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- Seth Webb, the son of the subject of the preceding notice, settled upon what is now known as "Babbidge Neck," on the lot of land afterward the property of Mr. Joseph Whitmore, who, when a boy, resided and came here with him. His wife was Miss Hannah Winship, of Windham, a daughter of the man of that name mentioned in Williamson's History of Maine, who was, when away from his house, scalped by the Indians, and recovered. He was at the time in company with a man of the name of Brown, who was killed by them, but Mr. Winship escaped death in consequence of the savages' becoming alarmed and fleeing, not stopping to strike him upon the head with a hatchet, as often was their practice, fracturing the skull. After the scalping he remained for some time insensible, and upon becoming conscious found himself unable to return home. As it happened, he was lying down by the edge of a bog upon which cranberries grew plentifully. It was the time of the year when they were ripe, and, as there happened to be no rain while he remained, he was able to creep upon his hands and knees to procure them to appease his hunger and thirst, and at the end of two weeks returned to his home, much to the surprise of his family, who had given him up for dead; and las the weather proved moderate, he was enabled to recover. A physician in the neighborhood informed him that cranberries were beneficial to the blood and caused his wound to heal. He lived for many years, and afterward married the widow of the Mr. Brown who was with him.
After Mr. Webb resided upon the first land taken up by him, he gave up his claim to Mr. Whitmore and took up a lot near what is now known as Webb's Cove; he also, a part of the time, resided upon Kimball's Island, now in the town of Isle au Haut, and he was there during the war of the Revolution. When he left Windham he owned considerable property, but having a fondness for hunting, he came East and was considerable of his time engaged in that pursuit with the Indians, with whom he was on good terms, and frequently those with whom he was engaged when about here made his house their home. Among others who did so was a noted man among them, a chief who was named Orono, said to be a natural son of one of the sons of Baron De Castine. Orono lived to a very great age, and was said to be one hundred and ten years old at the time of his death. I have often heard his last surviving daughter speak of his being at her father's house frequently. Mr. Webb often hunted upon Union River and its tributaries, and in all probability, the pond near it, now known as Webb's Pond, and the brook leading out of it were named for him. The year before his death he discovered a lead-mine on the banks of that river at a time when the water was low, and he traced it across it, and I have understood that it was not far from its mouth. He brought home a piece weighing several pounds, and at the time of taking it he marked the place with his hatchet so as to enable him to find it on his next visit. He sent a part of it to Boston and it was pronounced a good specimen of lead ore, in which was some silver, and it was probably a continuation of one of the veins of that metal lately discovered in the towns east of the city of Ellsworth. His daughter, before referred to, informed me that the family had it for several years, and the piece of ore was as large as a man's two fists. His death took place in 1785, and was caused by accidental shooting; at the time he was on Kimball's Island and his family on this island, and either in launching his canoe, or in drawing her ashore if she was afloat, his loaded gun was discharged as it lay in the bow of the canoe, killing him instantly: his body being found upon the shore. At the time of his death he was fifty-three years of age. His wife survived him till 1815, and she lies buried in what is known as the "old burying-ground," not far from the Town House, and hers is the only gravestone in the yard as now enclosed. Their children were Mr. Samuel Webb, who died in 1837, much respected, at the age of sixty-five years, and William, who died more than fifty years ago. One of the daughters was the wife of Mr. James Saunders; another the wife of Mr. Francis Kimball, who removed to Waterville, where his descendants still reside. Another was the wife of Mr. Joshua Emerson; another, the last survivor, was the wife of Mr. John Eaton. She died in 1860, and another removed to Portland, remaining unmarried, and another was the wife of Mr. Daniel Moore, of Castine. The wife of Mr. Samuel Webb was Miss Hannah Eaton, and they were the parents of the late Jonathan E. Webb, Esq., the present Mr. William Webb, and Mr. James L. Webb. Mr. Samuel Webb represented this town in the Legislature in 1831, and he resided upon the land taken up by his father near Webb's Cove. After the death of Mr. Seth Webb, his widow attempted to procure a title to Kimball's Island, but the agent to whom she entrusted her business did not procure it for her, but did so for himself, as has been stated by the family.
An Early Sketch Of The Town Of Deer Island Maine: With Notice Of Its Settlers & Early Inhabitants [2]
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