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Facts and Events
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Sabin Family of North America says:
- According to Peter Crowell of Argyle, the only documents which exist today that furnish proof of Jeremiah Sabin's brief stay in Argyle comes from references to deeds. In Deed Book 2 [pg 86] found in Queens County Registry of Deeds at Liverpool, NS one finds that on 13 Sep 1774, George Coffin, at that time of Nantucket, sold to Jonathan Crowell of Argyle land and meadow "purchased of Jeremiah Sabins." This document is most interesting in that it establishes the fact that Jeremiah Sabin lived at least briefly in that part of Argyle known as Argyle Head. No land grants were made in Argyle until 1771 therefore Jeremiah Sabin could not have had true legal title to the land he sold to George Coffin. What he probably sold to Mr Coffin was a log cabin. In 1771 George Coffin received a grant to this land. As late as 1793 [See Yarmouth Co Deed Book B, pg 162] a creek running thru this land was referred to as "Seabine's Creek," now Crowell's Creek. In the summer of 1765, Jeremiah sailed up the coast to the head of St Mary's Bay (from Argyle, Yarmouth Co, where he arrived in 1762), building a shanty there. In 1766, he crossed the Sissiboo River and settled on Lot 17, Division R. He also cleared land on part of Lot 18. The land he had settled on had already been granted to others on 21 Nov 1765. He finally settled on granted Lot 80 at Dunbar Lake. He built a house and a fish house on Lot 17 of 100 acres which he later sold to his son-in-law , Nathan Savary Jr. In 1801 Jeremiah accompanied his son Jeremiah to Port Lorne. Jeremiah is considered one of the six founders of Weymouth. Port Lorne, where he died is often referred to as Wilmot Mountain. The Hatfield Grant of Digby Twp dated 29 Jan 1801 shows Evan Powell, Jeremiah Sabean, Abraham Brooks, David Grant, David Shook, John Grant, the heirs of Sarah Grant and Benjamin & Willoughby Sabean. The three Sabeans obviously refer to the sons of this Jeremiah. Cecil Nichols said: Three white families to Weymouth in 1765, to Doucet's Point then in 1766 to 'Sabean Town' across the Sissaboo River. Said she saw old buildings there in 1969 at Weymouth Point. She said, Jeremiah, at age 46, brought half of his family to NS, changing the surname spelling at that time.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gordon Alan Morris <gamorris@hawaii.rr.com>. Sabin Family of North America.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Records of the First Church of Berwick, Maine, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
82:205.
'1730 [sic] Sept. 3 ... Jeremiah, Simon & Essther children of Jer. & Mary Sebins'
The transcription "1730 [sic]" implies that the year is suspect. On the previous and following pages, the year is given as 1736, so it is assumed that this should also be 1736.
- ↑ Birth year estimated based on baptism date as probably the eldest of 3 children baptized at the same time.
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