He moved to North Yarmouth, Me., about 1726; was received intothe First Church there 1731. He was assessor of the town in1733, constable 1734, selectman many times. In 1742, he carriedletters from Boston to the eastern frontier for GovernorShirley. He was the first representative of the town of NorthYarmouth to the General Court of Massachusetts. He was captainof Company F, Sixth Massachusetts Volunteers (Col. SylvesterRichmond's) in the siege of Louisburg and the expedition againstthe French in 1745. He had no children. He divided his estate,after his wife's death, between her son, Thomas Scales, andCornelius Soule, his brother Barnabas Soule's son.Cornelius Soule's Journal of a Downeast Journey from theMassachusetts Archives (Vol. XXXVIII) as reprinted in Old Timesin North Yarmouth, pp,862-864In 1742 he acted as a messenger for Governor Shirley intransporting some official letters from Boston to the easternfrontier. this is an extractof his journal presented as an expense account. The total herequested was £9, 6,10 which included £5 for his time andtrouble. £2 was deducted from that payment.-"Satter Day, July 3,1742, being bound by watter to Casco Bay,waited on his Excellency ye Governour for His Commands, promisedto stay in Boston till Monday for Letters for Notifying yeIndians of the Enterview: went and Hired a Horse to Ride as faras North Yarmouth, Pd for his Hire 10s New Tenour.-Monday, July 5, Waited on His Excellency at the Time appointed,Who informed me yt Mr Secretary could not be found, and yelatters could not beready tilll Tuesday Ten Clock.-Tuesday, 6, Waited in Mr Secretary,. Got ye letters (viz) onefor Capt Jordin, of Saco, one for Leuetenant Nichols at Sacofort in Capt Cutter's absence, one for Capt Jordin, at Spurwink,one for Capt Noble at Georgetown, onefor Capt Oulton at Richmond, one for Capt Robinson, at StGeorge's Fort: then promised the Governour to Deliuer ye sdLetters as soon as possible and to Let His Excellenency knowthat I had Done it before the Time appointed forEmbarqueing for St Georgis: Afternoon prov Rainey, lodg inBoston ye Night: Expenses before I left Boston, 8s 6.-Wednesday, 7 Went over CharlesTown Ferry Before Sone rise,Traveled that day to Salsbury: Expended 4s7.-Thirsday, 8, Set out before sone Rise, came to York before oneoclock fore noon: Afternoon it Raind Hard: about Sone an Hourhigh cleard, I set out, Recovered Wells about Ten oclock atNight: Expended yt Day 6s.-Friday 9, Set out before sone Rise, Came to Capt Jordain's,Deliverd his letter about ten oclock: about one came to SacoFalls , found a soldierbelonging to ye Fort, Sent him up wtih Nicholese's Letter: After3 came to Scarborough, hird a man to carry Capt Jordin's Letter& was stopd by aThunder Storm yt Night: Expenses y Day 4s 8 -SatterDay, 10, Got to my hous about Ten oClock forenoon:Expense on ye Road 6d -Monday12, Got my ship redy: Went and got men to go with me toSt George's: Frted stores to ye value of 8s.-TuesDay, Set out before Day: Came to Coll Noble's, deliveredhis letters about half an Hower after Sonset.-WednesDay 14, Set off before it was well Light: Delivered CaptOulton's Letters about Sone two Howers high; Came back to yeChops, stop tillSonset because of ye Swift Courrant, then set off: Came to MrCummery's about Day, took a nap & about SonRise -Thirsday, 15, set off: Came to St Georg Son about an Hower highat night Delivered Capt Robinson's Letter: Expended in the wayto Georgis 2s.-Friday, 16, Came back to Pleasant Point: Stopd by reason ofhigh winds that night: Expended 7s.-SatterDay, 17, Set out as soon as it was Light & got withinabout Four Miles of George Town and was obliged by Winds andRain to Lodge that NIght by a Fire on a Rock.-Lord's Day, Set out in ye morning and came as far as Brunswick.-Monday, 19, Set out from Brusnwick and come to my house about11 oClock forenoon: Dd ye men went with me, 18s.-TuesDay, 20, Got my things on board ye Sloop and put up storesto the value of 10s £3, 12 00-WednesDay, 21, About 12 oClock set sail for Boston.-FriDay night, got safe to Boston.-SatterDay, 22, Informed His Excellency I had Delivered hisLetters. Extract taken out of my Journal from Boston to yeEastward and Back Again,Cornelius Soule." Submitted to the Essex County Newsletter by:Abby ALums48454@aol.com
