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Title: The life of Sir William Pepperrell, bart., the only native of New England who was created a baronet during our connection with the mother country.
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Parsons, Usher, 1788-1868
Subjects: Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company London, S. Low, son and company
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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s grandson, Sir William,and was allowed in the confiscation act to be takenaway from the dwelling of the deceased at KitteryPoint. Colonel Moulton of York, with six soldiers,guarded its conveyance to Boston, whence it wasshipped to England. Two or three pieces were pre-sented to individuals and are still preserved, one ofthem is owned by Mrs. Freeman of Illinois, and an-other by Mrs. Jarvis of Maine. The sword he wore atLouisburg is in my possession. Another sword, richlymounted with gold and jewels, given him by Sir PeterWarren, is in possession of Dr. Jarvis of Claremont, legislature, colonel of a regiment, and one of the founders of theMassachusetts General Hospital. He died January 10, 1821. Hisson Richard was many years a member of congress, and a daughtermarried Hon. Thomas G. Thornton, United States Marshal forMaine from 1803 to 1824. Their grandson, J. Wingate Thornton,Esquire, a highly respected attorney in Boston, has furnished mewith some valuable materials for this Memoir.
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CONCLUDING CHAPTER. 329 New Hampshire. It was presented by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Dr. Charles Jarvis of Boston, to Dr.Leonard Jarvis of Claremont, New Hampshire, whoseson, Dr. S. G. Jarvis, is now the owner. A gold snuff-box, said to have been given him by the Prince of Wales,afterwards George the III., is owned by George A. Ward,Esquire, of New York, who prepared for the press theJournal of Curwen his ancestor, which is so muchadmired by every reader. After the death of Sir William, Lady Pepperrellcaused a neat house, in modern style, to be erected nearthat of her daughter, and the village church, both ofwhich still remain. Here she died, on the 25th of No-vember, 1789, after being a widow thirty years. Theold mansion she left, built by the first Colonel Pepper-rell, and enlarged by his son, is plain in its architectureand contained a great many rooms before it was cur-tailed ten feet from each end ; it was well adapted tothe extensive domains and hospitalities of its forme*owners.

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