Alexander SHAPLEIGH

                   New england Historical and Genealogical registry Apr 1941pg 180-181
apr 1896 pg 219 lived in Kingsweare called Kittery Point to this day and which still contains the Manor House, which was probably the residence of that family, and naturally when the  family went to the new home in new England the old name was perpetuated in that of the new town.  there is not a trace of the name of Alexander Shapleigh in any of theold papers relating to the hisory or records of Totnes which is a very old town about ten miles up the dart river, but there are many other members of the family, some of whom were mayors o the same, Although not sucessful in my search at Totnes, I wwas somewhat so in looking over the records of Dartmouth, where I did find five references to Mr alexander Shapleigh, merchant, of Kingsweare, He is so spoken of in an acknowlegemnet of a contribution of money in 1620 1621 colonial Familis of the Uniteds States of America by Mac Kenzie volume II
Genelaogical pu 1966 pg 489 Came to America circa 1635 in his own ship Benediction and settled in Kittery, Maine, where he built the first home returned to England and there died was agent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges