Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Josiah "Trumpeter 'Siah" LIBBY | ||||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Josiah, b. 1715, 'Trumpeter' in the F.&I. wars, settled on Oak Hill, later the Thornton place, d. 2 Feb. 1751. Wid. Anna (Small, m. 23 Mar. 1737) m. 2d 10 Jan. 1755 Nathaniel Milliken and d. 12 Jan. 1784. 6 ch. [ref 22] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JOSIAH LIBBY, born in Portsmouth, N. H., 1715; married, 23 Mar. 1737, ANNA SMALL. He was but a boy when his father carried him to Scarborough. He grew up on the original Libby homestead, and then settled on Oak Hill. His house stood in what is now the southeast corner of the cross roads, and his farm extended to the south. He was a trumpeter in the French wars, and was known as Trumpeter 'Siah. He died at the age of thirty-five, 2 Feb. 1751, leaving a good property. His widow married, 10 Jan. 1755, Nathaniel Milliken, by whom she also had children, and died 12 Jan. 1784. The following narrative, of her telling, is remembered still. It was during an Indian trouble, when, in their exposed position on Oak Hill, it was not safe to pass the night in their own home, and they were accustomed every day, at nightfall, to seek the protection of the garrison. One day her husband, the trumpeter, was away from home. He was expected back, but did not return at the appointed time. Darkness came on, the calls of the Indians were heard in the surrounding woods, but the husband did not appear. Nothing had been seen of the Indians for a few days previous, and he had allowed himself to be delayed, little knowing the danger his family was in. The wife and mother, not daring to have a light, sat trembling with her children in the darkness. At last her husband approached his home, and he too heard the calls of the Indians. Stealthily he made his way to his house, and in whispers prepared for their departure. With the cries of the Indians on all sides of them, they crept through the Flaggy Meadow, and by their good fortune, reached the garrison in safety. The next day they found their house pillaged. In such dangers, the days of this generation were passed. Children 1739-51: Lucy, Jane, Joel, Josiah, Phineas, Anna. [ref 25:57] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||||
| Notes for Anna SMALL | ||||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Anna, b. 10 Sept. 172??; m. ??osiah Libby, 1-1-6. [ref 25:32] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANNA b. 10 Sept. 1720; m. Josiah Libby 23 March 1733, (2) Nathaniel Milliken. [ref 33:734] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 Sep 1728 baptism - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||||
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