"I Simon Frost of Kittery… gent as well for my self as for & on the Behalf of John Frost of New Castle… in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred and Forty Pounds… paid by Thomas Huff Junr of Arrundel… Labourer… do… sell… a certen Tract… of Salt Marsh… in cape porpus… Containing… Ten Acres… which was formerly Morgan Howels… this Second Day of December… 1731…
Simon Frost
In Presents of us
John Moore
James Palmer
Timo Gerrish Junr" [1]
"I Thomas Huff Junr of Arrundel…Laborer… in consideration of the Sum of Eighty & Four Pounds… paid by Simon Frost of Kittery… gent… Do… sell… Salt Marsh lying in… Cape Porpus alias Arundel containing… Ten Acres… which was formerly Morgan Howels of Cape Porpus…& by him given to Mary Bolles wife of Joseph Bolles formerly of Wells Decd… conveyed… to Charles Frost formerly of Kittery… to his Son Charles Frost late of Kittery Esqr Deceased and to the abovenamed John Frost of New Castle Esqr Five Six Parts of which descended to the sd Simon Frost as by the last Will… of the sd Charles Frost & the One Sixty part to the sd John Frost the whole… conveyed to me sd Thomas Huff by ye sd Simon Frost which Marsh is Bounded…by…Little River… Majr Pendleton…Richard Youngs… for… Just Sum of Eighty & Four Pounds… the Third Day of December… 1731…
Thomas Huf Junr
In Presence of us
John Moore
James Palmr
Timo Gerrish Junr"[2]
"At a Lawfull Town Meeting September ye 2d 1734... the following bills of Charge was allowed for work Don abought Mr. Prentises Garrison viz...
Thomas Huf Junr for two Days work himself.. 00=12=00"[3] Thomas was elected constable for Arundel on 11 Mar. 1748.[4]
Thomas was elected tythingman in 1751, but he "Refuted ye oath".[5] He was on jury duty in May 1757.[6]
Thomas had received a release of a mortgage from Sir William Pepperell, Bt. on 23 Mar. 1767 for £125. This was witnessed by Thomas & Susanna Perkins.[7]
"At a Town meeting at arundel august ye 16. 1768 the Town then voted to Raise the sum of one Hundred Pounds to be Laid out in finishing the meeting house... and the men hear after named Entered there Disent against sd vot for the Reasons following because the sd house stands in a place whare the major Part of sd Inhabitants Do not Live and a grate Part of sd Inhabitants not Present when sd Vote Past which if they had been Presant sd Vote would not have obtained... Thomas Huff..."[8]
Thomas Huff, George Huff and Thomas Huff 3rd all of Arundel sold to Thomas Perkins Jr. of Arundel, 24 acres in Arundel 15 Dec. 1768 for £17/6/8. Sarah, wife of Thomas and Susanna, wife of George released their dower rights. The deed was signed by George, Susannah and Thomas Huff and witnessed by Samuel Hutching and Samuel Smith.[9]
Thomas and Thomas Jr. both of Arundel sold for £41 to Richard Downing of Arundel 24 Sept. 1772, 35 acres of marsh in Arundel on the river. The deed was signed by Thomas Huff, Thomas Jr. & Sarah Huff and witnessed by Benjamin & John Downing.[10]
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