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Louis Isaac Little

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Louis Isaac Little

Birth
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
24 Nov 1699 (aged 52–53)
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0858154, Longitude: -70.6816483
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The son of Thomas Little & Ann (Warren) Little, he married Bethiah (perhaps Thomas). He represented Marshfield in the General Court from 1685-1691 and served on the Council of War. His brother, Thomas Little, Jr., was killed by Indians during the King Philip's War.

History of Marshfield, Vol. 1, p. 53: In preparation for King Philip's War, Isaac Little was appointed with two others to stand watch at one of three places in Marshfield
in 1675.
p. 79 In 1681, the court at Marshfield established Isaac Little to be Lieut. of the military.
p. 85 A Memo in town records states that Lieut. Little paid Nathaniel Thomas for powder, "bulletts", and for land granted him at Mattakeeset and that by order of the town of Marshfield, the said powder & bullets shall be kept at Lieut. Little's place for the town's use.


Please note: There are two death dates for Isaac Little. The death date above (Dec. 29, 1699) comes from "Richard Warren of the Mayflower and some of his descendants" by Emily Warren Roebling, 1901, p. 6.
The other death date, which is Nov. 24, 1699 comes from "Mayflower Increasings" 2nd edition, by Susan Roser Page 113, and is the date on the tombstone.
The son of Thomas Little & Ann (Warren) Little, he married Bethiah (perhaps Thomas). He represented Marshfield in the General Court from 1685-1691 and served on the Council of War. His brother, Thomas Little, Jr., was killed by Indians during the King Philip's War.

History of Marshfield, Vol. 1, p. 53: In preparation for King Philip's War, Isaac Little was appointed with two others to stand watch at one of three places in Marshfield
in 1675.
p. 79 In 1681, the court at Marshfield established Isaac Little to be Lieut. of the military.
p. 85 A Memo in town records states that Lieut. Little paid Nathaniel Thomas for powder, "bulletts", and for land granted him at Mattakeeset and that by order of the town of Marshfield, the said powder & bullets shall be kept at Lieut. Little's place for the town's use.


Please note: There are two death dates for Isaac Little. The death date above (Dec. 29, 1699) comes from "Richard Warren of the Mayflower and some of his descendants" by Emily Warren Roebling, 1901, p. 6.
The other death date, which is Nov. 24, 1699 comes from "Mayflower Increasings" 2nd edition, by Susan Roser Page 113, and is the date on the tombstone.

Inscription

"Here Lyes Buried the Body of Isaac Little Esq. aged about 53 years, dyed November ye 24th, 1699"



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