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- Lived at family farm in South Casco close to Sebago Lake. From this time on the family surname would be known as STAPLES. 'Old Eliot' Book two, Vol VI, p 39, states Peter 5 (s/o Nathaniel) was among the early settlers of Raymond now Casco, Maine. Peter, Sarah and some of their family are buried in the Manning Cemetery, South Casco, off Capt Dingley Road and the Cape Road, above the brook flowing between Thomas Pond and Lake Sebago; their family graves are located in front of the Dingley family row of graves.
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Peter Staples was one of the first 30 settlers of Raymondtown, 'The Origin and History of Raymondtown' by Ernest Harmon Knight, 2nd printing 1996, p 48 & 49; lists among the 30 settlers, Peter Staples, one Lott, 100 Acres, No. 13, second Range. Raymondtown now consists of Raymond, Casco and part of Naples, Maine. His father-in-law, Capt Joseph Dingley was the first settler of Raymondtown and was Captain of Raymond co., 4th & 5th Cumberland co., during 1776-1779. A History of Casco, Maine, 1976 by The Casco Bicentennial History Committee, p28, carries the following story about Peter Staples - "Partway between the Stone Bridge Farm and Dingley's mills (South Casco) was the home of another early settler. In 1775, Captain Joseph's daughter Sarah married Peter Staples. They built a home about half a mile from her family's home, somewhere in the vicinity of the present (1976) Lake Region Lumber Company. It has already been said that Captain Dingley was much opposed to the marriage of both his children. One story told which, if true, must have caused this friction to flare, involves Captain Dingley's discovery that corn kept disappearing from his corn crib. Not wishing to stay up nights, he set up a bear trap to catch the culprit. One morning he glanced out at his corn crib and who should be caught in the trap but his son-in-law, Peter. Captain Joseph went about his morning chores as usual. Late in the morning, he looked up, as though he had just seen Peter, and casually released him. Apparently the Staples-Dingley marriage was fruitful in spite of parental objections, for the 1851 map shows four dwellings marked with the name Staples in the same vicinity as the original 100 acres of Peter Staples."
This DINGLEY line leads through marriage of the HOLMES and BREWSTER families to Elder William BREWSTER, my 13th generation great-gradfather, who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and was the ruling elder of the Pilgrims until his death in 1644. The lineage from Arthur Batchelder Staples (jr) to Elder William BREWSTER has been approved by the “General Society of Mayflower Descendants” (#69129) and “The Elder William Brewster Society”. Vital Records for generations 5, 6, 7 & 8 are held at the Raymond Maine Town Hall. Also see “Early Families of Raymond, Maine” by Robert L. Taylor; “The Origin and History of Raymondtown” by Ernest Harmon Knight; “The History of Casco Maine” by Melissa Jill Kludge.
- Lived at family farm in South Casco close to Sebago Lake. From this time on the family surname would be known as STAPLES. 'Old Eliot' Book two, Vol VI, p 39, states Peter 5 (s/o Nathaniel) was among the early settlers of Raymond now Casco, Maine. Peter, Sarah and some of their family are buried in the Manning Cemetery, South Casco, off Capt Dingley Road and the Cape Road, above the brook flowing between Thomas Pond and Lake Sebago; their family graves are located in front of the Dingley family row of graves.
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Peter Staples was one of the first 30 settlers of Raymondtown, 'The Origin and History of Raymondtown' by Ernest Harmon Knight, 2nd printing 1996, p 48 & 49; lists among the 30 settlers, Peter Staples, one Lott, 100 Acres, No. 13, second Range. Raymondtown now consists of Raymond, Casco and part of Naples, Maine. His father-in-law, Capt Joseph Dingley was the first settler of Raymondtown and was Captain of Raymond co., 4th & 5th Cumberland co., during 1776-1779. A History of Casco, Maine, 1976 by The Casco Bicentennial History Committee, p28, carries the following story about Peter Staples - "Partway between the Stone Bridge Farm and Dingley's mills (South Casco) was the home of another early settler. In 1775, Captain Joseph's daughter Sarah married Peter Staples. They built a home about half a mile from her family's home, somewhere in the vicinity of the present (1976) Lake Region Lumber Company. It has already been said that Captain Dingley was much opposed to the marriage of both his children. One story told which, if true, must have caused this friction to flare, involves Captain Dingley's discovery that corn kept disappearing from his corn crib. Not wishing to stay up nights, he set up a bear trap to catch the culprit. One morning he glanced out at his corn crib and who should be caught in the trap but his son-in-law, Peter. Captain Joseph went about his morning chores as usual. Late in the morning, he looked up, as though he had just seen Peter, and casually released him. Apparently the Staples-Dingley marriage was fruitful in spite of parental objections, for the 1851 map shows four dwellings marked with the name Staples in the same vicinity as the original 100 acres of Peter Staples."
This DINGLEY line leads through marriage of the HOLMES and BREWSTER families to Elder William BREWSTER, my 13th generation great-gradfather, who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 and was the ruling elder of the Pilgrims until his death in 1644. The lineage from Arthur Batchelder Staples (jr) to Elder William BREWSTER has been approved by the “General Society of Mayflower Descendants” (#69129) and “The Elder William Brewster Society”. Vital Records for generations 5, 6, 7 & 8 are held at the Raymond Maine Town Hall. Also see “Early Families of Raymond, Maine” by Robert L. Taylor; “The Origin and History of Raymondtown” by Ernest Harmon Knight; “The History of Casco Maine” by Melissa Jill Kludge.
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