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Shadrach Watson (1713 - aft. 1790)

Shadrach Watson
Born in Bradford, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Brother of , [half] and
Husband of — married 16 Aug 1733 [location unknown]
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Father of , and
Died after after age 76 in Wells, York, Mainemap
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Biography

"I John Alltimes of Arrundell... Husbandman for and in consideration of a valuable Sum of Forty Pounds... paid by Shadrach Watson of Arundel... do... sell... Fifty Acres which I the sd John Alltimes had given by the Proprietors of arundel Janry ye 14th One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Eight Nine... this seventh day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Three- John Alltimes, Elizabeth X Alltimes... Witnesses- Steven Averell, Samuel Watson".[1]

"I Shadrach Watson of Arundel... Yeoman for & in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Seven Pounds Ten Shillings... paid... by David Foulton of Wells... Labourer... do... sell... Land situate lying & being in Arundel... containing... Fifty Acres... being the one half Part of one hundred Acres of Upland formerly granted by ye Town of Arundel & Laid out unto John Althimes of sd Arundel... Bounded... by Land formerly Granted to John Baxter... Saco old Path... this seventeenth day of Feb.ry... one thousand seven hundred & thirty four five- Shadrach Watson, Susannah X Watson... in Presence of Fran. Littlefield, Jn.o Storer".[2]

"I Thomas Watson of Wells... Yeoman for and in consideration of the sum of Ninety Pounds... paid... by Shadrach Watson of Arundel... Yeoman... do... sell... one messuage or Tract of Land scituate lyiing & being in Wells... containing Fifty acres... being part of One Hundred Acres of Land which I formerly bought of Samuel Littlefield of Wells... Bounded... by Land formerly belonging to Noah Wilson late of Wells Deceased... Kennebunk River...Land belonging to the sd Samuel Littlefield... this Sixth Day of March... One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty four five... Thomas Watson... in the presence of Jonathan Jackson, John Storer."[3]

Shadrach then swapped this property the following year with Benjamin Sawyer:

"I Shadrach Watson of Arrundel... MillMan for & in Consideration of the Sum of One hundred Pounds... paid by Benja Sawyer... Labourer... do... sell... Land situate lying & being in Wells... containing Fifty Acres... Part of One hundred Acres... which formerly belonged to Samuel Littlefield of Wells and sold by him to Thomas Watson... on Kennebunk River... this Twenty fifth Day of Augt... One Thousand seven hundred & thirty six... Shadrach Watson... in the Presence of Noah Bayley, John Burbank".[4]

I Benjamin Sawyer of Arundel… Labourer… in Consideration of the Sum of one Hundred Pounds… paid… by Shadrach Watson… Do… sell… Fifty Acres… formerly belonged to Isaac Curtis… with a Dwelling House… The Bounds of said Land is… Card Brook… this Twenty fifth Day of August… one Thousand Seven hundred thirty & Six…
Benja Sawyer his X mark
In the Presence of
Noah Bayley
John Burbank[5]

Shadrach was made a proprietor in 1738 along with his brother Ebenezer.[6] He was appointed one of the surveyors of the highways at the town meeting 24 Mar. 1737/8 and was again the surveyor in 1740.[7]

"I Shadrach Watson of Wells... Husbandman for & in Consideration of the Sum of one hundred & ten Pounds... paid... by John Martyn of York... Husbandman... Fifty Acres... being half of one hundred Acres of Land which is Partnership between me... & Caleb Kimball junr of Wells... up Kenebunk River... And Susanna Watson the wife of me the said Shadrach Watson doth... give... up... her Rigt of Dower... this Tenth Day of Febry... One Thousand seven hundred & thirty five Six... Shadrich Watson... in Presence of David Follton, Benja Stevens, James Elliot".[8]

Shadrach then paid off this mortgage in Aug: On 27 Aug. 1736 John Martin of York, husbandman, sold for £110 to Shadrach Watson of Arundell, husbandman, 50 acres of land in Wells "being the moiety or half Part of one Hundred Acres of Land which was formerly in Partnership between the sd Shadrach Watson & Caleb Kimbal junr & being the same Fifty Acres which I Purchased of ye said Shadrach Watson as may appear by his Deed to me Dated Febr 10 1735/6." This mortgage was witnessed by Moses Ingraham, John Woodbridge, and David Love.[9]

Ebenezer Watson of Arundel, yeoman, sold for £50 to "my Brother Shadrach Watson of Arundell... yeoman" land on the southeast side of the Saco Rd. in Arundel on 12 Oct. 1739. The deed was witnessed by Rebekah Watson and Stephen Averell. [10]

On 12 Dec. 1741 Shadrach sold for £300 "paid... by my Brothers in Law Nathaniell Kimball & Richard Kimball both of Wells", 75 acres on the southeast side of the Saco Rd. and Pudington Brook in Arundel. The deed was signed by Shadrach and Susannah Watson and witnessed by William Waterhouse, Caleb Maddock, Samuel Littlefield and Joshua Kimball.[11]

Shadrach became a member of the church in Wells on 24 Oct. 1742.[12]

He was sued for debt by Humphrey Scammon in July 1742 in the York Court of Common Pleas and was sued for trespass by Mary Prentice in Apr. 1753. [13]

Shadrach also served in the expedition against Louisbourg in 1745 as a member of Capt. Thomas Perkins' company.[14]

Shadrach and John Black evidently moved east and settled in Sedgwick in 1762 at Naskeag, now Brooklin, where he ran a trading post.[15] At one point there was a thought of naming the town Port Watson. Supposedly Shadrach moved to Deer Isle in 1765, however, a Shadrach Watson is listed in the 1790 census for Sedgwick Town.

Children

• I. Hannah- m. Joseph Averill
• II. Abigail- m. John Black (b. 14 Apr. 1736 York, d. Apr. 1832 Sedgwick), d. 19 May 1823 Sedgwick
• III. Susan- bpt. 27 Aug. 1738 Wells, m. 29 Sept. 1757 Wells, Samuel Cousins (b. 29 Nov. 1726 Wells)
• IV. Mercy- m. Samuel Gray (b.c.1750 Brunswick), d. 28 Sept. 1828 Brooksville
• V. Ruth- bpt. 28 Aug. 1743 Wells, m. 30 June 1762 Wells, Abner Crediford (d.c.1793 Arundel), d. after 1801
• VI. Molly- m. Thomas Kimball
• VII. Samuel- moved east

Sources

  1. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XVI, fol. 45
  2. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XVII, fol. 144
  3. ↑ York Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 200
  4. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 268
  5. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVIII, fol. 265
  6. ↑ History of Kennebunk Port- Charles Bradbury, Kennebunk, 1837, p.128
  7. ↑ Kennebunkport Town Records- Book I, pp.116,121
  8. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XVII, fol. 306
  9. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XIX, p.22
  10. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XXII, p. 254
  11. ↑ York Co. Deeds- Vol. XXII, p. 255
  12. ↑ Records of the First Church of Wells- NEHGS- Vol. 76, p. 194 (July 1922)
  13. ↑ York Court of Common Pleas- Maine State Archives 12-465-6762; 14-15-8557
  14. ↑ Officers and Men in the Louisbourg Expedition- NEHGR- Vol. 22 (Apr. 1868), p. 117
  15. ↑ "Our Town: Sedgwick"- Ellsworth American at: http://ellsworthamerican.com/ourtown/sedgwick/sedgwick3_10-10-02.html




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