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| Notes for William (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||
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| Notes for Cornelius (Spouse 2) | ||||||||||||
| He moved to North Yarmouth, Me., about 1726; was received into the First Church there 1731. He was assessor of the town in 1733, constable 1734, selectman many times. In 1742, he carried letters from Boston to the eastern frontier for Governor Shirley. He was the first representative of the town of North Yarmouth to the General Court of Massachusetts. He was captain of Company F, Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers (Col. Sylvester Richmond's) in the siege of Louisburg and the expedition against the French in 1745. He had no children. He divided his estate, after his wife's death, between her son, Thomas Scales, and Cornelius Soule, his brother Barnabas Soule's son. Cornelius Soule's Journal of a Downeast Journey from the Massachusetts Archives (Vol. XXXVIII) as reprinted in Old Times in North Yarmouth, pp,862-864 In 1742 he acted as a messenger for Governor Shirley in transporting some official letters from Boston to the eastern frontier. this is an extract of his journal presented as an expense account. The total he requested was £9, 6,10 which included £5 for his time and trouble. £2 was deducted from that payment. -"Satter Day, July 3,1742, being bound by watter to Casco Bay, waited on his Excellency ye Governour for His Commands, promised to stay in Boston till Monday for Letters for Notifying ye Indians of the Enterview: went and Hired a Horse to Ride as far as North Yarmouth, Pd for his Hire 10s New Tenour. -Monday, July 5, Waited on His Excellency at the Time appointed, Who informed me yt Mr Secretary could not be found, and ye latters could not be ready tilll Tuesday Ten Clock. -Tuesday, 6, Waited in Mr Secretary,. Got ye letters (viz) one for Capt Jordin, of Saco, one for Leuetenant Nichols at Saco fort in Capt Cutter's absence, one for Capt Jordin, at Spurwink, one for Capt Noble at Georgetown, one for Capt Oulton at Richmond, one for Capt Robinson, at St George's Fort: then promised the Governour to Deliuer ye sd Letters as soon as possible and to Let His Excellenency know that I had Done it before the Time appointed for Embarqueing for St Georgis: Afternoon prov Rainey, lodg in Boston ye Night: Expenses before I left Boston, 8s 6. -Wednesday, 7 Went over CharlesTown Ferry Before Sone rise, Traveled that day to Salsbury: Expended 4s7. -Thirsday, 8, Set out before sone Rise, came to York before one oclock fore noon: Afternoon it Raind Hard: about Sone an Hour high cleard, I set out, Recovered Wells about Ten oclock at Night: Expended yt Day 6s. -Friday 9, Set out before sone Rise, Came to Capt Jordain's, Deliverd his letter about ten oclock: about one came to Saco Falls , found a soldier belonging to ye Fort, Sent him up wtih Nicholese's Letter: After 3 came to Scarborough, hird a man to carry Capt Jordin's Letter & was stopd by a Thunder Storm yt Night: Expenses y Day 4s 8 -SatterDay, 10, Got to my hous about Ten oClock forenoon: Expense on ye Road 6d -Monday12, Got my ship redy: Went and got men to go with me to St George's: Frted stores to ye value of 8s. -TuesDay, Set out before Day: Came to Coll Noble's, delivered his letters about half an Hower after Sonset. -WednesDay 14, Set off before it was well Light: Delivered Capt Oulton's Letters about Sone two Howers high; Came back to ye Chops, stop till Sonset because of ye Swift Courrant, then set off: Came to Mr Cummery's about Day, took a nap & about SonRise -Thirsday, 15, set off: Came to St Georg Son about an Hower high at night Delivered Capt Robinson's Letter: Expended in the way to Georgis 2s. -Friday, 16, Came back to Pleasant Point: Stopd by reason of high winds that night: Expended 7s. -SatterDay, 17, Set out as soon as it was Light & got within about Four Miles of George Town and was obliged by Winds and Rain to Lodge that NIght by a Fire on a Rock. -Lord's Day, Set out in ye morning and came as far as Brunswick. -Monday, 19, Set out from Brusnwick and come to my house about 11 oClock forenoon: Dd ye men went with me, 18s. -TuesDay, 20, Got my things on board ye Sloop and put up stores to the value of 10s £3, 12 00 -WednesDay, 21, About 12 oClock set sail for Boston. -FriDay night, got safe to Boston. -SatterDay, 22, Informed His Excellency I had Delivered his Letters. Extract taken out of my Journal from Boston to ye Eastward and Back Again, Cornelius Soule." Submitted to the Essex County Newsletter by: Abby ALums48454@aol.com | ||||||||||||
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