tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post7608756733899975979..comments2024-03-26T00:48:24.850-07:00Comments on Heirlooms Reunited: 1816 Massachusetts Militia Order to Richard Neal of Eliot, Maine; James Goodwin's CommandPam Beveridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-89683143014439438482013-10-03T14:39:03.001-07:002013-10-03T14:39:03.001-07:00Yeah, I'm not sure how fond I would be of my b...Yeah, I'm not sure how fond I would be of my brother-in-law if he decapitated my sister.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-39342261275664957782013-10-03T14:32:45.905-07:002013-10-03T14:32:45.905-07:00Wow - that's fast and exhaustive work, Chris! ...Wow - that's fast and exhaustive work, Chris! Thanks for providing the link.<br /><br />Richard's in-laws apparently thought a lot of him, despite his momentary lapse; even so, you have to give them a lot of credit.Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470217109659177851.post-44782334436083625772013-10-03T13:39:04.376-07:002013-10-03T13:39:04.376-07:00This one got me curious, so I checked York County ...This one got me curious, so I checked York County court records to see if Neal was prosecuted for the crime. It appears that he wasn't, but he was placed under the guardianship of Elisha Goodwin and James Goodwin (his former commanding officer?). The children, Elizabeth, John, Daniel and Sarah, were placed under the guardianship of Jeremiah Goodwin of Alfred.<br /><br />Richard Neal petitioned the court on 1 Jan. 1828, asking that he and the children be discharged from their respective guardianships. The petition stated that "Said petitioner is not lunatic or distracted, but of sane mind" as well as "prudent, temperate, and industrious, and fully capable of managing his property and of taking care of himself" and "taking care of, providing for, and educating his children and managing and taking care of their property." The petition states further that "His reason and capacity has been long and permanently established."<br /><br />His request was granted. Here's a link: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18978-7435-58?cc=1877829&wc=M9WG-QFY:n2081062645<br /><br />Captain James, Elisha and Jeremiah Goodwin all appear to have been brothers of Neal's murdered wife, so I think it's likely that this was the same Richard Neal referred to in your document.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386406270744275223noreply@blogger.com