SAMUEL SCRIBNER

SAMUEL SCRIBNER


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SAMUEL SCRIBNER, of Andover, New Hampshire; b. 29th April, 1716; d. 5th February, 1794; was a resident of Kingston until about 1753; records at Concord show his ownership of large tracts of land and active participation in local affairs; he took part in the expedition to Louisburg, Cape Breton, 1745, being a private in Captain LIGHT'S Company of Col. Samuel MOORE'S Regiment; in 1753 he moved from Kingston to Salisbury, settling upon land which he had purchased of Jonathan SANBORN, by deed dated 1st March, 1753; Salisbury, New Hampshire, was largely settled by residents of Kingston, 1748 to 1754 and later. The fifth settler was Samuel SCRIBNER and the sixth was Robert BARBER. They located within half a mile of the northern boundary line, near Emerystown (Andover). They had in 1753 gotten out timber to build a house, and were, one day, mowing in a meadow, known as the "Proctor Meadow" when attacked by Indians. Barber saw them coming and shouted to SCRIBNER, who was but a few rods from him, "Run, Scribner, run, for God's sake run; the Indians are upon us." Whether he did not hear him or misinterpreted the words is unknown, but he kept on whetting his scythe, until grasped from behind by one Indian. The Indians took their prisoners to St. Francis, Canada, which place they reached after a journey of thirteen days. For the last nine days they subsisted on berries, roots, etc., which they found in the wilderness. SCRIBNER was sold to a Frenchman, at Chamblee. Two years later he was ransomed by the state government. Records at Concord, New Hampshire, and printed provincial papers contain many references to this event.