Arthur CAME

Abt 1635 - 1710  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Arthur CAME  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1635	Plymstock, , Devon, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	70E95CB39E2845159A9FAA9C6E4B19D5AE26
  Immigration	Abt 1664	, , New Hampshire,   [5]
  As a John Frost witnessed a deed at Squamscott, now Exeter, in 1663 (N. H. Deeds ii, 79b), and an Arthur Cham (Came) had a land grant in the same town in 1664, it is a safe assumption that the John Frost and Arthur Came, who appeared in York in the Scotland District as neighbors a few years later, settled first in Exeter after their arrival in New England. Of the origin of John Frost there is definite information indentifying him as the John Frost of Brixham, England who married December 2, 1643, Rose, daughter of Leonard and Elizabeth Cruse, that being the Christian name of his wife who cmae to York with him. Athur Came's wife bore the unusual name of Violet, and thus we have the curious combination of a Rose and Violet living as neighbors in York. p. 93 The first of these people to settle on the hills where Sasanoa once held sway was Philip Welch who came from Ipswich or Beverly with his wife and three children. The occasion of his being here in 1693, when he was a witness in a case against Jeremiah Moulton (Deeds v, pt. ii, 22), is unknown. Perhaps the first knowledge of the place was obtained from military service in the garrison here, as he married about 1693, according to family tradition, Elizabeth, daughter of Arthur Came. Whatever the reason of his removal to this outpost of English settlements in Maine, it is of record that on March 16, 1698, the town granted him thiry acres "on the Northwest side of Bell Marsh Brook" (T. R. i, 104), where her set up his "Ebenezer." He reside there until September 25, 1716, when he sold the house and lot to Peter Nowell for £15 and the deed was witnessed by his brother-in-law Samuel Came. Both he and his wife signed the transfer with their "marks" (Deeds viii, 183). He moved probably to the common land nearby as in 1732 he was awarded six shares in that area. On November 13, 1733, Samuel Came, in consideration of £32, sold to him, his wife Elizabeth and son Benjamin, fifteen acres "whereon the said Philip now dwells" (Ibid. xvii, 144).
  Property	14 Jan 1668/69	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Received grant from the town of a ten-acre lot at Cider Hill.
  Occupation	1678	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Appraiser
  Property	17 Jun 1685	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Grant
  Occupation	1690	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Appraiser
  Public Record	1690	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Grand juror
  Occupation	1691	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Appraiser
  Public Record	1693	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Grand juror
  Public Record	1696	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Grand juror
  Public Record	1697	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Grand juror
  Court Record	Jan 1696/97	York, York, Maine,   [6]
  "Maine Court Records, 1696-1854" Name:       Came, Arthur Plaintiff/Defendant:      DEF Court:      York Court of Sessions Date:      Jan 1697 Cause:      NONAPPEARANCE VolumeandPage:      2-95-115-YORK
  Property	1710	York, York, Maine,   [3]
  Property deeded to his son Samuel
  Alt Name	Arthur Cayme  [7]
  Alt Name	Arthur Cham  [8]
  Death	9 Oct 1710	York, York, Maine,
  Person ID	I3618	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Violet,   b. 1650, , , Maine, d. Aft 1720, York, York, Maine, (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1668	York, York, Maine,
  Children	1. Sarah CAME,   b. 1670, York, York, Maine, d. 1725 (Age 55 years) + 2. Capt. Samuel CAME, Esq.,   b. Abt 1675, York, York, Maine, d. 26 Dec 1768, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 93 years) + 3. Eleanor CAME,   b. Abt 1677, York, York, Maine, d. 21 Oct 1755, York, York, Maine, (Age ~ 78 years) + 4. Elizabeth CAME,   b. 1679, York, York, Maine, d. 1736, York, York, Maine, (Age 57 years)   5. Mary CAME,   b. 1680, York, York, Maine, d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1635 - Plymstock, , Devon, England Immigration - Abt 1664 - , , New Hampshire, Marriage - 1668 - York, York, Maine, Property - 14 Jan 1668/69 - York, York, Maine, Occupation - 1678 - York, York, Maine, Property - 17 Jun 1685 - York, York, Maine, Occupation - 1690 - York, York, Maine, Public Record - 1690 - York, York, Maine, Occupation - 1691 - York, York, Maine, Public Record - 1693 - York, York, Maine, Public Record - 1696 - York, York, Maine, Public Record - 1697 - York, York, Maine, Court Record - Jan 1696/97 - York, York, Maine, Property - 1710 - York, York, Maine, Death - 9 Oct 1710 - York, York, Maine,  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3618&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Arthur CAME."