and removed to North Yarmouth, Maine, about 1726, where he resided until his death. He soon became prominent in town affairs, being largely interested in land speculation. In the Registry of Deeds of York County, Maine, no less than thirty transfers occur in as many years to which he was a party, and probably that does not represent all of his business. In the division of property rights, 1727, he drew Lot No. 48, which consisted of 38 acres of upland, including the islands Middle Brother, Upper Brother and Sow & Pigs. This lot gave him Pew No. 19 in the First Church, of which he was a member, having been received therein 9 May 1731. He was the first Assessor of the town, 1733, Constable in 1734, and Selectman many times. In 1735, he joined with Peter Weare, Stephen Larrabee, et als, in opposing the church call to Rev. Ephraim Keith. When Rev. Nicholas Loring was ordained, he, with Andrew Ring, furnished the entertainment, for which the town reimbursed them to the extent of £20: 17: 9. In 1742, he acted as a messenger for Governor Shirley in transporting some official letters from Boston to the eastern frontier. His journal of the trip, preserved in the Massachusetts Archives (Vol. XXXVIII), is worthy of production in full, and is given herewith: "Satter Day, July 3, 1742, being bound by watter to Casco Bay, waited on His Excellency y Governour for His Commands, promised to stay in Boston till monday for Letters for Notifying ye Indians of the Entervew: went and Hired a Horse to Ride as Far as North Yarmouth, Pd for his Hire 10s New Tenour. Monday, July 5, Waited on His Excellency at the Time appointed, Who informed me yt M' Secretary could not be found, and ye Letters could not be redy till Tuesday Ten "Clock. Tuesday, 6, Waited on Mr Secretary, Got ye Letters (viz) one for Cap' Jordin, of Saco, one for Leuetenant Nicols, at Saco fort in Cap Cutter's absence, one for Capt Jordin, at Spurwink, one for Cap Noble, at Georgetown, one for Capt Oulton, at Richmond, one for Capt Robinson, at St George's Fort: then promised the Governour to Deliuer ye sd Letters as soon as posible and to Let His Excellence know that I had Done it before the Time appointed for Embarqueing for S' Georgis: Afternoon provd Rainey, Lodgd in Boston y Night: Expences before I left Boston, 8s 6. Wednesday, 7, Went over Charles Town Ferry Before sone Rise, Traveled that Day to Salsbury: Expended 4s 7. Thirsday, 8, Set out before sone Rise, came to York before one "Clock fore noon: Afternoon it Raind Hard: about Sone an Hour High Cleard, I set out, Recovered Wells about Ten Clock at Night: Expended yt Day 6s. Friday, 9, Set out before sone Rise, Came to Capt Jordain's, Delivered his Letter about Ten "Clock: about one came to Saco Falls, found a Soldier belonging to ye Fort, Sent him up with Nicolese's Letter: After 3 came to Scarborough, Hird a man to carry Cap' Jordin's Letter, & was stop by a Thunder Storm yt Night: Expences y Day 4s 8. Satter Day, 10, Got to my House about Ten Clock forenoon : Expence on ye Road 6d. Monday, 12, Got my Ship redy: Went and got meu to go with me to St George's: Frited stores to ye value of 8s. Tues Day, Set out before Day: Came to Co Nobel's, delivered his Letters about half an Hower after Sonset. WednesDay, 14, Set off before it was well Light: Delivered Capt Oulton's Letters about Son two Howers high; Came back to ye Chops, stop" till Sonset because of ye Swift Courrant, then set off: Came to Mr Cummery's about Day, took a nap & about SonRise, Thirsday, 15 set off: Came to Fort Georg Son about an Hower high at night Delivered Cap' Robinson's Letter: Expended in the way to Georgis 2s. Friday, 16, Came back to Pleasant Point: Stop by reason of high winds that night: Expended 7s. SatterDay, 17, Set out as soon as it was Light & got within about Four Miles of George Town and was obliged by Winds and Rain to Lodge that Night by a Fire on a Rock. Lord's Day, Set out in y morning and came as far as Brunswick. Monday, 19, Set of from Brunswick and come to my House about 11 Clock forenoon: Dd ye men yt went with me, 18s. TuesDay, 20, Got my things on board ye Sloop and put up stores to the value of 10s. £3, 12, 10 WednesDay, 21, About 12 °Clock set sail for Boston. FriDay Night Got safe to Boston. SatterDay, 22, Informed His Excelency I had delivered his Letters. Extract taken out of my Journal from Boston to ye Eastward and Back again. CORNELIUS SOULE." "1742, July 22, Province of The Massachusetts Bay, to Cornelius Soul, D', for Carrying Letters to the Eastward by order of His Excellency the Governour, and Makeing Returns to Boston, to Cash Expended as Enter in the within Journal. £3, 12, 10. To my own Time and Trouble, £5, 14, 0=£9, 6, 10. A True ac', Errors Excepted, CORNELIUS SOUL. Deduct out of what is chargd for time & Trouble, £2=£7, 6, 10. Sworn to before A. S." [Endorsed] "Corne" Sole's Accot. Allow in Council Sep 13, 1742. Warrt issued." He was the first Representative of the town to the General Court of Massachusetts. He was Captain of Co. "F" 6th Mass. Volunteers (Col. Sylvester Richmond) in the siege of Louisburg and the Expedition against the French, in 1745. About 1732, he married Mrs. (30) Hannah Scales, widow of William Scales who had been killed by the Indians some years previous. She was received into the church, Aug. 8, 1731, from the church in Falmouth. She died 19 May 1762. He died without issue, and was buried in the old graveyard at North Yarmouth Foreside. An old slate slab, moss-grown and worn, has this inscription :-"This perpetuates the memory of CAPT. CORNELIUS SOULE who departed this life Oct. ye 20, 1755, in the 52nd year of his age." His will, dated 3 Sept. 1755, on file in the York Registry, is given below: : "In the name of God. Amen. The third day of September, Annoy Domini 1755. I, Cornelius Soul of North Yarmouth in the County of York & Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England, Gent., being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be unto God therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testiment, viz: Principally and first of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent manner, nothing doubting but at the general resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner :— Impr: I give and bequeath to Susannah, my beloved wife, the improvement of all my estate both real and personal during her natural live, and at her decease I give and bequeath ye same to her son Thomas Scales (whom I also make, constitute and appoint my Sole executor of this my last will & Testam1) and to Cornelius Sole, son of my brother Barnabas Soul, to be equally divided between them. And I do declare this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. CORNELIUS SOUL. L.S. Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by Cornelius Soul as his last will and testament in the presence of us witnesses. JONAS MASON. JAMES TUTTLE. GILBERT WINSLOW, Jr. At a Court of Probate held at York, Jan. 15, 1756. The within written instrument was presented by Thomas Scales Soul, Sole Executor therein named, etc. (York County Registry of Probate, Book IX, p. 135.)" (22) BARNABAS SOULE (Moses3 John2 George1) the ancestor of a large branch of the family in the old town and its offshoots, was born in 1705, and came to North Yarmouth about 1742. All the rest of the name in Freeport, Yarmouth, Pownal, and other towns in Maine, not tracing their lineage to him, are descendants of his younger brother, (29) Jedediah, whose genealogy will appear in a later number of this magazine. In the early part of 1745, he bought a homestead of his elder brother, (42) Cornelius. He married about 1737, (31) Jane, the posthumous daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Stockman) Bradbury, (see p. 720), of Salisbury, Mass., who was born 1718 and baptized 4 Aug. of that year. She was the youngest sister of Mrs. Dorothy the wife of Rev. Ammi Ruhamah Cutter, and great-grand-daughter of the noted divine, Rev, John Wheelwright. Barnabas and his wife were received into the First Church 30 Aug. 1742, by public profession, and on 5 Sept. following he brought his two sons to baptism. He died 8 Apr. 1780, aged 75 years, and lies buried in the old burying-ground that overlooks the town and gives a glimpse of the blue waters of Casco Bay in the distance. Children: 32 33 34 35 37 SOULE. i Moses; b. 19 Feb. 1738; bap. 5 Sept. 1742. ii John5; b. 12 Mar. 1740; bap. 5 Sept. 1742. iii Cornelius5; b. 28 June 1743. iv Sarah; b. 4 Sept. 1745; bap. 6 Oct. 1745; m. William Brown, 24 Sept. 1761. v Elizabeth; b. 28 Oct. 1747; bap. 1 Nov. 1747; m. Enos Chandler, 1765. vi Mercy; b. 27 Nov. 1749; bap. 18 Feb. 1750; m. Ozias Blanchard, 1769. vii Samuel; b. 16 June 1752; bap. 1 Aug. 1752. 39 viii Jane'; b. 27 Sept. 1755; bap. 28 Sept. 1755; m. Geo. Bartol, 12 Jan. 1775. 40 ix Barnabas'; b. 25 Mar. 1758; bap. 7 May 1758. (32) MOSES SOULE (Barnabas Moses3 John2 George1) b. 19 Feb. 1738. Married, by Jonas Mason, Esq., 24 July 1760, to Nancy Hewes, who was born about 1736 and died 27 Sept. 1812. He was for many years a Deacon of the Freeport Church. 45 46 v Jane; b. 6 July 1772; m. Samuel Mitchell, 25 Jan. 1794. vi Charles; (of whom presently.) (42) WILLIAM6 SOULE (Moses Barnabas Moses3 John 2 George1.) b. 17 July 1764. Married Sarah, daughter of Ambrose and Elizabeth (Newhall) Talbot, of Lynn, Mass.. 1787. She was born 10 Dec. 1769 and died 11 Apr. 1856. He died 6 Oct. 1826. Children: SOULE. 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 i Bethiah; b. 20 June 1789; d. 6 July 1809. ii Sarah'; b. 12 Jan. 1791; d. 14 Feb. 1865. iii William; b. 25 Nov. 1794: lost at sea, Oct., 1841; v Enoch'; b. 10 May 1800; m. Lydia Munroe, 23 Nov. vi Micajah; b. 20 Aug. 1802; d. 20 Mar. 1803. vii Joanna; b. 28 Dec. 1805; d. 8 Aug. 1848. vii Samuel; b. 30 Nov. 1807; m. (1st) Martha A Farrington; m., (2d), Abbie L. Dunham. 55 ix Bethiah b. 2 June 1809; m. Alpheus Talbot, Dec. 1833. (44) MOSES6 SOULE (Moses 5 Barnabas Moses3 John2 George1) b. 28 Dec. 1769. Married Martha, daughter of Gideon and Mary (Babson) Lane, who was born 22 Dec. 1772 and died 20 Dec. 1837. He died 4 Oct. 1851. I subjoin the following sketch of him, furnished by a descendant : "Physically he stood a little short of six feet; erect, well-proportioned and powerful. He was a handsome man, with a countenance as firm as Plymouth Rock. He was a caulker by trade, and was sought, far and near, to lead the crew, on account of his skill. His word was his bond. His religious opinions were decided, and allowed no wavering of faith. For many years he was a deacon in the Congregational Church, and he continued such, I suppose, to the end of his life, excused from service, for his last few years, on account of infirmity and distance. He regarded the Sabbath, and made it a matter of conscience to be early at the place of worship on that day, with such of his family as could properly attend. He was very diffident, but had a clear and strong understanding. For his times and surroundings, he was a scholar; very observing, and of an investigating turn of mind. He was often employed as school-teacher in those new settlements. He was |