Benjamin Plummer (abt. 1743 - 1831)

Ancestors

Died 18 May 1831 at about age 88 in Nobleboro, Lincoln, Maine, United States

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Biography

Captain Benjamin Plummer served with Massachusetts Revolutionary Coast Guards during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Plummer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-271279
Rank: Soldier

Benjamin was born about 1743 likely at Rowley son of Benjamin and Sarah (Woodman) Plummer. He died at Nobleboro, 18 May 1831 at age 88.^[1]

Benjamin and Betsey resided in Nobleboro, Benjamin having come there with his father about 1756.^[2]

Benjamin Plummer served as captain during the Revolution. He was commissioned on 7 February 1776 and headed a company stationed at St. Georges, Lincoln County for defense of the seacoast.^[3]

Benjamin was a farmer and large landholder in Nobleboro. He also owned a sawmill. He disposed of his property to his children in a series of transactions. On 22 January 1801, Benjamin Plummer, yeoman of Nobleborough, in consideration of £57, conveyed to Abner Plummer of Nobleborough 105 acres with buildings in Nobleborough. On 1 April 1811 (recorded 29 January 1822), Benjamin Plummer, yeoman of Nobleborough, in consideration of $50 and other good causes, conveyed to John Plummer and James Plummer, a 100-acre tract of land in Nobleborough. On 6 June 1818, Benjamin Plummer, yeoman of Nobleborough, in consideration of $1,000, conveyed to Benjamin Plummer, Jr., merchant of Wiscasset, a 70-acre parcel in Nobleborough with buildings. On 16 April 1819, Benjamin Plummer, gentleman of Nobleborough, in consideration of $2,500, conveyed to John Plummer and James Plummer, yeomen of Nobleborough, a 100-acre tract on the eastern side of Damariscotta Bay in Nobleborough with house, barn, and sawmill standing on said premises. On 10 February 1819, Benjamin conveyed to Mary Rollins, married woman, in consideration of fifty dollars, an 8-acre tract of land in the town of Nobleborough. On 16 April 1819, Benjamin Plummer conveyed to Ellis Plummer, in consideration of $300, to her heirs and assigns forever, a 20-acre lot of land in the town of Nobleborough, adjoining the land of Mary Rollings, and pew number eight on the lower floor of the meeting house. On 29 January 1822, Benjamin conveyed to William Chapman, in consideration of $300, a 75-acre tract in Nobleboro partially adjoining the land of Elsy Plummer.^[4]

Children

Benjamin Plummer and Betsey Rollins were parents of likely nine children, although additional verification is needed for some of the listed children.

i ABNER PLUMMER, b. about 1772; d. at Wiscasset, ME, 17 Aug 1830; m. at Newcastle, 18 Apr 1793, MARY “POLLY” RUST, b. about 1773 daughter of Joseph and Mary (Reed) Rust;^[5] Polly d. at Wiscasset, 11 Mar 1857.

ii BENJAMIN PLUMMER, b. about 1774; d. at Bangor, ME, 13 Apr 1852; m. 1st at Nobleboro, 1 Jul 1794, JANE PALMER, b. about 1774; Jane d. at Wiscasset, 19 Jul 1822. Benjamin m. 2nd SARAH who has not been identified, b. about 1796; Sarah d. at Bangor, 7 Jun 1872.

iii JANE PLUMMER, b. about 1774; d. at Lynn, MA, 21 Sep 1853 at age 79;^[6] m. at Nobleboro, 11 Aug 1794, ELIPHALET REED, b. 1770 son of John and Susanna (Rollins) Reed;^[7] Eliphalet d. at Damariscotta, 28 Mar 1820.

iv EDNA PLUMMER, b. about 1776; m. by Jacob Ludwig at Nobleboro, 8 Dec 1796, PHILIP HAMMOND who has not been identified, described as “of Newcastle”.^[8] Philip was taxed for one house and 100 acres in Nobleboro in 1798. Edna and Philip may have been parents of Luther and Betsey.^[9] Philip was in Nobleboro on 12 Sep 1801 when he participated in a land transaction.^[10]

v SARAH PLUMMER, b. about 1778; d. at Damariscotta, 24 Sep 1868; m. at Nobleboro, 17 Dec 1797, WILLIAM CHAPMAN, b. 23 Aug 1776 son of Joseph and Martha (Rollins) Chapman;^[11] William d. at Damariscotta, 12 Apr 1844.

vi MARY “POLLY” PLUMMER, b. about 1781; d. at Canaan, 11 Oct 1874; m. at Nobleboro, 21 Dec 1800, ELIPHALET ROLLINS, b. 17 May 1779 son of Samuel and Sarah (Chapman) Rollins;^[12] Eliphalet d. 1847. Mary and Eliphalet’s children include son Benjamin Plummer Rollins.

vii ELLIS PLUMMER, b. estimate 1783; Miss Alice Plummer d. at Nobleboro, 14 Mar 1822.^[13]

viii JAMES PLUMMER, b. about 1785; d. after 1850 when living at Nobleboro; m. 1st 14 Dec 1809, ELLICE HUSSEY, b. about 1789 daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Hall) Hussey;^[14] Ellice d. at Damariscotta, 1812.^[15] James m. 2nd at Nobleboro, 9 Oct 1814, MARY PALMER, b. about 1785; Mary d. after 1850.

ix JOHN PLUMMER, b. Dec 1789; d. at Nobleboro, 16 May 1874; m. ELEANOR TURNBULL, b. 7 Apr 1789 daughter of John and Huldah (Glidden) Turnbull;^[16] Eleanor d. at Nobleboro, 29 Sep 1870.

Sources

1. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 575
2. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 777
3. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, volume 12, p472,p 479
4. ↑ Maine Land Records, Lincoln County, 46:206, 116:90, 101:232, 106:230, 105:205, 105:205, 116:133
5. ↑ Rust, Record of the Rust Family, p 139
6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) volume 75, p 132
7. ↑ Reed, History of the Reed Family, pp 246-247
8. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume II, marriages, p 115
9. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 771
10. ↑ Maine Land Records, Lincoln County, 48:45
11. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 97
12. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 612
13. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 575
14. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 378
15. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 777
16. ↑ Dodge, Vital Records of Old Bristol, volume I, p 697

• Dodge, Christine Huston (Ed.). 1951. Vital Records of Old Bristol and Nobleboro in the County of Lincoln, Maine Including the Present Towns of Bremen, Damariscotta, South Bristol and the Plantation of Monhegan . Maine Historical Society.
• Reed, Jacob Whittemore. 1861. History of the Reed Family in Europe and America. Boston: Printed by J. Wilson and Son.
• Rust, Albert D. 1891. Record of the Rust Family: Embracing the Descendants of Henry Rust, Who Came from England and Settled in Hingham, Mass., 1634-1635. Waco, TX: Published by the author.

Acknowledgments

• Research by Brian McCullough.