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Persoonlijke gegevens Humphrey Scammon 

• Hij is geboren in het jaar 1640 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
• Hij is overleden op 1 januari 1727 in Saco, York, Maine, USA, hij was toen 87 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Richard Scammon en Elizabeth Tailor

Gezin van Humphrey Scammon

Kind(eren):

1. Samuel Scammon  1689-1752 

Notities over Humphrey Scammon

HUMPHREY SCAMMON, son of Richard Scammon, the Emigrant, was the 1st of the family born in America He was b in Portsmouth, N.H., in 1640 He lived in Kittery, Maine until 1679, when he moved to Saco, Maine & purchased the estate of Henry Waddock, which consisted of abt 200 acres of land along the East bank of the Saco River, abt one-half mile from the river's mouth Humphrey's home was located near the ferry, which he operated as well as a tavern for the entertainment of travelers In 1697, Indians attacked the settlement at Saco & with others, took Humphrey & his family captive They were taken to Canada & spent abt one year in captivity When peace was restored, Humphrey & his family returned to Saco & found that the only item to survive the Indian raid a year earlier, was a beer mug, which was found outside their ruined home This mug has been preserved as a memorial to the hardships & sufferings endured by our forefathers The mug is of brown earthenware with alternate striping of violet & blue & bears a medallion of King William stamped on the front The name of Humphrey's wife is unknown He died, in Saco, Maine, Jan 1, 1727 In his will, he stipulated that "one-half acre of land at the ferry place be reserved forever as a burying place for my relations." The exact site of Humphrey's final resting place cannot be found, but the slate markers on the graves of his two sons are visible today .

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