NATHANIEL EMERY b. 8 March 1743/4 Dracut, Middlesex [Haverhill, Essex], Massachusetts; bp. 5 August 1744 Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts;

m. Mrs. PHEBE CLOUGH at Dracut, Massachusetts; m 2nd PATIENCE [-?-]; resided in Anson, Maine

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War in Capt. Henry Elkin's co. 23 November 1775. In Mar 1777 he volunteered for 3 years under Capt. Joseph 1776 Jenkins in Col. Brewer's Reg. He was transferred to Capt. Sewall's co. of Col. Ebenezer Sprout's Reg. from which he was discharged at the expiration of his term of service. He was in the battle of Hubbardstown, Bemis Heights, the surrender of Burgoyne, the assault and capture of Stony Point and Marmouth, NJ. He was at Valley Forge the winter of 1777-8.

No record of children by either marriage has been found.

Massachusetts Town Birth Records

• Name: Nathaniel Emery
• Birth Date: 8 Mar 1743
• Birth Place: Dracut
• Father's First Name: James
• Mother's First Name: Ruth
• Gender: Male
• Source: Vital Records of Dracut

Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850

• Name: Nathaniel Emery
• Gender: Male
• Spouse: Phebe Clough
• Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1772
• City: Dracut
• County: Middlesex
• Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0844947 item 3.

Massachusetts Town Marriage Records Name: Nathaniel Emery

• Spouse: Phebe Clough
• Marriage Place: Dracut
• Source: Vital Records of Dracut
• Full Text: Nathaniel [int. Emary] and [int. adds Mrs.] Phebe Clough, [Apr.] 23 [1772].

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols .Volume 5 page 359

Emery, Nathaniel, Winslow (also given Kennebec). Return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Joseph North's (2d Lincoln Co.) regt., dated Gardnerstown, Feb. 2, 1778; residence, Winslow; engaged for town of Winslow; joined Capt. Jenkins's co., Col. Brewer's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Sewall's co., Col. Sprout's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from March 12, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Capt. Josiah Jenkins's co., Col. Samuel Brewer's regt.; muster return sworn to in Camp near Valley Forge, Jan. 23, 1778; residence, Kennebec; enlisted for town of Winslow; mustered by State Muster Master Sewall; also, Capt. H. Sewal's co., Col. Sprout's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to March 12, 1780.

Nathaniel Emery

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• Birth: Mar 8 1744 - Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Death: 1825 - Starks, Somerset, Maine, United States
• Parents: James Emery Iii, Ruth Emery Iii (born Watson)
• Siblings: David Emery, David Emery, Jonathan Emery, Ezekiel Emery, Anthony Emery, Mary Emery, (j201), James Emery, Edward Emery, Susannah Emery, Ruth Emery, John Emery, Elizabeth Emery, Ambrose Emery, Hannah Emery, Edward Emery, Edward Emery

CLUES:

Nathaniel, S35283, MA Line, sol orig appl 8 Apr 1818 at Weston MA (ME) aged 72 a res of Anson Ma (ME), in 1820 sol had a wife Patience aged 62 Revolutionary War

Source: Charles J. House, compiler, Names of Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Applied for State Bounty under Resolves of March 17, 1835, March 24, 1836, and March 20, 1836, as Appears of Record in Land Office (Augusta, Me.: Burleigh & Flynt, 1893).

These Revolutionary War soldiers—or their widows and heirs—applied for grants of land in Eastern Maine under resolves passed by the Maine Legislature in 1835 and 1836 (see House's introduction for full details). Copies of these applications may be ordered from the Maine State Archives for a nominal fee.
pg. 24 Nathaniel Emery, e Fairfield, d Starks May 1823, w Patence [sic], Anson.

History of Mercer, Maine From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine By Geo. J. Varney Published by B. B. Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886 Transcribed by Betsey S. Webber

Mercer is the south-western town of Somerset County, and lies 12 miles west of Skowhegan. Starks bounds it on the north, Norridgewock and Smithfield on the east, Rome, in Kennebec County, on the south, and New Sharon, in Franklin County, on the west. The Sandy River forms the dividing line on the north-west part of the town for a considerable distance. Bog Pond lies between the middle and the western line of the town, and parallel to the last, for two-thirds the length north and south. Its outlet empties into the Sandy River at the northern line. North Pond at the south-east corner occupies portions of the three towns which join here. It is 3 miles long by 2 wide...
The settlement of Mercer was commenced very soon after the close of the Revolutionary war. If we trust tradition, Nathaniel Emery, a Revolutionary soldier, was the first settler, and emphatically the pioneer of the town. His practice was to fell a few acres of trees, build a log house, sell his improvements to some new comer, and then commence again....

A History and Description of New England, General and Local Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield A.J. Coolidge, 1859 - Maine - 1024 pages

The settlement was commenced soon after the close of the Revolutionary war about 1784 Tradition says Nathaniel Emery many years a pensioner was the first settler He was emphatically the pioneer of the town his custom being to fell a few acres of trees build a log house then sell his improvements and commence again ...
With the exception of the river lots Mercer was mostly an unbroken wilderness until 1801 after which it was rapidly settled and in a few years there was not an unoccupied lot The titles to all the land except that in the easterly part were obtained from the Plymouth company It was incorporated in 1804 In 1835 twenty families with their farms were annexed from Starks In 1840 a portion of Mercer containing twenty five families was set off to form Smithfield and in 1841