Colonial · 1667–1698

James Andrews

Fourth English owner; garrisoned the island through King Philip's War

[C]Confirmed1637 – 1704

Summary

Married Sarah Mitton, Michael's daughter. Held the island 1667–1698 and used Levett's old fortified house as a garrison. In this period the island was renamed successively Portland Island, Andrews Island, and finally Fort Island.

From the sources

Sargent quotes the 1731 deposition of James Ross, aged 70: 'Mr. Andross had a Garrisoned House on the Island and lived there as he was informed as his own proper estate.' Levett's original house and fortification were destroyed during the widening Indian wars that followed the outbreak in the summer of 1675. Andrews abandoned Falmouth in the first war and died at Boston in 1704.

Places associated

Levett's Cellar & Spicer's Cove

Levett's 1623 settlement site

Sources

[1] Deposition of James Ross, Salem, Sept. 23, 1731 — York Reg.
[2] Sargent (1886), pp. 26–31.

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