 535 by Major John Bradford, "and the last named John Num, owned, alsoe, that bee was of that companie that murdered Jacob Michell and bis wife and John Pope ; and soe centance of death was pronounced against them, which accordingly emediately was executed." * Tbe three young children of Jacob and Susanna Mitchell, Thomas, Jacob, and Mary, were cared for in the home of their uncle, Edward Mitchell ; and, March 7, 1675-76, "Experience Michell and Edward Michell [were] appointed by the Court to vse the best care to enquire after and take into theire custody tbe estate of Jacob Michell, deceased, and to make report thereof to the Court, that so it may be preferred to tbe best that may be for tbe good of his chil dren." Two years later, March 5, 1677-78, "Experience Michell, Edward Micbell and Joseph Bartlett [were] allowed and appointed by [ ] to be guardians to the chUdren of Jacob Mitchell, deceased, to call in the debts due vnto the said estate, and to gather the same together, and to improue tbe same for tbe future good of the said chUdren when they come to be of age." t An indenture was made August 29, 1695, when the three chUdren bad all reached their majority, between " Thomas Michel weaver Jacob Michel Blacksmith & Mary Mitchel Spinster all of Bridgewater, children of Jacob Mitchell late of Dartmouth Carpentur dec<^ Intestate," of the one part, and Seth Pope of Dartmouth, Cooper, of the other part, which conveyed, for .;^3S, to Seth Pope, their one quarter of one whole share of the purchased lands and meadows in Dartmouth, now occupied by Seth Pope, " which was the Inheritance of their late ffather the said Jacob Mitchel deC^ and by whose death the same descended to them ... as of Right belonging to them." This deed was witnessed by Jo seph Hayward and Joseph Hayward, Jr. ; and acknowledged, • Plymouth Colony Records, 1668-73, vol. 5 : 205. t Plymouth Colony Records, Court Orders, vol. 5 : 188, 252. 536 Genealogy of Edward Small August 30, 169s, by Thomas, Jacob, and Mary Mitchell, in the order named.* ISSUE I. Thomas', b. about 1667 or 1668, in Bridgewater, may have been named for his grandfather, Thomas ' Pope. He mar ried, in 1696, at Bridgewater, Elizabeth' Kingman, b. 1673, elder daughter to John * and Elizabeth Kingman, of West Bridgewater. His brother Jacob and sister Mary were mar ried on the same day, Jan. i, 1695-96. On November 2, 1692, " Thomas Michel, of Bridgewater, weaver," bought, for;^io, from " Thomas Linkon [Lincoln] Sen- . . . one share in Taunton North Purchase ; " of which he sold one half, for ;^5, on December 15, following, to Thomas Hayward, of Bridgewater, son to Nathaniel Hay ward; and the remaining half he conveyed, January 17, 1697-98, with wife Elizabeth, to Jabez Pratt. When William Bradford, "son to William," confirmed, November 13, 1694, for ;^25 and other considerations, the tract called " New Plymouth " to its proprietors and inhabitants, Thomas Mitchell appeared on the list.f His homestead was in South Bridgewater, where his great-grandson, William Mitch ell, was living in 1840; and his death occurred there, Sep tember I, 1727. He left no will ; but the inventory of his estate was taken on the 30th of that month, and the settle ment and division of his estate mentioned the widow Eliza beth, son Timothy, daughter " Susanah," wife of Joseph "Packer" [Packard], and son Seth, then a minor.t His age has been given as fifty-five years, which is doubtless in correct, — since he was mentioned first in the deed with his brother Jacob and sister Mary, and it was then customary to give the eldest son every honor that might be considered due to that position. Thomas Mitchell was probably fifty- * Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 3: 120. t Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book i : 256, 257 ; Book 7 : i8 Book I : 365. X Plymouth County Probate, Book 5 : 552, 673. The Mitchells from Plymouth 537 nine or sixty years of age at the time of his death. His widow, Elizabeth, died in 1733. Issue : I. Thomas *, b. 1696 ; d. young in Bridgewater. 2. Henry*, b. 1698 ; d. young in Bridgewater. 3. Timothy*, b. 1700, in Bridgewater; married Deborah, daughter to Nathaniel Packard. Timothy Mitchell died in 1733 in Bridgewater, and his widow, Deborah, died there in 1744. Issue : I. Thomas ^ b. in Bridgewater ; married Keziah Swift, of Plymouth; d.1776. He was Major in Gen. Thomas's regiment. May 19, 1775.* Issue: seven. II. Nathan °,b. 1729, in Bridgewater; married in 1754, Anne, daughter to Jonathan Carey. He was Lieutenant in Captain Josiah Edson, Jr.'s 2d Bridgewater company, in November, 177 1 ; and Captain of a company of Minute Men that responded to the Alarm of April i9i 177S1 serving five days.f He was also Representative to the General Court in 1778, 1780, and 1783-85. The Hon. Nathan Mitchell died of the smallpox in 1789, at the age of sixty years. His will, dated Feb. 20, 1789, was presented June I, following, and the inventory was sworn to on July 31 of that year.J His widow, Anne, survived him. Issue : seven. III. Abiel ^ ; married Mary, daughter to Eliphalet Leon ard, and settled in Easton, Mass. ; where on March 8, 1757, he purchased, for ^200, sixty acres of land in the town, with house and barn, " formerly y= Estate of James Pratt Late of Easton dec'd." § He was Captain of a company that marched from Easton, on the Alarm of April 19, 1775, and served five days. He was commissioned Major, April 24, 1775, in Col. Timothy Walker's regt. ; ist Major, Feb. 7, 1776; Lieut.-Col., April, * Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the RevobUion, vol. lo : 854- t Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, vol. 90 : 192 ; also Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. lO : 851. X Plymouth County Probate, Book 31 : 16. § Bristol County, Massachusetts, Deeds, Book 43 : II 5. 538 Genealogy of Edward Small 1777; Col., June 17, 1779; and was discharged from the service, Oct. 31, 1780.* He died at the age of eighty-eight years. Issue : ten. IV. Deborah ° ; b. in Bridgewater ; married Bliss, and settled in Rehoboth. V. Timothy*, b. in Bridgewater; was lost at sea; unmarried. 4. Susannah*, b. 1703, in Bridgewater; mar. in 1724, Joseph Packard. 5. Edward*, b. 1705, in Bridgewater; d. young. 6. Elizabeth*, b. 17 10, in Bridgewater; d. young. 7. Mary*, b. 17 13, in Bridgewater; d. young. 8. Seth*, b. 1715, in Bridgewater. He was but twelve years of age at the time of his father's death, in 1727 ; but on March 3, 1738, he conveyed land in Bridge- water that had been " settled on him by the Judge of Probate,'' which had been purchased by " his father Thomas Mitchell." t His first wife, whom he married in 1 738, was Ann, daughter to Thomas Latham; and he married, second, in 1760, Mary, daughter to Nicholas Wade, with whom he conveyed land in 1765. Seth Mitchell lived all his life in Bridgewater, where he died in 1802, at the age of eighty-seven. His widow, Mary died in 1809, aged eighty-three. There were fourteen children Issue by first wife: I. Jacob*, b. 1740. II. Reuben*. b. 1741. HI. Seth*, b. 1744, who served in the Revo lution as private in 1776 and 1777.!: IV. Zenas *, b. 1746. V. Phineas*, b. 1747. VI. Eliphaz *, b. 1749 VIL Timothy*, b. 1751. VIII. Rotheus*, b. 1753 who also served in the Revolution. IX. Ann*, b. 1755 X. Reuben*, b. 1757. XL Betty*, b. 1759. Issue by second wife : XII. Molly *, b. 1761. XIII. Nabby *, b. 1762. XIV. Susanna*, b. 1766. * Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 10: 829, 843. t Plymouth County Deeds, Book 37 : 10. X Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 10 : 841, 853. The Mitchells from Plymouth 539 II. Jacob', b. 1672, in Bridgewater; married, in 1696, DeUver ance', daughter to John* and Elizabeth Kingman, of West Bridgewater, married (2) Rebecca Cushman. (Vide infra.) III. Mary', b. 1674, in Dartmouth ; mar. Jan. i, 1695-96, at the same time as her brothers, Samuel' Kingman, b. 1670, son to John * and Elizabeth Kingman, of West Bridge- water. After the death of his wife Mary, Samuel King man married, second, Hannah , who survived him. The will of Samuel Kingman, of Bridgewater, dated June 3, 1740, in which he mentioned his wife Hannah, was presented at court May 20, 1742.* His widow, Hannah, married, in 1751, John Wade. Issue: I. Susanna* Kingman, b. 1697; married Solo mon Packard. II. John* Kingman, b. 1699; married, in 1722, Sarah, daughter to Thomas Kingman, of Weymouth. III. Joanna* Kingman, b. 1701 ; married, in 1723, Aker- man PettingiU. IV. Jane* Kingman, b. 1704; married, in 1730, Isaac Kingman. She died in 1769, and her husband married, in 1770, the widow Ruth Loring. V. Mary* Kingman, b. 1706; married, in 1739, Benja min Vickery, as his second wife. His first wife was Mary Allen. VI. Samuel* Kingman, b. 1710; married, in 1737, Phebe Washburn. Issue: Eunice*, Hannah*, and Phebe* Kingman. JACOB' MITCHELL Jacob ^ Mitchell, son to Jacob ^ and Susanna (Pope) MitcheU, was born about 1672, in Bridgewater, Massachu setts. He was the younger son of the three chUdren who were reared, after the tragic death of their parents, by their uncle, Edward Mitchell, of Bridgewater. Jacob Mitchell mar., first, Jan. i, 1695-96, Deliverance ^ Kingman, b. 1676, • Plymouth County Probate, Book 8: 521, 524. 540 Genealogy of Edward Small daughter to John* and Elizabeth Kingman, of West Bridge- water.* The triple wedding of these MitcheU chUdren to the three chUdren of John* and Elizabeth Kingman, on the same day in 1696, has long been a matter of history. Soon after the birth of a son, Jacob*, Jr., on Dec. 27, 1696 (O. S.), Deliverance MitcheU died; and her husband married, sec ond, November 18, 1701, Rebecca*, daughter to the Rev erend Isaac' and Rebecca Cushman, of that part of Ply mouth that was set off, June 4, 1707, as Pl}Tnpton. (p. 751). As early as 1636, a number of bouses had been built and occupied in Rocky Nook and Jones's River, within the bounds of the town of Plymouth. Here Jacob MitcheU is said to have settled at the time of bis second marriage, in 1701 ; although his first grant of land in that locality was not laid out untU 1705: "Plymouth May S^i* 1705 laid out & bounded the 20 acrees of land Granted by the Town of Plymouth to Jacob Mitchell . . . bounded on tbe southerly side thereof by the land of Major John bradford on the North side of Jons [Jones's] River." f Major John^ Brad ford was grandson to Governor William ' Bradford, and his * I. Henry i Kingman, of Weymouth, Massachusetts, was made freeman in 1636 ; and was Grand Juror in 1649. He was Deputy, or Representa tive, to the General Court, from Weymouth, May 2, 1638, and May 26, 1652. (Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, vol. i : 227; vol. 3 : 259.) In 1647, he was on a committee to lay out highways. He was " licensed [by the General Court] to keep a house of entertainment," June 6, 1637. Issue : Edward ^, Thomas 2, John 2, and several daughters. II. John 2 Kingman had a wife, Elizabeth. In 1685, he removed from Weymouth to West Bridgewater. Issue : I. John', b. 1664; mar. Desire Harris. i!. Henry', b. i658; mar. Bethia Howard. 3. Samuel ', b. 1670 ; mar. in 1696, Mary Mitchell. 4. Elizabeth ', b. 1673 ; mar. in 1696, Thomas Mitchell. 5. Deliverance', b. 1676; mar. in 1696, Jacob Mitchell. 6. Susanna', b. 1679; mar. in 1699, Capt. Chilton Latham. Vide Mitchell's History of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1840 : 216, 217. t Plymouth Town Records, 1889 j vol. 2 : 5. The Mitchells from Plymouth 54 1 father, WUliam ^ Bradford, Jr., was one of the first to buUd in that locality. Mitchell's other near neighbors were largely descendants of Francis ' Cooke, Isaac ' AUerton, Elder William ' Brewster, John ' Washburn, and the Rev. Thomas ' Cushman. The first town office filled by Jacob Mitchell was that of "surveyor," he having been chosen " y^ 3^ of March 170-f-." March 2, 1710-11, "M^ Jacob MitcheU [was on a] Commit tee to view and value the Common land." He was "Chosen [March 21, 1710-11] to survey all sorts of lumber Exposed to sale ; " and, March 23, 1712-13, as " viewer of lumber or measurer of bords and timber." * He was " on Jury for Trials," May 10, 1708, and Feb. 24, 1 71 7-18; chosen "to serve on y^ Jury of Tryals at y« Superior Court," April 15, 1723, March 2, 1723-24, and March 29, 1724-25 ; " Grand Juror," March 7, 1725-26.! He was elected to serve on the " Grand Inquest ... at the Superior Court," Feb. 20, 1709-10, and March 23, 1712-13 ; and, as " Tithing-man," three separate years, beginning March 14, 1708-9, March i, 1721-22, and March 18, 1722- 23. " Jacob Michell Did at last comply to serve y« Town in y^ place of a cunstable [Constable],^ his service extend ing over the space of one year from March 15, 1713-14." In adjusting the seating of the parishioners in the meet ing-bouse. May 14, 171 1, Jacob Mitchell and several others had "liberty to buUd A gallery or seat over tbe stares [stairs] in y^ South Gallery provided it Doe not Incoiiiode tbe stares." § After a lengthy discussion as to educational matters at the town-meeting held in Plymouth, March 15, 1714-15, "With Reference To y« promoting of a scool for lerning of chUdren at Each End of y^ Town . . . The * Plymouth Town Records, 1880, vol. 2 : 8, 45, 78, 239. t Plymouth Town Records, 1889, vol. 2 : 18, 186, 222, 226, 233, 243. X Plymouth Town Records, 1889, vol. 2 : 34, 78, 24, 214, 221, 94. § Plymouth Town Records, 1889, vol. 2 : 46. 542 Genealogy of Edward Small Select men of s"^ Town Together With Cap* warren and Jacob MicbeU [were chosen] to consider of som Method To present To y« Town at the Next Town Meeting." Their efforts were evidently successful, as, on March 2, 1723-24, Jacob Mitchell was one of a " Com'tee chosen to provide suitable Persons to keep said schools." * At the latter town-meeting, "Mr Jacob Mitchell" was chosen "Select man and Assessor in the room of My John Bradford de ceased ; " and he was reelected to that office the following year, 1724-25.! As early as 171 7, Jacob Mitchell and forty other inhabit ants of the north part of Plymouth, near Jones's River, had petitioned the General Court to be made a new town ; but their petition was not granted. However, they held a busi ness meeting (the first on record apart from the parent town of Plymouth) on December 5, 1717, when it was voted : "y' our Meeting-House shall stand on the left hand of the way that leads to y® landing place near tbe corner of Jacob Mitchell's field." Voted: "that it be forty three feet in length, thirty six feet in width, and twenty feet between joists." June 2, 1726, this tract was ordered to be laid out by the General Court, and it was finally set off as a sepa rate township caUed Kingston, on June 16, following. At the first town-meeting, held August 29, 1726, " Major John * Bradford," Moderator, the Selectmen and Assessors chosen were Benjamin Eaton, Thomas Croad, and Jacob Mitchell. Joseph ^ Mitchell (son to John 2) was Clerk of the meeting, and also elected Constable of Kingston for tbe ensuing year. J MeanwhUe plans were maturing in Bos ton for the resettlement of the town of North Yarmouth, Maine, into which Jacob Mitchell entered with charac- * Plymouth Town Records, 1889, vol. 2 : 95, 226. t Plymouth Town Records, 1889, vol. 2 : 225, 231. X History of Plymouth County, Mass., by J. W. Lewis & Co., 1884 : vol. i, 25s, 258. The Mitchells from Plymouth 543 "teristic energy, lessening his interest in the town affairs of Kingston. Tbe General Court of Massachusetts had ordered, in 1722, in response to a petition from the heirs of several of the earlier settlers of North Yarmouth, together with sev eral prominent men of Boston, that the " Settlement begun but broke up by the Indian Warr" in that town should again be attempted ; and a committee was appointed by the Court to take measures toward that end. This committee first met "at the house of M"" John Powell, in Boston," April 25, 1723. They met again, August 28, 1726, "at the Green Dragon, in Boston," and agreed, among other things, " to meet att the House of M' James Parker, at North Yar mouth on Wednesday the fourteenth day of September next ; " and tbe " ancient proprietors " were to be notified to bring in their claims. The next two meetings of October 5 and 21, held by the committee "at the Sign of the Exchange, in Boston," resulted in tbe ordering of a survey, a division of the lots, and " that a platt thereof be Returned to the Committee." A month later, November 24, 1726, " at the sign of the Green Dragon, in Boston," Jeremiah Moulton was appointed surveyor ; and the order was given of " Publick Notice to all persons that deem themselves Proprietors in any of tbe Lands within the said Township by any Former Grant or other right or title." * Their plans matured slowly, but "Att a Meeting. of the Committee, May 25*'^ 1728, at the sign of the Orange Tree in Boston," it was "Voted : That Messrs Deacon Samuel Seabury James Parker Jacob Mitchell Gershom Rice & Phineas Jones be & are hereby chose & appointed a Sub- Committee to reside at North-yarmouth & to manage the Prudentials of said town for the present year." Jacob Mitchell was retained upon this "Sub-Committee," in 1729 and 1730; and, although "Liberty was given to the Inhab- « Vide Appendix LXXXIV : A-H. 544 Genealogy of Edward Small itance of North Yarmouth to Chuse selectmen constables and other ordinary Town officers, by the Great and General Court, on the first Day of December, 173 1," at the town- meeting of March 24, 1731-32, the "Prudential Commit tee " was chosen for another year ; consisting of " Dea. Samuel Seabury, Jacob Mitchell, Stephen Larrabee, Thomas Bennet, and Rowland Houghton." * According to this stipulation, Jacob MitcheU, who had doubtless been back and forth a number of times, sold all his possessions in Kingston, including eighty-six acres of "land and meadow" and another tract of land, with houses, outbuUdings, and blacksmith's shop, for ;^iooo, to Benjamin Samson, of Kingston. This deed was dated April 4, 1728, and acknowledged by Jacob MitcheU and his wife Rebecca on the same day.f The inducements that would influence a person of his wealth and position to remove to that wil derness on the banks of Royal's River must indeed have been flattering. His trade, that of a blacksmith, was no doubt of inestimable value in building up the new settle ment ; but could he have foreseen the prolonged trials and discouragements with which they afterward had to contend, it is probable that he would have remained in Kingston. In order fully to understand these conditions, it is well to take a cursory glance at the history of the first settlement. As early as 1640, George Felt (born 1600) lived in a stone garrison at Broad Cove, southwest of Prince's Point. Others joined him and formed a settlement, which was called Wes- custogo.J On the northerly side of Prince's Point, Royal's River emptied into Casco Bay, so named in honor of Wil liam Royal, § who came from England in 1626, and was * Vide Appendix LXXXIV : I-O. t Plymouth County Deeds, Book 23 : 8. t " Westgostogua " was used by Governor Winthrop to designate this sec tion, as early as 1630. Westcustogo, or Wescustogo, signifies " the clear tidal- stream," as applied to Royal's River below the falls. § March 27, 1643, Thomas Gorges, Esq., Deputy Governor of Maine, in wmii The Mitchells from Plymouth 545 probably there before Felt. At the outbreak of King PhUip's war, in 1675, the inhabitants fled, and the recently erected saw-mUl and most of the buildings were burned. When peace was declared, in 1678, many of the settlers returned to their desolate homes ; and two years later (1680), Governor Danforth, of Massachusetts, confirmed to " Joseph Phippen, Francis Neale, Sen," and others " a plantation at the bottom of Casco Bay, on a riuer called Smegustagoe . . . fiue mUes square," and "two islands adjacent."* On September 22, 1680, Governor Danforth, for tbe further encouragement of the settlement, increased this tract by tbe addition of " the waste lands lying between the said grant and Falmouth . . . also an island lying between tbe sea and said township, called New Damaras Cove. It is ordered and declared the name of the said Plantation shall be North Yarmouth." Six years later, the nearly forty famUies had made some advancement, but still possessed neither schools, churches, framed houses, bridges, nor passable roads. The Indians regarded this plantation as an encroachment and a direct violation of treaties ; and, on the banks of the Wescustogo, or Royal's River, blood was first shed in the Province in King WUliam's war, 1689-97. The house of John Royal, on the east side of the river, was a fort ; but the inhabitants betook themselves to Jewell's Island, from which they were carried in a vessel to Boston, and there dispersed. For years this beautiful tract remained waste. By 1726, a few of the ancient settlers had their possessions confirmed, or received equivalents. Ten-acre lots were laid out, one behalf of " S' fferdinando Gorges Knight . . . confirmed vnto William Royall, of Casco," twenty acres, " bounded on the south side wth the River of West- gustuggo, on the north side wth the River of Chusquisacke." ( York County Deeds, Book i : pt. 2 : 3.) * Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, vol. 5 : 273. 546 Genealogy of Edward Small hundred and three in number,* extending from the Fal mouth line to the head of the tide on Royal's River, and those who wished to reestablish themselves were aUowed to have lots at or near their former holdings. The new settlers convened at the house of James Parker, in North Yarmouth, May 1 6, 1727, to draw their homesteads ; but a few did not at once take possession, though pledged to do so. A few of tbe lots were drawn as follows : f Lot 25. James Parker. Lot 39. Ministerial. Lot 41. Ministers. Lot 48. Cornelius Soule. Lot 52. Samuel Baker (stream excepted), afterward ex changed for another. Lot 62. Seth MitcheU. Lot 75. Schools. Lot TT. Joseph MitcheU.J Lot 81. Joseph Chandler. Lot 90. John Atwell (James Mitchell § in the First Church Records). Lot 91. Jacob Mitchell. Every man admitted to draw was obliged, within two years, to erect and finish a convenient dwelling-house, to clear and fence five acres of land, and to reside in the town. * Vide Appendix LXXXIV : C-G. t Records of the First Church, North Yarmouth, Maine : 48. Also Vide Appendix LXXXIV : G. X Joseph Mitchell, tanner, of Kingston, Mass., conveyed, Jan. 21, 1727-28, to Isaac Pope, of Dartmouth, Mass., " all my interests in lands in North Yar mouth." {York County Deeds, Book 14:18.) On July 17, 1734, "Joseph Mitchell or Isaac Pope [was] taxed ^y on lot 77." toward building the meet ing-house. Joseph 5 Mitchell, son to John 2, and cousin to Jacob ^ Mitchell, if he had any intention of removing to North Yarmouth, evidently changed his mind, for he remained in Kingston until his death, in 1754. § " There was a James Mitchell in No. Yarmouth, who drew Lot go . . . bounded by Royall's River, Atwell's Creek, and [Jacob] Mitchell's Lot, Aug. 3, 1730." Vide Old Times in North Yarmouth : 684. The Mitchells from Plymouth 547 A meeting-bouse was to be built within three years, also a minister's house ; and " forthwith a good orthodox minister was to be provided, to be paid ^150 per annum." The settlement suffered much from those who were not inhabitants and never cared to be. James Parker wrote, in 1728, "I have this day seen tbe choicest timber cut down and sawn into bolts for staves. Transient men come down in gangs and cut timber from tbe islands, of whom tbere are nineteen on Chebeag [Chebeague] and several vessels cutting their loads. Thus it has been aU winter." The fol lowing year, Jacob MitcheU and eight other inhabitants petitioned the General Court in relation to those transient men, stating that " Every tree that is fit for masts, or staves, or shingles, and many other sorts of timber, they send away." * The oldest house now standing in North Yarmouth, for many years past known as the " Old Whitcomb House," was buUt by Jacob MitcheU on the lot numbered ninety-one.f This was on the southwest side of Royal's River, and "just east of Atwell's Creek." The house, which was erected in 1728 or 1729, as a garrison-house with a stockade about it, is slowly faUing to decay. A few of the old elms, which stood like sentinels on each side of the road that once led from the meeting-bouse (half a mUe away) to the front door, are StUl standing, but access to the house can now only be gained by a side-path along the river-bank. Tbe "oldest * It is difiicult to conceive of the gigantic size of the trees in the primeval forests then covering the islands and shores of Casco Bay. They " averaged " six to eight feet in diameter ; and it was " not uncommon to be able to turn a pair of yoked oxen around on a stump, after the tree had been cut away." To-day, the larger islands, as well as the smaller, have very little foliage, though there is a picturesque grove surrounding the old meeting-house on the northwestern end of Chebeague. t This location is found on a map of the Proprietors of North Yarmouth, which shows one hundred and six " Home lots." William M. Sargent thinks it is the "original 'Resurvey' made by Samuel Jones, in 1741." Vide Old Times in North Yarmouth : 482. 548 Genealogy of Edward Small inhabitant " can remember that there was originally a tun nel from the cellar to the river, some fifty or more feet long, and sufficiently high for an ordinary person to walk through without stooping. This afforded easy escape from the In dians, whether approaching from the land or the river. The larger part of the tunnel has now fallen in, and the house is unsafe to enter. This house passed from Deacon Jacob ^ Mitchell to his eldest son, Deacon Jacob* MitcheU, Jr. ; and later was occupied by the Hon. David ^ Mitchell, eldest son to Jacob *, Jr., by his second wife, Rachel (Lewis) Cush ing, who spent the closing years of his life in the old home stead, and died tbere in 1796. Jacob Mitchell was one of the nine founders of tbe First Church of North Yarmouth, which was formed in 1729, three years prior to the permanent organization of the town. He was received into that society from the church at King ston, Massachusetts, November 18, 1730; his number being three, and his wife, Rebecca (Cushman) Mitchell, ten in the old "First Church Catalogue." In 1737, he was chosen one of the earliest Deacons. Soon after his death, in 1744, his eldest son, Jacob, was chosen to fill that office, — the second of several " Deacon Jacob Mitchells " in North • Yarmouth. " The history of the First Meeting-House is a history of the smaU beginnings, slow progress and scanty means of our ancestors." It was raised and boarded in 1729 ; and the Rev. Ammi Ruhamah Cutter (clergyman, physician, and scholar) was called to be the pastor. Standing upon the green " esplanade " of Broad Cove, at the foot of the " Old Ledge " and facing nearly south, with the pulpit towards the ledge, the old church overlooked the beautiful waters of Casco Bay. Its site is now marked by the original stepping-stone just within the fence enclosing tbe house and yard of Joseph Young. Near by stood the house of the pastor, a garrison- house enclosed by a stockade ; and to the left was the "Block-House," where a guard was maintained for many The Mitchells from Plymouth 549 years as a protection from the incursions of the Indians during times of worship. The frame of this quaint old edifice was of white oak, which was in excellent preservation when it was taken down more than a hundred years later. The interior was finished in plain, unpainted, "pumpkin pine." The pews, raised one step above the aisles, were square, with seats on four sides, and a door which fastened on the inside. Both the door and the slender balustrade surrounding each pew were so high that the people were obliged to look through tbe " slats " (not over) to see the minister. The seats around the sides of each pew were hung on binges, and were generally turned up as the congregation arose in prayer time. When the audi ence resumed their seats, the clatter following the " Amen " can be imagined. With its antique carvings, the pulpit was in perfect keep ing with the other architectural features of the house. It was "tunnel-shaped," and was ascended by a long flight of steps. Overhead was the indispensable sounding-board. There was no fire except tbe hot embers supplied by the sexton for the little foot-stoves carried by the more aged women. This stoutly framed and boarded structure was the place of meeting for the Proprietors, and also for the town and parish, as well as for church services ; and not until 1735 was it clapboarded. Previous to this time (1732), the pastor had written : " The people are much grieved at this delay, especially as the meeting house will be hereby so retarded, that there can't be time to do any thing to purpose, this fall ; and we dread passing another winter in it, as we did the last." At a " Proprietors' Meeting, July 17th, & by adjournment to August 22d, 1734, [it was] Voted, That Messrs. George Monk, Jacob Mitchell & GUbert Winslow be a Committee to finish tbe Meeting House in North Yarmouth, in y« Manner foUowing, viz : To lay the Floors below. Set up the Body of Seats, Case the Windows & Ciele the WaUs up to 550 Genealogy of Edward Small the Lower Interties, To face the Galleries, Lay tbe Floors in them, Set up Two Seats apiece in the Side Galleries & Three Seats in the Front Gallery, & make Two Pairs of Framed Stairs up into the Galleries, to Clapboard the House all round, put up Corner Boards & Bottom Boards, to finish the Jutts, make Spouts & Trunks to them, make Three Doors with SheUs over them & window Frames with Sash Casements, to finish shingling the House & put up Weather Boards, to raise & finish a Steeple conformable to the Dimen sions of the House, to glaze the House with good Sash Glass, to lath & Plaister the WaUs of the House aU round and the Floors under the GaUeries. The said Committee to give an Accompt of their Proceedings therein to the s<* Pro prietors at a Meeting to be appointed or to a Committee to be chosen for that End at or before the first day of October, which wiU be in the year of our Lord One Thousand Spven Hundred & Thirty Five." * Rowland Houghton and Cornelius Soule, at the same meeting, were appointed collectors of a " tax of ^3. to be raised on each Lot for finishing the meeting-bouse." Yet the inhabitants were few, for in 1730 there were but "41 dwelling-houses & 12 frames & not many well finished." The soil of many of the home lots as tUlage land was nearly worthless, and to recede far from the shore was dangerous, consequently agriculture by tbe settlers was from necessity much neglected. They were poor, and the money came in slowly. Not untU the next year (1735) was the bouse completely shingled and clapboarded. In two years more, it was plas tered overhead and part of the floor laid. Tbe steeple was raised the next year (1738), and "the pew ground ordered to be laid out." A bell was never furnished, but the inhab itants about this time contrived a substitute, for in March, 1738, the town "voted that £^. be allowed M' Seth Mitch- * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 462-463. The Mitchells from Plymouth 55 1 ell for beating a drum on tbe hUl behind the meeting-house, every Lord's day morning and noon, to notify the time of public worship for the year ensuing ; " a practice that was continued for a long period. Mr. Jeremiah Mitchell remem bered (about 1827) that, "in his day, it was customary for a man to go on the Ledge back of the old Church and beat a drum to call the people to services." The pews were finished and divided by lot, on August 21, 1739, among the proprietors of the "home-lots." A few of these were : On account of Benjamin Prince Lot i. James Parker Lot 25. Cornelius Soule Lot 48. Samuel Baker Lot 52. ' Seth MitcheU Lot 62. Jedediah Southworth Lot 65. Joseph Mitchell Lot 77. Barnabas Seabury Lot 79. Joseph Chandler Lot 81. Jacob MitcheU Lot 91.* The original dimensions of the church were forty-five by fifty-four feet. In 1762, the town voted to enlarge the house by cutting it in two, drawing out the western end and build ing in the intervening space. The sale of the twenty-eight additional pews, for which the sum of £'},Z^ was realized, defrayed the expense. When completed, it was ninety-four feet from east to west, and forty-five feet from north to south. The height from sill to eaves was "about 22 feet clear." There were three entrances, with "shells" over each door. The pulpit was in the centre of tbe north side, with galleries extending around the other three sides. Most of the pews in the body of the church were seven by eight feet, and on the sides or waUs, five by seven feet, except the corner pews. » Old Times in North Yarmouth : 457-458. 552 Genealogy of Edward Small which were larger. The edifice had thirty-three windows, of which the two back of the pulpit were long and narrow, and covered with red curtains. A steeple of curious design was buUt on one corner of the roof, with proper supports inside the buUding through a corner of the gaUery.* The foUow ing is a partial list of those who purchased the new pews in 1 762, and the prices they paid : " No. I. Timothy Davis ^8 : 08 : 00 No. 3. Barnabas Soule 8 : 10 : 08 No. 5. Benja Morgaredge 7 : 04 : 00 No. 10. JohnGray 10 : 05 : 04 No. 13. Edmond Chandler , . . . . 9:09:04 No. 14. John Hayes 9 : 01 : 04 No. 15. Zechariah Chandler 10:10:08 No. 17. Capt Solomon Mitchell 8 : 05 : 04 No. 19. Nathll Blanchard 5 : 14 : 08 No. 25. Jonathan Mitchell 6 : 16 : 00 . No. 26. Jonathan Mitchell 8 : 02 : 08 No. 27. Jonathan Mitchell 8 : 18 : 08 No. 28. John Hayes 9:08108 " Dated at North Yarmouth \ Jer. Powel Octr 2ist, 1762 > Jn". Lewis Committee ) Paul Prince Recorded pr Daniel Mitchell, Town Clerk." t From 1762, the "Old Church "J remained in the same state, except for slight repairs, until ruthlessly torn down in the spring of 1834. The town celebrated tbe Centennial of tbe assembling of tbe first town-meeting in the building. May 14, 1833, although it bad long ceased to be used for worship. Cherished memories were awakened by this ancient structure : the old town-meetings, in which all questions of church, parish, and town were discussed and passed upon ; the garret, used as a magazine for military stores ; and the * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 176-178. t Old Times in North Yarmouth : 457, 482. X The accompanying illustration, which was drawn many years ago from the recollections of the family of Joseph Young and others, is said to be very accurate in all its features. The Mitchells from Plymouth 553 adjacent common, which was the site of their frequent mUi tary musters, and from which so many loved ones had started for the wars, never to return. The old vane, or " weathercock," when the church was torn down, was removed from tbe steeple, placed on an iron spindle, and planted on the top. of the ledge, — "a soUtary link between the past and the present." An old resident wrote, in 1885, that during the early part of the Revolu tionary War, 1775-1776, "three sentries were kept stationed on tbe Ledge, to give warning of approaching danger. One stood on tbe rock where the vane is now placed, another on GUman's Rock, and the third on the high bluff directly back of the house now owned and occupied by Mr. Samuel M. Loring." Here, near the church, were early erected, according to law, tbe stocks and whipping-post. This ordinance, after being in disuse over half a century, was revived; and, on "June 30 day 1740 — Gilbert winslow town treasurer — paid to Edmund Chandler the som of two pounds eight shUlings and five pence for miking the whipping post and stones." The settlement of tbe Rev. Ammi R. Cutter as pastor, with the promise of a salary of ;£200 per year, which be did not receive, led to difficulties. At a town-meeting held April 8, 1734, "Jacob Michell moderator," it was "Voted: That the Reverand M"^ Ammi Ruhamah Cutter have his Choice whether He accept of Edward King's Great Roome and a part of His Cellar to Live [in] Case of a war and if Not then we will BuUd a Garrison aboue His House on Lot Nom"? 52 Fit for Him to Build a Conuenient House In." The garrison was bmlt near the church ; but, on June 23, 1735, the Rev. Mr. Cutter, in a letter to Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, and Samuel Fisher, assessors and selectmen of the town, rather curtly requested them to pay what was due of his salary, as "My necessities are very great by reason of my BuUding and other charge, . . . and I likewise desire you to 554 Genealogy of Edward Small take care to finish my Garrison, pursuant to the Town's vote of Aug 27* 1734, and not keep me out of my just dues any longer.'' The " Difference and Contention ... in the Town aboute him" led to a vote, November 25, 1735, at a town-meeting, " in the Affirmative, That the Church Should this Day Dis miss The Reve''"'^ M' Cutter * from his Pastorial ; " and it was also recorded that " Peter Weare Does Protest against the Carryings on of this Day." (Signed) "Jacob michell moderator " Immediately, a committee consisting of "messrs Joseph Chandler Jacob michell and GUbert winslow [was] Chosen to Take Speedy Care to Supply the Pulpit with a good Learned orthorDox minister." At tbe first regular town-meeting held for choice of offi cers and other business, on May 14, 1733, Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, and Francis Wyman were chosen select men for the ensuing year.f Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, and Cornelius Soule were voted to be tbe assessors ; and Joseph Chandler was to be the " Cutter of Timber." In Jan uary following, the selectmen were instructed to " take Care and procure Boards Claboards Stuf for the window frames and fit for the Seats for to finish the meeting House with all." March 20, 1734, Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, * The Rev. Ammi R. Cutter, after his dismissal from the church, remained in the town, and practised medicine. He is said to have been an excellent surgeon. In December, 1742, he removed to Saco, Maine, where he had com mand of the fort, and had charge of an Indian trading-house. To facilitate his intercourse with the natives, he compiled a dictionary of the Indian language. At Louisburg, in 1745, he was Captain of a company under Gen. William PepperreU. Receiving the appointment of chief surgeon, he remained through the winter following the surrender, and died there in March, 1746, aged be tween forty and fifty years. Captain Benjamin Morgaredge, of North Yar mouth, brought his effects home to his family in July following ; though the news of Dr. Cutter's death had preceded him. The wife of Dr. Ammi R. Cut ter was sister to Moses Bradbury, of North Yarmouth, and he left a family. t Vide Appendix LXXXIV : Q. The Mitchells from Plymouth 555 Francis Wyman, Stephen Larrabee, and Andrew Ring were chosen selectmen and assessors. In the town-meeting held December 13, 1734, it was voted to petition "the Great and General Court at their present session now sitting," request ing that "a tax of two pence per acre per annum" should be levied on the appropriated lands in the town, for a space of three years next ensuing, "for paying the Towns Debts & their ministers salery & for Defraying of other Necessary Charges in the said Town." The year following, Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, and Samuel Fisher were elected selectmen and assessors ; and Seth Mitchell, Cornelius Soule, and Benjamin Prince, surveyors of highways. At the same meeting, " May 10, 1734/5," Samuel Seabury, Jacob Mitchell, Gilbert Winslow, Samuel Baker, and Seth MitcheU were granted the "Privi lege of the water for the use of a SawmUl on the Southwest Side of the Lower most Falls In Royals River," they "pay ing yearly one Shilling per thousand for all the white Pine Timber that the Said mUl Shall Cut, To the use of this Town for the term of thirty years Next Ensuing, Provided " the said parties "Do Erect and finish the Said mill within the Space of two years from this time." * This was the second mill erected near this spot. In 1729, tbe Proprietors of North Yarmouth, probably with a view in part to try the Indian title, granted to Jacob Mitchell and Samuel Seabury " so much of tbe river at the lower falls as may be needful for a grist mUl," and ten acres adjoining. Seabury and Mitchell built the mUl ; and on March 24, 1730, Jacob Mitchell conveyed to his son, Seth MitcheU, "one eighth part of a gristmUl on the Southwardly Side of Royal's River by y^ lowest Falls in s"* River." f The Mitchells and Samuel Seabury were ejected by an action instituted by Nathaniel Emmes and others, of Boston, * Town Proceedings of North Yarmouth. t York County Deeds, Book i6 : 47. 556 Genealogy of Edward Small claimants under Colonel Bartholomew Gedney,* of Salem, Massachusetts (deceased in 1698), who had "recovered judgement for partition of the premises containing one thousand acres of land in the north of the town, with the privileges of the river." These " 120 acre lots each side of Royals River" had already been distributed by an order of tbe "Boston Committee," dated September 20, 1732. Peter Weare, son to Nathaniel, who held one sixth of this tract, and Joseph Fellows, who also held a sixth, "did deny to make partition." At a town-meeting held April 20, 1734, a vote was " Called whether the Town make Choise of an agent to Defend their Interest In tbe Cause betwixt Nathan Emes of Boston & Jacob and Seth Mitchell of Nortbyar- mouth and passed in the Negative." On October 8, foUow ing, in town-meeting, "Job Lewis, John Smith, Rowland Houghton and Jacob Mitchell " were appointed to appear at the York County Court to oppose Stephens's (Gedney's) claim for land on Royal's River, and " a tax was laid to raise funds for that purpose." f Yet, even then the citizens did not ap- * Roben Hoode, Derumquen, Abumhaman, Werumby [and] Robine," Saga mores, on Jan. 19, 1673, conveyed to Thomas Stephens, "In Consideration of Certen pay, to us in hand ... all that Prcell or Tract from y« first falls pum- gustucke or called p the English Westcasdogoe in Cascoe bay from ye aforesd falls to ye head of the River euery branch & Cricke there vnto belonging, & in breadth two Miles at each side of the River, with all the . . . profetts . . . of what sorts soeuer." These five Sagamores all made their marks with their ancestral totems. On Oct. 12, 1674, "Thomas Stevens of Kenebecke, & Margaret his wife," for " a considerable some to use [us] already in hand payd ... by Hene : Sayward o£ Yorke & Bartholomew Gydney of Salem in New England," con veyed to them " all that Land & River lately purchased of Terrumquin, Abum- hamon, Robine Hoode, Werumby and Robine Indean Sagamors belonging to Cascoe Bay." To further strengthen this transfer from Stephens: " I william Ryall in behalfe of Thomas Stephens, & by his order, gaue possession of the Land at Westcostugooe aboue mentioned by Turf & Twi[g] . . . vnto Hene Sayword & Bartholomew Gydney, this i6th of Octob"" 1674." These deeds were recorded at the same time, June 2, 1676. Vide York County Deeds, Book 2 : 191, 190. t Vide Appendix LXXXIV : M, R. The Mitchells from Plymouth 557 pear to realize the large issues at stake ; but, in 1741, and again in 1742, the Proprietors commenced actions "to try their title by possession or by improvements." In 1748, the Proprietors of the town of North Yarmouth obtained " judge ment with costs ; " and " thus terminated the most important suit that the town or inhabitants have ever been engaged in." * The contested land contained " about one hundred thousand acres," f by later estimation, with the buildings and appurtenances thereon, when bounded as described in the Indian deed to Stephens. For more than a century later, litigations foUowed as to tbe title of some portions of this tract along Royal's River. The after divisions, as they are called on the records, were: "the 100 acre divisions" next to F"almouth, "the 120 acre divisions " or Gedney's claim, "the east 100 acre divisions," and tbe division of the marshes into four acre lots. The islands in Casco Bay and pews in the meeting house constituted two divisions more. The last of these was drawn in 1742 ; and Jacob Mitchell and his sons be came extensive land-owners. In 1735, the town lines were " Preambulated," and the bounds were recorded on April 5, by Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, and Samuel Fisher, selectmen.^ That year, also. * As the head of the river was in New Gloucester, the inhabitants of that town paid a portion of the expenses of the later suits. t Maine Historical Society Collections, vol. 2 : 179. X The bounds of North Yarmouth originally extended " from the white rock adjoining Falmouth, N. W. eight miles, then N. E. about eleven miles, until intersected by a line running N. W. from the mouth of Bungonug river, and from the white rock and the mouth of the river, to extend S. E. to the sea." By these lines. Mare Point (Brunswick), Merriconeag (Harpswell Neck), the great island of Sebascodegan (Harpswell Island), Chebeague, the second island in size, and numerous smaller islands of Casco Bay, together with Cape SmaU Point at the mouth of the Kennebec River, were within the limits of the town. Mare Point was set off to Brunswick in 1739; and in 1741, the inhabitants of Small Point petitioned the General Court, praying to be set off and annexed 558 Genealogy of Edward Small provision was made for a six months' session of school. AprU 15, 1736, "M"^ Jacob MicbeU [was] allowed ;£7. 15^ for his services to the town to this day." In 1737, 1738, and 1739, Jacob Mitchell served tbe town as Constable; the office at that time being one of great responsibUity. In the " Ear Marks of Cattle " recorded in the oldest Town Book, with those of other proprietors, Jacob Mitchell was entered as follows : " July 25 I Jacob michell Ms mark is a hole punched Through 1737 ( the Left Eare & a Half penny out of the under side of tbe Right Eare Entred per Barnabas Seabury Town Clerk" Jacob Mitchell was one of a committee of three to settle the conflicting claims of old and new proprietors ; and, in 1734, Jacob Mitchell, Joseph Chandler, and three others were appointed by the Proprietors " a committee to treat with persons claiming undivided lands." In 1742 and other years, " John Powell Esq^, Samuel Fisher Gen^, and Jacob MitcheU Blacksmith" were the " lawfully appointed Asses sors of the Proprietors of the Common and undivided Lands in North Yarmouth," with power to give deeds of the same.* Chosen a selectman (usually assessor also) at the first town-meeting, in 1733, Jacob Mitchell was reelected every year, and died in that office. As moderator he presided at nearly every town-meeting prior to his death. The auto graph signatures of the selectmen of the town, dated March 4, 1744, as indicated below, were obtained from page 40 of the original Treasurer's Records of the town of North Yarmouth : to Georgetown. The town of North Yarmouth voted, " that considering the distance of said point of land from North Yarmouth meeting-house, and the difiiculty of the passage, the town gives free consent." * York County Deeds, Book 23 : 51. The Mitchells from Plymouth 559 The early settlers were greatly troubled with malaria and other diseases developed by the hardships and privations incidental to the opening up of a new country. During the autumn of 1744, a slow fever prevailed in the town, de scribed by tbe Rev. Thomas Smith, pastor of tbe First Church of Falmouth [Portland], as "a sickly and dying time there." * Deacon Jacob Mitchell succumbed to the prevail ing distemper, combined with the rigors of a northern win ter, and was buried in the graveyard then adjoining the church. His gravestone of slate, in a corner of the yard just within the fence, is now separated from the " Old Church-step " by a narrow road. It stands, about three feet high by two in width, solitary and alone, with a few others at a distance in the deserted " Old Graveyard : " HERE LYES BURIED THE Body of deacon Jacob Mitchell, who departed this life DEC» yE 21BT 1744 IN Y^i 73 YEAR OF HIS AGE. * Smith and Deane's Journal, 1849 : 116. 560 Genealogy of Edward Small Tbe records of the First Church (page 14) contain the date of his death and age, adding — "Deacon James Mitch eU first." During his lifetime, Jacob Mitchell bad conveyed to his sons, for varying amounts, portions of the land that had been granted to him, also an interest in his saw-mill and grist-miU at the falls. On November 6, 1744, about six weeks prior to his death, he gave a deed to his son Seth of " sun dry tracts of land," including "six acres Joining to the Home place of said Seth Mitchell." * (Signed) "Jacob Michell" [seal] He left no will ; but his eldest son, Jacob, who was ap pointed by the court as administrator of bis father's estate, brought in the following account : " York, ss. The Accompt of Jacob Mitchell, . . . Adminis trator of All & Singularly the Goods, Chattells, Rights & Cred its of Jacob Mitchell, Late of North Yarmouth, in the County of York, Disceased : the Accompt Chargeth himself with All & Singularly the Goods, Chattells, Rights & Credits of the said Disceased, Specified in An Inventory in January, 1744 [1744-45], thereof made & Exhibited into the Register's Office for Said County, to the Value of One Hundred & Seventy two pounds 16-10 3-4 new Tenor: the said Accomp'' Prays allowance for the Severall Charges & Disbursements which I have Been At in Paying Debts & other Charges, which is As Followeth, viz : " To Funerall Charges , ;^004, 09, 00 To Judge of Probate & Register's Fees 02, 08, 00 To Appraisers of said Estate 03, 08, 00 To My time, 4 Days at 15 s. pr Day, & horse-hire, £-1,, 10; ) 06 n 00 Cash for expence, £,2, 3 j ' •^' To Grave Stones 008, 00, 00 To Paid my Mother, as pr Receipt therefor 109, 09, 03 To Paid to my Brother Seth Mitchell 028, 00, 00 To Paid to my Brother Seth Mitchell ........ 026, 00, 00 * York County Deeds, Book 25 : 79. The Mitchells from Plymouth 561 To Paid to my Brother Noah Mitchell ;f 026, 06, 07 To Paid to Brother & Sister Baker 026, 00, 00 To Paid to Joseph Howland Agreeable to Brother Isaac 1 , Pope's order } 026,00,00 To Paid to Joseph Howland for Brother Elnathau Pope & ) Sister, from whom he has a Power of Attorney to act for ) °^^' °°' °° To Paid to Brother & Sister Tuck 007, 00, 00 To Paid to Brother & Sister Howland 026, 00, 00 To Paid to Benjamin Prince 002, 12,06 To Paid to Arbitrators & Attending upon them 001, 10, 00 To one Day my time to Divide the movables 000, 15, 00 To my Time in going to the Court of Probate & Return, 1 being 4 days at 15 s \ °°3. 0°. °° To Judge & Register's Fees for passing examination and re- j cording this Acco't, 20 s. ; & a Warrant for the Division > 001, 16, 00 of said Estate &c ) To Horse Hire, 40 s. & Expence to York and back, 45 s. . 004, 05, 00 Old Tenor ;^340, 08, 04 (Signed) Jacob Mitchell" "York, ss. " At a Court of Probate, held at York, February 19, 1745, Jacob Mitchell, Administrator of the Estate of his Father, Jacob Mitch ell above named, Dec'd appeared and made Oath that the above Acco'' is just and true, which being well vouched, Ordered the said Acco'' be accepted and that the said Administrator be allowed the Sum of Three Hundred and Forty pounds Eight Shillings & four pence in bills of the old Tenor in full discharge thereof. (Signed) J ERE Moulton "Recorded in the Registry of the Court of Probate for s* County, Lib. 6, Fol. 182. Pr Simon Frost, Reg""-." In addition to tbe ^340 : 08 : 04 of personal property, between seven and eight hundred acres of real estate were partitioned off to the heirs, beside what was retained by Jacob MitcheU as the portion of the eldest son — including the homestead. This division was entrusted to John White, Edward King, Barnabas Seabury, Barnabas Winslow, and 562 Genealogy of Edward Small GUbert Winslow, who also, on October 31, 1746,* set off to the widow " her part or Dowry of thirds." To Rebecca, his daughter, wife of Eln athan Pope, of Dart mouth, Massachusetts, in the County of Bristol, a half part of the " Hundred acre Lot N? 85. of which we have Set off to Seth Mitchell the Southeasterly half part." To son Noah Mitchell, " -^^ part of Lot N? 93," and other land. To Susanna, wife of Samuel Baker, of North Yarmouth, "a share in the Islands " and other land. To Lydia, now wife of Isaac Pope, of Dartmouth, in the County of Bristol, Massachusetts, " \ of Lot 13. in Range C." To Elizabeth, now wife of Joseph Howland, of North Yar mouth, " the other haU of Lot N? 13. in Range C." To Mary, now wife of Joseph Fellows, of North Yarmouth, " one half of the 100 acre Lot N? 11. Range C." To Sarah, now wife of Andrew Tuck, of North Yarmouth, " the other half of the 100 acre Lot N? 11. Range C." After nearly twelve years of widowhood, Mrs. Rebecca (Cushman) Mitchell, whose laborious and helpful share in the pioneer struggles of her husband's life wUl ever remain unwritten, died in North Yarmouth, July 8, 1756, and was buried in the " Old Graveyard ; " but no stone remains to mark her grave. ISSUE BY FIRST WIFE I. Jacob*, b. Dec. 27, 1696 (O. S.), in Bridgewater; mar., first, "18: I : 1721," Mary ^ daughter to Abraham' Howland and his wife Ann (Colson)t Howland. She was b. Nov. 17, 1704, in Pembroke, Mass., and was of the fourth generation from Henry ^ Howland, of Duxbury. The second wife of Jacob Mitchell, to whom he was married July 27, 1727, in Hingham, was Rachael * (Lewis) Cushing, widow of David * York County Probate, Book 7 : 39, 40. \ Davis's Landmarks of Plymouth, 18S3 : 147. Several other authorities state that the wife of Abraham ' Howland was Annie Rouse. The Mitchells from Plymouth 563 Cushing,* of Hingham. Rachael * Lewis, b. June 10, 1694, in Hingham, was daughter to John ° and Hannah (Lincoln) Lewis. Jacob Mitchell, Jr., was a resident of Pembroke, Mass., a town set off in 17 1 2 from Duxbury and Marshfield. Although he followed his father to North Yarmouth before 1741, he was still " of Pembroke " when he conveyed several large tracts of land, Dec. 25, 1738, for ;^ioo and ;^iioo. On Feb. 4, 1742, " Jacob Mitchell, Jr., of Np. Yarmouth, blacksmith," sold to Samuel Seabury, of Duxbury, for ;^ii : 15, land in Pembroke on the old line between Duxbury and Marshfield.f His earliest record in the town appears, under date of April 14, 1741, in the Treasurer's Records of North Yarmouth (page 19), when Gilbert Winslow, town treasurer, " paid to mr John powell, Joseph Chandler and Jacob michell Juner for jerney don as assessors in yeare 1741 . . . £i:\(i :oo." Throughout his long life, Jacob Mitchell was a man of great prominence. As "Jacob Mitchell 2*," he served the town as selectman for many years. He was also town treasurer for a number of terms. His military service comprised a period of three weeks and four days, when he served as centinel, or private, in Captain George Berry's company, — roll sworn to at Falmouth, Nov. 12, 1756; and as pri- * David Cushing, b. Dec, 1694, in Hingham ; was published to Rachael * Lewis, April 22, 17 18; and d. Sept. 3, 1723, aet. 28. The inventory to his estate amounted to £,\(i2(> : 4 : 6. Issue: I. Rachael Cushing, b. July 5, 1719, in Hingham. 2. Alice Cushing, b. Nov. 9, 1720, in Hingham ; mar. Solomon Loring, of North Yarmouth, brother to the Rev. Nicholas Loring, pastor of the First Church. 3. Hannah Cushing, b. May 8, 1722, in Hingham ; mar. Sept. 8, 1743, in North Yarmouth, Paul Prince, b. May 14, 1720, in Duxbury. Paul* Prince, son to Benjamin* and Abiel (Nelson) Prince, re moved to North Yarmouth with his father in 1727. Benjamin' Prince, for whom Prince's Point was named, was son to Thomas ^, and grandson to the Elder John' Prince, of Plymouth County, Mass. Issue of Paul * and Hannah (Cushing) Prince : ten. Vide Appendix LXXXIV : G ; also The Mayflower Descendant, vol. I : 34-36- t Plymouth County Deeds, Book 32 : 223, 224; Book 36 : 88. 564 Genealogy of Edward Small vate in Captain Solomon Mitchell's local Train Band, in I7S7-* With his wife, Rachael, hewas received, Oct. 10, 1743, into the First Church of North Yarmouth from the Church in Pembroke, and was elected Deacon July 10, 1745, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father. This office he held undl his death on Dec. i, 1784, at the great age of eighty-eight years ; his wife Rachael having previously died, March 15, 1768, at the age of seventy-three. Issue by first wife : i. Mary°, b. June 29, 1723, in Pem broke, Mass. ; mar. Nov. 20, 1746, in North Yarmouth, Maine, John ^ Lewis. She died Aug. 30, 1794, aged seventy-one years. John ^ LewiSjt son to John * and Deborah (Hawke) Lewis, was b. June 14, 17 17, in Hingham, Mass. His second wife, the wife of his old age, to whom he was mar. Aug. 11, 1796, was Mrs. Lydia (Paul) Worthley, widow of Samuel Worthley, and daughter to Daniel and Sarah (Bragdon) Paul. Judge John Lewis died March 4, 1803, in North Yarmouth, at the * Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, vol. 95 : 383. t George 1 Lewis, clothier, came from East Greenwich, County Kent, Eng land, and arrived in New England, about 1633. He mar. in England, Sarah Jenkins. Removed from Scituate to Barnstable, Mass., about 1640; d. there, March 3, 1664. Issue: several children. James 2 Lewis, b. about 1632, probably in England; mar. 1655, Sarah, daughter to George and Sarah Lane, bap. in Hingham, March, 1637-38. He lived in Barnstable; was Lieutenant and town officer; d. Oct. 4, 17 13. Issue : ten. John' Lewis, b. Oct. 29, 1656, at Barnstable ; settled, 1675, '" Hingham; mar. Nov. 17, 1682, Hannah, daughter to Sergeant Daniel and Susanna Lincoln. She b. Sept. 10, 1659; d. Oct. 30, 1715. He d. Nov. 5, 1715, at his residence on Main Street, near Tower's Bridge, in Hingham. Issue : nine. John* Lewis, b. Oct. 13, 1683, in Hingham ; mar. May 2, 1716, Deborah', daughter to James'' and Sarah (Jacob) Hawke. She b. Jan. 14, 1691- 92, in Hingham ; d. Nov. 15, 1780. He lived on Main Street, in the homestead; was blacksmith; constable, 1719; selectman, 1730-32; d. in Hingham, March 18, 1754, set. 70. Issue : five. John' Lewis, b. June 14, 17 17; mar. Nov. 20, 1746, Mary^ Mitchell. (Old Times in North Yarmouth, 571-572; History of Hingham, MassachU' ietts, 1893 : 440-443.) The Mitchells from Plymouth 565 age of eighty-five years. His widow, Lydia, died Jan. 24, 1804, — less than a year after his decease, — aged sixty- five. Early in 1743, at the age of twenty-six, John Lewis re moved from Hingham to North Yarmouth, where he became a prominent member of the Cumberland County bar, and was best known as "Judge Lewis." He was a selectman of the town for many years, and was Representative from Cumberland County, in 1773, to the General Court of Mas sachusetts.* Throughout the Revolutionary War he gave himself unsparingly to the cause. On Sept. 21, 1774, he at tended the meeting held with great secrecy at the house of Mrs. "Greele," in Falmouth (Portland), where he was chosen one of a committee " to draw up the sentiments of this con vention." The following month, " notwithstanding the execu tive prohibition " of Governor Thomas Gage, who had coun termanded the order for the meeting appointed to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1774, "ninety of the representatives elected in pursuance of the writs for calling the general assembly " met on that day at Salem, organized on Thurs day, and went into executive session on Friday, Oct. 7. The County of Cumberland was represented by " Mr. John Lewis, of North Yarmouth, and Mr. Samuel March, of Scarbor ough." December 7, John Lewis was on a committee con sisting of one from each county in Massachusetts, " to pre pare from the best evidence to be procured, a true statement of the number of the inhabitants, and quality of exports and imports of goods, wares, merchandise and manufactures within the colony." At the Second Provincial Congress, held at Concord, April 12, 1775, John Lewis was present, and, at a later meeting of the same month, was placed on a "com mittee to consider what measures are proper to be taken for liberating those persons who were taken prisoners by the troops under the command of general Gage, on the 19th [of April last]." May 8, he was on a committee " about ap pointing field officers ; " and May 10, on a committee con- * yournal of the House of Representatives, 1773: 4. 566 Genealogy of Edward Small cerning " arms and ammunition." * He also served the town of North Yarmouth that year (1775) on the " Committee of Correspondence and Safety." f At the May session of the General Court of Massachusetts, 1782, "John Lewis and Stephen Longfellow jun. Esquires, [were appointed] Commissioners for the County of Cumber land to expedite the payment of taxes." % John Lewis had also been one of the five commissioners chosen by the legis lature of Massachusetts, May i, 1781, to settle aU the con tested claims for land within the territory now known as the State of Maine, with full power to " run and mark out bound aries." Their services extended over a period of several years ; and among the claims adjusted by them was that of the " twenty mUe square " Ossipee tract, which was awarded to the heirs of Francis '^ SmaU and Major Nicholas ^ Shap- leigh.§ In 1782, John Lewis was appointed one of the Asso ciate Judges of Cumberland County ; and, after the death of the Hon. David Mitchell, in 1796, Judge Lewis became Chief Justice of that county. Notwithstanding his increasing years, he attended to the duties of that office until March 2, 1803. On that day, after a ten days' session at court in Portland, he was taken suddenly and violently ill soon after reaching his home in North Yarmouth, and expired the next day.|| Judge Lewis owned the larger part of Cousins' Island, within the township of North Yarmouth, upon which he lived, and where all his children were born. About 1760, he purchased a tract on the mainland between Royal's and Cousins' Rivers, and there built a house which is still standing, now known as the " Ezekiel Merrill place." He and his wife, Mary, be came members of the First Church Dec. 13, 1747 ; and he was appointed Deacon AprU 7, 1796, retaining the office untU his death — a period of seven years. * 'Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, iTJirlS '• 4. iSi 62, 141, 184, 206, 215, 220, 655, 656. t Old Times in North Yarmouth : 80. X Massachusetts Archives, Acts and Resolves, 1780-81 : 253. § Vide page 72. II The Merrill Memorial, igoj : s^i 53- The Mitchells from Plymouth 567 Issue by first wife: I. John' Lewis, b. Sept. 3, 1747, in North Yarmouth; d. Feb. 25, 1752. II. Asa' Lewis, b. Feb. 10, 1749, in North Yarmouth; mar., first, Sarah Hobart, who d. Jan. 7, 1791, aged twenty-one ; mar., second, Lucy, daughter to Dea con John ^ and Joanna (Mitchell) Southworth.* She . d. March 25, 1798, aged thirty-one. Asa Lewis was selectman, " and largely managed the business affairs of the town for nearly a generation." He d, June 19, 1808, in North Yarmouth. Issue by first wife : i. Susanna C Lewis. Issue by second wife : 2. George' Lewis, b. July, 1796, in North Yarmouth. 3. Sarah Hobart' Lewis, b. Sept. 17, 1797, in North Yarmouth ; mar. Dec. 14, 1817, Ezekiel MerrUl, b. Feb. 16, 1796, in Hebron, Maine, son to Ezekiel and Mary (Barrows) Merrill, of Hebron. Deacon William Barrows, father to Mary, was the " father and founder of Hebron Academy," and for many years one of the first citizens of Oxford County. He was also a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Ezekiel Merrill and his wife were the parents of twelve children, and they lived for many years on the homestead of Judge John Lewis. He d. Jan. 12, 1870, in North Yarmouth, his wife, Sarah, having d. April 21, 1852, in that town. Issue : I. Lucy Ann Merrill, b. Oct. 14, 1818, in North Yar mouth. II. Mary Jane Merrill, b. Sept. 13, 1820, in North Yarmouth. III. Margaret Merrill, b. April 4, 1822, in North Yarmouth. IV. Isaac Newton Merrill, b. Jan. 27, 1824, in North Yar mouth. • Dea. Jedediah ' Southworth (Thomas ', Edward 2, Constant ^ Southworth, of Plymouth) was of Duxbury. He went to North Yarmouth, Maine, in 1730, with wife Hannah; returned to Duxbury in 1735, and d. Sept. 8, 1739. His son, John *, b. Oct. 22, 1733, in North Yarmouth, returned there, and d. May 17, 1814. His wife, Joanna, d. Oct. 28, 1798. Vide Winsor's History of Dux bury, li^g: 315. 568 Genealogy of Edward Small V. Zilpha Merrill, h. March 8, 1826, in North Yarmouth. VI. John Lewis Merrill, b. April 2, 1828, in North Yarmouth. VII. William Augustus Merrill,^ j^ay 3, 1830, in North VIII. Caroline Merrill, ^" \i' ^ ' T.1^ T- V 1.^ -11 I Yarmouth. IX. Emehne Merrill, ) X. Joseph Edward Merrill, b. Dec. 8, 1832, in the home stead of Judge John 5 Lewis; mar. Sept. 17, 1867, Mary Elizabeth Marshall, daughter to Caleb Strong and Ann Goold (Simonds) Marshall. She was b. July 23, 1840, in Boston, Mass.; d. April 24, 1903, in Newton. In June, 1905, Mr. Joseph E. Merrill gave, "by deeds and deed of trust," into the care of a Board of Trustees representing the town of North Yarmouth, a beautiful library building, known as the Merrill Memorial Library, " creditable in design, material and workmanship," which stands on the main street of Yarmouth ville, on land donated by Mr. John Coombs and Mr. Samuel D. Warren with his associates. It is situated not far from the old Yarmouth Academy, and on the same side of the street. To erect such a building for more than forty years was a cherished ambition of Mr. Merrill, as he himself has stated, which should be " a memorial to my father and mother, former citizens of this town." It "is intended not only as a memorial to my father and mother, but also to that class of citizens of which they were worthy representatives, and who for three generations gave North Yar mouth a standing and reputation second to none in the State." * Mr. Merrill, since 1882, has been a resident of Newton, Mass. No issue. XI. Mary Lewis Merrill, b. Dec. 16, 1834, in North Yar mouth. XII. Ezekiel Merrill, b. Feb. 2, 1837, in North Yarmouth. III. Mary' Lewis, b. Aug. 17, 1752, in North Yarmouth; mar. March 4, 1773, Daniel* son to Benjamin' and Mehitable (Bragdon) Mitchell, of North Yar mouth. f IV. Isaiah' Lewis, b. Jan. 14, 1757, ^^^ North Yarmouth. V. John ' Lewis (given as Joseph in the list of deaths) ; d. April 10, 1758, in North Yarmouth. * Daily Eastern Argus, Portland, Maine, June 8, 1905. t Vide The Mitchells from Kittery, page 1468. The Mitchells from Plymouth 569 2. Jonathan", b. Aug. 18, 1724, in Pembroke, Mass.; was published May 18, 1745, to Sarah* Loring, and mar ried Sept. 29, following. Sarah * Loring, b. Nov. 9, 1723, was daughter to Jacob ° Loring by his first wife, Sarah * Lewis, of Hingham. Sarah * Lewis was sis ter to Rachael * (Lewis) Cushing, who became the second wife of his father. Deacon Jacob' Mitchell, Jr. ; and they were daughters to John ' and Hannah (Lincoln) Lewis, of Hingham. The wife of Jonathan Mitchell was therefore his cousin by marriage, but not a blood relation. Few men have made a more lasting impression upon the town of North Yarmouth and the State of Maine than Jona than Mitchell. Early in life he followed the trade of his father and grandfather, that of a blacksmith ; later, he was de signated " Gentleman," or " Esquire," when his title of Colo nel was not used. From 1759 to 1764, and for many years following, he was licensed to keep a public house and sell " spirituous liquors " in North Yarmouth, and at the same to " Retail Coffee Tea &c! " By grant and by purchase he became the possessor of large tracts of land in the town, besides some ninety acres on Cousins' Island. He also acquired " the Lot in the Division of Islands in s'^ Township number Ninety Seven Drawn in Right of Home Lot N° Thirty Five as appears by North Yarmouth Proprietors Records," which he conveyed, Dec. 4, 1758, to his father, Jacob* Mitchell.* His military service began with his appointment as Ensign of the " First Company of MUitia " in the town of North Yarmouth, commanded by Captain Solomon Mitchell, in 1758 and 1759. t This was popularly known as the "Train Band or Alarm List." April 14, 1762, he appeared as Ensign of Capt. Solomon Mitchell's company, Col. Samuel Waldo's regiment, and was commissioned Lieutenant of that com pany in February, 1764.I: Jonathan Mitchell was present at * Cumberland County Deeds, Book I : 227. t Massachusetts Archives, vol. 95 : 383. X Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, vol. 99 : 52. 570 Genealogy of Edward Small the Cumberland County Convention held at the house of Mrs. "Greele," in Falmouth, Sept. 21, 1774, to protest against the closing of the port of Boston and other tyran nical acts of the British Parliament ; also, to raise their quota of " Minute Men " for the coming crisis.* His ser vices to his native State during the Revolutionary period were untiring. After the burning of Falmouth by Captain Mowatt in October, 1775, it was determined to build at once a substantial fort in Falmouth ; and to Jonathan Mitchell was entrusted the work. By " Official record of a Ballot by the House of Representatives, dated Feb. 5, 1776, said Mitch ell [was] chosen Colonel of the 2"* Cumberland Co. regiment of Massachusetts militia," and was commissioned March 29, following. He was then put in command of the " forces raised for defence of the sea-coast at Falmouth, Cumberland Co., Maine." He served as Colonel of the 2^ Cumberland County regiment, in Brigadier-General Samuel Thomson's brigade, under Adjutant-General Peleg Wadsworth and General LoveU, in the expedition to the Penobscot, from July 1 to September 25, 1779. t This was an effort to take the fort at Majorbagaduce (now Castine, Maine), and a large force of men was sent there in ships, many of which were merchant men commanded by their owners. Reinforcements arrived to aid the garrison in its defence before the Maine troops could reach there. Some of the captains, fearing to lose their ships, hastily returned without waiting for their men ; and a large proportion of the soldiers were obliged to make their way home, as best they could, through the wilderness. All suffered hardships ; many died by the way. Jonathan Mitchell was chosen Muster-Master for Cumberland County, and his appointment was " concurred in by the Senate, No vember 29, 1780." On August 17, 1746, Jonathan Mitchell and wife, Sarah, joined the First Church of North Yarmouth by public pro fession, and were active members untU removed by death, * Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, 1774-75 : 655. t Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 10 ; 850. The Mitchells from Plymouth 57 1 In 1762, when the twenty-eight new pews in the meeting house were sold to defray the expense of remodelling the structure, he purchased numbers twenty-five, twenty-six, and twenty-seven, for ;^23 : 17 : 04, with evident intent to assist the good cause. Sarah, wife of Colonel Jonathan Mitchell, passed away May 9, 1804, aged eighty years; and he died twelve years later, on May 20, 18 16, at the advanced age of ninety-two. Issue : I. Jotham"*, b. June 30, 1746, in North Yarmouth. II. Jonathan', b. Feb. 25, 1747-48, in North Yarmouth. III. Olive', b. Jan. 9, 1749-50, in North Yarmouth. IV. Sarah', b. Oct. 24, 1751, in North Yarmouth; mar. March 5, 1772, Captain Samuel Mason, b. Aug. 22, 1746, son to Deacon Jonas and Mary* (Chandler) Mason, of North Yarmouth. She d. July 9, 1784. (Page 1376.) V. Hannah Loring", b. March 26, 1758. VI. Bela', b. July 3, 1755 ; d- Nov. 7, 1784. VII. Theodotia' (or Theodosia), b. March 28, 1758, in North Yarmouth ; d. June 3, 1789. VIII. Eliab", b. July 10, 1760; mar. Rhoda Farrow, and had issue : i. Otis Crosby'- 2. Retire', b. Feb. 2, 1795- 3- Othniel', b. May 6, 1796. 4. Mary', who mar. Reuben Reed, March 20, 1817, and soon after removed west. 5. Theodosia'. 6. Wil liam'- Eliab MitcheU d. Sept. 21, 1832. IX. Arwithera', b. Oct. 15, 1762; d. March 15, 1809. X. Othniel', b. AprU 10, 1765 ; d. May 26, 1797. XI. Dummer', b. Nov. 30, 1768, in North Yarmouth. In a tax list of the town, dated 1815, Dummer Mitchell was taxed $7.22, " for his farm, the home stead of Jon* Mitchell." Dummer Mitchell mar., first, July 18, 1805, Relief Curtis ; mar., second, about 1808, her sister, Lydia Curtis. He died Aug. 15, 1814, in North Yarmouth. Issue by first wife: i. Orthniel Sewell', b. Feb. 28, 1806. He married Hannah Cobb; had seven sons. 572 Genealogy of Edward Small Issue by second wife: 2. Samuel Veazie', b. Aug. 18, 1810. 3. Jacob Loring', b. Feb. 27, 1812. 4. Dummer', b. Oct. 9, 1814. " Dummer, son to the late Dummer and Lydia Mitchell," bap. Nov. 27, 181 4, in the First Church, North Yarmouth. Issue by second wife : 3. David ', b. Nov. 26, 1728, in Pembroke, Mass.; mar. Aug. 27, 1761, Lucretia, eldest daughter to the Rev. Nicholas Loring, pastor of the First Church, and his wife, Mary (Richmond) Loring. Early in life, David Mitchell " displayed such scholarly abilities that he was favored with a liberal education," and was graduated, in 1751, from Harvard College. Afterward he taught, and also commenced the study of divinity, which he abandoned on account of "a weakness of eyesight." In 1762, he was elected Town Clerk of North Yarmouth, and was reelected every year until his death, — a period of thirty-three years. His penmanship was superior, and he was noted for " exactness and elegance of language." He also filled the office of selectman for many terms. In 1764, David Mitchell was appointed Jusdce of the Peace, which appears to have been the beginning of his legal career. In 1778, he was appointed an Associate Jus tice of the Court of Common Pleas, retaining a seat upon the bench until his death, — the last few years as Chief Justice. "His charges to the grand jury were sensible, judicious, comprehensive and solemn.'' "At the Cumberland County Convention, held at Fal mouth, Sep. 21, 1774, at the house of Mrs. Greele [Gree ley]," to protest against the existing condidon of the country and to devise measures for public safety, " David Mitchell, Esq.," and his half-brother, Jonathan Mitchell, were present. The " Hon. David Mitchell " and twelve others were appointed " to draw up the sentiments of this conven tion." He was sent as Representative from North Yarmouth to the " Third Provincial Congress met at Watertown, Mass., May 31, 1775 ; " and was also on a committee, June 28, 1775, " to give out enlisting orders." When the Constitution of The Mitchells from Plymouth 573 the United States was submitted to the people for adoption, in 1788, the Hon. David Mitchell was a member of the Condnental Congress.* In 1791 and 1795, he was sent to the Massachusetts Senate from Cumberland County. While attending a session of that body in Boston, early in 1796, he was taken iU, and with difficulty returned home to die. His death occurred in the family homestead at North Yar mouth, March 13, 1796, at the comparatively early age of sixty-seven years. He had united with the First Church by public profession, Nov. II, 1753. In 1770, he was elected to the office of Dea con, and retained the same untU his death, " having used the office well." His wife, Mrs. Lucretia (Loring) Mitchell, be came a member of the First Church November 11, 1761, and was " removed by death, January 6, 1809," aged sixty-six. Issue: I. Ammi Ruhamah', b. May 8, 1762, in North Yarmouth; became a celebrated physician. He was killed by being thrown from his carriage while on the way to visit a patient. May 14, 1824, at the age of sixty-two. His wife was Phebe, daughter to Capt. William and Mehitable (Gray) Cutter, b. June 5, 1764; d. April 6, 1829, aged sixty-five. Issue : twelve children. II. Jacob', b. Dec. 3, 1763, in North Yarmouth; mar., first, Sept. 23, 1786, Phebe Buxton, who died April 8, 1 81 2, aged forty-seven years; mar., sec ond, in 1814, Hannah, daughter to the Rev. Benjamin Brown. Jacob Mitchell and his wife Phebe united, June 5, 1791, with the First Church. He was elected Deacon, AprU 7, 1796 ; and died Dec. 21, 1848 (or Feb. 4, 1849), aged sixty-four, " much lamented. He had filled public offices with credit and honor." Issue; i. Jeremiah'. 2. Reuben '- 3. Edward '. 4. Rachael'. S.Rich mond '. 6. Jacob '. III. Nicholas Loring', b. Oct. 10, 1765, in North Yar- * Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, 1774-75 • 655,656, 279. 574 Genealogy of Edward Small mouth; mar., first, Dorcas Drinkwater; mar., second, Nancy M<=Cobb, of Georgetown, Maine. IV. Mary', b. Oct. 12, 1767, in North Yarmouth; d. April 17, 1770. V. Lucretia', b. Sept. 13, 1769, in North Yarmouth; mar. Levi Cutter; d. AprU 13, 1827. Issue: ten children. VI. David', b. Jan. 14, 1771 ; d. Jan. 22, 1772, in North Yarmouth, aged one year. VII. Daniel Lewis', b. Nov. 24, 1772 ; d. Feb. 2, 1781, in North Yarmouth, aged eight years. VIII. Elizabeth', b. Dec. 8, 1774, in North Yarmouth; mar. 1796, James E. Grace; d. Aug. 31, 1846. Issue : two children. IX. Rachael ', b. June 7, 1777 ; d. Jan. 15, 1787, in North Yarmouth, aged nine years. X. Mary L.', b. March 30, 1780; d. Oct. 18, 1781, in North Yarmouth, aged one and a half years. XI. Richmond', b. June 29, 1783, in North Yarmouth; d. young, unmarried. XII. Sarah', b. Sept. 15, 1785 ; d. Jan. 4, 1786, in North Yarmouth, aged four months. 4. Rachel^, b. Dec. 10, 1730, in Pembroke; mar. Jan. 19, 1749, in North Yarmouth, Jonathan*, son to Joseph' and Martha (Hunt) Chandler. Issue given else where.* 5. Jacob^b. Sept. 30, 1732, in Pembrokejmar. Dec.5, 1754, Jane Loring, of North Yarmouth. He was drowned at Presumpscott FaUs, May 26, 1755, at the age of twenty-three years. His widow joined the First Church on Nov. 9, following. The marriage intendon of " M"". John Hayes to Mrs. Jane Michell, widow Releek of M"' Jacob MicheU," was pubUshed Oct. 16, 1756; and they were married November 11. Ju dith, the young wife of John Hayes, had died Nov. 24, 1755 ; also their infant son, David, on October 12, 1755. * Vide The Chandler Family. The Mitchells from Plymouth 575' John Hayes, b. 1730, was received into the First Church June 24, 1770; d. March 19, 1795, aged sixty-five years. His occupation was that of a tanner. He was also a select man of the town of North Yarmouth. Judging from his numerous namesakes in many families of the neighborhood, he must have been extremely popular.* In 1758, John Hayes belonged to Capt. Solomon Mitchell's Company of Foot, in Col. Samuel Waldo, Jr.'s regiment. At the sale of the new pews in the meeting-house, in 1762, he purchased the twenty- eighth and last pew for £<) : 6 : 8, which he later conveyed to Solomon Loring.f Jane, widow of John Hayes, d. Aug. 24, 1812, in North Yarmouth. Issue by first husband: I. Rachel', b. Sept. 5, 1755; d. Feb. 16, 1757, in North Yarmouth. Issue by second husband : II. Jacob Hayes, b. Aug. 6, 1757, in North Yarmouth; mar. Jane, daughter to Captain John Gray. III. Judith Hayes, b. Feb. 12, 1759; d. Feb. 28, 1760, in North Yarmouth. IV. Joseph Hayes, b. Feb. 14, 1760; d. March 3 (8), 1760, in North Yarmouth. V. Sarah Hayes, b. March 28, 1762, in North Yar mouth. VI. Elizabeth Hayes, b. March 17, 1764, in North Yar mouth. VII. Levi Hayes, b. Oct. 14, 1765, in North Yarmouth. VIII. Jane Hayes, b. July 5, 1767, in North Yarmouth. IX. John Hayes, b. July i, 1770, in North Yarmouth; mar. Jane Mitchell. He joined the First Church May 13, 1792, and was chosen Deacon July 5, 1803. His wife was received into the First Church Dec. 15, 1826; and both were dismissed to the church at Lewiston FaUs April 22, 1835. He d. Dec. 27, 1841, aged seventy-one, in Lewiston. X. Huldah Hayes, b. Aug. 17, 1772, in North Yar mouth. * Vide index, John Hayes Mitchell. t Old Times in North Yarmouth : 457. 576 Genealogy of Edward Small 6. Sarah^, b. Aug. i8, 1736, in Pembroke, Mass., mar. Nov. 2, 1755, John* Gray, in North Yarmouth; d. May 27, 1796, aged fifty-nine years, nine months. John* Gray, b. Nov. 27, 1732, probably in North Yar mouth, was eldest son to Andrew* Gray by his first wife, Phebe*, daughter to Joseph* and Sarah (Abbott) Chandler. Mrs. Sarah (MitcheU) Gray died May 27, 1796, aged sixty years; and her husband died Dec. 27, foUowing, aged sixty- four. Captain John Gray was a prominent shipmaster and farmer of North Yarmouth. He was also selectman and town treasurer. In the Revolutionary War he served as Captain. Issue : * I. Phebe Gray, b. Dec. 11, 1756; mar. Thomas Loring; d. Jan. 27, 1822. II. Andrew Gray, b. July 18, 1758; drowned June 5, 1763- III. Jonathan Gray, bap. March 23, 1760, in the First Church of North Yarmouth. IV. Jane Gray, b. Nov. 23, 1761, in North Yarmouth; mar. Jacob Hayes, b. Aug. 6, 1757, son to John and Jane (Mitchell) Hayes ; d. Oct. 4, 1839. V. Keziah Gray, b. March 29, 1763 ; mar. Perez Drink- water ; d. March 6, 18 19. VI. Sarah Gray, bap. Sept. 22, 1765 ; d. Feb. 11, 1784. VII. Lot Gray, d. 1767, aged ten months. VIII. Rachael Gray, b. Sept. 20, 1767 ; mar. March 16, 1791, Zadoc Whitcomb; d. Aug. 25, 1825. Zadoc Whitcomb was selectman and town treasurer of North Yarmouth. He was buried March 2, 1838, aged seventy-five, in the " Old Churchyard." Issue : I. Samuel Whitcomb, bap. June 24, 1792, in North Yarmouth. 2. John Gray Whitcomb, bap. Dec. 12, 1793, in North Yarmouth. 3. Levi Whitcomb, ) bap. Nov. 28, 1795, in North 4. Rachael Whitcomb, ) Yarmouth. * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 1 1 16. The Mitchells from Plymouth 577 5. Sally Whitcomb, bap. Aug. 19, 1798, in North Yar mouth. 6. Achsa Whitcomb, bap. July 27, 1800, in North Yarmouth. 7. Rachael Gray Whitcomb, bap. March 13, 181 1, " at the house by request, the child being sick." IX. Rhoda Gray, b. Oct. 7, 1769 ; mar. March 27, 1787, Thaddeus Robbins; d. Aug. 21, 1831. X. John Gray, b. Jan. 19, 1771; mar. Joanna Drink- water ; d. July 23, 1825. XI. Jacob Gray, b. Dec. 31, 1774; mar. Apphia Drink- water ; d. June 10, 1798, at St. Pierre, Martinique. XII. David Gray, b. March 12, 1777 ; mar. Rachael Drinkwater ; d. Aug. 6, 1819, at Savannah, Georgia. XIII. Olive Gray, b. May 25, 1779 ; died suddenly of heart disease, Aug. 24, i860, aged eighty-one years. She was a celebrated school-teacher, from 1816 to 1843, in both private and public schools. Of more than ordinary education and accomplishments, her " eccentricities and great precision of manner re pelled from her the attentions of the other sex." ISSUE BY SECOND WIFE II. Susanna' (Susannah), b. Jan. 15, 1 702-3, in Plymouth, Mass. ; mar. Samuel' Baker, of Marshfield, Mass., son to SamueP Baker by his second wife, Patience (Simmons *) Baker. Samuel Baker was one of the earliest settlers of North Yarmouth who drew their ten acre lots at the house of James Parker, May 16, 1727. His lot was mentioned as "number 52 . . . stream excepted." The stream proving troublesome, he was granted another. May 10, 1734-35, with Jacob Mitch ell, Seth Mitchell, and others, he was granted by the town the " Privilege of the water for the use of a Sawmill on the Southwest Side of the Lowermost Falls In Royals River." He also obtained his share in the " after divisions," the isl ands, marshes, and a pew in the church. By the will of his * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 344, 359. 578 Genealogy of Edward Small father-in-law, Jacob Mitchell, he and his wife received from the executor £'2.(i, together with "a share in the Islands and other land." May 23, 173 1, Samuel and Susanna (Mitchell) Baker were received by public profession into the First Church of North Yarmouth, and " were removed by death " (dates not given). Issue : I., Rebecca* Baker, b. July i, 1725, in Marshfield, Mass., bap. May 23, 1731, in North Yarmouth. 2. Mary' Baker, b. Aug. 18, 1727, at Kingston, Mass.; bap. May 23, 173 1, in North Yarmouth ; mar. Oct.?, 1747, in North Yarmouth, Amos Harris, Jr., who later served in the Revolutionary War. Issue : I. Silva; IL Rachael; III. Susanna; IV. Ozni ; V. Anna; VL Elizabeth; VII. Josiah; VIII. Eliza beth (again) Harris. 3. Samuel* Baker, b. May 16, 1730, in North Yarmouth, was baptized in the First Church, May 23, 1731, with his two elder sisters. He married Eleanor Blanchard, and had a daughter Susanna (or Susana), who married Joseph Mason, of North Yarmouth. His son, Col. Samuel' Baker, who died in 1826, was a Revolu tionary soldier.* 4. Sarah* Baker, b. AprU 9, 1733; d. Dec. 27, 1733, in North Yarmouth. 5. Josiah* Baker, b. Dec. 4, 1734; d. Oct. 4, 1735, ™ North Yarmouth. 6. Susanna* Baker, b. Sept. 9, 1736; d. April 12, 1744, in North Yarmouth. 7. Sarah* Baker, b. Nov. 26, 1739 ; d. Feb. 29, 1740, in North Yarmouth. 8. Bethia* Baker, b. July 14, 1741, in North Yarmouth; mar. 1765, Amos Clough (or McClough), who was born, 1742, in Brentwood, New Hampshire. In 1833, at the age of ninety-two, she testified that they had been married sixty-eight years; that her father " came * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 1049. The Mitchells from Plymouth 579 from Marshfield, Mass.;" that she remembered "when the Mitchell and Chandler boys were taken by the Indians," and also various other local matters. Her husband, aged ninety-one, at the same time testified that he went to North Yarmouth in April, 1763 ; "married my present wife before May, 1765, . . . moved to the farm I now live on the next fall," and that he bought his land of John Powell. This farm was situated in that part of North Yarmouth afterwards set off as Cumberland. 9. Susanna* Baker, b. Jan. 17, 1744-45, in North Yar mouth. III. Rebecca*, b. Oct. 19, 1704, in Plymouth, Mass. ; mar. Nov. 12, 1727, Elnathan' Pope, of Dartmouth, Mass., youngest son to Isaac ^ and Alice (Mind) Pope, born Aug. 14, 1703, in Dartmouth. They lived in Dartmouth ; and, on the death of his father, in 1734, he inherited the ancestral estate of his father (and grandfather, Thomas^ Pope, the emigrant) on the present site of the town of Fairhaven,* which was set off in 1812 from New Bedford. In the division of the estate of her father, Jacob Mitchell, they received £2(1, and the north westerly half part of the " Hundred acre Lot No. 85," in North Yarmouth. Rebecca (Mitchell) Pope died in Dart mouth, Nov. 30, 1764, aged sixty; her husband died thirty years later, May 15, 1794, at the age of ninety years and nine months. Issue: I. Deborah* Pope, b. Nov. 9, 1730; d. young in Dartmouth. 2. Elnathan* Pope, b. Jan. 2, 1735, in Dartmouth. 3. Rebekah * Pope, b. Jan. 3, 1737, in Dartmouth. 4. Jacob* Pope, b. Jan. 12, 1738, in Dartmouth. 5. Ichabod* Pope, b. April 7, 1741, in Dartmouth; d. 1795, in South Bridgewater. 6. Freeman* Pope, b. April 5, 1744, in Dartmouth; mar. Nov. 3, 1765, Phebe Spooner. 7. Edmon * (Edmond) Pope, b. Dec. 9, 1748, in Dart- * Pope Genealogy, by Franklin Leonard Pope, 1888 : 15. 580 Genealogy of Edward Small mouth, was " Captain." He mar. Catharine ; d. Feb. 22, 1827. Issue: I. Rebecca'; II. Elna than ' ; III. Freeman ' Pope, and other children. IV. Seth*, b. March 16, 1705-6, in Plymouth, Mass.; mar. Deborah', daughter to Stephen* and Bethia (Stetson) Andrews. (Vide infra.) V. Mary*, b. March 7, 1707, in Plymouth, Mass.; mar. Joseph Fellows, formerly of Salisbury, Mass. Before the ten acre lots were drawn, in 1727, at North Yarmouth, Joseph Fellows, of Salisbury, had purchased of Nathaniel Weare, of Hampton, N. H., " J of a lot of land in North Yarmouth, 2 miles each side of Royall's River, which was once Col. Gedney's, being held in common bet*° several partners." This deed was dated January 18, 1725.* When the claimants under Col. Bartholomew Gedney, of Salem, Mass., "recovered judgement for partition of the premises," etc., Peter Weare, son to Nathaniel, and Joseph Fellows " did deny to make partition." f In a deed, recorded July 21, 1733, Joseph FeUows, of North Yarmouth, conveyed to the Rev. Thomas Smith, of Falmouth, " one quarter of my interest in land partly in North Yarmouth, being the same Tho' Stephens bought of four Sagamores and sold to Barth" Gedney and Henry Saward [Sayward] being one quarter of one sixth, or the southwest half of my north east division which was laid out to me by the Sheriff and his Jury on making division. Also one quarter of my right in the falls on Royall's River, the lowermost falls excepted. Also one quarter of the land laid out in com mon by said Sheriff, on both sides of said river, twelve rods wide on each side. Also one quarter of all other undivided lands." X Joseph Fellows was a man of influence in North Yar mouth, and was several times chosen selectman. He died Oct. 25, 1751, in that town, having been "hurt by a fall in ye grist mill y= day before." He died intestate ; and on June 22, 1767, his widow, Mary, together with her chUdren, * York County Deeds, Book 12: 143. t Vide page 556 X York County Deeds, Book 16 : 16. The Mitchells from Plymouth 58 1 Samuel Fellows, Eleanor Bradbury, and Susanna Fellows, signed a bond for the faithful administration of the estate. Issue : I. Samuel FeUows, living in 1767, at North Yar mouth. 2. Eleanor FeUows, b. Oct. 25, 1746, in North Yarmouth; mar. April 23, 1766, Benjamin Bradbury, b. June 30, 1745, son to Moses and Abigail (Fogg) Bradbury. This Bradbury family removed to Auburn, Maine, and had issue : I. Hannah ; II. Joseph ; III. AbigaU ; IV. Benjamin ; V. Samuel ; VI. Mary ; VII. Eleanor ; VIII. David; IX. Bethula; X. Jacob Bradbury.* 3. Susanna FeUows, b. July 18, bap. Aug. 6, 1749, in North Yarmouth ; mar. Lemuel Tuck. (Page 837.) VI. Lydia*, b. June 20, 1710, in Plymouth, Mass. ; mar. March 23, 1729, Isaac' Pope, b. Sept. 10, 1697, son to Isaac'' and Alice (Mind) Pope, of Dartmouth, Mass. On Jan. 21, 1727-28, he purchased from Joseph' Mitch ell, tanner, of Kingston, " all [his] interest in lands in North Yarmouth," t which comprised "lott 77 " in the first division of the ten acre lots that were drawn May 16, 1727. At a meeting of the Proprietors, held Oct. 8, 1734, a tax was assessed on this lot " to Joseph Mitchell or Isaac Pope." X From the estate of her father they received, in 1746, the sum of £2(1, and one half of lot thirteen in Range C in North Yarmouth. Issue: 1. Joanna* Pope, b. Nov. 8, 1731, in Dartmouth. 2. Susanna* Pope, b. Jan. 5, 1734-35, in Dartmouth. 3. Lydia* Pope, b. March 3, 1736-37, in Dartmouth. 4. Thankful* Pope, b. April 31, 1742, in Dartmouth. 5. Isaac* Pope, b. July 3, 1744, in Dartmouth; mar. in 1766, Olive (Jordan) Hovey. He had a brilliant Revolutionary record; and served as Major, in 1782, on the staff of Brigadier-General John Sullivan. He d. June 21, 1820. 6. Betty * Pope, b. Dec. 10, 1750, in Dartmouth. * Old Times in North Yarmouth .'721. t York County Deeds, Book 14 : 18. X Old Times in North Yarmouth : 1199. 582 Genealogy of Edward Small VII. Noah *, b. Sept. 16, 1712, in Plymouth ; mar. Hannah . He soon followed his father from Kingston to North Yarmouth, as he was a resident of the latter town in 1735, and his name appeared on the Town Records of North Yarmouth May i, 1736, when he was chosen one of a committee of seven citizens who were to " settle the bounds of the town." In the division of the estate of his father, in 1746, he received " -^ part of Lot N9 93 & other land," beside the sum of ;^26 : 06 : 07. He was usuaUy mentioned as a yeoman or husbandman ; and as such he conveyed, Sept. 8, 1749, with wife Hannah, to GUbert Winslow, of North Yarmouth, " \ part of y' sawmill standing upon atwell's [Atwell's] Creek ... it being all my interest . . . which I rec^ of my Late hon'^ father Jacob Mitchell Late of Northy" dec'^, with ye Third part of ye saw & ye eighth Part of ye Dam & Wharf & also ye Eighth part of all ye intensells [utensils] appurtenances & privileges thereto Belonging." (Signed) Noah Mitchell [seal] Hannah Mitchell* [seal] On June 6, 1752, Jacob Mitchell, Seth Mitchell, and Noah Mitchell (brothers), " all of North Yarmouth Blacksmiths ... As Proprietors in Joint Tenancy," divided a " Part of two Lots in the 120 acre Division ... N° 31 & 33, lying on the Westerly side of Royalls River." f Ten years later, Oct. 6, 1762, Noah conveyed to his brother Jacob his entire interest in " lot numbered 33," of this tract. Noah Mitchell served, on scouting duty, in Captain George Berry's company, seven weeks and two days, beginning Jan. 19, 1747-48 ; also eight weeks in the same company — from March 10 to May 10, foUowing.J In 1758, he signed for his son John, then under age, in a return of " Capt. Solomon Mitchell's Company of Foot, in Col. Samuel Waldo, Jr's, * York County Deeds, Book 27 : 269. t Cumberland County Deeds, Book I : 237. X Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, vol. 92 : 89, 190. The Mitchells from Plymouth 583 regiment [which was] furnished with good Bayonetts & Scabbards." His homestead is described in a deed, dated Dec. 16, 1760, when he, as a yeoman of North Yarmouth, for ;^so, conveyed to his son, "John Mitchell, Husbandman . . . an equal moiety or half part of my homestead or Tract of Land whereon I now dwell situate in said Town, with the Priviledges and appurtenances thereof (being a part of Lot N° 31 in the 120 acre Division on the South Westeriy Side of Royal's River)." This deed he signed without his wife Hannah ; and probably she was not then living. Issue: I. Ezra', b. June 14, 1734, in Kingston, Mass. 2. "Else"' (Elsie), b. Dec. 5, 1735, in North Yarmouth, Maine; d. Oct. 24, 1736. 3. Noah', b. Jan. 13, 1736-37, in North Yarmouth; d. Aug. 3, 1752. 4. John ', b. June 20, 1738, in North Yarmouth ; received the deed of one half of the homestead lot, in 1760, from his father; and served in 1758, in the "Train Band." 5. Isaac', b. March 29, 1740, in North Yarmouth. 6. Susanna', b. AprU 20, 1741, in North Yarmouth. 7. Hannah', b. April 19, 1743, in North Yarmouth. 8. Mary', b. Aug. 19, 1745, in North Yarmouth. 9. Lydia', b. Dec. 6, 1746, in North Yarmouth. 10. WUliam', b. Feb. 19, 1747-48, in North Yarmouth. II. Joseph^, b. Feb. 16, 1749/50, in North Yarmouth. VIII. Isaac*, b. Jan. 20, 17 14/15, in Plymouth, Mass.; d. in North Yarmouth, "August ye 24"', 1738, in ye 24* year of his age."* IX. Sarah*, b. April 29, 1717, in Plymouth; mar. Oct. 30, 1741, Andrew Tuck, a farmer of North Yarmouth. He was of Falmouth, Maine, Sept. 27, 1741, when their marriage intention was recorded. After the death of her father, in 1744, "Brother and Sister Tuck" received £"1 ; and "the other half of of the 100 acre Lot N? n, • Old Times in North Yarmouth : 655. 584 Genealogy of Edward Small Range C," was allotted to Sarah Tuck. Andrew Tuck died Feb. 18, 1789, in North Yarmouth. Tn the October term of court, 1796, Daniel McCurdy, of Kennebec, Lincoln County, and Lydia, his wife, daughter to Andrew Tuck, and John Everton, yeoman, of North Yar mouth, and wife Rebecca, granddaughter to said Andrew, brought a suit against certain residents of North Yarmouth, claiming possession of " two-fifths part in common and undivided of a tract of land ... on the southwest side of Royal's River; beginning at a flat rock where a grist mill once stood, and bounded on one side by the river." This was probably the " Town Landing," and their claim was successful, since the "jury found that the defendants were not in possession of the residue of the premisses demanded." * Issue : I. Lydia Tuck ; mar. Daniel McCurdy, house wright, who removed to Kennebec, Lincoln County, Maine. 2. Rebecca Tuck ; mar. Benjamin " Sanborne." They had a daughter, Rebecca, who married John Ever ton, "Gentleman," of North Yarmouth. 3. A son; who died May 12, 1751, in North Yarmouth. X. Elizabeth*, b. April 27, 1722, in Plymouth; mar. Oct. 26, 1743, in North Yarmouth, Joseph Howland. In the settlement of the estate of Jacob Mitchell, Eliza beth Howland, his daughter, received one " half of Lot N° 13 in Range C." " Brother and Sister Howland's" share of the personal property was ;^26. Joseph Howland was re ceived, by letter, into the First Church of North Yarmouth, Dec. 7, 1746. Issue : I. Grace Howland, b. probably at Dartmouth ; bap. May 10, 1747, in the First Church in North Yarmouth. 2. Susanna Howland, b. AprU i, 1745, at Dartmouth, Mass.; bap. May ro, 1747, in North Yarmouth, with her sister, Grace. * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 365, 366. The Mitchells from Plymouth 585 3. Isaac Howland, b. March 27, 1747; d. Oct. 25, 1748, in North Yarmouth. 4. Jeremiah Howland, b. July 26, 1749; bap. Aug. 20, 1749, in North Yarmouth. 5. EUzabeth Howland, b. May 10, 1752 ; bap., as " Betty," June 14, 1752, in North Yarmouth. 6. Sarah Howland, bap. June 9, 1754, in North Yar mouth. SETH* MITCHELL Seth* MitcheU, b. March 16, 1705/06, in Plymouth, Mas sachusetts; married about 1730, Deborah* Andrews, daugh ter to Stephen* and Bethia^ (Stetson) Andrews, at that time resident in Duxbury, Massachusetts.* Seth MitcheU probably went to North Yarmouth, Maine, with his father, as he was the only son who drew one of the first ten-acre lots, May 16 (also given June 26), 1727. This lot was ntimbered sixty-two. He afterward shared in the other divisions untU he possessed several hundred acres of land. What was his original share in the division of the islands does not appear; but on February 25, 1744/45, he purchased, as a "blacksmith" of North Yarmouth, for £5, from Cor- neUus Soule, "Gen','' aU his interest in "the Islands of North Yarmouth. . . that was drawn in Right of Home Lot N° 2)3 J 3,nd is Comprehended in Frenches Island Little Frenches [Island] Lorings Island Little Whale Boat Island Winslows Island & Two Hummocks West of Little Whale Boat BuUet Island Crab Island & MicheUs Island." f Lot sixty-two was southwest of Broad Cove. Seth MitcheU and his wife, "Deborah (Andros) Mitch eU," X were received, by profession, February 5, 1738, into the ¦* Vide pages 856, 870, 872, 890. t York County Deeds, Book 26: 164. % First Church Catalogue, North Yarmouth, Maine: 16. 586 Genealogy of Edward Small First Church of North Yarmouth, Maine; and, in the draw ing of the pews the following year (1739), he was assigned a pew which appeared on a plan of the seating of the fami lies in the meeting-bouse, as one of the large, corner pews at the end opposite the pulpit. In tbe absence of a bell, " M' Seth Mitchell " (" Mf " was then a title of much respect) was voted by the town the sum of £i, per year, " for beating a drum on tbe hiU behind the meeting house every Lord's day morning and noon, to notify the time of public worship." The ridge of land, now known as " The Old Ledge," was the most prominent point about the neighborhood, and the drum was probably heard for miles around, as well as far out into the bay. Seth Mitchell never was elected to fill the office of Deacon, — that seems to have been reserved, with one exception, for the "Jacobs," — neither did he serve the town as selectman ; but be was constable from 1740 to 1742, and afterwards. He was also chosen surveyor of high ways with Cornelius Soule and Benjamin Prince, on May 10, 1734-35, and several subsequent years. Among the " cattle marks " recorded in the first book of Town Records, as required by law, was the following : " May 25 \ Seth Mitchells : Mark is a Half peny out of the 1742 S upper side of Each Eare entred p Barnabas Seabury Town Clerk." When the Indians became especially troublesome, Seth Mitchell served on scouting duty, appearing on " A Muster Roll dated Boston, December 9, 1748, of a company in His Majesty's service under tbe command of Captain Jeremiah Powell. QuaUty, Centinel. Residence not given. Entered service. May 16 ; Served until Dec. 6 ; Length of service, 29 weeks 2 days. Remarks : Year not given. Endorsed 1748." * In 1757, Seth Mitchell and his son, Seth MitcheU, Jr., were in Captain Solomon Mitchell's local company, or * Massachusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, vol. 92 : 186. The Mitchells from Plymouth 587 "Train Band."* October 27, 1758, both father and son appeared in a return of Captain Solomon Mitchell's " Foot Co., in Col. Samuel Waldo, Jr.s, regiment . . . furnished with good Bayonetts & Scabbards." f The relations between Seth Mitchell and his father were especially close. In the earlier years after their removal to the town (1730), Jacob Mitchell conveyed to his son, Seth Mitchell, "one eighth part of a gristmiU on Royall's River," with the evident intention of placing him as a joint defend ant with himself in the action brought by certain parties in Boston, in connection with " Gedney's claim." Four years later (1734), Jacob and Seth Mitchell, with three others, were granted by the town a site and water-privUege for a saw-mill, near the grist-mUl. The last deed on record, signed by Jacob Mitchell, November 6, 1 744, shortly before his death, conveyed to this son, Seth, " sundry tracts of land." In the division of his father's real estate, in 1746, Seth Mitchell received certain sums of money, and was assigned " the southeasterly half part of the Hundred acre Lot N'2 85 ;" t his sister, Rebecca Pope, receiving the other half. In 1 760, the names of Seth, Jacob, and Noah Mitchell ap peared in a list of jurors " qualified to serve " from the town of North Yarmouth ; but Seth MitcheU did not live through the year. He died August 26, 1760; although a much later date is given in tbe " First Church Catalogue " and else where. Because of the burning of tbe Cumberland County Probate records in 1775, and again in 1866, it is not known if he made a will, nor what disposition was made of his estate. His widow, Deborah, survived him many years. On June 1 8, 1785, together with the other heirs, she conveyed to David Drinkwater, for ;£i22, thirty-three acres of land, with the * Massachusetts Archives, vol. 95 : 383. t Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, vol. 3: 27. X York County Probate, Book 7 : 39, 40. 588 Genealogy of Edward Small house and half of the barn, which was situated on the west erly side of the county road and described as "the said Widows thirds of said Homestead" of Seth Mitchell; and, on the same day, these parties conveyed to Jonathan Mitch eU, Esq., for £12, three and a half acres opposite the home stead of the late Seth Mitchell.* The latter deed was not recorded until October 29, 1794; possibly not until after her death. ISSUE I. Bethia^, b. March 2 (or 3), 1731; bap. March 26, 1731, in the First Church of North Yarmouth, Maine; mar. Aug. 10, 1 751, Nathaniel Blanchard, of North Yarmouth. Mrs. Bethia (Mitchell) Blanchard was received. May 10, 1755, into the First Church of North Yarmouth; and her death is recorded, " May 19, 1780, aged 49 years," in the " First Church Catalogue.'' Nathaniel Blanchard, son to Nathaniel and Hannah (Shaw) Blanchard, was born June 25, 1727, in Weymouth, Mass. He removed with his parents to North Yarmouth, prior to 1745, since the parents, Nathaniel and Hannah Blanchard, were received that year into the First Church from the church in Weymouth. Nathaniel Blanchard, Jr., did not become a member of the North Yarmouth Church untU Dec. 31, 1749. He died Aug. 6, 1807, at the age of eighty years. Issue: I. Hannah Blanchard, b. Nov. 15, bap. Nov. 18 (?), 1752, in North Yarmouth. 2. Samuel Blanchard, b. March 11, bap. May 4, 1755, ^^ North Yarmouth. 3. Nathaniel Blanchard, b. Nov. r, bap. Nov. 6, 1757, in North Yarmouth. 4. Seth Blanchard, bap. AprU 6, 1760, in North Yarmouth. 5. Deborah Blanchard, bap. Sept. 5, 1762, in North Yar mouth. 6. Huldah Blanchard, bap. April 19, 1767, in North Yar mouth. * Vide Appendix LXX. The Mitchells from Plymouth 589 7. Nicholas Blanchard, bap. Oct. 8, 1769, in North Yar mouth. 8. Bela Blanchard, bap. July 14, 1771, in North Yarmouth. 9. Bethia Blanchard, bap. May 29, 1774, in North Yar mouth. IL Lydia', b. June 5, 1732; bap. July 30, 1732, in the First Church of North Yarmouth; d. April 18, 1746, in North Yarmouth, aged thirteen years, ten months. III. Seth", b. Oct. 15, 1734; bap. October 30, 1734, in the First Church of North Yarmouth. He mar., first, May 15 (22), 1759, in that town, Alithea* Blanchard, daughter to Nathaniel and Hannah (Shaw) Blanchard. She was born in Weymouth, Mass., and died about 1781 or 1782, in North Yarmouth. Seth Mitchell mar., sec ond, Oct. 13, 1782, Mrs. Anna Pierce (or Pearce), the widow of a Unitarian minister, by whom she had one son. In 1757 and 1758, Seth Mitchell was a member of the "Train Band and Foot company," commanded by Captain Solomon Mitchell. He died March 13, 1802, in North Yarmouth, at the age of sixty-nine years. Issue by first wife : i. Rebecca', b. April 29, 1762 ; bap. Oct. 21, 1770, in the First Church of North Yar mouth ; mar. the son of the Rev. Mr. Pierce (Pearce) and Anna, his wife. They resided in Montville and Searsport, Maine. 2. Christiana', b. June 4, 1764; bap. Oct. 21, 1770, in the First Church ; mar. Milliken, and resided in Montville and Searsport, Maine. 3. Alithea', b. June 5, 1766; bap. Oct. 21, 1770, with her three sisters, in the First Church ; mar. Captain Na thaniel Gordon, a widower with children. She had one son, Francis Gordon, who was lost at sea. Late in life she wrote her name Althea. She died in June, 1858. 4. Hannah', b. Oct. 7, 1768; bap. Oct. 21, 1770, in the First Church ; mar. Jan. i, 1795, Asa Chase ; d. Dec. * This name appears upon the records as Alithea, Alethea, EUethea, etc., but her descendants write it Althea. 590 Genealogy of Edward Small 14, 1818. Their seven children were born in North Yarmouth; afterward the family removed to Port land, Maine. Issue: I. Polly Chase, b. Nov, 26, 1795; d. Nov. 18, 1813, aged eighteen years. II. William Chase, b. Jan. 21, 1798; d. May 22, 1832, aged thirty-four, unmarried, of consumption. III. A son, b. July 8, d. July 9, 1800, aged one day. IV. Rufus Anderson Chase, b. Nov. 14, 1802; d. Aprill, 1829, aged twenty-six years, of consumption. V. Barrett Potter Chase, b. Jan. 12, 1806; d. Aug. 31, 1810, aged four years. VI. Althea Chase, b. July 9, 1808; mar. Edward Gould; d. in Portland, Feb. 6, 1894, aged eighty-five years. Issue : Seven children, of whom six are living (1904), including Mrs. L. S. Rowland.* VII. Samuel Worcester Chase, b. July 12, 1811; mar. Mrs. Jordan, a widow, by whom he had one son, Howard Worcester Chase, now living with his family in Free- port, Maine. 5. Seth', b. Oct. 12; bap. Nov. 18, 1770, in the First Churqh. His wife was Ruth Merrill. As a young man he took an active part in town and church affairs. In 1805, he was on a committee of the Baptist Church. Soon after, he was largely instrumental in founding the "Old North Yarmouth Academy," since called the "Yarmouth Institute," of which he was elected one of the first Trustees in i8io.t About this time he erected a large, square, three- story mansion on the Portland road, which was a famous hotel in its day. It had a large hall for dancing-parties. The house, StUl standing in excellent preservation, with a double row of grand old elms in front, was then the largest house in town, and still retains that distinction. One of the trees, which measures eight feet in diameter, is said to be the largest for miles around. The land upon which the house * For the descendants of Seth^ Mitchell, b. Oct. 15, 1734, the writer is largely indebted to Mrs. L. S. Rowland, daughter to Mrs. Althea (Chase) Gould. t Old Times in North Yarmouth : 271, 432. The Mitchells from Plymouth 591 stands was described, in a tax list of 1815, as "one farm, be ing part of lot N° 30, in the 120 acre division, west side of Royal's River, containing 105 acres and buildings thereon." * Seth Mitchell was Captain of the North Yarmouth com pany of the " Third Cumberland County Regiment of Militia," May 5, 1812. Fired with the spirit of the opening war (de clared by Congress in the summer of 18 12), this company was zealously drUled. On Sept. 15, it was ordered to meet at " Maj. Russell's intervale " for military duty ; when " they marched around the square by Sargeant Humphery's, and performed a number of evolutions on the march, to general satisfaction." On the 23d, they were ordered to meet at Lieut. Baker's house, " to fire at a mark, with powder and ball, for a prise of one dollar, which was won by Benj. Pratt." The " Muster on Oct. 8th [was] near Miss Mary Mitchell's house." t The " May Training, 4'>> May, 1813," was held on the grounds of the " New Academy." X Later, Captain Seth Mitchell attained the rank of Colonel in the State Militia. The family of Colonel Seth and Ruth (Merrill) Mitchell consisted of a son, Seth, who died in infancy, and seven daughters. The dates of death of Seth MitcheU and his wife, Ruth, have not been ascertained. Issue : I. Harriet ' ; mar. Calkins. II. Mary Ann', b. June, 1798; d. April, 1880, aged nearly eighty-two years. She was a very lovable person, who kept in touch with most of her relatives; and, as she never married, it was a matter of great pride with her in her old age that she was the last to bear the name in that line. After her death it was remarked by her sis ter that with her "the strongest Mitchell characteristics and the name of Mitchell died out" in their family. III. Sophronia'; mar. Fosdick. IV. Lucretia''; mar. Greene. V. Julia '' ; mar. Curry. Some of her descendants live in Newton, Mass. VI. Christiana'; mar. Wisdom. * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 38, 280, 610. t Old Times in North Yarmouth : 94. X Vide Old North Yarmouth Academy, page 406. 592 Genealogy of Edward Small VI I. Seth ', the only son, who died in infancy. VI 1 1. Margaret'; died young. 6. Mary', bap. Dec. lo, 1772,10 the First Church. She was known as " Polly ; " mar. Merrill, and lived at Eastport, Maine. 7. Deborah', bap. AprU 12, 1775, in the First Church; mar. Lane. 8. Enos', bap. May 8, 1777, in the First Church. 9. Stephen', bap. Oct. 10, 1779, in the First Church; re moved to Calais, Maine, where he died advanced in years, unmarried. Issue by second wife : 10. Anne *, bap. Oct. 3, 1784, in the First Church ; mar. Collins. IV, Jacob', b. April 2, 1736, in North Yarmouth; died before Dec. 13, 1808, unmarried ; as shown by a deed bearing that date by which his heirs, "Rebeckah Byles, widow, Deborah Mitchell, widow, Edward Small, Shipwright, and Sarah Small, wife of s"* Edward, Jacob Bradbury, Joiner, and Lydia his wife," for i?2oo, conveyed to David Drink water, of North Yarmouth, mariner, " all right & interest in & to our full share of all the real estate that by law and heirship descended to us (the s"* Rebeckah, Deborah, Sarah & Lydia) that our brother Jacob MitcheU, late of s^ No. Yarmouth, deceased, died siezed and possessed of : which real estate descended to the si^ Jacob Mitchell by heirship out of the real estate that formerly belonged to our honored Father Seth Mitchell deceased."* V. Rebecca', b. March 15, 1738; bap. March 19, 1738; mar. Sept. 14 (Oct. 2), 1758, Charles Boyles or Byles, a "cabi netmaker." In t8o8, she was a widow. VI. Deborah Andrews', b. Dec. 31, 1739 ; bap. Jan. 7, 1740; mar. Dec. 10(21), 1758, Solomon *,t son to Benjamin' and Mehitable (Bragdon) Mitchell. Benjamin ' MitcheU removed from Kittery, Maine, to North Yarmouth, about 1742-44, and remained there. VII. Thomas', b. March 14, 1741 ; bap. March 21, 1742; mar. * Cumberland County Deeds, Book 1 2 : 52, t Vide pages 1436-1444, X461. The Mitchells from Plymouth 593 Dinah , probably in North Yarmouth. It has been stated that she was Dinah Marsh, b. 1742, daughter to " Old Mr. Marsh," of that town. In 1774, Thomas Mitchell, yeoman, of North Yarmouth, with wife, Dinah, conveyed to Edward Small, " Twenty acres on the South easterly side of the hundred acre Lot N? 13, on which I now live, in the North East Division of said Town." * He was also a resident of that town in 1777, and may have been some years later. With his wife and several children, he removed to Shepard's Gore in Lincoln County, Maine, afterwards the town of Union, where he was a taxpayer in 1796. Mrs. Dinah Mitchell died in Union in March or May, 182 1, aged seventy-nine years. Thomas Mitchell was received into the First Church of North Yarmouth, July 22, 1770, and was dismissed to the church in Union, " March 20, 1805," according to the records of the First Church of North Yarmouth, but probably it was 1803. His first connection with church work in Union was his election, Jan. 16, 1796, on a committee "to see that a good five-rail fence, with a decent gate in the front," should be buUt about the " burying-ground." Feb. 8, 1802, Thomas Mitchell was one of a committee of three " to procure a can didate to preach two or three sabbaths, to be paid by contri bution." June 30, 1803, he was on " a committee to procure a supply for this pulpit." With his wife, Dinah, he was admitted Aug. 28, 1803, to the First Congregational Church in Union. This society was incorporated May 8, 18 15, by Thomas Mitchell and others. He was chosen Dec. 19, 1822, with the pastor. Rev. Mr. True, and Daniel Walker, " to reg ulate and adjust past records " of the church. Thomas Mitch ell probably died before 1825, at which time his son Thomas had dropped the "Jr." Issue: I. Jeremiah', bap. July 29, 1770, in North Yar mouth ; mar. Mercy Fairbanks. He united with the First Congregational Church in Union, with his wife Mercy, "subsequent to 1803." In 1804 and 1808, he was on the school committee. * Vide Appendix LXVIIL 594 Genealogy of Edward Small Issue:* I. Lucy', b. Aug. 4, 1 793, probably in Union; mar. 1812, Ichabod Irish. II. Thomas Andrews', b. Aug. 19, 1795; mar. March 25, 1819, Deborah Jameson, of Waldoborough. III. Mary', b. Oct. 23, 1797; mar. Rev. Solomon Bray. IV. Ebenezer Allen ', b. Aug. 15, 1800; mar. Keziah Furbush. V. Hannah', b. Sept. 10, 1803; mar. Nov. 7, 1824, Judson Caswell; d. Oct. 13, 1829. VI. Henry True', b. Aug. 8, 1806; mar. 1829, Dolly Raisor. VII. Olive', b. March 26, 1809 ; mar. Jacob Pevee. VIII. Mercy Dyer', b. Nov. 18, i8ii ; mar. Jan. 31, 1831, Jud son Caswell, as his second wife, after the death of her sister, Hannah. IX. Jeremiah Ward', b. Nov. 6, 1814; mar. Emily Lehr. X. Asa Lyman', b. April 15, 1818. XI. Jeruel Butler', b. Dec. i, 1821. 2. Thomas', bap. Nov. 8, 1772, in North Yarmouth ; mar. Sept. 5, 1799, Polly (Mary), daughter to Samuel Dag gett. He and his wife, Mary, were admitted to the Congregational Church in Union, " subsequent to 1803." Thomas Mitchell, Jr., was on the school com mittee in 181 1 ; was chosen "school agent," from 1822 to 1825. In the latter year, he was " Mr. Thomas MitcheU." He was a candidate for Representative, Sept. 9, 1833, and Sept. 8, 1834, but was not elected either time. He died in Union Oct. 14, 1843, ^g^d seventy-one. Issue: I. Elizabeth', b. June 3, 1800; mar. Dec. 10, 1818, Samuel Stone. II. Jedediah Cutter', b. Jan. 18, 1802; d. April 8, 1828, of consumption, aged twenty-six years. III. Rebecca Athearn', b. April 25, 1807; mar. Elias Buck, of Springfield, Mass.; d. Jan. 26, 1836. IV. Brotherton Daggett', b. June 7, 1810 ; d. July 10, i8n, aged thirteen months. V. Thomas Harrison', b. Aug. 30, 1812; d. July 9, 1839, nearly twenty-seven years of age. 3. Elizabeth ', bap. AprU 16, 1775, in North Yarmouth; * Sibley's History of Union, Maine : 474. The Mitchells from Plymouth 595 was probably the daughter who married Edward Oakes, of North Yarmouth. They removed to Union with her father, but did not long remain. 4. Jabez Norton ', bap. May 18, 1777, in North Yarmouth; mar. March 29, 1800, Hepzibah Ripley. He was taxed in Union, in 1798. Issue : I. Abraham ', b. March 6, 1801, in Union. II. Dinah', b. March 8, 1803, in Union. III. Enos', b. Sept. 21, 1805, in Union. IV. Jabez', b. Aug. 15, 1807, in Union. V. Silas', b. March 7, 1810, in Union. 5. Mary', b. ; mar. Dec. 25, 1800, in Union, Calvin Morse. 6. Dinah', b. ; mar. Oct. 10, 1801, in Union, John Murray. They had a son, Thomas Murray, b. July 29, 1802, in Union. VIIL Enos', b. Sept. 3, 1743; bap. Sept. 11, 1743, in the First Church; mar. Elizabeth , b. 1753. Enos Mitchell was received into the First Church of North Yarmouth May i, 1774, and died Oct. 8, foUowing. His widow, Elizabeth, mar. Matthias Storer, and, as "Mrs. Eliza beth (Mitchell) Storer," joined the First Church on May 17, 1776. Matthias Storer, a prosperous farmer of North Yar mouth, d. Aug. 16, 1806; and his widow, EHzabeth, passed away Jan. 27, 1817, at the age of sixty-four years. Issue by first husband : * i. Rachael', bap. May 22, 1774, in the First Church. 2. Andrews', bap. May 22, 1774, as "Andross," in the First Church, at the same time as his elder sister. He removed to Union, Maine, where he was taxed in 1798. In the records of that town his name always appeared as " Andrews ; " and he was caUed " cousin to Jeremiah," son to Thomas ' Mitchell. The wife of Andrews Mitchell was Rachael Pearson, of Cushing, Maine. He died in Union April 6, 1819, aged about forty-five years. His widow d. June 23, 1830, in Union, at the age of sixty. * Old Times in North Yarmouth : 803. 59^ Genealogy of Edward Small Issue : I. Elizabeth', b. June i6, 1804, in Union. II. Richard', b. June 27, 1806, in Union; mar. Sally , and had issue: i. Andrews^, b. March 26, 1832. 2. Levi 8, b. Sept. 8, 1837. III. Enos', b. April 23, 1809, in Union; mar. in 1838, Mary J. Butler. Issue by second husband : 3. Enos j 4. Betsey ; 5. Amos; 6. Joanna; 7. Ruth; 8. William; 9. Myrick; 10. Lucy; II. Judith Storer. IX. Stephen', b. Nov. 20, 1744, in North Yarmouth; mar. Hul dah , and died before May 10, 1772, the date of bap tism of " Jane, daughter of widow Huldah MitcheU." On Jan. 26, 1774, Huldah MitcheU, for ;^62, conveyed to Edward ' Small, of North Yarmouth, fifty acres of land, " it being the Northwestern half Part of the one hundred acre lot numbered fifteen in Range A. lying on the Northeasterly Side of Royalls River in said Town." * This was her hus band's farm, which he, " Stephen Mitchell of Northyarmouth, Cordwainer," had purchased of Francis Wyman, formerly of that town, but then a resident of Georgetown, Lincoln County, Maine, on October 14, 1768, for ;£'ioo; with the stipulation that he should pay " at the End of the first year from the Date herof, Twenty pounds, and the Remaining Eighty Pounds at the End of three years from the Date herof with lawful! interest." After the death of her husband, "widow Huldah Mitchell" paid, on November 11, 1773, to Francis Wyman, the sum of £2(i : 15, and received a deed of the premises which she conveyed, two months later, to Edward Small.t In the fall of 1777, "widow Huldah Mitchell took up a government loan for ;^i5." X An old paper which has escaped the destroyer shows that Asa' Lewis receipted to Huldah Mitchell for £iz^ lawful money, which his father, John Lewis, was to take to the Provincial treasurer; and "Mr. Asa Lewis " bound himself to return to her a government note * Vide Appendix LXVII : B. t Cumberland County Deeds, Book 8 : 502. X Maine Historical Society Collections, Second Series, vol. i : 73. The Mitchells from Plymouth 597 for that amount or to restore to her the money. This was in the darkest period of the Revolutionary War, and the memory of that noble and patriotic act has long survived her. Issue: I. Jane', bap. May 10, 1772, in the First Church of North Yarmouth. X. Isaiah', b. May 25, 1746 ; bap. June 22, 1746 ; was drowned, Nov. 24, 1762, at the age of sixteen years. XI. Jeremiah', b. Feb. 20, 1747-48; bap. Feb. 28, foUowing; died, unmarried, before Sept. 18, 1773.* XII. Lydia', b. Oct. 7, 1749; bap. Nov. 11, 1749; mar. about 1779, Jacob Bradbury, a "house-carpenter," of Falmouth, now Portland, Maine.f He was son to Moses Bradbury, who removed, about 1736, to North Yarmouth from Salisbury, Mass. Late in life (i 790), Moses Bradbury removed to the adjoining town of New Gloucester. His wife was Abigail^ Fogg, to whom he was mar. Dec. 28, 1737, i** North Yarmouth. She was sister to Mercy' Fogg, wife of Edmund* Chandler. • Jacob Bradbury, b. Dec. 13, 1740, in North Yarmouth ; mar., first, Elizabeth ; mar., second, Lydia ' Mitchell. There always has been a strong friendship between his family and that of Edward ' Small, extending to the third and fourth generations. Issue by first wife : i. John Bradbury, bap. Aug. 18, 1776, in North Yarmouth ; was mar., in Freeport, May 27, 1800, by Alfred Johnson, Esq., to Theodotia' Small, third daughter to Edward' and Sarah" (Mitchell) Small.t 2. Rebecca Bradbury, bap. Feb. 15, 1778, in North Yar mouth. Issue by second wife : 3. Reuben Bradbury, bap. June 25, 1780. XIII. Andrews', b. Nov. 9, 1751 ; bap. Jan. 5, 1752; d. before Sept. 18, 1773, unmarried.§ This name has been vari ously spelled — Andreas, Andross, Andros, and Andress — but in the town records of North Yarmouth, the * Vide Appendix LXIX. t Vide Appendix LXIX, LXX. X Vide page 327. § Vide Appendix LXIX. 598 Genealogy of Edward Small record of his birth is given as follows : " Andrews son of Seth and Deborah MitcheU." XIV. Sarah ', b. July 23 ; bap. Sept. 2, 1753, in the First Church of North Yarmouth ; mar. Sept. 9, 1773 (also recorded Oct. 2, 1773), Edward' Small, second son to Captain John' and Sarah (Atkins) Small, of Scarborough, Maine.* • Vide pages 473, 483. 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