No one yet has found Robert's d/o/b or the place he was born. He was in Salem, Massachusetts in 1763, a mariner and first mate on a trip to the West Indies and also that year, he married Abigail Glover on 16 Nov. In 1768, he had a house built in Salem in the South Field and also bought property in Sedgwick, Maine that's shown on Maine maps as Byard Point jutting out into Eggemoggin Reach. Eventually Robert and Abigail moved to what was then called Sedgwick which encompassed part of Brooklin and Brooksville, Maine
and lived on Byard Point, raising six sons and four daughters, two of them twins. The family was there during the American Revolution and Robert and Abigail are both buried at Settlers Rest in the area now called Sargentville. Robert re-married a woman called Jane and mentioned her in his will, written on Sept. 28, 1812. I have an Ancestry dot com tree for Robert and his family and have 19 pages of information I've found about him. I'd be happy to send it as a jpg if you're a descendant.
Robert and Abigail's children, as required, were recorded in Sedgwick's vital record books but not all of them were born in Sedgwick. I haven't found them recorded in Salem's records but that may not have been required at that time.
I would assume that the first four children were born in Salem and the rest were born in the family home on Byards Point. Once the Revolution began and the British started to built the fort at Castine, men were not able to casually sail away to Salem or Boston for supplies or family visits. Living became dangerous for everyone (including the family's milk cow and livestock) while the British were nearby and it's hard to imagine that Abigail
gave birth to twins in the dead of winter on Byards Point with war hanging in the air.
1. Abigail Byard b. July 2, 1765
2. Mary Byard b. Nov. 30, 1768
3. Joseph Byard b. Jan. 28, 1771
4. Jonathan Byard b. Feb. 28, 1775
5. John Byard b. April 24, 1778
6. Sarah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
7. Hannah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
8. Samuel Byard b. Jan. 13, 1781
9. Robert Byard b. Apr 11, 1784
10 James Byard b. March 28, 1786
I've found information about all of Robert and Abigail's children except for Samuel Byard and yet Robert mentioned Samuel when he wrote his will in 1812 so he was still alive...somewhere.
Sedgwick's vital records show that Robert died in "February, 1814" but his gravestone shows his death on March 2, 1814. I don't know why there's a discrepancy.
and lived on Byard Point, raising six sons and four daughters, two of them twins. The family was there during the American Revolution and Robert and Abigail are both buried at Settlers Rest in the area now called Sargentville. Robert re-married a woman called Jane and mentioned her in his will, written on Sept. 28, 1812. I have an Ancestry dot com tree for Robert and his family and have 19 pages of information I've found about him. I'd be happy to send it as a jpg if you're a descendant.
Robert and Abigail's children, as required, were recorded in Sedgwick's vital record books but not all of them were born in Sedgwick. I haven't found them recorded in Salem's records but that may not have been required at that time.
I would assume that the first four children were born in Salem and the rest were born in the family home on Byards Point. Once the Revolution began and the British started to built the fort at Castine, men were not able to casually sail away to Salem or Boston for supplies or family visits. Living became dangerous for everyone (including the family's milk cow and livestock) while the British were nearby and it's hard to imagine that Abigail
gave birth to twins in the dead of winter on Byards Point with war hanging in the air.
1. Abigail Byard b. July 2, 1765
2. Mary Byard b. Nov. 30, 1768
3. Joseph Byard b. Jan. 28, 1771
4. Jonathan Byard b. Feb. 28, 1775
5. John Byard b. April 24, 1778
6. Sarah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
7. Hannah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
8. Samuel Byard b. Jan. 13, 1781
9. Robert Byard b. Apr 11, 1784
10 James Byard b. March 28, 1786
I've found information about all of Robert and Abigail's children except for Samuel Byard and yet Robert mentioned Samuel when he wrote his will in 1812 so he was still alive...somewhere.
Sedgwick's vital records show that Robert died in "February, 1814" but his gravestone shows his death on March 2, 1814. I don't know why there's a discrepancy.
No one yet has found Robert's d/o/b or the place he was born. He was in Salem, Massachusetts in 1763, a mariner and first mate on a trip to the West Indies and also that year, he married Abigail Glover on 16 Nov. In 1768, he had a house built in Salem in the South Field and also bought property in Sedgwick, Maine that's shown on Maine maps as Byard Point jutting out into Eggemoggin Reach. Eventually Robert and Abigail moved to what was then called Sedgwick which encompassed part of Brooklin and Brooksville, Maine
and lived on Byard Point, raising six sons and four daughters, two of them twins. The family was there during the American Revolution and Robert and Abigail are both buried at Settlers Rest in the area now called Sargentville. Robert re-married a woman called Jane and mentioned her in his will, written on Sept. 28, 1812. I have an Ancestry dot com tree for Robert and his family and have 19 pages of information I've found about him. I'd be happy to send it as a jpg if you're a descendant.
Robert and Abigail's children, as required, were recorded in Sedgwick's vital record books but not all of them were born in Sedgwick. I haven't found them recorded in Salem's records but that may not have been required at that time.
I would assume that the first four children were born in Salem and the rest were born in the family home on Byards Point. Once the Revolution began and the British started to built the fort at Castine, men were not able to casually sail away to Salem or Boston for supplies or family visits. Living became dangerous for everyone (including the family's milk cow and livestock) while the British were nearby and it's hard to imagine that Abigail
gave birth to twins in the dead of winter on Byards Point with war hanging in the air.
1. Abigail Byard b. July 2, 1765
2. Mary Byard b. Nov. 30, 1768
3. Joseph Byard b. Jan. 28, 1771
4. Jonathan Byard b. Feb. 28, 1775
5. John Byard b. April 24, 1778
6. Sarah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
7. Hannah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
8. Samuel Byard b. Jan. 13, 1781
9. Robert Byard b. Apr 11, 1784
10 James Byard b. March 28, 1786
I've found information about all of Robert and Abigail's children except for Samuel Byard and yet Robert mentioned Samuel when he wrote his will in 1812 so he was still alive...somewhere.
Sedgwick's vital records show that Robert died in "February, 1814" but his gravestone shows his death on March 2, 1814. I don't know why there's a discrepancy.
and lived on Byard Point, raising six sons and four daughters, two of them twins. The family was there during the American Revolution and Robert and Abigail are both buried at Settlers Rest in the area now called Sargentville. Robert re-married a woman called Jane and mentioned her in his will, written on Sept. 28, 1812. I have an Ancestry dot com tree for Robert and his family and have 19 pages of information I've found about him. I'd be happy to send it as a jpg if you're a descendant.
Robert and Abigail's children, as required, were recorded in Sedgwick's vital record books but not all of them were born in Sedgwick. I haven't found them recorded in Salem's records but that may not have been required at that time.
I would assume that the first four children were born in Salem and the rest were born in the family home on Byards Point. Once the Revolution began and the British started to built the fort at Castine, men were not able to casually sail away to Salem or Boston for supplies or family visits. Living became dangerous for everyone (including the family's milk cow and livestock) while the British were nearby and it's hard to imagine that Abigail
gave birth to twins in the dead of winter on Byards Point with war hanging in the air.
1. Abigail Byard b. July 2, 1765
2. Mary Byard b. Nov. 30, 1768
3. Joseph Byard b. Jan. 28, 1771
4. Jonathan Byard b. Feb. 28, 1775
5. John Byard b. April 24, 1778
6. Sarah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
7. Hannah (twin) Byard b. Dec. 25, 1779
8. Samuel Byard b. Jan. 13, 1781
9. Robert Byard b. Apr 11, 1784
10 James Byard b. March 28, 1786
I've found information about all of Robert and Abigail's children except for Samuel Byard and yet Robert mentioned Samuel when he wrote his will in 1812 so he was still alive...somewhere.
Sedgwick's vital records show that Robert died in "February, 1814" but his gravestone shows his death on March 2, 1814. I don't know why there's a discrepancy.
Inscription
The epitaph carved on Robert's gravestone are the first four lines from a popular hymn "We've No Abiding City Here" by an Irish hymn writer, Thomas Kelly (1769-1855).
"We've no abiding city here
This may distress the worldy mind
But should not cost the Saint a tear
Who hopes a better rest to find."
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