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Samuel Jameson (bef. 1718 - 1768)

Samuel Jameson
Born before in County Antrim, Irelandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1749 in Province of Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 50 in Friendship, Mainemap
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Biography

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:

  • Jane
  • Alexander Jameson m Mercy Hawthorne
  • William Jameson (b. March 15, 1746, m. Sept 11, 1780 Ennice Packard, d. July 15, 1831)

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:

  • Martin (b. 1752, m. Lola Wadsworth, d. 1812)
  • Joseph (m. Jane Kellock)
  • Samuel (died young)
  • Mary (b. 1759, m. Thomas Hicks or Hix, d. Aug 26, 1839), #31783223
  • Rachel (b. 1763, m. Eliakim Libbey or Libby, d. Feb 11, 1843
  • Brice (b. 1763, pub. June 17, 1791 Priscilla Bartlett, d. June 6, 1837, #46254296
  • George (b. 1767, m. April 21, 1791 Isabella Watts, m. Feb 10, 1803 Sarah Farrington, m/ March 13, 1834 Mrs. Ruth (Howard) Bartlett, d. March 12, 1842)

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.

Research Notes

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?

Sources

  1. Scott Leonard, "The Jamesons of Maine", Old Blue Genes (http://oldbluegenes.blogspot.com/ : accessed 11 October 2015), http://oldbluegenes.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-jamesons-of-maine.html
  2. Wikipedia article "Northeast Coast campaign (1745)" (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Coast_campaign_(1745) : accessed 31 October 2022)

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Jameson-2786 and Jameson-989 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously the same person, both are No. 963 in the book The Jamesons in America - Ephraim Orcutt Jameson. The Jamesons in America. 1647-1900 : genealogical records and memoranda, Boston, Mass 1901; Concord, N. H. : Rumford Press (https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/ephraim-orcutt-jameson/the-jamesons-in-america-1647-1900--genealogical-records-and-memoranda-ema.shtml)
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