Captain Nicholas Shapleigh

Notes:

Nicholas, of was son of Alexander, who settled in Kittery,Maine and
returned to old England about 1644. Nicholas was a merchant and
Captain of the ship "George", which sailed from Bristol,England Sept
28, and arrived at Boston 07 Nov 1635. On 2 April 1641, Nicholas
bought from James Treworgy, for 1500L, all his lands, house, fish,
fishing coast,,etc., in New England. He resided some time at
Strawberry Bank and elsewhere in the Piscataqua region, where his
father, was early an agent of Sir Ferdinando Gorges(founder of of
Colony of Maine). Nicholas sold Strawberry Bank property and bought a
house and land in Boston 22 March 1645. He removed to Charlestown and
bought lands ther 8 August 1648. In his will of 21 Jan 1662, he gave
his wife "the house in which Mr. Roswell lives", "which was, of
course, one of the best in that town." He was town clerk of
Charlestown in 1662 and died while in office. His eldest son
Nicholas Jr. was a Major, but was dismissed from that office in July
1669 by the County Court, for being a Quaker. His nearer neighbors
continued to trust his goodness and elected him Representive to the
General Court in 1696.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married John Fosdick in 1648 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. John (son of Stephen Fosdick and Sarah Wetherell) was born in 1626 in England; died on 17 Sep 1716 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1676-1700, New London, New London County, Connecticut; King Philip's War-1676 King William\'s War-1690 1697 - Captain

Notes:

Samuel, of Charlestown, served in the Narragansett War. He was lieut. of the Foot Co. at New London, 1690, and capt. 1697. He was a deputy from New London to the General Court of CT 1694-98, and 1700. He was one of the owners of Plum Island and had thereon a farm under cultivation, well-stocked and productive. His residence in New London was on what was then called Fosdick's Neck.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1676, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; King Philip's War Pvt in Capt Carter\'s Co.

Notes:

John Jr. and his brother Samuel were Privates in Capt. Carter's Co. in King Philip's War in 1676. In 1690, when he was made a freeman, and is known as Sergeant John Fosdick. (Possibly confused with his father)

John married Sarah Reynolds about 1683 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Captain Nathaniel Reynolds and Sarah Dwight) was born on 1 Dec 1659 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jan 1718 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]