1737 COLONIAL Land Deed ARTHUR BRAGDON Indian Fighter WIFE CAPTURED By Indians
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This deed is dated January 28th, 1737, in the "Eleventh Year of his Majesty's Reign" (George II) and is signed by Arthur Bragdon (1670-1746), Jeremiah Moulton (1688-1765) and Daniel Moulton and is selling ten acres of land, owned by Bragdon to Daniel Withum (1700-1776). The land was originally part of a land grant for Walter Burte, dated March 22, 1697.
Arthur Bragdon married Sarah Masterson who was taken captive, along with her young child, by the Abenaki Indians during the Candlem...as Day Massacre in Maine in 1692. They were returned eight years later with Sarah being seven months pregnant. She was charged with fornication and having a bastard child. Three years later in 1703, Indians struck again, killing Sarah and two of her children and taking the eldest child with them. The eldest child, a daughter, Abial was never seen from again. Bragdon became a noted Indian fighter and at one point petitioned the town for 100 acres of land as payment for his services as an Indian killer.
Jeremiah Moulton, whose parents were killed in the Candlemas Day Massacre, was four years old at the time, and was also taken captive by the Indians. He was eventually released and spent the rest of his life leading expeditions against Indians. He was also the Registrar of York, Maine and signed most of the land deeds written at that time.
Daniel Withum was the son of Abigail Babsom Withum and Thomas Withum; he graduated Harvard in 1718 and married Lydia Sanders in 1734. Three years after his marriage he purchased ten acres of land off of Arthur Bragdon and the land deed is still intact today.
CONDITION:This 282-year-old document measures 12x8 and is in fragile condition. The paper is thin and has torn where it was originally folded. There is some light toning present. The writing is still clear and very legible.
Arthur Bragdon married Sarah Masterson who was taken captive, along with her young child, by the Abenaki Indians during the Candlem...as Day Massacre in Maine in 1692. They were returned eight years later with Sarah being seven months pregnant. She was charged with fornication and having a bastard child. Three years later in 1703, Indians struck again, killing Sarah and two of her children and taking the eldest child with them. The eldest child, a daughter, Abial was never seen from again. Bragdon became a noted Indian fighter and at one point petitioned the town for 100 acres of land as payment for his services as an Indian killer.
Jeremiah Moulton, whose parents were killed in the Candlemas Day Massacre, was four years old at the time, and was also taken captive by the Indians. He was eventually released and spent the rest of his life leading expeditions against Indians. He was also the Registrar of York, Maine and signed most of the land deeds written at that time.
Daniel Withum was the son of Abigail Babsom Withum and Thomas Withum; he graduated Harvard in 1718 and married Lydia Sanders in 1734. Three years after his marriage he purchased ten acres of land off of Arthur Bragdon and the land deed is still intact today.
CONDITION:This 282-year-old document measures 12x8 and is in fragile condition. The paper is thin and has torn where it was originally folded. There is some light toning present. The writing is still clear and very legible.
