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HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

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ESSEX INSTITUTE.

V O JL. TT 3VL 33

SALEM:
PUBLISHED FOR THE ESSEX INSTITUTE,

BY G. M. WHIPPLE & A. A. SMITH.
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CONTENTS.

ONE.

Introduction, ........ 1 Lecture before the Essex Institute, by Joseph B. Felt,

March 24. 1862, on Piracy, particularly of William

An Account of Salem Common, and the Levelling of Kidd 28

the same in 1802, with Short Notices of the Sub-

scribers. By Benjamin F. Browne, . . . 2 Tn Prosecution of Ann Pudeator. for Witchcraft.

A. D.I 692. By Geo. F.Che ver,. ... 37

A Copy of the First Book of Births, Ac., of the Town ^^ ^ ^ ^ Book of Btrthgi MarrUge8
of Rowley, with Notes, communicated by M. A^ ^ ^^ Qf ^ Chy ef galem (Contlnued >

Copied by Ira J. Patch ...... 43

Abstracts from Wills. Inventories, Ac., on file in the Of- Extracts from some Old Account Books, kept by Mr.
fice of Clerk of Courts, Salem, Mass. (Continued.) Whlpple, of Hamilton, Maaa, .... 47

Copied by Ira J. Patch, , . . . . . 20 Boston Numismatic Society ...... 4

NUMBER TWO.

The Prosecution of Ann Pudeator, for Witchcraft, An Account of Salein Common, and the Levelling of

A. D. 1692. By George F. Chever. (Concluded,) 49 the Same, in 1802, with Short Notices of the 8ub-
A Copy of the First Book of Births, Ac., of the Town aeribew. By Benj. F. Browne. (Continued.) 76

of Rowley, with Notes. Communicated by M. A. Curwen. Russell .Andrew. ByG.R.C.. . . 88

Stiukney. (Continued.) ..... 56

Copy from Original Book of Grants, Salem. By Per-
Ahgtracta from Wills, Inventories. Ac., on file in the i uv Derby, ....... 89

Office of Clerk of Courts, Salem, Mass. Copied by

IraJ Patch (Continued) . 62 Extracts from some Old Account Books, kept by Mr.

Whipple,of Hamilton. Mass. (Continued.) . 96
A Letter, from the lit Church in Salem, to the Two

Churches In Andover, and the Church in Methuen,
1734, ... ..... 73

NUMBER THREE.

A Biographical Notice of the Officers of Probate, for The "Old Planter*" of Massachusetts. By George

Essex County, by A. C. Goodell, Jr. (Concluded.) 97 D. Phlppen, ........ 127

Abstracts from Will". Inventories, &c., on file in the An Account of Salem Common, and the Levelling of

Office of Clerk of Courts, Salem, Mass. Copied by the Same, in 1802, with Short Notices of the Sub.

IraJ. Patch. (Continued,) ..... 112 scribers. By Benj . F. Browne. (Continued.) 129
Copy from Original Book of Grants, Salem. Commu- Boston Numismatic Society ...... 140

nioated by Perley Derby, with Notes by Benjamin Correction . 142

F.Browne. (Continued.) . . 113

Extraotg ^ o , d Account Books, kept by Mr

A Copy of the First Book of Births, Ac., of Rowley, Whlpple, of Hamilton, Mass. (Continued.) . 142
with Notes. Communicated by M. A. Stickney.
(Continued,) ..... . 120

iv.

FOUR.

A Brief Review of the History of the Puritans and Historical .Sketch of the Philosophical Library, at

the Separatists from the Church of England ; in Salem, with Notes, by Henry Wheatlsnd, . 176

which the difference between the Nonconformists from Qr fio<)k Qf ^^ Qf g com

of MassachuHette Bay and the Separat^ts of Plym- municmted 1>er , Derby , with Notes by ^ F .

outh Colony , s discussed. By A. C. Goodell . 146 ^^ (Conttnned|) ... '" m

A Copy of the First Book of Births, of the Town of

Rowley, with Notes. Communicated by M. A- The Will of Anne Bradstreet, the Second Wife of

Stiokney. (Continued ) ..... 157 Gov. Simon Bradstreet, with Notes, ... 186

Historical, Statistical and Biographical Notices of Extracts from some old Account Books kept by Mr.

Rockport, by Joseph B. Felt, .... 162 Whipple, of Hamilton, Mass. (Continued.) . 190

Obituary Notice of William Batch, by Jacob W. Errata 192
Reed, ......... 167

Abstracts 1'ioin Wills, Inventories, Ac., on flic in the
Office of Clerk of Courts, Salem, Mass. Copied by
Ira J. Patch. (Continued,; .... 169

IVTJMUEIt FIVE.

A Memorial Discourse on William Symmes, by N. David Merritt, ........ 229

W. Hazen, . . . .... ... 198 Abstracts from Wills, Inventories, fcc., on file in the

A Copy of the First Book of Births of the Town of office of clerk of Court*. Salem, Mass. Copied by
Rowley, with Notes, communicated by M. A. Stick- Ira J. Patch. (Continued.) ..... 238
ney. (Continued.) ...... 217 Extracts from some Old Account Books, kept by Mr.

Whipple of Hamilton, Mass. (Concluded.) . 239
Historical Notices of Ipswich and Hamilton, by Jo-

eph B. Felt, ........ 226 Book Notice, ........ 24Q

NTJMBER

Journal of Capt Samuel Page, in the Campaign of Additions and Corrections to a Biographical Notice
1779. with Notes. Communicated by Samuel P. of the Officers of Probate for Essex County,
Fowler, . ....... 241 from the Commencement of the Colony, to the

Present time. By A. C. Goodell, .267

A Copy of the First Book of Births, of the Town of . .

Rowley, with Notes. Communicated by M . A . H fca fetch of the Philosophical Library in 8-
Stickney 249 Notes, by Henry Wheatland. (Conclu-

ded.) ......... 271

History of the Essex Lodge of Freemasons, by Wil- Abstracts from Wills, Inventories, <fcc., on file in the
liam Leavitt. (Continued.) .... 255 Office of Clerk of Courts. Salem, Mass. Copied by

Ira J. Patch. (Continued.) ... 282

An Account of Salem Common, and the Levelling of ,.
the Same, in 1802, with Short Notices of the Sub- ^ uene8 ' ......... 283

soribers, by Benj. F. Browne. (Continued,) . 263

Errata, 283

Index of Names, .284

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

OF THE

ESSEX INSTITUTE.

Vol IV.

February, 1862.

No 1

INTRODUCTION.

The present number begins the fourth
volume of the Historical Collections of the
Essex Institute.

A desire, frequently expressed by mem-
bers of the Institute and other persons
interested in historical and genealogical
inquiries, for the collection and arrange-
ment in a manner more comprehensive and
systematic than could be pursued within

Proceedings, it is so far independent of the
latter, that it forms a record of all the
historical, biographical and genealogical
papers and researches of the Institute com-
plete in itself, with proper tables of con-
tents and a thorough index at the end of
each volume to all the names contained
therein.

Though the publication of these Collec-
tions might at the commencement have
been deemed an experiment, not for the

the usual limits of the printed Proceedings ! reason that the materials for such a work
of the Institute, of the numerous curious \ W ere few and unimportant, but from a doubt
and valuable materials relating to the that might have arisen whether a work of
history, biography and pedigrees of Essex i this kind could be supported by the gratui-
County, led to the publication of this work ! tons labors of the comparatively few per-
in its present form. 8O ns interested in these local historical in-

These materials, consisting of unpublish-
ed traditions and manuscripts, are scattered
all over the county, and are getting to be

vestigations, yet any such doubt has been
completely dispelled by the success of the
enterprise so far ; and the principal diffi-

more obscure every day ; and, unless re- i culty which now presents itself, is the sug-
cordf d in some such form as the present, gestion, that in availing themselves of the
may fade from memory through the lapse I profusion of matter which has been kindly
of time, or by unavoidable casualties be offered by friends and contributors in Sa-
blotted out forever. And though this work j lem and its immediate vicinity, the Publi-
is in form supplementary to the printed cation Committee may have neglected to
VOL. iv. 1

encourage and invite contributions from
other parts of the county on matters of
equal, if not greater importance, than some
that have appeared in this work.

The Committee therefore take this op-
portunity, at the beginning of a new vol-
ume, to ask as a special favor, that all
friends interested in the investigations
which this publication seeks to promote,
will forward to the Institute any manu-
scripts, copies of ancient records, old
books or documents of any sort that may
tend to illustrate the history of any part of
our county at any period, and particularly
to request that the many able and accom-
plished writers and students of our early
history, in Newburyport, Haverhill, Lynn,
and the quiet old towns of Essex, will not
let slip the opportunity here afforded of
adding something, however small, either of
biography, genealogy, history, or statistics,
to a permanent fund of Historical Collec-
tion of the COUNTY OF ESSEX.

For the present volume, several valua-
ble genealogical articles have been pre-
pared, some of them by new contributors ;
and in addition to those continued from
former numbers, several new contribu-
tions are promised, treating of subjects of
very general interest and containing much
rare and original information.

In conclusion, the committee commend
the subject of this introduction to the kind
notice of the press, not only for the pur-
pose of increasing the circulation of these
Collections, but especially through its offi-
ces to call to their aid the learning and tal-
ent in all parts of the county, that, with but
little sacrifice of time, may render important
service towards the preservation and diffusion
of what, sooner or lateT, will be found not
merely entertaining but useful knowledge.

AN ACCOUNT OF SALEM COMMON
AND THE LEVELLING OF THE
SAME IN 1802, WITH SHORT
NOTICES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS.

BY B. F. BROWNE.
THE COMMON

Mr. Bentley says, (see Essex Register,
August 4th, 1819), "The beginning of
streets as they now appear, was from the
centre eastward to the western line of
what has now become Washington Place,
(Square.) In the first generation, it was
called the Town Swamp, and Essex Street
was on the edge of the Swamp. On the
eastern side were estates lying upon Shal-
lop Cove road. It was only on the north-
west, and western parts of the Swamp,
that the lands had an early value, in pos-
session of Higginson, the first minister,
Gidney, the Councillor, and Elder Browne.
We have seen the men who have cut their
flags and hoops on the Common, and had
rights in it, till the final settlement be-
tween the Cottagers and Commoners in
1713." Dr. Bentley asserts, "That Mrs.
Babbidge, who had kept school more than
half a century, said, that she had frequent-
ly picked her buckets of berries on the
Common." This venerable lady died June
3d, 1804, aged 90. Her maiden name
was Becket. Her school was kept in a
back room of house, now numbered 106
Essex Street. Her maiden daughter, Lydia,
who assisted her in the school, died
July 9th, 1800, aged 67. The Rev. John
Higginson' s house was on the north side of
the Common, and .in a deed of his, to his
son, Col. John Higginson, of half an acre
of land, he describes it as bounded on the
East with his own land and orchard, for-
merly the land of Daniel Romball, North

with land of John Williams, West with
laud of Samuel Williams, and on the South
with the Common or Training Field. Col.
John Higginson's estate, on which he re-
sided, occupied the site of the present
Franklin Building. In 1675, he built a
house on this spot, which, for the times,
was an elegant one, and which was demol-
ished in 1809. The proprietors of lands
on the East side, during the first century
of the settlement, were Thomas Roots,
Henry Bartholomew, George Hodges, Wil-
liam Browne, Samuel and Joseph Gardner,
John Archer, William Lord, Nathaniel
Beadle, and others.

Nov. 16th, 1714, the dispute between
the Commoners and Cottagers having been
settled, the former voted that the spot
"where the trainings are generally kept
before Nathaniel Higginson's house, shall
be forever as a training field for the use of
Salem."

In 1788, the Bridge to Beverly was
built, and was first opened for travel 24th
September, of that year. Pleasant Street
was continued from its termination oppo-
site the field where now commences An-
drew Street, and was extended through to
Bridge Street. In the first century, there
was a road at the bottom of the fields, by
Hodges and Shallop Coves, which could be
distinctly traced in my boyhood. Another
road was on the North side of the fields
in Bridge Street, on the banks of the
North River, but it appears that the road
going down to Beverly Ferry, (now Bridge
Street,) was open as early as 1700, and
perhaps earlier. The lands on Bridge
Street, belonged in the first century to
Francis Skerry, John Gedney, Philip
Cromwell, George Curwin, Col. Higginson,
and others. The building of the bridge,

led to the opening of Winter Street, and
according to Mr. Bcntley, the enclosure of
Brown Street. On the West side of the
Common had been a Causeway, which is
now Newbury Street. That part of For-
rester Street, south of the Common, and
which was first called Bath Street, was
subsequently opened as a street. There
had been a great Elm tree, which stood
where the road now passes, which was cut
down in 1786. East Street was laid out
by Nathaniel Richardson, about 179J. A
school house was erected on the southerly
part of the Common in 1785, and the
Poor house on the northeastern side in
1770. Hay Scales were erected in Winter
Street in 1789. They were in the middle
of the street, and nearly opposite the house
of Robert Upton, Esq. A pond in front
of them was then filled up.

THE COMMON SIXTY YEARS SIXCE.

Born nearly 70 years ago, near the Com-
mon, and living in its vicinity for more
than 30 years, the writer of this article
believes he has a clear recollection of the
Common, as it was sixty years since. It
was unenclosed and Horses, Cattle, Ducks,
Geese, Hens and stray Pigs, had free range.
There were five small ponds, and several
hillocks, and the southeast corner was al-
ways inundated after a heavy rain, and af-
ter the subsidence of much of the water,
a considerable pond remained ; this was
called the Flag pond. One opposite Mr.
Southwick's School house, was called
Southwick's pond ; one opposite Captain
Mason's, on the north side, was Mason's
pond, one to the east of that, Cheever's
pond ; and one near the School house, was
Lang's pond. The School house stood
near the south edge of the Common, near-
ly opposite Mrs. George West's house. It

was removed to East, (now Forrester st.)
on land purchased of Mr. Elkins, in the
spring of 1803. Near the School house,
were the Artillery Gun House and the En-
gine House. The Gun House was re-
moved to the northeast corner of the Com-
mon, about the same time.

In 1803, a Bathing House was erected
on the street, south of the Common, and it
was thence denominated Bath Street.
There was an old dwelling house on that
street, on part of the land of the Phillips'
Schoolhouse. Mr. John Southwick kept
school in the building, (all but the school
room then unfinished,) which is now the
dwelling house of Capt. Samuel Benson.
A small, one-story house stood west of
that, and I think there were no other
buildings in the street, except the old
houses on the east and west corners. Mr.
Southwick lived in the house on Essex
street, recently occupied by Mr. Henry
Jenks, and there was an alley running from
Bath to Essex street, for the convenience
of himself and scholars, but much used by
the public. It was wide enough for the
boys to pass. I remember, that, at one
time, on a parade of the Cadets, they di-
vided and had a sham-fight. The beaten
party made their escape through the Alley,
except the Bass Drummer, who was cap-
tured with his drum, the Alley not being
wide enough to allow the drum and drum-
mer to pass.

On the east side, or Pleasant street, was
the Widow Webb's, now Briggs house.
This had been the homestead of Benjamin
Ives, who had a tan yard, bark house, &c.,
near the site of Mrs. Gillis's house. Sarah,
administrator of John Ives (son of Benj.,)
sold the Mansion House and land to Capt.
Samuel Webb, in 1767, and she sold to

Miles Ward in 1 769, the Tan Yard, Bark
House, &c., who in 1770, sold the same
to Nathaniel Richardson. This had been
the property of Henry Bartholomew, who
by deed, gave it to his son-in-law, Nehe-
miah Willoughby. Samuel Webb sold
land northward of his house, to his son-in-
law, Joseph Hosmer, who erected on it, in
1795, the house now occupied by Judge
Waters.

The next house north, was occupied by
the widow of Captain Francis Boardman.
Capt. B. bought the land of John Hodges
in 1782. The next was the house of Joseph
Vincent, with his rope walk, in the rear
running to the Cove ; and next north of
that, a two-story house owned and occupied
by Thomas Briggs ; and north of that, an
old building which had been occupied by
Benjamin Brown as a bake-house. Briggs
street was not then opened. It was first
a Court, extending about two-thirds the
length of the street. Briggs' s Rope Walk
commenced at the place now occupied by
Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee's house, and ex-
tended to the Cove. Andrew street was
not opened till after the Common was lev-
elled. The field extending from north of
Briggs's Rope Walk, to north of the house
now owned by William B. Vincent,
(which was built in 1799) was owned by
Col. William Browne, who sold it to Capt.
Joseph Gardner, who was slain in the bat-
tle with the Narragansetts in 1675. He
bequeathed it to his widow, who became
the second wife of Gov. Bradstreet, and
she sold it to Joseph Andrew in 1710-11.
I From Joseph it descended to his grandson,
| Jonathan A., who carried on the tanning
and currying business there, it was sold
in 1791, to William Browne & Son, who
continued the tannery, until they opened

Andrew Street and divided the land into
building lots. The tannery was where the
house of Charles H. Miller, Esq., now is.
North of this land, extending to Bridge
Street, was the Pasture of the Old Ship
Tavern, which was sold in 1698, by the
heirs of Bartholomew Gedney to Deliver-
ance Parkman. Sixty years ago, there
was no house in Pleasant Street, north of
that now owned by William B. Vincent.

Passing into Brown Street, there were
no buildings on the land between Pleasant
and Winter Streets. Jonathan Gardner
had a tannery in the rear, on Winter
Street, and a part of the land was occupied
as a nursery of Poplar trees, by Joseph
Franks, who lived near. On the western
corner, (the site of Miss Hodges's house,)
were the house and shop of Samuel Chee-
ver, who had a tannery in the rear, now
occupied by the residence of Robert Up-
ton. His brother Benjamin's tannery was
north of this, on Winter Street. Most of
the tanneries that then existed in Salem,
were in the immediate neighborhood of the
Common. Next to Cheever's, the site of
Benjamin H. Silsbee's house, was the
dwelling house and bakery of James
Wright. Next west, (Oliver Street not
then opened,) was a brass founder's shop,
of a Mr. Austin ; then the grocery store of
Jeremiah Shepard. An alley led to the old
house in the rear, once the mansion of the
Rev. John Higginson. Then a shop,
which had been that of Jonathan Mason,
and was then occupied by Mrs. Maley,
(his daughter,) then Mason's dwelling
house, which has since been removed to
Federal Street, and is now occupied by
Wm. Roberts. Frederick Cooms's bake
house was west of Mason's, and also a
house occupied by a family named Collins,

and others. Tuttle's rope-walk stood next
west, and west of that the dwelling house
of Henry Williams, now owned by Wm.
C. Barton. Williams Street then existed,
and had many dwelling houses on it, and
also the ropewalk of Thaddeus Gwinn.
Nehemiah Adams, cabinet maker, had a
shop on the corner where Capt. Weston's
house is, and next to that, on the site of
the present East Church, was the house of
Bartholomew Putnam, which, half a cen-
tury previous, had been the property of
Timothy Lindall, Jr.

On Newbury Street there were no build-
ings between the mansion house of Jona-
than Gardner, (now George Creamer's,)
who deceased in 1783, and a schoolhouse
that Nvas on the corner of Brown Street.

At the close of the last century, the mi-
litia of Salem had become disorganized,
and was destitute of officers. In the
spring of 1801, orders were issued by
Gen'l Gideon Foster, to a number of influ-
ential gentlemen of the town, to call a
meeting of those obliged to do military
duty. Competent officers were elected for
the six companies into which the militia
was divided, who elected Elias Hasket
Derby as Colonel. He was a very public
spirited gentleman, and immediately agita-
ted the subject of levelling the Common by
filling up the ponds, &c. A subscription
for that purpose was started by him, in
which he was liberally seconded by the
cit zens, and an application was made to
the town for permission to perform the
work at the expense of the subscribers,
which was granted, and it was vigorously
pursued, under the superintendence of
Col. Derby, who gave his services. The
work of levelling was completed the fol-
lowing spring, and the land was sown with

oafs. The earth taken from the hillocks
was sufficient to fill up the ponds. The
whole was enclosed with a railing of oak,
and the walks were planted on each side
with a row of poplar trees. This tree had
been lately introduced, and its form being
very graceful, and its growth very rapid,,
caused it to be v;ry extensively planted as
a shade tree. There were several nurse-
ries of the young trees in various parts of
the town, but it was soo-n discovered that
their decay was as rapid as their growth ;
and fifteen years after they were planted 1
about the Common, their places were sup-
plied with elms. There were four gate-
ways, West, North, East and South. The
West and East ones were highly ornament-
ed with arches, carvings, &c., (particularly
the West one,) which were designed and
executed by Mr. Samuel Mclntirc, a very
ingenious mechanic and architect, of Sa-
lem. These were erected some three or
four years after the levelling and railing.
At the completion of the work in 1802,
the Common was calle.l

\TASIIINGTOX SQUABU,

I am under obligations to Benj. A,
Gray, Esq , for tl.e loan of the subscrip-
tion list which follows. His father, Mr.
John Gray, was the collector, and from
him the papers came into possession of
his son. Some years since, what purport-
ed to be a copy of the subscriptions, was
published in the Essex Register, but the
list was a very imperfect one.

ESTIMATE OF THE COMMITTEE.

l.')t()0 frut of lumber, lor rail Jag aud posts,

at $10 per hundred, is $156 00

Labor on the above, one man 60 days, at 99., 90 00
Ditto one man for digging post holes, Ac.,

CO days at t s , 00.00

t)00 Poplar trees, (10 feet apart) nt Is apiece, 100.00
Expense! for Drink, &o , 20.00

1 Ib. of pttiut will paint 3 square yards twice

over, 3s. 1733 square feet.
577 Ibs. White Lead is equal to 5 cwt., t

$li per cwt ,

10 Galls, boiled Oil, at SB per Gall.,
20 days' work lor | uniting, at Cs) pr day.,
For LovcHing. say,
For Gravel Walk, say,
Stone Gutter,

6500
14.00
2000

000.09
1000.00

100.00

$2025 00

SUBSCRIPTION' TOR LEVELLING AKD GRAD-
ING THE COMMON.

"We, the subscribers, agree to pay into
the hands of a Committee, to be appointed
for the following purposes, the several sums
affixed to our names, viz :

For the purpose of Levelling the Com-
mon and 1 laying it down to Grass, orna-
menting it with a double row of Lombardy
Poplar Trees, encircling it with a hand-
some railing of Oak joist and red Cedar
posts, and painting it, laying out a hand-
some gravel walk, filling up the ponds,
and decorating it in such a manner as will
make it both elegant and convenient, and
highly conducive to the health of the In-
habitants."

No. 1. EWAS HASKET DEKBY, $100.
He was the son of the eminent merchant,
Elias Hasket Derby. His mother was
Elizabeth Crowninshield. He was born
Jan'y 10th, 1766, and died 16th Sept.,
1826, at I>oudonderry, N. H. His wife was
Lucy Brown. He was Col. of the Salem
Regiment, and afterwards Brigadier Gen-
eral. He removed to a farm in London-
derry, X. H. While in Salem he resided
in the house built and before occupied by
his father. It was probably the most
splendid private mansion in the State, and
was finished and furnished with a taste
unsurpassed. It was demolished and re-
moved in the fall of 1815, when Derby

Square was laid out. Before Mr. Derby
purchased the estate, it had been the prop-
erty of the Browne family, who had also
an elegant mansion house on the site. The
last occupant of the Brownes was Col.
Wm., who was a loyalist, and went to
Kngland, and was afterwards Governor of
Bermuda. (See Leavitf s History of Essex
Lodge, No. 132.)

No. 2. WM. PRESCOTT, $50. He
was afterwards Judge Prescott, father of
Wm. H. Prescott, the historian. He was
at that time a lawyer in Salem, and 2d
Major of the Salem Regiment. Removed
to Boston. The office of Lt. Colonel did
not then exist, but each regiment had two
Majors. He was born at Pepperell, Mass ,
1 9th August, 1762, son of Col. Wm.
Prescott, of Revolutionary fame, command-
er at the battle of Bunker Hill ; graduated
at Harvard in 1783. He married, in
1793, Catherine G,, daughter of Thomas
Hickling, Esq., U. S. Consul at St. Mi-
chael's, Azores ; died at Boston, Dec. 8,
1844.

No. 3. BENJAMIN PJCKMAN, $80.
He was then 1st Major, and was after-
wards Colonel of the Salem Regiment.
His wife was Anstis Derby, sister to Col.
Elias H. Derby, and resided in the house
next west of the East India Marine Soci-
ety's Museum. He was the son of Col.
Benj'n, who was the son of Col. Benj'n,
and he had a son Benj'n who was aid to
the Governor, with the rank of Col., thus
making four Col. Benjamins in succession.
His son Benjamin died without issue ; an-
other son, Clark Gayton, died unmarried.
Francis still lives, and has sons enough to
stand a good chance to perpetuate this an-
cient and honorable name. He was born
at Salem Sept. 30, 1763, graduated at

Harvard in 1784, died 16th August, 1843,
aged 80.

No. 4. CUFFOBD CROWMNSIIIKLD,
$50. He was a merchant, and built and
occupied the house afterwards occupied by
his brother-in-law, Capt. James Devereux,
and now by Capt. Wm. D. Waters. He
was tbe son of John and Mary (Ives)
Crowninshield, and grandson of Dr. C., an
early emigrant to Salem from Germany.
He married Eliza, daughter of Rev. Nath'l
Fisher, of the Episcopal Church. He
died June. 1809, aged 47, leaving no is-
sue.

No. 5, JOSEPH PJEABODY, $50. Was
the late eminent and highly respected mer-
chant, too well known to the present gen-
eration to require an extended notice here.
He was twice married, to daughters of
Rev. Mr. Smith, of Middleton, Mass., and
was the father of Joseph A., Francis, and
George Peabody. His house occupied the
site of Plummer Hall, and which had been
the site of the mansion house of Capt. Jo-
seph Gardner, who was killed in the battle
with the Narragansetts, in 1675. Born
in Middleton, Mass., Dec'r 12th, 1757,
and died in Salem Jan'y 5th. 1844.

No. 6. THOMAS BRIGGS, $30. He
was a ropemaker, and lived in a house oc-
cupying part of the site of the brick house
of Mrs. Jabez Baldwin, his only child.
The situation of the ropewalk has been
previously described. It was removed in
1804, and formed part of Stickney's walk,
in Bridge Street. He married Anna,
danghter of Joseph Vincent. He was
born in the town of Little Compton, R. I.,
Feb. 10, 1758, and died at Salem March
10, 1803.

No. 7. JOHN GRAY, $10. Son of
Wm. G. ; was for many yeaft Master of

the Centre Grammar School, and subse-
quently an active town constable. He
was the Collector of these subscriptions.
He lived for many years in a house which
occupied the site of the house of Benj.
Webb, on Essex, opposite Herbert Street.
He was twice married. Benj'n A. Gray,
Esq., is a son by the 1st marriage. He
died Dec. 9th, 1838, aged 75.

No. 8. SAMUEL ARCHER. $10, son of
Samuel and Dorothy (Ropes) Archer, was
born at Salem, April 1, 1742. He was a
hardware dealer, and had his shop on the
North side of Old Paved Street, near the
shoe store now kept by John Perley. His
1st wife was Mary Woodwell ; his 2d
wife, Mary Buffton. He died at Salem
Oct. 19th, 1825. Wm. Archer, Sec'y
of the Loan and Fund Association, is his
grandson. His residence was on the
North side of Church Street, where Daniel
Perkins has lately built a house.

No. 9. WILLIAM CARLTON, f 10, son
of Wm. and Mary (Farmer) Carlton ; was
a printer, and the first publisher of the
Salem Register, and had previously pub-
lished the Salem Gazette. He lived in
the house next east of the Franklin Build-
ing, on Essex Street, and his printing
office was what is now the lower front j
room of the house. His wife was Eliza- ;
beth Cook. He died May 24th, 1805,
leaving a daughter Elizabeth, who died
Nov. 21, 1818, aged 19. Mr. Carlton
was a man of a very genial character, and
of an exuberant wit, and was much re-
spected, even by his political opponents, at
a time when political differences seriously
interrupted social amenities. He was im-
prisoned for some time in 1803, in Salem
Jail, for a libel on Col. Pickering, of
which he was not the author, but whom

he refused to disclose. (See Leavitt's
History of Essex Lodge, No. 21.)

No. 10. STEPHEN WEBB, $15, son of
Jonathan, who kept the Ship Tavern in
Washington Street, and brother to Benj'n,
who kept the Sun Tavern in Essex Street,
and of Michael, the grocer, in Washington
Street. He was a shipmaster, and after
his retirement from a sea life, bought and
carried on the Haraden Ropewalk, in
Brown Street, the head nouse of which
stood where the brick house built by the
late Henry Russell, Esq., is. His resi-
dence was where Stephen B. Ives, Esq.
has lately erected a house in Brown Street
Hon. Stephen P. Webb, Mayor of Salem,
is his son by his 2d wife, who was a widow
Palfray. He died Feb'y 11, 1831, aged
75.

No. 11. NEHEMIAH ADAMS, $20,
was a Cabinet-maker, and had his shop on
the corner of Brown and Williams Street,
the site of Capt. Nath'l Weston's house.
He previously had a shop on the South side
of the Common, which was burned. He
resided in Williams Street, in I he house
which occupied the site of Capt. Weston's
brick house, and subsequently in the Wat-
son house, corner of Essex and Union
Streets. He was a relative of Hannah
Adams, the authoress, and was deacon of
the Tabernacle Church. He was twice
married. Rev. Nehemiah, of Boston, and
Samuel, Druggist, in San Francisco, are
his sons. Died Jan. 22, 1840, aged 71.

No. 12. WALTER P. BARTLETT, $10.
son of Dr. Joseph B., of Salem, was an
Auctioneer, and, at various times, had his
auction room near the First Church, and in
Liberty Street, and in the front room of
the house next ea c t of Henry J. Pratt's
drug store, in Essex Street. At that time

he lived in the house in Pleasant Street,
built by Capt. Joseph Hosmer, and which
is now occupied by Judge Waters. He
old it a year or two after, to Col. Samuel
Archer, who took up his residence there.
In his old age Mr. B. was deranged, and
was boarded in North Salem. Died May
7th, 1814, aged 81

No. 13. SAMUKL Wi.-BB, $15. Son of
C'apt. Samuel and Hannah (Ward) Webb,
and was born Nov. 9, 1762. He was a
Silversmith, and had his shop on the west
side of Central street. His widowed
mother lived in the house now occupied by
the family of the late Captain James B.
Briggs, on the corner of Pleasant and East
(now Forrester) streets. Mrs. B. is a
daughter of Captain Joseph Hosmer, who
married Hannah, a daughter of Mrs.
Webb. Samuel was unmarried, and was
for many years an inmate of the family of
Dr. Benjamin Kittrcdge, and lived to be
aged.

No. 14. MABY BOARDMAX, $15. Wid-
ow of Captain Francis Boardman, who died
in Port au Prince, Hispaniola, Feb I Oth,
1792, aged 44. She was a daughter of
John and Mary (Manning) Hodges, born
oth January, 1752, sister to Benjamin, Ga-
maliel, and George. Lived in the house in
Pleasant street, now occupied by her son-
in-law, Zachariah F. Silsbce, Esq. Daugh-
ter Kli/abeth, married Nathaniel Bowditch,
but died early ; Mary, married Hon. B.
W. Crowninshield ; Sarah, married /acha-
riah F. Silsbee. Son Francis, survives.
She died June 16, 1828, aged 76.

No. 15. Jonx BABHIDUE, $20. Wa<
a Boat-builder, and in connection with Ben-
jamin Hawkes, a Ship-builder. He lived
in house No. 106 Essex street. Rev.
Charles Babbidgc of Pepperell, is his son.
TOL. iv. 2

Hi wife was Sarah Beckett. He died
March 26th, 1861, aged 93 3-4.

No. 16. NATHAXIKI, BOWDITCH, $10.
Was the celebrated Mathematician, Dr.
Bowditch. I think he lived, in 1802, in
Mrs. Boardman's house, but subsequently
in house on Essex street, now occupied by
J. B. F. Osgood. Was President of an
Insurance Company in Salem, previous to
his removal to Boston in 1823. He was
the fourth child of Capt. Habakkuk and
Mary (Ingersoll) Bowditch, and was born
at Salem, March 26, 1773. He married
Elizabeth B., daughter of Captain Francis
and Mary (Hodges) Boardman, March 25,
1798. She died Oct. 18, 1798. He mar-
ried 2<lly, his cousin Mary Ingersoll,
(daughter of his uncle Jonathan Ingersoll,
of Windsor, Vermont, by his wife Mary
Hodges) Oct. 28, 1800. She was born
| Dec. 4, 1781, and died April 17, 1834, of
a long and lingering consumption, with in-
tervals of comparative good health and
cheerfulness. He died at Boston, March
16, 1838. Tncy had eight children, of
whom four sons and two daughters sur- -
vive their parents.

No. 17. WILLIAM MANNING, $5. Son
of Richard and Miriam (Giddings) Manning.
Was a stage proprietor, tavern-keeper, mer-
chant, &c. Still survives. Unmarried.
His father lived in Herbert street, and was
father of Nathaniel Hawthorne's mother
and of Mrs. John Dike. William had broth-
ers, Robert, Richard, John and Samuel.
He and Charles Cleveland are the only
survivors of these subscribers.

No. 18. JOHN DUTCH, $5. Had been
a baker, and kept store on the western cor-
ner of Essex and Summer streets. Had a
son John, a merchant and auctioneer, who
moved to Illinois, also several other sons

and some daughters. He died A.ug. 27th,
1836, aged 91, and his son John died in
Illinois, April 15th, 1850, aged 75. John,
the son, was at one time a partner of
Thorndike Deland.

No. 19. THADDEUS GWINN, $5. Was
a ropemaker and had a walk in Williams
street. He subsequently had a walk in
Bridge street. James Gwinn of Ipswich
and George of Boston, are his sons, and
Mrs. Francis P. Ashton is his daughter.
Died May 9th, 1829, aged 66.

No. 20. BENJAMIN WEST, JR., $10.
Had been a Ship-master. Was brother to
Capt. Thomas W., and son of Benjamin
and Abigail (Phippen) West, who lived on
the western corner of Essex and Elm
streets. This was formerly called Low-
der's corner, from a George Lowder, who
lived there, and Elm street was called
Lowder's or Lodder's lane, and afterwards
Ward's lane. Benjamin built the brick
house and stores now owned by James
Emerton. He was a Bachelor, born at
Salem, July 21st, 1768. Died July 13,
1825.

No. 21. JEREMIAH SHEPARD, $10.
Was a Hatter, and had his shop where
Isaac Noyes's grocery store is, part of the
site of the brick building named in No.
20. la 1802 he carried on the grocery
business in Brown street, north side of the
Common. His wife was a Webb, sister
to Stephen, No. 10. His house was in
Brown street, and is now occupied by
Widow Mercy Webb. He was father of
our late worthy fellow citizen, Michael
Shepard, Esq. He had also sons, Jeremi-
ah, David, Jonathan, Samuel and Stephen
W. Died August, 1817, aged 66.

No. 22. PENN TOWNSEND, $5. Was
a Ship-master, and subsequently a Lieut.

in the U. S. Revenue service. Died 30th
Jan'y, 1846. (See Leavitt's history of
Essex Lodge, No. 149.)

No. 23. MARY OLIVER, $20. Was
widow of Hon. Andrew Oliver, and daugh-
ter of Hon. Benjamin and Mary (Bowles)
Lynde. Born Jan. 5, 1732. She lived in
the house corner of Essex and Liberty
streets, which was demolished to make
place for the present Lynde Block. She
and her sons owned the field on the north
side of the Common, through which Oliver
street was laid out. Died Sept. 1807,
aged 74.

No. 24. BENJ. L. OLIVER, $10. Son
of preceding ; was a Physician and a very
learned and scientific man, and of a most
amiable and social disposition. He went
to Virginia when a young man to practise
in his profession, but returned to Salem
and moved among us many years honored
and respected. Was never married, and
ended his life in the old house above men-
tioned, May 13, 183?, aged 75.

No. 25. PETER OLIVER, $5. Brother
of preceding. He lived in the old house
and was for many years deranged. Was
never married. Died April 20th, 1831,
aged 64.

No. 26. JOHN SCOBIE, $5. Was a
native of Scotland, but carried on the Dry
Goods business in Salem many years, on
the corner of Essex and Elm streets, in
Vine (now Charter street,) and in Frank-
lin Building. He had a brother James in
business in Marblehead. Married widow
Lydia Maley, who was a daughter of Jona-
than Mason. Died July, 1823, aged 59.

No. 27. BENJAMIN HODGES, $25.
Son of John and Mary (Manning) Hodges,
brother to Mrs. Boardman, No. 14. Born
. He had been a Ship Mas-

ter, and wa then a Merchant, and was a
most worthy and honorable man. His wife-
was Hannah King, daughter of William.
He lived in the house on the corner of Es-
sex and Orange streets, now occupied by
Stephen Webb. He lost a son, Benjamin,
a very promising young man, graduate of
Harvard, in the class of 1803, and who
died llth of April, 1804. His daughter
Mary married William Silsbee, and Han-
nah lives unmarried. He died April 13th,
1806, aged 52, and his widow died Nov.
16, 1814, aged 59. See Lcavitt's Hist. E.
Lodge, No. 100.

No. 28. THOMAS BANCROFT, $10. He
was Clerk of the Courts, and lived in the
Poynton house in Brown street, si^e of the
present residence of Stephen B Ives, Esq.
Left son Thomas P. He married Eliza-
beth Ives. After he resigned the clerk-
ship, he went to sea as supercargo, and
died abroad in 1808.

No. 29. BENJAMIN WEBB, $5. Was
a Ship master, his wife was Hannah Bray,
lived in Essex street, nearly opposite Her-
bert street. His grand-daughter's, Mrs.
West, new house stands on the rear land
of the garden. The late Benjamin and
the present William, Apothecaries, and
John, Thomas, Jonathan and Stephen were
his sons

No. 30. JOSEPH HIIJ.KK, $5. Was
in early life a Silversmith. He entered the
Revolutionary army and retired at the
peace with I he rank of Major. Ho was
born in Boston, 24th March, 1748, and
died in Lancaster, Mass., 'Jth Feb,, 1814.
While iu Salem, he lived in the house on
Essex street, now occupied by Wm. Ives.
He removed to Lancaster, in 1803. Was
Naval Officer and Collector of Salem. See
Leavitt's Hist. E. Lodge, No. 49.

No. 31. ISAAC OSOOOD, 910. Had
been Clerk of the Courts. Lived in the
house now occupied by John Hodges, Esq..
on Essex street. Married three times, and
his wives were all Pickmans, the last a
daughter of Col. Pickman. He removed
to Andover. Hon. Gayton P. Osgood was
his son.

No. 32. JAMES WRIGHT, $5. Was a
Scotchman and had a brother Daniel, who
kept a dry goods store on the corner cf
Essex and Cambridge streets. James was
a Baker and his residence and bakehouse
were where the brick house of Benjamin
H. Silsbee now is. His wife was a Giles
of Beverly, and I do not remember any
children. Died July, 1825, aged 65.

No. 33. EBENEZEK PUTNAM, $20.
Was son of Dr. Ebenezer Putnam of Sa-
lem. He graduated at Harvard College in
1785. Married 1st, Sally, and 2d, Eliza-
beth, daughters of General John Fiske.
L inthe house now occupied by Hon
C. W. Upham in Washington street, and
afterwards in Bridge street. Ebenezer and
Charles F. are his sons, as were also, John,
Edward, George, and Francis. He died
Feb. 25th, 1826.

No. 34. SAMUEL CHEEVEB, (in work)

$5.' Son of Peter and Margaret (Ives)

Cheever. Was a Tanner, and his house

was on the western corner of Brown and

Winter streets, on the site of Miss Han-

! nah Hodges' brick house. The tan-yard

was in the rear. Had one daughter, Sally.

His wile was from Black Point, Scarbor-

| ough. (Me.) He died March 19th, 1814,

t aged 76. See Leavitt's Hint. E. Lodge,

NIIS. 193 and 149.

No. 35. JOSEPH VINCENT, $20. A r as
a Ropemaker, and lived in a house stand-
ing where J. Vincent Browne, Esqr's, now

is. His ropewalk was in the rear, extending
to the Cove and some way over the water
oa piles. Had sons, Matthew, Thomas and
Joseph, and daughters Elizabeth, who
married Jonathan Palfrey, Anna, who mar-
ried Thomas Briggs, Lydia, who married
James Browne, and Sarah, who married
James Dalrymple. Died 6th Nov., 1832,
in his 95th year. See Leavitt's Hist. E.
Lodge, No. 52.

No. 36. NATHANIEL KNIGHT, $20.
Was a Shipmaster and afterwards Whar-
finger of Derby wharf. His wife was
Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer Ward. He
resided in the house (now standing) on the
western corner of Essex and Forrester
streets. Had a son Nathaniel, who died
unmarried, and John, who married a
daughter of William W. Oliver, Esq., also
some daughters. Died March 1 7th, 1839,
aged 85.

No. 37. J. S., $10.

No. 38. EUNICE RICHAKDSON, $15.
Was a daughter of David and Rebecca
(Perley) Putnam, and was born at Salem
Village, (now Danvers) March, 1751. She
was the widow of Nathaniel, who was
killed while moving a building, Jan. 25th,
1796. He was born at Woburn, March
20, 1765, and was the son of Joshua and
Eunice (Jennison) Richardson. He was
a Tanner, and lived in E.ist (now Forres-
ter) street, in the house now occupied by
his grand-daughter, Mrs. Lydia D. Gillis.
His lanyard was near the house, and the
windmill for grinding bark, was standing
in my boyhood. Had sons Jesse, (No.
41.); Joshua, settled in Portland, Me.,
who lived to an advanced age . Nathaniel,
a merchant in Malaga, Spain, where he
died in 1818 ; Wm P., a merchant in 'Sa-
lem ; Israel now living, a merchant in

Portland, Me. She died at Salem, Nor.
26, 1846.

No. 39. SAMUEL BROOKS, $5. Third
son and fifth child of Timothy and Ruth
Brooks, was born at Woburn, Dec. 21,
1758. He married Elizabeth Gill, of Sa-
lem, a granddaughter of Rev. Samuel
Fisk, and settled in Salem, a merchant,
where he died Nov. 28, 1805, leaving sons
Samuel, John Gill, and Edward, (now John
Brooks Edwards.) His wife also died in
Salem, May 13, 1811. He lived in the
house on the western corner of Vine (now
Charter) and Elm streets, and had a dry
goods store there. He had living in Sa-
lem, brothers Timothy, Thomas, John,
Seth, Asa and Luke.

No. 40. DAVID MURPHY, $5. Was
foreman of Thomas Briggs's ropewalk.
Lived in the eastern end of Essex street,
I believe in the Dalrymple House. Died
Sept. 18th, 1836, aged 67.

No. 41. JESSE RICHARDSON. $10.
Was a merchant and President of an In-
surance Company. He was son of Eunice
No. 38, and married Eunice, daughter of
Joshua Dodge. He lived in Dr. Johnson's
house, No. 14 Brown street. He died
! February llth, 1814, aged 37, and his
i wife died Oct. 20th, 1812, aged 34. Mrs.
Lydia D. Gillis is his daughter, and there
were some sons who are not now in Sa-
lem.

No. 42. JEDUTHAN UPTON, $10.
Was a baker and merchant, and traded ex-
tensively to the eastward. He married
the widow of Eleazer Austin, whose maid-
en name was Mary Browne. He lived on
the east side of Liberty street, and his
house was destroyed by fire August 22d,
1816, when sixteen buildings were con-
sumed, and three much damaged. He re-

moved to Steuben, Me., where he died
June, 182J. Had a son William, who
married a Brooks ; Jcduthan, who married
a Smith ; and John who went to the east-
ward. Daughters Sally, married Dr. Sam-
uel Hemenway, and Elizabeth unmarried.
(See Leavitt's Hist. E. Lodge, No. 186.)
(To bo continued.)

A COPY OF THE EIRST BOOK OF
BIRTHS, &c., OF THE TOWN OF
ROWLEY, WITH NOTES.

COMMUNICATED BY M. A. STICKNET.
JOHN MILLER, RECORDER, 1G39

Edward Carlton, sonne of Edward and
Ellen, borne moneth ye eight, ye twentie-
eighth.

Thomas Mighill, sonne of Thomas and
Ellen, borne ye eight moneth, ye nine and
twentieth day.

Jonathan Lambert, sonne of Francis &
Jane, borne in ye eleventh moneth, ye
twentieth day.

Mary Jackson, daughter of William &
Joane, borne in ye twelft moneth, ye eight
day.

Jonathan Remington, sonne of John &
Elizabeth, borne ye twelfth moneth, ye
last day.

ANNO 1640.

Elizabeth Parrat, daughter of Francis
and Elizabeth, borne in ye third moneth,
first day.

Mercy Swan, daughter of Richard and
An, borne in ye fift moneth, ye fourth
day.

John Stickney, ye son of William and
Elizabeth, borne ye first moneth, ye fourth-
enth day.

Samuell Sandys, sonne of Henery and
Sybbill, borne moneth ye fourth, ye twen-
tieth day.

Sarah Briggam, daughter of Sebastian
and Mary, borne ye fift moneth ye twelth
day.

Samuell Boys, sonne of Mathew and
Elizabeth, borne in ye seventh moneth, ye
tenth day.

James Dicanson, sonne of Thomas and
Jannet, borne in ye seventh moneth, sixt
day.

John Tenny, sonne of Thomas and An
borne in ye tenth moneth, ye fourteeth
day.

John Boynton, sonne of William and
Elizabeth, borne moneth ye tenth, ye nine-
teenth day.

Lidea Thorla, daughter of Richard and
Jane, borne in ye second moneth, ye first
day.

Lidea Miller, daughter of John and
Lidea, borne in the twelfth moneth, ye sec-
ond day.

Hanna Trumble, daughter of John and
Ellen, borne in ye twelft moneth, ye four-
teeth day.

Anna Haseltine, daughter of Robert and
An, borne ye second moneth, ye first
day.

Mahetabell Bridges, daughter of Ed-
mund and Alice, borne moneth ye first,
ye six & twenth day.

FRANCIS PARRAT, RECORDER, ANNO.

1641.

Jonathan Hopkinson, sonn of Michaell
and Ann, borne the eleventh moneth, the
12 day.

Hannah Jewett, daughter of Joseph and
Mary, borne the fourth moneth, the fifteetb
day.

Timothy Burbanke, son of John and
An, borne ye third moneth, the eighteenth
day.

Faith Stickney, daughter of William
and Elizabeth, borne the twelfth moneth,
the fourth daye.

ANNO 1642,

Mary Smith, daughter of Hugh and
Mary, borne the first moneth, the seven-
teenth day.

Faith Parrat, daughter of Francis and
Elizabeth, borne the first moneth, the
twentyeth day.

Mercy Sandys, daughter of Henry and
Sybill, borne the first moneth, the twenty-
fourth day.

Hannah Tenny, daughter of Thomas
and Ann, borne the first moneth, the fif-
teenth day.

Mary Dresser, daughter of John and
Mary, borne the second moneth, the twen-
ty-third day.

Mary Carlton, daughter of Edward and
Klin, borne the fourth moneth, the second
day.

Mary Cooper, daughter of Peter and
Emm, borne the fourth moneth, the sec-
ond day.

Eunice Barker, daughter of James and
Grace, borne the fourth month, the second
day.

Mary Dickinson, daughter of Thomas
and Jennet, borne the seventh moneth, the
27 day.

Daniell Remington, son of John and
Elizabeth, borne the eighth moneth, the
second day.

Ezekiell Mighill, sonn of Thomas and
Ann, borne the eighth moneth, the sixt
day.

Mercy Haseltine, daughter of. Robert
and Ann, borne moneth the eighth, the*

Josiah Wormwell, son of Joseph and
Miriam, borne the eighth moneth the.

Hannah Boyes, daughter of Mathew
and Elizabeth, borne the fourth moneth v
the sixteenth day.

Elizabeth Boynton, daughter of William
and Elizabeth, borne the tenth moneth r
the 11 day.

John Baley, son of James and Lydiah
the twelfth moneth, the second day.
ANifO 1643.

Jonathan Hopkinson, son of Michaell
and Ann, borne the second moneth, the
ninth day.

Elisabeth Teny, daughter of William
and Katherin, borne the ninth day of the
second moneth.

Gershom Lambert, sonn of Francis and
Jane, borne the first moneth, the sixtenth
day.

Ezekiell Jewet, son of Maximilian and
Ann, borne first moneth, the fift day .

Nehemiah Jewet, son of Joseph and
Mary, borne the second moneth, the aixt
day.

John Ellethrop, sonn of Thomas and
Abigaill, borne the third moneth, the
thirteenth day.

Mary Pearson, daughter of John and
Dorcas, borne the third moneth, the twen-
: ty-sixt day.

Judah Trumble, son of John and Ellin,
I borne the fourth moneth, the third day.

Elizabeth Briggam, (laughter of Sebas-
tiam and Mary, borne the fourth month,.
; the seventh day.

Hannah Remington, daughter of John

*This and the succeeding record terminated with
' the word "the."

and Elizabeth, borne the fourth moncth
the nineteenth day.

John Chaplin, son of Hugh and Eliza-
beth, borne the sixt moneth, the twenty-
ixt day.

Sarah Smith, daughter of Hugh and
Mary, borne the eighth moneth, the twen-
ty-fourth day.

Samuell Dresser, son of John and Mary,
born the twelfth moneth, the tenth day.

Sarah Parrat, daughter of Francis and
Elizabeth, borne the twelfth moneth, the
twenty-second day.

Mercy Nelson, daughter of Thomas and
Joan, borne the twelfth moneth, the twen-
ty-sixt day.

ANNO 1644.

Elizabeth Carlton, daughter of Edward
and Ellin, borne the first moneth, the
twentyth day.

Mathew Boyes, sonn of Mathew and
Elizabeth, borne the first moneth, the
twenty-third day.

Faith Swan, daughter of Richard and
Ann, borne the first moneth the thirtyth
day.

Lidiah Burbanke, daughter of John and
Jemimia, borne the second moneth the
seventh day.

Judah Clark, son of Richard and Alee,
borne the fourth moneth, the fift day.

Mary Tenny, daughter of Thomas and
Ann, borne the fourth moncth, the seaven-
tecnth.

Timothy Mighill, son of Thomas and
Ann, borne the fourth moneth, the one
and twenth* day.

*V7kere I have not been perfectly sure of givirg
a true copy of the Record. I hav italicised the
same. The first Book of Records, whose ti-
tle ia, " For the use of the Church in Rowley, An
DO Domini 1639," is in a itate of excellent preser-

John Thurlay, son of Richard and Jane,
borne the fifth moneth, the nineteenth
day.

Prudence Leaver, daughter of Thoma*
and Mary, borne the sixt moneth, the elev-
enth day.

Debora Jackson, daughter of Willium
and Joan, borne the eleventh moneth, the
twenty-fourth day.

Anna Jewet, daughter of Maximilian
& Ann, borne the last moneth, the twen-
ty -sixt day.

Samuell Palmer, son of Thomas and
An, born the sixt moneth, the twenty
day.

Andrew Stickney, son of William and
Elizabeth, borne the third moneth, the
eleventh day.

Sarah Dickanson, daughter of Thomas
and Janet, borne October the eighteenth.

Za chary Boynton, son of William and
Elizabeth, borne the eight moncth, the
eleventh day.

Nathaniell Barkar, son of James and
Grace, borne the eight moneth, the fif-
teenth day.

vation, and the penmanship of the Record, of the
tir-t Town Clerk, John Miller, is very beautiful, be*
ing Chancery or round baud. The nain** of the
children on the Record are in large hand, tkc rest
smaller.

He was assistant of the Rev Kzekiel Rogers for
about two year* after his ins'allation. He removed
to Yarmouth, from thence to Uroton, where he
died, Jan. 12. 163.

Francis Parrot, who nuocecded Miller, as lUcord-
r, from 1642 to '55, wrote a very plain hand but
little different from Miller's Hn held many offices
of trust in the town, was one of the original com.
mittee to survey it. 1643, and was al.-o a selectman,
1 650. and a Representative to the Qeneral Court,
1640 and '42. He went to England, and died there
in 1656.

Lidiah Baley, daughter of James* and
Lidiah, borne 9 moneth.

John Pearson, son of John and Dorcas,
borne the tenth moneth, the twenty-sev-
enth day.

ANNO 1645.

Jeremy Hopkinson, son of Michaell
and Ann, borne the first moneth, the
tvventy-sixt day. .

Thomas Lambert, son of Francis and
Jane, borne the second moneth, tLe third
day,

Elizabeth Remington, daughter of John
and Elizabeth, borne the second moneth,
&. fifth day.

Ruth Trumble, daughter of John and
Ellin, borne the second monelh, the twen-
ty-third day.

Faith & Patience Jewet, daughters of
Joseph and Mary, borne the 3d moneth,
the fift day.

Mary Harris, daughter of William and
Edee, borne the fift moneth, the first day.

Hester Clark, daughter of Richard and
Elce, borne the eight moneth, the tenth
day.

Rebecca Pickard, daughter of John and
Jane, borne the eight moneth, the thir-
tenth day.

Sarah Sawer, daughter of Edward and
Mary, borne the tenth moneth, the nine-
teenth day.

Eunice Barkar, daughter of James and
Eunice, borne the twelfth moneth, the llth
day.

Samuell Haseltine, son of John and
Joan, borne twelfth moneth the twenty
day.

*No day given on Record, and Gage, in his His.
tcry of Rowley, Page 146, line 2, calls this James
Baley, James Calif, which is a mistake, a* the orig-
inal Record is plain.

ANNO 1646.

Thomas k Elizabeth Stickney, chil-
dren of William & Elizabeth, borne the
1st moneth, the 3d day.

Prudence Briggam, daughter of Sebas-
tian and Mary, borne the first moneth, the
nineteenth day.

Jonathan Bailie, sonn of James and
Lidiah, borne in Septem.*

Mercy Parrat, daughter of Francis and
Elizabeth, borne the first moneth, the
twenty-third day.

Caleb Burbanke, son of John and Jem-
iniah, borne the third moneth, the nine-
teenth day.

Elizabeth Boyes, daughter of Mathew
and Elizabeth, borne the third moneth, the
twenty day.

Joshuah Boynton, son of William and
Elizabeth, borne the sixt moneth, the tenth
day.

Mary Tenny, daughter of William and
Katerine, borne the seventh moneth, the
24th day.

Rebecca Law, daughter of William and
Mary, borne the seventh moneth, the ninth
day.

Elizabeth Pearson, daughter of John
and Dorcas, borne the eight moneth, the
seventeenth day.

Jonathan Dresser, son of John and Ma-
ry, borne the eleventh moneth, the eighth
day.

John Hopkinson, son of Michaell and
A.nn, borne the eleventh moneth, the sev-
enth day.

Samuel Cooper, son of Peter and Emm,
borne the twelft moneth, the eight day

Mary Jewet, daughter of Maximiliam

*A11 recorded.

and Ann, borne the twrclft moneth, the
cightenth day.

Nathaniel! Mighill, son of Thomas and
Ann, borne.*

Sarah Swan, daughter of Richard and
Ann.

Mercy Dickenson, daughter of Thomas
and Jenet, borne the eight moneth.

Joseph Chaplin, son of Hugh and Eliza-
beth, born the twelft moneth, the eleventh
day.

Mary Hazeltine, daughter of Robert and
Ann, borne the twelft moneth, the foure-
tenth day.

Elizabeth Spofford, daughter of John
and Elizabeth, born the twelft moneth, the
fourtcnth day.

ANXO 1647.

Hannah Smith, daughter of Hugh and
Mary, borne the first moneth, the twenty-
fourth day.

Timothy Palmer, son of Thomas and
Ann, borne the second moneth, the second
day.

Joseph Trumble, son of John and Klen,
borne ninetenth of third moneth.

Thomas Leaver, son of Thomas and
Mary, borne the fifth moneth, the second
day.

Mary 1'arrat, daughter of Francis & !
Elizabeth, borne the fifth moneth, the fif-
trnth day.

Lydiah Jackson, daughter of Nicholas
and Surah, the fourth moneth. the twfiity-
third day.

Hannah Palmer, daughter of John and
Ruth, borne the sea ven th moneth, the first
day.

John Sawer; son of Kdward and Mury.

The month and day of thi and the iucccctling
Record are worn off. and the day of the one after.
VOL. \1. 3

born the scaventh moneth, the scavcnteenth
day.

John Boynton, son of John and Ellin,
borne the seaventh moneth, the seaven-
teenfrh day.

AKNO 1648.

Abraham Haseltinc, sonn of Robert and
Ann, borne the third moneth, the twenty-
third day.

Grace Boyes, daughter of Mathew and
Elizabeth, borne the fourth moneth, the
second day.

*Mary Boynton, daughter of William
and Elizabeth, borne the fifth month, the
twentie-third day.

Thomas Tenny. son of Thomas and Ann,
born the fift month, the sixtenth day.

Henock Holmes, sonn of Hit-hard and
Alee, borne the fift moneth, the twenty-
third day.

Sebastiam Brigham, son of Sebastiam
and Mary, borne the fift moneth. the sec-
ond day.

Thomas Chaplin, son of Hugh :uid Eliz-
abeth, borne the seaventh mont-th the ec>"
ond day.

Beriah Brpwne, son of ('hark-* and
Mary, borne the fift moneth, the eight day.

John Sawer, son of Edward and Mary.
borne the sixt moneth, the scavt-nth day.

Mary Clarke, daughter of Richard and
Alee, borne the tenth, the twenty-second
day.

Mary Haseltine, daughter of John and
Joan, borne the tenth moneth, the ninth
day.

John Spofford. son of John & Kli/:.-
beth, borne the tenth moneth, the t\vent\-
fourth day.

Mercy and Adding Stiekney, daughters

* Perhaps Mercy.

of William and Elizabeth, the eleventh
month, the four tenth day.

Damaris Baley, daughter of James and
Lydiah, borne the eleventh moneth, the
seaventeenth day.

Martha Smith, daughter of Hugh and
Mary, borne the twelft moneth, the fift
day.

Martha Dickinson, daughter of Thomas
and Jenet, borne the twelft moneth, the
ninth day.

Caleb Hopkinson, son of Michaell and
Ann, borne the twelft month, the nine-
teenth day.

John Law, son of William & Mary,
born March 20.

Samuell Pearson, sonn of John and
Dorcas, borne the fift moneth, the twenty-
ninth day.

ANNO 1649.

Samuell Jackson, son of Nicholas and
Sarah, borne the third moneth, the twenty-
third day.

Mary Leaver, daughter of Thomas and
Mary, borne the seaventh month, the fift.

Martha Parrat, daughter of Francis and
Elizabeth, borne the eight % moneth, the
ninth day.

Elizabeth Longhorne, daughter of Rich-
ard and Mary, borne Sept.*

Mary Mighill, daughter of Thomas and
Ann, borne the third moneth, the first day.

Mary Kilbourne, daughter of John and
Elizabeth, borne May 3d.

Ednah Northend, daughter of Ezekiell
and Ednah, borne the seaventh moneth,
the first day.

John Palmer, son of John and Ruth,
borne the eight monthe, the seaventh day.

*No more on Record.

Samuell Prime, son of Mark and Ann,
borne the sixt moneth, the fourteenth day.

John Harris, son of John and Bridgett,
borne eight moneth, the eight day.

Mahitabell Tod, daughter of John dz
Susan, borne the eleventh moneth, the
tenth day.

ANNO 1650.

John Remington, son of John and Abi-
gaill, borne the first moneth, the twenteeth
day,

Elizabeth Jewit, daughter of Maximilian
and Ann, borne the third moneth, the
twenty-second day.

John Harriman, sonn of Lenard &
Margret, borne the third moneth, the
sixteenth day.

Mary Law, daughter of William and
Mary, borne the third moneth, the twen-
teeth day,

Elizabeth Dresser, daughter of John &
Mary, borne March the tenth.

Elkanah Boyes, son of *Mathew &
Elizabeth, borne the first moneth, the
twenty-fift day.

John Clarke, son of Richard & Alee,
borne the first moneth, the twenty-sixt
day.

Dorcas Pearson, daughter of John &
Dorcas, borne the second moneth, the
twenty-fift day.

Samuell Tenny, son of William & Kat-
erine, borne the second moneth, the sixt
day.

Caleb Boynton, sonne of William &
Elizabeth, borne the second moneth, the
seaventh day

Grace Barkar, daughter of James &
Grace, borne the second moneth, the first
day.

*Mathcw and Elizabeth Eoyea have two children
recorded as born this year.

Mercy Boyes, daughter of Mathew &
Eli/.abcth, borne the second moneth, the
twenty-sixt day.

Dcbora Cooper, daughter of Peter &
Emme, borne the sixt moneth, the thirthth
day.

Thomas Palmer, son of Thomas &
Ann, borne the sixt moneth.*

Thomas Spofford, son of John & Eliz-
abeth, borne the eleventh moneth, the
fourth day.

James Tenny, son of Thomas & Ann,
borne the sixt moneth, the fifteenth day.

Jonathan Jackson, of Nicholas & Sa-
rah, borne the seaventh moneth, the fif-
teenth day.

Susanna Scales, daughter of John &
Susanna, borne the tenth moneth, the fif-
teenth day.

James Baley, son of James & Lydiah,
borne the eleventh moneth, the fifteenth
day.

Elizabeth Hazen, ye daughter of Edward
& Hannah, borne March eight,

ANNO 1651.

Mary Scott, daughter of Benjamin &
Maragaret, the first moneth, the sixteenth
day.

Deliverance Haseltine, daughter of Rob-
ert & Ann, borne the first moneth, the
'twenty-fifth day.

Mary Harris, daughter of Daniell &
Mary, borne the second moneth, the second
day.

Elizabeth Holmes, daughter of Richard
& Alee, borne the fourth moneth, the
fourteenth day.

John Boyes, son of Mathew & Eliza-
beth, borne the fift moneth, the twenty-
third day.

All on Record.

Thomas Harris, son of John & Bridg-
ett, borne the eight month, the scavcnth
day.

Abigaill Trumble, daughter of John &
Ann, borne the tenth moneth, the tenth
day.

Mercie Boynton, daughter of John and
Ellener,* borne the tenth monthe, fift day.

Jonathan Chaplin, son of Hugh &
Elizabeth, borne the tenth moneth, the
tenth day.

William Browne, son of Charles &
Mary, borne the tenth month, the elev-
enth day.

Mary Pearson, daughter of John At
Dorcas, borne the twelft moneth, the seav-
ententh day.

Elizabeth Northend, daughter of Eze-
kiell & Edna, borne the eleventh moneth,
the seavententh day.

Hannah Parrat, daughter of Francis &
Elizabeth, borne the twelft moneth, the
twenty-sixt day.

Stephen Mighill, son of Thomas &
Ann, borne the twelft moneth, the twenty-
seaventh day.

John Lighton, son of Richard & Mary,
borne the twelft moneth, the second day.
ANNO. 1652.

Joseph Kilborne, son of George &
Elizabeth, borne the second moneth, the
fift day.

Sarah Tenney, daughter of William &
Katerine, borne the second moneth, the
fiftenth day.

Caleb Jackson, son of Nicholas &
Sarah, borne the twenty-fift of the second
moneth.

Sarah Cooper, daughter of Peter &

Previous record oalia her Ellin.

Emme, borne the sixt moneth, the four-
tenth day.

Constance Longhorne, daughter of Rich-
ard & Mary, borne S.*

Mathew Harriman, son of Lenard &
Margaret, borne the sixt moneth, the six-
teenth day.

Abigaill Remington, daughter of John
and Abigaill, borne the seaventh moneth,
the fourtenth day.

Elizabeth Palmer, daughter of John &
Margaret, borne the eight moneth, the first
day.

Faith Jewet, daughter of Maximiliam
& Ann, borne Oct.f

ABSTRACTS FROM WILLS, INVEN-
TORIES, &c., ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS,

SALEM, MASS.

COPIED BY IRA J. PATCH.

Continued from Vol 3, page 194.

John Emory, 9mo.. 1683.

Will of John Emory, Sen'r, of Newbury,
dated May 12, 1680, being in the 83d
year of his age. Mentions daughter Eb-
enezer, son Jonathan, grand child Mary
Emerson, his six children.

Sons John Emory and Abraham Morrill
overseers. Proved 27th 9mo., 1683.

Inventory of above estate taken 13th
November 1683, by John Kally, Joseph
Pike, amounting to 263 1 5.

John Ernery deceased 3d day of No-
vember, 1683.

Walter Cranston, 9mo., 1683.
Inventory of Estate of Walter Cranston
of Lynn, taken 21st Oct., 1683, by Thos.

*A11 on Record.

flbid.

Bancroft and Edward Marshall, amounting
to 66 5s 6d, returned 27th 9mo., 1683.
by George Brush, admr.

Norman, 9mo., 1683.
Inventory of estate of Lieut. Norman
of Marblehead, taken by Moses Maverich
and James Dennis, Nov. 20, 1683, amount-
ing to 39813s. Returned 27th 9mo.,
1683, and Left. John Pickering and Mar-
garet, widow of the deceased, appointed
admr's.

John Pickard, 9no., 1683.
The will of John Pickard, Sen'r, of
Rowley, dated 6th of September, 1683,
mentions wife Ann executrix, son John
Pickard, the* farm at Johnson's pond, my
son Thomas Hamond, son Samuel Pickard,
my daughter Rebetta or her children, Mary
or her children, Sarah or her children, and
Ann ; my son Solomon Phips, to my other
two daughters, Jane and Hannah, when
20 years or married. Witnesses, Nehe-

i miah Jewett and John Trumble. Allowed

j 27, 9, '83.

An Inventory of the estate of John

! Pickard, who deceased Sept. 1683,

taken 23, 9, 1683, by John Johnson and
John Trumble, John Dresser and Nehemi-
ah Jewett. Amount, returned by wife

, Ann, 1279, 02, 04d.

Joseph Bachelder, 9th mo., 1683.
An Inventory of the estate of Joseph
Bachelder, taken 23d of November, 1683,
by Nathaniel Haywood and Nehemiah
Grover. Amount 128 05, 00, returned
by Miriam Balch, late ye wife of Joseph
Bachelder, 30, 9, '83.

John Rowden, 9th mo., 1683.
A will of John Rowden of Salem, dated
21st of April, 1682, mentions wife Mary,

my adopted son Daniel Poole, my execu-
tor, Nathaniel Felton, my overseer. Wit-
nesses, Nathaniel Felton, /crobaled Endc-
cott and Daniel Poole. Not allowed.

The- Will of John Rowden of Salem, dat-
ed 12th of October, 1683, mentions I
give unto Nathaniel ffelton, Scn'r, of Salem,
dwelling house and land and all my estate,
he to take care of Mary, my wife. Wit-
nesses Jacob Marsh and James Houlton.
Allowed 27, 9, '83.

John West, 9th wo., 1683.

An agreement between John West and
Mary, his wife, dated 21 July, 1680, men-
tions her former husband, Henry Ley, late
deceased. Acknowledged thia 8th Novem-
ber, 1680, before me Bartho' Gedney,
Assistant. Witnesses, John Dodge, Sam-
uel Corning, John Bonnet.

An Agreement between Mary West, late
wife of Mr. John West, late of Beverly,
deceased, and Thomas West, administra-
tor of the estate, he mentions his mother-
in-law Mary West, late wife of Henry
Ley. Allowed in court, 27, 9, '83.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
1 3th of November, 1683, by Samuel
Leach and Paul Thorndike. Amount 10
2s, 6d, and administration granted to
Thomas West. 27, 9, '83.

Thomas Root, 9th mo., 1683
The Will of Thomas Root of Salem,
dated 7th November, 1683, mention Sa-
rah, his wife, his sole executrix. To Kath-
arine, the daughter of George Hodges, ye
now wife of Benjamin Dalen of Beverlie,
and at her death to the next kinsman I
have. Mentions land sold to John Levitt
of Bass River, alias Beverlie. To Edward
Norrice. I appoint my friend Doctor John
Barton and John Rogers, overseers. Wit-

nesses, Francis Ncale, Se'r, and Jonathan
Prince. Allowed 27, 9, '83.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
19, 9, 1683, by Hilliard Vcren and Chris-
topher Babbidge. Amount, 122 2s Od.

John Fiske, 9th mo., 1683.

An Inventory of the estate of Ensigne
John Fiske taken 20th of 9th mo., 1683,
by Richard Hutton and Walter Fairfield.
Amount, 492 14 OOd, returned by Re-
member Fiske, the relict and administra-
trix, 29 of November, 1683.

The Deposition of Charles Gott, aget a-
bout 45 years. Saith that about a year
ago he heard Ensign J. Fiske say that he
would give his son Samuel on marriage
with Lieft. Whiple's daftcr, 10 acres of
land, for he had been a faithful son, and
had lived with him until he was about 24
years of age. Sworn in court, 27 9, '83.

Also the testimony of Remembrance
Fiske saith that her husband said he would
give the 18 or 19 acres to his son Samuel
and Elizabeth his wife, near his son's
house. 27, 9, '83.

Disposition of property unto the widow,
relict : eldest son, John Fisk, Samuel
Fisk, Noah Fisk, Wait Fisk, Elizabeth
Fisk, Remember Fisk. Some of the chil-
dren were minors

Samuel Hart, 9th mo., 1683.

An Inventory of the estate of Samuel
i Hart of Lynn, taken 4th of July, 1683,
I by Richard Haven and Clement Coldeam.

! Amount, , returned by Samuel and

\ Joseph Hart, administrators, 27 9mo.,
j 1683.

An Agreement bctwext widdow Hart of
t Lin, and Samuel and Joseph Hart, admin-
: istrators of the estate of Samuel Hart, dat-
1 ed 24th of November, 1683. Witness,

John Fuller senior,
9mo., '63.

-Allowed, 27

Hannah Verin, 9th mo., 1683.
The* Will of Hannah Verin of Salem,
dated 4th of October, 1683, mentions
John Croad, son of my sister Ruck, 50 ;
I give unto Walter Price, son of my broth-
er John Price, 20 ; to Hana Price, daf-

A Petition of Ruth Knight, relict and
administratix of the estate of Jonathan
Knight, mentions her children are under
age. Son Jonathan Knight to have 11 1-2
acres, which his father bought of his broth-
er Philip Knight ; dafter Ruth Knight, my
sons Enos and Ebenezer Knight may have
that five teen acres of land which her father
bought ot Thomas Cave, and also that the

ter of my brother, John Price, 40 ; unto two acres which their father bought of

Elizabeth Price, dafter of my Brother
Theodore Price, 20 ; to Ann Price, daf-
ter of my brother Theodore Price, 20 ; to
Ruth Ruck, dafter of my sister Ruck, 20;
and unto Samuel Ruck, son of ditto, 20;
and also to John Ruck and do., 28 ; to
my sister Elizabeth Ruck my silver tank-
ard, and at her decease to her dafter Ruth;
to my mother Elizabeth Price, 10 ; to
Hana Cole, dafter of John Cole, 40 shil-
lings ; to Rev. John Higginson, Sen'r, to
my mother Veren, my Silver Inkhorn and
mourning ring! I appoint my brother
John Price executor. Witnesses, John
Higginson, jun'r, ;.nd Sarah Babage. Al-
lowed 27 9mo., '83.

John Beckett, 9th mo., 1683.
An Inventory of the estate of John
Beckett, Sen'r, deceased the 26th of Nov-
ember, 1 683, taken by Thomas Gardner
and John Norman. Amount, 358 15,
OOd, returned by Magaret the executrix, 27
9 mo., '83.

Jonathan Knight, 9th mo., 1683.

An Inventory of the estate of Jonathan

Knight, who deceased the 1 7th Jan., 1683,

taken by Lieut. Thos Putnam and Serg't

Jonathan Walcott, the 2d of Februry,

1683. Amount, 82, 4s, OOd, returned

by Ruth Knight relict and administratrix turned by Alice Very,

of the deceased 1683-4. Amount

John Lovejoy of Andover, also medow of
Stephen Johnson of Andover, and land
bounded by Govenor Bellingham. Dafter
Deborah. Dated 25th of March, 1684.

John Porter, 9th mo., 1683.
An Inventory of the estate of John
Porter of Salem, taken 15th April, 1684,
by Jacob B y and Jonathan Walcott.
Amount 32 9s Od. Returned by Joseph
Porter and Israel Porter administrators to
the estate.

Samuel Very, 9th mo., 1683.
The Will of 'Samuel Very of Salem,
dated January 3d, 1683-4. Mentions
wife Alice in Dwelling House in Salem
and my meadow which lyes in the middle
of the meadow which was hr Bishop's
Meadow containing about 5 acres ; to my
son Benjamin Very when of age; son
Samuel, daughters Hannah and Mary, my
son John Very, son Jonathan Very, son
Thomas Very, sons Isaac and Joseph Very.
I appoint my wife Alice sole executrix,
and my friends Mr. John Putnam senior
and Mr. Israel Porter to be overseers.
Witnesses, Abraham Cole and Richard
Croad, Allowed 20 March, 1683-4.

An Inventory of the above estate re-
20th March,

Jhn Gallce, \t mo., 1683-4.

The will of John Gallcc, dated 22nd of
May, 1683, mentions aged about 78 years.
Son in law William Hoare, son Gilacrus
Ross, my grand child Sarah Ross, my
grand child Mary Johnson, my daughter
Elizabeth Giles, and my son-in-law John
Giles, my grand child Elizabeth Trask. I
appoint my son John Giles my sole execu-
tor. Witnesses, Exercise Conant and Ne-
hemiah Grover. Allowed 3d March,.
1683-4.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
9th of November, 1683, by Williem Dodg
and William Rayment. Amount 202
11 Od.

Jonathan Wade, 1st mo., 1684.
Administration granted on the estate of
Jonathan Wade deceased, to Capt. Jona-
than Wade, Mr. Nathaniel Wade and Mr.
Thomas Wade, sons of the deceased, men-
tions Thomas, the youngest son, date

At a County Court held at Ipswich,
March 25th, 1684. Capt. Jonathan Wade
produced a paper signed by Jonathan
Wade, 17 June, 1657, and Wade proposed
an entry thereof as his father's last will.
Nathaniel and Thomas produced a paper
dated 22d 3d mo., 1669, whom which the
name was torn of as his last will. Capt.
Jonathan the produced a covenant made
with Mr. Bulkly, but the did not see fit to
allowed either.

The Deposition of Nathaniel Wade aged
about 36 years, mentions his honored
Mother Susannah Wade was made execu-
trix by my father's last will, which he
made when last bound on a voiage for old
England. Mentions that he give to my
brother Jonathan 1-2 of the land at Mis-
tick, and one third of his land in England,

and he had given one third of that in Eng-
land, and all the homestead in Ipswich to
my brother Thomas Wade. Also annexed
is the testimony of Edward Necland. Men-
tions the deceased said he had given 50
to his grandaughter, daughter of Elihu
Wardell. Both sworn in Court, March
28th, 1684.

14 The deposition of Joseph Goodhue,
aged 44 years, saith that the last may on
Saturday the last day of that week on which
the election was on, Journcd with Mr.
Jonathan Wade of Ipswich, from Charles -
towne to Lyn, he mentions that his three
sons should have his land in England equal-
ly between them. Sworn Februry llth,
1683.

The Deposition of Stephen Willis, aged
about 40 years. 23. 12ino , '83.

An Inventory of the estate of Jonathan
Wade, taken 27th 9 mo., 1083, by John
Appleton, Nehemiah Jewett and Nathan-
iel Rust. Amount 7859 05s 03d.
Mentions his real estate in Ipswich, 465, -
containing 30 acres of land on Plum Is-
land and the wind mill lott of about .')()
acres. 450 acres of upland and upland
and meadow at Mistick valued at 3iiGO.
97 Acre of land Obunie valued 97. Lands
in England valued at 1500. Due i'rom
the children of the deceased, vi/: from An-
thony Crosby, 205, 8, 18<1; from Samuel
Rogers, 90 ; from Samuel Symonds, 22:>
17, 6d; and from his widow 49 14 9d :
from Elihu Wardell 226 15 6 l-2d.

A Paper Presented to Court, 25 Nov-
ember. 168-1, by Nathaniel \Vadf. men-
tions the covenant drawn up between his
father with Mrs. Bulky'son the marriage of
his eldest son, Jonathan Wade, with her
daughter.

A petition of Jonathan Wade of Med-
ford, to court at Salem, 27th 9mo., '83.

The Deposition of Samuel Giddings,
aged 39 years, taken 4th Sep't, 1683.

The Deposition of Thomas Shepard -aged
about 48 years, testifies that he has lived
10 or 12 years at Medford. Sworn before
Jas. Russell, Am't. 24th, 9 mo., '83.

The Deposition of Isaac Brooks, aged
about 40 years, mentions that he came from
Charlestowne sometime since the Indian
warr with old Mr. Wade of Ipswich.
Sworn before Jas. Russell, Assistant, 24th
9mo., '83.

The Deposition of Peters Tuffts, aged
about 34 years, mentions that he has lived
at Medford ever since the Indian Warr,
near Mr. Nathaniel Wade, and that Mr.
William Svms ran a dividing line between
himself and said Wade's land. Sworn be-
fore J. Russell, 24 November, 1683.

A Petition of Nathaniel and Thomas
Wade to the Court held at Salem, 24 of
June 1684, mentions That their father
died the 13th of June, 1683.

The deposition of Capt. Dudley Brad-
street, mentions that when Mr. Wade came
to speake to my father about a marriage
between his son Nathaniel and my sister
Mary, &c., sworn 31 Aug't 1683, before
Nathaniel Saltonstall, Assistant.

The Will of Jonathan Wade, of Ipswich,
dated 22 of the third month, 1669, men-
tions "My will is that my debts should be
first paid, and that my land in England
should be equally devided betwixt my three
sons, Jonathan, Nathaniel and Thomas,
oncly that land I had of Mr. Drury for
rent should be sold to pay Sir William
Peak what is due to him." W T ife Susanna
my son Jonathan land at maiden, to Na-
thaniel my land at Mistic, my son Antho-

ny Crosby 50, to son Thomas my grant
of 800 acres of land, to Thomas Crosby,
Nathaniel Crosby and Jonathan Crosby
50 apiece, to be to the use of their mother
Prudence Crosby, my son Samuell Rogers
50, and to his three children 50 each,
my son William Symonds 200, only 50
of it to his daughter Susanna, mv son
Elihue Wardell 200, and his wife Eliza-
beth ; his three sons executors. No wit-
ness.

A Will of Jonathan Wade of Ipswich,
N. E., being now (17 of June, 1657 in the
date of the will,) in the city of London,
England, presented for Probate 25 No-
vember, '84, but not allowed. The witnes-
ses to it are William Peake and Samuel
Sedgwicke.

An Order from Joseph Dudley, Esq., to
John Appleton, late clerk of the Court for
the County of Essex, to send the original
will of sd Wade to the clerk of the pre-
rogative office in Boston, dated at Boston,
11 June, 1686, signed by Daniel Allin,
Clerk of prerog.

The Deposition of Caleb Brooks, aged
about 51 years, 23, 12mo.. '83.

Eillcross Boss, FfVy, 1683-4.

The Will of Killcross Ross, of Ipswich,
dated June 14, 1683, mentions, I appoint
Mary, my wife, and John, my eldest son,
joint executors. I give unto all my child-
ren ten pounds each, viz: Mary, Sarah,
Elizabeth. William, Samuel, Jane, Abi-
gell, Jonathan, and Danicll. when of age.
I appoint Robert Kinsman and John Ed-
wards overseers. Witnesses John Ed-
wards and William . Allowed 20

Fcb'y, 168J-4.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
and returned by Mary Ross, widow, and
John Ross. Amount, 330 7 Od.

Thomas Scott, 2mo., 1684.

"To the Honor'd Court Sitting at Ips-
wich, the 25th of September, 1683 : The
Humble Pettition of Thomas Patch, Eliza-
beth Spoffonl and Abigaill Barsworth Hum-
bly showeth that whereas or deare Brother
Thomas Scott, late of Ipswich, dyed in-
testate, and this Honor'd Court were pleas-
ed to grantc Administration to the relict
widow of or said Brother, Sept. 29, '57,
where Shee then presented an imperfit In-
ventory of or brother's estate, whereupon
the Hon'ed Court ordered her to bring in a
pel-fit Inventory to the next cburt follow-
ing ; but notwithstanding said order, there
was nothing done of 17 years, and then
the same imperfit Inventory againe pre-
sented ; the court saw cause to make no
order upon it ; and so yor pettitioners con-
ceive there hath bin grcatc injury don to
yor pettitioners ; & whereas there is a pre-
tence of more debts then estate in the said
Inventory, yor pettitioners are ridy to make
it appeare that not one halfe of o'r said
Brothers estate did appeared in the inven-
tory, & as to Debts pretended, tis true
there is a sume in Generall mentioned, but
not any patickalarc persons mentioned as
Credit'rs, nor yet affirmed that so much
debt was then oweing ; yor petitioners doe
understand that the widow had then paid
one considerable debt with a part of a ves-
sel of or brother's, w'ch was not mentioned
in the Inventory. Yo'r petitioners Hum-
ble request to this Honor'd Court is that
Administration may be granted to us of
o'r brother's estate, we bringing in a true
Inventory to this Hon'rd Court ; & yo'r
petitioners shall as in duty ever pray.
Abigail Berfworth and Thomas Patch.

The Deposition of Capt. John Appleton
and Deacon William Ooodhue of Ipswich :
VOL. vi. 4

they testify that in Sept., 1657, they ap-
prised the estste of Thomas Scott, dec'd.
Sworn March 25, 1684.

An Answer to the Petition of Thomas
Patch and his sister, who are concerned in
the estate of Thomas Scott, dated March
27, 1684, mentions the will Thomas Scott,
their brother, made aboute 27 or 28 years
ago, was signed by Thomas Patch, who
never saw the face of s'd Thomas Scott,
for he died some years before s'd Patch
came into this county, and was never relat-
ed to him. Signed by Martha Rogers, for
herselfe and her Brothers.

" The Deposition of Edward Neeland,
aged about thirty-five years, testifieth that
being pr.sent at Mrs. Margaret Rogers, a
little before her son Thomas Scott went
out of ye country, heard him tell his moth-
er, Mrs. Margaret Rogers, he would give
her all his estate. Taken 28th March,
1684.

An Inventory : " We whose names are
under written, being desired by Thomas
Patch and Elizabeth Spaford and Abigail
Bosworth, to apprise the lands here under
written. Taken this 25 of March, '83, by
John Kimball and Phillip ffouler. Amount
278 00 OOd. Allowed 15 of April,
1684.

We whose names are underwritten, tes-
tify yt we have seen the Will of Thomas
Scott, subscribed in his own hand, in
which he gave all his estate to his mother,
who was at yt time ye widow of our broth-
er Ezekiel Rogers. According as is ex-
pressed in her last Will, wherein she made
Capt. John Whipple, and her daughter
Martha Rogers (who now lives in our
house), her executor. Signed by William
Hubbard and Mary Hubbard, April 15,
1684.

John Kimball, aged 47 years, mentions
that Thomas Scott of Ipswich, and John
Degrade of New York, had a great deal
of dealing with each other, and Thomas
Scott said he had John Degrade in Prison
for a debt that he owed him. Sworn in
Court at Ipswich, 15th of April, 1684.

The Testimony of John Kimball, aged
about 50 years, and Phillip Fowler, about
36 years. Sworn the 15th of April,
1684.

" The Deposition of John Kimball,
aged about 53 years, and Phillip Fowler,
aged about 36 years. The Deponents doe
testifie and say that Mary, the wife of
Thomas Patch, and Abigail Bosworth and
Elizabeth Spafford, are all of them the re-
puted daughters of Thomas Scott, Senor,
of Ipswich, deceased ; and sisters to
Thomas Scott, Junor, deceased, of Ips-
wich. Sworn In Court at Ipswich, held
by Adjournment, 15th of April, 1684.
Attest, Bartho' Gedney, Record'r."

The Deposition of John Appleton,
Jun'r, of Ipswich, Aged 30 years. Dated
April 15th, 1684

A letter from John Hubbard, dated
at Boston 14th April, 1684, directed to
the Court at Ipswich.

An extract from the Burgomasters of the
city of Amstl, in New Netherlands land,
dated 26 May, 1657, in the Towne-house. j
to take the body of Thomas Scott for the \
debt of John Gerrand.

A power of attorney from John Gerandie
of Manhater, to John Saffin, Merchant of
Boston, dated October 1657.

Administration granted unto Margaret
Scott, relict of Thomas Scott, deceased,
29th of September, 1657, and annexed.
An Inventory of the estate taken 20th of

September, 1657, by John Appleton and
William Goodhue. Amount 183 12 8d.

An Acknowledgement of Thomas Lowell
that he had retained property of Richard
Kimball, Sen'r and Edward Bridges for
Sarah Scott, which is a portion or legacie
given her by her father White, dated 10th
May, 1661. Witnesses, William Goodhue
and Ezekiel Rogers.

" Martha Rogers, aged about 16, ap-
peared in Court and made choice of her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Rogers, to be her
guardian, and the other children of Mr.
Ezekiel RogeVs, deceased, being under
age, viz : Nathaniel, Ezekiel, Timothy and
Samuel, the Court appointed the s'd Mar-
garet there mother, to be there guardian
also ; and whereas the s'd Margaret hath
received of Mr. William Hubbard, 200
money, for a parcel of land in England,
belonging to ye s'd Ezekiel Rogers, de-
ceased, to his heirs, the said Guardian Mar-
garet Rogers doth hereby bind over her
houses, house lot and all the meadow and
upland she is by any right or title possess-
ed of in Ipswich." Dated November 6th,
1677. Taken from the Records for lands,
liber 4, page 113.

The Will of Margaret Rogers, dated Bos-
ton, June 28th, 1678, mentions my estate
in Ipswich to my son and daughter Snel-
ling's two children, viz : Rogers and Snel-
ling. As for the estate of my son Thomas
Scott, to which I am executrix, I doe dis-
pose of according to his will. I appoint
my daughter Martha Rogers executrix, and
my friend Capt. Jonn Whipple, executor,
and friends Daniel Stone, Daniel Turell,
Sen'r, and Thomas Cheever, overseers.
Witnesses, Daniel Stone, Thomas Cheever,
2, 6 mo., '78. Taken from the Book for
the Record of will for the county of Suffolk.

A letter Dated London, April 1 7th,
1678, signed by Luke Forster, directed
to Thomas Scott's Mother.

An Inventory of the estate of Margaret
Rogers, late of Bjston, dec'd taken 17th
September, 1678, by Joseph Farman, Ed-
mond Mountford, and John Moore. A-
mount 143, 13, 3d. Also an Inventory of
her goods at Ipswich, taken 27th of August,
1678, by John Appleton and Nathaniel
Jacob. Amount 266. Allowed 30th
October, 1678.

A Receipt from Edmond Lockwood, of
Sramford, within the Juristiction of New
Haven, to my Brother Thomas Scott, of
Ipswich, 25 pound being Due to my wife
Hannah, daughter unto Thomas Scott,
Senior. Dated 15th of March, 1687.

A letter from Mr. John Saffin, dated at
Boston, 17th March, 1683, to Mr. Wm.
Hubbard, " Rev. Sir, your Nephew was
with me twice."

Robert Hall, *th mo., 1684.

An Inventory of the estate of Robert
Hall, deceased. Taken by John Road".
Amount 2. Allowed 24, 4 mo., 84.
Na/tKl Cheny, 4th mo., 1684.

The Will of Nathaniel Cheny, of New-
berry, aged 38 years, (for date see below,)
mentions brother Peter Cheny, of New-
bury, one third of my estate, l-3d to my
sister Lydia, the wife of. John Kinrick, of
Ipswich, and l-3d to my sister Elizabeth,
the wife of Stephen Cross, of Ipswich, to
my sister Smith my great bible, but if she
die before my mother, then I give it to my
cousin, Nathaniel Smith, my eldest broth-
er's daughter, named Sarah Cheney, to
my cozen Hannah Cheney, sister to the sd
Sarah. I appoint my friends George Lit-
tle and Cutting Noyce, both of Newbury,

executors. Witnesses, Thomas Lovell,
Jun'r and Sarah Kinrick, dated 9th of
April, 1684. Allowed 24 June, 1684.
An Inventory of the above estate taken
31st May, 1684, by Henry Shortt and Eli-
sha . Amount 46 1 8s Od.

Wm. Nick, 4th mo., 1684.
An Inventory of the estate of William
Nick, taken by Richard Reith and Am-
brose . Amount 707 16s Od,

and Administration granted to Marie Nick,
24 4, '84.

Billiard Venn, 4th mo., 1684.

"Wee whose names are under written,
Benj. Chosen by Mrs. Mary Veren, widow
and relict of Mr. Hilliard Veren, sen'r,
late Deceased, Mr. Samuel Williams, Mr.
Deliverance Parkman, and Mr. Benjamin
Marston," propose to divide the estate as
follows, mentions the amount of the inven-
tory was about 500, the widow Mary
Veren, son Hilliard Veren, Jun'r, de-
ceased, Samuel Williams his wife, pos'd of
her father's estate, Mr. Benjamin Mars-
ton's wife shall have 116 Pounds 13s 4d,
that Deliverance Parkman for the use of
his children, which he had by his wife Sa-
rah Veren, viz., Veren Parkman and Sarah
Parkman, dated 24 4, '84.

The petition of John Price concerning
the above division. The Court allow the
above division, except that they must al-
low Capt. Price to recover at law the inter-
est belonging to his son, Walter Price.

Isaac Randall, 4th mo., 1684.
Administration granted to Abigail Ran-
dell, relict of Isaac Randall, late of Bever-
ly, deceased ; she to give bonds with her
father, John Lovett, Sen'r, to return an
Inventory 29 4,'84.

In Inventory of the above estate taken
23d of April, 1684, by Robert Bradford
and Paul Thorndike. Amount 107 OOs
06d, mention there was 30 sent to Eng-
land, now in sd Randall's sister's hands.

Bettres Berry, t 4th mo., 1684.
An Inventory of the estate of Bettres
Berry, taken in Salem 17 March, 1683-4,
by John Putnam. Sen'r and Nathaniel In-
gersoll. Amount 181 18s Od, returned
unto adm'r, 23 4, '84, by William Syblye,
administrator.

Edward Beacham, 4th mo., 1684.

The will of Edward Beacham of Salem,
dated 29th of M:irch, 1668, mentions
daughter Elizabeth, my Dwelling House
and land adjoining William Robinson's.
I appoint my son-in-law, Zachariah Good-
ale, my executor, and my friend John Pease
overseer. Witnesses. Nathaniel Felton
and John Foster. Allowed .

An Inventory of the above estate taken
13th of March, 1683-4, by John Perkins
and Nathaniel Felton, Senior. Amount
101 18s lOd, returned by Zach. Goodale,
executor.

Richard Brackenbury, 4th mo., 1684.

Will of Richard Brackenbury of Bever-
ly, husbandman, mentions granddau Sarah
Patch, 7 acres, bounded by the land of Jo-
seph Lovett, my granddau. Elizabeth Biles
s.nd her son Richard, 3 acres of land be-
tween the land of John Patch, sen'r, and
Lieut. Paul Thorndike, my three grandch.,
John, Nicholas and Benjamin Patch, 5
acres of upland to be divided betweene
them. I give Richard Patch my great
coat I bought of Philip Cromwell, to my
granddau. Sarah my beds, dec., to Rebecca
and Ellen Patch 1 young heefer, &c., to

my son, John Patch, and Jonathan Biles,
meadow near Beaver Pond, my dau. Eliza-
beth one cow, vnto Sarah my table. I ap-
point John Patch, my son, and my friend*
Wm. Dixy and John Hill to be overseers.
Will dated 14th Mar., 1684, to which i*
added a codicil, men. Catherine Kline,
sister to my grandson, John Brackenbury,
dated 20 Mar., 1684. Inventory taken
1st April, 1684, by Robert Bradford, John
Hill and Paul Thorndike. Amount 100
10s., returned by John Patch, ex'or.
(To be continued )

LECTURE BEFORE THE ESSEX
INSTITUTE, BY JOSEPH B. FELT,
MARCH 24, 1862, ON PIRACY,
P \RTICULARY OF WILLIAM
KIDD.

Among prominent noblemen of Great
Britain, in the reign of William the Third,
was the Earl of Bellomont. This person
was qualified to take a prominent part in
the suppression of public evils. As he ex-
ercised his watch around the position,
which he dutifully held, he perceived the
prevalence of piracy in the India and
American seas. He and others of like
spirit, and of similar national relations,
had cause to fear, that their East India
Company would be called to answer for
heavy piratical depredations on the com-
merce of their tributary Princes.

So situated, the Earl, in 1695, met with
Robert Livingston, of Albany, New York,
who was on a visit to London, in reference
to his own personal affairs. In several
conferences, which these two individuals
held together, the Earl mentioned the
scandal, resting on the Province of Liv-

ingston, because many buccaneers frequent-
ed the shores of Long Island, to purchase
supplies from some of its inhabitants.
Having understood from Bellomont, that a
suitable commander was needed by En-
glish authorities to embark against such
outlaws in the India Seas, as well as cap-
ture the vessels of national enemies,
Livingston suggested to him , Capt. VVm.
Kidd, as of such a reputation, living with
a wife and family in the city of New York.
As an indication, that this commander had
been trustworthy, the Governor and Coun-
cil of Massachusetts, in 1691, made pro-
posals to him and Captain Walkington
for going on a cruise to capture a privateer
hovering about their coast. On the 16th of
May, in the year just named, Kidd hailed
from the city of New York, and there was
"licensed to marry Sarah, the widow of
John Oort, merchant, late of the same
metropolis. The documents, so authoriz-
ing him in the Surrogate's office of that
place, calls him William, instead of Rob-
ert, as he has been long popularly named.
That the former of these two Christian
names was his and not the latter, is amply
evident from original paper.;.

Thus introduced to your notice, it ap-
pears, that Kidd was immediately engaged
to take passage for London, and have an
expensive vessel built for him. As the
national exchequer was empty and dispatch
was needed, a few noblemen, as Lord
Somers, Earls of Oxford, Romney, Bello-
mont and others, including King William,
became answerable for the bills of cost.
As the result of such enterprise, an expen-
sive vessel called the Adventure Galley, was
built and launched at Castle's yard, in
Deptford, about Dec. 4, 1695.

Early in May of this year, Bellomont

was royally appointed Governor of the
New York Province, though he was de-
tained from coming over, till about three
years subsequently. In his speech soon
after he did come over, he spoke of several!
difficulties, left him, by Fletcher, his pre-
decessor in office, to be settled. Among
them was the needed suppression of piracy
on our coast. This with other circum-
stances imply, that Bellomont's appoint-
ment to our shores, was principally to pro-
mote such an improvement in our maritime
affairs. That his salary might be more
competent for the support of himself and
family, the King added the jurisdictions of
Massachusetts and New Hampshire to that
of New York. Having reached New
York the year before he did Massachu-
setts, he visited the latter Province, May
26, 1699, with his wife and family. Their
reception was with extraordinary eclat.
Soon after his arrival here, he concerted
measures for the seizure of Kidd.

Having attained to this point, we will
mention partly the material of our subject,
which will be known by its accompanying
phraseology, as to origin and arrange-
ment. In 1845, having a commission
from the Governor of Massachusetts, to
visit London, and examine Records and
Documents, relative to this State, I had
permision from proper authority so to do,
at her Majesty's State Paper Office. But
according to the rule for discharging such
duty, in reference to persons from our Uni-
ted States, being a regulation more of
clerks' influence than otherwise, I was
confined to taking minutes of facts from
the books and papers so examined. Such
restriction, of course, prevented any de-
sirable fullness, and accounts for evident
briefness in statements of Kidd's concerns.

It also shows the reason why the several
narratives present us with no specimens of
belles lettres, but depend principally for
whatever attention they may receive from
their plain significance and historical rela-
tions. The documents, refering to Kidd,
seem to have been arranged and sent over
to the Lords of Trade by the personal su-
perintendence and order of Governor Bel-
lomont. This nobleman thus became the
chief original narrator of them. Having
reference to the ame general subject, such
legal materials must, in greater or less de-
gree, repeat some of its ideas, so that una-
voidably no one of them can be without
some resemblance to another. As Bello-
mont received depositions, statements etc.,
dated and dispatched them from Boston
to those Lords of Trade, so shall I endeav-
or to relate them, as the shortest and most
perspicuous method.

The first narrative, so prepared, by the
Earl, was of July 7, 1699, as he had it
from the mouth of Kidd himself while in
Boston, who proceeded as follows :

The latter end of February, 1 696, we
came to the buoy in the Nore. March 1 ,
my men were pressed for me from the
Fleet, which delayed me 19 days. This
indicates, that his enterprise, so far, had
the approbation of the British Government.
We reached the Downs, 10th of April ;
then Plymouth ; thence we departed the
23d. On my voyage, in May, we took a
small French vessel, with salt and tackle
on board, bound to Newioundland, and
carried her t6 New York, about 4th of Ju-
ly, where she was condemned. With the
proceeds, we purchased supplies for our
further intended voyage. Sept. 6, we
sailed for Madeira; 10th, I signed an
agreement with John Walker, quarter mas-

ter, and all my company, being 1*6, and
arrived there 8th of October. On 1 9th of
tLis month, we took in some salt at Bona-
vista, and 24th, some water at St. Jago.
We shaped our course for Cape of Good
Hope ; thence to a port in Madagascar,
which we entered before the 29th of Jan.,
1697. We came to the Island of Johanna
18th March; steered for India 25th of
April ; reached the Coast of Malabar 1st
of September. On 22d of this month,
two Portuguese ships from Goa came out
after us ; they watched for an opportunity
to board us ; next morning one of them
attacked us and we fought them all day
and beat them off, having 14 of our men
wounded. We cruised about Comorin for
pirates till the first of November, when we
met with an English ship, Loyal Captain,
commanded by How, belonging to Madras
and bound to Surat. I examined her pa-
pers and would have let her pass, but my
men were mutinous, because two Dutch-
men of her crew told them, that there were
Greeks and Armenians on board with
precious stones and other rich merchandize.
Two-thirds of my men voted to capture
j the ship, but I prevailed on them to desist
from such an act. Even though Kidd and
i his company may have kept their integrity
uncorrupted to this time, there was indica-
\ tion that they were exposing it to strong
. and fearful temptation, They gave signs
that a few more such exposures would car-
ry them over the line, and bring pursuers
after them, as they professed to be after
others.

Kidd resumes the thread of his narra-
tive : 19 of Nov., we met with a Moor-
ish ship of 200 tons, from Surat, where
she was built by Moors, bound to the
coast of Malabar, with a cargo of sugar,

cotton and two horses and 40 Moors, and
a Dutch pilot. 1 of Feb., 1698, We fell
in with a Bengal merchantman of Surnt,
being of 500 tons and 10 guns, and cap-
tured her. With these two prizes we
stood for St. Mary's, in Madagascar, and
arrived there 1 of April, our galley being
very leaky. 6 of May, my insubordinate
crew sunk the first prize, and the second
had not yet reached port. When I came
in here, I found a piratical vessel, named
the Mocha frigate, Capt. Robert Culliford,
who, with his men, left her, and they ran
into the woods. I proposed to my com-
pany that we would take her, for which I
had full power. But they replied that they
would rather fire two shots into my vessel
than one into her. Thereupon 97 of them
deserted, and went on board the Mocha
Frigate, and invited her Captain and men
to come back. Such deserters returned

able to keep the galley from sinking, and,
therefore, they shifted their quarters to the
pri/.c, which had arrived, and was called
the Quidah Merchant. He took on board
of this vessel some passengers for New
England. 1 of April, 1699, he reached
Anguilla, West Indies, where he learned
that ho and his company had been pro-
claimed pirates. His men sought all op-
portunities to run the vessel ashore, lest
they should be taken and carried into an
English port. He came to St. Thomas,
where his brother-in-law, Samuel Bradley,
was put on shore, being sick, and five of
his crew ran away. He heard there the
report of his having been declared an out-
law. He sailed for Mona, between His-
paniola and Porto Rico, where he met with
a sloop, St. Anthony, fiom Curacoa for
Antego, William Bolton merchant, and
Samuel Wood master. His men declared

and plundered the galley of various arti- they would help navigate his ship no furth-
cles, as ammunition, and threatened to kill j cr. Six more of them deserted. He left
Kidd, which he avoided by fastening his ! the ship f .o the care of Mr. Bolton, and
cabin and defending it a-iii^hts personally j bought the Sloop just mentioned of him,
with a few friends and abundance of arms.
Whatever progress he had made

! on his owner's account, and shaped his
in | course for New York, expecting to find
adopting the morals and practice of bandit- ' Earl Bellomont here, but as he did not, he

ti, the most of his crew now gave unmis-
takable proof that they had fully cho-
sen them for their profession. Kidd's
deserters went to Edward Welch's house,
four miles off, where the former of these
two individuals had deposit^! a chest, and
they robbed it of 10 oz. gold, 401bs. plate,
and 370 pieces of eight. Thus they clos-
ed their connection with him, as if they

followed him to Boston.

The next paper, dated July 8, 1699, is
a letter from Bellomont in Boston, to the
Lords of Trade in London. He gave
them the succeeding statements : Kidd
had sent Mr. Emot of New York, to treat
with him for pardon, and that he had re-
turned him a general answer, and had said
that he left his large Moorish ship in a

neither desired, nor even anticipated, its , creek on the coast of Hispaniola, with

renewal. The Mocha Frigate left St.

goods valued at 30,000 ; had bought the

Mary's 15 of June, with 150 men and 40 sloop in which he was, and which contain -
guns, to make prizes of all nations. Kidd j ed East India goods, 60lbs. of gold, 100
was left with only 13 men, who were un- Ibs. silver, etc., being estimated altogether

at 10,000. Emot asserted that he could
prove the innocence of Kidd, whose men
locked him up while they committed pira-
cies. Bellomont wrote to Kidd that if he
were clear from the accusations against
him, he might safely surrender himself and
he would intercede in his behalf. To this
Kidd replied, protesting his integrity. He
sent some jewels by Campbell, Post Master
of Boston, bearer of the dispatch to him
in New York, for the Lady of the Earl.
She showed these to her husband, who ad-
vised her to retain them, lest declining them
should offend the donor, and prevent a true
and full development. Kidd had landed
at the East end of Long Island, a week
before the date of this letter from the Earl,
who would neither see nor speak with him,
except in the presence of witnesses.

Livingston, from Albany* who intro-
duced Kidd to Bellomont in 1695, now
waits on this nobleman, to speak in his
favor. It appears that Kidd and his men
were charged with having begun to embez-
zle the sloop's cargo. Livingston request-
ed that the bond, as surety, which he gave
himself for Kidd to Bellomont, when the
enterprise in the galley against pirates was
first undertaken, might be returned to his
hands, adding that Kidd affirmed, if it
\vcre not, the great ship should be kept
from this coast, and he would indemnify
Livingston out of her cargo. It seems,
that had Bellomont cleared Kidd, the lat-
ter had purposed to present 1000 to the
Lady of the former. The Earl to secure
the sloop and contents in charge of Kidd,
delivered them in trust to two of his Coun-
cil and two merchants and the Deputy Col-
lector, at his Council Board. Had he not
kept Secretary Vernon's orders for having
Kidd arrested a secret, his friends, Messrs.

Graham and Livingston, would have cau-
tioned him to be on his guard. The Earl
desired those, who had the custody of him,
not to let him escape, as they had Bradish,
a notorious pirate, about a fortnight ago.
This buccaneer and another fled from the
Boston prison, as generally suspected, by
consent of the jailor. As the law then
stood in New England, Bellomont remark-
ed, that a pirate could not be put to death.
Therefore, he asks of their Lordships,
what he should do with the crew of Brad-
ish as well as with Kidd and his men,

However, he may have so interpreted
the act, passed by the Legislature of Mas-
sachusetts in 1696, against maratime rob-
bers, Captain Thomas Hawkins and men
were condemned here for being such of-
fenders in 1689, by the Colonial Law of
1684, though they were reprieved.

Bellomont, proceeding in his relation,
observed, one of the four ships, named the
Shelly, has arrived to New York from Mad-
agascar with 60 pirates. One owner of
her is Mr. Hackshaw and his correspon-
dent, Stephen Delancy, a Frenchman. It
is reported, that each of the pirates paid
50 for a passage, and that the owners
have cleared 30,000 by the voyage.
There are 200 pirates more at Madagascar,
some of them intend to take passage in
Frederic Phillip's ship, and in the other
two, belonging to New York.

A large ship has been seen off the coast,
supposed to be Mase, a pirate, with great
wealth from the Red Sea.

There is a piratical sloop, reported at
Rhode Island. I have no ship to dispatch
and take them. A vessel is fitting out to
go after Kidd's prize, the Quida Merchant.
Examination of Gabriel Loff, belonging
to Long Island, New York, July 10, 1699,

before Justices Elisha Cook and Isaac Da-
M-nport of Boston, and sent by the Earl to
the Lords of Trade. He entered as sea-
man, on board of the Adventure Galley,
Capt. Wm. Kidd, at New York, Sept.
1696; thence, went to Madeiria, Bonavis-
ta, St. Jago, Madagascar, Joanna, Mehila,
and the Red Sea, to cruise for pirates.
He then sailed for India and theie he and
his associates took a ship of 1 50 tons, com-
manded by a Dutchman, with cotton-wool,
beeswax, tobacco and two horses ; the crew
were chiefly Moors and three Christians or
Dutchmen ; carried her to Madagascar and
there burnt her. Some weeks after, we
captured a ship of 450 tons, Capt. Wright,
an Englishman, from Bengal ; her compa-
ny were Moors, Arminians and Christians ;
her cargo, silks and other dry goods, which,
having reached Madagascar, were divided
among Kidd and his men, the Captain hav-
ing over 40 shares. Part of the crew de-
serted at St. Mary. Their commander
suggested to them, that they capture a
Mocha frigate, which they did. She was
called the Quidah Merchant. The galley,
being leaky, was run ashore, stript and
burnt. They occupied this frigate and
sailed to Anguillax, W. I., where they were
published as pirates ; then to St. Thomas,
but the Governor would not suffer them to
enter the port. They sailed for Mona,
where the Captain bought a Sloop, loaded
her and embarked with 17 men. They
steered for Delaware bay, where they land-
ed a chest of James Gill a in, a passenger
from Madagascar. Then they steered to
the Sound, Long Island, and put goods on
Gardiner's Island ; a parcel on board of a
sloop, one Coster, Captain ; a package on
shore at Tarpaulin cove. While lying off

VOL. vi. 5

Rhode Island, James Gillam landed there
by a boat, which came after him.

Examination of William Jenkin of Bow,
near London, JE 18, apprentice to George
Bullcn, deceased, Chiefmate of the Adven-
ture Galley. This was dispatched by Bel-
lomont to the Lords of Trade. He sailed
after Christmas of 1695, from Plymouth
for New York. Among his remembrances,
Kidd sent ashore at Gardiner's Island,
two bales of goods, two negro boys and a
negro girl ; had two bales of goods an i
two bags of sugar delivered to Mr. Camp
bell of Boston, where their sloop was
seized. An account of gold, silver, jewels
and goods in the hands of Kidd, was given
by the Governor's Council, July, 1699,
who were Nathaniel Byfield, Samuel Sew-
all, Jeremiah Dummer, Lawrence Ham-
mond and Andrew Belcher. 1699, July
17, a narrative of John Gardiner, of Gar-
diner Island, alias Isle of Wight, forward-
ed to the Lords of Trade by the Earl.
Twenty days ago, Mr. Emot of New York,
called at my house and desired a boat to
visit that city, and I lent him one. The
same evening, I saw a sloop with six guns,
riding off where I live. Two days after-
wards, in the evening, I went on board of
her to ascertain what she was. When
reaching her, Captain Kidd, till then un-
known to me, asked how myself and fami-
ly did, and remarked, that he was going
to Lord Bellomont, now in Boston Then
he desired me to take two negro boys and
one negro girl to my house and keep them
till he called for them. Ten hours after
this, his boat brought to my care two
bales of goods and another negro boy
Next morning he requested me to visit his
sloop immediately and bring six sheep for

his trip to Boston, which I did. Then he
asked me to spare him a barrel of cyder,
with like compliance, While two of his
hands were gone for it, he gave me several
pieces of damaged Bengal muslin, as a
present to my wife, which he put into a
bag for her. He presented me two or
three pieces of the like article tor my own
use. When my people brought the cyder
with some wood for his vessel, he paid
them four pieces of gold for their trouble.
Several of his men gave to some of my
men pieces of muslin for neckcloths. Then
Kidd took leave of me, giving me a salute
of four guns and stood for Block Island.
Three days subsequently, he dispatched the
master of the sloop and one clerk in his
boat for me. I accompanied them. He
asked me to take charge of a chest and a
box of gold, a bundle of quilts and four
bales of goods, observing that the gold was
intended for Lord Bellomont. I conformed.
Two of Kidd' s company, named Cook and
Piirratt, delivered me two bags of silver,
weighing 30 Ibs, for which I gave them a
receipt.

Gardiner states, that while Kidd,s sloop
lay off his Island, three similar vessels,
one Captain Coster, another Capt. Jacob
Fennick, and a third, Captain Cornelius
Quick, all belonging to New York, received
valuable merchandize on board and sailed
up the Sound.

He adds, just before Kidd left, he gave
me a bag of sugar, and then proceeded for
Boston. There Gardiner remarked, that
he knew nothing of Kidd's being pro-
claimed a pirate, and if he had, he durst
not have acted otherwise, than he has done,
having no force to oppose them, and that
he hath formerly been threatened to be

killed by Pirates if he should carry un-
kindly to them."

1691), July 26, another letter is forward-
ed by Bellomont to the Lords of Trade.

Mr. Emot, a Lawyer of New York came
to Boston, and told the Earl, on the 13th
of June, that Kidd was on the coast, would
steer his sloop to Boston, and would have
his large ship brought thither, if he could
be pardoned.

On loth of June, the Earl dispatched
Mr. Campbell, the postmaster, a country-
man of Kidd and an acquaintance with
Emot, to invite Kidd to visit Boston.
Campbell returned the 1 9th of June, and
handed in a memorial of what had passed
between himself and Kidd, to Bellomont
and his Council. On the same day, Bello-
mont as advised by this Council, sent
word through Campbell to Kidd, assuring
him that if he were innocent, he would
obtain his pardon. Kidd arrived at Bos-
ton the forepart of July. The day on
which he was apprehended, as the Earl re-
marked, " It happened to be by the door
of my lodging, and he rushed in, and
came running to me, the constable after
him." One account says that this seizure
took place on the 16th of July. The un-
happy relatives, soon made accquainted
with such a transaction, were his wife
and children, who accompanied him to our
metropolis. He was examined two or
three times in presence of the Governor
and Council. They had not intimated to
him their purpose to have him taken by
an officer, as a means of getting more facts
from him. Perceiving that he was dis-
turbed and meant to escape, they had him
and his men arrested. The persons for
serving the writs for this business, were
unable to secure three or four of the com-

pany, who "were old New York pirates "
The Committee, who had care of Kidd's
effects, searched his lodgings, and discov-
ered in two sea-beds, a bag of gold dust
and ingots, estimated at 1000, and a bag
of silver. An extract from the Earl says :
" The enamelled box in the inventory is
that which Kidd made a present of to my
wife, by Mr. Campbell, which I delivered in
Council to the Committee ; the box and
jewels are worth about 60. Nobody here
understands jewels."

He continues his narrative : One of
Kidd's men, the very day of his Captain's
seizure, offered 30 for a sloop to land
him on Gardiner's Island, declaring that
he had buried gold there. The Earl,
therefore, immediately and privately hast-
ened an order to Mr. Gardiner to deliver
up all the property entrusted to his care.
Accordingly Mr. Gardiner brought to Bos-
ton and delivered to the Committee, gold,
silver, and jewels, amounting to 4,500,
saying that there were still in his hands
six bales of goods, one of them large, and
valued at 2000. The Earl had dispatch-
ed a vessel after goods of like description,
and hoped, when collected with the rest,
they would amount to 14,000. He for-
warded strict instructions to his Deputy
Governor to search for property which !
Kidd had sent in three sloops to New I
York, and which he thinks, from informa-
tion received, is in a certain house of that
city. He had dispatched a message to an-
other quarter, where Kidd was supposed
to have left gold. He observed, he had
no sufficient means to rout the pirates from
the north part of America. He relates
that he was on the point of contracting for
a ship of 300 tons, 22 guns, and 60 men,
to go out for Kidd's large prize. But from

conversation which two of his Council had
with Kidd in jail, he concluded to send his
;! n;i to Antigua, with letters to the Lt.
Oove nor, Col. Yeoman*, and to the Gov-
ernors of St. Thomas and Curacoa, request-
ing them to secure all the effects of the
Quidah Merchant, which they could find.

Aug. 28. Bellomont writes to the Lords
of Trade : A Mr. Symmcs of New York,
took from Mr. Gardiner one of the negroes
loft with him, who had not been recover-
ed, but the rest of them had been convey-
ed to Boston. It was reported that Kidd
had concealed a waistcoat with diamond
buttons, which, being searched for, was
fouijd, but its buttons were Bristol stones,
set in gold, seven of them being gone.
. Sept. 8. The Earl writes to the Lords
of Trade: James Gillam came with Kidd
from Madagascar. He was charged with
having killed the Captain of the Mocha
Frigate, and induced her crew to become
pirates. It was reported of Gillam, that
he had served the Mogul eight or nine
years, and had turned Mahometan. Under
November 29, Bellomont wrote of Gillam.
that he had had him imprisoned ; that in
the search of his house a letter from Cap-
tain Kidd's wife to "Captain Paine, an old
pirate of Rhode Island" was found, show-
ing that Paine had some gold of Kidd in
his possession.

October 7. The Earl addresses the
Lords of Trade : There had been obtained
from Bradish and other buccaneers, bags
of 12,545 dolars, and other property.
Under the 24th, he informs them that
Bradish is retaken ; Captain Davis, an out-
law, who came home with Kidd, is in pris-
on. One Palmer, of Rhode Island, accom-
panied Kidd to Madagascar, and there left
him for Mocha.

Nov. 30. The Earl writes to Secretary I There was one concern which must have
Popple in London : "These pirates whom I greatly disturbed his peace, though inno-
I have in jail, make me very uneasy for i cence was the best alleviation he could
tear they shall escape. I would give 100 ' have for such suffering. This was in con-

were they all in Newgate."

As the close of our narrative, we will at-
tend to a few of its prominent remaining
facts, in connection with the Earl of Bello-
mont and Captain Kidd. Among the
chief objects for which the Earl was chosen
to office in this country, was to suppress
the excesses of piracy in Rhode Island.
The Assembly of this Colony, the next
August, second after his Lordship arrived
at New York, expected him to visit them,
and they ordered 40 to be provided for
his entertainment. A report from the
Committee of Lords of Trade to his Maj-
esty, next December 2 1 , proposed that a

nection with John Somers, Lord High
Chancellor of England, who, in 1700,
through the instrumentality of political en-
emies, was accused by the Commons with
several high misdemeanors, of which was
his having a part in Kidd's piracy. But
the Chancellor, being tried before his
Peers, was speedily and fully cleared.

It will be recollected, that this noble-
man, not only so for the various and dis-
tinguished honors bestowed upon him by
the Crown, but, also, for his excellence of
character, was a member of the company
for the erection and fitting out of Kidd's
galley in London. Of course, if one of

Commission be forwarded to Bellomont, so j the owners, as the Chancellor, was im-
that he may examine the charges against plicated with Kidd, the rest of them must
Rhode Island Government, and report to have been ; and so, on the converse prin-
the King. In such a report by the Earl, | ciple, if one of them was fully cleared, so
of November 27. 1699, he stated that the I should the rest of them be. Though the

Deputy Governor, in time of the late war,
granted several sea commissions, under
the public seal of the Colony, to private
men of war, (otherwise pirates) expressly

agent suffered himself to be corrupted, his
employers equitably held to their benefi-
cent purpose. Still the situation of being
implicitly accused, as Bellomont was, must

contrary to the will of the Gdvernor ; took j have been far from being very desirable,
no security of the persons, to whom the \ Thus tried ' the Earl faithfully pursued his

official

same were granted." "The Government is
notoriously faulty in countenancing and
harboring of pirates, who have openly

course. On the 5th of March,
1701, death released him from his earthly
cares, and, as Hardie, his biographer ob-

brought in and disposed of thur eifects i serves, he " was universally lamented by

there, whereby the place has been greatly j all classes of people."

enriched." In the Fall of the year, when i The next call is for Captain Kidd. Had

Bellomont's report, just quoted, appeared,
he left Boston for New York. There his
mind continued much absorbed in the
piratical and other irregular matters of
Rhode Island.

his principle deviated less from the right,
our hope would have been better for his
exit. By the 25th of July, 1699, he had
been examined and imprisoned by the
proper authorities of Massachusetts, and

continued to be so confined in Boston. At
this date, his distressed wife, Sarah, had
restored to her, by public order, plate and
other property, which had been taken
from her on suspicion of their belonging to
her husband. From the anxiety expressed
by Bcllomont, that he might be relieved
from having oversight of the pirates, and
that he considered the law here insufficient
to execute them, Kidd, with his fellow
prisoners, was probably sent to London,
for trial, as soon as practicable. This was
not till subsequent to November 30, 1699
After being carried thither, Kidd was
found guilty and executed, May 23, 1701.
His effects, amounting to 6,472 Is, were
given by Queen Ann, in 1705, to Green-
wich Hospital. Thus we part in memory
from a fellow being, vividly associated
with the tales of our childhood. Had his
race been dutiful, its close would have been
peaceful. But as it was in the violation
of right, its termination was in the bitter-
ness of answering the penalty of justice.

THE PROSECUTION OF ANN PUD-
EATOR FOR WITCHCRAFT A.
D., 1692.

BT OBO. K. CHRVBR

Among the victims to the delusion in
1692 was this Ann Pudeator or Pudeater,
the widow of Jacob Pudeator, (or Pud-
etor*) who appears to have been of Jersey

In the last Will and Testament of this man, dat-
ed 1681, he signs himself Jacob Pudetor. II is wid-
ow (the subject of this sketch,) appears to have
borne the raine name, according to an original deed
of hers, bearing date 1687, found among the papers
of the English family, and which is in my posses-
sion. The name was, as far as I can judge, a Jersey
French) name, and seems to hare suffered a change

(French) descent, and whose name got
barbarously mispronounced or transformed,
we should judge, after he reached New
England. As there was no help against
these changes, the sufferers submitted as
well as they could, and wore the names
given them by their new neighbors, used
them themselves, and died with them ; al-
beit their relatives in the old world would
have been sadly puzzled to recognize them
as done into English, and after the fash-
ion of New England. The husband, Ja-
cob Pudeator, who died in 1681, left to his
widow the use of his whole estate, consist-
ing of some two houses and land, and
about 270, ior her natural life, and must
have been a man of some means ; and,
judging from his inventory, was either a
blacksmith, or owned a blacksmith's shop.
He expresses great affection for his wife in
his will, made her his sole executrix, and
even gave small legacies to her five chil-
dren by her former husband, who was one
Greenslitt.

Thus in 1681, Mistress Ann Pudeator,
whom her late husband evidently respected
and loved, was left well provided for, and
in a comfortable dwelling house,* stand-
ing (as near as can now be located by the
skill of Dr. B. F. Browne, a good author-
ity,) on, or close by, the site of the pres-

in New England This change is of interest ouly,
as showing the mutation* of nauiea in our early
history

In the before-mentioned Deed of Ann Pudeator.
she releases her life estate in one of the house* left
ber by her husband to one Ii-a*c Pudetor , and, by
the descriptions in the Deed, it is evident that both
houses adjoined, and that the one she released was
bounded "Ea-turly and Southerly by the Town Com
mon in the Towne of Salem aforesaid, called or
known b.v the name of the Training plae (piice.")
The date ot the Deed is Jan'y 7. 1687.

f nt East Church, near the Common. Where
the Franklin Building now stand.?, was the
famous Higginson House, with whose lo-
cality our .^tory has a little to do. In the
dark days of 1692 Mistress Ann Pudeator,
by some terrible mischance, fell under the
grave suspicion of being a witch one
of those horrible beings, who, having se-
cretly sold their souls to the Devil, were
plotting the destruction of Church and
State, and the uprearing of that evil spir-
itual kingdom which was to precede the
near Millennium. The end of the world
had been nicely calculated in those days,
and the date fixed by many a wise and
learned head Satan was to rage at that
latter day and in 1692 the wise observers
saw the signs of his coming ; and in New
England and even in Salem itself' de-
tected the plot exposed and hung a good-
ly number of the plotters, an<l found at
last that Satan had come in the shape of
delusions and crazy or false witnesses
that the Plot was an imagination the end
of the world a delusion their calculations
an error and their judicial punishments
of the Plotters a mistake, dark enough al-
most to be a crime. They woke from their
dream, or nightmare of fear and made
many excuses and apologies for their fren-
zy while we even of to-day find the
world not much nearer its end now than
then do not see any immediate prospect
of Satan's being bound do not clearly see
any plot to destroy Church or State (un-
less it be the United States,) can see
ourselves, however, some witchcraft or dev-
iltry going on in human affairs and can
only wish that our vision was far-sighted
enough to get just a glimpse of that New
Jerusalem, where the perfect shall live in a

perfect land. None of those now on the
stage will live to see that sight, I fear.

So Mistress Ann Pudeator in 1692 fell
under the terrible suspicion of being a
witch a veritable "malefick," that is, evil-
doing witch. Would you know what that
meant in those good old days ? I will try
to tell you. Having sold her soul to Satan r
she would by her cursed enchantments, by
her mumbling or her grumbling over mys-
terious words in a mysterious way, by evil
spiritual exercises in dark and evil hours,
by mystic calls, and rites savoring of the
pit, and by forms which would turn a chris-
tian's blood icy cold to gaze upon, and
amid all the horrors wnich gather silently
around the things which are unholy, she
would thus call in the aid of Satan, nay,
demand his presence to help her to avenge
herself upon her neighbors for real or fan-
cied wrongs, that she might injure their
bodies, ruin their health, destroy or maim
their cattle, do injury to their goods, their
houses, their gardens, or their fields. By
squeezing a " poppet" or rude rag baby
resemblance to any of her neighbors, Mis-
tress Pudeator (according to the belief of
that day,) could give any of them (if the
Devil aided or gave her the power.) any
kind of fits.* from colic up to apoplexy. The
belief of those days was enough to give
one the colic the very idea of having such
neighbors with such infernal powers so
that, what with such a belief, and the vari-
ous unaccountable ills to which flesh is
heir, we can well see for what a host of
ailments the witches of 1692 were held re-
sponsible. Mistress Pudeator, by squeez-
ing or sticking pins into a poppet, perhaps
at midnight, and slyly in the huge kitchen
chimney corner, could give her neighbor's

child, sleeping innocently in its cradle,
Midi u til. that its screams might be heard
over the whole neighborhood, uud death
would finalU and inevitably ensue, unless
the old hag stopped IK r malicious work,
or was righteously strung up herxeif. It
did not take either many such squeezings,
pin stickiugs or the like, to send a poor
child out of the world ; and it was murder,
moreover, done at a distance, very myste-
riously, and too oft in safety. Such tor-
ments destroyed the wits of children, de-
formed their limbs, paralysed them mur-
dered them by inches and by seconds.
Children and young folks were, from their
tenderness, believed to be peculiarly sensi-
tive to such witchcrafts, or in fact any
witchcrafts. The older people were too
tough sometimes for such charms, though
occasionally we heard some strange stories
about their operations on the elders in
1692. A genuine fit of colic or rheuma-
tism would make itself felt in those days
as now, and the witches had to bear
the blame in many a severe ill turn. As
to the Doctors, they not unfrequently came
to the grave and ominous conclusion, when
they were at their wits ends about a com-
plaint, that the patient was under the in-
fluence (charm) of an evil (wilch's) eye.
This saved many a good Doctor's reputa-
tion enraged and cured many a patient
and also hung a few good for nothing
witches.

But Mistress Pudeator, as a *' malefick"
witch, not only had a perfect treasury of
evil intentions in herself for mischief, but
was a treasury in herself of the same.
She had Pandora's box in her house, and
that contained, you know, every evil.
She could put in her hand, and take out
of it palsy or epilepsy or cramp or what-

not, and send it like an invisible bomb-
shell right into the camp of the enemy.
By the wave of her hand, by the glance of
her eye, or the thought of her heart, she
could blast man, or beast, or tree, or crop.
The touch of her hand could be as deadly
as the blasting fire of her eye. She could
send an apple, a plate, a present, an oint-
ment, anything in fact, to her neighbors
whom she hated, and as coming from her
hand it contained (and the witch well
knew it,) a subtle poison on it, and around
it, and about it, which was torment or
death to the receiver. Whoever touched
the fatal gift, particularly those for whom it
was intended, would after due time fall in-
to unaccountable ailments lose health,
i happiness, life ; unless the witch indeed
I could be compelled to take the sufferers by
the wrists, or in some way touch them, so
as to remove back to the witch herself the
terrible poisons. In this way some of the
bewitched witnesses were marvellously re-
lieved of their bad feelings in the Witch
examinations of 1692, thus proving very
satisfactorily to certain minds the truth of
that witchcraft. It was certainly right
enough that the witch should have to take
back her abominable coin, and they cer-
tainly took her life for the counterfeiting.
So the witch went about fairly charged
with poison poison more powerful than
that of snake or dragon poison shooting
from her eye, strong enough, too, to cast
people to the ground by a mere look
poison in her heart, and in her thoughts,
and on her hands. At indefinite distances,
by invisible ways, and mysterious means,
she could harass, injure and destroy a com-
, munity ; and the greatest wonder of all is.
; that a single Christian should have been
i left alive in the olden time (considering her

powers,) to record her exploits and her
fate.

But the half is not told of the powers of
witches, nor can be in our tale. Yet we
must essay some further attempt to describe
the witch of 1692, for to have a tolerable
idea of what a witch was, at that time,
goes far to explain the delusion and the
rage of it.

That the term witch was applied to both
men and women alike is equally true in
our history as that of the old world ; but
the women especially suffered as witches in
1692. And they suffered, moreover, not
only as being ordinary, but as also being
extraordinary witches. Their great crime
included all lesser crimes all lesser pow-
ers of witchcraft. Mistress Pudeator was
one of these ordinary and extraordinary
witches, as were most, if not all, of the
accused in 1692. Their great crime and
witchcraft was the attempted destruction
of the Puritan Church their adherence to
Satan in his grand attempt to set up his
kingdom in the New World on the ruins
of the Christian Church here that last
great evil kingdom of his set up in rebel-
lion to Heaven his attempt, his last, most
desperate attempt to get possession of this
world, failing which he was to be plunged
and in chains into the bottomless pit for a
thousand millennial years, and his earthly
power hopelessly shattered for all time.
His projected kingdom was to be a grand
one being an imitation even ol that glo-
rious millennial kingdom, whose near es-
tablishment he feared and dreaded. Thus
Satan had his church in imitation of, and
opposition to, the Church of the Lord.
He moreover promised to his followers
kingdoms and empires under him, if he suc-
ceeded. There were to be under him evil

spiritual kings and queens, and high dig-
nitaries, who were to help him establish,
and enjoy with him the great diabolical em-
pire he was attempting to rear the great-
est, perhaps, the world was ever to see.
This Satan, moreover, who was at the bot-
tom of all this, was the Satan, who, under
the name of Hobbomock, had ruled the na-
tive Indians of New England, was ac-
knowledged by them as their God, and
whose priests were the Indian Powaws or
Wizards, living themselves upon the cred-
ulity of the natives by tricks worthy of the
old priests of Baal. But our fathers, par-
ticularly the early prominent divines, be-
lieved in the existence of this Hobbomock
or Satan, and saw good reasons why he,
the great evil spiritual power of the land,
should wish to destroy the Christian church
here, which was fast uprooting his Priests,
(the Indian Wizards,) their faith and
church. As he was too the Satan of the
Bible of the Apocalypse as they believ-
ed the New Jerusalem might be establish-
ed here, and also believed the great strug-
gle of Satan might come here and as they
sincerely believed that the latter days were
at hand and in the final struggle of Satan
for the mastery, we see all the elements
brought together for a fanatical furor of
the most intense order. And that furor
naturally came.

It is evident from an examination of the
Records, as well as cotemporaneous au-
thorities, that a plot against the Christian
church of New England had been dreaded
for years, With the belief in the latter
days in the existence of Hobbomock or
the Devil in the land and the close prox-
imity of his final struggle, and in New
England itself, came the belief in his co-
plotters in the witches who were to aid

and assist him. The Indian Wizards a-
mong the red men, and traitor whites, m
the church itself, were the chosen instru-
ments of Satan in his work. This plot
against the church this beginning of the
end, is dated by Cotton Mather as far back
certainly as 1653. In 1692 it suddenly
burst, so thought the prominent Divines,
in the alarming witchcraft at Salem Vil-
lage. It is obvious, moreover, that many
of those accused in 1692 were church
members, and had been of irreproachable
character. It was owing to the belief
that these church members were plotting
against their own church, that they were
so harshly dealt with. It was owing to
this belief that so many really irreproacha-
ble persons suffered death. It was not a
common delusion, nor were the sufferers
of a low or degraded class. The delusion,
however, really imperilled the very exist-
ence of the New England church, and some
of its most exemplary members fell victims
to that delusion. The necessity of self-
preservation alone checked the madness.

Mistress Pudeator was one of these
blameless victims. We can smile at the
idea the deluded people of that era had of
her supernatural and infernal powers, but
there is a pathos and piety in her final pe-
tition, which prove her to have been as
genuine a martyr as can be found in his-
tory. She was a good hearted woman
was kind to her neighbors but, when the
tide turned against her, they saw in her
kindness only malice felt her witch poi-
son in things borrowed by her and returned,
and saw in the pots containing grease in
her house (to make soap of) a concoction
and combination of infernal ointments, by
which, under pretence of healing people,
she could anoint the neighbors with dead-
VOL. iv. 6

ly plagues. She was suspected of plotting
against the Church was in all probability
a church member, and was hung as a
witch, in league with Satan to destroy the
church. According to the belief of that
day, she was, moreover, a ' covenant"
witch, i. e. one who had made an especial
covenant or bargain with Satan, based on
his final success in his schemes, one who
had joined his evil church, and taken an
oath to help destroy the Christian church.

This evil Church figures largely in the
witchcraft of 1 692. We see it meeting in
the field near Rev. Mr. Parris's house in
Salem Village, (South Danvers,) holding
services having prayers, preaching, and
communion services. At such church
meetings the witches came, sometimes in
person, sailing through the air on sticks,
above the tree tops, oftener it would seem
by their apparitions, a thin airy or ;;stml
resemblance of them, a perfect spectral
image of their owners. According to the
belief of J 692, the witches got these ap-
paritions or spectres as a gift from Satan r
at the time when they themselves signed
the covenant or agreement with him. At
that time, Satan, so says Cotton Mather,
appeared, according to the witne ses of
those days, as a small, black or tawny
man, (Hobbomock, the Indian Devil,) who
induced sundry persons to enter his ser-
vice by signing their names in a book
held by him, and tendered to them. The
signing this book was signing a covenant
with him, made such parties witches, cov-
enant witches, gave them these appari-
tions, or spectres, or demons, who were
forthwith commissioned and sent out
straightway to fulfil the object which Sa-
tan, and his assistant witches had agreed
upon, namely, the destruction of the chris-

tian church. The Devil seduced these
witches to serve him in this world, and
they in turn either aided him in person, or
sent their spectres as their deputies. This
last mode of work was evidently considered
safest The spectres in their turn carried
books, and tormented the unwilling peo-
ple they were sent to, by all manner of
diableries to sign these books, which sign-
ing made them witches and persecutors
likewise. It was proselyting by persecu-
tion. Whoever signed was speedily at
ease, and soon began the evil work of per-
secution in person or spectre a new con-
vert making new proselytes. This perse-
cution was levelled of course against
Church members. In this way by dia-
bolic persecutions, by torments, by witch-
crafts, the members of the Christian church
were lo be dragooned into forsaking and
renouncing their church, into joining the
church of Satan, into becoming witches,
the followers of Satan, into sharing with
him his coming kingdom, and joining his
fold and fortunes.

This is the witchcraft of 1692, stripped
of its mysterious credulities. The witch-
craft was a plot against the Church a
personal, yet supernatural attempt to pros-
elyte its members, and the witches were
the guilty agents and tools of Satan in the
work. As the Spectres could not well be
caught and punished, nor, in fact, Satan
himself, the witches had to bear the pen-
alties for such an odious crime, and for-
tunately being in the flesh, could be held
responsible, notwithstanding their other-
wise supernatural powers. If Martha Car-
rier could really ride through the air on a
pole, or Mistress Pudeator fly through the
street into her window, like a bird, we see
no logical reason why either of them, at

their trials, could not have easily and air-
ily risen above the heads of officers, spec-
tators and magistrates, and waving a kind
and po'ite adieu to one and all, have sailed
out through door or window, or even easily
gone through chinks in the roof, and de-
parted to more congenial climes. Samuel
Pickworth supposed he saw Mistress Pud-
eator one evening, sailing* through the air
to her own house opposite ; and Ann Put-
nam clenched the story, by asserting, un-
der oath, that Ann Pudeator told her that
she did fly by a man in the night into a
house ! Poor woman ! she could not fly
from her fate, though she flew into her
house window like a bird, by the excited
and astonished and awe-struck Pickworth,
on a memorable spring-evening in 1692.
She there flew by him, and left him gaping
gasping and staring at nothing.
(To be continued.)

*Pee Pickworth's and Ann Putnam's Depositions.
Pickworth was coming up Salem Street, (Newbury
Street?) betwten Ann Pudeator's House and Captain
Higginson's House, (where the Franklin Building
now stands,) when he saw a woman (he supposed to
be Ann Pudeator,) near the corner of Capt'n Hig-
ginson's house, and in a moment of time she passed
by him (Ann Putnam says flew) as swift as if a
bird flew by him, and he saw said woman go into
Ann Pudeator's house Pickworth does not tell us
whether the woman he saw, was in the air when he
first sw her, but it is obvious that she was when
she whirled by him. and she mny have been return-
ing from n witch meeting, or perhaps suddenly took
it into her head to shorten the distance by the use
of her superna ural power* as a witch. This art of
flying has (untortmnately for weary pedestiians)
been lost ever since 1692, and must be classed with
the lost art., never, perhaps, to be recovered. Here-
in the old times were manifestly in advance of the
new

EXTRACTS FROM THE FIRST BOOK
OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND
DEATHS, OF THE CITY OF SA-
LEM.

COPIED I1V IKA J. PATCH.

Continued from Vol. 3, page 237.

Rob't Wilson marryed to Deborah Buf-
fum, by Maj'r Hathorne, the 12mo., 6th,
'58; theire da. Hanna bo. 25th, llmo.,
'59.

Joane, daughter of Nicholas Woodbcry,
bo. by Anna, his wife, March '53 ; theire
da. Abygall, borne August '55 ; there son
Nicholas bo. last July, '57.

Hugh Woodbery was maryed to Mary
Dixy, December, 1650 ; theire son Sam'll
bo. lOmo., '51 ; da. Sara bo. 2d June
'54 ; son Hugh bo. 1 2th 12mo., '55 ; son
John bo. 5th, 7mo., '58.

John Woodis dyed ye 25th 3 mo,, '59 ;
his wife Frances dyed ye 3mo , '58.

Adam Westgate, his son Joseph bo. by
Mary his wife, deceased 19th 4mo. '59 ;
theire da. Mary bo ye 14th, 12mo., '59 ;
theire son Robert ye first borne 1st July,
'47; th'r 2d son loth Aprill, '40; his
son Thomas bo. ye 1 2th, 12mo., '53 ; son
Joseph bo. 30th, 2mo.. '57 ; son Benja'm
borne 26th, 5mo., '62, and dyed 12th,
6mo., '62 ; theire da. Mary deceased 2Hth,
6mo., '62.

Benjamin Woodrow, hi* da. Mary bo.
by Rebecka his wife 21st, 2mo., 1660;
ye s'd Rebecka dyed 2d, 4mo, '63.

Isaack Williams, his da. Eliza bo. by
Margery his wife, ye 23d 6mo. '60 ; son
Isaack borne ye 20th December, 1662;
son Benjamin borne 18th March '64.

Andrew Woodbery, his da. Susan, by
Mary his wife, bo. 9th 4mo., '60 ; theire
daughter Mary bo. ye 1 4th May, '57, and

dyed ye 6th 9mo., '58 ; da. Hana, bo. lt
Aprill, '64.

James Watts and Elizabeth Bowden
were maryed by Mr Batter, 26th 5mo.,
'61.

Thomas Woodbery was married to Hana
Porter, widdow, by Mr. Batter, 2d De-
cemb'r, 1661 ; theire son William bo. ye
1 7th September, '62.

Humphry Woodbery. his son Peeter, bo.
by Elizabeth his wife, the 28th Imo., 1652;
theire son Richard borne 28th 12mo.,
1654; da'r Elizabeth, bo. 28th 2mo.,
1657; da'r Christian, bo. 20th 2mo.,
1661.

Samuell Williams and Mary Veren were
maryed by Maj'r Denison, the 2d Aprill,
1662; theire son Sam'll borne ye 26th
lOmo., 1662, and dyed the 18th of Jan-
uary, 1 663 ; theire 2d son Samuell borne
ye 21st 9mo , 1664; theire daughter Mary
borne ye 7th March, 16667, and deceased
7th March ; son Hillyard borne the 26th
lOmo.. 1668; son George borne 12th 12
mo., '70, and deceased 3 weeks after; Sara
borne 15th July, 1672; Mary borne the
27th 9mo., 1674.

Mathew Woodwell, da'r Mary bo. by
Mary his wife, 3d 12mo., '61 ; so Samu-
ell bo. 3d October, 1 659 ; son John borne
ye 9th May, 1665 ; son Mathew borne ye
4th lOmo., 1668 ; da'r Margeret borne ye
4th 6mo., 1671 ; daughter Elizabeth borne
the 5th May, 1674 ; daughter Mary borne
the 26th 9mo., 1677.

William Woodcock, his da'r Hana borne
by Hana, his wife, ye 7th 4mo., 1663, and
deceased about 7th 5mo., '63, da'r Susana
borne 1 7th lOmo., '64, and deceased soon
after; son William borne I2th8mo., 1666;
and deceased ye 21st March; '67 ; William
Woodcock deceased ye 16th 4mo., 1669.

John Woodbery, his da'r Eliz'h, by
Eliza, his wife, borne 15th 6mo., '54 ;
theire son John borne loth March, 1657 ;
da'r Abigail ye 8th 4mo.. '60 ; son John
dyed llth 11 mo., '62.

Joseph Williams maried to Sara Brown-
ing, 20th 9mo., '61 ; da'r Mary born 19th

6mo., '62, and dyed ; son Joseph bo.

in August '63, and dyed 8th llmo., '64 ;
2d son Joseph bo. 17th March, '64-65 ;
da'r Sara borne 28th October, 1666 ;
George borne 22d 12mo., 1669 ; son Dan-
iell borne ye 3d llmo., 1671 ; Benjamin
and Abigaile, twins, borne 7th lOmo.,
1673; son David borne the 7th of 7mo.,
1676.

Eliza., da'r of Richard Waters, dyed
4th 12mo., '62.

Henry West maried to Eliza Mirriam,
by Mr. Mirriam of Concord, ye 7th day of
September, 1664; theire daughter Eliza-
beth borne 22d June, '65 ; theire son Sam-
uell borne ye 25th llmo., 1666 ; da'r Sus-
ana borne ye 16th 9mo., '68 ; Henry borne
ye 14th 11 mo., '70 ; Elizabeth, 4th March,
'72 ; daughter Mary borne ye 22d 12mo.,
'75; Elizabeth, wife of Henry West, dyed
Aug., '91.

Peeter Welsom and Hittabell Hogsdell,
married by Maj'r Hathorne, 3d 9mo., '65 ;
son Peeter borne 7th 6mo., '66, and dyed
25th 6mo., '66 ; da'r Mehitabell borne 30th
Sept., 1667; da. Mary borne 12th 6mo.,
'70.

John Waters married to Sara Tompkins,
1st, 6mo. '63 ; thier sons Richard and
John borne last June, '64, and died within
a fortnight ; theire second son Jo'n borne
4mo., July '65 : da. Sara bo. 30th, 6mo.,
'67; son Richard borne 1 3th November
1669; Nathaniel borne 6th, 12mo., '71 ;
son Samuel! borne 29th March, 1674, and

dyed five weeks after ; second son Samuell
borne 6th May, 1675; daughter Elizabeth
borne the 10th, 11 mo., 1677.

John Williams, seaman, and Elizabeth
Smith, widdow, married 23d, 9 mo., 1665.

John Williams, Cooper, his son John
borne by Eliza his wife 29th May '64 ;
theire son Henry borne 29th June, 1666 ;
son Georg borne the 2d, 5mo., '68, and
deceased 6 days after; da. Mary borne
25th, 6mo., '69 ; son George borne 1st
March, 1671 ; daughter Ruth borne 4th.
6mo., 1674.

Jonathan Walcott and Mary Sibly were
married the 26th, 11 mo.. '64; son John
borne 7th December, '66 ; da. Hanna
borne 6th, 10 mo., '67 ; son Jonathan
borne ye 1st, 7 mo., 1670; son Joseph
borne ye 25th, 7 mo., '73, and deceased
30th June, '74 ; Mary borne ye 5th, 5mo.,
1675 ; son Samuell borne the 12th Octo-
ber, 1678 ; Mary his wife dyed 28th,
10 mo., 1683; Jonathan Walcott married
ye 2d time to Deliverance Putnam, 23d
April 1685 ; theire daughter Ann born by
her 27th January, 1685 ; son Thomas
born 25th March 1688, and dyed 5th June,
1688; sone Thomas born 5 June, 1689;
sone Wm. borne 27th, Imo., 1691 ; son
Eben'r borne 19th Aprill, 1693 ; son
Benj'a born at Salem, 23d April, 1 695 ;
daughter Prudence born at Salem, 10th
July, 1699 ; Cap'n Jonathan Walcut died
at Salem, ye 16th December, 1699.

William Westwick, servant to Mr. Rich-
ard Hollingworth, was drowned in Decem-
! bcr '63.

Walter Whitfield, his son Samueil borne
by Bridgett his wife, the 21st of October,
1668.

Edward Winter and Debora Golt were
'married the 17th, 9 mo., 1669; theire

daughter Elizabeth borne ye 3d March,
1670-71 ; Hanna borne 1 1th, 6 mo., 1673 ;
theire son Edward borne ye 1st, 7 mo ,
1677, and deceased the same year ; daugh-
ter Mary, borne the 22d, 9mo., 1678;
theire son Edward borne the 8th day of
November, 1680.

Joshua Ward and Hanna Flint was
maried the 18th, 11 mo., 1668; son Josh-
ua borne 16th, llmo., 1669; daughter
Hanna borne 2d, llmo., 1671 ; son Miles
borne the llth March, 1673-4.

Abraham Warren, his wife Issabell de-
ceased the 5th Aprill, 1672.

Thomas Watson deceased the 1st March,
'72 ? ye wife of Thomas Watson deceased
10 mo., 1674.

William West and Mary Hillard were
maryed the 30th, 6 mo,, 1672 ; theire son
Joseph, 30th May, '73, and deceased 26th
August, 1673.

Mr. Daniell Weld, his son Joseph born
by Bethah his wife in Aprill '70, and de-
ceased shortly after ; 2d son Joseph borne
in Aprill, '71, and died 16 weeks after;
son Michenson borne in Aprill, '72, and
died in ye year '73; daughter Barbary
borne in October, 3d, 1673; daughter
Elizabeth, borne 28th Imo.. 1675.

Mr. Resolved White and Abigaile Lord,
widdow, were married 5th, 8mo. 1674.

Mr. Nehemiah Willoughby, his daugh-
ter Mary, by Abigaile, his wife, borne the
first of Sept., 1676 ; theire daughter Abi-
gaile borne the 4th of Aprill, 1679; his
daughter Sarah borne 13th July, 1684 ;
daughter Eliz. borne 10th June, 1687 ;
John born llth December, 1688.

Daniell Webb and Mary Beckett were
married 20th July, 1675 ; theire son John
Webb borne 17 Aprill, 1676; daughter
Margaret borne 20th 12 mo., '77 ; son Perez

borne 1st 2mo., 1680; Mary borne 14th
6mo. t 1682; Margarett deceased 14th
8 mo., 1682 ; sonne Daniell born 5th of
September, 1688.

John Wilkenson and Elizabeth Read
were married I Oth lOmo., 1675.

Zachariah White and Sara Rumery were
married the 23d 8mo., 1675; theire son
Zacharia borne the 15th of May, 1680.

John Webb and Bridgett Whit ford were
maryed the ; theire daughter Bridg-
ett borne the 17th 6mo., 1678.

Thomas Watkins and Elizabeth Felton
were maryed 29th 9mo., 1678 ; theire sonn
Thomas borne 15th of December, 1678.

Aron Way, the son of Aron Way,
borne by Mary, his wife, the 27th Janu-
ary, 1674 ; theire daughter Mary borne
24th March, '77 ; daughter Elizabeth borne
the 9th I2mo., '78 ; their son Thomas
borne the 27th July, 1683 ; daughter Ruth
borne 12th June, 1685 ; daughter Sarah
borne llth April, 1687.

Benjamin Wilkins and Priscilla Baxter
were marryed 3d June, '77 ; theire daugh-
ter Priscilla borne ye 24th 12mo., 77-8 ;
son Benja' borne the 3d December, 1679:
Anna borne Oct., 31, 1681 ; sone Jona-
than borne 24th Fcb'y, 1 683 ; Sarah borne
llth Maye, 1686; Abigail borne 12th

Sep't, 88 ; his daughter borne Aprill

21, 1691.

Richard Wells and Martha Skerry, wid-
dow, were maryed the 1st llmo., 1678.

Samuell Wakefield, his daughter Ann,
borne by Eliza, his wife, 6th August,
1677 ; theire sonn Samuell borne the 15th
12mo., 1678.

Mr. Symond Willard, his sonn Josiah
borne by Martha his wife, the 24th May,
1682; Martha born 27th Jan'y, '83 ; his
son Simon born 4th Nov., 1685 ; ye son

Richard born 29th June, 1686-7; Simon
Willard dyed 6th September, 1687.

Abraham Walcott and Ruth Hooper
were marryed 22d, 9mo., 1682.

Samuell Woodwell, his son Samuell born
14th Jan'y, 1685 ; his sone John born 2d
July, 1687 ; sone Gideon borne 30th
Jan'y, 1688-9; Joseph borne 25th Sep'r
'90 ; Benj'a borne 28th Decemb'r '91 ; ye
son Daniel borne the 17th November
1697; ye man Sam'll Woodwell died ye
loth day of December, 1697; Jonathan
Woodwell, son of Sam'll Woodwell and
Tomasend his wife, was borne 5th Aprill,
1693.

James Wilkins was married unto Marga-
ret Braye of Salem. DDL the 20th of April,
1684: daughter Eliz. born 21st July,
1687 ; his daughter Margaret born on the
16th July, 1685 ; sone James borne 10th of
March, 1689-90.

Lydia, daughter of Mathew Woodwell
dyed 25th October, '86.

Ezekiell Waters married to : their

fir^t child, Samuel, borne Sept. 3d, 1673 ;
their daughter Mary, borne April 19th,
167o ; their daughter Elizabeth, borne
Aug. 4th, 1678 ; theire son Ezekiell, borne
August 1st, 1680; theire daughter Sarah,
borne 9th August, 1682; theire daughter
Joyce, borne 9th March, 1684 ; theire
daughter Susanah, borne 1st Jan., 1685-6 ;
their sonn Elias, born llth May, 1688, anc
dyed 30th June, '88.

Sarah Wallis of John Wallis, daughter,
born 12th of October, 1675 ; ye sone John
borne 13th May, 1678 ; ye daughter Mar-
garet, born 22d August, 1681 ; ye sone
Bartholmew, borne 2d December, 1684 ;
ye daughter Elizabeth, born 2d day Dec.,
1686. Nath'l Wallis, son of John Wallis
"nd Bridget, his wife, was borne 16th Oc-

tober, 1689 ; son Benjamin was borne
1691 ; daughter Mary was borne 18th
December, 1693.

Henry Wilkins, his son Nehemiah born
12th August, 1683; Susanah born 13th
October, 1684; John born 14th 11 mo.,
1686-7 ; sone Ebenezer born 5th Jan'y
'8^-9.

Jno. Whitetoot, his sone Joseph born
April 14, 1680 ; son Samll born 23d Oc-
tober, 1685; Margery born 12th Feb'y,
'90-1.

Ebenezer Williams borne ye 25th July,
1685.

Nath'll Williams son of Sam'll Williams
borne 25th Jan'y 1686-7.

Mr. Josiah Walcott and Mrs. Penelopie
Corwine were married the 1 9th February,
1684-5 ; Elizabeth Walcott, daughter of
Mr. Josiah Walcott, borne by Pennelopee.
his wife, 30th March, 1688 ; son Josiah
born 21st, lOmo., 1690; his wife dyed
28th 10 mo., '90 ; his son Josiah dyed
4th, llmo., '90.

Mr. Josiah Walcott of Salem, and Mrs.
Mary Freeke of Boston, were married at
Boston, Mayformo 1694; thireson Freeke
Wolcott, borne at Salem, March 26, 1696 ;
there said son deceased July 7, 1696 ;
theire son Thomas borne June 23, 1697 ;
yr sd son Thomas died September the 13
1697 ; their daughter Mehittabell, borne
I at Salem, August 3, 1698 ; theire son Jo-
siah. borne at Salem, on Thursday, July
11, 1700.

John Walke, sone of Jno' Walke, born
15th May, 1689; dater Abigaile, borne
j 28th July '93.

Abraham Walcutt married to Abigail

' Brigt, by Mr. Parris, Aprill 30th '89 ; ye

daughter Abigail, borne Feb., ye 1 3th '89;

son Nath'l was was borne llth Feb'y,
1693.

Jno. Ward maried to Jchoidan Harvey,
22d 6mo., '89; his daughter Jehoidan
borne ye 27th Marche, 1691; son Jno.
was borne December 5th, 1692; daughter
Eliz'h was borne 5th Decem'r, 1694 ; son
Benja' borne at Salem, llth Feb'y,
1698-9.

Sam'll West married to Mary Poore,
29th January, 1690 ; his sonne Samuell
borne ye 21st November, 1691 ; theire
sonne Daniel borne 22d Apr'l, 1699 ; son
Jon'a died July 19, 1702 ; their son Nath'l
born Sept'r 1, 1702 died Sept'r 20; their
daughter Elizabeth died Jan'y 31, 1702-3 ;
Elizabeth was born the llth September,
1693 ; Jonathan was born at Salem, Sept.
2d, 1697.

Richard Williams son of Samuell Wil-
liams and Mary his wife, was borne at
Salem, 3d March, 1679; ye daughter
Mary borne 2d March, 1681 ; son Joshua
borne May, 1683; son Nathaniel borne
in January, 1687.

Hannah Watters, daughter of Richard
and Martha Watters, born March 4th,
1 699 ; theire son Richard born November
22, 1700; their daughter Abigail born
Aug. 1. 1702.

Nath'l Watters son of Nath'll and Eliza
Watters, born October 22, 1708.

Mehetabell Walcott, daughter of John
Walcott, born May 12, 1704.

Jonathan Walcott, son of John and
Mary Walcott, born May 9, 1700 ; daugh-
ter Jerusha was borne December the 20,
1 696 ; their daughter Mary borne 1 1
Aprill, 1699.

Joseph Windslow, son of Joseph Winds-
low and Martha his wife, was born at Sa-
lem, the 21st Feb'y, 1695-6.

Samuel Williams was married unto Mar-
;arett Rust of Ipswich, October 24, 1694 ;
their daughter Margarett was borne Octo-
ser 20, 1695; their daughter Abigail \vn-
born March 22, 1696-7.

John White, son of John White and
Elizabeth his wife, was borne at Salem,
December ye 24, 1696.

Elizabeth Wilkins* born ye 1st Septem-
ber, 1676. Ebenezer Wilkins born 5th
January, 1689; both ye adopted children
of Jno. Rogers.

Josiah Willard, son of Josiah Willard,
borne Octob'r 16,1710; Scarlet Willard,
son of Josiah Willard, and Jane, his wife,
borne March 15, 1711-12, and died ye
same day ; daughter.

Elizabeth Yarrow, daughter of Joseph
Yarrow and of Sarah, his wife, was born
at Salem, October 22, 1698.
(To be continued.)

EXTRACTS FROM SOME OLD
ACCOUNT BOOKS KEPT BY MR.
WHIPPLE, OF HAMILTON, MASS.

BURIALS.

1725.

Oct., John Hacker's child bured.
Nov., Mr. Wigglesworth Febee.

" Nathaniel Emerson's pesillar.

* lurah Clark.

" John Quarles, dafter.

" John Hubard, son.
1726.

April, Widow Stacy.

June, Nathaniel Potter, dafter.

" William Quarles.

'* John Frost, child.

" Lowes wife and child.
Aug., Samuel Lumax, child.

Dec., Nathaniel Potter, child.

" Benjamin Woodbury.

" Nehemiah Wood, child.
Jan., John Boul's wife.
Feb., John Loveall, child.

" Nehemiah Wood, wife & child
1727.

Aug., Samuel Bouls, child.
Sept., Isack Garnt, wife.

'* Jacob Tomson, child.

1728.

Feb., Widow Hobs.
Mch., Benjamin Ston, child.

'* Nathaniel Jones Jr., child.

" Old Mr. Tilton.
May, John Low, Ephriam.
Aug., Calef Poland, child.

" John Knowlton.
Sept., Mother Whipple.
Nov., Jacob Brown Jun., child-

" Sarah Pach.
Dec., Nathaniel Piper, child.
Jan., William Davison.

" Isack Tilton, child.

" John Bowles, wife.

*' John Bowles, wife.
Feb., Caleb Poland, wife.

" Daniel Dain, Roburd.
March, Jo. Anable, Grandchild.
1729.

April, Left. Jacob Brown, wife.
July, Benjamin Pach, son Samuel.
Sept., Antony Dick's wife.

** Nathaniel Jones ,Jr., child.
Oct., Jacob Brown, Jr., wife.

" Thomas Adams.
Dec., Joseph Whipple.
Jan., Hen. Galloway.

" Deacon thorn, Negro.
Mch., Left. Poland's wife.

" John Pach, child.

1730.
May,
June,

July,

Aug.
Sept.

Oct.,
Nov.
Jan'y

Feb.

1731.

Mch.,

Aug.,

Dec.

Mch.,

Jacob Brown, child.
John Low, child.
Joseph Bowles, child.
John Parkins, child.
John Small, wife.
Daniel Dane, child,
Samuel Poland, Jr., child.
Robert Annable, child.
Robert Quarls.
Major Epes, Twinns.
Jacob Brown, Jr., child.
Francis Whipple, child.
Deacon Thorn Mary.
, Major Epes, Mary.
Andrew Darby, child.
Widow Abit.
Sar. Daniel Dane.
Nehemiah Porter, child.
Jonathan Piper, child.
Nathaniel Dane, wife.
James Moulton, child, Leady.

Christefor Bowles.
John Barker, child-
Joseph Whipple, child.
Widow Roberts.
Joseph Bowles, child.
John Low, Nathaniel.
Joseph Gilbord, Joseph.
(To be continued )

BOSTON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this Society took
place on Friday, Jan. 3. The following
officers were chosen for the ensuing year :

President Winslow Lewis, M. D.

Vice President and Curator Jeremiah
Colburn.

Treasurer Henry Davenport.

Secretary William Sumner Appleton.

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

OF THE

ESSEX INSTITUTE

Vol. IV

April, 1862.

No. 2,

THE PROSECUTION OF ANN PUD-
EATOR FOR WITCHCRAFT A,
D., 1692.

BY OEO. F. CBKVBB.

Concluded from Vol. 4, page 42.

Mistress Pudeator had her apparition,
spectre or demon, like the rest was urgent
to make sundry converts to Satan's church,
and from the Christian church was pres-
ent at witch meetings in person or spectre,*

* Theie Spectres were frequently seen at witch
meetings, and seem to have represented their owners
so thoroughly, that the witnesses (those who were so
marvellously gifted with the power of seeing them,
tor common people could not) could not always tell
whether it was the witch or the spectre that was
present. It was an abominable way of tormenting
people this using spectres since the witch might
be all the while clothed in outward sanctity, even
seemingly doing good works, while practising this
mysterious and abominable witchcraft. Nay, more,
the witch might be attending church meetings, and
the Spectre, he or she owned, be at that abominable
church gathering in the field near the house of Par-
ris, plotting the overthrow of the very church its
owner was hypocritically pretending to support.
These Spectres were a terrible bugbear in 1692, and
did some marvellous feats. Qlanvil on Witches will
VOT,. TV. 7

and did her share of the imaginary mis-
chief of the day. She appears, however,
in two characters, as do not a few of the
witches of that day. As a "malefick," or
evil-doing witch, we see her afflicting per-
sons from mere personal malice or revenge ;
while, as a "covenant" witch, we find her
in person or by apparition persecuting va-
rious parties to signithe Devil's book, and
join his church. As a covenant witch,
the grandest order of witch, we see her
owning not a mere imp (a little diminutivq
devil) as a servant, who could take the
shape of a fly, or spider, bird, or the like,
to do in petty matters her bidding, but a
veritable spectre a demon of a higher de-
gree a sort of grandee among the powers
of the air one whose object was more
solemn and weighty than that of trifling
imps, such, for instance, as those who af-
flicted old Wm. Morse, at Newbury, with

give the inquirer some light on their character, it
the reader desires information that way. Our own
witchcraft Records are, however, a rich depository
of Spectral beliefs and doings. Cotton Mather must
have been highly edified by their penual, and his
faith in the "Invisible World" strengthened marvel-
lously.

such petty spites as flinging shoes at his
head, and the like.

The spectres or apparitions of 1692 were
aiding their great master, and his fortunes,
in a battle, whose importance to them was
unutterable. It was an attack on the
Christian church war to the death upon
it the establishment of the supremacy of
Satan in the world, this new world,
or his and their overthrow, and certain
punishment. The fortunes of the prince
of evil were desperate, his servants par-
took of his desperation, witches and
spectres were both desperate, and there
is a gloomy fear, and foreboding and
despair, a solid wall of blackness gloom-
ily discernible as the back ground of
his thoughts and fears. To the learned
divines of that day to those who thought
with them these views of Satan and his
minions, these beliefs in regard to them,
were the realities of the day, those spirit-
ual realities, more real than the visible
things of time; and* without examining
closely enough the premises of their beliefs,
the grounds of their validity, they rushed
to their conclusions in all sincerity, fought
a stern fight, and in anguish the while,
against the great adversary and his cohorts,
in the flesh or out of it, and proved their
sincerity by the very strength of their er-
ror.

A few words in regard to the examina-
tion and trial of Ann Pudeator, and our
work is done. She was arrested about the
2d July, 1692, tried by the Special Court
of Oyer and Terminer, which sat in Salem,
Sept. 9, and hung in company with seven
other witches on the 22d. She died in all
the firmness of innocence, and, judging
from her petition, with all the dignity of a
Christian. Her petition alone would im-

mortalize her ; and instead of descending,
as some may have believed at that day, to
the kindred throng of souls lost in perdi-
tion, she doubtless went up in white robes
into the ineffable joy and the celestial pres-
ence.

We herewith append to this loose sketch
all the papers now on record referring to
her imaginary crime, and the dark reality
of her fate. The whole Delusion of 1692
was indeed an imagination encircled by a
hideous reality, was innocence surrounded
by, and consumed with the fires of perse-
cution, a persecution born out of ignorance,
and filled indeed with the spirit, but then
the spirit of Fanaticism.

EXAMINATION OF ANN PUDEATOK.

An Pudeator examined before ye Magis-
trates of Salem July 2, 1692.

Sarah Churchwell was bid to say what
she had to say of her.

You have charged her with bringing ye
books to you.

A : yes said Churchwell.

have you seen her since. A : no.

Goodwife pudeator, you have formerly
been complained of we now further en-
quire, here is one person saith you
brought her ye book, which Sarah Church-
well look on ye personses Churchell : you
did bring me ye book : I was at Goodman
Jacobses.

Puddeator sd I never saw ye woman be-
fore now. it was told puddeator this mayd
charged you with bringing her ye book,
at ye last examinat'n Puddeator sd I never
saw ye Devils book, nor knew that he had
one.

Lt Jer Neal was asked what he could
say of this woman.

Ncal sd she had been an ill carriaged
woman and since my wife has been sick of
ye Small pox this woman has come to my
house pretending kindness and I was glad
to see it she asked me whether she might
use our morter which was used for my
wife ; and I consented to it, but I after-
wards repented of it : for ye nurs told me
my wife was ye wors for senc she
was very ill of a flux which she had not
before.

When the officer came for pudeater,
ye nurs sd you are come to late for my
wife grew worse till she dyed : sd Pudea-
tor had often threatened my wife.

Eliz Hubbard sd she had seen sd Pude-
ator sd mary Walcot but she had not
hurt her she had seen her with Goodwife
Nurs.

goody puddeator what did you do with
ye ointments that you had in ye hous so
many of them, she sd I never had oint-
ment or oyl but meat tried out in my house
since my husband dyed : but the constable
Joseph Neal affirmed she had near 20 that
had ointment or greas in them, a little in
a thing she sd she never had any oyntment
but neats foot oyl in ye hous but what was
in these things ye constables speaks of.

A. It was greas to make sope of, but
why did you put them in so many things
when one would have held all but answered
not to ye purpose, but the constable sd
oyntmenta were of several sorts.

Sarah Vibber did you ever se this wo-
man before now, answered no. An putnam
sd she had never seen her, but since she
come to Salem Town last : sd Putnam fell
into a fitt & sd Puddeator was commanded

to take her by ye wrists. & did & sd Put-
nam was well presently.

Mary warrin fell into fitts quickly after
one another & both times was helped by
sd Puddeator taking her by ye wrist.
[Vol. Salem Witchcraft, pp. 315-16.]

Sarah Churchill vs. Ann Pudeator.

Sarah churchel affirmed to ye Jury of
inquest that Ann Puddeator has greatly
afflicted her sd Churchel by choaking her
pinching her & sticking pinse into her &
by pressing of her & making her sett her
hands to ye book upon ye oath she hath
taken Sept. 6th, 1692.
Sworn in Court.

& brought poppits to her to stick pins to
wch she did & ye psons afflicted by it.
. Mary Warin upon her oath yt she hath
taken affirms to ye Jury of Inquest that
Ann Pudeator hath often afflicted me by
biting me, pinching me, sticking pins in
me & choaking me and particularly on ye
2tl day of July att her examination sd Pu-
deator did afflict me greatly also she or her
Apperishton did offer me the book to sign
to, she told me also yt she was ye cause
of Jno Turners flailing off ye cherry tree :
to his great hurt and which amazed him
in his head & almost killed him, she told
me also she was the caus of Jeremiah
NeaTs wifes death & I saw her hurt Eliza
Hubbard, Mary Walcott & An Putnam ye
last night she afflicted me also last night
by her witchcraft & I doe verily beleev sd
Ann Puddeator is a witch; she affirms
puddeator told her she kild her husband
Puddeater and his first wife and that she
was an instrument of John Bests wifes
death Sept 7 : 1692.

Sworn in Court.

Eliza Hubbard affirmed upon ye oath
she hath taken that she hath seen Ann

Puddeator afflict Mary Warrin & that she
or her Apperistion did hurt me and Mary
Warin ye last night, before ye Jury of In-
quest Sept 7, 1692, & that she hath afflict-
ed her since she came into Court.

Jurat in Curia,

An Putnam affirmed upon her oath, to
ye Jury Inquest that she hath seen Ann
Puddeator afflict Mary Warrin Mary Wal-
cott & Eliza Hubbard often & particularly
at ye time of her last examination before
ye Magistrates at Mr Tho Beadles, she
ulso hath afflicted me both then and at
other times. Sept. 7, 1692.

Owned her evidence in Court.
. Sarah Vibber upon her oath affirmed to
ye Jury of inquest that she hath seen An
Puddeator afflict Mary Warrin Mary Wai-
cot & An Putnam both at ye time of her
examination at Mr. Tho Beadles and ye
last night she together with Goodwife Par-
ker did afflict ye fornamed Warin Walcot
& Putnam : sd Puddeator hath afflicted
me to : and I do believe she is a witch.
Sept 7, 1692.

Vol. Salem Witchcraft p 318.

Mary Walcot upon oath affirms to ye
Jury of Inquest that she hath seen An
Puddeator afflict Mary Warin An Putnam
& Eliz. Hubbard at ye time of her exami-
nation at Mr Tho. Beadles : and also ye
last night I saw her afflict Mary Warin an
Putnam & Eliz. Hubbard by witchcraft &
I verily believ sd Puddeator is a witch.
September 7: 92. & that this day she hath
afflicted this deponent.

Jurat in Curia, Sept. 10. 92. Attest S.
Sewall.

I find by my characters ; which I took
at ye Examination of An Puddeator, that

it was in ye 2 day of July that she was
examined at Mr. Tho. Beadles they bear-
ing date ao. Sept. 7, 1692.

Simon Willard.

The testimony of Samuel Pickworth
whow testifieth that a bowt six weekes
ago ; I this deponent was coming along
Salem Street between Ann Pudeators hous
and Captain higison hous it being in the
evening and I this deponent saw a woman
neare Captin higginsonn corner, this which
I supposed to be Ann Pudeator and in a
moment of time she pas'd by me as swift
as if a burd flew by me and I saw said
wooman goo in to Ann Pudeateaters houa.
Jurat in Curia,

S. Sewall. Cle
[Vol. Salem Witchcraft p 319.]

Samll Pickworth affirmeth yt ye above
written evidence is ye truth : upon oath to:
ye Jury of Inquest. Sept. 7. 92. Sept.
7: 92. Ann Putnam afarmid to the grand
Inquest that Ann Pudeator : tould her that
she flu by a man in the neight into a hous.

The Testimony of Jno. Best Senior aged
about 48 yeres Testifieth & saith yt some
yeres last past yt I this deponent did often
hear my wife saye yt Ann Pudeator would
not Lett her alone untill she had killed her
By her often pinching & Brusing of her
Till her Earms & other parts of her Body
Looked Black by Reson of her soer pinch-
ing of her in ye Time of her sickness of
my wife did affirm agt itt was an pudeator
yt did afflict her & stood in ye Belefe of
itt as Long as she Lived.

Sept. 7th. 92. Jurat in Curia. S. Se-
wall Cler.

Jno Best affirmed to ye truth of ye
above written before ye Jury of Inquest.
Sept. 7: 1692.

The testimony of John best Junear how
testifieth uppon his oath before the grant
Inquest, that his mother did several! times
in bar sickness complain of ann pudeator
of Salem the wife of Jacob pudeator how
she had bewitched bar and that she did be-
lieve she would kill her before she had dun
and soo she said severall times duering
hear sicknis until bar death allso I this de-
ponant did sewerall times goo in to the
woods to fetch my fathers Cowes and I did
drive goode pudeater cow bak from our
Cowes and I being all alone ann pudeater
would chide me when I came howm for
turning the cow bak by Reson of which I
this deponant did conclude said pudeater
was a witch.

Jurat in Curia.

[Vol. Salem Witchcraft pp 321-2.

Sarah Churchill Confession.
Sarah Churchill confesseth that Goody
pudeator brought the book to this exam-
inat and she signed it but did not know
her at that tyme but when she saw her she
knew her to be the same and that Goody
Bishop als Oliver appeared to this Exami-
nant & told her she had killed John Trasks
Child (whose child dyed about that tyme)
and said Bishop als Oliver afflicted her as
alsoe did old George Jacobs and before
that time this Examint being afflicted
could not doe her service as formerly and
her sd master Jacobs called her bitch
witch ill names & then afflicted her as
above and that pud Eater brought 3 Ima-
ges like Mercy Lewis Ann putnam Eliza
Hubbard & they brought her thornes &
she stuck them in the Images & told her
the persons whose likeness they were
would be afflicted & the other day saw
Goody Oliver sate upon her knee.

Jurat in Curia by Sarah Churchill,
this confession was taken before John
Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin Esqs 1 st
June 1692. as attest.

Tho. Newton.
[Vol. Salem Witchcraft, p. 314.]

INDICTMINT v. ANX PUDBATOB.

Bssex in the Proylnce of ) Anno B. KM & Reginee Guli-

tbe MasuchutetU Bay I elml fc Mariee Anglic* ic.

In New England, M. ) Quarto Anno Dom. 1092.

The Juriors four our sov Lord and Lady
the King & Queen psent. That Ann Pu-
deator of Salem in the county of Essex
aforesaid, widow, The second day of July
in the yeare aforesaid and diuers othere
days and times as well before as after Cer-
taine detestable acts called witchcraft &
Sorceries Wickedly Mallitiously and felo-
niously hath used practised and exercised
At and within the Towneship of Salem
aforesaid in & upon and against one Mary
Warrin of Salem aforesaid single woman
by which said wicked arts the said Mary
Warren the second day of July aforesaid
and diuers other days and times both
before and after was and is tortured
Afflicted Pined Consumed wasted & tor-
mented and also for sundry other acts of
witchcraft by the said Ann Pudeator Com-
mitted and done before and Since that
time Agst the peace of our Sov Lord &
Lady the King and Queen there Crowne
and Dignity and agst the form of the stat-
ute in yt. case made and Provided.

Witnesses, Mary Warren Jurat, Sarah
Churchil, Jurat, An Putnam Jurat.

[Vol. Salem Witchcraft p. 313.]

Warrant v. Ann Pudeator.
To the Marshall of Essex or Constable
in Salem.

You are in theire Majes'ts names hereby

required forthwith to apprehend and bring
before vs Allec Parker the wife of John
Parker of Salem and Ann Pudeator of
Salem widdow who stand charged with
sundry acts of witchcraft by them commit-
ted this day Contrary to ye laws of our Sov
Lord & Lady ffaile not. Dated Salem
May the 12th, 1692.

JOHN HATHOENE.

T f*

JONATHAN COKWIN.
May 12th, 1692. I have apprehended
the abounamed persons and brought them
att ye place appointed by your honors.

P me George Herrick Marshall of
Essex,

[Vol. Salem Witchcraft, p. 314.

Summons to witness v. Ann Pudeator.

Wm. & Mary by ye Grace of God of
England, Scotland ffrance & Ireland King
Ac Queen, defend' s &c.
To the sheriff of Essex, or deputy :

L. s. Greeting.

We command you to warn John Wes-
gate John Bullock Martha Dutch Susanna
Dutch Lt. Jeremiah Neal John Beckett
John Best Jun'r Jno Loader Sarah parott,
that they and every of them appear at ye
next Court of Oyer & Terminer holden at
Salem on ye next Tuesday at twelve of ye
Clock there to Testify ye truth to ye best
of theire knowledge on certain Indictment
to be exhibited against Alice Parker and
Ann Pudeator. hereof make return fail not

Dated in Salem Septr 5th. 1692. in ye
fourth yeare of our Reigne.

Stephen Sewall Clerc.

Sept. 5. 1692. I have summoned and
have warned all the within named persons
John Best Jr Except, sd Best being Re
moved to Ipswich that they and every o:

hem appeare to Giue in their Euid &c att
;ime and place within written.

P me. Geo. Herrick dept Sheriff.
[Vol. Salem Witchcraft, p. 316.]

" The humble petition, of Ann Pudeator
unto ye honoured Judge and Bench now
Sitting in Judicature in Salem humbly
Sheweth

That whereas your Poor and humble Pe-
titioner being condemned to die and know-
ing in my own conscience as I shall shortly
answer it before ye Great God of heaven,,
who is the searcher and knower of all
hearts : That the Euidence of Jno Best
Sen'r and Jno Best Jun'r and Sam'll Pick-
worth wch was giuen in against me in.
Court were all of them altogether false and
untrue and besides the abovesaid Jno Best
hath been formerly whipt and likewise is
recorded for A Lyar. I would humbly
begg of yo'r honours to Take it into your
Judicious and Pious consideration That
my life may not be taken away by such-
false Euidences and witnesses as these be
likewise ye Euidence given in against me
by Sarah Church and Mary Warren I am
altogether ignorant off and know nothing
in ye least measure about it, nor nothing
else concerning ye crime of witchcraft for
wch I am condemned to die as will be
known to men and angells att the great
day of Judgment, begging and imploring
your prayers att the throne of grace in my
behalfe and your poor and humble peti-
tion'r shall for ever pray as she is bound in
duty for your hon'r helth and happiness in
this life and eternall felicity in ye world to
come"

[Vol. Salem Witchcraft, pp. 322-3.]

A COPY OF THE FIRST BOOK OF
BIRTHS, &c., OF THE TOWN
OF ROWLEY, WITH NOTES.

COMMUNICATED BY M. A. STICKNEY.
Continued from Vol. 4, page 2C.

Sarah Bointon daughter of William and
Elizabeth borne the tenth moneth the first
day.

Tamer Barkar daughter of James & Grace
borne the tenth moneth the fiftenth day.

Elizabeth Haseltine daughter of Robert
& Ann borne January fifteenth.

Samuell Spofford son of John & Eliz-
abeth borne January the thirty one.

ANNO 1653.

John Pickard son of John & Jane borne
the first moneth the first day.

Ruth Teny daughter of William and
Katherin borne on the sixteenth of
March.

Daniel Tenny son of Thomas & Ann
borne the fift moneth the sixtenth day.

Hannah Hassen daughter of Edward &
Hannah borne the seventh moneth.

Thomas Baley son of James & Lidiah
borne the sixt moneth the first day.

Jeremy Pearson son of John & Dorcas
borne the eight moneth the twenty fift
day.

Mary Remington daughter of John &
Elizabeth borne the first moneth the last
day.

Samuell Brockelbanke son of Samuell
& Hanna borne the ninth month the twen-
ty eight day.

John Browne son of Charles & Mary
borne the twelft moneth the fift day.

Steven Barker son of James & Grace
borne in September.

Nathaniel Boyes son of Mathew and Eliz-

abeth borne the seavcnth moneth the first
day.

ANNO 1654.

Mary Jewet daughter of Joseph dc Ann
borne second moneth the fourth day.

Faith Boyes daughter of Mathew & Eliz-
beth borne the tenth moneth the twenty
eight day.

Jacob 'Kilborne son of George & Eliza-
abeth borne the sixt moneth the tenth day.

Mary Trumble daughter of John & Ann
borne the fourth moneth the seaventh day.

Hannah Bointon daughter of John &
Ellin borne the twenty sixt day and first
moneth.

Hannah Spofford daughter of John &
Elizabeth.

Edward Smith son of Hugh & Mary
borne the fourth moneth the first day.

Anna Mighill daughter of Thomas &
Ann borne the seaventh moneth the eight
day.

Sarah Plats daughter of Samuell <Sr
Sarah borne the eight month the sixtenth
day.

Mary Lighten daughter of Richard and
Mary borne the ninth month the sixtenth
day.

Samuell Longhorne son of Richard <k
Mary borne the twelft month the fourth
day. f .

Samuell Philips son of Samuell & Sarah
borne the twelft moneth the.
ANNO 1655.

Mary Wood daughter of Thomas & Ann
borne the first moneth the fiftenth day.

Sarah Pearson daughter of John & Dor-
cas borne the third moneth the third day.

Mary Burbanke daughter of John <k
Jemimiah borne the third moneth the six-
teenth day.

John Hassan son of Edward & Hannah

borne ye seaventh month the twenty seconc
day.

Francis Brockelbanke son of Samuell &
Hannah borne the 7th moneth the 26th
day.

Humphrey Hobson son of William &
Ann borne June 2d.

Samuel Scot, son of Benjamin & Mar-
gret borne the seaventh of March.
*John Trumble, Recorder.

Hannah Burkbi daughter of Thomas &
Martha borne the first moneth.

*John Trumble, Recorder. The previous record-
ed birth is in his handwriting, as are also several
of the burials of previous years, being probably re-
turned to him after his appointment, and recorded
by him under the years in which they occurred.

The last in his handwriting, and the only burial
in the year of 1656, was "Henry Sewell buryed the
first moneth."

His Record is finely written, and approaches
nearer the Chancery, and round hand, than either of
the other Clerks, as all the letters both great and
small are formed on that plan. He held various
offices of trust in the town, and was one of the five
men afterwards termed Selectmen, and he appears
to have been a very capable man.

One of the public charges for the year 1650, in
one of the Town's Books, is the following entry:

"John Trumble for keeping this book 0. 6. 8,"
and in an entry made after his decease, which took
place "the fifth moneth the eighteenth day, 1657, "ap-
pears the following record: "Jo: Trumble one gate
that was granted to hia father in relation to keeping
of a Scoolle."

The first notice given by Gage in his History of
Rowley, bf a schoolmaster, is the appointment of
William Boynton, Feb. 3, 1656-7, who was probably
the successor of Trumble.

John Trumble 2nd, the son as it appears by the
above record of John the first settler, was probably
born before his father came to Rowley, where he
married, May 14, 1662, Deborah Jackson. Children:

John b. 12. 3. 1666, died July 26, 1667.

Mary b. March 13, 1673. m. John Nelson Jan. 18,
1697 8.

Judah b. July 30, 1676, m. Eliiabeth Acie Nov.
11, 1698.

Judah terminated the male line in Rowley.

His father John was deacon of the first Church, in

Hannah Harriman, daughter of Lenard
& Margret borne the third moneth and
twenty-two day.

Samuell Balie son of James & Lidiah
borne the sixt moneth the tenth day.

Andrew Hedin son of Andrew & Sarah
borne the seaventh moneth.

Rebecka Law daughter of William &
Mary borne the first of the fourth moneth.

Thomas Dickenson son of Thomas &
Jenet borne the eight moneth and twenty
sixt day.

John Tod son of John & Susanna borne
the twelft month.

Samuell Browne son of Charels & Ma-
ry borne the twelft moneth and fift day.
ANNO 1656.

Sarah Philips daughter of Samuell &
Sarah borne the first moneth and seventh
day.

Rowley, Oct. 24, 1686, and, according to Gage, re-
moved to Connecticut, where he became the head of
a distinguished family.

Rowley was settled in 1639, no division of the
land was made, all living in common till the year
1643 when a survey of the Town was taken by
Thomas Nelson, Mr. Edward Carleton, Humphrey
Reyner, and Francis Parrot, at which time, streets
were laid out and named and house lots assigned
to its original settlers, varying in size from li to 6
acres. The land otherwise not appropriated, was
termed Commons, and every 1& Acre house-lot was
entitled to 1 Gates or cow rights, and other lands
were laid out in the same proportion as these rights
bore to the house-lots. The value of these Gatos
are shown by the following extract from the Town
Records, "Feb. 16, 1661. Voted, that William
Stickncy have the Gate on the Common laid out to
him in the Rate of thirty shillings a Gate."

The settlement of Rowley, probably from motives
of security and friendship, was at first made very
compact, not extending, it is supposed, more than
one mile in any direction from where the first and
the present Meeting-house of the first Parish of
Elowley now stands.

Joseph Pearson son of John Pearson
borne August 21.

John Palmer (ton of John & Margret
borne the first moneth and fifteanth day.

Martha Clarke daughter of Richard and
Alice borne the first moneth and tenth day.

Richard Holmes son of Richard & Alice
borne the twenty eight of March.

Joseph Jewit son of Joseph & Ann
borne the second moneth and first day.

Nathaniel! Hcsscltinc the son of John
and Joane borne the seventh moneth the
twentyeth day.

Sarah Tenny daughter of William &
Kathcrine borne the seventh moneth and
the twentie day.

Mary Spofard daughter of John & Elis-
abeth borne the ninth moneth and first day.

John Wood son of Thomas and Ann
borne the ninth month and second day.

Elizabeth Northend daughter of Ezekiell
& Edna borne the nineteenth day of Oc-
tober.

Samuell Kilbourne son of George & Elis-
abeth borne the ninth moneth and eleventh
day.

Mary Plats daughter of Jonathan &
Klizabeth borne the ninth moneth and
eleventh day.

John Burkbie son of Thomas & Martha
borne the ninth moneth & sixtenth day.

Hannah Johnson daughter of John and
Hannah borne the ninth moneth and twen-
tie day.

Sarah Scot daughter of Benjamin &
Margret borne the eleventh moneth and
first day.

Sarah Pickard daughter of John &
Jane borne the eleventh moneth and last
day.

AJTHO 1657.

Ruth Tod, daughter of John & Susanna
borne the second moneth and eleventh day.

John Hobson son of William and Ann
borne the second moneth and sixteenth
day.

Prudence Remington the daughter of
John & Abigale borne the fift moneth the
four ten tli day.

John Hidin son of Andrew & Sarah
borne the second moneth and sixteenth
day.

* Thomas Leaver, Recorder.

Thomas Longhorne the son of Richard
& Mary borne the last of ye fourth moneth.

Jonathan Leaver the son of Thomas &
Mary borne the twenty eight of the sixt
month.

Mary Law the daughter of William &
Mary borne the fifteenth day of the eight
moneth.

Timothy Harris the son of John &
Bridgett borne the first day of the ninth
moneth.

Francis Palmer the son of John & Mar-
gret borne the fourth of the tenth moneth.

Jonathan Harryman the son of Lennard

* Thomas Leaver, Recorder, from 1667 to 1683.
with a few yean intermission, (when the record ap-
pears kept bj an unknown hand. )

His Record is similar to Francis Parrat'*, only
more distinct. He was one of the original settlers
of Rowley, and for several years, one of its Select-
men. He married Mary Bradley, Sept. 1, 1643.
Children:

Prudence b. 611, 1644, m. Benj. Gage, Oct. 11,
1671; second, Samuel Stickney, April 6, 1674.
(Bradford Records) Thomas b. 5 J, 1647, m. Deraar-
ris Baley, May 8, 1672. He left DO male israe.

Mary, b. 7 5, 1649, m. Samuell Dnrser, Dee. 9,
1668. Jonathan b. 6 28, 1657, died Aug, 8, 1660.

The first return of the Births, Marriages and
Deaths of the Town of Rowley, mad* to th Clerk
of the County Court, are in his handwriting.

& Margret borne the fifth day of the tenth
moneth.

Thomas Hassen the son of Edward &
Hannah borne the eleventh moneth nine &
twenteth day.

Robert Hesseltine the son of Robert &
Anna borne the ninth moneth the seventh
day.

Ezekiel Lighten the son of Richard and
Mary borne the eight day of the twelfth
mounth.

ANNO 1658.

Samuel Phillips the son Samuel & Sarah
borne the first moneth the twenty third
day.

Sarah Jewit the daughter of Maximilian
& Ann borne the first moneth the seven-
teenth day.

Sarah Boynton the daughter of John &
Eliner borne the second moneth the nine-
teenth day.

Benjamin Pearson the son of John &
Dorcas borne the second moneth the sixt
day.

Sarah Burkbee the daughter of Thomas
& Martha borne the third moneth the
twenty first day.

John Brocklbanke the son of John &
Sarah borne the fift moneth the twenty
sixt day.

Thomas Wood the son of Thomas &
Ann borne the tenth of August.

Ebenezer Browne the son of Charles &
Mary borne the fourteenth of September.

Samuell Bailey the son of James & Lidia
was borne the sixt day of November.

Japheth Holmes the son of Richard and
Alice borne the fifteenth day of Decem-
ber, or the 10 moneth.

* Recorder not known.
* Recorder unknown to 1660, when a new Re-

John Northend the sonne of Ezekiell &
Edna borne the eighteenth day of January

Sarah Spoferd the daughter of John &
Elizabeth borne the fifteenth day of Jan-
uary.

John Plats the sonne of Jonathan and
Elizabeth borne the twenteth of Jenewary.
ANNO 1659.

John & Jonathan Smith sons of John &
Faith borne the second day of the first
moneth.

Hanah Brocklbank the daughter of
Samuell & Hannah borne March the twen-
ty eight day.

Philip Nelson the sonne of Phillip &
Sarah borne April the sixteenth day.

Rebeckah Elsworth the daughter of Jer-
emiah borne May second.

William Hobson the son of William &
Ann borne May the twenty fourth day.

Mary Todd the daughter of John &
Susanna borne June the tenth day.

Thomas Remington the sonne of Thom-
as & Mehitabell borne July the fifteenth
day.

Margret Hidden the daughter of Andrew
& Sarah borne July the twenty eight.

George Phillips sonne of Samuel & Sa-
rah borne November the twenty third.

Isaack Kilborne the sonne of George &
Elizabeth borne January the twenty six
day.

Mary Elethrop the daughter of Nath-
aniell and Mary borne Janewary the fourth
day.

Elizabeth Johnson the daughter of John
& Hannah borne Janeuary the sixteenth
day.

corder appears for a few years more, also unknown,
and is succeeded by the previous recorder, Thomas
Leaver, who continued it to near the time of bis
burial, Dec. 27, 1683.

John Law the sonne of William & Mary
borne the first of March.

Ann Pickard the daughter of John &
Jane borne the fifteenth of Febuary.

ANNO 1660,
New Recorder.

Sarah Smith the daughter of John &
Faith borne Aperel the fourteene day.

Sarah Longhorne daughter of Richard
<Sc Mary borne the second moneth 1 6 day.

Nathaniel Browne the sonn of Charles
& Mary borne Maie the twentie.

An Wood the daughter of Thomas &
An borne August the eight day.

Pheebe Pearson the daughter of John
Ac Dorcas borne Aprill the thirteene.

Elizabeth Brocklbank the daughter of
John & Sarah borne November the twen-
teth day.

Edward Hassen the sonn of Edward &
Hannah borne September the tenth day.

Sarah Burkbee the daughter of Thomas
ds Sarah borne the twelfth moneth the fif-
teenth day.

Thomas Crosbee the son of Anthony dt
Prudence borne March the fourth day.

Thomas Nellson the son of Thomas &
Ann borne March the tenth day.
ANNO, 1661.

Elizabeth Stickney the daughter of Sam-
uel and Julian borne Maie the ninth day.

James Plats the sonne of Samuel & Sa-
rah borne the eleventh day of the fourth
moneth.

John Stiles the sonn of Robert Stiles
borne June last day.

Jonathan Plats sonn of Jonathan &
Elizabeth borne August the twenty-third
day.

Sarah Hidden the daughter of Andrew
& Sarah borne October the first day.

John the sonn of Thomas & Mehitabell
Remington borne the second day of No-
vember.

Elizabeth Phillips the daughter of Sam-
uel and Sarah borne November the tenth
day.

Sarah Xorthcnd the daughter of Ezekiel
& Edney borne the tenth moneth the third
day.

Sarah the daughter of Daniel Wicome
borne the 27 ot December.

Elizabeth Jewit the daughter of John
& Elizabeth born Jeneuary the fifth day.

Gershom the son of Robert Hesseltine
born the last of January.

Sarah Palmer the daughter of John &
Margret borne the eleventh moneth the
thirteenth day.

Mary Foster the daughter of William &
Mary borne the first moneth sixteenth day.

Sarah Spofard the daughter of John &
Elizabeth borne March the twenty-second
day.

ANNO 1662.

Mary Nellson the daughter of Philip &
Sarah borne March the twenty-sixt.

Beththiah the daughter of Richard Long-
horne borne the fourth moneth ye ninth
day.

Sarah Lighton the daughter of Richard
& Mary borne the fourth moneth ye tenth
day.

Ruth Wood the daughter of Thomas &
Ann borne the fifth moneth the twenty-
first day.

Isabell Hassen the daughter of Edward
and Hannah borne the foresaid moneth
and day.

Elizabeth Holmes daughter of Richard
and Alice borne ye fifteenth day of ye sev-
enth moneth.

Prissila Law the daughter of William
and Mary borne the eighteenth of the ninth
moneth.

Dorithee Nells on daughter of Thomas
& Ann borne the eleventh moneth & four-
teenth day.

Ezekiell Phillip the son of Samuel <Sz
Sarah borne the twelfth moneth.

ANNO 1663.

Elizabeth Kilburn the daughter of George
and Elizabeth borne the first day of the
second moneth.

Samuell Woster son of Samuel and Eliz-
abeth borne the last of March.

Samuel Stickney the sonn of Samuel &
Julian borne the fifth of the second
moneth.

Samuel Pickard son of John & Jane his
wife borne ye third moneth.

Mary the daughter of Nicolas Walling-
ton borne the 15 of August.

Mary Hidden the daughter of Andrew
& Sarah borne the twentie one of Septem-
ber.

John Dreser sonn of John & Martha
borne the tenth moneth the fourth day.

Thomas Burkebee the sonn of Thomas
& Sarah borne the 25 of the tenth moneth
Jonathan the sonn of Thomas Reming-
ton borne the tenth moneth the 26.

Mary Kimbel the daughter of Beniamin
& Mercy borne the twentee-seventh of ye
tenth.

Jonathan Crosbe sonn of Anthony &
Prudence borne the eleventh moneth twen
ty-sixt.

Martha the daughter of Joshua Braddle;
borne the twenty-nine of the twelftl
moneth.

THE YEAR 1664.

Prisilla the daughter of Maximilian
Jewit borne Maie ye 19th.

Judith the daughter of William Foster
>orne the nineteenth of June.

George Phillips son of Samuell & Sarah
>orne June ye third day.

Gershom the sonne of John Lamberd
jorne July the twentee-ninth.

Sarah Dickinson the daughter of James
& Rebeckah borne August ye twentee-
fifth.

Susannah ye daughter of John Todd
borne September ye fifth.

Josiah & Elizabeth Wood the son &
daughter of Thomas Wood and Ann,
borne September ye fifth day.

Sarah the daughter of John Brocklbank
borne September ye eleventh day.

William the sonn of William *Hutch-
ings borne November ye twenteth.

Pricella Hassen the daughter of Edward
& Hannah borne November ye twenty-
fifth.

Richard the sonn of Richard Lighten
borne December the ninth day.

Deborah Jewit daughter of Abraham
Jewit born December ye third day.

Francis the sonn of Ezekiel Jewet borne
March ye fifteenth.

Richard Kimble sonn of Beniamin borne
ye same third day of December.
ANNO 1665.

John Johnson sonn of John & Hannah
borne third day of second moneth.

Richard Longhorne the sonn of Richard
& Mary borne Maie the twentith.

'Supposed by Gage, in his History of Rowley, page
457, line 4, to b Stickney. It is evidently a mis-
take, as the Record plainly shows.

William and Elisabeth Stiokney, had no son Wil-
liam, born in 1664, and it is evident it was not the
case, from hi* wife Elisabeth giving in a deposition
dat*d September 34th, 1678, her ago as 70, which
would make her age at the tima of the birth of this
supposed son, William, in 1664. 56 years.

Hannae Nelson the daughter of Thomas
& Ann borne the twentie-second of June.

Richard Austin the sona of Anthony &
Hester borne the twenty-second of sev-
enth moneth.

Francis Spofford sonn of John Ac Eliza-
beth borne September ye 24.

Sariah the daughter of John Teny and
Mercy borne ye eight moneth ye seven-
teenth day.

William Stickney ye sonn of Samuell
and Julian borne the eight moneth ye t wen-
tic-first day.

Jonathan Crosbec son of Anthony and
Prudence borne ye eight moneth ye twen-
ty-sixt day.

Elizabeth Simonds the daughter of John
and Elizabeth borne ye seventh moneth ye
eight day.

Thomas Todd the sonn of John & Su-
sannah borne the third of the tenth
moneth.

Abigaill Lambert ye daughter of John
& Abigaiil born ye tenth moueth ye ninth
day.

Elizabeth the daughter of Andrew Hi-
den and Sarah borne ye twelfth moneth ye
nineteenth day.

FOR THE YEAR 1666.

An the daughter of Thomas Hardy
juiner borne April the twenty-sixt.

Samuell Holmes the sonn of Richard
Holmes born the fourth of Maie.

Sarah Pearson the daughter of John
Dorcas Pearson borne Maie the sixt.

Mary the daughter of Thomas Reming-
ton borne July the fourteenth day.

Thomas Jewett son of Ezekiel dz Faith
borne September the twentyeth day.

John the sonn of Beniamin Qage borne
September the twenthth seventh day.

Ezekiel Northend son of Ezekiel & Ed-
na Northend borne the eight moneth the
eight day.

Thomas Dickinson son of James At Re-
beckah borne November the twentie-first
day.

Samuell Wood the son of Thomas Wood
born December the twentie-sixt.

Sarah Brocklbank the daughter of Sam-
uel borne the twenty-ninth of the eighth
moneth.

Joseph Houchings the son of William
Houchings born Ihe eleventh moneth the
twenteth day.

John the sonn of John Trumble & Deb-
orah borne the twelfth moneth the third
day.

Nathaniel Crosbe son of Andrew &
Prudence Crosbe borne the twelfth moneth
the fifth day.

JLNNO 1667.

Hester ye daughter of Jonathan & Hes-
ter Hopkinson borne April ye 9 day.

Joseph Woster ye son of William born
June ye 20th.

An the daughter of Abraham Jewit
borne ye above said day.

Edney the daughter of Edward Hasen
borne the above said day.

Mary the daughter of John Dreser sen-
ior borne July ye 14th.

Aquilla Law son of William & Faith
born July ye 26th.

John ye son of John Kingsbury borne
July ye 28th.

Samuel the son of Mr. Samuel Shepard
borne August ye 19th.

Sarah ye daughter of Samuel Stickney
borne October ye 20th.

(To be continued.)

ABSTRACTS FROM WILLS, INVEN-
TORIES, dec., ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS,
SALEM, MASS.

COPIED BT IRA .1. PATCH.

Continued from Vol 4, page 28.

Wm. Browne, 4th mo., 1684.

The will of William Browne, of Marble-
head, dated 7th November, 1683, mentions
that the five pounds receive by me from
my mother in her will, may be paid to five
of my eldest children as they come of age,
viz : Elizabeth, William, Mary, Elenor,
and Deliverance ; wife Mary my eight
children, viz : William, Mary, Elenor, De-
liverance, Thomas, John, Sarah and Samu-
el ; my eldest daughter Elizabeth being
married, I appoint my wife Mary execu-
trix, and my brother-in-law, John China,
and Benjamin Gale to be overseers ; wit-
nesses, Moses Mavericke and Ambrose
Gale.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
March 4th, 16^3-4, by Samuel Ward and
John Fogg. Amount 221 OOs OOd.

Wm. Canterburey, 4mo., 1684.

The will of William Canterburey, of Sa-
lem, neither dated or signed, mentions
Bettrice, his wife, son John, daughters,
Ruth and Rebecca, Ruth not married, he
appoints his wife, Bettrice, sole executor.

The Petition of Jeremiah Neale as at-
torney to Joseph Woodrow, mentions that
said Joseph Woodrow is a grandson to
William Canterbury, of Salem, deceased,
mentions that Bettrice, widow of said
William, died intestate, that Rebecca was
the oldest daughter, and that shee is now
dead and left two children, Joseph Wood-
row and Mary, and that Ruth, the only

now living daughter of sd William, is now
in possession of all the estate, and that his
(Joseph Woodrow' s) sister Mary has al-
ready disposed of her interest in the estate
to said Ruth, and prays that he the orphan
may have his due, dated 29th of July,
1684. The court order that the petition
be granted, and that the two children have
half of the estate, 29 July, 1684.

Moses Chadivell, 4th mo., 1684.

The Will of Moses Chadwell of Lynn,
Shipwright, intending a voyage to sea,
make this will the 2 1st of March, 1683-4,
mentions wife Sarah, my six daughters,
son Thomas. Witnesses, Joseph Webb
and Allen Breed. Allowed 24 June, 1684.

An Inventory of the estate of Moses
Chadwell, who deceased the 25th of April,
1684, taken 18 June, 1684, by Thomas
Newhall and Samuel Gobbet. Amount
252 8s 06d.

Tkos. Chadwell, 4th mo., 1684.
The Will of Thomas Chadwell, Sen'r,
of the Town of Lynn, dated 25th of Feb-
ruary, 1683, mentions my son Moses
Chadwell, and at his death to Sarah his
wife, and at her death to their sons, if any,
and if not, to their daughters, if any, my
Daughter Ruth Needham, my grandchild
Thomas Chadwell. I appoint Sarah, the
wife of my son Moses, sole executrix ;
witnesses, William Crofts and Samuel

Cobbett. Allowed

An inventory of the estate of Thomas

j Chadwell, who deceased the 27th of Feb-

jruary, 1683, taken 18th of June, 1684,

by Thomas Newhall and Samuel Cobett.

Amount 137 05s OOd.

Josiah Hascoll, 4th mo., 1684.
An Inventory of the estate of Josiah

HascolL, who died the 9th of May, 1682,
taken by Henry Herrick and Nehemiah
Grover. Amount 200 OOs OOd, and ad-
ministration granted unto Sarah the relict
of the deceased, and she gave bond to dis-
pose of it according to law, 26 4, "84.

Robert ffibberd, 4th mo., 1684.

The Will of Robert Hibberd, Senior, of
ye Town of Beverly, dated 29th of April,
1684, mentions wife Joane, sons John, Jo-
seph, and Robert Hibert, his daughters,
son Samuel. I make my said wife execu-
trix, and friends John Sallows and John
Brent to be overseers. Witnesses, Samuel
Hardie and John Grover, and Allowed in
Court at Salem 24 June, 1684.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
6th of June, 1684, by John Bennett and
Nehemiah Grover. Amount 281 06s Od.

Alexander Maxy, 4th mo., 1684
An Inventory of the estate of Alexander
Maxey, of Wenham, taken 21st of 4th
mo., 1684, by Richard Hutton and Walter
Fairfield. Amount 159 10s OOd, and
administration of the estate granted unto
Mary the relict of the deceased, in court,
at Salem, June 24th, 1684.

Edward Norrice, 4th mo., 1684.

The Will of Edward Norrice, of Salem,
made the 15th of May, 1684, mentions
son Edward Norrice and daughter Eliza-
beth. I appoint my son Edward executor,
witnesses Benjamin Home and Samuel
Ropes. Allowed 24 of June, 1684.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
20th of June, 1684, by John Norman and
William Downten. Amount 104 1 2s Od.

Joseph Parker, 4th mo., 1684.
The Will of Joseph Parker, of Ando-

ver, Carpenter, dated flth of April, 1684,
mentions wife Elizabeth, and when my son
Joseph, my only child, shall come to the
age of 21 years, my brother Steven. I
appoint my wife Elizabeth sole executrix,
and friend Capt. Dudley Bradstreet, and
Capt. John Osgood, overseers. Allowed
29 July, 1684.

An Inventory of the above estate taken
23d of April, 1684, by Dudley Bradstreet
and John Osgood. Amount 402 15s Od.

Ann Pickton, 4th mo., 1684.

The Will of Ann Pickton, of Beverly,
dated 29th of December, 1677, mentions
to William Cash, sen'r, to Jeremiah But-
man. I appoint said Jeremiah Batman
my executor, and he to pay his father Jer-
emiah Butman and his wife 25 ; the rest
of the estate to be divided between the
other four brothers, viz : Marthew, John,
Joseph and Benjamin Butman. I appoint
John Galley and Henry Bayley, overseers.
Witnesses, Henry Bayley and John Ben-
net.

An Inventory of the estate of Ann
Pickton, who died on the 25th of Decem-
ber, 1683, taken 19 of January, 1683-4,
by Henry Bailey and Samuel Corning.
Amount 110 2s 6d.

Thos. Bix, 4th mo., 1684.
An Inventory of the estate of Thomas
llix, taken 20th of June 1684, by Samuel
Gardner, Sen'r, and John Higginson, jun'r,
10 12s 6d, and administration granted
to Susannah the relict, 315, '84.

John Sanders, 4th mo.,1684.
An inventory of the estate of John San-
ders, of Marblehead, taken 15th June,
1684, by Francis Johnson and Moses Mav-
ericke. Amounl 100 15s 02d.

John Very, 4th mo., 1684.

Inventory of estate of John Very, taken
Apr 17, 1684, by Henry Masey and Tho.
Mould. Amount 14 9s 8d, returned by
Jonathan Very, brother of the deceased.

Richard Knott, 4mo., 1684.

Inventory of Estate of Ric'd Knott, of
Marblehead, taken by John Peach and
John Legg, of the same place, June 16,
1684, amount 307 10s 6d, returned July
29, 1684, by Hannah Knott, who is ap-
pointed admx.

Children of Richard Knott at his de-
cease :

Elizabeth, 11 years old, disabled in her
understanding.

Richard, 8 years old.

Mary, 6 years old.

Elenor, 13 months old.

Joseph French, 7 mo., 1684.

Petition of Joseph French and Roger
Estman, both of Salsbury, to the Court
sitting at Salem, July 29, 1684, In which
it is set forth, That whereas Joseph French,
Jun'r, late of Salsbury, deceased, dyed in-
testate, Leving a widdow and three children,
namely, Joseph, Timothy and Simon, all
yong, & although an Inventory of the es-
tate, amounting to 400 13s, was present-
ed to the last Court att Ipswhich, where
administration was granted to the widdow
but no bond taken of her security of these
estate, or to administer according to law ;
now so it is that the widdow is about to
marry againe, with a man who is much a
stranger, whose estate is not to us known,
(if any) and so he is suddenly like to be
possessed of the sd Estate.

It is the request of the pet'rs (who are
grandfathers to the children) that the

Court would make some settlement as to
them seems meet, also to appoint guardi-
ans to said children to take care of them
till they come of age to choose for them-
selres or otherways. The guardians pre-
sented for appointment are the sd Grand-
father, Joseph French & either Benjamin,
Nathaniel or John Eastman, who are broth-
ers to the said widdow.

The answer to the petition. The Court
order widow to give good security, and the
Estate to be bound for the performance,
and that this, the will of the grandfathers
or donors of the land being produced, a
division to be accordingly.

Also Joseph French and Benj'n Eastman
are appointed guardians to the children of
Joseph French, dec'd, till the Court order
further.

John Brewer, 7 mo., 1684.

The request of Mary Brewer, widow of
John Brewer, asking leave (being infirm and
unable to manage the estate which her hus-
band left her) to renounce the trust of ad-
ministrating on said estate, and having
agreed with her sons John Brewer and Si-
mon Chapman for her maintainance, she
wishes them to be appointed adm'rs of
said estate, at Court, 30 Sept., 1684.

Walter Montjoy, 5mo., 1684.
Inventory of Estate of Walter Montjoy,
taken Nov. 29, 1683, by Nicholas Chat-
well & Thos. Mould. Amount 83 06s
Od, returned by the widow, and she is ap-
pointed admx. July 29, 1684.

Anthony Buxion bmo., 1684.
Will of Anthony Buxton, of Salem, in
New England, dated March 8, 1683-4,
mentions wife Elizabeth, daughter Eliza-
beth, wife of Isaac Cook, to son, John

Buxton, his 30 acres given him by the
town of Salem lying on Ipswich river,
daughter Lydia and her children, daughter
Mary and her children, daughter Sarah &
her children, to my son John my great bell
metal morter which I brought out of En-
gland, son Joseph to have what is left to
his mother after her decease, daughter
Hannah ten pounds to be p'd her on her
marriage ; appoints his wife Elizabeth
ex'tx of the will, and his son Joseph to
assist her.

Witnesses, Nath'l Felton, Robert Fuller
& Wm. Orne.

proved in Court 29 July, 1684.

Inventory of above estate taken May
30, 1684, by Robert Fuller & Sam'l
Aborne Sen'r, amount 238, returned by
widow Elizabeth who is app'ted adm'x,
29 July, 1684.

Francis Skerry, 6 mo., 1684.

Will of Francis Skerry, of Salem, dated
June 25, 1684, mentions wife Bridget,
kinsman francis Skerry, Henry Lunt. the
two youngest son of my cousin Henry
Skerry, viz : Henry & John, Martha Sker-
ry, under 1 8 years old, and her two sisters,
Hannah & Elizabeth, Cousin Elizabeth
Fitch, wife of Benjamin Fitch, of Reding,
and her 3 daughters, Cousin Henry Sker-
ry, & his wife, Cousin Elizabeth the wife
of John Williams, Cousin Mary Nelson,
(Abigail the wife of John Smith, Isaac
Whittaker, Deliverance Coary, Mary Hoi-
man, Eliz'h Smith, Matthew Price's wid-
dow, brother Henry Skerry, brother Rob-
ert Skerry in England, or his son Thos.
Skerry. App'ts wife sole ex'tx, app'ts his
cousins Henry Skerry, Benjamin Fitch,
overseers. Witnesses, Henry Bartholo-

mew & Sam'l Gardner, Jun'r, proved Aug.
30, 1684.

Inventory of above estate taken 29
Aug., 1684, by Henry Bartholomew,
Sam'l Gardner, Sen'r & Sam'l Gardner,
Jun'r, amount 719 9s Od, returned Aug.
30, 1684, by Bridget Skerry, who is ap-
p'td ex'tx.

* Anthony Wood, 5th mo., 1684.

Inventory of the estate of Anthony
Wood mentions widow Mary Wood, adm'x,
apprised 20 June, 1684, am't 75.

Rich'd Ingersolls, 9th mo., 1684.
Inventory of the estate of Richard In-
gersoll, taken 24 Nov., 1684, by John
Brown, Sen'r, Henry Bartholomew, amount
102 09s Od, returned 25 9 mo., 1684, by
Sara, relict of said Richard and Sara, with
Capt. Jno. Price, are app'td joint adm'rs.

Wm. King, 9 mo., 1684.
Inventory of estate of Wm. King, of
Salem, taken by Philip Cromwell & Ed-
ward Grove, Amount 260 3s Od, returned .
by Catharine King, widow, as sole ex'tx,
and allowed in Court 25 November, 1684.

Rich'd Itosoe, 9th mo., 1684.

Inventory of estate of Richard Rosoe
taken 24 November, 1684, by John Brown,
Sen'r and Henry Bartholomew, amount
125 Is Od, returned by Ruth Roze, wid-
ow, who is appt'd adm'rx, 25 9 mo., 1684.

"Item, "more 12 Achers of land lying;
in ye Island of Jersie Green to Richard
Ross as a Gift by his ffather." Richard
Rose left the widow 2 sons & 2 daughters,
Richard, Ruth, John and Judilh.

Maxh Jfwett, 9th mo., 1684.
Will of Maxamillian Jewett, of Rowley,
dated Jan. 8th, 1682 & 17 8 mo., 1684,

mentions (his well beloved wife and her
son John Boynton,) daughter Elizabeth,
Eldest son, Ezekill Jewett, son Joseph
Jewett, daughters (Anna and her son Jona-
than Barker, under 21 years) Mary Hazel-
ton, Sarah, Elizabeth Hazeltine & Faith
Dowse, Ezekill Jewett to be sole ex'r.
Witnesses, Leonard Harnman & Nehe-
miah Jewett, proved 25 9 mo., 1684. * M.
Jewett deceased October, 1684.

Inventory of above estate taken Nov.
1684, by Neh. Jewett, John Dresser, &
Leonard Harriman, Amount 461 15s Id,
returned by Ezekill Jewitt in Court Nov.
25, 1684.

Wm. Waters, 9 mo., 1684.

Inventory of estate of Wm. Waters, of
Marblehead, taken Nov. 19, 1684, by
Sam'l Sander, Erasmus James, amount
123 2s 3d, returned by Wm. Waters,
eldest son of deceased ; allowed in Court
Nov. 27, 1684.

Thos. Purchase, 9mo., 1684.

Thos. Purchase of Salem, having upon
a voyage to sea three years since, been ab-
sent with Mr. Habbakuck Turner, and no
one of men or ye ship were heard of, but
judged rationally to be perished in the sea,
the widow Elizabeth Purchase is appointed
adm'x, and give bonds November 25,
1684.

Thotf. Ridge, 9 mo., 1684.

Inventory of estate of Thomas Ridge,
taken Nov. 27, 1684, by Edward Wooland,
Sen'r and Thomas Cromwell, amount 13
11s 06d, returned by Mathew (Martha)
Ridge, widow, into Court November 27,
1684, & appt'd adm'x.

List of debts amount 20 Os Od.

John Hobson, 9 mo., 1684.

Petition of Sarah Hobson, widow of
John Hobson, of Rowley, for leave to sell
part of the real estate her husband left, to
pay the debts, support herself and child,
repair fences, shingle the house, build new
barn, and put the land in order for cultiva-
tion, enough to raise 70.

Order of the General Court 15 Oct.,
1684, referring the whole matter to the
County Court, to order as they see fit.

Nov. 25, 1684, ordered as prayed for,
and Danil Wicom and Neh'h Jewett ap-
pointed overseers.

EicKd Hubbard, 9 mo., 1684.

Petition of Sarah Ward & her husband
Sam'l Ward, to the* Court at Salem 25
Nov., 1684, to have a division of her for-
mer husband, Mr. Richard Hubbard, es-
tate divided between her and their five
children.

Sarah ye Relict of Mr. Ric'd Hubbard,
now wife of Capt. Sam'l Ward, of Mar-
blehead.

Obadiah Antram, 9 mo., 1684.

Petition of Edmond Batter, for a review
of the settlement of estate of Obadiah
Antram, in 1666, it is granted by the
Court as on file.

Zerub. Endicott, 9 wo., 1684.
Will of Zerobabell Endicott Sr of Sa-
lem dated Nov. 23, 1683, mentions wife
Elizabeth, sons John, Samuel, Zerobabell,
Benjamin, Joseph, daughters Mary, Sarah,
Elizabeth, Hannah and Mehitable. ap-
points sons John and Samuel joint ex'ors,
and Israel Porter, Joseph Hutchinson and
Nathaniel Felton, Jr.. overseers ; witness-
es, Nath'l Felton and Jane Reade, proved

in Court 27 Mar., 1684. Sam'l Endicott
accepted the trust, 25 9 mo., 1684.

The deposition of Israel Porter, aged 38
years, Isaac Cook, aged 42 years, John
Proctor, aged 50 years, & Joseph Hutch-
insou, aged 48 years, 24 March, 1682-3.

John Burton, 9 mo., 1684.

Will of John Burton, Senior, of Salem,
dated 14 October, 1684, mentions sons
John, Samuel and Isaac Burton, son-in-
law William Osburne and his wife Hannah
and children, grandchild Samuel Osborne,
appoints his son John Burton sole ex'on
appoints his friend Robert Fuller and his
son in law William Osburne, overseers ;
witnesses Robert Fuller, Richard Croade,
Senior.

Inventory of above estate taken 16th
November, 1684, by Samuel Aborr.e, Sr,
and Isaac Cooke, amounting to 223 1 2s,
returned by John Burton, ex' or.

Matthew Clarke, 9 mo., 1684.

Will of Matthew Clarke, of Marble-
head, dated 24th September, 1684, men-
tions his dear wife Abigail, "the six young-
est children, viz : William, Samuel, James,
Ruth, Mary, and John," "four eldest
daughters which are marryed," appoints
his wife Abigail ex'x ; witnesses Sam'l
Chever and Thomas hokknes ; probate 25th
9 mo., 1684.

Inventory of above estate taken 20th
November, 1684, by Samuel Ward and
Thomas Pitman, amounting to 177 11s
6d, returned by Abigail Clarke, ex'x, 25th
9 mo., 1684.

Jno. Divan, 9wio., 1684.

Will of John Divand, Sr., of Lynn, da-
ted 30th August, 1684, mentions his lov-
ing wife, son John Divan, four grand
children, Samuel and Martha, children of

his son-in-law Samuel Stocker, Elizabeth
Divand and Esther Hathorne. appoints his
son John to be ex' or ; appoints his loving
brother, Capt. Thomas Marshall, and John
Floyd, Sr., to be overseers witnesses,
Tho. Marshall, John Divan and John Floyd.

Nath'l Infjeraoll, 9 mo., 1684.
Inventory of estate of Nathaniel Inger-
soll, taken 19 9mo., 1684, by Henry
Bartholomew and Samuel Gardner, Jr.,
amounting to 97 12s, returned by Man
Ingersoll, relict of said Nath'l, 28 9 'Kl.

John Lowle, 9 mo., 1684.

Petition of William Gerrish, formerly of
Newbury, now of Boston, for discharge
from administration on the estate of John
Lowle, of Newbury, to which he was ap-
pointed in 1647.

Inventory of estate of John Lowle, taken
the last of June, 1647. by Edward Rmv-
son, Thomas Melnard. and Abraham Tap-
pan, amounting to 245.

"An account of the Estate of John
Lowle, who deceased the 29 of ye 4mo.,
1647, given in by the Administrators unto
Salem Court, the 25 of November, 1684."

" To charges in the family, a sickly wife
and five children."

" To his wife's legacy, 20 ; to Eli/.u-
beth Lowle, his daughter's Legacy, 10 :
to his sonn Benjamine Lowle portion. V
his daughter Elizabeth, portion 20, and
to his selfe halfe his estate as by his re-
ceipt."

To John Lowle his portion. Peter LowU-
his portion, Mary Lawle her Legacy and
portion, Joseph Lowle his portion.

306 15s 7<l
245 00

To Ballance due from ye estate, 61 05s 7d

John Orne, 9 mo., 1684.

Will of John Ornc, ST., of Salem, dated
8th October, 1679, mentions, Eldest son
John Orne, sons Symond, Joseph and Ben-
jamin Orne, eldest daughter Elizabeth
Gardner, daughters Jehodan Harvey, Mary
Smith, Ann Felton ; the five children of
his son John Orne, six shillings, to John
double portion. Appoints his son John
Home, sole ex' or, and his loving friend,
Edmond Batter, overseer, witnesses, Dan-
iel Potter and Hilliard Veren, Sen'r. John
Orne, Sen'r, owned to the will 27th Feb-
ruary, 1683-4, before Barth. Gedney, as-
sist.

Probate, Nov. 20, 1684.

Jonathan Wade, 9 mo., 1684.

Petition of Nathaniel and Thomas Wade
to the Court, dated 24 June, 1684, states
that they, with their brethren, all Wades,
have been before the Court at seven, eight
or nine sessions of the Court, hoping for a
settlement, since their father, Mr Jonathan
Wade's decease, which was 13 June, 1683.
The controversy that arose was, by reason
of two wills, which were found after their
father's decease, one dated June, 1657,
and the other 1669.

A trial was had, Jonathan Wade for the
first, and Nathaniel and Thomas for the
second, and on the 25th of March last the
Court declared the first will could not be
performed, and on the 15th of April next
following, the Court was pleased to declare
it to be their duty, in the settlement of the
estate, to act according, the will dated
22d of May, 1669, and order the admr's to
take the said paper for their rule, and act
according thereto.

They crave that the first will may be

kept on the files, as a declaration to the
world and future ages, upon what ground
the Court had passed their judgments.

Remonstrance of John Wade, of Med-
ford, son of Mr. Jonathan Wade, late of
Ipswich, dated Dec. 26, 1684 :

"When Mr. Jonathan Wade of Ips-
\viche came first to my house att Andov'r
in ye yeare '72, to make a motion of mar-
riage betwixt his sonne Nathaniell & my
daughter Mercy, he freely of himself told
me what he would give to his sonn, viz :
one half of his ffarme att Mystick, and
one third part of his land in England
when he dyed, & yt he should have liberty
to make use of pt of ye improved & bro-
ken up ground vpon ye sd ffarme till he
could gett some broken up for himself vpon
his owne part and likwise that he should
Live in & have ye use, &c., till he had
one of his owne built vpon his part of ye
ffarme. I was willing to accept of his
offer, or att least said nothing against itt,
but propounded yt he would make his sonn
a deed of guift of yt third part of his
Land in England, to enjoy to him & his
heirs after his death ; this he was not free
to doe, butt said itt was as sure, for he
had so putt itt into his will, yt his three
Sonns should have yt in England Equally
divided betwixt ym, viz : each a third part.
I obiected he might alter his Will when
he pleas' d, & his wife might dye, &' he
marrye againe, & have othe children, wch
he thought a vaine obiection, muche other
discourse there was about ye stocke on ye
ffarme, dec., but remayinge unwillinge to
give a deed for yt in England, sayinge he
might live to spend itt, & often repeating
he had soe order'd itt in his Will (as afore-
said,) which he should never alter without
great necessitye, or words to yt porposs.

8o we parted for yt tyme, leaveing yt mat-
tor to further consideration ; after he Came
home he told Severall of my friends &
other as they informed me, that he had
proffered to give his Sone Nathaniell bet-
tor, ym 2000, ds I would not accept of
itt. ye next tyme he came to my house,
after Some discourse about ye promise, &
perceivinge his resolution as formerly, I
Consented to accept of wch he had for-
merly Engaged, & Left itt to him to add
what he pleased toward ye building of him
a house, die., dc so agreed, yt ye young
person might proceed in marriage with
both or consents which accordingly they
did. S. Bradstreet.

The Hon'ble Simon Bradstreet, Esq.,
made oath to ye truth of ye above written,
September 21st, 1683. before me, Samu-
el Nowell, assist. The interlined (as afore-
said,) and (as they informed me) line 22d,
was before ye oath was made."

"When Mr. Wade came to speak to my
father about a marriage between his son
Nath'l dt my Sister Mary, I heard him tell
my father that he would forthwith settle his
sd Son upon one half of his farme att Mys-
tick, wch part of sd farme should be his,
ye said Nath'l ; alssoe, he sd he intended
one-third part of his Land in England for
his sd Son Nath'l, intending as he sd to de-
vide sd land in England Equally among his
three sons, my father urged him to make
a Convayance of sd Land in England to
his son Nathaniel, which he refused then
to doe, saying he did not know but he might
live to spend it himselfe, but if he did not,
a third part of it should be his sd Sons,
and he would leave it soe in his Will, &
had soe left it in his will when he went to
England." D. Bradstreet.

Capt. Dudley Bradstreet made oath that

what is above written is Truth. Taken
Aug. 31, 1683, before me, Nath'l Salton-
stall. Assist.

The Deposition of Samuell Giddings,
aged about thirtye-nine years, saith thut
about ye latter end of Maye last, Mr. Jon-
athan Wade, of Ipswiche, came to Chebac-
co two or three daies before he fell sickt.
of wch he died, At inquired after shccpc of
his daughter Symondses, and I was by ye
feild side, goinge downe to fishinge, ds
when I saw him I stay'd till he came to
ine. he complained yt he was very hott,
so we went under a shadye tree, where we
stayed neere two hours, & there fell into
discourse about Severall things, & amongst
ye rest he inquired how we, that is, my
brethren and I did agree about my {father's
estate, yt he had left, not makinge a Will.
I told him yt in a short time wee agreed
amongst o'rselves & ye Court confirmed itt.
he yn spake of his owne consernes dz in-
tentions, he said yt he had settled two of
his sonns a:t Mystick. he asked how high
ye men yt prized or Land valued itt by ye "
acre I tould him yt they prized itt att
five pounds pr. acre, he tould me itt was
very high, but said he, I count ye Land att
Mystick that my sonns have to be worth,
fiveteen hundred pounds apiece ; also, said
he, my Land in England I intend shall be
Equally divided amongst my three Sonns,
dt ye Land att Mystic to ym two yt Enjoyed
itt, di my Land att Ipswiche for my son
Thomas, he also inquired how Goodman
Procter's sons did agree, & whither the
oldest had a double portion. I told him, no,
ye Land was Equally divided amongst the
three brethren after the old man's decease,
only ye eldest had formerly a hundred pound,
he said I count that I have given my sonnt
Jonathan a great dcale more yn any of ye

rest, by reason he had the enjoyment Az Im-
provement of all the land att Mystick for
many years, yn after we went to Benja.
Procter's, & to their Islands, & had muche
discourse, butt not worth rehearsing now.
In Confirmation yt this is truth I have
here vnto sett my hand this 4th September,
1683." Samuell Giddings Sworne in Court
att Salem, this 30 9mo., 1683. attest,
Milliard Veren, Clerc,-& 'rs to be entered.

" The Deposition of Thomas Shepheard,
aged about forty-eight years, Saith yt I
have lived att Medford, & near sd Medford
ever since Nathaniel Wade Lived att his
farme, & about ten or twelve years since,
more or lesse, as I heard there was a di-
viding line run by Mr. Wm. Syms, in the
middle, between Capt. Jonathan Wade &
Nathaniel Wade, wch line run from ye, old
barne some rodds, & So Northward, thro'
ye old feild, and ever since ye sd Nathan-
iell hath enjoyed yt part of ye farme on yt
side ye line he now dwells on, w'thout any
molestation as I ever heard during his ffa-
ther's life, by improvinge itt himself and
Lotting itt out to others. I said Shep-
heard hired Land of sd Nathaniell Wade
for severall years together, wch Land was
in ye old feild ioyninge to ye line af ores' d."

Thomas Shepheard made oath to ye
Truth of wht is above written, November
ye 24, 1664, before James Russell, Assist-
ant.

The deposition of Isac Brooks, agede
about forty years, saith that I came from
Charlestowne wh old Mr. Wade, of Ips-
wiche sometime since ye Indian Wan-

Mr. Wade was askinge of me many things, belonging to it, more or less, after his

Lands there, wch with much adoe he had
procured, & sd Mr. Wade told mee he had
given sd Lands to his three sons, Equally
to be divided between them.

Isac Brookes made oath to ye truth of
wht is above written, November 24, 1683,
before Ja. Russell, Assist." Peter Tufts,
aged about 34 years, testifieth.

Wm. Wombell, 1 mo., 1685

Abraham Perkins desires administration
of the estate of William Wombell, " hie
being in my house att yt time of his six-
nes, and he not made a will before his
death, I desire yt Court would be pleased
to glue mee power to take his estate into
my hands."

dated 3 April, 1685.

John Woods, 1 mo., 1685.

An account of debts due from estate of
John Wood, deceased, amounting to 112
2s 8d, presented to the Court Mar. 31,
1,685.

An account of the disbursements of John
Wainwright for the widow Wood and her
children's relief, as also to secure the es-
tate, amounting to 7.

Ipswich, Mar. 31, 1685. The Court
allows the account and the balance is to
be paid in proportion to the creditors.

James Moulton, 1 mo., 1685.

Testimony of Joseph Gerrish, as to the
intent of James Moulton in making his
will, which was, that his son Samuel was
to have " his housing & 20 acres of Land

wch I answered as well as I could, then
he was pleased to discourse about his af-
fairs in England, viz : the troubles he mett
with in Ord'r of making a good title to his

Mother's decease," Apr. 1, 1685.

Mary Moulton, the widow of James
Moulton, Sen'r, offers oath to the above.
Apr. 1, 1685.

John Convin, 1685.

Report of Commissioners, William
Browne, Jr., John Price and Thomas
Gardner, appointed December 26, 168.'},
to receive and examine the claims against
the estate of Capt. John Corwine, returned.

The estate is Dr. 942 18s 5d, and Cr.
1 12.

John Rogers, \mo., 1685.

Petition of Eliz'h Rogers, relict and
admx. of the estate of Rev. Mr. John Rog-
ers, President of Harvard College, to the
Gen'l Court, dated 15 Oct., 1684, for leave
to sell lands to the amount of 150 or 200,
to discharge his debts. The matter is re-
ferred to the County Court, who grant the
liberty asked for at Court. Ipswich,
March 31, 1685.

Andrew Foster, 4 mo., 1685.

Will of Andrew Foster, Sr., of Andover,
dated April 18, 1685, mentions Eldest son
Andrew Foster, daughters Sarah, Hannah
and Mary ; wife Ann, son Abraham, ap-
points his wife and son Abraham ex'ors.

witnesses, Thomas and William Chand-
ler.

In probate, June 30, 1685.

Inventory of above estate, taken 12th
April, 1685, by Thomas and William
Chandler, amounting to 504 Is, returned
by Ann Foster, extr'x, June 30, 1685.

Peter Savory, 4 mo., 1685.

Inventory of estate of Peter Severe, of
Marblehead, taken May 14, 1685, by John
Legg and Erasmus James, by the request
of Thomas Severe, brother of .said Peter,
amounting to 11 13s 6d, returned by
Thomas Sc-very, who is appointed admr.

List of debts due from the estate, 12
5s lid.

Rich'd Httblard, 4 mo., 1685.

Report of Committee, John Appleton,
Daniell Epps and Simon Stacey, appointed
November 25, 1684, to divide estate of
Richard Hubburd, between his wile, now
wife of Sam'l Ward, and her children by
said Richard.

The committeee report it is inexpedient to
divide the children's portion among them,
but to leave it together till they come of
age, one having died already, they divide
it therefore into three parts, and her hus-
band chooses for her the houses and lands
formerly Robert Colburne's, and 10 ;
swamp next Browne Land. 28th June,
1685.

Eben'r Gardner, 4 mo., 1685.

Will of Ebenezer Gardner, of Salem,
dated 3d of February, 1684, mentions his
wife , his sisters, Hathorne, Mary

Turner, also the four sons of his sister
Buttolph, deceased, under age ; his brother
Henry Bartholomew, his sisters, Swincrton
and Wllloughby, and the three children of
his sister Pilgrim, deceased, Brother Pil-
j grim ; also, George Gardner, son of his
Brother Gardner; Nathaniel Hathorne, son
! of my sister, Hathorne ; Ruth Gedney, Su-
sanna, daughter of his uncle, Thomas
Gardner; Margaret, daughter of his uncle,
Samuel Gardner.

George, John and Hannah, three chil-
dren of his Brother, Gardner.

John, Nathaniel and Ruth, three chil-
dren of his sister, Hathorne.

Robert^ Habakkuk and Marcy, three chil-
dren of his sister, Mary Turner.

Appoints his brother, Sam'l Gardner, to
' be ex' or. Witnesses, Daniel Epps, jr.,
and Benjamin Home, probate, May llth,
'1685.

Inventory of above estate taken April
30, 1685, by John Higginson, jr., and
Stephen Sewall, amounting to 925 4s 7d,
returned June 30, 1685, bySam'l Gardner,
jun'r.

Arthur Kibben, 4 mo., 1685.

Inventory of the estate of Arthur Kib-
bens, of Salem, taken 29th June, 1685,
by Thomas Teggell and Edward Woland,
amounting to 136 2s. List of debts due
from the estate 109 6s 3 l-2d. returned
June 30, 1685, by Abigail, widow of said
Arthur Kibbins.

Francis Dummer, 4 mo., 1685.

Will of Richard Dummer, of Newbury,
dated 23d of April, 1679, mentions his
wife, Frances Dummer, daughter-in-Law,
Elizabeth Paine, son Richard, an agree-
ment between himself and son Richard,
dated 18 November, 1673.

Witnesses, Richard Dummer, jr., and
John Bayley.

Probate, April 1, 1680.

Inventory of the estate of Mrs. Frances
Dummer, of Newbury, deceased, taken
23 April, 1685, by John Bayley and John
Caldwell, Sen'r, amounting to 45 14s Id,
returned June 30, 1685.

Order of division of estate, Mrs. Fran-
ces Dumer, to her sons, to Mr. Shubaell
Dummer one half, and to Mr. Jeremiah
Dummer and Richard Dummer, the other
half to be equally divided between them.
June 30, 1685.

Robert Colburn, 4 mo., 1685.

Inventory of estate of Robert Colburne,
taken June 1, 1685, by Richard Walker
and Daniel Davidson, amounting to 23
9s 6d. List of debts amounting to 42
10s, returned June, 1685.

" due to John Coleborne for keeping the

said Roberd Colborne, deceased, fower yers
at tenn pound per yer."

Humphrey Gilbert, 4 mo., 1685.

"The Inventory of the goods of Humph-
ry Gilbard, Lately deceas'd, & who dwelte
within the township of Ipswich, 10th, 1
mo, 1658." amounting to 170 4s 9d.

Nov. 25, '84, this being presented to
the Court, it is laid over till next Ipswich
Court, for those who are concerned to come
in.

John Wood, 4 mo., 1685.

Capt. John Appleton, Capt. Dan'l Eppes
and John Appleton, Jr., appointed a com-
mittee to examine claims against the es-
tate of John Wood, deceased, and divide
it among the creditors. Mar. 31, 1685.

Return of said committee of the proper -
tionment among the creditors, amounting
to 8 8s 7d.

Obed Carter, 4 mo., 1685.

Inventory of the estate of Obed Carter,
taken by Edward Wolland and Joseph
Phippin, sen'r, returned by Mary Carter,
relict of deceased. June 31, 1685.

Edward Browne, 4 mo., 1685.

Will of Edward Browne, of Lynn, dated
7th April, 1685, mentions his " Deare &
Loueing wife, Sarah Browne," son Edward
Browne under 21 years, his youngest son,
his wife, sole ext'x, and his brothers. John
Browne and Hananiah Parker to be over-
seers.

Witnesses, John Browne and Hananiah
Parker.

Probate, June 30, 1685.

Inventory of above estate taken 22 May,
1685, by John Browne, and Hananiah Par-
kar, amounting to 279 7s, returned by
Sarah Browne, ext'x, June 30, 1665.

(Tobe continued )

A LETTER FROM YE IST CHH. IN
SALEM TO THE TWO CHHS. IN
ANDOVER & YE CHH. IN ME.
THUEN 1734.

The following document was forwarded
a short time since, by WM. GRAY BROOKS,
Esq., of Boston, having been discovered
among some old papers once belonging to
Rev. Samuel Phillips of Andover.

Retfd Honoured & Beloved

Whereas a number of ye first Church of
Christ in Salem to whom we ye Subscribers
pertain, have withdrawn communion from
us, signifying to us in an Epistle, yt they
could not set easy under ye conduct, and
administration of our Rev'd Pastor ; where-
upon some of us mett at their request, and
perused their papers, and were opinion gen-
erally yt ye grounds and reasons of ye with-
drawing from us were unwarrantable, and
insufficient, and accordingly sent y'm a ver-
bal message desiring y'm to return to us
again, and worship God again with us in
ye same House, and commune with us at
ye same Table, but they slighted our mes-
sage, and advice, and after sundry Papers
had passed from y'm to our pastor, and our
Pastor to y'm : Our Pastor sent y'm Pro-
posals to issue ye controversy, they also
slighted y'm yt they insisted upon a confer-
ence with us, and also applyed themselves
to us, to join with y'm in a calling a Coun-
cil, but we denied y'm, and think we shall
shew sufficient reason for it hereafter,
so they applied themselves to severall
Churches, and they upon their request
journeyed hither, once and again, but con-
trary to our desire, for we desired some of
y'm, yea ye first of y'm, before ye journeyed
hither not to intermeddle with our affairs ;
however those Gentlemen did come, and

after some time, called some other Churches
to their assistance, but their contention was
so sharp about our affairs, that they part-
ed asunder, so that but few in number was
left here, which seems to us to be an evident
token, yt ye process was unjust, and one
would have thought, greatly defeated y'r
enterprize ; notwithstanding they have pro-
ceeded so far as to declare y's Church to
be obstinate, and impenitent in Scandall,
which we believe they will not be able to
support because we think it is not consis-
tent with Scripture, justice, nor reason,
first not with Scripture, because we are
assured there: yt ye Fathers shall not bear
ye Iniquities of ye Children, nor ye Child-
ren ye Iniquities of ye Father, but ye soul
yt sins shall die. Secondly, not with justice,
for were a Malefactor judged, condemned,
and executed, ye Stander by would not be
executed only for his thoughts, yt ye male-
factor had not justice done him. Tliirdly,
not with .reason, for is it consistent with
reason, yt we who have only acted our con-
science sincerely, and uprightly, and are
in full charity with our Pastor, should be
pronounced obstinate, and impenitent in
Scandal. Never was such an action heard
of in our days, nor in ye Days of. our
Fathers ; such usage as ys ought not to be
named amongst those yt call themselves
Christians ; this must needs incur a guilt
yt nothing less y'n a recantation, as publick
as ye pronunciation, can make satisfaction
for.

Now Bev'd and Beloved.

Ily The first thing those yt call themselves
aggreived, say they look upon as mat-
ter of offence, and charge, against our
pastor, is his setting aside a publick
Lecture ; As to yt matter of often ce

& charge, it is easily answered, For
when our Pastor was called here, ye
carrying on of a Lecture was proposed
by him to ye Church, signifying to
y'm yt some provision ought to be
made for it, for he would not be oblig-
ed to do it ; some time after, y's Chh
mett and passed a vote, to meet in a
few Days after, farther to consider of
ye Request of our Brethren, in ye
Eastern District, to be dismissed ;
N.B. ^allao what may be properly done to-
wards ye carrying on of a Lecture,
every other week, in this place, ye
which Vote they also allow to be true,
and genuine ; so, it is very evident,
our Pastor never engaged in ye carry-
ing on of a Lecture here, for had he,
what a madness was it for ye Chh to
meet together, to consider of what
may properly be done toward ye carry-
ing on of a Lecture, now with what face
can our aggreived Brethren fault our
Pastor, for setting aside a publick Lec-
ture, and call it or look upon it, as
matter of offence, and charge ; when
ye Chh took yt affair upon itself, and
he allso assured ym before, he would
not be obliged to it ; however he has
been so good, as to carry it on for
many Years past ; Let us readily for-
give him yt Wrong,

Illy The second thing against our Pastor
is, they say, they apprehend he hath
interpolated, in ye Chh Records, cer-
tain words purporting a Vote of ye
Chh ; In answer to yt Some of us
were in communion, as well as, some
of our aggreived Brethren, before those
votes they speak of were passed ;
wherefore were they not genuine, they

would be as injurious to us, as to
them, and it cannot reasonably be
thought we are less tender of our rep-
utation & Priviledges, then they are,
and as much should we resent a
forgery or interpolation upon our Rec-
ords, as they, But we cannot to ys
Day believe our Pastor guilty of such
a Crime, But we believe him to be a
true, and faithfull, Minister of ye Gos-
pel of Jesus Christ, and yt God will
own him in his ministry, and we are
delighted in him, and can set easy un-
der his conduct and administration,

Sly The third thing is our Pastor's preach-
ing a Sermon, and declaring as they
say, yt as was ye nature of Vows to
God, such was ye nature of ye Churches
Votes ; and charged ye Chh in effect,
if not in terms, with ye Guilt of Sac-
raledg and perjury, for their living in
ye Breach, and neglect thereoff; As
to his charging ye Chh with ye guilt
of Sacriledge, and perjury, we have
no Knowledge of, but we find upon

N.B. our records, Voted, yt Brethren of
ys Chh, will privately & speedily con-
sider of some proper method, to revive
a Lecture in this place, the which
vote they are pleased to call ye sus-
pected vote, but we believe it to be
true and genuine, and consequently
ye Chh to be under a breach of prom-
ise, for not prosecuting it, whereupon,
we applied ourselves to our Brethren
requesting ym to join with us in de-
siring our Pastor to call a Chh meet-
ing, in order to revive a Lecture, in
this place, by requesting some of ye
neighboring Ministers, to assist in yt
affair, that we might no longer live

in ye neglect, and breach of yt Prom-
ise ; but they esteemed our proposalls
to be very mean, as they have allways
done, & we do not wonder at it, for
we have been used to such small re-

4ly gards from ym. Now as to our not
giving ym a conference, at their re-
quest, and joining with ym in calling
a council ; We say, we never could
understand they had taken ye steps,
and Rules, our Saviour has or-
dered to take, in case a Brother of-
fends, which is lay'd down in ye 18
of Mathew, before ye Chh be acquaint-
ed with it. Neither have they com-
plied with our Pastor's proposalls,
which we think to be reasonable, and
scripturall ; so we think we are no
ways obliged to give ym a conference,
nor to join with them in calling a
Council, before they had taken ye
steps aforesaid, in order to end ye con-
troversy ; which ought to have been
done with all ye privacy immaginable
now we must take ye Liberty which
reason, and Scripture, will allow us
yt is to act our Conscience, according
to ye light we have received, in these
affairs, which we think we have in
Sincerity of Soul done, and we sup-
pose both of ye aggreived, and coun-
cil, will say they have acted their con-
science allso y'n we pray they would
not condemn us, in those things they
allow themselves in, for that would ap-
pear to ye world to be great injustice
in them, and very unchristian like.

Sly We cannot see by what authority,
those Gentlemen came here in Coun-
cil, on our affairs, for we caused no
rent, nor division, in our Chh, but
allways studied to be quiet; so we

cannot see for what intent, they came
N.B. here, unless it was to condemn ye
innocent, and set ye guilty free, &
we have a great deal of reason to to
think, for there has never any crime
been charged upon us, nor can they
charge us with any crime and prove
us guilty, unless our being in charity
with our Pastor, & our beleife of his
proposalls, in order to end ye contro-
versy amongst us to be reasonable,
and Scripturall, be a crime ; and we
believe, had our aggreived Brethren
complied with those proposalls, or
would they still, it would end ye con-
troversy, without disturbing so many
of our Brethren, & causing such an
uproar, in our Churches, which is very
destructive to our holy religion. Now
upon ye whole, Rev'd and beloved,
we have given you but a short relation
of our affairs, concluding you are well
apprized of ym all ready, for these
things were not done in a corner ; now
desire you to interpose in our affairs,
who have fallen into ye hands of those,
who have miserably Illuded, Blasted,
Exposed, and wounded our names pass
not by us as ye Preist and Levite,
did ye man yt is spoken of in ye Par-
able, but shew us not only ye part of
Neibours, but Brethren, and signifie
to us by a Line from under your hands,
yt you will hold communion with us,
which we expect you will. Thus
commending you to ye Grace of God
in our Lord Jesus Christ, and desiring
an Interest in your Prayers, we sub-
scribe ourselves, Rev'd Hon'd and Be-
loved your Brethren in the faith, and
fellowship, of ye Gospel.
An Epistle from a Number of ye Breth-

ren of ye first Chh, in Salem to ye first Chh
in Andover. To be communicated.

And to ye second Chh in Andover &
to ye Chh of Methuen. Dated Salem Jan :
13th 1734.
PETER OSGOOD ~) T ,

oAM LL .K.ING I i /> i

r. 1 desire 01 our Brethren

JAMES XVUCK > ,

BENJ'A GERRISH [jhose names are un-

TIM'O PlCKEBING j ^ Wntten '

Jn'o Mascell
Sam'll Ruck
Nat'l Osgood
Jn'o Coles
Edw'd Norriss
Charles Kink
Jn'o Holliman
Abijah Estes
Edm'd Batter
Eben'r Felton
Jn'o Mackmallian
Jona'n Wood well
James Mackmallian
Jn'o Giles
Epra'm Skerry
Sam'll Simonds
Jn'o Gavett
Benj'm Young

AN ACCOUNT OF SALEM COMMON
AND THE LEVELLING OF THE
SAME IN 1802, WITH SHORT
NOTICES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS.

BY B. F. BROWNE.
Continued from Vol. 4, page 13.

No. 43. EDWARD ALLEN, $40. He
was a merchant, and came to America from
Berwick on the Tweed, England, in 1757,
and settled at Salem. In 1759 he mar-
ried Ruth, the widow of Israel Gardner,
and daughter of Gamaliel Hodges, and
he married secondly in 1778, Margarett
Lockhart, of North Carolina. He lived on

the south side of Derby, corner of Hardy
streets. Had sons, Edward, John, Alex-
ander and Henry. Edward and John Fisk
Allen are his grandsons. He died July
27th, 1803, aged 68, and his wife Marga-
rett, August 13th, 1808, aged 54.

No. 44. ISRAEL WILLIAMS, $10, son
of Samuel and Sarah (Porter) Williams,
was born at Salem. He was a shipmaster
and merchant, and was Captain of the Sa-
lem Cadets, and of the Essex Guards.
His wife was Lydia, daughter of Aaron
and Elizabeth (Call) Waite, died April 24,
1857, aged 81 years, she lived in the house
No. 19 Chestnut st,, now occupied by Capt.
James B. King. His children, Israel,
Samuel, Charles F., Henry Laurens, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Chadwick, are living, and
.John B. and Aaron, are dead. He died
Dec'r 9th, 1831, aged 60.

No. 45. JOHN OSGOOD, $10, son of
John and Susanna (Williams) Osgood,
bapt. 18th Sept., 1757 ; had been a ship-
master, but was then a merchant. His
residence was in Brown street, next east
of St. Peter's Church, now numbered 28.
His wife was Rebecca, daughter of Wil-
liam and Ann (Wellman) Messervey. Had
sons, John and Robert, and daughters
married to Robert Stone and Capt. John
B. Osgood. Died Dec'r 2, 1826, aged 69.

No. 46. JOSEPH PERKINS, $5, son
of Joseph Perkins, was born at Che-
bacco, (now- Essex,) Mass., 8th July, 1772.
He graduated at Harvard College in 1 794,
and was admitted to the Bar in 1797. He
married 2d June, 1798, Margaret Orne,
daughter of Timothy and Elizabeth (Pynch-
on) Orne; she died 3d February, 1800,
leaving one son, Timothy Orne Perkins,
who was born 28th Feb., 1799, and died

4th July, 1802. He died Feb. 28th, 1803,
and was buried with military, honors
being a Captain of one of our local com-
panies. "He was a promising young law-
yer, patient and laborious in study, ardent
and accurate in investigation, with a pene-
tration of mind that permitted nothing val-
uable to escape it, and a tenacity of mem-
ory that suffered nothing useful to be lost ;
he had added the solidity of science to the
natural beauties of his native genius, and
would have ripened in his season, to be an
ornament to the Bar as he was in society."

No. 47. JACOB ASHTON, 820, son of
Jacob and Mary (Ropes) Ashton, gradua-
ted at Harvard College, 1766. His wife
was Susannah, daughter of Capt. Richard
Led. He was a merchant, and President
of Salem Marine Ins. Co. Lived in the
house now owned and occupied by the Miss
Batchelders, 200 Essex street. He died
Dec'r 28th, 1829, aged 85, leaving a son
Wm., and four unmarried daughters.

No. 48. ABEL LAWBENCE, $5, son of
Abel and Mary (Bulkley) Lawrence, was
born at Groton, Mass., 31st July, 1754.
Came in early life to Salem. He was
a distiller, and his distil house stood on
Front street, where the Lawrence place
is now located. His residence was on the
corner of Essex street and Barton Square,
and his house is now the wareroom of
Currier & Millett. He was the 4th Capt.
of the Salem Cadets. His wife was Abi-
gail Page, daughter of Samuel and Eliza-
abeth (Clark) Page. His children were
Abel, John and Charles, also Harriet, who
married Dr. A. L. Peirson ; Jane, who
married Benjamin Perkins; Sarah, who
married George W. Endicott; and Eliza
and Mary, unmarried. He died Dec'r 4th,

1822, aged 68. [See Leavitt's History of
Essex Lodge, No. 37, in Historical Collec-
tions, vol. 3, page 122.]

No. 49. AMOS HOVEY, $5. He was
a native of Boxford, Mass. In early life
he entered with enthusiasm into the mili-
tary service of his country during the Rev-
olutionary war, and served many arduous
campaigns with great credit. On the res-
toration of peace in 1783, he settled in
Salem, and was in the dry goods business
in Neptune street, and subsequently in the
Franklin Building, in the house next east
of which he lived. At one time he was a
merchant on Union wharf. The various
offices, both civil and military, which had
been conferred upon him by his fellow citi-
zens, indicate the high estimation in which
he had been universally held in this com-
munity. He was Lieut, and Capt. of the
Salem Artillery, Major and Colonel of the
Artillery Regiment, and Brigadier and Ma-
jor General in the Second Division of the
Massachusetts Militia. His wife was Deb-
orah Steward, of Nova Scotia, who died
De.c 21, 1841, aged 76. He died Octo-
ber 17th, 1838, aged 81, leaving no issue.

No. 50. THOMAS WEBB, $5. Was a
ship-master, and during the war of 1812
to 1815 was keeper of the prison ship at
Rust's wharf in Salem. He lived on the
north side of Norman street, removed to
Boston, but returned to Salem, and died
here October 14th, 1825, Aged 69. Was
twice married.

No. 51. JOSHUA WARD, 810. Son
of Miles and Hannah (Derby) Ward, was
a merchant and owned a distillery,
which stood near where Frothingham's
stove store is. He owned and lived in
the brick house on Washington street, in

which Dr. Joseph E. Fisk now resides.
Here he entertained General Washington
when he visited Salem in 1789. His first
wife was Sarah Lander, who was the
mother of his children, his second wife
was Susan McGee of Boston. His son
Joshua, married Susannah, daughter of
Dr. E. A. Holyoke, and his daughter Eliz-
abeth, Nathaniel Appleton. He was born
29th October, 1752, and died 14th Sept.
1825,

No. 52. NATHAN PEIKCE, $10. Was
in early life a tobacconist, afterwards a
successful merchant. His wife was Re-
becca, widow of John Hill, daughter of
Mr. Allen born 1742, died 18 July, 1815,
aged 72. He built the brick house in
Vine (now Charter) Street, occupied by
Timothy Bryant, and had previously lived
in the house next east of it, since occu-
pied by his daughter, Mrs. Needham. He
owned the wharf then called Peirce's, and
now Dodge's wharf, and several buildings
in the neighborhood, which were destroyed
by the fire in 1816. His sons Nathan
married Betsy, daughter of Ichabod and
Mary (Leach) Glover, who was born 13th
Nov. 1775, died July, 8, 1835, and George,
married Elizabeth, dau. of Stephen Webb,
(No. 10.) Daughter Sarah married 1st,
Joseph Holman, son of Gabriel and Sarah
(Goodhue) Holman, who was born Dec.
6, 1764, died Dec. 7, 1793, married 2dly,
John Needham, March 8th 1800. Eliza
married Captain Stephen Phillips.

He was the son of Nathan and Sarah
Peirce, was born at Newbury, June 17th,
1749, and died at Salem May 22, 1812 ;
also a descendant of Daniel Peirce, who
came from London to Watertown, thence
to Newbury, about 1637.

No. 53. MARTHA DERBY, $50, daugh-
ter of Ellas Haskett and Elizabeth
(Crowninshield) Derby, and sister to E.
H. D. (No. 1) was married the same year
to John Prince and removed to Boston.
See the Genealogy of the Derby Family,
Hist, Coll. Vol. 3, page 203.

No. 54. JOHN F AIRFIELD, $50, was
son of Dr. Wm. and Sarah (White) Fair-
field, of Wenham, and his wife was Mar-
tha, daughter of John and Sarah (Wood-
bury) Hubbard, of Hamilton, born De-
cember, 1771, and died at Boston, April
26, 1862. He was a merchant, and lived
in the Mason house in Brown street, since
removed to Federal street, and now occu-
pied by Wm. Roberts. He was the first
Captain of the Essex Hussars, and after-
wards Major of the battalion of Cavalry.
Moved from Salem to Londonderry, N. H.,
in 1814, and remained there as a sheep
farmer (merino sheep) some three or four
years, thence to Boston, establishing him-
self first as a commission merchant, and
afterwards^engaged in commerce. He was
born at Wenham 8th Feb., 1771, and died
at his summer residence in Roxbury, Au-
gust 15, 1850.

No. 55. JOHN JENKS, $5, was a na-
tive of Medford, but came in early life to
Salem, and kept a dry goods store in vari-
ous places. At one time his brother Dan-
iel was his partner. He lived in the house
next west to Currier & Millett's, in Essex
street, and had his shop there for many
years previous to his decease. He was a
considerable importer of goods from 'Eng-
land, and was an active member of the
Rev. Dr. Hopkins' Society, and contribu-
ted much in money and influence towards
the erection of the present meeting house .

He was for a short time Capt. Lieut, of the
Salem Cadets. His wives were 1st, Han-
nah Andrews ; 2d, Martha Abbot, of An-
dover ; and 3d, Annis, daughter of John
and Annis Pulling, of Boston. Had sons,
John, George, Richard P. and Horace ;
and daughters, Annis, married to Rev.
Wm. H. Furness, of Philadelphia ; Mary,
unmarried, and perhaps others. He died
Oct. 11, 1817, aged 66. [See Leavitt's
History of Essex Lodge, No. 26, in Hist.
Coll., vol. 3, page 94.]

No. 56. SAMUBL GRAY, Jr., 85, was
a boot and shoemaker, and lived on the
east side of Williams street. His shop
was in Vine street, now called Charter
street. His son Samuel was killed by
lightning while fishing in a boat near Bev-
erly bar, July 5th, 1804. Two or three
companions, among whom was Dr. Henry
C. Tuttle, were saved. He married Ruth
dau. of Dan'l Ropes. Had children. Robert,
Jeweller in Portsmouth, N. H.; George, jew-
eller in Dover, N. H. ; Sarah, wife of Nath'l
Frothingham ; Elizabeth, wife of James
Chamberlain, and others. Born June 7,
1765, Died Oct. 11, 1850.

No. 57. JOHN DERBY, JR., $5, was a

tailor, and lived in the same house with

Mr. Gray. He died March 1, 1834, aged

64. See Derby .Genealogy in Historical

Collections, vol. 3, p. 165.

No. 58. E. A. HOLYOKK, 825, was the
highly esteemed and justly celebrated Dr.
Holyoke. Lived in the house now occu-
pied for stores and ware rooms by Quinn
dc Kelly, Israel Fellows and others. One
daugher married Wm. Turner, and one
Joshua Ward. Died March 31, 1829, aged
almost 101 years. See Genealogy of the
Holyoke Family, Hist. Coll., vol. 3, p. 57.

No, 59. THOMAS LEE, 810, son of
Thomas and Lois (Orne) Lee, was born at
Salem, July, 1741. He was a gentle-
man of wealth and leisure, and lived in the
house on the eastern corner of Essex and
Crombie streets. He removed to Cam-
bridge the same year. The house was
opened as a tavern by Benjamin Crombie
in 1803, with the sign of a Ship. Crom-
bie street was not opened then. He mar-
ried Judith Coleman, and had sons Thom-
as, George Gardner, and William Cole-
man ; and daughters Louisa and Deborah,
who married 1st., Richard Austin, and
2dly, Benjamin Carpenter, then of Cam-
bridge, formerly of Salem.

"No. 60. JONATHAN NEAL, 810, was
a mariner till the Revolutionary War,
when he enlisted in the army. After-
wards an officer and commander of pri-
vateers from Salem till the peace then in
merchant service. Retiring from the sea,
he engaged in foreign commerce. His
father was David Neal, son of Jonathan
and Mary (Marston)*Xeal, born about
1730; married June 8, 1752, Hannah,
daughter of Jonathan Webb ; was a ship-
master, and was drowned in 1762; his
widow died Feb. 14,1817, ^E. 89. He
lived in the house on Washington street,
No. 13, now occupied by Henry E. Joce-
[yn. His first wife was Mehitabel Eden,
daughter of Captain Thomas Eden, an
Englishman by birth. His second was
Hannah, daughter ot Miles and Elizabeth
(Goodale) Ward. He was born at Sa-
em, January loth, 1759, and died Oc-
tober 9th, 1837. His daughter (by his
first wife,) Mehitable, born November,
1783, died Oct. 20, 1856, married Amos
Choate, Esq. By his second wife had

sons, David Augustus, born June 7, 1793,
died August 5, 1861, married Harriet
Charlotte, daughter of James and Mary
(Hall) Price, of Boston : Nathan Ward,
born Aug. 27, 1797, graduated at Harvard,
1816, died Nov. 17, 1850, unmarried:
William Henry, born Mch. 8, 1799, mar-
ried Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Sarah
(Burchmore) Hopes, died Jan. 17, 1851:
and Theodore Frederick, born Nov. 3, 1802,
died of yellow fever in Havana, June ] 4,
1821.

No. 61. WM. GRAY, Jr., $100, was
the celebrated merchant, Billy Gray. He
lived in the house now occupied by Joseph
S. Leavitt, as a tavern, called the Essex
House. Mr. Gray caused this to be built
about 1800, on the site of an old house,
which had been the residence of Col. Benj.
Browne, a wealthy merchant, and was af-
terwards occupied as a tavern, and was
called " The King's Arms," which was
changed to " The Sun," at the revolution.
Benj. Webb was the last landlord, and he
removed to a house, which stood on the
site of Bowker's Building, and hoisted the
sign of the Sun at that place. This last
house had been the property of Col. Wm.
Browne, and he being a loyalist and refu-
gee, the property was confiscated at the
revolution.

He was son of Abraham and Lydia
(Galley) Gray, and was born in Lynn,
Mass., June 27, 1750. In early life he
came to Salem, and entered the count-
ing room of E. Hasket Derby. Here he
acquired that knowledge of commercial
affairs, which led him afterwards by indus-
try and perseverance, to be ranked as one
of the most distinguished merchants of
his age. Mr. Gray removed to Boston in

1807. Lieut. Gov. of Mass, from 1810-12.
He married 18th March, 1782, Elizabeth,
daughter of John Chipman, Esq., of Marble-
head, sister of Hon. Ward Chipman, of New
Brunswick. He had sons. Wm. Rufus,
Henry, John C, Francis C. and Horace.
His daughter, Lucia, married Col. Samuel
Swett. He died in Boston 3d Nov. 1825,
aged 75.

No. 62. JONATHAN GARDNER, $30,
son of Jonathan and Sarah (Putnam)
Gardner. He was a merchant, and a man
of large property. He owned a tan yard
in Winter street, near the house in which
David Roberts resides. He lived in a
house that stood on the site of the man-
sion of the late Tucker Daland. There
was a famous Mulberry tree in front of it.
The house was removed to the corner of
Washington and Bridge streets. He
married first, Sarah Fairfield, sister of
John, (No. 24) and secondly, Lucia, daugh-
ter of Israel (No. 68) and Lucia (Picker-
ing) Dodge. Had one son, Wm. F, who
died June 12th, 1851. He died Sept.,
1821, aged 60.

No. 63. ABIJAH NORTHEY, $5, had
previously kept a store was brother of
Wm. N., who was chairman of the Select-
men, and made the address of welcome to
Gen. Washington, when he visited Salem.
He married, Dec. 31, 1765, Abigail
daughter of Thomas andRebecca (Osborne)
Wood, born May 5, 1745, died March
1814. The late Capt. Abijah N. was his
son. He died October 1816, aged 75.

No. 64. JOSEPH WATERS, $5. He
had been a ship master and was agent for
the building of the frigate Essex, and was
offered the command. Lived in the brick
house in Derby Street, in which his son

Judge Waters has since resided. During
the last war with England, he commanded
a volunteer company of Sea Fencibles,
raised for the defence of this port. His
father was Benjamin who removed to
Salem from Charlestown and his mother
was Esther Gilbert of Ipswich. His wife
was Mary daughter of Thomas Dean.
Judge Joseph Q. Waters and Capt. Wm.
D. Waters are his sons. His daughter
Mary married Daniel Gilbert of Brook-
field. He was born 19 February, 1756
and died February 7th 1833.

No. 65. JOHN GIBAUT, $10, was son
of Edward Gibaut, a native of Guernsey,
who came in early life to this country, and
kept a store and lived in the old house
on the eastern corner of Essex and Wal-
nut streets. His wife was Sarah daughter
of John and Anstiss (Williams) Crownin-
shield. John graduated at Harvard Col-
lege in 1786. Early under Mr. Jefferson's
administration he was appointed Collector
of Gloucester and removed there, his father
accompanying him. He followed com-
mercial pursuits had the satisfaction of
supporting his father in all the comforts of
life. Died August llth, 1805, unmarried.

No. 66. SUSANNAH ABCHER, $5. I
think was the wife of Colonel Samuel
Archer.

No., 67. SARAH FISK, $5, daughter
of John and Elizabeth (Quincy) Wendell
of Boston, married 1st, John Gerry of
Marblehead, who died in 1785, aged 45,
leaving a daughter Sarah, who married
Azor Orne, son of Col. Azor Orne of Mar-
blehead. She married, 2dly, General
John Fiske of Salem, as his third wife,
June 18th, 1786. She died Feb. 12th,
1804, aged 58.. For an account of her

ancestral grandparents and also of her de-
scendants. See New England Historical
Genealogical Register, Vol. 1 1 , pages 111
and 11 2.

Gen. John Fiske was an eminent mer-
chant and citizen of Salem, and was the
son of Rev. Samuel and Anna (Gcrrish)
Fiske, and was born at Salem, 10th April,
1744. He was Major General of the
Militia, and died suddenly, Sept. 28th,
1797, aged 53. His house was that now
occupied by the Sisters of Charity on Wal-
nut Street. It stood South of its present
location, on the spot now covered by the Ro-
man Catholic Church of the "Immaculate
Conception." See Dr. Bentley's funeral
discourse on the Sunday after his decease.

No. 68. ISRAEL DODGE, $5, son of
Joshua and Hannah (Rayment) Dodge,
was born in Beverly, 10th Feburary, 1739.
He married first in June 1763, Joanna
Dodge, daughter of Caleb and Hannah
(Dodge) Dodge, who died 21 Oct, 1764,
aged 20 years, 7 months. He married
2dly, 17th of June 1766, Lucia daughter
of Timothy and Mary (Wingate) Picker-
ing, she died 1st Nov. 1822. He was a
merchant and lived in the house on Front
Street, which was consumed by the great
fire of December 1844. It was then oc-
cupied by Joseph Shatswell. His distil-
lery was where Buffum's planing mill is
now located. The late Pickering Dodge
Esq., was his son. He had daugh-
ter Lucia who married Jonathan Gardner,
(No. 62.) Catherine, John Stone, and
Elizabeth, Humphrey Devereux. He died
at Salem, 3d Oct 1822.

No. 69. SAMUEL PUTNAM, $10, Son
of Deacon Gideon Putnam of Danvers,
was born April 13, 1768. He was then

and for many years a prominent lawyer
and politician in Salem, afterwards Judge
of the Supreme Judicial Court of this state.
He married Sarah daughter of John and
Lois (Pickering) Gool, a niece of Col.
Timothv Pickering. He removed to Bos-
ton in 1833, and resided there until within
a short period of his death which occurred
at Somerville, 3d July, 1853. In Salem,
his office was in the building on the west-
ern side of Court, now Washington Street,
near the old Court House ; and his resi-
dence in a house on Federal Street, which
was built for an assembly house, and is
now occupied by Stephen A. Chase.

No. 70. ENOCH SWETT, $5, was a
native of Newburyport, and was a ship-
master. He married Frances Williams,
whose parents lived in Union Street. He
died abroad Dec'r 21st., 1803, M. 37.
[See Lcavitt's History of the Essex Lodge,
No. 173, in Hist. Coll., vol. 3, page 178.]

No. 71. JOHN ANDREW, $5, son of
John and Elizabeth (Watson) Andrew.
He was a merchant, of the firm of Archer
& Andrew, was unfortunate in business,
and went to Russia, where he established
himself as a commission merchant. On
his return, he built the brick house on
Newbury Street, now occupied by Edmund
Smith, Esq. He married Catherine,
daughter of Simon Forrester, Esq. He
was born 9th July, 1774, and died 7th
July, 1829 ; his children were John For-
rester, Charles Amburger, and Isaac Wat-
son. His brother Jonathan was father ol
the present Governor of Massachusetts.
His father was a jeweller in Salem, and
lived in the old house that stood on the
site of the Franklin Building, his shop be-
ing in the front on Essex Street ; after-

wards removed to Wmdham, Maine, and
died there in 1791.

No. 72. JAMES DEVEREUX, $5, was
a shipmaster, and lived on the westerly
side of Daniels Street, and subsequently in
the house on Pleasant Street, now occupi-
ed by his son-in-law, Capt. Wm. D. Wa-
ters. His wife was Sally, daughter of John
and Mary (Ives) Crowninshield ; he died
May 29th., 1846, M. 80. [See Leavitt's
History of the Essex Lodge, No. 146, in
Hist. Coll,, vol. 3, page 175.]

No. 73. SIMON FORRESTER, $30, was
a native of Ireland, but came to Salem in
early youth and became a very active and
wealthy merchant. His wife was Rachel,
daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Phelps)
Hathorne ; she died June, 1823, M. 66.
He lived in the house on Derby Street,
now occupied by Mr. Thomas Farless ; his
wharf and stores were opposite his house,
the wharf now called Central. Had sons
John, Simon, Haley, and Charles ; and
daughters Catherine, who married John
Andrews, (No. 71) ; Nancy, who married
Hon. Gideon Barstow ; Elinor who mar-
ried 1st., Rev. Thomas Carlile ; and 2d.,
Rev. Thomas W. Coit. Died July 9,
1817, M. 71.

No. 74. THOMAS ASHBY, $5, son of
George and Hannah Ashby, bapt. Taber-
nacle, Feb. 3, 1760. Had been a ship-
master, but then kept a grocery store on
the corner of Essex and Curtis Streets.
His first wife, Rebecca Hill, died early,
and he married 2d, Mch. 14, 1741, Mary,
daughter of Capt. John White; and-3d,
Mch. 13, 1803, Esther Ashby. He lived in
the house on Essex, between Curtis and
Orange Streets, which had been the resi-
dence of Capt. White, his wife's father.

Thomas Ashby, gardner, and Mrs. John
Fabons, are his children. He died Dec.
29th, 1804, JE. 41.

No. 75. MOSES LITTLE, $5, was born
at Newburyport 3 July, 1766, graduated at
Harvard College in 1787, came to Salem
in ]791, and commenced the practice of
medicine in which profession he acquired
great celebrity and was ranked among the
leading Physicians in this vicinity. He
married Elizabeth, a daughter of George
and Lydia (Pickering) Williams, a wealthy
merchant of this town. Samuel Williams,
the London Banker and Timothy, were her
brothers. Dr. L. lived in a wooden house
that was removed to make place for the
brick one, now occupied by Thomas Trask
Esq. This was built for the Dr., but he
did not live to occupy it long, falling a
victim to consumption, Oct. 13th, 1811,
Aged 45. H,is wife died May 28th, 1808,
Aged 34. He was descended from George
Little who came from London, to Newbury
in 1640 and married Alice Poor; whose
son Moses* born March 11, 1657, married
Lydia daughter of Tristram Coffin and had
Tristram 3 born 9. Dec. 1681 and married
Sarah Dole, 30 Oct. 1 707 ; Richard* son
of Tristram and Sarah born 6 June 1725.
and Jane Noyes married 17 Sept. 1754
were the parents of the subject of this
notice.

No. 76. WILLIAM APPLETON $2.50
son of William and Sarah (Kinsman)
Appleton, and was bapt. at Ipswich, Mass.
June 30, 1765. He married 1st, Anna,
daughter of Eben Bowditch, of Salem.
She died in June, 1795, aged 23 years.
He married 2ndly, July 23, 1797, Tamesin,
daughter of George and Hannah (Lovejoy)
Abbot, of Andover, b'orne 14th Jan., 1769,

died at Salem, 27th Jan., 1850. Was a
cabinet maker, aud lived in Market, now
Central Street, house next north of the
bank building. He removed afterwards to
South Salem, and resided on the corner of
Harbor and Lafayette Streets. He died in
September, 1822, JE. 58, leaving no issue.
No. 77. WILLIAM LUSCOMB, 85, was
a painter, and lived on the south side of
Norman Street. Father to William, Jr.,
No. 82.

No. 78. STEPHEN PHILLIPS, 810. In
early life was a shipmaster, and made sev-
eral voyages to " the East Indies. In 1 800
he moved to Salem and engaged in com-
mercial pursuits. Lived in the house in
Chestnut Street now occupied by his wid-
ow and grandchildren. Had one child, the
late Hon. Stephen C. Phillips, born at Sa-
lem, Nov. 4, 1801 ; graduated at Harvard
in the class of 1819; Representative in
Congress, Mayor of Salem, &c., and died
June 26, '57. His father was Stephen Phil-
lips, of Marblehead, son of Jonathan and
Hepsibah (Parker) Phillips, of Water-
town, b. July 18, 1718, d. Mar. 1, 1801.
His mother was Elizabeth Elkins, d. Sept.
30, 1803. His first wife was Dorcas,
daughter of Dudley and Dorcas (Marsh)
Woodbridgeof Salem, born April 1, 177-1.
died June 15, 1803. His second wife was
Eliza, daughter of Nathan Peirce, (No. 52,)
of Salem, born March 1 , 1774, now resides
with the family of S. C. Phillips in Salem.
He was born at Marblehead, Nov. 13, 1 761 ,
died at Salem, Oct. 19, 183S. [See Bond's
Genealogies and History of Watertown.
page 880.]

No. 79. JOHN WATSON, 810, son of
Deacon Abraham and Elizabeth (Picker-
ing) Watson, was a famous school master

and a very worthy man. His school house
was on part of the land now covered by
the Union building. He lived in the house
now occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Wm.
B. Parker, 103 Essex Street. His mother
was a daughter of the brave Capt. Wm.
Pickering, who commanded the " Province
Galley" for the protection of the fishermen
from the depredations of the French in
1707. His father, Deacon Watson, was
from Cambridge, but came in early life to
Salem. Master Watson was treasurer of
the subscribers for this enterprise. His
wife was Abigail, daughter of Capt. John
and Abigail (Blaney) White. Died 19th
Aug., 1806, M. 54. Had a son who lived
in Portland, another son who died early,
and two daughters, one of whom, Abigail,
married Wm. B. Parker.

No. 80. EBENEZER BECKFORD,
was an influential and respected citizen ;
was representative to the General Court,
and was entrusted with various public of-
fices. He lived on the north side of Lynde
Street. His son Ebenezer H. graduated at
Harvard in 1805 and resides in Andover.
A daughter married Joseph Osgood, an
apothecary of Salem ; another, Nathan
Robinson, Esq.

No 81. MOSES TOWNSEND, $5, was a
shipmaster, and afterwards President of
the Union Marine Insurance Co. Lived in
a brick house which he built on the north
side of Derby Street, near the corner of
Carlton Street. His wife was Lydia Lam-
bert. Died 14th Feb., 1843, JE. 82.
[See Leavitt's History of the Essex Lodge
No. 161, in Hist. Col., vol. 3, p. 177.]

No. 82. WM. LUSCOMB, JB., was a
painter, and son of William, No. 77.
His wife was Mehitabel Mansfield. He

lived in the house now occupied by James
O. Safford, No. 19 Brown Street. Son
William died young. One daughter mar-
ried Benjamin Rhodes, of Baltimore ; one,
Rev. Thomas Driver ; one, Stephen Webb ;
and one Capt. Abner Goodhue.

No. 83. WM. MARSTON, $5, was a
grocer, and did a large business in a build-
ing which stood in the centre of the south
end of Washington Street, the road pass-
ing east of it, into Front Street, and west
of it into Norman Street. It was removed
when Washington Street was widened and
the tunnel built in 1838. He had been
Captain of one of the local companies.
He lived in the house in Washington
Street, No. 15, now occupied by his grand-
daughters, children of his son William,
who was a merchant in Boston. Ebenezer
Seccomb married a daughter of Captain
Marston for his second wife. He died
May, 1818, M. 67.

No. 84. WILLARD PEELE, $10, son of
Jonathan and Abigail (Mason) Peele, was
born at Salem, Nov. 30, 1773. He was a
merchant, and lived on Essex Street, in the
house No. 133, now occupied by Mrs.
James W. Chever. He graduated at Har-
vard in 1792, and studied law before he
engaged in commercial pursuits. Was
President of the Commercial Bank. He
married Margaret, daughter of John and
Jane (Sparhawk) Appleton. Two of his
daughters married Hon. Stephen C. Phil-
lips. J. Williard Peele, Esq., is his son.
He died June 13th, 1835, JE. 62.

No. 85. BENJAMIN WARD, JR., $5,
son of Ebenezer and Rachel (Pickman)
Ward, was a cabinet maker, and lived on
Essex Street, nearly opposite Daniels
Street. He married 1st., Elizabeth Bab-

bidgc ; and 2d., Widow Mary Carleton,
who' was a Farmer ; she died Dec. 29,
1810. Commanded a company which
marched to New York in 1 776. He was
Deacon of the East Church. Born 13th
Sept., 1739, and died June 11, 1812, leav-
ing no issue.

No. 86. SAMUEL BUFFUM, $5, was a
sailmakcr, and lived in Liberty Street.
He was the son of Joshua and Sarah (Lest-
er) Buffum, born near "Buffum's Corner,"
Salem, in June, 1744; married 26 June,
1771, to Anne Stowe, of St. Johns, New-
foundland. Died in May, 1818. He and
Mr. John Howard, No. 87, were in part-
nership in the sail-making business for for-
ty years.

No. 87. JOHN HOWABD, $5, son of
Joseph and Elizabeth (Pitts) Howard, was
born at Marblehead in January 1755, and
died in Salem, August 9, 1848, the oldest
man in the city. He served his time as
an apprentice, with Capt. Wm. Courtis,
sailpiaker, of Marblehead, and lived with
him until the outbreak of the Revolutionary
War, in 1775, when he entered the regi-
ment under command of Col. Glover,
which was composed of the flower as well
as the strength of that patriotic town.
During his term of enlistment he made
two cruises in the ship-of-war Hancock,
the famous Com. Tucker commander, and
at the expiration he returned and applied
himself to his old business of sailmaking,
in Salem, until compelled to retire by the
infirmities of age. He will be recollected
by many of our readers as the very vener-
able and respected president of the Me-
chanic Association, living on Brown Street,
nearly opposite St. Peter's Church. His
wife was Jemima Ashby. Joseph Howard,

merchant of New York, John, sailmaker
of Salem, and Benjamin, merchant of Bos-
ton, for many years under the well known
firm of Chandler & Howard, were his sons,
as also was Abraham, who died unmarried.
Abraham Howard, the grandfather of the
subject of this notice, came from Stepney
Parish near London, England, in the latter
part of the seventeenth century, settled in
Marblehead and commenced merchandiz-
ing and died in 1733. He had two child-
ren, Joseph and Elizabeth, the former went
to Barbadoes, and was clerk in a mercan-
tile house, in a few years came to his fath-
er in Marblehead, and began to follow the
sea, became master of a vessel, made a
number of voyages, and married Elizabeth
Pitts uf Boston, had seven children, died
in Marblehead. Elizabeth the daughter
came with the father and settled in Marble-
head.

No. 88. JOSHUA DODGE, $5, son of
George and Lydia (Herrick) Dodge, was
born in Salem, 29th of March 1752. His
wife was Elizabeth, daughter of John and
Eunice (Nutting) Crowninshield. He lived
at one time on the south side of Derby,
nearly opposite Carleton Street, afterwards
at No. 14 Brown Street. Had sons John a
merchant and Captain of Salem Cadets,
and Joshua, for some years U.S. Consul
in France ; daughters, Eunice who mar-
ried Jesse Richardson, Lydia who married
John Cabot, and Anna who married Dr.
Samuel Johnson. He died January 13th,
1814, aged 63.

No. 89, JONATHAN MASON, 810, son of
Jonathan and Susanna (Babbage) Mason,
had been a shipmaster, was then amerchant.
Lived in the brick house on the south side
of Vine, now Charter Street, afterwards in

the house on Mason Street, since Church-
ell's. Was married 1st to Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of William and Mary (Andrew) King,
and 2d to Mary, daughter of Benjamin and
Sarah (Northey) King. Had sons Jona-
than, Thomas and Henry, who died unmar-
ried, daughter Elizabeth, married Nov. 17,
1805, Archelaus Rea, and another married
Timothy Brooks. He was born 30th
March 1757, and died 27th July, 1808,
aged 51. See Leavitt's History of the
Essex Lodge, No. 102, in Hist. Coll. Vol.
3, page 129.

No. 90. HENRY PRINCE, $10. Ship-
master and merchant, was a native of
Ipswich; he came to Salem when he was
14 years old and was an apprentice to
Joshua Phippen, cooper ; when 21 years
old went to sea and soon rose to the com-
mand. He was master of ship "Astrea"
when Nath'l Bowditch was supercargo.
His 1st wife was Sarah daughtert of Jon-
athan and Sarah (Mansfield) Millet, born
April 9, 1762, died Feb. 19, 1830.
Married 2dly, April, 29, 1832, widow
Kimball. He lived in the brick house in
Derby street, numbered 106. Had sons,
Henry who commanded a Revenue Cut-
ter, George who died upon the wreck of
the ship Margaret in 1810, and Joseph
Hardy, lawyer in Boston, lately deceased ;
also daughters. He was son of Jonathan
and (Pollard) Prince and was born Oct.
12, 1764, died Oct. 1,1846.

No. 91. GAMALIEL HODGES, $10, son
of John and Mary (Manning) Hodges, born
at Salem, August 15, 1766, died Dec.
25, 1850. Shipmaster and merchant,
brother to Benjamin, (No 27.) His wife
was Sarah Williams, born 3d M arch, 1 767,
died Oct. 10, 1815, sister to Frances Swett,

(No. 70.) He lived in the house on Essex
street, No. 73, now occupied by Wm.
Jelly, afterwards in that now occupied by
his son Joseph, No. 95 Essex street. His
sons now living are Joseph, Rev. Richard
M. and John. Gamaliel died unmarried.
Daughter Margaret W. is wife of Dr.
George Choate.

No. 92. JOHN & RICHARD GARDNER,
$175, merchants and copartners. They
were sons of John and Sarah (Derby)
Gardner. John built the brick house, in
1804, now occupied by David Pingree,
Esq., 128 Essex street, and occupied it
many years. In this house Joseph White
was murdered April 6th, 1830. Mr. G.
had previously lived in a wooden house,
that stood on the spot, with a shop in
front. He afterwards lived upon the farm
in Danvers which was his father's. He
married Sarah, daughter of W. West, and
had sons, John, merchant at Rio Janeiro,
Thomas, settled at the same place, and
Henry, merchant in Boston. George and
Samuel died unmarried. He died August
25th, 1847, aged 76. Richard lived in a
house that stood on the site of that
numbered 17 Winter Street, then in a
house on Essex, nearly opposite Hardy
street, and afterwards on Essex street in
the house now occupied by Nathan Peirce,
No. 135. He removed to Ohio. He mar-
ried, 1st Elizabeth, daughter of Miles
Ward, and 2d at GaUipolis (Ohio) Eliza
daughter of Capt. Daniel Peirce, formerly
of 'Salem. Richard died in Utica, N.
York, March 10th, 1836, aged 60. Rich-
ard, clerk of Salem Gas Company, is his
son by 1st marriage.

No. 93. WM. BROWNE & SON, $20,
were tanners and had their tanyard where

Andrew street now is. William, son of
William and Mary (Frost) Brown, was
born 27 Oct., 1733, and lived on the east
side of Curtis street and was deacon of
the East Church. He married 1st, Mercy
daughter of John Desire White, born
August 28, 1732, died July 11, 1785 ; 2d
widow Phebe Carleton, who was a Gan-
son, and 3d widow Mary Orne, daughter
of Adoniram and Hannah (Pickering) Col-
lins. Had sons James and Benjamin and
seven married daughters. He died Sept.
3d, 1812, in his 79th year. Benjamin his
second son and copartner, was in early life
a mariner and was confined as a prisoner
of war in the Mill Prison, Plymouth, Eng-
land, during the war of the Revolution.
Lived in the house numbered 20 Pleasant
street (built in 1799) and afterwards in
that numbered 30 Andrew street. He
married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan
Andrew. He had sons, Benjamim F. and
Timothy W. and four married and two
unmarried daughters. He died February
16th, 1838, aged 75.

No. 94. NATHANIKL SILSBEE, 820,
son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Becket) Sils-
bee, was born in Salem, January, 1773,
and died the 1 4th of July, 1850. He
was a shipmaster, supercargo and mer-
chant. Was President of the State Sen-
ate, and a Senator in the U. S. Congress.
He built the brick house in which his son,
Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee, now lives, No. 16
Pleasant Street. He married, 12th Dec.
1802, Mary, daughter of George and Marj
(Derby) Crowninshield, born 24th Sept.
1778; died 20th Sept., 1835, Ho Na
thauiel, is his only son. Daughter Mary
married Rev. Jared Sparks, late Presiden
of Harvard University ; and Gcorgiana

married 1st., Francis Henry Appleton, of
Boston, and 2d., Henry Saltonstall.

No. 95 JOSIAH ORXE, $10, son of

osiah and Sarah (Elvins) Orne, Was a

merchant, and lived in Washington street,

lis house stood where the City Hall now

s. His wife was Alice, daughter of Ed-

vard Allen. Had sons Josiah, Edward,

and Richard Elvins. He was baptized

Aprils, 1768; he died 23d Sept., 1825,

JE>. 57. [See Leavitt's History cf Essex

odge, No. 171, in Hist. Coll. vol. 3, p.

178.]

No. 96. MICHAEL WEBB, 85, son of
Jonathan and Elizabeth (Sanders) Webb,
was a grocer, and his shop was in Wash-
ington street, in the building now occupied
by Mr. George Nichols. He lived in the
bouse on Essex street, now occupied by
Mrs. Benjamin Creamer, No. 361. He
was brother to Stephen, (No. 10,) and mar-
ried 1st., Ruth, daughter of Bartholmew
Putnam, and 2d., Sally, dau. of Matthew
Mansfield, and widow of John Tucker.
Left a son Michael, and a daughter. He
was born July 19, 1762, and died Nov.
12th, 1839.

No. 97. GEORGE CROWNIXSHIELD &
SONS, $100, were large merchants.
George, Sen'r, lived in Derby street, in a
house that stood where the Custom House
now is. George, his son, lived with him.
Benjamin W, built and lived in the house
now occupied as the Asylum for aged wo-
men, and Jacob lived in a house in Derby
street nearly opposite Union wharf.
George, Sen'r, married Mary, daughter of
Richard Derby. He died June 17th, 1815,
JE. 81. [See Derby Genealogy in Essex
Institute Collections, vol. 3, pages 162 and
163.]

No. 98. RICHABD MANNING, $25,
was commonly known as Squire Manning.
He had been a shipmaster, but was then
an Acting Justice of the Peace, money
lender, &c. Two bachelor brothers and
three maiden sisters lived together in the
house now occupied by Capt. Jos. Hodges,
on Essex street. Jacob (an infirm man)
made shoes in a shop which stood on part
of the land now occupied by the Phillips
school house, and the sisters kept a variety
shop in part of their house. They were
all distinguished for their economical hab-
its, and accumulated great wealth. Eliza-
beth, born 12th July, 1728, died Feb'y
27th, 1801 ; Richard, born 2d Aug.,
1731, died Jan. 8th, 1811; Margaret,
born 30th Jan., 1735, died August 26th,
1813: Jacob, born 4th Feb., 1737, died
28th Feb., 1815; and Hannah, born
18th June, 1739, died 23d April, 1817.
The accumulated gatherings of so many
long lives, enriched two sons of a deceased
sister, Mary, who was born 24th July, 1725,
married John Hodges, 5th Jan., 1749, died
August, 1773, who was the only married
member of the family.

The above were children of Benjamin
and Pricissilla (Lambert) Manning of Sa-
lem. Benjamin, born May 12, 1696, died
8th Jan., 1768, was the son of Jacob and
Sarah (Stone) Manning. Jacob, born
25th Dec., 1660, died at Salem, 24th May,
1755, was the son of Richard and Anstiss
Manning, of St. Patrick's Parish, Dart-
mouth, England; Richard, the father,
died in England; Anstiss, the mother,
came to New England about 1690.

No. 99. EDWARD NORRIS, JR., $5,
was son of Edward, who had been a school
master, postmaster, town clerk, &c., and

was then a notary public. He lived in the
house in Court, nw Washington street,
lately occupied by Dr. B. de Gersdorf, and
now by Dr. Neilson. Edward Jr., was a
shipmaster, married daughter of James
King. Removed to New York and died
there. John, now living, is his brother.
(To be continued.)

CURWEN, RUSSELL, ANDREW.

Mr. Savage in his Genealogical Diction-
ary, article " Curwin," suggests that more
light is wanted than the Genealogical Reg-
ister affords, as to the second husband of
Abigail Corwin, (daughter of Capt. George
Corwin,) whose first husband was Eleazer
Hathorne, to whom she was married 28th
Aug., 1663.

There can be no doubt that her second
husband was James Russell. This appears
conclusively several times in the settle-
ment of the estate*of Capt. George Corwin.
As 'one instance, I subjoin the following
extract from the deed of Jonathan Corwin
et al. to Edward Lyde, dated 1st Dec.,
1701. Recorded Essex Registry of Deeds
Book 14, Leaf 280. "James Russell of
Charlestown in ye Countey of Middlesex
within ye Province aboves'd Esq. and
Abigail his wife one of the daughters of
ye said Gapt. George Corwine." She is
again mentioned in the conclusion of the
deed by name as "the wife of James Rus-
sell."

Mr. Savage also makes the same sugges-
tion respecting the marriage of Samuel
Andrew to a daughter of Capt. Corwin's
wife by a former husband.

The following extracts from the petition
of Samuel Gardner to the County Court,

*******
*********
*******

at which Corwin' s estate was settled, will
clear up this matter beyond a doubt.

"To ye Honoured County Court, held
at Ipswich on ye 31 : of March 1685, ye
claimc of Samuel Gardner Sen'r. to part
of ye estate, Capt. George Corwin deceas-
ed dyed possessed of with ye Reasons of
his claim in behalfe of five children : he
haus liveing by Mary one of ye two daugh-
ters of Mrs. Elizabeth Corwin deceased
which shee had by a former husboun Mr.
John White & brought with her to, & were
brought up by Capt. Geo. Corwin aboves'd.

1st Reason

2dly

31y

4thly, my father Capt. George Corwin
did promise me upon marriage that he
would doe as much for & make me & my
wife every way equal with Samuell Andrew
& his wife who married the other sister
which is yet to be done, there being above
one hundred pounds, as is well known,
given in a wedding dinner more to them
than to us, & I was then promised, it
should be made up in another way, there
being also one of his children brought up
from 1 year ould for him, which could not
cost lesse than 3 : or 4 : score pounds,
there being no such thing done for me, I
haveing 1 50 at least less than he.

51d . ***** & f or proof of
what is asserted, I can & will make oath
when called thereto ; 1 : 2 : 1685 by
SAMUEL ANDKEW.

The original from which the above ex-
tracts are made, is on file in the Office of
Clerk of Courts for Essex Co. at Salem.

In corroboration of the above, Mr. Sav-
age, in his Genealogical Dictionary, in the
article " Andrew," has the marriage of
Samuel Andrew and Elizabeth White re-

corded ; and in Harris's Cambridge Epi-
taph's, in a note on page 16, their mar-
riage is mentioned ; also on page 30th of
same book. o. u. c.

COPY FROM ORIGINAL BOOK OF
GRANTS OF SALEM.

COMMUNICATED BY FERLEY DKKBY.

The first of the Sth month, 1634.
MABKET. One the 4th day scaventh
night next the market at Salem bcgyn, and
to continew from '9 a' clock in the morning
to 4 of the clock after noonc.

19 of the llth moneth 1634.

. After discourse about deviding of 10

acre lotts, Its ordered that the Least family

shall haue 10 acres, but greater familyes

may more according to yr nombers.

12 mondh 1634.

Its agreed that the townes neck of Land
shalbe p served to feed the cattle on the
lords dayes and thererore p ticular men
shall not feed theire goates there at other
tymes, but bring them to the h that
grasse may grow against the lords dayes.

Its ordered that the highway shalbe be-
yond the swamp on the N. side of mr.
Johnsons Lott.

6th day of the 2d moneth, 1635.

that Lawrence Leech Richard Ingersoll
& others be sure to leave roome for high
way & for carts to bring some wood &c.
that betwene Lawrence Leech and Rich-
ard Ingersol they doe p mise to make a
suffiticnt cart way.

House lotts granted by the towne

to mr Townsend Bishop 2, acres, yt 2d
lott from the Lands end.

to Joshua Veren 2. acres

mr. Batter & br. in Law 2. acres

to George Smyth 2 acre

to michaell Sallowes 2 acrs

to James Smyth a smyth 2 acrs

to Richard Ingersoll 2 acrs

Lott next to the end of captain Endi-
cotts Lott, to be an highway of 4 pole broad.

mr. Burdet, appoynt the rock to be
veiwed for him

22th of the sixt moneth 1635.

Its ordered that mr. Burdett shall have a
lott upon the Rock beyond Endicotts fence
set out by the overseers.

Divers speaches about convenient places

for shops, men, as at the end of the

meeting house from william townes fence ;
And that mr Endicot, mr Sharpe, mr &
mr Alford should consider of some con-
venient place for shops yt may be wth the
owners consent.

Its ordered that all the Inhabitants of
this towne of Salem yt haue fearmers greater
or lesse, or any quantity of Land granted
to them, or any ten acre lott medoes or
marshes be they more or less in quantity,
shall repaire to the men appoynted to Lay
out bounds & by the Last of ye 3. mo : to
haue all yr ten acre lotts bounded, And all
other that haue fearmes, or meadoes, or
marshes ; by ye first of ye 9. mo. next en-
sueing, & all yr Lands being bounded, to
make such marks or bounds, either by
stones or deepe holes, And that evrie mans
bounds may be recorded upon ye penaltie
of 10 s. , p vided that those deputed to
Lay out bounds be paid for yr paynes.

16^ of the 9th moneth 1635
Captain Traske ~) are appoynted over-
John Woodbery j seers & Layers out of
mr. Connant J. Lotts of ground for
Jeffry Marcy I this presinct of Salem,
John Balch \ but are to haue direc-

tions from ye towne where they shall Lay
ym out, And in Leiue of yr paynes they
are to have 4s the acre for small lotts, and
10 s, the hundred for great lotts rightly &
exactly laid out and bounded ; Any 3 of
those may doe the work.

30. of the 9th moneth 1635.

That mr. Peters and captaine Endicott
are to haue each a 2 acre lott at ye west
end of the great pen bordering upon cap-
taine Traske & ffather Woodberys lotts.

That all such orders as the towne shall
think meet to be published, shalbe pub-
lished on the next lecture day after the
towne meeting.

1th of the 10th mo :

Mr. Garford (Gafford) having been here
before yt 2 acre lotts were limited to one
acre) hath a 2 acre lott graunted to him
upon the north side of birdless cove, And
his daughter mrs. An Turland an other 2
acre lott, both abutting upon Michaell Sal-
lowes & James Smyths lotts, p vided that
both build upon them and soe be ready to
sell his house in the towne at such a rate
as yt shall stand him in or els to refer it
to the Arbitration of too men, he to choose
one and the towne an other.

21. of the Wth moneth 1635.

That mr. Cole shall haue a farme of
three hundreth acres in the place where
his cattle are by Brooksby* and captaine
Traske & ye rest of the surveyors are to
lay it out and bound yt according to des-
cretion, p vided in case mr Cole be dis-
posed to pte (part) wth yt by sale that he
make his first prop, unto the towne upon
reasonable tearmes before he offer yt unto
any other.

* Brooksby was that part of South Danvcrs run-
ning westerly from near the Lowell Depot.

2M of the 10 moneth 1635
That 10 acre lotts may be graunted to
any

That Abram warren may have a 10 acre
lott and an house lott

Granted unto Rbt Cole his heires and
assignees three hundreth acres of land
whereof forty acres is marshe fitt to be
mowed lying and being about 3 myles
from Salem westward upon a freshe water
brook called the North brook.

4 of the 11 moneth 1635.
That Leiftenant Johnson shall haue a
farme of 200 acres at Brooksby on the
North side of the river, highways exemp-
tions and all rivers free and shall mayrv-
teyne highways in it, with the usual pviso
in case of sale.

25 of the llth moneth 1635.

That capn Trask* Jno Woodbery, mr.
Connant, Peter Palfrey & John Balch
are to have 5 fearmes, viz: each 200 acres
a peice to fame in all a thousand acres of
Land togeather lying and being at the
head of Bass River 124 pole in breadth
and soe runne northerly to the River by
the great pond side and soe in bredth
making up the full quantitye of a thousand
acres, these lying laid out & surveyed by
us

JOHN WOODBERXY
JOHN BALCH.

The grant to Trask, Woodbury, and others was
of lands in what ! now Beverly.

Farms were granted to individuals on condition
of telling their houses in town, and the refusal of
the farm was reserved to the town, if ever it was to
be sold. Unless they sold their houses in town, the
lands were only leased for a term not exceeding
three years.

BlNTLXY.

8th of the 12th month 1635.

That mr Burdet* may have a tenne acre
lott at the upp end of Bass river.

That Richard Bennet may have a 2 acre
lott.

That R. Hollingworth may have half an
acre in the place he desires, but must take
soe much from his 2 acre or house lott else
where.

25th of the llthmo, 1635.
Memoranda the lymitts of a farme
granted vnto mr. ffrancis Johnson of 200
acres of Land at Brooksby highwayes be-
ing exempted for him to mayntayne & the
p'viso concerning sale to ye towne observed
bounded by mr. Thorndike on ye North
side and the comon on the other, the
ffearme is ou the North side of the River
of Brooksbee above 2 myles from Salem
westerly. ROGER CONNANT.

JOHN BALCH.

25th of the llth moneth, 1635.
Mem the lymits of a fearme of ground
granted to Henery Herick, between tod &
three acres of ground lying on the North
side of Jeffry Marcyes cove, bounded by
the Rock on one side & woolytonsf River
o n the other.

of the 12th month, 1635.
After a lardge discourse about a fearme
for mr. Thomas Reade & of the meetness
or unmeetness in regard of the towne
pastures, It was agreed by the maior pte
[major part] that he should have three
hundreth acres of land lying and being
North west Northerly from Salem lymited

Burdet's land was In Beverly.

fWoolston (now Porter's River) washes the north-
ern tide of North Salem where it empties in to Dais
River.

and bounded out by the said Inhabitants
in manner following.

The 16th of the 12th moneth, 1635.
Granted by the freemen of Salem the
day and yeare above written vnto mr John
Blacklech* of the same his heires and as-
signees for ever, one fearme conteyning
three hundreth acres of Land scituate ly-
ing and being from Salem North East, and
being at long Marshe extending from a
marked tree growing and being nere to the
East of the marshe, along the sea side and
conteyning half the Marsh thence west-
ward, and from the west end of the said
marshe, conteyning half of the playne
ground betwixt that and the frog pond ly-
ing near to the sea side in all conteyning
as before mentioned, the quantitye of three
hundredth acres of Land bounded by the
said inhabitants, p'vided alwayes that if
the said Mr. Blackleech shall at any tyme
make sale of yt, that the towne shall haue
the first p fer (proffer) of yt before any
other.

JOHN ENDICOTT. MR. TRASKE.

PHILLIP VERBIN.

TOWNSEND BISHOP.

JOHN HOLGRAVE.

EDMOND BATTER.

THOMAS GARDNER.
Ao. 1635.

In Salem by the towne in gen' all the
15th of the 12th moneth, that who soe
ever hath or shall cutt any trees and leave
in the paths about the towne to the disturb-
ance of carts, catle or passengers, not be-
ing removed wthin fiftene dayes, shall for-
feit five shillings for each such offence.

Informers wth evidence to have halfe of
the fynes.

*John Blaokleach removed to Boston 1659. Felt.

ii of the ilth moneth, 1635.
This is void by Granted by the free
the grant of an- men of Salem the day
other farme in and yeare above written
Leive of this to vnto mr. Thomas Scrugs
mr. Scrugs.* of the same his heires
and assignees forever a
farme con.eyning three hundredth acres of
Land whereof thirty acres are fitt to be
mowed scituate lying and being in the out-
moust bounds of Salem towards mr.
Humphries and is from the sea where the
fresh water runs out, west and by north is
the fearme next to mr. Humphreys bound-
ed by the comon by the North west End &
East end p'vided always and in case of
sale the towne of Salem haue the first p'fer
before any other.

JOHN ENDICOTT,
ROGER CONANT,
JOHN HOLGRAVE,
THOMAS GARDNER,
EDM. BATXEB.
11 of the llth moneth, 1635.
Granted by the freemen of Salem, &c,
unto mr. Townsen Bishopf . . . three
hundredth acres, butting upon mr. Endi-
cotts farme on the east and fowre hun-
dredth pooles in length, and six score poles
in bredth that is to say six score and foure
at the West end, and one hundredth and
sixteene at the East end, bounded by the
water betwene the fearme of the execui-

*Thomas Scrugs was one of the leading men of the
town, was one of the 13 men, a deputy and an as-
sistant. Ftlt.

fTownsend Bishop was also one of the 13 men,
Deputy to General Court, and Commissioner of the
Quarterly Court. He became a Baptist, and was
presented for turning his back on the ordinance of
Baptism.

The grant of Bishop appears to have been in
Danversport.

tions of mr. Skclton and him at the North
East corner of his farmc, And hath there
allowed, from mr. Endicotts farm eight
acres for an high way, is bounded againe
at the Southwest corner by the brook p
vided always, &c. dec.

JOHN ENDICOTT,
T noMA.8 GA.EDNEB,
ROGER CONNANT,
JKPFKY MASSY,
EDM. l'>.\ i IKK.

By the towne repsentative, 22th of the
12th moneth, 1635.

Richard Bishop having planted his ear-
able pte (part) of his ten acre lott, Its
ordered that soe much as he leaves of his
said lott to the townes vse for fire wood &
also, soe much more earable ground he
may have for hiss p p se (purpose).

Its agreed that Hugh Laskin may have
about ten pole to the water side, by that
place place where the old planters do move
fr. (from).

By the the towne repsentative, viz the
13 men deputed, the 28th of the first mon-
eth, 1636.

John Peach ffysherman and Nicholus
mariott, having fenced about five acres of
ground on marble neck* (though contrarie
to the order of the towne) yet Its agreed
that they may for psent improve the said
place for building or planting, p vided al-
ways that the ppriety thereof be reserved
for the right of the towne of Salem, to
dispose of in pcess (process) of tyme to
them or any other flyshermen, or others as
shalbe thought most meet, yet soe as that
they may haue reasonable consideracon for
any chardgc they shalbe at.

Marble Neck is Marblehead.

Its agreed that willm Lord* is to have a
tooe acre lott as nere as may be among the
10 acre lotts, in licw of pte of his house
lott that he hath given to the meeting
house.

By the towne repsentative the eiteenth
of the second moneth, 1636.
Granted unto mr. John Holgrave fisher-
man three quarters of an acre of Land up-
on winter Island for flakes, &c.

And halfe an acre without winter Island
for his house Lott.

Itme vnto his sonne Joshua Holgrave is
granted an house lott according to the dis-
cretion of the towne whither by lott or
elce.

At a genall court or towne meeting of Sa-
lem, held the second of the third mon-
eth called May, Ao. 1636.
Inprs after the reading of former orders ;
In the reading of an order for the division
of Marble head neck ; A motion was
brought in by Cp. Endicott in behalfe of
mr. John Humphries for some Land beyond
fforest River, moved by spetiall argument
one whereof was, Least yt should hinder
the building of a Colledgef wch would be
manie ** losse.

It was agreed upon his motion that six
men should be nominated by the towne to
view these Lands, and to consider of the
pmisses, and for that end was named
mr Thomas Scrugs Cp Trask
mr Roger Conant mr Townsen Bishop

*Wm. Lord was a Cutler, one of the 7 men, a
Constable, Ao. In 1852 he gave bis dwelling honse,
barn, Ac., for the use of the church of Salem, after
the death of his wife or her second marriage. Fill.

fit was a favorite idea with the first settlers that
Salem would be the capital of the Colony, and that
a College would be located here, and lands near
Marblehead were reserved for that purpose.

John Woodbery Peter Palfrey.

That these six or any fowre of them are
deputed for this business to speak or

Itm that Benjamin ffelton is to have a
too acre Lott as the layers out think meet.

Itm yt was ordered that whereas mr
Scrugs had a farme of three hundred acres
beyond forest River, and that Cp Trask
had one of too hundred acres beyond Bass
River, The Cp Traske frely relinquishing
his farme of tooe hundred acres, It was
granted vnto mr Thomas Scrugs and he
there vpon frely rslinquished his farme of
three hundred acres that soe mr Humph-
ryes might the better be accomodated.

Itm mr Johnson and mr Thorndike re-
linquished their farmes, but the towne p
mised (promised) first acomodations vnto
them.

The 11th 4th moneth, 1636.

This day was brought into towne and
caryed vp to mr Endicotts those corsletts
following viz

Eightene back peices, 18 belly peeces,
18 pr of (Tossy s) 18 head peeces of 3
sorts, and but 17 gorgets.
Itme 16 pikes and 19 soords.

The 4 of the 5th moneth, 1636.

Thomas Goldthwaite being an Inhabit-
ant is granted ten acres of Land.
At a towne meeting llth of ye 5 moneth

1636.

Its agreed that John Talbee haue one
house lot of an acre next to the Marsh-
alls.

It that Bemainyn ffelton have one acre
lott next to John Talbee aforesaid.

That Thomas Moore sonne to widoe
Moore & his wife are received for Inhabit-
ants and may haue one fishing lot on the
neck.

The 28th of the 9th moneth, 1636.

Its ordered that every pson that shall
fell any tymber or wood trees within the
libtyes (limits) of Salem, and take pte of
yt for theire vse, and leave the tops and
the rest of the body of the trees, soe fell-
ed, one moneth after uncutt out and sett
vp togeather shall pay a fyne or penaltye of
five shillings for every such trespas, soe left
as aforesaid except such trees as grow in
theire owne p p (proper) lott or grounde
And if any fell any trees wthin the said
limits and lett them lye unoccupied for the
space of one moneth, that yt shalbe law-
full for any other man observing the order
aforesaid to take the said trees to his owne
p p vse,

The Informer to haue one halfe of the
fyne the other to towne.
By the towne repsentative the 20th of

the tenth moneth, 1636.

Its ordered that mr Hathorne shall have
one house lott of an acre on this side the
Rocks towards the Mill being the sixt lott
from the Marshalls house and to be laid
out by the former layers out.

The second of the llth moneth, 1636.
John Abby received for an Inhabitant and
is to have one acre lott for an house next
beyond the Gunsmyths and 3 acres of
planting ground where the town hath ap-
poynted beyond Castle hill.

Granted to Ralph ffog five acres of land
pte of his ten acres beyond Castle hill nere
the South river,
mr Jackson
Anthoine dike
Richard Rayment
Pascha ffoote
John Sibley
Robt Leech
George willms
Humphry Woodbery _

have each half an
acre of Land grant-
ed them at winter
harbour for fishing
trade and to build
upon.

Ao. 1636.

Willm James

Lands granted to those following :

mr Jackson

To Roger Conant 200 acres

Willm Jegles

Peter Palfrey 200

Robt Leech

John Balch 200

John Leech

Captane Endicott 200

Robt Lemon

Mr Reade 300

Willm Lord

mr Sharpe 300

John Leech jun

Leiftenant Johnson 200

willm Marston

Robt. Coles 300

John Marshe

mr. Blackleech 300

widow Mason

Townsend Bishop 300

Robt Morgan

Thomas Scruggs 200

Thorn Moore

mr Phillip Verrin 160

John Norman

mr Batter 200

Robt Pease

John Alderman 50

John Pease

Thomas Antram 30

ffrancis Perry

mr Alford, pvided in case \
depte, to leave yt, de- V 200
siring no advantage by it. j
Richard Bishop 20

Jonathan Porter
John Pickworth
Thorn Ki-atU-
. Thorn Roots

20
20
10
20

John Barber 30

Joshua Roots

Hugh Browne 20

James Standishe

Thomas Browning 40

James Smyth

Thomas Chub 20

John Stone

Willm Connyus 10

John Sheply

Nichus Gary 20

Michell Shafflyn

John Cook 20

Elias Stileman

Sam Eborne 20

John Symonds

John Elford 25

ffrancis Skerry

George Emery 40

Mich. Sallowes

Jeffrey Esty 20

mr Smyth

150

Pascha ffoote 40

mr John Thorndike

100

Benjamyn ffelton 20

Abram Temple

mr. Garford 30

Rich Waters

Edw. Gaskell 20

Rich Walker

Edw Grover 20

Abram warren

Roger Haskell 20
Robt Goodall 20

Thorn Watson
Humphrey Woodbery

10
40

John Gaily 20

mr Hathorne

200

Willm Goose 50

Thorn Tuck

Thomas Golthwaite 10

John Devorex

George Harris 20

Willm Woodbery

John Hart in

Thorn Moores widow

, A V

Richard Hutchinson 60

Thorn Ea borne

Richard Hollingworth 20
Richard Ingersoll* 80

Richard Roots
Anth Dike

20
40

mr. ffelton

'me BO acres granted to Richard Ingersoll wen
t Rjal side and were improTed him as a farm. His

titote was settled 1664, and this farm was appraised

Edm marshall
Thorn Lathrop
Robt Cotta
John Talbye
widoe Skarlett

AT JEFFRYES CKEEKE.

Sam Archer
Wm Allen
John Sibley
Geo: willms
John Moore
John Blake
Serjeant wolfe
Serjeant Dixie
Wm Walcott
Wm Agur
Roger Morie 50

John Sanders 40

Wm Bound 40

TT TI i An next mr

Henr. Herrick 40 > r ,

Geo Norton 40

Thorn Olney 40

Willm King 40

Jo Grafton 30

John Hardy 60

Sam Moore 40

Hugh Laskyn 70

Edr. Giles 60

Jacob Barnes 50

Willm Dodge 60

mr Gott 75

Rich Brackenbury 75

John Home 75

Jeffry Massy 75

Rich waterman 80

Leift davenport 80

Raph ffog 80

John Holgrave 60

Rch. Reymont 60

Lawr Leech 100

Rbt Moulton 100

mr Stileman 100

mr Gardner 100

Captane Traske 100

ffr weston 120

mr Higginson 150

daniell Ray 160

mr Peters 300
(To be continued.)

*Jeffreyes Creek is now Manchester.

EXTRACTS FROM SOME OLD
ACCOUNT BOOKS KEPT BY MR.
WHIPPLE, OF HAMILTON, MASS.

Continued from page 18.

BURIALS.
1732.
April, Joseph Gilbord, child.

" Nathaniel Emerson Hannah.
May, Old Master Tilton.
.Aug., John Tucker.

" Nathaniel Potter, Abigail.

" Jacob Brown, Jr., son.
Oct., Mathew Annable.
Nov., Nathaniel Emerson, Nath'l.
1733.

April, Samuel Tilton boy.
Aug., Thomas Dodg, child.
Sept., Nath'l Dane, child Ephraim.
Oct., Isaack Woodbury.
Jan'y, William Berrow's son.
Feb., Mr. James Patch.

" Thomas Sand's wife.

" Widow Ele Knowlton.
Mch., Father Rose.
1734.

May, Thomas Adams, child.

" Daniel Greeno, child.
June, Widow Mary Whipple.
July, Widow Knowlton.
Aug., John Perkin's wife.
Oct., Thomas Brown, Jr., Edwards.
Nov. William Killam.
1735.

Mch. Edmund Potter.

May, Matthew Whipple, jr., wife.

" James Brown.

" John Ingin.
Oct., Samuel Lamson, Hannah.

" David Robards, Thomas.
Nov., John Davison.

(To be continued.)

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

OF THE

ESSEX INSTITUTE.

Vol. IV

June, 1862.

jSTo. :*

A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE
OFFICERS OF PROBATE FOR ES-
SEX COUNTY, FROM THE COM-
MENCEMENT OF THE COLONY
TO THE PRESENT TIME.

BT A. C. GOODELL.

(Concluded from Vol. Ill, No. 4, page 144.)

A0e. 2, 1776, TO JULT 2, 1796.
BENJAMIN GREENLEAF* STH JUDGE.
Some interesting events that occurred
in the beginning of the American Revolu-
tion have already been narrated in a form-
er part of these sketches. f It will be re-

I must acknowledge mj indebtednest to Edward
S. Moseley, Esq., of Newburyport, fc r most of the
data for thit biographical sketch. In bis possession,
I found the Judge's Commission and other valuable
paper*, wblch were kindly loaned to me by their in-
telligent owner, and of which, together with some
interesting fact" furnished me fnm the tame source,
I hare made free use in compiling this article.

Other sources of Information to which I bare ap-
plied, are the Province Council records, in the Office
of the Secretary ol State; probate records for this
county; record* in the Office of the Clerk of the
Courts, and Genealogy of the Greenleaf family, by
Jonathan GrenKaf of Brooklyn, N. Y. 1854: E
0. Jenkins, N. Y.

t See notice of Peter Frye and others, Vol. Ill,
No. 4, Hist. Coll. Essex Inst.

VOL. IV 13

membered, that Gov. Gage had issued writs
for calling together the General Assembly
of the Massachusetts Bay, at Salem, on
the 5th day of October, 1774. Before
that day arrived, the Governor, in view of
the alarming state of the country, deemed
it inexpedient to convene the Assembly,
and recalled his warrants therefor. Not-
withstanding this action of the Governor,
the House assembled, and, after waiting
in vain one day for his Excellency, pro-
ceeded to organize themselves into a PBO--
VINCIAL CONGRESS, and adjourned to
meet at Concord on the llth, when they
chose John Hancock president, and pro-
ceeded to take the most active measures
for the public defence against the British
forces which were now looked upon as alien
enemies. The Congress afterwards ad-
journed to Nov. 23, following ; and finally
a new Congress assembled on Feb. 1, 1775.
What proportion of the people had, from
the beginning, looked forward to absolute
independence of British rule, is still a
matter of dispute. It is quite certain,
however, that the leaders of the revolu-
tion did not profess to seek independence,

but merely a proper administration of the
Provincial and Colonial Governments un-
der their respective charters. But, the
first step having been taken in this irregu-
lar assembly, the obstinacy of the King
and the Parliament forced the Colonies in-
to a more rebellious attitude at every step.
So that, the Provincial Congress, which
had, by the advice of the Congress of the
" TWELVE UNITED COLONIES," given
June 9, 1775, assumed to " exercise the
powers of government until a governor of
His Majesty's appointment will consent to
govern the Colony according to its Char-
ter,"* by the 19th of September following
had formally deposed all officers of the
government and vacated all commissions
issued prior to that date ; and in May,
1776, renounced all fealty to the Crown,
in an act which was to go into operation
on the first of June following, and which
provided for alteration of the style of all
commissions, writs and recognizances, by
striking out the name of the King and sub-
stituting therefor the " Government and
People of the Massachusetts Bay in New
England."! Thus the Independence of
Massachusetts preceded that of the Con-
federacy nearly two months.

Thus far, during the progress of the rev-
olution, though the good order maintained
by the colonists was pronounced by a con-
temporary historian " an uncommon and
astonishing curiosity,";}: the courts of jus-
tice, as in the revolution of 1689, had

* See this resolution in Dr. Gordon's History of
the Rise, Ac., of Independence, Vol. 2, p. 33, and
elsewhere.

t See Acts of the Provitce, in appendix to The
Charters and General Laws of the Colony and Pro-
vince of Massachusetts Bay, Boston, 1814.

t Gordon, Vol. 1, p. 427.

been in many places greatly disturbed.*
To prevent any failure of justice, however,
the Congress from time to time issued com-
missions to judicial officers, first, in the name
of the King but signed by a major part o*
the Council instead of the Governor who
was not recognized, and afterwards in
the name of " the Government and people
of the Massachusetts Bay in New Eng-
land."

A prominent and active membei of the
Provincial Assembly from Essex County
was Benjamin Greenleaf of Newburyport,
and to him, on the 26th of August, 1775,
a Commission of Judge of Probate for Es-
sex County was issued. f

* Gordon, Vol 1, p. 386.

t This Commission I subjoin. The words in italici
are the words that were altered under the Act of
May, 1776. The date of the alteration is given in
the certificate, appended, by John Avery, Deputy
Secretary. See Historical Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3,
p. 83.

THE GOUERNMENT A PEOPLE OF THE MASSACHU-
SETTS BAT IN NEW ENGLAND,

iTo onr Trusty and well beloved
Benjamin Greenleaf, Esq.,

Greeting:

We, in your loyalty prudence
and ability very mucb confid-
ing, Have constituted and ftp-
pointed, and do hereby consti-
tute and appoint you to be
Judge for taking the Probate
of Wills of all or any Person or
Persons Deceased, or that fhall
hereafter Decease being at the
time of his or their death dwel-
lers or Resident in the County
of Essex within our Province of
the Massachusetts Bay in New
England and having Goods,
Chattels, Rights, Credits or Es-
tate in the same County and al-
so for the Granting Letters of
Administration on the Goods.
Chattels, Rights, Credits, and
Estate of all and every Person,
or Persons being dwellers or
Resident as aforesaid in the said
County of Essex who have or
shall hereafter die Intestate
and we do hereby also author-
ize and impower you to Audit,

W. Sever
W Spooner
Caleb Cashing
Benja. Chadbourn
Joseph Gerrish
John Whetcomb
Jed'h Foster
Chas. Chnunoy
Micha. Farley
Moses Gill.
B. Lincoln
James Presc-tt
S. Holten
J. Palmer,
B. White,

Mr. Oreenleaf, the youngest of seven
children of Col. John Oreenleaf, of New-
bury, was born at Newbury in March,
1732. His mother was Sarah Smith of
Newbury. His father was great-grandson

Examine and allow the Ao
compU of Executors and Ad-
minitrators and to order the
distribution of the Estates of
Intestates in the County afore
raid according to the laws of
our Prorince aforesaid and to
make out all such Processes,
Citations, Orders and Determi-
nations with Reference to the
promises and everything nec-
essary depending thereon as is
proper and usual in like cases;
and to do and perform in the
County aforesaid all and what
soever to the office of a Judge
of the Probate of wills and for
granting Letters of Administra-
tion doth of Right appertain;

In Testimony whereof, we
have caused the Public seal of
our Province of the Massachu-
setts Day aforesaid to be here-
unto affixed. Witness the Major
part of the Council of the said
Province at Wutertown tkt S.xth
day of Srplr.

In the Year of our Lord One thousand seven Hun-
dred and seventy- five

By Command of th' Major pnrt of the Council with
the advice and consent of Council.

PEREZ MORTON, Dpy. Seo'r.
In Council, Septr. 17. 1776.

This may Certify, that the above Commission was
this day presented to be altered agreeable to a late
act of this state. " entitled n act for altering the
stile ol Commissions, Ac.," and was altered accord-
ingly.

JOHN AVERY, Dpy. Secy.
Massachusetts Ray ss , Oct. ye 9th, 1775.
Benjamin Qreenleaf, Esq,. took the oath, appoint-
ed to be taken to Qualify him to execute the office
to which he it appointed by the within commission.
Before as,

WALTER SPOON ER, ) Member of the
JED'H FOSTER, 5 Council.

MASSACHUSETTS BAY,) !. 1770

Esx, s. J June 23 ' 1778 '

Then Benjamin Qreenleaf, of Newburyport, Esq ,
Judge for the Probate of Wills and granting of Ad-
ministrations, Ac., for the County of Essex, afore-
said, took the oath of fidelity and allegiance, agree-
ably to an act of this State, made in the year of our
Lord, 1777, entitled " An act for prescribing and
establishing an oath of fidelity and allegiance" in
due form of law. Before

THEOP. PARSONS, Justo. Pac.

of Edmund Oreenleaf, who emigrated from
Brixham, near Torbay, in Devonshire,
England, in the year 1635, and settled in
Newbury, where he is described as a silk-
dyer and tavern-keeper. He afterwards
removed to Boston, where, he died in 1671.

Benjamin graduated at Harvard College
in the class of 1751, and was married to
Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Charles
Chauncy of Boston, a distinguished di-
vine and patriot.

Engaged chiefly at home in mercantile
business, but little is known of his connec-
tion with public affairs till about the time
of the revolution. He was made a justice
of the peace by Gov. Bernard, Feb. 4,
1762, and was a member of the council in
1775, when, on the 26th of July, he was
appointed on a committee with James Otis
and Mr. Sever '* to draft rules for the Pro-
vincial Assembly, and to form a draft on
the Treasurer," besides being entrusted
with many other similar duties. On the
28th of October, in that year, he was ap-
pointed to the office of justice of the Court
of Pleas for Essex County, which office he
accepted.

He resigned his seat in the General
Court by letter, dated May 27, 1776.
From an expression therein it appears that
he was a man of infirm health.*

* The following is a copy of this letter of resig
nation

New York, May 27, 1776.

.Sir:- For the last ten Year* at least. I have bt-en
much more solicitous for the public Welfare than
for my own private Interest and am still disposed to
make the latter give place to the tormer in every
Instance wherein the one may b incompatible with
the other but as my infirm state of health renders it
extremely difficult for me to attend the business o f
the General Court especially in the winter season
and as Gentlemen are not wanting whose abilities to
serve the Community in that department I may not
doubt are equal or superior to mine I take leave to
roMttn my Seat at the Council Board, most devoutly
wiihing that the General Assembly of the Mass*.

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After the revolution he received a new
commission as judge of probate, dated
Sept. 20, 1781. He was also, at the same
time, made a Justice of the Peace and quo-
rum.

On the 22d of Jan., 1784, his wife hav-
ing died some time before, he was married
to Mrs. Lucy Jones Derby, of Beverly, a
widow. By his first wife he had one son
and five daughters, one of whom, Eliza-
beth, became the wife of the late Chief
Justice Parsons. His son John left male
descendants now living.

Judge Greenleaf lived in a house still
standing on the corner of Union and Tit-
comb streets, in Newburyport ; and here,
on the 13th of Jan., 1799, he died, sud-
denly, of disease of the heart, and was
buried in the burying-ground south of the
common in Newburyport.*'

I have been able to learn but very little
of the facts of his life, as this sketch suf-
ficiently shows. His character as a magis-
trate must be determined almost solely
from the public records and from a few
memoranda left by him to his relatives.
And these warrant the inference that he

Bay may ever enjoy the peculiar favor and
direction of Heaven and be instrumental of mak-
ing this Colony a very happy and important
part of a more free and respectable Commonwealth
than has ever yet been establifh'd among the sons
of men, I am Sir,

Yr. most Obed't. hum. Servant,

B. GREENLEAF.

Hon. J. Adams, Esq., Secy., &o , to be communi-
cated.

* The inscription on his grave stone is as follows:

Here

lies deposited,
the remains of

Honorable

BKNJAMIN GREENLRAF, ESQ,,

who departed this life,

Jan. 13. 1799,

in the C7th year

of his

age.

was a pure, diligent and well educated offi-
cer, and took pains to perform his duties
well. He devised some new forms of pro-
ceedings in the Probate Court adapted to
the peculiar legislation against loyal refu-
gees,* and has left a curious table of the
depreciation of currency.

During his term the seal of the Probate
Court was altered, under the new govern-
ment, by a substitution of the words
" County of Essex" for the old legend. f

* As these "letters of Agency for Absentees,
Estates" are exceedingly rare, and as the complica-
tions of the present war against rebellion already
involve the discussion of the best methods of con-
fiscating the property of disloyal citizens, I subjoin,
as a precedent, a copy of the form used in this
county, during the revolution, to secure till final
adjudication, the estates and effects of absentees.
A bond, was given by the agent, conditioned to the
faithful performance of his trust in managing and
disposing of the estate agreeably to law.

STATK OF MASSACHUSETTS BAT.

ES5EX, ss.

Benjamin Greenleaf, Esqr., Judge of the Probate
of Wills and for granting Letters of Administra
tion, Ac., in and for the County of Essex, afore-
said, To A. B. of N., in the same County (addi
tion.) GREETING.

Whereas, it has been certified to me by the

of the Town of that C. D., (eddi

tion) an inhabitant of the sd. Town of has

absented himself for the Term of three mouths and
upwards, leaving an Estate behind him to the value
of 20 or more within this State, and that they the
sd from the best Intelligence they can

obtain, verily believe the sd C D. voluntarily went
to our Enemies and is still absent from his Habita-
tion, or usual place of abode and without this State.
I do by these presents, pursuant to the power and
authority vested in me by an act of the General
Assembly of this State, nominate and appoint you
to be Agent for the sd. C. D., his Estate with full
power and authority to demand, prosecute, sue for,
receive, enter into and take possession of all the
Goods and Estate of every kind, left by the sd. C.
D , or which shall be found in this State, and to
manage, employ and improve and dispose of the
same agreeably to the Laws of this State, which
you are to observe and conform yourself unto, in all
Things relating to sd. Estate In Testimony where
of, I have, Ac. B. G.

t I take this opportunity to correct an error in a
former part of these notices. (See Hist. Coll. Essex
Inst., Vol. II, page 223.) I there give the date of

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Besides his political and private duties,
he was active in ecclesiastical affairs, and
waa distinguished socially for his honorable
life and his hospitality.

His widow survived him till Sept. 7,
1820, when she died, aged 79 years.

JULY 2, 1796 TO MAY 20, 1815
SAMUEL HOLTEX*-9TB JrnoE.
Dr. Samuel Holten, of Danvers, was ap-
pointed to succeed Judge Greenleaf, July
2, 1796. He was, perhaps, the most dis-
tinguished, in his day, of all the patriots
sent forth by Essex County, in the cause
of the revolution.

He was born on the 9th of June, 1738,
at Salem Village now Danvers and was

the adoption of the old seal, as 1728 Through the
kindness of Matthew A. Stiokney, Esq., I hare been
permitted to take from his invaluable collection, an
original letter of administration, de bnn'\ nan, with
the will annexed, on the estate of Jacob Pndeator,
granted, by Judge Gedney, to Philip English in
1C94. To this letter is affixed the old seal in a wax
impression, in very good preservation. An examina-
tion of the probate filet for Suffolk County, leaves no
doubt respecting what this seal indicates, namely:
that the Seals of all the probate offices were estab-
lished at the date of the erection of these courts, in
1692. The Legend ran thus: DE: PROB: TES
TAM : SIG : COM : ESSEX : IN : N : ANO : Of tht
probate of will* tkf Stal for the county of Ktt'X, in
AVic England."

The letter above described, belonging to Mr.
Stickney, is believed to be the earliest letter. Issne'l
from the probate office, now in existence.

* The funeral sermon of Dr. Wads worth, pub-
lished in 1816, contains a summary of Judge Hoi
ten's public services, and to this I am much indebt-
ed. Dr. Henry Wheatland was kind enough to
furnish me with the facts, on which my statements
respecting the genealogy of the Judge, are based,
and otherwise to render me much assistance. Be-
sides these, the record offices, here and ai the State
House, have been examined, and also the Journals
of Congress.

the only son of Samuel and Hannah (Gard-
ner) Holten, of a respectable family in Sa-
lem, descended from Joseph Houlton or
Holten, the great-grandfather of the Judge.
At the age of eight years he was placed,
by his father, with the Rev. Mr. Clark, to
be fitted for College ; but, four years after,
he was prostrated by a dangerous illness
from which he recovered with a shattered
constitution and an incurable deafness,
which obliged him to abandon all hope of
successfully pursuing his studies at a pub-
lic institution.

He, however, turned his attention to
the study of medicine, in which he was so
successful that, in his nineteenth year, he
was admitted to practice, and removed to
Gloucester as a physician, but returned to
Danvers two years later, where, among his
friends and neighbors, he continued to
practice, with increasing reputation, for
sixteen years.

His public career commenced in 1768 r
when he was chosen a representatiTe to
the General Court from the town of Dan-
vers. In this capacity he succeeded in
settling some difficulties between the town
and some of its inhabitants, in such a man-
ner as to win the approbation of all parties.
From this time onward, the places of honor
and trust to which he was called are so
numerous, and the positions he held so
responsible, that it would be difficult,
within the compass allotted for this article,
to give more than a general statement of
their nature, and of his success therein.

At the General Court, Holten was one
of those who, in 1768, refused to rescind
the famous vote authorizing the issuing of
a circular declaration of grievances to the
sister colonies ; and thus he publicly es-

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pouscd the popular cause, to which he re-
mained a firm adherent to the end. He
was a member of the Provincial Congress,
and, of that body, he was one of the bravest,
most active, and most hopeful ; while, at
the same time, his views were so well de-
fined aivl his character so firm that his
course was always temperate and uniform.
With the people he, at once, became a
favorite ; and nine times in succession he
was chosen to represent his native town in
the Legislature. When the war broke
out, although he was no soldier, he was
chosen first major of the first regiment in
Essex County. He was a member of the
Committee of Safety, and one of the Exec-
utive Council of the provisional govern-
ment. Oct. 28, 1775, he was, with Benj.
Greenleaf, made a justice of the Court of
Common Fleas for Essex ; which office,
under different commissions, he held for
thirty-two years, being, for half that time,
the presiding jus' ice. He was, also, jus-
tice of the Court of General Sessions thirty-
five years, and Chief Justice of the same
fifteen years ; and he held a commission of
justice of the peace and quorum nearly
forty years.

Sent, as a delegate, to the Congress of
the Confederation, his name appears sub-
scribed to the Articles of Confederation
adopted Nov. 15, 1777. In this conven-
tion he was chosen chairman of a com-
mittee of the whole, July 13, 1785, and
also President pro tern, of the Congress,
Aug. 17, following.

In 1780 he was elected a member of the
convention that framed the constitution
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ;
and the next year he was elected to the
Senate, and, thence, to the Executive Coun-

cil. These offices he held for several years,
successively.

While a member of the Continental
Congress he was placed at the head of the
medical department of the army. After
peace was concluded with Gre;.t Britain,
he was successful in his efforts to pacify
the hungry and clamorous soldiers of the
disbanded army.

In 1787 he was again in Congress ; and,
the next year was a delegate to the State
Convention for ratifying and adopting the
Federal Constitution, under which, in
1793 he was once more elected to Con-
gress ; and he twice served as a presiden-
tial elector.

Besides these, he was appointed Chief
Justice of the new Court of Sessions for
Essex County, in 1811; but resigned
shortly after his appointment. He, also,
held many minor civil offices, such as town
and parish Treasurer, Selectman, Town
Clerk, Assessor, &c., for his services in
some of which offices, he declined any
compensation.*

Sedulous to aid in the promotion and
diffusion of scientific knowledge, he was
one of the founders of the Massachusetts
Medical Society, of which he was a Coun-
sellor and Vice President. He was, also,
one of the founders of the Agricultural So-

* The original letter communicating to Judge
Holtcn, the following rote of thanks is in the pos-
session of Matthew A Stiokney, Esq :

" At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the
town of Danvers, March 15th, 1813, The Hon.
Samuel Holteu having declined being a candidate
for a Treasurer for the present year. Voted, that
the thanks of this meeting be given to the Hon
Samuel Holten, for his long and faithful services in
various important offices in this Town "
A true copy of Town-record.

NATHAN FELTON, T. Clerk.

in.",

ciety, a member of the Humane Society,
and honorary member of the Bristol Med-
ical Society.

Having nearly completed nineteen years
of service as Judge of Probate, he resigned
his office, May 5, 1815.*

All accounts of Holten agree in describ-
ing him as a man of great integrity and
ability ; courteous and unaffected ; enthu-
siastic in promoting the cause of Hb'-rty,
yet dignified, firm and prudent in all his
actions. Dr. Gordon, the historian, calls
him " a genuine, determined, but consid-
erate son of liberty," and ascribes the safe-
ty of Governor Gage, while at his resi-
dence in Danvers, to the prudence of
Holten.f

Of his personal appearance, his bio-
graphers speak with equal praise. Rev.
Dr. Wadsworth says : " His form was ma-
jestic, his person graceful, his countenance
pleasing, his manners easy and engaging,
his address courtly, his talents popular, his
disposition amiable and benevolent."
Thacher, describes him as possessing " a
majestic form, a graceful person and en-
gaging manners." When the first ambas-
sador from the United Netherlands was to
be received by Congress, Holten was ap-
pointed master of the ceremonies.

Judge Holten's dwelling-house was in
Tapleyville, Danvers, not far from the old
meeting-house. Hither he brought his
wife, from Gloucester Mar)", the daughter
of Elder Philemon and Mary (Prince)
Warner of that town} by whom he had

His resignation was the occasion of a very kind
letter from Governor Strong, which, with his letter
to the Governor, is recorded in the Probate Office.

t Gordon's History, Vol. 1, p 387.

$ Babson's History of the Town of Gloucester, p.
259.

three daughters and one son. The son
died young, but the daughters wcr
spectably married and have left children.

On the second day of January, 1816, he
expiied. He was buried with appropriate
solemnities in a private burying-ground
near by, which he dedicated, in his will,
to public use, and to which he gave the
name of " Holten's burying-ground."

Tributes were paid to his memory by
numerous grateful hearts, and a sermon,
preached at his funeral by the Rev. Dr.
Wadsworth, was published and widely
circulated.

SEPT. 29. 1775, TO MAY 29, 1815.
DANIEL NOYE$ 8 REGISTER

Shortly after Judge Greenleaf was qual-
ified under his commission, Mr. Daniel
Xoyes of Newbury, was appointed Regis-
ter ; the record of his appointment bear-
ing date, Sept. 29, 1775.

Daniel Noyes, the son of Joseph and
Elizabeth (Woodman) Noyes, was born,
at Byfield parish in Newbury, Jan. 29,
1739, and was the fifth in lineal descent
from Mr. Nicholas Noyes, a brother of the
famous preacher, Rev. James Noyes, of
Newbury, and who, with his brothers, emi-
grated from Chouldwton in Wiltshire,
England, in the year 1634, and settled at
Newbury.

Mr. Noyes entered Harvard College and
graduated there in the class of 1758.
Four years afterwards, he was chosen mas-

* Besides what s*i.tance I have received from
Dr Henry Wheatland, I am indebted to Felt's His-
tory of Ipiwich, the public recordi, Mr. Hammati's
contributions to the New England Genealogical Reg-
ister, and to Hon. Charles Kimball, of Ipswich, for
the material? for this biography.

104

ter of the old Ipswich Grammar School,
and taught there till 1774. He was mar-
ried at Ipswich, to Sarah, daughter of John
Boardman, and they had several children,
none of whom, however, survived their
father.

When the troubles that preceded the
revolution, began to agitate the country,
he warmly espoused the popular cause, and
in 1774-5, was chosen a delegate to the
congress of the United Colonies.

In 1775, he was elected to the General
Court, and, the same year, was made Post-
master of Ipswich, to succeed Dea. James
Foster, under the old postal system, estab-
lished by an act of Parliament, in 1711.
He was also a member of the committee
of correspondence, during the revolution.
By the non-exportation act of Sept.,
1779, he was appointed to grant permits
for the county of Essex.

In 1780 and 1781, was again chosen
master of the Grammar School ; of which
he had been appointed feoffee, Sept. 30,
1776, an office that he held till his death.

On Dec. 3d, 1787, he, together with
Michael Farley, John Choate and John
Cogswell, was sent as a delegate to the
State Convention, that ratified and accepted
the Federal Constitution.

He held some minor offices, one of
which was the commission of Justice of
the Peace and Quorum, which was issued
or renewed, Feb. 13, 1797.

He died, testate, March 21, 1815, and
bequeathed " three and one third old
rights, and six new rights" in the lands at
Jeffry's Neck to the Grammar School.
His residence was the house formerly occu-

pied by the late Abraham Hammatt, Esq.,
in Ipswich.*

He was buried by the side of his wife
who died August 20, 1801, ae. 63 in the
High Street burying- ground, in Ipswich.

He was a methodical and accurate clerk,
and a very legible penman. As a public
servant and as a citizen it is well said of
him by another : "The faithfulness and
ability, with which he discharged his vari-
ous duties deservedly gained him high
and extensive respect."

MAY 29, 1815 TO JULT 1, 1853.
DANIEL APPLETON WHITEf lOtn JUDGE.

Daniel Appleton White, the tenth Judge
of Probate for Essex County, was born at
Methuen, June 7, 1776, and was the son of
John and Elizabeth (Haynes) White. His

* This was the same house once occupied by Dan-
iel Appleton, a former register. See Hist. Coll.,
Essex lost., Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 9.

t Judge White's death having occurred since
those articles were commenced, I felt, when, on the
course of my labors, I reached the period ef hit ap-
pointment to the bench, at first, strongly inclined to
desist from writing any biographical sketch of him
whatever; on the ground that such an attempt was
not included in my original design, and, chiefly, be-
cause the many and full <bituary notices of thig
grea t and good man, that have lately appeared in a
variety of publications, would do what these arti-
cles were intended to aid in doing all that is neces
sary to transmit a correct picture for the exami-
nation of the curious in future time*. Besides, I
knew that the able pen of the Rev. Dr. Brigg*.
who was the pastor of the deceased and a near
friend, had been engaged to write his biography for
the Institute.

But. since it has been suggested to me by others'
that, probably, no other biographical notice of the
Judge would be bated upon a view of his official ca-
reer, my scruples have been so far overcome as to
permit me to contribute, to the Collections, the
above sketch.

10.5

father was the fifth, in lineal descent, from
William White, who came from England
to Ipswich, Mass., in the year 1635, but
removed to Haverhill five years later.

Judge White was fitted for College at
Atkinson Academy, and entered Harvard
in the class which graduated in 1797.*
For about two years after his graduation,
he taught a school in Medford, Mass., but,
in 1799, he accepted the office of tutor, at
Harvard, which he held till 1803. Mean-
time, he had entered his name, as a stu-
dent at law, with Francis Dana Channing,
of Cambridge ; and, in the latter year, he
removed to Salem and pursued his pro-
fessional studies in the office of Judge
Samuel Putnam, having, for his fellow stu-
dent, John Pickering, afterwards the cele-
brated lexicographer, with whose assis-
tance he prepared, during the next year,
an edition of Sallust, for the use of the
scholars at Harvard. f

In 1804, at the March term, he was
proposed for admission as an Attorney of
the Court of Common Pleas in Essex

To Dr. Henry Wheatland, to the public records,
and to the newspapers. I am almost wholly indebted
for my materials I mast not omit, however, to
mention that I bare been loaned a rare political
paper signed by Judge White in 1808 from the
collection of Mr. Amos Trask.

In the same class were Hon. Horace Binney,
of Philadelphia, Rev. Dr. Jenks, of Boston, Saml.
Farrar, Esq., of Aodover, Dr. J C. Warren, of Bo
ton, and Chief Justice Richardson, of N. H.

Judge White always felt interested for the pros-
perity of his alma matir, and, for a period of sixty
three years, rarely or never failed to attend the
commencement exercises. From Harvard he re-
ceived the degree of LL. D., in 1837.

t Nearly the whole edition was consumed with
the building, occupied by Gushing and Appleton.
the publishers, in which they were stored. It was
not re- published.

TOL. IV 14

county ; and, at the November Term ot
the Supreme Judicial Court, in 1^06, hav-
ing pasted, satisfactorily, an examination
before William Prescott and Nathan Dane
appointed for that purpose by the Court
he was admitted an Attorney of that
court. This was followed, in 1808, by his
admission, in the regular course, as a Coun-
sellor of the same court.

After his admission to the bar, Judge
White removed to Newburyport, and be-
gan the practice of his profession. There,
having already won a good reputation at a
public speaker, he was drawn into politics,
in which he took an active part on the
"Federal" side, especially in 1808, when
that party clamored for the removal of the
fatal " embargo."

From 1810 to 1814, he was a member
of the Massachusetts Senate from this
county ; and, in the latter year, was elect-
ed to Congress from the Essex North Dis-
trict, receiving every vote thrown in New-
buryport in that election. But, on the
resignation of Judge Holten, the office of
Judge of Probate for this county being
tendered to him, he declined to take his
seat in Congress, and accepted the com-
mission of Judge, which bears date, May
29, :815. This office he held till July 1,
1853, when he resigned, and was succeed-
ed by Judge Howe.

In 1817, he removed to Salem, where
he, ever after, remained.

Besides holding the offices already men-
tioned, he was one of the founders of the
Theological School at Cambridge, in 1816,
and one of the Board of Overseers of
Harvard College from 1842 to 1853. He
was, also, a member of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, and of the American

106

AcaJ-my of Arts and Sciences. Of the
Essex Historical Society, he was a Trustee
fro-n l23to 1 841, and President of the
Society from 1837 to 1848. He was also
Trustee of the Salem Athenaeum from
1824 to 1840, and the President from 1838
to 1840. He was one of the founders of
the Essex County Lyceum, and the first
President of the Salem Lyceum, one of the
oldest societies now in existence establish-
ed for the purpose of encouraging public
lectures. He was chosen President of the
fcjalem Dispensary, and also of the Salem
Savings Bank ; of which he hud been, at dif-
ferent times, a Trustee and Vice President.

To him, the Essex Institute was im-
mensely indebted for the unflagging inter-
est that he manifested in its success ; the
influence he exerted over others in its be-
half; and for his munificent contributions
of money and books. Of th? latter, he
gave to the Institute, at various times dur-
ing his life and by his last will, not less
than eight thousand bound volumes and
ten thousand pamphlets, besides some val-
uable files of newspapers.*

The Institute was proud to elect him
its President, which office he held till his
death. * :

Judge White was married, first, May
24, 1807, to Mrs. Mary Van Schalkwyck,
daughter of the late Dr. Josiah Wilder, of
Lancaster, Mass , (gr. Yale, 1767). She
died June 29, 1811. He married, next,
at Salem, Aug 1, 1819, Mrs. Eliza Wet-

* I ought not to omit to mention that Judge
White's munificence was not only exhibited in his
gifts to the Edsex Institute To tho city of Law-
rence, which w;v-i f&t off from Methnen. his na ive
fwn. he gave a valu:bl piece of land for public
uses; and his charitable contributions were, other-
wise, considerable.

more, daughter of the late William Orne,
Esq., a merchant of Salem. She died
March 27, 1821. He married, again, Jan.
22. 1826, Mrs. Ruth Rogers, daughter of
Mr. Joseph Hurd, late of Charlestown,
merchant. By each of his wives he had
children there being seven in all three
of whom still survive their father. His
widow is also living.

On the 30th day of March, 1861, hav-
ing finished a literary work, on which he
had been for some time engaged,* and, be-
ing fully aware of his approaching dissolu-
tion, which he awaited with serenity, he
expired, His final and fatal disease was
an ossification of the heart.

The several societies to which he be-
longed, including the Essex Bar, took
public notice of his death and passed ap-
propriate resolutions in memory of his
worth and their loss. A funeral discourse
was preached at the meeting house of the
First Church in Salem, of which he was a
member, by the Rev. Dr. George Ware
Briggs, his pastor, who was, subsequently,
appointed by the Essex Institute to pre-
pare a biography of the Judge for publica-
tion under its auspices.

His remains were interred in the Har-
mony Grove Cemetery.

As a Judge, White, undoubtedly, was
superior to any of his predecessors in of-
fice. Possessed of a sound judgment, a
firm will, a kind heart and gentle manners
to which he added thorough legal learn-

* New England Congregationalism in its Origin
and Purity; illustrated by the Foundation and Ear-
ly Records of the Firt Church in Palem. and vari-
ous Discussions relating to the Subject. Salem,
1861, pp. 3 IS Some account of this work will be
given in the Collections, hereafter.

107

ing and rare scholarship the perplexing
and thankleps duties of this petty office,
though much too humble and unprofitable
for his sole employment, were, neverthe-
less, most diligently and ably performed
by him. The exalted reputation of Judge
Holten as a patriot and an honest man,
had restrained the public from loudly com-
plaining against certain abuses in the ad-
ministration of probate affairs that had, un-
fortunately, crept in in his day, or, perhaps,
had come down with the loose business
habits of former times. A change in the
business of the Probate Office was expect-
ed with the change of officers ; and, of
this, White had received some significant
intimations from certain members of the
State Government, at the time of his ap-
pointment.*

By a resolve of the Legislature, passed
Feb. 9, 1816, White was appointed on a
committee with the Hon. Thomas Dawes
and John Pickering, Esq., to consider and
report on the subject of revising all the
laws relating to the Courts of Probate and
the settlement of the estates of persons
deceased. He declined to serve on this
committee from a sense of the delicate po-
sition in which, as a judge of one of the
probate courts, this appointment would
place him in relation to his brethren on the
bench in other counties ; and the Hon. Na-
than Dane was, a few days after, appointed
in his stead. This committee, in a short
time, made a report, which is now, sub-
stantially, embodied in an act of the Leg-
islature Stat. 1817, chap. 190.

Judge White, who, though not a mem-
ber of the Committee, had much to do in

Se his Introduction to hi* Vi w. Ac , of Courts
of Probate, Salem: 1822. The work afterwards re-
ferred to in this sketch, pott.

preparing this report, after the passige of
the act, published a treatise the best that
has ever appeared on the subject on the
jurisdiction and proceedings of the Courts
of Probate in Massachusetts. This book
was published in 1822.

\Vith the assistance of Mr. Lord, the
Register, the forms of probate proceedings,
in this county, were reduced, under his di-
rection, to a system that was very perfect ;
and the records were kept, at the same
time, according to a method, devised by
Mr. Lord, that was copied by registers of
probate in some other counties as the
most correct and thorough system that had
been suggested.

During Judge White's term, the Legis-
lature abolished the old system of fees,
and established salaries for the judges and
registers throughout the Commonwealth
allowing fees to be taken only for copies
and extra-official services. This was in
Feb., 1824.

As the patron and lover of learning.
Judge White's reputation stands, deserved-
ly, high. One of his earliest contributions-
to literature, has already been mentioned,
and so has his last. Besides these and
several other published productions a list
of which, I subjoin in the margin,* he

* They are. as given to me by Dr Wheatland. as
follows:

1 Eulogy on George Washington, at .Uetbuen,
Jan'y 13. I80C. 8vo. pp. IS.

2 Address before the Morrimac Hunaano -Sou., at
i Newburyport, Sept. 3. 1805, 8vo. pp. 38.

3. A View of tne Jurisdiction and Proceedings of
the Courts of Probate, 8vo, pp. 158, Salem, 1822.

4. Address before Essex County Lyceum. May 5,
1830 8ro, pp S3.

5 Eulogy on X. Bovrditob, at Salem, May 24,
Ia38, 8vo. pp. 72.

6. Address at the consecration of Harmony Grove
Cemetery, June U. 1840, 8vo pp. 33.

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made copious critical, historical, biograph-
ical and bibliographical notes and refer-
ences, in a vast number of books that
crowded his library, or that were given by
him to public institutions. He delivered
several lectures and addresses ; contributed
sundry articles to newspapers and periodi-
cals ; assisted occasionally in the prepara-
tion of books put forth by others ; and,
sometimes, attended and took part in the
deliberations of the learned societies of
which he was a member.

Books were his delight, and his reading
must have been vast in the departments of
history, bibliography and the belles lettres
especially in the classics, ancient and mod-
ern ; and in English and American theolog-
ical and homiletic literature of the more
recent schools.

As a member of society, it is sufficient
to say of him, that he sustained through-
out his career, in all the relations of do-
mestic and social life, an unblemished rep-
utation for earnestness, faithfulness, integ-
rity and piety. Down to his last hour, he
was a warm patriot, and poignantly re-
gre_tted the madness that then threatened
the country with a saturnalia of treason
and bloodshed. He died more than re-
spected he was revered and loved.

His residence was in the House that
stood next north of the City Hall, on Wash-
ington st., Salem, and is now built into,

7. Address before the Aluumi of Hurv. Uni. Aug.
27 1844. 8vo, pp. 42

8. Eulogy on J Pickering before Am Acad. Sci.
A Arts Oct. 26, 1846, 8vo, pp. 106.

9. Brief sketch of a Lecture before Essex Institute
i- May 12, 1856, 8vo, pp. 14

10. Brief Memoir of the Plummer Family, 8vo,
pp 36, Salem, 1858.

11. New England Congregationalism, 8vo, pp. 319,
Salem, 1861.

and forms the northern end of the new
block now building by Mr. Hubon.

MAY 29, 1815 to JUNB 12, 1851.
NATHANIEL LORD, 3D* 9tH REGISTER.

The office of Register of Probate be-
coming vacant by the death of Mr. Daniel
Noyes, Mr. Nathaniel Lord, 3d, of Ips-
wich, who had, for several years, been the
chief clerk in the office, was appointed to
act as Register pro tempore till a new Reg-
ister should be appointed ; which was done
on the 29th of May, following, the same
day that Judge White was commissioned
and Mr. Lord received the appointment.

Mr. Lord was the sixth, in lineal de-
scent, from Robert Lord, the first Clerk of
the Colonial Quarterly Court at Ipswich,
who was, ex officio, register of probate, and
whose biography has already been sketched
in an early part of this work.f

Mr. Lord's parents were Isaac and Su-
sannah (Lord) Lord, and he was born at
Ipswich, Sept. 25, 1780. Having received
preliminary instruction under Master James
Burnham, of Ipswich, he was fitted for
college by Mr. Daniel Dana, (afterwards
D. D.) son of the Rev. Joseph Dana, his
pastor, and entered Harvard, where he
graduated in the class of 1798 ; on which
occasion, he was assigned a part in the
exercises and delivered a poem on " As-

* For the facts of this biography, I am chiefly in-
debted to members of the family and near relatives
of the deceased. I have also consulted the files of
the Salem Gazette and Salem Register, for some
dates and items; and am further indebted to Felt's
Hist, of Ipswich, for a few useful particulars.

t See Hist. Coll. Essex lost., Vol. II, No. 5, p.
216.

109

tronomy," which was published in the Sa-
lem Gazette.*

After leaving college, he taught school
for a while at York, in the District now
State of Maine, where he was highly es-
teemed as a teacher. Returning to his na-
tive town, he was married to Eunice,
daughter of Jeremiah and Lois (Choate)
Kimball, of that town. By this marriage
he had seven children four sons and three
daughters. Three of his sons survive
him, and all are members of the Essex
Bar. George R. Lord, Esq., the youngest,
succeeded him in office, on the removal of
Mr. Lawrence, who supplanted his father in
1851. The two elder sons, Nathaniel J.
and Otis P., have both ranked among the
leaders of the Essex Bar for several years,
and the latter is now one of the Justices of
the Superior Court of this Commonwealth.

Mrs. Lord having deceased April 9,
1837, Mr. Lord was again married Sept.
6, 1838, to Mary Holt Adams, daughter
of John Adams, Esq., of Andover. She
survived him and is still living.

Applying himself diligently to the labo-
rious duties of his office, Mr. Lord did not
find time to devote to any other consider-
able employment. He never, however,
forgot the studies of his youth, nor lost the

* Mr. Lord, I am informed, had another part as-
signed him at the same time. In the same olapj,
were William Ellery dimming. Judge Story, Dr.
Tuokerman, Jud^e Fay, Isaac Fiske, Wm. Austin,
Thomas Cole and Ralph French. It is not a little
singular, that, iu the same college at the game time,
were two future judges of probate and their two
registers, viz: Judge F*y and Mr. Fiske, Judge
White and Mr. Lord. Another coincidence that is
remarkable, is the fact, that, in the class of 1825,
were R. S. Fay, A. H. Fiske, Arthur W. Austin.
Jonathan Cole and Nath'l. J. Lord, fire sons of fire
classmates of 1798!

tastes acquired over his books at college.
Quick to discern the nicer shades of mean-
ing in words, he was very discriminating
in the use of them and very accurate in
the expression of ideas ; and, withal, was
very fond of philological inquiries. Asso-
ciated with Judge White in the work of
remodelling and multiplying the forms of
probate proceedings he found ample scope
for these talents ; and the public is large-
ly indebted to him for the variety, simplici-
ty and verbal neatness of the blanks that
have been so long and conveniently used
in the Probate Court of this County.

Mathematics was his special delight and
study. Occasionally he turned his pen to
some pleasant literary effort not unfre-
quently a short poem to some friend or a
hymn for some public service and many
of these productions are well worthy of
preservation. When the first alphabetical
catalogue of graduates of Harvard was be-
ing prepared he contributed to the work.*
Once, early in life, he delivered a fourth-of-
July oration. And, when Lafayette revisit-
ed Ipswich in 1824, he was chosen to de-
liver the welcoming address which he did
acceptably.

Besides delivering these addresses he
presided over the exercises at the centen-
nial celebration of the settlement of Ips-
wich, in 1834 ; and he sometimes prepared
addresses for others to recite. But his
whole character was averse to public dis-
play and inclined him to the laborious,
quiet and monotonous drudgery of his of-
ficial duties. It is safe to say that no reg-

Mr. Lord has the merit of fint suggesting the
alphabetical index to this " Triennial." And for
many years, he win provided with interleave! cop
ies, in whiou he made numerous useful memoranda
in aid of the work.

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ister Before him had performed half the
amount of work in the same time, and,
considering the changes wrought by him in
the office, none had performed his duties
with half the thoroughness.

He was, for one year, (1823,) select-
man, and for several years one of the
school-committee of Ipswich. He was al-
so a justice of the peace and quorum.

In 1851, the agitation of questions re-
lating to the extension of slavery and the
return of fugitive slaves had divided each
of the two great political parties in New
England and, particularly, in Massachu-
setts into what were sometimes called
" conscience" and " cotton" whigs and
democrats. The mutual affinity of the re-
spective classes in both parties being
stronger than old party ties, coalitions were
formed between them for the purpose of
securing the management of public affairs.
But the superior numbers and zeal of the
anti-slavery coalitionists overcame all op-
position, and they elected Governor Bout-
well from the democratic wing of the co-
alition. Mr. Lord, having been a firm
whig of the conservative school, was ob-
noxious to some of the coalitionists of Es-
sex county, who insisted upon his removal
on the ground of the good policy of estab-
lishing rotation in office. .Accordingly,
June 12, 1851, he was removed, and Mr.
Edwin Lawrence, a democrat, was ap-
pointed to succeed him.

During Mr. Lord's connection with the
Probate Office a period of between forty
and fifty years some important changes
were made besides those already enumerat-
ed. The probate records, at first, were
kept by the Register in his private custody,
usually in his dwelling-house, which was
his office. After the year 1722, the Pro-

bate Office was in the court house, at Ips-
wich, though the records remained, even
down to Mr. Lord's time, in the Register's
dwelling-house. In 1817, the brick build-
ing, now standing in Ipswich, was erected
for a fire-proof place of deposit for the
records and for a probate office, and re-
mained such, till, in 1852, the records and
the office were removed to Salem.

On the sixteenth of October, 1852, Mr.
Lord, while at home, in a room by him-
self, suddenly fell and expired. He was
buried in the burying-ground on High
street in Ipswich, and an obituary sermon,
in memory of his worth, was preached the
next Sunday, by the Rev. Daniel Fitz,
pastor of the South Church, of which the
deceased was a member.*

Mr. Lord's residence was on High street
in Ipswich, in a house built in 1728, by
the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers.

JUNE 12TH, 1851, TO FEB. 14, 1853.
EDWIN LAWRENCE 10TH RBGISTEB.
Mr. Lord's successor was Mr. Edwin
Lawrence, of Newburyport. He remained
in office till Feb. 14, 1853, when, the
the whig party having elected their candi-
date, Gov. Clifford, Mr. Lawrence was
removed and George R. Lord, Esq., a son
of Nathaniel Lord, the former Register,
was appointed. During Mr. Lawrence's
term, the Probate Office was, by order
of the county commissioners, removed to
its present location in Salem

FEB. 14, 1853, TO FEB. 27, 1855.
GEORGE ROBERT. LORD HTH REGISTER.
Mr. George R. Lord of Ipswich, the

* This sermon has not been printed

Ill

llth Register, held office but about two port, succeeded Mr. Perley, by appoint-
years ; when, the American party or ment of the Governor, as Register pro tern.,
Know-nothings, as they were called, car- till the election in Nov., 1857, when he
ried the state elections by large majorities ; was chosen Register, to hold from Jan. 7,
Governor Gardner succeeded Clifford, and 1858.
Mr. Lord was removed from office.

Jl-LY 1,11

JULY 1. 1853, TO JI..Y 1, If GEOROE FRANCIS CHOATE-l^TH JCDGE,

NATH'L. SALTONSTALL llu\\ I:_UTH Jew* And '"" Jud " of Probate and '' 0/ '""*-

On the retirement of Judge White, Na- B - v the 93d Chapter of the Acts of the
thaniel S. Howe of Havcrhill, Tsq., was legislature, for the year 1858, the Courts
appointed his successor, and held the office of Insolvency, established in 1856, were
till July I, 185R. united with the Probate Courts in the sev-

eral counties ; or, rather, the offices of the
i Judges of these Courts were abolished ;

FKB. 27, 1855, TO JAN. 7, 1857. and a new office was established in the sev-

JAMES ROPES !2rH RKGIBTKR. eral counties, the incumbent of which was

Mr. James Ropes, of Salem, was ap- |9 alled ' in tne act, the Judge of Probate
pointed by Gov. Gardner, to succeed Mr. an( * Insolvency. To this office, for the
Lord. But, by an amendment of the Con- | County of Essex, George Francis Choate,
stitution, proclaimed by the Governor, i of> Salem, Esquire, was appointed July 1,
June 15, 1855, the office of Register of ,1858, and still holds under that commis-
Probate was made elective ; and, by chap.
173 of the acts of the Legislature of the
next year, 1856, elections under this
amendment were ordered, which resulted
in the election of Mr. Jonathan Perley, Jr.,
of Salem, as Register of Probate for this
county.

JAN. 7, 1857, to APR. 13, 1857.
JONATHAN PERLEY, JB. 13TH REOISTBR.
Mr. Perley, having unsuccessfully at-
tempted to procure an increase of his of-

JAN 5, 1859.

ABNER CHENEY GOODELL 15TH REGIHTKK,
And f'irat Rtfittrr of Prubatr and Intolvency

The union of the two judicial offices of
Probate and Insolvency was followed by
the election of a Register of both Courts,
in the Nov. election of 1858. Mr. Abner
C. Goodell, of Lynn, who had been Reg-
ister of Insolvency, was chosen, and enter-
ed upon the duties of the united offices

ficial salary, resigned his office Apr. 13, | Jan . 5< 1859; andj at the same time, Mr.

JAMES ROPES, formerly Register of Pro-
bate, was appointed by the Judge, Assis-

APR. 13, 1857, TO JAN. 5, 1859.
CHARLES HODOE HUDSON UTH REGISTER.
Mr. Charles H. Hudson, of Newbury-

tant Register of Probate and Insolvency.

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ABSTRACTS FROM WILLS, INVEN-
TORIES, &c., ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS,
SALEM, MASS.

COPIED BY IRA J. PATCH.

[Continued from Vol. IV. Page 72.]

Habakkuh Turner, 4wo., 1685.

Inventory of Habakkuh Turner, taken
July 2. 1685, by Henry Bartholomew and
John Browne, amounting to 265, 10s;
returned by Mrs. Mary Turner, admx.
June 30, 1685.

Administration is granted unto Mary
Turner upon the above estate, the widow
to have one half of the estate and the
children to have the other half, the eldest
son to have a double portion, and the oth-
er two to have equall, to be paid to them
as they come of age.' Children Robert,
Habakkuh and Mary Turner. June 30,
1685.

Tho's Purchase, 4wo., 1685.
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Pur-
chase, taken 27th June, 1685, by John
Blaney and Henry Skerry, Junr., amount-
ing to 44 8s 6d. Returned by Elizabeth,
widow of the deceased, June 30, 1685.

Edmond Batter, 4mo., 1685.

Will of Edmond Batter, dated llth
February, 1684-5, mentions his present
wife, eldest son Edmond, children Mary,
Elizabeth and Daniel, all under 21 years.
Edmond to enter College for 2 or 3 years
if he be thought fit. Appoints his father
Gookin and wife to be ex'ors, and Mr.
Wm. Browne, Jun'r and Capt. John Hig-
ginson and Stephen Sewall to be overseers.

witnesses Stephen Sewall and Henry
West, probate 14 August, 1685.

Rich'd Rowland, 4mo., 1685.

Inventory of estate of Richard Row-
land of Marblehead, taken May 20, 1685,
by Samuel Ward and Robert Bartlett,
amounting to 862 19s 6d. Returned by
John Rowland and Richard Pytharch.
ex'ors, June 30, 1685.

(In the inventory are mentioned articles
of bedding and furniture given to Abigail,
Richard, Mary, Rachel Prance, John Row-
land,

twenty one years service in a negro wo-
man, 20.

A negro child 5.)

Andrew Woodbury, 4mo., 1685.
Inventory of the estate of Andrew
Woodbury, taken 29th June, 1685, by
Joseph Phippen and Philip English, a-
mounting to 163 5s 6d. returned by
Mary, relict of the deceased, who is ap-
pointed adm'x.

John Dow, 7 wo., 1685.
Petition of Samuel Sheperd to the Coun-
ty Court, (dated Sept. 25,) held Sept. 28,
shewing, that there was at a court held at
Hampton, 1673, a disposal of the estate
of John Dow till further order, and there
has been no further order, he therefore
asks that there may be a division of said
estate between the relict and child of the
said John Dow.

John Wood, 7mo., 1685.
Further account of claims allowed
against the estate of John Wood by the
Committee, John Appleton, Daniel Epps
and John Appleton, Jr., amounting to
45 12s. 8d., returned Sept. 15, 1685.

(To be continued.)

113

COPY FROM ORIGINAL BOOK OF
GRANTS OF SALEM.

COMMUNICATED BT PERLET DERBT, WITH KoTES B
B. F. BROW2IX.

[Continued from Page 96.]

the Id of the llth moneth 1636.

Its ordered and agreed that Lieft daven
port shall haue a ten acre lott nere Jeffry
Massyes Lott.

Edr Beachamp received for an Inhabi-
tant and is to have fowre acres of land.

23d of ye llth mo: 1636.

Its agreed that mr Sharpe our Elder
shall have a farme of 300 acres of land to
be laid out and bounded by the towne to
the Sowthward of mr Skeltons farme and
joyning vpon the head of the North River.

Its agreed that for as much as mr flran-
cis Johnson did relinquishe a farme formly
granted him at Brooksby vpon the townes
request, and now desiring meet accomoda-
tions elsewhere, Its therefore ordered that
he shall have six acres of meadoe ground
& fowrtene acres of other ground at Brooks-
by aforesaid, where his cow howse now is
and nyne score acres more nere the cedar
pond above a myle distant from it.

the 27 of the llth moneth, 1636.
Its ordered that John woodbery and cap-
tane Traske & John Balch shall lay out
200 acres of land for mr Endicott next ad-
joyning to the land wch was formly grant-
ed him.

17 of the 12th moneth 1636.
That mr Hathorne may have 200 acres
of land when he hath built wth condition
that he be dissmissed from the church of
Dorchester to ch of Salem.

VOL. iv. 15

7th of the 12th moneth 1636
John hardee is to have a fishing lott.

17 of the 12th moneth 1636.
Christopher young recived an Inhabitant
and may have half an acre with mr
Browne.

The 2Qth of the i2th moneth 1636.
A warrant granted & dd (delivered)
John Woodbery according the forme of the
first warrant for the Laying out vnto:

Samuell Archer 60 acres

win Allen 50

John Sibly 50

Geo : willms 40

John Moore 40

John Black 30

Sargent woolfe 50

Sarg : dixie 50

widoe more 10

An other warrant dd to Lay out vnto
Roger Morie 50 acres

Elr. Giles 60

Richard davenport 80

Robt Moulton 100

Thomas Gardner 100

firancis weston 120

mr'is Higgerson 150

An other warrant of the 17th of the 12th
moneth 1636 for the laying out to Law-
rence leech 100 acres of land and six acres
if Marshe over against mrs. daniells, And
o Jacob Barnes 50 acres wth the Marshe
efore the ground.

Itme 20th of the 12th moneth 1636.
A warrant dd, John woodbery according
o the contents that Jeffry Massy & Rich-
rd Brackenbury each haue three score and
ftene acres a peice at Mackrell cove* dis-
hardging first theire arearages in the
ownes booke and that Captane Trask,

* Mackrell Cove is in Beverly, nrly opposite
'ospital Point in SaUra.

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John woodbery Roger Cbnant & John
Balch or any 3 of them may lay them
out.

Itme yts ordered that Mathew Watter
shall have five acres of land vpon the North
neck.

Its ordered that Christopher young shall
have (besides halfe an acre for an house
lott) the quantity of ten acres vpon darbie*
fort side.

Its ordered that Thomas Golthwaite
shall haue a tenn acre lot vpon the neck of
the North side of the Ri#er Pvided yt if
in case he be not dismissed vnto the church
at Salem that then he leave yt vnto ye
towne els to be his owne That Thomas
Eaborne may have three acres next to En-
sign davenport tenn acre lott laid out wth-
out warrant.

By the towne represent 2 of the first moneth
1636.

That Avillm woodbery in consideration of
laying downe a 2 acre lott in towne is to
have a pcell of marshe lying before his tenn
acre lott and soe much of vpland ground
at the other end as to make him levell wth
other men those not exceeding 3 acres &
it being averred not to be prejudishall un-
to any James Standish having leave from
the surveyors for the inclosing of some pte
of the comon next to the pen wth this
caution that if the towne require yt, he
shall allow soe much out of his house lott
on the other end.

John Pride hath graunted half an acre
on winter harbor by theire howse and 5
acres on darbie fort side.

* Darbie Fort side was Marblehead Mr. Bentley
thought it was Beverly- That it was Marblehead
is conclusively proved by the deposition of John
Peach and Richard Moore. Sea Felt's Annals, page
299.

By the towne represent, the 3d day of the Zd
moneth 1637.

.Its ordered that mr Scruggs may have
tenne acres of meadoe grounde in the
North side of the water that runs out of
the great pond. That whereas divers in-
convinences have accrued by a particular
Laying out of everie pticular mans p por-
tion of land intire to himself and bound-
ing the same out at the same instant by
reason of the inequality of grounds, some
thereby may haue all good and some none
good, Its therefore ordered, that soe manie
as are appoynted in one warrant shalbe
laid out in one intire bound and make sub-
division according to the nature of the
grounds.

That mr Batter shall have tenn acres of
marshe where it may convenientlie, be
laid out for him in lieu of "20 acres wch he
should surrender, out of his fearme for his
brother Antraim.

That Richard Hutchinson shall have
twenty acres more above the sixtie acres
mentioned in the book of Calculations and
to be laid out next to Richard water-
man.

By the towne rep 1 tentative \0th of the 2d
moneth 1637.

Richard Graves received for an Inhabi-
tant and may haue the 2 or 3 acres of land
if there be soe much next beyond Raph
ffogs 5 acre lott.

Thomas Read acknowledged an Inhab-
itant.

By the toiune representative 1 7th of the 2d
moneth 1637

mr ffrancis upton hath tenn acres added
to his 120 acres mentioned in Calculation.

Item yts agreed yt in case Richard
Hutchinson shall sett vp plowing, he may

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have 20 acres more to bee within 2 yeares
added to his pportion.

Its agreed that ffrancisupton may have
20 acres of land more to the 130 form'ly
pportioned to be laid out vpon woollustons
River.

Item that mr verrin shall have libtie to
cult 8 loade of hay grassc nere to Law-
rence Leeches p vided that he burne all
the marshe thereabout.

That mr. Smyth shall have his pportion
of 1 50 acres beyond the old planters farmes.

Item that mr willm Browne may have
tenne acres added to his 20 acres in stead
of a tenne acre lott.

The 19th of the 4th moneth, 1637

Granted mr Thorndike 185 acres in the
place wch the towne appoyntedhim lOOacrs.

That men shalbe chosen for the manag-
ing the afaires of the towne.

Agreed that mr Clarke shall have 200
acres by Sedar pond not exceeding 20
acres of meadow to be laid out according
te the discretion of the Layers out.

mr Johnson is granted that Small quanti-
tyeof medow ground before his house on the
othersideof the River betwixt 2 & 3 acres.
The 20th of the 4th moneth 1637

A towne meeting of the 12 men appoyn-
ted for the buisness thereof whose names
are here under written

Mr Hathorne
mr Bishop
mr Connaught
mr Gardiner
John Woodbery
Peter Palfrey
Daniell Ray
Robt Moulton
mr Scruggs
Jeffry Massy
John Balch
John Holgrave.

Its ordered that Richard Johnson is re-
ceived an Inhabitant and is appoynted
half an acre of land for an house, lott nere
vnto Richard Hollingworths works.

Its ordered that Richard Roots is ap-
poynted half an acre of land for his house
lott next vnto our brother mar shall, saving
the high way.

A towne meeting the 4th of the 5th
moneth 1637

mr Hathorne

mr Connant

John woodbery

mr Scruggs

mr Gardiner

Robt Moulton

Daniell Ray

Peter Palfray

Townsend Bishop %*

Jeffry Massy

George harris to have his lott made vp
at the great cove.

the 4th of the 5th moneth 1637.

willm Plaise requested a tenn acre lott
and yt is graunted mr. Burdett is to have a
tenn acre lott adjoyning to the fort next
Marble head.

A towne meeting the 12th of the 5th
moneth 1637.

John Tompkins is received an inhabi-
tant and hath granted 5 acres of land.

Thomas Edwards & henery Skerry have
granted either of them 10 acres of plant-
ing ground.

Robt Codman hath granted 5 acres for
himself and five acres for his mother pvid-
ed he be received for an Inhabitant.

Thomas venner hath graunted 10 acres
of planting ground.

The ISth of the 5th moneth, 1637.
Granted vnto willm wake 5 acres of
planting ground.

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Robert Baker is received an Inhabitant
& is granted 5 acres of planting ground
Wm. Willms. is received an Inhabitant & is
granted one acre of ground for an house
lott by our brother Barney & 10 acres for
a great Lott.

Richard Lambert hath granted to him
5 acres of land for a great lott on Darby
fort side,

Granted william Lord 70 acres of vp-
land & 7 acres of medow lying by mr.
Garfort and butting vpon Richard water-
man & Daniell Ray.

Its ordered that Thomas Gardiner jun.
shall have 5 acres of land for a great lott.

30*A of the 5th moneth 1637.
Job Swynerton is admitted for an In-
habitant and is granted halfe an acre nere
our brother marshall for an house lott.
Granted vnto mr. Endicott 10 acres of
medow lying north ward of mr. Sharpes
medow.

4 towne meeting the 7th of the 6th moneth 1637.

mr. Holgrave

mr Hathorne

mr Scruggs

mr Bishop

John wodbury

mr Gardner

Daniell Ray

Robt moulton

Jeffry massy

John Balch

Austin Kelham is admitted an Inhabi-
tant and to have a quarter of an acre be-
fore Estis house

John Scarlet is likewise admitted and
is to have halfe an acre in the neck

willm vincent desireth 5 acres and it is
granted him

John Cooke is admitted an Inhabitant
& granted five acres

A towne meeting the 14th of the bth moneth,
1637

mr Blackleech appoynted the peice of
medow that was appoynted to brother Gott
that lyeth nere to mr. Blackleech farme

Samell Greenfeild received an Inhabi-
tant & allowed 10 acres.

John Burrowes received an Inhabitant &
is allowed 5 acres.

mr young is appoynted Ben : fieltons 10
acres in Basse River & Ben flelton to have
an other on the South side Darbyes fort

Thomas Oliver is granted 10 acres

Mathew Smyth is received an Inhabi-
tant & is allowed a quarter of an acre

Serieant woolfe allowed halfe an acre of
Land at winter harbour

henery Skerry allowed a quarter of an
acre nere to Estyes

Its ordered that mr conants house,
ground, & halfe an acre of corne standing
on the same, Joyning next vnto mr John
ffisk, shalbe bought by the towne for old
mr willm Place and the towne to make
payment thereof

Its ordered that the house of mr Con-
nant scituated next vnto mr John ffiske &
half an acre of ground wth the corne now
standing thereon is appoynted by this met-
ing for the vse of willm Plase & his wife,
yt now is, to them for the tyme of yr lives ;
and what cost the said willm Plase shalbe
at for his vse and behoofe, the towne at ye
end of yr lives shalbe willing to allow his
heires executors or assignes, the valew that
the same shalbe worth

The 2&th of the 6th moneth 1637

Goodwife Grafton requesteth a p'cell of
land for hir mother at the end of hir hus-
bands lott and it is graunted to be laid out.

Thomas Payne requesteth a litle p'cell

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of land next his house to be Laid out by
the Surveyors.

The \\thof the 7th moneth 1637
mr verryn is to have his farme of 1 60

acres next to mr Clarke on the North side

laying downe his former.

John marskc is granted for his great lott

20 acres ioyning to Leiftenant davnport

(Davenport)

The 25/A of the 7th moneth 1637
George wright is granted halfe an acre
upon the neck to build vpon and five acres
on the forest side to plant on, and to keepe
a ferry betweene Butt poynt* & darbye
fort.

The 9th of the 8th moneth 1637

mr Batter is allowed 100 acres of vp-
land & 12 acres of medow or there about
p vided the towne at yr next meeting doe
agree thereto as we doe, p,vided that if mr
Batter doe remove out of towne then the
towne doe reserve the land to themselves

Captane Traske is allowed 5 acres of
medow next to mr Johsons farme and is
agreed vpon the fomer tearmes

Erasmus James is allowed to be an In-
habitant wth them at Marble head and al-
so 2 acres for planting ground.

Nicholas Lcstin is allowed to be an In-
habitant at Marble head and is allowed 2
acres for planting

Richard Qreenway admitted an Inhabi-
tant at Marble head and 2 acres for plant-
ing ground.

Phillip Beene admitted an Inhabitant at
Marble head & to have 2 acres for plant-
ing

mr ffreind admited an Inhabitant wth vs
and allowed 10 acres planting ground.

The 8th of the 9M month 1637

John hart & willm Charles granted each
5 acres, and to make vp yr house lott that
is betwene them halfe an acre at Marble
head.

John Devorex granted half an acre for
house lott

Anthoine Buxton allowed 5 acres
Alexander higgens granted 5 acres
Thomas Gardiner and George Gardiner*
brethren haue either of them 10 acres al-
lowed, Thomas having 5 acres already
granted, therefore is to haue but 5 acres to
make it 10

The 8th of the 9th moneth 1637

Mr Holgraves syster Marget Bright is
allowed next to John Holgrave 3 or 4
acres

John Burrows is allowed 10 acres wth
his form 5 acres

John Pickwood, John Gaily John Nor-
man & Willm Bennet, allowed to each 25
acres a man at Jeffryes creeke.

mrs Alee daniell allowed 50 acres.

Joshua Holgrave is allowed a 10 acre
lott

James heynes granted 5 acres more to
his former grant.

The 25th of the 10M moneth 1637
Its agreed that the Marshe and medow
lands that haue ben formly laid in comon
lo the towne, shall now be appropriated to
the Inhabitants of Salem pportioned out
vuto them according to the heads of yr
families, to those yt haue ye greatest nom-
ber an acre thereof, and to those that haue
least not above half an acre thereof, and

Butt Point ii now called Point of Rooki.

Thomas and George Gardiner were for* of Thorn-
H tfardiner who was one of the 13 men. John, Jo-
seph, Richard and Samuel, were also his sons.

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to those that are betwene both 3 quarters
of an acre Alwayes pvided and it is soe
agreed, that none shall sell away yr ppor-
tion of medow more or lesse nor lease
them out to any above 3 yeares vnles they
sell or lease out yr houses with theire me-
dow.

The 25th of the 10th moneth 1637

Granted to Leiftenant daunport a por-
tion of medow of the South side of Brooks-
by river being 5 or 6 acres or thereabouts

Its agreed that whereas yr was formly
granted some medow at Brooksby to Ed-
mond Batter yet it was by the layers out
forborne to be dd. till mr Thorndike gave
consent, yt being formly granted to him
Therefore the said medow being consented
vnto by mr Thorndike That the said Ed-
mond Batter shall enioye it The towne
hath now consented unto him

Itme granted vnto Edmond Batter 30
acres of land joyning to his farme

Granted to Richard Graves half an acre
vpon the neck for fhe setting of his house
he pmising to follow fishing.

Granted John hardyes eldest sonne a iO
acre lott about Basse river.

Granted Raph fibg 8 acres medow lying
in the great Marshe.

The first day of the llth moneth 1637
Granted to John Gidney 80 acres,

whereof six acres are medow lying nere to

mr Gardners.

Granted Richard more half an acre on

the neck

Granted mr Gooch half an acre by his

fiather holgraves nere winter harbour.*

*Grants were made on Winter Island for the fish-
eries and for ship building, and there were several
houses upon it. Fish warehouse! remained there
till within a century.

Granted vnto ffr. ffelmingham 200 acres
about the great pond, or out that way as
shalbe laide out by the Surveyors in the
Spring.

The 29th of the llth moneth 1637
Granted Richard Thurston a 10 acre

lott

Granted Richard Bartholomew 10 acres

of land

Granted widow Greene 5 acres
Granted Eddm. Marshall, Rich : Roots,

Richard Norman, Joseph Pope mrs ffelton

willm Robinson James Standish & George

harris 20 acres a peice that was mr Thorn-
dikes

Granted John Tompkins 5 acres of land

more lying by his other 5 acres ;
Granted 5 acres to John Webster
Granted Wm hathorne a iO acre lott

nere the mill

This 50 acres Granted mr Garford &

of Will : Lords Willm Lord 50 acres

is pt of ye 70 a peice

acres formerly Granted to mr Emery

granted 40 acres nere Mackrell

cove
Granted to Nicholas woodbery a 10 acre

lott

Granted to Robt Morgan 25 acres
Granted to Thomas Lathrop 50 acres
Granted to humphry woodbery 40 acres
Granted to Thomas Brownyng 60 acres
The 24th of the 12th moneth 1637
Mr Conant Peter Palfrey

John wodbery Jefiry Massy
John Balch willm hathorne
Granted vnto mr Garner (Gardner) an

addition of Land to his farme to make yt

vsefull not exceeding 20 acres

Richard Adams hath his five acres

changed and to have yt at the mill and to

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have a pportion to sett an house ncre Leift
Davenports

Granted to mr ffiske 150 acres for a
farme

Granted to mr Stileman 20 acres of
Land nere the medow wth mr weston &
he hath

To mr Stilemans sonne 30 acres of land
nere his father.

Granted to mr Bachelder 60 acres of
land for a farme

Granted to Robt Moulton Jun 40 acres
of Land for a farme

The Zdof the first moneth 1637
mr Endicott John Balch
mr Connant Peter Palfrey
John woodbery Jeffry Massy

Granted to Jeffry Massy & Richard
Brackenbury 50 acres of Land adjoyning
to the land formly granted and yt is in
Consideration that they had 50 acres form-
ly granted them of Rocks wch is not of
any vse

It was agreed that 30s be lent to Job
Swnerton

The 31M day of the first moneth 1638
Granted to mr Stratton 100 acres of

Land for a farme to be laid out at the de-

scretion of the Layers out

Itme there is an addition of Land to

Elias Stilemans 30 acres', about 1 6 acres

adjoyning to the same.

The 23d of the 2d moneth 1638
John Endicott John Balch
\Vm hathorne Jeffry Massy
John woodbery mr Conant
Granted by the vote of the wholl towne,
being mett for the sending of yr deputyes
for Election of Magistrates, to Wm hath-
orne all that Salt Marshe lying along the
South River on the west side from the

bowse of Richard waters to the little brooke
called the frost fishe brooke coming forth
betwene the 2 hills being about 3 or 4
acres.

Granted to Samwell Corning one acre
adjoining to mr hathorne, further granted
vnto him a five acre lott nere the water
mill, he resigning his 5 acre lott in the
fforest river side in exchange of it.

Granted to John Pease five acres of Land
next adjoining to Samwell corning nere
vnto the mill.

Granted Samwell Smyth 200 acres, be-
ing 50 more added to his former grant, dc
the former grant disannulled.

Its agreed that willm Allen shall have
one acre of Salt Marshe at the end his lott
or nere there about if the wholl towne be-
ing mett doe consent therevnto

Granted to George Emery half an acre
of Marshe Land over against mr Endicotts
farme.

The 25th day of the 4th moneth 1638
John Endicott Jeffry Massy
John woodbery willm hathorne

Its ordered that Ananias Conclane and
willm Osborne shall have an acre apeice
for house lotts. And willm wood half an
acre all lying nere strong water brooke or
Millpond brooke to be Laid out at the
oversight of John woodbery & Captane
Traske

And Ananias conclane shall have that 10
acres of Land wch was Killams lott he
having it exchanged for an other on Cape
An side

And that willm Osborne shall have 10
acres

Itme granted 10 acres to willm wood
Itme that Thomas Reade shall have half

an acre of Land lying by his other lott
(To be continued.)

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A COPY OF THE FIRST BOOK OF
BIRTHS, OF THE TOWN OF
ROWLEY, WITH NOTES.

COMMUNICATED BY M. A. STICKNEY.
Continued from Vol. 4, page 61.

Jonathan, the son of Barzilla Barker,
borne November 5th.

Mary, the daughter of Daniel Wycom,
borne November llth.

Samuel, ye son of John Teny, born No-
vember ye tenth.

Jonathan, the son of Thomas Nelson,
borne ye aforesaid day.

John, the son of John Johnson, borne
January, ye last day.

Mary, the daughter of Mr Samuel Phil-
ips, borne Febuary the fifteen.

Thomas Longhorne, ye son of Richard
Longhorne, borne November ye 27th day.

Jonathan Foster, son of William Foster,
borne March the sixt.

Symon, the son of Symon Chapman,
borne Feb. 22.

ANNO. 1668.

Timothy Todd, son of John Todd, born
Maie ye 2d.

Joseph Brown, son of Charles dc Mary,
borne June the 29th.

An, the daughter of Andrew Hiden,
borne June the twenty second.

John Nellson, son of Philip Nelson,
borne June the last day.

Sarah, ye daughter of Samuel Brockel-
bank, borne July the 7th day,

Ezekiel Jewit, the son of Ezekiel Jew-
it, born Jully, the twenty fourth day.

Nathaniel Crosbe, the son of Anthony,
Crosbe, born September, the twenty sev-
enth day.

Sarah Remington, daughter of Thomas
Remington, borne December, the eighth
day.

Hannah, the daughter of John Wattson,
borne December, the tenth day.

Jaine, the daughter of John Symons,
borne March, the fifteenth day.

Jabez, the son of Tobiah Colman, borne
March ye 27th.

ANNO. 1669.

Edward, the son of Symon Chapman,
borne Maie 12th.

Soloman, the son of Thomas Wood,
borne Maie 17th.

Mary, the daughter of Jonathan Hop-
kinson, July, the ninth day.

Mary, the daughter of Andrew Hiden,
borne Jully, ye 21st.

Richard, the son of Edward Hazen,
born August, 6th day.

Joseph, the son of David Wheeler,
borne September, the fifteenth day.

Ebenezer B.,' son of Barzilla and Ana
Barker, borne December, sixteenth day.

Ezekiel, the son of Ezekiel Jewit, borne
October, the twenty-fifth day.

Elizabeth Nelson, daughter of Thomas
Nelson, borne Febuary, ye twenty-fifth day.

Joseph, the son of Joseph Boynton, born
March, ye twenty-third day.

Thomas, the son of Thomas & Lidiah
Pearley, born September, the twenty-sev-
enth day.

Solomon, the sonn of Thomas & Ann
Wood, borne May, the seventeenth day.

ANNO, 1670.

James, the son of Jonathan Plats, born
March the twentie-fifth.

Mary, the daughter of Samuel Dresser,
borne June, ye st.

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Sarah Colman, daughter of Tobiah Col-
man, born June ye 1 7th.

Samuel, the sonn of John Todd, born
Inly, ye ninth day.

Andrew, ye son of Andrew Hiden, born
August, ye twenty-sixt.

Jonathan, ye son of John Bailey, born
August, last day.

John, the son of Mr. Samuel Philips,
born October, ye twenty-third.

Jeremiah, ye son of Mr. Philip Nelson,
born November, the twenty-third day.

Nathaniel, the son of Nathaniel Harris,
born January, the sixt day.

Jaine, the daughter of Left. Samuel
Hrocklbanke, born January, the thirty one.

Mary, the daughter of Thomas Lambert,
born Febuary, the sixt day.

AMNO 1671.

Elizabeth, the daughter of Timothy
Palmer, born March, the twenty-third
day.

Caleb, ye son of Caleb Burbanke, born
Maie the first day.

John, the sonn of Symon Chapman, born
Maie, the third day.

Edward, the son of Jachin Rainer &
Elizabeth, born July, ye last day.

Mary, ye daughter of Abraham Jewit,
born June, the eleventh day.

Samuel Johnson, the son of John John-
son, born July, the ninth day.

Martha, daughter of John Dresser Jun-
ior, borne August, the first day.

Joseph, the son of Andrew Hiden, borne
October, the twenty eight day.

Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Dres-
ser, born December, the 2d day.

Hiphzebeth, the daughter of Edward
Hazen, borne December, the twenty-sec-
ond day.

VOL. iv. 16

Kl>cnra/.cr Wood, sonn of Tho. Wood,
borne December, twenteth-ninth day.

Hannah, the daughter of Barzilla Barker,
bom January, the fifth day.

Kli/.abeth, the daughter of Mr. Philip
Nelson, borne January, the twenty- fourth
day.

Sarah Boynton, the daughter of Josepn
& Sarah, borne Januar llth, 1071.

Maximillion Jewit, the son of Ezekiel,
born Febuary, the fifth day.

James, the son of John Todd, borne
Febuary, the eighth day.

Dorcas, the daughter of John Wooding,
borne February the tentli day. <

Jeremyah, son of Jonathan Hopkinson,
borne Febuary, the twenteth day.

John, the son of John Wattson, borne
November ye 15th.

ANNO 1672.

Tobia Colman, son of Tobiah, borne
March the twenty-sixt.

Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Horsley,
borne June ye eighteen day.

Elizabeth, ye daughter of Nathaniel
Barker, born ye fift May.

Gershome, the son of Thomas Nelson,
borne July the eleventh day.

Mary, the. daughter of Abraham Hesel-
tine, borne April ye last.

Bridgit, ye daughter of Nathaniel Har-
ris, borne November the 26th.

Isack Plats, son of Jonathan, borne Jan-
uary ye sixt.

Simion Chapman, son of Simon, borne
February twenty-fift day.

Moses, ye son of Abel Platts, borne
Febuary fourth.

John Dickinson,- son of James Dickin-
son and Rebecca, borne March twenty-
fourth.

122

An, the daughter of John and Mary
Bailey, borne Febuary the twenty-fourth.

Lidia, the daughter of Thomas & Lid-
ia Pearley, borne Jully the twenty-fifth
day.

John r ye son of Caleb Burbanke, borne
March the twentieth.

ANNO 1673.

Joseph, son of Joseph & Elizabeth,
Chaplin, borne April ye fourth day.

Timothy, the son of Timothy Palmer,
borne ye twenteth of Maie.

Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Trum-
ble, borne Maie the ninth day of Maie.

Samuel, the son of Andrew & Sarah
Hiden, borne July the 16 day.

Samuell Dresser, son of Samuell Dres-
ser & Mary, borne August the 23d.

An, the daughter of Joseph & Sarah
Boynton, borne August the fourteenth.

Bosoune, the son of Abraham Jewit,
borne August ye thirty day.

Sarah, the daughter of Edward & Han-
nah Hasen, borne August the twenty-sec-
ond day.

Sarah, the daughter of John Lion, borne
September ye nineteenth day.

An, the daughter of Ezekiel & Faith
Jewit, borne September the twenty-ninth
day.

Sarah, the daughter of Thomas & Dam-
eris Leaver, borne October the twenty-
ninth.

John, ye son of John & Elizabeth Hop-
kinson, borne November ninth day.

Jachin, the son of Jachin & Elizabeth
Rainer, borne January the last day.

Mary, the daughter of John & Deborah
Trumble, borne March ye thirteenth day.

Richard Hopkinson & Mighell Hopkin-

son, sonn of Jonathan & Hester Hopkin-
son, borne March the fourteenth day.

ANNO 1674.

Ann Wicom, ye daughter of John &
Abigail, borne April ye first day.

Mary Palmer, ye daughter of Samuel
& Mary, borne April the sixt day.

Lidia Barkar, ye daughter of Barzilla &
Hannah, borne Maie the thirteenth.

James Wood, son of Thomas & Ann r
borne June the twenty-second.

Jonathan Dresser, son of John and
Martha, borne June the twenty-seventh.

Robert Hazeltine, son of Abraham &
Elizabeth, borne August the sixteenth.

Nathan Barker, son of Nathaniel &
Mary, borne August the sixteenth day.

John Chaplin, son of Joseph dc Eliza-
beth, borne October ye twenty-sixt.

Jeremiah Nelson, son of Mr. Philip Nel-
son, borne November ye fifteenth day.

Joseph Brocklbanke, son of Capt. Sam-
uel and Hannah, borne November ye twen-
ty-eight.

John Pearson, son of John <k Mary,
borne December ye first day.

Abraham, the son of Abraham Jewit r
borne November the twenty-second.

Peter, the son of John Wooden, borne
March the thirteenth.

Edward Sawier, son of John & Mary,,
borne March ye seventeenth day,

ANNO 1675

Francis, the daughter of Daniel Wy-
come, borne March the twenty-ninth.

Hannah, the daughter of Caleb Boyn-
ton, born September the fifth day.

Sarah, the daughter of John Clark, born
September the seventh day.

Mary, the daughter of James Dickinson,
born November the fourteenth day.

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Sarah, the daughter of Ezekicl Jcwit,
born November the twenty-fourth day.

Sarah Langley, the daughter of Abel At
Sarah, borne November the seventh.

Mary, the daughter of Caleb Burbank,
borne November the twenty-sixt.

Samuel, the son of Samuel Lion, born
December the sixteenth day.

Samuel, the son of Samuel Prime, borne
December the twenty-ninth day.

Ezra, the son of BarziHn Barker, born
January the first day.

Francis, the son of Thomas Nelson, born
February the nineteenth day.

Nathan, the son of Thomas Lambert,
born February the twenty-eight day.

Abigail, the daughter of John Wycome,
borne March ye tenth.

Richard Boynton, the son of Joseph Ar
Sarah, born November the eleventh.

Ebenezer Hidden, son of Andrew At
Sarah, March the seventh.

John Dresser, son of Samuel and Mary,
born Apriel ye first day (1676).
ANNO 1676.

Judah Trumble, son of John Az Deborah,
borne July thirteth day.

Mary, the daughter of John Sawier,
borne October the eighteenth.

Thomas Roberts, son of Robert Rob-
erts, born November ye eleventh.

Jacob Barker, son of Nathaniel Ac Mary,
borne January the fourteenth day.

Dorcass, the daughter of John Hopkin-
son At Elizabeth, borne the eighteenth day
of the twelfth moneth.

ANNO 1677.

Abel Langley, son of Abel Langley,
born the last day of March.

Jonathan Chaplin, son of Joseph, born
Aperill the fourth day.

Icabod Boynton, son of John At Han-
nah, born Aperil ye nineteenth.

Martha Palmer, daughter of Samuel Ac
Mary, born Aperil ye twenty-fourth.

Elizabeth Pearson, daughter of Samuel
& Dorcas, born Aperil ye twenty-fifth.

John Harris, son of Nathaniel Harris,
born June the twelfth.

Dorothy Colbe, daughter of Isaac At
Martha, born June ye fifteenth.

Demaris Leaver, daughter of Thomas At
Demaris, born Jully the thirtie day.

Mary, the daughter of John At Hannah
Acy, born August ye fifth.

Samuel SpofFord, son of Samuel Ac Sa-
rah, born September the fifteenth.

Sarah Scote, the daughter of Beniamin
At Susannah, born September the tenth
day.

Margret, daughter of Caleb Boynton
and Hannah, born September ye twenty-
third day.

Thomas Bailie, son of John At Mary,
borne October the seventh day.

Joseph Pearson, son of John At Mary,
borne October ye twenty-second day.

Martha, the daughter of Mr. Philip
Nelson, born the thirtieth day of October.

Richard, son of John Ac Mary Clark,
born November the tenth.

John Wicome, son of John At Abigail,
born November the twenty-eight.

Rebekah Wicome, daughter of Daniel
At Mary, born December the seventh.

Timothee Burbank, son of Caleb Ar
born January the twenty-fourth
day.

Ann Hopkinson, daughter of Jonathan
At Hester, born Febuary the eighteenth.

Mary Chapman, daughter of Seimon
Chapman, born March the twelfth day.

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ANNO 1678.

Sarah Dresser, daughter of John &
Martha, born April ye fourth.

John Boynton, son of Joseph & Sarah,
born April the ninth day.

Thomas Lambert, son of Thomas &
Edna, born April ye eight.

Sarah Pryme, daughter of Samuel &
Sarah, born the May eight.

John Spofard, sonn of John & Sarah,
born June ye 24th day.

James Dickinson, son of James & Re-
becka, born June ye last day.

Ezekiel Sawer, son of John &; Mary,
born July ye 1 4th day.

Annah, daughter of Jachan Reyner,
born July the 27th day.

Jane Boynton, daughter of John Boyn-
ton, born August 9th.

Joseph Kilburn, son of Joseph & Mary,
born October ye 20th.

John Palmer, son of Thomas & Han-
nah, born December 9th.

Jeremiah Hopkinson, son of John &
Elizabeth, born December 23d.

David Benet, son of David Benet, born
December the twenty-seventh.

Elizabeth Acce, daughter of John &
Elizabeth, born January 23d.

Jonathan Jewet, son of Joseph and Re-
beckah, born March the llth day.

Thomas Spofford, son of Samuel &
Sarah, born March the 16th day. .

Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Alee,
born August the 28th.

Elizabeth Jewet, daughter of Ezekie
& Faith, born March the 29th, 1678.

ANNO 1679.

Mary Smith, the daughter of Samuel &
Mary, born November the 4th, 1679.

James Scaels, son of James & Sarah,
born March ye 30th day.

John Scot, son of Beniamin & Susan-
nah, born Maie the fifth day.

Hannah Harris, daughter of Nathaniel
and Elizabeth, born Maie ye 10th.

Darid Foster, son of William & Mary,
jorn Maie the 9ht.

John Wheeler, son of John & Mary,
born Maie the 28th.

Hester Barker, daughter of Barzilla &
Hannah, born Maie the last.

Mary Barker, daughter of Nathaniel &
Mary, born July the eleventh.

Joanah Scot, daughter of Joseph &
Anah, born August ye twenteth.

John Clarke, son of John & Mary, born
November the 4th.

Martha Wycome, daughter of Daniel &
Mary, borne March the sixt.

Joseph Dresser, son of Samuel & Maty,
born March ye fourteenth day.

Dorcas Pearson, daughter of John &
Mary, born March ye eighteenth.

Richard Dresser, son of John & Martha,
born June 24th day.

Martha Burbank, daughter of Caleb &
Martha, born February the 22d day.

ANNO 1680.

Hannah Pearson, daughter of Benjamin
& Hanah, born April 10th.

Mary Spofard, daughter of John & Sa-
rah, borne Maie the fourth.

Joseph Plumer, son of Beniamin & Ann,
borne Maie the 2d day.

Isaack Colbe, son of Isack & Martha,
born July the 15th.

Jeremiah Chaplin, son of Joseph & Eliz-
abeth, born July the 27th.

Elizabeth Sawier, daughter of John &
Mary, born August the 19th.

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Ruth Nelaon, daughter of Philip Ac Eli/.-
abeth, born August 20th.

Joseph Dresser, son of Samuel Ac Mary,
born March the 1 7th, 1680.

John Hobson, son of John Ac Sarah,
borne November.

Ann Kilburn, daughter of Joseph Ac
Mary, born November the 28th.

Sarah Seals, daughter of James Ac Sa-
rah, borne January 18th.

Nathaniel Jewit, son of Ezekiel Ac Faith,
born February the 12th.

Samuel Dickinson, son of James Ac Re-
beckah, born February the 4th.

Hannah Acy, daughter of Hanah, born
March the 9th.

John Scot, son of Beniamin & Susanah,
born March the 23d day.

ANNO 1681.

Sarah Harris, daughter Nathaniel Ac
Elizabeth, born the second moneth, the 9th
day.

Hanah Stickney, daughter of John Ac
Hanah, born July, the 23d.

John Langley, son of Abel Langley,
born Male, the last.

James, the son of James Bailey, born
August, ye third day.

Sarah Scot, daughter of Joseph &
Susanah, born August the sixt day.

Nathaniel Dresser, son of John Ac Mar-
tha, borne the 27th day.

James, the son of James Canady and
Grace, born August the 20thMay.

Sarah Pickard, daughter of John Ac
Sarah, born September the twenty-eighth
day.

Sarah Mighel, daughter of Stephen Ac
Sarah, borne October the 23d.

Ruth Barker, daughter of Barzila Ac
Hanah, borne November the first day.

Daniel Spofford, son of John Ac Sarah,
borne November the twenty-third day.

Nathan Lambert, son of Thomas Ac Ed-
noy, born December the seventh day.

Ruth Boynton, daughter of Caleb, born
January.

Hanah Wood, daughter of John Ac Isa-
bel, borne January the twelfth day.

Jaching Rainer, son of Jachin, born
January the twenty-third.

Judah Clark, son of John Ac Mary,
born Febuary seventh day.

Samuel Plats, sonn of Abel Ac Lidia,
borne Febuary the fifth.

Samuel Foster, son of William Ac Mary,
born Febuary the twenteth.

Hanah Dresser, daughter of Samuel Ac
Mary, borne Febuary 17th day.

Benoni Boynton, son of Joseph Ac Sa-
rah, born Febuary 25th.

Beniamin Plumer, son of Beniamin At
Ann, born Maie the fourth day.

Mary Leaver, daughter of Thomas Ac
Demaris, born March the seaventh.

Eleazer Burbank, son of Caleb Ac Mar-
tha, born March 14th day.

Ephraim Nelson, son of Thomas Ac
Mary, borne March the twenty. third.

ANNO 1682.

Samuel Palmer, son of Thomas & Han-
ah, born April the second day.

Sarah Benit, daughter of David Ac Mary,
born September the fifteenth day.

Jonathan Jackson, the son of Jonathan
Ac Hannah, born August the fifteenth.

John Sawyer, son of John and Mary,
borne August the fift day.

Mary Spofard, daughter of Samuel Ac
Sarah, borne ye seventh.

Mehitabell Wycome, daughter of John
Ac Abigail, borne September the fift.

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Elizabeth Chaplin, daughter of Joseph
& Elizabeth, borne September the twenteth.

Joseph Scot, son of Beniamin & Susan-
nah, born September ye 4 day.

Elizabeth Baley, daughter of James &
& Elizabeth, borne November the sixteenth.

Joseph Nelson, son of Philip & Eliza-
beth, borne November the twentith-eight.

Prescella Pearson, daughter of Jeremiah
born Febu&ry third.

John Pickard, son of John & Sarah,
born January the eighteen.

Steven Jewit, son of Ezekiel & Faith,
born Febuary the twenty-third.

* William Scails, son of James & Sarah,
born March the first.

ANNO .1683.

Ann Prime, daughter of Samuel & Sa-
rah Prime, born June, the twenty-seventh
day.

Ann Teny, daughter of Thomas & Mar-
garet Teny, born the twenty-sixt of Au-
gust.

Abraham Coleby, son of Isack & Mar-
tha Coleby, born October, the seventh day.

Margrett Acy, daughter of John & Han-
nah Acy, borne August, the thirteth day.

Steven Canada, son of James & Grace
Canady, born the last day of September.

Hannah Kilborne, daughter of Samuel
& Mary, born the second day of October.

Elizabeth Hopkinson, daughter of John
& Elizabeth, borne August the fifth.

David Benit, son of David & Rebekah
born November, the fourth day.

Mary Bailey, daughter of John & Mary
Bailey, borne February, the first day.

* The last birth recorded by Thomas Leaver.
He was succeeded by Joseph Boynton as Town Clerk,
whose Record commences with the year 1683.

John and William Boynton, original settlers of
Rowley, having house lots assigned them in tbe di-

vision of the Town in 1643, were brothers, as ap-
pears by the will of John, made Feb. 8, 1670, and
proved March 28, 1671, Essex Probate Record*, Vol.
1, page 427-30, wherein he mentions:

My beloved wife, Ellen;

My brother William;

My son Joseph, "I give beside what he hath al-
ready" ;

My son Calleb, "Land bought of my brother Wil-
liam" ;

My son Samuel, Land Ac. ;

My son John, (b. 7, 17, 1647,) "my house, orch-
ard, barn, and all the land and meadow and gates."
"John to support his mother," and also appointed
Executor.

My daughter Mercy, (b. 10, 5, 1651,) "now mar-
ried."

My daughter Hannah, (b. 1,. 26, 1654,) "when
married or twenty year* old "

My daughter Sara, (b. 2, 19, 1658,) "when she
attains unto age."

MAXIMILLIAN JEWETT, ^

SAM'L BROCKLEBANK, > Witnesses.

WH. BOYNTOH, )

The births of only the four last children are found
on the Rowley Records.

John, the inheritor of his father's homestead,
(which he deeds to Ensign Andrew Stickney, of
Rowley, Oct. 23, 1678,) removed to Bradford, where
he died, leaving a will dated Oct. 30, 1719. Proved
Feb. 1, 1719. Probate Records, B. 13, L. 45-46.

Capt. Joseph, the son of the first John Boynton,
Town Clerk and Recorder of Births in Rowley, from
1683 to 1686, also from 1697 to 1701. Was its rep-
resentative for several years to the General Court of
Massachusetts, and held other offices of trust. He
wrote well, partly in round hand. He married Sa-
rah, the daughter of Richard Swan, May 13, 1669.
Children:

1. Joseph, b. March 23, 1669, (who was a Dea-
con of the First Church of Rowley, from 1723 to
1730, and married January 30, 1692-3, Bridgitt
Haris.)

2. Sarah, b. January 11, 1671.
3 Ann, b. August 14, 1673.

4. Richard, b. November 11, 1675.

5. John, b. April 9, 1678

6- Benoni, b. February 25, 1681.

7. Jonathan, b. August 19th, 1684.

8. Hilikah, b. November 19, 1687.

9. Daniel, b. September 26, 1689.

Capt. Joseph Boynton died December 16, 1730.
The late Deacon Joshua Jewett informed me in
1848, that none of the name of the above Boynton
Family remained in Rowley, those now dwelling
there of that name, having removed some fifty or
sixty years ago from Gloucester.

(To be continued.)

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THE "OLD PLANTERS" OF MAS-
SACHUSETTS.

BY 0. D fHIITK*.

The following document presented for
publication by C. H. Hudson, Esq., oi
Roxbury, may with propriety appear in
continuation, and under the title of a pa-
per published in these Collections, closing
at page 199, of Vol. I. It has been pre-
served by Miss Elizabeth Balch, of New-
buryport, now aged, daughter of Daniel
Balch, who is therein mentioned.

Whriten per me Benja. Balch >
May the 31, A. 1760.
My Great Gray Grandfather
Whose name was John, lived
at Bridgwater in England.
He with three other viz : Conant,
Woodberry and Palfreys, abought
the year 1623, Where the First
that came over to the Massachu-
setts. They carried on a Fishery
4 or 5 years with 200 Servants.
Which they brought over with them,
Then He and They settled at Salem,
He had one son Benja. that was
my Great Grandfather, who was the
first male Child that was born in the
Massachusetts. He lived in Beverly.
He had four Children that grew up
Samuel, John, Joseph & Freborn.
Freborn was my Grandfather ; He
had two Wifes, the first was a Knol-
ton, by whom he had three Children
Freborn, Benj. Miriam, the 2d was
a Fairfield by whom he had five
Children that lived, Elizabeth, Abigail,
Tabetha, William and Mary.
He was born 10 of August, A 1659*

*T?aU (Utement. 10 Ang , 1669, if considered
wrong by the family. Freeborn, b. 9 Aug , 1660,
it the accepted date.

My Grandfather was born 9 of August,
A. 1666. They ware married April
30, A. 1690. He Died 11 of June, 1729.
She Died January 31, 1736-7. They
lived at Beverly. William, ray
honored Father, was Born at
Beverly, Octobr 2, in the year A. 1704.
He lived at Beverly till 1720,
then he went to Colledge ; he took his
Degree in 1724. Then came to Bradford,
cept Scole a year, in '25 went Home, not
well, staid a year, in '26 went to Colledge.
Staid till Nov. Nov. 1726 came to Brad-
ford to Preach. June 7, A.D.I 727, ordained.
March, 1728 married too Rebekah
Stone, who lived at Beverly, by wh-
ome he had 7 Children, viz : Rebekah,
Born of August, 1729; William, Born
15 of July, 1730 ; Hannah, Bn 25 of May,
1732 ; Died July, 1755 ; Sarah Born
December 16, 1733 ; Died Decemb
1753r Daniel, born March 14, 1735;
Nathaneal, Bn January 17. 1737-8 ;
Myself Benjamin, Bn. April the 4
1743.

The foregoing is written in a clear, bold
hand, so that not one wort! or letter need
be mistaken, it covers four pages of small
sized paper, and was penned one hundred
years ago, at Bradford, now Groveland, by
Benjamin Balch, then seventeen years of
age, evidently with the design of preserva-
tion. It is here published, that in connec-
tion with his ability for information, it may
be valued accordingly.

The points of general interest contained
in it are, the statement of the 200 colonists
who settled at Cape Ann, and the assertion
that Benjamin, son of John Balch, " was
the first male child that was born in the
Massachusetts Bay." This latter statement

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is discussed in a letter from Mr. Hudson,
which accompanied the document', the
argument of which will be here inter-
spersed.

The former is the first statement of any
antiquity that fixes the number of those
who formed the settlement at Cape Ann ;
it has generally been supposed that the
Colony was composed of a much smaller
number of persons. We will not, at this
time, discuss this point, but after alluding
to the sources of information that the writ-
er may have peculiarly enjoyed, we will
pass the matter over to the acute author of
the " Landing at Cape Anne," who intends
the publication of a new edition of that
valuable work.

With regard to the assertion that Benj.
Balch was the first born in Massachusetts,
which precedence has had three claimants,
viz : Conant, Balch and Massey, or rather
has been claimed for them for the last one
hundred years at least, we subjoin the fol-
lowing comments : Mr. Savage, in his
Genealogical Dictionary of the first settlers,
supposes that this was hastily assumed
from the record.that "Benjamin Balch was
living in 1706, aged 77," giving his birth
at the very early date of 1629, (See N. E.
Gen. Reg., 9, 234,) but if it be so, it is
not of recent conclusion, for from the above
document we learn that the family have
held this tradition in this matter for at
least a century and it has been quietly main-
tained by the descendants to this day. It
is quoted by Benjamin Balch, lately our
aged townsman, formerly of Bradford,
in a paper prepared there in 1794.

Benjamin Balch, the author of the fore-
going document, then aged 17, was the
youngest son of the Rev. William Balch,
long minister at Bradford, and at that time

aged 56, who lived upward of 30 years
afterward ; he was a grandson of the re-
puted "first born," and lived cotemporary
with his father Freeborn, till his 25th year.
His position for a knowledge of facts seems
in point of time at too early a period for
the propagation of an error of this sort.
Benjamin, late of Salem, who reiterates
the statement, was the youngest son of
William, 2d., b. Nov. 9, 1774, was 18
years of age when his grandfather, Rev.
William, died, January, 1792, aged 88.
William, his father, b. 1 730. William, his
brother, b*. 1767, is now living in Grove-
land ; Daniel, b, March 14, 1735, d. 1790 ;
from all of which we think it can be shown
that there has always been one or more of
two or three generations living at the same
time of adult age.

Such are the facts of the tradition, and
the chief evidence now available of its
truthfulness.

John Massey' s claim, to all he pretend-
ed while living, has been sufficiently
vindicated, and the assumption that he was
the "first born" set aside in a lucid exposi-
tion by Mr. Felt in his Annals of Salem,
the same being incorporated in note, vol. 1,
p. 152 of these Collections.

When we consider that the town, among
whose citizens few were more prominent
than Conant, Balch and Massey on the 21st
of 11 mo., 1639-40, "granted to Roger
Conant, the son of Roger Conant, being the
first-borne child in Salem, the som of 20
acres," of land, record of which was form-
ally made in the Book of Grants ; and
that Roger Conant, John Balch and Jeffrey
Massey, the fathers of the claimants were
three of the five "Overseers and Layers.out
of Lotts of ground for this presinct of Sa-
lem," appointed 16th of 9mo., 1635,

12! i

onetimes certifying by hand to the grants
they surveyed, as the records shew that
Conant and Balch did to the grant of a
(arm of 200 acres to Francis Johnson at
Brooksby on 25th of 11 mo., 1635, and as
Balch and Woodbury did to the remarka-
ble grant of the five farms, of 200 acres
each, at the head of Bass River to five of
the old planters, closing in these woods,
"making up the full quantitye of a thous-
and acres, these lymits laid out and sur-
veyed by us." we cannot see how it could
be possible for such a grant to be made
and recorded, without the knowledge and
consent of these worthy sires, who with
their sons, lived contemporary for years
afterward. Another argument of some
weight, if not in favor of Conant, at
least against the claim of Balch, was that
no birth should have occurred in the first
years of the existence of the colony,
from 1623 to 1629, for we know that some
of the colonists had their wives and fami-
lies with them.

We think that this record of the grant
of land, conclusively and forever settles
the question that Roger Conant, Jr., was
the first-born child in Salem or the Massa-
chusetts Colony. See this conclusion ex-
pressed on p. 152, Vol. I.

Since pausing at this point we have
consulted thf original Book of Grants
of Land, and find that Conant's claim
can be proved by evidence derived from
the three fathers themselves, viz: Roger
Conant, John Balch, and Jeffry Ma
for it is a little singular that it should
have escaped notice hitherto that at the
meeting of the Magistrates or Selectmen
who made the grant to Conant's son ; Roger
Conant, father of the grantee, and Jeffry

VOL. JV 17

Massey, father of John Massey, were them-
selves the actual grantors, and were both
present, together with John \Toodbury and
Wm.Hathorne, being the entire quorum who
that day made also about twenty other
grants, being all the business then per-
formed. Six months before this, on the
25th of 5, 1639, both Conant and Balch
were present as the Selectmen or acting
Magistrates at a similar meeting, and two
months earlier, on loth of 3, 1639, all
three of these fathers, Conant, Balch and
Massey, were the chief actors at a like-
meeting; so that the grant in question wa*
not only made with their cognizance, but
as the records prove in the main, by their
verv act.

AN ACCOUNT OF SALEM COMMON
AND THE LEVELLING OF THE
SAME IN 1802, WITH SHORT
NOTICES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS.

BY B. F. BROWNE.
[Continued from Page 88.]

No. 100. JOHN TREADWELL, $5. Son
of John and Hannah (Boardman) Tread-
well, was born in Ipswich, Mass., Sept.
20, 1 738, graduated at Harvard College in
1758. On the 2d of March, 1763, he \va>
ordained as minister of the 1st Congrega-
tional Church in Lynn. Resigned his
charge in 1782, and returned to Ipswich,
where he taught the Grammar School from
1783 to 1785. Was Representative to
General Court 1785 and 1786. Removed
to Salem, where he became Senator and
Judge of the Common Pleas Court, and
resided until his death which took place
on the 5th January, 1811. His first wife

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was Mehitable, daughter of Richard Dex-
ter, a physician in Topsfield, (b. 15th
June, 1713, d. 25th Nov., 1783,) and Me-
hitable Putnam, a sister of General Israel
Putnam of Revolutionary fame, and daugh-
ter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Porter) Put-
nam, (b. Jan'y. 13, 1720, d. 2d Sept.,
1801.) His second wife was Dorothy,
widow of Jonathan Goodhue, a merchant
of Salem, and daughter of Jacob and Ma-
ry (Ropes) Ashton and sister of Jacob.
(No. 47.) She died May, 1802, aged 51.
He lived some years in the house in Crom-
bie street, now occupied by the Bowker
family. Dr. John D. Treadwell was his
only son. A daughter Mehitable, married
Charles Cleveland, (No. 123.)

No. 101. JOSIAH RICHARDSON, $5.
Son of Joshua and Abigail (Carter) Rich-
ardson. Was a butcher and lived in the
plastered house on the west side of Elm
street. His slaughtering place was in
Derby street, at the head of the wharf,
now owned by George H. Smith. He
owned an estate on Bridge street and built
the brick house on the east side of it, near-
ly opposite March street. He married
Ruth Brooks. Had sons Seth and Josiah,
He was born at Woburn, 8th Apl., 1749.
Died April 29, 1826.

No. 102. TIMOTHY WELLMAN. $10.
Son of Timothy and Mary (Henderson)
Wellman. Was a retired shipmaster, who
lived on the south side of Derby street,
not far from the corner of Hardy street.
His wife was Sarah, daughter of William
and Sarah (Chever) Wyatt, who died 10th
Aug , 1817, M. 58. He died Dec. 2d,
1810, aged 54. He had three sons and
three daughters, but I think the sons are
not living.

No. 103. JOHN NORKIS, $50. Was
a merchant and owned a distillery, which
was burnt in the fire of 1816. It stood
where R. Manning & Co.'s brick store
house for coal is located. His house was
ou the site of Dr. Choate's block of stores,
on Essex street. Dr. C. moved it south-
wardly to Barton Square. Mr. N. was a
wealthy man and was a large benefactor to
the Andover Theological Institution. Hav-
ing no children, he left a large property to
his wife, who bequeathed the most of it to
the same Institution. He was uncle to
Edward jr., (No. 99.) He was son of
Edward and Elizabeth (West) Norris, born
Oct. 26, 1751, died Dec. 22, 1808. His
wife was Mary Herbert. She died March,
1811, aged 53.

No. 104. PETER LANDER, $5. Son
of William and Margaret (Henderson)
Lander. Was president of the Merchants
Insurance Company, and at one time, was
an Insurance Broker. He lived in the
building next east of the East India Marine
building. His son William is dead. Ed-
ward is now living and is father of the late
General Frederick W. Lander of the U. S.
Army, and of Miss Lander, the sculptress.
His daughters were married to Joshua
Richardson, Wm. Bigelow, John S. Apple-
ton and John Prince. He died Oct. 30,
1834, M. 92, " the oldest man in Salem."

No. 105. BENJN. CROWNINSHIELD,
$25. Shipmaster and subsequently Col-
lector of Marblehead. Died 2d Nov.,
1836, aged 79. He lived on Essex street,
in the western end of the house opposite
Union street, and afterwards on the farm
in Danversport, now owned by Benjamin
Porter. Son Benjn. now lives in Charles-
town, Mass, Jacob, Commander in the U.

S. Navy, is dead. Daughter Maria, mar-
ried John Crowninshield, and H:tmuili and
Elizabeth, Capt James Armstrong of U.
S. Navy. Sc-e Leavitt's History of the
Essex Lodge, No. 109, in Hist. Coll. vol.
3, p. 130,

No. 106. CASH, $3.

No. 107. CASH, $3.

No. 108. JONATHAN WALDO, $5. Son
of Jonathan and Mary (Nowell) Waldo.
Was born in Boston, June 21, 1754. He
was an apothecary, at one time in compa-
ny with Wm. Stearns, doing a large busi-
ness. Was a Major of the Militia, Select-
man and held various town offices. Stearns
& Waldo in company with Colonel Bcnjn.
Pickman, built the brick building on the
corner of Essex and Washington streets in
1791-92. Fort Pickering, formerly Fort
William, was repaired under the direction
of Major Waldo, and with appropriate
ceremonies, was dedicated Oct. 30, 1799,
and named in honor of Col. Timothy Pick-
ering, Secretary of State. Major Waldo
married 1st, Mary, daughter of Jonathan
and Mary (Coffin) Ropes. She died 10th
June, 1781, leaving a son Jonathan, who
died in Sept , 1817, M. 36. He married
2dly, Milly Messenger of Wrentham, Feb.
5. 1783, and had Charles Frederick, an
officer in the U. S. Navy, son Edward
Winslow, who died at New Orleans, 3d
Jan'y, is: 1 ,."), JE. 48, son Henry Simpson
and daughters Emily, who died Dec. 9,
1810, and Mary Ropes, now living. He
died March 31, 1815, aged 61. Rev. Dr.
Prince married his widow, Nov., 1817.

No. 109. JAMES CHEVER, $5. Son
of James Chever (sea-Captain) of Salem,
and Mary Allin Chever. She. a Quakeress
of Lynn, was born at Lynn, in 1752.

Was bred to a sea-faring life under the
eye of his father, who owned and com-
manded a schooner in the Southern Coast-
ing trade. Was a Master mariner, and
acted as a Lieutenant during the Revolu-
tion, on the Grand Turk of Salem, Capt.
Pratt, 24 guns, 120 men. Was engaged
for some years in commerce with the W.
I. and Europe. Was Selectman of Salem
in the Embargo days, and subsequently ap-
pointed by President Jefferson a an Oifi-
i cer in the Salem Custom House. He
lived on the north side of Essex street,
nearly opposite Hardy street. He married,
1 July 11, 1775, Sarah, daughter of Joseph
i and Sarah (Cox) Browne, of Salem, a de-
scendant of Philip English, and by her
had ten children, among whom were the
late Capt. James W.; and David, who died
in 1813, at Barbadoes, in* consequence of
a wound received on board the ship John,
when chased by a British vessel ; Joseph
and William. His eldest daughter is the
aged widow of Capt. Samuel Cook, lately
deceased. He died 23d Sept., 1839, aged
87 years.

No. 110. WILLIAM RAMSDELL, $10.
Was a shipmaster, in the employ of Joseph
Peabody, Esq., and was at one time in
business with Capt. Nath'l. Knight, (No.
36,) under the firm of Knight & Ramsdell
He removed to Milford, N. H., where he
died Jan'y. 1 2th, 1842, aged 76. His
wife was a widow, Mary Radax, who was
a Southward. A son William married a
daughter of Rev. Humphrey Moore, of
Milford, and has been a member of the N.
H. Legislature, Superintundant of a Rail-
road, &c.

No. 111. BENJAMIX WEST, *5. Son
of John and Margaret (Ward) West and

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father of Benjamin, jr., (No. 30.) Was a
retired shipmaster, and lived on the west
corner of Essex and Elm streets. His
wife was Abigail Phippen, born Feb. 6,
1742 or 3, died Dec. 26, 1797. The late
Capt. Thomas West was also his son. and
he had a daughter Elizabeth. He was
born Jan'y. 7, 1738-9, died Ma-.ch 22,
1809.

No. 112, ELIJAH HASKELL, $2. Had
been a mariner and had lost an arm. Was
many years an inspector of the Customs.
He lived on Essex, nearly opposite Curtis
street. Elijah, gunner in the U. S. Navy,
and Daniel C., currier and tanner, are his
sons, and Mrs. Thomas Honeycomb and
Mrs. Zenophon H. Shaw are his daughters.
He was the son of Elijah and Hannah
(Silsbee) Haskell, and was born 12th Dec.,
1767, and died 10th Sept., 1840. Mar-
ried 1st, 21st April, 1794, Anna Dennison.
She died 22d Feb., 1796, J&. 22 years.
Married 2dly, 29th lan'y., 1797, Lucy
Collins, born 10th Feb., 1768.

No. 113. ISAAC VEKY, $5. Was a
shipmaster, and lived on the north side of
the Common. Married 1st, Hannah
Twist. 2d, widow Margaret Whittredge,
who was a Townsend. Died 1st May,
1805, at Guadaloupe. Son Daniel T. by
first wife, died in Dartmoor Prison, in
1814. Isaac, by 2d wife, died unmarried.
See Leavitt's Hist. E. Lodge, No. 174, in
Hist. Coll. of Essex Inst., vol. 3, p. 178,
and Very genealogy, in Hist. Coll. of Inst..
vol. 2, p. 37.

No. 114. MATTHEW VINCENT, $10,
Son of Joseph, (No. 35.) Married 1st.
Sarah Andrew, daughter of Jonathan and
Mary (Gardner) Andrew, of Salem ; 2d,
Elizabeth Titcomb, of Newburyport. Was

at that time foreman of his father's rope-
walk, and lived at No. 71 Essex street,
now occupied by his only surviving child,
Mrs. Sarah Narborne. He subsequently
had a twine factory in Pleasant, near
Spring street and lived in the immediate
vicinity. He was born 12th Dec., 1764,
died at Boston, May 24, 1821.

No. 115. DAVID PATTEN, $5. Was
a native of Salem, and was- left an orphan
at a very early age, and was educated by
Samuel Silsbee, who lived on the eastern
corner of Essex and Daniel streets, whose
youngest daughter he married. He was a
shipmaster, and died abroad in 1805, aged
38. Leavitt's Hist, of E. Lodge. No.
155, in Hist. Coll. vol. 3, p. 176.

No. 116. SAMUEL ENDICOTT, $56.
Was a native of Danvers, a shipmaster, in
the employ of Joseph Peabody, Esq., and
was afterwards a merchant. He lived at
that time in the house, No. 2 Winter
street, now occupied by family of the late
John Howard, and afterwards, in house
No. 359 Essex street, now occupied by his
son, William P. Endicott, Esq. His wife
was Elizabeth Putnam. His eldest son,
Samuel, died unmarried. His daughter
Eliza, married Augustus Perry, Esq. ;
Martha, Col. Francis Peabody; and Clara,
Col. George Peabody. Died May 1, 1828,
aged 65. See Endicott Genealogy, N. E.
Hist. Genl. Reg., vol. 1, pages 339, 340.

No. 117. DANIEL HATHOKNE, $10.
Was a shipmaster, and died at sea in 1805,
aged 37. Was unmarried. See Leavitt's
History of the Essex Lodge, No. 150, in
Hist. Coll., vol. 3, p. 175.

No. 118. GIDEON TUCKER, $5. Son
of John and Lydia (Jacobs) Tucker Was
born at Salem, March 7, 1778. He was

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then Clerk to Joseph Peabody and after-
wards, in partnership with him and also in
business on his own account. Was aide to
Major Oenl. Gideon Foster. He married
Martha Hardy, daughter of Hon. Benj'n.
and Francis (Ritchie) Goodhue. She was
born at Salem, April 20, 1787, died April
23, 1848. He built the house on Essex
street, in which he, for many years, resided.
Died 18th Feb., 1861, a venerable man,
of exact habits and strict integrity. No
issue.

No. 119. JOSEPH VINCEXT,JB., $5. Son
of Joseph (No. 35)and in business with him
as ropemaker. Married Hannah, daughter
of Deacon William Browne. He lived in
the house on Pleasant street, now occupied
by his son William B. Son Francis It.
resides in Boston. Surviving daughters
are Hannah, Anna and Lydia. He was
born at Kittery, Me., and died at Salem,
23d May, 1858, aged 904 years.

No. 120. I. NICHOLS, $10. Was, I
presume, Ichabod N., a merchant, and
father of Rev. Ichabod, George, Henry,
&c. He was born in Salem, April 20,
1749, and in early life, he resided in Ports-
mouth, N. H., but returned to his native
town and resided here many years. He
lived in the house on Washington street,
now occupied by Jonathan Haraden, and
owned the Ware farm on the Salem Turn-
pike. His father was David Nichols, born
Oct. 26, 1709. Came to Salem from
Amesbury about 1730, and was lost at sea
in 1756. His mother was Hannah Gas-
kell, a daughter of Samuel and Bethiah
(Gardner) Gaskell, born Aug. 16, 1709,
died June 30, 1793. His wife was Lydia
Ropes, daughter of Benjamin and Ruth
(Hardy) Ropes, born Dec. 4, 1754. Mar-

ried April 12, 1774, died Feb. 25, 1835.
He died in Salem, July 2, 1839.

No. 121. NATHAX PEIBCE. JB., $5.

! Son of Nathan, (No. 52.) Married Eliza-

! beth Glover, and lived in the house on Es-

j sex street, No. 135, now occupied by his

son Nathan. His son Charles Henry,

lives in New Orleans. He was born Nov.

13, 1775, died July 8, 1835.

No. 123. C. CLEVELAND, $3. Is now
the venerable City Missionary in Boston,
and he and William Manning are the only
survivors of these subscribers. He was
deputy collector of this port, under Major
Hiller, and afterwards, kept an Insurance
Office, and did a brokerage business. He
was a very active and enterprising busi-
ness man while he resided in Salem. He
was son of Aaron and Abiah (Hyde) Cleve-
land, and was born at Norwich, Conn.,
2lst June, 1772. His wife was Mehitable,
daughter of John Treadwell, (No. 100.
Prof. C. D. Cleveland, author of many-
School Books, is his son

No. 124. WILLIAM LANG, JB., $2..
Son of William and BricTget (Derby)
Lang. Was an auctioneer in Salem. His
son William, was a grocer in Boston.
Born Sept. 8, 1772, died Jan'y. 31, 1817.
No. 125. ISAAC SMITH, $5. Was a
shipmaster, and lived in the house in
Bridge street, No. 91, now occupied by
George Hodgkins. He died in Jamaica,
9th Oct., 1802, aged 33. Leavitt's Histo-
ry of the Essex Lodge, No. 162, in Hist.
Coll. vol. 3, p. 177.

No. 126. JOSEPH KJIAPP, $5. Was
Capt. Joseph J. Knapp, a shipmaster and
afterwards a merchant in the West India
trade. Son of Samuel and Mary (Jenkins)
Knapp, born at Newburyport, Sept. 18,

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1773, died July 21, 1847. He married
1st, Abigail Phippen, who died July 21,
1827, JE. 45 ; and 2d, Lydia Fisk, daugh-
ter of William and Rebecca (Phippen)
King. Lived for some years on south side
of Essex street, between Curtis and Or-
ange streets

No. 127. JOHN ENDICOTT, $ 5. Broth-
er of Samuel (No. 116.) Was a shipmaster
in Capt. Peabody's employ, and resided
mostly in Danvcrs. Married 1st. Mary
Putnam ; 2d, widow Fidelia Kettle, who
was a Bridges. Died Nov 24, 1834, aged
67. Endicott's Geneology, in N. E. Hist.
Gen. Reg., vol 1, p. 339.

No. 128. JONATHAN ARCHER, $5.
Son of Jonathan and Bethiah (Very) Arch-
er, was born 4th Jan., 1757. Married 9th
Dec., 1781, Rachel, daughter of Daniel
and Lydia W. Woodman. She was born
April 22, 1758, died July 6, 1834. Was
a shopkeeper in Walnut street, and had
his house there. He was an Assessor, Tax
Collector, Administrator, t&c. Was Dea-
con of East Church. His son John, sur-
vives. Had daughters Rachel, married
William Ropes, Mary, md. John Ropes,
Sarah, md. Robert Brookhouse, jr., Eliza,
md. Benjamin Foster, and Lydia, married
Nathaniel Griffin. Had also, sons Jona-
than and William, who are dead. He died
May 27, 1842.

No. 129. JOHN BRAY and SON DAN-
IEL, $15. John was a shoemaker. His
shop was on Essex, opposite Hardy street.
He was a very worthy and industrious

man. His wife was Driver, whom

he long survived. Had sons Robert, who
married Ropes, and Daniel unmar-
ried. Daughter Hannah marric d Captain
Benjamin Webb. Son Daniel was an ac- j

countant and many years in the Saving-
Bank. Was Lieutenant of Salem Cadets.
John died Nov. 19, 1803, aged 80. Daniel
died Nov. 30, 1849, M. 80-

No. 130. JONATHAN SMITH,
Was a block and pumpmaker, and lived
on the eastern side of Elm street. He
married 1st, Anstiss Phippen. She died
in Nov., 181 5 r aged 60. Married 2dly,
Sally Leach. He died 1 1th Sept., 1840,
aged 76

No. 131. CASH, $5.

No. 132. Henry Tibbets, #10. Was
a shipmaster. Commanded and owned a
coasting vessel, which ran to Boston, and
was for many years an Inspector of the
Customs. He lived on the easterly side of
Winter street. He married Elizabeth Ab-
bot, Had a son Robert, who was acci-
dentally drowned in Beverly Harbor, in
1814. Henry survives. He died 6th Dec.,
1842, JE. 80.

No. 133. JOHN DERBY, $50. Son of
Elia&H., and brother to Gen. Elias H.
Was a merchant, and lived in the house in
Washington street, now occupied by Rob-
ert Brookhouse. Married 1st, Sarah Bar-
ton ; 2d, Eleanor Coffin, of Portland. Me.
He graduated at Harvard in 1786, and
died instantly from apoplexy, while look-
ing into his letter box at the Post Office,
Nov. 25, 1831, aged 65. Had sons John
B., George and Hasket by 1st wife, and
N. Foster and George by 2d. See Derby
Genealogy in Hist. Coll. of Inst., vol. 3,
p. 286.

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.

Salem, 20th Oct., 1802.
The money already subscribed for the
improving and ornamenting Washington

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Square, having proved inadequate for the
discharge of said expense ; we, the sub-
scribers for the payment of the same and
for the completion of the improvements in
said Square, do hereby engage to pay to
Mr. John Watson, the sums annexed to
our names respectively.

GEORGE CROWNINSHIELD AND SONS,
$20. See No. 97.

No. 134. JACOB CROWNINSHIELD,
$20. Son of George C Married Sarah,
daughter of John and Sarah (Derby)
Gardner, who died May, 1807, JR. 34.
He was Representative in Congress from
this district, and died at Washington,
April 18, 1808, aged 38. He left two
sons, one of whom, William, died unmar-
ried ; the other, Jacob, married in New
York State and resided there. Daughter
Sarah married Richard S. Rogers, and
Mary, William P. Endicott. See (No.
97.)

CASH, 91.

No. 135. JOSEPH ROPES, $20. Son
of David and Ruth Ropes. Was a ship-
master and commanded the famous ship
America, in 1812-13. He took a very
active part in public affairs and had a lead-
ing influence. He built the brick house
on Washington street, now occupied by
Daniel B. Gardner and died there, 29th
Sept., 1850, aged 79 years. His wife was
Sarah, daughter of Xachariah and Sarah
(Daniels) Burchmore. He had two daugh-
ters, viz: Sarah, married Wm. H. Neal,
and Ruth Maria unmarried.

Xo. 136. DANIEL PEIRCE, $5, was a
shipmaster, and lived in the house on the
eastern corner of Essex and Cambridge
streets. His wife was Eliza Mansfield,
who died at Gallipolis, Ohio, Sept. 1 1 ,

1823, aged 62. He had two daughters,
viz : Eliza, 2d wife of Richard Gardner,
and Harriet, who married Dr. Jacob Kit-
tredge. Capt. Peirce and his family re-
moved to Gallipolis, Ohio. He died at
Utica, N. Y., Sept., 1835, JE. 88.

CASH, not paid, $2.

CASH, one Crown, $1.10.

SIMON FORRESTER, $10. No. 73.

CASH, $1.00.

STEPHEN PHILLIPS, $5.00, No. 78.

J. SHEPARD, $2.00. No. 21.

SAMUEL CHEEVER, $1.10. No. 34.

THOS. BRIGGS, $5.00. No. 6.

JOSEPH VINCENT, $5.00. No. 25.

BENJAMIN HODGES, $10.00. No. 27.

No. 137. JNO. SOUTH WICK, $2, son
of Josiau and Elizabeth Southwick, born
j in Salem, 9th March, 1768, and died 4th
May, 1833. His father Josiah, was son
of Daniel and Ruth Southwick of Mendon.
He was Clerk to Capt. Edward Allen. He
afterwards established a school, and be-
came very successful as an instructor.
His school house has been already noticed,
but he afterwards kept in a building in
rear of his house. He lived on Essex
Street, now numbered 94, and which was
lately occupied by Henry Jenks. Mr S.
was a Representative to the General Court.
His wife was Rebecca, daughter of James
Alley, of Lynn. She died 21st January,
1837, aged 64 years. He had a son
James, a very promising young man, who
died unmarried; also, John, (dead) who
was Cashier of the Mercantile Bank :
also, Erastus, died unmarried. His daugh-
ter Lois, is the wife of John M. Ives.

B. L. OLIVER, $10. Xo 'J4.

SAMUEL ARCHER, $3. Xo. 8.

No. 138. XATH'L WEST, $10. Son

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of William and Mary (Beckford) West, born
Jan 31, 1756, died 19th Dec., 1851. Was
a shipmaster, and commanded a privateer,
in the war of the revolution, and was a
very brave and skillful officer. He was af-
terwards a Merchant, and acquired great
wealth. He married 1st, Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of E. Hasket Derby, and 2nd, widow
Julia Houston, of Andover. She died
llth March, 1844, JE. 66. His son
Nathaniel, by his first wife, moved to In-
diana, and was a member of the Senate of
that State. His daughter Eliza married
Capt. Edward Lander, and was the moth-
er of the late Gen. Frederick W. Lander.
Son Richr.rd, by 2nd wife, is living. Capt.
W. passed the last years of his life in one
of the tenements of the brick block built
by him in Summer street.

JOHN FAIRFIELD, $5, (No. 54.)

WM. GRAY, by B. L. Oliver, $31.
(No. 61.)

CASH, $13.

No- 139. JACOB P. RUST, $5. Was
son of Henry and Lydia (Janes) Rust, and
kept a shop in Salem. He bought in
1800, the Estate on Essex street, now oc-
cupied by Theron Palmer and others, and
which had been the estate of Mr. James
King. He removed to the eastward. He
died at Boston, Jan'y. 5, 1828, ^E. 54.

No. 140. BALDWIN, $5. Was

Jabez Baldwin, born in Norwich, Conn.,
4th April, 1788. Came to Salem, and
carried on a large jewelry business in a
shop which stood on part of the site of
West's Block. He was also of the firm
of Baldwin & Jones, of Boston, He mar-
ried Anna, only daughter of Thomas
Briggs, (No. 6,) and built the brick house
on Pleasant street, in which his widow re-

sides. He had three daughters, one of
whom (dead) was the wife of George
Wood, the author of "Peter Schlemil,"
&c., &c.; two live unmarried. He died
8th Nov., 1819.

SUBSCRIPTION FOB THE GATEWAY, &C.

" P\)r the purpose of executing the de-
signs for four gateways, as given by Mr.
Samuel Mclntire, for ornamenting Wash-
ington Square ; we, the subscribers, do en-
gage to pay to Mr. Watson, (Treasurer of
the Committee) the sums annexed to our
respective names, and we do also consent,
that if there should be any money remain-
ing, after completing the above, that the
surplusage be applied to the general ex-
pense of ornamenting said Square,

No. 141. EDWAKD ALLEN, JR., 88.
Was son of Edward, (No. 43.) Was a
merchant. Married Anna, daughter of
Gen. John Fisk, who died March 4, 1826,
JE. 54. Edward and John F. Allen are
his sons. He died at St. Michael, Azores,
Dec. 5, 1845, at the age of 82.

No. 142. SAMUEL MC!NTIRE, (in
work). He was a very ingenious mechan-
ic and a noted architect and carver. He
was the planner of the old Court House,
which was very much admired for the sym-
metry and gracefulness of its proportions.
He also designed the eastern and western
gates of the Square and executed the carv-
ings, which, particularly on the western
one, were very elaborate
Died Feb., 1811, aged 54.

No. 143. CAPT. JONA. HODGES, JR.,
his order, $5. Son of Gamaliel and Pris-
cilla (Webb) Hodges. Was born in Sa-
lem, 1st March, 1764. He was a mer-
chant and had a distillery, now carried on
by his son Samuel R. He was Command-

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er of the Salem Cadets, and for many
years was Treasurer of Salem. George
A., Samuel R. and Edward are his sons.
He died May 23, 1837, aged 73. His
wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel
and Priscilla (Sparhawk) Ropes. Born
Nov. 28, 1764, died Aug. 30, 1840.

No. 144. SAMUEL ARCHER, 3d, 84.
Son of Samuel. Was born at Salem,
April 8, 1768. Was a merchant, Cap-
tain of one of the local companies and
subsequently Colonel of the Regiment.
He built the old Franklin Building. Lived
at one time in the Hosmer house in Pleas-
ant street (No. 10) and in house, No. 56
Forrester street. His first wife was Susan-
nah Babbidge, and his 2d, Deborah, daugh-
ter of Martin and Rebecca (Stuart) McNutt
of Nova Scotia, born Oct. 27, 1779, died
July 2, 1860. He removed to Boston
and died there May 17, 1813, aged 45.
There are surviving daughters by the first
marriage and son Augustus J. by the
second.

No. 145. JOSEPH WINN, 84. Was
originally a butcher, but became a mer-
chant and acquired wealth. He lived in
the house on the corner of St. Peter and
Brown streets, and was Commander of the
Salem Cadets. Had sons John and Jo-
seph, the last of which died unmarried,
and two daughters, one of which married

Fisk, of Charlestown, and the

other, Dr. Frederick Parker. Captain W.
was twice married. His first wife was
Mary Hunt. His second was Mary, wid-
ow of Andrew Sleuman and daughter of
Henry and Mary (Crowninshield) Elkins.
He died suddenly in the South Church,
Sunday, Nov. 3, 1839, aged 78.

No. 146. EDWARD S. LANG, 85. Son
VOL. iv 18

of Edward and Rachel (Ward) Lang, was
born at Salem, 21st Jan., 1770. He was
an apothecary, and built the store now oc-
cupied for the same business, by Henry J.
Pratt, No. 137 Essex street. He was Cap-
tain and Major in the Massachusetts Mi-
litia. He married 5th June, 1796, Han-
nah, eldest daughter of Joseph and Mar-
garet (Cleveland) Hiller of Salem, born 6th
September, 1771, died April, 1823. He

married 2dly, Rebecca Brimmer of

Beverly. He lived on the west side of
Williams street. His sister Sarah, mar-
ried Capt. Nathaniel Page, who died in
Rotterdam, (Holland) after a short illness,
Oct. 9, 1823, aged 43 years ; his sister
Deborah, Capt. William Putnam Rich-
ardson, who died at Salem, Sept. 5, 1826,
Aged 41. He died Feb. 12, 1833.

No. 147. GEORGE DEAX, 83. Was
originally a Friend, but became a military
man and was Captain, Major and Colonel
of the Militia, and afterwards returned to
his early faith. He was a hard-ware deal-
er at one time, in connection with his
brother William, and afterwards by him-
self, in the shop now occupied by F. S.
Peck, 240 Essex street. His wife was
Judith, daughter of Enos Briggs. One of
his daughters married George P. Farring-
ton. Died 12th March, 1831, in his 54th
year. See Leavitt's Hist. E. Lodge, No.
207, in Hist. Coll. vol. 3, p. 181.

No. 148. THOMAS WHITTREDGE, 83.
Was a shipmaster and traded to Virginia
and Maryland. His wife was Sarah Trask.
He lived in Federal street, No. 144, which
house he owned. Had sons, Henry T.
and Thomas C , both dead. One of his
daughters married Tucker Daland, the
other Doctor George Osborne of Dan

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He died loth Sept., 1829, aged 63. See
Leavitt's History E. Lodge, No. 170, in
Hist. Coll. vol. 3, p. 178.

No. 149. STEPHEN WEBB FOB BAR-
THOLOMEW PUTNAM, $15. Son of B. and
Ruth (Gardner) Putnam. Was born 2d
Feb., 1757, died 17th ApL, 1815. Barthol-
omew was surveyor of the port and lived in
the house that stood where the East Church
now is. His wife was Sarah Hodges, daugh-
ter of Gamaliel and sister to Jonathan, (No.
143). She was born 31st July, 1740, died
17th Oct., 1850. He had two sons, Bar-
tholomew and William, who died unmar-
ried ; and danghters, Ruth married Michael
Webb; Sarah married 1st, Pal-
frey, and 2d, Stephen Webb ; Priscilla
married H. Clark ; and Betsey married
Winthrop Gray.

No. 150. JOSEPH WHITE, $10. Son
of Joseph and Abigail (Muchmore) White.
Was born Aug. 23, 1748. He married,
October 18, 1770, Elizabeth, daughter of
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Berry) Stone,
who was born 15th March, 1748-9, died
July, 1822. No issue. He had been a
shipmaster, but was then a wealthy mer-
chant, and lived in the eastern corner of
Essex and St. Peter streets, and afterwards
in the brick house, No. 128 Essex street,
where he was murdered, April 6, 1830.

No. 151. JERATHMAEL PEIRCE, $5.
Son of Jerathmael and Rebecca (Kurd)
Peirce. Was born at Charlestown, Mass.,
Jan., 1746-7 ; served an apprenticeship to
the trade of a leather dresser ; in early life,
moved to Salem, and set up business in
connection with Aaron Waite, under the
firm of "Peirce & Waite." They contin-
ued in this, and afterwards, in pursuit of
commerce for a long series of years. In

1782, he built the house on Federal street,
No. 80, and now occupied by his son-in-
law, George Nichols, where he lived till
his death, which occurred 19th of August,
1827. He married Feb. 9, 1772, Sarah,
daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Hardy)
Ropes. She was born Oct. 7, 1752, died
Aug. 17, 1796. His son Benjamin, mar-
ried his cousin, Lydia R. Nichols ; a mer-
chant in Salem, afterwards Librarian in
Harvard University ; born at Salem, Sept.
30, 1778, died at Cambridge, July 26,
1831 ; he was father of Prof. B. Peirce of
Harvard. His daughters Sally and Bet-
sey, married their cousin George Nichols.
Youngest son Henry is now a clerk in the
State Bank, Boston.

No. 152. AARON WAITT, byJ. Peirce,
$5. Son of William and Dorathy (Buck-
man) Waitt ; was born in Maiden. His
wife Eliza Call, of Charlestown, who
died July 2, 1826, M. 80. He was a
partner in business with Peirce (No, 51.)
Lived in house 376 Essex street, now occu-
pied by the family of Nath'l L. Rogers,
who married his daughter Harriet. The
other daughter, Lydia, was wife of Capt.
Israel Williams. He died March 24, 1 830,
aged 88 years.

No. 153. JOHN DABNEY, $4. Son of
Charles and Elizabeth (Gardner) Dabney,
was born at Boston 31st July, 1752. He
was a printer, bookseller, and for more
than twenty years Post Master of Salem.
He kept his Store and the Post Office in
various places, but last in a building that
stood on part of the land covered by the
Bowker Block. His wife was Abigail Ma-
son, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail
(Peele) Mason. She was born at Salem,
1st Nov., 1767; died 17th Sept., 1834.

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He lived in a house on the west side of
Liberty street, in front of the east side of
the Charter street Burying Ground. Rev.
Jonathan P. Dabney is his son. He died
llth October, 1819, aged 57. Leavitt's
Hist. E. Lodge, No. 138, in Hist. Coll.,
Essex Inst., vol. 3, p. 174.

No. 154. BENJAMIN WEBB, 83. I
am not sure that this subscriber and No.
29, was not Benjamin, son of Jonathan
and brother to Stephen, No. 10. If so,
he was a tavern-keeper and kept the Sun
Tavern, where the Essex House now is,
and when Mr. Gray bought the estate, re-
moved to Mr. G.'s house, where Bowker
building is, and kept the Sun Tavern there.
The estate was sold by Mr. Gray in June,
1805, for $13,500. to the Union Marine
Insurance Co'y. The tavern was then
kept by William Manning, Mr. Webb hav-
ing retired to his farm on the banks of the
North River, foot of Conant street. He
was son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (San-
ders) Webb. Was born March 2, 1753,
and died Oct. 13, 1815. His wife was
Mary, daughter of William and Mary
(Andrew) King, sister to Mrs. Benjamin
Hodges (No. 27) and Mrs. Jonathan Ma-
son (No. 90). Born 6th Jan'y, 1753,
died Oct. 19, 1830. Son Samuel is now
living, aged 77. Jonathan deceased Aug.,
1832, married Harriet Northey; daughter
Mary, married John Barton, daughter
Priscilla, married Rev. N. W. Williams.

No. 155. WILLIAM MERRIAM, 85-
Was a carpenter, and lived on the western
side of Curtis street. His wife was wid-
ow Cook. He removed to Boston, and
kept the Commercial Coffee House.

No. 156. SAMUEL SKEBRY, 810. Was
a shipmaster, but removed with his family

from Salem to Brooktield, in the spring of
1805, to enjoy the tranquil pleasures of an
agricultural life. Being on a visit to Sa-
lem, he was examining a horse in Pope's
stable, in Federal street, when he received
a kick from the horse, and died in conse-
quence thereof on Sunday, Oct. 23, 1808,
aged 36, leaving a wife and five small
children. His wife was Content, daughter
of Ebenezer and Mehitable (Buttolphh)
Ward. She died May 6, 1854. See a
sermon on the occasion of his death, by
Rev. Thomas Snell, at Brookfield, Oct. 30,
1808.

No. 157. BENJAMIN FELT, 85. Was
a block and pump maker, and lived in
Curtis street. His shop was fn front on
Derby street, and his son Benjamin, now
carries on the same business there. In ad-
dition to Benjamin, had sons John and
Edward. He was son of John and Cathe-
rine Felt. Married Oct. 25, 1794, Sally
Ward, died Nov. 23, 1854, aged 84.

No. 158. SAMUEL DERBY, 820. Af-
terwards Samuel Gardner Derby. Was
son of Richard and Lydia (Gardner) Der-
by, and was a merchant. He lived in Bar-
ton Square, in the house now occupied by
John C. Osgood. He was 2d Captain of
Salem Light Infantry, Colonel of the Regt.
and Gen'l. of Brigade. He married 1st,
his cousin Margaret Barton ; and 2d, La-
cretia, daughter of Dr. Joseph Osgood ;
and 3dly, Ann, daughter of Francis and
Ann Archibald of Boston. He removed
to Weston, Mass., and died there Jan'y.
17, 1843, aged 76. See Leavitt's Hist.
Essex Lodge, No. 141, in Hist. Coll. of
Inst. vol. 3, p. 174; also Derby's Geneal.
in Hist. Coll. vol. 3, p. 284.

No. 159. SAMUEL ROPES, 85. Son of

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Benjamin and Ruth (Hardy) Ropes. Was
born in Salem, 8th March, 1757, died
Dec. 5 1841. In early life a cooper, af-
terwards, for many years a shipchandler of
the firm of Page & Ropes, whose place of
business was on the eastern corner of Der-
by street and Union Wharf. He lived in
Bridge street, No. 106, now owned by
Capt. Josiah Spalding. His wife was Sa-
rah, daughter of Ezekiel Cheever. She
was born 7th March, 1788, and died llth
Oct., 1842. William and Hardy Ropes of
Boston, are his sons. Daughter Ruth,
married Henry Prince, Lieutenant in the
Revenue service ; and Louisa, married Rev.
Samuel Green of Reading, Mass., after-
wards of Boston, where he died in 1834.

B. PICKMAN, JR., $10. No. 3.

JACOB CROWNINSHIELD, $8. No. 134.

JOHN DERBY, JR. for his order, $8.
No. 133.

NATHANIEL SILSBEE, $5. No. 94.

OLIVER, (probably B. L.) $10. No.
24.

A FRIEND, $5.

JOSEPH VINCENT will pay $5. No. 35.

NEHEMIAH ADAMS per order, $5. No.
11.

EBENEZER PUTNAM, $5. No. 33.

MR. (AMOS r) HOVEY, $5. No. 49.

JOHN OSGOOD for order, 85. No. 45.

CAPT. (JAMES ?) DEVEREUX per order,
$5. No. 72.

CAPT. CLIFFORD CROWNIXSHIELD per
his order, $15. No. 4.

C. FELT, $3.

CAPT. STEPHEN WEBB, $5. No. 10.

JOSEPH PEABODY, $7. No. 5.

JEREMIAH SHEPARD, $3. No. 21.

JOSEPH HILLER, $5. No. 30.

SIMON FORRESTER, $10. No. 73.

ISAAC OSGOOD, $5. No. 31.

S. PUTNAM, $2, No. 69.

ISRAEL WILLIAMS, $5. No. 44.

BENJAMIN PICKMAN, $20. No. 3.

JOSHUA WARD, $8. No. 51.

WM. LUSCOMB, JR. per his order, $5.
No. 82.

G. CBOWNINSHIELD & SONS, $15. No.
97.

JACOB ASHTON, $5. No. 47.

ABEL LAWRENCE, $5. No. 48.

WM. MARSTON, $5. No. 83.

WM. PRESCOTT, $5. No. 2.

Also several Cash Subscriptions, making
a total of $327.

BOSTON NUMISMATIC SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting of this Society
was held on Thursday, June 5, 1862,
the President in the chair. Several medals
and coins of an interesting character were
exhibited ; among the medals was one in
silver of Oliver Cromwell ; obverse a
finely raised head and bust of the Protect-
or, with the inscription Oliv. D. Gr. P.
Aug. Sco. Et Hib. Pro. Reverse the
arms of Cromwell supported by a lion
rampant with the legend Pax Quaeri-
tor Bello, size 22. A full set of Tical,
the silver currency of Siam, consisting of
eight pieces, the largest weighing two oun-
ces, attracted much attention ; also a speci-
men of the Baltimore Town piece, ob-
verse Head of Standish Barry, " Balti-
more Town. July 4th, 90 ;" reverse
"Standish Barry, Three Pence."

The committee to which was referred the
subject of electrotype, and false coins, re-
ported in part, as follows : " The electro-
type copies of rare coins are more decep-

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live than the pieces struck from the new
dies described in this communication. The
coin market is regularly supplied with fac-
similes of many rare and valuable coins in
the American series. In many instances
they are so skillfully done as to deceive
collectors of much experience. But by a
careful examination of the face and edge
of the piece they can be detected, and from
the absence of the ring of the genuine
coin. There are several persons who make
a business of issuing and selling these cop-
ies ; they solicit the loan of fine and rare
coins to copy for their own collection, and
soon after specimens are in the market for
sale. Your committee would suggest to
collectors, and all others interested in nu-
mismatics, the importance of discouraging
the issue of these spurious pieces in every
practicable way, especially by declining to
have their medals or coins copied in any
manner, or under any pretence. The fol-
lowing list, it is believed, contains all the
spurious pieces which have been issued :

No. 1 . Washington Half Dollar. Obv.
Bust of Washington, with the inscription,
" George Washington, President I., 1792."
Rev. a spread Eagle, " United States of
America." Struck in 1859 by William
Idler, Philadelphia, in silver, copper, brass
and tin. Size 22. On the obverse of this
piece the word " copy " is stamped in very
small raised letters, which are easily re-
moved, and the piece rubbed and worn to
resemble an old coin.

No. 2. Lord Baltimore Penny. Obv.
Bust and inscription like the original, but
with this addition around the head " W.
Idler, dealer in coins, minerals, &c., Phila."
This inscription being carefully erased
from the piece may possibly deceive some

persons. Issued by Wm. Idler, Phila.. in
silver, copper, brass and white metal. Size
18. 1859.

No. 3. Sommer Islands piece. Obv. a
Hog, "XII" over his back. Inscription,
"Sommer Islands." Rev. a Ship in full
sail. Said to have been issued by Mr.
Dickerson of Philadelphia. Struck in
copper, brass and tin. Size 20$. 1859.

No. 4. George Clinton piece Obv.
Head. " Non Vi Virtute Vici." Rev.
Eagle standing on a shield with spread
wings, as if about to fly above, " E Plu-
ribus Unum ; " below, " Excelsior," very
handsomely executed. Struck in silver
and copper, by Alfred S. Robinson, Hart-
ford, Ct., 1860. Size 174.

No. 5. Copy of the New York Gold
Coin. Obv. Sun rising from behind moun-
tains. " Excelsior Nova Eboraca Co-
lumbia." Rev. Eagle upright, bunch of
arrows in right talon, sprig in left letters
E. B. stamped on left wing. The Eagle
surrounded with wreath, outside of which
is the inscription, " Unum E Pluribus.
1787." Issued by Alfred S. Robinson,
Hartford, Ct., 1860, in copper and brass.
Size 19.

No. 6. Rosa Americana Penny. Obv.
Head " Georgius II, D. G. Rex." Rev.
"Rosa American, 1733." Crown over
rose. " Utile Dulci."

Issued by Alfred S. Robinson, Hartford,
Ct., 1861, in silver, copper and brass.
Size 22.

No. 7. Elephant Piece. Obv. Elephant
Rev. " God Preserve New England,
1694." Issued by Alfred S. Robinson,
Hartford, C., 1861, in silver, copper,
brass and nickel. Size 18.

No. 8. Washington Piece. Obv. Mili-

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tary bust, head to left " G-eorge Wash-
ington, President, 1789." Rev. Upright
Eagle, shield on breast, arrows in right
talons, sprig in left, scroll in beak, with in-
scription, " Ununi E. Pluribus." Issued
by Alfred S. Robinson, Hartford, Ct.,
1862, in silver and copper. Size 20.

No. 9. Massachusetts Pine 'Tree Mon-
ey shilling, sixpence, three-pence, two-
pence and penny the " N. E." Shilling.
Rev. "XII" and the Good Samaritan
Shilling.

Thomas Wyatt of New York made dies
of all the above pieces copying them
from the engravings in " Felt's Mass Cur-
rency." and issued a few sets of them.
They are, however, easily detected, as be-
ing more round and even in, shape, and
better struck than the genuine. Still
many persons of little experience in such
matters would perhaps as readily take the
one as the other.

No. 1. U. S. Bar Cent, Obv., " U. S.
A." the S much larger than the other let-
ters and extending, in part, over them.
They can be detected by observing that
the S passes over, instead of under the A.
Rev. thirteen bars extending across the
coin. The die was cut by Bolen, of
Springfield, Mass., 1862. In copper. Size

CORRECTION'.

In the article on Ann Pudeator, the date
of her arrest is stated in the text as about
July 2d. According to the Marshal's re-
turn, she was arrested in company with
Alice Parker, May 12. As the records of
her first examination are missing, and the
examination itself was evidently inconclu-

sive, she being again examined July 2d r
and her indictment more particularly based
on specific acts of Witchcraft, committed
at that last examination we adopted the
later date as the date of her arrest. It
may be, that she was discharged on her
first examination, but was subsequently
re-arrested, as we know to have been the
case with Mary Easty of Topsfield. Still,
in the uncertainty, it is best to follow the
Record, and we thus correct the text. The
last examination took place ia Salem, at
the house of a Mr. Thomas Beadle. She
was evidently examined twice before an in-
dictment was found against her, and this
fact favors the idea, that she was in good
repute at the time, and that the magis-
trates hesitated for a while to proceed
against her for Witchcraft, but were finally
overborne by the persistent witnesses.

G. F. c.

EXTRACTS FROM SOME OLD
ACCOUNT BOOKS KEPT BY MR.
WHIPPLE, OF HAMILTON, MASS.

[Continued from Page 96. J.

BURIALS.
1735.

Dec., Mary Patch.
Jan., OldFrisel.
Mch.., Joshua Hoba.
1736.

May, Elezebeth Barker.

" Matthew Whipple, weaver.
June, Samuel Brown, Hannah and
Martha.

" John Dane, Daniel.
" Thomas Brown's wife.
July, Joseph Rolles wife.

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BIRTHS.

1727.

May, Isack Tilton, Jemima.

June, Gabriel Pushi, child.

" Nathaniel Potter, Hannah.

'* J. Semons, Hannah.

July, Samuel Engals, child.

Aug., Nathaniel Dane, Frances.

" Daniel Davison, William.

Sept., Nathaniel Jones, Hannah,

M Jacob Davison, child.

Oct., Caleb Poland, child.

Nov., Samuel Lumax, Nathaniel.

" John Whipple, son Steven.

Dec., Samuel Larason, Sarah.
" 15. John Whipple, William.

" Benjamin Knight,? Benjamin.

1728.

Mch., Jacob Brown, son Joseph..

" John Pach, Mar}'.

May, John Low, Ephraim.

" James Bishop, Sarah.

*' John Dane, Benjamin.

" Joseph Buckniem, Joseph.

June, James Molton, Lucy.

" Joseph Walker, Joseph.

" John Ball, John.

Aug., Nehemiah Porter, Ledy.

" Thomas Adams, son.

" John Robard's, Joseph.

" Nathaniel Emerson, preseler.

Sept., Neckles Woodbury, Benjamin.

*' William Lamson, Mary.

Oct., Samuel Whipple, Mary.

Nov., Jacob Brown, jr., child.

" Samuel Poland, jr., child Sam'l.

" Joseph Knowlton, Jacob.

Dec., Nathaniel Piper, child.

Nov., Solomon Smith, Joseph.

Jan., Frances Whipple, Lucy.

'* Joseph Adams, persiler.

" John Bowles, child.

14 John Adams, child.

" Caleb Poland, child.

Feb., Benjamin Oilbord, child.

Mch., John Quarles, William.

" Andrew Darby, Elezabeth.
1729.

April, Isack Tilton, Abigail.

'* John Hacker Ledy.

May, John Darby, John.

" John Parkins, John.

Garbarel Poshen?, child.

" Hannah Sands, child.

Jan., Nathaniel Dane, Isaral.

" Peter Lamson, Thomas.

" John Pach, iuner Beniaman.

Aug., Joshua Maclaffin, Mary.

July, Richard Marshall, Frances.

Aug., Nathaniel Jons, iuner Sarah.

Sept., Jacob Brown, iuner child Mary

Oct., Nathaniel Potter, Edman.

" Daniel Davison, Daniel.

" Johnathan Piper, Johnathan.

Nov., Maier Epes, Simons.

Dec., Beniaman Ston, Ben.

" Barnabus Dodg, Martha.

" Jacob Tomson Loas.

" William Buras, dafter Mary.

" Joseph Walker, William.

" Beniaman Hight?, Jemima.

Jan., Nechlos Woodbury.

" John Low, Thomas.

" James Whipple, iuner Sarah.

" Daniel Greeno, William.

Mch., John Hubbard, Elizabeth.
John Pach, child.

1730.

June, Joseph Boules, cnild.

June, John Robards, child.

" John Small, child Epraham.

July, John Dane, child Sarah.

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beth.
Aug.,

Sept.,
Oct.,

Dec.,

Dec.,
it

Jan.,

Jan.,
K

Feb.,
Jan.,

1731.
Mar.,

May,
ci

nah.

July,

Aug.,
ii

Sept.,
Oct.,

Nov.,
Dec.,

Jan.,

Nathaniel Piper, Susannah.
Robard Annable, dafter Eleze-

Nat. Jons, iuner, child.
Samuel Lamson, Samuel.
Joseph Buckman, son.
David Robards, David.
Frances Whipple, child.
Samuel Whipple, Samuel.
Joseph Adams Ledy.
James Moulton, Leday.
Beniman Gilbard, Ledia.
Samuel Dodg, child Eutipas.
Andrew Darby, Sarah.
Mr. Wiggelworth, Sarah.
John Darby, iuner, son Thomas.
Nehemiah Porter, child.
John Bouls, child.

John Pach, iuner, Sarah.
Soloman Smith, Soloman.
John Master, Abigail and Han-

Joseph Knolton, Abraham.
Samuel Poland, Debara.
Peter Lamson, Eunes.
John Pach, Mary.
William Adams, son.
John Bacher, child.
Joseph Whipple, child.
Isack Til ton, Rachel.
Daniel Greeno, child Daniel.
Frances Whipple, Thomas.
Robard Annable, Mathew.
Joseph Semons, son Dan.

James Bishop, Jorge.

Joseph Bouls, child.

Nichlas Woodbary, child Ann.

Nathaniel Potter, John.

Barinbus Dodg, Lucy.

Gabrile Pshen?, Mason.

" Richard Marshal, child Benia-

man.
Feb., Daniel Davison, Mary.

" Jacob Thomson, Martha.
Mch.. John Low, Nathaniel.
Mch., Joseph Gifford, Joseph.
1732.

April, Beniaman Stow, Hannah.

" Mr. Wiggelworth, Febe.
June, John Parkins, son.
July, Nehemiah Potter, Hezidiah and
Ebenezer.

" John Bacher, Sarah.
Aug., Jacob Brown, iuner, son.
Nov., Nathaniel Emerson, Nathl.

" John Master, Matha.
Dec., Davied Robards, Joseph.

1733.

Mch., Joseph Gilbard, Adam.

" John Dane, Daniel.

" Daniel Greeno, Robard.

" Samuel Dodg, Lidy.
April, Jeremiah Low, Lidy.

" Thomas Brown, iuner, son Thos.

*' Joseph Walker, John.
May, Nathaniel Potter, Abigail.

" John Pach, jun., Samuel.
July, Benjamin Gilbard, Joseph.

" Peter Lamson, Amos.
Aug., Thomas Dodg, child Luke.

" James Molton, Mehitable.

" John Robard's, William.

" Nath'l Dane, Ester & Ephraitn.
Sept., John Bouls, Deborah.

" Solomon Smith, Elizabeth.

" Joseph Whipple, Ester.
Oct., Robard Annable, Jacob.

" Joseph Poland, Joseph.
Nov , Thomas Adams, Joseph.

" Thomas Lamson, Jun., Thomas.
(To be continued.)

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

OF THE

Vol. IV.

August, 1862.

No.

A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE HISTORY
OF THE PURITANS AND THE SEP-
ARATISTS FROM THE CHURCH OF
ENGLAND ; IN WHICH THE DIF-
FERENCE BETWEEN THE NON-
CONFORMISTS OF MASSACHU-
SETTS BAY AND THE SEPARA-
TISTS OF PLYMOUTH COLONY IS
DISCUSSED

A Paper read at a Meeting of the Essex
Institute, April 25, 1862.

BY A. C. OOODELL.

A new historical work,* not yet published,
treating of some matters of deep interest to
students of our earliest colonial history, hav-
ing recently, through the kindness of a friend,
been sent to me for inspection and comment,
I was led, on reading some of the author'8
remarks, into an examination of the origin and

* Memoir of Anne Hutchinson. By Henry B.
Dawson. N. T. 1856.

I will here remark that I have not deemed it ne-
cessary to cite authorities, except in a few instan-
ces, because all the leading facts here stated arc re-
corded in the pages of well known authors, espe-
cially NBAL, whose history of the Puritans may bo
found in most libraries.

VOL. IV.

(19)

characteristics of the different classes of Puri-
tans, and of Separatists from the Church of
England, with special reference to the points
of dissimilarity between the Separatists of
Plymouth and the Nonconformists of the
Massachusetts Bay, including the early set-
tlers of Sale in.

The field grew larger as I proceeded, until
what was meant for the briefest suggestion
of dissent, has extended to a paper of such
length, that, at the request of the Secretary, I
agreed to read, at a meeting of the Institute,
such parts of it as relate more particularly to
the New England immigrants.

The ideal Puritan, according to most de-
scriptions, is a cadaverous and whining fellow,
speaking on all occasions in quaint scriptural
phrases, with a nasal drawl and such pecu-
liarity of intonation as has won for his dis-
course the name of cant, from the Latin canto,
to sing. A genuine Puritan, according to this
description, must have lived some time in the
latter part of the 16th or in the 17th century.
He must have worn a peaked hat, and sported
a peaked beard withal. Knowledge of the
Scriptures and ignorance of every thing else,
cunning and credulity, cruelty and hypocrisy,

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must somehow be intermixed in his constitu-
tion with a hatred of the Pope, the Devil and
Monarchy, and utter oppugnancy to taxation,
especially in the form of ship-money.

This is the singular monster that even the
latest and best historians depict with as much
boldness of imagery and as much rhetorical
skill as ever poet or historian wasted on the
Minotaur, whom the youthful Theseus over-
came at Crete.

It is time that, in this thing, poetry should
yield to truth, and graphic generalizations be
corrected by a survey of plain facts.

Cromwell, enforcing discipline by a wise
appeal to and respect for the sincere religious
views of his soldiers; young Milton, the
centre of the wit, learning and beauty of Flor-
ence, peer of the wisest, without bluster or
affectation, and the best of good fellows with-
out the sacrifice of virtue; Robinson, charg-
ing his little band of pilgrims from which
he was to part forever " to follow him no
further than he followed Christ," and to be
as " willing to embrace further light as that
they had received ;" and Roger Williams,
founding the first free commonwealth, from
motives of pure philanthrophy, are characters
not to be brought within the common super-
ficial description of the Puritan without the
greatest injustice.

The Puritans were, in all respects, save
two, very much the same as their neighbors ;
and these differences do not, upon the whole,
put them in unfavorable contrast with their
contemporaries, in the minds of candid people.
Besides their strained and Judaic morality, the
religious belief of the Puritans is what should
distinguish them as a class from their contem-
poraries. And, with this in view as the prop-
er distinction, the following survey of the

growth and of the divisions of this class is
submitted :

The proclamation of supremacy by Henry
VIII. was intended as an assertion of ecclesias-
tical independence of Rome, and not as a pro-
test against her erroneous practices, or against
ber claims to a divine institution and a legiti-
mate apostolical succession. The sovereignty
of the Pontiff, and not the orthodoxy of the
Roman Church or its Bishop, was denied ; the
Anglican bishops claiming ecclesiastical equal-
ity with the Tenant of the Vatican as the
Bishop of Rome; or, at least, claiming a na-
tional autonomy for their Church and State.

That Henry was encouraged by a knowl-
edge of the progress of the Reformation, among
the laity and the clergy, there can be no
doubt. Nothing short of a general revolu-
tion in religious views would have made so
bold a step possible. But that Henry or his
advisers consciously began the English Refor-
mation by this act with a purpose, or from a
desire, ultimately to introduce the peculiar
doctrines of the Continental Protestants into
England, cannot, I think, be proved.

But alienation from Rome opened a door
for more thorough reform. And, as the breach
between the King and the Pope widened,
harmony of doctrine and purpose between the
Protestants of England and of the Continent
became more complete, insomuch that, during
the reign of Henry, and, especially, during
the reign of Edward VI, his successor, Calvin
and other reformers of his school were in con-
stant correspondence either with the King,
the Protector, or Cranmer, Archbishop of
Canterbury, through whose influence the " In-
stitutes" were approved by the Church; Pe-
ter Martyr was invited from Germany to a
professorship at Oxford ; Ochinus was made
a canon of Canterbury ; and Fagius and Bu-

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cer were employed at Cambridge in transla-
ting the Scriptures, the latter afterwards re-
ceiving the appointment of Professor of Theol-
ogy at the University.

The new doctrines were so well received
that there was soon a manifest tendency of the
whole Church towards attaining the simplicity
of primitive ecclesiastical forms. The Arch-
bishop declared against the necessity of the
imposition of hands; looked upon the Episoo-
pacy as not, in itself, a divine ordinance, and
allowed clergymen, admitted to the ministry
according to Calvinistic forms on the Conti-
nent, to hold benefices under the Establish-
ment without reb'rdination by a bishop. But,
unlike Calvin, Cranmer did not exhibit an
obstinate preference for Presbyterian govern-
ment; although, chiefly at the suggestion of
Calvin, ho procured a revision of the English
Liturgy, which, under the name of King Ed-
ward's Service-book, was afterwards held in
high veneration by some of the refugees from
the persecutions under Mary, and, at Frank-
fort-on-the-Main, was the cause of a strife that
resulted in the division of the English Church
into Conformists and Nonconformists, or
Puritans, from whom sprang the Separatists,
and, finally, the Independents.

Thus much progress had the English
Church made towards unity with the Conti-
nental Reformed Churches, when Mary aw-
cended the throne. Up to this time ex-
cept in the case of the popish recusants
there had been no separation, no nonconform-
ity. There was no cause for dissension ; so
evenly had the Church kept pace with the
religious progress of the people, and so much
latitude had been permitted in ceremonial
observances.

But the five years of Mary's reign were ret-

rogressive. The supremacy of the Pope reao-
knowledged, it followed that all this glorious
work of reform must be undone. The diffusion
of knowledge among the laity up to that
time the only essential blessing of the Reform-
ation was stopped; the revised Liturgy
was superseded; the ceremonies of Rome
were restored, and her teachings enforced by
the denunciation of appropriate penalties
against contumacious resistants. The perse-
cution that consigned Cranmer, Ridley and
Latimer to the flames, drove hundreds to the
Continent as exiles. This I call

THE FIRST EXILK.

At Frankfort, July 29, 1554, a numlwr
of the refugees who had assembled in that city
June 27, previous, established a church in
the congregational form, still claiming to be
members of the English Church, but agree-
ing to have no controversy about ceremonies.
These worshippers soon sent letters to their
brethren at Strasburgh, Zurich and Basel, in
which "they commend their new settlement
as nearer the policy and order of Scripture
than the Service-book of King Edward. "
But their new system was not approved of
by some of the exiled brethren, and gave rise
to a controversy, in which Dr. Richard Cox,
(afterwards Bishop of Ely,) on the part of
the formalists, and John Knox, on the part of
the radical reformers or Presbyterians, were
the chief contestants, and which, though si-
lenced for a while through the interposition of
Calvin, was, after the accession of Elizabeth,
transferred to England, and laid the foundation
for the distinction of Puritan from Court Re-
former a distinction that, in a modified form,
still exists in the Church of England, as the
differences between the High Church and
Low Church parties sufficiently show.

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1564.

COURT REFORMERS. PURITANS.

The Frankfort quarrel renewed in England,
and aggravated by the growing persistency of
the two opposing classes, and by the bitterness
and vehemence of their disputes, gave rise to
the new name of "Puritan," about 1564
at least, I do not know of its use at an earlier
date* and the name was soon used by High
Churchmen, and by outsiders favorably inclined
to the papacy, as a reproachful epithet.

These rival bodies in the Church strove for
the establishment of a ritual and discipline
conformed to their respective views, through
many years with varying success. Upon the
whole it would seem that the Puritan clergy
succeeded, except during the times of Ban-
croft and Laud, in avoiding the observance
of the most obnoxious ceremonies without much
trouble, despite the efforts of disciplinarians
who were, nominally, the victors, and who
had, certainly, the support of the Government.

That this antagonism should not have pro-
ceeded sooner to an open rupture, will not sur-
prise us when we reflect that the same Church
has, within our own recollection, nourished ad-
vocates of ultra High Church doctrines, and
even of Tridentine novelties, such as the sym-
pathizers with John Henry Newman and his
school, and, at the same time, permitted the
bold utterances of Latitudinarians like Hen-
ry Bristow Wilson; while the government
unswervingly holds up the old ecclesiastical
fabric, satisfied with tho fact of its existence,
with its traditions and its prevailing Catholicism,
and jealous of innovations especially of such
as would affect its structural system. Large
spiritual freedom and considerable latitude in

* I take Heylin for authority on this point, as most
all the later authorities have done. See his " Hist. Re-
formation of the Church of England,". Ed. 1674, p. 344.
An. Reg. Eliz. 7, 1564.

the observance of rites must be expected to
prevail in a church modelled in an ancient
mould and modified only by traditions
around which cling, lovingly, all her pride
and much of her devotion while the Prot-
estant genius of her children is earnest, intel-
lectual and aspiring.

But the breach between High Church and
Low Church (for so I will call them for con-
venience) widened every day ; and, while both
parties agreed that there should be uniformity,
and that the civil sword should be used to ef-
fect it, they could not agree on a basis of union .
The High Church party did not refuse to
yield on the ground that the Liturgy was of
divine ordinance, but because it was establish-
ed by law as the rule of uniformity. Even
Archbishop Parker "was not fond of the
cap, surplice and wafer-bread," "and gloried
in having been consecrated without the Aaron-
ical garments."

1559 1662.
CONFORMISTS. NONCONFORMISTS.

However, after the Act of Uniformity
passed in the first Parliament of Elizabeth's
reign, which, under heavy pcnalites, obliged
all clergymen to practise such ceremonies as
were prescribed under its authority, and after
the Queen's strict injunctions issued thereup-
on, some of the Low Church party conformed,
in obedience to the law and the orders of their
spiritual superiors, though with reluctance;
others refused, and became Nonconformists,
but shared, after 1564, with those of their
brethren who conformed and remained in good
standing in the Church, the name of PURI-
TANS.

Such of these Nonconformists as were
deprived of their livings, preached here and
there, in private places, and in churches
when not forcibly prevented. Some aban-

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doned the clerical calling ; and others took ad-
vantage of the protection offered by that
noble asylum for persecuted free thought,
the University of Cambridge; which, by
virtue of a privilege granted by Pope Alex-
ander VI, had the power to license, under
the name of "Lecturers," twelve ministers
to preach anywhere in England without far-
ther authority from any bishop.

This was the begining of Nonconformity ;
though the name is, at present most common-
ly applied to those two thousand or more
clergymen who were driven from their bene-
fices, in 1662, by the Act of Uniformity of
King Charles, passed in the year 1661.

1566.

In thf Church: Out of the Church:

i ( CHURCHMEN PROPER,
1 i OR CONFORMISTS. SEPARATISTS

! PURITANS, INCLUDING
{ NONCONFORMISTS.

But the success of the High Church party
in the Convocation of 1562; the revision of
the Service-book to suit the wishes of the
Queen and the demands of the clergy, who,
under Elizabeth, were growing High Church
as they had grown Low Church under Ed-
ward ; together with the zeal displayed by the
clergy in obedience to the famous royal letter
of Jan. 25, 1564, quenched the last spark of
hope in the minds of many of those who had,
hitherto, looked longingly for a reform, but
with greater or less confidence in the certain-
ty of its coming. Some of these were al-
ready Nonconformists ; others still adhered to
the ritual, not from choice, but from necessity.
But now both abandoned the Church, or
were suspended from their functions, and be-
came SEPARATISTS.

In the language of Neal : " Many church-
were now shut up, and the people ready to
mutiny for want of ministers." Many of the

laity, too, wore as averse to the ceremonies M
any of the clergy, and HO, together, these
formed congregations for worship outside of the
Church, after all arguments had been used
in vain, in convocation and by letters, to ob-
tain the liberty of exercising clerical functions
in the Church without absolute conformity,
and after the Star-chamber had established
a censorship of the press, in order to deprive
the discontented of the opportunity of plead-
ing their cause through its offices.

These Separatists claimed to be Churchmem
notwithstanding their separation, and only
professed to have withdrawn from the errors
of the Church : " people of the same country,
of the same religion, and of the same judgment
in doctrine, parted communions." They
finally adopted the Geneva Service-book, as
preferable to the amended Service-book of
King Edward; declaring, however, "that
they reverenced the learned in Geneva and
elsewhere, but did not build their faith and
religion upon them."

1582.

In the Church:
1 ( NONCONFORMISTS and
| PURITAN CONFORMISTS.

( HlUHCHURCIIMEN, or ( BROWNI8TS, OF

{ KKOULAR CONFORMISTS. ( TOTAL SEPARATISTS.

At length, the last tie that held even the
Separatists, in some sort, to the Church, was
broken. In 1582, after the act 23d, Eliz.
chap. 1, imposing on absentees from church
the impossible penalty of 20 per month,
added to the increasing severities of the High
Commission and the rigid disciplinary exac-
tions of Aylmer, Bishop of London, some of
the Puritans and Separatists rebelled outright,
and denounced the Church of England as
hopelessly perverse and wicked, and as not a
true church of Christ.

One of the "Lecturers," Robert Browne,
led these new or total Separatists, who hence

Out of the Church:

1 OLD SEPARATISTS.

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took the name of BROWNISTS. " The Brown-
"ists did not differ from the Church of Eng-
"land in any articles of faith, but they de-
fied the Church of England to be a true
" church, and her ministers to be rightly or-
"dained. They maintained the discipline
"of the Church of England to be popish
"and anti-christian, and all her ordinances
"and sacraments invalid. Hence they for-
"bade their people to join with them in
"prayer, in hearing, or in any part of the
' ' public worship. ' ' Neal.

These Brownists were, it must be con-
fessed, the first Independents, so far as
church government and ceremonies were con-
cerned ; but the name is generally applied to
Separatists of a later date, who protested a-
gainst some of the doctrines of the Church as
well as the ritual, and who, unlike the Brown-
ists, were willing to admit the Church of Eng-
land to be a true church.*

In 1593-4, after the execution of their
brethren, Barrowe, Greenwood, Penry, and
others, some of the persecuted Brownists fled
to Holland, whither others of their persuasion
were banished, still later, under the statute
31, Eliz. passed as a substitute for the atro-
cious law under which the three persons above
named were made martyrs. This I call
THE SECOND EXILE.
1602-1608-1620.

In the Church: Out of the Church:

1 ( CONFORMING PUBITANB. 1 OLD SEPARATISTS.

| NONCONFORMINQ do. 2 BROWNISTS.

2 HIGH CHURCH PARTY. 3 SEMI-SEPARATISTS.
Bancroft, Bishop of London, who succeeded

*The Independents eo nomine are generally and
perhaps properly traced to John Robinson, and no
farther. Cotton maintained that Independency was
as old as the time of the Apostles ; but this was not
spoken in a strictly historical sense. Mosheim
suggests that an expression in Robinson's Apology
may have given rise to this particular use of the
word. See Mosheim's Hist., Ed. 1790, Vol. 5, pp.
405-6. Note q.

Whitgift in the see of Canterbury, was even
more zealous against nonconformity than his
predecessor; or at least he was more active
and scrupulous in enforcing, within the
Church, the due observance of her obnox-
ious rites. So severe was his discipline that
"above 300 Puritan ministers were silenced
or deprived, some of whom were excommu-
nicated and cast into prison," and others
were driven into exile.

Among these was John Robinson, the
founder of the Church of Plymouth, who, in
1606, was a minister over a congregation of
the Nottinghamshire dissenters, formed about
four years before, and who fled, in 1608, with
a small company, to Amsterdam, where he
found, already organized, a congregation of
the Brownist exiles of 1593, the church of
Francis Johnson and Henry Ainsworth.
But, difficulties soon arising between the new
exiles and the old congregation, Robinson
and his church, in about a year from the time
of their arrival, removed to Leyden. There
Robinson ruled, as a sort of patriarch, over
his little congregation, and, gradually chang-
ing from an utter or "total" Separatist and
repudiator of the Church of England, to a
"moderate" holding, like the Brownists, to
the necessity and lawfulness of separation,
but, unlike them, admitting the legality and
orthodoxy of the English Church, ho brought
over his congregation to the same peculiar
views; and these views they maintained after
their emigration to New England in 1620
a pilgrimage which, when stripped of the dis-
guise with which poetry and prejudice have
invested it, is found to have been the result,
chiefly, of a difference, between the English
refugees and their protestant Dutch neigh-
bors, concerning the obligation of the fourth
commandment of the Decalogue ; the former
being Sabbatarians, and the latter, like Calvin

and Luther, refusing to attach any special
sanctity to the first day of the week.*

From the statement of Robert Buylie, that Rob-
inson's flock, " partly by divisions among them-
selves, was well near brought to nought," and, per-
haps, from similar statements by other contempo-
rary writers, some historians, including the accu-
rate Gov. Hutchinson, have, in describing the con-
dition of the Church of the Pilgrims in Holland,
expressed themselves in such a way as to lead the
reader to infer that the emigration to America was
the result of a contentious and restless spirit that,
too often, disturbed the peace of the Pilgrims even
in their exile.

But the concurrent testimony of Bradford,
Winslow and Cotton, seems conclusive to the
point that, whatever contentions they might form-
erly have had with others at Amsterdam and else-
where, there was no disagreement among tfiem-
telvet, especially with regard to their emigration to
New England.

Nor do the alleged restlessness, and the growing
obscurity of the Pilgrims, under the tolerant rule
of the Dutch, seem sufficient reasons for their pil-
grimage ; nor, as the probable causes thereof, do
they so well agree with what is known of the char-
acter of the Pilgrims, as do the reasons so fully
and plainly stated by themselves.

Bradford gives some principal reasons; and
describes as " that which was more lamentable and
of all sorrows most heavy to be l>orne," "the ex-
travagant and dangerous courses" into which their
children were drawn by the "evil examples" of
their neighbors. What the chief of these " evil
examples " was, may be inferred from Winslow,
who includes, in his list of reasons, "the little good
we did or were like to do with the Dutch in reform-
ing the sabbath." See Window's Brief Narration in
Chron. Plymouth, p. 381 , and liradford's History in
Mais. Hist. Soc. Coll.

The English divines at the Synod of Dort (1639)
had called the attention of the assembly to this
profanation of the sabbath ; and, after the emigra-
tion to New England, it is to be noted that a relig-
ions observance of the Lord's day was made almost
if not quite the corner-stone of the system of ordi-
nances that was now practised by the Pilgrims,
with a punctuality and zeal proportioned to their

This cxodous of fugitives to Amsterdam,
Leyden and Plymouth, I call the

Til I lin KMI.K;

and those who came to Plymouth were the
true "Pilgrim Fathers" of New England.
They were not, properly, PUKITANS, just in
the degree that they were SEPARATISTS ; and
they did not confound these distinctions them-
selves, t

lG'29-1634.

In the Church:
( CONFORMING PURITANS.

1 { NONCONPOKMING do.

( i> ENGLAND.

2 HIGH CHURCH PARTY.

q I MA88ACHU8KTT8 NON-
CONFORMISTS.

Out of the Church:
, I PLYMOUTH SKMi-SKP-

ARATI8T8.

o ( LEYDKN SKMI-SXPA-

| RAT18T8.

o j BROWKIBTB AT AM-
( BTKRDAM fee.

. ( OLD SEPARATISTS ; A
I raw in ENGLAND.

The story of the MASSACHUSETTS immi-
grants is so familiar that I will not dwell up-
on it farther than to say, that the rigor of
Laud drove some nonconforming divines from
their livings, who, not content to live without

freedom from the influence of opposing sects and
the example of libertines.

New England is entitled to the distinction of
having first enforced, by civil authority, the entire
observance of the first day of the week, a fa-
vorite ordinance of the Puritans and Separatists,
but unrecognized by Calvin, and by the Church
of England till at a comparatively recent date,
and even now not generally observed by the Prot-
estants of continental Europe, but which has pe-
culiarly distinguished New England ever since the
landing of the Pilgrims.

Unless we accept this as the chief reason for the
emigration to Plymouth, we shall find it hard to
altogether avoid the conclusion often sneeringly
uttered, but, no doubt, sometimes honestly arrived
at by those who have charged tin- Pilgrims with em-
igrating, because, " being without power or con-
sequence, they grew tired of the indolent security
of their sanctuary." .SVe Afofe, in Young's Chroni-
cles of Plymouth, p. 48.

tSee Gov. Bradford's Dialogue in Young's Chron-
icles of Plymouth, pp. 43. r >-6, tt patsiiu.

152

employment, and, being equally unwilling to
fawn for reinstatement in a position which
could only be regained by hypocrisy and held
by practising subterfuges to hide their Puri-
tanism from their spiritual superiors, and
even then, not without constant fear of being
silenced, suspended, censured or excommuni-
cated, removed to New England, where the
young and pleasantly situated colony of the
Massachusetts Bay promised an opportunity
for the gratification of their love of independ-
ence and their thirst for dominion, without
liability to contamination from dangerous secta-
ries on one hand, or the possibility of rigor-
ous control by their superiors in the Estab-
lished Church on the other.

Having come to this distant colony, far
from the reach of the pursuivants of the ec-
clesiastical courts, these Nonconfoiraists gave
free play to all their notions of reform ; and,
while still claiming membership and commu-
nion with the Church of England, they unre-
lentingly persecuted their few clerical brethren
of conforming proclivities that happened
among them ; reordaincd, in the congregational
form, pastors who were priests of the regular
establishment ; renounced the Episcopacy and
abolished the Liturgy. This is the story of
Higginson and Skelton, of John Cotton,
of Thomas Shepard of Lynn, John Norton
of Ipswich, of Chavles Chauncy, of Peter
Bulkley, Richard Mather and others.

The proofs of this are abundant. White's
" Brief Relation " scouts the insinuation that,
"under the color of planting a colony, they
intended to raise and erect a seminary of fac-
tion and separation."* The Company, in their
instructions to Endicott and his Council, apol-
ogize for sending Ralph Smith, the Separatist,
on the plea of ignorance, at the time, of his

*See Young's Chron. Mass. Bay, p. 15.

peculiar views.* In the " Humble Re-
quest," the Colonists ask to be considered " as
those who esteem it an honor to call the
Church of England from which we rise, our
dear mother ;" and much more to the same
purpose. f The quarrel with Roger Williams
began in the opposition of the Boston clergy
to his zealous attempts to effect a complete
separation, or, as Mather says: "his refu-
sing to communicate with the Church of Boston,
because they would not make a public and
solemn declaration of repentance for their
communicating with the Church of England
while they were in the Realm of England. "J
Yet, notwithstanding all these professions of
attachment to the Church of England, they
banished the Brownes for using the Book of
Common Prayer, and for no other reason that
I can see.

These inconsistencies are very strange, but,
nevertheless, true; and, once acknowledged,
leave little room for surprise at the rapid,
complete and almost imperceptible unification
of the SEPARATIST churches of Plymouth and
the NONCONFORMING congregations of Massa-
chusetts Bay.

What was the difference between the
churches of the two Colonies '! Substantially
there was no difference. Both were Calvin-
istic in the basis of their respective creeds.
Both were Sabbatarians; for Dr. Bound's
treatise on the fourth Commandment had not
only influenced the whole Puritan body in
England, but had extended its power over
the minds of some of the exiles ; and Robin-
son's band, we have seen, were converted to
the new views. Both agreed in the method

* See Young's Chron. M. B. p. 151, and author-
ities cited.

tSee some pertinent notes to this in Young,
Chron. M. Bay, p. 296, et passim.

{Little Foxes, &c., in Magnalia Book 7.

168

of administering the sacraments, and of ob-
serving the ordinances, generally. In short,
the only difference would seem to lie in a
few trifling questions relating to the propriety
and powers of synodical assemblies, and in
the origin and respective ecclesiastical tradi-
tions of the two colonies.

The Puritans of Massachusetts had come to
their position in and through the Church of
England. They were despised Puritan* to
be sure, but never outcast*. The Plymouth
Pilgrims, on the contrary, were outcasts.

They, finally, were ready to receive
Churchmen into their communion without re-
nunciation of the "Babylonish harlot."
But, at the outset, they were the most rigid
Separatists; admitting no plea to be good in
behalf of the Established Church. Of course,
they were looked upon by Puritan and High
Churchman alike, as pariahs in religion, and
their name of Separatists, or Brownists, as
they were indifferently called by their oppo-
nents, who were not disposed, or, perhaps,
qualified to make nice distinctions, became
an almost insufferable stigma.

How earnestly the Plymouth people strove
to relieve themselves from the odium of a
bad name, Bradford's Dialogue, before cited,
will show. And how eager both Colonies
were to protest against "sectaries," their
whole history, up to their union under the
Province Charter, bears abundant evidence.

The two Colonies, having begun to enter-
tain views, on all subjects pertaining to relig-
ion, essentially identical, all tokens of divis-
ion were soon lost; especially after the com-
mencement of the civil wars in England, when
the union, at home and in the Colonies, of dif-
ferent classes of dissenters, and their redivis-
ion, in England, into new schools, proceeded
with great rapidity and wrought other remark-
able changes ; till, in 1643, the name of Pu-

ritan was dropped, as inapplicable to any exist-
ing claas, and the new classification into Inde-
pendents, Erastians and Presbyterians took
place.

But these sudden and extensive changes in
the Mother Country did not so powerfully af-
fect the Colonies in affairs either of church or
state. So, while, in the assembly of divines
at Westminster, and in the parliament, and
among the English laymen outside of both,
ideas in advance of the age were effectually
announced with a force and clearness that
even now excite our admiration, here in New
England, much less change was made, either
in matters of church or state, especially in
the former. And it is a mistake, often made,
(even by writers who are, generally speaking,
accurate,) to charge upon the English Inde-
pendents, the inconsistencies, follies and fa-
naticisms of the New England colonists; or,
to assume, as some have done, that "Inde-
pendency" was on trial here in New Eng-
land, and miserably failed, like all other sects
that have wielded a sceptre.

Cromwell was in authority in England,
and yet he pleaded for toleration; so did
Milton, so did Vane, the younger, and so
did many more of those noble old Inde-
pendents, whose fruit, in the following gener-
ation, is seen in the political views of their
scholar, John Locke. To charge that the
miserable prejudices, the fiendish bigotry,
and the small but hungry ambition that, too
often, controlled the courts and the councils
of New England, were the fruit of the princi-
ples contended for by the ingenious, learned,
chivalrous, tolerant and brave heroes of Eng-
lish ecclesiastical independence, is extremely
unjust.*

*An instance of this injustice, is the statement
of Hctherington, quoted by Dr. Choules, the learn-
ed and diligent editor of Neal's History of the Par-

154

But the New Englanders were, though not
professedly, yet in effect, "Independents,"
so far as church government went; and, not
only so as against Episcopacy, but, also, it
seems to me, as against Presbyterianism.

The polity of the Massachusetts Churches
was peculiar. It combined some of the traits
of that of each of the three great dissenting
schools. Like the Independent Churches of
England, the Churches of this Colony were
separate and independent organizations, claim-

itans ; in these words : " wherever the Independents
possessed power, as in New England, they showed
themselves to be as intolerant as any of their oppo-
nents." See his note to Neal; Vol. 1, Part 3, Chap.
IV, Harper $ Brother's Edition.

Now the author has overlooked or withheld the
fact that the Independents were in power in Old
England, under Cromwell, whose course, respect-
ing toleration, is characteristically shewn in the
story, told by Warburton, of his answer to the dep-
utation of the London divines, who complained
that the Episcopal clergy had debauched the faith-
ful from their ministers: '"But hold," said he,
" after what manner do the Cavaliers debauch your
people?" " By preaching," replied the ministers.
" Then preach back again," said this able statesman ;
and left them to their own reflections." '

Again, though the New Englanders were Inde-
pendents, in one sense, they were not so in the sense
in which that word is commonly used in describ-
ing one of the religious parties in the army, and in
the parliament of the Revolution. The former
had no tendency towards toleration ; the latter had
nearly as little tendency towards religious persecu-
tion. But yet both are called Independents, and
under cover of that name each of them is
praised or censured according to the notions or
prejudices of different writers and partisans. This
indefinite use of the name " Independent " led Ra-
pin to exclaim : " After all my pains I have not
been able to discover, precisely, the first rise of the
Independent sect or faction." Another foreigner,
more profound and accurate than Rapin, observed
this variable application of the Word, and did
much to relieve it of its long-gathered ambiguity.
See Mosheim, nt supra.

ing to be distinct from, and, in some small
particulars, actually differing from each other ;
yet, unlike the English Independents, they
had an "Association of Ministers" from the
beginning, which met at stated times, for the
settlement of doctrinal and disciplinary points ;
and they also held synods; as, in 1637; of
the elders, in 1643 ; again, in 1646-9; 1656;
1662; 1679. Herein they copied a Presby-
terian form ; but, as the results of their syn-
ods were, in their nature, merely advisory,
and not offered as a binding law for the
churches, the whole purpose of the Presbyte-
rian system was thereby defeated. Nay,
some of these synods as in 1643, and 1646,
were convened for the very purpose of oppos-
ing the progress of Presbyterianism; and, a-
bove all, even these anti-Presbyterian synods
were held not without decided opposition
from the churches of Salem and Boston and
elsewhere, and from the deputies to the Gen-
eral Court, who feared the very form of a
Presbytery; precisely as Skelton and Wil-
liams feared a Presbyterian tendency in the
" Association of Ministers."

Besides these resemblances to the PRESBY-
TERIANS and the INDEPENDENTS, the Massa-
chusetts Churches, like the ERASTIANS, called
in aid the civil sword to punish all ecclesias-
tical offences of any magnitude.

Behavior in church ; lying ; heresy ; schism ;
blasphemy and profanity; matrimonial caus-
es; irregularities in the celebration of the ordi-
nances, and in attendance upon worship ; the
settlement of the estates of deceased persons ;
all these were referred to the civil magistrate,
without the slightest reservation of judicial
functions, in these matters, to the Church or
its tribunals, or of liberty to the individual
conscience. The magistrates also had power,
concurrent with the Churches, to call synods.

L66

As an exhibition of this eclectic character
of the Massachusetts ecclesiastical system,
we have the Result of the Synod of 164C-9.
Here we find after much objection and
a long struggle a synod finally convened;
a synod that represented very fully the views
entertained by the New England Churches in
all ecclesiastical matters; proclaiming the
Erastian doctrine, that : " It is the duty of the
magistrate to take care of matters of religion,
and to improve his civil authority for observ-
ing of the duties commanded in the first ta-
ble, as well as for observing of the dudes com-
manded in the second table;" yet, also, pro-
claiming that: "it is not in the power of
magistrates to compel their subjects to be-
come church-members and to partake of the
Lord's supper." And, while expressly dis-
owning the name of "Independents," we find
them, nevertheless, declaring, repeatedly,
that: "churches" are "distinct;" and "have
no more authority one over another than one
apostle had over another; yet as one apostle
might admonish another, so may one church
admonish another, and yet without usurpa-
tion."

Furthermore, we find them approving of a
presbytery, and defining the office and duties
thereof; and declaring that: "synods, orderly
assembled and rightly proceeding according
to the pattern, Acts 15, we acknowledge as
the ordinance of Christ;" and yet, they held
that the latter were " not absolutely necessa-
ry to the being," though, "many times, nec-
essary to the well-being of the churches;"
and that, their "directions and determina-
tions, so far as consonant to the word of
God, are to be received with reverence and
submission." And, as for the presbytery,
the authority of the elders was limited to their
respective churches, they having no connec-
tion with an organized, fixed, collective judi-

catory of appeals, as in the Scottish polity,
though they were authorized to represent the
churches in the advisory synods that were oc-
casionally called.

In short, the office of presbyter was con-
fined to the functions of moderator or president
over the church ; examiner of applicants for
admission; censor; spokesman for the church,
and her representative or agent abroad; al-
ways, however, being subject to her control,
in that he could never act but with her con-
currence, and must always yield to her pow-
er of removal and excommunication.

Thus the New England church polity pre-
sents the appearance of having been the result
of a compromise.

Based on the Congregationalism of the IN-
DEPENDENTS, but scouting the name of Inde-
pendent ; claiming the title and office of a
PRESBYTERY, without the representative sys-
tem of church government, which is the dis-
tinguishing feature of Presbyterian ism ; and
holding to ERASTIAN doctrines, without eith-
er the name or claim of being Erastian.

I am inclined to believe that there must
have been such a diversity of opinions
tending, chiefly, to those three great branch-
es as made some common platform neces-
sary; and that the "results of the synods"
were the results of attempts to produce har-
mony, if not uniformity, on these matters of
discipline and government, among the church-
es. If this is the case, then it is not unlike-
ly that the Presbyterian element was bred
by the labors of the " Scotch pamphleteers,"*

*Perhaps the example of Parker and Noyes of
Newbury, their eminence, and their well known
Presbyterian proclivities had more influence with
the clergy than the labors of their trans-Atlantic
brethren of the same stripe.

[The allusion to the "Scotch pamphleteers," in
the text, is in 'response to a suggestion from an

156

But to resume our review of the English
reformers. Besides these divisions, there
were, in the Church, the Doctrinal Puritans
of 1622; who, under the lead of Archbishop
Abbot, maintained Calvinistic tenets as a-
gainst the growing Arminianism of the Court
party. Again, there were the Church Pu-
ritans and the State Puritans, of about the
same date say 1620 the former being
the Puritans proper, and the latter receiving
their name from their opposition to the en-
croachments of the King and clergy under
the cover of prerogative, and from their devo-
tion to the rights of the people and of Parli-
ament. These last were not Puritans, in any
proper sense, for they were good Churchmen,
in respect to conformity, and were nick-named
by James I. and his satellites. As Neal
well says: " All were Puritans with King
James, who stood by the laws of the land in
opposition to his arbitrary government, though,
otherwise, never so good Churchmen."*

It is this abuse of a name that has made
such confusion in history, and that has led al-
most every writer on the subject to make a
new classification of the Puritans.

Hume's division, for instance, of all Puritans
into three classes, viz. political Puritans,
Puritans in discipline and doctrinal Puritans,

esteemed friend well known to the public for
his valuable contributions to New England's
History to whom this article, in MS., was sub-
mitted, and to whom, also, I am indebted for some
hints which have led me to qualify a few state-
ments as they formerly stood in this article. His
suggestion was, that the Presbyterian tendency,
among the Colonial clergy, was owing to the pros-
elytizing attempts of their Scotch brethren of the
Kirk. I have retained this paragraph, in the hope
that the subject may be pursued more thoroughly
hereafter in these Collections.]
*Vol. 1, p. 270, Hist. Puritans.

was rather philosophical than historical;
that is, it was a convenient way of describing
three great forces that were at work in the
body politic and in the church ; but there
were never three bodies of men, to each
of whom the name of Puritan could properly
be applied that were marked by these sev-
eral distinctive characteristics. On the con-
trary, if the attempt had been made to mar-
shal all Puritans according to this division,
its absurdity would have been soon shown.
Nor was there ever a union of any such bod-
ies; though the three characteristics were
to be found united in one person in many
instances.

I, of course, do not find fault with the his-
torian, herein, for I believe his division rep-
resents very well three great powers that met
in the immortal coalitions of the revolution.

I subjoin the following table as a synopsis
of what I have endeavored to show :

I. The Reformation in England under
Hen. VIII and Cranmer, and the commence-
ment of the modern Anglican Church.

II. 1554. The FIRST EXILB and the
difficulties at Frankfort.

III. 1559. The Exiles return,
formists and Nonconformists.

Con-

IV. 1564. Puritans and Court Reform-
ers.

V. 1566. Separatists.

fii , ( Conformists.

Churchmen, VIZ. : j I'uritans, including Non-

( conformists.

VI. 1582. Brownists < I. Separatists.
a u, I I 2. Churchmen.

VII. 1593-4, &c. Exile of Brownists,
or SECOND EXILE.

VIII. 1608. Serai-Separa- (i. Brownists.
tists, (their or) THIRD EXILE, and |; O1

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IX. 1620. These semi-Separatists di-
vide, and this year oome to Plymouth.

X. 1629-35. Laud's vigilance drives
to Massachusetts Bay, the Nonconforming
Churchmen ; whose church polity becomes a
p, ( peculiar compound of Presbyterian-

ou rii ) j gm ^ Erastianism, and Independen-

< ism
(cy.

A COPY OF THE FIRST BOOK OF
BIRTHS, OF THE TOWN OF ROW-
LEY, WITH NOTES.

COMMUNICATED DY M. A. STICKNKY.

Continued from Vol. 4, page 126.

1683 4.

Elizabeth Jackson daughter of Caleb Jack-
son & his wife born 29 lh of Febuary.

Joseph Kilborne sonn of Joseph & Mary
borne January y e sixtenth day.

Mary Clark the daughter of John & Mary
Clark born febuary the eighth day.

Thomas Alley son of Thomas Alley &
Abigail borne December the fift.

ANNO 1684.

Mercy Barker daughter of Nathaniell &
Mary born March y e twentieth day.

George Dickinson son of James & Rebeck-
ah born March the sixth day.

Anna Bridge daughter of Josiah & Ruth
Bridg. born April the fourteeth day.

Thomas Plumer son of Benjamin & Anne
born April the fifteenth day.

John Pickard son of John & Sarah borne
June the first day.

Hanah Sawyer daughter of John & Mary
born June the fourth day.

Jonathan Spofard son of John & Sarah
born May the twenty eight day.

Elizabeth Stiokney daughter of John &
Hanah born Juno the thirteenth day.

Jane Pearson daughter of John & Mary
born August the twenty fifth day.

Lidia Dreser daughter of John & Martha
born July the fourteenth day.

Hanah Brocklebank daughter of Samuel
and Elizabeth born August the twenty-sixt
day.

Jonathan Boynton son of Joseph & Sarah
born August the nineteenth day,

Humphrey Hobson son of Humphrey and
Elizabeth born the tenth of July.

Nathaniell Mighell son of Steven and Sa-
rah born July the fourth day.

Hanah Jackson daughter of Jonathan &
Hanah born the tenth of October.

Samuell Burbank son of Caleb and Mar-
tha born the fifteenth of July.

Mary Wood the daughter of Thomas &
Mary born August the twenty ninth.

Aquila Jcwit son of Joseph & Rebcckah
born September the fourteenth day.
Hanah Hazen daughter of Thomas & Ma-
ry born October the tenth day.

Lidia Leaver daughter of Thomas & Do-
maris born the fift of December

Elizabeth Pason daughter of Mr Edward
Pason and Elizabeth born November twen-
ty sixt day.

Hanah Spoffard daughter of Samuel & Sa-
rah born the sevententh of Febuary.

Thomas & Phebec Palmer son & daughter
of Samuell & Mary born y* seventh moneth
y e ninetenth day.

Enoch Barker the son of Barzillah Barker
and Anna born October the twenty first day.
ANNO 1685.

Elizabeth Palmer daughter of Francis &
Elizabeth his wife borne December the twen-
teth day.

Spenser Bennet son of David Bonnet and
Rebeca his wife bore June y* sixt day.

Jane Hazen daughter of Edward Hazen

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and Jano his wife born the eleventh day ol
October.

Jane Harris daughter of Nathaniel and
Elizabeth born the 12 th of March 1683.

Thomas Dresser son of Samuel & Mary
Dresser born April fourth day.

Elizabeth Pearson the daughter of Steven
and Mary born August 25 th 1685.

Mary Jackson daughter of Caleb Jack-
son and his wife born November the twenty
eight day.

Elizabeth Baily y e daughter of John &
Mary born November the fifteenth day.

Elizabeth Kilburn the daughter of Isaac &
Mary born September tenth 1685.

Sarah Smith the daughter of Samuel &
Mary born Febrea the second day.

Jane Lambert the daughter of Left. Thom-
as & Edney born September the tenth day.

Jerimiah Bointon the son of Caleb Boin-
ton & Hannah born January the eight day.

Sarah Paison the daughter of Mr. Edward
and Elizabeth born the twenty seventh day of
January.

Hannah Tod the daughter of John & Eliz-
abeth born January the twelfth day.

John Baley the son of James & Elizabeth
Baley born the first day of Febuary.

Elizabeth Dresser daughter of John &
Martha Dresser born y e sixtenth day of Feb-
uary.

ANNO 1686.

Elizabeth Pickard daughter of Samuel
Pickard borne May 14 th .

Anne Mighell the daughter of Stephen and
Sarah born March the eight day.

Hester Clark the daughter of John & Ma-
ry born March the twenty third day.

Samuell Palmer son of Thomas & Hannah
born May the twenty second day.

Joseph Haues the son of Timothy & Phe-
bee born May the twenty second day.

John Brocklbank son of Samuel & Eliza-
beth' born the tenth day of August.

Jonathan Wheeler son of Jonathan and
Mary his wife borne April 15 th day.

Samuel Brown son of John & Abigail
borne July the twenteth day.

Gershora Brown son of Nathaniel & Mary
Brown born March the twenteth day.

Benjamin Skot the son of Benjamin & Su-
san borne April the sevententh day.

Sarah Plumer the daughter of Benjamin
and Anne borne August the sixt day.

Lidia Jacson daughter of Jonathan & Han-
nah born August the fourth day.

Margret Herimen the daughter of Jonathan
and Sarah born August the nineteenth day.

James Barker the son of Nathaniel and
Mary born October the fourteenth day.

Thomas Wood the son of Thomas & Mary
born the twenty eight day of September.

Ebenezer Swan the son of Richard & Han-
nah Swan born December the tenth day.

Sarah daughter of Phillip Nelson and Sa-
rah born December twenty sixt.

George Kilborn the son of Joseph and
Mary Kilborn born the twenty first day of
January.

Richard Lighten the son of Ezekiel born
January the fourtenth.

Mary Stickney the daughter of Left. John
Stickney and Hannah born March the first day.

Bethiah Barker the daughter Barzellah &
Annah born March the eighth day.

*Jemimah Nellson the daughter of Phillip
Nelson senior and Elizabeth his wife borne
October the twenty second day in 1686.

ANNO 1687.

Martha Spofford the daughter of John and
Sarah SpofFard born May the 16 th day.

*Samuel Platts Recorder. Some notice will bo
given hereafter.

l:V.t

Caleb Jackson son of Caleb Jackson &
Elizabeth his wife borne June the twentieth
day.

Abigail Alley daughter of Thomas Alley
and Abigail! his wife born March the first.

Jeremiah Dresser son of Jeremiah Dresser
Mary born June the last day.

William Duty son of William Duty and
Kli/.alirth Duty born the third day of August.

Priscilla Jewett daughter of Joseph Jew-
ett and Rebecca his wife borne August the
ninth day.

Stevin Pearson son of Steven Pearson &
Mary his wife born June the ninth day.

Samuell Killbourne son of Samuell Kill-
borne and Mary his wife borne July the twen-
tieth day.

Klia/t-r Haris son of Nathaniel and Eliza-
beth born the 30 th of October 1686.

Ebenezer Burbank son of Caleb Buibank
& Martha his wife torn the twenty eight day
of June.

John Palmor sonn of Francis Palmor and
Elizabeth his wife born July the fifth day.

Mary Payson daughter of Mr. Edward
Payson & Elizabeth his wife born September
Anno Dom 1687.

Beniamin Scot son of Beniamin Soot and
Susan his wife born November the 26 th day.

Samuell Brodstreet son of Moses Brod-
street & Sarah his wife born May the fourth
day.

Rebecca Bennet daughter of Anthony Ben-
net and Elizabeth his wife born October the
ninth day.

Hilkiah son of Joseph Boynton and Sarah
his wife born November the nineteenth day.

Sammuell Bointon son of Sammuell Boin-
ton and Hannah his wife borne November
the twenty third day.

William Bennet son of David & Rebecca
Bennet borne July the ninth day.

Elizabeth Tenny daughter of Thomas Ten-
ny & Margaret borne April the twenty third
day.

Steven Cannida son of James Cannada
and Qrace his wife borne October the fourth
day.

Martha Killborne daughter of Isack Kill-
borne and Mary his wife borne November
the twentie third day.

Returned all to Salem the 14 of December
1687.

Ruth SpofForth dughter of Sammuell Spof-
forth and Sarah his wife borne November the
eighteenth day.

Elizabeth Baley daughter of James Baley
and Elizabeth his wife borne January the
seaventh day.

Ebenezer Scot son of Joseph Scot & Anna
his wife borne February the twentie ninth day.

An Hobkin.son daughter of John Hobkin-
son and Elizabeth his wife borne March the
third day,

Sammuell Pickard son of Sammuell Pick-
ard & Elizabeth his wife born March the 9

Mary Wheeler daughter of Jonathan
Wheeler and Mary his wife borne September
the first day.

ANNO 1688.

Martha Clarke daughter of John Clarke k v
Mary his wife borne the twontie third day of
March.

Ann daughter of William Cresee and Ann
his wife borne Aprill the fifl day.

John Hidden son of John Hidden Eliz-
abeth his wife borne the tenth day of Aprill.

John Tod son of John Tod junior & Eliz-
abeth his wife borne Aprill the sixteenth day.

Hannah Person daughter of Jeremiah Per-
son and Priscilla his wife borne Aprill the
twentie second day.

Lydia Baley daughter of John Baley &

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Mary his wife borne Aprill the fourteenth
day.

Ebenezcr Bointon son of Caleb Bointon &
Hannah his wife borne May the seventeenth
day

Nathaniell Browne son of Nathaniell
Browne and Mary his wife borne May the
fifteenth day.

Neheraiah Wood son of Thomas Wood &
Mary his wife borne July the fourteenth day.

Abigaile Browne daughter of John Browne
and Abigaile his wife borne June the fift day.

Edward Hazen son of Edward Hazen &
Jane his wife borne July the seaventeenth
day.

Mary Jackson daughter of Jonathan Jack-
son and Anna his wife born August the
thirtie day.

Steven Plumer son of Beniamin Plumer
and An his wife borne September the first
day.

Sarah Harris daughter of Timothie Harris
& Phebe his wife borne September the twen-
te fift day.

Rebecca Dickinson daughter of James
Dickinson and Rebecca his wife borne Octo-
ber the thirtieth day.

John Palmor son of Thomas Palmor and
Hannah his wife borne October the ninetenth
day.

Elizabeth Greenhouse daughter of Mr. Rob-
ert Greenhouse & Sarah his wife borne De-
cember the first day.

Returned or Delivered to Salem December
twelfth.

Sarah Wioom daughter of Jn &TAbigaill
Wicom born twenty ninth of August 1688.

Abigaile Tenny daughter of James Tenny
& Abigaile his wife borne December the
twelft day.

Ebenezer Guttridge son of Beniamin Gut-

tridge & Sarah his wife born December the
third.

ANNO 1689.

Lucy Nellson daughter of Phillip Nellson
& Elizabeth his wife borne January the four-
teenth day.

Sarah Jewett daughter of Joseph Jewett &
Ruth his wife borne Febuary the third day.

Edward Harris son of Nathaniell Harris
and Elizabeth his wife borne January the
twenty fift day.

Sammuell Bointon son of Sammuell Boin-
ton and Hannah his wife borne the twentie
fourth day. of February.

Mighill Cresee son of Mighill Cresee and
Sarah his wife borne February the twentie
seaventh day.

Bethiah Plats daughter of Samrauell Plats
& Mary his wife borne March the fifteenth
day.

Ebenezer Clarke son of John Clarke &
Mary his wife borne February the last day.

Sarah Dutie the daughter of William Dutie
& Elizabeth his wife borne March the seaven-
teenth day.

Hephzibah Pearson the daughter of John
Pearson Junior and Mary his wife borne
April the seaventh day.

Elizabeth Bradstreete the daughter of Mo-
ses Bradstreete & Hannah his wife borne
Aprill the nineteenth day.

Martha Person the daughter of Steven
Pearson and Mary his wife borne July the
sixt day.

Beniamin Dresser the son of Samuell Dress-
er and Mary his wife borne September the
twentie third day.

Beniamin Wood the son of Josiah Wood
and Margaret his wife borne September the
twentie second day.

Elizabeth Wintworth the daughter of Sill-

venus and Elizabeth his wife borne August
the twenty seventh day. 1689.

Daniell Bointon the son of Joseph Bointon
borne September the twenty sizt day.

Susanna Scot the daughter of Beniamin
Scot and Susanna his wife borne November
the first day.

Hannah Swan the daughter of Richard
Swan & Hannah his wife borne the second
day of November.

Thomas Wood the son of Samuell Wood
and Margaret his wife borne November the
fourth day.

Francis Pickard the son of John Pickard
and Sarah his wife borne September the twen-
tie third day.

John Pallmer the son of Francis Pallmer
and Elizabeth borne June the twentie first
day.

Mary Killborne the daughter of Joseph
Killborne and Mary his wife.

Abigail Dresser the daughter of John
Dresser Junior and Mercy his wife borne
May the first day.

Ephirim Wood the son of Thomas Wood
and Mary his wife borne October the thir-
teenth day.

Priscilla Brodstreete the daughter of Na-
thaniell Brodstreete and Priscilla his wife
borne September twenty second day.

Eliphelet Pason the son of Mr. Edward
Pa.son & Elizabeth his wife borne the twelfth
of November 1689.

Noah Barker the son of Bar/ilia Barker &
Anna his wife borne the twentie third day of
August.

Sammuell Pickard the son of Sammuell
Pickard and Elizabeth his wife borne Decem-
ber the fourth day.

Hannah Tenny the daughter of Thomas

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Tenny and Margaret his wife borne January
the twenty seventh day.

Sammuell Spofforth the son of Sammuell
Spoflforth & Sarah his wife borne February the
sixteenth day.

David Kilburn son of Samuel & Mary
borne the 12 th of March 1689-90.

Anno 1690. begining the yeare the 25. of
March.

Sammuell Stickney the son of Leaftenent
John Stickney & Hannah his wife borne
March the twentie sizt day.

Robert Greenough Recorder*

Hanali Bayly daughter of James Bayley
borne December y 8 4* 1690.

Joseph Cresey son of Micheal Cresey &
Sarah his wife was borne the fifth day of De-
cember 1690.

Philip Nelson and Sarah son and daughter
of Philip and Sarah born August the nine-
teenth.

John Bennett son of Anthony & Elizabeth
borne August the first day.

Nathaneall Brown son of Nathaneall.

Jno. Pearson son of Jeremiah & Prissilla
borne the tenth of April 1690.

William Series son of William & Deborah
borne September the eight day.

Mehitable Paison daughter of Mr. Edward
Paison and Elizabeth his wife borne the nine-
teenth of January 1690.

Mary Pearson daughter of Steven Pearson
& Mary his wife borne the seaventh of Janu-
ary 1690-91.

Phebee Harris daughter of Timothy Harris
& Phebee his wife borne the seventh of De-
cember 1690.

Elizabeth Todd daughter of John & Eliza-
beth his wife borne September y* fifteenth
day anno dom 1690.

*Some notice of Robert Qreenongh will be given
hereafter.

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Nathaneal Spofford son of Jno. Spoford
and Sarah his wife was borne Sept. y" thir-
teenth 1691.

Jeramiah Burkbee son of Thomas & Hes-
ter Burkbee borne y e twenty seventh of Oc-
tober 1691.

Jn Bayley son of Jn & Mary Bayley
borne y e twelfth of January 1690-91.

Moses Bradstreet son of Jn and Hanah
Bradstreet borne y e eleventh day of Novem-
ber 1691.

Jonathan Clark son of Jn & Mary Clark
born Sept. the seventeenth 1691.

Samuell Wood son of Josiah and Mary
Wood born November the fourth 1691.

Sarah Pickard daughter of Jn & Johanah
Pickard born the twenty third of December
1691.

Sarah Philips daughter of Samuell & Mary
Philips born the twenty eight of January
1691-92.

Ann Plummer daughter of Benjamin &
Ann Plumer borne January the eighteenth
169-91.

Jonathan Jackson son of Jonathan & Ann
Jackson born January y e seventeenth 1691
-92.

Samuell Scott son of Benjamin & Susanna
Scott born January y e twenty eight 169X-92.

Mary Wycom daughter of Daniell & Sarah
Wycom born June the fourth 1691.

Sarah Scott daughter of Joseph Scott and
Hanah Scot born the ninth of March 1691.

Jn Duty son of William Duty born the
fourth of July 1691.

Hannah Wheeler daughter of Jethro &
Hannah Wheeler born the twenty second of
July 1691.

( Sarah Scott daughter of Joseph Scott )
-j & Hanah bis wife born the 20 th of f-
( March 1690-91. )

Ebenazer Spofford son of John & Sarah
Spofford born June the fifteenth 1690.

March ye 19 th 1691-2 Then made relurne
to Gapt. Tho. Wade of Ipswich.

Sam" Paison son of Mr. Edward Paison
and Elizabeth his wife born the fift day of
Feb. 1692-3.

Kobert Greenough son of Robert & Martha
born the last day of Febuary in the year one
thousand six hundred eighty two & three.

Daniell Greenough son of Rob. & Martha
born twenty second of February one thou-
sand six hundred and eighty five & six.

John Hobkinson son of Jn & Elizabeth
born y e thirtith May 1692.

(To be continued.)

HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL AND BI-
OGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF ROCK-
PORT.

Read at a Meeting of the Essex Institute,
held at Rockport, August 7, 1862.

BY JOSEPH B. FELT.

The climate of this Town, long before set
off from Gloucester, was naturally expressed
by Wood in his New England's Prospect:
" Though most of our English Townes border
upon the seacoast, yet are they not often trou-
bled with mists, or unwholesome fogs, or cold
weather from the sea." The same author re-
fers to Captain John Smith, as one who had
fully discribed the Southern and Northeast
part of New England, and who, as being im-
plicitly acquainted with the localities of Glouc-
ester, in 1614, had called a noted point of it
Tragabigzanda, being the name of a Turkish
Lady, who had showed him much kindness
while held as a bondman in her country.
But on Smith's map, where he had this name
placed, Prince Charles had that of his Mother,

If,;;

Queen Ann, substituted. Smith also had
three Islands off the head of the Cape, called
Three Turks' Heads, to commemorate as
many persons, whom he had slain in single
combat. The first grant of land, known to
have been made here, was to John Babson,
in 1695, at Straitsmouth "to set up fishing
upon." He sold this property in 1721, to
Jefferd Cogswell, Jacob Perkins and James
Smith, all of Ipswich. In 1697, Richard
Tarr owned a house on land, which he had
from the Town, at the South side of Davi-
son's Run. He is supposed to have resided
here as early as 1690. Thus these enter-
prising leaders laid the foundations of a pleas-
ant and promising settlement.

The bounds of Rockport, which include all
the fifth Parish of Gloucester and part of the
third, adjoining it, occupy the South end of
the Cape. The chief settlement, located
here, is at Pigeon Cove, now denominated
North Village. Here, in 1792, there were
Thirteen fishing vessels owned and employed.*
When incorporated, Rockport had 318 polls,
being one quarter of the whole in the Town,
and had a valuation of $192,732, being
larger than a fifth of $1,127,566, the
amount of all in Town.

SCHOOLS.

The Parish had a school house soon after
1725, when the Commoners granted them
land to build one on, "for the instruction of
children and teaching them to read and write
good English." The schools range from the
high and grammar to the intermediate and
primary. They have four or five hundred
scholars of both sexes. These, being admit-

*We are indebted for facts in this sketch to
Charles Sewall, Esq., Rev. Wakefield Gale, Rev.
Stillnuui Harden, and the History of Gloucester by
John Babson, Esq.

ted as members at a certain standard of qual-
ification, adopted by the Town of Gloucester
in 1849, have made good progress, and bid
fair to hold on their way encouragingly.

Amount paid for Town Schools. This,
the year before last, was $2,500.

RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.
They formerly had preaching in Winter
season. In 1740, the first parish remitted
them one third of their rates, so that they sup-
ported religious worship in their own village,
four months in a year. Rev. Moses Parsons
preached for them one year.

First and Second Congregational.
First. This was incorporated as Sandy
Bay Parish, January 1, 1754. It extended
from Cape Hedge to the highway, near Bea-
ver Dam, and thence in a Northerly direction
to the Squam Parish line. Ebenezer Cleave-
land, son of Josiah of Canterbury, Conn.,
born there January 25, 1725, was ordained
for their minister in December 1755. His
salary was 00. The next January, he re^
ceived two Ruling Elders and two Deacons
into his church. He was brother to the Rev.
John Cleaveland, of Chebacco parish, Ips-
wich. Both were excluded from New Haven
College for attending a Separatist meeting
while at home on a visit, but were subsequent-
ly restored to regular standing. They both
served as chaplains in the Revolutionary army.
His people were so impoverished in that peri-
od by the war, he was obliged to seek em-
ployment away from them. He superintend-
ed Dartmouth College lands at Landaff, N.
11 .. and also preached to the people there and
other adjacent towns. He continued there
till 1785, when he returned to his parish.
He again sought employment abroad, and
preached in Amesbury. He came back in

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1797. His death was July 4, 1805. Faith-
fulness in duty sustained him in his trials.

He had two sermons published. One en-
titled "The abounding grace of God towards
notorious sinners," in 1774. Sins of omis-
sion, "The doing which, our Lord forbids,"
Luke xii, 47. His wife was Abigail Ste-
vens of Canterbury. She deceased December
25, 1804, M 77. They had twelve children.
One of them, Mary, born 1759, married Prof.
John Smith, of Dartmouth College.

Rev. David Jewett, son of Jacob Jewett,
of Hollis, N. H., born July 16, 1774, was
ordained Oct. 30, 1805. After a laborious
and successful ministry, he resigned for ill
health, in 1836. He removed to Waltham,
and died there July 14, 1841. His remains,
at the desire of his people at Rockport, were
brought to dwell with them, July 13, 1856,
in the Parish Burying ground, covered with
a respectable granite monument.

Rev. Wakefield Gale, born at Pembroke,
N. H., January 18, 1797; graduated at
Dartmouth College, 1822; at Andover The-
ological Seminary, 1825; preached at East-
port, Me., ten years. The whole number
connected with his Church, from its organiza-
tion, was 907 ; during its ministry, the num-
ber added was 346; the present number is
285. While his people were in their meeting
house, July 3, 1822, they experienced a ter-
rific hail storm.

The publications of Mr. Gale are as follow :

1. At the dedication of the first Evangeli-
cal Congregational Meeting House in East-
port, Maine, Feb. 18, 1829, from the text,
"Holiness becometh thine house, Lord,
forever." Ps. xciii. 5.

2. A sermon preached at Gloucester,
Sandy Bay, Feb. 25, 1838, entitled, "The
eighth commandment," from Ex. xx; 15.
"Thou shalt not steal."

3. A sermon, preached at the reopening
of the Congregational Meeting House in
Rockport, Mass., Jan. 1, 1840, entitled,
"The soul returning unto its rest," from Ps.
cxvi: 7. "Return unto thy rest, my soul,
for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee."

4. The sermon now in press is a funeral
sermon on the death of Dea. Isaac Patch,
late of Hamilton, from Job v, 26, "Thou
shall come to thy grave in a full age, like as
a shock of corn cometh in his season," en-
titled, "Long life to good men a blessing."

Second. This was organized March 15,
1855.

David Bremner, born at Keith, Scotland,
January 25, 1828, graduated at Dartmouth
College, 1850, at Andover Seminary 1853;
ordained at Rockport May 2, 1858.
Baptist Church.

This was constituted December 29, 1830,
the Second Baptist church of Gloucester, at
Sandy Bay, having twenty members. Sam-
uel Adlam, a native of Bristol, England, was
installed March 24, 1831; resigned 1834.
His successor, William Lamson, remained
from June, 1837, to October 1, 1839; J.
A. B. Stone, from November 13, 1839, to
October 1, 1841; William Lamson, from
November 10, 1841, to July 28, 1848;
Joseph B. Manton, from Febuary 14, 1849,
to September 2, 1850; Miles Sanford, from
March 19, 1850, to July 10, 1853; Samuel
E. Pierce, present pastor, ordained Septem-
ber 27, 1853. He was born 1827, in New
York city, and received his Theological Edu-
cation at Princeton, New Jersey.

The first Baptist meeting house was used
about twenty years. In 1850, they had a
large and valuable house for worship erected
at the corner of Pleasant and Middle streets,
at the amount of $14,000. It was dedica-
ted March 19, 1851.

1C,;,

The Methodists, at Sandy Bay, built a
small house for worship, in 1838. Their first
minister, stationed here, was Israel Wash-
burn, in 1839. In 1843, the Society seced-
ed from the Conference and became Wesley-
an, but they returned in 1858 and united
with the Lynn District. Their chapel was
enlarged in 1844. They have sixty mem-
bers. Their sabbath school has sixty four
scholars, whose library makes two hundred
volumes.

The Universalist Society, at Rockport,
was organized in 1822. Their ministers fol-
low : Rev. Lafayette Mace was settled be-
fore the Society had their house built. Lu-
cius R. Paige, B. B. Murray, Charles
Spear, A. C. L. Arnold, John Allen, S.
C. Hewett, Elbridge W Locke, Henry C.
Leonard, Gibson Smith, H. Van. Campen,
A. C. L. Arnold, (his second settlement,)
Wm. Hooper, Jeremiah H. Farnsworth,
Stillman Harden.

Catholic Church, formed 1856. Its Teach-
ers have been, Thomas H. Shehan, and L.
Acqueron.

Sabbath Schoolt.

There are six sabbath schools in this Town
with an equal number of Libraries.

BUSINESS FACILITIES.
Ebenezer Pool, John Pool and Benjamin
Tarr, with such others as should join with
them, had, in 1747, "liberty to build a
wharf at the whirlpool, so called, and, also,
so much of the Neck, called Bearskin Neck,
as is sufficient to set a Wearhouse on." In
1811, the inhabitants built a breakwater on
the northwest side of the Neck, and, in 1819,
a wharf opposite. The two structures, though
not large, formed a safe haven. They were
thus enabled to procure and accommodate
larger classes of vessels for their fishing and

trade. While such enterprise brought honor-
able praise, it no less earned them convenient
profit.

Breakwater. This was begun by the
United States Government, at Longcove, in
1836. It was continued by them till the
great gale in October, 1841, when it was
greatly damaged, though still affording useful
protection against the stormy seas. The same
Authorities have already orderered a survey
of the coast from Halibut Point to Straits-
mouth Island. Their object in this under-
taking \* to build a naval harbor of the largest
class. If carried into its intended operation,
it must be a source of much income to the in-
dustrial occupation of the inhabitants.

1825. Post Office. William Marshall,
Post Master.

Telegraph Office. This has been in oper-
ation about ,-i.\ years.

Public Houses. Hotel, Pigeon Cove
House, Atlantic House, Mount Pleasant
House.

Manufactures. The common Trades are
practised here.

Duck Manufactory. This has had ite
prosperous and adverse seasons since 1848.
It was stopped, a few years ago, as foreshad-
owing calamities of the Rebellion.

Isinglass Factory. This has been carried
on profitably, though not extensively, from
1822, as the only incorporated one of the kind
in our country. The article is made from
Hake sounds.

Cabinet Manufactory. It has been worked
for fifteen years. During its continuance, it
has employed both steam and horse power.

Quarrying Granite Stone. Mr. Bates of
Quincy moved to Sandy Bay in 1824, and
hired a ledge for such business. Another
person followed his example and had two as-

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M.-t;mts, who have become prominent in the
occupation. The various persons, engaged
on the quarries, in the different handy works,
are about three hundred and fifty. One hun-
dred and fifty men navigate twenty-five sloops
for conveying stone to different ports. Be-
sides, other vessels, as brigs and schooners,
convey stone in different directions. The
ports where the stone is sold, are principally
Boston, New Orleans and Cuba. The Rock-
port granite is preferred to that of Quincy,
because it wears brighter, and has less iron
spots. Its annual income is about $300,000.

Other sources of support to the inhabi-
tants. These are thrifty orchards and fields.
The Mackerel, Georges and other fisheries,
have been right-hand dependencies for living
and income with the people.

Rockport Rail Road. This was made by
the Town from their bounds three and five-
eighths of a mile to Gloucester harbor. It
was done the lasr year, at a cost of $83,000.
It commenced running in 1861 at an income
of about $575 a month. It is one of the ju-
dicious enterprises, which promises well for
the present and future.

1827. Rockport Mutual Marine. $17,-
202. This has been very successful.

1851. Rockport Bank. $150,000.

Population. 1738. There were twenty-
seven families here containing more than 147
persons.

1783. It was 400; 1792,700; 1840,
2,650.

1855. It increased 30 per cent since the
incorporation of the Town.

1862. 3,500. Of these are six colored
and 200 Irish.

Health. This, for the most part, is very
good.

Disease. 1738. A malignant throat
distemper, which proved mortal for two years
throughout New England, began at Sandy
Bay, and took, as they say in their memorial
to General Court, thirty one of their pleasant
children by death.

Returns of Marriages, Births and Deaths.
31 marriages, 127 births, 53 deaths in 1859.
48 " 100 " 104 " in 1860.
38 " in 1861.

Objects of Curiosity. Of these, between
Pigeon Hill and Halibut Point, was, as tradi-
tion relates, a house built by two men belong-
ing to Salem, to protect their mother, accused of
witchcraft in 1692. This dwelling is still in
good repair and the object of much curiosity.

Bearskin Neck. An ancient dweller here
was one day attacked by a bear. After a
hard struggle, the defendant killed him with
his knife. He skinned the animal and spread
the proceeds to dry on the rocks, near the
sea, where it was seen by fishermen, who
called it Bearskin Neck.

Biographical Notices. These are present-
ed by Mr. Babson in his history of Glouces-
ter. 1841, Nov. 5, Doctor John Manning
died, aged eighty. He was son of Dr. John
Manning of Ipswich. When seventeen, he
became surgeon's mate of the American army
in Rhode Island. Subsequently, he practised
his profession four years in Chester, N. H. f
and came thence to Gloucester about 1786.
He lived in the Harbor Parish till 1798,
when he became an inhabitant of Rockport to
the close of his life. He gave some attention
to commerce and, also, agriculture. But his
large estate was derived principally from his
medical practice, in which he was eminent for
skill and success. Like his father, he mani-
fested considerable eccentricity of character.

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His wife was Miss Hannah Goodhue, of Ip-
swich, who died January 22, 1840, being
the first death of her household for forty-one
years, yE 41 years. Dr. Manning left four
sons, who graduated at Harvard College.
Joseph B., who studied law and employed
his time mostly in philological studies.
John, a physician. Charles B., physician, and
James, a trader.

Another physician of this town, died Nov
29, 1842, aged 79. This was Dr. James
Goss. He had his birth at Billericu, and
moved to Sandy Bay about 1792. He often
occupied his leisure time in writing deeds
and other instruments. He was representa-
tive to General Court, 1832. He lived use-
fully and respectably. He married Polly Ja-
quith, of Wilmington, and next, Hannah
Smith, of Ipswich.

Military Service. Rockport has one com-
pany of men in the field, for three years ser-
vice. They seasonably raised their quota of
the last draft for the 300,000. We are in-
formed that they have nearly 200 men in ac-
tual service, besides a considerable number
employed in the navy.

A Noticeable Event. 1856, July 8. It
was occasioned by affording means of indul-
gence to intemperate men. At nine o'clock
in the morning, a band of women, led by a
man, who bore an American ensign, appeared
in a principal street to attack certain grog
shops of the Town. They did not so much
consider their legal right to suppress these
nuisances, as to employ the law of self-pro-
tection against the terrible evils of them.
They visited thirteen places where ardent
spirits were sold. Seizing the articles, which
contained them, they poured their contents
into the street, Having closed their intended
work, at about three o'clock P. M., they

went to the square, congratulated each other
on what they had completed, and then repaired
to their respective homes. The historian of
Gloucester remarks: " This proceeding of the
Rockport women has been the subject of legal
investigation ; but whatever may be the deci-
sion of the Courts in relation to it, it will still
find defenders, as it has hitherto found them,
on the ground that the sufferers by an intoler-
able public evil may proceed in their own
way to correct it, when no legal remedy can
be had. But this is dangerous doctrine and
should immediately suggest the thought, that
in seeking in this way, a cure for present ills,
we may flee to others, that we know not of."

OBITUARY NOTICE OP WILLIAM
BALCH.

BY JACOB W. RKEI).

We give below, from the pen of J. W.
Reed, Esq., of Groveland, an obituary notice
of William Batch, who died in that place at.
the ripe age of 95 years. He was a descend-
ant, in the fifth generation, from John Balch,
one of the most primitive of Massachusetts'
worthies. He is supposed to have come to
America with Capt. Robert Gorges, in Sept.
Hi-.') ; he soon after joined the Massachusetts!
Colony at Cape Anne, and was one of the
faithful few that stuck to Conant after the re-
moval of the remnants of that Colony to Sa-
lem, in 1626. In a few years afterwards he
removed to his large grant of land at Baas
River, in Beverly, from whence the family
have radiated to other parts of the County and
New England.

John Balch had two wives, Margaret

and Agnes . His eldest son, Benjamin

Balch, married Mary , whose youngest

son, Freeborn Balch, had two wives, Merri-

1G8

am Kim wit on and Elizabeth Fairfield. The
Rev. William Balch, of Bradford, son of
Freeborn and Elizabeth, married Rebecca
Stone, of Beverly. Their eldest son, Wil-
liam Balch, married Rebecca Bailey, and had
eleven children, four sons and seven daugh-
ters. William Balch, the subject of this no-
tice, was their fifth child, born July 9, 1767,
and died on the ninety-fifth return of his na-
tal day.

" Years following years steal something every day ;

At last they steal us from ourselves away."

ED.

DIKD at Groveland, on Wednesday, July
9th, 1862, at three o'clock P. M., William
Balch, familiarly known as "Uncle Billy,"
or "Uncle William," designated thus from
the fact that by right he sustained that re-
lation to a large number of the inhabitants of
his native place; and, at the same time, to
all who needed aid, he was a ready and sym-
pathizing friend. He was a descendant of
the earliest stock of Massachusetts; the late
venerable Benjamin Balch, of Salem, was
his brother.

His grandfather, the Rev. William Balch,
was settled over the Church and Society of
East Bradford as their first minister, in 1728,
and his father was for many years deacon of
the same Church.

The house in which the venerable Uncle
William lived and died, was, with the farm
on which it stood, purchased of the Honorable
Samuel Sewell, of Newbury, in May, 1662,
by the Rev. Samuel Worcester, the ancestor
of the lexicographer, and of all the celebrated
clergymen of that name in the country, and it
has been occupied by the Worcesters and
Balches for a round century down to the pres-
ent time, and still remains a venerable and
stately edifice.

The members of the Essex Institute will
no doubt remember the two occasions when
their popular "field meetings" were held in
Uncle Billy's Grove, on the banks of the
Merrimack, and also the kindness with which
he made them welcome ; this grove is one of
the appendages of that seat of old fashioned
hospitality.

Notwithstanding the encroachments of age,
Mr. Balch ever maintained a lively interest
in the affairs of the passing day, and the New-
buryport Herald, from its first publication to
the present time, was continuously dropped
at his door. He was born July 9th, 1767,
and died July 9, 1862, on the anniversary of
his birth, at the venerable age of 95 years
precisely, being the greatest age ever attained
by any inhabitant of Groveland .

He never married; but seemed a relative
to all, and well deserved the name of Uncle,
for he was truly the worthy of the town, and
literally without an enemy. He was of a
modest and retiring turn of mind, and though
often chosen in his younger days to the high-
est municipal offices of the town, he preferred
the life of a private citizen, and liberty to do
good in his own private way. He possessed
a remarkable evenness of temper, there not be-
ing a person living who ever knew him to
speak an angry word, or show an angry look,
he always "possessed his spirit in peace."
The fatherless and widow were objects of his
peculiar care. The Grove alluded to was sa-
cred through his long life to the wants of
that class of his fellow citizens who were nev-
er turned empty away, but allowed to resort
thither in winter, for fuel ; and if they were
unable to convey the wood thus cut to their
dwellings, he would see that it was hauled to
their doors, and made ready for use. For
more than fifty years, this venerable mansion

I6fl

.sheltered relicts of generations past, and not
only so, but some aim who would otherwise
have been dependent on the cold charities of
the world.

Mr Balch had a remarkable memory, and
without doubt many facts worthy of preser-
vation might have been gleaned from his lips,
which are now, perhaps, forever lost to the
world. He made his peace with God and
with all mankind many years ago, and having
spent a long life in usefulness and honor, he
went down to his grave "like a shock of
corn fully ripe," retaining his faculties to the
last, and surrounded by a numerous circle of
friends, who mourn not as those without hope.
We contemplate in his life one of those who
had reaped the promised reward of early obe-
dience, and lived long in the land that the
Lord his God gave him ;. what better petition
can be borne to the gates of Heaven, than
that our lives may be long, healthy and use-
ful, and our last end like his.

ABSTRACTS FROM WILLS, INVEN-
TORIES, &c., ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS,
SALEM, MASS.

COPIED BY IRA J. PATCH.

Continued from Vol. iv, page 112.

George Corwin. 4 mo 1685.

Petition of Elizabeth Corwin widow and
relict of Capt George Corwin deceased

Showing that he died without making such
provision by will, as he always promised, and
intended to do for her comfortable subsistance
and honorable raaintainance as his widow, and
asking the Court that they will consider the
cause of the widow and two fatherless chil-

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dren, that they may have their just dues, that
the children may have their first portion equiv-
alent to the rest of the brothers and sisters, ex-
cept y* eldest son, and the like proportion of
the last division, that she may be honorably
provided for as the widow of Capt Geo Cor-
win, and that the several particulars given her,
some before and the rest after marriage, may
be restored to her and that the Court will or-
der what they alot to her and her two daugh-
ters may forthwith be paid that they may make
the best advantage of the improvement of it
for their maintenance

That their interest may not suffer by grant-
ing sole admn to Mr. Corwin which in right
belonged to her but by reason of sickness she
was unable then to manage so great a trust,
and Mr Corwin utterly refusing to joyn with
her in it, but was very urgent that she should
resign it solely to him and engaged faithfully
that she should be under no disadvantage nor
be any ways prejudiced through her compli-
ance.

She also requests that she may be appoint?
ed guardian to her youngest daughter that she
may the better provide for her education by
the improvement of her estate. And that as
her husband in his lifetime did well approve
of her eldest daughters marriage which he
hoped to have seen the consumation of
(but inevitable providence preventing it) she
desires that what money she has disbursed for
her wedding apparel (which she judges is
much short of what her father would have al-
lowed) may be ordered her out of the whole
estate according to her elder sisters.

To the Court held at Ipswich on the 31. of
March 1685. "y* claime of Samuel Gardner
sen' to part of y* estate Capt George Corwin
deceased dyed possessed of with y" Reasons
of his claime in behalfe of five children he

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haue liueing by Mary one of y* two daughters
of Mrs Elizabeth Corwin deceased which she
had by a former husband Mr John white &
brought with her to & were brought up by
Capt George Corwin abouesd."

"1 Reason is because y* it is a thing
known & owned that Capt Corwin aboues d
brought no Estate or so little as may be Called
none with him in marriage to Elizabeth abouesd
& that what estate they then had come by her
& was as I haue herd about foure hunlred
povends."

"21y because y l mrs Elizabeth Corwin
aboues'd tould me about y e time of my mar-
riage with Mary aboues'd that she had re-
serued no certain sums for her daughters as
their portions but had by agreement commit-
ted all into her husbands hands in their be-
half to run all adventures with the estate so
y l if all were lost they could claim nothing
& that a reasonable aduance in case of in-
crease was by agreement their dew."

"Sly because that as the estate Came by
her & what she brought was the root from
which y c rest have grown, so what increas
there was to the Estate was in the time of her
life & shea help therein."

"41y my father Captain George Corwin
did promise me upon marriage that he would
doe as much for & make me & my wife eury
way equal with Samuell Andrew & his wife
who married the other sister which is yet to
be done, there being above one hundred
pounds as is well known given in a wedding
dinner more to them then to us & I was then
promised it should be made up in a nother
way there being also one of his children
brought up from 4 year old for him which
could not cost lesse than 3 or 4 score pounds
there being no such thing done for me I hav-
ing 150 at least lesse than he."

" 51y my father corwin haue told me that
he would make up what was wanting to my
children at his decease but was prevented &
is still dew to them & him who humbly re-
questeth this honoured Court will doe him
Right herein."

" & for proof of what is asserted "
' ' I can & will make oath when called there-
to 1: 2: 1685. Samuel Gardner"

Petition of margaret relict and widow of
Capt John Corwin eldest son of Capt George
Corwin of Salem dec d that before adm" of said
Capt George Corwin estate be committeed
George Corwin eldest son of said John Corwin
and then their children may have opportunity
and be admitted to choose their guardian and
that such guardian and her the said Mar-
garet as guardian of the younger children may
be admitted and enjoyned in y e administra-
tion of sd Capt George Corwins estate with
such persons as the same may be adjudged of
right to belong unto, dated 9 llmo 1584-5.

Letter dated Boston march 24. 1684-5.
signed by Wait Winthrop and Rd Wharton
who mention their sister the widow of Capt
John Corwin and her children.

Administration of the estate of Capt George
Corwin granted to mr Jonathan Corwin son
of deceased Jan 27, 1684-5 a list of several
things inventoried with the estate of Capt
George Corwin which in right belongs to Eliz-
abeth his relict widow being either received
before or given to her after marriage.

Inventory of estate of Capt George Corwin
taken 30 Jany 1684 by Bathol Gedney, Ben-
jamin Brown, John Higginson Jr and Tim
Lindall amounting to 5964 19s Ifd returned
by Mr Jonathan Corwin exor Mar 31, 1685.

Proposals and concessions agreed upon by
the several persons subscribing in order to a fi-

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rial and amicable settlement of the estate of
Capt George Corwin dated July 4. 1685

1. Mrs Kli' 1 ' Corwin the widow to have
the particulars mentioned as "received before
and after marriage" and 500 in money,
100< in household goods and 400 out of
thq other estate, viz, goods housings Lands
&c. in proportion to the amount of the whole
to her and her heirs forever, she paying out
of the sum 100 in specie and proportionable
to Mrs Margaret Corwin for the use of the
children of Capt Jn Corwin also she shall
have one third part of the dwelling house and
ground adjoyning during her widowhood and
constant abode there.

2. That Josiah Walcott in right of his
wife and Mrs Susannah Corwin youngest
daughter of Capt George Corwin deceased
shall have and enjoy to them their heirs and
assigns forever 1000 to each, in money,
they each paying 50 to Mrs Margarctt Cor-
win for the use of the children of Capt John
Corwin.

3. That out of the remainder Mr Jona-
than Corwin shall bo allowed 200< for his
trouble, 200 to the children of Capt John
Corwin, and the remainder to be divided into
four equal shares, one share to the children
of Capt John Corwin one share to Mr Jona
Corwin, one share to James Russell E?q in
right of his wife, and one share to Capt W
Browne in right of his wife

4. That each person concerned shall give
security to respond to all unknown debts in-
cumbrances and recoverys which shall be here-
after made, in proportion to their shares,
signed Eliza Corwin for herself and as guard
to her daughter Susannah, Ja* Russell Mar-
garet Corwin guardian Jonathan Corwin Wil-
liam Brown jr & Jos Walcott.

Bond of Mrs Eliza Corwin for the payment

of her daughter Susannahs portion in court
held at Salem Nov 24. 1685.

John Browne 9 mo 1685

Will of John Browne Senr of Salem, da-
ted 2 d January 1683 mentions grandson John
Browne granddaughter Abiel Browne under
18 years, his son and daughter Gardner, four
children of his son James Brown deceased ap-
points his son in law Samuel Gardner Jun.
ex'or, witness John Grafton John Buttolph.

probate November 24. 1685.

Inventory of above estate taken 16 Novem-
ber 1685, by John Higginson jr and Timothy
Lindall amounting to 681 14s 3d returned
by Lt Samuel Gardner Nov 24, 1685
Winter 9 mo 1685.

Inventory of estate of Winter taken 20.
9rao 1685 by Thomas Bobbins, Richard Croade
and William Sweetland returned by Deborah
relict of the deceased Nov 24, 1685.
Sand Wooden 9 mo 1685

Inventory of estate of Samuel Wooden of
Wenham taken Nov 9, 1685 by John Dodge
and Josiah Dodge amounting to 11 10s. re-
turned by Martha relict to the deceased, who
renounces adm" and her brother in law John
Edwards is appointed adm r Nov 24* 1685.
John Elson 9 mo 1685.

Will of John Elson dated 11* March.
16834 mentions children John, Samuel,
HI ill mini. Dinah, Margaret, Hannah and Ben-
jamin all under age 5s a piece, wife Joanna
appoints her ext'x.

"John Elson being very sick & under
great debillety of body & limbs, not able to
signe any writeing declared the Above writen
to be his Last will & testament he then being
to our understanding of disposing mind."

Probate November 24 1685

Benj Brttton 9 mo 1685

Inventory of estate of Benjamin Bretton

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Jerseiman who deceased in Salem at the house
of John Micharter July 16-1685 taken July
17, 1685 by Edward Flint and Joshua Buf-
fum, amounting to 15 8s 6d returned No-
vember 24 1685 by John Micharter.
W m Zorrf9mol685

Will of William Lord sr of Salem dated
tenth day of November (then very sick.) men-
tions wife Jane, son Joseph, son William and
his children, son Jeremiah, daughters Dinah,
Abigail, Margaret, Elizabeth Godsoe, and Jane
appoints his wife sole ext'x. Richard Croade
and John Cook to be overseers.

witnesses Anna Joye, Sarah Sibley, Richard
Croade and John Cook. Probate. Nov r 24,
1685.

Inventory of above estate taken 16 th No-
vember 1685. by Edward Flint and Richard
Croade amounting to 107 5s 3d. returned
by Eliza Lord widow and extx November 24 .
1685.

Saml West. 9 mo 1685

Inventory of estate of Sam 1 West taken 14 th
Aug 1685. by Stephen Sewall and William
Dounton amounting to 1 Is returned Nov
24. 1685.

Rev Thos Cobbett 9 mo 1685.

Will of Rev Thomas Cobbett pastor of the

Church of Christ at Ipswich r mentions

wife Elizabeth sons Samuel, Thomas, John
mentions a daughter who died about one and
a half years since appoints his wife Elizabeth
and son Samuel ex'ors and Maj. Sam 1 Apple-
ton, Capt John Appleton and Capt John
Whipple overseers no witnesses but Mr W m
Hubbard, Ensign Simon Stacy and Mr Nehem-
iah Jewett made oath that the signature to the
writing was his. November 23 1685. died
5 th Nov. 1685.

Inventory of above estate taken 23. 9.
1685. by Simon Stacy and Nehemiah Jewett

amounting to 607 Is 6d. returned by ex'ors
November 23 1685,

Nathl Pickman. 9 mo 1685

Will of Nathaniel Pickman sen r of Salem
dated 23 d Sep' 1684. "and my bodye to bee
burieed In theburyinge place neere my wife"
mentions Bethiah Cole daughters Mary Hodg-
es, Hannah Sanders and Tabitha ffeveryeare.
Son Nathaniel Pickmans children, appoints
his son in law John Saunders ex'or and Mr
Samuel Gardner sen' and Mr Samuel Gardner
Jun r overseers.

witnesses Henry Bartholmew and Edmund
Batter,

probate Nov 24. 1685. and Mr John Saun-
ders refused to be ex'or

John Lambert 9 mo 1685

Inventory of the estate of John Lambert
sen r of Beverly taken 25 Nov r 1684 by Sam 1
Corning sen r and Joseph Morgan amounting
to 17 18s 6d returned by John Lambert jr
Nov 24. 1685

John Gedney Jr 9 mo 1685

Widow Susannah Gedney relict of John
Gedney Jun r having present an inventory on
the adm" granted to her by the Court, order
that the widow have 100 the eldest son 100
and the other children as Susannah, Sarah,
Will & Nath 1 50

Henry Moses 9 mo 1685.

Inventory of estate of Henry Moses taken
19 th Nov r 1685 by Jeremiah Neale and Rich-
ard Flindars amounting to 48 2s returned
Nov 24. 1685

Geo Kilburn 9 mo 1685

Inventory of the estate of George Kilbourne
of Rowley deceased October 14 1685 taken
November 20 1685 by Joseph Boynton, Leon-
ard Harriman and Daniel Wicom amounting
to 338 5s 3d. returned by Elizabeth relict

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and Joseph Son & both ex 'ore of the deceased
Nov 24* 1685.

William Walton 9 mo 1G85.

Agreement between heirs of Mr W m Wal-
ton dated 29 Mar 1683 "by an order of
Court held at Salem 29* June 1669." men-
tions the heirs viz, Nathaniel, Samuel and Jo-
siah Walton, Elizabeth Mansfield, Martha Mun-
joy and Mary Bartlett y e eldest son to have
double portion.

The widow of said William Walton dec d
havinng died the last year Josiah Walton one
of the sons also dead.

Thos Lambert 1 mo 1686.

Order for the settlement of the estate of
St Thomas Lambert of Rowley of which Ed-
nah his widow is admx, the widow to have the
use of the whole estate to bring up the chil-
dren until they come of age. when of age eld-
est son Thomas Lambert to have double por-
tion and the rest of the children Mary, Jane,
and Nathaniel to have an equal share.
Edmund Batter 1 mo 1686.

Statement of Dan 1 Gookin Sen r of Cam-
bridg and Mrs Mary Batter of Salem widow
of Edmund Batter and daughter of said Goo-
kin renouncing and refusing to be ex'ors to
his will dated 10* 7 mo 1685. presented to
the Court Mar 8. 1686.

Reasons why Mrs Mary Batter will not be
ex'txof her husbands estate dated 30th March
1686.

31 Mar 1686. W Browne Jr, John Hig-
ginson jr and Stephen Savall relinquish their
place of overseers of said will.

Henry West of Salem aged about 57 years
the 31 day of May 1686.

George Oorurin 9 mo 1686.

Petition of Jonathan Corwin ex'or to the
estate of Capt George Corwin at Court Nov
26. 1686.

Sheweth, that the President and Council
upon the petition of Mrs Elizabeth Corwin
the widow of the said Capt George, having
ordered that no person whatsoever should
make any strip or waste upon a farrae in con-
troversy "w lh y* pet* assigned to y" sd Mrs
Corwin and children as pt of their dividends
ofy' Dec" Estate"

notwithstanding sundry persons in con-
tempt of said order and to great damage to
said farm have presumed to cut down and car-
ry of much of the best timber and to commit
other waste.

Said pctr thereof prays that all such tres-
passers may be bound over to appear before
the president and council and also to be of
good behaviour

The Court order as above requested

Roger Russell 10 mo 1687.

Will of Roger Russell of Marblehead. da-
ted 25 lh May. 1687. children Richard Rus-
sell, Samuel Russell, Miriam Hanniford, Eliza-
beth Knight, and Elizabeth Woodley widow in
a sickley condition, and her child, and Henry
Russell his eldest son who is deceased,

appoints his two sons Richard Russell and
Samuel Russel ex'ors.

witnesses Sam 1 Cheever John Hooper and
Edward Holman probate Dec 14, 1687.

Inventory of above estate taken 24 June
1687 by Nath 1 Newton and John Hooper
amounting to 49 12s 6d returned Dec 14.
1687.

Simon Home 10 mo 1687

Will of Simon Home of Salem dated Aug
6. 1687. mentions son Joshua Home, his
grandfather Ray, Sarah Stephens his wife's
daughter under age. son Simon Home, his
brother Benjamin, his two sons Joshua and
Simon both under age. two daughters Bethiuh
and Ruth Home, an addition expected to the

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family, for which provison is made wife Re-
becca, apprentices Benf Ropes, and Moses
Parnell, appoints his father Joshua Ray and
his brother Joseph Home ex'ors

witness Edward Norris, John Nichols sr &
James Symonds.

Henry Kingsbury 1687.

Inventory of the estate of Henry Kingsbury
who died !* October 1687. taken 10th Oct
1687. by Josiah Gage and Jonathan Haynes
amounting to 40 19s 6d returned by Joseph
Kinsbtiry who is appointed admr.
Stephen Daniel 1687.

Administration of the estate of Stephen
Daniel of Salem granted to Susanna his wid-
ow at Boston June 8 th 1687 by Sr Edraond
Andros Knt Capt generall and Govenor in
Chief of New England, signed John West
DSecy.

RicVd Leach. 1687

Will of Richard Leach of Salem dated 17
June 1685 mentions wife Sarah son John
daughter Elizabeth wife of Benjamin Collins
daughter Mary wife to Benjamin lerson two
daughters Hannah and Rachell

Joseph, Sarah and John Herrick Children
of his daughter Sarah young Pascho Foote
who now lives with him, appoints his son John
sole exor, and Israel Porter and Job Swiner-
ton overseers,

witnesses John Berry Mary Felton Nath 1
Felton Jr. probate November 25. 1687. and
adm" granted December 7. 1687. by Sr Ed-
mond Andros Knt &c.

John Barrett 1687

Inventory of estate of John Barrett of Mar-
blehead taken 12 th Dec 1687. by John Legge
and Jacob Knight amounting to 49 19s. re-
turned by Ann Barrett widow who is appoint-
ed adm'x.

SanCl Pickman 1687

Inventory of estate of Sam 1 Pickman of Sa-
lem taken May 9 1687 by Simon Willard
and Tho' Mould, amounting to 199 10s
6d returned by Lydia Pickman widow who
was appointed adrax.

Charles Brown Sept. 1687.

Will of Charles Brown of Rowley dated
20 Dec 1687 mentions Eldest son Bariah
Brown ; sons John, William, Samuel, Ebene-
zer, Gershom, Nathaniel, and Joseph, who is
under twenty-one years of age, granddaughter
Sarah Brown under twenty-one years a le-
gacy given by my son Gershom to her and
left in my hands ; father Acie of whom he
bought land, appoints his sons John, Nathan-
iel and Ebenezer to be ex'ors.

witnesses Richard Dummer Jonathan
Wheeler and John Sterlin.

probate Sept. 14, 1687?

Inventory of above estate taken 12 th Mar
1687-8 by Richard Dummer and Jonathan
Wheeler amounting to 47 15s returned Sept.
1687?

Tho* Taynour Dec 1687

Inventory of estate of Thomas Taynour of
Marblehead taken 17 Oct 1087 by Richard
Reeth and Archbald Ferguson amounting to
49 17s 6d returned by Josias Taynor who
is appointed admr Dec 14, 1687, and gives
surety with Elias Taynor.

Thomas Robins 4 mo 1688.

A certificate of probate of the will of Thom-
as Robins of Salem on the 18 day of Janay
1687-8 by W m Pinson and Rebecca his wife
the exors therein mamed and adm n is granted
2 June 1688.

John Smith 7 mo 1688.

Inventory of the estate of John Smith of
Marblehead taken Sept 8. 1688. by Robert
Bartlett and Nathaniel Walton, amounting to

178

4 19s. returned by Elizabeth widow of de-
oeaaod Sept 12 1G8S. mentions his three chil-
dren.

Elix Wcbtter 7 mo 1688.

Inventory of estate of Elizabeth Webster
the relict of Mr Israel Webster of Newbury.
she died the 2* August 1688 taken 1" Sep-
tember 1688. by Left Stephen Greenleaf Senr
and Mr Nathaniel Clarke senr amounting to
49 Us Sep. 12 1688 Ann Hill mother ap-
pointed adm'x. Henry Lunt surety.
Hugh Jones 10 mo 1688

Inventory of estate of Hugh Jones taken
by William Trask and Stephen Small amount-
ing to 44 5s. returned by Mary Jones adm'r.
Saml French 1 mo 1689

Inventory of estate of Samuel French taken
Mar 12 1688-9 by Francis Warinright jr and
Thomas Boarman amounting to 42 3s lOd
returned by W ra Fellows who is appointed
adm'r.

W m Hottingworth 1 mo 1689

Inventory of estate of William Hollings-
worth taken 16 U January 1688-9 by Thomas
Gardner and Benjamin Gerrish amounting to
34 2s 4d also a list of disbursements for the
funeral " of my sonn William Hollingsworth "
amounting to 21 15s.

presented by Mr Philip English in behalf of
his mother Mrs Elliner Hollingsworth at Ip-
swich Mar 13 1688-9 and doth refuse to
adm r on the same.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PHIL-
OSOPHICAL LIBRARY AT SALEM,
WITH NOTES.

BY HENRY WI1KATLAND.

The visitor to the large Library Room, in
Plummer Hall, will notice, in the second al-
cove on the western side, some one hundred

or more scientific books, printed during the
last and the preceding centuries. These books
were the nucleus of the very valuable collec-
tion of works of this character which occupy a
prominent position in the Library of the Sa-
lem Athenaeum.

A cursory inspection of a Library indicates
the taste and character of the founders, and
of those who have successively had the man-
agement. The question is suggested, who
were the founders, and what are the circum-
stances attending the early history of these
books?

The history of this Library goes back to the
period of the Revolution, when these infant
colonies were struggling for their indepen-
dence ; and instead of a national navy, com-
missions were issued to private armed vessels.
Many of these vessels were owned in this
place and vicinity, and were successful in their
cruises ; their commanders would rank high
among naval officers of any age or of any
nation ; many instances are on record of their
bravery, skill, and intrepidity.

The following clause in the will of the late
Nathaniel Bowditch,* thus alludes to the ori-
gin of this Library :

Item. It is well known, that the valuable
scientific library of the celebrated Dr. Richard
Kirwan b was, during the Revolutionary war,
captured in the British Channel, on its way
to Ireland, by a Beverly Privateer ; and that,
by the liberal and enlightened views of the
owners of the vessel, the library thus captured
was sold at a very low rate ; and in this man-
ner was laid the foundation upon which have
been successively established the Philosophi-
cal Library, so called, and the present Salem
Athenaeum. Thus in early life I found near

a. See Note 1 . These Notes are placed in an
Appendix.

6. Remuneration was proposed to Dr. Kirwan ;
hat he declined it, remarking that the books had
found a very good appropriation. Sec also Note 2.

170

me a better collection of philosophical and sci-
entific works than could be found in any other
parts of the United States nearer than Phila-
delphia. This inestimable advantage has made
me deeply a debtor to the Salem Athenaeum ;
and I do therefore give to that institution the
sum of one thousand dollars, the income there-
of to be forever applied to the promotion of its
objects and the extension of its usefulness.

In January, 1860, William Henry Prince,
M. D., formerly of this city, and now Super-
intendent of the State Lunatic Hospital at
Northampton, presented to the Library of the
Essex Institute "TuE RECORDS OP THE PHIL-
OSOPHICAL LIBRARY," which were found a-
mong the papers of his grandfather, the late
Rev. John Prince, LL. D., for many years
pastor of the First Church in Salem.

The following extracts from the Records
exhibit a good account of the origin, organiza-
tion and doings, to the time when the books
and other property were transferred to the
Trustees of the Salem Athenaeum, in 1810
comprising a period of twenty-nine years. The
annual and occasional meetings were held for
the election of officers, admission of members,
purchasing books, levying assessments, &c.

Some time in the beginning of the month
of April, 1781, the Rev. Joseph Willard," of
Beverly, was informed that a number of Phil-
osophical Books were brought into that place
by the ship Pilgrim, b and were to be sold at
public auction ; and being desirous to pur-
chase them in company with some other per-
sons, he proposed the matter to Rev. Manas-
seh Cutler, of Ipswich Hamlet, and Rev.
John Prince, 11 of Salem, desiring them to in-
vite such others to join in the scheme as would
be sufficient to effect it.

Accordingly it was proposed by the Rev.
John Prince to Doct. E. A. Holyoke 6 and
the Rev. Thomas Barnard f of Salem ; and
by the Rev. M. Cutler to Doct'r Joshua Fish-
er g of Beverly, who all fell in with the scheme

a. See note 3. b. See note 4. c. See note 5.
d. See note 6. e. See note 7. / See note 8.
g. See note 9.

and agreed to join in the purchase in equal
shares.

The Rev. John Prince was desired to at-
tend the auction and make the purchase. Ac-
cordingly on the 12th of April, 1781, the said
books, consisting of the greater part of the
Philosophical Transactions of the French A-
cademy, the Royal Society of London, and
the Society of Berlin, in 4to, the works of Sir
Robert Boyle com pleat, in folio making in
all 116 volumes were sold to him for 858.
10. in paper money, the exchange at that
time between the paper currency and gold or
silver being at the rate of 75 Ibs in paper for
one in silver equal to $38.16.

The cheapness of this purchase arose from
the disposition of the gentlmen* who owned
the ships to favor the purchasers all in their
power ; it being necessary they should be sold
at auction, they generously resigned them
for the use of the said persons. On the 25th
of April the above mentioned persons met at
the house of Rev. Thos. Barnard, to consider
in what manner to dispose of the books. Dr.
Joseph Orne b being present, and desiring to
become a joint purchaser with them, was ad-
mitted by the consent of all present, and each
person then paid his proportion of the above
858 pounds 10 shillings.

The purchasers agreed to have the books
removed to the Rev. Mr. Williard's house, and
to meet there on Friday, llth of May, to in-
spect the books and agree upon the method of
using them, &c. Accordingly they met on
said day, and, after consulting, agreed that the
purchasers belonging to Salem should be a
committee to draw up rules and regulations to
be observed in using the books.

Rev. John Prince was also desired to pro-
cure a number of boxes to keep the books in.
They agreed to meet again at the same place,
when the committee were ready to report.
The committee met at the House of Dr. E.
A. Holoyoke, on the evenings of the 8th and
12th of June, and drew up a set of articles
and agreed to call a meeting of the purcha-
sers, to be held on Monday following, June
18th, at ye Rev. Mr. Willard's.

On said day, the purchasers accordingly

a See note 10. b. See note 11.

177

met and heard the report of the committee.
The time being too short to digest all the ar-
ticles, the meeting was adjourned to the next
Tuesday following. At this meeting the box-
es for the books were bro't and paid for, a-
mounting to 25*2 pounds paper money, at 75
for one. The purchasers met on said Tues-
day, at ye Rev. Mr. Willard's, according to
adjournment. They finished the remainder of
the articles and repaired several of the dam-
aged vols., and agreed to the articles being
entered in a proper book, and to sign them, ana
to call themselves The Philosophical Libra-
ry Company.

Thus organized, Rev. John Prince was
chosen Clerk, and Joseph Willard, Libra-
rian.

The following COVENANT AKTICLBS were
signed :

This agreement, made the 26th Day of
June anno Dotn : one thousand seven hundred
and eighty one, witnesseth, that whereas we
the Subscribers did in the month of April last
purchase in Company a number of Philosoph-
ical books, (a catalogue of which is hereto
subjoined) with an intent to hold them as
equal Owners, to add to their numbers from
time to time, and to use them in company with
each other, or to admit such other persons in-
to our company to hold and use them with us
as we might think fit : that these ends there-
fore may be answered, we do hereby form our-
selves into a Society by the name of the Phil-
osophical Library Company, and do hereby
covenant and agree with each other that the
Library aforesaid shall be held and used for
the future, agreeable to the following

Regulations :
OF THE ADMISSION OF MEMBERS.

Every Person to be admitted in future as a
member of this Library Company, must not
live further than six miles from Beverly Fer-
ry ; and shall be owner in his own, or anoth-
er's right, of at least one share in the Library ;
and shall have an unanimous vote of the whole
society, for his or her admission, and shall sign
this agreement.

VOL. iv. (23)

And if any member not an original owner
shall change the place of his abode to a great-
er distance from Beverly Ferry than ten miles,
he shall thereupon cease to be a qualified
member.

The Company shall have the first refusal of
any one's share offered to sale, or of the Part
belonging to any deceased member, at the
sum last determined on by the company, to
the value of a part or share, and no heir, as-
signee, or other owner of a share shall be en-
titled to the use of the books, unless there is
an unanimous vote of the company to qualify
him : and if he cannot obtain a vote, he shall
be entitled to receive of the company the sum
last determined on as the value of a part.

II. OF TUB USB AND ABUSE OF BOOKS.
Each share shall entitle the owner (being

otherwise duly qualified) to take out of the
Library only four at one time ; and no book
shall be kept out longer than three months,
under a penalty of one shilling, to be paid to
the Librarian, and for every month after the
same penalty : and no person shall be allowed
to take out the same book immediately if any
other member shall have applied for it : and
if more thun one person shall apply for the
same book at the same time, he, who has not
had the use of it before, shall have the prefer-
ence.

No one shall lend any book to any other
but a member under a penalty of five shill-
ings ; and the finding of a book in the posses-
sion of another shall oe full proof of the lend-
ing.

If any book be lost, or returned damaged,
the person who took it out shall pay such sum
as the company shall determine upon.

III. OF FINES, FORFEITURES, AND THE

APPLICATION OF MONET.

No person shall be allowed to take out any
book after the annual meeting, till he have
first paid all the fines he shall nave incurred ;
and all other monies due from him to the com-
pany for the year then ending.

All monies arising by fines shall be ap-
plied as the company shall determine at their
annual meeting ; and the money arising from

ITS

the admission of new members shall always
be applied to the purchasing of books.

If any of the company shall neglect for the
space of four years to pay his fines and other
dues, he shall thereby forfeit all his right and
title in the books to the company, unless the
company shall at their next annual meeting
determine otherwise by a special vote.

IV. OF MEETINGS.

The Company shall have a meeting once in
every year at the place where the books are
deposited, on the Tuesday next after the last
Wednesday in May, at three o'clock P. M.:
and at this, or any other meeting, the compa-
ny shall determine the value of a share in
the Philosophical Library from time to time.
At this meeting the Company shall determine
by a special vote whether they will admit
any new members during the year then en-
suing ; and a major vote of the whole Libra-
ry Company, at any meeting, shall be binding
upon every individual.

V. OF THE LIBRARIAN.

A Librarian shall be appointed by the com-
pany, whose business shall be to keep a fair
catalogue of the books alphabetically disposed :
to deliver out and receive books returned from
time to time : to enter in a book kept for that
purpose, the title, fold and number of plates
contained in each volume he delivers out; the
time of the delivery ; the name of the person
for whose use it is taken out ; as also the re-
turn, with the time of the return

The Librarian shall not deliver out any
book to any member not present without a
written order. He shall not lend any book
to any person not duly qualified, unless in ex-
traordinary cases ; and then not without the
consent of each member signified either by
vote at a meeting, or from under his hand.

The Librarian shall upon the application of
any two members call a special meeting of the
company, notifying the place, time, and busi-
ness.

The Librarian shall also be Treasurer to
the Company : and as such shall receive all
fines and all monies voted to be raised, and

shall account with the company therefor
whenever called upon. He shall give a re-
ceipt to the clerk of all the books and other
matters entrusted to his care, with a promise
to deliver up the whole of said books and
1 it-trust niriit s at any time to the order of the
company, and to account for all monies re-
ceived in behalf of the Company, when called
upon by them.

VI. OF THE CLERK.

A Clerk shall be appointed by the Compa-
ny, who shall keep a Record of all votes of
the company, take a receipt of the Librarian
of all the Books, Monies, and other matters
he shall be intrusted with, and shall keep a
fair catalogue of the books belonging to the
company, and with whom the covenant shall
be deposited.

And now to the intent that these rules may
be adhered to and complied with We whose
names are hereto subscribed, do each of us
for ourselves, our Heirs, Executors, and Ad-
ministrators, covenant and promise strictly to
observe all regulations made and to be made
by the Company as aforesaid, and to use and
to hold each his right in this Philosophical Li-
brary, on condition of such observances and
subject to be forfeited as is aforesaid.

In witness whereof, we have hereto sever-
ally set our hands.

THOMAS BARNARD.

MANASSEH CUTLER.

JOSEPH ORNE.

JOSHUA FISHER

E. A. HOLYOKE.

JOHN PRINCE

JOSEPH WILLARD.
And we the subscribers, being duly admit-
ted members of the Philosophical Library, do
each of us engage to conform to the foregoing
regulations and to hold and improve our shares
respectively, in the manner therein specified,
and subject to the forfeitures therein men-
tioned.

JOSEPH BLANEY.'

SAMUEL PAGE."

JOSHUA PLUMMER.'

a. See note 12. b. See note 13. r. See note 14.

L79

NATHAN READ.
WILLIAM BENTLEY. "
JOHN D. TKEADWELL."
JOSEPH MC'KEEN."
NATHAN DANE.-
NATHANIEL BOW DITCH.
THO. BANCROFT/
WILLIAM PRESCOTT.
B. LYNDE OLIVER."
ICHABOD TUCKER.'

LIBRARIAN'S RKCKIPTS.

Beverly, June 26, 1781.

Whereas the Rev. Thomas Barnard, the
Rev. Manasseh Cutler, Doct. Joshua Fisher,
Doct. Edward Augustus Holyoke, Doct.
Joseph Orne, the Rev. John Prince, together
with myself, by an agreement under our hands,
dated as above, have formed ourselves into a
society for the purpose of holding and using
as a Library Company certain books, cata-
logues of which are entered in the Clerk's and
Librarian's books; and whereas the said com-
pany have, by their vote of this day, intrust-
ed said books to my care as Librarian, to be
disposed of as by the agreement just mentioned
is fully set forth : I do hereby promise to de-
liver up said books at any time to the order of
said company; and further I do promise that
I will at any time, when called upon, account
with them for any monies which may come in-
to my hands as Librarian and Treasurer of
the society.

JOSEPH WILLARD.

SALKM, March 16, 1782.
Whereas the Philosophical Library Com-
pany have by their vote, passed at a meeting
on the 7th day of Jan'y last, entrusted the
books belonging to said company, to me, the
subscriber, as Librarian, to be disposed of in
the manner set forth in the Covenant Articles
of the Philosophical Library: I do hereby
acknowledge the receipt of said books, and do
promise that \ will take care and dispose of
them as directed in the articles abovemen-

<. See note 15. 6. Sec note 16. c. See note

17. d. See note 18. e. See note 19. /. See note

20. g. See note SI. A. See note 22. i. See note
23.

tioned ; and that I will deliver up said books
at any time to the order of said company : and
I do further promise that I will at any time,
when called upon, account with them for any
monies which may come into my hands as Li-
brarian and Treasurer of said company.

JOHN PRINCE.

MKBTING, JAN'V 7, 1782. Voted:
1st. That tho Rev. John Prince be Libra-
rian to the company, in the room of the Rev.
Joseph Willard, who has resigned that office,
upon his removal from Beverly to Cambridge.
2d. That Doct. E. A. Holyoke be clerk
to this company in room of the Rev. John
Prince.

3d. That the company's books be removed
from Beverly to Salem, to the house of the
Librarian.

4th. That the Rev. Thou. Barnard and Dr.
Jos. Ornc be a committee to sec the books
transported from Beverly to the place appoint-
ed.

MEKTINO, JUNK 25, 1782. Voted:
Whereas the Rule which directs "each
" book to bo returned into the Library, every
"three months, under the penalty of one
"shilling per month after the time," is found
inconvenient in practice; Therefore, voted
by the unanimous consent of this company,
that this rule be repealed, and that no member
be obliged to return any book into the Libra-
ry except at the annual meeting of the com-
pany, unless the book shall be called for by
another member; in which case the member
who has it, if he shall have possessed it three
months, shall return it to the Librarian or his
order for the use of the other member.

MEETING, JUNE!, 1791. Voted:
That Nath'l Bowdifch have the Privilege
of the Philosophical and Mathematical books
of the Library, to use them in the town of Sa-
lem only, for the year ensuing; he being sub-
ject to the rules of the company on the use of
books.

MEETING, JUNE 5, 179*2. Voted:
That Nathaniel Bowditch le allowed the

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use of the Library Books, the year ensuing,
as he had the last year.

The same vote was passed at the annual
meetings, June 12, 1793, and June 4, 1794.
In June, 1797, N. Bowditch became a mem-
ber.

The following transfer of the books of this
company to the Salem Athenaeum, terminated
its existence as a separate body, although its
means of usefulness has thereby been greatly
extended :

SALEM, June 5, 1810.
Whereas the members of the Philosophical
Library Company, and the Proprietors of the
Social Library in Salem, with other persons,
have agreed to establish a Library upon a lar-
ger plan, under the title of the Salem Athe-
naeum ; and we the subscribers, members of
the said Philosophical Library Company, have,
for this purpose, transfered our several shares
in said Library to the said Salem Athenaeum ;
we hereby authorize and request the Rev. John
Prince, Librarian of the said Philosophical
Library Company, to deliver the books and
book-shelves belonging to said company to
the Trustees of the said Salem Athenaeum,
when called for by them, and to take their re-
ceipt.

E. A. HOLYOKE.

THOS. BARNARD.

WILLIAM BENTLEY.

B. LYNDE OLIVER.

ICHABOD TUCKER.

NATH'L BOWDITCH.

JOHN D. TREADWELL.

JNO. PICKERING, jr.," assignee
of Rev. Manasseh Cutler.

JOHN PRINCE, assignee of N.
Read.

WILLIAM PRESCOTT, by bis
att'y, Sam. Putnam b .

SAM. PUTNAM, adm. &c., of es-
tate of Thos. Bancroft.

SALEM, June 18, 1810.
We, the subscribers, Trustees of the Salem

a. See note 24. b. See note 25.

Athenaeum, hereby ackowledge to have re-
ceived of the Rev. John Prince, Librarian of
the Philosophical Library Company, the books
and book-shelves belonging to the Philosoph-
ical Library Company.

E. A. HOLYOKE,
JOHN D. TREADWELL,
JNO. PICKERING, jr.

APPENDIX.

Note 1. NATHANIEL BOWDITCH, the celebra-
ted Mathematician, born at Salem, Mch. 26, 1773,
died at Boston, Mch. 6, 1838. See page 9, of this
volume a memoir by his son, N. I. Bowditch;
Eulogies by D. A. White, John Pickering and
Alexander Young; &c.

Note 2. RICHARD KIRWAN, LL. D; F. R.
S. L. & E.; P. R. I. A.; a distinguished writer
on Chemistry, Geology and the Kindred Sciences,
Born at Galway, Ireland, about the middle of the
eighteenth century died in 1812. See Encyclo-
paedia Americana, art. Kirwan ; Penny Cyclope-
dia, &c.

Note 3. REV. JOSEPH WILLARD, D. D.,
LL. D., son of Rev. Samuel and Abigail (Wright)
Willard, born at Biddeford, Me., Dec. 29, 1738, (O.
S.) graduated at Harvard College in 1765 elect-
ed a Tutor on the 1st of September, 1766 a Fel-
low in 1768. In 1772 he resigned the office of Tu-
tor and the Fellowship, and was ordained, in No-
vember, Minister in Beverly. In this position he
was much esteemed and beloved by his parish and
by the whole circle of his acquaintance. In 1781
he was elected President of the College, and was
installed on the 19th of December of that year.
During an excursion to the southern extremity of
the State, for the benefit of his health, in Septem-
ber, 1804, he was arrested by sickness at New Bed-
ford, and died there on the evening of the 25th.
He was distinguished as a scholar and a divine.
" At the head of the University he mingled paternal
tenderness with strict authority, and by his digni-
fied person and deportment, united with candor,
generosity, and benevolence, he secured at the same
time respect and affection."

1S1

He was married on the 7th March, 1774, to Miss
Mary Shout".-, daughter of Jacob Sheafe, of Ports-
mouth, N. H. Of his sons, may be mentioned
Sidney, for many years a Professor in Harvard
College ; and Joseph, the present clerk of the Su-
perior Court for the County of Suffolk.

He published a Thanksgiving Discourse in 1783,
a Sermon at the Ordination of J. McKeenin 1785,
on the death of T. Hillard in 1790 at the Ordina-
tion of H. Packard, 1793 a Latin Address on the
death of Washington, prefixed to Tap pan's Dis-
course in 1800 and Mathematical and Astronom-
ical Communications in the Memoirs of the Ameri-
can Academy.

See Allen's Biographical Dictionary, art. Willard
J. Prof. Webber's Eulogy at the funeral Rev.
A. Holmes' sermon on the occasion of his death ;
Qnincy's Hist, of Harv. Univ., vol. ii, page 244,
Ac.; Memorials of Youth mid Manhood, by Sidney
Willard, 2 vols., 12 mo; Stone's History of Bev-
erly.

Note 4. Tin: SHIT I'IH.IMM. HUGH HIM,,
COMMANDER. Hugh Hill, son of John and Eliz-
abeth (Jackson) Hill, was born in Carrickfergus,
Ireland, Aug. 1740. At the age of fifteen he left
his home, and after having spent several years in
the English Naval Service, he came to America,
and sailed from Marblchead in the employ of Rob-
ert Hooper, an eminent Merchant in his day, and
familiarly known as "King Hooper." Afterwards
removed to Beverly, and was for some years in the
employ of John and Andrew Cabot. He com-
menced privateering in the Pilgrim, of twenty guns,
the building .of which he superintended at Newbury-
port. He was a brave and generous officer, and
distinguished for humanity to his prisoners. His
principal cruising ground was on the coast of Ire-
land, where he greatly annoyed British Commerce.
In 1784 he went to Ireland, and brought in hi> M--
sel to Beverly his father and mother and their fam-
ily. He resided in the village of Beverly, engaged
in commerce and the fisheries, until 1812, when he
retired to a farm in tipper Beverly, where he spent
the evening of his days in the cultivation of the soil.
He died 24th Feb., 1829. Children and Grandchil-
dren, also descendants of a brother, are living in
Beverly.

COPY FROM ORIGINAL BOOK OF
GRANTS OF SALEM.

< OMJCUNK ATKI> BY PER! EY DKRBY, WITH MOTUI BY
H. r. HKOWNB.

Con tinned from vol. iv, page W-

I tun- granted John Home 2 acres marshe
vntil the towne doe further dispose of the
fame.

Itme to Charles Gott 2 acres marshe vpon
the same conditions, and that he shall have
one acre more if y' be any in the townes hands
when other men are piovided for.

Item ordered that Richard Adams, widow
Smyth, Sam : Corning, & Joseph Graftons
mother in lawe all wch were forgoten in the
division, shall have yr halfe acres a peice of
Murshe Land.

Itme granted to mr Clarke one acre, to
Moses Maverick, one acre, to Jeffiry Esty 3
quarters of an acre, to John hart 3 quarters of
an acre, all of marshe ground.

Itme to mr Garfort & John Stowe yr ppor-
tions of marshe meadow if they continew w" 1
vs.

Granted to mr John winthrop jvn libtye to
sett a Salt house vpon Royall side, with wood
for his occasions about the same howse and
comon for 2 cowes to pasture in.

Granted to Roger Mory a stripe of meadow
conteyning tooe acres & an halfe or there
about and one acre & an halfe or there about
of upland lying betwene the farmes of Robert
Mnulton and John Gidney.

The 16 th of the 5 th moneth 1<>38

Granted vnto mr Emanuell downynge one
hundreth acres of Land next adjoyning to mr
Coles farme wch he purchased, lying on the
Southwest side of his said farme next vnto
Roger Morey his farme.

Alsoe granted to the said Emanuell down-
ynge fowre hundreth acres where of fowre

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score acres of medow or there about, were
adjoyning to mr Bishops farme to the north-
east side.

Granted to willm Lord an acre & an half of
vpland lying next to his marshe lott, giving
an acre to the towne if the whole towne agree
to yt.

Granted to mr Pester a 10 acre lott & a
farme of 150 acres to be sett out by the des-
cretion of the towne vpon this condition that
within a twelve moneth or there about he re-
turne p sonallie and give satisfaction to the
towne for the improving of yt.

Granted wm Gault(?) 10 acres of planting
ground.

The 17 th day of the 8 th moneth 1638
John Endicott Peter Palfrey
John woodbery John Balch

Granted vnto willm woodbery 20 acres of
Land lying on the East side of Jeffry Massy
at Mackrell Cove.

The 29 th of the 8 th moneth 1638
John Endicott John wooodbery
wm Hathorne Jeffry Massy
mr ffiske

Assembled about the village by a Genall
towne appoyntment

The 12 th of the 9 th moneth 1638.
John Endicott John wodbery
Roger Conant Peter Palfrey
Granted unto mr Hugh Peter our p sent
pastor a farme conteyning 200 acres of vp-
land lying nere to the head of ffrost fishe riv-
er and 20 acres of fresbe marshe next to mr
Endicotts 10 acres in the great Marshe nere
mr Sharpes farme.

Tt is agreed that Mark Vermais, Robert Pen-
ny Joshua verrin Thomas Truster Richard
dodge & Rbt Adams shall each of them have
a tenne acre lott.

Itme that henery Bayly & willm Nicholls
shall each of them have a 10 acre lott.

At a towne meeting the 26 th of the 9 th moneth

1638.

Mr Endicott John Balch
mr Conant willm hathorne
John woodbery
The seu all pportions of Land Laid out at

Marblehead the 14 th of this Instant 9 th moneth

1638 being formly granted

To mr walton on the mayne eight acres
To Moses Maverick at the same place 10

acres

To John Coitt on the neck 8 acres

To Willm Keene, Nicholas Liston on John

Peches neck 3 acres more to them on the

great neck 5 acres

To Richard Sears 4 acres where he had

planted formly

To John wakefeild 4 acres on the neck
To John Gatchell & Sam : Gatchell six

acres on the neck

To Thomas Sams 3 acres on the neck
To John Lyon 4 acres nere bis house
To the widow Blancher 6 acres on the neck
To Raph warren 2 acres on the neck
To George Ching 3 acres on the neck
To Phillip Beare 3 acres nere the widoe

Tomsons

To John Bennet 4 acres vpon John Peach-
is neck

To Rosamond James 4 acres vppon the

Mayne

To Robt Wheaden 10 acres

To Richard Stackhouse 10 acres

To a gardiner 10 acres

Granted to Leiftenant Davenport 200 acres

of vpland and 20 of meadoe lying in the East

side of the great meadow where mr Endicott

hath his 10 acres of meadow

Granted to inr verrin 10 acres or more, if
the 10 acres praised to others doe not hinder i
in that place being that hand woh fonnly was '
mr Thorndikes, as alsoe granted to mr verrin ;
the hay that groweth vpon a stripp of ground
licit- to the pond wch mr Clarke hnth lii- half
thereof, & it is about 2 acres of medow vntill
the Land be disposed of to some other man

Granted to Samuell Archer one neck of
Land lying out against the Sea nere vnto Jef-
fryes Creek Island conteyning about 20 acres
& & acres of meadow to be laid him out in
kettle Hand cove

Granted to henery harwood, a 10 acre lott
& halfe an acre lott wch was formly granted
Michaell Lambert nere Winter Hand

Granted to John Holgrave 100 acres of
Land next vnto mr Peters forme and 10 acres
meadow lying in the great meadow, he resign-
ing up his former Land granted him in Mar-
ble neck

Granted to John Leech a 10 acre lott vpon
the great north neck.

Granted to willm and Richard dodge four-
score acres lying on the Easter end of mr Co-
nant & John woodbery \ John Balch yr,
fa ni ic- whereof 12 arres of medow.

The 27* of the 10 th moneth 1 ',:;-

John Endicott Peter Palfrey

John woodbery John Balch

whereas there were former grants of Land

to mr Emanuell Downinge of 500 acres nere I

vnto mr Bishops farnie, & 10(1 acres thereof |

taken in exchange of 100 acres to be added to

that farme wch he purcha.*d of rar Cole; the ;

said mr Downing fynding the said farm vnfitt

for husbandry in regard of want of plow land ;

Wee have vpon his request granted vnto him

one hundreth acres more to be adjoyned to the

said farmc whereby he may be incouradged

to plowing for wch 100 acres he doth hereby

resigne vp vnto thu towne 100 acres more of
his first grant of 500 acres, woe that there is
now remsiyning vrito mr Downvng but 300
acres.

Pryer is admitted an Inhabitant within the
towne, And there is granted vnto him six
acres, and half an acre vppon or nere vnUi
Winter harbour.

Granted vnto Edward Ingram six acres.

Granted vnto henery Cook six acres.

Granted vnto Thomas James who was John
Pickering four acres.

Granted to John hardye 40 acres vpland &
six acres of meadow to the East of that Land
wch is granted to Richard dodge.

The 21 01 of the 11 th moneth 163K
Mr Endicott John woodbery
Mr Conant John Balch

Granted to Jeffry Easty, 10 acres to be ad-
ded to the 20 formerly granted in all 30 acres .

Granted Robt Gooddall 20 acres more to
be added to the 20 acres already granted in
all 40 acres.

Granted John Marsh 10 acres more to be
;ul If I to his former grant of 20 acres making
30 acres.

Granted John Stone 30 acres more in addi-
tion to former grant of 10 acres making 40
acre*.

Granted Mathew waller 20 acres.

Grunted Thomas Reade 20 acres.

Granted Thomas Trusher 100 acres.

Granted Abraham Temple 5 acres in addi-
tion to the 5 acres he had before for a tenne
acre lott.

whereas mr John Blackleech dvsireth 50
acres of Land to be added to his former grant
of 300 acres vpon exchange of 50 acres of
his Rock grounde for yt, alleadging that he
bath not sufficient ground to maynteyne a
plough, The towne therefore for the furthering

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of his endeavors in plowing and for his incour-
adgement therein, hath freely granted vnto,
without exchange such Land as was formerly
granted vnto mr Gott vpon the playne nere
adjoyning to the said farme Conditionallie
that he wilbe at the chardge of plowing of yt
or the greatest pte of yt.

Granted to John Robinson a lott of 10 a-
cres of planting ground.

Granted to Nicholas Pach a 10 acre lott

Granted to John Browne half an acre for
a fyshing lott nere winter harbour.

Granted to John Abby 5 acres

Granted to Edward Hornett 10 acres added
to his 20 acres making in all 30 acres.

Granted Edward Ingram about 5 or 6 acres
at head of the 10 acre lotts in the great Cove

Granted Obadiah Hulme one acre for house
lott nere to the glasse howse & 10 acres more
to be laid out by the towne

The 4 th day of the 12 th moneth 1638
John Endicott John woodbery
Willm hathorne Lawrence Leech
Roger Conant

Willm King desires to have his p portion
given him to be laid out at the head of Bass
River

The towne hath granted him 30 acres

George Ropes is to have 20 acres of Land
to be Laid out for him at his retorne from old
England

Granted to daniel Baxter & henery cook 5
acres a piece

Granted to Robt Allen 25 acres lying be-
twene the Land of wm Bennett & Samuel Ar-
cher at Jeffryes Creek

Granted to hugh Browne half an acre nere
about winter harbour for to further his fishing,
wch if he follow not he is to surrender againe
to the towne.

Granted to daniell Jeggles half an acre of

Land nere winter harbor for fishing & vppon
the like tearmes as hugh Browne hath his

Samwell Archer his account taken for the
tyme he was constable by mr Conant & hen-
ery Bartholmew

Granted to mr Keniston a 10 acre lott ly-
ing betwene mr downyngs & mr Endicotts
farmes; alsoe granted him a farme of 200
acres to be Laid out by the towne

Granted to George Ingersall a 10 acre lott
being the land formly of mr Gardiner, John
Barber & Richard Bishop wch they resigned
for other Land vp to the towne

Granted to James Smyth 80 acres next to
mr ffiskes and mr Smyth.

Granted to Samwell Ebourne 30 acres nere
James Smiths fearme.

Granted to Thomas James a ten acre lott.

Granted to Thomas watson 10 acres addi-
tional to his former ten acres

Granted to Joseph yong an half acre lott
nere winter harbour for fishing alsoe a 10 acre
lott nere mr Downyngs farme

Granted to Christopher yong an halfe acre
for fishing nere winter harbour.

Granted to Thomas Prior five acres and an
halfe acre lott nere winter harbour for fishing

Granted widow vermase 50 acres

Granted John ffrend 100 acres

The 11 th day of the 12 th moneth 1638
Mr Endicott Jeffry Massy
John woodbery Lawrence Leech
mr Conant willm hathorne
Granted to Leiftenant davenport about 2
acres of Land lying on the west side of the
Butt brook not farr from the place where the
way goeth over to Lyn.

Granted to John Boren 30 acres.
Granted to Thomas Payne 40 acres
Granted to Philemon dicconson 20 acres
Granted to henery Swan haflfe an acre nere

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teyning of the fence from the Mill river that
pts (parts) the Murshe of inr Endicotts farme
& the 10 acre lotts.

Borowed of mr humphreys twenty pounds
wch alsoe was paid vnto John Pickering,

paid vnto mr humphries the said twenty
pounds

The 25* of the 12 th moneth 1638
John Endicott Lawrence Leech
John woodbery Jeffry Massy
Granted to Edmond Marshall 3 acres ncrc
the 10 acre lott of Ananius Coneline
A gen'all towne meeting the 2C lh of the

12 th moneth 1638

Granted to mr Bishop 150 acres of Land,
40 to be medow

Granted to henery Bartholmew 50 acres,
5 of which to be medow

Willm Canterbury is received an Inhabi-
tant & is granted a ten acre lott.

The 15 th of the 2" moneth 1639
John Endicott John woodbery
Roger Conant John Balch.
Granted to John Abby 5 acres nore to mr
Throgmortons hoghowse,

Granted henery Bayly about 3 quarters of
an acre at Burlyes cove.

(To be continued.)

THE WILL OF ANNE BRADSTREET,

THE 8KCOHD WIFE OF OOV. BIMON BRAD8TKKBT.

The engraving 1 al the head of this article
is a representation of the Bradstreet mansion,
which was torn down in the year 1750, and
which stood on the site of the dwelling-house
of Col. Francis Peabody, next west of Plum-
mer Hall, on Essex Street, Salem.

In this mansion died the venerable GOT.
Simon Bradstreet, on the 27th of March,
1697.

Born at Horbling, in Lincolnshire, Eng-
land, in March 1603, Bradstreet, at the ago
of fourteen years, entered Emanuel College,
Cambridge, and matriculated there 9th July,
1618, as a sizer, but received his degree of
A. B. two years later, and a master's degree
in 1624. He came hither with Winthrop in
1630, and was that year chosen "assistant,"
and thenceforward was elected to office either
as an assistant, secretary, deputy governor or
governor almost every year except the last
five years of his long and eventful life. His

1. See note 1.
end of this article.

The notes are appended at the

VOL. iv.

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186

first wife was Ann, the daughter of Governor
Thomas Dudley, whom, it is said, he married
as early as 1628. This lady probably
charmed with the " Divine Weeks and Works"
of Du Bartas, which Joshua Sylvester, the
friend of Milton, had translated for the edifi-
cation of his countrymen, and which was rap-
turously praised and admired by the Puritan
poets and poetasters of that time put forth
a volume of poems of her own composing,
which won for her, in the extravagant lan-
guage of that day, the title of ' ' the Tenth
Muse." This book was the first book of po-
ems published by an American.

This Madame Bradstreet died at Andover,
16th Sep., 1672, and Bradstreet married,
6th June, 1676, for his second wife, Anne,
the daughter of Emanuer Downing and wid-
ow of Capt. Joseph Gardner. The second
Madame Bradstreet was born in the year
1634, probably in London, where her father
was a lawyer of the Inner Temple, and a res-
ident of the Parish of St. Michael, Cornhill
Ward. He removed to New England after
some of his children had gone thither with oth-
ers of their relatives, and was made the first
Recorder or Register of Deeds for Salem.
Madame Bradstreet's mother was Lucy,
daughter of Adam Winthrop, Esquire, and
sister of Governor John Winthrop, of Massa-
chusetts. Her brother, Sir George Downing,
became the head of a distinguished family in
England, and one of his descendants, by a
residuary testamentary devise, founded Down-
ing College, Cambridge.

Madame Bradstreet's former husband wa
the brave Capt. Gardner, who fell at Narra-
gansett, fighting the Indians, who were led
by King Philip. Through him she came in-
to possession of the mansion-house already
mentioned.

Madame Bradstreet died on the 19th of
April, 1713, and was buried in the Charter
street burying-ground, by the side of the re-
mains of her late husband. Her last will and
testament is worthy of publication, if for noth-
ing more, as a valuable genealogical document,
since it refers to so many of her distinguished
relatives and contemporaries. The publish-
ing committee have, therefore, obtained a ver-
batim copy of the original will, and here sub-
join it, together with several notes, chiefly of
a geriealogical character.

In the Name of God Amen Sept. 29 th .
Anno Domini, 1711 I Anne Bradstreet of
Salem in New-England Widow Being Weak
of Body but Sound in Mind & Memory Do
Make This my Last Will & Testament, here-
by Revoking & disanulling all former Wills
by me at any Time made.

Imp r mis I Commit & commend my Im-
ortall Soul to God that gave it, & my body
to a Decent funerall. And for my small out-
ward Estate I dispose of the Same as fol-
loweth. My Just Debts & funerall Expenses
being Just paid & discharged by my Exec r r
hereafter Named

Item I give My homestead, viz: my
dwelling house Out housing, Orchard, Garden
& App r tenances, Situate in Salem aforesaid,
Lying between Majo r W m Brownes 2 on ye
West side, Capt Bowditch, 3 W m Gedney 4 &
Beadle On ye East. The Main Street 5 on ye
South & a lane 6 on ye North. To Elizabeth
Davenport, 7 Anne Winthrop 8 & Lucy Dud-
ley 9 Daughters of Coll John Wainwright 10
dec d Also one Silver Tankard, one Silver
Plate & half a dozen Silver Spoons with my
Ear them Ware, all Equally to be divided
among Them

Item Having Sold my Pasture, 11 I give
unto my Cousins Capt Jn Gardner Son of
Capt Sarall Gardner, 12 Habbakuk Gardner 13
& Bartholomew Gedney 14 Son of W m . Gedney
fifty pounds in Province Bills, Equally To be
divided among Them

Item I give to m r s Margarit Corwine 10 ,
My bed & Bolster, Two pillows, green Rugg,

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Green Curtains Two blankita & ono pair of
Course Holland Sheet*, My biggest brass Kit-
tle, New Stewpan & cover, Two doz : Cotton
& Linnen Napkins not marked, if She be
dec d Then to her Daughter Lucy Gwin."

Item To Madam Kebckah Brown, I give
my Spectacles w* gold bows, my stone mortar
& Pestill

Item I give to my Cousin Eliz: Wain-
wrigHt Wid my Velvet Scarfe, Gurnalls
Spiritual Armor" & my Dutch Wheele My
Walnut Tree Table w u Two Stands & Pewter
Still.

It I give To My Cousin Jno Norton* 1 of
Hingham, Burtons Melancholly Doct r Rey-
nolds 21 Practicall Catechism, & to his Daugh-
ter Eliz : My biggest looking glass.

It I give To Mercy & Sarah Oliver
daughters of Doct' Oliver 83 My Waggon,
Rowling pin, My Red Petticoat w" 1 Silver
lace.

It I give my Cousin Anne Williams,
Two doz: Chairs, Viz: Twelve Turkey Work,
Six leathern & Six canvas, a plain striped
Carpet, a pr of And Irons w th double brasses,
a Copper Cullinder, a bed pan & Stool pan,
my white Cotton Curtains & Counterpane,
diaper Table cloth, my brass Skimmer & Tre-
vet to warm plates on & my Coat of Arms

Item I give to my Cousin Higginson 24
wife of Jn Higginson Jun r , a Silver Cup
Marked R. " A. w th a foot.

I give to my Cousin Joseph Gardner 85 of
Nantucket a Silver cup Marked I. G. To
Martha Wharton* Wid my Silver Scollup
Cup Marked I. W.

Item I give To my Cousin Bonus Nor-
ton 27 of Hampton a feather Bed bolster pillows
dark Coloured Curtains & Quilt & blankets.
To his daughter Sarah half my Pewter & the
Rest of my Pewter, and one iron pot one Iron
Kettle, 3 Tramells, 4 pr. And Irons, one
brass heads w* h ye Rest of my Iron & all my
Wooden ware, w th w' else shall be left undis-
posed of.

Item I give to Mr. Epes 88 his Daughter
Mary Capen My Middle brass Kettle holding
about Eighteen Gallons.

Item I give to my Negro Hannah her
freedom. The bed Bedstead and bedding

whereon She lyes, one pr. of Course sheets,
four Course Napkins, Two Towells, a little
Iron Pot, Two old Pewter basins, One pewter

h marked R. E. T., one w th out a brim,
Two Iron Candlesticks, a warming pan & a
doz. Trenchers. And finally

I Constitute My Well beloved Cousins
Adam Winthrop 10 & Addington Davenport 30
To be my Execrs to This my last Will &
Testament & desire yt Mr. Epes, who has
befriended me May be one of my Bearers &
That he would, as soon as may be give you
notice of my decease.

An : Bradstreet [L a]

Signed, Sealed, Pub-
lished and declared as
my last Will and Tes-
tament, In p r sence of
us

DANIEL EPKS.
NATHANIEL OsoooD 81
WILLIAM BUTTOLPH*-'

I give to my good friends Christopher
Babbage 8 * Sen'r & Simon Willard 84 Twenty
shillings apiece.

This was written before The Sealing of
this Instrum't.

Xote 1. The committee are indebted to the Rev.
Dr. Felt for the use of this engraving. See his
Annals of Salem, 2d Ed. Vol. 1, p. 412.

Note 2. Major William Browne was born at
Salem 14 Apr., 1639, and was the son of Hon.
William and Sarah (Smith) Browne. He married
29 Dec., 1664, Hannah, daughter of George Cur-
win. By this marriage he had seven children.
His wife died 21 Nov., 1692, and he married 26
Apr., 1694, Rebecca, widow of Rev. Thomas Bai-
ley or Bayley, of Watertown. He died 23 Feb.,
1716. He was distinguished for his good family
connections, and for his generous donations for
public purposes, especially in aid of education.
This generosity was long a family trait. A grand-
son, of the same name, built Browne Hall, in Dan-
vers ; and a great-grandson, also of the same
name, was a tory in the Revolutionary struggle,
and afterwards Governor of Bermuda. None of
the family in the male line are now in Salem.
Some of Browne's descendants removed to Vir-
ginia.

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Major Browne's estate was on the site of the
present Bowker Block, formerly Manning's Build-
ing, where once the famous Sun Tavern stood.

Note 3. Capt. William Bowditch was born at
Salem, Sept. 1663, married 30 Aug., 1688, Ma-
ry, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Porter) Gard-
ner, and died 28 May, 1728. He was great-grand-
father of Nath 'I Bowditch, the eminent mathema-
tician. His residence stood on the site of Plum-
mcr Hall.

His wife's grandfather, Thomas Gardner, was a
brother of Capt. Joseph, the first husband of the
testatrix.

Note 4. Major William Gedney was born at
Salem 25 May, 1668, and married (according to
various authorities, either Jan. 7, May 7, or June
9, 1 690, the first date being the true one accord-
ing to Dr. Savage, whose great and invaluable
Dictionary is wonderfully correct for a work of
this nature, and of such magnitude,) Hannah,
daughter of Samuel and Mary (White) Gardner,
by whom he had six children. He died 24 Jan.,
1730. He was son of John and Susannah (Clark)
Gedney, and a nephew of Hon. Bartholomew
Gedney, and was for some time Sheriff of Essex
County. His wife died Jan., 1703-4, and he mar-
ried next, Elizabeth Andrew, daughter of Samuel
Andrew, of Cambridge, May 25, 1704, and had by
her a son William.

The first Mrs. Gedney was a niece of the first
husband of the testatrix.

Note 5. Now Essex Street ; between Newbnry
and Washington Street.

Note 6. Now Brown Street ; so named for the
Browne family, already mentioned.

Note 7. Elizabeth Wainwright was born at Ips-
wich 5 Dec., 1679, and married to Addington Dav-
enport Nov., 1698.

Note 8. Anne Wainwright was born at Ipswich
2.5 May, 1682, and was married to Adam Win-
throp.

Note 9. Lucy Wainwright was born at Ipswich
Dec. 13, 1684, and married to Paul Dudley 15
Sept., 1703.

Note 10. Col. John Wainwright was son of
Francis and Phillippa Wainwright, of Ipswich,

and was born about 1648. His father was a man
of distinction in politics and as a merchant. John
married Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. William Nor-
ton, of Ipswich, and by her had five children, three
of whom are mentioned in this will, as is also their
mother, who was left a widow 30 July, 1 708, but
was married again 19 Nov., 1713, to the Hon.
Isaac Addington.

Madame Wainwright's mother was Lucy Down-
ing, a sister of the testatrix ; so that the three lega-
tees, Elizabeth, Anne and Lucy, were grand-nieces
of Madame Bradstreet

Note 11. This pasture was the land through
which Andrew Street now runs. It contained
about four and one half acres, according to Hon.
B. F. Browne.

Note 12. Capt. Samuel Gardner was the son of
Lieut. George Gardner, and the nephew of Mad-
ame Bradstreet 's first husband. He was baptized
14 May, 1648, and died in Feb., 1724. By his
wife, widow Elizabeth Grafton, who was daughter
of John Browne, and whom he married 24 Apr.,
1673, he had a son John, who was baptized 14
Apr., 1681, and who died 18 July, 1722. John
married Elizabeth and had several children.

Note 13. Habbaknk Gardner was the son of
Thomas, and a grand-nephew of Capt. Joseph.
His grandfather was Thomas Gardner. His moth-
er was Mary, daughter of Jonathan Porter, and
was married to Thomas 22 Apr., 1669. Habbakuk
was born 25 Feb., 1673, though Savage says 25
Oct., 1674. He married Mrs. Ruth Gedney 22
March, 1697, and died Feb. 3, 1732-3. His widow
died 23 Aug., 1737.

Note 14. Bartholomew Gedney, son of Wil-
liam, (see Note 4 ut supra,) was baptized at Salem
27 Sept., 1696. Savage says, born 22 March,
1698.

Note 16. Mrs. Margaret Corwin was the daugh-
ter of Governor John Winthrop, of Connecticut,
by his second wife Elizabeth Read. She was mar-
ried May 1665,^ to Capt. John Corwin, of Sa-
lem, and died at Salem. Mrs. Corwin's father was
a cousin to Madame Bradstreet.

Note 17. Lucy Corwin, daughter of the preced-
ing, was born May 11, 1670, at Salem, and was

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married to Gwin. Mrs. Gwin was named

for Madame Brads tree t'n mother.

Note 18. Madamo Relwcca Browne is the Re-
becca Bailey or Baylcy mentioned in Note 1.

Note 19. Widow of Col. John Wainwright.
Sec note 10.

Note 20. This treatise by Rev. William Gur-
iiull, was very famous in its day, and much es-
teemed by Puritan readers. Its title is, "The
Christian in Complete Armour." It appeared
first in 1656, in 3 vols., 4to. A new 8vo edition
was published in 1844.

Note 21. Rev. John Norton was the third min-
ister of the first Church at Hingham. He graduat-
ed at Harvard in 1671, was ordained 27th Nov.
1678, and died 3d Oct. 1716. He was a son of
William Norton, and brother to Madame Wain-
wright, mentioned in Note 10. The first edition of
Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy appeared in 1621.
It is still too famous to need further description.

Note 22. Dr. Edward Reynolds, Bishop of Nor-
wich, probably though no work of this name is
catalogued by Watt or mentioned by Wood in his
Athena: Oxoniensis.

Note 23. James Oliver, of Cambridge, physi-
cian, son of Capt. Peter and Mary (Newdigato or
Newgate) Oliver, married Mercy, daughter of Sam-
uel Bradstreet, who was a physician at Andover,
and the eldest son of the Governor. Mercy Oliver
was born 1695, and Sarah Oliver was torn 4th Sep.
1696.

Note 24. For a biographical sketch of John Hig-
ginson, jr., See Hist. Coll. Essex Inst, Vol. Ill,
No. 1, p. 5. His first wife was Hannah Gardner,
daughter of Samuel Gardner. (See Note 12.). She
was born 4th Apr. 1676, married llth Sept. 1695,
and died 24th June 1713, and was, of course, a
grand-niece of Capt. Joseph Gardner.

Note 25. Joseph Gardner, of Nantucket, was a
son of Richard and Sarah (Shattuck) Gardner, who
fled to that island at the time of the Quaker perse-
cutions, Mrs. Gardner, if not her husband, hav-
ing favored die new doctrines. Richard was a broth-
er of Madame Bradstreet's first husband. Joseph
married, 30th March, 1670, Bethiah Macy, and
had several children, whose descendants are yet to
be found in Nantucket.

Note 26. This person was the widow of Rich-
ard Wharton, of Boston, by whom she had several
children, one of whom, Anne, may have been the
Anne Williams mentioned in the will. Mrs. Whar-
ton was, according to Dr. Savage, Martha, daugh-
ter of John Winthrop, Governor of Connecticut,
and his wife Elizabeth Read. She was born at
New London, Conn., 1646, and was married before
1C75, although she signs a deed as single, dated
1677.

Note 27. Bonus Norton, of Hampton, was son
of William, mentioned in note 10, and a brother to
Madame Wainwright and Rev'd John Norton of
Hingham. He married Mary the daughter of Jo-
seph Goodhue, of Ipswich, by whom he had nine
children. He removed to Hampton from Ipswich,
and died there 30 April, 1718, aged 61 years.

Note 28. Mr. Daniel Epes was born at Ipswich
24 March, 1649, graduated Harvard College 1669,
and was for many years a distinguished schoolmas-
ter at Salem. Ho was the son of Daniel Epes, of
Ipswich, and married 17 April, 1672, Martha,
daughter of William Boardman, of Cambridge.
She died in 1692. He next married widow Han-
nah Wainwright, of Ipswich, 1693. His daughter
Mary was born 31 Aug., 1686. He died Nov. 23,
1722. His dwelling-house stands on the northern
corner of Church Street, formerly Epes Lane, and
Court, now Washington Street.

Note 29. Adam Winthrop was a son of Adam
Winthrop, and a great-grandson of Governor John
Winthrop of Massachusetts. He graduated Har-
vard College in 1694. His marriage to Anne Wain-
wright was noticed in note 8.

Note 30. Addington Davenport was the son of
Capt. Eleazer and Rebecca (daughter of Hon.
Isaac Addington,) Davenport, of Boston. He was
born 3d Aug., 1670, and graduated at Harvard
College 1689. Addington married, as we have
seen in note 7, Elizabeth Wainwright, whose
mother's second husband was Hon. Isaac Adding-
ton, Davenport's grandfather.

Note 31. Nath'l Osgood, son of John and Han-
nah (Abbot) Osgood, born in Andover 6 Jan.,
1687; removed to Salem and married, 27 March,
1710, Hannah Buttolph, a grand-daughter of John
and Alice (Flint) Pickering, and daughter of John

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and Hannah (Pickering) Buttolph. Her father
was a. son of John and Hannah (Gardner) But-
tolph. Nathaniel died in 1756.

Note 32. William Buttolph, son of John and
Priscilla, was born 7 Sept., 1695. He was half-
brother to Mrs. Nath'l Osgood, before mentioned,
and both of them were grand-children of Hannali
(Gardner) Buttolph, who was a niece of Capt. Jo-
seph Gardner.

Note 33. Christopher Babbage was made a
freeman in 1665. He had a wife Agnes, who died
17 Nov., 1667, leaving children. He next married
5 Oct., 1674, Hannah Carlton, of Haverhill, widow
of John. By this union, also, he had children.

Note 34. Simon Willard of Salem was the third
son of Simon of Cambridge, and Mary his wife,
(daughter of Richard Sharpe of Horsmonden,
Kent, England,) was bom 23 Nov., 1649. In
1679 lie married Martha, daughter of Richard Ja-
cob, of Ipswich, by whom he had several children.
He married, 30 Apr., 1702, Elizabeth, widow of
John Walley, whom he survived, and in July,
1722, was again married to Priscilla Buttolph, and
died 21 June, 1731.

EXTRACTS FROM SOME OLD AC
COUNT BOOKS KEPT BY MR
WHIPPLE, OF HAMILTON, MASS

Continued from page 144.

BIRTHS.
1733.

Dec., Mark Parkins Matha.
Jan., William Currows, son.
Feb., Jacob Brown, Jan., Jacob.
Mch., Joseph Setnons, Joseph.

" John Patch, Andrew.

" Major Symonds Epes, Samuel.
1734.

April, James Bishop's John.

" Nicholas Woodbury, Isaac.

" Benjamin Stone, John.

" Daniel Davision, Josiah.

" John Low, Matha.

April, Samuel Poland, Nathan.

" Barnabus Dodg, Hebsibab.

" Jacob Thompson, Mary.
Aug., Jeremiah Low, Elizabeth.

" 25 Mr. Wigglesworth, Samuel.
Sept., Nathaniel Dane, Abigail.

" Daniel Grenogh, Robart.
Oct., Samuel Lamson, Edward.

" Thomas Brown, juner.
Jan., John Davison, iuner, hanah.
Feb., Moses May, Rachel.
Mch., Peter Lamson, Elizabeth.

" Nathaniel Potter, Sarah.

1735.

April, Benjamin Gilbard, Isaac.

Sam'l Dodg, William & Mary.

Aug., John Dane, Ledy.

" Daniel (David ?) Robards Thomas.

" John Jones, Mary.

Oct., John Patch, Nathan.

" Solomon Smith, Reuben.

" Sam'l Brown, jr., Edward.

" Nicholas Woodbury,

Nov., Nathaniel Poland, Elizabeth.

" John Whipple, Matha.

" Thomas Lamson, Mary.

Dec., Eleifelet Adams, Moses.

" Joseph Poland, Frances.

Jan., Thomas Brown, iun., Mary.

" John Bolles, Ruth.

" Charles Tuttle, iun., John.

Feb., Nathaniel Dane, Matha.
Mch., Richard Dodge, iun., Rufus.

" Robard Anniable, Mary.

" Nathaniel Potter, William.
April, James Frost, child.

May, William Moulton, Daniel.

" Symon Brown, Stephen.

" Mark Parkins, Ebenezer.

" Abraham Martan, daf .

" Daniel Davison, John.

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May, Daniel (VidV) Greene, Moaea.

Jan., Barnabas Dodg, Matha.

Joseph Whipple, Elizabeth.

" Solomon Smith, Joseph.

June, Peter Lamaon, John.

" Richard Marshal, Lidey.

July, Samuel Poland, Amos.

Feb., Ann Knowlton, Abner.

" Barnabus Dodg, Rogers.

" Mark Perkins, Jemima.

" Joseph Walker, Matha.

" Samuel Knowlton, Matha.

44 Jacob Brown, iun., Sarah.

Mar., Eliphalet Adams, Aaron.

Aug., Jeremiah Low, Mary.

1738.

Sept., Nicholas Woodbury, child.

April, Nicholas Woodbury, Lidy.

4< Isaac Woodbury, child.

" Joseph Poland, Elezabeth.

Oct., Daniel (Vid?) Robard's Thomas.

May, Richard Dodg, Richard.

" Thomas Clark, children.

" Daniel Davison, Margaret.

" Samuel Knowlton, iun., child.

July, Nath'l Poland, Samuel.

Dec., Mr. Wigglesworth, Kirtharine.

Aug. , Robert Annable, John.

" James Bishop, Matha.

O *

" Joseph Giddins, Hannah.

" John Davision, John.

William Whipple, Thomas.

1736.
Jan., Moses May, John.

Sept., James Bishop, Mary.
44 John Small, Samuel.

Feb. 12, John Whipple, iun., Mary.
" Major Epes, Elizabeth.
Mch., John Perkins, Annah.

Nov., William Marshal, Anthony.
" Peter Lamson, Asa.

" John Brown, Sarah.

" 30 John Whipple, Hannah.

" Andrew Woodbury, Andrew.

Dec., Josiah Tilton, Lucy.

1737.

" Abraham Hobs, dafter.

April, Jacob Clinton, dafter.

" John Lord, child.

May, Samuel Dodg, William.

Jan., Jacob Brown, Francis.

June, James Frost, Hannah.

" John Brown, Elizabeth.

Nath'l Dane, Ester.

Feb., William Molton, Joseph.

" Nathan Chapman, daf .

" Nathan Chapman, Benja.

Paul Dodg, Ezekiel.

Mch., Thomas Dodg, Andrew.

Aug., Benj. Gilbert, Matha.

" Isaac Woodbury, child.

Sept., Symon Browne, Nathaniel.

14 Barnabas Dodg, Jerusa.

John Pach, Bethiah.

1739.

Joseph Semons, William.

April, Thomas Lamson, Abigail.

" John Jones, John.

May, Daniel Greene, Hannah.

Oct., Ben. Lamson, Hannah.

41 Samuel Knowlton, Anna.

Nov., Jacob Brown, iun., Mary.

44 Samuel Lamson, Caleb.

Deo., Daniel Greene, Alliu.

Benj. Gilbart, Sarah.

" Ben Fellows, Eunes.

44 Mr. Wiggleworth, Elezebeth.

" Davied Robards, Elizabeth.

44 John Whipple, iun., Matha.

" Charles Tuttle, James.

Hannah Tille, (?) child.

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July, Benj. Lamson, Benj.

" Benj. Knowlton, Ezra.
Aug., Moses May, Moses.

" Benj. Fellows, Lidey.

" John Marshall, Mary.
Sept., Samuel Adams, Surah.
Oct., Andrew Woodbury, William.

Charles Tuttle, iun., daf .
Dec., Simon Brown, Marah.

" Caleb Moulton, Sarah.
Jan., Solomon Smith, Solomon.
Feb., John Jones, Nathaniel.

" Peter Lamson, Bethiah.
Mar., Nathan Brown, James.

" John Perkins, Perien?
1740.

Apr., John Low, son.

May, Jeremiah Low, Jeremiah.

June, James Clark, Sarah.

" Jacob Brown, Anna.

William Whipple, Matthew.

" Nathan Worrong, Mary.
July, Joseph Gilbart, John.

" William Marshal, Elizabeth.

" Nathan Chapman, child.
Aug. 23, John Whipple, Jemima.

" Paul Dodg, Barnabas.
Sept., Samuel Poland, amos.

" Josiah Dodg, Josiah.

" Anthony Chapman, Nat.
Oct., Edword Weber, child.

" Abrahams Hobs, abraham.

" Samuel Knowlton, abigail.
Nov., Benj. Lamson, Joseph & Benj.

11 David Bx)bards, Frances.

" John Patch, Joseph.

" Richard Dodge, Nathaniel.

" David Jevland's son ?
Dec. 1, David Dane, abigail.

" James Bishop, William.

Dec. Benj. Knowlton, Susanna.

" Samuel Dodge, Ambrose.
Jan., Robert Annable, Robert.

" Benj. Fellows, Israel.

" John Small, Jonathan.

" Josiah Tilton, Samuel.

" John Brown, Hannah.

" Daniel Green, Samuel.
Feb., Thomas Sand? Elizabeth.
Mch, Thomas Dodge, Betly.

" Joseph Whipple, Robert.

" Jacob Tomson, David.

" Peter Lamson, son.

" Benj. Gilbart, iun., Benj.

Capt. John Whipple, Elizabeth.
1741.

Oct., Thomas Lamson, Matha.

" Jonathan Clinton, Samuel.
Nov., Joseph Gilbart, Samuel.
Dec., Mr. Wigglesworth, Edward.

" Charles Tuttle, Charles.
Nov., Nathan Worron, Nathan.
Dec., Richard Marshall, Philip.

" William Whipple, amos.

" John Low, Mary.

" Widow Walker, son.
(To be continued.)

ERRATA IN THIS NUMBER.
Page 146, 1st column, line 27, for "philanthro-
phy"read "philanthropy."

Page 140, 1st column, line 10, for "begining"
read "beginning."

Page 149, 2d column, line 12, for "churchmem"
read " churchmen."

Page 151, 1st column, in note, for "1639" read
"1619."

Page 152, 1st column, line 30, for "Lynn" read
" Cambridge."

N. B. For errata in previous numbers, see at
the end of the last number of this volume.

HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

OF THE

ESSEX INSTITUTE

Vol. IV.

October, 1862.

No. 5.

MEMORIAL DISCOURSE

WILLIAM SYMMES, ESQ.,

Delivered at And/over and North Andovar,

n THE WINTER or
1859-'60.

BT N. W. HAZEN.

The early history of the State discloses the
fact, that a native citizen of Andover took a
prominent and peculiar part in one of it.- most
important transactions. He was a gentleman
of superior abilities, and uncommon attain-
ments At school, and to the end of his
life, he was eminent for his capacity. But
at the present time, and among us, even,
though his name is found in the annals of the
town, as well as in those of the State, here is
preserved scarcely any memory of his char-
acter or his acquirements, of his mind or his
person, or any extended and just notice of
the part performed by him in his brief but
marked public service.

As we recede from the period of the origin
of our nation, the biographies of the men

VOL. n. (25)

who participated in its events acquire addi-
tional interest. The results of that era havo
developed themselves in a national growth
and prosperity nearly marvellous, under new
forms of government, which give peace and
complete security to twenty-five millions of
people, spread over one of the broadest em-
pires of the earth.

Its great events are chronicled in a thou-
sand forms, and its illustrious names are in-
deed familiar as household words. But the
local and occasional actors, to whom often the
occurrence of the event itself, or perhaps
more often, its direction and benefits, may
have been owing, are rapidly becoming for-
gotten. Their names, motives, acts, man-
ners, habits, persons, qualifications, every-
thing that can renew to the imagination the
scenes in which these signal results were pro-
duced, are day by day swept away, and bur-
ied under the advancing waves of time.

An honorable gratitude impels us to learn
the names, and to acknowledire the claims of
those who in this place had any band in lay-
ing the foundations of our governments, or
in securing the opportunity for founding
them. Justice requires that we should trans-

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mit their names and their titles to be remem-
bered, to the knowledge of those who in the
order of nature will survive and succeed us.
There are few towns in the State to whose
early efforts the cause of national indepen-
dence was more indebted than to Andover.
The large share which belongs to its yeo-
manry of the glories of the battle of Bunker
Hill, deserves a more distinct recognition than
it has received. The names of Frye, Far-
num, Abbott, Barker, and a host of others,
should be in some way, here, at least, per-
petuated.

These are the general obligations which
make it our duty to preserve among us the
memory of the name of WILLIAM SYMMKS.
In a great crisis of our history he rendered a
signal service. He rendered it with a full
consciousness of the danger incurred in its
performance, and with little hope to avoid its
consequences, so likely to be disastrous to
himself. In the public cause ho subjected
himself to the loss of the public favor. In
the execution of what he deemed to be his
duty, he incurred obloquy and reproach. In
spite of such motives, his official conduct
brought a cloud over the morning of his life :
it led him to abandon the first hopes of his
manhood, and to quit his native home for
what was then deemed a distant residence
among strangers. The same convictions that
led him to a course of conduct exposed to cen-
sure, inspired him with the hope, that, when
his name, connected with the event out of
which the shadow had been cast upon him,
should reach another generation, its experi-
ence of the benefits conferred by his act
would complete his vindication. The season
has arrived for the fulfilment of his hope.
His memory now, and from us, demands some
act of justice.

William Symmes was son of Rev. William
Symmes, Pastor of the North Parish, Ando-
ver, where he was settled in 1758, and there
remained in the ministry until his death, in
1807. The historian of Andover bears the
fullest and strongest testimony to the excel-
lence of his character. "He was," says he,
"distinguished for his prudence, his sound
moral principles, his unshaken integrity, and
his irreproachable conduct."

His son William was born May 26tb,
1760. He early entered Phillips Academy,
then under the tuition of that highly distur
guished scholar and preceptor, Eliphalet
Pearson, D. D. The discriminating judg-
ment of his teacher soon discovered the un-
common capacity of his pupil. It was the
saying of Dr. Pearson, that John Lowell,
John Thornton Kirkland and William
Symmes were the three brightest boys ever
under his instructions John Lowell became
a lawyer in Boston, and nearly the head of
his profession in the State ; yet he left the
bar at thirty-four years of age, and devoted
the residue of his life to travel and agricul-
ture. John T. Kirkland became President
of Harvard College, and was esteemed one of
the most accomplished scholars of his time.
Thus did Lowell and Kirkland vindicate the
sanguine judgment of their sagacious and
learned instructor ; nor was it frustrated in
the case of William Symmes.

While he was acquiring his education, his
countrymen were engaged in the Revolution-
ary conflict with Great Britain. The pro-
ceedings of the Town of Andover, as tran-
scribed on the pages of Abbott's history, show
that the inhabitants understood well the na-
ture of the controversy, and were ready and
eager to sustain their part in carrying it on.
The same volume of records contains the se-

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ries of Town Meetings for nearly one him-
dred years. It embraces those called in the
name of his Majesty Gco. III., and those
held long after tho establishment of the State
and Federal governments. This i- one of a
thousand facts that go to justify the remark of
the British statesman, that our- "was not a
Revolution, but a Revolution prevented."
The people here had always substantially
governed themselves, in forms by themselves
adopted, long practised, and universally ap-
proved among them. Town meetings for the
regulation of their municipal affairs, for the
expression of opinion upon public topics, and
for the election of legislators and other officers,
had been held from the settlement of the
colony and the origin of towns. The British
Parliament had now enacted, that no Town
meeting should be held without authority
from the royal governor, and that no subject
should be acted on not contained in the war-
rant approved by him It was not for any
such visionary theories as are often compre-
hended in the phrase, the natural rights of
man, that the war called the American Rev-
olution, was begun. Hut it was for the viola-
tion of chartered rights ; for the privileges of
free-born Englishmen endangered or denied.
Our ancestors began the strife on their part,
not to throw off their government, but to pre-
serve it, as by them it had l>een inherited.
They never vilified the British Constitution.
At the outset they asked only for their rights
as subjects under it. They sought for no un
licensed freedom, but contended for liberty
regulated by law. They were equally solici-
tous to keep the power in their own hands,
and to see that due authority was maintained.
They knew it was obedience to such laws as
they had had, that made them free. Theirs
was not a blind resistance against all govern-

ment ; it was rather a support of government
by law, and an opposition to a government
that sought to rule without law. It led to
constant, earnest, sincere and honest discus-
sions. It was from them that the youthful
Symmes derived his political impressions. In
the house of a wise and prudent Christian
father, he learned the lessons that fitted him
to act with honor to himself and advantage
to his country, in the great exigency where he
was afterward called to bear a prominent
part.

Mr. Symmes graduated at Harvard College
in 1780, when he was twenty years of age.
He studied law in the office of Theophilus
Parsons, in Newburyport. The reputation of
Mr. Parsons has not to this day been eclipsed.
His learning remains unrivalled. As Chief
Justice of the Commonwealth he expounded
much of the Common Law in its application
to our statutes and institutions, and thus es-
tablished a large portion of the rules by
which justice has been to this day here ad-
ministered. Even in his life time, his opin-
ions were deemed conservative ; he consid-
ered such views necessary to the security of a
free people.

These were the influences under which Mr.
Symmes received his education. In estima-
ting character, and tracing conduct to its
sources, it is material to the inquiry to learn
what and whence were the ideas that gave
the earliest and strongest impression. Soci-
ety then, and at no time, offered higher and
purer springs than those which nourished the
youthful mind of William Symmes.

The legal profession was not then a multi-
tude in which ignorance and incapacity might
be concealed. It was composed of a few ;
but that small number embraced Theophilus
and Moses Parsons, Rufus King, Nathan

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Dane, Prcscott, Wetmore, Bradbury, all of
this county, lawyers, concerning whom,
with the long list of illustrious names who
have succeeded them, it may well be doubted,
whether, at any period since their day, their
equals have been together in the same com-
munity. It was among such men that Mr.
Symmes was in due course admitted to the
practice of law. Upon his entrance into his
profession, he opened an office in the North
Parish of Andover, the place of his nativity.
It was in a room annexed to the house of Pe-
ter Osgood, Jr., whose name will be again
mentioned, and the same that was many
years after occupied by Hon. Amos Spauld-
ing for the same purpose. The dwelling was
on the premises and near the site of the resi-
dence now of Rev. Peter Osgood.

There has been found no memorial of any
professional distinction gained by Mr. Symmes
in the brief period that he remained in thk
county. While the settlement of a lawyer
at that period in any place might be hailed as
a flattering proof of present wealth and busi-
ness, and of the hopes entertained of its
growth and future prosperity, the man him-
self was regarded by many with jealousy and
suspicion, easily fanned into decided and ac-
tive hostility.

The advent of the earliest lawyer into An.
dover thus made, was about the same time
when the definitive treaty of peace was con-
cluded with Great Britain, by which Ameri-
can independence was acknowledged. For
eight years the people at home, and the sol-
diers in the army, had submitted to privations
and hardships in resistance against principles
of government that had personally and mate-
rially affected very few of them. Now they
had peace and independence ; yet their social
condition was in most cases worse than it had

been while they were colonial subjects. Their
individual annoyances from government were
greatly multiplied. "They could not realize
" that they had shed their blood in the field,
"to be worn out with burdensome taxes at
"home; or that they contended to secure to
"their creditors aright to drag them into
"courts and prisons."* It fell to the law-
yers to be the principal agents in these appar-
ently ungrateful returns for public service,
and a common suffering.

The collection of taxes and the payment of
debts was rendered difficult and even oppres-
sive by the state of the currency. The Con-
tinental Congress had issued more than three
hundred millions of paper money, had made
it a legal tender, and declared him a public
enemy who refused to take it ; but in spite of
all these defences it had steadily depreciated.

In 1778 this town, by vote, authorized tlie
Collector of Taxes " to receive seventy-five
dollars paper as equal to one silver dollar."
The circulation of these bills soon ceased,
and in 1780 quietly died in the hands of
their possessors. Many debts had no doubt
been contracted on the basis of this currency,
and while this had become of no value, the
private debt remained in full force and
amount. If the nation did not pay its debts,
why should the citizen be compelled to pay
his ? How odious did it seem in the govern-
ment to establish a rule for others which itself
violated in its own conduct ?

The distress and confusion arising from
such, and many other sources, was aggravated,
or rendered hopeless of redress by a doubt of
the existence of any power for their correction.
The people saw no government. In the per-
ils of war, under the pressure of imminent
danger, and in pursuit of a common purple,

*Minot's Hist. Shay's Rebellion, p. 16.

197

Town Meetings, County Conventions, and
Provincial Congresses had exercised such au-
thority as the emergency demanded, and their
votes had been fully executed. The State Con-
stitution that had been adopted seemed but one
of many forms of the existence of power;
and when the pressure of foreign war was
removed, might well be re.si.sted in favor of
those assemblies of the people to which they
were more accustomed. Resistance against
government was a better established principle
of action than was adherence to the new
form. If the people hud wrongs to redress,
why should they not assemble and apply the
necessary remedy V To do this had been for
years, not the exercise of a right merely, but
the highest exhibition of patriotism. The
lesson that liberty can only be preserved by
rigid and persistent obedience to some funda-
mental law, even now so inadequately learned,
had been then scarcely at all impressed. It
is not yet twenty years, since, from the want
of a just apprehension on this subject, a civil
war actually broke out in a neighboring state,
and gentlemen of standing and intelligence,
were found in all parts of the union, who, in
favor of power springing directly from bodies
of the people, vindicated in its favor forcible
resistance against the established government.
How, then, when all was new and untried,
should the approach to anarchy, impelled by
causes so numerous and potent, against
checks so slight, be restrained 'i To such an
extent had the public fears arisen from the
disorders already produced, that shelter under
a kingly rule had begun to be considered as a
means of security.

In the confederation that had been formed
between the States, there was an equally dis-
astrous and menacing condition. That or-
ganization had proved utterly powerless to

enforce obedience at home, or to procure re-
spect abroad.

There was in the nature of things but one
|M?aceful remedy ; it was, to confer on some
government more power. But how in the
settled jealousy entertained of power was this
to be effected ? How were the people to be per-
suaded to part with any portion of power, and
subject themselves to ita exercise, when in
their experience so much had been suffered in
throwing off its yoke ? The very evils under
which they were then suffering were appar-
ently the evils of government. Should they
then, by an increase of its power, render
these intolerable evils permanent ?

Such are some of the elements in the exi-
gency under which Mr. Symmcs was soon
called to act. He was embarrassed by his
profession, for the existence of lawyers was
alleged among their justifications by those
who participated in Shay's Rebellion.
Throughout the State this class of men had
inherited some portion of the odium that for-
merly fell upon officers of the crown. Both
were agents in the execution of unpopular
laws, and appeared to those on whom the laws
were enforced, the instruments of tyranny.
Any personal reproach, therefore, lighted
with double weight upon any of its members,
and unless the lawyer so assailed could pre-
sent in character or reputation a strong de-
fence, any attack must be nearly decisive
against him.

In 1783, when Washington was about re-
signing his commission in the army, he ad-
dressed a Circular Letter to the Governor of
each of the States, in which he represented
four things as essentially necessary to the ex-
istence of the United States as an indepen-
dent power :

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1. An indissoluble union of the States
under one federal bead ;

2. A sacred regard to justice ;

3. The adoption of a proper peace estab-
lishment;

4. The prevalence of that pacific and
friendly disposition among the people of the

United States which would induce them to
forget their local prejudices and policies ;
to make those mutual concessions which are
requisite to a general prosperity, and in
some instances to sacrifice their individual ad-
vantages to the interest of the community.

Happy indeed would it be for our country,
if its people would at all times deeply ponder
these words of wisdom, and inscribe their
observance high on the catalogue of their po-
litical duties.

In 1787 the necessity for acting upon these
recommendations had become so strong that
it could no longer be resisted. The Con-
gress of the Confederation agreed to the call
of a Convention to be held at Philadelphia.
Yet so scrupulous were they of any delega-
tion of power, that the Convention was de-
clared " to be called for the sole and express
purpose of revising the articles of Confeder-
tion, and reporting to Congress and the sev-
eral States." Sixty-five persons were dele-
gated from twelve States to attend this Con-
vention. Rhode Island was not represented
in it at all. It assembled on the 14th of
May, 1787, and on the 17th of September
following, agreed upon the report of a Consti-
tution. The Report was signed by thirty-
nine members ; sixteen refused their signa-
tures, and ten of those named in the several
States to attend it, were never present.

The report clearly exceeded the authority
conferred upon its authors. It was not a re-
vision of the existing terms of union, but

proceeded on principles entirely new. Few
more than a majority had concurred in it,
and nearly a third of those who had aided in
drawing it up, had refused to it the approval
of their names. To consider this Report,
and to adopt or reject this Federal Constitu-
tion, a Convention was called by the legisla-
ture of this State, to meet at Boston, January
9th, 1788.

It is remarkable that there is no record of
the Town Meeting in Andover, at which dele-
gates were chosen. The entries before and
after appear to be full and regular in all re-
spects. Thus the only defect in the records
of the Town seems to pertain to one of the
most important meetings it ever held. Ac-
cording to the return in the Secretary of
State's office, the inhabitants, on the third of
December, 1787, chose Dr. Thomas Kit-
tredge, Peter Osgood, Jr., and William
Symmes, to represent them in the Conven-
tion. They were from the North Parish, and
were probably elected as opposed to the Con-
stitution. There is extant a Commentary up-
on it, written by Mr. Symmes in the form of
a letter addressed to his colleague, Peter Os-
good, Jr. It is dated Nov. 15th, 1787, and
was therefore probably written before the
Town Meeting. The paper is curious as
part of the history of the times ; significant
of the views and* opinions that then prevailed,
and of the talents of its author.* This letter
was produced within sixty days of the date
of the adoption of the report of the Constitu-
tion at Philadelphia, and was probably the
earliest review made of the entire instrument.
In reading it at this time, it is to be remem-
bered that it was not written in the light of
The Federalist, or of the numerous essays,
speeches and volumes that since then, without

* Appendix.

any appearance of having exhausted the Mib-
ject, have been published upon the same
Inline.

That there was any direct connection be-
tween the letter, and the election of Mr.
Symmes, the character (if the times renders
highly improbable. It was not then allowed
that any man should propose himself as a
candidate for office, or should make any di-
rect attempts for its attainment. The letter
is written for the perusal of Capt. Osgood
only ; the writer relies upon his goodness to
make the necessary allowances. Upon its
whole tenor, it might well be understood that
Mr. Symmcs was opposed to the Constitu-
tion. If the paper was prepared with a view
to the election of delegates, it contains no
pledge, or any conclusive judgment of its au-
thor to reject the proposed scheme of govern-
ment. There are in it objections made to the
instrument, which are stated in strong and
emphatic language. The whole tone of the
composition is of the most manly character.
In conclusion he exhorts: "Let us equally
shun a hasty acceptance or a precipitate re-
jection of this all-important scheme. And if
our final judgment be the effect of true wb-
dom, let us never doubt that the end will be
happy."

It is very clear that Mr. Symmes did not
then intend to announce any final decision ;
but rather to reserve distinctly, and suspend
his ultimate judgment.

But not everywhere were opinions held in
doubt. The popular distrust of power which
condemned the proposed union in advance,
was formidably sustained by other influences.
The sixteen members of the body which
framed the instrument, who refused to sign
it, included some of the most popular charac-
ters in the States. Among them were El-

bridge Gerry and Caleb Strong, of Massa-
chusetts. Patrick Henry, of Virginia, and
Luther Martin, of Maryland, the most elo-
quent men of their times, were exerting all
their abilities, by pen and voice, to arouse the
fears and prejudices of the States and people
against the proposed Federal Union.

In addition, most of the States had adopt-
ed State Constitutions, to which they were
naturally partial, in preference to a govern-
ment which was to have its seat out of the
limits of the State, and in which the influence
of a single State might be very small. It
was contended, and indeed generally sup-
posed, that this national organization would
nearly, if not entirely, supersede that of the
State. The assertion that both systems could
work harmoniously together, each in its own
sphere, was received with incredulity. Five
States only had acceded to the Federal sys-
tem, and the assent of nine was necessary to
its establishment.

A further difficulty, and lying nearer
home, was found among the members of the
Convention itself. That body comprised
three parties, especially hostile to the intended
union. The first consisted of -all who were
in favor of paper money and of tender laws ;
who wished a new issue of paper currency,
and the passage or continuance of laws au-
thorizing the tender of property at an ap-
praisement in the payment of debts. Then
there were those who had participated in the
late Shay's Rebellion, and those who had
abetted them. Eighteen or twenty had been
elected, and took their seats, who were actu-
ally in the rebel army. Such men were here
to share in the affairs of government, when
they had just been in arms to resist the laws
of the land. They naturally enough desired
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against which, not the resistance of a party
in a State, but even of any whole State,
might be in vain. In the third place a ma-
jority of the members from Maine feared that
the titles of many in the occupation of land
in that province might be questioned, and its
separation from this Commonwealth prevented
or delayed. From all causes it was well un-
derstood when the assembly convened, that a
majority of it, amounting to about fifty, was
opposed to adopting the Constitution. From
those who could be counted as friends of the
measure, were still to be deducted the waver-
ing and doubtful. Samuel Adams, with all
his revolutionary glories about him, was a
member, and had doubts as to some parts of
the system, and was uncertain how he should
vote. John Hancock, no less distinguished,
and elected to preside over the deliberations,
was prevented by illness from taking his seat;
his vote, too, was doubtful.

On the other hand, Theophilus Parsons,
Rufus King, James Bowdoin, Ames, Cabot,
Dawes, Dana, Gorham, Sedgwick, Sumner,
West, Gore, some of the greatest and best
names yet to be found in our annals, and oth-
ers whose presence would have done honor to
any senate that ever sat, were there, and pre-
sented an array of patriotism, genius, learn-
ing and eloquence, such as has not since ap-
peared in this Commonwealth. These men
were unanimous in favor of a more combined
and vigorous government, as presented by
the report of the delegates that had assembled
at Philadelphia.

When the Convention at Boston bad been
organized, and was ready to proceed with the
discussion, it was moved and carried, to de-
bate the Constitution by paragraphs, and then
at large, before any vote should be taken on
the whole or any part of it. The success of

this important vote was no doubt owing to
the mover, Caleb Strong. He had changed
his views, and now favored the union on the
terms proposed. This course of action
among the delegates tended to prevent the
doubtful, of whom there were many, from
committing themselves early in opposition, and
to keep such as were already hostile from
embodying and organizing.

The proceedings of this meeting in Massa-
chusetts were watched with great solicitude in
all the other States. It was supposed that
the decision here would have great weight in
New York, and would have a nearly conclu-
sive influence in New Hampshire. It would
certainly have much consideration in all the
States, that were yet to decide.

We have seen that Washington, years be-
fore this time, had discovered and proclaimed
the necessity for a union, such as that now
proposed. The letters written by him at this
period attest the interest with which he looked
towards the decision upon the subject in this
Commonwealth.

When we remember the thousand evils
that were then besetting this country, and the
still greater dangers that threatened it without
the Constitution, and then witness to what
the nation has grown under the union, and
the blessings that have attended it to all
who have shared its protection, we cannot
fail to appreciate the wisdom of his anxiety,
nor be insensible of the gratitude we owe to
Divine Providence for giving us a General
who knew in war how to achieve the liberties
of his country, and the Statesman who knew
how in peace to secure them.

It was in such an assembly, with such a
question before it for debate, and for its dis-
cussion, that the delegates from Andover took
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twenty-seven years of age. He was of a so-
ber and grave aspect ; somewhat formal and
distant in his manners, though highly social
and communicative in his real character. He
was studious of his personal appearance, and
always careful and elegant in his drew. In
speaking, he was not remarkable for his flu
ncy, but his delivery waft impressive, stately
and graceful. His reasoning was solid, and
made more for his cause than his elocution.
His power consisted mainly in the clearness
of his own apprehension and expression ; in
aids derived from extensive reading, and in
his original and striking views perspicuously
delivered.

The debates opened on the 14th of Janu-
ary, 1788. The speeches on that day were
44 BO desultory " that there is hardly a report
of them. The next day Mr. Ames spoke in
favor of biennial elections for Congress, " It
seems obvious," said he, "that men who are
called in Congress from this great country,
perhaps from the Bay of Fundy, or from
the banks of the Ohio and shores of Lake Su-
perior, ought to have a longer term of office,
than the delegates of a single State in their
own legislature. It is not by riding post to
and from Congress, that a man can gain a
just knowledge of the interests of the Union.
This term of election is inapplicable to the
state of a country as large as Germany, or as
the. Roman empire, in the zenith of its
power."

In what words would Mr. Ames have ex-
pressed his emotions, could he have known,
that, while his son is yet in the full vigor of
manhood, adorning the judiciary of his native
State, delegates attend the Congress he then
labored to establish and regulate, not only
from the banks of the Ohio, and shores of
Lake Superior, but from the banks of the
TOL. iv. (26)

Rio ( iram If and the Columbia, and the shores
of the Pacific. Or that persons were then
living, who should see another gifted son* of
Andover gain military and civic renown in
tli'- government, under the Union, of a Ter-
ritory on the shore of the Pacific, half as
large in extent as the empire itself, for which
the Constitution was then and there to be
framed.

As the debates proceeded, jealousy of the
powers to bo conferred by the proposed Con-
stitution hourly showed itself. The reported
debates exhibit a vastly superior force of ar-
gument, and a great preponderance of weight
of character on the part of the advocates of
adoption. Still no apparent progress is made
from day to day in convincing or silencing
the objectors.

On Tuesday, Jan. 22d, Sec. VIII., de-
claring the many and great powers of Con-
gress, was the subject of debate. In the
forenoon Judge Sumner, Mr. Phillips, of
Boston, Mr. Gorham, Mr. Willard, and Mr.
Bowdoin, defended the Section ; and Mr.
Randall, of Sharon, opposed it. In the af-
ternoon Mr. Symmes opened the discussion.
His exordium was singularly modest. He
said : " Mr. President, in such an assembly
as this, and on a subject that puzzles the old-
est politicians, a young man, sir, will scarcely
dare to think for himself; but if he venture
to speak, the effort must certainly be greater.
This convention is the first representative
"1 y in which I have been honored with a
-cut, and men will not wonder that a scene so
new, and so august, should confuse, oppress
and almost disqualify me to proceed."

The eighth section was still the subject,
and to those who argued in favor of the

* Isaac I. Stevens, Governor of Washington
Territory.

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grant of the powers enumerated in it, Mr.
Sy mines replied, "Here, sir, is a very good
and valid conveyance of all the property in
the United States, to certain uses, indeed,
but those uses are capable of any construc-
tion the trustee may think proper to make.
This body is not amenable to any tribunal,
and therefore this Congress can do no wrong.
It will not be denied that they may tax us to
any extent ; but some gentlemen are fond of
arguing that this body will never do anything
but what is for the common good. Let us
consider the matter."

"Faction, sir, is the vehicle of all transac-
tions in public bodies, and when gentlemen
know this so well, I am rather surprised to
hear them so sanguine in this respect. The
prevalent faction is the body, these gentle-
men, therefore, must mean that the prevalent
faction will always be right, and that the true
patriots will always outnumber the men of
less and selfish principles. From this it
would follow that no public measure was ever
wrong, because it must have been passed by
a majority, and so I grant no power ever was,
or ever will be, abused. In short we know
that all governments have degenerated, and
consequently have abused the powers reposed
in them, and why should we imagine better
of the proposed Congress than of the myri-
ads of public bodies that have gone before
them, I cannot at present conceive."

"Sir, we ought (I speak with submission)
to remember that what we now grant from
certain motives, well grounded at present,
will be exacted of posterity as a prerogative
when we are net alive to testify the tacit con-
ditions of the grant, that the wisdom of
this age will then be pleaded by those in
power, that the cession we are now about

to make will be actually clothed with the ven-
erable habit of ancestral sanction."

" Therefore, sir, I humbly presume we
ought not to take advantage of the situation
in point of time, so as to bind posterity to be
obedient to laws, they may very possibly dis-
approve, nor expose them to a rebellion,
which, at that period, will very probably end
in their farther subjugation."

"I also disapprove of the power to collect,
which is here vested in Congress ; it is a
power, sir, to burden us with a standing army
of ravenous collectors ; harpies, perhaps, from
another State ; but who, however, were never
known to have bowels for any purpose but to
fatten on the life-blood of the people. In an
age or two this will be the case, and when
Congress shall become tyrannical, these vul-
tures, their servants, will be the tyrants of
the village, by whose presence all freedom of
speech and tction will be taken away."

" As the poverty of individuals prevents
luxury, so the poverty of public bodies,
whether sole or aggregate, prevents tyranny."

In conclusion he said : " Sir, I wish the
gentlemen who so ably advocate this instru-
ment, would enlarge upon this formidable
clause, and I most sincerely wish, that the
effect of their reasoning may be my convic-
tion. For, Sir, I will not dishonor my con-
stituents by supposing that they expect me to
resist that which is irresistible, the forqe of
reason. No, sir, my constituents wish for a
firm, efficient, continental government; but
fear the operation of this which is now pro-
posed. Let them be convinced that their
fears are groundless, and I venture to prom-
ise, in their name, that no town in the Com-
monwealth will sooner approve the form, or
be better subjects under it."

Perhaps it should be observed that the

taxes here referred to were internal or direct.

Col. Varnum, afterwards Speaker of the
House, and Senator in Congress from this
State, replied to a portion of the argument of
Mr. Symmes. The next day Mr. Parsons
replied to another portion of it in this man-
ner :

" It has been said, that the grant in this
section includes all the possessions of the
people, and divests them of everything ; that
such a grant is impolitic ; for as the poverty
of an individual guards him against luxury
and extravagance, so poverty in a ruler is a
fence against tyranny and oppression. Sir,
gentlemen do not distinguish between the
government of an hereditary aristocracy,
where the interests of the governors is very
different from that of the subjects, and a gov-
ernment for the common good by the servants
of the people, vested with delegated powers
by popular elections at stated periods. The
federal constitution establishes a government
of the last description, and in this case the
people divest themselves of nothing : the
government and powers which the Congress
can administer, are the result of a compact
made by the people with each other for fhe
common defence and general welfare To
talk, therefore, of keeping the Congress poor,
if it means anything, must mean a depriving
the people themselves of their own resources.
But if gentlemen will still insist that these
powers are a grant from the people, and con-
sequently improper, let it then be observed,
that it is now too late to impede the grant ; it
is already completed, the Congress under the
confederation are invested with it by solemn
compact, and they have powers to demand
what monies and forces they judge necessary
for the common defence and general welfare ;
powers as extensive as those proposed by this

constitution. But it may be said, as the
ways and means are reserved to the several
States, they have a check upon Congress by
refusing a compliance with the requisitions.
Sir, is this the boasted check, a check that
can never be exercised but by perfidy, and a
breach of public faith, a violation of the
most solemn stipulations ?

It is this check that has embarrassed at
home, and made us contemptible abroad ;
and will any honest man jplume himself upon
a check which an honest man would blush to
exercise?"

Jan. 30th, Mr. Parsons moved that this
convention do assent to and ratify this con-
stitution. But the vote was not then taken.
Afterwards (Jov. Hancock attended for the
first time during the session, and moved cer-
tain amendments, with a view to removing
some of the objections that had been urged.
The debates upon these, and upon the gen-
eral subject, continued until Feb. 6th, when
Hon. Mr. Turner, who had spoken against
the adoption, made a strong speech in its fa-
vor. Mr. Symmes followed. After an apol-
ogy for again addressing the Convention, and
alluding to and approving the amendments
that had been proposed, he said : " Mr.
President, so ample have been the arguments
drawn from our national distress, the weak-
ness of the present confederation, the danger
of instant disunion, and perhaps some other
topics not included in these, that a man must
be obstinate indeed to say, at this period,
that a new government is needless."

One is proposed. Shall we reject it to-
tally, or shall we amend it ! Let any man
recollect, or peruse the debates in this assem-
bly, and, I venture to say, he shall not hesi-
tate a moment, if he loves his country, in
making his election." He concluded : " Up-

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on the whole, Mr. President, approving the
amendments, and firmly believing they will
be adopted, 1 recall my former opposition,
such as it was, to this constitution, and shall,
especially as the amendments are to be a
standing instruction to our delegates until
they are obtained, give it my unreserved as-
sent."

" In so doing, I stand acquitted to my own
conscience. I hope and trust I shall to my
constituents, and [laying his hand on his
breast] know I shall before God."

Then followed a brief address from (rov.
Hancock, and the vote was taken ; there
were yeas 187, nays 168, a majority of 19
in an assembly of 355. Messrs. Kittredge
and Osgood voted, nay ; Mr. Symmes, yea.
In the County of Essex there were 38 yeas
and 6 nays, being a larger vote in favor of
the constitution than was given by any other
county, both numerically and in proportion to
the whole number of votes. When the result
was declared, several members, who had been
among the most strenuous opponents of the
federal system, arose in succession, and de-
clared their intention to go home and recon-
cile their constituents to its adoption, conclud-
ing in nearly every instance with hopes of a
favorable operation.

Thus did Massachusetts perform her part
in this grand action and era of our national
annals.

This event De Toqueville deems most il-
lustrious in American history. "If," says
he, " America ever approached that lofty pin-
nacle of glory to which the proud fancy of its
inhabitants is wont to point, it was at the sol-
emn moment at which the power of the na-
tion abdicated, as it were, the empire of the
land. All ages have furnished the spectacle
of a people struggling with energy to win its

independence ; and the efforts of the Ameri-
cans in throwing off the English yoke have
been considerably exaggerated. But it is a
novelty in the history of society, to see a
great people turn a calm and scrutinizing eye
upon itself, when apprised by the legislature
that the wheels of government had stopped;
to see it carefully examine the extent of the
evil, and patiently wait for two whole years
until a remedy was discovered, which it vol-
untarily adopted without having wrung a tear
or a drop of blood from mankind."

The same elevated view of this national
transaction is contained in the Letter of Mr.
Symmes. " So great a revolution," he says,
" was never before proposed to a people for
their consent. In a time of profound peace,
that a matter of such infinite concern should
be submitted to general debate throughout
such an empire as this, is a phenomenon en-
tirely new. Let us make a due return to
that Providence, by which we enjoy the privi-
lege, by using it, like a wise, prudent and
free people."

It is said, in an Address made to the Cum-
berland bar, in Portland, Me., by James D.
Hopkins, Fsq., in 1833, that Mr. Symmes
visited Andover during the Session, after he
had decided in his own mind in favor of the
Constitution ; that he stated to some of the
leading men among his constituents, the
change that had taken place in his views, and
proposed to resign ; but that they assured
him that a similar change had taken place
among them, and he might safely follow the
dictates of his own conscience. Mr. Hop-
kins's address was delivered more than a
quarter of a century after the death of Mr.
Symmes, and the statement it contained was
probably founded on some misapprehension of
facts. If Mr. Symmes had discovered such

a change in tho views of his constituents, he
could not have omitted to refer to it in his
final speech, from which quotations have been
made, both in justification of his course, and
as an argument to persuade others to imitate
him. He said " he hoped and trusted that
he should stand acquitted to his constituents
as he did to his own conscience." He knew
that offence must precede acquittal, that he
had resolved on the act from whence ofFence
in his case was to spring, and yet he does not
intimate, that the act would be deemed less
than an offence, or that he had received hope
or encouragement to expect an acquittal.

What was in fact before him he no doubt
well knew when he gave his vote. A Town
Meeting had been held, Jan. 31, 1788, in
the North Parish Meeting House, called, as
the record states, "for the purpose of express-
ing the sentiments of the inhabitants on the
subject of the Federal Constitution." There
can be no doubt that the meeting was held in
reference to the course and vote of one of
the delegates of the town, Mr. Symmes, in
the Convention. There is no other conceiva-
ble motive for a Town Meeting upon the sub-
ject at that time. The record says, " Hon.
Samuel Phillips, Esq., was Moderator. The
question was put, whether it is the opinion of
the town, that it be expedient, all circumstan-
ces considered, that the Federal Constitution,
now uuder the consideration of the Conven-
tion sitting at Boston, for the purpose of con-
sidering the same, be adopted as it now
stands. 115 voted in the affirmative, 124 in
the negative." Thus there was a majority of
nine against its adoption. It does not appear
from any part of the records, that so numer-
ous a vote had ever been given in the town.
None so large was given but once after, before
the year 1800. After this decision, it was

voted unanimously not to give any instructions
to tho delegates. The general and BO equally
divided vote indicates a deep and wide inter-
est in the town upon the question. It is
stated, in Abbott's History of Andover, that
" the disagreement on this subject was the
occasion of a lasting division in town."

In addition to this testimony, there is abun-
dance of traditionary proof, that tho course
of Mr. Symmes produced strong and even
bitter personal feelings against him among his
constituents. The Town Meeting had in-
formed him of the opinions and sentiments of
a majority of his townsmen. He saw how
much importance was attached to his position,
and the vote he should give. He had notice
that his vote in favor of the Union, as pro-
posed, would be in direct hostility to the wish-
es of a majority of the electors, and of that very
portion of them to whom he owed his elec-
tion.

But he had heard the disclosures made in
debate. He had learned what were the exi-
gencies of the nation. He saw its perils.
The scheme before them animated his hopes.
Was he to decide upon his own knowledge
and convictions, or upon those of his constitu-
ents ? Why had he listened to debates which
must not influence his decision? Why, in-
leed, do men meet and discuss, if each man
must inevitably hold the same opinions he
had before meeting and discussion !

Mr. Symmes made much the ablest argu-
ment in the Convention against the plan of
Union before it. After this display of his
abilities, he conld have made himself the
leader on that side. If he had maintained
his opjfOsition with equal talents, and had re-
course to Parliamentary tactics, there is little
doubt his cause would have prevailed in the
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been for that time defeated. In that case he
would have attracted to himself the support
aud confidence of all the various parties and
interests who favored its discomfiture, and
they seem to have wanted nothing so much as
an able and fearless leader, and he would
then have been in possession of a political
power equal to that of any man in the State.
But the opportunity did not corrupt him He
did not listen to the promptings of au ambi-
tion, not allied to the public good. Nor was
this all. He knew that he had to choose be-
tween such hopes on the one hand, and the
certain loss of popular favor on the other.
He knew that the vote he intended to give
would subject him to enmity and clamor ; but
this did not restrain him in the performance
of what he thought to be his duty. He fol-
lowed the dictates of his own conscience, and
made the sacrifice which it required. The
kindness of his heart, and the strength of his
personal regards are shown in a clear and
strong light in his letter to his colleague.
His course separated him from both of them.
We may judge, with what pain he violated the
sentiments of friendship, and how great an
effort it cost him to act in opposition to his
friends and neighbors upon a point in which
they had so lately agreed. We know that
his colleagues, Messrs. Kittredge and Osgood,
were most estimable gentlemen, and then,
and to the end of their lives, of the highest
respectability, and great weight of character.
Mr. Symmes exhibited a noble courage in
both directions. The presence of the emi-
nent men he had to encounter upon his en-
trance into the Convention, did not awe into
silence his convictions, which then led him
to oppose them. He must have discovered,
before he spoke, that there was no one on the
same side to sustain him in argument ; that

in the conflicts of reason he must stand nearly
alone against the formidable array on the side
of the Constitution, and that in debate he
could not look abroad for aid, but must de-
pend upon the strength of his own convic-
tions, and the power of his own expressions
for his sole support. If he had contended
for a partisan victory, merely, he would prob-
ably have been dismayed at the prospect be-
fore him. But he did not contend for vic-
tory, but for truth ; for the best good and
highest interest of his country. He was con-
scious of the singleness of his pursuit. This
is the consciousness that may well make a
young man bold ; it keeps his mind clear, and
his eye steady.

Thus when our youthful townsman had
followed his convictions fearlessly in one di-
rection, he was ready to follow them without
hesitation, though probably, not without fear,
in another. He saw that the State and nation
needed the service which he felt it was in his
power to render ; that they needed his voice
and his vote in that assembly for union and
the Constitution, and he gave them both.
" Shall we," said he, " choose between cer-
tain misery in one way, when we have the
best human prospect of enjoying our most
sanguine wishes in another ! God forbid ! "
He knew that the same majority of those who
sent him there, had recorded his condemnation
in advance. It does not appear that he ex-
pected or conciliated favor from their minor-
ity. It is certain that he received none ; he
could receive none. If he had had from
them a popular nomination, an appointment,
or even professional patronage, it might have
brought suspicion upon his integrity. But
the sacrifice was complete. For the time he
lost all, and gained nothing. His exile at-
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patriot above suspicion, a great man, who,
in the ardor of youth, full of abilities, with a
capacity proved fitted for the highest posts,
yet repelling at once the counselling* of sel-
fishness and the promptings of ambition ; sur-
rendering his chosen prospects in life, the
hope to acquire wealth, and honor in his native
town, for the sake of the people, the whole
people; and expecting foritall.no reward,
but in his own consciousness, and in the ap-
proval and gratitude of whoever should stand
where we do, witnesses of the entire success
of the Union and Constitution then formed.

Such was the peril under which Mr.
Symmes acted. Should this form of govern-
ment fail, then would his fidelity to bis trusts,
his regard for his country, be brought into sus-
picion, and his capacity and understanding
would be made contemptible. But he saw it
would not fail. He saw and estimated the
dangers that then surrounded the Confedera-
tion. In his vision the Federal Constitution
brought relief from them all, and security
against their return. This letter and his first
speech treat the Constitution abstractly ; they
discourse of it as a theory. It is oftener
discussed in the same manner to this day,
than otherwise. But when he addressed the
Convention upon it the second time, he had
learned to make a practical application of its
provisions to the condition of the country,
and upon that was ready by his vote to re-
duce it to the test of experience. The peo-
ple needed the tranquillity which only a
strong government could produce. He had be-
fore discovered what many to this time cannot,
or do not wish to find : the power which the
Federal System embodies. In his Letter he
says : " It is a complete system of federal
government, every part of which is full of
energy, and, if it be established, I think it

can never fail of being obeyed by the peo-
ple ; and no combination can ever be suffi-
ciently extensive or secret to subvert it. In
short the system would make us formidable
abroad, and keep us very peaceable at
home."

And have we not been peaceable at home ?
Let the student of history point to the people,
embracing a similar variety and conflict of
interests, of a like extent of territory, and
with an equal population, in any age, who
for so long a period enjoyed such complete
internal tranquillity, so profound domestic
peace as has fallen to our lot since the Union
was established. But while in devout thank-
fulness we confess so great a blessing, let us
not forget that some forbearance on our part
may be useful, if not necessary, to its contin-
uance.

And are we not formidable abroad ? Yes !
so formidable, that in that fact are involved
some of our greatest dangers.

The letter of our able townsman proves
that he had studied the Constitution, and
how well he understood it. Such a knowl-
edge in hie time, while it might really be lit-
tle more rare than it is now, had this advan-
tage over the same possession at the present
time. It was more difficult of attainment,
and conferred more distinction on that ac-
count, if no other. It was this, no doubt,
that added something to the importance at-
tached to the opinions of the youthful dele-
gate from Andover. The Town Meeting
held in January proves how much weight was
imputed to his influence. Looking at the re-
sult, it is not probable it was overestimated.
It is moderate to suppose that the ablest mem-
ber in the opposition, his knowledge the best,
his motives wholly unirapeached, and yield-
ing, as he declared, only to the power of ar-

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gument, irresistible by his own mind, chang-
ing his views, and ranging himself on the
other side, in so large an assembly, would
carry nine votes beside his own. The change
of vote in this number only would have re-
versed the judgment of the Convention. If,
then, he led nine delegates for the Constitu-
tion, who, but for his persuasion, would have
voted against it, we probably owe to his ac-
tion whatever benefits the country has derived
from the adoption of the Federal Union by
Massachusetts at that time. The contempo-
rary opinion was, that if it had been rejected
by this State, it would not have been accepted
by nine other States.

Such a view of the result tends to measure
the extent of our obligation to this youthful
son of Andover. But it does not determine
the quality of his act. It was heroic. His
townspeople were stern, bold men. A large
portion of the voters were of the men who faced
the British music at the battle of Bunker
Hill. The records of their town prove that
they never quailed in the darkest periods of
the Revolution. We know something only
of what they suffered in the conflict. They
had stood by the cause of liberty, when to
stand by it perilled life, and all that is dear
in life. Here was a question to be decided
touching that same liberty. In their view it
was again in danger from the vote of a strip-
ling ; endangered, too, by what seemed a be-
trayal of their trust in him. But he saw be-
yond the horizon that bounded their vision.
Yet even to him was not the great truth of
our political glory fully revealed. He beheld
" the thirteen stripes confused, and the stars
changed into one glorious sun." We see the
same thirteen stripes, each waving with all
the distinctness of its origin, and twenty stars
added to the same banner. The same stars

still glow in their first spheres, and the whole
thirty-three are about us, that same sun is
over all, giving light and regularity to the
whole system, and borrowing from that again
the rays it imparts as its own. While this
sun, and these stars, and other stars yet to
appear, shall give grace, beauty and warmth
to the cope of our political heavens, and while
their united light shines, as it ever must
shine, while it shines at all, upon the names
of those, who, under God, placed them there,
let the name of William Symmes be here nev-
er forgotten.

We turn now to trace him in his exile.
The precise date when he left his native place
is not ascertained. He was in the practice of
law, in Portland, in 1790. It is not proba-
ble that he lingered long here, but soon
sought a more congenial home, in a more pro-
pitious field.

Mr. Hopkins, in the Address already men-
tioned, says of him : " Mr. Symmes was a
well-read lawyer, and an able and eloquent
advocate. He ranked among the first of his
cotemporaries. He was also a fine classical
scholar, of cultivated literary taste, uncom-
monly learned as a historian. His produc-
tions in the newspapers of the times, were an
honorable testimony to his literary character,
particularly a series of numbers entitled
" Communications," about 1795, in defence
of the common law, against the political fa-
natics of that period, who sought to destroy
that mighty fabric which condenses the wis-
dom and experience of ages. These numbers
were published in the principal newspapers
throughout the Union. Mr. Symmes, with
Judge Thatcher and two or three others, ren-
dered the newspapers of this period very
interesting by their valuable contributions."

Mr. Willis, in his History of Portland,
saya of him : " He died Jan. 10, 1807.
His ancestor who first came to this country,
was Zachariah Symincs, Hector of the Parish
of Dunstable, England, from 1625 to 1633,
in which latter year he arrived in this coun-
try." After alluding to the fact that he was
a member of the Convention, Mr. Willis pro-
ceeds : "In 1700 he came to Portland,
where he took high rank, if not the first, at
the Cumberland bar ; he brought with him a
high reputation for scholarship, as well as for
legal attainments, and was a leader, as an
advocate, in all important causes."

The Cumberland bar, it is well known to
the profession, has always maintained a high
character abroad, and been foremost in the
State of Maine. When Mr. Syrnmes became
a member of it, he had for associates, Par-
ker, afterwards Chief Justice of Massachu-
setts, Mellen and Whitman, who became
Chief Justices of Maine, Stephen Longfel-
low, Salmon Chase, Samuel Cooper Johannet,
and John Frothingham, all distinguished law-
yers. He, too, provided the means of knowl-
edge. He supplied himself with books, un-
til he had the finest library in Portland, the
possession proper to his rank at the bar.

Chief Justice Whitman, now a res-ident at
East Bridgewater, in this State, says of him :
41 Mr. Symmes was always regarded as a
very honest man."

The person whose career has thus been
traced, was descended from a venerable and
pious lineage. As a pupil at school he at-
tracted the applause and excited the hopes of
a severe and competent judge, his most ac-
complished teacher. He passed through the
ordinary course of education with a faithful
improvement of all his opportunities, and

(3)

thus derived from them the highest advan-
tages they can confer. At his very entrance
upon life, without the benefit of experience,
and with no support but that derived from
himself, he was subjected to a trial of great
rigor, in which he evinced uncommon talents
and superior virtue. His name has become
united with an event which time will only
render more illustrious. " Peace hath its
victories," and he was among the leaders in
one of it- noblest and most decisive triumphs.

Wherever the example of American liberty
shall prevail, or its constitutional history at-
tract such regard as shall lead to close re-
search into its origin and progress, there will
his name be disclosed, of whom some memorial
is here attempted to be inscribed, and his ar-
guments in the great cause, read and pon-
dered. In the State of his adoption, he be-
came among the very chief, if not himself
the head, of the legal profession, when its
ranks were already filled with eminent men.
Such were his abilities, that to occupy this
position did not wholly engross his mind. At
the same time, he gained distinction in the
fields of literature, of history, and of classi-
cal learning.

He was a known and instructive writer.
Through the most popular medium, he poured
his light among the people. There were then
few newspapers, but their utterances were
distinct, consistent and impressive : they sunk
deep into the memories and consciousness of
the generation. Through them he spread the
opinions, and taught the sentiments necessary
to a sound administration of the new political
institutions. He thus aided to consecrate to
truth and freedom, to law and order, to per-
manency and progress the blood of the Revo-
lution, shed in vain, unless the minds and
hearts of the people were kept fitted and pre-

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pared for the performance of the duties im-
posed by their new and improved organiza-
tions.

Then, crowning all, was the noble charac-
ter of Mr. Symmes for integrity.

Such are the memories that may now be
gathered of one, whom it should delight us to
remember. His name, the recollections of
his public service, his labors, his attainments,
his honors, all belong to his birth-place, and
should be familiar in the scenes of his early
manhood. Let us protect and cherish their
memory, as a part of our common treasure.
They illustrate and adorn a period of high
public virtue. Let us never cease to vener-
ate the influences, or by neglect or indiffer-
ence impair their power which then prevailed,
and which moulded his character and guided
his conduct. They were such as are the'na-
tural product of a just and strong religious
sentiment, protected from exclusion and fa-
naticism by being connected with the posses-
sion and exercise of free and equal political
rights. The Bible and the Constitution to-
gether ; and wherever they have gone over this
broad land, religion, virtue and intelligence
have followed, and have reared the Church
and the Schoolhouse. In their union, they
are stronger, more generous and ennobling,
than the refinements of Greece, the arms of
Rome, or the civilization of modem Europe.
Imbued by the principles which the religion
and politics of our ancestors properly incul-
cated can seldom fail to impress indelibly,
Mr. Symmes had been taught to prefer the
public interest to his own, and in a great emer-
gency of the nation, he obeyed the instruction,
rescued the land from impending dangers,
and opened for his country a career of glory,
freedom and felicity.

It is now more than fifty years since that

heart ceased to beat, on whose pulsations, in
that august assembly, he laid his hand, with
meek, modest, confident hope and trust, that
he should thereafter stand acquitted to his
constituents. And now, holding the place of
constituents, representing them, acting in
their names and for them, and acting as they
would act, if they stood where we stand, saw
what we see, knew what we know of the
greatness and happiness of our country, felt
what we feel of the glorious privileges that
are invested in, and belong to every one of
us, shall we, the constituents, to whom his
appeal was made, and whom it has reached,
turning from such enjoyments, and the bright-
er promise of the future, to the scene,
where, in an agony of hope and apprehen-
sion, he gave his voice, and his vote to confer
all these blessings upon us, and our succes-
sors forever, shall we not acquit him ? Do
we not acquit him ?

If, then, we do, as in that case he prom-
ised in our names, that the inhabitants of no
town in the Commonwealth would be better
subjects under the Constitution than we
should be, let us prove, not that we acquit
him only, but our admiration of the youthful
patriot and statesman, and our gratitude to
his memory, by A CHIVALRIC LOYAL-
TY TO THE UNION.

NOTE. The following account of the family of
Rev. William Symmes, is taken mainly from Ab-
bott's History of Andover, p. 105 :

He married, in 1759, Anna, daughter of Rev.
Joshua Gee, of Boston ; she died June 18, 1772.
They had five sons and four daughters, all of
whom, except Daniel and Mrs. Corncau, died be-
fore him.

William, a Counsellor at Law, died at Portland,
January, 1807, in the 46th year of his age, not
having been married. Daniel, lx>rn October, 1761,

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went to South Carolina, where, a few yean since,
he had descendants. Joshua Gee, a physician,
died at tea.

Elizabeth died August, 1784, aged 19 yean.
Theodore, a physician, settled in Kalmouth, and
died in New Gloccster, Me., never having been
married.

Anna married Mr. Isaac Corneau, and after re-
siding many yean in Andover, removed to Bos-
ton, where both died, leaving no issue.

Lydia and Charlotte were twins, and died in in-
fancy, Dec. 30, 1771.

His second wife was Miss Susannah Powell,
who died July, 1807, aged 79.

Rev. Dr. Symmes died 3d of May, 1807. Dr.
Cnmings, of Billerica, preached a sermon from
2 Cor., 5, 1, at the funeral.

APPENDIX.

Wm. Symmes to Capt. Peter Osgood, Jr. :

ANDOVEK, Nov. 15, 1787.
Dear Sir :

According to my promise, I sit down to
sketch out my reasons for objecting against
ye Federal Constitution. The essay will
doubtless be imperfect, but I design it for
your perusal only, and I can safely rely on
your goodness for all necessary allowances.

I will consider the objectionable passages in
course as they occur in the system, as well
for your convenience as ray own.

1st. The apportionment of taxes.

It appears to me that this will operate une-
qually against the Northern States. Let us
suppose that two-fifths of the slaves in the
five Southern States amount to at least
150,000 persons. What reason can be given,
why, if taxes must be proportioned by popu-
lation only, these should be rejected ? That
the profits of their labor are nothing ? I de-
ny the fact, for I believe that every negro
that cultivates the valuable staples, Tobacco,
Wheat, Rice, Indigo, he raises a greater

profit to his master than any white can raise
from his labor here. What then? That the
Southern Nabob squanders it all in luxuries,
so that the States are made, if anything,
poorer? Very good; The Convention, then,
have patronised luxury, and taxed industry
and economy. But three-fifths include all
the working slaves. Neither will this an-
swer : for the Northern States are taxed an
much for one infant, or a decrepid old man,
ns for a vigorous youth.

How, then, shall we be taxed '.' I say, not
in proportion to actual wealth at present, but
in proportion to a state's advantage for ac-
quiring wealth. The soil and climate of
Virginia are better than those of this state.
The staples of Virginia are in high demand.
Its rivers, the finest in the world. How rich
might Virginia be? But Virginia is not
rich. What then? Shall a man need no
better excuse from taxes than Idleness ? He
will hardly pay his private debts so easily.

Taxes must certainly grow out of the
ground. What, then, is there, more evident
timn that the best land and the best produce
(supposing the advantage of commerce to be
equal) should pay, (or, if you please, pro-
duce.) the most ? And are not our long win-
ters, in which we consume the labors of the
summer, to be considered ? No, but, yes, I
beg pardon, they are considered ; We pay
the more.

But 2. The Senate.

To what purpose is it that we have an
equal representation in the House, if we are
represented by States in the Senate ? This
is a great grievance in the present Congress.
That little Delaware should weigh ns much in
all political debates as this State, is, in a
government merely popular, quite ridiculous.
Whose voice are wo supposed to have in all

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public transactions ? We accurate Republi-
cans say, the voice of the people. Who are
the people ? We answer, the majority. But
a majority of States may choose a President,
&c. This is a close adherence to principles.
" Two Senators from each State, and each
Senator to have a vote." The present Con-
gress mended and made worse ! for now seven
states are completed, when before it required
the sanction of nine. But we shall have a
proper House, all will be right there.
True ! and that may be a good reason why
we should not have a proper Senate. But I
cannot see the force of it. Why any state
should have more weight in one body than
the other, let the Convention say. And yet
poor Rhode Island was not there to speak for
herself. I may speak of the duration of of-
fice in another place.

3. "Congress may make and alter the
times, places and manner of holding elec-
tions, except the place of choosing Senators."

This is is a very complaisant exception in-
deed. The legislatures may sit where they
please. It means this, if it means any-
thing. And we are doubtless much obliged
to the Convention for this decent privilege.
But I presume the time of choosing Senators
must be in the winter, for it will be too hot
for a session in the summer at the Southward.
And the place of choosing representatives
may possibly be the county-town, or some
place yet more remote. This would be very
convenient. But the word Manner. Oh, it
is an excellent word. It would not have
been half so well, to have tied the hands of
the future Congress, by saying all elections
shall be made by ticket, or as the several
states shall please. No, the States are to be
made sensible, how much this Congress is
above them in all wisdom, even to the knowl-

edge of a particular acre of ground. Nay,
the Convention itself seems dazzled by the
prospect of this wisdom, for they dared not
prescribe it any rules. Now that the future
Congress may be as wise as this Convention,
I have no great reason to doubt, from any-
thing that's past. But they will certainly
have a great deal more power, and we shall
shortly hear no more of recommendations.
That they should make use of their power, to
enlarge the privileges of the people, let any
expect that will. Well, then, if they do not
enlarge them, why make provision for alter-
ing them ? That they may take them away ?
Oh, no, never suspect such a thing. What,
then, shall we think of it ? That the Con-
vention were fools ? Hardly. I see no way
but to recur to the great wisdom of this fu-
ture Congress. It will be a wise Congress :
a very wise Congress. Here now is a way to
get rid of every doubt. But why need the
Convention to care how the members are
chosen, if they are but sent? Oh, Sir, it
will be a very wise Congress. Just as good
an answer as that of the clown in " All's
well that ends well," which was, to every-
thing, " Oh, Lord, Sir ! "

4. "The Houses to keep a journal, and
to publish the same, excepting such parts as
may in their judgment require secresy.''
Good again. A very wise Congress ! The
idea used to be, except private articles in
foreign treaties, secret expeditions, &c. But
this Constitution excels in the Laconic mode
of speech, or rather perhaps the Convention
were lazy, and could not conveniently go
about to particularize either the fights of the
people or the just prerogative of Congress.
Who can complain, after this, that he knows
nothing of public affairs, except the expen-
diture of the public money ? If Con-

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gross, the convention say, it is beet the
people should not know, and indeed, if
Congress are invested with all power, general
knowledge might be inconvenient, as it would
only produce discontents, and these might
end in rebellion.

When the dark places in these journals are
inspected by some young politician of future
ages, who perchance may succeed his father
in the National Council, what lessons may he
not learn 'i There may he observe by what
steps the form of government is impercepti-
bly changed : There by what process the
genius of a free people la altered. But I
say no more.

5. " Congress shall have power," &c.,
first clause.

"To lay," pretty well, when you read
what and for what, " taxes, imports, du-
ties und excises," very well, and for what
encfc? "to pay the debts, and provide for the
common defence and general welfare of the
United States.

A more general dedition or surrender of
all ye property in the United States to Con-
gress could not perhaps have been framed.
Gentlemen, it is all, all yours, to spend a*
you please, provided we may know how you
spend it ; and even then you may sink as
many thousands as yon please under the
heads of inci'lental charges, secret services,
&c. Take it all. I will paraphrase the
whole of this passage in a short address from
the States to Congress :

Gentlemen, Having chosen you to govern
us, and believeing that through all ages you
will be a disinterested body, and will always
spend money, if you can get it, with rigid
economy, we give you full power to tax us.
And lest we should some of us prove refrac-
tory in the matter of payment, from some

mistaken notion that you demand it too fast,
we also give you full power to collect the
taxes you by, in the way most agreeable to
yourselves ; and wo will pay all your collec-
tors, deputies, and BO forth, as you shall di.
rect. And as you have power to contract
debts for us to pay, you shall have all the
money you want to pay them, and you shall
have all you want to build forts, magazines,
and arsenals ; buy arms and ammunition ;
make war and peace, &c., and in short what-
ever you shall think will be in any degree
for our good, you shall have money to do,
and we will never trouble you with any en-
quiries into the motives of your conduct, al-
ways relying on your wisdom, with the most
implicit confidence, and submitting our estates
entirely to your disposal.

A very handsome donation ! and when
compared with the clause that throws all im-
posts and excises into the Continental treas-
ury, produces a query how each state shall
support its own government. By a dry tax,
and one perhaps which cannot be collected,
because the Federal Collectors must have the
preference. So we must expect to be rid of
State government as an expensive and useless
thing ; and then perhaps Congress will help
us to a Federal Intendant, to save us the
trouble of governing ourselves. But this
may be more than my text will justify.

6. " To raise and support armies," &c.

That the Federal Head should have power
to raise an army for some purposes, is perhaps
quite necessary. Whether it is or not, the
present Congress have such power. But
here appears to be a fault, by no means sin-
gular, in this constitution, viz., the want of
limitation. All is left to the discretion of
Congress, and there is no bar against a stand-
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appropriation of money to this use may be
for a longer term than two years, yet this is
long enough when the same appropriation
may be continued for two years to the end of
time. And we are to expect that this Con-
gress will soon have such a system of policy
as will bind their successors, either by the
force of its obvious expediency, or by the
danger of innovation, to persist in the same
plan.

7. To exercise exclusive jurisdiction, &c.
I do not see so much of the terrible in this

as some do, especially if the rest is granted.
Congress will be secure from little mobs, and
so it ought to be. It will be delivered from
the persecution of the State in which it re-
sides, and so it ought to be. It may build
accommodations for a court, which will be, as
it ought to be, the property of the United
States. And that a body so powerful ought
to be handsomely lodged, I believe every for-
eigner will imagine. But how this clause
came into the constitution I know not. I be-
lieve any state might grant what is here de-
manded, if the whole, to Congress, or any
body corporate by consent of Congress.

8. "No state shall emit bills of credit, or
make tender laws."

Here I suppose the principal weight of
opposition will hang. The point itself is of
consequence, but it will receive* more from
the prejudices of men in our present embar-
rassed situation. You know my sentiments
are directly opposed to paper money, as they
would be in almost every case in which we
could want it. But the query is, whether
every state shall be in a worse situation than
any individual, who, if he has not the cash in
hand, may give his promissory note? I
think it ought not to be, unless the United
States will promise to lend us money when-

ever we want it. But I should agree to this,
that no bills of credit shall ever be a tender.
This requisition would be not only just, but
conformable to my notions of sound policy.

As to other tender laws, they are, in fact,
but poor expedients, and such as a state may
possibly need. It is really better to have
some kind of tender law, than to be thrown
into confusion. And a State is so much a
better judge of its own circumstances, that I
had rather see this regulation in the State
than in the Federal constitution. Yet, unless
it were in all, some States might impose upon
others, and so justice would not be equally
and universally done. I wish that the aboli-
tion of these abuses might be deferred, until
we are in a more prosperous situation. I had
rather that Congress should have power to
say hereafter, when they shall cease, than that
they should have leave immediately upon the
adoption of any new system. *

I omit the next sentence, because I don't
at present understand what effect it will have
on the private debt of each particular State.

9. "No State shall, without the consent
of Congress, " enter into any compact or
agreement with any other State."

If I understand this, it is a curious pas-
sage. What, may we not even agree togeth-
er ? If there be a suit in the Federal Court
between two States, may they not, like pri-
vate parties, agree '? Or in a hundred other
cases, of no Federal concern, may they not
treat and settle their disputes ? I must have
mistaken these wise men. It cannot be so.
To accuse the convention of folly would be
gross. I dare say, that most of them had
rather be accused of design.

10. The President may, with the advice
of two-thirds of the Senate, who are present,

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make treaties, and with consent of the Sen-
ate, appoint embassadors," &c.

The Senate. Who are the Senate ? Look
back and you will see that a majority is a
quorum. This is fourteen, and two-thirds of
fourteen are ten. The President and the
Senators may make treaties ; and the Presi-
dent and Senate by the same rule, i. c., eight
Senators may appoint ambassador*, ministers,
consuls, judges, and almost everybody else.

Where in God's name did they get this ?
From reason or from history '! I fear, not
from the former ; and as to the latter, it has
not come within my reading in any constitu-
tion where a republican form is guarantied.
Are we then a commonwealth, and shall we
have no voice in treaties V but our own Presi-
dent, or elected King ? In four years' time
(with good hope of another election,) cannot
he pack a sufficient force to enable him to
gratify his favorites, or sell his country ? If
this be not a servile adherence to the pattern
of the King's privy Council of Great Brit-
ain, I confess I know not what is Congress
may declare war, indeed, but the President
may make peace upon what terms he shall
think proper. Is a peace of less consequence
to a nation than war V Or is it ye more safe
that this power should be given to one man ?
What is the privilege of declaring war com-
pared with the power of making all kinds of
treaties? If he make a bud treaty, what
then ? Why, he may be impeached, if any-
body dares impeach him, before the very Sen-
ate that advised the measure. And if con-
victed, what ? He shall be removed from his
office, and perhaps disqualified to hold any
other. And after this he may chance to lose
his head by a trial at law, if the Judges,
whom lie has appointed, will bid the jury to
convict him. And so, with a great deal of

difficulty, for some (perhaps) irreparable
detriment, we get the offender's head. Is
there no better way than this ? Bat I must
not dwell longer.

11. "The President shall take care that
the law be faithfully executed."

That there must be an Executive power,
independent of the legislature, appears to
have been generally agreed among the fabri-
cators of modern constitutions. But I be-
lieve it has not until now been supposed es-
sential that this power should be vested in a
single person. The execution of the law
requires as much prudence as any other de-
partment, and the pardoning or refusing to
pardon offences, is a very delicate matter.
Yet be has no council or assistant, no re-
straint.

But was ever a commission so brief, so
general, as this of our President ? Can we
exactly say how far a faithful execution of
the laws may extend ''. or what may be called
or comprehended in a faithful execution ? If
the President be guilty of a misdemeanor,
will he not take care to have this excuse?
And should it turn against him, may he not
plead a mistake ! or is be bound to under-
stand the laws-, or their operation ? Should a
Federal law happen to be as generally ex-
pressed as the President's authority ; must
he not interpret the Act ! For in many cases
he must execute the laws independent of any
judicial decision. And should the legislature
direct the mode of executing the laws, or any
particular law, is he obliged to comply, if be
does not think it will amount to a faithful ex-
ecution ? For to suppose that the legislature
can make laws to affect the office of Presi-
dent, is to destroy his independence, and in
this case to supersede the very constitution.
Ts there no instance in which he may reject

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the sense of the legislature, and establish his
own, and so far, would he not be to all intents
and purposes absolute ?

12. "The Judicial Power, &c., shall ex-
tend to all cases between citizens of different
States."

This seems a hardship on account of the
appeal, which will carry men 600 miles, and
cause them more expense than the matter in
dispute may be worth. There is no reason
why citizens of different States should not
have as good a remedy against each other, as
citizens of the same State, nor why a debtor
in one state should have more cost than a
debtor in the other. And supposing, that, to
avoid cost, the appeal in this case should be
taken away, (though by his constitution it
cannot.) Yet this would be very unequal.
I think this part of the judicial power not
only grievous, but quite unnecessary; for
disputes between inhabitants of different
States have been hitherto very well deter-
mined in one of the States. And now all
remedy for small dues is taken away in effect,
for though judgment be obtained in the Su-
perior Court, the debtor by appealing may
discourage the creditor from .any further pur-
suit.

13. " The Supreme Court shall have an
appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact,
except," &c.

Except what ? Here they are at it again !
"with such exceptions and under such regu-
lations as Congress shall make." A very
wise Congress ! This Convention have really
saved themselves a great deal of labor by
this presumption. I confess upon the princi-
ple, that there cannot be a fair trial before
judges chosen by the State in which one of
the parties resides, juries must also be exclud-
ed. But I deny the principle as too great a

refinement. A Federal jury in the Supreme
Court, but especially one from the vicinity,
would be a chimera, if the court be station-
ary. But that the same men should be
judges of the law arid the fact, is against rea-
son, and not congenial to a free government.
Congress may make as many exceptions as
they please. But to talk of regulating men's
judgment of facts, would be to talk nonsense.

14. "The United States shall guarrantee
to every State a Republican form of govern-
ment."

Republics are either aristocratical or demo-
cratical : and the United States guairanty
one of these forms to every State. But I
disapprove of any guarranty in the matter.
For though it is improbable, that any State
will choose to alter the form of its govern-
ment, yet it ought to be the privelege of ev-
ery State to do as it will in this affair. If
this regulation be admitted, it will be difficult
to effect any important changes in State gov-
ernment. For the other States will have
nearly as much to do with our government as
we ourselves. And what Congress may see
in eur present constitution, or any future
amendments, not strictly republican in their
opinions, who can tell ? Besides it is of no
importance to any State how the government
of any other State is administered, whether
by a single magistrate or two, or by a king.

I therefore presume, that, as this clause
j meddles too much with the independence of
the several States, so also it answers no valu-
able end to any or to the whole.

With regard to the Constitution taken into
one view : It is a complete system of Federal
government, every part of which is full of
energy, and if it be established, I think i
can never fail of being obeyed by the people
and no combination can ever be sufficiently

JIT

extensive or secret to subvert it. There i.s
some ambiguity in several important parts of
it, which arises principally from the too gen-
eral terms in which it is expressed. Too
much in left perhaps for the future Congress
to supply, which when supplied will be no
part of the constitution. The States are
strictly confined to their own business, and
even these are not a little circumscribed.
And the powers of all the Federal depart-
ments are very ample and adequate to their
ends. In short, the system would make us
formidable abroad, and keep us very peacea-
ble at home, and, with some amendments,
might do very well for us, if we would IKJ
contented to become citizens of America, and
confuse the thirteen stripes, and change the
.stars into one glorious sun.

Let us pause.

It is not in a few light strictures, it is
not, perhaps, in the most acute and methodi-
cal essay that the merits of this unexpected,
this wonderful system, can be strictly defined.
Reading cannot be applied, and experience is
out of the question. Thus how much we
may easily perceive, it is a great, almost a to-
tal, and probably a final change, with regard
to every State. "To be, or not to be, that i.<
the question." So great a revolution wa*
never before proposed to a people for their
consent. In a time of profound peace, that
a matter of such infinite concern should be
submitted to general debate throughout such
an empire as this, is a phenomenon entirely
new. Let us make a due return to that
Providence by which we enjoy the privelege,
by using it, like a wise, prudent and free peo-
ple. Let us equally shun a hasty acceptance
or a precipitate rejection of this all-important
scheme. And if our final decision be the
effect of true wisdom, let us never doubt but
the end will be happy.

VOL. iv. ( 'jv >

To close :

You must easily see, Sir, that what I have
written is but a light sweep on the surface of
things. Many things tn the Constitution
worthy of remark, I have wholly omitted ;
those I have mentioned, I have slightly criti-
cised, and what is not in the Constitution
that ought to be there, I have not attempted
to say. I found you had prescribed me a
task which few men, perhaps, can adequately
perform, and that I had not by any means
qualified myself to do it But if this trifling
attention to your wishes should prove a grati-
fication, I shall be satisfied in that respect.
I am, Dear Sir,
Your Friend

& most ob't Serv't,

W. SYMMES.
Capt. Peter Osgood, Jr..

NOTE. The copy from which the above letter is
printed, was received from Hon. William Willia, of
Portland, Me. Obligation is also due to him for
much of the information concerning Mr. Symmes,
during his residence in that city. The possession
by Mr. Willis of the original letter is not a matter
of mere chance. He searches for such acquisitions,
and is understood to have one of the largest and
most curious antiquarian collections in the country,
and it is further said, that his industry and munifi-
cence in procuring it is only exceeded by his liber-
ality in allowing its use to others. His conduct
towards the writer in the present CMC, fully justifies
the latter part of the report.

A COPY OF THE FIRST BOOK OF
BIRTHS, OF THE TOWN OF ROW-
LEY, WITH NOTES.

COMMUNICATED BY M. A. STICKNKY.

Continued from Vol. 4, page 162.

Samuell Cooper, son of Samuell & Mary
borne ye seventh of March 1692.

218

John Teney son of James and Abigail
borne ye sixt of Aprill 1692.

Henry Dresser son of Samuell & Mary
borne ye twenty-forth of Aprill 1692.

John Dickison son of Thomas & Elizabeth
born ye sixteenth of March 1691-2.

Thomas Wicom, son of John & Abigail
boine ye sixt of May 1692.

John Lighton son of John & Martha
borne ye twelfth of May 1692.

Rebekka Pearson daughter of John & Ma-
ry borne ye sixteenth of March 1692.

Samuell Wood son of Thomas and Mary
borne ye thirty-first of May 1692.

Elen Boynton daughter of Samuell Boyn-
ton & Hannah borne ye 15th of March,
1689.

Daniell Boynton son of Samuell & Han-
nah borne ye twenty-sixt of May 1692.

Mary Spoford daughter of Samuell & Sa-
rah borne ye fifteenth day of June 1692.

Jonathan Heriman son and Margrett born
July ye fifteenth 1692.

Martha Brown daughter of John & Abi-
gail borne ye twenty-ninth of July 1692.

Jethro Wheeler son of Jethro & Hannah
born ye nineteenth of August 1692.

John Northend son of Ezekicl & Dorothy
born ye tenth of October 1692.

Hebziba Pearson daughter of Jeremiah
and Prissila borne the tenth of December
1692.

Jeremith Elsworth son of Jeremiah & Sa-
rah ye fifth of December 1692.

Sarah Burkbee daughter of Thomas &
Hester born ye fifteenth of December 1692.

Bridgett Harris daughter of Timothy born
ye seventeenth day of December 1692.

John Cresey the son of William Cresey
and Ann born the 4th of December in 1692.

Ezekiel Jewitt son of Thomas & Hanah
born ye twelft of January 1692-3.

Mary Killburn daughter of Joseph & Ma-
ry born ye twenty-second of Sept. 1689.

Elizabeth Killborn daughter of Joseph &
Mary, born ye twenty-second of June, 1692.

Mary Silver daughter of Samuell & Mary
borne ye fifth of Sept. 1689.

William Hobson son of William Sarah
born ye eighth of March 1692-3.

Sarah Sticknee daughter of John & Ha-
nah borne ye fourth of February 1693.

Nathaneal Barker son of Nathaneal &
Mary borne ye sixth of June 1693.

Elizabeth Todd daughter of John & Eliza-
beth his wife born September ye seventeenth
day 1690.

Samuel Tod ye son of John and Elizabeth
his wife borne May ye ninth day 1693.

Rebeckkah Jewitt daughter of Joseph and
Rebeckkah born ye twenty-fourth of July
1693.

Edward Stewart the son of James & Eliz-
abeth born September ye 20th 1693.

Lidia Dresser daughter of John & Marcy
born the tenth of Sept. 1691.

Jonathan Pearson son of Stephen and Ma-
ry born ye twenty-ninth of October 1693.

Mary Cooper daughter of Samuell & Mary
born ye tenth of November 1693.

Andrew Sticknee son of Andrew & Ednee
born ye therd of December 1693.

Joseph & Benjamin sons of John Clark
& Mary borne ye twelfth of October 1693.

Hannah Nelson daughter of Thomas &
Hannah born ye seventeenth of December
1693.

Ednee Northend daughter of Ezekeill &
Dorathy born ye tenth of January 16934.

Samuel Nelson son of Thomas & Hanah
bom ye fourteenth of February 1691.

219

Sarah Boynton daughter of Joseph &
Bridgett born ye therd of Deoomber 1698.

Mary Platta daughter of Jno. and Judith
born the fifteenth of January 1093-4.

Mathew Duty son of William & Elizabeth
born ye twenty-ninth of January 1693-4.

Samuel Platts son of James & Lidia tarn
ye thertith of January 16934.

Thomas Nelson, Recorder, 1094.

Elizabeth Wood daughter of Thomas &
Mary born Aprill the eight 1694.

Sarah Cresse the daughter of Michell
Crease and Sarah his wife the seventh of De-
cember 1692.

Abigail SpafTord daughter of Samuell
Spafford and Sarah his wife born twenty-
ninth of March one six hundred 934.

Sarah Spafford the daughter of John Spaf-
ford and Sarah his wife born the twentith of
December 1693.

Esther Burkby the daughter of Thomas
Burkby & Esther his wife borne the thir-
tenth day of March 16934.

Elizabeth Sillver the daughter of Samuell
Silver and Mary his wife born April 1 1694.

Samuell Browne the son of John Browne
and Abigale his wife borne eleventh Feberey
16934.

Mary Browne daughter of Nathaniell
Browne & Mary his wife borne nineteenth of
January 16934.

Samuel Tenney the son of Thomas Tenny
Margret bis wife born August 21, 1692.

James Bayly the son of James Bayly &
Elizabeth his wife born 12th of May 1694.

Sarah Pallmer the daughter of Francis
Pallmer and Ann his wife born April the
third 1691.

Sarah Wood daughter of Josiah Wood and
Mary his wife born 15th of February 1692.

Francis Pallmer son of Francis Pallmer &
Ann his wife born May twenty-second 1694.

Edward Paison the son of Mr. Edward
Paison & Elizabeth his wife born the fivetb
of Jane 1694.

Samuell Pickard the son of Samuell Pick-
ard and Elizabeth his wife born fourth of
December 1689.

Thomas Pickard the son of Samuell Pick-
ard and Elizabeth his wife born sizt of Feb-
ruary 1690.

Dorcas Harris daughter of Timothy Harris
& Phebee his wife born June nineteenth 1694.

Abigail Killborn daughter of Joseph Kill-
born & Mary his wife born July fiveteenth
1694.

Sarah Wicoin daughter of Daniel Wicom
Junior and Sarah his wife born July twenty-
seventh 1694.

Hannah Nellson daughter of Phillip Nel-
son & Sarah his wife born September fourth
1694.

Jonathan Russell son Daniel Russell &
Hannah bis wife born September fourth 1694.

Leonard Hirriman son of Jonathan Ham-
ma n & Margret his wife born the fiveth of
October 1094.

Ezekiell Lighten son of Ezekiell and Re-
in kali born the last day of February 16934.

Johannah Jewitt daughter of Capt. Joseph
Jewitt and Ruth born twelfth of April 1693.

Faith Jewitt the daughter of Thomas &
Hannah born the first of December 1694.

Elizabeth Haris daughter of Nathaniel and
Elizabeth born November third 1694.

Jonathan Crosbe ye son of Nathaniel! &
Elizabeth born the eleventh of September
1694.

Moses Pickard the son of Samuel & Elisa-
beth born the fourth of December 1694.

Francis Brockclbank & Elizabeth son &

220

daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth born fourth
of December 1694.

Timothy Pallraer son of Thomas & Han.
nah born the tenth of January 1694-5.

Nathaniell Boynton the son of Joseph &
Bridgett born the eleventh of December
1694.

Samuel Boynton the son of Samuel &
Hannah Boynton born the nineteenth of Sep-
tember 1694.

Mary Plummer the daughter of Benjamin
& Anna born the twenty-eighth of July
1694.

Mchitable Dresser daughter of John &
Mercy born the sixt of July 1694.

Martha Chute the daughter of James &
Mary born the fiveteenth of February 1693.

James Wood the son of Josiah & Mary
born the ninth of April 1695.

Jonathan Bayley the son of Jonathan &
Hannah born first of February 1694-5.

Joshuah Jewitt the son of Captaine Jo-
seph Jewitt & Ruth borne the sixteenth of
February 1694-5.

Beniamin Hazen and Hepzibah the son
and daughter of Edward & Jane Hazen born
the seventeenth of February 1694-5.

Joshua Bradstreet the son of Humphrey
and Sarah Bradstreet born the twenty-third of
February 1694-5.

Johannah Pickard the daughter of John &
Johannah born February twenty-fifth 1694-5.

Miriam Preson the daughter of Jeremiah
and Priscillah born eight February 1694-5.

Ruth Tenne the daughter of Thomas &
Margret born the twenty 6 February 1694-5.

Mary Wheeler the daughter of Jonathan
and Mary born the ninth of February 1694-5.

Benjamin Wheeler son of Jethro and Han-
nah borne the twenty-third of March 1694-5.

Hannah Tenne the daughter of James
and Abigail born the fourth of Aprill 1695.

Thomas Dickinson the son of Thomas and
Elizabeth born ye eleventh of March 1694-5.

Hannah Brodstreet daughter of Moses &
Hannah born April 21st 1694.

Jonathan Crese the son of Michael & Sa-
rah born the eleventh of May 1695.

Sarah Jackson daughter of Jonathan &
Anna born seventh of April 1695.

Ezekiell Lighten the son of Ezekiell &
Rebecca born the second of September 1695.

Sarah Hobson the daughter of William &
Sarah born the eleventh of October 1695.

John Haris son of Timothe & Phebe born
the eleventh of October 1695.

Martha Browne the daughter of Nathaniel
& Mary born the twelfth of October 1695.

Martha Lighten the daughter of John and
Martha bom the eighteenth of October 1695.

Abigail Pearly the daughter of Samuel
and Abigail born the eight of August 1695.

William Stevens the son of William &
Elizabeth born the twenty-seventh of Sep-
tember 1695.

Thomas Burkbe son of Thomas & Esther
born the thirty-first of October 1695.

Andrew Hedden son of John & Elizabeth
Hedden was born the therteenth of March
1690-91.

Ruth Chute the daughter of James & Ma-
ry borne the second of November 1695.

Mehitabell Wood the daughter of Thomas
and Mary borne eighteenth December 1695.

Rebecah Stickne the daughter of Andrew
& Elizabeth borne twenty-third December
1695.

Abigaill Stewart the daughter of James
& Elizabeth borne November 26th 1695.

Mary Creesey the daughter of William &
Ann borne fourth day of November 1697.

221

Hannah Creesey the daughter of William
& Ann borne April the first day 1099.

Abel Creesy the son of William & Ann
bora December twenty-seven day 1700.

Samuel Creesey the son of William & Ann
bora July twenty-third 1704.

Joseph Creesey the son of William & Ann
bora July the fourth 1707 .

1 The last five individuals recorded, were
t*

in the margin of the original copy.

Thomas Looke the son of Jonathan & Eliz-
abeth bora February first 1695-6.

Shubaell Buily the son of Jonathan and
Hannah bora the twenty-second of February
1695-6.

John Browne the son of John & Abigail
borne March ninth 1695-6.

Beniamin Poor the son of Henery & Abi-
gail bora March the 23d 1695-6.

Peeter Cooper the son of Samuel & Mary
bora March seventh 1695-6.

Lidiah Plats the daughter of Moses &
Hannah bora March twentcth 1695-6.

James Plats the son of John & Judith
bora April the twenth 1696.

James Wood the son of Ebenezcr & Ra-
chel borne Aprill the twenty-eight 1G96.

Snmuell Duty the son of William & Elizu-
beth born May the fift 1096.

Samuel Tod the son of Samuell & Pris-
cilla borne the second of June 1690.

Mariah Killborne the daughter of Samuell
& Mary bora the twenty-first of July 1090.

Joshuah Jackson the son of Caleb &
Elizabeth born the 2d of September 1696.

Mary Greenough the daughter of Robert
& Sarah borne the seventeenth of Septem-
ber 1696.

Mehitabell Chaplin the daughter of Joseph
and Mehitabel born the 18 September 1696.

Maty Tod the daughter of John & Eliz-
abeth bora the 19th September 1696.

John Johnson the eon of Samuel & Fran-
ces bora 1st of September 1696.

John Tenna son of Daniell & Mary bora
October fourteenth 1696.

Eleazer Boyton the son of Samuel & Ha-
nah borne the fiveteenth November 1696.

Jane Stickne the daughter of John &
Hannah borne the tenth of November 1696.

Bridgett Brodstreet the daughter of Moses
& Hannah borne the seventeenth of March
1695-6.

Nathaniel Harriman son of Jonathan &
Margret bora the last of December 1696.

Sarah Broadstreet ye son of Humphrey &
Sarah bora January fourteenth 1696-7.

Mary Wicom the daughter of Daniel &
Sarah borne January the fiveteenth 1696.

Ezekiell Northend the son of Ezekiell &
Dority bora January twenty-fift 1696.

Elizabeth Payson the daughter of Mr. Ed-
ward Payson & Elizabeth bora February 5th
1696

Abigail Nellson the daughter of Thomas
& Hannah bom February first 1696-7.

Samuell Jackson the son of Jonathan &
Anna bora March fourth 1696-7.

Mary Killborne the daughter of Isaac &
Mary borne the eighteenth of March 1696-7.

Moses Person son of Jeremiah & Priscilla
borne the twenty-sixt of March 1696-7.

John Dresser the son of John & Mercy
bora the ninth of February 1696.

Marthah Plummer the daughter of Benja-
min & Ann borne second of March 1696.

Joseph Boynton, Recorder.

Jeremiah Hopkinson son of Mighell & Sa-
rah bora May 6 1697.

Patience Pearson the daughter of Stephen
& Mary borne July 26th 1697.

222

Simon Pickard the son of John & Johnna
born February 17th 1697.

Elizabeth Paison the daughter of Mr. Ed-
ward Paison and Mrs. Elizabeth borne Febru-
ary 5th 1696-7.

Bridget Boynton the daughter of Joseph
& Bridget born October the 5th 1697.

Mehitabell Spofford the daughter of Samu-
el & Sarah Spofford born October 29th
1697.

Daniel Lunt the son of John & Ruth
borne August 16th 1697.

Mary Killborn the daughter of Isaac &
Mary born March 17th 1697.

Elizabeth Crosbee the daughter of Na-
thaniel and Elizabeth born August 7th 1697.

Tamar the daughter of Michaell & Sarah
Cressee born February fourth 1697-8.

Sarah Looke the daughter of Jonathan &
Elizabeth Looke born February 13th 1697-8.

Mary the daughter of Timothy & Pheebe
Harris born March 9th 1697-8.

Ebenezer Burkbee the son of Thomas &
Esther born January 8th 1697-8.

Susanna Pearley the daughter of Samuell
and Abigail borne November 19th 1697.

Mehitabell the daughter of Thomas &
Hannah Jewitt borne March 30th 1698.

Gershom Tenny son of James & Abigail
born May 19th 1698.

Elizabeth Poor daughter of Henry & Abi-
gaill borne April 9th 1698.

Nathan Plats the son of Samuel & Mary
born June 19th 1698

Mary Plats the daughter of James & Lidia
borne June the 19th 1698.

Jonathan Shepard son of John & Hannah
born May 12th 1698.

Ruth Silver the daughter of Samuel &
Mary Silver born March 4th 1697-8.

Jonathan Hopkinson the son of Mighell &
Sarah borne July 28 1698.

Andrew Dutee son of William & Elizabeth
born September 16th 1698.

John Baley the son of Jonathan & Han-
nah born July 1st 1698.

John Syle the son of Richard & Hannah
born September 26tb 1698.

Jane Pickard the daughter of John & Jo-
hanna born July 1st 1698.

Mary Lunt the daughter of John & Ruth
born October 9th 1698.

Solomon Stewart the son of James and
Elizabeth borne July 24th 1698.

Mary Heriman the daughter of Jonathan
and Margret born November llth 1698.

William Tenny the son of Daniel & Mary
borne October the 23d 1698.

Benjamin Browne the son of Nathaniel &
Mary borne November 13th 1698.

Samuell Hazen the son of Edward & Jane
borne July the 20th 1698.

Hannah Wheeler the daughter of Jethro
& Hanah born June 9th 1697.

Joseph Boynton the son of Joseph & Brid
gett born November 20th 1698.

Andrew Duty born 16th day of Septem-
ber 1698.

Mary Wood daughter of Josiah & Mary
borne the twenty-eight of January 1698-9.

Ebenezer Wood the son of Ebenezer &
Rachell borne December 6th 1698.

Mehitabel Wheeler the daughter of Jona-
than & Mary borne March 26th 1698.

Elizabeth Plats the daughter of Moses &
Hannah borne Feb. 8th 1698.

Joseph Browne the son of John & Abigaill
born May 5th 1698.

Hebsibah Pearson the daughter of Stephen
& Mary born January 20th 1698-99.

Joseph & Benjamin Thurston the sons of

Joseph & Mehitable born January 23rd
1698-9.

Daniel Jackson the son of Jonathan &
Anna born February llth 1698-9.

John Gage the son of Thomas & Mary
born March 7th 1G98-9.

Jane Northend the daughter of Kzekiell &
Dorothy born March 17th 1698-9.

Hannah Jewitt the daughter of Maxemil-
lian & Sarah borne Aprill 6th 1699.

Elizabeth the daughter of Thomas & Eliza-
beth Dickinson borne Aprill 19th 1699.

Isaac Boynton the son of Samuel & Han-
nah born Aprill llth 1<>99.

Jedidiah the son of Samuel & Mary Kil-
borne borne Aprill 20th ir.'.m.

Elizabeth Nelson daughter of John & Ma-
ry Nelson borne Aprill 20th !(!!.

Mehitabell Tenny the daughter of Thomas
& Margret borne July 29th 1699.

Mary Hobson the daughter of William &
Sarah borne July 26th 1699.

Elizabeth Gage the daughter of Thomas &
Elizabeth borne March 17th 1698-9.

Sarah Stewart the daughter of Ehenezcr &
Elizabeth borne the 19th May 1G99.

John Burbank the son of Caleb & Han-
nah borne Sept. 27th 1699.

Thomas Tod the son of John & Elizabeth
born Aprill 20th 1699.

Jonathan Burkbee the son of Thomas &
Esther borne December 7th 1699.

Hepzibah Jewit the daughter of Thomas
& Hannah borne February 1st 1090-700.

Hannah Paison the daughter of Mr. Ed-
ward & Mrs. Elizabeth Born October 14th

Mary Steward the daughter of John &
Elizabeth borne October 3d 1699.

Sarah Davis the daughter of Cornelius &
Elizabeth borne July 22nd 1690.

Amos Sticknee the son of Andrew & Eliz-
abeth borne Aprill 2:(rd 1699.

John Sticknee the son of John & Hannah
born January 23rd 1699-1700.

Eliot Paison the son of Mr. Edward Pai-
son & Mrs. Elizabeth borne March 1 1 th
1699-1700.

Moses Wheeler the son of Jethro & Han-
nah Wheeler borne March 12th 1099-1700.

Ann Wood the daughter of Thomas &
Mary Wood borne Aprill llth 1700.

Mary Tod the daughter of James & Ma-
ry Tod borne Aprill 15th 1700.

Lydia Spofford daughter of Samuel & Sa-
rah borne Aprill 25th 1700.

Moses Hopkinson the son of Mighell
and Sarah borne 7th 1700.

Stephen Harris the son of Timothy &
Pheebee born June 10th 1700.

Hepzibah Hobson the daughter of John
and Dorcas borne June l.'tth 1700.

John Kilbourn son of Isaac & Mary born
May 12 1700.

Abner Tod the son of Samuell & Prisoilla
born July 12th 1700.

Abigail Pearley daughter of Samuell &
Abigaill born July 6th 1 700.

Moses Hopkinson the son of Micael &
Sarah borne June the 7th 1700.

Jonathan Dresser son of Jonathan & Sa-
rah born August 6th 1700.

Hannah Chute daughter of James & Ma-
ry borne July eighth 1 700.

Mary Plats the daughter of James A-
Lydia Plats borne September 5th 1 700.

Hannah Browne the daughter of John &
Abigaill borne August 22nd 1 700.

Daniel Poore son of Henry & Abigail
born October 15th 1700.

Samuell Wheeler the son of Jonathan &
Mary born August 1st 1700.

224

Abigaill Thirston the daughter of Joseph
and Mehitable born.

Elizabeth Looke the daughter of Jonathan
and Elizabeth borne December 5th 1 700.

Benjamin Boynton the son of Joseph &
Bridget borne December 22nd 1 700.

Joseph Jewett the son of Jonathan & Ma-
ry born December 31st 1700.

Stephen Paison the son of Mr. Edward
Paison & Mrs. Elizabeth borne January 25th
1701.

John Plats son of John & Judeth borne
January 24th 1700-1.

Elizabeth Pickard the daughter of Sam-
uell & Elizabeth born March 22nd 1697.

Mary Pickard the daughter of Samuell &
Elizabeth born August 20th 1698.

Joseph Pickard son of Samuell & Eliza-
beth born March 17th 1700.

Ann Baly daughter of Jonathan & Han-
nah borne the 4th February 1700-1.
Samuel Plaits. Recorder.

Elizabeth Jewit the daughter of Maxe-
millian & Sarah borne March 3rd 1700-1.

Sarah Heriman the daughter of Jonathan
& Margaret borne March 19th 1700-1.

Of the History of Robert Greenough, Recorder,
from 1690 to 1693, nothing appears to be known
previous to his marriage, in Rowley, to Sarah, the
widow of Stephen Mighell, March 6, 1688. She
was the daughter of the Rev. Sam'l Philips, col-
leagueof Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, and was born 1st
month, 7th day, 1656, and married first Stephen
Mighell Nov. 3, 1680.

Mr. Greenough appears to have been married
before, and by wife Martha had children : Robert,
b. Feb., last day, 1682-3, and Daniell, b. Feb. 22,
1685-6, and he soon after becoming recorder, placed
their births on the Records of Rowley. He was
not a resident in 1677, but in 1691, he was one of
the Selectmen, and paid a good tax that year.

He wrote a good modern hand, and, in the Re-
cords of his children, took unusual care to make

it distinct. By wife widow Sarah Mighell he had
children, Elizal>eth, b. Dec. 1, 1688, and Mary, b.
Sep. 17, 1696.

An intention of marriage was published between
Robert Greenough, Senior, and Mary Daniels,
April 29, 1710. They had child recorded, John,
b. June 16, 1712.

His eldest son, Robert, intended marriage with
Hannah Dole, Jan. 20, 1705. They had child,
Samuel, b. March 25, 1707.

"Mr. Richard Syle and Mrs. Mary Greenough
intends marriage October 17, 1719," and were
married Oct. 23, 1719.

Although I see no account of the death of Rob-
ert Greenough, Senior, still, I suppose, from the
prefix, that this Mary Greenough might have been
his widow, Richard Syle being the schoolmaster
of Rowley, and a man of advanced age.

The name soon disappeared from Rowley, the
family probably removing to Bradford, where his
descendants may now live.

Thomas Nelson, one of the first settlers of Row-
ley, came from England with wife Joan, and sons
Philip and Thomas; a daughter, Mercy, b. 12, 26,
1643, is also found recorded in Rowley, and from
his will it appears a son Samuel, of whom nothing
is known further. Mr. Nelson died in England,
about 1 648. In his will he left the education of
his sons Philip and Thomas, to Mr. Richard Bel-
Hngham, and his uncle, Richard Dumcr, who were
also its executors.

Philip Nelson graduated at Harvard, 1654, being
the first from Rowley, and the only one of the
class that year.

Thomas Nelson married 1st, Ann Lambert,
Dec. 16, on the tenth moneth, 1659 ; she died Jan.
7,1678; 2d, Mary Lunt, of Newbury, May 13,
1680; she died Aug. 28, 1688, and 3rd, Phillipy
(Felt) Platts, widow of Sam. Platts, Sen., April 9,
1690; she died Sep. 29, 1709. Children :

I. Thomas, b. March 10, 1660.

II. Dorithee, b. 11 14, 1662.

III. Hannae, b. June 22, 1665.

IV. Jonathan, b. Nov. 10, 1667.

V. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 25, 1669.

VI. Gershome, b. July 11, 1672.

VII. Francis, b. Feb. 19, 1675.

VIII. Ephraim, b. March 23, 1681.

ttfi

Mr. Thomas Nelson WM Recorder from 1694 to
1697, and he died April 5, 1712.

HU record WM very indistinct ; the letters appear
to be formed on a plan of his own. The record of j
three years is crowded, in a confused manner, into
three pages and a few lines. Although he probably
had the advantages of a good education, he failed
to exhibit it in his Record.

(To b Continued.)

HISTORICAL NOTICES OF IPSWICH
AND HAMILTON.

Read at a Meeting of the E$sex Inttitute,
held at Hamilton, August 21, 1862.

BT JOSEPH B. FELT.

INDIAN INHABITANTS OF AGAWAM.

When we look back upon the Aborigines,
as the sole proprietors of this soil, on the
places which once knew them, but are now to
know them no more forever, feelings of
sympathy and sadness come over our souK
Such reflections, though not presenting us
with relics of the civilized arts, nor with the
productions of literature, nor with the im-
provements of science, to secure lasting fame,
still set before us, in the light of history, a
tribe of men as immortal as ourselves, who
have irrevocably disappeared from the scenes
and concerns of earth.

1611, Capt. Edward Hardie and Nicholas
Hobson sailed from England for North Vir-
ginia. They touch at Agawam, where the
natives treat them more kindly than others
had done. These Aborigines must have
been far more numerous at this visit than
they were subsequently, because a plague
swept off most of the New England Indians
about 1617.

. 1629, the Indians here inform Gov. Endi-
cott that they are apprehensive of an inva-
sion from the Turrentines, or Eastern Indi-

TOL. IT.

(29)

ans. He immediately dispatches a boat with
Hugh Brown to defend them. Similar aid
was afforded them several times. 1630.
June 13, Winthrop's Journal says, " Lord's
day, in the morning, the Sagamore of Aga-
wam, and one of his men, came on board our
ship and stayed with us all day." This chief
was called Mascannoroo, but more commonly
Masoonnomet, and sometimes John. It is
evident, from the account given by Mascon-
nomet's grandchildren, when they received of
different towns compensation for land which
he had owned, that his jurisdiction was as ex-
tensive as already described. About 1630,
he was at Saugus, and, with other Indians,
witnessed the sale of Nahant and other land,
by Black William, to William Witter, for
two pestle-stones.

1631, July 5, " the Sagamore of Agawam
is banished from every Englishman's house
for the space of one year, on penalty of ten
beaver skins." Aug. 8, " the Turrentines, to
the number of 100, came in three canoes,
and in the night assaulted the wigwam of the
Sagamore of Agawam, slew seven men, and
wounded John Sagamore and James, and
some others, (whereof some died after,) and
rifled a wigwam of Mr. Craddock's men,
kept to catch sturgeon, took away their nets
and biscuit." The wife of James and others
were carried away captive by their enemies.
According to report, Masconnomet had slain
some belonging to the people of these inva-
ders. John and James, previously men-
tioned, were sachems, the former of a tribe
on the west of Saugus, and the latter of a
tribe in that town. It is very likely that
they had come as allies to Masconnomet, be-
cause he often dreaded an attack from his
eastern foes. Sept. 17, Abraham Shurd, of
Femaquid, sends to Agawam James's wife,

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who had been recently captured. He writes
that wampum and beaver-skins are demanded
for her ransom. 1638, March 13, Mascon-
nomet sells his fee in the soil of Ipswich, to
John Winthrop, Jr., in behalf of its inhabi-
tants, for 20.

1639. In the southwest part of Ipswich,
now appertaining to Middletown, there was
an Indian plantation. This contained a Hill,
called, in 1661, Will Hill, from Old Wil-
liam, an Indian, who, in 1660, seems to have
owned considerable land.

March 5, Masconnomet is to have his gun
mended, which the Governor's servant broke.
He is also allowed to kill fowl and deer. He
acknowledges himself satisfied with what Mr.
Winthrop paid him for his right to the terri-
tory of this town.

1642, Sept., the Agawams and other
tribes are to have their arms restored, having
been taken from them because it was suspect-
ed that they intended to rise against the Eng-
lish.

1644, March 8. Besides four other Saga-
mores, Masconnomet puts himself, his sub-
jects and possessions, under the protection
and government of Massachusetts, and agrees
to be instructed in the Christian religion.

1652, April 17. Peckanaminet, alias
Ned, an Indian, and sometimes called Acoc
ket, of Ipswich, had recently mortgaged, for
30, his land, about eight miles square, on
the further side of Menimack, lying eight or
ten miles from Andover. This native was
aged 68 in 1676. He had a brother, Hum
phrey. Both of them, like most of thei
red brethren, possessing land, surrounded by
whites, tempted by rum, were continual!
distressed through their improvident debts.

1655, Feb. 21. " Left to the seven men
to grant to the Sagamore six acres of plant

ng land, where they shall appoint, for to
>lant, but not propriety to any but himself."
1658, June 18. Granted the Sagamore's
widow to enjoy that parcel, which her husband
md fenced in " during the time of her wid-
owhood." Thus we have notice of Mascon-
nomet's decease. He had lived to behold
lis people almost extinct, and to perceive his
wwer dwindle to the very emblem of weak-
ness. As the last of the chiefs who ruled
over the Agawams, his feeble and broken
sceptre descended with him to the grave.
He was buried on Sagamore Hill, now within
the bounds of Hamilton. His gun and other
valued implements were interred with his
body. March 6. Idle curiosity, wanton,
sacrilegious sport, prompted an individual to
dig up the remains of this chief, and carry
his skull on a pole through Ipswich streets.
Such an act of barbarity was severely
frowned on, and speedily visited with the
retribution of civil justice.

1671, Feb. 21. " Granted Ned two or
three acres to plant during his life, in some
convenient place, if he fence it sufficiently
with stone wall."

1678, Dec. 23. Several Indians, living
in a wigwam, are furnished with some pro-
visions by the town. f

1683, Feb. 27. Surveyors are empow-
ered to lay out a small quantity of land for
Ned and his family, and the old Sagamore's
daughter and her children, to improve for
them during the town's pleasure.

1686. John Dunton, in his excursion
from Boston, was accompanied from Wen-
ham to Ipswich by an Indian, who gave him
the common salutation of his tribe, netop,
friend. Mr. Dunton describes a funeral,
which took place at this time, near Ipswich,
and which showed the custom of the Aga-

wams in so solemn a service. When the
mourners came to the grave, they laid the
body near by, then sat down and lamented.
He observed successive flowing tears of old
and young. After the body was laid in the
grave, they made a second lamentation ; then
spread the mat on which the deceased had
died, over the grave, put the dish there in
which he had eaten, and hung a coat of skin
on an adjacent tree. This coat none was to
touch, but allow it to consume with the dead.
The relatives of persons thus buried had
their faces blacked, ::s a sign of mourning.

1690, Feb. 18. Ned is still assisted by
the town, and is aged about 82. Dec. 30.
Robert, an Indian, is similarly helped.

1726. There were three families, each
having a wigwam back of Wigwam Hill, at
the Hamlet. It seems that not long after
this year, Indians disappeared from among
the inhabitants of Ipswich. Had letters
flourished among the Agawams, many of
their transactions, fitted to excite pity and
admiration, to draw forth censure and ap-
proval, would have been preserved on pages
of history. But such a privilege, with
which a kind Providence has favored us, has
failed to be theirs. Hence no register exists
to tell us where the red men, who once held
undisputed sway over this soil, had their
homes and corn-fields, their ranges of fishing
and hunting, of feasting and amusement,
their battle-grounds, and their consecrated
spots for council and for worship.

REMAINS OF THE AQAWAM8.

Besides abundance of clam-shells, are
Stone Pestles and Mortars, Gouges, Heads
of Arrows, and Tomahawks. These were
used by Indians before they obtained iron
from Europeans, whom they called Chauqua-
quack, or " Knife-men."

NOTICES Or IPSWICH.

Among our ancient acquaintances who
could talk from personal knowledge, of Ips-
wich, was the noted Capt. John Smith. The
same year of 1614, when he set up the noted
point of Trigbigzander, to commemorate a
Turkish lady at Cape Ann, he remarked, in
his voyage of Agawam, as follows: "There
are many rising hills, and on their tops and
descents are many corn-fields and delightfull
groves. On the east is an Isle, of two or
three leagues in length ; the one halfe plaine
marish ground, fit for pasture or salt ponds,
with many high groues of mulbury trees.
There are also okes, pines, walnuts, and other
wood, to make this place an excellent habita-
tion."

1620, Dec. Before the Company at Ply-
mouth finally decided to dwell there, some of
them " urged greatly the going to Agawam,
a place twenty leagues off to the northward,
which they heard to be an excellent harbour
for ships, better ground and better fishing."
Such argument in favor of harborage, was
found to have been mistaken, and thus lost
without damage.

1633, Jan. 17. The Assistant Court of
Massachusetts, order that a plantation be
commenced at Agawam, (being the best
place in the land for tillage and cattle,) lest
an enemy, finding it, should possess and take
it from us." The people feared on this oc-
casion, were well known to be of the French
nation. Thus introduced to us, before civil
authority allowed it to be retained by unau-
thorized settlers, Ipswich, though now under
several names, in the collective value of its
soil and productions generally, has not fallen
below its original recommendations.

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PLACE FIRST OCCUPIED BY THE TOWN OF
IPSWICH.

From the phraseology used when grants of
land were first made to people of Ipswich, it
is evident that the town so denominated, by
way of distinction, was located on the Neck.
This was immediately bounded on the east by
what is now known as Jeffrey's Neck. It
appears that originally the whole Neck, the
western part of which was selected for the
town, was called after the same person. It
seems that William Jeffrey had given name
to this Neck, and also to the Creek, after-
wards Manchester, before Agawam was set-
tled, in 1633. To this point th following is
adduced :

1628, Jeflry and Burslem are assessed 2
towards the expenses of the expedition
against Morton, at Merry Mount. There can
be but little doubt that Jeffry was, this year,
a resident in the original bounds of Agawam,
because no writer or document has shown
that he had lived elsewhere, and two places
within such territory very early received their
names from his.

1634. Winthrop, speaking of Jeffry's
handing him a letter from Morton, calls him
" an old planter."

1666. William Jeffrey claims the Neck,
of his name, in the limits of Ipswich. He
is granted, of course, by the Colony of Mas-
sachusetts, five hundred acres of land, on the
south " of our patent, to be a final issue of
all claims, by virtue of any grant hereto
made by any Indians whatsoever."

EXTRAORDINARY BLEEDERS OF HAMILTON.

There are about four families in this town,
in 1834, called bleeders. Three of them are
immediately, and the other mediately, related.
The number of individuals so denominated, is
about five. They are thus named from an

unusual propensity in their arteries and veins
to bleed profusely, even from slight wounds.
A cut, or other hurt upon them, assumes, at
first, the common appearance. But after a
week or fortnight, the injured part begins and
continues for several days, to send forth al-
most a steady stream of blood, until the red-
ness of this disappears, and it becomes nearly
as colorless as water. A portion of the co-
agulated blood forms a cone, large or small,
according to the wound. The bleeding
ceases when the cone, which has a minute
aperture, and is very fetid, falls of. The
persons thus constituted dare not submit to
the operation of a lancet. They often bleed
abundantly at the nose, and are subject to se-
vere and premature rheumatism. Some of
their predecessors have come to their end by
wounds which are not considered by any
means dangerous for people in general.
This hemorrhage first appeared in the Apple-
ton family, who brought it with them from
England. None but males are bleeders,
whose immediate children are not so, and
whose daughters, only, have sons thus dis-
posed. As to the precise proportion of
these who may resemble their grandfathers in
bleeding of this kind, past observation fur-
nishes no data ; it has been found altogether
uncertain.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN IPSWICH.

In 1814, more than 120 persons, about
1-12 of the Ipswich population, were aged
70 years and upwards, of whom 25 individu-
ally exceeded 80 years.

From 1785 to 1812 inclusive, there were,
in the First Parish of Ipswich, comprising
about 1000 souls, 72 deaths of 80 years and
over, i. e., eleven of 80, three of 81, six of
82, eight of 83, seven of 84, seven of 85,
four of 86, five of 87, five of 89, five of 90,

two of 91, one of 93, one of 95, two of 96,
one of 97, three of 99, one of 102.

Of the preceding 72 deaths, there were
thirty-four widows, five spinsters, four whose
husbands were alive, twenty-eight males, and
one whose Christian name is not recorded so
as to denote the sex. Of 71, then, forty-
throe were females, and twenty-eight male-,
making fifteen more females than males.

On the list whence these deaths were taken, j
there are several instances of aged husbands '
and wives dying nearly together, which con-
firms a remark frequently made to this effect,
when one of an aged couple is taken away.

It has been remarked by writers on lon-
gevity, that more women than men become
old, but that fewer of the former become very
old. This remark does not hold in reference
to the seventy-two deaths previously men-
tioned, so far as their ages go. It is, how-
ever, probably correct, when it refers to ages
of 110 and upwards.

Dr. Rush observed, that, in the course of
his inquiries, he met with only one person
above eighty, who had lived unmarried. But
of the foregoing seventy-two, there are three
exceeding eighty, one of them eighty-five,
another eighty-seven, and a third ninety.

The proportion of inhabitants dying annu-
ally in Ipswich and its offset settlements, is
as about 1 to 50. This is considered as de-
noting a very favourable state of health.

DAVID MERRITT.

be truly touching in narration. We can here
give but a very brief outline of his experi-
ence.

Mr. Merritt was born in Ticehurst, a par-
ish in Sussex County, England, 20th April,
1775, and died at Salem, Mass., on Monday,
28th July, 1862. His father, David Mer-
ritt, was bom in 1745, in the Parish of
Hawkhuret, County of Kent, England, set-
tled at Ticehurst, and followed the trade of
shoemaking, and died on the 18th of April,
1795. His mother, Elizabeth Badcock, was
born in 1755, at Wilmington, a parish in
Sussex County, England, and was, with
three of her children and two of her grand-
children, lost at sea in the ship Jupiter, on
the 6th of April, 1805, in a passage from
London to New York, emigrating to this
country. He was a member of a large fam-
ily,* whose livelihood was obtained by con-

For nearly seventeen years beyond the al-
loted term of life, this worthy and much re-
spected citizen was seen in our streets, and
found at his office, in vigorous transaction of
his serviceable business. His life was vari-
ous and eventful before he came among us,
abounding in incidents, some of which would

* David Merritt and Elizabeth Badcock were
married at Hoe, Sussex ,County, England, in
1771, and had the following children :

1. Henry Merritt, born Nov. 1, 1772. Married,
in Jan'y, 1805, Mary Nye, of Tunbridge Wells,
Kent County, England ; in March following, em-
harked at London in the ill-fated ship Jupiter,
were rescued from the wreck, heretofore noted, ar-
rived at Marblehead, and settled there ; had two
children, David Nye Merritt, formerly a settled cler-
gyman at Riga, Monroe County, N. Y., now in
the New York Custom House, and a daughter
Mary who died young. After the death of his
wife, in 1810, he married 2dly, Susanna Powers ;
removed to Newburyport, where, on the 20th of
February, 1821, he died early in the morning, and
the same day, in the evening, died Susanna his
wife.

2. David Merritt, the subject of our notice,
born April 20, 1775, died July 28, 1862.

3. Mary Merritt, born April 29, 1777, married,
about the year 1797, John Penfold, and died early.

4. Elizabeth Merritt, born Sept. 30, 1778 ; died
in London about the year 1816.

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stant industry, severe economy, and mutual
and most affectionate helpfulness. His edu-
cational advantages were limited to the little
village school in his childhood, and to a term
or two at a distance, when he was ten years
of age. He made up, however, for the lack
of the school, in an uncommon degree, by in-
dustrious self-culture. He loved books, and
in his youth saved from very scanty earnings
enough to purchase such works as Thomp-
son's seasons, Young's Night Thoughts, and
Paradise Lost. He took extraordinary pleas-
ure in letter-writing. He began to corres-
pond with friends when but fifteen years of
age ; and from this time onward, few persons
of his position and advantages have improved
the epistolary pen with keener relish to them-
selves, if not accceptableness to friends. We
may here say, that, since his residence in this
country, he has kept up a frequent and quite
numerous correspondence with friends in the
land of his birth. He had a similar inter-
course, moreover, with many in this country.
Letter-writing with him was no labor, but a
delightful pastime. He also kept a journal
of the incidents of his life, and the promi-
nent events of the times.

5. Lucy Merritt, born Nov. 5, 1779, married
about the year 1798, to Wm. Breach ; had two chil-
dren, who, together with themselves and many oth-
ers, met an untimely death by the wreck of the
ship Jupiter, on the 6th of April, 1805.

6. Thomas Merritt, born Feb. 4, 1781; died at
the age of 18 years.

7. Jemima Merritt, born May 19, 1787, -emi-
grated to this country with her brother David;
married, at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., 31st Dec.,
1805, Edmund Luff, a native of Northiam, Sussex,
England. She now resides at Pillar Point, Jeffer-
son County, N. Y.

8. Phebe Merritt, born June, 1790 : was lost in
the Jupiter, in 1805.

9. William Merritt, born Oct. 5, 1792 ; was also
lost in the above catastrophe.

A circumstance occurred in his early man-
hood which introduced him to a wide circle
of acquaintance, and gave a new impulse to
his affections and intellect. He had been
brought up in connexion with the Episcopal
Church. While working at a mechanical
trade* at Tunbridge Wells, a celebrated wa-
tering place in England, he was providen-
tially led to attend the preaching of a society
of Dissenters. From that time religion as-
sumed to him a new aspect. It became a
living thing.

In addition to this, a severe sickness turned
his thoughts in still deeper earnestness to-
wards the concerns of the eternal life. He
then became a member of the Dissenting
communion. Soon, in connection with three
other young men, he began what was then an
altogether novel procedure, a course of even-
ing conference meetings. These were held
not only in the place of his abode, but in the
neighboring villages. These conferences at
length grew into Sunday meetings in the day-
time, and preaching, at which he performed
the services. Thus, for several years, at va-
rious places in two counties, he administered
the Gospel in the new and living way which
he had found. He asked no leave of the
powers that were ; he had no ordination, but
travelled and spoke on the Sabbath as he was
invited. During the other days of the week
he was industrious at bis secular employment
with his hands, while his heart and intellect
were preparing for the next service. His
audiences were among the humblest classes,

* Mr. Merritt served an apprenticeship, at Tun-
bridge Wells, county of Kent, to a House Carpen-
ter and Joiner, and continued as a journeyman till
his 26th year, when he returned to Ticehurst, and
united with his brother Henry in the shot-making
business.

yet mingled among these were some liberal
and intelligent persons, whose acquaintance
secured aid and precious friendship to the de-
voted lay-preacher.

In consequence of his earnest activity in
these religious associations, Mr. Merritt, in
January, 1804, became acquainted with the
family of Mr. William Ashby, of the town
of Battle, thus named because of the great
contest between William the Conqueror and
King Harold of England. Mr. Ashby was
the son of John Ashby, a native of Cook-
Geld, Sussex County, and was born at Battle
3d April, 1756. He married, at Nye, 12
Nov., 1782, Anne Guy,* followed the occu-
pation conjointly of farming and shop-keeping ;
married, secondly, at Salem, on the 23d of
December, 1840, Polly Mean.f the widow
of Doct. Weekes ; died at Salem, 15 Oct.,
1848. He was the leader of the Dissenting
Society in that place, and though a layman,
often performed the preacher's duty. He
was well read in political and ecclesiastical
history. He loved all that was liberal, with
a perfect enthusiasm. He admired and

* Anne Guy was the second daughter of David
Gay, a respectable Ironmonger in the town of Rye,
County of Sussex, England, who, by long and in-
dustrious application to his business, had acquired
a considerable property ; a man of integrity and
uprightness, a member of the Baptist Church, and
was in part the author and compiler of some re-
ligious and moral tracts published at that time,
and well calculated for usefulness ; also the author .
of an universal index to Dr. Watts's Psalms and !
Hymns. Lived to a good old age, and died in the
faith and hope of the Gospel. She was born at
Rye, 3 Aug., 1754, died at Salem 28 Dec., 1831.

t Polly Mean was born in Northiam, England,
24th Dec., 1770; married 1st, in England, a Doct
Weekes-. They had a son and a daughter, both of
whom died in infancy. Married 2dly, in Salem,
Mass., on the 23d Dec., 1840, William Ashby.
Died in Brookline, Mass., 17th Feb., 1860.

longed to enjoy the institutions of the United
States. On the marriage of Mr. Merritt, to
his eldest daughter Anne, he advised his emi-
gration to our country, and proposed to follow
him, with all his family, as soon as his affairs
could be arranged. Mr. Merritt, also am
earnest lover of freedom, with his youthful
wife and her only brother,* a mere youth,
and one tisterf from his own family, em-
barked at London for the United States, in
August, 1804, in the ship Iris, Capt. Joseph
Skinner, master, and arrived at New York OB
the 18th of the following October. After
various interesting incidents on the ocean,
and in the city of New York, the four emi-
grants established themselves in Utica. After
a residence here of three months, they re-
moved to Sackett's Harbor, where they con-
tinued for several years. The country then,
all around, was but newly settled, and the
English emigrants encountered all the various
hardships incident to this half wilderness
condition. Here, however, Mr. Merritt at
length found one peculiar solace ; it became
known that he had been a preacher in his na-

* William Ashby, now residing at Newbury-
port, Mass. He married in Boston, 6 May,
1818, Elizabeth Terry ; she was born in Brighton,
England, 3d Oct, 1791, and died in Newburyport,
6th April, 1844. Their children were :

Maria Anna, married James Terry White, both
of whom died leaving a son and daughter ;

William ;

Elizabeth Terry ;

Martha Terry, (deceased;)

Mark Terry ;

James Terry ;

Jane, (deceased;)

Annette Bui-field.

He married 2dly, in December, 1 844, widow Ana
Gregory, daughter of Richard Ashby, of Battle,
Sussex, England.

t Jemima Merritt, (see ante, note 1.)

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live country, and he was soon invited to per-
form religious services on the Sabbath in the
new settlements of the region. In the ab-
sence of a regularly settled clergy, his ser-
vices, deemed by himself very humble and
imperfect, were considered by his hearers a
privilege. He received no compensation for
his ministrations. As he earned his liveli-
hood by the labor of his hands, he made it a
principle from the first, in England, to preach
the gospel without pay He acted on the
same principle in this country. With one very
trifling exception he received not the least
emolument for the Subbath-day work of many
years.

In March, 1805, Mr. William Ashby, the
father of Mrs. Merritt, with his family,* a
wife and four daughters, together with Mr.
Merritt's mother, two brothers, and two sis-
ters, set sail for the United States, to join the
emigrants already here, as had been before
arranged bj the parties. The ship Jupiter,
containing these passengers, was struck by an
iceberg on the Cth of April, 1805, near the
coast of Newfoundland, and sunk in half an
hour. All of Mr. Merritt's own family,

* The children of William and Anne Ashby,
born at Battle, Sussex :

1. Anne Ashby, born 26 March, 1784, (Mrs.
David Merritt,) now living in Salem.

2. Sarah Ashby, born 14 April, 1785, married
in 1804, Henry Metcalf, a native of Robenden,
county of Kent, England ; lives at Hounsfield,
N. Y.

3. Mary Ashby, born 12 June, 1786; married
Joseph Tracey French, of Jefferson County, N. Y.
Died at Salem 7 Sept., 1839.

4. William Ashby, born 30 Dec., 1787; resides
at Newbnryport, Mass.

5. Elizabeth Ashby, born 1 March, 1789; mar-
ried Joshua Putnam ; resides at Brookline.

6. Jane Ashby, born 16 Aug., 1791; died at
Marblehead, unmarried.

with the exception of his elder brother and
wife, perished. Mr. Ashby and his family,
together with others of the ship's company,
escaped in the boats. The loss of the ship
Jupiter, and the various accompanying cir-
cumstances, made a very deep impression up-
on this part of the country at the time, and
excited the keenest sympathy for the suffer-
ers. The effect of the distressing intelligence
on that portion of the families now settled at
Sackett's Harbor, may be imagined. Ever
.since their arrival in this country, they had
been living in the happy anticipation of the
coming of beloved relatives, who, together
with themselves, were to form a sort of com-
munity, in mutual enjoyment of the best priv-
ileges of the New World. The disastrous
shipwreck utterly blasted these expectations,
and eventually changed the destiny of the
two families.

Without detailing many interesting particu-
lars, it may be stated that Mr. Merritt, to-
gether with his only brother, who escaped
from the shipwreck, and a brother-in-law who
first came over with him, engaged in trade in
Marblehead, where the shipwrecked sufferers
first landed, and received heartfelt sympathy
and assistance. Here they continued for sev-
eral years, having a branch of their business
at Newburyport, which was superintended
by the brothers. At length Mr. Merritt es-
tablished his main business and residence in
Salem, October, 1823.

While at Marblehead, as a matter of econ-
omy, the firm transported their goods from
Boston in their own private conveyances.
The neighboring traders at length asked the
convenience of their carriages for their own
goods. In this way Mr. Merritt, unexpect-
edly to himself, commenced a new line of
business for the public, on settlement in Sa-

tarn ; the same wa continued in connection
with his own mercantile intercourse with Bos-
ton. At length, in consequence of severe
nick ness and other unforeseen circumstances,
a failure ensued. Some new course was to
be determined on. Mr. Merritt, by the aid
of a few earnest friends, especially that of his
beloved pastor, the late Rev. Henry Colman,
now commenced, as a special avocation, the
express and transportation business, which he
and his sons, as partners and assistants, have
so usefully to the public continued to the
present time. It ought to be mentioned, in
justice to our departed friend, that he at
length discharged, dollar for. dollar, his previ-
ous liabilities, with but one or two exceptions,
considered perfectly honorable. Integrity
and honor were the principles with which he
set out, and he held fast to them to the end.

It may be added that our venerable friend
was a sincere advocate of the great reforms
of the day. Slavery and all its concomitants
were his utmost aversion. He gave up a be-
loved son* to the present demand of the ooun-

* Henry Merritt was horn at Murblehead, June
4, 1819. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob
Hood. She and three children survive, the old-
est son having recently entered the military acade-
my at West Point. He always took a great inter-
est in military affairs. He enlisted in the Salem
Mechanic Light Infantry March 14, 1836, and
served in that company as Private and First Ser-
geant, until hi> promotion to the staff of Gen. An-
drews, at that time Col. of the 6th Light Infantry
Regiment. He was Adjutant of this Regiment
many years, and since 1851 has been Brigade Ma-
jor and Inspector of the 4th Brigade, under Gen.
Andrews. Lieut. Col. Merritt received the com-
mission which he held at the time of his death,
upon the organization of the 23d Regiment of
Massachusetts Volunteers, in the autumn of 1861,
and he fell at the battle of Newbern, N. 0., 14th
March, 1802, bravely discharging his duty. Col.
Kurtz, in hie official report to Gov. Andrew, says,
VOL. IV. (30)

tiy with the utmost cheerfulness ; and he
bore the tidings of his death on the field of
battle with heroic fortitude. Surrounded by
a family of loving sons and daughters, and
their several families, his last long sickness
had the most tender alleviations. He has
now departed in a good old age, and his
works follow him. Blessed are they that die
in the Lord.

It is a singular coincidence that the day of
Mr. Merritt's funeral commemorated the 58th
anniversary of his marriage, which took place
July 30th, 1804.

ABSTRACTS FROM WILLS, INVEN-
TORIES, &c., ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS,
SALEM, MASS.

< OP1KD BY IRA J. PATCH.

Continued from Vol. iv, page 175.

Sam'l Gar Mr, 8 mo., 1689.

Will of Somue Gardner of Salem dated
2d Oct. 1689. mentions sons Jonathan and
Abel daughter Hannuh Gardner Margaret
the daughter of Deliverance Park man and

" Hi- loss is a severe one to the Regiment and to
" the service, as well as to myself. He was a gal-
" lant officer and a firm friend, and the kindest
' hearted comrade I ever had, and I am sensibly
" affected by the casualty."

In early life he served tin apprenticeship to the
watchmaker's trade, with Jesse Smith, of Salem,
and followed this occupation for the period of several
years after having arrived at his majority. He after-
wards became interested in the Express and Trans-
portation business, in connection with his father and
brothers, and continued in this employment until
he enlisted in the service of his country, at the call
of the Government. As a citizen he was highly
esteemed, and enjoyed the friendship of a wide cir-
cle of acquaintances, und the general confidence of
tin- whole community.

234

my daughter Margaret, two grandchildren
Joseph and Mary Henfield both under 15
years. " in case ray daughter Mary be Re-
turned into the country," sister Elizabeth
Gardner cousin Priscilla Arthur, appoints his
two sons Jonathan and Abel ex'ors. ap-
points his Loving kinsman Samuel Gardner
ex'or in trust, witnesses Bartho Gedney
Joshua Rea sr and Thomas Beadle, probate
Salem 4th 8 mo 1689.

Ann Crofts 9 mo 1689.

Will of Ann Croft of Lynn dated 25
June 1675. by consent of her husband
William Crofts, mentions her sons Thomas
Ivorye Theophilus Baylye and his wife and
John Burrill her father South, her former
husband Ivorye daughter Sarah Chadwell,
Sarah Farrington alias Saiah Potter,

appoints her son Theop Bailey and Thomas
Ivorye ex'ors and Andrew Mansfield and
Francis Burrill overseers probate 26 9 rno
1689.

Stephen Flanders 9 mo 1689.

Inventory of estate of Stephen Flanders of
Salisbury taken 29th 3 mo 1689 by Joseph
Dow Onesiphorus Page and Jarvis Ring
amounting to 220 13s 6d returned 26 9
mo 1689 by Abigail Flanders widow who is
appointed ad nix.

Alexander Cole 9 mo. 1689.
" Inventory of the Estate of Alex'r Cole
deceased taken this 26th Novr 1689 being
after his wife's decease some charges being
laid out on the house and grounds " by John
Higginson and Joseph Bridgham amounting
to 277 15s l-2d returned by Mr. John
Borland 29th 9 mo 1689 exor in trust.

Judith Cook 9 mo 1689.
Inventory of estate of Judith Cook the
relick of Henry Cooke taken Nov. 23 1689

by Corp Isaac Cook amounting to 19 18s
6d.

An acctt of Debts due to Isach Cook out
of this estate since the midle of June 1687
vntil this time 1690 in maintainance of the
said Judith Cook deceased for her board with
mee." amounting to 19 16s Id returned by
Isaac Cook who is appointed adnix 25 9 mo
1689.

Henry Stacey 9 mo 1689.

Will of Henry Stacey of Marblehead,
dated, 23 April 1689 mentions second wife
Jane and daughter Martha both in a helpless
condition, also other children, who have been
well provided for, both of the first and second
wife, appoints wife Jane sole ex'or witnesses
Samuel Cheever, Archibald Ferguson and
Samuel Reed, probate, 26th 9 mo 1689.

Inventory of above estate taken Nov. 26
1689 by John Merritt and Samul Reed
amounting to 58 5s 8d returned by Jane
widow of Henry Stacey who is appointed
admx. 26th 9 mo 1689.

Wm. Furnace, 9 mo 1689.

Inventory of estate of William Furnace of
Marblehead taken Novr 22 1689, by Eras-
mus James and Robert Bartlett, amounting
to 85 8s. returned by Christian widow of
said William November 26, 1689.

children left by the deceased.

Sarah aged 7 1-2 years Mary aged 5
years. William aged 3 years David aged
5 1-2 months.

Robt Stone Jr. 9 mo 1689.
Inventory of estate of Robert Stone jr of
Salem taken llth 10 mo 1688. by Samuel
Gardner Junr and Benjn Gerrish amounting
to 88 3s lOd. returned by Hannah the
widow and she is appointed adm'x, who with
her father Jonathan Eager give security. 26th

9 mo 1689 debt* due from the estate to Mr. \ bury ten shillings apiece because they bear
Kobt Stone Senr 13 10s. the name of my son Peter who was killed in

Petition of Sarah Stone widow ahoweth the war, with Capt. Lawthrop by the Indi-
that her eon Robert Stone about two years <lians. two daughters Susanna Tinee and
past died intestate and this last spring his : Christian Trask 20 shillings apiece to he laid
wife also died leaving only one child called out in two gold ring* and kept by them in
Robert Stone who is left unprovided for but remembrance of her. they to have the re-
the petr conceives the right of administration mainder of all her estate and to supply the
belongeth to her, admn granted to her. necessities of her daughter Elizabeth Walker

Wm. Poe, 9 mo 1089. as they see meet, appoints her two daugh-

Inventory of estate of William Poe taken ; ter * Susanna and Christian to be extxea. and
28 Nov 1689 by Nuthanl Norden and Ben- ; lier friends Peter Woodbury and Cornelius
jam Gale amounting to 9 2s returned by ! Baker overseers.

Elizabeth the widow 26 9 mo 1689. witnesses William Woodbury Samuel Har-

Wm. Croft 9 mo 1689. ''"'' ; ""' Hannah Baker, on the 8th of Au-

Will of William Crofts of Lynn dated 5th \ g ust 1(i89 - she jyn s ber son William Wood-
March. 1688-9. mentions wife, his son Thorn- l)UI 7 w ' th her two daughters as ex'ore. wit-
as Ivory daughter Sarah Chadwell, his wife's \ ne88es Richard Woodbury and Samuel Har-
former husband, his cousins the eldest child | dit '- probate 26th 9 mo 1689.
of Peter Frathingham and of Nathaniel i Inventory of above estate taken 28th Au-
Frattingham and of Samuel Frattingham and gust 1689. by John Rayment Senr and An-
of William Frattingham sometimes of | drew Elliott, amounting to 64 2s. returned
Charlestown. Jonathan Thomson of Oburn j by the exors 26th 9 mo 1689.
son of James Thomson, and Hannah dau of | List of debts due to the estate above.
Wm. Frattingham daughter Ruth Bailey, j amounting to 12 8s 6d.
Jeremiah Shepard Pastor of the church in j List of debtg due from the ^ aboye
Lynn hi* wife's two daughters Lois Burrill amounting to 2 o 13s 4d .
and Sarah Chadwell appoints hi- son in law
John Burrill senr to be ex'or. Samuel WM*- 9 mo 1689.

witnesses John Bread Allen Bread tersus. | Will of Samuel Williams of Salem dated
Thomas Chadwell probate 26th 9 mo 1689. ^ 3 May 1689. mentions his wife Mary chil-

Inventory of above estate taken llth ' ( ^ ren under age appoints his wife extx and his
March 1688-9 by Benjn Redknap and Saml ' friends Lt. John Pickering and Mr. Benj
Tarbox amounting to 126 10s returned by Gerrish overseers.

John Burrill senr exor. 26th 9 mo 1689. witnesses John Higginson Junr. Samuel

KHz. Woodbury 9 mo. 1 >*!. Robinson and Thomas Beadle Junr. probate

Will of Elizabeth Woodbury widow of! 26th ** " 1689.

Humphrey Woodbury sr. deceased of Bev- ; Inventory of above estate taken by John
erly dated 1st May 1689. mentions her two j Pickering and Richard Prytherck. amounting
grandchildren Peter the son of John Wood- , to 314 4s 6d. returned by Mary Williams
bury and Peter the .<w>n of William Wood- ' extx 26th 9 mo 1689.

236

Francis Collins. 9 mo 1689.

Inventory of the estate of Francis Collins
of Salem taken 28th November 1689 by
Francis Neale sr and Samuel Pike, amount-
ing to 154 returned November 26 1689. by
Hannah Collins extx.

George Abbott 1689-90. . , .

Agreement of heirs of George Abbott of
Andover tailor who deceased the 22d of
March 1688-9 and left no written will, and
about that time the government of the Coun-
try being in an unsettled posture the heirs
being his wife and children (except such as
were under age) thought it their best way to
take an inventory of his estate, and to agree
upon the dividing of it. as follows.

The widow hath accepted of about 25 in
full of her share, reserving an interest in one
end of the house, if she see cause to make
use thereof at any time during her life.

George Abbot eldest son has accepted of
16 acres of upland on which he had built a
house during his father's life and was given to
him by his father although there was no legal
conveyance. And a parcel of meadow com-
monly called Woodchuck meadow, with some
part of the stock now in his hands of about
5 value and about 6 of the household
stuffe, which he is now possessed of, also half
of the meadow on the farther side of Wood-
chuch meadow valued at 5.

John Abbot second son. to have the home-
stead with the orchard and house except what
is reserved for his mother during her life, a
parcel of meadow upon Shawshin river lying
on the west of Mr. Bradstreet his meadow
the other half of that meadow on the back
side of Woodchuck meadow. 2 acres of land
in the new fields, and 34 of an acre of land
in Cochickawick field, 14 of the stock and
3 13s of the moveables.

Nehemiah Abbot third son to have the last
division of upland being 80 acres, all the
meadow remaining undisposed, 6 2s of the
stock and of household stuff 1 4s.

And also the said John and Nehemiah to
pay to the daughter Sarah and Mary 20s
apiece it being sufficient to make up what
they have received already equal with the rest
of the daughters, to Hannah 18 in good
merchantable pay on demand, to Lydia 18
when she comes of age, she having chosen
her brother Nehemiah to be her guardian.

And to the two youngest children Samuel
and Mehitable, such portions as the Court
shall appoint.

Signed 20th January 1689-90 intreating
the Court to accept thereof and cause record
to be made of the same.

Also said John and Nehemiah to receive
and pay all debts due to or from the said es-
tate.

Henry Ingalls having married the widow
of the said George Abbot deceased before
the writing of this agreement have consented
thereto and signed with them.

John Falkner and Stephen Barker having
married Sarah and Mary Abbot daughters of
said George have consented to this agreement
and signed thereto with our wives and the
rest.

signed Henry Ingalls, Sarah Ingalls,
George Abbut, John Falneker, John Abbut,
Steuen Barker, Nehemiah Abbut, Sarah fal-
neker, Mary Barker her | marke, Hannah
Abbut Lydia Abbut, witnesses Dudley Brad-
street and John Ingalls.

Acknowledged before Nath'l Saltonstall
assistant Haverhill Mar 27 1689-90.

Agreement of John and Nehemiah Abbot
to pay to their youngest brother Samuel 70
when he comes of age 21 years and 18 to

their youngest water Mehitablo when she
comes of age, 18 years according to the
advice of Court.

Stephen Daniels 1 mo 1690.
Inventory of estate of Stephen Daniel
taken May 1687. by Samuel Gardner and
Robert Kitchen amounting to 319 8s lid
debts due to the estate 5 17s debts due
from the estate 66 11s 6d.

Agreement dated March 25. 1690 for the
settlement of the estate of Stephen Daniel,
the estate amounts as by inventory to 259
14s. of which Susannah Daniel alias Gard-
ner widow and relict of said Daniel to have
fifty nine pounds fourteen shillings and she
to bring up her youngest child Susannah Dan-
iel being about 8 years old and the remainder
of the estate which is about 200 to be di-
vided into four parts, of which Stephen Dan-
iel son of said Daniel deceased to have two
parts and Mary and Susannah Daniel daugh-
ters of said Daniel to have the other two
parts equally divided between them, and in
case Susannah daughter of said Daniel
should die before she reaches the age of 18
years her mother to have her part, present-
ed to Court 25 1 mo 1690. and confirmed.

Rich'd Oroade 2 mo 1690.
Will of Richard Croade of Salem dated
7th April 1680. mentions sons, Richard,
William, John, under age, grandson Edinond
Bridges, granddaughters Judith Neal and
Lydia Neal, daughters Hannah, Sarah, Eliz-
abeth Bridges and Judith Neal. appoints
bis wife Frances and his son in law Joseph
Neal exors. sworn to by Richard Croade
April 8, 1(586 before John Hathorne assist-
ant.

Inventory of above estate taken 19th June
1690 by Lieut. John Pickering and George

Locher amounting to 225 19s 4d. returned
24th June 1690 by Frances Croade etx'x.

William Quarlet 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of estate of William Quarles of
Ipswich taken 14th March 1689-90. by Sam-
uel Ward and Richard Walker, amounting to
683 14s. returned by Mathew widow and
relict of the deceased June 24, 1690 and
S)K> is appointed adrax.

John Combe 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of estate of John Combes of
Salem Village Taylor taken 21st of June
1690. by Samuel Sibley and John Tarbell,
amounting to 47 13s. list of debts due to
the estate 2 5s list of debt due from the
estate 10 18s4d returned by Henry Combes
father of the deceased 24. June 1690 and he
is appointed admx.

Daniel Poor 4 mo 1690.

Will of Daniel Poor senr of Andover
dated 7th June 1689 mentions wife Mary
daughters Ruth, Lucy, Martha married eldest
son Daniel son John daughters Mary Sarah
Hannah Deborah Elizabeth and Prise-ilia.
brother in law John Farnum appoints his two
sons Daniel and John exors.

witnesses, Dudley Bradstreet Thomas Bar-
nard and Christopher Osgood probate 24th
June 1690.

Inventory of above estate taken 23 7 mo
1689 by Dudley Bradstreet Joshua Wood-
man John Farnam amounting to 756 14s
8d returned by Daniel and John Poor ex'ors
June 24, 1690.

Dan'l Poor Senr died 8th of June 1689.

Edward Richard* 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of estate of Edward Richards of

Lynn who deceased January 1689-90 taken

Feb 21. 1689-90 by William Bassett sr. and

Samuel Johnson amounting to 180 Is re-

238

turned June 24 1690 by Ann relict of said
Edward who is appointed adinx.

Letter dated " ffrora Lin in New England
this 12th of June 1688." superscribed
" These ffor my loveing sonn William Rich-
ards Liveing att Philadelphia in pensylvanah
or elsewhere present." written by Edward
Richards and Ann his wife, parents of the
said William, for themselves their son Daniel
and daughters Mary and Abigail and many
of their friends, desiring him to perfect his
business and return to Lynn and never leave
it me, and for his encouragement his father
has agreed to give him half his place only
reserving for himself and wife a living in the
house, his parents desire him to come as
they are getting old and cannot live comforta-
bly without him.

14th February 1689. The deposition of
Daniel Johnson aged 39 years.

14th February 1689. Joseph Fiske aged
39 years both sworn to the 24th March
1689-90.

Jacob Knight of Marblehead Bricklayer
aged 45 years.

Joseph Collins senr of Lynn aged 47
years and Robert Ingalls aged about 63 years
all sworn 1690.

Joseph Gray 4 mo 1690.

Will of Joseph Gray of Salem gunsmith,
dated 17th May 1690. appoints his wife
Deborah ext'x daughter Margarie son Benja-
min, witnesses Francis Neal sen. and Robert
Gray probate 24 June 1690.

Inventory of above estate taken by Sam
powlten and John Rogers amounting to 98
6s returned June 24 1690 by Deborah, admx.
Oliver Luckeis 4 mo 1690.

Will of Oliver Luckies of Marblehead
dated 27 April 1689 mentions mother Susan-
na Rasley and sister Jane Rasley in Old

England, wife Jemima and only child Oliver
Luckeis under age appoints Benjn Gale James
ffabvans and Timothy Cummings overseers
and his wife ext'x.

witnesses Saml Cheever Philip Brimble-
comb. Mary Tucker and Margaret Ellis,
probate June 24 1690.

Inventory of above estate taken Nov 23
1689 by Edward Holman sen. and archibald
Ferguson amounting to 119 10s 9d re-
turned by Jemima relict and extx. June
24, 1690.

Humphrey Devereux 4 mo 1690.

Will of Humphrey Devereux of Marble-
head dated 31st January 1689-90 mentions
wife Elizabeth, children Elizabeth John Ann
Humphrey and Ralph, appts his wife ex'tx
witnesses John Woods John Devereux Joseph
Devereux. probate 24 June 1690. he died
31 January 1689-90.

Inventory of above estate taken by John
Blaney sr and Robert Bartlett, amounting to
53 17s 4d returned by Elizabeth widow
and extx. 24 June 1690.

Wm. Dixey 4 mo 1690.

Will of William Dixie of Beverly yeoman
aged, dated 21st February 1684. mentions
five daughters Mary Woodbury Hannah Jud-
kin Abigail Stone Elizabeth Morgan and Sa-
rah Gale, two grandchildren Elizabeth and
Sarah Dixie son in law Saml Morgan grand-
children Jonathan Stone, Dixie Woodbury,
Ana Stone, Ana Gale and Ana Morgan, sons
in law Edmund Gale and Jonathan Stone
and appoints them exors and Sergt John Hill
and Lieut. Jno Dodge overseers, witnesses
Saml Hardie and John Williams. On the
29 April 1685. He further orders that all
deeds which he may have given are to be
binding whether acknowledged or not.

On the 1st Aug 1688, he confirmes his

will save this that he appoints his son John
Stone sole exor. probate 24 June 1690.

Inventory of above estate taken June 2,
1690 by John Dodge sr and Zachariah Her-
ri- -k amounting to 118 16s charge of John
Stone against estate for " 6 years & 1-2 or
theraboute tendance diett tendance of watch-
ers charges ai:d other necessary Cost about
him " 82 6s returned by John Stone of
Beverly sole ex'or 24th June 1690.

(To be Continued.)
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EXTRACTS FROM SOME OLD AC-!
COUNT BOOKS KEPT BY MR.
WHIPPLE, OF HAMILTON, MASS.

Mch.

"
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1737.
May.
June.

Concluded from Vol. 4, page 192.
1736. BURIALS.

Aug. Jacob Brown iun. wife.
July. Joseph Whipple child.
Aug. John Dane Matha.
Sept. Andrew Woodbury child.

Isaac Woodbury child.
Oct. David Roberts Thomas.

" Samuel Lummux Mary.
Nath'l Chapman Robert.

" Joseph Whipple Esther.

" Jeremiah Low son.
Nov. Dorothy Ayrs child.

" Mark Perkins Ebenezer.
Dec. Anthony Dick.

" John Frost Ingin V

" Barnaby Dodge 4 children.
Benj. Gibbart Child.

" Jacob Brown iun. Jacob.
Jan. Thomas Dodge child.

" Mr. Wigglesworth Pheby.

" Jacob Brown iun. Child.
Nath'l Dane Frances.

" John Perkins son.
Feb. Solomon Smith son.

" John Davison wife.

Feb. Solomon Smith child.
" John Davison Child.
" Solomon Smith child.
" Nichlas wood bury child.
" Solomon Smith child.

Nat. Dane Esther.

Samuel Poland child.

Isaac Giddings.

Jacob Thomson son.
Deacon Whipple's wife.
Thomas Senter wife.
Nathan Chapman child.
Nathan Fairfield.
Jaines Bishop child.
Aug. John Jones child.

Joseph Day son.
Sept. George Frisel wife.
Oct. Thomas Clarke child.
" James Frost.
" Jemima whipple.
" Samuel Poland iun. son.
Nov. Hannah Ricks.
Samuel Poland child.
Nathaniel Poland dafter.
Eli Grant child.
" Samuel Poland child.
" Capton Matthew Wbipple.
Dec. Oliver appleton dafter.
Widow Bolles.
Tabitha hagkins dafter.
Jan. Matthew Whipple.
1738.

Apr. Mr. Hubard Nathaniel.

May. Lieut. John Whipple Mathew.

" John Cartan.
Aug. Samuel Lummus iun.
Oct. Joseph Gilbert wife.
Jan. Benj. Stone's wife

John Whipple 3.
" John Low child.

240

SUBSCRIPTION TO SCHOOL HOUSE IN IPSWICH.

In the year 1730 an account of the sub-
scribers that built the school-house in the
Hainlet present :

Maior Mathew Whipple 2.0.0

Maior Symons Epes 2.0.0

Sar't Thomas Brown 2.0.0

Clark Samuel Brown 1.10.0

Mr. John Dane 1.10.0

Mr. Nathaniel Emerson 0.15.0

Mr. Matthew Whipple iun. 1.10.0

James Moulton 0.10.0

Left. John Whipple iun. 1.15.0

Deacon Mathew Whipple 1.10.0

John Whipple 2.05.0

Nathaniel Dane 1.00.0

John Low 1.00.0

Daniel Dane 1.05.0

Samuel Tilton 1.00.0

John Pach 1.10.0

Joseph Gilbard 1.00.0

Capt. John Knolton 0.10.0

Fade to Mr. Samuel Brown twenty-four

pounds ten shillings by me John Whipple.

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HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

O F THE

ESSEX INSTITUTE.

Vol. IV.

December, 1862.

No. 6.

JOURNAL OF CAPT. SAMUEL PAGE, gross falsehood on the commanding officer.
IN THE CAMPAIGN OF 1779, j He was found guilty of both charges, and
WITH NOTES.* sentenced to be reduced to the ranks. The

COMMUNICATED BY SAMUEL P. FOWLER.

Feb. 18, 1779.

Sergeant Poor, of Capt. Turner's compa-
ny, tried by a court-martial, of which Capt.
Turner was President, for absenting himself
from quarters without leave, and imposing a

*This Journal, the first page of which is mis-
sing, will, I think, be found interesting, an it gives
as a particular account of camp duties, rules, or-
ders and regulations, observed in the army of the
Revolution.

Samuel Page, son of Col. Jeremiah and Sarah
(Andrews) Page was born in Danvers, Aug. 1
1753. He enlisted in the cause of his country, at
the breaking out of the revolutionary war, and was
engaged in the battles of Lexington, Monmouth
and Stony Point. He was with Washington at
the crossing of the Deleware, and in the severe
winter of 1777, shared in the suffering of the
American army at Valley Forge. He served in
the campaign of 1779, and, with his company, was
in the advance when the gallant Wayne stormed
Stony Point. We have heard him relate some of
the incidents of the battle, paiticularly the unwil-
lingness of the soldiers to conform to the order to

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remove their flints from their muskets, and trust
alone to their bavoneu. They were commanded
to observe the strictest silence, and told, should any
attempt to fire, he would be immediately put to
death by the officer nearest to him. Capt Page
was frequently heard to say, that the officers were
fully aware of the hazard that attended this enter-
prise of the intrepid Gen. Wayne, and that the
men evinced by their determined but pallid counte-
nances, the difficult and dangerous duties they were
ordered to perform, deprived, as they were, of the
use of their ammunition. After the close of the
war, Capt. Page successfully engaged in commer-
cial pursuits. He enjoyed the confidence of his
fellow citizens, filling many public offices, his pri-
vate character being distinguished for integrity and
moral worth.

He married Rebecca, daughter of William Put-
nam, of Sterling, Mass., and died at Danvers, in
September, 1814.

Muster Roll of Capt. Samuel Page's Company,
in the Battalion of Massachusetts Forces com-
manded by Col. Benjamin Tupper, for February,
1779:

Officer*: Capt. Samuel Page,

Lieut. Samuel Goodridge,
" Lieut. John Foster,

Kii>ii:ii. James Buxton.

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commanding officer totally disapproved of the
sentence, which seems to rank violation of
trust, and disobedience of orders among the
lesser crimes, and has the tendency to counte-
nance rather than to discourage misconduct.
Serg't Poor was accordingly ordered to be
released from his confinement, and return to
his duty, as Sergeant, in his company, for
further trial.

Sergeants: Samuel Whipple,

" Ames Smith,

" Joseph Raymond,

" Samuel Bond.

Corporals: Samuel Giles,

" Stephen Vahue,

" Joseph Poland,

Drummer, Benjamin Raymond.
Fifer,

Privates : Thomas Burns, William Bright, John
Bond, Scipio Bartlett, William Boyard, Silas Can-
ady, Robert Edwards, John Fairfield, Benjamin
Fowls, James Huily, Scipio Herrick, Primas Ja-
cobs, Samuel Knights, Jonas Laskey, Nathaniel
Mackintire, Calvin Newhall, George Nelson, Thom-
as Pelham, Nehemiah Parsons, Titus Proctor,
Seth Richardson, John Snow, Thomas Stevens,
James Turner, Asa Whittemore, Jeremiah An-
drews, Benjamin Bisbee, Primas Green, William
Knights, John Oakman, William Priest, Scipio
Porter, Ephriam Payson, Lemuel Smith, Prince
Woodbury, Elijah Smith, Seth Winslow, Eli
Blackman, Samuel Holmes, Benjamin Ingraham,
Elkinah Jordan, John Coney, Solomon Gilbert.
WEST POINT, March 3d, 1779.
Then mustered Capt. Samuel Page's compa-
ny as specified in the above Roll.

H. SEWALL, D. C. M.
We do swear that the within Muster Roll is a
true state of the company, without fraud to the
United States or any individual, according to the
best of our knowledge.

SAM'L PAGE, CAPT.
JOHN FOSTER, LIEUT.
Sworn Before me this 3 day of March 1779.
JNO. PATERSON, B. Ge.

Paine, of Capt Benson's compa-
ny, was tried by a Court Martial, of which
Capt. Benson was President, for being absent
from his quarters without leave. He was
found guilty, and sentenced to receive twen-
ty-five lashes on his naked back. Van Tas-
sal and Fisher, of the Militia, annexed to said
company, were tried by the same court, for
plundering a dwelling-house, and found guil-
ty. Tassal was sentenced to receive fifty,
and Fisher twenty-five lashes. The com-
manding officer approved of the sentence,
and ordered them to be inflicted immediately.
The plunderers were whipped at the plun-
dered dwelling-houses, and required to ask
pardon of the injured party, or be kept in
confinement until they make satisfaction.

Feb. 22.

Impressed horses, that receive damage
through carelessness or wantonness, will be
paid for by the officers who have them in
keeping. The commanding officer will make
exact charges of the delivery of flints and
cartridges, and the Captains will be made
answerable for the waste of either, in their
respective quarters. All loaded arms are to
be discharged tomorrow and next day, at the
time and in the manner heretofore directed.
Paper, shoes, or ammunition, will not be de-
livered after the 25th of this month.

28th. The men must be made acquainted
with such orders as relate to them, otherwise
the intention of orders is, in a great measure ,
frustrated. As there is now a large supply
of ammunition, the men are to be furnished
as heretofore directed, with cartridges and
flints. If there is any deficiency, it must be
reported, and reasons given to Major Hull,
commanding these Posts during the absence
of Lieut. Col. Burr.

March 4.

Jl:,

At a court martial, whereof Capt. Whallis
was President, Corporal Tupper, of Capt.
Barnes' detachment, was tried for breach of
orders, in suffering his guard to strip off
their accoutrements and clothes ; and for in-
attention and negligence. He was found
guilty, and sentenced to bo reduced to a pri-
vate sentinel. All punishments ought to
be adequate to the crimes for which they are
inflicted. Disobedience of orders in the par-
ticulars above mentioned, is attended with
such dangerous consequences as to rank it
among the first military crimes, and should
be punished in the most exemplary manner.
Corporal Tupper will, in the future, do duty
as a private sentinel. No sentinel, on guard,
will present his arms to the commanding offi-
cer of the day, after dusk in the evening, or
before daylight in the morning. After so
frequent a repetition of orders, with respect
to vigilance, and the strictest attention to du-
ty, the commanding officer is sorry to find
some instances of the most dangerous neglect
and inattention. And while he is willing to
extend pardon for all past offences, be assures
both officers and men, that, should they hap-
pen again, the consequences are so dangerous,
that the persons found guilty will be punished
to the extent of military law.

March 8. Tomorrow morning, at 10
o'clock, will be given in a return of the cart-
ridges that are deficient to complete the men,
agreeable to former orders, at which time
they will be delivered. The unnecessary
waste of ammunition makes it necessary for
the commanding officer to account for all am-
munition received, which account will be
brought against the Captains. An officer or
Sergeant, capable of writing orders, will be
sent from each company every other day.
The neglect of sending the Orderly Books,

morning reports, &c., makes it necessary for
the commanding officer to remind the officers
of the order of the 15th of February, which
in future must be strictly complied with.

March 9. A return of each company is
to be made tomorrow, specifying separately
the militia and continental troops, and the
officers and men of different brigades, waiters
attached to the several commanders, the defi-
cient bayonetts, and the regiments and com-
panies who need them, the number of cart-
ridges and flints per man, allowing the mili-
tia twelve, the bags and axes with each party.
Men on guard or present, will be returned
present. The officers are enjoined to make
the returns with perfect exactness, and will
be delivered by two o'clock.

March 10. The commanding officer of
each company will take the earliest opportu-
nity to make the militia attached to his corps
acquainted with the orders which were given
January 12th, 1779, for this Post, which are
as follows :

The order respecting soldiers being absent
from their quarters, must be read frequently,
and rigidly enforced. When an officer has
occasion to go more than a mile from his
quarters, he will apply to the commanding
officer for permission.

At a court-martial, whereof Capt. Brewer
was President, Sergeant Tibbs and Nason
were tried for disobedience of orders, muti-
nous behaviour, and for plundering and abus-
ing the inhabitants. The prisoners were
found guilty of the charges exhibited against
them, and sentenced to the ranks, and receive
eighty lashes each. At the same court was
tried Eliphalet Griffen, Thomas Downs, and
John Nichols, for the same crimes, found
guilty of the charges, and sentenced to re-
ceive eighty lashes each. The commanding

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officer approved the above sentences, and or-
dered them to take place tomorrow at 2 o'c'k,
if the weather is fair, if not, the first fair
day, at Young's.

March 15th, 1779.

At a court martial, of which Capt. Burn-
ham was President, Cornelius Scott, of Capt.
Burnhain's detachment, was tried for deser-
tion, but was found not guilty, and acquitted
by the court. The commanding officer ap-
proved of the sentence, and ordered the pris-
oner released from his confinement. At the
same court was tried Wentworth Mills, of
Capt. Benson's detachment, for absenting
himself from his quarters without leave, and
staying all night. The prisoner was found
guilty of the charge, and sentenced to receive
thirty-nine lashes on his bare back, with a
cat of nine tails. The commanding officer
approved the sentence, and ordered it to take
place at roll call, at the head of Capt. Ben-
son's detachment. The companies will be
reviewed tomorrow, if the weather is fair, on
their respective posts ; each company will be
formed into four respective divisions, agreeable
to a plan delivered with these orders, when-
ever the company parade. Capt. Brown's
company will be reviewed at 10 o'clock,
Capt. Burnham's at 11 o'clock, Capt. Brew-
er's at 12 o'clock, and Capt. Benson's at 1
o'clock. The loaded arms will be discharged
this evening, one hour before sunset, by plat-
toons under the direction of a commanding
officer, after which they must be cleaned, and
put in the most perfect order.

Capt. Burnham and the officers of his com-
pany, will take the earliest opportunity to
make their new detachment acquainted with
all the orders of this Post, and with every
part of their duty.

March 18th, 1779. A return of deficient

cartridges and flints, absolutely necessary to
complete the compliment of each man, will
be made tomorrow morning, at 9 o'clock.
Gen. McDougall's orders that the troops pa.
rade one hour before day, except in stormy
weather, must be strictly attended to, and
the commanding officer of each company,
will, in the first instance, be answerable in
case of neglect, agreeable to former orders.
All papers will be taken from persons to
whom they are given by the advanced guards,
and will be delivered to the officer of the
day.

March 22d 1779.

Papers, in future, will be delivered regu-
larly every Monday, to the commanding offi-
cer of each company. Returns will be made
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, of the shoes
wanted in future, and no application will be
received for shoes except on Mondays, which
must then be done by a regular return. No
soldier will make application to the command-
ing officer, without first applying to his Capt.,
and bringing a line from him, specifying the
business. If any of the shoes want soleing,
the Capt. can have leather by a return. In
future, every monday, a report will be made,
strictly agreeable to the form delivered with
these orders. Tomorrow morning a report
will be made agreeable to form. The thurs-
day reports will be made in the usual way.

March 25. At 2 o'clock this day, all the
men on picket will discharge their arms regu-
larly, by platoons, at a mark. Those on
picket will discharge at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, and after they are discharged, the
officer will see that they are cleaned in the
best manner, and, at roll call in the evening,
the commanding officer of each company will
examine them closely, after which the piece
will be loaded. The commanding officer is

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really astonished and mortified that attention
is not paid to the orders. Some of the com-
panies are suffered to strip off almost all their
clothes, and sleep till 4 o'clock in the morn-
ing, with their accoutrements in such a situa-
tion that it takes them a long time to find
them. Others are not called upon by their
officers till after daylight, which is an open
violation of trust. Such frequent disobedi-
ence of Gen. McDougall's orders, casts the
highest reflections upon the officers who com-
mand those men, and, if suffered, will be at-
tended with the most fatal consequences.
The commanding officer once more repeats
the orders which have so often been disre.
garded, that the troops are to parade one
hour before daylight. The rum returns in
future, are to be made by counting the men
on the parade at the time mentioned, and no
men are to be included in the return but
those present, except those on picket. The
officers of each company will make a return
tomorrow of the officers and men who have
drawn shoes.

March 29, 1779.

A return is to be made of the deficient
cartridges tomorrow morning, when they will
be delivered Returns to be made of the
names of all the militia men, specifying the
Regiment they came from, with the casualties
which have attended them since they joined
the detachment, to be given in tomorrow
morning. When any person comes to the
advanced guard from below, without a pass
from the commanding officer, they are not to
be suffered to pass on any pretense, but their
names and business is to be sent to the com-
manding officer, and there must ever be a
communication from the advanced sentinel to
the guard to which they belong. Whenever
a sentinel discovers more than one person at

a distance, he will instantly give notice to the
sergeant of the guard, at which notice the
guard will be instantly turned out ; when
they advance within forty yards of the senti-
nel, he will hail and order one to dismount,
if they are on horseback, and advance to
him. As soon as the guard is turned out, a
corporal and two men will be sent to discover
who they are, and will bring them prisoners
to the guard, and there is no occasion of dis-
arming them. The officer who has his guard
soonest paraded on such an occasion, acquires
the greatest honour, as he will be in no dan-
ger of being surprised. No longer time will
be allowed, in parading a guard, than would
be sufficient for horsemen to advance at full
speed to the guard, after being discovered by
the sentinels. The utmost silence must be
observed in parading guards in the night.

A horse, in the care of Ensign Smith, will
be sold at public vendue tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock, at M. Allaire.

April 5, 1779. A return will be made
tomorrow morning of all impressed and pub-
lic horses now on sen-ice at the lines. The
following number of horses will be allowed
forage in future : one to each Capt., one to
the doctor, one to the commissary, and one to
each horseman, and no other horse will be al-
lowed forage, except it be by a special order
from the commanding officer, and no horse-
man who is paid for his horse, will be allowed
any impressed one. The horse, in the pos-
session of Lieut. Peterson, will be sold at
public vendue this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at
Col. Hammon's.

April 8, 1779. Capt. Benson will take
command of the company lately commanded
by Capt. Burnham. Verbal orders from
Capt. Burnham and Lieut. Morey will be
considered as coming from the commanding

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officer, and will be obeyed accordingly. The
commanding officers of companies will imme-
diately give in the names of the men that
have drawn shoes, which have not been re-
turned ; they will likewise attend at the com-
manding officer's quarters, and sign their re-
ceipts for shoes. Next Monday a very accu-
rate return will be made, agreeable to the
forms delivered to the Captains. They will
likewise make a return of the arms, specify-
ing whether good, bad or indifferent, also car-
touch boxes, bayonets, belts, cartridges and
flints.

Capt. Brewer will march his company to
the Plains, and take the quarters left by
Capt. Benson. Capt. Benson will march
his company to Tarry Town, and take his
former quarters, and, on his arrival, will re-
lieve Burnham's picket. Capt. Benson will
quarter his company at Mr. Van Varts.
Capt. Fenno will remain in his present quar-
ters, and will order a picket to parade at Al-
lairs at 5 o'clock this evening, consisting of
two sergeants, one corporal, and fourteen pri-
vates, and will receive orders for the Post of
the picket.

The horse taken below will be sold at pub-
lic vendue, this afternoon, at 4 o'clock.

April 12th, 1779. Scouting, in future,
under proper regulations, will be encouraged,
and whatever is taken, agreeable to Gen.
McDougall's instructions, will be appropria-
ted for the benefit of the party. The com-
manding officer is sorry to hear complaints
from the inhabitants below, of being plun-
dered by our scouts, although they are posi-
tively forbid taking the least thin;; without
orders. Should any be so hardened as to
disobey this order, they will meet with the
most severe punishment. Doctor Bartlett,
the surgeon of the field hospital, has removed

to the quarters of the commanding officer,
where the sick will be sent for examination,
and will take their arms with them, unless
they are wanted by destitute well men. Oth-
erwise they will be taken from them, and de-
livered to those destitute of arms, or who
have bad ones, who will be required to give
their certificate for the same.

April 15, 1779. The commanding officer
is directed by the Hon. Major General Mc-
Dougall, to present his thanks to the officers
and soldiers for their orderly and soldierly
conduct in the enterprise against the Block
House. If there is a militia man in any of
the companies, by the name of Jeremiah
Ham, he will be sent to the commanding
officer immediately. No impressed horses
are to be rode, except on public service, and
impressed horses abused by hard or unrea-
sonable service, will be paid for by the offi-
cers in whose care such horses are left.

April 19, 1779. The officers of the day
have reported that some of the pickets were
found deficient in point of ammunition, and
that their arms were in bad order. The
commanding officer is astonished, that, after
so many repeated orders, there should be
neglect of this kind. The arms of Capt.
Benson's will be reviewed this day, at 4
o'clock, McGregor's at 5 o'clock, and Brown's
& Fen no's at 6 o'clock, by the commanding
officer.

The commanding officers of companies will
make it an invariable point to examine most
critically the arms and accoutrements of their
men, and all deficiencies must immediately be
reported, and any soldier who wantonly wastes
his ammunition, or cannot properly account
for it, will be flogged thirty-nine lashes. The
orderly books, morning reports, &c., must be
sent in every monday and thursday, precisely

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at 8 o'clock. The Sergeants of the militia
parties will immediately make out pay rolls
for the men which came under their command
for the month of March, and the command-
ing officers of companies, to which the parties
are annexed, will certify to the roll.

April 22d, 1779. At 4 o'clock in the af-
ternoon, each company will parade for the
purpose of exercise ; they will conform to the
same modes of discipline which were prac-
tised the last campaign, and they will con-
tinue on parade one hour and a half. All
the other officers, except those on duty, will
attend to passes signed by Col. Smith, com-
manding on the left, and those persons re-
ceiving them will be permitted to use them
only on the day they are dated. Nothing, in
future, will justify an officer in permitting a
person to pass from Below. Each company
will apply to the commanding .officer for half
a pint of oil. When a soldier is sent to the
hospital, he will not be received, unless he
has a certificate from the commanding officer
of the company to which he belongs.

April 26, 1779. The orders of Major 01-
ver will be obeyed by the troops on the lines,
and passes signed by him will be valid by
the guards. The orders which have been is-
sued for these posts, must be frequently rend
and explained to the soldiers, and every offi-
cer will consider it as his first duty to make
himself acquainted with them. The compa-
nies will be reviewed tomorrow, Capt. Drew's
in the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, Capt. Hall's
at 4 o'clock, Capt. McGregor's at 5 o'clock,
and Capt. Brewer's at 6 o'clock, and it is
expected that the arras will be found in the
best order, as the honour and safety of an
army depends much on its equipments, and
the vigilance of its advanced corps. And
while the commanding officer is pleased with

the attention and vigilance of the troops in
general, he is astonished and ashamed to find
some few instances of the most dangerous
neglect.

Capt. McGregor will reprimand the ser-
geant who commanded his guard, for his
shameful inattention when visited by the com-
manding officer.

May 3d, 1779. In future the guards will
be relieved at 8 o'clock in the morning, like-
wise the officer of the day. Capts. Drew
and McGregor will alternately furnish a scout
to cover the country. On the right, Cap-
tains Bicwer and Hull will furnish a party
for the same purpose ; on the left, those par-
tics will consist of a subaltern, Sergeant, Cor-
poral, and fifteen privates. They will be
warned the evening before they march, and
the officers will apply to the commanding offi-
cer for instructions, and will be paraded at
the same time with the other guards.

May 6, 1779. Capt. Stetson will make a
return tomorrow of his company, likewise of
arms, bayonets, bayonet belts, cartridge box-
es, flints, camp kettles and axes.

May 7th. A signal will be fired at Al-
lan's, at nine o'clock, at which time you will
march your company and quarter them at
Martins, Horton's and Ward's. You will
order a scout of a Subaltern, Sergeant, Cor-
poral and fourteen privates, to be ready to
march from their new quarters, when they
shall receive orders from me. You will make
out a provision return for four days, and a
rum return for one day, and send them to my
quarters at 6 o'clock The provisions will
be brought to your new quarters, before it is
delivered to the troops.

Major's orders.

May 10. As the company of light infan-
try are unacquainted with the orders which

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have been issued for the regulation of the
troops upon the advanced lines, the command-
ing officer of each company will take the ear-
liest opportunity to make themselves, their
subalterns and men, acquainted with those
orders which relate to them. Companies
will respectively consider themselves as se-
lected from the army for most important pur-
poses, and placed in a situation where they
may reap the earliest laurels ; therefore they
will make it their study to maintain the most
orderly and regular conduct, preserve the
most cleanly and soldierlike appearance, and,
at all times, observe such attention and vigi-
lance as to secure themselves from the disa-
greeable consequences of a surprise. As the
protection of the inhabitants is the object of
their establishment, any abuse offered them,
either by plundering or otherwise, will dis-
grace their reputation, and will be punished
in the most exemplary manner. Indeed, the
honour of those companies will depend so
much in their orderly and regular conduct,
cleanly and soldierlike appearance, vigilance
and attention to duty, that the commanding
officer flatters himself that there will scarcely
be occasion of reminding them of their duty.
The companies are so compact, that all the
guards will be paraded in a body, under the
direction of the officer of the day. The road
at Hill's is appointed for the parade, and the
guards from the several companies will be on
the parade precisely at eight o'clock. The
officers of the day will strictly examine their
arms and ammunition, and give each guard
from the several companies, will be on the pa-
rade precisely at eight o'clock. The officer
of the day will strictly examine their arms ano
ammunition, and give each guard the necessa-
ry directions. All impressed horses in the
possession of the Captains, will be returned to

the owners immediately. Whenever a
Captain is warned for duty, a warrant will be
sent him to impress a horse, which he will re-
turn as soon as his tour is finished. The de-
tail for guards will be the same as this day,
sxcepting officors until further orders. Offi-
cers for tommorrow, Capt. Benson.

May 13. It is General McDougall's pos-
tive order, that the troops on the lines, turn
out one hour before day, except in stormy
weather, and nothing will excuse a neglect of
this order. A sentinel by night, on hearing
the noise of horsemen, or footmen, at a dis-
:ance, will immediately give notice to the
uard, and the guards will be paraded, on
snch notice. If there are a number of per-
sons, the sentinel will hail at thirty yards dis-
tance, and order all to stand but one, and
him if on horseback, to dismount, and ad-
vance to him, if a footman, to lay close his
arms, and advance, while this is being done,
the guard having turned out, a corporal, with
two men, will be sent to the sentinel, and the
person be brought prisoner to the guard. No
sentinel will suffer any person to pass him to
the guard by night, until a non-commissioned
officers is sent to him. A sentinel at his post,
is clothed with as much authority as the King
on his throne, and the commanding officer
wishes to see them feel their importance. A
sentinel will suffer one or two persons to come
so near him, that it will be impossible for them
to make their escape.

In case of an attack upon the pickets, the
following directions will be observed : All
the company will immediately be paraded on
their respective parades.

The company on the right, Capt. Benson
will immediately march to Tarrytown ; if the
attack is on the pickets at the Plains, Capt.
Page will march to its support. Should the

picket, or the one at Downings, be at
tacked, Capt. Stetson will inarch to their HUJ>
port. Capt. Alden will support the picket,
by Saw Mill River, and Capt. Hall's and
Burnham's Companies, will, for the present,
be considered as a corps of reserve. At 5 o'-
clock this afternoon, all the men, who stand
in absolute need of shoes, will be paraded on
the grand parade by Hills, to receive them,
and the names of the men will be sent with
a non-cumin isioned officer from each compa-
ny. A return of arms and clothing, agreea-
bly to a form delivered with these orders, will
be given in to-morrow, at 5 o'clock P. M.,
for the purpose of sending to the commanding
officer of the Regiment to which they particu-
larly belong.

(To be Continued.)

A COPY OF THE FIRST BOOK OF
BIRTHS, OF THE TOWN OF ROW-
LEY, WITH NOTES.

COMMUNICATED BY M. A. STICKNKV.

1700 1.

Richard Tenny son of Duniel & Mary born
April 3d 1701.

Benjamin Steward a son of James Steward
& Elizabeth born the 3d March 1700-1

Dorihye Northend the daughter of Ezekiell
& Dorihye borne March the 20th 1700-1.

Josiah Wood the son of Josiab Wood &
Mary born March the 14th day 1700-1.

Abygall Cresey the daughter of Micaell &
Sarah borne Aprill the 15th 1701.

Mary Trumble borne the 23d of March
1700-1, the daughter of Juda & Elizabeth.

Steeven Woodman the son of Jonathan &
Sarah borne the 15th day of Aprill in the year
1701.

TOL. iv. (32)

Nathaniel! Nelson the BOD of Qershom and
Abigail home the 22d day of Aprill 1701.

Hannah Cooper the daughter of Samuell &
Mary borne the 10th day of Aprill in 1701.

William Hobson the son of William &
Sarah born May the 24th 1701.

Francis Spoford the son of John & Dorcas
borne February 19 day 1700 or 1701.

Nathan Davis the son of Corneliyous &
Elizabeth borne the 15 day of June 1701.

Sarah Dresser the daughter of Samuell
Dresser jr and Mary born June the 7 1701.

Ebsaba Wicom borne the 22 day of Aprill
in the year 17 01, the daughter of Daniell &
Sarah.

Steeven Boynton the son of Samuell &
Hannah Boynton borne the 14 day of July
1701.

Thomas Tod the son of John Tod and Eliz-
abeth borne the 18 of August 1701.

Ruth Lunt the daughter of John & Ruth
borne August ye 14, 1701.

Jonathan Wood the son of Ebenezer Wood
& Rachel 1 borne the 2 day of November
1701

Jonathan Dickinson the son of Thomas
Dickinson & Elizabeth borne the 18 day of
November 1701.

Robert Steward the son of Ebenezer &
Elizabeth borne November 26, 1701.

Joseph Bally the son of Nathaniel Sarah
borne October the 17, 1701.

Margrit Elithorp the daughter of Nathan-
iel & Hannah borne October the 15, 1701.

Lidia Burbanke the daughter of Caleb &
Hannah borne the 2nd day of October 1701.

Amos Peiison son of Jeremiah & Priscilla,
borne January the 5, 1701-2.

Elizabeth Harris the daughter of Timothie
& Phebee borne December the 28, 1701.

250

Benjaraen Stickne the son of Benjamin &
Mary borne September the 28th 1701.

Sarah Gage the daughter of Thomas &
Mary borne December the 29, 1701.

Samuell Baley son of James & Elizabeth
borne October the 27, 1701.

Iserail Hazen the son of Edward Hazen &
Jane borne July the 20, 1701.

Elizabeth Hiden the daughter of Ebenzer
and Elizabeth borne March the 22, 1701-2.

Nathan Jackson the son of Jonathan &
Anna borne January 1, 1701-2.

Sarah Paison the daughter of Mr. Edward
Paison & Elzabeth borne the 3 of March,
1702.

Nathan Plumer the son of Benjamin &
Ann borne February the 26, 1701-2.

Elizabeth Spofford the daughter of Samuell
Spoford & Sarrah born the 30 day of Aprill,
1702.

John Pierson the son of Joseph Pierson &
Sarrah born May the 16, 1702.

Moses Scott the son of John Scott & Eliz-
abeth borne May the 28, 1702.

Mary Lambert the daughter of Thomas
Lambert and Sarrah borne June the 7, 1702.

Sarrah Jewit the darghter of Thomas &
Hannah borne June the 4, 1702.

Hannah Chaplin the daughter of John &
Margrit borne the 20 day of February, 1702.

Jonathan Dresser the son of Jonathan &
Sarrah Dresser borne July the 23, 1702.

Abijah Wheeler the son of Jethro & Han-
nah borne June 21, 1702.

Patience Barker the datghter of Jacob &
Margrit borne December the 23, 1702.

David Boynton son of Richard & Sarrah
borne October the eight 1702.

Daniell Johnson the son of Samuell &
Francis borne the 13 of March, in the year
1701-2.

Hannah Northend the daughter of Ezekiel
and Dorothy born January 31, 1702-3.

David Steward son of James & Elizabeth
borne January 9, 1702-3.

David Perley the son of Samuell & Abi-
gail borne October the 25, 1702.

Susanna Tod daughter of Samuell & Pris-
cilla borne September 25, 1702.

Ester Tod the daughter of James & Mary
borne March the 10, 1701-2.

Bennoin Baley the son of Jonathan & Han-
nah borne December the 9, 1702.

Jonathan Nelson the son of Jeremiah &
Ann borne October 27, 1702.

Humphrey Hobson son of John & Dorcas
borne October the 1st 1702.

Dorothy Rogers daughter of Robert & Dor-
othy borne the 26 of February 1703-4.

Jonathan Paison son of Mr. Edward Paison
& Elizabeth borne March 3, 1703.

Daniell Dresser son of Samuell & Mary
borne March 14, 1703.

Benjamin Jewit the son of Jonathan &
Mary borne Aprill the first 1703.

Jacob Wood the son of Josiah & Margiret
borne Aprill the 7 day, 1703.

Hannah Thirstan the daughter of Joseph
and Mehitabel borne February 27, 1702-3.

Abigail Looke daughter of Jonathan &
Elizabeth Looke borne Aprill 16, 1703.

Jonathan Woodman the son of Jonathan &
Sarrah borne February 20, 1702-3.

David Plumer the son of Francis & Ma-
ry borne May the 7, 1703.

John Heriman the son of Jonathan & Mar-
grit borne June 13, 1703.

Hannah Wood the daughter of Thomas
Wood and Mary borne the 21 day of May
1703.

Abigail Lunt the daughter of John Lunt
and Ruth borne the 2 day of June, 1703.

251

Ebenezer Tenney the son of Daniell & Ma-
ry borne the 12 day of August 1703.

Moses Cooper the won of Samuell & Mary
borne A j. rill the 19, 1703.

Ann Nelson the daughter of Gersham
Abigail borne September the 4, 1703.

Sarrah Hidden the daughter of Ebenezer
and Elizabeth borne October the 3 day 1703.

Moses Stickne the son of Benjamin & Ma-
ry borne Aprill 23, 1703.

Abraham Hoynton son of Samuell Han-
nah borne November 15, 1703.

Solomon Nelson son of Francis and Mercy
borne November 15, 1703.

Daniell Elithorpc the son of Nathaniel &
Hannah borne December the 2, 1703.

Ebsaba Platts the daughter of John & Ju-
da borne December 1st day 1703.

John Spofford son of John & Dorcas borne
March 19, 1703.

Ruth Jewit the daughter of Abram & Sa-
rah borne January the 11 day 1703-4.

Benjamin Tenny the son of James & Ab-
igail borne January 2G, 1703-4.

Nathaniel Baley the son of Nathaniel &
Sarah borne October 27, 1703.

Martha Hobson the daughter of William &
Sarah borne November the 4, 1703.

Abell Platts the son of Moses & Hannah
Platts borne February the 6, 1703-4.

David Crescy the son of Micaoll and Sa-
rah borne March the 5, 17034.

Martha Burbanke the daughter of Caleb &
Hannah borne the 16 da of February 17034.

Jane Nelson the daughter of Jerimiah and
Ann borne January 26th 17034.

Mary Dickinson the daughter of James &
Mary borne the 29th, of November in the
year 1703.

Elizabeth Brockelbank the daughter of Jo-

seph and Elizabeth borne the 17 day of May
in the year 1703.

David Burbey the son of Thomas & Esther
borne the 27 day of November, in the year
1701.

Hannah Burl>ey the daughter of Thomas
and Esther borne the 15 day of December
1703.

Elizabeth Jewit borne March the 3 1701.
the daughter of Maxemillion and Sarah.

Abigail Clarke the daughter of Richard &
Abigail, Agust the 8 day 1704.

Jane Pickard the daughter of Samuel
Pickard and Elizabeth borne May the 5 1704.

John Jewet son of John & Elizabeth borne
June the twenty ninth day 1704.

Joseph Til the son of John and Elizabeth
borne October the 26, 1704.

Sarah Wallinford the daughter of Nicholis
and Sarah borne June the 16, 1704.

David Wood the son of Ebenezer and Ra-
chell borne May the 30, 1704.

Joshua Poor the son of Henery Poor Ju-
nior ai.d Mary borne March the 14, 1704.

Moses Dresser the son of John and Mar-
gent borne May the 11, 1704.

Ruth Wood the daughter of Josiah and
Mary borne June the 4, 1704.

Mary Hidden the daughter of Samuell
Hidden and Mary borne August the 10,
1704.

Sarah Lambert the daughter of Thomas &
Sarah borne Agust the 25, 1704.

Elizabeth Nelson the daughter of Thomas
and Hannah borne October the 15, 1704.

Hannah Pearson ahe daughter of Jerimiah
& Priscilla borne May the 12, 1704.

Nathan Boynton the son of Richard and
Sarah borne September 27, 1704.

Richard Stewart the son of Ebenezer and
Elizabeth borne October 15, 1704.

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Israeli Looke the son of Jonathan and Eliz-
abeth borne the 7 of December 1704.

Mehitable Woodman the daughter of Josh-
ua and Mehitable borne the 28 of Agust
1704.

Hannah Johnson the daughter of Samuell
& Francis borne December the 19, 1704.

Jonathan Tod the son of James & Mary
borne December the 28, 1704.

Seth Jewet the son of Maxemillion Jewet
and Sarah borne October 15, 1704.

Mary Dresser the daughter of Samuell and
Mary borne February the 16, 1704-5.

Hannah Harris the daughter of Timothy
and Phebe borne November the 7, 1704.

Thomas Dresser the son of Jonathan and
Sarah borne November 7, 1704.

Mehitabell Northend the daughter of Eze-
kiell and Dorothy borne March 2, 1705.

Margerit Baker the daughter of Jacob and
Margerit borne the 15 of March 1705.

Elizabeth Chaplin the daughter of John
and Margerit borne the 9 of Aprill, 1705.

Mercy Chaplin the daughter of Jeremiah &
Ann borne the 3 day of Aprill, 1705.

David Paison the son of Mr. Edward Pai-
son and Elizabeth borne March 5, 1705.

Abner Spoford the son of John & Dorcas
borne August 21, 1704.

Moses Hobson the son of John and Dorcas
borne December 29 1704.

Mercy Nelson the daughter of Francis and
Mercy borne May the 19 1705.

Jonathan Clarke the son of Judah and
Hannah borne May the 17, 1705.

William Jewet the son of Aquilla and Ann
borne July the 15, 1705.

Dorothy Hiden the daughter of Ebenezer
and Elizabeth borne September the 9, 1705.

Nathan Burbey the son of Thomas & Es-
ther borne January the 8, 1704-5

Moses Gage the son of Thomas and Mary
borne March the 26, 1705.

Patience Pearley the daughtar of Samuell
& Abigail borne March the 20, 1704-5.

Mary Sawyer the daughter of Ezekiel and
Hannah borne September the 25, 1705.

Mary Tenney the daughter of Daniell and
Mary borne October the 24, 1705.

Joseph Jackson the son of Jonathan and
Hannah borne August the 21, 1705.

Daniell Greenough the son of Robert and
Hannah borne November the 5, 1705.

Samuel Heriman the son of Jonathan and
Margerit borne November the 12, 1705.

Abraham Browne the son of John and Ab-
ygall borne June the 27, 1705,

James Browne the son of John and Abi-
gail borne the 10 of March, 1702-3.

Edna Prime the daughter of Marke and
Jane borne June the 15 day 1705.

Andrew Stickne the son of Andrew and
Elizabeth borne the 9 of February, 1701-2.

David Stickney the son of Andrew and
Elizabeth borne the 4 of July, in the year
1703.

Steeven Stickne the son of Andrew and
Elizabeth borne Aprill the 4, 1705.

Jonathan Hopkinson the son of Micaell &
Sarah borne January 20, 17034.

James Dickinson the son of James and
Mary borne December the 31, 1705.

Richard Peirson the son of Joseph and Sa-
rah borne June the 5, 1705.

Thomas Lancaster the son of Samuell and
Hannah borne November the 25, 1703.

Lidia Lancaster the daughter of Samuel &
Hannah borne April the 29, 1706.

Mary Mighill the daughter of Nathaniel
and Priscilla Mighill borne January 9, 1705-6.

David Shapley the son of David & Epsaba
borne 24 day of August, in the year 1705.

Josiah Baley borne November 8 day, 1705,
tho son of Nathaniel and Surah.

Uannan Trumble the daughter of Juda &
Kliznbeth borne December tho 20, 1705.

Sumuell Wood the eon of Ebcnezer and
Rachel borne May the 21, 1706.

Elizabeth Wood the daughter of Josiah and
Mary borne May the 20, 1706.

Hannah Scott the daughter of John and
Elizabeth borne the 18 day of May, 1706.

Hannah Wycom the daughter of Daniel
and Sarah his wife born Aprill the 9, 1706.

Daniel Tod the son of Samuel & Priscilla
borne June the 20, 1706.

Richard Boynton the son of Richard and
Sarah borne tho 26 of September, in the year
1706.

Phillip Tenny the son of James & Abigail
borne November the 25, 1706.

Hannah Lambert the daughter of Thomas
Lambert and Sarah his wife borne November
the 15 day, 1706.

John Clarke the son of Richard Clarke and
Abigail borne July the 23, 1706.

Samuel Northend the son of Ezekiel and
Darothy borne January the 12, 170t>-7.

Jeremiah Foster the daughter of Ebenezer
Foster and Mercy his wife borne February
the 6 day, 1706-7.

Abygall Plumer the daughter of John
Plumer and Elizabeth borne the 7 day of Ju-
ly, in the year 1704.

Elizabeth Plumer the daughter of John
Plumer and Elizabeth borne the 29 day of
August, in the year 1705.

Nathan Dresser the son of John Dresser
and Mercy borne Aprill the 11 day, 1700.

Martha Dresser the daughter of John Dres-
ser and Mercy borne March the 11 day, 1701.

Daniel Dresser the son of John & Mercy
borne July the 21, 1704.

Stephen Dresser the son of John Dresser
& Mercy borne July the 6 day, 1 706.

Mary Jewet the daughter of Joseph &
Mary borne February the 22, 170G-7.

Samuel Grcenough tho son of Robert and
Hannah borne the 25 day of March, 1707.

John Hobson the son of John & Dorcas
borne January the 19, 1706-7.

Lenard Copper the son of Samuel Copper
and Mary borne March the 13, 1706-7.

Sarah Spoford the daughter of John &
Dorcas borne February the 27, 1706-7.

David Poor the son of Henery and Mary
Poor borne November 12, 1706.

Phillips Payson the son of Mr. Edward
Payson and Elisabeth, borne Aprill 27, 1707.

Jane Dresser the daughter of Joseph &
Elizabeth borne May the 27, 1707.

Moses Platts the son of Moses & Hannah
borne April the 9, 1707.

Ezekill Sawer the son of Ezekiell & Jo-
hannah borne June the 16th, 1707.

Johannah Platts the daughter of John and
Judeth, borne June the 23, 1707.

Jcrimiah Nelson the son of Joseph & Han-
nah borne June the 23, 1707.

Samuel Dickinson the son of Samuel & Ru-
th borne May the 30,1707.

Moses Tenny the son of Thomas Tenny
and Sarah born September 7 day, 1707.

Samuel Jewet the son of Daniel Jewet and
Elizabeth born March 31, 1701.

Sarah Jewet the daughter of Daniel Jewet
and Elizabeth born June 29, 1703.

Daniel Jewet the son of Daniel Jewet and
Elizabeth borne August 3, 1 707.

David Nelson the son of Francis and Mer-
cy borne July 23, 1 707.

Sarah Jewet the daughter of Mazemilion
Jewet and Sarah borne June 3, 1707.

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Sarah Jewet the daughter of Nathanaell
Jewet and Mary born Sept. 24, 1707.

Hannah Boynton the daughter of Samuel
& Hannah borne December the 5, 1707.

Mary Johnson the daughter of Samuel &
Francis borne September the 21. 1707.

Hannah Hopkinson the daughter of Jeri-
miah and Elizabeth borne January the 25,
1707.

Stephen Mighill the son of Nathaniel and
Priscilla borne December 4, 1707.

David Baley the son of Nathaniel and Sa-
rah borne November the 11, 1707.

Sarah Nelson the daughter of Gershom
and Abigail Nelson borne February 17,1707-

Samuel Prime the son of Samuel & Sarah
borne December the 2 day, 1 707.

Mary Brockelbanke the daughter of Jo-
seph and Elizabeth borne September the 27,
1707.

Hannah Gage the daughter of Thomas
Gage and Mary borne December the eight
day, 1708.

Sarah Boynton the daughter of Bennony
and Ann borne June 17, 1708.

Elizabeth Jewet daughter of John and
Elezabeth his wife born May the thirtyeth
day, 1708.

Dorothy Boynton the daughter of John
and Bethiah born May the 13 day, 1708.

George Wood the son of Josiah and Mary
borne August the 13, 1708.

Hannah Platts the daughter of Isaac and
Elizabeth borne September the 19, 1705.

Elizabeth Platts the daughter of Isaac and
Elizabeth Platts borne the 4 day of Aprill,
in 1707.

Jerimiah Tod the son of James Tod and
Mary borne March the 17, 1708.

Mercy Barker the daughter of Jacob Bar-
ker and Margeret borne July 3, 1707.

Elizabeth Barker the daughter of Jacob
Barker and Margerit borne March 12,1 708-9

Edna Lambert the daughter of Thomas &
Sarah borne February the 20, 1708-9.

Sarah Boynton the daughter of Richard &
Sarah borne May the 5, 1708.

Elizabeth Hopkinson the daughter of Jer-
emiah & Elizabeth born Aprill the 6.1709.

Hannah Sawer the daughter of Ezekiel
Sawer & Hannah borne Aprill 17 day, 1709.

Mercy Scott the daughter of Joseph Scott
and Mary borne Aprill 21 1709.

Mary Hidden the daughter of Ebenezer
and Elizabeth borne March 22, 1708-9.

Sarah Paison the daughter of Mr. Edward
Paison and Elizabeth borne January 24,1708.

Rachel Jewett the daughter of Aquilla &
Ann Jewett borne January 30, 1708-9.

Sarah Smith the daughter of Benjamin
Smith and Martha borne January 29, 1708-9.

Sarah Burbee the daughter of Thomas and
Heasther borne May 20, 1707.

Samuel Burbee the son of Thomas & Hes-
ter borne the 17 of March, 1708-9.

John Stewart the son of Ebenezer Stewart
and Elizabeth borne October the 20, 1709.

Jerimiah Heriman the son of Jonathan
and Margerit borne September 22, 1709.

Phebee Jewett the daughter of Stephen and
Prisuilla borne November 2, 1709.

Jerimiah Jewet the son of Nehemiah Jew-
et and Priscilla borne the 26 of October,
1709.

Mary Boynton the daughter of John and
Bethiah borne December the 20, 1 709.

Jane Boynton the daughter of Hillkiah
Boynton and Priscilla borne November 19,
1709.

Hannah Adams the daughter of Isaac and
Hannah borne June the 15, 1709.

Ruth Foster the daughter of Ebvnezer
Foster and Mary borne January 23, 1709-10.

Jane Wood the daughter of Ebcnezer Wood
and Rachel borne March the 2, 1708-9.

Samuel Searels the son of John Sfarells
and Elizabeth borne February 1H, 1700-10.

Stephen Boynton the son of Benouie Boyn-
ton and Ann borne Aprill the 7, 1710.

Elizabeth Dickinson the daughter of Sam-
uel Dickinson and Ruth borne September
17, 1709.

Joseph Stickney the son of Benjamin and
Mary borne October the eight day, 1 70fi.

Jonathan Stickney the son of Benjamin
and Mary born March the seventh day 1 706.

Samuel Stickney the son of Benjamin &
Mary borne Aprill the 4, 1708.

Thomas Stickney the son of Benjamin and
Mary borne the 26 of January 1709-10.

Sarah Gage the daughter of William and
Mercy borne August 26 day, 1709.

Richard Clarke the son of Richard and
Abygall borne September the 7, 1709.

Moses Hrockelbanke the son of Joseph and
Elizabeth borne January the ninth 1709-10.

Hannah Platts the daughter of Moses and
Hannah borne March the 27, 1710 f

Ezekiel Mighill the son of Stephen [Na
thanieljand Priscilla borne Aprill the 4,
1710.

Elizabeth Pallmcr the daughter of John
and Mary borne May first, 1710.

Lidya Pengre the daughter of Aron and
Elizabeth borne October the 5, 1709.

George Jewett the son of Joseph and Ma-
ry borne July 25, 1708.

Nathan Jewett the son of Joseph & Mary
borne September the 9, 1710.

Benjamin Sawer the son of Ecekiel and
Hannah Sawer borne the 2 of November,
1710.

Joseph Smith the *on of John Smith and
Ann borne September the 12, 1710.

Samuel Baley the son of Nathaniel Baley
& Sarah borne November the 25, 1709.

HISTORY OF THE ESSEX LODGE OF
FREEMASONS.

BY WILLIAM IJUVItT.

(Continued from vol. Ill, page 372.)

The following communication is supple-
mentary to a series of articles, which were
printed in the third volume of the Historical
Collections, and contains interesting statistics
respecting the occupation, longevity, &c., of
the members, also several corrections and ad-
ditions to the biographical notices that have
been kindly furnished by friends. The com-
piler would be grateful for any correction or
additional information that correspondents,
friends or brethren of the Lodge may com-
municate.

OCCUPATIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF U8BX
LODQK.

Apothecaries, 3

Artists, 1

Bakers, 4

Barbers, 2

Blacksmiths, 10

Block-makers, 1

Boat-builders, 1

Book-binders, 4

Butchers, 1

Carpenters, 17

Cabinet-makers, 7

Cashiers, 2

Chair-manufacturers, 1

Clergymen, 6

Clerks, 11

Confectioners, 3

Cooper , 4

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Cordwainers 8

Cordage-manufacturers, 2

Dancing-master 1

Dentists 3

Distillers 5

Factors, 8

Farmers, 3

Gas-fitters, 3

Hatters, 3

Inn-holders, 7

Iron-founders, 1

Lawyers, 9

Marble- worker, 1

Mariners, 293

Machinist, 3

Masons, 6
Mathematical Instrument-maker, 1

Merchants, 26

Musicians, 7

Morocco-dresser, 1

Officers of the Army, 7

Officers of the Navy, 6

Painters, 6

Printers, 4

Physicians, 1 1

Riggers, 8
Road-masters for Rail-roads, 3

Sadlers, 1

Sail-makers, 3

Sash and Blind-makers, 1

Ship-carpenters, 4

Ship-joiners, 2

Silk and Woolen- dyers, 1
Silver-smiths and Watch-makers, 5

Stage-drivers, 2

Stone-cntters, 1

Stair-builders, 1

Tailors, 9

Tallow-chandlers, 5

Tanners and curriers, 23

Teachers, 12

Tin plate- workers,

Tobacconists,

Traders,

Turners,

Upholsterers,

Veterinary-surgeon,

Waggoners,

Wheel-wrights,

Wood- wharfingers,

Wool-dealers,

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3
3

1
2
1
2
3

293 members of Essex Lodge were Mar-
iners, of whom 246 were Master Mariners.
50 of these were lost at sea, and 42 more
died in foreign ports, making 92 who died a-
broad, whose average age was 38 years.

Of 92 Mariners who died at home, the
average age was 58. 22 of these last were
between 50 and 60; 14 between 60 and 70;
25 between 70 and 80 ; and 4 were 80 and
over.

31 and 4-10 of our seafaring brethren
perished abroad.

Of the 54 Traders, 20 have died whose
average age was 58.

Of the 26 Merchants, 12 have died,
whose average age was 49.

The average age of 6 Clerks, who have
died was 38.

The ages of 2 Cashiers were 79 and 84.
Of 3 auctioneers, 2 have died, whose ages
were 77 and 78.

Of the 9 Tailors, 4 have died, whose aver-
age age was 48.

The average age of 5 Tanners, who have
died, was 42.

The average age of 3 Physicians, was 72.

The average age of 7 Blacksmiths, was 63.

The average age of 6 Teachers, was 59.

The average age of 8 Carpenters, was 66.

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Of the 4 Ship-carpenters, 3 have died,
whose average age was 78.26.

The average age of 2 Ship joiners, was 54.

The average age of Army -officers, was 74
and of 3 Navy-officers, 72.

Of the 6 Painters, 2 have died whose aver-
age age was 28 1-2.

Of the 6 Clergymen, 2 have died, whose
average age was 40 1-2.

Of the s Cordwainers, 3 have died, whose
average age was 53.

Of the 5 Distillers, 3 have died, whose av-
erage age was 57.

176 members of Essex Ixxlge, have died in
Salem since its formation, and their average
age was 58.6.

Of 66 members, who removed from Salem
and settled in different parts of the United
States, the average age wa< 5S.8. 268 mem-
bers of Essex Lodge, are now. December'
1860, living.

Ninety members of the Lodge arc foreign-
ers ; and may be classed as follows :

Danes,:.; English, 38: French. 4; Ger-
mans, 7; Irish, 21 ; Italians, 3; Portu-
guese, 2 ; Scotch, 5 ; Swedes. 4. One was
born in the Island of Dominica W. I. One
in the Island of St. Georges, one of the Azor-
es and one, in the Island of Bona Vista, one
of the Cape de Verde Islands. 547 are Na-
tive Americans.

It will be interesting to notice the great
length of time that mauy of the Officers of
Essex Lodge served in their respective offices,
and this fact illustrates the great harmony
which prevails in a Lodge of Masons.

Joseph Miller was Master of the Lodge
for 9 years. Edward Pulling held the office
of Master for 5 years. Benjamin Hodges
was Master for 5 yrs James Charles King,
Thomas Cole, Benjamin F. Browne and Rob-
ert H. Farrant, were each in office for 4
years. Thomas Hartshorne, Henry Whipple,
Jesse Smith and Caleb Foote. were Masters

i for three years respectively- The present

: Master George H. Peirson has been in office

1 for 7 years.

Stephen Abbot was Treasurer of the Ixxlge

) for 13 years; Joseph Eveleth. 27 years; Jon-
athan P. Felt, for 7 yearn.

John Jenks was Secretary of the Ixxlge

\ for 4 years ; Edward Lang, for 1 years ;
Malthus A. Ward, for 4 years ; William
Leavitt, for 18 years.

Simon Lamb was Tyler of the Lodge for

j 13 years; Elijah Johnson, for 15 years;

j John Albree, for 1 7 years ; John N. Frye,
for 8 years. The present Tyler, Edward Rea,
has been in office 7 vears.

* The average age of eight ship-carpenters who
have died in Salem, not members of tli- Lodge,
was 75.35 jean ; indicative of the healthfulness
and longevity of this occupation.

VOL. IV.

(33)

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.

21, on page 93. Son of Samuel and Deb-
orah (Stevens) Carlton, of Salem, but born in
Andover. It was not the one mentioned, but
his brother Samuel, (No. 62,) who was a
Colonel in the Revolutionary War. and who
returned paralytic and very much enfeebled,
and whom Gen'l Washington pronounced
one of the most intrepid officers under him.

97, on page 128. JOHN MURPHV was born
in that division of Wexford County, Ireland,
called the Baronry of Shelburne. This is
situated upon the eastern border, and is only
divided from the county of Waterford. by the
river Barrow. His family has been long
settled there, and the present representatives

258

of it reside there still. After he came to
this country, and after his marriage, he lived
in the Putnam house, which stood where the
East Church now stands.

His later voyages were made in the em-
ploy of Mr. Forrester, though his strict in-
tegrity and fine business qualifications, se-
cured him frequent applications from others
of our principal merchants.

In 1797, he writes: "I was on the point
of going on to Batavia again, in a ship of
Mr. Gray's, but the French spoliations, as
well as the English, put me off the thoughts
of it. The French privateers (or otherwise
robbers) make great havock of our vessels."

In October of that year he writes : " 1 ex-
pect to set out again to India, this winter,
in one of Mr. Gray's ships, if I can find one
that will sail fast enough; he has offered
me two or three, but they did not suit me.
. . . . Capt George Hodges was ta-
ken from Calcutta, carried into Hispaniola ;
vessel and cargo condemned. She is the on
ly Indiaman we have lost out of this town
yet. . . We have news since the above,
that Mr. Derby's Ketch, that Jonathan Der-
by was in, is taken from the Isle of France,
homeward bound, and carried into the West
Indies, for want of the Roll of Equipage.
Jonathan Derby had sent the vessel home
by his mate (Harry Tibbets,) and went on
to Bengal himself. The Ketch and cargo
was worth 80 or 90.000 dollars."

In March, 1798. "I have pretty much
done with the thoughts of going to sea while
the times are so troublesome ; the late decree
of the Directory has struck our India trade
at the root. . . . Our merchants in
this town have been very fortunate in their
trade ; they have lost but very few vessels
for their numbers ; we lost but one small

Indiaman, Capt. G. Hodges. Mr. Gray has
got his Indiaman safe arrived ; it from Cal-
cutta and one from Isle of France. Mr.
Derby got all his home, beside the small
merchants. . . Our congress are deba-
ting, spitting in faces, and cudgeling in the
house of representatives."

July 2, 1778. " I cannot dwell upon news
today, for at this moment the mercury is up
to 99 degrees, the hottest day ever known
in this town. We have the hospital open
for the small-pox.

April 8th, 1799. "I shall go down to
Wiscasset the last of this month after a brig
of Forrester's that is building there; she is
to be launched about the middle of May, and
the probability is. I may sail from here in
all June as her cargo is all ready If you
go to Petersburg in the Westcappel. perhaps
I may overtake you there. I believe the
Brig will be coppered at Copenhagen, which
may detain me 12 or 14 days. I have some
funds in Hamburgh which 1 shall want to
freight home from Petersburgh; I wish I
could find you there. ' '

He went upon that voyage, and November
10, 1799, writes from Lisbon: "With
pleasure I inform you of my safe arrival
here the 20th ult. without meeting any crui-
sers. I sailed from Copenhagen the 28th of
September ; the next day had a heavy gale
from the Westward, in which gale I ran in-
to Marstrand; sailed from thence the 2nd of
October, and came North about all alone.

The markets are not so good as I had a
right to expect; cordage is worth $13 the
quintal of 1 32 Ibs. English, free of duty and
charges; sailcloth 17 do. Ravens-duck $10.-
50 10.75. My cargo is all on shore and

* His brother-in-law, Clifford Crowninshield,
then in London.

part of it sold. I shall proceed from here to ' off there, has frequently gone on shore to
Surinam, ballast with salt; there 1 must balls and plays with lii.-t wife. 1 have my
freight home, if possible, #-000 in some cash on board and I think will sail toraor-
American bottom, which you will please to row without fail ; the sea is so high on the
insure for me as well as 02000 in the Brig't ; bar this day 1 could not get out. 1 hope to
Washington with liberty to go to some other see you in ten months from this date."
ports in the West Indies. I have not received That hope was destined never to be real-
a line here from Capt'n Forrester to give me ized. as he died on his passage home from
any information about the remainder of the Calcutta Sept. 5, 1800, aged 47. His di-
voyage; therefore I am entirely in the dark pease was dysentery. Thus died in the
what may answer in Surinam, or whether prime of life a man who deservedly held a
anything from here will, except salt and place in the front rank of Salem shipmas-
specie. ters, and who bade fair to attain an honor-
November 15th. "Since writing the able place among her merchants,
above we have had official accounts by the E. S. W.
packet, that Surinam was token possession 137 on pagc m JogEpH MogELBr WM
of by the British the 20th of August. I born about 1760 at Nisconton> N C $ a town
conceived the voyage would not be so favour-. which Hes near the Virginia border, about
able for me, as they will not allow us to take twenty eight mi | es N E of VjAmton .
ocffce and cotton without smuggling on that HJ8 father died ^^ 1783 , eaving a wid .

coast, or to go to different ports to pick up ow> E i izabeth< who married afterward8

a cargo, which I thought would be a great Todd He had a brotber Emperor a sister
risk; therefore I have resolved to take my Majy wbo married Cftpt Nathaniel Cook and
dollars here and go to Calcutta. I hope sin- lived in galem or its vicinity . and prob ably a
cerely it will meet rapt. Forrester's appro- , )rother Thoma8) and a ^tor E i izabethi wbo
bation ; 1 mean to do the best I can for him. died after marriage( Aug . 1781
Please to make insurance for me to the a- Capt Emperor Motley visited Salem and
mount of $5000 out and home. 1 expect to wag well known here In one f)f Wg , etterg
sail in 8 or 10 days; my cargo stock is H3 dated Feb 1782 , h e speaks of making the
or 34 thousand dollars. My vessel ails jo urne y home from Boston, on horseback, be-
fast, &c. j n g three we eks on the way.

Lisbon. Dec. 10, 1 799. " I wrote you to Capt. Joseph Moseley was skilful and faith-
make insurance for me to the amount of ful in his profession, and these qualities caus-

#5000; J now repeat it; I think the risque ed his services to be sought by some of the

is not great in the India seas; a ship arrived largest merchants of the time. He was for

here 3 or 4 days ago from the Mauritius, (a several years commander of the Brig Volant,
Hamburger ) who informs that they have de- ; belonging to William Gray, jr. Her voyages

clared themselves independent of France in were mostly to European ports, one in 1785

those Islands ; that they have not a priva- { being to Ireland and France,

teer, but what is taken or hauled up; that In 1792 he went a voyage to Calcutta, in

the English Commander, who was stationed the ship Grand Turk, as mate, with Capt. Ben-

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jamin Hodges, and in 1793, to St. Petersburg,
as captain of the same ship.

In his letter of instuctions, Mr. Derby says
of the Grand Turk : "My ship is too large for
this port, you have my leave to dispose of her,
provided you can make her net me twenty
thousand dollars clear (exclusive^ of the com-
missions and charges attending the business."

The following extract gives an idea of the
compensation allowed captains at that time.
" Mr. William Gray has a number of vessels
gone for freight; I expect to allow you the
same as he allows his masters in that business,
which I snppose is your priviledge and primage.

In 1795 he commanded the schooner Ac-
tive, of 8'2 tons burthen, belonging to Ichabod
Nichols and Benjamin Hodges, on a voyage to
St. Petersburg, and in 1797 the ship Francis
of one hundred aud seventy four tons, belong-
ing to Mr. Gray on a voyage to Havre de
Grace and St. Petersburg. At this time, Nov.
2, 1797, he is described in his passport as of
37 years of age, of dark complexion, and of
5 feet 2 inches in height.

His last voyage was in the ship Enterprise
in the year 1799. On the 16th of July of
that year, he was hailed by a privateer which
showed Dutch colours. Having mounted u-
pon some elevation on the deck, he stood with
the trumpet at his lips, about to return an ans-
wer, when at that moment, a shot from the
privateer shattered the trumpet and struck him
in the head ; falling back he gasped out the
words " I am a dead man " and expired in the
arms of his men. When the other captain
came on board and perceived the innocent char-
acter of the vessel, his regret was excessive,
especially when he discovered that in Capt.
Moseley he had killed an old acquaintance and
one who had been in port with him : the only
excuse he could offer, was that he thought the

vessel was an Englishman under American
colours.

By this wanton and unprovoked outrage a
wife and family of young children were de-
prived of their support and head, the service
of a vigorous and skilful officer, and the com-
munity of a valuable member.

Capt. Moseley married, Oct. 20, 1782, Eliz-
abeth, daughter of John and Mary (Ives)
Crowninshield, who died Aug. 1, 1833, in her
77th year, and by whom he had five daughters
and three sons: of his sons, Joseph the eldest,
was married, and died July 17, 1825, leav-
ing one son, Joseph, of the present generation.

An excellent likeness of Capt. Moseley was
taken in 1793, from which a smaller plate was
afterwards engraved. E. S. W.

139, on page 174. James Dunlap was
partly owner of the ship Franklin ; the first U.
S. vessel that visited Japan. He was con-
cerned in business with James Devereux of
Salem and James and Thomas H. Perkins of
Boston.

140, on page 174. For "Hannah" read
" Henry."

143, on page 174. Richard Derby was
married but once : it was his nephew Richard
Crowninshield Derby who married Miss Mar-
tha Coffin.

146, on page 175. JAMES DKVERKOX was
born April, 14, 1766 at the " village of Salt-
myll, " in the Parish of Dunbrody, Baronry
of Shelburne Co. , Wexford, Ireland. He was
descended from Phillip D'Evereux who, pas-
sed over into Ireland from England in 1232,
and who settled in the same neighborhood where
the family now reside.
Valentine Pevereni md. Mary Etchingham.

James md. Eleanor Murphy, or O'Morroghoe, as the name properly k
James md. Sarah Crowninshield.

Mr. Devereux came to this country at first
on a visit with his uncle Capt. John Murphy.
No 97. He returned to Ireland, and after-
wards (about 1780.) came to this country to
remain here permanently.

He made several voyages from Salem to the
East and West Indies, and in 1799 the voy-
age to Japan, for an account of which see
Historical Collections of the Essex Institute,
Vol. 11, page 287. His next and last voyage
was in the new ship Franklin, to Batavia and
the Isle of France : the ship failing to be ac-
cepted at Butavia by the Dutch East India
Company, for their Japan trade.

After this he engaged in commerce and was
for many years an active and successful mer-
chant. His house in Duniel St. he purchased
about March, 1798, from Amos Lefavour, who
built it. It was afterwards occupied by Mr.
John Endicott. His late residence in Pleas-
ant St. was built by his brother Clifford Crown-
inshield about 1805, on the site of the old Ives
house.

Mr. Devereux died of paralysis in the 81st
year of his age : an obituary notice says of him,
" he was for many years one of our most enter-
prising and successful merchants ; in business
noted for habitual punctuality and inflexible in-
tegrity ; in the social relations of life, beloved
and respected for kindness of heart and cour-
tesy of manners.'?

Aug. 6th 1793, in the Grand Lodge of Ire-
land, it is certified that James Devereux of
Lodge, No. 587 his been initiated in all the
Degrees of our mysteries, &c.

Aug. 12, 1793, it is certified by the officers
of St. Patrick's Lodge, No. 587, in the town
of Belfast, Kingdom of Ireland, that "our trus-
ty and well beloved brother James Devereux
was by us regularly made a Master Mason,
was installed into the secrete of Royal Arch

Manonry and was installed and dubbed a Knigh
of the most Noble and Right Worshipfull < >r
der of Sir Knight Templar*." K 8. W.

J'>9. on page 209. For Ourvey read Lur
vey.

270, on page 209, for Sarah G. Smith,
read Sarah S. Smith.

278, on page 209. For 1849 read 1846

274, on page 209. For Mary Gray read
Mury Gragg.

278, on page 210. For "nephew" read
"grand nephew" and before "Thomas" lint
14 insert "nephew of" also for 212 read 112.

296, on page 211 . For 6th May read 6th
(Nov.

305, on page 212. For son of Daniel read
i son of David.

324, on page 214. For died 17th Aug.
1851, read 17th Aug. 1831.

326, on page 214. For born 4th May read
(5th May also insert " died at Salem."

341, on page 215. The time when and to
whom married should read thus, married 18th
Mrs. Rebecca Chapman 25th April 1813;
^dly Mrs. Nancy Baker 9th Sept. 1822.

345, on page 216. For died 15 Nov. 1848
read 13th Nov. 1849.

354 on page 216. For "mirried Eliza
Pope," read "married Eliza Page.

366 on page 217. For " married Eliza T,"
read "married Eliza P. Needham."

387 on page 254. For " number 378 "
read " 387." For "married Harriet King"
read "Harriet Ring."

425 on page 257. For "Bickford G.
Rand," read "Bickford L. Rand."

433 on page 257. HBNRY BOXTON was
born at Salem 26th of June, 1802, and died at
Taunton, Mass., 17th October, 1858. His
father, Joseph Buxton. was son of Henry
and Ellinor (Osborn) 1 Buxton ; was born in

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the So. Parish of Danvers, (So. Danvers)
December, 1774, and died at Salem April 22,
1861 ; Tanner. His mother is daughter of
William and Tamsen (Southwick) Frye, and
is still living. He married 18 Oct., 1827,
Deborah, daughter of Seth and Ruth (An-
drews) Saltmarsh, of Salem ; and 2dly, in
1844, Mary, the widow of Josiah Choate, of
Gloucester, and daughter of Mitchell A.
Jeffs, of Gloucester and Salem ; she survives.

Major Seth S. Buxton, of 14th Reg. of
Mass. Vols., is a son of Henry and Debo-
rah.

439 on page 258. For "Sarah G. Cox"
read "Sarah S. Cox."

442 on page 258. For " Mary Stoveman "
read "Mary Stoneman."

471 on page 260. For " Mary E. Green"
read "Mary E. Geren."

474 on page 260. For " Susan T. Hol-
inan," read "Susan P. Holman."

488 on page 261. For "Elizabeth Fa-
ber" read "Elizabeth Taber."

503 on page 292. For " Mary E. Cross"
read " Mary I. Cross."

510 on page 263. For " Augusta Jenks"
read "Lydia S. Brown."

528 on page 264. For " Wander" read
" Wunder" (his mother's name.)

553 on page 266. For "came to Salem
in 1848" read "1854."

567 on page 26. For "Mary Austin"
read "Mary Dustin."

571 on page 267. For " born in Heine"
read "Holne."

576 on page 268. For "born 31st of
August" read "31st of May."

579 on page 268. For "Mary F," read
"Mary S. Holman."

581 on page 268. "born in Murthingar"

read "born in Mullingar," and for "Coun-
ty of Mago" read " County of Mayo."

602 on page 270. For " Carlu Co " read
"Caven Co."

615 on page 271. For "Josephine Ka-
via" read -'Josephine Karia."

61 7 on page 271. For "Elizabeth T,"
read " Elizabeth D. Farnsworth."

630 on page 272. For "Sarah F,"
read "Sarah T. Harris "

The History of Essex Lodge is now brought
to a close, and it is hoped that it will con-
duce to the future prosperity of the Lodge,
by the exhibition of its long record of noble
and illustrious men, who were the Pioneers
in the discovery of those sources of wealth,
which have enriched our City, and given it
a prominent place among the Cities of the
United States, and many too were foreigners,
who came here to help us in our Revolution-
ary struggle, and distinguished themselves
as Commanders of Privateers as Charles
Hamilton, John Donaldson, Anthony Diver,
Simon Byrne, John Brooks, John Murphy,
and Alexander Storey, and others, in subor-
dinate positions, as Lieut's and petty officers,
as John Leonard Hamond, Simon Lamb, John
Saint, also distinguished themselves; after
the Revolutionary War, came Edward Cream-
er, James Dunlap, Hugh Irwin, William
Lemon. Alexander Donaldson, John Fergu-
son and Justin McCarthy. The descendants
are now among our most useful and valued
citizens; and who can tell how many of
these foreigners, have been directed to Salem
by the exhibitors of the broad Seal of Essex
Lodge in foreign lands? for there is no
part of the world where the Seal of Essex
Lodge has not been known and respected ;
it has procured the enjoyment of the fullest
hospitality, to our adventurous navigators

in the remotest part of India, or the refined I He would be grateful for any corrections,
cities of Kurope ; it has facilitated their bus- ur facts relating to this subject, that member*
iness transactions, it has warned them of of the Institute, friends, or other student- in
danger, it has stayed the arm that was raised our local history may communicate,
to kill, and strangers, seeing our seamen in No. 4, on page 7. CLIFFORD CHOWNIN-
distress, and recognizing their sign, have , gHIELD Wa8 great grandson of Dr. Crownin-
rushed to their rescue, at the risk of their | g bj e id His mother. Mary, died June 5th
own lives. 1794, ^ t . 67, leaving son Cliff.rd and five

Essex Lodge, in her humble location in daughters.

B; aney's Store Chamber, in School Street, No. 7 , on page 7 . JOHN GRAY, son of Wil-
(1779,) or in Gen. Abbot's store chamber, Ham and Sarah Gray, was born at Salem 12th
in Church J,ane,(l 79:5.) or in her present \ January, 1701. Died 9th December 1838.
elegant hall, in Washington Street, can give | Married, 18th November 1783, Elizabeth Ar-
her Diploma, bearing her broad Seal to one cher (born IGth August, 1767, died 17 Aug-
of her family going abroad into foreign lands ; ust, 1814.) Married 2dly., 19th February,
and it protects him everywhere; and Masons 181;"), Mary daughter of William Holman, a
will peril their lives, to rescue him from dan- soldier of the Revolution; (born llth March
ger, or to do him service. What potentate 1768, died 2nd October, 1844.) His father,
has half the powerof Essex Ixxlge? and how ; William Gray, born October 20th 1727, died
many Mariners, returning from a long and 24th December, 1805; was son of Benjamin
dangerous voyage, who while absent have and Sarah (Cash) Gray His grandfather
been sick and in prison and have been visi- Benjamin Gray born 3rd October, 1700, died
ted, and taken care of, by their Brother Ma May 10th 1765, was son of Benjamin and
sons in distant lands, say in their heart of Mary ( Beadle,) Gray. His great grandfather

hearts,

GOD BLRSS ESSEX IX>DGR

AN ACCOUNT OF SALEM COMMON
AND THE LEVELLING OF THE
SAME IN 1802, WITH SHORT NO-

Benjamin Gray was son of Joseph and Deb-
orah (Williams) Gray. His g. g. grandfather
Joseph Graybapt. 1st church in Salem 9, 8,
1053, gunsmith, was son of Robert Gray who
"dies 23,11, 1662," and whose widow Eliza-
both afterwards marries Capt. Nicholas Man-

TICES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS in -

No. 17, page 9. WILLIAM MANNING, for

BY BKNJAMIN K. BROWNK. i Mimam (Giddings) read Mirriam (Lord.)

No. 82, on page 11. .1 VMK - WRIGHT'S wife
was living in Beverly within a year, more than

(Continued from volume iv, page 140.)

The following communication contains the
corrections and some additional information re-
specting the subscribers, that have come to the
knowledge of the compiler, since the printing
of the same in the earlier numbers of this vol-
ume.

90 years of age.

No. 38, on page 12. EUNICK RICHARDSON
was a granddaughter of Joseph and Eliza}>eth
(Porter) Putnam ; g. granddaughter of Thom-
as and Ann (Holyook) Putnam ; g. jr.
granddaughter of John Putnam, who was

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born in 1583 died in 1663; came from
Buckinghamshire, in England, and settled in
Salem, Mass., in the year 1634, with his
three sons, John, Thomas and Nathaniel;
they were all farmers, and took up several
tracts of land in Salem Village, now Dan-
vers, where they lived and died. A portion
of the land is at the present time owned and
occupied by some of their descendants.

Her husband, Nathaniel Richardson, was
born at Woburn March 20th, 1742, (and not
March 20th, 1765, as mentioned in the text.)
He was grandson of Joshua R., born 3, 4,
1681, died Nov. 5, 1748 ; g. grandson of
Nathaniel R., born 2 11, 1650-1, died Dec.
4, 1714 ; g. g. grandson of Thomas, who died
28 6, 1651 ; was admitted a member of the
Church in Charlestown, Feb. 18, 1637-8,
and was dismissed with his two brothers, Eze-
kiel and Samuel, in June, 1642, to aid in the
formation of the Church at Woburn ; they
were highly respected, and much employed in
the business of the town. Their descendants
bearing the name of Richardson, have long
been, and still are, more numerous than those
of any other name in Woburn, and some of
them are considered among the most useful
and valued citizens of that ancient town.

No. 42, son page 12. JEDUTHAN UPTON'S
daughter Sally is living in Maine, and is the
mother of the wealthy Augustus Hemenway
of Boston. Her husband, Dr. Hemenway,
came from Middlesex County to Salem, a
young man and studied with Dr. Holyoke.

No. 49, on page 77. AMOS HOVEY was
born at Boxford, May 31, 1757. His father
Joseph Hovey (born July 17, 1712, died De-
cember 23, 1785,) of Boxford, son of Luke
Hovey, who was born. May 3, 1666, married
October 25, 1698, Susanna Pillsbury, and
died Oct. 31, 1751. His mother was Rebecca

daughter of Thomas and Mary (Mulliken)
Stickney, born at Bradford, October 3, 1724,
died at Boxford Feb. 19, 1788.

No. 50, on page 77. THOMAS WEBB died
December 14, 1825.

No. 90, on page 86. HENRY PRINCE, son
of Jonathan and Mary (Pollard) Prince. He
married 2dly, April 24, 1832, Elizabeth, wid-
ow of Samuel Kimball of Salem, who was born
at Plymouth in 1781, and came to Salem in
1795, died at New Orleans, June 14, 1819;
and daughter of Matthew and Mary (Ellison)
Haynes ; she was born in Salem 23rd of Aug-
ust 1786, and now resides in her native city.

No. 104, on page 139. PETER LANDER
was born at Salem, 9th Feb., 1743 (0. S.)
married 1st of June 1768, Rebecca, daughter
of Nathan and Rebecca (Morse) Brown; she
was born in Newbury, 4th of August, 1745,
died at Salem 25th of March, 1842. Her
father, Nathan Brown, was son of Edward,
grandson of Edward and great grandson of
Nicholas Brown, who had lands granted in
Lynn, in 1638, and died in Reading, April 5,
1673.

No. 105, on Page 130. BENJAMIN CROWN-
INSHIELD was the son of Jacob and Hannah
(Carlton) Crowninshield, born 16th Feb.
1758, died, 2d November, 1836. He mar-
ried November 9th, 1780, Mary, daughter of
Joseph and Mary (Foot) Lambert, who died
at Charlestown, June 19th, 1851, in her 91st
year. Mrs. Hannah Crowninshield also died
at the advanced age of 89 years, 10 months.

Both of these venerable ladies were noted for
amiability and energy of character, and pos-
sessed in their old age, their faculties impair-
ed but to a slight extent.

The house in Essex Street opposite Union,
in the western end of which Mr. Crownin-
shield lived, for many years, was built and

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owned by the grand-father of Mr. Crownin-
shield. He, John by name, dying in 1761,
"his dwelling-house" came into possession
of bis widow Anstiss, who, the estate not
being settled until 1766, retained it until
then, paying, according to the account of ad-
ministration, "rent of ye Mansion House 5
years, 110 00 0."

The reason of the delay in the settlement of
the estate was, I am inclined to think, the
dangerous illness of the eldest son of the de-
ceased, John Crowninshield, Jr. which neces-
sitated a sea voyage, and caused his death
soon after bis arrival home, June 24th 1766.

Immediately after his death, both his own
and his father's estates were settled, and No-
vember 4th 1766, "a committee of three is
appointed to set off for Mrs. Anstiss Crown-
inshield, her part of the real estate " viz., one
third : "The western part of the mansion-house
with yard and land," &c., "of which a part
is near Jonathan Very 's store;" "northerly
through the middle of the entry-way, one
hundred and twenty feet to a stake in the
fence at the training-field ; a part of the Wharf
(Long Wharf), warehouse. &c."

The entry-way spoken of, runs from front
to back, through the middle of the house.

Mrs. (.'rowninshield died in 1773, when
the estate probably passed to the eldest survi-
ing son, Jacob, who dying in 1774, it became
the property of his family, who, as we have
said above, resided there many years. The
family of Mr. Benjamin Crowninshield occu-
pied the upper or western end, his mother and
sister Miss Hannah Crowninshield, occupy-
ing the eastern end. Miss Crowninshield
inherited the excellent traits of her mother;
and it was under their roof, and in their com-
panionship, that Dr. Bentley resided for many
years. He occupied the second story front
TOL. iv. (34)

room ; but it was in the room under that,
where having returned from an evening visit
at a rather hurried p ace, be stood for a mo-
ment with his hands behind him, before the
fire, and then dropped dead from an attack
of angina pectoris.

After the deaths of Mrs. C. and her
daughter, the house passed into other hands ;
Mr. Benj. Crowninshield having removed (be-
fore 1812) to the farm in Danvers Port,
known as the C rowninshield, and now as the
Porter farm : here he indulged his social and
hospitable tastes, and the recollections of his
pleasant festive gatherings, are still fresh in
the memory of many who shared them. His
family afterwards removed to Charlestown.

E. S. W.

No. 136, on page 135. DANIEL PEIRCK
was born at Portsmouth N H, in 1750,
where at that timu his father John Peirce re-
sided, who afterwards removed to Lebanon,
York County, Me., and lived to the advanced
age of 96.

At the age of 14, Daniel Peirce came- to
Salem, shipped as a cabin boy, and went to
sea. He continued in this occupation, until,
by promotions, he, in due time, had the com-
mand of a ship.

He married Eliza, daughter of Matthew and
Hannah (Proctor) Mansfield. She was born
at Salem, June 17, 1762, and died at Galli-
polis, Ohio, 8th of Sept., 1823.

No. 142, on page 130. SAMUEL Mc-
INTYKK also designed the steeple of Park St.
Church, Boston, if not the whole building.

His medallion likeness of Washington,
which formerly decorated the western arch of
the Common, and is now in the Town Hall,
was an original.

When Washington visited Salem, Mr. Mo-
Intyre had an excellent place and opportunity

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to view him ; taking this advantage, be then
made an excellent profile sketch of him, from
which he executed the carved medallion, which
I believe has always been considered a truth-
ful likeness, and which is certainly worthy of
a careful preservation. ,

No. 145, on page 137. JOSEPH WINN
was born at Woburn, Sept. 24, 1761, died at
Salem, Nov. 3d 1839. His father Joseph
Winn was born July 3d, 1734, died April
30th 1818. His grandfather, Timothy Winn,
born Feb. 27th, 1687, died Jan'y 5th 1752.

His great grandfather, Joseph Winn, died
Feb. 22nd 1714. His great-great-grandfath-
er, Edward Winn, was one of the 32 signers
to the town of Woburn, in 1640 ; died, Sept.
5th 1682.

No. 155, on page 139. WILLIAM MERRI-
AM, a native of Sudbury, came to Salem in
1795 ; and in the same year married Anna,

widow of Cook, and daughter of Peter

Chever, who removed to Andover during the
Revolution. Mr. Merriam moved to Boston
in 1812, and kept the Commercial Coffee
House; he died in 1835. Mrs. Merriam
died in 1847, aged 84 years.

No. 157, on page 139. BENJAMIN FELT
was born at Salem, December llth, 1770.

His father, John Felt, was son of Jonathan
and Hannah [Silsbee] Felt; married Jan.
1st 1750, Deborah Skerry, and, 2dly,
May 19th, 1757, widow Catherine Turner.

No. 159, on page 139. SAMUEL ROPES.

His wife Sarah, was born 7th, March, 1758,
instead 7th, March, 1788.

THE HERRICK FAMILY.

In the " Genealogical Register of the Name
and Family of Herrick " which was published
at Bangor, Me. in 1846, the compiler, the
late Jedediah Herrick, under Note, F. 1, in

the Appendix to that work, surmises that Hen-
ry Herrick of Salem, 1629, was identical with
the Henry who was the fifth son of Sir Wil-
liam Herrick of Beau Manor Park, in the par-
ish of Loughboro' and county of Leicester,
England.

This surmise was based, principally, on four
facts tending to confirm it; viz, 1. That no
other Henry is found in the English (Herrick)
pedigrees of the time. 2. Henry of Beau
Manor is not recognized, after infancy, except
as being abroad, under circumstances indica-
ting America as his place of residence. 3.
The identity of the Salem and the Beau Man-
or coat of arms. 4. The secession of one
branch of the Leicestershire family from the
English Church.

We are happy to be able to add another link
to the foregoing chain of evidence, by publish-
ing the following correspondence, which refers
to a fact that will, undoubtedly, be accepted
as conclusive proof of the relationship of the
two families :

SALEM, 13th Nov'r, 1 862.
Dr. Henry Wheatland :

Dr. Sir.

As the following letter con-
tains a valuable fact, which settles a doubtful point
in the Herrick Genealogy, please give it an inser-
tion in the Historical Collections of the Essex In-
stitute.

Resp'y Yours,

G. R. C.

BALTIMORE Oct. 21, 1862.
Dear Mr. Curwen :

Facts always prove their own
utility, in one way or another. I send annexed, a
fact which I happened to find in one of my record
books, this evening; if there be yet any Herricks in
Salem, it may be of interest to them. * * * *
I beg to remain with
sincere regard,
Faithfully yours
A. CLEVELAND COXE.
To GEORGE R. CURWEN Esq.

2J7

" Henry Hcrrick, a younger son of Sir Williiini
Hcrrick went from Virginia to Salmi. un<l was there
June 28, 1 653, as appears from a letter now at Buau
Manor addressed to his brother.

Wit!) this Horrick went to America, a Cleveland
of Loughboro."

The above communicated to me while in England
in 1851 by the Rev. Henry Cleveland vicar of Row-
uldkirk.

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
To " A Biographical Notice of tlie Officers
of Probate for Essex County, from the
Commencement of the Colony to the Pres-
ent Time"

BY A. C. OOODEI.L.

KLTA8 STILEMAN.

Hist. Coll. Essex lost. Vol. II., page
163. Hot). James Savage, in his Genealogi-
cal Dictionary, Vol. 4, in a note to his article
on Stileman, Bays, with regard to the date of
death of Elias Stileman senior, as given in the
Hist. Coll. Essex Last, "as Elias Stileman,
junior, appears in many appraisements, 1653
and after, I doubt much." This objection
from MO high an authority led me to examine
the original record of which I haJ a copy, when
I found that the transcriber had made an error,
and that Dr. Savage is, undoubtedly, right as
to the date of the decease of Elias Stileman
senior; the action of Geo. Kopes being against
Klias Stileman defendant and not deceased.
On 25, 9, 1602, administration of the estate of
estate of Elias Stileman senior, had been grant-
ed to Elias Stileman, his son. who then had the
time extended for returning an inventory of the
intestate's* estate; and 24. 9, 1663, the inven-
tory was brought into court, and allowed. At
the same term, Mrs. Judith Stileman brought
a suit against Richard Hutchinson " for detain-
ing her thirds of land, sold to said Hutchinson
by her deceased husband."

But I think Dr. Savage is wrong in suppoe
ing the father to be the Clerk of the court
for we know that the Stileman, who was clerl
in 1658 " removed to the eastward ; " (see pe-
tition of John Gedney et al. Hist. Coll. Vol
2, p. 165.) and that this was Elias junim
there can be no doubt, since he certainly held
similar offices in New Hampshire till his deatt
in 1695; while the father died at Salem be
fore 1662.

DANIEL ROGERS.

Hist. Coll. Vol. III. p. 7. In the No*
England Historical and Genealogical Register
Vol. XVII. No 1. p. 43, in an article com
municated by Joseph Lemuel Chester, Esq.
that careful investigator concludes, much a
gainst his wishes, that the Ipswich Rogerse:
are not descendants of the Martyr. I woulc
refer the curious to that article, and also to the
laboriously compiled register of the Rogers
family in former numbers of the same jour-
nal, by Aug. D. Rogers, Esq.

PKTKR FRYK.

Hist. Coll. Vol III. p. 152. note. This
note should read, after the word "city," "th(
latter of whom is a granchild of the Register."

BENJAMIN GRKKNLEAF.
Hist. Coll. Voll. IV, p. 97. In my bio
graphical sketch of Judge Greenleaf, I follow-
ed the authority of Jonathan Greenleaf, cited
in the margin, for what I gave therein relating
to the home of the Greenleafs in England.
Recently I have become indebted to H. G.
Somerby, Esq. of Boston for the following cor-
rection, which satisfies me that Suffolk and not
Devonshire was the place of residence of Ed-
mund Greenleaf and his ancestors :

"For the Historical Collections of the Essex

Institute.
ID Vol. 4, page 97, of this work, it is stat-

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ed that Edmund Greenleaf emigrated from
Brixham, near Torbay, in Devonshire, Eng-
land, in the year 1635, and settled at Newbury .
This is a mistake ; the ancestors of Edmund
Greenleaf resided for centuries in the county
of Suffolk, where he was born and always liv-
ed until he came to this country.

H. G. S."

SAMUEL HOLTJSN.

Hist. Coll. Vol. 4, p. 103. It appears
that Judge Holten held his office sometime af-
ter the infirmities of age had disqualified him
for a satisfactory performance of its high and
often perplexing duties. This, the following
extract from a letter dated Danvers Jan. 30,
1814, signed Nathan Felton, and addressed
to Samuel Page, Esq. Danvers, will show

" Deacon Osgoodof Newbury called on me
to go to Judge Holten and request him to re-
sign his office as Judge of Probate stating to
me he had become superannuated and incapa-
ble of performing the duties of said office, I ob-
served to him that I was not a suitable person
to undertake such a delicate piece of business,
and observed if such a proceedure was abso-
lutely necessary I thought that you was a prop-
er person to consult Judge Holten on the sub-
ject upon which Deacon Osgood enjoined on
me to request you without delay to go imme-
diately to Judge Holten and persuade him to
resign his office as Judge of Probate. Now I
have done my errand."

The foregoing was furnished to me by Sam-
uel P. Fowler, Esq., of Danvers, who, also as-
sures me that I have been misinformed con
cerning the number of the Judge's children
and gives me the following table of births and
marriages &c.

" Samuel Holten born June 9, 1738.
" died Jan. 2, 1816.

Married Mary Warner of Gloucester.

The publishment of his marriage is dated
March 4, 1758. No account of date of mar-
riage.

Their Children:

Lydia born Jan. 26, 1759:
Mary " June 21, 1760:
Sarah " Aug. 12, 1763.

His wife died in Danvers in Aug. 1816.

The record further saith he had a second
wife, Mrs. Mary Kettle, (Kettell) married
Oct. 6, 1763. But this is a mistake, as he
never had but one wife, Mary Warner, who
died Aug, 1815."

I am also indebted to Mr. Fowler end to
Gen. David Putnam for the following letters
of Judge Holten's, which I think will be found
interesting and historically valuable :

In the City of Philadelphia, Apl. 13th, 1779.

(Second Street.)

Dear Sir. I shall make but
little apology by way of introduction to this
letter, my personal respect for you, as one of
my absent friends, is my principal motive of
addressing you.

The day on which I left home (and had to
take leave of an affectionate family) and need-
ed most the support of my friends, you was
pleased to honor me with your company to the
Town of Lynn ; and I consider it not only as
a token of your personal respect for me, but
a full approbation of my conduct in the exer-
tions I have made in the great cause of my
country; and you may be assured if I had
nothing further in view than what respects me
personally I should immediately return to pri-
vate life ; but I consider myself called upon
to act, not only for the present generation, but
for aught I know, millions yet unborn.

Since I have been in the southern states,
I have had opportunity of being acquainted
with many of the principal people and have
made myself somewhat acquainted with the in-
stitutions and Laws under which they have liv-
ed ; and lam fully convinced that it is owing
under providence to the care our fore-fathers
took in New England* in enacting such a good
code of Laws, both to preserve our civil and
religious liberties, that the people in this land
are not now in a state of abject Slavery.

I have ever considered this war as a judg-

* The eastern states are called (here) New England.

ment of heaven u|K>n us, for our sins, as a
people, and I'm very sure if there was a gen-
eral reformation, we should soon see our diffi-
culties removed; but the growing vices of the
times gives me great eoncern.

As I have the pleasure of corresponding
with a number of the clergy in New England,
they all give me the following account that
they apprehend there is great danger of a gen-
eral failure of the support of the gospel; But
I cant yet bring myself to believe that my coun-
trymen in New England, are so far degenera-
ted ; but if such an event should take place,
and our churches be dispersed, I fear we shall
be a ruined people indeed ; you may suppose
it gives me real concern for the church of which
T have the honor of being a member ; and per-
mit me sir to ask whither you think our llev d .
and worthy friend Mr. Wadsworth, is encour-
aged and supported in the great work of the
ministry as he ought to be; I do not pretend
to know, for tho' I correspond with him. I
take it he has too tender a regard for his peo-
ple to make complaints againstthem, but from
my knowledge of you as a supporter of the
church, are the reasons of my writing thus
freely.

I have the honor of being acquainted with
the minister of franco, he is a sensible agreea-
ble gentleman and has been the mast active
minister at his court in bringing about tho ;il-
liance and how hon 1 !!? & advantageous it
is for us is now for the good people to judge
but I fear many of the people are not acquaint-
ed with the nature of the alliance, and are apt
to think we are connected with the french na-
tion as we once were with Britain, but it is
quite the contrary. His most Christian Majes-
ty, guaranties to us, sovereignty, independence
&c. We are a young republican state, and
are growing into importance with the nations
of the earth ; I wish we may be able to keep
up to the true republican principles, and not
copy too much after monarchical governments.

It would give me pleasure to communicate
some great affairs of state but I'm not at lib-
erty to add at present.

Please to give my kind regards to Mrs. Put-
nam, and respectful compliments to your wor-
thy brothers Capt. Putnam and Dr. Putnam

and inform the latter that I did myself the
pleasure of addressing him last July, but have
not heard whither it came to hand.

I am my dear sir with great respect and .sin-
cerity your most obedient humble servant.

8. Holten.
Dni'n Edmund Putnam, Dunvcni, New England.

Princeton, State of New Jersey,

14th Aug. 1783.

Rev'd and dear eir. I have been fa-
vor'd with your agreeable attention of the
30th of June, but it did not come to hand
'till more than a month after the date, what
prevented my having the pleasure sooner, I
am not able to say.

You are pleased, among other just observa-
tions to say, " tho' we are blessed with peace,
this is still a world of trouble;" this will ap-
ply to us a nation, as well as to each individ-
ual and it is to be lamented by the good peo-
ple of these states, as a frown of providence,
that so soon after hostilities ceased, and be-
fore the definitive treaty is come to hand, that
one of the principal states in the union, shou'd
be so much dissatisfied with their national
Council, as to remonstrate against their pro-
ceedings, in two instances, namely, com in u-
tation to the officers of tho army in lieu of
half pay for life, and the salaries granted by
Congress to their civil officers; and as I ver-
ily believe, both Congress and the state I
have the honor to represent, are actuated by
the best motives to promote the public good,
it gives me real concern to find that they
differ so much in sentiments upon these mat-
ters; the difficulties Congress have had to en-
counter in the course of the late war, can be
better conceiv'd of by you, than expressed by
me, but from my personal knowledge, they
have been very great, and at some periods
of the war, they appeared to be almost insur-
mountable; and I consider that at such a
period as I have last mentioned, Congress
were obliged to promise the officers of their
army half pay for life, if they wou'd continue
in their service to the end of the war, and one
years full pay to each private ; I have sd

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obliged, I mean, that at that time it was
thought the best thing that could be done to
keep the army together, and after the great-
est deliberation, as the officers were endeav-
oring, in large numbers, to resign their com-
missions; but if congress at that time, could
have commanded money sufficient, or procur-
ed credit, it might have answered the purpose,
by paying them their wages, that was then
due, but that not being the case, they were
obliged to promise & pledge the faith & hon-
or of their constituents to make them good.
This leads me to consider what the present
Congress has done, that is so disagreeable to
my constituents, as very few of the members
that now compose Congress were concerned
in making the engagements to the army, &
not one of us from Massachusetts ; and when
the officers had reason to think that the war
was drawing to a close, they made application
to Congress setting forth their services, suf-
ferings, and the promises that had been made
to them, and requesting payment, or some
further security to be given them ; and as
they understood, that some of the states in
the union did not consider half pay for life,
in a favorable point of light, they were will-
ing to make a commutation & settle the mat-
ter ; the delegates from Massachusetts, sup-
posing that a commutation with them, wou'd
be much more agreeable to their constituents,
and in favor of their interest, for several rea-
sons that might be mentioned, took great
pains to find out what would become their
due according to the common period of mens
lives, & finding that 22 years upon an aver-
erage, was the time that all seemed to be
agreed in that they wou'd live, therefore, we
shou'd have to pay them 22 years half pay or
eleven years full pay, & then after great de-
liberation, it was thought adviseable, to offer
them five years full pay, in such securities as
Congress give their other creditors, which
you will take notice is less than one half of
what would become their due, according to
our own cast; and now, sir, I submit the
matter to your judgment, and every other
honest man, that is acquainted with the sub-
ject, whether the present Congress have made
a good bargain, and how far the delegates

from Massachusetts have been to blame in
assenting to the same; but it is said that
Massachusetts, is not in favor of half pay,
commutation, or anything else, except their
wages, if so, I have to lament that they did not
signify their pleasure, by instructions to their
delegates, which would have been the rule of
my conduct, and I should not then, have con-
sidered myself personally answerable for the
consequences.

As to the other matter the Hon'ble Court
has remonstrated against, there may be, and
and I believe there is, just grounds of com-
plaint, in some instances, but it should be
considered, that it is much more chargeable
living at foreign Courts in Europe, than peo-
ple that are not acquainted with living abroad,
& the business or foreign ministers, are apt
to imagine, & notwithstanding the salaries
that have been given to the public officers at-
tending business where Congress sits, it has
been difficult to get gentlemen of character
in the several states to remove to Philidelphia
& attend to the public business, and for this
very reason we have been obliged to appoint
more persons living near the place where
Congress sits, in order to get the business done ;
but I believe Congress would do the dele-
gates from Massachusetts the justice to say.
that they have always been attentive to the
interest of their constituents in making grants.

There seems to be something peculiar, re-
specting the settlement with the army, as it
respects the delegates from Massachusetts,
for about the same time that their constituents
were signifying their disapprobation of their
conduct, part of the army, were so dissatis-
fied, as to surround the house where Congress,
were assembled, & placed guards at their
doors for several hours, because no more had
been done for them ; & I assure you, sir. our
situation' for some time was disagreeable, as
the soldiers seemed to be prepared for the
worst purposes; however at that time, I went
out with several other members of Congress,
& used every argument I could think of to
convince them of their wrong proceedings, &
to prevail with them to return to their bar-
racks : I was sensible of danger, but was de-
termined to do everything in my power to

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prevent the shedding of humane blood, and it
ought to be considered as a favor of provi-
dence, that this unhappy affair proceeded no
further, and that some of the principal pro-
moters are likely to be brought to justice.

I gives in" concern to hear that any of my
good neighbors have got into difficulties, and
wish it was in ray power to afford them assis-
tance. Several other matters, I intended to
have noticed but must omit them 'till my next
as an apology may be thought necessary for
the length of this tedious epistle already ; but
I shall only observe, that there is real satisfac-
tion in writing with freedom, to a particular
friend. IF I am, my dear sir with sincere re-
spect, your oblig'd friend, and very humb 1
servant ;

S. Holten.

Rev. Mr. Wadsworth.

DANIKL APPLETON WHITK.

Hist. Coll. Vol. IV, p. 108. note. To
the list of published productions of Judge
White, add the following: "A STATEMENT OK
FACTS, relating to the claim of Major Motet
White upon the United States, as executor
of the late General Moses Hazen, including
some considerations of its merits, and an ex-
position of the report of a committee on this
subject, made the "29th of February 1802."
8vo, pp. 15. No title page.

On the same page, in the text, first column,
line 28, between "with" and "saturnalia"
strike out "a" and insert "the".

NATHANIEL LORD 3d.

Hist Coll. Vol. IV, p. 109, line 10, 1st
column. Mr. Lord bad but six children, four
sons and two daughters. I give them all in
the subjoined table :
Nathaniel Jamet born 1806, Oct. 28.

Mary

LoUCboato
Otto Phillip*
Isaac
George Robert

1807, July 17 : died 1846, Mar. 11 .

1810, July 9.

1812, July 11.

1814, July 2 : " 1816, Apr. 1.

1817, Dec. 16.

On page 110, in a paragraph beginning wit!
the last line of the first column, I have saidtha
the records were kept, down to Mr. Lord'i
time, in the Register's dwelling-house. Then
was an interruption of this practice for a few yean
after 1798, when a room was fitted up in th<
new Court-house for the use of the Registei
and for storing his records and files.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PHI
LOSOPH1CAL LIBRARY IN SALEM
WITH NOTES.

BY HENRY WHKATLAND.

(Continued from volume iv, page 181.)

Note ft. REV. MAN ASS KH CUTLER, LL. D.
was born at Killingly, Conn.. May 3, 1742
His father was Hezekiah Cutler, (a son o
John Cutler, one of the early settlers in tha
region, and who removed there from Lexing
ton, Mass. . about the year 1 700,) who wa
born at Killingly in 1706, married in 173(
Susan Clarke, and died in 1793, at the ag
of 87 years.

He graduated at Yale College in 1765
and married. Sept 7., 1766, Mary, daughte
of the Rev. Thomas Balch, of Dedham ; sh<
died Nov. 3, 1815, aged 73. After mat
riage, he was engaged in mercantile busines
at Nantucket, for a few years ; then stadia
law, and afterwards theology with his fath
er-in-law, the Rev. Mr. Balch, and was or
dained at Ipswich Hamlet, (Hamilton,) Sept
11, 1771.

He took a deep interest in the Revolution
ary cau-e, served for one year as a chaplain
and towards the close, as the physician o
his people, was employed in the army, applie
himself to the study of medicine, and thu
administered to the bodily as well as to th
spiritual ills of his flock.

27 '2

The plants of his own neighborhood having
attracted his attention, he thus became one
f the Pioneers of Botanical Science in Amer-
ica, and was soon noted for his scientific
taste and attainments. In January 1781,
he was elected a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Science, and furnished
their volumes with several communications,
viz. ; on the transit of Mercury over the sun
Nov. 12th 1782; on an eclipse of the moon
March, 29th 1782. and of the Sun on the
12th of the next April; meteorological ob-
servations 1781, 1782, 1783; an account of
vegetable productions, naturally growing in
this part of America ; remarks on a vegeta-
ble and animal insect. He was also enroll-
ed as a member in the leading historical anc
scientific socities of this country, and in sev-
eral of those in Europe. In 1791, Yale con-
fered upon him the honorary degree of LL. D.
He was very active in promoting emigration
to the western states, and in December 1787.
started off the first body of emigrants, to set-
tle on the banks of the Ohio at Marietta.

In 1 800, he was elected to the U. S. con-
gress, and served two terms as a Represent-
ative. He died July 28th 1823, having en-
joyed in an eminent degree the confidence
and honor of his fellow-men.

The following is a list of his publications
which are in the Library of the Institute:
Charge at the Ordination of Rev. D. Sto-
ry, 1798; Sermon on the Mational fast,
1799 ; Charge at Ordination of Rev. David
T. Kimball, 1806 ; Charge at Installation of
Rev. Jas. Thurston. 1809 ; Discourse before
the Bible Society of Salem, and vicinity,
1813 ; Century Discourse at Hamilton. 1814.

See Sprague's Annals of American Pulpit,
II., 15; New Eng. Hist. Gen. Reg., VII.,

297 ; Felt's History of Ipswich &c. 274 ;
Wadsworth's Address at his interment.

Note 6. REV. JOHN PRINCE, L. L. D. was
born at Hoston, July 12, 1751. His parents
were of Puritan descent, and were desirous
of giving to their son a good education. His
father, John Prince, died at Boston, July 21,
1786, aged 70; and his mother deceased on
the 19th of July, 1799, at the age of 78.

He was early apprenticed to a Pewterer
and Tinman, and continued until his indent-
ures had expired. From a child, he was fond
of books, and during his apprenticeship,
sought no other recreation than their peru-
sal. He graduated at Harvard College in
1776; and for some time afterwards was
engaged in School Keeping ; studied Divin-
ity with Rev. S. Williams, of Bradford ;
Ordained Nov. 10, 1779, over the 1st Church
in Salem. On the 8th of Dec., 1824. Rev.
C. W. Upham, was settled as his Colleague.
He died June 7th 1836, having nearly com-
pleted his 85th year, and having been in
the ministry 57 years and 7 months. He
received the degree of LL. D, from Brown
University, and was enrolled among the as-
sociates of the several learned and Philosoph-
ical Societies of the country. His talents
were of a superior order, and his great in-
dustry continued unabated during his long
life. His theological attainments were ex-
tensive; his literary, especially his -cientif-
ic knowledge, made him very extensively
known among the learned men, not only of
this country but of Ehirope, with many of
whom a correspondence had long been main-
tained. He married Mary, daughter of James
Bayley, of Boston, (who died on the 6th of
April, 1 80 1 , at the age of 80 ;) she died Dec
4th, 1806, aged 52. He married 2dly Nov.
27, 1816. Milly, widow of Jonathan Waldo

of Salem, and daughter of John and Phebe
(Guild) Messinger* of Wrentham, Mass.,
She was born at Wrentham, Dec. 8, 1762 :
died in Boston, at the residence of her son,
Henry 8. Waldo, on Monday, Jan. 7, 1839.

The following are his printed discourses in
the Library of the Institute :

R. H. F. at Ordination of Rev. W. Bentley,
1783; Fast Sermon, 1798 ; On Washington,
(improvement of time) 1800 ; Discourse be-
fore the Salem Female Charitable Society,
1806; On Death of Thomas Barnard, 1814;
Charge at the Ordination of Rev. J. E. Ab.
bot, 1815 ; Before the Bible Society of Salem
and Vicinity, 1810; Charge at Ordination of
Rev. W. B. O. Peabody, 1820; Charge at
Ordination of Rev. R. M. Hodges, 1821.

John Prince born at Salem, 19 April,
1782; graduated at Harvard College, 1800;
died at Salem 22 Sept., 1848. For many
years Clerk of the Courts of Essex County,
was his son ; and William Henry Prince, M.
D., born 15 Nov., 1817, at Salem, graduated
at Harvard College, 1838, now the efficient
and able Superintendent of the Insane Hos-
pital, at Northampton, is his grandson ; a son
of the above named John.

See Upham's discourse at the funeral, June
9, 1836 ; Upham's Memoir in Silliruan's
American Journal of Science, Vol. XXXI,
page 201.

Note 7. EDWARD AUGUSTUS HOLYOKE, M.
D., LL. D., son of Rev. Edward and Mar-
garet (Appleton) Holyoke, was born at Mar-
blehead, 1st Aug., 1728 (0. S.) ; gr. Har-
vard Coll. in 1740; studied medicine under
the care of Col. Berry of Ipswich ; came to
Salem in June 1749, and settled in his pro-

* Sec a Genealogy of the Mes^in^r Family in
N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, Vol. XVI., page 308.

VOL. IV.

(86)

fession. This place has ever since been tl
scene of his useful and philanthropic labour
He married, June 1st, 17">5, Judith, daugl
terof Col. Benjamin and Love (Rawlina) Pic
man, of Salem ; she was born Jan. 24t
1 738, died 19th Nov., 1 750; married, 2dl
22nd Nov., 1759, Mary, daughter of Natha
iel Vial, merchant of Boston ; she was bo:
19th Dec. 1737, died April lf>, 1802.

He was the first President of the Massach
setts Medical Society, and one of the origin
members of the American Academy of Ai
and Sciences, and was at one time its Prei
dent. He took great interest in all the loc
Institutions of this place, and was one of tl
first subscribers to the Social Library
1701; of the Philosophical Library,
1781; of the Athenaeum in 1810; and
this last named was one of the trustees, ai
the President, from the date of organizatl
until his decease in 1829. Also Preside
of the Essex Historical Society, the instit
tion for Savings, and the Salem Dispensai

He did not appear before the public as ;
author, yet he was not indifferent to the cu
tivation of Medical Science; as soon as t
Medical Society of this state was formed, !
contributed his full share to their print
Transactions; other papers on medical su
jects have been published in the New Yo
Medical Repository. His meteorological it
ords printed since his decease embrace a f
riod of nearly eighty years.

He received pupils during nearly the whc
of his active practice ; and some of the me
distinguished physicians of New England we
educated under his direction. r

He died on Tuesday morning, 3 1 st of Mar
1829. An eulogy was pronounced over I
remains, by the Rev. John Brazer, his past
and intimate friend.

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See memoir prepared by a committee of
the Essex South District Medical Society,
published in the 4th vol. of the Mass. Med.
Soc. Communications, and also in a separate
pamphlet for more general circulation.

Brazer's Eulogy, Nichol's Genealogy of the
Holyokc Family in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll.
Vol. Ill, page 57.

Note 8. RKY. THOMAS BARNARD, D. D. son
of the Rev. Thomas Barnard, minister of the
Istchurch in Salem, and prior, of a church in
Newbury, was born at Newbury Feb. 5,
1748; graduated at Harvard College in the
class of 1766 ; pursued his theological stud-
ies under Rev. Dr. Samuel Williams of*Brad-
ford; ordained over the North Church and So-
ciety in Salem. Jan. 13, 1773; received the
degree of D. D. from the universities at Edin-
hurg and Providence in the year 1 794 ; being
in good health, was seized in the morning of
the 1st of October. 1814. with apoplexy and
continued senseless till death, which took
place in the following night, and instead of
spending the following day which was the
Sabbath with his Church and Society' he was
called to spend an Eternal Sabbath in Heav-
en.

Thus died this highly esteemed man, snd
one of the most useful ministers of his age,
whose memory comes down to us, endeared
in the hearts of all, by his purity of life and
discretion of zeal.

The ministerial office having descended in
a direct line, through four generations in this
county, he imbibed eaJy the true spirit of the
Congregational Churches, and maintained it
with the confidence of sincere friends, and
without the reproval of those of other relig-
ious communions.

He married Lois, daughter of Samuel and
Esther (Orne) Gardner of Salem ; she was

baptised Nov. 15, 1741, and died at Andover
9th of July 1819, et. 79. He was the last
of his family in this branch ; having had a
son Thomas baptised Apr. 24th, 1774, died
March 30, 1 800, unmarried ; and daughter
Sarah, baptised Aug. 15, 1775 ; married Rob-
ert Emery, and died Sept. 25th, 1809, at the
age of 34, leaving no issue.

Rev. John Prince of the 1st church preach-
ed a sermon before the North Society Oct. 16,
1814, on the occasion of his death.

The following is a list of his publications,
all of which are in the library of the Inst-
tute, viz;

1. Sermon at Ordination of Rev. A. Ban-
croft, 1786; 2. Artillery Election Ser-
mon. 1 789 ; 3. Convention Sermon, 1793;
4. Sermon before the Humane Society,
1794; 5. Thanksgiving Sermon, 1795;
6. Dudleian Lecture Sermon 1795; 7.
Fast Sermon, 1796; 8. Thanksgiving Ser-
mon, 1796; 9. Sermon on Washington,
1799; 10. Sermon on the death of Rev. Dr.
Pay son, 1801; 11. Sermon before Salem
Female Char. Society, 1803 ; 12. Sermon be-
fore the Society for Propagating the Gospel,
1806 ; 13. Sermon at Ordination of Rev. I.
Nichols, 1809 ; 14. Sermon before Bible So-
ciety of Salem and Vicinity, 1814; also R.
H. F. at Ordination of Rev. John Prince in
1774; R. H. F. at Ordination of Rev. Jos.
eph Mc'Keen, 1785 ; Charge at Installation of
Rev. J. S. Popkin, 1804.

Note 9. JOSHUA FISHER, M. D., son of Na-
thaniel and Elizabeth Fisher, was born at
Dedham, May 1749 ; graduated at Harvard
Coll. in 1 766. He pursued his Medical stud-
ies under the direction of Dr. Lincoln of Hing-
ham ; commenced the practice of his profes-
sion in Ipswich; afterwards resided a short
time in Salem, and finally settled in Beverly,

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where he passed the remainder of his long life.
During the Revolutionary War, he was a sur-
geon for several years on board of a private
armed vessel. Asa physician, he was high-
ly esteemed for those moral and intellectual
qualities which add dignity to the profession.
He was a public man ; though retiring from
general society, he never did from public du-
ty. He was Senator in the Massachusetts
Legislature, President of the Massachusetts
Medical Society, and President of the Bever-
ly Bank. He took a great interest in Natu-
ral History ; his powers of observing, com-
paring and remembering, well prepared him
for this branch of Science, to which he devot-
ed himself, whenever opportunity offered; and
even towards the close of his long and useful
life, which occurred on the loth of March,
1833, he did not neglect his favorite pursuit,
but manifested a sincere desire in its behalf
by bequeathing " to the President and Fel-
lows of Harvard College the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, the income of it to be ap-
propriated to the support of a Professor of
Natural History, comprehending the three
Kingdoms, Animal, Vegetable and Mineral,
or a part cf them."

Sec Quincy's History of Harvard Univer-
sity, vol. II, page 427 ; Stone's History of
Hevcrly.page 160. Channing's Obituary No-
tice in Communications of Mass. Med. Soc.
vol. V, page 279.

Note 10. JOHN and ANDRRW CABOT, sons
of Joseph and Elizabeth (Higginson) Cabot.
John Cabot born at Salem Jan. 13, 1745;
married Hannah, daughter of George and Ly-
dia (Herrick) Dodge ; she died Feb. 7, 1830,
set 72. He resided in Beverly for many years
as a merchant, afterwards removed to Sa-
lem, thence to Boston, where he died Aug. 23,
1821. Was a Representative to the Mass.

Legis. in 1792, from Beverly; had childrer
Fanny, 2nd wife of Hon. Charles Jackson c
Boston ; John, who married Lydia Dodge an<
resided at Newton ; and Lucy, who died un
married.

Andrew Cabot, born at Salem, 15 Dec.
1750, married, Apr. 25, 1773, Lydia, daugh
ter of George and Lydia (Herrick) Dodge ; re
sided in Beverly ; engaged with his brother
in commercial business ; after a dissolution o
partnership, he purchased the Lechmere fan
in Cambridge, and was said to be the firs
earnest projector of a bridge in that neighbor
hood, which resulted in the building of th
Charles River Bridge. He died at Beverl
after a short illness, in May 1791, an emi
nent merchant, much esteemed for his socia
I qualities. He had daughters Elizabeth an
Sally, who married James Jackson, M. D. <
Boston ; Lydia married P. T. Jackson <
Boston, Catherine married Charles Foster, c
Cambridge, Susan, married J. P. Richardso
of Salem and Hoxbury; also several SOE
who died unmarried.

Their father, Joseph Cabot, bapt July 24
1720, died Dec. 8, 1767, aged 48; was so
of John and Anna (Orne) Cabot *

John and George Cabot, brothers, from th
Island of Jersey, came to Salem about 170C
George married a daugh ter of Benjamin Mare
ton, and died about 1717, leaving a sor
Marston Cabot, who graduated at Harvar
Coll. in 1724, minister at Rillingly, Conn
and died April 8' 1756.

Their mother, Elizabeth Higginson, bor
March 30, 1722 ; died Nov. 1781, daughte
of John and Ruth ( Boardman ) Higginson
grand-daughter of John and Hannah (Gard
ner) Higginson ; g. grand-daughter of Joh
and Sarah (Savage) Higginson ; g. g. grand
daughter of Rev. John and Sarah (Whitfield

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Higginson, who was son of Rev. Francis of
the first church in Salem.

Note 11. JOSEPH ORNE, son of Jonathan
and Elizabeth (Putnam) Orne, was born at Sa-
lem, 4th of June, 1 749 : graduated at Har-
vard Coll. in 1765 ; pursued his med'cal stud-
ies under the direction of Dr. E. A. Holyoke.
In 1770, he went to Beverly, and established
himself in the profession and returned to Sa-
lem in 1777, where he continued till his death,
which occurred, on thij 28th of Jan., 1786.
He had a sound and discriminating judgment,
and a desire for the improvement of medicine,
and forenrich'nghis mind with scientific knowl-
edge. He also possessed a taste for poetry,
painting and the belles lettres, and, had liis 1 f e
been prolonged, his talents, would probably,
have been devoted to the most useful purposes.
He was one of the original members of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Several communications from him have ap-
peared in the publications of the Mass. Med.
Society, of which he was a member.

He married, Nov. 1774, Mary, daughter of
Rev. Dudley and Mary (Pickering) Leavitt,
of Salem, born Feb. 9, 1755, died
married, 2dly Oct. 1781, Theresa, daughter
of Noah and Joanna (Ferryman) Emery, of
Exeter, N. H. She died at Exeter, N. H.,
November 14, 1843, aged 82.

His daughter Maria, born at Haverhill,
November *13, 1775, married Ichabod Tuck-
er, September 16, 1798; died December
14, 1806, leaving no issue. His son Joseph,
baptized June 14, 1778 ; Capt. of the Ship
Essex, murdered by the Arabs near Mocha,
in 1806 ; unmarried. His daughter Theresa
was bapt. Aug. 18, lB$2, at Salem, and re-
sides in Exeter, N H. His father Jonathan
Orne, was son of Josiah and Sarah (Ingersoll)
Orne; grand-son of Joseph and Anna (Tom-

son) Orne, and great-grand-son of John Orne
or Home, who probably came in the fleet with
Winthrop, but may have been here earlier ;
a freeman 18th May, 1631; was Deacon,
and Bentley says, "in 1680, requested that
two Deacons might be added to assist him, as
be had been in that office above fifty years."
He died in 1685, aged 82.

See Thacher's Am. Medical Biography;
The Massachusetts Gazette, Feb. 6th 1786.

Note 12. JOSEPII BLANEY, was born at
Marblehead, 12th Feb., 1730; graduate of
Harvard College in the class of 1751 ; mar-
ried 19th May, 1757, Abigail, daughter of
Samuel and Catherine (Winthrop) Browne,
of Salem ; she was born April 27, 1735, died
Dec. 24th, 1776 ; after marriage removed to
Salem, was a merchant, and one of the select-
men for several years, &c.; died, at Salem,
June, 1786.

His father, Joseph Blaney, was son of Jo-
seph and Abigail Blaney, and a grand-son of
John Blaney, who was of Lynn in 1659, and
married llth July, 1660, Hannah, daughter
of Daniel King of that part of Lynn, now
Swampscott.

The Joseph Blaney, the graduate of Har-
vard in 1778, and who died before 1782,
(being marked with an asterisk in the Trien-
nial Catalogue printed in that year,) is un-
doubtedly a son; respecting him, we have no
definite information.

Note 13. SAMUEL PAGE, son of Samuel and
Elizabeth (Clarke) Page, was born at Med-
ford, 13th Dec. 1749; died at Salem June
24, 1785. He married Lois, daughter of
Richard and Hannah Lee, and had several
children. Jeremiah Lee Page, of Salem, now
of Washington, D. C., is a son. He was a
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Representative from Salem in the Massachu-
setts Legislature at the time of his death.

His father, Samuel Page, son of Samuel
Page, was born in Medford, Nov. 9, 1721,
and died in Danvere, Feb. 5, 1794.
His wife, Elizabeth, died in Medford, 13th
May, 1703. Col. John Page, connected in
the ship-chandlery business in Salem, for up-
wards of 40 years, with Samuel Ropes, under
the firm of Page and Ropes, was a brother,
born in Medford, Nov. 20, 1751, died in Sa-
lem, Dec. 1st, 1838. Capt. Samuel Page of
Danvers, whose journal during his service in
the army of the Revolution is commenced in
this number of the Collections, is a cousin,
the fathers being brothers.

Note 14. JOSHUA PLUMMEK was born in
Gloucester, Jan. 25, 1756. His father was
Samuel Plummer, born in 1725, son of Dr.
David and Ann (Newman) Plummur; edu-
cated in his father's profession, and succeeded
to his practice; died Jan. 80, 1778, with
the reputation of being a distinguished and
celebrated physician, a valuable member of so-
ciety, and universally beloved.

His mother wan Elizabeth (jr<v, baptized
Oct. 1, 1727, daughter of Rev. Joshua Gee
of the 2nd church in Boston, and Sarah,
daughter of Rev. Nathaniel and Sarah (Pur-
kiss) Rogers of Portsmouth N. H. He grad-
uated at Harvard College in 1773; married,
in 1777, Olive, daughter of Rev. Isaac Ly-
man of York, Maine, and sister of Theodore
Lyinan, the late eminent merchant of Boston.
About the year 1785, he removed to Salem,
where he died Aug, 21, 1791, at the age of
35, and where Mrs. Plummer died in 1802,
in the 47th year of her age. He appears to
have been held in much regard, by scholars
and professional men, and to have been in

good practice, and in high repute as a surgeon.

His second daughter, Caroline, born Jan.
13, 1780; died at Salem, May 15, 1854;
the last member of this family was the lib-
eral benefactor to the Salem Athenaeum, and
by whose bounty Plummer Hall was erected.

See White's Memoir of the Plummer fami-
ly. Babson's History of Gloucester, 276.

Note 15. NATHAN RBED, son of Reuben
and Tamerson Reed, was born at Warren,
Mass., 2nd of July, 1759 ; graduated at Har-
vard College in 1 7 8 1 . He was for some years,
tutor in the college, and afterwards studied
medicine with Dr. E. A. Holyoke. He then
kept an apothecary shop, and was known as
Dr. Reed. He married, Oct. 20, 1790, Eliz-
abeth, daughter of William and Elizabeth
(Bowditchj Jeffry. He represented Essex,
South District, in the Congress of the United
States in 1798-9. In 1807, he removed to
Maine, and died at Belfast, in that state, Jan.
20, 1849. He was noted for his mechanical
ingenuity, and inventive powers.

See a sketch of his life in the Historical
Collections of Essex Institute, vol. 1, page
184; also History of the Reed Family, by
Jacob W. Reed, page 290.

Note 16. REV. WILLIAM BKNTLBY, D. D.,

son of Joshua and Elizabeth (Paine) Bent-
ley, was born in Boston, 22nd of June, 1759,
where he received the rudiments of his educa-
tion; graduated at Harvard in 1777, and tu-
tor in that Institution for 1780-1783; ordain-
ed minister of the East church in Salem, 24
Sept., 1783, and continued in that position,
highly beloved by his people, until his decease,
which took place suddenly at his residence on
Wednesday evening. Dec. 29, 1819. He
was eminent for his literary industry, learning
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members of numerous Literary and Scientific
Societies of Europe and America.

He was the writer of those excellent and
comprehensive Summaries, which appeared in
the Salem Register, during a period of twenty
years, and was always a constant, faithful and
firm friend to that publication.

He had collected a valuable Library, which
he bequeathed to the college, at Meadville,
Penn., and to the American Antiquarian So-
ciety at Worcester, Mass.

The following is a list of his publications
in the Library of the Institute :

Sermon on the Death of Jonathan Gardner,
1791 ; On Gen. John Fiske, 1797 ; On Benj.
Hodges, 1804; Discourse at Installation of
Benevolent Lodge, 1797; Discourse before
Washington Lodge, 1796; Address to the
Essex Lodge, 1798 ; Massachusetts Election
Sermon, 1807; Discourse before Salem Fe-
male Charitable Society, 1807 : Collection of
Psalms and Hymns, 1795 ; Artillery Elec-
tion Sermon, 1796 ; Sermon at Ordination of
J. Richardson, 1806 ; A History of Salem,
in the Collections of Mass. Historical Society,
vol. VI

Notell. JOHN DEXTER TREADWELL, M.
D., son of Rev. John* and Mehitable (Dex-
ter) Tread well, was born at Lynn, 29th May,
1768 ; graduated at Harvard College in 1788 ;
studied medicine with Dr. E. A. Holyoke,
and practised the profession for the first two
or three years in Marblehead ; afterwards in
Salem, with considerable celebrity, until his
decease, which took place 6th June, 1833.
"He was preeminent in the science and eru-
dition of his profession, thoroughly read in the
ethical and mental philosophy of the ancients,
as well as of the moderns, and particularly

* A notice of John Tread well, on page 129 of this vol

learned in all the branches of knowledge con-
nected with Philology and criticism of the old
and new Testaments."

He married Dorothy, daughter of Jonathan
and Dorothy (Ashton) Goodhue ; (she was
born Feb. 1777, died January 29th, 1858.)
Had one son, John Goodhue Tread well, M.
D., born 1st August, 1805; graduate of
Harvard in 1825; for many years a very suc-
cessful practitioner of medicine in Salem ; died
the 5th of Aug., 1856, unmarried.

Note 18. REV. JOSEPH McKsEN, D. D.,
son of John McKeen, born at Londonderry,
N. H., 15th Oct., 1757. He was of Scotch
origin ; his ancestors having emigrated from
Scotland to the North of Ireland in the reign
of James I. His grand-father, James, and
his father, came to this country about 1718,
and were among the first settlers of the town.
Graduated at. Dartmouth College, 1774 ;
taught a school for several years; ordained at
Beverly, May, 1785, and devoted himself to
the duties of the ministry until he was called
to the Presidency of Bowdoin College; in-
augurated 2d Sept., 1802; received D. D..
from Dartmouth in 1803; died July 15, 1807,
leaving the Seminary, over which he presided,
in a very flourishing condition.

His printed discourses in the Library of the
Institute, are : Sermon on Public Fast, 1793 ;
two Discourses on the Fast, 1798 ; Massachu-
setts Election Sermon, 1800; Sermon on
Fast, 1801 ; R. H. F. at ordination of Rev.
M. Dow, 1801 ; Inaug. Discourse at Bowdoin
College, 1802. There were also Printed
Sermons at the ordination of Rev. R. Ander-
son, in 1794, and of Rev. A. Moore, in 1796.

See Jenks' Eulogy at his funeral ; Sprague's
Annals of Am. Pulpit, II, 216 ; Stone's His-
tory of Beverly, 26.

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Note 19. NATHAN DANK, LL. D., son
of Daniel and Abigail ( Burnham ) Dane, was
bora at Ipswich, 29th December 1752; giW-
uated at Harvard College in 1778. While
pursuing the stndy of law with Judge Wet-
inore, of Salem, he taught a school in Beverly,
and in 1782, commenced the practice in that
town, which continued to be his place of resi-
dence, during his long and useful life, and soon
had an extensive and lucrative business. He
was called to fill many important public sta-
tions, in whicli his services were eminently val-
uable and efficient ; of these were : a Repre-
sentative and Senator in the Massachusetts
Legislature; a Delegate to Congress; ono of a
committee to icvise the laws of the State, in
1792, 1811 and 1812; Elector of the Presi-
dent of the United States in 1812; a member
of the Hartford Convention in 1814, and of
the Convention for revising the Constitution
of Massachusetts in 1820.

A general Abridgment and Digest of the
American Laws, with Occasional Notes and
Illustrations, in nine volumes, is an imperish-
able monument to his industry : his name will
be held in perpetual remembrance and grati-
tude from his having been the draftsman, in
1787, of the celebrated ordinance for the gov-
ernment of the Territory of the United States,
northwest of the Ohio River.

He took always a deep interest in all objects
of benevolence and improvement in society;
contributed liberally, not only from his funds
but his time and services. He richly endowed
the Law School at Cambridge, establishing a
professorship, and requesting that his friend,
Judge Story, should occupy the chair.*

See N. E. Hlrt. Gen. Reg. VIII. 148, for " a pedi-
gree of Dane ; " Quincy's History of Harvard Universi-
ty, II, 876 ; Stone's History of Beverly, 186.

Note 20. THOMAS BANCROKT, was born
at Lynnfield, 14th Nov., 1765. Graduated
at Harvard College, in the class of 1788.
Married, 10th Nov., 17j)7, Elizabeth Ives,
daughter of Robert Hale and Sarah (Bray)
Ives, of Beverly, (she was bora 15th Dec.,
1767, died 13th January, 1801;) and bad
two sons, Thomas Poynton Bancroft, of Sa-
lem and Boston, born 20th Dec., 1798, mar-
ried Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah
(Gool) Putnam, died at New Orleans, 16th
March, 1852; and Nathaniel, bora 24th May,
1800, died 20th June, 1800.

He was for several years clerk of the Courts,
und lived in the Poynton House in Brown
Street, Salem ; after resigning his clerkship,
he went to sea and died the supercargo of the
Ship Hercules, at Canton, China, 15th Nov.,
1807, (not in 1808, as stated on page 11 of
this volume. )

His father, Deacon Nathaniel Bancroft, bora
22d Oct., 1725; married, 18th May, 1749,
Mary Taylor, of Sudbury, Mass ; she died
5th Oct., 1815, aet 90 ; a farmer, residing in
Lynnfield; an orchard, set out by him is still
in a bearing condition ; died 26th June, 1810 ;
son of John and Mary Bancroft; grand-son
of John nnd Elizabeth (Eaton) Bancroft;
probably great-grand-son of John, who died at
Lynn, in 1637, and whose widow received a
grant of 100 acres of land in 1638. (See
Lewis's Hist, of Lynn, 2d ed., pages 94,
103, &c.)

Note 21. WILLIAM PRBSCOTT, son of Col.
William and Abigail (Hale) Prescott, was bora
atPepperell, Mass., 19th Aug., 1762; grad-
uated at Harvard College in 1783 ; studied
his profession with Nathan Dane, of Beverly,
and was admitted to the Essex Bar in 1787 ;
opened his office in Beverly, where he remain-
ed two years; then removed to Salem, and in

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1808 to Boston, where he continued until his
decease, which occurred on the 8th of Dec.,
1844. He married in Dec., 1793, Catherine
G. Hickling, daughter of Thomas Hickling,
U. S. Consul at St Michael, Azores. She
was born in Boston, 1st Aug., 1767; died
on Monday, May 17, 1852.

He was one of the distinguished lawyers of
his age, and was frequently called to fill many
important offices of honor and trust.

His father, Col. William Prescott, of Rev-
olutionary fame (born atGroton, 20th of Feb.,
1725-6, died at Pepperell, Oct. 13, 1795,)
was son of Hon. Benjamin and Abigail [Oli-
ver] Prescott, and grandson of Jonas, who
was born in Lancaster. June 1648 ; settled
inGroton; died 13th of Dec., 1723; andg.
grandson of John, who was born in Lan-
cashire, England, came to New England in
1640 ; afterwards settled in Lancaster, Mass.,
and died about 1683.

Note 22. BENJAMIN LYNDE OLIVER, son
of Andrew and Mary (Lynde) Oliver, was
born in Boston, March 20th, 1760.

He studied medicine with Dr. E. A. Ho-
lyoke ; at an early period of his professional
life, removed to Virginia, where he practised
his profession about six years; he then re-
turned to Salem, where he resided until his
decease, which occured May 14th, 1835.

He was not only distinguished as a Phy-
sician, but as a learned Theologian ; and in
several branches of Natural Philosophy, par-
ticularly in optics, his acquirements were very
extensive. In his manners, he was the gen-
uine type of a true gentleman and scholar.

His father, Andrew Oliver, a graduate of
Harvard, in 1749, Judge of the Essex Ct.
Com. Pleas, died in Salem, 1799 ; was the

Andrew Oliver, Lieut. Gov. of Mass., who died
March 3d, 1774; a grand-son of Daniel Ol-
iver, a member of the Council of Mass., and
who died, in 1732, aged 69; a great-grand-
son of Capt. Peter Oliver, one of the Found-
ers of the old South Church, in Boston, in
May, 1669. His mother, Mary Lynde, the
eldest daughter of Benjamin Lynde, who was
born 5th Oct., 1700; graduated Harvard,
1718; died 1781; Chief Jus. of Sup. Court
of Mass; a grand-daughter, of Benjamin
Lynde, who was born 22d Sept., 1666, gr.
Harvard, 1686, died 28th Jan., 1744, Ch.
Jus. of Sup. Court of Mass., ; a great-grand-
daughter of Simon Lynde, who was a son of
Enoch and Elizabeth (Digby) Lynde, mer-
chant of London, and was born in London,
June 1624 ; nerved with a merchant, went to
Holland, came to Boston, N. E., in 1650 7
was a merchant and a magistrate, and died in
Boston, Nov., 1687.

Note 23. ICHA.BOD TUCKER, son of Benja-
min and Martha (Davis) Tucker, was born
at Leicester, Mass., 17th of April, 1765; grad-
uated at Harvard College in 1791 ; married
16tb Sept., 1798, Maria, daughter of Joseph
and Mary (Leavitt) Orne. She was born at
Haverhill, 13th of Nov., 1775 ; died at Salem,
14th of Dec., 1806; married 2dly, Oct. 13,
1811, Esther Orne, widow of Joseph Cabot,
and daughter of Dr. William and Lois [Orne]
Paine of Salem and Worcester. She was born
at Worcester 29th of Aug., 1774; died at
Salem 29th Jan'y, 1854.

He studied law and commenced the prac-
tice in Haverhill. He held the office of Clerk
of the Courts for Essex, upwards of thirty years,
after removing to Salem. He died at Salem
22nd of Oct., 1846. He was exemplary in
all the relations of life ; had a great desire for

author of a treatise on Comets, and son of | knowledge, and took a warm interest in every-

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thing relating to the moral and intellectual im- 1804, and commenced practice in Salem,
provements of society ; was one of the original ' He removed to Boston, in 1827 ; remained
members of the Essex Historical Society, and j there till his decease, 5th May, 1846.
for some time its President ; also President of His talents and virtues were of the high-
the Salem Athenaeum ; very active in the for- es t order, and in his rare literary acquire-
mation of the Essex Agricultural Society ; a me nts he had no superior, in this country,
member of several of the leading Historical His writings were very numerous, particular-
Societies of this country. \ y on Philological Subjects, and are scattered

His father, Benjamin Tucker, bora 23rd of \ through the Memoirs of the American Acad-
Jan., 1734; died at Worcester, Sept. 13, ; emy, Collections of Massachusetts Historical
1806, was son of Benjamin and Mary [War- Society, North American Review, American
ren] Tucker, who was born at Roxbury, 5th J ur i 8 t, and other Periodicals. The Greek
of March, 1704, and died at Marlboro' N. H., an d English Lexicon, is his work of great-
May 20, 1785 ; a grandson of Benjamin and es t labor in the department of Classical learn-
Elizabeth [Williams] Tucker, who was bora i ng) ^d would a i one entitle him to high es-
8th March, 1670, and died at Roxbury Oct. ; timation among scholars. For a true delin-
8, 1728 ; a g. grandson of Benjamin Tucker, ea ti n of his character, and an extended no-
(a son of Robert,) who died at Roxbury, 27th ! tice of his writings, reference may be had to
of Feb. 1713, aged about 69 years. j the Eulogy before the American Academy,

His mother, Martha Davis, born at Rox- } by D. A. White, Oct. 28th, 1846 ; The
bury, Dec. 28, 1730, [o. s.] was daughter of j Memoir in the Collections of Massachusetts
Jacob and Jemima [Scott] Davis ; he was ! Historical Society, by W. H. Prcscott; The
bora Oct. 8, 1706, and died 16th of April, j Notice by Charles Sumner, in Law Reporter,
1752; a grandaughter of Ichabod Davis, who ! vol. IX, No. 2, for June. 1846; The Ad-
was born at Roxbury, April 1, 1676, died dress before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of
April, 1754, and was married to Bethiah Pep- ! Harvard University Aug. 27th, 1846, by
per, who was bora 6 Nov., 1676, a daughter j Charles Sumner.
of Joseph* and Mary [May] Pepper. He married garah ^^^ of Isaac md

Note 24. JOHN PICKERING, LL. D., son of , Sarah (Leavitt) White; she died at Salem,
Timothy and Rebecca (White) Pickering, ' 14th Dec., 1^46, aged 69, leaving a daugh-
was bora at Salem, 7th Feb., 1777; grad- tor, Mary Orne. unmarried, and sons John
uated at Harvard College, in 1796. For and Henry White.

several years after graduation, he was attach- His father was Col. Timothy Pickering,
ed to the U. S. Embassies at Lisbon and we n known for his eminent services, during
Jx>ndon ; returning to this country he stud- the period of the Revolution, and the Admin-
ied law, was admitted to the bar, in March, istration of Washington, as a patriot and

* Joseph Pepper was killed by the Indians, a

statesman ; born at Salem, 6th of July, 1745,

Lieutenant, at Sudbnry fight, Apr. 21, 1676. He j died 29th of Jan - 182<J ' wa8 of Deacon
was son of Robert and Elizabeth (Johfon) Pep- 1 Timothy and Mary (Wingate) Pickering;

per, and was born 18 March, 1649. His widow
married 28 Feb'y, 1678, Joshua Sever.
(36)

grandson of John and Sarah (Burrill) Pick-
ering ; g. grandson of John and Alice (Flint)

282

Pickering ; and g. g. grandson of John Pick-
ering, who was born in England, in 1615,
came to Salem in 1633, and died in 1657.
Part of the estate, owned by him, has contin-
ued in the family to the present time. He
built the house on Broad street, now owned
and occupied by John Pickering, a lineal de-
scendant.

Note 25. SAMUEL PUTNAM, LL. D., eon
of Gideon Putnam, was born at Danvers, 13th
April, 1768; graduated at Harvard College
in 17 87; studied law in Newburyport, and
established himself at Salem in the pra.-tice
of the profession, which soon became very ex-
tensive. In 1814 he was appointed by Gov-
ernor Strong, a Judge of the Supreme Judi-
cial Court of the Commonwealth, and con-
tinued in office for twenty eight years. In
1825, he received from Harvard the Honor-
ary degree of LL. D. He married Sarah,
daughter of John and Lois (Pickering) Gool ;
she is living with a daughter in Boston. He
died 3rd of July, 1853. See a notice on page
81st of this volume; al^o Discourse en his
life and character, by C. A. Bartol.

ABSTEACTS FROM WILLS, INVEN-
TORIES, &c., ON FILE IN THE
OFFICE OF CLERK OF COURTS,
SALEM, MASS.

COPIED BY IRA J. PATCH.

Continued from vol. IV, page 239.

John Darin/ 4 mo 1690.
Inventory of estate of John Darby, of Mar-
blehead , taken June 17, 1690, by John Dodge,
Joseph Dodge, James Downes and Archibald
Ferguson, amounting to 33 11s 3d. Debts
due from the estate 26 15s.

"ffive small children left ye oldest under
eleven years of age."

Joseph Hardy jr 4 mo 1690.

Mary Hardy relict widow of Joseph Hardy
junr of Salem mariner appointed admx. of his
estate at Boston 12 May 1687.

Inventory of above estate taken 6 May 1687
amounting to 353 16s returned by Mary wid-
ow and admx. 24 June 1690, ordered by the
Court that the widow take one third for herself
and take the other two thirds for the bringing
up of the children Mary Joseph and Seeth the
youngest 4 years old.

Thomas Witt 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of the estate of Thomas Witt of
Lynn taken 25th June 1690 by Francis Bur-
rill and Samuel Tarbox amounting to 163
15s, debts due from the estate 19 15s. re-
turned by the widow June 24th 1690 and she
to take the estate for her own and the children
Thomas and Mary's maintenance.
Jno Kettle 4 mo 1690.

Deposition of John Creasy aged about 26
years and his wife Sarah wherein they say that
they were at John Kettle's (of Salem) house
the Lord's day before he died and said Kettle
was very rational and desired to have his will
made in writing, and said his will was this.
"I do give or bequeathe all my whole estate
unto my Loveing wife Elizabeth Kettle to be
by her used as she seeth cause for her com-
fortable maintenance during her life-time and
so at her death to be by her disposed of to her
children " to which said Creasy replyed and I
supose you mean, to your children to which
said Kettle Answered yes to her and ray chil-
dren, too ; and he was soon after bereaved of
his mind and could not make a will sworne in
Court ftfcrch 30 1686.

Inventory of above estate taken 10 Nov
1685 by Peter Woodbury and Nehemiah Gro-

ver amounting to 139 15s Gd debts due to
the estate 1> 11s 4d debts due from the es-
tate 7 t 6s 3d returned 24 June 1690, and
administration granted unto Sani'l Corning
senior and his wife.

Dr. Daniel Weld 4 mo 1690.

Will of Daniel Weld of Salem dated 7th
May 1690 mentions wife Bcthiah son Edward
daughter Bethiah Kitchen, daughters Barbara
ami Elizabeth appoints his wife sole extx and
his good friends Benjamin Browne, Daniel
Rea, Stephen Sewall and his son Robert Kitch-
en overseers, witnesses Samuel Top pan, Mary j
Poor and Daniel Epes jr. probate June 24 '
1690.

Ralph King 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of the estate of Capt Ralph King
of Lynn taken July 8 1689, by Jeremiah
Shepard, William Bassett senr and John Bal-
lard amounting to 2365 4s returned by Eliz-
abeth widow of deceased April 7 1690.
Richard Palmer 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of estate of Richard Palmer taken
14 Dec 1689 by John Pickering and John
Marston amounting to 63 19s 5d debt due
from the estate 7< 13s returned by Muj Bath'w
Gedney and the Court ordered the oldest son
Richard double portion and the others, Mary,
Martha and Samuel equal portions. June
24 1690.

Nathaniel Kertland 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of estate of Nathaniel Kertland \
of Lynn deceased 1689 taken by Matthew ;
Farrington Sr. and John Burrill senr. amount-
ing to 262 10s returned by the widow who
is appointed adm. June 24 1690.

John Sallows 4 mo 1690.

Inventory of estate of John Sallows late of
Beverly taken 20 June 1690 by -John Hill
and Samuel Hardy amounting to 84 19s 3d
debts due to said estate 15 Is 6d returned

by Katherine the widow of the deceased 24th
June 1690 and she is appointed admz.

Henry BrentnaU 4 mo 1690.
Inventory of estate of Henry Brentnall of
Marblehead taken October 10 1689 by Rich-
ard Gross and Thomas Tucker senr. amount-
ing to 64 14s 9d returned by Sarah relict
widow of the deceased 24 June 1690 and she
is appointed admx. Debts due from the estate
to his mother Miriam Pederick now Gross.

Eleanor Hollinffworth 4 mo 1690.
Inventory of estate of Mrs. Eleanor Rolling-
worth of Salem taken April 20 1690 by Chris-
topher Babbidge and Benjamin Gerrish a-
mounting to 467 18s returned by Mr. Phil-
ip English 24 June 1690.

(To be Continued.)

QUERIES.

Capt. Richard Lee married Elizabeth Ives,
about 1761. Any information concerning ei-
ther of them desired.

Capt. Clifford Byrne married, March 19,
1768, Margaret Whitefoot, or Whitford. Who
were her parents?

William Brewer, born 1750, died 1795,
married Sarnh I vo. His birth and parents

desired.

ERRATA.

On page 79, of vol. 3rd, 1st column, 13th
line from top, for sixteen read eighteen.

On page 158, of vol. 4, 1st column, 2nd
line IV. m i bottom, for Haues read Harris.

On page 253, 1st column, 3rd line from
top, for Hannan read Hannah.

On page 253, 1st column, 14th line from
bottom, for Mercy read Mary.

On page 254, 1st column, 9th line from
top, for 1707 read 1707-8.

On page 276, 1st column, 4th line from
bottom, for 1872 read 1782.

On page 279, 2nd column, 4th k'ne from
top, for 1767 read 1797.

284

INDEX OF ISTAJVIES.

Abbot, 79, 83, 134, 189, 194, Baker, 116,235,252,261. Bently, 2,3,81, 91, 114, '79. Brazer,273, 274.

205, 210, 236, 257, 263, 273. Balch, 20, 90. 91 , 95. 1 13, '14. '80, 273. Breach, 230.

Abbut, 236. '15, '16, '18, '19, '27, '28, '29, Berey. 28. Bread, 235.

Abby, 94, 184, 185. '67. '68, '69, '82. '83. '85,271. Bernard, 99. Breed, 62.

Ablt, 48. Baldwin. 7, 136. Borrow, 96. Brent, 63

Aborne. 65, 67. Baley, 14 16. 18, 19,55, 57, Berry, 138, '74, 273. Brentnall, 283.

Acce, 124. 58, 72, 126, 158, 185, 189, 222, Bersworth, 25. Bretton. 171.

Acie, 56, 174. 224, 250, 251, '53. >.>4, '55. Best, 51, 52. 53, 54. Brewer, 64, 243, '44, '46, '47,

Aoocket,226. Balie,56. Bigelow, 130, 283.

Aoqueron, 165. Ball, 143. Biles 28. Bridges, 13, 26, 134. '57, 237.

Acy, 12 ;, 125, 126. Bailey, 121, 122, 125, 126. 1 59, Binney, 105. Bridgham, 234,

Adams, 5, 8, 48. 96, 100, '09, 161. Bishop, 53,89, 92,93,95, 115, Briggam. 13, 14. 16, 17

'18, '40. '43, '44, '81, '82. '9(1. Bailie, 123. '16, '43, '44, '82, '83, '84, '85. Briggs, 4, 7. 9, 12, 104, '06,

'91, '92, 200. 254. Bailey, 249. '90, '91, '92, 239. '3o, '36, '37.

Addington, 188, 189. Baltimore (Lord.) 141. Bisbee, 242. Bright, 117, 242.

Adlam, 164. Bancroft, II, 20, 150, 179,274, Black. 113. Brigt, 46.

Agur, 96. 279. Blacklech, 92, 95. 116, '83, Brimblecomb, 238.

Annie, 257. Barber, 95, 184. Blackman. 242. Brimmer, 137.

Ainsworth, 150 Bardeu. 163, 165. Blake, 96. Brockelbanke, 55,56,58, 59,

Alden, 249. Barker, 14, 15. 16 18, 48, 55, Blancher, 182. 60,61. 120, '21, '22. >26, '57,

Alderman, 95, 66. 120, '21 , '22, '23, '24, '2 >, Blaney, 84, 1 12, '78. 238, '63, '58, 219, '51, '54, '55.

Alee, 124, '42, '57. '58, '66. '94, 218, '36' '76. Brodstreet. 221 .

Alexander VI. (Pope,) 149. '50, '54. Boardman, 4. 9, 10, 104, '29, Brookhouse, 134.

Alford, 90. 95. Barnard, 176, '78, ,79, '80, '89, 275. Brooks, 12, 13, 24, 70, 73, 86,

Allairs,245. 237,273,274 Boarman. 175. 30, 262.

Allans, 247. Barnes, 96, 1 13.243. Bointon, 55, 158. Browne, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6. 7, 11,

Allen, 76, 78, 87, 113, '19. '35. Barney, 116. Bolen, 142. 12, 17, 19,37.48,55,56,58,

'36, '65, '84 . Barrett, 174. Bolles. 190. 239. 59, 62, 6'., 71 , 72, 75, 80, 86.

Alley, 135, '57, 59. Barrowe, 150. Bolton,31. 87,95, 112. 113, 115, 120, '29,

Allin, 24. Barstow, 82. Bond, 63, 242. '31, '33, '42, '43, '44, '49, '52,

Ames, 200, 201 . Barsworth. 25. Borland, 234. '58, '60, '61, '70. '71, '73, '74,

Anderson. 278. Bartholomew, 3, 6, 5,67,63, Bosworth. 25, 26. '81, '84, '86, '87 '88, '89, '90.

Andrew, 4, 79, 82, 86,87,88. 64.71 112, 118, 172, '84, '85. Boules, 143, '44. '91. ^2, 218, '19 S 20, '21, '22,

89, 132, '39, '70, '68,233, '41, Bartlett,8, 112, 173. 174.234. Boul,48. '23, '25, '39, '40. '44, '46. '52,

'42, '62. 238, 242, 246. Boun, 184. '57, '62, '63, '64, '76. '83.

Andras, 174. Barton. 5. 21. 67. 139. Bound, 96, 152. Browning, 44, 95.

Ann (Queen ) 163. Bartol. 282. Boutwell. 110. Brownyng, 1 18.

Annable, 48, 96, 144, '91. '92, Basset, 237. 28:!. Bowden. 43. Brush, 20.

Anniable, 190. Batchelder. 77. Bowditch. 9, 83. 86. 107. '75. Bryant, 78.

Antram, 66, 95. Bates. 165. >79, '80, ,86, '88, 277. Bryne, 262.

Appleton, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, Batter, 43, 66, 68, 76, 90, 92, Bowdoin. 200, 201. Bucer, 146.

48, 71,72,78,83, 84, 87, '04. 93, 95, 112. 114, 116, 118' Bowker. 80. 130. Buckman, 138. 144.

'05, ' 12, '30, '72,228, '39. 73. 172,173. Bowles, 10, 48, 143. Buckmin, 143.

Archer, 3, 8, 9,81. 82. 96, 113, Baxter, 45, 184. Boyard, 242. Buffton, 8.

'34, '35, '37, '83, '8-1, 263. Bay ley, 63, 16i, 182. 187, 219, Boyle, 176. Buflum, 43. 81 , 85, 172.

Archibald, 139 220,272. Boy ton, 221. Bulkley, 23, 77, 152.

Armstrong, 131. Baylie, 151, 168. Boyes. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Bullen 33.

Arnold, 165. Bay lye, 234. 19, 55. Bullock, 54.

Arthur, 234. Beacham, 28, 113. Boynton, 13. 14, 15. 16. 17, Bumner, 164.

Ashby, 82,83,85,231,232 Beadle. 3, 52, 142, '86, 234, 18, 19, 56, 58, 66, 120, >2l,Buras, 143.
Ashton, 10. 77, 130, ,40, 278. '35, '63. '22, '23, '24, '25, 26, ,57, '59, Burbanke, 14, 15, 16, 55, 121.

Austin.5, 12, 61,79, 10y, 262. Beare. 182. '60, '61. 218, '19, '20. '21, '22, 122, 123, '24, '25. '57, '59.

Avery, 98, 99. Becket. 2, 9. 22, 45, 54, 87. '23, '24, '49, '50, '51, '53, '54, 223, 249, 251 .

Aylmer, 149. Beckford 84, 136. ,55. Burbey, 251, '52, '54.

Ayrs, 239. Beene, 117. Brackenburg, 28, 96, 113, Burchmore, 80. 135.

Belcher. 33. '19. Burdett, 90. 91, 115.

Babage.22,85, 190. Bellinghara. 22. 224. Bradbury. 196. Burfleld,231.

Babbfdge, 2. 9, 21, 84. 96, Bellomont (Karl,) 28. 29,30, Bradford. 28, 151, '53. Burkbee. 58, 59,60, 162,218,

137,187.283. 31.32,34,35,36.37. Bradish, 32, 35. >20, 22, '23.

Babson. 103. 163, 166. 277. Bonnet. 21, 63, 91, 117, '24, Bradley. 31. 57, 60. Burkbi. 56' 57.

Bachelder, 20, 119. '25.'26,'57, '59,'61,'82,'84.Bradstreet,4,24,63,69, 159, Burkby, 219.

Bacher. 144. Benson, 4. 242. '44, '45. '46, '60. '61, '62, '85. '86, '87, '88, Burnham. 108, 244, '45, '49,

Badcock, 229 '48. 89. 220. '36, '37. 279.

Bailey, 221. 23fi. Bentley. 265, '76, '77. Bray, 11, 46, 134, 279. Burns, 242.

ill

Burrill.234,235,'81,'88,'83.

Burrows, 116. 117.

Burr.

Burolom. 228.

! urt.ni. 1ST, 189.

I u tin tin. tU,

Bultolph, 71, 136, 71. '87,

'JO.
Bnxton, 64.65, 117. 241, '61,

62.

Byfteld,33.
Byrne,2&1.

Cabot 8->. 181, 200, ;.-., s< i.

Coary. 65.
Cobbet,62. 172.
Codman, ll.'>.
Coffin. 83, 131,131.260
Cogswell. 104, 163.
Colt, 82. 182.
'nil,,., 123. 124.
Colburn. 43, 71.72.
Coldeara,2l.

Dane, 48, 96, 105, W,'42, Ml, Eborne. 96, 114, *84.

Ml. '79, ,90. '91. -92. 96.239, Eden, 79

240,279. Kdward VI (King.) 146, '47.

DanielU. 113, '17. '35, '74. Edwards, 12,24, 116, 71.34J.

2.M. '37. El Cord ,96.

Darby, 48, 143. '44, 9m Klkiiis, 6, 88, 187.

Davenport, 33, 48. 96. li:t. Elitbrop, 249, '.il.

'14. '16. '18. '19, 82,J4, 8, Ellethron, 14, 6i.

87, Elliot. 286.

Ellin, 288.

Carl lie, 82.

Call. 76. 138.

Calloy, 80.

Calvin, 146, '47, '50, T.l,

Campbell, 32,33,34, 3:>.

Canady. 125. '26, 242

Caiini-lii. 159.

Capen. i-r.

Cash, 63, 263.

Canterburey. 62. 18'<.

Carlton.8. 13. 14. 15, 56, & r >,

87. 190,257, 261.
Carpenter, 79.
Carrier, 12.
Cart mi, 239.
Carter. 72. 130.
Cury . 95.
Cave, 22.
Cadbourne. 98.
Chadwell. 62, 234, 35.
Chadwick, 76.
Chamberlain, 79.
Chandler. 71.85.
Channing, K>5, '09. 275.
Chaplin. 1.1. 17 19. 122, '23,

'24, '26, 221. '5(t. 'o-2.
Chapman. 64, 120, '21, S 23,

^i.^. 239. '6i.

Charles, 117.
Charles (Prince,) 162.
Charles (King,) (49.
Chase, 82. 209.
Chatwoll, r, i.
Chauncy. 98. 99. 152.
Chauquaquaok, 227.
Cheever. 3. 5, II, 26. 37, 49.

t.r. si. 130. 3i. '35, MH.V:!,

23t.

Cheney, 27
Chester, 267.
Chever, 266.
Ch!in. 62.
Clung. 182.
Chipman, 89.
Choate, 79, 86. 104, W, ll

'30. 262.
Choules, 153.
Chub. 9."..
Church, 54
Churchill, 51.53.
Churchwell, 50.
Chute. 220, ,23.
Clark. 15. 16, 17, IN, 17. .",

67. 77. 101. .15 '16. '22, '23.

21. 'jr.. '.'K '.-,7, ':,*. '59. '60,

'62. '75, "81, '83, '88. '91. "92,

U8, M9, '51. V.2. '.3, J55,

71.76.

Cleaveland. 163.
Cleveland, 9. 130. 133, 137.

267

Clifford. HO, 111.
Clinton, 141, >9l >92.

r Htt 1OQ

Cole. -22776,90, 91.95, 96. '09. Davidson, 72. 96. -, -~.

72, '81. '*. 23i. '257 lt;ivis. 85, 228, 249. 280, '81. Ellison. 204.

Coleby, 129. Davision, 190, 191. Elson, 171.

Collins, 5, 87. 132. 74, 235, Davison, 48. 90, 143, 239. Elsworth, 68. 218.

237. Dawes, 107, 200. Elvius. 87.

Colinan.79, 120, '21. 233 Dawson. 145, Emauuel. 181.

Combe. 237. Day, 239. Emery, 96. 118, '19, 374. '76.

Emerson, 47, 96. 141,240.
Ki in TII in. 10.
Kinorv, 20.
Emot; 31, 32, 83, 34.
Endicott . 21. 66, 67, 77, 90, 9S.
93. 94. 96, 113, '10. '19, '82.
'34, -ai, '82, '88. '84, -86,

i oilllH', ail. uu\ , uno.

Conant, 23. 90, 91, 93, 93, 96, Dean, 81, 187.

114, '16, '18. '19. '27, .29, Degrade, 28.

'67, '82, '83, '84, '86. Delaney, 32.

Conclane, 119. Di-land, 10.

Coneliue, 186. Dennis, 20.

Coney, 242, Den won. 43, 132.

Derby, 6. , 7, 77, 78, 79, 80.
86. '87, 89. 100, '13, '33, '84,

Comiaujfht. 115.

C-ouiiyiiH, 96. ov, c7i, ov, AW, 40, oo, o*v, in*.', '

Cook, 8, 33, 34, 64, 67, 95 , '35, '36, '39. '40, '81,268, '60. Entails, 143.

116. '81, '39, '72, '83, '84, De Toquevilic, 204. Eiiglish, 101, '12, '81, '76,283.

234. '69, '66. Devereux, 7, 81, 82, 140, 238, K|>es, 48, 143, 'H7, '8, '91,a40.

Cooms, 6. '60, '61. 288-

Cooper, 14. 16. 19, 217. '18, Devorex,95, 117. Epps, 71, 72, 112.

21, '49, '61. Dexter, 130. 278. Etes, 76.

Coruean, 210, '11, Dicanson, 13, 14, 16, 17. 18, Kstta. 116.

Corning, 21, 63, 119, '72, '81 , Dicconson, 184. Kstman, 64.

282. Dickensou, 66. Erty. 95, 181.

Corwin, 169, 170. '71, '73, '88. D'ickerson, 141. EtcliiiiKham, 260.

Corwine, 46, 53, 54. 71, 88. Dickinson, 60, 61, 121. '22, Eveleth, 257.

Wl 1ST. "24. '25. - A7. 'fin ?n HMI

24, '25, '57, '60, 220, _
'49, '61. '62. '63, '55.

Dickison, 218.

Dicks. 48, 239.

Digby, 280.

Dike, 9, 94, 95.

Divan. 67.

Diver.262.

Dixy, 28. 43. 96, 113, 238.
'%, 143, '44. '90, '91. '92.

Fagins, 146.

FairfleJd, 21.63. 78, 80, 127,

'36, '68. 239, '42
Falkner, 236.
Falncker, 286.
i. 82.

t^uu^, 110, tt, w;, vi. M. ,. . Qc ..

Dodge, 12. 21. 28, 78, 80, 81, * r " - J!^'
RT, Q ITI > a bast -au ranner. 8, 86.

oO, OT>, 111, OJ, ,Oo. A>o. oy, .' _ n

^., r nrniun, 2<.

89. 186.
Coster, 33, 34.
Cotta, 96.

Cotton, 150, '51, '62.
Courtis. 86-
Cox, 131. '47,262.
Coxe, 266.
Craddock, 226.
C'raiimer. 146, '47.
Cranston, 20.
Creamer, 6. 87, 262.
Creasy, 282.

Crescy, 261. 75, .82.

Cresce, 159, '60, '61. 219, '20, Dole, 83, 224.

'22. Donaldson, 262.

Creuev, 218. 221. 249. Dounten. 63. 172.

Croad. 22. H7. 171. 72, 237. Dow. 112,234, 278.
Crorts, 62, 234, '36. Downes, 282.

Crombie, 79. Downs, 243.

Cromwell, 2, 8, 8, 66, 66. '40, Dowse, 66.

'46. '68, '54. Downing. 249.

Crosby, 23. 24. Downinge. 183, 188. 188.

Cross," 27, 262. Downy ng. 184.

Ciwsbe, 69, 60, 61, 120. 219, Dresse'r, 14. 16, 16. 18, 20, 67,

'22. 60, 61. 66. 120. '21. '22, "28,

Crowinshield. 6. 7, 9, 78. 81, "24, '25. '67. '68, '69. '60, '61,

82, 85. 87, 130, '81, '85, 37, 218, '20, '21, '23, '49, '60, .JS - Q ,-. . O1 w
..^ - ' F ' . .. A ,_.. ' rellows. .11, 17o, 91, 92.

Kariiam. 237.
Fanisworth. 166, 262.
Farnura, 194.
Farrant. 267.
Farrar, 106.

Farringtou, 137, 234, '83.
Fav. 109.

Kelt. 28. 92. 103. '08. "28. '39.
[4i. -42, /62.J87, 224. 'iS,

Fejt.ln, 21, 28. 46. 65. 66, 68,

'40, 258, '60. '61.

'66.

Culliford. 31.
Cumiiigs, 211. 238.
Currier. 77, 78.
Currows, 190.
Curwen, 88, 366.
Curwin, 3, 187.
Cushiug, 98. 106.
Cutler, 176, 78, 79,271.

Dabney, 138, '3.
Dal n, 48.
Daland.80, 137.
Dalen,21.
l>alrymple, 12.
Dana, lod, 200.

64, '61, '62, '63.
Drew, 247.
Driver, 84, 134.
Drury,24.
Du Burtas. 186.
Dudley, 24. 186, '88.
Du miner. 83, 72. 174. 224.
Dunlap, 260. 262.
Dun 1 1 MI. 226.
Dust in, 262.
Dutch, 9, 64.

Duty, 159. '60. '62. 219, "21.
Duttee, 222.

Eager, 234.
Katy. 142, ^

KM. MI. 279.

(37)

Fennick, 84.

Fenno, 246.

Ferguson, 174. 284, '38, '62.

'82.

Ffabens, 238.
Fl'rvcrvear, 172.
Ffrend, 184.

Fish.-r. 7. 178. '79, 242. 74.
Fiske. 11, 12, 21. 77. 81. 109.

'16. '19, '84. TO, '37, '88,

288, '78.
Fitch. 65.
Kit/, 110.
Flanders, 234.
Fletcher, 29.
Flinders, 172.
Flint. 46, 172. '89, 281.

286

Forester, 27, 82, 136, '40.
Forrester, 268, '69.
Foster, 5. 28, 69, 60, 71, 98,

iuioruu, 4., H-*, .;j, ,>i, o<. '.H.

71, 82, 88, 94, 93, 113, Mo, Home, 63, 68, 71,79, 173, '74,

M6, M8. '19, '*9, '32, '82, '81,276.

FInvd 07 Goodhue.23, 25, 26, 78, 84. Haskell, 96, 132. Hopkinson, 13, 14. 16, 18, 61,

Fornr '62 94 96 114, '18. 130,167,189,278. Hassen, 55, 58, 59,60, 61, 66. 120, '21, '22, '23.'26,22I,'23,

Foote 94 96 174 257, '64. Goodrich, 241. Hathorne, 43, -14, 63, 54, 67. '.VI.

Gookin, 112, 173.

Gool, 279, 282.
9, Goose, 95.

1047 '*$, 7 24, ''25, '88, ''34, Gordon, 98, 103.
241, '42, '63, '66. '76. Gordes, 167.

Fowler, 26, 26, 341, '68. -. -*vi ->n

Fowls, 242.
Franks, 5.
Frathingham. 235.
Freeke, 46.
Freiud, 117.

French, 64, 109, '75, 232. Gragg, 261
Frisel, 142, 289. Graham, 32. 93, 220, '22, '50, '71 .

Grant, 239. Hedden 220.

Graves, 114, 118. liedin, 56.

Gray, 6, 7, 8, 79, 80, 136, 138, Hemenway, 13. 264.

Frost, 47, 87, 190, '91, 239.
Frothiugham , 77, 79, 209.
Frye, 97, 194, 257, '62, '67.
Fuller, 22, 66, 67.
Furnace, 234.
Furuess. 79.
G afford,' 90, 95.

'84, 237.

Harvey, 47. 68.
Harwood, 183.
Haven. 2\.
llawkes, 9.
Hawkins. 32.
Hawthorne, 9.
Haynes. 104, '17, '74,264.
Grafton,96,ll6,171.l81,188. Hay wood, 20.

Hazen, 19, 120, '21. '57, '60, Howe. 105, Ml.
Hubard, 47.
Hubbard, 25, 26. 27. 51, 52,

53, 66, 71, 78, 143, '72.
II ul. (.11, 108.

Gorhain,

Goss, 167.

Gott,21, 96. 116, 181. 184.

Gould, 82.

Gove, 200.

Hornett, 184.
Horsley, 121.
Horton, 247.
llosiner, 4,49.
Houchings. 61.
lloulton, 21.
Houston, 136.
llovey, 77, 140, 264.
Howard, 85,

1 39. 238, '28, '59' '60. '6 1 , '63. Henderson , 1 30.

Green, 96, 118. '40, '92, 242. Henneld, 234.

Greene, 191, 262 Henry VIII (King.) 146.

Greeno, 143, 144. Henry, 199.

Gage, 16, 56, 57, 60, 61,^97, Greenfield, 116. Herbert, 130.

103, '74. 223, '50, 52, '54, '56. Greenhouse, 160. Heriiuan, 158, 218, 250.

Gaint, 48. Greenleat; 97, 98, '.9, 100, Herrick, 54,63, 85, 91, 96, Hurdl 106, '38.

Gale, 62, 163, '64, 235, '38. 101, 103, 175, 267, 268 174, 239, '42, '66, '67, '75. Hutchin^s. 60

Gallee, 23. Greeuough, 101, 162, 221 , '24, Hesseltine, 57, 58 59, 121.

Galley, 63, 95, 117.

Hudson, 111, '27. 'SS.
Hull, 247.
llullme. 185.
Humes, 156.
Humphries. 93,94,185.
Hunt, 137.

Galloway, 48. Greensiitt, 37.

Gardner, 3, 4, 5/7, 22, 33, 34, tfreenway, 117.

80', 8l! 86', 88', 89', 92', 93^ 96*. Greirorv".^! ^
IAI iii )io >ie no )><> "'^S" 1 ^! ~ tjl-
101, '11, '13, ID, 18, oz, < jrpnou-h 190

$1&ffi&&$to^&^

IO, OO, Ol, 'OO, OO, 'O*' * .1r

Gardiner, 115, '16, '17, '84.
Garlbrd, 118.
Garfort, 116. '81.
Gaskell, 95, 133.
Gatchell, 182.
Ganet, 182.
Gavett, 76.
Gay ton, 7.

Gedney, 2, 3, 5, 21, 26, 68, .,.,,- *-,
71 iiYi '7n '79 >Rfi ?ss 904 Hacker, *., i

71, lUlj 10, it, WJ, 88,.W4, UonVahfLW. ;:

6'i

Hutchinson. 66,67, 95, 114,

'45. '51, 267.
Hutton, 21. 63.
Hyde, 133.

Grove, 65.

Grover, 20, 23, 63, 95, 282.

Guild, 273.

Gurnall, 189.

Gultridge. 160.

Guy, 231.

Uwin, 187. '89.

Gwinu,.., 10.

Gee, 210, '11, '77.

Gerrand, 26.

Gerrish, 67, 70, 76, 81, 98, 176,

234, '35, '88.
Gerry, 81, 199.
Geredorf, 88.
Gibaut, 81.
Gibbart, 239.
Giddings, 9, 24, 69, 70, 239,

: 68.

Giddins, 191.
Gidney, 118, '81.
Gifford, 144.
Gilbard, 170,240.

Hackshaw, 32.
Haily, 242.
Halo, 279.

Hall, 27, 80, 242 : '47, '49.
Ham. 246.
Hamilton. 262.
Hauiman. 66.
liarnrnatt. 103, 104.
limns, 245.

Hewett, 165.

Heylin, 148.

Hibberd. 63.

Hicklihg, 7, 280.

Hidden, 57, 58,59, 60, 61, 120. lerson, 174.

'21, '22, '53,59, 250. '51' '52, Idler. 141.

'54. Ingalls, 236, '38.

Higgens, 117. Ingersoll, 9, 28, 65, 67, 89, 90,

Higgerson, 113. 95, 184. 276.

Higginson, 2, 3, 5. 22,42, 52, Ingin, 96, 239.

63, 72, 96, 112, '52, '70, '71. Ingrahain,242.

'73, '87, '89, 234. '35, '72, Ingrain 183, '84.

'76. Irwin. 262.

Hight. 143. Ives. 4, 7, 8. 11, 82, iai, 260.

Hill, 28, 78, 82, 175, 181.238, '61, '79. 83.

'48, '49, '83. Ivorye. 234, >3S .

Hillard, 45, 181.

Hiller, 1 1, 133, '37, '40 1 257. Jackson, 13. 15, 18, 19, 56, 94.
Hoari, 23. 95, 125, '57, '58, '59, '60, '62,

Hob. 142. 81, 220, '21 , '23, '50, '52, '75,

Hobkinson. 159, '62, 252. Jacobs, 27, 50, 53, 132, '90,
Hobs, 48, 191 , '92. 242.

Hobson, 56,57, 58, 125, '57. Jaines.66, 71, 95,117, '82, '83,

218, '20, '23,'2,-j, '49, '50, '51, '84. 234.

'04.

ii ann j f rd '
Haraden,

Hardee, 113.

Jeffs, 262.
Jeffry 228. >77.
Jeggell, 72. 95, 184.
Jelly , 86.

'52, '53, James 1 (King,) 156.

Hodges. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10- 11, 21, Janes, 136.
76, 86, 88, 135, '36, '38, '39, Jaquith, 167.
'72, 257, '58, '60. '73, '78, Jefferson, 81, 131.
Hodgkins, 133.
HogKins, 239.
Hogsdell. 44.
Hokkness, 67.
Holgrave, 92, 93, 96. 115, '16. Jennison, 12.

Jenkins, 33, 133
Jenks, 4, 7$, 105, '35, 257. '62,
igworth, 44, 91,95,115, 78.
'75, 283. Jevland. 192.

Harper' 154. Holman, 65, 78, 173, 238, '62, Jewett, 13. 14, 15, 16, 18, 20,

Harriman, 18,20, 56, 57, 66, 63. 23,55, 57. 58. 59,60, 61, 65,

172, 219, '21, '22,24, '52. Holmes, 17, 19, 57,58, 59, 120, '24, '26, '59, '60, '64. '72,
'54. 60, 181, 242. 224, '52, '53, '54, '55.

Harris. 16, 18, 19, 57, 89, 95, Holten, 98, 101, 102, '03, '05. Jewit, 121, '22, '23, '25, "26,
115. '18 '21, '23, '24, '25, '26, >07' 268, '69, '71. '57, 250, '51.

'58, '59, '60. '61 , 218, '19, Holyoke, 78, 79, 176, '78, '79, Jewitt, 218, '19, '20, '22, *23.
'20,

(iilbard, 170, 240. H i ' ,-Vafi w.' m '18 >i- 'Ta w '

Gilbert, 72, 81, 191, '239, '42. Hardy, 61, b3,8b.9b, 133. '38, >17. M8, '83.

Gilbord, 48, 86, 143, '44. '40, 83, 2*2, '83. Iloliiman. / 6.

Gilburt 192 Hardyes, 118- un,. m ,.i.

Giles, 11, 23,' 76, 96. 113, 242. Harold, (King,) 231

Gill, 12, 98.

Gillam, 33,35.

Gillis, 4, 12.

Glandil, 47.

Glover, 78, 86, 133.

Godsoe, 172.

Goldthwaite, 94, 95, 114

Golt, 44.

Gooch 118.

Goodale, 38, 79.

Goodal, 95.

Gooadall, 183.

Goodell, 97, 111,145,267.

Hart, 21, 95, 117, '81. 80.

Hartshorne, 257. Honeycomb; 132.

Hascoll, 62, 63. Hood, 1233.

Haseltine, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, Hooper, 46, 169, '73. 81.
55. 66, 122. Hopkins, 78, 204, '08.

Johannot, 209.

Johnson, 12, 20, 22, 23. 57.
58. 60. 63, 85, 89, 91, 94, 95,
113M5, >20, 21,29.50, 221,
37,38,50,52,64,57,81.

287

Jon*,4,8,136, 143, 17ft, 190, Leech. 89, 86, 116, 74, -83. Martyr, 146. Nelson. 16, 66.58, 69, 60, 61,

I'M, I '.'. si'J. 84,'86. Maaoannomoet, 23*. *a6. 66, 120. -21 . -22, "A 26, *.

Jona, 143, 144. Lefavour, 261 . Maaoell, 76. '5H, *60,'6I,2I8, M9,*21. *23,

Jonlnn, jt-j. Legg.64,71, 174 MaMjr, 64. 93, 96, 128. ^M, 26.M2.M9, 60.'6I. G2,

}oye, 172. Lemon, 96, iw. liaaon. 3, 6. 10, 84. 86, 96, '63. '64.

udkin.ZW Leonard. 165. 138, '39. Newdlgate. l9.

Letter. 86. Maaey . 116, '16, Mb, '19, <, NewhJOl, 62. 242.

Rally. -JO. Letln,ll7. 84, '86. Newman, I H, _'".

Raria, 262 Lewis, 48, 53. 279. Maasyea, 113. Newton, S3, 1 73.

Keene, 183. Ley, 21. Master. 144. Nichols, 87, 133, '38. 74, 82,

Kelham, 116. Lighten, 19,66, 58,69, 60. Mather, [:,>. .'I.V'A V4.

Kelly, 79. 168, 218, '19. 20 Mathew.239. Nick. 27.

Kenfaton, 184. Linouln, '-. j; I . Maverick, &), 62, 6.1. 181. "82. Norden, 236

Rertland, 238. Lindall. 5. 170, 71. Mazey, 63. Norman, 20, 22, 63. 96, 117.

Kettle, 134. 26*. Lion, 122, "-iJ. May. 190. *9l, 92, 281. '18.

Klbl>en, 72. Listen. 182. McCarthy, 262 Norrlce. 21, 63.

Kidd, 29, 30. 31, 32, 33, 34, Little. 27. 83. Mol)ougll, 244, '45, '46. Morris-, 76. 88, ISO, 74.

:(.-.,;-,, :i;. Livingstone, 28. 32. '48. Northend, 18, 19.67, 68 61,

Killams, 119. Locke, 153, '6.V McUee, 7& 218. '21. *23, '49, '50 ,'52,

Killan %. Lookhart, 76. McGregor, 246, ,47. '63.

Kllboarne, 18, 19.56. 67. 58, Locher. 237 Molntlre, 6, 136, 266. Northey. -0, 86, 139.

60, 126, '57, '68, '59. '61, '72, Lockwood. 27. McKoen, 179, '81. 274, '7. Norton. 96, 162, 87, '88, W.

223 Loff.32. McNuit. 137. Nowell, 69, 131.

Kiltmrn, 124, *25. 218. Longfellow, 209. Mi-an, 231. Noyce, 27.

Kimball. -' . 26. 60. 86. 103, Longhorne, 18,20, 55,57,59, Mellen, 209. Noyes, 10. 83. 103. *08, '55.

'09,264,72. 60,120. Melnard. 67. Nura, 51.

Rimlilo. 60. Looke, 221, *22. "24, '50, '52. Merrlam, 139. 2W1. Nutting, 85.
Kindrick, 27. Lord. 3, 45, 93, 95, 107, >08.'09, Merritt. 229, '30, '31, 32, '33, Nye, 229.
King. II. 66. 76. 86. 88. 96, '10. Ml, '16, '18, 72. 82,'9I. '34.

1 36. '39, '84, '96, 200, '57, 76, 263,71. Messenger, 131, 273 Oakman. 242.

283. Loveall,48. MetcalC23^. Ochinur. 146.

Rlngnbury. 61, 174. Lovetoy, 22, 83. Micharter. 172. Oliver. 10, 11, 12, 63, 116, *3S.

Kink, 76. Lovell,27. Michel. 125. 36, '40. 79, "80, *87, "89.347.

Kinsman, 24. 83. Lovett. 27, 28. Mighill. 13, 14. 15, 17, 18, 19, '80.

Klrkland. 194. Low, 190, '91, '92, 239. '40. 55. 157, '58, 224, '62 '54, Olney, 86.

Kirwan, 175, tin. Lowder, 10, 54. '55. Oort, 29.

Kitchen, 237, '83. Lowe. 47, 48, 143, '44. Mills, 244. Orne, 65, 68, 76, 79, 81, 87,

Kittridge, 9, 135. 98. 204, Lowell, 26, 194. Miller. 5. 13. 15. 106, 76, '68. 79, 274, 76

206, Lowle.67. Millett. 77, 78,86. 76, 'SOc'Si.

Kline. 28. Luokers, 238. Hilton, 146, '53. "86. OsHorn, 261.

Knapp, 133. Luff, 230. Minot, 196. Osborne, 67, 80, 119, 37.

Knight, 12,22. 131, '43. 74, Lumax. 47, Mi. Miriam, 44. Osgood,9 11 637684 139. '40,

235. 242. Luuimus, 239. Molton, 143, '44, *91. V7.'89 *90. '96,'98,'99,2O4,

Knolton. 127. Luiumux, 239. Montjoy, 64. '06'11.*68.
Knott. 64. Lunt, 65, 175, 222, >24, '49, Moore, 27,94,95, 96, 113, '14. Otis, 99.

Knowlton. 48, 96, 143, 144, '50. *3l,Zr8.

'68. 73. '91, '92. 240. Luscomb 83. 84, 140. Morey, 245. Pach, 48,143. '44,84, 91. 240

Knox, 147. Luther, 151. Morgan, 95, 118, 72,238. Packard, 181.

Lafayette, 109 Lyde, 88 Morie, 96, 113. Page. 77, 137. '40,78, 234.

Lamb, 257. 262. Lyman, 277. Alorrlll. a. '41, '42, '48, '61. '68 76 77

Lamtx-rd, 60. Lynde. 10,280. Morse, 49, 264. Pai^e, 16T>.

Lambert, 13,14, 16, 61, 84, Lyon, 182. Morton. 99,228. Paine, 35, 72. 242. 77*. 't.

88. 116, '21, '23, *24, 25, Mory. 181. Paison, 158, 6l,'62, 219, 22,

'58, 72, 73, '83, 224 '50 1 , Mace, 1 65. Moseley, 67, '259, *60. >23. *24, '50. '52, '54.

'53, '.VI, '04 Mackintlre, 242. Mo?heim, 150. '54. Palfray,8. 12, 91. 94, 9.".. 116,

Lamson, %, 143, '44/64. *90, Mackuiallian, 76. Moses, 172. >18, '19, *27. '38, '82 *83-

91. *92. . Maclaflin. 143. Mould, 64, 174. Pallmer 219. >20.

Lancaster, Maoy, 189. Moulton. 48. 70, 96, 113. '15, Palmer, 15, 17, 18 19,20.36

Lander. 78, 130. TO. 264. MiilJ.v, 5. 10. '16. '19. '44, 81, '90, 92. 37. 57, 69, 98, 121, '22 *23

Lang 3, KB, >37. .'-,:. Manning, 9, 10, 86, 88, 130. 240. >24. V5. *36, '57 '68. '59, '60,

Lans;ley. 123, 25. ^33. '39, '66. '67, 263. Mountford, 27. >61. 255. 83.

Lukey, 242 MansAeld. 84, 86, 87, 135, 73. Muchmore. 138. Parker. 52. 54. 63, 72. 83, 84,

Las kin. 93. 96. 234. '65. Mulliken,264. 137,'!.' M>. V>.>, >^09.

Lathrop, %, 118. Manton. 164. Munjoy. 173. Parkins. 48, 143, '44, '90.

Lailmer, 147. Marcy, 90. Murphy, 12, 257. '60, '61, '62. Parkuian, 5. 27, 233.

Law. 16, 18,56,57. 59, 60, 61. Marcyea, 91. Murray, 165. Parnell, 174.

Lawrence, 77. 109, '10. '40. Marlot, 93. Parott, 55.

Lawthrop, 236. Marsh. 21,83, 95, 183. Narbone, 132. Parrat, 13. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19.

Leach, 21, 78, 94,95,134. Marshall, 20.67, 94,%. (15, Nason, 243. 31,66,57.

Leaver. 15, 18. 57,68, 122, '18. '42, '43, '44, '65, '85, Nathaniel, 239. Parris, 41,46.

23,'Z->. "26, ':,:. 91, *92. Neal. 50, 61, .14, 79, 135, '45, Pashen, 143.

Leavitt, 7.8, 10, 11, 21 , 77. Marske, 1 17. '49, '50, '63, '54. '56, 72,236, Parsons. 99, 100, '63. TO. 900

79, 80. 82, 84, 86. 87, 131, Marston, 27, 79, 84, 95, 140, >37. 38. '03, '42.

r J2 '33, W.'38, 39. 255, ,57. 27:,. 'Kt. Neale, 21. 6J, 172. Pason. 157, *6I.

76. *80, '81. Marian, 190. Neeland, 23, .'.-,. Patch, 20, 25. 26, 38, 43. 62,

Lechinere, 275. Martin. 199, 247. Neodham, 62, 78, 261. %, 112, '42, 64V.69. *90. W

Lee, 77. 79, 279, "83. Marther, 41, 49. Nellson, 88. 233, '82.

288

Patten, 132. '51, '53, '83. Ricks, 237. Severe, 71.

Patterson, 242. Poore. 223. Ridge, 66. Bewail. 33, 62, 54 56. 72, 1 12,

Payne, 116, '84. Pope, 118, '39. 261 . Ridley, 147. 63, '68, '72, 242, >83.

Payson, 159, 221. '42, '53, '74. Popkin, 274. Ring, 234, '61. Shafllyn, 95.

Peabody, 7, 131, '32, '33, '34. Popple, 36. Rirth. 27. Sharps, 90, 95. 113, '16. '82.

'40. '85, 273. Porter, 22, 43, 48. 66, 67, 76, Ritchie. 133. 90.

Peach, 64, 93, 1 14. 95, 130, '43, '44, 74 . '88, 242, Rix, 63. Shat-well, 81.

Peak, 24. '63, '65. Roads, 27. Shattuck, 189.

Pearley, 120, '22. Potter 47 48,68,96, 143, '44, Robard, 96, 143. '44, '90, '91, Shaw. 132.

I'ease, 28, 95, 119. '90. 231 '92. Shay, 197, '99.

Pearson. 14, 16, 18. 19, 55, 57. Powell, 211. Robbins. 1 71. Sheafe, 181.

58,59,61,122. '23, '24, '26, Powers, 229. Roberts, 5. 48, 78, 80, 123.239. Shepard, 5, 10, 24, 61.112,

'57, '58, '59, '60, '61, '94,218, Powlton, 238. Robins, 174. '35, '49, '52, 222, '35 '83.

'21, '22, '51. Prance. 112. Robinson, 28, 84, 118, '41, Shehan, 165.

Peches, 182. Pratt, 8, 131, '37. '42. '46, '50, '51, '52, '84, Shepherd, 70.

Pcckanaminet. 226. I'rescott 7. 98, 105, '40, '79, 235. Shepley, 95. 252.

Peck, 137. '80, '96, 279, '80, '81. Rogers, 15, 21. 23. 24, 25,25 Shortt, 27.

Pederick, 283. Preson, 220. 26, 27, 47. 71, 106, '10, '35, Shurd, 225.

Peele. 84, 138. Price, 22, 27, 65, 71, 80. '38, 224, '38, '50, '67, '77. Skarlett, 96.

Peirce, 78.83, 86. 133, '35. '38, Prime. 18, 123. '26, 252, '54. Rolles, 142. Skelton. 93. 1 13, '52, '54.

265. Prince, 21, 78. 86, 103, '30, '31, Romball, 2. Skerry, 3. 45, 65, 76, 95, 112,

Peirson, 77, 249, '50, '52, '57. '40, '76,'7?,'78, '79, '80, 264. Romney. 56, 45. '15, '16. '39, 266.

Pelham, 242. 172, '73, 74. Roots, 3, 21, 95, 1 15, '18. Skinner 231.

Pengre, 255 Pride, 114. Ropes 3, 63,77, 79, 80. lll,Sibley, 44, 94, 96, 113, '72,

Penny, 150, '82. Priest, 242. 30, '31, '33, '34. 36. '37- 237,

Pepper, 281. Prior, 184. '38, '39, '40, '74, '84 266, Silliman, 273.

Perkins. 8, 28, 70, 76, 77, 96, Proctor, 67, 69, 70, 242, '65. 67, '77. Silsbee, 4, 5, 9, 11, 87, 132

163, '91, '92, 239, '60. Pryer, 183. Rose, 96. '40, 266.

Perley. 8, 12, 111, 220, '22. Pryme. 124. Rosoe, 65. Silver, 218, '19, 22.

'23, '50, '52. Prytherck. 235. Ross, 23, 24, 65. Simonds, 61, 76.

Perry, 65. 132. Pshen. 144. Roye, 65- Sleuman, 137.

Ferryman, 276. Pudeator, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, Rowden. 20, 21. Small, 48, 143, '75, '91. '92.

Person. 159. '60, 221. 42,49, 50,51.52,53,54, 101. Rowland, 112. Smith, 7. 13. 14. 15, 18.27,

Pester, 182. '42. Ruck, 22, 76. 55, 58, 59, 65. 68. 82, 99, 124,

Peters, 90. 96. 182, '83. Pulling, 79, 257. Russell, 8, 24, 70, 87, 83. 171, '30, '33, '34, '43, '44, '52, '58,

Peterson, 245. Purchase, 66, 1 12. '73, 2i9. '62, '63, '64, '65, '57, 74 '87,

Phelps, 82. Purkiss, 277. Rust, 23, 47, 136. '90, '91, '92. 227, '33,' '39,

Philip (King,) 186. Pushi, 143. '42, '45, '47, '54, '55, '57. '61 .

Phillips,32, 58,59,60 73, 78, Putnam, 5. 11, 12, 22, 28, 42, Safford, 84. Smyth, 90, 95, 115, 116,119,

83, 84, 135, 201. 'i)5, '24. 44,51,52.53.80, 81, 87, 105, Saffin, 26. 27. 181, 184.

Philips. 55. 56, 120. '21. '62. '30, '32, '38, '40, '80. 235,'41, Sagamore, 225. Snell, 139.

Phippen, 127, '32. '56, '63, '68, '69,'76,'79, '82. Saint, 262. Snellmjjs. 26.

Phippin, 10, 72, 26. 1 12, '34, Pynchon. 76. Sallowes, 90, 95, 283. Snow, 242.

Phips, 20. Pytharch, 112. Saltmarsh, 262. Somerby, 267.

Pickard, 16 ,20, 55,57, 59, 60, Saltonstall, 24, 69. 87. 236. Sonsers . 29. 36.

125, '26, '57, '8, '59, '61, Quarles, 47. 48, 143, 237. Sams, 182. Southwick. 3, 4, 135. 262.

'62, 219, '20, '22, '24. '51. Quick, 34. Sanders, 63, 66, 87, 96, 139, Spaffard, 219.

Pickering, 8. 20, 76, 80, 82, Quincy, 81, 181, 275, '79. 172. Spaldings, 140.

83, 84, 87, 105. '07. '08, '31, Quinn. 78, Sands, 96, 143, '92. Spaulding, 196.

'80, '83, '85, '89. '90, 235, Sandys. 13, 14. Sparhawk, 84, 137.

'37, '76, '81, '82, '83. Radax, 131. Sanford, 164. Sparks, 87.

Pickman, 7. 11,84, 131. '40, Rainer. 121, 22, '25. Savage, 88 89, 128, '88, '89. Spear, 165.

'72, '74, 273. Ramsdell, 131. 267, '75. Spofard, 157.

Pickton. 63. Rand, 261. Savall, 173. Spofford, 17, 19, 25, 26, 55,

Pickwood. 117. Randall, 27, 28, 201. Savory, 71. 57, 58, 59, 61, 123, 25, '58,

Pickworth. 42, 52, 54.95. Rapin, 154. Sawer, 16. 17. 124, 253, 254, >61,'62, 218,22,'23,'49 ,'50.

Pike, 20, 236. Rasley, 238. '55. '51, '52, '53.

Pilgrim 71. Rawlins, 273. Sawier, 122, '23. '24. Spoflforth, 159.

Pilfsbury, 264. Rawson, 67. Sawyer, 125, '57.252. Spooner, 98, 99.

Pingree, 86. Ray. 115. '16, '73, '74. Scails, 126. Sprague, 272, >78.

Pinson, 174. Rayruent, 23, 81, 92. 96, 235. Scales, 19, 124, '25, 255. Stackhouse, 182.

Piper, 48, 143, '44. Raymond, 242. Scarlet, 116. Stacy. 47, 71, 172, 234.

Pitman, 67. Rea, 86, 234, '83. Schlemil, 136. Standishe, 95. 114 '18.

Pitts, 85. Read, 45, 66, 95, 1 14, '19 '79, Scobie, 10. Stearns, 131.

Place, 116. '88, '89. Scot, 57, 123, >24, '25, '26. Stephens, 173, 242.

Plaise, 115. Reade. 183. '59, '61. Sterling, 174.

Plats, 55. 57, 58, 59, 120, '21, Redknap, 235. Scoot, 19, 25, 26, 27, 56, 158. Stetson, 247, '49.

25, '58, '60, 221 , '22. '23, '24. Reed, 167, 234, '77. 62, 244. '50. '53, '54, '81 . Stevens, 164, 201 , *20, '57.

PI umer, 1 27. '58, 221, '53. Reeth, 174. Scrugs, 92, 93, 94. 95, 1 14, Steward, 77.223, '49, '50'

Plummer, 108, '54, '25, '60 Remington, 13, 14,16, 18, '15, '16. Stewart. 218, '20, .22. ,23, '51,

'62. '78. 220, '50. '77. 20,55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 120 Sears, 182. '54.

Poe, 235. Reyner, 56, 124. Seccomb. 84. Stioknee, 218, 23.

Poland, 48, 143, '44. '90, '91, Reynolds, 189. Sedgwicke, 24, 200. Stickne, 220, >21 '50, '51, '52.

'92, 239, '42. Rhodes. 84. Semons, 142, '44, '90, '91. Stickney. 7, 13, 14,15, 16, 17,

Pollard, 86, 264. Richards. 237. '38. Senter, 239. 55, 26, 57, 60, 61, 101 ,'02,

Poole, 21. 165. Richardson, 3, 4, 12, 85, 105, Series, 161 . '20, 25, >26, '57, '58, '6,1 , 217,

Poor, 47, 83. 221 , '22 '37, '42, '30,'37, 242, '63, '64. '75. '78. Sever, 98, 99, 281 . '49, '52, '55, '64.

289

SUleman, 96, 96, 1 19, S7. Tomson, 48. 143, '92, 276. WallU, 46. Whlttredge, 132, 137.

Stiles, 59. Toppan,a8l Walton. 173, '74. Wicom, 21*. 219. '21, '49.

8tooker,67. TowoMnd, 10, 84. Warburton, 154. Wloome. 69, 66, 122 '23, '9u.

Ston. 48, 143. Trask, 23, 53, 83, J2, 94, 96, Ward. 4. 10, 12, 45, 47, 6V, 60, Wlgglesworth, 47, 144, '90,

Stone.26, 76,81. 88, 96, 127, 105, '13, '17, '19, '37, '75, 67 Jl, 77,79, 84V&6. 112,31 'ffiT'92, 239.

38, *64, '68. '81, -83. -90. 334, 235. '37 ''. 237, '47, '57. Wilder. 106.

'35. -38, '39, 76. 78. 69. Treadwell, 129, '30, '33, '79, Wardwell. 23, 24. Wllkerson, 46.

SUry, 109. 265, 72. 79. 278 Ware, 133. Wilkins, 45. 46,

Storeman, 262. Trumble, 13,14, 16. 17, 19, Warner, 103, 268. Willard, 45, 47, 52. 174, 76.

Stowe. 85, 144, 8I. 20. 65, 56, 61, 122, *23, 249, Warrun, 45, 51,52, 53, 54, 91, '77, '78. '79, 'H<, 'M '-7.

Stratton. 119. iKi 96, 105, '82. 281. '90, '201.

Strong 103, "99. 200, '82. Trusher, 183. Washburn, 160. William, (Conqueror,) 231.

Stuart, 137 Truster, !>.'. Washington, 78. 80, 107. Ml, Williams, 3, 5, .T, 4:i. II, 10,

Sumner. 200, "01, '81. Tuok, 95 'U, 'Mf, '97, 200, '41, '57, 47, 65,76, 81, 82, 83. 06, 138,

Swan, 13, 15 17, 126, '58, '61, Tucker, 85, 87. 95, 132, '79, '65 '73, 74. '39, '46, '52, '51, tOT. '"'.'.

'84. 238, '76, '80, *8I, '83. Waterman. 96. 114, '16. 233, '38. '63, '72, '74, '-I

Swallows. 63. Tuckerrnan, 109. Waters, 4, 7, 9, 44, 46, 66, 80, Willis, 23. 209. '17.

Swett, 80, 82, 8(5. Tullls, J I, 70. 81. 82. 96. 1 19. Willms, 94. %. 1 13, '16.

Swlnerton,71, 116, '19, '74. Tupper, 241, 243. Watklna, 46. Willoughby, 4.45, 71.

Syblye,28. Turell, 26. Wataon, 8, 45, 82, 83. 84, 93, Wilson, 43, 148.

Syle, 222. '24. Turlaud.90. 135. '36, '84. Windslow, 47, 242.

Sylvester, 186. Turner. 51, 66, 71, 79, 112. Watts. 43. 189, 231. Winn, 137, 266.

Syinmes, 24, J5, 70, 193, '94, 203, '41, '42, '66. Wattuon. 120, '21. Wingate, 81. 281.

95, *%, >97, 98, 99, 200, Tuttle, 5, 79, 190, '91, '92. Way, 46. Winslow, 151.

I 0l,'02,'03.'04. 'OS.'W;, W, Twiit, 132. Wayne, 241. Winter. 44, 171.

08,209,210,211. Webb. 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 4.',, 62, Wintbrop. 170. '81, '(C. '86,

8ymonds,23, 24,69,95, 174 Upham, 11,272, TJ. 77,78,79, 80, 84, 87, 134. '87, '88. '89, 225, '26, '28,

190. Upton, 12,35, 114, '15, 2W. >36, '37, '38, '39, '40, 264. '76.

Symons, 120. Webber, 181. Wentworth, 160.

Vaune,242. Weber. 1<J2. Witt, 282.

Taber, 262. Van Campen, 165. Webster. 118, '75. Witier, 225.

Talbee, 94. Vane, 153 Weeks, 231. Wolfe. 96, 113, '16.

Tappan, 67, 181. Van Soualkwyck, 106. Welch. 31. Wood, 31, 48,55, 57, >, .v.<.

Tarboll, 237. Van Tassal, 242. Weld, 45, 282. 60.61,65,70.78, 112. '19.

Tarbox, 235, '82. van Varts, 246. Wellman, 76, 130. '20, '21 , '22, 23, '36, '57, '.>>,

Tarr, 163, '65. Varnum.203. Wells, 45. '60. '61, '62, '89, 21K, '19,

Taylor. 279. Venner, 15. Welsoui, 44. '20, '21. "22, '23, '38, '49,

Taynour, 174. Veren.21. 22. 27.43. 68. 76, Wendell, 81. '50 '51, '53, '54, '.V,.

Temple, 95, 183. 89, 92, 93, 113, '17. West, 3, 10,21, 44, 45, 47, 51 , Woodberry, 43, 44. 'Jo, 91.

Teney, 218. Vermais, 182. 86. 112 '30, '31, '32, ':ti. ':6, 94, 95, 112, '13, '14, '15, '18,

Tenna,221. Veruiose, 184. '72, '73, '74, 200. '19, *27, '44,'82.'83,'84,'85.

Tenne, 220. Vernon, 32. Wentgate. 43, 54. 238.

Tenny, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. Verrin, 182. 83. Weston.5, 8, 96, 113. Woodbridge, 83.

19. 55, 57, 61 159, 60, '61, Verry, 22, 64, 132, '34, 263. Westwich, 44. Woodbury. 48, 7s, %. 116.

219, '22, '23, '49, '61, '52, Vial, 273. Wetmore 106, '%. 279. 29, '43. 90,91, '92,235, '39.

253. Vlbber. 51. 52. Whallis. 243. '42.^2.

Teny. 120, '26, 231. Vincent, 4, 5, 7, 11, 116. '32 Wharton, 170, '87. '89. Woodcock, 43.

Thacher, 103, 276. '33, '35, '40. Wheaden. 182. Wooden, 122, VI.

Thatcher, 206. Wheatland. 101 , '03 '05, '07, Wooding, 121 .

Thirston, 224. '50. Wade, 23, 24. 68, 69, 70, 162. '75. 266, '71 . Woodis, 4 J.

Thorn, 48. Wadgworth, 101. 103. 269, '71, Wheeler, 120, '24, '68, '59, Woodman. 103, '34, S37 My.

Thomson, 190, 230 '72. '62, '74, 218, '20, '22. '23, '50. '52.

Thomson, 144, 235, '39. Wake, 115. 250. Woodrow, 43, 62.

Thorndike, 21, 28, 91, 94, 95, Wakefleld, 43, 182. Whetcomb, 98. Woodley. 173.

115. '18, '83. Wainwrlght. 70, 175. '86 '87, Whipple. 21. 25. 26, 47, 4rt, Woodwell, 8, 43, 46. 76.

Thoria, 13, 15. '88, 89. 96, 142, '43, '44,72, '90, '91, Worcester, 168.

Thurston, US, >ii, '72. Walte, 76, 136. '92. 239, '40, '42. '57. Wonnwell, 14.

Tibbeta, 134, 258. White, 26, 43, 47, 78, ', S4, Worrong, 192.

Tibbs. 243. Walcott, 22, 44, 46, 47, 31. 86,87,89.98, 104, '05, '06, Woster, 60, 61.

Tille, 191. 52,96. 171. '07, '08, '09. Ml, '38, '52, Wright, 5, 11, 33, 117, 'rtO.

Tilton, 48, 96, 143, '44, 91, Waldo, 131. 272. '73. 70, '80, '88, 231, '71, '77, 263.

'92,240. Walke,46. '81. Wyatt, 130, '42.

Tinee, 235. Walker. 39, 72. 95, 143, '44, Whitemore 242. Wycome, 120, '22. *23, '24,

Titcouib, 132. '91, '92, 235, '37. WLitfleld, 44, 275. T 25, '62, '72, 253.

Todd, 18, 56, 57, 58. 60, 61, Walkington, 29. White-foot 46, 283.

120, '21 '68 '59, '61, 218, Waller, 183. Whitford.46. 283. Yarrow, 47.

21 *23. '49. '60, '51, '52, '53, Walley, 190. Whitgibt, 160. Teomans, 36.

'64, '69. Wallinford, 251. Whitman, 209. Young, 76, 113 '14, '16, '51,

Tompkins, 44, 113, 'is. Wallington, 60. Whittacker, 66. '52/74, 80, '84. 230, '44.

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