Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-20

The shore road to Parker's point and
-ulaqe. as now laid out, did not exist, there
soing a foot path across fields and pas
.nres only, and II required to go there by
,.om. OK or horse, one turned off from the
,,ain road at or near Frederick Parker's
harm to reach the point.
over the old path which followed the
airection of the present road the boys of
three score years ago travelled in search OF
.oorns in the autumn, for 'ssliveringr fir
trees in spring and visiting Indian camps
At Coughs shore. They had to climb
over his fences or through bars in their
progress.
penobscot Indians were in the habit of
canning upon the shore in summer, where
thew shot seals, fished, and the squaws
made and sold baskets. Some winters they
remained at that locality, where the boys
and young people of the town visited
them, and were usually kindly received.
The Indians were fond of stories and of
songs, and the boy who could entertain
them with either was welcome guest to
their camps.
Their birch bark canoes, models of
beauty, symmetry and lightness, were Won
ders to the boys, as they examined them
on the shore or saw them padded grace
fully over the waters of the bay. The
souaws were watched carefully as they
dextrously eove and formed their baskets
of strips of ash wood colored to suit their
fancy, while their ''papoosesn shyly eyed
strangers and played their games and ca
ressed the dogs which had place in every
Indian camp.
For the boys that frequented their
camps they had names peculiar to their
tongue and OF recognized significance.
One boy, with fiorid complexion and
rery active, they gave the name OF "Ma-
a. jag "a NUT, meaning ''the red horse.'
nd others had names given to,them quite
IS appropriate but not now held in MEM
bry. They were an inoffensive folk, and
we're welcomed to the town by the people,
mong whom they freely mingled.
The first house one saw on his way to
he point was that of Robert Robertson,
uilt about 1880, and still standing. NJ.
Robertson was a sailor in his younger
avs, married his wife at Deer Isle, whsre
is supposed his children were born, and
zen removed to the Tide Mill district,
here he resided some years before build
e this house and locating here.
During the time of the "embargo'', about
II, Robert Means was master, Stephen
lrton, mate, Robert Robertson, Samuel
orse, jr., Wallace Hinckley, Lemuel e.
Peters and Samuel r. Candage, the
tiers father, were the crew of brig
ern', the shipping articles for the same
ng in possession of the writer. Their
npanionship was warm, true and most
dial through life, and when they met it
treat to those who listened to the
cunt of their sea life.
ne Iamiiy recoru MT. ROBERTSON
lot found at Blue Hill, but the children
re Jane Grover, daughter of Mrs. Rob-
son by former husband, who married
Totes Clough; Ann, who married Capt.
ster Hardin, and sons George, John,
ebert and William.
Mr. Robertson died many years ago, and
widow on March %, 1855, aged seven
-four years. An account of the sons,
Gorge and John, has already been given,
nd their families.
Robert was sailor and was lost at sea
lille mate OF brig ~. Randolph Mar
inn, Capt. Arson Darling, she never hav-
Ing been heard from after sailing from
Rotterdam for Boston in 1874. He was not
married.
William NJ. Robertson, the youngest
ION of Robert, ST., married Elizabeth Jane
,~inIIa ~ I Gripdla hxy
whom he had twelve children, viz: Mary
Ann, Jane Sophia, Robert H., William
Stevens, Sarah Brown, Giles Edsiey, Ad-
olson Parker, Ednah Newella, Emma
Frances, Franklin, Chase Meltiah and
Hinckley Thomas.
Shortly after his marriage in 1912, he
built a house near his fathers, where he
lived up to the time of his death few
years ago at about eighty years of age.
He was rich in children but poor in other
ways
After the death of Robert Robertson and
wife, his house was occupied by Capt
Foster Hardin and family, whose wife was
Ann Robertson, daughter of Robert Rob-
ertson, ST., and wife; he dying in 1861.
captain in early life, and married Ann
Robertson Aug. "a, 1926, both being re-
corded at that time as of Sedgwick. Nh.
Hardin died March II, 1874, and Ann, his
widow, February 1887, aged above eighty.
Their children were:
l. Edsley Austin, born May IS, 1928.
2 David F., born Dec. rs, 1929.
g. George F., born Oct. %, 1881; died
Dee. 1881
4. Mary A, born Nov. "a, 1882; died
Jan. "a, 1854.
D. Hiram B., born Sept. s, 1895.
O. Eveline Darling, born July "a, 1887.
Z. John Robertson, born Sept. s, 1899.
.. Francis Alphonso, born Dec. 5, 1871;
lost at sea in 1861.
~ Robert Gilbert, born May 3, 1915;
died Dec. 16, 1864.