The life of Sir William Pepperrell, bart., the only native of New England who was created a baronet during our connection with the mother country. . s term of service heearned a small sum, and embarked with it for the Isleof Shoals, near which he had formerly been employedin fishing. His education was very limited, his lettersfrom bad writing and worse spelling being hardly legi-ble. Tradition says that he spoke the broad Welsh, asBoll and Woll for Bill and Will. His parents died early, leaving him and two or threesisters in destitute condition. One of the sisters, an in-valid named Grace, liv
The life of Sir William Pepperrell, bart., the only native of New England who was created a baronet during our connection with the mother country. . s term of service heearned a small sum, and embarked with it for the Isleof Shoals, near which he had formerly been employedin fishing. His education was very limited, his lettersfrom bad writing and worse spelling being hardly legi-ble. Tradition says that he spoke the broad Welsh, asBoll and Woll for Bill and Will. His parents died early, leaving him and two or threesisters in destitute condition. One of the sisters, an in-valid named Grace, lived to advanced age, an invalid as well as destitute, she receivedassistance from the parish, and was buried at its ex-pense. Another sister married a Phillips and children, three of whom visited their uncleWilliam and were employed in his service as com- 3?epperrell Coat of Arms. * Pepperrell coat of arms: Arg. a chevron three pine-apples or cones-vert, with theaugmentation of a canton of the second, chargedwith a fleur-de-lis of the first. N. B. No crest,it being an ancient coat before crests were PARENTAGE AND EARLY YEARS. 3 manders of small coasting vessels; — two of themsettled in Saco and are mentioned in the wills of boththe William Pepperrells, who left them small sister married a Gilbert, and had children,among whom was a daughter named Mary, who mar-ried a Nichols. This Mary shared more of her unclesaffections than any other relative left in his native wrote often and apprised him of the condition andchanges of his kindred and acquaintances; and it isfrom the letters which passed between them that thefew facts relating to the early Pepperrell history havebeen gleaned. At the Isle of Shoals the elder Pepperrell united inpartnership with a Mr. Gibbons, of Topsham, England.*They invested their little stock of cash in fishing-boatsand equipments, and let them to others on shares, and * The Isles of S
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