THESE HANDWRITTEN PAPERS WERE FOUND TOGETHER AND WERE FROM YORK AND KITTERY MAINE. NAMES INCLUDE JOHN AND ELANOR COLE AND NICHOLAS SPINNEY.
FROM THE INTERENT:
- Nicholas Spinney, born in 1789, was the son of Caleb and Abigail Spinney.
- He learned the butcher’s trade and ran a successful business in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- Later, he moved his business to Kittery.
- Nicholas and his wife Patience (Cole) had seven children: Caleb S., Emily, Abigail, Ephraim C., George, Rowena, and Alice.
- He also served as the administrator of Capt. Caleb Spinney’s estate1.