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Note: The Descendants of Samuel (118,24) and Joseph (118,241) of Belgrade, Maine Joseph Linnell (118,241) migrated from Massachusetts to Maine some nine years ahead of his father, Samuel (118,24). There, in Maine, in 1781, Joseph purchased land at Washington Town, paying for it with one hundred twenty hard Spanish Milled dollars. It is possible that Joseph was attracted to this area by his brother-in-law, Joseph Lumbard, the husband of his sister, Phebe, who had preceded him to Washington Town. Joseph’s father, Samuel, purchased land in Washington Town in 1790 from Phillip Snow, one hundred acres for one hundred pounds. By this time Samuel was 59 years ofd and worked out a deal with his grandson, Sturgis, to pasture a cow and calf, sheep and lambs, to sheer the sheep, and provide for him and his wife firewood and a horse for their travel needs. For this, Sturgis along with Samuel’s daughter, molly, and her husband, Jabez Robinson, inherited the farm and dwelling house. Daughters Anne and Temprerance, who had remained in Barnstable and married there, were bequeathed money from debts owed Samuel and certain personal effects as well as an unsold piece of marsh land in Barnstable. In any case, Joseph had purchased 100 acres to which he added another 15 acres in 1797. He continued to farm this large tract until 1804 when he worked through an exchange of property with Miriam Pollard of Madison, Maine. Thereafter Joseph remained a resident of Madison until his death, the exact date of which is unknown. What is known, however, is that his widow, Sarah, was administratrix of the estate in the year 1806. The estate that he bequeathed was modest in value. His son Joseph, Jr. Later exchanged his inheritance plus property he bought from his sister Hannah and her husband Thomas Beck for property in Anson, Maine. Widow Sarah probably died between 1833 and 1840 while residing with Joseph, Jr. And his wife Esther in Anson. (Linnell, Pioneer Settler of Belgrade, Maine, 1638-19981, pub. 1981, pp.14-18. Cited with the kind permission of the authors.) Warren (118,241,5), the fifth child of Joseph bought up the claims of his three other sisters and their husbands, Phebe and Ansel Butler, Sally and Mason Lane, and Annie and Asa Piper. Their siblings, Samuel Jr, Sturgis, Phebe, and Hannah had sold some of their inherited property to Goff Moor. Both Warren and Joseph, Jr. Continued in farming. Their brother, Sturgis (118,241,2), farmed the land he had inherited from his grandfather Samuel. About 1801 the eldest of Joseph’s children, Samuel Jr. Began his move west, settling on Grindtone island in the St. Lawrence River. He is the ancestor of those Linnells in Chapter VIII. This move further extended the children of Joseph from Cape Cod to Maine and then to new York State. Second and third cousins of Samuel (118,24) and Joseph (118,241) already had been established in Gorham and Standish, Maine. The Linnell family were moving. (Wynn, pa. 275-276)
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