Nathaniel STAPLES^[1]

1727 - 1800  (73 years)

• Name	Nathaniel STAPLES
  Born	3 May 1727	Kittery, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	25 Jun 1727
  Military Event	American Revolution - MA: Pvt  [2]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	4 Nov 1800	Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine
  Person ID	I3034	Main
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Capt Peter STAPLES,   b. 20 Aug 1699, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1768, Berwick, York, Maine  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Joanna KING,   b. 12 Oct 1699, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Bef Aug 1741, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age < 41 years)
  Married	31 May 1721	Kittery, York, Maine
  Family ID	F1039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margery FROST,   b. 5 Jun 1727, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1 Apr 1775, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 47 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1747	Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Children	1. Abigail STAPLES,   b. 3 Jan 1754, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine ,   d. 8 Jan 1841, Eliot, York, Maine  (Age 87 years) + 2. Nathaniel STAPLES,   b. 16 Aug 1753, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Sep 1827, Maine  (Age 74 years) + 3. Peter STAPLES,   b. 19 Feb 1751, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 21 Dec 1846, S Casco, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F1040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 May 1727 - Kittery, York, Maine Married - 29 Jun 1747 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Died - 4 Nov 1800 - Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Lived at the Staples Farm. —— "Mass. Revolutionary War Soldiers & Sailors, Vol14, p848, lists Staples, Nathaniel, Private, Capt Joseph Pride's co., in a detachment of Cumberland Co. Militia commanded by Nathaniel Jordan, esq.; joined Oct 1, 1779; discharged Oct 23, 1779; service at the Eastward.. —— A copy of a divorce decree signed by Nathaniel as one of the selectmen, “Cape Elizabeth, Past to Present” by the Historical Preservation Society, p 9, shows he signed his surname as Staple. The birth records held in the old ledger at the South Portland Municipal Building lists his family as Staples.  —— After Margery died, he moved to Cape Elizabeth in 1755.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Plymouth County to 1850, Early Vital Records of, (Search & ReSearch Corp, 2002). [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution.