Richard Nason had eight children, the oldest, also named Richard, was married by 1675. Their son, also named Richard, was eight years old. That year the Indian war known as King Philip's War broke out in Massachusetts and spread north into Maine like flames in dry grass. On an Autumn evening there was a knocking on Richard Nason's door. An Indian held a musket poised at his hip. Richard was killed and the youngest Richard was then taken to Canada.

This experience caused Richard Nason to make his home into a garrison in which neighbors could gather to defend themselves against Indian attacks.

The following information is from the book "Trending Into Maine”, edited by Kenneth Roberts, 1938, from page 94. Some words and punctuation have been changed. However, the intent of the information is the same as the original.

Richard Nason had eight children, the oldest, also named Richard, was married by 1675. Their son, also named Richard, was eight years old. That year the Indian war known as King Philip's War broke out in Massachusetts and spread north into Maine like flames in dry grass. One Autumn evening there was a knocking on Richard Nason's door. The knock was answered by the eight year old Richard, who was followed into the entryway of the house by his father.

When he unbolted the door, he looked into the face of an Indian daubed with black and vermilion. The Indian held a musket poised at his hip. The musket roared, Richard clutched his stomach and fell back against the wall. The Indian reached past him to catch the eight-year-old boy by the arm, dragging him over his father's dead body and rushed him away.

Young Richard was then taken to Canada. His captors carried him to Montreal and sold him to a Frenchman. Richard never returned. When he was old enough to escape, he fell in love with his owner's daughter. They married and lived in Canada for the remainder of his long life.

The following is an extract from the book, "New England Captives - Carried to Canada":

In October, 1675, after the second attack on Tozier's house the Indians went southward to Sturgeon Creek where says tradition, Richard Nason, Jr., was killed in his own doorway and his son Richard, third of the name, was carried off to Canada.This was a very early date for a Canadian captivity.The boy, only seven years old, may have been kept in the Mainewoods and taken later to Canada, or the date of the capture may be wrong.His name is among "thos Remaining" in 1695, which implies the later captivity.In 1710 "Richard Nason of New England, living in Saint Frances, married to a French woman and having children", is naturalized.