In a message dated 5/25/01 3:36:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Farns10th@aol.com writes: Janice Farnsworth transcribed this and sent it to the General Mass List. Since it gives a more definite death date for Alice Whitney wife of Nathaniel Woods than I had in my database I thought it should be shared on this list also. > LOVEWELL'S FIGHT ~ Death of Chief Paugus Fryeburg, ME 1724/5 > > Source: Epitaphs from the Old Burying Ground, Groton, > MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green 1878 > p.2 > Tombstone > (Death's Head) > Here Lyes ye Body of Mrs. Alice Woods Wife to Mr. > Nathaniel Woods; Who Deceased January ye 10th 1717/8 > in Ye 45th year of Her Age. (Alice4 Whitney (Joshua3, John2, John1) b: Abt. 1673 > > Author's Note: Daniel Woods, one of her sons, was killed > in Lovewell's fight at Pigwacket, May 8, 1725. > > Surname: LOVEWELL > Source: An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA by Dr. > Samuel A. Green 1894 > > In the summer of 1722 the Provincial governments of > Massachusetts and New Hampshire offered a bounty of a > hundred pounds for every Indian's scalp that should be > taken and shown to the proper authorities. This legis- > lation incited volunteers to scour the wilderness for > the purpose of hunting the savages, and with this motive > Capt. John Lovewell of Dunstable, (MA) organized a comp- > any which soon became famous. > > The story of Lovewell's Fight for a long time repeatedly > was told in this (Groton) neighborhood and there is > scarcely a person who has not from early infancy heard > the particulars of that eventful conflict. It was in > the spring of 1725 that Capt. Lovewell, with thirty-four > men, fought a famous Indian chief, named Paugus, at the > head of about eighty savages, near the shores of a pond > in Pequawket, now within the limits of Fryeburg, Maine, > and known as Lovewell's Pond. Of this little Spartan > group, seven belonged in this town (Groton); and one of > them, John Chamberlain, by name, distinguished himself > by killing the Indian leader. > > The fullest account of the fight is found in a pamphlet > entitled, "Lovewell Lamented," by Thomas Symmes, V.D.M. > Boston, 1725. It includes a list of the men who took > part in the fight with the names of those killed and > wounded. According to this list, the following Groton > men were members of Lovewell's company and present dur- > ing this action: > > John Jefts > Daniel Woods (see tombstone, p. 2, Epitaphs) > Thomas Woods > John Chamberlain > Elias Barron > John Gilson > Isaac Lakin > Joseph Gilson > > Of these, Thomas Woods, Daniel Woods and John Jefts were > killed in the fight, and Elias Barron, John Chamberlain, > John Gilson and Isaac Lakin were wounded. Joseph Gilson > was the only one of the quota who escaped injury. > > Captain Lovewell, the commander of the company was a brave > officer and a noted man. He was at this time in the > prime of life and ambitious to distinguish himself. He > had previously led two successful expeditions against > the Indians and his very name inspired confidence. Only > a few weeks before, his second expedition had returned > to Dover, New Hampshire, where he made a triumphal entry > at the head of his company. They bore ten Indian scalps > stretched on hoops, and were received with great joy > and excitement; thence they proceeded to Boston, where > they were paid a large bounty by the government. The > following Groton men were members of the company which > went on this second expedition: > > Jacob Ames > Ephraim Farnsworth (see p. 415 Farnsworth Memorial) > Reuben Farnsworth (brother of Ephraim) > Benjamin Parker > Samuel Shattuck > Samuel Tarbell > Henry Willard > > Subject: Jacob Ames > Source: An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA - Dr. Green > p.50-51 > John Ames who was shot by the savages > at the gate of his own garrison at Groton MA, July 9, 1724, > was the father of Jacob Ames. Isaac Lakin was > wounded in Lovewell's fight at Pequawket, May 8, > 1725. > > p.33 Farnsworth Memorial > Priscilla Ames, dau of John and Elizabeth Ames of Groton > m. Feb 27, 1756 William Lakin, Jr. of Groton. > > p.33 Isaac Lakin b. 1702 son of William Lakin and his > wife, Elizabeth Robinson of Groton, MA. Isaac Lakin > m. Jan 27, 1726, Elizabeth Shattuck b. 1705/6 dau of > John Shattuck and his wife, Mary (Blood) Shattuck. > Isaac Lakin was wounded 1725 during Lovewell's fight > with the Indians at Pequawket (Fryeburg) ME > > p.415 Farnsworth Memorial > Ephraim Farnsworth b. Jan 2, 1703 son of Jonathan Farns- > worth and his wife, Hannah Shattuck of Groton, MA. > Ephraim Farnsworth married Deborah Beauman; was a farmer > and lived at Harvard; he died there Feb. 18, 1737. He > was a man of courage and energy and was with his brother > Reuben in Capt. Lovewell's famous expedition through > New Hampshire and Maine against the Indians, and in the > fight with the Indians on Feb. 20, 1724. For a full > account of John Lovewell and his men, see NEHGS Register > Vol. 7, pages 61-70. > > p.416 > Reuben Farnsworth brother of Ephraim (above) b. April 28 > 1705 m. Apr 7, 1730, Mary Holden b. April 28, 1706 at > Watertown, MA. Rev. Seth Storer performing the marriage > ceremony. She was the dau of Samuel Holden and his wife > Susanna Holden. He lived for a while in Watertown but > was living at Harvard 1732-1733 and 1734. He died 1755 > and his widow m. (2) Thomas Barney. > > Througout New England Lovewell's daring was made the > subject of talk and the public looked to him as a natural > leader in warfare. > > With the small force now at his command, the heroic > captain pressed forward to meet the enemy, and in a few > days reached the borders of Saco Pond, since known as > Lovewell's Pond, southeast of the present village of > Fryeburge, Maine. On the morning of Saturday, May 8th > while engaged at prayers they heard a gun, and shortly > afterward discovered an Indian on a point of land which > ran into the pond. They said, "We came out to meet the > Enemy; we have all along prayed God we might find them, > and we had rather trust Providence with our Lives, yea > die for our Country, than than try to return without > seeing them; if we may and be called cowards for our > pains." After this answer, Lovewell ordered his men > to move forward cautiously; and they soon reached a place > where they halted and took off their packs, and piled > them up together. Leaving these behind without a guard > and advancing a short distance, they came upon the > Indian who they had previously descried. He was return- > ing to his companions with some game. Several guns were > instantly discharged at him when he in turn fired and > wounded Capt. Lovewell, and another man; after which, he > was killed and scalped. The company then turned back > and with their wounded leader, repaired to the place > where they had left their packs. In the meantime, Paugus > the far-famed chief of the Pequawkets, at the head of > eighty warriors on their way home from a marauding ex- > pedition, discovered the pile of packs and counting them > learned the number of the English. Finding that the > force was much less than his own, Paugus placed his men > in ambush and awaited the return of Lovewell. When the > company came up for their packs, the Indians with hid- > eous yells rushed forth suddenly from their hiding places > and began to fire. The brave captain ordered his men > to return the fire, which was done with terrible effect. > Lovewell himself fell at the first shot, and eight of > his men soon shared the same fate. Ensign Wyman of > Woburn then assumed the command and perceiving that the > Indians were trying to surround them, ordered a retreat > to the pond, where he took his stand. A ledge of rocks > projecting into the water on one side of him and a deep > brook on the other made a position favorable for de- > fence. The fighting continued, and during the day the > savages vainly endeavored to compel the valiant band to > surrender; but they would not listen to the proposition > Paugus was slain in the action of John Chamberlain of > Groton (MA). After the death of their chief the Indians > became somewhat disheartened and withdrew from the > skirmish. > > A second edition of Thomas Symmes's pamphlet was entitled > "Historical Memoirs of the Late Fight at Piggwacket, with > a Sermon Occasioned by the Fall of the Brave Capt. John > Lovewell and Several of his Valiant Company, in the Late > Heroic Action There." Boston 1725. In the list of the > soldiers wounded, the name of Isaac Lakin is given in > the place of John Gilson's. > > p.241 Epitaphs by Green > Joseph Gilson, grandson of Joseph Gilson one of the first > proprietors of Groton, MA, was one of the Groton men with > Capt. Lovewell in his fight at Pigwacket, and the only one > who escaped unhurt. > > One Joseph Gilson of Groton presented a petition to the > General Court, June 11, 1760: "representing his Services > and Sufferings for his Country praying a compensation." > Source: p.241 "Epitaphs" (see Gilson) > > Subject: Chamberlain, Samuel N. (desc. Lovewell's Fight) > Source: History of Charlestown, NH, Fort No. 4, by Rev. > Henry H. Saunderson 1876 > > p.306 > Samuel N. Chamberlain was born in Dudley, MA about 1777 and died at Glens > Falls, N.Y. aged 67; buried at Edgecomb's Corner, Galway, NY. > > His father, who was a soldier in the Revolution at the time the American > Army > was most destitute, sold his farm in Dudley, MA and applied the funds for > the relief of the soldiers. > He was related to John Chamberlain who killed the Indian > Chief "Old Paugus" (see Lovewell's Fight) as he was usually > called in Lovewell's fight. > > Samuel N. Chamberlain m. Abigail White of Pomfret, CT dau of Samuel White > who claimed to be a lineal descendant of the first male child born in > New England. > She died at Chelsea, VT Sept. 8, 1808. > > Their children were: > > 1. Calvin Chamberlain b. at Dudley, MA Oct 30, 1791 and died and was buried > at Charlestown, NH. > 2. Samuel Chamberlain b. at Dudley, MA Jan 12, 1794; died at Strafford, > VT in 1855; m. Betsy Sanborn of Strafford, VT and had thirteen children. > 3. Henry Chamberlain b. at Unity, NH Feb 14, 1796; m. Mary Bailey, 1822; > also had thirteen children of which were two sons, one of whom, > Edward B. Chamberlain grad. at the Univ. of VT in 1848 and at Andover > Theo. Seminary in 1854 and was a minister at Plattsburg, NH; > Shoreham, VT, Essex, VT and Westford, VT. > 4. Mary Chamberlain b. 1798 m. E. W. Curtis of Galway, N.Y. died in > Adrian, > MI > had five sons of whom James Curtis the eldest was superintendent of E. > Division South Michigan Railroad. The others were John W. Chamberlain > and George H. Chamberlain. > 5. Artemas W. Chamberlain b. at Unity, NH June 9, 1800 m. at Cape Cod and > died at Cambridge, MA in Feb. 1875, left three sons and two daughters, > Nathan, George, Joseph, Lydia and Mary. Nathan H. Chamberlain > grad at Harvard College 1853. > He was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman and author. > 6. George Olcott Chamberlain b. at Charlestown, NH April 6, 1803 m. 1828, > Maria Clark of Providence, Saratoga Co., N.Y. and resided at Saratoga > Springs. > Their children were: > 1. Laurentia P. Chamberlain m. Hiram Thomkins keeper of the United > States Hotel at Saratoga. > 2. John Chamberlain m. Margaret Ward and lived at Utica, NY. > 3. Mary Chamberlain m. James B. Raynor of Chicago, Illinois. > 7. Healey Chamberlain b. Dec. 1807 m. at Saratoga and died at Coldwater, > Michigan. Had: Webster R. Chamberlain a lawyer at Syracuse, NH and > Georgianna Chamberlain also, Henry Chamberlain. > > Samuel N. Chamberlain married (2) Feb 2, 1815, Dorcas Bingham of > Springfield, > VT and had the following children by his 2nd wife: > 1. Abigail Chamberlain b. 1815 > 2. Anna Arms Chamberlain b. Feb 14, 1819 > 3. Sarah G. Chamberlain b. Dec 3, 1821 > 4. Calvin O. Chamberlain b. Apr 26, 1823 > 5. Sabrina Chamberlain b. May 24, 1829 > 6. Joseph Roach Ives Gilbert Marquis Paul M. De La Fayette Chamberlain > This name as I understand, was dropped, most of it, as too unwieldly for > every day use, and a much shorter one adopted. He was then known as > LaFayette Chamberlain. > > In 1842 Deacon Charles Crosby married (1) Mary C. Blood, daughter of > Deacon David Blood, a well-known resident of Pepperell > and a staunch abolitionist. Mary was a woman of unusual > strength of character and her death December 1863 was > the cause of regret. On December 4, 1865 Deacon Crosby > m. (2) Caroline A. Shattuck, daughter of Capt. Thomas > Chamberlain Shattuck and wife, Lucy (Blood) Shattuck. > > Capt. Shattuck who commanded a local company of the > State militia for several years, erected in 1811 the > house and moved to soon after > his marriage. He died in 1858 aged seventy-eight years > and his wife, Lucy (Blood) Shattuck whom he married in > 1812 died in 1872 aged eighty-four years. She was the > mother of seven children. Capt. Shattuck was the son of > Jonathan and Abia (Chamberlain) Shattuck. His mother > was the daughter of Thomas Chamberlain and the neice of > John Chamberlain, an Indian fighter of renown, who was > with Capt. Lovewell's company at Fryeburg, ME in 1725. > > The death of Paugus at the hands of Chamberlain has > furnished the theme of several Indian romances. John > Chamberlain settled in Groton, MA where he operated a > mill. A power-horn reputed to have belonged to Paugus > or his son, who afterward, it is said, attempted to kill > John Chamberlain at his mill, is now in Deacon Crosby's > possession. It is decorated with figures of animals > and other objects and bears the date of 1736. > > see also:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1094/lovewell.htm > > > Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth > > > ==== GenMassachusetts Mailing List ==== > Find your Rootsweb subs at: http://www.passwordcentral.rootsweb.com > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > Return-Path: <GenMassachusetts-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-yg04.mx.aol.com (rly-yg04.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.4]) > by air-yg05.mail.aol.com (v77_r1.36) with ESMTP; Fri, 25 May 2001 18:36:32 > -0400 > Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by > rly-yg04.mx.aol.com (v77_r1.36) with ESMTP; Fri, 25 May 2001 18:36:15 -0400 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f4PMWXK00771; > Fri, 25 May 2001 15:32:33 -0700 > Resent-Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 15:32:33 -0700 > X-Original-Sender: Farns10th@aol.com Fri May 25 15:32:32 2001 > From: Farns10th@aol.com > Message-ID: <77.15372de2.2840377f@aol.com> > Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 18:32:31 EDT > Old-To: GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 138 > Subject: [GM-L] Groton, Mass. men in Lovewell's Fight 1724/1725 > Resent-Message-ID: <XM151B.A.0L.A2tD7@lists5.rootsweb.com> > To: GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/18381 > X-Loop: GenMassachusetts-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: GenMassachusetts-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > Sincerely, Kate Surname Index Abbot, Archer, Arden, Aslebe or Aslett, Baskerville, Beamsley, Benjamin, Benjamis, Blaney, Bowman, Bragg(e), Bray, Brazier, Brooks, Brown, Van Brugh, Burrill, Chenery, Clap(p), Clark, Colburn(e), Dever(e)au(x), Dolling, Dummer Ellis, Eveleth or EVELEIGH, Fairebanke Fairbank, Fairbanks, ffrie Frie, Frye, Fisher, Fisk(e), Flower, Flynt or Flint, French, Fuller Gamblin, Gamlin or Gamlyn, Garnish, Gawroger, Good(e)now, Gookin, Grant, Graves, Grazebrook, Guillims or Duglim, Guy Hamant, Hanlon, Harding, Haynes, Henchman, Hinkesman, Hoar(e) Hogenson, Holmes, Holt, Hull, Hunt, Hunting Jasper, Jochemse, de Kay, Keene, King, Knightly Lewis Marriott, Metcalf(e), Moller, Morgenroth, Morse Norcross, Nubury or NUBERY Palmer, Pares, Parker, Peters, Phillips, Potts Quincy, Randolph, Rebelle, Reynolds, Richards, Robbins, Roehm, Roeloff Roundy Sewall, Sewell or Shewell, Shattuck, Sherman, Silvester or Sylvester, Smith, Staats, Stancliffe, Stanley, Stone, Storer Tainter, Taynter, Tiemroth, de Trieux Waide, Walley, Wendell, Whitehead, Whitney, Wight, Willet, Woods