Samuel Leighton (bef. 1756 - 1831)

Born before 18 Oct 1756 in Newington, New Hampshire [uncertain]

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Died 3 Dec 1831 after age 75 in Perry, Washington, Maine, United States

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Samuel Leighton lived at Gouldsboro, Narraguagus and Pembroke, Maine, and then was the first European settler, c1780, at Pleasant Point (Township No. 9 ED NBPP), [should be Incorporated 1818 from Plantation No. 1 PS] incorporated as Perry in 1818. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He was baptized at Newington, New Hampshire, 18 Oct 1756, the son of Hatevil Leighton and Sarah Trickey; ^{[3] [4]} died at Perry, 3 Dec 1831; ^[5] married, c1778, Elizabeth Frost, born 9 Oct 1757, daughter of William Frost; died at Perry, 4 Oct 1843. ^{[3] [4]}

On 6 June 1788, Samuel of Cobscook Bay sold to John Crane his rights (4 days and a half, or 1/6 and 1/48) in a sawmill "known as Old Cobscook tide mills" on the Cobscook River, and lot #9 of 100 acres bounded by the tidemill and pond (Washington Co. Deeds 1:137). (The name Cobscook was then applied to all the land bordering the Bay.) He sold 100 acres at No. 9 to John Crane, 5 Dec. 1792 (Washington Co. Deeds 1:331). ^[4]

For children, see Bangor Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, p. 96

Samuel Leighton lived at Gouldsboro, Narraguagus and Pembroke, Maine, and then was the first European settler, c1780, at Pleasant Point (Township No. 9 ED NBPP), [should be Incorporated 1818 from Plantation No. 1 PS] incorporated as Perry in 1818. ^{[6] [7] [3]} He was baptized at Newington, New Hampshire, 18 Oct 1756, the son of Hatevil Leighton and Sarah Trickey; ^{[3] [4]} died at Perry, 3 Dec 1831; ^[8] married, c1778, Elizabeth Frost, born 9 Oct 1757, daughter of William Frost; died at Perry, 4 Oct 1843. ^{[3] [4]}

On 6 June 1788, Samuel of Cobscook Bay sold to John Crane his rights (4 days and a half, or 1/6 and 1/48) in a sawmill "known as Old Cobscook tide mills" on the Cobscook River, and lot #9 of 100 acres bounded by the tidemill and pond (Washington Co. Deeds 1:137). (The name Cobscook was then applied to all the land bordering the Bay.) He sold 100 acres at No. 9 to John Crane, 5 Dec. 1792 (Washington Co. Deeds 1:331). ^[4]

For children, see Bangor Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, p. 96

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-MDR : accessed 25 April 2021), Samuel Leighton, Township East of Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 183, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 568,142.
2. ↑ Bangor Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, p. 226
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Darryl B. Lamson & Leonard F. Tibbets, Early Narraguagus River Families of Washington County, Maine (Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 2002), Vol. 1, p. 500
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Perley M. Leighton, A Leighton Genealogy: Descendants of Thomas Leighton of Dover, New Hampshire, Volume One (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1989), pp. 48-49. Cit. Date: 25 Apr 2021.
5. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48T-V4F : 16 January 2020), Samuel Leighton, 1831.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-MDR : accessed 25 April 2021), Samuel Leighton, Township East of Machias, Washington, Maine, United States; citing p. 183, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 568,142.
7. ↑ Bangor Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, p. 226
8. ↑ "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48T-V4F : 16 January 2020), Samuel Leighton, 1831.

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