Maj Nicholas SHAPLEIGH

Abt 1680 - ?

• Name	Nicholas SHAPLEIGH
  Prefix	Maj
  Born	Abt 1680	Kittery, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Died	?
  Person ID	I33672	Main
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Lt John SHAPLEIGH,   b. Bef 1642, Kingsweare, Brixham, Devonshire, England ,   d. 1706, USA  (Age > 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah WITHERS,   d. Bef Oct 1723
  Married	Aft Apr 1671
  Family ID	F11450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha LANGDON,   b. Bef 1693
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F11407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1680 - Kittery, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Nicholas Shapleigh served his father for seven years after becoming 21 years of age. He resided on the farm which formerly was owned by his great-uncle, at Sandy Hill, in that part of Kittery, now Eliot, Maine. In 1706 he was captured by the Indians who ambushed them and killed his father John. Nicholas was carried to Canada as a captive. He was tortured, had his fingers cruelly amputated, and then seared with hot tobacco pipes. He was later ransomed and returned home. He later served in the Indian Wars. "He was several years a Major in the militia and a justice of the peace in 1733, and held several civil offices. He was one of the six original members of the Congregational Church at Eliot (the upper parish of Kittery), which was organized 22 June 1721. The will of Nicholas Shapleigh dated 17 Jan 1752 and proved 6 Apr 1752, mentions his wife Martha, six sons, and one daughter.