The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-01-06
Sylvester COttrell and Some of
His Descendants.

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resented in that town. Buying land IN
Islesboro about 1772 he settled on what
is now called Hewes' Point, having
tannery there, it is said. The Westerly
records show that on June Z, l761, ne
was married to Peggy (MargareD PEN
dletop. daughter of Thomas Pendleton
of Stonington, Conn.,, and later OF Isles
boro, Maine. Sept. 4, 1889, Sylvester d
Cotterell' sold 100 acres of land IN Isles
boro to Stephin Pendleton, the deed De-
ing witnessed by Gideon Pendleton ana
Sylvester Cottrell, Jr., also, July l. II9o'
"Silvester Cottell" sold 100 acres TO
Samuel Jackson for 70 pounds III shlii-
ings. The name is varlousiy speheo'
having four different spellings IN one
deed. These transfers were propapy
made about the time he removed 10 M
r where he died at Miramichi. it IS be-
lieved. According to the Bangor his''
and Gen. magazine, his tombstone re-
cords that Sylvester Cottrell died MAR
20, 1880, aged sS, and his wife Margaret
died Oct. 20. 1888. aged "a. So far, 1t
has been impossible to find the recoru VI
Sy]yester's BIRTH put various other rec
ords would seem to place him as the son
of John 3 nicholas Nicholas y OF West
erlv Perhaps by second wife, for
John a, oldest son of John ana rene
lope Cottrell, was, between l14o ana
1850. the guardian of his brother Nathan,
and also of Sylvester, which would seem
to indicate that Sylvester was also
brother or half brother. John men
toned only his sons John, Joshua and
Nathan in his WILL hut as he died IN lf4z,
and Sylvester was born about the same
time. according to his tombstone, 1t
might easily happen that his name "ouiu
not appear in the will. A further mol
cation of close relationship to this
branch, is the fact that the names John
and Joshua appear in Sylvester's family.
If this is a correct supposltlon, theh
Syvester's father was John, son OF
Nicholas and Dorothy (Pendleton) Cot
trell, said Nicholas being a son OF the
Nicholas Cottrel who is first mentioned
in list of Newport, R. L.. inhabitants
made in Oct. 1899; who purchased land
in what is now Westerly in 1861; who re-
moved to Taunton River about 1915, and
died there about 1880 The children of
Sylvester and Margaret Cnendeton) Cot
trell were:
a. Sylvester, Junior. Probably died
unmarried, as there is no trace OF
him since the 1890 S.
b. PAMELA, C. Mary. Twins, born
July 5, ITO, m. Paol Howes Dec
II, 1887; m. Simon Dodge, Dec
1880.
dence Grinnell May 3, 1903; 2.
Priscilla Alden; 8. Olive Coombs.
e. Shubael b. 1882, d. about 1855,
aged rs, m. l. Mary (dau. Jacob
Young) who was b. Oc'. 20, 1886,
and died Feb. %, 1881. 2. Eliza
Catlin b. about 1876.
f. John b. -, d. -, M Catherine
(dau. Jacob Young) b. April 20,
1893
Joshua and Shubael brought their fam
lies from N. B. to Northport, Maine
the former about 1910, the latter 1922
and both died there. Shubael was a
single weaver and fisherman, and
Joshua was a shipbuilder. building YES
sells for several Of his sons. The sons of
Shubael were all master mariners during
part Of their lives, and | believe the
same to be true of Joshua S sons.
The children of Joshua and Prudence
(GrinneID Cottrel! were:
/. Phebe b. 1867, m. Henry Dunbar
of Belfast and had chill
|. Prudence b. June l, 1929, m.
Daniel Pitcher.
2. Henry b. Mar. 2. 1899, d. 1907,
m. Sarah Pote.
8. Sarah b. 1901 m, - Taylor.
4. Margaret b. 1884, m. --
Goodel.
5. Joshua c., 1889, resides in
Stockton, Cal.
6. Svlvanus G. b. 1923, res. in
Oakland, Cal.
Z. Emma. l844-5, m. Alonzo Dexter.
H. William c., m. Phebe Mahoney of
Lincolnville, Jan. 26, 1881. He
died of yellow fever and was buried
on Crooked Island. His widow
married his brother George and
the children given as Georges
family probably belong to him.
III, Thomas b. Jan. 81, 1914, d. Sept.
II, 1893, m. Ann (dau. of Dennis
Emery who d. Dec. A. 1898. Their
children were:
/. ANGELA, died young.
2. Verena A. b. June /, 1S49. m.
Joseph Townsend Feb. l, 1879.
". Joshua, d. May 20, l843, m. Mary
Ann Rogers Jan. 10, 1912. Their
one child Horace A. b. Aug. IS,
l843, died in infancy. The widow
married Axel Hayford Jan. &c.
1916.
Phebe (Mahoney) Cottrell and in
his family were children (perhaps
William's.)
l. Simon &.
2. Isabella A., NJ. - Lyons.
W. John.
VII. Mary.
VII. PAMELA. m. Nathaniel Chapman
and resided in Chelsea, Mass. Their
children were:
/. Georgianna b. Aug. &c, 1847, m.
George Anterior Rogers.
2. Carrie, and perhaps others.
TX. Amos d. in Brooklyn, N. Y, m.
a,,;so Pot