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Subject: Gen.Dict. of ME & NH: ...part 28: WELLS.. and... CAPE PORPUS... (Kennebunkport)
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:21:19 -0400

GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE; Noyes, Libby, and Davis, Portland,Me 1929-39 If you have missed any postings, check the archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Ma-Bay-Colony -- Previous postings: "Maine Beginnings" ....2 postings "Topography of Maine".....2 postings (names of towns, old and now) "Province of Maine"......5 postings(1-5) "Province of New Hamsphire"...5 postings (6-11 ) "Merchants accounts".....3 postings (12-13-14) "Sagadahoc Settlements"...5 postings: 15-16-17-18-19 ( Monhegan*Muscongus*Pemaquid*Sheepscot*Kennebec) " Provinces of Maine BY TOWN: ...7 postings.... part 19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27 ( N.Yarmouth* Falmouth*Casco*Cape Elizabeth*Stroudwater*Purpooduck* Scarborough(3)*Saco *Biddeford ) see ( ) my notes see [ ] author's corrections/additions/etc ======================================================================== CAPE PORPUS: names of inhabitants, 5 July 1653 -Griffin Montague.....Edward Clark......John Cole....William Reinolds....Peter Turbutt... -Gregorie Jefferi....Thomas Warner....Aurther(sic) Wormstall....Ambros Berrie....Rich: Moore -John Elain....Stephen Batson....Christopher Spurwell....Morgan Howell....Simon Trott source: Doc.His., vol. iv, pp.88 (Maine archives) ========= FISHING VOYAGE in 1660, financed by Capt. Brian Pendleton. -Thomas Warner [drowned].....Wm Smalledge....Thomas Mills....Geo.Phippeny...Wm Battine source:York Deeds, i, 91 ========= AGREEMENT about Lands naming 12 inhabitants in 1663 can be found in York Deeds, 1, 145 (Maine archives) ===== PETITION IN FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT by Mass., 28 April. 1668. two copies circulated [?] signed mostly in duplicate, 16 to each, 22[?]in all. Only 1 original has been found [Mass. Archives, iii, 275] which varies from what is printed in Doc. Hist., iv, 217, as follows: -Richard Moore....Richard Hix....Richard Brian....Richard Bran....Edmond____ -Edward Berton....Simon Trote....Simon Busey....Stephen Batson....John Elsin... -Charles Potem....Thomas Warner....Thomas Musell....John Cole....John Beret.. -[John Gooch striken out].....John Sandears-- The orginal is blind and the 'marks' reproduced in the print seem identical with those in the original. It is suspected that the printed names were improvised. ============= TOWN GRANTS naming inhabitants, March -June 1681. York Deeds ix, 120 ============= Quarrel in house of Philp Eades @ Cape Porpus--York Court Records vi, 124, 296 and files. Depositions backed Jan. T. 1702-3... ..Downing Homan....Joseph Bailey.... x x Coombs....Isaac Annis ============ CAPE PORPUS TOWN RECORDS as now preserved at Kennebunkport (this was in 1928-1939 so info could be else where now)...are a copy certified by Secretary Willard, before the fire in the Boston Court House, 9 Dec 1747, and subject to clerical misreadings. Bradbury [His. of Kennebunkport, p.61] named 27 men as 'the only names found on what remains of the old Cape Porpus records'. These names are all to be found in the 10 pages now extant, and as revised by Harold Clarke Durrell are: - John Barret,Jr.....Humphrey Scammon....John Batson....John Sanders....William Frost.. -Joseph Littlefield....Edmund Littlefield....John Miller....John Miller,jr.... -William Thomas....William Barton....Richard Randall....Thomas Mussey....Samuel York... -John Downing....John davis....Immannuel Haynes....Jacob Wormwood....Nicholas Moorey... -John Rennals....John Loring....Richard Blanchet....Simon Cundey [Bussey?].. -Emanuel Davis...John Purinton,sr....Lieut John Purington,jr....Isaac Cole ============ WELLS MENS NAMES: this list is a memo, on Sherman and Ince's original return of the bounds, 19 Oct. 1652. [Massachusetts Archives,iii, 6. For their submission see Doc. Hist. iv,pp.74-75, 85, at Massachusetts Archives, iii. 221,229. -Henry Bond....John Gouge*....Ezekiel Knight....Wm Harmon....John Barret,jr.. -John Wakefield....Tho. Miles....John Wadleigh....Joseph Emerson*.... -Jonathan Thing*....Robert Wadleigh....William Wardwell....^John Cross.... -Samuell Austine....Anthony Littlefield....Francis Littlefield....John Saunders... -John Barret,Sr*....John Littlefield....Joseph Bowles*....Ould Goodman Littlefield... -Nicholas Coole....^John Baker....John Bushe....John White.... *submitted 4 July 1654 ^did not submit -DID SUBMIT but not on list:...Thomas Littlefield, Francis Littlefield,jr, William Cole [the last name was added by Sec.Rawson] ================= LAYING OUT OF WELLS 'present inhabitants 15 June 1658'..this can be found in the Town Book pp 109-110. (not going into all details, just names).......... -John Sanders, Sr....John Barit,jr....Rev.John Wheelwright....Robert Nanny... -William Cole....William Symonds....Samuel Austin....Thomas Mills....Goodman Wadley,sen... -John Wadleigh....John West....William Hammond....Mr.Flecher....William Wardwell... -William Wentworth....Edward Rishworth....Nicholas Cole....John Barrett,sr.... -George Haborne....John Littlefield....Joseph Bolles....Joseph Bowles....Ezekiel Knights... -Mr. Knight....Francis Littlefield,sr[original grant]....Edm.Littlefield....Samuel Austin... -Robert Hethersy....Francis Littlefield,jr....William Ashley....Francis Littlefield,sr. =============== PETITON FAVORING Mr. Seth Fletcher,the minister., May 17,1661. Doc.His., iv.,172 ================= POWERS OF SELECTMEN, 18 June 1670, all the powers of a town meeting except granting lands. Selectmen:.....Saml. Wheelwright....Wm Hammond....John Littlefield....Samuel Austin... James Gooch.... NAMES SIGNED TO AGREEMENT: Abram Tilton....John Barret....John Gooch....Wm Ashleigh... Tho:Littlefield....Ezekiel Knights....Nathl.Masters....Tho:Baston....Peter Cloyes... Jonathan Hammond....Francis Backhouse ================== CRY FOR HELP, 22 May 1690 [Doc.Hist., v.,103]in Massachusetts archives,xxxvi, 75 if you get the list, it needs to be changed as follows; -alter ___Huet to Nicholes Huet -alter Nat Ellen to Nat Ellens -alter John Hobart to John Hurburt -alter Joseph Stover to Joseph Storer ===================== .........next....list of "souldiers"......... -- Cynthia List administrator for:

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