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Note for: Nicholas T. Knight, 1771 - 12 FEB 1848 Index
Individual Note: He first settled on Sawyer's Island, but sold to Tyler Hodgdon.
He then purchased of the Murray heirs the place at Boothbay Center, owned (at printing of Green's History of Boothbay) by John K. Corey. The house there was built by Knight.
He owned some places in town that he rented.
He was a man of property and influence.
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Note for: Daniel Knight, 18 MAR 1744 - 8 JAN 1798 Index
Individual Note: after the war he settled on Damariscove, one half of which was devised him by his father.
Living as they did on an island their children were not regularly recorded, but the order is thought to be correct.
His estate at inventory was $5,275.
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Note for: Daniel Knight, Abt 1709 - Abt APR 1780 Index
Individual Note: Daniel Knight was the founder of this family in Boothbay. He evidently came from Mass., from about Newburyport or Salem. the evidence is not clear but he is believed to be descended from John Knight, who, with his brother Richard, came to Newbury, MA from Romsey, england in June of 1635.
If this is correct the ancestral line would be: 1. John Knight b England 159?, d 1670; 2. John Knight Jr b in England 1622 d 1678; 3. Benjamin Knight b 1668; 4. Benjamin Knight Jr b 1693.
The Boothbay settler was probably son of Benjamin Jr. He lived on Damariscove until the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, when he vacated the island and went to Pleasant Cove, on the farm owned by the late Daniel Dodge. His will was made Jan 10, 1780 and Probated Apr 5, 1780. Nominally, he was the wealthiest man in his locality, but some allowance must be made for the fact that the date of 1780, the Continental Currency was a low point in value; but he was a man of considerable property for the times.
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Note for: Charles S Knight, 24 FEB 1852 - 4 DEC 1872 Index
Individual Note: Unmarried
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Note for: Joseph Preble, 22 OCT 1728 - 30 JAN 1808 Index
Individual Note: Joseph & Mary had 11 children
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Note for: Jonathan Prebble, 11 APR 1695 - 7 MAR 1768 Index
Individual Note: Built at North end of Arrowsic Island by 1720
Moved from York to Arrowsic island on the Kennebec, and settled on a farm in the north part of that town in 1726.
He was a millwright and built a mill on Negawasset pond and stream in Woolwich about 1730-31, for Hutchinson, a large proprietor. He was also a farmer and tanner.
His descendants live in Boothbat, Alna, Edgecomb and Bowdoinham and are scattered up and down the banks of the Kennebec.
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Note for: Abraham Preble, 1642 - 4 OCT 1714 Index
Individual Note: Married to Hannah Kelley in Green's history of Boothbay Married to Hannah Sewar or Sayward in Genealogical History of Maine & New Hampshire.
Register of Deeds County of York.
In 1692, York was destroyed by Indians. only four houses remained, one of whic was Abraham Preble's.
In 1702, he and three others were appointed Judges of the Judicial Court of th County of York, Province of Maine. He was also Captain of the Town, or chief officer of all the military. At the date of his death he is said to have held thirteen offices.
On the headstone over his grave, in the old burial place at York is inscribed: "This stone is fixed at the head of Abraham Preble, Esqr., Deacon of the Church, Captain of the Town, and one of the Judges in the County of York and universally faithful to the death, who deceased October 4th, 1714, aged 72.
As it was popular to pass down a Christian name there were many Abraham Preble so when this Abraham is referenced he was designated as "The Great Abraham Preble" by generations of townsfolk.
The names & dates of the birth of his children, all in York are found in the first book of the town record of York page 455.