Samuel Austin

“Samuel Austin is said to be the son of Francis Austin and Isabella (Bland) Leavitt but no proof has been provided yet.“

“ Francis had only 3 daughters by Isabel Bland, no more and no sons.” https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofh02dowj#page/586/mode/2up

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Austin-969

Sarah b.c.1619 m.1. c.1640 William Storer (b.c.1614, d. after 12 Oct. 1658 Dover); 2. 7 Mar. 1661 Dover, Samuel Austin (m.1. Elizabeth Gooch) d. after 31 Jan 1670/1 Wells, Maine Sarah's maiden name is listed in several sources as being Starbuck, however, she was not Sarah Starbuck, daughter of Edward.

William Story’s widow married Samuel Austin, not Joseph Austin. Administration of Story’s estate was granted to Samuel Austin 27 July 1661, based on an Inventory of Story’s estate taken 8 October 1660. Samuel Austin was named the father-in-law [step father] of William and Sarah Storey’s four children.

Samual Austin looked upon his Storer stepsons as his obvious heirs and to them he deeded his Wells property before he and Sarah left to make their final home in Charlestown, MA. He made an agreement with the twins, Joseph and Benjamin Storer, to maintain their step-father and their mother 31 Jan.1670:

"Where as I Samell Austine of Wells do stand ingagd upon Records in a bond of Two hundred & sixty pounds, as appears a writeing under my hand seale beareing date Novembr 23 : 61 : for the makeing good of an estate of William Storers deceased of one hundred & thirty pounds unto his children, for the Prformance wrof in answere to the Courts Injunction there in, I doe by these Prsents give… my sole right title & Interest of Two certen Tracts & Prcells of upland & Meddow Lands, the one conteyned in a deed or grant make & given by John Bush unto Mr John & Richd Cutt, & by the sd John & Richd Cutt Assignd unto my selfe (onely sixteen acers of Marsh yrin to bee excepted more or less) the other contained in a deed granted by Stephen Batson unto John Wakefield & by John Wakefield sould given & granted unto mee… beareing date the 20th of Octobr 1666: the other the 10th of aprill 1658 : In consideration of the filiall portions wch I am & stand Ingaged to pay unto Joseph Storer & Benjamen Storer the Two Elldest suns of my wife, between whom the sd Lands with all the priviledgees… are to be aequally devided for quantity & quality… this 31 : day of Janu : 1670 : Samell Austine Signed in the Presence of Shuball Dummer Samull Wheelewright".[2]

"Received & accepted of Samell Austine our father in Law Two certen Tracts of Lands liing in Wells… to bee aequally devided between us, in full satisfaction of all debts dues demands, & more espetially of all Considerations due from our father in law the sd Samell Austine for our filiall portions hereby to discharge him from the same & do accept of the sd Lands in full satisfaction of all demands wtsoever from the beginning of the world to this Prsent date from or own fathers estate

Onely It is to bee understood that Wee the sd Joseph Storer & Benjmen Storer In consideration of what Lands Wee have received own that Wee by these Presents do stand ingag'd freely to mantayn & winter five neate Cattle carefully as or own at or own proper charge, for our father in law & Mother for both or either or t hem soe long as their naturall lifes shall Continew vidzt Samell Austine & Saraih his now wife, as witness or hands this 31 : of Janua : 1670 :

And Wee do give free Lyberty to father in law & or Mother soe long as they live (to summer what yearelings one or either of them shall rayse) in our pasture- Joseph Storer, Benjamen Storer Signed in ye Presence of Shuball Dumer Samll Wheelwright".[3]

On 8 Oct. 1674 Samuel Austin sold his full right to his youngest step-son, Samuel Storer,a parcel of upland and meadow in Wells called "Epesrath... which was a tract of land formerly purchased of Leefe John Littlefield of the sayd town, containing the full quantity by estimation of one hundred acres of upland & ten acres of meadow land". Samuel Storer acknowledged receipt of the land on 9 Oct. 1674:

"I Samell Austine of Wells… in Consideration of a filiall portion wch by an obligation I stand bound to pay unto my sunn in law Sameull Storer, beareing date the 23 : of Novembr 1661 : wrwith I doe acknowledge my selfe to bee payd… doe… sell… a Certen Tract & Prcell of upland, & Meddow liing… within… the Townshipe of Wells, Called by the name of Epesrath, which was a Tract of Land formerly purchased of Leefet John Littlefield of the sayd Town, Contayneing the full quantity by estimation of one hundred Acers of Upland & Tenn Acers of Meddow Land… the eight day of Octobr one thousand six hundred seaventy foure 1674 : Samuell Austine… In the Prsence of Francis Raynes Emanuell Davess".[4]

On 5 Apr. 1710 Joseph and Jeremiah Storer, both of Wells, sold all their interest in lands in Dover “being the ancient possession of our father William Storer, late of Dover, deceased” to Samuel Cromwell being the same lands William owned at his death.[5]

References

• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~megen/genealogy/reunion/wc04/wc04_07...