In the early annals of Revolutionary days at Brunswick, Maine, we find the name of Benjamin Rideout in the List of Privates of the famous Company of Capt. James Curtis.

Benjamin bought land from Benjamin Thompson, Lot #6, which he cleared and it became his lifelong home. The deed was dated 6 May 1763. A house he built on the property was still standing in 1935 and in good condition. Benjamin operated his father’s shipyard and was a member of the committee of inspection and safety during the revolution in 1777 in Brunswick, Maine. He Signed the Association Test at New Meadows, ME.

The Association Test reads as follows:
“We the subscribers do hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will do the upmost of our power, at the risk of our lives and fortunes with arms, oppose the hostile proceedings of the British fleets against the United American Coloines.”

Benjamin, b. or bpt 4 July 1731, d.1793, Pippsburg vital records- Marriages, rideout, Benjamin of Small Point and Mary Getchell of Brunswick, Int. Nov 24,

Benjamin, Nicholas and William Rideout- Georgetown Militia Co.