Richard Scammon, I

The Scammon branch of the family dates back to this Richard, the original immigrant to America. He arrived in Boston, MA. in 1630. It is believed he first went to Barbados in the West Indies & later continued onto Boston. He ultimately settled in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire area about 1640. The fact that Richard left England when he did may indicate Puritan leanings & an attempt to escape the oppression of King Charles I of England. Some of Richard's grandchildren were known to be Quakers. Nettleton is a village in Central Lincolnshire, near Tattershall.

Source:

'Genealogy of the Scammon/Scammon Family', by George Frank Scammon 1979.