John was the first Scribner to settle in Waterborough, moving there about 1770 from New Hampshire to do lumbering. According to THE HISTORY OF YORK COUNTY, MAINE (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck,1880), page 388: "The first settler was John Smith, who located near Waterborough Old Corner, in 1768. During the next two years, he was joined by seven other families: John Scribner, Robert Harvey, Alexander Jellison, Wm. Deering, Scammon Hodgdon, Wm. Philpot, and Wm. Nason. These men came from Berwick, Scarborough, and Somersworth, N.H., to engage in lumbering."
Along with his brother, Daniel, John served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Along with his brother, Daniel, John served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
John was the first Scribner to settle in Waterborough, moving there about 1770 from New Hampshire to do lumbering. According to THE HISTORY OF YORK COUNTY, MAINE (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck,1880), page 388: "The first settler was John Smith, who located near Waterborough Old Corner, in 1768. During the next two years, he was joined by seven other families: John Scribner, Robert Harvey, Alexander Jellison, Wm. Deering, Scammon Hodgdon, Wm. Philpot, and Wm. Nason. These men came from Berwick, Scarborough, and Somersworth, N.H., to engage in lumbering."
Along with his brother, Daniel, John served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Along with his brother, Daniel, John served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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