Ambrose Boaden was born 1589+/- at Holberton,Devon in England. He is first noted in Scarborough, Maine as early as 1631. Ambrose was a sea faring man. He was apprenticed to John Winter who was also from Holberton and had married Joane Boaden who was the sister of Ambrose. As Master of the ship “Margery”, Ambrose had brought over Thomas Cammock and received as payment a grant of land at Higgins Beach, Scarborough, Maine. Ambrose continued making voyages and keeping his family at Holberton, Devon as late as 1643.

He was given the title of “Mr” on 6 Mar 1647. Mr. Edward Small and Mr. Ambrose Boaden were on the coroner’s jury at a courthouse at Pascataquack in 1647. Ambrose Boaden, Sr., and Ambrose,Jr., took th oath of allegiance to the Mass. government at Spurwink on July 13 1658. In 1663, he was granted 150 acres by Henry Jocelyn,Esq., and Joshua Scottow. This grant appears to have been a confirmation of the title of the land that he had lived on for so many years. He was on the grand jury in 1667.

He became blind about 1670 and died Oct 1675 at Scarborough; it is supposed that he was killed by Indians. On 5 July,1676, administration was granted upon his estate to Samuel Oakman. His net estate was L20 13 Shillings 6 Pence after charges against the estate. The major charge against the estate was “for the ouldmans Dyet and more than ordinary attendance in regard of his infirmity of blindness for 5 yeares & a halfe L50 and for monys payd for him as much as comes to L15". This charge was evidently presented by his son Ambrose,Jr., who reimbursed himself by taking possession of the homestead.

Ambrose Boaden,Sr., married Marie Lethebridge on 28 Jan 1625 at Holberton, Devon. Her place and date of birth as well as her parentage are unknown. It is assumed that she was not alive at the time of Ambrose,Sr., death.

Ambrose,Jr., presumably the eldest son was born in 1632 or earlier. He was a fisherman He served on te Grand Jury, at courts held in Wells on 5 Jul 1670 and 4 Jul 1676. In 1676 he constable of Scarborough. On 4 Sep 1676 he was witness to certain military movements of Capt. Joshua Scottow, described in the journal of the latter. In Mar 1678 he was credited under Capt. Scottow for active service in King Philip’s War. He was chosen selectman in Scarsborough in Oct 1682 and Oct 1685. On July 26,1684, an “indenture” was made between “Thomas Danforth Esq.- -president of His Majesty’s Province of Maine in New England” and several Trustees, including our Ambrose Boaden,Jr, to confirm the grants of the inhabitants of Scarborough within the limits of the town. In a list of the estates of these inhabitants, Ambrose Boaden’s came to L100.

Ambrose Boaden with family remained in Scarborough until the town was completely abandoned in May 1690. He married Mary (–) in 1652+/-. Her surname and parentage are not known. She ws living in 1679 but maybe not in 1690 when Ambrose Boaden ,Jr., went to Marble head with some of his children. There are no records of any activity in Marblehead. Ambose,Jr., left a will but it cannot be found. The date of his death is unknown.

DeMaris Boaden was born in 1652 at Scarborough.Maine and married Richard Webber in 1695.

References: FH36:1555-1569; PH13:97; PH86:22;PH19:V1:206-207;PH7:86,789