1639 | -- Birth of William Phips, son of James and Mary, who was a shipbuilder, discoverer of sunken treasure, knighted by King James II of England, involved with war with French and Indians, Governor of Massachusetts. | 1654 | -- Nequasset sawmill was established by Major Clark and Captain Lake. |
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-- Deed to Nequasset territory conveyed to John Browne and Edward
Bateman by Indian Chief Mowhotiwormet. The Browne family were Nequasset settlers for seven years. -- James Phips established his plantation by the Sheepscot River and Hockomock Bay. |
1651 | -- Edward Bateman sold Nequasset area to James Cole who sold to Thomas Clark and Thomas Lake in 1658. -- A settler acquired land from proprietors by building a house, owning oxen and tilling the acreage for five years. -- Court of Merrymeeting - organization of laws by a committee of 15 pioneers of the territory to govern the settlers along the Kennebec. |
1658 |
*prior to 1639 there were no permanent settlements, but a number of temporary ones