1761, Ebenezer Ayer, York, Maine, sale of land on the Saco River, signed

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This is a wonderful, original document, dated 1761, where Ebenezer Ayer of Biddeford, Maine has sold to Thomas Young a plot of land on the Saco River....signed on back by Ebenezer Ayer, Francis Tucker, John Armstrong, Jeremiah Hill and Daniel Moulton. Document is 8x12, folds, toned, minor splits, in overall good condition.Jeremiah Hill,(Sr) born Jan, 22, 1724; married Mary Smith, August 11, 1746. He held a commission of justice of the peace, and was several years representative of the town of Saco in the General Court. He was one of the three persons who built the mills in 1761 on Little River.His first wife died August 19, 1767. He then married Mary (Langdon) Storer of Wells (previous husband was John Storer), sister of Governor John Langdon of NH. After Jeremiah's death in 1779, his wife Mary (Langdon,Storer,Hill) marries James McCobb.Mr. Hill, in 1761 was appointed a justice of the peace for the County of York, by Governor Berhard; in this office he continued until the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, his commission as a justice was then renewed by the Provincial Congress, Oct. 1775. He died the 12th of August, 1779.Please view the other historical and Civil War related documents I'll be listing this week.SEE SCAN.I now accept PAYPAL but PREFER other forms of traditional paper payment. Buyer pays shipping(usually FREE within read more