Re: Nelly Wyer of Vassalboro, Me 1788
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Nelly Wyer of Vassalboro, Me 1788
Alan Burgess 6/27/04
Hi Allen,
It's still a puzzle to me too but if you find any further information, please let me know.
Mel
"Journals of Rev. Thomas Smith and Rev Samuel Dean"
He is mentioned on page 20 in a footnote after this mention:"N.B. It is necessary to insist upon an heirship to Pelatiah, by means of which, we inherit likewise a sixth, i.e. as old Goege's children were George Jr, Pelatiah and Hepzibah; and Pelatiah died without being married, his third falls among the heirs of his brothers and sisters."Footnote: Samuel
Livermore of Portsmouth, afterwards Chief Justice in New Hampshire, argued the case for Mr. Smith, and received for his fee 6134 pounds, lawful money, the receipt for which is in my possession.Daniel Farnham, of Newbury, was also in the defense. John Chipman, of Marblehead, David Sewall, of York, and David Wyer of Falmouth, were for the Plaintiffs.
Page 202, Feb. 6 " Wier married." (David Wyer, an attorney at law here; he married Miss Russell, of Boston, a niece of Thomas Russell, in October.He was born in Charlestown, Mass, 1740, graduated H.C. 1758, studied law with James Otis of Boston, and pursued his profession in this town with
considerable ability and success until his death in February 1776, at the early age of 35.He left one son and a daughter who married Capt. Samuel Waite, of this place.)
Page 217, March 10, 1770: in reference to the note "Mr. Lyde, our new collector came to town yesterday"a footnote: " George Lyde, was appointed successor to Francis Waldo.He continued in the office until the Revolution, when, joining the royal party, he left the country and was proscribed in
1778.He came here from Boston.The Custom house was kept in a dwelling house on the corner of King and Middle streets, and was burnt in the conflagration of 1775.The fees of the office were about 150 pounds a year.
Thomas Oxnard was Mr. Lyde's Deputy; Thomas Child, Weigher and Guager; David Wyer, Senior, Tide Surveyor, and Arthur Savage, Comptroller.They all abandoned the country except Child, who continued in charge of the Collection district until his death in 1787."
Page 233:March 24, 1776: "The peri-pneumonic disorder, of which my son died, had ever since prevailed in Falmouth, and is very mortal.Westerman, T. Warmigum, and Dawset, have died on our Neck; Maj. Berry, Capt. Haskell, Bayley and Sawyer, at Back Cove; Mr. Wyer, Mrs. Riggs, Ficket and Trickey, at Stroudwater; Dunnam and Pearson, at Presumscot; Capt. Bucknam and Wife, Underwood and Austin, and others at New Casco.We hear that old McLellan
lately died, also Zachariah Sawyer and a son of Capt. Gooding and Mr. Merrill."Footnote:Mr. Wyer was David the lawyer, aged 35.
Page 210: November 28 1766:"Col. Powell and the justices are together all this week, taking evidence about Mr. Hope's will."Footnote:James Hope came here from Stoke Damerell in the County of Devon, where he was residing in 1762.He left his family there consisting of his wife and one daughter,
Oct. 16, 1765, he made his will in Falmouth in which he gave all his property to a young man named Jona. Craft, who had been his clerk about a month.His wife is not mentioned in the will, and his daughter only to receive have of the women's apparel in the house, and his housekeeper the other half; David Wyer probably drew the will as he was a witness.The will was approved by the Judge of Probate April 1766.But in September following, his widow appealed to the Governor and Council, then the Supreme Court of Probate, for the reason among others that he was of unsound mind.The decree of the Judge of Probate was reversed and the will declared void."