dollars, he being the lowest bidder. "Voted Thomas Barker and Family be put up to vandue to be struck off to the lowest bidder, and was struck off to Timothy Hanson, for one hundred and fifty dollars, he being the lowest bidder." May 4, 1818, "Voted that the Selectmen purchase or hire a piece of land for William Young and family. Voted that Thomas Barker his wife and five children be put up to vandue and was struck off to Timothy Hanson for one hundred and sixty-nine dollars, he being the lowest bidder. Voted not to accept any part of the land of Nod road." November 2, 1818, there appears to have been a special meeting called, and the following is a true copy of the proceedings: Voted that the Overseers of the Poor build John Mugford a house on the land said Mugford now lives on. Voted the Selectmen repair John Chase's house and chimney. meeting. Voted to dissolve this John Gallison, Town Clerk. April 5, 1819, "Voted that the Select men disposes of Thomas Barker and his family. Voted Luce a Negro woman be put up to vandue and was struck off to Robert Estes for thirty-eight dollars. Voted that Abigail Trickey be put up to vandue, and was struck off to Thomas Millins for ninety dollars. Voted that the Selectmen put the rest of the poor to the best advantage for the town." "April 10, 1820, Voted that Charles Johnson, Josiah Chute and Jonathan Andrew be Tything men. Voted William Mugford, Thomas Hall, Moses Little, John white and George Winslow, be field drivers and Hog Reaves. Voted to put Black Luce up to vandue and she was struck off to John Mayberry for thirty-eight dollars, he being the lowest bidder." She was a daughter of Lonnon Rhode and his wife Chloe, of whom I have previously given a brief account. After the town purchased a farm as a place to care for their unfortunate poor, Lucy was carried there and died about 1839. At the above meeting it was "voted to refer Thomas Barker to a committee," but what action was taken in the premises I know not, as I find no further reference to him on the town book. It is said that Abigail Trickey died before this meeting was assembled and nothing further is known of her. It was also "voted that Nathan Goold, Esqr., be a Committee to send for the Proprietors' Book of Records." Mr. Goold attended to the matter at once, and this same old book in its quaint parchment covers, and valuable records, has been deposited for safe keeping in the vaults of the Maine Historical Society. AT THE MOUTH OF THE KENNEBEC DEPOSITION OF WM. WYMAN, MARCH, 1850. I, William Wyman of Phipsburg, County of Lincoln, State of Maine, of the age of Eighty-Eight years, do testify on oath and say that I have always resided in what is now Phipsburg, once GeorgeI was well acquainted with William Sprague. That I lived town. within one mile of his residence, when I lived with father: that said Wm. Sprague always had his residence in Small Point so called in said Phipsburg, until his death which was some twenty years ago or thereabouts. I knew that he was elected a Lieutenant somewhere about the time that the Colonies were declared independent by the Continental Congress: That I belonged to his company; that in the spring & summer of the year of 1777 we were stationed at Hunnewell's Point in said Phipsburg with orders to watch the enemies vessels, called shaving mills and other plundering crafts which infested the Kennebec River and the harbors and bays around on both sides of Cape Small Point in said Phipsburg. Hunnewell's Point is situated at the mouth of the Kennebec River. Lieut. Sprague, commanded us the while we were on said duties as Capt. James McCobb who was our captain was seldom present. We had our regular hours of drill and exercise and drilled day after day on the plat of ground generally where the Fort now stands. We were stationed here that season from the time the river was clear of ice in the spring till it closed in or near December in said year. Our rations were brought to us by our friends (for we had to furnish our own rations) some three or four miles from our homes in Small Point. In the winter we were allowed by Lieut. Sprague to go to our homes by turns, but all to be ready at an hour's warning from Lieut. Sprague to resume our duties. Thus passed the spring and summer and fall of the year in which Gen. Burgoyne was taken and the winter following. In the spring of the year 1778 we resumed our duties at the same places with the same rations as the year before, under Lieut. Sprague. This year we drove out of the river quite a large schooner of nearly 100 tons which was piloted by tory from what is called Woolwich in this County. one Carleton a Carleton was shot after getting clear of the river in passing Small Point by one of the ball putting out both of his eyes.1 our men 1 The winter following was passed similar to the preceding of 1777, and the spring of 1779 brought us again on our old station. In the fall of this year we had the good fortune to protect and save a 1 The aged man's memory mistakes the time of John Carleton's death, which did not occur till some three or more years later. schooner loaded with supplies of provisions and clothing for the men on the Expedition to the Penobscot river or Bagaduce as it was called. Said schooner was chased by a British privateer and took shelter above Hunnewell's Point in the Kennebec river under Cock's Head. Lieut. Sprague commanded the detachment which was composed of men belonging to Capt. Jas. McCobb's Company, Col. Saml. McCobb's Regiment, 1780, '81 & 82 to watch at Hunnewell's Point and the Horse Shoe Beach and was on duty about the mouth of the river and Small Point day after day to my certain personal knowledge as I myself was one of his command from 1776 till 1780. We had a lookout on Cock's Head and Morse's Mountain, so called, where we could see for leagues around seaward. Lieut. Sprague was after the war elected captain. I was well acquainted with Mrs. Merriam Sprague, wife of Lieut. Sprague, having been at their house a great many times, some of his children being of my age or thereabouts. Mrs. Sprague was left a widow several years and was not married after the death of Capt. Sprague as he was afterward called, and died a widow. There never was any other Merriam Blethen than Mrs. Sprague. William Sprague, a son of Lieut. Sprague done service in the Revolution as a private and drawed a pension therefor, but is now deceased. [Signed] WM. WYMAN. Sworn to before John F. Meserve, Just. Peace, March, 1850. HALLOWELL RECORDS. COMMUNICATED BY THE LATE DR. W. B. LAPHAM. [Continued from Page 110.] Joseph Brown, son of Nathaniel Brown and Abigail Colesworthy, his wife, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, March 23, 1752. Married Charlotte Tinges, of Boston. Came to this town with his family, April, 1786. Their children are as follows, viz. Henry, born December 21, 1775. Lovina, born June 1, 1793. Philena, born Mar. 31, 1799. Sylvester Roulstone was born in Canaan, State of Connecticut. Married Abigail Longfellow, of this town, who was born in Newmarket, State of New Hampshire. Their issue was: — Harriet Ann, born May 13, 1809. Oliver Moulton, son of William Moulton and Lucy Bradbury, his wife, was born in York, Maine, June 9, 1788; came to this town with his mother's family, October, 1802. Married Salome, daughter of James Laplane, of Pittston. Their children are: Samuel, born May 15, 1818. Andrew Goodwin was born in Berwick, county of York, January 1, 1751. Married Hannah, daughter of Stackpole, of said Their children are as Martha, born Apr. 18, 1777. Hannah, born Sept. 14, 1778. James, born Feb, 22, 1780. |