Samuel was born between 1705 and 1718 in County Antrim, Ulster Province, Ireland. Samuel was the child of William Jameson (1675-1734). [1] His grandparents had fled to Ireland from Scotland after the ascension of James II. The family emigrated to Falmouth, Maine in 1718.
His brothers Alexander (1717-1800) and Paul (1720-1795) were also early settlers of Friendship, Maine.
He married Sarah Smith (d. of John Smith) of Arundel, Maine on Nov. 26, 1739. Their children:
They initially settled in Arundel near Goffe's mill brook. Around 1745, during the "war to the eastward" they relocated to Meduncook, where they were the first permanent white settlers. (This probably refers to the Wabanaki Confederacy retaliatory raids which took place between St. George's and Berwick 19 July - 5 September 1745 during King George's War.[2]) Sarah died there.
He married Sarah McLellan August 4, 1749 (b. 1733 in Falmouth, Maine) Their children:
Samuel served in the French and Indian Wars roughly 1755-1758. From June 19th to November 20th, 1755, he served under the command of Captain Thomas Fletcher. He and his brother, Alexander Jameson were taken prisoner September 11,1758. Alexander's wife Mary "made Alacation" for them.
His granddaughter Priscilla (Jameson) Newhall, writing "more than forty years since" relates that Samuel died shortly after his release due to his wounds and harsh conditions in the prison camp. However he lived a further ten years and fathered four more children.
Samuel passed away about 1768, his will being probated August 9, 1768.
Samuel is No. 967 in The Jamesons in America, under "The Jamesons in Maine".
Don't know what "Alacation" means and neither does Google. Possibly paid a ransom?
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