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From: "Bryan L. Court" <>
Subject: Re: [LEWIS-L] Who Owned Maine?
Date: Mon, 05 Jul 1999 13:16:11 -0700


It never happened! If it did, you should write about it and be famous.

"Billie R. Lewis" wrote:
>
> Bryan, I think you need to read a little more carefully. I said they
> were "British residents" which means they were still residents of the
> British Isles but had trading posts along the coast of Maine. I never
> said they were "Maine residents."
>
> I think you need to write to the Maine libraries or study your New
> England history a bit more. Even though Maine was not chartered until
> 1639 by King Charles I, as the "Countie of Mayne" ( the original
> constitution was written in 1819), entrepreneurs (fisherman and
> traders) had set up trading posts along the coast of today's Maine
> before the Pilgrims came on the "Mayflower." I presume you do know
> that date.
>
> " WHEN THE PILGRIMS ARRIVED THEY REPORTED A THRIVING FISHING AND
> TRADING POST AT PENNAQUID." (ref: Vol 13, AMERICAN PEOPLES
> ENCYCLOPEDIA. Also see Bradford's PLIMOUTH PLANTATION). I presume you
> know "Pennaquid" is in New England. "The New England coast had been
> familliar territory to English fishermen and fur traders long before
> the 'Mayflower.'" (ref: Time-Life NEW ENGLAND; p. 56)
>
> Records in England, which I have seen personally, document that there
> were trading posts along the coast of Maine. How do you think Squanto
> learned English and was back in the New World not once but twice
> before he was there to greet the Pilgrims? He had been kidnapped from
> today's Plymouth, Mass
>
> It is believe that the Cabots, John and his three sons, were on the
> Maine Coast in the 1400's and Weymouth was definitely there in 1609
> as were others if you are interested enough to read history.
>
> I don't intend to waste my time to teaching you, but for the benefit
> of others who will read your snide message, I would like to say that
> you shouldn't show your ignorance while trying to be a "know it all."
> You either had a poor history teacher or forgot what you knew. On the
> other hand, even if you have forgotten what you learned in school one
> would think you would know how to look up something before spouting
> off, possibly while trying to appear cute. Again "British
> Residents" means just that! Not Maine residents." Even one hundred
> years prior to 1620 seems to be a "long" time to me.
>
> Please don't respond to this because I don't want my mail cluttered.
> The one thing I have always liked about genealogy was the aura which
> seemed to be around the nice people searching family history, but
> somehow that light is dimming rapidly.
>
> Billie Redding Lewis
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan L. Court <>
> To: <>
> Date: Monday, July 05, 1999 12:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [LEWIS-L] Who Owned Maine?
>
> >I had thought I heard everything. There were NO British residents in
> >Maine before 1620 when the Pilgrims came. Where in the world is your
> >source for this. Who were the British residents long BEFORE 1620???
> >=========================================
> >
> >"Billie R. Lewis" wrote:
> >>
> >> Maine was a fishing village occupied by British residents long
> before
> >> the Mayflower Pilgrims came. Various encyclopedia volumes give much
> >> history on the colony of Maine and its wars and occupants. My
> Redding
> >> family who married into the Lewis family lived in Maine on the
> Redding
> >> Islands but the Lewis family, including the Redding daughter and
> some
> >> of her brothers were killed in the 1600's during the Indian Wars.
> BRL
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kathleen T. Choi <>
> >> To: <>
> >> Date: Sunday, July 04, 1999 7:51 PM
> >> Subject: [LEWIS-L] Who Owned Maine?
> >>
> >> >I suspect Maine was acquired through right of conquest, that it
> >> >previously belonged to the British, who acquired it through Indian
> >> >treaties and the French and Indian War. However, I'm just
> guessing.
> >> >When you go to the Bureau of Land Management site, the original
> >> >individual deeds include a line with the date on which the
> government
> >> >acquired the land. That would give you a clue, I would think.
> >> >
> >> >I suspect we got it thanks to the Revolution. I think this
> because
> >> so
> >> >many of my relatives moved up there after the war. The land was
> >> free,
> >> >of course, to veterans, which would make it attractive, especially
> to
> >> >younger sons. However, the government gave away or sold extremely
> >> cheap
> >> >land it wanted settled on other occasions. Those of my family who
> >> lived
> >> >in Maine prior to the Revolution lived in the coastal towns. The
> >> >veterans all moved inland.
> >> >
> >> >Kathleen
> >> >
> >> >
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