John Salter, MarinerJ. Highlands, 1900 - 58 pages |
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Abigail acres aged eighty Andrew arrived Benjamin Salter born April born August born February born January born July born June born March born September Boston Captain John Salter Captain Richard Salter Captain Salter captured Castle Charles Frost Church Colonel Pepperrell command daughter December died in infancy died January died July died October Dorothy Elizabeth Porter England father George Boyd Gerrish guild guns harbor hundred Indian Isles of Shoals Jane Frost John Frost Joseph Frost July 15 King Philip's war Kittery land letter letter-of-marque lived Lydia Lysander Major Frost Margaret Colton Margery married by Rev married John married Mary married Sarah Mary Salter Mill Prison navy November Odiorne's Point Piscataqua Porter Portsmouth R. S. Tibbits Richard Salter sail Salters Company Samuel Sarah Frost says Sherburne ship sister Thomas Salter Tibbits Tibbits died town unto my grandson vessels widow married wife William Whipple writes
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Page 13 - Confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament in testimony whereof I Have Hereunto set my Hand and affixed my seal this twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight...
Page 11 - First, I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping and believing in a remission of my sins, by the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ ; And my body I commit to the earth to be buried...
Page 11 - In the name of God Amen, I, James Scott, of the County of Prince Edward, being sick in body but of perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and testament...
Page 29 - Honour of God and the Service of her Generation; being charitable without Ostentation, and making it her constant Rule to do good to all as she had Opportunity. She was not only a loving and discreet Wife, and tender Parent, but a sincere Friend to all her Acquaintance. " She hath left behind her one Son and five Daughters, and many Grandchildren, who rise up and call her blessed.
Page 13 - And as to the rest and residue of my estate both real and personal wheresoever and whatsoever I give and bequeath the same unto my children equally divided between them.
Page 34 - ... days as well as in seven years. If you and the carpenter think it convenient, and the ground has not too much descent, I think it may be safer and better to bend her sails before you launch her, so as to leave immediately. But I shall leave it to your management, and desire you to hasten them day and night; for, sir, it will be dangerous tarrying there, on account of hostile savages in the vicinity, and it will be very expensive to keep the men upon pay.
Page 29 - ... of God and the service of her generation ; being charitable without ostentation, and making it her constant rule to do good to all as she had opportunity. She was not only a loving and discreet wife, and tender parent, but a sincere friend to all her acquaintance.
Page 40 - Charles the second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King and defender of the faith.
Page 29 - She was, through the whole course of her life, very exemplary for unaffected piety and amiable virtues, especially her charity, her courteous affability, her prudence, meekness, patience, and her unweariedness in well-doing. As it pleased God to afford her worldly advantages, and a large capacity for doing good, so she improved them to the honor of God and the service of her generation; being charitable without ostentation, and making it her constant rule to do good to all as she had opportunity.
Page 10 - Conserts who arrived here to day ) informes me he meet with the indian privateer a sooner once of Marblehead full of indians Extraordinary well fitted who Chased them 3 hours & she Takes all She Can come up with, so that the fishermen dont go East of this place or scarce to sea...