Davis WASGATT, Jr.

1775 - 1864  (88 years)

• Name	Davis WASGATT
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1 Jun 1775	Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States   [1, 2]
  	Town records state Davis was born "at No. 1, now Trinton."
  Gender	Male
  Land	20 Apr 1801	Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   [3]
  Land	26 Jul 1809	Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   [4]
  	Peter's Plan lot #J2, 23 acres; was state of Massachusetts at time of purchase.
  Death	20 Apr 1864  [2]
  Person ID	I1106	Stanwood Family
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Davis WASGATT,   b. 11 Mar 1750/1   d. 27 Nov 1843 (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Rachel RICHARDSON,   b. 24 Nov 1752, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 30 Jun 1841 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1774  [1, 2, 5]
  	Davis and Rachel's marriage was the first recorded for Mount Desert, and was performed by Daniel Little from Kennebunk.
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sally HADLOCK,   b. 14 Jan 1783, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Marriage	15 Aug 1799	Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   [2, 6]
  	Marriage bans state, "June ye 14th 1799 This Day Published a Intention of Marriage between Mr Davis Wasgatt and Mrs. Sally Hadlock both of the town of Mount desert." The town records further state, "Said Salley his wife was born at Ipswich January ye. 14th year 1783," making Sally only 16 at the time of her marriage, and unlikely she was truly a widow or a "Mrs."
  Children	1. Sally WASGATT,   b. 18 Mar 1800, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Cornelius WASGATT,   b. 28 Aug 1801, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   3. Davis WASGATT,   b. 18 Dec 1802, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   4. Rachel WASGATT,   b. 16 Apr 1804, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   5. Mary Andrews WASGATT,   b. 3 Dec 1805, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   6. Sophronia WASGATT,   b. 18 Oct 1808, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 1884 (Age 75 years)   7. John Hancock WASGATT,   b. 10 May 1814, Maine, United States d. 7 Feb 1892, Surry, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 77 years)   8. George Washington WASGATT,   b. 7 Mar 1816, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States   9. Martha C WASGATT,   b. 10 Apr 1818, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 12 Jan 1911, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 92 years)   10. Enos WASGATT,   b. 18 Feb 1820, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 5 Mar 1915, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 95 years)   11. Nancy D WASGATT,   b. 23 May 1823, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 1911, Illinois, United States (Age 87 years)   12. Gilbert WASGATT,   b. 8 Apr 1825, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 5 Aug 1905, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)   13. Elijah Hadlock WASGATT,   b. 28 Jul 1828, Mount Desert Island, Hancock, Maine, United States d. 19 May 1864, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 49. [S673] Wasgatt, Davis, 1752-1879, births, marriages and deaths. [S8] Maine, Hancock County, Deeds, Deeds, 30:139-140, Samuel Hadlock, sale to Davis Wasgatt, Jr., 27 April 1811. Mount Desert, Maine, deed, Samuel Hadlock to Davis Wasgatt, Jr., 27 April 1811, 30:139-140, Hancock County Registry of Deeds, Ellsworth; , Hancock County Registry of Deeds (http://www.hancockcountydeeds.com : 5 NOV 2011). WASGATT_Davis_b1775_deed_002 [S8] Maine, Hancock County, Deeds, Deeds, 30:138-139, Alexander Baring et al., sale to Davis Wasgatt, 29 July 1809. Mount Desert, Maine, deed, Alexander Baring et al., to Davis Wasgatt, 29 July 1809, 30:138-139., Hancock County Registry of Deeds, Ellsworth; images online, Hancock County Registry of Deeds (http://www.hancockcountydeeds.com : accessed 5 NOV 2011). WASGATT_Davis_b1775_deed_001 [S1487] BOOK: Mount Desert: A History, p. 264. [S278] Vital Records of Mount Desert Island Maine and Nearby Islands, 1776-1820, p. 42.