Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19
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4 his son.
Ephriam Davis of Acton. Mass
came and settled in the east part
the town where Nathan Davis now
lives Ephriam Davis was the son OF
the noted Revolutionary soldier, Capt
Isaac Davis. who with his little COM
pany of Acton men held the bridge
against the British at the battle OF
Concord. Many of the settlers were
Revolutionary soldiers themselves o.
sons of soldiers. 1t is source of pride
to the Daughters of the American
Revolution to know that they have
descended from such heroic ancestors
Both William Hilton and William Hun
newell were Revolutionary soldiers
EleaZer Whipple, SON of Eleazer Whip
pie of Revolutionary fame who be-
longed to William Prescott's regimen
| that fought at Bunker Hill came from
Pepperell, Mass, and settled on what
| is now called Bay View farm, owned
and occupied by the Withingtons, de-
scendants of his. He was given 20c
acres CT land to compensate him fol
losses sustained. He was man of re-
markable strength. He was 6 feet I
inches tall and weighed 227 pounds
This story is told of him.
A noted pugilist of Augusta hearing
of Mr. Whipple's great strength travel
ed up the river through the forest from
| Augusta to wrestle with Mr.. Whipple
He found him at Caratunk Falls fish
ing for salmon. He made known his
errand, but Mr.. Whipple. being verj
| clever and DiOus man. refused to
wrestle. But the pugilist had not ira
veled all this distance for nothing, but
kept teasing and annoying Mr.. Whip
| Pile, until he could stand it no longer,
He jumped up grabbed the man by
| the nape of the neck and seat of his
pants and shook him until he cried out
| enough. He retraced his steps to Au
gusta sadder but wiser man.
Mr.. Whipple married Alice Pierce
| the only daughter of David Pierce,
| who came from Chesterfield, N. II. He
was a Revolutionary soldier and lived
| and died with his son, Luther Pierce.
| who lived on the farm now owned by
Sarah Pierce David Pierce's wife was
Sarah Manner or Maynard, the mother
of Joseph Maynard another Revolu-
tionary soldier.
Moses Chamberlain, a cousin of
Eleazer Whipple came from Pepperell
or Groton, Mass, and settled on the
farm of 200 acres owned by Jose Pierce.
Jonathan Bosworth from Bridgewa-
ter, Mass, another Revolutionary SOL
der, settled on the farm above Bay
View farm, where Fred Magoon now
lives. He was given 100 acres of land.
Joseph Maynard settled OH the farm
now owned by Henry Maynard. The
Trenches, Merrills, Buswells, Eatons
and Enoch Jackman came from Sails
bury, Mass, and all except Boswell
settled east of the village. Josiah
French came i'll 1900 and Moses French
came in 1902. The Eatons settled four
miles east of the village on Eaton hill.
Benjamin Merrill, son of Capt. Stephen
Merrill of Revolutionary fame, settled
east of French hill: Corporal Enoch
Jackman and wife came to Scion in
1919 and lived and died at Josiah
French's. He, too, was in the Revolu-
tionary War. Captain Mathew San
born, a captain of the war, came from
Massachusetts and settled out on Fall
brook He fought in the battle of Val
.ey Forge. Asa BusWell, from Sails
bury came and settled on the hill just
across the brook in the village where
the Boswell house now stands. The
Ill part of this house is several years
over 100 years old. He owned and ran
the first grist mill in town situated on
Fall brook.
The Rowells settled out on Rowell
mountain and were among the early
settlers. They are proud of their ances-
tors inasmuch as they are directly de-
scended from the famous Hannah Dus-
in. who with the assistance of her
maid and young boy, scalped 16 In
dams and took the scalps to Boston to
prove that their terrible adventure was
true.
In 1890 William Fletcher and wife
moved to Scion. He is supposed to be
the first white settler in Somerset
county. He came to Norridgewock in
1913 from Concord, Mass. At the begin
ming Of the Revolutionary War all of
the inhabitants north of Fort Halifax
became alarmed for their safety and
returned to Concord. William Fletch-
er and two or three families remained
Here they were left alone in wilder
ness rs miles from Fort Halifax, upon
the trail of hostile Indians as they
passed from Canada to the sea, and in
danger of being taken prisoners and
carried to Canada or killed and scalp
ID in their cabins seemed enough to
unnerve the bravest hearts. William
Fletcher was not man to give up to
trfies He had entered the wilderness
| to begin the settlement of large tract
If country that was then uninhabited
| by the white man. He felt that very
| much depended upon his perseverance.
He encouraged the discouraged. he
cherished the, dropping heart and al
ways had kind word for those around
him. Mr.. Fletcher proposed to the few
| families who remained behind with
him to build a fort to protect them from
the Indians. The work was begun at
once. They cut timber eight inches in
diameter and 20 feet long and placed
them around his cabin to which they
retired at night and in times of danger
| until the close of the war His wife was
Sarah PARROT of Concord, Mass. They
had eight children and their daughter
Sarah was the first white child born
in Somerset county. william Fletcher
and his wife afterward moved to Bling
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