Ichabod Linscott (abt. 1707 - 1763)

Born about 1707 in Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Sarah (Bowden) Linscott — married 1732 in York, York, Maine

Descendants

Died 7 Nov 1763 at about age 56 in Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Ichabod Linscott was born in 1707^[1] in York, York, Maine to John Linscott (1655-1711) and Sarah Kingsbury (1665-1712). His mother was the second wife of John Linscott and he was the fourth of their five children. His father died when Ichabod was 4 years old and his mother died when he was 5 years old.

Marriage and Family

Ichabod married Sarah Bowden (1715-1763) in about 1733 in York County, Maine.^[2] He was 26^[1] and she was 18.

Children of the Linscott-Bowden Marriage

^[3]

1. John Linscott born 1733 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He married Hannah Clark (1744-1801) in 1771 in Lincoln County, Maine. John died after 1808 in Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
2. Abraham Linscott born about 1734 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He died after 1760.
3. Ichabod Linscott Jr. born 1735 in York, York, Maine. Ichabod married Esther Waistcoat (1735-after 1761) on 14 October 1755 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. He died after 1760.
4. Joshua Linscott born 1737 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He married Abigail Knowlton (1740-1834). Joshua died on 4 January 1832 in Jefferson, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
5. Isaac Linscott born 1741 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He married Miriam Whittier (1744-1824) aka Miriam Witham, on 8 December 1766 in York, York, Maine.
6. Jacob Linscott born 1743 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He died on 8 May 1822 in Brownfield, Oxford, Maine, USA.
7. David Linscott born 1750 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He died in the same year and place.
8. Theodore Linscott born 1756 in Damariscotta, York, Maine. He died on 15 February 1838 in Sanford, York, Maine, USA.
9. Mary Linscott born 16 September 1759. [This may be a baptism date.]
10. Nathaniel Linscott born in 1763 in Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine. He died in 1820 in Sanford, York, Maine, USA.

Occupation

Although it seems Ichabod was illiterate^[4], he was a successful millwright in Damariscotta Mills and built the first dam and mill there: Ichabod, millwright, built 1st dam & mill at Dama.Mills for Wm. Vaughn abt. 1730. chn. Joshua, John & others? P.R.62. ^[5][6]

Residence

Ichabod Linscott is on the "List of Proprietors of the Commons" in York, York, Maine in 1732 where he had 2 shares and his brothers (cousins? uncles?) received: John 6 shares, Joseph 5 shares, Josiah 4 shares.^[7] but shortly thereafter moved to Damariscotta Mills,^[1][8] also in York County.

Twice in 1738, Ichabod is a defendant in York County court cases regarding debt to his father-in-law, Abraham Bowden: first in January where it lists his residence as York,^[9] and second in April where it lists his residence as Damariscotta.^[10]

In 1741 Ichabod Linscott was living on land he purchased/leased from William Vaughan whose land to the south overlapped Tappan's land to the north, this being the Damariscotta/Newcastle area.^[11]

In 1743 his name appears on the Maine Early Census list for Damariscotta, Lincoln County (the "Lincoln County" is not accurate since in 1743 it was still York County).^[12]

In 1752 his name appears on the Maine Early Census list for York County, no township listed.^[13] In November of the same year, he signed a petition for a new county in Maine.^[14]

In April of 1755 there was a Petition of the Inhabitants of Kennebec River for Protection. ^[15]

In 1757 Ichabod is listed as a member of the York Militia. ^[7]

On 19 June 1760, the efforts of Ichabod Linscott and others came to fruition with the creation of Lincoln County.^[16]

On 3 October 1763 is the last recorded information concerning Ichabod Linscott. It comes in his deposition regarding the Tappan cases. In it, he says, "THE deposition of Ichabod Linscut, of Newcastle, in the county of Lincoln..."^[1] Newcastle and Damariscotta Mills are next to each other. In fact, today, there is a census-designated place called "Damariscotta-Newcastle."^[17]

Death

It is unknown when Ichabod died, but it had to be after 3 October 1763 when he gave his sworn deposition.^[1] The date usually ascribed to his death is 7 November 1763 in York, York, Maine at the age of 56, but there seems to be no records attesting to this.

"In 1929, Frank K. Linscott, a Boston attorney and descendant [great-grandson] of Ichabod wrote to George S. Linscott and stated 'Ichabod was buried at the foot of the pond [Damariscotta Pond] in the woods, as I have been told, in order that his grave might be concealed from the Indians for fear of desecration. This summer I shall endeavor to locate the spot, as I am informed there is one of the old residents who claims to be able to find it.' ^[18]

DNA Matching Ancestry.com ThruLines

^[19]Jacob Linscott Sr. descendant's line matched to 3 different sibling Mary Linscott John Linscott Sr. and Isaac Linscott Sr. lines; 14 individuals, between 7-18 cM as of May 26, 2020.

DNA Matching GEDmatch.com

• The most-recent common ancestors are the parents Ichabod Linscott and Sarah (Bowden) Linscott of the following sibling DNA kit comparisons GEDmatch (6cM; 100-400)

1. Bret Bessac WW7580824 descendant of Jacob Linscott Sr and Deborah (Ransbottom) Mahle M553445 descendant of Isaac Linscott Sr. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.8 based on sharing 17.6 cM across 2 half-match segments Ch2 & 5. Largest segment = 10.6 cM
2. Bret Bessac WW7580824 descendant of Jacob Linscott Sr and Scott Carles KX7679614 descendant of Joshua Linscott Sr. MRCA = 6.0 based on sharing 35.7 cM across 5 half-match segments Ch1, 3, 3, 4, 16. Largest segment = 8.4 cM
3. Deborah (Ransbottom) Mahle M553445 descendant of Isaac Linscott Sr and Scott Carles KX7679614 descendant of Joshua Linscott Sr . MRCA = 7.5 based on sharing 6.7cM across 1 half-match segments Ch1. Largest segment = 6.7 cM
4. Bret Bessac WW7580824 descendant of Jacob Linscott Sr and Alton Sears M8805428 descendant of Joshua Linscott Sr. MRCA = 7.1 based on sharing 12.6 cM across 2 half-match segments C7 & 18. Largest segment = 6.4 cM

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Ichabod Linscot’s Deposition," Order of Both Branches of the Legislature of Massachusetts, to Appoint Commissioners to investigate the causes of the difficulties in the county of Lincoln..., printed by Monroe & French (Boston 1911), pp. 139-140., written October 8, 1763. Age: Ichabod states that he is "aged fifty-six years". 1763 - 56 = 1707. Moved to Damariscotta: "...I lived at Damerscotty, near where the saw mill stands, about thirty years past..." 1763 - 30 years = 1733 moved to Damariscotta. See the full deposition here: #deposition.
2. ↑ Ichabod's fornication charge: "Maine Court Records, 1696-1854," database, Maine Genealogy (http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_court_record.asp?id=49350 : accessed 25 November 2016), entry for Ichabod Linscott, April 1733 session, citing Courts 1696-1854 database, Maine State Archives. Sarah's fornication charge: "Maine Court Records, 1696-1854," database, Maine Genealogy (http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_court_record.asp?id=49349 : accessed 25 November 2016), entry for Sarah Bowden, April 1733 session, citing Courts 1696-1854 database, Maine State Archives. See all of the information about the charges here: #fornication.
3. ↑ The order and dates of the first three sons' births have been adjusted from every other known genealogy. See all of the information about the birth order and dates here: #births.
4. ↑ In three documents (1752, 1755 & 1763) in which Ichabod Linscott had the opportunity to sign his name he simply made his mark with an "X".
5. ↑ Dodge, Christine Huston, Vital Records of Old Bristol and Nobleboro in the County of Lincoln Maine, Maine Historical Society (1951) Vol. 1, page 452.
6. ↑ "Town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA," Centennial Celebration of the town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. Lewiston, Maine: Journal Printing Co., 1908. Pp. 24, 32. For a transcript of the relevant pages, see: #centennial
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Banks, Charles Edward, History of York Maine, Society for the Preservation of Historical Landmarks in York County, Inc., Vol. I, pp. 215, 450.
8. ↑ "Town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA," Centennial Celebration of the town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. Lewiston, Maine: Journal Printing Co., 1908. Pp. 24, 32. For transcription see #centennial.
9. ↑ "Maine Court Records, 1696-1854," database, Maine Genealogy (http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_court_record.asp?id=8702 : accessed 25 November 2016), entry for Ichabod Linscott, Jan. 1738 session, citing Courts 1696-1854 database, Maine State Archives.
10. ↑ "Maine Court Records, 1696-1854," database, Maine Genealogy (http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_court_record.asp?id=6197 : accessed 25 November 2016), entry for Ichabod Linscott, April 1738 session, citing Courts 1696-1854 database, Maine State Archives.
11. ↑ Cushman, Rev. David Quimby, The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle including early Pemaquid, Damariscotta, and other contiguous places, from the Earliest Discovery to the Present Time. Bath: E. Upton & Sons, printers, 1882. Chapter XXI, "Lawsuits and Land Troubles", pp. 114-15. For more information see #lawsuit
12. ↑ "Ichabod Linscot," Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. P. 293.
13. ↑ "Ichabod Linscot," Maine, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. P. 195.
14. ↑ Porter, Joseph W., Bangor Historical Magazine, Vol III, July 1887, - June, 1888, Maine, pp. 187-191. https://archive.org/stream/bangorhistoricalv3bang#page/188/mode/1up A transcript of the petition is found here: #petition1752
15. ↑ "Petition of the Inhabitants of Kennebec River for Protection," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Waters, Henry F. Vol. XLIV New England Historic Genealogical Society (1890) pp. 202-208. https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistorv44wate#page/202/mode/1up A transcript of the petition is found here: #petition1755
16. ↑ "Lincoln County, Maine Genealogy," FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Lincoln_County,_Maine_Genealogy
17. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Damariscotta-Newcastle,_Maine&oldid=730852421 (accessed July 21, 2016).
18. ↑ As cited by Wilde, Richard "Comments on Query of Melinda Linscott," The Linscott Herald, Vol. 8 #2, p. 4.
19. ↑ Wikitree requires chromosomal information for triangulating DNA of relatives more than 3rd cousins for DNA confirmation which ancestryDNA does not provide. This data provides DNA matching performed with ancestry.com ThruLines of potential relatives and a known descendant's "probe" line

Additional Notes

Tappan's Plea of Ejectment Against William Vaughan

Christopher Tappan brought a case against William Vaughan and five others to eject them from land he claimed. The case was tried at the York Session of the Court of Common Pleas, July, 1741, which case Tappan lost. He brought it to the Superior Court held in the same place in June 1742 and lost a second time.

"It will be perceived that this lease of land embraced the southern portion of the tract claimed by Wm. Vaughan. Depositions afterwards taken, show that Vaughan claimed the meadows upon Mill river and that he fenced "from where old Mr. Cornelius Jones now lives, along side the hill till it comes to Mr. Winslow, southward of Christopher Hopkins' house." [From Robert Hodge's testimony.]

"Hence the collision. Tappan met Vaughan in a. plea of ejectment, and lays his damages at ten thousand pounds. The persons prosecuted were William Vaughan, Ichabod Linscot, Josiah Clark, William Blackstone, Bray Deering and John Deering.

"The case was tried at the York Session of the Court of Common Pleas, July, 1741. It was a question of title—Indian title—Phillips against Brown. Tappan lost the case; but he carried it up to the Superior Court, which was held at the same place, June, 1742. William Vaughan, then, in behalf of the rest, prosecuted, became the sole defendant, as his case would settle all the rest, they having purchased of him. But Tappan was unfortunate enough to lose his case the second time; and with it his title to Damariseotta Falls, and the lands upon both sides of the Pond and the western and southern side of the Salt Bay. The property involved in this lawsuit was a "Mesuage, seven cottages, two double sawmills, and one grist mill, with fifty acres of land," whereon these buildings stand. But Vaughan held all he claimed; and many settlers held their lands by deeds received from him. It was a heavy burden for Tappan. He lost his mill site, his property, his case; and the cost of Courts were thrown upon him."

Cushman, Rev. David Quimby, The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle including early Pemaquid, Damariscotta, and other contiguous places, from the Earliest Discovery to the Present Time. Bath: E. Upton & Sons, printers, 1882. Chapter XXI, "Lawsuits and Land Troubles", pp. 114-15.

Ichabod Linscot’s Deposition—a. n.

THE deposition of Ichabod Linscut, of Newcastle, in the county of Lincoln, aged fifty-six years, testifieth and saith, that I lived at Damerscotty, near where the saw mill stands, about thirty years past, and was well knowing that myself with others improved all the land and meadows on both sides of Damerscotty river and fresh pond, from the lower falls norward of Kenelm Winslow’s fence to the norward of said pond about one mile, and about half way to Sheepscut river on the west side of said fresh pond, and also improved all the lands and meadows norward of said fresh pond as aforesaid, and on the easterly side as far eastward as Pemnaquid fresh pond, under William Vaughan, Esq. deceased, and am also well knowing that all the lands and meadows as before described have been for about thirteen or fourteen years last past improved and possessed by me and others, under James Noble, Esq. except what lots of land within the above described premises Noble has sold to sundry persons, and that the above premises have been ever since to this day held and quietly possessed by lease from said Noble, till about June last past, I heard that one Jonathan Cook, Jonathan Jones, John Jones and Anthony Chapman, with others, have entered on said land, on the easterly side of said fresh pond aforesaid, built a saw mill and run a brush fence round a large tract of land possessed by Noble as aforesaid, gives out that they will hold said mill and lands with strong hand, and by violence, and further saith not. Dated at Newcastle, October 8, 1763.

HIS

Ichabud X Linscut.

MARK.

Lincoln, ss. October 3, 1763. Then the above named Ichabod Linscott personally appeared, and being first carefully examined and cautioned to declare the whole truth, made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed—Taken in perpetuam rei memoriam, before us, two of his majesties justices of the peace.

Samuel Denny } Quorum

John Kingsbzzry } unis.

Lincoln, ss. Rec’d June 6, 1810, and entered with the records for deeds for said county, lib. 73, folio 285.

Attest, Warren Rice, Reg.

A true Copy.

Attest, EL. W. RIPLEY, clerk of the commission.

"Ichabod Linscot’s Deposition," Order of Both Branches of the Legislature of Massachusetts, to Appoint Commissioners to investigate the causes of the difficulties in the county of Lincoln..., printed by Monroe & French (Boston 1911), pp. 139-140.

Fornication charges - marriage date and birth of first child

In April 1733 Ichabod Linscott and Sarah Bowden were both brought to "York Court of Sessions" on the charge of fornication. If they were married earlier than April 1733, then 1) they wouldn't be brought up on charges of fornication (unless they were married, but had a child before 9 months passed) and 2) if they did have a child within that 9 month window, then Sarah's last name would be "Linscott" and not "Bowden." Since it is "Bowden," one must believe that the couple was not yet married.

Ichabod and Sarah's first child probably wasn't born until April 1733 at the earliest, or else the charges against them would more likely be "bastardy" and the early date of 1731 found in most of the genealogies for the first child born would make Sarah 15 when she conceived that child - possible, but certainly not typical of the time period. An 1833 birth means she conceived when she was 17 - still young, but a little more likely.

For more information on laws governing sexual misconduct in Colonial America, see:

• "Colonial American Bastardy Laws," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_American_bastardy_laws
• "Courtship, Sex, and the Single Colonist" (The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site, http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/holiday07/court.cfm).
• Laurie, Lisa, "Sexual Misconduct in Plymouth Colony," (The Plymouth Colony Archive Project, 14 Dec. 2007, http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/plymouth/lauria1.html).
• Lasok, Dominik, "Virginia Bastardy Laws: A Burdensome Heritage," 9 Wm. 8: IVIary L. Rev. 402 (1967), http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/wmlr/vol9/iss2/8
• Watkins, John, ""Insolent and contemptuous carriages": Re-conceptualizing illegitimacy in colonial British America" (2003). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1502

~note provided by Scott Carles

Order and dates of children's births

Most genealogies have the order and dates of births for the first four males like this:

Ichabod Jr. (1731)

Abram/Abraham (1732)

John (1735)

Joshua (1737)

See the note on #fornication for why Ichabod and Sarah probably were not married before 1733 and their first child was probably born in 1733. That being the case, the birth dates definitely need to be changed. However, because of the names of the first four males, I believe that Ichabod and Sarah may have followed a naming pattern employed in Colonial America as explained by Angus Baxter in "In Search of Your British and Irish Roots" (4th edition, p. 66):

"The first son was named after the father's father,

the second son was named after the mother's father,

the third son was named after the father,

the fourth son was named after the father's eldest brother..."

("The Importance of Names and Naming Patterns," by Donna Przecha. http://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/35_donna.html)

There are two points of data that show that Joshua was born in 1737, but I cannot find any verified data showing the birth years of the other three sons. If the fornication charge is set as the first birth and Joshua's birth year is set as the ending year, then something like this may emerge:

John (1833)

Abraham (1834/5)

Ichabod (1835/6)

Joshua (1837)

~note provided by Scott Carles

Petition for a new county in Maine, 1752 - transcription

PETITION FOR A NEW COUNTY IN MAINE, 1752

In 1752 the Plymouth Company claimed in their Patent, all the lands on both sides of the Kennebec River, eastward to Pemaquid, and westward to Casco Bay. The settlers named in the petition lived in what are now the towns of Bristol, Wiscasset, Bremen, Georgetown, Woolwich, Bresden, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bath, Brunswick, and one or two other towns. Many of these settlers moved further eastward, where they can be easily located. The descendants of these men have filled every official position in this State from Governor, down. I give a copy of the petition, giving the names in full, from the Massachusetts archives:

“Province of the Massachusetts Bay.

To the Honourable Spencer Phips Esqr., Lieutenant Governour and Commander in Chief in and over sd Province To the Honble his Majesty’s Council for the same & the Honourable House of Representatives.

Humbly Shew the Proprietors of that Tract of Land lying on Both sides of the Kennebeck River which was granted to the late Colony of New Plymouth in their Charter & afterwards by that Colony granted to Antipas Boys & others Together with sundry of the Principal Settlers & Residents within the Limits of said Tract.

That the Inhabitants of said Tract had formerly the Privilege of holding a Court within that District & were vested with a peculiar Jurisdiction of matters arising among them in Subordination to the Government of the late Colony of New Plymouth that of Later Times the Courts of Justice held in and for the County of York have exercised Jurisdiction not only over your Petitioners Tract aforsd but also over all Lands lying to the Eastward thereof to the utmost Limits of this Province Eastward but how or by what Law they became possessed of that Jurisdiction Your Petitioners could never yet be able to Discover that the great Distance that Suitors, Witnesses & Jurors have to Travel from said Tract to York together with the Badness & Danger of the Roads thither are a great Difficulty and Burden to your Petitioners the Settlers on said Tract which together with the perplexity arising from the Doubtfullness of such Courts Jurisdiction over them and Danger that the Judgements obtained in such Courts in Local actios arising among them may some time or other be called in Question and Reversed are a great Discouragement to your Petitioners in their Settlement and that it would very much Facilitate and Promote the further peopling and Improving said Tract and Render the Expensive Efforts of your Petitioners the Proprietors to Settle the same more Successful if said District was erected into a Distinct County. Your Petitioners therefore pray your Honour and the Honourable Houses would please to take the premises into your wise Consideration and make your Petitioners Tract aforesaid a Distinct and separate County with the usual Privileges and Jurisdictions of a County or otherwise relieve your Petitioners upon the premises as Your Wisdom shall Direct and Your Petn., &c.,

[All those who have a Star (*) made their mark.]

{There are 442 persons named including Ichabod Linscot*}

IN THE HOUSE OF REPNES., Nov. 28, 1752.

Read and Ordered that the Petn. serve the Proprs. and Inhabts. of the within-mentioned Tract of Land (non-Petrs.) with a copy of this Petn. by inserting the substance thereof in one or more of the publick News papers; that so they may shew cause, if any they have, on Wednesday, the 27th of Dec. next, if the Court be then sitting, if not, on the first fryday of the next sitting of this Court, why the Prayer thereof should not be granted.

Sent up for concurrence.

T. HUBBARD, Spkr.

In Council, Decem. 14, 1752. Read & Non-Concur’d.

J. WILLARD, Secry.

Bangor Historical Magazine, Vol III, July 1887,---June, 1888, Joseph W. Porter, Maine, pp. 187-191. https://archive.org/stream/bangorhistoricalv3bang#page/188/mode/1up

Petition of the Inhabitants of Kennebec River for Protection, April 22, 1755

PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF KENNEBEC RIVER FOR PROTECTION

Communicated by William B. Trask, A.M. of Dorchester

The following Petition was copied from the original in the Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 136, pp. 270-280. The same names, subsequently, appear n a Petition, without data, for a new County. Cumberland and Lincoln counties were incorporated July 21, 1760.

Province of Massachusetts Bay

To His Excellency William Shirley Esqr Governour and Commander in Chief in and over said Province. To the Honble his Majestys Council for the Same and the Honourable House of Representatives.

Humbly shew

The Proprietors of the Tract of Land lying on both Sides of Kennebec River which was granted to the Late Colony of New Plymouth in their Charter, and afterwards by that Colony granted to Antipas Boys & others, — Together with Sundry of the Principal Settlers and Residents within the Limits of said Tract.

That there are now a Considerable Number of Settlers within said Tract which are dayly making Improvements there. That your Petitioners the Proprietors are accomodating them with Grants of Lands for their Encouragement and have at a Considerable Expence procured a number of Germans to Settle there, and are lying out Two new Towns at their own Expence and appropriating Lands to be given Gratis to such as will come and Settle within their Tract, and are determined to do all that lyes in their Power to render it a well peopled and Flourishing Settlement, so that Your Petitioners humbly Conceive that in a few years this Settlement may become a Barrier against both the French and Indians, and in all other Respects of Great Benefit to the Public, was it not that Your Petitioners the Settlers by Reason of their Situation, and present weak State are exposed to the Indians & in a defenceless condition against their Hostilities, and the Precariousness of Indian peace gives such just Apprehension of Danger as extrealy discourages Your Petitioners the Settlers in their Business and must tend to deterr others from Settling with them to the Manifest Obstruction of the further peopling and Improving the Tract aforesaid in which the Interest of this Province is greatly concerned — Your Petitioners beg Leave therefore to Recommend themselves to your wise Care and Protection, and pray that some Measures may be by your Wisdom concerted for their Safeguard and Defence against the Enemies to whom they are exposed or otherwise Relieve Your Petitioners upon the premises as to Your Excellency — and this Honourable Court shall seem proper, and your Petitioners &c.

April 22, 1755.

{Then on the next 6 pages are listed 440 petitioners by name, including:}

his

Ichabod X Linscott

mark

[The foregoing petition contains upwards of 400 names. Liberty has been taken, in one or two instances, to change the order in the list, and also to substitute, in a few cases, the signs + and X for the apparently fanciful characters not easily reproduced in type, which are sometimes used in the original petition.—W. B. T.]

"Petition of the Inhabitants of Kennebec River for Protection," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Waters, Henry F. Vol. XLIV New England Historic Genealogical Society (1890) pp. 202-208. https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistorv44wate#page/202/mode/1up

Evidence that Jonathan Linscott (1781-1856) is Joshua Linscott's (1737–1832) son and that Joshua is Ichabod Linscott's (1707–1763) son.

There is scant evidence that Jonathan Linscott (1781-1856) is the son of Joshua Linscott (1737–1832) and that Joshua Linscott is the son of Ichabod Linscott (1707–1763) other than the fact that multiple censuses have these fathers/sons in the same location as each other. The following information helps make those connections because of the families involved.

The town of Jefferson, Maine was incorporated 24 February 1807 from the town Ballstown (known earlier as Damariscotta). For its centennial, the town had a celebration, and a book was published, "Centennial Celebration of the Town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, U.S.A., August 21, 1907." Lewiston, Me., Journal Printing Company, 1908, from which the following information comes. https://archive.org/details/centennialcelebr00jeff_0

Joshua Linscott Info (p. 4)

[As part of the centennial celebration, the town created a stone monument with a plaque.].

This bronze tablet was cast and inscribed by the Bay State Brass Foundry of South Boston, Mass., twenty-four by thirty-two inches. The following twelve names were inscribed, which were the first settlers, as near as the committee were able to ascertain, in the order in which they came into the town.

Johnathan Ames.

Joshua Linscott.

John Weeks.

Samuel Jackson.

Joseph Jackson.

Thomas Kennedy.

John Boynton.

Robert Clary.

Moses Noyes.

Thomas Trask.

John Murphy.

John Johnson.

Joshua Linscott and sons Ephraim Linscott and Jonathan Linscott (p. 24)

Who built the first log house and settled there with his family, we do not know. We find it frequently stated that the town was settled in 1770, also that it gained its plantation name of Ballstown from John Ball, the first settler.

When and where Ball settled, I have not been able to ascertain. It is very probable that the first settler located near Newcastle, which was very early settled and was incorporated June 19, 1753. At this time there was quite a settlement at Damariscotta Mills.

There is on record at Wiscasset a deed given by Joshua Linscott to his son Ephraim and another to his son, Jonathan, in which he states that the land conveyed to each son, is a part of the premises surveyed for him by Elijah Partridge, surveyor, August 4, 1764.

Daniel C. Linscott, Esq., of Boston, a grandson of Joshua, is authority for the statement that his grandfather, Joshua, the next year after his land was surveyed, cleared a portion which for many years was termed the "house lot," and built a log house and located his family there.

This would make him a settler in 1765 and antedates any other of which we have a record. This is the farm which was occupied by the late Hiram Linscott.

Ichabod Linscott and sons Joshua and John (p. 32)

Joshua, as previously mentioned, settled on the farm in the south part of Jefferson, near Newcastle, now occupied by Roswell Linscott and Abiel N. Linscott, and reared a family of eleven children. He died there about 1830, aged 95 years.

About the same time John Linscott [brother to Joshua settled on the adjoining farm, now occupied by Ernest Weeks, and raised a large family. From these two have descended all the Linscotts who have ever lived in Jefferson.

Ichabod Linscott, father of Joshua and John, lived at Damariscotta Mills, and as a millwright built the first dam and mill at that place. He held the title to his land under the Vaughn claim, and was one of the six whom Tappan prosecuted in July, 1741, for ejectment. [see #lawsuit ].

"Town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA," Centennial Celebration of the town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, USA. Lewiston, Maine: Journal Printing Co., 1908. Pp. 24, 32.