Diary of Simeon Perkins 1766-80

By Muriel M. Farquhar Davidson
The following “Extracts” are a  combination of  research by Lt.Col. Robert Ford Kirkpatrick, USAF (Ret’d)  with  1992  research  by  above writer. The original entries will be marked by  **  preceding the date and form of writing has been matched to the diary and original copy.  Lt.Col. Robert Ford Kirkpatrick (USAF-Ret’d) published an abbreviated version  of the following diary in The Liverpool Advance, with three episodes under the  heading :  Queen’ s County Historical Society.  Kirk added a few words of explanation in the first chapter — these may also have been reprinted here. The  genealogical  data  in  THE DIARY OF SIMEON  PERKINS  is  very valuable, contains much of the history of the  Proprietors who founded the  Township of  Liverpool,  Nova  Scotia in 1759.  Readers  will  be familiar with many of the surnames listed in the  entries, descendants of the first  families  of the Township of Liverpool  and nearby areas still reside there, but often the surname spelling has changed.    The original books,  contained in  Volumes I,  II,  III,  IV and V, list many of the schooners and other forms of shipping  plus extensive data of weather, tides, encountered hardships and a verbal  picture of life in the early days as found  by the Proprietors of the Township of Liverpool. Readers are grateful these records were kept.

‘PERMANENT SETTLEMENT’ Chapters I and II1766 Liverpool   29 May Thurs. : First entry by Simeon Perkins.    3 June Tues. : Day of rejoicing over the repeal of the  Stamp Act.. in the evening the company marched to the home of Major  John  Doggett  and were entertained.  Major John Doggett was largely  responsible for the first  settlement in 1759 and  for  the  first large  migration to Liverpool in 1760.  [See DOGGETT NOTES]**    4 June Wed.  : Capt. Josiah  Godfrey  arrived from New Haven. He is loaded with grain, etc. Holt chartered him.   7 June Sat.  : Liverpool PACKET sails at evening.  Henry  Stewart is master.  Plaiceway  goes to  trade with the Indians.
The vessel is 22 tons, and built for this trade. ** 8 June Sun. : Benj. Adgate’s mother dead. (Probably at Norwich, CT. Perkins’ sister married an Adgate). **19 June Thur.: Family of Paul Doten leave Liverpool for Plymouth, MA **22 Aug. Fri. : Wife of Thomas Gordon dies in afternoon, bur. 23 Aug.
**11 Oct. Sat. : Bones  located  at  Port  Medway.  Believed  those of persons lost March 1761: Joshua  Harding,  John  Young,  and 2 sons of Peleg Dexter, i.e. John and Elisha.   20 Oct. Mon. : A shipload  of  settlers  for  Port  Mutton  (Mouton) arrive there.   23 Oct. Thurs: Cannot agree for  timber  there  (Port  Mutton).  Our people offer it at 8 shillings per ton. There are sixty-two (62) souls in the ship to settle at Port Mutton. ** – NOTES, biographical and genealogical, are included on each page.   21 Nov. Fri. : I go to Port Medway to examine the bones found there (11 Oct.). Prince Snow and Nathaniel Godfrey go with me … The bones look old … I do not think they are the bones of the missing ones.   22 Nov. Sat. : We arrive at Liverpool at 2 P.M., bringing the bones to Liverpool.    5 Dec. Fri. : The Freemasons  Lodge  was  formed two  weeks ago, at which John Doggett, Esq.,  Samuel  Doggett,  Ebenezer  Doggett,  Jesse Dodge,  Robert  Slocombe and Gilbert Manthorne were introduced to that fraternity.

1767

**15 Jan. Thur.: Seth Drew marr. Desire Cole, widow of Benjamin Cole.
**21 Jan. Wed. : Wife of Nathan  Tupper Jr. dies of convulsions after childbirth.    1 Apr. Sat. : Mr. James Knowles and Mr. Stephen Smith arrived from Halifax. [See KNOWLES & SMITH NOTES]    3 Apr. Mon. : The dwelling house of Ebenezer Dexter, at Great Hill, was burnt.  He and his wife were from home.  Their eight year  old son (Benjamin b. Rochester March 23, 1758), carried out the cradle with an infant child (Ebenezer b. July 20, 1766).    8 Apr. Sat. : Today I move  into  my  new  house.  It  being  newly plaistered, and I not being well, I did not choose to move sooner.
** 9 May Sat.  : Body of Joseph Cone drowned 5 months ago found today.
**14 May Thurs.: Stephen  Morine  marr.  Miss  Susannah  Patterson at
Plaiceway’s. (Liverpool).    4 June Thur.: Thomas Burnaby, thought to be near his end,  was this day baptized  in his bed, and received into the Church by  Rev. Israel Cheever. ** 6 July Mon. : Joseph Tribble goes to Conn. to seek employment. **28 July Tues.: Elijah Minard marr. Miss Mary Stevens.    6 Aug. Thur.: The wife of Joseph Collins, Jr. and the wife of Sam’l Dolliver each delivered of a daughter. The Collins child died at night
**18 Aug. Tues. : Wife of Lemuel Hunt buried, he is fishing.   21 Aug. Fri.  : Jonathan  Darling  comes  from  Port  Jolly,  he is wounded in a fray with Robert Roberts.   28 Aug. Fri.  : A negro sailor was found  guilty of taking fish out of Snow’s  yard,  valued at one  shilling  (petite  larceny). He was ordered stripped, whipped 20 stripes, set in the stocks one hour, pay treble damage,  and costs of  prosecution.  He was whipped at the new whipping post, and stocks. He was the first to suffer such punishment.
(NOTE: This was located on the Commons, known now as The Parade).   31 Aug. Mon. : News brought of the death of my sister at Norwich on July 27th. She married an Adgate.   21 Nov. Sat. : At half past ten, a.m.,  sail for Norwich in schooner JOLLY FISHERMAN, which I built in Liverpool.  My whole  family – 21 in all – consisting of myself,  brother Hezekiah,  two apprentices and my housekeeper. Anchor at Port Hebere (L’Hebert) at evening. Liverpool is in poor condition — no fish.   30 Nov. Mon.  : Perkins arrived at New  London (CT.)  and set out on horseback for Norwich.

Simeon Perkins kept a diary while absent from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, at Norwich, Conn. —  the entries do not pertain to Liverpool, N.S. He was at Norwich from 21 Nov 1767 to 15 June 1769.

1769

**16 June Fri. : Thomas Bee’s wife died (earlier). ** 7 July Fri. : William Tripp is dead and nothing to be got. (Outside of Liverpool area). [Possibly this meant area of residence]. ** 8 July Sat  : Body of John Patterson, a lad drowned at Birch Cove (Liverpool),  on the river,  found at Sandy  Cove  (Liverpool) on the harbor. **26 July Wed. : John Dolliver’s wife died of convulsive fit.

1770

** 8 May       : John Noyes,  of  Horton,  as  he  said,  drowned in Liverpool Bay. [BOSTON in printed diary copy – mmd.].   29 May Tues. : Representatives were chosen. William Smith and me for the Country. John Doggett, Esq. for the town.

1772

19 Mar. Thur.: John Doggett, Esq. is very ill. **20 Mar. Fri. : John Doggett died on Port Mouton Island.   24 Mar. Tues.: Today the body of John Doggett, Esq. is brought from Port Mutton Island (granted to him in 1763).  He  departed  this  life last Friday evening after a tedious and lingering illness.   25 Mar. Wed. : The funeral of John Doggett, Esq.
[Burial believed to be in the Township of Liverpool
Burying Ground, later named Congregational
Cemetery — earliest known public cemetery]. ** 8 Apr. Wed. : Indians bring in body of Andrew Martin’s 15 year old daughter,  accidentally  shot  in head by Indian  boys  goose hunting. Burial at Port Mouton, NS. ** 4 May Mon.  : John  Carroll  (Irish)  marr.  Deborah  Cuffee  (Free Negro) before witnesses of clergy and magistrates in own ceremony.

1773

**11 Jan. Mon. : John  Wall and  family  remove to Newport (R.I.) …
Many other families talk of going away, as the outlook is bad. I think
Liverpool is going  to decay,  and it may be many years ere it is more
than a fishing village. **25 Feb. Thur. : Child of  Eleazer  Simmons  dies of burns.  Child of Joseph Bangs, ae. 8, drowned (Mary); John Cobb marr. Polly Young.    7 Mar. Sun.  : Abner Doggett and wife taken into the Church.   30 Mar. Tues. : Schr. ROYAL GEORGE,  Capt.  Theodosius  Ford,  sails for Boston, with Major Doggett, Passenger. (Returned due to head winds
— sailed April 2nd).   18 Apr. Sun.  : Sarah Headley taken to Church and baptized. **24 May Mon.   : John Freeman, s.o. Capt. William, bur. to-day. Died 23 May 1773. **15 Aug. Sun.  : 8-10 PM, Capt.  Samuel Doggett died. Funeral 17 Aug.   30 Sept Thur. : Went with  several  gentlemen  to the Widow  Deborah Doggett,  to countenance  her  newly-opened  tavern. (Widow of Samuel Doggett). ** 6 Nov. Sat.  : Died, wife of John Mitchell, bur. same day. **19 Nov. Fri.  : Mrs. Plaiceway  and  family and Hugh  Gordon’s go to Philadelphia. (permanently?).

‘OUTBREAK  OF  REVOLUTION‘  Chapter III

1774   21 Jan. Fri.  : There is a tumult at Boston,  occasioned by the East India Company sending quantities of tea to Boston, and other places in America.  342 chests of tea,  December 18th last,  were destroyed by a number of people dressed as savages.   23 Jan. Sun.  : The wife of Nathaniel Freeman delivered of two sons this morning. **11 Mar. Fri.  : Vessell  from  Yarmouth  brings news of drowning of John McKinnon Esq. ** 5 Apr. Tues. : Edward Kelley [Kelly] marr. Jane Vance, Rev. Cheever ** 9 May        : Zoeth Freeman  marr.  Jane  Harlow,  d.o. Robert and Jane (West) Harlow.   27 May Fri.   : Infant son of Simeon Freeman died.   28 May Sat.   : An infant child of Joseph Freeman dies this morning.   19 June Sun.  : A regiment  of  soldiers  are  encamped  on  Boston Common. There are 13 men of war at Boston. **16 July Sat.  : Arthur Vance deceased a few days ago. **28 July Thurs.: John Mitchell marr. Rhoda Tucker. ** 6 Aug. Sat.  : John Hopkins, Jr., marr. Susannah Jones, d.o. James Jones.   26 Aug. Fri.  : Capt.  Benejah  Collins  and  family  sail  for New London. **12 Sept. Mon. : Wife of William Gammon died. Bur. 13 Sept. 1774.   13 Sept. Tues.: The brig  LIBERTY,  built at Sandy Cove  by Joseph Bangs, for Capt. William Dean, is launched. **15 Sept. Thur.: Robert,  s.o. the late  Robert  Plaiceway,  died of quincy. ** 4 Oct. Tues. : Vance and Thomas Bines move  to Phila. John Wallace and family,  widow Eleanor Scott and family all depart.  They sail at evening for Port Mutton. ** 6 Oct. Thurs.: Robert  Stevenson  marr.  Jane  Headley,  widow  of William Headley, at Moose Harbour by Rev. Israel Cheever. **12 Oct. Wed.  : Jonathan  Pinkham  Esq.,  and  a  number  of  other families moved from  Barrington  (NS)  to Kennebunk  (MA. now ME.)… Benjamin Harrington and John McKay got into Pudding Pan (East Berlin) with boat damaged.
**13 Oct. Thurs.: William Cheever marr. Rebecca Holmes. **18 Oct. Tues. : Wife of John Lewin died, bur. 19 Oct. 1774.   13 Nov. Sun.  : Mr. Cheever has gone to Portmitway (Port Medway) to marry William Cahoon, Jr. to Tabathy, d.o. Stephen Smith. ** 8 Dec. Thurs.: Mentions  insolvent  estates  of  B(ruce) Stuart and Ward Tupper, deceased. **27 Dec. Tues. : Moses Levet marr. Azubah Nickerson at John West’s. **29 Dec. Thurs.: Robert  Stevensons had  twins that died. …Benjamin Cole Jr. marr. Elizabeth Tupper.

1775

** 5 Jan. Thurs.: At Herring Cove (now Brooklyn, NS) James Ferguson, a
north of Britain man, marr. Elizabeth, d.o. James MacDonald.   28 Feb. Tues. : Relict  of  Capt.  Sylvanus  Cobb died last evening. Bur. 1 Mar. 1775.   27 June Tues. : News of engagement (June 17th)  between  the King’s
troops and the Provincialists at Bunker Hill, Charlestown and that
Charlestown is burned to the ground.   20 July Thurs.: Fill up the ground  before  the  Meeting  House.  A number of Proprietors last evening,  of the new Meeting House (became known as “Old Zion”)  conclude to have a belfry and steeple,  upon the top of the House. [Possibly located near Shipyard Point]. **27 July Thurs.: Bartlett Bradford marr. Hannah Dean.
**28 July Fri.  : Abiel Wood  and  wife sail for Pownalborough (MASS.
now MAINE). ** 3 Aug. Thurs.: Joseph Atkins marr. Miss  Waitstill  Cahoon by Rev. Mr. Cheever, at Portmitway (Port Medway) at Parker’s.   23 Aug. Wed.  : Capt. Benjamin Bowden marr. to Ruthy Godfrey, widow of Capt. John Godfrey,  by the Rev. Mr. Cheever by the service of the Church of England.  This was prior to the beginning of the Church of England in Liverpool and vicinity].   10 Sept. Sun. : I am married to Elizabeth,  widow of the  late  John Headley,  by the Rev.  Israel  Cheever.  (Elizabeth was d.o. Henry and Elizabeth Young, marr. John Headley, lost at sea.  A daughter Ruth was born posthumously at Milford Haven Jan. 1, 1768). **15 Oct. Sun.  : Jesse Atwood marr. Esther Cheever, d.o. Rev. Cheever

AMERICAN  PRIVATEERING   Chapter IV

1776

2 Jan. Tues. : John  West  and  Jabez  Cobb  are  licensed to keep tavern.
9 Jan. Tues. : A  schooner  is  arrived  at  Port  Roseway  (now Shelburne) from Plymouth,  principally to invite Mr. Thomas Davis to return home, as the Colonies have come into a new resolution that all the estates  of persons  absconding and do not return  by the 20th of April … (will be confiscated?) ** 6 Feb. Tues. : Mrs. Boden’s children both dead. ** 8 Feb. Thurs.: Enoch Dexter marr. Mary, eldest daughter of Elisha Freeman, Esq.   13 Feb. Tues. : Some of the Magistrates and one of ye overseers of
the poor meet at Mrs. Doggett’s to consult proper measures to prevent
the spreading of the small pox. **18 Feb. Sun.  : News from Boston that the  American  army at Quebec is totally defeated. General Montgomery killed, Col. (Benedict) Arnold wounded and taken prisoner, and the whole army either killed or taken … 7 P.M., Jonathan Crowell died of small-pox; bur. 20 Feb. 1776. **25 Feb. Sun.  : After innoculation a child of Robert Stevenson died of small-pox.     1 Apr. Mon. : Gamaliel Stuart, a Lieutenant with the King’s Orange Rangers,  arrives  from  Halifax  with  news  of  50  sail  of vessels arrived there from Boston, with some troops and families aboard. **25 May Sat.   : Lee’s sloop brings news  of  death at St. Kitts from small-pox of Capt. John Cobb. **11 June Tues. : Capt. Boden and family  sail to Chedebucto  Bay with view to living there. ** 3 Oct. Thurs.: 3 PM,  Abigail  born,  d.o.  Simeon  Perkins  and Elizabeth. (Abigail named after Perkins’ first wife, Abigail Backus). **14 Oct. Mon.  : Medad Tupper marr. Miss Lois Hunt, d.o. Capt. Samuel Hunt. **25 Oct. Fri.  : Wife of Joseph Collings (Collins) had son. ** 9 Dec. Mon.  : Doan Freeman marr. Rebecca, d.o. Eben Harrington. **15 Dec. Sun.  : John Collings marr. Miss Polly Stuart;  Isaac  Joice marr. Miss Abigail Hopkins. **20 Dec. Fri.  : PM, Reuben Dexter found dead. Head much bruised.

1777

**26 Jan.       : Widow  Mehitable  Plaiceway  died  suddenly  Sunday evening. ** 3 Feb.       : Polly Plaiceway taken to live at Simeon Perkins’.
**20 Feb. Thurs.: Capt. (Theodosius) Ford died about 6 AM, bur. 22 Feb. 1777. **26 Feb. Wed.  : Capt.  Obed  Hutchings died yesterday morning about
sun rise. Bur. to-day. ** 5 Apr. Sat.  : Simeon Freeman died last evening. ** 6 Apr. Sun.  : Funeral for Simeon  Freeman.  age 44,  at the Falls (now Milton, NS) at Burbank’s where his father lives.
(NOTE: Original “Extracts” lists Simeon PERKINS).
**30 Apr. Wed.  : Enoch Dexter died about noon. Bur. 1 May 1777. ** 8 May Thurs. : Mrs. Tupper died 11 PM, Bur. Sat. 10 May 1777. **11 May Sun.   : Mrs. Roberts died about 10 AM. **14 May Wed.   : Robert Roberts died about 0900. Bur. 15 May 1777… Mr. Amasa Braham begins a school for reading and writing. **16 May Fri.   : Deborah Doggett, Jr., had a daughter. **19 May Mon.   : Elisha Freeman, Esq., died. Bur. 20 May 1777.   25 May Sun.   : Robert  Harlow,  junr.,  is baptized and taken into the church.    8 June Sun.  : Robert Harlow’s children, the 6 youngest, baptized. **24 June Tues. : Wife of Ebenezer  Harrington died,  yesterday or in evening. **14 Aug. Thurs.: Mrs. Lathrop Freeman died this morning.  Buried 15 Aug. 1777.    5 Oct Sun.   : Turpin arrives from Ragged Islands. Says a privateer had him and two small  schooners in custody at Port  Matoon.  (Michael Turpin marr.  Abigail  Whittemore 26 June 1768 at Chester,  St. John’s Anglican Church records). ** 6 Oct. Mon.  : Mrs. Stevenson had a daughter. ** 9 Oct. Thurs.: Lydia, wife of Nathan Tupper Jr., died; marr. about 3-4 months. Bur. 10 Oct. 1777. **22 Nov. Sat.  : Moses Leavet died of small-pox.  Bur. 23 Nov. 1777, on a little hill at Ballast Cove.

1778

** 6 Jan. Tues.: Lathrop Freeman  marr.  Miss Sally Cobb, d.o. Capt. Jabez Cobb. **31 Jan. Sat. : Capt.  Josiah  Godfrey  reported  died of small-pox
(where and when non-determinable).   13 Feb. Fri. : Capt. Jesse Atwood arrived last evening from Halifax. He had been looked upon as lost, being a fortnight from Halifax. **17 Feb.      : Two  sons of John  Huskins  drown a few days ago in Medway Harbour. Resided on east side of Medway Harbour … and the old man and woman are so infirm that they are not able to get fire wood, and are destitute of any kind of provisions. Have two small children.
18 Feb. Wed. : Letter written to the Overseers of the Poor and the
Magistrates at Dublin (east side of Medway Harbour), desiring them to
take care of John Huskins, and family. **26 Feb       : Mrs. Stephen Collins delivered a daughter.   28 Feb. Sat. : Gamaliel Stuart sailed for Halifax. ** 4 Mar. Wed. : Mrs. William West had a daughter last night, or early this morning. **15 Mar. Sun. : Perez Tinkham marr. Miss Hannah Ford.   16 Mar. Mon. : Gamaliel Stuart arrived from Halifax. **26 Mar. Thur.: Wife of Capt. Horton had a son. Capt. Horton has been gone a year and ten months. Jane Nickerson had a daughter. ** 1 Apr. Wed. : Catherine Doggett had a son last night. Allowed to be James McDonald’s. ** 2 Apr. Thur.: Nathan Tupper, Jr.,  marr.  Miss Lydia Freeman,  d.o. late Simeon Freeman. **21 Apr. Tues.: Amasa Braman  (teacher)  absconded  after  16  months residence,  in  a  Cape  rescue  shallop.  Mr.  John  Collins and wife departed, supposedly for New England. **14 May Thur. : Eben Nickerson died in ye morning.   29 May Fri.  : A shallop arrived from Halifax,  Doliver master. Mr. Peter Collins comes in her from Port Metway, and says he was taken by five Privateers at LeHave last Wednesday,  and his vessel burned.  She was owned by Banajah and Stephen  Collins.  He was allowed to take out what he called his own. Then the schooner was stripped and burned.
** 7 June Sat. : Seth  Freeman  and  John  Kinney  off on a Privateer
(American). Rob Doliver and Joseph Verge gone with Cole (American).   18 June Thur.: Candidates for Militia  Officers meet at Mr. West’s, all except  Mr.  Banajah  Collins.  (He petitioned Sept. 3/1778 to be allowed to return to Mass. with his family).   29 July Tues.: Capt. Atwood sails for Portmetway and Halifax. ** 6 Aug. Thur.: Mr. Joseph Tinkham  appointed on the goods of Robert Ambrose, deceased. **19 Aug. Wed. : My wife safely delivered of a son. **23 Aug. Sun. : My new born son baptized by name of John.    4 Sept Fri. :Waitestill  Lewis is arrived from  Barrington,  in a shallop. … Waitestill Lewis, Sr., went from Rhode Island to Halifax where he kept a public house.  When  hostilities  began,  he moved to Liverpool,  and then returned to Boston.  His son settled at Yarmouth and assisted American prisoners to return. **25 Sept. Fri. : One of the Privateer gang comes by land to town. His name is Rowland Edwards. A shoemaker.  Born at Rochester, and lived at Egg Harbor about eight years, wants to remain here and work his trade.
27 Sept. Sun. : Hear the Privateers  Crew at Port  Matoon  have gone westward with  Gamaliel  Stuart’s  boat and robbed the people at Jones Harbour of some guns. ** 3 Oct. Sat.  : I set off paraphinalia to widows Ford and Snow.   23 Nov. Mon.  : Michael  Turpin of Ragged  Islands,  is a corpse on
board Schnr. BETSEY with Capt. Jesse  Atwood.  Turpin  died about 12 last night. Had been sick some time at Halifax.  He is buried by the Overseers of the Poor.   24 Nov. Tues. : Job  Huskins to go on Schnr.  BETSEY for one trip
with Capt. Atwood. **26 Dec.     : David Barss died suddenly at Portmatoon on a voyage, while gunning on Dec. 26, 1778 – supposed to die of quincy. … Silvanus Morton, born at Plymouth July 5, 1760, died after a lingering illness.

ARRIVAL  OF  TROOPS   Chapter  V

1779

24 Feb. Wed. : Simeon Perkins’ birthday – 45 years of age. ** 2 Mar. Tues.: Mr. Peleg Freeman marr. Miss Hannah Dean, a daughter- in-law to Capt. Bradford. **24 Mar. Wed. : Last evening  Silvanus  Morton (Jr.), about 20, marr. Susannah Freeman, d.o. Barnabas Freeman, about 17. ** 2 Apr. Fri. : Wife of Joseph Tinkham (Jr.) delivered of a daughter. ** 5 Apr. Mon. : Indian, Paul Bigto comes across the woods and brings news of death of the  wife of  Gamaliel  Stuart at Port  Mouton.  She delivered a son yesterday,  about 3 o’clock,  and died a little after sunset. ** 6 Apr. Tues.: Corpse of Mrs. Stuart brought  from Port  Mouton  and buried this afternoon.  She was d.o. widow Isabell McLarn (McClearn). **13 Apr. Tues.: News that Angus Chisholm of Port Medway,  was drowned yesterday morning, or rather the day before, in a boat that overset in Medway River. Samuel Mack and Gamaliel Doliver survived the accident.      May       : Mention of building the  Battery by Capt. John West’s Company, Capt. William Freeman’s Company and the Light Infantry.    2 June Wed. : The Parade is cleared,  the Battery completed,  Mrs. Perkins fired the first gun, a 12 pounder. **24 June Tues.: Our  county  representative  William  Smith  died at Halifax of consumption. Bur. 26 June 1779. **15 July Thur. : Mr. Jonas Girdley marr.  Miss Salome Nickerson. … An auction of the insolvent estate of William Fitch Jr. ** 5 Sept. Sun. : Mr. Michael Lee published to Miss Betsey Waterman.    7 Sept. Tues.: News of  entire  defeat on July 28 of Americans at Penobscot. ** 9 Sept. Thur.: Sgt. Fady Phillips, King’s Orange Rangers, married Rebecca Lewin of this town. **18 Sept. Sat. : Letter  arrives  stating 29 July,  in New York, Mr. Joseph Collins very sick of small-pox. Very little hope of recovery. **21 Sept. Tues.: Mr. Michael Lee marr. Miss  Betsey  Waterman.  Her father-in-law is Capt. Drew. **27 Sept. Thur.: Mr. Wicks, a soldier, marr. last Thursday to Betsey Patterson. ** 1 Oct. Fri.  : Goods belonging to deceased John Carroll, who was maintained by the town and died about eight days ago, were sold. ** 6 Oct. Wed.  : Mrs. Parker  delivered of a daughter last  evening after being almost despaired of.
**11 Oct. Mon.  : Capt.  Horton  told  Capt.  Kinney  that Mr. Joseph Collins was dead of small-pox. **17 Oct. Sun.  : Mr. Cheever  preached a  sermon on the death of Mr. Joseph Collins, at New York, and Doane Freeman who died of consumption Thursday evening last (14 Oct. 1779).  [Doane  Freeman  s.o. Samuel & Mary (Doane) Freeman, b. Harwich Aug. 14, 1757.     3 Nov. Wed.  : News of a Brig and 2 Schooner Privateers are at Port Matoon,  one of the schooners is manned with  mostly or all Frenchmen, which have robbed the houses of Matthew McLarn (McClearn) and Mr. John Dogget(t).   20 Nov. Sat.  : Mr. Ira Pride comes from Port  Matoon,  has sold his shallop to John Doggett.
**25 Nov. Thur. : James Knowles marr. Miss Betsey Burbank. **22 Dec. Wed.  : Tabathy, d.o. Dan Nickerson,  brought from Argyle by Mr. Rider to live with us.

1780

**20 Feb. Sun.  : Joseph Verge died of  lingering  illness.  He was a
cooper and shallop-owner, settled at Verge’s Point (later Fish Point),
marr. Abigail, d.o. John and Abigail Doggett Jan. 20, 1779.    7 Mar. Tues. : Mr. Stephen Smith sails for Halifax with six of the prisoners that were set on shore at Port Matoon.

[Volume I ends Friday, 31 March, 1780]