Daniel Scribner (1748 - 1812)

Born 31 Jul 1748 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Buswell (Goodale) Scribner — married after 27 Feb 1789 in Waterborough, York County, Maine

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1812 at age 63 in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine

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Biography

Daniel was born in 1748, the son of Edward and (Unknown) Scribner, in New Hampshire. He would marry Sarah B. Goodale (1770-1859) in 1789 and they would have a large family as follows:

Susanna Scribner (1789-1879)

Daniel Scribner (1791-1866)

Samuel Goodale Scribner (1793-1868)

Eleanor Scribner (1793-1866)

Elizabeth Scribner (1795-1874)

Luther Scribner (1796-1865)

Elijah Scribner (1798-1876)

Sarah B. Scribner (1801-1881)

Susan Scribner (1803-1803)

Abial Hawl Scribner (1805-1877)

Hannah Scribner (1807-1852)

Daniel would pass away in 1812 at the age of 63 years.

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Daniel is not found as a head-of-household in the published 1790 census, but he was undoubtedly living in Waterborough at the time, because he was reported as being in Massabesick and enlisted in Captain John Smith's Company on August 20, 1778. Also, on 4/29/1780, he bought 60 acres in Massabesick from Daniel Coffin. On 12/6/1781, the Waterborough proprietors met to consider a petition to sell land to the settlers at 4 shillings per acres; among the signers were Daniel Scribner, Jr., his father Edward and his uncles Daniel, Samuel, and John (Waterborough Proprietors' Records, MSA, roll 500, pp. 120-23). He purchased Lot #7 of 68 acres 120 poles in Waterborough on 10/9/1788 (York Co. deed) and on 10/1/1798 he was shown as owing 57 acres 130 perches of land in Waterborough valued at $399. On 10/19/1803, Daniel & Sarah sold their homestead in Waterborough to Henry Smith Jr. and bought, on 11/2/1803 from Daniel's half-brother Simon Scribner of Otisfield, one half of Lot #158 on Scribner Hill in Otisfield next to his father (Cumberland County deed). Daniel was the first settler on Scribner Hill. After his death, Daniels' widow Sarah, age 41, was left with 9 children from 2-20 years of age and no visible means of support. Her eldest sons must have contributed to the support of their siblings. There is no evidence that any effort was made on her part to apply for a widow's pension based on Daniel's Revolutionary War service in Captain John Smith's Company.

The American Revolution manuscript on hand at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., indicates that he lived in Massabesick [Waterborough], and was a New Hampshire man. He was mustered into the continental army at Fishkill on 4/20/1778 [at age 30] as a replacement soldier (for forces who fought at Bunker Hill). Daniel was on a list dated 6/1/1778 of men from York County to be drafted as reinforcements for the Continental Army and on 8/20/1778 he was listed as a drummer among the Massabesick [Waterborough] men in Capt. John Smith's company.

Source: Removed Rootsweb site "Scribner Family" by Laura Cooper Fenimore

Sources

• Scribner Families Profile on Daniel Scribner [1]

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SP7N-LFY : accessed 10 August 2019), entry for Daniel /Scribner/; file (2:2:2:MMSD-JDZ)

• Family Search Profile [2]

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WJ-PQF : 10 February 2018), Daniel Scribner, 1748; citing OTISFIELD,CUMBERLAND,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,728.

• Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D4-YQ5 : 10 February 2018), Lieut. Daniel Scribner and Sarah Goodel, 21 Feb 1789; citing , reference yr 1787-1825 p 22; FHL microfilm 12,325.

• There are several records of the birth of Daniel's children here: [3]

• Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKJ-SMS : 3 November 2017), Daniel Scribner, 01 Jan 1812; citing Otisfield, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.