Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-06-11
The Virgin Family.

written By The late Hon. Peter G. Virgin
OF Rumford in 1864, when he was eighty
Que years OF age. 1t may be OF interest
to some Of your readers:
My grandfather. Ebenezer Virgin,
came from England In l722. lie stopped
in Tyngsboro, Mass. His brother went
10 Virginia and l know nothing farther
in relation to him. My grandfather alter
wards went to PennacoOk, now Concord.
y. d.. and was one OF the persons who
purchased that town, OF Massachusetts,.
Tie married his vile in ADdover, Mass.
Her dame wss Mary Chandler. He took
up farm on the east side of the river.
aud bad four sons and one daughter. The
sons were PhineSs, John, William and
Eoenezer, Jr. The latter was my father.
My mother was Dorcas, daughter OF Hen
~ LovejOy, who built the 6rst grist mill
erected in Concord. After the mill was
built, the prOprietors built log garrison
near it, to protect the Inhabitants in the
vicinity, from tho Indians, the families
living in the garrison.
NY grandfather was a soldier in a CON-
panY raised to protect the settlers from
he Indians. My mother had twelve chill
dren. OF whom I am the youngest NV
brothers and sisters have ST gone to their
lon home Five died in Concord; the
others in Vermont, Maine and New Or
leans. was born July "a, 1893. When
was eight years oi age, l went to live
with my sister Sutton IN Epsome, and
commenced the study OF Latin. When l
was twelve Years old | went 10 Salisbury
Academy and was there two years. l
then went 20 Phillips Academy and there
fitted for college. l entered Harvard
College and .efI in my third yesr I then
commenced the study Of law st Westtord,
Mass, with John Abbott aud remained
Que year. Then l went to Haveyhil.
MSS, and renamed there three years in
the office OF John Nsruum. then came
& Ramiogd, Me, and had to spend SIX
months IN Judge Dana's Office before |
could oe admitted 10 practice.
In 1915 l was chosen Representative to
the Massachusetts, Legislature, and again
iG 1919. / Vas chosen 3 delegate - the
Convention which formed the Constitu-
ton ci Maine, aue was elected member
OF TIE 6rst Maine Legislature. vas
County Attorney ior Oxford County, chief
justice OF he Court OF Sessions, and have
been town clerk. selec,man, treasurer
and postmaster.
Ny father went 10 Bunker Hill but nis
company arrived TOO late 10 iake any PaSt
in the battle, Ny bro. her Elijah was in
the army Of the Revolution, and was at
West Pom; when Beuejic, Arnold ran
away. Ny uncle Phineas was 10 the bat
tie OF Saratoga under Gen. StaTA.'
We have omitted such portions of the
letter as related 10 more personal mat
tiers. Fog macy years Peter Chandler
Virgin was one Of toe best known citi-
zcns of Oxford County. tie continued
To attend The terms OF the Cour, a. Paris
some time after &c was eighty years OF
age, AID was called ,ae Nest5r OF re
Oxford bar. he Vas v-l yersed in zoe
law. sud wss safe counsellor. HIS yel-
trAolo inquire snd snow white locks. will
luug be- remembered by those who Knew
him. lie died IN 1871. aged - years
Taree "a his children survive, viz: Mrs.
Gas G. Bolster Of South Paris. Pa,rick
II. Virgin farmer In Rumiord. and Hon.
Wan. WIT Virgin Of The Supreme Court.
Eoenezer Virgin the emigrant, was
youcg man when he came to America
:, lar IS VIC know he i the ancestor Of
al who bear this name IN the United
States. he came hrsi 10 that paIt7ot old
Dlus.ab.e which was aherward set of
and incorporated as IyugsOorO. This
was then = border town and when settle
meuts were pushed further up the Merri-
mac, and Concord Ibcu called by the n
dian name OF Pennacook. snd suisse
bgently incorporated SIS RumiOTd, but
afterwards changed 10 Concord. was
granted, be became sn original propri-
etor. This was sbou; the year 1925. He
was one Of the very first to move into the
new plantation being there previous 10
1929. DR.. Bou;o1, the historian Of Con-
cord, S, Ks OF him 10 high terms. as
man Of hoL-- integrity and ability, and
q very useful MAJ n the Colony. he
died 10 I766.
Two OF Peter c. Virgins brothers
came 10 Maine and both settled IN Rum
ford. One was simon. who lived on =
farm a short distance below Rumiord
Corner. We believe that Patrick H. Nir-
gin nov occupies the same farm. An
other brother. We do not recall bis name,
was tue father OF E0enezsr and Jonathan
Virgin, formerly well known citizens o.
RUM ord. OtGer branches Il The Virgin
family settled N EAs. RImiugd and we
believe s family OF lhe name was quite
early Ia Canton. INDEN.
Augusta. June 5. ISIS.
Lost, Monday morning. between the
residence OF j. 7. CLARK and The Hubbard
House. Paris Hill. q red pocket book,