MA-BAY-COLONY-L Archives From: [email protected] Subject: [Ma-Bay-Colony] 56 Early Maine towns.....then...later...now Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:53:20 +0000 I have a book from the Maine State Archives in Augusta that was published in 1940. Will be posting only the towns up to 1740 [few after] ,hoping that the posting will clear up some of the confusion some of you may have in trying to figure out where the towns are/were. --- 1.ABAGADASSETT: on the west side of the Kennebec River and 4 miles inland. existed as a plantation April 10,1684;; destroyed by Indians,Sept 1688 ---- 2.ACOMENTICUS: existent as a plantation Mar 25,1636, April 10,1641. Incorporated as a city,1641...name changed to GORGEANA by the 2d city charter March 1,1642. --- 3. AUGUSTA: Small Point Harbor, confined to east shore of Casco Bay; laid out by the Pejepscot proprietors May 24,1716. [now capital of Maine] -- 4. BLACK POYNT: existent, probably as a plantation,March 25,1636; June 25,1640; was one of the 2 towns which in 1658 were incorporated as SCARBOROGH [Scarboro]. -- 0 5. BROAD BAY; A plantation existent as early as May 20,1721....now is called WALDOBOROUGH [Waldoboro] --- 6. BRUNSWICK:...was under the Prejepscot tract....until 1729. -- 7. CAPE PORPUS...existent 1646 --- 8. CAPENAWAGEN: Existent May 1672,was plantation 1673; destroyed Aug.1676 --- 9. CASO: was a plantion, June 25,1640. a confederacy government was established Oct 21,1645; was one of the 2 towns which in 1658 were incorporated as FALMOUTH. -- 10.CORK : on the southern side of Eastern River, Existent as a plantion in 1720; "rased" [sic] by Indians in 1722. -- 11. DAMARISCOTTA: occasionally was called "Sheepscot", was known as Sheepscot in 1751. after the incorporation of Sheepscot Plantation as NEWCASTLE, June 1753, a new plantation of Damariscotta was existent. -- 12. DAMARISCOVE: settlement 1622; had local government,1630. deserted by 1676; was included within the bounds of the town of NEW DARTMOUTH,1686. --- 13: FORT ST.GEORGE; known as POPHAM, first English town in New England, gov. inaugurated, 1607; with a council of a president and 5 assistants, which lasted until about Oct 8,1608 -- 14: FRANKFORT : a plantation organized in 1752 by Proprietors of Kennebec Purchase -- 15: FREDERICKSBURG: Now known as PEMAQUID...town estab.by Col.Dunbar,1729 -- 16: FREDERICKSPORT: now NEW HARBOR; also estab. by Col Dunbar,1729 -- 17: GORGEANA: name given to the city of ACOMENTICUS, Mar.1642; incorporated as the town of YORK, Nov 22,1652. -- 18: GREENLAND: near Round Pond Falls....1718 -- 19: HARRINGTON: another town by David Dunbar,1730-1732; incorporated as BRISTOL in 1765. -- 20: HARWICH: town west of the Kennebec River, existent June 1685; this may be the same area that is now towns of Augusta, Kennebecke, or Northampton. -- 21: HYPPOCRAS: a locality in Boothbay Harbor, taxed with Damerill's Cove, 1674. -- 22.JAMESTOWN: Named PEMAQUID prior to 1677; NEW HARBOR was part of Jamestown; burned Aug.1689. -- 23: KENNEBECKE: first meeting as a plantation, 1654....almost totally destroyed by Indians 1689. The spelling today is Kennebec --- 24: KITTERY: declared to be a town, Oct 16,1649 --- 25: MARY TOWN: formerly called MUSCONGUS,extended from Round Pond Falls to Pemaquid River. Called Greenland,1718. town 1719. -- 26: MEDUMCOOK: plantation, existent 1757 -- 27: MONHEGAN: plantation existent,1618; was a refuge for the settlers of Pemaquid Valley during the Indian attacks on 1676. -- 28.MOUNSWEIG: plantation,existent in 1747 [see Neguasset] -- 29. MUSCONGUS: plantation existent between 1652-1670, about 8 miles north of Pemaquid. alias: Mary town ,1720 [see Greenland and Mary Town] -- 30: NEGUASSET: Hammond's fort, burned by Indians,Aug 13,1676. -- 31. NEW CASTLE: a plantation, existent 1719 also known as Sheepscott,formerly called New Dartmouth --- 32: NEW DARTMOUTH: plantation name of Sheepscot changed to New Dartmouth in 1665 , destroyed by Indians 1688. --- 33. NEW HARBOR: plantation, 1625 to Aug 1676. when it was burned by Indians. was called "Newtowne in Jamestown". became town of Fredericksport Oct 1729. ------ 34: NEW MERRYMEETING: at Hutchinson's or Thwing's Point, 1-1/3 mile below Swan Island on east side of Kennebec River. destroyed by Indians,1688. town was reestablished in 1719,1720 and "rased" in 1722. -- 35: NEW TOWNE: plantation on Arrowsic Island, existent,1684. -- 36: NORTH YARMOUTH: this was probably the town of Cascoe Bay Mar.1678, formerly called WESTCUSTOGO. township,1728 -- 37: NORTHAMPTON: town probably another name for Kennebecke or Augusta,1667 -- 38: PAGISCOTT POGYPSCOTT [SAME TOWN DIFFERENT SPELLINGS] PEJEPSCOT families from Ireland settled at Pejepscot on south shore of MerryMeeting Bay,1718. -- 39: RICHMOND'S ISLAND: plantation 1632, was included in SPURWINK plantation 1636 -- 40.SACO: existent as a town,1636...incorportated as BIDDEFORD,1718 --- 41: SAGADEHOCK: on Parker's Island, settlement made 1618; plantation,1648; annexed to the town of GEORGETOWN in 1728. -- 42: ST CROIX ISLAND; French plantation from June to Aug 1605; destroyed by English,1613. -- 43: ST GEORGES: French settlement at mouth of St.Georges River,1686 -- 44. ST.GEORGES: plantation of 84 families in 1701. -- 45: SAUVEUR: French plantation on Mt.Desert Island 1613 -- 46: SHEEPSCOTT: plantation of 50 families,1630. changed to New Dartmouth,1665; settlers fled in 1676 [indians]; town resettled as New Castle,1719 -- 47: SOMERSET: township at Muscongus,existent 1734; -- 48. SOMERSETT: plantation at the mouth of Cathance River on the north side of MerryMeeting Bay.,destroyed by Indians ,1688. was "rased" in 1722 -- 49: SPURWINK: plantation,1632; include Richmon's Island,1636; was part of the Province of Lygonia,1646. one of the 2 towns that were incorported as Falmouth in 1658. -- 50: SWAN ISLAND: in Kennebec River; plantation 1720 -- 51: TOPSHAM: township,1737 -- 52: TOWNSEND: plantation,1758; incorporated as BOOTHBAY 1764 -- 53: WALPOLE: one of the 6 towns organzied by David Dunbar...incorporated as a town of BRISTOL,1765. -- 54: WELLS: was a town OCt 21,1645 and July 6,1646 --- 55: WESTCUSTOGO: as a plantation or town, submitted to Lygonia Province in 1648....see North Yarmouth -- 56 WINTER HARBOR: settlement 1616-1617; apparently was an alternate name for town of SACO,1662. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- does any one know the meaning of the term "rased" wonder if it's same as today's "razed". FYI: the Indian attacks of 1675-1676 were during the King Philip's War. -- Cynthia Administrator for [email protected] [email protected] MBC archiver (postings) http://archiver.rootsweb.com and put Ma-Bay-Colony in the box