Job Small, Sr.

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Job Small is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 291274
Rank: Soldier

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Job Small (1734 - abt. 1824)

Job Small

Born 9 Sep 1734 in Provincetown, Massachusetts

Son of Edward Small Sr and Abigail (Unknown) Small

Brother of Micho Small, Edward Small, Thomas Small and Anna (Small) Dyer [half]

Husband of Mercy (Wescott) Small — married 25 Feb 1764 in Falmouth, Maine

Father of Andrew Small, Job Small Jr, Samuel Small, Edward Small, Naylor Small and Michael Small

Died about 19 May 1824 in Deer Isle, Maine, United States

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Biography

Job Small was a pioneer settler of Deer Isle.
Job Small was born on September 9, 1734 in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His parents were Edward Small Sr (1706 - 1765) and Abigail (Unknown) Small (~1709 - ~1775).

Job married Mercy Wescott (~1739 - 1835) on February 25, 1764 in Falmouth, Maine.

Their children were...

Andrew Small (1764 - 1848)
Samuel Small (1768 - 1854)
Job Small Jr (1768 - 1846)
Edward Small (<1770 - 1864)
Naylor Small (1772 - 1863)
Michael Small (1779 - 1837).
Job died on ~May 19, 1824 in Deer Isle, Maine, United States aged 89.

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Job Small is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 291274
Rank: Soldier
Cautionary Note : Information on Mercy Wescott is in question. See her profile for further information.

SMALL, Job r Deer Island b 1734 d Deer Isle 1824 m Mercy 13S; MOCA

Soldiers, Sailors.....Maine page 718

[note: 13S; Deer Isle Revolutionary Soldiers by Vernal R. Hutchinson, Maine State Library]

Noted: Grave Stone photo reflects "Pvt. Capt. Robbin's Co 5 Mass Mil Rev War" [Find A Grave]

Job Small, b. Sept. 9, 1734, in Provincetown. He probably was the Job Small who mar. (intention June 17, 1757), in Falmouth, Hannah Gray, of that town. He was mar., second, Feb. 25, 1764, by Rev. Ephraim Clark (pastor of the church at Cape Elizabeth), to Mercy Westcott, of Castine, Maine, daughter to William Westcott, of Cape Elizabeth. In 1768, he moved to Deer Isle, Maine, where he spent the remainder of his days.

Issue by second wife:

i. Andrew, b. Dec. 20, 1764, in Fal- mouth. He married, first, Hannah Crockett; mar., second, in 1838, Sally Greenlaw, widow of Joseph Greenlaw; he d. 1848.

2. Benjamin, b. July 15, 1766, in Falmouth; d. Feb. 4, 1788, in Deer Isle.

3. Samuel (twin), b. Aug. 30, 1768, in Deer Isle. He mar., first, July, 1794, in Deer Isle, Sarah Crockett, sister to Hannah; they were daughters to Captain Robinson Crockett. Samuel Small mar., second, Sept. 24, 1824, Sarah C. Howard; he d. 1854, in Deer Isle.

4. Job (twin), b. Aug. 30, 1768, in Deer Isle. He mar. (intention June 15, 1799), [Catherine Banks]; he d. in Stockton Springs, Maine.

5. Edward, b. June 22, 1770, in Deer Isle. He mar. May 12, 1792, Hannah Colby, daughter to Joseph and Sarah (Thurston) Colby.

6. Naylor, b. April 12, 1772, in Deer Isle. He mar. Sept, 16, 1797, Eunice, daughter to Levi Gorman (?); he d. July 8, 1863, in Deer Isle.

7. Mercy, b. April 15, 1774, in Deer Isle; d. Jan. 23,1778.

8. Alice, b. May 17, 1776, in Deer Isle. She was mar. July 13, 1808, in Deer Isle, to Captain John Webster.

9. William (twin), b. Nov. 14, 1779, in Deer Isle.

10. Michael (twin), b. Nov. 14, 1779, in Deer Isle. He mar. (intention Nov. 2, 1807) Deborah Perkins, of Castine; they lived on the homestead of his father. Addenda 1549

Job Small, a brother of Mr. Thomas Small, settled in 1768 upon the lot of land on the south side of Small's Cove not far from the land of his brother. His wife was Miss Mercy Wescott, a daughter of the ancestor of all of the name in the towns of Castine, Penobscot, and Bluehill, and his name was William. A son of his of the same name was the grandfather of the present Captain Joseph Wescott now residing in Castine, who was for many years known as a ship-master, and who resides upon the land taken up by his grandfather, who was one of the early settlers there prior to the war of the Revolution. Mr. Small died early in the present century, and his widow died in 1835 at the age of ninety-six years — the oldest person in the town at the time. There are but two instances of greater longevity among us. The children of Mr. Small were: Andrew, who died in 1848, aged eighty-four; Samuel, who died in 1854, aged eighty-six; Job, who lived and died in the town of Stockton, aged nearly eighty years; Edward, who died in 1864, aged ninety-four years; Naylor, who died in 1863, aged ninety.one yearsj Michael, who died in 1837 at the age of fifty-eight years. There was but one daughter in the family — Alice, who was the wife of Captain John Webster, mentioned before; she died in Portland. The farm of Mr. Small was conveyed by him to his son Michael Small, and it is now the property of his son, who resides upon it. [page 105] History of Deer Isle, Maine/Deer Isle Town, Hancock, Co.

JOB SMALL, b. Provincetown, MA, 9 Sept. 1734, son of EDWARD & ABIGAIL SMALL; d. Deer Isle, May 1824 (poss. May 19); m. int. Falmouth, 17 June 1757, Hannah Gray (there is no evidence that this marriage ever took place.); m. at Cape Elizabeth, [Cumberland, Co., ME,] 23 Feb. 1764, Mercy Westcott, b. York, 1738/9, dau. of Andrew & Deborah (Webber) Wescott of York and Penobscot. Mercy d. at Deer Isle, 20 Dec 1835, ae. 96y. Job served from Falmouth in the French and Indian War, 1759. He served in the Rev. War. He came to Deer Isle c1764 - Putnam's 1865 Survey. He and his wife are bur. on the southern bound of the property. [RootsWeb]

Burial: Deer Isle Hancock County Maine USA Cemetery notes and/or description: Located on the Annis side of stonewall between old Charles Annis & Tom Powers properties, Goose Cove Rd., lower Sunset. [Find A Grave]

Sources

https://archive.org/stream/mainehistoricalm1893bang#page/15/mode/1u...
Online Library → Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill → Descendants of Edward Small of New England, and the allied families, with tracings of English ancestry (Volume 3) → online text (page 36 of 63)

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SMALL/1998-12/0914105514 REF: "MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790" Vol. 2, Spec. Pub. No. 5, ME Geneal. Society, pub. 1990, by Picton Press. Ed. by Ruth Gray. p. 255-6

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Small&GSiman=...

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