Sir William Pepperrell: His Unvarnished Story

Sir William Pepperrell of Kittery Point, Maine (1696-1759), was perhaps the most famous colonial hero few people remember. It is said that when George Washington was a boy, he wanted to be Sir William Pepperrell. Husband, father, the richest man in colonial America, land baron, ship builder, judge, military hero, politician, owner of enslaved people. This is his unvarnished story.