Yarmouth, Cumberland Co, Maine History Vol 2 page 218 218 SPRAGUE'S JOURNAL OF MAINE HISTORY Yarmouth history is of peculiar interest. There is a small stream here called Royall or Westecustego river, about 15 miles long. It has a good harbor at its mouth, where the ancient settlements were commenced. On Sept. 22nd, 1680, the township of North Yarmouth was established. It took its name probably from Yarmouth, Eng- land. Its boundaries then embraced Freeport, Pownal and Cum- berland. This was the eighth town established. William Royall came over in 1630 and purchased this region of Gorges in 1643. In 1658 he settled con the east side of the river, and erected a fort; but in the year 1676 the Indians laid everything waste. In 1680 the settlement was revived. In June 1681, Pres. Danforth and his council met in general assemply. Four years after, there were twelve representatives. Among other judicious laws which were enacted, -one imposed a fine Of 20 shillings for every pint of intoxi- cating drink anyone should sell to the Indians. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.