Hancock County ME Archives History - Books .....Deer Isle And Settlers 1894 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carol Eddleman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008492 April 20, 2026, 3:27 pm Book Title: The Maine Historical Magazine, Vol. 8, 1894 John Staples, from Castine, settled on lot next to Thomas Thompson. He was impressed on board a British man-of-war in the Revolutionary War and was never heard from. Widow Mercy had his lot. Many descendants. (The first settlements were along Eggemoggin Reach.) Additional Comments: Source: The Maine Historical Magazine, Vol. 8, 1894, p. 13: Deer Isles and Settlers. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/hancock/history/1894/mainehis/deerisle472gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mefiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb