David Q. Cushman, The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle (Bath, 1882)

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David Q. Cushman, The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle (Bath, 1882)
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book
date
1882
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pp. 44, 53, 60-62, 66, 88, 97
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https://archive.org/details/historyofancient00cush
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A compiled history of the Sheepscot settlement on the Maine coast, with transcripts of the oaths of 1665, the resettlement papers of 1682 and the land claims of the 1730s.

Cited for King Philip's War (research/king-philips-war/), for the Messers of Sheepscot:

  • "Thomas Mercer" (Messer) took the oath to the Duke of York's commissioners at Sheepscot in 1665 (p. 53).
  • The flight from the Kennebec and Sheepscot in August 1676 and the burning of Sheepscot, which Cushman dates Sept 1676 (pp. 60-62); Cotton Mather on William Phips, who "carried with him his old neighbors and their families, free of all charges to Boston" (quoted p. 62); "The first Indian war ... continued from June 24th, 1675, to April 12th, 1678" (p. 62).
  • "Thomas Messer" among the former inhabitants who met "at the house of Mr. Robert Gibbes, at Fort Hill, in Boston" on 30 Aug 1682 to resettle Sheepscot (p. 66); "Thomas Messer. Lydia Messer" in the list of early names (p. 88).
  • "Widow Wilcott claims ... land ... in the possession of Thomas Mercer, and by him given to William Wilcott, deceased ... Mrs. Wilcott was the daughter of Thomas Mercer" (p. 97).
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  2. title: "David Q. Cushman, The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle (Bath, 1882)"
  3. type: book
  4. date: "1882"
  5. reference: "pp. 44, 53, 60-62, 66, 88, 97"
  6. url: "https://archive.org/details/historyofancient00cush"
  7. seen: original
  8. access: public
  9. ---
  11. A compiled history of the Sheepscot settlement on the Maine coast, with transcripts of the oaths of
  12. 1665, the resettlement papers of 1682 and the land claims of the 1730s.
  14. Cited for King Philip's War (`research/king-philips-war/`), for the Messers of Sheepscot:
  16. - "Thomas Mercer" (Messer) took the oath to the Duke of York's commissioners at Sheepscot in 1665 (p. 53).
  17. - The flight from the Kennebec and Sheepscot in August 1676 and the burning of Sheepscot, which Cushman
  18. dates Sept 1676 (pp. 60-62); Cotton Mather on William Phips, who "carried with him his old neighbors and
  19. their families, free of all charges to Boston" (quoted p. 62); "The first Indian war ... continued from
  20. June 24th, 1675, to April 12th, 1678" (p. 62).
  21. - "Thomas Messer" among the former inhabitants who met "at the house of Mr. Robert Gibbes, at Fort Hill, in
  22. Boston" on 30 Aug 1682 to resettle Sheepscot (p. 66); "Thomas Messer. Lydia Messer" in the list of early
  23. names (p. 88).
  24. - "Widow Wilcott claims ... land ... in the possession of Thomas Mercer, and by him given to William
  25. Wilcott, deceased ... Mrs. Wilcott was the daughter of Thomas Mercer" (p. 97).
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