Lieutenant Thomas Small, Sr

DAR Ancestor #: A105532

Lieutenant Thomas Small, Sr

See: Smalls Cove Deer Isle, ME 04627 maps.google.com

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AKA Smalls Smawley Smaley Smalley

http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim...

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Small-1501 (Last modified 13 Dec 2016)

Lieutenant Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war,

as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation]

'Thomas Small (abt. 1741 - 1827)

Thomas Small

Born about 1741 in Falmouth, Maine [uncertain]

ANCESTORS

Son of Edward Small Sr. and Abigail (Unknown) Small

Brother of Job Small

Husband of Sarah (Roberts) Small — married 10 Mar 1763 in Falmouth, Maine

DESCENDANTS

Father of Mary B Small, Thomas Small Jr and Ebenezer Small

Died 23 Mar 1827 in Deer Isle, Maine

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Biography

Thomas Small ... received deed for Deer Isle Lot, from father-in-law,

Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough, 17 Oct 1777, acknowledged: 21 Sept 1789, recorded: 1 July 1801.

Deer Isle Maine_Small's Cove [Smaleys Cove; 1776 Map] was named

from the two brothers of that name who settled near it.

Mr. Thomas Small lived on the northern, and Mr. Job Small on the southern, side.

page 291 History of Deer Isle, Maine

"VI. Thomas b. about 1741, in Falmouth. The marriage intention of "Thomas Small & Sarah Roberts, both of Falmouth," was recorded May 15, 1762;* they were mar. March 10, 1763, by Rev. Ephraim Clark. Sarah ^ Roberts probably was daughter to Ebenezer* and Sarah (Elwell) Roberts, of Falmouth.+ The connection was not so apparent when the family of Ebenezer* was written, as it is now, or Sarah would have been mentioned with the other children. Thomas Small removed to Deer Isle, about 1767 ; he settled " near the bar which lies across the mouth of what is now known as Small's Cove," on land which was occupied, in 1905, by his great-grandson, Enoch Small.

Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war,

as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation],

Col. Jonathan Buck's (5th Lincoln Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of ofiicers chosen

in said regiment; ordered in Council July 23, 1776, that said officers

be commissioned; reported commissioned July 23, 1776." §

Thomas Small died March 23, 1827, in Deer Isle. Issue:

1. Mary", b. Jan. 10, 1764, in Falmouth. She was married to Micajah Lunt, of Newburyport ; she d. in 1859, in Deer Isle.

2. Thomas", b. May 9, 1768, in Deer Isle. He mar. Jan. 1, 1793, in Deer Isle, Anna Saunders, daughter to Thomas and Hepzibah (Chase) Saunders.

Thomas Small d. March 8, 1846.

• Town Records of Cape Elizabeth, vol. i : 551.

+ Vide page 1024.

t An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, by George L. Hosmer, 1905 : 97.

§ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14 : 323. 318.

Descendants of Edward Small ... Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill (see Sources below) Vol. 3 pages 1548 and 1550 Addenda

Small, see also Smawley; Thomas, Lt,Mil r Deer Island b Falmouth 1741Capt. Robbin's co d Deer Isle 1827 m Sarah 1S;13S; CL-4, 1: 623 MOCA Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War, Maine. Carlton & Sue Fisher, compilers. page 719.

REF: "MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790" Vol. 2, Spec. Pub. No. 5, ME Geneal. Society, pub. 1990, by Picton Press. Ed. by Ruth Gray. p. 2560-61 Smally, Thomas 27b 2-3-5-0-0 Deer Isle Town, Hancock County "THOMAS SMALL, b. c1737/8 (from death rec.) prob. Cape Elizabeth, son of EDWARD & ABIGAIL SMALL; d. Deer Isle 23 Mar 1827, ae 89y; m. Cape Elizabeth, 10 Mar. 1763, Sarah Roberts; b. c 1740 dau. of Ebenezer & Mary (Kinnicum) Roberts, of Falmouth.

Thomas occupied lot #56 Deer Isle formerly owned by Ebenezer Robbards

[Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough; see Hancock County Deeds Book 8 pages 368 & 369 Adrian Stanley_18 Sept. 2015].

His wife died 'nearly the same time as her husband'. Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal. He also seved in the Rev. War. At the age of 75y in 1813, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship. He came to Deer Isle c 1765."

Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal (MA Archives 9:33-4). At the age of 75y in l8l3, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship (See Herman W. Small, "Small Genealogy, [1924], MS, MHS)

Source:SMALL-L Archives Archiver > SMALL > 1998-12 > 0914114026 From: Donna Chernick <donna.chernick@cwixmail.com> Subject: [SMALL-L] SMALL families in Maine Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:33:46 -0800

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Sources

Desendants of Edward Small New England, Vol. 3, Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill pages 1548-1550

https://archive.org/details/descendantsofedw03unde

Marriage: Maine Genealogy Archives: Marriages by Rev. Ephraim Clark of Cape Elizabeth, 1756-1797 [p. 101] MARRIAGES IN FALMOUTH (CAPE ELIZABETH), SOLEMNIZED BY REV. EPHRAIM CLARK, PASTOR 2d PARISH. CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLES BURLEIGH, ESQ. Source: Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder [Ancestry.com], vol. 3 (Portland, Me.: S.M. Watson, 1886).

http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim...

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

No sources. The events of Thomas's life were either witnessed by Adrian Stanley or Adrian plans to add sources here later.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Adrian Stanley for creating Small-1501 on 29 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Adrian and others.

See: Smalls Cove Deer Isle, ME 04627 maps.google.com

www.topozone.com/maine/hancock-me/bay/smalls-cove-2

AKA Smalls Smawley Smaley Smalley

http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim...

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Small-1501 (Last modified 13 Dec 2016)

Lieutenant Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war,

as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation]

'Thomas Small (abt. 1741 - 1827)

Thomas Small

Born about 1741 in Falmouth, Maine [uncertain]

ANCESTORS

Son of Edward Small Sr. and Abigail (Unknown) Small

Brother of Job Small

Husband of Sarah (Roberts) Small — married 10 Mar 1763 in Falmouth, Maine

DESCENDANTS

Father of Mary B Small, Thomas Small Jr and Ebenezer Small

Died 23 Mar 1827 in Deer Isle, Maine

Profile manager: Adrian Stanley [send private message]

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Categories: American Revolution Veterans | NSSAR Patriot Ancestors.

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Biography

Thomas Small ... received deed for Deer Isle Lot, from father-in-law,

Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough, 17 Oct 1777, acknowledged: 21 Sept 1789, recorded: 1 July 1801.

Deer Isle Maine_Small's Cove [Smaleys Cove; 1776 Map] was named

from the two brothers of that name who settled near it.

Mr. Thomas Small lived on the northern, and Mr. Job Small on the southern, side.

page 291 History of Deer Isle, Maine

"VI. Thomas b. about 1741, in Falmouth. The marriage intention of "Thomas Small & Sarah Roberts, both of Falmouth," was recorded May 15, 1762;* they were mar. March 10, 1763, by Rev. Ephraim Clark. Sarah ^ Roberts probably was daughter to Ebenezer* and Sarah (Elwell) Roberts, of Falmouth.+ The connection was not so apparent when the family of Ebenezer* was written, as it is now, or Sarah would have been mentioned with the other children. Thomas Small removed to Deer Isle, about 1767 ; he settled " near the bar which lies across the mouth of what is now known as Small's Cove," on land which was occupied, in 1905, by his great-grandson, Enoch Small.

Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war,

as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation],

Col. Jonathan Buck's (5th Lincoln Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of ofiicers chosen

in said regiment; ordered in Council July 23, 1776, that said officers

be commissioned; reported commissioned July 23, 1776." §

Thomas Small died March 23, 1827, in Deer Isle. Issue:

1. Mary", b. Jan. 10, 1764, in Falmouth. She was married to Micajah Lunt, of Newburyport ; she d. in 1859, in Deer Isle.

2. Thomas", b. May 9, 1768, in Deer Isle. He mar. Jan. 1, 1793, in Deer Isle, Anna Saunders, daughter to Thomas and Hepzibah (Chase) Saunders.

Thomas Small d. March 8, 1846.

• Town Records of Cape Elizabeth, vol. i : 551.

+ Vide page 1024.

t An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, by George L. Hosmer, 1905 : 97.

§ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14 : 323. 318.

Descendants of Edward Small ... Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill (see Sources below) Vol. 3 pages 1548 and 1550 Addenda

Small, see also Smawley; Thomas, Lt,Mil r Deer Island b Falmouth 1741Capt. Robbin's co d Deer Isle 1827 m Sarah 1S;13S; CL-4, 1: 623 MOCA Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War, Maine. Carlton & Sue Fisher, compilers. page 719.

REF: "MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790" Vol. 2, Spec. Pub. No. 5, ME Geneal. Society, pub. 1990, by Picton Press. Ed. by Ruth Gray. p. 2560-61 Smally, Thomas 27b 2-3-5-0-0 Deer Isle Town, Hancock County "THOMAS SMALL, b. c1737/8 (from death rec.) prob. Cape Elizabeth, son of EDWARD & ABIGAIL SMALL; d. Deer Isle 23 Mar 1827, ae 89y; m. Cape Elizabeth, 10 Mar. 1763, Sarah Roberts; b. c 1740 dau. of Ebenezer & Mary (Kinnicum) Roberts, of Falmouth.

Thomas occupied lot #56 Deer Isle formerly owned by Ebenezer Robbards

[Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough; see Hancock County Deeds Book 8 pages 368 & 369 Adrian Stanley_18 Sept. 2015].

His wife died 'nearly the same time as her husband'. Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal. He also seved in the Rev. War. At the age of 75y in 1813, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship. He came to Deer Isle c 1765."

Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal (MA Archives 9:33-4). At the age of 75y in l8l3, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship (See Herman W. Small, "Small Genealogy, [1924], MS, MHS)

Source:SMALL-L Archives Archiver > SMALL > 1998-12 > 0914114026 From: Donna Chernick <donna.chernick@cwixmail.com> Subject: [SMALL-L] SMALL families in Maine Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:33:46 -0800

Can you add any information on Thomas Small? Please help grow his WikiTree profile. Everything you see here is a collaborative work-in-progress.

Sources

Desendants of Edward Small New England, Vol. 3, Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill pages 1548-1550

https://archive.org/details/descendantsofedw03unde

Marriage: Maine Genealogy Archives: Marriages by Rev. Ephraim Clark of Cape Elizabeth, 1756-1797 [p. 101] MARRIAGES IN FALMOUTH (CAPE ELIZABETH), SOLEMNIZED BY REV. EPHRAIM CLARK, PASTOR 2d PARISH. CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLES BURLEIGH, ESQ. Source: Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder [Ancestry.com], vol. 3 (Portland, Me.: S.M. Watson, 1886).

http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim...

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

No sources. The events of Thomas's life were either witnessed by Adrian Stanley or Adrian plans to add sources here later.

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Thomas Small is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.

NSSAR Ancestor #: P291289

Rank: Lieutenant

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Lieutenant Thomas Small

Born about 1741 in Falmouth, Maine

Son of Edward Small Sr and Abigail (Unknown) Small

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

Husband of Sarah (Roberts) Small — married 10 Mar 1763 in Falmouth, Maine

Father of Mary B (Small) Lunt, Thomas Small Jr, Ebenezer Small and Elizabeth (Small) Choate

Died 23 Mar 1827 in Deer Isle, Maine, United States

Profile manager: Adrian Stanley

Profile last modified 8 Dec 2018 | Created 29 Nov 2013

Thomas Small participated in the American Revolution

Biography

Thomas Small ... received deed for Deer Isle Lot, from father-in-law, Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough, 17 Oct 1777, acknowledged: 21 Sept 1789, recorded: 1 July 1801.

Deer Isle Maine_Small's Cove [Smaleys Cove; 1776 Map] was named from the two brothers of that name who settled near it. Mr. Thomas Small lived on the northern, and Mr. Job Small on the southern, side. [1]

"VI. Thomas b. about 1741, in Falmouth. The marriage intention of "Thomas Small & Sarah Roberts, both of Falmouth," was recorded May 15, 1762;* they were mar. March 10, 1763[2], by Rev. Ephraim Clark. Sarah ^ Roberts probably was daughter to Ebenezer* and Sarah (Elwell) Roberts, of Falmouth. [3] The connection was not so apparent when the family of Ebenezer* was written, as it is now, or Sarah would have been mentioned with the other children. Thomas Small removed to Deer Isle, about 1767 ; he settled " near the bar which lies across the mouth of what is now known as Small's Cove," on land which was occupied, in 1905, by his great-grandson, Enoch Small.

Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war, as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation], Col. Jonathan Buck's (5th Lincoln Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of ofiicers chosen in said regiment; ordered in Council July 23, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned July 23, 1776." §

Thomas Small died March 23, 1827, in Deer Isle. Issue:

1. Mary", b. Jan. 10, 1764, in Falmouth. She was married to Micajah Lunt, of Newburyport ; she d. in 1859, in Deer Isle.

2. Thomas", b. May 9, 1768, in Deer Isle. He mar. Jan. 1, 1793, in Deer Isle, Anna Saunders, daughter to Thomas and Hepzibah (Chase) Saunders.

3. Sarah ', b. , in Deer Isle. She was mar. June 17, 1790, by Rev. Ephraim Clark, to her cousin, Edward ' Small, Jr., of Falmouth, son to Micah * and Hannah Small.

4. Ebenezer®, b. April 30, , in Deer Isle. This name was not common in the Small family ; he probably was named for his mother's father, Ebenezer* Roberts, of Cape Elizabeth. Ebenezer Small mar. Jan. 23, 1792, in Deer Isle, Ann, daughter to Ebenezer Webster. Captain Ebenezer Small (master-mariner) lived on the homestead of his father; he d. Sept. 2, 1828.

5. Abigail®, b. March 17, 1774, in Deer Isle. She was mar. Nov. 20, 1798, to William Sellers; she d. about 1850.

6. Hannah®, b. Jan. 12, 1776, in Deer Isle. She was married to Joseph Randall; they removed to Bucksport, Maine, where she died.

7. Betsey®, b. Jan. 13, 1778, inDeer Isle. Shewas married, about 1809, to George C. Choate.

8. William ®,b. Sept. 9, 1782, in Deer Isle. He married Lydia Colby, daughter to Joseph Colby, Jr.; he d. about 1814; his widow was married to Israel Dorr, of Frankfort.

9. Joseph®, b. July 27, 1784, in Deer Isle. He mar. May 20, 1807, Mary Chase Pettingill, daughter to Benjamin and Abigail (Chase) Pettingill, of Newbury, Mass. Joseph Small d. 1807, in Surinam, leaving one son; his widow was married, second, to John Howard; third, to Samuel Small, Sr.

10. Lydia ®, b. July 3, 1786, in Deer Isle. She was married to Simon Smith, of Deer Isle.

11. Benjamin®, b. , in Deer Isle. He mar. March 22, 1812, Mary M. Lunt, daughter to Enoch and Jane Lunt, of Newburyport; he d. about 1827. Several of their children settled in Massachusetts.*

Thomas Small d. March 8, 1846. [4] [5]

[6]

[7] [8]

Small, see also Smawley; Thomas, Lt,Mil r Deer Island b Falmouth 1741Capt. Robbin's co d Deer Isle 1827 m Sarah 1S;13S; CL-4, 1: 623 MOCA [9]

[10] Smally, Thomas 27b 2-3-5-0-0 Deer Isle Town, Hancock County "THOMAS SMALL, b. c1737/8 (from death rec.) prob. Cape Elizabeth, son of EDWARD & ABIGAIL SMALL; d. Deer Isle 23 Mar 1827, ae 89y; m. Cape Elizabeth, 10 Mar. 1763, Sarah Roberts; b. c 1740 dau. of Ebenezer & Mary (Kinnicum) Roberts, of Falmouth.

Thomas occupied lot #56 Deer Isle formerly owned by Ebenezer Robbards [11]

His wife died 'nearly the same time as her husband'. Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal. He also served in the Rev. War. At the age of 75y in 1813, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship. He came to Deer Isle c 1765." [Battle of Small's Cove]

Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal [12]. At the age of 75y in l8l3, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship [13] [14]

He is buried on Deer Island in Old Cemetery. [15]

Sources

https://archive.org/stream/mainehistoricalm1893bang#page/15/mode/1u... ↑ History of Deer Isle, Maine p 291. ↑ Maine Marriage Records, 1713-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives. ↑ Maine Genealogy Archives: Marriages by Rev. Ephraim Clark of Cape Elizabeth, 1756-1797 [p. 101] MARRIAGES IN FALMOUTH (CAPE ELIZABETH), SOLEMNIZED BY REV. EPHRAIM CLARK, PASTOR 2d PARISH. CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLES BURLEIGH, ESQ. Source: Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder [Ancestry.com], vol. 3 (Portland, Me.: S.M. Watson, 1886). http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim... ↑ Town Records of Cape Elizabeth, vol. i : 551. ↑ Vide page 1024. ↑ An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, by George L. Hosmer, 1905 : 97. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14 : 323. 318. ↑ Descendants of Edward Small ...Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill (see Sources below) Vol. 3 pages 1548 and 1550 Addenda. ↑ Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War, Maine. Carlton & Sue Fisher, compilers. page 719. ↑ "MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790" Vol. 2, Spec. Pub. No. 5, ME Geneal. Society, pub. 1990, by Picton Press. Ed. by Ruth Gray. p. 2560-61. ↑ Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough; Hancock County Deeds Book 8 pages 368 & 369 Adrian Stanley_18 Sept. 2015. ↑ Massachusetts Archives 9:33-4 ↑ Herman W. Small, "Small Genealogy, 1924, MS, MHS ↑ Source: SMALL-L Archives Archiver > SMALL > 1998-12 > 0914114026 From: Donna Chernick <donna.chernick@cwixmail.com> Subject: [SMALL-L] SMALL families in Maine Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:33:46 -0800. ↑ Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987. See also:

Desendants of Edward Small New England, Vol. 3, Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill pp 1548-1550. (Archive.org https://archive.org/details/descendantsofedw03unde)

Rootsweb http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Adrian Stanley for creating Small-1501 on 29 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Adrian and others.

See: Smalls Cove Deer Isle, ME 04627 maps.google.com

www.topozone.com/maine/hancock-me/bay/smalls-cove-2

AKA Smalls Smawley Smaley Smalley

http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim...

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Small-1501 (Last modified 13 Dec 2016)

Lieutenant Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war,

as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation]

'Thomas Small (abt. 1741 - 1827)

Thomas Small

Born about 1741 in Falmouth, Maine [uncertain]

ANCESTORS

Son of Edward Small Sr. and Abigail (Unknown) Small

Brother of Job Small

Husband of Sarah (Roberts) Small — married 10 Mar 1763 in Falmouth, Maine

DESCENDANTS

Father of Mary B Small, Thomas Small Jr and Ebenezer Small

Died 23 Mar 1827 in Deer Isle, Maine

Profile manager: Adrian Stanley [send private message]

Small-1501 created 29 Nov 2013 | Last modified 13 Dec 2016

Categories: American Revolution Veterans | NSSAR Patriot Ancestors.

Event years 1773-1789. Join: 1776 Project Discuss: 1776 This profile is about an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor. NSSAR Ancestor #: P291289 Rank: Lieutenant

Biography

Thomas Small ... received deed for Deer Isle Lot, from father-in-law,

Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough, 17 Oct 1777, acknowledged: 21 Sept 1789, recorded: 1 July 1801.

Deer Isle Maine_Small's Cove [Smaleys Cove; 1776 Map] was named

from the two brothers of that name who settled near it.

Mr. Thomas Small lived on the northern, and Mr. Job Small on the southern, side.

page 291 History of Deer Isle, Maine

"VI. Thomas b. about 1741, in Falmouth. The marriage intention of "Thomas Small & Sarah Roberts, both of Falmouth," was recorded May 15, 1762;* they were mar. March 10, 1763, by Rev. Ephraim Clark. Sarah ^ Roberts probably was daughter to Ebenezer* and Sarah (Elwell) Roberts, of Falmouth.+ The connection was not so apparent when the family of Ebenezer* was written, as it is now, or Sarah would have been mentioned with the other children. Thomas Small removed to Deer Isle, about 1767 ; he settled " near the bar which lies across the mouth of what is now known as Small's Cove," on land which was occupied, in 1905, by his great-grandson, Enoch Small.

Thomas Small (also given Smawley) served, in the Revolutionary war,

as " 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Roben's [Capt. Thomas Robbins's] (4th) CO. [Deer Island Plantation],

Col. Jonathan Buck's (5th Lincoln Co.) regt. of Mass. militia; list of ofiicers chosen

in said regiment; ordered in Council July 23, 1776, that said officers

be commissioned; reported commissioned July 23, 1776." §

Thomas Small died March 23, 1827, in Deer Isle. Issue:

1. Mary", b. Jan. 10, 1764, in Falmouth. She was married to Micajah Lunt, of Newburyport ; she d. in 1859, in Deer Isle.

2. Thomas", b. May 9, 1768, in Deer Isle. He mar. Jan. 1, 1793, in Deer Isle, Anna Saunders, daughter to Thomas and Hepzibah (Chase) Saunders.

Thomas Small d. March 8, 1846.

• Town Records of Cape Elizabeth, vol. i : 551.

+ Vide page 1024.

t An Historical Sketch of the Town of Deer Isle, Maine, by George L. Hosmer, 1905 : 97.

§ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol. 14 : 323. 318.

Descendants of Edward Small ... Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill (see Sources below) Vol. 3 pages 1548 and 1550 Addenda

Small, see also Smawley; Thomas, Lt,Mil r Deer Island b Falmouth 1741Capt. Robbin's co d Deer Isle 1827 m Sarah 1S;13S; CL-4, 1: 623 MOCA Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War, Maine. Carlton & Sue Fisher, compilers. page 719.

REF: "MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790" Vol. 2, Spec. Pub. No. 5, ME Geneal. Society, pub. 1990, by Picton Press. Ed. by Ruth Gray. p. 2560-61 Smally, Thomas 27b 2-3-5-0-0 Deer Isle Town, Hancock County "THOMAS SMALL, b. c1737/8 (from death rec.) prob. Cape Elizabeth, son of EDWARD & ABIGAIL SMALL; d. Deer Isle 23 Mar 1827, ae 89y; m. Cape Elizabeth, 10 Mar. 1763, Sarah Roberts; b. c 1740 dau. of Ebenezer & Mary (Kinnicum) Roberts, of Falmouth.

Thomas occupied lot #56 Deer Isle formerly owned by Ebenezer Robbards

[Ebenezer Roberts of Royalsborough; see Hancock County Deeds Book 8 pages 368 & 369 Adrian Stanley_18 Sept. 2015].

His wife died 'nearly the same time as her husband'. Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal. He also seved in the Rev. War. At the age of 75y in 1813, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship. He came to Deer Isle c 1765."

Thomas served in the French and Indian War at Fort Pownal (MA Archives 9:33-4). At the age of 75y in l8l3, he rowed into Small's Cove under heavy British gunfire to pilot an American privateer within range of a grounded British warship (See Herman W. Small, "Small Genealogy, [1924], MS, MHS)

Source:SMALL-L Archives Archiver > SMALL > 1998-12 > 0914114026 From: Donna Chernick <donna.chernick@cwixmail.com> Subject: [SMALL-L] SMALL families in Maine Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 16:33:46 -0800

Can you add any information on Thomas Small? Please help grow his WikiTree profile. Everything you see here is a collaborative work-in-progress.

Sources

Desendants of Edward Small New England, Vol. 3, Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill pages 1548-1550

https://archive.org/details/descendantsofedw03unde

Marriage: Maine Genealogy Archives: Marriages by Rev. Ephraim Clark of Cape Elizabeth, 1756-1797 [p. 101] MARRIAGES IN FALMOUTH (CAPE ELIZABETH), SOLEMNIZED BY REV. EPHRAIM CLARK, PASTOR 2d PARISH. CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLES BURLEIGH, ESQ. Source: Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder [Ancestry.com], vol. 3 (Portland, Me.: S.M. Watson, 1886).

http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2007/02/marriages-by-rev-ephraim...

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smalljd/lines/3ii.htm

No sources. The events of Thomas's life were either witnessed by Adrian Stanley or Adrian plans to add sources here later.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Adrian Stanley for creating Small-1501 on 29 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Adrian and others.