General Notes

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In 1782 he joined the army and was discharged in 1783.  He is credit
ed wi th the following Revolutionary service.  Small, Jeremiah, Narraguagu
s. Pri vate, Capt. Francis Shaw, JR.'s Company ; enlisted Sept 09, 1775 se
rvi ce 4 months and 1 day ; company stationed at Gouldsborough, No. 4, Nar
ragu agus, and Pleasant River, for defence of seacoast.   Small , jeremia
h. Pri vate, Capt. Ebenezer Smith's 7th Company, 8th Mass. Regt. command
ed by Co l. Michael Jackson; muster roll for April 1783; balance of te
rm of enlistm ent unexpired, 27 months 12 days.  His statement, Francis Sm
all came fr om England settled ... in ... and had 5 sons and daughters vi
s. Isaac , Da niel, John, Edward and Benjamin.  John lived at Cape Elizabe
th but subseeq uently moved to Narraguagus now called Stuben. He had ten c
hildren 8 so ns and 2 daughters.  Lydia waho first married Samuel Horn, af
ter his decea se, Solomon Sawyer, she lived on the Island of Jabeag in Cas
co Bay where s he died at the age of 97. John lived at Narraguagusand Hann
ah and Daniel d ied young. Nect Daniel was taken by the Indians with wh
om he lived 4 yea rs and subsequently settled in Wales, Maine.  Isaac liv
ed at Cape Elizabe th was killed at sea by being struck on the head by t
he for-sheet blo ck of sloop 99 tons William & George while going to Phila
delphia.  Timot hy lived at Limington subsequently moved to Cape Elizabe
th where he die d. Jacob also lived at Liington but moved to C. Elizabet
h. Reuben, Do. Jer emiah was 21 years younger than Lydia but lived in Wint
ham where in 17 82 he joined the Army, was discharged in 1783, subseequent
ly mov ed on to an adjoining lot of land given him by his wife's father Pe
ter Woo dbury of C. Elizabeth whter he has ever since lived. This above di
ctat ed by Jeremiah Small August 18,1745 being in his 96th year.