"The petition of Joseph Jewett, Jr., of Rowley, "Humbly sheweth, that your petitioner's man, William Lyncoln, listed himself volunteer, under the command of Captain (Philip) Nelson, of Rowley, and with him went upon their Majesties' service to Canada in the late expedition thither, and, in order to his return thence home with his Captain, was embarked in Mr. Burrington's brigantine, Mr. Bradlow, Commander, but by Providence were forced to bear away for Barbadoes, where the said Lyncoln is left, to the detriment of your petitioner, who understands, that, when the vessel passed the Tropic of Cancer, his servant, having no money to purchase a Tropic bottle, as they call it, had his gun taken from him, by the permission of the master ; likewise, Ebenezer Wood, another of the Captain's soldiers, had a skellet, worth Zs., taken from him upon the same account. And further, that for thirty men's arms belonging to the town, and unreturned, there is not an account of above forty shillings to be given, in lieu thereof, unto their parents, masters, and friends.

"Your petitioner desires your honors to take the premises into consideration, so as that himself and others concerned, may have some allowance made them for the

same.

"And the petitioner, as in duty bound, shall pray. "JOSEPH JEWETT, JR.

"Boston, April 22, 1691."

While Sir William Phips was carrying on a war with the French in Canada, the Indians were busy in destroying the inhabitants of the Provinces. In the latter part of May, 1690, they made an attack upon Casco, killed and wounded many belonging to. the garrison, who de

fended themselves while their ammunition lasted, and then were obliged to submit.

On the 4th of July, nine persons at work in a field in, or near Durham, New Hampshire, were killed. The same week, Amesbury was assaulted, three persons killed, three houses burnt, and Captain Foot,* of that place, tortured to death.

In September, Major Church, with three hundred men, landed at Casco Bay, marched to Androscoggin Fort, took and killed about twenty Indians, and set several English captives at liberty, &c.

The Indians having made overtures of peace in 1691, a conference was held at Sagadahoc, (or Parker's Island, at the mouth of Kennebec River,) and ten prisoners were restored, and a truce established till the 1st of May, 1692, when they were to go to the garrison in Wells, carrying all their captives with them, to sign articles of peace. All which they failed to do; but instead thereof, on the 9th of June, they came down upon the town of Wells, two hundred strong, which being courageously defended, they retired. About this time they killed several men in Exeter and Dover, and, more than five hundred at Cape Neddock, (between Wells and York, Maine.) Seven persons were killed and taken captive, September 28, at Berwick; and the next day, twenty-one were taken captive from Sandy Beach, in Wells.

October 23, 1692. In that part of Rowley which is now in Byfield parish, in Georgetown, a Mr. Goodrich and wife, and two daughters, were killed by the Indians.

* Probably Captain Samuel Foot, who represented that town in the General Court the same year.

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He was shot while praying in his family, on Sabbath evening. Another daughter named Deborah, aged seven years, was taken captive, but redeemed the next spring, at the expense of the Province. of the Province. She died in Beverly, as appears by the records of the first church in that The entry is as follows. "Buryed, March 28, 1774, Deborah Duty, aged 88 years, a widow,"

town.

the house in which Mr. Goodrich was shot, as it now appears, it having been altered and addition made to the northern and western parts. It fronts to the south, and the first lower window east of the front door, is that through which the fatal ball passed. Mr. Goodrich, his wife, and two daughters, were buried in one grave, a few rods easterly of the house.

The house is now owned by Captain Gorham P. Tenney, and was late the residence of Mr. Dudley Lull, deceased, father of said Tenney's wife.

May 11, 1693. A treaty was signed, which restored peace to the Province. It was not of long continuance, for hostilities again commenced in 1702, with the Eastern and other Indians, and continued eleven years. Peace was again restored, July, 1713, and preserved nine years. Hostilities again commence, 1722, and continued about three years.

During these wars, Rowley, no doubt, furnished her full share of men, but their number and names cannot be now given entire. The records however show, that in 1706, men were out from Rowley. On the 10th of July, Joseph Kilborn, Senior, and Jeremiah Nelson were slain by the Indians in Dunstable; and on the 5th of August, John Pickard, having been wounded by the Indians, died at Billerica.

In the spring of the year 1707, Thomas Gage, Senior, was appointed by Governor Dudley a lieutenant in the army which went against Port Royal, Nova Scotia, where he was slain by the enemy. In contemplation of what might befall him during the expedition, he made a will, bearing date April 21st, 1707, and approved the 20th of October following. The number of men from Rowley in this expedition is not known.

The said Lieutenant Gage * left a widow and seven children, two sons and five daughters.

Samuel Ayres was slain by the Indians at Winter Harbour, at the mouth of Saco River, in February, 1710-11.

APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY OFFICERS.

"June 28, 1689. To the Honored Governour and Counsell, sitting at Boston in New England.

"It having pleased the Honed Counsell to send forth order in print, that all vacancies in office, that had their commissions the 12th of May, 1686, to be restored to their former places and commands, and that all vacancies be forthwith filled up. Accordingly wee whose names are under written, do certifie, that the inhabitants and souldiers of the foot company of Rowley have attended this order according to the directions of the Honed Counsell. The foot company being called together by order, the militia in the said town being desired to bring in their votes for a nomination of a meet person for a Captain, to supply the place of Captain Johnson, deceased, the said Company have unanimously chosen Corporal Moses Bradstreet, to be their Captain, if the Honored Counsell please to establish him in said office, a man whom we judge in good measure qualified and fitted for such place; and the said company being so fully satisfied with the said nomination, wee think wee need not say further in way of commendation, but do humbly pre

* This Lieutenant Thomas Gage was probably a grandson of John Gage, who was one of the first settlers of Ipswich, in 1633, and the great-great-grandfather of the compiler of these sheets.