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1788 Rev War Period Document Including Brigadier-General John Frost of Kittery

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1788 Rev War Period Document Including Brigadier-General John Frost of Kittery
American Revolution
1788 Revolutionary War Document Signed By Several Soldiers Including Brigadier-General John Frost of Kittery


June 30th, 1788-Dated Revolutionary War Period, Manuscript Document Signed, (Colonel) “Jno. Frost,” and witnessed by several noted soldiers, Kittery (Maine), Choice Very Fine.
This original Legal Document is 2 pages, back to back, at Kittery, Maine. Then Colonel John Frost has agreed to sell 8 acres of the family homestead to his brother Joseph. This official agreement is Signed on back by John Frost, William Frost, Samuel Leighton and Samuel Jordan as witnesses. It measures 11.75” x 7.25” being very well written in rich brown ink upon clean, fresh period laid paper. There are bold signatures and having excellent overall eye appeal. A rarely encountered Revolutionary War General’s signature, along with several other notable, heroic American soldiers.

JOHN FROST, Kittery, Me. (1738 - 1810). Served as Captain in the French and Indian War Canadian campaign of 1759. In 1775 was a Lieutenant-Colonel at the siege of Boston. When the campaign of 1775 began, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and he won distinction in the severe engagements that preceded the retreat of General George Washington to Philadelphia. When Burgoyne invaded New York, Colonel Frost's regiment became an adjunct to the army under General Gates. After Burgoyne's surrender, Colonel Frost joined Washington's central division, and participated in the action of Monmouth and other engagements. Until the close of the Revolutionary War he served in the middle and southern states. Frost left the army with the rank of Brigadier-General. He then returned to Kittery, was appointed Judge of the court of sessions for York county, Me. He was subsequently a Member of the Governor's Council in Massachusetts, of which Maine was then part. ** A more extensive description of each of these other important figures is on our auction website.


William Frost born in York, district of Maine, May 26, 1747 Died June 2, 1827

Son of John Frost, Esq., of York, Maine, and Grandson of Hon. John and Mary (Pepperrell) Frost of New Hampshire. Mary (Pepperrell) Frost was the daughter of Col. William Pepperrell and sister of Sir William Pepperrell. Both of Kittery.

Served the Colonies in the American Revolution, May 3, 1775-1783 as Ensign, Lieutenant, Commissary of Issues, Surveyor General 1783-1786, Register of Deeds for County of York, District of Maine, April 12, 1786-April 16, 1816 and County Treasurer May 15, 1787-April 1812.

Samuel Leighton was the Son of Lieut. John and Mary (Hill) Leighton, who lived near the old meeting house on what is now River Road. He married Abigail Frost the great –granddaughter of Maj. Charles Frost who was slain by the Indians in 1697 and built this home.

When Samuel was 35 he enlisted 56 men and was presented with the commission of Captain in Col. James Scamman’s 30th Regiment of Foot. They marched from Kittery to Watertown , registered and served at Bunker Hill . He then served as Captain of the York County Co. in Col. Ebenezer Francis’ militia regiment at the garrison at Dorchester Heights in 1776 and was captain of the 7th Co. in the 2nd York County militia regiment in 1776, being commissioned second major in that regiment under Col. Ichabod Goodwin in 1778.

Maj Samuel Leighton Departed this life Feb 27, 1802 This gentleman with three other persons, being about 1/2 a mile from his house, breaking the roads with him team in a deep snow, and walking by the side of his team, informed one of the persons who was on the sled, that he felt very much out of breath in a few minutes after which he was seen sally up against the Cattle twice and then fell down dead.

Samuel Jordan, was born May 12, 1746, died April 7, 1821. He married Lydia Grover, born September 26, 1740, died November 27, 1819. His record in the revolution appears as follows: Private in Captain Abram Tyler's company, Colonel Edmund Phinney's regiment, December 11, 1775, at Cambridge and at Fort George in 1776. He was a matross in Captain John Wentworth's company, Colonel Peter Noyes's regiment, raised in Cumberland county in 1778 and probably on Colonel Tupper's regiment in 1779.