| 8. | John Libby was born in 1602 in Broadstairs, , Kent, England (son of Richard Libby and Sarah Rodgers); died on 6 Feb 1682 in Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- Appraiser of the estate of Andrew Heffers: Maine, , , United States; Appraiser of the estate of Andrew Heffers
- House Burned: Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States; House Burned
- Military Petition: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Military Petition
- Obtained from Henry Jocelyn: Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States; Obtained from Henry Jocelyn
- Sent for wife from England: Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States; Sent for wife from England
- Type of life: Richmond's Island, , Maine, United States; Type of life
- Immigration: 1630, Richmond's Island, , Maine, United States
- Occupation: Between 1635 and 1639, Richmond's Island, , Maine, United States; Worked fisheries for Robert Trelawny
- Occupation: 1664, Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States; Constable
- Occupation: 1669, Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States; Town Selectman
- Will: 9 Feb 1682, Scarboro, Cumberland County, Maine, United States
Notes:
An item wrotten in 1677 stated john Libby came to America 4 7 years ago, which would make it 1630. But it would be mor e like 1635 because an item showing his wages when worked 1 635-1639. another reason is that his oldes son was born i n 1636 in England, as John's first wife didn't come to Amer ica until about 1640.
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Type of life:
"That in point of morality he took a stand far above his class, ios very evident from a comparison between his accounts while on Richmond's Island and those of his fellow fisherman. Whereas most of them spent their entire wages for spirits and tobacco, he used no tobacco and very little intoxicating drink of any sort; while nearly all of what he did use was wine. He seems to have practiced that quiet, correct, peaceful mode of life which was always characterized his descendants."
Sent for wife from England:
Sent for wife to join him, uncertain which wife.
Obtained from Henry Jocelyn:
"a certain tract of land bounded as followeth, vise. the Marsh to begine at the next cricke to Eastward of the sayd Libby's coman landing place, and from thence to his dwelling house, according as his fence goeth, & was formerly bounded by mee, [Jocelyn], from thence Westward & North Westward to a tree marked by me fomrerly & from thenceto goe over upon a viswall lyne upon the dwelling house of Mr. Hene: Wattsat Blen poynt, [across the mouth of nonesuch River,] So far as the flatts. Also the Marsh halfe of that Necke his dwelling house stands upon, according to the bounds formerly by mee layd out & further all the Marsh to Eastward of the Bridg [over Libby River] on that side of the cricke to the Upland so far as the Mayn Cricke called the pine Cricke & over against Godfry Shelldens house & soe far up the sayd Cricke until it comes close up to the uplan & also fivety acres of upland adjoining the sayd Marsh & to go into the land according to the marked trees formerly laid out unto him, one hundred a
"Yielding & paying unto the sayd Henery Jocelyn his heyres & Assignes for every fivety acers of Upland & Meddow annually three days worke forever, that is to say two days worke in harvest, or foode tyme & one day in cutting of wood, against the feast of Christ tyde, if it bee lawfully demanded."
Listed as one of the town's "principle planters"
House Burned:
"The burning of John Libby's house was recorded in the diary of Capt. Joshua Scottow, who had charge of the Boston Soldiers, as follows: "Sept. 7th, 1675. Being Lord's day....the enemy....before of their designs early in the morning burnt those houses and barnes our Capne saved the day before - they burnt also 8 or 9 deserted houses belonging to Libby and children." (Philip's War)
Military Petition:
"Petitioned the Governor and council there assembled, that his sons Henry and Anthony, on whom he stated he was dependent for support, might be discharged from the Black Point garrison. The petition was granted the same day." (Philip's War)
Immigration:
"In July 1677, he stated that, "the food and pieous report that was spread abroad, into our Native Land of this county, caused your Petitioner to come for this Land 47 yeares agoe, where he hath ever since continued." According to this, the year of his immigration was 1630; but :47 yeares" was probably a slight exaggeration. The "good and pieous report" was soubtless set afloat by Trelawny in his efforts to obtain men to carry on his fisheries, and there can be little doubt that John Libby was sent over by him."
Will:
"unto my Children five Shillings apeece, to every one of them & to my two younger sonns namely Matthew & Daniell, fivety Shillings out of Estate when they come to age"
"my wife shall have it all to her disposeing to mantayn the children."
5 May 1683 WIlliam Burrine and Andrew Brown made oath before Capt. Scottow to the truth of the following inventory:
Impr To 4 Cows at 12 00 00
Two Heffers at 04 00 00
4 steares at 12 00 00
5 yearelings at 08 00 00
1 calfe at tenn shillg 00 10 00
2 sheeps at 00 16 00
11 swine at 40 02 00 00
1 horse at 20 shillg 01 00 00
Household goods 08 00 00
House & lands 70 00 00
TOTALS £118 06 00
John married Libby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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