TUCKER, Josiah

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Nothing is known about the date or place of his birth. He first appears to have settled in Gouldsboro,Maine sometime before 1760. He subsequently lived in Steuben and then Cherryfield. In Cherryfield he lived in a house on the East side of the Narraguagus River and was very active in the then Plantation #11 affairs. For a time he operated a sawmill on the Narraguagus River. He had a settler's right in Plantation # 11 and subsequently purchased and sold sizeable pieces of land. A land record of 1792 refers to him as the moderator of a Town Meeting held in his house and town records refer to a school being held in one room of his house. He served twice in the American Revolution, first in 1775 for four months for defense of the seacoast and again in 1779 for one month,marching to Majorbagaduce (Castine) and the Battle of Penobscot. He did not leave a will, and his last deed of record was dated at Cherryfield in 1796. The surname of his wife, Susanna, is not known but Perley Leighton believes it to be Leighton. It is the opinion of one descendant, Allen L. Sproul, that Josiah and his wife moved to Lubec where they both died.

Josiah married LEIGHTON, Susanna about 1758 in Columbia, ME. Susanna (daughter of LEIGHTON, Thomas and CHESLEY, Susannah) was born on 6 Dec 1742 in Dover, NH; died in 1794 in Cherryfield, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. TUCKER, Mary was born in 1782 in Cherryfield, ME; died in 1845 in ME.
2. TUCKER, Susan was born in 1776 in ME; died in 1810 in ME.
3. TUCKER, Betsey was born on 8 Jan 1796 in Cherryfield, ME; died on 5 Sep 1885 in Cherryfield, ME; was buried in Cherryfield, ME.
4. TUCKER, Samuel was born in 1758 in Columbia, ME; died after 1840.
5. TUCKER, Robert was born in 1760 in ME; died in 1841 in ME; was buried in Cherryfield, ME.
6. TUCKER, John was born in 1766 in ME; died in 1840 in ME.
7. TUCKER, Dorcas was born in 1768 in Cherryfield, ME; died on 23 Nov 1826 in ME.
8. TUCKER, Josiah Jr. was born in 1769 in Cherryfield, ME; died in Sep 1850.
9. TUCKER, Theodore was born in 1772 in Cherryfield, ME; died after 1867 in Trescott, ME.
10. TUCKER, William was born on 3 Jun 1774 in Cherryfield, ME; died on 28 Jul 1822 in Cherryfield, ME.

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He was an apprentice to William Diamond, a cooper. His step-father Hugh Allard detained Nicholas for his own services, and Mr. Diamond brought Allard to court over it.

In 1686 Nicholas bought 40 acres along Spruce Creek.

He was wounded in 1703 during the Casco massacre, where his mother and sister were killed.

From 1707 to 1714 he was a culler of fish and pipe staves.

His will of 1717 names his wife Jane, 3 children and 1 grandson.

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He was wounded in the Casco massacre, where his mother and sister were killed.

Nicholas married ENDLE, Jane on 6 Jan 1690 in Kittery, ME. Jane was born in CA 1655; died on 4 Dec 1719 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He is listed in the Genealogical Dictionary for Maine & NH a s "fisherman, Isle of Shoals".

He may have been a less than savory character as he was sued in 1665 for slander by a Thomas Westcott; fined as a "common swearer and drunkard ." (1st conviction); and, with wife, Grace, fined for "railing speeches against neighbors".

William married FREYER, Grace in 1648. Grace was born in 1627 in Isle of Shoals, ME; died in 1674 in Isle of Shoals, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Arrival: 1630, NH

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"Richard Tucker, "gentleman", came very early to the coast of Maine and New Hampshire; probably lived near Saco. He bought, about 1630, Richard Bradshaw's patent to lands at Spurwink, in Maine; in partnership with George Cleve had a patent for Gorges Jan. 27, 1627, of land in that vicinity; another deed from Alex Rigby, May 23, 1643."

He resided in Portsmouth, NH where he died in 1679 at the age of 85. Through his landed properties, however, he retained an interest in the development of Maine. He was one of the Selectmen of Portsmouth; a Commissioner of the General Court; and while at Casco was one of the Grand Jury. In 1665 he stood strongly for the jurisdiction of MA for the control of Maine and against the Royal Commissioners.

Margaret survived him for several years. She may have been a passenger on the ship "Abigail" which left London 1 Jul 1635. If so, she was born abt. 1612.

A monument in Portland erected by Payson Tucker commemorates the landing of George Cleeves and Richard Tucker. It was unveiled 4 Jul 1883 with Masonic Honors. It is located on the eastern promenade near the spot where they landed. Their landing was on the beach now covered by the "make land" of the Grand Trunk Railway, at a point a little east of the foot of Hancock Street where a small brook made its way into the bay.

Richardus married RAYNELL\REYNOLD, Margaret. Margaret was born in CA 1595; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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It is not known what her surname actually was.