Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-01-06


mouth, and De Monts, in 1905, Crhere is a
tradition, that Roster the historian of Wey-
mouths expedition, explored Deer Islam
ThOroughfare, making halt at bold
promontory in Brooksville, known as Cape
Rosier) They found the country inhabit-
edi 10y q nation of ''camol.men." now
known as the Tarratine or Penobscot-In-
dians. De Moats who seemed to know of
the ''nine points" in possession, elaine d
the newly" discovered country, in the
name of the king of France, in true Cath
Ollie style, by setting up cross, and call.
ing the country Acadia" by which lame
it was known for $50 years, or until Gen.
Wolfe, in 1859, waved his banner in tri-
umph over the Plains of Abraham. The
year following De Monts claim, Weymouth
took formal possession of the same coun-
try, in the name of his king James |. of
England. Thus the two leading Powers
of Europe became adverse claimants to
our soil. France, by virtue Of explorations
OF Cartier In 1884, and possession OF De
Monts, in 1902. England, by virtue of dis
covery of Cabot. in l49S, and claims of
Weymouth, in 1908. The wars which these
counter claims occasioned, kept this coun-
ty an almost unbroken wilderness. during
the provincial history of Maine.
In point OF fact, the county of Hancock,
was part of the French Province of Aca-
dia, for period Of $50 years and France
did not fully relinquish her claim, until att
er the War OF the Revolution. The first
official effort of the Government of France
10 ENTER possession" was patent of Ar
cuda, granted to De Monts, which, two
years after, was suri endered to Catholic
French lady, (Madame De .Guerhevillel
who was DESTROYS of making the expert
meLt of converting the natives TO the Cath
Ollie faith. She Immediately sent over her
agent (Suassaye). with twenty-five colon
lists, to take possession of Acadia. Suas-
save and colony landed May 10TH 1913, at
Mt Desert, built a fort, erected cross,
celebrated mass. and called the place "St.
Sauveur." which is supposed 10 be the 10 :
cality now known as Ship Harbor. IRE
mont. About the pool" at Somes' sound /,
is supposed to be where the French Mis-
sionaries. Bard and Masse, located them.
selves in 1909 Frenchman's Bay is sup
posed to have acquired It's name from a
peculiar incident which occurred to a
French Ecclesiastic who encamped some
where between the Union and Narra.ua-
gus rivers. during the winter Of 1908. At
Trenton point is supposed to be where
Malam Dcville lived.
The first English possession, was a trad
ng post AT Pentegoet CCastiue) in 1926,
which soon fell into the hands OF the
French and the flag OF France iloated over
il during nearly the whole of the 18th cen
fury.
The appearances of old French settle
ments have been found at Castine. New
bury Neck, SuGry, Oak Point, Trenton, +.
Lamoinc. Crabtree's Neck. Hancock, But
Ter Point. Franklin. W aukeag Neck. Suili-
van aud upon the desert Isle" Not un-
til after the tall OF Quebec in 1853, were
any permanent English settlements made.
i LAND GRANTS. The first grants OF
land. were six townships each six miles
square. between the Peuobscot, and I'm
ion. then known rs the Donaqua River,
which were granted to David Marsh at ais,
bv the General Court of Massachusetts,
upon certain conditions. one OF which was
-1,l
60 Protestant iaTiies, within six years.
These grants were No. !. (Bucksport) No.
,. (Orland); No. 3. (Penobscot); No. T.
(Sedgwick); No. ), (Bluehill) and No. 6,
(Surry). six other townships east OF the
D0Hdqud River. were granted upon the
same terms. But three of these. are in this
county, which are No /, (Irenton) grant
ed to Eben Thorndike. al ais; No. ,, (Sul-
livau). to David Bean at ais, aud No. 3
(Mt. DESERT TO Gov. Bernard. The whole
survey WAS made by Samuel Livermore,
and As SIX of the townships were on one
side of the River, and six OH the other side
the circumstance gave the present rame OF
Union Rirer."
The onerous conditions imposed on the
grantees, in this forest Wild" could not
be fulfilled, which occasioned deal Of I'M
easinesss, Us a new claimant might Gust
the occupant. In 1855. Massachusetts
.'quieted" the actual settlers, in each, q
hundred-acre lot. The grant of these sew
eral townships, was made in 1862. One OF
the conditions in each grant, waS, that The
grantee yield one-fith part OF all the gold
and silver ore, and precious stones found
therein"
These grantees. individually bound them
selves. in penal bond of ESQ, conditioned
to lay out no one of the townships more
than six miles in extent on the banks OIL
the Penobscot. or on the seacoast; 10 build
GO dwelling houses. at least Is feet square
to tit for tilla.e 800 acres of land, erect q
Westinghouse. and settle a minister
There were reserved in each township, one
lot for parsonage purposes, another for the
first settled minister, third for Harvard
College, and IA fourth for the Use of schools,
iufhliiS l.-oo acres III SaSb toN usIilp, re-
served for public uses.
Z. GREGOIRE's CLAIM. About the veal
lGsS, the King of France gave TO one Ca
dilliac, grant, embracing the whole Of
Mt Desert. which Cadillac held till 17l3
sly ling himself Lord of Donaqua and Mt
Desert" Alter the War OF the Revolution
one Gregorie claimed the whole Island in
right OF his wife, Maria L. "a grand-daugh.
ter of Cadillac. Gov. Bernard to WHOM
the Island had been granted, had lost hi,
title by cOnnscation; but to his son John
One-half Of 1t had been restored; but il
consideration of "A request made in favor o.
GregOire's claim, by Gen. lafayette. Mas
sachusetts recognized it as valid, trhich i.
the only French claim eUer sustained to land,
in Maine.
To indemnify this heir of Cadillac foI
lands included in her claim, and which the
Government had disposed OF, there were
quit-clailned to her GO. 900 acres.
This tract, included the present towns o
Trenton and Lamoine, with part OF Sui
livan, Ellsworth, Hancock, Eden and Mt