Samuel Emery

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Rev. Samuel Emery graduated at Harvard College, 1691. He went to Wells, Maine,
privious to 1698, probably as chaplain to the garrison stationed there. In the
town records of 1698, he is mentioned as a minister of the town. 17 March
1701, the town voted to settle Mr. Emery as their regular minister and "to give
him yearly 45 pounds to be paid one half in good merchantable provisions as
follows: Wheat at five shillings a bushel; Indian corn at three shillings a
bushel; rye at three shillings a bushel; pork at three penee a pound; beef at
two pence a pound; and to cut and bring to his house twenty five cords of fire
wood and that he shouold have the use of the ministerial land." A church was
organized 29 October 1701. Mr. Emery was ordained 29 October 1701, the
churches of Newbury, Dover, Portsmouth and York being invited to assist. In
1716, the people being poor in consequence of the war, Mr. Emery relinquished
all that was due, being a large part of the amount allowed him as salary.
After this his people raised his salary to eighty pounds, and directed all mill
rents to be paid to him and built a study for his use. The latter years of his
life were disturbed by some troublesome matters. He was charitable and of
quite temperament, performing his duty without ostentation, with zeal and
courage fulfilling in an eminent degree the apostolic precept, "as much as in
you lieth live peaceably with all men."
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Reference:
"Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery of Newbury,
Mass.", Rev. Rufus Emery, 1891, p 6.
"Some of the Descendants of John Webster of Ipswich, Mass., in 1635", Wm. B.
Lapham, 1884, p 2.

Samuel married Tabitha Littlefield Wells, York, Maine. [Group Sheet]