Georgetown, Maine, Indian Wars

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    Popham Expedition

  • Parker buys Salter's Island and Stage Island

    Purchased from Robin Hood

  • Purchase of Arrosic from Robin Hood

    purchase by John Richards of Weymouth, Mass

  • Sale of Rascohegan?Georgetown to John Parker

    Sale by Robinhood. Perhaps 1651. Check deed

  • Men took oath of loyalty of New Plymouth

    Included Thomas Parker

  • Sale of Arrosic

    Richards sold most of Arrosic to Captain Thomas Cook and Thomas Lake, except 100 acres to John Parker

  • Meeting to acknowledge Charles II

    22 inhabitants gathered to acknowledge submission to Charles II. Three of 22 were at 1654 meeting, including John Parker; later same year (5 Sept) 8 inhabitants of Sagadahoc (now Arrowsic) took oath. Thomas (John) Parker among them
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    King Phillip's War

  • Indian Attack on Clark and Lake settlement on Arrowsic

    Well established settlement attacked and burned, incl cattle, grain, lumber. Only 3 escaped (to Monhegan, Damarascove or down the coast) and area abandoned, with no white settlers on island after 1676

  • end of hostilities

    60 of so persons existing in "small fishing island of Sagadahoc", probably State Island

  • Decree that no inhabitants could dwell in Pemaquid

    Coucil in NY determined that no one could dwell in Pemaquid or environs

  • Deceree that old inhabitants could return and be protected

    Change in govt over region. Now control by Duke of York and colony of New York. Determined that would be protected by new garrison at Fort Charles at Pemaquid

  • Settlers permitted if driven from their houses by Indians

    "Families driven from their houses and hhabitations" destroyed by Indianes could settle on unimproved land at South end of Roswick Island. New Town a S end of Arrowsic. Names include Thomas Parker and David Oliver
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    King William's War

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    Queen Anne's War

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    French & Indian War