UNIV. OF
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LIBRARY
THE
ESSEX INSTITUTE
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
YOL. XLII 1906
SALEM, MASS.
PRINTED FOB THE ESSEX INSTITUTE
1906
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CONTENTS.
Adams, Oscar Fay. Beverley, Yorkshire, England, . . 331
Adams, Oscar Fay. Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, . 199
Adams, Oscar Fay. Ipswich, Suffolk, England, . . . 335
Adams, Oscar Fay. Wenham, Suffolk, England, . . . 195
America, schooner, of Gloucester, The wreck of, in 1780, with
some account of Capt. Isaac El well, .... 375
Beverley, Yorkshire, England. By Oscar Fay Adams, . . 331
Bolton, Ethel Stan wood. Extracts from the notarial records
of Samuel Tyley and Ezekiel Goldthwaite of Boston, . 205
Boxford, Records of the proprietors of common lands, 1683-
1710. Copied by Sidney Perley, 356
Civil War, William Lloyd Garrison on the outbreak of, . . 310
"Davis, Walter, jr. The Wildes family of Essex Co., Mass., 129, 273
Dennis, William D. The Salem Charitable Mechanic
Association. Illustrated 1
Despatch, The capture of the packet schooner, by the pri-
vateer Tyrannicide, on July 10, 1776, .... 40
Elegie, upon the death of Mr. Tho. Washington, the Prince's
page who dyed in Spayne in 1623, . . . . . 872
Essex County men killed and wounded at the eastward, List of, 87
Essex County, Newspaper items relating to (Continued), 214, 340
Essex County notarial records (Continued), . . 153, 245, 346
Essex Middle Regiment, Petition from officers, July 6, 1696, . 85
Garrison, William Lloyd, on the outbreak of the Civil War, . 310
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. By O. F. Adams, . 199
Gloucester, Riot in 1768, 36
Hale, Robert, of Beverly, Journal of a voyage to Nova Scotia
in 1731, 217
Hitchings, A. Frank, Ship Registers of the district of Salem
and Beverly, 1789-1900 (Concluded). Illustrated. . . 89
Howard, Cecil H. C., The Pepperrells in America (Concluded), 169
Ipswich, Suffolk, England. By Oscar Fay Adams, . . 335
Long, H. Follansbee. The Newburyport and Boston Turn-
pike. Illustrated, 113
Low, Seth. Address, at the Centennial Celebration of the
Salem Light Infantry, 66
(ill)
iy CONTENTS.
List of the charter members, of the Salem Charitable Mechan-
ic Association, 1817, 30
Marblehead regulations restraining amusements in 1775, . 88
Newburyport and Boston Turnpike, The. By H. Follansbee
Long. Illustrated, . . 113
Notarial Records of Samuel Tyley and Ezekiel Goldthwaite
of Boston, Extracts from. By E. S. Bolton, . . . 205
Nova Scotia, Journal of a voyage to, in 1731. By Robert
Hale of Beverly, 217
Oldest house in Salem, The, 311
Pepperrells in America, The. By 0. H. 0. Howard (Concluded), 169
Petition of J. Ray in Salem, in 1675, 312
Petition of Salem in 1693, in relation to their fort and scout
shallop, Ill
Phillips, Stephen Willard. Ship Registers of the district of
Salem and Beverly, 1789-1900. (Concluded), Illustrated, 89
Ray, Petition of J., of Salem in 1675, 312
Revolutionary Letters written to Ool. Timothy Pickering
by George Williams of Salem, . ''' . . . 313
Riot at Gloucester in 1768, 36
Salem Charitable Mechanic Association, The, By William D.
Dennis. Illustrated, 1
Salem Dame Schools, Two, 82
Salem Light Infantry, Address at the centennial celebration,
1905. BySethLow, . , 65
Salem of 1826, The, 376
Salem, Oldest house in, 311
Salem in 1637, Population of, 37ft
Salem Town Records, 1659-1680 (Continued), . . .41, 257
Schools, Two Salem Dame, 82
Ship Registers of the district of Salem and Beverly, 1789-1900.
By A. Frank Hitchings and Stephen Willard Phillips
(Concluded), Illustrated, 89
Tyrannicide (privateer), The capture of the packet Schooner
Despatch by the, 40
Washington, Mr. Tho. The Prince's page who dyed In
Spayne in 1623, Elegie upon the death of, ... 372
Wenham, Suffolk, England. By Oscar Fay Adams, . . 195
Wildes Family of Essex Co., Mass., The. By Walter Davis, Jr. 129, 273
Williams, George. Revolutionary Letters written to Colonel
Timothy Pickering, 818
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
OF THE
ESSEX INSTITUTE
VOL. XLIL JANUARY, 1906 No. 1
THE SALEM CHARITABLE MECHANIC
ASSOCIATION.
A PAPER READ BEFORE THE ESSEX INSTITUTE,
APRIL 3, 1905.
BY WILLIAM D. DENNIS.
In an ancient and staid community like our own, it is
interesting to note the successive steps by which the peo-
ple of this town progressed in the way of forming organ-
izations for public, social, or benevolent purposes.
In the old days men had little to call them from the
regular routine of their daily avocations, save the occa-
sional town meetings and the weekly, or perhaps oftener,
religious services, and these were the only changes that
our honored ancestors had from the cares and duties of
their every day life.
In a new community and in a strange land it is possi-
ble that the first secular organization was the military
company, with which all able-bodied men felt it their
duty to unite for the protection of their homes and their
families.
Later on, as a still further protection of home and
property from an enemy whose coming is always un-
announced, they began to organize fire clubs, and fire
companies ; and from small beginnings with crude and
(1)
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primitive apparatus, we are favored to-day with an efficient
fire department, well-equipped and manned, and system-
atically directed. Another step in organization and in a
different line, was in 1760, when certain people of the
town, desirous of self-improvement, formed the Social Li-
brary which half a century later was incorporated with
the Salem Athenaeum at its organization.
In 1766 the shipmasters of the town founded the Salem
Marine Society, and this appears to have been the first or-
ganization of its kind, whose leading feature was the as-
sistance of its members and their families in time of need.
Before the century had closed the good example of this
society had paved the way for the formation of another
organization of a kindred nature, and in 1799 the East In-
dia Marine Society came into being.
Twenty years before this time, in 1779, a desire for an
organization of a fraternal and social nature resulted in the
institution of Essex Lodge of Masons, which then, as at
the present day, contained in its membership some of the
best men of the community.
It will be seen then how gradual were the steps by
which our people progressed in the way of these several
organizations, and we can well imagine with what deliber-
ation our ancestors considered everything connected there-
with, and how they studied the subjects from every stand-
point before a formal organization was effected.
The Salem Charitable Mechanic Association was founded
by men of a particular class in this communit} 7 , men of
sterling character, self-reliant, active, energetic and intelli-
gent. An association formed primarily for self-improve-
ment, but which eventually combined the social and
benevolent features, and has continued so to do, from its
inception until the present day. An association, which
for nearly four score and ten years has borne an honored
name in Salem, and whose influence for this long period
has been widely felt, and has fully justified the expecta-
tions of its founders.
In the early part of the last century, politics in Salem
were at a white heat, and the town elections were charac-
terized with as much political activity as were those at
THE SALEM CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION. 3
which state and national officials were chosen. Such was
the state of affairs on the town meeting day in 1817, when
the Federal and Democratic parties each presented their
candidates for public favor, and the Gazette and the Reg-
ister had loudly sounded the praises of their own respec-
tive partisans.
The election was closely contested, and it was said that
the mechanics of the town, disregarding party lines, voted
solidly for candidates of their choice irrespective of party,
the result being that the offices of selectmen and assessors
were divided among the two parties a condition of affairs
which was most astonishing to the regulars on both sides,
who, like their brethren of the present day, generally voted
the straight ticket.
In that same year, 1817, there was a very remarkable
celebration of the Fourth of July. The mechanics of the
town again came together and arranged for a due and ap-
propriate observance of our national holiday, and this
was carried out in a very successful way. The Salem
Register of the following day observed : " On this occa-
sion the Mechanics of Salem resolved to distinguish them-
selves. As all party spirit had subsided, nothing could
prevent so desirable a union."
A procession escorted by the Salem Mechanic Light
Infantry, Captain David Robbins, formed at the Court
House, and marched to the Essex Coffee House where din-
ner was served to a company numbering about two hun-
dred. The after-dinner exercises were of great interest.
After the usual sentiments appropriate to the day had been
responded to, there were several others given that were
suggested by some of the trades represented at the gath-
ering.
Some of these toasts are very unique and I quote
them :
Bakers. "May an oven seven times heated be the
fate of him whose only objects are the loaves and fishes."
Rope Makers. " May the production of our trade be
the neck cloth of him who attempts to untwist the political
rope of our Union."
Brewers. " May he be choaked with the grains or
drowned in hot ale, whose business it is to brew mischief. "
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4
Tailors. " May fate with her shears, cut the thread of
that man's life, fame dishonor him with the name of
Goose, and society baste him who attempts to cabbage
from his country."
It is not at all surprising that after so successful a cele-
bration of the nation's anniversary, which brought so
many into very close and pleasant relations, that there
should have been a desire for a continuance of those rela-
tions in the form of a permanent organization.
The first suggestion of a movement to this end appeared
August 6, 1817, in the form of what appears to have been
the heading to a subscription paper, which reads as follows:
" It has been generally admitted that a Mechanic Asso-
ation founded on disinterested principles would prove
highly beneficial to the Mechanic interests of Salem and
vicinity, by promoting good order, by assisting in times of
difficulty and distress, and also add to the respectability
and prosperity of this useful class of citizens ; who, placing
a generous confidence in each other, agree to form them-
selves into a society for the above purposes. A meeting
for the organization of the Society will be held as soon as
fifty subscribers shall be obtained."
The proposition met with the required approval and on
the 26th of August, agreeably to public notice, a meeting
was held at the Essex Coffee House, when Col. John
Russell was chosen Moderator and Capt. Joseph Edwards
acted as Secretary. It was decided to organize such a so-
ciety as had been suggested, and committees were appoint-
ed to draft rules and regulations, and to nominate offi-
cers. At an adjourned meeting held a few weeks later,
by-laws were adopted, and at a subsequent meeting held
September 23, 1817, the first board of officers were elected.
The formal institution of the association took place Octo-
ber 1, 1817.
The preamble to the by-laws is of interest. " Mechan-
ics are not only the most ancient, but with truth it may be
said, they are the most useful order of men. Every en-
joyment and operation of civilized life is dependent upon
the application of the Mechanic powers. The first prin-
ciples of those powers are to be found in the vast and ex-
NATHANIEL FROTHINGHAM.
1755-1848.
JOHN HOWARD.
1770-1857.
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tensive field of nature. Man is endowed by the goodness
of Divine Providence with a capaciousness of mind, equal
to the perfecting of those principles in the various orders
with which we are blessed, and of applying them to the
comfort and happiness of man. Honorable then is the
profession : and to endeavor to extend still further the
means of usefulness, by encouraging the ingenious, by
assisting the necessitous, and by promoting mutual good
offices with each other, is the object of the present asso-
ciated mechanics. To effect these desirable ends, the
members of this Association agree to be governed by the
following By-Laws."
Article I, thus reads : " This Society shall be termed
the Salem Charitable Mechanic Association, and shall con-
sist of regularly apprenticed Mechanics and of Manufac-
turers, who shall be free citizens of Salem of good moral
character."
The first board of Officers consisted of John Howard,
President, Nathaniel Frothingham, Vice President,
John Russell, Treasurer, Thomas Needham, Secretary,
and Samuel Gray, Benjamin Blanchard, Samuel Holman,
jr., Jonathan Smith, David Perkins, Oliver Goodhue, and
John Derby, jr., Trustees.
John Howard, the first President, was a sailmaker. He
was a native of Marblehead, was born in 1755, and lived
in that town until the breaking out of the Revolutionary
war in 1775. He then enlisted in the Marblehead regi-
ment, under the command of Col. Glover. This regiment
attracted the attention of Gen. Washington and for a
time it was selected to be more immediately attached to
his person.
In 1776, Col. Glover's regiment was ordered to Bev-
erly, and while at that station Mr. Howard entered the
naval service in the ship-of-war Hancock. Having gone
on two cruises he rejoined the army and served out his
time, after which he returned to Salem and applied him-
self to his old business of sailmaking, until the infirmities
of age compelled him to retire. He served for thirteen
terms as President of the association, much longer than
any of his successors. A man of sterling character, he
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was held in high esteem by his fellow citizens. He died in
1848 at the advanced age of 93.
Nathaniel Frothingham, the Vice President, was born in
Charlestown, Mass., in 1770. He learned the trade of a
coach and chaise maker of his cousin, Nathaniel Frothing-
ham of Boston, and in 1794, he removed to Salem, having
first a shop on the corner of Brown and Williams streets,
and afterwards removing to Marlboro now Federal street,
where he occupied one shop for 20 years, afterwards oc-
cupying another shop on the same street until his retire-
ment from active business in 1831. Mr. Frothingham
was repeatedly called upon to fill various public offices of
honor and trust, having served on the Board of Selectmen,
on the Board of Health, and also as a Fire Warden, for
many years being chairman of the board. He was re-
peatedly elected to the state legislature, and was connected
with the Fire Department for over thirty years.
In all the various relations which he sustained to the
public, his conduct was marked and characterised by a
strictly conscientious discharge of every duty.
Venerated and beloved in the family circle, honored by
his fellow citizens, he passed from the scenes of his earth
ly labors in 1857, at the advanced age of 87.
John Russell, the Treasurer, was born in Boston in
1779. He learned the trade of a printer in the office of
the Columbian Centinel in Boston. Removing: to Salem,
O
he was employed in the office of the Salem Gazette, then
published by Thomas Gushing.
Subsequently he abandoned the printing business and
entered into banking, and after some years was made
cashier of the Bank of General Interest in Salem, and
was afterward President. For a few years he resided in
Amesbury as superintendent of an iron and nail company.
For nearly half a century he was closely identified with
the business and political life of Salem, during which time
he filled various offices of trust. He represented the town
in the General Court, and for several years was a member
of the City Government, at one time being President of the
Common Council.
For twelve years he was interested actively in military
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life, serving as Lieutenant and Captain of the Salem Ar-
tillery, then successively as Major, Lieut.-Colonel and
Colonel of the artillery regiment.
Col. Russell was a man of purity of purpose, integrity,
firmness, and decision of character, and secured the defer-
ence and respect of all classes of our people. His death
occurred in 1853 in his 74 th year.
The Secretary, Thomas Needham, was a cabinet maker
by trade, and like his associates was an active public spir-
ited citizen. He served the association as Secretary for
some sixteen years.
He was one of the coroners of the town for a long
period, and later in life was public administrator. He
found favor at the hands of his fellow citizens for they
repeatedly elected him to the City Council. His death
occurred in 1858, at the age of 79.
The Association started with 156 members, and like
the four principal officers of whom I have spoken, they
were all good citizens, intelligent, industrious, and men
of high standing in the community. They were energet-
ic men who, believing thoroughly in the new Society, were
ever devising ways and methods to increase its usefulness.
It was undoubtedly this desire for improvement that
led Oliver Parsons, in April, 1820, to send the following
communication to the Board of Government. " I have it
in contemplation at the quarterly meeting of the associa-
tion of presenting a Donation of books and the case in
which they are, for the use of the members of the associa-
tion, and their apprentices, if they should think proper,
under the care and direction of the government, in the
hope that by a free will offering of such books, as the
members have or may provide, a good library may be
formed, the usefulness ofi which may extend to many gen-
erations, when we shall be no more on the Earth. I sub-
mit to you the subject, whether it will be agreeable to the
government, and if so they will be good enough to let me
know previous to the meeting.
I am respectfully yours,
Oliver Parsons."
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The donation was accepted at the following meeting,
and a committee of nine members was appointed to con-
sider the expediency of establishing a library.
At the annual meeting, July 4, 1820, the committee
reported favorably, and the report and accompanying
recommendation was adopted by unanimous vote.
It was stated at the meeting that the committee had re-
ceived from various persons about three hundred volumes,
and it was voted to make the subject known to the public
by publishing it in the newspapers, and this was cheer-
fully done, free of expense.
This was the beginning of the Salem Mechanic Library,
the second library in the town, and practically one of the
first, if not the first of its kind in the United States.
From the first the library was a very popular feature of
the Society, and from time to time it has been greatly in-
creased and improved. It still performs its mission every
Saturday evening, and has a fair patronage notwithstand-
ing the greater attractions of the Public Library.
It is interesting to read in the early records, as they tell
of the efforts of the members to increase the number of
books. How on one occasion they voted to assess them-
selves twenty-five cents per member for this purpose, and
in addition they agreed that every member should furnish
one or more books from his own home.
Donations of books appear to have been very frequent
and some of the members were very generous in this par-
ticular. Even some who were not connected with the so-
ciety were on the list of donors. One notable instance is
that of the Hon. Benjamin Pickman, who, in January, 1820,
presented the association with a set of Rees' Cyclopaedia, a
gift which was a very welcome addition to the new library.
There were other donations of valuable books from time
to time, one gift being sixteen volumes of Hume's History
of England from Hon. S. C. Phillips, and after them came
numerous and very acceptable books from Joseph S.
Cabot, Henry K. Oliver, William Sutton, David Roberts,
Ichabod Tucker, and others.
Oliver Parsons, the founder of the library, continued
his great interest therein as long as he lived, and he re-
THOMAS NEEDHAM.
I 779-1858.
JOHN RUSSELL.
I 779-1853.
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membered the association in his will,in which he bequeathed
the sum of $100, and his private library with a few excep-
tions. This amounted to 145 bound volumes and 102
pamphlets. At the present time the library comprises
some six thousand volumes.
The first members of the association, believed in extend-
ing the helping hand to their fellow members who were
in distress. In the early days of the Society, the average
wages received by mechanics were much lower than at
present, and the hours for labor were much longer. There
were no societies for mutual relief on the plan of the Odd
Fellows and the kindred beneficial organizations of the pres-
ent day. Sickness or some other misfortune was very liable
to come to the home of the working man, and his family
were in great danger of suffering unless some relief was at
hand. In such cases, the timely receipt of a few dollars was
a gift much appreciated, and from the first we find many
instances where such aid was given to worthy recipients.
There was a delicacy about making such donations that
is very commendable, showing that the members believed
in bestowing their gifts in the right spirit. A member
would report that another member was in need of assist-
ance, and would briefly state the circumstances of the case.
A donation would be voted, and the money placed in the
hands of the member who made the report, and he was
deputized to act as almoner.
In this quiet and unostentatious way, the Association in
its long and useful career has done an excellent work and
has been a power for much good.
But the temporary relief of their fellow members was
not the only method of charitable work in which the earnest
pioneers of this Society sought to engage. They were
desirous of still further increasing the usefulness of their
organization, and at a meeting of the Board of Government
held October 3, 1821, it was voted : " That in our opinion it
would greatly add to the Respectability of this association,
and be of great use to the members thereof, to establish a
funeral fund, by a yearly assessment on each member of
twenty-five cents. The society would be able to defray the
funeral expenses of deceased members, whose circumstances
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might require it, and in some measure relieve the wants of
his family."
At the following meeting of the Association the action
of the Trustees, was ratified and the members voted to
assess themselves fifty cents a year for this purpose. In
1823, the first donations of twenty-five dollars each were
made to the families of three deceased members, and from
that time until the present day this custom has been faith-
fully observed. The funeral benefit for some years has
been fifty dollars.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors held December
19, 1827, Nathaniel Frothingham, John Howard and
Thomas Needham were appointed a committee to consider
the expediency of introducing lectures into the Association.
January 2, 1828, the committee reported ''that in their
opinion it would be greatly for the interest of the associa-
tion to attend lectures on different subjects, as it would
tend to the increase of personal knowledge and cement the
friendship of its members with each other, and prove a
source of great advantage to the apprentices pertaining to
this society."
The report was accepted and the directors were em-
powered to " carry into effect the plan of lectures, provid-
ing the expenses do not exceed fifty dollars."
Accordingly the directors arranged for a course of lectures
which were given in Franklin Hall ; the opening lecture
being delivered by Dr. George Choate, January 24, 1828.
Essex Lodge of Masons had introduced lectures the year
before, and two years later, February 2, 1830, the Salem
Lyceum opened its first course with a lecture by Hon. Daniel
A. White. The members of the Association were evidently
well pleased with their new departure, for when the com-
mittee reported at the October meeting a deficiency of
nearly thirty-four dollars, they made no complaint but au-
thorized the Board to draw on the treasurer for the same.
It was, however, voted that expenses of future courses of
lectures be defrayed by issuing tickets to each member at
twenty-five cents each, and should there be any surplus the
same was to be expended for books for the library. The
directors stated in this connection " that they had consulted
THE SALEM CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION. 11
several gentlemen upon this subject, who have politely
volunteered their services and will attend under the direc-
tion of the committee who may be appointed to superintend
the same, free of any emolument whatever."
This was some years before the famous utterance of Dr.
Chapin as to compensation, when he stated that he lectured
for FAME, which being interpreted read " Fifty And
My Expenses." In later years the lecture courses were
considerably extended and became a source of some reve-
nue.
From this time on for some twenty-five years, the lec-
ture course of the Mechanic Association was one of the
leading literary events in our city, and was only discontin-
ued, when other and more attractive courses of entertain-
ments were stronger candidates for public favor.
In connection with the lectures, we find on the records
one very suggestive note. At a meeting held January 6,
1846, it was voted: "That the Trustees seat themselves
about the Lyceum Hall, and try to keep order among the
Girls and Boys ; and that the President be requested to
announce to the audience, their determination to have or-
der preserved in the hall."
We observe from this that young people of all times
are very much alike in certain particulars, and in their
thoughtless way do not appreciate quiet and decorum in
public gatherings as their elders would desire.
On several occasions, efforts were made by some of the
members for still further extending the usefulness of the
Association. In 1846, a committee consisting of Albert G.
Browne, Edmund Currier and Stephen Daniels recom-
mended that meetings be held as often as once a month,
and that the time be occupied by lectures and discussions,
and that a committee be appointed to arrange for the
same.
They further recommended that as soon as the state of
the funds would permit, an evening school for the instruc-
tion of the apprentices of members, be opened, and
continued for the term of three months in each year. A
third recommendation was to the effect that, "A suitable
place be obtained at or near the library room, for the de-
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posit and exhibition of articles of superior skill and work-
manship in the mechanic arts ; that both master and ap-
prentice may be encouraged and re warded for positive im-
provements in their various callings."
The report was referred to the annual meeting in 1847,
and at that meeting the whole subject was thoroughly
discussed, and with some modifications the recommenda-
tions were adopted.
The meetings were held monthly for a time and various
interesting topics for discussion were introduced. On one
occasion, Mr. Increase S. Hill gave a very interesting
and instructive lecture on the "Steam Engine." At an-
other meeting, the members discussed "The utility of a
more general diffusion of scientific knowledge among
practical mechanics." At another time, Joseph Chisholm
gave an excellent lecture upon the topic, " The Mechanic
as a man, " and this was so favorably received that he was
asked to repeat it the following season. Other evenings
were occupied by the members in discussions and lectures,
and the time was profitably spent.
The proposed evening school does not appear to have
been established, although from time to time much was
said, and many a report was made in its favor, but noth-
ing ever resulted therefrom. In the early days of the So-
ciety, there was a system of apprentices in vogue, which
was very different from the conditions which prevail to-
day. Then, a young man would bind himself for a term
of years to learn a trade, and during his apprenticeship,
would live in his master's family, under the restrictions
and home influences that might be there. It was a serious
matter for an apprentice to leave his master before the ex-
piration of his term of service, and it was a heinous of-
fence in the eyes of the Association for any member to em-
ploy an apprentice who had thus unlawfully left his master.
Section 3 of the original By-laws, provided that,
"Any member who shall take into his service an appren-
tice belonging to a member of this Association, who shall
have left his master without his consent, such member
being convicted thereof on a regular complaint to the Gov-
ernment of the Association (of which he shall be duly no-
tified), shall be expelled from the Association."
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A few years after the organization of the Association,
several complaints were made in certain cases, to the effect
that members had taken into their service apprentices who
had left their masters without sufficient reasons therefor.
These complaints were very carefully investigated and in
one instance the offending member was summarily ex-
pelled from the Association.
If an apprentice on arriving at the age of twenty-one
years, should produce a certificate from the person with
whom he had served his apprenticship, that he had behaved
with fidelity and attention and had not violated any agree-
ment, he was to be furnished with a certificate setting
forth that he had duly discharged his duties, and fulfilled
his engagement as a faithful apprentice, and was there-
fore worthy of the countenance of the Association. Sup-
plied with this desirable document, he would be eligible
for employment which he was very sure to obtain. In
those days, the termination of a successful apprenticeship
resulted in the making of a competent workman interested
in his work. I am confident, that with all our boasted
progress of the twentieth century, we have not advanced
from the old time methods of making a skilful mechanic.
In 1833 the Bunker Hill monument was in an unfin-
ished state and the movement for its erection and comple-
tion was seriously handicapped by the lack of funds. In
that year the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic As-
sociation interested itself, and sent a communication to the
Salem Association asking its cooperation in raising funds
to complete the work.
June 5, 1833, a special meeting was held, at which the
following resolution offered by Oliver Parsons was unani-
mously adopted :
" We cordially approve of the design and of the efforts
now making by the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic
Association in Boston, for the completion of the monu-
ment on Bunker Hill; and that we will render them every
aid and assistance in our power."
A committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions from
the mechanics generally, and three members were delega-
ted to canvas in each ward.
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The committee appears to have taken ample time for
this work, for it was not until January 14, 1835, that their
labors were completed. On that date, a letter was sent to
the President of the Monument Association, in which the
treasurer of the local committee said : " I enclose you the
sum of one hundred and ninety-four dollars, having been
obtained by a subscription among our members. The
amount is not what our wishes would have made, but such
as it is , it will add an item toward the laudable purpose
in which the Boston Mechanic Association is engaged."
The collection of this sum was attended with an expense
of $5.55, and among the funds enclosed was a five dollar
bill of a " doubtful character." So that the net result of the
Collection was $183.45, which was a very creditable sum
for the Salem mechanics to contribute.
On the night of February 4, 1905, repeated alarms of
fire caused large numbers to hasten to Essex street where
they witnessed the destruction of Mechanic Hall. Of
those who watched the flames as they did their
work so thoroughly, there were many of our people who
looked sadly upon the passing of the familiar old
building, and likened it unto the departure of an old
friend.
It is interesting to recount the origin and progress of
the movement which originally led to the erection of this
structure, a movement which is a part of the history of the
Salem Charitable Mechanic Association.
The need of a suitable hall in our city for lectures, en-
tertainments and public gatherings had long been recog-
nized, and it was in the natural order of events that this
Association should exert itself to meet this want. At the
quarterly meeting April 2, 1834, the records state that,
"the motion of Mr. Oliver Parsons to choose a committee
to inquire into the expediency of erecting a suitable build-
ing for the use of the Association was adopted by a vote
of 15 to 11, and Messrs. Oliver Parsons, Eben Slocum,
jr., David Putnam, Wm. Sutton and J. A. Innis were cho-
sen as said Committee. The committee evidently took
plenty of time for its deliberations, for no definite action
was token for nearly five years. The subject must have
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been carefully considered in the meantime, and at the an-
nual meeting held January 2, 1839, it was voted : " That the
subject of a suitable building for the use of the Associa-
tion be referred to the President and Directors, for them
to consider and report upon the place and plan for build-
ing, and that they be requested to report, at the adjourn-
ment of this meeting." A sub-committee of the Directors
was appointed to select a lot of land, upon which to erect
the proposed edifice. On the 16th of January, at a special
meeting, the Directors reported, that "the Chase lot on Es-
sex street can be bought for $15,000, X. H. Shaw's lot, cor-
ner of Essex and Crombie streets, f 4,300, Oliver lot, corner
of Essex and Liberty streets, $4,000, Chase lot on the
Corner of Court and County streets, $2,500, and the
Thorndike lot, corner of Church and St. Peters streets,
$2,700. The Chase lot on Essex street here referred to is
probably what is now the site of the Five Cents Savings
Bank building. At a subsequent meeting the Committee
reported that they had also examined the Lawrence lot,
corner of Short and Front streets, and this would cost
$12,000.
After carefully weighing and considering the advan-
tages and disadvantages of all the different sites pro-
posed, the committee voted unanimously to recommend the
purchase of the Shaw lot, and at a meeting held January
25, the report was accepted by a vote of 60 in the affir-
mative, and 31 in the negative, and the Directors were
empowered to carry out the recommendation embodied in
their report. The members appear to have been very
much in earnest at this meeting, for a motion by Mr.
Parsons was adopted, to the effect that, " the President
and directors be authorized to open a subscription for the
stock, the number of shares not to exceed 250, at $100
each."
At a special meeting held February 8, the Directors
reported verbally that 173 shares of stock had been sub-
scribed for, and that they had settled the business with Mr.
Shaw. They also reported that the Salem Lyceum had
instructed their managers at a meeting held that day, to take
from fifteen to twenty hundred dollars in the proposed
undertaking.
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It was then moved by Joseph Edwards, and seconded by
David Lord, that the Directors be authorized to subscribe
in the name of the Association, the sum of eight thousand
dollars, in the contemplated building. A ballot was
taken upon this proposition, and there were only two votes
in the negative.
The committee was enlarged by the addition of five
members and the number of shares of the capital stock
was increased from two hundred and fifty to five hundred.
It was found that there were some legal obstacles in the
way that would prevent the Association as such from en-
tering upon this new enterprise, and advice was taken
which led to a petition to the General Court for an act of
incorporation, which was granted with a right to hold
property to an amount not to exceed $30,000.
In the Salem Gazette of Feb. 22, 1839, this advertise-
ment appeared:
" The Committee of the Subscribers to the Mechanic
Hall, appointed for the purpose of agreeing on the size of
the Hall to be erected, on land recently purchased for
that purpose, hereby give notice, that said committee are
ready to receive plans for said building, which is to be
64 feet on Essex Street, and 104 feet on Crombie Street ;
that the basement story is to be of stone, and all the rest
of brick, and that the Committee have authority to offer
the sum of $75 for such a plan as may be approved of
and adopted. The Drafting of the plan to be confined to
members of the Mechanics Association, and to be deliv-
ered into the hands of the president of the Mechanics As-
sociation, within fifteen days from date. Any further
particulars may be known on application to William Sut-
ton, President of the Association, or Perley Putnam,
chairman of the Committee." Mr. David Lord, a leading
carpenter of the day, presented the plan which was adopt-
ed by the Committee.
Soon after this, contracts were made for the erection of
the building, Mr. Lord acting as master carpenter, with
probably general supervision over the whole work. To
him, also, was awarded the inside finish. Josiah Hay ward
had charge of and performed the mason work. John
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Kinsman put in the floors, the galleries and the roof.
Samuel D. Tilton made the Ionic columns in front of the
building. The frame of the building was wrought from
the best Bangor pine, a quality of stock which is unattain-
able at the present day. The tie beams or lower chords
of the trusses supporting the roof were noble sticks of
timber, being 14 x 16 inches and 68 feet long and without a
splice. There were ten of these trusses and each one
weighed seven tons. They were put together on the floor
and hoisted in place by some riggers in charge of Thomas
Farless who was an expert in his line. The trusses were
well and thoroughly constructed and did their work well.
When the hall was re-modelled in 1870, the additional
weight of the galleries was added to them, but such was
their capacity that no deflection or settlement was ever
apparent.
Among the mechanics who, as journeymen in their several
lines, assisted in the building of the hall, were several who
afterwards became leaders as master builders. Among
these were George Fowler, afterwards the slater, Jacob
Haskell, Benjamin JR. White, Simeon Flint, and Henry
Russell, masons, Daniel H. Jewett, Edward B. Perkins,
Charles B. Elwell, Thomas J. GifTord and Walter Leavitt,
carpenters, Richard Skinner, jr. and Samuel C. Clark, paint-
ers. Benjamin Cutts and Daniel Potter furnished all the
iron work, while the Lords, Andrew and Daniel, did the
freestone work.
Probably the only survivor of the workmen whose
skilled hands built Mechanic Hall, is Mr. Jacob Haskell of
this city, who is 90 years of age.
The building was completed and ready for use by the
close of October, 1839, and on Thursday evening, Novem-
ber 2, it was formally opened to the public, the occasion
being the first lecture of that season's course of the Mechan-
ic Lyceum. The lecture was by Mr. James F. Austin of
Boston, and there was a poem by Mr. James T. Field, also
of Boston.
The new hall was very much liked by the people of
the city, and the Gazette said, " it was probably the most
capacious and convenient hall of its kind in the Common-
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wealth, and it is the calculation of its builders that it will
seat 1800 people."
The erection of this building proved to be a great bene-
fit to the association and was a means of increasing its
membership. In the year 1839, the Society made a net
gain of one hundred and twelve members.
Capt. (afterwards Gen.) William Sutton made a dona-
tion of one thousand dollars to the funds of the association,
and in addition he subscribed $3,000 for the stock of the
corporation. The year therefore was a very eventful
and prosperous period in the history of the Society whose
income by reason of its large membership was greatly in-
creased over that of previous years.
Although the new building was so favorably spoken of
at the time of its completion, in a very few years a move-
ment began for its remodelling and improvement, and in
January, 1854, a committee was appointed to consider a
plan and excur estimates for certain alterations. A plan
was submitted by Emmerton & Foster, the architects, but
when it was ascertained that the cost of the improvements
would be $5000, or about twice as much as was contem-
plated, the matter was indefinitely postponed.
Jn 1860, the Young Men's Union, then a very success-
ful literary society of our city, secured the refusal of all
the stock in the hall corporation that was owned by the
Association, with a view of purchasing the property and
remodelling it, but for lack of funds this movement also
was not successful.
A short time after this second unsuccessful attempt at
improvement of the hall, Mr. George Creamer, an enter-
prising business man of the day, made a proposition to
lease the property for ten or twenty years, " giving secu-
rity for the prompt quarterly payment of rent, agreeing to
reseat, remodel and improve the whole building, all of
which should revert to the Corporation at the end of said
lease."
This very business-like proposition failed to meet with
approval, and then came on the war of the Rebellion, when
our people had matters of graver import to engage their
attention.
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But the remodelling of the building was certain to be
accomplished, for after the return of peace, the agitation
was renewed and was not allowed to be passed lightly by.
In 1870, a plan for extensive changes in the building was
submitted by Lord and Fuller, architects, and this plan
was adopted.
Contracts for the work were awarded to Goldthwaite
and Day, carpenters, Jonathan Davis, mason, and Charles
H. Pulsifer, painter. The remodelling was very thorough.
The building was extended on Crombie street some thirty
feet. The stage was changed from the Essex street end to
the opposite end of the hall, and the transformation of the
building was very satisfactory to all parties interested.
One notable feature of the work, in the mason's con-
tract, was some very fine stucco work on the ceiling, which
was executed by Mr. Thomas Mack, a thorough mechanic
and a skilled workman. It is worthy of mention here,
that four sons of Mr. Mack are engaged in mason work
to-day, two of them being among our most successful con-
tractors. The cost of the alterations was about $23,000.
The hall was opened to the public October 27, 1870, the
occasion being a concert by the Gennania Band, and on
the 31st of the same month, the Essex Institute and the
Oratorio Society opened a grand fair which had a success-
ful run.
It is interesting to read in the records of the Associa-
tion that in 1846, some of the members feeling scandalized
by certain theatrical performances, voted ' to request the
directors not to let the building for any such exhibitions."
They also addressed a letter to the mayor of the city ask-
ing that licenses be refused for any dramatic or equestrian
exhibitions. His Honor, J. S. Cabot replied, saying " that
he would endeavor to prevent as far as possible exhi-
bitions of the character referred to."
A few years later, finding the dividends from the hall
stock materially depreciated, the objections to theatricals
was apparently withdrawn, and from that time on, all
kinds of dramatic performances have been given in the
hall.
In the fall of 1849, after considerable preparation, the
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association held its first and only Mechanic's fair. At a
special meeting held January 23, 1849, it was voted, " That
the sum of One Thousand Dollars be appropriated from the
funds of the association, for the purpose of defraying the
expenses of a fair to be holden in the month of September
next, under the auspices of the government of the associ-
ation." In their report, the committee on the fair say,
" This decision was carried with ardent hopes for its suc-
cess, but not unmingled with many fears for its failure."
The fair was held in the Mechanic Hall building, and
seems to have been a success, although the number of ex-
hibitors was not all that the managers desired.
The Eastern and Essex Railroad Companies transported
articles for the fair over their respective roads free of cost,
and the former company furnished gratuitously the steam
power required to operate the machinery on exhibition.
This power was in the shape of a locomotive which was
stationed in Crombie street. The machinery was placed
in the lower part of the building, while tables in the main
hall were filled with the handiwork of Salem mechanics
and the goods of the Salem trades, and a good representa-
tion from Boston and other places. The ladies helped
materially to the success of the exhibition by a liberal
display of their own fancy work. Among the many ex-
hibitors, nearly all of whom have passed away, the Naum-
keag Steam Cotton Company had a fine display of its
products which received the highest award ; and this ex-
hibitor is the only one which has a place in our city to-day.
The fair closed after a successful period of ten days.
The number of tickets sold was about 8,000, and the re-
ceipts were over $1,900. The managers had the gratifi-
cation to announce that notwithstanding the many disad-
vantages with which they had to contend, the expenses
would be met by the receipts. Forty-four silver medals
and one hundred and fifty-two diplomas were awarded to
exhibitors.
It was not until 1875 that any steps were taken towards
another fair, and in that year it was voted to have such
an exhibition, and committees were appointed to take
charge of the same. It was intended to have this fair up-
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on a more elaborate scale than that of 1849, and plans
were drawn for a temporary building to be built in the
rear of the Mansfield building, and to be used as a
machinery hall and an art gallery. Estimates of the cost
of this building were secured, and preparations were made
to erect the same. Circulars were issued and were freely
distributed, but the Association not receiving that encour-
agement from the business men and manufacturers that
was so essential for the success of the enterprise, it was
decided to abandon the movement, and this was done, but
not without some expense to the society.
An organization founded under such circumstances as
was this Association, could not be otherwise than patriotic,
and particularly in the early days, its celebrations of the
Fourth of July were of great interest.
For some years the annual meeting was held on that
day, and after the business on hand was transacted, the
members would then attend to their celebration.
On June 11, 1818, at a meeting held at the Essex Coffee
House, it was voted : " That arrangements be made for the
Celebration of the approaching anniversary of American
Independence, by providing a public dinner, and adopting
such other measures as may be thought consistent with the
occasion, to be participated in by members of this Associa-
tion, together with such other Mechanics and Manufac-
turers of the town as see fit to join in said celebration, and
that notice embracing an invitation to our brethren not of
the society, be given in the public papers, that all may be
duly apprised thereof."
On the morning of the Fourth of July, at eleven o'clock,
the Salem Mechanic Light Infantry marched to the Essex
House and there received at the hands of Nathaniel Froth-
ingham, Esq., in behalf of the Mechanics of Salem, an
elegant standard, after which the Association repaired to
" Stetson's Hall," where an address was delivered by Col.
John Russell. At the close of the address, a procession
was formed under the escort of the Mechanic Infantry,
and proceeded to the Town Hall, which was elegantly dec-
orated by the ladies for the occasion, and partook of a col-
lation, accompanied by music, songs, toasts, etc.
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I find by a perusal of the records, that there were many
similar celebrations of Independence day, and some of
them of quite an elaborate nature. I note one of them :
July 4, 1821, after their meeting, "the members then re-
paired to Washington square, and with the citizens, formed
a procession, and proceeded under escort of the Mechanic
Light Infantry to the North meeting-house, where an ad-
dress was delivered by Joseph E. Sprague, Esq." The ser-
vices at the Meeting-House being closed, the members and
invited guests were escorted to the Town Hall to dine,
where they probably had some patriotic toasts and speeches,
and to quote from the records, " the day closed in a manner
honorary to ourselves and our common Country."
There were several very interesting anniversary celebra-
tions, the first of any note occurring October 1, 1835, which
was the occasion of the eighteenth anniversary of the As-
sociation. Of this celebration, the records give a very full
account which I condense: On the day appointed the
mem bers and other citizens assem bled on Washington square.
The day was unusually fine. The procession was formed
by Capt. Thomas Farless, and assistant marshals. It was
long and respectable, having in its ranks the Lieut. Gov.
Samuel T. Armstrong, acting Governor of the Common-
wealth, with his Aids, and other State officers, and distin-
guished strangers, municipal officers of the town, and were
escorted by the Salem Mechanic Light Infantry under
command of Capt. James Chamberlain, to the South
meeting-house where the exercises before a crowded au-
dience were of a very interesting and satisfactory charac-
ter. The programme included religious services by
Dr. Brown Emerson, and Dr. John Brazer. There
was music by a select choir, an address by Andrew Lunt,
a member of the association, and an original ode by Jona-
than Shove.
After the exercises there was a dinner provided at
Hamilton Hall, of which some three hundred persons par-
took. Col. John Russell, the President of the Association,
presided at the tables and there were some interesting
after-dinner remarks, among the speakers being Lieut.
Gov. Armstrong, Adj. Gen.-Dearborn, Hon. Caleb Cush-
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ing, Judge Daniel A. White, Hon. Leverett Salstonstall
and Gen. Hovey, and, concludes the Secretary's account,
" the day passed off in a most pleasing and gratifying
manner."
Ten years later, there was another celebration which
took the form of a levee and was held in Mechanic Hall.
The Salem Brass Band was in attendance and its music
added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion which was
honored by the presence of several distinguished guests.
Among these were Gov. George N. Briggs, Adj.-Gen.
Henry K. Oliver, Hon. Daniel P. King, representative in
Congress, Hon. Joseph S. Cabot, Mayor of the city, ex-
Mayor Stephen P. Webb, Hon. S. C. Phillips, and many
others.
Edmund Currier, President of the Association, presided,
and there was some good speaking by several of the
invited guests. Then followed dancing which was appre-
ciated by the younger portion of the company.
The following year there was a similar levee held in the
Hall, which was held as a result of the successful gathering
in 1845, and at which were present as guests a notable com-
pany of distinguished men.
The Secretary in his records speaks particularly of the
decorations of the hall upon this last occasion. He says :
" The decoration of the hall was unusually beautiful.
The neatness and appropriateness of festoons, wreaths
and scrolls were generally remarked. Besides the usual
decorations there were some novelties such as the wrought
vases of flowers and the ornamental mirrors. In the rear
of the back gallery was a neat scroll containing the motto
of the society, Let prudence govern, fear not. The
window underneath this scroll, was also arranged in a nov-
el and beautiful manner. But the first object in beauty
and pre-eminence was the spacious retreating arch or floral
chamber which occupied most of the ample stage. It was
composed of successive arches of evergreen, which dimin-
ished gradually as they receded, thus forming a large syl-
van chamber, which was decorated with flowers, and con-
tained in front of two large mirrors, several tasty pyra-
midal bouquets."
The Secretary concludes his account by saying, " This
anniversary was satisfactory to the members, interesting
to their friends, and calculated to strengthen in all pres-
ent that universal ' Friendship ! mysterious cement of the
soul, sweetener of life, and solderer of society.' ' :
The semi-centennial of the association was observed in
October, 1867, in a most enjoyable way. The celebration
took place in Mechanic Hall, and about three hundred
persons attended. The hall was decorated in a very
elaborate and tasteful manner by the noted decorators,
Lamprell and Marble, who have many times before and
since given evidence of their skill in Salem. Col. Simeon
Flint, the President of the Association, presided, and
made a brief opening speech. He was followed by James
Kimball who delivered an historical address. The other
speakers were Gen. William Cogswell, then mayor of the
city, and afterward a representative to the General Court,
a State Senator, our member in the Congress of the
United States, Dr. Geo. B. Loring, and Mr. Chas. A.
Ropes, the last named gentleman being the Vice-President
of the Salem Board of Trade. After the speaking there
was dancing for those who desired, and refreshments
were served in the library room by Caterer Cassell.
At the seventy- fifth anniversary in 1892, there was a
modest observance of the occasion by a banquet at the
Grand Army Hall on St. Peter street. Thomas G. Pin-
nock, the President, presided, the writer of this paper
read an historical address, Mayor Robert S. Rantoul spoke
interestingly, as did Rev. A. G. Rogers, then pastor of the
Universalist church in Salem, but now pastor of a Con-
gregational society in Scarborough, England. There were
some other speakers and the affair was pronounced a suc-
cess by the participants.
It has always been the custom of the Associations to
present each new member with a certificate attesting his
membership. We find that at a meeting held January 8,
1813, the design for the certificate of membership drawn by
Mr. Joseph Howard was accepted, and a vote of thanks was
presented to Mr. Howard for the same. Joseph Howard
was one of the original members and was a sailmaker.
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In June, 1837, a subscription paper was circulated
among the members for the purpose of raising funds to
defray the expense of painting the portraits of the first
three presidents of the Association, John Howard, Nathan-
iel Frothingham and John Russell. The sum of $108
was secured for this purpose, and to Charles Osgood was
given the commission of executing the portraits. This
work he performed in a very satisfactory manner. These
portraits together with that of Thomas Needham, the first
secretary, are still in possession of the Association, and
fortunately were rescued from an untimely end at the late
fire, although they were somewhat defaced by smoke and
water.
In 1872, it was found that five of the original members
who had continued their connection with the Association
were living, and it was unanimously voted to constitute
them life members and exempt them from future assess-
ments. These were Messrs. John Chapman, who for many
years was connected with the Salem Register, William
Phelps, the sash and blind maker, William Jelly, formerly
a barber, but in later years agent and collector of the Aque-
duct Company, William Roberts, the mason, and Samuel
Emery, the nautical instrument maker. Mr. Emery was
the survivor of the five, living until March 24, 1882, when
he passed on at the ripe age of 95.
From the time of its organization and throughout the
whole period of its existence, the Association has had en-
rolled in its membership many of the best men in our city.
I find from a careful perusal of the records that invariably
the requisite for membership was a good character and a
good standing in the community. If by any means a
member transgressed in any way so as to bring reproach
upon the society, he was summarily expelled.
It is safe sometimes to form our judgment of an
organization by the character of the men who are put forth
as its officers, and we are fully warranted in so doing as
we look over the roll of honored men who have guided
the affairs of this Association.
There have been twenty-five presidents, all good men
and true. I have spoken of John Howard, and Nathaniel
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Frothingham and John Russell, and will enumerate a few
other equally public-spirited and high-minded men. We
find on the list, William Sutton, so well and favorably
known in Salem and Peabody, Perley Putnam, chairman
of the selectmen when Salem became a city. A skilled
house-wright and carpenter in his earlier years. When the
Universalist meeting-house was erected in 1809, it was
his part to build the pulpit which was of elaborate design,
and for nearly fifty years served well its purpose. He
was one of the builders of the Custom House in 1818 and
was an industrious and busy man. When Salem became
the second city in the Commonwealth, he was its first
City Marshall and Street Commissioner, performing the
duties of both positions and doing them well. A public-
spirited citizen living to a good old age. Albert G.
Browne, a prominent citizen of the town, in early life a rope-
maker. Edmund Currier, the skillful watchmaker, Thom-
as Nichols, jr., the tanner, James Kimball, originally a
painter, then a chair manufacturer, in late life a County
Commissioner for a long time. Aaron Perkins, the tailor,
and Stephen B. Ives, the bookbinder, Col. Simeon Flint,
the mason, Charles Harrington, the currier, Nathaniel A.
Very, erstwhile a chemist, and now the Cashier of the
Naumkeag National Bank. These are some of the men
who have presided over the affairs of this association.
Truly an honorable list of presiding officers. The full
list of those who have served the Association as President
is as follows :
LIST OF PRESIDENTS OF THE SALEM CHARI-
TABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION. 1817-1905.
John Howard, 1817-1830.
Nathaniel Frothingham, 1830-1833.
John Russell, 1833-1836.
William Sutton, 1836-1841.
Perley Putnam, 1841-1845.
Edmund Currier, 1845-1848.
Albert G. Browne, 1848-1852.
Thomas Nichols, jr., 1852-1856.
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James Kimball, 1856-1860.
Aaron Perkins, 1860-1864.
Stephen B. Ives, 1864-1867.
Simeon Flint, 1867-1870.
Charles Harrington, 1870-1873.
Nathaniel G. Symonds, 1873-1875.
Nathaniel A. Very, 1875-1877.
Rufus B. Gifford, 1877-1880.
Albert Day, 1880-1883.
Nathan T. Clark, 1883-1868.
Benjamin S. Boardman, 1886-1889.
Aaron C. Young, 1889-1892.
Thomas G. Pinnock, 1892-1895.
Charles C. Rhoades,1895-1898.
John E. Kimball, 1898-1901.
Horace E. Coffin, 1901-1904,
Henry Conant, 1904
Of the twenty-five presidents, but five are living, Na-
thaniel A. Very, Thomas G. Pinnock, John E. Kimball,
Horace E. Coffin and the present incumbent, Henry Conant.
Seven gentlemen have faithfully recorded the proceed-
ings of the association in the position of Secretary:
Thomas Needham, Eleazer M. Dalton, Stephen Curren,
Thomas M. Dix, Joseph Swasey, Edward B. Phillips and
the present efficient Secretary, G. Arthur Bodwell. Mr.
Bodwell alone of these men survives.
We might well consider for a brief moment the changed
conditions in our community to-day, both as to popula-
tion, and the methods of carrying on the various mechan-
ical pursuits, contrasting them with prevailing conditions
88 years ago.
The population of Salem was then under 13,000, or
about one third of its present number, and was mostly con-
fined to the strip of land between the North and South
rivers. There were but few houses in North Salem, and
none in South Salem beyond the junction of Washington
street and Lafayette street, until you reached the Derby
estate.
The town was beginning to recover from the depression
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of business caused by the war with England, the Market
House and Town Hall had just been completed, the Custom
House was in contemplation and probably mechanics of
of all kinds found ready employment at the several occu-
pations. The hours of labor were long, the eight-hour
day not appearing until over three quarters of a century
later ; the labor itself was toilsome and arduous, the use of
labor-saving machines not being at hand in those early
days.
As one example of the way in which mechanics worked,
I quote from a biographical sketch of Edmund Currier,
one of the Presidents of the Association. " At the age of
fourteen, he was apprenticed to the saddler's trade, but
after a four-years service, entered a new apprenticeship
with a watchmaker, in which branch there was more
scope for his unusual mechanical skill and ingenuity.
After serving out his time in Hopkinton he worked sever-
al years with a superior watchmaker in Concord, N. H.,
with whom he made a bargain illustrative of marked traits
of his character. He bound himself for three years, with the
understanding that all the extra time that he might gain
after finishing his ' day's work ' should be his own.
He gave entire satisfaction to his employer and yet during
those three years secured half his time. Such was his
extraordinary industry and application to business that
Mr. Currier used to say, that during life he had been ac-
customed to work sixteen hours out of the twenty-four. He
allowed no time for idleness or play. His shop was one
of the last to be closed at night, and almost invariably in
the winter he would be at work by lamplight in the
morning."
It may be of interest to note here that under date of
December, 1851, 1 find that an apprentice's certificate was
issued to William H. Kehew in token of his faithful
service with his master, Edmund Currier. Taught
by so competent a teacher, it is no wonder that Mr.
Kehew has for over fifty-three years so well and so faith-
fully served the people of Salem as a skillful watchmaker.
The records of the Association are full of interest and
one could profitably spend hours in perusing them.
THE SALEM CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION. 29
I have as briefly as I might, traced the origin and pro-
gress of the Society from its inception until the present
time, and have shown how well and conscientiously those
honest and enterprising mechanics worked for the bene-
fit of themselves and for their brethren, and how their
successors have ably carried on their work.
They accomplished a great work, which through all the
years has had an influence for good upon the whole commun-
ity which cannot be over estimated. They set their stand-
ard very high, and their efforts to maintain that laudable
position were successful.
Surely as we recount their history, we must all agree that
they faithfully abided by their first declaration, when they
aimed to " encourage the ingenious, to assist the neces-
sitous, and to promote mutual good offices with each
other."
LIST OF THE CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE
SALEM CHARITABLE MECHANIC
ASSOCIATION, 1817.
Adams, Nehemiah, cabinet-maker.
Apple ton, Nathaniel, jr., cabinet-maker.
Abbot, William, painter and glazier.
Austin, Richard, chair maker.
Allen, Lewis, cordwainer.
Ames, Burpee, chair maker.
B.
Blanchard, Benjamin, hair -dresser.
Bickford, Joshua, cordwainer.
Baker, Thomas, jeweller.
Baker, Ephraim, baker.
Buff urn, Samuel, jr., sailmaker.
Beck, John, chaise painter.
Bott, John, sadler and chaise maker.
Bancroft, Daniel, jr., house wright.
Brown, Samuel, jr., " "
Brown, Edward, " "
Becket, David, boat-builder.
Beadle, John, shipwright.
Bartoll, Samuel, ornamental painter.
Berry, Ebenezer, tool-maker.
Black, Moses, morocco leather-dresser
Brown, Jonathan, jr., housewright.
Bennett, Cotton, cabinet-maker.
C.
Cushing, Isaac, bookbinder.
Cook, John M., painter and glazier.
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LIST OF THE CHARTER MEMBERS. 31
Chipman, Richard M., tin-plate worker.
Clark, John, housewright.
Cox, Francis, coach and chaise maker.
Chever, Benjamin, jr., tanner.
Cook, James, jr., painter and glazier.
Chapman, John, jr., printer.
Chase, Joshua, hatter.
Cross, Moses, tailor.
Chamberlain, Timothy, bricklayer.
D.
Derby, John, jr., tailor.
Dalton, Eleazer M., cordwainer.
Driver, Stephen, jr., "
Dix, Benjamin A., housewright.
Donaldson, Alexander, pump and block-maker.
Day, Benjamin, stone-cutter.
Dana, Elisha, cordwainer.
Derby, John, 5 th , tailor.
Dalton, Joseph, cordwainer.
Davis David, morocco and leather-dresser.
E.
Edwards, Joseph, housewright.
Emery, Samuel, nautical instrument maker.
Edwards, Abraham, painter.
F.
Frothingham, Nathaniel, coach and chaise maker.
Fuller, Elijah, tin-plate worker.
Felton, John S., sailmaker.
Felton, Jonathan, cordwainer.
Fuller, Archelaus, chaise painter.
Fowler, Samuel, tanner.
G.
Goodhue, Abner, blacksmith.
George, Benjamin, "
32 THE SALEM CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION.
Gray, Samuel, cordwainer.
Gould, Allen, "
Gardner, Joseph, jr., hair-dresser.
Gwinn, Thaddeus, rope-maker.
Gardner, David, bricklayer.
Goodhue, Isaac, coach and chaise maker.
Grant, Henry, chair maker.
H.
Howard, Joseph, sailmaker.
Howard, John, jr. " "
Howard, John, sen., sailmaker.
Holman, Samuel, jr., hatter.
Howard, Joseph, "
Hatch, Gideon, tailor.
Hook, William, cabinet-maker.
Hubon, Henry, " "
Haskell, William, jr., cabinet-maker.
Hanson, Samuel, cordwainer.
Hardy, Temple, baker.
Hill, Robert D., boat-builder.
Hill, Charles, coach and chaise maker.
Hay, Richard, hatter.
Ireland, Isaac, blacksmith.
J.
Jenkins, William, tanner.
Jelly, William, hair-dresser.
Jewett, John, cabinet-maker.
K.
Kimball, William, hatter.
Knights, William, cordwainer.
Kenny, Jonathan, millwright.
Kimball, Jonathan C., housewright.
LIST OF THE CHARTER MEMBERS.
L.
Lord, David, house wright.
Lefavour, Nathaniel, cordwainer.
Lamson, Asa, sadler and chaise maker.
Lord, Jacob, housewright.
Loring, Joshua, coach and chaise maker.
Lane, William, sailmaker.
Leach, Samuel, boat-builder.
Lamson, William, hatter.
M.
Morgan, Benjamin, cordwainer.
Mansfield, Samuel, hatter.
Millett, Daniel, tailor.
Mead, John, cabinet-maker.
Millett, William, cordwainer.
Masury, John, shipwright.
Micklefield, William,
McQuillin, John P., cabinet-maker.
N.
Newhall, Joseph, tin-plate worker.
Needham, Thomas, cabinet-maker.
O.
Osborn, Jonathan, sailmaker.
Oakes, Caleb, cordwainer.
P.
Perkins, David, blacksmith.
Perkins, James, u
Perry, Ittai, "
Pulsifer, Francis, cabinet-maker.
Pitman, Mark, "
Pike, Hugh, blacksmith.
Parsons, Oliver, "
Perry, Horatio, gunsmith.
Palfray, Warwick, jr., printer.
34 THE SALEM CHAKITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION.
Phelps, Samuel W., tailor.
Patch Abram, wheelwright.
Putnam, Perley, housewright.
Phelps, William, sash maker.
Page, John, brickmaker.
R.
Russell, John, printer.
Ropes, William, jr., tin-plate worker.
Robbins, David, bricklayer.
Roberts, William, " "
Roberts, Samuel, " "
Rose, Joseph, caulker.
Rand, Ebenezer, baker.
Rugg, Daniel, tallow-chandler.
Rugg, John, " "
Raymond, Joshua, cooper.
Randall, Samuel, housewright.
S.
Smith, Jonathan, pump and block-maker.
Smith, Elliott, cabinet-maker.
Staniford, Jeremiah, cabinet-maker.
Sanderson, Elijah, cabinet-maker.
Safford, David, blacksmith.
Southward, Richard, hatter.
Slocum, Ebenezer, jr., bricklayer.
Smith, Ebenezer, baker.
Safford, Joshua, rope-maker.
Simonds, Samuel, painter and glazier.
Stickney, William, rope-maker.
T.
Treadwell, Jabez, housewright.
Todd, Jeremiah, tailor.
Tucker, Andrew, tanner.
Tilden, Conners, tobacconist.
LIST OP THE CHARTER MEMBERS. 35
V.
Vincent, Joseph, rope-maker.
Very, John C., sailmaker.
W.
Warner, Caleb, jeweller.
Wiggin, Asa, tailor.
Wiggin, Pierce L., bricklayer.
Whipple, Jonathan, hatter.
Wendell, Abraham, wheelwright.
Wallis, Levi, cordwainer.
Wiley, James, "
Waters, John, copper smith and brass founder.
Winn, John, jr., tallow-chandler and soapboiler.
Wood, Stephen, cordwainer.
Worcester, Ebenezer, housewright
RIOT AT GLOUCESTER IN 1768.
In 1768, the Acts of Parliament for the regulation of
trade in the Province of Massachusetts Bay were being
rigidly enforced and Capt. Samuel Fellows was customs
officer at Gloucester. In performing his duties he in-
curred the enmity of the people of that town, and a mob
of about seventy persons, lead by several respectable citi-
zens, endeavored to seize the unpopular officer, and in so
doing forced its way into the house of one Jesse Saville,
who, in the following petition, gives some account of the
actions of the mob. Several of those engaged in the affair
were afterwards arrested and fined. Saville seems to
have been somewhat of a Tory for not long afterwards he
became an officer in the customs, and, on Mar. 23, 1770,
was taken from his bed by a mob disguised as negroes
and Indians, and dragged to the Harbor, where he was
subjected to various indignities.
STATEMENT OF JESSE SAVELL OF GLOUCESTER RESPECT-
ING A MOB ATTACKING HIS HOUSE & FAMILY, SEPTEMBER,
7, 1768.
I Jefse Savell of Cape Ann in the Province of the Mas-
sachusets Bay, do hereby inform the Hon ble Board of
Commissioners of the Customs for America that on the 7
Day of September, 1768, a number of men came To my
Houfe, viz. David Plumer, marchant, Benj m Soams,
Cooper, Jofeph Fofter, marchant, Elichander Smith, Block
macher, Lebeday Day, mafon, Doctor Rogers, William
Lowder, tinman, David Day, shoemaker, Philemon Hafkel,
Black Smith, Daniel Warner, Black Smith, the number of
about 70, all of S d Gloucefter, as nigh as could be Judged.
They afked Leave to go into the houfe to Sarch for Cap*
Fellows, wich they Did, not then ofering any abufe onely
in Talek. My wife Sent my Servant, of an erant [and]
David Plumer Seized him by the Coller Refufing to Let
him go. His miftrefs called him Back [but] they would
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RIOT AT GLOUCESTER IN 1768. 87
not Let him Come but S d If he was Sint he should not go
unlefe they knew hiss byfnefs but Doctor Rogers Took out
his Inftrements, the wich he halls Teath with, [and]
threatened to Hall all his teath out unlefs He told where
Cap* Fellows was, threatening to Split his head open with a
Club, Holding it over his head. Then -they left the Houfe.
[In] about an Hour, in wich Time Cap* Fellows Road up
to our houfe, Thomas Griffin, Shore man, Seeing him Ride
up that way Ran after the mob, told them he was gone
up there. In about one hours time they Returnd wich
my wife Seeing them told Cap* Fellows of. He ameada-
ately Run out of Doors as fast as pofable. No Perfon
was in the houfe Excapt my wife & my mother, Dorcas
Hafkel, Mary Savell, with two of my Small Childredn.
They Came up to the Doors and Sorounded the houfe
with Clubs & axes. The wimen Seing them Run in Such
a maner affrited faftning the Doors & windows. They
Crys with Shouting we got him. They Cryed opin the
Doors. They Refufed declaring to the mob ther was no
man bodey in the houfe Except a Child of 5 months old
they could give oath. M r Plumer Told them, Gentlemen
why Dont you walek in. Mr Plumer Did not go into the
houfe himself. My mother Told them they Come in upon
the Peril of there Lives if they oferd To break Down the
Doors. They immeadately Stove Down one Door and
Entered a grate number of the abouve prfons & William
Stevens, Brick Laior, Like wife and a grate many Strang-
ers wich they Didnot no. They Like wife beat of a Lach
& buttons of another Door, struck the pole of the ax into
the Door & Cafeing very much Dammageing. The Same
Broak a Seller window to peaces, a Chain, thro d over bar-
ils, Chefts, Tables & tubs, Ranfacked the houfe, all parts
of it, Broak a bundle of Dry fish to peaces, Deftroyed a
good deal of the Same, Took a Gun and broak it by throgh-
ing it out of the garit window. Benj m Soams, B. Cooper,
"pinted it, a Loadin Gun, Toward my wife, ordered her
out of Doors, A Little gairl of about tow or three of ours
so terified, Cryed To my wife fainting a way. They call d
my mother [and] my wife all the hoorf and all the DamM
biches and Every Evil name that they Could think of
38 EIOT AT GLOUCESTER IN 1768.
Stricking Down their Clubs on the flour Each Side of
them. My mother beg d they would Spare her Life for it
was not Pofable She Could Live one hour. They
would not liften to her intreateys. They Sarched
the houfe over & over Seueral times Hailing all the Beds
into the flours. After a wile they left the houfe, then went
Down to the meeting houfe. There Jofeph York, shoe
macker, gave them vitels & Drink and was back and for-
ward with them while abfent from our houfe wich Gener-
ally is Judg d he was ordered to Do what he Did by his
father Deacon Samuel Griffin of s d Town. Our folcks
Sent for Some of the nabors to come for they Expected to
be killed if they came again. Some s d they were glad.
Some was affraid to Come So a bitter afternoon they had.
I was not at home but was about two miles of by water,
neither -could i git home by reason of the tide. I came
home about ten a Clock at night, very Darck and Raney.
Had ocation to go out of Doors so tock my gun for I was
affraid without her. A few minuets after I was gone out
a Doors they Sorounded our houfe attemting to Come in.
My father was then in bed. He told them They Should
not Come in Such a maner but they might three or fore of
them come in and Sarch the houfe. A grate number
flocked in headed by Dudley Sargent, marchant. Daniel
Warner they Chose as Clark. Thomas Griffin above
menteioned & Jofeph York : were prcaf ious in this mob.
I Stod a Little way of them, heard them Sware they
would Tare Down the houfe, but what they would have
him. I made a pafs to go into the Door. They Soround-
ed me. I asked them who was there, was anfered by
Dudley Sargent, half a Dozen of us. I asked what half a
Dozen of such black gard Did there. They anfered me,
Dam you we will tell you. They said where is Sam Fel-
lows. I anfered none of your byfnefs. They Imeadatily
Scafed me. About Eight or thereaway told me to Let go
the gun I pofefsed. Deiierd a pafs into the houfe. My
mother Cry d out Jeffe is dead. My wife fainting away.
They nocked me Down, Toock away my gun, fired it of,
broak it in peaces over a Rock. My father hailed me in-
to the houfe by the feet as I Lay on the ground. It was
BIOT AT GLOUCESTER IN 1768. 39
Terable to See the wimans Countanences and the Cryes of
the Children for part of the Children was at School in the
Day time. So they Left the house after I throating them
in the Law. Job Gallaway of the s d town Told my wife
he new the Perfon Struck me Down and broak my gun.
We were affraid to go to Sleep Ever Since Safly for word
has been threatned to tare Down the houfe Several times
and if Ever they Cached me in the harbor they would
Serve me as bad as they would Capt Felows or if they
Ever Could find out I Confeald him or by any means aid-
ed him or gave him any Suftanance they would tare Down
the houfe and mob me which Since I Darefnot appear to
profacute my Bylhefs but Shall be obliged to Leave the
Town. If I want to go out of Town 1 am obiliged to go
and Come in the night or on the Sabbath Day. About a
fortenight a go I was at M r Plumer Shop. I told him he
muft mack good the Dammage I had suftained. His an-
fere was I would Profacute him. I said he muft Expect
to mack me satiffaction. He Challanged me to Do it for
he said they wanted another frolick, they Did not Defier
no beter Sport. Where for my intreft and bodey is in Dan-
ger Euery Day.
Wherefore I pray this Honorable Board would hear my
Complaint and Releave me accordingly as you in your
wifdom shall see meet wich I your Dutiful Sarvant as in
Duty- BbmicM3h'ail Ever pray.
Jeffe Savell
N. B. That night the mob Came Down to our houfe,
Jofeph York, Thomas Griffin, aboue mentioned went Down
to the houfe of Lieu* George Dennifons, Called him out
of his Beed, told him they were Coming to tare Down
our houfe. The Widdow martha Robinfon, Susana Deni-
fon, are Evedence of this. Mr Denisfon made as tho he
would go with them. After 'Citing them out of Doors,
fattened his Doors, went to Bed, not Joineing them, Shew-
ing himself my fathers & my friend.
Sir, I think this is as Trew as posable I can Render it.
Dated October y e 14 th 1768.
Jeffe Savell
Massachusetts Archives, Vol. LXXXVUI, page
THE CAPTURE OF THE PACKET SCHOONER
DESPATCH BY THE PRIVATEER TYRAN-
NICIDE, ON JULY 10, 1776.
SALEM, July, 17, 1776.
This may serve to acquaint your Honours that in the
latitude 40 26' north, longitude 65 50' west, I fell in with
the armed schooner Despatch from Halifax, bound to New
York ; and after an engagement of one-and-a-half hour, she
struck to the American arms. I boarded her, and found on
board eight carriage guns and twelve swivel guns, twenty
small arms, sixteen pistols, twenty cutlasses, some cartridges
boxes, and belts for bayonets, nine half-barrels powder, all
the accoutrement for said cannon. The Commander and
one man were killed, and seven others wounded. The crew
consisted of thirty men and one boy. I lost one man killed
and ten wounded, and my vessel was much shattered, which
obliged me to return with my prize, which I have at an-
chor in Salem Harbour, and wait your Honour's orders how
to proceed with the prisoners. All the Captain's papers
and orders were thrown overboard.
I am your Honour's humble servant,
JOHN FISK.
To the Honourable Council and House of Representatives
of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay now sitting at
Watertown.
Masnachusetts Archives.
The Tyrannicide was a brig carrying 14 guns and 75
men, and was the first vessel that was built for the public
service and commissioned by the State of Massachusetts.
Her commander was Capt. John Fisk, son of Rev. Samuel
Fisk, pastor of the First Church, Salem. Capt. Fisk was
afterwards a major-general in the state militia and died
Sept. 28, 1797.
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
TOWN MEETINGS, VOLUME IT.
16591680*
(Continued from Vol. XL I. page 308.)
At A Generall Towne meeting held the 13 th June: 1670.
chofen for the Jury of Tryalls.
M r Joseph Gardner Thomas Gardner Jun r
M r James Browne, Jun r John Williams Coop
Anthony Ashby Joseph Holton
Att a meetinge of Selectmen beinge p r fent 5-5-70
Anthony Ashby is alowed to keep a
CaptCormne nou f e of entertaynmt to fell beare &
M r JnoCorwine A1 ., . J m n
M- Wm Browne Jun Ale Cider for one yeare vppon Tryall
Corp Jno Putname TOT> i J.LU TUL-
Edm Batter J n rowen is alowed to be an Inhabi-
tant at the pleafure of the Towne & his
good behaue 1 "
M r Jn Corwine & Edmond Batter are Impowrd to agree
with M r Daniell Epfe Jun for o r fcoolmaifter not exeding
20 11 for one yeare for The Triall from the Town, 1/2 pay
from the Inhabitants befide & whole pay from ftrang 13
Thomas Howard is Admited an Inhabitant
[130] Att a Gen r all Towne meetinge held 18-5-70
Its ord r ed that the paymt for the building of the meet-
inge houfe shalbe raifed by a Rate
The felect men are Impowred to Raife & make the Rate
for the paymt of fum for buildg of New meeti[n]g houfe
The bufiines about M r Daniell Epps Jun for a fcool-
maifter was p'fented to the towne & w* agreemt was made
was alowed : vidz for one yeare to haue twenty pounds in
fuch pay as may be fuetable for him & M r Jno Corwine
did <pmife to fee him pd in the behalfe of the Towne &
the Towne to raife it in a Rate for his repaym* & the fd
fcoolmaifter to haue beiide halfe pay for all scollers of the
Towne : & whole pay from ftrangers.
Copied from the original by Martha 0. Howes and verified by Sidney
Perley, Esq.
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42 SALEM TOWN BECOBD8.
Att a Gen'all Towne meetinge held 26-6-70 m r Elez
Hauthorne is choflen for y e 8 : man or Comif lion r to Joyne
with felect men to make the Country Rate
Att a meetinge of Select men 26-6-70 beinge pfent,
Its ord r ed that the Constabls shall in
M r Will Browne Jun. their feu'all wards goe from houfe to
Jn^Pi^kerfn^r" 16 houfe and teke a lift f Ve male * & eftats
Edm Batter and bringe to the felect men, vpon the
next fecond day of the weeke the fame
who then are to meat to make the Country Rate
Att a meetinge of the felect men 29 : 6 : 70 beinge
pfent Togeather with the Comifion"
Its Ord r ed that Gen r all Towne meet-
Capt George Corwine i n2 re be warned vpon the next Lectur
Mr Will Browne , e , u .. , j * ,,
mr Jno Corwine da 7 : to meet . v P on the lixt da 7 of the
Corpii Jno Putname weeke followinge at 9 of the clocke in
mr Earth Gidney the mor i nge . f or t he Choife of a grand
Jno Pickennge . ,f ~ , . c . . e ,
Edm Batter mry as alfo Constabls : & to fetle the
buflines about the new meetinge houfe :
[131] Att a Gen r all Towne Meetinge held the 12 th of
7 mo 1670
There was Choffen for Constables vidz : Edward Grouer
Robert Prince
Steven Hasket
There was Choffen for the Grand Quest
M r Henry Bartholmew
ffranc Skery Jacob Barney Jun
X Babbidge Jno Marston Jun
Its Ordered that Capt Georg Corwine M r Jno Cor-
wine M r Will Browne Jun & Edmund Batter are apoynt-
ed and Impowerd to finifh the agreemt with Jno ffiske,
and Colect Receiue with the helpe of the Constabls if need
be to: and to make pay mt for the caringe on the buildinge
of a new meetinge houfe^according to a f orm r voat of the
towne
In ord r to Andover way : Capt Corwine M r H Barthol-
mew Lief Thomas Putname and m r will Hollingwood or
any three of them are apoynted to meet with fome of
Andover men to fee wheather a better way will be found :
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 43
& to view the way already layd and to make a returne to
the Towne, wh wilbe beft for o r Town
There was likewife notice taken that fome of Marble-
head or others that haue Incroched on o r Comons in
Cuttinge of wood & Timber or at Bakers Hand &c the
felect men are to Inquire after it & to act in it accordinge
to law & ord : of the Towne or Select men accordinge
to w* <puiffion is already made
Att a meetinge of the felect men 23 : 7 : 70 beinge
p r fent
Capt Corwine
M r will Brown Jim Robt Prince his pt of Country Rate is
M r B (Sidney 17 - 13 - 3
Jn Pickering Steven Haskets pt 21-15-4
Ed Batter Ed Grovers pt 34-05-0
73 : 13 : 7f
Robt Prince his minfters Rate 37-06-6
M r Grouer pt minfter Rate 76-09-0
Steven Hafkets pt minfter Rate 76-01-0
189 : 16 : 6
[132] 23-7-1670
Constable Grouer is to pay the minfter 65 - 00 - 00>
Constable Hasket 65 - 00 - 00
Constable Prince 30 - 00 - 00
Att a Meetinge of the felect men 11 th : 9 :
70 beinge pfent
Its Ord r ed that that ord r about falling-
Corp? jnop5Ln of trees made in 28-9-1636 : that Nath &,
Earth Gidney Jn Putname & Joshua Rea are further
Impowerd to fee the execucon of the
f orefd ord r and to haue the fame benifit
Att a meetinge of the felect men 15 : 9 . 70 beinge
p r fent,
Its Ord r that ther shallbe a meetinge
of the f elect men v P on 23 of ^ a Intent,
Corpu Putname & the Conftabls of the laft yeer are then t
m* Earth Gidney to rend r their feu r all Accounts
Ite Ordred th . at . Thomas Oliver is to-
haue twenty shilligs in good pay for his.
44 SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
paynes for goinge aboute the towne to Inquire after Inmate
for w* is paft
ffranc Skery for entertaynige of a stranger as an Inmate
three weeks Contrary to a towne ord r : is to pay twenty
shillings to Thomas Oliver : & ten shillings to m r || Jn||
Gidneyfen: to their Content : )| within a fornight|| or in
default & none paymt to them or either of them to pay
3 U : for three weeks
The next is Will Lake for entertaynige a stranger
without ord": is to pay twenty shillings to M r Jno Gidney
fen within one month tyme as a fine.
Jn Porter Jun for fellinge of twenty trees without
ord" : Confeffed twenty or thirty trees find twenty pounds,
for each tree 20 s :
[133] Att a gen r all Towne meetinge held 17 th : 9-70
Choffen for Jury of Trialls
m r Eliez Hauthorne Nath Putname
m r Rich More Tho Jigles
Jn Rucke Eliez: Gidney
Voated that thofe two Ord rs made in the years 1636 &
1642 Refpectinge : the Cuttinge of trees are Renewed : &
Conformed vntill the towne take further ord s , and that
the Select men in beinge are Impowred to apoynte pfons
to fee thofe Ord s efectually put into execucon for the
pferuacon of timber: & efpecially yonge trees in all pts
of the town Commons.
Att a meetinge of the felect men held "23-9-70 beinge
p r fent
Its ordered that what timber trees that
m r Jno Corvrine haue been felled & haue lyen vnocupied
JnoRSlrin^ aboue a moneth v P n the Towns Comons
Edm Batter it shalbe lawf ull for Jn fiske to take
them for the vfe of the meetinge houfe
Its ord'ed that Will fflinte Jno Pickering & will Traske
are apoynted to fee the ord re executed about trees on the
Towne Cowe Common & Rich Leech & Nath Howard &
Jno Bachelore on Rial fide ||& Jno watters|| & Jno Put-
name & Joshua Rea : Anthony Needham about the farms
and thefe pfons for their fafull difchardge of this ord r shal-
be paid for their paynes, & its to be vnd r ltood that any one
8 A T.EM TOWN BECOBDS. 4
of thefe pfons thus apoynted hauig pticular ord re from
the felect ||men as impowerd to fett out|| eu r y tree or trees
or any other green wood, & thofe pfons that haue liberty
to fall trees to Cut vp or Caufe to be cutt vp the tops of
the faid trees and fet vp or cary it away and without ord rs
as abou faid not to fett out any to any pfons, and like wife
to Informe the felect men from tyme to tyrne the breach
of this ord r & the felect men are to meet vpon that ace" :
the firft fecond day of eu r y moneth vntill they take further
ord rs & to begine to meat the firft munday of december
about 5 of the cloak in the euening
Rich Sibly granted liberty to fall 6 trees for his vfe for
shingling ||& 2 tres to make trees ||
Jno Bleuin hath liberty to fall 4 or 6 trees for building
& thefe men do promife to pay w m Traske, who is apoynt-
ed to dd ther trees to them
will Lord Jun is apoynted Corder of wood & to haue
3 d p to be paid by the buyer
[134] Att a meetinge of Select men 5 : 10 - 70 beinge
pfent
The shoremen of this Towne that
make or dr J fish v P on ' fish Iland haue
Corpi Jno Putnam liberty to Cutt flake stuffe vpon o r Corn-
id' Earth Gidney ons m U ided they cutt noe oacke nor wal-
Edm Batter s , J - . , c
Mr Wm Brown nut tree & onl y for tnat *%
Jn Bachelore haue liberty to cutt 6
trees to make fencinge stuffe vpon the Comons
Jn Giles haue liberty to fall fiueteen trees for buildinge
of a Barne : &
Will Downton haue liberty to fell 1-6 : or 17 trees to
build him a houfe.
ffranc Collince haue liberty to fall twenty trees for to
build his fon Jno Brown to build him a houfe & himfelv a
houfe, vpon Bakers Iland & ther to take w* he wanteth &
is apoynted to take care that not any Cutt timber or wood
without leaue of felect men
Jno Pickering haue liberty graunted to fell ten pine &
other trees : & Jno Putnam three trees & Elez Gidney 10
trees
Edw Grour is apoynted to make a fuplement of waites
46 SALEM TOWN RBCOBDS.
& meafures & he is to be paid again by the town laying
out money to be alowed again in valew 20 s : for 15 s ||in
money || out of the town rate
ffranc Skery hath liberty to Cutt 12 trees for fencing
Jn Southwicke hath liberty to fall & Gary awy 3 pine
trees
Ifacke Cooke liberty for 6 trees
Jno Pudney liberty for 6 trees
Jno Glouer hath liberty for 2 trees
Jeremah Neale has liberty for 3 trees
Edw Beacham has liberty for 6 trees for fencig
Josiah Southwicke has liberty to fell 6 trees for building
Thorn Weft 6 trees
[135] Att a meeting of felect men 30 : 10-70 : being
p'fent
Its ordred that for the layinge owt of a
M?W1 B W r?wne ^^Y ^OSt fish Rill' : Capt Cor-
Mr Earth Gidney wine Jn Pickeringe & Edmond Batter
Corp" Putname are apoynted & impowred to lay it out or
Edm Batter" 66 an y * wo ^ them : & m r Barth Gidney &
this to be don vppon the 4 th : of next
weeke,
There is a towne meetinge to be warned the next lectur
day for a meetinge the fecond day of the weeke follow-
inge at 9 of the Clocke for to make a towe Rate & for all
pfons to acquint the town w* their feu r all difburburfmte
haue been for the town that ord rs may be taken for paym*
Att a meetinge of the felect men 16:11-70 beinge pTent
Jno Cliford hauinor bought a houfe &
knd that formly^was formly m'
Jno Corwine Goofes for thirty two pounds : as p bill
mr Bartho Gidney o f f a i e ^ o th apeare wh account of paym*
Jno Pickering . - ,, , . , r J
Ed Batter 1S as followeth vidz :
Imprims for keepinge of m rs Goofe 05-00-00
Its for keeping: of Sarah Lambert & Child 1667 11 - 00 - 00
Its for 3 years afterwards at 7 11 p Anum 21 - 00 - 00
the other 5 11 pd by the towne:
37-00-00
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 47
Jn Cliford tyme of keepinge of farah Lambert begn
5.10.1670
The Deacons pTented their Acc tti to the felect men &
wee find in Deacon Homes hand 13 U : 00 : 05 d i
& in Deacon prince hand 4 - 01 - 74-
17 - 2- 10
There is liberty graunted for the Cuttinge of fire wood
at the p'fent mow lying deepe vppon the ground : in
fwamps <puided w* they Cutt downe day by day : jjit||be
cutt into wood to be caried away the fame day vppon the
penalty of 10* : p: ||tree|| the one halfe to the Informer &
the other to the poore of the Towne
M r Willm Browne Jun & Edmond Batter are Impowred
to fetle Rebeca to fome good plac
M r Will Browne & m r Jno Corwine & m r Barth Gid-
ney, are apoynted to call the Constables of the last yeare
to an ace" or any two of them
[136] Att a Gen r all Towne meetinge held 16:11:70
Voated then for the raifinge of a Towne Rate
To Capt Corwine 06 - 00 : 00
pd To M r John Gidney fen 09-09-09
pd To Jno Cliford 04 - 08 - 06
pd To fcoolmaifter 20 11 : & m r Jno Corwin 24 - 00 - 00
pd To M r Will Browne Jun 01 - 16 - 05
pd To the Bellringer 05 - 00 - 00
pd To Corp" Jno Pickering 00 - 16 - 00
pd The whipp 1 02 - 00 - 00
pd To m r Ashby for expences about highways 05 - 04 - 00
pd To Jno Marston Jun for mendinge gates 00-05-00
pd To Tho Oliver for goinge about Towne to
Inquire after Inmats &c 01 - 00 - 00
pd To the deputys Chardges each 7 U 14 - 00 - 00
To the Coledge money 06-00-00
To Capt Corwine w* is due to him for
aboute the fort not pd by Samll williams 03 - 10 - 00
Marshall Skery hath liberty to Cutt wood on Rial fide
for wood 10 : or 12: | trees || & fwmpe wood w'he needeth
48
[187] 1670 Constable Edward Grouer
pt of Towne Rate 38 : 05 - 04
Constable Steven Hasket pt 27 - 08 : 00
Constable Robt Prince pt 21 - 07 - 10
87 - 01 - 02
Bills Graunted for the paymt of Towne Debts 19 th
llmo_ 70 p d M r Jno Corwine To 1 Bill of 19 u -00-4 d :
togeather with w* he owed for the Towne || ground || wh is
5 11 were the fcoolehoufe form r ly stood 24 : 00 : 04
pd To m r Jno Gidney fen 1 Bill 09 - 09 - 9
pd To M r Will Browne Jun 01 - 16 - 5
pd To Jno Cliford 04 - 08 - 6
pd To Henry West 05 - 00 - 6
pd To Jno Pickeringe 00-16-00
pd To Anthony Afhby 05 - 04 : 00
pd To Tho Oliver 01 - 00 - 00
pd 7 U To Capt George Corwine 2 Bills
9 U : 10 : pd 7.00 16 - 10 - 00
pd To Edmond Batter 07 - 00 : 00
pd To Jn Marston Jun 00 - 05 : 00
pd To: m r Jno Gidney fen 00 - 16 - 11
pd To Nath Pickman Sen r 00 - 14 - 00
[138] Att a meetinge of felect men 20 th : 12 : 70
beinge pfent wee apoynte a Gen r all
n^wmZle Jun Towne meetinge for the Choife of felect
Corpii Putname men for the next yere vpon the third
y ^S Gi . dne y day of March beinge 6 th day of the week
Capt Pickering , J . , , , , 6 . "
Ed : Batter at 8 of the clocke mormge
Conftable John Porter is Debito* li fs d
It : for his p* of the Country Rate 15:15: 08
It : for his p* of the mineft rate 35 : 00 : 06
It : for his p* of the Towne Rate 27 : 10 : 03
78 : 06 : 05
Conftable Porter is Credito 1
By m r Higginson as p his receipt pd
him 23 : 00 : 06
SALEM TOWN BECORDS. 49
By. John Putnam pd him 05 : 00 : 00
By. Joseph Huchinfon pd him 02 : 00 : 00
By. W m Trafke pd him 02 : 00 : 00
By. m r Endecott pd him 04 : 00 : 00
By. Nath Putnam & Jofhua Kay pd them 04 : 01 : 06
By. W m Trafke & Cornp* pd them 08 : 12 : 06
By. m r Higginson: as p his receipt pd
him more 12 : 00 : 00
By. Jn Grifwells rate Abated 00 : 05 : 00
By. Jn Phelps rate Abated 00 : 09 : 00
By. Jn Sampfons rate Abated 00 : 05 : 00
By. Allowance for Gathering in the rates 00 : 17 : 03
By. the Country Treafurer pd him as
p his receipt doth Appear : 15 11 15 s 6 d 15 : 15 : 06
78 : 06 : 03
ffarm r Porter Conftable is difcharg'd from the Rate
Committed to him the year that he was Conftable in
[139] Conftable GeorgKeafer: is Debito r li fs d
for his pt of the Towne rate 54 : 15 : 09
for his pt of the Country Rate 34 : 13 : 08
for his pt of the minefters rate 71 : 02 : 06
for Seuerall men on the minefters rate
that were not Sum'd vp 00 : 11 : 06
161 : 03 : 05
Conftable Keafer is Credito r
By the Country Rate w ch m r Phipeny wag
to Gather
By m r Higginson as p his receipt pd him
By Abatement for Seuerall men gone
By m r Bartholmew & m r Ele Hathorne
By m r Bartholmew pd him
By m r Jn Corwin pd him
By m r Philip Cromwell pd him
By Ruben Guppy
By John Pickerine
By m r W m Browne Sen'
By m r Gedny Sen r 2 bills of
50
SALEM TOWN BECOBDS.
By Hennery Weft pd him 05 : 00 : 00
By m r Batter pd him 05 : 14 : 06
By Cap* Corwin pd him 10 : 07 : 00
By being Charg'd for Joseph Gardner when
it was in m r Phipenys rate & he Gath'd it in 00 : 16 : 00
By Allowance for Gathering in the Towne
& the mineftrs rate & other Expences
about Towne Buifsines 01 : 06 : 00
By Jn Hill & Joseph Boyce Jun r pd them 02 : 00 : 00
By m r Grafton Sen r pd him 00 : 06 : 01
161 : 03 : 05
this acc is Ballanc'd And m* Georg Keafer is difcharg'd
from the Rates Committed to him the year that he was
Conftable in
[140] Conftable Joseph Phippeny is Debito 1 li
for his pt of the Towne Rate
for the mineft re rate his p* is
for his p* of the Country Rate
for m r Keafers Country Rate w ch y u were to
Gather
for Seuerall men on the mineft 18 rate that
were not Sum'd vp come to
Conftable Phippeny is Credito r
By m r Higginson as p his receipt
By Willm Browne Jun r
By m r Gedny Sen 1
By Nath Pickman
By Capt Corwin : 2 bills for himfelfe &
one of 30 s for Henery Rennolds all is
By being Charg'd for Jn Gedny Jun r when
it was in m r Keafers rate & he Gather'd it in
By being Allow'd Jn Graftons & Joshua
Wards rates is in all
By m r Jn Gardn r pd him
By Jn Clifford pd him
By m r Henery Bartholmew pd him
By m r Bartholmew & m r Ele Hathorne
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09
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02
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By Gathering in Conftable Keafers p* of
the Country rate for w** y u are to be allow'd 02 : 00 : 00
By m r Higginson as p his receipt 01 : 13 : 00
By m* W in Browne Sen 1 pd him 01 : 10 : 00
By Allowance for Gathering the Towne
and Mineft rate & other Expence about
Towne Buifsnes 01 : 06
By m r Higginson: pd him more 17 s 00 : 17
By m r Batter pd him 3 U 16 s ll d 03 : 16
By the Country Treasurer pd him as p r
Receipt 22 : 17
By m r Keisers his pt of y e Country Rate
paid by him 34 : 13
mor paid m r gedny Sen 1 bill for Comition"
Expences 02 : 14
153 : 17
more over paid the || Country || treasurer 002 : 11
00
00
11
00
08
00
04
06
[141] At A Generall Towne Meeting held the 3 d ;
rn'ch: 1670/71
Chofsen ffor Select men for the year Enfueing.
Viz* Majo r W m Hauthorne m* Joseph Grafton Sen r
M r W m Browne Sen r Lef* Georg Gardner
ffarm r Jn Porter W m Browne Jun r
m r Hennery Bartholmew
Capt James Smith of m r blhead, his Demand of 40f h for
Entertaining of Sicke folke in his houfe at Caftle hill: is
reffer'd to the Select Men to Agree w th him and to See
him Sattiffyed
Henneiy Weft Defir'd to be DifmiPd from Ringing of
the bell, And the Towne Reffer'd it to the Selectmen to
make choice of another, and to Agree w th him, According-
ly the Select men haue made choice of Benjamin ffelton,
and Agreed with him, to Allow him as Hennery Weft had
formerly.
Thomas Oliuer his Demand of twenty shillings for Goe-
ing about the Towne to Inquire after Inmates is allow'd
him and ffrancis Skery is to pay it, in Some good pay to
his Content, for Entertaining an Inmate
52, SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Nath: Pickman, his Demand of fourteen shillings for
worke done about the Meeting houfe, is allow'd
The Select men are Defir'd to Agree w th Some body for
the mony w cb the Deacons lent to the Towne, w ch was
tenn pownds, and to Giue such Allowance as they can
Agree for, and the mony to be pd the Deacons Againe
1672. The Select men paid into the Deacons Seauen
pownds in mony in the yeare 1672
The Towne has Reffer'd W m Adams petition for halfe
An Acre of land, to Keep sheep in to the Select men, and
to lay it him out & not Exceed halfe an Acre
Voated that the Select men shall call the Counftables
to account, and reckon w th m r Higginson for the years past
The County Court held at Salem in November last
Seeing Caufe, to Reffer it to this Towne to make Choice
of one to Keep an Ordinarie, to Sell Beer, w ch according-
ly the Towne haue ||done &|| made Choice of m r Joseph
Gardner, to Keep an Ordinarie M r Joseph Gardner hath
the Aprobation of the Select men to Sell wine by Retaile.
[142] At A meeting of y e Select men the 6 : m r ch
1670/71 being p'sent
Its Ord'd that all fences about the
^ w BroTne, Senr towne shall be Sufficiently repaired,
mr Bartholomew' and all feilds Inclofed by the last of
mrGraiton this Instant month, on the penalty of
Left Geo : Gardner _ , .... , ' _.. r j
W Browne, junr " ue shillings for .Luery Weeks Defect,
and Hennery Skery Jun r & Jeremy
Neal are Chofen Suruey of the fences from the meeting
houfe to the Lower End of the Towne And W m fflint &
John Marfton Jun r from the meeting houfe to the Strong
Watter Brooke.
Its Ord r d that all Swine aboue two months old shall be
Sufficeently Ringed that goe vpon the Townes Commons
at or before, the twentieth day of this Instant month vpon
the penalty of 12 d p day for neglect, and to be Suffisiently
yoaked p the firft of May next on the Same penalty &
Reuben Guppy is Appointed to See the Execution of this
Order, & to haue the benifit of the fines, and this Order
to Continue throw out the year And it is further ord'd
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 53
that Reuben Guppy is to Ringe and yoake the hoggs |
that are not ring'd & yoak'd||and to haue 12 d p hogg for
his labor. Ruben Guppy Reffuseing to Execute this or-
der, Edm Bridges is Chofsen, in his roome to see the Ex-
ecution of it
m r Bartholmew Lef* Gardner & W m Browne Jun r , or
any two of them are Appointed to lay out the land for
W m Adams.
m r Bartholmew Lef* Gardn r & W m Browne Jun r Laid
out to W m Adams near about halfe an Acre of Land next
to the brooke caled strong watter Brooke, right ouer
Against the houfe & land of Sam 11 Ebborne Jun r
W m Trafke & Isack Cooke are Chofen Suruey of the
fences of the North ffeild
John Pickering & Nich Maning are Chofsen Suruey re of
the ffences belonging to the South ffeild.
W m Browne Jun r , is Chofen to keepe the Towne booke
this year Enfueing.
[143] At A meeting of the ffreemen the 11 th m r ch
1670/71
m r W m Browne Sen r is Chofen Conditioner to Carry in
the Voates for the nomination of majestrates, at the meet-
ing of the Comitioners, of other townes vpon the day Ap-
pointed by law.
At A meeting of the Select men the 17 th m r ch 1670/71
being p r sent Its Order'd that a Gen r all Towne
Meeting be warn'd the Next Lectur day,
ffSmr^or^r 116 to meet v P on ^6 last day of the Same
mr Bartlmew weeke, w ch will be the 25* m r ch at 9 of
' G !* ft 5 n the Clocke in y e morning To Confid r what
Left Gardnr . , , * , A e -, . TT . , , Tr
Wm Browne Jum 1S to De done about Andeu r High Way,
and to Choofe a Cow Keeper and to
Choofe a Grand Jury man, and what Elce may fall in,
wherein the Town is Confern'd
At A Gen'all Towne Meeting held the 25* m r ch : 1671.
Voated that Majo r Hathorne Cap* Corwin m r Hen Bar-
tholmew and Lef* Tho : Putnam or the Majo r p* of them,
shall see if ther may be a better High way fownd out to
Andeuer, then that w ch now is, w ch if they can finde, And
54 SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Andeuer men will not Confent vnto, then the pties Aboue
named Are defir'd to petition to the Generall Court for
it, but if they cannot haue it Granted, then they are to
Appoint men to mend the way that now is before Salem
Court next in June and to make A returne to the Towne.
Voated that the Select men f hall take care to qpuide one
to Keepe the Cows belonging to the Towne, and to <puide
Bulls for the heard.
Voated that the Select men shall take Care of the poore
of the Towne, and qpuide what is needfull for them on the
Towns account
The Select men are to Choofe Suruey's of the Towne
highways
John Smith maltfter hath priuilidge of the Common
Granted him as other Inhabitants haue.
m r Edm Batter is Chofen to Serue on the Grand Jury
Granted the request of the proprietors of the North
ffeild, that Nath. ffelton shall haue liberty to fence about
ten pole at the north End of ther Generall fence ouer a
little peice of Salt marfh being about a qtr of an Acre,
and shall haue the priuiledge of what thatch or ffodder
may be cutt vpon it, during the Towns pleafure.
[144] Voated that the Select men shall take care to
qpuide a houfe for m r Epps to Keep skoole in till his year
be out w ch will be in July or August next
At A meeting of the Select men the 27 th m r ch: 1671
being p'sent.
m r Bartholmew Gedny is Chofen to
Majr Hathorne , ^i , ,, r1 *f , , ,
mr Wm Browne Sem e Clarke of the m r kett for the year
Bartholmew Enfueing for the Sealing of waights &
n>eafuf>l|and Conflable Groaes is Ap-
pointed to Giue him notice of it.
At A meeting of the Select men the 4 th Aprill: 1671
being p'sent: W m fflint, John Neal, Joseph Phipen
Sen r & Jn Marfy are Chofsen to Repaire
m* Wm Browne the high-ways, begining at strong Watter
mr Bartholmew Brooke, and Soe to Winter Hand.
Grafton J hn Southwick & Eleaz* Gyles from
strong watter Brooke, vp to the farmes,
and all other ways soe farr as the Towne
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 55
is Confern'd to repaire, Agreed w th John Milke to Keep
the Cowes this 8umm r at 4* p head, and he is to <puide
two Suffisient bulls and to haue the benifit of that ord r
of 12 d p cow that feed on the towne Commons w th out
Keepers, and to begin the 17 th of this p'sent month of
April 1771, and to End the 20 th of October following.
John Taylor, Joyner, is Admitted an Inhabitant
At A meeting of the ffreemen the 22 th Aprill : 1671
Chofen for Deputies for the Generall Court the year
Enfueing m r Edm Batter & m r Henery Bartholmew
[145] At A meeting of the Select men the 27 th maje
1671 being p r sent Its Ord r d that ther shall be a High
Way Laid : out from the Country Way
JHLSSS* that Cometh Downe to the head of frost
narm r porter /vii TIT o r
m? Bartholmew msh brooke into Jacob Barny Sen's Land
mr Grafton to goe to his barrs and soe downe to the
Wm Browne Junr
been to Cart to the Riuer, the which way is to be laid out
two Rodd wide vntill it Cometh within four rodd of the
riuer and soe to be four rodd from high waiter mark which
is to be soe from the watter takeing in both the poynte
wher wood is vfually laid and the Coue between them
ffarmer Porter & Rich d Leach are appointed to Lay out
the Way.
At A Generall Towne meeting held the 19 th June :
1671. m r Eleazer Hathorne Chofen to Serue vpon the
Grand Jurie Chofsen to Serue on the Jurie of Tryalls
Leif* Georg Gardner Samuel Pickman
m r Zerobable Endecott John Clifford
Serg* Nath ffelton Manafses Marfton
Joseph Phipen Sen'
At A meeting of the Select men the 8 th of July 1671
being p'sent It Ord r d that ther shall be A Generall
Towne meeting Warn'd the next lecture
Majr Hathorne d a y to meet on the munday following
mr Browne Sen* ."L M , , ,, - ,- th , T , J . - A , ,,
ffarmer Porter w Wl11 ^ tne l' th of July at 10 of the
rar Bartholmew Clock in the morning. To Coniider of
Sf?Ga?dner Some P r P litions m ad e b 7 m ' Higginson,
W Browne Jam About his remoueall, and Allfoe to Con-
56 SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
fider of another high way to Andeuer, and to make choice
of an Eight man or Comifsion 1 to Joyne with the Select men
to Make the Country Rate
[146] At A Generall Towne meeting held the 17 th of
July: 1671 : Cap* Georg Corwine is Chofsen for the 8 th
man or Comifsion r to Joyne With the Select men to make
the Country Rate.
Majo r Hathorne Cap* Corwine m r Hennery Bartholmew
and Lef* Tho : Putnam are Chofen to take care about An-
douar Highway, and Appoint the place wher a bridge
shall be made ouer the riuer, and Agree with some men to
doe it that it may be done before the next court held at
Salem.
m r Daniel Epps, is Chofsen to keep A Gramar Skoole in
this Towne for the year Enfueing, and its left to the Se-
lect men to Agree with him for his yearly maintainnance
from the Towne.
Its ord'd that m r Edward Norice shall haue ten pownds
allow'd him for the year Ensueing, towards his maintain-
ance and this to be pd out of the Towne Rate.
The Towne made Choice of m r Batter m r Bartholmew
and Lef* Putnam to goe to m r Higginson to know his
minde whether one hundred pownds in mony & forty Cord
of woode according to A propofition, made by him former-
ly to the Towne, would now Sattiffy him for his yearly
maintainance, and the trouble, to be taken of from him, in
the Gathering of it in from Seuerall psons, which accord-
ingly they did, and brought this returne to the Towne
from him as ffolloweth. that he did Except of ther prop-
ofition made to him of one hundred pownds in mony and
forty Cord of wood, per anum for his mayntaynance from
the Towne, to be paid him twenty fiue pownds in mony
Each quarter of the year : Vpon wich the Towne paft this
Voate that m r Higginson should haue one hundred pownds
in mony p anum and forty Cord of wood, the mony to
be paid him, twenty fiue pownds p quarter at each quarter
of the year, and the year
[147] Year to begin the next January, and the Towne
made Choice of m r William Browne Sen r , to pay him this
SALEM TOWN BBCOBD8. 57
mony, and wood, before mentioned, and he accepts it
I for one yeare ||(puided he may haue the Rate of one hun-
dred & Sixty pownds paid him in by y e Conftabls in Such
pay and at such prizes as the Country Rate is paid in at,
and if any man pays him in mony he shall haue one quar-
ter part of his rate Abated him
At A meeting of the Select men the 31 th July 1671
being p r sent. Agreed m r Daniel Epps Jun r to keep
a Gramer Shoole for this year En-
&<** and he is to haue twenty
Bartholmew. pownds ffrom the Towne to be pd him
mr Graf ton. ou t o f the Towne Rate in Such pay as
Let 1 Gardner. _ ci i i_i j- i_- j i_
Wm Browne Jam may be Sutable for him, and he is to
haue befides halfe pay for all Skollers
of the Towne and Whole pay from Strangers, and the year
is to begin, wher it Ended the last year that is to Say on
the 18 th of July paft
At A Generall Towne meeting held the 28 th Aug 3 *: 1671
Its ord r d that the Counftables that shall be now Chofen
shall Serue till the next Gen r all Towne meeting in m r ch
next When the Select men are Chofen and that then new
Conftables shall be Chofen which shall Serue for the whole
year, and that is the time Appointed that the Conftabls shall
be Chofen in heerafter, namely at the Gen r all Towne meet-
ing in m r ch when the Select men are Chofen :
Chofen for Conftables, till the Gen r all Towne meet-
ing in m r ch next, and they to Gather in the Rates for the
|| whole ||year for Conftabls. m r Sam 11 Gardner, m r Eleaz r
Gedny . & Nath : Ingerfon
Chofen for the Grand Jury, for the year Enfueing
Corporall Jn Putnam Nath : Pickman. Sen'
Thomas Gardner Jun r Isack Williams
Edward Woolland ffrancis Nurfe
[148] At A meeting of the Select men : the 29 th of Au-
gust: 1671. being p r sent Agreed w th Cap* James Smith, of
m r blhead, that the Towne is to pay him
Sr J Br H wne 0r senr thirty shillings for his Entertaining the
ffarmr Porter Sicke people in his houfe at Caftle Hill
MrBartholmew Charged a bill on m r Jn Corwin
Left Gardner . , , .
W Browne Junr this p r sent da]e to pay Capt Smith thir-
58 SALEM TOWN EECOBDS.
ty shillings, but he return'd the bill to the Select men &
Said that m r Jn Corwin reffused to pay the bill :
Walter Doleman, is rec'd, An Inhabitant in this Towne
Sam 11 Steuens, is reed ||to be|| An Inhabitant soe long
as he behaues himfelfe well in the Towne
Jn Corwine refuseing to pay Cap* Smiths bill a bill
was Charg'd on W m Browne Jun r to pay him thirty shill-
ings, and he pay'd it to S d Smith on the Townes acc
The Select men vpon Inquiry after what stocke of pow-
der and bulletts the towne haue they finde as followeth:
Imp r In the hands of Cap* Georg Corwin two barrells of
powder, and
In the hands of m r W m Browne Sen 1 about a hundred
and halfe or a hundred & three quarters of bulletts
And In the hands of Cap* Price about Sixty pownds of
Bulletts.
[149] 30 th Day of August: 1671 :
11 s d
_r
rn r Sam 11 Gardner, Conftable his.p* odf
the mineft rs rate is ; 067 : 15 : 00
m r Eleaz r Gedny Conftable, his p* is , 080 : 10 : 00
Nathaniel Ingerfon, Conftable his p* is 039 ; 03 : 00
The whole of the Mineff 3 rate is 187 :08:00
4 th Sep* 1671.
m r Sam 11 Gardner, Conftable his p* of the
Country rate is 031 : 08 : 06
m r Eleaz r Gedny Conftable his p* is 030 : 03 : 06
Nathaniel Ingerfon Conftables p* is 016 : 12 : 03
* the whole is 078:04:03
9 th January: 1671
m r Sam 11 Gardner, Conftable his p* of the
Towne Rate is 030 : 05 : 02
m r Eleaz r Gedny Conftable his p* is 040 : 17 : 08
Nathaniel Ingerfon Conftable his p* is . 023:13:00
The Whole of The Towne Rate is 094:15:10
[150] At A meeting of the Select men the 25* Sep*
1671 being p r sent :
*In the margin, 45K: 08 s; IQd to pay the country Treafu r .
SALEM TOWN EECORDS. 59
Majr Hathome m r Jn Corwine, was abated for Seu r -
mr Wm Browne all mens rates as f olloweth they being
m^BarfhoTmew abfent or in the other Conftables rates.
Wm Browne Junr Thomas ffoster. 5 s 00 : 05 : 00
Rich'd Snekfmith 00 : 04f : 00
Michell Chaplman 00 : 04 : 00
abatement in his owne Rate 01 : 00 : 00
01 : 13 : 00
he was debito* to the Towne before 3 11 8 s
and now abatement and allowances I 11 13 s
reckoned w* h him this p r sent day and he " * d
is debito r to ball* his acc to the Towne 35 s 01 : 15 : 00
W m Browne Jun r was debito r to the Towne
for what he was Short when he was Conftable u 8 d
02 : 15 : 10
It he paid Capt Smith of m r blehead 30 s 01 : 10 : 00
Abated him for Gathering the mineft rs rate 01 : 00 : 00
02 : 10 : 00
Reckoned w th him this p r sent day and he is
debito* to the towne 5 s 10 d USA
00 : 05 : 10
pd W m Curtis by Order 5/10 d w ch is y e ball a 00 : 05 : 10
Reckoned w th W m Browne Jun r the 30 th January 1671
and ballanc'd acc with him
Edmond Afhby and Benjamin Afhby, are Receiued In-
haitants into this Towne.
Laid out to m r Richard Prince A houfe lott downe in the
Common Right ouer Against Michel Chaplmans houfe, and
he is to pay the Towne fiue pownds for it; for w ch is
debito r to the Towne Still it Containes in Length riming
North and South, about Seauen rodd & lower footeandin
breadth fower rodd & halfe.
[151] At A meeting of the Select men the llth no-
uemb r 1671 being p r sent Its Ord r d that A Gen r all towne
meeting be Warn'd vpon the next lec-
Majr Hathorne ture day to meet on munday the 20 th of
mr Wm Browne , , . ,* .> ? i_
mr Bartholmew * nis p sent month of nouember, at ten
Wn> Browne Junr o f the Clock in the morning, 1* for the
60 SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
raifeing a towne rate, and for all psons to accquaint the
towne of ther Seuerall diiburfmts for the towne that ord r
may be taken for ther payment 2: And to make Choice of
a Jury of Tryalls for the next Court 3. to Confid r what
shall be done about the repaireing of the meeting houie
4 ly to Coniid r what Courfe is to be taken to reftraine felling
of trees for fire wood Espetially Small trees. 5 ly to Confid*
the request of o r neighbors at the ffarmes liueing toward
Ipswich riuer, of haueing A minefter to preach among
themselues, and what other buifsinefs may fall in wherin
the towne is Confern'd.
John Smith, the mafon is Admitted an Inhabitant into
this towne :
Att A Generall Towne meeting held the 20 th of nouem-
ber: 1671:
voated that ther shall be ninety pownds rayfed for the
defraying the Towns occations for this year Enfueing
Its ord r d that the Select men shall take care to repaire
the meeting houfe.
Chofsen to Serue on the Jury of Tryalls
m r John Ruck
m r John Cor win Nath: Putnam
m r John Turner Serg* Pickering
Sam 11 Williams Ellias Mafson
Voated that the Select men in being shall call thofe to
account that are Indebted to the Towne and vpon ther re-
fusall of paym*, the Selectmen are ord r d and Impowred by
the Towne to Sue them for it : Caryed ouer Leaf e
[152] Voated that the ord r , made in the yeare, 1670
for the restraining of felling of Trees Espetialty young
trees, is Confirmed, and the Select men in being from year
to year shall see to the Execution of it or take Care to Ap-
point Some others to see to the Execution of it, And this
ord r is to stand in force till the Towne shall see Caufe to
Allter it
Voated that the farmers request about haueing a mineft r
among themfelues is refer'd to the Gen r all Towne meet-
ing in m r ch next and then they are to haue An Anfwer to
ther request
Att A meeting of the Select men this 20 th of Decemb*
1671, being p r sent
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 61
Granted to Jn Milke an ord r to receiue 12 d p Cow of
thofe that haue Cowes feed on the
nr Towne Common w th out a Keeper from
Hen Bartholomew the bridge to the low 1 end of the
mr Joseph Grafton Towne to Winter Hand :
W m Browne Jtinr -nrm /~t a.- 11 >J UMV
W m Curtis is allow d forty shillings
for Keeping of W m Laide this Last Sumer & he is to haue
Laids Clothes
John Launder requested of the Select men that he
might haue a houfe lott in the Comon ouer Against W m
Curtises he paying for it as other men did for there
Reckoned w th Edward Humber, and he was accquitted
from the Rates Comitted to him the year that he was Con-
ftable in:
Att A meeting of the Select men the 26* Decemb r 1671.
being p r sent The Conftables for the year 1670:
namely Stephen Halkett Edward
Sem Groues & Robert Prince rendered ther
Henry Bartholmew Accounts to the Select men which were
mr Joseph Grafton ^ ff o lloweth on the three next Sides.
W m Browne Junr
[153] Conftable Haikett: is Debito r
ffor his p* of the Contry & County Rate
w ch was three quarters of a Single Country u s d
Rate for them both w ch come to 16 : 06 : 06
for Rob* Princes p* of the Country & County
rate 13: 04: 11
for your p* of the mineft r s Rate is 76: 01: 00
for your p* of the Towne Rate is 27 : 08: 00
133: 00: 05
Conftable Hafkett: is Credito*
By m r Higginson pd him as p his receipt 65 : 00: 00
By W m Browne Jun r pd him 01 : 16 : 05
By m r Gedny Sen r pd him 00: 16 : 11
By m r Jn Corwin pd him 19 : 00 : 04
By the Whipper pd him 02 : 00 : 00
By the Country Treamrer pd him 23 : 15: 00
By m r Afhby pd him for Expenses about
highways 02: 07: 00
62 SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
By 20" Allow'd him for Gathering in the
Rates 01: 00: 00
By 16 s Allow'd him for Goeing to Ipswich
& Charges about ord'ing the County
Rate 00: 16: 00
By W m Blunts rate he being Gone before 00 : 05 : 00
By Joseph Miles rate 7/1 l d by Rich d Thirties
5/ 00: 12: 11
By Gilbert Fetters Companys rates 01 : 00 : 00
By W m Tates Rob 4 Downings & Arthur
Tompkinses 00: 15: 00
By Andrew Cubys Henery Trotters & Tho
Bowens 00: 13: 00
By Jn Clements Gabriel Holmans & Pett r
Mill r s Comp a 00 : 11 : 00
By Earth ffofters Tho: Whites & Georg
Earlys 00 : 14 : 08
By Rob* Hodge being twice Rated & Allen
Tarrens 00: 07: 08
By Geo: Williams Mofes Vowdens & Jn
Baldwins 00: 09: 07
By the County Treafurer pd him 08 : 08 : 05
By Caleb More his rated being abated 00 : 07 : 11
By a Stand 1 for the Ell & y r d & a 2 foote
rule 00: 11: 00
By : Thomas Webbers rate it being abated 00 : 06 : 03
131: 14: 01
[154] Conftable Groues: is Debito r
11 s d
ffor his p* of the Country & County Rate 17 : 02 : 06
ffor his p* of the Mineft r s Rate 76: 09 : 00
ffor his p* of Towne Rate 38; 05: 04
131: 16: 10
Conftables Groues : is Credito*
By m r Higginson pd him as p his receipt 65 : 00 : 00
By m r Ashby pd him for Expenses about
highways 03: 00: 00
By Jn Clifford pd him 04 : 08 : 06
By Tho : Oliuer pd him 01 : 00 : 00
By Jn Marlton, Jun r pd him 00 : 05 : 00
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 63
By John Pickering pd him 00 : 16 : 00
By m r Batter pd him 07 : 00 : 00
By Nath Pickman Sen r pd him 00 : 14 : 00
By hirafelfe for the burying place 18 : 00 : 00
By the Country Treafurer pd him 10 : 14 : 03
By m r Gedny for the Comifsion r s Expences at
his houfe w ch the Country Treafurer is
to pay 02: 10: 00
By his owne Rate w ch is allow'd him for
Gathering in the Rates w cb come to 00 : 19 : 04
By Benjamin Agers Rate 00 : 10 : 00
By ni r Emerys Rates 00 : 08 : 00
By Seu r all mens Rates w ch were Gone before
he had the Rates comitted to him al come
to 02: 03: 10
By m r W m Browne Sen 1 pd him 05 : 01 : 00
By the County Treafurer pd him 08 : 00 : 00
By Skales & waights, 13/4 d in niony w th y e
allowance is 00 ; 16 : 08
131: 06: 07
[155] Conftable Rob* Prince is Debito*
11 d
ffor his p* of the Country & County Rate 13: 04 : 11
ffor his p* of the Minefter's Rate 37 : 06 : 06
ffor his p* of the Towne Rate 21 : 07 : 10
Conftable Prince is Credito* 71: 19: 03
By his p of the Country & County Rate w ch
Conftable Halkett is to pay 13 :
By m r Higginfon pd him as p his receipt 30 :
By Henery Weft pd him . 05 :
By Capt Corwin pd him 07 :
By m r Gedny Sen r pd him 09
By John Phelps Rate 00 :
By ffr Euered Jn Procters mans rate 00 :
By Joseph Woodrows rate 00 :
By John Wilkins rate 00 :
By his owne Rate 16/l d w ch he is allowed 'for
Gathering in the rates & 1 q r pay 8 d 00 :
By Leff* Putnam pd him 05 :
Ball* 71: 19: 03
64 SALEM TOWN BBCOEDS'
Rob* Prince is difcharg'd from the Rates Comitted
to him the year that he was Conftable in :
[156] Att A meeting of the Selectmen the 16 th January
1671. being p r sent
Maj r Hathorne
narm r Porter
m r Bartholmew
m r Grafton
W m Browne Jun r
Bills Graunted to pay the Towne Debts
11 8 d
pd To Capt Corwine, in p* for Charges about
Andouer High Ways. 14" 11 s 3 d 14 : 11 : 03
pd To Lef* Putnam for Charges About An-
dou r High Way. two bills. 5 11 : 14 fs : 10 d
& 7 11 4 s 8 d 12 : 19 : 06
pd To m r W m Browne Sen 1 02 : 13 : 02
pd To m r Henrey Bartholmew 05 : 02 : 00
pd To William Browne Jun r 02 : 05 : 08
pd To m r Grafton for Expences about W m
Lyde 00 : 06 : 01
pd To Willm Seagraue ringing the bell 05 : 00 : 00
pd To m r Edward Norice 10 : 00 : 00
pd To Jn Clifford : for Keeping Sarah Lam-
bert 07 : 00 : 00
pd To m r Gedny for the Comifion r s Expences 02 : 15 : 05
pd To Serg* fl'elton for worke at the highways
p m r Gardn r 04 : 15 : 06
pd To Willm fflint for worke done about the
highways 06 : 15 : 06
pd To Anthony Buxfton for worke about y e
highways 01 : 14 : 08
pd To John Marfton Jun r 00 : 05 : 06
pd To W m Curtis : a bill to the Conftable for
34/2 d & pd him by W m Browne Jun r
5/10 d all is 02 : 00 : 00
pd To Jn Marfy for dif burfm ts on the high-
ways 06 : 01 : 06
(To be continued.)
ADDRESS
AT THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE SALEM LIGHT
INFANTBY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1905.
BY SETH LOW.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SALEM LIGHT INFANTRY, FRIENDS
AND FELLOW-CITIZENS OF THE CORPS : It was certainly a
happy instinct, from my point of view, that led your Com-
mittee to invite me to make the address on this occasion;
for, upon reading over the roster of the Salem Light In-
fantry, I find the names of both Seth Low and Josiah
Dow. Seth Low, whose name I bear, was my paternal
grandfather, and Josiah Dow, the third Ensign of the Com-
pany, was my maternal grandfather. If I may not appear
before you, therefore, precisely as "The Daughter of the
Regiment, " I am at least very closely connected with the
Corps. Seth Low, the Light Infantryman of 1805, was
born in Gloucester, and Josiah Dow was born in Wake-
field, N. H. The presence of both of them as residents of
Salem in 1805 is an evidence of the leading position which
Salem then held as a centre of commerce and business.
About twenty-five years later both of these Infantrymen
had removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., a circumstance that ac-
counts for the fact that your speaker of to-day was born in
Brooklyn, rather than in Salem. I have spoken of this in-
cident, not for its personal bearing, but because this re-
moval from Salem to New York is indicative of great in-
fluences that, beginning to show themselves about that
time, have worked uninterruptedly ever since. I shall
hope to return to this point later.
You will scarcely expect from one to whom the prow-
ess of the Salem Light Infantry is a matter only of the rec-
ord, such an intimate treatment of the theme, that is prop-
er to this occasion, as you might hope to receive from one
who belonged to Salem, not only by descent but also by
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birth and residence. In such a case, personal acquaintance
with men who have been long identified with the Corps, and
life in the community which is full of its traditions, would
give a flavor that no one from a distance, however deeply
his interest may be awakened, can hope to impart. But
we may, all of us, at least echo to-night the sentiment ex-
pressed to Commodore Bainbridge by General Samuel G.
Derby in 1813, albeit we modify the expression of it
in deference to our surroundings : " There is only one In-
fantry, the Salem Light Infantry. " The Salem Light In-
fantry was organized in 1805, just after the inauguration
of Jefferson for his second term as President. It is some-
what startling to read in the address of the Hon. Caleb
Foote, delivered at the banquet given by the Veteran As-
sociation to the Hon. William C. Endicott in 1889, that
"the Infantry was formed exclusively as a Federal Com-
pany." It is interesting to place side by side with this
remark, a quotation from a letter written by Jefferson to
General Heath in 1804. In this letter Jefferson rejoices,
to use his own words, " in the return of Massachusetts in-
to the fold of the Union." It would be hard to present
to the thought of our day more vividly than by these two
quotations, the complete revolution in sentiment and con-
dition that has taken place in Massachusetts in the century
that is spanned by the life of the Salem Light Infantry.
Henry Adams records in his History of the Administra-
tions of Jefferson and Madison, that in 1804, out of the
six New England senators then sitting in the Senate of the
United States, four looked upon the dissolution of the
Union as inevitable. The formation of a militia company
at that time distinctly as a Federal company, probably re-
flects the local feeling that made itself felt so strongly at
that date. There have been times during the last fifty
years when politics divided men all over the country in al-
most all the relations of life; but there certainly has been
no moment in the last half century, at which a militia com-
pany would have been founded distinctly as a Republican
or a Democratic company. It shows how very keen the
feeling in Salem was in 1805, that political opinions
should thus express themselves in the formation of a mil-
BY 8ETH LOW. 67
itia organization ; and I venture to think that it indicates
at least one respect in which conditions have improved in
this country since "the good old days" of which we like
to read.
But the dislike and fear of Jefferson which animated
the Federalists of 1805 did not culminate in that year.
All Europe at that time was in commotion by reason of the
Napoleonic wars, and it was very difficult sailing for the
United States to protect its own interests, and, at the same
time, to keep peace with England on the one hand and
with France and Spain on the other, upon the high seas.
Jefferson was not so strong a believer as Roosevelt in the
doctrine that peace is best maintained by the "strong man
armed," and he conceived the idea that Europe could be
brought to terms by a system of non-intercourse. This
led to the famous Embargo of 1807, which dealt the first
heavy blow to Salem's prosperous and expanding com-
merce. It is for us almost impossible to realize what the
United States submitted to in those days, upon the ocean,
at the hands of both England and France. It soon be-
came apparent that a nation that was unwilling to fight
would command the respect of neither Power; and things
went rapidly from bad to worse, until, during the admin-
istration of President Madison, they culminated in the
War of 1812. This war had the partially unexpected effect
of giving to the new Union an increased sense of nation-
ality that permeated every part. Not only were the States
to the Eastward brought together again to fight side by
side under the old flag, but the new States, beyond the
mountains, also showed themselves true children of the
Union in rallying under the same colors. It is interesting
to recall that the War of 1812 was almost immediately
succeeded by the era of good feeling in the days of Pres-
ident Monroe, albeit the Salem Light Infantry ceased to
be a Federal company at that epoch, for the reason that
there were no longer any Federalists. I perceive, how-
ever, that the virus of politics did not at once entirely dis-
appear from its veins ; for a few years later, when Henry
Clay visited Salem, all the Democrats in the command re-
signed, as being unwilling to serve as escort to the great
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Whig statesman. We take our politics less seriously in
these days, not only in the militia but out of it ; or rather,
taking them not less seriously, as I trust, we have learned
to confine our political differences more nearly to the prop-
er arena.
The War of 1812 gave to the Salem Light Infantry
its first opportunity to show 'that it was not simply a hol-
iday band. It entered immediately into the service of the
United States, and was frequently called upon for guard
duty on and about the Cape. No actual fighting took
place, however, upon the land in this neighborhood; but
one of the members of the Company watched the defeat of
the " Chesapeake" by the "Shannon," from thereof of one
of the houses of Salem town. After the battle, the bodies
of Captain Lawrence and of Lieutenant Ludlow were land-
ed here, and the first funeral services were held in this
place. Their bodies rest, as you know, in Trinity Church-
yard, New York City, peacefully and silently, close by the
ceaseless roar of Broadway; and always, rising above the
noise of travel and the din of trade, the dying words of
Lawrence, " Don't give up the ship I " have spurred Amer-
icans to the brave discharge of duty on many a sea and
many a stricken field.
It is worth while to observe that the conditions of mili-
tia service which made it necessary in the War of 1812 for
the Salem Light Infantry to re-enlist in the service of the
United States, continued unbroken through the Mexican
War, the Civil War, and the War with Spain. Only within
a year or two did the Congress of the United States pass
an Act permitting militia organizations to be enrolled, in
time of war, in the service of the United States, as organ-
izations and by virtue of their membership in the State
militia. The embarrassments attaching, under modern
conditions, to the old methods, were made vividly clear
during the war with Spain by the experience in many
States, and, especially, when the gallant Seventh Regi-
ment of the National Guard of the State of New York
offered to enlist as a regiment, though unwilling to dis-
band, for reasons peculiar to itself, for the purpose of re-
enlisting as individuals. A very large proportion of the
BY SETH LOW. 69
individuals, as matter of fact, did enlist in the service of
the United States ; but it brought upon the command a
great deal of criticism that was felt by those who were
well informed to be undeserved, because it was unwilling
to cease, even temporarily, to be a regiment of the National
Guard of the State of New York, in order to become a
regiment in the volunteer service of the United States.
The present militia law of the United States obviates this
difficulty ; and one risks nothing in saying that the various
organizations of State militia will in the future be even
more useful for purposes of national defence than they
have been in the past. They have always been the schools
in which the officers and men of the volunteer service have
been largely trained for military duty ; but they will be
even more effective in this respect now that they can be
incorporated as organizations in the service of the United
States itself. The Seventh Regiment of the National
Guard of the State of New York is entitled to the grati-
tude, I think, not only of the militia, but also of every
citizen, for making the stand during the Spanish war,
which finally helped to bring about this wiser legislation
by Congress. Jefferson once said, in substance (for I am
quoting from memory), that a well-organized militia is the
necessary safeguard of a people that would be free. It is
a curious survival of the old State Rights controversy
that the organization of the militia, by States, should have
been kept so distinct, for so many years, from the organiza-
tion of a national militia. Congress, in making the
changes of status to which I have alluded, has also made
provision for the better training of the militia of the
various States. It has authorized the use of the officers
of the regular army for purposes of instruction, and has
provided for the participation of the militia of the States
with the regular army in army manoeuvres. It has also
made provision, if I am not mistaken, for furnishing cer-
tain equipment and arms to the State militia, under proper
conditions. All this means a body of men ready to be
called into the active service of the United States in time
of need, much better equipped and much better trained
than at any previous period of our national history. This
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outcome reflects two tendencies which have gathered in-
creasing force with each decade since 1805 ; first, the
gradual dominance of the idea of nationality in the United
States, as against State Rights; and second, the steady
growth of specialization, as it affects military service as
well as all other occupations. Anybody could fire the guns
of one hundred years ago sufficiently well to make a good
soldier, with very little training. When firing could be
withheld until the whites of the eyes of the enemy could
be seen, it needed courage, indeed, and coolness, but not
much skill, to hit the mark. But when firing begins at
the distance of a mile, or, in the case of artillery, at the
distance of three or four miles, and when smokeless pow-
der is used, which conceals the position of the enemy,
there is indeed no less demand for courage, but there is
the necessity for far greater skill in the use of the soldier's
weapons than was ever needed before; and thus it happens,
that not only in the regular army and upon our men-of-
war at sea are men constantly engaged in shooting at tar-
gets, under conditions as nearly as possible like those
which prevail in battle, but that also in the militia it is
necessary that the men be trained as thoroughly as possi-
ble in the use of the arms of precision which they will
have to use in case of war. Target shooting has always
been a feature of militia training ; but the target shooting
of 1905 is a very different thing from the target shooting
of 1805. In other words, war, like every other occupa-
tion, has become during the last century more and more a
matter for specialists ; and, fortunately as the United
States is situated geographically, it is still necessary for
the militia men of to-day to be trained as effectively as
possible to do good service in the field in the nation's hour
of need.
Japan has taught the civilized world another lesson, and
that is, that the old saying, " Prevention is better than
cure," has as wide an application to the theatre of war as
to the walks of peace. Disease in every war, until this
one, now so happily ended by the Peace of Portsmouth,
has cost many more lives than the sabre or the bullet. But
in this war, Japan, uniting the medical knowledge of the
BY SETH LOW. 71
West with her own extraordinary capacity for discipline,
has fought campaign after campaign on a colossal scale,
during which the constant ravages of disease have been
kept at arm's length by her medical corps. Any one who
recalls the pitiable losses by death in camp, on the part of
our volunteers, during the war with Spam, so many gallant
fellows perishing who never saw active service, must real-
ize how essential it is that the medical training of the
militia officers and men in the art of knowing how to take
care of themselves, and how to protect their health when
in the field, is even more important, if it be possible, than
greater skill in the use of weapons of offence. The na-
tion that can save the lives of its soldiers during a cam-
paign against the attacks of disease, is doubly armed
against its enemy; and now that Japan has shown the
world that this can be done, neither our States nor our
Nation will be pardoned if either omits any pains to safe-
guard the men of our future armies from this danger. It
will require the hearty co-operation of the individual sol-
dier with the authorities to secure such a result ; for the
authorities will make provision, in vain, to protect the
health of the troops, if the individual soldier will not sub-
mit to the restrictions and the precautions which his own
safety requires.
It is interesting that President Roosevelt was able to
point out, in the last presidential campaign, that the num-
ber of men now in the standing army of the United
States is smaller in proportion to the total population
than it was even in the days of Jefferson. This shows
that, during the century under review, the people of the
United States have not become, in any sense, a nation that
delights in war. We have increased our militia and have
made it more efficient, but the regular army is smaller pro
rata than ever before.
It is curious, in following out the records of the Salem
Light Infantry, to observe that during the Mexican war
the company remained at home. Indeed, so far as its
company records are concerned, one would never know
that there had been such a struggle as the Mexican war.
This circumstance, I assume, may be accounted for either
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by the local sentiment of New England towards that enter-
prise, or by some persistence of the old Federal blood in
the veins of the members of the company. Americans
who are of New England descent, whatever be their own
view, perhaps find it easier than others to understand New
England's pretty general objection to expansion, under
whatever form it has come. New England has furnished
a happy home to so many generations of her sons, and she
is so rich withal in stirring memories, that she may be
pardoned for applying to many things the sentiment of the
native of Nantucket, who " could not understand why men
should go West to farm it, when they could get land on
Nantucket for $2 an acre!" Whatever opinion we may now
form as to the merits of the Mexican war, it cannot be
doubted that the results of it have been beneficial, not
only to the country as a whole, but especially to large
areas of territory whose destinies were linked by it to the
fortunes of the United States.
But when the Civil War broke out, there was a cause
which stirred New England to its depths, and the men of
the Salem Light Infantry responded to the call as men
ready to fight for the faith that was in them. The cause
of the Union and the cause of human freedom blended
before their eyes into a "light such as never was on sea
or land ; " and they gave themselves up to follow it wher-
ever it might lead, as the knights of old sought for the
Holy Grail.
The Salem Light Infantry started for the front, three
days after President Lincoln's call for volunteers, as Com-
pany J. of the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, commonly
known as the Essex Regiment. Later it figured as Com-
pany A. of the Fiftieth Massachusetts, and then as the
Thirteenth Unattached Company. Five other companies
were raised by Past Members of the Salem Light Infantry.
The Infantry was represented by Past Members in twen-
ty-one different Massachusetts regiments; in eleven other
military organizations of the State, such as artillery, cav-
alry and the like ; and in twenty-one military organizations
of other States, besides the United States regulars. Its
members served in twelve different army corps ; in the
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Engineer Corps and the Signal Corps ; in the Adjutant
General's Department, the Quartermaster General's Depart-
ment, the Commissary General's Department ; and in the
United States Navy. There were few battles in the whole
war in which it was not represented by at least one man
whose name had appeared at some time upon its rolls.
Seven, at least, were killed in the battles of the Army of
the Potomac ; and how many more upon other fields I can-
not say. It is certain that the Company itself, and its
representatives in other commands, met creditably the su-
preme test of battle. Of the seventy-two members who
obeyed the first call for troops, forty-two received com-
missions from the grade of Lieutenant up to Brigadier
General. In all, curiously enough, exactly seventy-two
commissions were issued to these men. No less than five
of them reached the rank of Brigadier General. I do not
know, I cannot tell, I can only imagine, what the names
of Lander, Pierson, Dimon, Wolcott and Arthur F. Dev-
ereux mean to the company here present. But I do know
that their names stand forever as the representatives of a
body of men that, when duty called, were " faithful unto
death." One might almost say of that gallant little band
that constituted the active company, at the outbreak of
the war, multiplied as it was five-fold under the stress of
the conflict, what Tennyson says of Sir Galahad:
" My good blade carves the casques of men
My tough lance thrusteth sure ;
My strength is as the strength of ten
Because my heart is pure."
With a devotion wholly forgetful of self, they, like so
many others of their countrymen, flung themselves into
the struggle, until the cause for which they fought was se-
cure. The name of the Salem Light Infantry was written
by them, once for all, on the proud rolls that record the
saving of the Nation's life. It is no longer simply a local
company ; it is no longer only a part of the militia of Mas-
sachusetts ; it is f orevermore an integral part of the his-
toric host which saved the Union, brought slavery to an
end, and gave new hope to men the world over. Worthy
successors were they of the men of the Old North Bridge,
of Lexington, and of Concord, and of Bunker Hill.
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The Salem Light Infantry Veteran Association was
formed in 1862, soon after the Infantry had enlisted for
the first time during the Civil War. It became apparent
that some organization of Past Members was necessary in
order to keep the organization intact and to aid it to do
its work at home and in the field, to the best advantage
This organization at once gathered into itself the Past
Members of the Infantry still residing in Salem, and be-
came a force of the greatest influence in organizing the new
companies which went out, officered by men who had ob-
tained their knowledge of military affairs as active mem-
bers of the Infantry. The perfect co-operation between
the two bodies, the active corps and the Veteran Asso-
ciation offers a fine illustration of the relation that
ought to exist between the older and the younger men in
connection with military affairs. There were, of course,
many men of mature years in the armies of the United
States during the Civil War ; but one is sometimes aston-
ished when he tries to realize how young were the troops
that fought the battles of the Civil War. The average
age of the United States troops in the field was little more
than twenty-one years. But behind these youths, keeping
their ranks full, and serving often as officers by virtue of
their experience, were the older men who gave to the
young men at the front the support that was necessary to
enable them to win their battles.
A militia company has a side to its life to which the
regular army has no parallel. The militia company has
time and opportunity, between manoeuvres, to take part
in many interesting functions and to enjoy itself in a so-
cial way. The early history of the Salem Light Infantry
is about equally divided between accounts of the different
dinners which it had attended, and the courts martial
which had occupied themselves with the doings of its offi-
cers. The dinners varied all the way from the banquet to
Commodore Bainbridge in 1813, after his capture of the
" Java," to the celebrated Salem Whig Dinner of 1834,
at which Rufus Choate, Daniel Webster and Edward Ev-
erett were speakers. The courts martial had to do, in al-
most every instance, with the Salem Light Infantry band.
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This Corps was the first to equip itself with a band of mu-
sicians ; and, in view of the Company's experience with it,
one may wonder that any other organization was willing
to have a band. For, on almost every field day, the offi-
cer in command of the Infantry decided to place his band
in a position that was criticised by the officer conducting
the review. It is, perhaps, not surprising to read that the
court martial uniformly upheld the commanding officer;
and the members of the Light Infantry uniformly upheld
their captain. Strange that so much discord should pro-
ceed from a "concord of sweet sounds."
It has been the good fortune of the Infantry, to serve
as escort on different occasions to no less than five Presi-
dents of the United States ; Monroe, Jackson, Polk,
Grant, and Hayes. They also took part, like good Whigs,
in the funerals of President William Henry Harrison, and
President Zachary Taylor ; and they attended as a body
the inauguration of Benjamin Harrison. They assisted,
also, at the semi-centennial and the centennial celebrations
of Bunker Hill, and at the completion of the Monument
in 1844, when Daniel Webster delivered the oration.
Events like these help us who are young men still, to re-
alize what it means to have been born in 1805.
I wish I felt competent to discuss the different uniforms
of the Infantry at the different stages of its history. But
this is a task beyond my power. Nothing less than the
vocabulary of Butterick's patterns would do complete jus-
tice to the subject. I can only assert myself, therefore, a
staunch adherent of "the crimson crest and the snow-
white feather." The main point is, that, whatever the
uniform has been, it has been the uniform of brave men
and gallant soldiers.
It is gratifying to know that after the Civil War, the
Infantry took up again, with unabated ardor, its old duties
as a militia company ; and I congratulate you that at the
very last manoeuvres of the State troops this year, the
Salem Light Infantry, under Captain Perry, earned and
received commendation for soldierly bearing and conduct,
such as one would expect from an organization with so
fine a past. I remember, in talking on one occasion with
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Captain Mahan, that I asked him his opinion of the con-
duct of a certain officer in a foreign navy. Captain Ma-
han's reply was that he thought the officer had made a
mistake, due very largely to the fact that the navy to
which he belonged was so young that it had no traditions.
We do not always quite realize what it means to have be-
hind one a long and historic past ; but the members of the
Salem Light Infantry of to-day are so fortunate as to know
this by experience. It may not be doubted that were any
new call to be made upon its members to serve the Nation
in any hour of great peril, the Salem Light Infantry
would respond again, with the old ardor, the old courage,
and the old devotion. This was shown as recently as
1898, when it was mustered into the United States service
during the war with Spain. It is true that in this war,
it did not smell powder ; but this was not the fault of the
Infantry. It did the duty it was called upon to do, and it
did it well.
A militia company, furthermore, has its side bearing on
civil life ; and it is not without significance that the Salem
Light Infantry has furnished to the United States, a Secre-
tary of War, the Hon. William C. Endicott, the bearer of
one of Salem's historic names ; to the State of Massachu-
setts, two Adjutant-Generals ; a Treasurer and Receiver
General ; and several members of the General Court ; and
to the city of Salem, seven Mayors ; besides one Mayor of
Lawrence, and one Mayor of Lowell. All this is not
without significance, because it shows that the spirit that
moves a man to join the militia is apt to make him, also,
an effective and useful citizen in civil life. I do not know
why the most characteristic product of the Company
should have been Mayors. How many other Mayors it
may have produced in distant places 1 do not know ; but
there was in the loins of the Company in 1805, at least
one Mayor of Brooklyn and one Mayor of New York.
At the Semi-centennial Dinner of the Company in 1855.
two toasts were drunk worth recalling at this moment.
The first was : " The Salem Light Infantry : Fifty years
since, they rallied under the standard of Union, Liberty
and Law ; Fifty years hence, may they be able to boast
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that they are still its faithful guardians." How proudly
they can indulge in that boast, at the end of the suggested
period, has already been made clear. The other toast to
which I refer, was : " The Commander of 1848 ; a perfect
soldier, a model officer, well worthy to follow those who
preceded him. His interest in our prosperity has never
been known to fade." Response was made by Captain S.
Endicott Peabody, to whom the toast referred. It is well
known to you all that Captain Peabody still lives ; and,
although by reason of age, he is unable to take an active
part in this celebration, it is still true that his interest in
the Salem Light Infantry " has never been known to fade."
At this very time, he is extending to the Speaker whom
you have honored on this occasion, the gracious hospitality
for which he is so well known.
I wonder whether you have noticed, among the many
facts that I have called to your attention, that Past Mem-
bers of the Salem Light Infantry served, during the Civil
War, in no less than twenty-one military organizations of
other States in the Union. That is a circumstance as
typical of the general development of the country, since
1805, as was the removal of my grandfathers from Salem
to New York, to which I have already referred. In
1805 the population of the country was still, for the
most part, upon the Atlantic coast. Jefferson was just
sending the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Oregon
country to explore the farthest limits of the Louisiana
Territory, just purchased by him from the French ; and
day after day men from all the States upon the sea-board
were pressing across the mountains to make homes for
themselves in the interior. But a century ago, this pro-
cess, the results of which we see so plainly today, was
just beginning ; and it is worth while to point out the sig-
nificance of such removals from a city like Salem and a
State like Massachusetts. Salem's maritime trade and
foreign commerce continued to flourish, I judge, until
about 1820, though it received a severe blow from the
Embargo of 1807. In 1810, ships were entered at the
Salem Custom House from fifty-four different foreign
ports. Even as early as the Revolutionary War, Salem
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fitted out two hundred and fifty-eight privateers and
letters of marque, a circumstance of which one now reads
with something of the feeling awakened in him as he
reads that the little port of Clovelly, in Devonshire, with
no harbor other than that made by a diminutive break-
water, furnished nine vessels to fight the Spanish Armada.
In 1785 " Lord " Derby, as your own Hawthorne called the
famous Salem merchant of that name, had sent the " Grand
Turk " to China, which vessel brought back to Salem from
Canton one of the first cargoes coming directly from that
port to the United States. Again, in 1796, the same
"Lord" Derby sent the "Astrea" to Manila, which re-
turned with a cargo of sugar and other merchandise. It
was said, immediately after the battle of Manila Bay, that
the great body of Americans heard then, for the first time,
that there were such islands as the Philippines and that
there was such a place as Manila ; but these names were
household words in Salem more than a century ago.
By 1820, however, this prosperous commerce had begun
to dwindle. The explanation is sometimes offered that
the larger ports, because they afforded better markets,
gradually absorbed the foreign commerce of the country.
This is part of the truth, no doubt, but not the whole of
it. The most significant factor in bringing about the
change, is suggested by the fact that my grandfathers, in
leaving Salem, at about that time, went to New York.
Almost in the very year in which the Salem Light Infan-
try was founded, the three brothers who then formed the
prosperous banking house of Brown Brothers and Com-
pany, which still exists, came from England to establish
themselves in the United States. The eldest went to
Philadelphia, as the most important city ; the second went
to Baltimore, as next in importance ; and the youngest was
assigned to New York, as, at that time, the least impor-
tant place. If, then, one can find the explanation of New
York's rise from comparative unimportance as a commer-
cial port at the beginning of the nineteenth century, to its
easy pre-eminence as to foreign commerce at the present
time, the explanation of Salem's loss of foreign commerce
may also become clear. Only a few years later than
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1805, under the leadership of Governor Clinton, the State
of New York built the Erie Canal, thus making, in con-
nection with the Hudson River and the Great Lakes, a
cheap water highway for travel and for the transportation
of goods directly into the heart of the continent. From
the moment that the Erie Canal was opened, not only the
domestic but the foreign commerce of New York sprang
forward with leaps and bounds ; and it quickly obtained a
pre-eminence which it has never lost, and which the
passage of a century has only served to emphasize. One
often hears it said that New York's great commercial im-
portance depends upon its splendid harbor, with its two
deep rivers, and its access to the ocean both by way of
Sandy Hook and of Long Island Sound. In a sense,
doubtless this also is true ; for the city's natural advantages
as a harbor have enabled it to handle efficiently the mighty
commerce that has come to it. But, it cannot be too
strongly emphasized that the City of New York has been
made what it is, and is kept what it is, by the development
of the resources of the great continent behind it. No
other sea-board city has so fortunate a relation to the inte-
rior of the country as New York ; and this, in my judg-
ment, is the decisive factor in its commercial supremacy.
Its unique harbor naturally emphasizes this opportunity,
but the harbor without the internal communication would
count for little. When railroads began to supplant the
Canal, the City of New York was again fortunate, for the
rail roads of New York State are the only railroads that
can reach the West without climbing the Alleghany Moun-
tains.
Applying these reflections to Salem commerce and to
the distribution of the men of the Light Infantry all over
the Union, it is easy to see what has happened. So long
as the thoughts and attention of the country were centered
upon foreign commerce, the City of Salem was able to
maintain its proud eminence in this direction; but when
the growth of commerce began to depend more upon com-
munication with the interior than with the outer world,
tendencies began to be felt which nothing could resist. I
have often thought that the life of my father, himself a
80
son of Salem, was typical in a small way of what has hap-
pened to the city of his birth. In his youth, at the age of
twenty-two, he went out to China, and resided there for
seven years. Returning to New York in 1840, he imme-
diately established himself in business with China and the
East; and, at the outbreak of the Civil War, he had in be-
ing a fleet of thirteen of the famous China clippers which
carried the American flag to the front in every quarter of
the globe. Coincident with the outbreak of the Civil War,
came the change from the construction of wooden ships, as
to which the United States had the advantage, to ships
made of iron, as to which we were at a disadvantage. The
destruction wrought to American commerce by the Con-
federate cruisers, during the Civil War, only destroyed
quickly a mercantile marine that, under different circum-
stances, would probably have died out slowly. In the
meanwhile, the adoption of the protective system, as an
incident of the War, made it impossible, when the war was
over, because of the cost, to replace in iron the mercantile
fleet that had been destroyed in wood, as it still makes it
impossible either to build or to operate for the foreign
trade. In addition, the Civil War, which for so long
threatened the very existence of the Union, resulted in the
end in an immense development of the national resources,
and in turning the eyes of every one from foreign trade
to internal development. Following this impulse, my
father closed in 1872 the houses which he had established
in China and Japan, and gave his attention, as others did,
to enterprises connected with the development of our re-
sources at home. As a result, when he died in 1893, he
had not a single interest outside of the United States.
He used to call attention to the fact that, whereas branches
of English banks were to be found all over the world, he
could not recall a single American bank that, up to that
time, had a branch outside of the United States. There
are very few, if any, even now. Before his death, also,
other changes had supervened, so that he was accustomed
to say of himself and his contemporaries, in the later
years of his life, that " the old-fashioned merchant was as
extinct as the mastodon." This little summary of one of
Salem 's loyal and fortunate sons is no bad type, I think,
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of what has befallen the City itself. Her foreign com-
merce long ago ceased to be, but that has not affected her
corporate prosperity. The Salem of 1800 numbered less
than 10,000 people, and the Salem of 1905 numbers al-
most 38,000 people. A greater volume of merchandise is
landed at its wharves and passes over its railroad lines
than in the palmy days of its foreign commerce ; but its
shipping, such as it is, is domestic ; and the merchandise
that comes to the city comes, not so much for distribution
as for private consumption and for use in manufacture.
Thus it is seen that while a change has taken place, it has
been a change from one sort of prosperity to another. The
passage of time has not brought disaster, and the Salem
of to-day looks forward to continuing prosperity with well-
grounded hope.
I may seem to you to have wandered far afield in be-
ginning with the Salem Light Infantry and in ending with
a discussion of Salem's foreign commerce. But, indeed,
the Salem Light Infantry is so essentially a part of Salem,
that whatever belongs to Salem belongs to it, and whatever
belongs to it belongs to Salem. It is easy to recognize in
the bald outlines I have tried to sketch of the Salem Light
Infantry, the records of a militia company as unusual arid
as noteworthy as the historic town in which it has had its
being. It is worthy of the old city of Endecott and Win-
throp; of Roger Williams and Leverett Saltonstall; of
Joseph Story and Joseph H. Choate ; of Nathaniel Bow-
ditch and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The City of Salem has
never been large as men count size ; but for two centuries
and a half it has been a city of distinction, judged by the
men who have lived and worked in it; judged by the men
who have been born here ; and judged by the part its sons
have played, in Massachusetts and out of it, in winning
the independence of the country, in preserving the Union
from dissolution, and in developing both the foreign com-
merce of the country and its internal resources. May the
Salem Light Infantry, in the decades and centuries to come,
continue to show themselves worthy of the historic City
by laying always new laurels upon its brow ; and may God,
as he has been with the fathers, so be with the children^to
the end of time.
TWO SALEM DAME SCHOOLS.
Dame schools were undoubtedly of great worth in their
day and were the foundation of the kindergartens by which
they were superseded. There are still living in Salem,
three people, advanced in life, who attended the " Higgin-
son School, " one of whom also went to the " Endicott
School." Some particulars concerning these founts of
learning, now entirely obsolete in the community, are here
preserved.
" Mrs. Higginson was the widow of Mr. John Higgin-
son, registrar of deeds in Essex County, who died in
1774, leaving her with an only child a daughter. She
was a woman of large intellect, that might have entitled
her to fill any position which her altered circumstances
required for a support; but she was so loyal to her king,
George III., and so free in expressing her opinions, that
she became very unpopular and found it discreet to take
refuge in Halifax. *** In 1782 she returned to Salem
and soon after peace was declared, she and her daughter
opened a school for children of both sexes, which had a
high reputation under their joint care and later under the
charge of Miss Hitty, who survived her mother many
years. * * * Her manners were courtly and her conver-
sation was replete with dignity, kind feeling and sound
sense.* It has been said that Judge Daniel Appleton
White called upon Miss Higginson every Sunday evening
for the sake of enjoying her conversation.
Some curious customs obtained in this school. When
the children misbehaved a variety of punishments was
meted out to them. One, was to be put to bed, while an-
other, was to be sent out of doors to sit alone on a wooden
seat. If a child was restless, a heavy book was given to
him to hold by a single leaf, standing up while so doing.
There was an assistant by the name of Augusta, and if a
child was naughty, Miss Higginson would call out " Gus-
*M. G. D. Silsbee, A Half Century in Salem, Boston, 1887.
(82)
TWO SALEM DAME SCHOOLS. 88
ta, Dip her, nip her !" otherwise, " pinch her, pinch her 1"
Mrs. Higginson lived to a great age as did her daughter
Miss Hitty, who was bora in 1764 and died in 1846, and
in consequence, grandparents, their children, and grand-
children, literally went to the same school, only under
two teachers, mother and daughter. An old scholar of
Miss Kitty's now takes occasion, if opportunity offers, to
say " My grandmother and I went to the same school,"
a statement which is an enigma to his hearers until the
matter is explained. The children who attended the
" Higginson School " were obliged to sit, during school
hours, on wooden seats without backs, with their feet
resting on stools attached to the seats, and each child was
given a piece of paper to hold in both hands and directed
not to drop it. This was in order to keep them quiet.
The teaching was very primitive, in fact, the children lit-
erally had no instruction, or none that would be called
such in these latter days.
An old scholar of Miss Higginson's writes " As to
Miss Hitty Higginson's school, I don't think any one
would approve of it now. Young children were compelled
to sit upon benches swinging their feet, during long hours,
so at the end of a summer's day they grew irritable and
restless and the teacher I suppose did also. Miss Higgin-
son was a clever woman with considerable humor, but I
think, however, she enjoyed pestering children and I sup-
pose teaching generation after generation to read and
write, is not a soothing occupation. I knew Miss Higgin-
son after I grew up and I think perhaps her experience of
life had embittered her."
Naturally all the little Loyalist children in Salem were
sent to be educated to so good a Tory as Miss Higginson.
In personal appearance Miss Hitty Higginson is described
by one of her scholars as " tall and thin, and wore a mob
cap made of muslin with a band of broad black ribbon
around it. * * * The house in which the school was kept,
stood next to that of Miss Plummer's, 248 Essex street.
After the death of Miss Higginson, Miss Plummer bought
the house and pulled it down. * * * I once heard Miss
Higginson remark in a lofty manner, that ' gentlemen
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formerly wore red cloaks. Everybody did not dress alike
then.' "
The " Endicott School " was kept by Mrs. Endicott, the
widow of a descendant of Governor Endecott. She be-
lieved that little boys as well as their sisters should be
brought up to be useful, so all the boys of her school were
taught to sew and one elderly, grey-haired gentleman, who
was one of her pupils, remarks, that he sewed his stent of
patchwork every day, it being fitted and basted for him at
home, and that in the course of time he made a little
patchwork quilt. If the little people under Mrs. Endi-
cott's care were well behaved they were allowed to play
with books and were given the meats of butternuts to eat.
If they misbehaved they were set up on a high stool,
after having had a fool's cap put on their heads. But here
justice was tempered with mercy and the stool was placed
in such a position in the room that the child could see
what was going on in the street, for panes of glass were
inserted in the upper part of the front door, a fashion
now obsolete but which may yet be seen in some old
houses of the present day. The above mentioned gentle-
man recalls seeing a company of soldiers pass while he,
mounted on the stool, was undergoing punishment for his
misdeeds. According to his own account most of his
time was spent on this stool of repentance, although he
did not profit by his experience, for at the mature age of
three years he was expelled from the school as " incorrigi-
ble " and sent home in disgrace, his parents then placing
him under the care of Miss Hitty Higginson to be in-
structed.
For further accounts of Dame Schools, see M. C. D.
Silsbee, A Half Century in Salem, Boston, 1887, pages
47-58 ; and Eleanor Putnam, Old Salem, Boston, 1886,
pages 43-62.
PETITION FROM OFFICERS OF THE ESSEX
MIDDLE REGIMENT, JULY 6, 1696.
To y* Hon a ble y e Leut Gou r & Council afsembld at
Boston.
The Humble Request & petitio n of y e Subscribers
comissed officers of Essex Midle Regmt. & y e Comission d
officers of y e Towne of Newberry assembled y e 6 th day of
July at Ipswch is as Followeth :
S re as we have always had experienc d of yo r Hon ra
Willingness & readiness to promote any act as may be
Judg d by y r Hon" for y e Saf ty & Welfair of this province
(as well as neighbouring provinces,) his majesties Subjects
agst y e Jnvasio n & provisio n of y e Comon Enemy: y r
Hon" psents being met to Consult w th may be Expedient
for y e Saf ty of noe smale p* of this provin ce & ou r selves
amongst y e Reg 1 doe humbly propose to y r hon r s Consider-
atio n y l w ch we haue vnanimously concluded of : w ch we
hope w n y r Hon r s consder how greatly we haue bene assist-
ing other places : you will w th the more freedom Grant
Jt yo r Hon r s Judg it may attaine y* end w ch we aime at :
we vnderstand y e enimy [are] many & Insolent & many
of our men Either gon to Sea or otherwise Soe y* our
strength Seems to be much weaknede Impaird & therfore
we Humbly propose : y* Newberry & the Midle Regmt of
Essex may be ordered to keep such a watch upon Meri-
mack Riuer up to Bradford w th about twelue men in a day
& night as we shall Judg for our Security in such places
as we shall Judg ou r men may be secured & y* the rest of
y* Regem u of Essex y* vpp r & Low r Regm u Soe many
of y m as are not frontiers w th such other towns as y r
Hon's shal Judg may best spare men may keep such a
watch night and day up to dunstable as may be likely to
answer ye expectatio n upward y* not any Enemy (in all
likelyhood) at least not any body shall come but y** wil
be discouery of y m soe y* we may w tb y* more Safty &
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86 PETITION PROM ESSEX MIDDLE REGIMENT OFFICERS.
chearfulness w tb out uery much distraction attend our
psent Caleings w ch is the way of ou r Livelyhood : & this
we Craue may be allowed for three months upon the
publiq Charg till y e Harvest is ouer of Hay & Come : &
then we hope we shall not treble yo r Hon's further tho we
Spend a great pt of our time to watch & ward & neuer
charg y e Country for any of it as we neuer yet haue don :
no r for all ou r psents of y e Enemy from time to time w ch
hath bene oft & w th little charg w ch Jf y r Hon r s Shall
Comply w th Soe as y* it may be Enactd by you r Hon r s it
will greatly oblige y r Sera's.
Tho 8 Wade John Lane
Daniell Wicom William ffiske
John Gould Joseph Little
Thomas Keyes John peirson
Tho s ffiske Nath. Jewet
Joseph Boynton John Whipple
John dresser John Pebody
Andrew Stickney John Perley
Cutting Noyes Joseph knight
Henry Somerby William Moodey
may it Please your Honour I heaue Purised the above
Petition & considering that that mischife that was don at
Newbury & at Rowley when Bengimine Goodridg was
killed & his family carye d away & that it is sertainly
known it is the ould Roadway of the Indians when they
com from the eastward into Newbery Rowly & Ipswich
woods do count it is uery Rational desire that the twelue
men aboue spooken be allowed
I am your Honours humbl Servent at Command
DANIEL PEIRCE,
Massachusetts Archives, Vol. LXX. pages 28^-5.
LIST OF ESSEX COUNTY MEN KILLED AND
WOUNDED AT THE EASTWARD.
Salem, y" 4 th July, 1677.
Honor ble S r Vnd er standing p doctor Barton, y* yo r
hono r desires & Expectes to receine a pticular acc tt of y e
mens names y* are wounded, as alsoe y e place they belong
to, w th y 6 manner of their wounds, haue accordingly made
Inquiry, & Sent you ace" as followeth
English. Daniell Dike of Milton : through y" Arm boan
& Splint r d Ben: Rockett of Medfield : two Shott Jn
thigh Jacob : parker of Chemsford : shott through y e
should 1 " Tho : Dutton of Bellricke : Shott Jn y* knee &
belly Jn : Mechenne, of Blackpoint : through y* brest &
back James Veren of Salem: Through y e up r part of
thigh Anthony waldern [of] Salem : Jn y e neck Morgan
Joanes of Newberry : through y e thigh Caleb pilsberry of
Newberry : Jn y e back Jsraell Hunewell of Jpswich Jn
y e Legg & Should 1 "
Indians. Jn Nuckwich : Jn y e knee Juncture Nathan 11
penumpu m : Jn y e thigh Abraham Speen : through both y*
thighs
Acc tt of y e Slaine Jn this County, Soe far as wee can
gather is
Salem. Nath. Hun peter petty
Ipswich. James fford James Burbee Sam 11 pooler
Jn poland Thorn : Burnu m
Rowly : Nick : Richardson.
Beu r ly James Mansly Ben : Morgan ffrancis Law-
ranee
Andiu r Jn parker James parker Jn phelps Daniell
Blackead
Marblehead: Tho. Edwards Sam u Beal Richard Hurls
Joseph Morgan philip Hutton
Capean : Vincen : Dauis Nathaniell^Knights
Lin one man w ch was all they Sent '
S r This acc tt is y e best y* att psant Can giue yo r :
hono r : , as for y e other Counties wee Can enforme noe
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88 REGULATIONS RESTRAINING AMUSEMENTS IN 1775.
other waies, butt y* Major Clark sent on Shoar nineteen
twenty men where of nineteen Slaine w ch is all att p r sant
butt humble Seruice to you Rest :
Yo r Hono" most humble Seruants to Command
Jn Curwin
Jn Price
Manchester Archives, Vol. LXIX, pages 137-8.
MARBLEHEAD REGULATIONS RESTRAINING
AMUSEMENTS IN 1775.
Marblehead, January 12th, 1775.
AT A MEETING OP THE COMMITTEE OF INSPECTION.
Whereas in the 8th Article of the American Congress
Association " every Species of Extravagance and Dissipa-
tion, especially all Horse-Racing, and all Kinds of Gaming,
Cock-Fighting, Exhibitions of Shews, Plays, and other ex-
pensive Diversions and Entertainments " are expressly
" discountenanced and discouraged," and some of the In-
habitants of this Town may not have fully attended to this
Matter, Voted unanimously that this Committee after
mature Deliberation, if fully of Opinion, that the Meeting
of the Inhabitants of this Town in Parties at Houses of
Entertainments, in or out of Town, for the Purposes of
Dancing, Feasting, &c., is expressly against the Associa-
tion ; and that no Charges may be brought against the In-
habitants of this Town by our Brethren in the other
Towns, or Colonies relative to this Matter, and likewise
that this Committee may not be put to the disagreeable
Necessity of holding up any of their Townsmen as Persons
breaking the Association, it is respectfully desired that
this Article as well as all others of the Association may be
fully observed, that no Evasions may take Place relative
to the Matter by extraordinary Entertainments in private
Houses, or the most distant Appearance of a Violation
from any Inhabitant of this Town.
Per Order of the Committee,
John Sparhawk, Clerk.
Essex Gazette, January 17, 1775.
SHIP REGISTERS OF THE DISTRICT OF SALEM
AND BEVERLY.
1789-1900.
COMMUNICATED BY A. FRANK HITCHINGS, WITH ADDITIONAL
NOTES BY STEPHEN WILLARD PHILLIPS.
(Continued from Vol. XLL page 880.)
THREE BROTHERS, sch., 52 tons, Vinalhaven, 1813. Reg.
Dec. 18, 1813. Michael Shephard, Henry King, owners;
Henry King, master.
THREE BROTHERS, bark, 263 tons, Salem, 1841. Reg. Dec.
21, 1841. David Pingree, owner ; Philip P. Pinel, master.
Reg. July -10, 1846. David Pingree, Thomas Perkins, own-
ers ; John Wallis, master.
THREE FRIENDS, bgtne., 132 tons, Scituate, 1784. Reg.
Sept. 8, 1790. Jonathan Gardner, jr., Jonathan Gardner,
Joseph Peabody, owners ; Joseph Peabody, master. Reg. June
20, 1794, Joseph Peabody, Jonathan Gardner, owners ; John
Endicofct, master. Reg. Mar. 3, 1806. Jonathan Gardner,
John Fairfield, owners ; James Very, master. Reg. Jan. 16,
1807. Jonathan Gardner, John F. Gardner, owners ; John
Carlton, master. Reg. Oct. 13, 1810. Jonathan Gardner,
owner ; Thomas LeFavour, master.
THREE FRIENDS, sloop, 84 tons, Belfast, 1793. Reg. Jan.
1794. Alexander Story, owner ; Joseph Strout, master.
THRIVER, sch., Beverly, 99 tons, Essex, 1856. Reg. Aug.
19, 1862. Frederick W. Choate, Beverly, Job Story, Essex,
owners ; Marcus Holman, master.
TIDAL WAVE, bark, 361 tons, Essex 1854. Changed to
307 tons, Feb., 1865. Reg. Oct. 8, 1860. Robert Brookhouse,
jr., Robert Brookhouse, William Hunt, Joseph H. Hanson,
Nathan A. Frye, owners ; Charles H. Nelson, master. Reg.
Feb. 20, 1865. Nathan A. Frye, Robert Brookhouse, jr.,
Joseph H. Hanson, William Hunt, owners. [Original photo-
graph at Peabody Academy of Science.]
TIGRIS, brig, 157 tons, Boston, 1829. Reg. Aug. 11, 1832.
David Pingree, John G. Waters, George West, owners ; John
G. Waters, master. [Sold to Gloucester owners, Oct., 1835.
Purchased back, Aug., 1838.] Reg. Aug. 24, 1838. Robert
Brookhouse, William Hunt, owners ; James L. Tracey, master.
[Sold to Beverly owners, Aug., 1850.] Reg. Aug. 19, 1850.
James Briant, Beverly, Octavius Howe, Beverly, Ezra Fos-
ter, Beverly, William Hunt, owners ; Octavius Howe, master.
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90 SHIP REGISTERS OP THE DISTRICT
TIM PICKERING, brig, 159 tons, Dover, N. H., 1841. Eeg.
Apr. 20, 1844. David Pingree, owner ; Edward S. Stacey,
master. Eeg. Nov. 2, 1846. Willard Phillips, Stephen C.
Phillips, J. W. Peele, Joseph W. Osborn, John H. Eagleston,
George West, owners ; Joseph W. Osborn, master. [Lost in
the Feejees, Apr. 5, 1848.]
TIMANDRA, brig, 173 tons, Newburyport, 1857. Eeg. Dec.
23, 1857. Henry E. Jenks, John C. Berry, Charles A. Jenks,
owners ; Samuel Sparks, master. [Sold to San Francisco
owners, Nov., 1859.]
TIME, brig, 212 tons, Salem, 1819. Eeg. Nov. 9, 1819.
Benjamin Hawkes, owner; Timothy Harraden, master. Eeg.
Oct. 26, 1821. Benjamin Hawkes, Timothy Harraden, owners ;
Timothy Harraden, master.
TIMOTHY BROOKS, sch., 90 tons, Bowdoinham, 1809. Eeg.
Sept. 2, 1809. Timothy Brooks, Hezekiah P. Allen, Bow-
doinham, owners ; Hezekiah P. Allen, master.
TOM CORWIN, bark, 250 tons, Scituate, 1847. Eeg. Oct.
13, 1848. Michael Shepard, John Bertram, Andrew Ward,
owners ; John B. Currier, master.
TORPEDO, sch., Beverly, 76 tons, Arrowsic, Me., 1845. Eeg.
July 6, 1864. Francis A. Smith, Beverly, owner; William
A. Lavender, master.
TRADER, bgtne., 153 tons, Newbury, 1815. Eeg. Apr. 29,
1816. Benjamin Pickman, jr., William Lander, Edward
Lander, owners ; John Eveleth, master. Eeg. Sept. 8, 1817.
Edward Lander, Benjamin Pickman, jr., owners; Samuel
Brooks, master. Eeg. Sept. 11, 1818. Edward Lander, own-
er ; Samuel Brooks, master.
TRAVELLER, ship, 244 tons, Falmouth, 1799. Eeg. May 1,
1805. George Crowninshield, sr., owner ; Eichard Ward, jr.,
master. Eeg. June 19, 1809. Eichard Crowninshield, own-
er ; Jacob Endicott, master.
TREMONT, sch., 143 tons, Hampden, Me., 1832. Eeg. May
23, 1842. Joseph G. Waters, Anthony D. Caulfield, owners ;
A. D. Caulfield, master.
TRENT, ship, 191 tons, Freeport, 1801. Eeg. May 5, 1802.
William Gray, jr., owner; Nathaniel Kinsman, master. Eeg.
May 13, 1807. William Ward, owner ; Peter Lander, master.
[Original water-color at the Essex Institute, and water-color
copy at the Peabody Academy of Science. The Trent was sold
to Boston owners in Oct., 1809.]
TRENTON, bark, 274 tons, Salem, 1835. Reg. Oct. 10, 1835.
Edward Allen, John F. Allen, John F. Putnam, owners ; John
F. Putnam, master.
OF SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 91
TKENTON, brig, 226 tons, Duxbury, 1836. Keg. Sept. 6,
1856. Charles A. Jenks, John C. Berry, owners ; John C.
Berry, master; Reg. Oct. 5, 1857. Henry E. Jenks, John C.
Berry, Charles A. Jenks, owners ; John C. Berry, master.
TBIAL, sch., 100 tons, Salem, 1794. Ri'g changed to brig-
antine and tonnage altered to 147, in July, 1801. Eeg. Oct.
20, 1794. Ben j . Goodhue, John Norris, John Tucker, owners ;
John Tucker, master. Keg. May 26, 1795. John Norris,
Benjamin Goodhue, Andrew Tucker, owners ; Andrew Tucker,
master. Reg. Nov. 1, 1796. John Norris, owner ; Daniel
Ropes, jr., master. [James Barr and Thomas Tate were also
masters.] Reg. Mar. 29, 1804. John Dutch, jr., Thorndike
Deland, owners ; Andrew Harraden, master. Reg. Sept. 18,
1806. Ebenezer Learock, owner; Benjamin Patterson, master.
Reg. Oct. 7, 1808. Francis Quarles, owner ; Harvey Choate,
master.
TRITON, bgtne., 106 tons, Falmouth, 1795. Reg. June 20,
1803. Zachariah Burchmore, Joseph Ropes, owners ; George
Burchmore, master.
TRITON, brig., 177 tons, Danvers, 1815. Reg. Dec. 20, 1815.
Nathaniel West, jr., owner, Nathaniel Cleaves, master. Reg.
Dec. 5, 1826. Thomas W. Houghton, owner; Thomas W.
Houghton, master. Reg. Jan. 24, 1829. Joseph J. Knapp,
owner ; Samuel Symonds, master. [John Frost was also
master.]
TRIUMPH, sch., Beverly, 90 tons, Essex, 1838. Reg. Dec.
18, 1851. William H. Lovett, Beverly, Josiah L. Foster, Bev-
erly, Benjamin Woodbury, Hamilton, owners; John Brazil,
master.
TRUMPHANT, ship, 203 tons, Dover, N. H., 1802. Reg.
Aug. 17, 1804. Clifford Crowninshield, Jacob Ashton, Ben-
jamin Goodhue, Jonathan Waldo, jr., William Ashton, own-
ers ; William Ashton, master. Reg. Aug. 6, 1806. Clifford
Crowninshield, owner ; Samuel H. Webster, master. [Sold to
Boston owners, Nov., 1809.]
TRYALL, bgtne., 119 tons, Salem, 1790. Reg. July 24,
1790. Weld Gardner, owner ; David Ingersoll, master. [Ben-
jamin Dean was also reg. as master, Sept. 27, 1797.] Reg.
Mar. 8, 1799. William Gray, owner; William Russell, master.
[Sold to Kennebunk owners, July, 1801.]
TRYON, sch., 94 tons, Eden, Me., 1824. Reg. Aug. 22, 1825.
John Brooks, owner ; Samuel Page, master. [Thomas Down-
ing was also master.]
TURK, bark, 197 tons, Scituate, 1841. Reg. Dec. 12, 1855,
92 SHIP REGISTERS OP THE DISTRICT
Charles Hoffman, owner; William M. Camp, master. Keg.
Aug. 7, 1858. Albeit G. Brown, owner; Robert Murrey,
master.
Two BKTSEYS, brig, Beverly, 141 tons, Bath, 1803. Reg.
Oct. 6, 1807. Israel Thorndike, Beverly, owner ; Ebenezer,
Meacom, master.
Two BROTHERS, sch., 56 tons, Danvers, 1784. Reg. Oct.
22, 1789. John Page, Francis Roche, owners ; Francis Roche,
master. [Lost at sea, Aug. 24, 1791.]
Two BROTHERS, sch., 103 tons, Casco Bay, 1783. Rig
changed to brigantine, and tonnage altered to 148, in Oct.
1793. Reg. Oct. 24, 1789. Jonathan Gardner, Jonathan
Gardner, jr., Thomas Perkins, owners ; John Ropes, master.
Reg. Oct. 9, 1793, Jonathan Gardner, owner ; Samuel Endi-
cott, master.
Two BROTHERS, bgtne., 68 tons, Amesbury, 1786. Reg. Apr.
14, 1791. Benjamin Carpenter, owner ; Benjamin Carpenter,
master. Reg. Jan. 16, 1792. Nathaniel West, owner; Ste-
phen Webb, master. [Bartholomew Putnam was also master.]
Two BROTHERS, snow, Beverly, 149 tons, Salisbury, 1792.
Reg. Nov. 24, 1792. Hugh Hill, Beverly, owner ; Jonathan
Batchelder, master. [John Gardner was also master.]
Two BROTHERS, sch., Danvers, 74 tons, Danvers, 1797. Reg.
Dec. 16, 1799. Samuel Page, Danvers, owner ; John Groves,
master. Reg. Jan. 22, 1807. Nathaniel Fowler, Beverly,
Benjamin Giles, owners; Benjamin Giles, master. Reg. Oct. 9,
1807. Nathaniel Fowler, Beverly, owner ; Nathaniel Fowler,
master.
Two BROTHERS, bark, 141 tons, Duxbury, 1800. Rig
changed to ship, and tonnage altered to 151, in June, 1801.
Reg. Nov. 11, 1800. Israel Williams, owner ; John Holman,
master. [William Deblois, was also master].
Two BROTHERS, bgtne., 162 tons, Georgetown, 1801. Ton.
nage changed to 197 tons, in April, 1804. Reg. Feb. 3, 1802.
William Gray, jr., owner, Abial Burgess, master. Reg. Mar-
6, 1805. John Dutch, jr., Thorndike Deland, jr., owners ; Sam-
uel Rea, master. [Jeremiah Putnam was also master. Sold
to New Bedford owners, April, 1806.]
Two BROTHERS, schooner, Beverly, 97 tons, Haverhill,
1805. Reg. Dec. 10, 1805. William Gray, jr., Samuel Has-
kell, Beverly, owners ; Samuel Haskell, master. [Sold to
Boston owners in May, 1809.
Two BROTHERS, ship, 288 tons, Salem, 1816. Reg.
Jan. 21, 1817. John Forrester, Thomas H. Forrester, owners ;
a II
OP SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 93
James Gilchrist, master. [Water-color copy of original sketch
at Peabody Academy of Science. ]
Two FRIENDS, schooner, Beverly, 74 tons, Salisbury, 1785.
Keg. Nov. 2, 1789. Moses Brown, Beverly, Israel Thorndike,
Beverly, owners; Nicholas Thorndike, master. [Jonathan
Basay was also master. Vessel lost.]
Two FRIENDS, sch., Beverly, 74 tons,Bradford, 1798. Eeg
Dec. 11, 1801. Henry Thorndike, Beverly, William Kay.
mond, Beverly, owners ; Tarbox Moulton, master. Reg. Aug.
20, 1802. Henry Thorndike, Beverly, owner; Tarbox Moul
ton, master. Keg. Nov. 10, 1809. Henry Thorndike, Beverly*
Larkin T. Lee, Beverly, owners ; Larkin T. Lee, master.
[John Glover was also master.]
Two FRIENDS, bgtne., 165 tons, Columbia, 1801. Reg.
Feb. 22, 1802. Joseph Fenno, William Russell, Ebenezer
Learock, Joseph Patten, Columbia, owners ; William Russell,
master. Reg. Oct. 24, 1803. Joseph Fenno, Samuel Derby.
Jonathan Mason, Jonathan Gardner, William Russell, owners ;
William Russell, master.
Two SISTERS, sch., 100 tons, Bath, 1785. Reg. Oct. 12,
1789. Samuel Ingersoll, owner. James Very, master.
Two SISTERS, sch., 68 tons, Amesbury, 1787. Reg. Dec.
24, 1792. Henry Williams, Jonathan Peele, owners ; Henry
Williams, master. Reg. Mar. 20, 1795. Jonathatv Peele,
owner ; Aaron Allen, master. [Sold to Beverly owners in
Dec., 1802.] Reg. Dec. 22, 1802. Thomas Stephens, Beverly,
William Leach, Beverly, owners ; William Leach, jr., master.
Reg. Nov. 30, 1803. Israel Thorndike, Beverly, owner.
Benjamin Giles, master. [Joseph L. Lee was also master.]
Two SISTERS, sch., Beverly, 72 tons, Haverhill, 1818. Reg.
Dec. 26, 1820. Josiah Foster, Beverly, owner ; Stephen
Woodbury, master. Reg. Dec. 10, 1822. Josiah Foster, 3rd,
Beverly, owner ; Jesse Woodbury, master.
Two SISTERS, brig, 122 tons, Kingston, Me., 1831. Reg.
Dec. 8, 1835. Henry Grant, owner ; Edward Sprague, master.
Two SONS, ship, 210 tons, New York, N. Y., 1801. Reg.
Dec. 10, 1803. Benjamin Crowninshield, jr., George Crown-
inshield, George Crowninshield, jr., Jacob Crowninshield,
John Crowninshield, Richard Crowninshield, owners ; Thom-
as Rue, master. Reg. Apr. 23, 1805. Benjamin Crownin-
shield, jr., George Crowninshield, George Crowninshield, jr.,
Jacob Crowninshield, Richard Crowninshield, owners ; Thom-
as Rue, master. [Lost at sea.]
TYBEE, ship, 298 tons, Philadelphia, Pa., 1829. Reg. Apr.
94 SHIP REGISTERS OF THE DISTRICT
27, 1832. John W. Kogers, Nathaniel L. Kogers, Kichard S.
Eogers, Charles Millet, owners ; Charles Millet, master.
[Water-color painting at Peabody Academy of Science. Ar-
rived at Sydney, Oct. 8, 1832, being the first Salem vessel to
visit Australia. Thought by Felt to have been the first direct
trading vessel from America to Australia. See Felt, Annals
II, p. 357.]
TYGER, sch., 167 tons, Bristol, 1813. Keg. Mar. 12, 1817.
Joseph Peabody, Gideon Tucker, owners ; Samuel F. Tucker,
master.
ULYSSES, ship, 340 tons, Haverhill, 1798. Keg. June 26,
1798. William Gray, owner ; Josiah Orne, master. [John
K. Dalling was also registered as master, Sept. 10, 1804. In
1804, this ship while under command of William Mugford,
had her rudder carried away in a gale. An ingeniously con-
trived temporary rudder was rigged by which the ship was
brought safely to Marseilles. Capt. Mugford received a gold
medal from the American Philosophical Society (see Society's
Publications, VI, 203) ; and his device was widely commented
on at the time (see Felt, Annals, II, 189) and described in
Bowditch, Practical Navigator, 3rd ed., p. 266. There are at
the Peabody Academy of Science, three water-color paintings
by Anton Roux, showing the vessel in the gale and with the
temporary rudder. Also a hull model by Capt. Mugford
showing how the rudder was rigged and also a small model
of the rudder.]
ULYSSES, ship, 163 tons, Amesbury, 1794. Reg. Oct. 3,
1800. Kichard Crowninshield, George Crowninshield, George
Crowninshield, jr., Jacob Crowninshield, John Crowninshield,
Benjamin Crowninshield, owners; Henry Elkins, master.
[Sunday Feb. 21, 1802, the Ulysses, James Cook, master at
the time, sailed from Salem, in company with the Brutus and
Volusia, all bound for Europe. On the next day, in a snow
storm, all three were driven on Cape Cod and the first two
lost. Part of the cargo of this ship was saved and entered at
the Salem Custom House on Mar. 19, 1802 (see Felt, Annals
II, 314) . There is a series of three original oil paintings,
quaintly illustrating this great disaster, at the Essex Institute.
Water-color copy of an original probably by Corne, showing
the shipwreck, is at the Peabody Academy of Science.]
ULYSSES, brig, 259 tons, Kennebunk, Me., 1824. Keg. Jan.
23, 1833. John F. Andrew, owner ; William Haskell, master.
[Condemned at Goree, 1833.]
UNICORN, bgtne., 172 tons, changed to a brig May 26, 1804,
OF SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 95
Freeport, 1799. Eeg. May 16, 1803. William Gray, jr.,
owner ; Benjamin Babbidge, master. Eeg. Sept. 22, 1803.
Samuel Archer, 3rd, Benjamin Babbidge, John Andrew, own-
ers; Benjamin Babbidge, master. [John Saris was also mas-
ter.] Reg. May 26, 1804. Elijah Sanderson, Jacob Sanderson,
Nehemiah Adams, George Taylor, owners; George Taylor,
master. [Lost at sea.]
UNICORN, ship, 397 tons, Medford, 1833. Temp. Eeg. at Bos-
ton, Nov. 16, 1841. Tucker Daland, Jacob Putnam, owners ;
Charles F. Williams, master.
UNION, sch., 82 tons, Kingston, 1783. Eeg. Dec. 21, 1799.
James Barr, jr., John Norris, owners. James Barr, jr., master.
Eeg. Oct. 4, 1790. Spence Hall, owner ; Spence Hall, master.
Eeg. Jan. 6, 1795. Clifford Crowninshield, owner j James
Devereux, master.
UNION, bgtne., 163 tons, Marshfield, 1786. Eeg. Jan. 1, 1790.
Henry White, Joseph White, owners. Henry White, master.
[Sold to Beverly owners, July, 1790.] Eeg. July 28, 1790.
Moses Brown, Beverly, Israel Thorndike, Beverly, owners;
Samuel Foster, master.
UNION, bgtne. , Beverly, 140 tons, Salisbury, 1792. Eeg.
Sept. 15, 1792. Nathaniel Lee, Beverly, William Gray, own-
ers ; William Lee, master.
UNION, bgtne, Beverly, 147 tons, Pembroke, 1795. Eeg.
June 17, 1795. Benjamin Lovett, Beverly, William Leach,
Beverly, owners ; John Wallace, master. Eeg. Oct. 21, 1796.
Nathaniel Leach, Beverly, Benjamin Lovett, jr., Beverly,
William Leach, Beverly, owners ; John Wallace, master.
UNION, sch., 99 tons, Addison, 1800. Eeg. June 3, 1801.
Thomas Perkins, owner ; Jonathan Beckford, master. [Eob-
ert S. Hooper was also registered as master.] Eeg. May 15,
1810. Archelseus Eea, Ezra Northey, owners ; Joseph Noble,
master. Eeg. Sept. 7, 1810. Jonathan Waldo, jr., Edward
Norris, John Norris, owners ; James Hanscorn, master. Eeg.
Jan. 30, 1811. John Norris, Edward Norris, owners ; James
Hanscom, master.
UNION, sch., 109 tons, Sedgwick, 1800. Eeg. Sept. 8, 1801.
Daniel Eust, Jonathan Mason, Joseph Winn, owners ; Daniel
Eust, master. Eeg. Apr. 16, 1802. Stephen Field, Joseph
Winn, John Winn, Philip Chase, Abijah Chase, owners ;
Stephen Field, master. Eeg. Oct. 27, 1802. James Cheever,
owner ; James Cheever, master. [John Sari, Joseph Strout,
were also masters.] Eeg. Dec. 28, 1805. James Cheever, Joseph
Lambert, Benjamin Crowninshield, Moses Townsend, owners.
[Lost at sea.]
96 SHIP REGISTERS OF THE DISTRICT
UNION, ship, 250 tons, Salem, 1802. Keg. Mar. 20, 1802.
Clifford Crowninshield, Ichabod Nichols, Benjamin Hodges,
Nathan Peirce, owners ; George Hodges, master. Eeg. Feb.
16, 1804. Ichabod Nichols, Benjamin Hodges, Nathan Peirce,
owners ; George Hodges, master. Keg. Jan. 4, 1806. Nathan
Peirce, Stephen Phillips, George Peirce, owners ; George
Peirce, master. Keg. July 16, 1809. Stephen Phillips, George
Peirce, owners ; George Pierce, master. [William Osgood
was also registered as master, April 14, 1815. Photograph and
water-color copy of original water-color paintings at Peabody
Academy of Science. Lost on Baker's Island on her return
from Sumatra Feb. 24, 1817.]
UNION, sch., Beverly, 85 tons, Amesbury, 1803. Keg. Dec.
6, 1804. John Pendar, Beverly, owner ; Benjamin Kogers,
master. [Freeborn Thorndike, Elisha Whitney and Thomas
Picket were also masters.]
UNION, sch., Beverly, 105 tons, captured in War of 1812.
Reg. Oct. 15, 1813. William Leach, jr., Beverly, owner ;
William Leach, jr., master. [Vessel sold to foreign owner.]
UNION, sch., 114 tons, captured in War of 1812. Reg. Dec.
19, 181 3. Samuel Hemmenway, owner ; Samuel Hemmen-
way, master. [Vessel sold to a foreign owner.]
UNION, sch., 129 tons, Plantation, 1816. Reg. July 30, 1817.
Michael Shepard, owner ; William Galley, master. Reg. July
13, 1818. John H. Andrews, Michael Shepard, owners ;
James Harvey, master. [Allen Putnam and Jeremiah Shep-
ard were also masters. Sold to Frankfort owners, April, 1828.]
UNION, sch., Beverly, 108 tons, Amesbury, 1803. Reg.
Apr. 24, 1821. John Pindar, Beverly, owner ; Freeborn
Woodbury, master.
VANDTCK, sch., 69 tons, Duxbury, 1796. Reg. Nov. 19,
1810. Joseph Woodbury, Ebenezer Learock, owners ; Eben-
ezer Learock, master.
VELOCITY, brig, 119 tons, Barn stable, 1822. Reg. Sept. 29,
1826. Putnam I. Farnham, Peter E. Webster, John Bertram,
owners; William B. Smith, master. Reg. Oct. 14, 1830.
Putnam I. Farnham, Peter E. Webster, Jed. Frye, owners ;
James F. Carleton, master. Reg. July 30, 1832. Putnam I.
Farnham, Peter E. Webster, owners ; Edward Pingree, master.
[As a part owner of this little brig, Capt. John Bertram began
his career as a vessel owner. As master of her, he carried
on a trading business with Patagonia between 1824 and 1830
(see Hist. Sketch of Salem, p. 135.) The vessel was sold to
Boston owners in 1834] .
SHIP PANAY, STEPHEN P. BRAY, MASTER.
Silsbee, Pickman & Allen,
Boston fn
vners. From a photograph showing the ship leaving
loilo and Manila on June I 6, I 888.
j Z
OF SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 97
VELOCITY, sch., Ill tons, Steuben, Me., 1831. Beg. Nov.
27, 1854. James W. Kimball, William Pickering, William
B. Aiken, owners ; John Frazier, master. [Sold to Boston
owners, May, 1863].
VENGEANCE, bgtne., 181 tons, Kennebunk, 1800. Keg. Apr.
2, 1803. William Gray, jr., owner ; Archalaeus Rea, master.
VENUS, ship, 208 tons, Stonington, Conn., 1809. Reg. Dec.
19, 1812. Pickering Dodge, owner ; Benjamin Lander, master.
VENUS, bgtne., 151 tons, Salem, 1795. Eeg. Sept. 28, 1795.
Woodbridge Graf ton, owner ; Woodbridge Graf ton , master.
VENUS, sch., 110 tons, Hampton, 1795. Eeg. Oct. 29, 1795.
Nicholas Crosby, Benjamin Smith, Hamden, owneis ; John
Smith, master. [Samuel Masury, jr., was also master.]
VENUS, sch., 123 tons, Harpswell, 1804. Changed to a brig
of 184 tons, Mar., 1806, and tonnage again changed to 180 tons
on Oct. 9, 1810. Reg. Sept. 13, 1804. Benjamin Peirce,
George Nichols, owners ; Timothy Wellman, 3rd, master.
[William Lander was also master.] Reg. Nov. 13, 1807.
George Nichols, Charles Saunders, Timothy Bryant, Ichabod
Nichols, Benjamin Peirce, owners ; Samuel Rea, master. Reg.
Oct. 9, 1810. Humphrey Devereux, Charles Saunders, own-
ers ; Nathaniel Osgood, master.
VESPASIAN, ship, 317 tons, Duxbury, 1835. Reg. May 28,
1850. William Hunt, Robert Brookhouse, Joseph H. Hanson,
Robert Brookhouse, jr., owners ; Robert H. Waters, master.
[Sold to a New York owner, April, 1856.]
VICTORIA, ship, 394 tons, Medford, 1833. [Owned by
Neal and Co. Lost near Cape Henry, Oct., 1845.]
VICTORY, bgtne., Beverly, 107 tons, Braintree, 1799. Reg.
July 1, 1802. Abner Chapman, Beverly, owner ; Thomas
Smith, master. Reg. Jan. 24, 1804. Abner Chapman, Bever-
ly, Thomas Woodbury, jr., Beverly, owners ; Thomas Wood-
bury, jr., master. [Condemned in a foreign port.]
VICTORY, sch., 120 tons, Columbia, 1803. Changed to a brig
of 176 tons, Oct. 11, 1807. Reg. Jan. 30, 1805. Ebenezer
Learock, Gilbert Chadwick, owners ; Ebenezer Learock, mas-
ter. Reg. Oct. 11, 1806. Ebenezer Learock, owner ; Thomas
Picket, master. Reg. Feb. 26, 1807. John Dutch, jr., Thorn-
dike Deland, owners ; Ebenezer Learock, master. Reg. Oct.
11, 1807. Thorndike Deland, John Dutch, jr., owners ;
Joseph Felt, 3rd, master. [Sold at Bahia in 1825.]
VICTORY, brig, 151 tons, Saybrook, Conn., 1818. Reg. Feb.
10, 1826. Michael Shepard, Francis G. Clarke, owners ;
Francis G. Clarke, master.
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VIGILANT, ship, 194 tons, Durham, N. H., 1792. Reg. Oct.
30, 1799. Simon Forrester, owner; James Clemmons, mas-
ter. Reg. Mar. 28, 1801. Jesse Richardson, Joshua Rich-
ardson, Nathaniel Richardson, owners ; Nathaniel Archer,
master. [Richard Wheatland was also master. The first
vessel to enter at Salem from Archangel, Russia, in Oct., 1798.
Frequently described as a snow, but no registry of her as
such has been found.]
VIGILANT, sch., 102 tons, purchased of the U. S. Govern-
ment. Reg. May 26, 1842. James Upton, Robert Upton,
Luther Upton, George Upton, owners ; George Upton, master.
[Sold at Montevideo in 1842.]
VINE, brig, 170 tons, Kennebunk, Me., 1825. Reg. June
14, 1828. Putnam I. Farnham, Jed. Frye, owners ; Thomas
Downing, master. [Cast away in Table Bay, July, 1831.]
VINTAGE, brig, 199 tons, Scituate, 1837. Reg. Dec. 7, 1841.
Robert Brookhouse, William Hunt, owners ; John A. Phipps,
master. [Oil painting at the Peabody Academy of Science.]
VIOLA, ship, 496 tons, Haverhill, 1839. Temp. Reg. at
Boston, Mar. 1, 1842. Joseph Andrews, owner; Edward
Sprague, master.
VIRGINIA, sch., 137 tons, Bradford, 1817. Rig changed to
a brig in Mar., 1828. Reg. Dec. 16, 1820. William Fabens,
owner ; Samuel Upton, master. Reg. Apr. 1, 1825. Nathan-
iel W. Rogers, John W. Rogers, Richard S. Rogers, owners ;
John Goodrich, master. Reg. June 15, 1830. John W.
Rogers, Nathaniel L. Rogers, Richard S. Rogers, Philip P.
Pinel, owners ; Philip P. Pinel, master. [Sold to Gloucester
owners, June, 1831. Purchased back in May, 1833.] Reg.
May 18, 1833. Thomas P. Pingree, owner ; Chaplin Conway,
master. Reg. Oct. 23, 1833. Thomas P. Pingree, William A.
Rea, John F. Allen, owners ; Chaplin Conway, master. Reg.
Feb. 11, 1834. Edward Allen, John F. Allen, owners ; Chap-
lin Conway, master. Reg. Jan. 17, 1835. David Pingree,
owner ; John Madison, master. Reg. May 19, 1835. Ben-
jamin Fabens, Benjamin Fabens, jr., Charles H. Fabens,
owners ; William Summers, master. Reg. June 2, 1836. John
B. Peirce, Danvers, owner ; George E. Bailey, master. [Henry
Leverett was also registered as master. Sold at Penambuco
in 1836.]
VIRGINIA, brig, 158 tons, Alexandria, Va., 1837. Reg.
Apr. 26, 1849. Elbridge G. Kimball, Charles Millet, Samuel
Varney, owners; Charles Endicott, master. Reg. June 8,
1850. Benjamin A. West, Edward D. Kimball, Nathaniel
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BRIGANTINE PEGGY.
From a pitcher of Liverpool ware made in I 797 and nov
possession of Mrs. M. P. Whipple.
OF SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 99
A. Kimball, Samuel Varney, Charles Millett, owners ; Thomas
H. Gregory, master. [Sold to California owners.]
VITULA, ship, 1187 tons, Boston, 1855. Temp. Keg. May
5, 1855. Tucker Daland, Henry T. Daland, Henry L. Wil-
liams, owners ; Samuel K. Leach, master.
VOLANT, brig, 138 tons, Kennebunk, 1795. Eeg. May 4,
1795. William Gray, owner ; David Martin, master.
VOLUSIA, ship, 273 tons, Falmouth, 1801. Keg. Feb. 16,
1802. Samuel Cook, Israel Williams, owners ; Samuel Cook,
master. [One of the ships from Salem that went ashore on
Cape Cod, Feb. 22, 1802. See long note under the ship Ulys-
ses. Two water-color copies of curious original paintings
showing the wreck of this vessel, are at the Peabody Academy
of Science.]
VULTURE, bgtne., 82 tons, York, 1794. Keg. May 21, 1795.
Nathaniel Richardson, owner ; Joshua Richardson, master.
Reg. Aug. 1, 1797. Joshua Richardson, Jesse Richardson,
owners.
WALLACE, ship, 343 tons, Newbury, 1811. Reg. Nov. 5,
1817. Stephen White, Gideon Barstow, Joseph L.Lee, owners ;
Joseph L. Lee, master. Reg. Dec. 8, 1818. Stephen White,
Gideon Barstow, Franklin H. Story, Joseph L. Lee, owners;
Joseph L.. Lee, master. [Lost near Boulogne in 1820 on her
way home from Batavia. Capt. Lee and three others were
drowned.]
WARREN WHITE, bark, 405 tons, Eastport, Me., 1851. Reg.
Mar. 22, 1858. Robert Brookhouse, Robert Brookhouse, jr,
William Hunt, Nathan A. Frye, Joseph H. Hanson, owners ;
Israel T. Howe, master. Reg. Feb. 1, 1865 Robert Brook-
house, jr., Nathan A. Frye, Joseph H. Hanson, William
Hunt, owners.
WARRINGTON, ship, 234 tons, captured in War of 1812. Reg.
Sept. 18, 1815. William Manning, Harvey Choate, Beverly,
owners ; Harvey Choate, master. Reg. Dec. 10, 1816. Rob-
ert Upton, James Brace, James Brace, jr., Thomas Palfray,
Francis Quarles, Harvey Choate, Beverly, owners; James
Brace, master. Reg. Nov. 18, 1817. Robert Upton, James
Brace, jr., Thomas Palfray, Stephen Gale, owners; James
Brace, master. Reg. July 13, 1818. Stephen WTrite, Joseph
White, John Dodge, John W. Treadwell, owners ; Benjamin
Upton, master.
WARRIOR, brig, 204 tons, Eden, 1824. Reg. Nov. 15, 1824.
Charles Parker, owner ; Oliver Thomas, master.
WASHINGTON, ship, 228 tons, Portland, 1793. Reg. Nov. 5,
1793. John Fisk, owner ; Benjamin Webb, master.
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WASHINGTON, bgtne., 163 tons, Newcastle, 1779. Beg. June
18, 1779. Simon Forrester, owner ; John Murphy, master.
WASHINGTON, bgtne., 178 tons, Somersworth, N. H., 1800.
Reg. Apr. 13, 1801. William Orne, owner; Benjamin
Hawkes, master. [William Allen, Nathan Story and Amos
Hill were also masters.] Beg. Nov. 2, 1816. Joseph J. Knapp,
William S. Gray, James C. King, owners ; Jonathan Skerry,
master. [Isaac Knapp was also master.]
WASHINGTON, sch., 133 tons, Nobleborough, 1804. Keg.
July 24, 1804. Gamaliel Hodges, Jonathan Neal, William
P. Orne, owners ; Jonathan Ropes, jr., master. Reg. Apr. 9,
1805. Jonathan Neal, Gamaliel Hedges, owners ; Nathaniel
Knight, master. [Edward Smith was also master.] Reg.
June 21, 1810. Jonathan Waldo, jr., Josiah Hacker, owners ;
William Galley, master.
WASHINGTON, brig, 108 tons, Scituate, 1805. Reg. July 18,
1809. Paul J. Burbank, Abner Burbank, Phineas Cole, own-
ers ; John Shillaber, master.
WASHINGTON, sch., 40 tons, Cape Elizabeth, 1813. Reg.
Jan. 17, 1815. Jesse Potter, James Potter, Daniel Perkins,
Ephriam Safford, owners ; William Warner, master.
WASHINGTON, ship, Beverly, 197 tons, Newbury 1803.
Changed to a bark, July 19, 1816. Reg. May 29, 1815. Nich-
olas Thorndike, Beverly, William Leach, Beverly, Thomas
Stephen, Beverly, Abraham Kilham, Beverly, owners ; Wil-
liam Gallop, master. Reg. July 19, 1816. Nicholas Thorn-
dike, Beverly, William Leach, Beverly, Thomas Stephens,
Beverly, Abraham Kilham, Beverly, Josiah Lovett, Beverly,
owners ; Asa Woodbury, jr., master.
WASHINGTON, sch., Danvers, 150 tons, Salisbury 1810.
Changed to a brig, Nov. 19, 1825. Reg. May 30, 1822. Nathaniel
Putnam, Danvers, Thomas Chever, owners; John Eveleth,
master. Reg. Nov. 19, 1825. Francis Quarles, owner ; Fran-
cis Rappall, master. Reg. Nov. ] 0, 1826. David Pingree,
owner ; Francis Rappall, master. [Sold to Beverly owners,
Apr., 1827.] Reg. Apr. 10, 1827. Harvey Choate, Beverly,
owner ; Francis Quarles, jr., master.
WASHINGTON, brig, 236 tons, Salem, 1823. Reg. Feb. 14,
1824. Benjamin Shreve, John Frost, owners ; John Frost,
master. Reg. Apr. 7 , 1827. Benjamin Shreve, owner ; Ben-
jamin Shreve, master.
WASHINGTON, brig, 166 tons, Salisbury, 1804. Reg. Mar.
9, 1824. William Fettyplace, Stephen White, Franklin H.
Story, owners; George Hodges, jr., master. Reg. Mar. 17,
OF SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 101
1826. Franklin H. Story, William Fettyplace, owners ; Na-
thaniel Lindsey, master. Keg. May 31, 1830. Stephen White,
owner ; Nathaniel Ingersoll, master. [Sold at Maranham in
1830.]
WATER WITCH, brig, 145 tons, Newbury, 1847. Reg. Dec.
29, 1849. Daniel H. Bowker, William Lummus, owners ; An-
drew E. Rogers, master. Keg. June 20, 1850. John Bertram,
James B. Curwen, owners ; C. Conway, master.
WAVEBLY, brig, 232 tons, Marshfield, 1827. Reg. May 21,
1834. Timothy Bryant, jr., John Bertram, Nathaniel Wes-
ton, owners ; Samuel V. Shreve, master. Reg. July 19, 1837.
Nathaniel Weston, Michael Shepard, John Bertram, William
Sutton, owners ; Andrew Ward, master. [Sold at Philadel-
phia in 1839.]
WELCOME RETURN, brig, 174 tons, Bowdoinham, 1805. Ton-
nage changed to 233 in April, 1809. Reg. July 14, 1806. Thom-
as Brooks, owner, Hezekiah Flint, master. Reg. June 10,
1807. Archelaus Kea, John Edwards, Thomas Brooks, own-
ners ; John Edwards, master. Reg. Nov. 7, 1807. Archelaus
Rea, Thomas Brooks, John Edwards, Josiah Dow, owners ;
Gamaliel H. Ward, master. Reg. Apr. 4, 1808. Josiah Dow,
Jeremiah Briggs, owners ; James Silver, master. [Jeremiah
Briggs was also master.] Reg. Oct. 20, 1809. Jeremiah
Briggs, John Dodge, Abner Briggs, owners ; Abner Briggs,
master.
WELLS, ship, 205 tons, Wells, 1801. Reg. June 6, 1801.
William Gray, owner ; Joseph Lindsey, master. Reg. Mar.
3, 1804. William Gray, jr., owner ; Ezra Smith, master.
WESSACUMCON, ship, 320 tons, Newbury, 1841. Reg. Mar.
20, 1846. Lewis Endicott, Nathan Endicott, Nathaniel B.
Mansfield, John E. Giddings, owners; Lewis Endicott, mas-
ter. [Nathan A. Bachelder was also master.]
WHIM, sch., 78 tons, Amesbury, 1787. Reg. Apr. 13, 1791.
Samuel Gray, owner ; John T. Ropes, master. [Josiah Orne
was also master.]
WHIM, sch., 100 tons, Cohassett, 1794. Reg. June 6, 1795.
John Derby, owner ; Penn Townsend, master. Reg. July 29,
1799. Josiah Orne, James Porter, Alexandria, Va., owners ;
Peter Frye, master.
WILD GOOSE, brig, 199 tons, Bath, 1817. Reg. June 6,
1818. Moses Townsend, John Dodge, John Crowninshield,
William Rice, owners ; William Rice, master. Reg. Oct. 24,
1820. Moaes Townsend, John Crowninshield, William Rice,
owners ; Joseph Preston, master. Reg. Mar. 28, 1821. Moses
102 SHIP REGISTERS OF THE DISTRICT
Townsend, William Eice, owners; William Rice, master.
[Sold at Gibraltar in 1821.]
WILLIAM, bgtne., 135 tons, Marshfield, 1784. Reg. Dec. 7,
1789. Nathaniel West, owner ; Edward West, master. [Sold
to Boston owners, May, 1794.]
WILLIAM, bgtne., 182 tons, Salem, 1784. Eeg. July 21,
1792, William Gray, owner ; Seaward Lee, master. [After a
few years altered to a ship and broken up in Salem sometime
after 1807. Benjamin Bickford and William Mugford were
also masters.]
WILLIAM, bgtne., Danvers, 162 tons, Danvers, 1800. Eeg.
Jan. 31, 1801. Samuel Page, Danvers, owner; William Ohee-
ver, master. [Sold to Salem owners, August, 1801.] Eeg.
Aug. 11, 1801. Jonathan Mason, Joseph Winn, John Winn,
owners ; John Felt, master. Eeg. Oct. 12. 1802. Samuel
Cook, Jonathan Mason, Joseph Winn, John Winn, owners ;
Samuel Cook, master. [Lost at sea in 1803.]
WILLIAM, sch., Beverly, 80 tons, Massachusetts, 1796.
Reg. July 13, 1801. Oliver Chapman, Beverly, John Lov-
ett, Beverly, owners ; James Dowling, master. Eeg. Nov. 17,
1802. Abner Chapman, Beverly, owner ; Josiah Woodbury,
master. Eeg. Aug. 19, 1803. Samuel Ingersoll, Beverly ;
Moses Brown, Beverly, Ebenezer Francis, Boston, owners ;
Samuel Ingersoll, master. Eeg. Jan. 28, 1804. Samuel In-
gersoll, Beverly, Israel Thorndike, Beverly, Moses Brown,
Beverly, Ebenezer Francis, Boston, owners ; Samuel Inger-
soll, master.
WILLIAM, brig, 178 tons, Pepperellboro, 1804. Reg. Aug.
9, 1804. William Gray, jr., owner ; Issachar Ober, master.
WILLIAM, sch., Danvers, 79 tons, Haverhill, 1803. Reg.
Nov. 20, 1804. William Finder, Danvers, Simon Pinder,
Danvers, Thomas Putnam, Danvers, Caleb Oakes, Danvers,
owners ; Timothy Standly, master. Reg. May 10, 1809.
Thomas Putnam, Danvers, Jeremiah Putnam, Danvers, own-
ers ; Benjamin Chase, master.
WILLIAM, ship, 304 tons, Trenton, 1807. Reg. Dec. 4, 1807.
Pickering Dodge, Nathan Robinson, owners ; Noah Emery,
master.
WILLIAM, sch., 52 tons, Danvers, 1786. Reg. July 3, 1809.
William Osborne, owner ; James M. Fairfield, master.
WILLIAM, brig, 117 tons, Columbia, 1804. Reg. Nov. 16,
1811. Thomas Whitteridge, Samuel Farns worth, James
Hanscom, owners ; Samuel Farnsworth, master.
WILLIAM, brig, 136 tons, captured in War of 1812. Reg.
a.
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June 16, 1815. Joseph Sprague, owner ; Nathaniel Ward,
master. Reg. Oct. 24, 1815. Joseph Sprague, Edward Smith,
owners ; Edward Smith, master.
WILLIAM, sch., Beverly, 82 tons, captured in War of 1812.
Beg. Dec. 19, 1816. James Hill, Beverly, Pyam Lovett,
Beverly, John Davis, Beverly, owners ; James Haskell, mas-
ter. [Joshua Foster was also master.]
WILLIAM, brig, Beverly, 200 tons, Duxbury, 1815. Keg.
Nov. 26, 1816. Samuel Haskell, Beverly, owner; Nathaniel
Haskell, master.
WILLIAM, ship, 292 tons, New York, N. Y., 1822. Keg.
Dec. 7, 1826. Stephen White, Gideon Barstow, owners;
James D. Gillis, master. [Sold at New York in 1827.]
WILLIAM, brig, Beverly, 197 tons, Beverly, 1827. Reg.
Dec. 11, 1827. Jonathan Porter, Wenham, William Ham-
mond, owners ; William Hammond, master. [Sold.]
WILLIAM, brig, 154 tons, Baltimore, Md., 1831. Beg.
Sept. 15, 1831. Thomas P. Pingree, owner; Chaplin Con-
way, master.
WILLIAM AND CHARLES, bgtne., 113 tons, Duxbury, 1801.
Altered to 161 tons in May, 1805. Keg. Dec. 7, 1803.
Thomas Perkins, Daniel Gould, owners ; Daniel Gould, mas-
ter. Reg. May 15, 1804. Thomas Perkins, owner ; Timothy
Ropes, master. [Isaac Kilham was also master.] Reg. May
19, 1815. Michael Shepard, Henry King, owners ; Henry
King, master. Reg. Dec. 11, 1817. Michael Shepard, owner ;
Jeremiah Shepard, master.
WILLIAM AND DAVID, sch., 86 tons, County of Accomack,
Virginia, 1807. Reg. Mar. 13, 1811. Benjamin Webb, jr.,
owner; Benjamin Webb, jr., master. Reg. Apr. 16, 1811.
Benjamin Webb, jr., James Meagher, owners ; James Meagher,
master.
WILLIAM AND HENRY, bgtne., 166 tons, Kingston, 1784.
Reg. July 15, 1790. William Gray, jr., owner; Thomas
West, master.
WILLIAM AND HENRY, ship, 256 tons, Newbury, 1796.
Reg. May 6, 1796. William Gray, owner; John Beckford,
master. [Foundered on the Grand Banks in 1800.]
WILLIAM AND HENRY, ship, 260 tons, Gloucester, 1820.
Reg. Oct. 29, 1834. David Pingree, Emery Johnson, owners ;
Seth Rogers, master. Reg. Dec. 24, 1836. David Pingree,
Benjamin Fabens, Benjamin Fabens, jr., Charles H. Fabens,
owners; Charles H. Fabens, master. [Sold to Fairhaven
owners, Dec., 1840.
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WILLIAM AND JOSEPH, sch., 119 tons, Hallowell, 1796.
Keg. Mar. 5, 1799. Peter Lander, John Norris, Benjamin
Goodhiie, Joshua Ward, owners ; William Lander, master.
WILLIAM AND NANCY, sch., 128 tons, Gushing, Me., 1815.
Keg. Jan. 4, 1825. Francis Quarles, owner ; Francis Rappall,
master.
WILLIAM ALLEN, sch., 100 tons, Scituate, 1836. Reg.
Mar. 4, 1850. Isaac W. Shannon, owner ; John Gillan, master.
WILLIAM BREWER, sch., 58 tons, Baltimore, Md., 1838. Reg.
Dec. 18, 1840. Benjamin Upton, owner ; Michael S. Wheeler,
master. [Sold for a revenue cutter in 1841.]
WILLIAM DRINKWATER, sch., 92 tons, Hampden, Me.,
1850. Reg. Aug. 7, 1860. Daniel H. Jewett, Ripley Ropes,
Joseph B. Osgood, owners ; Oakman Bunker, master.
WILLIAM GRAY, bark, Danvers, 190 tons, Salisbury, 1805.
Reg. Nov. 5, 1806. William Finder, Danvers, Thomas Put-
nam, Danvers, owners ; Samuel Barker, master. [Sold to
Salem owner, Sept., 1807.] Reg. Sept. 10, 1807. John Nor-
ris, owner ; Thomas Tate, master. [Sold to Beverly owners,
May, 1809.] Reg. May 22, 1809. Thomas Stevens, Bever-
ly, Nicholas Thorndike, Beverly, Abraham Kilham, Beverly,
owners ; William Graves, master. [Condemned at Copenhagen
in Nov., 1809, while on her return voyage from St. Petersburg.]
WILLIAM H. LOVETT, sch., Beverly, 94 tons, Essex, 1851.
Reg. Dec. 5, 1851. Daniel Foster, Beverly, Josiah L. Foster,
Beverly, William H. Lovett, Beverly, Edward Kilham, Beverly,
Benjamin Andrews, Beverly, Stephen Woodbury, jr., Beverly,
Jonathan H. Lovett, Beverly, Benjamin Woodbury, Hamilton,
Augustus Woodbury, Hamilton, owners ; William F. Upton,
master. [Andrew Larcom, jr. was also master.]
WILLIAM H. SHAILER, bark, 243 tons, Medford, 1845.
Reg. July 14, 1852. Robert Brookhouse, William Hunt,
Joseph H, Hanson, Robert Brookhouse, jr., Nathan A. Frye,
owners ; James Ward, master. Reg. June 15, 1865. Robert
Brookhouse, Nathan A. Frye, Joseph H. Hanson, William
Hunt, owners. Reg. Oct. 16, 1866. John C. Osgood, William
H. Nichols, Francis Brown, Charles H. Price, William P.
Goodhue, George A. Parker, Edward B. Lane, William
Northey, George A. Marshall, Francis Huker, Boston, owners ;
George A. Marshall, master. [Sailed as a whaler out of
Salem. Condemned at Rio Janeiro.]
WILLIAM PENN, sch., 72 tons, Salem, 1832. Altered Oct.
30, 1835, to a brig and tonnage increased to 82. Reg.
April 13, 1835. Edward Allen, John F. Allen, own-
OF SALEM AND BEVERLY, 1789-1900. 105
ers ; Samuel R. Appleton, master. Keg. Sept. 14, 1837.
William A. Rea, William H. Allen, owners ; William H. Al-
len, master. [This little vessel was only 69 ft. 3 in. in length,
and probably was the smallest vessel rigged as a brig, ever
registered in Salem. She was sold at Rio Janeiro in Nov.,
1837.]
WILLIAM PICKERING, sch., 128 tons, Hampden, 1851. Reg.
Jan. 12, 1853. Sanger & Reynolds, Enoch K. Noyes, Joseph
S. Noyes, William Pickering, John C. Howard, Allen Rogers,
jr., Hampden, Elijah Atwood, Hampden, Samuel Rogers,
Hampden, owners ; William S. Loyd, master.
WILLIAM SCHRODER, bark, 238 tons, Cohasset, 1840. Reg.
June 28, 1844. George West, jr., David Pingree, John G. Wa-
ters, David Moore, jr., Benjamin A. West, owners ; Benjamin
Jackson, master. Reg. Jan. 22, 1847, Robert Upton, owner ;
Edwin Upton, master. Reg. June 5, 1847. James Upton,
Robert Upton, Luther Upton, John E. A. Todd, John C. Os-
good, owners ; John E. A. Todd, master. Reg. May 1, 1854.
Robert Upton, owner; Stephen Upton, master. Reg. Nov.
15, 1854. Charles Upton, Robert Upton, owners ; Stephen
Upton, master. Reg. May 21, 1855. James Upton, Robert
Upton, Charles Upton, John C. Osgood, Edwin Upton, own-
ers; Stephen Upton, master. Reg. Oct. 5, 1857. James
Upton, George Upton, Charles Upton, Edwin Upton, owners ;
Stephen Upton, master. [Oil painting at the Peabody Aca-
demy of Science.]
WILLIARD, sch., 58 tons, Salisbury, 1784. Reg. Dec. 1,
1797. Williard Peele, Jonathan Peele, owners ; Andrew Har-
raden, master. [Sailed from New York, Jan. 2, 1798. Ta-
ken to Malaga, Spain, by a French privateer and condemned,
but after two years released.]
WmNEQANCE, ship, 293 tons, Bath, Me., 1842. Altered to a
bark, Dec., 1854. Reg. Dec. 31, 1849. William Hunt, Rob-
ert Brookhouse, Robert Brookhouse, jr., Joseph H. Hanson,
owners ; John L. Gallop, master. [William Ayers was also
master.]
WITCH, brig, 207 tons. Reg. Apr. 26, 1810. William Orne,
Charles H. Orne, owners ; John Fenno, master.
WITCH, bark, 210 tons, Salem, 1854. Reg. Feb. 3, 1855. Ed-
ward D. Kimball, owner ; Samuel Hultman, master. [Water-
color copy of oil painting by a Chinese artist at Peabody
Academy of Science.]
WITCHCRAFT, ship, 1,250 tons, Chelsea, 1850. Temp. Reg.
at Boston, Feb. 20, 1851. William D. Pickman, Richard S.
106 SHIP EEGISTERS OF THE DISTRICT
Rogers, owners ; W. C. Rogers, master. [Photograph of origi-
nal oil painting at the Peabody Academy of Science. The
" Witchcraft " was a fine example of the extreme clippers
built in 1850 and 1851 for the fast freight trade to the Pacific.
She was the first vessel of this kind built in Chelsea, Mass.
Lost off Cape Hatteras, April 8, 1861, while returning from
Callao. Boott was master at the time. Fifteen men perished.
See Salem Register, Apr. 15, 1861.]
WITCH OF THE WAVE, ship, 1,498 tons, Portsmouth, N. H.,
1851. Reg. May 1, 1851. John Bertram, Alfred Peabody,
Alexander H. Twombly, Boston, Edward Lamson, Bos-
ton, William T. Glidden, Boston, owners ; Mathew Hunt,
master. [Oil painting at Peabody Academy of Science. Sold
in Amsterdam. A good example of the fast clipper. She
made three voyages to San Francisco with an average of 113
days.]
WOODBRIDGE, sch., Beverly, 56 tons, Salisbury, 1785. Reg.
Jan. 22, 1790. Hugh Hill, Beverly, owner; John Lovett, 4th,
master.
WOOLWICH, sch., 86 tons, Woolwich, 1819. Reg. Nov. 19,
1823. Samuel B. Graves, owner ; John Archer, master.
[Abandoned at sea, Jan. 27, 1825.]
WYMAN, bark, 193 tons, Duxbury, 1845. Reg. July 17,
1849. James Upton, Luther Upton, Robert Upton, John E.
A. Todd, John C. Osgood, owners ; Geo. Harrington, master.
Reg. June 5, 1854. James Upton, George Upton, Charles
Upton, John C. Osgood, John E. A. Todd, George Harrington,
owners; George Harrington, master. Reg. June 16, 1855.
James Upton, George Upton, Charles Upton, John C. Osgood,
George Harrington, owners ; John B. Ashby, master.
YOBKICK, sch., 47 tons, altered to 50 tons, Apr. 21, 1801,
Amesbury, 1786. Reg. Dec. 15, 1789. Elias H. Derby, own-
er ; James Odell, master. Reg. Mar. 29, 1791. William
Punchard, John Symonds, 6th, owners ; William Punchard,
master. Reg. Apr. 21, 1801. Thomas F. Oliver, owner;
Benjamin Carlton, master.
YOUNG AMERICA, sch., 142 tons, Salisbury, 1857. Reg. July
21, 1862. Charles H. Fabens, Samuel E. Fabens, owners ; Asa
Pearl, master. [Sold at Cayenne and later wrecked there.]
ZAINE, brig, 158 tons, Dorchester, Md., 1840. Reg. Feb. 3,
1844. Thomas P. Pingree, owner ; James M. Kane, master.
[Oil painting by B. West at Peabody Academy of Science.]
ZEPHYR, ship, 361 tons, Middletown, Conn., 1815. Reg.
Sept. 19, 1823. William Cleveland, owner ; William Cleveland,
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master. Reg. Apr. 11, 1825. William Cleveland, George
Cleveland, owners; William Osgood, master. Reg. Mar. 6,
1826. William Cleveland, George Cleveland, Richard J. Cleve-
land, Lancaster, owners ; William Osgood, master. [Sold.]
ZOTOFF, bark, 220 tons, ISTewbury, 1840. Reg. July 16,
1844. James Chamberlain, Samuel Chamberlain, Benjamin
Cox, George West, jr., owners ; Benjamin Wales, master.
Reg. Jan. 24, 1851. Benjamin A. West, George West, John
A. West, George E. Bailey, owners; George E. Bailey, mas-
ter. Reg. Mar. 12, 1853. Benjamin A. West, John A. West,
George E. Bailey, owners ; George E. Bailey, master. Reg.
Sept. 18, 1856. Charles H. Fabens, Samuel E. Fabens, own-
ers ; John D. Clark, master. [Water-color copy of original
painting in oils at the Peabody Academy of Science. For an
account of two voyages of the Zotoff, written by the wife of
Capt. Wallis, see M. D. Wallis', "Life in the Feejees," Boston,
1851. Sold in May, 1864, and later wrecked on the coast of
Maine.]
APPENDIX
CONTAINING ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.
Since the publication of this list was begun, a considerable
number of vessels have been discovered, owned by Salem
merchants, but which for one reason or another were never
registered here. Many of them had Salem men as masters
and they were often referred to as Salem ships. It therefore
has seemed desirable to preserve such facts about them as are
known.
The opening of the new Marine Koom at the Peabody Acad-
emy of Science, together with the publication of these Kegis-
ters, has aroused an interest in the pictures of ships so that
the collection at the Academy of late has gained several orig-
inals and a large number of water-color copies of originals. In
an effort to make the foregoing list as complete as possible
these additional pictures are here noted, and also such omis-
sions and corrections as have been discovered.
AERIAL, brig, 161 tons, add : Water-color copy of original
painting, at the Peabody Academy of Science.
ALERT, brig, 120 tons, add : In 1798 sailed for the North-
west Coast, but was taken by a French Frigate to the Bio de
la Plata and condemned.
ANN PARRY, bark, 348 tons ; Benjamin West, master,
should read, Benjamin Webb, master.
ARBELLA, ship, 440 tons, add : Water-color copy of original
painting, at the Peabody Academy of Science.
BELISARIUS, ship, 209 tons, add : Water -color copy of orig-
inal painting by Corne, showing vessel leaving a wharf in Sa-
lem, at the Peabody Academy of Science.
BENJAMIN H. FABENS, sch., 718 tons, Boston, 1882. Ben-
jamin H. Fabens, owner. Sold in 1892 and renamed the
Helen M. Atwood.
BONETTA, ship, 227 tons, add: Water-color of original
painting at the Peabody Academy of Science.
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APPENDIX 109
BORNEO, ship, 297 tons, add : Water-color copy of original
painting at the Peabody Academy of Science.
BOSTON, ship, 430 tons, add : Lost on Cat Keys, Sept., 1837.
Kichard G. Wheatland, master at the time.
BRIDGEWATER, ship, 1557 tons, Philadelphia, 1855. Paul
Upton, owner, 1873-8. Originally a packet ship from New
York.
CENTURION, brig, 205 tons, painted about 1830, should read
painted about 1825.
CERES, bark, 387 tons, Medford, 1846. Jacob Putnam and
William Silver, owners. William Silver and Thomas Fuller
were masters.
CHARLES DOGGETT, brig, 110 tons, add : Lost on Oro Tonga
in the Feejees in 1836.
CHINA, ship, 370 tons, add : Water-color copy of original
painting, at the Peabody Academy of Science.
CLEOPATRA'S BARGE, brig, 191 tons, add : Two water-color
copies at the Peabody Academy of Science.
CORAMANDEL, brig, 315 tons, add : Original water-color
at the Peabody Academy of Science.
COSTARELLI, bark. The tonnage should be 367 instead of
167.
CULTIVATOR, ship, 1581 tons, New York, 1854. Built for
the famous " Black Ball Packet Line" between New York and
Liverpool and afterwards owned by Paul Upton, of Salem,
about 1873-7 ; John E. A. Todd, master.
DRAGON, bark, 289 tons, add : Two original oil paintings at
the Peabody Academy of Science.
DUXBURY, ship, 308 tons, John L. Giddings, Boston, owner,
should read John L. Gardner, Boston, owner.
ECLIPSE, ship, 326 tons, Augustus Percy, master, should
read, Augustus Perry, master.
ERIN, ship, 270 tons, water-color painting formerly at Es-
sex Institute is now at the Peabody Academy of Science.
EUNICE, brig, 145 tons, add : Water-color copy of very in-
teresting original water-color by Eoux, showing the brig
beached for repairs on St. Paul Island, Indian Ocean, at the
Peabody Academy of Science.
FAIR TRADER, sch., 29 tons, add : For an account of her
voyage as a privateer and her capture, July 16, 1812, see
Maclay, Hist. Am. Privateers, p. 231.
GLIDE, ship, 306 tons , add : Also water-color copy of orig-
inal by Ant. Roux, 1823, at the Peabody Academy of Science.
HARACLIDE, ship, Stephen C. Phillips of Salem, owner.
Joseph Winn, jr., master, 1835-7.
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HARRIOT, bgtne., 183 tons, add : Lost in May, 1791, out-
side the Texel.
JAVA, brig, 225 tons, William H. Neal and Henry Neal
were the same.
JEREMIAH, sch., 131 tons, William S. Endicott should read
William P. Endicott.
JOHN, ketch, 258 tons, Water-color painting formerly at
Essex Institute is now at the Peabody Academy of Science.
LUCIA, bgtne., 183 tons, add : Cast away on Cape Cod,
1792.
MART PAULINE, brig, 172 tons, add : Formerly a slaver
under the name " Lalla Rooke."
MARGARET, ship, 295 tons, add : Also a water-color copy of
an original by Come" at the Peabody Academy of Science.
McGriLVERY, bark, 590 tons, Searsport, Me., 1863. T. P.
Pingree and Co., owners in 1875.
MINERVA, ship, 266 tons, add : Burned in 1795 while lying
in the Thames, England.
MOUNT VERNON, ship. The vessel described in the forego-
ing pages was lost in the Florida Keys in 1801. ^A second
MOUNT VERNON, a ship of 254 tons, built in Salem in 1803,
was the vessel which was registered June 4, 1803, with Joseph
Peabody and Gideon Tucker, owners.
NAIAD, brig, 259 tons, add : Original water-color by Ant.
Eoux, 1820, at the Peabody Academy of Science.
PATRIOT, bark, 265 tons, add : Water-color copy at the Pea-
body Academy of Science.
PERSIA, brig, 254 tons, add : Water-color copy of original
owned by Beverly Historical Society at the Peabody Academy
of Science.
POST BOY, sch., 154 tons, add : Captured by the British
frigate Shannon on May 27, 1813.
ROME, ship, 344 tons, add : Water -color copy of original
painting at the Peabody Academy of Science.
ROSE, ship, 440 tons, Error, no such ship existed.
STERLING, bark, 478 tons, East Boston, 1866, Chas. H.
Miller of Salem, owner, William Tufts, master.
TROPIC BIRD, bark, 144 tons, Dartmouth, Mass., 1851.
Thomas P. Pingree & Co. of Salem, owners, Jewett, master.
CHART OF SIGNALS. Some of the signals reproduced were
used at different dates by more than one House, and the same
House sometimes used several different signals at various
dates.
PETITION OF SALEM IN 1693, IN RELATION TO
THEIR FORT AND SCOUT SHALLOP.
Pet n of 19 Salem inhabitants that their fort and scout
shallop may be a public charge, July 7, 1693.
To his Excelency S r William Phipps Kn* Cap* Generall
and Gouener in Cheiffe of their majesties Province of the
Massachusets Bay in New England and the Honorable
Councell now assembled We whose names are vnder
written Inhabitants of the Towne of Salem humbley
Sheweth.
That Seuerall Gentlemen of this Towne Since the be-
gining of the present warr with the ffrench and Indian
Enemies by order & direction of the Commitie of militia
of Salem, did aduance Seuerall Sumes of mony for the
repairing of the ffort at Salem purchas of Great Guns
Bullets pouder & tensells and Guners wages for Said ffort
to the Value of about five hundred pounds besides the
Labour of men & Teames, and in the yeare 1692 did set
forth & mainetaine a Scout Shallop for about fiue
months in the Sumer which cost about Sixty pounds,
and haue ben at a Considerable charge for Blockhouses &
other ffortifications in the Towne, all for the deffence &
Safety of their majesties Subjects in these parts of their
majesties prouince, for all which disbursments we haue
not ben assisted with more then this Townes proportion
to two Single Country Rates as mony and about fourty
pounds paid to the Guner of Said fort out of the publique
Treafury, And that the Said ffort will require a Consider-
able disbursment upon it to make it fit for Seruis
Therefore we humbly pray his Excelency the Gouenor
& Councell to Consider Our Circumstances, to Grant that
the Said ffort & Scout Shallop may be a publique Charge,
the Gentlemen that haue advanced mony as aforsaid may
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112 PETITION OF SALEM IN 1693.
be reimbursed and the Said fort finished on the publique
accoumpt, all which we humbly Suppofe to be Just and
Equitable, considering that the ffronters by Sea haue
alwayes paid their proportion of maintaining the ffronter
Townes on the Land w ch has been Very considerable and
we shall Euer pray &c.
Jos. Wolcott Samuel Gardner Barth Gedney
William Hirst W m Browne John : Hathern
Rob* Kitchen Benj a Browne
Roger Derby Steph : Sewall
Tun Lindall John Higginfon
Deliuerance Parkmane Benj a Marfton
Manafath Marfton Jn Turner
Tho s Gardner
Benj* Gerrish
Neh Willoughby
Matsachutetts Archives, Vol. 70, Page 19 .
HISTOKICAL COLLECTIONS
OF THE
ESSEX INSTITUTE
VOL. XLIL APRIL, 1906 No. 2
THE NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
BY H. FOLLANSBEE LONG.
At the beginning of the 19th century, commerce was mak-
ing rapid strides in Massachusetts. Better communication
between the inland towns was needed, and the first step
towards a closer relation was the building of toll bridges
over the large rivers, thus doing away with the slow, dan-
gerous, and expensive system of ferries. Soon after came
the demand for better roads. As the towns were not able
to expend the large amounts of capital required to con-
struct such roads, and as the cost was greater than any sin-
gle individual cared to assume, a corporation for each en-
terprise was created by legislative authority. Frequently
the " turnpikes " proved themselves to be poor investments
for capital, and to the promoters and to those who contrib-
uted funds and labor, must be given credit for a great deal
of courage, a large degree of public spirit, or a misplaced
confidence in the soundness of their investments. Without
doubt, however, some of the earlier turnpikes turned out to
be paying investments, as they opened up a large part of
the country not before in direct communication with the
centres of trade. This probably accounts for the increase
of road-building, for in less than ten years after the first
turnpike was chartered (1796) forty-two companies were
created and empowered to build roads in Massachusetts
proper, or in Maine, then a part of the State. The con-
struction of these roads and the ease of communication
over them were such an improvement over the old "town
ways," that the people not only willingly paid toll to be
allowed travelling privileges, but in a great many instances
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114 NEWBUBYPOET AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
gave assistance by grants of land and by requiring the Uni-
ted States mail to be carried over them.
The first turnpike corporation in Massachusetts was
chartered in 1796 and was formed for the purpose of build-
ing a road from the town of Western, now Warren, to
Palmer. The Act sets forth that no good highway existed
and that the towns could not afford to build a proper road.
The company was given the right to charge travellers, in
exchange for performing a work which was apparently re-
garded as a public necessity. On the State records, the
first seventeen turnpikes are known only by numbers, first,
second, third, etc. Afterwards they were given names in-
dicating the localities through which they passed. The
books of these corporations were at all times open to the
inspection of the Governor and Council, and the Legisla-
ture. The Legislature could dissolve any corporation, so
formed, after twenty years, if it was shown that the in-
come of the road had compensated the corporation for its
expenditures together with twelve per cent interest. It is
very doubtful if there was case where this power was ex-
ercised. The usual width of the roads was four rods or
sixty-six feet. It is interesting to note that the subject of
wide tires, as road inprovers, was then considered, and tolls
were only half as great for vehicles having tires six inches
or more wide, while with tires three and one-half inches
wide and carrying a load of forty-five hundred pounds a
toll three times the regular sum was demanded.
In general, the phraseology of all the petitions for turn-
pike roads was the same, namely, the great expense of keep-
ing ordinary roads in good repair, and the relief it would
be to taxation if those who wished better roads should
themselves pay the cost of building and maintaining them.
But when Micajah Sawyer, William Coombs, Nicholas
Pike, Arnold Welles, William Bartlett, John Pettingill,
William Smith, John Codman, and James Prince petitioned
the "Great and General Court" for a turnpike road to be
laid out between Newburyport and Chelsea Bridge, said
company to be known as the Newburyport Turnpike Cor-
poration, they based their claim upon an entirely different
reason " the advantage of connecting our own town with
NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 115
the capital of the state by an "air line" the shortest possi-
ble route. As a matter of fact none of this road was laid out
in Newburyport, but was built in the town of Newbury,
but now a part of Newburyport. While the plans for its
construction did not assume definite form until 1800, the
subject of such a road was agitated some time before.
March 8, 1803, Caleb Strong, then Governor of Massachu-
setts, approved the charter of the corporation. This was
the first road of its kind to be chartered in eastern Massa-
chusetts. The Salem turnpike, chartered about the same
time, was the first to be opened. The critics maintained
that it was a much wiser plan, to build the road from New-
buryport to Salem, thus connecting with the turnpike
which was to be built from there to Boston. The proposed
road was to start from the head of State street, in what is
now Newburyport, and run in as nearly a straight line as
possible, to Chelsea Bridge. We may all agree with the
words of the corporation's first president after being told
of the proposed route, when he said, "A herculean un-
dertaking." The engineer was instructed to point the
telescope of his transit South 24 West, and to follow that
course as directly as possible to Chelsea Bridge. As the
road stands today, in the distance of thirty-two miles
it deviates only eighty-three feet from a straight line, and
most of this deviation is at the ledges in Saugus, near the
Lynnfield woods, where a great deal of heavy blasting was
necessitated, in order to get through at all. The cost of the
road was nearly half a million dollars ; far greater than any
public improvement in New England up to that time. It
surely was a wonderful piece of work, "a monument,"
says Caleb Gushing, " of the enterprise and perseverance
of its projectors." Even at the time when this road was
in process of construction, successful experiments were
being made with locomotives. Possibly the builders of
railroads, one hundred years from now, when they are su-
perseded by airships, may be looked upon in much the same
way that we now look upon the promoters of the old turn-
pikes.
The stock of the corporation consisted of one thousand
shares, more than half of which, or five hundred and ninety-
116 NBWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TTJKNPIKE.
eight shares, was held in Boston. Newburyport men held
two hundred and ten shares, James Prince having ninety-
eight and Captain Israel Young, thirty shares while Nico-
las Pike, William Bartlett, Jonathan Gage, and Micajah
Sawyer held ten shares each. " Lord " Timothy Dexter,
" the Wonder of the East," strange to say was not inter-
ested in this enterprise. Perhaps his holdings in the
Essex Merrimack Bridge, which was more than one -half
of the original number of shares, satisfied his desires in this
line of public improvement. One hundred and forty
shares of the turnpike stock were held in Gloucester, nine
in Danvers, seven hi Cambridge, and five in York, Me.
With the exception of Danvers, the citizens living in the
towns through which the road was to pass took no stock
in the road, either actually or metaphorically. The first
meeting of the corporation was held in Boston, April 14,
1803, notification of the meeting appearing in the New
England Palladium, a paper published in Boston, and also
in the Newburyport Herald. On April 20, 1803, the di-
rectors met and chose the following officers : " Judge "
William Tudor, of Boston, President ; Gorham Parsons and
James Prince, Vice Presidents, and Enoch Sawyer, Treas-
urer, all of Newburyport During the summer, the di-
rectors, with their engineer, travelled on foot three times
over the entire distance. " Rocky heights, bogs, briars,
thickets, and all the unpleasant obstacles of an unfre-
quented tract of country, rendered these pedestrian jour-
neys slow and fatiguing." The survey required three week's
time, the expense being about two hundred and fifty dollars,
including five dollars paid Michael Hodge for making a
plan of the road. Theophilus Parsons was paid two hun-
dred and fifty dollars for legal services, such as drafting
the papers, looking after the legislators, and influencing
the Justices of the Court. The settlement of the land
damages was not an easy matter for those who derided the
scheme were not averse to plundering its promoters.
Very few there were, whose lands they were compelled
to intersect, but expressed their vexatious submission to
the law which they could not control, and all demanded a
triple compensation for the land they were compelled to
NEWBTJRYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 117
part with." In seventeen cases the owners of the land re-
fused to accept the price fixed by the commissioners and
appealed to a jury who awarded them twenty per cent
more.
Work on the turnpike was begun August 23, 1803, on
High street in Newburyport. Messrs. Prince and Young,
two Newburyport men, had charge of the building of the
first eleven miles, reaching from the head of State street to
Peabody's mills in Topsfield. They received $18,850. for
their part of the road. Capt. Jonathan Ingersoll had charge
of the next nine miles to Maiden, and Gorham Parsons su-
perintended the construction of the bridge over the Parker
river. The building of the roadbed was in general given
to contractors, who, in many cases, hired men from each
locality for the work in their vicinity and often times these
men furnished their own wheelbarrow, cart, or pick and
shovel, as the case might be. Peleg Slocum of Lynn, built
three and one half miles of road from Peabody's mills to
Joseph Chaplin's house in Rowley, for eight thousand dol-
lars and a hogshead of rum. The grade was not to exceed
one foot in twenty and the road was to be covered with
gravel ten inches deep. For building another part of the
road, Richard and Ebenezer Kimball, both of Lebanon,
N. H., agreed to furnish sixty men, blacksmiths, five yoke
of oxen, and ten horses. They were to work as many days
on the road as the Directors thought necessary, until J uly
1, 1805. Each man was to receive one dollar a day and
board, and half a pint of West India rum. The Company
itself was to furnish u two or three ox carts, and so many
horse carts and wheelbarrows as are necessary." Those
men not working under contract received $1.25 per day,
for ditching ; a laborer with pick and shovel received 5 or
6 shillings, and $1.57 was paid for a man, cart and oxen.
Masons, carpenters and painters, employed in constructing
the toll-houses, hotels and bridges, received an average of
nine shillings per day. These days of course were reck-
oned from " sun to sun."
At one place near the Newburyport end, the road was
made twenty feet high and twenty-five rods long, far
above the mud of the swamp through which the road
118 NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
passed. The workmen at the close of the last day's labor,
on this part of the road, looked with a sigh of relief on the
well finished roadbed, but to their surprise on the follow-
ing morning when arriving at the scene of their previous
day's labor, a great embankment was not to be seen but an
enormous hole thirty-six feet deep and twelve rods in
length. The slippery mud of the meadow had allowed the
heavy mass of gravel piled upon its surface to settle until
its downward course was stopped either by the hardpan
of clay or by the rocky crust of the earth. The accident
however turned out better than was anticipated, for the
big hole furnished an excellent depository for the vast
amount of dirt and rocks removed from the neighboring
hills Avhich otherwise would have been difficult to dispose
of, finally making an excellent and solid foundation for the
road across the swamp. The construction of bridges over
the rivers and brooks was an item of great expense in
building the road. Sixty-two bridges were built by Prince
and Young over the first dozen miles between High street
in Newburyport and Peabody's mills in Topsfield, and
sixty-nine other bridges were necessary in the remaining
distance. A large number of these so called bridges were
nothing more than culverts, three or four feet wide, but
several expensive bridges were built over the rivers which
the road crossed. At Little river in Newbury, a bridge
of timber thirty feet in length was required, built upon
stone abutments ten feet high with wings of stone one
hundred and thirty feet long and six feet high. Another
expensive bridge was erected over the Parker river. The
construction of this bridge entailed an expense of seven
thousand dollars. The bridge over the Ipswich river, with
a span of seventy feet, was built at a great cost, owing to
the hill on the south and the long marsh on the north, and
three hundred feet of abutments were constructed. The
only entry in the Topsfield town records concerning the
turnpike appears under date of Apr. 1, 1805 when it was
voted, "To grant liberty to the Newburyport Turn-
pike Corporation to erect a dry bridge across the road near
Joseph Andrews, provided it is done to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Selectmen and Sylvanus Wildes, Isaac
NEWBTJRrPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 119
Averill and Joseph Andrews and all persons immediately
concerned or the major part of them."
Work on the turnpike began Aug. 23, 1803, and was
continued until November of that year. Four miles of
road had been built during this time. In the spring of
1804 it was deemed advisable to push the work ahead with
rapidity and accordingly five hundred men with oxen and
horses, were employed. The most expensive as well as the
most difficult part of the road was from Peabody's mills to
Maiden. This section of the road was under the direction
of Capt. Jonathan Ingersoll, one of the Directors. In this
section sixty-nine stone culverts, and six wooden bridges,
from eight to seventy feet in span, were built. Nine hills
were cut down varying depths from twelve to twenty-five
feet, and many smaller hills from six to twelve feet.
Eighteen causeways from four to twenty-five feet in height,
and with a total length of two hundred and fifteen feet,
were required to fill up the deep depressions on the road
bed. For blasting the rocks and ledges used for culverts,
bridge abutments, etc., three hundred pounds of gunpowder
were used, while fifty casks were required for the same
purpose on other parts of the road. To complete this sec-
tion three hundred men, eighty yoke of oxen and twenty
horses were employed for seven months, through the sum-
mer and autumn of 1804. Accidents were frequent on
this section of the road, two fatalities occurring on River
hill in Topsfield. In the Salem Gazette under date of July
19, 1804, it is recorded that Jonathan Hoyt, aged twenty,
of Concord, N. H., was instantly killed by the falling of
earth. Again under date of July 26, 1805, it is reported
that "Francis Skerry, aged fifty, was killed by the falling of
a large quantity of earth from the bank at Topsfield hill
while at work upon the turnpike road." The account goes
on to say that " Another man was much hurt at the same
time so as to be obliged to have a leg amputated. One
man was killed and two wounded, at the same place, and
in the same manner last summer." At the close of 1804
the road was completed to Maiden and early in the next
year the work was extended to a mass of rock in Maiden,
called in good reason, as the turnpike men thought, Tophet
ledge.
120 NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
While the charter of the Company called for a road to
Chelsea Bridge, the damages seemingly were to be so ex-
cessive that some other means of reaching Boston was
sought. The first plan, which was strongly contested and
at last rejected by the Legislature, was to construct a
bridge across the Charles river to Barton's point. Then
another petition was presented whereby the Newburyport
Turnpike Corporation were to join with the proprietors of
the Middlesex Canal and build a bridge over the Charles
river, the last named Company to use the bridge as a tow
path. This also was refused. But February 2, 1805, an
Act was passed allowing the corporation to build to Jenkin's
Corner, so called, in Maiden, from Maiden Bridge, instead
of to Chelsea Bridge.
Not only were men employed upon the roadbed, but a
large number were employed in other work connected with
the turnpike, which progressed rapidly as the roadbed was
completed. Three toll houses were constructed, with large
gates which swung across the way, as reminders to the
traveller that he must help pay for the road. The first
house was in Newbury, and is still standing. Another was
erected in Topsfield, and a third one in Chelsea. February
2, 1805, by a special Act of the Legislature, the proprietors
were given the right to collect toll on parts of the road
already completed. According to the requirements of first
charter they were not allowed to collect tolls until the
road was finished, but as a part of the road then was being
used they thought it their right to collect. In Lynnfield,
fifty-three acres of land were purchased, and a large
hotel constructed at a cost of $19,347.00. Ice houses,
stables, a blacksmith shop, and other out-buildings
necessary for an establishment of this nature were built in
addition. The Company also furnished the hotel. The
Topsfield Hotel was built at a cost of $22,296.00. The
lot on which it was located contained four and one-half
acres of land, and buildings similar to those at Lynnfield
were built in connection with the hotel. Mention of some
of the famous gatherings at this Topsfield Hotel may not
be out of place. In 1808 a great Caucus was held to
denounce the Embargo. In 1829, the County Convention
NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 121
which established Lyceums met there. The Essex Agri-
cultural Society was organized there in 1818, as were the
annual meetings of the Society for the years 1820, '22, '23,
'24, '25, '37 and '38. The Essex County Natural History
Society was formed there in 1834, and its parlors were
frequently the scene of County Conventions and similar
gatherings.
The turnpike having been completed to Maiden, was
opened for public travel on Febuary 11, 1805. At this time,
the cost of the road, with its fences, bridges, three toll
gates, tools, etc., was 1282,936.38. Another item of ex-
pense was the cost of constructing a road from the hotel
in Topsfield to the meeting-house, a further outlay of
$1,878.00, and also $560.00 expended for five acres of addi-
tional land in Topsfield. The furniture for the hotel
cost $713.00, not an extravagant sum and the buildings
were rented at the rate of $400.00 per annum. The Leg-
islature by a special grant, allowed the corporation to lay
the road only three rods wide at Maiden, thereby saving
the expense of moving walls.
The first man to collect toll at the Newbury gate
was Peter Flood. He was succeeded by James Merrill,
and he in turn by a Mr. Page. Moses Pillsbury was the
first man at "fopsfield, and was followed by Leonard Cross
and Moody Morse. At the Chelsea gate David Williams
was the first man. He was succeeded by Daniel Collins
and Cornelius Conway Felton. A half-gate, where only
half-toll was taken, was erected at Ipswich where John
Brown collected toll. Another half -gate was erected in
Rowley, and still another at Trotter's bridge in Newbury.
Peter Flood was allowed $240.00 a year and house rent
and Moses Pillsbury was given the same. David Williams
received $200.00 a year, but was not allowed house rent.
These toll collectors were each required to furnished bonds
at one thousand dollars. After it was discovered that the
road would not pay large dividends, the toll collector's
salaries were reduced to $100.00 a year. The toll rates
for each person passing over the turnpike were one and
sixpence, or twenty-five cents, for a carriage with four
wheels and drawn by four horses. Carts and wagons with
122 NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
two horses paid half this amount, or nine pence. A one
horse chaise paid ten cents ; a man on horseback five cents ;
neat cattle, one cent and sheep and swine, three cents a
dozen. According to the general turnpike laws no toll
could be collected from a passenger on foot. At the time
of the " Irish famine," a great many Irish immigrated to
this country, and in order to save the charge of immigra-
tion, which was so much a head, they shipped to Neva
Scotia and New Brunswick ; crossed the line into Mai. ^
and then made their way to Newburyport. As the turn-
pike was the direct way to Boston, parties of ten or twelve,
men, women and children, passed over it, stopping at the
farm houses along the way wherever night overtook
them, in this way avoiding the entrance fee into the coun-
try. No toll could be collected from anyone going to or
from public worship within the limits of any town, nor
from any person passing to his daily labor or upon the or-
dinary business of family concerns, nor from a person
passing on military duty. This law gave the people in
any town the right to travel anywhere within the limits of
the town free of charge. These privileges were surely
very liberal when the amount of money expended in build-
ing the road is considered. Without doubt both corpora-
tion and public evaded the law. The town of Danvers,
f eeling aggrieved at the excessive tolls that were demand-
ed, held a special town-meeting and appointed a commit-
tee of three to wait upon the Directors of the road, with a
complaint that the proceedings of the toll gatherer at the
Danvers gate had been such that " they had been injured
in their rights, not even the minister being permitted to
visit his people when they were sick without paying toll ;
also others are required to pay toll while engaged in their
common ordinary business or domestic affairs."
There were three full gates between Newburyport and
Maiden, and the owner of a four-horse carriage, when
travelling the entire distance, paid " four and six" or seven-
ty-five cents, and the one-horse chaise even with the
deacon in it, paid " two and three-pence " or thirty-seven
and one-half cents. Human nature was the same then as
now, and the people of that day were not adverse to
NEWBUEYPOET AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 123
cheating the corporation whenever the chance presented
itself. Owing to the thirty-eight public roads which the
turnpike crossed, it was not very difficult to avoid toll and
to stop this leak the half-gates were erected. The fine for
evading a toll was from ten to fifty dollars. Occasionally
a man was caught evading the law, but the case was usual-
ly settled outside of court, as the culprit was generally '* a
respectable citizen," hi his own opinion at least. In 1808,
" a respectable citizen " of Ipswich, passing on horseback,
attempted to avoid toll in order to save the sum of five
cents. Being detected he tried to pacify the toll collector
by the offer of two dollars, but Peter Flood was not to be
bribed, whereupon the offender wrote a pathetic appeal to
the President of the corporation, in which, after offering
many excuses, he begged for mercy. After some little
difficulty he succeeded in getting off, no doubt at the last
satisfied that it did not pay to be " penny-wise and pound
foolish. "
Unfortunately, the happy day never came to the stock-
holders of the turnpike, when the tenth section of their
charter should endanger the reaping of the profits from
the road. This section provided that when the company
had received toll sufficient to cover the cost of the road
together with twelve per cent interest, this road should be-
come the property of the Commonwealth. However, it is
said, that the Salem turnpike paid the principal in full.
From a financial point of view the turnpike was doomed
from the start. This was largely due to the excessive
demands for land damages and also to the unexpected diffi-
culties encountered which made the final cost far exceed
the original estimate. The funds for constructing the
road were obtained by twenty-six assessments upon the
shareholders. The first assessment was made on April 20,
1803 and was $5,000.00. Those that followed were for
$10,000.00 ; 115,000.00 ; and $20,000.00 ; the last one being
levied in October 1806. The total amount raised by the
assessments was $439,000.00. This sum paid for only twen-
ty-eight miles of the road ; that part which was construct-
ed in Maiden cost about $35,000.00 in addition. Other ex-
penses necessary for its completion brought the total cost
124 NEWJBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
of the road well up to half a million dollars. The total
amount of capital stock was one thousand shares, and
each share represented an outlay of about five hundred
dollars. In order to pay six per cent on this great cost,
a gross income of more than thirty thousand dollars a year
would have been required, while to pay the twelve per cent
net profit, allowed by section ten of the charter, together
with the first cost, would have demanded a steady stream
of travel, day and night.
The hotel at Topsfield was twelve miles from Newbury-
port and being a very convenient building was considered
the best tavern on the "Eastern" roads. It was ex-
pected that this hotel would be rented at eight hundred
dollars per year. The Lynnfield hotel was only ten miles
from Charles River bridge and being a roomy house and
well situated it was expected to attract large numbers of
people from Boston and Salem, more especially during the
summer months. This hotel was to be rented at four hun-
dred dollars a year. Neither of these hotels were a source
of profit. The rent of each was reduced from time to time
to a low figure and finally they were sold for a fraction of
their cost.
The first toll was taken at the Newbury gate, now New-
buryport, on Feb. 11, 1805. The amount taken at all the
gates during the first twelve months was $2,485.00. The
second year it was 3,150.00, and the gross amount re-
ceived for toll from the time of the opening of the road
until 1818, was $51,612.00. The care and maintenance of
the road cost from two thousand to three thousand dol-
lars each year, so that the net income for the first fifteen
years was only about four hundred dollars a year. For six
months in 1805, the toll taken at Newbury amounted to
$2,909.00 ; at Topsfield it was $251.00 ; and at Chelsea,
$420.00. For six months in 1819, the gate at Newbury
paid $518.00 ; the Ipswich half-gate, $560.00 ; the Danvers
half-gate, $320.00 ; and the Chelsea gate, $680.00. In
1829 the Newbury gate paid five dollars a week; the Row-
ley gate, seven dollars and a half ; the Topsfield gate, five
dollars ; and the Chelsea gate, three dollars and a quarter.
In 1830, Ipswich half -gate paid $237.00 ; in 1840 it paid
THE TOPSFIELD HOTEL.
From a pencil sketch made about 1835-1 840 by Alonzo Lewis of Lynn.
THE OLD TOLL HOUSE AT TOPSFIELD.
The Turnpike is also shown and near the crest of the hill in the distance, formerly
stood the Topsfield Hotel. From a photograph made in I 900.
NEWBTJRYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 125
$131.00 ; and in 1841, only $86.00. With receipts coming
in at this rate the prospects for the owners of the road
were not exceptionally good. It is the general impression
that dividends were never paid by the corporation, but
this is erroneous. The first dividend was paid January 6,
1806, upon the earnings for nine months, and was at the
rate of $2.25 per share, less than half of one per cent.
The second years' dividend of $2.00 a share was declared
July 17, 1806. The third dividend, of $2.70 a share, was
declared January 5, 1807 and was the largest of any paid.
In 1819 the nineteenth dividend was declared for the
amount of $2.50 a share and in 1820 the twenty-second divi-
dend of fifty cents a share was declared. In July, 1823,
the hotels were sold and five dollars a share was returned
to each shareholder. The Lynnfield hotel brought
$2,550.00, and Cyrus Cummings of Topsfield paid
$3,035.00 for the hotel in that town.* There were very
few transfers of stock and they were mostly forced sales
made necessary by the settlement of estates. In 1814, two
shares sold for $63.00 each ; in 1831, fifty shares brought
$525.00, that is, $10.50 a share ; and in 1841, seven shares
sold for fifty-seven cents a share.
The stage coaches which ran over the turnpike were
not owned by the corporation and great difficulty would
have been experienced in paying the running expenses
had it not been for the tolls collected from "The Eastern
Stage Company." The old line of mail stages started by
Ezra Lunt in 1774 was succeeded in 1794 by Jacob Male's
four-horse coach, which was run until the Eastern Stage
Company was incorporated hi June, 1818. Starting from
Newburyport the stage line followed the old post road
which wound about from one post office to another, forty-
three miles to Boston, and required eight hours to pass
over its devious route. Later the time was shortened to
six hours. The owners of the turnpike saw that the carry-
ing of mail over their road would be an item of income so
*The Topsfleld hotel was kept by Mr. Cummings for a number of years. In
1844 it was taken down and removed to the beach at Clifton, where it was rebuilt
substantially as before. It was rented as a summer resort, and during the season
a steamboat made regular trips to and from Boston, landing the passengers in
boats. The venture was not a financial success and on January 1, 1846, the build-
ing was totally destroyed by fire.
126 NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
in 1817, Nicholas Pike and others sent a petition to the
Postmaster General, stating that the Newburyport Turn-
pike Corporation had built a turnpike from Newburyport
to Boston, at a cost of nearly half a million dollars, " gen-
erally supposed to be the best in the United States, by
which they had shortened the distance between these
towns about eight miles. By the present mail route six
hours are required for the passage of mail, by the Turnpike
it can be done in four," said the petitioners. Another ap-
peal to Congress was made in 1818, setting forth that the
road was a great public convenience, but that the cost of
building had been so large that the owners had suffered
great loss from the investment and asking assistance from
the general government. It was a great question, which
for many years was a bone of contention between political
parties, whether Congress had the right to spend any part
of the revenue of the country upon " internal improve-
ments," such is canals, roads, bridges, etc.. It was within
the power of Congress to help, however, to the extent of
ordering the United States mail to be carried over this
turnpike, which was finally done. This was brought about
by the organization of the Eastern Stage Company of which
Dr. Nehemiah Cleveland of Topsfield was the first Presi-
dent. The toll paid by the Company for the privilege of
passing the Newbury gate was $365.00 a year, which gave
the use of the road as far as Topsfield where the stage
turned off at " the half-way house " in order to collect mail
in other towns. As the business of the stage coach in-
creased the toll paid for the use of the road also increased.
In 1824 the Company paid $800.00 ; in 1830, the sum of
$900.00; and in 1834, the charges were increased to $1000.
a year. But this included the privilege to run all sta-
ges, carriages, post chaises, and wagons, over the entire
length of the road. The great ridges at Topsfield were
very trying to the strength of weary horses, as well as dan-
gerous to passengers. Accidents were not uncommon and
some of the best stage drivers refused to drive coaches over
the turnpike. Some of the best known drivers, over this
route, were Ackerman, Barnabee and Forbes. The stage
that carried " the great eastern mail, " at first turned off
NEWBUKYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE. 127
at the " half-way house " in Topsfield, thence going to Dan-
vers and to Salem, but afterwards it followed the "air
line " to Boston. This coach ran light. In the ordinary
coach there was always room for one more ; hi the mail
stage only four passengers were allowed to be carried.
The fare from Boston to Newburyport was two dollars by
the ordinary stage, but by the mail stage it was two dol-
lars and fifty cents. The stage company carried the mail
from Portsmouth to Boston and a passenger travelling
between these points paid four dollars for his transpor-
tation. Drivers of the old stage coaches, to be accom-
modating, sometimes carried express parcels, but after some
owners had tried to obtain damages from the Company for
parcels which had been lost it was voted at a meeting
of the Directors that "drivers are expressly prohibited
from carrying any money or packages not accounted for
to the company's agent," and at a later meeting it appeared
that a "committee is considering the subject of drivers
carrying provisions from sundry places to Boston for sale,
contrary to a vote of the directors." In April 1819 the
following was recorded : "the company do not consider
themselves accountable for the loss of any baggage, bun-
dles or packages whatever, committed to the care of the
drivers, or otherwise put into their stages." The Eastern
Stage Company was very prosperous and paid good divi-
dends on its stock, which in 1834 was worth over two
hundred per cent. In 1825 the company owned two hun-
dred and eighty-seven horses, thirty-five coaches and twelve
chaises. The stables and workshops were located in New-
buryport and covered a large area. The Wolfe Tavern,
at Newburyport, was purchased by the Company in 1828
and became the head quarters and starting point and also
the home station of the coaches of the Company. The
Eastern Stage Company flourished for about twenty years.
After the advent of the railroad the coaches became few
in number and at last, " Major " Samuel Shaw put on a
coach with the fare at one dollar and fifty cents to Boston,
and the stage company ran a coach in opposition with the
fare at one dollar.
The necessity for the turnpike having passed away, be-
128 NEWBURYPORT AND BOSTON TURNPIKE.
fore long it seemed desirable that portions of it should be-
come public highways and therefore in 1850 the County
of Essex paid to Richard Stone, the last treasurer of the
corporation, the sum of one thousand dollars and in 1851,
twelve hundred dollars was also paid for a portion of the
turnpike which was laid out as a county road. That part
of the road extending from Rowley to Lynntield, was ac-
cepted as a County road on May 10, 1849. The tollhouses
were sold prior to 1851 and probably no toll was taken
after 1847.
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY,
MASSACHUSETTS.
BY WALTER DAVIS, JR.
is first mentioned in connection
with the New World on the passenger list of the ship
" Elizabeth," of London, which sailed for New England in
the spring of 1635. With him came Alice Wild, aged
forty years, whose relationship to him is uncertain, and his
brother, John Wild, aged seventeen. This list of passen-
gers, which is among the records of the London Custom
House, shows that he was thirty years of age in 1635, from
which the year of his birth may be approximated as 1605.
William Wild settled in Ipswich before 1638, when his
name first appears on the records of the town in a grant
of land to Henry Wilkinson, dated July 25, 1638.
" Granted to Henry Wilkinson by the company of free-
man 1635 three acres of planting ground on the south syde
the Towne River. Also hee is possessed of three acres
adjoyning unto the same, the which latter three acres hee
bought of Robert Hayes, and was granted unto y e sayde
Robert Hayes at the same tyme the whole six acres, having
a planting lott of Robert Cross on the East, and a house
lott of John Dayne's on the West, also on the same syde
a planting lott of William Wildes, buting upon the North
end upon the river. Also three acres of planting ground
lying upon Sogamore Hill, having Andrew Story's lott on
the Southeast, and Michaell Williamson's lott on the
Northeast"
No record of grants of land to William Wild in Ipswich
can be found, but from a deed made by his nieces in 1685,
the following is learned concerning his Ipswich property.
" One dwelling house w ch said William Dec d out of with
all buildings Edifices y r upon & Rights of Comons y r unto
belonging y e said house lott being one acre more or les
with all y e trees & fences appertaining & belonging also
five acres or six acres or thereabout being more or less
(129)
130 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
bounded by the land of Aaron Pengry So-west & Goodwife
Quilters & Henry Osburnes also Bounded No-west by
Moses Pengry land Northerly by Thomas Medcalfs land
No : East by land in possession of Caleb Kimball which is
Scituate in ye comon feild upon y e north side of Ipswich
river." (Essex Deeds, Vol. 15, leaf 119.)
In 1643, the town records of Rowley show that a house
lot on " Bradford streete," was granted to William Wild,
" containing an Acree and an halfe bounded on the South
side by Thomas Palmers house Lott : part of it lying on
the West side and part of it on the East side of the
streete." In the same year he received grants of forty-
eight acres of pasture land, marsh and upland in Rowley.
He accumulated a large estate in Rowley as the following
deeds show.
William Wild' of Rowley, carpenter, sold to James
Barker, tailor, " five acres of land ... in Bradford streete
lotts . . . bounded by y e land of William Jackson toward the
north and the land of Thomas Palmer toward the South
having the highwaye on the east & the common on the
west." . April 16, 1652. (Ipswich Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 126.)
William Wild of Ipswich, sold to George Hadley of
Rowley, all the " accomodations granted unto him by the
towne of Rowley at Merrimack river nere Haverill, viz :
all his house and barne & fifteen acres of land about it,
lying & being by Merrimack river, having the land of
Robert Hazeltine toward the east & the town pasture
toward the west : alsoe twenty eight acres, be it more or
less, lying at the end of the aforesaid land . . . alsoe two
hundred acres, be it more or less, having the land of
Robert Hasseltine toward the east, Rowley comon toward
the west & the land last mentioned toward the north &
Rowley comon toward the south." Dec. 17, 1655.
(Ipswich Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 182.)
William Wild of Ipswich, sold to Robert Andrews " a
parcell of land being part of the village land of Rowley
conteining seaventy acres ... as it lyeth bounded by other
land of the Said Robert Andrews wch he purchased of
John Lambert toward the southeast & Southwest, the land
of Abel Langley toward the norwest shooteing down to
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 131
Pye brook toward the northeast." July 26, 1661. (Ip-
swich Deeds, Vol. 2, p. 49.)
William Wild of Ipswich, sold to William Boynton of
Rowley "all my land lying upon Merrimack river, with
the privilidges thereof as it lyeth bounded, the vilage land
eastward, the laud of Thomas Palmer southward, Merri-
mack river westward and the land of William Jackson
northward." Oct. 26, 1661. (Ipswich Deeds, Vol. 2, p. 90.)
William Wyld of Rowley was made a freeman, January
31, 1646.
The above records show that Wild returned to Ipswich
about 1655, where he practiced his trade of carpentering.
It is recorded in January, 1656, that the selectmen de-
termined to build a wharf for the use of the town, and
" for the oversight and caring on of the cappenters worke.
have named and apoynted Henry Pindar and William
Wild." William Wyld was also appointed a fence viewer
in 1658. He died in Ipswich between May 6 and Sept.
30, 1662, leaving his estate to his widow Elizabeth. Al,
though he was not among the wealthiest men hi the colony,
he had a large estate for the times. His will and inventory-
both on file in Salem, follow :
" I william wild of Ipswich in the county of Effex in New
England being at prefent Sicke and weake of body but
through Gods mercye Inioyeing my vnderstanding and
memory doe make & ordaine this my last will and Testa-
ment first I giue my soule into the hands of Jefus christ
my Redeemer my Body to be defently buried And for my
outward estate which the Lord hath beene pleafed to giue
I difpofe of as followeth After my debts & funerall ex-
pences are difcharged I doe giue and bequeath vnto .my
beloued wife Elizabeth wild my dwelling houfe and all my
land for the toorme of her natural Life and after her de-
ceafe I giue all my fayd houfe and Land I doe giue vnto
John wild the sonn of John wild of Topffield my Kinfman
Item I doe giue and bequeath vnto my Kinfman John wild
Senior of Topffield tenn pounds w c h he the sayd John wild
hath in his hands of myne & doe order the bond I haue of
him for it to be rendered up vnto him after my deceafe
Item I doe giue vnto Robert Ames the sum of five pounds
132 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
to be payd by my executrix within one yeare after my
death Alfoe I giue vnto marke warner the Summ of five
pound Alfoe I giue vnto Hanah Lampfon the summ of
ten pounds to be payd by my executrix as my Overffeers
shall apoynt and the rest of my estate I leave vnto my
beloued wife Elizabeth wild whom I make sole executrix
of this my last will and testament And I doe defire my
Loueing friends Theophilus willfon william white & Robert
Lord senior to be my overfeers to fee that this my last will
be pf ormed according to the true intent & meaneing there-
of And it is my will and mynd that If my Kinfman John
wild Junior depart this life before he come to age or before
the fayd houfe & Land comes into his poffefion that then
it be devided among the children of John wild senior
vnleff the Sayd John leaue heires then to be vnto them
In wittnes that this is my last will & testament I haue
heervnto fett my hand the Sixt day of may in the yeare
one thoufand Six hundred sixty two 1662
william wild did
subfcribe this & declare
it to be his last will William Wild
in the prefence of vs
Theophilus wilfon
William White
Robert Lord
cpved in court held at Ipfwich the 30 th of September
1662 by the oath of Theophilus willfon & Robert Lord to
be the last will and testament of william wilde to the beft
of there knowledge
p me Robert Lord cleric
An Inventory of the estate of william wyld of Ipfwich
lately deceafed taken the 26 of June 1662
Imprimus the dwelling houfe orchyard
ground about it & 6 acre planting lott 46 - 0-0
Itt a mare and three colts 31 - 0-0
It. two cowes & 2 yearlings 11 - 0-0
It. three oxen 18 - 0-0
It. 6 hoggs & 3 piggs 04-10-0
It. in the hall 2 little tables - 6-0
THE WILDES FAMILY OP ESSEX COUNTY. 183
It. 3 chaires 2 formes & a stoole - 7-6
It. a Cubberd 2 chests & a box 1 - 4-0
It a kneading trough one tub two keelirs
5 trayes 2 beere veffels & pails 0-12-0
It one pondering [torn] & od wooden things - 6-0
It. In earthern ware - 5-0
It. one chamber pott & other pewter 0-13-0
It. a braf kettell skillett & warming pan 1 - 4-0
It. 2 Iron potts & other Iron things 1 - 4-0
It. 6 old axes 3 old fickles 3 wedges one
broad how 2 beetell rings & a hammer 1 - 2-0
It. In weareing apparrell one cloake
Jackett Breeches & hatt 6-14-4
It. a fearge sute 1-10-0
It a cloth coat & fute & other old apparell 1-10-0
It 2 paire of shoes & 4 paire of stockens 1-00-0
It one yard & half e of woollen cloath - 4-6
It 7 yards of cotton & wooleing cloaths 1 - 1-0
It a payr of sheets & table cloaths [torn] 5 - 0-0
It half a dozen of Napkins - 9-0
It 7 shirts 1-15-0
It three cuf hons - 5-0
It one bedsted 1 - 0-0
It. for curtaines & valance 1-15-0
It. a fether bed boulster & three pillows 4-10-0
It. a blankett coverlet & Rug 3 - 0-0
It one bedsted strawbed flock boul-
ster blankett & coverlett 1-15-0
It. in drest hempe 0-10-0
It. barke tubs 0-05-0
It. in sheepe woole - 5-0
It. coslett pike and sword 1 - 4-0
It a tub with 4 bushells of wheate 1 - 1-0
It. one ewe lamb - 10 -
It. fowling peece 0-18-0
It. a crofe cut Saw 0-05-0
It. by debts owing to the estate 71-10-6
Summa Tottalis 225 - 14 - 6
debt oweing from the estate about 5-00-0
Theophilus wilfon
Robert Lord Jnior
134 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Alice Wild, whose name was on the passenger list of the
Elizabeth, is not mentioned on New England records, so
far as yet discovered. It seems probable, however, that
she may have been the first wife of William and that she
died soon after their arrival. Elizabeth Wild is first
mentioned as the wife of William Wild, in 1652, when
she consents to a transfer of land (Ipswich Deeds, Vol. 1,
p. 126.) After her husband's death in 1662, she married
Richard Moore of Lynn, on November 6, 1662. Her
agreement with Moore concerning her estate is recorded in
Ipswich Deeds, Vol. 2, leaf 224, as follows :
" Know all men by these presents that there being a
marriage intended between Richard Moore of Lynn and
Elizabeth Wild of Ipswich . . . the said Richard Moore
shall have the estate of the said Elizabeth to make use
of and improve during the time that it shall please the
Lord they continue to gether but the said Elizabeth still
shall have power (of what estate she brings) to dispose of
as she shall think best at the time of her death : and in case
the sayd Richard Moore depart this life before the sayd
Elizabeth, that then the sayd Richard Moore doth by these
presents engage himself to give unto her the said Elizabeth
the summ of forty pounds (besides her own estate she
brings to him)." October 30, 1662.
The will of her second husband, Richard Moore, mentions
his widow, their contract before marriage, and his three
sons, Thomas, John, and Samuel Moore. This will was
made November 29, 1688, and probated September 24,
1689. The date of her death is unknown.
2 John Wild was born in England in 1618 and
settled with his brother at Ipswich. In 1637 the new
settlers were plunged into war with the Pequot Indians
and John Wild was among the men of Ipswich who
served, receiving 3s. for this service in 1639. His name
was also in the list of soldiers to whom it was " agreed
that each soldier for their service to the Indians shall be
allowed 12s. a day." December 4, 1643. The date of his
removal to New Meadows or Topsfield, as it became in
1648, is unknown, but it probably occurred about 1645 at
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 135
the time of his marriage to Priscilla, daughter of Zaccheus
Gould, one of the earliest settlers and most prominent men
of the town.
The first record found after his settlement in Topsfield
is a deed of sale, dated July 15, 1654, from John Wilds,
carpenter, to Robert Andrews, for twenty acres of upland
" Lying between y e upland of John Willds towards the
South West & Daniel Clark toward y e North & northeast
Abutting upon a Comon Way towards the Southeast &
ground of y e sd Daniel Clarks toward y e north West."
On July 5, 1660 he purchased of Richard Swaine of
Hampton one hundred acres of upland " bounded with the
comon land in Topsfield toward y e northwest, land of the
said John Wild toward the northeast, land of Thomas
Perkins & Robert Andrews towards the Southwest, and
land of John Readdington towards the Southeast." Be-
tween 1663 and 1686 he sold ninety-four acres of land in
Topsfield at various times to William Acie of Rowley,
John French, Thomas Perkins, William Perkins, and
Robert Andrews of Topsfield.
The town records of Topsfield contain the following
items relating to John Wild :
John Wiles shared in the common land in 1661.
Minister's rate, 1664, John Wiles, 01-12-10.
County rate, 1668, John Wilds, 13-3-0.
" John Wiles and danil borman are Chosen to vew
fences this yeare insuing." March, 1677/8.
John Wiles took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity in
1677 and 1678.
He served on committees to lay out land or to run
bounds, eleven times between 1663 and 1686.
" John willes is Chosen Juriman of trials for this naxt
Court to be at Ipswich." March 2, 1679/80.
" John willes and John how a [re] Chosen to looke that
men Ring thare swine acording to towne order." May 10,
1680.
He was a member of a committee to confer with Mr.
Danf orth " for his Continuing with vs at topcfeeld in the
worke of the minestri " in 1680.
" Lliut pebody Deckon perkins Sargt Redington James
136 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
How senr Mr. Tho : Baker John Gould Sargt peobody
Samuell Busell senr John Wilds John How lacke estey
Clarke are Chosen a Commity to discorse with Mr. Capen
to stay and preach here with vs at Topsfeild a while."
July 29, 1681.
His rating was eighteenth in the minister's rate in 1681,
with one hundred and five men taxed.
" The Towne has Lefte it to ye selectmen adding Will :
Auerey & Isacke Estey & John Wilds to ye selectmen for
ye seateing of pepall in our meeting house." Nov. 21, 1682.
" John Wilds is chosen a tieingman and his presinkes is
from Samuel Howlett & all ye ffaimelies there about by
Deckon perkins & all about Daniell Clarke." March 18,
1682/3.
" John Wilds & Elisha perkins are Chosen seueruoyes
for hie Wayes & ffences for this yeare " March 6, 1682.
In 1684 John Wilds and his wife were members in full
communion of the Topsfield Church. Priscilla (Gould)
Wilds had died in 1662 and he had married Sarah A ve rill,
November 23, 1663.
During the long dispute which the colonies had with
the government of Charles II. concerning the validity of
their charter, the town of Topsfield took action as fol-
lows : "Wee doe hereby declare yt wee are Vtterly
Vnwilling to yeeld ether to a Rasignation of the Charter
or to anything yt shall be equeualent there Vnto Whereby
ye foundation there of should be raced. Wee Whoes
Names are Vnder Wrighteen doe hereby declare that Wee
are desierous yt all humbell applecation be made to his
Maiesty yt Wee may still inioy or priuiliges acording to
charter
John How
William perkins
John Robinson
John Wilds
John Townes"
It is difficult to reconcile John Wild's sentiments as
expressed in this record to the fact that he was one of the
chief witnesses against his brother-in-law, Lieut. John
Gould, who was charged with treason on August 5, 1686,
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 137
for expressing the same sentiments in a more forcible and
indiscrete manner. It would seem that the relations be-
tween the Wild and Gould families became strained after
the death of Priscilla (Gould) Wild, and John Wild's
second marriage. The fact that John Wild, Jr.'s will was
made in 1676, in order "that my father may com to no
trobell by any claims of my onkel gould," is further evi-
dence toward this conclusion. The part which the family
of Wild's first wife played in the trial of his second wife
for witchcraft, in 1692, will be shown later.
When the terrible Witchcraft delusion swept over Es-
sex county, the Wild family were among the greatest suf-
ferers. The wife, two daughters, and a son-in-law of John
Wild, were all imprisoned, but all escaped except his wife,
Sarah Wild, who was convicted and executed.
On April 9, 1690, John Wilds, carpenter, transferred
to his son Ephraim Wilds "in Confideration of y e
Natural afection I beare to my Son " and ' ' in Conlidera-
tion of Seuen yeares Sendee that I had of him when he
might have been for himselfe ... all my housing lands
& meadows together with all my stork of Cattol Sheep
Swine Carts ploughs houfehold Stuffe of all Sorts & kinds
whatsoever." The farm was bounded as follows : " with
lands of John ffranches on y e west and lands of Mr. Wil-
liam Perkins towards y e South & with lands formerly John
Reddingtons towards y e east and with lands formerly
Robert Andrews and Mr. Baker towards y e north." The
old Wildes homestead, which remained standing until
1835, was situated in what is now a pear orchard at the
forks of the road coming from Mile Brook bridge. On
June 26, 1693, John Wild married for his third wife,
Mary Jacobs of Salem. During the latter years of his
life he is referred to in the town records as " old father
Wildes." He died in Topsfield, May 14, 1705, at the age
of eighty-five years.
Priscilla Gould, daughter of Zaccheus and Phoebe (Dea-
con) Gould, the first wife of John Wild, was probably
born during her father's residence at Great Missenden,
England, about 1625, but it cannot be stated with certain-
ty as the records of Great Missenden have been destroyed
138 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
by fire. Zaccheus Gould, whose ancestry has been traced
through many generations of English yeomen, came to
New England with his family about 1639. He lived at
Weymouth and Lynn and finally settled at Topsfield in
1644 where he became one of the most prominent men and
the greatest land-owner in the locality leaving an estate of
three thousand acres at the time of his death. Priscilla
(Gould) Wild died in Topsfield, April 16, 1663. Her
share in the estate of her father was paid to her children
by her brother Lieut. John Gould.
Sarah Averill was probably the daughter of William
Averill who was an inhabitant of Ipswich as early as 1639.
It is certain that she was a sister of William Averill of
Topsfield. She married John Wild, November 23, 1663.
The marriage of John Wild and Sarah Averill within a
year of the death of Priscilla (Gould) Wild, seems to have
caused trouble between Wild and two relatives of his first
wife, Lieut. John Gould, her brother, and Mary, wife of
John Reddington, her sister, who lived on an adjoining
farm. The first intimation of this state of affairs,
appears in the statement John Wild, Jr., made in his
will, regarding his Gould inheritance, in order that
his father might not be troubled by any claims of his
uncle Gould. In 1686 the breach was widened by the
testimony of John Wild against John Gould on the
charge of treason. Shortly after this episode, Mary Red-
dington began to spread witchcraft stories about Sarah
Wild through the town and it is to her authority that
most of the evidence against Sarah Wild may be traced.
When John Wild threatened to sue her husband for slan-
er, she denied her previous statements, but evil had already
been wrought. Now the Goulds were related to the Put-
nam family of Salem Village, in whose home the delusion
originated and who were the chief accusers in the trials to
come and it is probable that the accusations brought
against Sarah Wild by their Topsfield connections, were
brought to the willing ears of the afflicted girls of the
Putnam family and proved the immediate cause of her
arrest. On April 21, 1692, the following warrant was issued,
casting terrible affliction upon several Topsfield homes,
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 139
none more so than that of John Wild, for the warrant
named not only his wife but his daughter and son-in-law,
Edward and Sarah Bishop of Salem Village.
" Salem Aprill the 21 th 1692.
" There being Complaint this day made (before vs) by
Thomas Putnam and John Buxton of Salem Village Yeo-
men, in behalfe of theire Majes ts , for themselves and also
for severall of theire neighbours Against William Hobs
husbandman Deliv 6 his wife, Nehemiah Abot junior weav-
er, Mary Easty, the wife of Isaac Easty and Sarah Wilds
the wife of John Wilds, all of the Towne of Topsfield or
Ipswitch and Edward Bishop husbandman and Sarah his
wife of Salem Village and Mary Black A negro of Leut.
Nath Putnams of Salem Village also. And Mary English
the wife of Philip English Merchant in Salem for high
Suspition of Sundry acts of witchcraft donne or Committed
by them Lately vpon the Bodys of Anna putnam and
Marcy Lewis belonging to the famyly of y e abouesd
Thomas Putnam complain* and Mary Walcot y e daughter
of Capt Jonath n Walcot of sd Salem Village and others,
whereby great hurt and dammage hath beene donne to y e
bodys of said persons abouenamed therefore craued Justice.
" You are therefore in theire Majes tis names here by Corn-
required [sic] to Apprehend and bring before vs William
Hobs husbandman and his wife Nehemian Abot Jun r
weaver Mary Easty and all the rest abouenamed tomorrow
aboute ten of the clocke in the forenoon at the house of
Lieut Nath u Ingersalls in Salem Village in order to theire
examination Relaiting to the premises abouesayd and
here of you are not to faile.
Dated Salem Aprill 21 th 1692
John Hathorne
Jonathan Corwin
Assists.
" To George Herrick Marshall of Essex : and or all of y e
Constables in Salem or Topsfield or any other Towne. "
On the next morning marshal Herrick arrived at the
Wild home in Topsfield. By the irony of fate, Ephraim
Wild, the only son of John and Sarah, was the constable of
140 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
Topsfield that year, and the marshal brought the warrant
to him. What a tragedy is laid bare in these old and
musty records the young man finding his mother's name
upon the warrant, witnessing her arrest and sad departure
from her home and family, never to return and then slow-
ly turning to his duty the arrest of the remaining victims.
His first petition for the release of his mother gives some
details of the scene at the house of William Hobbs : " the
woman did show a ueriey bad spirit when I sezed : on
might almost se revenge in har face she looked so malish-
osly on mee." At her examination, which apparently
occurred before that of Sarah Wild, Deliverance Hobbs
confessed herself a witch, and " to be revenged of mee "
as Ephraim Wild says, accused his mother of tormenting
her. She declared that the shape of Mrs. Wild tore her
nearly to pieces, and passed her the Devil's book to sign,
bribing her with promises of new clothes. The account
of the examination of Sarah Wild is still preserved :
The examination of Sarah Wilds at a Court held at
Salem village 1692. by the wop = John Hathorn &
Jonathan Corwin
The Suffers were seized with sou [fits as soon as] the
accused came into the Court
Hath this woman hurt you
Oh she is vpon the beam
Goody Bibber that never saw her before says she saw
her now vppon the beam & then said Bibber fell into a fit
What say you to this are you guilty or not ?
I am not guilty. Sir.
Is this ye woman ? speaking to the afflicted.
They all or most said yes, and then fell into fits.
What do you say are you guilty
I thank God, I am free.
Here is clear evidence that you have been not only a
Tormenter but that you have caused done (some) to signe
the book the night before last. What you say to this ?
I never saw the book in my life and I never saw these
persons before.
Some of the afflicted fell into fits.
Do you deny this thing that is ?
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All fell into fits and confirmed that the accused hurt
them.
Did you never consent that these should be hurt ?
Never in my life
She was charged by some with hurting John Herrick's
mother.
The accused denied it.
Capt. How gave in a relation and conformation of the
charge made.
She was ordered to be taken away and they all cryed
out that she was on the beam and fell into fits.
The evidence of the witnesses that appeared against her
has been lost, but from other papers the names of some of
them may be learned. " John Herrick's mother," men-
tioned in the examination, was probably Mary Reddington,
whose daughter Mary had married John Herrick. This
same Mary Reddington, whose hatred seems to have been
insatiable, was responsible for the testimony of the wife of
Samuel Simonds of Topsfield, with whose daughter Eph-
raim Wild had made a marriage engagement which had
been broken when the girl's mother believed the gossip
circulated by Mary Redington. "And now she will re-
ward me " the heart-broken son says in a petition. The
only other witness, of whom there is any record, is the
little daughter of Martha Carrier, one of the accused. She
tells the story of a witches' meeting, held at night in Mr.
Parris's field, at which Sarah Wild and many others were
present, pledging the Devil in wine cups filled with blood,
a story which received full credit from the most learned
and serious men of the time.
Mrs. Wild was taken to Boston gaol on May 13. In
the interval of over two months which elapsed before her
execution, her husband and son did everything in their
power to prove the evidence against her false and save her
from death. Three of their petitions are preserved and are
as follows:
" John Wiells testifieth that he did hear y* Mary the
wife of Jno Reddington did raise a report y* my wife had
bewitched her and I went to y e saide Jno Reddington and
told him I would arest him for his wife : defaming of my
142 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
wife but y e said Reddington desired me not to do it for it
would but waste his estate and y* his wife would a done
w th it in tyme and y* he knew nothing she had against
mye wife after this I got my brother Averill to goe to
y e said Sarah Reddington and my sd Bro r told me y * he
told y e said Sarah Reddington y* if she had anything ag st
my wife y* he would be a means and would help her to
bring my wife out: and y* y e said Sarah Reddington
replyed y* she new no harm mye wife had done her.
" The testimony of Ephraim Willdes aged about 2T or
therabouts testifieth and saith that about fouer yers agoe
there was som liklyhode of my hauing one of Goody Si-
monds dafter and as the maid towld me hur mother and
father were ueriey willing I should haue her but after
some time I had a hint that Goodeey Simonds had former-
ly said she beleud my mother had done her wrong and I
went to hare and toch Marke how that is now dead who
dyed at the Eastward: along with me and before both of
us she denied that euer she had eneey grounds to think
any halme of my mother only from what Goodiey Reding-
ton had saide and afterwards I left the house and went no
more and euer since she (has) bene ueriey angriey with
me and now she will reward mee.
Ephraim Willdes"
" This may inform this Honered Court That I Ephraim
Wildes being constabell for topsfield this yere and the
Marshall of Sallem coming to fetch away my mother he
then showed me a warrant from authority directed to the
constabel of topsfelld wherein was William Hobbs and De-
liverence his wife with many others and the Marshall did
then require me forthwith to gow and aprehend the
bodyes of William hobs and his wife which acordingly I
did and I have had sereous thoughts many times sence
whether my sezing of them might not be some case of
here thus a casing my mother thereby in some mesure to
be revenged of me the woman did show a ueriey bad spirit
when I sezed : on might allmost se revenge in har face she
looked so malishosly on me as fore my mother I neuer saw
any harm by har upon aniey such acout neither in word
nor action as she is now acused for she hath awlwais in-
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 143
structed me well in the Christian religon and the wais of
God euer since I was abell to take instructions and so I
leve at all to this honored Cort to consider of it
Ephraim Willdes "
All the efforts of the family were in vain, however, and
Sarah Wild was executed on Juty 19, with Sarah Good,
Rebecca Nourse, Elizabeth How and Susannah Martin.
Edward and Sarah Bishop managed to make their escape
from prison, and Phoebe (Wild) Day, the other daugh-
ter of John Wild, who was imprisoned on the same charge
at Ipswich, was apparently never tried.
On June 26,1693, John Wild married Mary Jacobs of
Salem. No further record of her can be found. George
Jacobs who also was executed as a wizard, left a widow,
Mary Jacobs, who possibly may have been the one who
married John Wild.
Children by first wife :
3. JOHN.
4. JONATHAN.
5. SARAH.
6. ELIZABETH.
7. PHOEBE.
8. PRISCILLA, b. April 6, 1658.
9. MARTHA, b. May 13, 1660.
10. NATHAN, b. Dec. 14, 1602; d. March 17, 1662-3.
Child by second wife:
11. EPHRAIM, b. 12th month, 1665.
3 John Wild is first mentioned in the will of his
uncle, William Wild of Ipswich, of whom he was the prin-
cipal heir. He was probably born about 1643, as his father
was first called John Wild, Sr. in 1664. He sold his in-
herited estate in Ipswich to John Harris, locksmith, de-
scribing it as follows dwelling house, orchard, and home
lot in Ipswich bounded on the south-west by the common
highway on the north side of the river on the street com-
monly called Long Street; on the south-east by the high-
way that goes into the north field ; on the north-east by
the land of Thomas Lovell ; and on the north-west by the
144 THE "WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
land of John Edwards. (Ipswich Deeds, Vol. 3, p. 306).
John Wild served in King Philip's War, and was under
Capt. Poole, June 24, 1676, when 9 pounds, 5s. 8d. was due
to him. On August 24, of the same year, 6 pounds, 11s.
6d. was paid to " John Wilde " of Topsfield. He died
between June and September, 1677, unmarried. His will
follows :
This may satisfy whome it may conserne : that I John
Wiles Juner have resaiued of my ffather that Land which
he promised to my brother Johnnathan : and was ingaged
to him and to mysalfe by our Grandfather Gould or fifty
pounds to be paied and then my father Receiued his land
againe and I doe herby declar that my ffather hath Satisfied
and paied me both what was promised or ingaged to my
Brother Johnathan and to my salfe to my full satisfaction
and the intant of this is that my father may com to no
trobell by any claims of my onkel gould : the fifty pounds
that was ingaged to me and my brother Johnuathan is
paied to me by my father to my full contant in part of
that land whilh formerly was good man dormans And
now I being prast to go to the war being desierous to
satell things before I goo: not knowing how god may daell
with me in respact of Retarning againe : If I doe not
Return againe : than I doe dispose of what god hath given
me as f oloweth : I have five sistors and one Brother Sarah :
Elizabeth : Phabe : Pracelah : Martha : and Ephrem and
my will is that my land at Hauerill and at topsffeld and my
mouabells be aqualy deuided amongst all the aboue named
sistors and brother : and lat the lands be prised and thos
that haue y r lands Shall paye to the other that which is
there proporshon : and I doe herby apint my Honrad :
ffather and louing onkell John Radington to be admeni-
trators of this eftate : and to paye all my debts out of the
eftate before it be deuided : and this my last will and
teftement in wetnas whar of I have sat too my hand this
too and twantieth day of October one thousan six hundred
Savanty and six : y e 22 : of October 1676 :
wetnasis
John How : John Wild Juner :
marah how
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 145
This is to declare that I John Wild of topffeald do pur-
pos and intend that my former will writen in October : be-
fore my going to the Eaftward f hall ftand good : prouided
it be the will of god I retur[n] not again
writen the : 22. of June 77.
witn||e||ffour hands John Wild
John Herrick
her
Sarah biihop
mark
In court held at Ipfwich the 25 of Sept : 1677 this will
proued by the oaths of John How and marah How to be
the last will of John wild to the best of their knowledge
as attest Robert Lord cler.
This is A trew Inuentory of the goods and Eftate of
John wilde : Junier : deceafed
It. a percell of upland and medow which hee
does by writing under his hand acknowl-
edged to haue Receiued of his father in
lieu of fifty pounds 50 - 00 - 00
It a peece of Indian : ||corn|| on the ground
prifed at fix bufhells 00 - 18 - 00
It four fheep at thirty shillings 01-10-00
It three ould woollin garments at
fourteen shillings 00 - 14 - 00
It a farge weflcote and fom ould
limn att four f hill 00 - 04 - 00
It an Iron pott feuen f hilling 00-07-00
It an ould faddle three {"hillings 00 - 03 - 00
It three faws at fixteen Shillings 00 - 16 - 00
It two ould axes fiue shillings 00 - 05 - 00
It two Iron wedges three f hillings 00 - 03 - 00
It two chizills one f hilling fix pance 00 - 01 - 06
It one augre one f hilling lix pance 00 - 01 - 06
It a pair of beetle Rings one Chilling six pance 00 - 01 - 06
It fom Sheep wooll not appearing
how much Refts onprised
It debts due to him one pound
one f hilling eight pance 01-01-08
146 THE WILDES FAMILY OP ESSEX COUNTY.
It the debts he oweth : the creditors
not hauing giuen in their
accounts : Remain uncertn in
the particulars of goods aboue
mentioned shall waue
aprised foe done by us whofe
names are under written this
27 th of September 1677
Thomas Perkins
William Auerall
This Inventory deliuered in court held at Ipfwich the
25 Sept. as A true Inventory of John wildes jun his
estate as atteft Robert Lord cleric
4 Jonathan Wild was a soldier in King Philip's
War, as is proved by the fact that his nephew, John Wildes,
claimed a share in Narragansett No. 3, a township granted
to soldiers in King Philip's War, in 1728, in the right of
Johnathan Wild. His inventory was presented and admin-
istration granted to his father 30 : 4 mo. 1676, the year of
the war, so it seems probable that he died in the service.
" Jonathan Wild : An Invintory of Jonathan Wilds estate
" A mare & old sadle : 2 : a fmale gun : 15 s 3 : Saws : 18 s :
a Book 5 s : a broad ax : 5 s : a square 2 s : 6 d : a mortis
Auger : 2 s : old iron 12 d : an old axe 2 s : an inch auger
There is a ... of land aboat 15 acres which was to
be Jonathans after his fathers deceafe this to be conf idered
whether to be in the inventory or not
" These things were apprifed by us : which are aboue men-
tioned Saueing only the land : dated 28 : June : 1676
John How
Wm Averell "
5 Sarah Wild married Edward Bishop of Salem and
Beverly. In 1681 they were residents of Topsfield as it
appears that " Edman bishup " was taxed in the minister's
rate for that year. On May 25, 1690, Sarah Bishop was
received into Salem Village church from Topsfield. In
1692 Edward Bishop and his wife were accused of witch-
craft and a warrant was issued for their arrest on April
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 147
22. They were confined in Salem goal and examined but
no records of their examinations remain. They were taken
to Boston goal on May 13 of the same year from whence
they were able to make their escape before October 7.
During their imprisonment much of their estate was con-
fiscated leaving their large family practically homeless.
After their escape they moved to Rehoboth. Sarah
Bishop was dismissed from the church at Salem Village to
the Rehoboth church on August 31, 1705. She was still
living in 1711.
Edward Bishop, son of Edward and Hannah Bishop of
Beverly, was bapt. Feb. 23, 1648. He was in Capt. Poole's
Company, in King Philip's War. His father deeded to
him his homestead on condition that he should care for his
parents. The circumstances of his arrest for witchcraft
are best understood by the following extracts from Calef 's
" More Wonders of the Invisible World."
" The occasion of Bishop's being cried out of, was, he
being at an examination in Salem, when at the inn an
afflicted Indian was very unruly, whom he undertook, and
so managed him that he was very orderly ; after which in
riding home, in company of him and other accusers, the
Indian fell into a fit, and clapping hold with his teeth on
the back of the man that rode before him, thereby held
himself upon the horse ; but said Bishop striking him with
his stick, the Indian soon recovered, and promised that he
would do so no more : to which Bishop replied, that he
doubted not but that he could cure them all, with more to
the same effect. Immediately after he was parted from
them he was cried out of, etc."
" Edward Bishop and his wife having made their escape
out of prison, this day Mr. Corwin, the sheriff came and
seized his goods and chattels, and had it not been for his
second son (who borrowed ten pound and gave it him)
they had been wholly lost."
"Received, this 7th day of October, 1692, of Samuel
Bishop, of the town of Salem, of the county of Essex in
New-England, cordwainer, in fall satisfaction, a valuable
sum of money, for the goods and chatties of Edward Bish-
op, senior, of the town and county aforesaid, husbandman ;
148 THE WILDES FAMILY OP ESSEX COUNTY.
which goods and chatties being seized, for that the said
Edward Bishop, and Sarah his wife, having been committed
for witchcraft and felony, have made their escape ; and
their goods and chatties were forfeited unto their majesties,
and now being in the possession of the said Samuel Bishop ;
and in behalf of their majesties, I do hereby discharge the
said goods and chatties, the day and year above written,
as witness my hand,
George Corwin, Sheriff."
" Edward Bishop Aged Aboute 44 yeares, Sarah Bishop
Aged About 41 yeares, And Mary Eastey Aged About 56
yeares, all Testifie and say that Aboute three weekes
Agoe, to say, when wee was in Salem Goale then and there we
heard Mary Warrin seuerall times say that the Magistrates
might as well examine Keysar's Daughter that had Bin
Distracted Many Yeares. And Take noatice of what shee
said : as well as any of the Afflicted prsons, for said Mary
Warrin when I was Afflicted I thought I saw the Apparis-
sions of a hundred persons : for shee said hir Head was
Distempered and that shee could not tell what shee said.
And the said Mary Tould us that when shee was well
againe she could not say that shee saw any of the Apparis-
sions at the time aforesaid
Edward Bishop, Sarah Bishop, & Mary Eastey."
At the arrest of Edward Bishop, household goods val-
ued by the sheriff at ten pounds were taken from his farm,
also 6 cows, 24 swine, and 46 sheep. The imprisonment
of himself and his wife aggregated 37 weeks, and ten shil-
lings a week for board and other charges and prison fees
amounting to ten pounds were assessed on the estate.
In Rehoboth, Edward Bishop kept an inn. He died
May 12, 1711. His will leaves his estate to his wife and
eight living children.
Children :
12. EDWARD, m. Susannah Putnam. Calef gives the following in
relation to the trial of his father and mother. " But this
the said Bishop's eldest son having married into the family
of the Putnams who were chief prosecutors in this busi-
ness, he holding a cow to be branded lest it should be
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 149
seized, and having a boil upon his thigh, with his straining
it broke; this is that that was pretended to be burnt with
the said brand." In 1711 he moved to Ipswich and in
1727 to Newbury. Susannah (Putnam) Bishop was the
daughter of Capt. John and Rebecca (Prince Putnam, and
was b. Sept. 4, 1670.
Children :
JOSIAH, bapt. Aug. 13, 1699.
SUSANNAH, bapt. Aug. 13, 1699.
JAMES, bapt. Aug. 13, 1699.
ENDS, bapt. Dec. 24, 1699.
HANNAH, bapt. Dec. 19, 1703.
DANIEL, bapt. Dec. 3, 1704.
LTDIA, bapt. June 23, 1705.
BENJAMIN, bapt. March 9, 1711.
13. SAMUEL, m. Mary Jones, May 13, 1C95. He lived in Salem
until 1712, when he moved to Attleborough.
Children:
SAMUEL, bapt. Jan. 9, 1697-8, in Beverly.
MEHITABLE, bapt. Jan. 9, 1697-8, in Beverly.
MABY, bapt. June 25, 1699, in Beverly.
SABAH, bapt. Nov. 1, 1702, in Beverly.
JOSEPH, bapt. Jan. 5, 1706-7, in Beverly.
BENJAMIN, b. May 10, 1709, in Rehoboth.
EDWABD, b. Jan. 28, 1710-11, in Rehoboth.
14. WILLIAM, m. Dorothy Hooper of Beverly, Oct. 15, 1700.
They moved to Attleborough about 1703. Dorothy Bish-
op was dismissed from Salem Village church to Mid-
dleborough, Sept. 17, 1704. William Bishop, m. second,
Tabitha Hadley, in 1718.
Children:
EDWABD, bapt. Sept. 12, 1703.
ELIZABETH, bapt. Sept. 12, 170S.
WILLIAM, Martha, Rebecca, Bailey, Martha, John.
15. JONATHAN, m. Abigail Averill of Topsfield (pub. July 6,
1699), and lived in Beverly until about 1708, when he
moved he moved to Rehoboth. H e was a sadler. He d. in
Rehoboth in February, 1752.
Children:
GOULD, b. Nov. 13, 1703, in Beverly.
ELIZABETH, bapt. May 26, 1706, in Beverly,
d. 1708, in Rehoboth.
150 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
16. PRISCILLA, bapt. Aug. 14, 1681, in Beverly. She m. Samuel
Day of Gloucester, Aug. 19, 1702. They lived in Rehoboth
and Attleborough. She was dead in 1711. He m. second,
Mary Weeks, Apr. 22, 1714.
Children:
EDWARD, b. June 9, 1705.
JOHN, b. Sept. 29, 1708.
PRISCILLA (bapt.?), Nov. 22, 1711.
17. JOSEPH, bapt. April 8, 1683. Living in 1711.
18. SARAH, bapt. May 24, 1685. She m. James Jordon of Reho-
both, Jan. 31, 1705-6, and was living in 1711.
19. BENJAMIN, bapt. July 17, 1687; d. before 1711.
20. JOHN, bapt. Nov. 27, 1689. He moved to Rehoboth with his
parents, and m. Mary Read there, Sept. 13, 1711. She d.
Sept. 5, 1712, and he m. second, Martha Read, Oct. 22,
1713. He d. Sept. 1, 1748, and Martha Bishop d. his wid-
ow, Nov. 7, 1752.
Children:
JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1712.
MARY, b. Oct. 19, 1714; d. 1714-15.
ANNA, b. Jan. 14, 1715-16.
MARTHA, b. March 5, 1718.
EPHRAIM, b. May 23, 1720; d. July 14, 1720.
NOAH, b. July 22, 1722; d. Aug. 8, 1722.
21. DAVID, living in 1711.
22. EBENEZER, bapt. May 12, 1695. He m. Mary , who d.
Sept. 24, 1726. He m. second, Mary Twichell of Rehoboth,
Dec. 21, 1726.
Children: b. in Rehoboth:
JOSIAH, b. Dec. 9, 1711.
HANNAH, b. June 18, 1714 ; d. young.
HANNAH, b. June 18, 1715.
PRISCILLA, b. Feb. 1, 1716-17.
MARY, b. April 22, 1719; d. July 15, 1723.
RACHEL, b. July 7, 1723; d. Oct. 24, 1724.
EBENEZER, b. Sept. 9, 1726.
6 Elizabeth "Wild, married Benjamin Jones of
Gloucester on January 22, 1678. They lived in Glouces-
ter until about 1687, when they moved to Connecticut
and settled in Enfield. She was living in 1718. Benja-
min Jones, son of Thomas and Mary (North) Jones, was
THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY. 151
born in Gloucester in 1651. He served in King Philip's
War in Capt. Brocklebank's company, which was stationed
at Marlborough, and received one pound, four shillings for
this service on August 24, 1676. In 1685 he became the
first settler of that part of the town of Enfield which was
afterward known as Somers. The family lived on their
farm during the summers, but returned to Enfield, which
was more thickly settled, in the winter. He owned about
200 acres of land in the town in 1703. His house lot was
described as follows: "Next to Tho Hayward ju r
southerly lies the house lot or home lot of Benjamin Jones
12 rods in breadth and running from the street on the
west back Eastward in length 160 rods." He served sev-
eral times as town officer and died June 25, 1718. Ad-
ministration of his estate was granted to his son Thomas
Jones of Enfield, July 6, 1718. The settlement to the
heirs states "This agreement does not intend any land that
belongs to the estate of the deceased that is at Gloucester."
Children, b. in Gloucester ;
23. THOMAS, b. March 13, 1680. He m. Mary Meacham of En-
field, April 24, 1708. He was a very prominent citizen of
Enfield, and is mentioned in the records as Lieut. Thomas
Jones, gentleman. He was the first representative of
the town to the General Assembly of Connecticut after its
separation from Massachusetts. He was a Lieutenant of
the Ninth Mass. Regiment at the siege of Louisburg in
1745. His son, Isaac Jones, was the first descendant of
John Wild to graduate from a college. He died Nov. 4,
1763. His wife died Nov. 8, 1744. Their gravestones are
still standing. The settlement of his estate mentions his
children, Israel Jones (eldest) ; Rev. Mr. Isaac Jones of
Weston; Mary, wife of Abraham Whipple; Jerusha Spen-
cer, deceased; Bathsheba, wife of John Rees; and Eliza-
beth, wife of David Kellog.
Children:
MARY, b. April 2, 1709.
JERUSHA, b. Aprils, 1711.
THOMAS, b. March 15, 1712-3; d. before 1763.
BATHSHEBA, d. May 12, 1715.
ISRAEL, b. March 18, 1715-16.
ISAAO, b. Jan. 28, 1717-18.
152 THE WILDES FAMILY OF ESSEX COUNTY.
BATHSHEBA, b. Feb. 25, 1719 20.
ELIZABETH.
SAMUEL, b. Oct. 29, 1725; d. Sept. 19, 1743.
24. PBISCILLA, b. June 10, 1681. She m. John Howard, June
13, 1704. They moved to Stafford.
Children: b. in Enfield:
PBISCILLA, b. Sept. 20, 1705.
JOHN, b. May 24, 1719.
25. BENJAMIN. He lived in Somers, and had a wife, Anna, or
Ann. He d. Feb. 5, 1754.
*
Children:
JOSEPH, b. Jan. 3, 1711-2.
ANNE, b. Sept. 9, 1714.
LEVI, b. Nov. 9, 1716.
ABI, b. March 15, 1718-19.
NAOMI, b. March 28, 1721.
IBKNE, b. March 30, 1730.
LUOBETIA, b. March 15, 1733.
26. EBENEZEB, b. April 17, 1684. He m. first, his cousin, Priscil-
la (Lake) Smith, May 22, 1712. He m., second, Mehitable
, and, third, Elizabeth .
Children by first wife :
ELIZABETH, b. May 11, 1713.
EBENEZER, b. Jan. 12, 1714-15.
GEBSHAM, b. April 7, 1717.
Children by second wife:
EBENEZEB, b. Jan. 26, 1723-4.
MEHITABLE, b. June 4, 1725.
Children by third wife:
EPHBAIM, b. Aug. 9, 1727.
PBISOILLA, b. March 10, 1731-2.
NOBTH, b. April 18, 1731.
ZEBVIAH, b. March 28, 1734.
ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 4, 1735.
THOMAS, b. Aug. 30, 1741.
MIBIAM, b. August 8, 1747.
27. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 26, 1686; m. Isaac Osborn of Windsor,
Sept. 8, 1715.
28. EPHBAIM, b. July, 1688, in Enfield; d. Sept. 3, 1688.
29. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 22, 1690; d. about Nov. 4, 1691.
(To be continued.)
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
1697-1768.
( Continued from Vol. XLI. page 398.)
[49] April 17, 1705, at the request of Daniel Batter,
John Higginson gauged "an old long full bound caske of
rumme." Invoiced from Mr. Hooper of Barbados at 46
gallons.
Protest, April 27, 1705. Capt John Legg of Marble-
head, owner of the ketch John & Deborah, 30 tons,
Thomas Salice, master, made declaration that by a charter-
party dated Nov. 12, 1704, Phillip English of Salem, mer-
chant, hired said ketch for a voyage to Virginia for " three
months certaine & five months uncertain and that although
the time is expired the Ketch has not returned."
[50] Protest, April 25, 1705. Capt. Nathaniel Mars-
ton of Salem, commander of the sloop Sterling made
declaration that on a voyage from Barbadoes to Rhode
Island, in lat. 34 " they met with very bad weather inso-
much that on y e Eleventh of Aprill they splitt their for-
sail which blew out of y e bolt roaps & broke their boome
& y* weather continued very badd for sev 11 dayes together
so y* they Shipt Seuerall dangerous Seas & forced to keep
y pump going Notwithstanding Some of his hands taken
with y e Small pox in Somuch that he had but one man to
stand by besides himself whereby he could not get to y e
Westward of Cape Codd & was forced to make for y*
North Shore being so disinabled both as to his hands &
vessell as beforesd & on y e 24 of Aprill & 25 personly
came vp to towne [of] Salem & recovered y e Mouth of
Salem harbour Nigh y e Island Knowne by y e Name of
Misery Island where they lye to recruit & refit y* remain-
der of his hands being now also downe of y e Small pockes
& help being very difficult to be had by reason thereof per-
sons being backward & unwilling to come where such an
Infectious desease is so prevalant can at present do noth-
ing."
(163)
154 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
" Whereas Cap* Benj a Allen Late of Salem in New Eng-
land, mariner, Dyed Intestate in parts Beyond the Seas "
possessed of goods and credits within the Kingdom of Eng-
land and elsewhere and as Mary, his widow, died soon after
her husband, having only two children, Mary, aged 18
years, under guardianship of Capt. Walter Price of Salem,
and Rachell, aged 17 years, under guardianship of William
Gedney, gentleman, of Salem, said guardians appointed
John Loyd of London, merchant, attorney to collect
amounts due to the estate. Salem, Aug. 4, 1705. Wit-
nesses : John Higginson 3d, Henry West.
[51] Bill of lading. Albert Dinine of Fairfield, mer-
chant, shipped by sloop Industry of Boston, Thomas
Dean, master, 100 bushels of wheat, to be delivered to
Michael Clugston at Boston. Freight to be paid at 6d
per bushel. Fairfield, March 25, 1695.
[52] Protest. John Balch, master of the Ketch Mary
& Abigail of Beverly, George Tuck, mate, and Joseph
Dennis, sailor, make declaration that " they Sett Sail 13th
of July, 1705 To Hull alias Nantaskett to put themselves
under y e Convoy of Capt. Andrew Wilson, Comadore, then
Bound to Barbadoes with Several vessels with him " and
that on Aug. 21, 1705 lat. 28 30' north * they mett with
a violent storm y e wind at E. No. East & they Scudded
before it as the safest way but y e Storme Came on so vio-
lently & y e Sea runne so high and boisterous y* the Ketch
brought to & y e wind being so tempestuos and violent
She could not Suffer it nor hold up her Side but Lay
downe w th y e Lee Gunnwall a great way under water, they
used all Meanes to Ware her by cutting away y c Mizen
Mast &c : but Nothing would avail & there being no
bulkehead to y e halfe Deck, there was such a weight of
Water on Deck y* they were in danger of foundring so y*
they were forc't for y* Saving their lives preservacon of
their vessel and Cargoe to Cutt away their Mainmast
whereby they lost thier rigging & Top sail &c : & so re-
turned home where they arrived this morning in order to
refitt." Salem, Sept. 22, 1705.
Protest. William Herbert, master of the Ketch Good
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 155
Hope, and John Datting, mariner, make declaration that
on Oct. 9, 1705, while on a voyage from Barbadoes to
Boston in lat. 35 18' " there arose a Violent Storme, y*
wind being at N. N. West so that they were forc'd to Lye
by under thier Staysail & ye Storme Still continuing So
that y e Seas runne very high & hollow Insomuch that on
y e 10 th Day of October aforesd they shipped a great Sea
which broke So violently vpon y e Ketch that Shifted y e
Goods in the Hold She not being fully loaden then they
Put her afore it & Scudded before the wind & sea & yet
seuerall Seas broak dangerously vpon them y e Storm was
so heavy & that on y e 21 Instant being in y e Bay betwixt
Cape Anne & Cape Cod the wind Southwesterly & very-
Squally they runn into this port of Salem into Cat Cove
for Shelter having lost an anchor by stress of Weather off
Block Island whereby they were forced to leave y r boat &
hands w ch were gone ashore & 21 in y e afternoon arrived
in Salem as aforesd."
[53] Protest. James Blynn of Boston, master,of the sloop
Seaflowr, and Daniel Blinn, mariner, make declaration that
on a voyage from Seabrooke, Conn., to Boston, " coming
ouer y e Shoales on y e 21 of October afore y e wind it
veered to ye Northward of y e west & tooke them Short So
that they struck but soon got off again & y e wind being
contrary came to an anchor & y e Same Night it blew a
vehement Storm so that on 22 d Day at 4 Clock morn they
droue & at last struck & beat off y r rudder then they cut
thier Cables & Endeauord to put ouer y e Shoales to Sea
but they struck again & Damnified thier Sloop so y* they
had much water in y e hold wherevpon they were forced
for y e Sauing y r lives & vessel to heaue ouer great part of
y e Cargoe to lighten her by which means they got off &
so were driuen off to y e Sea & lost their mast & boat &
did y r vtmost to obtain Some harbour, baild water to an
Extremity & were put off twice when in a likely way to<
get in & y* on y e 10 th of Nour Instant being in y e Mouth
of Ipswich Bay where they met w th Cap* from
England who took them in a tow & brought them into
Marblehead y ll lh Instant." Salem, Nov. 12, 1705.
[54] Joseph Ingersoll, cooper, of Salem, apprentice's.
156 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL KECOEDS.
indenture to Samuel Wakefield and John Abbott of Salem,
for one year from Nov. 19, 1705, promising to " faithfully
& truly Serue Ihier secret and closely keep their Comands,
Lawful & honest." Witnesses: Daniel Epes, George
Locker.
Protest. John Curtice, Sen r of Marblehead, fisherman,
master of the open sloop Johrj & Joseph, made declaration
that on Jan. 28, 1705, "he with y e help of his mate
Michael Coombs Hall'd off y e said Sloop from y e ground
for Security being likely of bad weather & mor'd her in
Marblehead Harbor at a place knowne by y e Name of
Nixes Cove & there in. y e 29 in y e afternoon came up a
storm of snow which proved very violent & Tempestuous
y e night following Insomuch that notwithstand they had
mor'd her with y e best & all y e Tackling they had yet y e
wind was so Tempestuous & violent that one Cable dealt
& another anchor came home so that she droue ashore that
night & came athwart Wm. Nicks Stage where He Espied
Early in y e Morning Jany 30 & used his utmost Skill &
Endeauor to get her off but y e Weather was so Stormy &
Violent that he could not but by reason of y e greatness of
y e Sea they could not but Bulged against y e Rocks & beat
ag l y e Stage & bulged & Damnified y e Stage & beat down
part of it." Mark of John Curtice, Sen r . Salem, Feb. 1,
1705.
[55] Deposition of James Smith, of Salem, mariner, of
the ship Essex Galley, 110 tons, Capt. Habbakuk Gard-
ner, commander, that on Feb. 12, 1704 while on a voyage
from New England to Barbadoes, " within Sight of y e said
Island they were chased by a French Privateer for seuer-
all hours vntill they were forced ashore on y e Northeastern
part of y e Island where they lost the said Ship & most of
their Cargoe & one of thier men & narrowly escaped with
y e rest of 'thier lives." Salem, Feb. 9, 1705.
[56] Affidavit of Lydia Barton, widow of Dr. John
Barton formerly of Huntington, England, lately of Salem,
who came to New England in 1672, that he married the
deponent June 7, 1675, and " was an apothecary by occu-
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 157
pation at first & afterwards practiced physick & Chyrur-
gery, that he departed This Life in y e Island of Barbados
in December, 1694," that he was the son of John Barton
of Huntington, fellmonger, who had other sons Robert,
Thomas, and Furley, but John was the eldest. The said
John and Lydia Barton had live sons and one daughter,
the two eldest were named John and died in infancy and
remaining children were yet living and were named
Thomas, Zacheus, Samuel, and Elizabeth, said Thomas
now being bound on a voyage to Barbados and England.
Salem, Feb. 26, 1705-6.
[57] Deposition of John Higginson, jr. and William
Hirst, both of Salem, to the facts above recorded and also
that Dr. Barton " married with M rs Lidia Roberts."
Salem, Feb. 26, 1705-6.
Affidavit of Samuel Cheever of Marblehead, aged 60
years, " that being minister of y e s d place thirty seven
years [58] and living next door to M r Maverick father in
Law to M re Lydia now Barton was very well acquainted
with M r John Barton who sojourned in her fathers house
being by trade an apothecary & practiced physick in y e
towne with whom afterwards she maryed and as to y e
time he keeping in his almanack a register of y e Annual
occurences in the Towne finds among y e s d Memorables
that y e said John Barton was lawfully maryed to Lydia
Roberts vpon June 7th 1675 & declares that himself &
wife with other friends were at the wedding supper that
night at their father Maverick's house." Marblehead, Feb.
18, 1705-6.
John and Lydia Barton had the following children :
John, born 2 d 12 m 1676 and died 7 th 12 mo 1676.
John, born 30 Jan., 1677 and died .
Thomas, born 17 July, 1680.
Zacheus, born 1 2 mo 1683.
Samuel, born 30 Aug., 1688.
Attest Daniel Epes, Town Clerk for Salem. Salem,
Feb. 16, 1705-6.
Protest. William Browne, of Salem, commander of the
158 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
Ketch Dragon, made declaration that on a voyage from
New England to Virginia, on Dec. 23, 1705 " there arose
a violent storme of wind and Snow at Northeast they being
off Cape Codd, that they Reift their Mainsail and did their
vtmost Endeavor to keep off the Shoar until they had al-
most ouerset the Ketch and that about Eight of the Clock
at Night they Struck on the Outward Breakers and then
the Sea broke violently upon them and Carryed away
their boat which before was fast lasht and Carryed ouer
board one of their hands viz John Bray whom they neuer
saw more and then they droue in nigher to the Shoar of
Cape Codd where the Ketch was staued and broken to
pieces and the Cargoe Most of it lost and after they had
Escaped ashore two more of their Crew perisht with the
cold and storme and only the said William Brown & Mar-
tin Messury, one of the Crew, Escaped with their Hues
who were greuiously frozen and chilled with the cold not
being Able to find a house the whole night." Salem, Mar.
4, 1705.
[59] Bill of loading, Oct. 10, 1704. Shipped by Sam-
uel Lillie by the sloop Sterling now riding at anchor in
the harbor of Salem, Nathaniel Marston, master, sixteen
bbls. strong beer, two " Caggs Oysters, one hhd. fish,
3 firkins Butter, one hhd salt, 2 pipes Maidera wine, 3
bbls. mackerel, 10 bbls onions, 5 horses or mares, and ten
water hhds. to be delivered to John Mulder, merchant, at
Surrynam, freight to be paid for the casks 23 & seven
pounds each horse if they live to be delivered ashore al-
lowing Two Shillings for Each Gilder Ten Gilders Making
One pound with primage & Avarage accustomed."
Receipt dated Feb. 10, 1705 by Jo. Mulder for above
merchandise except two horses which died and 6 bbls. of
beer which were leaky, and also 3-4 of a pipe of wine.
Protest. John Christian, master of the ship Hope of
Pool, England, and Peter Christian and William Bascom,
mariners, make declaration that on Sept. 20, 1705 they
set sail from Pool bound for Virginia and [60] " about 60
Leagues to y e Eastward of y e Capes they were beat off by
violent No r West Winds to y West Indies & arriued at
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 159
Mountserat y e 16 th May 1706." They again set sail and
" on y e 5 June made Cape Hatterass when ye winds came
down violently at W. S. W. & from that to y e Norwest
and so long & hard & Constantly betwixt said points that
with y e help of Strong Currents they were driven & forced
as far as Cape Sables Insomuch that they haue worne out
& almost beat to peices a suit of New Sails to Endeavor
to obtain y e said Port of Virginia but were Trresistably
hindred by y e long & Constant blustering Contrary Winds
as aforesaid together with y e Strong & disadvantageous
Currents." Salem, July 18, 1706.
Thomas Cox, mate, and Zachariah Stone, sailor, of the
Sloop Bonneventure, Luke Morgan, master, testified that
they sailed from Antegua the latter part of April, 1706,
with a negro man named Abboe on board belonging to
Nicholas Collins of Antegua and said negro died on the
coast of New England as soon as they came into sound-
ings, and was buried at sea. Salem, July 21, 1706.
London, Jan. 14, 1705-6. Thirty days sight draft from
James Rolleston on Benjamin Marston of Salem, to Capt.
William Bowditch, for 44, 10s. New England money in
exchange of 21 17s. lOd Sterling. Salem, Aug. 19, 1706.
Protest by William Bowditch against Benjamin Mars-
ton because he refused to honor the above draft alleging
he owed Mr. Rolleston nothing.
[61] Affidavits of Nicholas Bartlet, aged 86 years, and
Damaris Phippen, aged 59 years, that " they came from
England forty four years agoue in the ship Nathaniel of
Dartmouth, John Adams, commander, and that there came
with them Christopher Babbidge of Tatness, Devonshire,
son of Roger and Hester Babbidge of Tatness, and that
the said Christopher Babbidge is now living in Salem and
had three brothers named Richard, Roger and John, and
one sister named Jone," that he married Agnes Triggs of
Tatness, served his time with one George Markes of Tat
ness, tailor, and that the deponents were next door neigh
bors to them in Tatness. his mark
signed Nicholas hB Bartlett
Salem, Sept. 5, 1705. Damaris Phippen
160 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
Christopher Babbidge, the above named, was present
when said affidavit was taken. Witness : Abraham Win-
ter, John Goddard, Abraham Winter, jun r .
Protest. Habbakuk Gardner, lately Commander of the
ship Essex Galley, 110 tons of Salem and Samuel Cillote,
boatswaine, make declaration that on Feb. 12, 1704, while
on a voyage from New England to Barbados " in their
passage within sight of y e said Island, they were Chased
by a French Privateer for Seuerall hours untill they were
forced almost ashore on y e Northern part of said Island
and they let goe an anchor but it broke and soe they were
Cast away on the shoar where they lost the s d ship and
most of their Cargoe and one of their Men and Narrowly
Escaped with the rest of their lives." Salem, Sept. 30, 1706.
[63]. ** Inventory of Ship Providence Galley about
Ninety Tunns w th most of her Standing rigging w th her
Masts & yards lajdng mored in Salem Harbor neer y e
South fields.
A Sheet Cable, a sheet anchor, a small Bower Cable, a
ditto anchor, a Hatchet, a small anchor, eight great gunns
& Hach barr, in Mr Derbys warehouse & Chamber, viz:
Two Compasses, Two h* h glasses, a h a Watchglass, Two
Iron potts, a frying pan & an a Spit & handsaw, a smal
Hamer and Adz, Two Augers, a Caulking Mallet, a draw-
ing knife, Two shod Shouels, an old hand pump, Six Iron
Scrapers, Six Muskets, three brass Blunderbusses, one
Iron ditto, Six Catouch boxes, Seven Cutlasses, Two la-
dles & wormes, four spring staues, three Roape ditto, four
Crab Hand Spicks, a gunn & Iron Crow, Some doublehead
& round shot, Eight Cartridge Cases, a small parcell of
Match, three Lanthorns, y e Top armour, Two quart 1
Cloths, an Ensign, Jack & pennant, a hand lead & line, a
deep sea lead & line, three poop lights.
A main sail, a main topsail, a foresail,"
a foretopsail,
a mizen sail, a mizen top-sail, a sprit sail,
a sprit sail topsail,Two Topgalland Sails,
Two old Staysails,
Some of y e Standing riging & ye run-
ning rigging
w ch Cap* Pitman
says is in M r
Darby's ware
house chamber.
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 161
Two pump Speares, Two pump Brakes } W ch Cap*
Two setts of boxes, a pump Hooke, > Pitman says is
Two Iron Crows ) on board y e Ship.
A small boat & four Oares, Seuerall other small things,
also in M r Darbys Warehouse Chamber, w ch belong to y e
ship. By virtue of a letter atturney from Coll Elias Has-
ket I Reed of Capt Benj a Pitman the ship Providence Gal-
ley." Salem, Nov. 4, 1702. Samuell Browne, Atty.
" Capt Norden &c., Receipt for y e Providence Galley.
Inventory of Ship Providence Galley about Ninety Tunns
with most of her Standing Rigging with her masts &
yards Lying Mored In Salem Harbour Near y e Southfield.
To a sheet cable & a sheet anchor, a small Bower Cable &
ditto anchor, a Harser & a small anchor, Eight great
Gunns & Gun tacks, to 81 Iron round shot, 25 Double
headed ditto, to an Iron Hatch Barr & 2 Scuttle Barrs,
three poop lights, to Three Top armour, Two Quart 1 "
Cloths, an English Jack & pennant, three Goose Necks for
y e Lanthorns, to a mainsail, a maintopsail, a foresail & fore-
topsail, to a Mizen sail & Misen Topsail, a spritsail & sprit
sail topsail, Two Top Gallant sails, Two old Stay sails one
old foresail, to some of y e Standing riging & y e running
being 34 Quoiles, to 6 parrells & parrell roapes 4 parcel
of Strapt blocks & other Blocks & dead Eyes, 2 Buoy
roapes, 2 catt blocks, a Tackle Hooke, an Iron Stirrup, a
L: 3, 2 Tarpolines, Twelve Water Caske, about 7 U Spun
yarne, a Bedstead, a Cabin bell, a L looking glass, a pin-
nace & 3 oars, 14 Irons for boats awning, a fine wrought
Awning Cloth for y e boat and a Carpett, 2 sails for Pin-
nace, Stuff curtains for y e boat, two compasses, a h a
Watch Glass, two h a h Glasses, a frying pan, a spitt,
two Iron potts, a pr pot Hooks, a fork, an ax, a handsaw,
a Sm a Hammer, an adz, two augers, a drawing knife, to a
Caulking Mallet, 4 Marling Spicks, 3 shod shouels, two
hand pumps, three lanthorns, Six Iron Scrapers, a hand
lead & line, a deep sea Lead & line, a Bilbo bolt, a h* min-
ute glass, a grindstone, a Tin driping pan, 2 Canns, a la-
dle, a wooden platter, 3 padlocks, a fis[h] gig, a fish Hook,
a Copper Sauce panne, a parcel of old nails & Staples, six
162 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
muskets, 4 Catouch boxes, Three Brass Blunderbusses, 1
Iron Ditto, Six Cutlasses, three ladles & worms, three
spring Staues ; three roape ditto, four Crab Handspecks, a
parcel! of Match, Two Gunn Iron Crows, a gunne Mallet,
Two formers, 3 Sm a Tin pots, a parcel of Sm a Hooks &
lins pins, a wormer, & Scourer for small arms, nine Car-
tridge Cases, Two pump Speers & pump breaks, 2 setts
boxes, a pump Hook, a parcell of priming Irons wire, &c
for great gunns, 1 file & pr Nippers, Ships Canvas &
awning cloth, six cane chairs, a pewter Bason, 6 pewter
plates, another ax, 1 pr Sm a Stilliards, 1 pr bed [64]
Window Curtains, about 3 Tunn limestones on board y e
Ship." Salem, March 16, 1703/4.
Power of attorney given by Col. Elias Hasket, Gover-
nor of the Island of Providence in the West Indies, to
Capt Samuel Browne, merchant, of Salem. Dated March
19, 1701/2. Sworn before Wm. Browne. Witnesses :
Benjamin Lynde, Edward Weld.
[65] 'Majo r Redfords acc with & from Majo r John
Pilgrim, Entred Feb. 27, 1706.
Majo r Charles Redford, Deceased, Dr. Barbados, anno
1691.
June It. Cash paid Jn Brett for
one hatt sold you 2 - 10 -
July 15. It. Cash Lent you to giue
Mr. Bowdishes men 2-0-0
It 41 gall wine at his
funerall 6-3-0
Sept. 12. It. three pipes wine sold p
his Brother out of y e
cargo 6 of wine p Dol-
liver 48 - -
It. 2 quart 1 " Caske at his go-
ing of this Island as p
y e Coopers acc 8-0-0
It. 2 double Cases & Seuerall
rundlets filed with wine
at y e same time as y e
Coopers acco* 6-10 6
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 163
It. Storidge of a parcel of
hides in New England
as p acco rec d from M r
Willoughby 6-0-0
Nov. 5. It. Cash paid Jn Mills
Church- warden for a
grave in y e Church 6 - -
It. Cash paid Tho Mills for
Curing your horse of
Cold & farsey 2-0-0
1696 It. DittopaidDoctorThwaite
for his attendance in
his Sickness & Wm.
Redfords order 4-0-0
It. my Comission for Sales
of y e wine & horse &
Contra 1 - 13 -
It. your New Acco 1 for v e
ballance 76 - 4-11 1/2
169- 1- 51/2
Barbados Anno, 1688, P r Contra Cr.
Sep r 22. By your old acct Currant for y e
ballance as p acc sent you 2 - 19 - 7
1691
Octob r 2. By Tomasin Cocus for y* 1/2 of
a pipe wine in Company with
Mr. Benj. Browne 8-0-0
Ap 11 29. By John Cussins for one horse
sold him for 25-0-0
July 7 1696 By acc wines for 2/8 of y 6
Neat proceeds as p acc
sent 133 - 1 - 10 1/2
169 - 1 - 5 1/2
Errors Excepted this 7th July 1696
pr Jno Pilgrim"
" Whereas Thomas Maule hath disposed of a paper of
164 ESSEX COUNTY NOTAKIAL RECORDS.
verses entituled a New yeares gift in which verses is the
name of Phillip the Cheat that wee the underwritten were
present wittnesses that Phillip Nicholls in our hearing did
take to him Selfe the name of Phillip the Cheat in the
aforesaid verses and further said that as he past the street
the People Called him Phillip the Cheat and with all gave
said Maule his hand with this promise that he did freely
acquitt discharge and forgive Thomas Maule in all things
so far as he the s d Maule had a hand in or about his name
Phillip in the aforesaid Paper of verses."
Witnesses : John Chapman, Daniel Darling.
[66] " Salem, Nouember 20, 1705 Christopher Buber
shipt by Mr Benjamin Marston, mate, on board his Brigan-
tine Beginning my Selfe Master on a voiage to Sarrynam
& Eliswhere at four pound three shillings p month to y e
best of my remembrance and Entered into pay y e Same
Day & was taken Sick in Sarrynam July 7 th 1706 & Dyed
in Sarrynam July y e 18 th of July 1706 p Nicholas An-
drews."
Antigua, May 28, 1707. Thirty days sight draft of
Samuel Phillips on Robert Briscoe of Beverly, to Col.
William Codrington for 56. 7s. Endorsed to Jonathan
& Andrew Belcher, merchants in Boston. Endorsed by
Jonathan Belcher to Wm. Gedney. Protest against Robert
Briscoe of Beverly because, although the said draft was pre-
sented to him on July 25, 1707, he refused to honor it for
lack of effects.
[67] Protest. Capt William Pickering of Salem, late
Commander of the sloop Content, made declaration that
by a charterparty dated Aug. 12, 1707, he hired of Samuel
Lillie, merchant of Boston, the Sloop Content " for Two
Monthes certaine . . . for a voyage to be made directly
to Cape Sables to Convoy a fleet of fisherman " and de-
pending on said charterparty he took said sloop from Boston
to Salem, shipped hands and equipment on board and
"being hindred by some of the fishermens being discouraged
by reason of the fleets returning from port Royall untill
the first Day of September and afterwards untill the fourth
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 165
day of the same month by Contrary winds on which day
about noon the said Sloop was arested at the suit of afore-
said by Mr. William Gedney as his said Lillies Estate
taking her into his costody unbending the Sayles and
Carrying them ashore whereby the Said Pickering is
wholly frustrate and disappointed and hindered from pro-
ceeding on his Intended Voiage to Cape Sables with such
a number of the fishermen as offer to go notwithstanding
the discouragement aforesaid " and said Pickering says he
immediately wrote to said Lillie but has received no answer
and " the owners of such vessels whose masters and crews
were willing to proceed on the fishing voiage are disa-
pointed and not only refuse to be their parts to Imdemnify
said Pickering as to his Costs and Charges about the Sloop
and men but Threaten him with further Damages in regard
of loosing their last faires of fish." Salem, Sept. 11, 1707.
[68] "Mr. Nathaniel Marston. By These I deliver
you ouer a bill of lading & Invoice for Sundry goods
Shiped by me on board Ship pleasure, Francis Ellis Com-
mander, & also a bill of loading & Invoice for 24 Teirces
of Molasses on board y e Briganteen Abigail & Sarah,
Walter Goodridge, Command', which goods goes Consigned
to your Selfe, hope that it shall come all well vnto your
hands in New England. My order & desire is that you
shall sell y e Molasses & rumme at y e best price you can
and lay out y e proceeds of sd Mallasses & rumm in build-
ing of a Sloop of 44 or 45 foot keel 18 12 foot wide &
nine foot deep Rhode Island fashion with a round house &
further as you shall think fitt for this Trade but take good
care that she is strong built and good sound planks & Tim-
ber well fit for Sailen. Come in her hither as soon as it
be possible & Load in her for my account Sixteen large
horses of 4 or 5 year old and not aboue it with long Tailes ;
fifty thousand red Oake Staues, three thousand foot boards
fitt for heading, five & Twenty barrells with onyons, five
& Twenty pound Shalotes, five thousand pound Virginia
Bright leafe tobacco, Twelue ferkins of new Butter, Six
barrells of beafe, Six Sett of Truss hoops & 300 Trass hoops
nails, one frame of a boat of 25 foot keel, 10 foot wide &
166 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
3 1-2 foot deep, without any planke. The Sloop Must be
named the Johanna or Seaflower. For your trouble &
pains you shall have off me when you ariue here Two hun-
dred & fifty Gilders in Stead off Comission & your Wages
shall goe on as Comander of s d Sloop as soon she shall be
launcht at Sixty Gilders a month. You must hyre your
men for Surinam & from hence to Madera or Ireland. If
it should happen that you had occasion for more money to
fit s d Sloop & Cargoe out then what you shall haue vnder
you then I give you Liberty to draw Six or Eight hundred
Gilders vpon me which I shall punctually pay vpon Sight
off your Letter but Try first if you can gett my money
upon my bill of Exchange from M r Benjamin Marston
being Sixty pound New England money. I doe hope that
he shall pay it but if he is not willing then bring me y e
Same without Making any noise or protest about it & if
you should fall so short of money that you should Wante
about a quarter part or an Eigth part then aply your Selfe
by Mr John Vryling and offer him s d part & I doe not
Doubt or he shall be glad to Concern himselfe with you
but don't let him know that I gott so much Interest in s d
Sloop. If you could take any horses upon freight Let
them be Shipped for Eighty Gilders p head or Seventy p
Tun of other freight goods. Wishing you a good voiage
and Success
I remaine yo r frind
Surinam 10 Jan r y. 1707 Wm. Clifton"
Agreement, May 26, 1707. Daniel Sherwood promises
to deliver to Peter Henderson or Phillip English of Salem,
" the sum of " 90 bu. wheat of Maryland upon demand after
Nov. 1, to be delivered conveniently at St. Michaels river,
or Wye, or Chester River. Witnesses : William Hamble-
ton, Gameliel Pratt, Samuel Wakefield.
Agreement, May 26, 1707. Daniel Sherwood promises
to deliver to Samuel Wakefield or Phillip English of
Salem, " the sum of " 270 bu. wheat of Maryland upon de-
mand after Nov. 1, to be delivered conveniently at St.
Michaels, or Wye, or Chester River, being for goods and
merchandise received of Samuel Wakefield, in Donkester
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 167
town in Talbott County. Witnesses: Wm. Hambleton,
Gamaliel Pratt, Peter Henderson.
[69] Agreement, May 24, 1707. Vincent Hemsley of
Talbott County, Maryland, promises to deliver to Phillip
English of Salem, 65 bu. wheat, to be delivered Oct. 10.
at Donkester in Wye River. Witnesses : Richard Bruff,
Michael Russell.
Agreement, June 7, 1707. John Copedge, Gent, of
Queen Anne Co. promises to deliver 11 bu. of wheat to
Phillip English or Peter Henderson of Salem. Witnesses :
Is a Winchester, Rob* Small.
Salem, Jan. 9, 1707. Nathaniel Marston, commander
of the new sloop Johannah, 80 tons, now riding at anchor
in the harbor of Salem, because he has not funds enough
to equip her gives a mortgage to Capt Thomas Savage of
Boston, for one half of said sloop for 100 and also bills of
Exchange [70] payable by William Clifton of Surrinam for
1200 guilders, to Capt. Thomas Savage, payable ten days
after the arrival of said sloop at Surrinam. Witnesses:
John Shattuck, Samuel Nurse, Stephen Sewall.
[71] Depositions of Benjamin Pickman Sen r and
William Pickering that on March 20, 1706, " being in
Company with Mr. Samuel Lillie of Boston & Phillip
English of Salem at the Ship Taverne in Salem they hear
sd English agree with M r Samuel Lillie that all the wine,"
in which said Lillie and English were concerned in part-
nership, should be in both their risks, that which was
shipped to Antigua and Surrinam and that which is in
Lillie's cellar.
Depositions of Benjamin Pickman Sen r and William
Pickering that on March 29, 1706 at the Ship Tavern in
Salem in company with Samuel Lillie and Manassah Mars-
ton of Salem, smith, heard said Marston say that " all the
money and goods that he had Received of Mr. Lillie was
in the Room of Iron at twenty-four pounds p tunn accord-
168 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
ing to Contract and from this day he said Marston promised
to abovesaid Lillie that he would do or work to the value
of halfe a tunn of Iron for the Ship that Mr Ebenezer
Lambert is Now a building for seven pence p u and to
give forty pounds p tunn."
Samuel Ruck of Salem, shipwright, in consideration of
,220, sells to Nathaniel Marston of Salem, mariner, the
sloop Johanna, 83 tons, lately built for said Marston.
Witnesses : Thomas Savage, Walter Price.
Salem, Jan. 8, 1707.
[72] "Lisbon y e 4 th 2 d m 1707. Receiued of Caleb
Buffam a bill of Tenn pounds nine shillings & Six pence
Drawne by Sam 11 Coggan to be paid at y e ariuall of y e ship
Sarah & Eliz a in Topsham by his father W m Coggan of
Limpston which when rece d I promise to pay vnto Caleb
Buffum or his order . . . J no Williams.
Who euer receius this money must Deduct out Two
pieces of Eight That is g 8 & Clothes I had of ye man some
with for & y e money I am willing to allow Twenty Shillings"
Endorsed on the back side Caleb Buffum.
Newfoundland, 7 ber 19 th 1707. Draft drawn by Will
Hester on Mrs Catherine Hester in three colt street in
Linnehouse, London, to Richard Edgar for ,10, Is. to be
paid on advice of the safe arrival of the Brittania Galley
at Leghorn. Endorsed by Richard Edgar to James Rolles-
ton, merchant, in London, on account of James Lindall,
Witnesses : Nathan 11 Broughton, Rachel Lindall.
William Gedney of Salem, sheriff, makes return of an
attachment made May 25, 1708, on two ships belonging to
the estate of Samuel Lillie, one, the America, Capt. Wil-
liam Bowditch, lately built by Ebenezer Lambert, the other,
Capt. William Pickering, master, lately built by William
Becket. Attachment made at the suit of Mess rs Bromfield
& Burroughs, merchants, of Boston. The ships were left
in the hands of Samuel Lillie without hindrance.
(To be continued.)
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA.
BiT CECIL HAMPDEN CUTTS HOWARD.
(Continued from Vol. XLI.page 236.)
706 Henry T. Vennard (Judge) born, 1812 ; mar-
ried Jan., 1842, Eliza (James) Wilson of New Orleans,
Louisiana, where she died April 11, 1884.
Children:
1181. GEORGE HENRY, b. Mar. 20, 1844; m. 1870, Annie Black.
1182. ALICE MABY, b. Nov. 7, 1845; m. Nov. 19, 1868, F. C. Smith.
1183. ELIZA ISABEL, b. June 25, 1850; m. Nov. 19, 1873, Dr.
Julius S. Clark.
707 Andrew Watkins Vennard born Dec. 8
1813; married April 7, 1836, Ariadne, daughter Prof.
Hall J. and Abigail Underwood Locke, and died April 18,
1857.
Children :
1184. ANDREW BELL, b. Sept. 5, 1838, d. Feb. 35, 1869.
1185. FANNIE ALLEN.
1186. ABBIE UNDERWOOD, m. July 26, 1871, Gershom F.
Melcher, s. p.
1187. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. Sept. 18, 1844; m. Georgina
McKesson ; d. Oct. 28, 1893.
1188. FRANKLIN PIERCE, b. May 14, 1851; d. Aug. 1, 1854.
1189. EMMA GREENLEAF.
1190. HELEN BELL.
708 Olive Bell Vennard born 1814, married May
5, 1838: James L. Baker of Boston Mass., and died in
New York, April 18, 1893. He died in Chicago, 111.,
June 10, 1873.
Children :
1191. ELLEN FRANCES, b. June 5, 1839; m. Nov. 24, 1859, Chas. A.
Winslow.
1192. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Oct. 14, 1840; m. Nov. 8, 1864, Char-
lotte Honey man.
1193. BENJ. FRANKLIN, b. Aug. 23, 1842; m. Minnie Marlin.
1194. HARRIET OLIVIA, b. Mar. 8, 1844; d. Aug. 18, 1845.
1195. JAMES AUSTIN, b. July 25, 1847; d. Dec. 22, 1855.
(169)
170 THE PEPPEBBELLS IN AMERICA.
1196. EDWIN KIOH, b. Apr. 11, 1849 ; m. Marie Furbeck.
1197. ADELAIDE OLIVIA, b. July 4, 1855; m. Sept. 24, 1874, C. L.
Litchein.
1198. ALICE CHRISTINA, July 8, 1858; m. Feb. 19, 1880, Frank L.
Gray.
709 John Clifford Vennard born June 10, 1815 ;
married Feb. 9, 1837, Elizabeth Brown of Portsmouth,
N. H.
Children:
1199. HELEN THEBBSE, b. Dec. 21, 1837; m. Aug. 1, 1861, Edwin
Jones; d. Sept. 3, 1895.
1200. SABAH FRANCES WAYLAND, b. Nov. 9, 1839; m. Jan. 7, 1868,
D. Lenty; d. May 7, 1901.
1201. JOHN MOORE, b. Nov., 1848; m. Dec. 6, 1870, Susan Moore.
1202. WILLIAM STBEETER.
1203. ELIZABETH BROWN, b. June 23, 1851; m. May 8, 1876, Rich-
ard Korner.
1204. CHRISTINE BELL, b. July 1, 1854; m. June 26, 1878, Charles
Cory.
1205. HABBIET C., b. Oct. 15, 1860.
717 Joseph Andrews born Dec. 10, 1808 ; married
first, Oct. 3, 1832, Elizabeth Sprague of Salem, Mass.;
married second, Jan. 15, 1857, Judith Walker of Frye-
burg, Me.
Children by first wife :
1206. JOSEPH SPBAGUE, b. Oct., 1834; d. Oct., 1861, at Salem.
1207. MABY ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 19, 1836; m. Jan., 1862, Col.
Samuel Oliver.
1208. LAUBA JOSEPHINE, b. Dec. 7, 1838; m. Dr. Munday; d. Oct.,
1893.
Children by second wife :
1209. CLEMENT WALKEB, b. Jan. 13, 1858.
1210. HOBACE DAVIS, b. July 18, 1859.
1211. JOSEPH 3d, b. June 23, 1862 : m. Oct., 1890, Theodosia Bar-
tow.
719 Andrew Watkins Bell born Dec. 27, 1802;
married Mar. 29, 1829, Sophia Adala Ladd, born May 11,
1810, and died October 7, 1880. He died Oct. 17, 1884.
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA. 171
Children :
1213. LUCY LADD, b. May 31, 1830; d. Mar. 12, 1898.
1214. CHARLES WILLIAM, b. June 13, 1831 ; d. April 2, 1832.
1215. CECILIA ADALA, b. Nov. 5, 1832; d. Mar. 29, 1833.
1216. ELLEN SOPHILA, b. Nov. 8, 1833; d. Feb. 21, 1839.
1217. WILLIAM ALBEBT, b. Sept. 4, 1835; d. July 29, 1858.
1218. CLABA MATILDA, b. Feb. 17, 1837; d. Dec. 16, 1868.
1219. ANDREW WATKINS, JB., b. Dec. 18, 1840; m. Jan. 12, 1863,
Josephine P. Munson.
1220. HOBACE EDWARD, b. Feb. 7, 1842 ; d. Mar. 27, 1842.
1221. CHABLES EDWIN, b. Feb. 11, 1843; d. Sept. 22, 1843.
1222. MABTHA TBEDICK, b. Sept. 19, 1844; d. Aug. 14, 1845.
1223. JAMES LEANDEB, b. Dec. 25, 1848 ; m. Dec. 4, 1871, SaraL
A. Bowers.
1224. ABTHUB HEBBEBT, b. July 16, 1850; m. Augusta Heskett,
July 7, 1878.
1225. GEO. EDWIN, b. Oct. 30, 1853; d. Jan. 3, 1866.
723 Martha Elizabeth Bell born Jan. 13, 1816;
married Aug. 15, 1837, James Woodward Emery, a lawyer
of Portsmouth, N. H., who was born Nov. 30, 1808 and
died Dec. 15, 1891, in Portsmouth, N. H.
Children :
1226. ED WARD ANDBEW, b. Jan. 22, 1839; d. Dec. 12, 1839.
1227. WOODWARD, b. Sept. 5, 1842; m. Dec. 5, 1878, Anne Parry
Jones.
1228. MANNING, b. May 9, 1844; m. Aug.3, 1875, Maria Haven Ladd.-
1229. CAROLINE BELL, b. Oct. 19, 1847; m. June 4, 1867, Edwin
Farnham.
1230. OCTAVIA BELL, b. Jan. 9, 1850.
1231. ALICE CHRISTINE, b. Jan. 29, 1852; d. May 26, 1856, Ports-
mouth, N. H.
724 Caroline Manning Bell born Oct. 19, 1817 ;
married Aug. 15, 1837, Uriah Avery Pollard of New
York, who was born Oct. 9, 1809 and died Dec. 5, 1850.
She died May 22, 1842.
Children :
1232. CAROLINE ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 3, 1839; m. 1856, Francis En-
dicott.
1233. FRANK AVERT, m. Marie Helene Laraque.
1234. ALMIRA BROWN, b. Apr., 1842; m. Sept. 3, 1863, William H.
Bogert.
172 THE PEPPEEBELLS IN AMERICA.
725 Alice Christine Bell born July 16, 1820 ; mar-
ried Nov. 2, 1847, John Babcock of New York, who was
born at New London, Conn., May 20, 1816 and died in
New York, Feb. 13, 1885. She died in 1884.
Children :
1235. FRANCIS, b. Aug. 2, 1848; d. New York, Feb. 4, 1854.
1236. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 8, 1853; m. Oct 1, 1885, Annie H. Keeler.
1237. ALICE BELL, b. Feb. 20, 1860.
726 Octavia Augusta Bell born June 2, 1822,
Portsmouth, N. H., married Dec. 3, 1844, True M. Ball,
who was born Oct. 29, 1816, and died June 7, 1890. She
died July 27, 1848.
Children :
1238. ALICE, b. July 23, 1846; m. Sept. 24, 1868, Gouveneur K.
Haswell, U. S. N.
1239. EDWARD, b. July 17, 1848.
737 Ann Neal married Ezekiel Hayes of Farming-
ton, N. H., who died at New Castle, N. H., Aug. 29,
1832. She died at Manchester, 1884.
Children :
1240. JOHN HENRY, d. young.
1241. JAMES, b. Jan. 23, 1825; m. June 20, 1855, Mary Bradbury
Plummet.
744 Adaline Augusta Nief born Oct. 24, 1806 at
New Castle, N. H.; married April 9, 1829, Hon. William
Shapley Damrell, M. C., of Boston, Mass., who was born
Nov. 20, 1807, in Portsmouth, N. H., and died May 17,
1860, Dedham, Mass.
Children:
1242. AUGUSTA, b. Oct. 11, 1831; d. Sept. 15, 1849, W. Dedham
Mass.
1243. Lucius SARGENT, b. Sept. 9, 1833; m. Oct. 23, 1856, Mary M.
Smith.
1244. CATHERINE, b. Nov. 9, 1835; m. Dr. John Edward Gowland,
8. p. ; d. Dedham, Jan. 18, 1860.
1245. WILLIAM S., JR., b. Aug. 9, 1838 ; m. Oct. 7, 1868, Abby E.
Hinckley, s. p.
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMEEICA. 173
1246. ANDREW NIEF, b. Nov. 3, 1840; m. June, 1875, Leonora W.
Hartwell.
1247. HOEACE L., b. Dec. 31, 1842; d. Mar. 7, 1862, Georgetown,
D. C.
745 Nancy Watkins Bell Nief born Oct. 24,
1811 ; married June 7, 1829, Samuel Warren Mudge of
Portsmouth, N. H. She died Sept., 1897.
Children:
1248. GEORGE WARREN, b. Jan. 12, 1831; d. Sept. 30, 1831.
1249. SARAH ADELAIDE, b. July 13, 1832 ; d. June 4, 1838.
1260. OCTAVIA BELL, b. Apr. 25, 1836 ; m. Nov. 12, 1855, Edwin
W. Brown; d. Feb. 28, 1860.
1251. GEORGE WARREN, b. May 4, 1840; m. Nov. 26, 1863, Abbie
Louise Leach.
747 Mary Jane Nief born June 19, 1813 ; married
May 5, 1839, John Teague of Durham, N. H.
Children:
1252. MARY ADELAIDE, b. June 23, 1842; d. Dec. 23, 1842.
1253. FREEMAN BELL, b. Feb. 9, 1840; m. Ellen Trefethern,
1254. MARTHA ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 14, 1843 ; d. May 14, 1844.
1255. GEORGE, b. July 10, 1845 ; d. Jan. 8, 1847.
1256. FRANK HOWARD, b. Jan. 23, 1847; d. Nov. 8, 1853.
1257. ALVIN, b. 1849 ; d. 1855.
1258. HOWARD J., b. 1851; d. 1855.
1259. ANNA BELL, b. 1855; d. Apr. 24, 1860.
1260. OOTAVIA BELL, b. Nov. 14, 1858; m. Apr. 20, 1878, J. F.
Colby.
1261. EDWIN, b. 1859; d. young.
748 Martha Elizabeth Nief born April 21, 1820 ;
married, 1842, James Mayhew Smith.
Children :
1262. ELLEN AUGUSTA, b. Apr. 13, 1843; m. Jan. 31, 1876, Geo.
Bradford Kelley.
1263. FLORA BELL, b. May 18, 1845.
1264. FRED MAYHEW, b. Aug. 24, 1853; m. Oct. 31, 1900, Emma
E. Norcross.
1265. ALICE OCTAVIA, b. Feb., 1860; d. Nov., 1861.
174 THE PEPPERRELLS IX AMERICA.
764 Richard Stuart Evans born Feb. 11, 1811,
married, 1850, Catherine Roland, at Bull's Ferry, New
Jersey. Attorney at law in Washington, D. C.
Children :
1266. ANNE WENDELL, d. young.
1267. RICHABD PENHALLOW, b. April 9, 1852, Fort Lee, N. J. ; m.
June 15, 1880, Emma Trauter Smith.
765 John Evans, M. D. born Feb. 14, 1812, was
educated at Bowdoin College and married May 16, 1835,
Sarah Jane, daughter of the distinguished architect Robert
Mills. Died Apr. 13, 1861, at Washington, D. C.*
Children :
1268. ROBEBT MILLS, b. 1836; d. young.
1269. EICHABD J., b. July 14, 1837; m. Feb. 4, 1861, Marie de La-
garde.
1270. JOHN JAQUELIN, b. Nov. 29, 1848; m. Jan. 19, 1874, Isabelle
L. Blankman; d. Nov. 24, 1877.
1271. VIRGINIA MILLS, b. Oct. 18, 1849 ;unm. lives at Hyattsville,
Md.
786 Andrew Gerrish born July 3, 1797 ; settled
in New Bedford, Mass., and married, Feb. 7, 1822, Hannah
C., daughter of Capt. Constant and Amy Norton, who was
born Sept. 19, 1796 and died March 6, 1874. He died in
in Boston in 1846.
Children :
1272. WILLIAM LAWBENCE, b. May 5, 1823; m. Jan. 16, 1843, Vir-
ginia Thornton.
1273. ELIZABETH NOBTON, b. May 13, 1826; d. young.
789 Frederick P. Gerrish born Sept. 10, 1804,
married Aug. 20, 1831, Susan A. Hammond who was
born June 20, 1809, at Goldsboro, Me.
Children :
1274. FBEDEBICK A., b. July 8, 1832; m. Jan. 10, 1863, Emeline
Bunker.
1275. JOHN E., b. Feb. 24, 1834; m. Sept. 18, 1856, Susan M.
Sargent.
*See Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography.
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA. 175
1276. HANNAH A., b. July 17, 1836; m. Sept, 1858, William
Sargent.
1277. ANDBEW J.,b. Aprils, 1838; m. Dec. 18, 1859, Flora W. Tracy.
1278. CAROLINE, b. Jan. 20, 1840; m. 1st, N. J. Joy;2d, Samuel
Sargent.
1279. GEOBGE B., b. Jan. 20, 1842; m. Abby H. Torrey.
1280. ALBEBTINA, b. Nov. 17, 1845; m. Charles Pendleton.
1281. JAMES M., b. Nov. 3, 1847; m. Oct. 11, 1868, Abbie M.
Torrey.
790 George Jackson Gerrish born Jan. 14,
1806 ; settled in New Bedford, Mass, and afterward at
North Rochester. He was a sea captain and engaged in
the whale fisheries. He married Mary Ann, daughter of
Joshua and Polly Pierce (b. June 19, 1811) and died
June 6, 1899.
Children :
1282. MABY ELIZABETH, b. June 17, 1838; m. May 5, 1861, John G.
Bennett.
1283. GEOBGE HENRY, b. Apr. 7, 1844; m. Patience Morton.
1284. ELLA MINEBVA, b. May 2, 1845; d. Nov. 18, 1845.
1285. PHOEBE A., b. Aug. 26, 1846; m. Chas. Wadhams.
1286. MABIA A., b. Aug. 2, 1847; m. Henry Jewell; d. July 31, 1881.
1287. CHABLES H., b. Feb. 16, 1849.
1288. FBEDEBICK WILLIAM, b. Feb. 19, 1853.
792 Ira Gerrish bom Jan. 5, 1810, settled in
Fairhaven, Mass., and married, Jan. 17, 1830, Evelyn,
daughter of K. S. Eldredge. She was born Feb. 15, 1811,
and died May 27, 1875. He married (2nd) Abby T.
Tripp.
Children :
1289. CABOLINE FBANCIS, b. May 9, 1831; m. Nov. 22, 1851, Eben
G. Grinnell.
1290. ABNEB NOBTON, b. June 6, 1833; d. young.
1291. ANDBEW PEPPEBBELL, b. March 6, 1835; d. young.
1292. GEOBGE F., b. April 2, 1837; m. Apr. 2, 1862, Mary V. Nest-
all.
1293. LTDIA ELDBEDGE, b. Oct. 8, 1839; m. 1st, June 1, 1864,
Francis Tucker; 2d, Capt. Dowden.
1294. IBA HAVEN, b. Dec. 8, 1841: m. Louisa R. Cowen.
1295. SABAH LOUISA, b. Sept. 25, 1843; m. Wales Rogers.
1296. ELIZABETH ELDREDGE, b. Dec. 4, 1845; m. June 7, 1864,
Robert Carsley.
176 THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA.
1297. MARY ADELAIDE, b. June 21, 1848; d. young.
1298. EVELYN ELLIS, b. Aug. 6, 1850; m. June 17, 1869, Henry W.
C. Mosher.
1299. DELPHINA DECOSTA, b. July 18, 1853; m. Lloyd S. Swain.
796 Benjamin Franklin Gerrish born Dec. 25,
1829 ; married Mary Mason Brown, born in Vinal Haven,
Me., Aug. 10, 1833.
Children :
1300. LTDIA E., b. July 3, 1854; d. Oct. 4, 1855.
1301. MARY E., b. July 28, 1856; m. May 11, 1873, Franklin Smith.
1302. JOSEPH ANDREW, b. Mar. 1, 1859.
1303. ALICE MILES, b. July 15, 1861.
1304. MARGARET ELLEN, b. Oct. 10, 1864.
1305. EVA ABBY, b. Deo. 21, 1866.
1306. FRANKLIN EDGAR, b. May 23, 1872.
1307. WILLIAM.
800 Joseph Gerrish bom Feb. 27, 1788; mar-
ried April 25, 1814, Lydia Anderson, who was born in
1795, and died Jan. 10, 1831. He died March, 1864.
Children :
1308. HIRAM, b. Mar. 10, 1815; m. Sept. 3, 1840, Lovey Drew.
1309. HANNAH, b. Aug. 28, 1819; m. J. N. Grissler.
1S10. LEVI, b. Aug. 8, 1821.
1311. SARAH ANN, b. July 27, 1824; m. Simeon Standrin.
1312. JONATHAN HANSON, b. April 27, 1827; drowned July 24,
1847.
1813. ALPHONSO, b. June 23, 1830; d. Sept. 10, 1830.
801 Nathaniel Gerrish born May 3, 1790 ; married
at Salem, Mass., Feb. 7, 1819, Fanny Millet and died in
Lebanon, Me., Feb. 22, 1872.
Children :
1314. TIMOTHY, b. Jan. 15, 1820; m. Margaret Allstine; d. July 4,
1862.
1315. THOMAS MILLET, b. Feb. 17, 1821; m. Catherine C. Gerrish;
d. Sept. 18, 1889.
1316. BETSY E., b. Apr. 19, 1822; m. Jacob Smith; d. Dec. 3, 1870.
1317. EMELINE M., b. Sept. 18, 1823; m. William Cheever, . p.
1318. MARY F., b. Nov. 29, 1824; m. S. S. Garland.
1319. ELISHA PROCTOR, b. Sept. 18, 1835; m. Elizabeth Hersom.
1820. LAURA ANN, m. Samuel D. Garland.
1321. SARAH JAKE, d. unm., Oct. 13, 1857.
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA. 177
802 James Gerrish born April 3, 1793 ; married
Nov. 7, 1824 ; Rhoda, daughter of Ebenezer and Ruth
(Dole) Plummer, who was born May 2, 1792 and died at
Wolfborough, N. H., April 16, 1871. He died April 24,
1857.
Children :
1322. LUCINDA PLUMMBB, b. Oct. 3, 1827 ; m. Blake Folsom .
1323. RUTH DOLE, b. Apr. 8, 1830; m. Blake Folsom (his 2d wife).
803 George Gerrish born March 3, 1795 ; mar-
ried, March 3, 1824, Ann, daughter of John and Anna
Damon of Roxbury Mass., who was born Feb. 4, 1804,
and died July 8, 1849. He married 2d, July 3, 1851, Adah,
daughter of Samuel and Sally (Gerrish) Knox, and died
Dec. 9, 1878.
Children :
1324. CATHEBINB TUCKER, b. April 9, 1824; m. Jno. Frye.
1325. EBEN TUCKEB, b. Feb. 20, 1826; m. Hannah Wingate.
1326. THOMAS H., b. Dec. 14, 1828; m. Harriet Blackmer.
1327. BENJ. B., b. Feb. 9, 1830; d. Apr. 1, 1867.
1328. LEONABD S., b. Feb. 22, 1833; died Oct. 19, 1835.
1329. ELIZA ANN, b. Aug. 22, 1836; m. D. G. Jewett.
1330. GEOBGE LEONARD, b. July 81, 1838.
1331. JOHN LYMAN, b. Aug. 10, 1840; m. Hannah Dorr.
1332. ALFRED JAMES W., b. Nov. 24, 1842; m. Susan Dodd.
1333. DANIEL W., b. May 27, 1845; m. Emma P. Dillingham.
805 John Gerrish born July 1, 1801 ; married
Dec. 25, 1828, Hannah Blaisdell and died May 24, 1864.
Children :
1334. CHRISTOPHER PBENTISS, b. Dec. 22, 1829; m. June, 1855,
Harriet A. Hill.
1335. ELIZABETH JANE, b. March 12, 1833; m. S. F. Shorey; d.
June 7, 1865.
1336. LEWIS BLAISDELL, b. Oct. 16, 1834; m. Clara Dillingham.
1337. JOHN WESLEY DAME, b. Feb. 4, 1838; d. Apr. 14, 1862.
1338. WILLIAM HENBY, b. Oct. 3, 1841; d. Apr. 4, 1861.
1339. RHODA BLAISDELL, b. Apr. 27, 1844; d. July 20, 1862.
807 Eliza Gerrish born Oct. 17, 1810; married
June 23, 1831, Hiram Hanson, of Lebanon, Me., who was
born October 10, 1809, a son of Isaac and Martha (Scam-
mon) Hanson.
178 THE PEPPEEKELLS IN AMERICA.
Children :
1340. MABTHA, b. Dec. 26, 1833; m. Dr. Ezra Pray of Rochester,
N. H.
1341. ELIZABETH GEBBISH, b. June 3, 1838; d. Sept. 15, 1839.
1842. ELIZABETH ELLEN, b. Nov. 5, 1845; m. Charles F. Bryant of
Berwick, Me.
808 Marjory Gerrish born April 1, 1792 ; married
Ruf us Hamilton, son of Jonathan Hamilton of South Ber-
wick, Me. He was born Dec. 26, 1789 and died May 30,
1865.
Children :
1343. ELIZABETH, b. July 6, 1815.
1344. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 10, 1816.
1345. MABY ANN, b. Mar. 17, 1820.
1346. SUSAN, b. Jan. 22, 1822.
1347. BENJAMIN, b. Jan., 1824.
1348. ASA T., b. Mar., 1827.
1349. DOLLY J., b. June 30, 1829.
1350. CYNTHIA,- b. Oct. 2, 1831.
1351. RUFUS, b. Sept. 15, 1834.
810 Betsy Gerrish born Feb. 9, 1796, married John
Blaisdell, son of Rev. John and Abigail (Legro) Blaisdell,
who was born Jan. 29, 1790, and died Mar. 3, 1836.
Children :
1352. UBIAH, b. May 30, 1821.
1353. CABOLINE GBEEN, d. 1892.
1354. JOHN HOWABD, b. Nov. 14, 1831 ; d. Sept. 10, 1852.
1355. CHESLEY, b. June 30, 1833; m. 1859, Emily A. Goodwin.
1356. FIDELIA ELLEN, b. July 16, 1836; m. 1857, Newell Goodwin.
811 Benjamin Gerrish born Jan. 18, 1798 ; mar-
ried Oct. 23, 1825, Margaret, daughter of Samuel and
Sarah (Hanson) Howard of Dover, N. H., who was born
Feb. 18, 1800, at Wells, Me., and died Nov. 16, 1863.
Children :
1357. MATILDA, b. Sept. 18, 1826; d. unm. 1897.
1358. LYDIA HOWABD, b. Mar. 2, 1829 ; m. Apr. , 1849, Robert Allen ,
d. 1893, at Philadelphia.
1359. LUCINDA, b. Aug. 25, 1832; d. unm. 1883.
1360. BENJAMIN, b. Apr. 17, 1837; d. unm. 1883.
1361. CLABIBEL, b. Sept. 14, 1840.
THE PEPPERBELLS IN AMERICA. 179
812 Ivory Gerrish born Sept. 3, 1800 ; married
May 14, 1830, Dorothy, daughter of David and Abigail
Farnham of Lebanon, Me. She was born Jan. 6, 1802, and
died May T, 1875, at West Lebanon, Me.
Child:
1362. MABTIN L., b. 1830; m. Lizzie J. Ricker; d. June 30, 1873.
813 Amos Gerrish born July 5, 1791 ; married
Maiy Pierce of Boston, Mass, and died Mar. 13, 1844.
Children :
1363. HENBY PLUMMEB, b. July 20, 1827; m. Mary A. Wallace; d.
Mar., 1867.
1364. SABAH ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 3, 1830; m. J. Lewis Wing.
856 Mary Pepperrell Sparhawk Jarvis born
May 21, 1809, in Lisbon, Portugal ; married Sept. 7, 1829,
Hampden Cutts, son of Edward and Mary (Carter) Cutts of
Portsmouth, N. H. He was a graduate of Harvard College,
and studied law with Hon. Jeremiah Mason. They lived
the first three years of their married life at his father's resi-
dence in Portsmouth N. H., afterwards moved to North
Hartland, Vt., where they lived until the death of Mrs.
Cutt's father in 1859, when they removed to Brattleboro,
Vt., and there resided until their death. Mr. Cutts served
as Probate Judge in Vermont ; was four years a member
of the State legislature ; three years a State Senator, and
at his death was vice president for Vermont of the New
England Historic-Genealogical Society. He died March
28, 1875, at the age of 71 years and 6 months. Mrs.
Cutts died, veiy suddenly, April 12, 1879. She was the
author of a life of her father entitled " Life and Times of
Hon. William Jarvis," published some years after his death,
which was highly commended. She was a woman of warm
and benevolent heart, noted as a hostess, and of remarka-
ble uprightness of character and energy.
Children :
1365. EDWABD HOLYOKE, b. May 25, 1831; m. Jan. 10, 1855, H.
Sherwood; d. Oct. 11, 1887.
1866. ELIZABETH BAKTLETT JABVIS, b. Nov., 1833; d. April, 1834.
1367. ANNA HOLTOKE, b. June 17, 1835; m. Aug. 24, 1861, A. T.
Howard; d. June 28, 1889.
180 THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA.
1368. ELIZABETH BARTLETT, b. Apr. 12, 1837; m. A. R. Bullard,
M. D., Apr. 27, 1881; d. Feb., 1864. s. p.
1369. WILLIAM JABVIS, b. June, 1839; d. Apr., 1853.
1370. MABY PEPPEBBELL CABTKR, b. May 2, 1843; d. Aug. 18,
1848.
1371. HAMPDEN, b. Aug. 19, 1845; d. Aug., 1848.
1372. CHARLES JABVIS, b. March, 1848; d. Sept., 1863.
1373. HARRIET LOUISE, b. Feb. 1, 1851; m. Jan. 8, 1879, Under-
bill A. Budd of New York City. Child: Kenneth Pepper-
rell, b. Dec., 1879.
857 Elizabeth Bartlett Jarvis born at Haverhill,
Mass., Feb. 22, 1811 ; married Feb. 14, 1833, in Weathers-
field, Vt., David Everett Wheeler, son of John B. Wheel-
er of Orford, N. H. He was a Vermonter by birth, a
graduate of Dartmouth College and also the Harvard
Law School. At the time of his marriage he was a prom-
inent lawyer of New York city. In 1844 he was a mem-
ber of the New York Assembly and also of the Board of
Education. He continued to reside in New York until his
death in 1870, some years before which he married Mrs.
Ann Myra Haxtun, who survived him.
Children :
1374. MARY ELIZABETH, b. May 7, 1837; d. Nov. 7, 1838.
1375. EVERETT PEPPEBELL, b. Mar. 10, 1840; m. Nov. 22, 1866,
Lydia L. Hodges.
1376. MABY H., b. Feb. 23, 1842; m. May 24, 1865, Rev. C. B.
Smith.
919 George Eliot Leighton born March 17, 1835,
at Cambridge,Mass. ; married at St. Louis,Mo.,Oct. 21, 1862,
Isabella, daughter of Hon. Hudson N. Bridge (b. Oct. 21,
1841). Removing to Cincinnati in 1844, he was educated
there and admitted to the bar at the age of 21. In 1858
he removed to St. Louis where he was at one time City
Counsellor. During the Civil War he served in the 3rd
Missouri Reserves as Lieutenant, and afterward as Major
in the 5th and 12th Missouri Cavalry and Colonel of the
7th Enrolled Missouri Infantry. In 1 862 he was in com-
mand of the city under Maj. Gen. Halleck, and was Pro-
vost Marshal General of the St. Louis Division in the
Missouri district. Resuming his profession at the close
of the war, he became chief counsel for the Missouri
THE PEPPEBRELLS IN AMERICA. 181
Pacific Railroad and other corporations. In 1874 he re-
tired from his profession to enter upon mercantile pur-
suits. He became President of the Mercantile Bank ; a
director in the Central Elevator Co., the St. Louis Bridge
Co.; the St. Charles Bridge Co.; President of the Tudor
Iron Works ; and for twenty years was President of the
Bridge and Beach Manufacturing Co. He was also Pres-
ident of the Missouri Historical Society and for ten years
was President of the board of trustees of Washington
University. He died in 1903.
Child:
1377. GEORGE BRIDGE, b. July 19, 1864; m. April 12, 1893,
Charlotte Kayser. Harvard, 1888. 3 children.
1080 Mary Elizabeth Frost born April 1, 1814 ;
married June 6, 1832, William L. Kennard, and died Jan.
14, 1879. He died Dec. 25, 1891, aged 85 years and 7
months.
Children:
1378. EDWARD A., b. July 16, 1833; m. Jan. 1, 1860, Susan M.
Borden.
1379. EMMA F., b. Feb. 21, 1835; m. Jan. 3, 1858, Oliver Prime.
1380. SARAH A., b. May 9, 1838; m. Charles DeCoff.
1381. CLARA B., b. May 20, 1840.
1382. CHARLES W., b. July 20, 1842; m. Nov. 8, 1866, Lucy Lord.
1383. LIZZIE M., b. Aug. 9, 1845; m. Dec. 80, 1866, George O.
Shapleigh.
1384. GEORGE E., b. April 2, 1849; d. July 24, 1850.
1385. GEORGE F., b. June 20, 1851; m. Oct., 1882, Florence Mans
field.
1386. FRANK E., b. Jan. 10, 1857; m. Dec. 25, 1876, Ellen Athorn.
1171 Sarah Ann Salter Vennard born May 20,
1831; married Joseph Henry Hart of Portsmouth, N. H.
Children :
1387. GEORGE BENJAMIN, b. Sept., 1850; d. Sept, 1852.
1388. FLORENCE ABBIE, b. Oct. , 1852.
1889. JOHN REDMOND, b. Jan. 8, 1855; d. Sept., 1891.
1390. GEORGE HENBY, b. Mar. 27, 1857.
1391. CHARLES WALKER, b. Jan. 26, 1859.
1392. MABT ESTHER, b. April, 1862; d. Aug., 1864.
1393. JOSEPH BENJAMIN, b. April 12, 1865; m. Chandler of
Manchester, N. fl.
182 THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA.
1191 Ellen Frances Baker born June 5, 1839,
married Nov. 24, 1859, Charles A. Winslow of Duxbury,
Mass.
Children:
1394. CHABLES HENBY, b. Aug. 5,1861; m. 1st, Nov. 2, 1881, Alice
V. Cross, who d. Oct. 11, 1888; m. 2d, June 8, 1892, Annie
Robson Hector of Quincy.
1395. WILLIAM AUSTIN, b. June 23, 1863; m. Jan., 1883. Caroline
E. Goodridge.
1396. HAKBY EABLE, b. Jan. 22, 1865; m. Jan. 3, 1899, Jennie C.
Ellis.
1397. FBED ADELBEBT, d. Nov. 9, 1886.
1227 Woodward Emery born September 5, 1842.
Harvard Univ. 1864. Justice of the Police Court, Cam-
bridge, Mass., 1872-1880. Representative to the Legisla-
ture in 1885. He married December 5, 1878, Anne
P., daughter of William Parry and Mary Ann (Prince)
Jones of Portsmouth, N. H. and lives in Cambridge.
Children:
1398. ABTHUB WOODWABD, b. Nov. 18, 1879; d. Oct. 5, 1880.
1399. FBEDEKICK INGEBSOLL, b. July 27, 1881; H. U. 1902.
1400. HELEN PBINCE, b. Aug. 2, 1884.
1401. DOBOTHY PEPPEBBELL, b. June 29, 1890; d. Feb. 10, 1891.
1228 Manning Emery born in Portsmouth, N. H.,
May 9, 1844. Enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. K. 44th
Mass. Vol. Inf. Stock broker. Married, August 3, 1875,
in Portsmouth, N. H., Maria Haven, daughter of Alexan-
der H. and Elizabeth W. (Jones) Ladd. Lives in Cam-
bridge.
Children:
1402. ELIZABETH, b. June 7, 1876; m. Sept. 28, 1901, Thorsten
Olaf Laurin; lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
1403. MANNING, b. Aug. 5, 1878; H. C. Lawrence Scientific
School, 1900.
1404. RUTH LANGDON, b. June 7, 1880.
1229 Caroline Bell Emery born Oct. 19, 1847 ;
married June 4, 1867, Edwin Farnham, who was born in
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 6, 1842. Lives in Cambridge.
THE PEPPERRBLLS IN AMERICA. 183
Children :
1405. EDWIN EMEBY, b. July 31, 1868; m. Apr. 23, 1903, Florence
Chenery.
1406. LYDIA RAGUET, b. Sept. 22, 1869.
1407. BENJ. ABMSTBONG, b. Nov. 4, 1870; d. Dec. 25, 1875, Cam-
bridge, Mass.
1408. JAMES WOODWARD, b. Feb. 5, 1872; d. July 24, 1872.
1232 Caroline Elizabeth Pollard bom Feb. 3,
1839 ; married, 1856, Francis Endicott, and died Aug. 21,
1886.
Children :
1409. FLO BENCH ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 27, 1858; m. Chester H.
Davis, s. p.
1410. MABY CABOLINE, b. May 7, 1859.
1411. GEOBGE, b. Sept. 7, 1860.
1412. FBANCIS MONBOE, b. Oct. 17, 1879.
1238 Alice Ball born July 23, 1846, at Boston,
Mass. ; married, September 24, 1868, Gouveneur K.
Haswell, Lt. Com. U. S. N., who was born Feb. 17, 1842.
Children :
1413. GOUVENEUB PIEBPONT, b. June 26, 1869; d. Sept. 11, 1874.
1414. MABGABET BALL, b. Mar. 12, 1878 ; d. May 2, 1879.
1415. JULIAN BALL, b. Nov. 9, 1880.
1241 James Hayes born Jan. 23, 1825 ; married,
June 20, 1855, Mary Bradbury Plummer.
Children :
1416. WALTEB L., b. Mar. 25, 1857; m. Fannie Fuller Sawyer.
1417. FLOBENCE NOBTON, b. Feb. 4, 1862; m. June 20, 1882, Wil-
liam Potter, Jr.
1418. MABY GEBTBUDE, b. Nov. 23, 1868; m. June 20, 1895, El-
mer O. Evans.
1243 Lucius Sargent Damrell bom Sept. 9,
1833, in Boston ; married at W. Dedham, Oct. 23, 1856,
Mary Mehitable Smith.
Children :
1419. AUGUSTA, b. June 13, 1858.
1420. WALTEB, b. Sept. 3, 1861; d. 1861, Dorchester, Mass.
184 THE PEPPBERELLS IN AMERICA.
1421. CHABLES SMITH, b. May 11, 1865; m. Feb. 27, 1900 ; Rosella
Blodgett.
1422. Lucius, b. Nov., 1867; m. May 14, 1900, Emma Pilster.
1423. MABY, b. Nov., 1867.
1424. WILLIAM SHAPLEY, b. Oct. 13, 1871; d. Jan. 1, 1878, W.
Dedham, Mass.
1246 Andrew Nief Damrell born Nov. 3, 1840 ;
Colonel, Engineer Corps U. S. A.; West Point, 1863 ; sta-
tioned at Mobile, Ala. for 30 years ; married, June, 1875,
Leonora Wilkinson Hartwell of Mobile.
Children :
1425. MAUDE AUGUSTA, b. Mar. 15, 1876.
1426. KENNETH EABLE, b. June 12, 1878.
1427. LEOLA IKMA, b. Aug. 1, 1883.
1428. MABEL ADELINE, b. Sept. 23, 1885.
1429. EDITH WHITNEY, b. Nov. 24, 1888.
1430. ETHEL.
1269 Richard J. Evans born July 14, 1837;
married Feb. 4, 1864, Marie Anais D., daughter of Jean
Baptiste and Marie (Dirnitry) Lagarde, of New Orleans.
Civil engineer of distinction. Lives in New Orleans.
Children :
1431. SAKAH ATHENAISE, b. Oct. 31, 1861; d. Sept. 18, 1863.
1432. JOHN DIMITBY, b. Aug. 1, 1863; m. 1st, Dec. 17, 1889, Iva
B. Bersot ; 2d, Oct. 9, 1897, Minerva L. Givorden.
1433. RIOHABD ROBEBT MILLS, b. Feb 10, 1865; m. 1st, Nov. 1,
1885, Kate T. Marks; 2d, June 7, Ib03, EulaC. Greathouse.
1434. LAGABDE, b. July 28, 1867; d. 1307.
1435. MABY SABAH MILLS, b. Sept. i!8, 1:GC; in. Dec. 28, 1887,
James E. Clemens, M. D.
1436. AUGUSTIN JAQUELIN, b. Oct. 4, 1870; d. Aug. 5. 1871.
1437. LAUBA PANDELY, b. June 8, 1872; m. June 30, 1897,
Joseph Augustus Borman.
1438. ANAIS LAGABDE, b. Apr. 3, 1874.
1439. EMEBT JOSEPH, b. May 13, 1875; d. Sept. 19, 1875.
1440. VIBGINIA MILLS, b. Dec. 9, 1876.
1441. MATHILDE DIMITBY, b. Nov. 8, 1878.
1442. FBANOOISE ZENOBIA, b. Oct. 30, 1880; d. Nov. 3, 1880,
Washington, D. C.
1443. ROBEBT MILLS IGNATIUS, b. Aug. 9, 1884.
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA. 185
1270 John Jaquelin Evans born Nov. 29, 1848 ;
married Jan. 19, 1874, Isa belle Livingston, daughter of
Dr. Michael Arno and Jane ( Crawford) Blankman. He
died Nov. 24, 1877, in the wreck of the U. S. Sloop of
War Huron, off Cape Hatteras. He was attached to the
Huron as " Wardroom officer from civil life."
Child :
1444. ISABEL MASON, b. Apr. 9, 1876; m. Sept. 10, 1902, Joel
Minter Cochran of Charlottesville, Va.
1272 William Lawrence Gerrish born May 5,
1823 ; married Jan. 16, 1843, Virginia, daughter of Elisha
and Rebecca Thornton of New Bedford, Mass. Lived in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Children :
1445. ELISHA THORNTON, b. Jan. 2, 1844.
1446. ELIZABETH, b. July 20, 1845; m. Nov. 8, 1870, Charming
Frothingham of Brooklyn, N. Y.
1447. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, b. Sept. 10, 1846; m. Oct. 19, 1875,
Florence Churchill.
1448. JOHN BROWN, b. May 3, 1849.
1274 Frederick A. Gerrish born July 8, 1832;
married Jan. 10, 1863, in St. Stephens, N. B., Emeline
Bunker, who was born, Sept. 2, 1832, hi Goldsboro, Me.
Children :
1449. FREDERICK A., b. June 21, 1864, at Eastport, Maine.
1450. EMMA A., b. Jan. 6, 1866.
1451. LEWIS L., b. Apr. 28, 1867.
1452. ANDREW T., b. Oct. 3, 1871.
1453. MAGGIE M., b. Mar. 30, 1874.
1275 John E. Gerrish born Feb. 24, 1834 ; married
Sept. 10, 1856, Susan M. Sargent, who was born June 5,
1837, at Goldsboro, Me.
Children :
1454. MABCELLUS W., b. July 8, 1864, at Goldsboro, Me.
1455. ANNIE, b. May 3, 1868.
1456. STEPHEN, b. June 6, 1874.
1457. HERBERT, b. Oct. 11, 1875.
1279 George B. Gerrish born Jan. 20, 1842 ;
386 THE PEPPEBEELLS IN AMERICA.
married Feb. 28, 1864, Abby H. Torrey, who was born
Oct. 2, 1847, in Ellsworth, Maine.
Children :
1458. MARY S., b. May 4, 1865, at Goldsboro, Maine.
1459. GEORGE IRA, b. June 28, 1867.
1460. ODESSA C., b. Sept. 19, 1869.
1461. ADA K., b. April 4, 1875.
1314 Timothy Gerrish born Jan. 15, 1820 ; mar-
ried May 11, 1845, Margaret, daughter of John and Mar-
garet (Benner) Allstine of Waldoboro, Me. He was a
dealer in boots and shoes in Boston, and was accidentally
drowned July 4, 1862.
Children :
1462. GEORGIANNA, b. Apr. 11, 1846; d. Sept. 11, 1846.
1463. ALBERTINA, b. May 15, 1847; d. Sept. 10, 1847.
1464. ALICE, b. Aug. 9, 1849; m. Nov. 21, 1872, Charles G. Mount-
fort.
1465. LILLIE, b. Sept. 1, 1851; d. Sept. 11, 1855.
1466. HENRY HERBERT, b. Aug. 8, 1853; d. Dec. 20, 1855.
1467. MINNIE GRACE, b. Sept 5, 1855; d. March 5, 1895.
1468. ANNIE CAROLINE, b. Sept. 2, 1858; m. June 5,1879, Edward
D. Townsend; d. Oct. 11, 1895.
1469. Lois LAMKIN, b. Nov. 10, 1860; d. Feb. 25, 1861.
1315 Thomas Millet Gerrish born Feb. 17,
1821, at W. Lebanon, Me. ; married, 1st, Catherine C.
Gerrish, who died Nov., 1852 ; married, 2d, in Philadel-
phia, Pa., Ann Russell, s. p. He was a coppersmith and
died Sept., 1889, at Chelmsford, Mass.
Children :
1470. JOSEPHINE ADELINE, b. Oct. 10, 1845; m. Dec. 10, 1886,
George R. Green, s. p.
1471. CHARLES MILLET, b. Jan. 1852; d. Oct. 13, 1852.
1472. FANNY JANE, b. Jan. 1852.
1316 Betsey G. Gerrish bom April 19, 1822, at W.
Lebanon, Me., married Jacob Smith of West Lebanon,
Me., who was born in 1811, and died Oct., 1868. She
died Dec. 3, 1870.
Children :
1473. FANNY IVESTA, b. May 15, 1853; m. John C. Jackson.
THE PEPPEREELLS IN AMERICA. 187
1474. SABAH JANE, b. Oct. 11, 1859; m. Geo. M. Main; d. Nov.
25, 1887.
1475. ANNIE RUSSELL, b. May 22, 1861.
1476. HATTIE BELLE, b. Apr. 26, 1862; m. John Hart Lord.
1319 Elisha Proctor Gerrish born Sept. 18,
1835 ; married Oct., 1856, Elizabeth, daughter of Nahum
and Betsey (Pray) Hersom, who was born March 14, 1832.
Children :
1477. HENBY HEBBEKT, b. Sept. 2, 1862.
1478. GEOBGIANNA, b. Sept. 7, 1865; m. Martin Wentworth.
1479. JENNIE FLOBENCE, b. Aug. 7, 1873; m. Aubrey Libby.
1325 Eben Tucker Gerrish born Feb. 20, 1826 ;
married June 8, 1854, Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of Shad-
rach and Sally (Patten) Wingate of Rochester, N. H., and
d. Sept. 1, 1871.
Children :
1480. ANNIE DAMON, b. July 1, 1858.
1481. CHABLES WINGATE, b. Feb. 4, 1861; m. Maria Ross.
1482. MABY EDITH, b. Oct. 11, 1864; m. J. W. Varney.
1483. SABAH FBANCES, b. June 26, 1868; m. Victor E. Page.
1334 Christopher Prentiss Gerrish born Dec.
12, 1829 ; married June 16, 1855, Harriet A., daughter
of Leonard S. and Adeline (Hodge) Hill, of Somers worth,
N. H.
Children :
1484. EDWABD EVEBETT, b. Dec. 16, 1857; m. Oct. 16, 1880, Flora
H. Leighton.
1485. CABBIE BELLE, b. Mar. 19, 1861; m. April, 1883, A. C.
Kennett.
1365 Edward Holyoke Cutts (Capt.) born May
25, 1831; married Jan. 10, 1855, Hannah, daughter of
Reuben and Catherine (McDonald) Sherwood. He died
Oct. 11, 1887. See Cutts Genealogy, p. 567.
Children :
1486. WILLIAM JABVIS, b. Oct. 26, 1856; d. Oct. 25, 1863.
1487. MABY SHEBWOOD, b. Mayl, 1858; d. unm. Aug. 31, 1877.
1488. ELIZABETH BABTLETT, b. Nov. 25, 1860; m. Sept. 8, 1886,
Asbury F. Powell of Faribault, Minn. Child: LOUISE
SHEBWOOD CUTTS, b. June, 1887.
188 THE PEPPERRBLLS IN AMERICA.
1489. EDWARD DUNCAN, b. Jan. 15, 1863; d. March 12, 1863.
1490. KATHERINE ANNA, b. Oct 6, 1866; d. Feb. 22, 1878.
1491. LILLIAN UBSULA, b. Sept. 16, 1868.
1492. HAMPDEN, b. July 26, 1870; d. unm. Feb. 24, 1892.
1493. WINIFRED JARVIS, b. June 9, 1874; m. Aug. 5, 1900, Rev.
W. J. Mitchell; d. 1901.
1494. MARGARET ANNA, b. May 22, 1876; m. Harris C. Judson,
of St. Paul, Minn. Child: HAMPDEN CUTTS, b. Sept, 1905.
1367 Anna Holyoke Cutts born June 17, 1835;
married August 24, 1861, Abel Trumbull Howard, son of
Abel and Mary E. (Hunt) Howard, of West Hartford, Vt.
He died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1896. She died in
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 28, 1889. See Cutts genealogy, p.
568.
Children :
1495. CECIL HAMPDEN CUTTS, b. Sept. 5, 1862 ; m. Sept. 12, 1894,
Effle May Bartley.
1496. MABY CUTTS, b. Feb. 22, 1865; m. R. W. King.
1497. EDITH ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 24, 1868; d. Sept. 6, 1868.
1498. ROSE JARVIS, b. Aug. 27, 1869; d. Aug. 17, 1870.
1499. MAUD JARVIS, b. July 19, 1871; d. July 23, 1872.
1500. CHARLES TRUMBULL, b. Oct. 18, 1873; Amherst Coll., 1896.
1501. EDWARD ELIOT, b. July 2, 1876, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1375 Everett Pepperrell Wheeler bom March
10, 1840, in New York. Harvard Law School, 1859. In
1894, Democratic candidate for Governor of New York.
Married, first, November 26, 1 866, in Rutland, Vt., Lydia
Lorraine, daughter of Silas H. and Julia (Fay) Hodges,
she was born August 11, 1840, and died January 18, 1902 ;
married, second, April 26, 1904, Alice, daughter of Daniel
C. Gilman. See Cutts genealogy, p. 599.
Children :
1502. ANNIE LORRAINE, b. Oct. 30, 1868; na. Nov. 2, 1898, Gilbert
B. Livingston.
1503. ETHEL JARVIS, b. April 18, 1871.
1504. DAVID EVERETT, M. D., b. Nov. 23, 1872; m. June 10, 1898,
Mabel B. Whitney; Buffalo, N. Y.
1505. WINIFRED FAY, b. Aug. 80, 1875; d. 1896.
1506. BEATRICE MARY, b. 1877; d. young.
1507. CONSTANCE FULLER, b. 1879; m. June 14, 1894, Burgess
Johnson.
THE PEPPERRELLS IN AMERICA. 189
1376 Mary H. Wheeler born Feb. 23, 1842;
married May 24, 1865, Rev. Cornelius Bishop Smith, son
of Nathan and Cornelia (Bishop) Smith, of New Haven,
Conn.; Trinity College, 1854 ; General Theological Semi-
nary, 1857 ; Rector of St. John's Episcopal church, Low-
ell, Mass, from 1863 to 1865. In 1867 he became Rector
of St. James church in New York, and since 1895 has
been Rector Emeritus.
Children :
1508. MABEL WHEELER, b. Sept. 8, 1867; m. Oct. 30, 1895, Lin-
coln Cromwell.
1509. EVEBETT PKPPEBBELL, b. Sept. 21, 1869; Columbia Coll.,
1892; m. June 9, 1903, Grace Dean Richards.
1510. CLARENCE BISHOP, b. Oct. 17, 1872; Columbia Coll., 1894;
m. Jan. 14, 1902, Catherine Cook.
1511. ETHEL NATHALIE.
1495 Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard born
Sept. 5, 1862, at Brattleboro, Vt. Educated at Adelphi
College, Brooklyn, N. Y. Author of " Life and Public
Services of General John W. Phelps," " Brattleboro in
Verse and Prose," " The Cutts Genealogy," " Materials
for a Genealogy of the Sparhawk family," and a " Sketch
of the life of Chief Justice Samuel Sewall." Married,
Sept. 12, 1894, in Beebe, Ark., Effie May, daughter of
Samuel Moore and Virginia (Berry) Bartley. Removed
to Beebe, Ark., in 1890, where he is editor and proprietor
of a newspaper.
Child:
1512. ELWYN HARTLEY, b. Nov. 27, 1899.
1496 Mary Cutts Howard born Feb. 22, 1865,
at Brattleboro, Vt; married Apr. 27, 1899, Robert W.
King, son of Robert and Margaret S. (Detheridge) King,
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Children :
1513. ROBEBT PEPPEBBELL, b. Mar. 17, 1890, Montelair, N. J.
1814. EDITH, b. Jan. 17, 1893.
1515. MABGABET, b. Nov. 2, 1895.
ADDENDA.
The following facts have been gleaned since the earlier
records were printed :
47 Christopher Tyler married Lucy Munn. Their
daughter Lucy married Aaron Arms. Descendants are
living in Deerfield and Roxbury, Mass.
117 George Gerrish who married Mary James, had
the following children, unrecorded in the earlier pages :
1. ELISHA, d. June 13, 1804.
2. GEORGE, b. Oct. 19, 1775; in. Feb. 21, 1799, Elizabeth Furbish.
3. POLLY; m. Gaius Farnham.
4. NANCY, b. 1788; m., 1807, Samuel Mel. Blaisdell; d. Mar. 4,
1842.
5. JOSEPH ; d. young.
2 George Gerrish (Capt.) born Oct. 19, 1775;
married Feb. 21, 1799, Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and
Jane (McCrillis) .Furbush, of Lebanon, Me. He died
Aug. 6, 1853. She died Jan. 26, 1850.
Children :
6. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 6, 1799.
7. JOSEPH, b. Mar. 22, 1801; d. July 26, 1802.
8. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 27, 1803.
9. HIRAM, b. Mar. 13, 1805; d. May 11, 1813.
10. RICHARD, b. Apr. 27, 1807.
11. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. Jan. 20, 1809.
12. BENJAMIN JACKSON, b. Apr. 17, 1811; m. Matilda C. Burrows.
13. JAMES, b. May 3, 1813; m. Anna Foster.
14. HIRAM, b. Dec. 18, 1815; m. Sophia P. Lord.
15. ELIZABETH T., b. Jan. 17, 1818 ; d. Sept. 15, 1836.
16. LEWIS CHAMBERLAIN, b. Jan. 22, 1820; m. Augusta Durell.
17. CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. June 1, 1822; d. Oct., 1832.
18. EDWIN L., b. March 25, 1825; m. Mary Ann Hanson; d. Mar.
5, 1853.
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ADDENDA. 191
6 William Gerrish born at West Lebanon, Me.,
Aug. 6, 1799, was a silversmith in Dover, N. H., and mar-
ried, Dec. 28, 1823, Sally Hanson, daughter of John
Brackett and Keziah (Howard) Hartford of Milton, N.
H. She was born July 9, 1804, and died Nov. 30, 1898,
in Sacramento, California. He died in Dover, N. H.,
April 27, 1837.
Children :
19. SABAH MAKQARET, b. Sept. 29, 1824; m. Edwin Bartholomew.
20. ELIZABETH THOMPSON, b. July 20, 1826; m. R. M. Whitehouse.
21. ABBY JANE, b. Sept. 29, 1828; m. John B. Wood.
22. JOHN WILLIAM, b. Sept. 9, 1830; d. Apr. 19, 1847.
23. CHAS. AUGUSTUS, b. Sept. 23, 1832; d., unm., March 6, 1852.
24. SAMUEL HOWABD, b. Dec. 27, 1834; m. Sarah Jane Rogers.
25. JAMES LEWIS, b. Aug. 16, 1837; m. Sally Jane Rippon.
8 Joseph Gerrish born Dec. 27, 1803 ; married,
first, July 20, 1862, Hannah Goodrich, daughter of Sam-
uel and Lydia (Goodrich) Pierce of Beverly, Mass. She
was born July 25, 1809, and died Jan. 2, 1844. He mar-
ried, second, April 6, 1845, Mary Ann Pierce, widow of
Rev. Elijah Foster of Beverly, Mass.
Children :
26. LYDIA FRANCES, b. Nov. 7, 1827; m. Elijah Foster.
27. ELIZABETH ELLEN, b. Aug. 27, 1829; d. Dec. 26, 1836.
28. SAMUEL THOBNDIKE, b. Nov. 27, 1834; d. Sept. 18, 1836.
29. GEOBGE WILLIAM, b. Nov. 10, 1832 ; m. Josephine Snelling.
30. NELLIE, b. July 8, 1837; m. Columbus Carey.
31. CLABA PIEBCE, b, Jan. 4, 1840; m. Z. O. Mansfield.
32. HANNAH W., b. Oct. 6, 1842; d. Mar. 19, 1843.
33. MARY PIEBCE, b. Nov. 7, 1847; d. Aug., 1850.
10 Richard Gerrish born April 27, 1807 ; married,
Aug. 12, 1830, Sarah Ann, daughter of John and Susan
(Weeks) Ellison, who was born Aug., 1809, and died Oct.
17, 1889. He died June 15, 1843, at Nashua, N. H.
Children :
34. EDWIN LEANDEB, b. Mar. 19, 1833; m. Mary A. Beede.
35. AUGUSTA ANNETTE, b. Sept. 25, 1835; m. Geo. Cox.
36. SUSIE ANNETTE, b. July 27, 1837; m. T. F. Haskell, s. p.
37. JAMES RICHABD, b. Mar. 25, 1841; m. Amelia M. Getchell.
192 ADDENDA.
11 George Washington Gerrish born Jan. 20,
1809, was an extensive real estate owner and builder in
Boston, Chicago, New York, Baltimore, and Chelsea, Mass.
He married, Aug. 13, 1831, Sarah Howard, daughter of
Israel and Sarah H. Hanson of Dover, N. H., who was
born Feb. 9, 1812, and died Aug. 4, 1896, at Chelsea,
Mass. He died April 24, 1876.
Children :
38. ISRAEL HANSON, b. Dec. 13, 1832 ; m. Abby F. Toppan.
39. GEORGE ALBERT, b. Sept. 6, 1834; m. Caroline P. Kimball.
40. JOANNA E., b. Aug. 11, 1836 ; d. Dec. 2, 1837.
41. HIRAM AUGUSTUS, b. Feb. 9, 1838 ; m. Charlotte E. Toppan.
42. JOANNA E., b. Aug. 2, 1840; d. Aug. 23, 1841.
43. WILLIAM, b. June 24, 1842; m. Emily G. Patten.
44. SARAH AUGUSTA, b. Oct. 3, 1844; d. May 7, 1847.
45. LYDIA CAROLINE, b. Feb. 18, 1848 ; m. F. E. Saville; d. Aug.
20, 1898.
38 Israel Hanson Gerrish. born Dec. 13, 1832, at
South Berwick, Me. Served in the Civil war, in the 40th
Mass. Infantry, and in the United States Customs Service
at Boston. Married, first, Dec. 15, 1853, Abby Frances,
daughter of Stephen and Lucy (Barden) Toppan, who
was born Aug. 23, 1830, and died July 15, 1883. He
married, second, Mary C. (Reynolds) Clark.
Children :
46. ADDIE, b, Oct. 25, 1855; d. young.
47. BLANCHE LILLIAN, b. Oct. 18, 1856 ; m. Ralph G. Harmon.
48. FREDERICK HARDEN, b. Oct. 16, 1858; d. Apr. 30, 1886.
39 George Albert Gerrish born Sept. 6, 1834 ;
Harvard College, 1855 ; attorney at law ; Captain 1st
N. H. Battery Light Artillery ; Chief of Artillery of 1st
Division 1st Corps ; wounded and taken prisoner at the
second battle of Bull Run, and also at Fredericksburg,
Dec. 13, 1862 ; resigned March 7, 1863, from failing
health, and died Sept. 1, 1866. He married, May 5, 1859,
Caroline Parker, daughter of Dr. David and Rebecca
(Swett) Kimball of Portsmouth, N. H., who was born
Sept. 22, 1836, and died March 11, 1899.
ADDENDA. 193
Children :
49. JENNIE AUSTIN, b. Apr. 20, 1861; m. Dr. John Pickard.
50. ARTHUR STEWART, b. Aug. 21, 1864; d., unm., March 12, 1887,
at Atchison, Kansas.
41 Hiram Augustus Gerrish born Feb. 9, 1838 ;
carpenter and builder ; resides at Chelsea, Mass. ; and
married, Dec. 23, 1858, Charlotte Emily Toppan, a sister
of the wife of his brother Israel.
Children :
51. HARRY THEODORE, b. Apr. 25, 1863 ; m. Isabel Harriet Willey.
52. HELEN ISABEL, b. June 4, 1864.
53. LUCY FRANCES, b. Aug. 4. 1865.
54. GEORGE ALBERT, b. Aug. 19, 1867.
43 William Gerrish born June 24, 1842 ; commis-
sioned 1st Lieutenant Co. H, 1st Mass. Infantry ; gradu-
ated at Norwich University, 1864 ; member of two inter-
national teams for rifle shooting, and in 1880 made the
highest individual score ever attained, and which has
never been surpassed. Married, June 11, 1872, at Chi-
cago, 111., Emily Gertrude, daughter of Artemus S. and
Susan Wheeler (Turner) Patten.
Children :
55. SUSAN LOUISE, b. Apr. 12. 1873.
56. WILLIAM PATTEN, b. Sept. 10, 1874.
57. CHARLES VICTOR, b. May 15, 1876.
58. GEORGE HOWARD, b. Aug. 15, 1877; Harvard College, 1901.
45 Lydia Caroline Gerrish born Feb. 18, 1848 ;
married, June 3, 1869, Frank Edward Saville, son of
David and Ann (Leonard) Saville, born Dec. 24, 1846, at
Charlestown, Mass.
Children :
59. EDWARD FRANK, b. Mar. 17, 1872 ; m., Oct. 16, 1895, Emma
M. Willcutt.
60. EZRA LEONARD, b. Sept. 23, 1873; d. Apr. 22, 1875.
61. SARAH AUGUSTA, b. Jan. 17, 1876; d. Dec. 11, 1877.
62. CLIFFORD, b. Nov. 4, 1877.
194 ADDENDA.
784 Joseph Prisbee born Aug. 19, 1812 ; married
Lydia Phillips.
Children ;
1. LYDIA M., b. 1834; d. young.
2. JOSEPH J., b. 1836; d. 1860.
3. BENJAMIN K., b. 1838. Captain of a vessel at 18 years of age;
town treasurer of Kittery, 1867-68; married, in 1871,
Mary J. Burbank, who d. 1872. Author of " Reminis-
cences of the Piscataqua," and " Legends of Kittery."
4. JOSIAH P., b. 1840; enlisted in 27th Maine Infantry; married,
in 1870, at Boston, Mass., Mary A. Senter, who died in
1892. He died in 1873. Child : Frank Senter, lawyer;
lives at Boston, Mass.
5. ALBERT M., b. 1842; d. 1861.
6. DAEIUS, b. 1844; captain of a vessel and first officer for over
20 years; d. 1887.
7. LYDIA J., b. 1846; d. 1866.
8. MARTIN L.. b. 1848; merchant; unm. ; lives at Boston, Mass.
9. RUFUS K., b. 1850; m., 1882, Nellie Church, Lowell, Mass.;
8. p.
10. IVORY F., b. 1852; Bates College, 1880; New York Univer-
sity, 1894; A. M., Harvard, 1903; principal of Bates Col-
lege Latin School, 1880-89; member of school board at
Lewiston, Me., 1889-1893. From 1900 to 1902, principal of
Milford (Mass.) High School.
11. JULIA, b. 1854; d. 1865.
12. OLIVER L., b., 1856, at Portsmouth, N. H. ; married, in 1893,
Mildred D. Williams, of Portsmouth. N. H. ; engaged in
the hotel business at Portsmouth, N. H.; founder of the
Pepperrell Family Association. Child: Joseph E.
13. MARY P., b. 1859; d., unm., 1904.
14. MARY JOSEPHINE, b. 1861 ; d. young.
WENHAM, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND.
BY OSCAR FAY ADAMS.
GREAT WENHAM.
Population: 228 (1891). Acreage: 1,133. Nearest railway station
at Raydon, 68 miles from London (Liverpool St. terminus of Great
Eastern). Parish church: St. John; register from 1643. Living, a
rectory in the gift of the Bishop of Norwich.
The town of Wenham in Massachusetts is the only
American locality thus designated and it was undoubtedly
so named by some of its first settlers, many of whom were
natives of the neighbour parishes of Wenham in English
Suffolk. The twin parishes may be reached by rail over
the Hadleigh branch of the Great Eastern system, the sta-
tions at Capel and Raydon each being about three miles
distant from either parish, but the road from the latter
point is the better of the two and if one intends to walk
it is best to leave the train at Raydon. For a drive thith-
er the train should be quitted at Bentley, on the main line,
where a horse and trap can be procured.
A half mile west of the line on the highway from Ray-
don the pedestrian will perceive a group of cottages near
which a turning to the left must be made. From this
point the road twists and doubles upon itself like a
wounded snake for more than a mile, with few houses to
be seen along the way. Then after rounding a sharp curve
one comes upon a group of half a dozen dwellings ; cot-
tages, some of them ; others, substantial farmhouses with
ranges of outbuildings. At one side of the way a huge
gabled shed strides across the turf, open from end to end
and framing in a pleasant bit of landscape. A little be-
yond are cross roads, the guide post at the intersection
informing the traveller that the left hand highway leads
to Ipswich. If he keeps straight onward, however, he will
arrive, a mile further on, at the church of Great Wenham,
whose tower has been visible from the cross roads.
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196 WENHAM, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND.
It is a drowsy region. Few persons were stirring along
the roads at the period of the writer's visit, and in the field
north of the church three pairs of sleek farm horses
hitched to their ploughs in the fresh brown furrows, were
standing sound asleep. Possibly the ploughmen were
curled up somewhere in the hedge, asleep likewise, in
spite of the late February breeze. Near the few dwellings
in the vicinity no one was visible save an aged laborer,
too deaf to take note of questionings from passers-by.
The door in the south porch of the church was open, and
on entering, a plain and humble interior was revealed.
Within the tower space at the west end is the organ, with
the singers' seats in front, raised several feet above the
level of the floor, and extending from one wall to the
other of the narrow nave. A few mural tablets in the
chancel are the chief adornments. There are no side aisles
and the high pitched roof of the chancel is but little low-
er than that of the nave, the width of the two being near-
ly equal, and a modern oaken barrel vault forming the
ceiling of each. A tiny north porch, closed on the exterior,
contains a stove, and near the porch opening stands a
massive font. Another gabled porch on the south side of
the chancel constitutes the robing room or vestry, at
present.
The edifice, restored in 1868, will seat but 120 persons,
and in style is First Pointed. It is plain and unpretend-
ing in appearance, its outer walls of rubble covered with
plaster, except those of the grey, western tower, the up-
per stages of which are a little less ancient than the rest
of the fabric. The tower contains a peal of five bells and
displays a white dialed electric clock.
In its way there is something almost pathetic in the as-
pect of this ancient building standing with ever-open door
in the midst of the sparsely peopled neighbourhood.
Quiet as all the wide countryside may be, a deeper quiet
reigns within these hallowed walls and whoever enters the
humble sanctuary feels its benediction.
WENHAM, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. 197
LITTLE WENHAM.
Population: 56 (1891). Acreage: 940. Parish church with regis-
ter from 1558. Living, a rectory, consolidated with Capel St. Mary.
If on leaving Great Wenham church the traveller turns
back to the Ipswich road, where two or three dwellings
cluster for company at the cross-roads, a walk of a few
rods along the highway will bring him to a left-hand turn
beside a public house. The lane now entered leads past
seven red-roofed laborers' dwellings to a farm gate be-
yond. From this point the way lies through a grassy field
and over a bridge spanning a small stream, to a second
gate opening into a large, and at some seasons of the year,
an extremely muddy farmyard. At its opposite side a
short flight of steps set in a low bank affords access to the
church and churchyard of Little Wenham.
The edifice (to what saint dedicated is unknown) is a
plain rubble structure, plastered, save for the tower, and
has been disused for years. It is smaller than its neigh-
bour at Great Wenham, a mile away, and dates from the
Early Middle Pointed period. The roofs are of very high
pitch, and the west tower, topped out with brick, does not
rise above them. A mass of ivy covers the north side of
the nave, completely obscuring the one large window
there, and on the south is a small porch. There are no
side aisies and no external division between nave and chan-
cel, but the interior division is emphasized by a thick wall,
breast high. Beneath the window in the north wall of
the chancel is a smaller one, long and narrow and reaching
nearly to the ground, possibly a lepers' window, although
archaeologists are far from agreement as to the purpose of
these low side openings. Square wooden pews fill the
nave and in the chancel are some fine mural monuments
brilliantly painted. One of them is to Sir John Brewse,
who died in 1585, and another is to Joseph Thurston who
departed this life a century and a half later.
Barns and outbuildings flank the churchyard below the
bank on the northwest, and on the south side is the farm-
house of Philip Curtis. To the eastward of this a few
rods, and on slightly higher ground, is a building like a
198 WENHAM, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND.
small ivy-mantled castle keep, and styled " the castle " by
the laborers round about. It is, however, Wenham Hall,
one of the very earliest existing examples of English
domestic architecture, portions of the fabric dating from
1260, in the time of the third Henry. Mixed with the
flints of its walls are many bricks of Flemish manufacture,
this being, according to some authorities, the earliest in-
stance of their use in England. The structure is oblong
in shape, with four rooms in the lower story. A ladder,
like a flight of steps, leads to a hall above, now used as a
granary, whose few openings are closed by ancient fenes-
trals or window blinds whose employment indicates the
scarcity of glass when the hall was built. The apartment
is some thirty feet long, with a good timber roof, and a
small square chapel opens from it into the tower at the
side. This has a piscina and a groined stone vault, and
from one corner a spiral stair leads downward to the
ground floor, and upwards to an apartment above the
chapel containing a fireplace, and then still higher, to the
leads of the tower. From here one may overlook the
fields about, but the only prominent objects in the land-
scape are the towers of the churches of Great Wenham
and Capel Saint Mary.
As the traveller is leaving Raydon by rail he will have in
plain sight on his right the two low towers of Wenham
Hall and Little Wenham church, which with the trees and
farm roofs near furnish an effective grouping for the ar-
tist's pencil, and should he care to learn more concerning
Wenham Hall after visiting it, he will find plans and ele-
vations thereof in the first volume of Parker's " Domestic
Architecture of England." His visit, however, will
scarcely reveal resemblances between the New England
Wenham and the two Suffolk parishes, and the large duck
pool near Wenham Hall will seem a poor exchange for
Wenham Lake.
GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND.
BY OSCAR FAY ADAMS.
Population: 47,943 (1901). 114 miles from London (Paddington
terminus of Great Western): 132 miles from Liverpool. Parish
churches: St. Mary-de-Lode, register from 1557, living, a vicarage;
St. Mary-de-Crypt, register from 1650, living, a rectory; St. Nicholas,
register from 1558, living, a vicarage; St. Aldate, register from 1571,
living, a rectory ; St. John the Baptist, register from 1560, living, a
vicarage; St. Catherine, register from 1687, living, a vicarage; St.
Michael, register from 1653, living, a rectory ; 7 churches of modern
ecclesiastical parishes . Other churches and chapels : Roman Catho-
lic; Presbyterian; 2 Congregational; 2 Wesleyan; Primitive Metho-
dist; Baptist; Christadelphian; Friends; Unitarian; Methodist New
Connexion. Schools: Theological College; King's; United Endowed ;
Board; National; British; Wesleyan; Roman Catholic. Crypt; Gram-
mar; Science and Art. 1 daily paper, 4 weekly, 3 banks. Market
days: Monday and Saturday. Corporation: mayor, 9 aldermen, 27
councillors.
In the History of New London, Connecticut, by Frances
Caulkins, it is affirmed that the settlement of Gloucester, on
Cape Ann was probably so called in honour of its first minis-
ter, Richard Blinrnan, who after eight years' ministry there,
removed to New London. That Mr. Blinman was a native
of the English Gloucester we are not assured, but we know
that he and his party emigrated from Chepstow, in Mon-
mouthshire, in 1641. Johnson, in his " Wonder Working
Providence," and Governor Winthrop, both mention Mr.
Blinman's settlement at Gloucester, but do not add that it
was named because of its pastor's possible connection with
the cathedral city. As several of the principal settlers,
however, came from the English town, we need be at no
loss for the origin of the name. A second New England
locality of the name, though with a slight difference in the
spelling, is the Rhode Island Glocester, said to have been
named in honour of Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, son of
George III. The Gloucesters in Virginia and New Jer-
sey owe their designations to the same source as the
Massachusetts town, but the North Carolina Gloucester
may have been called for the earlier settlement in Virginia.
A Gloster will be found in Louisiana. New Gloucester,
Maine, was called in honor of the Massachusetts town.
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200 GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND.
The English parent town takes its name from the Caer
Gloui of the ancient Britons, which the Romans on their
arrival fortified in their customary fashion, and evidence
of the Roman occupation survives in the straight streets
crossing at right angles and extending towards the cardi-
nal points. In Saxon times it formed part of the Mercian
Kingdom, and was then called G-leawanceastre, and here in
683, a monastery was built and dedicated to Saint Peter.
In succeeding centuries Dane and Saxon often contended
for mastery at this spot. Edward the Confessor used some-
times to reside here, and the Conqueror and William the
Red kept more than one Christmas feast at Gloucester.
Empress Matilda during Stephen's unhappy reign made
this her chief stronghold, and her son Henry, and his son
John, knew Gloucester well. At the age of ten the third
Henry was crowned in the abbey here and the body of the
second Edward was brought to it for burial. Parliaments
were held here by the first Edward, the second Richard,
and the fourth and fifth Henrys, while from the third
Richard the town received its charter. In the Civil War
it declared for Parliament, and in 1643 withstood a Royal-
ist siege lasting from August tenth to September fifth, and
remembering this circumstance the second Charles de-
stroyed the walls and several of the gates.
In our time it is best known as a cathedral city, and an
important river port. It occupies a gentle rise of ground
on the east bank of the Severn, and a ship canal, sixteen
miles in length, connects it with the deeper waters of the
river at Sharpness. Docks and extensive warehouses will
be found at each end of the canal. Between Gloucester
and Sharpness the ship canal is entered by the Stroud water
canal, affording a water way into the midlands. The ex-
ports are chiefly coal, salt, pitch, manufactured iron, bricks
and earthenware. The sources of the city's modern pros-
perity may be sought along the river front ; its history is
to be read elsewhere, in minster tower and mediaeval inn.
It is not every traveller who will remember that until
1539, in the reign of the eighth Henry, the great church
which is the city's pride was not a cathedral but a mitred
abbey of the Benedictine order. Built by Abbot Serlo
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about 1100, and its latest portions dating from about 1457,
it exhibits several styles, but the dominant characteristics
are those of the Norman and Third Pointed periods. It
comprises an aisled nave of nine bays, with large south
porch ; transepts with eastern apsidal chapels ; a lantern
tower at the crossing ; an aisled choir of five bays ; and an
ambulatory whence opens eastwardly a long and lofty Lady
Chapel. Polygonal chapels open from the choir aisles and
triforium, as also from the great crypt below the choir.
Tall circular columns of Norman date form the nave
arcades, and on account of the comparatively insignificant
triforium and clerestory, impart a somewhat high shoul-
dered aspect to this part of the interior.
The choir and transepts at first sight present only Third
Pointed details to the view, but closer inspection reveals a
Norman framework, as it were, overlaid with the pannelling
of a later day, and here, in fact, we may see almost the
beginnings of the Third Pointed style. The vaulting,
lantern, and Lady Chapel are of this period, and the clois-
ters display the most splendid development of the
second period of that style. From the east walk of the
cloisters opens a great rectangular chapter house of Norman
date.
The east window of the choir, actually wider than the
choir, whose walls are bent outward slightly to make room
for it, is the second largest window in England. In the
space between it and the Lady Chapel runs a curving stone
bridge or covered passage at the triforium level, serving to
connect the triforia north and south, and popularly known
as the whispering gallery from the fact that the slightest
whisper is distinctly carried from one end to the other, a
distance of seventy-six feet. From its centre is an arch-
way into a small chapel above the vestibule of the Lady
Chapel. The ritual choir occupies the space beneath the
lantern and the two eastern bays of the nave, here crossed
by a solid stone screen supporting the great organ. The
thirty-six oaken choir stalls are elaborately carved and date
from the middle of the fourteenth century. Among the
many splendid tombs in the cathedral that of Edward the
Second is the most noteworthy, and much of the glass, in-
202 GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND.
eluding that of the east window, is ancient as well as beau-
tiful.
Among English minsters Gloucester cathedral stands
in the first rank and deserves accordingly much more in
the way of description than there is room for in these pages.
The south side is usually first seen by visitors, who ap-
proach it from that direction nine times out of ten, but if
possible the first glimpse should be through Bull lane or
some other narrow old street leading to the Close, a
glimpse in which only the superb lantern tower is seen,
framed in by dark old houses in the foreground, but with
slender strips of sky at each side. There is a good view
attainable from the northwest, and still more striking ones
from northeast and southeast, whence the choir with its
flanking chapels comes into full prominence with the great
tower pinnacles lifted far above all else.
The bishop's palace, built in 1862, need not detain one
long in admiration nor will the deanery, either, but if the
visitor pass beyond them and leave the Close by the abbey
gate at the northwest corner, he will come suddenly upon
a mournful reminder of the past, the cross marking the
spot where Bishop Hooper was burned at the stake in the
time of the Marian persecution. It fronts the abbey gate,
from its place at the edge of the long oval green called
Saint Mary's square, and at the other, or western end, is
the church of Saint Mary-de-Lode (or Saint Mary before
the Abbey Gate), occupying the site of a Roman temple,
and mainly in the Third Pointed style, but with a massive
tower of Norman workmanship. Lucius, the first British
Christian king, is supposed to have been buried here.
In Southgate street is the church of Saint Mary-de-
Crypt, a small cruciform edifice, with nave and choir of
equal extent. It was built about 1155, but displays in its
fabric the details of various styles of later date, and has
two crypts, whence its name is derived. George White-
field was baptized here, and his first sermon was preached
within these walls when he was twenty-one. The tomb of
Robert Raikes, the founder of sunday schools, is here, as
some persons will like to know. In Westgate street is
the church of Saint Nicholas, of Norman and First Pointed
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dates, to enter which one descends several steps from the
street level. It contains several notable tombs and from
the top of its tower there is a fine view of the cathedral.
Within the tower is an excellent peal of bells. In North-
gate street will be found the church of Saint John the
Baptist, which, save for the ancient tower and spire, rep-
resents the tasteless development of the classical style
fashionable in the time of the second George. Saint Cath-
erine's church, though built in 1869, is that of an ancient
parish, and replaces one destroyed in the Civil War.
Saint Michael's is another modern church of an ancient
parish, and contains a monument erected by William
Henshawe (five times mayor in the first hall of the six-
teenth century), to the memory of himself and his wives
Agnes and Alice, with statues of the three. He was a bell
founder, and by his side are accordingly sculptured a bell
and a three-legged pot
There are seven churches of modern ecclesiastical
parishes, one of them, All Saints, designed by Sir Gilbert
Scott. The Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint
Peter ad Vincula, and the Presbyterian, in Park road, is
a memorial to Whitefield. At the High Cross, or inter-
section of the four chief streets, is the Guildhall, locally
termed the Tolsey, built in 1T49, and supposed to cover
the site of the Roman forum. The city arms appear above
the entrance, and in the council chamber are some ancient
portraits. The Shire Hall, designed by Smirke, is in West-
gate street, and in Southgate street is the Corn Exchange,
surmounted by a gigantic statue of Ceres.
The Schools of Science and Art, and the Museum occupy
one building in the Brunswick road, and the site of Glou-
cester castle is occupied by His Majesty's Prison, built in
1T84 ; the first prison in which Howard's plan for the
separation of old offenders and juveniles was adopted.
Other local institutions include a General Infirmary; a
Working Men's Institute ; and several libraries and clubs.
Four mediaeval hospitals, or almshouses, now combined in
the United Hospitals of Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint James,
Saint Margaret, and Saint Kyneburgh, occupy a range of
modern buildings in the suburb of Wooten, but that of
204 GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND.
Saint Bartholomew, founded in the reign of Henry the
Third, remains in Lower Westgate street.
Gloucester will be found an attractive place to explore,
the cathedral being by no means its only showplace. It
has more than one picturesque old street and can disclose
more than one striking effect of roof and gable. In North-
gate street is the New Inn, one of the noted timber houses
of the kingdom, built by John Twining about 1450, for the
lodging of pilgrims to the abbey. It has an inner court
about whose four sides are two galleries whence the cham-
bers open. Flowering vines hang from the gallery railings
and the walls are tinted a bright salmon colour. Not far
from the church of Saint Mary-de-Crypt are the scanty
remains of the Grey Friar's monastery, and in the vicinity,
the refectory and dormitory of the Blackfriar's convent
may be seen. There is a twelfth century crypt beneath
the Fleece Inn, and under that of the Saracen's Head, one
of the fourteenth. Just without the city are the remains
of the second Augustinian priory of Llanthony, founded
in 1136, a great stone barn and a fine Middle Pointed gate-
way indicating the spot. The priory church was de-
stroyed at the time of the digging of the ship canal.
The pilgrim from Cape Ann need not hurry away from
the home of his remote ancestors, for want of objects of in-
terest within it, nor, we fancy, need he echo the saying
of Cromwell that the city has " more churches than god-
liness. "
EXTRACTS FROM THE NOTARIAL RECORDS
OF SAMUEL TYLEY AND EZEKIEL
GOLDTHWAITE OF BOSTON.*
BY ETHEL STANWOOD BOLTON, A. B.
SAMUEL TYLEY, son of Samuel Tyley the landlord of
the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston, was born July 19,
1689. He married Eliphall , and probably had
eight children. He was a notary in Boston and a coroner,
was chosen clerk of the Superior Court on motion of
Judge Sewall, Feb. 25, 1718-19, and registrar of the Court
of Admiralty, April 21, 1726. He died before April, 1744 ;
his son of the class of 1733 at Harvard having become
clerk in 1741. Mr. Tyley's name appears frequently in
the diaries of Benjamin Lynde and Samuel Sewall. He
lived in 1718 in "a white house fronting the way which
leads into Pudding lane, called Half Square Court."
EZEKIEL GOLDTHWAITE, son of Capt. John Goldthwaite
of Boston, was born there July 9, 1710. He married
November 2, 1732, Elizabeth Lewis and had thirteen
children of whom no son grew to maturity. He was town
clerk of Boston and registrar of deeds for Suffolk Coun-
ty, a notary, and a man of wealth and influence. Copley
painted portraits of Goldthwaite and his wife. See
Goldthwaite Genealogy (1899), page 84.
PROM THE RECORDS OF SAMUEL TYLEY, NOTARY PUBLIC.
" This Indenture witnefseth, that Hugh Montgomery
aged about fifteen years who came from the north of Ire-
land about five months agoe of his own free will & accord,
and with the consent of himself having no Parents here in
Boston doth put and bind himself to be an Apprentice unto
Nathaniel Montgomery of Boston " &c.
Dated March 3, 1730/31.
*The original manuscript is now owned by the Boston Athenaeum.
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206 EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS.
" Know all men by thefe prefents that I Joseph Royden
Jamain of the City of New York merchant heir and ad-
min 1 of all & iingular the Goods and Chatties Rights and
Credits of my Uncle Elias Jamain late of the City of New
York Merchant Deceased " &c.
Dated October 12, 1730.
" To all People unto whom thefe prefents f hall come
John Williams of Boston in the County of Suffolk and
Province of the Massachusetts Bay hi New England Mer-
chant Eldest son of John Williams late of London in the
kingdom of Great Britain Merchant dec d Now know
all men by these prefents, that I the said John Williams
have had and received of and from my honoured mother
Elizabeth Williams of London afores d widow Sole Execu-
trix of the last Will and Testament of my said Deceased
Father " &c.
Dated September 13, 1 733.
" Received the 27th November 1733 of William Lam-
bert one small box directed to Mr John Lambert Jeweller
in Talbot Court in Grace Church Street London, which I
promise to deliver to him at my arrival there, the danger
of seas excepted.
Edward Winslow."
" To all People to whom these presents shall come Mar-
tha Church of Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island, &c.
in New England widow Sendeth greetings Whereas the
said Martha Church at a Superior Court of Judicature
held in Boston in and for the County of Suffolk on the
first Tuesday of November Anno Domini 1722 recovered
Judgment against the estate of John Pool late of Boston
in the County of Suffolk Merchant deceased in the hands
and under the Administration of Timothy Lyndal of
Salem in the County of Essex Esqr for the sum of two
hundred pounds . . . And whereas afterwards Francis
Borland of Boston afores d merchant hath Intermarried
with Jane Lyndall the only Daughter of the said Timothy
Lyndall and Heir at Law to the said John Pool " &c.
Dated September 7, 1734.
EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS. 207
" Know all men by these presents That I Martha Faire,
late of Ireland, but now resident in Boston "
Dated Dec. IT, 1734.
" This Indenture witnesseth that Jonathan Mason of
Boston ... of his own free will and Accord and with
the consent of his guardian Ephraim Fenno and his mother
Dorcas Demount, Doth put and Bind himself to be an ap-
prentice unto Nath 11 Rowland & that Mercy his wife of Ply-
mouth (now resident at Boston)" &c.
Dated February 24, 1734/5.
" Know all men by these presents That I Sarah Mills
now of Southborough in the County of Worcester Relict
widow of Benjamin Mills late of Needham in the County
of Suffolk," &c. Power of atto
Dated July 27, 1735.
" Ipswich in New England Sept 20 th 1736
These may Certify who it may concern That Mr John
Butler lately removed from Ipswich afores d into Lyme in
the Colony of Connecticut (son of Lieut William Butler
deed) and Mrs Hannah (late Perkins) for some time resi-
dent in Ipswich afores d and whom for several years I have
personally known and always (since she has been known
to me) very fully understood by most undoubted Infor-
mations, to be Daughter of Capt Isaac Perkins by (Mary)
his wife, Sister to Capt (Richard) Hoghton late of London
in Great Britain deced, were lawfully joyned in marriage
at Ipswich afores d on the Sixteenth day of April Anno
Dom 1730 By Theophilus Pickering minister of the Gos-
pel in the Second Parish in Ipswich af ors d "
" To all People to whom these presents shall come John
Butler of Lyme hi the County of New London and Colony
of Connecticut in New England yeoman & Hannah his
Wife as she is niece to Richard Houghton late of the Par-
ish of St. Paul Shadwell in the County of Middlesex with-
in the kingdom of Great Britain marriner deced " &c.
Dated September 15, 1736.
208 EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS.
" To all People unto whom these presents shall come
Greeting, know ye that we Michael Bowden of Lyn in
the County of Essex in the province of the Massachusetts
Bay in New England yoeman, and Sarah wife of the s d
Michael Bowden " sell to Philip Thompson, Physician, of
Roxbury, and Philip Thompson Jr. his son, their right in a
part of a plantation on the Island of Nevis " being for-
merly the estate of our uncle Ebenezer Kackland of which
he dyed seized and left the same to his Widow who in and
by her last Will and Testament gave the same to the heirs
of the s d Ebenezer Kackland "
Dated September 12, 1738.
Also "Nathaniel Sherman of Lynn in the County of
Essex . . . Blacksmith, and Dorcas wife of said Nath-
aniel Sherman " sell to Philip Thompson and his son their
right in the same plantation of u their uncle Ebenezer
Kackland"
Dated October, 1738.
" This present writing Indented witnesseth an agreement
Between Hellery Le Pelley of Pamlico in Bath County in
North Carolina mariner on the one part and Isaac Casno
of Boston . . . sadler of the other part Whereas the
said Hellery Le Pelley has Intermarried Anna Johnson
of Pamlico afores d Relict Widow & admin* of Samuel
Johnson late of Pamlico aforesd Cooper deed which said
Samuel was the only Brother of Hannah Casno present
wife of the s d Isaac " &c.
Dated December 21, 1734.
FROM THE RECORDS OF EZEKIEL GOLDTHWAITE,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
" Know all men by these Presents that I Richard Dale
of Boston . . . marriner have Constituted and Ordained
in my Stead & place put & by these Presents do Consti-
tute ordain and make and in my Stead and place put my
well beloved wife Mary Dale " to be his attorney.
Dated November 28, 1748.
EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS. 209
" Know all men by these presents that I Jonathan Fisher
of Medway in the County of Suffolk in the Province of
Massachusetts Bay in New England Weaver for good
reasons & Considerations me there unto moving more es-
pecially for the love good will and affection that I have and
do bear towards my son [in] Law John Anderson of said
Medway in the same County and Province aforesaid Weav-
er and also to my Daughter Margaret his Wife " &c.
Dated January 1, 1747-8.
Entered at the request of Mess re Tyson & Whitlock of
London.
44 1, John Morrison was bom in Belfast in Ireland ; and
sometime about May, June or July, hi the year 1744, 1 en-
tered (at the Black Boy & Trumpet in London) a Voluntier
for his Majesty's Ship Sandwick ; I was carried down the
River Thames in the Mary Tender; and I was put on
board his Majesty's Ship the Royal Sovereign, then at the
Nore ; soon after which I was put on board his Majesty's
Hind Snow, then commanded by Cap* Janis, on board of
which said Snow I continued until some time about May,
June or July in the year 1747, at which time I was left a
shore in Boston in New England at Sick Quarters. . . .
I was frequently called and known by the name of Morris,
by my Brother sailors, while on board the said Snow. I
was 21 or 22 years of age when I enter'd as above, and I
had on my own hair. I was pretty much pock-broken, &
was about five feet 6 or 7 Inches high " &c.
His
Dated December 1, 1750. John X Morrison "
Mark
" Know all men by these Presents that I marjory Traill
Spinster lawful Daughter procreat of the marriage between
the deceased William Traill late merchant in Kirkwall in
Orkney Immediate Elder Brother German of the now de-
ceased M r John Traill Merchant in Boston and Isobel Fea
lawful Daughter of the deceased William Fea of Milne-
field my mother and Tutrix yet on life with the Special
Advice and Consent of my said Mother and Tutrix and
I the said Isobel Fea tutrix made and constitute by the
210 EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS.
said William Traill my late Husband to the said Marjorie
Trail my said Daughter . . . appoint William Traill
sailor in London " attorney, &c.
Dated April 4, 1750.
"At Kirkwall the twenty fourth day of April One
Thousand seven hundred and Fifty years upon a Petition
given in and presented to the Provost and Baillies of the
City of Kirkwall in Orkney by the within designed Ma-
jory Traill and Isobel Fea setting forth the nearness in
blood of the said Majorie Traill to the within named John
Traill, Merchant in Boston, and craving a warrant for
citeing Witnesses for proving the said Marjory Traill her
Propinquity of blood to him we by our deliverance there-
on granted Warrant for that effect and the said Marjory
Traill and Isabella Fea her mother and tutrix having pro-
duced the foresaid Petition & Deliverance before us with
an Execution by an Officer of Court thereon against wit-
nesses for proving as above accordingly Compared David
Traill Merchant in Kirkwall not married aged Seventy
nine years who being deeply and solemnly sworn examined
and interrogat Depons, that William Traill of Wastness
and Barbara Balfour Daughter to George Balfour of
Plearcy were lawfull married Spouses & had Issue George
of Wastness the Eldest, James of Woodwick writter in
Edinburgh, the second, William Merchant in Kirkwall,
the third, and John, Merchant in Boston, the younger,
sons, and Marjory all now deceased and Isobel daughters
who Survived their Parents & came to Perfection Depons
that George the eldest was married to M re Margaret Bal-
lenden daughter to the deceased William Ballenden of
Stenness and had issue John Traill now of Wastness of Age
and married, Barbara Traill married to George Craigie of
Tavis hall and Christian Traill Spinster intermarried and
these are the only issue of George on life ; that James the
second son was married to M re Margaret Traill daughter
to John Traill of Elnes and had several children of the
marriage but none of them are now on life, that William
the third son was married to Isobell Fea Daughter to the
deceas'd William Fea of Milnefield and had Issue William
EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS. 211
the eldest Sailor at London, Robert the Younger Brother
Merchant in Boston, Mary married to Moses Bellanie
Sailor in London, Isobel now at Boston and Barbara at
London Spinsters, and the said Marjory the youngest now
in Kirkwall and under tutelage of Her mother which
Marjory is the person within named. Granting the power
with her said mother within written, and that M re Marjory
Traill Daughter to the said William Traill and Barbara
Balfour was married to Charles Stewart, Steward Clerk
of Bukney who are both now deceased and left Issue.
James the eldest writer in Edinburgh, the second merchant
in Virginia and M re Crailia Stewart Spinster at Edinburgh
yet on life and that M re Isobel the second daughter of the
said William Traill and Barbara Balfour who is the only
Child now on life of that marriage was married to James
Covingtine (Covingtrie) Surveyor of his Majesty's Cus-
toms at Cathiness now dead hath no Issue " &c.
Dated April 22 d , 1751.
Estate of John Traill of Boston.
" James Stewart of the City of Edinburgh Writer, Ceci-
lia Stewart of the same place Spinster and Isobel Traill "
appoint as their attorney, February 7, 1749 " Charles
Stewart of the Borough of Norfolk in the Colony of Vir-
ginia. . . . Now Know Ye that I the Said Charles
Nephew of the said John Traill dec'd Have made and or-
dained . . . M r Eneas Mackie of the Town of Boston
in New England " his attorney.
" KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents that We Hannah
Galton Widow and John Galton Merchant both of the
City of Bristol in Great Britain Testamentary Trustees
named in the last Will and Testament of Robert Galton
of the said City of Bristol but lately residing at Boston in
New England Merchant deceased and also administrators "
&c.
Dated September 8, 1750.
" To ALL PEOPLE unto whom this present Deed of Sale
shall come, Mary Le Butelier of Boston . . . Spinster
212 EXTRACTS PEOM NOTARIAL RECORDS.
which said Mary is one of the Children & heirs of George
Le Butelier late of said Boston Mariner dec'd Sends
Greeting Know Ye that I the said Mary Le Butelier
for 20 paid by John Le Regie of the Parish of St.
Toin in the Island of Jersey but now residing in said Bos-
ton Mariner " sells her right in the estate of her father or
any " that may hereafter descend to me or my heirs at and
upon the decease of my mother Mary Carteret of the Par-
ish of St. Peters in the Island aforesaid Widow." The
Estate was hi the same Parish.
Dated August 17, 1752.
Indenture dated November 26, 1711 " Between Charles
Watson of the Town of Providence within the Colony of
Rhode Island in New England Husbandman, and Mary
Morey, the Daughter of Thomas Morey of Roxbury in the
County of Suffolk, with hi the Province of the Massa-
chusetts Bay in New England Husbandman Witnesseth
that the said Charles Watson for and in Consideration of a
Marriage (by God's grace) intended and shortly to be had
and solemnized between the Said Charles Watson and
Mary the Daughter of Thomas Morey aforesaid " &c. gives
to Mary Morey 80 " now in the hands of his beloved
Brother Thomas Watson of London in Saint James' Parish
Taverner who keeps the Sign of the Queen's Head in
Peccadillo Street."
" KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that We Aaron
Black, Alexander Black and John Black all of the Parish
of Aughnish in the County of Donegall in the Kingdom
of Ireland natural and lawful Brothers of Samuel Black in
his life time formerly of Ballylin in the said Parish of
Aughnish and late of the City of Boston hi America Mer-
chant deceased Elizabeth Fulton otherwise Black Widow
and relict of Samuel Fulton late of the said Parish of
Aughnish . . . Farmer deceased natural and lawful
Sister of the said Samuel Black deceased George Auston of
Gortmickar in the said County of Donegall and Margaret
Auston otherwise Black wife of the said George Auston and
natural and lawful Sister to the said Samuel Black deceased,
EXTRACTS FROM NOTARIAL RECORDS. 213
James Black of the Parish of Conwall in the said County
of Donegall Brother by half blood to the said Samuel
Black deceased Robert Black of the Parish of Aughnish
aforesaid Brother also by half blood to the said Samuel
Black deceased and Aaron Black the Younger Son to
Moses Black late of the said Parish of Aughnish dec'd
who in his life time was natural and lawful Brother of the
said Samuel Black deceased " appoint " James Fulton and
Andrew Black both of the County of Lancaster in the
Province of Penselvania in America " their attorneys.
Dated June 26, 1752.
Also a deposition proving the above.
" Moses Black a Minor Son of Moses Black late of the
County of Donegall in the Kingdom of Ireland deceased
and Nephew of Samuel Black late of Boston hi New Eng-
land Marriner deceased Comes into court and Chooses
Andrew Black his Brother Guardian."
Dated Newport, Lancaster Co., Penn., May 20, 1751.
NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO
ESSEX COUNTY.
To the Author of the Post-Boy. Sir, Let this have a
Place in your next Paper, and you'l oblige your humble
Servant, J. C.
Salem, October 14th, 1743. In order to add more Solem-
nity to the Thanksgiving observed here Yesterday (by
order of Authority) for the Preservation of His Majesty
and His Royal Highness the Duke's Life in the late bloody
Battle of Dettengen, and the glorious Success of the Brit-
ish Troops against the French King's Army commanded
by Marshal Noailles, there was erected an Organ in St.
Peter's Church, and the Service thereupon was perform'd
with Decency and great Accuracy, amidst a throng'd Con-
gregation. And in the Afternoon of said Day a Number
of the principal Gentlemen of the Town met at the Hon.
William Browne Esq.; (whose house was illuminated) and
after the Royal Healths, toasted the English and Austrian
Generals, a Series of Victories to the Army of the Allies,
Success to His Majesty's Navy; His Excellency our Gov-
ernour, with other dutiful Testimonies of Joy, and con-
cluded the Evening very gladly.
The Boston Weekly Post-Boy, October 17, 1743.
Salem, Feb. 2. On Monday last departed this Life, in
the 79th Year of his Age, the Hon. Benjamin Lynde, Esq.,
and on Friday Afternoon he was decently interred. This
Gentleman was born at Boston, and descended of an ancient
Family in Dorsetshire in England. By a liberal Education
at Harvard College, he acquired a considerable Knowledge
in the Q-reek and Latin Languages, which made him much
a Master of Classical Erudition. After having resided for
some Years at the Temple, he came to his Native Country,
and first pleaded at the Bar here in 1697. In 1712, he was
appointed one of the Justices of the Supream Court, and
for 16 Years past had the Honour of being Chief Justice
of this Province. He was in 1713, elected one of his
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NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY. 215
Majesty's Council, which Honour was annually conferred
on him from that Time till 1737, when has Modesty
prompted him to resign a Trust that he thought his great
Age made him unsuitable for. In these important Sta-
tions, to his God, his King, and to his Country, he was
ever dutiful. Inflexible Justice, unspotted Integrity,
Affability and Humanity were ever conspicuous in him.
He was a sincere and generous Friend, the most affection-
ate towards his Relations, and the Delight of all that were
honoured with his Friendship and Acquaintance. To sum
up his Character, this good Man died the Death of the
Righteous, and his End was like theirs.
Boston Evening Post, Feb. 4*
On the 31st of December past, about six in the Evening,
the Dwelling House of Capt. Heyliger of Beverly took
Fire, and was soon consumed to Ashes, with most of the
Furniture, Wearing Apparel, &<?. and a considerable Quan-
tity of Merchandise. The Loss is computed at five thou-
sand Pounds.
Boston Evening Post, Jan. 12, 1747.
Nantucket, Feb. 19, 1746-7. Two Ships of War one
mounting 50 Guns and the other 30, sail'd from France
the 4th Day of March last, and on the 8th Day took a
Brigantine from London bound to Barbados, John Hbldham
Commander, with 14 Men on board; about the first of
May following they took a Snow belonging to Dartmouth,
bound from thence to Lisbon, Robert Roberts Master ; and
about the 18th of May the 50 Gun Ship parted for the
other of 30 on Bank Vert, and went away from Jebucta,
and hi her Way took four Vessels : Some Time after took
Capt. Salter of Boston, in a Sloop bound from Philadelphia
to Cape Breton', Capt. Wm. Bagley ofNewbury, in a Sloop
bound to Cape Breton :, Capt. James Jordan in a Schooner
of Newport bound also to Gape Breton ; and Capt. John
Phillips of Marblehead, in a Schooner on a fishing Voyage ;
the Schooner they sunk, the other three they carried into
Jebucta with them the four Vessels having in all 52 People
some Women and some Soldiers ; And on the 6th of June the
30 gun ship took us on Bank Vert, bound from Nantucket
216 NEWSPAPER ITEMS RELATING TO ESSEX COUNTY.
to Newfoundland a Whaling ; our Sloop was commanded by
Zepheniah Pinckham, having on board 14 Men ; the 13th
Day they took a Sloop belonging to Amboy bound from
Newfoundland, commanded by one Johnson, having on
board 4 Men ; and on the 23d and 24th of the Month they
took two fishing Schooners, one belonging to Salem com-
manded by Francis Cox, the other belonging to Cape Ann,
commanded by Joseph Dennie, both having on board eleven
Men. The Day that this Ship carried us Prisoners into
Jebucta , being the 28th of June, they took a Sloop belong-
ing to Norwich in Connecticut bound from Cape Breton,
commanded by John Story, the merchant of her Col. Hunt-
ington's Son, they having five Men in all : And there we
found the 50 Gun Ship with her Prizes ; and after we had
been there about three Weeks, the 50 Gun Ship went out on
a Cruize, and after three Days came in with the Billander
Man of War bound from Cape Breton to Boston, Capt.
Colebay, having on board 68 Men, and one that was kill'd.
The Number of Vessels they had taken were Twelve, and
173 Men :, and they kept us 'till the 15 of August and
then let us go forth to travel in the Woods for the Bay
Vert, where they had six Vessels lying, and where we all
embark'd for Quebeck; When we arrived there, we found
105 Prisoners, Men, Women, and Children, among whom
was Capt. Chapman of London, Capt. Southerlin of Cape
Cod, Capt. Poet of Casco; another Master was sent to
France; the rest were chiefly taken by the Indians; among
whom were some taken at St. John's; but several taken
there were kill'd and scalp'd ; some we found there were
taken at the Fort call'd the Massachusetts, except one that
was kill'd and scalp'd ; and several others who were taken
on the Borders. Our Allowance was very short and scanty
scarcely enough to support Nature and the Canada Soldiers
in marching us through the Woods, abused many of us as
tho' we had been Dogs, when we were so sick and weak
that we could hardly set one Foot before the other.
There were in Quebeck two Hundred and eighty in Goal
when I left the Place.
James Gardner.
(To be continued.)
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INSTITUTE
VOL. XLII JULY, 1906 No. 3
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
MADE IN 1731 BY ROBERT HALE
OF BEVERLY.
PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOW
IN POSSESSION OF THE AMERICAN
ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.
Robert Hale, jr., the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Clark)
Hale, was born in Beverly, February 12, 1702-3. He
was graduated at Harvard College in 1721 and after study-
ing medicine he began to practice his profession at Bever-
ly about 1723. The same year he was married to Eliza-
beth, daughter of Col. John Oilman of Exeter, N. H. He
soon became prominent in town affairs and besides filling
nearly every public office of importance, within the gift of
the town, he was a justice of the peace and collector of
excise for Essex County, and for thirteen years represented
the town in the General Court. In 1740 he was one of
the organizers of the Land Bank (See Weeden's Economic
and Social History of New England, pp. 485-490.), and in
1745 he commanded a regiment in the expedition against
Louisburg. He continued to serve his County and
Province in various public affairs and at last died in 1767,
an honored and useful citizen. (See Stone's History of
Beverly, pp. 38-53.)
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[June 7, 1731]* . . . going into ye Harbourf & 2 upon
the N: Side towards the Harbour upon the S. E. Corner
of this Bastion Stands a Small Block Houfe about 10 feet
Square & one Gun in it. 7 Guns more ftand upon the
Northern Side of y e Fort & look to the Harbour. So that
there are 23 Guns pointing Northerly to the Harbour, 3
Easterly to y e Going in, 13 Southerly to the Ocean & 3
westerly to the Land. In the Area are . . . Pyramids of
Shot, one of these . . . high, & each of the oth . . . All the
Guns of t ... near 3000 Weig . . .
June 9. Wed. This morning very Foggy, wee went
out a fifhing about 2 miles without the Harbour & took 3
or 4 Cod & after Breakfast went about 2 miles above the
Bank for our Pilott (Mr Nickolson) & return'd.
6 P. M. Wee hoisted Sail & went out of the Harbour
(the Wind S.) & at a mile's distance met with Col. Causeby^:
the late Gov r of Canfo who underftanding wee were bound
to Annapolis desir'd to speak with us, upon which wee
return'd into the Harbour . . . Col Walton y e Vice Lieut.
Gov r . . . Prince on Board my Boat, . . . Board Coll
Causebye's Sloop . . . Pleafure, & find upon Inquiry . . .
Canso to Pemmaquid on Board . . . Comander & were
forc'd hither by ... now Lieut. Gov r of Annapolis . . .
Board Capt. John Bradftreet . . . detachments of ... take
the Command of ... Pemmaquid. I afterwards waited
upon him Afhore w th . . . Coll Walton & his Son & ...
Tavern. ... to mee to go with ... on Board his Sloop . . .
going to y e Bank ... & Cap* Bradftreet which last re-
turned with them at Night.
June, Friday 11. At y e Gov rs Desire I went up in my
Boat with Cap. Bradftreet to y e Bank, & din'd at M r At-
kinson's & afterwards waited upon to Lieut. Gov r Went-
worths. We return'd in y e Evening, but y e Gov r tarried
& commanding mee to fee him with Capt. B. at Capt.
Pierce's. This Evening 15 or 16 Sail of Vefsels (one
whereof a Ship from Cales) are in the Harbour.
Saturd. 12. I went up again to y e Bank after wee had
*A11 but a small portion of the first leaf of the original is missing.
fNew Castle, N. H.
iCol. Alexander Cosby, Lieut-Go v. of Annapolis.
Portsmonth (Strawberry Bank.)
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been to fee Coll Walton, & took him with us, af foon as
wee Landed we went to fee Benning Wentworth & y e Col-
lect 1 of this Port arriv'd last night from Gr. Brittain. The
Collect 1 is a younger Son of the Lord Bifhop of Lincoln,
his Name Reynolds, about 21 years of Age, & has been
late an Officer in the Guards. Afterwards we waited upon
Gov. Causeby & din'd with him & most of the young Gen-
tleman of the Bank at Hunking Wentworth's, afterwards
wee went to Cap* Pierces & thence about Sunsett to y*
Island & the Gov r with us & supp'd at the Crown Tavern.
The Young Gentlemen of the Bank feem many of them
defirous to be thot in the Interest of Col Dunbar & Not-
withftanding their late flattering Addrefs to King George
in Behalf of Gov r Belcher won't drink his Health nor
give him a good word. Their Manner of Living here is
very different from many other places. The Gentlemen
treat at their own houfes & feldom go to y e Tavern. Their
treats are Splendid, they drink Excefsively all Sorts of
Wine & Punches. Their Women come not into Company,
no not so much as at Dinner. Thrice wee were at Cap*
Pierce's, once at Madam Wentworth's twice at Coll Wal-
ton's, once at Benning Wentworth's, once at Hunking's
&c* yet faw not one woman except a ferving girl.
June, Sab. 13. This morning altho' it was almost Calm
& what wind there was not fair & Tide of Flood we
Endeavour'd to go out but cou'd not, so wee Went
afhore & din'd with Coll Walton (who is President of the
Counfel & Vice Lieut. Gov r ) & about 6 a Clock fet Sail
for Pemmaquid with Cap* Read who has ftill Gov r Cause-
by aboard w th Cap* John Bradstreet (who is also Judge
of the Admiralty for Nova Scotia) & his Detachment.
Wee had the wind at S. W. & S. S. W. our Courfe N. E.
till wee came on Breaft of Mohegin & in fight of Pemma-
quid [or Frederick's Fort.] Wee went without all ye
Islands except Boon Island.
Mond. 14. About twelve a Clock a Squall with
Thunder, Lightening, & Rain rose in y e N. W. & anon
came over us and about 5 P. M. wee Landed at Frederick's
Fort distant from New Castle about 35 Leagues. Wee
took 2 Mackarel & 1 Cod in our Pafsage. I was Sick all
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the Voyage & eat nothing from New Castle to this place.
Govr Causeby just before wee Anchor'd desir'd I wou'd
wait upon him Ashore to pay our respects to Coll. Dunbar,
but I desir'd & he admitted an Excufe on account of my
Illnefs, but in about an hour Coll Dunbar fent a Mefsage
defiring I would fup with him. I went & fupp'd upon a
Difh of roaft Lobsters & another of Stew'd ones & a quorter
of roast Lamb & a little Bread & Butter & wee brake up
about one a clock in the Morning. Pemmaquid is a fine
Commodious place for a Settlement. The Entrance into
the Bay is about 1 1/2 miles Wide & about a League from
y e fort it lies about N. & by W. & S. & S. E. About a
Mile from y e Fort is an Island with good Channel on each
Side & very fit to build a Fort upon. About half a Mile
from y e Fort & oppofite to it is a ledge of Rocks 2 Gun-
shots long which fhew thernfelves at high water. A River
runs up on the W. Side of the Fort & runs almost round
the head of Land the Fort stands upon, which Head con-
tains about 12 or 15 Acres & is laid out in Streets for a
Town & many Frames are already Erected altho the first
beginning (for this Time) was Octob. 1729. The Fort
ftands in the Same place where S r W m Phipps's did. The
Walls are about 8 or 10 feet high, 2 Bastions, one S. W.
the other on the N. E. Corner of the Fort, which is Square
& contains about an Acre low mean houfes almost all
round it & a large good new Houfe building upon the S.
Side of it, one Story & 1/2 high about 50 feet long & 35
feet wide another good houfe in the Fort one Story high,
just by the former but nearer the Middle in which Coll
Dunbar lives. There are only 5 Guns & thofe Small.
The Walls about 5 feet thick & built only of Stone with-
out Lime, Brick or Turf. The Entrance is oppofite to
the Mouth of the Port : here are about 100 Men beside
Soldiers, & 20 More Soldiers are daily Expected from
Annapolis. No Pipes & Tobacco at Entertainments here
nor hi N. Hampfhire. Upon the S. W. Corner of the Fort
(in y* Bastion) is the Magazine, under a Large Rock &
there alfo the Flagg stands.
June, Mon. 14. Col Dunbar (this Evening) fhew'd
mee a Letter written by Coll Taylor's own hand wherein
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he fayes he was fent & impowered by Gov r Belcher to
Enquire by w 1 Power or Authority he fettled in this place
&c*.* Hee also told mee that he was inform'd by one of
the Lords of the Board of Trade & Plantations that Gov r
Belcher (on Condition of his Commifsion) engag'd to pro-
cure the Settlement of a Salary upon the Gov r of the
Maffachufetts for the time being, & that Noble Lord told
him (s d Dunbar) in cafe G r B. did not, his Commifsion
was necefsarily at an end & further that Gov r B. told
him, that his Maj 63 27 th Inftruction was of no Confequence
&c a All the Tract of Land between Nova Scotia & the
Province of Main, is what C: Dunbar Saies he has power
to lay out, & faies it was never included within the
Province of the Mafsachusetts Bay, but all his Arguments
are (in my humble Opinion) not conclulive. According
to his Ace* more than 300 Familyes from almost all parts
of the En r American Continent are already Settled & more
every Day coming.
He has full power to lay out y e Land to whom he fees
fit & Gov r Phillips of Annapolis has a Seal of Ib. 7 weight
of Silver to Annex to his Grants on one Side of it is y e
K's Coat of Arms, on y e Other a Sloop & a Boat & an
Indian & an Englifh man trading. The Government to be
Annex'd to Annapolis. Coll Dunbar tho' appointed Gov r
of New Hamplhire refolves (as he tells mee) not to fettle
there. He's a very Free, Affable, Courteous Gentleman,
very perfonable & tall, about 40 Years of Age. Here are
now 5 Sloops & 2 Schooners in y e Harbour. The Town
is Call'd Frederick's Fort. The Houfe Lots of which are
more than 100 are but about 30 feet wide & 100 feet Long,
About 8 houfes are up & about 15 frames more in y e Town.
Y* Province is call'd Georgia.
June, Tues. 15. 5 A. M. Went up y 6 River with my
Boat about 3 Miles to a Large Falls of near 40 Rods long.
Y e River is but Shoal, not more than about 4 or 5 feet at
Low water. The Current not rapid. The stream about
2 Gun fhots wide & exceeding well stor'd with Rockweed
on both fides y e River. The Land is much clear'd above,
& many remains of y e English Inhabitants, whom the Irish
See Belcher Paper*, Mara. Hist. Colls. 6th series, Vol. VI.
222 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
don't love to remember. When I ret'd I breakfasted with
y r Hon rs & C. Br : at Noon din'd with them.
P. M. At New Castle I heard that M r Shurtleff had
left his people there, & Enquiring into the reason of it
cou'd hear of none that he gave, but they fuppos'd his
wife was the Occasion of it, but Coll Dunbar faies that a
New Church is going to be erected at the Bank & y* M r
Shurtleff is to be the Curate of it & is already going (if
not gone) to England to take Orders. The Irish (who are
all the Inhabitants of this place) fay that Coll Dunbar
will be Gov r of Boston & this afternoon Gov r Cosby gave
mee the fame Information. 2 Sloops fail'd this day from
hence to Ireland, laden with Staves &c* This afternoon
wee remov'd Gov r Cosby's goods from Cap* Read's vefsel,
on board our own.
6 P. M. I was taken with an Exceeding cold fit which
lasted mee near 3 hours which was fucceeded by much
feverifhnefs all night, tho' but little pain, occasion'd (as I
imagine) by my unusual way of Living, & taking cold to
day it being a very Cold day & y e wind g* N. W. blew hard,
but Fair weather.
Wed. 16. This day kept my Cabbin almost all Day,
felt very fevourish, tho' but little pain.
June, Thurs. 17. A.. M. This Morning I found my In-
dispofition had almost left mee, & at y e frequent Sollici-
tations of Gov re Cosby & Dunbar I went a fhore & drank
Coffee with them. Two Houfes have been rais'd fince wee
were here & the Plantation goes fast on. Coll Dunbar
has a Garden this year of Forty Acres, & amongftthe rest
has planted 40 Bushels of Potatoes.
9 A. M. Wee fet fail (Gov r Cosby & his man on Board
us) with y e wind at E. which is no wayes fair for us. Wee
got out without y e Bay about 2 Leagues & y e wind dy'd
away, but as there is little or no fwell, I'm not fick only
my Head akes all the day thro' some remains of my indis-
position.
12 A. M. Wee Saw 2 or 3 whales about 2 Miles
distance. When you bear N. & by E. from Frederick's
Fort (as you come from ye E.) you first discover it. E.
1/2 N. from Monhegan is the nearest Course for Annapo-
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lis (as I'm informed). When wee past by y e Fort to come
out they hoisted their Flag, but Saluted us not with any
Guns, as they did with 4 at our Entrance, in return to a
Volley of Small Arms discharg'd by Cap* Bradftreet's man.
4 P. M. Saw a Large Whale about 2 Leagues S. of us.
8 P. M. Wee faw but one or 2 vefsels in y e Bay to
day & those at a very great Distance.
Frid. 18. 6 A. M. It is been very calm ever fince 9
yesterday morning except a fmall breeze about an hour at
N. & by W. Fair weather ftill but looks likely to ram.
This morning wee faw abundance of Sharks, Whales, Sun-
fifh & other ftrange fish on every side of us. Monhegin
lyes about N. N. E. 1/2 E. & wee can discover y e Pafsage
between the Islands, it is at about y e distance of 3 Leagues.
Wee try'd for Fish yesterday & caught none, but to day
we took 2 Cod, 2 Haddock & a Mackarel.
1 P. M. The wind sprung at S. W. a pleasant Gale. I
find my Illnefs again increafes. I could not Sleep last
night, but very little & have no Appetite to day & I feel
feverish & have too large & quick a pulse.
5 P. M. The distance from Monhegin Island to Mount
Defart is about 20 Leagues & thence to Annapolis about
35 more. E. & by N. from Monhegin makes Minticus Rock,
distance from Mintinicus Island about one League. N. W.
& by N. & from Monhegin about 6 Lgs. Wee got up to
it about 5 a Clock, & from it cou'd just Discern Mount
Defart bearing about E. N. E. from us at the Diftance of
about 14 Lgs.
8 P. M. Our Pilott tells us that there is a high Large
Rock lyes about 5 Leagues S. & S. E. off from Mount
Desart, but as tis now Night & wee as yet 5 or 6 Lgs from
it we fhall not fee it I hope nor feel it Neither. Wind is
now at S. W. our Courfe at Prefent, N. N. E. & the
weather continues fair. I feel something better this Even-
ing but can eat nothing yet, & am very weak. This
Morning it being very Calm, wee spy'd the Fin of a Whale
a head of us out of water, & Suppofsing it to be a Rose
fish, ran forward to fee it, he fwimming very flowly & our
Vesfel having some way ahead we foon came up with him,
& one of y 6 hands took a Pole & Struck him on his Back,
224 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
but the twirle of his tail just mifs'd the Stem of the Vefsel
about a foot. Wee had a fair view of him, he was about
20 feet long, & had very large white fpots on his Back
(that look'd like fores) one of them near 2 feet over.
Sat. 19. 3 A. M. Wee came up with Mount Desart
Rock & went about 1-2 a mile to the S. E. of it (our Course
now is E.). Wee fuppofe the Currents fetting againft us
was the Reafon wee came up with it no fooner. To day
wee took 14 Mackarel. We faw no fail to day & but 2
yesterday & these at a very great Distance.
3 P. M. Wee lost fight of Mount Desart & so are now
out of Sight of all Land.
7 P. M. Discovered Grand Menand a large Island of 4
or 5 Lgs long & about 4 or 5 miles Broad about N. W.
from us.
8 P. M. The wind is all gone down, but no very great
fwell. I am something better to day than yesterday at my
Stomack & fince night eat fome victuals with fome relifh,
but my head has ak'd all day & continues to do so. The
wind has been to day from S. S. W. to N. W. variable.
Wee fuppofe ourfelves now to be about 20 Lgs distant
from Annapolis. Fair weather ftill.
Sab. 20. 3 A. M. There has been but little wind all
night, yet wee just now made Land, as the Light appeared,
& it proves to be the lower end of Long Island upon our
Starboard.
4 A. M. The wind begins to freshen, is pretty fair &
Tide of Flood make up.
7 A. M. The wind frefher ftill, wee hawl in with the
Shore & make Grand Passage, 10 Lgs below Annapolis
Gut then keeping along the Shore within a quarter of a
Mile wee make Petit Pafsage, 3 Lgs. farther & after that
Gulliver's Hole 3 Lgs Farther.
10 A. M. Now the wind is all gone & the Tide makes
down so that wee expect to lose much ground a Sloop is
about a Lgue ahead of us, which 5 hours agoe was but just
within our ken. I'm inform'd by many who have been up
this Bay of Fundy (which begins from Mount Desart,
which make it on one side & Cape Sables on y 6 Other,
which is 60 Lgs over, as I'm told) that y e Tide Ebbs &
BOOK PLATE OF COL. ROBERT HALE.
Engraved by Nathaniel Hurd in I 760.
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flows in y e Bottom of it at or above Chectnecto 16 or 18
Fathoms & that one Tide of Flood will carry a Vefsel up
as much as two tides of Ebb will bring her down.
1 P. M. Notwifhftanding what is said of the Strong
Currents, bad Storms, &c* I See no ground for exaggerat-
ing them. It is now (as wee fuppofe near or quite half
ebb, & we have but very little wind, yet wee ftem the Tide
& as to Storms there are never any here comparable with
what are with us, for wee are now on the S. E. side of the
Bay about 3 Lgs below Annapolis Gut & can see no land
to the N. W. yet the Rocks (as wee can plainly fee being
within 1 1/2 Gun fhot of the Shore, having 12 Fathom
water) the Rocks, I say, are not white by the Ablutions
made by Storms as with us, but as black above high water
mark as by the Side of a Fresh water Brook, & to the
very top of high water mark, as full of Rockweed as they
can thrust. The Banks where there are no rocks againft
them (tho' in fome places there are fuch very high &
Steep) are not washed at all, & the Rocks are in few
places bare of Earth above 3 or 4 feet above common high
water Mark, so that how strong so ever ye winds are,
there are certainly never any very great Seas but as to
the Currents I'm not so well qualify 'd to Judge as yet, nor
as to the great Ebbing & flowing, nor the Fogs, to which
I've been told this Bay of Fundy is very Subject.
4 P. M. An Indian on fhore feeing us pafs by, he came
off in his Canoe to us, with his Squaw, 2 Papousef & Dogg.
He was wretchedly poor. We gave him 3 or 4 Biskets, a
little Tobacco & Pipes.
6 P. M. Wee got up to the Gutt & just after our En-
trance 2 Frenchmen came on Board us, one of whom had
Wooden Shoes on, the first that (to my remembrance) I
ever saw.
9P.M. Wee got up to the Upper part of the Bason &
dropp'd Anchor, it being high water & Calm.
June, Mond. 21. 4 A. M. The Gov r got on Board a
Boat belonging to the Fort & went up, it being but about
3 Lgs. The Land on each fide of the Annapolis Gut is
exceeding high, so y* it looks to be but about 2 Gunshots
over, altho' it be more than a mile. The Land is all full
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of low shrubby Trees, & looks as tho' not one had ever
been cut down here since the Creation. On the Starboard
side at the Entrance is a Small Beach where the French dry
y r fish w c they catch here about, & upon it a Small Cross,
they being allow'd the free Exercife of their Keligion tho'
Subjects to the K. of Gr. Brittain. About 5 miles below
the Fort is an Island on the Starboard call'd Goat Island
just above w c Gen. Nicholson's Fleet Anchor'd. The Chan-
nel hereabouts is narrow, & Shoal at low water & for a
mile or two both above & below, & runs about E. & West.
About a mile above this Island on y e Larboard is a Small
Village of French pple. containing about a dozen houses,
about which the Land is clear'd at Some distance & is ye
First of that fort which you see ; it is pretty low there but
very high all round. From hence you first discern ye
Fort which lyes about E. S. E. A little above this Village
about 1/2 a mile are 8 or 9 Houses more, opposite to which
Gen. Nicholson Landed, upon the Marsh & from hence the
Course to y e Fort is N. E. & by E. & S. W. & by W. From
hence to y e Fort on each fide of y e river are fmall Villages
(If I may so call them) at Small Intervals of about 4, 5
or 6 Houfes in a Village, inhabited by French pple. for no
English live here, but f uch as live in or near the Fort.
I'm Inform'd the French are fettled alfo for 30 miles up
y e River, above the Fort. About 9 a Clock wee got up &
Landed & fpent y e Rest of the forenoon in taking out y e
Gov rs Goods. Then I went up and waited upon General
Phillips & the Gov r went & show'd mee his Gardens, Sta-
bles &c a . I din'd with the Gov r . It rained so hard all
the afternoon, that I cu'd not go out & I lodg'd in y e Fort
at Night.
Tuesd. 22. This Morning 'tis Foggy, which is the first
Fog I have discovered fince I came from New Castle.
9 A. M. I took my Leave of Gov r Cosby who was
pleas'd very generously to give naee for all my time &
trouble & to my men 20 s to drink his health. I had no
time to take any Survey of the Fort &c a so say nothing
of it.
11 A. M. The wind being S. W. (w c is almost against
us) wee weigh'd Anchor to go down the River. Yesterday
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one of the Drummers at the Fort was buried at whofe
interment (as is y e Custom, 12 men fir'd 3 Volleys. To
day a Soldier was whip't 20 Lashes for getting drunk last
Sabbath. There are now 3 Schooners & 6 sloops in y e
Harbour. A Sloop and a Schooner are here loaden from
the wreck at Seal Islands, & order & on Ace 4 (as tis said)
of Gen. Phillips.
4 P. M. It being calm & y e Tide spent wee came to
Anchor in y e Bason. Fair weather no Fog. Two
Leagues, I'm inform'd off from the Gut to Cape Anne y e
Course is W. S. W. The Current fets E. S. E. & W. S.
W. above Long Island & Below N. & S.
6 P. M. We went afhore & I feeing fome Firr trees
endeavour'd to get the Balsom which is pretty plenty, but
the Knats & Muskettoes being very plenty also, I was
foon forc'd to give over ; as I was going down I saw 2
Speckled Snakes like Adders, upon the Beach, fuch as I
never faw before, which I killed. The Water where wee
Anchor upon trial wee find to Ebb & flow 20 feet & 8
Inches & no more.
June, Wed. 23. A. M. This morning wee took (as
wee lay at Anchor) 3 Haddock, & one Cod. Last night
it was very foggy all night.
11 A. M. It being near high water & a Small Breeze
of Wind Springing up (tho' right against us) wee weigh'd
Anchor & Set Sail for Checnecto which is computed from
hence about 30 Leagues, i. e. to Meskquesh, y e Chief Vil-
1 P. M. Wee got out of y e Gut, & then the wind dy'd
away Calm.
10 P. M A small Breeze of wind Sprung up which
lasted about an hour, wee being then 1 1/2 Lgues N. W.
from y e Gut then Calm & Foggy again.
Thir. 24. 1 P. M. It being about highwater wee are
now near the Shore about 6 Leagues above the Gut for it
has been in a manner Calm all the Time, so y* we've gone
but little more than the Tide has carried us. At this
place is a fmall pebblestone Beech, on the S. End of which
ftands A Crofs, & about a Mile beyond Red Rocky Cliffs,
at leaste 40 feet & pendicular but now the Wind fpring-
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ing up at W. N. W. wee hawl off the fhore & bend our
Course for Checnecto which wee suppose lyes 21 Leagues
N. E. from us, but as the Tide of Ebb makes down wee
don't gain much Ground, the wind being Gentle. N. B.
The Course from the Gut to Checnecto is N. E. by E. From
Annapolis to Isle of Holt* is about 12 Leagues. Wee
leave this upon the starboard as wee go to Checnecto, but
as you go to Menis upon the Larboard E. N. E. from Isle
of Holt lyes a Ledge of Rocks upon the N. Side of the
Bay, 2 Leagues distant from the N. Shore & one League
Long. All along Annapolis shore from Long Island
w is 12 Leagues below y e Gut to this place, the Land is
very high, & the Shore very bold, so as you may go with-
in a quarter of a Mile Safely.
11 P. M. We are now almost abreast of Cape Checnec-
to w lyes about 4 or 5 miles N & by W from the Isle of
Holt & going from fomething too near & the wind Slack-
ning, wee were by Tide of Flood (ftill making up) almost
Sucked in between them, the indraught being into Menis
Bay. There is now an Appearance of the Aurora Borealis
at N. N. W.
Frid. 25. 1 A. M. The wind now fprings up a pleas-
ant Gale at S. & by W. The weather fair, we pafs by
Cape Checnecto y e N. Point of which has Rocks lying off
for about a mile. About 2 Leagues above this is a high
reddish Cliff at least 60 feet, almost oppofite to which up-
on the N. Shore is a Cape at about 3 Lgs. distance called
C. Anrofhia. Wee arriv'd here about sunrife or 4h & 1/2
A. M.
8 A. M. Wee paft by the Coal Banks & a little farther
come to the place where the Coal is taken in w is about 5
Lgs below Mefkquesh y e cheif place of Checnecto. The
water here (tho' 15 Fathom deep) is as thick of Mudd &
Clay as in the Pond of a Brick yard. From Shore to Shore
here is but about 3 or 4 miles & yet you can fee no Land
a head of you, the River runs so far & so ftrait,
1 P. M. Wee Endeavoured to bring our Vefsel from y e
Road to y e Wharff but y e Channel being Narrow wee ran
aground & then threw out our Ballast.
Isle Haute.
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Sat. 26. 1 A. M. Then made a 2 d Attempt to gain y e
Wharff but gott aground a Boats Length from it.
2 P. M. Wee got our Vefsel in to y e Wharff. & took
our Cask out of the Hold, & Cap* Foresyth's Hands went
to Loading & put in as much Coal as wee tho't our
Schooner wou'd float with.
Sab. 27. 2 1/2 A. M. It being the highest Tide wee
cou'd expect wee hawl'd off into y e Creek, but when y e
Tide went out, wee had like to have overfett, becafue fhe
lay on y e side of y e Bank. The Coal which they dig about
7 miles below y e Place, they bring hither in 2 Lighters &
throw up into Cribs which they have made in the Edge of
the Marsh, close to which they have cut down y e Sodd or
Marsh so as to make a Wharff & so low that a Vefsel can
go in a little before highwater. The Perfons now con-
cern'd in this Affair are Maj. Henry Cope of Annapolis,
Cap* Alex r Forfyth, M r John Liddel, & M r John Games,
of Boston. They have a permifsion from Gov r Phillips at
Annapolis & began to dig last April. Only 2 Vefsels have
loaded here before us. This Creek is the nearest place to
transport the Coal to where a Vefsel may ride or lay Safe-
ly all Weathers, for tis dry half a Mile below the Wharff
at low water. Coal has been dug here this 30 years, but
they alwayes us'd to land it up below high water mark,
but now they dig it out of the Cliff near an 100 feet above.
Capt. Belcher of Boston, formerly caus'd coal to be dug
here, & brought to the very place where y r Wharffe now
ftands, & a large quantity of it lyes y ere now, which was
fett on fire (being mix'd with much dirt) about 3 weeks
agoe, & the Fire is not out yet. They Suppose this Mine
of Coal reaches to that at Spanifh River, it being but a
few Leagues acrofs y e Land from one to the other. One
Man will dig many Chaldron of this Coal in a day. They
have a houfe at this Creek which they call Stanwell Hall,
& the Creek is call'd Gran'choggin. No other Houfe is
within 2 Leagues of of it. They have a Serjeant (who is
also impowered as a Collector for the Port of Granchog-
gin) & 6 Soldiers more from Annapolis ; they imploy be-
sides about 10 or 12 Frenchmen, besides the men who go
in the Lighters. There is abundance of Muskettoes here-
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so that in a Calm hot day, tis almost impofsible to live es-
pecially among the Trees. There is no fuch thing as an
Oak, Walnut, or Chestnut Tree in thefe parts, & the Land
is so poor, that no other Trees grow to be above a foot or
foot and half over & very few so large. Spruce & Birch
is the chief of y e Wood, which the Land is covered with
& w r there are no Marshes, the people don't pretend to
fettle. All the whole Bay above Cape Checnecto is called
by y* name, & the little Villages of 3 or 4 or half a Score
Families have other Denominations. This Bay feems to
mee to be as Subject to Strong winds as (Near Annapolis)
it is to Calms, for befides that the Shores are washed high-
er, & that the people build all their Houfes low, with large
Timber & fharp Roofs (not one houfe being 10 feet to the
Eves) you fee in abundance of Places, fpots of Land of
phaps 2 or 3 Acres in a Spot, which have not a Tree
Standing, only perhaps here & there a trunk of a large
tree, 10, 15 or 20 feet high, but the Ground all covered
with trees blown up by the Roots & multitudes of young
trees 10 or 15 feet high all of near an heighth. I cou'd
not find y* y e Water flows at Checnecto above 8 or 10
fathom at most, w c is about 50 or 60 feet.
1 P. M. I took my Boat with 2 hands designing to go
about 2 Leagues up the River to the nearest French
Houfes (my Pilott being an Interpreter) but as I had got
about y e middle of y e Bay the Fogg came in very thick, &
wee row'd an hour and a half before wee faw Land, & then
wee discover'd it on the oppofite shore about 3 Leagues
above our Vefsel. Soon after wee got on, the Fogg
clear'd up & wee faw near our Boat an Indian Wigwam
on the Beach, & at about 2 Miles diftance a Small Village
of 3 or 4 French Houfes called Worfhcock & lyes up
Tantamar River, to which wee went, & the French enter-
tain'd us with much Civility & Courtefy & when we came
away one man would needs accompany us to our Boat, &
conduct a nearer way over the Marfhes than that by which
wee came.
8 P. M. When wee came to our Boat (which wee left
at high water, wee found her aground near 1/4 of a Mile, but
as the Shore was all descending, Muddy & very Soft & Slip-
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pery with our Guide's Help wee made a Shift to Launch
her, and it being by thif Time young Flood wee put away
for Meshequesh, a Small Village about 2 Leagues farther
up the River, tho' indeed it is the largest in this Bay ;
but as it was now dark wee were obliged to keep in
with the Shore lest wee shou'd mifs the Crick, up which
wee were to go about 3/4 of a Mile to the Town ; but the
wind blowing very hard & right on upon the Shore, wee
were put to much difficulty, & once got upon a Rocky flat
a confiderable diftance from the Shore where wee had like
to have Stove our Boat to pieces, but at length wee espied
the Creek & thrust our Boat in & soon had Smooth Water,
& about 11 P. M. wee got up to the Town, to the Houfe
of one William Sears the Tavern Keeper, who let us in &
gott water to wash our Legs & feet (bedaubed with Clay
in coming ashore) & other Refrefhments.
Mond. 28. 5 A. M. I rose & after Breakfast walk'd
about to fee the place & divert myself. There are but
about 15 or 20 Houses in this Village, tho' it be the largest
in the Bay, besides 2 Mafs Houfes or Churches, on one of
which they hang out a Flagg Morning & Evening for
Prayers, to the other the Priest goes once a day only,
Habited like a Fool in Petticoats, with a Man after him
with a Bell in one Hand ringing at every door, & a lighted
Candle & Lanthorn in the other.
3 P. M. Wee had design'd now to go down to our
Vefsel, but the wind blowing very hard at S. W. wee were
Oblig'd to quit our purpofe till next Highwater for 'tis
impofsible to go againft the Tide. I went to fee an Indian
Trader named Pierre Asneau, who lately came from S*
John's in Canada River, with Furs & Seal Skins ; they go
up this River till they come to a Carrj T ing place of about
10 miles over & then they are in that River, so that tis
not half so far to N. found land that way as to go all by
water. When I came to enquire into the Price of things,
I found their Manner is to give no more (or Scarce so
much) for our Goods as they cost in Boston, so that all
the Advance our Traders can make is upon their Goods.
All this Province are oblig'd by Proclamation of Gen.
Phillips to take Mafsachufetts Bills in Payment, except
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where it is otherwife agreed between Buyer & Seller. But
tis no Profit to our Traders nor theirs to take any Money
except Just for Change, & Money is the worst Commodity
a Man can have here, for as our Traders fell as cheap or
cheaper than they Buy, it will be but lofs to take money
to bring away, & the pple here don't care to take it, be-
caufe in y e 1 st place our Traders will not take it of them
for y e aforewrited reafon ; 2 d the Indians with whom they
Trade will not take, for all the Furs &c a which they get
will fcarce pay for what Cloathing they want, & that they
take up when they deliver their Furrs. 3. They have no
Taxes to pay & 4 th They trade but little amongst them-
felves, every one raifing himfelf w* he wants, except what
they have in Exchange from y e Traders, & as a proof that
they are govern'd by this Maxim, I need only say, that
when I came to pay my Reckoning at y e Tavern, y e Land-
lord had but 5 d in Money, tho' he is one of y e wealthiest
in the place. I can't understand that there are more than
400 Families in the Governs* of Nova Scotia (Exempt of
Georgia) who live all either at Annapolis, Menis &
Checnecto, except a few Families at St. John's & some
other places. This Night wee lodg'd at Sears's again &
at supper were regaled with Bonyclabber, soop, Sallet,
roast Shad, & Bread & Butter, & to day wee din'd with
M r Asneau at his Brother's upon roast Mutton, & for
Sauce a Sallet, mix'd with Bonyclabber Sweetned with
Molasses. Just about Bed time wee were furpriz'd to fee
fome of y e Family on their Knees paying y r Devotions to
y e Almighty, & others near them talking, & Smoaking
&c*. This they do all of them (mentally but not orally)
every night & Morning, not altogether, but now one &
then another, & fometimes 2 or 3 together, but not in
Conjunction one with the other. The women here differ
as much in y r Cloathing (besides wearing of wooden
Shoes) from thofe in New Engl d as they do in Features &
Complexion, w c is dark eno' by liuing in the Smoak in y e
Summer to defend y m felves against y* Muskettoes, & in
y e winter against y e Cold. They have but one Room in
y r Houfes besides a Cockloft, Cellar, & Sometimes a
Closet. Their Bedrooms are made fomething after y
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Manner of a Sailor's Cabbin, but boarded all round about
y e bignefs of y e Bed, except one little hole on the Fore-
side, just big eno' to crawl into, before which is a Curtain
drawn & as a Step to get into it, there ftands a Chest.
They have not above 2 or 3 chairs in a houfe, & those
wooden ones, bottom & all. I saw but 2 Muggs among
all y e French & y e lip of one of y m was broken down above
2 inches. When they treat you with ftrong drink they
bring it in a large Bason & give you a Porringer to dip it
with. The Gait of y 8 pple is very different from y e Eng-
glish for the women Step (or rather straddle) further at a
step than y e Men. The Women's Cloaths are good eno'
but they look as if they were pitched on with pitchforks,
& very often y r Stockings are down about their heels.
Capt. Blin of Boston who has been a Trader to Nova Sco-
tia this many years, died about a month ago at Mushquesh
& lyes Buried on the plain below the Town not far from
y e Pool, where he used to lay his Sloop.
June, Tues. 29. 3 1/2 A. M. Wee rose & went down
to our Boat & made the Best off our way to our Vefsel,
but the wind being against us it was past 8 aClock before
wee got down, where when wee came wee found our Vef-
fel loaded.
3 P. M. Wee endeavour 'd to haul off our Vefsel in-
tending to go out this Tide, in doing which wee ran
aground 4 times fometimes on one fide of the Creek and
fometimes on the other, however at last wee got her into
the Koad but the Wind blowing half a Storm right against
us, wee dropp'd Anchor. The wind ftill increafed with
Thunder, Rain & excefsive Lightning & blew most vio-
lently, so y* wee took in water over our Side. About 10
a Clock I saw w* the Sailors call a Corprisant on the Head
of our Foremast & before 12 the Storm was pretty well
over.
Wed. 30. 5 A. M. It being high water wee weigh'd
Anchor, the Wind at W. N. W. but in about an hour &
half it Shifted about to S. W. (where it has blown hard
almost continually ever fince wee gott within Cape Check-
necto, except a few hours this Morning) however wee gott
down half way between Cape Anrofhia & Grindstone
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Island, about 5 leagues below Granchoggin & here wee
dropp't Anchor about 3/4 of a mile from y e shore.
6 P. M. Wee hoisted Anchor & Sail, the wind at S.
W., a strong Gale & our due course W. S. W. It looks
like foul weather y e Clouds blacken & gather thick at the
W. The Sun sets in a Cloud. The wind grows stronger
still, & tho' it be now low water & Tide of Flood & wind
both against us wee can't Anchor, but must busk it from
O *
side to side of y e Bay till High water in y e Morning.
July, Thurs. 1. 5 A. M. The wind holds still at S. W.
right against us, but it being now Highwater wee are in
hopes to gain fomething. The Sky is overcast ftill. We
are now on y e N. Shore oppofite to y e River of Pome, w c
is about a League above y e N. point of Cape Checnecto.
12 A. M. It being now low water & the wind dying
away & it setting in very thick of Fogg, we drop'd Anchor
in about 26 Fathoms Water on y e N. Shore, opposite to
Cape Checnecto.
6 A. M. To have ye Advantage of ye Ebbing Tide wee
weighed Anchor, little or no wind.
8 A. M. It comes up thick of Fogg & Stark Calm.
Frid. 2. 2 A. M. The wind comes up at S. W. the
Fogg continues thick.
5 A. M. The wind blows a brisk gale at S. W. & by
W. w c is directly against us & y e Fogg is so thick that
wee can't fee scarce 6 rods before us.
9 A. M. The Fogg clears away & wee discover Isle of
Holt about 3 Leagues E. N. E. of us. Wind Still at S.
W. & by W. blows hard & a great Head fea which breaks
over our Bows. Tis now so Cold y* wee can't be upon
Deck tho' tis fair Weather without our Great Coats over
our other Cloaths.
5 P. M. The wind fhif ts to N. W. & blows very hard,
so y* now wee can laye our Course w c is W. S. W. w c is
the first time wee have been able to do it fince wee came
out of Granchoggin. This wind raising a fea w c meets
with y* rais'd by the former wind breaks hi upon us much
& had like to have carried our Boat overboard, so y* wee
were forc'd to laf h it down.
8 P. M. The wind increafes so much that wee are
oblig'd to reef our Mainfail & Forefail.
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9 P. M. The wind ftronger ftill, reefed our Jibb &
were afraid wee fhould have lost our Boat, altho' it was
lash'd down.
Sat. 3. 1 A. M. Wind more moderate N. W. Still,
Unreef ' d y e Jibb.
3 A. M. A Small Appearance of Aurora Borealis in
y e N.
4 A. M. Grand Pafsage bears S. S. E. at about 4
Leagues Diftance & Grand Menand juft in Sight, took out
our other Reefs.
6 A. M. Wind fomething Frefher. Fair weather, but
very Cool.
10 A. M. The wind is now almost gone, & varies about
to y e W. Grand Menand bears N. W. at about 7 leagues
Dist. & Grand Pafsage S. E. at about 5.
12 A. M. Wind at about S. W. moderate a large
Bank at S. E. which threatens a Storm. Wee took 2
Mackarel this forenoon & try'd for Codd but found no
Bottom with a Line 120 fathoms long.
3 P. M. Wee discover'd ye N. Shore bearing from us
N. W. Grand Menand bearing at y e Same time from N.
N. W. to N. Fair weather ftill tho' Vara. wind, S. W.
We fuppose Mount Desart lyes about 20 Leagues S. W.
5 A. M. It looking like a Storm wee put away our
vefsel N. E. for a Harbour on Grand Menand.
7 P. M. After wee had run down almost before y e
Wind to y e N. E. part of Grand Menand, & found wee
cou'd not make a Harbour wee were obliged either to ftand
away for Annapolis now 15 Leagues Distance, or out to
Sea, so 1 chofe ye latter & laid our Course South which
was as near y* Wind as wee could lay. Almost all round
Grand Menand are ledges of Rocks some called the
Wolves (and others by other names), which make it a
dangerous place.
12 P. M. Notwithftanding our Fears of a Storm, 'tis
now ftark calm, the wind has been dying away this 2 or
3 hours, yet 'tis overcast & looks like rain. However wee
ftill purfue y e Same Course in order to get an offing.
Sat. 4. 6 A. M. The wind fprings up again at S. S. W.
very moderate & foon after a Shower of Rain. Wee sail
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W. The W. part of Grand Menand bears N. & by E.
from us at about 5 Leagues Distance it being Cloudy
weather we fee no other Land, for wee lost fight of Long
Island about an hour agoe.
11 A. M. The wind quite dy'd away.
3 P. M. Wind rises again at S. S. W. it clears away
& wee discover ye N. Shore, almost as far as Mount
Desart.
5 P. M. Wee discover Mount Desart bearing W.
July, Mond. 5. 4 A. M. Wind varies to W. S. W. it
comes in thick of Fog, wee steer S., very cold, wind very
Moderate.
6 A. M. Wind varies to West, we Steer S. S. W.
10 A. M. The Fog clears away & tis Sunfhiny, a Cleer
Horizon & pretty warm, so y* wee can keep on Deck wi th
out our Great Coats. Wee are out of Sight of Land.
Wee catch'd 32 Dozen of Mackarel this Forenoon.
3P.M. Wee put about upon tother tack & Steer W.
N. W. towards y e Land, having been upon this Tack ever
fince 8 a Clock last Night. Wee faw 2 Trophick Birds,
w c are very rare in this part of y e World.
5 P. M. The wind veers out so y 1 wee fteer about W.
Wee discover Mount Desart w c bears about N. W. from
us.
8 P. M. Wind pretty fresh, fair weather. Wee took
21 1/2 dozen more of Mackarel this afternoon. Wee
judge that Mintinicus Rock bears W. & by S. (w c is y e
Course wee Steer at present) 18 Leagues distance.
12 P. M. Wind & Sea rife very high. Course W. by N.
Tuesd. 6, 3 A. M. It blows half a Storm. Wee had
like to have carry'd away our Bowsprit.
9 A. M. Wee find y* y e Current has carry'd us very
far E. for the Fogg (which has lain upon all this morn-
ing) glinning up, wee discover'd Mount Desart Rock,
bearing W. & by S. Distance about 2 Leagues.
11 A. M. Wee got up with Mount Desart Rock, & ran
just within it, it bears S. a little Easterly from y e Mount.
Just after wee had past it wee came up with a Fishing
Sloop belonging to Arrowfick, which is the first vefsell,
wee have feen on this Side Cape Anrofshia.
238 JOUBNAL OP A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
3 P. M. The wind is all gone & it is now quite Calm.
6 P. M. It has been Cloudy all this afternoon, & now
it begins to Rain, with an Air at N. which is very fair in
regard our Course is S. W. for Mintinicus Rock w c we
fuppofe to be distant about 5 or 6 Leagues from us & is
about Midway between Cape Anne & Annapolis.
9 P. M. It is Stark calm again. Rain continues.
12 P. M. The wind blows again at N. N. W. A fresh
gale and Cold. Our present Course W. S. W.
Wed. 7. 4 A. M. The wind blows very hard N. N. W.
Course W. & by S. Wee can fee no Land but Penobfcut
Hills, & but 3 of thefe. They bear N. N. E. from us.
Fair Weather.
5 A. M. Wind rifes still, wee are now out of sight of
all Land again.
8 A. M. Wind & Sea both increafe much, wee Bal-
anced our Jibb & double reef'd our Mainfail.
11 A. M. Wee came by a Schooner belonging to Pis-
cataqua, a fishing upon New Ledge. Wind N. W.
12 A. M. Wind abates somewhat, wee let out our
Reefs. The Sea does not break over us so much as it did.
7 P. M. Just before Sunfet wee made Cape Anne from
our Masthead distant (according to our Judgment) about
15 Leagues bearing W. & by S. Wee have feen many
vefsels in the Bay this afternoon.
Thurs. 8. 4 A. M. Wind at N. W. & pretty fresh ftill,
faw Blew Hills make like 2 Breafts bearing W. S. W.
6 A. M. Conihafset Rock (y e N. Part) bears N. W. of
us. Wee catch'd about 2 Dozen & 1/2 Mackarel this
Morning.
11 A. M. Just as wee had got about a League below
the Lighthoufe the wind dy'd away.
4 P. M. The wind begins to breeze a little at west w c
is rather more Fair for us than before.
8 P. M. Wee were within fight of y e Lighthoufe this
Morning at 7 a Clock but what with y e Calm & Contrary
wind wee are but just abrest of it now. It comes up thick
at y e W. like fowl weather.
9 P. M. Wee ran aground upon y e Flats on the N.
Side of the Channel against Apple Island but (it being
MADE BY EOBEET HALE OF BEVERLY. 239
not quite highwater) in about half an hour wee got off
again.
10 1/2 P. M. Wee got up to Clerk's Wharff & came
to an Anchor.
Frid. 9. Mov'd y e Schooner round to Charlestown
Ferry to Unlade.
Mond. 12. Finifh'd unlading, wee Brought 40 2/3
Chaldron Seacoal.
Tuesd. 13. Took in fome Ballast out of Blifs's Sloop &
came away home where I arriv'd on Wed. 14, 3 A. M. &
found my family in Good Health.
Aug. 24, 1732. I fet out from Beverly & reach'd Ex-
eter the same Night.
Aug. 25. Went down to Strotham & thence to New-
Market & return'd to Exeter.
Aug. 26. Set out From Exeter, pafsed onto New Mar-
ket thence to Durham (or Oyster River.) So thro' part
of Dover to Cochecho. Here wee went into fee the
Quaker's Meeting House, & thence to the Tavern just by
but found nothing to be had a great while but after an
hour or two's waiting, made a fhift to get a little Boil'd
Bafs, but little or no fawce to eat with it, which was all the
Victuals they had & when wee came to pay were forc'd to
leave 1 s / unpaid because they had no Change. When
wee went away wee left the following Lines written with
Chalk on the Table.
Wee can't pretend to Poetry
His Brains are dull whose Throat is Dry,
Wee Little else can fay or think
But give us victuals & fome Drink.
The House our Case does aptly reprefent void of Provi-
sions, Money, Wit, Content. Wee then left our Sluttish
Landlady about half Top'd with I know not what & trav-
ell'd to Somersworth, & just calling on M r Pike went over
the Falls at Newichwannock. Here after having ftaid
fome time wee met with a Guide, & about 6 a Clock P. M.
fet out for Wells where we Arrived about 10 a Clock at
Night.
240 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
Aug. 27. Being Sabbath Day wee went to Meeting &
heard M r Jeffers preach, & return'd & log'd at his House.
Aug. 28. Set out, rode over Little River, Then over
Moufam, Then over Kennebunk river the Water being low,
thence thro' very bad, rough way to Cape Porpoife or
Arundell. Here wee din'd & pafsing over Curtis's Cove
thro' Pradson's River, & Randall's River (the Boundary
between Arundell & Biddef ord) came to Saco Ferry which
is about 5 Miles, but as wee rode 2 Miles out of our way,
here wee ftopp'd fome time for the Tide to go down & then
riding about 1 1/2 thro' the woods to Saco Sands, in which
wee pafs'd over a River called Goose Fair, then over
another called little River (tho' indeed the largest wee
rode thro' in our whole Journey) where attempting to pafs
near the Salt Water (the Tide not being quite low
enough), I had I had like to have been f wallowed up in
the Quickfands, my Horfe flumping in to his Belly, & then
Falling down, but I made a Shift to get out tho' wet all
over. From this River wee rode about 2 [miles] more &
came to Black point Ferry, the Boundary between Bidde-
ford & Scarborough. Then wee rode on to Spurwink
River & rode over it ; this is the Divifional Line between
Scarborough & Perpudock fide of Falmouth in Cascoe
Bay. Wee had now but 8 mile more to Perpudock where
wee arrived about 9 att night.
Aug. 29. I went over Fore river Ferry & thence up
Pefumpscott in a Canoe. Here I took a Canoe for Ma-
quait where wee gott about 2 hours before Day. Then
wee Travail'd over Land to Brunswick & gott to the Fort
in about an hour. It Stands on the W. Side of Pejypscott
Falls upon Ammariscoggin River, which empties itself in-
to Kennebec the fupposed Eastern Boundary of the Prov-
ince of Maine. The Fort is built of Lime & Stone, in-
closes about a quarter of an acre of Land, only one
Double houfe in it, no Guns fave 2 or 3 in each Bastion,
the Walls about 12 feet high, is Commanded by Cap* Benj.
Larraby, who has 15 Soldiers under him. Midway be-
tween this & Maquait is a large Meeting Houfe newly
rais'd, tho' the whole Number of Families at Brunswick
exceeds not 20.
MADE BY EGBERT HALE OF BEVERLY. 241
Aug. 30. Wee then went down the River about 5
Miles to Topfham, to the W. End of Merry Meeting Bay.
Here are only 2 or 3 families of Irish people settled who
live poorly enough. On the fame Day wee return'd by
Brunswick Fort to Maquait.
Aug. 31. This Morning rising about 2 hours before
Day wee fet out & pafsing thro' part of North Yarmouth
wee arrived at Cascoe about noon. I then went over the
Ferry, mounted & reach'd over Saco Ferry.
Sept. 1. Reach'd to York, going over Negunket River
& Cape Neddick Ferry, & lodg'd at Ingram's at the Sign
of the Fish & Anchor.
Sept. 2. Pafs'd on to York Ferry thence thro' Kittery
to Portsm Ferry & so home, w h I reach'd ab* 11 at
Night.
Schooner Cupid Dr. to Kobert Hale.
s. d.
June 5, per Sundries bought of John Carnes, of Boston:
Per my Wages at 6 per month to July 14, 88
Per Joseph Sallis his wages at 4 10* per to July 14 66
Per a Pilotts wages at 9 per M. 10 10 3
Per my Comifsions
Per a pair Bellows 5/, mending Lock I/, Salt 9/ 15
Per Saucepan & quart 4/4, Almanack 6d 4 10
Per 106 Galls Rum, 5/8 per 27 16 6
Per Fifh & Pepper 1/6, Nails 3/, Brimf tone 5d 4 11
Per Knife & Whetf tone 4/, Funnel 1/6 5 6
Per Wn Haskalls Wages at 5 per month to July 14 7
Per Glafs 3/, Staple 10d, Yard 6d, Sheers 2/ 6 4
Candles 9/, Pepper Box I/, Pyes2/ 12
Meat 6/, Candlestick 1/2 7 2
Bottles 40/, Corks 6/, Pitch 3/ 29
June 5, Bot of Carnes, Cod hooks, Leads, Hooks & Twine 337
Pork 7, Salt 40/ 9
A Candlef tick 1/2 1 2
77 10 3
Ditto more for Glafs I/, & for Rigging 18/, & oakum 10/,
Staples 2/ 1 11
79 1 3
62 19 3
Haskell's 1/4 pt 1 10 6
242 JOURNAL OP A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
1731 Contra, Or.
Per Cash 5 reed of Gov Cosby for Freight 5
Per Cash reed of Carnes and Compa for freight 48 16
tto for Pilott 5
tto Cash reed for Mackarel 2
60 16
Per Rum to Nicholson 6/6, Sallis 36/9 233
62 19 3
Haskall's Wages
7
1 10
6
pdHaskall 9/
tto 20/
tto 3/
5 9
1 12
6
1 12
Candlestick
3 17
1
6
2
due to Haskall 3 18 8
Schooner Cupid Dr. to W" 1 . Haskall.
Per a Candlestick 1/3, Ballanc'd
Per his Wages at 5 per Month.
Beverly, July 14, 1731.
Then Robert Hale & W m Haskall, owners of the Schooner Cupid,
adjusted accts & there remains due unto sd Haskall to Ballance
all Accts referring to their Wages & Partnerlhip, &ca in sd vef-
sel, the Sum of 3 19 8
Witnefs our Hands, ROBERT HALE
WM. HASKALL.
Beverly, August 20, 1731.
Wee reckoned again, & now remains due to Haskall besides his
quarter part of a quantity of Fish & Rum sd Hale has in his
hands & his part of ye Freight (no wages reckon'd for as yet)
367
Wm Haskall.
September 2, 1731
Reckoned again & due to sd Haskall besides his quarter part of De-
murrage, Fish, Grindstones, Freight of Coal from Boston, & ye
Acct of Rum unsettled 621
Wm Haskall
N. B. James Patches wages were not reckoned we makes
15/1 less due to Haskall 15 1
So yt tis 5 7 10
MADE BY ROBERT HALE OP BEVERLY. 243
Robert Hale advanc'd to Schooner Cupid.
July & August 1731
The 2d Voyage from July 14, 1731,
To fish 7d Sugar 18 1/2 per 21/ 117
Calking ye Quarter Deck 14/ 14
2/6 pd Last Voyage to the Impost Officer 2 6
Sallad Oyl I/, hailing Ld from ye Ferry 3/6 4 6
Endorsing Register 3/ 3
Reckoned for 257
Hooping cask I/, pd Phelps for Staples &c I/
Patch from Aug 29 h 5 12
Pert from Aug 29*& 7 12 6
Sallis from Aug 29 th 8 11
Haskall from Aug 29 th 10
31 15 6
Pd Samll Harris for work 21/ tto finding 3 days
Pd Phillpott 20/ & finding
tto Rob 4 Smith 20/ & finding
To Haskall Cask 15/6 Collector 4/ Mr. Higginson 3/6
Trask Rudder Nails 3/ Hoop & Spike
Pitch pot & Straw 6/
Portledge Bill of the Schooner Cupid, W Haskall Master, bound
from Boston in New England to Nova Scotia & home July 14, 1731.
W m Haskall shipped Master at 5 per month.
July 14, 1731 Joseph Sallis shipp'd Mate at 4 10 per Month
July 19, 1731 Wn Pert shipp'd Mariner at 4- per Month
July 17, 1731 James Patch Junr shipp'd Mariner at 3. 5 per Month
Beverly July 19, 1731. A True Copy, per W" Haskall.
Portledge Bill of Schooner Cupid, Robert Hale Master, 1731, bound
for Checnecto in Nova Scotia & home.
June 2, 1731, Robert Hale Ship'd Master at 6 per Month Wages and
Commission. Robert Hale.
June 2, 1731. W^ Haskall Shipp'd Mate at 5 per Month Wages.
W Haskell.
June 2, 1731. Joseph Sallis Ship'd Mariner at 4. 10 per month
Wages. Joseph Sallis.
June 9, 1731. William Nicholson shipp'd Pilott & Mariner at 9 per
Month. William Nicholson.
Haskall pd. for Expenses 1 18 3
Office Naval ll/ Impost 2/6 18 6
Pitch 37/6 Oakum 10/ Barrel 3/ 2 10 6
523
Mending Anchor 1 15
6 17 3
244 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA
Haskall reed for Freight of Pafsengers 10
Ditto for Buckles 28/ Hat 55/
Ditto 6 Quarts of Rum, tto 5 Quarts Rum 12/10
Lines & Lead 34/ Flower Barrel 1/6
D Trading Ace
June 4 A pair of Bellows for the Schooner 3/4 3
3/4 Mending Lock 9d 3/4 of Salt 7/6 8
3/4 Candlestick, Sawce pan & Quart 4
3/4 96 Gall Rum at 5/2 18 18
3/4 Expence viz. Fish & pepper 1/6 3/4 4 10
My Expence at Boston 2/3, This Book 1/6 N.
Castle 1/1 4 10
tto 6d, at ye Bank 1/9, Island, 2/7, Island &
Bank 6/5, Pern. 6d, 11 9
3/4 C Nails 2/3, of Brimstone 4d, Almanack 9d
Expence at Checnecto 11
Expence at Boston, 1 9
Memorandum Stollen from on Board Schooner Cupid.
A Pendant
2 Blocks
2 Pump bolts
1 Pump Box
1 Splitting knife
About a gallon of Rum
6 Ib. Sugar
41b. Pork
A Handpump
196
About 2/ in Copper
2 Towels
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS,
1697-1768.
(Continued from Vol. XL II. page 168.)
[73] July 26, 1708. Twenty days sight draft of
James Harris on Heanage Robinson, merchant in -London,
to Capt. Wm. Pickering for .14. sterling.
Affidavits of Capt Habbakuk Gardner of Salem, mariner,
late commander of the ship Friendship, and Joseph Browne,
mariner, of said ship that on March 13, 1707/8 while on a
voyage from New England to Antegua or other Leeward
Islands in the West Indies when about twelve leagues to
the windward of Antegua " a French privateer came up
with them a took them and Carryed the Ship and Some of
the Company into Martinecoe whereby the said Ship and
Cargoe was wholly lost." Salem, Sept. 17, 1708.
Salem, Sept. 24, 1706. " Being desired by Thomas
Purchase to prize an old house near the meeting house
which Samuel Gray formerly liued in which house being
fallen downe & worth very little we apprize the old Tim-
ber being rotten of said house and the bricks to be worth
one pound ten shillings. "
John Ropps Sen r
George Lockier.
Mary L d Apr. 17, 1708. Twenty days sight draft of
.John Hirst on John Hirst or hi his absence, Wm Hirst,
merchant in Salem, to Thomas Medford for .6. sterling
[74] Maryland, April 4, 1708. "This bill bindeth
me James Courcey of Queen Ann Countey Gent ... to
pay . . . unto John Young of Salem in New England,
Joyner, . . . the sum of five pounds Currant mony of
said Province or the Production of said Province vizt
Tobacco, Beefe, Pork, Wheat or Indian Corne &c* upon
the tenth day of October next." Witnesses : M. Earle,
-!arp er Lillingston.
(245)
246 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
Thomas Tanner Planter of Queen Anne County, Mary-
land promises to pay to John Young of Salem, Joyner, 50
shillings, sterling, on or before Oct. 31. Dated May. 24,
1708. Witnesses : John Swasey, Wm Tapley.
Surrinam, June 6, 1708. Forty days sight draft of Vow
Lennerdes Wediooe Clifton, on Benjamin Marston,
merchant, in Salem, to Messrs Andrew & Jonathan Belcher
for <60, New England money. Protested, because Mr.
Benjamin Marston refused to honor the draft, although he
acknowledged it to be due, but he had not the money to
pay.
[75] Protest. Robert Briscoe, merchant in Beverly,
made declaration "that in 1705 he received orders by
several letters from M r Samuel Wickham and M r Samuel
Phillips both of the Island of Anteguoe ... to build for
their account a sloop of about fifty tunns and that they
would furnish him with effects and goods to enable him to
build and equip said sloop." That the sloop had been
built and launched at the cost of 300; that it would cost
400 or more to equip and rig her ; that said Wickham
& Phillips has paid only 76, and that the sloop was
being greatly injured by lying so long unused. Salem, Jan.
20, 1709.
John Legg, Neh: Jewett and William Pickering being
appointed arbitrators by Benjamin Marston, merchant of
Salem, and Mrs. Mary Andrews, attorney for her husband
Nicholas Andrews, mariner, of Marblehead, principal and
William Fairfield, of Wenham, surety render decision
that Mary Andrews and William Fairfield shall pay to
Benjamin Marston 242, 8s. lid. "in Currant Silver money
at Eight Sh : by the ounce or province bills of Creditt" in
two payments, viz: 60, on or before March 31, and the
remainder on or before Jan. 21, next, each party to pay
half the costs of the arbitration which sat at "M r prats
tarvene." Salem, Jan. 21, 1708/9.
[76] W m Keen's receipt to Capt Lewis Hunt for 1 hhd.
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 247
bread and 1 cask Tobacco on acct. of Zacheus Barton of
Salem, and agreement to dispose of the same and remit the
net proceeds, " Danger of fire, Enemies & Robery Except-
ed." St. Johns, Sept. 29, 170T.
Protest. Capt. Gideon Andrews, commander of the
ship Grove Galley, Michael Spiner, mate, and Darby Lumm,
boatswain, make declaration that on a voyage from Lisbon
to New England, on June 26, 1709, while about 518 leagues
westward from Lisbon, " they met with Two ships which
proved to be french Enemies one of y e Ships named y e S 4
Francisco of thirty-four gunns y e other ship called y e Mary
Magdalen of Twenty four gunns who boarded & tooke vs
soon after which y e French Comodore & y e s d Gideon An-
drews made an agreement for y e afore named Ship Grove
Galley & her Cargoe for w ch s d Andrews is to pay three
hundred pounds Sterling in England which he did for y e
benefit of y e owners & parties concerned & William Wood
Gunner of s d ship went with y e said ffrench men as an
hostage for security for payment of y e money & yet not-
withstanding after y e agreement or bargain was made as
aforesd y e s d ffrench men very much plundered & Ruled
y* Ship in a perfideous Maner & Contrary to y e Terms
of y e Contract taking away a New Sheet Cable part of
y r Sails rigging provision leaving y m but fifty peices of
beefe & furthur pillaged y m of thier pump boomes &
stores," &c. Salem, Aug. 1, 1709.
[77] Protest. Capt Joseph Raddon of London, mas-
ter of the ship Diamond Galley, 200 tons, made decla-
ration that on March 25, 1709, John Shippen of London,
merchant, did enter into a charterparty whereby said
Raddon should sail from the river of Thames to Boston and
after three days to proceed to Marblehead, and stay there
25 fish days, where the said Shippen, or his agents, shall
" Load on board said ship all such poor Jack or Cacaloe "
as she might reasonably carry and that said vessel may be
held for 20 days after said 25 fish days, 6 per day demur-
age to be paid and after such time to sail for the Bay of
Gibralter. Raddon declared that he arrived at Boston,
248 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL BECOEDS.
June 24, 1709, and reported to Nicholas Roberts, agent of
said Shippen and then proceeded to Marblehead where he
received between July 3 and Aug. 12, which included 25
fish days, 1487 1-2 qu lls which is about 1100 qu m short
of her loading. Salem, Aug. 12, 1709.
Bill of landing. July 23, 1706, shipped by the Ketch
Endeavor, John Balch, master, by Robert Hayle of Bev-
erly, one half, and Benaiah Titcomb, senior, Henry Somer-
by and Edward Richardson, of Newbury, for the other
half, 2000 brick, 19815 feet of pine boards, 4520 feet of red
oak hhd. staves, 8000 cedar shingles, 10 kegs of sturgeon,
and 2 Geldings, " one black coloured," to be delivered to
Isaac Royall, on the island of Antigua.
[78] " Antegua Oc* y e 2 d 1706. Gentlemen. I re-
ceived yours with Inclosed bill of Lading which contents
Receiv'd according to Bill of Lading y e two horses I sold
one for thirty-five pounds and y e other for twenty pounds
three thousand of staves at 6 s p M. the bricks at 4" 10 p M,
and about two thousand Boards for ten pounds p M. if
had sold them all for five could not have got goods for
them Mallasses and Gotten being very scarce. I shall dis-
pose of y e remainder for your most advantage I hope. If
no vessel arrives shall sell them for fourteen pounds you
may depend of having your goods Ready whenever your
vessel or orders come to hand bords are now sold at eight
pounds p M. Shingles 35 s / p M. I have sent you as p M.
bill of Lading Inclosed eight hhds of malasses being all
could raise. She is fully Laden on freight and a good
freight as times gouerns tho' was forced to be at some
charge for boat hire to fetch some of y e goods on board
other ways could not have had y freight and hope since
have don my best to serve your Interest 'twill be to your
satisfaction.
I am Gentleman your verry humble serva"
Isaac Royall
If you send y e Ketch here again send Boards white oke
staves hoops & shingles some Bricks fish & makerell will
be in great demand. Hoops was now worth 20/p. I re-
ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS. 249
ceived y e freight for Capt. John Lightfoots horse and give
you credet for y e same. Please to send 3000 of good white
oke heading for rum hhd."
John Bacon of Salem, shipwright, in consideration of
348.8. sells to Capt. James Galley of Marblehead, mar-
iner, in behalf of Mr. Timothy Harris of Exeter, England,
now resident in Opporto, Portugal, merchant " the ship
lately built by me " called the " Webb Galley." Salem,
Sept. 6, 1709. Witnesses : John Mackmallin, Stephen
Sewall.
[79] Haverhill December y e 17 th 1709 At y e house
of Leiut John White & s d White & seuer 11 others psent
there was shewne forth an Ample Deed of Conveyance
by of Stephen Kent & Ellenor Kent his
wife to William Starling Dated y e 10 Day of Aprill 1669
acknowledged before Nath. Saltonstall Esq of s d Starlings
homestead y* was afterwards in Hauerhill w cl1 Capt Wain-
wright bought afterw 43 ."
Protest Nov. 23, 1709. John Steward, Boatswain, and
Philip Carter, carpenter, both of Salem, in behalf of Capt
Samuel Shurburn, master of the ship Gideon Galley, " now
lying sunk in Salem Harbour," make declaration that " y e
said Ship Gideon Galley being nigh Loaden with dry
Merch* fif h viz about thirteen hundred quintalls Lying at
the wharfe at Winter Island in Salem aforesaid they with
a pylot on Board hall'd off from y e said wharf y e 19t h day
of this instant month endeavoring to hall out into y Har-
bour the wind being Norwesterly they warpt off but y e
small anchor Coming home & y wind veering more west-
erly & blowing fresher the ship drove upon a Ledge of
rocks lying nigh y e said winter Island where y e ship almost
Overset when y e water fell away & then at y* flowing of
y e water filled water and was almost covered over with
water whereby the fish is wett & almost spoild & y e ship
Lying Sunk Cannot yet give an Account what Damage
She hath Sustained."
Jan. 14, 1709-10. Capt. Samuel Shurburn personally
250 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
appeared and declared " further that it being about twelve
dayes before they could raise y e s d Ship y e fish was almost
all spoiled & y* y 6 Ship has some timbers brak & y
planke broken."
Deposition of Samuel Cleeves, mariner, of the Gideon
Galley, "that he stayd & workt in getting up y* said
Ship when she lay sunke as in y e above written testimony is
Expresst & that they had Severall Sloops and Shallops &
Caske to weigh & raise y e said ship & that it was ten or
twelve dayes before she could be got up and that y e fish
was much of it so Soaked & Softed with lying so long in
y e water that great part of it was spoiled & broaken in
pieces so that it was heaved overboard with shovels & y*
like & that y e Ship proved much bilged & Severall Tim-
bers broken & y* planke rent & broken or bruised in &
that what fish was not utterly spoiled but adjudged &
Deemed Worth Carrying ashore was Carryed ashore &
dryed by shoremen y 1 were Skilled & accostomed to dry
and save fish."
Deposition of Capt. Samuel Shurburn of Hampton,
New Hampshire, late commander of the Gideon Galley, that
in August, 1709, he was, by Mess re Lewis Boucher & Peter
Escot, merchants, resident in Boston, made master of a
new ship, then on y e stocks in Boston, built by Mr. Clarke,
the said ship about 120 tons was launched Sept 7, 1709
and ordered to Salem to load with dry merchantable fish.
He " Saild out of Boston y* 17 day of September aforesaid
but y* wind proveing Contrary we did not arrive at Salem
till y e 21 day of the same September being about Eight
Leagues distance from Boston."
[82] Deposition of Peter Escott, now resident in
Salem, part owner of the ship Gideon Galley, in behalf of
Cap* Samuel Shurburn, commander of said ship, " who is
Busy & Necessarily Imployed in Endeavoring to get up
y e said Ship," that on Nov. 9 1709 the ship was wrecked
in Salem harbor. Salem, Nov. 21, 1709.
Deposition of Samuel Foot of Salem, that some time af-
ter the Gideon Galley was wrecked he " was imployed by
M r Peter Escott & y e aforenamed Cap* Shurburn to take
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care of & do my utmost to save & dry a parcell of Wett fish
which came out of y e said ship in a bad Condition * * *
& there was of it two hundred Eighty seven qu in tails
and halfe " which was cared for, dried, and delivered to
the parties who bought it at public sale. Salem, Jan. 28,
1709-10.
Deposition of John Dixey of Marblehead, that he re-
ceived fish from Escott and Shurburn and after caring for
it and drying it, he delivered it to such as had orders, it
weighiug 90 quintals. Salem, Feb. 4, 1709-10.
[83] Deposition of John Galley of Marblehead, that he
received, dried and delivered 185 1/2 quintals of fish from
said Gideon Galley. Salem, Feb. 4, 1709-10.
New Castle, Feb. 11, 1709-10.
Ten days sight draft given by Joseph Neale on
his brother Jeremiah Neal, carpenter, of Salem, to Sylves-
ter Garland, for ,60, "at y* Rate of seuenteen penny w*
for Six Shillings."
Receipt by Thomas Steel for above draft on account of
Sylvester Garland.
New Castle, Feb. 11, 1709-10.
Sight draft by Joseph Neal on Jeremiah Neal, carpenter
of Salem, to Sylvester Garland for 100 " at y* rate of
seventeen penney w* Silver for Six Shillings."
Receipt by Thomas Steel on account of Sylvester Gar-
land of Pennsylvania.
Maryland, June 19, 1708.
Thirty days sight draft of Edmond Mason on Isaac Mil-
ner, Merch* in London, to Anthony Simms for j4. Pro-
tested at the request of Thomas Plaisted, merchant of Lon-
don. Witnesses : William Brookhouse, William Tothaker.
[84] Affidavits of John Grover of Beverly, sawyer,"
aged 82 years, Sarah Chattivill of Salem, widow, aged 72
years, and Mary Gage of Beverly, widow, aged 69 years,
" that they were well acquainted with M r Nicholas Wood-
bery Sen 1 late of Beverly aforesaid Dec d and Anne his wife
whose maiden name was Anne Palsgraue who came from
great yarmouth in the Countey of Norfolk in the Kingdome
252 E8SEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
of England as these Deponants alwayes understood by them
and other : being brought over by her father in law M r John
Young and that after the Intermarriage of the said Nicho-
las Woodbery [and] Anne Palsgrave they had Issue Sev-
eral Sons and Daughters viz. Nicholas, the Eldest Son,
Johanna, Abigail, Joseph, Isaac, Andrew, and Benjamin,
and further that William Woodbery of beverly aforesaid
is the Eldest and only surviving son of the said Nicholas
Woodbery Eldest Son as aforesaid who is since also Dec d
the said William being now bound for the west Indies and
Great Britiane and present at the Caption of these Depo-
sitions June 17th 1710."
John Grover
The marke S of Sarah Chatwell
The marke M of Mary Gage
[85] Charter party made Aug. 11, 1710 between Phil-
lip English, merchant, in Salem, and Eleazer Lynsey,
mariner, of Salem, owners of the Briganteen Neptune, of
one part, and Leonard Abbott of Kings Towne on Jamaica,
now resident in Salem, of the other party, to let to said
Abbot the said Neptune under the following conditions,
viz. " that y e said Briganteen is staunch & firm fit for y e
sea & that they will take y e s d Leonard Abbott on Board
with all convenient Speed & Transport him to y* Island of
Jamaica & in some Convenient time after y e said Brigan-
teen is unloaden & refixt at Jamaica shall & will take him
on board again he presenting himselfe & Transport him to
y e Bay of Compeache Either in y e aforesaid vessel or an-
other as good to y e acceptance of y e said Leonard Abbott
Reasonably & being arived at y e Bay of Compeache y e said
Leonard Abbott on his part doth Covenant * * * that he
will Deliver at some Convenient Bareadeer so much mer-
chantable Loggwood as she will carry * * * to be Trans-
ported to Holland, viz. to Amsterdam or Rotterdam, for
y* freight of which wood * * * to receive twelve Tunns in
twenty of the said wood." The penalty for the failure to
fulfill said charter party to be 500. current money of
New England to be paid by the negligent party.
Witnesses : Stephen Sewall, George Locker.
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Protest. William Clark, merchant, of Boston, made
declaration that by a charter party with Phillip English,
merchant, and Eleazer Lindsey, mariner, owners of the Brig-
ateen Neptune then riding at anchor in the harbor of Sa-
lem, he would " ship Twenty hhds of fish on freight for
Jamaica on y e s d Briganteen she should sayl without de-
lay viz within after y e said Merchandize was on
board & whereupon y e s d Clarke prepared y* s d Twenty
hhds of fish In July last and had bills of loading signed
by y e Master y e 8 July last * * * they are not sayld to
this day." Salem, Aug. 28, 1710.
[86] Protest Capt. John Kent of London, command-
er of the ship Macklesfield Frigott, 300 tons, Thomas
Hayward mate, and Thomas Bell, Gunner, made decla-
ration that being laden with salt they sailed from Lisbon,
Sept. 10, 1710, bound for Boston. That on Nov. 2 " they
made y e Land on y e Coast of New England," and contin-
ued towards Boston " & that on ye 3 d Day of Nouember in y*
Gray of y e Morning it being Hazey & y e wind westerly as
they were Standing to y* Southward with y r Starboard
tacks on board they struck vpon a sunken Rock which lay
some Miles off from y e Shore in Sight off Bakers Island &
it being Ebbing ^Water wee could by no meanes heave her
off & there being a great Surfe she bilged & filled with
water & lost all her Salt & almost Every thing save her
rigging & sayles w* 11 with great difficulty Wee Sav'd y e
most part of." Salem, Nov. 4, 1710.
Twenty days sight draft of Edward Benson on Thomas
Sly, Sadler, in White Chappell in London, to John Merrill
for XI 3. sterling. Endorsed by Joseph Browne to Thomas
Bletsoe of London. Protested July 8, 1710 for want of
effects.
Thirty days sight draft of Cap 1 John Sanders on Cap
John Hyde, merchant in London, to Edward Sanders for
X28. Endorsed to Joseph Browne of Salem by Edward
Sanders. Endorsed to Thomas Blettso by Joseph Browne.
Protested Jan. 30, 1709 for want of effects.
254 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL RECORDS.
[87] Protest. Capt. Michael Gill of Charlestowne,
commander of the ship John Galley, 300 tons, made decla-
ration that "to make all possible dispatch on a voiagefrom
New England aforesd to y e West Indies (to wit) to Sal-
tatoodos had Shipt many Saylers on great Wages in per-
ticular Thomas Stevens, Peter Hase & Robert Dunkin &
notwithstanding Cap* Gill * * * required utmost dis-
patch Inasmuch as y e fleet under y* Convoy of y e Chester
Mann of Warr were almost ready to sail bound for y e Same
port y* Notwithstanding y e aforenamed saylors Thomas
Stevens, Peter Hase, Robert Dunkin had postively shipt
themselves * * * did, on y e 24 Day of December, 1710,
Illegally desert y e said ship & Comanders service &
runne away from y e Same to y e great Injury & Damage of
y e said Cap* Michael Gill & parties concerned." Salem,
Dec. 26, 1710.
London, Oct. 15, 1709.
Twenty days sight draft of Samuel Lambert [signed by
mark] on Margaret Lambert, wife of Samuel Lambert in
Salem, to John Kitchen for 5. 12s. 6d. Protested April
28, 1711 " as her husband was come home."
'* Joseph Halleway & Jonathan Neale have hired two
good men to goe in their roome haue liberty to returne.
" July 30, 1711. Edm d Goffe."
[88] Bell Isle 8 br 23 1708
Forty days sight draft of Robert Arbuthnott on Mrs.
Sarah Arbuthnott his wife in Weymouth, to Sam 1 Ruck for
14. 6s. 4d. Endorsed by Samuel Ruck to James Rolles-
ton, merchant in London, for account of James Lindall of
Salem.
Protest. John Hollicum of New Castle, N. H., com-
mander of the sloop Miriam, and John Venerd, mate, made
declaration that on a voyage from St. Johns on the Island
of Antegua to " North Carolina alias Roanoke " while east
of Cape Hatteras on Feb. 24, 1711/12 & from that time
to y e 20 th of March they met with Exceedly stormy
weather y e winds being from the Northwest to y* W. N. W.
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and so violent that drove them back a hundred &
twenty Leagues Eastward by which time their Provision
grew very Scant whereby they were under a Necessity to
make the best of their way to y e first harbour they Could
obtain on the 24 of this instant March they made Land
which they Supposed to be Martins vineyard but were
driven off againe by the violence of the weather so that
with much difficulty they recovered the harbour of Mar-
blehead " on March 30. Salem, Mar. 31, 1712.
Deed. Francis Wainwright, merchant of Boston, " for
one Moiety or halfe part " of the Ship Evelyn, whereof
Capt Thomas Wenmoth is at present master, and one-half
her tackle and rigging, to John C as wall, merchant of Lon-
don, for 625. to be paid in current money of New Eng-
land by said John Caswall, of London. Aug. 7, 1712.
Witnesses Thomas Wenmoth, Dan 11 Goffe, Steph. Sewall.
[89] Mr. Nathaniel Hathornes Last will and Testament.
"In the Name of God Amen. I Nathaniel Hathorne of
Gosport hi y* County of Southton mariner being in bod-
ily health of sound and disposing mind and memory and
considering the perills and dangers of y e Seas and other
uncertainties of this transitory life doe for avoyding con-
trouersies after my decease make publysh and declare this
my last will and Testament in manner following that is to
say first I recomend my soul to God that gave it and my
Body I comit to the earth or Sea as it shall please God to
order and as for and concerning all my worldly Estate I
giue bequeath and dispose thereof as followeth that is to
say first I will that all my debts whatsoever and whereso-
euer be paid and then all y* rest and residue of y e pay and
wages sum and sums of money Lands Tenements goods
Chattells and Estate whatsoeuer * * * I doe give and demise
and bequeath the Same unto my well beloued wife Sarah
and to heires foreuer and 1 do hereby nominate and appoint
my Said wife to be Sole Executor of this my last will."
Dated September 18, 1706. Witnesses : John Hooper,
John Rogers, W m Wise sen r at Gosport. Proved and al-
lowed at the Prerogative Court in London, Oct. 12, 1712.
256 ESSEX COUNTY NOTARIAL BECOBD8.
Deed. Benjamin Marston, merchant of Salem, to Ben-
jamin Woodbridge of Newbury, mariner, the sloop Betty,
about 90 tons, built by Ebenezer Lambert of Salem, ship-
wright, and her tackle and appurtanances for 1000.
Dated, Dec. 13, 1712. Witnesses : Anthony Attwoode,
Jonathan Sewall.
[90] Whereas Benjamin Marston on Dec. 13 conveyed
to Benjamin Woodbridge the sloop Betty with her tackle
and appurtenances, if Benjamin Marston or his agents, or
Samuel Cox Esq. of Barbados, for whom the said sloop
was built, shall within sixteen days after the arrival of the
said sloop in Barbados, pay 380. and the mens wages
and other expenses, the said Benjamin Woodbridge shall
deliver the said Sloop, the bill of sale thereof and make
all necessary deeds to convey it to Samuel Cox. Dated
Dec. 13, 1712. Witnesses: Anthony Attwood, Jona<
Sewall.
Deed. Ebenezer Lambert of Salem, shipwright, to
Benjamin Marston of Salem, the sloop Betty, about 80
tons, and appurtenances for 240. Dated, Dec. 29, 1712.
Witnesses : Peter Osgood, George Locker, Thomas Black.
[91] Marblehead, Feb. 2, 1709/10.
Ten days sight draft of Gregory Blackmore on Andrew
and Robert Quass & Company Merchts. in Exon, to Capt
Jno Cawley, for 20. Sterling, value received in merchant-
able fish on board the ship Union.
(To be continued.)
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
TOWN MEETINGS, VOLUME II.
16591680*
(Continued from Vol. XLII. page 64.)
pd To Cap* Corwin: for the ballance of his
account 14 : 03 : 00
To Serg* Browne, for mending Glafs for y*
meeting houfe 00 : 17 : 00
pd To Daniel Andrew for Keeping Skoole in
his houfe
pd and for mending the Schoole houfe that
now is 01 : 18 : 00
pd To m r W m Browne Sen r for Soe much
paidm r Higginfon: on the Townes behalfe 05 : 01 : 00
pd To m r Gedny Sen r for the Select mens
Expences 47 s 02 : 07 : 00
To m r Daniel Epps. 3 bills for 20 11 for
Keeping s||c||hoole 20 : 00 : 00
pd To Cap* Price 9/6 d w ch was due to him
in the year 1668. w ch was not paid 00 : 09 : 06
pd To Nath Pickman : Sen r for a Coffin for
W m Lyde 00 : 10 : 00
pd To Jn Pickering for mending the
Southfeild gate & for wood for W m
Lyde, a bill of 6 sh 00 : 06 : 00
pd To Josiah South wick: for brush for the high
ways || in 1669 || 00 : 05 : 00
pd To m r Batter for Expences at y e Gen*all Court
03 : 00 : 00
pd To Jeremy Neal for dilburfm^ by his fath r
on high ways 03 : 00 : 00
136 : 02 : 03
[157] Att A meeting of the Select men the 30 th
January : 1671 being p'sent
Copied from the original by Martha O. Howes and verified by Sidney
Perley, Esq.
(267)
258 SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Accounted with m r Higginson this
Majr Hathorne p'sent day aboue written and ther was
mr ^1? r ? wne due to him on the ballance of account
mr Bartnolmew . . , 
