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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 28 2 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gorges, Sir Ferdinando 1565-1647 (search)
he new charter obtained by the company created such a despotic monopoly that it was strongly opposed in and out of Parliament, and was finally dissolved in 1635. Gorges had, meanwhile, prosecuted colonization schemes with vigor. With John Mason and others he obtained grants of land (1622), which now compose a part of Maine and New Hampshire, and settlements were attempted there. His son Robert was appointed general governor of the country, and a settlement was made (1624) on the site of York, Me. After the dissolution of the company (1635), Gorges, then a vigorous man of sixty years, was appointed (1637) governorgeneral of New England, with the powers of a palatine, and prepared to come to America, but was prevented by an accident to the ship in which he was to sail. He made laws for his palatinate, but they were not acceptable. Gorges enjoyed his viceregal honors a few years, and died in England in 1647. His son Robert had a tract of land bestowed upon him in New England, on
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hutchings, William 1764- (search)
Hutchings, William 1764- Continental soldier; born in York, Me., Oct. 6, 1764. He and Lemuel Cook, another of the late survivors, were born the same year, and died the same month. They were the last survivors of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War. When William was four years old the family removed to Plantation Number Three, at the William Hutchings. mouth of the Penobscot (now Castine). There, on a farm, which his descendants occupied, he continued to live until his death, May 2, 1866, excepting a short interval of time. He was a witness to the stirring scenes of the Massachusetts expedition to Penobscot in 1779, and aided (by compulsion) the British in the Remains of Fort George in 1860. construction of Fort George, on the peninsula. After the destruction of the British fleet, his father, who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the crown, retired to New Castle, where he remained until the close of the war. At the age of fifteen, having acquired a man's stature
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maine, (search)
, in compliment to the Queen, who owned the province of Maine in France. In 1636 Gorges sent over his nephew, William Gorges, as governor of his domain, and he established his government at Saco, where, indeed, there had been an The old jail at York. organized government since 1623, when Robert Gorges was governor under the Plymouth Company. In 1639 Sir Ferdinando was appointed governor-general of New England, and his son Thomas was sent as lieutenant to administer the laws in 1640. He est afterwards expelled the Dutch. Meanwhile the horrors of King Philip's War had extended to that region, and in the space of three months 100 persons were murdered. Then came disputes arising out of the claims Lumbering in Maine. of the Duke of York (to whom Charles II. had given New Netherland) to the country between the Kennebec and St. Croix rivers, which in 1683 had been constituted Cornwall county, of the province of New York, over which Sir Edmund Andros (q. v.) was made governor. Mas
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Pemaquid. (search)
d Council for New England granted to Robert Aldworth and Giles Elbridge 100 acres of land for every person whom they should transport to the province of Maine within seven years, who should continue there three years, and an absolute grant of 12,000 acres of land as their proper inheritance forever, to be laid out near the Pemaquid River. In 1677 Governor Andros sent a sloop, with some forces, to take possession of the territory in Maine called Cornwall, which had been granted to the Duke of York. He caused Fort Frederick to be built at Pemaquid Point, a headland of the southwest entrance to Bristol Bay. The Eastern Indians, who, ever since King Philip's War, had been hostile, then appeared friendly, and a treaty was made with them at Casco, April 12, 1678, by the commissioners, which put an end to a distressing war. In 1692 Sir William Phipps, with 450 men, built a large stone fort there, which was superior to any structure of the kind that had been built by the English in America.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ripley, Eleazar Wheelock 1782- (search)
Ripley, Eleazar Wheelock 1782- Military officer; born in Hanover, N. H., April 15, 1782; was a nephew of President Wheelock, of Dartmouth College; studied and practised law in Portland; was in the legislature of Massachusetts, and was chosen speaker of the Assembly in 1812. He was also State Senator. In March, 1813, he was appointed colonel of the 21st Infantry. He was active on the Northern frontier until appointed brigadier-general in the spring of 1814, when he took part in the events on the Niagara frontier. For his services during that campaign he received from Congress the brevet of major-general and a gold medal. General Ripley left the army in 1820; practised law in Louisiana; was a member of the State Senate; and was a member of Congress from 1834 till his death in West Feliciana, La., March 2, 1839. He was wounded in the battle at York, and in the sortie at Fort Erie he was shot through the neck. These wounds caused his death.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Maine. (search)
m Maine: John Wincoln, of Kittery, and Edward Rishworth, of York......May, 1653 Wells, Saco, and Cape Porpoise declared t A part of the grant of the King of England to the Duke of York includes the territory between the St. Croix and Pemaquid a Four commissioners from Massachusetts hold a convention in York, commanding the people of the province of Maine in his Majeorganize the additional territory......May, 1674 Duke of York takes a new patent from the King, and commissions Sir Edmunesident Danforth as agreed at Wells on May 1, he returns to York and sends a reinforcement to Wells. Shortly after their arWar......Aug. 10, 1703 Enemy destroy Black Point, attack York and Berwick; legislatures of Massachusetts and New Hampshir1739 Rev. George Whitefield visits Maine and preaches at York, Wells, and Biddeford......1741 First attack of Indians ght in 1725, incorporated......Jan. 11, 1777 Counties of York, Cumberland, and Lincoln, by vote of Congress, erected into
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), York, (search)
d port of entry in York county, Me.; on the York River and Cape Neddick harbors; 9 miles northeast of Portsmouth. It was settled about 1624 under the name of Agamenticus, on a portion of the territory granted to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason by the Plymouth council in 1622. On April 10, 1641, it was given a city charter and government by Sir Ferdinando under the name of Georgeana, and it was thus the first English city on the continent of America. In 1652 it was organized as a town under the name of York, from the city of that name in England. From 1716 to 1735 it was the shire town of Yorkshire county, which included the whole province of Maine; from 1735 to 1760 shire town with Falmouth (now Portland) of the whole province; and from 1760 to 1800 shire town of York county. In 1802 Alfred was made a shire town with York, and continued so till 1832, when all the courts were removed to Alfred. York is now principally known as a summer resort. Population in 1900, 2,668.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Genealogical Register (search)
dge to John Hill, who conveyed it, four days afterwards, to Judah Monis, who long resided there. 4. Samuel, probe. s. of Nathaniel (3), was Representative of York, Me., for many years Justice of the Peace, Judge of Inferior Court, Member of the Council, and d. at Wells 26 Dec. 1768, a. nearly 95 years, leaving 167 descendants. l, 27 May 1750; John, 30 Dec. 1753d. young; John, 15 July 1659. 7. John, s. of John (4), grad. H. C. 1725; was several years engaged in teaching here and at York, Me.; settled in the ministry at Arundel, Me., 1741; was dismissed 1768, and d. 1773 or 1774. He m. Elizabeth Muzzey, who d. Dec. 1729, aged 19; he afterwards m. SusOct. 1739. He m. Irene, dau. of Rev. Mr. Emery of Wells; she d. 1745, and he m. Rebecca Austin of Chs. 16 Oct. 1746; she d. 1748, and he m. wid. Mary Butman of York, Me., who survived him, and after his death returned to York. His chil. (besides others who d. in infancy), were Irene, b. about 1737, d. here unm. 29 Ap. 1791, a.
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, C. (search)
. 36. .He inherited the homestead, and d. without issue March 1694-5, devising the use of his estate to his sister Deborah, during life, and then the fee to his brother Nathaniel. 3. Nathaniel, s. of Christopher (1), prob. settled in Kittery, Me. In Sept. 1723, Nathaniel (prob. the same or his son) sold the homestead in Cambridge to John Hill, who conveyed it, four days afterwards, to Judah Monis, who long resided there. 4. Samuel, probe. s. of Nathaniel (3), was Representative of York, Me., for many years Justice of the Peace, Judge of Inferior Court, Member of the Council, and d. at Wells 26 Dec. 1768, a. nearly 95 years, leaving 167 descendants. (Boston Post Boy, Jan. 16, 1769.) Carley, William (prob. Kerley), had a grant of land in Camb., near his house, in 1683. Carter, William, by w. Jane, had Rachel, b. 7 Mar. 1675; Ruth, b. 25 Feb. 1677; Hester, b. 8 Mar. 1678, d. 25 June 1678; Elizabeth, b. 15 May 1680. Susanna, m. Richard Eccles 4 June 1677. Jabez, m. Abi
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, H. (search)
den, and whose brother Caleb of Newton was appointed administrator 14 July 1746. Caleb the f. d. at Newton, and his son Caleb was appointed administrator 3 Feb. 1745. 6. Daniel, s. of Joseph (3), m. Mary Tapley 30 Dec. 1736, and had six children, bap. here: Joseph, 30 Mar. 1740; Margaret, 14 Oct. 1744; Mary, 26 Oct. 1747; Daniel, 27 May 1750; John, 30 Dec. 1753d. young; John, 15 July 1659. 7. John, s. of John (4), grad. H. C. 1725; was several years engaged in teaching here and at York, Me.; settled in the ministry at Arundel, Me., 1741; was dismissed 1768, and d. 1773 or 1774. He m. Elizabeth Muzzey, who d. Dec. 1729, aged 19; he afterwards m. Susanna Swett of New York, sister to the w. of Rev. Thomas Prentice, who survived him. By his w. Susanna, he had Susanna, bap. here 18 Sept. 1737; John, bap. 7 Jan. 1738-9. He was a man of respectable talents, and, to judge from his writings that were preserved some time after his death, of good acquirements. He wrote a splendid hand
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