Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-12
Editors Letter Box
Scott of "Scotstown"
WinthrOp's First Settler
History Being Written

Inc following interesting l4A u
the old-time history Of this region
pertains to the First Settler Of Win
throp:
Publishers Kennebec Journal:
The undersigned, authorized by the
town, is writing 4 history of Win
throp. based upon the manuscripts OF
the late John L. benjamin. Win
much original research in addition.
The work may be in TWO volumes,
since the genealogical notes about the
Old families will ill four hundred
pages or more. Not much space VIII
he gwen 10 eulogy; the facts narfsl-
"a speak more loudly than words
There viii be chapters on the Sel-
Element OF the town, name anu lncol-
Grafton, cemeteries, ROADS, Chuttnt9,
schools. military history, inrluolhS
The official record Of more IMAM Ivy
Revolutionary soldiers, All o. 'i'e 81
diers Of the war Of 1917. Of the ClNh
M ana World War, history Of in
dustrics and manufactures, hstS %
town officers. mails and postmaSltfS
aud many other things OF puhhc m
trrest. The work Will lie illus'ial"u
v.itl, mans. showing just where Tue
settlers built their dwellings,, as VIZ,
os with PORTRAITS of leading men anu
women. public buildings, views "a
h,st scenery. in which the Town
hounds old houses and modern
residences. mills and factories 4Hs
outror desires correspondence VIZ.
any and all who can furnish pll ~
family history. cspeciall! %
md recent generations. .,,,. 90
II has been stated rcPea'outs
history that n hunter hail!Cu s,Sc
erected n cabin on the Mtsli f,,,,s.
nv
,h,t IN 1904 Timothy roster ~.
LIE N robhossee, now tardlhe',
o5 bourht the lattCr's helohE'ns~
80 s20 failing to take reEt'P. ~"
~. .S' s,,,a. and that SCOTS credil"'S
encd Foster for the purVhISt fEna'
,a,si,c 70 the imprisonment VI
ter for six months ,,o treated
a rule tradition must nt ,,or-
,,.',,sl,, and accepted with res
,',tinr ninth it has been We, IA
,,,n,ontory evidence. W nat a.
~ cacts2 The earliest mehuon - &C.
~, ana of Scott on the hchn'5,,.,,,
II net 1862. when Satnucl CON
| ,,ronriet0r Of poWnalpol ou ~, ~ ~.
t. o,o3 10 Samuel scott =, ,..r{re
,,,rada. in the county 81 mnvnal-
| Massachusetts, loo acres .,crr side
.i',,,r, situated on the east'' ,.nr
h.t !, river. Five days ~
- l,,o1 scott Of 4 place cal'eu |
! T'U'u' c,noda. gave nv! 'N','a1
C'es tbn Same land TO 9"i,'",,
oe'H ~ ~ Is stated in uhc
! HoV' l.',,b wife of Samuel S'"'"
t"'A' ,,od nor right of dover q"
.i'n,,,b she did not sign lhe
ing then probably in MaSSa'l,"c 500
~ deeds show that Samu'l 80
,a, huvirg and selling lann :"
Tn,,,raIhorough in the years l'"o ",i'
,-ct Vic seems to have been Spe'u
Ia+inr in land, like many o'''e'S
! that time. .,,,c, that his
,Iace of residence was nov ,
| i,nrough, The records 81 It. a.o
,rictors Of the kcnnche' y
have the following, under o'''
Nov 1863: ..oo ,re about
~ ,rar.n IN the West SIDE 81
S ,l.,.,lI,or,, river. now called SC"tH
4 Ta,,r unanimously Voted Ihht
~ Two hundred acres 81 iai'n
/ E,ii 10 Granted by this lr"pIr
,.o,.,. gettlcr recommended 10y NJ
| ss,,,,,,,l scott & who viii upon saw
/ 900 invitation remove TO N''" :,
-, 10 settle and dwell their'
! ~, follow the conditions Oh ''''
,,.ant -Rocords Vol. II r. ""-'
GanueI Scott, then had his COM
.,Io nr fine western shor" "i l"e
/ Croat Pond some time before -"
vcmhcr 11C3. and was IN SOM - ~,
after that date. an agent ~ -
nchcc PROJECTORS for the sei,''',E -
, SCOTS Town Pond Town or IL
thr0p This further appears
CONT Records Of Lincoln county,
which say that a,,tod
"Gamuel scott of \ place calleI
4 ccntte Town. without the bounds ~
~. Town and in the County Of I'm
cnin ITushapdman. PIT. V. Timo'iN
L.neter Of a place called CohbiSecohto
in The County Of Lincoln. Husband. :.
NAN Doft in Il plea Of TrespaSs'
alicccd that Timothy Foster on 'h'
,vroif+h dav Of August 1T65 with 1"it"
md arms broke and entered W."
I,Ioinfifs close situated in said Sco''S
! Town and containing about Two nu"
/ dred acres.' lot 40. on" milo i""e'
ord hundred rods wide. ana car
,icd away and DESTROYED ton ftpsIelS
lof Potatoes and ten Bushels OF VI :
rins Of theft in tho same WI.
Growing: and broke and entered LII
T,Ite dwelling Eousc on INC ~,
close standing and TOOK ano r"I LII II,
1W9y twenty i'tIlH VIE e
~ tbrrt ten Pounds Weicht o. if'c.
an1 onartcr Of q hundred of lifc&i
/, thn Same house being; ana also ~
III tbirticth day Of September i''n
I.,,l.c and entered the said close am
r,,+ and carried away ton tons %
Meadow hav of tho PITS IN the Ea"ie
close standing and growing, all 9,
,ra value Of ffty-fiye Pounds. ahp
othnr F,normitios 70 him did against
Tho Peace and 10 tho damage ~ nc
cid Samuel. rs he saith. the sum 81
eixtv Pounds" See Records OF tnN
court Of Common Pleas, Lincoln
Comfy, Vol T. Fol. 1853.
The case was commenced at the
June term Of Court. 1896. when the
parties agreed to refer all demands to
referees. viz. William Bacon If Cob
hiqeconte. Abial Loveioy and iona
than Bryant. Gentlemen. both of
Townalborouch. Their report vas
made in 1861 1t was. that foSte~
should pay tn Scott forty eight
pounds in lawful money. ana should
/ also pay costs Of court and costs Of
reference. amounting to fifteen
pounds. three shllings and two
renee. Execution was issued = June
1861. AUqg issued q Sept. 1867 and
: another alias issued - Dec. 1867, So
that Foster did not get into jail be
fore IIG8. il he got there at all. No
record has been found that he was
imprisoned. The Projectors granted