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ESSEX INSTITUTE
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.
V01/l"\IK IX
SECOIS^D SERIES. VOL. I.
SALEM, JIASS.
KSSF.X IKSTITLTF, PRESS.
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CONTENTS.
PART I.
Introduction,
Town Records of Salem IGJU-lGoO, communicated by "W. P.
Upham,
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Index, 238
PART II.
Memoir of Francis Peabody, by V. W. Ui'Ham. .... 3
Early New England Papers, from the British Publiri Archives,
communicated by A. C. Goodeli., jr., 81
List of deaths recorded by Rev. Jonx Puinck, LL. 1)., communi-
cated by W. B. Upton, 01
Materials for a History of the Hopes Fannly, collated by V.. S.
W. (concluded) 112
Index 129
ESSEX INSTITUTE
IIISTOEICAL COLLECTIONS.
Vol. IX. 1«08. — Se<?oiicl Series, Vol. I.
INTKODICTIOX.
One of the principal ol)jects of the Essex Institute, as
defined in its Charter, and in its Constitution, is the col-
LECTIOX AND rKESERVATIOX OF MATERIALS FOR THE IIlS-
TORY OF THE COUNTY OF EssEX. The publication of the
Historical Collections of the Essex Institute was
commenced in April, 1859, Avith a view to accomplish
this more fully, and thus to preserve in -the most durable
form, and, at the same time, to render accessible to all
students of our local history the valuable materials that
an; found in the ancient manuscript Records of Courts,
Parishes, Churches, and Towns in this county ; ab-
stracts of Wills, Deeds, and Journals ; records or
minutes of Births, ^Iarriages, Deaths, Baptisms; In-
scriptions on tomb-stones, etc. ; Genealogical tables,
and Biographical notices. Selections are made by the
Publication Committee from these sources, and from re-
ports and papers of historical interest read at meetings
of the Institute.
Eight volumes have now been issued, and it is believed
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that a very comprehensive and important collection has»
already been made. Much, however, remains to be
done ; for hardly another locality in the country possesses
so many ancient and valuable manuscript records.
With the present volume, the ninth, which w^ill com-
mence a New Series, it has been deemed advisable to
adopt the more convenient octavo form. The peculiar
form heretofore used is explained by the fact that the ar-
ticles were at first printed in a newspaper, and then the
type simply arranged in double column for the Collec-
tions. This method was soon abandoned, but the form of
the paging was retained. Much inconvenience, delay,
and expense have been occasioned by the difficulty of pro-
curing paper for such a size ; and besides this, in cases
where a contributor desires to have extra copies of any
communication struck ofi* in pamphlet form, the octavo
page is generally preferred. Subscribers have also com-
plained of the difficulty of keeping the bound volumes
in an ordinary library. For such reasons, the change
has been made, and we hope it will meet the approval of
our subscribers.
The Committee would here acknowledge the gratitude
due to those who have so generously aided in this work,
both contributors and subscribers. As the object of this
publication is not so much to furnish popular reading, as
to convey information to those interested in the study of
the early history of this community, or in the investiga-
tion of family genealogies, and to hand down to posterity
that knowledge which would otherwise be lost in oblivion,
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we are obliged to rely for its support upon the pul)lic
spirit of those who stand read}^ to assist every aood work,
as well as upon the few immediately interested.
The last two volumes have been jirinted nnder the
superintendence of editors appointed by the rublieation
Committee, and this volume, in accordance witli the same
phui, will be edited by one of the members of the com-
mittee, appointed for the purpose, who will act under the;
direction of the Committee.
It is a source of satisfaction to reflect that the Institute,
without funds, and relying solely upon the contributions
of individuals, and the encouragement of other Societies,
has been able to carry on so successfully its appointed
work. A Li])rary of twenty-four thousand l)oun(l vol-
umes and fifty thousand pamphlets has been gathered
together. Its very valual)le scientific collection will ])e
hereafter kept at the East India Marine Ilall, under the
care of the Trustees of the Peabodv Fund, toi»-ether with
the unique, and in many respects unequalled museum of
the East India Marine Society, and will doubtless, when
ready for inspection and study, attract general attention
for extensiveness and excellence. Fre(|uent meetings
have been held both in the field and at the rooms, and
many courses of lectures have been given, the result of
which is that our community takes a very high raidv for
general difiiisiou of interest in matters of science and
history.
The Proceedings of the Essex Institute, published
from 1848 to the present time, the IIistokical ('ollec-
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TiONs, the Naturalist, and the Naturalist's Directory,
all now printed by the Institute at its printing-office,
sufficiently attest the earnestness and activity of those in-
terested in the Publications heretofore. We hope that
the future will prove as full of success, and that we may
continue to have the support of the public.
EXPLANATION OF SIGNS, CONTRACTIONS, &c.
[ ] Brackets indicate tliat the words enclosed are lost or doubtful.
[* *] Brackets and stars " " " " " cancelled in the
original.
II II Double parallels " " " " " interlined.
' Apostrophe indicates contraction; thus, gen'al— general.
— Dash over a word indicates contraction, thus, coiTion — common.
A Caret indicates an omission in the original.
y^5 y*5 y^, y"^» y", signify the, that or it, there or their, them, then or than.
mo, mtii, m, signify month.
p stands for per or par ; thus, p son — person, p ty — party.
^ *' " j9roorpor ; thus, ^ p — proper. ^ tion — portion.
Previous to 1752 the legal year began on the 25th of March, which
was called the first month, April the second month, May the third
month, and so on, January being called the eleventh month, and Feb-
ruary the twelfth. Therefore "March 12, 1636," or " 1636-7," in rec-
ords previous to 1752, would be in modern reckoning March 12, 1637.
And so of any date between Jan. 1st and March 25th.
TOWN RECORDS OF SALEM,
1634-1S59.
COM.MUNICATKl) BY AVM. I'. TTHAM.
The earliest records of the Town of Salem now ex-
tant are contained in two books, namely, the Town
Recouds, l)egimiinir Dec. 2(), IGoG, and the Book of
Grants, beirinnini^ Oct. 1, 1G34. The latter is pn;-
served entire, as appears by the paging and from the
Index which is in the handwriting of Jetfry ^Nlassey, tlu^
Clerk from 1649 to 1()54. It contains transcripts from
the Town Records of whatever rcdated to land, and other
important matters of a general nature. The first i)art of
it is in the handwriting of Emanuel Downing, avIio came
here in 1()88, and was appointed by the General Court,
Oct. 7, 1(J40, "Recorder of Deeds for Salem." An order
had been passed by the town, ]\Iarch 30, 11)40, that "Mr.
Sliarpe shall write the records of all the Towne Lands."
The work appointed for ]\lr. Sharpe seems to have de-
volved upon Mr. Downing. A grant Avas made to him
Nov. 2(5, 1G49, "in consideration of his paynes for tran-
scribing the bookes of the townes records to be kc})! for
posteritie." The water-mark of the })aper of the Hook
of Grants, is the same as that of the portion of the Rec-
ords which covers the period from 1(J40 to l()4i), that of
the preceding portion being ditlcrent.
We may therefore conclude, that Emanuel Downing
began the Book of Grants about 1(140 ; and that it con-
tains a copy of all the records relating to land, and other
matters proper to be transcribed, that was in existence at
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that time. On the outside fly-leaf is written in the hand-
writing of John Hathorne, the Clerk in 1679, "Salem
Towne Booke, being y^ first book of Records of Land."
The Town Records consisted originally of several small
books, some of which were subsequently bound together.
The first, which contained the record from which the first
^ve leaves of the Book of Grants was transcribed, is lost.
The second, which originally consisted of ten leaves, con-
tained lists of grants or allotments of land, and was, in
1637, twice referred to as the "Book of Calculations."
Two leaves of it have been lost, as appears by the num-
bering of those still remaining, which was by the same
hand as the record. The third book, which also consisted
of ten leaves, contains the record kept by Ralph Fogg,
beginning Dec. 26, 1636, and is immediately followed by
the record kept by John Holgrave, on the first page of
which is written by him "Fourth Book 1637."
Other portions of this original Book of Records are
lost, namely, from June 19, to July 12, 1637 ; from
March 25, 1641, to July 18, 1643; and from Feb. 3,
1648, to March 8, 1655. These missing portions can,
however, be partially supplied from the Book of Grants.
The interest which attaches to these ancient manuscript
records is heightened when we consider how few were the
"plantations" then existing in the Massachusetts Colony.
In fact, they date back to the very time when towns, as
such, came into existence. On the 3d of September,
1634, the General Court appointed a Committee, consist-
ing of nine members, to set out the bounds of toAvns.
At the same Court leave was granted to "the inhabitants of
Salem to keepe a markett weekely, on the fourth day of
y^ weekcj commonly called Wednesday." On the 4th of
March, 1635, and the 3d of March, 1636, special com-
mittees were appointed to set out the bounds between
Salem and the adjoining towns.
Previous to this time Salem seems to have had a sort of
separate or independent government, retaining in some
respects the character of a General Court, which properly
belonged to it prior to the arrival of AVinthrop. Its lim-
its were not accurately defined, or even known. As late
as May 2, IGBT), the records speak of certain orders as
passed "at a general Court or towne meeting of Salem."
In a letter of Edward Howes to John A\'iuthr()i), jr.,
dated at London, oNIarch 25, U)33, he says, "Thei'e was
presented to the Lords lately, al)out 22 of C. Indicutts*
lawes." (See Mass. Hist. Coll., 3d series, vol. D, p.
257.) It is possible that the whole subject of the juris-
diction of the Salem government was thus referred to the
Lords, and that our earliest records, from 1(128 to 1()34,
under the administration of Endicott and his council,
were carried to England, and may yet be discovered
there.
At a General Court held March 3, 1635-6, the follow-
ing order was passed, which, as it is in fact the origin of
the various and important powers ever since exercised by
towns, and will serve as an appropriate introduction to
these records, is here given in full.
"Whereas particular towns have many things which
concerne onely themselves, and the' ordering of their own
atiairs, and disposing of l)usiness in their own town, it is
therefore ordered, that the freemen of every town, or the
major part of them, shall onelyf have power to dispose of
their own lands, and woods, with all the privileges and
appurtenances of the said towns, to grant lots, and make
such orders as may concern the well ordering of their
♦Captain Endicott's. t Alone.
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own towns, not repugnant to the Itiws and orders here
established by the General Court ; as also to lay mulcts
and penalties for the breach of these orders, and to levy
and distrain the same, not exceeding the sum of xx^ ;
also to choose their own particular officers, as constables,
surveyors for the highways, and the like ; and because
much business is like to ensue to the constables of several
towns, by reason they are to make distresses, and gather
fines, therefore that every town shall have two constables,
where there is need, that so their office may not be a
burthen unto them, and they may attend more carefully
upon the discharge of their office, for which they shalbe
liable to give their accompts to this Court when they
shalbe called thereunto."
The follow^ing cojDy of the first records of Salem is
from the original. The spelling, punctuation, &c., will
be strictly preserved, and passages erased or interlined in
the original will be retained, and indicated by being en-
closed, the former between brackets and stars, and the
latter between double parallels.
The missing portion of the Book of Eecords from Oct.
1, 1634 to Dec. 26, 1636, is supplied from the Book of
•Grants.
Extract from the Booh of Grants.
[The first part of the Book of Grants, from which this extract is
taken, is in the handwriting of Emanuel Downing.]
The first of the 8*^ moneth 1634
One the 4"^ day seaveuthnight next the Market at Salem
[is to] begyn, and to continew from 9 a Clock in the
morning [until] 4 of the Clock after noone.
19. of the 11*^ moneth 1634
After discourse about deviding of 10 acre lotts. Its or-
dered that the least family shall haue 10 acres, but greater
familyes may [haue] more according to y'" nombers
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12"^ moneth 1634
Its agreed that the townes neck of land shalbe pre-
served to feed the Catle on the Lords dayes and therefore
pticular men shall n[ot] feed theire goates there at other
tymes, but bring them to the h[*] that grasse may grow
against the Lords dayes. Its ordered that the high way
shalbe beyond the swamp on the No[rth] side of m'"
Johnsons Lott.
(j'^ day of the 2^ moneth 1035.
That Lawrence Leech Richard Ingersoll & others be
sure to lea[ve] roome for high wayes for Carts to bring
home wood &c.
That betweene Lawrence Leach and Richard Ingersoll
they doe ^mise to make a suffitient Cart way.
Howse lotts graunted by the towne
To m"" Townsend Bishop 2 acres ye 2"^ lott from ye j^JJ^ end
To Joshua Verrin 2 acres
m"* Batter & br. in law 2 acres
To George Smyth 2 acres
To Michaell Sallowes
To James Smyth a smyth 2 acres
To Richard Ingersoll 2 acres
Lott next to the end of Captain Endicotts Lott, to be an
high way of 4 pole broade.f
M"" Burdet, appoynt the rock to be veiwed for him
22^^ of the sixt moneth 1635
Its ordered that m"* Burdett, shall haue a lott upon the
Rock beyond m"^ Endicotts fence set out by the overseers.
♦ Hill? This may have been what was afterwards known as '* Lawes'
Hill," now Broad street, which was in the earliest years called "the
common."
t Washington street? See Hist. Coll. Essex Inst., vol. viii, p. 263.
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Divers speaches about convenient places for shops, for
w[ork]men, as at the end of the meeting house from
willm [ *] corner fence ; And that m'' Endicot, m'^
Sharpe, m'' [ f] & m'' Alford, should consider of some
convenient place for shops yt may be w*^ the owners
consent.
Its ordered that all the Inhabitants of this towne of
Salem y* haue fearmes greater or lesse, or any quantity of
land granted to them, or any ten acre lott medoes or
marshes be they more or lesse in quantity, shall repaire
to the men appoynted to lay out bounds & by the last of
y® 3. mo : to haue all y"" ten acre lotts bounded. And all
other that haue fearmes, or meadoes, or marshes : by y®
first of y® 9. mo : next ensueing, & all y'^ lands being
bounded, to make such marks or bounds, either by stones
or deepe holes. And that euerie mans bounds may be re-
corded upon y® penaltie of x% ^vided that those depu-
ted to lay out bounds be paid for y'* paynes.
16. of the 9**^ moneth 1635
are appoynted overseers & Lay-
[Lajyers
' Captaine Traske "
John Woodbery
out of i mr Conuant ^ ers out of Lotts of ground for
[Ljands Jeflfry Massy • 4. .fa i u +
[johnBaishe J this presiuct oibalem, but are
to haue directions from y® towne where they shall lay y^
out. And in lei we of y^ paynes they are to haue 4*^ the
acre for small lotts, and 10^ the hundred for great lotts
rightly & exactly laid out and bounded ; Any 3 of these
may doe the worke.
30. of the 9*^ moneth 1635
That m^ Peters and Captaine Endicott are to haue each
a 2 acre lott at y® West end of the great pen bordering
vpon Captaine Traske & ffather Woodberyes lotts. That
* Lords? t^ogg?
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all such orders as the towne shall thinke meet to be pul)-
lished, shalbe published one the next lecture day after the
towne meeting
7*^ of the W mo :
Mr Garford having ben' here before y*^ 2 acre lotts
Averc limited to one acre) hath a 2 acre lott graunted to
him vpon the north side of birdlcsse Cove,* And his
daughter m'"^^ An Turland an other 2 acre lott ||both||
abutting vpon Michaell Sallowcs & James Smyths lotts,
g)vided they both build vpon them and soe be ready to
sell his howse in the towne, at such a rate as y^ shall
stand him in or els to [refer] it to the Arbitration of tooe
men, he to choose one and the tow[ne] an other
21. of the 10"^ moneth 1635
That m"" Cole shall hauc a farme of three hundreth acres
in the place where his catlc are hy Brooksl)y. And Ca})-
taine Traske & y*^ rest of the Surveyors arc to lay it out
and bound y* according to y"" discretion, Q)vided in Case
m^ Cole be disposed to pte w"' yt by Sale that he make
his first pro[fer] vnto the towne vpon reasonable tearmes
before he ofter yt vnto any other.
28*1^ of the 10 moneth 1G35
That 10 acre lotts may l)c graunted to any ^
That Abram Warren may haue a 10 acre lott and an
howse lott.
Granted vnto Robt Cole his he ires and assignees three
hundreth acres of land whereof forty e acr[es] is Marshe
fitt to be mowed lying and being abou[t] 3 myles from
Salem West ward vpon a freshe w[ater] brooke called the
North brooke
*Tliis, as well as "Burley'a Cove" afterwards mentioned, was prob-
ably Collins' Cove ; the land granted being near Osgood's wharf.
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4*^ of the 11 moneth 1635
That Leiftenant Johnson shall haue a farme of 20 [0]
acres at Brooksby on the North side of the river ||high-
wayes exempted and all rivers free || and shall maynteyne
high ways in yS w*^ the usual ^viso in Case of Sale
25*^ of the 11"^ moneth 1635
That Cap? Traske, Jn** Woodbery, m'' Connant, Peter
Palfrey & John Balch are to haue 5 fearmes viz. each 200
acres a peice to [a] fearme in all a thousand acres of land
togeather lying and bei [ng] at the head of Basse Eiver
124 pole in breadth and soe [to] runne northerly to the
River by the great pond side, and soe [in] breadth mak-
ing vp the full quantity e of a thousand acres, these lymits
laid out & surveyed by vs
John Woodbery
John Balch
8*^ of the 12*^ moneth 1635
This grant That m'^ Burdet may haue a tenne acre lott at
is void, the vpp end of Basse river
That Richard Bennet may haue a 2 acre lott
That R. Hollingworth may haue halfe an acre in the place
he desires, but must take soe much from his 2 acre or
howse lott else where
25*^ of the IP^mo: 1635
Memorandum the lymitts of a farme granted vnto m""
ffrancis Johnson of 200 acres of land at Brooksby high
wayes being exempted for him to mayntayne & the ^viso
concerning sale to y® towne observed, bounded by m'^
Thorndike on y^ north side and the Comon on the other,
the flfearme is on y® North side of the River of Brooksbee
above 2 myles from Salem westerly
^ Roger Connant
John Balch
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25*^ of the 11*^ moneth 1635
M**°™ the lymits of a fearme of gi-oiind granted to Hcn-
ery Herick, betweene too & three acres of ground lying
on the North side of Jeffry Massyes Cove bounded by the
Rock on one side & Woolistons River on the other
16*" of the 12*" moneth 1635
After a lardge discourse about a fearme for m^ Thomas
Reade & of the mectncss or vnmeetnes in regard of the
'towne pasture, It was agreed by the maior pte that he
should haue three hundreth acres of land lying and being
North west Northerly from Salem l^-meted and bounded
out by the said Inhabitants in manner following
[Blank.]
The 16*" of the 12*" moneth 1635
Granted by the freemen of Salem the day and yeare
aboue written vnto m^ John Blacklech of the snme his
heires and assignees for ever one fearme conteyning three
hundreth acres of land scituate lying and being from Salem
North East and being at long jNIarshe extending from a
marked tree growing and l)eing ner[e] to the East of the
Marshe along the Sea Side and conteyning halfe the
marshe thence Westward, and from the West end of the
said Marshe conteyneth halfe of the playne ground be-
twixt that & the freshe pond lying nere to the Sea Side in
all conteyning as before mentioned, the quantity e of three
hundreth acres of land, bounded by the said Inhabitants,
(pvided always that ||if|| the said m^ Blackleech shall at
any ty[me] make sale of y*, that the towne shall haue the
first ^fer of y' before any other.
John Endicott W. Traske
Phillip Verrin
TowNSHEND Bishop
John Holgrave
Edmond Batter
Thomas Gardiner
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Ao 1635
In Salem by the towne in generall the 15 of the 12*^^
moneth, that who soe ever hath or shall cutt any trees and
leave ^ in the paths about the towne to the disturbance of
Carts Catle or passengers not being removed w^'^in fiftene
dayes shall forfeit five shillings for each such offence ;
Informers w*^ evidence to haue
halfe of the fynes
IV" of the 11*^ moneth 1635
This is void by Granted by the freemen of Salem [*vnto*]
an other farm the day and yeare above written vnto m'"
Thi^^tTmr^ Thomas Scrugs of the same his heires and
Scrugs assignees for ever a farme conteyning three
hundreth acres of land whereof thirty acres are fitt to be
mowed scituate lying and being in the outmost bounds of
Salem towards m^ Humphries and is from the Sea where
the freshe water runs out, West and by North is the
fearme next to m^ Humphryes bounded by the Comon
by the North west end & East end ^vided alwayes
& in Case of Sale, the towne of Salem haue the first
^fer before any other.
John Endicott
eoger connunght
John Holgrave
Thomas Gardner
Edm. Batter
11 of the 11"^ moneth 1635
Graunted by the ffreemen of Salem the day and yeare
above written vnto m'* Townsen Bishop of the same his
heires and assignees* for ever one fearme conteyning three
hundreth acres, butting vpon m'' Endicotts farme on the
east, and fowre hundreth pooles in length, and six score
poles in breadth, that is to say six score and fowre at the
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west end and one hundreth and sixtecne at the East end,
bounded by the water, betweene the fearme of the execu-
tors of m"" Skelton, and him at the North East corner of
his farme, And hath there allowed, from m*" Endicotts
farrae, eight acres for an high way. is bounded again at
the South west Corner by the brooke, q)vided al-
wayes that in Case of Sale, the towne of Salem to haue
the first proffer of yt before any other.
John Endicott Roger Conant
Thomas Gardiner Jeffry Massy
Edm. Batter
By the towne representative 22*^' of the
12"^ nioneth 1G35
Richard Bishop having planted his earable pte of his
ten acre lott. Its ordered that soe much as he leaves of
his said lott to the townes vse for fire wood & elce, soe
much more earable ground he may haue for his g)p use.
Its agi-eed that Hugh Laskin may haue about ten pole
to the water side, by that place where the old planters do
move for.
[Blank.]
By the towne representative viz. the 13 men
Deputed the 28"^ of the first moneth 1636
John Peach ffisherman and Nicholas Mariott having
fenced about five acres of ground on Marble Neck (though
contrarie to the order of the towne) yet Its agreed that
they may for present improve the said place for building
or planting, g)vided alwayes that the ^priety thereof be
reserved for the right of the towne of Salem, to dispose
of in (pcesse of tyme to them or any other ffisher men,
or others as shalbe thought most meet, yet soe as that
they may haue reasonable consideracon for any chardge
they shalbe at.
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Its agreed that Willm Lord is to haue a tooe acre lott
as nere as may be among the 10 acre lotts, in liew of pte
of his howse lott that he hath given to the meeting howse.
By the towne representative the eiteenth of the
second moneth 1636
Granted vnto m'' John Holgrave fisherman three quar-
ters of an acre of land vpon Winter Island for flakes &c.
And halfe an acre w^^out Winter Island for his howse lott.
Item vnto his sonne Joshua Holgrave is granted an howse
lott according to the discretion of the towne whither by
lott or elce.
At a generall Court or towne meeting of Salem held
the second of the third moneth called May A'' 1636
Imprimis after the reading of former orders ; In the
reading of an order for the division of Marble Head
Neck ; A motion was brought in by Cp. Endicot in be-
halfe of m'" John Humphries for some land beyond fibrest
River, moved by spetiall argumen[ts] one whereof was,
Least yt should hinder the building of a Col-
ledge, w°^ would be manie [mens] losse, It was agreed
vpon this motion that six men should be nominated by
the towne to view these lands and to consider of the
premises, and for that end was named
m'' Thomas Scrugs Cp. Traske
m*^ Roger Conant m"" Townsen Bishop
John Woodbery Peter Palfrey
That these six or any fowre of them are deputed for this
business to speake or — ^
Item that Benjamin ffelton is to haue a tooe acre lott as
the layers out thinke meete.
Item yt was ordered that whereas m'' Scrugs had a farme
of three hundred acres beyond forest River, And that
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Cp. Traskc had one of tooe liun(lr[ed] acres beyond
Basse Kiver, The ^ Cp. Traske frcly relinquishing his
farme of tooe hundred acres, It Avas granted vnto ni""
Thomas Scrugs, and he there vpon frely relinquished his
farme of three hundred acres that soe m*" Ilumphryes
might the better be accomodated.
Item m"" Johnson and m^ Thorndike relinquished their
farmcs, but the towne qimised first accomodations vnto
them.
The 27^" of the 4^" moneth IG^f)
This djiy was brought into towne and caryed up to m^'
Endicotts these Corsletts following viz.
eighteene back peices, 18 belly peeces, 18 p"" of Tassys
18 head peeces of 3 sorts and but 17 gorgets.
Item 1() pikes & 19 swords.
The 4 of the ;V'' moneth 1G8()
Thomas Goldthwaite being an Inhabitant is granted ten
acres of land
At a towne meeting 11*'' of y^ 5 moneth 1(53 0
Its agreed that John Talbee haue one howse lott of an
acre next to the Marshalls
It. that Beniamyn ifelton haue one acre lott next to
John Talbie aforesaid
That Thomas Moore sonne to widow Moore & his wife
are received for Inhabitants and may haue one fishing lott
on the neck.
The 28*h of the 9*»^ moneth 1()36
By the town representative
Its ordered that every pson that shall fell any tymber
or wood trees w**4n the liberties of Salem and take pte
of yt, for theire vse, and leave the tops and the rest of
the body of the trees, soe felled, one moneth after vncutt
ESSEX INST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, SER. 2, VOL. I. 3 Feb., 1868.
18
out & sett vp togeather shall pay a fyne or penaltye of
five shillings for every such trespas, soe left as aforesaid
except such trees as grow in their own ^p lott or grownde,
And if any fell any trees w"4n the said limits and lett
them lye vnoccupied for the space of one moneth, that yt
shalbe lawfull for any other man observing the order
aforesaid to take the said tree to his owne ^p vse ;
The Informer to haue one halfe of the fyne, the other
to the towne.
By the towne representative the 20*^ of the tenth
moneth 1636
Its ordered that m'" Hathorne shall haue one howse lott
of an acre on this side the Rocks towards the Millf being
the sixt lott from the Marshalls howse and to be laid out
by the former layers out
Original Record, Dec. 26, 1636 to July 12, 1637.
[This, which is the earliest of the original records now in existence,
is in the handwriting of Ralph Fogg, and is called by him the "Waste
Book." The frequency with which erasures and interlineations, and
short-hand minutes occur in it, show that it was intended to be more
fairly and correctly copied out into another book, but if such a book
was used, it is now lost. Ralph Togg at this same time kept the rec-
ords of the Quarter Court for Salem, then just established; and there
he first used a waste-book and then copied out the record in a corrected
form, into another book. (See Essex Inst. Hist. Collections, vol. vii,
p. 238, Note.) The short-hand minutes have, with sooae difilculty,
been deciphered, and their meaning, though as it happensx)f no special
importance, will be given as they occur. There may be seen in a let-
ter from Edward Howes to John Winthrop, jr., Nov. 23, 1632 (Mass.
Hist. Collections, 4th ser., vol. vi, p. 481) an alphabet of short-hand
characters, very similar to that used by Ralph Fogg, described as in-
vented by Mr. (Rev. Thomas) Archisden. The writer of the letter
remarks that "they are approved of in Cambridge to be the best as yet
fThis was a corn mill owned by Capt. Trask, and was near where the Essex De-
pot is in South Danvers. Capt. Trask, in 1640 built another mill about half a mile
lower down the river, and soon after removed it to a place (now Frye's Mills) a mile
below the first mill. See Essex Registry, book 20, leaf 124.
19
invented ; and they are not yet printed nor common." The system of
short-liand used by John Hull in his Diary, and ascribed to Theophilus
Metcalfe as the inventor (Am. Antiq. Soc. Col. Ill, p. 279), is evidently
founded on that of Mr. Archisdeu ; and this, with some variations con-
tinued to be used by ministers and others for more than a century.
Though of course inferior to the modern system, it was, in its original
form, remarkably simple and ingenious.]
Aim-^ 168(3
3
M': Roger Connanfc f.f
200 ^
G.
"*Pascjiffootc f.
Jul Woodbury f.
Humphry wood])ury *]
Jn'J Woodl)ury
200
. Gr.
Peter Palfrey f.
200
200
John Balch f.
po. to fol.
10 [*Cp. W"' Traskc fr
Kic^^ Norman
& son Jn"? Norman *]
100
Jn^ Sweet
00
po. to foil
9. [*Jn"^ Hardy f.
50
to 9.
W- Allen f.
Jn? Gaily*]
40
Cp. Endicot f.
200 G
to 9.
[*W"MValcot f.
40.*]
• M^lead f.
300. G.
to 10.
[*.APGott f.
75.
to 9.
Geo : W!- f.
40.
to 9.
Peter woolf f.
50.
to 10.
Ric^^Raymf f.
[180.]
to 9.
Sam : Archer f.
40.
to 10.
Ric*? Brake nbury f.
75.*]
M": S. Sharp f.
300. Gr. a
to 10.
[*Jn"Hornef.
75.
to 10.
Law : Leech f.
100.*]
Robt. Leech
2035
2385
2015.
■4^
as
P[14]
[*Samuell More f.
50
to 9
t Freeman.
20
Robt. Molton f.
100
to 10.
James Standish
Hugh Laskin f.
60.
to 10
Stuckley wescott
Geo : Harris
M^El: Stilmanf.
100
to 10
Elias Stilman
from 60 Ric*^ : waterman f.
80
to 10
Lieft Dauenport f.
80.
to 10
Tho : Laythrop f.
30.
to 9*]
Lieft : Johnson f.
200.
[*W^ Ager f.
40.
to 9
John Blak f.
40.
to 9
Jn*^ More f.
' 40.
to 9
Sarg* ; Dixie f.
60.
to 10
Jeff: Massie f.
75.
to 10
from 60. Daniel Ray f.
160.
to 10
Tho : Eaborne f .
20.
to 9
from 60. Raph ffogg f.
80.
to 10
ffrancis weston f.
120.
to 10
Roger Morie f.
40.
to 9
Jn° Sanders f.
40.
to 9
Tho : Gardener f.
100.
to 10
Ricf Inkersoll
Mrs. Al : Daniell f.
,
W"^ Bound f .
40.
to 9
Henry Herik f.
40.
to 9
[Geo : Norton] f.
40.
to 9
Ed^: Giles f.
60
to 10
Ricf Roots
20.
to 9
Tnonh Bimov 'f
60.
to 10*1
1775 1733
1235
to 10 [*M'-. Jn? Holgraue f.
80*1
4
M^ Robt Coles
300"^
M^ Blakleech f.
300
G.
M^ TowenshenBp.f f.
300 "
M^ Tho : Scruggs f.
200
— II 10 acres med.
vide p. 18411
t Bishop.
X This refers to a grant which will be found under the date of 3d
2d mo. 1637.
21
to 9
"*Antho : Dike. f.
W. Thorndik *]
20
M*". phil. vorriii. f.
1()0 G.
]\P. E. Batter. f.
200 G. 1
[*^P^ Daiiiell.
to 9
Tho: Oliiey f.
40.
to 9
Jn*^ Sibley f.
M'." (jerv. Garford
50.
to 9
W"' King f.
40.
to 9
Kobt. Cotta f.
Mr Closes Maverik f.
[*Ric'' Huchenson
Tlio: Gouldthait
ao.*]
to 9
Jn« Talbie f.
w'" Jegg'les.
w'" Lord*]
Nath : Porter f .
[*M'" w"^ Comins
M'' S. Sharp
Jn*: Bourne
80.
to 9
Jo[s] : Grafton f.
40.
1460
Tho : Browning
widd flelton
to 9
widd Skarlet
30.
vide 18
1810
4
Ite. MP Higenson if shee come 150 acres v*^ to 10
Ite m" ftelton 20 acrs to 9
]^(jmoud Marshall, m 20 acrs to 9
Tho : Mores widdow 10 acrs*] to 9
widdow Turner
200
aboue m"" Cole M*" Jn*? Alderman [*50 acres*] 50 acres
5
22
Thos : Aiitram [*30 *] 30 acres
M'' Alford, where it is allotted ^
to him ^vided that In case he dep^t
to Leaue it desiring noe aduantag
by it,
200 acres vot.
Jn^ Abbie
-
Kobt Allen
l*W^ Allen*]
Edw : Beaucham
Jn^ Bourne
W^ Bennet
Eicf Bp.
20 Acres
Jn^ Barber
30.
Jn2 Bushnell
Jn? Bratley
Jn^ Burton
Hugh Browne
20
Tho : Browning
40
[*m'- W^ Browne
20
m"* Bartholomew
20*]
420
[*Eobt Cotta*]
Tho: Chubb
XX acres
w™ Comins
X acres
Nich: Gary
XX acres
Jn? Cook
20 acres
[*Anth: Dike*]
Nich : Drap
Isack Dauis
Sam : Eaborne
20 acres
Jn? Elford
25 acres
Geo : Emerey
40 acres
Jeffery Estie
XX acres
Pasco ffoote
40 acres
Beniamin ffelton
20 acres
-*j^rs ffelton vidua*] >
lir sonn Nath ifelton 3
m"* Gervas Garford
30 acres
23
Edw : GaskcU 20 acres
Eclm : G rover 20 acres
K()})t. Goodell 20 acres
eTii*: Gaily 20 acres
m": Goose 50 acres
Tlio : Goldthwait if an Inhabitant 10 acres
260
Geo : Harries
Ko<2:er lioskall
Jn^ Harte
^^unSRic^^Huchenson
Kic\' Hollinworth
Josua Holgrave
llicf Inkersell
W"' James
m^ Jackson
W"^ Jeirg'les
Eobt Jsbell
Kobt. Leech
Jn? Lufi'
Ric;^ Lambert
Jn". Leech
Robt. Leamon
W"^ Lord
Edm : Mar [John Leach Jun —
w"^ Marston
Tho : Marston
tin? Marsh
widow Mason
Robt Morgan
Tho: More.
20 acres
20 acres
10 acres
60 acres vide p. 18
20 acres
80 acres
25 acres
50 acres
50 acres
20 acres
10 acres
10 acres
20 acres
80 acres t]
30 acres
20 acres
20 acres
20 acres
20 acres
430
JnP Norman
20 acres
t In another handwriting.
24
460
Ricf Norman
Robt Pease
John Pease
ffrancis Perry
Joseph Pope
mr ^m Pester
Jonathan Porter
John Pikworth
John Pride
Geo : Roaps
Tho : Reade
Tho : Roots
Josua Roots
Tho: Rmge
James Standish
James Smith
John Stone
John Shepley
mich : Shaflen
Elias Stilman
widow Smith
John Symonds
ffrancis Skerry
mich : Sallowes
m*" Smith
m'^ John Thorndik
Abram Temple
20
acres
10
acres
20
acres
20
20
20
[20]
10
20
acres
20
acres
20
20
10
20
acres
20
30
20
acres
20
acres
20
150
acres
100
acres
next mr Johnsons.
Phillip Virrin
w™ Vinsent
Ric? Waters
m^ Ricf Walker
Stukley Wescott
Abram Warren
Tho: Watson
Humphrey woodbury
10 acres
40 acres
20
10 acres
40 acres
(;do
460
430
2(10
420
ff 200
1810
1775
2385
C170
& 500
(5070
vJc f 22G0
8!)30
[*m'' webbs [house] 200 acres*]
II memorandum that he may haue 200 acres ||
[*m'- Ju^ Wood ' oO acres
m'' rtreeman 2(10 acres*]
m'" Ilathorne 200 acres
2200 llwliere hee hath built.
i-th
conditicjii that hee ]]
dismist from their Church to ours of Sak'm.tjl
Tho : Tuck one 10 acre Lot
JiiV Deuorixe 10 acres
W" Woodbury 40 acres
m^' Peeters ask him.
[Three blank pa'^es.]
from 4.
from 3.
from o.
ab()U(! nir Cole
from 4.
next mr Ilumfre
from 4.
aboue mr Cole
from 4.
ffrreemanti land: 2385
Tho : mores widow 10 Acres at Jeftrys creek
Tho : Eaborne [*20*] 30. acres next to En-
sii^n Dauenports 10 acre lott
Kic^ Roots ' 20
Antho: Dik [*20*] 40
at Jeftry Creek <
m*'' ifelto'n
Edm : ]Marshall
Samuel 1 Archer
W"^ Allen
Jo : Sibley
Geo: W"'^'^
Jo : ^loor
Jo: BUick
Srgf Wolfe
Srg"^ Dixy
from 3. Tho : Laythrop
20
20
(50
50
50
40
40
30
50
50
370|
30
tThis was interlined by Gov. Endecott.
ESSEX IXST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, SKR. 2, VOL. I. 4 Feb., 1868.
26
from 4. Eobt Cotta
from 4. Jn« Talbie
from 4. widow Skarlet
from f. 3 o W"' Allen
from 3. W"' Walcott
from 3. o Geo: W"'^
from 3. o Sam : Arch''
from 3. W'" Ager
from 3. o Jn'' Blak
from 3. o Jn? Moi-e
from 3. Roger Morie
from 3. John Sanders
from 3. W"^ Bownd
from 3. Henry Herik
from 3. Geo : Norton
from 4. Tho : Olney
from 4. W™ Kinsf
from 4. eIo[s.]
Grafton
30
30
30
[*40*] 50
[*40*] 30
40
[*40*] 60
[*40*] 30
[*40*] 30
40
[*40*] 50
40
40
40
40
40
[*40*] 30
[*40*] 30
aboue m^ Cole
aboue m^' Cole
next to m"" Cole
aboue m'" Cole ^
aboue m^ Cole
aboue m^ Cole
aboue m^ Cole
aboue m"" Cole
aboue m"^ Cole
from fol. 3 John Hardy
from 3 o Sargt : Woolf
from 3 • Sam : More
from 4 o Jno Sibley
from
from
from
from
3. Hugh Laskin
3. o Sarg : Dixie
3. Eclw. Giles
3. Jacob Barney
Wm Dodge
[*50*] 60 next to John Woodbury
50
r*50*l 40 Darliy fort side after mr
■- -^ Peters lott is layd out.
50
[Lai-ge blank.]
[*60*] 70 next to John Woodbury
[*60*] 50 at Jeffryes Creeke
60 next to nir. Coles
[*60*] 50 next to Goodman Leech
60 next to John Woodbury
10
from 3. mr. Gott 75 next to Goodman Rayes ffarme
from 3. Eicd : Brakenbury 75 at Mackrell Cone
from 3. Ildd Tifjl Jno Home 75 layd out by mr. Blackleech
from 3. Jeffery Massie 75 at Mackrell Coue
from 60, & from 3. Ricd : Waterman 80 next to Daniell Ray
from 3. Lieft ; Dauenport 80 next to mr. Coles
from 60, & from 8. Raph ffogg, 80 at ye f ffo/ost riuer head wth. 3 acres
'^^ ot medow*] |3 birch trees iieere [♦Good-
man Rays his ffarme as well*] adioyn-
ing to Rich: Watermaus his ffarme||
t Delivered ticket.
from
4.
from
3.
from
3.t
from
from
3.
3.
from
from
from
from
3.
3.
3.
4.
Jn7 llolgraue [*80*] CO at Darby.s fortside after mr. Pet.
Kic^l Kavmeilt r*100*l GO -^^ [Mlarblc*] Darbies fortside after
■- -' inr. P.tcrs r.iniic is sett out.
Law: Leacll 100 <>ii«i- JiK'-'in^t mis Danitlls ramie wifji
jc marsh iieerij adioynin^ vpoii survey.
Kobt. Molton 100 [*to bei^iii*] next to mr. Coles
m»' Stilman (besides
yt on Castle Hill 100 113011; "''^t t<.mr Skeltons adioynlnK
" "* to mr Sharpe-s.
mi" (Jardener 100 m«" (iardner next to m'' Coles.
Cp Trask 100 next to the Lon.iz; Pond,
ft'raneis Weston 120 pojl:;: next to mi- Coles
m's lliy:ins()n loO next to m'" Coles
from GO, ».<: from 3. Daniell Kay IGO next to Kicli. Watermans
ml' Peters 300 next to m^' IlumtVies
[IJlank i.affe.]
De Lands The 2()t" oi' x^" mo : 1()3(;
By the Towen Kepreseiitathie
Po. to 71) .,. , ,^ 1 . -,
111': btephens Keqiiest cleiiied.
The 2'.>of the 11*" moi.KiaG
De Lands. Imprimis it is ordered c<: a^i»recd that Lieftenant
^^**"*'- Dauenport shall haiie a Teiin Aere Lott.
Also that his Tenii acres is appointed him neare JelFerv
:\Iassies Lott, y*. ^v«" m^* Biirditt did desire. V*^^'' [by all
but Mr. Bishop and ^Mr. Baleh§]
Item, it is ordered ||for the better furthering of the
fishing trading (Sc [*that a*] to avoid the ineonvenienee
we haiie found by granting of [*planting*] land [*to
plant*] for fishermen to pltint|| That none Inhabiting at
INIarble Head shall haue any other accomodation of land,
other than such as is vsuallie giuen by the Towne to fish-
ermen viz. a bowse lott & a garden lott or grownd for the
placing of their flakes : according to the company belong-
ing to their families, to the greatest family not aboue 2
tHere is inserted in short-hand — "John Woodbeiy did view it and it lycth alon^
in divers marshes and coves."
J Against these is entered — "betwixt mr. Bishops larme & mr. Sharpes voted
the 2d. of first mo : 1G3G."
§In short-hand.
2S
acres : & the comon of the woods iieere adi«)yniiig for
their ofoates & their cattle.
It is generally agreed by vs That that order w^^' was
formerly [*graunted*] made, to graunt a howse lott & x
acre lott to euery inhabitant shall be hence forward of noe
force or eftect. But such lotts are to be sett out accord-
ing to the discretion of the Towne.
[The last two paragraphs are in Gov. Eudecott's handwriting.]
W"" Knight Eec^ for an inhabitant, but noe Lande to
apropriat vnto him but a 10 acre lott, & coriion for his
cattle grasse & hay.
po. to 79.
11
De Lands More the 2*? of the 11«^ mo : 1636
m'* Hewlett m'" Vinsent & 2 others of Saugus moueing
to haue had accomodacons att Marble Head had their an-
sweres from the order made against planting at Marble
Head.
John Abbie is Rec^ ffor Inhabitant & is to haue one acre
lott for a house next beyond the Gunsmiths, and 3 acres
[*of the maids lotts If they shall giue way beyond Castle
hill*] II of planting ground where the Towne hath ap-
pointed beyond Castle hill|j
By the To wen Representatiue the 9**^ of 11"' mo : 1636.
[* Wherin It was agreed for the auoiding off absurdi-
ties and for the doing of Justice that Raph ifogg should
haue ffive acres of the Eight Acres longe since appointed,
&, now latly by m"" Connant & Jn^ Woodbury measured
out, as prt of Eight Acres y* they measured wherof Raph
ffogg is to let them haue ^ *]
tHere is interlined by Gov. Endecott, and then cancelled, "all pre-
sedents & evil events of graunting lotts vnto single maidens not dis-
posed of it is ordered that noe single maiden not disposed of in mar a "
29
[*It is ordered that wlierojis there was formerly gi-auiit-
ed vnto Deborah Pennington , *]
Item, there is graunted to Kalph Ifbgge 5 acres of land
pte of his tenne acres, [*neere vnto*] beyond Castle hill
[*vpon*] neere the South riiier.f
fMeraorandum that this was appointed for him many years before
this : this [ ] was agreed that I shonld have some reqnital for my
pains X'}
po : to 83
12
2()^" of x^" mo : lf;3()
•Orders of the Towne
Besides Lands.
It is agreed. That John Stones shall keepe a flerry (to
begin this day) betwixt his house on the neck vpon the
North point, and Cape Ann Sydc, & shall giue dilligent
attendance thervpon, during the space of three years, vn-
less he shall giue iust occation to the Contrary, and in
Consideracon therof he is to haue two pence from a
stranger, and one penny from an inhabitant : moreouer
the sd. Jn? Stones doth QDmis to q)vide a convenient boat
for the sd. purpose betwixt this & the first month next
coming after the date hereof.
vtd. to 82.
to 79. That m'*'' Keniston is receiued for ^ Inhabitant but
not to haue land but what she purchaseth, & so hath pur-
chased Lieft : Dauenports house.
to 79. Jn"! Elford to be warned to Q^'ter Cort to answer
the Rec.ing of Parmester
Concerning the Accompt of Calues & Lambs keeping,
being not rightlie Audited nor any Rowle taken therof, it
is therfore agreed that R. ffog shall (pcure a more iust
tThis paragraph is written by Gov. Eudecott. Jin short-hand.
30
acc° & dravve a Eowle of them, & liaue vii^ 6^ [^ pains]
to be paid out of the moneys to be collected from the de-
linquents.
to 82. To warne the 2 Lieftenants to Court about the 18^
& 9^ wanting of the 5^ Rate. & uf Stilman ^miseth paymt.
of the Rest.
The next 6 day to meet at 8 of Clok.
^^' g ^ IB. 9 po. to 82 etc.
12
The 16"^ of 11"^ mo: 1636
It is ordered that noe sawen boards, clapboards or other
Timber or wood be sold or transported by any pson or
psons w*^in the liberties of Salem from or out of the sd.
plantation or liberties therof, vpon the paine or penalty
of 5^ for euery hundred foot of board, or hundred of
clapboard, or other sawen timber, & 5^ the load of any
other wood or timber so transported, vnless the said
boards clapboards or other ||wood or|| timber [*so trans-
ported vnless*] be first offered to sell to the thirteene
men or ye greater part of y™ that are intrusted for ye
tyme being w"' the affairs of the sd. towen & an answer
w"Un fifteene days returned by the towne whether the ^
will bye or noe.
Item, it is further ordered that [*in case*] || though ||
the Towne should refuse to bye, & thervpon libertie be
granted to part w"' any boards, clapboards or other tim-
ber, etc. yet that who so shall sell or transport, any of
the sd. boards, clapboards or other timber or wood shall
pay vnto the Towen eighteene pence for euery hundred
J|foot|| of boards or of sawen timber [*or wood*] or hun-
dred of clapboard. And for the [* better*] further exe-
cucon of this order, it is agreed that noe master of any
ship or other vessell sluill take or transport any of the
premises but shall first giue notis vnto the Towt.Mi what
quanteties they doe take to transport y[)()n the penalty of
5^ for euery hundred so transported.
Item, It is agTeed, that m^" Tiio : Seruii"a.s shall see to
the execution of these orders abouesaid, Sz uiue notis vnto
the Towen of what shall be done hearin, as also deliuer
a true accompt of w* is bought, sould, ree*! or deliuered
eoncerning the premises.
])o : to S2
18
Dated the xvi^^' of the 11'^' moneth called January liVM').
Wlieras we haue found by experience that the trans-
porting of boards & clapl)oards from our plantacon h;ith
not onely bared our woods verie much of the l)est tym))er
trees of all sorts but bereaued also our inhal)itants of
such boards & cla[)l)oards whereof they stand in need,
We haue therefore ordered that || henceforward || noe sjiw-
yer clapboard cleaner or any other pson whatsoeuer
shall cutt downe saw^ or cleaue any boards or tymber
Coppied. ^^'ithin our lymits c^ transport them to other
v^*^- places, vpon the payne or penaltie of tine shil-
lings for euery such hundred of board clapboard ||()r
Tymber|| to be paid in to ^Ir. Scruggs, Avho is appointed
to be Treasurer [*for tiie Towne*] ||in this behalfe|| this
yeare ensuinge.
[The last paragrapli, and tlio words interlined in the following, are
in the handwriting of Gov. Endecott.]
It is agreed that li'ic'} Inkersoll shall hencefoward haue
one pcny [*a tyme to maintaine the ferry*] ||for euery
pson hee doeth ferry over the north [*ferry*] riuer
||durcing the Towns pleasure, v^'} po : to 84.
[*Edw:*]
[Blank.]
82
13
By the Towne representatiue the 23*^ of the
11"^ mo: Ann« 1636
Imprimis, It is agreed that wee who represent the busi-
ness of the Towen will underwrite vnto such things as
are agreed vpon by vs.
William James bound in Recognizans of 201 The Con-
dicon is that he appeare att Boston the next quarter Court
ad Respondendum.
P-
26*^
m^" ffrancs Weston
m^' Tho : Gardener
Daniell Ray
m'" Phillip Verrin
14
The 16"^ of the 11"^ mo : 1636
de Land It is agreed, & the Towen representatiues haue
deputed Jacob Barney to goe unto m^ ffrances Johnson,
to forewarne him from building att Brooksbee or any
other place in the To wens liberties w"^out the To wens
consent.
[Here is written in short-hand, — Endecot de Ed. Beach[amp] "we
have made a show of receiving him for an inhabitant.]
Edw : Beachamp Rd. for an Inhabitant & is to haue
ifower Acres of Land.
Debora Holmes refused Land || being a maid|| [but hath
four bushels of corn granted her, one by Mr. Endecot,
one by Mr. Stileman, one by John Woodbury and one by
Mr. Verrin. f] and would be a bad president to keep hous
alone
fin short-hand.
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haue each J an Acre of Land
granted them att Winter Har-
ber for ffishing trade, & to
build vpon.
[John Sibley gives nothiiifr to the
requital, but gave unto me his alow-
ance if he come not again. J]
Robt wheaton refused to be Inhabitant.
ra'" Jackson.
Antho : Dike.
m"" llaym*
Pasca ffoote.
Jn? Sibley.
Robt. Leech.
Geo: W'"^
& Humphrey woodbury >
po : to 83.
De Lands or ^7 the Towen reprcsentatiue the 23^'' of
rec. in inhabitants the 11*'' mo : Ann" 1636.
to 81 Mathew Waller Receiued for an Inhabitant p a Cer-
tifficate from m"" Atherton haugh.
to 81 Thomas Trace ship Carpenter reffered to Certifficat.
to 81 William Ilackford Receiued for an Inhabitant &
may also haue a ffishing Lott.
to 81 John Leech the broth'" of Lawrence Leech Rec*! for
an Inhabitant.
to 81 Ric"? Lambert, Joyner, Receiued for an Inhabitant
but to purchase his accomodacon.
It is agreed that m'' Samuell Sharpe o*" Elder shall
haue a farme cont. 300 acres of Land to be Laid
out & bounded by the Towen to the Southward of
m** Skeltons farme and ioyneinge vpon the head of
the north Riuer.
It is agreed that forasmuch as that m*" firancs John-
son did relinquish a farme formerly granted him at
to 81 Brooksbie vpon the Towns request, & now de-
sireing meete accomodacons else where. It is ther-
fore ordered that he shall haue sixe acres of medow
X lu short-hanu.
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ground & fowerteene acres of other Grounds att
Brookesby aforesaid wher his Cow house now is,
and nine score Acres more neare the Cedar Pond
aboue a mile distant from it.
to 81 John Shepley and his wyfe now must be Inhabitants.
Item for as much as m'' Gervas Garford hath built a
Cowhowse & impaled a portion of ground neere his
dwelling howse vpon the Townes Comon to the
to 81 hindering of it from receaueing of an other inhabi-
tant That beinge a place fitt for a dwelling house &
also it beinge an act not onely done w*J'out order or
warrant from the Towne but rather ageanst order
& warneing. It is therfor agreed That the said m'*
Garford shall pay to the Towne twentie shillings
fine : & that he pay anually the Kent of Tenn shil-
lings vpon demande so longe as the sd. cowehouse
& impaleing so remaine vpon the said Comon, vpon
demand.
15
_ ^ , By the To wen representatiue the 27^^ of the ll*''
De Lands. -^ a o i^o^
mo : An*' 1636
to 81 That a peticon be drawne vnto the generall Court
concerning the Limitts of Salem
cp. E. It is ordered that all the Land alonoj the shore
T. B.— ^
J M- on Darbys [*side*] fort side ||up to [*m'' Humfries
e's- l^-nd*] the Hogsties and so to run along towards
J;|;~ marble head|| 20 pole into the Land shall be
d.Ib.— t reserued for the Comons of the towne to serue
to 81 [*them*] ||it|| for wood & timber.^
tCapt. Endecott, Townsend Bishop, Rob* Molton, Jacob Barney,
Lawrence Leach, Elias Stileman, Thomas Scrugs, John Balch, John
Woodbury, Daniel Ray.
J This paragraph is in Gov. Endecott's handwriting.
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It is further ordered That aboue the measure of
to 81 20 pole into the land as abouesaid : The land shall
be layed out for 10 acre lotts till the Toun be sup-
plyed.t
It is ordered that Ric*! Brakenbury, Tho : Laythrop
to 81 & Ric^ Iluchenson are to view what Inlandc their is
betwixt Jeffereys Creeke & Makcrcll Cove, 4 or
ffyve miles.
It is ordered That John woodbury & Capt Trask
II & John Balch|| shall lay out 200 acres of land for
M'^ Endecott next adioyning to the land w^'' was
to 81. formerly graunted him : f
Vera Copia of the Surveiors warrant. A president.
Whereas The towne hath granted to m*" Endicott
twoe hundred acres of Land to* lye next adioyneing
to the 300 acres formerly granted vnto him & con-
firmed by a general 1 Court :
It is now ordered by vs whose names are hearvnder
written That Capt. Trask John woodbury Roger
Connant Jeffery Massie & John Balch or any three
of them shall Lay out and bound the said 200 acres
- granted aforesaid. And this is for their sufiicient
to 81. warrant. [*p me Raph Aogg*]
recanglXbrtants. The 6^^ of the 12^'' mo : 1636
Tho : Tayler rec^ for an Inhabitant but must pur-
chase his accomodacou yet may haue planting
ground.
Diners orders vpon some [papers] m"" Endicot hath
Also m^ Bishop or some oth"" hath w' was agreed
vpon when I was at Plimoth.
V^ of 12 mo : 1636
to 81 Jn? Pickering Carpenter granted to be inhabitant.
t These paragraphs are in Gov. Endecott's handwriting.
36
to 81 Sarg : woolf may haue a fishing Lott at Wiiif
Harbo'^
The 17*^ of 12**^ mo : 1636 [vide some more this
date p contra.]
That m'* Hathorne may haue 200 Acres Land wher
to 86 he hath built w"' condicon y* he be dismist from
th^ Church to o''^ att Salem.
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IS to
16
6M. 12°. Ann« 1636.
Wheras [*some may plead*] diuers orders are
made & agreed on by the Inhabitants of [*the*]
our Towne of Salem ||for the better subsistence of
o'*selues and those that shall hereafter Joyne v*^ vs||
& for want of a print howse or some other meanes
whereby to publish them not only to the present
Inhabitants but to others that may heereafter [*in-
habite*] set downe amongest vs. These are there-
fore to certifie all whom it may concerne, & for
thus avoyding of the breach of any of the said or-
ders & consequently the penaltie of them, [*as also
that*] That they repaire to Mr. Raph fibgge who
keepeth the records of the said orders, where they
may satisfie themselues in euery pticular -order as
afibresaid. f
to 81. 7*^ of 12*^ mo : 1636, John Hardy is to haue a
fishing Lott.
fThis paragraph is written by Gov. Endecott.
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to 81. 17">of 12"' mo: 1636, xxtor yong Rec'! for an
Inhabitant & may ^ half an acre w"' w"' Browne.
20*^ of the 12^^' mo: 1G36
to T. The order de not thatching houses revoked.
A warrant granted &, deliuered Jn? Woodbury,
according to the forme of the lirst warrant, for the
Laying out vnto
Sam : Archer
to Wm Allen
JuV Sibley
Geo: Wms
Jnv More
Jn? Black
Sarg: Wolf
Sar^ : Dixie
Widow More 10 acres 81
Att Jefferys Creek.
po : to page
(10 acres 81
50 acres 81
50 acres 8]
40 acres 81
40 acres 8 1
30 acres 81
50 acres 81
50 acres 81
Item Another warrant ibid
dd»"«i to Lay out to
Roger Morie 50 acres to 81
Edw: Giles GO acres 81
Ricd Dauenport 80 acres 81
Kobt Molton 100 acres 81
Tho : Gardener 100 acres 81
fl'rancs Weston 120 acres 81
MI'S Higensou 150 acres 81
[*that these resorting vnto mee & paying that
they owe in the Towns book & vpon my tiket they
may Lay them forth, to 81.
Wheras Avidow more had x acres*]
Item p Another warrant of 17^'' of 12"' mo : 1636
for ye laying out to Law : Leach 100 acres ||vpland||
& sixe acres marsh ou'" ag* m'"! Daniells & Jacob
to 81. Barney 50 acres w"^ y*^ marsh before y*^ ground.
The 20"' of y^ 12"' moneth 1636.
It is ordered by the freemen of Salem y* m'"
Ralph ifogg in consideracon of his paines in en-
lands y' are granted to ye inhabitants
into ye towne booke for recording of them shall
haue for eu^y 20 acr. 9^ for 30 acr. 12^ for 40. 15*^
for 50 & soe vp wards 1*. 6*?
[This last paragraph is in a different baud.]
to 81 tringe the
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Item 20"» of 12*^^ mo : 1636
A warrant dd^ Jn? woodbury acording to the con-
to 81 tents, That Jeffery Massy & Ric** Brakenbury each
haue threescore & fifteene acres a ps. att Mackerel 1
Coue discharging first their arrerages in the Towns
book. And that Cp. Trask Jn^ woodbury Roge"^
Connant & Jn? Balch or any three of them may
Lay them out.
to 81 It is ordered that Mathew Waller shall haue ffyve
acres of land upon the North necke.
to 81 It is ordered that Christopher yong shall haue be-
sides half an acre for a hous lott, the quantety of
tenn acres vpon Darbie fort syde.
to 81 It is ordered that Thomas Goldthwait shall haue a
tenn acre Lott vpon the neck of the North Syde of
the Riuer, ^vided that if in case y* he be not dis-
missed vnto the Church att Salem y* then hee Leaue
it vnto the Towne, elce to be his owne. ||it was
granted 4*^ of 5*** mo : 1636 before now.||
to 81 That Tho : Eaborne may haue three acres next to
Ensigne Dauenports x acre Lott, laid out w*^^out
war!^
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By the Towne represent. 2^ of first mo : 1636-7
After much discourse about the equitie of the
P V ^portions of Land to be Laid out to these Inhab-
^•^- itants. It is agreed that wherin we haue not
fl; walked by order & Rule in the ^portioning of
^' ^'^ Land, that it should be rectified.
In the agitacon of matters w*'^^ concerne y^
neatheard
t Townsend Bishop, Thos. Scrugs, Philip Verin, John Woodbury,
Bobt. Moltou, Elias Stileman, Jacob Barney, .Lawrence Leach.
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Its ao^reed that the neatheard shall bcffin the charjr
^&^po ^^ ^^^® keeping of the great catle vpon the fifth day
of the second month.
And further that the catle that are turned before
the neat heard the [*first of the third month an''
1636*] shall pay for keeping the whole tyme, y'
the neatherd is couenanted w^^'all.
That W'" woodburie in consideration of laying
downe a twoe acre Lott in the Towne, is to haue a
pcell of marsh lying before his x acre Lott, & so
much of vpland ground att the other end as to mak
him leuell w*** other men these not exceeding three
acres, & it being averred not to be preiudiciall vnto
any.
M"* Garfords demand of 11^ for a twoe acre Lott is
thought but equall.
That those who had Rams of their owne [*&c*]
ought not to pay (p fetching Rams.
That y^ orders for hay grase & paym^^ to y*^ pcnn
ought to be obserued.
Its thought meet for present that w™ walker, shall
be kept w*^ m"* B^ both for his owne preservaco &
also [*for*] towards the [*further*] satisfiing of
m*" Bp in part of his debt, [if he can earn any-
thinorf]
agreed to ^ ;*
^positions of Roger Morie first not to kecpe y*"
any Lo : day 2'^' to haue 40^ (p 8 mo : & [*haue
2 men Ingaged for it*] ||to gather it himselfe but||
always to haue 1 (fter before hand. 3'^ the num-
ber not to exceed ^ score & all Catle to be reconed
agreed alike as well stears &c. as cows & that a pen be
made. Its denied now.
X In short-hand.
40
to 81 Tho : Trace, Rec"? for Inhabitant vpon a Certificate
from diuers of watter Towne.
And is to haue 5 acres of Land, [which he may
have laid out when he hath a ticket from me that he
hath paid mef]
to 81 James Standish, haueing Leaue from the surveiors
for the [inclose] of some part of the Coinon next
to the penn, w"' this Causion that if the Towne re-
quire it he shall allow so much out of his house
Lott on the other end.
to 81 Thomas Chad well Rec^ for an Inhabitant: & y* he
may haue a tenn acre Lott vpon C? Ann Side, near
Sedar Stand.
20*^ of ffirst mo: 1636.
Its ordered that all o'' ffences fformerly made shalbe
sufficientlie repaired by the Last of this first
moneth, w*** either post and raile or bound w*^
poles or laths on each syde w*^in a foote & a halt
of the Topp, or some other way so sufficientlie, as
the surveiors shall approue of, and to be accom-
plished before the first day of the next month, or
elce shall not only stand to y® damadges done
(throw the neglect of such sufficient fences) but
to n also shalbe fined half a crowne for the first ofience,
& twelue pence a week so long as they shall abide
insufficient (strictlie to be leuied) . And the Sur-
veiors to bee, Jacob Barney & Jeflery Massie for
all the fences bordering from John Talbies Lott
allong the North Riuer to Jn*^ Symonds house.
And Sargeant Dixie & broth'' Raym^ to survey all
the fencs betwixt the [*neck on the*] South side
t In short-hand.
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neck & the meeting house. And Thomas Olney &
Thomas Gardener to survey all the flencs betwixt
the meeting house, all westward of the Towne.
That any of these shall [*distraine*] view c^c dis-
traine vpon the doltieieuts, vpon forfett of 5^ a
peece.
to D It. That the order Last y';'* ageanst poultree, &
DoiTiTs shall stand.
to 86 Jn? Tompkins is q)mised to be Rec*! for Inhabitant
in case he q3cui*e free dismision.
to 8G Sargeant Loekwood ibidem is (pmised to l)e Kee"!
Inhabitaut in case he qx'ure a firee dismision.
to 8G Anthony Pearce is qnnised to be Ilec^ Inhabitant in
case he ^Dcure a ffree dismision.
to 86 Kic'! Graves Refused to be an Inhabitant.
to 86 Jn" Pride hath granted i an acre on Winter harbor
by their house c^ 5 acres on l)arl)ie forte side.
Its a^ifreed w^'' Roii'er ^Nlorie Neatherd that he shall
begin the keeping of all this Towns Catle, the liftli
day of the second month next, & to continew his
help w"' the help of another sufficient man, dureing
the space of Eight months Compleat And that
euery twoe Catle shall tind one for the Carfull
Looking vnto them on the Lords days. And that
the neatherd shall be ready att the penn gate an
hower after sunn rise each morning, to take all the
Towne Catle to feed, & avIio so shall not h;iue their
Catle ready att that tyme are either to bring them
after the heard i e to the heard or elce (the loss y'
acrcws to their Catle throw such neglect) to lye
vpon themselucs & in case the neatherds fade on
either of their prts in not taking them forth bring-
ing them home or carfull Looking vnto them, that
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y^ the sd. Eoger Morie is liable to further exami-
nacon (& being' found faltie) to the sensure of the
Towne. And in Liew of their service the said
Roger is to haue seaven shillings p head of all
' exepting bulls to be paid them by fewer equal por-
tions, always one quarter before hand. And what
to n. Catle shall be put to the neatheard shall pay for the
whole tyme, except in case any should miscary, &
then y*^ loss ynough.
agreed to allowe a goatherd for keeping a whole
year, 2^ a milch goat 1^ a wether one shilling an ew
Lamb after they are Avayned & 6** a y"^ a wether
to g. Lambe.
to 80. Edw : Beaucham may haue his 4 or 5 acres granted
before on Darbie forte side.
• 18
By the Towne Representatiue the third
day of the second mo : 1637
The order concerning repairing vnto me Raph ffogg
for the viewing of Towne orders is repealed.
[*It is ordered y* wheras*] [our brother Barney
moved concerning my allowance, and not to hinder
my planting, f]
[* Wheras m'" Ralph ffogg hath heretofore been
taken of his owne imploym^^ especially in planting
time to attende vpon the towne occasions to his
great preiudice. It was agreed y* w* I did for y®
Towne y* I should be paid & it being so formerly
ordered this preseding order is needless*]
That m^ Scruggs may haue tenn acres of medow
ground in the north syde of the water y* runns out
fin short-band.
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of the great Ponnd. rec^ Vide page 4 of this wast
bock
That wheras diucrs incouveiiicnscs haiie acrewed,
by a pticiiler Laying out of euery ptieiiler mans
q3portion of Land intire to himself, & bounding the
same out at the same instant, by reason of the ine-
quallity of grounds, some therby may haue all
good, c^ some none good, Its therfor ordered that
so many as are appointed in one warrant shall be
to 86 laid out in one intier bound, & [*the surveiors*]
make subdiuitions according to the nature of the
ground.
to f It is ordered y* m"* Ralph ffogg shall haue for
euerie warrant 2*^ of euery pticular pson contained
in y*' warrant for laying out lauds in consideracon
of his paines.
That m"* Batter shall haue Tenn acres of marsh
to 86 wher it may convenientlie be laid out for him in
liew of Twenty Acres w^''- he should sureuder out
of his ftirnie for his brother Antram.
That Eicl Iluchenson shall haue twenty acres
more aboue the sixtie acres mentioned in the book
to 86 of Calculations & to be laid out next to [*the war-
rant Granted unto*] Kich : waterman D. 11. & R.
if. together w*'' m*" Tliorndike who is to haue his
hundred Acres (w^'' was formerlie mentioned to bee
next m'^ Johnsons & is disliked of by himselfe)
there.
to 86 Granted a warrant to Dan. Ray, for 160, to Ric^
Waterman 80, & R. ff 80 acres.
to 86 It. Another to Hugh Laskin 70. w™ Dodg 60. Jn*^
Hardy 60. & will, woodbury 40 acres. & 10 Acres
m*" Scruggs as aboue.
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[Mr. Bishop and myself often moved that we
might [ ] t]
By the Towne representatiues x*^ of 2 mo : 1637
T T, to 86 Eic? Graues Eec^ for an Inhabitant
5- ^ t & may haue the twoe or 3 Acres of land if
§; Moi. there be so much next beyond Raph ffoggs 5
d.r!^* Acre Lott, the w^*' was was agcane measured
p m"" Roger Connant.
to 86 Tho : Read acknowledged an Inhabitant.
It is ordered that all the marsh ground about the
Towne that hath formerlie beene Laid out for hay
grass shall be measured out whether it hath been
mowed or vnmowed, whether salt or fresh marsh
to 86 It shall all be measured by the Last day of this
week & a true accompt brought in vnto the Towne
both w* it is, & how it Lyeth.) And to be layed
out or measured by the ffive Layers out C^ Trask
m^ Connant Jn? woodbury Jn? Balch & Jeffery
Massy or any three of them : & are to haue in liew
of their pains sixe pence an acre if 4^ an acre be
not o^ood wadofes.
Jn? Sweet 2^ to meeting house ought
[to that account p. 18 — and they will not give m'^
Sharpe's 4^ now|]
order to discont w^^ or brother Ager 4^ more for
former servis to the Towne. [Besides [what they
gave] before as p. 73 f]
§That [*Edw : Giles*] Ricf Inkersell & pasca ffoot
shall haue such ^portions as is nominated for them :
by the frost fish brook next to Goodma Barney if
fin short-hand.
JHere is inserted in short-hand — "I was there too but did not as-
sent to his receiving."
§Here is inserted — "We whose hands are underwritdoe witnesthe
lawfUll cajiselling of Ed. Giles. J. W. (John Woodbury)."
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to 86 their be so much or else pasca ffoot to be left out.
giuen a ticket [according to the grant and granted
a warrant f]
to 86 m'" Smith [Junio""] may purchas that 2 acre Lott
from m^ Burditt att 1^4
to 87 m'' Moses Maverik request to Towne granted if he
brini; his dismission,
xtii of the "^^^'^^ same day before this business aboue writ,
second mo: was done, the Town in ^i^enerall did meet tJc
Chose for Deputies O] Traske
to D. Lieft Daucnport
& Robt. Molton
By the Towne representatiue the 17^'' of 2 mo : 1637
present It is ordered that
Le(.. m^ Scrugs & o'' bro : Eay lined G^ a ps to be dis-
ig & neglecting
spek to T. busines to if.
Scr.
Bp
Lee
AVood trained for disorderlie standing & neglecting to
R^ spek to T. busines to if.
Scr. ^
&iiayt It is ordered That if any (pportions of Land so
fall out that it will afford || little or|| noe marsh or
medow ground, then shall the Layers out allott
to 86 such (pportions of marsh or medow ground, (ac-
cording to the quantcty of such g)portions granted)
in such places next adioyning as may be most fitt
& equal 1 for each & to returne w* quantcty s, &
wdier each (pportion is, vpon the back of the war-
rants, that so they may be registred.
tin short-hand.
J The Kev. Georjjc Burdct is stated by Felt to have preached at Sa-
lem from 1(J35 to 1037. Tliis lot was probably the one j^ranted to him
Auj^. 22, 1G35 "upon the Kock beyond Mr. Endicott's fence," (see page
9) and I conjecture that it was on the east side of the northern end of
Washington street. John Smith owned a house aiid land there in
IfioO, and sold it in 1058, bounding south "by the house and land of
Mr. Kndecolt" and extending northeily to the bank of the river. The
word "llock" may have meant the steep or rocky bank of the river.
t Virin, Bishop, Leech, Stileman, Woodbury, Kalph Fogg, Scruggs
&Ray.
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m*" ffrancs Weston hath Tenn acres added to his
to SQ hundred & twenty mentioned in Calcnl : p. 10. f
More 17"^ of 2 mo : 1037
Item It is agreed that in case liicf Iluchenson shall
to 86 sett vp plowing within 2 years he may haue 20
acres mor^ to bee added to his q:>portion.
Item It is agreed that m^ ffrancis Aveston may haue
to 86 20 Acres of Land more to the 130 formerlie qipor-
tioned and to be laid out vp woolistons Eiuer :
Item y* m^ Verrin shall haue libertie to Cult 3 Load
to h of hay gras neare to Ltiwrence Leeches qivided that
he burnc all the marshes therabout
It. That m"* Smith shall haue his g)portion of 150
to 86 Acres beyond the ould planters farmes.
[*It. y* II. fibgg may*]
to 48 Item That m^ W" Browne may haue x Acres added
to his Twenty in steed of a x Acre Lott ;
to 86 That Beniamin Parmiter though he sd he would
ffollow his trade yet may haue 5 Acres Land,
to 86 Sarg. Lockwood refused the hous Lott beyond his
ftither Normans,
to 86 Tho : Read refused his request he mad for a little
land to be changed by his x Acre Lott.
to 86 Robt. Baker refused to be acknowledged inhabitant
heare.
to 81 Shepley et vxor acknowledg Inhabitants
to 86. Geo : Roaps cannot yet be reel because he hath a
p. yf to serue.
By the Towne [repre]senta[ ]
There being present m"* B^ m"" Scrugs [
] Jn^ woodbury L. Leech.
t See page 27.
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It is agreed That ffath'^ Molton & m'^ Ed : [ ar]e
appointed Auditors to take accompt of me Raph ffogg
Treasurer &] there vpon giue discharges in tlie name of
the Towne, to aquit the same. Notwithstanding the order
long since made de m'' Blackleech & nf Gardner.
Yide wast not on file it may be was about the Choys of
Deputies.
By virtue of a warant d* 19*^ of 2 m<? 1637 (published in
a general Towne meeting) for the
Some of 63f ^'-7^ for w«^ y« Towne is Rated
&for 31-12-3 for Salem, 31-07-2
& (p Marble head. 4-00-0
Tot. 94-16-10
both 35-07-2
14-18-0 & 35-07-2
13-15-2 & 35-07-2
28-13-2 106-01-6
4-00-0 94-16-10
32-13-2 11-04-8
31-00-1
1 00 1
18-0
1
43 acres i & 23 pole m^ Connaut h[ath]
Att a generall Towne meeting of ffreemen the 15*^ of
3 mo: 1637
was dd vp & seald vnto m'" En[decott] for Gou^nor
Dep. Gouf & diners of Assistants besids one for standing
Counsell to ye othr & y« names of y« flfreemen present (y^
did not goe into Bay) but sent ^xes) wear taken by m""
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Endicot. Ite[m the ajssistants viito y^ maicstnites on
quarter Courts for Salem mr Bisiiop Chos.
mr Hathornc Chos.
M"^ Sharpc hath remitted freely by "^i" JJojton Chos.
irn 4?i TT 1 • mr Holgraue Chos.
the Towne y® 4^ he did vnd''writ mr Conant.
for meeting house. But Jn^ Sweet ""' ^^"^'•
2^ is not remitted
Ed : Giles [said unto me [ ] said I was
the strangest troublesome man a falling out and quarrel-
lingt]
[The 19]*^' of 3 m? 1637 was a warrant d[^ for] G men
more for the expedico ag^ the Pequiots. Vide a note
on file wher is a List of the names of the Souldicrs
who went vpon the sd expedico.
By the Towne in generall the 19"* of 4 mo : 1637
Granted m"" Thorndike 185 acres in the place w*^'' the
Towne apointed him 100 acres.
Vide the seuerall discourses this meeting about diners
things in y^ waste.
That men shall be chosen for manadging the afiairs of the
Towne. Voted.
Agreed that m'" Clark shall haue 200 acres by the Sedar
pound not exeeding 20 acres medow ; to be Laid out
acording to the discretion of the Layers out.
That one of the 12 men shall enter all the orders that the
12 [*shall*] II doe II make for the Towne gratis
m"* Johnson is granted that Smale quantety of medow
ground before his house on the oth"" side the Eiuer be-
twixt 2 & 3 acres.
An order w* power is comitted to the 12 & who are Cho-
sen, & fo'" 6 months. Vide a note in the waste & p Contra.
t In short-hand.
ESSEX INST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, 8BR. 2, VOL. I. 7 March, 1868.
50
[Here a portion of the record is lost, but the Book of Grants ena-
bles us to partially supply the defect. As stated before, this part of
the Book of Grants is written by Emanuel Downing.]
Extract from the Booh of Grants,
The 20*^^ of the 4*^^ moneth 1637
A towne meeting of the 12 men appoynted for the
busines thereof whose names are here vnder written
Mr. Hathorne Daniell Ray
Mr. Bishop Robt. Moulton
Mr. Connanght Mr. Scruggs
Mr. Gardiner Jeffry Massy
John Woodbery John Balch
Peter Palfrey John Holgrave
Its ordered that Richard Johnson is received an Inhab-
itant and is appoynted halfe an acre of land for an house
lott nere vnto Richard Hollingworths works
Its ordered that Richard Roots is appoynted halfe an
acre of land for his howse lott next vnto our brother Mar-
shall, saving the high way
A Towne meeting the 4*^ of the 5*^ moneth 1637
Mr. Hathorne Robt. Moulton
Mr. Connant Daniel Ray
John Woodbery Peter Palfrey
Mr. Scruggs Townshend Bishop
Mr. Gardiner Jeflfry Massy
George Harris is to haue his lott made vp at the Great
Cone.
Willm Plaise requested a tenne acre lott and it is
graunted
Mr. Burdett is to haue a tenn acre lott adjoyning to the
fort next Marble head.
[The following again is from the original record- book. The hand-
writing will be indicated as it changes from time to time. The first
part is in the handwriting of John Holgrave, who signs it.]
Robt. Moul[ton]
mr Gardi[ner]
Rich. Walker
Wm Bounde
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A Towne meeting 12[t''] of the 5'^ m[o : 1637]
mr Bishopp
mr Connoiit
nir Skruggs
brothr wooclbiry ffourth Book t 1 037
broth marsy
brothr Ray
brothr inoulton
Jno. Holgraue.
M*" Jn° ffisk haii[e] aq^bation into this Jurisdiction [*of or
Patent*] and the towne do Receiue hime for a Inhahetant.
Jn*? Browne & Jeames hynds, Thomas Sponer in like
maner or admitted Inhabetants.
It is allso ^ y^ Jeames hynds & John browne desier acomo-
dation.
m^ Jn? ffisk the like Thomas Sponer the like.
Jn^ Tomkins is Rec. a Inhabitant and haue granted hue
acres of land.
m'" Philip Verine his request for hay grounds to his fearme.
nV Edmund Batter his request for a fearme w**' 20 acres
of medow if it be next to m^ Sharp.
brother m*"sy & Jn? Holgraue appointed to acompt w^'' m**
Batter.
willyam vinson his request for acomodation.
Thomas Edwards Henery Skiry Robart Codnam and
Thomas venner ar Rec. into this Jurisdiction and the
Towne haue rec^ them for Inhabitants.
Thomas Edwards Henery Skiry haue granted eyther of
them 10 akres planten ground.
Robert Codnam granted fine akres for hime selfe & fiue
akres for his mother ^vided she be rec*! for a Inhabitant.
Joseph Graffin is ^mised planten ground.
Thomas Venner haue granted 10 ackrs planting ground.
these are all voted by these psent meeting
Jno : Holgraue.
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t See pnge 6.
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Salem The 18"^ of 5"^ mouetli
The Towne meeting Ther is granted to W" wake 5 acres of
,„r BisTo"/ """"" Planting ground,
mr Scrugs Robert Baker is rec^ inhabitante w"^ vs.
Kobert Molton ^ . . n r n ■r%^ a.-
bro. Woodbury and IS granted 5 acres oi r'lanting
Peeter Palfry oround
Jeefry messy j^iouuu.
William Hathorne f W™ Williams is Rec'! inhabitante w"*
vs and is granted one acre of ground for a house lot by
our Brother Barney and 10 acres for a great Lot.
M"" Verens Req. for the alteration of his farme.
M'' Straton Req. for a farme beyond Ipswich pond.
Richard Lambert hath granted to him 5 acres of land for
a great Lot on Derby s foii; side.
It is ordered that all men that haue Rams shall carry
them away by the 25"* of this 5*^ moneth, and if any Ram
remaine after that day it shall be lawfull for any man to
pound them and to haue 2^ 6^ for his paines
It is ordered that w™ Lord shall haue a pcell of ground
lying by M*" Garfard, and abuting vpon Richard watter-
man and Daniell Reay to the som of 3 || score || acres &
10 : and of meadow seven acres.
It is ordered that Tho. Garner || Junor|| shall haue 5
11 acres II of land for a great Lot.
A towne meeting y^ 30"' of the 5"' moneth being present
mr Hawthorne m^ Batters is granted a ffarme next to
Sr Conanf «' brother Ray Northward & it is to
John Woodbury runn vp to the ffreat meadow r*North-
broth: Moulton ^ ^ ^
Peter Palfrey ward*] Westward & it IS to be laid
?e'^ey Ssie ^^^ ^y y« Surveiors not exceeding y«
Townshend Byshopp. number of 20 acres of meadow.
fThe record of this meeting appears to have been written by
William Hathorne, and that of the next two by Townsend Bishop.
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Nich : Lissten desireth to be an inha[l)itant &] to
keepe y® fferiy between y® towne [and] Darbies tfort & is
refered to aext meeting f
John Cooke desireth to be inhabitant & is referred to
y® next meeting.
Job Swinerton is admitted for inhabitant & is granted
a halfe [acre] neere o*" brother Marshall for a house lot.
M"* Stephen Winthropp maketh request for a llarme & is
referred.
M"" Endicott requestcth 10 Acres of meadow & it is
granted, in y* great meadow northward of m'" Sharpes
meadow.
W™ Huson desireth a houslot in y*^ necke >
_- „ 1 . . 1 c tliey are referred
Bryan Grange desn-eth y*^ same >
Tho : Chadwell & Eoger desire y*^ same.
A towne meeting y^ 7"' of G*^' moneth being present
mr Ilolgraue mr Garner
mr Hawthorne Daniell Kea
mr Scruggs Kobert Moulton
mr Bishop Jefry Massy
John Woodbury John Baleh
Augustin Kellham is admitted for inhabitant & is to haue
a q^ter of an acre before Esties house
Marmaduke Percie, James Moulton, John Gedney, are
admitted for inhabitants.
John Ilarbert is likwise admitted & is to haue half an
acre in ye neck,
W" Vincent desireth 5 ackers & it is granted him.
John Cooke is admited for inhabitant & granted 5 acres.
m"^ Blackleech & m^ Holgraue request for meadow.
Ezekiell Knights is admitted for inhabitant.
Nich Carey desireth to haue accomodation of land as
other neighbours haue.
tThe last two paragraphs appear to be cancelled in the record.
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It is granted to m'* Stephens to haue 18 poole of ground
by y® waters side in length & 12 poole in bredth ||in ye
narrow of y® neck|| for the building of Shipps, ^vided,
y* it shalbe imployed for y* ende.
W"^ Huson Tho : Chadwell & Koger ^ shall haue each of
them halfe an acre of grounde at But poynte neere where
Hollinwood buil[ds.]
At Towne meeting the 14*^^ of 6*^ month 1637
mr B Bf broth, balch
mr Hathome broth. Palfry
mr Skrugs broth Masey
broth. Moulton Jno. HolgraueJ
broth. Woodbiry
Jno : Home is alowed a pece of grownd for a winde mill
vpon or nere the buriall place.
M'' Blaklech apointed the pece of meadow y' was ap-
pointed o** broth. Gott y* lyeth nere to m'' blaklechs
farme.
m"^ Jn? Youngs is Eecd. a Inhabetant.
Thomas Oliuer is Eecd. a Inhabetant.
Samuell Greenfeild reed, a Inhabetant & alowed 10
Acres.
Jn?Borows reed, a Inhabetant & is alowed fine Acres,
m'" Youngs is appointed Ben feltons 10 acres in Base
rever. & Ben felton to haue anoth"" on the south sid Dar-
by s fort.
Tho. oliuer request for lande & is alowed 10 Acres
ffrancis ffelmingham reed a Inhabetant.
mathew Smith reed a Inhabetant & is alowed a quarter
Acre.
Roger Mory req. for a spott of ground ||by Estyes|| for
t Bishop.
X The record of this meeting, and of the next, is written by John
Hoi grave.
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leuedg to his ^ to be vewed by m"" Hathoriie & Robert
Moulton
[*Robert Cottie appointed a spott of ground for a shop*]
Sariant wolfe alowed halfe a acre lande at winter
[*Iland*] II Harbor II
Henry Skery alowed quarter of a acre nere to Estyes.
jj^d yt j^r John Holgraue at y*^ earnest re(|uest of the
towne hath undertaken to keepe an ordinary for the en-
tertainmt of strangers. f
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A Towne meeting this 21"' of the 6"> month 1037
mr. B B brothr. woodbery
mr. Hathorne broth. Massay
mr. Connont Jno : Holgraue.
brothr. Palfryc
Thomas : Pay en reed, a Inhabetant amonge vs.
Jeams : vnderwood reed, a Inhabetant as afore.
Thomas Dixy reed, a Inhabetant amonge vs.
at John Gatshell is fyend tenn shillings for building
head vpon the Towne ground w"' out leaue. and in case
he shall cutt of his lonng bar of his head in to a
seuill frame ||in the mean time|| shall haue abated
fiue shillings, his lien to be paid in to the Towne
meeting w"* in too monthes from this time and haue
leave to go on in his belding in the meane time.
Jn'' Deverex request for a house lott.
broth'' Palfry. request in the name of Abram Tem-
pell & is alowed a Inhabetant.
its ordered y* m^ Connonts house, ground, and half acre
of corne standing on the same || Joyningjj next vnto m"*
Jn*? flSsk, shalbe bought by the Towne for ould m^ Wil-
liam Plase and the Towne to mak payment thereof.
tThis entry is in the same hand as the record of the preceding
meeting.
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its ordered that the house of m'^ Connonts setuated next
vnto m'^ Jn? ffisk w*^ halfe acre ground w"' the Corne now
standing theron, is apointed by this meeting for the use
of William Plase & his wife y* now is, to them for the
time of ther life &, what costs the said w^ Plase shalbe att
for his use & behouefe the Towne at the end of ther life
shalbe willing to allow his eyers executors or Asigns the
value that the same shalbe worth [*mor than it shall
stand the towne for*] voted.
Anthony Dike his request for meadow for 2 or 3 Cows
Salem the 28 of y^ 6*^ moneth 1637 being present
mr Scruggs mr Conant
John Wodbury Robt Moulton
Peter Palfrey Daniell Ray
John Balch Townshend Byshoppf
JefiVy Massie mr Gardiner
M'' John Hall is admitted for inhabitant being first ap-
proued by Authority to be in y® Jurisdiction.
John Pickworth requesteth for a pcell of land at Jeffries
Creeke
Willm Bennet the like
John Gaily maketh y^ like request
John Norman requesteth for land next Jeffrey Massie.
Goodwife Graftin requesteth a pcell of land for hir
mother at y® ende of hir husbands lott & it is granted to
be laid out at y® discretion of the surueiors.
Joshua Tidd is admitted for an Inhabitant ^vided he
tThe record of this meeting appears to be written by Townsend
Bishop.
admitted for iuliabitanti
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bringeth a certificate from y® magistrates for bis ap(pba-
tion in y^ Jurisdiction.
Joseph Bachelor is admitted for Inhabitant.
Tho Payne requcsteth a little pcell of land next his house
to be laide out at y® discretion of y^ suruaiors
m*" Conant requesteth for a garden [*lot*] plot at y*^ Cor-
ner of his lot to be vewed and set out by the surueyers
an ammunition house put out to Sam : Archer & W"" Al-
ii n to be made & finished by y^ last of the eight
moneth.
The 11"^ of 7^'^ month
mr liolgraue Peter Talfry
John Woodberry John lialch
Daniell Kay Eoger Conant f
Jetfery Marcy
William Allen &
Richard Singletary
m^ Verrin is to haue his farme of IGO alvcrs next to m""
Clarke on the north side, laying down his former.
Liftenant Dauen(pt is to haue liis farme [of 120 akers
wher m"" Verrins] was first graunted & 5 akers medo
[ by mr. Hathornes]
John Marsh is granted for his great lot 20 akers ioyning
to Liftenant Dauenport :
Eaters Chosen Choscn for the making of a country rate
John Woodbury of 45^-12^-00'^ and also 10^ for a towne
Jeffry Massy ^^^^ ^"^^^ whose names folio
mr tflsk mr Holgraue John Balch
mr Batter John woodbery Roger Conant
mr Blackleech Jeffery Massy Richard Raymont
Luient Dauenport Peter Palfry Thomas Browning
Goodma Leech J Daniel Ray
tThe record of this and the next meeting is written by Roger
Conant.
J This marginal entry Is in a different handwriting.
ESSEX IN8T. HIST. COLLECTIONS, SBR. 2, VOL. I. 8 March, 1868.
58 t
The 25*^ of the 7"' month
Jo : woodbery Daniell Ray
Peter Palfry Robert Moulton
Jeffery Massy Roger Conant
John Balch
M"* ffriend desires to be admitted an inhabitant w*^ other
accomodations conuenient.
Isable Babson desires admittance to be an inhabitant
Richard Addams demands 5^ due from Isack Davis, and
also desires some house ground
George wright is granted halfe an aker vpon the neck to
build on and 5 akers in the forest side for planting and to
keep a ferry twixt Butt point & Darby fort.
Captain Traske requests 5 akers meado at Brooksby and
100 akers on the east side of Sagus path by the pond.
ifrancis ffilmingam desires accomodation for a farm lot.
m^ Browne a sopemaker desireth admittance to the
towne and is accepted.
A Towne mitting this 9th of the 8"^ month 1637
mr bishopp petter Palfry
mr Hathorine Jeffry Massie
mr Connontt Robart moulton
Jno : balcli Jno woodbiry
Danell Ray Jno : Holgraue f
m'' Batter is alowed 100 acres vplande & 12 acres meadow
or therabout : ^vided the towne att ther next mitting do
agre ther onto as we do. at Broksbye
^vided that if m'^ batter shall remoue out of towne then
the towne do resarue the lande to themselues.
Capt Trask is alowed fine acres of medow ner to m"* John-
sons farme and is agreed vpon the former termes.
Erasmus : James is alowed to be a Inhabitant w*^ them
att Marbill head : and allso 2 acres for planting ground :
Necblas : lestin : is alowed to be a Inhabit tant att Marbell
head : and is alowed 2 acres for planting :
fThe record of this meeting and of the next is written by John
Holgrave.
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Richard : Grenaway : is alowecl to be a Inhabitant at
Marbill head : and is alowed 2 acres : for phmtin^^ :
Philip Bere is alowed a Inhabitant att marbill head and is
alowed 2 acres for planting gronnd :
m'" Joseph : Hnll ; request to be a Inhabitant
mf ftriend is alowed a Inhabitant w^'' vs and alowed hime
10 Acres for planting ground.
[*ffrancis flelmengham is alowed 200 Acres of laude for a
farme in some conveneant place.*]
Towne mitting this 8^'» of the 9*'' month 1037
mr Conant broth. Massy
mr Gardiner biotli. liaye
broth, wodbiry Jiio : Holi^rauc
broth, iiioulton brothr. Skrujzj^s
ffrancis laws request for a ferder portion of lande
Joseph Pop request for the like.
8*'^ 9^^' month 1037
Thomas Tuke recpiest for Icauen acres land of w^^' one
quarter acre in the To\vne & is granted.
Jn? Hart & william Charles request for 5 acres seuerally
and is granted, and to make vp ther house lott that is be-
twine them halfe a acre : at ni'bell head.
Jn? Deverikxe granted halfe acre for a house lott.
William Beman request for a lott and is qomised to haue a
lott in due time
Anthony Buxton is reed a Inhabitant and alowed hime
5 acres.
It is agreed that the Counstabell shall leuey a ratt for
Towne ocationes to the value of eightine pounds tenn
shillings
Alixsander Higgines reed a Inhabittant and is alow^ed
hime 5 acres.
Thomas Gardiner and George Gardiner bretherin haue
eyther of them tenn acres land alowed
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Thomas haueing 5 acres allredy granted and therfore is
to haue 5 more to make it 10.
Margret brightf is alowed next to Jn? Holgraue 3 or 4
acres lande.
Jno : borowes is alowed 10 acres of lande w*^ his
[* other*] former 5 acres.
Eichard Chusmor alowed 10 acres land for a lott.
Itt is order y* m"" Petter JnP Holgraue Eichard Eayment &
Samuell Mor ar to rec. ther farmes layd out by Jn** wood-
biry, Jefery Masye m"" Connott & ye rest.
Jn? Pikwod, Jn? Gaily Jn« Norman & w"* Benitt haue
alowed these fower eyther of them 25 acres a man [[att
Jetferyes Creeke||
mrs. Alls Danill is alowed 50 acres lande
Josua Holgraue is alowed a 10 acre lott.
Jeames hynes granted 5 acres mor to his former grant
[4P Die mensis [*9*] 10 1637
It is agreed by the whole towne being mett that there
shall forthw"' a faire book be ^cured & all the lawes &
orders or other records w*'^ are written in the Court booke
shall be fairely written out at the cost & chardges of the
towne.
Samuell Archer chosen Constable for this yearej]
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[A Eate Eated for the Countrey of 120f this: 5**^ of
10^^ 1637: IsayEated.§]
t Against this in the margin is written " mr Holgraues sister."
X Written by Gov. Endecott.
§ Written by Richard Davenport.
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At a meeting the 25*^^ of the 10"' monoth being present
mr Endicot Pecter Palfry
nir Connant Jefry niassie
John Woodbury William Ilathoriiet
John balth
There was deliuered in an aqnittance of m'" Connants of
7^-15^ payd to him by m"* Verine. av^'' hee hecre acknowl-
edgeth vnder his hand. Roger Con ant
J John Cooke request 5 acres of land more to be added
to the 5 acres hee hath already granted vnto him.
It is agreed that the marsh & meadow Lands that haue
formerly layed in comnn to this Towne shall now be a})-
propriatcd to the Inhabitants of Salem, proportioned out
vnto them accordiniif to the heads of their families. To
those that haue the greatest number an acre thereof c^ to
those that haue least not aboue haue an acre, & to those
that are betweene both 3 q^'tei's of an acre, alwaies pro-
vided & it is so agreed that none shall sell away their
proportions of meadow, more or lesse, nor lease them out
to any aboue 3 yeares, vnlesse they sell or lease out their
howses w"* their meadow.
It is agreed That M*" Johnson be sent for to giue ac-
count of the Pouder comitted to his chardge.
There is graunted to Liuetennt. Dauenport a portion of
meadow lying of the south side of Brookeby riuer being
[*about*] 5 or 6 acres, or thereabouts. [*Also There is
graunted vnto him all that meadow that is left remayning
of that w*''^ was mo wen by M'' ffreeman, except 12 acres
to M"^ Thorndike, 8 acres to Richard Hutchinson & 0
acres betweene ffrancis Weston & M"" Stileman & ^SP
Hathorne his 4 acres already layed out. As also a slip of
tThe first part of the record of this meeting is written by Wm.
Hathorne.
X Prom here the record is written by Gov. Endecott, except occa-
sional entries, until the end of the year 1646.
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land betweene M'' Coles & that land w^^ was graunted
formerly to the said Liuetennt. cont. about 20 acres.*]
It is agreed that whereas there was formerly graunted
some meadow at Brookeby to Edmond Batter, yet it was
by the layers out forborne to be [deliuered] till M^
Thorndike gaue consent, it being formerly granted to
him : Therefore the [said] f meadow being consented
vnto by M"" Thorndike that the said Edmond Batter shall
enioy it. The Towne hath now confirmed it vnto him.
Item. There is graunted to Edmond Batter ||thirtie|| [ ]
acres of land adioying to his ffarme.
There is graunted to Richard Graues : half an acre of
land vpon the neck for the setting of his howse, hee
promising to follow fishinge.
Richard Graues requests 5 acres of land to plant in.
John Hardy doeth propound for a 10 acre lott for his
eldest Sonne : w*'^ was graunted to him about the Basse
riuer.
There is granted to Ralph ffogge 8 acres of meadow lying
in the great marsh : And that the same may be layed out
w*^ the rest of the land granted vnto him.
Goodma Gedney desires accomodation of Land.
Rich : Bartholomew, desires a [*housplott or*] tenne
acre Lott.
Thurstone Carpenter desires accomodation of a tenne
acre lott.
The Widow Greene desires accomodation
M"" Ilolgraue moued for meadow, &c.
At a meeting vpon the first day of the ll**" moneth 1637.
Jo : Endecott Wm Hathorne
Mr Conant John Balch.
John Woodbury Jeffery Massy.
t Here is a blank leaf.
o
30 Thomas Gray
o
60 John J)euerux
o
o
30 Nichohis Meriott
o
o
10 Abraham Whitehaire
o
o
5 George Vicary
o
o
5 Jolin Ku^sst•ll
o
o
5 Nicliohis Listiu
o
o
5 rhiliip Beare
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
0
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Inhabitants of Marblehead to be rated vpon the rate of
120^ wherof for them 8^
140 Moses Mauerick
150 Wm Steephens
40 Archebald Tomson
20 Wm Charles
20 Jolin Heart
50 John Peach
10 John Lyon
20 Anthony Thetchcr
30 John Goite
20 liichard Secrcs
10 Kichard (Jrecneway
20 John Gatchell
20 Samuel Gatchell
15 John JJeunett
15 John Wakefield
10 Erasmus James
Graunted to John Gedney 80 acres of land wliereof six
acres of it are medoAV. lying neere to i\P Gardner & is to
be layed out according to former order.
Richard moore is Kec. Inhabitant and is granted halfe
an acre one [*Darb*] the neck.
Kobt. Gooch granted halfe an acre by his father || IIol-
graue|| nere Winter Harbor.
At a meeting the 8*'' of the 11*'' moneth being present
John Woodbury Jefry M assay
mr Conant Peter Palfry
John Balch William Ilathornef
Ther was acc^ the Rec. of 3^-P-8^ by m'' Conant paid
vnto him by Samuell Archer in witness wherof he hath
put to his hand. Roger Conant
m*" Ilolgraue request ^
at a meetinge 15"' the 11"' moneth 1G37
John Endecott John IJalch
Roger Conant Jett'ry Massy
Peter Palfry John Woodbury.
t The record of this meeting is written by William Ilathorne.
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Mr Verin his accompt
Paid to Mr Peter, for weights & beame & scoales 06£ 00 00
Paid to Adams for daubing of the meeting house 00 12 04
Paid to Rich : Graues for conveyinge a prisoner to Sagust ) ^^ ^^ qq
als Lyn 5
Paid to John Bushnell towards the glassing of the win- ) ^^ 07 04
dows in the meeting house 5
Sume is 7£ 3s 8d
Samuell Archers account
Paid to Adams more for daubing the meeting house 00 15 6d
[*Md. desired to vnderstand how it is wth some poore persons & to
malie a rate for them*]
Graimted to ||ffr.|| ffelmingan 200 acres of land about
the great pond or out that way as shall be layd out by the
surveyors in the springe.
Graunted, 200 acres to Mr. Steephen Winthrop towards
Ipswich, when it is surveyed, to be layd out for him.
The 29*^ day of the 11*^ raoneth present
mr. Conant Peeter Palfry
John Balch Jefry Massy
John Woodbury Will. Hathorne t
Ther is granted to Kich Thruston a 10 acre lote.
Rich. Bartholomew is Rec** Inhabitant and granted 10
acres of land.
Granted 5 acres of land to Widow Greene.
M"" Bacheller desiers accomodation of a farme.
Robert Moulton Jun. desiers ace. of a farme.
It is determined that all home fences for cornefields and
gardens be suffitiently made vp by the 15*^ of the first
month vpon the penalty of forfeting tenn shillings in case
of neglect.
It is determined that all swine be kept vp or else the
penalty of the generall court to be stricktly ^secuted w°^
is 10^ for each swine for euery time it is found w*^out a
keper.
t The record of this meeting, and the one following it, is written by
William Hathorne.
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Granted vnto Eclmond Marshall, Kichard Kootcs, Kich-
ard Norman, Joseph Pope, m'"^^ Helton, william Koberson,
James Standich c^ George harris 20 acres a peece that was
m"" Thorndecks.
There is granted to John Tomkins 5 acres of land more
lying by his other 5 acres.
m"* Stilinan recpiests inlargment for himself and accom-
odation likewise for his sonne.
John AVebster baker is Kec : Inhabitant & granted 5
acres of land.
Ther is granted to willm Ilathornc a 10 acre lote ncere
the Mille
Ther is granted to m^ garford & Wm Lord 50 acres
apeece.
Ther is granted to nV Emery 40 acres neere mackrill
Cone.
Ther is granted to Nichollas AYoodbnry a 10 acre
lote.
[*M'" Hull is Rec. Inhabitant and is granted 200 acres
of land.*]
Ther is granted to Robert ^lorgaine 25 acres of land
Acknoledged to be payd by Samuell Archer more to
John Bratly 4% lent to Adams 24% to John Bnshnell li 9^
for the Raters diner li 4% to Jobe Swinerton H 10% to
Isack Danis 5% for a paire of stocks 11^-G^, for his charges
into the bay 8^
Ther is granted to Thorn. Lothrop 50 acres of land.
Ther is granted to Humphry Woodbury 40 acres of
land.
Ther is granted to Tho. Browneing 60 acres of land.
The 24"' day of the 12'^ moneth being present
Mr Conaiit Peeter Palfry
John Woodbury JeftVy Massy
John Balch William Hathorne
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Ther is granted vnto IVP Garner an adicion of land to
his farme to make it vsefnll not exceeding 20 acres.
Leu. Dauenport is agreed w*^ to keepe the Cowes ||or
great Cattle || 7 moneths to begine the first of the 2^
moneth, and is to haue 36^ for the same he to keepe his
man constantly about the same and to put in an other man
such as the towne shall aproue of, his payment to ^ made
in mony Corne or such other Comodities as he shall
accept of, the first payment to be made the 10"^ of the 4*^'*
moneth and the other payment to be the 10"' of the 7"'
moneth. he the said Leu. Dauenport not to take any new
Cattle w^'out the townes consent, and if any man shall
put his Cattle to the keeper the first weeke of any quarter
he to pay for the whole quarter, he to take the Cattle at
the pen at sun halfe an howler and to bring them in the
Sun halfe an hower highe and what Cattle are not brought
into the pen or to the ^ before they goe out they to driue
them after the keeper and what harme any such Cattell
shall doe ther owners to make it good : and what harme
through the neglect of the keeper he to make it good
Leu. Dauenport deliuereth vp his farme into the townes
hand againe and is to seeke out another place. [Iw*'^ being
found the towne doeth graunt to him. || f
M'' Pester desireth accodation of a farme. 200 or 300
acres.
[*Michell Lambert hath granted to him halfe an acre
II in winter harbor|| if he Lihabite here.*]
t Interlined by Gov. Endecott.
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Richcl. AdMms hath his 5 acres chanircd and to haue it
at the mill and to haue a proportion to set a house neere
Leu. Dauenports.
Ther is granted to m"" fliske 150 acres of land for a
farme
Ther is granted to m"" Stileman 20 acres of land neere
the meadow w^'' m"" Weston & he hath.
To m"" Stilemans son 30 acres of kind neare his father.
granted to m*" Bacheller (50 acres of land for a farme.
[*this was put in (50 acres by consent of the 7 men :
being before but 50 granted.*]
granted to Robert Moulton Jun. 40 acres of land for a
farme.
[*granted to flrancis Dent halfe an acre of land in win-
ter harbor*]
wher as the measurers of the marsh lands haue for-
merly taken paynes, and not yet l)ayd, that they shall
measuer the same againc and be paid out of the towne
stock for both togeather.
The 3"^ day of the iirst moneth 1(537 being present
mr Endecott John Balcli
inr Conaiit reter raltVy
John Woodbury Jetfry Massy
There was a warrant graunted out vnder o^ hands for
the mending of high wayes. euery working man vpon the
7^'' day of [*the*] this moneth vnder the penaltie of 3%
for eu': one that is defectiue. There are appointed 3 men
for overseers, viz, Thomas Gardner, Richard Bracken-
bury, John Balch.
Widow Moore desireth a howseloote [*vpon*] neere
vnto the Winter Hand among the ffishermens lotts.
[*Edward Calcott desireth to be an Inhabitant & to
haue a tenne acre lott.*]
There was granted to Jeffry Massy & Ric^hard Brack-
6S
enbury 50 acres of land adioyning to the land formerly
graunted & it is in consideration that they had 50 acres of
rocks granted them formerly w*''^ is not of any vse.
It was agreed that 30^ be lent to Joab Swinnerton.
There was lent to Richard Addams by agreemt of the
towne [*one hog*] six bushells of Corne.
The 31"^ day of the first moneth 1638 present
mr Connant Peeter Palfry
John Woodbury Jeffry Massy
John Balch Willni Hathornef
m'' fiske desiereth inlargement to his farme. ,4^
m"" Connant and m^' Bartellmew are apointed to take
both the constable accounts that are behind vnto this time.
Ther is granted to m"* Straton 100 acres of land for a
farme to be layd out at the discretion of the Layers out.
It is ordred that all Swine shall goe vnder keepers : or
be kept vp, and that all swine taken abroad w"'out a
keeper it shall be lawfuU for any man to pounde them and
to haue for euery swine 2^ 6"^ before they be taken out of
the pound and all damages.
Item, ther is an adition of land to Elias Stillmans 30
acres, about 16 acres ajoyneing to the same.
Item it is agreed that m"* Hathorne shall haue ||all|| the
marsh ground lying & being before the gunsmithes house
or lott as alsoe the medow or marsh along [*fro*] to the
litle brooke betwixt the 2 hills, in Consideraco of his
many imploynts for towne & Countrie soe long as he is
Continued in such afiayres, or the like*
23 of the 2^ moneth 1638
present
John Endecott Graunted by the vote of the whole tow^ne
J^Si Woodbury being mett for the sending of their proxies
John Balch for election of magestrates to W™ Hath-
Mr Couaut orne, All that Salt marsh lying along the
t The record of this meeting is written by Wm. Hathorne.
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South riucr on the west side from the howse of Richard
Waters, to the little l)rooke called the frost fish brooke
coming forth betweene the twoe hills, being about 3 or
4 acres & this was graunted to him & his heirs for euer.
Graunted to Samuell Corning one acre of ground next
adioyninge to ^P Hawthorne.
tiurther graunted vnto him a ffiue acre lott neere the
water-mill hee resigning vp his 5 acre lott on the fibrrest
riuer side in exchange of it.
[*Graunted to John Pease the ffiue acre lott in the for-
rest riuer w*'^ was formerly graunted to ||next adioyning
to II Sam. Corninge*]
Graunted to John Pease ffiue acres of land next adioyn-
ing to Samuell Corninge neere vnto the watcrmill
It is ordered that j\P Johnson his meadow at Brookesby
& the Luetenants meadow there be both layd out w'^'in
tenne dayes.
Graunted to Samuell Smith twoe hundred acres of land
being 50 more added to his former graunt & the former
graunt disanulled.
Samuell Archer paid 3^ to Goodman Agur for warning
of the towne.
It is agreed that AVilliam Allyn shall haue an acre of
Salt marsh at the end of his Lott or neere thereabouts if
the whole towne being mett doe consent therevnto.
Itm There is graunted to George Emery halfe an acre
of marsh land over against M"^ Endecotts ffarme if the
whole Towne doe consent therevnto.
Videf a Reconing (w*^'* should Come in heare) 7"' of 3
m? 1638 vide vnder writ 23 of x"' m'i 1G39 Aboute
Rates.
tThis is written by Kalpli P'ogg, and refers to a part of tlie record
which will be found under the date of Dec. 23, 1039.
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John Endecutt The 25"' day of the 4*^ moneth
Jeff"y Massy "'^'^ It is ordered that Ananas Conkclin and
William Hathornef William Osbourne shall haue an acre of
land apeece for a house lot.
and William Woode halfe an acre, all lying neere
stronge watter brooke or mille [end] brooke to be layd
out at the ouersite of John woodbury and Capt Traske
And Ananias Conkclin shall haue that 10 acres of land
w*^^ was killams Lot he haueing it exchanged for another
on Cap An Side.
And that william Osborne shall haue 10 acres
Item jrraunted 10 acres to william woode.
Item that Thorn. Reed shall haue halfe an acre of land
lying by his other lot.
Item ther is graunted to John Home 2 acres of marsh
ground vntill the Towne do furder dispose of the same.
Item to Charles Gott 2 acres of marsh ground vpon the
same conditiones, and that the said Charles Gott shall
haue 1 acre more if ther be any in the Townes hands
w^hen other men are provided for.
Item it is ordred that [Rich] Adams, widdow Smith,
Sam. Cornish and Joseph Graftens mother in law all w*'''
were forgotten in the devision shall haue ther halfe acres
apeece of marsh land.
Item graunted to m'" Clarke 1 acre, to Moses Maverick
1 acre, to Jeffry Easty 3 quarters of an acre, to John
Hart 3 quarters, all of marsh ground
Item to m'' Garford and John Stone ther proportions of
marsh meadow if they continew w"' vs.
Item ther is granted to M'" John Winthrop Jun. liberty
to set a Salt house vpon Ryalls side w*^ wood for his oc-
tThe record of this meeting, except the last entry, is by William
Hathorne.
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casions about the same house, and Comon for 2 Cows to
pasture in.
Grauuted to Roger Maury a stripe of meadow coiitayn-
ing 2 acres & halfe or thercebouts & one acre c^ a halfe or
thereabouts of vphmd lyinge betweene the llarmes of
Kobt Moulton & John Gedney.
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The 1G»' of the 5'" moneth 1G38.
John Endecott John Woodbury
William Hawthorne John Balch
Ixoger Conant Jeftry Massy
Graunted to M"" Enianuell Downinge one hundred acres
of hind next adioyninge to ]\P Coh^s farnie av^'' he pur-
chased lyinge on the soutli ||west|| side of his said farnie :
next vnto Koger ]Maury his farnie.
Also graunted to the said ^NT Enianuell Downinge
ffowre hundred acres of land whereof tfowre score acres
of meadow or thereabouts, next adioyning to ]\P [*IIum-
fry*] ||Bishops|| his farme : to the north[*west*] ||east||
side thereof.
Thomas Edwards being 6 in family desires an acre of
salt marsh accordingly as others liaue.
jVP' John ftriend desires to haue 200 acres of land.
iVP Pester demaunds a : 10 : acre lott & a Ifarme as
also the exchange of Parmiter his 10 acre lott w^*' hee
purchased of him.
[*|!The towiie hath graunted M"" Pester a 10 acre Lott
& a tiarme of one hundred & fiftie acres for a farme to be
sett out by discretion of y^ towne||*]
W"' Gault desireth to be an Inhabitant amongst vs.
Graunted to William Lord a])out an acre & halfe of
vpland lying next to his marsh lott giuing 5'' an acre to
the towne. If the whole Towne agree to it.
Daniell Baxter propoundeth himselfe to be an Inhab-
itant.
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John Harbert desires further accomodation.
John Mar ^
Graunted to M"" Fester a 10 acre Lott & a ffarme of one
hundred & ffiftie acres to be sett out by the discretion of
the towne : vpon this condition that w*^in a twelue
moneth or thereabouts hee returne psonally & giue satis-
faccon to the towne for the improving of it.
W" ffisk desireth a tenue acre Lott.
It is ordred that Sam ^
Kobert Page desiers accomodat. of 60 acres of land
neare the old planters
William Gault Rec ffor an inhabitant and graunted a
10 Acres of planting ground.
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The 17*1^ day of the 8*^ moneth 1638
John Endecott Whereas there was graunted to M^ Eman-
Peter P^ifry ""'^ uell Downinge one hund. acres of land ad-
John Baich ioyning to M"" Coles farme w^^ hee pur-
chased lying on the Southwest side of the said flarme,
next vnto Roger Maury his ifarme. The towne hath
thought good to graunt to the said M"* Emanuell Down-
inge one hund. acres of land one the north side of the
said ffarme formerly purchased of M"" Coles, next adioyn-
ing to the said farme whereby the ffarme may be coiiio-
dious to him. And the former Graunt of one hund.
acres is reversed.
Graunted vnto William Woodbury 20 acres of land
lying on the East side of Jeffery Massy his ground at
Macrell Coue.
The 29*^^ of the 8**^ moneth 1638.
John Endecott George Curwyn desireth accomodation.
John Woodbu^y'^^ Marke Yermais is admitted to be an In-
Jeffry Massy habitant amongest vs at Salem. & doeth
desire to be accomodated amon^rest vs w**^ land.
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Ellis Vermais widow desireth accomodation of land at
Salem.
Robert Penn is admitted to be an Inhabitant hccre at
Salem.
Joshua Yerin desireth to banc a tonne acre Lott.
Thomas Trnslar desireth to bane a tenne acre Lott.
Henry Cooke desireth to be an Inhabitant w^''in thi^:
Towne.
Robert Buffam desiereth accomadacion.
Richard Dodg receaned Inhabitant and desiereth accom-
adacion.
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The 29"> of the 8»" moneth 1G38
John Endecott Jolin Woodbury
William Hathorne JottVy Massy.
Mr ftisk
assembled about the Village by a Generall Townes ap-
pointmt.
The 12^'^ of the 9*'' moneth 1()38
John Endecott Granted to M^' Hugh Peter o'" present
,iof Woodbury 1^'^^tor a fFarme contayninge Two hundred
Peter PaHry acres of Upland lyiug neere to the head of
fFrost fish Riuer. & Twentie acres of fresh marsh next to
M'" Endecotts Tenne acres in the great marsh neere M''
Sharpes fiarme.
Agreed that there be a rate raised of ffiftie pownd
vppon the Towne for the dischardging of debts & for the
defraying of diners publique chardges of publique works
about the towne.
It is agreed that M*" Conant Robert Moulton & Henry
Bartholomew shall ||tak &|| examine [*the account of*]
both the Constables accounts viz. M"* Verins & Samuell
Archers.
It is agreed that Nathaniell Porter shall haue for the
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sweeping of the meeting house & ringing of the Bell
ffiftie shillings p annum.
It is agreed that Marke Yermais Robert [*Yermais*]
Penny Joshua Verin, Thomas Truslar & Richard Dodge
& Robert Addams, shall each of them haue a Tenn acre
Lot.
It. that Henry Bayley shall also haue a tenne acre lot.
It. that William MchoUs shall haue a tenne acre lott.
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Itm. It is agreed that such as haue land formerly
graunted them, \\& the quantum of it exprest|| shalbe layd
out according to the discretion of such as are deputed
there vnto.
present The severall proportions of Land laid
mr Endicott ^ .t»*-ii i t.i. ^i^v, n ^
mr Conant out at Marble head this 14**^ of the
JohnMcr^''^ ^"' moneth 1638 being formerly grant-
William Hathornef ed.
To Mr Walton on the maine 8 Acres
To Moses Mavericke at the same place 10 Acres
To John Coitt one the Necke 3 Acres
To Will Keene & Nich. Liston on John Peaches neck 3 Acres, more
to them on the great neck 5 Acres
To Rich. Sears 4 Acres wher he had planted formerly
To John Wakfield 4 Acres on the Necke.
To John Gachell & Samuell Gachell 6 Acres on the Necke.
To Tho Sams 3 Acres on the Necke
To John Lion 4 Acres near his house
To the Widow Blancher 6 Acres on the Necke
To Ralph Warrin 2 Acres on the Necke
To George Ching 3 Acres on the Necke
To Phillip Beare 3 Acres neare the Widow Tomsons
To John Bennet 4 Acres vpon John Peaches Necke
To Rosamond James 4 Acres vpon the maine.
JTo Robert Wheaden graunted x acres of Land.
t The first part of the record of this meeting is by William Hathorne.
J From here the record is written by John Endecott.
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Also graunted to Richard Stackboiise ten acres of Land.
Also to [Blank] a gardner granted ten
acres.
John Cook desires 5 acres more to be added to 20 acres
formerly graunted him.
There is graunted to Liuetennt. Dauenport (av'^'' the
towne desired him to seek out, as before) : Two hundred
acres of vpland & twentie of meadow lying in the east
side of the great meadow where ]\P Endecott hatli his
tenue acres of meadow.
Tenne acres or more of land is graunted to M"" Veryn
if the tenne acres all ready promised to others doe not
hinder in that place, being that land w*'^' formerly Avas ^M""
Thorndiks : || as also graunted to ^I'' Vcrin the hay that
groweth vpon a slope of grounde neerc to the pound
which M"" Clarke hath the halfe thereof & it is about 2
acres of medow. vntill the land l)e disposed of to some
other man. II
[*Sam^ Archer desireth a*]
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Graunted to Samuell Archer one neck of Land lying
out against the sea neere vnto Jetlry Creeke Hand con-
tayning twentie acres of hind ||or tiiereabouts|| & 8 acres
of meadow to be layd him out in Kettle Ishind Cone.
Graunted to Henry llarwood : a tenne acre Lot. &
halfe an acre lot, w*''' was formerly gninted to iSIichaell
Lambert [*vpon*] neerc Winter Island.
Graunted to John Holgraue [*100*] ||one hundred
acres II acres of Land next vnto M^ Peters flarme. And
tenne acres of meadow lying in the great meadow, hee
resyning vp his former Land graunted him in Marble
neck.
It is ordered that the meadow that is in coiiion amongst
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some of o'' Brethren M*" Conant & others shall be fenced
in the ffirst day of April, & left comon againe the last of
September euery yeare.
Graunted to John Leech a tenne acre Lott vpon the
great north neck to be layd out vnto him by such as are
appointed to that seruice.
Graunted to William & Richard Dodge ffbwer score
acres of Land lying on the Easter end of M^ Conant cfe
John Woodbury & John Balche their fiarmes, whereof 12
acres of meadow.
27*^ of the 10"^ moneth 1638
John Endecot Whereas there were former graunts of Land
PeteSfi^ey'^ to M^' Emanuel Downinge of ffiue hundred
JohnBaich acres neere vnto M^ [*Humfryes*] || Bish-
ops || ffiirme, & one hundred thereof taken in exchange
of one hundred acres to be added to that ffarme w^^ hee
purchased of M'" Coles, the said M'' Downing finding the
said ffarme vntitt for husbandry in regard of want of plow
land, we haue vpon his request graunted vnto him one
hundred acres more to be adioyned to the said ffarme
whereby hee may be encouraged to plowing, for w^^ hun-
dred acres hee doth hereby resigne vp vnto the towne one
hund. acres more of his ffirst graunt of 500 acres so that
there is now remayning vnto M^ Downing but 300 acres
thereof.
^ Prior is admitted an Lihabitant w^'^in this towne. And
there is graunted vnto him six acres of land to be layd
out vnto him by those appointed of the towne, & halfe an
acre of land vpon or neere vnto Winter Harber.
Graunted vnto Edward Ingram six acres of land to be
layd out [*as aboue*] by the towne.
Graunted to Henry Cooke six acres of land to be layd
out by the towne.
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Graiinted to ^ who was John Pickernigs
man six acres of land to be layd out hy tlie towne.
Also graunted to John Hardy 40 acres of vpland & 6
acres of meadow, [*next*] to the Eastward of that land
^v^*^ is irrauntcd to W" & Richard Dod<2:e.
&'
The xxxiV^ day of the 10^'^ moneth 1638
At a gcnerall towne mectinge.
Agreed and voted that there should be a Village graun-
ted to M^' Phillips & his company vppon such conditions
as the 7 men appointed [*by the*] for the towne atlaires
should acrree on :
o
There were Chosen 7 men for the managing of the af-
faires of the towne for a twelue moneths, viz ^1'" Endecott
M"" Hathorne ]Mr Conant John Woodbury Laurence Leech
Jeffry Massy & John Balcli.
Agreed that there should forthw^^" an addition to the
meetinsf howse be buildcd & that there should l)e a rate
made & leuied for the payment thereof, the 7 men to see
it effected & to pay for it.
Raters chosen for this yeare viz. Phillip Verin, the two
Deacons, Samuell Archer & Jacol) Barney.
Samuel Archer & William Allyn are appointed to re-
ceaue such debts & to sell such comodities as were Isaack
Daiues, & to pay such debts as were owing by him so
farre as the estate will extend as also to pay for the
chardge of his passage.
The 2P'» of IP^' moneth 1G38.
Mr Endecott Graunted to Jeffery Eastie tenne acres
"huToodbury "f ['planting*] ground to be added to the
John Balch xx^'*^ formerly graunted being in all thirtie
acres to be layed out by the towne.
Graunted to Robert Goodale 20 acres more to be added
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to the 20 already graunted in all 40 acres to be layed out
by the towne.
Graunted to John Marsh 10 acres more of land to be
added to the 20 formerly graunted in all 30 acres to be
layd out by the towne.
Graunted to John Stone [*ffor*] 30 acres more to be
added to the 10 acres formerly graunted him in all 40
acres to be layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Mathew Waller 20 acres to be [*added to
the 10*] layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Thomas Kead 20 acres of land to be layd
out by the towne.
Graunted to Thomas Truslar 100 acres of ground to be
layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Abraham. Temple 5 acres of land to be ad-
ded to the 5 acres he had before for a 10 acre lott.
Whereas M"" John Blackleech desireth 50 acres of land
to be graunted him as an addition to his former graunt ot
300 acres, vppon exchange of 50 acres of his rock ground
for it, alleadging, that hee hath not sufficent ground to
maintayne a plow. The towne therefore for the further-
ing of his endeauo^^ in plowing & for his incouragemt
therein hath freely graunted vnto him w"^out exchange
[*liftie acres of ground or thereabouts*] ||such land as
was formerly graunted to M^ Gott vppon the playne||
neere adioyning to his said farme conditionally that hee
will be at the charge of plowing of it or the greatest pt
of it.
Graunted to John Robinson a lott of tenne acres ot
planting ground to be sett out by the towne.
Graunted to Nicholas Pacy a 10 acre lott to be layd out
by the towne.
Graunted to John Browne an halfe acre lott for a ifish-
ing lott neere to Winter Harbor.
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Graunted to John Abbey 5 acres of land to be layed
out by the towne.
The xxvij^h ^^y ^f ^he IP" moneth 1038.
John Endecott Lanraiice Leech
Wm Ilathorne Jeiri\y Massy
Ko<j:er Conant John IJalch
John AVoodbury
Whereas there was a difference l)etweene Edmond Giles
& Edward ILirnett about ei^ht acres of land w*^'' the said
Edmond Giles sould him : The towne w"' the good likino*
of the said pties ended the controu'"sie betwecne them as
fiblloweth viz. that Edmond Giles is to iriue ffortie shil-
linirs an acre for the breaking vp of so much ground as
comes short of 4 acres & to pay it before the last day of
the last moneth vnto the said P^dward Harnett. And the
tow^ne hath giuen 6 acres of land next adioyning to John
Bornes his 10 acre lott w^"'' was snpi)osed to be found in
that place where Edmond Giles built but was [*n()t*]
mistaken l)y the layers out, & therefore the towne hath
gratify ed the said Edward Harnett w^'' 10 acres overplus
to be added to his great lott of 20 acres which heereby
the towne doeth graunt vnto him : that is to say 20 jicres
for his great lott & 10 acres in the former consideration in
all XXX acres.
Thomas Watson desires a lott.
James Smith requires the like.
George Ingersoll desires a lott.
Joseph Younge is admitted an Inhabitant w"'in o'"
towne of Salem.
Joseph Younge desires accommodation of land.
Sergeant Dixy desires some hay ground about Jeffryes
creeke.
Graunted to Edward Ingram [*desires*] a pcell of land
about 5 or 6 acres at the head of the 10 acre
lotts in the great Cqug.
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Joseph Yoimge & Christopher Younge desire eachhalfe
an acre of land at Winter Harbo^ or thereabouts for their
fishing affaires.
Daniell Jiggles desires an halfe acre lott neere about
Winter Harbo"* for their fishing affaires.
Graunted to Obediah Hullme one acre of land for a
howse lott neere to the glass howsef & 10 acres more to be
layd out by the towne.
Thomas ffrjar desires some planting ground on the north
side.
The 4*^ day of the 12*^ moneth
Wm mahom" ^^"^ ^^"'o desires to haue his proportion
Roger Conant giuen him to be layd out at the head of
Laurence^Leech Basse riuer. The Towne hath graunted him
30 acres at the head of Basse riuer.
George Roppes is to haue xx acres of land to be layd
out for him at his returne from old England.
Graunted to Daniel Baxter & Henry Cook fine acres a
peece to be layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Robert Allyn 25 acres of land : lyinge be-
tweene the land of W™ Bennett & Samuell Archer [* their
land*] at Jeffrys Creeke.
Graunted to Hugh Browne half an acre of land neere
about winter harbo'' for to further his fishing, w*^^' if hee
follow it not, hee is to surrender it againe to the
towne.
There is graunted to Daniell Jeggles halfe an acre ot
land neere aboute Winter harbo'^ for fishing, vppon the
like termes as Hugh Browne hath his.
Henry Bayly desires a little nooke of land next M"^
Conants howse at Catt Coue.
t The manufacture of glass was carried on near where Aborn street
now is.
Samuoll Archor his account for tlio time lioo was Con-
»tal)le, taken l)y M'" Conant & Ilcniy Bartholoinew.
Imprms roc : by him for the vse of the touiie 23. 4. 5
pel forth for the vse of the towiie as appearcl l)y particuhirs 28. 8. 9
So tliere rest due to Sa : Archer of this accompt 00-4-4.
Rec. further in Kates for the Countries vse 211-13-0
pd out of this to the Countries vse 210-17-10
Due from Sa : Archer vpon this account 00-lo-02
more pd to the Countrys vse, cast to sliort in one pa3'mt 00-1 1-02
So there rested due upon all accounts to S. A. 00-00-04
of this rate remitted by ye towne 03-01-00
£ s d
So that there is due in all to S. Archer 03-01-04
Jolm Boren desires a lott.
There is cfraunted to ^Ir Kenistoii a tenne acre Lolt ly-
ing betweene ]\Ir Downinirs ii'ai-nie & Mr Endecolts.
Also graunted a farnie of 200 acres to be la} cl out by
the towne.
The agreem^ betweene the towne & John Pickeringe the
4^" day of the 12'i' nioneth K^a^.
ffirst hee is to ])uild a nieetinge howse of 25 foote longe,
the breadth of the old buildinge w"' a gallerie answei-ablc
to the former: One Catted Chimney of 12 foote longe &
4 foote in height aboue the top of the Iniildiiige. The
back whereof is to be of brick or stone. This building
is to haue six sufficient windowes, 2 on each side Si 2 at
the end, & a paire of staires to ascend the galleries sute-
able to the former. This building is to be couered w^''
inch & halfe planck & inch board vpon that to meete
close : And all this to be sufficientlie finished w"' daub-
inge & glassc & vnderpinninge w"' stone or brick w^^
cariadge & all things necessaiy by the said «]ohn Pick-
eringe : In consideration whereof the said rJohn Pickering
is to haue 63^ in money to be paid at 3 paym'^ The tirst
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payment 21^ at the begininge of the worke. The 2^
paymt. 21^ when the frame is reared The 3"* paymt. is
21^ -^ch |g ^Q |3Q pj^j^ Q^ i\yQ finishing of it. And it is
agreed That if it be found by indifierent men that the
said John Pickeringe hath deserued 3^ more, Then the
towne is to pay it him. If it be found the said John hath
deserued 3^ lesse, hee is to abate it : And the said John
Pickeringe doeth Couennt to finish it by the 1 5*^ day of
the 4^^ moneth next ensuinge the date hereof.
In witness whereof both pties haue subscribed heere-
vnto.
; t^-^iW^
^^ f .^^
Graunted to George Ingersoll a tenne acre lott or
thereabouts, more or lesse beinge the land formerly of
Mr Gardner John Barber & Kichard Bishoppe w*'^ they
resigned for other land vp to the Towne.
Graunted to James Smith, 80 acres of land next to Mr
fisk & Mr Smith, to be layd out by the towne.
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Graunted to Samuell Ehonie 30 acres of land neere
about James Smith his ffarme.
Graunted to Tho)nas James a 10 acre Lott.
Granted to Thomas Watson, 10 acres to be added to
his former 10 acres.
Graunted to Joseph Younge, an halfe acre lot neere the
winter harbor for hshinge. also a 10 acre lott neere to ^Ir
Downinges farme.
Graunted to Christopher Younge halfe an acre of land
for fishing neere winter harbor.
Graunted to Thomas liryar 5 acres of land & a halfe
acre lott neere winter harbor for tishinije.
Graunted to George Curwyn. ^
Graunted to Widow Vermais : 50 acres of land to be
layd out by the towne.
Graunted to John Ifriend 100 acres of land
Henry Swan requesteth some accomodation for his set-
linge together w*'' admittance into the plantation.
The 11 day of the 12'^ moneth
Bein- present ^^^^ ' i'-iJi^^ desires accomodation.
mr Endecott Philemon Dickerson desireth the like
John Woodbury
Mr Conant acc.
.lettVy Massy Kobert Goodall desireth an inlargment of
Lawrence Leech o
Will Hathorne land.
Beniamin Parminster desireth accomodation.
Mr Ruck desireth accomodation of land.
Graunted to Luietennt Dauenport a pcell of meadow
land being 2 Acres or therabout, lying on the West side
of the but brooke not far from the place that the Way
goeth ouer to Lin, if the Towne consent.
Graunted to John Boren, 30 acres of land to be layd
out by the towne.
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Grauuted to Thomas Payne, 40 acres of land to be layd
out by the towne.
Grauuted to Phlemon Dickerson 20 acres to be layd
out by the towne.
Graunted to Henry Swan halfe an acre of land neere to
Winter harbor for fishinge as also a 10 acre lott, neere to
the Pond by Mr Blackleech his farme.
The 18''' day of the 12"^ m«
BeiiK^ present John Best admited Inhabitant & desireth
mr Endecott accomodation.
John Woodbury William Davis II is admited Inhabitant
Jeflry Massy ^n hath oTauted him 10 acres of Planting
Lawrence Leach no o
Will Hathorue ground ueare Mr Downings farme.
Paid by Thomas Gardner to elohn Pickering six pownds.
Borrowed of Mr Humfries twentie pownds w*'*^ also was
paid to John Pickeriuge.
Paid to Mr Humfries the said twxntie pownds.
Granted to Ensigne Reed a hill of land ioyneing to his
owne farme w"' the brook. Provided y* the wood shall
be preserued for the maintaineing of the fence from the
mill to the [*marsh of*] ||riuer that pts|| Mr Endecotts
farme & the 10 acre lotts
xxv"' of the 12"^ moneth
Mr John Endecott Esdras Read is receaued to be an In-
lau™.ce LeJch l^^ttaut at the towne of Salem.
Jeftry Massy fibrasmuch as diu^s of o^ towne are re-
solued to sowe English graine this spring, It is || there-
fore || ordered that all comon & pticular ||home|| ffences
|! about the tow^ne II shall be sufficientlie made vp, before
the twentieth day of the ffirst moneth next vppon the
payne or penaltie of 5^ euerie day || after that|| any
[*man*] one is defectiue therein.
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Graiinted to Edmond Marsliall three acres of frroiind
or thereabouts neere \ iito the tenne acre lott of Ananias
Concline.
A i^'enerall Towne meetinge
the 2()'" of the 12^^' nioneth 1(;38.
Agreed that the drie Cattle shalbe put out to the
ftarnies round about c'i that none shall goe w"' the milch
Cowes in the CoiTion, this veare.
Also agreed that eu'ie man shall prouidc for their owne
Calues this yeare.
Agreed also that the 7 men shall prouidc and agree for
keeps of the milch kine.
Agreed that all the kine that are kept vppon the Cow
pastures shalbe paid for by the owners of them to the
keeps of the heard. And that if any farmers doe i)ut
their Cowcs to eat yp the Cow pastures, then they also
shalbe lyable to pay for their kine to the keep of the heard
according to the tyme they kcepe them there. & that if
the Towncs heard be brought vi)on the tl'armes they are to
pay for it.
Agreed that Mr Bishop shall haue land to be layd him
out according to the discretion of the 7 men.
Chosen Deputies Mr Hathorne Jo ; AVoodbury Jefiry
Massy.
Granted to Mr Bishop 150 acres of land : wherof 40 to
be meadow.
Granted to Henry Bartholmew 50 acres of land wherof
5 meadow.
Will Cantilbury is Eeceiued Inhabitant & is granted a
X acre lot.
25*^^ of the ffirst moneth 1639.
John Endecott Ordered that all swine shall either be
Mr"conant'"^ kept vp or else to provide a keeper for
Laurance Leech them if they goe abroad ; vpon the payne
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or penaltie of 2^, for eii^ie hogge or swine or pigge that
shall goe a broad w"^out a keeper. [*This to*] And the
(>wners of such swine hoggs or piggs to be lyable to pay
all damages that shall be made by them, according as shall
be found equall by the Judgm* of the Jury that shall trye
such cases, ffurther it is ordered that the penaltie of 2^
before specified, shall be equallie deuided twelue pence
thereof to be to the vse of the towne, & the other twelue
pence to the vse of him that shall impound the said swine.
And this order to stand till the Countrie [*prouide other-
waies for the swine*] || take further order in this pticular. ||
md Mr Winthrop.
It is ordered y' John Home shall desist from his in-
closure in y^ bury all place : and y* y® towne shall pay
for a quarter of an acre when he hath bought y® same,
except the Towne when they shall haue changed the bury-
all place shall alow him a portion of the same.
The 15. of the 2^ moneth 1639.
John Endecott ifraucis Bushnell is admitted into the
John Woodbury towne to be an Inhabitant amongest vs.
JohnBaich John Bachelor desires to be an Inhab-
itant & is admitted & desires accomodation.
Thomas Weeks is admitted to be an Inhabitant w"'in
this towne & desireth accomodation.
Charles Glouer is admitted to be an Inhabitant w"'in
this towne. ^ desires the place betweene HolUngwo*^ &
Mr Steephens at Catcoue, as also for planting grownd.
tloseph Kedgerer desires accomodation.
Mr Allerton desires accomodation neere his sonne in
law at Marblehead.
Mr Walton desires accomodation of 3 acres to build
vppon at ^Marblehead.
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Graiinted to John Abby 5 acres neere to Mr Throg-
mortons Hoggehowse.
Robert Baker hath graiinted to him 10 acres to the
westward of [*the*] ||mr Throginortoiis|| hoggeliowse.
Graiinted for the yeare to mr ftisk & Mr fibgge the h.'iy
grasse of the ||salt|| marsh medow, at the side of the old
Phmters fields.
Graunted to Henry Bayliefe a little peece of ground at
[*the C*] Burlcyes Couef about 3 q^'ters of an acre to l)e
layed out by the towne.
At a meeting the 17^'' of the 2'^ moneth 1639
John Endecott Agreed w*^'' Austen Calem & Wm Browne
]VN\'Clbury f^i" the keeping of all the goates of the
Jeft"ry Muissy towiie for this yeare ensuinge for the some
of Twoe & Thirtie pownds, to be paid quarterly that is to
say: 8^ the 1()"' of July c^ 8^ more the IG"' of October,
& 8^ more the 16^^' of January & the last paym* when the
yeare is expired : The goates are to be driuen out an
hower after the sun is vp & brought in to the pen J neere
the pownd an hower afore sun settinge. The chardges of
the pen to be borne by the owners of the goates.
Granted to Lawrence Sowthwicke halfe an aker of
grownd adioyninge vnto his other halfe aker, and to Oba-
diah Hulme a spot of grownd to build vpoii, vnlesse the
towne in generall do denie the same.
At a meeting being the 15*'' day of the 3 mo, present
Mr Connant John Balch
John Woodbury JeflVy Massy
Lawrence Leach Will. Hathorne
John Pickering request a farme at the South end of the
long pond going to Linn.
t See page 11, note.
X Now the Common. The pound was in what is now Brown street.
88
Granted to Tho Smith 80 acres of land.
Granted to Lawrence Leachs two Sons 70 acres of land.
Tvlierof 7 acres of meadow. They both relinquishing ther
former grants of 20 & 30 acres
Granted to Tho. gardner a banke of vpland nere the
strongwatter broock ||to his marsh || paying 5^ p acre as
goodman Lord hath it.
Granted to Will. Hathorne a pcell of Rockey ground
being 3 acres more or lesse lying by his marsh formerly
granted vpon the the condicion that Tho Gardner hath.
II w^^' is payd ||
Granted to Joseph [*chich*] Kitcherill halfe an acre at
Winter harbor if he imply it in ffishing.
Ezechell Knight desireth accommodation.
Rec. of Tho Gardner Cunstable 3^ : 1^ 2^ to John
Woodbury 1^ to William Hathorne and 16^ to Jeifry
Massy for ther expence at the Court in the first moneth
1G38, & 6^ to Mr Connant & 6^ to Lawrence Leach.
2^ 10*^ Rem. in William Hathornes hands
paid to John Pickeringe 4^-5^. besids the 2 first pay-
ments for the building of the meeting howso : the 8"* day
of the 5*^ moneth: 1639.
8th of the 6*^ moneth 1639
It is ordered at a publiq meetinge, That if the whole
toAvne be lawfully warned & the spetiall occasions mani-
fested together w*^ the warninge : [*hauinge such warn-
inge*] a day before the meetinge, that it shall be in the
power of such as meete being aboue the number of Six
psons to transact all such occasions & make such orders
therein as they shall Judge me[ete] & the said orders &
determinations to be as authentical as if the whole Towne
met. prouided that the said psons haue beene together or
haue staid an hower after the tyme || first || appointed :
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8"' of the G"' moneth 1()39 at a priuate townc meeting
John Endecott Graunted to John Pickerinire 50 acres of
John Woodbii^rv ^'"^^^^ beyond the West ponnd lying next to
Laurance Leech Lin ])ownds, to he layed out by the towne.
Graunted to William ftisk one hundred acres of vpland
& tenne acres of meadow :
25^^' day of the 5t'> moneth 1G39
John Endecott Laurance Leech
Wni Hathorne Mr Conant
John Woodl)ury John IJalch.
Graunted to Thomas Pickton a tenne acre Lott & a
house lot of half an acre vpon the neck neere Catt Cone.
Graunted to Bemamyn Parmiter [*a te*] one acre of
land vpon the north side of the neck next to Henry
Bayly.
Graunted to Xathaniell Pitman a proportion of land,
neere about 20 acres lying next vnto the A\'idow Diks
land on the South side of the flbrrest Kiuer.
(ieorge Dill is receaued an Inhabitant & there is giuen
him halfe an acre of land for an howse Plott.
Samuell Edson is intertayned to be an inhabitant within
this towne. and halfe an acre of ground is graunted him
neere Catt Coue. & 5 acres more for planti nge groimd.
Thomas Dauenish is receaued to be an Inhabitant within
this Towne, & there is graunted vnto him tenne acres of
kind for planting ground
Henry ||Sillsby|| mr Sharpes man is receaued an Inhab-
itant within this Jurisdicion & ther is graunted to him
halfe an acre of land neere the Cat Coue for a howse
plott.
Philemon Dickerson hath graunted to him 4 pole of
land neere Ric. Hutchinsons howse. this land is graunted
him to mak tan pitts c^ to dresse goates skines & hides.
wch trade if hee follow not & vse that place to that pur-
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90
pose, the towne is to [*receaue*] haue it returned againe
to their vse.
Nicholas Patch is receaued to be an Inhabitant within
this towne. & there is graunted 40 acres of land to him
neere Macrell Coue.
John White is receaued an Inhabitant in this towne &
there is graunted to him 60 acres of land to be layd out
by the towne neere Mr Smiths ffarme.
John Louett is receaued to be an Inhabitant within this
Jurisdiction. & there is graunted vnto him 10 acres of
land neere Macrell Coue.
Edmond Patch is receaued an Inhabitant within this
Jurisdiction & there is graunted vnto him 10 acres of land
neere the Macrell Coue.
Graunted to Mr ||Wm|| Hathorne 50 acres of plowed
land neere or adioyning to his farme to be layd out by
the towne.
The 19*^ day of the 6"^ moneth 1639.
at a generall towne meetinge.
Graunted to John Winthrop Esq"" Junior a little neck
of land adioyninge to the salthowse built by the said Mr
Winthrop contayninge about 16 acres or thereabouts,
more or lesse. lying betweene a coue w^^ is on the north
side of his said howse & a little brooke lying to the west
of the said howse.
Graunted to Ananias Concline one acre of land neere
vnto his dwelling howse to be layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Edmond Giles eight pole of gro[und]
lyinge in the comon ouer against his ten acre lott to be
layd out by the towne. it is to build him a howse
there.
Thomas Gardner & Jarvais Garford are the surveyo"
for this yeare for the mending of the high wayes.
91
Granted to mr Peeters the marsh lyinge over against
his now dwelling containinge about an aker & halfe or
therabout on the other side of the water, f
The 16*'' of the 7"^ monoth 1G39
John Endccott John AVoodbnry
Wm llathorne Laurancc Leech
Koger Conant
John Mousar is admitted to be an Inhabitant within this
townc.
John Mousar desireth hind to phint
MatheAV Nixon is admitted to be an Inhabitant within
this Towne.
There is grauntcd to Mathew Nixon a house Lott at
Cat coue & a plott for a garden of about a quarter of an
acre.
Kichard Ingersoll desireth to haue some meadow.
The 18"^ of the 9"^ moneth 1639.
Mr Endccott Jo : Woodbury
Mr llathorne Laurancc Leech
Mr Conant
Kicliard Prince is receaued an Inhabitant within this
towne of Salem.
John ffairefield desires accomodation.
liobert ffuller desires accomodation. 5 acres to plant
Mr ffiske desires an addition of 50 acres more to be
added to his farme.
The widow Kinge desires accomodation.
Mr Ruck desires a howse lott in Cat Coue & there is
graunted to him one acre in that place to be layd out by
the towne.
Thomas Weekes desireth a 10 acre Lott heere or 20
acres at the Village.
There is graunted to John Shipley wood for firinge &
t This paragraph is written by Roger Conant.
92
fencing in the high way that shalbe layd cnit adioyning to
his 20 acre lott.
Edmond Tompson [*de*] hath graunted him halfe an
acre of land at winter harbo"" or thereabouts for a fishing
lott.
Graunted to Henry Hayward an halfe acre of land for
a fishing lott about winter harbor.
It is pmitted that such as haue fishing lotts about Win-
ter Harbo^ & the Hand shall haue libertie to fence in their
lotts to keepe of the swine & goates from their fish, soe
that they leaue it open after harvest is in.
Graunted to [*Richard*] || William || Moore an halfe
acre of land for a fisher lott, near about winter harbor.
Graunted to Mathew Nicks fisherman 5 acres of land
by the hogstyes in the forrest next to Ezekiell Knights
ten acre Lott.
The 20*^ day 9"^ ra«
Mr Endecott Lavvrance Leach
Mr Conant Jeffry Massy
John Woodbury William Hathorne
Granted to Rich. Bishop about an acre & sl halfe of land
by his other 5 acres, abuting one Austin Killams Lot.
Widow Moore desireth a ffkrme.
Joshua Hollgraue desireth a flarme.
Richard Moore desireth halfe an acre on the necke.
f [*Graunted to Richard Ingersoll 10 acres of meadow
in the great meadow.*] ||this was put out vppon a latter
graunt in the same place. ||
James Standish is graunted 40 acres of land neere Jef-
fry Creeke.
Graunted to John Pickworth 3 or 4 acres of meadow
to the land formerly graunted him.
t The preceding part of the record of this meeting, and the whole
of the record of the next meeting is written by William Hathorne.
Tlie rest of the record of this meeting is written by John Endecott.
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Grauntcd halfe an acre to Charles Gloucr an acre of
ground for a howse lott neerc iVIr llucks, prouided the
wayes be left broade as also prouided that hec resign vp
his howslott (formerly grauntcd) to the towne.
Thomas Buxton is allowed an inhabitant Avithin this
towne.
AVilliam Broock is allowed to be an Inhabitant within
this towne of Salem.
John Browne desires accomodation.
Grauntcd 3^ 10*^ a yeare to Brother Porter for making
cleane the meeting howse.
Granted to John Batcheler 20 acres of ground [*qitc
of Avhat*] llnecre vnto that w^''|| was formerly layd out to
[*Truslar*] Mr Bishop.
Granted to Joshua Ilolgraue 50 acres.
At a meeting the 9^'' of the 10"* m" present
Mr Eiulecott Lawroncc! Lcacli
Mr Conant "Willin Hutlionie
John Woodbury
Grauntcd to Ilenery Bartholmew 100 acres of land of
w*^*' 10 acres shall be meadow.
Granted to James Molton 80 acres whereof 8 acres to
be meadow.
William Geare dcsireth to be an Inhabitant and to haue
accomodations.
[* Granted to Lawrence Leach 10 acres of meadow*]
Joseph Boys dcsireth to be an Inhabitante and to haue
accomod?
At a generall towne meetinge held the 11"' day
of the 10"' moneth 1639.
There was a voluntarie towne contribution toward the
maintenance of the ministry, quarterly to be paid.
The note thereof remaiueth w"' the Deacons.
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Graunted to the Glassemen seuerall acres of ground ad-
ioyning to their howses, viz, one acre more to Ananias
Concline & 2 acres a peece to the other twoe, viz. Lau-
rance Southick & Obediah Holmes, each of them 2 acres
to be added to their former howse Lotts.
Graunted 4 acres neere to the old Cowhowses neere the
head of the South riuer, to John Mowser, to be [*forth-
with*] layd out by the towne.
The fferrie at the North Point w*^^ formerly was John
Stones is now graunted to William Dixy for three yeares
& hee is to keepe a horse boat. Hee is to haue for stran-
gers passage 2^ a peece, for Townsemen or Townedwel-
lers 1*^ a peece. ffor Mares, Horses, & great other beasts,
six pence a peece. ffor goates calues & swine 2^ a peece.
John Gedney is called by the towne to keepe an Inne,
& John Holgraue layeth his downe.
That the fence w*'^' was intended to be sett vp [*was*]
by John Holgraue at Winter Island & the neck are for-
bidden & eu^'ie one to fence their owne ground.
The 23*.^ of the 10*^ moneth 1638.
John Endecott John Woodbury
Mr Hathorne Laurance Leech
Mr Couaut
Mr Steephens requires land.
Kobert Gutch is receaued an Inhabitant within this
towne of Salem.
It is ordered that Mr Hawthorne shall receaue Mr
Gardners account.
Graunted to Richard Ingersoll 20 acres of meadow in
the greate medow, to be layd out by the towne.
Graunted to John ffairefield 80 acres of land for a
farme whereof 10 acres of meadow.
Graunted to Richard Prince 30 acres of land whereof
4 of them to be meadow :
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Graimted to Richard Leech 4 acres of huid lying next
to John Leech liis 10 acre lott.
Graiinted to Robert Adams 3 acres and a q^'ter neere
vnto John Cooke.
Graunted to Arthur Sanders of Marblchead 2 acres
of land to plant in, as also
Graunted to Wm Barbar 2 acres, both these lotts to
be layd out by Mr Waltham & Mr ^Mauerick of Mar-
ble head
fSalem the 7^^' of the 3"' moneth 1G38.
A Rate made (by Mv fhske ]Mr Batter ^Nlr Ilolirraue
Jo'l Woodbery Jefferey ^lassey Peeter Palfrey Laurence
Leech Richard Dauenport) beinii* of 172^: 10''^ for the
Countrey vse : av^'' Rate wee make to amount vnto 187^
2'' : 8^ in manner following.
tlie Kenifiiider of a former liate of 120£ I say I^esting 16 : 00 : 00
marble head Cliarj?ed wth 11£ : 10s of this Kate 11 : 10 : UO
Soe tliat tlie ouerplus of these liales aboue said amountcth
vuto the some of 14£ : 12'': 8d : vpon the Constables account:
A Eate made of 23£ for the Countrej^ and wee find vpon tlic former
]iates of 120£ and the abouesd 172£ : 10s: toii^ether wtli this amonnt-
in«if to 18£ : 14ss : 3d that there is in the Constables hand 30£ : 8s : ] hi
and marble head to pay Ilbrtye shillini^s 2 : 00 : 00
3IK fHsKE Jo^ Woodbery : Peeter Palfrey Laurence
Leech Jeffrey Massey Richard Dauenport.
Graunted to Abraham Whiteeare 2 acres of land to
plant in & a q^'ter of an acre for a howse lott, to be layd
out l)y Mr Waltham & Mr Mauerick.
Graunted that John Shei)ley shall haue 4 acres neere
his twentie acres in exchange for 4 acres of the 20
whereby hee may w"* more ease plant his corne.
Graunted to [*William*] || John|| ffisk to be added to
tThis account is in the handwriting of Kichard Davenport. See
p. G9, note.
96
his former land 30 acres of ground whereof 4 acres to be
meadow.
Graunted to Josep Batchelor & Thomas Browning
twentie acres of land neere adioyning to the former
grant & 2 acres a peece of meadow to be layd out by
the towne.
Graunted to John Endecott all that swamp that run-
neth in the line of his ffarme next to Goodman Chicker-
ings & of the other side to the land that is layd out in
small lotts sometimes Mr Batters.
Graunted to William Geere twentie acres of land to be
layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Allyn Convers fforty acres of land
[* whereof*] & 4 acres of meadow to be layd out by
the towne.
Graunted to John Woodbury & John Balch & Mr Co-
nant, 5 acres of meadow a peece in some convenient
place.
Graunted to Laurance Leech 15 acres more of meadow.
Graunted to [*Mr*] ||Wm|! Steephens 30 acres of land
vppon the fforest side if hee stay at Marble head, if hee
remoue to Salem hee is to haue 50 acres there.
p. 65.
jAtt a generall Towne meeting in ^^ ll**' month 1639
Imprimis after the Reading & pvseing of the or-
Voted ders of y^ Generall Courts, It was ordered that
Raph ffogg Receiue such goods as none doe owne
& send a note of them to the marshall att Boston.
It. Mr Gervas Garford Chose Constable.
Jn° Woodbury & Raph ffogg Chose to see to ye
t The record of this raeetiug is by Ralph Fogg, and that of the next
by William Hathorne.
97
Vot. order ti))out Swine to be<^iii the first day of the first
nv: 1(;:31) c^ end the hist day of the eight m'! 1()40.
Vot. Yong mr Norris Chose by this asseinblie to teach
skoole.
Mr Holgraue Jn" Woodl)ury mr Henry Barthoh)-
mew Mr Gardener & Daniel Kay Chosen Katters.
That the Hand Calcd Winter I hind may Ije fenced
Inn for the saftie of the ffishing trade & so to Con-
tinue vntill the prim, of the third month Caled may
vnless such as haue Goats doe fence in the Ihiks for
the saftie of [*the*] ffish.
That the (V^' day morning to meet al)out fencs.
The ould Seauen men Continewed still.
The sd Seauen men are to see the Gunsmiths
fence satisfied for.
Mr Holgraue Chose ageane to keepe the ordenary
& the drawini!^ of wine referred till next meetinii^
till Mr Holgraue & Mr Gott haue Conferred ther-
about.
At a meet[ing the 21"* of the 11"'] moneth present
John Woodbury Granted to Mr Norris 100 acres of
wm^un Halhorne U'^'^'^l ^^^' ^ ^'^^^^^ ^^^th 16 acres of
Mr Conaiit meadow.
Granted to Jacob Barny, will. Doge [and Rich.]
Brackenbery 5 acres of meadow apeece.
Granted to John Browne & Edmond Tom [son] 30
acres of land apeece.
Granted to William Woodbury 10 acres of vpland
[and] 5 acres of meadow.
Granted to Josua Verin 40 acres of land.
Granted to Widow Bryan 2 acres of meadow.
Granted to Jeffry Massy 20. acres of vplaud & 5 of
[meadow]
ESSEX IXST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, SEU. 2, VOL. I. 13 April, 18G8.
98
♦Granted to Hugh Stacy, John Thurston, Tho. West &
w[idow] Payne 20 acres of land apeece
Granted to Austen Killham, Nicholas Pacy, Philemon
D[ickenson] & Joseph Yongs 3.0 acres of land apeece
Granted to Henry Chickering & John Yongs 50 acres
of [land] apeece.
Granted to M'*^^ Ames 40 acres of land.
Granted to William Browne Shopkeeper 80 acres of
l[and]
Granted to Mr Phillips to be an Inhabitant & to haue
80 acres of land
Provided y* these 6 last grants from this m^ke* is w*^
the condicion that they coutinew in the Plantation to vse
the same.
Granted to the widdow ffelton 30 acres of land.
Granted to the widdow Scarlet 20 acres of land.
Mr Euck desireth a ifarme.
Granted to Beniamin Par minster 10 acres of land at
Jeff[ryes] Creeke when the former grants are made good.
Granted to Esdras Eeed 10 acres of land more to his
fformer 10 acres in the whole 20 acres.
Granted to Richard Lambert 20 acres of land bc-
tw[een] Jeifry Easty & Henry Swan.
Mr Gerford desireth an Enlargment to his 50 acres for-
m[erly] granted of 50 more.
[ ] desireth to be an Inhabitant.
John Luvet Daniel Ra^^s servant desireth accomoda-
tion.
Mr ffrend desireth accomodation of meadow to his
ffarme.
Granted to Roger Conant the son of Roger Connant
being the first borne Child in Salem the som of 20 acres.
Granted to Joseph Doliber the som of 20 acres of land.
09
30*^ of the 1. moneth 1040.
[At] a generall * i ,i • i j.
towue meeting Agreed at the general! towne meeting that
Laurance Southweeke & William AVoodhiiry shall keei)e
the milch cattell & heifers that are like to ealiie this
sumer, & such bulls as are necessarie for the heard : ex-
cluding all other dry cattell : They are to haue for their
^^ labo*"^ [*therefore*] Thirtie & [*twoe*] ||six|| pownds.
to be paid in equall portions the first paym* to be paid
the 10"^ day of the flburth moneth ||ncxt|| & the latter
paymt to be made the 10^'' day of the seauenth moneth
followinge. They are to begin to keepQ them, the 6^'*
day of the 2*^ moneth. And their tyme of keeping of
them to end, the 15^'' day of the 9^^' moneth. They are
to driue out the Cattell when the Sun is halfe an hower
high, & to bring them in when the sun is halfe an hower
high. The Cattle are to be brought out in the morning
into the pen neere to Mr Downings pale. And the keeps
are to drive them & ])ring such cattle into the Pen as they
doe receaue from thence. And such as doe not bringe
their cattle in due tyme into the Pen are to keepe them
that day themselues & pay such damages as their cattle
shall make.
Agreed that Mr Hathornes Bull & Robert ]\Ioltons Bull
& Thomas Gardners Bull shall goe w"' the heard & they
shall haue each owner xx^ a peece for the use of their
bulls this season. And the Same to [be] raised & gath-
ered w"' the heardsmens wages.
Whereas There was a ftbrmer order That the seau[en
men] w*''' were chosen for the order inge of the affaires of
the t[owne] That six of them w"'out a Magestrate & any
ffowre w"' the magestrate might doe any thing or act, tVb
had power [soe] to doe as fully as if all Avere together.
And whereas afterwards it was agreed & consented vnto,
100
That [If] any ffowre, though no Magestrate one of them,
yet [they] should haue power [*all*] as fully as if all
were tog[ether] w*^'' order seeing it was not recorded : It
is n [ow therefor] agreed that what graunts or other or-
ders haue [been] made by the greater pte of the 7 men
That they [shall] stand firme & this present towne meet-
ing doeth \v"^ one consent confirme them.
Ordered That Henry Cooke & Edward Ingram shall
keepe the swine of the Towne. And it is agreed that
they shall haue 6! a peece for the keeping of [them.]
And if the heard be so great & the swine so many th[at]
they twoe cannot well keepe them, Then they the said
[Henry] & EdAvard shall gett more helpe for the better
keeping [them] And if there be any that haue [*not*]
swine that doe [not] put them to these keeps, That then
it is ordered they shall [keep] them vp or prouide keeps
for them themselues. And if [any] swine be found to
goe at libertie w^^'out any keeps. That then It shalbe lau-
fall for any man to impound them [&] to be paid 2^ for
his paynes. They are to keepe [them] from the Sixth
day of the 2^ moneth till the [ ] day of the ninth mon-
eth. [*The place is in a yard [ ] Mr Brownes neer to
Mr Pesters howse*] They [are] to blow their home, and
the Townsemen to brin[g their] swine out to them, ||as
they goe alonge by their bowses. || They are to driue
them out abo [ ] of the clock in the morninge & they
are to driue them hom[e at] sunset. And euery one is to
receaue his owne swine, [& to] keepe them in all night.
Add the keeps shall be [responsible] for any swine that
are lost, but for such swine as [may be] kild by wilde
beast & they bring home [*a pte of*] the f[lesh]f
tTlie rest of the sentence is worn off.
101
And because that the Lords day may ])e improiicd by
such as are the keeps, It is agi-eed, That tlie said keeps
shall one one Lords day & the other the other Lords day
shall ])y turnes keepe them. And it is agreed that euery
such 2 families as are warned by the said keeps shall pro-
uide one man for the helping one of the keeps to keepe
swine vppon the Lords day.
It is ordered That ^Ir Sharpe shall write the records of
all the Towne Lands. f
That the Seauen men shall take some order for the
keeping of ||the towne || Goates.
Captaine Trask hath leaue to set vp a ||tide|! Mill vp-
pon the North Kiuer, pronided hee make i)assage for a
Shallope from halfe flood to full sea.j:
Edniond Giles is flned xx*^ for taking in of the townes
Comons by the generall towne mcetinge.
[The following list occupies two leaves of the original, and appears
to have been misplaced in binding the book. It is in the iKUidwritiiig
of Roger Conant, and relates, as I suppose, to the division of "the
marsh & meadow lands," see page Ol. The figure before each name
gives the number of the persons in the family; if six or more the
head of the family was entitled to one acre; if four or tive to three
quarters of an acre; and if less to half an acre. Families of three
persons ai)pear to have been allowed at first three quarters of an acre,
but afterwards only a half acre, as in such cases the 3 is cancelled and
2 substituted. In the first part of the list the i is probably a mistake
for 3, meaning three (juarters. AVhen the list was written by Koger
Conant he placed first the figure denoting the number in the family,
and then the name of the head of the family, and when there were six
or more in the family he wrote against the name, to the right, " 1" or
" 1 acre." All the figures on the right of the names, denoting the al-
lotment, except where " 1 acre" was allotted, are in a difl'erent, though
ancient, handwriting. See page 71, a grant to Thomas Edwards.]
1. Jo: Sibly 1-2 1. Tho: Tracy 2
— (>. Geor: wms 1 acre 2. Math : Waller 2
6. mr Butter l-.J 3. Jo : Hart [*3*] 2
6. Hen : Ilerrkke 1-3 8. mr Yong 1
tSee page 5. % See page 18, note.
102
3. widd: Scarlet
[*3*] 2
— 3. mr Gaffort
[*3*]2
2. Tho: Watson
1-2
2. Wm Vincent
2
1. fit: Skery
2
1. Vincents mother
2
— 4. Edw: GaskiU
3
1. Vincets Cosen Antho :
Bucstone 2
5. Jo: Porter
3
1. Tho: Lothrope
2
2. Tho : Chub
2
7. Robt. Goodell
1
7. Dan : Key 1 acre
4. Pet : wolfe
3
— 7. Ric : Watterman 1
3. Ben: Parmister
[*3*] 2
2. mr Comins
2
— 2. Jo : Cooke
1. Jo: Bourne
2
5. Geo : Norton
3
1. Nic : Draper
2
[*4*] 3. Rich : Lambt
!:*3*] 2
3. Jo: March
[*3*] 2
4. Jeffery Esty
3
5. Jo : Elford
3
6. Nicho: Cary
1
3. Tho: Read
[*3*] 2
— 6. Jacob Bama
1
— 1. Robt Allen
2
5. mr Thorndicke
3
3. Jo: Norman
[*3*] 2
2. Will: James
2
1. Jo: Brittell
2
3. Jo : Gaily
[*3*] 2
5. mr Emry
3
5. Jo: Pickworth
3
2. Ed: Grouer
2
— 2. Ja : Standish
2
— 10. Will. Woodbery
1
8. Richard Hutchinson
1
3. Hom Woodbery
[*3*] 2
7. mr Goose
1
3. Jeffr: Massy
[*3*] 2
— 7. Rich : Holingsworth
1
4. Rich: Blackenbury
3
2. Widd : mason
2
4. James Smith
3
1. Tho: Rootes
2
— 7. michell SaUoes
1
1. Jos : Rootes
2
2. Sam: Ebume
2
[*2*]5 Robt. Morgan
3
3. Will : Bennet
[*3*]2
[*2*] 4 Jo : Pride
3
1. Jo : Luffe
2
1. Jo : Lech
2
1. Jo : Burton
2
5. Hugh Browne
3
7. Jo : Stone
1
116
2. RaphElwood
2
1. Roger Haskell
2
123
4. Robt : Lemon
3
2. Jo: Burroes
a
4. Jo : Jackson
3
2. John Deuericks
2
-5. Will: Dixie
3
— 6. Tho : Paine
1
4. Jo : Blacke
3
[*4. mr Steuens*]
5. Wid : more
3
2. Tho: Dixey
2
4. Tho: more
3
3. John Browne
[*3*] 2
— 7. Jos : Graften
1
2. Edm: Tom son
2
5. Jo: more
3
2. James Hines
2
5. Tho: Browning
3
3. Tho : Venner
[*3*] 2
6. mr Smith
1
1. Roger Aimedowne
2
— 6. mr Scrugs
1
— 5. Jam : moulton
3
2. Abr: Temple
2
7. Jo: Gidney
1
5. mr Holgraue
3
— 11. mr ffrend
1
6. Rich Raymond
1
1. Rich Barthelmew
2
1. Jos : Holgraue
2
4. mr Bachelor
3
4. Ben: ft'elton
3
goodm. Thurston
8
— 6, Jo : Hardy
1
1. mrHiggins
2.
1. Jo : Hardy Jun.
2
1. Sam: Colbume
2.
8. will Jeggels
1
1. Geo: Ropes
2.
103
— 6. mr Gott
1
1. Rob: Baker
2.
1. Nath: ffelton
2
4 [*Tho*] Will: Williams
3.
2. Widdo: ffelton
2
[*3*] 4. Leeds plaisterer
3.
5. Sam : Archer
3
— 6. Jo : Balch
1.
5. Will: Allen
3
9. mr Endicot
1.
1. Henry Bartholmcw
2
3. Tho: Reed
[*3.*] 2
1. Will : fflsko
2
— 9. Roger Conant
1.
— 5. Jo: Home
3
2. Edw: Beacham
2.
i. mr Johnson
3
8. mr Cole
1.
mr webb
2
— 6. mr ffogg
1.
6. Anth: Dike
1
9. will : King
1.
2. Christo: Yong
2
— 10, mr Bisshop
1.
1. will : Ilackford
2
5. Tho: Olny
3
2. Rich : Johnson
2
4. mich: Shaflin
3.
4. Robt Codman
3
4. Rob: Cotty
3.
— 2 widdo Greene
2
4. Edm: Marshall
3.
6. Tho: Edwards
1
2. Jo : Shepley
2.
1. John Ilarbert
2
144
6. Ilobt Page
1
5. [Mr Stillman
]
5. Henry Skerry
3
1. Elias Stillman
2.
[10?] Will: Hathorne
1,
[().] Mr Weston
5, mr waters
3.
— 10. Mr Alford
2. AVill Plais
2.
G. John Woodbury
1.
4. llich: Norman
3.
2. Mr Pestor
4. Ho : Moulton
3.
— 9. Mr Blackleach
2. mr Alderman
2.
6. Mr Verine
— 5. Will : Dodge
3.
1. Phillip Verine
2
5. Will : marston
3.
7. Captaine Trask
1. Tho: marston
2.
— 8. Stukly Wesket
4. Robt Pease
3.
II 7. Mr Sharpo
HI
2. Jo : Pease
2
5. Ro: mawry
3
— 4. will, walcot
3.
1. John Bushnell
2.
6. fran : Perry
L
1. Abraham Warain
2.
[ ] Jo : Pope
2.
6. George Harris
5. Tho: Anthom
3.
7. Jo : Symons
7. Tho : Gardner
1.
1. Robt I shell
2.
6. Rich : Bisshop
1.
— G. Peter Palfry
5. Rich: walker
3.
5. Will: [Auger]
3.
— 7. Jo : Barber
1.
7. Sam: more
1.
5. Will: Bound
3.
— 6. Wm Lord
3. Jo: Sanders
[*3*] 2.
2. Will: Browne
2.
7. Leiftenant Dauenport 1.
2. mr Stratton
2.
3. Tho : Goldthwait
[*3*] 2.
9. mr Clarke
L
— 2. mris Kenniston
2.
[*2. goodm: Skudder
2.*]
6. Jo : Talby
3
— 5. mr ffiske
3.
3. Jo : Abby
[*3*] 2
4. ffran: Laws
3.
5. Lawr: Leech
3.
4. ffranc : ffilmingam
3.
1. Robt Leech
2.
3. marmad : Peircy
[*3*] 2
— 9. Rich : Ingersall
1.
2. Jo : Pickring
2.
3. Hugh Laskin
[♦3*] 2
3. Rich : Graues
[*3*] 2
4. Rich : Bootes
3.
— 8. Tho : Smith
1.
104
[*5*] 6. Edw: Giles
1. 4. Tho: Spooner
8.
1. mris Daniell
5. Ezekiell Knight
3.
2. John Tomkins
2. 3. Tho. fflatman
[*3*] 2.
151.
1. Tho. Gardner
2.
— 1. George Gardner
2.
3. Geo: wright
[*3*] 2.
4. widdo Sweet
3.
4. William Robison
3.
6. mris Amies
1.
2. mris Robison
2.
fgoodman Holiman
2.
[half] ^ goodwife Scarlet
2.
LL [ ] Dauenport
2
[*178*] 181
[Blank page.]
t At a Generall Towiie meeting the 11"^ 9. 48
John Kitching was chosen Cunstable in the place of
John Tlobinson for the yeare flfollowing & till a new be
chosen.
Chosen for GranJuiymen
mr Yerrin "] mr Alderman
mr Batter I Wm King
Thomas Trusler | Thomas Putman
Rich Prince J Jiio Neale.
It was agreed that theire should bee a Towne Rate of
34—5—0
19« of the 10 mo : 1648
At a meeting of the townsmen the day & yeare aboue
written
Capten hathorne, mr Curwyn
mr Batter, mr Bartholmew
mr Downyng
j3br the pety Jury
[*mr Willm Browne.*] Joseph Pope.
Thomas Gardiner Senr. George Gardiner
Peter Palfrey John Robinson
[♦Jeffry Massy*] Henery Herrick
[*John Hardye*] [*Will Dodge*]
Richard Bishop John Hathorne.
Jeffery Mascey is Chosen Clarke of the market
for this yeare next insuinge and till a new be
chosen.
t The record of these two meetings is in a different handwriting.
105
[Att a publik Towne meeting at Salem
y^ IV' of 3 nVl KMO
Its agreed that mr Holgraue
[Blank.]
Its agreed at a generall Towne meeting y* y^ order
agred on [ ] hoggs shall be executed by such prsons as
Mr Endecott shall appoint namlyj-]
[Blank.]
t At a meeting the 30^'' of the 1 monetli 1G40.
Mr Endecott Lauranoe Leech
John Woodbury Jellry Massy
Mr Conant
Graunted to ^
[Blank.]
William Comins is fined xx^ for taking in ||pte of || the
high way next to his howslott. And for ev'^y weeke that
hee continew**^ the fencing in of the high way, hee is to
be lined 5^
Grainited to John Beaumont 5 acres of planting grownd
to be layd out by the Towne.
Graunted to John Lovett 5 acres ||of ground || w^'' was
pte of the land exchanged by Jeflry Massy & Kichard
Brackenbury neere Mackrell Coue.
At a meeting the 15*" Day of the 5"> moneth 1040.
Mr Endecott Graunted to Joseph Boys, 10 acres of
Mr iiathorne l j ^ | | | ^ .^^ (j Annes side at
John \V oodbury -^ ^ ^
Jetiry Massy the discretion of the Towne Layers out.
[*lt is agreed that there shall be 40 acres of land*]
fThis is written by Kalpli Fo^g, and at the bottom of the same
paj^e is also written in short-hand "Here certain papers pinned on
here under Mr. Endecot's hand."
J Here the writing of the record is again resumed by John Ende-
cott, and continues to be written by him till the end of the year 164G,
except a few entries.
ESSEX. INST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, 8KR. 2, VOL. I. U April, 1868.
106
Mr William Vassall desireth a ffarme where the towne
thinketh meete.
Miles Ward [*desireth*] hath 2 or 3 acres more or
lesse graunted him over at Stage point, not formerly
graunted.
Mr Jo'l Harbert requesteth a ffarme.
Jo'^ Bushnell desireth a portion of land.
Tho : Smith desireth a peece of vpland Joyning to his
meddow about 12 acres that soe hee may make vse of the
townes former grant.
the 14*^ of the 1'^ moneth 1640.
At a general! [*Court*] towne meetinge, held the day
abouesaid.
It is ordered that Mr Wm Hathorne, Mr Ralph ffogg &
Jetfry Massy shall be Audito'*^ to survey all the books of
records for the towne, & to take notice of all such sumes
of money that (vppon those records or other accounts)
are due vnto the towne & to call for them in. And that
they shall haue helpe from the Magistrate to straine for
such sullies as are behinde. As also to take accompts of
all the towne rates & to bring in an account how they
haue bene layd out. That the whole towne may receaue
satisfaccon therein, And this to be brought in at the next
q^'ter Court at Salem being the 29**^ of this moneth.
That o'" Brother Gedney & o^ brother Balch & o^' brother
ffogg doe enquire about fustean spinsters & to informe the
towne the next 2^ day.
That there shall a rate of 15^ be raised & gathered for
the paym*^ of the bookes of records & for the keej)ing of
the meeting howse 3^-15^ to o'^ brother Nath : Porter, &
2^-W to o'^ broth'*^ Home &g.
It is ordered that all the ffences [*vpp*] about the
towne in the seuerall ffields shall be continewed & main-
107
tayned as well winter as siimer. And that such as doe
leaue open any pte of their fence shall pay for eu'"ie day
so left open, 2^ And in the nieane tynie to pay such
damairo as comes through his default ||t() the J)tie||
[*such*] daiTi[*ages*] ||nitied|| as the ||next|| Court shall
Judge V. him. And ffor such as [*doe*] are knowen to
haue pulled downe any fences Av*^''out the owners consent,
shall pay the penaltie of 20^ or if the ptie be not al)le to
pay it to be whipt the next Court if the Court see no
cause to the contrarie.
John Concline receaued an Inhabitant of Salem.
Graunted to John Concline fliue acres of ground neere
the glasse howse.
Graunted halfe an acre of land for the said elohn Con-
cline, neere the glasse howse.
Ordered that if Any man Av*''in the towne of Salem
shall [*kill*] ||take|| any wolfe w^''in the precincts of Sa-
lem, And l)ring him to the meeting howse aliue he shall
haue foa eu'^y such wolfe 15^ And for eu'ie wolfe that hee
killeth hee shall haue 10^ to be paid vnto him by the
towne
[Mr Stephens saith hee dd. to Daniel 1 Ray 3^ or ther
abouts a Rate fo'' marble head c^ hath an ac(iuittance.
bro : Porter had the money.] f
At a generall towne meeting the 11"' of the
[8"'] moneth KMO
Ordered that such as haue felled timber trees w^'in
twoe miles of the towne of Salem, & any timl)er trees
w^'in one mile of Marblehead that are litt for shippinge.
That such as haue felled them shall be paid for their lalx)*"
either for their fellin^i: w*^*' is done already or for sawinijfe
t Written b}' Ralph Fo^g.
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if they will bestow that labo'' vppon them for plank for
shippinge, to be paid by such Shipcarpenters as are wil-
ling to imploy them for that vse. And that none shall
cleaue such trees vp to clapbo[ards] or pipestaues. And
if the Shipcarpenters shall refuse the said plank so sawed
at the rate of the Countrie, Then it shall be lawful! for
them to sell them to any other.
Graunted to Captaine Traske halfe an acre of land to
be Joyned to the new mill to be layd out by the towne.
Graunted to William Townde [*te*] a little neck of
land right over against his howse on the other side of the
riuer to be sett out by the towne
Ordered that Phillip Vcrin ||or any other || shall make
the ffence that ieadeth to the bridge of one side from the
bridge to the high way that is by Richard Normans howse
& that the towne will pay him.
Ordered that Mr Stileman shall haue the q^ter of acre
of marsh w^^' Mr Emery should haue had & 3 q^'ters more
lying in the flaggue marsh at the vpp end.
Graunted to John Saunders & to Ralph ffogge each ot
them a q^ter of acre (over against their Lotts) as you goe
to the old Mill : to be layd out by the towne.
It is ordered that Mr ffogge & Robert Cotty shall look
to the ffences heere about the towne, & that such orders
as haue bene made in that behalfe & the penalties in them
shalbe obserued & taken by the said Mr ffogge & Robert
Cotty. The halfe of the penaltie to take vnto themselues
& the other halfe to be paid vnto the towne, & that the
execution thereof shall begin the second day of the next
week, & what damage hath bene to be paid to such as
haue had damage.
Ordered that none of the comon within the Cattle
range shalbe graunted henceforward, to any man for any
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pticular vse. And the range of the cattle at the forrest
riiier head where the fresh water falls in & where the salt
water floweth at high water mark shalbe a line Sonth-
ward, vp to Mr Ilunifrys ffarnic & from thence to the
pond, and so about to Brookesby. & ^
At a meeting the 20^^^ of the IP'' moneth
]Mr Entlecott Graunted to Allyn Convers 20 acres ot
^LimVw^^^^^^^^^^^^^ planting ground next to lAIr Endecotts
Jetivy Massy ffjimie lying by that Lott w^^' was Kichard
Normans neere llie head of the riuer, & it is in exchange
of XX acres w^'^ was formerly graunted vnto him.
Graunted to John Putnam, [*ffiftie*] one hundred
acres of land at the head of Mr Skeltons Ifarme betwecnc
it & P^lias Stileman the elder his Ifarme, if there be an
hundred acres of it. And it is in exchange of one hun-
dred acres w^'' was graunted to the said eJohn Putnam for-
merly. & if it fall out that there l)e not so much there then
to l)e made vp neere to Liuetennt Dauenports hill, to be
layd out by the towne. And tenne acres of meadow in
the meadow called the pine meadow if it be not there for-
merly graunted to others.
Graunted ftiftie acres of land vnto Thomas [Putnam]
and ffiue acres of meadow both to be layed [out by] the
towne.
At a meeting the 25"' day of the first moneth KUl
John Woodbury It was agreed y' Roger mory & Law-
JXyTass^'^ rence Suthwich to keepe the Cows in all
William Huthorne t things according to the agreement the
last year : except in the wages w*^'' is to be o*" a head.
And the 3 bulls that went w"' the heard the last
tTlie record of this meeting is written by William Ilathorue.
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y[eare] at 15^ a head to be gathered by the heardsmen to
be 6*^ a head on the Cattle.
Granted to Tho : Buxston a pcell of ground lying by
the Rayles on the insid at the end of the tenn Acre lots
in the North Side, being 3 Acres or therabout.
At a generall towne meetinge, held the 4*^ day
of the 2 moneth 1640.
It is ordered that All fences ||as well generall as ptic-
ular|| about the towne shalbe [*continued*] ||sufficientlie
made & maintained || all the yeare as well in winter as
sniiier. And if any [*man*] pson be defectiue in their
fences, Tiiey are to pay twoe shillings for euery day it is
proued they are defectiue, twelue pence thereof to be
giuen to the surveyer that finds it out & giues notice of it
to the ptie so defectiue & twelue || pence || to the towne.
And further the said ptie shalbe lyable to pay all dam-
ages besides, that shall be don by any cattle or swine by
reason of that defect. Voted.
In the field next to the ferry that leads to Ipsw*^^, There
are appointed by the towne [*Ralph El wood & goodman
Bulfinch*] II William Bennett & George Roppes|| to sur-
vey the fences in that fielde.
In the field next to it where Jeffery Massys howse is,
Jacob Barney & Jefiry Massy [are] appointed Sur-
vey ers.
In the next field where Goodman Wathen hath a howse
and lott & in the field next to Mr Garford, we doe ap-
point Mr Garford & George Wathen Survey ers.
In the ffield where Mr Norris dwells, John Gidney &
Thomas weeks are appointed Survey ers.
In the ffield next to the meeting howse, Peter Palfry
& [*Thomas Lothrop*] || Henry Bartholomew || are ap-
pointed.
Ill
111 the ttield where Mr Sharpes growiul is Si Mr Peters
his field, Mr iibgge & Goodman Addums are appointed.
In the field where Mr Williams howsef is, a\Ir kenni-
stone tSc John Sanders are appointed.
In the next field where ]\lr Gardner is, ]\Ir Gardner &
Goodman Spooner are appointed.
In the next fielde wher Mr Bacon lines, ]\Ir Alderman
t^ INIr [ ] are appointed.
I[n m]ans field where Mr Ilathornc lined,
Goodman [ ] are appointed.
[Here a portion of the record is missinf:^. The followiiii; extract
from the Book of (Grants covers tliis lost record so far as relates to
land. It is in the liandwriting of Emanuel Downin*;.]
Extract from tJte Booh of Gra?its.
Granted to Ananias Conclyne a yard conteyning 20
pole of gronnd to be layd ont before his dore.
Granted to Marble head Inhabitants all snch lands nere
adjoyning to them as haue not ben' form'ly granted to
other men. And the said lands thns granted to Marble
head men are to l)e disposed of by themselves g)vided it
be done with the consent of one of our Seaven men ap-
poynted for the afayres of our towne, who shalbe helpfuU
<&. ready to joyne with them in the disposing of it, &
therefore the towne hath chosen Jeffry Massy to be
joyned vnto them for the p'sent.|
At a gen'll towne meeting the last day
of the 7"' moneth 1G41
Granted to Sam well Cornhill an acre of land more or
lesse for the sowing of hempe.
t See Essex Inst. Hist. Coll., vol. viii, p. 2r)7.
X Against this in the margin is written '* Marblehcad to hiy out their
owne lauds."
112
At a gen'all towne meeting the 22"* day
of the 8*^ moneth 1641
[Blank.]
At a meeting the 3*^ day of the 10*^ moneth 1641
Mr Jolin Endicott John Woodbury
Koger Conant John Balshe
Granted to Wilhn Dodge [*20 acres*]
Granted to Jolm Ward 20 acres of land to be laid out
by the towne.
Granted to Phyneas ffiske 20 acres more at the village
nere the pond to be laid out by those that are deputed by
the towne.
Granted to Eichard Dodge 40 acres more to be added
to his former forty acres.
Granted to Heliard verrin 40 acres of land to be laid
out by the towme.
At a gen'all towne meeting the 2^ day
of the 3^ moneth 1642.
Ordered that there shall noe more trees be felled by
any man within the lymitts of Salem vnles it be in mens
^prietyes vppon the payne or penalty of 20^ for everie
such tree felled by any man whither Inhabitant or stran-
ger and that this order be p'sently published & notice
given to such as sett them on worke, ^vided that this
order extend not to any that shall fell any tymber for
his owne building or fencing or building of ships here
within the lymitts of our towne without spetiall lycence
from a Magistrate.
Henry Keignolds is to haue a 10 acre lott amongst the
rest of those that are to haue theire land nere to Willm
King.
Granted to Obadiah Holmes a quarter of an acre nere
to his garden.
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At a gcn'll towne meeting held
the 10^" of G"' moueth 1(J42.
Granted to goodman Devenishe an Inlargem* to l)e sett
out to his land nere the ^lill by Captaine Traske <^ Jell'iy
Massy.
It is ordered that Jeflfry Massy & Peter Palfrey shall
right the 2 five aere lotts w'^'' are on Darby es fort side &
that they Iiaue power to measure out the lotts nere ad-
joining, whereby the 5 acre lotts may be found accorduig
to the townes grant.
At a pticular meeting of the 7 men
Mr. Endicott Jeffr}' Massy
Mr. Gardiner Lawrence Leech
AVillni Lord Peter Palfrey
Granted to Ilenery Bartholmew 100 acres of vpland &
10 acres of mcdow to be laid out by the towne a litle
beyond Mr Bishops land.
Granted to Samwell Edson 25 acres of land joyning to
Humphry AYoodl)urys farme in Mackrell Cove c<: 2 acres
of medow Avhere he can fynd y* there about to be laid out
l)y the towne.
Granted to John Scudder a peice of ground conteyning
halfe an acre to build an howse c^ for other vses nere to
his 10 acre lott in Kings Cove to be laid out l)y the
towne.
At a gen'll towne meeting held the 29*'' of
the U*" moneth 1G42.
Granted to John Pickering 4 pole of ground nere to his
howse to be laid out by the towne.
Its ordered that the high way by the bridge slialbe laid
out through the lotts of goodman Moulton c^cc not round
about.
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At a pticulMi" towne meeting the 29*'^
of the 9"' moiieth 1642.
Mr. Enclicott LawrcMice Leech
Mr. Hathorne Mr. Gardiner
.TeflVy Massy Williu Lord
Peter Palfrey
Its ordered that an high way be laid out [^through*]
by the towne through Daniell Eay his lott & he to haue
the old way laid before, over in the 10 acre lotts on the
North feild.
Sold to Henery Skerry an acre of land that was Nicho-
las Drapers for 12^.
Granted to Goodman Lawes 16 poles of marshe ground
or thereabout by the w^ater next to his tenne acre lott.
Granted to Leiftenn* Davenport & Thomas Lathrop 80
acres of land w^^ was given form'ly to Richard Waterman
& he deserted it, to be equallie devided betweene them
both in regard of quantity & quality.
Granted to Alexander ffeild 25 acres of land w^^' was
granted to Thomas Lathrop resigned to the said Alexan-
der ffeild in leiw of the former grant of 40 acres.
Granted to Richard Pettingall 10 acres of land for a
lott at Enon to be laid out by the towne.
Granted to Henery Haggett the Cow keep at Enon a
10 acre lott there.
Granted to George Ingersoll 20 acres of land to be laid
out by the towne as nere his other land at Enon as it may.
At a pticular towne meeting
23"^ of the 11"^ moneth 1642
John Endicott Willm Lord
Thomas Gardner JeflVy Massy
Peter Palfrey
Granted to Willm Sawyer 20 acres of land to be laid
out at Enon & 2 acres of medow if y* may be had
there.
llo
Granted to Esclras Read 10 acres of land
Granted to brother BnlHneh 10 acres
Granted to old goodman Scudder 10 acres
Granted to [*brotlier*] ||Kal[)lie|| Tompkins 10
acres
Granted to John Kitchen 10 acres )> f
(rranted to Theophilus Downinge y^ Hishernian 10
acres
(iranted to Nicholas Ileyward a tishernian 10 acres
Granted to Willm Bowdishe 10 acres
Granted to John Ahby 10 acres
Granted to Ilenery Bullock 30 acres of land to be laid
out by the towne.
Granted to Richard Gardiner & John Gardner each of
them a 10 acre lott nere Mackrell Cove next to Mr.
Thorndiks playne to be laid by the towne.
(iranted to Mr. Emery 4 or 5 acres of medow if there
be soe manic lying there next to the Leiftenant Damports
farme to be laid out by the towne.
At a pticnlar towne meeting
2')^" of the IP'' moneth 1(542
Willm Ilathorne WiUm Lord
Tlioin' (iardner JellVy Mas>y
Peter I'alfVey
Granted to goodm. AVeekes 10 acres this to lye with
the last 10 acres mentioned.
Granted to Edward Beachamp 10 acres at Basse River
if it be there.
Granted to John Small 10 acres at Enon on the west
side of the great pond.
Granted to Robt. [Take J] 5 acres at the great pond.
fUere is written iu tJic margin "all these 10 acre lotts are to be
laid out Mere to brother Kings lott."
J This name, in the index to the Book of Grants, is spelt Tyke.
116
Its ordered that Mr Gott shall haue his medow with
the first in the great meadow.
Granted to John Collins 10 acres in the great pond.
It is ordered that all those that haue land granted at
the great pond shall fence with the rest or els leave theire
lands, and all that haue lotts at Basse river are bound to
the like conditions.
Granted to Henery Keignolds 5 acres at the great pond.
Granted to John Boorne 5 acres at the great pond.
It is ordered that Jetfry Massy shall haue his 20 acres
form'ly granted, at the great pond.
Granted to Willm Allin & Eobt. Allin 10 acres a peice
at the great pond.
Granted to Thomas Pattin 15 acres where the layers
out can fynde it.
Granted to Thorn' West 10 acres at the great pond.
Granted to Michaell Sallowes 10 acres at the great
pond if yt be there when the rest are laid out.
Granted to John Hathorne 50 acres of land toward the
great river.
At a meeting the 13 of the 12 moneth 1642
Mr Endlcott Peter Palfrey
Mr Hathorne Jeftry Massy
Granted to Willm Clarke 60 acres of land in leiw of
that land w*^^^ ^ hath lost by the laying out of Lyn bounds
being within the Ly mitts of Lyn though laid out by Sa-
lem. The sixty acres are to be laid out by the towne of
that land that lyeth South from Mr. Downyngs great
medow towards Mr. Johnsons land.
Granted to John Reeves 10 acres of ground nere to
Mr. Blackleech his farme to be laid out by the towne.
Granted to Ryce Edwards 10 acres nere to Mr Black-
leech his farme to be laid out by the towne.
It is ordered that the 20 aores of land granted to AUyn
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Convers in exchange of 20 acres granted to him elswhere
shalbe laid out by the towne to Mr Endicott.
Granted to Edmond Grover 2 litle pcells of fresh e
medow ground conteyning about an acre and an halfc
nere bevour pond by Hugh Laskins medow.
At a meeting the 20 of the 12 moneth 1642
Mr Endicott "Willm Lord
Mr Gardiner Peter Palfrey
Granted to Thomas Skelling 15 acres of land to be laid
out by tlie towne, at Enon.
Granted to »Tohn Cook a portion of land conteyning
about 3 quarters of an acre lying Ijcfore his dore at his
10 acre lott in the Xortii feiki reserving alwaics to the
towne 2 i)ole of hind in breadth through the said land,
for a Cart way to & from the towne of Salem, f
Granted to Mr Thomas Gardner and to Obadiah Holmes
a pcell of land lying within the Kayles nere the gate that
leades to and from the old mill nere to the lotts of ^Ir
Gardiner & Obadiah Ilohnes, the land is nere a]>out 3
quarters of an acre w*^^* is to l)e devidcd bet wen them
equallie.
At a gen'all towne meeting the 27^'^ of the
12"' month 1G42.
Granted to old George AVright a (piarter of an acre or
more to be laid out by JefJry jNIassy and ^Ir Gardner nere
to Edmond Giles his lott vpon the Comon.
Granted to Mr Batter halfe an acre of land or tliere-
about or nere about an acre for his strei^ht settinc: of
his fence if vpon veiwe it be not p'iuditiall to the
towne paying according to the order of the towne in
that behalfe after 5^ the acre to be veiwed and laid
out by Obadiah Holmes & Wilhn Osborne.
t Against this in the margin is written *' Highway through ye
NorthfeilU."
paid
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Its (pmised by the towiie that the 8^ that hath ben' lent
by the Court by the request of the towne to Ananias Con-
clyne & other poore people shalbe repay ed the Court at
the next Indian Corne Harvest.
Granted to brother John Gedney that quarter of an
acre of ground form'Iy granted vnto old George Wright
& laid out or bounded if the said Wright be otherwise
^vided.
At a pticular toune meeting the 15 of the
12 moneth 1642.
Mr Endlcott Jeffry Massy
Mr Gardner Wm Lord
Teter Talfry
Granted to Richard Prince 10 acres of land to be laid
out at Enon by the towne ^vided if the said Richard
Prince shall not within 12 moneths remove thither his
habitation that then yt shalbe in the power of the towne
to dispose of yt.
Granted to Hugh Stacy a 10 acre lott at Enon and 10
acres more further of there vpon the same tearmes that
Richard Prince hath it.
Granted to Christopher yonges a 10 acres lott & 10
acres more further of vpon the same tearmes the former
2 are granted.
Granted to John White 6 acres of medow at Enon,
That medow w'^*' John Woodbury did appoynt him to
mo we, w^^^ he hath mowed these 2 or 3 yeares last
past.
Granted more to John White 40 acres of vpland to be
added to his former land and 4 acres of medow to be laid
out nere the former by the towne.
Ordered that John Abby shall haue 10 acres of land at
Enon in exchange of 10 acres of land bounded out nere
Basse River.
Ill)
The 27 of the Hrst nionoth 1(U3.
At a iiioetin<ro of vs whose nnmes are
'Ip'^SlTS™ ^;»^i^''' ->i'"'" .^''— -" ''.V <■'- '<'«-.u.s .,f
Salein c^c Jpswieh t^ haviiii*- full power
from cither towiie to agree & deterinyiie of the bounds
betwene the said townes, doe in the behalie of each towne
airrcii and dctcrniync as followcth
Inii)r'is wee conceive that the nieetinir bowses of the 2
townes stand from each other North North East, halfc; a
poynt Easterly & South South West halfe a poynt Avest-
erly Avhither yt be exact lie soe or iioc Wee are fully
a<rreed that the Lyne betwene the 2 townes shall rnnne as
followcth viz. from the bound tree nere John ifairefeilds
bowse West North West halfe a poynt [*Westerly*]
Northerly & East South East halfe a i^oynt Southerly as
the trees are m'ked both wayes from the said boundc tree
W. Hul)hert Jt'tlVy Massy Tliom' Ilowlet
John Tntle ]\oiic-r Conaut Joli (iaucs
Josopli Yoiigs John IJalcli iiTko
At a gen'll tonne meeting held the
8^" day of the T/" moneth KUa.
Its ordered that seeing John Stratton is absent & liiith
left noc order for the fencing of the 10 acre lott in Darby
fort side, that John Moore shall banc it for 10 yeares
vpon the same tearmes that Thomas West hath his,
namely, suffitiently to fence it by the same tyme.
[The following again is from the original book of records.]
To Chrystopher Ilersonne graunted 10 acres of land at
Enou.
To Richard More, halfe an acre Joyned to his bowse as
a lisherman.
To Charles Turner a smidl peece of gronnd to be layd
out by the towne over agjunst Tucks, for him to sett a
hovvse on.
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At a pticular Towne Meeting the 18*^ of the 5™« 1643.
Jo: Endecott ordered that a warrant be graunted &
wmiamlford' directed to Mr ffogge for the gathering vp
Jeffry Massy of the ffines w^^ are due for not making vp
their fences on Darby forts side, & therefore that by ver-
tue thereof Mr ffogge doe attach their goods to the Valew
of xx^ euery one that is defectiue in their fences.
Agreed that whereas Mr Hathorne allowed to the Cun-
stables 40^ to make vp there account to the Treasurer w*^^^
was due vnto him vppon account from the towne, in this
last account. That Therefore theise Cunstables would
forthw^'^ pay vnto Mr Hawthorne the said 40^ out of the
rate they are now gatheringe
At a generall towne meetinge, held the 9*^ of the
S^^mo: 1743.
It is agreed that John Moore shall haue halfe a peck of
corne from euery [*per*] familie |!and all such as are at
their owne [ t] II > <^ such as are better able to bestow
more according as God shall inable them. And that Mr
Garford Mr. Gardner Thomas Edwards, & [*Eichar*]
Henry Bartholomew, shall receaue it heere in the towne.
& John Balch for the Basse riuer & William Woodbury
for the Mackrell Coue. And [*the*] Captaine Trask to
receaue it of the farmers & all theise to bring in the name
of such as haue paid & what they haue paid. And the
Corne to be brought in w*^in six weekes. And [*Jo*]
Mr Batchelo"^ for Enon.
At a Generall Towne meetinge, held the 4*^
of the 10 moneth 1643.
Chosen for the Grand Jury,
Thomas Gardner William Woodbury
Jacob Barney Jeffry Massy.
John Alderman. Roger Conant
Henry Bartholomew Moses Mauerick
t The word here is obscure, but looks like " head" or "hand."
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ffor the Jury of try alls.
William Lord. Mr John Blackleech.
John Bultinch. Tlio Lothrop.
William Osborne. (ici'vais (iarl'ord.
Mr Towusend Bishop [*\Vill*J ||Thonias|| Vcnnor.
The Seaueu men chosen for the yeare ensuinge
John Endecott. Peter Pal fry.
William Hawthorne. Thomas Gardner.
William Lord. Henry Bartholomew.
Jettry Massy.
It is ordered that the seaucn men chosen for the man-
aging of the affaires of the towne or the greater numher
of them shall meete together monethlie one the second
day of the weeke in the morninge. to begin the second
day of the Aveeke next being the 11^^' of the 10".'" 1043,
vpon the penaltie of tenne shillings to be leauied one the
whole or vpon such of them as are absent w^^'out tJiist
ground.
Mr Downni£( )
11 r Tx 1 > Chosen Deputies for the next Court of election.
Mr Hathorne )
William Lord Peter Palfry
Jarvais Garford John Geduey
Kalph flog-
or the greater number of them are appointed as a comitee
to prouide for AYilliam Plaise, a convenient roome to
worke in, & to sett vp a forge for him & wood & other
necessaries for him, to the Valew of [*xP*] 4^ to be paid
out of this [*last*] rate, w*^^ is to be made of xxv^ &
forthwith leavyed.
Chosen, raters for this yeare,
Henry Bartholomew Thomas Lothrop
Gervas Garford & William Osborne.
Jeft'ry Massy
At a meetinge of the 7 men, on the ll^*' day
of the 10"' moneth, 1G43.
Mr John Endecott. William Lord.
Mr William Hathorne Henry Bartholomew
Mr Thomas Gardner. Peter Palfry.
Jeffry Massy.
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John Hardy desires a tenne acre lott for his sonne
Joseph, about the basse riuer. bounded by the towne.
His ffurther request is in the behalfc of Eoger Haskall
for some medow Land to be graunted vnto him.
It is ordered that those that are appointed to laye out
the land at Salem shall lay out Joshua Verins lot of 30
acres at Enon. bounded by the towne.
It is ordered that Peter Palfry & Henry Bartholomew
shall view the ground that John Symonds desires to haue
neere [to] Goldsmiths 10 acre lott & to report it back the
next meeting to the 7 men. And to take notice of Oli-
uers taking in of ground w"^out order.
John Jarrett is receaued an Inhabitant amongest vs :
His request is for a 10 acre Lott
The twoe acres of meadow that were formerlie graun-
ted to Samuell Edson are ordered to be layed out, in the
pine meadow neere Mr Kennistons farme.
There is graunted to Thomas Moore, fine acres of land
to be layed out by the Towne on Darbyes fort side.
It is ordered that Samuell Corney shall haue his ffiue
acres w^'^ was formerly graunted to him on Darbyes fort
side.
Graunted to John Kitchen a little peece of ground con-
tayning about an acre neere to Edward Gaskills 10 acre
lott, in the great Coue. If the said acre be not already
appropriated to any one [*else*] before.
Marke Lothrop is receaued an Inhabitant. And hath
a request for some ground neere to his kinsman, Tho :
Lothrop.
Thomas Lothrop desires some meadow if there be any
vndisposed of.
Graunted to Joseph Hardy tenne acres of land if there
be so much neere to Mr Alfords farme, adioyning vpon
the old planters farmes to be layd out by the towne.
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Grauntcd to Roger Haskall, G acres of meadow if it be
to be had in the great meadow.
At a meeting of the 7 men on the 8^'' of the
IT'' ni« 1643
Wm Uatliorne Win Lord
Tlio Gardner Henry liartliolmcw
JelVry Massy Peeter TaltVy
Granted to Tho Gooldsmith all the Waste land be-
tweene the Watter side & his ten acre lot one the north
side, reserveing the Way
Granted to John Simonds all the Waste land betweene
the Lots of Hughe Laskine & Stukly Wesket & the
Watter side, excepting the high Way, [*w*^'' it notwth-
standing he may vse any man havein libertie to goe
through at all tims*]
Airreed w"' Tho : Goodsmith that he shall haue Geor^re
Harris, a child about 8 y cares of age, as an aprintice,
from 12 yeares fr[om] this day, to teach him his trade,
to find him meate drinke & cl[oathing] & to alow him
[*2*] 3^ at the end of the tearme.
Granted to Wm Lord 4 acres of land more or lesse as
it is now layd out, lying neere the swamp in the South
feild, and aioyning to i\Ir ffreinds 3 acres bought of
Kichard Graues, and Petter Paltry & Henry Bartholmew
are chosen to iudg what Mr ffreind is worthey of for soni
of this land w^*^ hee hath cleared and broken.
Granted to John [*G*] Jarret a ten acre lot formerly
Esdras Reeds ioyning to Ryalls side
Also granted to Michiall Sallows a ten acre lot in the
same place fformerly John Abys.
Granted to Mr Tho Gardner a pcell of land to set a
house vpon neere the old mill on the ten acre lot sid,
[*to be vewed by the Cp- cfe Petter Palfry*]
Granted to Mr ffrancis Johnson to exchang 6 or 7 acres
of laud or therabout of his farme vpon the playnes : and
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the O Traske & Tho. Gardner are desired to lay it out,
and |1 to see || that ther bee a Convenient Cart way to the
liarmes.
At a towne meeting of the 7 men the 5*^
12*^ moneth 43 present
Mr Jo : Endecott Jeffry Massy.
Peter Palfry William Lord.
Thomas Gardner. Henry Bartholomew.
It is ordered that the Lotts that are layd out next to
Goodman Leeches, at the great hill as namely Jacob Bar-
neyes & Kichard Ingersolls, shall determyn [*all three*]
w*^ a streight lyne, at the top of the hill at the marked
tree where [*Go*] Laurance Leeches lot doeth end. pro-
uided it comes not w"'in any mans proprietie.
ffrancis Skerrie desires some accomodation and Henry
Skerry desires to haue some land layd out for him w*'^
was formerly graunted.
It is ordered that Margarett Page shall [be sent] to
Boston Goale as a lazy idle & loytering pson. where shee
may be sett to work for her liuinge.
It is ordered Joseph Harris the son of George deceased
shall dwell w^^ Mr Thorndeck, both of Salem, from the
first day of the sixt moneth last 43 for seuen yeares find-
ing him meate drink & Aparrell : & alowing to him fine
pounds, two pounds being already payd, and the said
John Thorndeck to alow to the sd. Joseph three pounds
at the end of his tearme.
Ordered that tenne shillings shalbe paid out of the last
towne rate vnto William Lord w*"^' was pte of a ffine layd
vpo^ the towne.
Graunted to Raph ifogge the swampe next to Williajn
Lords Ground excepting that pte of it w*'^' is graunted to
other men.
Graunted to Mr John Endecott the Land at the head of
the riuer betweene Mr Eeads & Mr Endecotts ffarmes,
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excepting the salt marsh grauntcd to Mr Read, & being
that land w*^*^ was graunted to Eichard Norman & others
whose proprieties the said Mr Endecott hath ])ought
At a generall Towne meetinge, held the 2G^^*
of the Wr 1643.
It is ordered that all the Inhabitants of this Towne that
know not the bounds either of their ffarmes, Tenne acre
Lotts or the bounds of their meadowes or marshes, be
they more or lesse in quantitie, or such as haue had their
bounds remoued & thereby are wronged.
That all such shall repaire to the brethren (appointed
to lay out bounds) before the [*xxiiij^''*] ||ffirst|| day of
the [*ftburth*] || third || moneth next, to haue their tenne
acre Lotts & lesse quantities layd out, & before the ffirst
day of the ffirst moneth w*^'' shall be in the yeare 1G44,
ffor all their ffarmes, to haue their bounds rectified, vpon
the payne or penaltie of x^. And ||all their bounds ||
being layd out to make such marks or bounds cither by
stones or deepe holes w'^'* may contincw. And that eucry
mans bounds may be accordinglie recorded.
Mr Downing & Mr Ilathorne chosen Deputies for the
next |! generall II Court before the day of election.
^ Liuetcnnt Dauenport 1 muskett.
TIic Countric muskctts ) J^',',',; 1{:^;:Z ^
( Mr Endecott 2
That the high way be mended betweene [*Ipswicli*]
Wenham & the head of the riuer & Mr Conant & John
Balch are to call others to doe it [& are] to be allowed
for it in other work or abated in [money]
Thomas Edwards is chosen Constable this yeare.
The 4^^ of the ffirst moneth 1643, at a pticular meeting
of the 7 men
Mr Endecott Tctor Talfry
Mr Bartholomew Jctfry Massy
William Lord
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Grauntecl to Michaell Shaflin a little spot of ground
before the dore of his dwelling house, towards the
swampe, about 3 or 4 pole, to be layd out by Mr
Gardner.
Graunted to elohn Moore a little pcell of Marsh about
a q^'ter of an acre neere to Darby es fort. If it be not
granted to any other formerlie.
Ordered that JefFry Massy & Peter Palfrj^ shall view
the ground that Richard Hollingworth desires, to set a
workhowse vpon &> at the next meeting it may be con-
sidered of.
Granted to Henry Harwood, at the end of his tenne
acre Lott, an [*ac*] litle neck of land, about 3 q^'ters of
an acre, to be layd out by the towne.
Graunted to Daniell Rumbell fFowre score acres of land
to be layd out by the towne.
m'! to speake of the nonmembers paying their Dues to
the ministers.
Graunted to Henry Bartholomew betweene 8 or tenne
acres of Land if there be so much, next to Joseph Boys
his Lott neere the basse riuer head to be layd out by the
Towne.
Graunted to Richard Gardner at Jeffryes Creeke 20,
twentie acres of Land : to be layd out by the Town.
Graunted to Robert ffuller 20 acres of Land at Jeffryes
Creeke to be layd out by the Towne, if hee dwell there,
otherwise to desert the land.
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At a generall Towne meeting, held the xxv*^
of the first moneth 1644.
The Towne sent their Votes to Ipsw^^ for the choice of
Sergeant Maio'* ||to be|! chosen for a yeare.
It is ordered that whosoeuer shall take any wolfe by
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trapes or falls, w^''in the lymitts of Salem, shall haue for
eiiery such Avolfe so taken, thirtie shilliiiirs, And for ciiory
wolfe that is killed by «:nnnes or i)ecces it is ordered that
there shall)e ilifteene shillings paid vnto him that killeth
any wolfe w"* his peece.
Daiiid Ciirwithen is chosen & sworne Constable of
Mar])le head IJbr this yeare ensuinge.
It is ordered & agreed w"' the consent of John Pick-
eringe that the Bridge shall be kept in repaire by John
Pickeringe for sixteene yeares to come, for w^'' the Towne
is to giue him twentie shillings a yeare. excepting the
finding of the planke or new phmking thereof v,"^' is to
be done at the chardge of the towne. but for the mending
of any planks to sett in a plank twoe or three ||as neede
shall require II, that is to be done at the chardge of John
Pickeringe. And ||it is ordered || that he shall be paid
out of the rates yearly or allowed in his owne rate.
It is ordered that euerie [ones] ||gencrall|| fence shall
be made vp sufHcientlie in the towne by the last day of
this moneth vpon the penaltic of tenne shillings to be
layd vpon euerie one that is defectiue therein. And that
the said tine shall be levyed by Mr ii'ogge, vpon the testi-
monie of 2 witnesses.
It is ordered that Theophilus Downing shalbe the
pound keeper & shall haue 2*^ a head for hoggs & goates,
& great Cattle.
It is ordered that Thomas West & Thomas Goldsmith
shall be survayers of the field in the room of Jeti'ry
Massy & Henry Skerry.
It is ordered that euery Inhabitant in the towne shall
procure a ladder for his bowse, before the xxiiij"* day of
the 4"* moneth next vpon the paine or penaltie of ffiue
shillings for defect heereof.
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It is ordered that Samuell Archer, & William [* Arch-
er*] ||Allin|| shall be Survayers of the ffeuces in the mill
ffield.
It is ordered that John Burroughs shall be Survayer
for the fences in the field where George Williams is : to
be in the roome of Thomas weekes.
At a towne meeting of the 7 men 1 day
of the 2^ moneth 1644.
John Endecott Dep. Gr Peter Palfry
Mr William Hathorne William Lord
Tho Gardner Henry Bartholomew
Jeffry Massy
Eobert Wheadon desireth some ground at the great
lotts.
John Webster desireth accomodation at the Creeke.
[*ffrancis*] [Henry] Skerry desires some land.
Ordered that all that haue Lotts one darby fforts side
shall w*^in tenne dayes, make vp sufficiently their fences
& the fences of the wast ground that will secure them
vpo^ the penaltie of xx^ each man neglect to be forth w*"*
leavyed vpon their estates.
Graunted to Eobert Wheadon xx acres of land neere
to the marsh at Mr Bishopps fFarme, to be layd out by the
towne. conditionallie that if hee depte from the towne
before hee improues it it shall returne to the towne.
At a pticula'" towne meeting the 15*^ day of the
2 moneth 1644
Mr John Endecott William Lord
Mr Gardener Peter Palfry
Jeflry Massy
There is leaue graunted to George Emery to ffence in
the highway leaning a stile or gate to goe to the water,
betweene Eobert Goodale & John Bornes Lotts : Till the
generall towne meetinge further take order therein.
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The Lott that wjis giueu to John Jarrett is resined to
the towne ai>aiiie. & ^
Tho : Goldthwite desires some hind.
At a pticuhir towne meethige the 2ii*''
of the 2^1 mo. 1(U4.
Mv Jo : Eiulccott retcr Palfry
JertVy Massy Henry IJartlioloinow
William Lord
Ordered that 4 men expressed in the order viz. Ilcnr}'
Barthok)mew, Tho : Lothrop William Dixy iSc George
Emery shall lay out the plaees where the llenees are to he
made by such as haue Lotts at Cape Ann Side : And the
fences to be sufficientlie made before the tirst da}' of the
fl'ourth moneth next vpon ])ayne of xx^
Ordered that Guido Bayly shall haue so nnich of the
s\vam[) that lyes alonge by his Lott over at Cape Annes
Side as hee can ridde w"'in three yeares next ensuinge.
At a generall towne meetinge, held the 13
of the 4^'' moneth 1(;44.
Ordered that William Lord Peter Palfry & Ilemy Bul-
lock shall meete one the second day next al)out 8 of the
clock in the morninge at Kichard Moore his howse :
where such as haue lotts there shall allso be suiTioned to
ap[)eare by Kichard Mo(n'e tSc Thomas Dixy, to shew there
fences vnto tliose abouesaid appointed to view tluiir fences
& to proportion out their pte in the generall ||side|| fencc^
according to their Lotts. And that such as are already
defectiue in making vp their end Lotts according to
f(jrmer order that their names be returned that their tine s
may be levyed, & that such as shalbe defectiue in making
vp their side fences as they shalbe proportioned w^''in
tenne dayes after they are layed out shall also be tined
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Ordered [*also*] that the South field shall also be suf-
ficientlie fenced in accordhig to the order abouesaid &
vppon the same fine, before the same men, William Lord,
Peter Palfry & Henry Bullock, to be warned by William
Agur, The third day of the next weeke by 8 of the Clock
in the morning at the meeting howse.
Ordered that John Pride shall be forbidden to fence in
the halfe acre Lotts at Winter neck. And John Holgraue
doeth promise to acquaint him w"^ this order. And that
the doggs at [winter] neck shall be tyed vp in the day
tyme & if any doggs there spoile fish. That they also
shall either be sent away or killed.
Ordered that all the swine that [*goe*] are kept al)road
in the Coiiions, & all the towne beards of swine or those
that runn at libertie shall all be |lsufl3cientlie|| ringed
w'4n tenne dayes, vpon the penaUie of twoe shillings for
euery swine little or great ||aboue the age of 10 weekes||
that shall so be found the halfe thereof to him that finds
it & complaynes the other halfe is to [be] taken by the
officer for the townes vse.
Ordered that Mr Downing & Mr Batter [*shalbe
appo*] shall be Survayers of the high way towards the
mill & the flfarmes that wayes. & That Goodman Scruggs
& Mr Conant shalbe Survayers of the highwayes towards
Wenham & that wayes.
Mr Downing Mr Hathorne Mr Batter Mr Bishop are
the ftbure chosen to be Associates for this [*next*] yeare
to be presented to the generall Courte.
It is agreed generallie w"'out any contradictio" that the
Drumer shall haue Seauen pownd yearely, to be paid by
a rate made by the towne at harvest when corne is mar-
chantable. & it is agreed that Mr Bartholome^w & Mr
Garford shall gather it vp.
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At a generall towne meetinge held the 7^*' day
of the 5"' moiieth 1644.
Theise whose names are heerevnder written are chosen
to be of the Jurie of trialls viz. of o^' towne.
John Ilardie: riiillip Verin Senior: Thomas Lothrop :
Jxichard IJishop: WaUer Price: Thomas Spooiier:
Allyii Keiinision : Kichard rrince : Peter PaltVie :
Ordered that a rate of 50f shall)e leavicd forthw^'' to
dischardge the disburseni^"^ about
1 the great (iunnes caria(li::es 20£ 00s
2 tlie Couering of tlie meetini:: howse 07 00
3 Goodman Cole liis weakncs »5t, wants 05 00
4 Goodman Porter Ids \va<;es 0;> 15
5 Itbr the Drumer his wages 07 00
Williiiin Lord is chosen one of the Ivaters in the Roome
of A\'iHiani Osljorne.
Ordered that twoe l)e appointed enery Lords day to
walke forth in the time of Gods wo'shippe, to take notice
of such as either lye about the meeting howse w^''out at-
tending to the word or ordinances, or that lye at home or
in tlie tields, AV^''out giuing good account thereof, and
[*ask*] to take the names of such psons & to present
them to the Magistrate, where) )y they may be accord-
inglie q?ceeded against. The names of such as are or-
dered to doe this seruice are
for the ^ Mr Stileman 2,i ri. .J Philip Verin Senior
flirst day { Pliillip Verin Junior ' ''^ ( Ilelier Verin
o ( Mr Patter ,, ( Mr Johnson
"*• (Joshua Verin *'^^^ ^ Mr Clark
f.., 5 Mr Downing , C Pol)ert xMolton Junior
( liobert Molton Senr '"^" { Richard IngersoU
_ ( John IngersoU ( William Ilaynes
I Kichard Pettingall " \ Kichard llutclnnsou
g ( John Putnam C Townsend Bisliop
I John Hathorne ^" { Daniel Kay
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( John Porter
I Jacob Barney
Then to begin w**" goodman Porter next the meeting
howse & so to goe through the towne, according to the
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order of the watch. And the first 2 to giue the next 2
warning of it & so from tyme to tyme.
It is ao^reed that John Barber & ffrancis Perrie shall
forthw"' make all the cariadges for the great ordinance &
they are to make them at the same prices that the
cariadges of the like sizes are made at Boston, by good
Cullimore. And the towne is to pay them some Corne in
hand viz. 20 bushells of Indean. And their whole paym*
to be made in Corne, one third pte in Indean & 2 thirds
in English graine, Wheat or Eye or barly or pease. And
the said cariadges to be forthw"' made vp w^^out any
delay, the prices of the seuerall graines are to be as fol-
loweth
Wheat at 4s 6d
pease at 3 6d
barley at 4 0 )> the bushell.
Rye at 4 0
ludean Corne at 3s 0
At a towne meeting of the 7 men.
Mr John Endecott Peter Palfry
Jeflry Massy Richard Bartholomew
William Lord
At a general! towne meeting held the 30*^
of the 7*^ moneth 1644.
Ordered that a note be published one the next Lecture
day that such as haue children to be kept at schoole
would bring in their names & what they will giue for one
whole yeare & Also That if any poore body hath children
or a childe to be put to schoole & not able to pay for their
schooling That the Towne will pay it by a rate.
It is agreed that Eichard Temple Henry Harwood &
the Widow Moore the midwiefe & John Jackson, shall
each of them haue so much of the wett marsh or swampe
as lyes before their grownd according as it buts vppon it.
conditionallie that they fence it in & leaue a good way as
the Townesmen shall appoint.
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It is agreed that William Ro})inson shall haue [a] little
spott of grownd about a q^'ter of an acre that Ives before
his hoAvse av*^'' is now in buildinire downe to the mill
brooke, a little a])oue the bridge that leads to the Avay to
Mr Gardners new buildinge.
It is ordered that the high wa}' from tlrancis Lawes his
II 10 acre II lott may be viewed by Jeflry Massy & Peter
Palfry [*leading*] and layd out most convenientlie for
him.
[*firancis Lawes*]
Kichard Bishop is chosen Constable for this yearc en-
suinge.
Chosen for the Seruice of the Grand Jurie, such whose
names are heere vnder written are chosen viz.
Williaiii Lord, Thomas Lotlirop, Joliii Balcli,
Joliii (lediiey, Jcrvais (Tarlbrd, Jacob ]?arney,
Allyn Keimiston, Jeffry Massy, Moses Maucrick.
Allowed to Mr Clark 8^ out of his rate for killing of a
Wolfe.
William Plaise is ordered to haue out of the last rate
of 53^ the soiiie of the librtie shillings to buy him some
cloth.
It is ordered that Goodman Augur shall haue [*six*]
II nine II shillings for 2 warnings of the Towne, behig 4
dayes & a halfe.
Ordered that both o^ Elders be convenientlie provided
w*'' wood sufficient for them and that Brother Neale [*be
appointed*] & Henry Ilerick be appointed to see Mv
Norrice his wood in & Thonuis Gardner the y[ounger] &
Oljadiah Holmes for Mr Sharpe & [ according]
to former custome.
Ordered that Thomas Gardner shall sett vp a ffence
from the ||end of the|| bridge called Mr Reades bridge
dowue to the fence at the mill, if no man ells can lay
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clayme to it. And that it be sett out by Jeffry Massy &
Obadiah Hulme if they like of it : to be layd out vnto
him. And that Mr Garford shall also be a third man to
sett it out.
Ordered that Thomas Tuck shall make the Iron worke
for the Cariadges of the peeces, at 3** [of] a pownd we
finding Iron & hee is contented to receaue the like pay as
the wheelwrights haue.
Ordered that the Constables of Salem shall pay vnto
John Tucker [*tenn*] six bushells of Indean Corne in
pte of paymt. for the boards that are sawen for the meet-
ing howse. or any grayne else for w*'^^ the said John
Tucker will giue them a dischardge. This is to be paid
out of the [*rate*] Towne rate of 53^.
At a generall Towne meeting the 16*'^ of the
Tenth moneth 1644.
Graunted to Thomas Dixy the flerry at Darby fibrts
side. The orders are published w*'^ were made at the last
generall Court. Also att the sd Towne meeting was
Chosen
Peter Palfrey. John Kitchen fFrancs Lavves &
Henry Bartholomew. Kichard Prence Mr Koger Conant
Obadiah Holme. Eobert Moulton Senior
to serue vpon the Jurie of Trial Is.
At a Towne meeting of the 7 men 13*^ of the
11"^ moneth 1644.
Joh : Endecott. Gof. Mr Gardner
Mr Hathorne Peter Pal fry
Goodman Lord [*liichard*j |1 Henry H Bartholomew
Jeffry Massy.
Graunted to Thomas Tuck, 4 or 5 pole of gr.
Ordered that all such as haue houses & lotts next the
waters side in any place of this towne shall maintayne a
good way both for horse & man of eight foote broad at
least, vppon payne of presentm* & such a fine as the
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towne or Court shall impose vpon such as are defectiue.
[*And that all such defects shall be made good l)clbre the
tirst day of the 3 moneth uext.*]
Thomas Edwards docth desire a farme.
At a general 1 Towne meeting the 3"^ of the
12^'' moneth 1G44.
Ordered & Agreed that jdl such as God slirres vp their
hearts to contribute to the [*maintenance*] ||aduancemt.||
of learning tibr the maintayninge of poore skollcrs at the
Colledge at Cambridge, that they ])ringe in to Mr Price
||wthin one moneth || what they please to giue & to enter
their names av'^' ]Mr Ifogge c^ ^vhat they giue or contribute.
Ordered that vpon the lecture day fortniight there may
be a generall towne meeting to consider of publi(pie
tradinge & the Election of magistrates S: other things.
It is ordered that ||Mr IIath()rne|| Henry BartholomcAV
& ]Mr Moses JNlauerick, Captaine Trask & CJoodmau
Lord : or any H'oAvre of them : [*shall*] be intrcated to
view the Ground & marsh at Avinter Hand cSc to rcturne to
the next generall towne meeting the true estate of things
how they stand concerning the seuerall lotts there.
[*Goo*] Henry Burtsoll is chosen to keepc the meet-
ing house to sweepe it & keepe it cleane vpon all occa-
sions of publique meeting & is to haue yeardy, three
pounds & Id"" to be paid proportionablie eu'y [*(|uarter*]
halfe yeare : The time hee began his work is [from*]
the first day of the 11 month called Januarie.
At a Towne meeting of the 7 men
Mr Eiitk'cott Mr Gardner
Mr llatliorne Peter Paltry
Goodman Lord Henry Bartholomew
JefTiy Massy
M'l to enquire of goodman Codman for 7^ due for the
pte of the barke given to the Towne.
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It is graunted that Robert Cotta should haue the || first jj
flSue pownd giuen by Mr Androes of London to be layd
out in a Cow or heifer. & this was so disposed of w*^ the
Consent of the Elders of Salem.
Granted to Thomas Edwards Threescore acres of land
to be layd out by the Towne neere to Mr Rucks farme
beyond Goodman Putmans.
M^ to prouide for a ordinarie keep.
At a generall Towne meeting the 7*^ of the
2^ moneth 1645.
Agreed that Mr Hathorne Mr Gardner & Jeffry Massy,
shall agree with a Cowkeep or a heardsman to keepe the
Cattle this yeare.
Mr Clarke is chosen to keepe the ordinarie in Salem.
Mr William Hathorne & Mr Henry Bartholomew are
chosen Deputies for the next generall Court.
Henry Harwood is chosen Constable for this yeare en-
suing or vntill a new be chosen.
Capt. Trask, Peter Palfry & Jeffry Massy are ap-
pointed by the towne to sett out the way neere Mr Hol-
graues howse into winter Hand.
John Geddney & Tho : Watson are appointed ouerseers
of the fences in Mr Norrice his field this yeare.
Henry Skerry & John Borne are appointed overseers
of the fences in the 2 fields next to Jeffry Massy, this
yeare.
Mr Curwyn & Jeffry Massy are appointed overseers of
the ffences in the ffield next the meeting howse for this
yeare.
It is ordered that all such as doe not make vp their
ffences of the home Lotts by the latter end of this weeke
shall be fined 5% & it is agreed also that Mr ffogge shall
levye the fine vpon the goods of such as are defectiue
vpon the testimonie of twoe witnesses.
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Richard Prince & Thomas Edwards sliall)c overseers of
the fences of tlie fHeld wliere Richard Prince dwells.
That all swine abone a q''ter old sliall he yoaked before
tlie ffirst day of the third moneth next vpon the penaltie
of twelne pence a day for ||enery dayes|| neglect alter
that tyme, & pay all damages.
William AValler is chosen to l)e overseer av*^' George
Ropes in the plac of William Bennett.
At a gonerall towne meetinge the 22^'^ of the
7 "'•» lU').
The same 7 men chosen formerly are chosen againe for
this yeare or vntill new be chosen viz.
John Eiulecott Peter Pal fry
Capt. Ilatlioriie Tho Gardner
Win Lord Henry Bartholoraew
JetlVy Massy
There are diners haue vnderwritten for slieepe at 40 a
head. The note thereof hath bene dd to Capt. Ilathorne,
& Henry Bartholomew.
Liuetenn* Clark, Ralph ffogge & Jeffry Glassy are ap-
pointed to be audito'"^ of the Cnnstaldes acconnts that are
behinde.
[*John Hardy*] Ko<T;er Conant
II Richard Prince|l Jarvais (iarlbrd
Liuetennt. Chirk Michaell Shat'olyn
arc chosen Raters for this yeare.
Tho : Lothrop & John Neale are appointed to procnre
wood for o'" Teacher.
John Kitchen & Tho : Spooner appointed for to pro-
cure wood for o'" Elder ]\Ir Sharpe.
[*Graunted*] ||contirmed|| to Obadiah Holmes the land
w^** was added to his former ground layd out by ]\Ir
Hathorne, w^'' is about a dozen pole or therea])outs : w*"''
liee hath sold to Philemon Dikerson & was formerly
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It is agreed that the rates & other pticular occasions
w^^ were presented to the generall towne meetinge, shall
be ordered by the 7 men & they will stand to their order.
29*^^ of the 8*^ moneth. At a meetinge of the
Elders & Townsemen
They considered that the poorest man or at least hee
that most was in want was John Batchelo'' & therefore
they haue disposed of the second Cow vnto him w*^^' was
giueu by Mr Andrewes of London.
At a Towne meetinge of the Seauen men
the 3. day of the 9*^ moneth 1645.
Mr Endecott JefFry Massy
Mr Bartholomew William Lord
Mr Gardner
ordered that William filint & Alice shall be
appointed to come before the Townesmen the next second
day to take course for the tenne pownds in Mr ffoules his
hand for securing of the towne ffrom the Ijchardges of||
keeping of the Child. And Goodman Bullock to be paid
out of it for the Chardges hee hath layd out for the woe-
man & child.
Ordered that the Ordenance shall be all mounted, &
paid for out of the last rate.
Ordered that a bill of 4^ to be paid to Mr Henry Bar-
tholomew, for the druiiies Mr Endecott bought for the
towne.
Granted to John Lovet 2 acres of maj-sh ground lying
neere to the Old Planters medow ||neere wenham comon||
prouided it be not formerly granted to any other.
At a meeting of the 7 men the tenth of the
9"^ moneth 1645.
John Endecott There is a bill of 4^ 5^ to be paid to Sam-
jeflry Massy, ^ell Eborne directed to the Cunstables to
Tho: Gardner.
Peter Paifry. pay him in ludean Corne or other graine.
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At a gcnorall towno meeting, held the IH day of the O"""-
Voted that the Chardires of halfe a dozen or 4 l)raehes
or hounds shall be brought out of Knghuid & the ehardges
borne by the towne.
Voted that the l)ridge be suffieientlie mended Av'''in
tenne dayes otherwise that hee appeare at the next Court
to l)e held at Salem.
Agreed that i| Joseph || the Drunier shall hauc 10^ a day
for the trayning dayes.
Ordered that there shall be layd out 4 bushells ot
wlieate for 8 bushells of conies to good : flranklin, & the
Towne ingageth themselues to pay it to Capt. llathorne
if hee shall laye it out.
At a Towne meetinge the 18^^' of 9T^ 1G45.
Mr KiulecoLt AVin FiOrd
]\Ir llatlionie JcllVy Massy
Mr liartlioloinew Peter Talfry
Granted a Bill of 7^ to Joseph Kootes, to be paid by
the Cunstables out of the rate.
& A Bill of 3^-15^ to good Burcham
& to AVm Lord 0-4^-G*!
c^ to Captaine llathorne a bill of ^
& a bill of 4^ to goodman Cole
& a Bill of 20^ to the Deacons
& a Bill of 5^ to good : Plaise.
At a gencrall towne meetinge, held the 15"' of the
10"' moneth 1645.
Chosen for the Grand Jury.
Richard Prince Ensi^iie Dixy
Daniel Kay Win Dod^e
Thomas Edwards nioses Mauerick
Walter Price Laurance Leech
Chosen for the Jury of try alls
Jcffry Massy Joim Jackson
Jacob Barney John Alderman
Wm Lord Sam Archer
Peter Palfry lien : Bartholomew
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Agreed that if Brother Browning doe accept of 50^ for
Margaret Page to keepe her at worke this yeare, then
shee shall not be sent to the Prison & the towne is wil-
ling to giue it : otherwise it is agreed shee shall be sent
to prison.
Ordered & agreed that the nonemembers of this con-
gregation shall be rated for the [*publ*] helping & y®
supporting of some of the publique ordinances in the
Church : as namely the preaching of the word.
23 of the 11"' mo 1645, at a meeting of the 7 men
John Endecott Jeffry Massy
Capt Hathorue Peter Palfry
Win Lord Henry Bartholomew
Granted to William Ager, a bill to receaue 3^ of the
Cunstable, for warning the towne to meete.
Granted to Samuell Eborne & Henry Skerry the some
of xxv^ for sawing of 240 foote of 2 inch plank for the
bridge & carying them to the water side.
Inioyned John Pickering forthw*^ to repay re the bridge.
At a generall Towne meetinge held the 26^^
of the 11 mo. 1645.
Ordered ||& agreed || that all the Townes men & free-
men of the towne shall meete euery [*mo*] second day
for 4 weeks together, now following after this to consider
of the publique good of the Towne.
Michaell Shaflin chosen Cunstable & sworne.
m'! to consider of the bridge
a Towne Stock of Cotton woll
an agent at Barbados.
to sow hemp & flax
to haue an howse of correction.
a bridewell.
The 7 men to survay all the fences & to fine such as are
defectiue accordino^ to order.
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Thomas Auery & [*Ed\vard Harnett*] desire a little
medow l)efore [*their*] his dure
At a gciicrall towiic mcctiiii^ IG. 12""^ 1015
It is <]:enerally agreed by the ffreemcn & townesmen of
Salem, That the Timber bridge at the Towiiesend shall)e
pulled dowiie, or so much of it as shall be iieedfull Avhen
the Causeway is begun to be made w^'' is vpon the last
second day of the 3 moneth & that the Timber of the
said bridge shall serue to pile & plank as fari-e as it will
goe the Causeway next to the sea. And it is further
agreed that for the better expeditiug of the worke, That
all the liands of the towne that are fitt to worke in that
kinde shalbe imployed as they are called forth by the
overseeres. And therefore power is heere])y giuen to
such as are heereafter named, to appoint the said psons
that are to worke & to proportion their wages, accord iug
to their worke. And it is further agreed that the
chardges of all shalbe borne by a rate of one hundred
pownds w*^'* is to be rated equallie according to mens
estates ])y the raters chosen for the ratinge of the
Countrie rates.
The men chosen overseeres are Ivmanuel Downincre
Esq*", Capt William Hawthorne, Capt Trask, ]\Ir 8har[)e,
]Mr Henry Bartholomew, Wm Lord, Mr Garford, who
also haue power to distreyne by the Cunstal)les, 3% vpon
the head of euery one that shall faile to come forth at his
worke after due warninge & likewise 3^ for euery beast.
And the said distresses shalbe gathred w"'iu tenne dayes
after the seuerall neglects.
At a generall towne meeting the IG. 12. 1G45
Jeffry Massy is chosen CunvStable.
142
At a meeting of the 7 men
Mr Jo : Eiidecott Wm Lord
Cap. Wm Hathorne Henry Bartholomew
Mr Gardner Peter Palfry
Jeffry Massy
Granted to Daniell Baxter a little pcell of Salt marsh
lying at the end of his ten acre lott lying in the South
field.
Granted to Robert Gutch a little pcell of salt marsh
lying to the end of his ten acre lott lying in the South-
field.
Granted to Daniell Baxter a little salt marsh lying
before Mr Gott & Mr Buttons land neere the mouth of
the flTorrest riuer.
Granted to John Robinson, 3 q^'ters of an acre or there-
abouts, of salt marsh lying at the head of the clay
brooke.
It is agreed & ordered that there shalbe a rate forthw*^
of tenne pounds to be added to the last rate of 22^ for
the Towne for the Dischardge of seuerall ingagem** &
other necessarie works for the Towne.
Granted to [* William*] Thomas Browninge a bill of
ffiftie shillings w*^'' is for the keeping of Margarett Page
for twelue monethes.
At a towne meeting of the fii-eemen the 8**^ day of the
2^ moneth 1646.
Capt. Hathorne & Henry Bartholomew are chosen Dep-
uties for the next generall Court.
Also ordered that the way w^^ w^as formerly vsed to be
gon through neere the end of [*the*] Mr Reades fiarme,
that the gate shall be sett there & the way run as it did
before.
1115"! 2™'* At a generall Towne meeting Magestrates
chosen & Jefi*ry Massy Sworne Cunstable.
John Borne was leaue graunted to sell beare.||
143
At a meeting of the 7 men 20. 2"? 1046.
Mr Eiuk'cott Mr (iardiHM-
Capt Ilatliorne (loodinan Lord
:Mr Bartholomew IVter ralfry.
Job Swinnerton desires some meadow.
Ordered That the little strip of around that is Ix'lweene
Ryalls Side, c^ the 10 aere lotts of John I'atehelo'" c^ John
i\larston & ])ef()re the lot of John Seudder Avher he dwell-
eth, shall be aiuen to the said o men John I^atehelo'" &
John Marston & John Scudder to be diuided amongst
them as they shall agree.
]\Ir Bartholomew & Peter Palfry are to prise the goods
of A\Mlliam Plaise.
Ordered that the towne is to ])eare 29^ of the chardges
towards \Villiam Plais his keej)ing in his sickness & his
buriall, & the rest is to l)e paid by Kichard Waters. The
whole amounting to 2*'-ll)--6''
Ordered that all swine ||aboue 8 weeks old|| that goe at
libertie neere about the towne shall be all ||sufh'eientlie||
ringed before the Hirst of the third moneth, vpon the
penaltie of 12"^ for euery tyme they shall be so taken the
one halfe to be paid to the Towne & the other halfe to
him that shall im})ound them. And it shall be lawfull for
any man to impound the said swine that shall be taken
vnringed ; And the 7 men desire Robert Adams that hee
will execute this law to the best of his skill.
Granted to William Dodge that ground that lycth be-
tweene Hugh Laskins lott & his, being about an acre to
be layd out by Henry Bartholomew.
Buriall.
At a general] Towne meeting the 29"^ of the
4^'' moneth 1()46.
Chosen for the Jurie of trialls
1. Ilenrie Bartholomew. 6. Peter Palfry.
2. [*Joseph Grafton*] Kitchen 7. Jarvais Garford.
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3. Liuetennt. Lothrop. 8. John Porter.
4. Kogei Conant. John Kitchen
6. Jacob Barney.
Ordered that there shall be no buriall w*^in the
towne but that there shall be [*notice*] ||word|| giiien
to the keep of the meeting howse to ring the bell
whereby notice may be giuen to the towne thereof, a
little before the buriall. And the said keep to haue
^ three pence for [* their*] his paynes.
Ordered that euery one shall bring in their waights &
measures to the Marshall [*before*] the 15"' day of the
5"' moneth next to be sealed according to the order of the
generall Court vpon the paine or penaltie of 5^ for neg-
lect.
It is ordered that Capt Trask shall bring in the barrell
of powder w*'^' hee owes vnto the Towne w"4n 15 dayes,
vpon the payne or penaltie [*that*] ||of such damage as||
shall fall vpon the Towne for the default of the said pow-
der.
At a generall towne meeting held the 26*^ day
of the 8*^ moneth
It is ordered by the Towne that the eight pound &
fowre shillings due from John Pickering in regard of his
defect in building the old bridge & his agreemt vnder his
hand to pay it to the building of the last bridge for w*^^
hee hath giuen securitie A bull & a Cow, The Towne
doeth agree that the said Bull & Cow shall be sould forth-
with II unless hee giue other satisfaction || to be prized l)y
3 indifferent men. The one to be chosen by the said Jo :
Pickering & an other by the Towne & the third to be the
marshall ||to prize them.|! &> if the said Jo: Pickering
refuseth to choose any, the Marshall is to choose one for
him, & the Cattle to be deliuered into the hands of Mr
Garford & Mr ffogge.
145
It is agreed that Thomas Wheeler shall worke at the
bridge worke w*^'' hec is contented to dcx^ & hee is to
haue 2! ()'! a day till the bridge worke l)e ended if hee
work so long. J>ut the said Tho : A\'heeler doeth binde
hiniselfe to worke there 10 dayes together it wether will
pmit & to l)egin vpon the sixth day of this weeke : & is
to be paid in corne or cattle at the APchants price.
Grandinry men
Mr Henry liiirtlioloiiiew. Jolni Gcdncy.
Mr li(>,i!:er Conaiit. Win Lord.
LiuetcMiiit Lotlirop. "NVni Allyii.
Jarv:iis Garfbrd. Mr Mo;ses Mauerick.
Mr Keniston.
Ordered that William W()odl)nrie & Ivichard Ib-acken-
l)urie Ensigne Dixy ^Ir Conant c<: Linetennt Lothrop ||c^c
I^aurance Leech || shall forthw"' lay out a Avay betweene
the Iferry at Salem t*c the head of fJell'ryes Creeke c^ that
it be such a way as men may trauell on horse back Sz
driue cattle. & if such a way may not be found then to
take speedy Course to sett vp a footel)ridge at Mackrell
Cone.
Ordered that Roger Ilaskall & ^y\\\h\m Dodge doe call
vpon the neighlx)'*^ about l>asse riuer head to mend the
twoe bridges w^'' are decayed l)ei ng the country way. &
the way w^'' was formerly made leading from Jo : Porters
ffarme to Wenham.
Whereas Mr Clarke Mr ffogge & Jeflry Glassy were
appointed to take accounts of the old Cunstables, The
Towne doeth order that they shall also take the accompts
of those [*also*] that are indebted to the Towne.
Walter Price is chosen & swornc Cunstable, for the
yeare ensuinge.
At a generall Towne meeting the second day
of the D^'' moneth 1()4()
It is agreed by the towne that there shall be rate of
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tenne pounds to be gathered by the Cunstables for the
procuring of wood for the Elders for this yeare.
Ordered that if Mr Endecott doe agree w*^ Mr Allen &
Mr Dunster for the morter peece w^^' is mounted vpon the
Cariadge that the Towne will see the same satisfyed.
There is granted to Zacheus Curtis about an acre of
Land neere vnto the howse hee bought of Joshua Verin
neere brooksby to be layd out by the Layers of land.
At a meeting of the 7 men, 28"^ of the 10*^^ mo. 1646.
Mr John Endecott Wm Lord
Ciipt. Hathorne Peter Palfry
Mr Henry Bartholomew Jeflry Massy
for Jury of tryalls were chosen
Rich : Prince Jacob Barney
Tho : Edwards Tho : Gardner Senr
Peter Pall'ry Edmond Batter
Jo : Alderman ffrancis Skerry.
Richard Bishop
Granted to Edward Bishop fortie acres of land lying
neere to the fiarmes at Basse riuer head near to Nicholas
Howards lott, to be layed out by such as are appointed to
laye out lotts.
Granted to Humfrie Woodburie halfe an acre ot
meadow, adioyning to his meadow w^^ is granted vnto
him alreadie lying beyond Mackrell Coue.
At a towne meeting of y® : 8 men : 23-12 : 1646
being present,
Capt Hawthrone Serg. Porter
Wm Lord Sam. Archer
Jno Hardey Ed: Batter f
Mr Corwine
Its agreed y* : Capt Hawthron & Mr Corwine & Wm
Lord shall take C.ire for fitting vp of the Cariags for the
great Gunns, & to speak w"' ffran : Pery & Tho : Tuck
about finishing of it :
t The record of this meeting is written by Edmond Batter.
147
Its agreed for the gathering in of the townes Powder
being Dispersed in Some pticnlar mens hands, Serg.
Porter & Jn'* Ilarde to goe to Mr ll'ogge for halfe a Bar-
rell of Powder S^ Samn' Areher to goe to Mr Jn"son : &
Edm : Batter to Capt. Trask for a Barrel 1 of Powder: &
Capt. Ilawthron is to Prouide a Barrell of powder for
Capt. Tho : Read.
Capt. Ilawthron & Mr Corwine being appointed to
make an agreement w^'' Goodwife OUu'' : for y^ : enter-
tayning of Marg. Page hane mad this agreement vidz :
the said G. Oliu'" is to gine margaret Page : house roome
& to keep her to work for vi*^ p week : & hath sold a bed
& bonlster for vi"* vi"^ & 2 l)l:inkets of Cotton ch)ath to
cou'' her at 3^ p yard : & this to be pd in Indian Corne at
ij'^ : viij*^ p bushel I & in Case Mar : Page be remoued
from thence the beding to be remoued as being tho
townes. Capt. Ilawthrone & Mr Corwine haue Ingaged
y"'selues for y*^ : payment of [it] & the towne is to pay
y'" againe.
Capt. [*Trask*] Ilawthrone & Mr Corwine hauing
qimised to qivid nailes for the eouering of ye meeting
house the tirst optunity are to bo paid in Corne at money
price.
Its agreed y* : two blackstau \s of sixe foot long or
theral)out be (pvided for ye : C;)nstables, & Ed : Batter
to speak to fFran : Perry to haue them made.
[Att a generall Towne meeting held in Salem,
prim. 3r 47
John Jackson is Chose Constable f
t Written by Ralph Fo^*^. The rest of the record of this meetinj^
and that of the next is written by a different hand, perhaps by William
Gierke (Clarke).
148
Capt Hawthorn mr Clarke mr Corwin haue power giuen
them to agree w"' mr Emry about curiiige Goody Lam-
berte & for dyett & what they shall doe the Towne ^m-
iseth to repay them by the first of the 9*'' month next.
Att A meeteing of the 7 men the 17*^^ day of May 1647.
beeinge p^'sente
Capt. Hawthorn George Corwinn
William Lord John Porter
John Hardy Samuell Archard
Edmund Batter William Gierke
Granted vnto Robt Cotta that pte of Land & salt water
thatch that lyeth beefore his lott that nowe hee hath in
possession : hee hath nothinge to doe w**^ that pt of his
Lott hee hath sonld to Jeffery Eastye nor the salt water
thatch beefore the same :
A Request of Jn*^ Baly for a pcell of Land Lyinge in
the South ffield neare Wm Giggles his Lott : w^^ [* Sam-
uell Archard*] & Peeter Palfry are appoynted to vewe :
& to make retorne to the Towne.
That William Auger shall take notice of Births &
deaths & mardges accordinge to an agreement of Court
conferrd vppon Raph Fogge of Salem who nowe wee
conceaue [*vncapable*] ||vntitt|| for that place.
That Samuell Archard shall bee Marshall of the Court
of Salem.
That Jeffery Massey is chosen Gierke of the writts
The Dccons as mr Peet"^^ Agents beeing demanded an
accompt of such moneyes as is due to the Towne
thay haue giuen an acknowledgment of Eight Pownds
[*twelue*] ||ffifteene|| shillings due to the Towne, in
there hands : w«'' thay Red of Robt Coddman for ^ffitts
of a pt of his Barke due to the Towne.
John Balch & William Dodge are Chosen to see the
Two Bridges beeinge neare theire howses made sufficient :
149
^ych c^yQ ^Q \^Q finished w"'iii on month : Thcise l)ri(ljrGS
are presented :
Serire.'int Porter & j\Ir : Kennyston arc Chosen to see
the fin[ishinij:] of the Strong Waf l^ridge & the J^utts
Bridge and on I5rid[ge] att the Great Pond all to bee
conipleated w'Mn [on moneth] & such det'ectiue hygh
wayes about the Towne.
At a Towne meeting, of tlie 7 men, the 20^'' of the
4^^' moneth 1G47 f
prosont Mr Ciirwin
Ciipt 11;
Win Lo
It home
Jury of Try
Sanmell Archer
alls
.Toffry M.'issy
TiioiiKis Scrui^gs
William Dodg
John Baldi
Kobert nioltou
Sainiiell Arelier
llVancis Skcry
Joseph Pope
George Gardner
> Jurymen for Tryalls,
8S-ll-[4]
37-15-0
lG-4
l-Il-O
2-07-4
At a Towne meeting of the : seauen men :
the 30^" of 7*" mo. 1047 :
[* where*] p'sent
Capt. Ilawthrone Serg Porter
Wni : Lord : Cieorg (.'orwine
Jno. Ihirdey Ednio : Batter :J:
mr Georg Corwine & Will Lord haue vndertaken to
g)uide stones tSc Clay for the repaire of the meeting house
c^ to bring it or Cause it to be brought in place the next
week.
mr Corwine hath q^mised to g)uide speedyly for the
Cou'"inge of the meeting : fine hundred iiailes : & is q)m-
ised to be payd for y"™ to his Content.
fThe record of this meeting is in a ditt'erent liandwriting.
J The record of this meeting is by Edmond Batter.
150
Wee doe agree y* : for the transporting of margaret
Page into England the towne is to pay by Rate : 5^ : &
mr Corwine hath ^mised to Endeau' to ^cure her pas-
sage either by mr : Willoughbys ship or the next after
y^ : goes & the towne doth ^mise to see mr Corwine
payd again.
Its Ordered y* Samuell Archer shall take out an atach™*
vpon the goods of mr Hugh Peters to the value of : 9^ :
lOf : for a debt due to the towne concerning pt of a
Barque y* : Robt Codman hath.
Its ordered y* : Capt Hawthrone & mr Corwine shall
haue power to sell the pt of y* : Barque y* : Robt Cod-
man goes in to y® : townes aduantage (or either of y"' :)
Vpon y® : request of Sergeant Porter for pasture for
his Cattell : wee haue graunted to him two hundred acres
of : feeding ground lying : neare vnto y^ : farm y^ : was
mr Bishops : to be layd : out by the layers out of
land :
A towne mee[ting in] Gen'all to be vpon the 2 day
fortnight [warning by the Constable] Sam Archer vpon
the next lecture day.
At a generall Towne meeting holden the 18*^
8 mo. 1647. t
It was agreed that there should be a Towne Rate of
sixt[ie] pounds levyed for the pticulars then expressed
John Robinson is chosen Cunstable in mr Prices place
for a yeare, & till a new be chosen & sworne.
Chosen for Gran Jury men this yeare
Mr Price mr Scrugs
[*Jeffry Massy*] Wm Woodbury
Peter Palfry John Porter.
Jno Kitchin
fin a diflerent handwriting.
151
At a meeting'of y^ : Seaiien men : monelh : 12
day : 3 : 1(M7 where p'.sent :
Capt Ilawthrone Jno Hnrde
nir: Corwitie Sam: Arcl.ard
Scrireaiit Porter Kd Batter f
AVin Lord
Boards : lent out to seu'"all men y^ : belong to y^ :
towne
Capt Ilawthron 4 ])oards. extant
Jn" : Home haue some of y"' ;
Phillip Cromwell som of y'" :
liieh Stilman some of y'"
Will Jigles some of y"'
vlt : at mr II : mr Barto : Baekh[ ] Xath Pitman
Its ordered : that : the : two : eldest Children of Ku-
ben Guppey are to be placed out according to order :
vidz: the [*Girle*] Daughter to [*Phill Yerin*] ||John
Porterll & the son to [*Serg Porter*] Ivobcrt Lennnon||.
The boy till the age of: 21 : yeares & the maid till the
age of: 18 : yeares.
Its ordered that : Ed : Batter shall haue power to
gather vp for the townes vse all the plancks & timb[er]
y* [*was*] did belong to the new bridge to be sold to
him & measured & priced by Sam. [Archer]
Bill payd out of y^ toAvne Kate
£ s d
1. Bill;
; to Capt Ilawtlirou
01-1(5-09
2.
to mr Corwine
0(i-02-()0
3.
to Will Lord
00-12-00
4.
to Ed : Batter
10-00-00
6.
to mr Emory
05-00-00
G.
to the Treasurer
05-00-00
7.
to mr Clearke
02-14-00
8.
to Good Birdshall
08-17-00
9.
to Joshua Boots
04-10-00
10.
to Jno Vayne
01-00-00
11.
to [*ye*] mr Trice & Jeffry Massie
04-08-00
45- G-00
t The record of this meeting is by Edniond Batter.
52
12.
to Sam. Archard
00-12-00
13.
to the Constables
00-10-00
1.
to Tho: Tuck
01-10-00
2.
to Sam. Archard
00-09-00
3.
to Jno Hart
02-00-00
4.
to mr Norice
01-00-00
5.
to Eich Adams
01-04-00
6.
to Wm Woodbury
& Rich Brackenbury
00-12-0
7.
to Jno Bridgman
00-02-00
8.
to mr Sharpe
02-00-00
9.
to S. Vale
00-08-06
10.
to P. C[romwell]
00-13-06
11.
to K. Guppy
01-08-00
12.
to C. Hawthroue
00-03-06
13.
for foxes
01-12-00
14.
to N. Pikman
00-06-06
13-09-00
Ed : Wilson mad a request for a J of acre of land in
the neck near his house : left to Capt. Hawthron & to mr
Corwine to view it.
Mr Corwine & Sam. Archard & Will Lord ar Deputed
to tak the townes Iron from Good : Rumboll & the
townes Bords for y® meeting house & to call to accompt
(& to transact the whole busines about : the Cariages
about the Great Gunns) v ffran : Pery c& Tuck.
Its Ordered y* Capt Hawthron & Will Lord be deputed
to agree w"^ Ben : Pauly about y^ keeping of y^ : towne
heard of cowes this next yeare :
Ite : its agreed y* all swine shall be ringed by the first
day of the first moneth & so to be kept ringed all the
sumer till the last day of ninth moneth & if any swine
shalbe found not so ringed ||the owners of the swine ||
shall forfiete one shillinge to any man y* : shall so take
them : for eu^'y tyme.
[The next date in the Book of Eecords is March 8, 1654-5, and the
only record for the intervening time is that to be found in the Book of
Grants. As the record in the Book of Grants for this period seems to
relate to other matters besides grants of land, and as the record for
the subsequent period, viz., after March 8, 1655, is, except a few min-
153
utes, only found in the Book of llocords, it may bo that the Book of
Grants contains all the record that tliere was lor this period of time,
viz., from March ;5, l(;47-8, to March 8, ir)r)4-5. The followiiii; extract
from the Book of (irants is tlierefore inserted here; to complete
the record. The llrst part of it is in the haudwritinii: of Emanuel
])o\vnin^.]
Extnu'A from the Boole of Grcnits.
The 2.S^" of the 12'" monctli l(\\l
At a towiie incetiiiii' the da}^ & yeare above written yt
was fiiUie airreed and voted that henceforward there
slioidd be but one Deputye chosen for the Generall
Court.
Its alsoe odred that whosoever shal])e warned to the
mendin<^ of any bridge or high way & make (U^fatilt shall
allow the SiU"ve}'ors o^ a day to Q)cure an other in his
place c*v: take the o"' by distresse.
its ordered that nn* Corwyn and Jellry ]\Iassy shall
take the accotuit of the rate given to build tin; towne
bridge, that the towne may know what remaynes vnspent.
Granted to Thomas Wheeler too pcells of meadow
lying wQiw the groat hill by mr IImn[)hryes fearnu; the
one called noe mans meadow 8 acres or thereabout g)vided
it be in noe mans q)priety.
Granted to John Ilathorne one pcell of meadow ad-
joyning to Jacob Barney & one pcell of meadow adjoyn-
ing to mr Bartholomews &. one other pcell l}'ing on the
great Kiver all 3 conteyning 5 acres or thereabouts
The 20'" of the first moneth 1G47
At a meeting of the townsmen there being p'sent
Captaine Ilathorne Henry Bartholmew
George Corwyn Jetfry Massy
Edmond Batter Ennmuell l)ownyn<^e
Its ordered that Captane Ilathorne and nu- Jktter shall
veiw and consider the ground demanded by Philemon
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Diccenson and make relation thereof at our next meeting
that order may be taken therein accordinglie
Item that mr Bartholmew and JeiFry Massy shall veiw
the land desired by Willm Towne and fFrancis Nurse and
make relation thereof at our next meeting
Item mr Downyng and mr Corwyn shall see and con-
sider the request of Thom' Wheeler of a pcell of meadow
between mr Humphryes and Robt Moultons farms to lu-
forme the townsmen at there next meeting what is fitt to
be done tlierein
Item that Eobt Cole shall haue lib'tye to mow the
grasse yearly vppon the high way between Henery Her-
ricks Rock and the west end of Lawrence Leeches lott,
^vided he hinders noe passadge through the said way
Item that mr Connunght Job Swynerton & Richard
Adams give an account of the monie they received of
Sam : Archer recorded in the towne booke the 3^ of the
first moneth 1637
Daniell Ray Constable for the yeare 1639 paid foure
pounds eleaven shillings & 2^ in full of his account & is
Discharged
Paid mr Bartholmew eight shillings for a debt dew to
him from the towne out of Daniell Rey his monie & rests
4£ 3s 2d
Item the 4^ 3^ 2^ w*'^^ Daniell Ray paid is delivered to
Captane Hathorne for the vse of the towne where of he
layd out 3« 2^
23th of the first moneth 1647
To the Constables of Salem
By vertue of an order of the gen'all Court made the
9"' moneth last you are required to call y® Inhabitants of
your towne togeather the sixt moneth next ensuing the
date hereof who are to choose one of your freemen to
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Joyne w"* your select townsmen, who are to take a list
of your males above sixteene yeares old And likewise tiie
Just valewation of the estates of eu'ie of your Inhabi-
tants reall and prsonall, according as is more fullic ex-
pressed in that order &c on each head tooe shillings six
pence, And one pennye on each pounde estate ratal )le
The which some you are to returne vnto the Treasurer
then being, that order may thereon yssue forth for i)aymt
to be made the nynth moneth following Dated the 23'^ of
the lii'st moneth 1G47
By me Kichakd Russell Treasure""
Att a gen'U towne meeting the 24^'' of the
4^^' moneth 1048
Thomas Scudder making request to the towne to ex-
change a plott of grounde nere his now dwelling howse,
it is granted, and Captaine Traske & Thomas Spooncr are
appoynted to lay it out
Att a meeting of the 7 men the 21^'' day of the
sixt moneth 1(348
Captane Hathorue JoftVy Massy
inr Batter mr liartholinevv
inr Corwyii mr Do\vnyn<:;e
A grant of a farme to mr Corwyn
Granted vnto mr George Corwyn a farme of tooe hun-
dreth and fiftye acres of land with meadow g)portionable
therevnto if yt may be founde within the bounds of Sa-
lem, II w°^ being found is granted twenty five acres of
medow ||
Granted vnto John Pigkett a pcell of land form'ly
granted vnto Leiftenant Lathrop, he having surrendred
the same vnto the towne, the said land being nere Daniell
Rayes farme
Granted vnto ffrancis Perry a small peice of medow or
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pond lying nere the great pond towards lyn vpon the left
hand of the pond conteyning an acre or thereabout
Att a meeting of the 7 men the 9^^' day
of the 8"^ moneth 1648
Emll Downynge inr Corwyn
Wm Hathorne mr Burtliolmew
mr Batter Jefiry Massy
Granted to Leift Thomas Lawthrop an acre of vpland
or there about lying within his medow and if it be above
an acre then to pay 5^ the acre to the towne
The 20"^ of the 9*^ moneth 1648
At a meeting of the townes men there being p'sent
Captane Hathorne John Porter
George Corwyn Henery Bartholmew
Edinond Batter Emll Downynge
Jettry Massy
Whereas the way laid betwene goodm. Ray and goodm.
Porter vpon the hill is now made through goodm. Porters
land ; Its ordered that goodm. Porter shall haue the other
way as his owne land to inclose and improve to his best
advantage
Att a meeting of the 7 men the 29*^
of the 11"^ moneth 1648
Captane Hathorne rar Bartholmew
Jeffry Massy Ed : Batter
nir Corwyn
Granted to Raph Tompkins a small peice of medow ly-
ing nere Maior gen'all Endicotts last grant, in a Corner
by a small brooke & a great swampe ^vided it doe not
lye in any form' grant
At a gen'll towne meeting the
12*^^ day of the first moneth 1648
Its ordered that Marble Head, with the 'allowance ot
the gen'all Court, shalbe a towne, and the bounds to be
the vtmost extent of that land which was mr Humphries
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farme and sould to Marble Head, and ?oe all the neck to
the Sea, reserving the disposing of the llerry and ap-
pointing of the flerry man to Salem
Ordered that the high way be bronght from Edniond
Grovers through Jonathan Porters and mr Garfords
ground to Drapers poynt, if the gen'U Court shall con-
sent thereto
At a meeting of the Select men
the 13^*' of the tirst monetli 1(148
Capt llatlioriie Ilenery Bartholmew
JertVy Massy Ed : Batter
(loory:c' Corwyn Einll. Downynge
Granted to John Hardee lil)'tye to make a damme to
drowne his salt medoAV at the head of fforest river in the
place where the old bridge was, for the tearme of 7
yeares, & at the end of that tearme either to l)e contin-
ewed or to be lett downe according as the towne shall see
cause
Granted to Ilenery Bartholmew that pte of medow
that remayneth above tenne acres in the same medow
where his 10 acres lyeth
At a meeting of the Select men
the 25*'' of the second moneth 1()49
JetlVy Massy mr IJartliolmew
inr Batter iiir Dowiiynge
Its ordered that George, Thomas, Sanniell & Joseph
Gardiner shall survey and measure from the meeting
howse to a pcell of medow vpon the great river Westerly
from Salem and give an account thereof at our next
meeting, for w*^'* they shall haue allowance in pte of the
medow for theire paynes if any shalbe found within our
bounds where they runne the lyne.
Whereas goodm. Canterbury hath enclosed a way for
his vse whereby divers men are forced to goe farr about
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to theire lotts Its ordered that mr Batter mr Gardiner &
JefFrye Massy shall veiw and lay out the way, And to
consider what allowance is to be made to mr Reade for
the way
At a meeting of the 7 men the 30*^ day
of the 3^ moneth 1649
Capt Hathorne mr Batter
Jeftry Massy Sert. Porter
mr Corvvyn Emll Downynge
Granted vnto goodm. Giggles, Joshua Grafton, good-
man Jackson and others (who had eleaven hundreth acres
of vpland) fifty acres of medow to be devided among
them, lying pte betwene goodman Moultons brooke &
Ipswich river, and the other pte lying on the South Side
of the River betwene mr Norris and mr Corwyns farmes
Granted vnto goodman Sowthwick fowre acres of
medow whereof tooe in recompence of his medow spoyled
in digging turfe for the new bridge, this medow to be laid
out nere mr Corwyns farme
Granted to Thomas Gardiner Jun' George Gardiner
and Hilliard Verryn 4 acres of medow to each of them at
the 7 mens bounds, if there be soe much there and to
each of the Gardiners 40 acres a peice of vpland to be
laid out nere theire medow, and 40 acres of vpland to
Hiliard Verrin in lei we of 40 acres form'ly granted vnto
the said Hilliard Yerrin ;
Granted more to George Gardiner 4 acres of medow
on the North side of Ipswich River, nere above mr Cor-
wyns vpland on the South side and to Thomas Gardiner
2 acres in the same place & to Samuell & Joseph Gar-
diner 4 acres of medow a peice and to Joseph Pope 4
acres of medow in the same place
Granted vnto John Burton Thomas Roots & Nathaniell
ffelton three acres of medow a peice nere mr Corwyns
medow
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Granted to Thomas Scudder Sen' six acres of mcdow
in the niedow aforesaid
Granted vnto m'"''^ flelton & Christopher AValler fouro
acres of niedow in the phice aforesaid
Granted vnto John Keeves three acres of medow & 20
acres of vphuid towards nir Corwyns farme
Granted vnto John Concljne Ananias Conclyne &
Thomas Scndder to each of them 4 acres a peice to be
laid out in the medow aforesaid
Granted to Philemon Dickenson 2 acres of medow in
the place aforesaid
Granted to mr Price 10 acres of medow & 100 acres of
vpland to be laid out nere nn* CorAvyns farme if it be
there to be had
Granted to Ser* Porter 10 acres of meadow by the
great river if it may be there had f
At a meeting of the Select men 3V^' of 6^^> m" 1G49
rresoiit John Porter
mr J)o\viiing mr Corwiii
Capt. Hiithorne mr Barlholmew
Jcflerie Massey mr Batter
Granted to mr Gardner a small peece of medoAV Con-
tayning about an acre lying vpon the north side of his
farme adioyning to it
II Powder due to the towne remayning in the hands of
theise psons viz Capt. Ilathorne for himselfe 1 barell for
mr Kead 1 barrell mr Corwin 1 barell Capt Traske 1
barell mr Johnson 1 barell ||
Granted to flVances Skerie a litle [spot] of ground be-
tweene the sea and his field wch was formerlie Goodels
Granted to John Marston twoo litle spots of marsh ly-
ing against mr Scrugg by goodie Kings land
t Here tlie record ceases to be in the handwriting of Emanuel
Downing; the rest of this extract from the Book of Grants is in the
handwriting of Jetlry Massey.
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The 13"» of the 8"^ m« 1649
At a meeting of the Select men
Capt Hathorne Jefferie Massey
mr Bartliolmew mr Downing
Granted to Richard Stileman the medow wch mr Yerin
had the Cutting of the grasse ^vided if he remoues his
dwelling out of the towne that then the medow shall re-
torne to the towne and be disposed or granted to some
other
Granted vnto theise 5 men next vnderwritten and 5
acres of medow to be laid out after former grants
||neare goodman Moultons farme||
mr Herbert fiftie Acres
goodman Robinson fiftie acres
goodman Bullock [*fifty*] ||40|| acres
goodman Buffum fourtie acres
goodman Bowdish thirtie acres
Granted vnto mr Gedney the land and medow w^ch was
taken from mr Clarkes ifarme by the men of the towne of
Lin
19 9 1649
Jefferie Massey mr Batter
mr Co[rwin] mr Downing
Request
James Thomas ffor some planting ground graunted 20 Acres
John Ingersall for land to plant granted 40 acres
John Bridgman for land granted 30 acres
Thomas Smith for land and meadow graunted [*40*] ||30|| acres
Ellas Mason for medow and vpland graunted 40 acres
John liobinson for vpland and medow graunted 40 acres
John Kitchen for vpland and medow graunted 40 acres
Thomas Watson for medow and vpland graunted 30 acres
Thomas Pigden hath graunted him twoo acres of medow
neare Wenham to be laid out
Graunted vnto ffrances Perrie thirtie acres of vpland
w^ith the thirtie acres formerlie granted to be laid out in
all sixtie neare to the medowes graunted vnto mr Gard-
ners sonnes and also graunted vnto the said firances the
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ou'pliis of the 12 Acres of medow grauntecl vnto the
gardners neare the line of Salem
2()»»> of 9"»mo: 1649
At a metini^: of the Select men the day and yeare aboue
written, Capt. Ilathorne Jelferie Massey Sergent Porter
mr Batter mr Downing
Its agreed that tlie twoo hnndred Acres of vpland "vv*^**
was taken from mr Downings ffarme by the greate medow
towards Wenham shalbe grannted againe to him in Con-
sideration of his paynes for transcribing the ])0()kcs of
the townes records to ])e kept for posteritie soe the said
farme to })e live hundred acres acording to his former
grannt
Graunted vnto George Williams a little spot of ground
about a quarter of an acre more or less lying betweene
his medow and fl'rances Skeries land
Graunted to Nathanael Putnam ffiftie acres of land
lying beyond Elias Stilemans tfarme l)ounding upon mr
Thorndicke & soe vpon Captaine Hathornes Ifarmes
Giles Gorey request for some land graunted 20 acres
Thomas James request for land and medow granted 40
acres
At a meeting of the Select men the 3 10 1649
being p'sent
Capt Ilathorne Ileiierie Bartholmew
Jetlerie Massey Edmoiid Batter
nir Corvviu
Richard Greaves request for land Graunted 30 acres
more graunted to Kichard Greaves 10 acres to be laid
out to the 30
Graunted to Thomas Antrum 50 acres of land whereof
20 was before graunted
Graunted to Zacheus Curtes all that medow that lyeth
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aboue mr Clarkes medowe and lying on the South of mr
Hamfreyes fFarme and on the North of mr Clarkes playne
that lyeth next to dog pond if it doe not lie in mr Hum-
freyes farme
Graunted to Peter Palfrey ifyve acres of medow in
Wenham medow
At a meeting of the Select men
the 17^^ 10*'^ m° 1649 being p'sent
Capt Hathorne Heuerie Bartholmew
Jefferie Massey Edmund Batter
John Porter Mr. Corwin
Henerie Trew doth request for land granted 40 acres of
land
Graunted to mr Bacon pt of that swamp lying in the
north neck next adioyning to Edmond Gyles his 10 acre
lott on the South side and mr Bacons lott wch he pur-
chased from Captaine Trask not exceeding one acre
Graunted to Ensigne Dixey and to James Stand [ish]
that high way that lieth on the South syde of James
Standish his lott to be pted betweene them two
Graunted to Ensigne Dixey ||in recompence of his
way II a litle spot of land or Elbow that lyeth on the
Northwest side of that lott that was mr Bartholmewes
and a small peece of swamp that lieth from the high way
that is the out lett to Guido Baylies Bound Hits ordered
in yt way of exchange of this land in the form' part of
this order that he shall haue twenty acres of land next
vnto Nich Patch farm||
Thomas Cole request for land granted 40 acres and 4
ackers of medow
Wheras goodman Pickerin left some pt of his fiarme
by running of lin lyne it is ordered that the layers out
shall lay out soe much as neare as they can adioyning to
the rest of his land
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Graunted to Phillip Cromwell one hundred Acres of
land and to haue 10 Acres of medow if he can find it in
our bounds
Rol)ert Prince his request for UukV granted fortie acres
beyond the Kiuer
Graunted to llrances Skeric sixtie acres with what was
fornierlie giuen him
Graunted to Ilenerie Skerie fortie acres of land with
what was fornierlie giuen him
Ordered that mr Gidney shall take in the high way
adioyning to the ground he bought of mr Emeric and to
leaue a way through the [mijdst of the next Held and a
way to the watring place
21th iithino 1G49
Capt Hathorne mr Bartliolinew
Jetferie Massey mr Batter
mr Corwia
Graunted to William Robinson GO ackers wch was for-
nierlie graunted and his sonne 20 acres
Granted to John Tucker 40 acres of land
Granted to Josia Roots about 2 acres of land adioyning
to his owne lott at one end and to Robert iSlorgans at the
other end
Graunted William Scuder 30 acres by mr Bartholmews
Graunted mr Bacon one hundred acres beyond the
greate riuer
Graunted John Lovett 20 acres more in the swamp and
vpland
Graunted James Patch 40 acres
Granted Edmond Grover 40 acres
Granted Henerie Cooke 40 acres beyond the riuer or
on this side by Henerie Bartholmew not wronging any
other grant
Graunted to John Hill 40 acres
Graunted to Phillip Verin 40 acres
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At a meeting of the 7 men the 21*^^ 12 mo : 16[49]
Capt Hathorne mr Bartholmew
mr Corwin Jefferie Ma,ssey
mr Batter mr Dowuing
Granted to Robert Molton Jun' the 30 acres formerlie
laid out he aleging it was formerlie graunted vnto him
Agreed that those wch haue land graunted to haue it
laid out towards the great Riuer as far as it will hould out
and those wch cannot haue it there to haue it laid out on
Cape An : Syde
At a generall towne meeting the 16"^ of the
first mo. 1649-50
Ordered that all the land lying on Cape An : Syde from
mr Blackliech his ffarrae vnto Rich[ard] Dodg his ffarme
and all betweene the ould pian[ters] farme and Makerell
Cove and soe to the head of the ten acre lots on Cape
Ann : Syde that is vndisposed of and lyeth in Comon
shalbe reserued for Comon a;id none of it disposed ^vi-
ded such grants as haue beene made before this order to
perticular psons shall be made good vnto them
Ordered that for all publique meetings that Concerne
the towne in generall or the ftreemen of the towne warn-
ing being giuen on a lecture day by the Constable of the
day and tyme of meeting shalbe a legall warning
At a meeting of the 7 men the 10*^ 5"^ mo. 1650
Capt Hathorne Lieut Lathrop
mr Gardner Henerie Bartholmew
mr Connant
Abram Warin haueing fenced in about 8 or 10 acres by
estimation of the Towne Comon without leave from the
towne and haueing broken vp a pi of it and planted it
ffor wch act of his he is fined 20^ and is inioyned to lay
it open to the Comon againe by the end of the 8*^ month
next
1(35
Granted vnto Job Swinerton that stripp of iiiotlow
soinetymc in the hands of mr Phillip Verin and latelie
irraunted to Richard Stileman vntill he should renioue his
dwelling wch we conceaue Richard Stileman hath done
but if he Continue with vs then he is still to enioy it
acordino^ to his ^rant otherwise Job Swinerton is to
enioy it
William Dodg eTacol) Barney and Xathanell Putnam are
apoynted to lay out the hie Avay ifrom the tfurtluu* syde ot
that Ifarmc that was nu* Bishops now in the hands of John
Porter vnto Crane Riuer
At a meeting of the 7 men the 12"' 6*'' mo : 1G50
Granted to firances Skerrie a litle spott of ground at
the end of his 10 acre lott lying at the greate Cove be-
tweene his lott and John Small his marsh
At a meeting of the Select men
the 22"' G"' mo. 1G50 : non liquett.
At a meeting of the Select men
the 9"' 9"' mo. 1G50 p'sent
Capt Hatliorne mr Connant
mr Browne Heuerie IJartholracw
mr Gardner
Vpon request of Robert Iliberd for a parcell of land at
the vper end of william Dodg and Rodger Haskals
ground next to the swamp it is ordered that mr Connant
and william Dodg doe view the said land and make re-
torne to the Select men at there next meeting
By information of mr Connant there being noe excep-
tion twentie acres is granted to Robert Iliberd for Com-
onage and wood in the place he requested
At a generall towne meeting the 11"^ 9"' mo. 1G50
There was deliu'ed to Richard Greaves and Zacheus
Cortes to each of them a Corslett of the townes the wch
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two Corslets are deliu'ed vnto thein in good repayre and
they are soe to mentaine them and to retorne them in like
good repaire vnto the towne againe vpon demand
At a meeting of the Select men
the 12*^ 9^^ mo. 1650 being p'sent
Capt Hathorne mr Gardner
mr Browne mr Bartholmew
mr Connant John Porter
Graunted to mr William Browne 250 Acres of vpland
and 25 acres of medow to be laid out neare Ipswich
Riuer in the most convenient place
II At a meting of the Select men 21"* 10 mo.
1651 [1650?]
Granted to Lawrence Sothwick a litle spott of medow
of about a quarter of an acre joyning to his 4 acres ||
At a meeting of the Select men the 28*^
10*^ mo. 1650 p'sent
Capt Hathorne mr Connant
mr Browne Serg Porter
mr Gardner Hen : Bartholmew
Jacob Barney made request for a pcell of land at Long
Hill that joyneth to the ffarme that was mr Alfords
Graunted to Jacob Barney 50 Acres of land to be laid
out of that land next adioyning vnto that wch was mr
Alfords fiarme or in any other Convenient place at the
discression of the layers out
Thomas Robins maketh request for 3 acres of medow
in the greate medow beyond Wenham of that medow that
was suposed to be mr Paynes
Graunted to Thomas Robins his request ^vided there
be soe much recouered from Ipswich of that medow
Graunted to Job Swinerton 40 Acres of land neare
Richard Huchisson in liew of 20 acres formerlie graunted
to him if it can be found there and not p'iudiciall to any
former graunt
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At a meeting of the Select men
the 8"> 12"' mo. 1650 p'sent
mr William Browne Serpent Porter
nir Gardner Ilenerie Bartliolmcw
mr Connant
John Batchellor making reqnest for libertie to fence in
a litle necke of land to sane a pcell of marsh of his on
Rial Is neck
his reqnest is graunted ^vided he leave bars in the
midest of it for any to cart downe to the water and re-
signe againe the hind to the towne when they shall de-
mand it
At a s^enerall towne meetinir the 24*'' hrst mo. 1650-51
Capt Ilathorne and Jefferie jNIassey are apoynted to rnn
the lyne and pfect it betweene Ipswich and Salem and
hane libertie to choose snch as they judg meete to assist
them in it and the towne to beare the Charg
At a meeting of the Select men
the 21*'' 2^ mo. 1651 p'sent
Capt Ilatliorue Jetterie Massey
mr Browne mr Trice
mr Connant Ilenerie Bartholmew
Ordered that the 50 and 30 acres of land formerlic
graunted to mr Garford shalbe laid out in some con-
venient place neare Burchen Plaine at the discression of
the layers out or any twoo of them and mr Connant & Jef-
ferie Massey are apoynted to lay it out
Graunted to Thomas Oliuer Jun' to cutt the grass
growing on the high way betwene his fathers lott and the
lott of Thomas Watson sometyme the lot of Thomas
Gouldsmith
Graunted to Edmund Grover that spott of ground [*on
the high way syde*] lying betweene his owne ten acre
lott he liueth on and Ilenerie Ilerickes lott being about
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f of an acre in recompence of some land taken from him
for high wayes through his lott
Ordered that 40 acres of land and 4 acres of medow
formerlie graunted to Thomas Spooner and nott recorded
being long since laid out to him that the said land is by
this record confirmed vnto him
The [*29t^ 2^ mo. 1651*] ||3^ 3^ mo : 51 1| p'sent
[*Capt Hathorne*] mr Price
II mr Dovvningjl Jefferie Massey
mr Corwin Henerie Bartholmew
Graunted to Nathanell Putnam 5 acres of medow near
Ipswich Riuer
Att a general towne meeting 16"^ 4*^ mo. 1651
Vpon a petition of Nicholas Howard John Batchellor
and others that they might haue libertie of Comon in that
land lying neare there houses and that it might not be
impropriated to any
It is ordered by the towne that all that land that lieth
within Ipswich way ffrom the new bridg vnto the head of
frost fish brooke vndisposed of shalbe reserued for Comon
and non of it granted in proprietie to any
At a meeting of the select men
16th 4tii mo 1651
Granted to Rice Edwards 20 acres of land lying neare
adioyning to Richard Dodg his land in consideration of
20 acres of land he doth resigne to the towne lying below
makerill Cove towards the Cricke that he bought of mr
Thornedick wch was formerlie granted to Richard Lam-
bert
Att a meeting of the Select men
the 10"^ 9*^ mo. 1651 p'sent
llmr Downinglj Jefferie Massey
[*mr Corwin*] Walter Price
Capt Hathorne Henerie Bartholmew
1G9
Vpon complaint hy Edward Wharton of a strip of
ground hetweene his house and that wch was latelie nir
Kenistons now in the possession of Simon (Iroce that it
was a greate anoyance to him : the Select men doe vpon
his recpiest graunt the said strip of land vnto Edward
Wharton
William Baylie is graunted to cutt what grass he can
find at the great pound on this syde mr Blackliecli liis
farme that is not in any mans pro[)rietie vntill the towne
take further order
At a generall towne meeting 15^'' 9^'' mo. 1G51
Beniamin Eelton Chosen to take care of the meeting
house in Birchams roome and to liaue the same wages
Bircham had and to gyve warning of meetings & burialls
bye the bell c^c.
At a meeting of 7 men
the 15^'» 9'" mo. 1651 p'sent
Capt Hathorne mr Price
mr Connaut mr Dowuing
Jetlcrie Massey
Granted vnto Jefterie iNIassey 4 acres of medow for-
merlie granted pt to ])e the pond beyond the greate riuer
the rest to lie by the riuer syde
It is granted that Jefterie ]\Iassey haueing made Choyce
of this quantitie of medowe aboue expressed that he shall
mow the same this sumer not being able to lay it out
vntill after the hay should be taken of provided he exceed
not the quantitie nor take any formcrlie granted to other
men
At a meeting of the 7 men
the 16"' 10^" mo. 1651
Granted to mr Brett 60 acres of land in the place he
desyreth if it be there and not p'iudiciall to former
graunts
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and if when former grants be made good there be any
land remayning mr Brett is ^mised to be ffurther con-
sidered to haue some more added
At a meeting of the 7 men
the 5*^ 11*^ mo. 1651 p'sent
Capt Hathorne mr Connant
mr Downing mr Price
mr Corwin Henerie Bartholraew
Jeflferie Massey
The 4 barrells of powder and a half barrell of powder
wch is mentioned before to be in the hands of sen'all men
and is the Countries store powder Counted to the towne
is now in the hands of Captayne Hathorne whoe is to be
acountable for it vpon all demands || further there is 1
bar" of powder of the Countriie store wth wch the towne
standeth charged in the hands of maior Sedgwicke the
wch the towne neu' receued||
There is deliuered to Captaine Hathorne for the Com-
pany as there store of amunition according to lawe 3 bar-
rells of powder 500 of leade 3 quarters of a hundred of
match for all wch he is to be accountable vpon all
demands
At a meeting of the 7 men the 7*^ 11*^ mo. 1651
Granted to Osmond Traske in consideration of a hie
way layd out through his [*ground*] ten acre lott thirtie
acres of land to be laid out neare Eichard Dodg his
IFarme
Graunted to Nicholas Woodberie 40 acres of land 20
acres of it to be that wch was late in the possession of
mr Thorndicke and the other 20 acres to be laid out
where it may be found most convenient
At a meeting of the 7 men
the 13*^ 12*^ mo. 1651 p'sent
Capt Hatliorne Jefferie Massey
mr Downing mr Price
mr Corwin Henerie Bartholmew
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Granted to John Swasey 40 acres of land to ])e laid out
neare Henerie Bartholmcw his ilhrme
Kobert Goodell haiicinu: 40 acres of land irranted lon^^^
since by the towne and he haneini»' l)ouiiht land of seu'all
others that had land granted to them viz. Joseph Grafton
30 acres John Sanders 40 acres Plenerie Ilerick 40 acre s
"William Bound 40 acres Robert Pease & his brother oO
acres Kobert Cotta 30 acres AVilliam Walcott 30 acres
Ednnnid M;irshall 20 acres Thomas Antrum 20 acres
Michall Shatlin 20 acres mr Venor 40 acres John Barber
thirtie acres Philemon Dickenson 20 acres mr Goose !')()
acres in the whole 4^>0 it is ordered that the said llobert
Goodell shall enioy the said 480 || acres |1 of land being pt
of the eleven hundred acres [*of*] he disharging the
towne of the aboue said grant and he is allowed to said
480 acres of vpland 24 acres of medow prouided that the
medow laid out within his vpland be a pt of it
The 5^^' 2*^ mo. Uo2 p'sent
Cupt Ilathonie Jellerie Massey
John Porter Ik'iicrie Bartliolmow
Graunted to Jacob Barney Jun' 30 acres of land to be
laid out with 50 acres formerlie granted to his father to
be laid out at the discression of the layers out of land
At a meeting of the Select men
the tirst 3"^ mo. 1G52 present
Capt Hathorue Jelterie Massey
inr Connaut Henry Barthohnew
Sergeant Porter
Granted to Samuell Corney tluit land that was left for
a hie w^ay at the end of his 10 acre lott next the riuer on
Cape An Syde wch is for soe much land as is taken out
of his lott by the Countrie way the wch he doth accept of
for satisfaction for the said hie way
Granted to James Stand ish the litle spruce swamp
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lying neare his house ^vided it shalbe free for any Inhab-
itant to make vse of any of the wood or trees in it while
any doe remayne growing there
Granted to Joseph Houghton 30 acres of land to be
layd out where it can be found most convenient for him
prouided all former graunts be first made good
At a meeting of the Select men the 17*^ 3^ mo. 1652
Capt Hathorne John Porter
iiir Browne Jefferie Massey
mr Corwin Hen : Bartholmew
Graunted to John Ruck libertie to inclose the hie way
betweene mr Emerie & his land vntill the end of the 7*^*
month ^vided he leaue barrs to be drawne at each end for
any that may haue ocation to make vse of the way in the
meane tyme
There being formerlie graunted vnto Josia Rootes a
litle stripp of land [*and complaint being made*] con-
tayning about 2 acres liing next his 10 acre lott on Cape
An Syde on the northeast syde and it being nott found
entred in the towne booke we doe by theise presents c'on-
firme the said grant vnto him
There being formerlie graunted vnto John Putnam Sen'
50 acres of land and complaint being made that the said
land laid out to him is not soe much it is ordered that the
layers out of land shall make vp what the said land shall
want of his grant in land lying betweene his sonne
Nathanaells land and Richard Huchisson
Ordered that Ensigne Dixey shall make a gate and
alsoe barrs to be taken downe as ocation is in the gen-
erall fence on Cape An Syde at the further syde of the
field on the way laid out to Manchester and what his
charg shalbe thereby more then is his ^portion to fence
shalbe alowed him by the ^prietors of that field and he
hath 14 dayes alowed him to doe it
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Granted to Hugh Woodl^erie IVrarke Latlirop and
Thomas Picton a spot of medoe h'ing betwecMie Bcnianiin
ffeltons medoe and the great swamp neare AVenham to be
diuided equallie betweene them
At a generall towne meeting the 27*'' 9*'' mo. 10') 2
At the desire of Ensigne Dixey it is ordered [that] the
Countrie way shall)e continned that goeth [from] the
tferie to Ipswich l)efore Ensigne Dixey his h[ouse]
qivided he keep it in sutlicient repayre for h[orse] and
carts the wch he doth promise to doe
At a meeting of the Select men the 21*^' 12"' mo. ir)r)2
Sould vnto Samnell Ebron abont 4 acres [of] land
more or less being all the land belonging [to the] towne
that he hath inclosed Avithin his fence Avitli [his] ownc
land lying to his owne honse ilbr wch land he is to pay
l)et\veene this and the end of the 7*'' month next three
pounds for the vse of the t[owne]
There bcin«: formerlie a ^rant of 10 acres of medoAv^ to
Sergeant John Porter there is now granted vnto him 50
acres of vpland ground in liew of the said 10 acres of
medow to be laid out at the discression of the layers out
of land and the former grant to be voyd
lithe 2^ first 53
Granted to the inhabitants on cape an syde halfe an
acre more or less laying on the hill abutting vpon Eobert
Morgan & Tho : Koots his lot on cape an syde q^)vided it
be nott gr [anted] before to any other ||
Granted vnto John llemont 50 ackres of l[and] lying
next that fiarme that was nn* Alfords q)vided that whereas
the said land was formerlie gr [anted] vnto Jacob Barney
if the said Jacob Barney doe quietlie possess and enioy
that 50 acres laid out to h[im] in liew of it otherwise he
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the said Jacob Barney is to enioy the aboue said
land
At a generall towne meeting 30*'' of aprill 1 [653]
II 6^^' 4 mo. 53 II
fFrances Skerie made request for the comon land lying
before his 10 acre lot next Thomas Watsons and it is
ordered that if the land be giuen to [any] it shalbe giuen
to ffrances Skerie but at p'sent the towne doth reserue it
in th[eir] owne hands vndisposed [of]
Its ordered that Richard Stackhouse for the reliefe of
his ffamillie shall haue the benefit of the keeping of the
fferrie towards Ipswich he ^viding a sufficient boate and
men to attend it and to enter on it the last day of
June
At a meeting of the 7 men 20*^ 4*^ mo. 1653
Jefferie Massey Lieutenant Lathrop and Sergeant Por-
ter chosen to meete wth Ipswich men for the pfecting of
o^ bounds betweene them and vs towards topsfield vpon
the next 6*^ day of the weeke
Job Swinerton hath granted him [*10 acres*] ten acres
of land at the east end of his 40 acres formerlie laid out
in liew of his 2 acres wanting in his 10 acre lott in the
North field
At a meeting of the tow^ne the 5"' 7*^' mo. 1653
Ordered that any pson that shall at any tyme be im-
ployed to worke for the repayring of the hie wayes in any
pt of the towne shalbe paid what shall be found due out
of the next towne rate they bringing a note vnder the
surveyors hand
il[ ]8-53
Granted to Thomas [ er] libertie [to ha] ue 6 acres
[of] medow in any [place] he can find prouided it come
[not] within any former [gr]ant||
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At a meetiii<^ of the select men
the 20"' 12"' mo. 1(J53 present
William Ilathorne Walter Trico
l{(),ii:c'r Connant Jacob Ikiriu'y
John Porter ["i»"J Corwiu
Granted to John Pntnam Jun' 20 or oO acres of land if
it be adioyning to Capt Ilathornes tfarme in coiisideracon
of 12^^ due for brid^ worke and in re^^ard he had none
formerlie granted
Granted to Ilumfrey AVoodl)erie a pcell of swamp lying
betweene his owne land on l)oth syds not exceeding ten
acres and the wood is reserued to the inhabitants to fell
as they please at all seasons the land on the one syde was
Guido Bay ley es
Grannted to Ilencrie Skerie a litle hill incompased
about by his owne marsh neare mr li'rends Mill if it be
not formerlie granted
At a generall towne meeting
the 6"' of the iirst mo. l()5:3-54
Granted to John Browne all that land inclosed as well
medow as vpland wch was latelie in the possession of mr
Garford to all intents and purposes to him and his lieyres
for euer
Granted to mr Georg Emerie the herbidge of that pcell
of land w'ch was John Woodberies in the ould ])lanters
marsh and all right of Comonage the towne might hauc
claymed to him and his heyres for euer
Granted to John Kitchen soc much land as will nesses-
sarilie make a seller neare vnto goodman Truslers fence
ouer against the house of the said John Kitchen
At a meeting of the Select men the 21"' of
the second mo. 1654 being p'sent
John Porter Walter Price
inr Connant Edmond Batter
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Wheras the 24"' of this Instant mo. there is by apoint-
ment some of Ipswich men and some of Salem men to
atend the pfecting of the lyne betwixt them and vs we
desire that Lieuetenant Lathropp John Porter and Jef-
ferie Massey to meete Ipswich men at the tyme apoynted
& we giue them power to act & finish the worke together
with Ipswich men
At a meeting of the Select men
the 27"' 2« m« 1654 p'sent
mr Corwin Jofierie Massey
Capt Hathorne mr Price
nir Coiinant Edmond Batter
Jolm Porter
mr Gardner request for himselfe and those that now
doe or hereafter shall line at those ten acre lots ends or
syde that they may haue the Comon land granted to them
that lyes at the fFoote of mr Reads Hill to lye as Comon
for theire Joynt vse
this request is graunted
Ypon the request of Sergeant Georg Gardner for a
small playne of vpland contayning about six acres lying
and scituate neare to Robert Moultons Jun' his medow &
to the round hill neare mr Humfres ffarme and soe to that
land that is graunted to ffrances Perries : Accordinglie it
is graunted
Granted to John Synions libertie to fFence his ground
wch was formerlie William Comins in the towne of Salem
round home to the Banke prouided that he make twoo
sufficient styles for a foote way through the said ground
Granted to Richard Bishop foure acres of medow
ground lying and scituate at the further end of Salem
bounds next to mr Richard Saltingtall ifarme g)vided it
lie within Salem bounds otherwise the said bishop to
loose it being a former grant
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Granted to Henerie Skerie two ackers of medow
ground in the same place vpon the same condition of
Richard Bishops being a fformer graunt
Granted to Richard Brakenberie three acres of medow
in the same place and vpon the same condition of Richard
Bishops being a fformer grant
Granted to Ilenerie Skerie all that vpland lying within
the fence of John Batchellor that doth fence in his salt
marsh on Ryalls S^'de qivided it must lye in comon Avhen
the cropp is taken of ffrom it
At a meeting of the Select men
the 8*^' of 3^1 mo. 1654
mr Corwiii Jeft'oric Massey
Serjeant Porter mr Price
mr Connant Edmoiul Batter
Granted to Thomas Picden three acres of medow
ground in the same place and vpon the same condicon of
the grant of Richard liishopp wch was a former graunt
Granted to John I>atchellor twoo ackres of medow land
in the same place and vpon the same terms of the grant
of Richard I>ishop wxh was a former graunt
AVheras there was a spott of medow l^'ing neare nn*
Downings ifarme on the northwest and on the Avcst to a
farme that was granted to Phi Hipp Verin at the head of
the Cow house riuer in the yeare 1648 graunted to Ra[)he
Tomkins it is now againe conlirmed to him qivided it Avas
nott within any mans bounds before the said graunt
Granted to John Pickett twoo acres of medow land in
the same place and vpon the same tearnis of the grant of
Richard Bishop wch was a former grant
Vpon a difference arising l)etweene Humfrey Wood-
berie and the inhabitants of Cape An Syde about a
swamp latelie graunted to the said Humfrey ; the said
Woodberie is content to alio we to the said inhabitants as
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178
much of other of his land neare adioyning there vnto to
the full value to be laid out by foure indifferent men
equallie chosen viz : Captaine Hathorne mr Batter Ser-
geant Porter and William Dodg
Granted to Charles Gott three acres of medow ground
in the same place and vpon the same terms of the graunt
of Richard Bishopp
At a meeting of the Select men the 15^^^
3^ mo. 1654 p'sent
mr Corwin Walter Price
Sergeant Porter Edmond Batter
Jefierie Massey
Granted to Thomas Watson three acres of medow
ground in the place of the graunt of Richard Bishop his
medow and vpon the same termes being an antient graunt
Granted to ffrances Skerie a small spot of vpland lying
neare to his ten acre lott vpon the north necke by the
water syde wch is [free] ffrom Georg Williams his salt
marsh
Lieutenant Lathrop and Sergeant Porter vpon the 24*^
day of the 3*^ mo. to pfect the lyne betweene Ipswich and
Salem are desyred to meete Ipswich men
accordinglie they mett with them the day aforesaid
Lieutenant Lathrop his former grant of eight acres of
medow land to be laid out in the same place of the grant
of Richard Bishopp his grant of medow and vpon the
same termes and twoo acres more if it be there to be had
At the generall towne meeting the 27"^ 3*^ mo. 1654
Georg Williams and Beniamin ffelton bound to pay the
100^ out of the Countrie rate or the remayner towards o^
fforti [ficacon] witnes their hands |
Geoeg Williams
Beniamin ffelton
fin the margin is written "pd by them." The signatures in the
record are not originah
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mr Connaiit Sergeant Porter and Lieutenant Lathrop
are apoynted to measure out the niedow land that lioth
withhi o"" bounds next adioyning to mr Saltonshall
farme
mr Thomas Rucke Senio"" haveing formerlie a grant of
one hundred acres of vphmd and we not tindiug of it en-
tred acordins: to the <2:rant doe now enter it that he
hath it granted in the same phice that it was formerlie
measured out to him by Captaine Traske Jcll'erie jNIassey
and Peter Palfre
Granted to mr Ruck hve acres of medow land in the
same place of Richard Bishops grant of medow ground
and vpon the same termes
It is ordered that all those psons that shall not season-
ablie atend towne meetings either by there psons or gixes
for eu'y such olFence or delinquencie after due Avaruing
according to order shall pay eighteenc pence to ])e levied
by the Constables ffroni tyme to tyme and they to haue
twoo thirds of it for theire paynes and the other third to
the towne of Salem (pvided it shall be tirst demanded and
if any that can or shall make any excuse for his none
attendance he may repayre to the Select men and a
release ffrom the maior pt of them within a weeke after
the demand of those ffines the ptie or pties shall be llreed
from those ffiue, or ffines
At a meeting of the Select men
to 2" of October 1G54 p'sent
Capt Ilatliorne Jeflerie Masscy
Serg Porter nir Price
mr Connant Edmund Batter
Granted to Jonathan Porter in consideracon of a hie
way 10 acres of vpland on Cape An sydc to be laid out
by mr Connant
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At a meting of the Select men
the 26^^ of the 12"^ mo. 1654-55 p'sent
mr Corwin mr Gedney
mr Connant Richard Prince
John Porter Jefferie Massey
Granted to John Putnam Jun' 30 acres of vpland neare
adioyning to the ifarmes of Captayne Hathorne John
Eucke and William Nicols, being in exchang of the 30
acres he should haue had at the end of Captaine Hathorne
his ffarme and further we doe apoint that the surplus of
the land contayned within the aforsaid bounds shall aper-
taine and belong to Kichard Greaves in consideration ot
40 acres formerlie granted vnto him the said Greaves
Ordered that wheras there is a small portion of ||rockie||
land adioyning vnto the flarme latelie in the possession
of Captaine Hathorne but now possest by John Putnam
Sen' Richard Huchisson Daniell Ray and John Hathorne
vpon the request of the said pties the said Rockie land is
graunted vnto them vpon consideration of the suine of
twentie shillings to be paid to the select men for the vse
of the towne of Salem and to be kept in stock to answere
[some man] for some small lott formerlie granted
Ordered that for as much as Jefferie Massey hath tran-
scribed the towne booke or soe much as remayned vnp-
fected by mr Downing that the said Jefferie Massey shall
haue ffourtie acres of vpland in some convenient place
for his paynes
The 4*^ 11*^ mo. 54 p'sent ' ;
mr Corwin mr Gedney
Jefferie Massey Edmo : Batter
Thomas Rix being indebted to the towne of Salem the
sume of seaven pounds and foure shillings for paymt
wherof he the said Rix hath sou Id his shopp and house
neare the meeting house for Eleven pounds and the re-
mainder of the said 7^ 4^ is to be paid him out of the
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towne rate well is 3^ IG^ for wcli he hath a bill giiieii him
to the Constable Thomas Kixf
[The followinj? record iu the Book of Grants seems to htive been
intended to suppl}^ omissions of the original record. It is in tlie hand-
writing of Edmond Batter.]
Graiuited viito Rich Raymeiit one hundred Acres of
vpland and ten Acres of meadow ground Avhich land is
layd out in AVenham bounds buttinge vppon Pleasant
Pond and the great swampe and the ten Acres of meadow
in the great meadow, this was a former graunt omited to
be entered
Ivich huchenson hauinge a graunt of a pcell of land not
form'ly entered scituate and lyinge betweene mr Jn"
Thorndike and mr Elias Stilemans farmes, its confirmed
to him not exceed inge twenty Acres of vpland
laid out 30"» IP" 1G43
Accordinge to former graunts to Pichard Prince Sarah
the noAV wife of Daniell Ivumbull in the Pight of Georg
Norton and John White is layd out twelue Acres of
meadow land in the great ^Meadow at Wenham to each
of them foure Acres Avhich Meadow then was in the pos-
session of Mr William Payne, lyinge between the vpland
and Mr Dudlys meadow being parted by a Creek from
mr Dudlys meadow
[The following is the remainder of the original Book of Ivccords.
The record of the first seven meetings is written by Edmond Batter,]
Att a meetinge of [the Select men]
8 : (1) 1G54-5 beinge jn-esent
mr Corwine nir Gardn'
Serg : Tortr : Jno. Gidney :
Jacob Barney Edmo : Batter
Jettery Massy
t Not an original signature.
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mr Corwiue is desired to get an Arti[st] to come to
Salem to Rmi the Line between Topsfiel[d] and vs and
to agree with him for his payns as he can.
mr Corwine Leiftenant Lawthrop Jeffery Massy and
Edmo : Batter beeinge desired to Treat with Ip [swich]
men aboute the perfectinge the Line betweene them and
vs : according to o'^ : Letter sent to the select men of Ips-
wich dated this present day they the aboue named are to
giue them a meeting vpon the 23 day of this instant mo,
with power to pfecte the Line as [abouesaid]
M""*^ : the former Order for swine made in the [year]
1653 to be in force this yeare following
Jeffrey Massey and Edmond B[atter are appointed] to
make vp the accompt with [ ] and Jn^ Wil-
liams for the las[t ] for Country : andtowne.
and full [power is given to] them to Recouer out of their
hands what [part] of the hundred pounds for the fort [or
whatever] elce is due to the towne from them.
[At a m]eetinge of the towne 31 : 1^ 1655
It was agreed yt Thomas Spooner and others one yt
pt : of the Towne haue Liberty to heard their Cattell
themselues : with a keep of their owne hiringe : for this
yeare, voted.
It is agreed that the select men should agree with a
heardsman for the heardinge of the Residue of the towne
Cattell for this yeare : voted.
At a meetinge of the Select men
31: (2) 1655 beeinge p'sent
[Mr.] Corwine [Jeffery Ma]scy
[Mr. G]ardnr [Edmond] Batter
Agreed with Robt Pease for keepinge of part of the
towne heard: for fifteene pounds to the numb'" of 100
Cowes : if a few more [to] such a quantitie yt he can
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well keepe to be payd accordiii<rc to the qiportion [of]
15f p Centum : if soe many more [as that] he the sd
Pease cannot well keep, [to] Hire a boy, and still to
make good 15^ [to] Ro])ert Pease : and to begine to
heard them and to goe forth Avith y? vpon the 12"' of the
next moneth and the said Pease to haue lielpe to keep the
CoAves till the first of 3 : moneth : and he the said Pease
to keep 2 Lords days, and liberty to come to meetinge
the third, & to be i)ayd accordinge to Custome both for
tymc and man^ of Payment : & to keep them the vsuall
tyme.
At a meetinge of the flreemen 28"* : 2 : [mo : 1655]
Jacob Barney is Chossen Deputy for [the] first Ses-
sions of the next Gen'ull Court : y[)on Jiicol) Barneys
Keflusall Edmond Batter is Chossen for the lirst Sessions.
At a Gen'all Towne meetinge 17 : 3 : l[r)55]
Its : Ordered that the fort vpon winter [Hand] shall l)e
finished with all speed: Mr: Corwin[e :] Leil't : Law-
thrope : Edmo : Batter : ar jipoynted [to] order the work
a1)oute the forte together with those form'ly a2)oynte(l.
voted.
Its : Ordered yt : the Hand where the [foi't] is : is
apropriated for the vse and [ ] ^f the mayntaininge
the fort, voted.
Its Ordered yt those men apoynted for the ordering of
the fort: haue power to warne men to work abou[te] the
fort to the finishinge of it, according to the q)por[tion] of
each mans Kate : and vpon the neglecte of any [ ] tlie
penality of 3'' : p day accordinge to a [for]mer order to
be destrayned vpon them, voted.
Its Ordered that there shall be a buriall pla[ce on] the
hill aboue ffrancis Lawcs house, voted.
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At a meetinge of the Selectmen
17:3: 1655 beeing p'sent
[Mr Cor]win€ [John] Gidney
[Mr G]ardnr [Ja]cob Barney
Jeffery Mascy : [E]dmo : Batter
Mr : Corwine & Mr Gidney ar apoynted : to gett mate-
rialls & workmen to repaire the towne house for the
scoole & watch.
At a meeting of ye freemen the 13^ : 4 m^ : 1655
Chosen to serue one Jury of trialls this Court ensueing
viz*:
Capt. Tho : Lothrop Hilliard Vearin
nir Tho : Gardner : Nathall [*&'*'] putnam
John Kitchin Roger Haskall :
At a Meeting of the select men the 21*^ 5^^^ m? [1655]
being present
mr Corwin John Porter
mr Batter Jacob Barney
mr Gardner Jefferie Massey f
We finding Captaine Hathorne debtor to the towne 1
barell and a halfe of poude[r] doe entreate mr Corwin to
make dema[nd] of Captaine hathorne by letter of the
said barell & halfe of ponder or satisfaction for it.
It is agreed that mr Corwin & mr G[edney] doe carie
on the worke for the ffinishing of the towne house &
mounting of the [great] Guns and to be paid ^portion-
ably by the select men in such considerable pay as may
satisfie the said mr Corwin & mr Gedney & the said
select men [to] be paid out of the towne rate, the
wo[rke] to be ffinished by the end of the [ month]
At a generall towne meeting the [17]"' 6 m? [1655]
Chosen for Constables for this ensuing yeare f [or] the
t The record of this meeting, and of the two following, is in the
handwriting of Jeffery Massey.
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towne of Siilem mr William Browne & [William] Jcglcs.
& for Cape Aiie Side John Stone.
Chosen for to serue vpon the grand Jurie for the
ensuing yeare
m Kodger Coiinant [♦Phill*] Joseplie Eoyse
Thomas Putiuaii Henerie Skcrie
Sargeant George Gardner Thomas Kootes
Jacob Barney
Chosen for Comishioncr Lievftenant Thomas Lathrop.
Ordered that all tlie inhabitants of this towne that haue
Ram or Rams shall soe dispose of them that the said Ram
or Rams ma\^ not be preiudiciall to thcmselues or other
of their neighbors betwixt this and the next sixt day
vpon the penaltie that all such Rams as are found abroad
after the day & tyme pretKxt shall l)e taken vp and kikl
reseruing onelie the meate for tlie owner
f At a gcnerall Towne meeting the 17^'' of the 8*^' m? 55
mr Edmond Batter Chosen Deputie to attend the next
Session of the Generall Court.
At a meetinge of tlie Select men
7V' of Noueml/ 1G55, becinge p'sent.
Jacob Barney mr Gidncy
mr Gardener Edmond iiatter
Jellery Mascy
Ordered that the townes Cowe beeinge killed by the
Buchcr, one of the Select ^ is to care to p'serue the flesh
& hide for the townes use :
Ordered that Edmond Batter shall haue the townes
sheep that was payd l)y Jn" Williams in pt of his debt
due to the towne to the value of tiue pounds 11^ : and to
be responsall for it for such vses as the towne stands in
need of or wheat & pease.
\
tFrom here to the meeting of the 24th 12 mo., 1656, the record is
written by Edmond Batter.
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At A Gen' towne Meetinge 10 : Nouemb'^ 1655
Chosen for Jury of Tryall for the next County Court,
Jeflfery Mascy Jno. Putnam Ju'
Tho : Gardner Sen'
Ensigne Dixie
Joseph : Pope
Nath ffelton.
ffor the Raising of a
towne Rate
mr Norice his wood
07-00-00
Josiah Eoots
02-00-00
Ben : flelton
05-00-00
for Kepayringe towne house
05-00-00
for Kepayringe of high way e
05-00-00
Bro. Gidney
04-05-00
mr Tho. Gardner
00-02-00
[*Tho: Spooner
00-08-00*]
To pay for 111b ponder
01-06-00
To Chardges for the >
Deputy for Gen'll Court )
08-00-00
To Ed : Batter
02-00-00
Mr Corwine
02-00-00
Mendinge Meetinge house
02-00-00
fibr Runinge of Line
05-00-00
Voted
48-13-00
to be payd one halfe in Indian Corne & the other halfe in wheat butter
pease barly porke at price Curante :
10 : Nouember : 1655
Its Ordered yt : the 17 of this instant moneth is
apoynted a gen'all towne meetinge to confer with o^
brothers of Cape An Side about their Rates : and what
other bussines may then apear to be needfull to be
done
Its Ordered that Jn*i Marsh & Jn^ Kitchin are chosen
searchers & sealers of leather for the : yeare insueinge.
voted.
Capt Hawthrone Chosen to marry psons & to be
p'sented to Gen'all Court for Confirmacon. Voted.
Capt Hawthrone, Mr Will. Browne and Edmund Bat-
ter are chosen Comision" for the endinge of small causes
for the year ensueing. Voted.
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At a meetinge of the Select men
3 : lOT' 1655 beeinge p'sent
Jno : Porter Jacob Barnc
Jeffery Mascy [Jno. Gidii]ey
Mr Gardnr. [Edmond BJatter
Mr Corwine
Mr Jn*^ Gidiiey hath bought the townes horse, at ten
pounds 14^ : to be payd in
vidz. ill wheat at 4s-Gd per bush
pease 4-0
Barly at 4- G
Porke at 3d per lb
Beall'e at 20s per C.
in these or any of these
At A Gen'all Towne meetinge 10"' ; 10'" 1655
Thomas Putnam Chosen Constal^le for the ensuhig year
in the Roome of ]Mr : William Browne.
At a meetinge of the Select men :
24th ;LQmo 1555 |3(3ijjg lySQllt
Mr Gardner Jeffrey Mascy
Ser<j:t : Porter mr Gidney
Mr Corwine Ed: Batter
Its Ordered that mr Corwine Jelfery Massy i\Ir : Gid-
ney & Edmo : Batter : or any two of them : shall liaue
power to treat with : Robt : Morgan or any other man
for the placing of Jn? Talbey for one yeare : and left to
their discreacons to alowe somwhat for the disposing : of
the said Talbey : to be payd out of the towne Rate.
Graunted to Gregory Gibbs liberty to h[aue] halfe a
acre of land neare Clay brook [ ] to inclose to mak
brick, and when the [said] Gibbs shall leaue of makinge
brick the said land : to be left to the towne as before :
a[nd] to be viewed : and layd out to the said Gibbs by
JefFrery Mascy mr Gidney & Ed : Batter or any two of
them
. Edmond Batter Plantiffe against Jn^ South wick De-
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fendant aeon for a debt of 24^ due by book & for a bridle
wee find for the playntifFe damages 26^ & Costs
To the atachrat and serving 0-2-9
To entry of aeon 0-3-4
:1: :12: 1
24-10-55
Graunted to Edward Wharton liberty to bnild a Porch
before his doore to be apoynted : how far it shalbe built
out upon the towne ground by Mr Corwine & Edmond
Batter.
25-10-55 Bills graunted
To : Mr : Norice 07-00-00
To Beui ffelton 05-00-00
To Serff Porter Tho Putnam & C m ak nn
Eich Huchenson [ Ol-Oo-OO
To : Will Dodge 03-17-00
To Josiah Roots 02-00-00
To : Mr Corwine 04-01-08
To : mr : Gidney 05-13-00
To Edmond Batter 05-10-06
To Mr Gardner 00-02-00
Att a meetinge of the Selecte men 14 : 11 : 55
Mr Corwine Jeffery mascy
Jacob Barney [John] Gidney
Serg. Porter Edmo : Batter
mr Gardner
Agred with Constable Thomas Putnam to gather such
a part of the : towne Rate as is coinited to him & do
Authorize him soe to doe & for his paynes wee doe alowe
him twenty shillings.
Benjamin ffelton beeinge spoken to by the Select men
to Gather his part of the Castle Rate : his Answer is he
will not gather it.
A bill granted to Georg Ropes 00-07-
To Rich Bishops bill for the highways 01-07-
To Ed : Gaskell a bill for killinge foxes 0-05-
To Ensigne Wm : Dixie 1 bill for foxes 0-05-
To Mr Gidney for expences 1-14-7
To Jno : Southwick for maldnge a bridge 1-02-0
To will Cantelbury for soe much due to C 0-02-8
him for ou' payinge in planke {
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Att A meetinge of the Select men
16 : ll'r 1655 bcinge p'scnt :
Mr Corwine Jno. Gidiicy
Mr Gardner Edmo : Batter
Jettery jNIascy ' Serg: Porter
Its Ordered vpoii the Request of Ensigue Dixie tlier
beeinge some diference betweene : himselue & llich Shick-
house iiboute the bounds of there Lotts : that mr : Co-
nant : and Jeffeiy Mascy are apoynted Avithin one moneth :
to end that diference, beeinge payd for their payncs :
Mr Tho : Gardner : apo3'nted to Ou'see the niendinge
of the high way hy his owne house & so to the l)rook.
Ypon Information of some, that pt of the Cowe coiTion
beeing Inclosed [*by*] ncare Capt Ilawthornes house
where w^m : iHinte nowe dwelleth : wee apoynte ]Mr Cor-
wine ]Mr Gidney & Jeflery ^Nlascy & Ed : Batter or any 3
of them to view it & to make returne to the Select men
their next meetinge.
Sold the beatfe of the townes Cowe y* remayneth to
Mr Corwine at twenty seauen shillings.
29-11-55
Agreed with Henry Cooke : that Jn". Tall)y shal])e his
servant for one whole yeare : and the towne to g^uide
aparrell suetable for him : and the said Cooke accord-
inge as Talbey hath need to come to the townes men for
suply : in the meane tyme to ^uide to shirts & cloatli to
make him a Coat : & a cou'inge for a bed & som things
to make a bed & the said Cooke to haue 8 bush'3 of Indian
Corne : y' : he is indebted to Jn'i Talbey, for his care ou' :
him, Henery Cooke
At A [*Townc*] meetinge of Select : men
20 : 12 : 1655 beiuge p'sent
mr Tho : Garduer Jno : Porter
Jacob Barney Ed : Batter
Jellery Mascy
190
Its Ordered y* : Jeffery Mascy & Edmond Batter shall
agree with Henry Skery or any other for the gatheringe
of part of the towne Rate.
Satisfaction giuen to Ensign Dixie about his high way
as apeareth in Leager 85
At a Gen'll Towne meetinge 20*^ Noubris 1656
[Blank.]
Att A Gen'll Towne Meetinge : 1 If 1655-56
Chossen for the Selecte men for the : yeare : folio winge,
Maior : Will. Hawthorne :Serg : Jno : Porter
mr Tho : Gardner Jeffery : Mascy
mr : Will Browne Edmo : Batter
mr : Corwine
The petticon of Will : Poole in Reference to be an In-
habitante of this towne, Answered in the Negatiue.
voted.
The : belringere is to digge the graues to interr the
dead & to haue for his payns 18^ : p graue for diggiuge :
voted.
Thomas Oliu' is Chossen for the bellringer for the year
folio winge. voted
The Complaynts against Maio'^" Hawthorne & francis
Lawes in buildinge & taking in of towne comon : vpon
the hearing of it, Jeffery Mascy & mr Gardner apoynted
to view & make returne to the next towne meetinge.
Att A meetinge of the Select men
13!ll 1 : 5 [5-56] beeinge p'sent
Maior : Hawthorne Serg : Jno Porter
mr wm Browne Jeffery : Mascy
Mr: Gardner Edmo: Battr:
mr: Corwine
Graunted vnto mr Jn° Thorndcke Joshua Roots and to
the Rest of the ^prietors yt haue medow land neare :
Beau' Pond near Richard Dodges farme That what Land
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by drayuinge the pond shalbc gained : shall^e theirs ac-
cording as it shall joyne vuto each of their qiprietys qnii-
ded they be at equal Chardge in the worke, otherwise
they yt beare the chardge to haiie the benefit.
Its Ordered that ]\Iaio'' Will Hawthrone mr Corwine &
Serg Jn'* : Porter : ar apoynted to meet Ipswich men
vpon the ^ day of next moneth for the pfectinge of the
Line betweene th[em] and vs.
Its Ordered that Serg Jn^ Porter Mr Gardner elacol)
Barney & Thomas Putnum ar apoynted to Lay out liigh-
wayes thro : mr Jn" Endecots farme [&] others farmes
there abouts as may be most conuenient for tlie towne &
the Inhabitants theraboutes : extendinge to the great
Riuer
Graunted vnto Nicli Woodbury foure Acres of |!the
meadow [*at the Avest end*] joyning to|| the Pond neare
Mr Blackleeches farme.
Its Ordered that Thomas Spoon' and Pich[ard] Bishop
ar apoynted to ||see the|| Kepayeringe of the bridge [*c^o
the Paylinge*] and other higheways in the towne.
Ililiard Veren is apoynted to be Gager & Packer of
Beaiie Porke Mackraell &c.
13 : 1 55-6
Tho : Spoon' Chossen to be Cleark of the ]\Iarket for
this yeare insueinge.
Its agreed yt : all the Cowes from the bridge & so
downewards & one the great neck shall be kept in one
heard, and the owners of the Cowes to pay to those
keep? hired for yt : end : to begine aboute the midle of
next moneth : & to continue till the [*end*] 20^^' of Oc-
tob^ : and yt : the keepers shall take the Cowes in the
morninge in the Pen & so deliu' them at night : the
keep" to ^ 16^ a peece
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Its Ordered yt mr Browne & mr Corwine shall tak care
to see the great guns speedyly mounted & the scoole
house Eepayred.
The Order made aboute hoggs in year 1653 : to be
published this yeare.
At a Generall Towne meeting of all the freemen
the 26 : 2 : 56 :
major William Hathorne is chosen dep*f for the first
Sessions of ye gen^l Court.
Att a meetinge of the Select men
the : 7 (3) 1656 beeing p'sent :
Maior will : Hawthorne Snt Jno Porter
mr : Will Browne Edmo : Batter
Jeffrey Masey
Ordered That Jefiery Mascy & Edmond Batter shall
speedyly Remoue the Plankes of the towne yt ly now in
North Neck to the ffort vpon winter Hand.
Its Ord^'ed That all the Gen'all ffences both against
North Neck & South ffield be made vp accordinge to Law
as may secure against great Cattell or Cowes & Oxen,
wee : apoynte Phillip Cromwell : and : Edmo : Batter to
be the view^^ of those fences for this yeare.
Its Ord'-ed That William fflint & Henry Scery ar
apoynted to ou'see the fences in tow[ne.]
The : Ord^ : about Dry Cattell Renewed 5® : p day one
half to the informer & the other to towne.
At a generall Towne meeting held in Salem
ye 20« : 4 m« : 1656
Chosen to serue on ye Jury of Trialls ye next Countie
Court.
Left : Tho : Lothrop Richard Leach :
mr Henry Barthollmew Jo : Neale.
Samll Cornish Nicholas Potter.
193
A a gen'all Towne meetinge held 4'^ : G : l()5r),
William Dodge chosen to Joyne with the Select ^ to
make the Country Hate, voted
Henry Skery Nathaniell Putnam and Henry Hericke
chosen Constables for the ensuinge ycare. voted
Chosen for the Grandiury
Jcffeiy : Mascy : Samll Ebourne
Rich : lirackunbury Tlio Watson
Ko<^or Iloskall S : Jno Porter
Vpon the re(iucst of Giles Corey to be taken of from
Cow keepinge : [Ansr] if he the sd Corey can qicure
either Dan^' Kumbals ||b()y|| or any other yt : will giue
Henry Keyney Content.
4 : 6-1 65 G at a gen'all towne meeting
Its Ordered that mr || Will|! Browne shall make a foote
Bridge at the head or near the head of forest Riuer Avhcr
mr Humphreys Bridge stood t^ ma^ntayne the same : for
a comon foote bridge, voted
Its Graunted that tiier shalbe fourty shillings alowed
from the towne for re[)ayringe of Epharim Hunt : house :
for the p'sent.
Att a meetinge of the Select men
4-6-1656 beehige p'sent
Maior William Hawthorne Ser : Jno. Porter
Mr Corvvine Edmo : Batter
Mr Gardner
Its Ordered that Jn" Tall)ey being comonly noted for a
pson spendinge his tyme Idle & Vnproffitably : w^ee
thinke it meet that he should be sent to the next ]\Iagis-
trate to be Imployed accord ingely (qpuided for such
psons).
3 : 7 : 56 : p'sent
Wm Hatborne Sarj^t Porter
mr Browne mr Batter
mr Gardner Jeffry massy
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194
It is ordered yt mr Batter hath power to call all the
former Connstables to account & to take into his hand
what shall be due to the towne either by sute or other-
wise.
Itm that he take care to send in mr Norris w^ood so
that he may not want, till further order be taken :
At A Gen'all meetinge of the freemen, IV? 8™ : 1656.
Maio^ Hawthorne Chosen Deputy the Remayn'' of the
yeare followinge :
Will, fflinte Chossen to asist Rich Bishop to OY'see : &
take Care for mendinge o^ Cayseway neare the mille.
Att A Gen'all Towne meetinge held 20"^ Noubris 1656
Chosen for the Jury of Trialls.
Walter Price ffran : Skery
Ensigrie Dixie Michall Shaffline
Will fflinte Will Dodge voted
Eich Bishop
Capt Will Hawthorne mr will Browne and Edmond
Batter Chossen to end small Causes for the yeare follow-
inge. voted
Att a meetinge of the Select men
27 of Noub'' 1656 beinge p'sent.
Mr Will Browne Jeffery Mascy
Mr Tho : Gardner Edmo : Batter
Its Ordered that Mr Symon Bradstreet shall haue fiuety
Acres of vpland ground in Consideration of ten Acres of
Meadow that should haue been layd out with the hundred
Acres of land form'ly Graunted to Jn'i Stratton as con-
ueniently as may be for Serg. Jn^ Porter.
At a meetinge of the Select men
29 : Dec.bris. 1656. beeing p'sent
Mr Will Browne Mr : Tho : Gardner
Serg : Jno : Porter Ed : Batter
Its Ordered that Lawrence Southwicke shall haue two
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shillings p weekc for keepiuire of Jn". Tiill)cy till the
towne take further Course.
Ther beiuge due to the Co we koep'"^ two poundes 19^
for what they came short of their pay"!' agreed vpou :
its Ordered that ther shalbe soe much payd them out of
the towues Treasury for the p'seut : 6c the next yeare to
be raised vpon the towne cowes for the lie[)ay"'* :
At a Gen'all Towne meetinge the 10 January KloH
it is agred that tiuiar shall be Ktite of 50"' : for the re-
pairing of ye meeting liouse. voted.
Its agreed : that ^h : AV^ill : Browne shall haue the
sole maneginge of the Ivepayri nge of the meetinge house
& to haue the Rate pd to him : & to disburse it for the
vse abouesd : & the Rate soe to be leuied that he the sd
j\Ir Browne may be noe looser in the dis])ursnits. voted
Its agreed that ther shalbe three shillings p Aveeke :
untill the towne take further order : alowed vnto the
Avidow Jackson, voted.
Ed : Batter chosen to cary the q^xies to the Shire
Comissioners & to atend that bussines according to Law :
voted.
1(J: 11 : 1(;56
Helliard Vcren chosen Clerke of the writts.
Att a meetinge of the Select men
lG-11 : 5(j beeinge i)'sent :
Mr Will. Browne Mr Corwino
8erg Jno : Porter Jettery Mascy
Mr Tho : Gardner Eilnio: Batter.
vpon the Re(|uest of Lieft Tho : Lawthro[)e ftbr some
Kecompence concerninge Damage to him al)oute the
Country highway, its agreed : that Jeffery Mascy t^ Mr
Connant shall view and ar impowered to lay out to ^ sixe
acres of vpland about the long ILirn so it be not preiudi-
ciall to any highway or graunt of any land.
196
At a meeting of y^ Select men
24 : 12 : 1656 : being p'sent
Mr Corwin Mr Massey
Mr Batter Wm Browne t
Mr Gardner
Chosen for the Clark of ye markett for ye year insuing
Thomas Goolthwait.
At ye request of marke haskall Jaffrey Marsey and Mr
Conant are desired to sett at reight the land that is in dif-
fe ranee betwen him & Richard haines : & haue power to
Issue it.
Memorandum that [*it*] there was form'ly Graunted
to Sam" Corninge 20 acres of vpland neare to the land of
Jn° Hardinge [*Jun*] Sen'^ deceased which was forgott to
be Recorded its now Ordered that the said graunt be con-
firmed.
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At a generall towne meeting
healdtheS*^: 12"^: 1656: 1657
Chosen for Select men for this yeare ensuing.
Mr William Browne Kichard Prince
Mr George Corwen Jeffrey Massy
ffarraer Porter Walter Price %
Jacob Barney
Whearas ther are greate spoyle made by cutting downe
of the timber in the towne Comon : [*it is*] it being
Contrary to an order agreede vppon by a generall towne
meeting : made in the year 1642 it is Agreed that the
Select men shall haue the full power to ^secute any delin-
quents : that haue made a breach vppon that Order by
Cutting downe the timber : and that the sayed order still
stand in force : & that noe pson shall Cutt downe any
timb' w"'out leaue from the Select men : Voted.
t The record of this meeting is by William Browne.
X The record of this meeting appears to be written by Walter Price.
197
It is voted Hand Agreed || by the Towiic : that they
voluntary ly yeald vpp them seahies to he Kated : l)y
those whonie they shalle choose for the Ivaysniir of niayn-
tenance for the ministry : when need shall Ivequier.
It is Agreed that Joshua Roots shall haue ilbrtty shil-
lings p Annum for beating the Drum to the trayne band
when ever they haue occation : and this to continew : till
the towne see Case to the contrary.
f Thomas Oliuer Chosen to continue his imploymt in
Kiniriuir the bell and lookini!: to the meetin<j^ house for this
ensuinir veare and vntill the towne take further order.
Voted.
At a towne meeting the 24*'' first m*' 5(5-57
mr C'orwin Kicliarcl Prince
Se:ir;::e:int rorter Jctlerie Massey
mr rrice
It is Agreed that Beniamin Pawley shall keepe all th(^
Cowe heard during the tyme of this ensuing sonnner and
to haue for his paynes the sufne of 24^ he providing a
sufficient boy or man to assist him in the said imploymt
during the said sommer & pay him out of Hie aforesaid
24^ as alsoe forw^*'* to burne the woods, his i)aymt to ])c
acording to former Costome viz ; the first fourth pt in
butter the second in wheate the rest in Indian he the said
Beniamin to take Cattell in the pen at halfe an ^ after
sunne rising in the morning and to retorne the said herd
halfe an hour before sulie sett his tyme to begin his ser-
vice the 14*" of the second m()n[th] & expire the 20*'' of
of the 8*'' month it is farther agreed that from the 14*'' of
aprill aforesaid vntill the first of may next ensuing the
said Benjamin shall haue 2^ a day to procure a man to
t From here till the meeting of 17th 12th mo., 1G57, the record is
written by Jeffry Massey.
198
goe alonge w*^ him for the beter securing of the Cattell
& in case he vndertake to doe the work him selfe that all
damages shall be required of him w^'' come through his
default.
At a meeting of the select men the 25*^' of the first m^ 57
Sergent Porter Richard Prince
mr Walter Price Jefferie Massey
Jacob Barney
Wheras Thomas Gouldthwite being a delinquent by
felling diners timber trees vpon the towne Comon Con-
trarie to an order made at a generall towne meting at
Salem the 2^ of the 3^ mo : 1642 we doe therefore award
the said Thomas Gouldthwite to pay for 40 trees soe
felled by him at 18^ p tree = 3^ and in case the said
Gouldthwite shall refuse to pay the said some of 18^ p
tree that then the said Gouldthwite to be further qpsecutd
by order of Law acording to the penaltie exp'st in the
order made in 42 as aforsaid.
Isaack Estie & Richard Sibley being delinquents vpon
the same acount for felling twentie trees vpon the Towne
Comon Contrarie to the order aboue writen shall pay for
eu'y tree 18*^ or be prosecuted as aforsaid.
elohn Williams & Samuell Williams for felling 12 trees
vpon the towne Comon Contrarie to the order formerlie
exp'st to pay 18*^ for eu'y tree or to be prosecuted as
aforsaid.
Ordered that Maior hathorne Mr Corwin ||John Por-
[ter] II & Jefferie Massey shall meete w*^' Topsfild men the
9th 2d m'' next to treate w*^' them about the bounds of
both the townes. '
At A meeting of y« freemen the 22"» : 2^ m« 1657
Maior Hathorne is Chosen for depetie for y^ first ses-
sions of y® generall Courte.
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At a meeting' of the select men
the 23^" of the 2^ m« 57 p'sent
mr AVilliain Browne Jofferie massey
mr Gcorg Corwin John rortcr
nir Price [*Jctf*] Jacob Barney
Kich : rrince
Whems there is a ditlerence betwixt Avilliam C'antle-
berie & the neighl)ors dwelling at the IJayles al)()nt a
restraint of Coinon llenced by the said Cantleberie to the
preiudice of the neibors aforsaid it is therefore ordered
that difierences shall be vieAved by mr Georg Corwin Sd
Jetierie ^lassey and they to make report whatt the diil'er-
ences are [*& report the same*] to the select men at
their next meeting.
Samnell Archard & Xathaneell Pickman bane vnder-
taken betwixt ^ and the next Conrt to make the stockes
sufficientlie and to sett vp the whiping post and to be paid
by mr Corwin when the worke is done.
^Ir Price is apoynted to see the worke al)ont the greate
guns to be speedillie done as alsoe to gett them mounted.
[*It is ordered that all fences w"'in the limits of Salem
shall l)e made sufficient Ijctwixt this and the first of the
third month next vpon the penaltie of 2" G'^ for enerie rod
that shall be defectiue Hone weeke|| after the said day
prefixt iSc 5^ for euerie rod yt shall be defectiue for euerie
weeke afterwards ; c^ it is further ordered that theise
psons hereafter exprest shall be ouerseers of the said
Ifences in the seuendl precincts as followeth*]
Its ordered that the order made the 20^'' 12 m"* : 53
about fences shall be in force for this present yeare and
for surveyers Ave apoint
for the south field fences William tHint & Ilichard
Adams.
for the north field Mr Thomas Gardner & John Porter,
200
from mr William Bro [wnse] to the bridg mr Batter &
John Nayle
from mr Brownes to the neck & soe to the fferie
Thomas Koots & Daniell Rumboll
Its ordered that the meeting of the select men shall
henceforth be the second Monday in euerie month and to
meete at [9] a Clock in the morning
At a meeting of the select men
the 11"^ of the 3^ m*^ : 57 p'sent
mr Browne Jacob Barney
mr Corwin Richard Prince
John Porter Jeflerie Massey
Graunted to Thomas Robins the thirtie Acres former-
[lie] graunted to his [predesesor] Thomas west & to
be bounded betwixt Elias masons 40 acres & Osbone
Traskes his 30 acres neare Rise Edwards his land.
Deliuered to mr Corwin by JeiFerie massey & henerie
Skerie Constables the 3 barrells of towne ponder w*'^^
latelie stood in the litle house oner the deacons seller
At a meeting of the select men the 8"^ of the 4*^ m^ : 57
mr Corwin Eichard Prince
Sergeant Porter Jefferie Massie
Jacob Barnej'^ mr Price
John Stone debtor to the towne vpon acount of rates
7^ 7s 9d to be paid by the last of September next.
Ordered that John Porter and Thomas Putnam shall
forthw"' make such repayre of a highway leading from
mr John Endicots his farme to goodman huchissons house
as in their discressions they shall Judg meete & to be
paid by the towne
Its agreed that the way through Daniell Ray his 10
acre lot in the North Neck be exactelie bounded by Jef-
ferie Massey & ffrances Skerie betwixt this and the last
of this month.
201
Its agreed that John Porter Jacob Barney & Jofferie
Massey hauc herl)y full power and anthoritie to heare and
determyne a Certaine Diiicrence dependnig hetwixt Wil-
liam King John Batchellor Nicholas heaward c^c. on the
one ptie & Ensigne Dixey Josia lioots & Samuell Corning
on the oth[er] ptie concerning a drift way from the head
of bass riner into Koyalls neck & the pties are herel)y
required to mcete together at the house of William Kings
the 1()^'' of thiij p'sent month w^'' will be on the third day
Come seavenight at 8 a clock in the morning.
tfor orderinii: the seats in the mectinsr house to continue
during the townes pleasure.
Impr. it is agreed that nn- william Browne & mr Georg
Corwin shall be seated w^'' Maior hathorne in tliat av^'' is
Called the magistrate seate.
that [*nu's Price*] the scale of nn"s Endicot being cn-
Luml we aii'ree that nn*s hathorne <^ nu's Corwin shalbe
there seated.
that mrs Price sister Elizal^eth Browne the wife of
John Browne cVc sister Grafton & the wife of Scrgcnt
Porter, we Mgree they shalhe seated in the second seate
Avhere ^Irs hathorne & ]\Irs Corwin latclie sate.
that Sargent hale his wife & [*the*] llrances Skerie
his wife are to sitt in the seates of mrs Price & sister
Grafton.
that mrs Norris shall be seated w*'' mrs Brow^ne.
that sister Prince to be seated where Sergent Porters
his wife latelie sate
that Sergent Porter shall sitt in the seate av^'* Capt
Trask.
It is ordered that if any inhabitant w^^'in this Juris-
dicon of Salem shall at any time after the date here of
receiue or take in any fibrayner vpon any pretence what-
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soeii'" w^^'out aprobation of the select men shall pay for
euerie weekes Continuance twentie shilUngs p weeke.
This order was Consented to att the generall towne
meeting w«^ was the 20*^^ of the 4*^ m^ 57
f At A II generall II towne meeting
held the 20^^ of the 4"^ mo : 1657
Chosen for Jury of tryalls : for this next sestion.
mr John Browne John Millard
mr Tho : Gardner John Raymond
Thomas : Heale William Goult.
Joseph Boyce
Chosen for the 8"^ man to Joyne w*^ the select men for
this yeare : mr Tho : Lawthrop.
James Kising is Rec. an Inhabitant Into this towne.
Granted to Thomas Heale a small portion of ground :
by the water side for his trade : not exceeding two :
poule & a halfe || square || and to be layed out by the
discrstion : of John Neale and francis Scery : soe it may
not be to the prediudise of the hiewayes :
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At a meeting of the select men the 13*^ of the 5"^ m° : 57
mr Browne Jacob Barney
mr Corwin Eichard Prince
mr Price Jefferie Massey.
John Porter
ffor this yeare the Cowkeep is to be paid after the rate
of 4^ p head.
It is agreed that wheras widow Jackson by consent of
the towne hath alowed her for her maynetenance 3^ p
weeke pt being paid & some remayning due to her that
what is due or may grow due to her shall be paid & dis-
burst by mr William Browne mr Corwin & John Porter
II & mr Price || the said John Porter to send in his Corne
or other Comodities to the house of mr Price where she
may receiae the [*same*] the other 3*^ pt.
t The record of this meeting is by Walter Price.
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At a meeting of the select men the 10''' G"' m" 1()57
mr Corwiu Kichard Prince
mr Trice Jolm Porter
Jacob Barney Jett\.'rie Massey
Whereas mr Corwin vpon tlie request of the select men
for the acomodathig of mr Whiting did vndertnke to pro-
cure the now dwelling house of John ]\Iillerd ^v^'' he
haueing elfected & doth engage himselfe to pay vnto the
said John Miller the suiTie of tiftic pounds vpon demand
the condicon l)et\vixt mr Corwin & the select men is that
he the said mr Corwin if the town acept of the said
house for the vse atforsd that he is willing to take his
paymt out of the next towne rate prouided it be paid in
the like species as he receaues for goods sould to other
men & vpon the same prises Indian Corne excepted.
jThc 22''^ of the G'" mo: 1G57.
At a generall Towne meeting there are Chosen for
Constables for this Yeare Ensuing,
James Vnderwood : for the towne
Koger Ilaskall for Cape Ann Syde
Nathaniell Helton for the lotts cVl farmes.
Chosen for the Grand Jury for this yeare ensuing
mr Geo : Corwen George Norton
John Synionds Sam : Corning
mr John Puck AVilliam Kinge
Chosen for an Eight man to Joyne av"* the select men
for the making of the Kates mr Ilenery J>artlioleniew
The Towne haue Consented and Voted: that mr Cor-
win shalbe payed owt of the next Ivate the some of ilil'tie
pounds towards the house he bought of John ]\lillerd for
a minister : according to the contract betwixt mr Corwen
& the select men.
fThc record of this meeting is written by Walter Price.
204
Voted to A towne Rate as followeth
£
s
d
for the meeting house
50
:00
:00
for a house for a minister
50
:00
:00
for mr Noris his wood
07;
;00;
;00
for Hinging the bell
05:
00:
:00
for the Drumer
02;
:00;
:00
for a new bell & hanging
18;
:00;
:00
for the poore & mr Giclney
25;
;00:
00
for prouigon for mr Whyting
20;
;00;
;00
177
:00:
:00
It is Voted and agreed by the towne y* the select men
shalle take Care to ^uide such nessessaries for entertayn-
ment of mr Whytmg : vntill he resolues to stay w*^ vs :
or the towne shall take further, order.
It is Voted that mr Geo : Corwin : and Jacob Barney
are to apeare at Ipswedg Court to Inform the Court of
the Condition of John Talbe : and to aduise about his
being putt in the house of corection at Ipswedg.
Tho : Gouldthayt having pettitioned for the Remiting
of his fyne for Cutting downe of the timber in the towne
Comon : it is Eeffered : vntell there be a fuller Towne
meeting.
At a meeting of the select men the 14"^ of the 7*^ na^ 57
mr Corwin Jefferie Massey
John Porter Rich : Prince
Jacob Barney
It is ordered by the select men that mr Conant & mr
Gardner be intreated to bound out 80 acres of Land
formerlie graunted & bounded to mr Garford in some
convenient tyme betwixt this & the last of the 8*^ m*^ :
next they being paid for their paynes.
It is ordered for the setling of a high way betwixt
Salem & Reding that [*william fflint*] ||John Porter|| &
Nathaneel Putman be intreated to meete w"^ some of the
inhabitants of Reding in some convenient tyme betwixt
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this & the last of this p'sent month c^ haiic power giucii
them to setle & confirme the said way..
Wheras there is a dilicrence ])etwixt AVilliam Kinu: &
otlier neiizh])()rs & Rodger haskell a1)out a high way to
the mill & meeting house it is ordered that Jacol) I^arney
& Jelleric ]\Iassey shall view the said wa}- and make
retorne thereof to the select men at their n[ext] meeting
warning the plaintilie c^ deffents to meete Avth the said
Jacol) IJarney 6c Jelferie ]\lassey the last day of this
instant month at the ^Nlill by niene of the Clock the same
At a meeting of the select men the 22*^' 7 ml 57
mr Corwiu Joliii rortcr
iiir l*rice Jetlerie Massey
It is ordered ihat maior Ilathorne mr Corwin & Jacob
]>arney are entreated to meete wtli some of the inhab-
itants of TopsHld to treate w'^' them about the bounding
of theire seuerall townes Si soe tl'ar as in theire wisdomes
they II sec meete || are to Issue the same.
At a meeting of the select men the 12'" of the 8^'' uV : 57
mr Browne mr Price
mr Corwin Ixichard Prince
John Porter Jellerie Massey
A bill came to hand to make a rate for the Coledg for
5^ G^ bearing date the 11)"' 7 m"' 57 :
alsoe a bill for the Countie 07 15 00
alsoe a bill from maior hathorne 02 : 09 : [ ]
a bill from Tho : Barnes [1^] 17 [ ]
J pt of a single Country Hate 13-5 [ ]
the Deputys Chardges 03
At a meeting of the select men the 9"' of the 9''' m" : 57
mr Browne Jacob Barney
John Porter Jeli'erie Massey
Ordered that the difference betwixt John Porter &
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John Puttnam about a high way oner mr Sharpes hill
shall be determined by Captaine Traske sometyme be-
twixt this and the last day of this month.
Ordered a towne meeting to be the last day come —
seavenight to be warned by goodman Oliuer.
f agreed with Joseph Miles for keepinge of [*90*]
Cowesfor [*18^*] |14! 6^ p Cow|| to take them in the
lane by the Gou'nors house in the morninge at one houre
by sun & to deliu'' y"^ in the same place i houre bef. sun
goe down for paymt. in kind as the Custom before tyms
Ordered that Samuell Archard shall take out an
atach™* against John Stone Sen"", in action of debt of 7^
7^ 9^ being the balance of an acount due to the towne
since the tyme of his Constableship at the Complaint of
the select men on the behalfe of the towne. mr Browne
mr Corwin & mr Price or any one of them to prosecute
the said Stone.
Ordered that ifrances Skerie doe forthw*^ remoue his
ffence that is neare John Luffes to the enlargmt. of the
Countrie way one pole into his ground as he the said
Skerie will answere all damages that may Come to the
towne through his neglect.
At a generall towne meeting the 18 9"' m^ 57
Chosen for Jurie of trialls
mr Conant Robert Lemon
mr Price John Putman
Samuel Gardner William Dodge
Voted that ould goodie Neves shall haue releafe from
the towne & the sunie & ordering of it refierd to the
select men w*^'' by the agremt of the select men is 5^ ffor
this ensuing yeare.
f Agreed with Joseph Miles to keep the towne Cowes
t These paragraphs are both in the handwriting of Edmond Batter,
and are entered on pages that had been left blank.
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this siiilier 1659 viclz. to koope them to the 20^^' of Octo-
ber next at 4!_(j'' p head only for Cowes, to ])c pa\'d in
bntter & wheat <Sc Indian Corne as in former yeares : to
g)uide helpe himself to ])egin ^ of may & to be chardged
vppon the psons that hane Cowes to be kept,
Jcfterj^ Mascy Cowes 4 Rich Kaymt 2
n. Skew 3 Kobt. Gray 1
Kich. Bishop 1 X. Waller 1
Jno. Syiuons 2 Tho. Cole & inr Price 4
Samll Archard 1 Job Helyard 1
(Jeor<ie IJoops 2 Jiunibiill 2
Nath Pickman 3 Tho IJarnes 2
II. Vereii 2 IIV. Nurce
At a meeting of the select men the 20^^' of the 9*^' m" : 57
mr Browne Jacob Barney
mr Corwinc liicliard Prince
John Porter Jell'erie Massey
It is ordered that that way from the meeting honse on
Cape an syde to Lawrence Leach his mill shall be directlie
in the Conntrie way to Ednumd grovei-s and from thence
to the way lying betwixt the said groners land & the land
of Osman Traske & Soe forward through the Land of
henerie hericke.
Itm, it is fnrther ordered that wlieras some of the
neighbors on Cape an syde doe desyre a way from the
said meeting honse to the mill throngh the proprieties of
Iloger ^ & others that thayre desyres are grannted pro-
vided that before they shall make any Claym thervnto
there shall be paid vnto the said Ivodger Haskells c*^ the
rest of the proprieters fnll satisfaction as 2 men Chosen
by the select men shall apoint the said way not exceeding
4 [*poale*] tfoote in any pt of it and to 1)e made and
mentayned by those that make vse therof.
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The 24"^ 9*'' m^ : 57
John Stone seni^! debtor to the towne vpon the ballance
of acount 7^ 7** 9*^ besyds the Charges of an atchmt. doe
208
hereby promis to pay the foresaid some betwixt this and
the 24"' day of the 10"' m^ next prouided that what he
said John Stone hath ah-eadie paid be deducted and what
is vnpaid by pticuler psons being tendred shall be like-
wise taken of if acepted either by mr Corwin mr Browne
or mr Price
witness John Stone
Jefferie Massey
Richard Prince
Keced by mr Corwin 06 10 00
Remitted to John Stone 01 00 00
At a meeting of the select 11 11 57
mr Browne Jacob Barney
mr Corwin Jiichard Prince
Jotm Porter Jefferie Massey
mr Price
Nathaneel Putnam acounting w"' the towne in reffer
ence to his Constableship the towne was debitor vpon the
ballance [*one pound sixteene shillings for w^^*] 16^
there was deliu'ed him a bill he engaging to pay to these
psons herafter exprest for work they did at the bridg viz.
to Edward Beacham 0 10 0
to Thomas Brockett 0 2 0
to John Small 0 2 0
to Hen : Traske 0 2 0
to Edward Gaskell 0 6 0
to Captaine Traske 0 2 0
to John Pease 0 8 0
John ffostor 0 8 0
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It is agreed with Henery Hereck that he is to keep
Richard Lambarts Daughter from y^ first of y^ 10*^ m**
1657 to the first of the 2^ m^ 1658 and he is to haue
allowed him in Clothes & othes waies the Just Sume of
fine pownd A year:: pd him 5^: 16^: 3^: rest to him
this 4"' 2 mo : 1659 17^-1^. acounted with Hen. Herik
for keepinge of Lamberts daughter pd him the foil, p
Roger Haskel-2^-3-1** & remayn^ p Ed. Batter the whole
is : 2^-10^ [ ]
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Wheras William Sergeant hath latelie remoiiecl him-
selfe and famillie to this towne vndcr p'tcnce of some
worke he hath taken to doe and by the select men not
aproned of to be an inhabitant amongst vs therefore the
said Sergeant being reqnired either to dept or secure the
towne by some sufficient man, he the said Sergent did
produce henerie herick whoe doth promis that he the said
Sargent his wife and children shall not any of them by
any meanes be Chargable to the said towne. [*Ypon
acount Av^*' henerie hericke we find him dettor to the
Countrie W 3^*]
Henerie Skerie ])eing deleter 0^ G'^ he the said Skcrie
brought a note from nu* Batter of whome the towne is to
receiue of
[Blank pai^c]
At A meeting of y*^ Selccte men 8"' : 12 m'*- 1G57
nir Corwiii Jacob Barney
Sert Porter Kicliard Prince
nir Price William Browne f
nir Massey
Granted vnto Robart Lemon in Consideration of A
Contrie way laid oute through his 5 akre lott & a fott
path through it thear is granted vnto him 30 alters of
land to be laid oute to him at Cape ann Side next the sea
near that which Avas william Balies Lott :
Maior hathorne & mr Price are desyred to view a dif-
ference betwixt Robert Leman and matiiCAV nickson in
reference to a Certayne ffence w^^' is betwixt them <fe haue
power to determine the said difference acording to hiAve.
mr Corwin Creditor from the toAvne
Vpon all acounts the sunie of 07 10 00
paid by John Stone latelie Constable the sume of 00 10 00
llest due to mr Corwin 01 00 00
t The first part of the record of this meeting is written by William
Browne.
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fAt a Generall Towne Meeting of the Inhabitants of
Salem the 17 : 12 m« 1657
Voted that there should be but fine Select men for the
ordering of Towne affaires for the yeare ensuing :
Chosen ffor the select men
MaiorWm: Hatliorne nir: Edm.: Batter
mr Rogr : Conant Jos : Boice
Left: Tho: Lothropp
Its agreed that the Elders mayntenance shalbe Indeau-
oured to be raised by subscribcon. voted.
Its agreed yt mr Norice shall haue eighty pounds & mr
Whitinge seauenty pounds the yeare ensuing & ther wood
from the tow^ne besides, voted.
Maior Hathorne & Edmond Batter for the pt of the
towne from the bridge dow^newards to Mordechai Creuet,
Serg. Porter & Thomas Putname for the ffarmes, Tho :
Antrum & Serg. Stileman for the ten Acre lots & from
the bridge to michell Shaflins house are apoynted to take
care for the subscribcon ||for ministers mayntenance || &
to pfect it between this & the next towne meeting & then
to bring it to the meeting, voted.
Its ordered that Mrs Sharpe shall haue ten pounds
giuen her for her Releafe out of the towne rate : for the
yeare ensuing, voted.
Maior Hauthron Leift : Lawthrope & Edmond Batter
are Authorized to [*take*] Audite the acompts of the
Selecte men the last yeare : & what elce is to be acompted
for the towne use. voted.
Att a meetinge of the Select men
24 : 12 : 1657 being p'sent
Maior Hauthorne Joseph Boyse
Leut Lawthope Ed : Batter
mr Connant
t The rest of the Book of Records is written by Edmond Batter.
211
Its Ordered that all fences within the towiie of Salem
& the Limits of the same (except those farmes excepted
by law) l)e sufHciently repayred accordiniie as shall
be thought sufficient hy the surueiors : therunto to l)e
apoynted for securinge of all such lields against great
Cattell : and that all swine aboue the age of three
moneths Ije all well and sufficiently Kinged by the latter
end of the hrst [*moneth*] weeke the next moneth : as
also to be all yoked by the tirst day of third moneth next
ensuinge vpon the penalty of twelue pence p weeke for
eu'y swine not Kinged and Yoked accordinge to this
Ord'' : & thus to Continue till tlier be further Order
taken.
Salem Dr 1()57
To what was ai^reed by tlie townc to be raised ilbr ) ,^„ ^^ ^.^
seu'all paynus ^ 1.. 00 00
To what is the towne part for the Coledge
To the County
To tlie Deputyes expencos
To i part of Country Kate to be aded
005 OG 00
007 ]5 00
005 09 00
013 05 00
208 15 00
rest to Ball :
Dr.
35 11 07
To Mr Gidiiey
To mr Browne
To seu'all Bills grauntcd
To what is added as abouesd
001 08 00
003 03 00
IS!) 13 04
031 15 00
225 19 04
Rest to Ball is 029 13 -G
To wt was Charged vpon Constable Feltons Rate
also vpon James Vnd'woods
To wt was Charged twice vpon James vnd'woods
John Marshs liate
To a [♦Bill of [Turners] of Boston forgot*]
To James vnd'woods ou'charged
To seu'all disbursrats by Ed. Batter
[♦To wt mr Cor win has pd per bills
00 12 0
00
IG
00
03
18
07
23
12
(»()
05
02
()()*]
28 19 03
212
Salem p Contra Cr :
Per the Towne Kate
Rest to Ball
Per Mr Corwine what he oweth
Tho : Gouldthaight for his fine
Isaac Easty >
Rich Sibly >
Jno. Williams and Samll Williams
Henry Herick
Jno Putname &c
1657
244 06 07
035
11 07
005 02 00
003 00 00
001
10 00
000
18 00
000 16 03
46
17 10
244 06 07
Oil
06 03
255
12 10
03
00 00
00
15 00
00
18 00
04 00 00
03 00 00
p Contra Credit
Per towne Rate
other debts as abouesd
Rest to Ball is 29£ 13s 6d
Per wt is Rec. per Tho Gouldthaight
Rich Sibly
Jno Williams & Samll
I ffinde in the townes Leager page 76 : that Maior
Will Hauthorne haue in his hands 4£ dd to him for the
townes vse Anno 20th of march 1647
Ther is moreov' due to the towne from Ralph Elwood
Att a Generall Towne meetinge the 8"^ of 1? 1657-8
vpon a Request of Topsfield men about setling of the
Line betweene them and vs, Its Ordered that Maior Will
Hauthorn [* shall*] is apoynted to [*treat of the with*]
II moue II the Gen'all Court to giue the sence of the seu'all
Grants of the Bounds of the seu'all townes of Salem &
Topsfield. voted.
Maior Will Hauthorn & ||mr|| Will Browne & Edmo :
Batter are Chosen Comissioners for small Causes the
yeare ensuinge. voted.
Edmo : Batter Chosen & apoynted to meet with the
County Comission^^ for the Caring of the voats. voted.
Its agreed that the select men in beeinge shall haue full
power to act in all prudentiall Matters of the towne of
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Salem as form'ly vntill the towne take further order,
voted.
Its agreed that Jii^ Gidney shall haue the Lane that is
between his fields in ^ neck as you ^ downc to Ipswich-
ward : payinge to the towne forty shillings (puided there
be a foot way thro those lieldes. voted.
Its Ordered vpon a Request of James Patch a])()ut the
[exchange] of some land [on] Cape Ann Side is refercd
to mr Connant dc Saml Cornin<j:e to view it & to make re-
port to the towne the next Gen'all towne meeti nge. voted.
Its Ordered yt Mr Connant & Samll Corninge are
apoynted to Lay out Ensigne Dixies land in Cape Ann
Side according to his graunt
22(1:) 57-8
Att a meetinge of the Select men beeinge p'sent INIaior
Will Hauthorne Leift Lawthrop and Edmo : Batter,
Joseph Boyes : Mr : Koger Conant
Serg : Tho : Hale is apoynted to be Clark of the i\Iar-
ket for the ensuinge yeare :
Agreed with r>eniamin Pauly to keep the Cowes for
the Towne of Salem the yeare ensuinge accordinge to the
last years agreement: beegining vpon the 12"' of the
second moneth : and to end accordinge to the last yeare.
Agreed that ]\Ir. Jn*" : Gardner Will iHint and Henry
Skery : shall be disiered to Joyne with Liil men to goe a
pambulacon begining at the sea & soe to the great Pond
by the Road towards Lin [*together*] as also Thomas
Putname and eToseph Pope and Jn^ Putname : from the
pond to the seauen mens bounds & so on : : vpon the 15
day of second Moneth next ensuinge which will be the 5
day of the weeke.
Suruerors apoynted to to : suruey the seu'all fences
accordinge to Law aboute the Lymits of the same
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Imp'" : for Cape Ann Side for the Gen'all field from the
base Kiu' to Mackrell Coue : Koger : Hoscall & Jn*; Ray-
ment : & Joseph Harris togeather with all other fences
one Riols Side or elce were belonging to Cape Ann Side :
that are to be viewed according to Law : by the 17 : day
of April next.
22: 1 57-8
Surueio'"^ from mr Will Brownes to the bridge Rich
Bishop & Jn^ Neale : from mr Will Brownes to Mor-
dechai Creuats JefFery : Massey & Daniell Rumbull
for the Southfield Sam" Archard & Rich Adams for the
Northneck and the glassehouse fences and the Lotts from
Tho Gouldthaites to Mich ell Shafflins Mr Tho. Gardner
&> Sam" Ebourne. Its agreed that the fore seat in the
South Gallery shall be set apt, for these persons to be
seated in, vidz :
Alex : Seeres [* Joseph Grafton Jur*]
Tho : Barnes Samll Porter
Job : Heliard Tho : Sallowes
Rich Leech Andrew Woodbury
Rich Adams Arthur Kippen
Mordechai Crauat Tho : Robbins
Will Trask
Hclliard Veren being form'ly Chossen Clerke of the
writs is now to be p'sented to the Court next houlden at
Ipswich to be conformed.
At a Gen'all towne meetinge of the inhabitants of
Salem 26-2-1658.
Its Ordered that accordinge to the desire of Topsfield
men that two men should be apoynted with full power to
agitate and agree : of o^'selues : with them in the Matter
in difference between vs & them : and haue therfor made
Choise of Maior Will Hauthorne & mr Henry Barthol-
omew : accordingly to haue full power to agitate &
agree with them : & to Conclude, voted
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Its Ordered that all those psons that will not subscribe
nor Contril)iit towards the ^layntcnance of the ministry
shalbe rated & the select men to rate yni. voted.
Its Ordered tliat the Select men shall take Care of
[*Sister Chister*] will Chichesters family till the next
Gen'all Towne meeting, voted.
Lawr : Sonthwickes bussines a])ont pay"'* for Jn'; Tal-
bey is refered to the Select men to make pay'"^ to him
accordinir to what they shall find in eqnity to be due to
him. voted.
Surneio''^ apoynted for hiuhe Avayes Cape An Side. Will
Dixe & Jeames Patch, voted.
Surueio'"'' apoynted for the towne hiixhewayes Jn'^ Xcale
will tHint & to Strong water brooke and at Tho Jamess &
at Mr Gardners for the yeare ensning. voted.
Suruei''"^ for the bridges a1)out the Gou'nors farm are
Jacob I5arne and Tho. Putnam
Its agrcd that two Deputes shall be chosen for the next
Gen'all Court & if ^laj'" Ilauthorne should be sent as one
& chossen afterwards Magestr[ate] then the other to
serue alone :
2(): 2: 58
Chosen for Deputys ]Mai'' : AVill Ilauthorne & mr Hen.
Bartholomew
Mr Bartholmew Chosen Deputy doth acept of it for the
first Sessions.
Mr Corwine haue Ingaged to satisfie the Trejisurer the
Remaynd** : of the Kate that is l)ehind of 56 : & Mai'' :
Ilauthrone & Edmond Batter in the behalfe of the towne
haue ^niiscd to satisfie Mr Corwine the same value
againe.
Lawrence Southwicke by an agrcem' of Maio'' Ilau-
throne Joseph Boyse & Ed. Batter is to haue twenty shil-
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lings for keepinge of Jn'^ Talbey & 17^ : for other things
layd out about him.
At a Gen'all towne meetinge held 20*^ : 4 : 58
Chossen for Jury for Tryalls
Mr Rich More Dauid Corwithen
Jno : Gardner Robt Gray-
Jacob Barney Hen : Skery
Tho : Gardner senr.
Yppon Information of seu'all Incroachments by W™
Lord sen"* & seu'all other men vppon the townes Comons :
by the Remouing of ther fences : Its ordered that the
select men shall Inquire into all the defaults of that kind
& reforme it by pullinge downe the fence or otherwise as
they shall see meet, voted.
Att a meetinge of the Select men 30!!! 5^« 1658
beeinge p'sent : Mai"" : Will Hauthorne Joseph Boyse
& Edmond Batter : Its Ordered that the Constables shall
pay the Rates for y® Mayntenance of the Msty to : Edmo :
Batter : & he to be accomp table to the towne for it.
Its ordered that ther shalbe a towne meetinge warned
vpon the next lecture day for the towne to meet vpon the
fourth day following for the chusinge of a man to Joyne
with the Select men to make the Country rate & for the
towne to bringe in their estates in order to the rate : &
wt elce shall p'sent : as the makinge of a towne rate &
to consider about the sending away of Alice Chichester.
Its ordered that Mai'* : Will Hauthorne mr Connant &
Edmond Batter are desired to end the diference between
Jno. Bachelor & Abraham Warren about the way in
diference : vpon the second day of the weeke beinge the
10^^ : of August next.
Accordingly the psons abouenamed did attend the
bussynes & brought it to this Isue : that the way for drift
of Cattell for the vse of Abraham Warren from his house
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&c : to the Comon through the ground of Jn° Bachelour
to the Couion shall be al)out two Roads wide accordinge
as it is now bounded the great Kockc on the North to l)e
the vper side of the way & the breadth downewards
towards the liouse of Jn*^ Bachelour : & Abraham AVarren
to make crosse fence from the broock to the field fence &
a gate in it for passage of the sd Bacheh)urs Cattell from
one pt of the ground to the other, & furthermore wee the
abouesaid apoynted hy the towne : for the setlinge of the
boundes between the al)ouesd ptys Order as foHoweth
tliat after three yeares tynie after the day of the date
hearof Abraham Warren is to remoue his field fence
which standeth now bowinge into the ground of Jno.
Bachelour & set it straight from a post marked with a
W neare the well & from thence to run straight to the
aslie tree that standeth without the fence in a litle peec
of ^leadow, aboue the Avay now layd out by vs for the
vsc of Abraham Warren.
Att A Gen'all Towne meetinge held 18*]' 67^ 1658
Chosen for the Graniury
Ser : Porter Nicli : Potter
Tho : Putname Jno : Kitcliin
Will: Dodge Edino : Jkitter votod.
mr : Henry Barthohnew Choson to ioyne with the Se-
lect men to make Countrye Hates c^c towne Kates c^ Jacob
Barney to ioyne to make the towne Hats, voted.
Pliill Croinuell ^
Kich lluclienson > Constables, voted.
SaniU : Corninj^e 3
Its ordered that tiie wife of William : Chichesters shall
haue J Bush" of Indian Corne p weeke for releafe of her
& family till towne take further order : voted.
Its ordered that pt of the house that ]Mr : whittinge
dwelleth in shall be made [tight] either by shingling or
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wt : elce may be thought meet with wt : speed it may be.
voted.
Its orderd that the select men shall dispose of Alice
Chichester accordinge to their discretion in poynt of
chardge. voted.
Att a meetinge of the Select men
23 : 6-58 : beinge p'sent
Mai"* Will Hauthorne : Joseph Boyse & Ed : Batter
Accordinge to a law made p the towne of Salem 2:3:
42 wee find that ffrancis Nurce & Rich Sibly haue without
leaue of the Select men taken two trees out of the towne
Common : for the w*^^^ they are fined 20^ p tree, remited.
Att a meetinge of Select men 31*^^ : 6"^ : 58
being p'sent Mai^ Willam Hauthorne Mr Roger Con-
nant Leift Lawthrope Edmond Batter & Joseph Boyse
Together with mr Moses Mau'ick in the behalfe of the
towne of Marblhead.
Wheras at the same p'sent before the psons as abouesd
Eddward Harnet Taylor beeinge now to remoue out of
the towne, for in the Consideracon that he the sd Harnet
haueing been at Chardge of keepinge of Alice Chichester
II & her child II since o"* Court at Salem last [Jun] 30 : 58
& for the securinge of Salem & Marblhead for eu' from
any further Chardge of the sd child wee doe hear by giue
eight pounds sterlinge to the said Harnet, and for the
further securing of the townes he the said Harnet doth
bind himselue heires executors Admistrators firmly by
these p'sents [*as witnes his hand*] in a bond of six-
teene pounds for the true pformance of the same.
Edwaed Harnett
Its Ordered and agreed by the Select men of Salem
togeather with the Select men of marblhead that Jere-
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miali, the son of Alice Chichester shalbe and is hear])y
bound to Edward Harnet Taylor as an aprentice vntill the
age of twenty one years beeing now about 3 moucths old :
Att a Gon'all ToAvne meetiuge 21 : 9-5 (S
Chosscn for Jury of Tryalls
Mr Price Geor^r Gardner
Ivich Prince Ed : Woolen
Ser^TfTho: Hale Katli : Putnamc
[♦Sainll*] Nath : Picknian Jno Gardner
The seu'all pticulars for a townc Rate for y"^ year ensuing.
ftbr mr Whitings house i;}_00-00
ftbr IJepayerin,^^ of high ways 17-10-00
ttbr Elders wood 20-00-00
X tlbr nirs : Sliarpc 07-10-00
flbr Alice Chichester's sending away 07-00-00
ft'or the Drunier 02-00-00
ftbr the niendin-x of meeting- house 00-12-00
ftbr the ])el ringer 05-00-00
Wid. Dense 08-00-00
X To Dauid Thomas
To The Chardges of Dcputys
voted 9G-12-00
To be paid in kind & price according to
ordr of Country IJate.
Its Ordered that the house & o-round that nir Whittina-e
liueth in be now giuen to him & his heires for eu' q^vided
he hue in towne three yeares ||niorc|! after this, voted.
firancis Nurce tined twenty shillings for his abusiue
Cariage in the towne meeting, voted.
21-9-58
Its ordered that were wood is cutt vpon the towne
Common for the townes use ||for firing|| that those that
cutt wood should cutt all trees as they goe except timber
trees vpon payne & penalty of ten shillings for eu'y
oifence the one halfe to the Informer & the other to the
towne. voted.
Its Ordered that Mai*^ Will Hauthorn haue Graunted to
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him : the townes Right & priueleges in the Planters
Marsh, voted
Graunted to Mai"^ Will Hauthorne a pcell of ground
near ffish brook to straytne his fence to y® valew of
fiuetene or 20 acres of land & irf Walter Price & Ed-
mond Batter are apoynted to lay it out. voted.
Its Ordered that that Comon || ground || lyinge between
Tho : James & Eob Moultons farmes shalbe layed out to
those of o"^ neibours that haue land form'ly Graunted.
voted.
Jn° Patch Chossen Surveiour Cape Ann Sid in the
Room of his Brother.
Att a meetinge of Select men 27*^^ 9 mo. 1658
beeinge p'sent mai"" willam Hauthorne Edmond Battier
and Joseph Boyse.
Its ordered that the layers out of land shall with the
first og)tunity lay out the seu'all ^cons of land form'ly
Graunted to Phillip Veren Henry Cooke & Jn*^ Hill vidz :
fourty Acres to each of them : in that Comon land aboue
Thomas James House & togeather with it to lay out to
each of them foure Acres of that meadow layd out to
Jn^ : Hill before for vpland : Jn^ : Hill to haue the first
of it.
Item y* Richard Bishop, Elias mason, Thomas Robins
for West, [*John Bachiler*] || Joseph Boyse || John
Kichin, & Henry Renalls, shall haue the Remainder of
the meadow abouesd, to the suiii of fower Acres apeece
if it hold out, or else to be devided equally btwixt them,
& if they take som pte in the swampe then to haue so
much the more (as make vp the value of those that haue
4 Acres apeece aboue granted) if it be there to be had.
This wee doe declare as o'' minds that the nine psons
aboue specified shall haue that meadow abouesd : to be
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equally dcuided amongst them [*togcatlicr with the
swampe that riineth vp iioare to Nicholas Phelps fariiie.]
Memorandum Mr fh\^ Gidney haue pd vpon ace" : forty
shillings for the lane ])etween his two tields.
At a meetinge of the Select men
7 10 mo. KJoH beeinge p'sent
mr Wilkiiu Ilautlioriie Ed : Batter.
Leuit. Lowthrop Joseph Jioise
1111* Coniiaut
Grauntedto Jn"^ Bachelour & Thomas Pickden a swampy
hriishy meadow in the great swampe near AV^enliam to the
value of eight acres not excec^ding, to he equally d(Miided
between them q)uided it be not formerly Graunted, c'C: if
any (pt of it be graunted the liema3'd'" to them ecpially
deuided, qiuided if any form'" grauntc; of an>' j)t be of that
meadow : the pty doe ai)ear & lay clayme to it within the
tearme of two years.
Graunted to A nth P>uxston 4 acres of meadow next to
that Graunted to Kich Pisliop & Compnny.
A nth Buxston request for vpland not hauing any yet
giuen him.
Ordered that whereas ther is graunted to the Widow
felt(m 30 acres of land, That Xatli. Helton shall haue the
two spotts of land lying neare the great swampe : ad-
ioyning to Xath. Putnames not exceed! nge 12 acres in
pt of the 30 acres : & the remayn'" that X toper AN'aller
shall haue layd out in the JJiuidend abou Tho : James
farme.
Graunted to Nath tfelton foure Acres of meadow to-
geather with Antho Buxston if it be to be hade, this is
satisfied.
Graunted to lien : Skery foure Acres of meadow to-
gea[ther] with Antho Buxston if it be there to be hade.
Jn*^ Williams llequests for land,
Jn*^ Mason alowed to be an Inhabitaut.
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Ordered that Thomas Watson Shall haue his 4 acres of
meadow layd togeather with Antho Buxston if it be ther
to be hade
Bills Graunted 14 : 10 mo : 1658
To mrs Sharpe
To Josiah Roots
To Tho : Oliuer
To Dauid Thomas
To Maior Will Hautliorne
To Surueiors of Cape An Sid
To Surueiors of Salein
To Rich Adams
To Mr Whittinge
To Ed : Batter
To mr Norice
To Wid Denis
To mr Gidney
To Hen Skery abatmt for men )
& Chardge to goe & cary goods to the Treasurer >
To Saml Corning for Chardges
To Joseph Huchensons chardges
Att a Gen'all towne meetinge held 15 : 6-59
Lieft Thomas Lowthrope chossen for a Comission' to
Joyne with select men to make Country rates.
Tho: Roots )
Tho : Gouidtwaight > Constables :
Jno Rayment )
Grandiury
mr Walter Price Tho. Spoon'
Lent Lowthrope Tho Antrum
Nath Putname Rich Bishop
ffr. Skery
Mai'' Wm : Hauthorne & the select men & mr Barthol-
omew & Jefiery Mascy ar Chosen to meet with o'" Breth-
eren of Cap An Sid the next second day to Consider &
draw vp some ^positions to answer the desires of o''
Bretheren ther & to present it at the next towne
meeting.
7 10 00
2 00 00
6 00 00
5 00 00
1 05 00
3 10 00
14 00 00
00 12 00
10 00 00
20 00 00
10 00 00
05 00 00
73 17 00
03 03 00
03 11 6
00 19 4
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At a meetiiige of the Select men 29 : 11 mo. 1658
being p'sent Mai'' Will ILiutliornc mr Ivoger Connant
Lcift Tho : Lawthrope : Edm : Batter & Joseph Bcn'se
Its agreed that Jetlerey ^lassey, Thomas Putname Xath
Putname &, Joseph : Ilnchenson are Impowercd ||or any
three of them|| to Joyne with Topstield men al)()ute the
[*setling &] Knninge & setlinge & fnll endinge of onr
sixe mile line in the extent of it in so many places as
they shall see meet, for a full conclusion of the worke :
Tho : Tucke Ke(iuests for land.
Vpon the request of Joseph Ilardinge ahout the ])ounds
of his ten acre lott on Cape Ann Side : mr Poger C'onant
Will Dodge and lien : llericke ar apoynted to setle the
bounds giuing notice to the next cpprietors
Whereas vpon the desire of the towne to Inlardge the
high way goinge to Pich Stackhouse his fery ffrancis
Skery layd out ||for the Inlardgmt of it|| about forty
Poad of his ground ther : in Recompence wherof wee
alowe him twelue Acres of vpland ground to be Liyd out
about Thomas Jameses farme :
Att a Gen^all Towne meeting ^May 2 : IHoO
Its ordered that when god shall take mr Xorrice to rest
out of this worlde to himselv : that the towne shall l)e at
the chardge for his buriall.
Graunted to Ilelyard Yeren Poome before his now
dwellinge || house || to make a Porch.
Graunted to W'" Pobinson J pt of an acre of land ])e-
tweene the old Mill and his house.
^^'"w^T/W"''"^^'''''" I Deputyes for the yearc.
mr Will Browue 5 ^ *^ "^
Att a Gen^all towne : meetinge
houlden S''' march 1058-9 :
Hen Skery Sam" Cornige & Joseph lluchenson p'sent
Constables are fined each of them 2''-6*^ to ye tonnes use
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for not apearing at meeting and not makinge return of
ther warrants.
C Mair Will Hauthorne mr Will Browne
Selectmen } mr : Georg Corvvine Ed : Batter
(inr: Walter Price.
Ordered that the Select men shall take care that the
last yeare pay for the ministry be inquired into wheather
it be pd : & take care for to see men pay it. voted.
Its ordered that mr Ed : Norice Sen' shall haue soe
much [*in pmt of] ||for|| Mayntenance as he hade the last
yeare & mr Whittinge as much as mr Norice hade the
same yeare for the yeare folio winge.
Its Ordered that those sumes for the ministry shall be
Kaised vppon the towne by way of Eate : voted.
Voted that the Select men now in beeinge Shall make
this Rate, voted.
Ordered that the Select men together with the Deacons
& mr Gidney are desired before ye next Ch : meetinge to
Treat with mr Whittinge to know his mind about staying
with vs. voted.
Ordered : that the towne haue giuen to the Select men
the same power to act in all prudenciall afaires as form'ly :
mr Will Browne Chosen to meet with County Commis-
sion""^ about the Voates. voted.
Mai'^ Will [*Br*] Hauthorn mr Will Browne & Ed.
Batter Chossen Comissioners for small Causes the yeare
Att a meetinge of Select men 4th : 2 mo. 1659
beeing p'sent Mai^ Will Hauthorne mr Will Browne
mr Corwine mr Price Ed : Batter :
mr Jn** Ruck Chossen Clerk of market.
for fences
Chossen for surueio- for Cape An Side ^ ThoT Pi^den
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Surueio'"^^ for North Neck \\Sz ^ijlass house liehl||
mr Tlio. Gardner Joseph IJoysc
Siinieio- for South neck I ^'}'' y,'^';;^'!-'"-
Suriieio''^ for the touiie from the Bridize to mr ^\m
P>ro\viies Orchard
riiill. Vereii 1'ho. llobins
Surueio'"^ for the other j)t of towue dowiiewards to feiys
& C re nets
Tho : Knots llVancis Skery
[*Snriiei()r8 for the <i-lass house t^c*]
Orck'red that the ord*""" about hogu's the hist [year] to
staud for the next yeare.
Ordered that Tho : Putname shall Jiaue 20'' alowed him
for eutertayninge of the men that run the Ihie l)etweeu
To[)sHeld & vs : c^ Joseph (larihier 'MV :
The (Jouutry IJate made .')0 : (> : 58
Coiist;il)lo Hiichersoiis part is
Constable CorniuLTs part is
Constaljle Skerys part is
The Achlieou
To Hen : Skerys part
To I\icli llucliensons
To Samll Corninge
The towue Kate
Saiiill Coniinge part
Kicli lluchenson part
Constable Skery part
80 la 3
Koger Iloskall Dr for Country & Townes Kates
Anno 1(557
To his Rates 50 00 OS
Accompt 23: 11 : 59
rest to Ball is 2£ : 3s : Id
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per Jno Leech 00 15 00
Josiah Koots 02 00 00
what he pel to hiahway worke 02 07 00
To Ma' Will Hauthofne 02 09 07
To Samll CorDinge 00 09 04
To Hen He rick 01 08 00
per mr Corwine 25 07 08
Troopers 01 05 00
nir Browne for Stone & Jno Sallowes 01 04 04
mv Corwin more 07 17 10
nir Batter 00 18 00
abatement of S. morgan 00 06 10
46 09 01
A Kittell 6s : 6d ) nn i « no
DaueTomasll: 8 5 ^^ ^^ ^^
: Warning towne meeting 00 02 00
what is remittea of Marke Haskoll Rate 00 08 04
47 17 07
to Hen : Hericke 02 03 01
50 00 08
Nath. ffelton Dr Anno 1657
To soe much vpon his Kate 129 17 05
per Contra Cr.
Reed per Mr Corwine 18 00 00
per more to mr Corwine 09 08 00
more to mr Corwine 00 15 00
mr Will Browne 42 07 00
Jno Neale 01 00 00
Joshua Roots 02 00 00
Tho. Spooner 01 06 00
Jno Kitchin 00 05 00
Nath Putname 00 16 00
Tho Spooner 00 07 00
Jno Porter 02 10 00
Jacob Barney Sen. 00 15 00
Tho: Oliuer 05 05 00
Mr Corwine 21 05 00
Phill Veren 00 05 00
Antho Buxston 00 03 00
Ed: Batter 07 10 00
more to Ed : Batter 04 03 00
what chardged to Tho. Gardner & Wm Lord twice 00 12 00
what 1 pd to seuerall w^orkemen 01 17 00
soe much to Trooprs 01 14 00
Will Nichols 01 19 00
Henry Traske Remited 00 16 00
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Zenibiibt'l lOiulecot Kate pd to Kdniond Batter 02 li* (><)
warniiii? iiieetliiijs 3 days 00 oc oO
lUU Ckibbord for the nieetiuge house OO o:, oi)
12S 01 00
allowance ill gathering ye Kate oo ic o:5
ii's 17 o:',
Rest he is I)r to ye towne 01 Oo 02
li'' 17 o:
accounted tliis 2oth 11th nio. l.")r).
Towno K:ito w''' the Coiiiitie rate & j)t of tli(
Coiintrie rate made 20"' 7"' m" : 57
to Constable liaskell his [)art aniountiiig to
to Constable \'nder\vood his part
to Constable tfelton iiis part
added to ConstabU; Heltons Kate
more added to Heltons Kate
more added to Vndei'woods Kate;
Added more : to Koger haskall for the towne lis : per }
Contrey Gs 8d 5
The 14"' 10"' mo: 'u
A bill graunted to mr Corwin for mr whitings house
per a l)ill to Tho liarnes for W(^rk to ye town-.i
a bill to tiood : OUyver for ringing tlie l)ell
a l)ill to Joshua Koots the Drnnier los
a bill to mr Corwin for seuerall disbiirsmts >
for mr whiting for wood X:c 5
a bill to mr Corwin for the bell X: mrs (ioosc
a bill to mr Browne for repayering meeting house
a bill to mr Browne for mr Noi-is his wood
a bill to mr lirowne for mrs (Jo(jse
a bill to mr Browne for Kaysing the bell
a bill to maior Hawthorne
a bill to tlVaneis Skery, 38s,
a bill to mr Gidney for two years expenccs :
a i>ili to farmer Porter for a bridg
a i)ill to the Widdow Neanes
a bill to mr Price for mr Whitings provition
a bill to John Xeale for wood for mr Noris
a bill to Thomas Spooner
a bill to henerie herick for Lamberts daughter
a bill to John Leach Junr for killing a woolfc
a bill to John Porter for Mrs Goose
a bill to John kiching
a bill to Sanmell Corning for a mistake
a bill to Josia Kootes for his wages in 56
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a bill to rhillip Veren for 2 foxes 00 02 00
a bill to iiir Price lor chardges to mr Whitings house 01 04 10
a bill to Rumble [for Pawle Gibs] 00 10 00
189 [16 05]
Kemember to gett orcl'' about Morde cravat taken in
the [pond]
for land Samll Cutler
Jno Bachelour
Bills Graunted 9-3-58
To Phill Veren for 3 ffoxes 00 3 00
To Spoon' for worke about the bridges 00 7 09
To nirs Sharpe for her pension 10 00 00
Att a meetiuge of the Select men
7-5-1659 beeinge p'sent
ma': Will Hauthorne mr Browne mr Corwine mr Price
& Ed : Batter
Ordered that the foot bridge on' the marsh at N. Put-
mans fiirme be speedyly mended : Will fflint & Samll Cut-
ler are apoynted to do the worke.
Will Dodge & Jn^ Kayment ar Chosen to mend the
[bridge] & highway between frost fish Eiu'' : & Wenham.
Hen : Skery & Isack Williams ar chosen to seal t[he
weights]
Deacons Rate for the Minister is
126
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Joseph Huchenson Rate
65-
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192-00-04
24*^ 12"' mo : 1656
Item Dr to the Towne of Salem per mr Batter
fl'armer Porter is Dr
John Beckett
Thomas Putnam
John Stone Senior 10£ 00 04d
Henry Skery
mr Cor win Dr
Ralphe Elwood
00: 16:11
05 : 14 : 00
02 : 00 : 01
10 : 09 : 00
10 : 00 : 04
04 : 00 : 00
02 : 09 : 1 1
03 : 00 : 00
Will Browne Dr per his bill 8-1-58-9 >
' ffor Stone & Jno Sallowes >
1 -3-4
Country Rate is
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At A 2:enerall Towne meetiiiir lu'ld the
7^'' of Novonib. 105!) :
Chosoii for the Jury of ti* vails
mr Ediiuuul Batter William tllint
Ik-iicry Skcry inr Hartholmew
Joseph Hovce Jefery Massy
[*Jolin (ianliier*] Jiio lirowne
Humphrey Woodbcry Geor Norton
Sam : Corniiii; Tho Koots
John Puttnum II [Herick]
it is voted that Geo : Gardner & Ililliai'd Vereii foorth
w'^' take eare to mend the Cas[eway] & alsoe : the way
by mavii'r [Hawthorn : t^ l)etwixt the [ ]
Aecom[)ted uith Tho : Putnam 24 : 9-5 (>
Dr vpon towne Kate o 7-1 1-7
Kecd l)y Bills n)r Kd : Norce 07 00 00
per mr (ildiiey Oa U5 00
nir Cor wine 04 01 01)
lieni" Helton O.') 00 00
Ed: Gaskell Oo 0.> 00
Jobc Swinerton 00 07 01
Tho : James 00 04 00
Will ("antelbury 00 02 08
8ei-.LC Porter 00 10 00
Ivicii lluchenson 0() 05 00
Tho riitname 00 10 00
Jno Southwicke 01 02 00
Kich Phelps 00 OG 00
mr Gardner 00 02 00
Kich Bishop for hiirhway worke 01 07 00
Avarnin^e of men to bringe measures 0(» 04 00
3 foxes 00 03 00
what I pd mr Wm Browne 01 3 8
wliat was remitted to seuerall persons 00 12 01
what allowed for <;atheiin<«: towne rate 02 00 00
what the Comissioners spent at mr Gediiys 01 is 00
what is j)aid by mr Corwin to Tho : Oliur 02 Kl 02^
paid by mr Batter to Tho : Oliuer 01 13 00
37 : 05 : 5i
Accompted with Jn" Stone his Country Kate 24-9-5 G
Dr 21^-12^-3'*
230
Jn° Stone Constable his towne Rate
Dr— 16i 2«-4^
Remaynder Debt 10^ : 0^-4^
[*pd mr Gidney 05 : 10 : 0
Rest 04 : 10 : 04*]
p Contra Credit
per 1 bill to Ensigne dixie 0 5 0
Wm Dodge 3 17 0
Joshua Roots 2 0 0
Item
wm raappey
Item
Nath Masters
Ite
Joshua Turland
Ite
ouer chardged vpon his towne Hate
Ito
Robert Morgan
Ite
per what [*I*J he pd to Ed : Batter
Rest debtor 07 05
Remited Robert Ilibbert paid to the constable 0 2 6
0 1 6
0 2
0 12
0 10
0 6
1 0
debtor for Robert hiberd 2s 6d
Accompted with Will Gigles 24: 9-56 about [his]
Country [Rate]
Debt— 20^ :-07«-3^ :
p Contra Credit
per mr Corwine 19 16 01
ouer cliardged 0 2 0
abatemt 0 10 0
20 8
Henry Skery Dr : for the towne Rate 15 10 2
Rec. by Bills To Edmo : Batter 05 10 6
Rec. by Jno : Williams Bill . 01 06 4
per mr Gidney - . 01 14 7
8 11 5
per mr Cor win whoe is Dr for seuerall men • 02 : 09 : 11
11:01:04
Rest due is 04 : 08 : 10
Gathering ye towne Rate 00 : 15 : 00
Goo Horns mending ye meting house - 00 : 06 : 0^2
231
vvarniiiir j'e townc niotinj; 00 : 05 : 00
Keniittiiiir Tlio : Davis llatc & Kd : wilsoii (lo : o;5 : 0(;
Keckoiicl : 24 : 12 : 50 : IJest l)r to ball is 02 : 1!) : 02
per (leori; Williams oner pd oi : 17 : oO
l\Cst 01 : (11 : OS
24: 12: 5G:
[ ] nllowanee bognii 2i) 10 oG
To h[cr per inr:] Corwiu & others 57 7 10 (i
To li[ir] i)er James Viiderwood as {)cr liis acco 5 ;5 ll
12 1.'. 11
till 20 0 51)
11 8 8
rest to ye tovvne 15 3
^Vrcmoraiicliim, ;it a inceting of Select men 3 : C)-')9 :
l)eeinir p'seiit nir Gcori^^e Corwiiic nir AViilter Price &
lOdmo : Batter :
Lcaiie was giiien to Richard Ilarue Taylour to mend vp
the little house Joyning to the iiieetinu- || house || c^c make
vse of it for a shopp at the Towues pleasure.
IGf)!)
m. below
Gierke of market
Take Care about poor
Surueirs for fences
tfor Select men 1G59
Mai*" Ilauthorn IIG
Mr Corwiu 046
Sf Porter 034
Jos. J^oyse 035
Tho: Gardn'- 032
Ed Batter 070
Mr Price 048
MrWill Brown 00 1
232
9 : 9«» m« 105 7
Rec a bill from ye Cleark of the Generall ^ £ j,,^ ^j
Courte for y^ deputie his expences for this > 03 : 14 : 00
year come to )
Wm Torrey Cleric
Inquire for the frms for the gr. guns
the key of meeting hous
the tovvues Ladder
the townes beames & weights
Jury for Trialls
new Con[stable]
Grandiury
Coniissiors for Country Leuy
Townes Rate
Alice Chichester
Tho Putnam
Jno [Kitchen]
[*Jeftery Mascy*]
ISer. P[orter]
Nich. P[otter]
Ed: [Batter]
[Will Go[ose]
Jno Marsh is indebted upon the last : in a trew ballance 09 1 0
pd to nir Corwin by Samll Archards Rate
pd to Edino : Batter
pd to my selue for goinge to Treasr
pd to Elmond Batter more
per Tho : [Creuet] Remited his Rate
per what was pd to Edmond Batter by Jno Brown
[*mr Corwin Dr to what you Rec of Jno Marsh
At o^ next meeting
[baloting]
Surueyrs for fences
chuse a Clerk of market
w^ood & stones about meetinge house
fler
[ Chardged] to the Putnams
mr price
[1]
[*Nath: Pickman*]
2
mr Conant
3
William Dodg
4
Robert Leman
5
John Putnam
[*John Kitchen*]
Samuell Gardner
Capt R. Moore
Jno : Gardnr
R. Gray
Jacob Barney
Dauid Corwithen
H. Skery
Mr Tho. Gardner
01
2
7
00
12
0
00 08
0
01
03
8
00
04
2
00 06
8
3
17
1
2
1 6*]
[Hei'e ends the first Book of Records, the last pages being much torn and de-
faced. The next volume of Records begins Nov. 29, 1(J59. All the records of the
town np to that date, that are now in existence, either in the Book of Records or
the Book of Grants, will be found in the preceding pages. It should, however, be
stated that there is on the page of the Book of Records refen-ed to as a "blank
page" (see p. 104) a very obscure and rudely drawn plan, without date or explan-
ation, but having some connection with the bounds between Salem and Ipswich,
Avhich, at the time that portion of the record was printed, was concealed by a blank
leaf pasted over it when the book was bound.]
I N D E X
[For the purpose of more convenient referenee, where the same
name is written, by the different writers of tlie record, with various
spelling or titles, that form most commonly used, and most likely to
be looked for, is adopted in this Index.]
A.
Abbie,John, 22,28, 79t87, 103, 115, 118, 123.
Accounts, 29, 31, 44, 64, (^8, 73, 81, 88, i>5,
1(K), 120, 137, 139, 145, 148, 154, IK!, 188,
204-211,225-232.
Adams, Goodman, IH, Oo, 111.
Adams, Richard, ')X, (!7, 68, 70, 1.t2, 154,
1{«), 214, 222.
Adams, Robert, 74, 95, 143.
Agiir (Auffiir), Wm., 20, 2(;, 44, 69, 103,
130, 133, 140, 148.
Aimedowne, Koger, 102.
Alderman, John, 21, 103, 104, 111, 120, 139,
146.
Alford, Mr., 10, 22, 103, 122, 166, 173.
Allen, Mr., 146.
Allen, Robert, 22, 80. 102, 116.
Allen, Wm., 19, 22, 25, 26, 37, .57. 69, 77,
103, IK), 128, 145.
A Her ton, Jlr., 86.
Ame.s (Amies), Mri>i.,9S, 104.
Andre\v.«, .Mr. (of London), 136, 138.
Antram (Anthom), Tliomas, 22, 43, 103,
161, 171, 210, 222.
Apprenticed children, 123, 124, 151, 219.
Archer, Samuel, 19, 25, 26, 37, 57, 60, 63,
64, 6.5, 69, 73, 75, 77, 80, 81,103, 128, 1.39,
146-152, 154, 199, 206, 207, 214, 232.
Archisden. Mr., 18.
.Arms, ammunition, i^c, 17. 57, 61, 144,
147, 1.59, 16.'), 170, 184, 186, 2(io.
Auditors, 29, 48, 137, 210.
Avery, Thomas, 141.
B.
IJabson, Isabel, 58.
Bachellor, John, 86, 93, 138, 143. 167. 168,
177, 201, 216, 217, 220, 221, 228.
IJachellor, Joseph, .57, iXi.
Bachellor, Mr., (U, 67, 102, 120.
Bacon, Mr., Ill, 16-2, im.
Baker, Robert, 47, 52, 87, 103.
Balch, John, 10, 12, 19, 27, 34, .35, .38, 44, 50,
53, 54, 56, 57, .58, 61-79, WJ, 87, 89, 96, 103,
10<), 112, 119, 120, 125, 133, 148, 149.
Barbadoes, agent at, 140.
Barber, John, 22, 82, 103, 132, 171.
Barber, Wm., 95.
Barnes, Thomas, 205, 207, 214, 225, 227.
Barney, Jacob, 20, 26, 32, 34, 37, 38, 40, 42,
44, 52, 77, 97, 102, 110, 120, 124, 131, 133,
139, lU, 146, 153, 166, 166, 173, 174, 175,
181-191, 196, 19^209, 215, 216, 217, 226,
232.
Barney, Jacob, Jr., 171.
Bartholomew, Mr. (llenrv), 22, 68, 73, 81,
8;"), 93, 97, 103, 104, 110, 113, 120-1.30, 1.54-
143, 145, 146, 15;M72, V.H. 203, 211,21.5,
217, 222, 229.
Bartholomew, Richard, 62, 64, 102, 1.32,
134.
Bass River, 12, 17, .54, 62, 80, 115, 116, 118.
120, 122, 126. 14,5, 14(i, 201. 214.
Batter, Edmund, 9, 13, 14, 15,21.43,49,51,
.52, .57, .58, 62, 9.5, JM), 101, 104. 117, 130, 131,
146-149, 151, 1.53, 1.5.5-164, 175-196, 200.
200, 208-2.32.
Bav, 48, 6.5.
Bavlev, (iuido, 129, 162, 175.
Baylev, llenrv, 74, 80, 87, 89.
Bavley, John; 148.
Bavlev, Wm., 169, 209.
Baxter, Daniel. 71, 80. 142.
Beare, Philip, 59, 63, 74.
Beaucham (Burcliam), Kdward, 22, .32.
42, 103, 115, 139, 169,208.
Beaumont, .John, 10.5.
Beaver Rond, 117, 190.
Beckett, John, 228.
Bell, 74, 144, 169, liK), ]!)7, 204, 219, 227.
Beilringer to dig the graves, liK).
IJeman, Wm., .59.
Bennett, John, 63, 74.
Bennett, Richard, 12.
Bennett, Wm., 22, .56, 60, so, lft2, 110, 1.37.
Rest, John, 84.
Bir(;h IMain, 167.
Birdless Cove, 11.
Birdshall,see Burtsoll.
, Bishop, Edward, 146.
Bishop, Richard, 15, 22, 82, i)2, 103, 104,
131, 133, 146, 17(^179, 188, 191, 194, 207,
214,220,221,222,229.
liishop, Townscnd, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20. 27, .34,
;}5, 38, .39, 44-47, 49-.56, ,58, 71, 76, 85, 93,
103, 113, 121, 128, 130, 131, 1.50, 16.5.
Black, John, 20, 25, 26, 37, 102.
Blackleech, John, 13. 20, 2(!, 48, 53, .54, 57,
78, 84, 103, 116,121, 164, 169, 191.
Blackstaves, 147.
Blancher, Widow, 74.
I Borne (Bourne), John, 21, 22, 79, 81,a3,
102, 116, 128, 136, 142.
Borrows, see Burroughs.
Boston, 32, 96, 124, 132, 211.
Bound, Wm., 20, 26, .50, ia3, 171.
, Bounds of fanns and lots, 10, 125.
I Bounds of Salem, 116, 119, L56, 1.57, 161,
162, 167, 174, 176, 178, 179, 182, 186, 191,
198, 205, 212-214, 223, 225, 232.
K8SEX INST. HIST. COI.LKCTIONS, SER. 2, VOL.
30
July, 18G8.
234
Bowdishe, Wm., 115, 160.
Boyse, Joseph, 93, 105, 126, 185, 202, 210,
213, 215, 216, 218, 220, 221, 223, 225, 229,
231.
Brackenbuiy, Richard, 19, 26, 35, 38, 67,
97, 102, 105, 145, 152, 177, 193.
Bradstreet, Symon, 194.
Bratley, John, 22, 65.
Brett, Mr., 169, 170.
Brickmaking, 187.
Bridewell, 140.
Bridge, 108, 113, 127, 133, 139-141, 144, 145,
148, 149, 151, 153, 157, 168, 175, 188, 191,
193, 200, 303, 210, 214, 215, 225, 227, 228.
Bright, Margaret, 60.
Brittell, Jo., 102.
Brockett, Thomas, 208.
Broock, Wm., 93.
Brooksby, 11, 12, 32, 33, 34, .18, 62, 69, 109,
146.
Brooksby River, (51.
Browne,'Elizabeth, 201.
Browne, Hugh, 22, 80, 102.
Browne, John. 50, 78, 93, 97, 102, 175, 201,
202, 229. 232.
Browne, Mrs., 201.
Browne, Mr. (William), 22, 37, 47, 58, 87,
98, 100, 103, 104, 165, 1(56, 167, 172, ia5,
186, 187, liK), 1J)2-196, llK),-202, 20.5-214,
223-229,231.
Browning, Thomas, 21, 22. 57, 65, 9(5, 102,
140, 142.
Bryan, Widow, 97.
Buffam, Robert, 73.
Buffam, Goodman, 160.
Bulflnch, John, 110,121.
Bullinch Brother, 115.
Bullock, Goodman, 138, 160.
Bullock, Heniy, 115, 129, 130.
Burcham, see Beaiicham.
Burdett, Mr., 9, 12, 27, 45,50.
Burial-place, 54, 8(i, 183.
Burials, 143, 144, 169, 223.
Burley's Cove, 11, 87.
Burroughs (Barrows), John, 54, 60, 102,
128.
Burton, John, 22, 102,1.58.
Burt80ll(Birdshall), Henry, 1.3.5, 151.
Bushnell, Francis, 86.
Bushnell, John, 22, 64, (55, 103, 10<).
Butt Bridge, 149.
Butt Brook, 83.
Butt Point, 54, 58.
Button, Mr., 142.
Buxton, Anthony, 59, 102, 221, 222, 226.
Buxton, Thomas, 93, 110.
Byshop,, see Bishop.
Calcott, Edward, 67.
Calem, see Kelham.
Calves and lambs, 29, 36, 85.
Cambridge, 135.
Cantlebun-, Wm., 85, 157, 188, IJK», 229.
Cape Ann Side, 23, 40, 70, 105, 129, 164,
171, 172, 173, 177, 179, 185, 186, 203, 207,
209, 213, 214, 215, 220, 222, 223, 224.
Carpenter, Thurstone, 62.
Caiv, Nicholas, 22,. 53, 102.
Castle Hill, 27, 28, 29.
Cattle, 9, 11, 28, 39, 41, (56, Rl, 99, 108, 110,
127, 136, 150, 182, 192, 198.
Cat Cove, 80, 86, 89, 91.
CauscAvay, 141, 1{)4,229.
Cedar Pond, 34, 49.
Cedar Stand, 40.
Chadwell, Thomas, 40, 53, 54.
Charles, Wm., 59, 63.
Chichester, Alice, 216, 218, 219, 232.
Chichester, Jeremiah, 219.
Chichester, Wm., 215, 217.
Chickering, Goodman (Henry), 96,98.
Ching, George, 74.
Chubb, Thomas, 22, 102.
Chusmor, Richard, 60.
Clapboards, 30,31, 108.
Clark, Wm., 49,57, W, 75, 103, 116, 131, 133,
136, 137, 145, 147, 148, 151, 1(50, 162.
Clark's Plain, 1(52.
Clay brook, 142, 187.
Clerk of Market. 104,191, IJMJ, 213,224,231,
232.
Clerk of Writs, 148, 195, 214.
Codman, Robert, 51, 103, 1*5, 148, 1.50.
Coitt, see Goite.
Cole, Goodman, 131, 139.
Cole, Robert, 11, 20, 21, 25, 2t5. 27, 62, 71,
72, 76, 103, 154.
Cole, Thomas, 1(52, 207.
Colbume, Samuel, 102.
College, 16, 1.35, 205, 211.
Collins, John, 116.
Collins Cove, 11.
Comins, Wm., 21, 22, 102, 10.5, 17(5.
Commissioners for small causes, 185, 186,
194, 212, 224.
Common land, 9, 12, 14, U, 40, 61, 75, 85,
90, 101, 108, 117, 130, 1(54, 168, 174, 176,
177, 189, IfK), ItKJ, 198, 199, 204, 216-220.
Concline, Ananias, 70, a5, 90,94, 111, 118,
159
Concline, John, 107, 159.
Conant, Roger, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 28, 35.
38, 44, 48-^2, .55-68, 71-98, 101, 103, 105.
112, 119, 120, 125, 130, 134, 137, 144, 145,
154, 164-171, 175-180, 18i5, 189, 195, 196,
206, 210, 213, 216, 218, 221, 223, 2;«.
Conant, Roger, jr., 98.
Constable, 59, 60, 68, 73, 81, 95, 9(5, 104, 120,
125, 127, 133-142, 145, 14(5, 147, 150, 1.52,
154, 1(54, 179, 181, 184, 187, 188, 193, liU,
200, 203, 206, 208, 20$), 211, 216, 217, 222,
223, 225, 227, 230, 232.
Controversies, 79, 189, 196, im, 201, 2a5,
207, 209, 214.
Convers, Allyn, 96, 109, li7.
Cook, Henr\', 73, 76, 80, 100, 163, 189, 220.
Cook, John,' 22, .53, 61, 75, 95, 102, 117.
Corey, Giles, 1(51, 193.
Cornhill, Samuel, 111.
Corning (Cornish or Corney), Samuel, 69,
70, 122, 171, 192, 196, 201, 203, 213, 214,
222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 229.
Corwin (Curwen), George, 72, 83, 104,1.36,
146-164, 168, 170, 172, 175-212, 215, 224,
226-2*2.
Corwin, Mrs., 201.
Corwithen, David, 127, 216, 232.
Cotta, Robert, 21, 22, 26, 55, 103, 108, i;i6,
148, 171.
235
Court, 4«, (50, 88, IOC, 107, 118. l.'W, 139, 148,
184, mK 218.
Court, County, 18ti, li>2. 204, 214.
Court, General, :U, ;J.->. tJ4. !Hi, 12.5. l.'JO, l.'U,
1*;, 142, 144. I.").}. \'^^. loC, l.->7. IKi, 18.-),
I8<j, 1«>2, 1!»8, 212. 21.-), 2:52.
Court, Quarter, 18, 2it, :«). .{2. 49. KNi.
Court 01' Election, 121.
Cows. -)(;, wj. 8.-), m\ 114. i;jf), i;i8. i.vj, i8.{,
18.-), 18!), 191, lir2. 19.% 19.-), 197. 202, 20().
207,213.
Cow Houses, ;U, 94.
Cow House River, 177.
Crane Kiver, !(>.-).
Crevett, Mordecai. 210. 214, 22.-). 22S.
Crevett, Thomas. 232.
Cromwell, Phili)). l.")!, l.-)2, l(i3. lifi. 217.
Cullimore, (iooiiman, 1.32.
Curti.s, Zaccheus. 14<;. H!l. Km.
Curwen, see Corwin.
Curwithen. see Corwithen.
Cutler, Samuel. 228.
1).
Daniell, Mrs. Alee. 20. 21. 27, 37. 00, 101.
DarbvFort, .")4, .')8. 12'!.
Darby Fort Side. 2(). 27, 34, .38, 41, 42, .■)2.
113, 119, 120, 122. 128. 1.34.
Davenish, (Joodman. 113.
Davenish, Thomas, 89.
Davenport, Kichanl. 20, 2.j, 2';. 27. 29, 37,
38, -I't, .-)7, 00, 01. 02. 00, 07, 7.->. 83. O.'), 103,
109, 114. ll."), 12.-),
Davenport, L., 104.
Davis, Isaac, 22, .')8, (m. 77.
Davis, Thomas, 231.
Davis, Win., 84.
Deacons, 77, 93, 1.39, 1 18, 200, 224, 228.
Dennis (Dense), Widow, 219, 222.
Dent, Francis, 07.
Deputies. 4.5,48, 8.'). 121, 12"). 1.30. 142, 1.53.
183, 18.5, 180, l!^2. 194, 198. 20.5, 211, 21.5.
219, 22.3, 2;W.
Deverixe, John, 2.5, .5.5. .59, 03, 102.
Di<"kenKon, Philemon, 83. 84, 89, 98. 137,
1.54, 159, 171.
Dike, Anthony, 21, 22, 2r). :«, M, 103.
Dike, Widow," 89.
Dill, George, 89.
Division of land, 8, 10, 27, 28. 38. 43, 4.5. 4<).
01,70,71,74,101.
Dixie, Wm., 20, 2;5, 20, 37, 4<», 79, 94, 102,
129, 139, 14;5, 102, 172, 173, 180, 188-190,
1!>4, 201,213, 215, 228, 2:i0.
Dixie, Thomas. .-).5, 102, 129, 1.34.
Dodge, Richard, 7.3-77, 112, 1(U,108,170,UK».
Dodge, Wm., 20, 4;i, 70, 77,97, 10;i, 104, 112.
1.39, 14:i, 145, 148, 149, 1^5, 178, 188, 193,
194, 206, 217,223, 2:«.
Dogs, 41, 130.
Dog Pond, 102.
Doliber, Joseph, 98.
Downing, Emanuel, 6, 8, .50, 71, 72, 70, 81,
8.3, W, m), 104, 111, 110, 121, 12,5, VV), 131,
141, lai-lOl, 1()4, 168, 169, 170, 177, 180.
Downing, Theo])hilu8, 115, 127.
Draper, Nicholas, 22, 102, 114.
Drapers Point, 157.
Drums, 138, 197.
Drummer, 130, 131, 139, 197, 204, 219, 227.
Dudley, Mr., 181.
Dunster, Mr.. 140
K.
Eaborne. Thomas, 20, 25, 3^,
Eaborne, Samuel. 22, 83. 102. i.is. I40. 173,
193.214.
?klson, Samuel, s!», 113. 122.
Edwards, Rice, 110, los. 2(hi.
Edwards. Thomas, .51, 71. loi, l(i.3. 120.
125. 1.3.5-137. 1.39, 140.
Eight Men, 140, 2(»2. 203.
Elders. 1.33, 130-138. 140. 210 -'lit.
Eltbrd. John, 22, 29. 102.
Elwood(Ellinwoo(l), Rali)li. 102. Iio, 212.
228.
Emery, George, 22. 0.5. (;9. l()2. Kis. n.-,,
128, "129, 148. 151, 103. 172. 17.5.
Encroachments, .34. 4<;. .55, 101. 10.5. 122.
IM, 189, I'.K), 200,210.
Endicott, John, 7. 9. Kt. 1.3-17. 19, 2.5, 2>-
:i;5, 4.5, 48, 49. .53. 00-03, 00-94. IKI. l(i:J.
105. 109. 112-121, 124. 125. 12S. 129. 1.32-
143. 140. 1.5(). 191,200.
Eii(lic(.tt. Mr>.,201.
Eudicott. Zerubbabel,227.
England. 8(f. 1.39. 150.
English grain. 84, 132.
Enon (Wenhani). HI- 115. 117-120. 122.
Estates. 77, !«;, 143.
Estie. , .53-55.
Estie, Isaac, 198, 212.
Estie. JellVv. 22. 70, 77. 9S. I(i2. W-^.
Fairlield. J()hn,91,94. 119.
Families, list of. 101-104.
Feimingliam. Francis. 54. .58. .59. (i4. 103.
Felton, I'.enjamin. 10. 17, 22. 51. lit'. W.).
173, 178. 180, 188. 229.
Felton, Nathaniel. 22. 103. 15^. Isc. 203.
211,221,22(i, 227.
Felton. Mrs., 21, 25, ()5, 1.5!).
Felton, Widow, 21, 22, !)8, 103, 221.
Fences, 40, (U, 70, 84, !t2, !)4, !)7, KMi, los,
no, 110, 117,11!), 120, 127—133. 1.3<i, 1.37.
140, 172, 1!»2, 1!)9, 200, 209, 211,214,210,
220.
Fence, Surveyors of, 40, 110, 127, 128, 1.30.
1.37, 1!)9, 213, 214, 224,225, 231, 2.32.
Ferry, Ipswich (Beverlv), 29, !)4, 110, 145.
17.3, 174, 2(K), 203, 223, 22.5.
Ferry, Darbv Fort (Marblehead). .53, .'.s.
i:U, 1.57.
Ferry, North River, 31.
Field, Alexander, 114.
Fines, 4;5, 40, .5.5, 10.5, 120, 124, 144, l(U, 198,
204, 218, 219, 223.
First born child in Salem, 98.
Fish Brook, (i8, 220.
Fishing affairs, 1.5—17, 27, .W, .3<), 02, ()7, 78.
80, 83, 84, 88, !«, S>7, 119, 130.
Fisk, John, 51, .55, M, 95.
Fisk, Mr., .57, 67, (58, 73, 82, 87, 91, m, 103.
Fisk, Phineas, 112.
Fisk, Wm., 72, 89, %, lO:^.
Flatman, Thomas, 104.
Flint, Wm., ViS, 1W>, Utt, 1SK4, 15)9, 204, 213.
215, 228, 229.
Fogg, Ralph, 6, 10, 18, 20, 26, 28, 29, ;i5, :i6.
236
37, 42—18, 62, 69, 87, 96, 103, 105—108, 111,
120, 121, 124, 127, ia5, 136, 137, 144, 145,
147, 148.
Foote, Pascha, 19, 22, 33, 44, 45.
Foreigners, 201.
Forrest, 92.
Forrest River, 16, 26, 89, 109, 142, 157, 193.
Forrest River Bridge, 157, 193.
Forrest River Side, 58, 69, 96.
Fort, 178, 182.
Fort at Marblehead, 50. See Darby Fort.
Fort at Winter Island, 183, 192.
Foster, John, 208.
Foule, Mr.,138.
Franklin, Good, 139.
Freeman, Mr., 25, 61.
Friend, Mr. (John), 58, 59, 71, aS, 98, 102,
123,175.
Frost Fish Brook, 44, 168.
Frost Fish River, 73, 228.
Fryar, Thomas, 80, 83.
Frye's Mills, 18.
Fuller, Robert, 91, 126.
Fustian Spinsters, 106.
G.
Gage, John, 119.
Galley, John, 19, 23, 56, 60, 102.
Gardner, George, 59, 104, 149, 157, 158, 176,
lao, 219, 229.
Gardner, John, 115, 213, 216, 219, 229, 232.
Gardner, Joseph, 157, 158, 225.
Gardner, Richard, 115, 126.
Gardner, Samuel, 157, 1.58, 20(5, 2.32.
Gardner, Thomas, jr., 52, 104, 133, 1.58.
Gardner, Mr. (Thomas), 13, 14, 15, 20, 27,
.32, 37, 41, 48, m, 53, .56, 59, 60, 63, 66, 67,
82, 84, 88, 90, 94, 97, 99, 103, 104, 111, 113,
114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124, 126,
128, 13;^— 138, 142, 143, 146, 157—160, 164
—167, 176, 181, 182, 184—196, 199, 202,204,
214, 215, 216, 225, 226, 229.
Garford, Gervas, 11, 21, 22, 34, 39, .52, 65,
70, 90, 96, 98, 102, 110, 120, 121, 130, 1,3^^,
134,137,141, 143, 144, 145, 1.57, ;167, 175,
204.
Gaskell, Edward, 23, 102, 122, 188, 208,
229.
Gatchell, John, 55, 63, 74.
Gatchell, Samuel, 63, 74.
Gault, see Goult, 72.
Geare, Wm., 93, 96.
Gedney, John, 53, 62, 6:3, 71, f)4. 102, 106,
110, 118, 121, 133, 136, 145, 160', 163, 180,
181, 184—189,204, 211, 213, 221, 222, 224,
227, 229, 230.
Gibbs, Gregon^ 187.
Gibbs, Paule, 228.
Gidney, see Gedney.
Giggles, see Jeggles.
Giles, Edward, 20, 26, 37, 44, 49, 104.
Giles, Edmund, 79, 90, 101, 117, 162.
Glass House, 80, 107, 214.
Glass House Field, 225.
Glassmen, 94.
Glover, Charles, 86, 93.
Goats, 9, 28, 42, 87, 92, 97, 101, 127.
Goite (Coitt), John, 63, 74.
Gooch (Gutch), Robert, m, 94, 142.
Goodell, Robert, 23, 77, 83, 102, 128. 159, 171.
Goldsmith, Thomas, 122, 123, 127, 167.
Goose, Mrs., 227.
Goose, Winiam,.23, 102, 171, 232.
Gorey, see Corey.
Gott, Charles, 19, 26, 54, 70, 78, 97, 103,
116, 142, 178.
Gouldthwaite, Thomas, 17, 21, 23, 38, 103,
129, 196, 198, 204, 212, 214, 222.
Goult (Gault), Wm., 71, 202.
Governor's Farm, 215.
Governor's House, 206.
Grafton, Good wife, 56.
Grafton, Joseph, 21, 26, 51, 70, 102 143,
171, 214.
Grafton, Joshua, 158.
Grafton, Sister, 201.
Grange, Bryan, 53.
Grants, List of, 19—27, 74.
Graves, Richard, 41, 44, 62, 64, 103, 123.
161, 165, 180.
Gray, Robert, 207, 216, 232.
Gray, Thomas, 63.
Great Cove, 50, 79, 122, 165.
Great Hill, 124.
Great Neck, 191.
Great Pond, 12, 43, 64, 115, 116, 149.
Great River, 116, 153, 157, 159, 163, 164,
169, 191.
Greene, Widow, 62, 64, 103.
Greenaway, Richard, 59, 63.
Greenfield, Samuel, 54.
Groce, Simon, 169.
Grover, Edmund, 23, 102, 117, 157, 163,
167, 207.
Guns and Carriages, 131, 132, 134, 138, 146,
152, 184, 192, 199, 232.
Gunsmith, 28, 68, 97.
Guppy, Reuben, 151, 152.
H.
Hackford, Wm., 33, 103.
Haggett, Heniy, 114.
Hale (Heale), Thomas, 201, 202, 213, 219.
Hall, John, .56.
Harbert, John, 53, 72, 103, 106.
Hardin ge, John, 196.
Hardinge, Joseph, 223.
Hardy, John, 19, 26, 36, 43, 62,77, 102, 104,
122, 131, 137, 146—149, 151, 157.
Hardy, John, jr., 102.
Hardy, Joseph, 122.
Harnett, Edward, 79, 141, 218, 219.
Harris, George, 20, 23, 50, 65, 103, 123, 124.
Harris, Joseph, 124, 214.
Harte (Heart), John, 23, 59, 63, 70, 101,
152.
Harvey, Richard, 231.
Harwood (Hayward), Henry, 75, 92, 126,
132, 136.
Haskall (Hoskall), Mark, 19(5, 226.
Haskall, Roger, 23, 102, 122, 123, 145, 165,
184, 193, 203, 205, 207, 208, 214, 225, 227.
Hathorne, John, 6, 104, 116, 131, 153, 180.
Hathorne, Wm., 18, 25, 36, 49—74, 77, 79,
80, 82—97, 99, 103—106, 109, 111, 114, 115,
116, 120, 121, 125, 128, l30, 134—143, 146—
172, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 184, 186, 189—
194, 198, 201, 205, 209, 210, 212—223, 226—
229, 231.
Hathorne, Mrs., 201.
237
Haugh, Atherton, :». i
Haynes (Haines). Richard, 10(!.
Haynes, Wm., 181. ;
Hay ward, see Harwood and Howard.
Heale, see Hale. |
Hemp, 111, 140. 1
Herbert, Mr., KJO.
Herrick, Henn-, 1'}, "20, -i*), 101, 104, i:W,
154, 1(57, 171, 198, 207, 208, 20*», 212, 223,
22«, 227, 229.
Hersonne. Chri.stopher, 11!».
Hewlett, Mr., 28.
Hibbert, Kobeit, KT), 2.}0.
Higgens, Alexander, o[K
Higgens, Mr., 102.
Higginson, Mrs., 21, 27, 37.
Highways, 9, 12, 14, 1.5, 'A), (i7, S3, i»2. i»3,
10.-), 108", 113, 114, 117, 12.3—125, 128, 1.30,
1.32, 133, 1.34, 13(5, 142, 14.j, 14!>, 1.53, l.-)4,
loG, 1.57, 102, 1(>.3, 10.-), 107, 108, 170—174,
170, 179, 18(5, 188—191, 195, 200, 201, 202,
204—207,209,213, 216, 219, 223, 220, 22S,
229,
Highways, Surveyors of, 67, !t0, 1.30, l.-)3,
174, 2ir), 220.
Hnl, John, 163, 220.
Hilliard, Job, 207, 214.
Hines, see Hynds.
Holgrave, John, 6, 13, 14, 10, 20. 23, 27,
49— ;;3, 75, 94, 95, 97, 102, 105, 125, 1.30,
136.
Holgrave, Joshua, 16, 60, 92, 93, 102.
Holiman, Goodman, 104.
Hollingworth, Richard, 12, 23, 50, 51, 86,
102, 126.
Holmes (Hulnie), Deborah, 32.
Holmes, Obadiah, 80, 87, 94, 112, 117, 133,
1.34. 137.
Home, John, 19, 26, .')4, 70, 80, 103, KKI,
151,2.30.
Houghton, Joseph, 172.
Hounds, 139.
House of Correction, 140, 204.
House lots, 9, II, 28, 33, 34, 38.
Howard, Nicholas, 115, 146, 168, 201.
Howlet, Thomas, 119.
Howes, Edward, 7, 18.
Hubbert, W , 119.
Hull, John, 19.
Hull, Mr., ()5.
Hull, Joseph, .59.
Hulme, see Holmes.
Humphrey, John, 14, 16, 17, 25, 27, 34, 71,
76, 84, 109, 153, 154, 1.5(), 162, 176, 193.
Hunt, Ephraim, 19:^.
Huson, Wm., .53, 54.
Hutchinson, Joseph, 222, 223, 225, 228.
Hutchinson, Goodman, 200.
Hutchinson, Richard, 21, 23, 35, 43, 47, 61,
89, 102, 131, 166, 172,180,181,188,217,229.
Hynds, James, 51, 60, 102.
I.
Ingram, Edward, 76, 100.
Ingersoll, George, 79, 82, 114.
IngersoU, Jonn, 131, IW.
Ingersoll, Richard, 9, 20, 23, 31, 44, 91, {>2,
94, 103, 124, 131.
Ipswich, 64, 119, 125, 126, 166, 167, 174, 176,
178,182,191,204,213,214.
Ipswich River. 158, !♦)<;, HjS.
Isbell, Robeit, 23, 103.
Jackson, John, 102, 1.32, 1.39, 147, 158.
Jackson, Mr., 23, 'Xi.
Jackson, Widow, 195, 202.
James, Erasmus, 5S, a3.
James, Rosamond, 74.
James, Thomas, R3, 101, 215, 220. 221, 223
229.
Ja'mes, Wm., 23, 32, 102.
Jarrett, John, 122, 123, 129.
Jeffries Creek, 25, 2(;, :i5, 37, 50, 60, 79, SO
02, 98, 126, 128, 145.
Jeffries Creek Island, 75.
Jeggles ((Jiggles), Daniel, SO.
Jeggles, Wm., 21, 23, 102, i4S, 151, L5S, IS.5
2.30.
Johnson, Francis, 12, 20, 32, 33, 123.
Johnson, Mr., 9, 17, 24, 43, 49, .-)S, 01, (Jit
103, 110, 131, 147,159.
Johnson, Richard, 50, 103.
Jury, (irand, 104, 120, 133, 139, 145
1S;5, 193, 203, 217, 222, 232.
Jury of Trials, 104, 121, 131, 134, 139
140. 119, 1S4, ISO, 102, 194, 202, 2W
219, 229, 232.
1.50,
[ Keene, Wm., 74.
! Kedgerci' (Kicherell), Joseph, so, ,^s.
Kenniston, Allen, si, 111, 122, 131, 133,
145, 149, 1()9.
I Kenniston, .Mris., 29, 103.
I Keyney, Henry, 193.
1 Kelhaih (Calem), Augustin, .53, 70. 87, 92,
I 9S.
Kettle Island Cove, 75.
Kippen, Arthur, 214.
King, (ioody, 1.59.
King, Widow, 91.
King, Wm., 21, 2(5, 80, 103, 101, 112, 115,
I 201, 203, 205.
King's Cove, 113.
Kitchen, John, 104, 115, 122, 134, 137, 144,
1.50, 1()0, 175, 184, ISO, 217, 220, 220, 227.
2.32.
Knight, Wm. 2S.
Knights, Ezekiel, .53, 8S, 02, 104.
L.
: Ladders, 127, 232.
Lambert, (joody, 148.
j Lambert, Michael, 75.
Lambert, Richard, 23, 33, .52, 98, 102, KiS,
208, 227.
Laskin, Hugh, 15, 20, 2(5, 43, 103, 117, 1-2,3,
Lathi'op, see Lothrop.
Lawea, Francis, 59, 103, 114, 133, 134, 18.3,
190
Lawes' Hill, 9, 183.
Layers out of land, 10, 18, 35, .38, 44, 4.5,
49, 62, ()8, 79, ia5, 113, 122, 125, 14(5, 1.50,
220.
Leach, Goodman, 2(5, 57, 124.
Leach, John, 23, 33, 76, 95, 102, 226.
Leach, John, jr., 2:1, 227.
Leach, Lawrence, 9, 19, 27, 33, 34, 37, 38.
30*
238
44—47, 77, 79, 80, 82—^5, 96, 103, 105, 113,
114, 124, 139, 145, 154, 207.
Leach, Richard, 95, 192, 214.
Leach, Robert, 19, 23, 33, 103.
Leach's Mill, 207.
Leamon, Robert, 23, 102, 151,206,209, 232.
Leather, 186.
Lecture day, 11, 132, 135, 150, 164, 216.
Ledger, 190, 212.
Leeds, , 103.
License to sell beer, 142.
Listen, Nicholas, 53,58, 63, 74.
Lockwood, Sergeant, 41, 47.
Long hair, 55.
Long Hill, 166.
Long Marsh, 13.
Long Pond, 27, 87.
Longham, 195.
Lord, Wm., 10, 16, 21, 23, 52,65, 71,88, 103,
113-125, 128-152, 216, 226.
Lord's day, 9, 39, 41, 101, 131, 183.
Lothrop, Marke, 122, 173.
Lothrop, Thomas, 20, 25, 35, 65, 102, 110,
114, 121, 122, 125, 129, 131, 133, 137, 144,
145, 155, 156, 164, 174, 176, 178, 179, 182-
185, 192, 195, 202, 210, 213, 218, 221, 222,
223.
Lovett, (Luvet) John, 90, 98, 106, 138, 163.
Luff, John, 23, 102, 206.
Lynn (Saugus), 116, 1.56, 160, 162, 213.
Lyon, John, 63, 74.
M.
Mackerell Cove, 26, 35, 38, 65, 72, 90, 105,
113, 115, 120, 145, 146, 164, 168, 214.
Magistrates, 49, 68, 99, 106, 112, 130, 131,
im, 142, 193, 201, 215.
Manchester, 172.
Mappey, Wm., 230.
Marblehead, 27, 28, 34, 48, 50, 55, .58,59, 63,
74, 86, 95, 96, 107, 111, 127, 1.56, 157, 218.
Marblehead Neck, 15, 16, 74, 75, 157.
Maiiott (Meriott), Nicholas, 15.
Market at Salem, 8.
Market, Clerk of, 104, 191, 196, 213, 231, 232.
Marsh (March), John, 23, 78, 102, 186, 211,
232
Marsh land, 44, 45, 47, 57, 61, 67, 68, 70, 71,
101, 108.
Marshall, Brother, 50, 53.
Marshall, Edmund, 21, 23, 25, 65, 85, 103,
171.
Marshalls', 17, 18.
Marsters, Nathaniel, 230.
Marston, John, 143, 159.
Marston, Thomas, 23, 103.
Marston, Wm., 23, 103.
Mason, Elias, 160, 200, 220.
Mason, John, 221.
Mason, Widow, 23, 102.
Massey, Jeffry, 5, 10, 13, 15, 20, 26, 27, 35,
38, 40, 44, 50-73, 77, 79, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88,
92, 95, 97, 102, 104, 105, 106, 109-129, 132-
142, 145-164, 167-172, 174, 176-209, 214, 222,
223, 229, 232.
Massey's Cove, 13.
Maitry. see Morie.
Maverick, Moses, 21, 45, 63, 70, 74, 95, 120,
133, 135, 139, 145, 218.
Meeting House, 41, 44, 49, 64, 74, 81, 88, 93,
106, 107, 110, 119, 130, 131, 134, 135, 136,
144, 147, 149, 152, 157, 169, 180, 186, 195,
197, 204, 209, 219, 227, 230, 232.
Meeting House, Shops near, 10, 180, 231.
Meeting House, Wm. Lord's house-lot
given for, 16.
Meeting House, addition to, 77, 81.
Meeting House, seats in, 201, 214.
Meeting House (at Cape Ann Side), 205,
207.
Meriott, see Mariott, 63.
Metcalfe, Theophilus, 19.
Mill, 18, 65, 67, 69, 84, 101, 113, 130, 133, 175,
194, 205, 207.
Mill, New, 108.
Mill, Old, 108, 117, 123, 223.
Mill, Wind, 54.
Mill Brook, 70, 133.
Mill Field, 128.
Miles, Joseph, 206.
Millard, John, 202, 203.
Ministry, 93, 126, 140, 197, 203, 204, 210, 215,
216, 224, 228.
Moore (More), John, 20, 25, 26,37, 102, 119,
120, 126.
Moore, Richard, 63, 92, 119, 129, 216, 23*.
Moore, Samuel, 19, 26,60, 103.
Moore, Thomas, 17, 21, 23, 25, 102, 122.
Moore, Widow, 17, 21, 25, 37, 67, 92, 102,
132.
Moore, William, 92.
Morgan, Robert, 23, 65, 102, 163, 173, 187,
230.
Morgan, S , 226.
3Iorie (Maury), 20, 26, 37, 39, 41, 42, 54, 71,
72. 103, 109.
Moulton, Father, 48.
Moulton, Goodman, 113, 158, 160.
Moulton, James, 53, 93, 102.
Moulton, Mr., 49.
Moulton, Robert, 20, 27, 34, 37, 38, 44, 45,
50-^6, 58, 59, 70, 73, 99, 103, 131, 134, 149,
154, 220.
Moulton, Robert, jr., 64, 67, 131, 164,
176.
Moulton's Brook, 1.58.
Mousar, John, 91, 94.
Muskets, 125.
N.
Neale, Brother, 133.
Neale, John, 104, 137, 192, 200,202, 214, 215,
226, 227.
Neck, 9, 17, 29, 38, 40, 53, 54, 58, 62, 63, 89,
94, 152. 191, 200, 213, 225.
Neves, Goody, 206, 227.
Nichols, Wm., 74, 180, 226.
Nixon (Nicks), Matthew, 91, 92, 209.
Non members, 126, 140.
Norman, , 47.
Norman, John, 19, 23, 56, 60, 102.
Norman, Richard, 19, 24, 65, 103, 108, 109,
124.
Norris, Edward, 97, 110, 133, 136, 152, 158,
186, 188, 194, 204, 210, 222, 223, 224, 227,
229.
Norris, Edward, jr., 97.
Norris, Mrs., 201.
North Brook, 11.
North Field, 114, 117, 174, 199.
239
Xorth Neck, 38, 76, 1G2, 178, 192, 200, 214,
•22,").
North Point, 29.
North River, 33, .38, 40, 101.
North Side, 38, 80, 110. 12:J.
Norton, (George, 20, 26, 102, 181, 20:i, 229,
Nurse, Francis, 154, 207, 218, 219.
Old England, 80.
Old Planters, 12, 15, 47, 72, 76, 87, 122, 138,
1<)4, 175.
Oliver, Goodwife, 147.
Oliver, Thomas, 54, 122, UK), l!t7, 206, 222,
22(>, 227, 229.
Oliver, Thomas, jr., Kw.
Olnev, Thomas, 21, 26, 41, 103.
Ordinaries. 55, 94,97, 136.
Osborne, Wm., 70, 117, 121. 1:51.
Osgood's Wharf, 11.
P.
I'acv, Nicholas, 78, 98.
I'age, Margaret. 124, 140, 142. 147, 150.
Page, Robert, 72. 103.
Paine (Payne), John, 151.
J'aine, Mr., ICA).
J'aine, Thomas, 55, 57, 83, 84, 102.
Paine, Widow, 98.
Paine, William, 181.
Palfrev, Peter, 12, 16, 19, 50, .52,. 54— 58, (!1,
6.3— ';8, 72, 73, 76, 95, 103, 104, 110, 11.3—
118, 121—140, 142, 143, 14(5, 148, 1.50, l(^2,
179.
I'armester (Parminter), , 29, 71.
Pannester, Benjamin, 47, 8.3, 89, 9M, 102.
J'astures, 9, 13, 8.5, 189.
Patch, Edmund, 5)0.
Patch, James, hiS, 213, 215.
I'atch, John, 220.
Patch, Nicholas, !»o, Uf*.
J'attin, Thomas, 116.
Panly, Benjamin, 1.52, 197, 21.3.
Peach, John, 15, (>;{, 74.
Peach's Neck, 74.
Pearce, Anthouv, 41.
Pease, John, 24,^69, 103, 208.
Pease, Robert, 24, 103, 171, 182, 18;{.
Pen, 10, 39, 40, 41, m, 87, !«J, 1!>1, 197.
Pennington, Deborah, 29.
Penn (Penny), Robert, 73, 74.
Pequots, 49.
Percie, Marmaduke, .53, 103.
Perry, Francis, 24, 103, 132, 146, 147, 1.52,
155, 160, 176.
Pester, Wm., 24, 66, 71, 72, 100, 103.
Peters, Hugh, 10, 25, 26, 27, (iO, (J4, 73, 75,
91, 111, 148, 150.
Pettingall, Richard, 114, 131.
Phelns, Nicholas, 221, 229.
Philhps, Mr., 77, 98.
Pickering, John, .35, 46, 77, 81, 82, 84, 87,
88, 89, 103, 113, 127, 140, 144, 162, 22.5.
Pickett, John, 15.5, 177.
Pickman (Pitman), Nathaniel, 89, 151, 152,
199, 207, 219, 232.
Pickton, Thomas, 89, 160, 173, 177, 221,
Hi.
Pikworth (Plkwood), John, 24, 56, 60, 92,
102.
Pine Meadow, 10<>, i »2.
Plain, 78, 123.
Planter's Marsh, 220.
Plase, Wm.,. 50, .5.5,. 56, 103, 121. 1:«.1.3!«, 14.3.
Pleasant Pond, 181.
Ploughing, 47, 76, 78, !»0.
Plymouth, .35.
Ponds, 12, 13, 27, 43, .52, .5S, (A, 7.5, >S4, S7.
89, KM), 112, 115, 156, 169, l!»l, 213.
Poole, W^m., 190.
Pope, Joseph, 24, .50, 65, 103, 104. 149, 1.5s.
18*5,213.
Poor persons provided for, (54, lis, 12().
121, 124, 131, 13;i, 1.36, 138, 139, 14(», 142.
14:J, 147, 148, 1.50, 174, 187, 1S<), liC), 2(^2.
204, 2(X), 2as, 209, 210, 21.5— 2 IS, 2.31 .
Porter, Brother, 9.3, 107.
Poi'ter, Goodman, 131, 156.
Porter, Jo., 102.
Porter, John, 131, 144—151. 1.5.s. i.5!t. u;i.
1(52,1(55,16(5,167, 171— ISl, 184, 187— 21<».
I 217, 226—2.32.
! Poller, Jonathan, 24, 1.57. 179.
I J'orter, Nathaniel, 21, 73, 106.
! Porter, Samuel, 214.
Potter, Nicholas, 1<>2, 217, 2.32.
! Poultn-, 41.
! Pound', .52, (58, 8(5, 87, 100, 127, 11.3.
I Price, Mrs., 201.
Price, Walter, 1.31, ia5, 139, 14.5, l.5(i, 151.
I 1.59, 1(57—170, 17.5—179, 1!>4— 209, 219. 22(t.
222, 224, 227j 228, 231 , 2.32.
Prices of grain, &c., 1.32, 187.
Pride, John, 24, 41, 102, 130.
Prince, Richard, 91, 94, 104, 118. 131, 134.
137, 139, 146, 180, 181, 1{)(5— 2(K>, 219.
Prince, Robert, 163.
Prince, Sister, 201.
Prior, , 76.
Putnam, Goodman, 13(5.
Putnam, John, 109, 1.31, 172, 180, 2(H5, 212,
213, 229, 2;}2.
Putnam, John, jr., 175, 180, 186.
Putnam, Nathaniel, 1(51, 1(55, 1(58, 172, 1S4.
193, 204,208, 219, 221, 222, 223, 226. 228.
Putnam, Thomas, 104, 109, 185, 187, 18s,
191,200,210,213, 21.5, 217, 223, 225, 228,
229, 232.
R.
Rams, .39, 52, 18.5.
Rates, 30, 48, 57, 59, (50, 6.3, (U, (59, 73, 77, 8K
J>5, 97, 104, 10(5, 107, 120, 121, 124, 127, 130
—134, 137—142, 145, L50, 151, 15.3, 178, 181,
18.3, 184, 18(5, 187, 188, UK), 193, 15).5, 197,
200, 203, 204, 205, 210, 211, 21.5, 216, 217,
219, 222, 224—232.
Ray, see Rea.
Rayles, 110, 117, 191, UK).
Rayment (Raymond), Brother, 40.
Rayment, John, 173, 202, 214, 222, 228.
Rayment, Mr., 33.
Rayment, Richard, 19,27,57,60,102,181,207.
Rea, Daniel, 20, 26, 27, :«, 34, 43, 44, 45,
.50—53,56—59,97, 98, 102, 107, 114, 131,
139, 1.54, 155, 156, 180, 200.
Read, Esdras, 84, 98, 115, 123.
Read, Thomas, 13, 19, 24, 44, 47, 70, 78, 84,
102, 103, 124, 125, 142, 147, 158, 159.
Read's Bridge, 133.
240
tCencVs Hill, 84, 176.
Reading, 204.
Reeves, John, 116, 150,
Reignolds (Renalls), Henry, 112, 116, 220.
Ringe, Thomas, 24.
Rising, James, 202r.
Rivei's and highways to be free, 12, 101,
123, lU.
Rix, Thomas, 180, 181.
Robins, Thomas, 166, 200, 214, 220, 225.
Robinson, Goodman, 160.
Robinson, John, 78, 104, 142, 150, 160,
Robinson, Mrs., 104.
Robinson, Wm., 65, 104, 133, 163, 223.
Rock, 9, 13, 18, 45, 1.54, 217.
Roots, Joseph, 139, 224.
Roots, Joshua, 24, 102, 151, 190, 197, 226,
227, 230.
Roots, Josiah, 163, 172, 186, 188, 201, 222,
2Q7.
Roots, Richard, 20, 25, 50, 65, 103.
Roots, Thomas, 24, 102, 158, 173, 1^5, 200,
222, 225, 229.
Ropes, George, 24, 47, 80, 102,110,137,188,
207.
Royall, see Ryalls.
Ruck, John, 172, 180, 203, 224.
Ruck, Mr., m, 91, 92, 98, 136.
Ruck, Thomas, 179.
Rumboll, Daniel, 126, 181, 193, 200, 207,
214; 228.
Rumboll, Good, l.r2.
Rumboll, Sarah, 181.
Russell, John, 63.
Russell, Richard, 155.
Ryall's Neck, 167, 201.
Ryall's Side, 70, 123, 143, 177, 214.
Salem Church, 25, 36, 38.
Sallowes, John, 228, 228.
Sallowes, Michael, 9, 11, 24, 102, 116, 123.
Sallowes, Thomas, 214.
Salt House, 70, 90.
Saltonstall, Richard, 176, 179.
Sams, Thomas, 74.
Sanders, Arthur, 95.
Sanders, John, 20, 26, 103, 108, 111, 171.
Saugus (Lynn), 28, 64, 83, 87, 89.
Saugus path, 58.
Sawyer, Wm., 114.
Sawyers, 31.
Scarlett, Goodwife, 104.
Scarlett, Widow, 21, 26, 98, 102.
School House, 184, 192.
Schools, 97, 132.
Scruggs, Thomas, 14, 16, 17,20, 31, 34, 38,
42—47, 50—54, 56, 59, 102, 130, 149, 150,
159.
Scudder, Goodman, 103, 115.
Scudder, John, 113, 143.
Scudder, Thomas, 155, 159.
Scudder, Wm., 163.
Sedgwicke, Major, 170.
Seeres, Alexander, 214.
Seeres, Richard, 63, 74.
Select Men, 157, 159—162, 165—169, 171, 173,
175—182, 184, 185, 187—190, 192—196, 198,
199, 200, 202—210, 212, 213, 215—218, 220
—224, 228, 231.
Sergeant Major, 126.
Sergeant, Wm., 209.
Seven Men, 67, 77, 85, 97, 99, 101, 111, 113r,
121—125, 128, 132, 134, 137, 138, 140, 142,
143, 146, 147, 149, 151, 155, 156, 158, 164,
165, 169, 170, 172, 174.
Seven Men'^s Bounds, 158, 213.
Shaflin, Michael, 24, 103, 126, 137, 140, 171,
194, 210, 214.
Sharpe, Mrs., 210, 219, 222, 228.
Sharpe, Samuel, 5, 10, 19, 21, 27, 33, 44, 49,
51, 53, 73, 89, 101, 103, 111, 133, 137, 141,
152,206.
Sharpens Hill, 206.
Shepley, John, 24, 34, 47, 91, 95, 103.
Shipbuilding, 54, 107, 112.
Shire Commissioners, 195.
Shops, 10, 55, 180, 231.
Sibley, John, 21, 25,26, 33, 37, 101,
Sibley, Richard, 198, 212, 218.
Sillsby, Henry, 89.
Simons, see Symonds.
Singletary, Richard, 57.
Skelling, Thomas, 117.
Skelton, Samuel, 15, 27, 32, 109.
Skerry, Francis, 24, 102, 124, 128, 146, 149,
159, 161, 163, 1(^5, 174, 178, 194, 200, 201,
202, 206, 222, 223, 225, 227.
Skerry, Henry, 51, .55, 103, 114, 124, 127,
128, 136, 140, 163, 175, 177, 185, 190, 192,
193, 200, 207, 209, 213, 216, 221, 222, 223,
225, 228, 229, 230, 232.
Small, John, 115, 165, 208.
Small lots, 96.
Smith, George, 9.
Smith, James, 9, 11, 24, 79, 82, 83, 102.
Smith, John, 45.
Smith, Mathew, 54.
Smith, Mr., 24, 45, 47, 82, 90, 102.
Smith, Samuel, 69.
Smith, Thomas, 88, 103, 106, 160.
Smith, Widow, 24, 70.
South Field, 123, 130, 142, 148, 192, 199, 214.
South River, 29, 69, 94.
South wicke, Goodman, 158.
Southwicke, John, 187, 188, 229.
Southwicke, Lawrence, 87, 94, 99, 109, 166,
194, 215.
Spooner, Goodman, 111.
Spooner, Thomas, 51, 104, 131, 137, 155,
168, 182, 186, 191, 222, 228, 227, 228.
Stackhouse, Richard, 75, 174, 189, 203.
Stacy, Hugh, 98, 118.
Stage Point, 106.
Standish, James, 20, 24, 40, 65, 92, 102, 162,
171.
Stephens, Mr., 27, 54, 86, 94, 96, 102, 107.
Stephens, Wm., 63, 96.
Stileman, Elias, 20, 24, 27, 34, 38, 44, 45, 68,
103, 109, 161, 181.
Stileman, Mr., 30, 32, 61, 65, 67, 103, 108,
131.
Stileman, Richard, 151, 160, 165.
Stileman, Sergeant, 210.
Stocks, a5, 199.
Stone, John, 24, 29, 70, 78, 94, 102, 185, 200,
206—209, 226, 228, 229, 230.
Stratton, John, 52, 68, 103, 119, 194.
Strong Water Brook, 70, 88, 215.
Strong Water Bridge, 149.
241
Surveyors, 11, :i't, lo, 4.;, .v_', .Vi, (M.
Swan, Henry, .SJ, st, iis.
Swascy, .John, 171.
Sweet, .John, I'.t, 44, 4!».
Sweet, Widow, 104.
Swine, .U, (U, (;s, .s"», S7, ic.',!!;, 1(H», |()1, 10.'),
127, i:iO, i:j7, 14;{, ['>•>, lyj, lirj, •ill,±J.5.
Swinuertou, .lob, '>.l, (>.">, tw, U;{, 154, 1(>5,
KM), 174, 2i!t.
Symonds (Simons), .John, 24, 40, 10;5, 122,
12:i, 17«, 20:{, 207.
Talbie, .John, 17, 21, 2(;, 4(», 10;J, 1S7, 1S!»,
1!»:5, 1!).-., 204, 2ir), 2J(;.
Tan pits, .S'.t.
Tavlor, Th<»mas, :]:>.
Toinplc, Abraham, 24, rM,7s, 102.
'remi)le, Richard, l."52.
Thatcher, Anthony, (>>.
Tiiatching houses' ."{7.
Thirteen Men, .'50.
Thomas, David, 21!), 222, 22(1.
'I'homas, James, IfJO.
Thonulike, .loiin, 12, 17,21,21, 4;; l'.>, 01
r,2,(^"),7."), l(^2. 121, 101, los, 170, ISI, r.M),
'I'horndikc's IMaiii, 1 1").
Throgmorton, .Mr., .^7.
Thurston, (Joodman, 102.
Thurston, .John, !)S.
'I'hurston, Uichard, (J4.
Tidd, .Joshua, .")0,
Tide .Mill, 101.
Tind)er trees, 14, 17, ;{0, .W, M, l(»7, 112,
I'.MJ, l'.t.s, 204, 21S, 210.
Tomkins, .John, 41, 51, 05, 101.
Tomkins, Halpli, 115, 1.50, 177.
Tonipson, .Arcliiljald, c,;',.
Tumi)son, Kdmund. '.rj, 07, 102.
Tomjison, ^Vidow, 74.
Toi»slield, 174, 182, lOS, 205, 212, 214, 22:5,
225.
Torrey, Wm., 2:52.
Town'House, 1S4, iso.
Town .Meetin-s, II, 10, 15, ss, '.hi, i;;;5, 140,
Kvt, 100, 170, 20<;, 210, 220, 227, 2:!l.
Town Records, 5, 0, s, lo, |s, :50. :57,:5S,42,
4:1, 47— .V), 00, 101, KW!, 111. 115. 110, 14S,
1.52, 1.54, 101, 172, ISO, ISl, 2:52.
Towne, Wm., lOS, 1.54.
Tracy, Thomas, :5;5, 40, 101.
Training,', h'JO, 107.
Trask, Henry, 20S, _>20.
Trask, Osman, 170, 2(K), 207.
Trask, Wm. (Caplain), 10— i:!, 10— |;i, 27,
:5i5, .-58, 41, 45, .5S, 70, 101, 10:5, lOS, 1 l.'J, 120,
124, i:i5, 130, 141, 1+1, 147, I.m, 1.50, 102,
170, 201, 2()<), 208, 211.
Trew, llenrv, l<i2.
Trusler, Thomas, 73, 74, 7S, 0.5, 104, 175.
Tuck, Thomas, 25, 50, 110, i:}4, 110, 1.52,
22:5.
Tucker, John, 1:5^1, 10:5.
Tuke, Robert, 115.
Turland, Ann, 11.
Turland, Joshua, 2:W.
Turner, Cliarles, 110.
Turner, Widow, 21.
Tuttle, John,ll'J.
Twelve Men, 40, .50
Tyke, see. Tuke.
Underwood, James,
r.
20:{, 211, 22 :
Vale, S-
V.
-, 1.52.
Vassall, Wm., KM
Venner, Mr., 111.
Venner, Thomas, 51, 102, 121.
Vermais, Mark, 72, 74.
Vermais, Widow (Ellis), 7:5, R!.
Verren, Ililliard, 112, 131, 1.58, 184, lol
105, 207, 214, 22;5, 220.
Verren, .Joshua, 0, 7:5, 74, 07, 122
Verren, Mr., :52, 52, 57, 01, iVl,
104, 100.
Verren, Philip, 13, 21, 24, .'52, ;58
77, 103, 108, 131, 151, 1(^5, 105
22.5 220 228.
Verren, Philip, jr., 131.
Vickery, (leorj^e, 03.
^■iliaK-e, 7:J, 77, 01, 112.
Vinsent, Mr., 28.
Vinsent, Wm., 24, 51, .53, 102.
Votes and i)roxies,48, 08, 12<;, i
224.
!, 131,
7:!, 75,
44— r
177,
70, 105,212,
W.
74.
, 103, i;
.50, K»:i
207
, :i7, i:!
II, 21,
104, 210,
Kr2
Wake, Will., .-.2.
Wakefield, Jonn, 03,
Walcott, Wm., 10, 2(
Walker, Richard, 24
Walker, Wm., .50.
Waller, Christojiher
Waller, Matthew, .53, .38, 78, lol
Waller, Wm., 1.37.
Waltham. Mr., 05.
Walton, Mr., 71, 80.
Ward, .John, 112.
Ward, Miles, KKI.
Warrant, lorm of, :5.'
I Warren, Abraham,
217.
Warren, Ralph. 74.
Waterman, Richanl, 2o, 20,27, 4:!
114.
Watertown, Kt.
Watch, i:!2, 184.
Waters, .Mr., 10:!.
Wat(M-s, Richard
Wathen, (ieor^^e
Watson, Thomas, 21,
107, 174,178, 103,222.
Ways, see hip;hways.
\Vcbb, Mr., 25, 103.
Webster, John, (55, 128.
Weeks, Thomas, 8<>, 01, 110, 11.'
Weights and measures, VA, 14
220, 2:12.
I Wenham (Enon), 125, 1.30, 115, KK), 101
102, KM), 173, 181,221,228.
I Wenham Common, 1:58.
Wenham Swamp, 173, 181.
Wescott, Stuekley, 20, 24, lo;5, 12.3.
West, Thomas, !W, 110, 1 19, 127, 2<H», 220.
Weston, Francis, 20, 27, 32, 37, 47, 01, f57
103.
21,00,
no.
I4:i
s!, 102, i;io, 100
128.
101, 22S,
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242
Wharton, Edward, 169, 188.
Wheaton, Robert, 33, 74, 128.
Wheeler, Thomas, 145, 153, 154.
Whipping post, 199.
Whiting, Mr., 203, 204, 210, 217, 219, 222,
224, 227.
White, John, 90, 118, 181.
Whitehaire ( Whiteeare), Abraham, (J3, 95.
Williams, George, 19, 25, 26, 33, 37, 101,
128, 161, 178, 231.
Williams, Isaac, 228.
Williams, John, 182, 185, 198, 212, 221, 230.
Williams, Mr., 111.
Williams, Samuel, 198, 212.
Williams, William, 52, 103.
Willoughby, Mr., 150.
Wilson, Ed., 152.
Windmill, 54.
Winter Harbor, 33, 36, 41, 55, 63, (56, 67, 76,
78, 80, 83, 84, 88, 92.
Winter, Island, 16, 55, 67, 75, 92, 94, 97,
135, 136, 183.
Winter Neck, 130.
Winthrop, John, jr., 7, 18, 70, 90.
Winthrop, Mr., 86.
Winthrop, Stephen, 53, 64.
Wood, John, 25.
Wood, Wm., 70.
Woodbury, Andrew, 214.
Woodbury, Father, 10.
Woodbury, Hugh, 173.
Woodbury, Humphrey, 19, 24, 33, 65, 102,
113, 146, 175, 177, 229.
Woodbury, John, 10, 12, 16, 19, 26, 27, 28,
32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 44—47, 50—97, 103, 105,
109, 112, 175.
Woodbury, Nicholas, 65, 170, 191.
Woodbury, Wm., 25, 39, 43, 72, 97, 99, 102,
120, 145, 150, 152.
Woolf, Peter, 19, 25, 26, 36, 37, 55, 102.
Woolen, Edward, 219.
Wooliston's River, 13, 47.
Wolves, 107, 126, 133, 227.
Wright, George, 58, 104, 117, 118.
Y.
Young (Yongs), Christopher, 37, 38, 80,
83, 103, 118.
Young, John, 54, 98.
Young, Joseph, 79, 80, 83, 98, 119.
Young, Mr., 101.
ESSEX INSTITUTE
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
SECOND SERIES, VOL. I
:PJ^I^T II
SALEM, MASS.
ESSEX INSTITUTE PRESS.
1868.
MEMOIR OF FRAXCIS PEABODY,
(LATE rUESIDEN'T OF THE SOCIETY),
KEAU BEFORE TJIE ESSEX IN STITUTE , Jl L Y 18, ISGS,
BY CHAULES W. UPIIAM.
At a meeting of the Essex Institute, Nov. 2, 18G7,
tlie hononible duty was assiirned to me of preparinir a
Eulogy on Francis Peabody, then recently deceased. The
Body before whom it is to be read, and the topics to
be presented, will give to what I am now to offer the
form of a Memoir. The details embraced in the life and
character of our late President will be found to be the
highest Eulogy.
In order that we may do justice to an occasion, in
which a distinguished society, like this, renders its tril)ute
to such an example as his, it becomes necessary, in the
first place, to detect and bring to view the influences that
made them and him what they have been, and In-ought
him into the relation he sustained, as their chosen leader
and head. The institution, and the individual, alike are
phenomena that demand explanation ; and you will permit
me, by way of introduction, to illustrate, at some length,
the causes that have led to the formation and development
of the Essex Institute, and, as a consequence, of such a
character as we have met to commemorate.
It may safely be said that an uncommon degree of
intellectual activity is noticeable in the people of this
place, and of the section of country constituting the
county of Essex, from the very beginning. In the review,
now to be presented, the limits upon the occasion confine
attention mainly to the immediate locality.
The natural effect of the presence of persons of marked
impressiveness of mental traits among the first settlers
and their associates, is, of course, the primal and general
cause to which results, of this sort, are to be traced. The
influence of every individual upon those around him, and
upon those coming after him, is an absolute force, greater
than is imagined or suspected. It cannot be measured,
traced, or estimated. Its invisible, unlimited, perpetual
momentum constitutes the dread responsibility of human
life — the incalculable contribution we are all always
making to the aggregate of good or ill, in the condition
and progress of the race. This power was brought to
bear, in stimulating the intelligence of the community
established here, in a remarkable manner, at its earliest
period.
Roger Williams and Hugh Peters, more, perhaps, than
any others that can be named, were of the kind to set
men thinking, to start speculations and enquiries that
would call forth the exercise of mental faculties, and of a
nature to retain their hold upon the general interest, and
be transmitted as a permanent social element. There is
evidence that several others of the first settlers here were
persons of uncommonly inquisitive minds, addicted to
experiments and enterprises, in mining operations, and
various forms of mechanical ingenuity. In j)roof of the
prevalence of this feature in the character of the people,
after the lapse of several generations, the following cir-
cumstance particularly arrests our attention :
About the middle of the last century, a social evening
club, designed to promote literature and philosophy, was
in existence in Salem, coipposed of its most eminent.
cultivated and intellectual citizens. The followinir are
understood to have been among its members : Benjamin
Lynde and Nathaniel Ropes, both of the Bench of the
Supreme Court of the Province, the former, as his father
had been, its Chief Justice ; William Browne, Judge of
the Superior Court ; Andrew Oliver, Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas ; the Rev. William McGilchrist, of the
Episcopal Church; the Rev. Thomas Barnard, of the
First Church ; and Edward Augustus Ilolyoke, then a
young physician. When it is considered that the entire
l^opulation of the whole territory of Salem could hardly
have amounted, at that time, to nioi-e than 4,000, it nuist
be conceded to be proved by these names, to have
embraced an extraordinary proportion of persons of
eminent position and culture.
The result of conversations and discussions, in that
club, is seen to-day in operations within these walls, and
in the formation of such characters as that of him to
whose memory we are to devote the hour. A taste for
literature and knowledge, a zeal in the prosecution of
scientific studies, was imparted to the community, of
which we can distinctly trace the imprints and monu-
ments through all our subsequent history. The Hrst
organized movement towards establishing permanent
institutions, to this effect, was as follows : On the even-
ing of Monday, March 31st, 17 GO, a meeting was held
at the Tavern House of Mrs. Pratt, for the purpose, as
stated in the notice calling it, of "founding, in the town
of Salem, a handsome Library of valuable books, appre-
hending the same may be of very considerable use and
benefit, under proper regulations." The poster calling the
meeting was signed by the following persons, all, it is
believed, members of the club : Benjamin Pickmau,
Ichabod Plaisted, Thomas Barnard, Samuel Cur wen,
Nathaniel Ropes, Timothy Orne, Ebenezer Putnam,
Stephen Higginson, William Pynchon, Edward A. Hol-
yoke, and William Walter. A subscription was started,
headed by Benjamin Pickman, of 20 guineas, Timothy
Orne, Samuel Curwen and William Walter, of 10 guineas
each, and Stephen Higginson, Ebenezer Putnam, Joseph
Bowditch, Samuel Barnard, Nathaniel Ropes, E. A. Hol-
yoke, William Pynchon, William Vans, John Nutting,
jr., Samuel Barton, jr., William Browne, Joseph Blaney,
Richard Derby, Daniel King, Samuel Gardner, Samuel
Gardner, jr., Thomas Barnard, Benjamin Pickman, jr.,
Francis Cabot, Joseph Cabot, William Epes, Andrew
Oliver, jr., and tToseph Jeffrey for William Jeffrey, of 5
guineas each. The Rev. Jeremiah Condy, described by
Dr. Andrew Eliot as a person "of great candor, learning
and ingenuity," a Baptist minister in Boston, being about
to visit England, was employed to purchase the books.
On their arrival, a meeting of the subscribers was held.
May 20th, 1761, of which Benjamin Pickman was mod-
erator, and Nathan Goodell, clerk. The " Social Library "
was thus put in operation. The books imported, with
those given by members or otherwise procured, amounted
to 415 volumes. The Society was incorporated in .1797.
It may be regarded as the foundation of all the institu-
tions and agencies, established in this place, for the
promotion of a high intellectual culture.
The locality where the Social Library was formed is a
matter of curious interest. In a letter 'addressed to me,
Jan. 11th, 1840, the late George Cleveland thus speaks
of it : "John Pratt kept what was called, in his day, the
* Great Tavern.' After his decease it was continued to be
kept by his widow and daughters, until the death of the
last, Abigail, which must have taken place towards the
latter part of 1765. The Tavern House stood on the
corner of Essex and Court streets, where the l)rick store
now stands. I can very well remember its appearance.
It was an old wooden building, with many peaks ; and
stood out on Essex street as far as the curb stone docs
now. The estate came finally into the possession of my
grandmother Jetirey, who sold it at auction, in 1791, to
Col. Pickman, and Stearns and Waldo ; and they innnc-
diatcly covered the premises with the laj*ge ])rick store
that now stands there." The estate still remains in pos-
session of the family of one of the purchasers in 1791 ;
and the "large brick store" is known as the Stearns
Block. Our venerable fellow citizen. Hardy Phippen,
was thirteen years of age when the "Great Tavern" was
demolished, and a few days since, pointed out to me the
position it occupied, with its dimensions on Essex and
Washington streets, and descril)ed its a[)pearance. His
recollections fully correspond with those of Mr. Cleve-
land.
The history of the building, thus remembered by Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Phippen previous to its occupancy by
the Pratts, is not without strikino^ and su«:i2:estive siirniti-
cance in connection with our sul)ject. John Pratt bought
it in September, 1727, of the heirs of Walter Price.
Price bought it, Dec. 1st, 1659, of John Orne, of Salem,
carpenter, and Frances, his wife, for 150 pounds in cash
"already paid," and the deed was recorded, April 25th,
1660. John Orne bought of Charles Gott. The follow-
ing is a copy of the deed of this purchase.
"29th of December 1652.
Charles Gott of Salem Attornie to m"" Hugh Peters for
and in consideration of forty shillings in hand paid hath
sold unto John Home of Salem aforesaid one piece of
ground contayning about one quarter of an acre more or
lesse nere the meeting* howse in Salem one the North side
thereof, running along by the high way being the land of
m'' Hugh Peters aforesaid. Provided if m'^ Peters shall
retorne to New England in person and repay the said
John all his charges of building or otherwayes bestowed
upon the said land that then the said m"^ Peters shall have
the said land againe as by a writing dated the 28th day of
this instant December 1652 apeareth."
It appears by the deed to Price of 1659, that, at that
time, there was a dwelling-house on the lot. The lan-
guage of the deed, just quoted, reserving to Peters the
right of reclaiming the property, in the event of his ever
returning to America, upon making good to Orne for "all
his charges of building, or otherwise bestowed upon the
said land," does not necessarily, in itself, prove that there
was a house upon it, when Orne purchased, but the
general aspect of the transaction leads, I think, to the
conclusion that there was. It can hardly be supposed
that Mr. Peters would have authorized his attorney to
bind him, on the contingency mentioned, in order to
recover the property, to pay whatever Orne might spend
in erecting buildings, whether they suited him or not.
This consideration makes it probable that there was a
house on the lot in 1652, and that Peters and his attorney
knew what sort of a house it was. The same general
reasoning, probably, authorizes the conclusion that the
house was built under the direction, if not the personal
oversight, of Peters himself. Merely having care of the
lot, in the temporary absence of the owner, Gott would
not have taken the responsibility of erecting a house upon
it, without specific directions, and it is most likely that,
if not built before he left the country, Peters would have
deferred it until his return. The balance of probabilities
seems, therefore, to be against the supposition that the
house was erected either during the period when Orne
conditionally owned it, or Gott had charge of it. Its
size, as particularly described to me by Mr. Phippcn,
which led to its being called "The Great Tavern," and its
architecture of "many peaks," prove that it was of a more
commanding, pretentious, and artistic style, than would
have been thought of by cither of the good deacons, Gott
or Orne. Its position also indicates that it was built, at
a very early day, before the line of Essex street had
been adjusted.
It is well known that Mr. Peters lived, at one time, at
the diagonal corner of the crossing of Washington and
Essex streets. His house and lot there were sold by his
attorney some years after he had gone to England. I
think there is evidence that he had also built a house near
the corner of Washington and Norman streets. He was
a man of indefatigable activity, was always making
improvements, and starting enterprises, and it is not
strange that he built houses and changed his residence
from time to time. It is quite likely that before his
mission to the mother country had been suggested, he
employed Orne to prepare a residence, more fitted to
accommodate him permanently, on his lot where the
Stearns Building now is. It may have been finished, and
possibly occupied by him, but, not paid for, in conse-
quence of the suddenness of his call to the service of the
colony, as one of its agents to look after its interests at
London. A settlement of accounts may have been de-
ferred until he returned, which all supposed would be in
a short time, an expectation cherished by him to the last.
The battle of Worcester, however, whicb occurred Sept.
2
10
3d, 1651, put such a face upon the affairs of the mother
country, that it seemed probable Mr. Peters's services
would be permanently needed there. Gott was accord-
ingly authorized to settle with Orne, conveying to him,
for the small sum of two pounds, the whole property,
reserving, however, to Peters the right of repurchasing
it, if, notwithstanding the then existing appearances, he
should, at any time, come back and claim it. The death
of Cromwell in 1658, and the events that quickly fol-
lowed, showed that the days of the Commonwealth were
numbered and finished. As the next year drew to
a close it became apparent that the restoration of the
monarchy was inevitable, and closely impending. The
return of Peters became impossible ; arrest, attainder,
death and confiscation, were hanging over him and his co-
patriots. Orne, perhaps, felt that the conditional clause
in his deed, rendered the estate liable, and he was glad,
before it was too late, to get rid of it by the sale to Price.
Such are the facts so far as known, and the conjectures
which they seem to justify, in reference to "the Great
Tavern with many peaks." It is interesting to find that
certainly on that spot and within those walls, the first
institution for a higher intellectual culture, and the diffu-
sion through this community of a taste for literature and
science, was organized in 1760 ; a spot owned by Hugh
Peters, and the structure probably erected, and perhaps
occupied, by him. He was as highly educated a person
as any among the early emigrants, and a zealous promoter
of popular intelligence. He took an active part in
bringing our college into operation, and made great,
although unavailing, exertions to have it established in
Salem. One of the objects of his mission to England
was to obtain ajd for the interests of education here. In
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the course of the trhil that resulted iu his coudeuination
and execution, addressing the court he said: "I have
looked after three things ; one was that there might be
sound reliofion. The second was that learniu": and laws
might he maintained. The third, that the poor might be
cared for. And I must confess that I have spent most of
my time in these things, to this end and purpose."
When, in line, the great activity of Mr. Peters, during
his short residence here, in stimuhiting the energies and
faculties of the colonists, and by innumerable methods
starting society in the path of improvement and progress —
so as to draw from Winthrop the encomium of "laboring,
both publicly and privately, to raise up men to a public
frame of spirit" — is taken into view, we appreciate the
singular appropriateness of the circumstance that the first
organized eftbrt to create "a public frame of spirit," in
favor of the collection and diffusion of the means of
intellectual and scientitic culture directly among the
people, took place on his ground, and in what was, not
improbably, his house.
It is quite evident that, at the time of the formation of
the Social Library, interest in philosophical enquiries was
a characteristic of the people here, the effect of pre-
existing causes, as well as the efhcient cause of subse-
quent developments. The following instance seems to
indicate such a prevalent turn of mind only five years
afterwards.
In 1766, a lad of thirteen years of age, born and
brought up on a farm in Woburn, with only such advan-
tages of education as a country school district then
afforded, was apprenticed to John Appleton, grandfixther
of Dr. John Appleton, the present Assistant Librarian
of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Mr. Appleton's
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residence and place of business was on the south side of
Essex street, the lot being occupied, at this time, by Dr.
George Choate. He carried on a retail variety store, in
the style of that day, and was engaged in commercial
pursuits in connection with a general traffic. The young
apprentice, from early childhood, in his humble rural
home, had manifested a taste for mechanical and philo-
sophical amusements, and had delighted in constructing
miniature machines, and in rude attempts at drawing and
modelling. Here he found an atmosphere so congenial
to his original passion that he was stimulated to exercise
and exhibit his genius. His curious and various experi-
ments attracted favorable notice, and won for him an
established reputation, in an appreciating community.
When the repeal of the Stamp-Act, by the British Parlia-
ment, had raised an enthusiastic gratification throughout
the colonies, the people of Salem were determined to
celebrate it in a style of extraordinary and unparalleled
brilliancy and impressiveness. It was voted to have a
grand display of fireworks. There were no professional
pyrotechnists here, and perhaps never had been in the
whole country. All, however, knew the mechanical and
chemical propensities and attainments of Mr. Appleton's
apprentice boy, and he was appointed to conduct the
preparations and superintend the exhibition. Some care-
lessness, not to be wondered at, considering the inex-
perience of all concerned, led to a premature explosion,
and he was so seriously injured, that his life was for a
time despaired of, and his health so much afiected, as
finally to render his removal to his home in Woburn
necessary. But the bent of his mind had, in the few
years he had lived in Salem, become so fixed that, upon
his recovery, he instantly sought and obtained permission
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to attend a course of philosophical lectures, delivered in
Harvard College. He walked regularly to and from
Cambridge, a distance of nine miles to enjoy the privilege.
He was then seventeen years of age. He taught country
district schools at Bradford and Wilmington, in Massa-
chusetts, and Concord, New Hampshire. All the while
he continued his philosophical pursuits, and attracted
increased attention, by novel and successful operations, in
mechanics and chemistry. By a singular succession of
circumstances, he was drawn to a military career in the
service of the mother country. He combined quali-
ties that soon gave him great distinction in that line.
His scientific attainments and philosophical enquiries,
always directed to practical ends, were found of inestima-
ble importance, in fortification, engineering, armament,
equipment, subsistence and all sanitary and economical
modes of military administration. Gunpowder, as an
explosive agent, had ever been a special and favorite
subject of experiment and research, not at all checked by
the disaster of his boyhood at Salem. His methodical
and observing habits of mind, and disposition to classify
all details, gave him facilities in mastering military tactics.
And, besides, his personal aspect and address were pre-
cisely adapted to command preeminence, in the pomp and
pageantry, the parades, evolutions, and blazonry of tented
fields and marshalled camps. He united with all that
was showy and dazzling the sterner wisdom, itself based
upon philosophical principles, that made him famous as a
disciplinarian. In the whole range of biogi-aphy, there
is nothing more wonderful than such a product as he
presents — raised in rustic life, on a New England farm,
and in a Salem retail shop — a most finished and polished
gentleman, with a commanding presence, and easy cour-
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tesy, seldom approached by those upon whom knightly
or courtly influences have been shed for indefinite gener-
ations. His lofty form, noble bearing, sweet and winning
manners, gave to his early manhood a wonderful attrac-
tiveness. One of his biographers says : "His grace and
personal advantages were early developed. His stature
of nearly six feet, his erect figure, his finely formed
limbs, his bright blue eyes, his features chiselled in the
Roman mould, and his dark auburn hair, rendered him a
model of manly beauty." We may well believe that he
shone the cynosure of all eyes, at the head of his regi-
ment of dragoons, and that he made a sensation in all
circles in London. In 1779 he was elected into the Eoyal
Society, and in 1784, received the honors of Knighthood
from the King of Great Britain. Having "introduced a
revision of the military exercise, and effected several
reformations of acknowledged consequence," in that
country, he went to the continent, with a view of offering
his services to Austria, then at war with Turkey. Dr.
Jacob Bigelow, who wrote the memoir of this remarkable
man, read before the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, from which I have already quoted, says that
"in more than one instance, of his life it happened that
his fine manly figure and captivating manners were instru-
mental in deciding his reception among strangers." On
his way to Vienna, he was present at a review of Bavarian
troops. He appeared, as a spectator, on the ground,
mounted and uniformed, according to his rank, as Sir
Benjamin Thompson, a colonel of the British cavalry.
The commander of the troops was a Duke, and soon after,
the King of Bavaria. Attracted by the splendid bearing
and aspeat of the stranger he sought his acquaintance,
and impressed with a deep admiration of his qualities and
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attainments, made him his aid-de-camp, chamberlain,
member of his council of State, and Lieutenant-general
of his armies, and afterwards raised him to the dignity of
a Count of the Holy Roman empire. It must commend
Sir Benjamin Thompson to the good feeling of every true
and high-minded man, that while covered with all these
honors at the Court of Munich, he did not forget or fail
to avow his attachment to, and pride in, his earl}- humble
condition and home in Xew England. In selecting the
distinguishing element of his title as a nobleman, he
chose the name that had formerly been given, prior to its
change to Concord, to the village in New Hampshire,
where, when nineteen years of age, he had taught school
and been married — Rumford. He led the armies of
Bavaria with distinguished success in an important
campaign, and reformed the entire military organization
and civil administration of that country. The extraor-
dinary results he secured by the application of philosoph-
ical principles, in raising the condition of the whole
people, in reducing the burdens of government, and
particularly in solving the great problem of statesmanship
— abolishing pauperism by bringing it into remedial rela-
tions with labor — made his name renowned throughout
Europe. Monarchs sought his services, and learned
societies and scientific academies in all the great cities
conferred upon him their honors. He was commissioned
ambassador to Great Britain, but was prevented from
acting in that capacity. The old feudal doctrine of
perpetual allegiance, not much longer to be tolerated
among nations professing to recognize the rights of man,
was found — he having been born a British subject — to
obstruct his reception, in the official capacity oS Bavarian
Envoy, by the Court at London. But so -warm was the
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welcome extended to him unofficially, by the government
and all classes of the people, especially men of science
and learning, that he was induced to remain some years
in England, during which time he secured the establish-
ment of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, whose
charter expresses the great object and end of his labors,
through his entire career, from his boyish experiments in
Woburn and Salem, to his last productions.
The absolute identity of his language with that em-
ployed to express one of the designs of the Essex Insti-
tute, and the main object of the Peabody Academy, will
not fail to be noticed, "for diffusing the knowledge, and
facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical
inventions and improvements ; and for teaching by philo-
sophical lectures and experiments the application of science
to the common purposes of life." His last years were
spent at a beautiful seat owned by him within a few miles
of Paris.
Count Rumford enlarged, in many important particu-
lars, the scientific knowledge of his day, and published a
great number of valuable works. He died, August 21st,
1814, in the sixty-second year of his age, arid his Eulogy,
before the Institute of France, was pronounced by Cuvier.
Some years before his death he gave to the Royal Society
of Great Britain one thousand pounds, the interest on
which was to be distributed, from time to time, as
premiums to the authors of the most useful discoveries in
light and heat, and at the same time he transmitted the
sum of five thousand dollars, to the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, the interest to be devoted, in like
manner, to the same ends. In grateful remembrance of
the institution which had opened its lecture-room to him
when a poor country boy, he bequeathed one thousand
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dollars annually, with the final reversion of his whole
estate, to the University of Cambridu^e, in the State of
Massachusetts, as the foundation of a professorship, "to
teach, by reufular courses of academical and public
lectures, accompanied with proper experiments, the utility
of the physical and mathematical sciences, for the
improvement of the useful arts, and for the extension of
the industry, prosperity, happiness and well l)eing of
society." Here, aiifain, I cannot but remark that it would
have been impossible to frame language into a more
perfect expression of the ends pursued by the Essex
Institute and Peabody Academy, and to which the life of
our late President was devoted.
It will be conceded, I think, that in respect to such a
mind as that of Count Rumford, the period of his resi-
dence here was most important. It was the age in which
the deepest and most dural)le impressions are made. His
faculties were then in their forming stage, and the direc-
tion in which they were afterwards to work decisively
determined. It was, indeed, fortunate that his awakening
and kindling genius was placed under the influences that
here surrounded it. His subsecpient course, surpassing
as it does, in many points of view, all that is found in
history or fiction, may be largely ascribed to the intellec-
tual energies put in operation by the men Avho established
the old Salem Social Library.
Richard Kirwan, LL. D., of Dublin, was one of the
most distinguished philosophers of his period, and is
ranked among eminent writers in chemistry, mineralogy,
geology, and kindred sciences. In 1781, a vessel, having
on board a valuable library belonging to him, was cap-
tured by an American private armed ship, and brought
into Beverly, to be disposed of as a prize. The collection
a
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of books was there sold, as a whole, to an association
of gentlemen of this town and neighborhood, among
whom were the Rev. Manasseh Cutler, LL. D., A. A. S.,
S. P. A., then the minister of the congregation at Ham-
ilton, afterwards a Representative from this State in
Congress, and founder of the State of Ohio, who in the
course of his distinguished life adorned each of the three
learned professions; the Rev. Joseph Willard, LL. D.,
S. P. A., of Beverly, afterwards President of Harvard
College, and first President of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences; the Rev. Thomas Barnard, D. D.,
A. A. S., of the North Church in Salem ; Joshua Fisher,
M. D., A. A. S., of Beverly, the first President of the
Massachusetts Medical Society ; the Rev. John Prince, of
the First Church, in Salem ; and Edward A. Holyoke,
M. D., of Salem. They made it the foundation of the
Philosophical Library. Justice to the memory of the
enliglitened merchants, who owned the vessel, Andrew
and John Cabot brothers, requires it to be recorded, as
a part of the transaction, that they relinquished their
share of prize money for the books, and made such
arrangements with the other parties in interest, that the
whole library came to the association of scholars just
named, at a mere nominal price ; and the satisfaction,
with which the afiair will ever be regarded, is rendered
complete by the additional fact, that remuneration was
subsequently tendered to Dr. Kir wan, but he declined to
accept it, expressing gratification that the books had fallen
into such hands, and were put to so good a use.
The Social Library and the Philosophical Library were,
after some time, consolidated into the "Salem Athenaeum,"
and incorporated, as such, in March, 1810.
The "Essex Historical Society," was incorporated in
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1821, and put in operation on the 27th of June of that
year.
Such is the history of movements, in an oroani/ecl form,
to give effect to efforts to promote th(i inihience of liter-
ature, science, phih)soi)hy and history, in this phice i'rom
17G0 to 1821. It is quite remarkable, that in each stage ot
the progress a leading part was taken by one man — Dr.
Ilolyoke ; he signed the call for the meeting at the house
of Mrs. Pratt, and was an original subscriber to the funds
then raised to establish the Social Lil)rary ; he was one of
the purchasers of Dr. Kirwan's books, thus cooperating
in founding the Philosophical Lilmuy ; he Avas tlie first
President of the Salem Athen;eum, and also the iirst
President of the Essex Historical Society. The ellects
of such institutions, and methods of combined action of
such men, upon the character of the poi)ulation in general,
may be estimated, in some d(\gree, l)y considering them in
view of the ordinary laws of social inihience ; but i\wy
can only be adequately and fully appreciated by illustra-
tions in detail.
In the earlier portion of this century, when our popu-
lation was scarcely half of what it now is, and Ave had
barely reached the required constitutional dimensions, but
not yet aspired to the dignity, of a city, there were on
the list of our inhabitants the names of an extraordinary
number of persons, eminent and conspicuous for attain-
ments in science and literature. It is proper to bring
them severally before our minds, as we shall thus best
appreciate the influences under which the sul^ject of this
memoir grew up to manhood.
Edward Augustus Ilolyoke, LL.D., was President of
the Massachusetts Medical Society, and of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. He added to the learning
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and skill that made him, for half a century, The Teacher
of his profession, acquisitions of knowledge in various
other fields, particularly of Natural Science. He kept
up with his times in the several departments of intellec-
tual progress, retaining the effects of an early classical
training, and enjoying to the last a relish for the produc-
tions of elegant literature. A professional practice ot
unrivalled duration, accompanied by careful observation
and an admirable judgment, made him the great oracle
among physicians, large numbers of whom, from all
quarters, gathered round him, as the guide of their early
studies. Among his pupils were some of the most dis-
tinguished medical n^ines of the country ; one of them
was the late James Jackson, long the revered head of
his profession, who^e eulogist informs us that he took
"his old master, as he always loved to call him, as his
model."* Dr. Jackson had explored the whole ground ol
medical science and practice, at home and abroad, and no
man ever more universally enjoyed or deserved the confi-
dence and respect of the community, for discriminating
fairness, and sound judgment ; and it is stated by the
highest authority that he expressed himself thus, con-
cerning Dr. Holyoke : "I can only say of his practice,
the longer I have lived, I have thought better and better
of it." The "Ethical Essay," a posthumous publication of
Dr. Holyoke, commenced in his eighty-sixth, but mostly
composed after he had passed his ninetieth year, is a
lasting monument of his christian wisdom, and shows that
he was entitled, preeminently, to the character of a
philosopher, as well as patriarch.
*An Introductory Lecture delivered before the medical class of
Harvard University, Nov. 6tli, 1867, by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Park-
man Professor of Anatomy and Physiology.
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Timothy Pickering, LL. D., 8. P. A., adorned the
great spheres in which he had moved in onr puhlic and
national military and civil service, with scholarly tastes,
and a pnrity, exactness, vigor and impressiveness ot
style that placed him among our best writers. James
Madison pronounced the highest encomium upon his State
Papers, while at the head of the department at Wash-
ington intrusted with the foreign relations of the country,
at a critical period of our diplomatic history.
The Rev. John Prince, LL. D., A. A. 8., 8. P. A., had
a world-wide reputation as a scientific mechanician aiid
discoverer, enlarorinii: the domain of Pneumatics and
Astronomy Avith ingenious constructions, the work of his
own hands. His diversified attainments in natural philoso-
phy, and general as well as professional literature, were
called into the service of learned institutions, and private
students throughout the country, and his judgment, skill
and taste employed to aid in the selection and im[)orta-
tion of standard books, and the most approved philosoph-
ical apparatus. Colleges, academies, and libraries, in all
parts of the Union, have now in ihvAv lecture-rooms and
alcoves, the fruits of their correspondence with him ; and
machines contrived or improved by him, and constructed
in his own laboratory, are still regarded as invalualjle,
in displaying the wonders of the creation, in the laws
and growths of nature, or the starry firmament on high.
His home was at once a lecture-room and school of
philosophy, ever open to contribute to the delight and
instruction of neighbors or strangers, in the diversified
methods by which the lucernal microscope, magic lantern,
telescope, air-pump, electric jar, or other philosophical
machines are put to their uses by a skilful hand. It is
impossible to estimate the value or the extent of the
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service he thus rendered with glad enthusiasm, and un-
wearied constancy, all his life long, to ever welcome
guests. Many a young mind was thus opened to discern
the value, and inspired to pursue the attainments, of
science and philosophy. The interest so deeply taken in
such subjects, in his early youth, by him whose character
we have met to consider, was gratefully attributed, in a
large measure, to the happy hours he spent in Dr. Prince's
laboratory and library.
Benjamin Lynde Oliver, M. D., A. A. S., was also
a philosophical mechanician, illustrating his favorite
branches of science by machinery of his own construc-
tion, operating upon brass or glass. He was a scientific
musician, astronomer and optician ; had an exquisite
classical and artistic taste, and was an elegant belles-
lettres scholar and writer.
The Eev. William Bentley, D.D., S.P. A., was emi-
nent as a person of very various attainments in philosophy
and literature, of large acquaintance with books beyond
the range of ordinary reading, extending his researches
to foreign libraries, particularly to oriental sources. He
was deeply interested in geographical studies, and always
zealously engaged in exploring local antiquities ; his
multifarious attainments in that line, are illustrated in his
"Description and History of Salem," occasional published
discourses, and especially in the columns of the local
press to which he was a constant contributor. His rare
attainments, great benevolence of life, ardent patriotism,
originality and independence of character, mental activity,
and social spirit, made him altogether a most marked and
interesting personage, gave an impulse to the thoughts of
men, and left a stamp upon the general intelligence of
the community not soon to be effaced or forgotten.
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John Dexter Treadwell, M. D., A. A. S., was a man of
strong individuality and impressivcness of cliaractor, of
extensive learning outside of, as well as in, his profession,
particularly in the lexicography and interpretation of the
Greek and Hebrew Scriptures. His frank and forci])le
expressions as he moved about among the peoj^le in his
extensive practice, were suggestive and stinudatlng to
the mental activities of the connnunity.
Xathaniel l^>o\vditch, LL. D., S. P. A., was President
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a
Fellow of the Koyal Society of London. Similar l)odies,
in the great centres of science in foreign countries,
honored themselves by inscril)ing his great name on their
rolls. He was a writer of recoguized authority in
astronomy and kindred departments. Ilis translation of
the "^Iecani(|ue Celeste," with the commentary that accom-
panies and gives completeness to it, places his name
wdiere none other stands, by the side of LaPlace. His
"Practical Navigator," cannot be displaced as a standard
work, and will forever guide the saik)r over the trackless
deep. As a mathematician he holds the front rank, and
will through all coming time. Dr. Bowditch was not, as
one would suppose from the -amount of hard mental work
he performed, a recluse, wholly absor])ed by calculation
and the solution of profound problems recpiiring the
utmost concentration of mind ; he was a social, cheerful,
lively man, mixing with the people, more active in prac-
tical every day affairs than most persons, with faculties
ever free and fresh, in all neighborly, friendly, and
domestic relations and circles. The influence of such a
character, upon the prevalent ideas of the community in
which he lived cannot be overrated.
To show how fully I am sustained in the reasoning
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which these instances are cited to support, the following
passage from Dr. Bowditch's will is presented :
"Item. It is well known, that the valuable scientific
library of the celebrated Dr. Richard Kirwan was, during
the revolutionary war, captured in the British channel,
on its way to Ireland, by a Beverly privateer ; and that,
by the liberal and enlightened views of the owners of the
vessel, the library thus captured was sold at a very low
rate ; and in this manner was laid the foundation, upon
which has since been successively established, the Philo-
sophical Library, so-called, and the present Salem Athe-
naeum. Thus, in early life, I found near me a better
collection of philosophical and scientific works than could
be found in any other part of the United States nearer
than Philadelphia. And by the kindness of its propri-
etors I was permitted freely to take books from that
library, and to consult and study them at pleasure. This
inestimable advantage has made me deeply a debtor to
the Salem Athenaeum : and I do therefore give to that
Institution the sum of one thousand dollars, the income
thereof to be forever applied to the promotion of its
objects, and the extension of its usefulness."
When we consider that he gave legacies, of the same
amount each, to the Salem Marine Society and the East
India Marine Society, both which institutions had be-
friended him or his relations, and which, in their respec-
tive spheres, have done so much to raise the character and
improve the condition of our maritime population, and
take into the account the means and circumstances of the
donor, they cannot but be regarded as noble benefactions,
and demonstrative of the depth of his gratitude.
If Eichard Kirwan could have foreseen the testimony
that has just been read, he would have felt his loss more
than remunerated, and, in the magnanimous spirit with
which he refused pecuniary compensation, given thanks
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that his books did not reach their destination, but were
diverted to this place. If the institutions, whose inlhience
I am sketching, liad done no more than open the path
througli which the mind of Bowditch advanced to its
achievements, they woukl have amply repaid the public-
spirited efforts of their founders. But they raised up and
stimulated the intellects of many others, as I proceed to
show l)y continuing the list of those who, at the same
time, adorned and illuminated this community.
John Pickering, LL. D., S. P. A., was President of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. As a
Greek scholar, and lexicographer he had no superior,
and his attainments were great in universal Phihjlogy,
embracing the languages of continental Europe, and
extending to Oriental nations. He had made wide re-
searches also in the aboriiiiual toni»:ucs of America.
Foreign scholars recognized his name, and welcomed his
labors. He was an honorary member of the Academ\' of
Science and Literature of Palermo, and a corresponding
member of the Archteological Society of Athens. He
was conversant with general literature, a master of the
culture derived from all the fields of classic lore, and, at
the same time, a learned and active lawyer. Kesidence
in earlier life in diplomatic circles, at European courts,
had added to the natural dignity of his presence, and
given a polished relinement to tlie courtesy and gentleness
of his manners. An unobtrusive modesty and simplicity
of demeanor, an easy recognition of all pleasant and
playful phases of conversation, an affectionate geniality,
and a pervading kindness of expression towards all de-
scriptions of persons, made him as line a specimen of
what constitutes the real gentleman as can anywhere be
found.
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Daniel Appleton White, LL. D., A. A. S., was a man
of strong intellectual faculties, highly educated, and of
extensive attainments beyond the range of his profession.
No one among us has been a more earnest or efficient
patron of literary and scientific institutions, and traces
are here to be found, as monuments exist in a sister city
of our county, of his zeal and munificence in the cause
of popular education, and the diffusion of the means of
knowledge. Scholars, philosophers, and distinguished
persons of all sorts, visiting our city, were welcomed to
his generous hospitality, while many an humble, but
aspiring, student felt the cheering and sustaining influ-
ence of his liberal sympathy and substantial aid.
Joseph Story, LL. D., A. A. S., S. P. A., trained the
classes in the Law School of our University in all the
learning of his profession, and from the Supreme Bench
of the Union announced, with acknowledged authority,
the interpretation of the Constitution, and the force and
limitation of the Statutes of Nation and State. His
published works exhaust the topics of judicial lore, and
are standard text books in courts at home and abroad.
Besides all this he was a public orator, and shone in
general literary accomplishments. His eloquence and
energy were always at hand to advance the intellectual
condition of the people.
Either of these ten men, all living here together,
would have been recognized as an intellectual leader and
head, in any of our great cities. Combined they were a
constellation rarely equalled, anywhere, in any age.
They were none of them mere bookish men, standing
aloof from the community, but severally among the
people, and of the people ; to be seen daily, as much as
any class of persons, in the streets, social circles, and
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places of public resort. They took as active and efficient
a part in local afiairs as others. They were always in
lively contact with their fellow citizens, witliout reserve,
hauteur, or pretension. It is obvious that their influence
upon the condition and current of popular thought could
not but have been most potent and far reaching.
There were many others, younger men, of marked
eminence, adding to the mental stinudus of the place.
Leverett Saltonstall, LL. D., A. A. S., did not forget,
while in extensive professional practice, to keep a deep
interest in the i^^eneral culture and hio^her welfare of the
community. Education, fine faculties, fluent speech, a
generous and magnanimous nature made him a persuasive
and impressive speaker at the bar, and in poi)ular assem-
blies. Literary tastes, the warmth of his heart, sympathy
with all amiable human Jiffections, a manly ease and free-
dom of address gave him a just influence in i)rivate
circles, and all associated forms of action. He was an
enthusiast in whatever relates to colonial or local history,
and the memory of the Fathers. One of the founders
of the Essex Historical Society, and always an active
member, he was selected to deliver the Address, on the
197th anniversary of the landing of Endicott. The occa-
sion was observed, Sept. (Jth, 1^25, Avith much i)ubli(;
interest, in the meeting-house of the First Church. A
large audience appreciated the ability and ekxpience
of the discourse, which gave an early and efficient im-
pulse to the commemorative spirit now happily pervading
the land.
Benjamin Merrill, LL. D., was a learned lawyer and
scholar, the influence of whose pleasant humor, polished
and pregnant wit, and acuteness and force of thought
enlivened conversation and gave eli'ect to the productions
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of his pen in racy articles, long continuing to add attrac-
tiveness to the local press, particularly to the Salem
Gazette.
David Cummings, a man of strong powers, and promi-
nent at the bar, is well remembered for his ardent natural
eloquence at public meetings and in addresses to juries.
His pure and noble spirit, and transparent character,
secured the respect and confidence of all, while his
genial ingenuousness, freshness of thought and expres-
sion, acuteness of perception, keen but playful and
benignant satire, and an enthusiasm all his own, de-
lighted every circle in which he moved.
Joseph E. Sprague, was early drawn from legal prac-
tice into political life, in which few ever bore a more
active or efficient part. His facile, rapid, and felicitous
pen was always ready to meet the demands of the hour,
not merely for party purposes, but to give expression to
worthy sentiments on the topics and occurrences that
arrested notice from time to time. Like his classmate
Merrill, he fully discharged his obligations to the public
by using the columns of the Register to promote the
intelligence, and guide the thoughts of the people. Sal-
tonstall and* Merrill, on one side, and Cummings and
Sprague, on the other, were leading actors in political
operations, at a time when party passions were exasper-
ated beyond the experience of our day, but so liberal
and enlightened were their spirits that the bonds of per-
sonal friendship were never severed between them, and
they acted cordially together in giving their sympathy
and influence to the general welfare and progress of
society.
John Glen King, a learned lawyer, had rare classical
attainments, and was widely known as one of the choicest
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scholars of his period*. He studied the writings of the
early fathers of the Christian Church to an extent which
but few clergymen have equalled.
Reuben Dimond Mussey, M. D., LL. D., A. A. S.,
was a leading practitioner here, and established a national
reputation that ultimately drew him to the West, where
he was welcomed as one of the heads of his profession.
While in Salem, in 1812 and 1813, he gave courses of
lectures on cliemistry, imparting such an interest, in this
community, to that subject that the thoughts of enter-
prising business men were particularly turned to it ; and
as is generally supposed, the Laboratory, incorporated in
1819, which has l)een in successful operation ever since,
manufacturing, on a large scale, aquafortis, muriatic acid,
oil of vitriol, blue vitriol and alum, was the result. For
many years he had in charge the medical department of
Dartmouth College, lecturing on the Theory and Practice
of Medicine, Materia Medica, Surgery, and Medical
Jurisprudence.
Daniel Oliver M. D., LL. D., A. A. S., was associated
with Dr. Mussey in practice, and cooperated in con-
ducting the lectures on chemistry. In 1820, he Avas
elected Professor in the Medical School of Dartmouth
College, and also filled the chair of Intellectual and Moral
Philosophy there, continuing in the discharge of his
duties with high reputation until 1837. Subsequently he
Avas called to a professorship in the college of Ohio.
After a brief, but distinguished service in that new and
wider field, he was compelled to relinquish his labors by
a disease which proved fatal in 1842. He was a learned,
able, and accomplished scholar, outside of his profession,
of rare attainments in classical, French and German
literature. His tastes, manners, and character were
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eminently refined, delicate and retiring; but there was,
notwithstanding, a universal recognition of his merits.
His work entitled "First Lines of Physiology," is a
standard authority. The leading collegiate institutions
of his own country conferred upon him their diplomas,
and he was an honorary member of the Academy of
Science and Literature at Palermo.
Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, A. A. S., after
completing his professional preparation in the office of
Judge Story, entered upon the practice of law here, and
was early brought into particular notice by addresses on
public occasions, and articles in leading journals and
magazines. His attention was given to Agriculture as a
science and art, especially to Horticulture. No one did
more to inspire a taste and interest in such subjects, and
in recognition of this fact, the municipal authorities, in
laying out a street bordered by proprietors engaged in
rearing nurseries of trees and flowers, called it by his
name. General Dearborn was the first President of the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The traces of his
hand are to be seen at Mount Auburn, and the Forest
Hills Cemetery in Koxbury, the place of his residence
during much of the latter portion of his life. He was
long in the public service in local, state, and national
offices. He was the author of valuable works relating to
commerce and internal improvements, as well as Agri-
culture ; and in the department of biography, naval and
military. He wrote, not so much from ambition in
authorship, as from the love of literary occupation, and
for the gratification of his sense of the beautiful in art,
leaving behind him elaborate, exquisitely finished and
embellished manuscript volumes, designed as memorials
for his friends and family, on Architecture and Flowers ;
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and also a Life of Christ, in which all the passages of
scripture relating to it, are collected and harmonized into
a continuous narrative.
Joseph Emerson Worcester, LL. D., A. A. S., passed
some years here as a teacher, engaged, at the same time
in preparing his Geographical Dictionary- or Universal
Gazetteer. Publications of this class secured him the
honor of election as a corresponding mem])er of the
Koyal Geographical Society of London. Li the Athe-
meum and private libraries, and the society of our culti-
vated men and accurate scholars, he was preparing his
mind for the great work of his life — that monument of
patience, perseverence, judgment, taste and learning —
The Dictionary of the English Language.
Thomas Cole, A. A. S., was a thoroughly trained
scholar and teacher, conversant Avith the various depart-
ments of science and philosopliy, particularly astronomy
and meteorology, and occupying the first rank of micro-
scopists, pursuing researches to the minutest recesses of
the fields of natural science.
William Gibbs, shrinking from ol)servation Avith the
most sensitive modesty and humility, could not es-
cape being recognized as an antiquarian explorer, as
exact, thorough and successful as au}^ we have ever had
among us.
Malthus Augustus Ward, M. D., also a person of un-
obtrusive deportment, in addition to the learning of his
profession, pursued the science of natural history with a
quiet enthusiasm that conducted him to wide attainments
in that department, especially in botany. He removed to
Athens, in Georgia, and during the residue of his life
was connected with the University there, as Professor in
his favorite branch. In that service he exerted an ex-
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tensive influence in behalf of science and learning, con-
ferring lasting benefit upon the young men then passing
through the academic course. Among his pupils was
Alexander H. Stephens, who has expressed to me in the
strongest terms the value he and all others attached to
Dr. Ward's instructions, gratefully ascribing to him the
credit of directing the studies, guiding the tastes, and
stimulating the minds of those frequenting his lecture-
room^ and participating in explorations and observations
of the surrounding region, over which he was wont to
lead them, disclosing the beauties and wonders of nature.
Near the close of the period, to which I am referring,
in 1820 and 1821, the corps of our enlightened citizens
and highly educated men was reinforced by the settlement
here of two distinguished clergymen, John Brazer, D. D.,
A. A. S., Professor of Latin in Harvard University, a
ripe Classical scholar, of extensive attainments in general,
especially in critical, learning, and a writer of unsurpassed
clearness, accuracy, and purity of style; and James
Flint, D. D., whose mind was also stored with the treas-
ures of classical, as well as sacred literature. Familiar
with the best productions in prose and verse of English
authors, bearing in his memory all their finest passages,
a rich imagination, and free and fervid expression, gave
to his private conversation and public discourses, and to
occasional poetic pieces that will never be forgotten, the
power of eloquence and the stamp of genius.
All these were either early trained in academic disci-
pline, or mainly devoted to studious pursuits. But there
were others, self-educated, and engaged in ordinary occu-
pations of active life, foreign from literature or science,
who, like the subject of this memoir, found time, not-
withstanding, to gratify a love of knowledge by pros-
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ecutiiig, as a recreation and for their private enjoyment,
researches in intellectual and philosophical spheres, and
whose hal)its and attainments were well known, and
operated as an incentive to others.
Jonathan Webb, an apothecary, attentive to his lousi-
ness and an active and efficient citizen, was an electrician
withont a superior, retreating, in his leisure hours, to
apartments provided for the purpose within his own
premises, and filled with apparatus upon whicli he prac-
ticed and experimented, developing the wondrons prop-
erties of the element of nature, in whose study he was
an enthusiast.
Thomas Spencer, an English emigrant, in the hum-
l)lest condition, a tallow chandk^r hy trade, and for some
time without any means but what were supplied by indus-
trious toil, as a day laborer, after a while became known
as a philosophic lover of nature, and a retiued and beau-
tiful writer. Ilis lectures, on the forest trees of tiiis
neighborhood Jind on the phenomena of liglit and the
laws of vision, were performances of excpiisite finish.
Althougli his condition was originally lowly and obscure,
having been born with a pure and gifted genius, and,
through all disad\'antai>es, cultivated his miud from child-
hood, he here soon found friends, and a public that ap-
preciated him. lie is still liviug, his venerable age
illuminated by mental and moral accomplishments, an
opulent and extensive landholder in one of the richest
agricultural counties of Eugland. His history is, indeed,
invested with a truly romantic interest. Messages of
love, received from time to time, show that he remem-
bers, with affectionate and grateful feelings, the friend-
ship and sympathy he here enjoyed.
There was a young man, employed as a clerk in the
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counting-rooms of one of our great merchants, afterwards
carrying on, for a while, a retail store, whose exuberant
spirits made him the life of all companies, in scenes of
innocent social gayety, but w^ho early caught the inspira-
tion of the place, and seized every availablp moment to
enrich his mind by the study of the best English works.
Upon reaching an adult age he, at once, made himself
felt as a devoted supporter of all movements in favor of
the diffusion of knowledge ; and to his inspiring activity
and contagious enthusiasm, the Essex Historical Society
largely owes its origin. After an absence of forty years,
during which he was deeply engaged in business, con-
nected with the transaction of extensive commercial
affairs, in New York, Europe, and California, he returned
with unabated zeal to give, in the last year of his life, an
impulse to the Essex Institute it will feel forever. Al-
though always immersed in occupations aside from litera-
ture that would have wholly absorbed, if not exhausted,
other men, George Atkinson Ward continued the prepara-
tion, he here began, to take his place permanently among
men of letters. From time to time the productions of
his pen gave vivacity to the columns of periodicals ; and
he lived to complete the fourth edition of his "Journal
and Letters of Samuel Cur wen." The writings of Judge
Curwen were the products and the evidence of the taste
and culture that prevailed here during the last century,
and the volume in which Mr. Ward presented them to
the public, with the value added by his editorial labors,
is secure, I am confident, of holding its place, in all
coming time, as a standard work, containing much that
illustrates the opening of the revolutionary struggle, and
giving the best view that ever has been presented, or can
ever be obtained, of the interior social condition of the
mother country at that period.
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Behind the eouuter of a retail store, on Essex street,
at the period now under review, was to l)e found a per-
son pursuing the daily routine of a most unpretentious
life, apparently thinking of nothing else than the aeeoni-
modation of customers, in the exliibition of his stock,
and measuring out, by the yard, linen, cotton, rihljons
and tape. He was, apparently, beyond middle life, of a
mild and courteous demeanor, quiet, and of few words.
There was, it is true, in his mein and manners, a com-
bined gentleness and dignity, that marked him as differ-
ing from the common run of men, but nothing to indi-
cate the tenor of his peculiar mental occupations. The
leisure hours of that man were employed in patient,
minute, comprehensive and far reaching researches in
books, quarterly journals, magazines, and political docu-
ments, guided by a cultivated taste, keen discrimination,
familiarity with the best models of style and thought,
and intimate acquaintance Avith the ])iographical details of
all the prominent public characters of England, and their
personal, family, and party relations to each other, that
enabled him to grapple with a sul)ject, that was engross-
ing and defying the ingenuity of them all, and thereby
to place himself as a peer among the literati of his day.
The most critical and distinguished minds, on both sides
of the Atlantic, at that time and for a great length of
years, were engaged in elal)orate and indefatigal)le etlorts
to solve a problem, which moie and longer, perhaps,
than any similar inquisition, has arrested the curiosity
and scrutiny of mankind.
A series of letters, from Januiiry, 1769, to January,
1772, appeared in a London paper, the "Public Adver-
tiser," over the signature of "Junius," discussing the
conduct of the ministers of government, measures of ad-
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ministration, and the characters of living statesmen, in a
style of elegance, severity, force and effectiveness, never
surpassed, if ever equalled. They were felt and ac-
knowledged then, as they are now, to be masterpieces, in
grace of diction and power of thought. In the most
wonderful manner their authorship was kept concealed
against a pressure that exhausted every form of vigilance
and espionage that could be brought to bear. As, week
after week, they shook the mind of England and the age
to its centre, and flashed before all eyes, as from a gal-
vanic battery, living pictures of the great men of that
period, of course they became the subject of universal
and most exciting interest, growing deeper and stronger
from day to day. Who is the author of these letters ?
was the question on all lips. To give an idea of the
kind of sensation created by them, I present a few speci-
mens of the manner in which their "great unknown"
author is spoken of. The writer of the article on the
subject in the "Encyclopaedia Americana," thus charac-
terizes him. "His style is severe, concise, epigrammatic
and polished ; his reasoning powerful ; his invective un-
sparing and terrible." Again : "He was evidently ac-
quainted, not only with the court, but with the city ;
with the history, private intrigues, and secret characters
of the great ; with the management of the public offices ;
with the proceedings of Parliament (not then, as since,
public) ; and also with the official underlings, through
whom he sometimes condescends to lash their superiors.
With this extensive information, he united a boldness,
vehemence, and rancor, which, while he spared no one,
stopped at nothing, and rendered him an object of terror
to those whom he attacked. To use his own language,
*he gathers like a tempest, and all the fury of the ele-
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ments bursts upon them at oiu'C.'" At first the general
suspicion \vas iixed upon Burke, who alone was thought
capabki of such wonderful compositions, but he pu])licly
denied being their author, and in a speech in the House
of Conmions, expressed his opinion of liim, "in rancor
and venom, the North Briton is as nnich inferior to iiini,
as in strength, Avit, and judgment. King, Lords, and
Commons are but the sport of his fury."
Besides 15urke, conjecture fell at ditlerent times, u[)()n
a great variety of persons, among them the Grcnvilles,
Wilkes, Dunning, Charles Llo^'d, John Ilorne Tooke,
Charles Lee, Sir Philip Francis, Hugh Macaidey Boyd,
Gibbon, Grattan, Sir William Jones, Horace AValpole,
Lords Sackville, Camden, Chatliam and Cliestertield.
Among the great minds engaged in discussing this
question, and seeking to solve the problem, were Burke,
Lord Eldon, the celebrated Dr. Samuel Parr, Sir William
Draper, Butler the learned English lawyer, and a host of
others. Any numl^er of books were published in Eng-
land and in America on the subject, and all the literary
and political journals lent their columns to elaborate arti-
cles pressing theories, based npon prying research and
industrious investigations. But all attempts to penetrate
the veil, and disperse the shadow the writer had thrown
over his name, failed ; but still the search continued with
unabated earnestness.
It is indeed marvellous that a Salem retail shop-keeper,
without any known aid, but from local libraries and the
society of persons here eminently conversant with the
materials that could shed light upon such a subject, was
cnal)led to enter into this crowd of great contestants for
the discovery of the world-engrossing secret, and bear oft'
the palm of victory in such a race. But this, in the
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judgment of maDy most competent to give an opinion,
Isaac Newliall did. The writer of the article in the En-
cyclopaedia just quoted, sums up a review of the whole
ground by citing the "ingenious" volume, as he pronoun-
ces it, published by Mr. Newhall, entitled "Letters on
Junius," in which the opinion is maintained that the
famous documents were from the pen of Lord Temple,
brother of George Grenville ; and upon critically exam-
ining the evidence presented by Mr. Newhall, declares
his hypothesis "probable," saying in conclusion — "if it
is not the true one, it is certainly embarrassed with fewer
difficulties, than any which have come to our knowledge."
The influence of the examples I have enumerated,
heightening the preexisting tendency of the general in-
tellect and of the then commercial character of the place,
which diffused through the whole body of the people
knowledge derived from conversance with all nations in
all parts of the globe, reached the inmost recesses of
society, and was felt in every condition of life. The in-
spiration was caught by the young, and a bias towards
intellectual occupations, and a taste for the pleasures of
literature and science, early imparted to many minds.
In the opening decades of this century, the eye of a
prophet would have detected, in primary and preparatory
schools, and among the boys at play in our streets,
names now enrolled in the very foremost rank, in the
various fields of letters and science. In history — William
Hickling Prescott; the higher mathematics — Benjamin
Peirce ; elegant literature in its most attractive depart-
ments— Nathaniel Hawthorne ; botany and its kindred
branches — John Lewis Kussell ; magnetism, electricity
and chemistry — Charles Grafton Page; and poetry in
one of its purest forms — Jones Very.
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The sketch now given, has been confined to Salem,
The theme is equally fruitful, if the field of view is
extended over the whole surface of this part of the com-
mouAvealtli. I leave to others more competent to do it
justice, the grateful task of enumerating the strong
minds and characters, adorning the early annals of Ips-
wich in its original dimensions when the great court
town, Andover, Haverhill, the other towns on the Mci-
rimack, esi)ccially Xewhuryport in every stage of its
history, Lynn, Marblehcad, and all over the county. It
can thus he shown that the elements of intellectual cuUure
Avere sown broadcast throughout the region, and that
such characters as have now been enumerated, and as we
are preparing particularly to consider, are the sponta-
neous product of our soil.
The "Essex County Natural History Society" was in-
corporated in 183(). A young man, a native of our city,
engaged in business here as a bookseller, Benjamin ILde
Ives, inspired with enthusiasm as a naturalist, awakened
especial attention to the subject hy articles in the news-
papers from his pen, continued from time to time nntil
the movement was elFectually started. His early death, in
1837, was a great loss to science, and to the community
in all its interests. The hrst President of the Society
was Andrew Nichols, jNI. D., of Danvers, no\v Pea])ody.
He was born in 1785 and died in 1853. Learned in his
profession, and honored for his worth in all respects, he
had tastes and faculties that found their gratification in
philosophic pursuits — a dear lover of nature — of an
imaginative and poetic temi)erament, — flowers and trees
and the fields and forests they adorn, were to him, as he
wandered among them, things not only of beauty, but of
life. No one ever explored them with more delight or
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studied them more thoroughly. In 1816, Dr. Nichols
gave a course of Botanical Lectures in Salem, and al-
ways delighted to communicate information, and awaken
interest in that department of knowledge. Zoology was
also one of his favorite subjects of observation and re-
search. He was naturally the chosen leader of those
engaged in these fascinating departments of science.
The "Essex County Historical Society" and the "Essex
County Natural History Society" were consolidated, un-
der the name of the "Essex Institute," in 1848. Judge
Daniel A. White was the first President.
The Essex Institute is the mature growth of the seed
planted here more than a century ago, on ground ready
to receive it, which came into full flower, in the cluster of
great minds adorning this community half a century
since, and whose ripened fruit will perennially and for-
ever, we trust, be gathered by all who reach forth their
hands to pluck it. Under the care and guidance of
devoted scholars and students, whose labors and lives
have been given to it, the Institute has become what it is.
Their services are appreciated and honored here and else-
where. While they, and he, so long their Secretary and
now their President, around whom they are encircled,
who toils for it by day and watches over it by night,
whose learning, science, resources and affections are all
merged in it, are here to listen, I must not name them.
The eulogist and historian, at a future — may it be a long
distant — day will have their memories in charge, and
then express the gratitude we now can only feel.
By the published volumes of its "Historical Collec-
tions" and "Proceedings," and the "American Naturalist" ;
its field meetings, and meetings for discussions, written
and oral, of matters of science, history and literature ;
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its horticultural and other exhibitions ; its already exten-
sive library of books, pamphlets and manuscripts, and its
invaluable museum, the Institute has made an achieve-
ment, beginning to be universally recognized. In no
locality, in the country, has so much been accomplished
in exhuming and working the treasures of municipal,
civil, and personal history, and in bringing to light Jintiq-
uities and natural productions, as in this county. For
all this we are mainly indel^ted to the Essex Institute.
No writer can trace the origin and history of any of
our towns, or portray a passage of our amials, Avithout
depending upon resources it has provided, Avhile its explo-
rations are covering every department of natural objects
and phenomena.
I have endeavored to explain hoAV the institution and
influence of an association, so eflicient in its action,
and already attracting so wide a notice, can be accounted
for, as having been established and wrought to such vigor
in this comparatively small and suburban city. The per-
sonal memoir, I am now prepared to present, will exhibit,
in a particular instance, a striking result of the same
operative causes.
Lieutenant Francis Peabody emigrated to this country,
at about twenty-one years of age, from St. Albans, Hert-
fordshire, England, in 1635. He is stated to have tirst
settled in Ipswich, which then included, indeflnitely, the
territory outside of the present limits of that town to and
beyond the Merrimack river. His name is found, as of
the grand jury, and on trial juries, from Hampton. As
that place was finally decided to be within the limits of
New Hampshire, and as he also desired to be "nearer
Boston," he sold his estate in Hampton in 1650, and
bought land in what is now Topsfield, on its southern
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line, near Governor Endicott's Ipswich River farm, where
he spent the remainder of his days. By his wife Mary,
daughter of Reginald Foster, he had fourteen children,
and died in February, 1698, at the age of eighty-
four.
His fourth son, Isaac, was born in 1648. The home-
stead was assigned to him. He died in 1726.
His eldest son, Francis, was born, December 1st, 1694,
bore the military title of Cornet, and lived in Middle-
ton, where he died April 23d, 1769.
His eldest son Francis, born September 21st, 1715,
was Deacon of the church in Middleton, and died there,
December 7th, 1797.
His sixth son, Joseph, was born December 12th, 1757,
and died January 5th, 1844. He was one of the most
eminent merchants of his day, carrying on a commerce
that encircled the globe, and making this port the point
of arrival and departure of his richly laden fleet. His
eldest son, Joseph Augustus, born in 1796, was gradu-
ated at Harvard College in 1816, but commerce was the
profession of his choice. His position made him familiar
with the business, and he had the qualities enabling him
to take the place of his father. The prospects of this
town, as connected with foreign trade and its maritime
welfare, were considered by the people as identified with
him. His pure and amiable character was recognized
and appreciated by all ; and deep was the sense of a great
public misfortune, when he was taken away, in 1828.
The day of his funeral, as I well remember, was one
of general mourning. The second son of Joseph Pea-
body, Charles, born December 8th, 1797, was drowned
August 10th, 1805. The third named Francis, born
July 14th, 1799, died in infancy. The fourth, also
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named Francis, was born December 7th, 1801, and is the
subject of the present memoir ; he was of the fifth de-
scent from the founder of the family in America, and
bore his name. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of
the Rev. Elias Smith of Middleton.
At ten years of age he w^as placed in Dunnner Acad-
emy, at Bytield, under the care of the Rev. Abiel Abbott,
D. D., a graduate of Harvard College in the class of
1787, originally pastor of a church in Coventry, Con-
necticut, sul)sequently at Peterboro', N. H., and whose
last years were passed at West Cambridge, where he died
in 1859, at the age of ninety-four — one of the best of
scholars and of men, loved and revered by his pupils,
and honored by all in the varied scenes of his active ser-
vice. At about tVvelve ycjirs of age, j^oung Peabody
was removed to Brighton, where he passed about four
years in a select private school, kept by Jjicob Newman
Knapp, of the Harvard class of 1802 ; a man of eminent
reputation as a scholar and instructor, and especially
remembered, as such, by our elderly people. He opened
a school here more than sixty-five years ago, Jan. 1,
1803, which continued until 1811. Through his long
protracted life, there has l)een no failure of vigor or
activity, his physical and mental powers remaining wholly
unimpaired.*
Through his school days, and indeed from early child-
hood, Francis Peabody gave indications of the tendency
of mind that so strikingly marked his maturer years. Pie
was ever exercising his constructive faculties, making
miniature machines, trying experiments upon the ob-
jects and forces of nature within his reach, and occupy-
* Mr. Knapp died July 27th, 1868, at Walpole, N. H., aged uiuety-
four years and eight months.
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ing all the hours, when free from regular and appointed
tasks, in contrivances, manipulations, and drawings.
His regular academic education terminated with his
residence at Brighton, and he returned to his home in
Salem. The prevalent direction of his thoughts, as just
indicated, disinclined him to the general exercises of
collegiate establishments. Their purpose is to take the
mind before it has received a controlling bias to any
particular branch of knowledge, and lead it through the
whole circle ; make it try all, survey the entire field,
and then select for its life-pursuit what it thus finds in
most affinity with its own special tastes and faculties.
He had found, by tendencies that could not be overruled,
and convictions that could not be called into question,
even in his earliest boyhood, in what path his mind was
designed to travel, and he entered upon it, at once.
More than this, his extraordinary activity and mobility of
temperament, made the thought of the slow routine and
measured pace of collegiate life quite repulsive ; and it
was wisely concluded not to enforce upon him the com-
pletion of his education, by residence in the ordinary
way, and for the usual time, at the university. He was
allowed, and enabled, to gratify his predilection for
scientific and mechanical operations at home ; and entered
at once, in his own way, upon chemical processes, and the
ingenious use of machinery and methods of operation ;
which, however, before long, were interrupted by a vio-
lent sickness in the form of typhus fever, that, for some
time, threatened his life, and from which he slowly recov-
ered.
For the purpose of fully reestablishing his health, a
sea voyage was deemed expedient, and he made his first
trip across the Atlantic. Early in the summer of 1820,
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when eighteen years of age, he took passage in one of his
father's ships, the Augustus, to Russia. She was com-
manded by John Endicott Giddings of Beverly ; Jona-
than Flint was first mate, Oliver Thayer, second mate,
and Samuel Endicott, Jr., supercargo. The crew, as
was then almost always the case, was com])osed of young
men belonging to the place and neighborhood. Of
course all care was taken to provide everything that
would be agreeable or beneficial to a young person not
yet entirely relieved of the character of an invalid.
Among other things a goat was placed on board for his
special comfort and nourishment. The vessel, as usual,
made the northern passage, touching at a solitary rocky
islet, about half-way between the Orkney and Shetland
groups. The nearest land is Saml)urg Ness, the southern
extremity of the Shetlands, from which point its lofty
crags are visible. From the island itself nothing is in
sight, all around, but the dreary desert ocean. For what
reason I know not, nor can imagine, the place is called
Fair Island, and, as such, is put done on the maps. It is
four miles in length, and two and a half in breadth ; and
has but one harbor. Its inhabitants are exclnded from
all cognizance of the rest of the world, except when, as
in this case, a passing vessel comes to, in their port.
This small desolate spot, alone and a-far-oif, in so higli a
latitude, in the midst of a comparatively unfrequented
sea, whose wild storms almost throw their spray over
the whole island from shore to shore, has, of course,
but a small population, necessarily destitute of many
of the comforts of life. Whenever the rare oppor-
tunity ^ccurs, they gather upon the deck of the transient
visitor, and seek to get what they can ; and as they
have nothing to give in exchange, have naturally be-
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come inveterate beggars. The young passenger, com-
miserating their destitute condition, and moved by their
forlorn entreaties, parted with whatever he could possibly
spare of his stores and wardrobe ; and to one old man
who told a pitiful tale of the infirmities of his sick,
famishing, and aged wife, he relinquished his goat. This
circiimstance, for which I am indebted to our esteemed
fellow citizen. Captain Oliver Thayer, is mentioned be-
cause it illustrates a trait of character, that may be fit-
tingly noticed in this connection, which Francis Peabody
exhibited through life. A more kind and obliging dispo-
sition never existed, as all, who have had occasion to be
its objects, gratefully remember.
When the vessel was lying at Cronstadt, Mr. Peabody,
accompanied by a son of the American Minister at
St. Petersburg, made an extensive tour into the interior
of Kussia, visiting Moscow and other chief points of
interest.
Coming home, on her return trip, in the same vessel,
he devoted himself, with renewed health and zeal, to his
laboratory. The next winter he attended a course of
scientific lectures, at Boston, passing regularly over the
Turnpike, in all weathers. The next he spent, for the
same purpose, in Philadelphia, frequenting its scientific
rooms, especially that of Dr. Hare, with whom he formed
an acquaintance that soon assumed, and ever after re-
tained, the character of an intimate and mutual personal
attachment.
On the 7th of July, 1823, he was married to Martha
Endicott, of the seventh descent from the original Gov-
ernor of the Plantation. Her father, Samuel E^idicott,
was born, as all his intermediate ancestors had been, on
the Orchard Farm.
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At every period of his life, while mainly occupied in
his favorite studies and pursuits, he was led by the extra-
ordinary activity of his nature, to particii)ate with his
whole soul, in whatever was going on around him, in
social movements and local interests, that commended
themselves to his favorable judgment. About this time
his attention was given, with great enthusiasm, to mili-
tary matters, inheriting the true spirit of a New Kng-
lander, transmitted through his ancestors, who had borne
titles of honor in rural trainbands. He connnanded a
battalion of Artillery, and was soon promoted to a
Lieutenant-Colonelcy, in that arm. In 1825, he was
transferred to the Infantry, as Colonel of tlie 1st Reg.,
1st Brig., 2d Div., Massachusetts militia. It w^as proba-
bly much owing to his energy and zeal in the service,
that the famous muster, and sham fight, well remembered
by our older citizens, took place near Tapley's Brook, in
what was then Danvers, on the Gth of October, 182(5, in
which five regiments of Infantry, one regiment and a
battalion of artillery, and a battalion of cavalry took
part. Ten light companies were included in the force
brought into array on the occasion. The broad plains on
both sides of the old road to Lynn, at that point, afforded
favorable ground for evolutions, manoeuvrings, display,
skirmishes, and battle. It was the last great affair of the
kind, under the old militia s3'Stem, when the wdiole male
population, with limited exceptions, within the military
age, was enrolled and mustered. There was an entire
regiment from Marblehead and another from Beverly.
Of the scene exhibited that day I can speak, for I bore
part in it, as chaplain of Colonel Peabody's regiment.
He had provided me with sword, belt, sash, and the
chapeau bras then worn l)y commissioned, especially
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field and staff, officers, and sent a horse to my door. In
company with Charles Gideon Putnam, Assistant Surgeoji
of the Regiment, now President of the Massachusetts
Medical Society, I sought a position on a neighboring
height. As we were non-combatants and our services
would not be needed until casualties occurred, we thought
it best to be out of the reach of stray ramrods. The
whole ground was spread out to our view, and under a
bright, but tempered sun, it was worth beholding. An
uncounted multitude darkened the distant acclivities and
the level area all around outside of the lines. The roar
of artillery, the incessant rattling of infantry fire, the
clouds of smoke, the dashing onsets of trampling cavalry,
and the final desperate charge by bayonet and sabre of
the contending forces simultaneously along the whole
line, made the mimic battle complete.
Having exhausted the activities of a military life, it
had no charm left for Francis Peabody, and he forthwith
gave himself back to his predominating tastes, and to the
inexhaustible satisfactions they afforded him. Yielding
again, and now once for all, to the spirit of the place, he
renewed his philosophical and inventive operations, and
engaged in branches of business, manufacturing and com-
mercial, to which they led him; remaining always on
hand, however, to bear his part in movements for the
general welfare.
I shall sketch his progress somewhat in the order of
time, but not undertaking to enter into details ; that
would require many extended scientific treatises, and
explanations and illustrations altogether beyond allowed
limits on this occasion.
In 1826 he was mainly occupied in experiments,
studies, and calculations connected with the establish-
49
ment of a business he long carried on, upon a large
scale, wliicli has passed into the hands and is now con-
ducted by the "Forest River Lead Company."
Colonel Peabody was among the first to introduce the
system of miscellaneous courses of public lectures on
scientific and literary subjects, which has since l)ccn
developed into one of the most efiicient agents in advanc-
ing the intelligence and general civilization of the people
of this country. On the 6th of November, 1827, the
Essex Lodge of Freemasons in Salem voted to have a
series of literary and scientific lectures, which commenced
in January, 1828, and continued to May. Among the
lecturers were Thomas Cole, George Choate, Francis
Peabody, Jonathan Webb, Malthus A. Ward, and Ben-
jamin F. Browne.
About the same time the Salem Charitable Mechanic
Association appointed a committee to provide lectures
for the members and their families. On the 24th of
January, 1828, the introductory lecture was delivered by
Dr. George Choate, who was followed by Caleb Foote,
N. J. Lord, John Codman, J. T. Buckingham of Boston,
and others.
During the same season Colonel Peabody gave a free
course of public lectures in Franklin Hall, on the history
and uses of the Steam Engine ; and the next season he
gave a similar course, in cooperation with Jonatlian
Webb, on Electricity, in Concert Hall. The display of
apparatus, in the course on Electricity, Avas extensive and
complete. The exhil)ition of machinery in connection
with the Steam Engine, provided at the cost of Colonel
Peabody, was finer and larger probably than any ever
presented in this country. People of all conditions were
attracted to the halls, and great interest awakened in
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such subjects. Young men, especially those in mechani-
cal employments, appreciated the opportunity, and all
were instructed. Among them, it may be mentioned,
was Increase Sumner Hill, who is now, and long has
been, one of the most distinguished mechanical engineers
in America, and recognized as such by the government in
the commission he has held for many years, as "United
States Inspector of Steam Engines and Boilers."
These numerous lectures awakened, in the whole com-
munity, a sense of the value of knowledge and of the
importance of its diffusion, which, the very next year
took form in the establishment of Lyceums — that is,
permanent institutions, for the diffusion of knowledge,
by miscellaneous lectures — here and elsewhere through
the country. A full history of the proceedings, that led
to this result, is a subject that deserves, and will undoubt-
edly receive, a distinct treatment. I can only touch a
few points, such as particularly belong to, or are sug-
gested by, my subject.
Near the close of the year 1829, a notice appeared in
the newspapers calling a general meeting to be held at
Topsfield, for the purpose of establishing a County Lyce-
um. What the precise object or plan of those concerned
in the call was, could not be gathered from its terms. It
was understood, however, that it was designed to provide
for lectures to be delivered in that, or some other central
place, upon which the people of the county were expected
to attend. But it was obvious that an institution of the
kind could hardly be made to operate efficiently over so
wide an area; and much discussion arose touching the
proper manner of bringing the process of lecturing to
bear upon the people. The consequence was that a large
concourse of gentlemen of influence attended the meet-
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ing, which was held in the Academy Hall, at Topsfield,
on Wednesday, the 30th of December, 1829. I do not
remember ever to have witnessed a more interesting and
enlightened assembly. Very animated, earnest and pro-
tracted debates took place, and it was finally decided by
a full, but close vote, that a County Lyceum, if formed
at all, ought to consist of delegates chosen in local
Lyceums to be previously established in the several
towns and villages. A committee was raised to prepare a
circular, a duty assigned to me, to be distributed widely
throughout the county, setting forth the advantages that
would arise from the organization of such institutions, at
all points where an adequate population existed ; and a
day was fixed for delegates, appointed as aforesaid, to
meet and form a County Lyceum. Among those acting
a prominent part, at the meeting in Topsfield, were
Eobert Rantoul, Sr. of Beverly, Rev. Gardner B. Perry
of Bradford, Rev. Leonard Withington of Newbury,
Rev. Henry C. Wright of West Newbury, Dr. Jeremiah
Spofford of East Bradford, now Groveland, Isaac R.
How of Haverhill, Rev. Charles C. Sewall of Danvers,
and Ichabod Tucker, the Rev. James Flint, D. D., David
Cummins, Elisha Mack, George Choate, George Wheat-
land, Francis Peabody, David Robei-ts, and Robert Ran-
toul, Jr., of Salem. A Lyceum had previously been
established in Beverly. The gentlemen who had at-
tended the meeting from other places, on returning to
their respective towns, immediately applied themselves
to carry out its resolves, and the result was the formation
of such institutions, in every large town, and populous
neighborhood in the county.
Such an entire change has come over the spirit of
society, since these institutions have been put into opera-
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tion, owing, I doubt not, very much to their influence,
that it is impossible for the present generation to estimate
or account for the excitement attending, or the resistance
made to their introduction. Great activity and energy
were required to bring the public mind to appreciate the
movement. Jn this place the end was accomplished by
the earnest enthusiasm of particular persons, among the
most zealous of whom was the subject of this memoir.
The comparatively early death of Robert Rantoul, Jr.,
authorizes me specially to refer to him with the gratitude
due to his services on this occasion. He gave to the
cause the whole force of those faculties which subse-
quently commanded eminent distinction, among the pub-
lic men of the commonwealth and country, not only as
a politician and legislator, but in the higher fields of phil-
anthrophy and education.
On Monday evening, January 4th, 1830, a meeting
was held at the house of Colonel Peabody, at which the
following persons, of this place, were present : Daniel
A. White, Ichabod Tucker, A. L. Peirson, Malthus A.
Ward, Elisha Mack, David Roberts, N. J. Lord, S. P.
Webb, R. Rantoul, Jr., Eben Shillaber, G. Wheatland,
B. Tucker, Warwick Palfray, John Walsh, Benjamin
Crowninshield, Stephen C. Phillips, Jonathan Webb, W.
P. Endicott and Caleb -Foote. After full and free con-
sultation, it was voted, on motion of Dr. Peirson, " that it
is expedient to establish an institution in Salem, for the
purpose of mutual instruction and rational entertainment,
by means of lectures, debates," &c. On the 11th of
January, a public meeting was held in the Town Hall to
promote the same object ; and on the 18th, at a meeting
in Pickering Hall, the Lyceum was formed, and a Presi-
dent, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Correspond-
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ing Secretary, and Treasurer, were chosen. At an
adjourned meeting, at the same phice, on the 20th, a
Board of Directors was elected. These meetings were
numerously attended, great interest was manifested, and
the elections, by ballot, were accompanied by a lively con-
test between the supporters of dilferent tickets.*
Great difficulty was experienced in procuring a suitable
place for the public meetings of the society, and the
delivery of the lectures. Attempts were first made to
obtain permission to use the Town Hall. Two or three
regularly warned, and quite fully attended town meetings,
were held on the subject, and nmch discussion had, but
the application failed. The first lecture, by the Presi-
dent, Judge White, a very al)le performance, the pul)li-
cation of which Avas immediately called for, was delivered
in the Methodist Church, in Sewall street. A gentleman
from Andover, Samuel Merrill, Escj., who came all the
way to hear it, expressed the universal sentiment of those
who listened to, or have read it, in a well turned and
indefinitely self-multiplying compliment, when he thanked
the Judge at its close, and said in the fulness of his
cordial admiration, that he could not tell which had ex-
ceeded, his expectations, or the realization.
The society at once became so large that it was neces-
sary to find some other place of meeting, and the sub-
sequent lectures of the course were delivered in the
Universalist church. During the next summer a site was
♦The officers elected, at the meetin«?s of January 18th and 20th,
were as follows : — President, Daniel A. White ; Vice President,
Stephen C. Phillips ; Kecording Secretary, Stephen P. Webb ; Corres-
ponding Secretary, Charles W. Upham; Treasurer, Francis Peabody.
DmECTOKS : — Leverett Saltonstall, George Choate, William Wil-
liams, Rufus Babcock, Malthus A. Ward, Abel L. Peirson, Jonathan
Webb, Rufus Choate, Caleb Foote, John Moriarty.
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purchased and the Lyceum Building erected. Judge
White advanced the requisite funds and Colonel Peabody
was chairman of the building committee. In many re-
spects the structure was an improvement upon any before,
or elsewhere, erected for such purposes, and maintains
its reputation and usefulness to this day. The limited
dimensions of the site made it too small to accommodate
the whole body of members, who had to be divided into
two classes ; and the lecture, each week, was repeated on
the succeeding evening. For several years no compensa-
tion was asked by the lecturers, and the proceeds of the
sale of tickets soon cleared the property. No under-
taking of the kind, or of any kind of associated enter-
prise, in this place, has been more successful, and the
value of the services of the first President, Daniel A
White, first Vice President, Stephen C. Phillips, and
first Treasurer, Francis Peabody, cannot be overstated.
There had been a few similar institutions elsewhere
before. That in Beverly has been mentioned. Bernard
Whitman, whose memory is dear to all who knew him,
and must be cherished forever by the friends of truth and
progress, had, in 1826, established what he called a Eum-
ford Institute, in Waltham, and there were one or two
others, in portions of Worcester and Middlesex counties.
But it may safely be said that the proceedings at Tops-
field and here, originated the institution as a difl^usive
energy over the country at large. The very next winter
there was a legislative public meeting in the hall of the
House of Eepresentatives, in the State House, at which
the Governor, Levi Lincoln, presided, for the express
purpose of promoting the formation of Lyceums through-
out the State, in its several cities, towns and villages.
They have now been in operation, all over the country,
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for well nigh forty years ; and it is for the philosophical
historian, to consider and estimate their bearings npon
the intellectual, social and moral condition of the whole
people. It cannot be questioned that they are a potent
engine to accelerate the civilization, and raise the level of
society.
The first two courses of lectures were as follows. No.
6 of the second course was delivered in the Lyceum
Hall, at its opening, and was especially prepared for the
occasion.
First Course.
1. Feb. 24, 1830, by D. A. White. — The Advantages of Knowledge.
2. March 3, " John Brazer. — Authenticity of Ancient Manu-
scripts.
Francis Peabody. — Steam Engine.
A. L. Peirson. — Physiology.
George Choate. — Geology.
Thomas Spencer. — Optics.
Charles G. Putnam. — Nervous System.
Thomas Cole. — Astronomy,
[a lecture by E. Everett, on a Workingmen's
Party, was read by Stephen C. Phillips].
10. " 27, '* Stephen C. Phillips. — Public Education, WMth
a sketch of the origin of public schools in
Salem.
Henry Colman, — Human Mind.
Joshua B. Flint, Boston. — Bespiration.
" " " — Circulation of Blood.
" " •' — Digestion.
Second Course.
1, 1830, by Rufus Babcock. — Power of Mind.
A. H. Everett, Boston. — Review of the con-
tinual progress of the improvement of Man-
kind.
Alonzo Potter, Boston. — Moral Philosophy.
Malthus A. Ward. — Gardening.
Leonard Withington, Newbury. — Historical
Probability.
3.
" 10,
4.
" 17,
5.
" 24,
6.
" 31,
7.
April G,
8.
" 13,
9.
" 20,
11.
May
4,
12.
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11,
13.
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18,
14.
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25,
1.
Dec.
1,
1830
2.
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8,
3.
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15,
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29,
5.
Jan.
12,
1831
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6. Jan. 20, 1831, by Stephen C. Phillips.— The influence of the
country and the age on the condition of
Mankind.
- " Henry K. Oliver. — Pneumatics.
- " A. L. Peirson. — Biography of Dr. Jenner,
and History of Vaccination.
- " Henry K. Oliver. — Solar Eclipse of 1831.
- " George Choate. — Climate and its influence
on organic life.
- " Charles W. Upham. — Salem Witchcraft.
■ " Jonathan Webb. — Electricity.
<( (( (( (<
- " A. H. Everett, Boston. — Erench Eevolution.
■ '' Thomas Spencer. — Optical Instruments.
- " Malthus A. Ward. — Natural History.
a a li u
- *' Erancis Peabody. — Heat.
■ " Stephen P. Webb. — Russian History.
- " Edward Everett, Charlestown. — Political
Prospects of Europe.
- *' Benjamin E. Brov^ne. — Zoology.
- " Rufus Choate. — History of Poland.
Before leaving this subject I desire to call attention to
the fact, that of the twenty-three gentlemen who took
part, as lecturers, in the first two courses, all but five
were our own townsmen. This was in accordance with
the original design of the institution, which was to
develop materials existing among us, encourage home
talent, and, here especially, to keep in vigorous action
the transmitted love of knowledge. The rapid spread of
the system of public lectures, on a permanent footing,
very soon led to the formation of a new professional class
seeking employment at large. For some years past per-
sons of this description have almost exclusively been
called from abroad to lecture in our halls. I would not
discourage this practice by other associations, but respect-
7.
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8.
Feb.
1-2,
9.
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10.
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15-16,
11.
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22-23,
12.
Mch.
, 1-2,
13.
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14.
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15.
((
22-23,
16.
a
29-30,
17.
April
L 5-6,
18.
((
12-13,
19.
((
19-20,
20.
a
26-27,
21.
May
3-4,
22.
a
10-11,
23.
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17-18,
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24-25,
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fully suggest whether it would not be well for the Salem
Lyceum to return to the original plan. If the Directors
should seasonably seek out young men, belonging to our
own community, and induce them to select subjects, with
the whole intervening period between the courses for re-
search and preparation, I am confident that elements enough
could be found in our midst to provide lectures from year
to year, that would renew the original interest of the
whole people, and, for all reasons, prove widely attrac-
tive. Let the experiment be tried. It would, I am quite
sure, lead to results in which all would be gratified, carry
still higher, from year to year, the standard of general
intelligence, and perpetuate the scientific and literary
reputation and preeminence of our city.
About the year 1833, Colonel Peabody built the Paper
Mills in Middleton. Afterwards he commenced, on a
large scale, the business of refining Sperm and Right
Whale Oil, and the manufacture of candles. He also
erected Linseed Oil Mills at ]Middlcton. In initiating
these various branches of business he carried out the re-
sults of experiments made in his private laboratory. Much
of the machinery, and many of the methods of operation,
in all of them, were derived from scientific works in his
library, and from the application of his inventive and
contriving faculties, under philosophical principles, to the
minutest as well as the most complicated details.
Early in 1837, he took a leading part in the prelim-
inary consultations that led to the establishment of the
Harmony Grove Cemetery. He presided at the first
public meeting, held in Lyceum Hall, February 24th,
1837, to promote the object. Proceedings were inter-
rupted for a time. At a public meeting, September 6th,
1839, he was made chairman of a committee to purchase
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the grounds. On the 4th of October, 1839, a committee,
of which he was also chairman, was entrusted with the
superintendency of the work, and under its direction the
ground was laid out, with avenues and paths. He j)re-
pared the model of the keeper's house ; and the rustic
arch and gate-way, at the eastern entrance, was planned
by him, and constructed under his immediate inspection,
combining all the solidity and simplicity that stone can
give, with a vestment of living verdure, ever thickening,
as the tendrils spread and clasp it, from year to year. He
is the first named in the Act of Incorporation, passed
February 19, 1840 ; and his taste, judgment, and active
service were appreciated by his associates throughout.
With the subject of architecture, in its character as a
science, he had made himself specially and thoroughly
acquainted by the study of authorities, and careful obser-
vations in his frequent and extensive foreign travels. In
what is called Decorative Architecture he had no superior.
The construction of his buildings, and the conveniences
and adornments of them, were all his own. The arrange-
ments, in detail, of his town house, display his unsur-
passed taste, skill, and genius, in this department. His
elegant seat at Kern wood, and the configuration and style
of the grounds, with all their embellishments, and all
their utilities, were from plans prepared by him. Some
articles of furniture were selected and purchased abroad,
but a large proportion of them, in each of his residences,
were from models devised, or drawings executed by his
direction, in his workshop, under his own eye, and to a
considerable extent, by his own hands. In many partic-
ulars of beauty, richness and convenience, they have
rarely been equalled. The ornamentation of the interior
of the North Church in this city — so much and justly
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admired — walls, ceiling, orchestra, organ frame, gallery
and lights — was wholly designed by him, and executed
under his sole direction.
His Wind-mill, a skilfully planned and very ingenious
machine, upon novel principles, is much used in some of
the Western States. The entire structure revolves to
meet the direction of the current of air. The fans, of
boards or plank, adjust themselves to the force of the
wind, and, in fact, the entire machinery works more
smoothly, steadily and equably, the stronger it blows.
One of them, on the estate at Kernwood, draws from a
well, at some distance, and a depth of sixty feet, all the
water used in that establishment. Another, a flour mill,
constructed on similar principles, but of much larger
dimensions, stands on the same premises.
The application of science to practical and useful arts
was not only the unwearied labor, but the happy enter-
tainment of his life. For only a few of his innumerable
improvements in this department did he procure patent
rights, and only in some of them prosecute the results of
his contrivances, in actual business operations for the
sake of emolument. From time to time many ingenious
cooperatives were employed by him, and have derived
benefits to themselves, in subsequent periods of their
lives, and in other spheres of action, from processes
wrought out in his laboratory and workshop, by his and
their joint labors, but at his expense. His habit was,
when a new subject of research, or the possibility of
effecting any particular improvement in the use of me-
chanical or chemical forces, occurred to him, to learn, in
the first instance, all that had been written or accom-
plished by others in the matter. He would send abroad
for the best and latest publications relating to it, and
procure, at any cost, all drawings, descriptions, or instru-
ments that would illustrate it. In this way he collected
a library and apparatus of the choicest and most valuable
sort, and of the greatest variety and extent. After
studying the whole subject, in the use of these means, he
would betake himself to his laboratory, and never weary
in experiments and operations until he had accomplished
the desired result, or become convinced that it was beyond
attainment. As soon, in any case, as the requisite condi-
tions were secured and the designed machine completed,
or the attempt found impracticable, he would turn to
some other project. The consequence is that he has left,
to be used by others, the fruits of his toils. His musical
instruments, for instance, constructed upon the most
ingenious principles, have never been put to use, or
•brought before the public ; and the melodeons and organs
constructed by him in the most finished, compact, simple,
economical and beautiful forms, adapted either to pipes
or reeds, in which the use of the fingers of the per-
former, or the hands of a blower, may be dispensed with,
are to be seen only in his own private manufactory.
They were the results of the studies, contrivances and
labors of his last years, and had just been completed.
He had no ambition to acquire celebrity as a man of
science, but only aimed to gratify his own mind in the
pursuit of knowledge, and to turn his experiments and
researches to practical and useful purposes. His active
devotion to philosophical enquiries and operations, did
not, however, escape observation. His zealous labors
were appreciated by all engaged in similar investigations,
and interested in scientific culture and advancement. A
quarter of a century ago he was elected a member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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In the course of his life, he made, I believe, no less
than eight visits to Europe, some of them quite pro-
tracted. In most cases his family accompanied him.
They were not made to escape from the tediousness of
life at home, or to conform with the fashion of people in
like circumstances with himself, but for purposes of
health, in the gratitication of his active nature, and to
gather materials for the better development of his zeal
for scientific improvement. AVhile abroad he was always
on the watch to find and explore whatever illustrated the
application of philosophical principles to useful arts, and
to keep up with the progress of mechanism. He was
recognized, as a familiar acquaintance, iu the workshops
of iugenious artisans in all the great cities, and wherever
the processes of skill and ingenuity, in the analysis of
the elements of nature and the application of its capaci-
ties and forces, were carried to the highest exemplifica-
tion ; and he would come back to his own laboratory with
renewed enthusiasm, wider views, more enlarged knowl-
edge, and more earnest desires to turn to practical account
the discoveries of the age.
His attention, on one of these occasions, for instance,
while in Paris, was drawn to aluminium, and the proper-
ties it possesses. He procured a quantity of the metal
upon which to experiment on his return. Some time
after reaching home he carried a parcel of it to our
respected fellow citizen. Dr. J. E. Fisk, and gave it to
him, saying that it was susceptible of a use that would
revolutionize the art of dentistry. Dr. Fisk carried out
his suggestions, and aluminium is now generally used
everywhere, superseding silver, and from it lightness
preferable to gold. I mention this, not merely because
it shows how Colonel Peabody occupied his thoughts, and
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exercised his observation while abroad, and the free and
liberal use he made of the new ideas there obtained, but
also because it presents a singular instance of several
minds,- placed beyond possible intercommunication, being
sin ultaneously led to the same discovery. When Colonel
Peabody made his communication to Dr. Fisk, he sup-
posed that the suggestion was peculiar to himself, and
they both took the matter in hand, of the application of
aluminium to the particular purpose conjectured, with all
the interest and earnestness attending an original experi-
ment. The Doctor found the result perfectly successful,
and introduced the great improvement into his practice.
But the next "Dental News Letter," the periodical journal
of that branch of the Medical Profession, contained an
article which showed that Dr. Yan Denburgh, of Oswego,
New York, at the very time when Dr. Fisk was making
out of the lump Colonel Peabody had brought to him for
the purpose dental plates of pure aluminium, was doing
the same thing without any suspicion that the thought
had occurred to another person ; and it turned out that,
four years before, a patent had been granted in England
to a dentist there, for the same object, but that no
general publicity, at least out of England, had been given
to the improvement. We have here, therefore, a case,
in which three minds, entirely separate from each other,
travelling over different paths, came together at the same
point, in an application of scientific research, to a dis-
covery of great practical importance.
At this point it may be most proper, as the review of
Colonel Peabody 's operations, in the search of scientific
truth, and in effectual applications of it in manufacturing
and commercial pursuits, is drawing to a close, to insert
the following letters, addressed to me, from persons
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whose recollectior.s spocially enable them to sp?ak upon
the subject :
"East, Boston, Mass., March 16, 1868.
Your note of the 14th inst., in reference to my recollections of the
scientific lectures of our late esteemed friend, Francis Feabody, during
the years 1828 and 1829, is before me.
In reply, I can only state, that at the time named, I was about
twenty-one years of age, and was beginning to be interested in the
Steam Engine, and in Natural Fhilosophy generall3\ A few years
previous to these dates, I became acquainted with Joseph Dixon (now
of Jersey City, N. J.), and with hiin generally attended Mr. Feabody's
lectures in Salem. At that time, being somewhat acquainted with
practical mechanics, I was frequently employed by Mr. Feabody in
repairing or constructing some of his apparatus, which embraced all
that was then known of the Steam Engine, Electricity, Pneumatics,
Hydraulics, Chemistry, etc., but Mr. Dixon was his right hand man, and
had the general management and manipulation of all Mr. Feabody's
apparatus during the progress of the lectures, thereby relieving Mr.
Feabody from making the experiments himself before the audience,
and giving Mr. Dixon the opportunity of manipulating, at which he
was an exj^ert and entirely at home.
From my long acquaintance and unbroken intimacy with Colonel
Feabody, I formed the opinion that he possessed a vast fund of theo-
retical knowledge upon all the subjects before named, and as a ;>mc-
tical Chemist, he occupied the front rank. In his later years he
frequently ultimated this knowledge in various kinds of manufactures,
which seemingly was the love of his life. lie was ever of a genial and
happy disposition, and nothing gave him greater satisfaction than to
be able to answer any questions relating to these interesting subjects.
I am. Sir, most respectfully,
Yours, etc.,
INCREASE S. HILL,
U. S. Inspector of Stea:n Vessels.
In a letter recently received in this city, from Mr.
Dixon, the gentleman referred to by Mr. Hill, he says of
Colonel Peabody, that he "had great love for chemical
and mechanical knowledge, and a high appreciation of
whatever seemed a step forward, in the practical appli-
cation of science to the arts."
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The following is frohi James Kimball, Esq., President
of the Salem Charitable Mechanic Association :
" Salem, March, 25th, 1868.
Understanding that you have accepted the invitation of the Essex
Institute to prepare a Memoir of the late Colonel Francis Peabody,
it has been suggested to me, that I give you my recollections of his
connection with the introduction of popular lectures as a means of
instruction, in the various departments of Scientific Investigation.
In December, 1827, the Mechanic Association of Salem, appointed a
Committee to consider the expediency of instituting a course of
lectures ; at this time I was the acting librarian of the Mechanic
Library, and had the opportunity of knowing the views of those most
interested in their establishment, and their report, favorable to the
proposed object, was based upon the encouragement and cooperation
tendered to them by Colonel Peabody, who entered with all the enthu-
siasm of his nature into the work, and commenced the preparation of
a series of lectures on Steam, and its application to the Mechanic Arts.
The first series of lectures delivered by him was in the Franklin
Hall. They were practical, as well as experimental, and were illus-
trated by his valuable and extensive working models. Some of his
Steam Engines were of sufficient power to run a common lathe.
I remember well that, in his illustrations of the application of steam
as a motive power, he exhibited all the improvements, of any note,
that had been made up to that period, with working models of the
various inventions from the earliest and simplest application of steam
as a motive power, up to the later discoveries and inventions of Watt
and others.
It was understood, at that time, that no public institution could
exhibit so varied and valuable a collection of working models as Mr.
Peabody possessed and used in the illustration of these lectures.
The next season he prepared a Course of Lectures on Chemistry,
Electricity, and Pneumatics, in which he was assisted by Dr. Jonathan
Webb, a practical chemist and apothecary of that day. These were
delivered in Concert Hall, on Central street, and were illustrated by
the apparatus of Mr. Peabody. In his lectures on Electricity he used
a new machine constructed for himself, which was said to have been
the largest in the country; the glass plate wheel of which he had
imported from Germany, at great cost. I think it was stated to be
fl,500.
Colonel Peabody was admitted a member of the Mechanic Associa-
tion in 1833, and styled himself a manufacturer.
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I feel very confident that the influence of these lectures, on the
young mechanics of that day, was productive of i^reater good than all
other sources of investigation and study which had ever before been
opened to them, awakening and stimulating the mind by their freshness,
and by the practical application of principles wJiich were new to them,
and but for the interest of the lecturer in the investigation of theories
as well as principles, and his desire to impart to otliers whatever
interested himself, would have lost a part of their usefulness by being
hid from those who were most likely to be benefited.
I have frequently, since that time, met those who attended these
early lectures, who have referred to them as being their incentives to
further study and investigation ; and many of those who have distin-
guished themselves as master mechanics and inventors, have attribu-
ted much of their success to the opportunities afibrded, and the
inspiration given them, by the interest taken in their instruction by
one who was desirous of imparting to others whatever his means and
advantages had enabled him to accomplish,
I have thus presented to you my recollections of this period, and
feel very confident that I have not overstated, but have rather come
short of the facts. If they will aid you, in the least, they are at your
service.
Our associate, Ileury M. Brooks, clerk of the Forest
River Lead Company, has kindly communicated the
following minutes :
" Colonel Peabody commenced the White Lead business somewhere
about 182G, in South Salem, where LaGrange street now is. In 1830, he
bought Wyman's Mills, now known as the Forest River Mills, which
were sold to the Forest River Lead Company, in 1848. Mr. Peabody
carried on the lead business until the latter date, and manufactured,
very extensively White Lead, Sheet Lead, and Lead Pipe. About
1833 he built the Paper Mills at Middleton, and made book and print-
ing paper of the very best quality, until he disposed of that property
in 1843. From 1833 to 1837 he sold largely to Gales and Seaton, the
celebrated printers and publishers in Washington. When Mr. Pres-
cott was about commencing the publication of his "History of
Ferdinand and Isabella," the first edition of which was to be brought
out simultaneously in this country and in England, he sent for Mr.
Peabody and showed him his samples of English paper, and was very
desirous to have the American copies equal, if not superior, to the
English, and for that purpose contracted with Mr. Peabody to fiirnish
him with the paper. The quality of the paper, which Mr. Peabody
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manufactured expressly for this work, was very satisfactory to Mr.
Prescott, and was considered a very superior article, and probably
the best papfer which could then have been made in the country.
Peabody's paper for blank books was well known among stationers
as the best in the market.
About 1836, Mr. Peabody commenced, in South Salem, the business
of refining Sperm and Whale Oil, and the manufacture of Sperm
Candles. In one year he purchased $100,000 worth of Sperm Oil, and
$50,000 worth of Whale Oil. His candles had a great reputation both
at home and abroad. He imported the first braiding machine and
made the first candles with the braided wick, then considered a great
improvement over the common wick. About 1837, Mr. Peabody built
Linseed Oil Mills at Middleton, and went largely into the business of
making Linseed Oil, importing his flax seed from Europe and from
Calcutta. In order to procure larger supplies of seed he chartered, in
1841, the ship General Harrison, and the same year purchased the ship
Isaac Hicks, and the next year, the ship New Jersey. These vessels
he sent to Calcutta, and they returned to Salem with cargoes of Cal-
cutta goods, and great quantities of Linseed. When the New Jersey
arrived in Salem in 1843, it was said that she was the largest mer-,
chantman that had ever discharged a cargo here. She registered
between 600 and 700 tons, and was a great carrier. The Linseed Oil,
like all the other articles manufactured by Mr. Peabody, was of the
best quality. At that time there was only one other Linseed Mill in
this part of the country, namely, that belonging to Mr. Stearns, at
Medford.
Mr. Peabody also shipped to London large quantities of Linseed Cake,
used extensively in England for feeding cattle. From this statement
it will be seen that Mr. Peabody at one time carried on the following
branches of business, namely. White Lead, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe,
Linseed Oil, Sperm and Whale Oil, Sperm Candles and Paper, employ-
ing directly and indirectly a great number of men. There were at one
time commission houses in New York and Boston employed almost
exclusively with his business. The well known firm of Chandler and
Howard, in Boston, may be mentioned as an instance. To do the
same amount of business Mr. Peabody did when he was manufacturing
largely, would now probably involve a capital of over a million of
dollars."
Colonel Peabody's manufacturing and commercial oper-
ations in Linseed, described by Mr. Brooks, led him to
pay particular attention to flax, especially a valuable
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species of it, grown in Bengal. The plant there reaches
a considerable height, and its bark yields the finest and
longest strands. The lower part, or but-end, is quite
thick, the bark rough, containing irregular threads, of a
very short staple. Kegarded by the natives as a refuse
portion of the shrub, it can be obtained of them at a very
low price. He procured some of these but-ends, and
went to work upon them in a building erected for the
purpose at Kernwood, until he had matured the requisite
machinery to disengage and straighten out the fibres, and
twist and weld them into continuous threads ; and finally
succeeded in producing, out of them, cotton bagging of a
superior quality. His factory for this purpose, and the
first of the kind ever contrived, recently established here
on a large scale, gives employment to a great number of
persons. The article wrought in it is called Jute, from
the name of the district in Bengal (Chotee) from which
the raw material is obtained. •
His enterprise and liberality, stimulated by the lively
interest he felt in our local annals and antiquities, and
his reverence for the memory of the first settlers of this
place, took effect in one great service, never to be forgot-
ten, in the historical department of the Essex Institute.
It is a matter of record that, in 1670, the Meeting-
house of the First Church was superseded by a new one,
and that the old building, consisting of two parts, one
erected in 1634, the other nn enlargement made in 1639,
was thereafter used for various purposes, and ultimately
removed from its original site. Tradition, supported by
a strong array of certificates from certain individuals
who had enjoyed favorable opportunities of receiving
information on the subject, and which had long been cur-
rent, pointed to a building owned by Mr. David Nichols,
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standing on his premises, in the rear of the tanneries,
under the brow of Witch Hill, as the original part of the
primitive Meeting-house — that erected in 1634. It was
precisely of the same length, breadth, and height, consist-
ing of a single room^ with plastered walls and ceiling, and
a garret. It had been used for some time as a lumber-
room, but was in a state of decay that would not long
have allowed of its being serviceable even in that way.
The story was, that at an early period it had been occu-
pied as a wayfarer's inn, a stopping place on the original
road from Salem to Lynn; also the only one then
travelled between the interior and Marblehead. If it was
the veritable Meeting-house, it had, as we know, been
used, still earlier in its intermediate history, as a school
house. The subject was investigated by the Essex Insti-
tute. Mr. Nichols presented the building, and the Salem
Athenaeum gave a site for it, where it now stands, in the
rear of Plummer Hall. Colonel Peabody, who, with the
late George A. Ward, had taken a leading interest in the
matter, offered to assume the entire expense of the opera-
tion of removal and reconstruction. He proceeded, with
careful workmen, to direct and superintend the process of
taking it to pieces. It was certain from expressions in
the record, that, when used as a Meeting-house, there was
a gallery at one end, of which, however, at this time,
there was no appearance, in the aspect of the room.
This circumstance had introduced some perplexity and
thrown doubt over the whole subject. There were, how-
ever, two upright posts, of great size, equal to that of the
corner or main posts, standing opposite to each other,
about one third of the distance from one end of the build-
ing, and an equally large transverse beam resting on their
tops. Why these posts, and the beam above the ceiling
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connecting them, were placed at one-third instead of one-
half the distance in the length of the building, was the
question. At tirst it was thought to fjivor the supposi-
tion that there had been a gallery, which would have con-
firmed the tradition ; for no other use than that of a
Meeting-house would have required, or allowed of, a
gallery. But there was not height enough, under the
rafters, and above the transverse beam, resting as it did
on the top of the upright posts and the plate of the
frame ; and this seemed to negative the idea that the
transverse beam was designed to support a gallery. The
upright posts had been coated over with some sort of
mortar and whitewashed. Upon breaking and picking
it oft\ the original mortices were revealed a few feet be-
low the ceiling, exactly of the size to receive the tenons
of the transverse beam, with a shoulder in the upright
post at the same point, so that the bearing should be not
only upon the tenons, but upon the body of the posts and
beam. In knocking away the plaster from the plate, or
transverse beam, at the nearest end of the building,
grooves were found fitted to receive the upper ends of
the joists upon which the floor of the gallery was laid.
It seems that when the building was converted to the use
of a school room, or Avhen used for any other purpose,
the gallery, being found an obstruction and incumbrance,
was put out of the way, by raising the front beam on
which it rested up to the top of the posts, and a clear
ceiling spread under it. No discovery in astronomy,
electricity, or other field of science, or search of antiqua-
rian, was ever received with more enthusiastic gratifica-
tion, than filled the minds of all engaged in the Avork
when these mortices and grooves were brought to light.
So much as was undecayed of the timbers and rafters.
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was put up, on the ne>v site, with new material to supply
what had mouldered away, and the building stands com-
plete again.
The manner in which the whole thing was done, the
carefulness and good judgment with which the half-per-
ished old structure was taken down and removed, and
the thoroughness and exactness with which it has been
restored, attest the skill, energy, liberality, public spirit,
and reverence for the First Fathers of our country, which
marked the character of our late President. The vener-
able building, thus rescued from farther decay, standing
on ground contiguous to his own garden, and near the
scene of his scientific explorations and experiments, may
well be regarded as his monument. As a relic of our
American antiquity it is unique and precious, endeared
by sacred associations to the hearts of Patriots and
Christians. In former ages, tens and hundreds of thou-
sands of pilgrims flocked, year after year, from the whole
catholic, which was then the whole European, world, to
pay devout homage to what was believed by them to be
the house in which the mother of the Saviour dwelt. Here
is our Loretto, and this the Santa Casa, to be visited by
all, in coming ages, and from foreign lands, who share in
the enlightened interest, ever deepening and spreading
as civilization advances, that consecrates the memory of
the founders of the free institutions of the New World.
Daniel A. White, the first President of the Essex In-
stitute, continued in office until his death in 1861. Asahel
Huntington, who succeeded him, retired in 1865 ; and
Francis Peabody was, in the same year, elected to the
office. Soon after he visited England and the continent.
At this time he undoubtedly communicated to his kins-
man, George Peabody of London, a full account of the
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history, condition, and usefulness of the Institute. A
warm friendship had long been cherished between him
and the Great Philanthropist, who reposed entire con-
fidence in his character and judgment, and was therefore
disposed to enter heartily into his views ; and our society
was included within the scope of that noble scheme of
munificence which has shoAvered such unparalleled })enc-
factions upon Europe and America.* The endowment of
the Peabody Academy has placed the scientific part of the
Essex Institute on a foundation that secures its permanent
preeminence as a School of Philosophy and the Arts.
The historical department, at the same time, has been
relieved of a large portion of its burden, and indirectly
benefited in various ways. It has, thus far, been sus-
tained by the devoted zeal of uncompensated laborers, and
the friendly influence of an appreciating community. It
will continue its great work in the same spirit and with
the same support. Its claims will meet the response of a
grateful public ; generous hearts will warm towards it,
and benefactors be raised up to carry it onward ; so that
we may now feel sure that ultimately the hopes and
prayers of the first- colonists here will be realized. We
shall not, indeed, have a college, but we shall have an
institution that, in its proper sphere, will bear the charac-
ter of a University. The application of philosophy to
life, and the elucidation of our early history, will reach
a point not elsewhere surpassed. The Peabody Academy
of Science, and the Essex Institute, working side by
♦ George Peabody, of London, is a descendant of John, who was
born in 1642, the eldest son of the founder of the family in America,
the flrst Francis. John's third son, David, was born in 1G78. His
third son, David, was born in 1724. His second son, Thomas, was
born in 1762. His fourth son, George, was born February 18th, 1795.
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side, or consolidated into a grand scheme of knowledge,
combining the highest classic titles ever given to seats of
learning, the "Peabody Academy of Science and the
Essex Institute of Natural and Civil History," will make
this another Athens. The fact that one man, our lamented
President, was, at the head of both the Academy and the
Institute, foreshadows this happy consummation.
Colonel Peabody had strong family and domestic affec-
tions. The death of a beloved daughter, on the 12th of
December, 1866, produced a shock from which he never
recovered. She was worthy of the love and admiration
with which all who knew regarded her, and was endeared
to her father by earnest and active sympathy in his
favorite pursuits, and by embellishments given to his
works by her refined taste, and delicate pencil. She died
away from home ; and the intelligence came unexpectedly
upon him. Although he bore it with manly firmness, and
the devout submission of a christian, it could not fail to
be noticed that his spirit never fully rose again to its
accustomed buoyancy. The blow reached the vital centre
of his being, and the effect on his general health soon
became quite manifest. It was followed, on the 20th of
January, 1867, with a slight apoplectic attack, which was
repeated on the 2d of September.
After the death of his daughter I«had a long conversa-
tion with him, in which he laid bare before me the senti-
ment of his soul under the bereavement ; and I can truly
say that I have never witnessed a stronger manifestation
of the resignation and faith, that are the highest and last
attainments of a follower of the Saviour. His spirit
bowed in humble but elevated recognition of the Provi-
dence that orders and numbers our days, and was sus-
tained by the consolations and reflections that will come,
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under such an affliction, bringing peace to a believing
and thoughtful mind.
About the time of the announcement of the donation
by his friend and kinsman for the advancement of science
among us, in developing some of his views as to its
proper application, he expressed to me the expectation
that he should not live long, and might at any moment be
taken away. He spoke on the subject with perfect calm-
ness, and in a manner to convince me that his thoughts
and views had been brought to a state of perparation for
the summons Avhenever it should come. He entered
particularly upon the consideration of such an event in
connection with his plans as charged with the trust of
organizing the Academy in accordance with the purposes,
and fulfilment of the wishes, of its illustrious founder.
This led to general remarks on tlie subject of death,
especially if it should suddenly come, and he expressed
the idea, that he felt no anxiety, and allowed himself to
indulge no preferences, as to the time or mode of its
occurrence, but experienced entire relief in leaving all to
a Providence that was intinitely wise and benignant. 1
was much impressed with the seriousness, sincerity, per-
fect acquiescence of spirit, and devout submission to the
Divine will, he manifested throughout. His instincts
were r-eligious, and had ever l)een cherished by retlec-
tion, and strengthened by habit. The sentiments he
expressed were evidently such as he had long entertained,
of the willingness and readiness, with which every chikl of
God ought to connnit life and events to the disposal of
The Father.
During the month of October he continued to fail. On
the afternoon of the 2i)th, when standing at the window
of his chamber, looking out upon the cold and blustering
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autumnal air, and foHowing the foliage, falling from the
branches that had sustained its life, blown hither and
thither, and strown on the ground, he said, "we do all
fade as a leaf," and immediately turned to his bed. He
fell, at once, into a quiet and gentle sleep from which he
never awoke in the body. Not a pang, nor a struggle,
nor a movement, told when his spirit passed away. His
death, only indicated by his ceasing to breathe, was in the
evening of the 31st of October, 1867.
In looking over the memoir that has now been pre-
sented, justice requires me again to state, that it is but
a cursory and quite imperfect enumeration of the scien-
tific and mechanical operations in which the life of Francis
Peabody was employed. Full}^ described, they would
require a minute technical analysis such as only persons
particularly conversant with such subjects could present ;
and ranging, as they do, over so many distinct depart-
ments, demand separate treatises. In the course of the
narrative many traits of his character have incidentally
been given. Some general views of it may properly be
offered in conclusion.
Colonel Peabody was a business man of marked energy,
exactitude and capacity. As a manufacturer and mer-
chant his transactions showed sagacity, prudence, and
intelligence. Like all his other engagements, they were
suggested and guided by his predominating taste for
scientific pursuits, and the knowledge thus acquired.
His business operations were illustrations, on a large
scale, of the application of philosophy to practical ob-
jects. His experiments and studies were, in one sense,
kept in subordination to his business, and never allowed
to occupy his time or engross his thoughts, to the dis-
advantage of any important interests in which he was
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concerned. Althousrh till but profuse in the expenditure
of money in the prosecution of invest iiiiitions, he was
never wasteful, inconsiderate, or careless in its use. He
exercised his own judgment in the application of his
means, made his outlays in such directions as he saw lit,
and could not easily be drawn upon by inducements, ad-
dressed to the love of api)lause or popularity, llis own
idea of the methods in which he could ])est promote tlie
public welfare ruled his conduct. In concluding a bar-
gain or a purchase of any kind, he was not to be im[)oscd
upon, and, in no degree, did his enthusiasm in favorite
pursuits detract from his vigilance or caution as a l)usi-
ness man. He was as thorough, skilful and extensive a
merchant, as if conuuerce had been his only employment.
For some years before his death he managed a trade, and
owned a tonnage, equal to that of his father, when the
ships of that great merchant frequented every })ort of the
Altantic shore of Europe from the Baltic to Gil)ralter,
around the Mediterranean, and in both the Indies. And
what was most extraordinary, with all his ships, cargoes,
manufactures, building houses, eml^ellishing estates, ex-
periments in the laboratory, operations in the workshoi),
and the study of authorities from the shelves and cases of
his library, he was, as much as any man among us, on
hand to participate in local interests or social movements,
ready to attend to any call for consultation or cou[)era-
tion, and apparently at leisure to enjoy intercourse, or
engage in conversation, with any one at any time. Al-
ways busy, but never in such a hurry that he could not
stop to converse with friends or townsmen, as met by the
way — wdth time to spare for all the demands of family,
neighborhood, or society. The activity and elasticity of
his faculties never failed. His inexhaustible spirits sup-
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plied both mind and* body with inexhaustible strength.
He was never known to be tired, and did not seem to
need rest. His business and his amusements were so
organized that they never interfered with each other. His
multifarious engrao^ements were so methodized that he
could, whenever he chose, fly away from them ; but pres-
ent or absent, his business went on, his vessels kept under
sail, and the wheels of his mills continued to revolve.
Few men have done more work, and few have found more
gratification outside of what is ordinarily called work.
In this respect he was remarkably successful in solving
the problem of life. He experienced an equal exhilara-
tion, in meeting its obligations and enjoying its pleasures.
He turned its labors into pleasures, and kept the heart in
sunshine however dark the cloud over head.
He must be allowed to have been one of the most use-
ful persons we have ever had among us. The period of
his activity in the aflairs of society embraced nearly half
a century, and, from first to last, he spread activity
around him. The various industrial enterprises he
started, the institutions of usefulness he helped to estab-
lish, and the numbers he brought into employment in
several departments of business and labor, constitute an
aggregate scarcely to be estimated, and not often to be
traced to one originating mind. At the time of his death,
and for many years before, it is probable that, at least
three hundred persons were profitably occupied in carry-
ing on his business by sea and by land, in trades, arts,
labors, and handicraft of all sorts. And it is observable
that the employments he thus opened will continue to
diffuse their benefits and privileges to countless numbers
indefinitely ; for experience has shown that his enterprises
were the result of good judgment and stand the test of
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time. The machines he improved and constructed, the
processes he introduced, the manufactures he set in
motion, lead works, paper oil and jute mills, some of
them passed into other hands, are still, and probably
always will be, in vigorous and prosperous action. The
buildings he erected or embellished, the lecture-room he
designed, like his stone arch at Harmony Grove, have
durability impressed on them, survive their constructor,
and bid fair to survive the lapse of generations.
He was a good citizen in all respects, regarding with
interest the advancement of society, and retaining to the
end a disposition to aid in all enterprises that commended
themselves to his judgment. While alwjiys ready to act
with others, he was often in a minority upon local as
well as national questions, but he loved the people and
rejoiced in their prosperity and liat)piness. He was a
true patriot. Nothing could wean him from attachment
and devotion to his country. No extent of what he
might have thought mal-administration : no defeat of the
parties to which he may have belonged, whether based
upon questions of policy affecting the general govern-
ment of the Union, or on state or municipal atlairs ; no
amount of supposed error or wrong in the temporary
phases of society ; none of the trappings of foreign courts
or seductions of foreign travel ; neither the pomp nor
pageantry elsewhere seen, nor the glitter which wealth,
like his, in other forms of society enables its possessor to
command, could estrange him from the land of his birth
or the home of his fathers. While abroad he gloried in
and yearned for his country, and came back, each time,
with a conviction that there was no country like his own,
and no spot, in that country, better than this to live in,
and die in. His conviction that our institutions are
78
founded in truth and Tight, and his faith in their perpe-
tuity, were never shaken, and his vision of the future
glories of America never grew dim.
Few men have been more free from pride or pretension,
in spirit or manners. The riches he had inherited and
accumulated, did not lift him out of the community, or
estrange him from the sentiments, ways, or company of
the common people. He talked and acted with them as
an equal. To this admirable trait of his character a
cloud of witnesses could be raised from every position "in
society, and in every stage of his life. Such a man was
a true republican, to whatever party he belonged.
His private character, from the beginning to the end of
life, was irreproachable. No taint ever sullied the purity
of his sentiments. Neither fashion nor folly undermined
the integrity of his principles. He was a temperate,
exemplary, ingenuous, and honest man. The utterances
of his lips, as well as the habits of his life, were always
under the restraints of propriety. He respected all that
was excellent, and reverenced all that is sacred in
humanity. His thoughts were innocent, his affections
kind, and his faith in man and in God immovable. He
appreciated the value of religious institutions, and re-
posed, with steadfast fidelity, on his religious convictions.
He allowed no vain speculations or casual annoyances, to
cast a shadow on the path that leads the christian heart to
the service and worship of God.
The example, that has now been contemplated, presents
a moral, which I would leave particularly impressed on
every mind.
"The vanity of human wishes" is not the morbid com-
plaint of a melancholy temperament. It is a solemn
verity. Failure to realize mere worldly happiness is the
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lesson taught by universal experience. The fact that this
lesson is never received, is the myster}- and enigma of
life. We toil and struggle with ever unabated eagerness
for what, upon clutching it, always proves an illusion.
We find it to be a shadow but pursue it still. To an eye,
looking down upon the sublunary scene, Avhat a strange
spectacle is presented in the whole race of man absor])ed
in this always baffled eftbrt, this never ceasing, ever fruit-
less chase. Wealth, it is thought certain, will place in
our hands the embellishments and blessings of life, and
secure perpetual contentment. We gain it ; but elegant
mansions and overflowing incomes, leave the soul poorer
than before. Existence, desire accomplished, becomes a
burden ; and we sink into dreary duluess, or fly to other
abodes, which in turn soon grow wearisome ; again we
shift the scene, and wander without rest and without a
home. Ambition contends for the prizes of public station.
They may all be won, and the successful aspirant left the
most dissatisfied citizen of the state. The voune: luun;
of Macedon sighed for universal dominion ; and entered
upon a career to attain it, crowd(;d with more success
than ever reached before or since ; but at its close, when
the whole world, subjected to his victorious arms, was at
his feet, wept for other worlds to conquer. The Hebrew
monarch surveyed his riches and splendors and luxuries
and glories, and revealed to himself the utter emptiness
of them all — '* vanity of vanities — all is vanity." The
history of the ages confirms the teachings of our own
observation and experience, and stamps disappointment
upon the fulfilment of earthly hopes.
When Francis Peal)ody had reached the age of man-
hood and become the head of a household, he- was in
possession of all the happiness that can be desired or
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imagined, and it lasted through life. Why this exemp-
tion from the lot of humanity ? Because his faculties and
aspirations had early opened and entered upon a field,
outside of, and above, the sphere in which enjoyment is
ordinarily sought. ' In the pursuit of knowledge, in forms
that included the ever exhilarating activities of the intel-
lect, he found the elixir whose infusion in his cup kept it
from palling on his lips.
Let every young man, especially let those in the posses-
sion or the acquisition of fortune, secure a like refuge, by
choosing some department of science, philosophy, litera-
ture, or art, and make it a recreation amidst the toils of
business, and a refreshment when other objects lose their
zest. He who adopts this course, will have, ever after,
no void in his heart, no weariness in his hours. His
labors will all be lightened, his joys will retain their
relish, contentment and cheerfulness will crown his days.
The elasticity of his spirits, and the enthusiasm of his
youth, will continue unimpaired to the end.
The foregoing Memoir was read at a meeting of the Essex Insti-
tute, July 18, 1868, the President, Dr. Henry Wheatland, in the chair.
At its conclusion, Hon. Asahel Huntington, Ex-President of the
Society, after speaking in strong terms of praise of the reader's
treatment of his theme, offered the following vote, which, being
seconded by Abner C. Goodell, Jr., Esq., Vice-President, was unani-
mously passed : ^
''That the thanks of the Institute be presented to Mr. Upham for
his address, and that the same be referred to the appropriate Com-
mittee for publication."
EARLY NEW ENGLAND PAPERS,
FROM THE
BRITISH PUBLIC ARCHIVES.
Communicated by A. C. Goodell, Jr.
[I. James Ciuhvorth to Dr. Stoughton, Dec, 1634. — Colonial Papers, vol. S, Xo. 39.]
[II. Extract from a Letter from Sir William Phips to Mr. Blathwayt, Oct. 12, 1GD2,
and a memorandum by Blathwayt. — Colonial Entry Book, vol. iVl, p. 414.]
[III. Order in Council respecting the trials for Witchcraft, in Netv England, Jan.
2(i, \mi-Ai. — Ibid., p. 417.]
[IV. Letter from Queen Mary to Governor Phips respecting the trials for Witch-
craft.—Ibid., p. 418.]
I.
Citewat the of December 1634
Demie & worthey Sur, my Bownden duty & ernest af-
fections in the bowelles of love to your remembred &
allso to my most deare Mother the Lord whoe is the
sercher of the heart and treyer of the I . . . . [Raynes]
knowes that I doe unfaindedley desier the pease pros-
peritey & wellfare both of yowre soules & bodeyes as of
mine owne. These are to let yow understand that I have
received yowre Godly & peyous letter full of grave &
holsam exortations which argues yowre unfaind desieres
& continuall indevores for the good of my soule & inded
I have cause if ever eny had to blese the Lord that ever
I saw yow for under God yow have bine the gretest
Instrument of good to mee in the world & since my
absence from yow the care yow had of mee with yowre
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paynes in laboringee with mee is frequent in my mind &
due take a depe impretion in my soule and has bine a
instrumental! cause of workinge mee nerer unto & walk-
inge closer with the Lord & more & more to see the
vanity of all these outward thinges & that fuUnes that is
Christ Jesus. I desier that yow will bee as frequent in
yowre letters as yow may for I finde a greate deale of
swetnes in them for they put a greatele of quickoninge
life &> edge unto my affections & yow know the best in
this life are subject to grow cold in oure profetion that
we dayly neade sum exortation & consolation both to
provoke to the practice of holy thinges & to soport us in
the time of temptation or affliction, that wee may wade
thorow all the difficulteyes of this short life with cherfull-
nes of harte laboringe to make some benifit to oure
soules of all the Lordes dealinges with us whether they
be merseyes that they may alure us or chastisementes that
they may corect & amend us or Judgmentes that may
terreyfey us or Afflictiones that they may refine us ^so that
at lenght wee may bee more then Conquereres over all
oure Coruptions so that wee may serve the Lord with the
hole Man & worshipinge him acordinge as he has reveled
in his holy word walkinge in the way & order of the
Gospell standinge fore * the purity of his ordinances and
as Moses wold not part with nor leave a hofe f behinde
for of those he was to serve his God so not to part with
one of the ordinances hut to hee redye to lay downe oure
lives for them for with those we must serve oure God. I
am very sorry to heare of yowre sicknes my prayeres
shall & have bin continually to the Lord for yow. I sail
intreate yow to beare with pasience what the Lord shall
*for? thoof?
83
lay upon yow, laboringe to make a santiiide use of all his
dealeinges & in all thinges submitinge 3'owre willes unto
his and then all thinges shall worke together for the best
unto those that love him Allso I understand that theare h
like to be 20"* lost by Walter gambling e yf it l)ee so I
know it is the Lordes doinge & yf I consider what have
I that I have not received from the Lord nay what have I
deserved shurly nothinge but eternall wrath & condemna-
tion therfore let him doe with his owne as semeth good in
his eyes I thanke the Lord it is no trouble but rather case
of rejoysinge when I way a temporall loss with a sperituall
gayne when the Lord is plesed even to befiile mee theare
that I could not manadge my allayeres with comfort even
as if the Lord should say it is but a foly to atempe any
thinge afote heare I will take away thcyr abilityes thow
shait not bee able to go thorow stich with eny thinge
heare but thow must goe far from thine owne land &
fatheres howse & theare will I reveale myselfe to thee c^
tlieare shalt thow honer worshipe & serve mee as I shall
reveale to thee out of my sacred word. I doe ingeniusly
freely confese to yow now the Lord has brought mee
hether & in a small measure made mee aquainted with
his wayes & how & in wliat manor hee icill bee v:orshiped
in. All though heare bee meny diticulteyes to be under-
gone yet I account it a exelent mersey that the Lord has
brought mee to see that lohich my fore fatheres desired to
see but could not to see so meny Churches walkinge in the
way and order of the gospell injoyinge that Christian
liberty that Christ lias pure] lased for us & to relate to yow
that which yeet I have not conserninge the estate of New
England heare are these Churches. 1 : Ply moth where
M"^ Smith is Pastor, no techer. 2 : Bostone M'" Willson
pastor, M"" Cotton teacher. 3 : Dorchester M' Wareham,
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P. M'^ Mavoricke T. 4 at Rockes Burey M'' Weelldes P.
M"^ Elyot T. 5 at Charles towne M^ leames P. & my
Cusson simes is now gone thether to bee there teacher.
7 at Watter towne M'' Philipes P. 8 at Hague * where M^
Humphereyes lives M^ Bachalor P. 9. at Salem theare
Pastore old M"" Skelton is ded theare is Mr. Williames
who doe exersies his giftes but is in no office, 10 at
Ipsidge a plantation made upe this yeare M^ Ward P,
M^ Parker T. Now those plantations that are not yet
seteled & are newly began are 3 Duckes burey where M*^
Colyer dwelles no paster nor teacher, oures Cittewate to
whome the Lord has bine verey gracious & His Provi-
dence has bine admorablely sene oure beginge to bringe
us oure Pastor whome wee so longe expected M^ Lath-
rope who the Lord has brought to us in safety whome wee
finde to bee a holy reverant <& hevenly minded man. & the
other is Beare Cove wheare is no Pastor nor Teacher.
Now one thinge I wold intreate yow that if yow doe
know eny of yowre frendes & acquaintance that come over
hether that yow would derecte them to oure Plantation the
nature of the place being e as in my former Letter es yow
shall finde & is still thowgh now I have sene more of the
plantationes then I had & yet it findes place in mey affec-
tions before any & with all such as yow sail advise to sit
downe with us wee wold intreate yow they may bee such as
yow judge to beefite to bee received into Church fellowshipe
AUso if it should j9/ea5e God to bringe yow into this Land
amongest us I wold intreate yow for yowre owne good not
* Lyne ? — An error, probably, of the copyist.
Note. — The following appears in the margin by another hand,
evidently the same person that underscored the words in Italics :
" great newes out of Newe England touching ye Presbyteriall gov-
ernment as it seemes establishd ther."
85
to come ingaidged to eney people till yow come heare
yowre selfe & see the nature of the plase wheare yow are
to site downe together with the conditiou of the People.
One thinge I canot but relate & that not only with grefe
for & with feare of what will bee the event of a strange
thinge put in practice by sum in the Church of Salem
but by whome I heare not & that is they have cut out
the Crose in the flage or Ansient that they Cari before
them when they treyne, inded it is contrary to the mindes
& willes of all that I cann heare of. Captaine Indicot
there Captaine is a holy honest man & dus utterly aban-
don it & who are the Aegeentes in it I cannot heare.
now as conserning my owne pertickuler, I thankc the
Lord I have wanted nothinge since I came into the Land
I have I blese God as yet the best howse in the plantation
though but a meane one it contentes as well. I planted
corne contrary to M"" Hatherlydes mind which I know not
how I should adune I blese the Lord I have I thinke at
least 50 busheles of corne Avhich is worth sum 12"* so that
I thinke I shall not neade but shall have anaught till next
harvest. My howse is the meetinge howse because it is
the bigest but wee are but few as yet in number not
pasinge 60 persons. As conserninge my Unkells blesed
be God they are both in good liealth & my unkell Thomas
is to bee maried shortly to a widow that has good meanes
&> has 5 children. Thus much I made bold to trouble
you with all beinge all for the Present only desireinge to
be remembred to all my Brolheres & Sisteres & all my
frends & my wife like wise desieres her duty to yow both
her love to the rest & I would pray wheare as I wrote for
stufe for 2 Cotes it was rashly dun that yow wold
refrayne till yow have of mine to pay yowreselves with
all. only I must intreate yow to be mind full the first
86
shipe that cumes to, send my wife sum Clowtes for shee
lookes her to come the first of Aprill So for the present
I comend yow to the protection of the Allmighty and
ever rest yowre dutyfull sunn till death.
JAMES CUDWOETH.
[Addressed :]
To his very lovinge & kinde Father Dr. Stoughton at his
house in Alldermanbury.
[Indorsed :]
James Cudworth to Dr. Stoughton shewing his great
correspondency with y^ irregular inconformable fugitive
ministers beyond y® Seas in New England.
II.
When I first arrived I found this Province miserably
harrassed with a most Horrible witchcraft or Possession
of Devills which had broke in upon severall Townes,
some scores of poor people were taken with preternat-
urall torments some scalded with brimstone some had
pins stuck in their flesh others hurried into the fire and
water and some dragged out of their houses and carried
over the tops of trees and hills for many Miles together ;
it hath been represented to mee much like that of Sweden
about thirty years agoe, and there were many comitted
to prison upon suspicion of Witchcraft before my arrivall.
The loud cries and clamours of the friends of the afilicted
people with the advice of the Deputy Governor and many
others prevailed with mee to give a Commission of Oyer
and Terminer for discovering what witchcraft might be at
the bottome or whether it were not a possession. The
chief Judge in this Commission was the Deputy Gov-
87
ernour and the rest were persons of the best prudence
and figure that could then be pitched upon. When the
Court came to sitt at Salem in the County of Essex they
convicted more than twenty persons being guilty of witch-
craft, some of the convicted confessed their Guilt, the
Court as I understand began their proceedings with the
accusations of afflicted persons and then went upon other
humane evidences to strengthen that. I was almost the
whole time of the proceeding abroad in the service of
Their Majesties in the Eastern part of the Country and
depended upon the Judgement of the Court as to a
method of proceeding in cases of Witchcraft but when I
came home I found many persons in a strange ferment of
dissatisfaction which was increased by some hott Spiritts
that blew up the flame, but on enquiring into the matter I
found that the Devill had taken upon him the name and
shape of severall persons who were doubtless inocent and to
my certain knowledge of good reputation for which cause
I have now forbidden the committing of any more that
shall be accused without unavoydable necessity, and those
that have been committed I would shelter from any Pro-
ceedings against them Avherein there may be the least
suspition of any wrong to be done unto the Innocent. I
would also wait for any particular directions or commands
if their Majesties please to give mee any for the fuller
ordering this perplexed affjiir. I have also put a stop to
the printing of any discourses one way or other, that may
increase the needless disputes of people upon this occa-
sion, because I saw a likelyhood of kindling an inextin-
guishable flame if I should admitt any publique and open
Contests and I have grieved to see that some who should
have done their Majesties and this Province better service
have so far taken Councill of Passion as to desire the
88
precipitancy of these matters, these things have been
improved by some to give me many interuptions in their
Majesties service has been hereby unhappily clogged, and
the Persons who have made soe ill improvement of these
matters here are seeking to turne it upon mee, but I
hereby declare that as soon as I came from fighting
against their Majesties Enemyes & understood what
danger some of their innocent subjects might be exposed
to, if the evidence of the afflicted persons only did
prevaile either to the committing or trying any of them,
I did before any application was made unto me about it
put a stop to the proceedings of the Court and they are
now stopt till their Majesties pleasure be known. S*" I
beg pardon for giving you all this trouble, the reason is
because I know my enemies are seeking to turn it all
upon me S^
I am
Your most humble Serv*
WILLIAM PHIPS.
Dated at Boston in New England
the 14th of Oct^ 1692.
Mem^™
That niy Lord President be pleased to acquaint his
Ma*y in Councill with the account received from New
England from S"" Wm. Phips the Governor there touching
Proceedings against severall persons for Witchcraft as
appears by the Governor's letter concerning those matters.
in.
The E* Hon^i« the Lords of the Committee of Trade
and Plantations having this day laid before His Maj*5^ in
89
Councill a letter lately received from S'" William Phips
Govern'" in chief of the Massachusets Bay in New Eng-
land, setting forth that a most Horrible Witchcraft or
Possession of Devills had infested that Province and that
divers persons have been convicted of witchcraft, some
whereof had confest their guilt. But that others being of
a known and good reputation these proceedings had
caused a great dissatisfaction among the Inhabitants,
Whereupon he had put a stop to the same untill his
Majesties pleasure should be known concerning the same.
His Majesty in Councill was thereupon pleased to order
the right Hon^^« the Earl of Nottingham, His iMaj^'^'*
Principall Secretary of State to prepare Letters for his
Maj*^ Royall Signature to be sent to S'" William Phips
signifying his Maj**^^ approbation of his proceedings in
this behalf, and further to direct that in all Proceedings
for the future against persons accused for witchcraft or
being possessed by the Devill the greatest moderation &
all due circumspection be used so far as the same may be
without impediment to the ordinary course of justice
within the said Province.
lY.
Trusty and Welbeloved We Greet you well It having
been represented unto us that a most horrible witchcraft
or possession of Devills hath infested severall Townes in
our Province of the Massachusetts Bay under your Gov-
ernment, and that divers persons have been convicted
of witchcraft, some whereof have confest their guilt, but
that others being of a known and good reputation, these
proceedings had caused a great dissatisfaction among our
good subjects for which reason you had put a stop there-
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unto untill our pleasure should be known concerning the
same. We therefore approving of your care and circum-
spection herein have thought fitt to signify Our Will and
Pleasure as We do hereby' Will and Require you to give
all necessary directions that in all proceedings against
persons accused for witchcraft or being possessed by the
Devill, the greatest moderation and all due circumspec-
tion be used, so far as the same may be without impedi-
ment to the ordinary course of justice within our said
Province And so Wee bid you very heartily farewell.
Given at Our Court at Whitehall the 15*^ day of Aprill
1693 In the fifth year of Our Reign.
By Her Majes*^^ Command.
Note. — The foregoing papers were copied for me by W. Noel
Sainsbury, Esq., of her Majesty's Public Kecord OflSce in London.
They are printed here, with literal exactness, from the MS. copy. In
Cudworth's letter, however, I have corrected the names written
" Sumpheryes " and "Bachalon," by changing the initial letter of the
former to "H" and the final letter of the latter to "r" as they are,
clearly, errors of transcription. "Hague," which is named as the
residence of the abovenamed persons, might easily have been made
from Lyne (Lynn) as hinted in the marginal note to page 84.
I am not aware that the foregoing have ever been printed, although
the first paper is indexed in the Calendar of State Papers (Colonial
series), 1574-1660, prepared by Mr. Sainsbury, and printed at London
inl860.— A. C. G., Jr.
LIST OF DEATHS
RECORDED BY REV. JOHN PRINCE, LL.D
PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH, SALEM.*
[Communicated by William B. Upton, Clerk of the Society.]
1781.
March 20. ♦Hon. Richard Derby, Esq.,
June
10.
Mary, wife of Jona. Waldo,
17 years.
Oct.
5.
Hon. Benja. Lynde,
81 "
1782.
Jan.
1.
♦Jona. Peele, senior.
80 years.
Feb.
20.
Mrs. Mary Grant, widow,
80 "
March
1.
Son of Benja. Chipman,
6 months.
((
17.
Mary Osgood,
18 years.
<(
— .
Andrew Gray, drowned at sea,
22 "
((
20.
Jack Macky (black).
48 "
April
19.
Mrs. [F]oot, widow.
86 "
((
20.
Mrs. Mason,
90 "
May
8.
Gabriel Munion's wife.
39 "
June
— .
Capt. David Ropes, killed at sea,
((
29.
Capt. Josiah Orne's daughter,
4 hours.
July
10.
♦Dr. William Goodhue,
35 years.
((
17.
David Bickford's child,
8 "
((
29.
John Ropes,
((
29.
Francis Cox,
63 years.
Sept.
1.
♦ Dr. Holyoke's son,
5 months.
((
3.
John Appleton's daughter,
2 "
((
10.
Capt. William Orne's son,
2 weeks.
((
30.
Capt. Josiah Orne's daughter,
1 month.
Oct.
1.
James Arrington's wife,
33 years.
♦Dr. Prince was bom in Boston July 22, 1751, gr. Harv. Coll. 1776, ord. at Salem
1779, died June 7, 1836. All names mentioned in this List were members of his
Society except those marked with an asterisk [*].
92
Oct.
((
13.
il
13.
a
15.
Nov.
28.
Dec.
18.
il
22.
a
— .
1783.
Jan.
20.
June
4.
<(
18.
((
25.
Aug.
9.
Sept.
18.
Oct.
8.
Nov.
9.
a
9.
((
17.
((
26.
((
27.
Dec.
13.
James Arringfon's child,
Lewis Hunt's child,
Mr. Lawrence's child,
* Capt. John Fisk's wife,
* William Pickman's wife,
John Leach,
Gabriel Munion's daughter,
Hannah Bickford,
Widow Mary Cox,
Jona. Ashby,
* Capt. Benja. Goodhue,
Abigail, Wife of John Ropes,
Capt. George William's child.
Widow of Jona. Ashby,
Peter Clough's child,
Ichabod Glover's daughter,
Abigail Ropes,
Capt. Richard Derby,
Widow of Deacon Pickering,
Hannah Hunt, maiden,
Capt. Peter Lander's child,
Capt. Jona. Gardiner,
Capt. John Derby's child,
David Ashby's child,
22
years.
72
17
22
77
68
75
years.
28
<<
4 months
1
year.
6
years.
26
((
72
((
76
((
72
((
2
days.
SQ
years.
1784.
Jan.
6.
Mary, wife of John Turner,
66 "
a
15.
*Capt. John Gardiner,
78 "
Feb.
3.
Son of Nehemiah Holt,
5 months.
((
12.
Widow Eliza Barton,
85 years.
March
8.
Child of Nehemiah Holt,
2 "
a
16.
Polly Lander,
23 "
July
10.
Child of John Appleton,
6 weeks.
Nov.
18.
Nehemiah Holt,
36 years.
a
27.
Margarett, wife of Stephen Cleavland,
88 *'
Dec.
12.
Widow Mary Pickering,
76 "
1785.
Feb.
20.
Samuel Orne,
22 years.
May
1.
Widow Mary Bowditch,
79 "
July
24.
* Samuel Page, Esq.,
37 "
93
1786.
Aug.
— .
Oct.
11.
Jau.
28.
Feb.
9.
March
2.
a
26.
u
26.
u
28.
April
28.
"
29.
May
7.
a
9.
it
22.
''
22.
June
9.
a
26.
July
5.
'•
21.
Aug.
13.
Sept.
13.
;(
21.
Dec.
19.
••
18.
178'
7.
Jan.
18.
Feb.
4.
June
15.
((
29.
July
20.
Aug.
20.
Sept.
7.
Oct.
19.
Dec.
14.
((
31.
((
31.
1788.
Jan.
13.
♦ Dr. Orne's Sister Williams, at Springfield,
Child of Lewis Hunt,
Capt. John Turner, Jr.,
Dr. Joseph Orne,
Isaac, son of Josiah Orne,
Salem Orne (black),
Israel Dodge, son of Israel,
Joseph Perry (of Connecticut),
Abigail, wife of John Ropes,
Deborah Orne,
Hannah Gardiner,
Son of Salem Orne (black).
Son of Francis Cabot,
Hannah, wife of Capt. John Derby,
Daughter of William Gray,
* Madam Love Pickman,
Son of Benja. Peele,
Son of John Appleton,
*My father, John Prince, Boston.
Mrs. Saul,
Joseph Harridan,
Joseph Allen,
Negro male child, ^
John Turner, Esq.,
Widow Cook,
Wife of Thomas Hortou (suftbcated
snow storm).
Widow Chapman,
Sally Nurse, daughter of B. N.,
Wife of Benja. Nurse,
Francis Grant's wife,
* Samuel Blyth's wife.
Dr. William Stearns' daughter,
Abner Goodhue's daughter,
*Rev. James Diman's wife,
Elizabeth Hunt, maiden,
Mrs. Masury,
1
yr. 6 mos.
37
years.
1
yr. 8 mos,
29
years.
25
"
30
-'
20
"
22
((
43
((
3
a
5
yrs. 6 mos
36
years.
3
months.
77
years.
4
years.
3
months.
70
years.
32
"
17
li
31
u
69
48 *'
50 -^
18 •'
57 "
62 "
[37] -
6 weeks.
1 yr. 6 mos,
65 years.
54 "
36 "
Deacon John Bickford,
86
94
Jan.
25.
Son of Jona. Waldo, Esq.,
5 weeks.
March
I 23.
Abner Goodhue's wife.
20
years.
<(
28.
Rev. Mr. Cleavland's widow,
72
ii
Aug.
1.
Ezra Burrell's son.
14
days.
<(
6.
Abraham Gray, son of Deacon,
35
years.
<<
12.
Dr. Eben'r Futnam,
71
11
Sept.
9.
Anna, Francis Cabot's wife,
27
((
((
18.
Benja. Lander,
48
((
Oct.
8.
* Rev. James Diman,
81
((
ti
23.
Gabriel Munion,
26
it
Nov.
4.
Mrs. Handford,
34
tt
a
27.
Deacon Abra'm Gray's wife.
65
tt
—
Capt. John Ropes, died at sea,
25
tt
1789.
March
14.
* William Fyncheon, Esqr.,
64
tt
li
26.
*Dr. Holyoke's daughter Eliza,
18
ti
AprU
3.
David Ashby's wife.
May
— .
Widow Sarah Sims,
88
it
It
21.
George Townsend,
22
it
ti
25.
Abraham Knowlton's wife,
30
it
June
1.
Widow Hannah Bailey,
48
it
tt
21.
Capt. Josiah Orne,
44
it
July
14.
* John Cunningh^hi,
20
it
Sept.
16.
Sally Grant,
25
it
((
21.
Son of William Liscomb,
1 :
yr. 3 mos.
Oct.
12.
Nath'l, son of John Ropes,
11 months.
Nov.
7.
Maj'r John Hathorne's son Eben'r (run
over by a cart).
8 :
fears.
((
23.
Widow Jemima Ashby,
93
((
Dec.
13.
Abigail Wright,
30
((
1790.
Jan.
— .
Mr. Tim'y Orne,
((
1.
John Nurse (printer at Boston),
28
March
8.
* Joseph Fickering,
79
a
30.
Titus Guina (black).
66
April
27.
Francis Galley Gray,
27
May
20.
* John Nutting, Esqr., schoolmaster.
97
((
25.
Lewis Hunt's son,
3
((
30.
W°. Chapman,
76
<(
31.
Madam Mary Lynde,
81
June
15.
Edward Russel's wife,
53
95
June
19.
((
27.
((
30.
July
7.
((
21.
Aug.
21.
Sept.
9.
((
16.
Nov.
6.
1791.
Jan.
25.
Feb.
11.
March
2.
((
17.
Aug.
21.
*'
24.
((
24.
Sept.
14.
Oct.
10.
a
25.
Nov.
10.
((
25.
1792.
Jan.
27.
((
30.
((
30.
March
2.
11
10.
((
19.
April
18.
July
— .
Aug.
11.
<(
15.
Sept.
— .
((
13.
((
16.
Oct.
— .
((
19.
Nov.
8.
Dec.
31.
James Arrington's son, 1 year.
Daniel King, 86 "
Mr. John Appleton's wife, 42 "
Priscilla Glover, 43 "
James Arrington's son, 10 weeks.
Arthur Jeffery, 55 years.
Atwater Phippen's wife, 61 "
Ebenezer Burril's son, 7 "
Abigail Gray, daughter of Dea. G., 33 *'
William Gray's daughter Eliza, 4 *'
Deacon Gray (Abram), 76 "
Capt. John Gardiner, 63 "
Uz. Rea's wife (Nurse's daughter), 25 '*
Dr. Joshua Plummer, 36 *'
Son of Nath'l Ropes, 3 weeks.
John Appleton's daughter Jane, 20 years.
Hannah Gray, daughter of Dea. G., 40 "
Maj'r John Ilathorne's son, 2 weeks.
Son of Capt. Sara'l Derby, 1 day.
Widow of Jona. Gardiner, 63 years.
Primus Gardiner's wife (black), 26 "
Widow Sarah Leach, 70 years.
Capt. Thomas Kimbal, 72 "
Daughter of Jona. Ashby, 23 months.
Widow Atkinson, 78 years.
Madam Jane Sparhawk, widow of Rev.
John S., 73 *'
Widow of Capt. John Andrews, 91 *'
Widow Mary Grant, * 59 "
♦Rev'd Mr. Swain, of Wenham, 70 "
James Jeffry, Jun'r, 26 *«
*Rev. Mr. Holt, of Danvers, 67 "
*My cousin, Benja. Guild, Esqr., 43 **
Ezra Burrill's wife, 46 "
Widow Ruth Jeffry, 88 "
♦Bro'r Thomas Bailey, Boston, 37 ♦'
Ruth Hunt, maiden, 87 **
* Dr. Nath'l Parker, 36 *'
Hannah Lynde, dau. of Judge Lynde, 66 "
96
1793.
Peb.
12.
July
8.
<(
8.
((
22.
Aug.
28.
Sept.
— .
Oct.
2.
((
9.
n
23.
17i>4.
Feb.
— .
April
— .
July
— .
Aug.
— .
Nov.
Dec.
Son of Jona. Hodges,
* Rebecca Bailey wife's sister.
Wife of Jona. Ashby,
Daughter of Nath'l Eead,
Son of Nath'l Ropes,
(( H it tl
Mrs. Deland (wife of Dr. D.),
* Gov'r John Hancock,
Daughter of Sam'l Chever,
Henry, son of Israel Dodge,
Mr. Hathorne,
Son of Robert Procter,
Mr. Hill, at sea,
"Wife of Thomas Mason,
Son of Eben'r Putnam,
Joseph Grafton, at Havana,
Mrs. Ward,
1795.
Jan. — .
Sarah, wife of Eben'r Putnam,
11
Mr. Abel Hursey,
March — .
Child of Mr. Dodge,
April — .
*Dr. Nath'l Appleton (Boston),
June — .
Wife of William Appleton,
Aug. — .
Daughter of Robert Proctor,
Sept. — .
Son of Sam'l Ward,
i( ^
Daughter of David Ashby,
ti ^
Wife of Edward Russell,
a
Child of William Appleton,
Nov. — .
Samuel Barton,
Dec. — .
Sally, wife of Jona. Gardiner,
" 22.
Wife of Abner Goodhue,
22
years.
43
((
2
((
16 months.
77
years.
57
ii
16 months.
18
years.
21
(<
72
((
9 months.
39
years.
93
<(
22
years.
27
(C
40
ii
23
ii
13
(C
3
((
7
u
30
((
29
((
29
ii
1796
Jan.
April
May
((
June
Julv
22.
18.
10.
Child of William Gould,
Capt. Dan'l Hathorne,
Mr. Benjamin Ward,
♦Rev. Mr. Holyoke (Boxford),
Ezra Burril,
Child of Eben'r Putnam,
64 years.
75 "
49 "
4 "
97
Sept. 16. Son of Col. Hathorne,
Nov. — . Daughter of Mr. Lawrence.
" — . Eunice, wife of Jona. Harriden,
Dec. 25. Sally, daughter of Joshua Ward,
11 years.
44 "
21 «'
1797
Feb..
— .
March
— .
April
— .
May
— .
<<
27.
a
27.
July
25.
Oct.
11.
Nov.
— .
Dec.
— .
((
24.
1798
Jan.
— .
March
April
June
July
((
Aug.
27
♦Rev. Thomas F. Oliver (Baltimore), 40
Wife of Arthur Jeflcry, 59
Daugliter of Col. Hathorne, is
Widow Sarah Cheever, GO
Nancy, wife of Sam'l Gray, 37
Hetty, daughter of Joshua Ward, 19
Miss Ruth Ropes.
A son of Mr. Nourse.
Warwick Palfrey, 82
Jona. Ashby, 51
Widow Sarah Bowditch, 63
Widow Mehitable Dodge, 51
Mr. Benjamin Nourse (Sexton), 76
Sally, wife of John Derby, 27
Caleb Dodge, drowned in a cistern at
Beverly. 24
Widow Triscilla Ropes, 59
Mr. Samuel Phippen, 53
* Rev. Jolin Clark (Boston), 43
Col. Newhall, e>G
Wife of Samuel Smith, 20
Wife of Geo. Dodge, 72
Daughter of Amos Foster, 7
Child of Wm. Gray, 19
Child of Mr. A. Lawrence, killed by a fall, 8
months,
years.
1799
,
Jan.
— .
April
— •
May
— .
June
7.
»(
12.
July
— .
Betsy, daughter of Samuel Page,
Wife of Samuel Cheever.
Mr. Ropes.
Madam Eliza'th Derby,
Mrs. Palfry's daugh. Very,
♦ Governor Sumner,
Eliza Warden,
Mrs. Fitch, mother of Mrs. Derby,
13
23
64
40
53
26
68
98
July 19. * My Mother, at Boston,
Aug. — . Sparrow King,
Sept. — . Widow Sarah Orne,
Oct. — . Mr. Dudley Woodbridge,
" — . Mr. Reeves,
*' — . Elias H. Derby, Esqr.
Dec. — . Honorable Judge Oliver,
" — . Edward Pulling, Esq.,
" — . Mrs. Witimore,
'• — . Widow Mehitable Dodge,
1800.
Jan. — . A daughter of John Dodge,
March — . Wife of Alden Burril,
Aug. — . Lewis, son of Deacon Hunt,
*' — . Child of Mr. John Dunkerly,
Oct. 16. * Rev. Mr. Hubbard (Marblehead),
Nov. — . William Pickering, at sea.
78
2Q
years.
77
<(
66
<(
60
i<
68
<(
44
((
52
((
51
((
16 months
47
years.
18
"
1
month.
42
years.
1801.
Jan. — .
March — .
April 6.
May — .
((
June — .
July
Aug. — .
Sept. — .
Oct. — .
Nov. — .
((
Dec. — .
Capt. John Clarke,
Capt. George Peele,
My wife's father Bayley,
Widow Motey,
Child of Capt. Ramsden,
Mrs. Ropes.
Thorndike Deland's wife.
Mr. Gardiner's child.
Capt. Thomas Mason,
Mr. Atwater Phippen,
Mrs. Ramsden and son.
Joseph, son of Deacon Hunt.
Ichabod Glover,
Susanna Glover,
A child of Elias H. Derby,
Mr. Gray.
A child of Mr. Johnson,
82
71
80
60
9
64 '*
19 "
5 weeks.
3 months.
1802.
Feb. — .
April — .
Aug. — .
Sept. — .
* Lieut. Governor Philips,
William Appleton, son of John A.,
Margrett, wife of Sam'l Derby,
William Prescott,
50 years.
21 "
34 "
7 weeks.
99
Oct. — . Capt. Ramsden's child,
2 years.
1803.
Jan.
Feb. —
((
March —
April
June
July
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jane, wife of Sara'l C. Ward,
Mr. Robert Procter.
Mrs. King's child.
Capt. Charles Derby, at sea.
Wife of Benjamin King.
Wife of Capt. David Smith.
♦ Mr. Bickford's sister Very.
Dorcas, wife of Stephen Philips,
Child of William Biglow,
Mrs. Ropes.
Mrs. Margarett Barton, widow,
Mr. Kinny's 2 children.
Child of Mr. Lawrence,
Capt. Jona. Harridan,
36
29 years.
18 months.
.59 years.
4 months.
.59 years.
1804.
Feb. —
March —
Oct. —
Dec. —
Mr. Abraham Rand (blind), (J8
Sarah, widow of Gen'l. Fisk, 59
*Mr. Very, daug: of Mrs. Palfrey, f 40
Samuel, son of Sam'l Phippen, 19
Mr. Benjamin King, 04
1805.
Feb. —
((
July —
Sept. —
Oct. —
♦Judge Sargent's widow (Haverhill), 72
Widow of Capt. Jona. Gardiner, 90
Eliza, wife of William Cleavland, 40
Sally, daughter of Samuel Gray. 14
Wife of Peter Clough, 52
1806.
June
Aug.
Oct.
Oct.
Dec.
Salem Urne (black),
Mr. Nathaniel Ropes,
Francis, son of John Derby,
Wife of Thomas Robie,
Capt. Josiah Orne, murdered in ye Red Sea.
Lucy, daughter of Thomas Saunders,
Mary, wife of John Prince (pastor),
GO "
48 "
2 "
65 ''
17 years.
52 '«
tSee May, 1799.
100
1807.
Jan.
— .
Feb.
— .
((
27.
March
— .
May
— .
(<
^
Nov.
— .
Dec.
— .
180g
.
Jan.
18.
Feb.
13.
«'
21.
March
— .
April
— •
June
— .
Aug.
— .
li
— .
Sept.
— .
Oct.
— .
Dec.
10.
1809.
Jan. — .
March — .
April — .
20.
29.
May
June
July
14.
Wife of Ebenezer Bickford, Esqr.,
Caroline Augusta Oilman,
William Witmore, Esqr., jun'r.
Widow Hodges, mother of Jona. H.,
Wife of Major Joseph Sprague,
Sarah, wife of Jacob Crowninshield,
Eliza, daughter of Francis Cabot,
Mr. James Jeffry,
Mary, widow of Judge Oliver,
George Dodge,
Major Joseph Sprague,
Foster, son of John Derby.
Eliza, wife of Ebenezer Putnam,
Capt. Nathaniel Hatliorne, at Surinam.
Margarett, widow of Dr. Putnam,
Jacob Crowninshield, Esqr., M. C,
* Eliza, wife of Dr. Little,
Joshua Ward's child.
Capt. Samuel Robinson,
Mrs. Bray, daughter of David Hopes,
Anstis, daughter of Thomas Chipman,
Thomas, son of " *'
Margarett, daughter of Thomas Chipman,
Eliza, wife of '« "
* Governor James Sullivan,
Widow of Warwick Palfry,
Abigail, wife of Dea. Hartshorne,
Sarah, wife of Joshua Ward,
Miss Anna Jeffry,
William Lander's child,
Mrs. Fenno, daughter of D. Woodbridge,
Samuel Lander,
Son of Noah Hobart (Eben'r), killed by a
floor falling,
Child of Samuel Gray,
Mr. Nathaniel Crafts,
Mary Ann Blanchard (Cabot),
* Sarah, wife of Sam'l Prince (Boston),
66
years
17
((
29
(<
89
a
64
it
34
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75
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66
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48 hours
39
years.
47
tt
20
8
24
25
48
101
Oct. — . Capt. Jona. Peele, 70 years.
" — . Robert Emory's wife, daug. of Dr. Bar'd, 34 "
Dec. — . Mr. Benjamin Osgood, 90 "
— . Widow Anna Witworth, 77 "
1810.
Jan. — .
Aug.
Oct.
Dec.
4.
Mrs. S. Brooks,
Wife of Dan'l Saunders (Peele's daugh.),
Miss Esther Briggs,
William, son of William Witmore, at
Springfield,
Miss Eliza Clark,
Wife of Samuel Briggs,
Emila, daughter of Jona. Waldo,
Mrs. Briggs.
Nathaniel Appleton's child.
Widow Craft's child,
37
60
19
5
47
37
22
5 months.
1811.
March — .
Aug. — .
Oct. — .
Nov. — .
li ^
Dec. — .
20.
Miss Lydia Lander,
Widow of Hon. John Norris,
Hon. John Pickering,
Miss Sarah Hunt,
Mrs. Miles Greenwood,
Nath'l, son of John Ropes,
Mr. Thomas Robie,
Rev'd Mr. Fisher, he fell down on ye
hearth and died instantly at noon,
havingjust come into ye house from
chh. on a cold day.
29
53
71
72
74
21
84
70
years.
1812.
Jan. — . Child of John Appleton, jun'r,
'* — . * Mr. Jona. Bickford,
Feb. — . Mr. David Ropes,
March — . Lucy, wife of Jona. Gardiner,
April — . Mr. Charles Gowan,
May — . Lucy, wife of Sam'l Derby,
June 6. John Jeffry,
July — . * Dr. Joseph Osgood, father Lucy D.,
Sept. — . Child of Joseph E. Sprague,
Nov. — . Widow Bishop,
14 months
70
years.
49
44
59
29
73
66
4
74
102
1813
''.
Feb.
28.
March
— .
April
— .
May
— .
July
— .
Aug.
— .
((
12.
Oct.
— .
((
29.
Oct.
— .
. 1814
Jan.
16.
March
18.
April
— .
May
— .
June
5.
((
8.
Sept.
— .
Oct.
1.
Dec.
— .
14.
Widow Mary Orne, burnt,
Mr. William Hunt, son of Dea. H.,
Miss Abigail Peele,
Rachel, wife of Capt. D. Hathorne,
Abigail, wife of Capt. W. Orne,
Wife of John Briggs,
William P. Orne, son of William Orne,
Margarett, daughter of S. Derby,
Son of William Lander.
Eliza, daughter of Ez. H. Derby,
Eliza Brooks, daughter of S. B.,
Eliza, daughter of widow E. Briggs,
* Uncle John Messenger,
* Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Wenham,
Widow Hannah Cloutman,
Widow Eliza Briggs,
Mary Manning,
♦Judge Sewall, on ye eastern Circ't.,
Anna, daughter of Alden Burrill at Bal-
timore.
* Rev. Dr. Barnard, at 12 o'c. P. M.,
Mr. Joseph Cross,
Abigail, widow of Jona. Peele,
*Rev. Dr. Hopkins,
Col. Russell's mother.
81 ;
7ears.
33
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87
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31.
June
16.
July
21.
Oct.
13.
(<
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Nov.
3.
((
22.
Dec.
Mr. Seth Lowe's child, 10 months.
♦Ezekiel Howard, son of ye Rev'd Mr.
Howard, of Springfield, 20 years.
Widow Lois Gool (Pickering), 70 "
Jona. Waldo, Esqr., 61 "
Henry Orne's wife, 22 "
Thorndike, son of T. Deland, 13 "
Child of Ez. H. Derby, 10 weeks.
Capt. William Orne, 64 years.
Widow Hannah Smith, 81 ♦'
My son Henry at Vlielandt, 29 "
Wife of Jona. Smith, 60 "
Dr. Richard Derby, son of S. D., 23 "
103
1816.
Jan. 4. Mr. John Gardiner,
" 29. Widow of Benjamin Osgood,
*' — . Mr. Foster, in ye almshouse,
Feb. 15. Ebenezx'r Bickford, Esq. (Elder),
*' — . Daughter of Benjamin Dodge,
CUiild of Joseph E. Sprague, burnt.
Susanna Cleavland,
Joseph, son of Sam'l Ropes,
Alden Burrill's twin son.
Mary, wife of Capt. John Collins,
Widow Sarah Hood,
Charles Henry Orne, son of W. O.,
* Dr. Thomas Pickman,
Elder John Appleton,
Peter Lander, son of John Appleton,
Jona. Waldo,
John, son of John Prince, jun'r,
Samuel C. Ward,
Samuel, son of Sam'l Derby,
Catharine wife of John Stone,
Capt. Jolm Barton,
Samuel Cheever,
Miss Elizabeth Gardiner,
George Derby, son of J. Derby, at sea,
Joseph Orne, son of Wm. O.,
Edward West, son of Nath'l West,
Lois, widow of Edward Pulling, abroad.
Widow Sarah Archer,
Joseph son of Joseph Fogg,
Sally D. West, daughter of N. W.,
Dr. William Stearns,
Eliza Appleton, widow of N. A.,
Deacon Thomas Hartshorne,
Mary Bowditch,
Aug. — . * Eliza, wife of Mr. Dorsey of Baltimore,
daughter of Col. Pickering,
March
19.
4.
<<
25.
Aug.
— .
Oct.
18.
Dec.
12.
((
25.
1817
Jan.
— .
March
4.
May
— .
Sept.
— .
Oct.
17.
Nov.
— .
1818
Feb.
— .
March
— .
May —
Aug.
— .
Sept.
— .
Nov.
— •
181S
.
March
12.
April
May
11.
6.
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23.
80
years.
90
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37
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51
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Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
7. *Rev'd John' Abbot, pastor of ye N.
Church, died at Exeter,
9. Mr. Enos Briggs,
11. * Mr. John Dabney,
— . * Governor Caleb Strong,
29. *Rev'd Dr. Bentley, suddenly: he fell
down on ye hearth and died instantly ;
he had just come in from ye cold,
27
70
69
75
61
years.
1820.
Jan. 16.
Jan.
gb. 21,
arch 22.
pril 22,
27.
Dec. 31.
♦Mary, widow of Jona. Andrew. She is
ye last of ye children of Capt. Jona.
Gardiner, who died in 1783,
Josiah Orne, jun'r, drowned at New Or-
leans,
Charles, son of Dr. Bowditch,
Widow Macmillan,
♦ Eliza, wife of Tucker Deland,
Mr. John Warden,
A daughter of Abel Hersey.
♦Rev'd Dr. Joseph Lathrop, of Springfield,
in his
81
33
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74
23
85
90th year.
1821.
Jan.
19.
Feb.
3.
March
10.
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29.
Aug.
18.
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19.
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19.
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19.
Nov.
22.
((
27.
Dec.
2.
<i
25.
Mr. John Briggs,
♦James Prince (Marshall),
Elizabeth, widow of George Heusler,
Eliza, wife of Judge White,
Eunice, daughter of John Ropes,
John Ropes, jun'r, died at sea,
♦Elizabeth, wife of David Higgins, at
Boston,
Wife of Daniel Clark,
Wife of Joseph Chandler,
Child of Mr. Haycock,
♦ Miss Sarah Bickford,
♦ Mr. George Dodge.
Mr. Samuel Gr[een],
Mrs. Gray,
♦Rev'd Dr. Worcester, at Brainerd.
♦Rev'd Mr. Fisher's widow (Silence),
♦ Master Daniel Parker.
50 years.
67 "
60 "
36 "
25 "
21 "
34 "
41 "
66 ♦♦
6 weeks.
84 years.
89
69
70
105
1822.
Jan. 15.
Feb. 19.
March 10.
** 15.
♦* 15.
20.
June 4.
" 22.
Aug. 19.
" 31.
(<
Oct. 3.
Oct. 12.
Nov. 1.
Nov.
29.
Dec.
— .
((
13.
1822
;.
March
— .
April
18.
((
27.
u
29.
June
30.
Sept.
7.
((
29.
Oct.
1.
David Ashby,
Widow Esther Holt,
♦Mrs. Lydia, wife of Wm. Dean,
♦Widow Mary Osgood,
Widow Mary Cox,
A daughter of Sam'l Briggs,
Mrs. Estlier Filis (daughter of Dr. Clark),
♦Mrs. John Tucker (Boston),
Mrs. Eliz. W[alos] of Lancaster,
♦Kev. Eliab Stone, G2d of his ministry,
♦ Dr. Atherton, of Lancaster,
Mr. Israel Dodge,
♦William D. Peck, professor of Natural
History at Cambridge,
Mrs. llumney, daugliter of A. Burril,
Mrs. Lucia, widow of Israel Dodge, 4
weeks after lier Imsband,
A cliild of Mrs. llumney, 3 weeks after ye
mother,
Henry Cross,
♦Rev'd Dr. Osgood, of Medford,
♦ Dr. Edward Barnard,
Henry, son of Capt. Josiali Orne, drowned
at sea,
♦Mr. George Cabot, of Boston,
♦Rev'd Jolin Cusliing, D. D., of Ashburn-
ham, 55th year of his ministry,
♦Mrs. Hannah Lang,
♦Kev'd Zephaniah S. Moore, D. D.
♦Rev'd Dr. Cumming (Billerica),
♦Mrs. William Gray (Boston),
♦Ernestus Augustus Plummer.
John Cross, at Havana,
G5
years.
75
"
51
<(
47
a
75
11
22
months,
3(;
years.
GO
u
Gl
"
85
ii
82
a
83
u
59
<(
32
li
8 monthi
31 years.
75 "
G7 "
1824.
April — . A son of Edward & Eliza Lander, 3 days.
" — . ♦Honorable George Thacher, judge of ye
Supreme Court, Mass., 70 years.
June 23. ♦ My sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Towns-
end, 65 "
14
106
Aug.
21.
Oct.
26.
Dec.
9.
20.
Capt. John Collins, 72 years.
*Mr. Thomas Gushing, Printer, 60 "
* Rev'd Dr. Joseph Sumner, of Shrews-
bury, 63d of his ministry, 85 "
Mr. John Sparhawk Appleton, 49 "
1825.
Feb. 16
Aug.
Sept.
Nov.
23
1826.
Jan. 20.
Feb. — .
March — .
May 3.
June
July
1.
7.
4.
4.
7.
27.
((
30.
Aug.
25.
Sept.
5.
<(
12.
<(
16.
♦Deacon Elijah Saunderson,
* Rev'd Dr. Ripley's wife Phebe, Concord,
♦Governor Eustace.
''John Tucker, Esq.
♦Governor Brooks,
Mrs. Abigail Ropes, widow,
Ebenezer Bowditch, jun'r.,
Capt. Josiah Orne,
♦William Gray, Esqr., Boston,
♦Deacon Holman,
♦Rev'd Dr. Wadsworth,
Ebenezer Putnam (son of Dr. P.),
Mrs. Warden,
Charles Cross,
♦Mrs. Lydia, wife of Theodore Lyman,
Mrs. Appleton, widow of Mr. John Apple-
ton (at Quincy),
Horace, son of Thomas Deland,
♦ President Adams (Quincy), born Oct.
19, 1735,
♦President Jefferson, born April 2, 1743,
Rev'd Mr. Walker, of Danvers, 21st year
of his ministry,
A child of Joseph Sprague was baptized
ye last child in ye old meeting house,
on ye last sabbath of divine service
in it,
Capt. Joseph Cross,
♦Samuel Ward, Esqr.,, Lancaster,
♦Mrs. Hannah Stone, widow of Eben'r S.,
♦Royal Tyler, Esqr., Vermont.
Wm. P. Richardson,
♦Rev'd Elipt. Pearson, LL. D.,
♦Gen'l Ellas H. Derby (Londonderry),
73
73
((
83
It
25
(<
57
((
75
<<
89
•
75
((
58
u
83
(<
30
<(
62
((
71
a
7
ti
90
jrrs. 9 mos
48
6
months.
35
years.
87
i(
90
u
41
((
74
<(
60
11
182;
[xMch.
-]
April
(4
10.
20.
May
4.
0.
10.
107
Sepr. 16. Widow Mary Gardii\er, 93 years.
Nov. 21. Widow Sarah Clarke, niotlicr of ye late
Dr. John Clarke, of Boston, 97
" 28. A daii^'htcr of Pickering' Doilije, 2
*' 30. ilaniiah, wife of Wm. Micklelield, 51
♦ Governor Christopher Gore (classmate), 09 "
*Gen'l Arnold Wells, 04 '-
Francis Ili^ginson, son of Judjje White, 8 months.
Mrs. Eunice, wife of Nat'n Robinson, 48 years.
♦ Honorable Kurtus Kin^, 73 "
A child of Mr. .James Wildes, 4 months.
Mr. William Lemon, 08 years.
Miss Eunice Hathorn, 00 "
and in Baltimore, her sister Archer.
July 18. *Rev'd Joseph Thaxter, M. Vineyard; ye
last of ye revolutionary Chaplains, 83 "
" 31. *Rev'd Dr. Horace llolley, yellow fever,
at sea.
Aug. — . John Williams, 03 "
♦ Eunice Carlton, widow, 97 "
Sarah, wife of James Wildes, 35 "
Hannah, widow of Samuel Cheever, 70 "
Caroline, daughter of Xatli'n Robinson, 18 "
Joseph Chandler, 70 "
♦Brother John Baylcy (Boston), 52 "
Miss Sarah Bickford, 92 "
Daughter of John Gardner, jun'r, 2 "
1828.
Jan. 13. ♦ Catharine, wife of Caleb Andrews, ye last
daughter of 5 of John Tucker, Esq., 28 "
Mr. Samuel Derby, 42 "
William, son of Wm. Farrington, at sea, 10 "
Capt. Samuel Endicott, at sea, 80 '*
♦ Rev'd Dr. Abiel Abbott, died on his pas-
sage from Charleston, S. C, as he
was coming to N. Y. 58 "
♦Henry Hill, Esqr., Boston, 91 •'
Rebecca, wife of Col. Pickering, 74 "
♦ My friend Edward Dowse (Dedham), 72 *'
Son of Mr. Hiram Pond, 5 "
a
12.
Oct.
8.
Nov.
10.
((
10.
."
20.
Dec.
2.
n
14.
'*
26.
((
19.
((
19.
June
6.
<(
7.
July
7.
Aug.
14.
Sept
3.
108
Sept.
— .
Nov.
— .
(<
— .
((
20.
((
24.
Dec.
8.
182t
1.
Jan.
— .
((
17.
it
29.
March 7.
April
May 23.
June 26.
Aug. 4.
Oct. — .
9.
" 13.
Nov. 23.
Dec. 27.
* Lucinda Orfle, Springfield, 41 years.
* Thomas Loring, Hingham, 75 "
♦Caleb Thaxter, Hiugham, 78 *' -
Eliza Devereux, wife of Humphrey, 43 "
♦My brother Joseph Prince, Mendon, 75 "
♦Adeline Gould, daughter of Dr. Abbot, 31 "
♦Widow of Judge Parsons,
Widow Sarah Crowninshield,
Col. Timothy Pickering, in ye 84th year of
his age,
♦Dr. Aaron Dexter, my Classman and
Chum at College,
Mary, widow of Deacon Lewis Hunt,
♦Dr. Edward Augustus Holyoke,
♦John Leverett, Esq., Vermont, my class-
mate, native of Boston,
"Died at Verseilles, in France, ♦Daniel
Parker, Esq., a native of America,
who for 40 years has resided in
France." Copied from ye Mass.
Journal. His house in Watertown
was my home in ye year 1778 & 1779
to ye time I came to Salem, May 1779.
♦Eev'd Daniel Fuller, minister, Glouces-
ter, Cape Ann, died in Boston; his
death was brought on by an accident,
being injured in ye head and else-
where by ye overturning of ye stage ;
otherwise, from his state of health,
he might have lived some time longer,
Joseph, son of Gilbert Newhall,
♦Rev'd George Morey, minister of Wal-
pole (my classmate), 46 years minis-
try, but ceased his labors for several
years from weakness of mind,
♦John Coffin Jones, Boston,
Capt. John Green,
Capt. John IngersoU,
♦ Mariane, daughter of James Gray,
♦ Mr. Jacob Ashton, ye last member of ye
Thursday evening club, to which I
* belonged,
71 "
68 "
83 "
78 "
69 "
100 yrs. 7 mos.
71 years.
80
82
76
34
20
S7
109
1830.
Jan.
26.
March
8.
((
14.
((
:u.
April
13.
July
17.
"
26.
Sept.
9.
Nov.
— .
1831
March
— .
April
20.
May
30.
July
4.
Oct. 9.
Nov. 6.
25.
Dec.
14.
Miss Mehitable Dodge, r»7 years.
* Cousin Eunice Everrit, 78 "
Widow Elizabeth Pickering, 72 "
Mr. Daniel Clark, GO "
Mary Wendell Uphani, child of my col-
league, Mr. Uphani, 10 months.
Capt. Ebenezer Bowditch, 63 years.
* Honorable Isaac Parker, chief justice of
ye Supreme Court.
♦Honorable Bailey Bartlett, Sheriff of ye
County of Essex, 81 "
Fidelia, wife of Keuben Head, 30 "
Eliza, widow of Nath'l Hopes, 73
Mary Hopes, daughter of J. Hopes, 24
♦ Hev'd Ellas Fisher, of Lempster, 82
William Farriugton, 64
♦Mr. James Muuroe, once President of ye
U. S., died at N. York. He is the 3d
President who has died on ye day of
Independence, 73
Samuel Green (son of widow Hamilton), 4.3
James Hutchinson, 31
Mr. John Derby, suddenly; he fell do-vvn
and died at ye post ottice, 64
♦ Deacon John Simpkins (Boston), 91
Alden Burrill, 78
Hugh Erwin, 64
♦ Mrs. Hannah Adams, 75
♦Dr. Abbot's widow of Beverly; 6 per-
sons above 70 died this month in
town ; Influenza prevailing.
1832
.
Jan.
— .
((
29.
June
18.
Aug.
2.
Sept.
22.
* Mrs. Martha Prince, wife of John Prince,
of Jamaica Plains, and sister of John
Derby, who died in Nov. 1831.
Peter Lander, jun'r, 57
Henry Appleton, 20
* Col. Jonathan Webb, 37
* Walter Scott, in Scotland, 62
110
Oct. 6. Mr. Wallace, 'killed by a wheel in ye
factory.
" 31. Mrs. Symonds, 60 years.
*' — . * Dr. James Man, my classmate & chum at
College; he died at N. York, at his
daughter's house, 74 "
Nov. 14. * Charles Carrol, Esq., Maryland; ye last
signer of ye act of American Inde-
pendence, 96 *'
" — . * Dr. Spurzhiem (a German Phrenologist)
died in Boston, 56 '*
*' 25. Capt. Benjamin George, 41 "
Dec. — . * Brother Samuel's widow, Mary Prince, 58 *'
1833.
Feb. 15.
" 18.
March 14.
April 1.
4.
June — .
Aug. 16.
Sept. 20.
23.
Oct. 17.
Nov. 17.
Dec. 2.
Child of John Gardner, jun'r,
George Orne, son of Josiah Orne,
* Dr. Joshua Fisher,
Sophia, wife of Timothy Dakin,
Reuben Reed,
*Dr. John D. Treadwell,
Pickering Dodge,
Mrs. Mary Jenks, wife of Capt. George
Jenks, daughter of the late Pickering
Dodge,
* At Cincinnati, Joseph Prince, son of my
late brother Joseph Prince,
♦Sarah Prince, widow of my brother
Joseph Prince ; she died at Mendon,
Thorndike Deland,
♦The celebrated Hannah Moore died on
ye 7th of Sept. 1833, at her residence
at Clifton, after a protracted illness,
aged 88 years. She left a handsome
property and made many legacies.
Samuel Manning,
Widow Sarah Briggs,
5 weeks.
33 years.
84 "
32 *♦
38 "
65 "
55 "
26
47
78
55
41
79
1834.
Feb. 8
Sarah Orne, at Northborough, formerly
engaged to my late son Henry, 45
20. ♦ Stephen Higginson, Cambridge, 64
— . * David Holbrook, Esq., Wrentham, 87
Ill
Widow Nathan Cook,
Mrs. Margaret Biglow,
* Kebecca, widow of Cristoplier Gore,
* Dr. Bowditch's wife Mary,
* Col. Nathan Rice,
♦The Marquis Gen'l LaFayette, died
Paris, May 20, 1834,
William Henry, son of Daniel Procter,
Hannah, wife of Samuel Tilton,
Mary, widow of Jona. Mason,
Child of James Goodhue, by fright by a dog, 5
Capt. Peter Lander, 02
Col. John Hathorne's wife Susannah, 81
Col. John llathorne, 8G
Capt. William Lauder, oG
Edward Waldo, Mrs. Prince's son, died at
New Orleans,
Mr. Samuel Bartol,
♦At Beverly, ye Hon. Nathan Dane, Esq.,
Nathaniel Gridin,
Mr. Nathan Robinson,
George, son of Mr. Upham,
♦At Boston, Alex. Townsend, my nephew.
Dr. Benjamin Lynde Oliver,
Mrs. Martha Green, widow,
♦ Mr. Willard Peele,
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of N. Pearse,
*' — . ♦John Marshall, Chief Justice of ye Su-
preme Court of ye U. S. A.
** 21. ♦Sarah, widow of Samuel Parkman, in
Boston, one of my old acquaintances, 80
Aug. IG. ♦ Mr. Daniel Hall, who was my gardener,
woodsawyer, &c., many years, 51
*' 23. Mrs. Elizabeth Hobart, wife of Capt.
Noah Hobart, 75
Nov. 14. ♦ My friend ye Rev'd Dr. James Freeman,
senior pastor of ye King's Chapel in
Boston, 76
1836.
Feb. 3. Daniel Jenks Lander, 23
— . Mrs. Bartol, widow of Sam'l Bartol, 73
March
24.
n
25.
April
14.
♦'
17.
((
30.
May
20.
July
28.
Aug.
24.
Sept.
5.
Oct.
— .
((
30.
Nov.
8.
Dec.
15.
((
18.
183
5.
Jan.
3.
((
22.
Feb.
15.
n
28.
April
4.
(<
13.
May
16.
((
21.
June
13.
July
8.
43
years.
60
u
75
((
52
((
81
((
77
((
4
months,
26
years.
68
((
48
((
50
"
82
(<
21
it
64
it
4
months,
52
years.
75
((
65
({
63
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((
MATEEIALS
FOR A
HISTORY OF THE ROPES FAMILY.
COLLATED BY E.
Concluded from Vol. VIII, p. 62.
(330) SAMUEL WOODMAN^ by wife Mary had
issue : —
(411) I. Mary Abby8.
(412) II. Samuel Wildermuth«-
(413) III. Annie Woodman^.
(381) JONATHAN^, by wife Abigail had issue :—
(414) I. Abigail Ella^
(415) II. William Henry^
(395) JOHN COLLINS^, by wife Sarah had issue :—
(416) I. Floral
(417) II. EUa^
(396) WILLIAM^, by wife Harriet had issue :—
(418) I. Lucy^
(419) II. Harriets
113
APPENDIX
John Norman.
His iuventory taken 1713 contained: — "A dwelling-
house, out-housing and ^S of an acre adjoining ; a small
boat,^£12.0.0 ; about 108 oz. of plate=8 spoons, 2
boles, a Tankard and a cup, £32.8.0; carpenter's tools,
&c., £4.0.0; household goods, £57.3.0."
Emery. — Sibley. — Sawyer.
Edw. Emery of Newbury and wife Sarah sell to Jona.
Sibley of Newbury all right to the house and land in
Salem which they have by virtue of "Mother Sarah Saw-
yer's" thirds, Wid. of Sam. Sibley, late of Salem, dec"^,
Oct. 11, 1726.
The same of " Almsbury " unto brethren Jona. of Alms-
bury, Sam. of Salem, convey all their right to the estate of
"hon^ Father Sam. Sibley, dec^" Julyl, 1723. Witness
Joshua Saw^yer. John Sawyer of NcAvbury and wife Sarah,
widow of Samuel Sibley, convey to Jona. and Samuel
Sibley, their right to a certain messuage, a dwelling house
and six poles of land in Salem, bounded E. by land of
Samuel Symonds, S. ye main-street, W. & N. by land
of Mr. Benj. Gerrish, Oct. 24, 1726.
Bartholomew Moulton and wife Hannah of Almsbury
join in the sale of, July 4, 1723.
Oct. 20, 1726, they sell to the said Sam. Sibley their
I of the i of the homestead "held by Mother Sawyer,"
with 3 of a common right of Sam. Sibley, Sen., dec^.
The will of Sam. Sibley is dated May 9, 1749 ; he men-
tions children and makes his wife Meribah, and brother-
in-law John Ropes, executors. Pres^ July 14, 1749.
16
114
r* .jj ••.0) ^ • •
ASHTON.
Dr. Wheatland furnish-
es me a more complete
®..
record of this family.
,i
a
1
1
Pris-
cilla,
twin
with
Eunic
d. bef
1749.
0. S.
s~
s
Jacob\b. Aug. 5,1719,
1
s
"-5
-ifyili;
d. Jan. 7, 1771 ; m^ Nov.
7, 1743, Mary Ropes, b.
w^t^-Sw^^QH
July 25, 1716, d. Nov. 9,
1812, by whom he had
1
■ 1
Sus'h
bap.
Mch.
13, 1742
[).93.
Jacobs b. Aug. 25,
1 1744. MaryS b. Mch.
^
1^
6, 1746, d. June 14,
a
>
1746. William^, b. Dec.
22
29, 1747, d. July 17,
--IS
wjs I
1767. MaryS b. Oct. 2,
02 ^3
s
« . »
1748, d. Mch. 2, 1749.
Sarah
who md 2dly,
John Sawyer
of Newbury.
Hannah
m'd
Bartholomew
Moulton.
1 Little-
om- field *
Uil- (in bap.
3f rec. Ligt
3r. field.)
bap. Ma^
6, 1739.
*Hist. Coll. of I
Dorothy^, b. May 23,
1751, d. May, 4, 1802.
Mary2, b. Dec. 14, 1753,
d. Feb., 1832. Joseph^,
-c
Saral
m'dS
erby <
man «
Exet(
b. Jan. 5, 1756, d. June
a
5, 1756. Elizabeth^, b.
. 1.^
Sept. 2, 1757, m*^ Nehe-
•^ as
CO -do
Saral
m'd
Edwi
Emei
Wm.
of Ex
eter.
miah BuflSngton.
N. S.
-S
Susanna Lee, b. Ap.
d
1^;
15, 1747, d. Ap. 21,
1
_^
1817; m^ May 16, 1771,
•?
Jacob Ashton^ who died
•^
e
Dec. 28, 1829. They
. %
-eg
had
115
Susanna^ b. Ap. 28, 1772, d. Oct. 9, 1851. Mary'\
b. July 19, 1773, d. Dec. 13, 1849. Jacob^ b. Jan. 28,
1775, d. Jan. 12, 1788. William\ b. Sept. 29, 1777, d.
Ap. 2, 1835. Richard^ b. Aug. 23, 1779, d. Jan. 17,
1805. Sarah^ b. Sept. 11, 1781, d. May 8, 1866.
Elizabeth^ b. June 14, 1784, d. Aug. 10, 1803. Anna^
b. May 12, 1786. Jacob^ b. Mch. 15, 1788, d. July 19,
1788. John% b. Mch 15, 1788, d. Mch. 19, 1788.
Jacob^ b. May 22, 1790, d. July 10, 1790.
Lee.
Richard Lee, the father of the above Susanna, was
born in Manchester and lived there until his marriage
there, with a Miss Hibbard. He had also
Elizabeth, bap. Feb. 3, 1750; Lois, Ap. 22, 1753;
Sarah, June 29, 1755; Richard, Mch. 13,1757; Eunice,
Aug. 26, 1759.
His inv. was presented by his widow Eliz^' Oct. 2,
1769. It included: — "Part of a house at Manchester,
one-third of a sloop sold to Mr. James Cheever, sloop
sold to Mr. Sam. Cheever. House, land and ware-house
£600.0.0." She also presented at the same time the inv.
of Rev. Mr. Huntington, dec'^, to whom her husband was
executor.
Felt.
An error exists in the City Record in regard to Benj.
Felt's marriage, Nov. 15, 1750 : his wife's name is there
given "Abigail" instead of "Elizabeth."
The result of some incomplete researches in tracing
out one of the branches of this family, may be of service
to some future compiler of a "Felt Genealogy."
Reference is often made in the conveyances, etc., of the
family to a piece of land called "Bondfield's Farm," which
116
was in Marblehead and a part of which was set off to
Jemima Felt, the wife of George, as the heiress of her
kinsman George Finch of Marblehead.
I have an impression that this land was where "Wy-
man's Mills" stand. As late as March 15, 1800, Jemima
Morong, widow; Jona. Ropes and wife Hannah; Sam.*
Howard and wife Jemima; David Ashby, Shipwright;
Clifford Crowninshield, Merchant (to whom I think
Benj.f Felt's part came by purchase) ; John Ashby and
Thomas Ashby sold for £100 to Thomas Safford int. half
of Bonfield's Farm assigned unto Jemima Felt as her
portion of two-thirds of the estate of Geo. Finch, dec*^
Geo. Finch was a nephew of Jemima Felt, who prob-
ably was a Bondfield, and m*^ 1st, Oliver Luke, or
"Luckis" of Marblehead, Oct. 7, 1686, and had a son
Oliver, who in 1750, then of Boston, quit-claimed to
Bonfield and Benj. Felt, for £16, 16s., all right to the
mansion-house, homestead, &c., of Geo. Finch late of
Marblehead, at the decease of his widow Elizabeth.
-ixT-2. ^ Joseph Ropes.
Witnesses. < . , ^ -5
I Abraham Ropes.
The said Finch's inventory, Dec. 7, 1742, included:
An island commonly called Jewel's Island in Casco
Bay; Land at Nova Scotia; Bondfield's Farm, &c.,=
£1253.17.5. There being no child, one-half was assigned
to the widow Elizabeth, and the rest to Martha Waldron
and Jemima Felt, as aunts and next of kin to the dec**."
(1) GEORGE FELTi (2) appears to have been con-
temporary with a Samuel who may have been his brother :
the baptisms of their children alternate in the records of
*John?
t Bonfield Eelt sold his part for £20 to Sam. & Increase Getchel of
Marblehead, Mch. 1, 1758.
117
the First Church. There was also an adult, Jonathan,*
at about the same time. George died ab^ 1729-30 : his
inv^ included a house and a quarter of an acre of land,
and amounted to £730.6.1. In the division Aug. 6,
1730, his widow rec"^ ^ and his son Bondfield a double
share. She died in 1748, adm" upon her estate being
gi-anted to her son Bondfield, Aug. 8"|, who in his acc^
charges "board of the dee/| from Aug. 30, 1744, to Dec.
30, 1747, at £50=£1G6.14 ; from then to Feb. 28, 1748,
she being sick, at 40? per week=£16 Old Tenor."
(1) GEORGE^ by wife Jemima had issue : —
(2) I. Mary-, who m*^ Bartlct, and was alive
in 1730-'l.
(3) n. Jemima'-', bap. Mch. 14, 1697, m^ 1715,
Jonathan, son of Benjamin and Hannah Ashby, Sept.
28, 1694, by whom she had issue, and d.
(4) III. John-, bap. May, 14, 1699, d. young.
(5) IV. Boufield-, (7) bap. Feb. 8, 1702, d. ; m^ Oct.
29, 1724, Margaret Armstrong, who d. ab^ 1760; m^
2dly, Sept. 23, 1762, Mary Bacon, elune 4, 1759, he
and his brother Benjamin exchange parts of the home-
stead estate of their late father, including a mansion
house, "old shop," garden, &c. bd. E. by the highway, S.
by land of W™ Browne Esq., W. by do. of Eben Bow-
ditch, and N. by do. formerly of W"^. Browne Jr., dec'l,
"part whereof is in the occupation of Lydia Andrews,
and part of Wm. Eppes, Esq., formerly belonging to
heirs of Dan. Andrews, dec"^, and later to Ich. Plaisted,
Esq." Jan. 13"'-, 1775, it was bounded easterly b}' "a
street leading from the main street, to the South river,
W. by land of E. A. Holyoke, Esq., and S. on land of
* Jonathan was bap'd Ap. 1693. One m'd Hannah Silsby July 26,
1721.
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sister Abigail Russell." I am inclined to locate this estate
in the neighborhood of the present market-house, extend-
ing through to Central street, but the meagre sources of
evidence I have at hand are insufficient to confirm the
conclusion. * I should be glad if some contributor to the
"Collections" could furnish any information upon the
subject.
(6) V. Benjamin^ (16) bap. July 22, 1705, d.
1768-'9 ; m<! 1st, Feb. 16, 1727, Abigail Knap, who d.
1742-50 ; m^ 2dly, Nov. 15, 1750, Elizabeth Ropes. His
will presented March 7, 1769. See "Ropes Fam.," Vol.
VII, p. 155.
( 5) B0NFIELD2, by wife Margaret had issue : —
( 7) I. Margaret^ bap. Oct. 10, 1725, m*^ June 9,
1745, John Sluman.
(8) II. Jemima^ bap. June 25, 1727.
( 9) III. Sarah^ bap. Aug. 10, 1729.
(10) lY. George^ bap. Dec. 20, 1730.
(11) V. AbigaiP, bap. Mch. 4, 1733.
(12) VI. A son^ survived a few hours.
(13) VII. A son^ died the day after birth.
(14) VIII. John^ bap. Ap. 3, 1737 : a John Felt was
of Danvers Sept. 7, 1784.
(15) IX. Mary^ bap. Oct. 14, 1739.
( 6) BENJAMIN^, by wife Abigail, had issue : —
(16) I. AbigaiF, bap. Dec. 8, 1728, d. young.
(17) II. Benjamin^ (21) bap. Oct. 14, 1733, d.
Oct^ 1810, m*l 1st, May 14, 1756, Sarah Waters, who
d. 1771-5; m<; 2dly, Dec. 7, 1775, Mary, dau. of John
and Mary (Crowninshield) Byrne. July 13, 1771, he
* Being at a distance from the records and other sources of inform-
ation, I am unable to verify my conclusions in this and similar
instances, having to trust to incomplete notes taken some time ago.
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with wife Sarah conveys to David Eopes his half of the
pew in Rev. Mr. Whitakers meeting-house, &c., &c., as
related above in the "Ropes Family." He was a consta-
ble for some years previous to 1800, and I am informed,
lived in the neighborhood of the eastern side of Wash-
ington street. This may have been his father's part of
the homestead land.
(18) III. AbigaiF, bap. June 12, 1737, d. June 15,
1790, md. 1st, a Swasey, by whom she had a dau. Abi-
gail*; 2dly Dec. 8, 1768, Edward Russell.
In the Charter street burying ground may be seen
their gravestones, bearing the following inscriptions : —
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
CAPT. EDWARD RUSSELE
WHO WAS RORX IN WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND,
A. D. 1739, DIED JAN. 14, 1815,
IN HIS 7Gth year.
Now safe arrives the heavenly mariner,
The battering storm, the hurricane of life,
All die away in one eternal calm :
With joy divine full glowing in his breast,
He gains the port of everlasting rest.
IN memory of
MRS. ABIGAIL, WIFE OF CAPT. EDW^VRD RUSSELL,
WHO DIED JUNE 15, 1790, IN HER 55tH YEAR.
Beneath these clods my body lies
To cruel death a sacrifice.
Near by is a stone marking the grave of a "George
Felt, Died Feb. 24th," which is all that is legible upon it.
They had I. Edward*, bap. Sept. 10, 1769 ; II. Benja-
min*; perhaps others.
(19) IV. Jonathan^ bap. Nov. 11, 1739, d. young.
(20) V. Jonathan^ bap. Mch. 20, 1743, d. young.
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(17) BENJAMIN^; by wife Sarah had issue : —
(21) I. Sarahs bap. Oct. 2, 1757.
(22) II. Jonathans bap. June 10, 1759.
(23) III. Benjamins bap. June 7, 1761.
(24) lY. GeorgeS bap. June 8, 1766, d. young.
By wife Mary he had issue : —
(25) V. John^
(26) VI. Mary^
(27) VII. GeorgeS d. Aug. 15, 1827;* who, lam
informed md. and was divorced : md. 2dly, Margaret
Byrne, who d. Sept. 1825 aged 29.
(28) VIII. Abigail.S
(29) IX. Margaret^ (Byrne ?) who m^ July 27, 1812,
W"| Hall. All his children by his second wife were
baptized at St. Peter's church, Sept. 24, 1786. Others
of his children probably married.
A Jonathan Felt of Salem, "Ankersmith" m^ Eliza-
beth Blaney of Lynn, before 1701.
A Benjamin Felt who m^ Sarah Ward, Oct. 26, 1794,
and had sons Benj. (now living), John and Edward, was
son of John and Catharine Felt : perhaps brother of the
Catharine Felt who m*^ Ed^ Brown, and had sons Edward
and John.
KOPES.
George^ (119). My inquiries have not obtained for
me any farther information in regard to him.
* "I Geo. Felt of Salem, mariner, do this Jan. 9, 1826, make my last
will, &c. My sister Marg't Hall to take charge of my child Margaret
Felt, support and educate her, &c. To child Marg't all the rest of the
est ; — dying before 21 without issue, it to go to her mother and sisters.
Marg't Hall, ex."
Humbly shows Margaret Hall widow, &c., that he d. 15 Aug. last.
She gives bond with Stephen Haraden and Wm. Brown, &c., in
$2,000. John Walsh, Asahel Huntington, Rob. Peele, appraisers.
[Nov. 20, 1827.
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Templeman.
In the Siilem Register of June 28, 1828, is an adver-
tisement of land to be sold, by T. Xeedham, including
the wharf in Mill street, known as "Templenian's Wharf,"
with a two-story building theret)n.
SWASKY.
1 have not any information as to the family of Benja-
min and Hannah (Kopes) Swasey.
KOPES.
AVilliam Ilenry^"', (155) died at Pilatka, Florida, Nov.
5, 18()6.
(90) George'', l)y wife Seeth had issue : —
George^', b. May 15, 1788.
Henry*', b. Sept. 25, 1791.
Benj. Mansfield^ b. Jan. 25, 171^4.
Sarah Hardy'', b. June 6, 179().
Elizabeth^ b. Ap. 19, 1798.
Jona. Millet^ b. Dee. i;5, 1799.
Samuel'', b. July 12, 1801, d. abroad ; a supercargo.
Mary Wilson", b. May 20, 1803.
Nathan Millet'', b. Oct. 11, 1805.
Felt.
(160) Elizabeth Ropes*^ m^ Oct. G, 1822, Ephraim
Felt, by whom she had the following children :
I. Samuel Ropes% b. July 14, 1823, d. Dec. 5, 1823.
n. Ephraim Porter^ b. Mch. 14, 1825, d. Dec. 11,
1842.
m. George Ropes^ b. Feb. 7, 1827, d. at Utica,
N. Y., Oct. 28, 1828.
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IV. Sarah ElizabeW, b. in Utica, May 2, 1829, d. in
Salem, April 3, 1840.
V. George Ropes^ b. in Utica, Dec. 21, 1831, m^ in
Salem, 1854, Ann Elizabeth Kendrick, and had: — 1.
Sarah Elizabeth^, b. Feb. 28, 1855 ; 2. Mary Kendrick«,
b. Feb. 22, 1858; 3. George Ropes^ b. Sept. 25, 1860;
4. Ann Perley«, b. Jan. 17, 1864.
VI. Charles Wilson% b. Nov. 18, 1834, m^ at Eliza-
bethport, N. J., June 2, 1863, Martha Seeth Eopes,
daughter of Jonathan Millett^ (l^l), by whom he had
issue as heretofore given.
VII. Ann Baker Kennedy^ b. May 15, 1839, d. Dec.
1st, 1860.
Ropes.
Capt. David (194) d. at East New York, L. I., Jan.
1840.
Joseph (195). I do not know whether he left issue or
not.
William (196). Administration upon his estate was
granted to Benjamin Merrill, April 1, 1834.
Henry James (219) m^, Marcellina Grenaux, of Buenos
Ay res. I have been able to obtain no more information
in regard to him.
Jonathan Millett^, (161). I insert a few particulars in
regard to his family.
(270) James Milled, was born Oct. 21, 1829 ; Brevet
Major, U. S. A.
(271) Martha Seeth% b. Nov. 9, 1831, m^, etc., as
before stated.
(272) Sarah Nichols% b. March 15, 1836, m^ Dec. 12,
1854, Joseph Warren son of John and Margaret (Moore)
Crowell, of Rahway, N. J., Shipbuilder and Ensign in
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U S. Navy, and d. March 19, 1858. Her son Jonathan.
Ropes^ was. b. Sept. 9, 1856, d. May 28, 1857.
(273) William Bucks', b. Sept. 20, 1839, ml July 12,
1860, Sarah S., daughter of Rev. John and Sarah (eJohn-
son) Bailey, of Norton, Mass., Physician.
(274) George Henry', b. Aug. 19, 1841, lawyer and
captain in the army.
(275) Elihu Harrison^ b. Nov. 10, 1845, clerk and
lieutenant.
(276) Mary Augusta", b. Oct. 7, 1848.
William ArcheF, (321). The Probate Record gives the
date of his death "August 12;" his wife was buried in
the tomb of Jonathan Archer : her mother's name was
Mary.
Henry Tibbets% (325) may have had Mary E.^ who d.
Oct. 26, 1840, aged 3, in Danvers.
Hardy^ (89) ; some of his grandchildren have had
children, but I have not been al)le to ol)tain a list of them.
Administration upon the estate of "Major C. Ropes,
mariner," was granted to Thomas Needham, Public Ad-
ministrator, April 7, 1848. He was probably a stranger.
Joseph Ropes (24).
I subjoin some information relative to the descendants
of the above, furnished me by one of them, Mr. James
A. Chamberlain.
He made a careful examination of the lamily bibles, in
which, however, he found several discrepencies to exist.
Some of these can be rectified by reference to the pages
of this family history, while some of the doubtful ^joints
in reference to this branch are in turn settled by these
family records. My conclusion, for instance, as to the
parentage and birth of David^ (^0), formed previous to
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receiving this information, proves correct. The following
is the abstract of the Bible Eecords :
Joseph Ropes and Elizabeth were married October 29, 1719.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH AND ELIZABETH.
Joseph, born Aug. 8,1721. A son, b. and d. Jan. 16,1730.
Elizabeth, " July 14, 1723. Abraham, born Feb. 27, 1731.
Ruth, " June 15, 1725. Sarah, " May 6, 1734.
George, " Oct. 17, 1727. David, " July 8, 1725.
Sarah, " Mch. 1, 1729. Daniel,
Joseph Ropes, died October 3, 1765. No record of the death of his
wife.
Daniel Ropes, born .
Priscilla Lambert, " Feb. 25, 1738.
Daniel and Priscilla, married November 19, 1761.
CHILDREN OF DANIEL AND PRISCILLA.
Elizabeth, born Feb. 28, 1763. Sarah, (twin) b. Oct. 5, 1776.
Priscilla, '' Jan. 4, 1765. Abraham, <' b. Oct. 5, 1776.
Daniel, " Jan. 1, 1767. Salle, born May 6, 1778. >
Ruth, " Dec. 20, 1768. ) Also spelled 8ally in the records. S
One record says Dec. 28, 1769. \ A son, b. & died Aug. 22, 1780.
Mary, born Nov. 2, 1770. Salle, born Aug. 13, 1781. )
George, " Jan. 22, 1773. Also spelled 8alhj in the records. )
Joseph, " Oct. 29, 1774.
Daniel Ropes, died October 8, 1821 (one record says 10th).
Priscilla (his wife) died September 22, 1808.
Sarah, died November 26, 1776.
Abraham, died September, 16, 1777.
Salle, died August 24, 1778.
A son died (born dead) August 22, 1780. )
Salle, died February 9, 1787. \
Elizabeth (Mrs. Sinclair), I find Sept. 18, and Oct. 20, 1798.
Joseph, sailed from New York November 16, 1799, and was never
heard from after that time ; and one record gives that date as the day
of his death.
* George, died November 17, 1803.
Daniel, died January 11, 1808.
Priscilla (Mrs. Archer), died April 24, 1843.
Ruth (Mrs. Gray), died March 5, 1844.
Mary (Mrs. Brown, afterwards Mrs. Gwinn), August 20, 1854.
All the above children of Daniel and Priscilla.
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One record says Daniel Ropes was born June 13, 1737; another
•says June 24, 1736; another in noting his marriai^e in November 19,
1761, states that he was twenty-five years old on the 24th of June
following, which would make his birth the 24th of June, 1737.
Priscilla, married James Archer, June 27, 171)0.
Kuth, married Samuel Gray, Dec. 19, 1788 (one says 1787).
CHILDREN' OF SAMUEL AND UUTII ('.KAY, BEING THE GHANDCHILDKEN
OF DANIEL AND I'KISCILLA.
Sally Kopes, born Mch. 27, 1788. Marg't Cook, born Apr. 19, 1801.
Samuel, " Jan. 7, 1790. George, " Doc. 29, 1804.
Robert, " Feb. 18, 1792. (one says 1803).
Ruth, " Dec. 12, 1794. Elizabeth, " May 28, 1800.
(one says 1793). rriscilla, ^' July 3, 1808.
2d Sally Ropes " Nov. 23, 1799. 2d Samuel. " Dec. 29,1810.
2d Sally Ropes, married Nathaniel Frothingham, Jr., Aug. 12, 1821.
Robert, married Sarah Ela, April 25, 1822.
George, married Lydia J. Barden, Sept. 16, 1827.
Elizabeth, married James Chamberlain, January 6, 1829.
The remaining six children were never married.
Xiith;inieP, (93) sold to the proprietors of the Turn-
pike Company, May 20, 1802, for- $400.00, eight rights
or shares in the sheep-pasture, four of ^vhich were bought
from Capt. John Ropes, by his father, the lion. Xath. ;
one was bought of widow Ilanford, formerly of her
father, John Felt, deceased, which came to him from her
grandfather, Ephraim Stacey, deceased, and the other
three came from his said father.
The land sold by John'^ (25), (p. 94) to James Barr,
in North Salem, was bought of George Curwen and wife
Sarah, "from grandfather Jonathan, deceased, bounded
N. on the highway, S. on the salt-marsh, eJuly G, 1742."
Nathaniel, merchant, bought of John Borland, mer-
chant of Braintree, and wife Anna, grandson of Timothy
Lindall, Esq., deceased, the pew in the meeting-house,
in which Rev. Mr. Thomas Barnard usually officiates as
Pastor, "belonging to his said grandfather, being a wall
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pew on the northern* side of it, W. of one in the occu-
pation of Ichabod Plaisted, Esq., and E. of one of Samuel
Barnard, Esq. and others, with a condition of its use by
any of the family who may live in Salem, and. want to
use it." April 29, 1761.
September 27, 1793, Nathaniel buys of Abigail Masury,
widow, one-half of a common right, which came from her
deceased father, Daniel Webb, for £5.
Samuel Luscomb, in his will of March 10, 1781, men-
tions beloved wife Lydia, and eldest daughter Elizabeth
Howard, sons Samuel and Henry, daughter Hannah
Kopes, daughter Martha, daughter Mary. Presented
July 11, 1781.
Jonathan Ropes and wife Hannah quit right to -^^ of
land sold by Lydia, widow of Samuel Luscomb, Samuel
and wife Anna, Henry, Richard and wife Martha, Benja-
min and wife Mary, and Robert Smith, July 17, 1783.
William Ropes buys of William and wife Hannah
Young for £175, land and buildings, the homestead of
William's late father John, deceased, bounded south on
Main street, 52 feet to land of R. Manning, then west to
the training field, 26 feet, then east on land of William
Wyatt, Aug. 11, 1792.
BAPTISMS.
Hannah and Sarah, children of Ebenezer Porter, Jan'y
30, 1774; North Church.
Nathaniel, son of Ebenezer Porter, January 5, 1778 ;
Tabernacle.
Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Porter, February 6, 1780 ;
Tabernacle.
David, son of David and Mary Clark, October 25,
1789. Rev. Mr. Holt, of South Danvers.
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An Ebenezer Porter, of Salem, 1772, from Yarmouth,
N. S., is mentioned in Felt, Vol. I, p. 517.
Samuel Ropes, appears as a witness to the will of
Edward Xorrice, May 15, 1684.
[-: K R A T A
\OL. VII.
I'ago f^2, line .'., insert after " b." " Sept. '2:1 ; " line .">, insert after " Hopes '' " (.'ios).''
I'age i;i:!, line .{"i, lor " sijop " read " -loop.''
Page l.")(), line 10, for " d." read " iV:."
I'age 1.V2, line 2, alter " unm'd '' add " Ai)r. li», 17!)0;" line 1, instead of August 7,
another family reeord says August 17; line H, it also sa^'sMareh 2, instead of •I-I;
and that liutir(Hardv) wa's born .lanuarv 4, 17_'.")-<), and died December (>, 17'.».").
Page Km, line 17, add aller " 17(iS"' "at sea."
Page mi, line ;{(), insert " I'iK'' in the brackets instead of " 118," and then insert
b. Feb. 18, before " bap.," and in the next line between " d." and " md." insert Nov .
:iO, 177.3, in place of " bef. Ap. -iC, 1781 ;" line 3_>, between "Abigail" and " llawkes"
insert "dan. of and Lydia (lUirrill);" also alter "!)." insert "May (I" in
place of " ab't." The said John liopes lived in the house in Essex street, sold to
the lligginson's.
Page 1(J4, line .3, for " (122)" read " (i:};{) ;" line :U, for " (123)" read " (134)."
Page Ki"), line 14, insert in the brackets "3(;o."
Page 1«7, line .'52, insert in brackets " (ir><))."
Page 1{«», line 21, for " (1(>3) " read " (10.j)."
Page 2(M», line 42, for "John" read "Eliab;" then insert in the parentheses
" Sarah (JIubbard);" and atler " Stone" insert " who."
Page 201, line 15, after "of" read Nath. Walker and Mary (Green).
I'age 202, line 19, in brackets insert ".'{08."
Page 20.5, line 2(3, before " grandchildren " insert '* great."
I'age 2r»l, line 0, for "215" read "215 1-2."
Page 253, line 5, insert " 244 " in parentheses.
VOL. VIII.
J'age .")0, line 12, insert in l)rackets ".'UMJ."
Page 52, line 7, add before " 18.")!)" " Nov. 1>."
Page -yi, line .31, for "I." read " 1. ; " line 32, for " II." read "2. ;" line 33, for "III."
read "3. ; " for " IV." read " 4. ; " line .38, for " I." read " 1. ;" for " II." read " 2."
I'age 55, line 21, after 18(;5 add " a-t 44 y., 21 d.;" line :J5, erase brackets.
Page .50, line 10, place " Lawrence" in brackets; line 23, insert after "Nathan,^"
" (375)."
Page .57, line 17, for " ]8<;i " read " 18(l3; " line 9, insert in brackets "379."
Page 58, line 20, for "Berthia" read "Bethia C.;" last line, after "Jonathan?,"
insert "(380);" line 2(5, after "John7," insert in brackets "390;" line 27, after
" 18(51," insert " drowned at Boston."
Page 59, line 12, "(195)" should be "(IIHJ):" line 14, after "William:" insert
"(.391);" line 27, insert "395" in the brackets; line ;{5, insert "398" in the brackets.
Page (50, line 4, insert " 402 " in the bra<;kets ; line .38, insert " 411 " in the brackets.
Page HI, line 31, insert "414" after "Jonathan^;" line 35 insert "12" after
" April ; " " :et. 30 " after " 18(!1 ."
Page 0'2j hne 32, insert " (410)" after CollinsH;" line ;JG, insert " (418)" after " Wil-
liamH;" hne 2, 2d column, read "bnrv" for "burg.;" after the last line in the
second column, read " To be continued."
INDEX
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
VOLIMK IX. PART II.
^y£'
Abbot, 104, 108, 109. •
Abbott, 43, 107.
Adams, 100, 109.
Allen, 9.J.
Anderson, 102.
Andrew 104.
Andrews, 9."), 107, 117.
)leton, 11, 12, 91, i>2, 93, 9o, 9«), 98, 101,
103, 10<), 109.
Archer. 103, 122, 124.
Arm.strong, 117.
Arrington, 91, !^>, 9.5.
Ashbv, il2, 94, 9.7, <K>. 97, 10.'). IIG, 117.
Ashton, 108, 114.
Atherton, 105.
Atkinson, 9.">.
B
Babcock, M, .'>.').
Bachalor, 84, 90.
Bacon, 117.
Bailey, 94, '.)'), 9(5, 122.
Barden, 124.
Barnard, '>, G, 101, 102, 10.5, 125.
Barr, 124.
Bartlet, 117.
Bartlett, 109, 114.
Bartol, 111.
Barton,«;, i)2, 96, i)9, 103.
Baylev, 98, 107.
Bentlev, 22, 104.
Bickford, 91, 92, 93, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104,
107.
Bigelow, 14.
Biglow, !«), 111.
Bishop, 101.
Blanchard, 100.
Blaney, «, 120.
Blathwayt, 81.
Blyth, 93.
Borland, 125.
Bowditch, G, 23, 24, 25, 92, 97, 103, 104, lOG,
109, 111, 117.
Boyd, 37.
Bray, 101.
Brazer, :«, 55.
Briggs, 101, 102, 104, 105, 110.
Brooks, 65, (J6, 101, 102, lOG, 10{».
17
Brown, 120, 124.
r,rowne,5, G, 49, 56, 117.
Buckingham, 49.
Buflington, 114.
Burke, 37.
Burrell, 94.
Burril, 95, 9(5, 98, 105.
Biirrill, 95, 102, 103, 109, 126.
Butler, .37.
Bvrno, 118,120.
Cabot, G, 93, 94, 100, 105.
Collins, 127.
Camden, 37,
Carlton, 107.
Carrol, 110.
Chamberlain, 122, 124.
Chandler, G(5, 104, 107.
Chapman, 93, 94.
Chatham, 37.
Cheever, 97, 103, 107, 115.
Chesterfield, 37.
Chever, 9(5.
Chipman, 91, 1(K).
Ciioate, 12,49,51,53,-55 o^J.
Clark, 97, 101, 104, 105, 109, 126.
Clarke, 98, 107.
Cleaveland, 92, 94, 99, 103.
( -leveland, G, 7.
Clough, 5)2, l«t.
Cloutman, 102.
Codman, 49.
i Cole, 31, 49, .55.
I (Jollins, 103, 106.
; (dolman, .55.
Colyer, 84.
i (Jondy, 6.
; Cook, 93, 111.
Cotton, m.
I Cox, 91,{»2, 105.
Crafts, 100, 101.
Cromwell, 10.
(Jross, 102, 105, 106.
Crowell, 122.
Crowninshield, 52, 100, 108, IIG.
Cndworth, 81, 86, 90.
Cumniing, 105.
Cummings, 28.
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INDEX.
Cummins, 5.
Cunningham, 94.
Curwen, 6, 34. 124.
Gushing, 105, 106.
Cuvier, 16.
Dabne3% 104.
Dakin, 110.
Dane, 111.
Dean, 105.
Dearborn, 30.
Deiand, 96, 98, 102, 104, 106, 110.
Derby, 6, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
102, 103, 106, 107, 109. '
Devereux, 108.
Dexter, 108.
Diman, 93, 94.
Dixon, 63. [109, 110.
Dodge, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 103, 104, 105, 107,
Dorsey, 103.
Dowse, 107.
Draper, 37.
Dunkerly, 98.
Dunning, 37.
EIdon,37.
Eliot, 6.
Elyot, 84.
Emery, 113, 114.
Emory, 101.
Endicott, 27, 42, 45, 46, 52, 107.
Epes, 6.
Eppes, 117.
Erwin, 109.
Eustace, 106.
Everett, 55, 56.
Everit, 109.
F
Farrington, 107, 109.
Felt, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 126.
Fenno, 100.
Filis, 105.
Finch, 116.
Fisher, 101, 104, 109, 110.
risk, 61, 62, 92, 99.
Fitch, 97.
Flint, 32, 45, 51, 55.
Fogg, 103.
Foot, 91.
Foote, 49, 52, 53.
Foster, 42, 97, 103.
Francis, 37.
Freeman ,'111.
Frothingham, 124.
Fuller, 108.
Gales, 65.
Gardiner, 92, 93, 95, 96,
Gardner, 6, 107, 110.
George, 110.
Gerrish, 113.
Getchel, 116.
Gibbon, 37.
Gibbs, 31.
Giddings, 45.
Gilman, 100, 114.
[104, 107.
101, 103,
Glover, 92, 95, 98.
Goodell, 6, 80, 81.
Goodhue, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 111.
Gool, 102.
Gore, 107, 111.
Gott, 7, 8, 9.
Gould, 96.
Govran, 101.
Grafton, 9(>.
Grant, 91, 93, 94, 95,
Grattan, .37.
Gray, 91, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 104, 105,
lO.i, 108, 124.
Green, 104, 108, 109, 110, 111, 126.
Greenwood, 101.
Grenaux, 121.
Grenville, 37, 38.
Griffin, 111.
Guild, 95.
Guina, 94.
Gwinn, 124.
H
Hall, 111, 120.
Hancock, 96.
Handford, 94.
Hanford, 124.
Haraden, 120.
Hardy, 126.
Hare, 46.
Harridan, 93, 99.
Harriden, 97.
Hartshorne, 100, 103.
Hatherlydes, 85.
Hathorn, 107.
Hathorne, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100, 102, 111.
Hawkes, 126.
Hawthorne, 38.
Haycock, 104.
Hersey, 104.
Heuslbr, 104.
Hibbard, 115.
Higgins, 104.
Higginson, 6, 107, 110.
Hill, 50, 63, 9(5, 107.
Hobart, 100, 111.
Hodges, 96, 100.
Hoi brook, 110.
Holley 107.
Holman,106.
Holmes, 20.
Holt, 92, 95, 105, 126.
Holyoke, 5, 6, 19, 20, 91, 94, 96, 108, 117.
Hood, 103.
Hopkins, 102.
Home, 8.
Horton, 93.
How, 51.
Howard, 66, 102, 116, 125.
Hubbard, 98, 126.
Humphereyes, 84, 90.
Hunt, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 101, 102, 108.
Huntington, 70, 80, 115, 120.
Hursey, 96.
Hutchmson, 109.
leames, 84.
Tngersoll, 108.
Ives, 39.
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INDEX.
131
Jackson, 20
Jefferson, 166.
Jeflerv, 95, !»7.
Jeffrey, 6, 7.
Jeffry, I'o, 100, 101.
Jenks, 110.
Johnson, 18.
Jones, 37, 108.
Kendrick, 121.
Kim bill, Uo.
Kimball, 61.
Kinjr, 6, 28, 95, 98, 99, 107
Kinny, 99.
Kirwan, 17, 19, 24.
Knap, 118.
Knapp, 43.
Knowltou, 94.
La Fayette, 111.
Lambert, 123. [111.
Landei-, 92, 94, 100, 101, 102, 105. 109, 110,
Lang, 105.
Lathrope, 84, 104.
Lawrence, !^i, 97, 99.
Leach, 92, 95.
Lee, 37, 114, 115.
Lemon, 107.
Leverett, 108.
Lincoln, 54.
Lindall, 125.
LLscomb, 94.
Little, 100.
Llovd, 37.
Lord, 49, 52.
Loring, 108.
Lowe, 102.
Lucki.><, 116.
Luke, 116.
Luscomb, 125.
Lyman, KKJ.
Lynde, 5, 91,94, 95.
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Mack, 51.52.
Mackv, 91.
Macniillan, 104.
Madison, 21.
Man, 110.
Manning, 102, 110, 125.
Marshall, 104, 111.
Ma.son,9I,96, 98, 111:
Ma.sury, 93, 125.
Mavoricke, 84.
McGilchrist, 5.
Merrill,27,28, .53, 121.
Mes.'<enger, 102.
Micklelield, 107.
Moore, 105, 110, 122.
Morey, 108.
Mori arty, 53.
Morong, 116.
Motey, 98.
Moulton. 113, 114.
Munion, 91, 92, 94.
Munroe, 109.
Mussey, 29.
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Needham, 121, 122.
Newhall, 38, 97, 108.
Nichols, .39, 40, 67, 68.
Norman, 113.
Norrice, 126.
Norris, 101.
Nonr.se, 97.
Nurse, 93, 94, 95.
Nutting, 6, 94.
Oliver, 5, 6, 22, 29, .W, 97, 98, 100, 111.
Orne, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 91, 92, 93, 94, 98, 99, 102,
103, 104, 10.), 106,108, 110.
Osgood, 91, 101, 103, 105.
Page, 38. 92, 97.
I'aJtVav, 52.
I'alfrey, 97, 99.
Palfrv, 97, 100.
Parker, 84. 95, 104, 108, 109.
Parkman, 111.
Parr, 37.
Parsons, 108.
Peabodv, 3, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48. 49, 51, 52,
53, r)4', 55, .56, 57, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, (>8,
70, 71, 72, 74, 79.
Pearse, 111.
l'e;irson. 10<).
Peck, 105.
Peele, 91, 93, 98, 101, 102, 111, 120.
Peircc, 3S.
Peirson, 52, .53, 55, .56.
Perry, 51, 93.
Peters, 4,, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Philipes, 84.
I'hilips, !I8, 99.
Phillips. 52, 53, 54, 55, 56.
Phippen, 7, 9, 95, 97, 98, 99.
Phips, 81, 88, 89.
Pickering, 21, 25, 92, 94, 98, 101, 102, 103,
107, 108, 109.
Pickman, 5, 6, 7, i)2, 93, 103.
Plaisted, 6, 117, 125.
Plummer, i)5, 105.
Pond, 107.
Porter, 125, 126.
Potter, .55.
Pratt, 5, 6, 7, 19.
Prescott, .38, 65, 66, 98.
Pri<;e, 7, 10.
Prince, 21,22, 91,93, 99, 100, 103, 104, 108,
10<), 110, 111.
Proctor, !Mi, i)9. 111.
Pulling, 98, 103.
i'utnam, 6, 48, 55, 94, 96, 100, 106.
Pyncheon, 94.
Pynchon, 6.
Ramsden, 98, 99.
Rand, 99.
Rantoul, 51, 52.
Ravnes, 81.
Rea, 95.
Read, J)6, 109.
Reed, 110.
Reeves, 98.
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INDEX.
Rice, 111.
Richardson, 106. *
Ripley, 106.
Roberts, 51, 52.
Robie, 99, 101.
Robinson, 100, 107, 111.
Ropes, 5, 6, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100,
101, 103, 104, 106, 112, 113, 114, 116, 118,
119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126.
Rumford, 15, 16, 17.
Runney, 105.
Russel, 94.
Russell, 38, 96, 102, 118, 119.
Tilton, 111.
Tooke, 37.
Townsend, 94, 105, 111.
Treadwell, 23, 110.
Tucker, 51, 52, 105, 106, 107.
Turner, 92, 93.
Tyler, 106.
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Upham, 3, 53, 56, 80, 109, 111.
Upton, 91.
Van Denburgh, 62.
s
Vans, 6.
Sackville, 37.
Very, 38, 97.
Safford, 116.
Sainsbury, 90.
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Saltonstall, 27, 28. 53.
Wadsworth, 106.
Sargent, 99.
Saul, 93.
Waldo, 7, 91, 94, 101, 102, 103.
Waldron, 116.
Saunders, 99, 101.
Wales, 105.
Saunderson, 106,
Walker, 106, 126.
Sawyer, 113, 114.
Wallace, 110.
Scott, 109.
Walpole, 37.
Seaton, 65.
Walsh, 52, 120.
Sewall, 51, 102.
Walter, 6.
Shillaber, 52.
Ward, 31, .32, 34, 49, 52, 53, 55, 56, 68. 84
Sibley, 113, 114.
96, 97, 99, 100, 103, 106.
Silsby, 117.
Sirapkins, 109.
Warden, 97, 104, 106.
Wareham, 83.
Sims, 94.
Waters, 118.
Sinclair, 123.
Watt, 64.
Skelton, 84.
Webb, 33, 49, 52, 53, 56, 64, 109, 125.
Smith, 43, 83, 97, 99, 102, 12.5.
Weeldes, 84.
Sparhawk, 95.
Wells, 107.
Spencer, 33, 55, 56.
West, 103.
Spofford, 51.
Wheatland, 51, 52, 80, 114.
Sprague, 28, 100, 101, 103, 106.
Whitaker, 119.
Spurzheim, 110.
White, 26, 40, 52, 53, 54, 55, 70, 104.
Stacey, 124.
Whitman, 54.
Stearns, 7, 66, 93, 103.
Wildes, 107.
Stephens, 32.
Wilkes, 37.
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Stone, 103, 105, 106, 126.
Williames, 84.
Story, 26, 30.
Williams, 4, 53, 92, 93, 107.
Stoughton, 81, 86.
Willson, 83.
Strong, 104.
Winthrop, 11.
Sullivan, 100.|
Withington, 51, 55.
Sumner, 97, 106.
Witimore, 98.
Swain, 95.
Witmore, 100, 101.
Swasey, 119, 121.
Wit worth, 101.
Symonds, 110, 113.
Woodbridge, 114.
Woodbrige, 98, 100.
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Worcester, 31, 104.
Tem pieman, 121.
Wright, 51, 94.
Thacher, 105.
Wyatt, 125.
Thaxter, 107, 108.
Thayer, 45, 46.
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Thompson, 14, 15.
Young, 125.
NOTICE.— The reader is requested to con-ect the following misprints in Volume
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ESSEX INSTITUTE
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.
VOLUME X.
SECOND SERIES, VOL. II.
SALEM, MASS.
PUBLISHED BY THE ESSEX INSTITUTE.
1870.
ESSEX INSTITUTE PRESS.
CONTENTS.
I 'ART 1.
Memoirs of Hon. Daniel P. Kinji;, by Charles W. UniAM, . . 1
The Port of Salem, by Uobkut.S. Pantoul, .... 52
Diary of Rev. Joseph Green, of Salem Village, communicated
by S. P. FowLKR (concluded), 73
PART II.
The Hutchinson Family, communicated by Pkuley Derby,
PART III.
Short account of the Buildinj^ of the U. S. Frigate Essex, and
su])se([uent career 1
Prizes of the Essex. War of 1812-U, 27
The First Cruise of tiie U. S. Frigate Essex, 17:>!)-1800, Capt.
Edward Preble, .'U
Correspondence with the Department, 34
List of ollicers and crcnv on her first cruise, . . . .52
Extracts from Capt. E. Preble's Journal on board the Essex, . OO
Extracts from Correspondence, ....... 80
MEMOIR OF
HON. DANIEL P. KING,
BY CIIAKLKS "W. UPIIAM.
KEAD AT A MEETINCf, HELD OX MONDAY, APRIL 19, isr,;».
Daniel Putnam King Avas born in Danvcrs, ]Muss.,
January 8th, 1801. His parents, Daniel and Pha^be
(Ui)t()n) King, were of families long settled in that town
and the vieinity. Originally its territory, as well as
portions of the surrounding towns, was ineluded in the
limits of Salem. This territory is remarkable for the
superior eharaeter of its lirst proprietors. iNlostly agri-
culturists, they were of uneommon intellectual devel-
opment, individuality of personal traits, independence of
thought, and energy of s[)irit. Their descendants remain
in large numbers, on the same area to-day. Perhaps it
would be safe to say that in no district of our country
have old families been so numerously preserved. Very
many now occupy lands which their lirst American ances-
tors cleared.
Kings, Uptons and Putnams, are still in the same
localities where the names appeared at the beginning.
The subject of this memoir, in tracing his descent, and
following the connections by intermarriage of his ances-
tors, will be found to have been allied not only to the
names just mentioned, but with Townes, Nurses, Ja-
cobses. Flints and many others Avho have dwelt in that
region from the lirst planting of the country. The blood
of most of them flowed in his veins. So it is with almost
the whole population of the neighborhood. The fibres of
lineage and transmitted traits, associations, reminiscences
and traditions bind them together as one people, and
weld them into a homogeneous community. He may,
therefore, be considered a specimen of the sort of man-
hood reared under the influences which have all along
been operating on this same spot upon the generations
that have occupied it. As a representative person he
was in its strictest sense and full import, "to the manor
born."
His fiimily had maintained a respectable position, from
the first, in the class of farmers, but was raised to a
condition of afiluence by the extraordinary spirit and
force of character of one of its female heads. The
grandmother of Daniel P. King opened a small shop or
store in the farm-house, wWch was close to a public road,
affording needful supplies to, and making purchases from,
passing teams and the country people in the vicinity.
Instances were, by the way, not uncommon, from an
early period in this part of the country, for matrons of
the most respectable families to conduct a business of this
kind. Little shops were opened for the purpose in the
front rooms of houses. There were many such in Salem,
and they contributed largely to the tjhrift and prosperity
of particular fannlies. They had not often, however, been
carried on to the extent, or on such a scale, as by Mrs.
King. Leaving the affairs of the farm to her husband
she took the entire charge of the store and the business
connected with it, made her own purchases from the
original importers, sold directly to exporters, and was
recognized as a merchant in full standing. Elderly
people in Salem have often described to me the appear-
ance of this woman, as she came into town in the prose-
cution of her business, and rehited instance?; of her
intelligence, judgment, acumen and decision. AVhen a
vessel arrived from a foreign port, she was one of the
tirst at the counting-room or wharf of its owner, and
ready to purchase, in large quantities of its invoice. She
understood thoroughly the laws of trade, and no one
excelled her in prom[)titude, sagacity, or success. She
soon laid the foundations of an extensive and prospei-ons
business. Besides miscellaneons trading she carried on
the manufacture of vinegar on a great scale, bnying cider
for the purpose from farmers' carts on the way to market,
and from all the country round to the remote interior.
The result was that her family was raised to a degree of
wealth far above what could have been derived from
agriculture alone. It was a[)pr()i)riated mainly, however,
in the direction of agriculture-, by eidarging the area of
the homestead estate, and the })urchase of additional
lands, either under tiUage, or what has been found highly
lucrative, wood-lots. The bnsiness esta))lished by this
energetic and remarkable woman, continued to be carried
on by her son Daniel, who is rememl)ered for his lios[)i-
table manners, cheerful temperament, and decision of
character. He was respected and esteemed by his neigh-
bors for his personal worth, and liberal and enlightened
views in matters of trade, politics and religion. His wile
was noticeable for great excellence and strength of char-
acter, tirm and enlightened christian faith, and decided
principles. She was devoted to every domestic duty,
and conscientious, just, and benignant in all the relations
of life and society, exhibiting uniforndy gentle and
amiable affections. Her constitutional temperament, and
habitual aspect were delicate and retiued, luid her memory
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is cherished with grateful tenderness by her descendants
and connections. Her son inherited her marked and
prominent traits. His education, commencing in the
district school, was continued at Saco in Maine, and at
Phillips Academy in Andover, where his preparation for
college was completed. He took his degrees at Harvard
University, graduating in the class of 1823. It is to be
observed, as illustrating the peculiarity of his character
and history, that he neither obtained nor sought eminent
distinction as a scholar. In general, it maybe said, in
explanation of this fact, that he belonged to a description
of persons, not a few in number, to whom the system of
rivalry and emulation, so unfortunately prevalent in
academic institutions, is distasteful and repulsive. Some
minds do not mature so early as others, and long feel the
injurious effects of the stamp of inferiority thus hastily
impressed upon the estimate formed by others, and some-
times, as a consequence, by themselves. An ambition in
no sense worthy to be cherished, an audacious or preten-
tious sjDirit, and freedom from the restraints and impedi-
ments experienced by modest, sensitive, and anxious
temperaments, give preeminence to some, whom the tests
of subsequent experience prove to be unworthy of it.
Those, thus distanced in the first stages of academic life,
are apt to be discouraged or disgusted, and inclined to
relinquish altogether the disagreeable contest, abandoning
the lists of so invidious and unprofitable a rivalry. The
result is, that, in very many classes, the most distin-
guished positions in the long and decisive struggles of
actual subsequent life, have been won by those who, in
the academic course, were wholly outstripped. Many
intellects, whose light was not discerned at an early age,
become the brightest ornaments of literature and society.
when kindled by the inspirations that come with matured
years ; or by the friction of events, emergencies, and
responsibilities, in the stern and exciting scenes of con-
flict, duty, and necessity, that open upon the faculties and
feelings along the passage of life.
Mr. King, when at college, was only to be noted as a
modest, unpretentious youth, quietly pursuing a course
of marked regularity, uniformity, and propriety of con-
duct, civil and courteous to all, jostling with none,
envying none, and swayed by none from the even tenor
of his ways. Although known to be a young man ot
ample means his manners and appearance were such as
not to draw the idle, or reckless, or ill-disposed around
him, and his principles, taste, and judgment kept him
from seeking their society. There was something then,
as ever after, in his aspect and bearing, which bespoke
the fact that he was a plain farmer's .son.
While he refrained from eno:ao'in2: in the strusfSflcs of
college emulation, he was no idler; but, as was subse-
quently shown, acquiring knowledge by careful study,
and enriching his mind with a culture that made him com-
petent to meet demands upon his faculties, in the elevated
positions to Avhich his singularly successful public life
subsequently brought him.
His personal standing with his associates, and the re-
spectful good-will cherished towards him by his class-
mates, was shown in the fact that he was elected by them
Marshal of the day on the occasion of their valedictory
ceremonies.
On the termination of his collegiate course he entered
upon the study of the law, but soon discovered a dis-
taste for its pursuit, although, as afterwards fully ap-
peared, he possessed the qualifications of a ready and
judicious advocate and of an efficient business man.
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In 1824 he was m.arried to Sarah P. only child of Hez-
ekiah and Sally (Putnam) Flint. He took up his resi-
dence, forthwith, on the farm left by her father, then
recently deceased, which he made his permanent home,
and cultivated with scientific skill and successful enter-
prize to the day of his death. This estate had been in
the possession of the Flint family for two centuries, and
was not far distant from his own ancestral acres. He
entered at once, upon his favorite study and occupation,
as an agriculturist, enriching his mind, in the leisure
hours which are the privilege of a farmer's life, in certain
seasons, and states of the weather, by conversance with
the masters of English literature, and by recurrence to
earlier classical studies.
He was immediately called to the service of his fellow
citizens in municipal ofiices, through the whole circle of
which he successfully passed; but his time was mostly
left at his own control. At this period he, probably,
realized to the highest degree, and more uninterruptedly
than ever after, the visions of happiness in which his im-
agination and affections always indulged. His home was
quite secluded from the main currents of noisy life, in a
region of beauty and fertility, and provided with all sub-
stantial comforts and the embellishments suitable to a
person of cultivated taste, combining the advantages of
education with the healthful labors of a diligent farmer.
By the application of the knowledge he was acquiring,
and with the use of his ample means, in agricultural op-
erations, he soon became recognized as a guide and leader
among his neighbor husbandmen. An excellent judg-
ment kept him from the wasteful experiments and fancy
speculations which liave swallowed up the fortunes of so
many gentlemen farmers. While availins: himself of the
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benefit of modern improvements, and ever ready to apply
in practice any well considered suLTirestions, an old-
fashioned persistency of lia!)it and preference, a disposi-
tion to panse before plnni^ing into new methods, a i^cncral
feeliniT: of contentment with his actnal lot wiiich charac-
terized him at all times, saved him from transforminir his
lands from moderately and surely productive llclds, into
scenes of fallacious and em[)irical extra vaii'ance. lie mer-
ited the reputation he enjoyed ainonii: practical aii'ricultur-
ists, and which seems to have been his chief aml)itlon, of
being an eidightened, industrious, judicious tiller of the
soil. As there was nothing of the speculator, financier,
or ni;)ney seeker, about his ways, ov methods of acting
among men, strangers sometimes were curious to know
how he had l)ecome so well oil'; and once, when asked,
in easy social raillery, how he, a plain farmer, had ac-
(juired the handsome estate ascribed- to him, Ik^ took no
credit to himself in connection with it, but ])leasantly
replied that ''it had ccnne to him i)atrim()iiially and mat-
rimonially."
lie entered what may be properly called public life,
when elected in 18.')."), as one of the representatives of
his native town in the State Legislature. Some years
before he had been put in nomination for that otlice,
Avhen party lines were not strictl}' drawn, and there were
many candidates in the liidd, but failed of an election by
one vote. At a subsequent stage of his career, on an
occasion of great excitement, after a long struggle, one
vote given to him decided the contest, and placed him on
the track of eminent distinction. The first attemj)t to
bring him forward had resulted, as has Jjeen stated, in his
defeat. He did not, however, take it much to heait, ob-
serving, in his cheerful and placid manner, that he owed
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•
his fortunate escape to having himself voted for the suc-
cessful candidate. He claimed, by virtue of that fact,
the right to share in the satisfactions and congratulations
of the winning party.
After serving two years in the House, he was returned
as one of the Senators of Essex County. He continued
in the Senate four years, during the two last of which he
was President of the body. The incidents connected
with the termination of his service, as President of the
Senate, illustrate his modest feelings, and judicious sen-
timents, and demonstrate the high estimate entertained
by his associates of the manner in which he had per-
formed the duties of the Chair. One of the most dis-
tinguished members of the Senate prepared a vote of
thanks. Upon its being shown to Mr. King, he expressed
his reluctance to have it offered in the form in which it
was prepared ; and, upon further reflection, addressed to
the Senator the following note :
"My Dear Sir: — Even your persuasive eloquence could not pre-
vail with the Senate to adopt such a vote. A general and common
expression of satisfaction with the discharge of the duties of the
Chair is all that I can expect ; or, if you will allow me to say it, I
think your kindness of heart and generous disposition should not
extend the testimonial beyond the most common terms.
I am deeply impressed with your kindness of intention and shall
ever remain most truly your friend,
Daniel P, King."
The respose of the Senator was as follows :
"Dear Sir: — I will do what you want, but let me say in all sin-
cerity I have shown that to most of our leading men, and they all say
you deserve it, and it ought to be said, and so I do seriously think.
Unless you feel quite an objection, I shall like to " adhere."
The Senator sent a copy of the vote, in the form in
which it was to be offered, to the Chair, accompanying it
with a playful allusion to the circumstances in these
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words, "Dear Sir. — When I mnke the within speech, I
hope you will not call me to order for personalities. —
Very sincerely, &c."
The llesolve was cordially and unanimously passed as
follows : —
*' COMMOXWIvVLTII OF ^IaSS ACII I'SK r I S, )
In Senate, Marcli ICth, ls41. 5
lif'solvcd, That tlie thanks of tlie Senate be ottered to tlie Hon.
Daniel P. Kin;!;, for the I'althful, just, and able performance ot his
duties as President of the Senate. To tlie promptitude and accuracy
of his decisions, and his unfailiui; courtesy, we are indebted for much
of the harmony which has facilitated the business of the Session, and
will make our recollections of it pleasant."
At the annual election in 1842 he was airain sent to
the House, as one of the representatives of his town.
The Legislature asseml>led under pecidiar excitement.
There was a full attendance of the House ; parties were
known to be about equally divided ; political passions were
running high in the Legislature and in the State ; and a
much more than usual interest was felt in the organiza-
tion of the House. On the first ballot for Speaker, the
whole number of votes Avas .")5(), necessar}' to a choice
17(>. The regularly nominated whig and democratic can-
didates had each 17H votes. On the second ballot there
were the same number of votes ; the democratic candi-
date had 175, within onc^ of a choice, and the Avhig can-
didate 174. On the third bjillot the whig candidate had
175, within one of a choice. As it was evident that
one, at least, of the scattering votes could not be ob-
tained for either candidate, and an election seemed
therefore impossible, the House adjourned. The ballot-
ing was resumed the next day, and on the tirst count,
Daniel P. King, who had not received a vote the day
before, was found to have 176, and was chosen, as each
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of the reo^iilarly nominated candidates had, in turn, been
defeated, by one vote.
The members who had, on the preceding ballots, thrown
the scattering votes, belonged, it is understood, to what
was then called the Liberty Party. Although Mr. King
was an undeviating whig, and had voted all along for the
whig candidate, he was know^n to cherish views, on the
Slavery question, in advance of both the national parties,
and in advance of the times. This circumstance enal)lcd
his name to attract just enough of the scattering votes,
added to those of the whig party, whose candidate had
withdrawn, and who, to a man, instantly rallied under his
name, to carry him in ; and the exciting struggle came to
a sudden conclusion. The incidents attending it, and the
manner in which the result had been reached, naturally
gave him a commanding position through the Common-
wealth, associating his name in the popular estimate with
the idea of success. He began to be called the "man of
luck." This prevalent impression led soon after to his
transference to a higher sphere.
The position of Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives in 1843, was one of great difficulty, and would have
embarrassed a man of less firmness of nerve, equanimity
and gentleness of temperament, prudence and sagacity.
The administration of the State was, throughout, in the*
hands of the opposite party. The Governor was a demo-
crat, having been elected in the House by one vote ; and
so were the entire council. There was a democratic
majority in the Senate ; and the House, when sifted by its
own decisions of cases of contested election, was found
to be democratic also. But so just and skilful was his
conduct in the Chair, and so impartial, correct and prompt
his rulings, that he filled the place to the entire satisfac-
13
tion of all parties and interests, Avho eoncurred heart-
ily in sustaininir his aullujrity, and in expres^inu', at the
close of the session their thanks for the " courteous, abh',
and inipartial manner," in ^vhich he had presided over
their deliberations and proceed inas.
His success, as a pul)lic man, presents a sinaular in-
stance. Hiere was nothinir in his deportment and bearinii;
as a private person that would su<i-iiest his a(lai)tati()n to
hiiih and connnandin^- i)ositions. His address, thouiih
l)k'asini:-, was wholly unpretentious. His stature was of
the medium size, aiul his u'eneral aspect t>ave no indica-
tion of streuiith or eneriiy of, chiu-acter. His countenance,
thouiih ainial)le and irenial, was in no res[)ect strikinu'.
His attaiiunents and cultui'e were not made manifest by
any display in ordinary circumstances. His dress, whik^
scrui)ul()usly neat, was always i)iain, never aspirinu" to (;r
a[)proacliinii" the character of fashionable. In any com-
pany of men it mii>ht have been su[)posed, from the
avoidance of obtrusiveness in his mien, that he would
pass unnoticed. In all public bodies,. however, a latent
but decisive force of some kind, l)rou<>ht him strani»ely
into [)r()minence ; and when thus called out, whether in
the arduous, responsible, and controllina- position of
presidinu: otHcer, or in casual debate, he met the demands
of the place and occasion, Avitli ease, ability and success.
His voice was Hexible, and capable of risin<j^ to great
strength ; his manner in speaking was collected and
natural, and his utterances sensible and acceptable, often
vivid, bold and impressive.
During the seven years of his service in the Massachu-
setts Legislature, when occupying a place on the lloor,
although not a frecpient speaker, he was a vigilant and
efficient member. A\'hile in the House of Uepresenta-
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tives, he rendered a great service to the cause of educa-
tion, on the 14th of January, 1837, by introducing and
carrying into effect, an order instructing the Committee
on Education to consider the expediency of providing by
law for the better education of teachers of the public
schools. This movement, followed up and enforced, at
the same session by James G. Carton, a member from
Lancaster, led to the establishment of the Board of Edu-
cation, and of the several Normal Schools in the Com-
monwealth.
Mr. King's chief efforts as a State legislator were in
aid of the agricultural interest, which through life was his
favorite and predominating object of study, and care, as
well as pursuit. He w^s not a fancy, but a genuine
farmer, busy year in and year out, on his own fields,
superintending and sharing in the work of husbandry, in
the order of the seasons, and the same routine as his
neighbors. But he was impressed with a conviction that
in agriculture, at least equally with other branches of
human occupation., there was a crying demand for science.
He made it a subject of study in his library, and of
instructive experiment, on his own grounds. The deep-
est imprint left by his career on the journals of the two
branches of the Legislature of the State, relates to agri-
culture. He brought forward a proposition, since carried
into effect, of establishing a college in that department
of instruction, and for providing a professorship of the
same in Harvard College.
A majority of the whole vote given, was then, as it
ever had been, required by law in Massachusetts, for an
election to any political office. Much inconvenience had
often been experienced; but it had now got to be a
serious public mischief and injury. At the State election
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in 1842, many towns failed to elect. To the State Senate
only twenty-four out of forty were eleeted, and only
three out of ten meml)ers of Con<rress. A third party
had come into the field, and had become stronir enouuh,
in almost all parts of the Commonwealth, to hold the
balance of power. It was impossible for either of the
old parties to conciliate it. Neither of them, in many
toAvns, counties and districts, could command votes
enough to neutralize the new party, under the majority
system. jNIany seats in Congress long remained vacant,
while the most momentous questions were pending, some
of which, no doubt, would have had a better issue if the
full voice of Massachusetts had been heard.
In the District, of Avhich Danvers w^as a part, there was
no choice of a member of Congress, in November, 1842.
The democratic candidate had 5,403 votes, the whig
4,928 ; all others, 1,230. The vote of the whig candidate
who was the sitting member, was overbalanced by that of
the democratic candidate, 475, and by the combined
votes of all others, 1,705. The prospect of recovering
the District by the Avhigs, was indeed gloomy, and almost
hopeless. Another trial was ordered, at a special elec-
tion. The wdiigs resolved to stand by their noble candi-
date. At the election, February 13th, 1843, he received
3,904, the democrat, 4,978, all others, 1,349. The
democratic plurality over the whig candidate was in-
creased to 1,074, and the entire plurality over him, to
2,423. The tedious and disagreeable contest was relin-
quished by the whig candidate, who withdrew his name.
On the 2d of March, a convention of the whig party in
the District nominated Daniel P. King. The next trial
took place April 3d. On that day the vote stood, demo-
cratic, 4,621, whig 4,480 ; all others 1,107. The demo-
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cratic plurality over the whig was reduced to 141 ; the
entire adverse plurality, to 848. Tiiis result deepened the
impression that Mr. King was indeed the "winning man,"
and that, as ever before, his success would, sooner or
later, end the struggle. Everything, as usual, favored
him. The democratic candidate, one of the most able
and distinguished public men of his day, and whose
voice, like a bugle, always rallied the democracy, as no
one else ever did, withdrew from the field. With his
long trained political sagacity he could not fail to inter-
pret the figures of the April election as the hand writing
on the wall. On the 5th of June the next trial took
i:)lace. The democratic candidate received 2,854 votes ;
the scattering votes, all told, amounted to 775 ; Mr. King
received 3,711 votes, and was elected by 82 majority,
saving the District to his party. He held it, ever after,
by secure majorities, to the end of his life.
He took his seat at the opening of the twenty-eighth
Congress, December 4, 1843. A law had been passed,
requiring the election of members of the House of Repre-
sentatives to be in single districts. It had, however,
been disregarded in some States, and persons appeared,
elected in violation of its provisions, claiming seats, and
had been allowed to vote for Speaker. A protest was
entered against the procedure, signed by fifty members.
The names of John Quincy Adams, Robert C. Winthrop,
Charles Hudson, Daniel P. King and Joseph Grinnell
were attached to the paper. On the 16th of December,
Mr. King presented the Resolves of the Massachusetts
Legislature against the annexation of Texas to the Union.
On the 39th of December he took part in a warm debate,
in behalf of slaves and free negroes in the District of
Columbia. His course on the slavery question had been
early marked out and was ever persistently pursued.
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On the 26th of January, 1844, a passage occurred iu
the House that gave him great promiuence, and made a
deep impression, in his favor, on the friends of freedom,
and the admirers of spirit and courage. Certain resolves
had come in from the Legishiture of Massachusetts,
proposing an amendment of the Constitution, that would
base representation on free persons ak)nc, there1)y strik-
ing out the element that gave i)reponderence to the Slave
States, by virtue of the provision counting three-fiftlis of
the slaves. Speaking of the resolves, Mr. King stated
that the petitions on which they Avere founded were
signed by sixty thousand freemen of Massachusetts. A
Southern member, interrupting, put enquiries to this
effect — whether those petitions had not been signed, and
the form of their heading prepared, l)y a runaway slave
from Virginia? Mr. King replied, that "he presumed
the petition was signed by freemen only, for in Massachu-
setts they had no slaves, but every man, created in the
image of his Maker." At this point, shouts of "order,"
"order," in loud and angry tones resounded through the
hall ; heeding them not, but raising his voice to the full
volume and height of which it was capable, in tones
distinctly audible above the uproar, he concluded his
sentence "owes allegiance to Ilim alone." The Speaker
declared him out of order, but his m;inly bearing shamed
down the excitement, conciliated the better feeling of the
House, and he continued his speech. This was one of
the tornadoes, of panic and rage combined, which in
those days, swept over and silenced debate, whenever the
subject of slavery was freely handled, or the great prin-
ciples it violated, vindicated. It was, however, as much
in pursuance of policy as passion that such outbreaks
occurred. Intimidation was used, in this way, to sup-
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press the utterance of' northern sentiments. Mr. King
being a new member of youthful appearance, and of
modest, quiet, and gentle bearing, the idea was encour-
aged by those who did not know him, that he could, in
this way, if not overawed, be embarrassed and silenced.
The onslaught was made for this purpose, and with this
expectation. It was never attempted again.
The fact that the Speaker pronounced his language out
of order, shows the extent to which the judgments and
common-sense of men were demoralized, under the in-
fluence of Slave-state predominance.
On the 23d of May, 1844, he introduced, and carried
through the House an amendment to the Navy Appropri-
ation Bill to prohibit spirit rations, substituting their
value in money. At this same session he introduced a
resolution to complete the breakwater at Sandy Bay
(Rockport) in Massachusetts. On the 23d of December,
the Committee on the District of Columbia was instructed,
on his motion, to consider the subject of the establish-
ment of an asylum for the reception of insane persons in
the military and naval service of the United States, of
the insane poor of the District, and such other insane
persons as might be committed by their friends. In the
28th Congress he served on the Standing Committees, on
Revolutionary Claims, and on Expenditures on the Public
Buildings ; of the latter he was Chairman. But, through-
out his service in Congress, whether Chairman or not, he
was entrusted by his committees, to a great extent, to
make their reports, and conduct the management of them
in the House. Few members did more of this work, and
few did it better.
In the 29th Congress he was assigned to the Standing
Committees, on Revolutionary Claims, and on Accounts.
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On the 30th of January, 1845, he reported from the
Committee on Accounts, and carried through a resolution
to secure a strict accountability for all the contingent
expenses of the House. On the 14th of March he again
introduced a resolution for completing the breakwater at
Rockport ; and others, respectively, for the improvement
of the harbor of Lane's Cove, in Gloucester, and for the
preservation of the harbor of Lynn. On the 4th of
April, he took, as on all occasions, a leading part in
debate, advocating the continuance of the Fishing Boun-
ties. On the 22d of April, he urged the importance of
providing, in the application of the Smithsonian fund, for
the diffusion of the knowledge of agriculture through the
country, by the appointment of a Professor in that de-
partment, and the opening, in connection with it, of a
national agricultural farm-school. On the 25th of April,
he closed a protracted and earnest debate on the Fishing
Bounty, Avith a brief but eloquent speech which was felt
to have been effective. The bill was forthwith ordered
to its passage i)y a vote of seventy- three to thirty-two.
In his speech, on this occasion, after a condensed sum-
mary of the liistory, and vindication of the importance
of the Bounty, turning his attention to those members
who had attempted to depreciate the merits of fishermen,
as a class, particularly to one who had slurred their
patriotism and said they would not fight, he remarked,
"I would not advise that gentleman, or any other, to go
into Marblehead and say so. Their bravery has never
before been questioned. It was proverbial. They were
a brave, noble, patriotic, and country-loving race." On
the 4th of May he moved an amendment to the Deficiency
Appropriation Bill, adding twenty-five thousand dollars
for the Naval Hospital fund. After a debate of some
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length the amendment prevailed by a vote of sixty-two
to fifty-five. On the 15th of May, he carried, after a
contest, a bill reported by him, for the relief of the
owners and crew of the schooner "Tancred," a fishing
vessel, by a yea and nay vote of eighty-five to eighty-
two. On the 25th of May, he carried, after a vigorous
opposition, an appropriation to supply a deficiency in the
fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen, by a vote
of seventy-nine to forty-five. On the 17th of June Jie
made two ineffectual attempts to get the House to pro-
vide for the erection of a monument to General Warren ;
he earnestly besought them, by such an act, to commem-
orate, in a manner worthy of the day, and worthy of the
American people, the anniversary of the battle of Bunker
Hill. He also reported a bill to erect a monument to
General Herkimer.
Mr. King was a persistent and uncompromising oppo-
nent of the Mexican war. He voted against it, in every
shape, and from beginning to end. On the 18th of July,
he moved an amendment to a bill for raising volunteer
and other troops, in these words : "Provided — That
iinmediate measures be taken for the peaceful and honor-
able settlement of all difficulties and differences between
this country and the sister Eepublic of Mexico." Tlie
amendment was rejected. On the passage of the bill
there were one hundred and fifty-nine yeas to four nays,
two of whom were John Quincy Adams and Daniel P.
King.
At the opening of the Second Session of the 29th
Congress, he was made Chairman of the Committee on
Accounts. On the 29th of December, he presented the
Memorial of the Society of Friends in New England
against the Mexican war, and made a very earnest and
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effective speech in its support. A vehement and angry
debate arose. He succeeded in having the ^Memorial
appropriately referred, but failed to carry a vote to print
it. A report of the proceedings of the House, on this
occasion, embracing the discussion on the floor, was
printed as a tract, that went into great circulation among
Friends in England and America.
The 30th Congress convened Dec. 6, 1847. Parties
w^ere nearly equally divided. On the second ballot
Robert C. Winthrop received the number of votes neces-
sary to a choice, 110. Mr. King was made Chairman of
the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, and also Chair-
man of the Committee on Accounts. The latter position
came to him under circumstances striking v illustratinir
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the sense entertained by all parties of the value of his
services. When Mr. Winthrop was composing his com-
mittees, it seemed desirable and proper, in his liberal and
enlightened view, to render a respectful courtesy to the
democratic candidate run against him for the Chair, Linn
Boyd, of Kentucky, afterwards for some years Speaker
of the House. No doubt Avith the full concurrence of his
friend King, he placed Boyd at the head of the Com-
mittee on Accounts. That gentleman, the very next day,
rose in his place and asked to be excused from serving.
His request was granted, and ^Ir. King was reinstated.
Boyd felt that experience, business qualities, and fearless-
ness in dealing with claimants and persons of all sorts
employed in connection with contingent expenses, which
Mr. King had shown himself to possess, were necessary
in that situation. The transaction was creditable to all
parties.
On the 10th of February, 1848, Mr. King again intro-
duced a Memorial of the Society of Friends in New
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England, praying for a speedy termination of the Mex-
ican war, and moved that it be referred and printed.
The latter point particularly awakened a similar contest,
as in the preceding Congress, but this time he prevailed.
The debate was quite animated. He was ably supported
by his colleague, Mr. Palfrey. The House refused to lay
the motion on the table by a yea and nay vote of ninety-
three to eighty-one, and ordered the printing by a vote,
taken in the same manner, of ninety-eight to eighty-
three. On the 17th of March, he resisted successfully an
attempt to reduce the number of copies, to be printed, of
the Annual Agricultural Keport prepared by the Commis-
sioner of Patents. Whenever an opportunity occurred
he was on hand to vindicate the claims and interests of
the farming population, with earnestness and energy.
The 31st Congress met December 3, 1849. No choice
of a Speaker of the House was made until December
2 2d, when Howell Cobb of Georgia was elected in pur-
suance of a Resolve passed by the House, that after a
certain number of ineffectual ballots, a plurality should
elect; Mr. Cobb receiving, on the sixty-third roll call,
102 votes out of 221 cast. Mr. Winthrop received 99.
Eight members voted persistently for David Wilmot.
Mr. King was continued in his place as Chairman of the
Committee on Accounts, being the only whig to which
that position on a Standing Committee was conceded.
On the 24th of June, 1850, he made a zealous effort to
extend and complete the provisions of law in favor of
the soldiers of the war of 1812.
While in Congress Mr. King confined himself mostly
to incidental debates in connection with the current busi-
ness of legislation, and to discussions, often partaking of
a free conversational character, on various subjects and
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questions, arising from hour to hour. lie was not much
given to what is called speech-making ; although led, in a
few instances, by his sense of duty, to address the House,
at length, in elaborate efforts. On the 4th of February,
1847, the House being in committee of the whole on the
state of the Union, when by usage members are allowed
to speak on any subject, and range over the whole field
of legislation and politics, he discussed the subjects of
the Privateer Fund, Naval Asylums, and the Mexican
war. On the latter topic he gave full expression to his
views in bold and eloquent language. A few extracts
will show the style and spii'it of his remarks.
"Believing that the war did not exist by the act of
Mexico — and Avas unjust, inexpedient and wanton, I
voted against the measure, and from that day to this,
although I have been assailed by the minions of Execu-
tive power, and the defenders of Executive usurpation,
in this House, and out of the House ^ — although I have
been stigmatized as a coward and a traitor by a venal
party press here and elsewhere, I have sought no oppor-
tunity of denying, explaining, excusing, or retracting my
position. In my judgment this war was bad in its incep-
tion, has been l)ad in its progress, and nothing but evil
can be its consequences. A treaty might have been
made, and peace secured, without recourse to those last,
worst arguments, the cannon, the sword, and the bayonet ;
but the object desired was, not peace with Mexico, but a
piece of Mexico. In a minority of fourteen I voted
against this war upon a feeble and distracted, a priest-
ridden and faction-torn sister Republic. For this Ave
have been denounced as traitors and cowards. If an
earnest desire to save my country from ruin and disgrace
be treason, then am I a traitor ; if the fear to do wrong
make a man a coward, 'then am I a coward. I will make
no empt}^ boast of an ardent love of country, but I mean
that my life and ^conduct shall manifest it. I hear^many
men talk of their willingness to shed their last drop of
blood in this Mexican war, but most of them are careful
not to expose themselves where they may shed the first
drop. Some of our political friends, and many of our
political opponents, have kindly warned those who oppose
the prosecution of this war, of the fate of those who
opposed the war of 1776, and the war of 1812. There
is no similarity in the cases. Then great principles were
involved. We had an enemy every way our equal,
except in a noble enthusiasm for the right, and a devoted
love of country. In those wars we laid up a rich store
of renown. I would not risk the proud trophies won by
our brave soldiers and sailors. They are too precious to
be trampled in vulgar dust, or to be draggled in inglo-
rious gore. We have been warned that opposition to this
war would make us unpopular. An honest, independent
freeman, will ask, is the measure right? not, will it be
popular ? He may be willing to court popular favor, but
he will never become her slave. Popularity is a frail
staff. The consciousness of meaning right and doing
right will sustain a man in this life, and, at its close, be
the ministering angel of peace and hope. A friend of
the President in this House, a gentleman from Virginia,
has said, 'he would show no mercy till the war was
ended. If he could have his own way, one blow should
follow another without mercy' — and in the bitterness of
his wrath he did not spare those fourteen, who, he said,
'were destined to be famous in story, and, so help him
Heaven, so far as his own fame and future reputation
were concerned, he would infinitely rather be the poorest
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volunteer whose bones mouldered on the banks of the
Rio Bravo, with no stone to mark his grave, no requiem
but the wild bird's shriek and the howling winds, than the
mightiest whig orator who thundered forth his denuncia-
tions of the war.' Now, sir, I am no orator, as the gen-
tleman is ; and about the manner of living, of dying, and
of burial, there may be a difference of taste. But I
would prefer, after having enjoyed all life's blessings,
and performed all life's duties, to wrap the drapery of
my couch about me, and, without braggart boasting or
unmanly fears, await my last solemn hour. I would that
my friends should drop a few natural, though unavailing,
tears, and then that they should carry out my bier to
some sequestered spot, where overarching trees might
drop their autumnal leaves ; and there, if the hand of
affection should ever raise a stone, let it bear only this
inscription — a lover of peace, of liberty, of his
COUNTRY HE VOTED AGAINST THE MEXICAN WAR. I
have, perhaps, as little desire for a mausoleum as the
gentleman, but since he has given me a lecture, let me
say to him, the best monument for this world, and the
best hope for the future, is a well spent life ; the gentle-
man's ideal of a well spent life would lead him to these
Mexican wars ; why, then, does he not go where glory
waits him?"
In the foregoing passages reference is had to a vote in
the House on the 11th of May, 1846, on a bill declaring
that a state of war existed between this country and
Mexico — 174 voted in the affirmative, and 14 in the
negative, including among the latter, J. Q. Adams, Ash-
mun, Grinnell, Hudson, and D. P. King of Massachu-
setts.
A member from South Carolina had declared that
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"every foot of territory we shall permanently occupy
south of thirty-six degrees, thirty minutes, will be Slave
territory :" he affirmed this to be "the known determina-
tion of the southern people," expressing a belief that the
North and West would not "resist to the death" such a
consummation, and that "the Union will never be dis-
solved on that question." He planted his conviction on
''the laws of God;" and in answer to a question put by
another member, had the asstirance to say, "I will answer
for God ; because the opinion is written in his revealed
word. I can speak authoritatively on this point." In
reply to his arrogant positions, Mr. King said.
"The gentleman may represent the South, and probably
does ; but he has shown no credentials from heaven, and
the North is here to speak for itself. Because the North
has already yielded much, the South expects greater con-
cessions ; because, by strategem or treason, they have got
possession of the outposts, they now expect us to surren-
der the very citadel. For once, let the South know that
some northern men have northern principles ; that though
they love their favor and approbation much, they love
more the favor and approbation of their own neighbors
and constituents. On this great question of the extension
of slavery, with all its fearful consequences, let it never be
said of any one representative of the free states, that he
sold his vote, and, like the base Judean, for a few pieces
of dirty silver, threw away a pearl worth more than all
prospects of political advancement, worth more than all
prospects of earthly enjoyment." Alluding to the "undy-
ing fame" of Nathan Dane, for having rescued the north-
western territories of the Union from slavery, by the
ordinance of 1787, he concluded his speech as follows.
"If, in 1847, his successor can achieve no such renown.
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he will at least, on this ground, stand firm, that by no
voluntary servitude of his, by no treason against duty,
conscience, humanity, and heaven, shall slavery ever be
tolerated in any territory hereafter to be acquired ; by no
deed of his shall the glorious memories of the past be
tarnished, or the bright hopes and prospects of the future
be clouded."
The speech throughout was free and fluent in style and
thought, glowing in diction, warm in its coloring, and
fearless in tone and manner.
On the 21st of May, 1850, he made another elaborate
speech, in committee of the whole on the state of the
Union, discussing mainly the California question, then
pending, and the ordinance of 1787. There are passages
in this speech, particularly interesting, as they may be
considered his farewell expressions of gratitude to the
constituency that had given him such a steadfast and
generous support. An event was wrapped up in the folds
of an inscrutable and not far distant future, that would
terminate forever his relations to them and all sublunary
things. We receive his utterances, on this occasion, as
attestations of the approving conscience, with which, as
about to leave the world, he looked back upon his con-
gressional career.
The speech is an able and interesting argument and
protest against the extension of slavery. The first para-
graph, which, being personal in its allusions, is all that it
is particularly pertinent to insert in this memoir, is as
follows :
"Mr. Chairman : — I am not certain that I should not
congratulate myself that I have been recognized by you,
although, with many other members of more agility, I
have been for some days practising the athletic exercise
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of jumping for the floor. In the uncertainty of obtaining
it I have not given myself that careful preparation be-
fitting the attempt to speak on a subject so important. I
have been a patient listener, and a careful reader of the
speeches which have been made here and in the other
wing of the capitol, but I have little expectation that I
shall be able to add one ray to the flood of light, or to
contribute a single item to the fund of information which
has been accumulated. For me, there is not that excuse
so frequently given for desiring to address the House, for
I have made no speech which I desire to modify, I have
given no vote which I wish to explain, I have occupied
no position which I have found it necessary to fortify or
define, and I have taken no step which I wish to retrace.
Nor do I attempt to awaken the echoes of this hall, that
their reverberations may be heard in far off Massachu-
setts. I have surveyed my District from its Atlantic
shores to its western limits, and from the metropolis of
the State to its northern borders, but can find no such
town, hamlet, or precinct, as Buncombe. I have a most
charitable, confiding, and generous constituency, who bur-
den me with no instructions, and vex me w^th no remon-
strances. They know that I mean faithfully to watch
their interests, and fearlessly and honestly to make my
record. They know that I opposed the unconstitutional
admission of Texas ; that I voted against the wicked
Mexican war ; and that I have declared, on this floor, my
determination that by no act of mine, shall one foot of
Slave territory be added to this country. They expect
from me a straightforward, consistent course. In the con-
viction that words are but the puny children of earth, and
firm, resolute, determined actions the full grown sons of
heaven, I have not thought it necessary to waste precious
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time in idle discussion and fruitless argument. My com-
mission is not to exasperate, nor to agitate ; not to labor
to round a period or polish a sentence against slavery,
but to act for liberty."
On the 10th of July, 1850, the day on which the death
of President Taylor was announced to the two Houses of
Congress, Mr. King left Washington, on a visit to his
home, to attend to some business requiring his presence
there. He had previously been somewhat unwell, but it
was not supposed by others, nor perhaps apprehended by
him, that there was anything alarming or serious in his
indisposition. The pleasing anticipations of a return to
his quiet and retired home, after the exhausting labors
and exciting cares of that critical period of our public
aftairs, seemed to revive his strength. He appeared to
be as well as usual, and felt the benefit of rest for a few
days ; but the seeds of latent disease were too deep to be
eradicated. The fatal effects soon became apparent, and
he died July 25th. His return and illness had hardly
become known, beyond the immediate neighborhood;
and when his death was announced, the shock was deeply
felt by the people of his District, of the Commonwealth,
and throughout the Country.
Although there was no appearance of ruggedness in his
frame, his health had generally been good. His well
known habits of simplicity of living, the pure air that
swept over his beautiful fields, all the circumstances of
his happy and innocent life, his cheerful aspect, and fresh
and still youthful complexion, all had given promise of at
least the ordinary length of days, and rendered his death
as inexplicable as it was surprising. It cannot be doubted,
I think, that a residence, for larger portions of so many
years, in a manner so difierent from that of his farmer
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home, subject to such* irregularity of hours, perpetually
pressed upon by such responsible duties, had slowly but
utterly sapped the foundations of a constitution originally
perhaps quite delicate ; and the flame of life was extin-
guished with a breath.
The following letter shows how the intelligence was re-
ceived in Washington :
House of Representatives, U. S., ^
Washington, Friday, 26th July, 1850, >
half past 2 o'clock, P. M. )
Dear Sir: — Your telegraphic dispatch of yesterday has this mo-
ment reached me. I am most deeply grieved to hear of the death of
my excellent friend and colleague, Mr King. We had been encour-
aged by the last accounts, to believe that he was quite out of danger,
and had hoped to see him among us again at an early day. His loss
will be severely felt by us all. His long experience in Congress, and
his entire fidelity in the discharge of every duty, had made him a most
valuable person to his constituents and to the country. There is a
strong expression of regret for his death, and of respect for his
memory, throughout the House of Representatives, as the event has
become known since I commenced writing this letter, and members
from all parts of the country are speaking of him, as of a just and
good man whose loss they deplore.
To-morrow his death will be formally announced in the House, and
the customary honors be paid to his memory. I should most gladly
pronounce the eulogy myself, but it seems peculiarly to belong to Mr.
Rockwell, who has been his messmate and more immediate friend for
many years. I may perhaps, however, be permitted to add a word,
expressive of my cordial regard for him in life, and my sincere sorrow
for his premature death.
I am, in haste, but very respectfully and truly, yours,
Bohert S. Daniels, Esq. Rob't C. Wlnthrop.
In the House of Representatives, immediately after
reading the journal of the preceding day, on July 27th,
Mr. Eockwell, of the Berkshire District, announced the
melancholy event, in interesting and deep felt expressions.
In the course of a concise and touching eulogy, he bore
testimony to Mr. King's "unassuming, industrious, and
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conscientious discharge of every duty." "I hesitate not
to say, that no member has more constantly and fiiithfully
devoted his time and talents to the public service than my
deceased colleague. He was daily, hourly, almost con-
tinually in his seat, with a clear and constant understand-
ing of the business under consideration. In the discharge
of his duties, in the various committees upon which he
has been placed, he has been alike industrious and exem-
plary. In attending to the interests of his constituents
which were manifold, as his district was a highly com-
mercial one, his diligence could not be exceeded. He
acted and voted always ; he spoke seldom. In all the
relations of private life, he was without reproach ; nay,
more, his life was an active blessing to all around him.
It was made such by the religious principle, which was
the living spring of all his conduct. He was an humble,
active, devoted christian. No pressure of public duty,
no desire for ease or relaxation, induced him to neglect
the religious duties, which he deemed as essential and
proper here as at home ; or the ordinances of the church
to which he belonged. If to a strange ear this seems the
language of eulogy, I can only say, I cannot change it,
for it is the simple truth."
Mr. Winthrop spoke of him as follows, referring to
the fact that during the whole seven years of Mr. King's
service in Congress, he had been associated with him,
"I can truly say that I have rarely met with a juster
or worthier man, or with one more scrupulously faith-
ful to every obligation to his neighbor, liis coimtry, and
his God.
His devotion as a public servant, his integrity as a pri-
vate citizen, and the high moral and religious character
which he sustained in all the relations of life, had endeared
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him not merely to his immediate constituents, but to the
whole people of Massachusetts ; and there is no one who
was more likely to receive at their hands, at no distant
day, the reward of an honorable ambition, in the highest
honors of his native state.
He prided himself, as any one may well pride himself,
on being a good farmer ; and the farmers of his neighbor-
hood were justly proud of him, as one of the most intel-
ligent, observing and scientific of their number.
We may well count it, sir, among the consolations of
this hour, that he was permitted by a kind Providence,
after so long a detention amid these scenes of strife, to
revisit his native fields, to die under his own roof, sur-
rounded by his family and friends, and to lie down at
last beneath the soil which he had adorned with his hand,
and which was so dear to his heart."
Joseph K. Chandler, of Philadelphia, is everywhere
recognized as a man of genius, culture, taste, and learn-
ing. No mind is more richly stored with the treasures of
elegant literature. He followed Mr. Winthrop in ex-
tended remarks, of which the following are passages.
"It would, I think, be injustice to our late fellow mem-
ber— to the claim which his abundant virtues had upon
the respect of all with whom he was in any way associated
— to imagine that the afflictive rod of Providence had not
reached beyond the State of which the deceased was one
of the Eepresentatives in this House.
Wherever the Hon. Daniel P. King cultivated an ac-
quaintance he made a friend. That circumstance, sir, has
bowed a thousand hearts to the blow which Providence
has inflicted in the death of our lamented friend. On
that ground, sir, I speak, not for myself alone, nor to
occupy the attention of this House with any expression
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of my proper sorrow ; but in this solemn moment, when
the eyes of the House are turned towards the seat now
left vacant, to say that the associates — the household
companions — the members of the mess of which Mr.
King formed a part, have a peculiar grief in the depriva-
tion which his death has brought. AVe had found him,
sir, accomplished in all the riches of classic study, and
able to command, for the delight of social intercourse,
the treasures of science and the arts, while his attain-
ments, and the profitable use to which he could apply
them, were exhil)ited with a modesty that seemed to be
alarmed at the admiration which such attainments, and
such a use of them, naturally excited. Nothing with him
remained unproductive, the wide-spread farm, the well
stored intellect, and the treasures of domestic aifection,
year by ye;u*, augmented in beauty and usefulness, by
well directed skill and careful cultivation.
Mr. King, sir, was a gentleman — a gentleman of that
school which teaches self-abnegation when the feelings
and views of others are concerned. The apparent difti-
dence of his manners for a moment concealed the merit
which lay beneath, l)ut the solid, substantial qualities
of his heart, and the full cultivation of his intellect, com-
bined with the gentleness of his manners and the purity
of his morals, to insure in a little time the respect and the
affection of his associates.
Mr. King, sir, was a christian. The virtues to which
I have already alluded, owed their greatest attraction to
the christian spirit in which they originated, and in which
they were exhibited. He was kind and forbeariug ;
watchful over his own words and manners ; and ever
prompt to aid, by all appropriate means, those whose
condition appealed to his superior attainments or larger
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possessions. And the bland courtesy of the gentleman
blended in perfect harmony with the meekness and purity
of the christian. And if I were called on to present,
from public life, the true exemplification of the christian
gentleman, I know of no character that would more beau-
tifuUy illustrate the idea, and supply the model, than that
of Daniel P. King.
The terrible affliction that has made desolate the home
of those that gathered into the domestic circle of the
deceased, is not to be described. The arm upon which
filial reverence leaned with confidence, is palsied by death
— the heart, which the purest afiections shared, has ceased
to beat; and sorrow that springs from such a visitation,
is too sanctified for us to disturb — the expression of sym-
pathy itself might be an intrusion.
There are few in this hall, I imagine, Mr. Speaker,
who had not some knowledge of the character of the
deceased ; and none, I venture to say, who had not a
respect for him just in proportion to that knowledge. I
confess that, though older than he, I had learned to love
the man for the beautiful simplicity of his character ; to
admire him for his social virtues, and to respect him for
his enviable attainments. The friendship, which was con-
sequent upon intercourse, was a prize which made life
delightful, and the pain consequent upon his unexpected
death, deprives the grief of utterance. I was proud of
his friendship as I was covetous of his intercourse. He
was kind in granting both to me.
"But greater gifts were his — a happier doom,
A brighter genius, and a purer heart ;
A fate more envied, and an earlier tomb."
A similar tribute was paid in the Senate, by John
Davis of Massachusetts, and both Houses instantly ad-
journed.
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At a convention of the whigs of his Congressional
District, held at Salem, August 8th, 1850, resolutions
were passed, expressing the deep sense entertained by
his fellow citizens of all parties, of the loss they had sus-
tained, in the death of their "honored and beloved Repre-
sentative," in the following terms :
" Bosolvf'd, That by his private virtues, his modest worth, and his
inflexible public principles, he had secured, to a decree never sur-
passed, their afl'ectionate re*;ard and deep-rooted confidence.
Hesolved, That throu<^li his whole course in Consj^ress, by his labors
on the floor and in committees, by his speeclies and his votes, lie
faithfully and uniformly reflected the sentiments and expressed the
Avill of his constituents, and, from the beginning to the end, was a
true Massachusetts Representative."
These Resolutions were signed by Nathaniel Silsbee,
Chairman ; and by Joseph B. F. Osgood and William
Babson, Secretaries.
In closing the review of his Congressional career, it
may in brief bo said, that he was one of the most useful
and efficient members of the National Legislature. The
items that have been presented in this memoir, merely
indicate certain special duties and efforts. The reports
he made from the committees to which he was attached,
and occasional passages occurring in debate, in which he
bore a part, are too numerous to be given fully and in
detail. His manner in speaking, as well as his industry
and accuracy in business, were alike adapted to give
him influence. He was an easy fluent speaker. His
voice was pleasing, distinct, and capable of great ex-
pression and expansion, rising to meet the demands of
the sentiment, and equal to the exigency of the most
stormy excitement, to which the great body, assembled
in the capacious and lofty old hall of the House, was
then frequently liable to be wrought up. The testimony
that has been adduced from his associates, is- corroborated
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by the reminiscences of the leading minds that noticed
his course there. They all speak of him as one of the
most respected members of the successive Congresses to
which he belonged.
Mr. King was for many years a Trustee of the Massa-
chusetts Lunatic Asylum, member of the Essex Histori-
cal Society, of the Essex Natural History Society, and of
the New England Historic-Genealogical Society ; and also
a member and Trustee of the Massachusetts Society for
promoting Agriculture. He was one of the Vice Presi-
dents of the National Whig Convention, in 1840, and
President of one of the great annual conventions of the
wliigs of Massachusetts. He was Secretary of the Essex
Agricultural Society from 1842 to 1844, and one of its
Vice Presidents and Trustees ever after, to his death.
He delivered its annual address in 1835.
Several occasional addresses and orations, delivered by
him, were published from time to time.* His "Eulogy,
at the funeral of General Gideon Foster, Nov. 3d, 1845,"
with accompanying notes, is a valuable contribution to
our historical and patriotic literature. His "Address,
commemorative of the seven young men of Danvers, who
were slain at the Battle of Lexington," delivered on the
sixtieth anniversary of the battle, is a very superior and
finished performance. Li its structure, in its substance,
in its style, it ranks in the first class of performances of
the kind, penetrated with and inspiring the warmest and
loftiest love of country and liberty ; a stream of pure
elegance of diction and illustrations from the opening to
the close, and proving that in his early education, and in
the seclusion of his home, he had cultivated his taste, and
enriched his mind, by the study of the masters of Eng-
lish uudefiled.
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The following extract from remiirks made by him, at a
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Essex Agricul-
tural Society, on the death of his immediate predecessor
in Congress, the Hon. Leverett Saltonstall,,is a specimen
of the style of the one, and a just portraiture of the
other.
"Many have admired the fluent and silver-toned elo-
quence of his tongue ; more have admired the noble
generosity and warmth of his heart. Intercourse with a
sordid world did not make him seltish ; in the bustle of
political strife, and in the noisy turmoil of party conflict,
he never lost his equanimity or his self respect. Envy
and jealousy found no restiug place in his pure bosom.
His opponents were never his enemies ; if they would not
adopt his opinions, they could not withhold their respect
and esteem for the man. The ):)road mantle of his charity,
so seldom needed by himself, he was ever ready to throw
over the errors and faults of others. IXe loved good men
of every party and sect, and did homage to virtue and
sincerity wherever he found 'their shrine. In his own
loved Commonwealth and in distant states, he had many
warmly attached friends, many lovers of liberty and their
country, who esteemed him worthy of higher honors, and
who will lament his death as a pulflic loss.
Descended from a puritan family, Mr. Saltonstall made
an honored name more honorable ; of New England
stock, he was worthy to represent the stern virtues of
New England ; they were his pride and his only boast.
Truth, honor, and virtue, he worshipped always, not be-
cause of the sure and adequate reward which they pay,
nor because it is fashionable occasionally to make a
pilgrimage to their altars, but because for their own
sakes, he loved truth, and honor, and virtue. Liberty,
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religion, and holiness' he loved, and his reverence for
God was habitual and controlling. We shall no more
here be cheered by his presence, animated by his elo-
quence, or cownselled by his wisdom ; we shall no more
meet him in this world, but if faithful to our trusts and
duties, we shall meet him in happier regions."
Of Mr. King's moral and personal character, one who
had the best means of judging, has left this testimony :
"In private life, it is too little to say of him that he was
without reproach, and hardly too much, that he was every-
thino: that a man should be, in all his relations to his
family and his fellow men." The following beautiful and
touching passages are from discourses delivered in the
church, to which he belonged, on the Sunday after his
funeral, by its then Pastor, Mr. F. P. Appleton. The
text was from John, xviii, 4.
"Such thoughts as these, my friends, have come this
last week, as I have remembered the life, and seen the
death, of one who has been the true friend to me and to
many of you ; known to you all, through a series of
years of public life. A faithful friend, an honorable
man, and one who strove to be a christian. Restraining
the strong language which love and gratitude urge me to
use, I speak of him and his life, calmly, as the truth bids.
Suddenly as he died, when a score of years for future
usefulness seemed prophesied by his calm energy, and
health unbroken by any excess — suddenly as he laid his
armor by, his work was done. More truly of him, than
of most, it can be said, 'he accomplished the work his
Father gave him to do.' Because as I well know, he
looked to that Father for guidance, and heeded his word.
Because he trusted God more than man, and tried to
serve man by serving his God. His work was accom-
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plished ; because whenever it came, in whatever form, his
aim was to do it faithfully. The slight duty was re-
spected even as the greatest — that which but one would
ever hear of, no one but God, promptly as though a mil-
lion eyes were watching. He helped the poor widow,
earnestly and willingly as he did the well known and
powerful — and it is such virtue as this, the Angels of
Heaven smile down upon. He worshipped his God, and
loved his Savior, and was kind to the unfortunate, alike
where these virtues were, and were not, popular. Mature
himself in years, one at least I know, had good reason to
feel that he sympathized with and encouraged youth.
Amid the wild turmoil of passion and corruption in our
nation's councils, he kept his nobleness of jDurpose. His
quiet word weighed much there, because a man spoke it."
The following, from an eminent and everywhere es-
teemed clergyman of the Episcopal Clmrch, will be read
with interest :
III the year 181G, Daniel F. Kiiii^ and myself were pupils tof^etlier in
Phillips Academy, Audover. lie was a beautiful, intelligent, well
dressed, and well bred boy ; very neat in his person, and very civil in
his manners. It so happened, I cannot tell how, that he chanced to
have his seat with me in the school room. The arrangement of seats
and desks was so that the pupils sat by couplets, and he and I occu-
pied seats together. An aciiuaintance followed, which grew, almost
instantaneously, into a warm, earnest and enduring friendship. Not-
withstanding the difference of age and condition between us — he very
much my junior, a child of wealth and of every favorable prospect,
and I a poor charity scholar — yet it was a circumstance which I was
proud of, and have been to this day, that he habitually sought my
company, often in preference to that of the pleasanter companions of
his own age.
In 1817 he invited me urgently to spend a short vacation at his
father's, in Danvers. It was a delightful week, one to be remembered
by me. I had the pleasure not only of making the new acquaintance
of his parents, but that of seeing him, my young friend, in his home.
I was received very cordially, and with the kindest hospitality. The
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father was a man of very decided expression, like that of one who
expects obedience. His manner, relative to the son, was that of one
who having been always obeyed, was gratified in showing the power
which the son gained thereby. A chaise was always at hand for our
pleasure, and Daniel, in driving over all parts of Danvers and vicinity,
related with surprising minuteness and precision, historical events,
traditions, and hearsays, as we passed along; some of them of a
public, some, not less interesting, of a more restricted character.
His quick and ready memory of names, persons and particulars, was
then remarkable, imbuing his narrations with a charm. And after-
wards, perhaps (as I have often supposed), might have given him
very great advantage in the position of presiding officer of a digni-
fied assembly. He had from his boyhood, a great exactness of mind,
which came out in personal appearance, and might be seen in a not
over done, but very agreeable civility. Though I knew him intimately
at school and at College, in the time of life and circumstances when
such things are to be expected, if ever, not an act, not a word of
rudeness, ever came to my observation.
I went to College the year before him. He entered Harvard in 1819.
Our intimacy was continued in Cambridge, and was such that I have
inadvertently been betrayed into speaking of him as a classmate.
The same exemplary deportment, habitual to him, was sustained
through his College life.
After leaving College we interchanged visits, though but seldom
comparatively; and we met occasionally. Our abated frequency of
intercourse was not his fault. We were settled in different lines of
life. Settled in Lowell, in circumstances that required every moment,
and much more than all of my time, I had little opportunity for the
calls of pleasure and of friendship. He visited me repeatedly in
Lowell, and I him in Danvers. But we always regretted tliat we met
so seldom. I blame myself that I did not make the occasions of
meeting more frequent.
The last time I saw him, his expressions of aflfection were as fresh
and as hearty as ever. Referring to a mutual friend, our conversation
turned to religion, a subject which he never shunned, but often and
freely introduced. It was so at our last interview, which neither of
us could have suspected of being our last. He was led to speak freely
of his religious views, showing that the serious impressions of his
early days had remained with him. Having observed his mind seem-
ingly imbued with religious feeling — through school and through
College, to ripened man, to settled life — it was gratifying to find that
the husband, the father, the scientific agriculturist, had preserved the
same in the positions of social distinction, and political station which
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he occupied. And pleasing indeed is the remembrance derived from
the end as from the bej^inning of our intercourse, of the same simplic-
ity of religious impression, the same freshness and ardor of friend-
ship.
D. Webster King, Esq.
My Dear Sir : — I hope I am not too late in this small contribution
to the menior}' of jour loved and honored father. I found your letter
on my return home, and beg to be excused for the tardiness of this
reply. Yours truly,
TiiEODOiiE Edsox.
The Rev. Charles C. Sewall, now of Med field, who,
for many years, as Pastor of the Church in Danvers, to
which Mr. King belonged, had enjoyed the best possible
opportunity of knowing him intimately and thoroughly,
in a beautiful speech at the fe^^tival of the centennial cele-
bration at Danvers, June KJtli, 1852, thus bore testimony
to his worth.
"There were several marked features, both in the pub-
lic and priviite character of Mr. King, which render it a
grateful duty to commemorate him as you, Mr. President,
have done, and as others have elsewhere done. They
also make it an imperative duty to commend his example
frequently to the young and aspiring minds in the com-
munity, for their regard and imitation. His high sense of
honor, leading him always to preserve self respect, and
to guard against the slightest cause for just reproach
from others ; his quiet industry and patient labor — both
with the hands and the head — his lirmness of purpose
and ready obedience to every call of duty ; his incorrup-
tible integrity ; his generous, and often concealed benevo-
lence ; his love for the place of his birth ; his interest in
the schools and the churches ; his endeavors in every way
to promote knowledge and virtue in the community : his
love of country j bis labors and influence in the councils
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of the state and the 'nation; his watchful attention to
every measure which might help to secure the glory of
the land, and to further the best interests of humanity;
all these are well known here. And it cannot too often
be repeated to the young, that it was by such a course of
life, he raised himself to an eminence which commanded
universal esteem and confidence, made him an honor to
his native town, and a benefactor to his country."
The Hon. John G. Palfrey, who had previously ad-
dressed the company, had said, "I cannot close without
paying my tribute of respect to the memory of your late
distinguished fellow citizen, the Representative of this
District in the Congress of the United States. I knew
him well. As colleagues in the Thirtieth Congress, our
public duties brought us into daily intercourse. During
our most agreeable and intimate frendship, I felt a grow-
ing respect for his sound intellect, his warm patriotism,
and his reliable judgment. The faithful and conscien-
tious performance of all his duties as a friend, a citizen,
and a statesman, justly entitle Mr. King to the name of
a christian patriot.
Without enlarging upon his many sterling qualities,
which have already been alluded to by several speakers,
I cannot better illustrate his entire devotion to public
business — which was equalled only by the warm and
genial impulses of his heart — than by relating an inci-
dent which is still fresh in my recollection.
On the occasion to which I allude, the House had been
occupied for several days in the discussion of an important
question of public policy. The debate was now draw-
ing to a close, and the House had remained in session
during the entire night. Towards morning I approached
his seat, and observed that he met my salutation with a
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countenance less bland, and a response less cordial than
usual. Knowing the deep interest he had felt in the
debate, I naturally attributed his unwonted manner to the
fatigue we all felt from our protracted sittings. I play-
fully alluded to these circumstances, and, in reply, he
placed in my hands an unsealed letter that lay on his
table, requesting me to read it. I did so. It contained
the sad intellii^ence that a beloved dau^^hter was dan":er-
ously sick, and lay, it was feared, at the point of death.
Perceiving from its date that it must have been in his
possession for a considerable time, I inquired why he had
not started for his home immediately on receiving it. 'I
cannot leave,' said he, 'until the final vote on this ques-
tion is taken.' The vote was taken that night, and in a
few hours he was on his way to Massachusetts ; but, ere
this, the spirit of his child had departed — his home was
desolate — and he arrived barely in time to attend the
funeral."
Mr. Sewall, in remarking on this statement, as then
made by Mr. Palfrey, expressed himself as follows, in
reference to Mr. King.
" So deeply did he cherish the sense of duty to his
country and humanity, that he could entirely suppress
the emotions of an aching breast, and stifle the utterance
of bereaved and wounded affection. Admirable instance
of moral firnmess, of conscientious adherence to duty, of
christian faith and fortitude. Worthy is it to be inscribed
in letters of gold, on the walls of the Representative Hall I
Worthy is it to be held up for admiration before every
public man, and every youth in our land ! By them who
have seen and known Mr. King in his religious life and
character, it will easily be understood from what source
such calmness and firmness proceeded. Would to Heaven
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they might be more coftimonly displayed where like mani-
festations are needed every day."
Of Mr. King's intellectual character, it may be said
that it presents a singular problem. His friends never
claimed for him the title of a Great Man. It was the last
thing he would have claimed for himself, or that would
have been suggested by his aspect as he moved among
men. But no position was ever found, no crisis ever
occurred, too great for him. He filled every high place to
which his remarkable fortune called him, easily, effect-
ively, nobly. Living in most excited times, and thrown
to the upper plane of political life, when many, deserv-
edly called great men, were in the public view, he at-
tained successes, performed acts, and uttered sentiments
that arrested attention, and left an impression, surpassed
by few. The following item is extracted from a news-
paper, printed soon after Mr. King's death. The enthu-
siasm of the writer of the lines, was, undoubtedly, excited
by hearing one of those fervid and earnest pleas for lib-
erty and human rights, which Mr. King repeatedly uttered
on the floor of Congress. The extract from the paper is
here given.
GRACE GREENWOOD AND HON. MR. KING.
"The following impromptu lines were addressed to
Hon. Daniel P. King, a short time previous to his return
from Washington, by the gifted and pleasing * Grace
Greenwood.' They contain a just and handsome com-
pliment expressed in a playful manner. The wish at the
close, given at the time, perhaps, when the seeds of his
fatal malady were in his system, had a significance and
appropriateness, not imagined at the time they were
written.
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TO MR. KING.
Child of the Republic,
I have never bowed the knee
To coronets or sceptres,
To rank or Royalty.
But when a royal nature,
Crowned with a royal name,
Devotes to holy freedom,
His ifenius and his fame —
'Tis then my heart forgets its pride,
Then to the winds I fling
My democratic scruples,
And all that sort of thing.
My spirit owns allegiance,
And prays, • Goci save i/tee, King.'"
An explamition of Mr. Kiug's success in public life, is
desirable, inasmuch as it will shed liglit upon a sul)ject in
reference to which it is important that correct views
should prevail. The class of those who seek to win dis-
tinction, in the political field, is great in number. To
them it is well to hold up the example now before us. It
teaches that the coveted prize is to be won, not by a show
of great and dazzling qualities, I)ut by preserving a well
balanced mind, and a reliable moral and personal charac-
ter. The fact that a person of such unobtrusive deport-
ment, without any striking qualities of address, always
entirely ready to take his place, and to be reckoned,
among common men, and courteously deferring to the
claims and pretensions of others, should have been
carried upward to the high places of political life, is a
phenomenon needing solution. It cannot be disposed of
by simply repeating what had got to be a prevalent say-
ing, that he was a "lucky man." In allusion to this ex-
pression, as applied to him, on one occasion, with a
disposition to disparage him, as not winning his distinc-
tion by talent or merit, he remarked, "if to obtain office
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without effort, and ♦vithout the sacrifice of honor or
principle, be Uuck,' then have I had my full share."
Towards the solution of the problem it may, in the
first instance, be observed that the popular favor, which,
so early exhibited, steadfastly adhered to him, was much
owing to his absolutely unblemished private life and
character — and also to the fact that having enjoyed the
best academical and university education, and being in
possession of means that would have enabled him to com-
mand the pleasures, embellishments, and ease, of a more
artistic and stylish mode of life, he continued to the last,
to retain the habits, occupations and character, and ad-
here to the condition, of a common working farmer. It
must also be mentioned that he was a man of caution,
and excellent judgment, and soon found, for this reason,
to be a safe leader and representative of other men. An-
other qualification possessed by him, in its substance
common, indeed with all true men, but in his case, to so
high a degree as to constitute an advantage over ordinary
competitors, was that spirit of patriotism which seems to
hover over fields tilled by the labor that owns them. De-
scended from a heroic and intelligent race of this descrip-*^
tion, the child of a population that had given Israel and
Rufus Putnam, and a host of others like them, to the de-
fence of the land and its liberties ; inheriting from all his
progenitors, that inborn, inwrought, instinctive devotion
to freedom, and right, and country, which has ever
marked a bold yeomanry ; preserving its purity ; invigo-
rating its vital energies by reading and reflection; and
keeping himself, all his life, under its special influence ;
its inspirations came readily to his lips, and he could
unerringly strike this key-note, in any assembly, on any
occasion.
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During the interims of his public service, he was not
often seen beyond the precincts of his homestead, or
outside of the sphere of a strictly private life. In the
seclusion of his farm he escaped from many of the em-
barrassments to which public men are exposed. Although
largely interested in landed property, often the fruitful
source of litigation, he is not remembered as ever being
a party to a law suit. His prudence and correctness in
business matters, kept him from being involved in specu-
lations or enterprises in which controversies, and conse-
quent animosities, are liable to arise. Living quietly at
home, attending to his own business, in his modest and
peaceful retreat, he was saved from encountering preju-
dice, or getting into collision with other men. It is not
unlikely that to this, may in part, be attributed his stead-
fast hold upon the general good will.
Beside and beyond what has been mentioned, there was
a certain inflexibility of character, running under all his
actions — not indicated by his manner^ or aspect, for they
were mild and complying to a degree, that, to a stranger
or casual observer, would preclude the idea of anything
obstinate, or even perhaps, forcible, about him — but
brought fully to light, whenever a crisis arose, and
demonstrated in the even and persistent track of his life.
This trait of character explains his collegiate life. He
entered the university in his nineteenth year, having out-
grown all boyish propensities, and nearly reached the
development of a mature manhood, in his feelings and
tastes. Of course he had no disposition to engage in the
frivolities, or amusements, to which more youthful associ-
ates were inclined. This kept him apart from them. Not
taking any interest in the races of academic ambition,
he was left behind by those eagerly engaged in them.
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Thus thrown out of c^ll college circles of association, he
pursued alone, as it were, his chosen course, which was
to observe all the regulations of the place, keep clear of
all its temptations, preserve the purity and simplicity of
his tastes and habits, and store his mind with useful and
classic learning. To this line of life, so hard to follow,
he held on with steadfastness.
So, also, having chosen agriculture as the vocation of
his life, he never thought of changing it. Eesidences for
months upon months, year after year, in the Metropolis
of the State, or the Capitol of tbe Nation — surrounded
by the fascinations, pomp, ceremony, and style of official
dignity, and all the excitements and elegancies of the
highest forms of city life — could not in the least wean
him from the occupations and modes of his rural home.
Nothing, indeed, could unsettle his mind, or be suffered
to divert him from the path of life deliberately chosen.
So it was in politics. He was a whig from conviction.
Satisfied that the general policy of that party embraced
the best interests of the country, he enrolled himself
under its banner, and nothing, for a moment, ever pre-
vailed over his allegiance to it. A political organization^
came into existence, in his day, destined to spread, under
different names from time to time, until it revolutionized
the nation, and rooted out the institution of slavery.
The men who formed it, fixed and kept their eye upon
that one thing, the eradication of slavery. To that they
subordinated every other consideration. Henry Clay did
not meet their demands, and they gave the country to the
democrats, rather than elect him. Robert C. Winthrop
could not ; and they gave the House of Representatives to
the democrats rather that re-elect him to the Speaker's
chair. Mr. King held as strong views on the subject of
slavery as any anti-slavery man that ever existed ; but he
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was a whig ; and firmness and loyalty, the substratum of
his character, made it impossible for him to be anything
else — while that party, adhering to its principles, re-
mained in the field — than a whig.
So also in religion. From early manhood he was a
member of the con«:reffation and church of the Unitarian
Societ}^ in South Danvers, now Peabody. He was an
intelligent, sincere, devoted, and constant worshipper and
professor of that form of faith. At home, in Washing-
ton, or anywhere, he was always found, in reverent com-
munion, at the altar of prayer, or the table of the Lord,
with those of that name, however few in number or hum-
ble in position, and no one would ever have thought of
the possibility of shaking his convictions. They were
known to be honest, profound, and earnest, and were
respected by all.
In his religious charcter, as in all his other traits, there
was nothing pretentious or specially demonstrative. He
sought no outward show of it. He participated in inno-
cent social converse readily and freely, and not infre-
quently, in a quiet way, indulged in playful pleasantry.
Christian principles and sentiments were, however, the
interior rules of his constant daily life, in ofiicial as well
as in humbler spheres. They led him to the steadfast
support of religious institutions by his countenance and
example, and were so deep rooted, and vital in their
strength, that all persons intimate with him, could not
fail to recognize them. This is shown in the conviction
impressed on the minds of his Congressional fellow-
boarders and messmates. The only instance in which,
so far as I know, he ever made a declaration of the spirit
of piety th^t pervaded his life, is so peculiar, and marked,
that it may not be improper to adduce it in this memoir.
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No position more thoroughly tests some of the intel-
lectual and moral faculties than that of a presiding officer
in a legislative and political assembly. Parliamentary is
as open to the charge of "glorious uncertainty," as any
other branch of law. Difficult, complicated, and entan-
gling questions are constantly arising. They cannot be
foreseen, and may, at any moment, be sprung upon the
Chair. They must be met at the instant, and decided on
the spot. The action of a presiding officer, has some-
times to bear the character of being peremptory, and is
liable to wound the feelings, and be felt as unjust and op-
pressive, in the moment of excitement, by those who are
curbed or suppressed by it. The position exposes one to
give offence. Its relation to political friends and oppo-
nents is equally delicate. The manner in which Mr. King
conducted himself, in this situation, was much spoken of
at the time that he was Speaker of the House. It is true
that he had enjoyed the benefit of experience, in the
Presidency of the two preceding Senates. But the
House is, and particularly that year was, a totally differ-
ent body, and his position was encompassed with extra-
ordinary perplexities and perils, facing, as he did, an
adverse majority on the floor, with all the other depart-
ments and branches of the government against him,
constantly liable to be embarrassed and ensnared, over-
ruled and overborne by partizan stratagems, prejudices
and passions. A house of three hundred and fifty men,
so equally divided that all had to be present constantly,
on the watch all the while, to gain or to prevent an advan-
tage over each other, and thus kept up to a perpetual
fever heat of political animosity, was indeed a difficult
body to control. But he held the place with ease, promp-
titude, and a fairness and ability cordially acknowledged
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by all. The following circumstance I am allowed to
mention, explains, in part, his success.
Our esteemed fellow-citizen, the Hon. Allen W. Dodge
of Hamilton, was a member of the House of 1840, the
first year of Mr. King's Presidency of the Senate. They
were intimate political and personal friends. In a free
unreserved conversation, one evening, in Mr. King's
room, Mr. Dodge alluded to the importance of the duties
of the presiding office of the Upper Branch of the Lcgis-
ture, expressing his sense of the responsibleness of the
position. In this connection Mr. King stated that he so
deeply felt it, that he never left his lodgings to take his
place in the State House, without lirst invoking in prayer,
guidance from Above.
This declaration, made to a confidential ear, and per-
haps never uttered to another, gives the key to his success
in life. It illustrates the conscientious and elevated
spirit to which he kept his mind attuned. This gave him
courage, wisdom and power, such as no mere intellectual
gifts could impart. He who has this lamp to his feet,
and light on his path, may securely tread the most intri-
cate and perilous passages of private or public life.
The idea Mr. Winthrop threw out, in his remarks in
the House on the death of Mr. King, was fully justified
by the public sentiment of the Commonwaalth. There
was a general conviction that in him were combined the
requisite qualifications and elements of strength, as in no
other name, to secure success in a state canvass. And it
cannot be doubted that, if he had lived, an Essex man
would have been Governor of Massachusetts ; an event
that has not occurred since the century before the last.
THE PORT OF SALEM.
A PAPER READ BEFORE THE USSEX INSTITUTE.
BY KOBERT S. itANTOUL.
The Commercial History of Salem is yet to be written.
Felt, Chever, and others, have gathered a wealth of
material for such a work, which awaits the touch of the
master to give it form. Through the flight of the last
collector of the Royal Revenues to Halifax, taking funds
and papers with him, at the outbreak of the revolution
(such is the myth) or, it may be, in some other way, the
ancient records of the port are, with rare exceptions, lost,
and those which remain, though several times arranged in
order, have been as often thrown into confusion by
hungry antiquaries, autograph-hunters, and claim-agents
interested in the prize-money of privateersmen. Yet
where shall the student of commercial history look for a
fairer field than here ! Writing in 1664, Josselyn could
say, "in this town are some very rich merchants." Had
he written two centuries later he might have said as well,
"no town has contributed so much to the business and
social preeminence of Boston and New York, as Salem."
We were of necessity, and from the earliest times, a
maritime people. Our roll of honor has not been limited
to the wars in which we have been involved, in common
with the country, though in these we have done our part.
But since the day when Roger Conant and his fishing
company abandoned their settlement of two years at
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Cape Ann, and removed to Naumkeag, in 1626, — since
Matthew Cradock, writing from Swithen's Lane, London,
Feb. 16th, 1629, advised Gov. Endicott to prepare re-
turn cargoes of the products of the colony, "such as fish,
two or three hundred firkins of sturgeon, timber, sassa-
fras, sarsaparilla, sumack, silk-grass and beaver," — ever
since Hugh Peters, in 1635, "moved the country to raise
a stock for fishing," and in 1641 induced the merchants
to build a ship of three hundred tons, and in 1647 gave
his share of a small barque to the town, commerce and
the fisheries have gone hand in hand, the stay and reliance
of this colony, and the moving cause of our enterprise
and progress in general intelligence and prosperity.
There is not an ocean upon which our seamen have not
illustrated the name of Salem, by deeds of daring and
generous heroism ; there is not an island, nor a sunken
rock in our harbor, but has its silent tale of midnight
shipwreck, of rich galleons foundered in sight of home,
of hardy sailors perishing after a fruitless voyage, amid
the terrors of our winter coast.
Our merchants gathered in the fruits of all climates,
the wealth of every land. To what thousands has their
enterprise given employment and the means of life !
What bravery, what hardy vigor ^ what well-earned
wealth has been wrung from perils of sea and storm, of
savage tribes and unknown coasts ! Nothing less should
be said of those who followed the "great sea business of
fishing," and if the inventor of salt-fish was commemo-
rated by a statue in the market place at Athens, as one of
the benefactors of Greece, nothing less is due from the
people of Salem, to those hardy pioneers who built up
our fisheries, and made them to be, in 1708, "the chief
staple of the country."
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In 1677 the First Church kept a fast because the
Indians had taken "no less than thirteen ketches of Sa-
lem, and captivated the men."
1689, we had sixty fishing ketches.
1698, two ships of eighty and two hundred tons, a
barque, three sloops, and twenty ketches, nearly all
Salem built.
1721, Collector Blechynden states that he is clearing
eighty vessels a year, on an average, from this district.
1775, sixty sail of shipping; fifty fishermen.
1789, ten arrivals from Salem, and one from Beverly,
at the Isle of France ; from Boston five, from Philadel-
phia two, and five others.
1805, we have fifty-four ships, eighteen barques, sev-
enty-two brigs, eighty-six schooners. Five ships build-
ing, and forty-eight vessels round the Cape.
. 1806, seventy-three ships, eleven barques, and forty-
eight brigs in foreign commerce.
1807, sixty ships, seven barques, forty-two brigs, forty
schooners, three sloops in the merchant service ; one
hundred fishermen and coasters. Total tonnage, 43,570
tons.
Salem had eight hundred men upon the ocean, imper-
illed by the declaration of war in 1812. In 1815 fifty-
seven vessels were registered as of Salem, and five Salem
vessels returned from India after the return of peace,
while one from all the other ports had completed that
voyage. In 1816 forty-two Indiamen had sailed and six^
teen returned since the war. In 1821 we had one hun-
dred and twenty-six vessels in foreign commerce, fifty-
eight of them in the India trade, and in 1822, one
hundred and fifty-nine. In 1833-4 about half our ship-
ping sails from other ports than Salem ; yet in 1842 the
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tonnage still owned here, was about as large as ever,
41,394 tons. Our interest in the fisheries, which had
disappeared, ^vas replaced on the records by thirteen
whalers. In 1847 seventy-eight vessels were cleared on
foreign voyages. Such is the extraordinary record, al-
most brilliant enough to redeem the dull monotony of
statistics ; almost unintelligible to us who are left behind,
wondering what the Bethel was built for, and why Charter
street and Liberty street were paved with cobble-stones.
Cargoes of tea disposed of on Essex street, — several,
sometimes, in a week ; merchants coming here to buy,
from New York and Philadel^jhia ; five Indiamen in a day
coming up the harbor ; the Avhole town on tip-toe for the
owner's signals ; the greetings after a year's voyage ; the
stories of foreign lands ; the unfolding of odd little ven-
tures and curious presents ; all these, with the more
heroic incidents of shipwreck, piracy and war, make the
past of Salem a dramatic picture.
Although her prosperity culminated during the early
years of the present century, Salem had large interests
on the ocean, which she was not slow to risk, in the revo-
lutionary struggle. She was the first to unfold the old
"pine tree" standard of liberty to wondering British eyes,
in March, 1775. The first commissioned privateer of the
revolution, sailed from this district — the schooner "Han-
nah" of Beverly. Her papers, signed by Washington,
were issued Sept. 3d, 1775, and the schooner "Lee," of
Marblehead, took the second papers, issued in October.
From this port sailed, Jan. 3d, 1786, the "Grand Turk,"
the first New England ship — perhaps the first American
ship — to double the Cape for Canton. And in June,
1790, was entered at this Custom House, in the famous
ship "Astrea," a cargo of tea, the manifest of which,
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seven feet long, is stilT on file, said to have been the first
cargo of tea imported in an American bottom. Salem
claims also to have first showed the "Stars and Stripes"
on the coast of Sumatra and of Jamaica. In 1817 our
wealth and culture were represented in the Mediterra-
nean by the "Cleopatra's Barge," a floating palace which
excited wonder even at Genoa, for her "beauty, luxury
and magnificence." While, in thit year, we had fifty-
three vessels engaged in the India trade. Even now the
tOi.nage hailing from Salem, because owned here, is very
considerable, but more of it may be seen in any of the
large ports than in our own harbor. That spirit of enter-
prise which carried the flag of the country from this
ancient harbor "into unknown seas ; which made the name
of Salem familiar wherever trade penetrated or civil-
ization ventured ; the name of the Salem merchant a
synonym for honor, intelligence and vigor, the world
over, has well nigh deserted us. Notable exceptions —
distinguished merchants, worthy of the better days — we
have ; but in obedience to the laws of trade, inexorable
as gravitation, which take both buyer and seller to the
largest market, our eastern commerce, the glory of the
past, has spread its white wings and sailed away forever.
Its history alone remains to us. May it soon find a
chronicler worthy of so rich a subject !
That Mr. Hawthorne, with two and a quarter centuries
of Salem blood in his veins, was not indiflerent to facts
like these, appears from the opening chapter of his most
famous romance, the " Scarlet Letter." Having spoken
of our lost records as "worthless scratchings of the pen,"
he adds, "yet not altogether worthless, perhaps, as mate-
rials of local history. Here, no doubt, statistics of the
former commerce of Salem might be discovered, and
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memorials of her princely merchants — old King Derby,
old Billy Gray, old Simon Forrester, and many another
magnate in his day, whose powdered head, however, was
scarcely in the tomb, before his mountain-pile of wealth
began to dwindle." And again he suggests the hope that
he might one day be prompted to write a " regular history
of Salem." But that subtle genius has passed away and
left to others the inviting task.* Perhaps no such master
of the English tongue survives him. lie filled the sur-
veyorship of this port for three years, and was superceded
just after the retirement of Gen. Miller, "New England's
most distinguished soldier," as he was pleased to call him,
in 1849. The room occupied by the great romancer, the
desk on which he wrote, his autograph scratched with the
thumb-nail under its lid, the stencil-plate with which he
put his name on packages, that were to cany it, as he
somewhere says, — where the tame of his writings would
never penetrate, indeed all the appointments and sur-
roundings, so scrupulously detailed in hiB wonderful l)()()k,
are still preserved and examined with interest by tourists.
For four years, from 1852 to 'i)(], he was Consul of the
United States at Liverpool. Subsequently he resided at
Concord, near the "old manse," and other scenes of his
earlier inspirations. He had been a measurer of salt and
coal in the Boston Custom House for some years, and a
resident of Lenox as well as of Concord, but in 1840 he
had drifted back to the old family mansion in Union
street, and was writing thus in the dreamy solitude of his
chamber :
Salem, October 4.
" Here I sit, in my old, accustomed chamber, wlierc I used to sit in
days gone by. Here I liave written many tales — many tliat liave l)een
burned to ashes, many that doubtless deserve tlie same late. This
claims to be called a haunted chamber, for thousands upon thousands
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of visions have appeared t« me Id it ; and some few of them have be-
come visible to the world. If ever I should have a biographer he
ought to make great mention of this chamber in my memoirs, because
so much of my lonely youth was wasted here, and here my mind and
character were formed, and here I have been glad and hopeful, and
here I have been despondent. And here I sat a long, long time, wait-
ing patiently for the world to know me, and sometimes wondering why
it did not know me sooner, or whether it would ever know me at all—
at least till I were in my grave."
Hawthorne died in May, 1864. His ashes rest in
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery at Concord. He no longer
wonders if the world will ever know him.
The Custom House is an object of interest mainly to
admirers of Hawthorne. It is visited from far and wide
by curious travellers, who often expect to find it a build-
ing of some antiquity. The structure is, however, mod-
ern, having been erected by government, in 1818-19. It
stands upon land bought for $5,000, from the heirs of
George Crowninshield, who married Mary, a daughter of
Richard, and a sister of Elias Hasket Derby. This lot
was a portion of the Derby estate, and when sold to the
government was the site of the Crowninshield mansion
house, a square, two story, wooden building, of about
thirty-eight by fifty feet, every way worthy the consj^icu-
ous position of the family. Its substantial proportions
and elegant appointments, made it compare favorably,
with the Pickman, Derby, and other family mansions
holding the front rank in the architecture of the times.
It was finished with heavy pilasters on its water front —
stood about sixty feet back from Derby street — and was
surmounted with a cupola, upon the top of which stood,
with spy-glass at arm's length, scanning the horizon for
his returning argosies, a merchant in the antiquated garb
of the pre-revolutionary period, the whole elaborately
carved in wood. In the rear of the house was a famous
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garden, stocked with luxuries for every sense, from a
chaise house in the extreme corner of which (burnt about
1840), a broad avenue led to the carriage door at the side
of the house. This residence was built by George Crown-
inshield, the father of Benjamin W. (Secretary of the
Navy under Madison), also the father of the wife of Sen-
ator Silsbee, and of other children. It was removed,
though but sixty or seventy years old, to make way for
the present structure.
The lot had been selected May 26th, 1818, from a
dozen offered in various localities, upon the judgment of
Wilhird Peele, Joseph Peabody, Stephen White, Robert
Stone and John Derby, acting as a committee of mer-
chants, by request of Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee, then a
Senator of the United States. John Derby removed his
warehouse, on the corner of the wharf opposite, in order
to secure a clear view of the water, and stipuhited to
build no wooden structure in dangerous proximity to the
lot. As Orange street at its junction with Derby was
but nineteen feet wide, a strip of land seven or eight feet
in width was thrown into the street and dedicated to pub-
lic travel.
The Custom House was built by contract, under the
supervision of Perley Putnam and John Saunders, super-
intendents. The masonry was done by Messrs. William
Iloberts, Ebenezer Slocum, and Peirce L. Wiggin. The
carpentry by Joseph Edwards and David Lord. And
their work enjoyed the rare distinction of being com-
mended, Aug. 24th, 1819, in a report to government,
made by Joseph Story, Benjamin W. Crowninshield,
Nathaniel Silsbee, Willard Peele, and Joseph Peabody,
under whose daily view it had progressed, as "built of
the best materials, in a faithful and workmanlike manner,
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and for its size and 'accommodations, with uncommon
economy and cheapness."
The plan of the work they pronounce judicious. It
was substantially that originally proposed, having in view
the furnishing of a commodious warehouse, rather than
of accommodations for officers of the revenue. Origin-
ally the plan contemplated a hipped-roof without slates,
and no cupola. The broad steps in front, a marked fea-
ture of the work as it stands, were not in this plan, but
instead of these, two winding flights of steps approached
the main entrance on either hand, while four handsome
pillars, rising to the entire height of the front, supported
a gable in the angle of which the National emblem, a
carved eagle and shield, were conspicuously displayed.
But considerations of economy led to the modification of
this design.
Lumber was brought from Maine, expressly for the
purpose, containing boards, which may be seen in the
wainscoting, of the very unusual width of twenty-six
inches in the clear. The stones used for underpining
were of the native granite of this region, of the common
gray hue, and were blasted out of bowlders and ledges
found in the pastures of Dan vers. The slate-tiles, which
are of rare size and thickness, were brought from Wales
for this work, and the strangely-colored flag-stones in
front of the building were placed there at a later period,
being brought from Potsdam, New York, in 1854. From
a cupola above the building may be had a comprehensive
view of the city, harbor, shores and islands. Up to the
present time this substantial work has cost the Treasury
but $35,418 24. '
Before the erection of this Custom House, and during
the palmy days of Salem commerce, there was no gov-
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ernment building provided for the ;iccommodation of
officers of the revenue. Salem has been an established
port of entry at least since 1658. Felt, with that grim
humor in which he says of officers of the customs : "these
must have existed under some form from the beginning,"
records, May 19, 1658, "the farmers of the Custom
House are to have an abatement." In 1()()3, Ililliard
Veren Avas Collector of the Port; and in 1683, Marble-
head, Beverly, Gloucester, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbury,
and Salisbury are annexed as members to the Port of
Salem, l)y order of the Court of Assistants, and it is de-
creed that this Port and Boston shall be the lawful ports
in this colony where "all sliips and other vessels shall
lade, or unlade, any of the plantations, enumerated goods,
or other goods, from foreign ports, and nowhere else,
on penalty of the contiscation of such ship or vessel,
with her goods and tackle, as shall lade or unlade else-
where."
Until 1819 the customs officers of the Koyal, Colonial
and Federal revenue, were quartered from time to time
in various parts of the town. At an early period com-
merce seems to have centered about Creek street and the
locality of the present Eastern Kailroad Station. This is
the supposed location of the "Port House on the South
river," mentioned in an order of the Quarterly Court in
1636. All the "cannowes of the south Syde, are to be
brought before the Port House att the same time to be
viewed by surveiors," who would "sett their mark" upon
such as they "did allowe of." These "cannowes" were
dug-outs made of " whole pine trees about two foot and a
half over and 20 foot long." They were used for trans-
porting passengers to North and South Salem, before the
days of bridges, and in them they sometimes went fowl-
ing "two leagues to' sea." There was another port
house on North river, and much business was done in
former years on that side of the town, as appears from
the fact that the schooner "Benjamin," lying at North
Bridge, was advertising in September, 1785, for freight
for the Cape of Good Hope. But the port houses may
have had no direct connection with foreign commerce.
For thirty-four years the Custom House was in a build-
ing on the corner of Gedney Court, erected in 1645, and
known as the French house, having been tenanted by
French families. The business of customs officers was
often transacted at their homes. Thus the Collector's
office was now at Neck gate, now near the First Church
and aofain at the corner of North street. And with rota-
tions in office, and the caprices of landlords, the ship-
master on leaving port knew not where he might find the
Custom House at his return. In 1789 it was on the site
of the First National Bank in Central street. Major
Hiller was then Collector. In 1805 it was removed,
under Col. Lee, to the opposite side of the street, where
a carved eagle and shield, lately restored, still marks the
spot. In 1807 it was in Essex street for a time, op-
posite Joseph Peabody's house; in 1811 it was on the
corner of Essex and Newbury streets, and in 1813 in the
Central building again, where Col. Lee resided, and
whence, in 1819 it was removed to the government
building erected for the purpose at the head of Derby
wharf.
In the long list of officers who have sat at the receipt
of customs at this ancient port occur many names fami-
liar in our mouths as household words, and honorably
borne by their representatives of the present day. We
must refer the student to "Felt's Annals of Salem," for
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information touching most of them, and content ourselves
with recalling but a few.
The names of Veren, Bowditch, Brown and Lynde are
constantly conspicuous in Salem annals. Jonathan Pue,
now immortalized in the "Scarlet Letter," became
"searcher and surveyor" in 1752, and died suddenly in
office, March 24th, 1760. A century before, in l()r)7,
William Hathorn, the lineal ancestor of Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, Surveyor Pue's famous successor, was designated
to collect a tonnage tax on foreign vessels measuring
above 20 tons, of one half-pound of powder for each ton.
In 1734, William Fairfax, -whose name was afterwards
pleasantly associated with that of Washington, left the
Collectorship of this port and removed to Virginia, and
it was upon petition of James Cockle, Collector of
Salem, for a warrant to search for smuggled molasses,
heard at the old State House in Boston, February, 1761,
that James Otis made his immortal plea against writs of
assistance.
Since the Hevolution the Collectorship has been
filled as follows :
INCUMBENT.
BY WIIO.M COMMISSIONED.
WHEN.
Warwick Palfray,
General Court,
1770.
Major Joseph Killer,
General Court, and again by
}
1784.
Geo. Washington,
Col. Wm. R. Lee,
Thomas Jetterson,
1802.
Gen. James Miller,
James ^lunroe.
1825.
Ephraini F. Miller,
James K. Polk,
1845).
William B. Pike,
Franklin Peirce,
1857.
Willard P. Phillips,
Abraham Lincoln,
1801.
Robert S Rantoul,
Abraham Lincoln,
1805.
Chas. Warwick Palfray,
Ulysses S. Grant,
180'.).
Warwick Palfray was Deputy, or Representative from
Salem in General Court for the year 1776, with Timothy
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Pickering — a connection by marriage — and others. In
1774_5, he was a member of the Committee of Safety
and Correspondence. He was born in Salem, October,
1715, left the Collectorship in 1783, and died at the age
of eighty-two, October 10th, 1797. He was a successful
merchant, and left a large estate, upon which he had re-
sided, in the neighborhood of Derby street and Long
(now Union) wharf. Palfray Court perpetuates his name
and fixes the locality. He lies buried in the Charter
street ground, and his great-great grandson, the present
Collector, has a Latin Grammar used by him at the Salem
Latin School, in 1724, under Master John Nutting, who,
with several of his pupils, whose signatures, in school-boy
hand, are found in this book, were afterwards officers of
the revenue here. It is pleasing to find the loyalty of
Salem boys to the "Union Jack," and to the maritime
habits of their fathers, cropping out in pen-and-ink
sketches of old fashioned craft, with the British flag at
peak, scribbled over the covers and blank leaves of this
old grammar. Geokge I. was King in New England, as
in Old, and to no liege of his, more fitly than to the sons
of Salem, might he have pronounced those words which
go singing like round-shot through walls of oak :
Ye mariners of England,
That guard our native seas,
Whose flag has braved, a thousand years,
The battle and the breeze.
Your glorious standard launch again,
To match another foe,
And sweep through the deep,
While the stormy winds do blow !
Where the battle rages loud and long.
And the stormy winds do blow !
The "Meteor flag of England" was their flag as well as
his. Under it they had gone to victory ; under it they had
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found protection ; under it met glorious death. Half a
century had yet to elapse before an independent nation-
ality was dreamed of; before school-boy patriotism was
trying its pencil on the stars and stripes. Yet, already to
the boys of Salem, if to anybody, might the stirring lines
be sung :
The spirits of j^our fathers
Shall start from every wave,
For the declc, it was their Held of ftime,
And Oceau was their grave !
Major Ililler, first Collector under the Federal Consti-
tion was a Kevolutionary officer, born in Boston in 1748.
He led a uniformed company from Salem, on the day of
the Lexington tight. The uniform of this company Avas
quite elal)orate, and fully vindicates the truthfulness of
Col. Trumbull's painting. It consisted of a green coat,
white waist-coat and l)reeches, black gaiters, cocked hat
with three black feathers, and ruffies.
^lajor Hiller has been proved to be the first American
by birth who espoused the doctrines of Swedenborg. He
built and long occupied the house of William Ives, Esq.,
on Essex street. He was elected Master of the 25th, or
Essex Lodge of Masons in 1780, and in 1781 commanded
a company of volunteers in the Rhode Island Expedition.
Before the war he was a jeweller. He enjoyed the con-
fidence of Washington and having been appointed by the
colony, and commissioned l)y Gov. Hancock to collect
customs revenues, under the confederacy, was retained
and re-commissioned by Washington, Aug. 5th, 1789,
after "the establishment of the Federal Constitution. Mas-
sachusetts had already, in 1783, voted part of her rev-
enue collected from duties on imports to the confeder-
acy to aid in the extinguishment of the war debt.
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A portrait, presented by descendants of Major Hiller,
hangs in the Collector's office, and a beautifully cut agate
seal bearing the head of Washington, which he procured
from England at a cost of £40 sterling (now in posses-
sion of William S. Cleveland, Esq., his grandson),
attests his admiration for the great patriot and soldier.
He married Margaret Cleveland and died at Lancaster,
Massachusetts, in 1814, having held the office until after
the accession of Jefferson. He is described as a
"staunch patriot, amiable, friendly and benevolent."
The supercedure of Major Hiller is thus chronicled in
the "Salem Gazette," of August 17th, 1802, and we see
how far, in those bitter days, official courtesy prevailed
over the bitterness of party strife.
"On Thursday evening last, Major Hiller received from the Treas-
ury Department a letter of dismissal from the office of Collector of
the District of Salem and Beverly, — an office which had been bestowed
upon him by the great Washington at the commencement of the pres-
ent government, — and the next day Col. Lee succeeded him in his
duties. Major Hiller was an able and a faithful officer, and the gov-
ernment could not have had the shadow of a just complaint against
him. At the same time that his dismissal excites universal regret in
the District, there appears to be a general disposition to render the
situation of Col. Lee agreeable, and it is much to the honor of Major
Hiller, that in delivering over the office to his successor, he has done
everything in his power to facilitate his entrance upon its duties."
Col. Wm. Raymond Lee was a native of Manchester,
in this County, who removed in early life to Marblehead
and became a distinguished merchant there before the
Revolution. Upon the event of war he took up arms
and left Marblehead as senior captain in the 14th Provin-
cial, afterwards the 21st Continental, Regiment. 'This
famous Regiment, of which he became Major before he
joined the army at Cambridge, June 19th, 1775, and
finally Colonel, was commanded by Col. John Glover,
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and was also known as the "Marine" and the "Amphi-
bious" Regiment, and when Col. Glover was made Gen-
eral and commanded a brigade, Lee became his Brigade
Major. Statioped at Beverly from the autumn of 1775
until July, 17 7G, these sons of Marblehead, six hundred
and twenty-six strong, all but thirteen of them from
Marblehead and these from Danvers, rendered inestimable
service in equipping and manning the first cruisers of the
war. They marched to Xew York in season to lerry
Washington and his retreating army across the East river
from Long Island, under cover of a fog on the night of
Aug. 28th, 1776, when they, were within hearing distance
of the enemy's works.
This desperate but successful undertaking was fol-
lowed by another no less critical in the passage of the
Delaware, Dec. 25, 1776, on the eve of the victory of
Trenton. Jan. 1st, 1777, Lee was made Colonel "for
gallant conduct at the crossing of the Delaware and at
the battle of Trenton." This commission, with his com-
mission as Major, signed by John Hancock, President
Continental Congress, — his orderly book and a roster of
the regiment are in the hands of his grandson, Gen. Wm.
Raymond Lee, a distinguished officer in the war of the
Rebellion. The next spring Col. Glover received a Briga-
dier's commission and upon the recommendation of Con-
gress, conveyed in a resolve. Col. Lee was oftered by
Washington, who knew him for "an active, spirited man,
a good disciplinarian," the position of Adjutant General
of the American Army, which he declined. In August,
1778, Col. Lee had a command under Lafayette at New-
port, Rhode Island, and he served throughout the war
with distinction and honor. After the capture of Bur-
goyne, Col. Lee had command of the garrison at Cam-
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bridge, where Burgoyne's prisoners were confined. Gen.
Burgoyne spoke in flattering terms, in his home des-
patches, of the character of Col. Lee and his deport-
ment towards his charge. So did the Baroness Riesdel,
wife of one of the captured officers, in her published
journal.
He was appointed Collector by Jeiferson in 1802, and
died in office at the age of eighty, Oct. 26th, 1824. He
was a gentleman of dignified address, and maintained to
the last, the stately bearing and manner of what is
known to us as the "old school." He was held in gen-
eral esteem as a brave, skilful and accomplished soldier,
an upright merchant, a patriotic citizen.
Gen. James Miller came to the office of Collector,
February, 1825, ripe in years and in civic and military
honors. He had just been elected to Congress by his
native State of New Hampshire. He had quit the army
in 1819 to be appointed first Governor of Arkansas
Territory, and his health became so much impaired in the
discharge of that arduous office that he was inclined to
prefer the Collectorship to the severer duties of a seat in
the House of Representatives. He was born at Peter-
boro', N. H., in 1776, and, like Scott, Cass, Ripley and
other distinguished soldiers, was bred to the law. Born
with the Revolution, and deriving from both his parents
that Scotch-Irish blood which made Jackson and scores
of others great in American annals, he acquired the
rudiments of military knowledge in a New Hampshire
district school, by shouldering his wooden gun, under the
old Revolutionary drill-sergeant, for some time employed
there as master. The qualities which made him con-
spicuous and successful are well exhibited in some
extracts from his private correspondence which appear in
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the History of Temple, N. H. It was to this town, ad-
joining Peterboro', that he retired on leaving Salem in
1849, and here, July 4th, 1851, he was struck with
paralysis' and died a few days later, at his beautiful
farm upon the hill-side. He seems to have been as
tender as he was fearless. The story of the war is a
history of his prowess, while his letters are but the
record of a perpetual yearning for the fireside and the
joys of home.
If his part in the sanguinary battle of Niagara, also
known as Bridgewater or Lundy's Lane, has been more
famous, it was not more extraordinary than his bearing at
the battle of Chippewa, which fixed the reputation of
Scott, at the brilliant sortie from Fort Erie, where he led
a brigade, and blasted in an hour the enemy's labor of
fifty days ; or even than the impetuous charge at Browns-
town early in the war, which sent the wounded Tecumseh
whirling westward, and drove his British allies pell-mell
into Lake Erie. This was in August; 1812, before the
disastrous surrender of Hull in which he was included,
but not personally compromised. In this action he com-
manded but six hundred men, being at the time Lt. Col.
of the 4th Infantry, and was opposed by twice that num-
ber of whites and Indians. Once he was unhorsed and
narrowly escaped the scalp ing-knife. But he came oft*
without the loss of a man by capture, while one in seven
of his whole force was either killed or wounded.
Jefi'erson gave him his, first commission as Major in the
4th Infantry in 1808, the highest commission in the arni}^
then granted to a citizen of New Hampshire. He left
the courts at once for the camp. He was with Gov. Har-
rison throughout his famous Western campaign of 1811,
only being detained from the battle of Tippecanoe, by
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the fever which prostrated so many of our men. Though
left behind he rendered a signal service. He sent up the
Wabash river a boat laden with stores and supplies for
the wounded, but for which timely relief the intense suf-"
ferinsrs of our men would soon have become intolerable.
Early next spring, leaving Capt. Zachary Taylor to suc-
ceed him in command at Fort Harrison, he marched to
Detroit and soon had the honor of planting, with his own
hand, the first American flag, his regimental colors, on
the "pleasant banks of Detroit river, in King George's
Province of Upper Canada," and in a reconnoissance a
little later, of drawing, on British soil, the first blood
of the war. Then followed Brownstown, Chippewa and
Lundy's Lane, and from the last dates his national fame
and his Brigadier's commission.
The tourist at Niagara does not fail to visit the field of
Bridgewater or Lundy's Lane. The battle fought there
lacks no element of romantic interest. It was fought by
moonlight, and the roar of its artillery mingled with the
dim of the mighty cataract half a league away. It was,
said many Revolutionary veterans, the best contested and
most sanguinary battle, for its numbers, then fought on
this continent. Major General Brown, in command, was
disabled; Scott, of the first Brigade was disabled, and
not only his aid. Worth, and his Major of Brigade,
Smith, but every commander of battalion also. One-
third of the American force engaged was disabled.
Amidst carnage like this, as though it were to show again
how fortune favors the brave, it was Col. Miller's lot to
put determination to the highest proof in an achievement
of which a captured British officer who had served in
Spain said, "it surpassed anything in the Peninsular Cam-
paign except the storming of St. Sebastian."
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The fight began at seven o'clock on the evening of
July 25th. At about ten o'clock it was plain that a cer-
tain hill, whose frowning crest bristled with artillery, was
the key to victory. Cannon commanded every approach,
and British gunners, with slow-match and port-fires
lighted, swarmed the height like fire-flies, while bur-
nished brass and steel flashed in the moonlight. The case
was desperate. At this juncture Col. Miller was called
on to storm the work. Said Gen. Brown afterward,
"my dear fellow, my heart ached for you when I gave
that order, but I knew it was the only thing that would
save us." "I'll try, sir!" was ^Idler's reply, and, as he
says, with his regiment, reduced to less than three hun-
dred men, he at once obeyed the order. Two regiments,
successively ordered to his support, quailed and turned
back. "Col. Miller," says the official record, "without
regard to this occurrence, advanced steadily and carried
the height." "Not one man at the cannon," says the
hero in a letter to his wife, "was left to put fire to them."
"British officers, whom we have prisoners, say it was the
most desperate thing they ever saw or heard of." "I do
not intend it shall ever be said of you, Hhere goes the
wife, or the widow, of a coward.'"
The memorable words, "I'll try. Sir!" were at once
embossed upon the buttons of his shattered regiment,
which was presented with a captured gun, an elegant
brass six-pounder, for distinguished gallantry. On the
following November, Congress voted him the thanks of
the country in a gold medal, bearing the General's like-
ness, his famous words, and the names of Chippewa,
Niagara and Fort Erie. He was also presented with a
sword by the State of New York and hailed by Gov.
Tompkins, in a laudatory address, as the protector of her
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frontier. Thus honofed and beloved, he sleeps peace-
fully in the beautiful cemetery at Harmony Grove.
"Go ! Soldier, to your honored rest,
Your truth and valor bearing ;
The bravest are the tenderest,
The loving are the daring."
The past at least is secure. But what of to-day?
Neither population nor valuation were ever greater,
though both are tending towards other industries than
commerce. But while our packets ply to New York, and
our steam-tug puffs and screams about the harbor ; while
marine railways are busy and ship-yards launch bigger
merchantmen than ever ; while coal comes at the rate of
one hundred and thirty thousand tons in upwards of four
hundred colliers, yearly, and our boarding officers report
more than fifteen hundred annual arrivals ; while our fish-
ing fleets go forth, twenty-five from Salem, and twenty-
five from Beverly, and our whalers still crimson the
waters of the Indian Ocean and the North Pacific ;
while we turn over from one hundred to one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars per year to the Federal
Treasury from impost duties, and enter a large fraction of
the dates, gums, spices, ivory, ebony, sheep skins and
goat skins brought into the country, not to omit what has
almost become our specialty of late, — the delicious Ara-
bian coffee, the aromatic berry of Mocha, — it is no time
yet to despair of this most ancient sea-port of the United
States of America.
Salem, June, 1869.
DIARY OF REV. JOSEPH GREEN, OF SALEM
VILLAGE.
COMMUNICATED BY SAMUEL P. FOWLER.
Concluded from Vol. viii, pp. 174 and 224.
1706. Jan. 24. Pubb. Thanksgiving for victory.
Brave weather.
25. Very cold. Visited 3 sick chambers.
27. Sabbath. Great snow.
29. Great snow at night.
30. Storm of snow as terrible as ever.
31. Clear. Making paths. Snow very deep.
Feb. 12. Some wood sledded to ye water's side.
March 4. Curious weather. Proof's sinof. Visited
several sick.
16. Fair ; cold. I have been married 7 years this day.
April 1. We stilled sider lees.
5. I went to ye chh. meeting at Tho. Flint's. We
gardened.
May 16. I went to Salem, and Mr. Noycs, Mr.
Cheever, Mr. Gerrish and Mr. Blowers, spent ye day in
praying with Mr. Higginsoii.
21. General training at Salem. I met ye Governor at
Lyford's, and dined with him. Great rain ; I came home
wet.
June 2. Sab. sacra ; full assembly. Contributed for
ye poor people at St. Christopher's.
10. I went to Cambridge to see my mother. We set
cabbages.
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12. My father Gerrish preached my lecture. Several
of the Salem gentry at our house. Very hot.
20. Sister Nauna came here ; made conserved roses.
24. Began to mow.
27. Two men mowing. Four teams carting wood.
Very hot.
July 3. I carried my mother to Charlestown, and then
to commencement. The Indians at night stormed a gar-
rison at Dunstable, and killed four men. Holyoke Put-
nam was one.
Aug. 4. Sab. sacrament ; more than 100 communi-
cants.
5. Mowing second crop.
7. My lecture. Several Salemites here. I at study.
I killed pigeons.
27. I went to Salem with my wife, to ministers meet-
ing. Eight ministers there.
Sept. 11. I went with Bett. to Salem lecture. Mr.
Mather preached. Dined at Major Sewall's.
25. Gathered my winter apples.
Oct. 10. Ben and Dick went to Salem launching.
17. Public Thanksgiving. Cold.
25. Sider came in. Made 8 J barrels.
Nov. 24. Sah. Full assembly. I propound a contri-
bution for B. Williams.
Dec. 17. I went to Wenham and bought a saddle of my
father (Gerrish), for which I owe him 45 shil.
1707. Jan. 7. Deacons reckoned with ye inhabitants.
10. Curious weather. We have had little winter.
29. I went to Salem lecture. Dined at Ma]. SewalPs.
Feb. 9. Sah. Thunder and lightning before day. The
tailor here at work.
11. I went to ministers meeting at Salem, and lodged.
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We all advised Mr. Symes not to leave Boxford at pres-
ent.
12. I went to Salem and preached the lecture on the
13th of Josh. 34 verse. News of six Indians killed and
taken at ye eastward by our army.
19. I went to Salem and shewed Judah Porter's papers
to Mr. Noyes.
26. I Avent to Salem lecture. Ye ministers gave me
advice ahout Sam'l Porter's wife. Carried some yarn.
March 6. Curious weather. Several persons met at
my house to conclude about ye meeting house with ye
carpenters, and came to a good issue.
18. Warm weather. I at study. Edward sick.
20. Nedde very ill. I went to Dr. Hale and Wenham.
April 1. Setting my books to rights. Turned ye entry
door.
3. We were gardening.
9. Sam'l Goodale making our clock case.
25. Mr. Putnam whited our house. ' I at home. I
went with my wife to New Meadows.*
May 6. Very busy finishing clock case.
9. Coloured our clock case.
11. 8ah. a. g. d. 3 baptised. My horse ran away.
I went to John Putnam's to seek my horse.
23. I went with my wife to Wenham. They kept ye
afternoon for our friends at Port Royal. My father (Ger-
rish) began, I preached, and Mr. Rogers concluded.
27. I went through Reading, Woburn, Cambridge
farms, and found my horse. Cost 4 shil.
29. Ministers spent three or four hours in prayer, at
Mr. Weld's, for rain, and especially for the army.
* Topsfield.
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June 10. I sent Stephen to town for news.
16. News of Capt. Putnam having come to Marble-
head.
17. Our country in great confusion. Some for the
army, others against it. I went to Boston to ye Gover-
nor to release Benj. Putnam.
July 1. I went to Boston. Mr. Stoddard preached, 1
Micah., 5.
9. I kept my lecture as a day of fast. I began, and
my father Gerrish preached from 34 Exodus, 9th v. Mr.
Rogers began afternoon, and Mr. Blowers preached.
27. Sah. I indisposed, &c., my spirits exhausted.
Aug. 18. I killed pigeons.
19. Killed pigeons.
23. Mr. Corwin came to our house, and we killed
pigeons.
24. Sab, Mr. Corwin preached for me all day.
31. 8ah. I preached against profaneing ye Sabbath.
Sept. 21. 8ab. 7 baptised. Discoursed Capt. Put-
nam at night.
Oct. 4. Very hot weather. Jos. Hutchinson carted 6
bbls. syder for me to Salem.
7. I went to Boston with my wife. Laid out 5£ 12s.
14. I visited my neighbors about business.
Oct. 22. Began to make Cyder at Mr. Walcuts.
23. Sent 8 barl. Cyder to Col. Higginson.
24. Sent 8 barl. to Col. Higginson & David Richard-
son.
25. Sent 4 barl. to Salem.
Nov. 3d. Cool. Sarah G. came to spin.
11. Snow.
12. Sloppy.
18. Made hedges in yard.
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22. I at study. A webb came home, 25 yards.
23. Sab, I spake to ye people to come sooner (to
meeting) .
25, I sold 8 cords wood at 7 shil. pr cord.
Dec. 11. Public Thanksgiving. Good weather.
26. Cold. I signed a petition for Mr. Dudley to ye
Queen.
29. Cold. I visited ye sick. In ye morning ye Dea-
cons came with ye money contributed for ye poor on
Thanksgiving day ; ye total was 3£ 7s. 7d. We reserved
20 shil., and order to Widow Sheldeu, 18 shil. ; to B.
Stacy, 10 shil. ; to Wyatt,^ 6 shil. & 6d. ; to H. Case, 5
shil. ; to Widow Richards, 5 shil. : to Wm. Good, 3 shil.
Id.
1708. Jan. 12. Cold. Reckoned with ye Deacons &
Inhabitants.
14. Visited old Capt. N. Prentice, Cambridge. Was
at the installment of ye President, Mr. Leverett. I was
very ill with a cold, and pain in my bones.
26. Curious morning. I went with my wife to Wen-
ham and found at our house when we came back ten
Salemites, viz: — Aunt Gerrish, cousin Kitchen, Hide,
Gardner and wife, Capt. Tom and wife, Kitchen &
two boys ; they went home in the rain after 6.
Feb. 9. I visited John Deal's wife.*
* I think we may with confidence believe that the frequent inter-
change of visits for several years, between Mr. Green and John Dale's
wife, was for consultation with her minister in regard to certain mor-
bid feelings in her religious views. Many persons in those days were
in the constant habit of judging of their spiritual condition by the de-
gree of their emotional feelings, the disturbance of which, by bodily
disease, was at once attributed to satanic influence. Hence we notice
in some of the depositions given at the witch trials at Salem village,
in 1692, that the persons whose minds were in this morbid condition,
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March 11. My lectures ; full assembly ; few strangers.
I spake to several about building a school house and de-
termined to do it, &c.*
18. I rode to ye neighbours about a school house and
find them generally willing to help. I went to Wenham,
P. M. Bad riding as ever was.
22. Meeting of the Inhabitants. I spake with several
about building a school house. I went into ye Town
Meeting and said to this effect : Neighbours, I am about
building a School House for the good education of our
children, and have spoken to several of the neighbours
who are willing to help it forward, so that I hope we shall
quickly finish it, and I speak of it here that so every one
that can have any benefit, may have opportunity for so
good a service. Some reply ed that it was a new thing to
them, and they desired to know where it should stand,
and what the design of it was. To them I answered that
Deacon Ingersoll would give land for it to stand on, at
the upper end of the Tfaining field, and that I designed
to have a good school master to teach their children to
imagined that the want of their usual freedom in their devotions was
in consequence of the influence exercised upon them by malignant
witches, or Satan himself. John Dale's wife supposed herself in this
sad condition, and Mr. Green believing she was "under temptation,"
and that he could aflbrd relief, visited her on the 22d of February,
1712, and spent three hours in prayer by way of exorcism. This sup-
posed case of diabolical temptation is, we think, the last that occurred
in Salem village.
* The school house erected on the Training Field, now known as
the Common, in Danvers Centre, was the first in Danvers. The
school in this house was taught by Daniel Andrew and Mrs. Deland.
Andrew boarded with Mr. Green, and was called by him Sir Andrew,
and the female teacher was known as Dame Deland. Mr. Green's im-
patience would not permit him to wait for the building of the school
house, for we notice that in three weeks from this time he had hired a
school room, engaged a teacher, and sent his boys to school.
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read and write and cypher and every thing that is good.
Many commended the design and none objected against
it.
25. Began to get timber for school house.
29. I went to Salem and bought an Indian for 32£;
went to Wenham and got hay.
30. I went to Salem and brought home Flora in a cart.
I paid 20£ and gave bond for 10£ and promised 2£ if
she lives a month.*
31. Flora very sick.
April 1. Great rain. My catechising 9 boys. A
meeting about a school ; few came. Flora sick.
3. Cold wind. I at study. Flora took physick. Mrs.
Giles went home, I gave her 5 shil. Capt. Dean and his
wife and sister came here to see our Flora. She is bet-
ter.
7. I went and agreed with Mrs. Deland to keep school.
8. I agreed with James Holten for a room for ye
school, &c.
♦The ministers of Salem village held slaves in their service for many
years, Titus, a slave of Rev. Peter Clark survived his master and was
distinguished for his shrewdness and wit. His dormitory was in the
garret over Mr. Clark's study. In the return of appraisal of the per-
sonal property of his deceased master, vre And the following picture
of unconscious wrong doing which we cannot fail to notice, while at
the same time we smile at the thought of a man being appraised at
his market value, with the surrounding rubbish in his garret.
In the Garuet oveu the Study Ciiamijek.
£. 6. d.
To a Barley Fan, « 0
To a lliddlin;? Sive, 2 8
To a Fh»x Comb, 100
To a Corn Tub, 5 0
To a Chest of ohl Iron 10 0
To 4 Spinning wheels & Clock Reel 14 0
To an Old Cradle & Bread Trough, 4 0
To a Cooper's jointer and Stock, .3 0
TolTOldChairs — Keffus 17 0
To a Negro man named Titus, 40 0 0
£44 1 8
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13. We brewed 3 batrels (beer). I received news of
ye death of my sister Bethah Hicks. Jos. and John
went to school.
26. I went to Boxford. Visited Mr. Capen.
16. Sab. Curious weather. Full assembly. My
horse ran away.
18. Training. I heard of my horse.
19. Rain. I went after my horse to Redding, Wo-
burn, Mistick and found him at Cambridge farms.
Came home weary.
June 14. Our school house raised.
19. I at study. The worms destroy ye fields.
23. I went to ye fast at Beverly on ye account of ye
worms. Mr. Noyes began. Mr. Blowers preached.
Mr. Gerrish began in ye afternoon and I preached and
concluded.
24. The worms abated.
28. Underpinned ye school house.
30. I went with my wife to Salem Lecture, dined with
ye Judges of Superior Court.
July 29. I went with B. Putnam to Reading to Deacon
Fitches, to spend ye day in prayer for him, he being al-
most blind, and old Mr. Weston quite blind, and other
disconsolate deaf, &c. Mr. Pierpoint began, I prayed,
Dea. Fitch, Landlord Putnam and Dea. Bancroft then
sung 146 Psalm and I concluded with a short prayer & a
blessing.
Aug. 11. Very hot. Our soldiers troop and foot went
out to Haverhill &c, ye Government having intelligence
of 700 French and Indians come over the Lakes.
15. Sab. Thin assembly, because our men are gone.
17. I killed 3 dozen pigeons.
20. I killed 18 pigeons at one shot.
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23. I killed 3 dozen pigeons, 10 doz. in all this year.
27. Hot. I at study. John D's wife here and G.
Martin.
29. Sah. Ye Indians surprised Haverhill. I went : see
my Journal of that voyage.
30. I travelled in pursuit of the enemy and returned
to Haverhill very dull.
31. I was bearer to Mrs. Roff (Rolfe). Came home
at midnight.
Sept. 5. Our scattered soldiers mostly at home.
16. I was busy preparing work for school house.
17. Masons at work about ye school house. I got ye
mantle tree.
19. Sah. 1 admonished for drunkeness.
20. I was burying about ye school house.
26. Sah, At noon we heard news of 300 Indians hav-
ing besett Haverhill. I went and we found there was but
20 or 30 seen. No hurt done.
27. I walked with Major Turner & twenty men to sev-
eral Garrissons in Haverhill about 8 miles and dined at
Mr. White's and then I visited Mrs. Symes and came
home.
28. Gathered acorns.
Oct. 23. I went with Major Sewall & Capt. Putnam to
Haverhill.
24. Sah. I preached at Haverhill, dined at Mrs. Wain-
wright's in Mr. Roffs (Rolfs) house, lodged at Deacon
White's.
Nov. 1. I lent my horse to Capt. G. to troop tomor-
row.
2. Training here. I dined with Capt. Putnam.
14. Sah. Curious weather. Spake to ye people to
come sooner.
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Dec. 9. Old Mr. Higginson died. Anno Etat 93.*
14. Very cold. I went to Salem was bearer to Mr.
Higginson.
20. Some talk of my leaving ye place for want of
wood.
21. Cloudy, snow & rain all night. Wood came.
1709. Jan. 4. A meeting of ye Inhabitants. Voted
me 8£ yearly to be added to my salary for me to provide
myself wood.
7. The Inhabitants reckoned with ye Deacons.
23. Sab, Cold. Mrs. J. Putnam fell & hurt her.
Feb. 4. Chh. Meeting at ye Meeting House. Ye Dea-
cons divided ye contributions that was made for ye poor
on ye last Thanksgiving day. Ye whole was 2£. 13 shil.
thus distributed. Widow Shelden 10 shil. Wm. Good
8 shil. Thos. Pierce 6 shil. George Wyatt 6 shill.
Jos. Carrel 6 shil. Sam. Eea 5 shil. There was some
demure about Carrel and Rea, but Deacon Ingersoll
urged for Carrel and Deacon Putnam for Rea.
7. Killed a calf and gave most of it to our Salem
friends.
March 4. Chh. Meeting. I acquainted ye Church with
the intemperate drinking of Jno. Martin and his wife.
12. I went to Salem was bearer to old Mrs. Higgin-
son. f
April 1. Men at work. John Putnam 3d house burnt.
17. 8ah, I began to reprove.
20. Salem Lecture, turned into a fast to seek direc-
tion about calling another minister. Mr. Blower began.
I preached from Matt. 9, 37 & 38 v. and concluded.
♦ Rev. John Higginson, at the time of his death, was ninety-two
years, four months and three days old.
t Rev. John Higginson's second wife Mary
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P. M. Mr. Gerrish began, Mr. Noyes preached 2d Timo.
2 chap. 2 verse and concluded. Came home with wife.
May 1. I went to Wills Hill to visit sick.
12. Curious weather. Much talk about Canada.
June 2. Flora ill. 10 men at work. Mr. Pierpont
died.
6. I went to Mr. Pierpont's funeral. Ye bearers Mr.
Leverett, Mr. Brattle, Wadsworth, Coleman, Gerrish,
and Fox. There was a general lamentation. He was a
man of Great worth.
9. Hot. I had men at work. A terrible storm of
hail, thunder and rain.
13. Boxford men here.
14. Boxford men here to acquaint that ye ordination of
Mr. Rogers was put by.
15. I at Salem lecture. Ye ministers advised the three
Boxford men to be quiet and leave their cause with God.
16. A Reading man here to desire me to help them at
a Fast next Wednesday.
18. I at study. Boxford men here.
22. I went to Reading. Mr. Parsons of Maiden
prayed, and I preached 2 Sam., 1st & 26, and concluded
A. M. Mr. Cotton Mather discoursed P. M., 2 Rev.,
19th. I came home well.
28. I went with ye two deacons & Landlord Putnam
to Boxford to keep a Fast and found them much unpre-
pared. Mr. Rogers began, and I preached from 13 John,
7 verse, & concluded P. M. Mr. Symes began, and Mr.
Barnard preached 2 Chron., 15 chap., 2 verse, & con-
cluded. The Church stayed and sent three men to thank
us, and to desire our advice. We advised that they
should not agree upon an ordination until they knew that
ye neighboring ministers approved Mr. Pay son, and that
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ye Church would conclude nothing without Mr. Payson's
kind approbation. We advised Mr. Rogers to repair to
ye ministers either at Salem, or Ipswich for direction in
order to his settlement. We came home in the rain.
Cold.
July 3. Sabh. sacra. Yery full assembly. 107 com-
municants.
Aug. 8. Catching pigeons.
12. Three doz. & 6 pigeons.
Sept. 27. I was busy writing deeds, &c.
Oct. 19. Storm. I went to Boxford to ye ordination
of Mr. Rogers. I began, Mr. Rogers preached and
prayed. Mr. Pay son gave ye charge. Mr. Capen gave
ye righthand of fellowship. Mr. Barnard concluded.
Sang 90th Psalm. I came home late.
Dec. 2. Chh. meeting. Ye Church voted to choose
another Deacon, at ye desire of Deacon IngersoU, who is
old and past service. Paid ye school dame.
30. Chh. meeting. Benj. Putnam chosen Deacon by
every vote except his own.
1710. Jan. 2. Brave weather. I visited ye sick.
Two men sawing.
25. I went to Salem Lecture. Ye ministers there.
Mr. Noyes disti-essed about ye division, cfec. I visited
sick at Wills Hill.
Feb. 23. Mr. Cheever and Eli Putnam, Major Sewall
and Mr. Grove Hirst, at my house.
March 1. General meeting of ye Village. Many here
at night. I had much discourse with Mr. Herrick. A
vote about a barn.
3. I had much clashing with Giles and Judd.
8. I went to Salem Lecture. Rain. Mr. Capen
preached. I had much discourse with Mr. Noyes. He
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told me the design of building a new meeting House and
settling a minister without ye Town Bridge was a wicked
design, and had a wicked tendency, &c.
9. I went with D. Putnam to Jos. Herrick's and met
Mr. Blowers and D. S. Balch and we met and determined
their difference. They seemed well satisfied. I came
home late.
10. I visited J. Goodale's, Buxton's, Pope and Flint.
In the evening Edward Bishop was at my house. Mad,
&c.
March 16. Pubb. Fast. My text, 1 Joel, 14, & Isa.
10, 11.
17. I at home. My wife made 35 pounds candles.
23. Men began to frame barn. Tailor here.
28. Men at work. Three boys began to go to school
on a new score.
31. I bought 4 bush. Indian meal for 15 shil. 4d. I at
study. Edward Bishop before ye Church ; suspended.
April 7. Capt. Putnam [John ] buried by ye soldiers.
11. A storm of snow very grievious.
18. We began to garden.
May 10. My Lecture. I preached at ye importunity
of ye people. My father here, &c.
12. I was busy preparing for my journey to Long
Island.
13. I at study. Constable Locker here at night to
summon me to Beverly, but I was busy.
15. I set out for Long Island; lodged at Mr. Billings'.
16. I travelled to Wight's in Providence.
17. I travelled to Canterbury and then parted with four
of ye company, and J. and E. Chev. went to New Lon-
don. Lodged at Capt. Prentis.
18. I was at a launching at Mr. Coits.
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19. I went down to ye mouth of ye harbour and lay in
ye boat at an anchor.
May 20. I rowed over ye Sound and got on to Mr.
Gardner's Island. Ye Indian's carried me over and set
me on shore at Fire Place. At sunset I travelled eight
miles to E. H.
21. Sab, I preached at East Hampton in forenoon,
from Luke 7, 2, and P. M., Luke 10, 41. I was very
faint with my travelling.
22. I visited ye people and found them very kind.
24. I visited Mr. White at Sag [Harbor] and Mr.
Whiting at S. Hampton.
25. I prepared to come home.
26. After 2 o'clock I came with my mother, first to
Mr. Gardner's Island, and then in a whale boat; about
sun one hour and one half high. I arrived safe at New
London about 11 o'clock at night. We lodged at Mr.
Coits.
27. We travelled heavy laden to Major Fitches at
Canter.
28. 8ab, I preached, P. M., at Canterbury.
29. My horse ran away, which hindered us two hours.
Mr. Easton came eight miles and brought my mother ; we
travelled to Providence.
30. I hired men to bring my mother. 30 inst. we
came to brother Jonathan's.
31. I came home and found all well and have had much
experience of God's goodness to me abroad and to mine
at home. *
June 8. I went with my wife to Wenham on J. Gan-
sons horse.
18. Sab. Mr. Blowers was ill, and sent me word he
could not exchange as he expected.
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July 5. Dined at Zach. Hicks and went to Boston in
Calash to brother S. Green's.
6. Bought a brass kettle, 3£. 6 shil. 6 d. ; and went to
Cambridge and brought my mother home with me at 6
o'clock.
9. Went to Wenham ; ye most plentiful rain we have
had these three summers.
10. I came home ; training, half ye company pricked.
28. I tried first to catch pigeons.
Aug. 2. I got two dozen of pigeons. Mr. Blowers
here.
7. Kain. Nine men 'listed for Port Royal.
8. Catched pigeons.
10. Pubb. thanksgiving, especially for rain.
16. Rain. Catched eight dozen and one half pigeons.
28. Catched eight dozen pigeons.
Sept. 1. Catched six dozen pigeons.
Sept. 4. I went to Boston to visit Br. Sam. Gerrish
sick. He was very bad at night. SaW old Mr. Mather.
Visited Mr. Wadsworth.
Sept. 6. I carried my mother to Salem Lecture, dined
with Maj. Sewell.
18. Our fleet of 36 sail set out for Port Royall.
28. Pubb. Fast for ye fleet against P. Royall.
Oct. 3. I went to Wenham at ye ministers meeting,
and then met Mr. Rogers of Ipswich and Mr. Blowers.
We had deacon Fitches case.
4. I went to Wenham with my wife. Mr. Noyes and
I wrote over ye ministers determination. Boiled Syder.
22. Sab, News from Port Royall ; rain A.M.
Nov. 6. Preparing for winter. Ben. H [utchinson]
in my orchard.
7. Storm at night. Capt. Eastes' brother here. I
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went to Benj. H. and'prayed him to keep his horses out
of my orchard. He told me if my feed was not eaten
quickly ye snow would cover it, &c.
8. B. Hu. horses in every night this week.
Nov. 11. I at study. Sent for Benj. H. and prayed
him to mend up his fence, which he did and kept them
out this one night.
Nov. 17. Benj. H. three jades having been here in my
orchard every night this week, had got such a hank
[ering] that they would not easily be drove out, so that
J. H. tried last night at 9 o'clock to get them out till he
was cold and tired, and forced to leave them in. And as
we wer trying to get them out this morning, the two
jades trying to jump out at once by ye well, one pressed
another so as he jumped into my well, and altho. we got
him out with Mr. Hutchinson's help, yet he soon dyed.
Snow.
18. Snow. I went to Mr. H. he said I might pay for
one-half of his colt, and that he could by the law force
me to pay all. I told him I was no ways to blame about
his colt being killed ; but I looked it as a Providential
rebuke unto him for suffering his jades to afflict me. I
told him he only was to blame, because I had spake and
sent to him ten times to look to his horses. He told me
no body desired him to fetter his horses in the winter,
and that folks fields was mostly common.
25. I went to Mrs. Walcuts and urged her to pole her
wall.
27. I told Benj. Hutch. I would give his boys 20 shil.
for his colt that fell into my well, and also ye damage his
horses had done me this month, which I valued 20 shil.
more. And he said that would satisfy him and all his
family. I told him I gave it to hijn to make him easy and
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if that end was not obtained, I should account my money
thrown away. For I knew no law did oblige me to pay
for his colt, that came over a lawful fence into my well.
Dec. 5. I had ground ploughed. Killed four hogs, in
all 350 pounds.
23. I at study ; not well. Clear and cold.
25. Killed three hogs 316 pounds, so that we have this
year killed 66i^ pounds of pork.
1711. Jan. 2. Boys cyphering at home.
22. I was called up at 4 o'clock to pray with Benj.
Hutchinson's child ; it died at 6 o'clock.
26. Killed a calf; sent John Hicks to Salem with
21 3-4 lbs. to Mr. Kitchen. He bought ginger, starch,
molasses and wine.
Feb. 23. Cold. I wrote deeds for J. Ross. Brewed.
25. /Sab. Snowed hard all day ; a thin assembly.
March 1. Cold. Ye church kept a Fast at ye house of
Dea. Benj. Putnam's, to pra}' for ye pouring out of ye
spirit on us, &c. a g. d. ; my wife ill.
4. Sab. 100 communicants.
14. I went to Salem, paid 24 shil. to Mr. Noyes.
Bought a hat for Nedd at Mr. K's.
19. I bought 3 acres of woodland of Benj. Hutchinson
for 15£. I paid him 5£. and gave him a bond for 10£.,
to be paid in paper or silver, April 10, 1712.
27. Meeting of 3e Inhabitants about covering ye house
&c. I had three men making wall.
April 4. I went to Redding to a fast. Mr. Wadsworth
began & preached from 9 Math. P.M. I began and he
preached 4 Phil. 6. I came home wet.
17. Capt. Gardner came and measured my land, and
Robert Hutchinson and we changed six acres and one-
half. I am to maintain forever 47 poles 1-2 of fence
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against him, and I gave him 8£. in money to boot. We
finished our deeds.
24. Ministers meeting at my house ; Dea. B. Putnam
went for Mr. Noyes, and John Hicks went home with
him.
25. Joseph Sibley dyed suddenly (as is supposed) by
a fall from his horse near Dan. Rae's.
26. I went ye funeral which was at Dan. Rae's.
30. Planted corn.
. May 2. I visited John Deal.
4. Chh. meeting, rec'v'd to full communion Dan. An-
drews wife and ye wife of Dea. Ben. Putnam.
6. Sah. Sacrament; full assembly. I spake several
things at night about a lecture. Several here at night.
9. My lecture very full.
10. I went to Capt. Putnam's house raising.
15. Training and catechising, Most of ye company
came in to meeting; text 20 Rev. 12 verse. Several
visiters.
17. Sam'l Goodale made new arbour.
'28. I went to Boston with my daughter Anna ; log'd
at brother Gerrish.
29. I was at Mr. Thomas Brattles, heard ye organs and
saw strange things in a microscope.*
30. Mr. Thacher preached from .
31. The ministers discoursed : — 1st about ye multipli-
cation of Parishes, that care should be taken that such
needless multiplications might be prevented, and 2d, that
men might not preach or be ordained while too young ;
3d, that the state of ye country as to schools might be
represented to ye President and Boston ministers, and by
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them to ye couutry.* 4th, that the consociation of
churches might be strengthened.
June 6. I went to ye raising ye New Meeting House
at Col. Gardner's (Salem).
17. Sab. Men pressed for Canada.
18. Set 300 cabbages.
July 1. jSab. Sacrament 102 communicants.
2. Mrs. Howard with me to discourse about her beat-
ing Mabel Evens and she said if she had done amiss she
was sorry for it. But she said she was not sensible that
she done amiss ; she had not abused or misused her maid,
and she did not tell ye arbitrator that she struck Mabel
one blow. And she said she had never struck her so
much as she deserved. I told her she had been cruel and
ought to repent and confess her sin. And I told her that
she and her husband had reason to go mourning to ye
grave for their cruelty to a naughty servant.
4. I went to commencement, dined in ye Hall, ye lien-
eral Hill, Admiral Walker and many great officers there.
I lodged at Joseph Hicks.
5. I went to Roxbury, visited ye Gov. and Mr. Wal-
ler, eat at L. L. Williams, went to Boston lecture. Mr.
Hood preached 42 Isais., 21 v. I dined with Br. Gerrish
and came home with my father Gerrish.
16. Making hay. Showers and thunder that killed a
cow of Jno. Ho.
26. Pubb. Fast. I preached 17 Exod., 10 v.
30. Fleet sailed for Canada.
Aug. 1. Rain and rest. Boys catching pigeons daily.
* It is here we discover an effort put forth to ascertain the condi-
tion of our schools and report the same to the public. This I think
we may suppose to be the very germ of the Board of Education, as
now established in this Commonwealth.
3. Chh. meeting. Talk of a French fleet coming.
6. Got in two loads of hay, being ye last of twelve
loads this year.
10. The towns hereabouts alarmed by a fleet in ye Bay.
It proved ye. John Gerrish catching pigeons.
27. Catched pigeons.
30. Pubb. Fast for ye fleet at Canada.
31. Killed squirrels that devour my corn exceedingly.
I have killed 13 and they have eaten i of my corn. It is
said there are millions of them in ys village.
Sept. 1. Hot. We have no bread, nor meal. Deus
prov. I at study. Meal came at night.
Sept. 11. Foul weather. We killed our cage pigeons.*
13. Shot pigeons, raking pasture, binding stalks.
15. We had news of our Fleet coming back from
Canada, having lost 884 men by shipwreck, and pretend-
ing that the pilots failed them.
Oct. 2. Gathered apples. A great fire at Boston,
burnt the old meeting house, &c.
17. Rain. I went to Andover to Mr. S. Phillip's
ordination. I began, Mr. Phil, preached and prayed,
then Mr. Barnard read ye Church Covenant and gave ye
charge, and four of us laid on hands. Mr. Payson gave
the right hand of fellowship and concluded. I came
home wet between 7 & 8 o'clock.
Nov. 4. jSab. a g. d. Several sick. I was called
upon in ye night.
♦Decoys used as flatterers to attract the notice of wild pigeons
while on the wing, and bringing them down to the net, or shooting
stand. Kev. Mr. Green, who appears to have been very fond of field
sports, kept these decoy pigeons during the year. A much more inno-
cent pastime than the decoying and hunting of supposed witches,
which so much interested his predecessor in the ministry at Salem
Village, the Rev. Samuel Parris.
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7. I went to ye Fast at Capt. Gardner's new meeting
house. Mr. Chever began, I preached from 10th Nehe.,
23 V. I began in the afternoon, Mr. Blowers preached
from 3d of Psalms. My father Gerrish gave ye blessing.
I came home with my wife aiid father and mother Gerrish
in ye rain.
14. I went to Salem lecture. Mr. Noyes preached.
Dined with ye Judges. Came home in ye snow. The
first snow.
Nov. 25. Sah. This was the first Sabbath that ye peo-
ple met in ye Meeting House by Col. Gardner's. Mr.
Whiteing preached.
28. I at study. Our people sent in many presents.
29. Pubb. Thanksgiving. Very cold. Contributed
for ye poor. I married two couples.
Dec. 3. Cold. Wife not well. We killed five hogs.
4. Salted pork. We have this year kill'd 756 pounds.
26. Curious winter weather. Ye three Deacons at my
house. Disposed of ye contributions 'for ye poor as
follows : Widow Kenny, 15 shil. ; Widow Shelden, 10
shil. ; Widow Sibly, 10 shil. ; Jona. Kenny, 10 shil. ;
George Wyatt, 7 shil. ; Thomas Prince, 4 shil. ; N.
Good, 9 shil. ; and there remains 9s. 9d. with Dea. E.
Putnam, and 20 shil. with Dea. Ingersoll, and 19 shil.
due from Sam'l Putnam.
1712. Jan. 1. Pretty close winter weather.
10. Very cold. Sold a load of hay to John Majury
for 50 shil.
11. I weighed 20 hundred, and almost one hundred
lbs. I gave into his load. Jos. Hutch, sledded it to Sa-
lem.
Feb. 12. Mr. Prescott, cousin Gardner & Benj. Mars-
ton dined here. Snow. Our cow very sick, she got cold
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after her calving. I sent for D. Twiss and he came about
noon. We were brewing sage and tansey ale. 1st he
made her some flip of the wort, and put in ginger, rum,
sugar and some powder of his, made of rhubarb, &c,
2d, he boiled tansey, sage, hysop, and catnip in some of
ye best wort, and so gave her two or three doses of them
with some powder in it. 3d, at night he made flip of the
wort. Twiss lodged here.
13. In the morning, 4th, he gave the cow mulled syder
and some wort. 5th, at noon a pint of hog's fat. 6th,
and then flip. 7th, at night he boiled a pint of flax seed
and gave her half of it, and at 8 o'clock in the evening
some flip and ginger.
14. The cow got up. We gave her the other flax seed
and some flip, and the grain which she eat at several
times. In ye afternoon Twiss came and blooded the cow
in the tail and 8th we gave her a pail of small wort and
some flaxseed. She was so well yt ye calf sucked.
Gov. Herrick here. I paid Twiss 8 shil. for doctering ye
cow.
15. Gave ye cow some flaxseed and wort and grains.
She mends apace.
March 5. I went to Salem Lecture; dined with Mr.
Noyes.
7. Burnt brush. Sowed turnips.
17. I went with Mr. Pr. to Cambridge and lodged at
Boston. Visited Mr. Pemberton in ye evening.
18. I Visited Br. Jonathan in Newton and dined at Mr.
Hubbard's. I supped and lodged at ye President's.
19. I visited my Aunt Hall at Mystic and Mr. Fox and
W. and Mrs. Pierpont, and dined at Dea. Fitches and
came home.
29. John Hutchinson broke up ground for me.
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April 9. Mr. Barnard, Sir. Cotton and Major Sewall
here, &c.
10. I went to Joseph Putnam's and agreed to give 3£.
15 shil. for a cow and calf. Capt. N. Putnam at my
house, and spake much against my preaching latterly on
3d of Prov., 9 verse, and 30th Isah., 10 verse.
12. I at study. I bought two black heifers of Nich.
Howard for 4£., either in bills or money as it now passes,
to be paid in the beginning of November next.
22. School ; two children went to Dame Cloyce.
May 1. Forward Spring.
7. My Lecture. Mr. Brown preached. I went with
my wife to Boston.
12. I went to A\^oburn and Cambridge ; lodged at Mr.
Brattles.
13. I went to Newton. Sold my houses there for 61£ ;
to be paid Aug. 1, 1712.
14. I carried Madame Brattle to Concord to Mr.
Whiteing's ordination. I came home with Mr. Fitch and
Mr. Blowers to my house.
17. Sab, 5 owned ye Covenant and 2 children bap-
tized.
23. Finished sheep shearing; boys weeding garden.
27. Dry weather. I went to Boston.
28. Mr. Cheever of Marblehead preached the Election
Sermon. I dined with ye Governor.
29. Rain. Ministers discoursed about sundries, &c.
June 1. Sah. Sacra. 114 communicants.
4. My Lecture ; full ; few strangers.
June 5. Bro. Sam. Gerrish with his wife, and Bro.
Jno. Gerrish called at our house. My father was here,
and I went with them to Wenham and my negro [Flora] ,
Nanne and Joseph. I came home.
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6. Rain. We set 2 or 3 hundred cabbages.
9. My Father Gerrish and Mother, and Bro. Sam'l and
wife and Sister Nanne came and dined with us.
11. I went to Wills Hill fishing.
12. The people began to repair ye meeting house ; 5
men at work.
15. Sah. Mr. Emerson preached in ye afternoon.
16. I rode to get men to work.
17. I began to get a frame for ye Leanto, of ye Minis^
try house.
21. I at study. 7 men at work about ye house.
22. Sab. Hot. Child baptized, Buxtons.
23. 10 men at work; 8 about ye house and two men
mowing — viz. Nathl. Prince and Jno, Carrel,
25. Hot. I went to Redding to Mr, Brown's ordina-
tion. I began, Mr. Br. preached, 20 Acts, 28, and
prayed. Mr. Sheppard gave ye charge, Mr. Tappan ye
right hand. Mr. Parsons concluded,
26. Mr. Rogers and Fitch called at my house. I was
making hay.
30. I went to Salem to wait on Col, Waldren.
July 2. I went to Commencement and returned to Bos-
ton.
3. Mr. Stoddard preached ye I^ecture, 16 Math., 17 v.
I dined and lodg'd at Mr. Cony's.
9. I went to Salem Lecture, Rain, Discoursed with
Mr. Corwin.
23. I carry ed my wife to Salem Lecture. Mr. Flint
preached.
25. I got in 3 loads of hay.
30. My Lecture. Strangers here.
Aug. 5. I went to Woburn and Boston.
6. I went to Roxbury and Newton and Cambridge and
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agreed with Jos. Bush about that field. I got a deed of
Jos. Bush aud his wife and paid them 10£., and gave a
bond for 6£. to be paid ye last of May next. I sold my
House at Newton for 61£., to be paid next year, and my
pasture for 45£. to be paid in 8 years. I gave bonds for
ye n^oney and interest. I came home. At night I mar-
ry ed W. Walcut.
8. I began to catch pigeons.
13. I went to Beverly Lecture.
18. Ministers Meeting at Mr. Blowers ; 5 ministers.
25. I went to Boston with my wife. Wet with a
shower in ye boat. We owned two deeds at Boston.
Aug. 27. My Lecture. Mr. Prescott preached.
Sept. 2. Training. I shot pigeons.
7. Sah. Mr. Cheever preached all day.
15. Gathered Winter apples. I went to Boston.
23. Ministers Meeting at Wenham ; 7 ministers.
29. Gathered apples. Old widow Kenny buried.
Oct. 1. I went to Salem Lecture; dined at M. Cor-
win's.
7. Husking corn ; finished. We had about 30 bush.
20. Made a chimney in ye cellar.
25. I at study. My aunt Welde died suddenly.
27. Cos. Kitchen dyed. We killed a calf that weigh'd
110 lbs. I bought it with a cow of Mr. Hunt.
21.1 went with my wife to Cosn Kit. funeral ; ring and
sck'v,*
Nov. 12. I went to Salem Lecture. Mr. Blowers
preached. I dined with ye Superior Court. Snow, first
fall, a foot deep.
19. I at study. We had 2 bush, of wheat came home.
♦ Ring and scarf presente(^.
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Public Thanksgiving. * Contributed ^for ye poor 3£. 10
shil.
25. I went to Wenham with my wife. Snow. Ye 3
Deacons at my house at night and divided ye contribution
to ye poor. Only they put about 30 or 35 shill. in their
hands. It was divided to George Wyatt, Wm. Good,
Widow Cloys, Widow Shelden, Widow Richards, and
Widow Sibley. Deacon Edward Putnam hath ye account
and ye remains.
27. Not well. We cut up and salted 7 hogs, all
weighing 648 lbs.
29. Eain and very windy. I at study. We have had
a fortnight of very stormy wet cold weather.
Dec. 5. Church meeting ; very thin.
6. I at study. Lovely weather.
7. Sab. Curious weather. 120 communicants. Cold
and clear. I was writing accounts.
15. Kill'd our cow Mulberry. She weighed 95 lbs. a
quarter round, and had 36 lbs. of tallow ; the hide 55
lbs., ye heart 11 lbs., ye head 19 lbs. ; so that she came
to 5£. 5 shil. in all.
16. Cut up and salted our cow. Sold 1 quarter for 1£.
19 shil. Mr. Amos Cheever dined here.
23. Capt. Brown here about new District.
31. I went to ye funeral of Deli Putnam.
1713. Jan. 9. I went to Deacon Edward Putnam and
married his daughter.
16. Edward fell down and taken up (for) dead but
recovered.
27. I went to Beverly to advise with Dr. Hale about
my head, which has long been stuffed up, &c. I dined
with Mr. Blowers and came home in ye snow.
Feb. 2. Very cold. Visited Mr, John Peals, &c,
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6. Moderate weather. Draw*d off 8 bar. of syder.
8. Sab. Twins baptized, J. Rayments.
15. Sab. Very cold and wind extremely high.
24 Curious weather. Committee here at ye East
about a meeting house.
2Q. Wet. I visited ye sick.
March 5. Cold. Fisk, Porter, Barnard, Prescott here.
We roasted a turkey. Supped at nine. They went away
after 10 o'clock.
6. Taylor finished work ; here 15 days. I killed a calf
and sent Tom. Pierce to Salem with 3 quarters and the
skin. He came home late and drunk — almost.
17. Foul weather. I visited Dea. Ben. Putnam who is
ill with a fall, &c.
18. S. Goodale at work here. Thundered in ye morn-
ing.
30. I sold 15 hund. hay to Maj. Turner for 3 shil. per
hundred.
April 2. I went to Cambr. and left 8£. with Mr. Coo-
ley to buy me cloaths. I came home at 9 o'clk.
8. My Lecture. Storm of rain. Backward Spring.
10. I visited ye sick. Maj. Sewall and Mr. Trescott
here for hay. I at study. Sold hay 3 s. pr. C. Public
Fast.
31. Ministers Meeting at my house. Mr. Noyes, Mr.
Gerrish, Blowers, Corwin, Rogers of Roxbury, and Pres-
cott.
23. I went to Salem to Madame Bradstreet's funeral.
24. Deacon Benj. Gerrish of Salem dyed.
25. I went to Wenham. Dogs kill'd my sheep, &c.
26. Sab. I preached at Wenham and Mr. Barnard of
Salem preached for me. I went to funeral of Uncle
Gerrish.
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28. Gardening. Changed lands with John Ganson
and moved fence. He is to have 2 trees that stand on his
lot. I gave him the trees that he had cut off my land by
mistake.
May 1. Warm weather. We gardened. Backward
Spring.
6. My Lecture. My father preached. I went on his
horse to Wiunesimet and brought my mother Gerrish,
before lecture.
May 25. I at Salem. Discoursed with Mr. Noyes.
Borrowed 50£. of my aunt Gerrish.
27. Election. M. Treat preached, 2 Psa., 8 v. I
dined at my Uncle Deerings.
28. Ministers Meeting at Mr. Pemberton's. I dined
there.
31. Sab, I read and expounded, 1 Psalm. I at study.
Rain ; a great flood.
10. I went to Salem Lecture. Mr. Noyes very stiff
against dismissing ye new Parish. I went to a private
meeting at Israel Porters.
13. I at home. Whited chimneys.
16. I went a fishing to Wills Hill with my 3 boys.
21. /Sab. Mr. Prescott ill with fever and ague; his
people here in ye afternoon. 3 baptized.
24. My father and mother Gerrish here. I went to
Salem Lecture. I had some warm discourse with Mr.
Noyes about ye new Parish. Very hot so that we could
not sleep.
25. Sent John Green to Winnesymit for sister Nanna.
Very hot weather. We are frightened that John tarrys
so long. They came home well at 9 o'clock.
26. Very hot. I went to Salem to ye funeral of Mr.
John Higginson's wife. A very good woman that has
been long ill.
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July 3. Church meeting; 40 men, and had much dis-
course about contributing more liberally to support ye
Lord's table.
7. I went to Salem Lecture, carrying son Joseph to
School, intending (if God please) to make him a schollar
and minister. He boards at Cos. Hides. I am to give
12£. pr year certain and 13£. uncertain.
10. Visited Joseph Porter sick. Went to John Deals
to ye meeting. Bought oxen giving 12£.
12. Sab, Hot. Jos. Prince's child dyed of a fall.
14. Peace made with the Indians at Piscataqua.
21. I got in my last hay. I have about 8 loads.
23. Hot. I went to Wills Hill to see meadow and
bought it, &c.
25. I at study. Visited Landlord Putnam, very sick
and out of his head.
Aug. 13. Blooded oxen and cows. Agreed with Jacob
Fuller for his Great meadow 14 acres, for 40£. One
20£. to be paid in a mouth and 20£. wQxt May.
Sept. 2. Rain. I went to Wills Hill. Got my deed
signed by Jacob Fuller and wife. I gave bond for 40£.
I changed horses with Edward Fuller ; I am to give him
3£. 10 shil. to boot. I bought oxen of Joseph Fuller
for 11£.
5. Hot. Beuj. Fuller came for me to visit his son that
bleeds.
9. I went to a ftist at New District. I began, Mr.
Prescott preached, 15 Ro., 30 and 32 v. Afternoon Mr.
Noyes began and Mr. Shcpard preached 140 Ps., 2 v.
25. I went to Boston ; log'd at Bro. Gerrishes.
16. Mr. Sewall ordained at the South Church. Dr.
Cotton Mather began ; Mr. Sewall preached from 1 of
Corrin. 3d and 7 v. Mr. Pemberton made a long speech
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3-4 of an hour about 'ordination and then gave ye charge,
making two prayers while they laid on hands. Then Dr.
Increase Mather gave ye right hand of fellowship and con-
cluded. I dined at Judge Se wall's.
20. Sab, I read ye letter from ye District ; dismist
one member and chose messengers.
23. I went with my wife to the ordination of Mr. Pres-
cott. We gathered the Church in ye morning at Capt.
Gardner's. Mr. Cheever was chosen Moderator and
began with prayer. Mr. Prescott preached 2 Corrin., 5
and 19 V. Mr. Shephard gave ye charge, and I ye right
hand of fellowship, and Mr. Blowers concluded. We
came home in the rain.
Oct. 4. Sab, Cold and windy. I preached in ye Dea-
con's seat, A. M.
23. 5 men cutting wood and 8 teams carting gratis,
viz. Capt. Putnam, Lieut. Putnam, Gus. Tarbell, Joseph
Putnam, Israel Porter, Joseph Whipple, Jonath. Eea and
Daniel Rea.
Nov. 9. Trooping and training. I dined with Maj.
Turner at Phillip's.
16. I went to Salem, Commoners Meeting.
18. Cold, cloudy and some snow. Mr. Roundy went
out of the river with walnut wood.*
23. Kill'd 3 hogs, 178, 93, 81 =352 lbs. Snow.
24. Salted pork. Moderate weather. 38 years. f I
went to funeral of Jona. Howard's wife.
4. Cold. Chh. Meeting. I sold 3 oxen for 27£. 10
shil. 14. Brave sledding.
27. Sab, Slippery, windy.
1714. Jan. 8. I went to Wenham; met Mr. Th. Sis-
ter N. distressed.
* Dan vers Port, probably,
t This refers to the birth day of Mr. Green.
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14. Pud. Fast by reason of sickness (ye measels) and
scarcity of grain, a g. d.
24. Sab, Full assembly. Child baptized.
25. Deacons here. Contribution forjDoor 4£. 9 shil.
26. Moderate weather all the month.
Feb. 25. I went to Mr. Joseph Putnam's and married
Jonathan Putnam.
March 19. Men gardening.
21. Sab. Received Capt. Flint into Church.
April 13. I went to ye funeral of Henry Kenney's
wife. I changed horses with Ben. Knight and gave him
50 shil. to boot.
20. Catachizing 22 children.
29. I went to Wills Hill ; bought a yoke of oxen of
T. F. for 11£., which I am to pay as soon as I can.
May 14. I went to Wenham and fetched Sister Nanna.
I changed one ox for 3 with Dea. Ed. Putnam. I am to
pay him 8£. 10 shil. certain in ye fall, and if I can afford
it 10 shil. more.
16. Sab, Benny sick. Nick. Bayly dyed.
17. Dr. Hale here. Thomas Bayly dyed.
19. Benj. very bad. I went to Salem Ordination. Dr.
C. Mather began, I gave ye right hand, Mr. Noyes
gave ye charge, Mr. Gerrish concluded. Mr. Noyes
gave ye charge mostly in ye third person (as we ordained
him) and charged him, &c., and mixed his prayer with
ye charge — now lamented the failings that now have
been amongst us with respect to this settlement. But I
hope God will forgive and accept. Mr. Corwin preached
very well from 2 Corin. 2d, 16 vr., "Who is sufficient."
21. Ben is very ill. Our hope and help is in God, of
whose power and goodness we have so often had experi-
ence. Mr, Pf^sQott he^-e,
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23. Ben very bad.' Jonathan Putnam went for Dr.
Hale. He came at noon.
24. I went to Beverly and Wenham, but could not find
ye Doctor.
27. Very hot. Mrs. Flint here. Ben. better. Dr.
Hale log'd here.
28. Very hot. I went to Salem to visit Coz. Hide mar-
ried to Mr. Batter and Betsy Kitchen to Mr. T. Lindall.
A fast at Madam Kitchen's.
June 8. I went to ye raising ye Meeting House at
Horse Bridge.* I began with prayer and came home. I
went again at noon, dined at Mr. Herrick's. My father
Gerrish concluded at night, and Mr. Blowers read and
sung 122 Psalm.
13. 8ah, Preached against sleeping, &c.
15. Training here. My father Gerrish here. I bought
4 oxen.
17. Dr. Hale here. I paid him 20 s. in full.
29. Began to mow. 2 men.
July 8. I went to Salem and P. M. viewed Mrs. P. farm.
July 21. I went to Salem Lecture. Eeceived 50 shil.
of Ives and Mather. Reckoned with Coz. Hide and have
paid him 12£. and 20 shil. for John's board 1 year.
Paid Sam. West 10 shil. Paid Marshall 10 shil.
Aug. 2. I went to Boston with my wife ; stopped by a
shower and great hail. We got to Boston at 9 o'clock.
6. Sir. Andrews came to keep school.
9. I agreed to give Mr. Ganson five bushels of shelled
corn at harvest, for ye damage my oxen did ye last night.
12. Cloudy but a great drought.
13. Joseph went to mill P. M. I at study.
* North Parish, Beverly.
ESSEX INSTITUTE
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
V O L XJ ]M E X .
IF* .A. IR T II
SALEM, MASS.
ESSEX INSTITUTE PRESS.
1869.
EXPLANATION.
Figures enclosed iu a parenthesis at the head or end of a name,
thus, (1) Richard, or (2) Joseph, son of Richard (1), denote the num-
ber of the individual, in their numerical order, and the small figures
at the end of each name, thus, Joseph^, denotes the generation to
which they belong.
Names printed in large capitals, without date of birth, indicate that
it is a subject of particular notice, and will be found without refer-
ence to the Index, among the list under the generation attached to the
end of the name, — as 4 JOSEPH^ or JOSEPH, No. 4, Gen. 2, and
will be found treated of under that Generation.
(2)
PREFACE.
The compilation of this work was commenced in Nov.,
1857, and finished as far as circnmstances would then admit,
in Dec, 1858, covering a space of thirteen months of unceas-
ing labor, being employed under the patronage of Hiram
Hutchinson, Esq., of New York. The work was intended
at that time for publication, but on its completion, for
some particular reason at the time on tlie part of the pro-
jector, it was thought best to withhold it from publication,
thereby disappointing a large number who were eagerly an-
ticipating its appearance in print. The matter thus rested
till the fall of 1867, when, being warmly urged b}- several
influential gentlemen, the compiler again resumed the work,
adding many more families, and much new and interesting
matter, giving the whole work almost an entire new charac-
ter, which will more than compensate for the d(!lay. To
many who have lived to a very advanced age, most of
whom have since passed away, the author is greatly in-
debted for much valuable assistance, which in a dela}^ of a
year or two, would have been irrecoverably lost. Others
there are who have been indefatigable in lending their aid,
some of whom anticipated the author's wants in procuring
data and records of several families among their relatives,
thus greatly facilitating his labors. Great care has been
exercised in rendering all the details as correct as possible ;
and where information has been supplied by others, it has
iv PREFACE.
been carefullj^ examined* and such only made use of as the
author had good reason to believe correct.
Since the completion of the American Genealogy, Mr.
Alcander Hutchinson, now a resident of France, after a
long and careful investigation, assisted by J. L. Chester,
Esq., of London, has prepared and published, in the Genea-
logical Register of Boston, July number, 1868, the English
Pedigree, or descendants of Barnard Hutchinson, living in
1282. It is a most valuable and interesting production,
and undoubtedly perfect in all its details ; and the author
has incurred the responsibility of its partial introduction in
this work, being entirely indebted to him for every particu-
lar, thus bringing the history under two heads, English and
American.
The old story is rife among many (applicable also to any
other family name) that "three brothers" composed the
original American stock from whom this line of Hutchin-
sons descended ; and it is asserted that one settled in New
Hampshire, another in Massachusetts, and the third in Con-
necticut. However true it may be of others, it is certain
that Richard is the only representative of this particular
branch of the Hutchinsons in this country.
The following description of the family arms is given by
Mr. Hutchinson, in his English history.
"Gerit Crucem Fortiter."
"Per pale gules and azure, semee of cross-crosslets or^ a
lion rampant argent. Crest, out of a ducal coronet or, a
cockatrice with wings endorsed azure, beaked, combed and
wattled gules." P. D.
Salem, Oct., 1868.
OR, THE DESCENDANTS OF BARNARD HUTCHINSON OF
COWL AM, ENGLAND.
[Comiuuiii r atefl by Pcrloy Derby.]
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH BRANCH.
First Gkn. (1) BAKXAKD HUTCHINSON, of Cowlam, County
of York, living in the year 1282, in the reign of King Edward I, ap-
pears to be the first reliable representative and progenitor of the
Hutchinsons in England. But little is known of his personal history,
and for an extended account of him, and the most prominent of his
English posterity, the reader is referred to the July No., 18G8, of
Drake's Genealogical Register, as referred to in the Preface. Mr.
Hutchinson md. a dau. of John Boyville, Esq., and had three children :
2. JOHN. 3. Robert. 4. Mary.
Second Gen. (2) JOPIX, son of BARNARD (1), rad. Edith, dau.
of Wm. "VVouldbie. Four children : —
5. JAMES. 6. Barbara. 7. Julia. 8. Margaret.
Third Gen. (5) JAMES, son of JOHN (2), md. Ursula, dau. of
Mr. Gregory, of Nafferton. Five children: —
9. WILLIAM. 10. John. 11. Barbara. 12. a dau. 13. Eleanor.
Fourth Gen. (9) WILLIAM, son of JAMES (5), md. Anna, dau.
of Wm. Bennet, Esq., of Theckley. Four children: —
14. ANTHONY. 15. Oliver. 1G. Mary. 17. Alice.
Fifth Gen. (14) ANTHONY, son of WILLIAM (9), md. 1st,
Judith, dau. of Thos. Crosland; md. 2d, Isabel, dau. of Robert Harvie.
Eight children : — *
18. WILLIAM. 19. Thomas. 20. John. 21. Richard. 22 Leo-
nard. 23. Edmond. 24. Francis. 25. Andrew.
Sixth Gen. (19) THOMAS, son of ANTHONY (14), supposed to
have md. the dau. of Mr. Drake, of Kinoulton, County of Nottingham.
He was living Oct. 9, 1550. Three children : —
26. William, died 1550. 27. John. 28. LAWRENCE.
(5)
6
Seventh Gen. (28) L.tWRENCE, son of THOMAS (19), of Owl-
thorpe ; Will proved Oct. 9, 1577 ; md. Isabel , who was living
1577. Five children : —
29. Robert. 30. THOMAS. 31. Agnes. 32. Richard. 33. Wil-
liam.
Eighth Gen. (30) THOMAS, son of LAWRENCE (28), resided
at Newark; d. 1598. Three children : —
34. William. 35. THOMAS. 36. Joan.
Ninth Gen. (35) THOMAS, son of THOMAS (30); buried at
Arnold, Aug. 17, 1618; md. Alice . Seven children: —
37. John, buried Sept. 2, 1627. 38. Isabel. 39. Humphrey.
40. Elizabeth. 41. Robert, bapt. Sept. 6, 1601. 42. RICHARD.
43. Thomas, bapt. June 16, 1605.
THE HUTCHINSONS OF NEW ENGLAND.
FIRST GENERATION.
(1) RICHARDS son of THOMAS (35), of Arnold, Eng., was born
in 1602. The date of his birth is ascertained from a deposition on file
in the office of the Essex County Court, Salem, Mass., where in a case
of Cromwell vs. Ruck, 1660, he states his age as being 58 years. He
emigrated to America in 1634, with his wife Alice, and four children,
and settled in Salem Village, now Danvers, in the vicinity of Whipple
and Hathorne's hill. There is some evidence, however, gleaned from
the town records of Salem, that he may have primarily settled in the
town proper, from the fact that in July 25, 1639, one Philemon Dick-
erson was granted four poles of land "neere Richard Hutchinson's
house, to make tan pitts and to dress goates skinnes and hides." As
tanning was not known to have been carried on in Salem Village at
so early a period, much time has been spent in discovering this
locality, but without avail; as after this, his name seems to have dis-
appeared from the records of Salem. In 1636, Mr. Hutchinson re-
ceived a grant of 60 acres of land from the towfi, and Apr. 3, follow-
ing, 20 acres more. In the same year he was appointed on a com-
mittee to survey Jeffrey's Creek (now Manchester), and Mackerell
Cove. April 17, 1637, it was voted *' that in case Ric'd Huchenson
shall sett up plowing within 2 years he may haue 20 acres more to bee
added to his pportion." This appears to be in consequence of the
great scarcity of ploughs, there being but thirty-seven in all the
settlements. In 1648, at Salem Village, he bought of Elias Stileman,
his farm of 150 acres, for £15. The records do not show liim to have
been officially engaged in many matters of public trust, but he was
undoubtedly a man of indomitable perseverance, great vigor of mind
and physical endurance, a strict disciplinarian in religious aflairs, a
thorough agriculturist, and as he had amassed a large landed estate,
he had, before the close of his life, divided much of his property
among his children. He and his wife were members of the tirst ch.,
Salem, as early as 1G3G, on whose records he is first mentioned in con-
nection with the baptism of his dau. Abigail.
He md. 1st, Dec. 7, 1G27, Alice, dau. of Joseph Bosworth, of Hol-
grave; md. 2d, Oct., 1GG8, Susanna, wid. of Samuel Archard, who d.
Nov. 2G, 1G74 ; md. 3d, Sarah, wid. of James Standish. On the de-
cease of the latter, Mr. Hutchinson was appointed administrator. At
this third marriage he must have been at least 79 years of age, and
certainly GG on his second. His Will was signed Jan. 19, 1G79, and
proved Sept, 28, 1G82. His widow survived him, and shortly after
married for her third husband, Thomas Roots, of Manchester, whose
Will was proved Nov. 27, 1G83. She was living as late as March
1683-4. Eight ch. by Alice : —
2. Alice, bapt. Eng., Sept. 27, 1G28, buried the same year. 3.
Elizabeth, bapt. Eng., Aug. 30, 1629, d. June 24, 1688; rad. Nathaniel,
son of Lt. John and Priscilla Putnam, b. 1621. d. July 23, 1700; yeo-
man. Seven ch : — Samuel, b. Feb. 18, 1653: Nathaniel, b. Apr. 24,
1655; John, b. Mar. 26, 1657, d. 1722; Joseph, b. Oct. 29, 1659, d.
1723; Elizabeth, b. Aug. 11, 1662, d. Mar. 6, 1697; Benjamin, b. Dec.
24, 1644, d. 1744; Maky, b. Sept. 15, 1668.
4. Mary, bapt. Eng., Dec. 28, 1630; md. May 26, 1657, Thomas, son
of Thomas and Tamosin Hale, of Newbury, b. 1633, d. Oct. 22, 1688;
yeoman. Eight ch : — Thomas, b. Feb. 11, 1659, d. Jan. 8, 1746 ; Mauy,
b. July 15, 1660; Abigail, b. April 8, 1662; Hannah, b. Nov. 28,
1663; Lydia, b. April 17, 1666; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 16, 1668; Joseph,
b. Feb. 20, 1671; Samuel, b. June 6, 1674, d. 1723. 5. Kebecca, b.
Eng., 1632; md. May, 1658, James Hadlock, yeoman, of Salem Vill.
Three ch : — HannaH, b. July 1657 ; Sauaii, b. Sept., 1659; Maky, b.
Mar. 2, 1662.
6. JOSEPH^. 7. Abigail, bapt. 1st ch., Salem, Dec. 25, 1636; md.
Anthony Ashby of Bradford, Mass. Lived at Salem Vill. ; yeoman.
Two ch: — Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1672; a dau. b. Dec. 20, 1674. 8. Han-
nah, bapt. 1st ch., Jan. 20, 1639; md. Apr. 12, 1662, Daniel, son of
Thomas and Hapnah Boardman, of Ipswich ; yeoman. Five ch : —
Thomas, b. July 15, 1666, d. 1751; Hannah, b. Feb. 18, 1670-1; Wait-
John, b. Aug. 23, 1676; David and Jonathan, twins, b. June 21, 1682;
the latter d. 1720.
9. J0HN.2
[For the Will of Richard, see Appendix A.]
SECOND GENERATION.
(6) JOSEPH^, son of KICHAKD (1), b. No. Muskham, Eng., 1633.
His deposition in Court is given at the same time, and is borne upon
the same instrument, as that of his father, in 1660, where he gives his
age as 27. He lived on the homestead, and acquired nearly all his
property by deed of gift from his father. May 10, 1666, he received a
" dwelling house, barne and land already broken up, which he hath
now in his possession, * * * with all his meddowes & two acres
& a halfe of meddow more or less within my son Nathanyell Putnam's
field, the meddow comonly caled Peases meddow with the meddow
which he hath at the meddow comonly caled Bishops meddow con-
taining by estimation five acres * * * «& at ye river comonly caled
ye great river [Ipswich river] containing two acres and half," with
another piece "lying at the S. end of that medow, which formerly be-
longed to Capt. Price," containing 4 acres. In addition to the above,
describing the bounds, he received two parcels more, one containing
200 acres, and the other 100 acres, besides "all the apple trees that are
in ray old orchard which lyes to the S. W. from my now dwelling
house and two apple trees that are in the orchard behind the house."
His homestead was situated and joined the site of the first meeting
house in Salem Vill., the said site being an acr'e of his own land, he
contributed to the proprietors to build upon. Recent investigations
have led to the conclusion that his dwelling house was not far re-
moved from this spot, standing in a field where traces of an old cellar
are yet visible.
In 1700, or thereabouts, the above church was taken down and
erected upon another spot near by, and the site reverted to him again.
The dimensions of the old meeting house were 34 feet in length, 28
feet and 16 feet between joints. " It is believed," says Upham, " that
he removed the frame to the other side of the road, and converted it
into a barn, and used as such, where it remained till within the
memory of aged people now living."
Mr. Hutchinson lived through the ever memorable period of the
Witchcraft delusion of 1692. Strong in his mind, and sensible as he
was on every other subject, yet he was not proof against the current
of thought which pervaded some of the noblest intellects of that age.
He was one of a number who entered a complaint against Tituba, an
Indian woman living in the family of Rev. Samuel Parris, Sarah, the
wife of Wm. Good, and Sarah, wife of Alex'r Osborn.
In his father's Will, it is expressed that the care of Sarah, his
mother-in-law, be devolved on him. But shortly after his decease,
she desired "to take her abode among her relations," which was just
prior to her marriage with Mr. Roots. In doing this some difiiculty
occurred in the settlement of her affiiirs, between herself and Joseph,
which appears in the following warrant taken from the Essex Co. Ct.
Rec. ''Joseph Hutchinson to appear at Court at Ipswich to answer
to Complaint of Sarah Roots alias Hutchinson and Nathaniel Putnam
for with holding a debt of due for charge & Expense In suport &
maintenance of said Sarah dureing the time of their Administration
on the estate of Richard Hutchinson deceased. Mar. 12, 1083-4."
The following is her deposition. "Mar. 1684. Whereas I have
signed to a wrighting which was made bj' my son in law Joseph
Hutchinson which I understood was onlj-^ a discharge for the goods
that I carried away from my husband hutchinson, his house, which
said wrighting to my best remembrance I never heard red, but was
then Ready to confide in my son in lawes honesty for he told me I
must give him a discharge for what I then carried away which I
thought was reason and therefore signed to the said righting as a re-
ceit for which I then received and no other waies. Sworne 22th of
March 1683-4. Before Barth'w Gedney, Asst."
The testimony of Joseph Holten and others, show that the conver-
sation between Jos. Hutchinson and his mother-in-law, was conducted
on the most friendly terms, and the separation ^vas perfectly amicable.
The following bill of costs produced against Nath'l Putnam is a curi-
osity in its style.
"Joseph Tlutchinson's Bill of Cost against Nathaniel putiiam.
3 somensis taking out and sarving . . . , ' .
3 witnesis one day
my going to get them sworn
One day for getting a copy of my fathers Will and the record
three dais atandons
This bill of cost allowed by Court." . . . 110
In 1658 he was chosen constable and tax gatherer, and his name ap-
pears on the jury list for 1679 ; he was frequently' chosen administrator
and overseer, and often was witness to wills, deeds and inventories.
There is no will or administration of his estate on record, he having
during his life time, distributed his large property among his children.
To his sou Robert he gave his mansion house, barn, stock of cattle,
and all his movable estate not given to his other children by deed of
gift, viz. : — A lot of 25 acres where his house stands, 4^ acres where
the old meeting house stood, 12 acres on Thorndike hill, and a lot on
Ipswich river, bearing date June 3, 1708. To son Joseph, 50 acres
where he now dwells, 4 acres on W. side of Ipswich river, and his
rights in Cromwell's and Price's meadows, being 7 acres, and a right
in a piece of meadow on Ipswich river, dated July 1, 1703; to his son
John, 50 acres in 1694; to son Samuel, in 1707, 30 acres; to his son
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Ambrose, 20 acres, dated June 3, 1708 ; and in 1707, to son Richard,
30 acres near Beaver dam ; and to his son Benjamin, 30 acres. There
is no other evidence respecting the date of his decease, but that re-
corded in Reg. of Deeds, of a deposition made June 26, 1716, by John
Houlton, who takes oath at an Inferior Ct. of Pleas, that he saw
Joseph Hutchinson, Sen'r., late of Salem, dec'd, sign a deed convey-
ing 2 acres of land to Thomas Haines ; and as he was living Jan. 30,
1715-16, he certainly died between these two dates, aged about 83
years.
He md. 1st, probably a daughter of John Gedney. In the admin-
istration of the estate of Joseph's daughter, Bethiah, mention is
made of a legacy of £13, lis, 7d, given her by her grandfather Ged-
ney. The latter had a son Bartholomew, who had a dau. Bethiah;
and as these names frequently occur in different families afterwards,
the supposition is quite plausible. Md. 2d, Feb. 28, 1677-8, Lydia,
dau. of Anthony and Elizabeth Buxton. She was wid. of Joseph
Small, her second husband, md. Dec. 26, 1672; and at his dec. was
appointed adm'x. May, 1676 ; Joseph Hutchinson and Jona. Walcott,
appraisers. She was bapt. Apr. 27, 1689, and was living in June, 1708.
Five ch : —
10. Abigail, and 11. Bethiah, bapt. Sept. 26, 1666, latter d. Nov.,
1690. 12. JOSEPHS 13. JOHN^. 14. BENJAMINS Six ch. by
Lydia.
15. Abigail, b. Jan. 14, 1678-9; md. Joseph Allen, bapt. 1st ch.,
Oct. 1672; Will app. May 13, 1740. Ten ch: — Abigail, b. June 1,
1696; Joseph, b. Feb. 11, 1697-8; Benjamin, b. Apr. 26, 1699; John,
bapt. June 1, 1701; John, bapt. Sept. 19, 1703; Abigail, bapt. Aug.
12, 1705 ; Zebulon, bapt. Sept. 15, 1706. Robert. Bethiah. Eliza-
beth, bapt. Oct. 3, 1714.
16. RICHARDS 17. Samuel, b. Oct. 9, 1682, living 1710. 18.
AMBROSES 19. Lydia, b. Sept. 13, 1685; md. George, son of Sam-
uel and Mary Nourse, b. July 29, 1682, d. 1759. Lived in Lynn; yeo-
man. Four ch :— Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. 24, 1710. Mary, bapt. Aug.
2, 1713. George, bapt. Oct. 16, 1715, d. 1799. Abigail. 20. Robert.^
(9) JOHN^, son of RICHARD (1), b. Salem Vill., May, 1643, d. Aug.
2, 1676. Estate valued at £273, 5s, 6d. He settled on a portion of
his father's farm, and at his decease he was in possession of about 650
acres of land. He and his brother Joseph, prior to Mch., 1672, had
erected a saw mill on Beaver Dam. A road being laid out from their
father's house to said Dam, a complaint was preferred against them
for obstructing the way, but there is no further record to show how
the affair terminated. He md. July, 1672, Sarah, dau. of John and
Rebecca Putnam, b. Sept. 4, 1654. One ch: —
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21. Sarah, who rad. Dea. Joseph Whipple, b. Nov. 1, 1666, d. Sept.
19, 1740. Seven ch: — Sarah, b. Feb. 26, 1691-2. Lydia, b. Feb. 2,
1693-4. John, b. Oct. 23, 1695. Mary, bapt. Oct. 22, 1699. Mary
and Joseph, b. Feb. 2, 1701-2; Matthew, b. Aug. 25, 1704.
THIRD GENERATION.
(12) JOSEPH, son of JOSEPH^ (6), bapt. 1st ch., Salem, Sept. 26,
1666; Will rec'd to Probate, June 3, 1751. He was rec'd as a mem. of
the ch. at Salem Vill., Feb. 4. 1700, and afterwards chosen, Oct. 31,
1732, a delegate to the church in Wenham, to assist in the ordination
of Kev. John Warren. He settled on a portion of the old homestead
farm, owned by his father, consisting of fifty acres of upland, which
he afterwards rec'd by deed of gift, bearing date July 1, 1703. Inv. of
his est. taken July 20, 1751, £393, 6s. He md. 1st., Elizabeth ,
b. 1664, "d. Dec. 21, 1700, aged 36 years;" md. 2d, Jan. 30, 1700-1,
Rebecca Knight, of Topsfield. Nine ch. by Elizabeth.
22. JOSEPHS 33. Ruth, b. Feb. 26, 1690-1, living in 1766; md.
Feb. 19, 1712-13, Josiah, son of John and Hannah Putnam, b. Oct. 29,
1686; Will proved Sept. 2, 1766. Both rec'd into ch. Dec. 10, 1727.
Yeoman. Seven ch: — Asa, b. July 31, 1714, d. 1775. Enos, b.
Oct. 6, 1716; Will prob. Oct. 2, 1780. Josiah, b. Mar. 3, 1718-19,
living 1766. Peter, bapt. Apr. 5, 1724, d. 1773. Elizabeth, bapt.
July 4, 1725, living 1766. Elisha, bapt. Mch. 24, 1727-8, d. Feb. 16,
1817. Ruth, bapt. June 4, 1732, living 1766.
24. BETHIAH^ b. Dec. 24, 1693, d. Dec. 9, 1726; md. June 9, 1715,
Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Sarah Putnam, b. Jan. 8, 1692; Will
prob. Oct. 15, 1744. Yeoman. Two ch: — Benjamin b. Oct. 12, 1718;
Eunice, b. May 21, 1722. 25. Ebenezer''. 26. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 22,
1695, d. Feb. 18, 1702. 27. A son, b. Feb. 22, 1695. 28. Elisha, b.
Mch. 14, 1697, d. Mch. 1, 1702. 29. Jasper, b. Jan. 31, 1698, d. Feb.
16, 1701. 30. ELISHA*. One ch. by Rebecca.
31. Elizabeth, bapt. Apr. 19, 1702; Will signed Oct. 14, 1778, ap-
proved Jan. 1, 1779; md. May 5, 1724, Benjamin, son of John and
Elizabeth (Holton) Buxton, of Salem Vill., b. Mch. 11, 1694-5; Will
approved Dec. 3. 1770. Yeoman. No issue.
(13) JOHN^ son of JOSEPH'-^ (6), bapt. 1st ch., Salem, Sept. 26,
1666; estate appraised Apr. 1, 1746, son William, adm. Inv. £61, 12s,
9d. He was a farmer and lived on the homestead. He owned a large
and valuable farm in Sutton, containing 179 acres, which he sold, Dec.
26, 1723, to Isaac Richards, of Salem, for £150; also another farm of
129 acres, which he sold two days after to Cornelius Putnam, of Sa-
lem, for £150. He was rec'd into ch. Sept. 19, 1703. Constable and
tax gatherer for the year 1706 ; md. 1st, May 7, 1694, Mary Gould ; md.
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2d, Mch. 4, 1710, Hannah, dau. of Neheraiah and Ann (Dixey) Howard,
b. Aug. 1, 1661. Five ch. by Mary.
32. A son, b. Sept. 2, 1695, d. Dec. 1, 1695. 33. Mary, b. Oct. 2,
1696; adm. granted Dec. 5, 1780, to Eli Curtis; md. Dec. 19, 1721,
Daniel Wilkins, jr. ; Will proved Jan. 4, 1742-3 ; rem'd to Middleton
about 1729. Yeoman. Eight ch : — Mary, Abigail and Elizabeth,
bapt. July 18, 1725. Eachel, bapt. June 4, 1727. Sarah, bapt. Apr.
6, 1729. Mercy, b. Feb. 26, 1731. Priscilla and Daniel mentioned
in the Will. 34. JOHN^. 36. Abigail, b. Mch. 17, 1702; md. Mch. 5,
1727-28, Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Sarah Putnam, b. Jan 8, 1692 ;
Will proved Oct. 15, 1744. He also md. Bethiah, dau. of Joseph
Hutchinson, jr. (see No. 23). Yeoman. One ch:— Abigail, bapt.
Jan. 4, 1729-30. 36. Ebenezer^. Two ch. by Hannah: —
37. Eunice, b. Apr. 9, 1712 ; md. 1731, Holyoke Putnam, of Middle-
ton. 38. WILLIAMS
(14) BENJAMIN^, son of JOSEPH^ (6), b. , d. 1733, intestate ;
no adm. on his estate. Feb. 7, 1733, he sold Sam'l Houlton ten and
one-half acres of land for £168, and Oct. 5, same year, his son-in-law,
Jona. Buxton, and Jane, his wife, sold to Benj. Hutchinson, jr., all
their right and title in the estate of Benj. Hutchinson, late of Salem,
dec'd, which certainly fixes nearly the date of his death. He was a
farmer, and lived on that part of the homestead he rec'd from his
father by deed of gift, containing 30 acres, bearing date Oct. 2, 1691.
He afterwards acquired a considerable real estate by purchase, con-
tiguous to the homestead, and owned a tract of 10 acres on the W.
side of Ipswich river, which was given by his father to his bro.
Robert, June 3, 1708, of whom he bought it Aug. 6, 1713, and sold it
the next year to Walter Smith, for £20. Before his decease he had
settled a snug little estate upon each of his remaining children, dis-
posing of most of the remainder by deed of sale. While an infant he
was adopted into the family of Dea. Nathaniel Ingersoll, his only
child, a daughter, having died at an early age. A deed to this effect
is recorded in the Probate Rec, which reads as follows : —
"Benjamin Hutchinson, being an infant, when he was given to us
by his parents, we have brought him up as our own child; and he the
said Benjamin, living with us as an obedient son until he came of one
and twenty years of age, he then marrying from us, I, the said
Nathaniel Ingersoll, and Hannah my wife, on these considerations do,
upon the marriage of our adopted son, Benjamin Hutchinson, give
and bequeath to him * * * this deed of gift of ten acres of up-
land, and also three acres of meadow * * *» dated Oct. 2, 1691.
Dea. Ingersoll died in 1719, leaving a Will, wherein, "for the consid-
eration of the great help he had been while living with him, and after
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he had left," he bequeaths all the remaining part of his whole estate,
both real and personal, except a lot of two acres (describing the
same), after making provision for the rest of his family.
But little more is known of his personal history, and that through
the medium of the witchcraft papers, deposited in the office of the
Essex Co. Ct., being at the time quite a youth, about 21 or 22 years of
age, with a young wife, both of whom acted their part in this most
singular drama, with an apparent air of sincerity, astonishing to all
who may read or hear of these performances, the result of which was
almost certain conviction of the innocent defendants, and an igno-
minious death.
He md. 1st, Nov. 14, IG — , Jane, dau. of Walter and Margaret
Phillips, d. 7, 1711. He was rec'd into ch. May 7, 1G99, and his
wife. May 28, following; md. 2d, Jan. 2G, 1714-15, Abigail Foster.
Eleven ch. by Jane.
39. A son, d. in infancy. 4*0. Benjamin, b. Aug. 31, 1690, d. Sept.
18, 1690. 41. Hannah, b. May 7, 1692; md. Mch. 6, 1717-18, William,
son of William and Elizabeth Henlield, bapt. May 1, 1G90. One ch: —
William, bapt. Oct. 30, 1720.
42. BENJAMINS 43. Bethiah, b. Jan. 5, 1695-6. 44. NATHAN-
IEL*. 45. Sakah, b. Dec. 26, 1701 ; md. Nov. 17, 1725, Cornelius, son
of Benj. and Sarah Putnam, b. Sept. 3, 1702. Yeoman. No issue.
46. Bartholomew, b. Apr. 27, 1703. 47. Jane, b. Aug. 1, 1705; md.
Sept. 8, 1726, Jonathan, son of John and Elizabeth. Buxton, b. July 25,
1706; adm. granted his widow, Sept. 23, 1745. He was brother of
Benjamin who md. Elizabeth (31), dau. of Joseph Hutchinson, jr.
Two ch: — Jonathan, bapt. July 20, 1729; Benjamin, bapt. June 13,
1735.
48. Israel, bapt. Oct. 5, 1708, d. young. 49. John, d. before 1733.
One ch. by Abigail.
50. JONATHANS
(16) RICHARD^ son of JOSEPH^ (6), b. at Salem Vill., May 10,
1681. He ceased to be taxed in 1738, after which date it is supposed
he removed to the State of Maine, where some portion of his family
lived and died. Dec. 8, 1707, his father deeded him a farm of 30 acres,
joining the homestead, and the "New Dam, so called." From 1707 to
1737, he had accumulated a large estate, portions of which were
situated in the town of Middleton, and in the vicinity of the old
meeting house. But just previous to the latter date he succeeded in
disposing of most of it, preparatory to his supposed removal. He
md. Feb. 16, 1713-14, Rachel Bance. Six ch : —
51. STEPHEN*. 52. Lydia, bapt. Sept. 2, 1716. 53. Rachel, bapt.
Sept. 29, 1723. 54. Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. 29, 1723. 55. Daniel,
bapt. Aug. 17, 1729. 56. Joseph.
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(18) AMBEOSE^, son of JOSEPH' (6), b. at Salem Vill., June 4,
1684. Adnl. granted Sept. 26, 1757, to widow, and son George. He
was a farmer, and lived and died upon that part of the homestead
given him by his father, June 3, 1708, consisting of 30 acres, ad.ioining
land owned by his brother Robert, and the highway. The inventory
of his estate was £103, 9s, 2d. He md. June 24, 1709, Ruth, dau. of
John and Elizabeth Leach, b. Mch. 31, 1692. Six ch : —
57. AMOS^ 58. James. 59. SAMUELS 60. John, bapt. July 5,
1719, d. Lyndeboro about 1789. 61. James, d. 1752. 62. GEORGE*.
(19) ROBERT^, son of JOSEPH' (6), b. at Salem Vill., Nov. 13,
1687; adm. granted Apr. 24, 1733, to son-in-law, Wm. Shillaber.
Farmer. His homestead was situated near the old meeting house. At
the age of 21 he received from his father a farm of 30 acres, on the
N. side of Ipswich river, the whole of which he sold in Aug., 1713, to
his brothers, Joseph and Benjamin. In 1729, he sold to Peter Hobart,
of Braintree, for £1000, two tracts of land situated on Beaver Dam
brook, and on or near Thorndike hill. He was, it appears by the
inventory of his estate, owner of one-quarter part of a grist mill and
a scythe factory, and one sixth of "another mill." Inventory of his
estate, £879, 19s, Id. He md. 1st, Dec. 27, 1711, Elizabeth, dau. of
Jonathan and Lydia Putnam, b. Feb. 2, 1686-7 ; md. 2d, June 6, 1717,
Sarah Putnam. After the dec. of her husband, she had sett off as part
of her dower, "one quarter part of the water mills on N. River, in
partnership with Josh. Hicks, of Salem." Two ch. by Elizabeth.
63. Sarah, bapt. Sept. 12, 1712, d. Dec, 1800; md. William Shilla-
ber, d. 1748. Eight ch: — Elizabeth, bapt. 1st ch., middle precinct,
Aug. 15, 1731 ; William, bapt. Sept. 22, 1734, d. Nov. 28, 1804 ; Robert,
bapt. May 16, 1736, d. June 20, 1808; Samuel, bapt. May 21, 1738, d.
1787; Sarah, bapt. Dec. 30, 1739; Elizabeth, bapt. Jan 3, 1741; Han-
nah, bapt. May 1, 1743 ; Benjamin, bapt. June 24, 1744.
64. Robert, bapt. May 16, 1716, d. before 1733.
FOUETH GENERATION.
(22) JOSEPHS son of JOSEPH^ (12), b. at Salem Till., Jan. 27,
1689 ; Will proved June 5, 1781. He was a farmer, and lived several
years on the homestead after his marriage. In 1723-4, his father gave
him "a tract of upland and meadow with a dwelling house on it,"
lying on the W. side of Ipswich river, which afterwards, in 1728, was
included within the bounds of Middleton when that town was incor-
porated. In Apr., 1729, he bought of James and David Prince, for
£140, two pieces of meadow, "formerly in Salem, now Middleton,"
situated on the W. side of Ipswich river, one parcel lying on the
river and the other on the brook* He removed to Middleton, and was
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chosen Selectman for 1741 and 1742, and was also Constable for the
latter 3'ear. In 1743 he bought of Richard Goldsmith and Hannah, his
wife, for £55, seventy-four acres of upland in "Souhegan West," now
Amherst, N. H., in "Township No. 3, Lot. 38, 2d Division." He also
owned a tract of land in Andover, which he purchased June 19, 1750,
of Benj. and Archelaus Fuller. He md. 1st, Oct. 10, 1710, Betliiah
Gould; md. 2d, Jan. 19, 1719-20, Abigail, wid. of David Goodale, who
d. , 1717; he was son of Zechariah and Elizabeth Goodale.
Eight ch. by Abigail.
65. JOSEPHS Ruth, bapt. Apr. 29, 1722, d. Aug. 31, 1820, living to
the great age of 104 years; md. Dec. 15, 1741, Stephen, son of Fran-
cis and Jerusha Elliot, of Middleton, b. June 29. 1717. Throe ch : —
Stephen, b. July 9, 1742. d. Feb. 12, 1826; Andrew, b. Apr. 13, 1744, d.
, 1793 (see No. 137) ; Asa, b. Sept. 23, 1745, d. Mch. 23, 1823.
67. ABNER. 68. JOSIAH. 69. Sarah, bapt. Mch. 31, 1728.
70. Elizabeth, b. 1730, d. Apr. 27, 1822, aged 92 years; nul. Apr.
7, 1752, Stephen Nichols, of Middleton, b. Feb. 10, 1716; adm. granted
his wife Elizabeth, June 4, 1776. Yeoman. Ten ch : — Steplien, b.
Dec. 1, 1755; Joseph, bapt. Nov, 16, 1760, d. Mch. 4, 1833; Benjamin
and Ruth, bapt. Nov. 16, 1760; Asa, bapt. Nov. 4, 17(54; Elislia. bapt.
Dec. 17, 1769, d. Mch. 3, 1842; Sarah, bapt. Mch. 1, 1772; Hannah,
Betsy and Andrew.
71. John, bapt. Jan. 6, 1734, d. young. 72. John.
(25) EBENEZER^ son of JOSEPH^ (12), b. at Salem VilL, Feb. 20,
1694; Will signed May 24, 1769, rec'd to Probate, Jan. 2, 1776, son
Robert, ex'r. He was a man of considerable affluence, his estate being
valued after his decease, at £1610, 8s, 7d. He inherited most of his
father's homestead, lands and buildings, and his "jiersonal estate
without door." He possessed a valuable farm, "lying within the
Province of Hampshire," probably in Amherst, which, in liis Will he
bequeathed to his son Solomon, who had previously removed there.
He was chosen Constable and Assessor for the year 1725. He nul. 1st,
Aug. 13, 1718, Hannah, dau. of Joseph and Bethiah (Haye) Gould, b.
Feb. 20, 1698-9; md. 2d, Apr. 5, 1727, Hannah Sliaw (formerly Soiith-
wick), wid. of Ebenezer Shaw, whom she md. Mch. 17, 1719-20. She
was dau. of John and Hannah (Follet) Southwick, b. 1698. Three ch.
by Hannah, 1st : —
73. SOLOMON^ 74. Ebenezeu, bapt. Mch. 29, 1730, d. young. 75.
Hannah, bapt. Mch. 29, 1730, d. Sept. 23, 1804; md. July 7, 1737,
Amos (57), son of Ambrose and Ruth Hutchinson. Four ch. by Han-
nah, 2d: —
76. Bethiah, bapt. Mch. 29, 1730; md. Nov. 26, 1751, Joseph, son of
Eleazer Brown, bapt. Oct. 9, 1726. Will proved Oct. G, 1801; wife
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Bethiah and son Ebenezei\ exec'rs. Both rec'd to ch. July 27, 1755.
Yeoman. Seven cli : — Betsy, b. Dec. 9, 1753; Asa, b. July 6, 1756;
Ebenezer, b. May 3, 1759 ; Hannah, b. Mch. 29, 1762; Sarah, b. July 8,
1765 ; Bethiah, bapt. July 24, 1768 ; Hitta, bapt. Aug. 25, 1771.
77. ROBEET. 78. JOSEPHS 79. JEREMY^
(30) ELISHA^ son of JOSEPH^ (12), d. before 1730. He was a
farmer and lived on a farm adjoining his father's homestead. He and
his wife were both rec'd into ch. Oct. 8, 1727; md. Jan. 12, 1726-7,
Ginger Porter, dau. of Israel and Sarah (Putnam), bapt. Aug. 17,
1707. She survived her husband, and md. 2d, Sept. 20, 1730, Daniel
Andrew, son of Daniel and Hannah (Peabody), b. Sept. 28, 1704, by
whom she had Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1731; Daniel, b. July 13, 1734; John,
b. Feb. 28, 1736; Nathan, b. Sept. 30, 1739. One child : —
80. ISRAELI
(34) JOHN^ son of JOHN^ (13), b. at Salem Vill., Mch. 3U 1699, d.
intestate, and was living as late as Aug. 1726; adm. was granted to
his wid. Abigail, Oct. 28, 1726 ; inventory of his estate, £757, 19s, 9d.
He was a farmer and lived on the estate given him by his father, in
the vicinity of his homestead. Rec'd to ch. July 10, 1720; md. Nov.
17, 1720, Abigail, dau. of John and Abigail Giles, b. Jan. 3, 1699.
Three ch : —
81. Abigail, bapt. July 1, 1722. 82. Mehitable, bapt. Apr. 19, 1724.
83. Hannah, bapt. Sept. 25, 1726.
(36) EBENEZERS son of JOHN^ (13), b. at Salem Vill., June 3,
1705; no Will or adm. of est. Yeoman, and lived on his father's
farm; md. Dec. 13, 1726, Mary Bound. Two ch: —
84. William. 85. Ebenezer.
(38) WILLIAMS son of JOHN^ (13), b. at Salem Vill., Jan. 16,
1713-14, d. intestate, about 1757; guardianship of his ch., Ebenezer,
William and Hannah, above 14 years of age, granted Apr. 14, 1757, to
Noah Creesy, of Beverly. He probably lived upon the farm given
him by his father, Mch. 1, 1736-7, which consisted of one-half of his
land and meadow, including one-third of the orcharding at the W.
end of his barn. He also owned rights in the common land at
Beverly, which he sold Apr. 17, 1739, to '-Randall Preson, taylor, of
Beverly." He md. Nov. , 1733, Joanna, dau. of Joseph and Eliza-
beth Trask, bapt. 1st ch., Beverly, Oct. 4, 1713. Four ch : —
86. JOHN. 87. Hannah. 88. Ebenezer. 89. WILLIAM.
(42) BENJAMINS son of BENJAMIN^ (14), b. at Salem Vill., Jan.
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27, 1693-4. His Will was proved May 10, 1780, being about 86 years
of age at his decease. He is one of the tirst of the numerous de-
scendants of the patriarch Richard, who is known, as far as we have
definite knowledge, to have left the land of his fathers for a home in
a strange and untried country, all of whom for more than one hun-
dred years, had lived, thrived and died upon the original homestead;
and strange to relate, not a stone has yet been discovered to mark the
resting place of any who had fallen asleep, in that most interesting
locality. The first ancient stones that the compiler has yet found,
were erected to the memory of a portion of Benjamin's family, in the
burial ground at Bedford, Mass., adjoining the church there.
He ceased to be taxed in Salem in 1734, and it is quite probable he
removed to Bedford some time during that year. He and his wife
were members of the church, and Nov. 27, 1737, they received letters
of dismission to the ch. in Bedford. Benjamin had large possessions
at Salem Vill., and after the decease of his father, he bought of all
his heirs their rights in the estate left them by inheritance;, except
that of his brother Jonathan, who was then under age. All of this
property he shortly after disposed of prior to his removal, selling his
homestead to Joshua Goodale, for £300, Dec. 20, 17:53, reserving,
however, one-half of his part in the cider mill. In addition to his
agricultural pursuits, he appears, from the Registry of Deeds, to have
followed the employment of a cooper. He md. Feb. 7, 1715-1(), Sarah,
dau. of John and Mary (Nurse) Tarbell, b. Oct. 2, 1(5%. Seven ch : —
1)0. NATHANS 91. Jane, bapt. Mch. 20, 1720; md. Feb. IS, 1745-(;,
Jona. Grimes, of Bedford. One ch : — Elizal)etli, b. Bedford, Sept. 7,
1747. 92. BEXJAMIN\ 03. SauaiiS ])apt. Feb. 21, 1724-5 ; md. Jan.
3, 1748-9, Israel, son of Israel and Sarah rutnani, b. Bedford, Mch.
20, 1722-3. Five ch: — John, b. Apr. 23, 17:)0; Elizabeth, b. Sept. 17,
1751; Sarah, b. July 28, 1753; Israel, b. Apr. 27, 1755; Daniel, b. Oct.
4, 1759.
94. Elizabeth, b. 1728, d. Mch. 12, 1750, aged 22 years. 95. Bar-
tholomew, b. July 5, 1734, d. Sept. 20, 1749. 96. Mary, b. July 5.
1734, d. Sept. 14, 1749. 97. Johx, b. 1737, d. Sept. 1, 1749, aged 12
years.
(44) NATHANIEL^ son of BENJAMIN-^ (14), b. at Salem Vill.
May 3, 1698. His Will was signed May 5, 1756, and proved Oct. 24
1757.
He and his first wife united with the church at Salem Vill., Mch. 15
1723-4. He lived on a small farm given him l)y his father, till 1733
when he removed with his family to Sutton, Worcester Co., and
shortly after sold all his lands and right of inheritance, to his ))ro
Benjamin. He md. 1st, Mary; md. 2d, Joanna, dau. of Lot and Eliza
18
bcth Conant, bapt. 1st ch^, Beverly, Nov. 27, 1709, d. at Sutton, 1802,
a:,'ed 93 years. She was great-grand-dau. of Roger Conant, who was
b. at Budleigh, in Devonshire, Eng., about 1592, came to America
about 1623, and settled first at Cape Ann, and soon after removed to
Salem, where, it is said, he built the first house. He removed to
Beverly some years before his decease, which occurred Nov. 19, 1679,
aged 84 years. Lot Conant's Will was proved June 10, 1745; after
making provision for the rest of his children, he gives his dau. Joanna
Hutchinson, £20. He had rem'd some time previous to Ipswich, where
he died. Three ch. by Mary.
98. Maky, bapt. Mch. 15, 1723-4; md. Jona. Fitts. 99. Susanna,
bapt. Nov. 28, 1725; md. Daniel Day. Four ch: — Moses, Daniel,
Aaron, and Mirriam. 100. Bethiah, bapt. July 14, 1730; md. Eben'r
Fitts ; lived in Dudley, Mass., where he d. 1790. Seven ch : — Mehita-
ble, Caleb, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Mary and Mercy, Seven ch. by
Joanna.
101. BARTHOLOMEWS 102. Elizabeth, b. at Sutton, Nov. 1,
1736. 103. Nathaniel, d. 1755, in the French war, at Skeensboro,
now Whitehall. 104. LOTS 105. BENJAMINS 106. JONATHANS
107. Sakah, b. Aug., 1752, d. June 8, 1834; md. late in life to Samuel
Rich, of Sutton ; no issue.
(50) JONATHAN\ son of BENJAMIN^ (14), b. at Salem Vill., July
18, 1716; adm. granted to Abijah Ingalls, of Andover, Oct. 24, 1768.
Removed to Andover in 1760, having sold his estate in Salem Vill.,
for £912, to Timothy Fuller, of Middleton, and the same year bought
of Walter Smith, of Andover, for £240, a tract of land in said town,
with dwelling house and barn, near "Mill Stone Rock," on the Salem
road. He and his wife were members of the ch. at Salem Village,
and "received letters of dismission, Jan. 31, 1762, to 1st ch. in An-
dover, whither they had removed some years previous." He md. Jan.
30, 1734-5, Elizabeth, dau. of John and Abigail (Leach) Ganson, bapt.
Feb. 5, 1709-10. Four ch : —
108. Benjamin, bapt. Aug. 13, 1738. 109. Jonathan, bapt. Oct. 26,
1740; killed at the battle of Lake George, Sept. 2, 1758. 110. ELI-
JAHS 111. Sakah, b, at Andover, June 28, 1753, buried Dec. 9, 1778.
(51) STEPHEN^, son of RICHARD^ (16), bapt. Aug. 14, 1715. Re-
moved, 1737, to Penobscot Co., Me., where he lived till the breaking
out of the Indian war, in 1780, when he went to Windham, where he
d. about 1788. Yeoman. He md. 1st, Feb. 22, 1737-8, Abigail Has-
kins, d. 1777; md. 2d, Hannah; md. 3d, Ann, wid. of Joseph Legro,
of Marblehead, Mass., b. about 17^8, d, at Hebron, Me., Aug., 1805.
^^ight c^i. by Abigail.
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112. STEPIIEN^ 113. Daniel, d. at sea. 114. RICHARDS 115.
Lydia, d. at Gray, Me., about 1788. IIG. Abigail. 117. Samuel.
118. JOSEPHS
(57) AMOSS son of AMBROSE^ (18), bapt. June 10, 1710. He
was a mariner, and it is probable he died at sea; md. July 7, 1737,
Hannah (74), dau. of Ebeuezer and Hannah Hutchinson, bapt. Mch.
20, 1730, d. Sept. 23, 1804. Three ch : —
111). Amos, d. young, a cripple. 120. Seviaii; rad. Dec. 4, 1770,
William, son of Ebenczer and Phebc Berry, b. Middleton, Sept. \),
1749, d. 1786. Yeoman. Three ch: — Hannah, b. 1721% d. Au^'. 4,
1800; Amos, d. in 2s. Carolina; Israel, bapt. June 30, 177(;. li'l. Kuni,
b. at Danvers, May 23, 1752, d. Apr. 7, 1838; md. Sept. 10, 17"J5, Ben-
jamin, son of Benjamin and Hannah Russell, b. Mch. 21, 1757, d. Apr.
2G, 1838 ; no issue.
(50) SAMUEL% sou of AMBROSE' (18), bapt. Apr. 24, 1714. In
early life a mariner; removed to Woodstock, Mass., where lie engaged
in the manufactory of scythes; md. Nov. 13, 1735, Elizabeth, dau. of
David and Martha Judd. Two ch : —
122. Amos. 123. Samuel.
(G2) GEORGES son of AMBROSE^ (18), b. at Salem Vill., Nov. 1,
1730. He was a farmer, and shortly after his marriage removed, about
17G4, to Lyndeboro, N. H. He md. 1st, June 8, 174«, Elizabeth Bick-
ford, of Middleton; md. 2d, Susan Bevins. Twelve ch : —
124. William. 125. Samuel. 12G. Geokge. 127. Mauy. 128.
Susannah. 121). Betsey. 130. Effie, b. at Wilton, N. H., Apr. 2,
17G5, d. 1828; md. 1804, Nathan Tuttle, of Wilton, b. Apr. 0, 17G0, d.
Aug. 5, 1852. Cooper. One ch : — George 11., b. at Wilton, Jan. 22,
1805 (md. Mary Hutchinson, No. 252).
131. Eda. 132. JAMES. 133. AMBROSE. Ruth, b. Nov., 1774.
135. Clakk.
FIFTH generation.
(G5) JOSEPHS son of JOSEPH' (22), bapt. 1st ch., Salem Vill.,
Apr. 21), 1722. In his Will, signed Dec. 20, 171)4, and proved May 1,
171)7, he Very liberally provides for his wife's future maintenance, and
gives to his son Elisha, 74 acres of land in Amherst, N. H., joining
that which he already owned. He appoints his son Joseph executor.
The inventory of his estate, appraised July 13, 1707, consisted of the
homestead lands, 110 acres ; 5 acres of woodland in Andover ; 74 acres
in Amherst ; a pew in the Middleton meeting house ; stock of cattle ;
20
liusbaudry tools ; furniture, &c., amounting to $3,614 40. He settled
on a farm in Middleton, ftear the boundary line,, and at his father's
dec, rec'd by Will the westerly half of his estate, meadows and up-
lands, and one-half of his stock of creatures. He md. 1st., 1746, Han-
nah, dau. of David and Rebecca Richardson, of Middleton, b. Oct 28,
1724; md. 2d, July 19, 1764, Keziah, dau. of James and.Keziah Marble.
Five ch. by Hannah : —
136. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4, 1747; md. Ebenezer, Goodale. Will
proved Apr. 5, 1791. Yeoman. 137. Hannah, b. Feb. 5, 1749, d. be-
fore 1794; md. Dec. 26, 1765, Andrew, son of Stephen and Ruth
Elliot (No. 66), b. at Middleton, Apr. 13, 1744, d. 1793. House-
wright. Ten ch:— Ruth, b. June 29, 1766; Andrew, b. Mch. 23, 1768,
d. Sept. 24, 1769; Hannah, b. Sept. 10, 1770; Ruth, b. Nov. 21, 1773;
Elias, b. Dec. 17, 1775 ; Andrew, b. Nov. 27, 1777, d. Jan., 1824; Mary,
b. Jan. 24, 1780; Elias, b. 1785; Hannah, b. July 5, 1788; Betsey, b.
June 7, 1791, d. about 1810.
138. ELISHA^. 139. Mary, b. Apr. 10, 1754, d. before 1797; md.
Samuel, son of George and Abigail (Upton) Small, b. May 2, 1753;
certificate of marriage given July 1, 1776. 140.. JOSEPHS
(67) ABNER% son of JOSEPH" (22), bapt. Sept. 6, 1724. Some
time prior to his marriage he removed to N. H., and settled in that
part of Amherst afterwards called Milford, where he d. Sept. 2, 1796.
Yeoman. He md. Elizabeth, dau. of Elisha and Elizabeth Phelps, b.
at Amherst, ,d. Oct.,, 1,801, in her 72d.year. Two ch: —
141. Jonathan, b. Mch. 5, 17,61, d. Jan. 27, 1788. 142. Elizabeth^,
b. July 25, 1765, d. Feb. 4, 1846; md. 1791, Isaac Bartlett, son of Isaac
and Mary (Appleton), b. at Newton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1761, d. Sept. 30,
1806. Yeoman. Five ch :— Abner H., b. Oct. 28, 1792, d. July, 1852 ;
Betsey, b. Oct. 26, 1796 ; md. Abel Hutchinson (374) ; Jonathan, b.
June 9, 1799; Lydia, b. Sept. 2, 1804, d. Dec. 1845; Sally, b. Mch. 8,
1807, d. Mch. 30, 1807.
(68) JOSIAH^ son of JOSEPH" (22), bapt. July 10, 1726. Lived in
Middleton, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. Adm. granted
John Hutchinson, Apr. 2, 1782 ; inventory of est., £39, 14s., 6d. Two
of his ch., Joseph and Philip, were placed under guardianship, Dec. 6,
1781; md. Dec. 8, 1748, Sarah Dean, of Middleton; adm. granted
John Hutchinson, May 6, 1782. Eleven ch : —
143. RuTH^ bapt. Sept. 16, 1750; md. Jonathan Russell, jr.;
rec'd to 1st ch., Danvers, May 7, 1775. Four ch : — Huldah and Lydia,
bapt. May 21, 1775; Aaron, bapt. Nov. 7, 1777; Jonathan, bapt. Oct. 8,
1780.
144. Sarah, bapt. Nov. 1, 1752. 145. Phebe, bapt. Oct. 27, 1754, d.
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1839; md. June 4, 1777, Jacob McTntire, of Reading; rem'd to Fitch-
burg, Mass. Three ch : — Josiah, Jessie and Phebe. HO. Sarah,
bapt. Oct. 12, 1755. 147. Irkne, bapt. Aug. 12, 1759, d. Sept. 1854;
md. Feb. 27, 1781, Daniel Mclntire, of N. Reading. Four ch: — Per-
ley, Joseph, James, Susan.
. 148. JOSIAH". 149. Mary, bapt. June 15, 1700, d. Apr. 17, 1851
md. John Mclntire, b. 1759, d. Aug. 25, 1835. Nine ch : — Amos, b
Feb. 5, 1792, d, Jan. 18, 1835; John, b. Mch. 13, 1793; Jeremiah, b
Oct. 30, 1794, d. Dec. 4, 1831 ; George, b. Feb, 7, 1790; Elisha, b. Sopt
17, 1798, d. Dec. 5, 1798; Elisha, b. Dec. 3, 1801; Jacob, b. Aug. 20
1802; Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1800, d. July 29, 1809; David, b. Feb. 24, 1807
150. Hannah, bapt. Feb. 19, 1709, d. Nov., 1840. 151. Philip Dean
bapt. Aug. 4, 1771, d. . 152. An Infant (twin), b. 1771, d. July
10, 1771. 153. Betsy, bapt. June 20, 1774.
(72) JOHN% son of JOSEPH^ (22), b. at Middlcton, 1730, d. 1830.
He and his wife were rec'd to ch. in Middleton, May 2, 1773. Yeoman.
He md. Sept. 12, 1700, Lj'dia, dau. of Abraham and Ruth Goodell, b.
May 17, 1741, d. Mch. 30, 1810. Three ch : —
154. JOHN". 155. Lydia, b. Apr. 9, 1770, d. Oct. 20, 1828. 150.
JESSIE«.
(73) SOLOMON^ son of ERENEZER* (25), b. at Salem Vill., 1721.
He lived on his father's farm till about tlie year 1758, when he removed
to Amherst, N. H. He was there chosen, Mch. 8, 1702, Selectman and
Surveyor of Highways. At the same time he and Samuel Steward
were chosen "a committee to buy a burying clotli and enclose the
Grave yard." He removed thence to Fayette, Me., where he d. about
1815. He md. Oct. 22, 1740, Hannah, dau. of Amos Putnam, of Salem
Vill., b. 1720, d. at Amherst, N. H., 1802. Five ch : —
157. SOLOMON". 158. EBENEZER". 159. ASA". 100. Hittie, b.
at Amherst, N. H., 1700, d. at Hillsboro, 1799; md. Cram.
101. Hannah, b. 1778, d. Sept., 1821.
(77) ROBERT^ son of EBENEZER^ (25), bapt. Feb. 25, 1733, d.
Dec, 1785. He inherited his father's homestead, and owned land in
Andover and Middleton. Inv. of estate £457, 15s, 9d. Lived in Dan-
vers (formerly Salem Vill). He md. June 10, 1707, Eunice, dau. of
Amos Buxton. Nine ch : —
102. DANIEL". 103. Eda, b. Dec. 27, 1709, d. Nov. 19, 1841; md.
May, 1796, Asa Putnam, b. at Danvers, Sept. 23, 1705, d. Oct. 9, 1823.
Five ch: — Eunice, b. Sept. 17, 1790; Hezekiah, b. Mch. 3, 1799, d.
Mch. 20, 1802; Hezekiah, b. Apr. 19, 1802, d. at sea; Robert, b. June
20, 1805 ; md. Mary Hutchinson (324) ; Asa, b. May 20, 1808.
104. Joseph, b. Apr. 25, 1771, d. young. 165. Job, b. Oct. 7, 1772,
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d. Aug. 23, 1856. 166. ABIJAH^ 167. Betsky, b. June 24, 1778, d.
July 4, 1861. 168. Eunice, b. Feb. 10, 1780, d. Oct. 4, 1796. 169. Eben,
b. Mch. 16, 1784, d. July 1, 1844. 170. Robert, b. June 4, 1785, d.
Nov. 6, 1828.
(78) JOSEPH% son of EBENEZER* (25), bapt. May 18, 1735; adm.
granted Robert Hutchinson, June 6, 1769. Inv. of est., £125, 5s. lOd.
He was a farmer and shoemaker ; md. Jan. 29, 1767, Ruth Pritchard.
One ch : —
171. Hannah^, b. Dec, 1769, d. at Middleton, Aug. 28, 1813; md.
June 28, 1787, Samuel, son of Samuel and Martha White, b. Sept. 2,
1764, d. Sept. 5, 1818. Nine ch: — Hannah, b. Mch. 6, 1789; Ruth, b.
July 30, 1791, d. Mch. 10, 1812; Samuel, b. July 3, 1794; Olive and
Oliver, twins, b. Aug. 21, 1796; Joseph, b. July 11, 1799; Perley, b.
July 28, 1802, d. Feb. 23, 1839 ; md. Eliza Hutchinson (328) ; Lydia
and Charlotte.
(79) JEREMY^ son of EBENEZER'^ (25), b. at Salem Vill., June
29, 1738, d. Apr. 7, 1805. He was a farmer, and lived on that portion
of his father's homestead left him by inheritance, consisting of a
dwelling house, barn, and 14 acres on the great road, 22 acres of pas-
ture land, and one-half of the old orchard. He md. Apr. 11, 1760,
Sarah, dau. of Asa and Sarah Putnam, b. Oct. 22, 1739, d. Oct., 1781.
Eight ch : —
172. Sakah, b. Feb. 12, 1762, d. July 14, 1815; md. Oct. 13, 1788,
Jethro Russell, jr., b. Sept. 16, 1764; rem'd to Danville, Vt., where he
d. Apr. 11, 1833. Four ch:— Jeremy, b. at Danvers, Dec. 18, 1788;
Elijah, b. at Danville, Feb. 8, 1792, d. Sept. 25, 1867 ; md. Eliza, wid.
of Perley Hutchinson (337) ; Mahala, b. Mch. 30, 1795 ; Sarah H., b.
Sept. 15, 1797, d. Jan. , 1821. ^
173. EBENEZER^ 174. Bethiah, b. Mch. 8, 1766, d. July 2, 1801.
175. Mehitable, b. Jan. 10, 1768, d. Mch. 2, 1835. 176. JOSEPHS
177. Hannah, b. Mch. 23, 1772, d. Apr. 9, 1813.
178. Jeremy, b. Oct. 28, 1774, d. June 5, 1853; unm'd. Credit is
due him, for the first information we have respecting this branch of
the Hutchinson family. Impelled by curiosity, he drew up a " family
tree," in which he introduced without elaboration, the male descend-
ants of Richard, somewhat in the form of a pedigree. Some time
after his decease this chart was found among other papers of his
which, becoming known outside of the family, prompted the desire to
perpetuate this very brief and imperfect history, in a more elaborate
form. He was a man of much leisure, in consequence of bodily in-
firmities, and possessed in a good degree, a mathematical turn of
mind. Inventory of his est., $2221 84.
179. ASA^.
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(80) ISRAEL, son of ELISHA (30), bapt. 1st ch., Salem Vill., Nov.
12, 1727. He settled in that part of Danvcrs known as Danversport,
near the Grist Mills, a short distance above, on the opposite side of
the road. His homestead, consisting of nearly ;i acres of land, a house
and barn, he purchased of Samuel Clark for £2G0, the deed bearing
date Apr. 15, 17G2; and on the same day he sold his house on Porter's
plain, to the same individual. Prior to this, Mch. 9, 17G2, he bought
of James Kichardson. for 5s., one-eighth part of two Grist Mills, and
one Saw Mill on Crane River, and June 19. and Dec. 20, same year, he
bought of two other share owners, for £36(1, 13s., 4d., a quarter more
from each. There were three of these mills beside the Saw Mills, which
stood on or near the same site of the present Grist Mill, near the Iron
Foundry. A very large and commodious Grist Mill lias recently been
erected, 1868, situated between these two buildings. In early life he
evinced an active interest in military affairs, and in the year 1757, he
enlisted as a private in a scouting i)arty, under Capt. Israel Iler-
rick, and penetrated the country now included in the State of Maine.
During the following year lie was appointed Lieut, in Capt. Andrew
Fuller's Co., and was actively engaged at Lake George and Ticonder-
oga. In 1759, we find him at the head of a company, scaling the
heights of Abraham, with Gen. Wolfe, which resulted in the entire
route of the French under Montcalm. After the news of the Battle
of Lexington had reached Danvers, Mr. Hutchinson, who then com-
manded a com})any of 60 minute men, liastened immediately with his
small force, but before arriving at the scene of action, he met the
British in full retreat, and engaged them with signal success, which
bravery resulted in a Lieut. Colonel's commission, in Col. Mansfield's
Regiment, and subsequently was promoted to a Colonelcy, in which
capacity he served during the Revolution. Among other scenes in
which lie was actively engaged, we find him at the siege of Boston,
occupying Fort Hill, Dorchester Heights, Forts Lee and Washington,
and crossing the Delaware with Washington on his retreat, from
whom he received the strongest proofs of his approbation, and appre-
ciation of his valuable! services. After the war he was chosen to the
Legislature for twenty-one years in succession. While in that body,
he with others, was chosen, Sept. 23, 1779, a committee to confiscate
and sell at public auction, the property of William Brown and others,
as notorious conspirators against the government. On this committee,
he served afterwards in 1782 and 1784. William Brown's fine mansion
house, then standing on the site of the present Market House in Sa-
lem, was sold, Nov. 6, 1784, to Elias Hasket Derby, for £650. Mr.
Hutchinson was affable, social, and generous in his nature, and courte-
ous in his deportment. His death was caused, Mch. 15, 1811, by a fall
in his mill, while at work on the water-wheel. He md. 1st, 1748, Anna,
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dau. of Eobert Cue, of Wenham ; md. 2d, Mehitable, wid. of Uea.
Archelaus Putnam, and dau .'of Joseph Putnam and Elizabeth (Porter),
b, Jan. 13, 1720. She md. Archelaus Putnam, Apr. 12, 1739, and after
his dec. she and Mr. Hutchinson were joint overseers in the last ad-
ministration. Four ch. by Anna : —
180. Ginger, b. Sterling, Mass., June 23, 1749, d. Mch. 7, 1831 ; md.
Mch. 23, 1769, John, son of Bartholomew and Sarah Brown, b. Oct. 20,
1746, d. Aug. 30, 1820. Ten ch:— Nancy, b. Sept. 8, 1772, d. Apr. 14,
1854 : John, bapt. Apr. 12, 1775, d. Feb. 4, 1781 ; Sally, b. Sept. 30, 1777,
d. Sept. 4, 1857 ; Ellery, b. July 12. 1780, d. Mch. 3, 1846 ; Samuel Fair-
field, b. Apr. 30, 1783; Mira, b. Sept. 30, 1785; John G., b. Sept. 2,
1788; Mary, b. May 26, 1791, d. May 10, 1851 ; Israel, b. Apr. 4, 1794.
181. Anna, b. Mch. 26, 1751, d. Sept. 5, 1838; md. May 23, 1771,
Samuel, son of Dr. Jos. Fairfield, of Wenham, b. July 20, 1748, d.
Nov. 26, 1810; no issue. 182. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 10, 1752, d. Sept. 4,
1775 ; md. Francis Brown, of Newbury, who d. Sept. 7, 1775. Two
ch: — Betsy, b. Feb. 25, 1773; Samuel, b. Apr. 14, 1775. 183. Elisha,
b. May 25, 1755, d. 1777, in Halifax prison, having been taken a pris-
oner of war on board a privateer. One ch. by Mehitable : —
184. ISRAEL^.
(86) JOHNS son of WILLIAM^ (38). He was a farmer, and lived
on his father's estate ; he owned tracts of land both in Middleton and
Andover. Twoch: —
185. Israel. 186. John.
(89) WILLIAMS son of WILLIAM^ (38). Adm. granted his wid.
Mary, Oct. 26, 1771; est. appraised five days after, at £60, 3s., lOd.
He was a blacksmith, and lived at Danvers. He md. Jan. 11, 1768,
Mary, dau. of Solomon Martin and Dorothy (Lovejoy), of Andover,
b. Aug. 27, 1737; adm. granted Solomon Martin, Apr. 8, 1777. One
ch: —
187. Phebe, b. Mch. 26, 1769.
(90) NATHANS son of BENJAMIN^ (42), bapt. 1st ch., Salem Vill.,
Feb. 10, 1717. He was a farmer, and rem'd with his father to Bed-
ford, in 1734; thence to Amherst, now Milford, where he d. Jan. 12,
1795. Md. Rachel Stearns. Sixch: —
188. SAMUEL^. 189. NATHAN^. 190. BENJAMIN". 191. EBEN-
EZER«. 192. BARTHOLOMEWS
193. Rachel, b. May 19, 1766, d. Sept. 12, 1842; md. Daniel John-
son, d. Nov. 28, 1831. Six ch: — Fanny, b. 1793; Daniel, b. Oct. 19,
1795, d. Aug. 20, 1832; James, b. Jan. 12, 1797; Emily, b. 1781; Thos.
Jefferson, b. 1783, d. Nov. 1, 1834; Rachel, b. 1799, d. Sept. 18, 1821.
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(92) BENJAMIN, son of BENJAMIN (42), bapt. Sept. 30, 1722;
rem'cl with his father to Bedford, Mass., where he d. 1813. Yeoman.
He was md., July 31, 1750, by Kev. Nicholas Bowes, to Rebecca Lane,
of Bedford. Sixch: —
104. Mary, b. at Bedford, Auji:. 21, 17.")1 ; md. Nov. 23, 1775, Samuel,
son of Jolin and Rebecca Paj^e, of Rind^e. N. H., b. Au^j;. 1, 1751 ; no
issue. 195. Sl'saxna, b. Au^. 8, 1754. lOO. John, b. June 29, 1757,
d. Aug. 14, 1757. 197. Bkts\^ b. Jan. 20, 17G0: md. Ft-I). 12, 1788,
Sam'l Parkhurst, of Clielmsford. 198. Rkbkcca, b. Feb. 10, 17G2.
199. Saisaii, b. Nov. 9, 17G5.
(101) BARTIK^LOMEW, son of NATHANIEL (44), b. at Sutton,
June 28, 1734. His Will was i)roved Apr. 4, 1820. He was a thrifty
and enterprisiui!: farmer, and owned an estate of nearly 200 acres in
Sutton, a great portion of which lie inherited by A\M]1, and succeeded
his fatlier to the homestead. He md. 1st., Aug. 4, 17(53, Ruth, dau. of
Dea. John and Susanna Haven, of Framingham, b. 1743, d. 179G; md.
2d, Rebecca Monroe. Ten ch : —
200. NATHANIEL. 201. JOHN*^. 202. Asa, b. Dec. 24, 1707, d.
young. 203. BARTHOLOMEW^. 204. Lois, h. Jan 18, 1772, d. at
Bellingliam, Mass., Aug. 17, 1799; md. Simeon llolbrook. One cli : —
, d. at birth.
205. TIMOTHYS 20G. RcJTii, b. June 7, 1770, d. at Douglass, Mass. ;
md. Lee; no issue. 207. SIMON*-'. 208. Bktsv, b. Apr. 22,
1781; md. Oct. IC, 1804, Jonas, son of Jesse and Mfiry Cummiiigs, of
Sutton, b. Aug. 14, 1779. Lives in Paris, Me. Four cli : — ('handler,
b. Oct. 30, 1805. d. Aug. 3, 1807; Simon IL, b. May 10. isoi). d. May
23, 1857; Calista, b. Dec. 20, 1810; Charles F., 1). :^Iay 13, 1817.
209. Lucy, b. Apr. 24, 1784, d. June 23, 1812; md. 18U8, Sylvester,
son of Dr. Nathaniel F. and Hannah (Gibbs) Morse, b. at Douglass,
Mass., Jan., 1783, d. at Sutton, Nov. 7, 1820. One ch : — Alanson, b.
at New Braintree, Dec, 1809, d. at Sutton, Feb. 0, 1829.
(104) LOT, .son of NATHANIEL (44), b. at Sutton, Aug. 1, 1741;
rem'd to Vt., and settlnl in Braintree, where he d. Mch. 24, 1818.
Yeoman. He md. Hannah Morse, b. 1744, d. Jan. 17, 1815. Six
ch: —
210. Joanna, b. at Worcester, June 7, 17(58, d. at Brooktleld, Dec.
20, 1850; md. 1st, Israel Osborn; md. 2d, Ainaziah (irover, who d. at
BrookHeld, Vt., 1842; no issue. 211. Hannah, d. So. Hadley; md.
Timothy Jones; no issue. 212. AARON<^. 213. ASA**. 214. Polly,
d. at Braintree, July 11, 1825; md. Josiah Wellington, of Braintree,
who d. Mch. 22, 1817. Yeouian. Seven ch : — David, 1). Apr. 8, 1803;
Ashley; Luther, d. at Lenox, Mich., 1839; Lucy; Polly, d. 1842, in
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Indiana; Sylvester Levi, b. 1813; Amos Hubbard, b. Mch. 24, 1815.
215. ABIATHAR6.
(105) BENJAMIN, son of NATHANIEL (43), b. at Sutton, Jan. 30,
1744, d. at Royalston, Mass., Jan. 7, 1840. He rem'd to Royalston,
prior to 1770, while then a wilderness, and settled upon a tract of
land about one and a half miles distant N. W. from the centre of the
town. The place was first settled in 1754, and named for Col. Isaac
Royall, one of its proprietors. There being no roads in the vicinity
of Mr. Hutchinson's settlement, one was laid out by the Selectmen,
in 1770, leading by the east side of his house. He was a carpenter as
well as farmer, and assisted in building the two first meeting houses
in town. He was a man of industrious habits, kind, benevolent and
useful, and often chosen to fill important town offices, and was ever
ready to assist in forwarding the interests and settlement of the
town. He md. 1st, Judith Libby, b. 1746, d. May 19, 1795; md. 2d,
1797, wid. Mary Partridge (formerly Hill), of Braintree, b. 1748, d.
Aug. 7, 1830. Eight ch. by Judith : —
216. Judith, b. July 16, 1771, d. Feb. 20, 1772. 217. BENJAMIN^.
218. DANIEL^ b. Feb. 15, 1775, d. Aug. 17, 1777. 219. Joshua, b. Nov.
7, 1776, d. Aug. 23, 1781. 220. Daniel, b. July 22, 1779, d. July 11,
1782. 221. JOSHUA^. 222. STEPHEN^ b. June 22, 1784, d. about 1795.
223. ANNA^ b. June 21, 1789; md. Oct. 19, 1819, Patrick McManas, b.
at Duramerston, Vt., 1783. Lives in St. Johnsbury. Two ch : —
Danforth, b. Apr. 22, 1822; d. Aug. 26, 1823; Alhanan, b. Jan. 26,
1824.
(106) JONATHAN, son of NATHANIEL (43), b. at Sutton, Sept. 2,
1746. He was a farmer, and rem'd to Royalston, probably with his
bro. Benjamin, where he lived till March, 1789, when he went to Con-
cord, Vt., where he d. Sept. 1, 1807. He rad. Ruth Underwood, b. at
Framingham, Mass., , d. at Concord, Vt., May 14, 1834. Five
ch: —
224. DAVIDS. 225. SAMUELS 226. Betsy, b. at Royalston, Feb.,
1784, d. at Concord, Vt., Dec. 5, 1855; md. 1812, Buckley, son of Ed-
ward and Patty Adams, b. Lincoln, Mass., 1789. Yeoman. Seven
ch: — Mary H., b. at Waterford, Vt., 1814; Amos, b. 1816; Nancy, b.
1819; Laura, b. 1821, d. May, 1851; Rhoda, b. at Concord, Vt., 1823;
Simon H., b. 1825; John Q., b. 1829, d. at N. Y., July, 1848.
227. AMOS«. 228. Polly, b. Jan. 6, 1789. Lived at Royalston,
Mass., Derby, Concord, and at present (1868) in Charleston, Vt. ; md.
Jan. 28, 1813, Robert, son of Robert and Polly Hamilton, b. at Con-
way, Mass., Oct. 4, 1786. Yeoman. Seven ch:— James W., b. at
Concord, Vt., Jan. 14, 1814; William, b. Feb. 2, 1816; Gilbert H., b.
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Sept. 9, 1818; Maria, b. Nov. 11, 1821; Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1824; George
W., b. July 19, 1828; Benj. Fraukliu, \). Feb. 10, 1833.
(110) P:LIJAII, son of JONATHAN (49), bapt. 1st eh., Salem Vill.,
June 5, 1743. He rem'd to Andover witli his father, ITaO, where he d.
Sept., 1768. Yeoman. Md. Hannali . Two cli: —
229. Hanxah, b. 17GG. 230. PiiKiiE, b. July, 1708.
(112) STEPHEN, son of STEPHEN (51), b. 1741. He was a far-
mer, and rem'd with his father to Maine, about 1737, and settled in
Windham, where he d. Dec. 10, 182G; md. 1st, Sarah Sawyer, who d.
at Cape Elizabeth, 1774; md. 2d, wid. Elizabeth Webb, dau. of John
and Elizabeth Mabery, of Marblehead, b. 1742, d. Sept. 9, 1827. Four
ch. by Sarah : —
231. Stepiiex. 232. Josiaii, b. Windham, 17G9, drowned, 1791.
233. KICHAKD". 234. Ann; ail.
Two ch. by Elizabeth : —
235. Sarah, b. Dec. 23, 1777, d. May 20, 1849; md. Dec. 31, 1795,
James, son of James and Mary Fogg, b. at Scarboro, Me., June 17,
1709, d. at Windham, Aug. 21, 1825. Yeoman. Three ch : — Hannah,
b. Feb. 4, 1797, d. July 29, 1.S5G ; Josiah, b. Mch. G, 171>9; Eliza, b.
Sept. 18, 1802. 23G. CiiaIuty", b. Nov. 20, 1784. Lives in Windham,
Md., June 1801, Silas, son of James and Mary Fogg, b. at Scarboro,
Feb. 22, 1781, d. Apr. G, 1833. Five ch: — James, b. Dec. 27, 1805;
Abigail, b. Feb. 22, 1808; Eliza, b. Jan. 29, 1810; Stephen, b. Oct. 8,
1813; Lydia, b. June 14, 1814.
(114) RICHARD, son of STEPHEN (51), b. , Maine; rem'd
to Windham, thence to Raymond, where in 1780-1, he was killed by
the falling of a tree upon him. Yeoman. Md. Nancy Westcott. Two
ch: —
237. DANIEL**. 238. John, b. at Windham, 1775, drowned at Heb-
ron, Me., May, 1803.
(118) JOSEPH, Rev., son of STEPHEN (51), b. 1755; rem'd to
Windham, thence, about 1794, to Hebron, where he d., Feb., 1800.
He was a soldier in the Revolution, and was present at the defeat and
capture of Gen. Burgoyne. A few years after his marriage he was
ordained to the ministry, and became widely known and distinguished
as a travelling preacher; he visited such places especially as were
without a settled minister; and so earnest were his ett'orts in that
direction, that his health became seriously enfeebled, anu he was
obliged to retire from his labors, a short tune before his decease. He
md., 1778, Rebecca, dau. of Joseph and Ann Legro, b. at Marblehead,
Mass., Nov., 1759, d. Bucktield, Me., July, 1843. Eleven ch : —
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239. JOSEPHS 240. SAMUELS 241. Abigail, b. Aug. 16, 1783,
d. 1787. 242. Lydia, b. July, 1785 ; md. Nathaniel, son of Joshua and
Abigail Keene, b. at Pembroke, Mass., Mch., 1777. Lives at E. Hebron,
Me. Yeoman. Twelve ch : — Abigail, b. Aug. 8, 1803; Stephen, b.
July 22, 1805, d. Sept. 20, 1805; Eebecca, b. Sept. 18, 1807; Sarah, b.
Apr. 14, 1810; Nancy, b. Apr. 16, 1812, d. Sept. 14, 1812; Nathaniel, b.
Aug., 1814; Daniel H., b. Sept. 30, 1816; Joseph H., b. Oct. 27, 1818;
Isaac H., b. Aug. 27, 1820; Samuel H., b. Mch., 1824; Lydia, b. Jan.
22, 1827; Christopher Columbus T., b. Feb. 21, 1832.
243. STEPHENS 244. HENRY H^ 245. DANIEL^. 246. Re-
becca, b. Aug. 7, 1793, d. Buckfleld, Aug., 1816. 247. Betsy, b. at
Hebron, July, 1795; md. Robert Martin. Four ch: — Hannah, Caro-
line, Ezekiel, Henry. 248. JOHN<^. 249. Benjamin R., b. Nov., 1799,
d. Aug., 1802.
(132) JAMES, son of GEORGE (62), b. . He was a soldier
and patriot in the Revolutionary war, and enlisted, Apr. 8, 1775, under
Capt. Josiah Crosby, in Col. Reed's regiment. He was at the battle of
Bunker Hill, where he was mortally wounded, and d. June 24, 1775.
Adm. of his estate was granted his wid. Sarah, Sept. 27, 1775. Lived
atLyndeboro. Md. Sarah . Onech: —
250. JAMES^.
(133) AMBROSE, son of GEORGE (62), b. at Wilton, N. H., Feb.
12, 1773; rem'd, 1802, to Williamstown, Vt., about 1807, to Roxbury,
Vt., thence to Brookfleld, Vt., where he d. Aug. 28, 1836. Yeoman.
Md. June 6, 1799, Deborah, dau. of David and Mary Cram, b. at
Lyndeboro, N. H., July 22, 1776. Six ch : —
251. Mary B., b. at Wilton, June 18, 1800; md. 1st, July 28, 1825,
Samuel, son of Samuel and Mary Belcher, b. at Randolph, Mass., Oct.
10, 1786, d. at Roxbury, Vt., Aug. 5, 1830. Carpenter; no issue. Md.
2d, Feb. 19, 1833, George H., son of Nathaniel and Effle (Hutchinson
130) Tuttle, b. at Wilton, Jan. 22, 1805. Live in Wilton, N. H. Two
ch: — Mary C, b. Feb. 4, 1834; Nancy B., b. June 6, 1835.
252. Martha, b. Sept. 9, 1802, d. at Williamstown, 1802. 253.
SEWELL6. 254. Lois, b. July 28, 1806; md. Samuel Stearns, of
Peterboro. 255. AMBROSE B«. 256. Caroline, b. June 21, 1812, d.
Sept. 7, 1813.
SIXTH GENERATION.
(138) ELISHA, son of JOSEPH (65), b. at Middleton, Mass., Dec.
6, 1751, d. at Milford, Oct. 12, 1800. He was a farmer, and as he
ceased to be taxed in 1779, it is supposed that he rem'd, about that
period, to Amherst, N. H., and settled on the banks of the Souhegan
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liivcr, in the N. W. part of the present town of Milford, which was
set ott' from Amherst, and incorporated Jan. 11, 171)4. He was one of
the rtrst settlers, the place then beini? but a liowllnuj wilderness, and
the cry of wolves were/rc<inenily heard as they passed in close prox-
imity to the rude settlement. Once a moose made his appearance,
and Mr. Hutchinson ^ivin^ the alarm to his neijj^hhors, they «rrasped
their ^uns, and with a merry shout, gave chase to the huire animal as
he bounded away tliroui^ii the woods at Hirhtniiiir speed. It was a
long and tiresome chase, and buoyed up by their elated spirits and the
novelty of the atlair. the animal was at last surrounded, and driven to
narrow quarters, Avhen he was quickly dispatched, carried lioiiie and
equally divided among his pursuers. In addition to his own estate, he
rec'd from liis father by Will, already referred to, 74 acres joining
westerly on his own bounds, being the same piece of ui)land bought
of Kichard Goldsmith, Jan. 20, 1742-.'], and lying in Township, No. ,'5.
He was one of the iirst to answer his country's call in the devolution,
and enrolled himself as a private in Cai)t. Jeremiali Page's Co. of
militia, at Danvers, which engaged the British at lA'xington, on the
li)th of April. He was chosen Siu'veyor of Amlierst. Mch. 12, 1787.
He md. Nov. 10, 1772, Sarali, dan. of Amos and Mary lUixton, b. at
Middleton, 17ol, d. at Amherst, Feb. .">, 1828. Three cli : —
257. ANDKE\y^ 258. JESSK'. 259. Sakaii ; md. Wm. Marvell.
(140) JOSEPH, son of JOSEPH (05), 1). at Middleton, Aug. 3, 1757,
d. Dee. 7, 1807. He was a farmer. Lived in Middleton and succeeded
to his father's homestead. The inventory of his estate at his dec,
was valued at $3,400, including 121 acres of land. He md. 1st, Nov.
2. 1780, Hannah, dau. of Archelaus and Hannah Fuller, b. 1757; md.
2d, Rebecca, wid. of Jacob Goodale, of Middleton, and dau. of
Newhall. Four ch. by Hannah : —
2C)0. ELIJAIF. 201. JOSEPH'. 202. AKCHELAUS^ 203. LEVF.
Three ch. by Kebecca : —
2G4. Kkbecca, b. Sept. 21, 1707, d. Aug. 27, 1821; md. Mch. 3, 1818,
Amos King, 3d, of Peabody (formerly So. Danvers). b. Mch. 3, 1788.
Lives in Peabody. Yeoman. One ch : — Kebecca Hutchinson, b. July
8, 1820; md. Samuel Hutchinson (014). 205. Sally, b. Apr. 5, 1700, d.
July 4, 181G. 200. BENJAMINS
(148) JOSIAH, son of JOSIAH (08), bapt. at Middleton, Feb. 20,
1764, d. Dec. 1814. Lived in Middleton and succeeded to liis Cither's
estate. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 20, 1788, Elizabeth, dau. of Benjamin
Peters, of Reading, Mass., b. 1766, d. June 17, 1852. Nine ch : —
267. RuFus, d. 1837, at Fayal. 208. DAVID^ 200. ISliAEL'.
270. Hannah Chickkuing, b. Mch. 24, 1795; md. Dec. 31, 1817,
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Joseph, son of Jonathan apd Mary Neal, b. at Salem, Dec. 31, 1793, d.
Sept., 1866. He was a descendant of John Neal, of Salem; admitted
freeman. May 18, 1642. Mason, and lived in Salem. Ten ch:— Han-
nah, b. Sept. 7, 1818; Elizabeth H., b. July. 21, 1820; Sarah H., b.
Sept. 28, 1822, d. Nov. 20, 1823; Caroline A., b. May 10, 1824; Joseph
W., b. Feb. 7, 1827; Rufus B., b. Mch. 9, 1829; Charles H., b. Nov. 2,
1831; George L., b. Jan. 8, 1834; Mary E., b. Nov. 12, 183G, d. Sept.,
1867; James M., b. Oct. 19, 1839.
271. IRA^ 272. Sarah Dean, b. Oct. 5, 1800; md. Sept. 28, 1824,
Joseph, son of Aaron and Margaret Wallis, b. Sept. 25, 1802. Lives
in Salem. Cabinet maker. Four ch : — Joseph, b. Oct. 24, 1825;
Samuel, b. Oct. 28, 1827, d. July 6, 1833 ; John Peirson, b. May 25,
1832; Caddie Matilda, b. Aug. 14, 1840. 273. Naamah, b. July 5, 1808,
d. Nov. 13, 1868 ; md. July 23, 1835, David Peirce, b. Jan. 23, 1800.
Lives in Peabody. Morocco Dresser. Six ch : — Eunice Pope, b. Jan.
12, 1836; Charles Page, b. June 25, 1837, d. July 13, 1837; Charles
Page, b. July 16, 1838; David Hutchinson, b. Mch. 17, 1840; Michael
Shepard, b. June 23, 1845; Samuel Wallis, b. Aug. 14, 1847. 274.
PjLIZa, b. Dec. 5, 1805 ; md. Feb. 15, 1834. Four ch : — George Warren,
b. July 12, 1828; Emma, b. Feb. 9, 1830; Frederick Augustus, b. Feb.
1, 1832; Matilda Shepard, b. Jan. 4, 1834. 275. Josiah, b. Oct., 1813.
(154) JOHN, son of JOHN (72), b. at Middleton, Apr. 25, 1767, d.
July 10, 1850; rem'd to Danvers. Yeoman. Md. Mch. 31, 1795, Patty
Holt, of Andover, b. July 25, 1777. Nine ch: —
276. Peuley, b. May 19, 1795. 277. Sally, b. Aug. 19, 1797 ; md.
Apr. 27, 1828, Saus Standley, of Marblehead, b. Oct. 15, 1804. Three
ch:- Samuel A., b. June 2, 1829; Robert B., b. Feb. 21, 1831; Sarah
J., b. Jan. 18, 1836.
278. Lydia, b. Jan. 27, 1799, d. Dec. 15, 1844; md. May 1, 1818,
James Crowell, of Danvers, b. Nov. 12, 1799. Twelve ch : — Harriet,
b. Sept. 24, 1818; Elizabeth, b. Aug., 1822, d. May 10, 1823; Louisa, b.
Aug. 10, 1824; James, b. June 18, 1826; Henry, b. Mch. 22, 1828, d.
May 27, 1850; Augustus, b. Mch. 11, 1830, d. Feb. 8, 1853; Eliza, b.
Feb. 25, 1832, d. Oct. 11, 1833; Sarah Ann, b. Dec. 21, 1833; George,
b. Dec. 7, 1835; Hannah, b. Jan. 12, 1838; Benjamin, b. Mch. 31, 1840,
d. Aug. 5, 1841 ; Benjamin, b. Feb. 21, 1842.
279. WILLIAMS 280. Eli, b. Oct. 27, 1806. 281. Maky Holt, b.
May 23, 1809 ; md. 1st, Apr. 13, 1828, Frederick Dale, son of Ebenezer
and Hannah (Very), b. Mch. 13, 1808, d. Dec. 2, 1833; md. 2d, Oct. 23,
1836, David R. Howard, son of Benjamin F. and Mary (Martin), b.
May 17, 1814. Three ch. by Frederick : — Mary Ann, b. Oct. 11, 1829 ;
Martha Jane, b. Nov. 12, 1831 ; a son b. at Middleton, d. at Danvers,
June 4, 1833. One ch. by David R : —Nancy Ellen, b. May 22, 1837.
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282. Ebkxezer, b. Sept. 19, 1814. 283. Nanxy, b. June 2, 1810.
284. JACOB.
(15G) JESSE, son of JOHN (72), b. at Middleton, Feb. 4, 1779;
rem'd to Danvers, where he d. July 10, 1853. Carpenter. He md.
May 24, 1804, Mehitable, dau. of Ephraiin and Mehitable Lacy, b. :May
25, 1784. Twelve eh: —
285. IxFANT. b. May 18, 1806, d. May 22, 1800. 2S0. Jkukmiaii L.,
b. Nov. 2, 1807, d. Feb. 23, 1848. 287. Clarissa, b. Dec. lO, 1809 ; nid.
Mch. 20, 1832, Cornelius M. Koundy, of Boston, b. May 1, 1808. Lives
in Danvers. Two ch: — George, b. Nov. 10, 1833; Alfred K., b. June
28, 1837. 288. Infant, b. Dec. 23, 1811, d. Dec. 30, 1811. 289. In-
fant, b. Jan. 25, 1813, d. :Mc]i. 2G, 1813.
290. KIMBALL'. 21>1. OSGOOD'. 292. Meiiitablk, b. Jan. 18,
1819; md. Nov. 13, 1838. Josiali, son of Jacob and Mary Welch, b.
Sept. 29, 1814. Two'ch : — Georije Thomas, 1). May 1, 1840; Albert, b.
Apr. 7, 1849. 293. Epiiuaim, 1). Jan. 27, 1S21, d. Apr. 15, 1832. 294.
Betsy Fahnum, b. Mch. 23, 1823, d. Dec. 3, 1842. 295. Andrew, b.
May 18, 182G, d. Sept. 7, 1830. 2!>G. Andrew, b. June 28, 1830, d.
Aui,^ 9, 1834.
(157) SOLOMON, son of SOLOMON (73), 1). at Salem Vill., Nov.
10, 1750; rem'd witli his father to Amherst, in 1758, and thence to
Fayette, Me., where he d. about 1821. He was at one time Town
Clerk at Amherst. Yeoman. Md. Susan Kiddle, of Bedford, N. H.
Five ell : —
297. Susan. 298. Samcel. 299. David. 300. Solomon. 301.
Hannah.
(158) EBENEZER, son of SOLOMON (73), b. at Danvers, Mch. 22,
1753. lie went to Amherst with his father, in 1758, and thence to N.
Paris, Me., where he erected saw mills on the Little Androsco<i:gin
Kiver, and enga.u;ed in the lumber business till about 1812, when he
sold his mills, and removed with his family to Ohio, where he d. about
1828. He md. Littlefleld. Nine ch : —
302. Polly. 303. Ebenezer. 304. Abraham. 305. Solomon.
300. Nathaniel. 307. Asa. 308. John. 309. Horert. 310. Han-
nah.
(159) ASA, son of SOLOMON (73), b. at Amherst, Nov. 17, 1759.
He was a farmer, and rem'ci to Fayette, Me., Feb., 1799, where he d.
June 27, 1848. Md. July, 1784, Eunice, dau. of Andrew Davis, b. at
Amherst. May, 1704, d. at Fayette, Mch. 30, 1855. Ten ch : —
311. Eunice, b. Oct. 10, 1785; md. Apr. 2, 1809, Daniel W., son of
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Moses and Lydia Whittier, b. at Raymond, N. H., Sept. 9, 1783. Re-
sides in S. Chesterville, M%. Yeoman; no issue. 312. Mary, b. Nov.
13, 1786, d. at Winthrop, Me., Apr., 1839. 313. Asa. 314. Hittie, b.
Oct. 16, 1789, d. at Madrid, Me, Feb., 1849; md. 1810, John, son of
William and Martha Hankerson, of Madrid, b. at Readfleld, Sept. 10,
1774, d. at Madrid, Sept., 1861. Yeoman. Five eh:— William, b.
Dec. 18, 1810; Asa, b. Sept. 20, 1813; .John, b. Feb., 1817; Hiram, b.
Sept., 1820, d. 1824; Myrinda, b. Sept. 23, 1824. 315. Daniel, b. Dec.
17, 1791; rem'd to Fayette with his father, thence to Winthrop, Me.,
where he d. Oct., 1833. Yeomen. Md. Achsah Higgins; no issue,
316. LuriiEU, d. at Fayette, Dec, 1815.
317. JOSEPH'. 318. Sarah, b. at Fayette, July 16, 1800; md. Nov,
25, 1828, Comfort, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Smith, b. at Read-^
field. Me., Sept. 20, 1800. Lives in Troy, Me. Yeoman. Four ch : —
George, b. Nov. 23, 1830; Octavie, b. Mch. 4, 1833; John, b. Nov. 16,
1835; Jane, b. June 1, 1841. 319. Fanny, b. May 29, 1803, d. at Win-
throp, 1803. 320. HIRAM^
(162) DANIEL, son of ROBERT (77), b. at Danvers, May 22, 1768,
d. Nov. 6, 1844. Lived in Danvers and Greenfield, N. H. Yeoman,
Md. Aug. 19, 1790, Ruth, dau. of Richard and Lydia Whittridge, b.
Sept. 22, 1771, d. Nov. 8, 1843. Seven ch : —
321. Nancy, b. Nov., 1791, d. at Nashua, Oct. 16, 1854; md. Jan. 26,
1819, Amos, son of Benjamin and Mary Ball, b. at Hancock, N. H.,
Sept. 19, 1795. Lives in Nashua. Carpenter. Five ch:— Francis
Newton, b. Nov. 9, 1820; William Horace, b. Jan. 19, 1823; Susan
Mariah, b.'Jan. 23, 1825; Alfred Augustus, b. Jan. 9, 1829, d. Dec. 19,
1830; Alfred A., b. May 7, 1831. 322. Eunice, b. Feb., 1797, d. at
Jaff"rey, N. H., Nov. 6, 1828; md. Feb. 20, 1823, Joseph, son of Joseph
and Elizabeth Hodge, b. at Jafi^rey, Nov. 9, 1786. Lives in Jaff^rey.
Two ch:— William Harvey, b. at Hancock, N. H., Aug. 4, 1824;
Joseph Jackson, b. at Jafl'rey, Feb. 11, 1828.
323. WILLIAM'. 324. Mary', b. at Greenfield, N. H., Apr. 24,
1808; md. June 20, 1832, Robert Putnam, son of Asa and Eda (Hutch-
inson, 163), b. June 20, 1806. Lives in Danvers. Shoemaker. Four
ch:— Eunice, b. at Groton, N. H., Oct. 8, 1832; William, b. at Dan-
vers,-Apr. 14, 1837; Elmira, b. July 15, 1840; Robert, b. Aug. 18,
1848, d. same day. 325. Betsey, b. Dec. 11, 1811, d. Oct. 14, 1834.
326. James Lawrknce, b. at Danvers, July 7, 1813. 327. Joseph, d.
young, aged 11 years.
(166) ABIJAH, son of ROBERT (77), b. at Danvers, Nov. 28, 1774,
d. Jan. 3, 1861. Lived in Danvers. Yeoman. Md. Mch. 18, 1800,
Irene, dau. of Robert Badger, b. Lyndeboro, N. H., Jan. 20, 1780, d.
Mch. 30, 1864. Ten ch : —
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328. Eliza, b. Oct. 25, 1800, d. Nov. 6, 184.-); md. Archelaus Hutch-
inson (2G2). 329. Kkhecca, b. Mch. 19, 1803, d. May G, 184G ; md.
Dec. 24, 1834, George W. Priest. Two cli : — Geor^ije F., b. June 8,
1838; Rebecca F., b. Mch. 29, 1843; 330. Hutu, b. July 2G, 180',, d.
June 10, 1814. 331. Elias, b. Aug. 2, 180G. 332. Iuknk, b. Nov. 28,
1810, d. at Lowell, Sept. 22, 1832. 333. Eunice, b. xMay 4, 1813. 334.
Edith, b. Oct. 2G, 181G, d. Nov. 24, 1808. 335. Ruth, b. Apr. 10,
1819.
33G. BENJAMIN F^ 337. LucINDA^ b. Apr. 21, 1824; md. July 23,
1854, Lewis, sou of Darius and Mary (Keyser) Dickcrson, b. Feb. 25,
181G. Lives in Ipswich. Farmer and Shoemaker. One cli : — Johu
Lewis, b. July 24, 1855.
(172) EBENEZER", son of JEREMY (78), b. at Dauvers, July 10,
17G4, d. at Danville, Vt., Aug. 25, 184i> ; rem'd thence, Feb. 19, 1801,
about fifteen years after its first settlement, and wiien the towMi was a
wilderness, and infested with Avild beasts. His farm consisted at first
of fifty acres; afterwards he added fifty more, living for some length of
time in the most primitive style. About 1801-2, rem'd to Gilmanton,
N. H., and then six years after to Barnstou, Canada, residing there
till 1810, when he returned to Danville. Yeoman. Md. June 4, 1792,
Anna Caves, of Danvers, b. at Chebacco, Apr. 14, 17G0, d. Oct. 27,
1842. Three ch: —
338. PERLEY". 339. Jekkmy, b. at Danvers, Mch. 30, 1795; rem'd
to Danville, Vt., where he now resides. ]Md. Sept. 4, 1849, Eunice
Huse, b, at Enfield, N. IL, Feb. 25, 1800; no issue. 34(». Sakaii II.,
b. Mch. 4, 1800; md. Dec. 19, 1838, Iliraui Morritt, b. at Derby, Vt.,
May 23, 1799, d. Oct. 1, 1853. Lived in Danville; no issue. She md.
2d, Jan. 4, 18G4, John Drew, b. at Pittsfield, N. ii., Feb. 17, 17it9.
Yeoman,
(17G) JOSEPH, son of JEREMY (79), b. at Danvers, Apr. 9, 1770,
d. Jan. 1, 1832. He was a farmer and lived in Danvers. Md. Feb. 9,
1806, Phebe, dau. of George Tpton, of N. Reading, b. Mch. 2, 1777, d.
Jan. 27, 18G1. Five ch: —
341. ELIJAHS 342. Benjamin, b. at Danvers, Feb. 28, 1810. He
is a farmer and lives in Danvers. Md. Jan. 26, 1838, Catherine Eliza-
beth Fuller, dau. of John and Anna (Symonds), b. at Middleton, Aug.
15, 181G, d. Feb. 7, 18G3; no issue.
343. Jeremy, b. Aug. 12, 1813, d. Sept. 4, 1815. 344. Amos, b. Nov.
15, 1814, d. Mch. 13, 1818. 345. Amos, b. Apr. 2, 1818, d. Jan. 27,
1831.
(179) ASA, ".son of JEREMY (79), b. at Danvers, Mch. 4, 1777, d.
5
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May 11, 1854. Lived in Danvers. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 23, 1814, Ruth
Putnam, b. Mch. 25, 1786. 'Five ch: —
346. Eben, b. Oct. 15, 1814. 347. James Putnam, b. Dec. 15, 1816.
Lives in Danvers. Shoe Manufacturer. Md. Dec. 4, 1854, Jerusha
W. Dale, b. Dec. 29, 1826. 348. Hannah, b. Apr. 17, 1820. 349.
Mary Pope, b. June 26, 1823; md. June 17, 1856, James A., son of
James A. S. and Betsy F. Bartlett. One ch : — Mary Putnam, b. June
18, 1857. 350. Sarah, b. Oct. 3, 1828.
(184) ISRAEL, son of ISRAEL (80), b. at Danvers, Sept. 27, 1760,
and lived in that part of the town called the Port. He was a farmer,
and also carried on the grist mills after his father's decease. He md.
1st, Dec. 15, 1785, Susannah, dau. of William and Abigail Trask, b. at
Beverly, Nov. 22, 1766, d. Dec. 5, 1794; md. 2d, July 18, 1795, Eunice
Putnam, b. at Danvers, Jan. 3, 1766, d. Mch. 20, 1817; md. 3d, Aug.,
1820, at Newton, to Abigail French, of Portsmouth, N. H., d. at Rox-
bury, Dec, 1832. Four ch. by Susannah : —
351. Hannah, b. Oct. 3, 1786, d. Apr. 9, 1857; md. July 5, 1807,
Nicholson, son of Zebulon and Jerusha Marcy. He was first a store-
keeper and afterwards a farmer. Nine ch : — William N., b. Apr. 16,
1808, d. June 23, 1808; Zebulon C, b. May 2, 1809 ; Susan T., b. May
22, 1811; Albert N., b. Nov. 3, 1813; Israel H., b. Nov. 17, 1815; Por-
ter; Olive P., b. Feb. 2, 1818; Harriet, b. Nov. 29, 1819; Eunice.
352. Susannah, b. Sept. 1, 1789, d. Nov. 20, 1845. 353. BETSY^ b.
Jan. 14, 1791, d. Mch. 31, 1850; md. May 21, 1809, Briggs R. Reed,
son of Ezekiel and Mary (Rogers), b. at Bridgeport, Conn., May 2,
1784, d. at Danvers, Sept. 28, 1835. Resided in Boston, Weymouth,
Pembroke, and Danvers. The father of Mr. Reed was inventor of a
patent for making tacks, at Abington, Mass. Eleven ch : — Mary Ann,
b. at Boston, Jan. 1, 1810; Elizabeth, b. at Weymouth, Dec. 17, 1811;
Susan J., b. at Pembroke, May 11, 1814; William Briggs, b. at Dan-
vers, Dec. 15, 1816 ; Edward R., b. Mch. 14, 1819, d. at Topsfield, Nov.
5, 1838; Augustus, b. Apr. 13, 1821; George W., b. Aug. 5, 1823;
John, b. Aug. 13, 1825, d. Apr. 4, 1847; James H., b. Jan. 28, 1828;
Joseph W., b. May 7, 1830, d. July 27, 1856. His death was caused by
the explosion of a boiler on board the steamer '' Empire State," at
Fall River. Baptist Clergyman. Cornelius H., b. Aug. 28, 1832.
354. Israel, b Apr. 3, 1794, d. Nov. 5, 1815.
Four ch. by Eunice : —
355. Mehitable P., b. July 2?, 1796, d. Oct. 22, 1796. 356. Eunice,
b. Dec. 19, 1797, d. Mch. 11, 1866; md. May 3, 1839, Capt. John, son
of John and Rachel Kenney, b. at Danvers, Nov. 26, 1807, d. .
Lived in Gloucester. Mariner; no issue. Have an adopted ch.,
Susan Putnam Davenport, dau. of her sister, Mehitable P. (358).
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357. ELISHA^ 358. Mehitable Putnam, b. Apr. 23, 1805, d. Apr.
22, 1837 ; md. Sept. 9, 1830, Daniel Davenport, of Andover. One ch :
— Susan Putnam, b. June 21, 1831; adopted by her aunt. Eunice (356).
(188) SAMUEL, son of NATHAN (90), b. at Amherst, N. H., 1749.
He was a farmer, and rem'd to Wilton, N. H., where lie d. Sept. 27,
1821. He md. about 1773, Mary Wilkins, b. 17r)2, d. June 29, 1841,
aged 89 years. Nine ch : —
359. SAMUELS 3G0. Mary', b. at Wilton, Sept. 18, 1777. d. Sept.
18, 1838; md. Dea. Joshua, son of Joshua and Elizabeth
(Keyes) Blanchard, b. at Wilton, July 10, 1771, d. July 23. 1810. Yeo-
man. Four ch: — Abel, b. Oct. 10, 1802; Lydia, b. July 9, 1805, d.
Nov. 8, 1821 ; Ezra, b. Aug. 25, 1808, d. Sept. 8, 1851 ; Joshua, b. June'
29, 1810. 361. Kaciikl, b. June 3, 1779, d. Dec. 20, 1865; md. Mch.
17, 1803, David Lovejoy, sou of Samuel and Lydia (Abbot), b. at Wil-
ton, July 16, 1779, d. May 22, 1833. Lived in Wilton. Yeoman. Ten
ch: — Lydia, b. Dec. 30, 1803, d. Jan. 10, 1844; Samuel, b. Feb. 20,
1806, d. July 26, 1844; Mary, b. June 2i; 1808; Abiel, b. May 25, 1810;
William, b. Mch. 3, 1814; Isaac, b. June 29, 1816: Clarissa, b. Sept-
10, 1818, d. Dec. 27, 1853; David, b. Mch. 1, 1821; Rachel, b. Apr. 9,
1823 ; Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1826, d. Nov. 3, 1854.
362. JOTHAM^ 363. FREDERICKS 364. Betsy, b. July 31, 1785 ;
md. Mch., 1808, Richard, son of Pierce and Eunice Gage. b. at Pel-
ham, N. H., Mch. 20, 1784, d. July 17, 1854. Lived in Wilton. Yeo-
man. Nine ch: — David, b. Dec. 1, 1809; Samuel,'b. Sept. 6, 1811, d.
Apr. 21, 1851; Pierce, b. Sept. 4, 1813; Isaac N., b. June 12, 1815;
Mary, b. June 1, 1817; Elvira, b. July 11, 1819; Charles, b. July 16,
1821, d. June 24, 1856; George W., b. Sept. 7, 1823; Sidney R., b. Oct.
14, 1826.
36a ABIEL7. 366. SOLOMON". 367. Fann-y, b. May 5, 1790; md.
June 12, 1811, Putnam Wilson, son of Abiel and Abigail (Putnam), b.
at Lyndeboro, Oct. 9, 1795. Resides at Newport, Me. ; rem'd thence
from Wilton, Oct., 1826. Farmer and Lumberman. His father, Abiel,
was b. at Andover, Mass., and served seven years in the Revolution,
and rem'd afterwards to Lyndeboro. He md. Abigail, dau. of Philip
Putnam, Esq., of Wilton. Ten ch: — Abiel, b. Sept. 27, 1812; Har-
riet, b. Dec. 6, 1814; Putnam, b. Oct. 26, 1816; Philip, b. Sept. 10,
1818; George, b. Sept. 26, 1820; Lydia, b. Aug. 8, 1823, d. Dec. 12,
1838; Fanny, b. Jan. 3, 1825; Joseph, b. at Newport, Jan. 18, 1827, d.
Oct. 13, 1838; Charles Edwin, b. May 16,^1829; Hollis B., b. Nov. 21,
1832.
(189) NATHAN, son of NATHAN (90), b. in that part of Amherst,
now Milford, Feb., 1752, d. Dec. 26, 1881. He was a farmer and lived
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in Milford. Md. 1778, Rebecca Peabody, dau. of William and Rebecca
(Smith), b. Jan. 2, 1752, d. ^eh. 25, 1826. Seven ch: —
368. NATHAN^. 369. Rebecca S., b. Oct., 1781, d. at Maryland,
Sept. 9, 1850; md. Nehemiah Hayward, b. 1779, d. May 16, 1849, aged
70. Two ch : — George M., b. 1809, d. Apr. 7, 1840 ; Betsy, b. Mch. 19,
1807; md. David Hutchinson (689),
370. REUBENS 371. Ira, b. 1785, d. Jan. 5, 1833, unm'd. 372.
Olive, b. 1789, d. Apr. 16, 1828 ; md. , 1809, Dr. John, son of
John and Mary Wallace, b. at Milford, 1781, d. Aug. 4, 1837. One ch :
—Robert Burns, b. Oct. 7, 1810. Dr. Wallace md. 2d, Sept. 15, 1829,
Eliza, dau. of Moses and Betsy Burns, b. 1807. One ch:— John
James, b. 1830. Lives at Union Co., Ohio. She md. 2d, Joseph
Davis, of Hancock, N. H.
373. JONAS^ 374. ABEL'.
(190) BENJAMIN, Lieut., son of NATHAN (90), b. at Amherst,
June 9, 1744, d. at Milford, Sept. 12, 1832. Lived in Milford. Yeo-
man. Md. Susanna, dau. of William and Rebecca (Smith) Pea-
body, b. at Amherst, Nov. 4, 1755, d. Aug. 23, 1834. Six ch : —
375. BENJAMINS 376. Sarah, b. Mch. 16, 1779, d. Nov. 9, 1865 ;
unm'd. She was a woman endowed with superior faculties of mind,
a very retentive memory, and to whom the compiler is indebted for
much valuable information connected with this work. 377 Susan, b.
Apr. 20, 1781, d. Aug. 2, 1783. 378. LUTHER'. 379. EUGENE'.
380. Calaope, b. Apr. 7, 1787, d. Sept. 25, 1848.
(191) EBENEZER, son of NATHAN (90), b. at Amherst, Sept. 10,
1756, d. Jan. 31, 1831. Lived in E. WUton. Yeoman. Md. Peb. 3,
1780, Phebe, dau. of Hezekiah and Margaret Sawtell, b. at Shirley,
Dec. 11, 1759, d. Apr. 5, 1835. Ten ch : —
381. EBENEZER'. 382. Phebe', b. at E. Wilton, June 21, 1782, d.
Oct. 11, 1824 ; md. her cousin, Jotham Hutchinson (363). 383. JOHN'.
384. HEZEKIAH'. 385. SYLVESTER'. 386. SYLVANUS'. 387.
Asenath, b. Aug. 16, 1793, d. Feb. 5, 1826. 388. JAMES'.
389. STEARNS'. 390. Peggy, b. Nov. 4, 1802; md. Apr. 6, 1819,
Benjamin, son of Peter and Hannah (Burnam) Hopkins, b. at E. Wil-
ton, Oct. 15, 1797. Lives in E. Wilton. Farmer and Miller. Four
ch:— Benjamin, b. Nov. 12, 1820; Herman, b. Aug. 6, 1825; Phebe, b.
Nov. 15, 1829 ; William, b. Aug. 30, 1838.
(192) BARTHOLOMEW, 'son of NATHAN (90), 15. at Amherst,
1758, d. Sept. 23, 1841. Lived in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Oct. 14,
1784, Phebe, dau. of Jacob Haggett, of Andover, Mass., bapt. May 10,
1767, d. Aug. 27, 1849. Thirteen ch : —
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391. JACOB'. 392. Lucy, b. Dec. 20, 1786; md. Reuben Hutchin-
son (370). 393. ALFRE:>7.
394. ACHACY, b. Nov. 6, 1790, d. Oct. 20. 1852; md. Mch.. 1808,
Jona. Buxton, b. Mch. 18, 1787, d. Sept. 16, 1844. Lived in Milford.
Twelve ch: — Mara Ann, b. Nov. 16, 1808; Annette M., b. July 16,
1810; Achacy, b. July 22, 1813, d. Jan. 2, 1850; Geor^^e, b. Sept. 21,
1815; Caroline, b. Oct. 20, 1817; William, b. Oct. 1, 1819; Jonathan,
b. Aug. 4, 1821. d. Mch. 25, 1844; Rhoda IL, b. June 24. 1823: Charles,
b. Oct. 11. 1825. d. Nov. 6, 1848; James, b. July 25. 1828; Henry Clay,
b. June 17. 1830. d. Feb. 19. 1831: Henry Clay, b. Nov. 29, 1832.
395. Minerva, b. Jan. 31. 1792, d. June 14, 1831; md. 1808. Samuel
Henry, b. at MilfortL 1786. d. about 1828. Two ch : — Christiana, b.
Mch. 25. 1810. d. Feb. 4. 1S29; Geori?e W.. b. Aug. 20, 1812. 396.
Nancy, b. May 19. 1794. d. Oct. 11, 1821: md. 1820. Luther Jones, b.
Dec. 13. 1796. He was son of Luther Hoar, of Worcester. After the
decease of his parents he was. w^hile an infant, adopted into the family
of Jona. Jones, and assumed their name, yeoman. One ch : — Nancy
b. Dec. 2, 1820.
397. Augustus, b. July 25, 1796, d. 1800. 398. Rhoda, b. July 2,
1798, d. Mch. 20. 1822. 399. Alvah. b. Jan. 25. 1800, d. July 6, 1826;
400. Myka, b. Dec. 24, 1801. d. Dec. 3, 1837; md. Oct. 19, 1823, Dr.
William Darracott, jr., b. June 22, 1799. Lives in Milford. Dentist.
Five ch: — Samuel, b. Feb. 12, 1825. d. Feb. 16. 1825; William, b. Dec.
8, 1826. d. June 5, 1852; Christiana Henry, b. Jan. 31, 1829, d. Dec.
13. 1853; George Lafayette, b. July 17, 1831; Albert M., b. Aug. 7,
1834.
401. Eliza, b. Oct. 4, 1803; md. Feb. 3. 1823, Holland Hopkins, b.
Apr. 4, 1802. d. at Illinois, Nov. 17, 1857. Lived in Milford. Seven
ch : — Henry A., b. May 9, 1824, d. June 8, 1831 ; Harriet E., b. July 30,
1826, d. Oct. 30. 1854; John H.. b. Feb. 7, 1832, d. Feb. 22, 1853; Jane
M., b. Feb. 25, 1835; Frye, b. April 23, 1839; James B., b. Jan. 31,
1845, d. Dec. 29, 1852; Ellen J., b. June 6, 1846.
402. AUGUSTUS^ 403. Albert S., b. Dec. 8, 1807, d. Aug. 20,
1834.
(200) NATHANIEL, son of BARTHOLOMEW (101), b. at Sutton,
Mass., Apr. 13, 1764. He was a farmer, and rem'd to Braintree, Vt.,
in 1785, where he d. Aug. 3, 1794. He was one of the first settlers of
that town, and his wife's mother-in-law, Abigail, "was the first female
that moved into Braintree, and, in consideration of that circumstance,
the town voted to her, Sept. 16, 1788, a grant of 100 acres of land."
(Gen. of Flint family.) Md. 1786, Lucy, dau. of Silas and Sarah
(Norton) Flint, b. at Windham, Conn., Aug. 21, 1762, d. . Four
ch:-
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404. NATHANIELS 4^5. Lucy, b. 1790, d. Apr., 1794. 406. In-
fant, b. and d. 1792. 407. Infant, b. and d. 1794.
(201) JOHN, son of BARTHOLOMEW (101), b. at Sutton, Jan. 18,
1766. He was a farmer, and rem'd to Braintree, Vt., in the fall of
1793, where he d. May 29, 1845. He was a man of more than ordinary
abilities and was chosen seventeen times to the Vermont Legislature.
Md. Feb., 1792, Lucy, dau. of Asa and Mehitable Kenney, b. at Sutton,
Sept. 23, 1771, d. Nov. 2, 1868. Nine ch : —
408. RUEUS^. 409. Polly, b. at Braintree, Vt., Mar. 24, 1795, d.
July 4, 1845; md. Sept., 1814, Nathan Morse, b. Nov. 3, 1791. Four
ch: — Nathan, b. June 30, 1816, d. Jan. 18, 1832; Polly, b. Jan., 1818,
d. Apr. 12, 1849; Betsey, b. Jan., 1820; Lucy, b. Nov. 3, 1825, d. Jan.
18, 1832. 410. JAMESS
411. Sally, b. Aug. 19, 1799, d. Northfleld, Vt., May 18, 1853; md.
Dec. 5, 1823, Amersa Nichols, b. July 10, 1791, d. Meh. 28, 1835. Lived
in Northfleld, Vt. Yeoman. Three ch; — Amersa, b. June 27, 1825'
d. Sept. 2, 1826; Sarah, b. Jan. 17, 1828, d. Jan. 27, 1832; George A.,
b. Aug. 9, 1834.
412. Betsey, b. Dec. 2, 1801, d. Aug. 4, 1848 ; md. June 10> 1836,
Warren Harlow, b. Eeb. 28, 1805. Lived in Randolph, Vt. Yeoman.
Four ch: — Elizabeth M., b. Sept. 3, 1837, d. July, 1843; Celia, b. Jan.
11, 1845; Alvin and Alonzo, twins, b. Aug. 4, 1847.
413. Kelita, b. Mch. 6, 1804 ; md. Isaac Allen, b. July 29,
1788. Lived in Braintree, Vt. Yeoman; no issue. 414. Lucy, b.
Feb. 1, 1806; md. Dec. 29, 1829, Alvin Braley, b. Nov., 1807. Yeo-
man. Three ch: — George, b. Oct. 8, 1832, d. Dec, 1833; George, b.
Apr. 2, 1835; Lucy,b. Apr. 2, 1847. 415. John, b. Mch. 19, 1808, d.
July 26, 1816. 416. Ruth, b. May 8, 1813 ; md. Jan. 5, 1837, Cassim
B. Hawes, b. Feb. 18, 1812. Lives in Randolph, Wis. Yeoman.
Three ch: — Alban, b. Jan. 5, 1838; Marion L., b., Jan. 11, 1840; Celia
E., b. Aug. 26, 1841.
(203) BARTHOLOMEW, son of BARTHOLOMEW (101), b. at Sut-
ton, Mass., Jan. 7, 1770. Farmer and Carpenter; rem'd to Dixfield,
Me., Feb., 1800, where he d. Feb. 14, 1855. He md. Jan., 1797, Olive
Kenney, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Bartlett), b. at Sutton, Mch. 20,
1777, d. Dec. 6, 1847. Seven ch : —
417. Fanny F., b. July 13, 1797; md. Sept. 12, 1814, Thomas Morse,
son of Nathan and Abigail (Staples), b. July 26, 1794. Resides in E.
Dixfield. Yeoman. Eight ch: — B. Franklin, b. Apr. 5, 1816; Abi-
gail S., b. Feb. 14, 1818; Russell S., b. Jan. 17, 1820; W. Harris, b.
Sept. 29, 1822; Gilbert A., b. Oct. 10, 1824; Sylvester H., b. Feb. 10,
1828; Olive H., b. Mch. 20, 1830; Bartholomew H., b. June 1, 1832.
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418. Susan, b. Dec. 29, 1798; md. May 28. 1818. Spencer Thomas,
son of Holmes and Mary (Dingley). b. Mch. 31, 1787. He served five
years in the war of 1812. and was wounded in the mouth at the battle
of Lundy's Lane. He is a farmer, and lives in E. Dixfield. Ten eh :
— Diantha J., b. Mch. 31, 1819; Spencer, b. Jan. 13, 1821; Nathaniel
T., b. Nov. 29, 1823; Abbie H., b. Sept. 23, 1825; Rebecca M., b. Jan.
20, 1827, d. Dec. 16, 1829; Salome D., b. Mch. 28, 1829; James M., b.r
Apr. 20, 1831; Ripley, b. Feb. 11. 1833, d. Oct. 1, 1848; Fanny H.. b.
Nov. 11. 1837; Sylvander M.. b. Dec. 25. 1839.
419. Rebecca M.. b. at Dixfield, Aug. 29. 1800; md. Jan. 18, 1830,
Ansel, son of Joseph and Patience (Joy) Staples, b. at Sanford, Me.,
May 4, 1795. Lives in Dixfield. Yeoman. Four ch : — Susan H., b.
May 7, 1831; Hannibal H., b. Mch. 10, 1834; Ellen R., b. Nov. 18,
1837; Rebecca C, b. Sept. 22, 1842.
420. JAMES H^ 421. SYLVESTER M^ 422. Ruth B.. b. May
19, 1810; md. Mch. 15, 1842, Sylvester S. Kidder, son of Jacob and
Esther (Waite), b. June 13, 1818. Lives in E. Dixfield. Yeoman.
Two ch: — Hialmer A., b. May 24, 1844; F. Dinette, b. Aug. 22, 1850.
423. Horace L., b. Mch. 25, 1821.
(205) TIMOTHY, son of BARTHOLOMEW (101), b. at Sutton,
July 31, 1774. He was a farmer, and rem'd 1st, to Paris, Me., and
thence about 1818, to Albany, Mo., where he d. Mch. 14, 18G7, aged 93
years. Feb. 17, 1818, after he removed to Paris, he sold to his bro.
Simon, for ^So, all his right and title in the estate bequeathed to him
by Dea. John Haven, situated in the W. part of the town of Sutton.
In early life he fitted himself for a teacher, and for twenty years, dur-
ing a portion of the year, he served in that capacity with much suc-
cess. In Albany he was chosen lor many years to offices of honor
and trust; was an ardent supporter in the cause of temperance and
all other moral reforms, besides leading a life of strict piety for over
seventy years. He md. Mch., 179G, Nizaula, dau. of Ebenezcr and
Sarah (Chase) Rawsou, a descendant of Secretary Rawson, b. at Sut-
ton, Apr. 18, 1777. Fourteen ch: —
424. LEWIS'. 425. GALENA 42G. Nizaula, b. Jan. 13. 1801, d.
at Portland, Sept. 2, 1855; md. 1822. Herman, son of Samuel and
Lydia Town, b. at Salem, Mass., Aug. 16, 1797. Lives in Albany,
Yeoman. Two ch: — Arabella R.. b. Dec. 7. 1824; Clara D,, b. July
26. 1830. 427. MARMADUKE RAWSON^. 428. James Sullivan,
b. Nov. , d. young. 429. Charlotte, b. May , d. young.
430. HAVEN'. 431. TIMOTHY HARDING'.
432. Arvilla', b. Feb. 19, 1812; md. Jan. 29, 1837, William, son of
Simeon and Mehitable Evans, b. at Shelburne, N. H., Jan. 21, 1812.
Lives in Milan, N. H. Yeoman. Seven ch : — Edwin F., b. at Berlin,
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N. H., Jan. 29, 1838; Carcjine, b. at Milan, Aug. 17, 1839, d. Oct. 2,
1850; Virgil P. b. Oct. 29, 1841; Kawson H., b. Aug. 2, 1845; William
S., b. June 27, 1847 ; Osmon C, b. Mch. 21, 1850; Clara Emily, b. Aug.
18, 1854. 483. Clarissa, b. Feb. 8, 1813; md. June 20, 1833, William
H., son of Samuel and Esther Pingree, b. at Norway, Me., Dec. 20,
1804. He is a farmer, and lives in Norway. Six ch: — Edwin F., b.
at Albany, Me., July 14, 1834, d. Aug. 28, 1837; Harriet, b. Jan. 20,
1836, d. Sept. 8, 1837 ; Rosanna, b. at Norway, Feb. 25, 1838 ; Mary E.,
b. Apr. 2, 1840; Roena, b. Jan. 20, 1843; Caroline, b. May 4, 1852.
434. EDWIN F'. 435. Mary, b. Feb., 1816, d. Feb., 1843; rad.
Sept. 5, 1839, Dustin P., son of John and Hannah Ordway, b. at Con-
way, N. H. Lives in Milan, N. H. Yeoman. One ch : — Sumner H.,
b. Mch. 31, 1842. 436. Diantha, b. Oct. 12^ 1819 ; md. June 8, 1841,
Prescott, son of David and Abigail Lovering, b. at Poland, Me., Feb.
1, 1816. Residence at Greenwood, Me. Yeoman. Five ch : — Eliza,
b. May 6, 1842, d. Nov. 12, 1842; Sabra Rawson, b. Feb. 8, 1845;
Lewis H., b. Apr. 18, 1848; Francis Hill, b. Jan. 17, 1850; Dustin Ord-
way, b. June 5, 1851, d. Sept. 23, 1853. 437. EBENEZER SUMNER'.
(207) SIMON, son of BARTHOLOMEW (101), b. at Sutton, Apr.
26, 1779. Lives in Sutton, at an advanced age.. He bought, Jan. 10,
.1806, for $1,666.66, one-half of his father's lands, 160 acres, and build-
ings ; the first piece containing 123 acres, being the homestead, with
the buildings upon it. He md. 1st, Nov. 27, 1806, Vandalynda, dau. of
Nathaniel F. and Hannah (Gibbs) Morse, b. at Sutton, Apr. 28, 1785,
d. Aug. 18, 1839; md. 2d, Jan., 1841, Mrs. Sophia, wid. of Lewis
Batchelder, and dau. of Abel and Loreno (Rice) Newton, b. at South-
boro, Mass., July 20, 1800. Twelve ch : —
438. Alaxa Ann, b. Sept. 7, 1807; md. Nov. 1, 1830, Alanson A.
Lombard, b. at Millbury, Mass., Jan. 25, 1803. Lives in Sutton,
three ch:— Frances Ann, b. Apr. 5, 1832, d. Apr. 29, 1837; Henry
F., b. Jan. 19, 1834; Edwin, b. Dec. 22, 1837, d. May 6, 1838. 439.
Sylvander, b. Mch. 7, 1809. Grad. Amherst Coll. in the class of
1836, and entered the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N. J., where,
after remaining a short time, he was directed by his medical adviser
to try a warm climate for the benefit of his health. He accordingly
•went to Athens, Ga., and engaged as a tutor in the College at that
place ; he however continued to decline, and d. June 15, 1838.
440. Dexter, b. Mch. 14, 1811, d. July 24, 1813. 441. Lucy Morse,
b. Sept. 24, 1812; md. May 4, 1853, Jona. D. Holbrook, b, at Upton,
Mass., Mch. 11, 1808; no issue.' 442. CHARLES DEXTER'. 443.
HORACE'. 444. Hannah Gibbs, b. July 23, 1818, d. July 16, 1845.
445. Bartholomew, b. Sept. 3, 1820, d. Sept. 14, 1820. 446. ED-
WARD HAVEN'.
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447. Emeline BEMIS^ b. July 23. 1823;' md. Aug. 30, 1853, Amos
Brown, b. at Charlton, Mass., Apr. 13, 1813. Two ch: — Clara Eliza-
beth, b. at Brooklyn, N. Y., July 9, 1854: Helen Ilerrick, b. July 2,
1856. 448. Maky Lee, b. Sept. 23, 1828, d. July 28, 1844. 440. Mar-
garet, b. Oct. 12, 1830, d. June 3, 1831.
(212) AARON, son of LOT (104), o. at Sutton, Oct. 1, 1771; reni'd
early to Pembroke, western N. Y., and afterwards, Feb. 11, 1815, to
Darien, N. Y., where he d. Feb. 12, 183G; also lived in Kandolph and
Williamstown, Vt. Yeoman. Md. Feb. 15, 1790, Hannah, dau. of
Jacob and Mehitable (Flint) Parish, b. at Windham, Conn., May 21,
1779. After the dec. of her husband, Mrs. Hutchinson rem'd to Wun-
watora. Wis., where she d. Dec. 13, 1863. Six ch: —
450. DANIEL PARISIP. 451. CHESTER FLINTS 452. Hanxaii
MJ, b. at AVilliamstown, Vt., May 19, 1809; md. June 14, lcS27, Alex-
ander L., son of John and Rachel Munroe, b. at Springfield, Mass.,
Dec. 2, 1799. Lives in Milwaukie. Four ch : — Emeline, b. at Darien,
May 19, 1828; Marshal E., b. Feb. 18. 1830; John H., b. Dec. 5, 1833;
Edward L,, b. at Milwaukie, Doc. 4, 1844.
453. RODOLPHUS ALBINUS'. 454. AARON PARISH^ 455.
Helena M., b. at Randolph, Vt., May 15, 1814; md. Apr. 3, 183G, San-
ford, son of Jacob and Hannah Wheeler, b. at Watertown, N. Y., Nov.
4, 1811. Lives in Rockland, 111. Two ch: — Julia Rosilla, b. at Mil-
waukie, Dec. 27, 1841; Parish II., b. Feb. 26, 1846.
(213) ASA, son of LOT (104), b. at Sutton, Sept. 15, 1780. Farmer.
Removed to Vt., and md. Mch. 3, 1808, Christiana Churchill, of Chit-
tenden, and immediately rem'd to Shoreham, Vt. Lived in Shoreham,
Braintree, Chittenden and Shrewsbury, Vt. Eight ch : —
456. Electa", b. at Shoreham, May 11, 1809, d. at Lyons, N. Y., Aug.
30, 1850; md. Jan. 1, 1835, Miles S., son of Jacob and Sarah Leach,
b. at Lyons, Aug. 17, 1810. Lives in Lyons. Trader. Seven ch : —
Rosabella, b. Oct. 3, 1835; Theodore A., b. Jan. 15, 1837, d. Feb. 5,
1855; Deborah E., b. Nov. 30, 1838, d. July 25, 1847; Gerald R., b.
Dec. 21, 1840, d. Aug. 8, 1841 ; Sarah C, b. Oct. 22, 1842; John H., b.
June 4, 1845 ; Esbon B., b. July 10, 1847. 457. PIIILA^•CIA^ b. Feb. 27,
1811; md. Apr. 22, 1835, Thadeus O. Warner, of Lyons, N. Y. ; rem'd
to Lyons, Mich. Seven ch : — Harriet A., b. at Lyons, Mich., Feb. 10,
1836; Frances H., b. June 11, 1837, d. Feb. 28, 1839; Martha F., b.
Oct. 7, 1839; Lawson S., b. Oct. 7, 1841; Lucius C, b. Apr. 25, 1844;
Emily E., b. Oct. 1, 1846; Electa M., b. Nov. 17, 1848.
458. Alzixa, b. July 16, 1813, d. May 23, 1827. 459. Aaron, b. at
Braintree, Sept. 6, 1816. 460. Drucilla, b. at Shrewsbury, Jan. 21,
1819. 461. Israel, b. Mch. 10, 1822. 462. Euza Ann, b. at Chitten-
6
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den, June 18, 1825, d. Jan. 25, 1826. 463. Christiana, b. at Shrews-
bury, Oct. 28, 1826 ; md. Mch. 30, 1830, Thomas Rudgers, at Lyons,
Mich. One ch : — Nancy Lane, b. at Portland, Mich., Oct. 6, 1852.
(215) ABIATHER, son of LOT (104), b. at Sutton, , 1787;
rem'd to Braintree with his father, where he d. Mch. 17, 1844. House
joiner. Md. 1st, Susannah Hall; md. 2d, Polly Gleason; md. 3d,
Betsy Moses, or Mosier, b. at Gilraanton, N. H., Peb. 13, 1804, d. at
Braintree, Mch. 23, 1837; md. 4th, wid. Eunice Curtis. Lives in
Braintree. Pour ch. by Susannah : —
464. Armina. 465. Caleb. 466. George. 457. Betsy; all d.
young. One ch. by Betsy : —
468. RuFus M., b. at Braintree, Aug. 3, 1834. Lives in Calais, Vt. ;
unm'd.
(217) BENJAMIN, son of BENJAMIN (105), b. at Royalston,
Mass., Apr. 18, 1773; rem'd to Waterford, Vt., about 1801, where
he d. Jan. 18, 1827. Yeoman. Md. , 1800, Nabby, dau. of Eli-
phalet Rogers, of Royalston, b. 1776, d. July 5, 1848, aged 72. Pour
ch: —
469. PARWELL J^. 470. BENJAMINS 471. Polly, b. at Water-
ford, 1805, d. young. 472. Abigail^ b. Nov. 18, 1808; md. Jan. 6,
1831, Robert P., son of Samuel and Perces Porter, b. at Pomfret, Vt.,
Apr. 13, 1808. Lived in Charleston and Burke, Vt. Resides at present
in Waukau, Wis. Yeoman. Pour ch: — Mary and Martha, twins, b.
at Charleston, Aug. 31, 1831 ; Lyman, b. Sept. 1, 1836, d. July 10, 1838 ;
Robert P., b. June 5, 1842.
(221) JOSHUA^, son of BENJAMIN (105), b. at Royalston, Mass.,
Apr. 13, 1782; rem'd to Sutton, where he d. Peb. 16, 1854. It is said
that he was a man of excellent christian character, an industrious and
hard working farmer; and that his wife was a woman of unusual
executive powers, skill and beauty, combined with a pure and chris-
tian-like deportment throughout life. Md. Jan. 6, 1822, Betsey, dau.
of Jona. and Lucy (Lilly) King, b. at Sutton, Feb. 22, 1801, d. Oct. 23,
1855. Three ch : —
473. ORVILLE K^. 474. OTIS K. A'.
475. Elizabeth M., b. at Royalston, Aug. 23, 1835; md. Aug. 4,
1856, Admiral P., son of Simon J. and Mary B. Stone, b. at Piermont,
N. H., Aug. 14, 1820. Entered Dartmouth Coll., N. H., 1840. Sick-
ness compelled him to leave before his class grad. in 1844. Pinished
his course by private study. He taught an Academy in Southbridge,
also in Millbury. Went to Plymouth, Apr., 1856, where he officiated
as Principal of the High School for several years, when he removed
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to Portland, Me., and has present charge of the High School there.
One ch: — Willie Carloss, b. at Plymouth, Oct. 9, 1859.
(224) DAVID, son of JONATHAN (100), h. at Koyalston, Dec. 10,
1773; rem'd to Concord, Vt., about 1820, whore ho d. Aug. 4, 1828.
Yeoman. Md. May 2, 1796, Olive, dau. of Jona. and Mary Ames, b.
at Natick, Mass., Nov. 2, 1778, d. Mch., 1800. Twelve ch : —
476. Nancy, b. at Royalston. July 20, 179(5, d. Jan. 10, 1868. 477.
John, b. Dec. 23, 1797, d. Oct. 13, 1822. 478. Kuhama, b. July 17,
1801, d. Apr. 27, 1814. 479. Magdalkxa W., b. May 1, 1803. 480.
Betsy, b. Mch. 27, 1805, d. Dec. 30, 1862; md. , John, son of
Jedediah and Anna Smith, b. at Acworth, N. H., Aug. 1, 1791, d. Doc.
28, 1862. Lived in St. John.sl)ury. Vt. Farmer; no issue.
481. JONATHAN A^ 482. TITUS^. 483. Mauy Ann", b. Apr. 20,
1813, d. at Waterford, Vt., June 15, 1841; md. Jan. 15, 1840, Luther,
son of Sylvanus and Elixabetli Ilemmingway, b. at Watorford, Sept.
13, 1808. Yeoman. One ch : — An infant, buried with its mother.
484. Sally Ann^, b. July 10, 1816: md. May 20, 1839, Solomon, son of
Solomon and Betsy Gee, b. at Lunenburg, Vt., Oct. 16, 1819. Lives
at St. Johnsbury. Yeoman, Four cli : — Alzina, b. Doc. 20, l.s40;
Henry, b. Nov. 7, 1842; Charles, b. Apr. 9, 1844; Helen E., b. Aug. 17,
1855.
485. RuIIAMA^ b. Aug. 16, 1818; md. Mch. 3, 1844, AVillnrd, son of
Samuel and Martha Adams, b. at Concord, Vt., Sept, 2s, 1816. lie is
a farmer and lives in Concord. Five ch : — Mary Ann II., b. at Con-
cord, Dec. 26, 1844; Edward, b. Feb. 24, 1847; Jerome, b. May 30,
1848, d. Mch. 27, ls51 ; Emora. 1). Mch. 7. 1849; David II., b. Fob. 7,
1853. 486. HORATIO S'. 487. GEORGE IV.
(225) SAMUEL, son of JONATHAN (105). b. at Royalston, Apr. 10,
1775; rem'd with his father to Concord. Vt., where he d. Feb. 11,
1855. Yeoman. Md. ---, 1796, Delight, dau. of Jesse and Delight
Woodbury, b. at Royalston. Mch. !>, 1777, d. at Concord, Aug. 19, 1839.
Seven ch : —
488. PiiiLEXA, b. at Concord, Apr. 23, 1798; md. Apr. 22, 1835,
Moses, son of Charles and Hannah Greenfield, b. at Henniker, N. IL,
June 9, 1785. Resides in Concord. Yeoman; no issue. 489. Rox-
ANNA^ b. Jan. 28, 1800; md. Mch. 20, 1823, Jonas, son of Jonas and
Elizabeth Warren, b. at Bethlehem, N. IL, Apr. 25, 1796. He is a
farmer and resides at Charleston, Vt. Six ch : — Annah, b. Jan. 18,
1824; Abigail, b. Aug. 28, 1825, d. Feb. 26, 1833; Otis W.. b. Dec. 28,
1829; Charles, b. Dec. 26, 1832; Abby J., b. June 12, 1835; Myron, b.
July 12, 1845. 490. HIRAM^ 491. Maltnda'; md. John Smith, of
Moira, N. Y.
492. Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1^06 ; md. Nov. 16, 1830, Hiram, son of Enos
and Rhoda Harvey, b. at Waterford, Vt., Mch. 24, 1804. He is a mil-
ler, and lives in Charleston, Vt. Four ch: — Aurelia M., b. Mch. 13,
1830, d. Dec. 11, 1830; Cordelia, b. Apr. 23, 1836, d. Nov. 13, 1838;
Samuel Enos, b. May 23, 1838; Sumner F., b. Aug. 1, 1841. 493.
Ruth, b. ; md. Joseph Gray, of Charleston, Vt. Eight ch: —
Riley, Marcus, William, Charles, Alonzo, Atigusta, Amelia, and
Milo.. 494. Sarah, b. July 28, 1815; md. Jan. 19, 1848, Stephen S. P.,
son of Stephen S. and Mercy (Paine) Mathewson, b. at Lyndon, Vt.,
Aug. 23, 1807. Lives in Lyndon. Yeoman. Three ch:— Thomas
P., b. Jan. 6, 1852; Edy H., b. Aug. 23, 1854; Mercy M., b. Jan. 29,
1856.
(227) AMOS, son of JONATHAN (106), b. at Royalston, Dec. 29,
1778; rem'd to Concord, Vt., 1790, where he d. Jan. 22, 1860. Yeo-
man. Md. Aug. 10, 1807, Ruth, dau. of Soloman and Ruth Babcock,
b. at Royalston, Mass., Dec. 2, 1785, d. at Concord, Apr. 6, 1859.
Eight ch : —
495. Polly, b. at Concord, Vt., Mch. 12, 1808; md. June 16, 1884,
Stephen, son of Nathaniel and Susan Reed, b. May 10, 1811, d. July 1,
1854! Lived in W. Concord. Yeoman. Seven ch: — Ruth B., b. at
W. Concord, Apr. 7, 1835, d. July 17, 1852; Stephen H., b. Oct. 7,
1836; Nathaniel G., b. July 27, 1839; Lucius S. F., b. June 27, 1842;
Winthrop T., b. Oct. 5, 1844; Amos H., b. Oct. 5, 1847; Celia M., b.
July 18, 1850. 496. Sarah, b. Oct. 19, 1811; md. Jan. 24, 1855, Jacob
F., son of Leonard and Phebe (Farr) Dean, b. at Bradford, Vt., May
12, 1802. Lives in St. Johnsbury. Farmer and Mechanic; no issue.
497. SoPHRONiA^, b. Feb. 5, 1814; md. May 3, 1840, Lucius S., son of
Arad and Desire Freeman, b. at Waterford, Vt., July 11, 1812. Lives
in Waterford. Yeoman. Two ch: — Lorenzo Dow, b. Aug. 31, 1843;
Lucilla S., b. Oct. 30, 1848.
498. STEPHENS 499. Hiram, b. Apr. 30, 1821, d. Aug. 19, 1827.
500. Ruth, b. Mch. 17, 1825, d. Mch. 17, 1833. 501. Judith B., b.
July 4, 1827 ; md. Apr. 3, 1853, Nathaniel, son of Reuben and Mary
Gilbert, b. at St. Johnsbury, June 11, 1811, d. May 23, 1868. Lived in
Concord, Vt. Yeoman. Three ch: — Sarah Ella, b. May 9, 1854;
Florence E., b. Feb. 13, 1857; George N., b. Apr. 28, 1859. 502.
HIRAM N^.
(233) RICHARD, son of STEPHEN (112), b. at Windham, Me.,
Nov., 1770. He was a farmer, and rem'd about 1790-1, to Chebeague
Isl., where he d. Jan., 1822. This island is situated in Casco Bay,
about ten miles N. E. of Portland, three and one-half miles long, and
one and a half miles broad, containing about five hundred inhabitants.
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Md. 1793, Deborah, dau. of Ambrose and Deborah (Soule) Hamilton,
b. at Chebea^ue, Aug. 8, 1767, d. Nov., 1852. Six ch : —
503. STEPHENS 504. SAMUELS 505. Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1798;
md. James Hamilton, jr., b. at Che1)eaguo, June, 1800. Six ch : —
Lovena, b. Nov., 1820; Louisa, b. Sept., 1829, d. 1850: Julia, b. Apr.,
1834; Deborah, b. Aug., 1837; two ch., d. at birth. 50G. Simeon, d.
young. 507! William, b. Sept., 1804, d. Aug., 1822.
508. Emma, b. Sept. 30, 180G: md. , 1823, Samuel, son of
Alexander and Patience (Stowell) Koss, b. at Gray, Me., June 9, 1802.
Lives at Chebeague Lsl. Yeoman. Eleven ch : — Lovina, b. June 1,
1823; Mellen, b. Oct. 29, 1824, d. Feb. 1, 184G; Elias, b. July 9, 1827;
Alexander, b. Feb. 25, 1829, d. June 1, 1851; Samuel, b. Jan. 29, 1831 ;
Luther, b. Jan. 27, 1833; Charles, b. Nov. 17, 1834, d. Jan., 1835;
Susan, b. Dec. 21, 1830; Edward, b. June 28, 1839; Ellen, b. Dec. 13,
1842; George, b. July 28, 1844.
(237) DANIEL, Rev., son of KICHARD (114), b. at Windham, Me.,
Jan. 8, 1773, d. at Hartford, Me., Doc. 'l3, 1853. Lived in Hebron,
Buckfield, Turner, and Hartford. He w-as regularly ordained as a
Baptist Clergymen. He md. 1st, 1798, Mercy, dau. of Joshua and Abi-
gail (Ames) Kecne, b. at IIe1)ron, May 2, 1770. d. at Hartford, July 27,
1840; md. 2d, Jan., 1844, Catherine, dau. of Nathan Crafts, Esq., b. at
Jay, Me., where she now resides. Nine ch : —
509. JOSEPH'. 510. Makcia, J), at Hartford, Mch. 7, 1804; md.
Feb. 4, 1827, Robert Bates, b. at Abington, Mass.', July 10, 1802.
Lives in Hartford. Me. Yeoman. Two ch : — William Hervey, b.
Sept. 28, 1828, d. Jan. 30, 1831 ; Elizal)eth Lincoln, b. July 3, 1832.
511. RICHARDS 512. JESSE D'. 513. Abigail, b. at Backfield,
Mch. 17, 1809; md. Jan. 30, 1843, Sumner F., son of Timothy and
Leah Fernald, b. at Bucklield, June 18, 1818. Lives in Livermore,
Me. Cabinet Maker. Three ch: — Mercy Ellen, b. June 13, 1844;
Charles Edwin, b. Feb. 10. 1850; Adelia Jane, twin, b. same time, d.
Feb. 20, 1850.
514. NANCY, b. May 2, 1811 ; lives at Canton Mills. 515. RODNEYS
CIO. Hannah, b. at Turner, May 2, 1815; md. Oct. 7, 1839, Benjamin,
son of Seth and Julette Foster, b. at Livermore, Sept. 27, 1812. Lives
in So. Livermore, Me. Housewright. Four ch: — Sarah IL, b. Oct.
14, 1840, d. Sept. 30, 1841; Frances E., b. Aug. 21, 1842; George M.,
b. Apr. 17, 1845; Carroll C, b. at Brunswick, Jan. 21, 1853.
517. Persis S., b. at Hartford, Me., July 25, 1818; md. , 1842,
William, son of Thomas and Phebe Coolidge, b. at Livermore, Aug.
21, 1811. Residence, Canton Mills, Me. Merchant. Two ch : —
Emily N., b. at Livermore, Aug. 5, 1845 ; Edward E., b. Feb. 19, 1849.
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(239) JOSEPH, Kev., son of JOSEPH (117), b. at Windham, Me.,
Nov. 2, 1779; rem'd with* his father to Hebron, about Mch., 1795,
where he d. Jan. 21, 1840. He was a farmer, and also a Freewill Bap-
tist preacher. For a number of years a Selectman, and once a Repre-
sentative to the Legislature. Md. July, 1801, Deborah, dau. of Jesse
and Ruth Fuller, b. at Hebron, Oct. 2, 1780. Five ch : —
518. JOSEPHS 519. Ruth, b. at Hebron, June 13, 18ob; md, Mch.
1, 1834, Stafford S., son of Samuel and Lucy Bridgham, b. at Minet,
Me., Mch. 29, 1807. Lives in Lewiston, Me. Inn Keeper. One ch : —
Derrick S., b. at Hebron, Dec. 24, 1834.
520. Wealthy, b. Aug. 2, 1811; md. Sept. 8, 1839, William P., son
of William and Araminta Allen, b. at Minot, Dec. 26, 1811. He is a
farmer and mechanic, and lives in W. Minot. Four ch:— Levi, b.
Mch. 24, 1841, d. Sept. 9, 1848; Stafford B., b. Oct. 2, 1843, d. Sept. 3,
1848; Albion P., b. Nov. 30, 1845; William Henry, b. Oct. 10, 1850.
521. NANCY^ b. Dec. 5, 1813; md. May 11, 1836, Seth, son of William
and Hannah Loring, b. at Turner, Apr. 3, 1807. He is a farmer, and
lives in Turner. Five ch: — Lucy, b. Jan. 26, 1838; Maria, b. May 6,
18^3; John M., and Isaac N., twins, b. Oct. 24, 1847; Frederick M., b.
Jan. 31, 1850. 522. Lydia^ b. May 7, 1816; md. Nov. 28, 1839, Alvan,
son of William and Mary Howard, b. at Gloucester, Me., S^pt. 23,
1811. Residence, Lewiston, Me. ; no issue.
(240) SAMUEL, Rev., son of JOSEPH (118), b. at Windham, Me.,
Aug. 8, 1780, d. at Buckfleld, Mch. 7, 1828. He was first a Freewill
Baptist Clergyman, but afterwards changed his views to Universalism.
Lived in Gorham, Me. He md. Mch. 15, 1803, Mercy, dau. of Seth
and Sarah Randall, b. May 24, 1780, d. Oct. 7, 1828. Ten ch : —
523. Benjamin R., b. at Gorham, Aug. 16, 1804; rem'd to Wis.,
where he d. 1844. 524. Rebecca, b. Jan. 8, 1805, d. Sept. 24, 1839;
md. Phelps Ames, and rem'd some years since to Texas. 525. Sam-
uel, b. Aug. 15, 1807, drowned, Apr. 9, 1832, in "twenty mile stream;"
md. , Rebecca Bicknell.
526. BUZZELL7. 527. JOSEPH'. 528. Stephen, b. Mch. 25, 1815,
d. Aug. 16, 1854; unm'd. 529. EBENEZER'. 530. Betsy, b. Mch.
19, 1819; living in Texas. 531. Mercy, b, Feb. 25, 1822; living in
Texas. 532. ASA FOSTERS.
(243) STEPHEN, son of JOSEPH (118), b. at Windham, Me., Aug.
10, 1787, d. at Buckfleld, Sept., 1850. Lived in Windham, Hebron and
Buckfleld. Yeoman. He md. 1st, 1809, Asenath D., dau. of Samuel
Gilbert, b. at Leeds, Me., 1790, d. 1828; njd. 2d, Jennette Alden. Six
ch. by Asenath : —
533. STEPHEN T>\ 534. CHANDLERS 536. HORACES 536.
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MARK'. 537. Betsey, b. at Buckfield, Dec. 1821, d. July, 1823. 538.
ALBION PARRIS^
Four ch. by Jeunette : —
539. Jenxette A., b. Mch., 1830; md. Oct. 20, 1849, Samuel F., son
of iSimoii and Catherine Record, b. at Buckfield, Jan. 1, 1822. Resides
in Norway, Me. Boot and shoe manufacturer. Three ch : — Milton
LaRoy, b. at Auburn, Me., Sept. 20, 1850; Nelson Burgess, b. Jan. 18,
1852; Royal Benton, b. Dec. 20, 1854. 540. Augusta H., b. Feb.,
1831, d. at Lewiston, Feb., 1853. 541. Vesta A., b. Apr., 1833, d. Apr.,
1835. 542. Asenatii, b. Jan., 1836; md. June 17, 1857, Lewis O'Brien,
b. at Quebec, Canada, May 5, 1829. Lives in Norway, Me. Merchant
Tailor. Three ch:— Alton, b. at Buckfield, 1852; a dau., b. at Tur-
ner, 1854, d. 1855; Emma J., b. at Norway, 1857.
(244) HENRY H., son of JOSEPH (118), b. at Windham, Aug. 13,
1789. Lived in Hebron, and resides at present in Buckfield, Me.
Was Rep. to the Maine Legislature, and for a number of years Select-
man. He md. Mch., 1812, Caroline, dau. of Ednmud and Hannah
Landers, b. at Minot, Me., Jan. 30, 1791. Four ch : —
543. Benjamin R., b. at Hebron, Nov., 1812, drowned in Merrimack
river, at Amesbury, N. H., June, 1834. 544. HENRY H'. 545. Han-
NA1I^ b. at Buckfield, Mch. 23, 181G, d. Nov. 20, 1821. 54G. EDMUNDS
(245) DANIEL, son of JOSEPH (118), b. at Windham, Aug. 8,
1791; rem'd to Turner, Me., where he d. Apr., 1851. He was a far-
mer, and held the office of Selectman and Assessor for a number of
years, aud was several times chosen Rep. to the Legislature. Md.
Charlotte, dau. of Tobias and Abigail Ricker. Two ch: —
547. Ciiaklotte, b. June, 1818. 548. Daniel, b. 1822.
(248) JOHN, son of JOSEPH (118), b. at Hebron, Me., Nov. 15,
1797, d. at Buckfield, Apr. 6, 184G. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 21, 1823, Han-
nah, dau. of Edmund and Hannah (Sebra) Landers, b. at Minot, Sept.
2,1802. Three ch: —
549. JOHN COLBY^ 550. JOSIAH^ 551. James F., b. at Hebron,
Oct. 10, 1829, d. at Buckfield, May 25, 1830.
(250) JAMES, son of JAMES (132), b. at Amherst, N. II., Apr. 28,
1772. He removed to Wilton, N. H., where he now resides. He is a
person of a very dignified appearance, being nearly, or quite, six feet
tall, and proportionably large other ways ; very communicative, aud
interesting in narrations pertaining to history of his times, and to
whom I am much indebted for many valuable facts concerning this
work. Yeoman. Md. 1st, July 4, 1797, Ruth Stiles, b. Oct. 7, 1772;
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d. Aug. 7, 1823 ; md. 2d, Sept. 23, 1824, Anna Spalding, b. Nov. 30,
1777. Four ch. by Ruth : —
552. James, b. Nov. 20, 1800. 553. Abnek S., b. Dec. 10, 1803.
554. Sakah, b. Sept. 23, 1806. 555. JOHN''.
(253) SEWELL, son of AMBROSE (132), b. at Williamstown, Vt.,
Oct. 1, 1803; rem'd with his father to Roxbury, Vt., Nov., 1805, where
he now resides. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 3, 1827, Nancy, dau. of Bernard
and Phebe Blanchard, b. at Brookfield, Vt., Mch. 30, 1808. Ten ch :—
556. Timothy Lewis, b. at Brookfield, June 26, 1829, d. Feb. 26,
1850. Md. Betsey Heramingway, Apr. 3, 1848; no issue. 557. Ber-
nard, b. at Roxbury, Dec. 13, 1830, d, Jan. 18, 1831. 558. Jedson
Matthew^. 559. Sewell Stearns, b. Oct. 9, 1835. 560. Nancy El-
vira, b. Mch. 16, 1837 ; md. Mch. 16, 1854, Luther G. Tracy. Two ch :
—Luther F., b. 1854; Clarence F., b. 1856.
561. William Alphonso, b. Nov. 21, 1839. 562. Hannah Ursula,
b. Aug, 30, 1840, d. Sept. 11, 1844. 563. Asenath Victory, and 564.
Tamar Vilora, twins, b. July 21, 1842. 565. Amasa Jackson, b. July
24, 1845.
(255) AMBROSE B., son of AMBROSE (133), b. at Roxbury, Vt.,
Nov. 25, 1808, d. Sept. 1, 1857. Lived in Roxbury. Yeoman. Md.
May 5, 1831, Sarah, dau. of Amos and Polly Blanchard, b. at Brook-
field, Vt., Mch. 7, 1809. Twelve ch: —
566. EZRA BARTLETT7. 567. Infant, b. June 11, 1833, d. same
day. 568. George D., b. Mch. 7, 1834, d. Sept. 19, 1837. 569. Sawen
G., b. June 19, 1835, d. Apr. 19, 1847. 570. Betsy D., b. Nov. 29,
1836, d. Apr. 25, 1847. 571. George D., b. Sept. 29, 1838, d. Apr. 23,
1847.
572. J. Francis, b. July 22, 1840, d. Apr. 30, 1847. 573. James Car-
loss, b. Apr. 22, 1842. 574. Amos B., b. Jan. 11, 1844, d. Apr. 22,
1847. 575. Betsy D., b. Jan. 8, 1848. 576. George F., b. Sept. 9,
1849, d. July 25, 1851. 577. S. Orlana, b. June 18, 1852, d. Dec. 21,
1854.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
(257) ANDREW, son of ELISHA (138), b. at Middleton, Feb. 1,
1775. When quite young he rem'd with his father to Amherst (now
Milford), where he settled, and d. Oct. 22, 1862. He and his brother
Jesse succeeded to their father's estate, situated on the Souhegan river.
He was deacon of the Baptist ch. in Milford. He md. Martha, dau. of
Nathaniel and Phebe Rayment, b. at Hamilton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1777, d.
at Milford, Mch. 10, 1858. Tench: —
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578. NATHANIEL". 579. Elisiia, b. Oct. 25, 1799, d. Nov. 9. 1800.
580. Elisiia, b. Feb. 6, 1801, d. Feb. 9, 1843. 581. Jonathan, b. Jan.
17, 1804, d. Sept. 9, 1805. 582. Sally, b. Oct. 11, 1804, d. Dec. 20,
1806. 58?.. Sally, b. Sept. 7. 180G, d. Dec. 28, 1807. 584. STILL-
MAN." 585. PiiEBK D., b. Mch. 25, 1814. 58G. Mauy G., b. Dec. 11,
1817, d. July 24, 1854. 587. Martha C, b. Dec. 80, 1819.
(258) JESSE, son of ELISHA (138), b. at Middleton. Feb. 3, 1778,
and rem'd the year following with his ftither to Amherst (now Mil-
ford), where he lived till about 1823-4, when he, with his family, ex-
cepting David and Noah, rem'd from their mountain residence to a
farm in one of the valleys below, through which ran the Souhegan
river. Prior to their removal, the old home had been the birth place
of fourteen children, some of whom, endowed with remarkable musi-
cal gifts, have left an ineffaceable impression upon the public mind,
both in this country and England. Jesse Hutchinson was a very re-
ligious man through life ; and he with his brother Andrew, erected the
first Baptist meeting house in Milford, where they with their families,
forming the gr<\'iter proportion of the audience, met for some time,
and worshipped God, and sang praises from full and overflowing
hearts. Before his conversion, Jesse was considered an adept in the
use of the violi i, and was passionately fond of secular music, to a de-
gree which, after his religious emotions were awakened, he repented
of, throwing as de his violin, and finding solace alone in the melody of
vocal sounds. Mrs. Hutchinson herself gave eaiij' indications of
musical talent, and it was while singing one day in a village choir,
that she first, hv her voice, attracted the attention of her future hus-
band. Her fatl er, Andrew Leavitt, is said to have been very fond of
psalmod.v, from whom the musical talent of the Hutchinsons may have
been hereditary. He lived a very exemplary life, and died at the ripe
age of ninety-three years. Mr. Hutchinson was by turns a farmer,
carpenter, and cooper, as circumstances seemed to favor. He ind.,
Aug. 7, 1800, Polly, dau. of Andrew and Sarah (Hastings) Leavitt, b.
at Amherst, N. H., June 25, 1785, d. at Milford, Sept. 20, 18G8. Her
husband d. Feb. 16, 1851, aged 73. Sixteen ch : —
588. Jessk, b. Feb. 25, 1802, d. Apr. 5, 1811. His death was caused
by the overturning of a pile of boards upon him, near a saw mill, be-
ing blown down by a sudden gust of wind. 589. DAVID*^. 590.
NOAH B». 591. Polly, b. June 7, 1806, d. Sept., 1809. 592. AN-
DREW B«. 593. ZEPHANLVH K«. 594. CALEBS 595. JOSHUA".
596. JESSE". 597. Bkn.jamin P., b. Oct. 3, 1815, d. Dec. 23, 1844.
598. JOSEPH JUDSON".
599. Sarah Khodia, b. Mch. 14, 1819; md. 1st, Isaac A., son of
Abner H. and Sally (Fisher) Bartlett, and grand-son of Isaac and
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Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Bartlett (142), b. Feb. 28, 1817, d. Dec. 22,
1844 ; md. 2d, May 26, 1855,* Matthew Gray, b. May 22, 1800. Yeoman.
Lives in Milford. One ch. by Isaac : — Marietta Caroline, b. Mch. 17,
1844. Three ch. by Matthew : — The first two dying in infancy ; Nellie,
b. Jan. 2, 1860.
600. JOHN WALLACE^. 601. ASA BURNHAM". 602. Eliza-
beth, b. Nov. 14, 1824, d. Sept. 27, 1828. 603. Abby J., b. Aug. 29,
1829; md. Feb. 28, 1849, Ludlow, son of Rev. William Patton, D.D.
and Mary (Weston), b. at N. Y., Aug. 3, 1825. Resides in N. Y. city.
Banker and broker; no issue.
(260) ELIJAH, son of JOSEPH (140), b. at Middleton, Feb. 8, 1781,
d. at Danvers, Sept. 10, 1818. Housewright. Md. Feb. 3, 1808, Nancy,
dau. of Simeon and Elizabeth (Whittridge) Mudge, b. at Danvers,
Apr. 7, 1785, d. Sept. 17, 1815. Three ch: —
604. Simeon, b. Oct. 22, 1808, d. Aug. 27, 1816. 605. Elizabeth
W., b. Mch. 27, 1811; md. June, 1833, Joseph Porter, jr., b. at Mt.
Vernon, N. H., Aug. 23, 1809. Lives in Danvers. Six ch: — Mel-
ville A., b. Dec-. 12, 1834, d. June 14, 1839; Leverett H., b. Sept. 11,
1837, d. June 11, 1839; Melville A., b. Dec. 26, 1839; d. Sept. 10,
1844; Leverett H., b. June 23, 1843; Lucilla A., b. Apr. 7, 1847;
Elizabeth J., b. May 10, 1851. 606. Nancy, b. July 6, 1813, d. Feb. 9,
1815.
(261) JOSEPH, son of JOSEPH (140), b. at Middleton, Mch. 18,
1782; rem'd to Danvers, where he d. May 10, 1842. Yeoman. Md.
1st, June 28, 1808, Sally, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Curtis, b. Oct.
16, 1782, d. 1815. Md. 2d, June 21, 1820, Rlioda Mackintire, d. at Dan-
vers, Nov. 10, 1830. Four ch. by Sally : —
607. HIRAM«. 608. Joseph, b. Aug. 13, 1810, d. Apr. 6, 1825. 609.
Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1812; md. June 24, 1841, George Putnam (613), son
of Levi and Betsy Hutchinson. 610. ELISHA PUTNAM^.
One ch. by Rhoda : —
611. Sally, b. Feb. 15, 1821.
(262) ARCHELAUS, son of JOSEPH (140), b. at Middleton, Feb.
28, 1784, d. June 5, 1825. Lived in Middleton and Danvers. Yeo-
man. Md. June 8, 181«, Eliza, dau. of Abijah (166), and Irene Hutch-
inson, b. Oct. 25, 1800, d. Nov. 6, 1845. Two ch: —
612. Eliza Ann Jane, b. Apr. 20, 1819, d. at Reading, Aug. 22,
1840; md. Dec. 25, 1839, Charles Higbee, b. Nov. 13, 1817; no issue.
613. Archelaus Eustis, b. Dec. 28, 1825.
" After her husband's dec, Mrs. Hutchinson md. 2d, Nov. 30, 1826,
Perley, son of Samuel and Hannah White, b. July 28, 1802, d. Feb.,
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1838. Three ch: — Albert H., b. Dec. 2, 1827; William J., b. Aug. 22,
1830; Irene Augusta, b. Sept. 8, 1836, d. young.
(203) LEVI, son of JOSEPH (140), b. at Middleton, May 13, 178G;
rem'd to Danvers, where he d. :Mch. 10, 1844. Yeoman. Md. May 5,
1811, Betsy, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Putnam) Kussell, b. Jan.
21, 1780. Mr. Russell md. for his 2d wife, Kuth (121), dau. of Amos
Hutchinson. Six ch : —
G14. GEOHGE PUTNAM^ 015. SAMT:EL^ 010. Bkn.iamix K.. b.
Oct, 10, 1810, drowned Oct. 13, 1850, in San Francisco Bay, Cal. ;
unm'd. 017. Simox, b. Aug. 17, 1818, d. July 12, 1S45; unm'd. 018.
LEVI RUSSELIA 019. Alvkn Elijah, b. Jan. 22, 1820.
(200) BENJAMIN, son of JOSEPH (140), b. at Middleton. May 5,
1802; rem'd with Iiis fatiier to Danvers; afterwards settled in So.
Danvers, where he now resides. Lived a few years in Lowell. Yeo-
man. Md. Dec. 4, 1820, Martha A., dau. of Amos and Abigail King,
b. at So. Danvers, Jan. 25, 1805. Nine ch : —
020. CLEAVES KING^ 021. Susan Elizabktii, b. Fel). 2, 1829.
622. Rhbkcca Newiiall, b. Oct. 9, 1831; md. May 7, 1803, \Villiam X.,
son of Dr. Joseph and ]Maria Osgood, of So. Danvers, b. Apr. 12,
1835. Lives in Thompson, Conn. Cashier of the baidv there. One
ch:— William Henry, b. Mch. 14, 1805.
023. EDWIN Al'GUSTUS^ b. at So. Danvers, Jan. L 1834; rem'd,
Sept., 1853, to Cincinnati, O., where he now resides. Importer and
dealer in Hardware. Md. Feb. 25, 1803. Gate 1).. dau. of James B.
and Gate D. Ferguson, b. at Salem, Mch. 10. 1839; no issue. 024.
Bkx.jamix Fraxklix, b. at So. Danvers, Jan. 19. 1830. where lie now
lives. Dealer in W. I. Goods. Md. Apr. 12. 1805, Susan A., dau. of
Tobias and Margaret Hanson, b. at Salem, Mch. 30, 1841; no issue.
025. WILLIAM H«. 020. Mahtiia Mauia, b. Dec. 10, 1840. 027.
Amos King, b. Dec. 7, 1843. 028. Fkank Dudley, b. Mch. 14, 1848.
(208) DAVID, son of JOSIAH (148), b. at Middleton, Feb. 13, 1790;
rem'd to Cambridgeport, where he d. Mch., 1825. Housewright. 3Id.
May 27, 1819, Fanny, dau. of David and Eunice Peabody, b. at Middle-
ton, July 14, 1798, d. May 7, 1832. Two.ch : —
629. AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON\ 030. David.
(209) ISRAEL, son of JOSIAH (148), b. at Middleton, July 29, 1792;
rem'd to Lynn, where he d. , 1849. Md. Eliza, dau. of
and Rebecca French, b. 1799, d. at Boston, Dec. 7, 1851. Four ch : —
631. Eliza Ann, b. Mch. 14, 1818; md. 1st, June 10, 1835, John Fur-
ber, b. Mch. 29, 1814, d. at Lynn, Sept., 1843; md. 2d, Nov. 15, 1840,
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David Low, b. , 1805. Three ch. by John: — Arianna, b. Dec.
18, 1836; John C, b. Sept.* 6, 1839, d. Nov., 1830; John C, b. Jan. 9,
1842. One ch. by David : — David, b. Mch. 6, 1854. 632. Hannah
SiLSBEE, b. Dec. 26, 1819; md. Feb. 16, 1835, John Lufkin, b. Apr. 7,
1815. Lives in Lynn. Shoemaker. Three ch : — Caroline Augusta,
b. Mch. 17, 1836; Sally Ann, b. July 11, 1838; Emma Eddy, b. Mch. 7,
1843. 633. Rebecca, d. young. 634. Josiah, b. 1823.
(271) IRA, son of JOSIAH (148), b. at Middletou, Apr. 5, 1797.
Yeoman. Md. May 10, 1824, Hannah, dau. of Stephen and Mary
(Mansfield) Wilson, b. Oct. 8, 1801, d. in the fall of 1866. Nine ch : —
635. AUGUSTUS LUCAS^ 636. Benjamin Peters, b. Jan. 27,
1827, d. Mch. 2, 1827. 637. BENJAMIN PETERS^. 638. Samuel
Flint, b. Mch. 27, 1831. 639. Sarah Dean, b. June 7, 1833.
640. Adeline Wilson, b. Oct. 1, 1835. 641. Ruby (tRiffin, b. Apr.
11, 1839; md. Oct., 1856, John Henry Crowley, of Sahm. 642. Olive
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 5, 1840. 643. Horace Mansfield, b. Nov. 5, 1841.
(279) WILLIAM, son of JOHN (154), b. at Danvei-s, July 9, 1803.
Resides in Danvers. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 24, 1825, Lucy, dau. of
Ebenezer and Lydia Berry, b. Aug. 20, 1806. Four ch : —
644. Lucy Jane, b. Nov. 25, 1826, d. June 8, 1848; md. Apr. 13,
1846, Richard Goss, of Marblehead, b. Apr. 17, 1821. One ch: — Wil-
liam Putnam, b. July 9, 1848.
645. WILLIAM HENRY«. 646. JAMES AUGUSTL S«. 647. Mary
Ann, b. Apr. 6, 1833 ; md. Nov. 25, 1852, John 2d, sou of Josiah and
Betsy Gould, b. at Topsfleld, Dec. 5, 1826. Lives in Topsfleld.
Butcher. Two ch :— Josiah Loring, b. Dec. 22, 1854; Charles Augus-
tus, b. May 17, 1858.
(284) JACOB, son of JOHN (154), b. at Danvers, Aug. 8, 1819.
Lives iu Danvers. Shoe manufacturer. Md. Sept. 24, 1844, Sarah
Colony, b. at New Durham, N. H., Aug. 22, 1820. Four ch : —
648. Sarah Jane, b. June 13, 1845. 649. Jacob Augustus, b. Apr.
1, 1847 650. George Kilburn, b. May 28, 1851. 651. Charles, b.
Apr. 28, 1860, d. Apr. 29, 1863.
(290) KIMBALL, son of JESSE (156), b. at Danvers, Jan. 14, 1814.
Lives in Danvers. Shoe manufacturer. Md. Jan. 20, 1847, Emily
Helen Prentiss, b. at Marblehead, Sept. 27, 1821. Three ch: —
652. Horace Kimball, b. Jan. 11, 1851. 653. Mellen Prentiss, b.
June 14, 1852, d. Aug. 13, 1854. 654. Emily, b. July 12, 1857.
(291) OSGOOD, son of JESSE (156), b. at Danvers, Sept. 5, 1816;
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rem'd to Lawrence, where he now resides. He rad. June 7, 1850, Han-
nah Tappan Berry, b. Feb. 24, 1824, d. at Lawrence. Nov. 22, 1856.
Two ch : —
655. Charles C, b. June 7, 1851. 656. Frank Osgood, b. vSept. 12.
1853.
(313) ASA. son of ASA (159). b. at Amherst, July 8, 1788. He was
a farmer, and rem'd with his father, Feb., 1799, to Fayette. Me., wliere
he now resides. He md. 1st, Feb. 27, 1816. Betsy, dau. of Jonathan
and Abiii;ail Woodman, b. at Candia, N. H., Oct. 29, 1786, d. at Fayette,
Oct. 23, 1833: md 2d, Hannah B., dan. of Daniel and Mary Tewks-
bury, b. at Amesbury, Mass., Dec. 22, 1804. Two ch. by Betsy : —
657. Abigail Woodman, b. Dec. 18, 1820, d. Oct. 26, 1832. 658.
Mary Jane, b. Oct. 2, 1822; md. Oct. 2, 1843, Rev. Fredericlv Augus-
tus, son of John;\nd Miriam T. Wadleijxli, b. at Salisbury, Mass., May
25, 1814. Besides in Arlington, Vt. Three ch :— Abby Elizabeth, b.
at Guilford. Vt., June 16, 1845; John F., b. at Arlington, Jan. 23, 1850;
George H., b. Aug. 5, 1852.
(317) JOSEPH, son of ASA (159), b. at Amherst, Aug. 12, 1794;
rem'd with his father to Fayette, where he now lives. Has lived in
Readfleld and Winthrop, Me. Yeoman. Md. , 1814, Sarah,
dau. of Kol)crt and Sarah Waugli, b. at Fayette, Sept. 6, 1793. Four
ch: —
659. Sarah Jane W., b. Sept. 16, 1816, d. June 9, l.s32. 660. Sulli-
van A., b. Jan. 12, 1825. 661. Horace W., b. Mch. 7, 1829. 662.
HORATIO D^
(320) HIRAM, son of ASA (159), b. at Fayette, May 20, 1806.
Shoe manufacturer and Apothecary. He rem'd. Jan. 28. 1837, to Burn-
ham, Me., where he now lives. Md. Mch. 18, 1829, Abigail B., dau. of
Asahel and Deborah Chandler, b. at Sandwich, Mass., July 16, 1803.
Four ch : —
663. George M., b. Feb. 10, 1830, d. Apr. 11, 1831. 664. Eliza
Ann, b. Dec. 14, 1832; md. Oct. 23, 1853, Rufus B., son of Rev. Otis
and Betsy B. Williams, b. at Burnham, Jan. 2, 1831. Yeoman. Two
ch:— Edwin W., b. Oct. 9, 1854; Adelia Ida, b. Oct. 10, 1856. 665.
Ellen Orvilla, b. Sept. 5, 1836, d. Feb. 1, 1858. 666. Julia Emeline,
b. Sept. 6, 1839, d. July 9, 1855.
(323) WILLIAM, son of DANIEL (162), b. at Danvers, 1801 ; rem'd
to Lynn, where he d. Oct. 30, 1824. Shoemaker. Md. , 1823,
Mary Cammal. One ch : —
667. Mariah D., b. June 8, 1824, d. Jan. 27. 1848; md. Dec. 22, 1844,
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Henry D., son of Edmund and Grace F. Oilman, b. at Lynn, Oct. 17,
1824. Shoemaker. One ch : — A son, b. Mch., 1847, d. same day.
(336) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, son of ABIJAH (166), b. at D^n-
vers, June 23, 182L He is a lawyer, and rem'd to ProviuQetown,
Mass., Feb. 22, 1860, where he now lives. Began the practice of law,
Apr., 1859. Md. Sept. 30, 1858, Mary Jane, dau. of Samuel and Sarah
DeMerritt, b. at Lee, N. H., July 15, 1823. She was formerly a school
teacher a number of years in Danvers. Two ch : —
668. Anna Edith, b. June 12, 1861, d. July 24, 1863. 669. Frankie
Stukgis, b. Dec. 18, 1866, d. Sept. 3, 1867.
(338) PERLEY, son of EBENEZER (173), b. at Danvers, Apr. 9,.
1T93. He was a farmer, and rem'd to Danville, Vt., where he d. Sept.'
21, 1820. He md. Feb. 29, 1817, Eliza Huse, b. at Enfield, N. H., Feb.
27. 1796, d. July 19, 1867. After her husband's dec, she md. 2d, Mch.,
1821, Elijah, son of Jethro Russell, jr. and Sarah (172), b. Feb. 8, 1792,
d. Sept. 25, 1867. Two ch : —
670. JEREMY". 671. Ann Eliza, b. at Danville, Vt., Feb. 28, 1820;
md. Aug. 26, 1845, Nathan Porter, b. at Danville, Aug. 15, 1819. Lives
in Jericho, Vt. Two ch: — Julia A., b. July 31, 1847; Alice Rosa, b.
Apr. 13, 1851.
(341) ELIJAH, son of JOSEPH (176), b. at Danvers, Mch. 22, 1808.
He is a farmer, and lives in that portion of Danvers called Braman-
ville, west of the common, a tract of land originally owned, and given
to the town for a training field, by Dea. Nathaniel IngersoU, in the
early settlement of the place. A deacon of the Congregationalist ch.
in that part of the town. Md. Dec. 5, 1832, Ruthey, dau. of Allen and
Ruth (Putnam) Nourse, b. at Danvers, Dec. 6, 1803. Eight ch : —
672. EDWARDS 673. Alfred, b. Oct. 3, 1835. Resides in Dan-
vers. Shoe manufacturer, at Boston. Md. May 9, 1867, Abby, dau. of
Eben and Sarah T. Colcord, b. at Danvers, May, 1844; no issue. 674.
Warren Putnam, b. Feb. 16, 1837. Resides in Danvers. Shoe manu-
facturer. Md. Dec. 13, 1865, Daphney C, dau. of Daniel and Pauline
F. Towne, b. at Danvers, Dec. 22, 1841; no issue. 675. Emily, b.
Aug. 28, 1838. 676. Harriet Endicott, b. July 20, 1841 ; md. Feb. 13,
1867, William Henry, son of William and Serena Preston, b. at Dan-
vers, Sept. 9, 1840. Lives in Danvers. Shoe manufacturer; no issue.
677. Mary, b. Dec. 20, 1842. 678. Martha Ellen, b. Sept. 30,
1844. 679. Almira Putnam, b. July 27, 1847, d. Aug. 27, 1849.
(357) ELISHA, son of ISRAEL (184), b. at Danvers, Sept. 27, 179_9 ;
rem'd to Haverhill, where he d. Aug. 30, 1860. Shoe manufacturer.
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Md. June 10, 1823, Harriet, daii. of Thomas and Sarah (Carr) Morri-
son, b. at Newburyport, Dee. 14, 1801. Six cli : —
080. 8ARAir M., b. Mch. 4, 1824; md. June 15, 1844. John W.. son of
Jojin W. and Sarali Claris, b. at Truro, Mass., Dec. 1821, d. from a
wound rec'd at the battle of Antietaui. Lived in Haverhill. Mason;
no issue. 081. WILLIAM AUGL\STUS^ 082. Ecmck Putnam, b.
Feb. II, 1828. 083. Hahriet Fuancks, b. June 30, 1833, d. Dec. 17,
1807; md. July 20, LS.'iO, Geor<?e H., son of Humphrey and Alice Hoyt,
b. at W. Newbury, June 10. 1833. Resides in Haverhill. Leather
dealer, One ch: — Georsfia Frances, b. Nov. 3, 1800, d. Jan. 9, 1807.
084. Thomas Moukisox, b. May 7, 1835, d. Apr. 4. 1830. 085. Mary
Elizarktii Tiietellk, b. June 15, 1848; md. Nov. 22. 1800, John N.,
son of Nahuni and Almira Witham, b. at Newbury, Aug. 11, 1844.
"Tiives in Haverhill. Grocer.
(350) SAMUEL, son of SAMUEL (188), b. at Wilton. N. H.. Nov.
19, 1770, d. Nov. 5, 1852, Yeoman. Md. June 5, 1798, Martha, dau.
of Silas and Sybil (Reed) Howard, b. at Westford, Mass., Sept. 4,
1774, d. Sept. 21, 1850. Thirteen ch: —
080. Meuxda, b. at Wilton, Nov. 21, 1798. 087. Sarah, b. Nov. 24,
1799: md. Dec. 25, 1828, John Patten, b. at Bedford. N. H., May 3,
1805, d. Dec. 20, 1835. Blacksmith. His widow resides at present in
Charlestown, Mass. Four ch : — James G., b. at Nashua, July 18,
1829; David, b. July 1, 1831, d. Aug. 25, 1833: Andrew J., b. Aug. 3,
1833, d. Aug. 25, 1835; Sarah S., b. Apr. 2, 1830.
088. Martha, b. at Milford, Feb. 25, 1801: md. June 3, 1821, An-
drew Burnhani, b. at Lyndeboro, Nov. 14, 1800. Lives in Mt. Vernon,
N. H.. where he rem'd in 1843. Yeoman. Eight ch : — William T., b.
at Lyndeboro, Feb. 11, 1823: George, b. May 23, 1824; Jane, b. Sept.
14, 1827; Lavina and Louisa, twins, b. Mch. 4, 1828; James, b. July 6,
1834, d. June 25, 1851; Israel, b. Nov. 1, 1838: Albert, b. Jan. 7, 1840.
089. Mary, b. Mch. 20, 1802: md. Mch. 4, 1823, Robert, son of
James and Sarah Ritchie, b. at Peterboro, N. H., July 27. 1798. Lives
in Jeffry, N. H. Yeoman. Twelve ch : — James, b. at Peterboro, Jan.
11, 1824; Samuel, b. July 19, 1825; John, b. June 21, 1827; William
R., b. Sept. 10, 1829; George C, b. May 5, 1831; Mary J., b. Jan. 20,
1833; Alvin, b. Feb. 24, 1835; Darius, b. at Jeftry. Aug. 12, 1830, d.
Aug. 28, 1863; Henry, b. Nov. 7, 1837, d. Sept. 30, 1804; Edmund F.,
b. Dec. 10, 1839, d. Nov. 20, 1802; Sarah M., b. May 27, 1842; Adel-
bert, b. Feb. 13, 1840.
690. Rachel, b. Aug. 25, 1803. 091. FREEMAN«. 692. Francis,
b. Oct. 24, 1805. 693. Lavina, b. 1807 ; md. Austin George. Twelve
ch.
694. Gyrene, b. 1809, d. 1835. 695. Samuel, b. 1811, d. .
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696. Sybil, b. Mch. 17, 1812, d. Nov., 1840. 697. Harriet N., b. Mch.
10, 1814; md. Feb. 10, 18^4, Earl C, son of Joshua and Mary (Saun-
ders) Gordon, b. at Salem, N. H., Aug. 15, 1804, where he now resides.
Yeoman; no issue. 698. Jane, b. 1819, d. 1825. ,
(362) JOTHAM, son of SAMUEL (188), b. at Wilton, N. H., Apr.
11, 1781, d. June 12, 1839. Lived in Wilton. Yeoman. Md. 1810,
Phebe (382), dau. of Ebenezer (191) and Phebe (Sawtell) Hutchinson,
b. at E. Wilton, June 21, 1782, d. Oct. 11, 1824. Three ch : —
699. Mariah, b. Feb. 14, 1811, d. Apr. 27, 1855. 700. HARVEY^.
701. Alathena, b. May 4, 1819.
(363) FREDERICK, son of SAMUEL (188), b. at Wilton, July 10,
1783, d. . Lived in Wilton. Yeoman. Md. Aug. 8, 1811, Mary,'
dau. of John and Rhoda (Holt) Dale, b. at Wilton, Sept. 10, 1783.
Seven ch : —
702. CHARLES**. 703. Mary, b. Oct. 20, 1813; md. Apr. 28, 1840,
Nathan Hazelton. Two ch : — Mary Adeline, b. at Wilton, Apr. 23,
1842; Timothy Center, b. Sept. 23, 1845.
704. Lydia Dale, b. Feb. 5, 1816, d. Oct. 2, 1818. 705. ABEL
FISK^ 706. Lyman, b. Oct. 28, 1820, d. Mch. 16, 1822. 707. Lydia
Dale, b. Feb. 27, 1823, d. July 12, 1825. 708. FREDERICK LYMAN«.
(365) ABIEL, son of SAMUEL (188), b. at Wilton, Nov. 1, 1787.
Rem'd to Nashua, N. H., Mch. 6, 1846, where he d. Yeoman. Md.
1st, Nov. 2, 1813, Sophia, dau. of William R. Pettingill, b. 1790, d. at
Wilton, Aug. 23, 1826. Md. 2d, Jan. 22, 1828, Sarah, dau. of Sardis
and Mehitable Miller, b. at Alstead, N. H., Feb. 9, 1806. Four ch. by
Sophia : —
709. Sophia A., b. at Wilton, Aug. 10, 1815, d. Sept. 6, 1852. 710.
Ariel P., b. June 22, 1817. 711. Orin, b. Aug. 25, 1819. 712. Laorsa,
b. Aug. 26, 1821.
Eight ch. by Sarah : —
713. Sarah Melissa, b. Sept. 25, 1828 ; md. July 10, 1857, Richard
Ewes, of Providence, R.I. 714. SARDIS MILLERS 715. STEPHEN
BARNARD«. 716. ANDREW JACKSON^ 717. William Dustin, b.
Apr. 9, 1835, d. May 31, 1839. 718. Oscar, b. Aug. 12, 1836. 719. Al-
bert, b. Mch. 11, 1838, d. May 16, 1839. 720. Aman, b. Aug. 25, 1839.
721. George Dwight, b. Apr. 6, 1844.
(366) SOLOMON, son of SAMUEL (188), b. at Wilton, N. H., Mch.
27, 1792: rem'd to Nashua, N. H., 1835, where he d. Apr. 14, 1849.
Musician. Md. May 10, 1812, Catherine P., dau, of Jacob and Mary
(Pearsons) Flynn, b. at Milford, Oct. 7, 1795. Nine ch : —
722. ROBERT«. 723. JACOB F». 724. GEORGE W«. 725. Gather-
57
i.VE, b. at E. Wilton, July 3, 1820; md. Oct. 9, 1838. Stephen F., sou
of Stephen and Amity Shirley (Lamb) Atwood, b. at Worcester, Dec.
5, 181G. Resides in Nashua. Surveyor. Seven ch : — Loretto M.. b.
Apr. 9, 1840; Adeline F., b. Oct. 1, 18-12; Albert F., b. Dec. 28, 184-1;
Frank W., b. Dec. 3, 1847; George S., b. Dec. 4, 18.30; Katy J., b. May
8, 1853, d. Sept. 20, 1854; Carrie J., b. Mch. 20, 1850.
726. KARniET, b. July 3, 1823, d. Sept. 16, 1824. 727. HENRY O^
728. Haukikt E., b. May 5, 1829; md. July 26, 1864, 01)adiah H., son
of William and Fanny Peters, b. at Bradford, Apr. 4, 1825. Lives in
Nashua. Machinist. One ch: — Emma L., b. Mch. 5, 1868. 729.
Lucy A. F., b. July 17, 1832, d. Sept. 7, 1851; md. July 19, 1850,
Henry H., son of Joseph and Abigail Law, b. at Brookliue. N. IL,
Apr. 27, 1828. Lives in Nashua. Coachman; no issue. 730. Samuel,
b. Jan. 28, 1838, d. Sept. 28, 1839.
(368) NATHAN, son of NATHAN (189), b. at Milford, N. H., Apr.
25, 1779. Lived in Milford and Temple, N. H., and Boston, Mass.,
where he d. Sept. 12, 1823. He was a farmer, and subsequently a tra-
der. Md. Apr. 26, 1807-, Lydia, dau. of Jona. and Abigail (Wymau)
Jones, b. at Woburn, Mass., Feb. 13, 1783. She lives at present, in
Derry, N. H. Four ch : —
731. Olivia, b. at Milford, Feb. 20, 1808; md. Dec. 6, 1832, Abijah
Spalding, of Wilton. Three ch: — Horatio A., b. Sept. 10, 1833;
Theresa A., b. Sept. 6, 1836; Henry E., b. Jan. 12, 184(,). 732. ERAS-
TUS''. 733. HouATio, b. Nov. 16, 1817, d. 1819. 734. Augustus
Stuart, b. May 9, 1823, d. 1866; md. Willoughby.
(370) REUBEN, son of NATHAN (189), b. at Milford, Sept. 9, 1782,
d. Aug. 25, 1861. Lived in Milford. Yeoman. Md. June 7, 1804,
Lucy (392), dau. of Bartholomew aud Phebe Hutchinson, b. at Mil-
ford, Dec. 20, 1786, d. July 15, 1858. Twelve ch : —
735. Lucy C, b. at Milford, Jan. 17, 1805, d. Oct. 15, 1813. 736.
ROBERT". 737. Sophia, b. Sept. 12, 1810; md. Dec. 30, 1828, James
B., son of Jona. and Sybil Farwell, b. at Groton, Mass., May 11, 1805.
Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Eight ch : — Adelia Sophia, b. July 20,
1833; Henry, b. Feb. 19, 1835, d. Feb. 13, 1857; Caroline Jenuette, b,
Feb. 21, 1837; George Clifton, b. Apr. 3, 1839; Lucy Ann, b. Apr. 10,
1841; Josephine IL, b. May 16, 1843; James N., b. Apr. 8, 1846; Han-
nah Elizabeth, b. Aug. 15, 1849.
738. SopimoxiA, b. at Milford. Aug. 31, 1812; md. 1st, Mch. 11,
1847, Abner, son of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Mason) Holt, b. at Tem-
ple, N. H., Oct. 11, 1810, d. July 30, 1851, without issue. Wheel-
wright. Md. 2d, Apr. 29, 1852, Ira, son of Nehemiah and Mary
(Wright) Holt, b. at Temple, July 26, 1815. Lives in Milford. Box
58
and Pattern maker; no issue. 739. KEUBEN«. 740. Nathan K, b.
Nov. 7, 1816. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Nov. 17, 1842, Abby
Maria, dan. of Benjamin and Betsy Conant, b. Oct. 25, 1823 ; no issue.
741. EDMUND P«. 742. Clifton, b. Oct. 11, 1820, d. Jan. 15, 1822.
743. Lucy C, b. Apr. 8, 1823; md. Feb. 14, 1843, Holland Prouty, b.
at Milford, Apr. 8, 1823. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Two eh:-—
Charles Albert, b. Sept. 9, 1848, d. Aug. 6, 1849 ; Charles Holland, b.
July 11, 1850. 744. Clifton, b. Mch. 14, 1825, d. . 745. Re-
becca P., b. Aug. 13, 1826; md. Aug. 27, 1846, Christopher C. Shaw,
b. Mch. 20, 1824. Lives in Milford. Clerk. Two ch: — Horatio C,
b. July 31, 1847; Charles J., b. Dec. 15, 1851. 746. Jennette, b. Oct.
11, 1828; md. Feb. 1, 1848, John, son of Adam and Mary (Gordon)
Dickey, b. Apr. 8, 1820, d. Mch. 6, 1868. Lived in Milford. Tin and
sheet-iron worker. Three ch : — Frank Gordon, b. June 24, 1852;
Kate Alice, b. Feb. 1, 1858; Hattie Frances, b. Nov. 28, 1867.
(373) JONAS, son of NATHAN (189), b. at Milford, June 2, 1792,
d. Sept. 13, 1857. Physician. He attended medical lectures and com-
pleted his studies at the medical school connected with Dartmouth
Coll., Dec, 1814. Rem'd to Hancock, N. H., where he commenced
practice, and continued his residence there till Nov., 1841, when he
rem'd to Milford. Represented the town of Hancock in the Legisla-
ture during the years 1833-4-5. Md. Sept. 5, 1815, Nancy, dau. of
John and Mary (Bradford) Wallace, of Milford, b. June 5, 1794. Five
ch:-
747. Robert Bruce Wallace, b. at Hancock, Nov. 14, 1816, d. Dec.
12, 1819. 748. Isabel Ann Braidfoot, b. Nov. 11, 1820; md. Oct. 11,
1866, Dr. Francis P., son of Samuel F. and Eunice F. Fitch, b. at
Greenfield, N. H., Oct. 2, 1806. Lives in Milford; no issue.
749. Lucretia Josephine, b. May 16, 1823, d. Oct. 26, 1839. 750.
Helen Curtis, b. Nov. 22, 1828, d. July 30, 1830. 751. Catherine
Frances, b. Aug. 9, 1831 ; md. Mch. 10, 1852, Clinton S., son of Calvin
and Eunice Averill, b. at Milford, Sept. 22, 1827. Lawyer. One ch :
— Catherine Isabella, b. June 23, 1859, d. Aug. 30, 1859.
(374) ABEL, son of NATHAN (189), b. at Milford, Aug. 8, 1795,
d. Feb. 19, 1846. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 22, 1816, Betsy, dau. of Isaac
and Elizabeth Bartlett (141), b. at Amherst, Oct. 26, 1796. Nine
ch: —
752. Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1816. 753. ABEL FORDYCE^. 754.
GEORGE CANNING. 755. Jerusha Peabody, b. Apr. 20, 1825 ; md.
Joseph Judson Hutchinson (see 598). 756. ANDREW JACKSON*.
757. ISAAC BARTLETT«. 758. Helen Augustine, b. Nov. 16, 1832,
d. Apr. 12, 1855. 759. NATHAN^. 760. Jonas, b. Jan. 10, 1840.
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(375) BENJAMIN, son of BENJAMIN (190), b. at Milford, Aug. 5,
1777, d. Oct. 14, 1857. Lived in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Nov., 1803,
Azubah Tarbell, b. at Mason, N. H., Oct. 9. 1780, d. Apr. 24, 18C3.
Seven ch : —
761. Bknjamin, b. Aug. 5, 1804, d. Aug. 28, 1813. 7G2. Sally D.,
b. Nov. 2, 1805; md. Oct. 24, 1834, Emri Clark, of Heath, Mass. Lives
in Milford. One ch : — Miranda Frances, b. Sept. 27, 1835. 703.
MiuANDA, b. June 11, 1808, d. Sept. 25, 1849. 7G4. William P., b.
May IG, 1811, d. July 31, 1811. 7G5. BENJAMIN F^ 7GG. Lucy. b.
May 14, 1820; md. Dec. 31, 1845, George W. Koyleigh, b. Sept. 0. 1823.
Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Two ch : — Ella Miranda, b. June 1, 1847 ;
Kate Emilyette, b. Nov. 7. 185G, d. Mch. 9, 1857.
(378) LUTHER, son of BENJAMIN (190), b. at Milford, N. H., Apr.
2, 1783. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. 1st, May 2, 1809, Sarah,
dan. of Joshua Mear, b. , d. Jan. G, 1857. Md. 2d, Nov. 12,
1857, wid. Betsy (Tay) Crosby, b. Mch. 14, 1792. Four ch: —
7G7. Cassaxdana, b. June 20, 1812; md. Dec. 25, 1837, John B., son
of John and Orphia Hopkins, b. Sept., 1803. Ilem'd to Waltham,
Mass., 1837. Dealer in Dry Goods for two years; followed farming
till 1850, when he went to California, where lie d. Apr. 11, 1857; no
issue. 7G8. EVELYN MILTON«. 709. ELBRIDGE«. 770. GERRY^
(379) EUGENE, son of BENJAMIN (190), b. at ^lilford. Mch. 11,
1785, d. Feb. 7, 1854. Lived in Milford. Yeoman. Md. 1812, Susan
Danforth, b. . d. Feb. 10, 1855. Three ch : —
771. EuGKNE, b. Mch. 25, 1813. 772. SusAX, b. Feb. 3, 181G; md.
Jan. 4, 1848, George Savage, b. Jan. 8, 1823. Lives in Auburn, N. H.
Yeoman. Three ch: — Eugene Alphonzo, b. Dec. G, 1850; Georgianna
Arabel, b. Mch. 4, 1853, d. May, 1854; Susan Rosabel, b. Feb. 20, 1855.
773. Eliza, b. May 10, 1820; md. Sept. G, 1842, George W., son of
Henry and Hannah Moore George, b. at Goflstown, N. IL, Nov. 8, 1817.
Lives in Manchester, N. II. Yeoman. Six ch : — Lydia Vilany, b.
Nov. 6, 1843; Eugene Alphonzo, b. Aug. 4, 1845, d. Apr. 2, 1848; Eliza
Josephine, b. Oct. 29, 1847; Mary Alaiaretta, b. Feb. 20, 1850; Rebec-
kah Little, b. Sept. 6, 1854 ; Frank Westley, b. Oct. 30, 1857.
(381) EBENEZER, son of EBENEZER (191), b. at Wilton, Sept. 18,
1780; rem'd to Weld, Me., Jan., 1804, where he d. Jan. 23, 1845. Yeo-
man. Md. 1803, Rhoda, dau. of Eben and Rhoda Dale, b. at Wilton,
, d. at Weld, June 27, 1852. Eleven ch : —
774. Rhoda Dale, b. Oct. 18, 1804; md. Oct. 20, 1828, Jacob A.
Whitney, of Weld, b. , d. Oct. 13, 1852. Yeoman. Five ch: —
Emily H., b. Aug. 27, 1830; Ebcnezer H., b. Feb. 28, 1832; Araasa H.,
60
b. July 27, 3834; Jacob A., b. Sept. 11, 1838; Lucy B., b. Nov. 8, 1844.
775. EBENEZER8. 776. Anna, b. Apr. 13, 1808; md. Sept. 21, 1826,
William Winter, b. at Carthage, Me., Mch. 23, 1802. Yeoman. Four
ch:— Betsy, b. Mch. 11, 1827, d. Mch. 1, 1833; Mary Ann, b. Apr. 23,
1830; Melvin L., b. Oct. 21, 1835; Juliett, b. Mch. 3, 1840; md. Luther
Hutchinson (1243). 777. Achsah, b. Apr. 13, 1808; md. Nov. 12,
1826, Abel Holt, of Weld, b. May 10, 1805, d. Feb. 20, 1853. Ten ch :
— Sylvanus, b. July 10, 1827; Amos, b. Oct. 16, 1829; Lydia, b. Sept.
10, 1831; Daniel, b. Mch. 5, 1834; Eliza, b. Mch. 5, 1836; Rhoda Dale,
b. Mch. 26, 1843; Nancy, b. Nov. 1, 1846; Hezekiah, b. May 13, 1848;
Mandana, b. Oct. 5, 1852, d. Feb. 17, 1853.
778. JOHNS. 778. Lydia Dale, b. May 22, 1812 ; md. Jan. 8, 1834,
Abner C. Holman, of Carthage, b. , d. in the fall of 1866. Five
ch : — Hannibal, b. July 3, 1836, d. May 14, 1852; Lydia Dale, b. Feb.
4, 1838; Belinda Marcilla, b. Jan. 10, 1841; Daniel Gording, b. Dec.
21, 1844; Sylvester Henry, b. Oct. 14, 1847. 779. REUBENS 780.
Phebe, b. Dec. 18, 1816, d. July 17, 1867 ; md. Nov. 26, 1840, Reuben,
son of William and Rachel French, b. at Livermore, Me., Jan. 11,
1819. Resides at Boston. Railroad waste cleaner and bleacher. Five
ch:— William H., b. at Jay, Me., Aug. 26, 1841; Rachel Ann, b. Feb.
19, 1843; Luther A., b. Sept. 14, 1845; Harriet A., b. at Boston, Dec.
22, 1847; George O. E., b. Mch. 16, 1850.
781. LUTHER«. 782. Belinda, b. Dec. 7, 1821; md. Mch. 10, 1846,
Hezekiah S. Taylor. Lives in Mexico, Me. Carpenter. Four ch : —
Daniel G., b. at Dixfleld, Apr. 10, 1847; Livonia F., b. Feb. 7, 1849;
Eugene F., b. Dec. 1, 1851; Leonah C, b. June 9, 1855. 783. Eliza,
b. Sept. 25, 1825, d. Apr. 11, 1831.
(382) JOHN, son of EBENEZER (190), b. at Wilton, July 10,
1784, d. Oct. 28, 1853. Yeoman. Md. Sept. 25, 1813, Esther, dau.
of Winslow and Rebecca (Sawtell) Lakin, b. at Francistown, N. H.,
Jan. 22, 1784, drowned in Souhegan river, Nov. 28, 1850. Five
ch: —
785. John Sawtell, b. at Wilton, July 1, 1814. 786. Winslow, b.
Jan. 14, 1816. 787. Elvira, b. July 14, 1820 ; md. May 8, 1838, George,
son of George and Lydia Whitfield, b. at Wilton, Me., Oct. 17, 1818.
Lives in Francestown, N. H. Yeoman. Seven ch : — George Edward,
b. June 1, 1840; Alvirah Mariah, b. June 18, 1842; Emer Francis, b.
Aug. 17, 1845 ; James Harrison, b. Oct. 15, 1848 ; Almira Augusta, b.
Apr. 22, 1851 ; William Wilson, b. Oct. 24, 1853 ; Charles Warren, b.
at Lowell, May 12, 1856. 788. Almira, b. July 14, 1820; md. Apr. 6,
1840, Justice, son of Benjamin and Mary Felch, b. at Weare, N. H.,
Aug. 1, 1820. Lives in No. Weare, N. H. Mechanic. Two ch: —
Hosea B., b. Feb. 23, 1845; Elvira F., b. Jan. 30, 1848.
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(384) HEZEKIAH, son of EBENEZER (191), b. at Wilton, N. H.,
May 14, 1786. Lived in Wilton, Bedford, and Lowell, Mass., where
he d. Mch. 18, 1852. Carpenter. Md. Oct. 0, 1807, Kachel, dau. of
Ebenezer and Ann Gould, b. at Kludge, N. II., June 7, 1785. Nine
ch: —
789. Selixa Ann, b. Mch. 3, 1808, d. Apr. 14, 1808. 790. HEZEKIAH
ALVIN«. 791. BENJAMINS 792. Betsy S., b. June 2, 1814; md.
May 19, 1S3C, Samuel, son of Samuel and Sally Kugg, b. at Lancaster,
Mass., July G, 1807. Resides in Lowell. Machinist. Two ch : —
Mary Ann, b. Mch. 21, 1837, d. Oct. 23, 1844; Emily Xewhall, b. Nov.
14, 1851, d. Oct. 26, 1852.
793. Elmiha, b. Apr. 10, 1816, d. at Lowell, Oct. 9, 1832. 794.
Rachel Ann, b. July 2, 1818; md. Apr., 1852, John L. Jones, of Pel-
ham, N. H. Yeoman. One ch: — Emma C, b. at Pelham, July 14,
1856. 795. Lucy, b. Sept. 20, 1820; md. May 31, 1853, David B., son
of Edward and Eunice (Ilazen) Weston, b. at Derry, X. II., May 29,
1815. Resides in Charlestown, Mass. House and Sign painter; no
issue. 796. JOHN GOULDS 797. Eliza Susannah, b. Sept. 27,
1826, d. at Lowell, Dec. 30, 1850.
(385) SYLVESTER, son of EBEXEZER (191), b. at Wilton, N. H.,
June 21, 1789. Lives in Wilton. Yeoman. IMd. Dec. 15, 1815, Char-
lotte Blanchard, b. Nov. 4, 1796. Seven ch : —
798. Emily, b. Feb. 27, 1816; md. Samuel Brown, b. Feb. 8, 1808.
799. ISAIAH«. 800. FERDINANDS 801. EDWARD B«. 802.
ISAAC B«. 803. APPLETON*^. 804. Alijeut, b. June 17, 1833.
(386) SYLVANUS, son of EBENEZER (191), b. at Wilton, Aug.
12, 1791, d. Apr. 17, 1855. Yeoman. Md. Aug. 4, 1818. Hannah, dau.
of Peter and Hannah (Burnham) Hopkins, b. at Milford, Aug. 19,
1790. Fourch: —
805. SYLVANUSS 806. Betsy R., b. Oct. 26, 1826, d. , 1843.
807. Emeline II., b. Apr. 7, 1829; md. Sept. 25, 1850, Henry H., son
of Jesse Travers, b. at Hillsboro, N. H., July 12, 1828. Lives in
Nashua. Mechanic. One ch: — Henry Frank, b. Mch. 6, 1854. 808.
Jane L., b. Oct. 12, 1829; md. Apr. 5, 1855, Isaac P., son of Isaac
and Chloe Abbot, b. at Jackson, Me., Mch. 1, 1826. Lives in Milford.
Mechanic'
(388) JAMES, son of EBENEZER (191), b. at Wilton, June 12,
1797. Lives in Wilton. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 26, 1836, Lucinda, dau.
of HoUis and Polly (Wright) Read, b. at Hollis N. H., Nov. 8, 1800.
One ch : —
809. James Harrison, b. Aug. 14, 1840.
(389) STEARNS, son of EBENEZER (191), b. at Wilton, N. H.,
June 13, 1800; rem'd to Francistown, N. H., Jan., 1827, where he
d. Dec. 26, 1860. Yeoman. Md. Nov. 11, 1824, Nancy H., dau. of
Caleb and Nancy H. Houston, b. at Lyndeboro, Nov. 3, 1804. Eight
ch: —
810. Phebe, b. at Wilton, Nov. 11, 1825; md. Nov. 9, 1842, Willard
N. Harraden, b. at New Boston, N. H., Nov. 26, 1820; rem'd to Man-
chester, thence to Boston, Mass., where he now resides. Four ch : —
George N., b. Aug. 10, 1848, d. Sept. 8, 1844; Charles N., b. Oct.
27, 1844. Taken prisoner June 22, 1863, at the raid on the Weldon
R. R., and conveyed to the Andersonville prison, where he d. the Nov.
following. George W., b. Mch. 13, 1849 ; Eugene C, b. Aug. 25, 1850,
d. Apr. 2, 1857. 811. Minot Stearns, b. at Francistown, Aug. 26,
1827, d. at Concord, May 11, I860.
812. Nancy Holmes, b. Mch. 10, 1830; md. Rev. Henry S., son of
Newman S. and Abigail (Stark) White, b. at Hoosic, N. Y., Apr. 7,
1828. Lived in N. Bedford, Mass., and rem'd thence to Ann Arbor,
Mich., where he is now pastor of a newly dedicated church in that
place, Three ch:— Abby Frances, b. June 4, 1853, d. June 30, 1853;
Frank Newman, b. Aug. 15, 1854; Charles Henry, b. Aug. 12, 1856.
813. Mary Angeline, b. Oct. 13, 1832; md. May 27, 1853, Charles C.
Mills, b. at Boston, Mch. 18, 1827. Resides in Manchester. Two ch :
— Abby Davis, b. Nov. 12, 1855; Flora Estella, b. July 31, 1857. 814.
Laurinda, b. Mch. 15, 1836. 815. Emily, b. Nov. 20, 1838. 816.
Rodney Houston, b. Dec. 3, 1841, drowned at Manchester, Aug. 14,
1859. 817. George Lewis, b. Oct. 18, 1844, d. Mch. 13, 1861.
(391) JACOB, son of BARTHOLOMEW (192), b. at Milford, N. H.,
Feb. 5, 1785, d. Mch. 23, 1859. Yeoman. Md. 1st, Elizabeth Burn-
ham, b. Sept. 5, 1788, d. Jan. 18, 1839. Md. 2d, June 2, 1839, Esther,
dau. of Phineas and Susan Whitney, b. Sept. 29. 1788, d. Feb. 6, 1867.
Five ch. by Elizabeth : —
818. Betsy, b. Mch. 21, 1808; md. Nov, 20, 1823, Dr. William Shaw,
b. Jan. 4, 1803. Lives in Milford. Four ch : — Christopher Columbus,
b. Mch. 20, 1824; Luthera Adaline, b. Oct. 17, 1837, d. Oct. 4, 1854;
Mary Jane E., b. Nov. 13, 1841, d. Sept. 29, 1843; Ella F., b. July 12,
1846. 819. Jane, b. Mch. 21, 1814, d. Jan. 23, 1841; md. Oct., 1833,
Milton V. Wilkins ; rem'd to California, where he d. .' Two ch :
— A child, d. nameless; Milton V., d. young. 820. Harriet, b. Nov.
13, 1817 ; md. Nov. 23, 1847, Luther S. Bullard, b. Nov. 18, 1819. Lives
in Milford. Yeoman. One ch: — Frances Jane A., b. Aug. 29, 1848.
821. Maria A., b. Nov. 13, 1826, d. Aug. 30, 1854; md. Apr., 1846,
Timothy C. Center. Lives in Wilton. Inn-holder. Two ch:— Ella
M., b. Sept. 28, 1848; Charles T.
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(393) ALFRED, son of BARTHOLOMEW (192), b. at Milford, Aug.
27, 1788. Resides in Milford Village. Yeoman. Md. May 8, 1810,
Lydia, dau. of Jonathan and Rachel Foster, b. Nov. 11, 1789. Ten
ch: —
822. Paulina, b. Mch. G, 1811, d. at Lawrence, Mass., Oct., 1805;
md. Mch. 4, 1834, William T. Little, b. , d. at Wethcrslield, 111.,
aged 3G years. Four ch : — Lydia I)., b. Jan. 17, 1835; Nancy T., b.
Apr. 2G, 1837; Adeline P., b. Aug. 27, 1842; Ruth Maria F., b. Jan. 16,
1844. 823. RODNEY K^ 824. JONATHAN D«. 825. Roxaxxa, b.
Nov. 21, 1815, d. Mch. 31, 1854; md. Oct. 8, 1839, John G. Raymond.
Lives in Milford. Blacksmith. Two ch : — Rebecca J., b. Aug. 27,
1840, d. Aug. 12, 1854; Abby J., b. Aug. 31, 1848. 82G. FRANCIS P^
827. Ciiahi.ottk E., b. July 30, 1819; md. Aug. 29, 1837, Thomas
M., son of Mansfield and Rachel King, b. at Amherst, Sept. 2S, 1812.
Lives in So. Merrimack, N. H. Blacksmith. Six ch : — Helen, b. May
23, 1840; Charlotte, b. Feb. 13, 1843, d. Jan. 12, 1845; Newton M., b.
Sept. 2, 1845; Mary Ann, b. Sept. 23, 1852; Frank P., b. Feb. 1, 1855;
Emma R., b. Jan. 13, 1857, d. Dec. 31, 18'G3. 828. Rachkl F., b. Dec.
21, 1821, d. Sept. 1, 1854; md. Aug. 13, 1844, Sumner Constantine.
Lives in Clinton, Mass. Blacksmith. Two ch : — William Sumner,
b. Sept. 9, 1848, d. Oct., 1853; Clara lone, b. Apr. 28, 1851. 829. Al-
fred A., b. May 20, 1825, d. Nov. 24, 1834. 830. NATHAN C^ 831.
RiiODA F.. b. Dec. 4, 1832; md. Oct. 27, 1851, William R. Peirce, b.
, 1831, d. Sept. 19, 1854. One ch: — Cora Adeline, b. Sept. 21,
1852.
(397) AUGUSTUS, son of BARTHOLOMEW (192), b. at Milford,
Aug. 5, 1805, d. Mch., 1806. Md. June, 183G, Adelaide Smith, who d.
Jan. 10, 1850. Eight ch: —
832. Albert S., b. Nov. 21, 1830. 833. William A., b. Mch. 31,
1839, d. Mch. 31. 1843. 834. Piiebe Jane, b. May 26, 1841. 835.
Mary Adelaide, b. June 15, 1843. 836. Sarah Antoinette, b. Nov.
1, 1846. 837. Ann A., b. June 14, 1849, d. Sept. 11, 1851. 838. Willie
O., b, June 5, 1851, d. May 2, 1856, 839. Lizzie A., b. Oct. 20, 1854,
d. Sept. 21, 1856.
(404) NATHANIEL, son of NATHANIEL (200), b. at Braintree,
Vt., Apr. 22, 1787, where he now lives. Yeoman. Md. 30, 1808,
Nancy, dau. of Jesse and Hannah Stearns Kenney, b. at Barnard, Vt.,
Mch. 12, 1789, d. Aug. 24, 1864. Seven ch : —
840. Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 14, 1810; md. Nov. 26, 1835, Daniel, son of
Robert and Hannah (Webster) Cnim, b. at Roxbury, Vt.. Mch. 26,
1809. Lived in Braintree, Vt., and Burns, La Crosse Co., Wis. ; rem'd
thence, Nov. 8, 1866, to Salisbury, Mo., where he now resides. Yeo-
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man. Five ch : — Eliza Jane, b. Oct. 30, 1836 ; Ellen Maria, b. Apr. 18,
1838; Azro D., b. Oct. 4, 181^, d. June 21, 1863; Vasco Haws, b. Aug.
18, 1844; Lucius Lawsou, b. Aug. 8, 1850.
841. A Son, b. Jan. 9, 1810, d. same day. 842. Alden, b. June 28,
1813, d. Mch. 24, 1814. 843. SYLVANDER«. 844. JOHN^. 845.
Azro, b. Jan. 12, 1823, d. Jan. 31, 1823. 846. Harriet Newell, b.
Oct. 25, 1824; md. Apr. 13, 1847, Lucius, son of Belcher and Nancy
(Lawson) Salisbury, b. at W. Randolph, Vt., June 11, 1824; rem'd to
Keytesville, Mo., thence to Salisbury, Mo. For thirteen years a mer-
chant; since then engaged in farming. Five ch : — Mary E., b. Jan.
17, 1849, d. May 13, 1852; Alice C, b. Sept. 3, 1851; Lucius W., b.
July 3, 1857, d. Mch. 2, 1866; Arthur V., b. Mch. 28, 1861; Hattie
H., b. Mch. 14, 1864.
(408) RUFUS, son of JOHN (201), b. at Sutton, May 9, 1793;
rem'd with his father to Braiutree, Vt., in the fall of 1793, where
he has since lived. Yeoman. Md. July 2, 1818, Abigail, 4th dau. of
Henry and Elephal Brackett, b. at Braintree, Mch. 24, 1797. Seven
ch: —
847. JOHN B^ 848. CHARLES^ 849. RUFUS^.
850. Minora A,, b. Sept. 16, 1826, d. Apr. 10, 1848; md. Nov. 30,
1847, Seth Mann, now living at Freeport, 111. ; no issue. 851. Ele-
phal, b. Jan., 1831, d. Sept., 1832. 852. GEORGES 853. Samuel, b.
Feb. 26, 1835.
(410) JAMES, son of JOHN (201), b. at Braintree, Vt., Feb. 27,
1797, d. Mch. 3, 1861. Lived in W. Randolph. Yeoman. Md. 1st,
Nov. 16, 1820, Sophia, dau. of Henry and Dinah F. Brown, b. at Ran-
dolph, Vt., Nov. 12, 1801, d. at Braintree, Mch. 3, 1861 ; md. 2d, Mch.,
1862, Mrs. Julia B. Cady. Eight ch : —
854. WILLIAMS 855. JAMES^ 856. HENRY«. 857. JOHN«.
858. Sophia, b. Mch. 26, 1832 ; md. Jan. 9, 1854, Harvey Spaulding.
Resides in Lawrence, Kansas. 859. Ruth E., b. Oct. 12, 1834; md.
1865, Henry Leis. Resides in Lawrence, Kansas. 860. LYMAN^.
861. Edwin, b. Nov. 2, 1840, d. at Lawrence, Kansas, Oct. 26, 1864.
(420) JAMES H., son of BARTHOLOMEW (203), b. at Dixfield,
Me., Aug. 2, 1805; rem'd to Fayette, Me., Mch., 1835, where he is at
present engaged in agricultural pursuits. Md. Feb. 1, 1831, Martha,
dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Walton) Davis, b. at Fayette, Aug. 7,
1806. Five ch : —
862. Joseph D., b. Dec. 3, 1832, d. Mch. 3, 1833. 863. Cynthia C,
b. May 3, 1834. 864. Helen A., b. July 30, 1836. 865. Henry J., b-
'Aug. 19, 1840. 866. Albert C, b. Dec. 12, 1846.
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(421) SYLVESTER M., son of BARTHOLOMEW (203), b. at Dix-
fleld, Me., Feb. 17, 1812; rem'd to Jay Bridge, Me., Apr. 17, 1848,
where he now resides. Mill owner. Md. July 23, 1840, Lydia, dau.
of Lsrael and Betsy (Paine) Bean, b. at Jay, Me.,. Sept. 2, 1814, d.
Mch. 20, 1852. Two eh : —
867. Charles A., b. June 24, 184G. 808. Frank W., b. June 23,
1851, d. Apr. 23, 1852.
(424) LEWIS8, son of TIMOTHY (205), b. at Sutton, Mass., Oct. 3,
1797; rem'd with his father to Albany, Me., thence to Norway, Me.,
and afterwards to Milan, N. H., in 1835, where he now resides. Yeo-
man. Md. Ist, Jan. 12, 1820, Abigail, dau. of Enoch and Martha
(Wood) Merrille, b. at Andover. Mass., Nov. 1, 1789, d. Nov. 0, 1851.
Md. 2d, Feb. 21, 1852, Caroline, dau. of Ichabod and Rachel (Cole)
Packard, b. at Hebron, Me., Jan. 12, 1809. Four ch. by Abigail.
869. ALMOND 870. Angeline, b. at Norway, May 19, 1825; md.
Jan., 1852, Stephen, son of Edmund and Susan Merritt, b. at Norway,
Jan., 1825. Yeoman. Two ch : — Georgianna, b. Nov., 1853; Isabel,
b. May, 1855. 871. FREELAND^ 872. Arvilla, b. Nov. 24, 1833;
md. Ransom F., son of Ransom and Julia (Swan) Tvvichel, b. at
Milan, N. H., Jan., 1832. Lives in Milan. Yeoman. One ch : —
Ervin, b. May 26, 1858.
(425) GALEN, son of TIMOTHY (205), b. at Sutton, Mass., Jan. 8,
1798; rem'd with his father to Albany, Me., thence to Milan, N. H.,
where he is engaged in farming and lumbering. Md. June 10, 1821,
Olive, dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Merrill) Flint, b. at Norway,
Me., Jan. 26, 1799. Four ch : —
873. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 31, 1821, d. Oct. 15, 1839. 874. SULLI-
VAN^ 875. Galen, b. Dec. 31, 1829, d. Jan. 29, 1831. 876. Timotuy,
b. Nov. 21, 1831.
(427) MARMADUKE RAWSON«, son of TIMOTHY (205), b. at
Sutton, Feb. 12, 1802; rem'd with his father to Albany. Me., where
he now resides, engaged in farming. Md., Feb. 27, !:?ophia, dau. of
Asa and Lydia Cummings, b. at Albany, Me., Dec. 19, 1802. Five
ch: —
877. LYMAN». 878. CHARLES^ 879. Danjel, b. Apr. 19, 1834.
880. Miranda, b. Sept. 24, 1837; md. Oct. 30, 1861, Peter, son of
James and Fanny Wardwell, b. at Albany, May 16, 1829. Lives in
Albany. Yeoman; no issue. 881. Roena, b. Sept. 9, 1845.
(430) HAVEN», son of TIMOTHY (205), b. at Sutton, Nov. 1, 1808.
Resides in Albany, Me. Yeoman. Md. Dec. 23, 1834, Laurindft, dau.
9
66
of Pavid and Milly Kimball, b. at Waterford, Me., Apr. 27, 1806.
Tour ch : —
882. HORACES 883. Infant, b. , d. 1840. 884. Frederick,
b. Dec. 31, 1842. .885. Austin, b. Nov. 29, 1846.
(431) TIMOTHY HARDING^, son of TIMOTHY (205), b. at San-
gerville, Me., Mch. 5, 1810. From 1822 till 1846, a mill builder.
Afterwards erected a mill on the Androscoggin river, and followed
lumbering till 1855, when he disposed of his property, andrem'd Mch.,
1856, to Gorhara, Me., where he still resides. Md. Dec. 22, 1856, Eliza
Amelia, dau. of James and Betsy Hazelton, b. at Orford, Me., June 6,
1824 ; No issue.
(434) EDWIN F.8, son of Timothy (205), b. Nov. 16, 1815; rem'd
in 1840, to Milan, N. H., thence to Auburn, Me., where he now lives.
Yeoman. Md. July 23, 1843, Eliza Ann, dau. of Benjamin and Eliza-
beth (Merrill) Flint, b. at Norway, Apr. 6, 1821. Seven ch : —
886. Liberty Haven, b. at Milan, Mch. 1, 1844. 887. Harlon, b.
Nov. 21, 1845. 888. Freedom, b. Aug. 6, 1847. 889. Luella, b. June
18, 1849, d. Dec. 17, 1854. 890. Melvin, b. Aug. 27, 1851. 891. Ara-
bella LiBBY, b. June 26, 1853. 892. Henrietta, b. Mch. 26, 1855.
(437) EBENEZER SUMNER, son of TIMOTHY (205), b. at Albany,
Me., Dec. 1, 1822. Lives in Albany. Yeoman. Md. June 15, 1845,
Betsy Flint, dau. of William and Eleanor Pingree, b. at Norway, Me.,
Oct. 4, 1824. Four ch: —
893. Mary Ursula, b. Sept. 30, 1846 ; md. Nov. 28, 1866, John E.
Saunders. Lives in Mechanic Falls, Me. One ch : — Mary Annette, b.
Dec. 7, 1867. 894. Orinda, b. May 28, 1853. 895. Luella Angeune,
b. June 22, 1857. 896. Ambrose Burnside, b. June 2, 1862.
(442) CHARLES DEXTER, son of SIMON (207), b. at Sutton,
Mass., Oct. 18, 1814; rem'd to Northbridge, thence to Dudley, Mass.,
where he d. June 9, 1849. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 24, 1844, Elizabeth W.
Pope, b. at Dudley, May 26, 1818. Two ch : —
897. Charles Pope, b. at Northbridge, Aug. 4, 1845, d. Jan. 3, 1847.
898. Mary Elizabeth, b. at Dudley, May 23, 1847.
(443) HORACE, Rev., son of SIMON (207), b. at Sutton, Aug. 10,
1816. Grad. Amherst, 1839; studied theology at Andover, and after
completing his studies, settled in the ministry at Burlington, Iowa,
where he d. Mch. 7, 1846. Md. Sept., 1844, Susan Bacheller; no issue.
(446) EDWARD HAVEN, son of SIMON (207), b. at Sutton, Aug.
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22, 1821. Lives in Sutton. Md. Dec. 12, 1844, Mary Ann Waters, b.
at Millbury, Mass., Dec. 12, 1820. Four ch : —
899. WiLLiAiki Horn, b. Feb. 28, 1846. 900. Mary Elizabeth, b.
Aug. 30, 1848. 901. Charles Edwin, b. Feb. 3, 1851. 902. Martha
Anne, b. Mch. 30, 1854.
(450) DANIEL PARISH, son of AARON (212), b. at Randolph, Vt.,
Aug. 1, 1797; rem'd to Darien, N. Y., thence to Wheatland, 111., where
he now lives. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 9, 1820, Urania, dau. of Richard
and Mary Pray, b. at Richfield, N. Y., Apr. 24, 1800. Nine ch : —
903. Mary Susanna, b. at Darien, N. Y., Mch. 15, 1821; md. Wil-
liam Brown. Lives in Lawrence, 111, Yeoman. Two ch : — Anna
and George.
904. Hannah Urania, b. July 19, 1822, d. Aug. 10, 1822. 905. LOT
PERRY8. 906. Lovina, b. Jan. 29, 1828, d. at Waupaca, Wis., Nov. 4,
1854 ; md. William Thompson, who lives at present in Waupaca.
Merchant. Three ch : — Urania, Hettie and Perry.
907. Andelucia, b. Mch. 1, 1829, d. at Wheatland, 111., Feb. 2, 1846.
908. Amanda, b. Jan. 11, 1832, d. Sept. 19, 1838. 909. Hannah Min-
erva, b. July 11, 1834, d. Feb. 7, 1842. 910. John, b. July 25, 1839, d.
at Harvard, 111., Dec. 10, 1857. 911. Amanda Minerva, b. at Wheat-
land, July 3, 1842, d. Dec. 12, 1844.
(451) CHESTER FLINT, son of AARON (212), b. at Randolph, Vt.,
July 19, 1799; rem'd to Genesee Co., N. Y., thence to Johnstown,
Wis., and thence, Apr. 2, 1855, to Waupaca, Wis., where he d. Jan.
20, 1867. Yeoman. Md. Feb. 29, 1824, Susannah, dau. of Richard
and Mary Pray, b. at Richfield, N. Y., Apr. 24, 1800. Three ch : —
912. DELOSS». 913. GEORGE**. 914. Denison Palmer, b. at
Darien, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1837.
(463) RODOLPHUS ALBINUS, son of AARON (212), b. at Wil-
liamston, Vt., Jan. 6, 180G; rem'd to Big Foot, III., where he d. Aug.
20, 1860. Yeoman. Md. 1st, at Orangeville, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1833,
Julia, dau. of John and Rachel Middick, b. , d at Aldeu, N. Y.,
May 17, 1838. Md. 2d, wid. Lydia Finch, of Alden, dau. of George
and Susannah Hunt. Two ch. by Lydia : —
915. Orrin Finch. 916. George Albinus.
(454) AARON PARISH, son of AARON (212), b. at Williamstown,
Vt., Feb. 11, 1812. Resides in Darien, N. Y., whither he rem'd with
his father, Feb. 11, 1815. Yeoman. Md. 1st, Mch. 1, 1842, Maria
Louisa, dau. of Jabis and Asenath Backus, b. at Hebron, Conn., Nov.
7, 1818, d. at Darien, Feb. 7, 1852. Md. 2d, Jan. 2, 1853, at Alden,
wid. Kuth Miles, dau. of Jonathan and Bridget Beardsell, from Hincli-
liffe, Eng,, b. at Marsdin., Eng., Jan. 3, 1820. Three ch. by Maria L : —
917. Amanda Maria, b. June 18, 1843. 918. Henry Parish, b. Aug.
7, 1846. 919. Charles Backus, b. July 9, 1849.
Three ch. by Kuth : —
920. George Alfard, b. Oct. 28, 1853. 921. Ella Beardsell, b.
July 9, 1857. 922. Grace, b. June 14, 1858.
(469) FARWELL J., son of BENJAMIN (217), b. at Waterford,
Vt., Oct. 23, 1801; rem'd to W. Concord, Vt., where he now resides,
Mch. 17, 1854. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 3, 1823, Mary, dau. of Edward
and Esther L. (Rice) Nichols, of Brookfleld, Vt., b. Dec. 19, 1802, d.
Eeb. 17, 1868. Pour ch: —
923. MILO«. 924.. Jane Josephine, b. at Waterford, Oct. 4, 1828;
md. Dec. 3, 1851, Edwin R., son of Henry and Charity Turner, b.
July 22, 1826. Lives in Concord, Vt. Yeoman. One ch:— Erank
H., b. Oct. 9, 1859.
925. Mary Ann, b. Dec. 29, 1831, d. Apr. 9, 1853. 926. Ida M., b.
Nov. 22, 1848.
(470) BENJAMIN, son of BENJAMIN (217), b. at Waterford, Vt.,
Oct. 10, 1803, d. Mch. 18, 1865. Lived in Waterford. Yeoman. Md.
May 15, 1834, Sophronia, dau. of Abiel and Rebecca (Chase) Richard-
son, b. at Waterford. Apr. 18, 1807. Six ch : —
927. Benjamin Franklin, b. Mch. 12, 1835. 928. JOSEPH W«.
929. Annette R., b. Feb. 5, 1842. 930. Abial E., b. Apr. 19, 1845, d.
Sept. 2, 1846. 931. Herbert B. M., b. June 22, 1848, d. Aug. 12, 1867.
932. Abial J., b. May 19, 1862.
(473) ORVILLE K., son of JOSHUA (221), b. at Royalston, Mass.,
Mch. 11, 1823. Resides in Westboro, Mass., where, Feb. 12, 1849, he
became connected with the State Reform School, as an assistant
teacher. He received the most of his education at Leicester Acad-
emy, and afterwards entered life as a teacher of youth. In Mch.,
1850, he was chosen assistant superintendent of the Reform School,
and Aug. 6, 1867, was promoted to superintendent, which office he
now holds, at a salary of $1,400. Md. June 26, 1861, Abbie A., dau.
of Otis and Adeline Brigham, b. at Westboro, Mch. 21, 1833; no
issue.
(474) OTIS K. A., son of JOSHUA (221), b. at Royalston, Mass.,
Feb. 14, 1828. Lived in Royalston, Newport, R. I., and rem'd thence,
in 1858, to Chicago, 111., where he now lives in the practice of law;
also U. S. Commissioner, under the title of Hutchinson and Luff.
69
Md. Aug. 27, 1861, Katherine B., dau. of Hon. George and Eliza-
beth M. Engs, b. at Newport, R. I., Apr. 17, 1838. Four ch : —
933. John Meix, b. at Newport, Oct. 7, 1862, d. Aug. 27, 1863. 934.
Mary Engs, b. at Cliicago, Oct. 10, 1863. 935. George Orville, b.
Jan. 7, 1865, d. Aug. 20, 1866. 936. Katherine E., b. Apr. 9, 1867, d.
Apr. 21, 1867.
(481) JONATHAN A., son of DAVID (224), b. at Concord, Vt.,
Jan. 17, 1807; rem'd to Canaan, Vt., Jan. 19, 1854, where he now lives.
Yeoman. Md. 1st, Dec. 9, 1835, Sarah D., dau. of John and Sally
Williams, b. at Concord, Vt., Oct. 21, 1810, d. at Canaan, Dec. 30,
1856. Md. 2d, June 6, 1858, Melissa, dau. of Ezekiel and Gartrew
Flanders, b. at Warner, IS. H., Nov. 30, 1825. Four ch. by Sarah D :—
937. Alden, b. Aug. 28, 1838. 938. Arozina, b. Feb. 8, 1841, d.
1861. 939. John W., b. July 3, 1845, d. 1863. 940. Charles, b. Sept.
2, 1851.
Three ch. by Melissa: —
941. David A., b. 1860. 942. Albert B., b. 1862. 943. Sarah A.,
b. 1864.
(482) TITrS, son of DAVID (224), b. at Concord, Vt., Feb. 11,
1809. Has lived in Concord, Vt., Littleton, N. H., and Waterford,
Vt. ; rem'd to St. Johnsbury, Mch. 20, 1854, where he now lives.
Blacksmith. Md. Dec. 2(J, 1838, Susan, dau. of Sylvanus and Eliza-
beth Hemingway, b. at Waterford, Vt., Oct. 5, 1810. ' Two ch: —
944. Susan Amanda, b. May 12, 1841. 945. John, b. Dec. 20, 1845.
(486) HORATIO S., son of DAVID (224), b. at Concord, Vt., Dec.
17, 1820. Lives in St. Johnsbury, where he rem'd, Apr. 1, 1850.
Blacksmith. Md. May 28, 1843, Sally, dau. of Sylvanus and Elizabeth
Hemingway, b. at Waterford, Vt., Aug. 28, 1816. One ch: —
946. An Infant, b. and d. Feb. 29, 1848.
(487) GEORGE R., son of DAVID (224), b. at Concord, Vt., Aug.
19, 1823. Lives in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Yeoman. Md. Oct. 4, 1846,
Hannah, dau. of Levi R. and Hannah Fair, b. at Waterford, Vt., Dec.
3, 1825. One ch : —
947. Hannah Rosaltha, b. July 20, 1847, d. Apr. 26, 1858.
(490) HIRAM, son of SAMUEL (225), b. at Concord, Vt., Jan. 29,
1802; rem'd Mch., 1814, to Charleston, Vt., where he now resides.
Yeoman. Md. 1st, Oct. 7, 1830, Melinda, dau. of Benjamin Smith
md. 2d, Mch., 1858, Clarinda Smith. Seven ch. by Melindia: —
948; Edwin H., b. Nov. 3, 1831. 949. Harrison E., b. Aug. 10,
70
1833, d. Nov. 10, 1845. 950. Alonzo E., b. June 8, 1835. 951. Irena
M., b. May 10, 1837. 952. 'Aurillia, b. July 23, 1839. 953. Mary M.,
b. July 15, 1846. 954. Silas L., b. July 1, 1848.
(498) STEPHEN, son of AMOS (227), b. at Concord, Vt., Oct. 3,
1818; rem'd to St. Johnsbury, Mch. 13, 1867, where he at present re-
sides. Yeoman. Md. 1st, Aug. 12, 1849, Mary Jane, dau. of Joel and
Lucy Lewis, b. at Littleton, N. H., May 23, 1824, d. Oct. 3, 1855. Md.
2d, July 4, 1858, Adeline, dau. of John and Euth McDonald, b. Mch.
20, 1834. Two ch. by Mary Jane : —
955. Edgar Stephen, b. Dec. 22, 1850, d. Dec. 29, 1866. 956. Solo-
mon Elison, b. Dec. 22, 1850.
(502) HIRAM N., son of AMOS (227), b. at Concord, Vt., Aug. 30,
1829, where he now lives. Yeoman. Md. May 20, 1857, Ellen C,
dau. of Dennis and Caroline May, b. at Waterford, Vt., Dec. 11, 1835.
Three ch : —
957. Aaron Freeman, b. Mch. 1, 1862. 958. Hannah Caroline, b.
Nov. 23, 1863. 959. Mary May, b. Apr. 24, 1867.
(503) STEPHEN, son of RICHARD (233), b. at Chebeague Isl.,
Me., July 23, 1794, d. June 9, 1837. Master mariner. Last part of his
life was pilot of Steamer Bangor. Md. Nov. 27, 1817, Susan, dau. of
Alexander and Patience Ross, b. at Gorham, JVIe., Oct. 29, 1792. Seven
ch: —
960. Lucinda, b. Sept. 10, 1818 ; md. Oct. 16, 1838, Joseph B., son
of Samuel and Jane Clark, b. at Lyman, Me., Jan. 11, 1813. Resides
at Cape Elizabeth Depot, Me. Keeper of a Livery Stable. Farmer
and Harness maker. Six ch: — Edward Rackleff, b. at Gray, Me.,
July 10, 1839 ; Susan Jane, b. Oct. 28, 1842, d. Feb. 30, 1843 ; Samuel,
b. at Portland, Mch. 16, 1845; Stephen H., b. Aug. 30, 1847, d. Sept.
17, 1847; Joseph B., b. Jan. 24, 1850, d. Dec. 29, 1857; Stephen H., b.
July 22, 1855.
961, William, b. Apr. 15, 1820, d. Apr. , 1820. 962. Susan, b.
June 15, 1822, d. Nov. 3, 1844. 963. Julia Ann, b. Apr. 10, 1826; md.
July 11, 1847, Alvin, son of Greenfield and Sarah Hall, b. at Cumber-
land, Me., Jan. 16, 1822. Ship-master. Lives in W. Weymouth, Me. ;
no issue. 964. Frederick, b. , d. in infancy. 965. Charles, b.
Nov. 15, 1830, d. May 28, 1831. 966. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS**.
(504) SAMUEL, son of RICHARD (233), b. at Chebeague Isl., June
1, 1796; rem'd to Portland, Mch., 1848. Mariner. Md. Sept., 1817,
Jane, dau. of John and Anna Hamilton, b. at Chebeague, Mch. 23,
1797. Tench: —
71
967. ISAAC. 968. WILLIAM'. 9G9. HENRY*, 970. JAMES*.
971. Samuel, b. Oct. 17, 1827, d. at Sea, Feb., 1845. 972. Adai.ine, b.
Nov. 5, 1829. 973. ANDREW*. 974. Stephen, b. Sept. 27, 1834.
975. Two ch. d. in infancy.
(509) JOSEPH, Rev., son of Rev. DANIEL (237), b. at Hebron,
Me., Feb. 25, 1801. Lived in Hartford, Canton, Livermore, and Au-
burn, Me. ; rem'd to Brunswick, Me., Nov., 1848, where he now lives.
Baptist clergyman. Md. May 10, 1821, Polly, dau. of Richard and
Betsy Dearborn, b. at Hartford, Me., Apr. 10, 1804. Ten ch : —
976. JOHN BUZZELL*. 977. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN*. 978.
Mary Wilson, b. at Hartford, Me., Feb. 5, 1825; md. May 27, 1853,
Thomas, son of Hector and Mary G. Foster, b. at Abington, Mass.,
June 9, 1833. Lives in Abington. Shoe manufacturer. One ch : —
Mary Jane, b. Dec. 26, 1853.
979. DANIEL*. 980. WILLIAM PENN*. 981. Thurza Jane, b.
at Hartford, Me., Dec. 28, 1833; md. Jan. 16, 1854, William, son of
Gideon and Elizabeth Owen, b. at Brunswick, Me., Mch. 22, 1832, d.
June 3, 1854. Lived in Abington, Mass. Ship joiner; no issue.
982. Albion Dearborn, b. Apr. 12, 1836. 983. Edwin Darius, b.
Sept. 21, 1840. 984. Alzernon Roscoe, b. Feb. 21, 1843, d. Aug. 28,
1857. 985. Calvix Briggs, b. Aug. 27, 1845.
(511) RICHARD, son of Rev. DANIEL (237), b. at Buckfield, Me.,
June 8, 1806. Resides in So. Hartford, Me. Yeoman. Md. 1st,
Mary, dau. of Edward and Sarah Blake, b. Oct. 31, 1809, d. at Hart-
ford, Me., Feb. 8, 1855. Md. 2d, Jan. 23, 1856, Emma Cole, of N. Yar-
mouth, Me. Four ch. by Mary : —
986. Sarah H., b. Aug. 18, 1834, d. June 7, 1837. 987. Mary Ellen,
b. Aug. 1, 1838; md. June 3, 1856, George F., son of William and
Joanna Stearns, b. at Paris, Me., Sept. 20, 1826. Resides in So. Paris,
Railroad contractor. One ch : — Mary Blake, b. at Paris, Feb. 11,
1857. 988. Edward Blake, b. at So. Hartford, Apr. 30, 1841. 989.
Frances A., b. June 26, 1845.
(512) JESSE D., son of Rev. DANIEL (237), b. at Hartford, Me.,
Dec. 29, 1807. Lived in Hartford, Me., Dorchester, Quincy, and rem*d
thence, Apr. 1, 1841, to No. Scituate, Mass., where he now resides.
Yeoman. Md. 1st, Mch. 20, 1834, Patience, dau. of Capt. Levi and
Patience Vinal, b. Feb. 21, 1812, d. July 22, 1841. Md. 2d, July 30,
1842, S^rah L. Vinal, dau. of the foregoing, b. Apr. 28, 1823, d. Dec. 27,
1856. Two ch. by Patience : —
990. Mary Frances, b. Mch. 17, 1837; md. Ephraim N. Gardnei', of
Scituate Harbor. 991. Albert, b. Apr. 10, 1840.
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Five ch. by Sarah L : .
992. Harriet Louisa, b. May 9, 1843. 993. Nelson Vinal, b. Apr.
24, 1845. 994. Julia Amanda, b. Apr. 12, 1847. 995. Joseph Drew,
b. Apr. 24, 1853. 996. Sarah L., b. Dec. 17, 1856.
(515) RODNEY, son of Rev. DANIEL (237), b. at Tnmer, Me., Jan.
7, 1813. Lives in Buckfieldi Me. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 3, 1841, Olive
B., dau. of Luther and Mary (Mason) Whitney, b. at Hartford, Me.,
May 16, 1822. Seven ch : —
997. Nancy A., b. Oct. 8, 1846. 998. Clifford, b. Aug. 21, 1850.
999. Carrol B., b. Nov. 6, 1852. 1000. Herbert L., b. Aug. 20, 1857.
1001. Mary A., b. Dec. 15, 1859. 1002. William H., b. Dec. 18, 1862.
1003. Burton A., b. July 8, 1867.
(518) JOSEPH, son of Rev. JOSEPH (239), b. at Hebron, Me., Apr.
19, 1807. Resides in Hebron. Farmer, School Teacher, and Insur-
ance Agent. Md. 1st, Sept. 16, 1833, Lucy, dau. of William and Han-
nah Loring, b. at Turner, Me., Sept. 8, 1812, d. July 2, 1836. Md. 2d,
Mrs. Celia A. Davis, -and dau. of Hezekiah and Hannah Lovejoy, b. at
Peru, Me., Aug. 1, 1812, d. at Hebron Me., May 26, 1845. Md. 3d,
Laura, wid. of Lucius Cary, and dau. of Abel and Patty Kinsley, b. at
Auburn, Me., Feb. 2, 1809. One ch. by Lucy : — '
1004. Lucy Ann, b. Aug. 8, 1835; md. George Vernile, of Califor-
nia.
Two ch. by Celia: —
1005. Mary D., b. Apr. 10, 1840. 1006. Ellen, b. July 4, ^842.
(526) BUZZELL, son of SAMUEL (240), b. at Gorham, Me., Aug,
15, 1809. Lives in Mechanic Falls, Me. Yeoman. Md. Harriet,
dau. of George A. Bradman, b. at Minot, Me., Oct. 29, 1816. Six
ch: —
1007. Harriet Ellen, b. Nov. 23, 1836. 1008. George William,
b. Apr. 4, 1839, d. Apr. 4, 1855. 1009. Ebenezer F., b. July 24, 1840..
1010. SoPHRONiA S., b. Jan. 18, 1844. 1011. Franklin M., b. Sept. 4,
1846. 1012. Wesley E., b. Nov. 25, 1851.
(527) JOSEPH, Rev., son of SAMUEL (240), b. at Gorham, Me.,
Apr. 5, 1811. Lives at Mechanic Falls, Me. Clergyman. Md. 1st,
•Oct. 4, 1835, Rhoda, dau. of William and Dolly (Chase) Tuttle, b. at
Buckfield, Me., Mch. 16, 1810, d. June 4, 1843. Md. 2d, Oct. 25, 1843,
Matilda, dau. of Levi and Louis Rawson, b. at Paris, Me., Aug- 6,
1812. Four ch. by Rhoda: —
1013. SAMUEL HIRAM«. 1014. JOSEPH HENRYS 1015. Almon
Herbert, b. Aug. 16, 1840. 1016. Frances Adeunb, b. July 29, 1842;
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md. Jan. 15, 1861, Stephen D. Bailey. Shoe manufacturer. One ch : —
Willie, b. Mch. 31, 18G2, d. Sept., 18GG.
Three ch. by Matilda: —
1017. Louis Anna Alpha, b. Nov. 4, 1844, d. Dec. 10, ISOl ; md.
June 10, 18G1, Elmer V. Walker. Lives in Minot, Me. Book-keeper.
One ch: — Alpha E., b. Sept. 24, 18G1. 1018. William ALrin:rs, b.
July 7, 1847. 1011). Ada Eva, b. Apr. 17, 1852.
(520) EBENEZEK, Kev., son of SAMUEL (240), b. at Gorham, :\ro.,
Mch. 5, 1817. Kesides at Cape Elizabeth Depot, Me., whether he
reui'd, Apr., 1858. Cler^niiian. Md. June 30, 1842. Frances B.. dan.
of Jonah and Elizabeth Dyer, b. at Cape Elizabeth, May IG, 1824.
Four ch : —
1020. AiuJY F., b. July 13, 1844, d. An-r. 11, 1844. 1021. Edwin F.,
b. Oct. 21, 1848. 1022. Willik H., b. July 5, 1853, d. May IG, 1S54.
1023. WiLLiK H., b. Feb. 3, 1857.
(532) ASA FOSTER, Rev., son of SAMUEL (240), b. Aus. 1. 1S24:
settled in Sabatus, Me., where he rem'd. May 4. 1855. Freewill bap-
tist clergyman. Md. Oct. 15, 1850, Lienor, dan. of Thomas and Lucy
Frank, b. at Portland, July 14, 18i;». One ch : —
1024. Lucy Fkank. b. at New Gloucester, Me., Oct. 24, 1854.
(533) STEPHEN D., son of STEPHEN (243), b. at Hebron. Me.,
Sept. 5, 1812. Lives in Paris, Me. For the period of eleven years
prior to 1858, was Register of Deeds for Oxford Co., Me. : at present
engaged in trade. Md. June 11, 1837, Mary, dan. of John and Lucy
(Chipman) Atkinson, b. at Minot. Me., Sept. 17, 1808. FMve ch: —
1025. Maiiy Annkttk, b. July 21), 1838. 102G. John Ivandoi^i'II, b.
Apr. 11, 1840. 1027. Wixi-ikld Scott, b. :May 27, 1845. 1028,
GKouiiK Washington, b. A|)r. 11, ls4s. l()2'.». Katy Woktji, b. July
27, 1851.
(534) CHANDLER, son of STEPHEN (243), b. at Bucklleld, Me.,
Oct. 10, 1814. d. June 30, 18G2. Lived in Buckfield, Augusta, and
Paris; rem'd to Norwav, Me., May K). 1854. Cabinet maker. ]\ld.
Nov. 17, 1841, Clarissa A., dau. of Elisha and Caroline Buck, b. at
Bucklleld, Me., Apr. 23, 1817, d. Aug. 25, 18G2. Nine ch : —
1030. Alhion L'Fokkst, b. Aug. 7, 1842. 1031. HK.NitY Ai.mk i:i:ix,
b. Apr. 20, 1844. 1032. Alick Adklaidk, b. Mch. 10. 1S4(;, d. June 18.
1865. 1033. Sakaii Bannistki:. b. Sept. 17. 1847. 1034. Clakk Buux;-
HAM. b. July 31, 1850. 1035. Loukxa Lsaukl, and 103(;. Ca1{Uoi> Lk-
KOY, b. July 27, 1853. 1037. Emma Lucuktia, and 1038. Elmku Hkr-
beut, b. Dec. 25, 1854; both d. Apr. 24, 1855.
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(535) HORACE, son of STEPHEN (243), b. at Buckfield, Me., Mch.
23, 1817; rem'd to Livermore, Me., where he now resides, Feb. 9,
1842. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 1, 1840, Gustava, dau. of Chandler and
Thankful Alden, b. at Turner, Me., Nov. 28, 1817, d. Dec. 11, 1863:
md. 2d, Sept. 17, 1864, Mary S. Cheney. Two ch : —
1039. Benjamin Alden, b. Dec. 25, 1840. 1040. Horace Aubry, b.
Mch. 7, 1847.
(536) MARK, son of STEPHEN (243), b. at Buckfield, Me., Aug.,
1819. Lives in E. Turner, where he rem'd, Mch., 1851. Yeoman.
Md. Mch. 28, 1849, Eliza, dau. of Benjamin and Polly Alden, b. at Tur-
ner, Feb. 22, 1824. Two ch : —
1041. Walton, b. June 2, 1850. 1042. Austin, b. Nov. 6, 1852.
(538) ALBION PARRIS, son of STEPHEN (243), b. at Buckfield,
Aug. 29, 1825; rem'd Jan. 20, 1849, to Livermore, Me.; afterwards
sold his farm and went to Canton, Me., where he purchased a grist
mill. Md. Mch. 20, 1851, Emily Augusta, dau. of Tristram C. and
Bethiah B. Norton, b. at Livermore, Me., Nov. 1, 1829. Two ch: —
1043. Tristram Norton, b. June 5, 1853. 1044. Asenath E., b.
1860.
(543) HENRY H., son of HENRY H. (244), b. at Hebron, Me., June
30, 1814. Resides in Buckfield, Me. Yeoman. Md. Mch. 30, 1837,
Ruth, dau. of Caleb and Polly Cushman, b. at Buckfield, Aug. 9, 1811.
Three ch : —
1045. Caroline, b. July 13, 1838; md. Nov. 20, 1856, William H.,
son of Levi and Polly Mitchell, b. at Turner, Me., June 2, 1821, where
he now lives. Yeoman. Two ch : — Rose E., b. Feb. 8, 1859; Ruth
A., b. July 29, 1862. 1046. Sophronia, b. July 4, 1840; md. July 3,
1866, Edwin W., son of Henry and Olive W. Davis, b. at Lewiston,
Me., Nov. 24, 1839; rem'd Nov. 29, 1863, to Lynn, Mass., where he
now resides. Boot and shoe manufacturer. One ch : — Henry Albert,
b. May 6, 1867. 1047. George D., b. Nov. 24, 1843.
(546) EDMUND, son of HENRY H. (244), b. at Buckfield, Oct. 19,
1819. Lived in Hartford, Buckfield, Winthrop, Stoughton and Heb-
ron ; rem'd thence to Minot, Me., Feb. 15, 1858. Boot and shoe manu-
facturer. Md. Feb. 29, 1840, Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Ann Young, b.
at Hartford, Me., Oct. 18, 1815. Seven ch : —
1048. Francis, b. Sept. 27, 1840. 1049. Benjamin, b. July 17, 1842.
1050. Martha, b. Aug. 27, 1844. 1051. Elmer P., b. July 25, 1846, d.
Mch. 24, 1849. 1052. Elmer P., b. Aug. 1, 1850. 1053. Julia, b. Sept.
19, 1852. 1054. Leweller, b. Apr. 9, 1854, d. Sept. 13, 1857.
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(549) JOHN COLBY, son of JOHN (248), b. at Hebron, Me., Dec.
30, 1824. Lives in E. Hebron. Md. Mcli. 27, 1841), Martlia B., dau. of
Alvah and Nancy (Chase) Gilbert, b. at Bucktlold, July 31, 1820. Two
ch: —
1055. Peusis Maria, b. Sept. 5, 1852. 105G. Cauuo Alma. b. Dec.
25, 1855.
(555) JOHN, sou of JAMES (250), b. at Wilton, Me., :\[ay 10, ]si5;
where he now resides. Yeoman. Md. 1st, Nov., 1838, Asenath Flint
Chandler, b. Feb. 22, 1815, d. June 30, 1851; md. 2d, Feb. 17, 1S52,
Nancy Abby, dau. of Jacob and Sarah Rideout, b. July 17, 1823. Five
ch. by Asenath : —
1057. Joiix Axsiyr, b. , d. in infancy. 1058. Ashnatii Axx,
b. Oct. 7, 1843, d. Jan. 19, 1851. 1059. Juiix Stiles, b. Mch. 22, 1844.
1060. Fraxcis a., b. July 13, 1846, d. May 7, 1851. 1061. Ciiaulls A.,
b. Feb. 14, 1848, d. Oct. 20, 1851.
Two ch. by Nancy ; —
1062. George Alva, b. Sept. 16, 1855, d. Nov. 15, 1855. 1063. Axxa
Malvixa, b. May 29, 1857.
(558) JED80N MATTHEW, son of SEWELL (253), b. at Iloxbury,
Vt., Feb, 22, 1832. Lives in Nestoria, Wis. Md. Dec. 25, 1853, Diana
M. Fuller.
1066. Three children, all of whom d. in infancy.
(566) EZRA BARTLETT, son of AMBROSE B. (255), b. at Rox-
bury, Vt., Nov. 27, 1831. Resides in Buffalo Co., Wis. Yeoman.
Md. Mch. 20, 1856, Nancy Atilda, dau. of Amasa and Sally Blanchard.
Two ch: —
1067. Sarah Rosetta. 1068. Amasa Bartlett.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
(578) NATHANIEL, son of ANDREW (257), b. at Milford, N. H.,
June 28, 1798, d. May 6, 1859. Lived in Milford. Yeoman. Md. June
2, 1822, Lucinda Pearson, b. Jan. 27, 1801. Two ch : —
1069. Everett, b. Sept. 17, 1825. 1070. Ann Jane, b. Nov. 2, 1827.
(584) STILLMAN, son of ANDREW (257), b. at Milford, July 19,
1812. Resides in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 5, 1834, Emeline, dau.
of Moses and Rhoda Lull. b. Nov. 2, 1813. Four ch : —
1071. Lucretia A., b. Nov. 19, 1837; md. May 8, 1862, Edward A.,
son of Charles and Elizabeth Burns, b. at Milford, Nov. 4, 1836. Lives
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ill Charlestown, Mass. Milk dealer. One ch: — Harry Jewett, b.
May 31, 1865. 1072. Sophronia A., b. Jan. 8, 1841, d. Feb. 24, 186(>.
1073. Alvako Oliver, b. July 5, 1846. 1074. Stillman Hubbakd, b.
Sept. 15, 1849.
(589) DAVID, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Oct. 11, 1803.
Besides in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 28, 1829, Betsy, dau. of Ne-
hemiah and Rebecca S. Hayward (369), b. Mch. 19, 1807. Eight ch : —
1075. Georgianna, b. Jan. 23, 1830; rad. Oct. 27, 1857, John N.
Gatch, of Milford, Ohio. 1076. Hayward, b. Jan. 19, 1832. 1077.
Jesse L., b. Feb. 5, 1834, d. at Nashua, June 10, 1856. 1078. Elias S.,
b. Dec. 24, 1835. 1079. John W., b. Mch. 24, 1838. 1080. Virginia,
b. June 16, 1840. 1081. Delia Florence, b. Aug. 4, 1845. 1082.
LuCRETiA O., b. Aug. 12, 1848.
(590) NOAH B., son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Jan. 26, 1805.
Lives in Mt. Vernon, N. H., where he owns a valuable farm, which
for many years he has tilled with great success. He md. Apr. 5, 1827,
Mary, dau. of James and Azubah Hopkins, of Mt. Vernon, b. Jan. 9,
1806, d. May 16, 1866. Ten ch: —
1083. Frances Jane, b; May 21, 1828, d. Oct. 25, 1833. 1084. An-
drew Buxton, b. July 9, 1830. Resides in Germantown, N. J. Car-
penter. Md. Dec. 5, 1867, Ellen T., daij. of Rev. David Kline, b. Mch.
29, 1845; no issue. 1085. Matthew Bartlett, b. Apr. 16, 1832.
1086. Aaron Bruce, b. Aug. 4, 1834. 1087. Ann Jane E., b. May
15, 1836 ; md. Nov. 16, 1864, Daniel, son of Daniel and Charlotte Sar-
gent, b. at Goffstown, N. H., Aug., 1825. Lives in Mt. Vernon, N. H.
Stone cutter. Two ch: — Willie, b. Sept. 5, 1865, d. Mch. 11, 1866;
Eddie, b. Sept. 2, 1867.
1088. LUCIUS BOLLES''. 1089. David Judson. Merchant. Lives
in N. Y. 1090. Mary Victoria, b. June 22, 1845, d. May 14, 1864, at
So. Orange, N. J., while engaged in teaching school.
1091. Chestina Augusta, b. Oct. 5, 1847. 1092. Henry Appleton,
b. Aug. 16, 1850.
(592) ANDREW B., son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, N. H., Aug.
19, 1808. The earlier part of his life was spent on his father's farm,
when he afterwards rem'.d to Boston and engaged in mercantile pur-
suits, till his decease, Oct. 20, 1860. He possessed a fine musical
talent, but never could persuade himself to quit his legitimate employ-
ment to engage, like his brethren, in a public profession of it. While
they were maturing plans to enter upon their professional career as
vocalists, his advice was sought in the matter ; but he rather viewed
it as a wild speculation, and urged them, in a spirit of caution, to
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abandon the enterprise, but without avail. He nul. June 22, ls;U,
Elizabeth Ann, dau. of Jacob and Catherine Todd, b. at Rowley,
Mass., Dec. 27, 1813. Five ch : —
1093. Jacob Todd, b. July 10. 1836. 10'.>4. Andukw Leavitt, b.
June 11, 1838, d. 1807. 1095. MAUCrs Moinox, b. Oct. 24. 1844.
lOOG. Bknmamin Peihce. b. Apr. 14, 1848. 1097. Katii:, b. Nov. 1.5,
1850.
(593) ZEPHANIAH, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Jan. 7, ISIO;
reni'd. 1832, to Greenville, 111., where he d. Apr. 17. 1853. Yeoman.
Md. 1st, Aui?., 1830, Abby, dau. of Mark Perkins, 1). at Mt. Vernon,
X. H., Feb. 25, 1811, d. Apr. 20. 1848; md. 2d, Sept. 10, 1849, Elizabeth
Nettleton, of Newport. N. II. Four ch. by Abby : —
1098. IlARiui<yr. b. July, 1837. d. Apr. 17, 1842. 1099. IIettk, b. July
20, 1841. 1100. Levi WooDHniv, b. Mch. 19. 1845. 1101. Mark Per-
kins, b. Dec. 5, 1847, d. May 1, 1848.
One ch. by Elizabetli : —
1102. Mary Frances, b. Feb. 6, 1851."
(593) CALEB, son of JESSE (257), b. at Milford, Nov. 25, 1811, d.
Jan. 1(), 1854. Yeoman. Md. Feb. 18, 1835, Laura, dau. of Oliver and
Susan (Smith) Wrij^ht, b. Nov. 22, 18 lO. Five ch : —
1103. Lat^ra Ann, 1). Jan. 23, 1837. 1104. Mary Josephine, b.
Nov. 2G, 1839. 1105. Susan Maria, b. July 24, 1842. 1100. Caleb
George Mason, b. May 20, 1844. 1107. Caroline Jennette, b. Sept.
24, 1850.
(595) JOSHUA, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Nov. 25. 1811.
Yeoman and Vocalist. Md. June 3, 1835, Irene, dau. of Nathan and
Sarah Fisher, of Francestown. N. H., b. Oct. 20, 1810. Three ch: —
1108. JUSTIN EDWARDS^ 1109. Lowell Mason, b. Oct. 28,
1839, d. Aug. 7, 1843. 1110. Julia Ella, b. Aug. 23, 1847, d. Sept. 30,
1848.
[For further particulars concerning the history of Joshua, see Ap-
pendix B.]
(590) JESSE, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Sept. 29, 1813, d.
at Cincinnati, O., May 15, 1853; rem'd to Lynn, 183G, and built him a
residence on that fine eminence called High Rock. His trade was that
of a printer, and also possessed much mechanical skill. He was the
inventor of an improvement on the air-tight stove, which was highly
'approved of, and was one of the original number in their attempt to
penetrate the far-famed Pirate's Cave of Lynn, but without success.
The songs composed by him are of a very distinctive and original
character, among which are the "Old Granite State," "Good Old Days
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of Yore," "Slave's Appeal," the "Congressional Song," and many
others. He md. June 8, 1836, Susanna W. Hartshorn, b. at Amherst,
Oct. 13, 1815, d. at Lynn, Sept. 10, 1851. Six eh : —
' nil. James Garrison, b. July 3, 1838, d. Apr. 18, 1842. 1112.
Charles Follen, b. May 1, 1840, d. May 8, 1842. 1113. Andrew Ed-
ward, b. Jan. 7, 1842, d. Apr. 27, 1842. 1114. Jesse Herbert, b: Aug.
8, 1843, d. Apr. 23, 1844^ 1115. James, b. Jan., 1847, d. 1849. 1116.
Susan Mary Emma, b. Jan. 16, 1851, d. Sept. 21, 1851.
(598) JOSEPH JUDSON, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Mch.
14, 1817, d. at Lynn, Jan. 11, 1859. As his history is identified with
that of his musical brethren, John and Asa, a more extended notice of
him will be given in Appendix B. He md. July, 1844, Jerusha Pea-
body (755), dau. of Abel and Betsy Hutchinson, b. at Milford, Apr. 20,
1825. Two eh : —
1117. Kate Louisa, b. May 14, 1845. 1118. Jennie Lind, b. Jan. 4,
1848, d. Mch. 15, 1863.
(600) JOHN WALLACE, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford, Jan. 4,
1821. Resides in Lynn, on High Rock. He and his brother Jesse
were two of the first settlers on that beautiful eminence, which com-
mands a very extended view of the city and the ocean. For a further
account of his history, see Appendix B. He md. Feb. 21, 1843, Fanny
Burnham, dau. of JJavid A. and Susanna (Parker) Patch, of Lowell,
b. June 27, 1822. Three ch: —
1119. Hexry John, b. Dec. 18, 1844. 1120. Viola Gertrude, b.
Apr. 18, 1847; md. Apr. 15, 1868, Lewis A., son of Judge Campbell, of
Cherry Valley, N. Y., b. Nov. 4, 1842. Lives in Toledo. Merchant.
(601) ASA BURNHAM, son of JESSE (258), b. at Milford^ Mch. 14,
1823. Resides in Hutchinson, Minnesota. A detailed account of his
history will be found in Appendix B. He md. Apr. 26, 1847, Elizabeth
B., dau. of Frederick B. and Phebe B. Chase, of Nantucket, Mass., b.
Mch. 14, 1828. Fourch: —
1121. Abby, b. Mch. 14, 1849. 1122. Frederick Chase, b. Feb. 4,
1851. 1123. Oliver Dennett, b. Jan. 15, 1856. 1124. Ellen Chase,
b. May 22, 1861, d. at New York, Jan. 24, 1867.
(607) HIRAM, son of JOSEPH (260), b. at Middleton, Mass., Nov.
10, 1808. In 1853 he removed to France, where he became exten-
sively engaged in the manufacture of India-rubber goods. He estab-
blished two large factories there, and one at Manheim, Grand Duchy
of Baden. These were the first factories of the kind of any import-
ance introduced in Europe, and gave employment to nearly one thou-
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sand people. He md. July 5, 1831, Mary Ann, dau. of Abraham and
Elizabeth Luf berry, b. at Burlington, N. J., Mch. 13, 1815. Eight
ch: —
1125. ALCANDER^. 1126. Abraham Luiheruy, b. at New Orleans,
Nov. 24, 1834, d. July 10. 1835, on passage from N. 0. 1127. Sakah
Elizabeth, b. at N. Brunswick, N. J., June 19, 1830; md. Dec. 8,
1804, Right Rev. Horatio Southgate, for a number of years Bishop of
Constantinople.
1128. Mauy Fhaxcks. b. Dec. 1, 1837; md. 1st, Nov. 11, 1802, Capt.
W. L. Gwin, of the U. S. N., who was killed Jan. 3, 1803. while bom-
barding the fortitications of Haine's Bluff, near Vicksburg, ;Miss..
with the Iron Clad "Benton;" md. 2d, Aug. 15, 1804, to Henry P.
Moorhouse, Esq.
1129. John Oaudnkh. h. Oct. 5, 18:59, d. Nov. 3. 1845. 1130. Chak-
LOTTE Cahtek. b. June 24, 1841, d. Sept. 10, 1841. 1131. Hiram, b.
Aug. 25, 1843. 1132. Charles Lons Richard, b. at Paris, France,
Oct. 1, 1859.
(010) ELISHA PUTNAM, son of JOSEPH (201), b. at Danvers
Aug. 9, 1813. Lived in S. Danvers (now Peabody), where he carried
on the shoe and groceiy business; rem'd tlience to Lynn and engaged
in the wholesale trade of shoes, under the linn of Ricliardson and
Hutchinson. He afterwards went to Beaufort, S. C, where lie lived
till the decease of his wife, when he returned to New York. Md.
Mcli. 14, 1837. Ruth Louisa Ricliardson, of Middleton, b. Dec. 12, 1817,
d. July 30, 1808. Nine ch : —
1133. Joseph Curtis, b. July 27, ls37. 1134. Walter Derby, b.
Feb. 2, 1840. 1135. E/ra Almon, 1). :\Iay 22, 1842. 1130. Ann Ame-
lia, b. June 0. 1844. 1137. Julia Louisa, 1). Sept. 4. 1840, d. Sept. 15,
1849. 1138. Ella Putnam, b. Aug. 31, 184s. 1139. Elisha Morton,
b. Dec. 14. 1850. 1140. Susan White, b. Mch. 30, 1853. 1141,
Charles Sumner, b. Apr. 24, 1850.
(014) (iEORGE PITNAM. son of LEVI (203). b. at Danvers. Oct.
25, 1812. Resides in Danvers. Yeoman. Md. June 24, 1841, ^lary
(009), dau. of Joseph and Sally Hutchinson, b. Feb. 14, 1812. Four
ch: —
1142. George Henry, b. May 23, 1842. 1143. Myran Russell, b.
Apr. 14, 1844. 1144. Mary Elizabeth, b. Apr. 3, 1840. 1145. Hiram
LuEBERRY, b. Apr. 15, 1849.
(015) SAMUEL, son of LEVI (203), b. at Danvers, Nov. 28, 1814.
Lives in So. Danvers. Yeoman. Md. May 9, 1847, Rebecca IL, dau.
of Amos and Rebecca (204) King, b. at So. Danvers, July 3, 1820.
Two ch : —
80
1146. George Thomas, b. May 1, 1840. 1147. Albert, b. Apr. 7,
1849.
(618) LEVI KUSSELL, son of LEVI (263), b. at Danvers, Dec. 9,
1820; rem'cl to Lyunfield Centre, where he at present resides. He
md. , Harriet Smith, dau. of William and Lois Parker, b. Dec.
27, 1816. Three oh: —
1148. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 28, 1845, d. Mch. 10, 1846. 1149. Fran-
cis, b. Mch. 3, 1846. 1050. Wilbour, b. Apr. 28, 1851.
(620) CLEAVES KING, son of BENJAMIN (266), b. at So. Dan-
vers, Oct. 21, 1827; rem'd to Conklinville, N. Y., July, 1864. Tanner.
Md. Oct. 12, 1865, Caddie, dau. of Henry and Mary Poor, b. at So.
Danvers, Sept. 28, 1839. One ch: —
1151. Henry Poor, b. at Hadley, N. Y., Apr. 13, 1867.
(625) WILLIAM H., son of BENJAMIN (266), b. at Lowell, Mass.,
Mch. 7, 1838. Lives in Gallipolis, O. Dealer in hardware, cutlery,
etc. Md. Nov. 15, 1866, Sarah T., dau. of Dr. Augustus and Alice O.
Peirce, b. at Tyngsboro, Mass. One ch : —
1152. Alice Olivia, b. at Gallipolis, Nov. 19, 1867.
(629) AUGUSTUS RICHARDSON, son of DAVID (268), b. Feb.
22, 1821. Lives in Wenham. Yeoman. Md. Feb. 26, 1846, Hannah
Goldsmith, dau. of Jacob and Rebecca Dodge, b. at Wenham, July 21,
1819. Three ch: —
1153. Levi Curtis, b. May 30, 1846. 1154. Lucy Gold wait, b.
May 28, 1848. 1155. William Augustus, b. Feb. 11, 1857.
(635) AUGUSTUS LUCAS, son of IRA (271), b. Dec. 11, 1825.
Lives in Milwaukie, Wis. Formerly a shoe manufacturer. At present
engaged in the grain trade. Md. Sept. 23, 1851, Susannah R., dau. of
Zaddock and Lucinda Lawrence, b. at Groton, Mass., July 20, 1827.
Two ch : —
1156. Mary Susan, b. July 19, 1853. 1157. Georgos Augustus, b.
Oct. 9, 1857.
(637) BENJAMIN PETERS, son of IRA (271), b. July 24, 1829;
rem'd, 1856, to Milwaukie, where he engaged in the shoe trade ; after-
wards went (1858) to Chicago, where he has amassed a fortune in the
grain and packing business. Md. Aug. 24, 1853, Sarah M., dau. of
William and Lydia Ingalls, of Lynn, b. Feb. 18, 1833. Five ch : —
1158. Charles Lawrence, b. Mch. 7, 1854, 1159. Helen Maria,
b. Sept. 3, 1855. 1160. Katie, b. Nov. 24, 1858. 1161. Hattie S., b.
Aug. 16, 1863. 1162. Annie L., b. Sept. 6, 1866, d. Feb. 24, 1868.
81
(G45) WILLIAM HENRY, son of WILLIAM (270), b. at Danvers,
Dec. 3, 1828, where he now lives. Shoe nianufactiirer. Md. July 18,
1852, Caroline A., dau. of Jercniiaii and Mary Peabody, b. June 7. 18:51.
Two ch : —
11G3. Alvax Augustus, b. Oct. 11, 1852. 11G4. IIkxry AVilus, b.
Dec. 25, 1855.
(G4G) JAMES AUGrSTUS, son of WILLIAM (279), b. at Danvers.
Oct. U, 1830. Lives in Danvers. Shoe manufacturer. Md. May 7,
1851, Nancy Ingalls, dau. of Joseph B. and Patty Perkins, b. Nov. 7,
1831. Onech: —
1165. Emma Ixgalls, b. Mch. 23, 1853.
(GG2) HORATIO D.. son of JOSEPH (317). 1). at Winthrop, Mv.,
Mch. 7, 182!) ; rem'd, 1853, to Boston, where he eniiaij^ed in the i)ractise
of law. Commenced the study of law. in 1850, under Hon. St-lh
May, of Winthrop, Me,, Judiie of Supreme Court. Grad. at Daue
Law School, Canibridft-e, July. 1S53. Md. Dec. 31, 1S54. Harriet
Sophronia, dau. of Sheldon aud Sarah Stone, b. at Xewbury. X. V.,
Feb. 22, 1833. Two ch: —
IIGG. Hauuikt Eleanok, b. Sei)t. 8, 1855. IKw. Houatio, b. July
17, 1858.
(G70) JEREMY, son of PEKLEY (;538), b. at Danville, Vt., Dec. 31,
1817. Lives in California, where he rem'd, Nov. 2, '1852. Yeoman.
Md. Dec. G, 1842, Martha, dau. of Noah and :\Iary (Cram) Lane, b.
, d. AuiT. IS. 1851. One ch : —
11G8. Aldkx Pkrlky, b. Auii^. 2G, 1848.
(G72) EDWARD, son of ELIJAH (341), 1). at Danvers, Sept. 14,
1833. Residence at Danvers. Eui^air<'d in the shoe business in Bos-
ton, under the name of E. and A. Mudii^e & Co., 39 Pearl st. Md. Feb.
23, 1858, Almira, dau. of William and Serena Preston, b. at Danvers,
Sept. 13, 1833. One ch : —
11G9. Claika, b. May 29, LSGG.
(G81) WILLIAM .AUGUSTUS, son of ELISHA (357), b. Nov. 10,
1825. Resides in Plaistow, N. IL Shoe manufacturer. Md.Feb. 7,
185G, Mary Esther, dau. of John and Mehitable Emery, b. at W. Xew-
bury, Aui?. 23. 1834. Three ch : —
1170. William Elisiia, b. Apr. 5, 1858, d. Apr., 18G1. 1171. Frank
Emeuy, b. Nov. 8, 18G2. 1172. Homku Scott, b. Feb 22, 18G4.
(091) FREEMAN, son of SAMUEL (359), b. at Milford, N. H., Oct.
11
82
2+, 1S05. Lives in Wilton, N. H. Yeoman. Md. Eeb. 19, 1828,
Louisa, clau. of Joshua an^ Beulah Moore, b. at Milford, Aug. 31, 1806.
Nine ell : —
1173. Maiuah Louisa, b. July 29, 1828; md. Mch. 18, 1844, Joseph
A. Brown, b. Jan. 5, 1824. Lives in Nashua. Four ch: — Martha
Jennette, b. June 21, 1850; Eebecca Ann, b. Jan. 31, 1853; Ella Maria,
b. Apr. 20, 1855 ; William Henry, b. June 9, 1857.
1174. Maktha Jane, b. Feb. 11, 1830, d. Oct. 13, 1846. 1175. Mat-
thew Freeman, b. Feb. 11, 1830, d. July 6, 1847. 1176. FRANCIS
CLIFTON^. 1177. Dokinda Beulah. b. Mch. 7, 1834. 1178. Charles
Leroy, b. Feb. 18, 1837. 1179. James Wilson, b. Dec. 24, 1839. 1180.
Timothy Newell, b. July 21, 1842. 1181. Isaac Newton, b. May 15,
1844.
(700) HARVEY, son of JOTHAM (362), b. at Wilton, Aug. 6, 1816.
Lives in Wilton. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 9, 1846, Hannah, dau. of Isaac
and Eunice Jewett, b. at Nelson, N. H., June 6, 1824. Two ch : —
1182. Mariett, b. Nov. 28, 1851. 1183. Hannah Jane, b. Oct. 6, 1856.
(702) CHARLES, son of FREDERICK (363), b. at Wilton, Jan. 5,
1812 ; rem'd, 1836, to Pepperell, Mass. Shoe manufacturer. Md. Nov.
30, 1842, Thirza, dau. of David and Betsy Shattuck, and wid. of
Charles B. Shattuck, of Pepperell, b. Feb. 13, 1804; no issue.
(705) ABEL FISK, son of FREDERICK (363), b. at Wilton, June
27, 1818 ; rem'd to Mechanicsburg, 0. Merchant. Md. June 18, 1839,
Mary Mo wry. Two ch : —
1184. Mary Elizabeth. 1185. Wilton.
(708) FREDERICK LYMAN, son of FREDERICK (363), b. at Wil-
ton, Sept. 13, 1827. Lives in Wilton. Shoemaker. Md. May 15,
1852, Joanna Sophronia (1213), dau. of Robert and Eliza Ann Hutchin-
son, b. at Milford, Aug. 6, 1836 ; no issue.
(714) SARDIS MILLER, son of ABIEL (365), b. at E. Wilton, May
11, 1830; rem'd with his father to Nashua, where he d. Jan. 10, 1857.
Md. Sept. 24, 1853, Charlotte Leonard, of Nashua. Two ch: —
1186. A child, b. , d. , aged 2 years. 1187. A child, b.
Feb., 1857.
(715) STEPHEN BARNARD, son of ABIEL (365), b. at E. Wilton,
Oct. 4, 1831. Lives in Springfield, Mass. Md. Feb. 5, 1853, Susan H.
Merrill, of N:ishua. One ch : —
1188. A child, b. , 1857.
83
(71G) ANDREW JACKSON, son of ABIEL (:5(;5), b. at E. Wilton,
Nov. 30, 1833. Lived in Xiishua; renrd to So. Koadini;, July, 185!).
Iron moulder. Md. July 11, 1855, Eliza A., dau. of Lewis and Mary
Green, of Granby, Canada East, b. Feb. 23, 1834. One ch : —
118D. Willie Andrew, b. July 24, 185G.
(722) ROBERT, son of SOLOMON (30G), b. at E. AVilton. Sept. 10,
1814. Lived in Nashua, Milford, and Boston; ronVd July 17, l,s;);t, to
Iowa City, Iowa, where he now resides. Mechanic. Md. Oct. 10,
1843, Julia M., dau. of Zelali and Elizabeth Whetstone, i). at Cincin-
nati, Jan. 8, 1842. Ten ch : —
1190. JuLLv C, b. Sept. 23, 1844. 11!»1. Zklaii AV., b. Feb. <;, 184(;.
1192. Lauha C, b. Dec. 1, 1847. 1193. Ciiaiu.ks J., b. Oct. 21. ls49.
1194. FitANK r., b. July 15, 1853. 1195. Willie V., b. June 0, 185(;. d.
Sept. 13, 1857. 119G. Soi'JIIa W., b. July G, 1858. 1197. Hannah J.,
b. Apr. 5, 18G0. 1198. Caruie W., b. Apr. 4, 18G2. 1199. Sarah A., b.
Mch. 23, 18G4.
(723) JACOB F., son of SOLOMON (3GG), b. at E. Wilton. Aui;. 14,
181G; reni'd from Nashua to Salt Lake City, where he d. May 7, 18G7.
Trader. Md. Constantia E. C. Langdon, who d. at Salt Lake City,
Dec. 1, 18G5. Seven ch: —
1200. Nathaniel, b. ,1837. 1201. Catherine, b. ,1843.
1202. Georce. b. , 1844. 1203. Jacob, b. , 184G. 1204.
Ell.vr, b. , ls50. 1205. David, b. , 1853: 120G. Ruth, b.
, 1858.
(724) GEORGE W., son of SOLOMON (3GG), b. at E. Wilton. July
18, 1818. Lived in Nashua; reni'd, 1831, to Boston; 18.")0 to Indiana;
185G to Iowa City ; thence to Kansas, and one year after to the Rocky
mountains, where he lived live years, and thence to Osawkie, Kansas,
where he now lives. For several years a hotel keeper ; at present a
painter. Md. Sept. 7, ls4o, Mary, dau. of John F. and Marj^aret
Blankenburgh, b. at Portland. Me., Mch. 29, 1817. One ch : —
1207. Georchanna, b. June 15, 1842, d. Feb. 10, 1843.
(727) HENRY O., son of SOLOMON (36G), b. at E. Wilton, July 17,
1826; rem'd, 185G, to low^a City. Lived in Nashua, Boston, and other
places. Painter. Md. , 1849, Judith, dau. of Thomas and Anna
Hamlett, b. at Nashua, Nov. 11, 1832. Two ch : —
1208. Nellie V. A^ b. July 27, 1850. 1209. Henrietta, b. Oct. 5,
18.53.
(732) ERASTUS, son of NATHAN (368), b. Mch. IG, 1810. Resides
84
in Cambridge, Mass. Md. Sept. 13, 1835, Sarah Beers, of Lynn. Two
ch: —
1210. Henry Erastus, b. July 4, 1839. 1211. Kate Olivia, b. Sept.
10, 1846.
(736) ROBERT, son of REUBEN (370), b. at Milford, Jan. 15, 1809,
d. Jan. '8, 1852. Lived in Milford. Yeoman. Md. July 4, 1833, Eliza,
Ann, dau. of Nathan Holt, b. at Temple, N. H., Jan. 3, 1815. Seven
ch: —
1212. Eliza Augusta, b. Sept. 8, 1834, d. Oct. 30, 1837. 1213.
Joanna Sophrona, b. Aug. 6, 1836; 'md. Frederick L. Hutchinson
(708). 1214. Charl'es Mason, b. Oct. 25, 1838; md. Hannah Eaton,
of Wilton. 1215. Jane Augusta, b. Jan. 30, 1842; md. Geo. French,
of Nashua. 1216. Robert Bruce, b. Jan. 16, 1845, d. Oct. 18, 1846.
1217. Clara Jennette, b. Aug. 23, 1847; rad. Oct. 8, 1866, William,
son of Patrick and Hannah Dillon, b. at Lowell, June 2, 1844. Lives
in Wilton. Overseer and wool carder. One ch : , b. Jan. 30, 1867.
1218. Ella Syrena, b. July 20, 1850.
(739) REUBEN, son of REUBEN (370), b. at Milford, Sept. 9, 1814.
Resides in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Jan. 15, 1840, Judith, dau. of
William and Abigail Daws, b. June 12, 1816. Two ch : —
1219. James Harrison, b. Aug. 27, 1840. 1220. Mary Elizabeth,
b. Feb. 6, 1846.
(741) EDMUND P., son of REUBEN (370), b. at Milford, Nov. 1,
1818. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Apr. 6, 1845, Mariah L., dau.
of Jonas and Sarah T. Center, b. at Greenfield, N. H., Aug. 11, 1821.
Four ch : —
1221. Frank Edmund, b. at Wilton, July 31, 1848. 1222. Sarah
Francilla, b. at Millford, Nov. 4, 1853, d. Sept. 16, 1854. 1223.
Francilla Mariah, b. Sept. 8, 1856. 1224. George B., b. Apr. l5,
.1858, d. Mch. 17, 1861.
(753) ABEL FORDYCE, son of ABEL (374), b. at Milford, Mch. 20,
1820; rem'd, 1856, to Madison, Wis., thence back to Milford, where he
now resides. Merchant. Md. Apr.. 11, 1848, Deborah, dau. of Levi
and Rhoda (Griffin) Hawkes, b. Jan. 22, 1822. Four ch : —
1225. George Edward, b. Mch. 14, 1849, d. Apr. 28, 1851. 1226.
Ellar Mary, b. June 12, 1851. 1227. Frederick Sawyer, b. Feb. 14,
1854. 1228. Grace Darling, b. Nov. 10, 1864. .
(754) GEORGE CANNIN, son of ABEL (374), b. at Milford, Dec. 7,
1822, d. Nov. 11, 1863. Lived in Milford. Keeper of a livery stable.
85
Md. Jan. 1. 1850, Margaret, dau. of Andrew and Hannah Fuller, b.
June, 1823, d. Feb. 17, 1855. One eh: —
1229. Charles Gkokgk, b. Jan. 31, 1855.
(75G)' ANDREW JACKSON, son of ABEL (374). ]). at Milford, May
19, 1827; rem'd to Hutchinson, Min., where he lived a few years and
returned to Milford, where he d. Jan. 5, 18fi4. Md. Mcli. 19. isr)7,
Harriet, dau. of Hiram A. and Syrena (Emerson) Daniels, b. Aug. 8,
1833. Onech: —
1230. Andrew Judsox, b. Apr. 30. 1859.
(757) ISAAC BAKTLETT, son of ABEL (374), b. at Milford. June
27. 1829. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Oct. 20, 1859, Lizzie A.,
dau. of James and Almira (Goodale) Morrill, b. at Milford, Oct. 2(;,
1840. Onech: —
1231. Nellie E., b. Oct. 1, 18G0.
(759) NATHAN, son of ABEL (374). 'b. at Milford. Mch. 2r,, ls35.
Keeper of a livery stable at Milford. Md. Dec. 25, 18G2, Louisa M.,
dau. of Gilbert and Nancy (Stiles) Tapley, b. at Wilton, June 3, 1833.
One ch : —
1232. Lewis J. IL, b. Dec. 21, 18G4.
(705) BENJAMIN F., son of BENJAMIN (375), b. at Milford, June
10, 1814. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Dec. 25'. 1839, Eliza, dau.
of William and Lydia (Putnam) llichardson, b. Nov. 14, 181G. Two
ch: —
1233. Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 31, 184G. 1234. Emri Orlando, b.
July 30, 1849.
(7G8) EVELYN MILTON, son of LUTHER (378), b. at Milford,
Aug. 17, 1815. Lives in Waltham, Mass. Painter. Md. Nov. 1, 1840,
Esther P., dau. of Ebenezer 0. and Cynthia Ilawes, b. at Boston, Nov..
12. 1819. Three ch: —
1235. Esther, b. Oct. 7, 1841, d. Oct. 18, 1841. 1236. Angeline, b.
June 18, 1843. 1237. George Milton, b. May 17, 184G.
(7G9) ELBRIDGE, son of LUTHER (378), b. at Milford, Dec. 9,
1817. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Nov. 3, 1844, Cynthia Knight.
One ch : —
1238. Josephine Annabella, b. Aug. 7, 1850.
(770) GERRY, son of LUTHER (378), b. at Milford, Mch. 21, 1820;
rera'd to Waltham, thence to Worcester, where he now lives. Painter.
86
Md. Jan. 22, 1848, Elizabeth E., dau. of John and Lydia Eobbins, b. at
Wilton, Me., Sept. 23, 1822'. Two ch: —
1239. Ella Rosabella, b. at Waltham, Nov. 2, 1851, d. May 4, 1857.
1240. Elbridge Gerry, b. at Worcester, Mch. 5, 1856, d. May 7, 1856.
(775) EBENEZER, son of EBENEZER (381), b. at Weld, Me., May
8, 1806, where he now resides. Yeoman. Md. Mch. 10, 1829, Mary,
dau. of Phillip and Hannah Judkins, b. Jan. 21, 1809. Nine ch : —
1241. NATHANS 1242. Charity, b. Mch. 12, 1831 ; md. Oct., 1855,
Bradley Wait, of Dixfleld. Lives in Mexico, Me. ; no issue. 1243.
LUTHER^ 1244. Charles, b. Nov. 20, 1835. 1245. Phebe, b. Oct.
15, 1837. 1246. Hannah, b. Jan. 10, 1841. 1247. Permelta, b. Sept.
23, 1843. 1248. Emery, b. Feb. 11, 1847. 1249. Tyler, b. June 10,
1849.
(778) JOHN, son of EBENEZER (381), b. Apr. 16, 1810. Resides
in Weld, Me. Yeoman. Md. 1st, Nov. 27, 1834, Hannah, dau. of
Philip and Hannah Judkins, b. Mch. 4, 1813, d. Oct. 26, 1853. Md.
2d, Apr. 8, 1854, Martha, dau. of Seth and Sally Phinney, of Weld, b.
Aug. 2, 1834. Five ch. by Hannah: —
1250. LuciNDA, b. Mch. 4, 1838; md. Dec, 1857, Low, son of Loren
and Drucilla P. Phinney, b. Apr. 19, 1838. Lives in Weld. Yeoman.
Four ch: — William Lee, b. July 13, 1858; Elizabeth J., b. June 15,
1861; Sarah, b. May, 1864; Mary E., b. June, 1867.
1251. Hiram H., b. June 11, 1842, d. Mch. 28, 1865. 1252. Gorham
MURCH, b. Mch. 11, 1844. 1253. Isaiah White, b. Oct. 29, 1846. 1254.
James Hannible, b. Mch. 24, 1852.
Four ch. by Martha : —
1255. Stillman Wyman, b. Apr. 2, 1857. 1256. Rhoda M., b. Apr.
27, 1859. 1257. John E., b. June 5, 1862. 1258. Martha A., b. Nov.
7, 1864.
(780) REUBEN, son of EBENEZER (381), b. at Weld, May 30, 1814.
Lives in Weld. Yeoman. Md. May 19, 1841, Isabel C. Pratt, of
Weld, b. May 19, 1820. Six ch : —
1259. Reuben C, b. Sept. 29, 1841. 1260. Julia Ann, b. Apr. 5,
1844, d. May 29, 1847. 1261. Grace Olive, b. Apr. 6, 1846. 1262.
Julia Ann, b. Jan. 22, 1848, d. Aug. 28, 1857. 1263. Elisha Turner,
b. Nov. 22, 1850. 1264. Mary Jane, b. Jan. 3, 1856.
(782) LUTHER, son of EBENERER (381), b. at Weld, Mch. 14,
1819, d. June 16, 1844. Yeoman. Md. , Lucy Baker. Three ch :—
1265. Almeda, b. , d. June 13, 1856. 1266. Livonia. 1267.
Betsy.
87 '
(790) HEZEKIAII ALVIN, son of HKZKKIAH (384). b. at Bedford,
Mass., Apr. 10, 1809; rem'd, 1833, to Westford, Mass., where he now
lives. House carpenter. Md. Apr. 11, 1833, Abii^ail, dau. of Lemuel
and Abigail Bicknell, b. at Westford, Dec. 20, 1813. Seven cli : —
12G8. Martha Almiua, b. July 23, 1833. 12r,!). Wii.mam, b. Dec. 4,
1834. 1270. Eliza Ann, b. Mch. 20, 1830; nid. Jan. 30, 18r»:), (ieorjje,
son of John and Lois Ilutchins, b. at Westford. July 28, 1828, where
he now lives. Yeoman. Two eh: — Elizabeth Ann, b. Jan. 21, 18r)(;;
Georirianna, b. Dec. 27, 1857.
1271. (iKoitGK, b. Oct. 10, 1839. 1272. Emily, b. Nov. 1, 1841. 1273.
Francis, b. Mch. 4. 1843. 1274. Ellkn, b. Mch. 2, 1845, d. Au.ir. 21,
1807.
(791) BKXJAMIN, son of IIKZKKIAU (384;, b. at Bedford. Mass.,
June 23, 1812. Lived in Lowell, Alexandria, X. IL, and Billcrica,
Mass. Resides at present in Manchester. X. II. Md. Mch. 22. l.s:)5,
Mary L., dau. of John T. and Mary Symonds, b. at Alexandria, X. II.,
Oct. 21, 1814. Nine cli : —
1275. Mary L.. b. Apr. 18, 18;;(;. 1270. B. Franklin, b. Oct. 17,
1S37. 1277. Eliza A., b. Aui;. 19, 18;;9. 1278. GisTAvrs B.. b. Xov.
10. 1840. 1279. John G.', b. July 7, 1S43. 1280. Carolink K., b.
Jan. 14. 1840. 1281. Lydia J., b. Sept. 3, 1848. 12s2. AiiJUSTA
E., b. June 2, 1852. 1283. Willik II., b. Apr. 15, 1855, d. Sept. 9,
1855.
(790) JOIIX GOULD, son of IIKZKKIAII (384), b. at Bedford, July
21, 1822; rem'd Apr. 1, 1851, to Beadiiiir, Mass., where he now lives.
Yeoman. Md. May 15, 1851, Martha Emeline. dau. of Wm. S. and
Susan M. Bryer, b. at Boothbay, Me., Dec. 17, 1821. One cli: —
1284. Charles Holmes, b. Apr. 3, 1854.
(799) ISAIAH, son of SYLVESTER (385), b. at Wilton. Jan. 20,
1819. Lives in Milford. Yeoman. Md. Nov. 11, 1847, Calista A.,
dau. of Erastus and Anna Brown, b. Feb. 0, 1829. Two ch : —
1285. LuELLA Calista, b. Aui;. 5, 1848. 1280. Anna Francilla, b.
Oct. 28, 1851.
(800) FERDIXAND, son of SYLVESTER (385), b. at Wilton, N. H.,
Mch. 10, 1821, where he now lives. Shoe manufacturer. Md. May
28, 1840, Lucy Jane, dau. of Oliver and Lucy K. Barrett, b. at Wilton,
Oct. 27, 1825. One ch: —
1287. Oliver B., b. June 10, 1849.
(801) EDWARD B., son of SYLVESTER (385), b. at Wilton, June
88
12, 1823. Lives in Wilton. Md. Aug. 26, 1846, Caroline E. Jones, b.
Sept. 16, 1820. Fourch: —
1288. Alonzo E., b. May 10, 1847, d. Apr. 19, 1850. 1289. Emily
A., b. Jan. 3, 1849. 1290. Charles E., b. Aug. 28, 1850, d. Mch., 1857.
1291. Caroline E., b. July 14, 1852, d. Sept. following.
(802) ISAAC B., son of SYLVESTER (385), b. at Wilton, Sept. 4,
1826. Lives in Wilton. Operative. Md. Nov. 8, 1849, Sarah O.,
dau. of Eli and Sarah Hinds, b. at Eden, Vt., Mch. 14, 1828. Two
ch: —
1292. IzETTA, b. Aug. 1, 1852. 1293. Clara, b. June 6, 1857.
(803) APPLETON, son of SYLVESTER (385), b. at Wilton, Apr.
17, 1829, where he now resides. Laborer. Md. Aug. 7, 1853, Mary
A., dau. of William and Rebecca Currier, b. at Wilton, Nov., 1835.
Two ch : —
1294. Frank A., b. Nov. 26, 1855. 1295. Willis M., b. Mch. 29, 1857.
(805) SYLVANUS, son of SYLVANUS (386), b. at Wilton, Oct. 12,
1831. Lives in Wilton. Mechanic. Md. Sept. 29, 1853, Clarinda,
dau. of Mark D. and Lucy (Whipple) Langdell, b. at Lowell, ,
1832; no issue.
(823) RODNEY K., son of ALFRED (393), b. at Milford, Aug. 7,
1812. Lives in Milford. Carpenter. Md. 1st, Nov. 12, 1840, Susan
E. R., dau. of John and Susannah Hartshorn, b. at Hancock, Vt.,
Dec. 9, 1818, d. Aug. 17, 1853. Md. 2d, Oct. 6, 1855, Sirepta J. Harts-
horn, sister to his first wife, b. at Lyndeboro, June 21, 1826. Five ch.
by Susan : —
1296. Alfred Alonzo, b. Jan. 7, 1842. 1297. Rodney Lorenzo, b.
Feb. 4, 1844, d. Aug. 27, 1847. 1298. Mary Olivia, b. Oct. 3, 1846.
1299. Susan Louella, b. Oct. 6, 1849, d.'July 27, 1856. 1300. Viletta
Jane, b. Mch. 2, 1853, d. July 17, 1856.
Four ch. by Sirepta :
1301. Susan Viletta, b. Nov., 1857. 1302. John C, b. Dec. 22,
1859. 1303. Willie E., b. Dec. 21, 1861. 1304. Grace B., b. June 7,
1866.
(824) JONATHAN D., son of ALFRED (393), b. at Milford, Mch.
3, 1814. Lived in Amherst; resides at present in Nashua. House
carpenter. Md. Apr. 11, 1837, Nancy J., dau. of Hugh and Nancy
McConikee, b. at Bedford, N. H., Apr. 11, 1819. Two ch : —
1305. Charles Alonzo, b. May 1, 1838. 1306. Martha Jane, b.
Dec. 25, 1840.
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(826) FRANCIS P., son of ALFRED (393), b. at Milford, July 28,
1817. Lives iu Manchester, N. H. Carria<^e maker and blacksraith.
Md. Apr. 23, 1839, Lorinda Goodwin. Two ch : —
1307. AsENATii, b. Aug. U, 1839. 1308. Adeline, b. Nov. 14, 1841.
(830) NATHAN C, son of ALFRED (393), b. at Milford, Nov. 14,
1828. Lives in Milford. Carpenter. Md. Apr. 8, 18r)2. Sarah, dan. of
David and Sarali Willoughby, b. at Milford, June 14, 1827. Four ch :—
1309. Alice D., b. Aug. 31, 1S:)8. 1310. Fked. Ai.uEiiT, b. Jan. 4,
18G2. 1311. Myrta Bell, b. Nov. 11, 18G4. 1312. Eva Duucilla, b.
June 25, 18G7.
(843) SYLVANDER, son of NATHANIEL (403), b. at Braintrce,
Vt., July 14, 1815. He connnenced teaching school in his native town,
in tlie fall of 1834, and after an experience of two winters, he engaged
in a school in liandolpli, :Mass. ; afterwards in Wilton, N()rthi)oro,
Hingham, and tlie last twelve years, till June, 18G4, in N. Bedford,
where lie now resides. At present engaged in the sale of books and
stationary. Md. Aug. G, 1855, Elizal)eth Horton, dau. of Capt. Thomas
and Elizabeth Horton Howland, b. at So. Dartmouth, Mass., May 20,
1833. Fourch: —
1313. Elizabeth Howland, b. Dec. 7, 185G. 1314. Henry Syl-
v^\NDER, b. Oct. 9, 18G0. 1315. Frank Thomas, b. Sept. 3, 1863, d.
June 21, 18G4. 13IG. Harriet Eliza, b. Mch. 1, 18GG.
(844) JOHN, son of NATHANIEL (404), b. at Braintrce. Aug. 30.
1819; rem'd to Keytesville, Mo., where he arrived Nov. IG, 1852. and
was keeper of a hotel in that place till his removal, Apr. 15. 18G0, to
Salisbury, Mo., where he is at present engaged in the sale of stoves
and tin- ware. Md. 1st, July 1, 1841, Elizabeth Lucy, dau. of Uriel and
Elizabeth (Prescott) Stone, b. at Hartland, Vt., June 23, 1819, d. at
Keytesville, Aug. 25, 1853, without issue. Md. 2d, Sarah Ann Stone,
sister to his first wife, b. at Hartland, Vt., Aug. 19, 1821. Two ch. by
Sarah : —
1317. Herbert, b. July 2, 1855. 1318. Lirbey Nancy, b. Jan. 2G,
1859.
(847) JOHN B., son of RUFUS (408), b. at Braintrce, Vt., Oct. 8,
1819, d. at W. Randolph, Vt., Mch. 26, 1867, of Consumption. He
grad. at the University of Vt., Aug., 1843 : rec'd degree of A. M., Aug.,
1848; admitted to the Bar, in Orange Co., June 1, 1845, and com-
menced the practice of law at W. Randolph, in 1848. where he con-
tinued till his decease. Elected Judge of Probate, from the District
of Randolph, and held the ollice from Dec. 1, 1853, to Dec. 1, 1856.
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Elected in Mcli., 1855, a member of Council of Censors (a body of
thirteen members chosen-every seventh year), for the revision of the
State Constitution. He represented the town of Kandolph in the
Legislature in 1856, and was chosen Senator from Orange Co., 1857.
He was universally respected for his moral and intellectual worth, and
died lamented by all who knew him. He md. Oct. 24, 1849, Lucretia
M., youngest dau. of Hon. N. P. Gregory, of Plattsburgh, N. Y. ; ,no
(848) CHARLES, son of EUEUS (408), b. at Braintree, July 31,
1820; rem'd June 12, 1854, to River Ealls, Peirce Co., Wis., where he
now resides. Yeoman. Md. May 20, 1845, Jane Yelina, dau. of Cal-
vin and Deborah Randall, of Braintree, b. Dec. 5, 1828. Three ch : —
1319. Manora Jane, b. Sept. 16, 1849. 1320. Lucy Eugenia, b.
Mch. 12, 1854. 1321. Charles Arthur, b. June 12, 1860.
(849) RUFUS, son of RUFUS (408), b. at Braintree, Dec. 31, 1823.
Lives in Braintree. Yeoman. Md. 1st, June 2, 1850, Sarah, dau. of
David and Polly Partridge, b. at Braintree, May 29, 1821, d. Jan. 17,
1854. Md. 2d, Oct. 4, 1854, Minora, dau. of Daniel and ArvillaLoomis,
b. at Braintree, July 2, 1834. One ch. by Sarah : —
1322. Charley R., b. Dec. 29, 1853.
One ch. by Minora : —
1323. John H., b. Jan. 16, 1865.
(852) GEORGE, son of RUFUS (408), b. at Braintree, Mch. 6, 1833.
Lives in Braintree. Yeoman. Md. Dec. 19, 1853, Rosina Mary, dau.
of Jesse H. and Polly Cram, b. at Braintree, Apr. 30, 1856. Two ch :—
1324. Mary Inez, b. Apr. 30, 1854. 1325. Anna Maria, b. Oct. 7,
1855.
(854) WILLIAM, son of JAMES (410), b. at Randolph, Vt., Jan. 24,
1823; rem'd Mch., 1856, to Lawrence, Kansas, where for awhile he
engaged in mercantile affairs, and afterwards, in 1861, went to Wash-
ington, where he is at present engaged as Examiner in the Pension
Bureau. At an early age he betrayed a marked intellectual ability,
and soon after his marriage he became editor and publisher of the
Green Mountain Herald, printed at W. Randolph, which was conducted
with more than ordinary skill. He was always considered a radical
reformer, a strong anti-slavery man, and an ardent supporter of the
"temperance cause. Since his removal to Kansas, and under its Terri-
torial government, he was prominently engaged in most of its public
affairs ; was a member of both branches of the Free State, or Topeka
Legislature, and was a member of the Wyandot Constitutional Con-
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vention, where he was Chairman of the Committee on Bill of Rights.
He has been a member of both Generals Lane and Robinson's stafl',
and was activel}- engaged in the local war for two years. lias been
both Secretary and Treasurer of the State Central Committee during
the time that most of the eastern aid was received by them. He also
was a prominent candidate with the Free State party on diflerent occa-
sions, for both a delegate to Congress, and Secretary of State, under
a state organization ; and throughout has acted with what has been
known as the radical wing of the Free State party. In addition to this
he has been correspondent of the .V. Y. Times for three years, under
the nom-de-plume of liandolph ; and also for the Clii<'<i(io Trihintc,
WaslihKjton liepuhllr, Boffo)/ Ti-d.reller, and ^St. Louis Dciaocrd.t. Also
during this period was a member of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives under the Topeka Constitution.
. He md. Mch. 3, 1847, Helen M., dau. of Lewin and Anna (^Burch)
Fisk, of Randolph, b. Oct. S, 181^7. Six ch : —
132G. Erwix Vekonk, b. May 23, 1848, d. Sept. 2G, 1849. 1327.
Alma Valoua, b. .Alch. 22, 1851, d. Jan. G", 1857. 1328. IIklf.n Maria,
b. June 19, 1854. 1329. William jA:\rivS, b. Oct. 5, 1857. 1330. Annie,
b. Apr. 28, 1804, d. Sept. 22, 18(54. 1331. Alice R., b. Mch. 22, 18GG.
(855) JAMES, son of JA:MES (410) b. at ^X. Randolph, Vt., Jan. 1,
182G. liesides in Randolph. Yeoman. He was elected in Nov., 185G,
a delegate from Orange Co., Vt., to the State Constitutional Conven-
tion. In Sept., 18G4, was elected Associate Judge of the Co. Ct.,
and again in Sept., 18G5, was elected to the same office, and Sept. 1,
18G8 was elected State Senator. He md. Nov. 2, 1847, A])by B., dau.
of Elijah and Patience (Nett") Flint, b. at Braintree, Oct. 1, 1828. She
is a descendant of the seventh generation from Thomas Flint, who
emigrated from Wales, Eng., and settled in So. Danvers, now known
as Peabody ; no issue.
(85G) HENRY, son of JAMES (410), b. at W. Randolph, Oct. 27,
1827. Lives in Randolph, Wis., where he rem'd Mch., 18G4. Yeoman.
Md. Oct. 3, 1852, Laura, dau. of Nathan A. and Abigail B. Parish, b.
at Braintree, June 22, 1833. Four ch : —
1332. Charles Parish, b. Feb. 19, 1855, d. Mch. 27, 1858. 1333.
Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1858. 1334. Carleton, b. Oct. IG, 18G1. 1335.
J.VMES, b. Mch. 31, 18G6.
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(857) JOHN, son of JAMES (410), b. at W. Randolph, Vt., Mch. 27,
1830. Lawyer. Grad. Dart. Coll., July, 1853. He was one of the
first who emigrated to Kansas, and settled, Oct., 1854, in Lawrence.
He became a member of the first Territorial Legislature, and was also
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elected to the first State ^Legislature, and at its second session was
chosen Speaker of the House. In April, 1861, he was appointed by-
President Lincoln, Secretary of Dakotah Terr., and held the office till
April, 1865, when he was appointed Consul at Leghorn, Italy. He
md. Oct. 1, 1857, Lydia A. Fowler, of Yates Co., N. Y. Two ch : —
1336. EsTELLA, b. at Minneapolis, Min., Jan., 1861. 1337. Florence,
b. at Leghorn, Dec. 22, 1866.
(860) LYMAN, son of JAMES (410), b. at W. Kandolph, Aug. 12,
1837. Md. Nov. 22, 1859, at De Ramsey, Canada East, Paulina M.,
dau. of James and Lucy (Horton) Read. Three ch : —
1338. Willis Horton, b. Aug. 21, 1860, d. Apr. 26, 1864. 1339.
Edwin, b. Feb. 1, 1865. 1340. Carrie, b. July 6, 1866.
(869) ALMON, son of LEWIS (424), b. at Norway, Me., June 10,
1820, d. Mch. 17, 1856. Lived in Milan, N. H. Yeoman. Md. July 4,
1842, Martha M., dau. of Obadiah and Elizabeth (Hanson) Witham, b.
at Milton Mills, N. H., Nov. 19, 1824. Five ch: —
1341. Charles A., b. Sept. 1, 1843. 1342. Martha Rosetta, b.
June 8, 1845. 1343. Ellen Mahalah, b. Nov. 16, 1847, d. July 14,
1853. 1344. Emma Abby, b. Aug. 11, 1850. 1345. Frank William,
b. Jan. 11, 1854.
(871) FREELAND, son of LEWIS (424), b. at Norway, Me., Aug.
14, 1831. Lives in Milan. Yeoman. Md. Feb. 14, 1857, Adrianna,
dau. of J. L. and A. (Emery) Blake, b. at Milan, Jan. 2, 1838. One ch :—
1346. Theodocia, b. Mch. 21, 1858.
(874) SULLIVAN, son of GALEN (424), b. at Milan, June 10, 1826.
Lives in Contoocookville, N. H. Md. Jan. 2, 1850, Elzina Eastman, b.
at Whitefield, N. H., Nov. 4, 1831. Two ch : —
1347. AuRiN, b. Feb. 13, 1851. 1348. Olive, b. Feb. 24, 1853.
(877) LYMAN, son of M. RAWSON (427), b. at Albany, Me., Jan. 4,
1828; rein'd to Madison, Wis., 1851, where he now lives. House
joiner. Md. 1855, Martha Stone, of Prairie Du SaC; no issue.
(878) CHARLES, son of M. RAWSON (427), b. at Albany, Me.,
May 2, 1831; rem'd Nov., 1862, to Gray, Me., where he now lives, in
the practice of medicine. Grad. Med. Coll., at Albany, June, 1858,
and commenced practice at Cape Elizabeth, in the same year. Md.
Jan. 4, 1865, Mrs. M. J. Hatch, dau. of Dr. Solomon P. and Harriet
(Whitney) Cushman. b. at Brunswick, Me., 1831. Two ch: —
1349. Laura Cushman, b. Oct. 18, 1865. 1350. Charles Lyman, b.
Feb. 17, 1868.
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(882) HORACE, son of HAVEN (430), b. at Albany, Me., July 22,
1837. Lives in Waterford, Me. Yeoman. :M(1. Dec. 3, 18(;3, Hattie,
dau. of John and Lucinda Procter, b. at Watoriord. Feb. IG, 1835.
Two eh : —
1351. IiiviN, b. Sept. 28, 18G4. 1352. Laura F., b. May 4, 1807.
(905) LOT PERRY, son of DANIEL P., (450), b. at Darien, N. Y.,
Sept. 9, 1823; rem'd Jan. 29, 1852, to Mihvaukie, Avliere lie still
resides. Milk dealer. Md. Jan..23, 1849, Aurelia, dau. of Jabez and
Asenath Backus. 1). at Hebron, Conn., Aui;. 24, 1^<23. Five cli: —
1353. Julia Louisa, b. Sept. 7, 1850. 1354. Emma Jaxi:, 1). May 8,
1853. 1355. Fkkdeuick Peuky, b. June 10, 1857, d. Dec. is. 1859.
135G. Nklmh AxDAUi'SSiA, b. June 7, 18G1. 1357. ]\Iay Fkancks, b.
June 4, 18C5.
(912) DELOSS. son of CHESTER FLINT (451), b. at Darien, N. Y.,
Sept. 5, 1828. Lived in Johnstown and Waupaca, AVis. ; reni'd thence
in 1850, to Farmini;ton, Wis., where lie d. ^laj' 2, 1857. The circum-
stances attendin<>- his death are as follows; — He was returniui^ from
his father's in Waupaca, to his home in Farmington, about eiiirht miles
distant, when he overtook George Severance at the road side, who
was awaiting his return. On being asked to ride, he got into the
wagon and took his position behind Mr. Hutchinson. They had pro-
ceeded but a short distance when Severance, alluding to dilliculties
that had existed between them, struck him on the head with a walk-
ing stick, knocking him out of the wagon, and repeating the l)lows
till he w^as dead. Severance then took the l)ody and threw it into a
stream near by, where it was found the following evening. He was
afterwards arrested, confessed his guilt, and placed in conllnement in
a jail in Portage Co., from which he soon after made his escape. He
was subsequently re-arrested, but through the corruption of the
officers having him in charge, was permitted to escape, and has not
since been heard of.
He md. 1st, Mch. 14, 1850, Sarah, dau. of Henry Cope, b. at Ohio,
1829, d. July 20, 1851; md. 2d, :\Iay 30, 1852, Adaline, dau. of George
and Laura Smith, b. at Vermont, 1831. One ch. by Sarah: —
1358. Henry Chester, b. July 20, 1851.
Three ch. by Adaline.
1359. DeElbert, and 13G0. DeElton, b. Sept. 20, 1853. Gardner
G., b. May 30, 1855.
(913) GEORGE, son of CHESTER FLINT (451), b. at Darien,
N. Y., Mch. 15, 1833; rem'd Apr. 2, 1855, to Waupaca, Wis., where he
still lives. Yeoman. Md. 1st, Mch. 25, 1855, Susan, dau. of John and
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Susan Severance, b. 1839,^ d. July 27, 1856; md. 2d, Dec. 6, 1859,
Catherine, dau. of Michael'and Mary Clinton, b. Feb. 17, 1843. Two
ch. by Catherine : —
1361. Julia, b. Feb. 11, 1860. 1362. Mary, b. Mch. 22, 1864.
(923) MILO, son of FAKWELL J. (469), b. at Waterford, Vt., Nov.
20, 1825. Lives in Concord, Vt. Yeoman. Md. July, 1858, Lucy A.,
dau. of Dominicus and Lucy Jordon, b. at Chelmsford, Mass., June
30,1828. Twoch: —
1363. Ward B., b. Feb. 7, 1857, d. July 14, 1859. 1364. Harry D.,
b. May 12, 1866.
(928) JOSEPH W., son of BENJAMIN" (470), b. at Waterford, Vt.,
July 23, 1838, d. in the battle at Cold Harbor, June 10, 1864. Md.
Mch., 1861, Mary Stacy. Two ch: —
1365. IRVIN. 1366. ESTELLA.
(966) FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, son of STEPHEN (503), b. at
Portland, Me., Mch. 15, 1833. Lives in Portland. Steamboat engi-
neer. Md. June 22, 1854, Elizabeth Lilly of Gray, Me. One ch : —
1367. Lizzie, b. Oct. 13, 1856.
(967) ISAAC, son of SAMUEL (504), b. at Chebeague Isl., Me.,
Dec. 1, 1818. Resides in Portland. Shipmaster. Md. Oct. 23, 1836,
Jane A., dau. of Jonathan and Elizabeth Hamilton, b. at Chebeague,
Nov. 25, 1809. Three ch : —
1368. Irene Pratt, b. Feb. 14, 1838; md. Dec. 18, 1855, Daniel O.
Holmes. One ch: — Charles Fremont, b. Aug. 24, 1856. 1369. Levi,
b. Nov. 8, 1840, d. May 20, 1851. 1370. Isaac James, b. Sept. 3, 1844.
(968) WILLIAM, son of SAMUEL (504), b. at Chebeague Isl., Mch.
11, 1820. Lives in Portland. Shipmaster. Md. 1st, Aug. 31, 1840,
Hannah, dau. of Simeon and Thankful Webber, b. at Chebeague,
Sept. 21, 1819, d. Feb. 10, 1842; md. 2d, Caroline M., dau. of Elijah
and Fanny Baker, of Falmouth, Me. One ch. by Hannah : —
1371. Mary, b. Jan. 19, 1842.
One ch. by Caroline : —
1372. William Henry, b. Oct. 27, 1851.
(969) HENRY, son of SAMUEL (504), b. at Chebeague Isl., Nov. 4,
1823, d. at sea Feb., 1845. Mariner. Md. Feb. 4, 1845, Harriet, dau.
of Elijah and Fanny Baker, b. May 14, 1821. One ch : —
1373. Harriet Abby, b. Nov. 18, 1845.
(970) JAMES, son of SAMUEL (504), b. at Chebeague Isl., Nov. 5,
95
1825. Lives in Portland. Shipmaster. IMd. Dec. 9, 184.5, Jane A. S.
York, dau. of Reuben and Elizabeth (Pearson) Gage, b. at Portland,
Dec. 12, 182-t. Two ch: —
137-1. Eliz.veetii Jank, b. Jan. 4, 1S17. loTo. CnAiiLKs Howard,
b. Mch. 8, 185G.
(973) ANDREW, son of SAMUEL (504), b. at Chebeague Isl., June
27, 1832; rem'd Xov. 1, 1855, to Henr}', 111., wiierc he now lives.
Painter. Md. Feb. 8, 1857, Rebecca, dau. of ^Margaret and Abel
Snyder, b. at Lancaster Co., Pa., Nov. 20, 1835. One ch : —
137G. Edward Stepiikx, b. Feb. 12, 1858.
(970) JOHN BUZZELL, son of Rev. JOSEPH (509), b. at Hartland,
Me., Nov. 13, 1821. Lived in Hartford, Me., Bridgewater, ]\rass.. and
rem'd to Abington, Mass., Mch. 1, 1842. Shoe-cutter. :\rd. Oct. 31,
1842, Susanna P., dau. of Eliab and Mary Noyes, b. at Abington, Nov.
11, 1824. Five ch: —
1377. SrsAN Franxes, b. Jan. 11, 1845. 1378. Joseph Wilson, b.
Oct. 11, 1848. 1379. Charles Austin, b. Feb. 3, 1851. 1380. Samiel
SouLE, b. Nov. 30, 1854. 1381. Rosco Algernon, 1). Aug. 23, 1857.
(977) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, son of Rev. JOSEPH (509), b. at
Canton, Me., Oct. 20, 1823. Has lived in Livermore; rem'd Nov.,
1844, to Abington, Mass., where he now resides, llousewriglit. Md.
Mcli. 12, 1848, Mary W., dau. of Hector and Mary G. Foster, b. at
Abington, Oct. 25, 1829. Four ch : —
1382. Elizahetii AVilliams, b. Apr. 24, 1849. 1383. Herijert
Franklin, b. May 12, 1851. 1384. George Brewer, b. Feb. G, 1853,
d. May 28, 1858. 1385. Roijemer Nancy, b. Oct. 10, 1857.
(979) DANIEL, son of Rev. JOSEPH (509), b. at Hartford, Me.,
Apr. 20, 1828. Lived in Ilarpswell, Me., and N. Bridgewater, Mass.
Lives at present in Brunswick, Me. Ship carpenter. Md. Apr. 25,
1850, Harriet C, dau. of Houghton and Margaret Rideout, b. at Bruns-
wick, Nov. 3, 1830. Four ch : —
138G. William Edwin, b. Feb. 1, 1851. 1387. George Albert,
Apr. 19, 1852. 1388. Wendell Phillips, b. May 22, 1854. 1389.
Maiiala Dearrorn, b. Oct. 25, 1850.
(980) WILLIAM PENN, son of Rev. JOSEPH (509), b. at Hartford,
Me., Mch. 8, 1831. Resides in Brunswick, Me. Shipsmith. Md.
Feb. 4, 1857, Mary, dau. of David S. and Jane S. Perkins, b. at Bruns-
wick, Aug. 28, 1837.
1390. A child (nameless), b. Jan. 23, 1858, d. same day.
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(1013) SAMUEL HIRAM, son of Rev. JOSEPH (527), b. at Peru,
Me., Aug. 28, 1836. Lives in Mechanic Falls, Me. Md. Feb. 16, 1858,
Laura, dau. of Benjamin and Eveline Hodgdon, b. at Turner, Me.,
Jan. 28, 1841. Onech: —
1391. Arthur L., b. Jan. 1, 1860.
(1014) JOSEPH HENRY, son of Rev. JOSEPH (527), b. at Minot,
Swan's Island, Me., from whence he rem'd Nov. 20, 1862, to Rockland,
Me. Housewright. Md. Apr. 24, 1860, Sarah, dau. of James and
Jane Joyce, b. at Swan's Island, May 12, 1841. Two ch : —
1392. Nellie J., b. Jan. 31, 1861. 1393. Auressa, b. Sept. 15, 1867.
(1088) LUCIUS BOLLES, son, of Noah B. (590), b. at Mt. Vernon,
N. H., Jan. 6, 1839. Lives in N. Y. City. Commission broker. Md.
Jan. 6, 1864, Alice M., dau. of Boynton and Alice Rollins, b. at Hop-
kinton, N. H., July 6, 1841. One ch : —
1394. Alice, b. June 22, 1867.
(1108) JUSTIN EDAVARDS, son of JOSHUA (595), b. at Milford,
Dec. 21, 1837. Lives in Amherst, N. H. Yeoman. Md. July 11,
1864, Mary, dau. of Thomas and Catherine Lewis, b. at Kingston, Ire-
land, Mch. 17, 1847. Two ch : —
1395. Ludlow Mason, b. July 23, 1865. 1396. Thomas Joshua, b.
Aug. 22, 1867.
NINTH GENERATION.
(1121) ALCANDER, son of HIRAM (607), b. at New Brunswick,
N. J., Dec. 31, 1832. He accompanied his father to France in 1853, and
md. at Chatillon-sur-Loing (Loiret) France, Jan. 19, 1858, Henrietta-
Emma-Aimes Torrens, eldest dau, of Henri-Louis, Count de Loyante,
and niece of Duke and Duchesse de Montmorency de Luxemborg.*
" His wife's grandfather, the Count Anne-Phillippe de Loyante was
one of those French officers who came to America and helped us to
gain our Independence. He was Lieut. Col. of Artillery and Inspec-
tor General of the Fortifications of Yirginia, and member of the
order of Cincinnatus, and remained in America from 1778, till the
close of the war. He left his order of Cincinnatus to his son, who
has transmitted it, in default of male issue, to his son-in-law, Alcan-
der Hutchinson." Since his marriage he has resided in India, and was
U. S. Consul at Singapore, from 1860 till 1862. Lives at present at
Langlie, pres Montarges Loiret, and is extensively engaged in the
rubber business. Four ch : —
1397. Ren£e Caroline, b. Feb. 14, 1859. 1398. Marianne Grizelle,
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b. May 2, 1800. 1399. Barnakd-Alcandkk-Kichahd dk LoyantI^:, b.
Sept. 24:, 1862. 1400. Hiuam-Emmanuel-IIknki-Dieidonnk dk Loy-
ANTE, b. July 2i, 18GG.
(1176) FR.VNCIS CLIFTON, son of FREEMAN (GDI), b. at Mil-
ford, N. H., Mdi. 17, 1832. Md. Jan. 17, 1853, Susau Adelia Blake, b.
Sept. 4, 1832. Two ch : —
UOl. Willis Oukin, b. Dec. 12, 1853. 1402. Fkanxis Fiu:i:man, b.
Aug. 3, 1856.
(1241) NATPIAN, son of EBENEZER (775), b. at Weld, Me., Sept.
6, 1820. Md. Dec, 1855, Mary Elizabeth Newhall. One ch : —
1403. Charles.
(1243) LUTHER, son of EBENEZER (775), b. at Weld, Fel). 11,
1833. Md. May 13, 1855, Juliett, dau. of William and Anna (Iliitciiin-
son, 776) Winter, b. Mch. 3, 1840. Two ch : —
1404. Ellaii, b. Oct., 1855. 1405. Wallis Everett, b. May 3, 1857.
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APPENDIX
A.
The following is a copy of the WILL of RICHARD HUTCHIN-
SON, as found recorded in the Probate OHlce, in Salem, Maj^s.
28: !>mo. 1GS2.
In the name of (Jod Amen, I Richard Hutchinson, of the towne of
Salem bein of pfect (perfect) memorye, & vnderstanding & Thouglit
weake in body by Reason of age, doe make this my last will & testa-
ment.
1. First I doe bequeath my soule into tlie hands of the Lord whoe
gave it when it shall please him to call for it, and my body to be de-
cently buried by my executor with assured hopes of a resurection.
2. In respect of that outward estate, which it hath pleased the
Lord to bestow vpon me & is now at my dispose my will is as fol-
loweth.
1. In relation to my deare & loueing Avife, my will is that shee
shall be & remaine at my son Joseph Hutchinson house during her
natural life if shee see cause there to be prouided for with convenient
house roome meat drink & lodging & all other things whatsoeuer
that may be comfortable & suitable for one of her age, during her
life, and ten shillings yearly to be at her dispose to be paid by him in
money or butter, or if shee see cause to remoue from thence & to live
in any other place Then shee shall haue all that estate, which was in
her hands, when I marryed her excepting that pcell (parcel) of land
which Samuel Leach of Manchester had, which was for the palment
of her debt, the sd estate to be at her dispose to whome soeeuer shee
pleaseth. Rut if shee remaine at my son Hutchensons house during
her life, then the said estate shalbe in the hands of my executor & be
fully at his dispose only her wearing apparrell shalbe at her liberty to
dispose of at her decease.
21y. In respect of my lands my will is
1. That my sonn in law Anthony Ashby & my daughter Abigaile
his wife, shall have twenty Acres of land lying by the hill, called
Hathorne's Hill & lying the whole length of my land, this land being
free to them theire heirs & assignes.
2. I giue to my sonn in law Daniell Bordman & my daughter
Hanah his wife theire heirs or assignes, twenty acres of land, lying
by and adjoyning to the land aboue expressed & lying the whole
length of my land.
3. I giue to my Grand children Bethiah Hutchenson & Sarah Had-
lock & each of them ten acres free to them & their assignes, lying by
& adjoining to the land, aboue expressed & lying the whole length of
the land.
4. I giue vnto black Peter my seruant, four acres of land lying by
& adjoyniug to the land aboue expressed to him & his heires, or if he
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haue noe heires then it shall returne to my executor his heires & as-
signes.
6. I give unto my son in law nathaniell Putnam & my son in law
Thomas Hale & my son in law James Hadlock, each of them forty
shillings to be paide by my executor within two years after my de-
cease.
6. Alsoe I give to my son in law Daniell Bordman & Anthony
Ashby each of them forty shillings, to be pd. by my executor within
two years after my decease, all ye sd. aboue written sums to be pd. in
comon pay at price currant.
7. Lastly I make my son Joseph Hutchenson sole executor to this
my last will & testament enjoyning him his heirs & assignes to pay all
my debts and leagacies & I doe freely give vnto him his heirs or
assignes peeter my seruant & all the rest of my estate both moueable
& Imoueable. This is my last will & testament made by me this 19
January in ye yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred seaventy
nine.
This clause (twenty acres of land betweene the 28 & 29 line) inter-
lined before the signing thereof.
His
Witness Kichard H Hutchenson [seal]
James Baily "^^^^
Joseph mazury.
B.
The following account of the Hutchinson vocalists, is condensed
from a book published by them called the "Book of Words of the
Hutchinson Family ;" and as their history is inseparable, and of com-
mon interest, it was thought best to include a biographical sketch of
each, viz: — Judson, John, Joshua and Asa, under one head. At an
early age they evinced a passionate fondness for music ; self tutored,
and graduated from beneath the paternal roof, a company of singing
brothers, such as the world has seldom had the good fortune to
patronize and enjoy. Their career has been fertile with incident,
both humorous and productive of much good. Temperance and Free-
dom were the themes on which they paved their way to notoriety and
ultimate success. They were bold, outspoken, and fearless of results ;
even in that portion of our country once infested with the scourge of
Slavery, they were tolerated even more than any one else would have
hoped for. As they progressed in their home instruction some of
their number ventured to foreshadow thoughts of future fame and dis-
tinction, to illuminate their pathway through life. Their progress
was marked first, by Judson's procuring at the age of fifteen, a violin,
which he obtained on credit, for the paltry sum of four dollars, the
result of some extra labor done upon the farm. Next, Asa equaly
ambitious and persevering, procured of his brother Andrew, then a
merchant in Boston, a bass-viol, which had been played on for over
thirty years in the Old South Church, in Boston. It was the first
Yankee bass-viol ever constructed, and was made with a simple jack-
knife, by an ingenious American. Contemporary with this event oc-
curred the production of another violin, which John procured by
raising vegetables. Armed and equipped, the lads prepared themselves
for a long and thorough course of self tuition; but owing to their
father's conscientious scruples concerning the profanity of such exer-
cises, they were obliged to resort to some portion of a retired and
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unfrequented field, where their drill was conducted for at least twelve
months in a primitive style. So perseveriiii? were they in their secret
practice that at the end of two years they astonislied their friends
and neijjhbors generally, and their father especially, in tiie sudden
production of a programme consisting of a few select pieces, such
as "Washington's March," "Hail Columbia," "Yankee Doodle,"
"Wrecker's Daughter," and others of like merit, whic-li so completely
allayed the former prejudices of the Senior llutcliinson. that he after
this allowed them the free use of tlie mansion in which to comi)lete
their musical education. During this period their vocal ])o\vers were
not by any means neglected, and often the combined etfect of tlicir
voices witii the instruments sent a thrill of perfect (k'light tliroughout
the household. As time sped on attempts were made at concert izing
beneath tlu' paternal roof on Tlianksglving and Fast days; and even
the old minister of the village church became so elated as to invite
them to give their tirst VvniAC Coxcp^ut in the Haptist me(!ting
house, which otter the^^ at once accepted. On the appointed evening
Squire Livermore addressed the people on music, after which "Old
Hundred" was sang by all present, followed by various other pieces,
aided by their two sisters Abby and Rhoda. When Asa and John had
arrived at their majority their father intimated to them the proi)riety
of self-maintenance; and taking the hint, they proceeded at once
with horse and sleigh to Boston, where they met their ))r()ther An-
drew, and were soon joined by Judson and Joshua with whom they
consulted as to the practicability of entering life as public singers.
The plan was acceded to by all but Joshua, who pleaded more press-
ing duties at home, he then being engaged as teacher of a singing
school. Although the plan was not entirely dropped tlie}^ did not
enter at once upon their project, and being in want of the necessary
means to advance their first stage of action, they went to work with
their hands in Lynn. While in ijoston. in 1840, they attended a tem-
perance lecture delivered by Mr. John Hawkins, at the Marll)oro
chapel, at the conclusion of which they signed the pledge, and have
ever since publicly advocated that cause through the medium of their
songs. Labor by day and rehearsals by night, after a numl)er of
months, eventually put them in a proper condition to realize the begin-
ning of their aspirations, ])y their first professional appearance in the
town of Wilton, adjoining Milford. in the Baptist Church, under the
name and style of "^Eolian Vocalists," which was heralded through
printed poati-rs, 3x24 inches in size. This concert was attended by
upwards of fifty persons, at twelve and a half cents each, which, de-
ducting expenses, left them a clear profit of exactly six and a quarter
cents. Not at all disparaged at such a meagre beginning as this, thi'y
took a tour for a week through several other small towns, and so per-
severing were their etforts, that in the end they declared a dividend
of thirty-seven and a half cents each, which so discouraged their
brother Judson, " that if they did not meet with better success next
week he would quit." On the following week another trial was made,
travelling through the northern part of the county, which resulted in
a nmch larger profit of four dollars each, and better hopes of the
future. They visited Nashua, where they gave three concerts, and
afterwards went to Lynn, where they were still more successful in
their financial att'airs. At these Lynn concerts they were joined by
their sister Abby, then in her twelfth year, where she became a great
favorite. From Lynn their next move was a journey "down East,"
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visiting Salem, Newburypprt, Portsmouth, and Kennebunk. Jesse for
the first time accompanie'd them. Arriving in Kennebunk they dis-
covered that through some mismanagement not a bill had been posted.
It was five o'clock and something must soon be done, when suddenly a
happy thought striking the mind of Jesse he seized the huge dinner
bell, rushed into the street, and cried the programme for the evening.
Taking all things into consideration this journey proved rather un-
profitable, and with a spirit of despondency they returned to Lynn,
where they gave a few concerts without very great pecuniary results.
While here they received a letter from their father entreating them
to return home and settle down to farm work. Jesse resumed his
labors in Lynn, while the rest heeded the invitation of their father,
and Abby went to school. But this state of things could not last for-
ever; they were in a continual state of unrest, which lasted for a
number of months, when happily the spell was broken by the appear-
ance of a gentleman in their midst, who, having heard their perform-
ances, infused new zeal into their hearts by his approbation and
recommendations to a farther public trial of their musical skill. A
span of horses was procured, and they drove to Nashua, where they
gave a 4th of July concert with good success, in connection with Mr.
Lyman Heath. At Concord they gave a series of concerts and were
handsomely received. Hanover was next visited, where they received
a liberal share of patronage from the faculty and students of Dart-
mouth College. Their attention was then turned to the Green Moun-
tain State, heralding their way as they entered each town, by some
heart stirring air from the vehicle. Crossing Vt., they entered
Whitehall, and thence to Saratoga Springs, where they were well re-
ceived, but left the place with more commendations of praise than
pennies. Schenectady was next visited with like success, having
given a free concert in consequence of the presence of the Kaiuer
Family, and taking up a contribution to defray expenses. When they
came to Albany they assumed the name of the "^olian Vocalists,
OR THE Hutchinson Family." Here they gave a series of concerts,
and when the bills were settled they found to their dismay that they
had but a sixpence left. Horror stricken at such dire results they
naturally bethought themselves of the old homestead, and like
prodigals in a far ofl" land, were nearly on the point of returning
again to their home, when their thoughts were directed into another
channel by the interference of a Scotch gentlemen, Mr. Luke F. New-
land, who, becoming acquainted with their ill success and penurious
condition proposed to give them a benefit, requesting them to wait a
week. During this interim they repaired to a Dutch settlement,
where lived a known friend and became his guests. In that place a
concert was given, realizing a clear profit of il5, with which they re-
turned to Albany, and found that Mr. Newland had nearly completed
the arrangements for the benefit. The whole preparation was gratu-
itous, and when the night of the concert arrived, the hall was filled,
and success was stamped on every feature of the enterprize, besides
realizing the comparatively mammoth sum of $110.
Inspired by this sudden turn of afiiairs, they boldly set off for Bos-
ton, where they announced a concert at the Melodeon, at fifty cents
per ticket, with tolerable results, and securing many valuable musical
friends. Leaving Boston they visited several of the eastern towns,
after which they returned home for a short visit, preparatory to a
southern tour. But in this they were doomed to disappointment, for
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at Nashua, where they gave their first concert on this new route, they
were surprised on the following morning at the sudden appearance of
their father on horseback, who had come to take Abby back to her
home. As Abby was a great help to them, a consultation ensued,
which ended in a longer lease of her services, and signing a written
obligation to return her at the end of three weeks time. They next
visited Boston and Lowell, after which they concluded as their pro-
ject had proved a failure, to return home once more. During this in-
terval their sympathies were fully enlisted into the Anti-Slavery cause
by means of a convention held in Milford, conducted by Wni. Lloyd
Garrison, N. P. Rogers and others, which called forth the production
of new songs, and were afterwards sung with a varied degree of suc-
cess in dillerent sections of the country. These songs, in connection
with their temperance melodies, brought them into great repute, and
during a subsequent visit to N. Y., they complied with an invitation
to be present at the Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society,
and afterwards at the Anniversary of the American Temperance
Union, where thev were greeted with the utmost enthusiasm. At N.
Y., Gen. Geo. P. Morris presented them four of his best songs, "My
Mother's Bible," "The origin of Yankee Doodle," "We're with yoa
once again," "Westward Ho!" which were, within a space of ten
days set to their own music. After a considerable stay they went to
Philadelphia, where they sang in the Philharmonic Society and the
Musical Fund Hall, and were encored in all their pieces, afterwards
receiving the congratulations of the city. Washington was also
visited with like cheering results, receiving the particular favor of the
President, and other prominent olficials. An amusing scene, not in-
cluded in the programme, took place one evening during their stay.
Judson was to sing the song of "The Humbugged Husband," which
commences thus : —
" She's not what fancy i)ainted her;
I'm sadly taken in," &c.
Now it so happened that the temporary platform upon which he stood
was so peculiarly arranged that he had no sooner declared himself to be
"Sadly taken in" metaphorically, than he was "taken in" in the most
matter-of-fact manner possible, the boards giving way, precipitating
the rather humbugged vocalist in a most summary way, to the depths
below. Notwithstanding this temporary disarrangement of attairs on
his part he soon recovered his equanimity and good standing, the
audience apparently applauding the attair as a bona-flde transaction.
After this they visited Mt. Vernon, and returned home, where, after a
short vacation they ventured once more for the northern part of N. H.,
making another eastern tour, and subsequently while at Lynn, they
imbibed the idea of making a trip to England, which became the great
act of their lives. Within a fortnight they were landed in Liverpool,
where they made their first debut in three successful concerts. Their
Tisits to London, Manchester, Dublin, and other places was a com-
plete ovation — making the acquaintance of many notable gentleman,
among whom were Dickens, Macready and the Howitts. Their Euro-
pean tour ended where it began, at Liverpool, where they gave their
farewell concert, and took their departure for America, leaving behind
many pleasant reminiscences and a host of friends. The basis of
their fortune was now firmly constructed; and their subsequent suc-
cess in America is well known to all admirers of good music. But
the time at last came when an unavoidable change took place in the
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family circle by the marriage of Abby, whicb for a season proved an
obstacle to any farther eflbrt in that direction. But John determined
to persevere, and selling his farm, ventured into the world alone,
leaving Asa and Judson upon the farm, where they remained for about
a year when they clubbed together with John, and travelled harmoni-
ously together till 1855, when they, in company with nine others, re-
moved to Wisconsin, and settled a new township on Hassan river,
which they afterwards named Hutchinson, in honor of themselves.
In 1862, the town was attacked by a band of three hundred Sioux
Indians, who burned their sawmill, the Academy, and most of the
dwelling houses, scattering the inhabitants and leaving sad havoc in
their train. The first tree cut in these regions, was cut by the hands
of John, and was used in the construction of their log cabin. From
this time onward their time has been divided in cultivating their ex-
tensive farm, and giving occasional concerts. In the beginning of
the war, John, with his family, Henry and Viola, made their appear-
ance on the Potomac, and sung their songs to the soldiers in camp.
They had formed themselves into a distinct organization and made it
their peculiar vocation in singing, during the war, for the Soldier's
Aid Societies, and other institutions of like character. The Hutchin-
sous have sung for the cause of "Emancipation, the Union, Temper-
ance, for the advancement of Humanity and Freedom everywhere,"
and on many occasions have lent their aid gratuitously, being warmly
welcomed and enthusiastically received wherever they made their ap-
pearance. They are noted for their untiring zeal and industry in the
promulgation of radical reforms, one of which the overthrow of
slavery, some of them have lived to see accomplished, and are happy
in the idea that their labor has not been in vain.
INDEX
H E A D S OF FAMILIES
.\aron, Darieii, N. Y., . .
Aaron P., Daricn. N. Y., .
Abel Milloid, N. H. . . .
Abel F., Milfonl, N. II , .
Abel F.. Mecliaiiicsbmg, O.,
Abiatlier. Braintree, \'t., .
Al)iel, Nashua. N. II., . .
Abijah, Danvers. Mass., .
Abner. .MiKord, X. II., . .
Albion I'., Canton. Me.. .
Alcander. Fanj,'lie, Fi-ance,
Alfred, Millord. N. II., . .
AInion. Milen. N, il., . .
Anil)rose, Dan vers. Mass.,
Ambrose, I5iook(ield. Vt.,
Ambrose I',.. Koxbury, \'t..
Amos, Dan vers, ....
Amos.Coneonl, Vt.. . .
Andrew. .Milford. X. 11., .
Andrew, Henry, ill., . .
Andrew J{.. IJo'ston, Mass.,
Andrew J., .-^o. l{eailinfr. Mj
Andrew J.. Millord, X. II.,
Anthony. Fiifi^Iand, . . .
Applelon, Wilton. N. II.. .
Archelaus, Danvers. Mass.,
Asa, Danvf.'rs. . . . . .
Asa, Siirewslmry, Vt., . .
Asa, Fayette, Me., . . .
Asa, FaVette. Mo., . . .
Asa li., llutchinson, Wis.,
Asa F.. Sabattns. Me.. . .
Augustus, .Milford, X. 11.,
Augustus L.. Mihvankie. W
Augustus It., Wenliam, Mas
Barnard. Kngland. . . . .
Bartholomew, .-iutton, ^Mass.,
Bartholomew, Milfonl, X. II.
Bartholomew, Dixficld, Me.,
Benjamin, Danvers, . . . ,
Benjamin. Beilford, Mass., .
Benjamin, Bedford, Mass., .
Benjamin, Uovalston, .Mass.,
Benjamin, Milford, N. IL,
Benjamin, Milford, X. IT.,
Benjamin, Waterford, Vt., .
Benjamin, Waterford, At., .
Benjamin, So. Danvers, Mass.,
I'.enjamin. Manchestei-, X. II., .
Benjamin F., I'rovinceton, Mass
i'.en.laniin F., Milford, X. II.. .
Benjamin F., Abington. Mass..
Benj.iniin P., Chicago. III.. . .
Buzzell., Mechanic Falls. Me., .
C.
Caleb, Milford, X. H.. .
(handler, Xorwav. Me.,
Charles, (Jray, Me., . .
Charles. l'e))perell. .Mass.,
Charles. Uiver Falls \Vis.
Charles 1)., Dudlev. Mass
Chester F., Waupaca. Wi,-
Cleaves K., Conklinvjlle, X. Y.
D.
Daniel, Danvers, Mass., ;52
Daniel. Hartford, Me 4')
Daniel. Turner, Me 47
D.miel. Brunswick. .Me., 'X>
Daniel I'., Wheatland. Ill CT
David. Concord, Vt., 13
David, Canibridgeiiort, .Mass., , . .-)1
David, Milford, X. II . . 7(J
Deloss, Farmington, Wis., . . . , 'M
Ebcnezer, Danvers, Mass.
Fi)i'ne/.er, Danvers, .Mass..
Fbenezi'r, , Ohio,
Kbenezer, Danville, Vt., .
Kbcnezer. K. Wilton. X. II
Kbenezer, Weld, Me., . .
Kbenezer. Weld, .Me., . .
Kbenezer. Cai)e Elizabeth Dc
Kbenezer .S., Albany, Me..
Kdmund, Minot, .Me., . .
Kdmund P.. Milford, X. II.
E<lward, Danvers, Mass.,
E<lward B., Wilton, X. H.,
Kdward II., .>^ntton, Mass.,
Edwin F., .\uburn, M«i., .
Elbrldge, 3Iilford, X. II., .
Elijaii, Andover, Mass., .
Elijah, Danvers, .Mass., .
Elijah, Danvers, Mass.. .
pot.
Me
14
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Elisha, Danvers, Mass., .
Elisha, ]\riIfovd, N. H., . .
Elisha, Haverhill, Mass., .
Elisha r., Beaufort, S. C,
Erastus, Cambridge, Mass.,
Eugene, Milibrd, N. 11., .
Evelyn M., Waltham, Mass.,
Ezra'B., , Wisconsin,
F.
Farwell J., W. Concord, Vt.,
Ferdinand, Wilton, N. H., .
Francis C, Milford, N. H., .
Francis P., Manchester, N. H.
Frederick, Wilton, N. H., .
Frederick A., Portland, Me.,
Frederick L., Wilton, N. H.,
Freeland, Milan, N. H., . .
Freeman, Wilton, N. H., . .
James, Wilton, N. H., 47
James, Wilton, N. H., 61
James W., Randolph, Vt., .... 64
James, Randolph, Vt., 91
G.
Galen, Milan, N. H., . . . .
George, Wilton, N. H., . . .
George, Braintree, Vt., . .
George, Waupaca, Wis., , .
George C, Milford, N. H., .
George P., Danvers, Mass., .
George R., St. Johnsbury, Vt.,
George W., Osawkie, Kan., .
Gerry, Worcester, Mass.,
H.
Harvey, Wilton, N. H., 82
Haven, Albany, Me., 65
Henry, Randolph, Wis., 91
Henry, Chebeague Isl., Me., ... 94
Henry 11., Buckfield, Me., .... 47
Henry H., Bucklield, Me., .... 74
83
61
87
53
69
78
70
66
Henry O., Iowa City, Iowa,
Hezekiah, Lowell, Mass.,
Hezekiah A., Westford, Mass.,
Hiram, Buruham, Me., . .
Hiram, Charleston, Vt., . . ,
Hiram, New York City, . . ,
Hiram N., Concord, Vt.
Horace, Burlington, Iowa, . .
Horace, Livermore, Me., 74
Horace, Waterford, Me., 93
Horatio D., Boston, Mass., .... 81
Horatio S., St. Johnsbury, Vt., . . 69
I.
Ira, Middleton, Mass., 52
Isaac, Portland, Me., 94
Isaac B., Milford, N.H., 85
Isaac B., Wilton, N. H., 87
Isaiah, Milford, N. H., 87
Israel, Danvers, Mass., 23
Israel, Danvers, Mass., 34
Israel, Lynn, Mass., ...... 51
J.
Jacob, Danvers, Mass., .
Jacob, Milford, N. H., . .
Jacob F., Salt Lake City,
James, England, ....
James, Lyndeboro, N. H.,
52
James, Portland, Me.,
James A., Danvers, Mass.
James H., Fayette, Me., 64
Jedson M.. Nestoria, Wis., .... 75
Jeremy, Danvers, Mass., .... 22
Jeremy, Cal., 81
Jesse, Danvers, Mass., 31
Jesse, Milford, N. H., 49
Jesse, Lynn, Mass., 77
Jesse D., No. Scituate, 71
John, England, . . , 5
John, Danvers, Mass., ll
John, Danvers, Mass., 24
John, Danvers, Mass., 30
John, Danvers, Mass., 10
John, Dnnvei'S, Mass., 16
John, Middleton, INLass., 21
John, Braintree, Vt., 38
John, Buckfield, Me., 47
John, Wilton, Me., 60
John, Wilton, Me 75
John, Weld, Me., 86
John, Salisbury, Mo., 89
John, Leghorn, Italy 91
John B., W. Randolph, Vt., .... 89
John B., Abington, Mass., .... 95
John C, E. Hebron, Me., 75
John G., Reading, Mass., 87
John W., Lynn, JNIass., 78
Jonas, Milford, N. H., 58
Jonathan, Andover, Mass., .... 18
Jonathan, Concord, Vt., 26
Jonathan A., Canaan, Vt., .... 69
Jonathan D., Nashua, N. H., ... 88
Joseph, Danvers, Mass., 8
Joseph, Danvers, Mass., II
Joseph, Danvers. Mass., 22
Joseph, Danvers, IMass., 33
Joseph, Danvers, Mass., 50
Joseph, Middleton, Mass., .... 14
Joseph, Middleton, Mass., .... 19
Joseph, Middleton, Mass., .... 29
Joseph, Hebron, Me., 27
Joseph, Hebron, Me., 46
Joseph, Hebron, Me., 72
Joseph, Fayette, Me., 53
Joseph, Brunswick, Me., 71
Joseph, Mechanic Falls, Me., ... 72
Joseph H., Rockland, Me., .... 96
Joseph J., Lynn, Mass., 78
Joseph W., Waterford, Vt., .... 94
Joshua, Sutton, Mass., 42
Joshua, Milford, N. H., 77
Josiah, Middleton, Mass., .... 20
Josiah, Middleton, Mass., .... 29
Jotham, Wilton, N. H., 56
Justin E., Amherst, N. H., .... 96
K.
Kimball, Danvers, Mass., .... 52
L.
Lawrence, England, 6
Levi, Danvers, Mass., 51
Levi R., Lynnfleld. Mass., .... 80
Lewis, Milan, N. H., 05
107
Lot, Braintree, Vt., . . ..
Lot P., Milwaukie, Wis.,'.
Lucius li., N. Y
Luther, Milforcl.X. II., .
Luther, Weld. Me
Luther. Wehl, Me
Lyman. Madison, Wis.,
Lyman. W. Randolph, Vt..
M.
Mark. E. Turner. Me., . .
Marmaduke R., Albany, Me.
Milo, Concord, Vt., . . .
X.
Nathan. Milford. N. II., .
Nathan. Milford, N. II., .
Natlian. .Milford, N. II., .
Nathan. Boston. .Mass., .
Natiian. Weld. Me., ...
Nathan C, Milford. N. II.,
Nathaniel. Sutton. Mass.. .
Nathaniel, Braintree. \t.,
Nathaniel. Braintree, Vt.,
Nathaniel. Milford, N. II.,
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ESSEX INSTITUTE
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS.
ATOLTJUVCE X.
PART III.
SALEM, MASS.
PUBLISHED BY THE ESSEX INSTITUTE.
1870.
CONTENTS.
Short account of the Building of tlie V. S. Frigate Essex, and
subsequent career, 1
Prizes of the Essex. War of 1812-U, 27
The First Cruise of the U. S. Frigate Essex, 1799-1800. Capt.
Edward Preble, 34
Correspondence with the Department 34
List of officers and crew on her first cruise, . . . 52
Extracts from Capt. E. Preble's Jourjial on board the Essex, . GO
PLxtracts from Correspondence 86
THE FIRST CRUISE OF THE INVITED STATES
FRIGATE ESSEX.
UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. EDWARD PREHLE, U. S. N.
WITH A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HER OllIGIN, AND SUBSI.QUENT CAREER
UNTIL CAI'TUREI) BY THE BRITISH IN 1814, AND
IIER ULTIMATE FATE.
PitEPAUED BY Capt. GEORGE HENRY PREBLE, U. S. N.
When John Adams was inaugurated President of tlie
United States the commerce of the country wjis subject
to almost daily annoyance from British and French ships
of war : the British claiming th'C right to search for
British subjects under vessels wearing our flag, and the
French capturing every vessel that fell in their way,
under the pretence that it was carrying contraband goods.
The Barbary powers also having the arrogance not to
recognize the flag of our new republic, unices consenting
to be tributary to them, were seizing our vessels and
throwing their oflicers and crews into captivity. The
nations of the old Avorld laughed at and scorned the
weakness of the infant republic of the new world. No
American merchantman could sail the ocean in conse-
quence of these maritime hawks and buzzards with any
safety. Congress, in 1797, provided for the completing,
manning and equipping three of the six frigates which had
been previously authorized, viz., the United States, Con-
stellation and Constitution ; and for increasing the strength
of the revenue cutters provision was also made for other
vessels of war, and the voice of the people was clamorous
for the defence of our trade against the European bellig-
erents. "The Commerce of the United States" (said the
President, in his speech to Congress, Nov. 23, 1797) "is
essential, if not to their existence, at least to their com-
fort, growth and prosperity. The genius, character and
habits of our people are highly commercial. Their cities
have been formed and exist upon commerce ; our agricul-
ture, fisheries, arts and manufactures, are connected with
and dependent upon it. In short, commerce has made
this country what it is, and it cannot be destroyed or
neglected without involving the people in poverty or dis-
tress. Great numbers are directly and solely supported
by navigation. The faith of society is pledged for the
preservation of the rights of commercial and seafaring,
no less than of the other citizens. Under this view of
our affairs I should hold myself guilty of a neglect of
duty if I forbore to recommend that we should make
every exertion to protect our commerce and to place our
country in a suitable posture of defence as the only sure
means of preserving both." These were gallant words,
but the country was poor, the appropriation for this
essential object was consequently feeble, and to aid in
measures of defence the merchants of the several larger
seaports subscribed to build vessels for the government,
trusting to be repaid at some future day.
On the 9th of April, 1798, James McHenry, Secretary
of War, who was charged with the duty of superintend-
ing the concerns of the navy as well as those of the army,
addressed to the Hon. Samuel Sewall, Chairman of the
Committee of the House of Eepresentatives for the pro-
tection of Commerce, a long letter offering various sug-
gestions for increasing our naval efficiency, and says: —
"France derives several important advantages from the
system she is pursuing towards the United States. Be-
sides the sweets of plunder, obtained by her privateers,
she keeps in them a nursery of seamen, to. be drawn
upon in all conjunctures by the navy. She unfits by the
same means the United States for energetic measures,
and thereby prepares us for the last degree of humiliation
and subjection.
"To forbear under such circumstances from taking
naval and military measures, to secure our trade, defend
our territory in case of invasion, and prevent or suppress
domestic insurrection, would be to oiler up the United
States a certain prey to France, and exhibit to the world
a sad spectacle of national degradation and imbecility.
The United States possess an extensive trade — heavy
expenses must be submitted to for its protection."
His estimates and views were presented to Congress,
and on the 27th of April that body passed an act to pro-
vide an additional armament for the farther protection of
the trade of the United States, and for other purposes, and
authorizing the President to cause to be built, purchased
or hired, a number of vessels, not exceeding twelve, to
carry not more than 22 guns each, and appropriated
$950,000 for the purpose.
On the 30th of April, 1798, three days after the pas-
sage of this law, the office of Secretary of the Navy was
established by law, and Benjamin Stoddard, of George-
town, D. C, was appointed the first Secretary of the
Navy. A more fortunate selection could not well have
been made. To the most ardent patriotism he united
an inflexible integrity, a discriminating mind, a great
capacity for business, and a most persevering industry.
He entered upon the duties of his office in June, 1799.*
Passing over various acts for the protection of our com-
merce and the strengthening of our naval force, on the
30th of June, 1798, the President was authorized "to
accept not exceeding twelve vessels of war on the credit
of the United States, and to cause evidences of the debt
* Goldsborough'B U. S. Naval Chronicle, Vol. I, pp. 85-6.
to be given therefor, allowing an interest thereon not ex-
ceeding six per cent.," the force of these vessels, as
well as of those authorized by the previous act of 27th of
April, 1798, was prescribed as follows : —
6 vessels not exceeding 18 guns each.
12 *' not less than 20, nor exceeding 24 guns each.
6 *' not less than 32 guns each.
Subscriptions were raised for the purpose of building
the vessels authorized by the act of June 30th, at New-
buryport, Salem, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Norfolk and other places. Even the infant city of
Cincinnati subscribed a sum towards equipping a galley
for the defence of the Mississippi against the French.
Stock was issued under the act to the amount of
$711,700.
From a statement made by the Secretary of the Navy,
under date December 24, 1799, it appears there was
then built, or being built, by citizens ; — The ship Merri-
mack 534 tons, 24 guns, at Newburyport ; brig Eichmond
200 tons, 18 guns, at Norfolk ; ship [Boston, 700 tons]
500 tons, 24 guns, at Boston; ship [Essex, 860 tons] 590
tons, 32 guns, at Salem. Two ships [probably Mary-
land and Patapsco, 380 tons each] 530 tons and 18 guns
each, at Baltimore ; ship [John Adams, 544 tons] 590
tons and 24 guns, at Charleston, S. C. ; frigate [New
York, 2d, 36 guns] 1130 tons, 44 guns, at New York,
and frigate [probably Philadelphia, 1240 tons, 36 guns]
1130 tons, 44 guns, at Philadelphia, in all nine vessels.
Of these the Merrimack and Richmond were in commis-
sion at the date of the statement.
About the middle of July, 1798, a patriotic subscrip-
tion was opened at the Salem Insurance Office, for the
purpose of "raising money for the use of the government,
to be applied to the building of vessels, or such other
purposes as the government may choose." The object of
the fund was general, not specific, but met with favor,
and obtained the subscriptions of the most wealthy and
energetic citizens of Salem. It was soon considered ex-
pedient to devote the moneys thus raised to the construc-
tion of a "stout frigate," under the act of Congress,
which has been specified. This special purpose being
made known, several of the subscribers came forward
and doubled their original subscriptions, and declared
their williugness to subscribe more if necessary. By
October this amount had reached $74,000.
The following are the names of the subscril)ers at that
time (October), to the fund for Iniilding the Essex, with
the amounts subscribed by each, taken from a paper which
has been preserved.*
Wra. Gniy, jr., .... $10,000
Elias H. Derby, . . . 10,()00
Wm. Orue, 5,000
John Norris, 5,000
John Jeuks, 1,500
Ebeu'r Bickford, .... 2,000
Benj. Picknian, jr., . . . 1,000
Stephen Webb, 500
Benj. Picknian, .... 1,000
Joseph Peabody, .... 1,500
John Osgood, 1,000
Wm. Prescott, 1,000
Ichabod Nichols, .... 1,000
Benj. Carpenter, .... 500
Jacob Ashton, 1,000
James King, 500
Samuel Gray, 2,000
Wm. Ward, 500
Joshua Ward, 750
Jonathan Neal, 2,000
John Deland, 100
Joseph Newhall, .... 100
Benj. Goodhue, . .
Nathaniel Batclielder,
Daniel Jenks, . . .
Samuel Archer, . .
Joseph Vincent, . .
Josliua Ricliard^on, .
Joseph Moseley, . .
Wait & Pierce, . . .
Thomas Saunders,
Abel Lawrence, . .
Hardy Ropes, . . .
Thomas C. Gushing, .
E. A. Holyoke, . . .
Moses Townsend,
Timothy Wellman, jr.,
John Morong, . . .
Lane & Son (in work),
Enos Briggs, . . .
Ephraim Eraerton,
Wm. Marston, . . .
Edward S. Lang, . .
Thomas Webb, . . .
800
50
500
100
2(»0
500
100
2,000
500
500
200
50
800
100
100
50
100
50
100
250
100
20(J
♦Easex lust. Proceedings, Vol. II, p. 74.
Michael Webb, .
Edmund Gale, .
Benj. Webb, jr.,
Richard Manning,
Benj. Hodges, .
John Beckett, .
James Gould, .
John Derby, . .
Edward Allen, jr..
Page & Ropes, .
Thomas Perkins,
John Murphy, .
Joseph Cabot, .
Edward Killen, .
Ezk'l H. Derby,
Jona. Mason,
Samuel Ropes, jr.,
Samuel Brooks,
Asa Pierce, . .
Nathan Pierce, .
Upton & Porter,
BuflTum & Howard,
Joseph Osgood, jr.,
Wm. Appleton,
John Hathorne,
Isaac Osgood, . .
Elias H. Derby, jr.,
Jona. Lambert,
Henry Osborne,
Joseph Hill, . . .
100
10
100
1,000
600
100
50
1,000
500
100
500
500
500
100
1,000
50
50
50
50
250
400
450
25
50
200
500
400
40
50
300
Walter P. Bartlett,
Israel Dodge, . .
Samuel Very, . .
Brackley Rose, . .
Asa Kilham, . . .
A lady, by J. Jenks,
Edmund Upton,
Benj. West, jr.,
Thomas Chipman,
Richard Manning, jr.,
David Patten, . .
Edward J. Sanderson
John Treadwell,
John Barr, . . .
Wm. Luscomb,
Jona. Waldo, . .
Thomas Bancroft,
Nathaniel West,
Samuel Mclntire, .
Benj. Felt, . . .
George Dodge, . .
Peter Lander, . .
Stephen Phillips, .
Richard Derby, jr.,
Joseph Waters,
C. Crowninshield, .
John Pickering,
. 100
. 500
. 100
. 100
20
50
. 300
. 250
. 100
. 200
50
. 200
. 500
. 600
. 300
40
. 100
. 1,500
. 100
. 100
. 1,000
. 200
. 1,000
. 1,500
. 415
. 500
. 200
Total, . J$74,700
This subscription was made at a time when the gov-
ernment was seeking loans at eight per cent., so the
subscribers could have realized two per cent, more for
their money had they loaned it to government instead of
building the frigate. The whole cost of the Essex,
armed, equipped and ready for sea, as appears from the
official statement of the navy department, was $139,362 ;
and instead of being a ship of 590 tons, as stated by the
Secretary in his report of December 24, 1799, she was of
860 tons burthen. The building of such a ship by the
inhabitants of Salem, then a small town of nine thousand
inhabitants, was thought an act of great liberality and
patriotism all over the country. The cost of the Essex,
with her armament and twelve months' provisions on
board, as she started from Salem upon her first cruise,
by a statement in the handwriting of Captain Joseph
Waters, who superintended her construction, amounted
to $154,687 77.* The difference between his statement,
and that of her government cost, probably being for an
extra suit of sails, spars and anchors, which is included
in his estimate. It is understood, however, from his
statement and the receipts of Capt. Preble, that she was
turned over to government, with one complete suit of
sails, at a cost to subscribers of $75,473 59, and that the
farther expense for military stored, ship stores, provisions,
slop clothing, medicines, extra suits of sails, &c., &c.,
was borne by government after she came into its hands.
The subscription began at Salem in July, was filled
with alacrity, and on the evening of the 25th of October
a meeting of the subscribers was called, of which we find
the following notice in the Salem Gazette of October
26th, 1798 :
"At a meeting in the Court House in this town, on
Tuesday evening last, of those gentlemen who have sub-
scribed to build a ship for the service of the United
States, it was voted xmanimously to build a frigate of
thirty -two guns, and to loan the same to the government ;
and William Gray, Jr., John Norris and Jacob Ashton,
Esqs., Capt. Benjamin Hodges and Capt. Ichabod Nichols,
were chosen a committee to carry the vote into immediate
effect."
From other sources we learn that William Gray, Jr.,
who was the first and largest subscriber, was chosen chair-
man of the meeting, and Benjamin Pickman, Esq., treas-
* Essex Inst. Proceedings, Vol. II, p. 77.
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urer. Capt. Joseph Waters, an experienced ship-master,
was appointed by the committee its general agent. Co],
J. Hackett of Portsmouth, was selected to prepare the
model and superintend the construction, and Mr. Enos
Briggs, an experienced ship carpenter of Salem, ap-
pointed the master builder.
A correspondent of the New York Gazette^ in 1837,
who signed himself Oliver Oldschool, said he was pres-
ent in the office of the Salem Gazette when Mr. Briggs
brought in an advertisement inviting proposals for furnish-
ing timber, etc. Bigelow, the poet, was present. Mr.
Gushing, the editor, showed him the advertisement, and
familiarly tapping him on the shoulder, said, "Sawney,
let us have four lines as a caption." In a second they
were written :
" Next September is the time
When we'll launch her from the strand,
And our cannon load and prime
With tribute due to Talleyrand."
"That's a good joke," said the master builder. "You
have set the time for her launching, whereas I, the
builder, had not dared to do it. But I will be careful to
see that you are not a false prophet." And he kept his
word, for she was launched on the 30th of September,
1799, just five months and seventeen days after her keel
was laid, and was fully equipped and fairly at sea
before the close of that year.
The winter of 1798-9 was remarkably propitious for
drawing in the timber of which the Essex was built,
which came chiefly from Dan vers, Topsfield, Boxford and
Andover. It was of white oak, green, cut down for the
purpose. The sleds bearing it were in constant requi-
sition, and enlivened the streets of Salem from November
to March, the snow lying without a drift upon the ground
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the whole period. The federalists considered it a patri-
otic duty to cut down the finest sticks of their wood lots
to help build " the noble structure " which was to chastise
French insolence and piracy. The spot selected for
building the frigate was on Winter Island, a few hundred
feet west of Fort Pickering, but the keel of the Essex
was not laid until the 13th of April, 1799. The progress
of building the ship was watched with the greatest inter-
est, and "previous to her launch the greatest enthusiasm
was exhibited by the public in the approaching event."
Hundreds of persons, men, women and children, visited
the Neck during the preceding week to see the i)repara-
tions and inspect the vessel. When the day arrived
people flocked in crowds to Winter Island to witness the
launch, from the hills in the vicinity and from the jutting
rocks on shore. The guns of the frigate were planted on
an eminence to speak aloud the joy of the occasion. The
launch was described by all who beheld it, as one of
unusual beauty and success. " She went into the water
Avith the most easy and graceful motion, amidst the accla-
mations of thousands of spectators." The battery on the
hill thundered forth a federal salute, which was returned
by an armed vessel in the harbor. A painting of the
launch by Corne, an Italian artist, was for some years
preserved in the hall of the Historical Society.* As Mr.
Corne was brought to this country by Commodore Preble
after his Mediterranean cruise, 1803-4, the picture must
have been painted from the description of some witnes-
ses to the launch.
The following account of the launch is taken from the
Salem Gazette of October 1st, 1799, printed the day after
that event :
" To build a navy was the advice of our venerated sage.
* Essex Inst. Proceedings, Vol. II, p. 76.
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Impressed with the importance of a navy, the patriotic
citizens of this town put out a subscription and thereby
obtained an equivalent for building a vessel of force.
Among the foremost in this good work was Messrs.
Derby and Gray, who set the example by subscribing
$10,000 each. But alas ! the former is no more. We
trust his good deeds follow him.
" Such was the patriotic zeal with which our citizens
were impressed, that in the short space of six months they
contracted for the materials and equipment of a frigate of
thirty-two guns, and had her completed for launching.
The chief part of her timber was standing but six months
ago, and in a moment, as it were, "every grove de-
scended" to put in force the patriotic intentions of those
at whose expense she was built.
"Yesterday the stars and stripes were unfurled on
board the frigate Essex, and at 12 o'clock she made a
majestic movement into her destined element, there to
join her sister craft in repelling foreign aggression and
maintaining the rights and liberties of a great, free, pow-
erful and independent nation.
"The concourse of spectators was immense. The heart-
felt satisfaction of the beholders of this magnificent spec-
tacle was evinced by the concording shouts and huzzas of
thousands which reiterated from every quarter.
"The unremitting zeal of Mr. Briggs, the architect of
this beautiful ship, cannot be too highly applauded. His
assiduity in bringing her into a state of such perfection
in so short a time, entitles him to the grateful thanks of
his country, and we fondly hope his labors have not been
spent in vain, for we may truly say that he has not 'given
rest to the sole of his foot' since her keel was first laid:
at least he will have the consolation of reflecting on the
important service he has rendered his country in this
noble undertaking."
As the frigate sat upon the water like a bird, she gave
visible evidences of those qualities which helped her to
her future fame. She proved, as is shown by accom-
panying letters from her first commander, to be the fast-
11
est sailer in the navy, and was greatly admired abroad as
well as at home for the admirable manner of her con-
struction and her arrangements as a ship of war. Her
rigging proved in use to be too slight, and had to be
replaced on her return from her first cruise with heavier,
and some of her iron work proved defective and untrust-
worthy, but these were trifling matters to the general
good construction and efficiency of the ship, which was
alike creditable to the place of her birth and the mer-
chants and mechanics who constructed and titted her for
government purposes. From Mr. Streeter's paper, printed
in the second volume of. the J^^ssex Institute ProcecdliKia,
which we have already drawn from, we learn that the
cordage, costing about $10,000, was manufactured at three
different ropewalks in Salem. Capt. Jonathan Harra-
den making the rigging for the mainmast at his factory in
Brown street. Joseph Vincent fitting out the foremast
and Thomas Briggs the mizzenmast, at their respective
factories at the foot of the Common. When the huge
hemp cables were completed they were conveyed to the
frigate on the shoulders of the workmen, headed by a
drum aud fife.
The sails were made in the most careful manner by
Messrs. Buflum & Howard, from duck manufactured ex-
pressly for the purpose, at Mr. Daniel Kust's factory,
which was located on Broad street. The cloth was of a
very superior quality, very nicely graduated in weight
from the lower to the higher sails. It was noticed that
the frigfate never sailed so well afterward as she did under
her first suit of sails. If such was the fact it was remark-
able, as she does not appear to have been coppered until
after her return from her first cruise.
The prices paid for labor and nuiterials used upon the
Essex, as appears from the paper in the handwriting of
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Capt. Waters, was: Common laborers, $1.00; joiners,
$1.25; carpenters, $;.50. Cordage, $12.25 to $12.50
per cwt. ; hemp, $215.00 to $220.00 per ton; duck,
heavy, $18.00 to $20.00; duck, light, $10.00 to $12.00.
Sailmakers, $3.00 per bolt.
The dimensions of the Essex, given by Mr. Streeter,
were as follows, — gun deck, 141 feet; breadth of beam
37 feet; length of keel, 118 feet; depth of hold, 12 feet
3 inches ; height between gun and lower deck, 5 feet 9
inches ; waist, 6 feet ; height under quarter deck, 6 feet
3 inches ; measurement 850, 21-95 tons. Cost of con-
struction by contract, $30 per ton.
The dimensions of her mast and spars, taken from a
memorandum in the handwriting of Commodore Edward
Preble, w^ere
Ft. Ft.h'd. Feet.
Mainmast, 85 12 Main yard, 80
Foremast, 75h llh Fore yard, 72
Mizzenmast, . . . . 7U 10 Cross Jack yard, 52
Main topmost, ... 55 7h Maintop yard, 58
Fore topmast, ... 51 7 Foretop yard, 52
Mizzen topmast, . . 40 6 Mizzentop yard, 40
Main top gall't-mast, . 40 15 Main top gall't yard, .... 37
Fore top gall't-mast, . 37 14 Fore top gall't yard, .... 35
Mizzen top gall't-mast, 33 12 Mizzen top gall't yard, ... 28
Bowsprit, 54 Main royal yard, 30
Jib-boom, 40 Fore royal yard, 27
Spanker-boom, ... 57 Mizzen royal yard, .... 20
Mizzen gaff, .... 46 Spritsail yard 62
Spritsail top yard, .... 35
Her battery consisted of 26 twelve-pounders on her
gun decks, and 10 six-pounders on the quarter deck, mak-
ing 36 guns in all. Capt. Preble, however, recommended
nine-pounders for the quarter deck, "as she has room
enough and is well able to bear them."
The following anecdote in relation to her gun-carriages
is related by Oliver Oldschool a correspondent of the
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New York Gazette. "When Capt. Preble joined her the
gun-carriages were not to his liking. ' Who built those
gun-carriages?' he exclaimed. 'Deacon Gould.' 'Send
for Deacon Gould to meet me at the Sun tavern this
evening.' Deacon Gould made his appearance in the
same style that Dr. Franklin met George III, of that
name. 'What is your will Capt. Preble?' 'You do not
know how to make gun-carriages, sir ! ' ' What's that you
say, Captain Preble, I do not know how to make gun-
carriages ? I knew how to make gun-carriages before you
were born, and if you say that word again I will take
you across my knee and play ]\Iaster Hacker with you.'
The quick and fiery commodore found himself in a pre-
dicament, and that the Deacon Avas equally quick and
fiery, and thought best to drop the undignified conten-
tion. Of course such an anecdote must noAV rest on tra-
dition, but the foundation for the story is to be found in
Captain Preble's diary, under date Nov. 17, 1799, where
he says, "26 twelve-pound cannon were taken on board
for the main battery ; mounted them and found the car-
riages all too high, dismounted the cannon and sent the
carriages on shore to l)e altered."
It has been said the command of the Essex was ofiered,
by the Secretary of the Navy, to Capt. Joseph Waters,
the agent for the subscribers, but that he declined the
honor as domestic duties required his presence with his
family. It was then proposed, at the request of the
committee, to give the command of her to Capt. Richard
Derby, but as he was a])sent in Europe, on the 21st
of October, 1799, the Secretary of the Navy considering
her as needing the attention of a commander, ordered
Capt. Edward Preble, of Portland, Maine (who had been
commissioned a captain the 7th of June preceding, to
take rank from May 15th), to "assist in preparing her
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for sea, and to command her in the event of her being
ready before Capt. Derby returns." The Secretary adds,
"it may possibly be a favorite object with the committee
that Capt. Derby should have the command of the Essex,
and I have therefore informed them that he might com-
mand her, if he should choose to do so upon your return
from a cruise." A few months prior to Capt. Preble's
promotion the merchants of Boston who were also build-
ing a frigate, had solicited him in the following letter,
through the chairman of their committee, Thomas H.
Perkins, to allow them to name him to the Department
as her commander.
Boston, Januaky 25, 1799.
Capt. Edward Preble. Dear Sir: — The Commit-
tee appointed by the merchants in this town to superin-
tend the building of the Frigate now on the stocks in
this place, wish to know of you, if in case you should be
named as her commander, you would accept the appoint-
ment.
Should your answer be in the affirmative, your name
will be handed to the Secretary of the Navy, in order that
a commission may issue as early as possible.
I am, Sir,
In behalf of the Committee,
Your friend and Humble Servant,
T. Hand AS YD Perkins.
In his reply it will be seen he declines the honor, ex-
pressing his intention to retire from service. Capt.
George Little was subsequently ordered to command her.
Boston, Jan. 25, 1799 (6 o'clock, p.m.).
Dear Sir: — Your esteemed favor of to-day has this
moment been handed to me. I feel truly sensible of the
high honor conferred on me by the very respectable body
of merchants composing the Committee for superintend-
ing the building of the Frigate now on the stocks in this
town, in their having offered to hand my name to the
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Secretary of the Navy for an appointment to command
her. Private engagements, which are indispensable, obli-
ges me to decline having my name forwarded for promo-
tion in the navy as I shall be under the necessity of re-
tiring from the service in a few months.
I have the honor to be
With respect, etc.,
Your obedient servant,
Thomas H. Perkins, Esq. Edwakd Preble.
His intention of resigning was happily abandoned by
Capt. Preble on the navy department's granting him
time to attend to his private affairs. The knowledge of
this correspondence and preference of him on the part of
the Boston merchants (one if not more of whom were
also subscribers to the Salem ship), may have induced
the Secretary, after his promotion, and nine months later,
to order him to the Essex.
The order of the Secretary, which is dated Oct. 21,
1799, was promptly accepted, and on the 7th of Novem-
ber Capt. Preble writes him from Salem that he has taken
charge of the Essex, completely rigged and with all her
ballast on board, and that he presumes she can be got
ready for sea in thirty days if recruiting instructions
arrive soon. In his note book he says he found the ship
"moored between her two bowers in five fathoms water,
muddy bottom, about half a league from the town ; the
flag-staff of Fort Pickering bearing N. E. by E., 3 cable
lengths dist.," and the ship "off shore about 2 cables
lengths from the spot where she was built." Recruiting
offices were at once opened in Salem, Boston and Cape
Ann, and the equipment of the vessel was hurried for-
ward. It is worthy of remark that on the whole muster-
roll of the oflficers and crew of the Essex, when she
started on her first cruise, there were but two names that
bore the prefix of Mac, and but one with the prefix of O,
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showing the Anglo-American character of her crew, and
the great change that has taken place in New England
surnames in the last seventy years, for at this time in any
similar list of two hundred and fifty names, those Celtic
prefixes would predominate.
Notwithstanding "uncommon" exertion was made by
all interested to get her ready for sea, the Essex did not
sail until Sunday, Dec. 22, when with flowing sheets and
a favoring gale, and having a complement of two hundred
and twenty-eight officers and men on board, she left
Salem, exchanging salutes with Fort Pickering in pass-
ing, and proceeded to Newport, where she joined the
Congress, Capt. Sever. It is believed she never returned
to her birth-place.
On the 6th of January both vessels sailed from New
York for Batavia, to convoy home a fleet of American
merchantmen. When six days out the Congress was dis-
masted, and the Essex having lost sight of her, and un-
knowing of the disaster, proceeded on the voyage alone.
On the 28th of March, 1800, the Essex doubled the Cape
of Good Hope, being the first United States vessel of
war to pass that stormy barrier, rightly named by its dis-
coverers " Cabo de las Tormentas," the Cape of Torments.
No public vessel of the United States had made so distant
a voyage. Her voyages and adventures in the eastern
seas on this, her maiden cruise, are detailed in the accom-
panying papers. She repassed the Cape homeward bound,
after a tempestuous passage, on the 27th of Aug., 1800,
stopped at St. Helena on the 10th of September, to col-
lect her scattered convoy, and arrived at New York and
was moored at Wallabout Bay on the 29th of November,
1800, after an absence of ten months and twenty-three
days. The crew was at once discharged, but the officers
remained attached, to care for the ship, and on the 1st of
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April, 1801, Capt. Preble, who had received a temporary
leave of aliseiice, was ordered to prepare her for sea.
His ill health, however, obliged him to decline the honor
of her command, and on the 20th of j\lay the Secretary
addressed an order to Capt. William Baiubridge, who
had but recently returned in the George Washington from
the Mediterranean, to relieve him of the command. So
ended Capt. Preble's connection with the Essex.
In addressing Capt. Bainbridge, the Secretary says,
"Appreciating highly your character as an officer, the
President has selected you to command the Essex, and
has placed the whole squadron under the orders of Com-
modore Kichard Dale." This was the first squadron sent
by the United States to the ^lediterranean to impress the
Barbary Powers. The Essex wjls then at New York,
whither Capt. Bainbridge immediatel}' repaired for the
purpose of superintending her equipments. As soon as
they were completed he sailed in company with the other
ships designated* for the Mediterranean.
The s(piadron arrived at Gibraltar on the 1st of July,
1802, where it met two Tripolitan corsairs, one of them
a large ship of twenty-six guns, and a brig of sixteen
guns, under command of an Admiral. The Philadelphia
was left to watch the movements of the Tripolitans, and
the Essex was despatched to Marseilles, and from thence
to l^arcelona, Alicant and other ports down the coast, for
the purpose of collecting and convoying American mer-
chantmen through the Straits of Gibraltar. At Barcelona
the Essex was nuich visited and her fine condition and ap-
pearance contrasted in the most flattering manner with the
Spanish vessels of war. AVhile in the port of Barcelona,
♦President, 44 (^«/7 «/«;>), Capt. James Barron; Philadelphia, 38, Capt. Samuel
Barron; Essex, 32, Capt. William Baiiibri^lge; schooner Enterprise, Lt. Stewart.
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Capt. Bainbridge and his officers, and the United States
Consul, were subjected to a gross insult from the officers
of a Spanish Zebec which they were compelled to pass in
their boats. It resulted in the whole matter being repre-
sented by our Minister to the Spanish Secretary of State,
when His Catholic Majesty directed that the commanding
officer of the Zebec St. Sebastian, should be severely cen-
sured, and that he should make an acceptable apology to
the American Naval Commander and to the United States
Consul. An order was also issued by the Prince of Peace
to the commanders of the different seaport towns, to
treat all officers of the United States with courtesy and
respect, and more especially those attached to the United
States frigate Essex."
Having obtained the necessary supplies for the Essex,
and settled the unpleasant difficulty with the Spanish
officers to his satisfaction, Capt. Bainbridge sailed for
Barcelona with a large fleet of merchantmen, w^hich he
had collected in different harbors in the Mediterranean,
and safely convoyed them out the Straits.
He afterwards touched at Gibraltar, where he found
the Tripolitan cruisers dismantled, and appeared off the
cities of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, and during the w^in-
ter and spring of 1802, cruised in different parts of the
Mediterranean and convoyed our merchant vessels issuing
from various ports, in safety out of that perilous sea.
On the 25th of May, 1802, Commodore Richard V.
Morris arrived in his flag-ship the Chesapeake, at Gibral-
tar, to relieve Commodore Dale, and found there the
Essex, Capt. Bainbridge, blockading the Tripolitan ships.
Capt. Bainbridge representing to him the unsafe condition
of the Essex, Commodore Morris ordered her return to
the United States to receive the necessary repairs.
The Essex, therefore, sailed thence on the 17th of June,
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and arrived at New York on the 22d of July, 1802, after
a passage of thirty-tive days, and an absence of a little
over a year. A short time after the arrival of the frigate
Captain Bainbridge was ordered to proceed with her to
the Washington Navy Yard. The seamen insisted upon
being paid otF at New York, and became highly mutinous,
but the prompt and fearless conduct of Captain Bain-
bridge subdued them, and restored perfect order.*
The frigate proceeded at once to Washington and after
a tedious passage up the Potomac, safely arrived at the
Navy Yard early on August, 1802, where she was dis-
mantled and placed in ordinary. So ended the second
cruise of the Essex. From April 1st to Dec. 1st, 180;5,
the Essex was in ordinary.
After undergoing extensive repairs she was sent back
to the Mediterranean under command of Captain James
Harron, and attached to the Fourth ^lediterranean
Squadron under Commodore Samuel Barron. On this
cruise she was present, April 27, 1805, at and participated
in, the attack upon and capture of the Town of Dcrnc,
where fourteen of her crew were killed. We can learn
nothing farther of the Essex on this cruise, or even the
date of her return from it, except that from May 1, 1807,
to December 1, 1808, she was in ordinary, and in an ex-
hibit of the Navy Department, Nov. 16, 1807, she is
noted as repairing and nearly ready for service. On the
20th of Jan., 180D, Commodore Tingey, commandant
of the Washington Navy Yard, reports her hull in as
good order as the day she was launched, and that she
could be rigged in a few weeks if required, and on the
25th of May following, the Secretary reports that she has
been put in commission under the act of Jan. 31, 1801),
and is at Norfolk, "officered, manned, victualled and in
* I-ifo of [JaiubridKe.
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other respects prepared for service." On the 1st of Dec.
1809, he again report^ her in commission and ready for
service. In his next statement, Dec. 13, 1810, he says,
she has been stationed with other vessels at Hampton
Eoads, but "has gone to Europe," under command, as we
learn elsewhere, of Capt. John Smith. Her cruise on
this occasion was but a short one, for it appears by the
following letter, the original of which is now before me,
that in August, 1811, she was in American waters, under
command of Capt. David Porter, and that the present
head of our Navy, Admiral Farragut, was making his
debut in the service on board of her as a midshipman.
August 9th, 1811.
"Sir : — I have sent Mr. Farragut and David Tittimary
on board and beg you to take them under your particular
care. When the wherry is perfectly dry I will thank
you to send her over to me every morning, at J past i^,
under charge of Mr. Farragut.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
Lt. Jno. DowneS, D. Porter.
U. S. Frigate Essex,*
^ N. Y. Yard.
Farragut had entered the service as midshipman, the
10th of December, eight months previous. The name of
Mr. Titmany does not appear as an officer of the navy on
any navy list, but in a list of the officers and crew of the
Essex, published in Commodore Porter's journal of her
cruise in the Pacific, his name is given as a midshipman.
On the 3d of December, 1811, the Essex is mentioned
as one of a squadron of four vessels stationed for the
winter under command of Commodore Rogers at !Newport.
When Congress formally declared war against Great
Britain, on the 18th of June, 1812, but a single ship of
our little navy, the Wasp 18, Capt. Jacob Jones, was on
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foreign service. The vessels of the navy were scattered
along our coast. In New York were collected the Presi-
dent, Hornet and Essex, inider Commodore Rodgers, the
two former ready to sail at an hour's notice. The Essex
overhauling her rigging and restowing her hold. Com-
modore Rodgers, with the President and Hornet, dropped
into the bay, where he was joined by a squadron under
Commodore Decatur, on the 21st of June, and saik^l
the same day on a cruise to the southward and eastward
within an hour after he had received ofHcial information
of the declaration of war and his orders.
The Essex, under Capt. Porter, sailed from New York
on the 3d of July, a fortnight after the departure of ('oni-
modore llodgers with his squadron, and went lirst to i\u)
southward. She made several prizes early, destroy iug
most of them, and receiving the prisoners on l)oard.
Tlie weather then compelled her to run to the north Avard.
When a few weeks from port a small llect was ap-
proached at night, which was immediately understood to
be enemies, standing to the northward before the wind in
veiy open order, under convoy of a large vessel leading
them and of course to leaward. Hailing the sternmost of
the strangers just before day, Capt. Porter ascertained
that the licet consisted of transports, under the convoy of
a frigate, said to be the Minerva 36, and a bomb vessel.
The transport discovering the Essex to be a stranger, and
threatening to signal to the licet her presence among it,
was taken possession of and quietly withdrawn. She was
found full of soldiers, and so much time was necessarily
employed in securing them tliat day dawned, and Capt.
Porter's desisfus ac^ainst the remainder of the convov had
to be abandoned.
A few days after this success, August 13, 1812, the
Essex, disguised as a merchant ship, made a strange sail
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to windward, which, deceived by her appearance, came
running down free towards her. The Essex kept away
under short sail, showing her ensign. This emboldened
the stranger who followed, and having got on the weather
quarter of the Essex began her fire setting English colors.
The Essex now knocked out her ports and opened upon
the enemy, who was so much taken by surprise that after
receiving one or two discharges, his people deserted their
quarters and run below. In eight minutes after the Essex
had begun to fire the English ship struck. The prizfe
proved to be H. B. M. ship Alert, Capt. T. L. P. Lang-
harne, mounting 18 thirty-two pounder carronades and 2
long twelve pounders, and manned with 98 men. On
boardins: the Alert she was found to have seven feet of
water in her hold, and had to be wore round to save her
from sinking. The Alert was the first vessel of war taken
in the contest with Great Britain, and her feeble resist-
ance, though it was not to be expected she could success-
fully resist so powerful a ship as the Essex, excited sur-
prise. The Alert was disarmed and converted into a car-
tel and sent to St. Johns with the prisoners from her and
the other prizes, which encumbered the Essex. After
delivering them over to Admiral Duchworth, she arrived
safely at New York, where she was equipped as a U. S.
cruiser. After this contest the Essex continued her
cruise to the southward, where she, on two occasions,
fell in with the enemy's frigates, and was at one time so
hard pressed as to arrange for boarding one in the night,
as another English vessel of war being in company, it
would have been indiscreet to hazard a regular engage-
ment with the two. By some unexplained accident the
ships passed each other in the darkness, and shortly after,
September 3d, 1812, the Essex came into the Delaware
to replenish her water and stores.
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On the 15th of September, Commodore Wm. Bain-
bridge was phiced in command of a squadron, consisting
of his flag-ship, the Constitution, the sloop of war Hor-
net and the frigate Essex. Each ship was destined to
make her separate history, and the Essex never met with
the other ships. Commodore Bainbridge, however, trans-
mitted from Boston his orders to Capt. Porter of the
Essex then in the Delaware, to sail direct for the Cai)e
de Verds, thence to Fernando de Noronha, and if the
Essex should not form a junction with him and the Hornet
there, he directed him to touch at the Island of St. Cath-
arine's early in February, where he should remain until
the 15th, thence proceed to St. Helena and cruise to
the southward until the 1st of April for the purpose of
intercepting homeward bound British East India ships.
In the event of the desired junction being found impracti-
cable Capt. Porter was directed to act in conformity with
his own judgment.
Under these instructions the Essex sailed from the
Delaware on the 28th of October, 1812, two days after
Commodore Bainbridge had left Boston with the Consti-
tution and Hornet, and stood to the southward and east-
ward. In anticipation of a long cruise she carried a crew
larger than common, and a greater number of officers
than belonged to a vessel of her class ; the entire muster
roll containing three hundred and nineteen names, includ-
ing three commissioned, and two acting. Lieutenants, and
twelve Midshipmen. In consequence of the unusual
amount of supplies that was taken in, the ship was too
deep to sail fast and did not reach her tirst rendezvous
until sometime after the Constitution and Hornet had left
it. In making this long run she met with no vessel of the
enemy, and on the 11th of December crossed the Equator
in longitude 30 W., the same bad luck attending her.
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On the afternoon of the 12th, however, a vessel was seen
to windward and chased. By 9 p.m., she was within
musket shot, and was soon after hailed and ordered to
heave-to to windward. Instead of complying with this
order the bri^? endeavored to cross the stern of the
Essex, intending to rake her and escape to leaward which
drew a volley of musketry from the frigate, which killed
one man, when the brig struck. The prize proved the
brig Nocton of 10 guns, a British gov't packet with a
crew of 31 men. On board of her was found $55,000 in
specie which was transferred to the Essex. The next^
day a prize crew of 17 men under charge of Lt. Finch,
was put on board of her and she was ordered to the
United States, but was recaptured by a British frigate
between Bermuda and the Capes of Virginia.
On the 14th of December the Essex made the Island
of Fernando de Noronha, and communicated without
«:oiuoc in and found a letter there from Commodore Bain-
bridge, informing him he would find the other vessels oif
Cape Frio. He accordingly proceeded to that point, and
hove-to ofl" the pitch of the cape on the afternoon of the
25th, but without seeing anything of the Constitution or
Hornet. Three days afterwards, in fact, the Constitution
captured the Java off St. Salvador. After cruising a
short time at this rendezvous, the Essex was drawn a
long distance to leeward in chase, and in attempting to
beat up again to her station, experienced heavy weather
which induced Capt. Porter to change his cruising
ground. On the 29th a merchant vessel was captured
which proved to be one of a convoy of six sail in charge
of a man-of-war schooner, that had left Eio only the
night previously, this vessel having put back in conse-
quence of discovering a leak. On learning this Capt.
Porter followed the track of the convoy, and after a long
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and fruitless chase determined to go to St. Salvador to
intercept it. While beating up with this intention, in-
formation was received from difTerent Portugese vessels,
of the presence of the other ships of the scpiadron off the
port, and renewed efforts were made to join ; but strong
northerly winds prevailed, and after struggling against
them for a week Capt. Porter decided to run to St.
Catharine's for water.
Having been disa2:)pointcd in his attempts to fall in
with the Commodore, and ascertaining that the Montague,
74, had sailed from Rio to raise the blockade of the ves-
sels at St. Salvador, Capt. Porter came to the liai)py de-
cision to act for himself and push the Essex around Capo
Horn, and by making a dash among the English whalers
in the Pacific to live upon the enemy. It was a bold
stroke, but the possession of the specie taken from the
Nocton, and the knowledge that every whaler was well
found in stores and provisions rendered it feasible. The
season was late for douljling the Horn, the ship was defi-
cient in provisions and naval stores, but as Capt. Porter
explains in his own journal his course lay between the
attempt, a capture or blockade, and starvation.
The Essex left St. Catharine's on the 26th of January,
1813, and after a most tempestuous passage around Cape
Horn fell in with the pleasant south-west breeze of
the Pacific Ocean on the 5th of March, and was the first
United States ship of war to spread her sails in that sea.
At meridian of that day her people got a distant view of
the Andes. The Essex was now fairly in the Pacific,
though she had not fallen in with an enemy for two
months. There was but one chart of the ocean on the
ship and that was small and imperfect, the provisions
were getting short and the vessel much in want of cord-
age. Notwithstanding his necessities Capt. Porter
4
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wished to make a few captures before making his arri-
val known, and determined on a short cruise before pro-
ceeding to Valparaiso.
Ill fortune, however, continued to prevail ; the ship was
constantly enveloped in fogs ; no prizes were made, and
on the 13th, running before a stiff southerly breeze, the
Essex rounded the point of Angels, shot into full view
of the town and port of Valparaiso and was becalmed
under the guns of a battery. As he had English colors
flying Capt. Porter concluded not to go in, but taking a
survey of the port ran to northward out of sight of the
town. Two days after, on the 15th, the Essex returned
to Valparaiso and anchored, when Capt. Porter learned to
his astonishment that Chili had declared itself inde-
pendent of Spain, that the Viceroy of Peru had sent
out cruisers against American shipping, and that his ap-
pearance in the Pacific was of the greatest importance to
American trade, which lay at the mercy of English let-
ters of Marque, and of these Peruvian Corsairs.
It is not our design or place to detail the farther adven-
tures of the Essex in the Pacific, which are matters of
history, and can be found in the Journal Commodore
Porter published of his cruise, and in the pages of
Cooper's Naval History of the United States. The fol-
lowing list of the prizes of the Essex is sufficient evi-
dence of the useful nature of her services on this the last
and most eventful of her cruises.
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PRIZES OF THE ESSEX. — WAR OF 1812-14.
NAME OF
PRIZE.
CLASS.
CARGO.
REMARKS.
First cruise under Po-rter, July to Sept., 1812.
1812.
July 11.
Transport,
No. 2J)1),
13.| Lamprey,
'' 2<).sLoander,
Aug. 2. Hero, . .
2.lN;iiicy, .
*' 3. i Brothers,
8. living (ieorgc.
Mary, .
Alkut,
Brig.
Ship.
Brig.
Sliip.
220
• •
•20
5
8
11
10
10
u
Rum, &c
Ballast.
Coal and
Salt.
With 11)7 troops bound
to (Quebec, cut out of a
Heel of seven Tran.*^-
jiortH convoyed by the
Nimrod, .'fi.
llansomod for $U,0<K>.
Made a (cartel for pri.s-
oners.
Ordered to Boston.
Burnt.
Made a Cartel and or-
dere<l to St. Johns with
prisoners. The Alert
was the first armed ves-
sel captured in the con-
test with Great Britain.
During this short cruise
in the Atlantic, the Es-
sex also recaptured the
siiips Princess Uoyal &
Kitty, brigs Fame" and
Devonshire, and sch'r
Scpiid, originally prizes
to the i)rivateer"llos8ie,
Comm. Barney. Took
424 prisoners and was
twicH) chased by the en-
emy's frigates.
2fl Cruiae under Porter, Dec, 1812, to March 28, 1814.
D3C. 12,
•' 21).
181;;.
March 2.")
March 20.
May 28.
Nocton, .
Elizabeth,
Nercvda.
Barclay, .
Montezuma
Gcorgiana,
Policy, .
Atlantic,
Brig.
10
:u
Schr.
1.1
Whale
Ship.
270
2
21
"
280
G
2.-.
"
27.'-.
ma
10
6
2(5
24
(
$.5'>,000 &
Mails.
Hides.
sperm
Oil.
A Packet from Rio to
London;
Burut.
A Peruvian cruiser,
that had ••apturodAmer-
can whale ships; threw
overboard her arm.a-
ment and sent her to C;i-
lao with a letter to the
Viceroy of Peru.
Recaptured from Ner-
eyda.
Sent to V'^ali)arai80 and
sold.
Was converted into a
cruiser, armed witii 1(>
guns and 41 men.
Was converted into a
cruiser, armed with 20
guns and <>0 men, and
given to Lieut. Downea
under the n.ime of the
AAs-NT./.', Jr. and finally be-
2a
PRIZES OF THE ESSEX. — WAR OF 1812. {Continued.)
May 28.
July 13.
•' 13.
" 13.
Sept. 13.
Greenwich,
Catharine,
Rose, . . .
Hector, . .
Charlton, . .
S e r i n g n pa-
tam, ....
New Zealan-
der, ....
Sir Andrew
Hammond,
Whale
Ship.
270
10
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Sperm
Oil.
came a Cartel for Capt.
Porter, officers & crew
to the United States.
Converted into a store
ship and given in charge
of Lieut. Gamble of the
Marine Corps,who final-
ly biimt her at the Mar-
quesas Islands.
This finishes the list
of the Essex's own pri-
zes, but the following
captures were made by
her prizes, th6 Georgi-
an a and Greenwich, fit-
ted out as cruisers and
manned from her.
All taken off Galla-
pages Islands by the
Georgiana. The Hector
resisted until she re-
ceived five broad-sides,
which killed two and
wounded s i x of her
crew.
Ordered to Rio with
prisoners.
Captured by the
Greenwich after a sharp
resistance. Afterward
recaptured.
Captured by the
Greenwich.
Captured by the
Greenwich. Was re-
captured at the Sand-
wich Islands by H.B.M.
ship Cherub, having
previously lost Mids.
Felters and 3 men mas-
sacred by the natives
of the Marquesas Isl-
ands.
We now come to the closing scene in her drama. On
the 12th of December, 1813, the Essex, Capt. Porter,
with her prize the Atlantic a ship of 355 tuns, which had
been renamed the Mssex, Jr,, commanded by Lt. John
Downes who had been the executive officer of the Essex
after watering at San Maria and looking into Conception,
proceeded to Valparaiso. Up to this time not a dollar
had been drawn to meet the expenses of the frigate.
The enemy had furnished provisions, sails, cordage,
medicines, guns, anchors, cables and slops. A consider-
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able amount of pay even had been given to the officers
and men from the money taken from tlie Xocton.
After her arrival at Valparaiso it was found that the
Chilian government favored, on all occasions, the interests
of the English in preference to the Americans. With-
out paying much regard to this circumstance Capt. Porter
determined to remain in or off the port in waiting for tlio
Phebe 3G, Capt. Hillyar, one of the ships sent out in
quest of him. The Phebe arrived as was expected, but
accompanied by the Cherub 20, Capt. Tucker. The
Phebe mounted 30 long 18 pounders, 16 thirty-two pound
carronades and 1 howitzer besides 6 three-pounders in hor
tops and had a crew of 320. The Chcrul) mounted 18
thirty-two pounder carronades, with 8 twenty-four
pounder carronades, and 2 long nines above, making in
all 28 guns, and her crew mustered 180 men and boys.
The Essex in opposition to this force had a battery of
40 thirty-two pounder carronades and 0 long twelve-
pounders, and a crew w^eakened by manning i)rizcs to
255. The armament of the Essex, jr., loo inconsider-
able to be relied on against the heavy armed ships of
the enemy was 10 eighteen-pounder carronades and 10
short six-2")ounders, with a crew of 60 souls. The original
battery of the Essex consisted of long 12 pounders
throughout, and Capt. Preble on her first cruise urged a
still heavier armament. About that time carronades of
heavy calibre and short range came to be a favorite arma-
ment, though now entirely out of use and obsolete, and
were adopted in our navy. At what time they were sub-
stituted on board the Essex for her long twelves I have
been unable to ascertain, but that their inefficiency was
known previous to her sailing is established by the follow-
ing letter, the original of which is preserved in the Naval
Library and Institute at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
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U. S. Frigate Essex,
Bight of Crane y Island, October 24, 1811,
Sir: — Agreeably to your directions, we have ex-
amined the carronades of this ship and find the pomil-
lion eye of one broken off. The pomillion of the others
bored in a direction which prevents the screw shipping
perpendicularly, and the nice elevation or depression
which may sometime be requisite.
In our opinion the Essex is improperly armed to con-
tend with as fast a sailing vessel as herself mounting long
guns ; but by taking four carronades and the two long 12
pounders from the gun-deck and sabsituting, long 18
pounders she will be rendered as effective as is desired.
We are, with respect Sir,
Your obedient servants,
Capt. David Porter, John Dow^nes,
U. S. Frigate Essex, Wm. Finch.
Present.
It will be observed that the Phebe was armed with
long 18 pounders, guns of the very calibre recommended
by the surveying officers of the Essex. Had the Essex
l)een so armed, from the indomitable courage that was
displayed under greater disparity the result might have
been different. It was fated, however, that the good
old ship having done her duty to the last, should pass
from under our flag; and Porter sings her requiem by
saying in his report, " To possess the Essex it has cost the'
British Government near six millions of dollars." Truly
a profitable investment was the patriotic subscription of
the citizens of Salem !
The particulars of the conflict between the Essex,
Phebe and Cherub in Valparaiso on the 28th of March,
1814, the anniversary of her passing the Cape of Good
Hope in 1800, and which resulted in the capture of the
Essex, are well known and can be found in every naval
record of the time. In that bloody contest the Essex
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bad 58 men killed, including those who soon died of their
hurts, and ^6 wounded, making a total of 124 or nearly
half of all who were on board at the commencement of
the action. Including the missing her entire loss was
152 out of 255. The loss of the Phel>e was 4 killed 7
wounded ; of the Cherub 1 killed 3 wounded. Capt.
Tucker of the Cherub was wounded and the 1st Lieut.
Ingram of the Phebe killed. The engagement lasted two
and one half hours. The disparity of loss in the contest
was the result of the superior battery of the enemy.
Capt. Hillyar, in his official account of the action written
two days after, says, "The defence of the Essex, taking
into consideration our superiority of force, the very dis-
couraging circumstance of her having lost her main top-
mast, and being twice on lire, did honor to her brave
defenders, and most fully evinced the courage of Capt.
Porter and those under his command. Her colors were
not struck until the loss in killed and wounded Avas so
awfully great, and her shattered condition so seriously
bad as to render further resistance unavailing."
With her capture in Valparaiso Bay, ends the career
of the gallant Essex in our service. She was subse-
quently repaired, sent to England and placed upon the
list of H. B. M. ships, but whether ever employed in
active service, I have been unable to ascertain. In 1833
I find her mentioned as a convict ship at Kingston, Ja-
maica.
She was finally sold at auction, with other vessels, at
Somerset House, by order of the British Admiralty, July
6, 1837. The auctioneer's advertisment styling her
"The Essex 42, 8(37 tons, then lying at Kingston."
Appropriate to these reminiscences, are the following
instructions to Lieut. Downes, the original of which is in
the Naval Library at Charlestown, Mass.
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Memorandum for Lieut. Downes.
Should I fall in with' the Phehe^ the Racoon and Cherub
all together, I shall endeavor to make my retreat in the
best manner I can, and to effect this we must endeavor
to help together and act from circumstances.
If we fall in with the Pliehe, and one sloop of war
you must endeavor to draw the sloop off in chase of you,
and get her as far to leeward of the frigate as possi-
ble, and as soon as you effect this I shall engage the
frigate.
If we meet the Phehe alone and to leeward of us, I
shall run long side of her. You must remain out of gun-
shot to windward of us until you see how matters are
likely to go with us. If you find we can master her our-
selves you will not bring your ship into action, but keep
her free from injury, to assist us in case of need. If
you find from the loss of our masts or other damage that
we are worsted, you will take a position that will most
annoy the enemy to enable us to haul off or take such
advantage as may offer.
If I should make the Phehe to windward, I shall man-
oeuvre so as to endeavor to get the weather gauge, other-
wise I shall avoid coming fairly alongside of her, unless I
can disable her so with my stern chase guns as to obtain
an advantage.
Should we make the Phehe and a sloop to windward,
draw the sloop off if you can, and leave the Phebe to
me.
I wish you to avoid an engagement with a sloop if pos-
sible, as your ship is too weak. If, however, yon cannot
avoid an action, endeavor to cut her up so as' to prevent
her coming to the assistance of the Phehe.
I shall in all probability run alongside of the Phehe,
under the Spanish ensign and pendant. Should I do so,
you will show British colors until I hoist the American.
(Signed) D. Porter,
U. S. Frigate Essex,
Lieut. John Downes, January 10, 1814.
Com'g U. S. Armed Frigate Ship Essex, Jr.
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I have extended these notes of the gallant craft some-
what beyond my intentions, but the frigate Essex may
well claim something more than a mere mention, and
certainly deserves a prominent place in the gallery of
noted American ships. First, as the patriotic offering to
the service of the country from the then small seaport of
Salem ; next from having been the first public vessel of
war to carry our flag around the Cape of Good Hope and
Cape Horn ; third, as the first to capture an armed prize
in the war of Great Britain, and lastly, for her gallant de-
fence and glorious surrender to a superior force after the
protracted and unequal conflict in Valparaiso Bay. Few
ships in our service, with so short a career, have ever been
blessed with such a galaxy of Captains, — Preble, Barron,
Bainbridge, Decatur, Stewart, Cox, Campbell, Smith
and last but not least. Porter, father of our present Vice-
admiral. Farragut, our present admiral, received his
only wound on her decks. Through him she forms with
Preble and Porter a connecting link of the past with our
present navy.
It is not known that any portrait or model of the Essex
is in existence. Should there be, it ought forthwith to be
deposited with the Essex Institute, the Naval Library
and Institute at Charlestown, the U. S. Naval Lyceum at
New York, or with the Museum and Model room of the
U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.
M
THE FIRST CRUISE OF THE U. S. FRIGATE ESSEX,
1799-1800, •CAPT. EDWARD PREBLE.
Naval Department, Oct. 21, 1799.
Sir : — Having heard nothing of Capt. Derby, and the
frigate Essex being now ready for the attention of a
Commander I have the honor to direct that as soon after
the receipt of this as you conveniently can, you repair to
Salem and assist in preparing that ship for sea, to com-
mand her in the event of her being ready before Capt.
Derby's return. It may possibly be a favorite object
with the Committee that Capt. Derby should have the
command of the Essex, and I have therefore informed
them that he might command her if he should choose to
do so upon your return from a cruise.
I have the honor to be
With great respect, your most
Capt. E. Preble, Obedient humble servant,
Boston. Ben. Stoddart.
Navy Debarment, )
Oct. 25, 1799. 5
Sir : — Lieut. Beals has been instructed to join the Es-
sex where, from the date of his commission, he must act
as First Lieutenant. The committee I presume have ap-
pointed a Second Lieutenant as they had permission to
appoint one, and I have provided a Surgeon and Purser.
Of the commissioned and warrant officers there remains,
therefore to be provided, one Lieutenant, one Surgeon's
Mate, one Chaplain, one Sailing Master, one Boatswain,
one Gunner, one Sailmaker, one Carpenter and twelve
Midshipmen.
The President desires you to consult with Wm. Gray,
Esq., and the committee, and get them to nominate suit-
able persons to fill these several stations in time to admit
of their receiving their commissions and warrants, before
the Essex sails. The Petty officers allowed you are two
Master's mates, two Boatswain's mates, eight Quarter gun-
ners, two Cooper's mates, one Captain's clerk, one Fore-
man of the gunroom, one Cockswain, one Cooper, one
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Steward, one Armourer, one Master-at-arms and one
Cook, all of which you will appoint yourself in proper
season.
I rely with confidence upon your using every exertion
to expedite the equipment and preparation of the Essex
for sea. It being of every importance that she should
sail before the ice sets in.
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
Capt. Ed. Preble, Ben. Stoddakt.
Salem.
Salem, Nov. 7, 1799.
Sir: — I have the honor to inform you that I arrived
here last evening and have taken charge of the Essex.
She is now completely rigged, has all her ballast on board,
and her stock of water will be nearly complete by to-
morrow night. I found on board one midshipman Mr.
Thomas Kandal, who arrived at Boston too late for the
Herald, and twenty seamen. The committee have not
appointed a 2d Lieut, as you expected, neither do they
contemplate nominating one. I am much in want of of-
ficers to attend to the ship and the recruiting service. I
shall be obliged to open a rendezvous to-mori-ow to recruit
men sufficient to make the ship safe at her anchors in
case of a storm. I presume the Essex can be got ready
for sea in thirty days if my recruiting instructions arrive
soon. The agent, Mr. Waters and the committee, are
disposed to render me every assistance in their power,
etc. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Edward Preble, Capt.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy,
etc, etc.
P. S. Since my return from the ship this day I re-
ceived your letter of the 25th and shall attend to it.
Navy Department, Nov. 15, 1799.
Sir : — I am honored with your letter of the 7tli inst.,
and am very glad to find the Essex is in so much forward-
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ness, but lament that I had not been kept better informed
of her progress, for I fear she will be delayed longer
than she need to have been for want of arrangements,
and it is particularly important she should be at Newport
by the 15th of Dec, for a particular service, to convoy
indeed a number of East India ships a certain distance on
their voyage. If it be still practicable for her to be
ready I know you will effect it, and I wish you would let
it be known at Salem, that it is in contemplation, that the
merchants there may if they choose avail themselves of
the convoy. It is intended that both the Congress and
the Essex shall be employed on this service but not
that they should be kept together beyond a certain dis-
tance.
I fully relied that a Lieutenant would have been ap-
pointed at Salem in consequence of the application to
them and the permission given. I have ordered now to
join you immediately Lt. Phipps of New Haven, and will
name to the President, who no doubt will appoint him,
the person you contemplate as 3d Lieut. Meantime re-
tain him and employ him in that character. A Purser,
Mr. Mumford of Newport, has been ordered on. As to
the other officers I must refer you to my letter of the
25th of Oct. Such as you selected you can call immedi-
ately into service, relying that their commissions and
warrants will be sent.
I fear the Major of the Marines will find it difficult to
furnish the Marines at Salem. Possibly he may arrange
to put them on board at Newport. Of this I shall be
able to speak with more certainty in a few days.
I have the honor to be.
With much respect, Sir,
Capt. E. Preble, Your obedient servant,
Salem. ' Ben. Stoddart.
Navy Department, )
Nov. 15th, 1799. 5
Sir: — The Essex, under your command, is allowed
commissioned, warrant and petty officers, agreeably to
my letter of the 25th ult. Sixty able seamen, seventy-
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three ordinary seamen, thirty boys, fifty marines, includ-
ing officers. You will commence the recruiting business
so as to admit of your complement being procured by the
time the ship is ready for sea. Able seamen you will
allow seventeen dollars per month. Ordinary seamen
and boys from five to fourteen dollars, according to
merit. All to be entered to serve one year from the
ship's first w^eighing anchor on a cruise.
The Marines will be supplied you by the Major of
Marines. You will allow the recruits two months ad-
vance, but previously take care to obtain suthcient se-
curity to resort to in case of desertion.
You will sufler none to enter but such as are sound and
healthy, and permit no indirect or forcible means to be
used to induce them to enter the service. Every man
entered must take an oath agreeably to the form you will
receive herewith.
The enclosed is the form of a shipping paper wherein
the name, station and pay of each person on board must
be entered. I also enclose you the form of a pay roll for
the seamen, etc., all of which you will have kept with
the utmost exactness.
Six thousand dollars will be remitted you to effect this
business, and should this sum prove insufficient you will
api)ly to the navy agent for a farther supply.
You must advance to your recruiting officers, who will
be allowed, besides their pay and rations, two dollars for
each recruit in full for every expense of recruiting, ex-
cept iu cases where their provisioning and transportation
to the ship will be allowed, but they must be economical
in their expenditures, for no extravagant charge will
be admitted, and no charge will be admitted without a
proper voucher to support it.
Prior to your sailing you will transmit your account
and vouchers to William Winders, Esq., for settlement.
I have the honor to be.
With great respect. Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
Ben. Stoddart.
Capt. Edward Preble.
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Navy Department, )
19th Nov., 1799. 5
Sir : — I have the honor to enclose the circulars of the
29th July, 29th Dec, 16th Jan., 12th March and 5th
Sept., containing instructions for your General Govern-
ment on a cruise, some attention to which will be neces-
sary previous to your sailing.
I also enclose you four copies of the Act for the Gov-
ernment of the Navy, and two copies of Marine Rules
and Regulations. Also a short description of the private
signals of our navy by day and night, and four sheets ex-
planatory of their general uses and a list of the distin-
guishing flag assigned each ship.
Should you not have the signals already made, Joseph
Waters, Esq., will supply the bunting, and you must have
them made on board, together with the distinguishing
flag of the Essex.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
Chas. W. Goldsborough.
By order of the Sec'y of the Navy.
Capt. Edw. Preble,
Of the Essex,
Salem, Massachusetts.
Navy Department,
Nov. 21, 1799.
Sir: — The Major of the Marines will supply part of
the detachment at Salem and the residue at Newport. I
mention this that you may not be detained at Salem, under
the expectation of receiving the whole detachment there.
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Ben. Stoddart.
Capt. Edw. Preble,
Salem.
Salem, Nov. 21st, 1799.
Sir : — I have the honor to inform you that Lieutenant
Beals joined the Essex the 8th inst., since which he has
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been uniformly attentive to the duties of his office. Dr.
Orr arrived here the 19th inst. I have ordered him to
Boston to attend to the medicine chest preparing there.
I have consulted the Committee in the nomination of the
Warrant officers, whose names are mentioned in the en-
closed return. They have all been well recommended
and are now attending to their duty on board the ship.
It will be highly gratifying to them to receive their war-
rants as early as you may think proper to forward them.
Most of the petty officers are engaged, and if I had re-
cruiting instructions I could man the ship in a few days
by sending officers to the neighboring towns on that
service.
The Essex, as I observed in my last letter, has all her
ballast and water on board, since which her masts and spars
and rigging have been put in complete order, ready for
bending sails at one hour's notice^ I took on board all her
guns and mounted them last Monday, and in a few days
shall have all our provisions and stores in. One sloop
load goes alongside to-day. The joiners have not yet
finished the rooms for the stores below, but I expect they
will in four or five days at the farthest. I think it Avill be
best to remove the ship from the harbor to Nantaskct
Koads as soon as she is ready for sea, as this liar])or
freezes much earlier than Boston. Last year it was
frozen up the last of November, and it is by no means
at any time a convenient place for so large a ship as the
Essex.
The other two Lieutenants and the Purser are much
Avanted, as is a Sailing Master. I shall forward you by
the next mail the names of a Third Lieutenant and Sail-
ing Master, which the Committee wish to have appointed,
and whose appointment will be very agreeable to me. I
wish you would order a 2d Lieutenant from some of the
ships that have lately arrived ; one who has seen service
and can be depended upon on all occasions. The Essex
mounts 26 twelve pounders on her gun deck and 10 six-
pounders on her quarter deck. I think nine-pounders on
her quarter deck would be much better as she has room
enough and is well able to bear them. I hope you will
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think proper to allow her complement to be 250 men and
boys, as she has four more guns than the Boston, whose
complement was 220,' and is considerably larger and
heavier masted and sparred. A Marine Guard is now
very necessary on board, and I have written to Captain
Clarke in Boston, to forward me twenty or thirty if he
has them recruited for this ship. I have no doubt this
measure will meet your approbation, as it is intended
for her safety.
As you mentioned in your letter of the 25th ult., that
it was important to have the Essex ready for sea and sail
before the ice set in, and that you relied on my making
use of every exertion in my power to that purpose, I
shall continue to recruit men until I receive some orders
to the contrary, and earnestly hope this will not be dis-
pleasing to you.
It appears to me that the allowance of muskets and
pistols to this ship is not sufficient. I think 75 mus-
kets and 70 pair of pistols will be wanted in her. I beg
leave to enclose you an estimate of provisions for 220
men for six months, which was forwarded to the agent
here. Many mistakes were found in it, which have been
corrected. The butter is 900 lbs. short, and many other
articles are considerably so.
I feel confident the Essex can be completely manned
and ready for sea in twenty days at the farthest.
I have the honor to be
With great respect Sir,
Your obed't humble servant,
Edw. Preble, Capt.
Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
Salem, 23d Nov., 1799.
Sir: — I have this day been honored with your des-
patches of the 15th instant. Your instructions shall be
properly attended to, and you may rest assured that every
exertion on my part shall be made use of to have the
Essex in Newport harbor by the 15th of next month, if I
am alive and the elements are not against me. I am de-
termined to surmount every other obstacle to effect this
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object. The six thousand dollars for recruiting I have
received from the Treasurer's Office and shall forward
the proper receipts, and immediately commence recruiting
at Boston, under the direction of Mr. George Gardner
Lee of this town, the gentleman whom I wish to be ap-
pointed 3d Lieutenant of the Essex. I think he has
every qualification to make a good officer, and hope you
will forward a commission for him as earl}- as possible.
The Purser, Mr. Mumford, joined the ship this day. I
beg leave to recommend Mr. Rufus Low as Sailing Mas-
ter of the Essex. He has been employed on board her
by the Committee for some time past. I think 1 shall not
be able to procure a better, and hope you will forward
his Avarrant.
I wrote you the 21st inst. the situation of the ship, and
shall keep you regularly informed from time to time of
my proceedings and the progress I am making. I have
to encounter many difficulties. The ship is anchored half
a mile from town, which makes it impossible to pass with
a boat in threatening weather, but she cannot lay nearer
without the danger of being stopped by the ice in case of
very cold weather.
I wish some Marines may be ordered to join the ship
liere if possible.
I have the honor to be with great respect Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Edw. Pkeble, Capt.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
Salem, Nov. 30, 1799.
Sir: — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letters of the 19th and 21st insts., the first ac-
companied by the instructions for my general government
on a cruise, which shall be properly attended to. Also
the Acts for the Government of the Navy, marine laws,
signals and explanatory sheets, and lists of the distin-
guishing flags assigned each ship. The signal flags I
have received from the Agent here. Lieut. Phipi)s
joined the ship the 28th inst., and yesterday I received a
Sergeant, Corporal and eight Marines, sent by Captain
(5
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Clark from Boston, the remainder I observe I am to ex-
pect from Newport. I am not yet able to forward you
the name of Sailing Master, having been disappointed in
the one I at lirst contemplated, but expect to procure a
good one before I leave this. I shall forward his name
in time for him to receive his warrant at Newport. The
recruiting service does not go on so successfully as I
wish, in consequence of the "Congress" and "Warren"
having both a rendezvous open at Boston. They will soon
be complete, when I expect to be more successful. I am
confident I shall now be completely ready for sea by the
10th of December, but I can sail and you may rely on my
endeavor to reach Newport by the 15th, although I con-
sider it a difficult and uncertain passage at this season of
the year. My officers are diligent in their duty and I am
satisfied with them.
I have the honor to be with respect Sir,
Your obedient and humble servant,
Edw. Pkeble, Capt.
Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
Salem, December 6, 1799.
Sir : — After having made every exertion in my power
I find it impossible to get the Essex ready for sea in less
than ten days after the time I at first expected, owing to
the state of the weather and many disappointments.
Yesterday was a violent snow storm and to-day rain.
Our cannister and grape shot has not yet arrived from
Plymouth, although it has been shipped several days.
Our coals, butter, rice, medicine-chest, ^chains for our
chain-pumps, hospital stores, part of our lanterns and
many other articles are yet to come from Boston, some of
which are not yet ready, and if they were it is probable
from the present state of the weather that the wind will
not admit of the packets reaching here for several days
to come. Six thousand weight of bread is yet to be
baked, and I am eighty men short of my complement,
which with the forty men at Newport makes 120 short.
I presume it will not be prudent at this inclement season
of the year to go to sea so short of my ship's company,
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and the ship not completely ready to encounter the vari-
ous changes of wind and weather now so fre<iuent on this
coast. It is impossible to calculate what time the Con-
gress will reach Newport, if she sails on the lOth, as 1
suppose she will, for it is not uncommon for merchant
vessels at this season to have fifteen or twenty days
passage. A wind proper for sailing from Boston through
the channel is directly contrary for New[)()i"t, after passing
Nantucket Shoals. The merchants here will not send any
vessels to join the convoy, as they calculate the sea risk
to Newport equal to the risk of capture from this to the
Cape of Good Hope. I do not think it possible, neither
does the agent or the Committee, that the shi}) can sail
before the 20tli inst. I am extremely concerned that this
is the case, but beg leave to assure you that everything
has been done on my part which it has been possible for
me to do, and every exertion shall still continue to get
her ready l^eforo that time if possible. Lieut. l*hipi)s
has been contined to his berth since lis arrival by in-
disposition. 1 think he will be a valuable oiKcer and
regret the loss of his services at this busy period. Lieut.
Beats is attentive on board, and Lieut. Lee is recruiting
at Boston. Several Midshipmen are on the same service
at this and the neighboring towns. I beg Itave to recom-
mend Mr. Kufus Low of Cape Ann, for Sailing iVIaster for
the Essex. He has served as Captain of a merchant ship
for several years and has made several voyages to India,
and sustains a good reputation ; his j)rincip:d inducement
for soliciting this appointment is the injuries he has sus-
tained by the French. I have called him into service
until I know your pleasure. I am conticlent 1 cannot pro-
cure a gentleman who will more ably till the station, and
hope you will forward his warrant. Mr. John Hancock
Perkins has been recommended to me and called into ser-
vice as Surgeon's Mate, and Mr. Samuel Voi'k Nowel as
Carpenter. Their warrants I hope you will also forward.
It is important that I should be at Newport to join the
convoy. I think it possible I may reach thei-e before the
fleet sails if I leave this by the 20th, but at any rate I
can join them at the Cape de Verd Islands if they leave
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Newport before that time and you think proper to give
me orders for that purpose.
With great respect I have the honor to be Sir,
Your obed't humble servant,
Edw. Preble, Capt.
Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Department,
Dec. 2, 1799.
Sir: — I enclose you a Qommission for Lieut. George
Gardner Lee ; and Warrants for Samuel Masury, Gunner y
Joseph Martin, Boatswain.
Samuel Conant, Eoyal Gurley, Fitch Tarbell, James
Henry Adams, Samuel Stubs, William Scollard, John
Shattuck, and John Kowe, Midshipmen,
You will require each of these gentlemen to take the
Oath of Allegiance agreeably to the form enclosed and
return it to this office, with a letter of acceptance, from
the date of which their pay and enrolments will respect-
ively commence.
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your most obed't humble servant,
Ben. Stoddert.
Captain David Phipps has been ordered to join you as
2d Lieutenant.
To Capt. Edw. Preble
of the "Essex."
Sir : — I am honored with your letters of the 21st and
23d ult. The Essex's complement of men was always
intended to be 260, including Marines, consequently the es-
timates forwarded for 220 only, was a mistake which my
letter of instructions of the 15th ult. would enable you to
correct, and I presumed Mr. Waters would consider that
as sufficient authority to make up the deficiency. If not
I fear it will now be too late to procure it, as I calculate
on your being at Newport by the 15th inst. at farthest.
I now forward an estimate for your full complement ol
men for six months, and am solicitous that you should
take the whole on board, if it can be done without delay-
ing any time, but you must not lose a day on that ac-
count.
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Your remarks relative to the deficiency of certain speci-
fied articles of provisions are not strictly applicable in
all points ; the deficit of butter, for instance, is more than
compensated for by molasses, and this article also sup-
plies the deficiency of suet and raisins, which are not
comprehended in the estimates. The muskets and pistols
you have must answer for the present cruises ; if it shall
appear that more are necessary, they shall be furnished on
your first return to port.
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your most ob't servant,
Capt. Edward Preble, Ben. Stoddekt.
Ship Essex,
Salem, Mass.
More muskets and pistols shall be sent you to Rhode
Island .
Navy Depart.aient, ^
Dec. 10, 1799. 5
Sir: — There are two young gentlemen, William II.
Williams and J. P. Hitchcock, who have been sometime
appointed midshipmen, and are desirous of being em-
ployed either under your or Capt. Sever's command. I
have instructed them to apply both to Capt. Sever and
yourself, to be received on board of that vessel, of the
two, which may most require their services. You will
consult with Capt. Sever and arrange accordingly on this
point.
I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
ClIAS. W. GOLDSlJOROUdH,
By order of the Secretary of the Navy.
Capt. Edw. Pkeble,
Of the Essex,
Newport, Rhode Island.
Salem, December 11, 1799.
Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letters of the 2d inst. The commission for Lieut.
Lee, and the warrants for the Gunner, Boatswain and the
eight midshipmen shall be immediately delivered to them.
They will take the oath, and their acceptance will be for-
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warded. The necessary additional slops are providing
and will be ready in three days, as will the additional
quantity of provisions.* The packet which I mentioned
in my last I expected from Boston with shot and other
stores has not yet reached here, but has everything on
board that is to come from Boston, and it is probable will
be here to-night as she was to sail this morning.
I regret exceedingly that it is not possible to sail from
this in time to reach Newport by the 15th, but every ex-
ertion is making to get the ship away, and I am deter-
mined to sail by the 19th or 20th at the farthest, and am
in hopes they will favor my reaching that place by the
24th, which t hope will be in season for the important ob-
ject in view. You may rely on it not an hour shall be lost.
Mr. Samuel Allen of Boston, I have nominated a mid-
shipman. He is well recommended and has been very
active in recruiting service.
I have the honor to be.
With great respect. Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant.
To the Edward Preble, Capt.
Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Department, )
Dec. 16, 1799. 5
Sir : — I am honored with your letter of the 6th inst.
Having made all my arrangements under the idea of your
sailing from Newport, where several articles are sent to
meet you, it is now too late to allow them. You must,
therefore, as soon as you are in a situation, proceed to
Newport, where you will receive letters I have already
sent, and money and other articles, and if Capt. Sever
should have got there before you, and should have pro-
ceeded on his voyage, you must follow him as soon as
you can.
I have the honor to be.
With great respect, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Capt. Edward Preble, Ben. Stoddert.
of the Essex,
Newport (mailed at Philadelphia, Dec. 16th and re-
raailed at Salem for Newport, Dec. 23d) .
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Copy of Capt. Edicard Preble's Raceipt for the Essex.
The Committee for biiiklinc: a Frigate in Salem for
the United States, having delivered to my charge the
said Frigate, called the Essex, with her hull, masts,
spars and rigging complete, and furnished me with one
complete suit of sails, two bower cables and anchors, one
stream cable and anchor, one hawser and kedge anchor,
one tow line, four boats and a full set of spare masts and
spars except the lower masts and bowsprit. I have, in
behalf of the United States, received the said Frigate
Essex, and signed duplicate receipts for the same.
Edward Phehkl,
Salem, Dec. 17, 1799. Capt. U. S. N.
Essex, Salem Harp.oii, )
Dec. 20, 1799. 5
Dear Sir: — The Essex is now at single anchor, and
only waiting a favoral)le wind to sail for Newport. I am
in hopes to join you in a very few days. I shall Avant
ten men to complete my complement, half able and half
ordinary seamen, independent of the marines I am t(^ re-
ceive at Xewport.
Please to desire the agent to provide four chaldrons of
coal for me.
I am with great respect and esteem. Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
James Sever, Esq., Edward Preble.
Capt. U. S. Frigate Congress.
Essex, Newport Harbor, }
December 29, 1799. \
Sir : — I am honored with your letter of the 24th inst.,
in answer to which I beg leave to acquaint you that the
Essex, with two reefs in each topsail and foresail sailed as
fast as the Belisaurias with top and top gjdlant studding
sails set. Capt. West's ship was so far astern that I
could not so well judge of her sailing, but it appeared
to me this ship with the same sail set with either of the
two would sail six miles to their four.
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I arrived here the 27th, experienced some blustering
and much moderate weather on my passage, the wind
generally contrary. The Essex is a good sea-boat, and
sails remarkably fast. She went eleven miles per hour,
with top gallant sail set and within six points of the
wind.
I shall sail from this in five or six days at farthest.
I remain with respect and esteem.
Your obedient servant,
Joseph Waters, Esq. Edw. Preble.
Essex Frigate, Newport Harbor, >
December 29, 1799. • 5
Sir : — The United States Frigate Essex which I have
the honor to command will want a supply of fresh pro-
visions and vegetables for the officers and crew while in
this harbor. You will oblige me by issuing a warrant
to the navy agent for that purpose.
I have the honor to be.
With great respect, Sir,
Your obedient servant.
James Sever, Esq., Edw. Preble.
Capt. of the U. S. Frigate Congress,
And Commander of the Squadron
Destined for Batavia.
Essex, Newport Harbor,
Dec. 29, 1799.
Sir : — I have the honor to acquaint you I arrived here
the 27th inst. The ship proves a good sea boat and sails
very fast. I have received your letter of instructions
(of the 11th inst.) for my government during my absence
and shall pay proper attention to it. I have also received
the order on Capt. Josiah for the flour, and the list of
provisions to be shipped on board the different merchant
vessels for our supplies home ; the Bills of Lading you
mention in your letter of the 12th, I have not yet re-
ceived. I feel truly sensible of the high honor conferred
on me by the confidence of the President and your good
wishes for my success and honor, and beo^ leave to assure
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you that you may rely with confidence on my every ex-
ertion, to promote the good of the service and support
the honor of the flag of the United States.
Capt. Sever expects we sliall sail next Wednesday.
My accounts and other returns will be forwarded previous
to sailing.
With great respect I have the honor to be Sir,
Your most obediant servant,
Hon. Sec'y of the Navy. Edward Preble.
Frigate Congress,
Dec. 31, 1779.
Capf. Sever has the honor to request that Capt. Preble
will be pleased to turn over from the Frigate Essex
under his command a seaman by the name of John Wil-
liamson, alias John Richardson, he having previously en-
tered on board the latter ship (Congress ?) from which
vessel he had deserted.
I am sir, with great esteem and regard.
Your humble servant,
James Sever, Capt. Navy U. S.
Edward Preble, Esq.
Frigate Essex, Dec. 31, 1799.
Sir: — Agreeably to your request of this date I send
you John Williamson who entered on the Essex's books
as an able seaman on the 17th inst. He received thirty-
four dollars [two months] advance wages but no slops.
I have the honor to be.
With great respect and esteem Sir.
Your obedient servant,
James Sever, Esq., Edward Preble.
etc., etc.
Frigate Essex, Newport BLvrbor, >
January 6, 1800. 5
Sir : — I have the honor to inform you that we are now
weighing one anchor to proceed to sea in company with
the Congress, the wind from N. N. W., gives us a pros-
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pect of a favorable time off the coast ; this letter will be
accompanied by my muster-roll, quarter bill, watch bill,
boarding list, return of the commissioned and warrant
officers, allotments of pay, indents for stores supplied
the ship, recruiting accounts and receipts for money ad-
vanced. I have been obliged to make them out in such a
hurry that I am confident they are not so regular as they
ought to be, but the very little assistance I have had must
plead my apology ; it is but a few daj:s that I have had a
clerk on board, and my purser has never been of any
assistance to me, nor do I expect he ever will. Lieut.
Phipps is very infirm, and so far advanced in life, with a
broken constitution, that although he is a very worthy
man, I do not expect it will be in his power to render any
essential service on board. I am inclined to think, from
present appearances, that he never will return ; this has
induced me to take on board Mr. Geo. Washington Yew,
who was senior midshipman on board the Geweral Green ^
and arrived here sometime past in a prize. Mr. Yew
stands very high in the opinion of every person who
knows him, and has been so very strongly recommended
by Messrs. Gibbs and Channing that I have received him
as first midshipman of the Essex, to act as Lieutenant.
This arrangement is perfectly agreeable to the gentlemen
of the wardroom imth whom he messes, and I hope it will
meet your approbation.
I have been much disappointed in my marines ; six out
of the ten sent to Salem I have been obliged to land here
unfit for service, and were so when I received them, and
in lieu of the forty I was to receive here I have received
only twenty-four ; this disappointment obliges me to go to
sea twenty men short of my complement, which is by no
means a pleasant consideration, as I am bound on so long
a cruise, although I do not consider it of consequence
enough to detain the ship a moment, when I take into
consideration the importance of the object of our desti-
nation.
I have been obliged to land my carpenter, and one mid-
shipman, Mr. Fitch Tarbell here sick ; and to discharge
from the service six able and ordinary seamen in conse-
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quence of disorders which it was not possible to dis-
cover previous to a proper examination by a surgeon,
which it was not possible to have at the time of their
engagement, as they were shipped in an out-port where
no surgeon or physician could be procured. There has
also been two desertions as per muster-roll.
The two midshipmen, Mr. Williams and Mr. Hitch-
cock, are on board. Two oliicers of marines were
ordered to this place to join the Essex, one of them,
Lieut. Geddes, has by a scald, fortunately for the ship,
been prevented. I say fortunately as his conduct since
his arrival in this place has been disgraceful to him as an
officer and as a man; the other, Lieut. M. Porter, is on
board .
The recruiting service for this ship has been attended,
in some instances, with more expenses than ordiimry, in
consequence of the short time allowed to man her, and
the number of vessels manning at the same time, but I
am confident that the officers employed on the recruiting
service have l>een governed by no motives but such as
are justifiable.
My returns of every description shall in future be
regular and proper, and every attention paid by me to
the good of the service.
I beg you to accept my best Welshes for your health,
happiness and a long life.
I have the honor to be, with great respect. Sir,
Your most obedient humble servjint,
Edward Preble, Capt.
Hem. Sec'y of the Xavy.
Frigate Essex. At Sea, ^
Newport Light House, Ix^aring N. W. by N., >
2 leagues. Jan. G, 1800, 4 p.m. )
Sir : — I have the honor to acquaint you that the Essex
in coming out of the harbor sailed much faster than the
Congress, and is, I think, in every respect a fine frigate.
The wind is fair and the weather pleasant, imd we have
every prospect of a good time off the coast. Two ships
and a brig are under our convoy, the names and destina-
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tion of which I suppose Capt. Sever has made you ac-
quainted with. My dispatches for the Navy Office I had
the honor to enclose 'previous to weighing anchor, and
committed them to the charge of the agents.
With great respect Sir,
I have the honor to be
Your obedient humble servant.
To the Edward Preble, Capt.
Hon. Sec'y of the Navy.
P. S. I have the satisfaction to say that the Congress
has not waited one moment for the Essex. E. P.
List of^ the Officers and Crew of the U, S. Frigate Essex,
on her First Cruise, together with their Numbers on the
8hip^s Boohs, Constructed from the Pursers several
issues of Clothing and Tobacco, from January, 1800,
to Sejpte^nher, 1800,
1. Edward Preble, Captain; 2. Kichard C. Beale,
1st Lieut, (of Castine, Maine) ; 3. David Phipps, 2d
Lieut, (of Rhode Island) ; 4. George Gardner Lee, 3d
Lieut, (of Salem, Mass.) ; 5. Rufus Low, Sailing Mas-
ter-, 6. William Mumford, Purser; 7. Hector Orr, Sur-
geon; 8. Joseph Martin, Boatswain; 9. Samuel Masury,
Gunner; 10. George Perkins, Sailmaker; 11. Samuel
G. No well. Carpenter (left behind sick at Newport) ; 12.
George W. Tew, Midshipman, Acting Lieut, under the
warrant of Captain Edward Preble.
Midshipmen. — 13. John Brown; 14. Samuel Conant;
15. Royal Gurley; 16. James H. Adams; 17. Samuel
Stubbs; 18. William Scallan ; 19. John Shattuck ; 20.
John Rowe; 21. Samuel Allen; 22. Thomas Marshall;
23. Thomas Randall; 24. Jonathan B. Hitchcock; 25.
William H. Williams (died in the Straits of Sunday,
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May 30) ; 26. Jason Howard, Schoolmaster ; 27. Win.
B. Reed; 28. Francis Benson, and 28.* Richard Bntter
(shipped at Cape Town March 25, 1800), Master's Mates;
29. John H. Perkins, Surgeon's Mate; 30. Samuel Cur-
wen Ward, Captain's Clerk.
Petty Officers. — 31. John Douglass, Cooper; 32.
Eli Dill, Ca2)tain's Cocksicain; 33. John Howard, and
34. William Fisher, Boatsicain's Mates; 35. William Pat-
terson, Gunner's Mate; 36. John Smith, (scunner's Yeo-
man; 37. Stephen Stimson and 38. Samuel Ilazleton,
Carpenter's Mates; 39. Simeon F. Stewart, Shij/s Stew-
ard (died July 4, 1800) ; 40. Andrew Knowland, Cook;
41. James Wallace, Master-at-Arms ; 42. Joseph Xewell,
Armorer; 43. James Orr ; 44. James Converse; 45.
John Lessell ; 46. John Robinson; 47. Wm. Trallbrd ;
48. John West; 49. Jacob Benson; and 50. Hans Oln-
sen, Quarter Gumiers,
Able Seamen. — 51. James Day ; 52. ;
53. Timothy Hodgkins ; 54. Wm. Lakeman ; 55. John
Morris; 56. Richard Kelly ; 57. Henry Edgar ; 58. Wm.
Byram ; 59. John Wells (fell overboard at sea Feb. 14,
and drowned) ; 60. W^m. Libby ; 61. James Brooks; 62.
Robert Clarke (died June 6, 1800) ; 63. Daniel Cotter-
ell ; 64. AYm. Gallop; 65. John Frederick; iS^. John
Lloyd; 67. Charles Mitchell; m. James Fox; 69. Dan-
iel Miller; 70. John Vincent; 71. John Glover; 72.
James Harraden ; 73. William Miller; 74. John Bailey
(died at sea August 4, 1800) ; 75. Wm. English (died
and was buried at sea Feb. 21, 1800) ; 76. John Carrico ;
77. James Woodberry ; 78. Wm. Burr; 79. Antonio
Center; 80. Benjamin McDonald (died at sea Oct. 21,
1800); 81. Moses Hodgekins ; 82. John Butler; 83.
John C. Meil (?); 84. Samuel Thomas; >ib. Mathias
Fleming; 86. Charles Schmidt; 87. John Hanson; 88.
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Wm. Johnson; 89. Joseph Shed; 90. Benjamin Butler;
91. Abner Richards;, 92. James Neil; 93. Jeduthan
Hammond; 94. John Arften; 95. Jonathan Kendall; 96.
Joshua Wallace; 97. Wm. Ash; 98. Moses Burnham;
99. Samuel Harraden ; 100. James Story; 101. Thomas
Curtis; 102. John Jackson ; 103. ; 104.
Arthur Langford ; 105. Michael Dean; 106. Jacob
Clarke; 107. Antonio Morano ; 108 Alexander Gordon ;
109. John Law (died at sea July 11) ; 110. Zebulon S.
Millet; 111. Thomas White ; 112. George Melzard; 113.
Edward Homan ; 114. James Sparrow; 115. William
Trefry ; 116. Francis Barker; 117. John Alexander;
118. David Gregory; 119. -; 120. Thomas
Jones; 121. James Livingston; 218. George Stephens;
225. Edward Jackson ; 226. John Dunham ; 229. Josiah
Marshall; 230. John Williams; 231. James Martin; 232.
George Paterson ; 233. Peter Anderson (died at sea
Aug. 5, 1800) ; 234. John Prime ; 235. Jacob Johnson;
236. Charles Sweede ; 237. James Ward; 244. John
Hoyt; 245. John Gardner; 247. John Lessell. — Total
Able jSea7nen, 86,
Ordinary Seamen. — 122. David Green; 123. James
Mugford; 124. David Halzell ; 125. Peter Bennet ; 126.
John Beard; 127. Thomas Burke; 128. Richard Hogan;
129. Moses Harriman ; 130. George Clarke ; 131. Asahel
Page; 132. Moses Walker; 133. Ebenezer Stanwood ;
134. Ralph Wright; 135. Wm. Perkins; 136. Gurden
Pitcher ; 137. Benjamin Gray ; 138. Isaac Burnham ; 139.
Luke Burnham ; 140. David Putnam ; 141. ;
142. James Bates; 143. Ezra Plummet; 144. John Feh-
mer; 145. Patrick Hargan ; 146, James Smith; 147.
Isaac Lewis; 148. Joseph Byles ; 149. James Lathrop ;
150. Samuel Lewis; 151. Ebenezer Howard ; 152. Wm.
Howard; 153. Mai. Howard ; 154. Thomas O'Brien;
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155. Elkanah Bartlett; 156. John F. Clarke; 157. Pat-
rick McManus ; 158. Ebenezer Converse; 159. James
Fowler; 160. Jacob Rowland; 161. Charles Riens ; 162.
Nicholas Mortimer; 163. George Lane; 164. William
Fretch; 165. Levin Wright; 166. Andrew Curtis; 167.
Moses Burnham, Jr.; 168. Thomas Whittick ; 169.
William W^oodberry ; 170. James Brown; 171. Edward
Oilman; 172. Jacob Very; 173. Wm. Very; 174. Benj.
Stone; 175. Charles Stimson ; 176. Daniel Woodman
(rated seaman fell overboard at sea Feb. 14, 1800, and
drowned) ; 177. James Jones; 178. Gideon Southworth ;
179. Benjamin Stone, 2d; 180. Benjamin Lindsey ; 181.
Isaac Martin ; 182. Thomas April ; 194. Richard Eustis
(shipped as a boy, and rated) ; 195. James Spofford, do. ;
197. John Brown, do. ; 199. W^in. Summers, do. ; 201.
Wm. Groves, do. ; 200. John Leighton, do. ; 202. Wm.
Hodgkins, do. ; 203. David CuUum, do. ; 205.
; 206. Walter Butler, do. ; 207. Samuel Sylvester,
do. ; 208. Wm. Barnes, do. ; 209. Thomas Barker, do. ;
210. Cyrille Felice, do. ; 211. Yorich Spencer, do. ; 212.
; 213. Daniel Mumford ; 214. John Burn-
ham (died of an epileptic fit, Dec. 19, 1799) ; 219.
Ebenezer Grover ; 220. Thomas Ferral ; 238. John Fitz
Gerald;* 239. Wm. Scarit ; 240. John Neilson ; 241.
Samuel Danscomb ; 242. Richard Sherrod ; 248. Nath'l
King. — looted Ordinary Seamen, 87.
Boys. — 183. George G. Bell; 184. Thomas Webb;
185. John Daniels; 186. Jonathan Garner; 187. John
Gregory; 188. Ebenezer Bickford ; 189. Stephen Rad-
ford ; 190. Samuel Clarke ; 191. John Dalton ; 192.
; 193. Winthrop Friend; 196. John Rennener ;
♦Note No. 228. llichiinl Butler was shipped at Cape Town, Feb. 21, 1800. All
numbers lower than that number entered on the Hhip's books munt liave been re-
c«ived.on board after the E.snex had lell the United States.
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204. Samuel Gale ; 222. Jonathan Nichols. — Total Boys
14.
Marine Guard. — 1. Lieut. S. W. Geddes, U. S.
M. C. (left at Newport sick) ; Lieut. Porter,
U. S. M C, Gommanding Guard; 2. Elisha Chapin,
First Sergeant; 3. Winthrop Bradbury, Second Ser-
geant; 4. Joel Kussell, First Gorporal; 5. John Alver-
son, Second Gorpor^al; 6. Stephen Dickenson, TA^VcZ
Gorjporal; 7. •.
Privates. — 8. Joseph Davenport; 9. ;
10. ; 11. Joseph Moulton ; 12. Porter
Cook; 13. ; 14. John Belknap; 15.
; 16. ; 17. Nathan Bebee ; 18. John
Miriam; 19. Augustus Marsh; 20. Joseph Bishop; 21.
Squire Copely ; 22. Obadiah Glazier ; 23. Abraham Fox ;
24. Lemuel Brayton; 25. John Hixon ; 26. Samuel
Blanchard; 27. Peter McNeil; 28. Amos Wheaton; 29.
Jeremiah Russell. — Total Marine Guard, 23.
Captain Preble, in his Note-book of the Cruise of the
Essex, under date January 7, 1800, says: "Sailed from
Newport in company with the U. S. Frigate Congress,
Capt. Sever. The whole complement of men and boys
on board two hundred and forty-three, which leaves me
seventeen short of my complement." This was, of
course, exclusive of the marine guard, and wholly of the
commissioned officers.
Of the Marine Guard he writes : "I have been much
disappointed in my marines. Six out of the ten sent to
Salem I have been obliged to land here (Newport) unfit
for service, and some so when I received them ; and in
lieu of forty I was to receive here I have only received
twenty-four ; this disappointment obliges me to go to sea
twenty men short of my complement, which is by no
means a pleasant consideration, as I am bound on so long
a cruise."
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The crew of tlie Essex was recruited principally at
Cape Ann, Salem and Boston, as appears from the fol-
iowinof extracts from a Journal in the handwritin<? (^f
Captain Edward Preble : —
"November 7th, 1799. — In company with the Navy
agent I went on board the Essex and took the command
of her; mustered the ship's company, consistinir of ^Ir.
Thomas Kandall, Midshipman, seventeen able and three
ordinary seamen. ]Mr. Randall informed me that riames
Mitchell, Able Seaman, deserted on the 1st inst.
November 12th. — Ordered a rendezvous opened at
Salem, under the care of Mr. Conant, Midshipman, for
recruitino- men.
November 24th. — Ordered Lieut. Geor^'e Gardner
Lee, to Boston, on recruiting service.
Noveml)er 29th. — Received a detachment of ^larines
from Boston, consisting of one sergeant, a corporal and
eight marines.
December 1st. — Our number on Ijoard' daily increas-
ing.
December 5th. — Sent Mr. Allen, ^Midshipman, to Cape
Ann, to recruit men.
December 14th. — My complement of men l)eing nearly
complete, I ordered the rendezvous at Boston, Salem, and
Cape Ann, to be closed, and the accounts to be settled.
A pilot for Newport came on board.
December 22d. — Sailed for Newport to complete the
equipments for a cruise. The ship's company consists of
two hundred and twenty-eight officers, seamen, ])03's and
marines.
December 31st. — Turned over to the Congress, John
Williams, a deserter from that ship. Gave Mr. Fitch
Tarbet (mid'n) leave to go on shore to sick quarters.
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Sent Samuel G. Nowel (Carpenter) and 6 sick marines on
shore to the Hospital and discharged from the service four
able and three ordinary seamen, unfit for duty. Jona-
than Nichols deserted.
January 1st, 1800. — Keceived on board a detachment
of marines, consisting of one Lieutenant, one Sergeant,
two corporals, and twenty-one marines."
NOTES ON THE PIRST OPFICEES OE THE ESSEX. 1800.
1. Edwakd Pkeble, Captain, entered the present
U. S. Navy as a Lieutenant (having been previously
commissioned in the Kevolutionary Navy), Feb. 9,
1798 ; was promoted a Captain, May 15, 1799, and died
in service, August 25, 1807.
2. Richard C. Be ale, First Lieutenant, was commis-
sioned a Lieutenant, March 9, 1798. Nothing further is
known concerning him.
3. David Phipps, Second Lieutenant, was commis-
sioned a Lieutenant, July 2, 1798, and discharged April
15, 1801, under P. E. A. Capt. Preble represents him
as a worthy man but too old to be useful in the position
he occupied.
4. Geoege Gardner Lee, Third Lieutenant, was
commissioned Lieutenant, Dec. 2, 1799. Left the ser-
vice March 6, 1805.
5. RuFUS Low, Sailing Master, was warranted as
Sailing Master, Dec. 6, 1799, promoted a Lieutenant,
Nov. 29, 1799, and discharged August 4, 1801, under P.
E.A.
6. William MuMFORD, Purser. Commissioned a Pur-
ser, Nov. 13, 1799, discharged Sept. 10, 1801, under P,
E.A.
7. Hector Orr, Surgeon. Commissioned March 2,
1799, discharged under P. E. A., June 10, 180L
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8. Samuel Masury, Gunner, appointed Dec. 2, 1799,
dismissed Jan. 21, 1803.
11. George W. Teav, Acting Lieutenant. Appointed
a Midshipman Feb. 21, 1799 ; commissioned a Lieutenant
April 1, 1800; died April 30, 1801.
12. Joiix Brown, Midshipman. AVarranted July 9,
1800. Lost in the Insurgent.
14. Royal Gurley. Appointed Dec. 2, 1799. Re-
signed Feb. 25, 1801.
15. Jas. H. Adams. Appointed Dec. 11, 1799. Dis-
charged under P. E. A., :May 20, 1801.
IG. Samuel Stubijs. Appointed Midshipman Dec. 2,
1799. Resigned Feb. 2, 1801.
17. Wm. Scallax. Appointed Midshipman Dec. 2,
1799. Resigned March 27, 1805.
18. John Siiattuck. Appointed Midshipman Dec. 2,
1799. Commissioned Lieutenant March 20, 1807. Last
appearance on Navy List, May 27, 1809, furloughed.
19. John Rowe. Appointed Midshipman Dec. 2,
1799. Lieutenant, March 21, 1807. Resigned Aug. 27,
1808.
20. Samuel Allex. AppointedMidshipmanDec.il,
179i). Discharged April 30, 1801, under P. E. A.
2'2. Tjiomas Randall. Appointed Midshipman Sept.
23, 1799. Discharged June 22, 1801, under P. E. A.
23. Jonathan B. Hitchcock. Appointed ^lidship-
man Aug. 8, 1799. Resigned May 20, 1801.
24. Wm. H. Williams. Appointed Midshipman Aug.
8, 1799 ; died in the Straits of Sunda, May 30, 1800.
28. Richard Butler, shipped at Cape Town, Alarch
25, 1800 ; was a son of Gen. Butler of Revolutionary
Army; received warrant as Sailing Master, April 28,
1801. Resigned June 4, 1803; was reappointed June
24, 1803, and dismissed Feb. 15, 1808.
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29. John H. Perkins, Surgeon's Mate. Appointed
Dec. 13, 1800. Discharged April 30,1801, under P. E. A.
EXTRACT OF CAPT. E. PREBLE'S JOURNAL ON BOARD THE ESSEX.
October 31, 1799. — I received a letter at Portland
from the Sec'y of the Navy, dated the 21st inst., order-
ing me to repair to Salem and take command of the Essex,
and equip her for sea as soon as possible.
November 4, 1799. — I set off for Salem, and arrived
there the 6th.
November 7, 1799. — In company with the Navy agent
I went on board the Essex and took command of her.
* * * I found the ship moored between her two bow-
ers in five fathoms of water, muddy bottom, about a half a
league from the town. The flag staff on Fort Pickering
bearing N. E. by E. three cables' lengths distant. Our
distance off shore two cables' lengths from the spot over
which the ship was built. Her iron and shingles, ballast
and part of her water on board ; her masts and spars all
in place, rigged with her standing and most of her running
rigging ; all the joiners' and much of the carpenters',
smiths' and painters' work to be done ; ordered top gal-
lant yards sent down.
November 10. — The cabin not yet finished, which
obliges me to sleep on shore.
November 17. — Twenty-six twelve-pound cannon were
taken on board for the main battery. Mounted them and
found the carriages all too high ; dismounted the cannon
and sent the carriages on shore to be altered.
November 18. — Ten six-pounders were taken on board
and mounted on the Quarter-deck and forecastle. Join-
ers and carpenters finishing officers' berths and store rooms
below^
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December 3. — Ordered the lower rigging set up.
December 9. — Completed bending sails.
December 12. — A sloop from Boston and one from
Salem discharging their cargoes of shot, provisions and
stores into the Essex.
December 15. — Made the signal for all officers and crew
to repair on board. A sloop-load of provisions and stores
received.
December 16. — Wind N. W. at 0 A. M. :\rade the
signal for sailing, but the wind changed to N. E. and snow
prevented our i)owder from l)eing taken on board. At 4
P. M. took in the signal.
December 17. —Wind X. X. E. to E. N. E. and snow.
December 1<S. — Wind X. W. and fair weatlier, took
our powder on board. Latter part of the day wind
shifted to the X. E. with snow. Discharged the joiners,
carpenters, smiths and painters.
Decem1)er 20. — At 1), A. ^L, made the signal for sail-
ing. At 1 P. M., unmoored, but the wind growing faint,
I ordered the sii>'nal taken in.
December 21. — At 8 A. M., wind X. W., made the
signal for sailing. Could not weigh our anchor, parted
two new messengers and a buoy-rope in attempting it.
December 22. — AVind X. X\ W. At 8 A. M. weighed
anchor and sailed for Xewport. On passing Fort Pick-
ering fired a salute of sixteen guns, which was returned.
At 9 A. M., discharged the harl)or pilot.
December 24. — At sea. Eresh gales and rain, S. S.
E. to X^. W. Ordered tires between decks, the humid-
ity of the air being dangerous to the health of the people.
December 25. — Wind W. N. W. and moderate.
Mustered the ship's company at 4 P. M. Called all hands
to quarters to accustom the men to their stations ; the sea
too rough and weather too cold to exercise the great guns.
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December 27. — Spoke a pilot boat from Block Island.
Calm all night.
December 28. — At 4 P. M., saw the Congress, Fri-
gate, at anchor in the Harbor. Made the Essex private
signal. At 7 P. M., passed the lighthouse. At 8, an-
chored at the entrance of the Harbor about one mile
above the lighthouse in 26 fathoms water, good bottom,
our distance from the Eastern shore half a mile. At 7
A. M. a harbor pilot came on board from Newport.
Weighed, and made sail up the harbor. At 8 A. M.,
passed the Congress, manned ship, and cheered, which
was returned by the Congress. At 8 1-2, anchored in 7
fathoms muddy bottom, and moored ship, the Long
Wharf being E. by S., distance one half a league.
December 29. — Mustered the ship's company and
loosed sails to-day.
December 30. — Unstocked the sheet anchor and stored
it below.
December 31. — Preparing for sea.
Monday, January 6, 1800. — Forwarded my despatches
to the Navy Office, consisting of a muster roll, returns of
the commissioned and warrant officers, Quarter Bill,
Watch Bill, Boarding List, allotments of pay, returns of
stores received by each officer, recruiting accounts and
receipts for money. At 11 A. M., unmoored and got
ready for sea. The whole number of men and boys on
board, 243, which leaves me 17 short of complement.
Tuesday, January 7, 1800. —At 3 P. M., wind N. N.
W., weighed anchor and sailed on a cruise in company
with the U. S. Frigate, Congress, Capt. Sever; three
merchant vessels in company under convoy. At 6 P. M.
Newport Light bore N. by W., two leagues. Run all
night under double reefed topsails on the cap to keep
company with the merchantmen. At 11 A. M., spoke
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the Congress and joined Capt. Sever in opinion that we
ought to leave the merchant vessels, as they all sail very
dull. Spoke one of them and informed the master of
our determination.
Wednesday, January 8. — At IP. ]M. Congress made
the signal to speak. Directed the master to unstock one
of the anchors and store it ])elow. Congress in company.
Merchant vessels all out of sight.
Thursday, January 9. — Strong gales from N. X. W.
to N. N. E., and a heavy sea from the westward. Con-
gress in company.
Friday, January 10. — Strong gales from N. N. AV. to
N. N. E. Our ship rolls and labors much, and ships a
great quantity of water.
Saturday, January 11. — Strong gales.
Sunday, January 12. — Strong gales, S. by E. to
S. ^y. and rain, under reefed foresail, close-reefed main-
topsail, mizzen and forestay sails. At 4 P. M. took in
the maintopsail and set the storm mizzen staysail. The
Congress S. E. by E. two miles. At 4 and 1-2 P. M.,
considering tlie bowsprit to be in danger, I bore away for
a few minutes to take in the foretopmast staysail to save
the ship forward ; at the same time hauled down the
mizzen staysail, the wind blowing with great fury. xVt
this time lost sight of the Congress, our rigging be-
ing so slack as to make it impossible to carry sail to keep
up with her, without hazarding the loss of our masts. At
8 P. M., under reefed foresail and storm mizzen main-
staysail. At 3 A. ^I, it moderated. Made more sail.
At 11 A. M. strong gales and rain. Wore ship to the
N. E. to set up rigging the starboard side. Congress not
in sight. Lat. observed 38^ 22' N. Lon., D. E., 52^
07' W.
Monday, Januai^ 13. — Heavy gale, W. to N. W., and
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a large sea* Under reefed foresail and close-reefec?
maintopsail.
January 14. — Strong gales and a heavy sea from the
W. N. TV. The ship labors much and ships a great deal
of water.
January 15. — At 11 A. M» saw a sail to windward
and gave chase.
January 16. — At 4 P. M. spoke the chase, a brig from
Plymouth, G. B., bound to New York; hoisted English
colors. Sea too high and wind too strong to board her»
Steered on our course, carried away a main shroud, top-
mast stay and topsail tye. I Jind all our rigging too
small, of a very bad quality, and not to be depended on.
Our iron worh is equally bad, and both are constantly giv-
ing away.
January 17. — Strong gales from W. N. W. to S» W.,
and a high sharp sea.
January 18. — Wind N. W. and fair weather. Set up
rigging fore and aft, alow and aloft.
Sunday, January 19. — Light breeze and pleasant
weather. Mustered the ship's company. Lon. by Lunar
observation reduced to noon, is 33° 30' west of London,
from which I take a new departure. Lat. observed 28°
52' N.
January 20. — Gentle gales from W. N. W. and
pleasant. Called all hands to quarters and exercised can-
non and small arms.
January 21, — Pleasant.
January 22. — Squally,
January 23. — Fresh gales and squally.
January 24. —Wind E. by N. at 9 P. M. Fresh
breezes under close-reefed topsails and courses. At half
past 9 P. M. Lieutenant Phipps (his watch on deck) in-
formed me the mainmast was sprung between, decks.. I
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ordered the main-topsail to be taken in. Examined the
mast and found it very l)adly sprung about three feet
above the wedges. Got down the top-gaUant yard, and
masts. Took in the mainsail and set up the weather
shrouds ; then got the mainyard down and took every
precaution to ease the mast and secure it until luorning.
At 6 A. M. the carpenters were all set to work preparing
fishes for the mast. Carried away two of our main shrouds ;
got up others to rei)lace them. Lat. 14^ 4<S' X. Lon.
28^ 15' W.
January 25. — AVind E. by N. Fresh gales and
squally. Carpenters fishing the mainmast. Carried
away a pair of main shrouds, replaced them with new
ones. Carpenters reported the main trestle-trees sprung.
Ordered them made as secure as possible with bolts and
frappings. Got the maintopsail yard on deck.
Sunday, January 2(5. — Wind E. l)y X. Fresh Gales.
Completed fishing and moulding the mainmast. Swayed
up the yards, and made sail. Lat. 10^ 14' X^. Lon. 20^
22' AV.
January 28. — Ordered preventer topmast stays got up
fore and aft, those aloft l)eing too small.
January 30. — Exercised great guns and small arms,,
and scaled the main l)attcry.
Sunday, February 2. — Mustered the ship's crew.
Februarys. — A smooth sea and fair weather. Lat.
3° 05' X. Lou. 17° 30' W.
February 5. — Parted a pair of shrouds and replaced
them with new ones.
February 7. — Crossed the Equator. Lon. 20^ 20' W.
Sunday, Feljruary 9. — Mustered the ship's company.
February 13. — Pleasant weather and a smooth sea.
Exercised great guns and small arms.
Friday, February 14. — Wind S. E. by S. to E. S. E.
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Fresh gales, smooth sea and pleasant weather. At half
past 8 P. M., John Wells and Daniel Woodman , two able
seamen, fell overboard and were both drowned, although
every exertion was made to save them. Dismounted
two of the Quarter-deck guns and" stored them below, as
they could not be worked clear of the main shrouds.
February 17. — Saw land birds. Lat. 23° 20' S. Lon.
by Lunar observation, 24° 10' W.
February 21. — William English died and was buried
in the deep.
February 25. — Wind N. by E. Fresh gales and
fair weather. Saw albatrosses and black gulls.
February 26. '— Fair weather. Plenty of birds fly-
ing around us.
February 27. — Fair weather. All sail set. Saw
land birds.
March 2. — Light breezes and pleasant. Many alba-
trosses and gulls about the ship.
March 8. — Fresh gales and fair weather. Bent ca-
bles. Observed the water much discolored; suppose we
are on soundings. Saw much floating kelp and seaweed,
sure indications of being near the land. Find a current
setting to the N. W. one mile per hour.
Sunday, March 9. — Wind S. and S. W. Hazy, thick
weather. At 7 A. M. saw Cape St. Martin bearing E.
N. E. three or four leagues distant. Vast numbers of
birds about the ship.
March 10.— At 4 P. M., tacked oft^ shore, the land
bearing from S. to E. N. E. ; land abreast three miles dis-
tant. Saw the surf on the shore. The land on this coast
is barren, with high sand-hills, some of which have the
appearance of buildings. At midnight tacked for the
land. At 11 A. M. saw the land, Lat. 33° 00' S.
March 11. —At 4 P. M. the north point of Saldanha
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Bay bore N. by E. half E., and the southern point E. by
S., four leagues distant. Steering S. by E. ; at 6. P. M.
saw breakers off Coney Island bearing S. E. l)y S., three
miles; at 2 A. M., saw the table-land of the Cape of
Good Hope ; at 10 A. M. anchored in 7 fathoms over a
bottom of fine sand, the watering-place at the town S.
"W., one mile distant. Moored ship.
Found here seven British men-of-war, viz :
Lancaster, G-tguns, Admiral Sir Kogcr Curtis, Bart., Capt. Larcom.
Trcmemlous, 74 guns, Capt. Osl)orn.
Diomed, 50 guns, Capt. Hon. C. Elphinstoue.
Adamant, 50 guns, Capt. llotlinni.
L'Oiseau, 44 guns, Capt. S. II. Linzce.
Camel, Frigate, Capt. Lee.
Rattlesnake, 24 guns. Capt. Curtis.
Two English and a Swedish Indiaman, an English
Whaler, and three American merchant vessels, viz. : the
Ship Ariel, Capt. Coats, from China for Philadelphia, the
Ship Dispatch, Capt. Benners, from Philadelphiii for Ba-
tavia, and Brig from Batavia for Phihidelphia. Sent
the First Lieutenant on l)oard the Admiral' to report the
ship. Received a visit from the Health officer.
March 12. —Wind S. E. Fresh gales. At 11 A. :\L,
went on shore, accompanied by Capt. Campbell of the
British Navy. Waited on the Admiral, Sir Roger Curtis,
Bart., and the Governor, Sir George Young, Bart., and
was politely and friendly received, each offering me his
best services. I received a visit from all the Captains of
men-of-war with compliments and congratulations on my
arrival. Dined with the Admiral in company with all the
Captains of the Navy.
March 13. — Strong S. E. gales. Ordered the ship
completely stripped of its rigging in order to give it a
thorough repair, and lit new main trestle-trees, ttc. &c.
Commenced watering. Dined with Capt. Linzee of the
L'Oiseau.
March 14. — Dined on shore at Mr. Biancha's.
March 15. — A gale'of wmd from S. E. No passing
with boats. All hands diligently employed on board.
Sunday, March 16. — Strong E. S. E. gales and fair
weather. Ordered watering parties on shore. Mustered
the ship's company. Dined on shore with the Governor.
March 17. — Strong S. S. E. gales. Officers and peo-
ple employed in preparing the ship for sea ; boats water-
ing. Dined with the Irish officers of the garrison.
March 18. — Sailed, the Ship Ariel for Philadelphia,
and the Dispatch for Batavia. Sent a paquet to the
Navy Office by the Ariel. Got up topmasts and yards.
Dined with General Dunlap, Commander-in-chief of the
troops.
March 20. — Sent a spare mainyard on shore to be left
in the dockyard, the Admiral having assured me that it
should be taken good care of, and delivered to any of the
U. S. ships that may want it. Dined with the Admiral.
Sunday, March 23. — Watering. Ship nearly ready
for sea. Dined with Mr. Barnard, Director of East In-
dia Aftairs for the English East India Company.
Monday, March 24. — In the morning calm. This day
I had company to dine on board, viz ; General Vanda-
lure of the British army, Mr. Elmslie, IT. S. Consul, and
all the Captains of the British men-of-war in port. In
the afternoon a heavy gale of wind came on, in which our
Launch was upset and lost ; the crew was with difficulty
saved by the Diomed's Barge. My company were de-
tained on board all night in consequence of the gale.
March 25. — Completed our stock of water. Shipped
Mr. Richard Butler as a master's mate. Dined with the
Admiral and delivered him the private signals between
the ships of war of the two nations.
March 26. — Unmoored and shifted the ship to an out-
side berth, and anchored in 10 fathoms water, sandy bot-
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torn. Cape Town S. S. W. two miles. Shipped two
seamen. Dined with the Hon. Capt. C. Elphinstone of
the Diomed.
^larch 27. — Set up the rigp^ing fore and aft, and got all
ready for sea. Took leave of the Governor, the Admiral,
General Dnnlap, etc.
Friday, March 28. — At 2 P. :\1. wind X. W., weighed
and sailed for Table Bay in company with his B. ]\I. Ship
Rattlesnake, Capt. Curtis. Saluted the Admiral's ilag
with 15 guns, which was retnrned. At 11 P. ]M. strong
gale and heavy sea. At 4 A. M. the wind shifted to the
S. ^V. Steered to the S. E. Saw a sail at 8 A. M. a
long way to Avindward and one to leeward. Bore away
and gave chase. At noon spoke the chase, a small Eng-
lish brig from St. Catharine's Bay, bound to the Cape.
Latitude 35° 14' S. *
March 29. — Strong N. W. by S. W. gales and a
heavy sea. Saw a ship off the lee quarter. Gale so
strong and sea so high, did not think proper to wear ship
to speak her, supposing her English, as the French have
no ships on this coast.
From :\larch 30th to April IGth., Capt. Preble's diary
records nothing of interest, and little else but the weather
and ship's position at noon each day.
April 16. — Passed the Island of St. Paul, distant
three leagnes. At 11, hauled to the southward by the
wind, under easy sail. At 6 A. M. made sail for the
Island of Amsterdam. At 8 A. M. saw it bearing S. W.
by S., six leagues distant. At noon close in with the
Island ; the wind too strong and sea too high to send a
boat on shore. Saw several huts on the east side, on one
Note.— The Cape of Good Hope is in Lat. 51° 22' S., and Lon. 18° •29' E., there-
fore the Essex must have passed tlie Longitude of the Cape about 11 A. M., March
28; the first United States vessel-of-ioar to double the Cape and show our flag
beyond it.
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of which an American Ensign was displayed. Several
men on the shore, supposed them some of our countrymen
left by some vessel to catch seals. Bearing of the Island
of Amsterdam from St. Paul by compass is S. 23. W. *
April 17. — No prospect of the wind abating. Bore
away and steered to the eastward.
From April 18th to May 4th., when Capt. Preble's pri-
vate diary closes abruptly on his reaching the neighborhood
of the Straits of Sunda, there is nothing recorded but the
wind, weather, and ship's position, and after that date we
extract from a copy of the Log Book of the Essex preserved
among his papers, viz :. |
Tuesday, May 6. — At 1 P. M. came to anchor within
Clap's Island in 16 fathoms. The Island S. S. W., dis-
tant two miles. Sent the yawl on shore ; saw a sail to
windward coming down ; fired two guns for the yawl to
come off, hove up anchor and gave chase. At 7 A. M.
fired a shot and brought the chase to. Found her an
American ship condemned at the Isle of France and
bound to Batavia, commanded by a Frenchman. At
night anchored with the ship in shore. At 6 A. M. took
out the officers and men of ours that were on board.
The French Captain contended that his ship was Dutch
property, and was in ballast. Discharged her and made
our way for the Straits of Sunda.
May 7. — At half past 12, hauled around Java Head
into the Straits of Sunda. Found 25 fathoms of water
within quarter of a mile of the shore. Here we found
*The Northern island is now known as Amsterdam, and the Southern as
St. Paul, just the reverse of what he has named them. The hut and men must
have been seen on what is now known as St. Paul.
t Journal kept on board the United States Ship Essex of 32 guns by Rufus Low,
Sailing master, Edward Preble, Esq., Commander, begun December 16, 1799.
Printed for, and sold by, William T. Clapp, sign of the Boston Frigate, Fish Street,
Boston.
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the Arrogant of 74 guns, and the Orpheus, Frigate, at
anchor. Took possession of the ship mentioned yester-
day. At 11 P. M., came to anchor oif the Great Water-
ing Place at the westend of Java in 20 Mhoms water.
May 10. — Having tilled up the water, at 4 A. M.,
hove up the anchor after the Arrogant and Orpheus had
hove up. We soon came np with and passed them ])oth,
although they were sure to outsail us, as they were called
the fastest ships in the English Navy.
I\Iay 11. — Working to windward toward Batavia.
''This day William Ash, forecastle man, excited the peo-
ple of the ship Essex to fall on their officers and serve
them, saying ' as we did on board the Hermoine, and
serve them right.' " Conlined the said Wm. Ash.
May 12. — Spoke an American Ship, Hebe, belong-
ing to Baltimore, 159 days from Hamlnu-g, bound to
Batavia.
May 15. —At 3 P. M. hoisted out boats. Sent Mr.
Lee, Lieut., in the cutter, to Onrust, who returned Avith a
pilot at half past 7 P. M. At 5 A. ]\L hove up and made
sail. Wind fell calm, came to anchor in the fairway near
Onrust. At ^Meridian, hove up anchor with a small wind,
steered for Batavia roads. At 3 P. M. came to anchor in
G J fathoms of water. Fired a salute of sixteen gims : were
answered from the Fort on shore at Batavia, and from the
Ship Massachusetts of Boston, Capt. Ilutchins. ^Moored
with the stream anchor; unbent light sails; out boats.
Capt. Preble went on shore in the barge. Ship's draft,
aft, 18 feet 4 inches, forward, 17 feet.
May 18. — Shipped George Patterson, able seaman,
from Ship Hebe, by consent of all parties ; also James
Martin, who signed his name to our paper. This man
was sent on board from the Ship China as a dangerous
man.
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May 19. — Healed the ship and payed the main-wheels >
bends and black streaks.
May 21. — At five A. M. hove up the anchor, set the
topsails and steered a course in the fairway, through
narrows between the shoals off Point Onting and Middle-
burg island.
May 22. — Spoke Capt. Webb in the Brig Exchange
from Salem, bound to Batavia. Passed between Bantam
Bay and Babec Island in the fairway.
May 23. — Spoke the Brig Globe, Capt. Grardner, from
Philadelphia, bound for Batavia, off Bantam Bay. At
7 P. M., came to anchor near Point St. Nicholas about
one mile from shore, 35 fathoms water, soft bottom. At
6 A. M., got under way and made sail for the Straits;
Sumatra in sight. Saw five strange sails, three ships and
two brigs, to westward of us. Steered for them and
cleared ship for action.
May 24. — Spoke the above vessels and found them to
be Americans, viz. : — Ship Fair American, Capt. Earle of
Charleston, last from River La Plata; Ship Franklin,
Capt. Shaw, on the same voyage in company (these two
ships mounted 40 guns) ; Brig Lapwing, Capt. Samuel
Clapp, from New York, four months from home, with
some provisions for our ship, etc. ; Brig Lydia, Capt,
Barnard, of Boston, from Plymouth, 129 days out. Ship
Magnus, Capt. Hawley, of Philadelphia, from Newport,
sailed with us from thence.
At 7 P. M., anchored. At 6 A. M. saw a ship without
us in the fairway. Got underway and found her to be
one of the above mentioned ships.
May 25. — At 1 P. M. stood into the Roads off Anjer,
and came to anchor. At 6 A. M. got underway, with a
Swedish ship in convoy. Wind dying away, anchored.
May 26. — At 3 P. M. got underway, and gave chase
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to a sail, which proved a Galiot. At 7 A. ]\I. passed a
Baltimore schooner bound to sea.
May 27. — Spoke the ship Juno, Capt. Smith, from
Newport bound to Batavia, who had some stores for us.
At 9 P. M. anchored in Mew Bay, in 22 fathoms water,
and at 5 A. M. closer in, in 14 1-2 fathoms, and com-
menced watering ship.
May 29, Mew Bay. — Finished filHng water. 26,500
gallons on board. Got under sail and made for Prince's
Island.
May 30. — Working about in the straits. Midshipman
Wm. H. Williams died.
June 1. — Sent the body of Midshipman Williams in
the cutter with officers, and buried him in the burying-
ground at Anjer. On the cutter's returning, stood towards
Batavia.
June 2. — At 3 P. M. saw a ship under all sail, and
a brig also. At same time saw four sail at sea. At 5,
tacked ship and stood thwart their bows. Called all
hands to quarters and cleared ship for action'. Up courses
and in small sails. Spoke the ship, which proved to be
the Orpheus with a brig in tow, who informed us that the
vessels at sea were the Arrogant, 74, and prizes she had
taken. One of the prizes was a 50 gun ship, and three
other vessels, all belonging to Batavia.
From June 3 to June 9, cruising about the Straits
of Sunda ; occasionally anchoring. Lost a stream anchor
and 30 fathoms cable. June 5, sent a proa with an officer
and pilot to Batavia to get ready for the ship. June 6,
Robert Clarke, able seaman, died. June 9, hoisted in all
boats and got them out again for use. Opened the pow-
der magazine and turned the barrels underside up, to
keep the powder of equal strength.
June 10. — Took nine men on board from the Dutch
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Commodore's ship as prisoners, they having been sent
there from American ships, for their many offences to
their respective officers.
June 11. — Taking in stores at Batavia. Shipped two
men.
June 15. — Entered seven able and six ordinary sea-
men that have been sent on board for offences, etc., from
the Dutch Commodore's ship, and were brought here in
American vessels.
June 16. — At 7 A. M. made signal to the Fleet to
sail and fired one gun. At 9 A. M., signal to get under
way, and fired one gun. Up anchor and sailed for Onrust
with a part of the Fleet. At 12, anchored off Onrust in
lave and one-half fathoms. Five ships and two brigs at
anchor with us. Sent a midshipman and five men on
board the Brig Sally, and a midshipman and seven men
on board the Ship Smallwood, to help them work those
vessels to Onrust. Ship's draft, abaft 18 feet, 9 inches,
forward, 17 feet, 8 inches.
June 19. — At 8 A. M., got underway with twelve sail
in company, and one in sight from Batavia to join the
convo}^
June 20. — Thirteen sail of the Fleet in convoy and in
sight astern. Ship with topsails on the cap to keep com-
pany with the Fleet.
June 21. — Spoke a proa with Americans on board,
bound for Batavia, who were taken by a French ship in
the Straits of Sunda, about a week ago, in the Ship Alten-
amak of Baltimore. Seven of them came on board.
These men informed us that twenty-four hours before their
seeing us, they saw the French armed ship (which was
from the Isle of France) at anchor near Anjer Point.
At 6, made signal to the Fleet to make a harbor and find
an anchorage. Anchored off Point St. Nicholas, in 25
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fathoms, about a mile from the Java shore. In the morn-
ing discovered the Ship Smallwood was missing. Sent
the barge with an officer towards that island in quest of,
but did not lind her.
June 22. — Saw a strange sail to the westward.
June 23. — Made all sail, got underway, and gave chase
to a strange sail, supposing her to l)e a French i)rivateer
cruising in the Straits. Observed the ship we were in
chase of, to tack when we did. At 8 P. M., called all
hands to quarters and made ready for action. At G A.
M. signalled the Fleet to get underway, and at 9, wind
frilling calm, made signal for the Fleet to anchor.
June 24. — At anchor with the Fleet near the Java
shore, as we have no op[)()rtunity to go on out of the
Straits. Detained a proa we had reason to think was
employed l)y the French privateer to give them intelli-
gence. The Dutchman confessed he had received money
for the above purpose. Underway with the Fleet during
the day and anchored at night.
June 25. — At Meridian gave chase to a ship in the N.
W., sui)p()sed to ])e a French cruiser. At 8 P. ^L, called
all hands to quarters. At 4 P. M., six of the Fleet in
sight. At half-past 4, saw breakers under our lee bow.
Wind fell almost calm, and night coming on, gave over
our chase ; tacked and stood for the Fleet under the Java
shore. .Vt 11 P. M., anchored and showed a top-light,
and signalled the Fleet to anchor.
June 2(). — The Ship China proves too top-heavy to be
safe in carrying sail. At 5 A. M., the Ship Smallwood
made signal of distress. Sent a boat and six men on
board to assist them in wei<2:hing anchor. Four men re-
raained on board, the officer and two men returned. At
7, made signal for the China to lead the Fleet, and stood
for the Smallwood and ordered her to make sail and stand
for the Fleet.
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June 27. — Anchored in Mew Bay with the Fleet, and
commenced watering ship.
June 28. — Completed watering, and received some
turtle on board.
June 29. — Assisted the convoy in various ways,
watering and supplying some of the vessels with provi-
sions, etc. At half past 2 P. M., saw a sail come into
the Straits. Shipped the cable, called the boats from
shore, and gave chase. Spoke the Ship Columbia, 109
days from the Capes of the Delaware, who informed us
that the Congress was dismasted after parting with us,
and arrived at a southern port. The Columbia anchored
in Mew Bay.
June 30. — Brig Lapwing, two days from Batavia,
joined the Fleet. Had heard nothing of the French pri-
vateer, that we had made run among the rocks toward
Lampoon Bay on Sumatra. Keleased the proa detained
several days since.
July 1. — At 10 A. M., made signal for the Fleet to
weigh anchor for sea, which was done, the Fleet consist-
ing of fourteen sail.
July 2. — Passed Mew Island out of the Straits of
Sunda to the W. S. W. At 1 P. M., Java Head bore
E. S. E., five leagues. 26,392 gallons of water on
board. Ten men sick. Bent down top-gallant yard, and
launched top-gallant mast. All the Fleet in company.
Run 126 miles. Unbent the cables and sent the small
anchor below.
July 3. — All the Fleet in sight. Sent the jolly boat
with the Surgeon's mate on board the Juno, Capt. Smith,
who was sick.
CIRCULAR.
The U. S. Frigate Essex will sail from Batavia Roads
the 18th inst., and will take under convoy the merchant
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ships of the United States bound to the westward. The
commanders who wish to benefit by this conv^oy are
requested to receive their distinguishing vanes, and on
Saturday morning they are requested to deliver a mani-
fest of their cargoes on board the Essex, and at the same
time receive signals and instructions. As an explanation
of the signals will be necessary, as many of the com-
manders as can make it convenient are requested to
receive them personally.
Given under my hand on board the Essex, »Tune D,
1800. Edward Prkule.
Mem. a copy of the above was put up in the hotel
the day of the date.
The signal vanes for the convoy, above alluded to,
were :
A red llagal the. fore to designate Ship I). Ti:iniY and Brig Sally.
" Sliip China and Brig Exchangk.
" Sliip Smallwoch).
" Ship Disi'ATCii and lirig I) i: law aim:.
'' Sliip Nancy and Brig Glouk.
'' Ship John Bulklky.
" Ship Ji NO and lirig Lai'win(;.
•' Sliip IlKiiK and Brig Lydlv.
'• Ship Magnus.
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July 4. — Sent Surgeon's mate on board the Small-
wood. Under close-reefed foretopsail on the Cape. All
the Fleet in sight. Simon F. Williams, steward, died.
Committed his body to the deep. At half past 4 P. M.
made signal 83. Hoisted colors and fired a salute of
sixteen f/uns. At 8 P. M. gave chase to a strange sail
which proved a Danish ship from Copenhagen bound to
Batavia.
July 7. — Took the Brig Delaware in tow.
July 11. — John Law, who belonged to the maintop,
died at 4 P. ]\r., and was buried at 5 A. M.
July 1(). — At midnight hove to for the Smallwood to
come up.
July 17. — Sent a boat by request of Capt. Sandford
to the Srnallwood, and found tliat four of the men we
loaned to the 'S.' had mutinied, viz : eJames Ward, John
Fitzgerald, David Gregory, and flohn Nelson. Had them
brought on board, whipped at the gangway and put in
irons, and sent three other men to the Smallwood.
Jul}' 18. — Fired a blank gun to ])ring to one of the
Fleet. She not regarding it, lired another with shot,
which had the desired ell'ect.
July 23. — Continue to keep the Brig Delaware in
tow.
July 26. — Spoke the Brig Exchange in troul)le', nearly
all her men sick. Sent the Doctor's mate on l)oard, and
three men for his assist;ince.
July 31. — Brig Lapwing informed us there was a
French ship in the Fleet. Hove to and made signal for
the Fleet to do the same. The Ship Dominick Terry made
signal of distress. Hoisted out the cutter. It appeared
the Ship Dispatch had run into the D. Terry, and stove
her larboard bow in. Gave her assistance.
August 2. — All the Fleet in sight. Employed in
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putting the ship's apparel, &c., in good order to ap-
proach the Cape of Good Hope.
August 5. — Peter Anderson, who belonged to the
main top, starboard watch, died. Committed his body to
the deep.
August 7. — The Ship Dispatch and Brig Lapwing
asked permission and left the Fleet, having given up their
signal books.
August 9. — Ezra Plummer, carpenter's mate, died.
Committed his body to the deep. The Brig Globe left
the Fleet, having first delivered up her signals.
August 11 to 14. — Strong gales of wind. On the
13th, lost sight of all the Fleet, each ship being obliged
to take care of itself.
August 14. — John Bailey, able seaman, and Charles
Gardner, supernumerary, died, and were buried in the
sea.
August 15. — At 3 P. M., saw land bearing N. N. W.
Abundance of birds around us ; caught some with hooks.
Swayed up the mainyard. Got the spritsail yard and
jib-boom out. Three sick on board.
August 16. — Land in sight.
August 17. — Chased a vessel which proved to be the
Nancy of Baltimore, one of our convoy. At 7 P. M.,
after a chase, spoke the Hebe, another of our convoy.
At the close of the sea day, blowing a strong gale. Ship
under close reefs.
August 18. — Wind and weather moderated and
cleared. At 7 A. M,, hoisted out the jolly boat and
sounded on the Bank of Agulhas in S6 fathoms, coarse
white sand and shells. Found a small set of the current
to the southward. Shot some albatrosses and other
birds. Three men sick.
August 19. — Saw a very large turtle. Two sick.
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August 20. — Brig Lydia, of the convoy, joined com-
pany. Sounded in 85 fathoms, ooze and sandy bottom.
Commenced a hard gale. Sent down the mainyard.
August 21. — Hard gale and a lofty sea. Spoke the
Kent from Portsmouth, England, bound for B()m])ay, 15
weeks from home. At midnight, moderate and clear
weather, with a high swelling sea from the W. S. W.
August 22. — Strong gales and squally, with rain. At
7 P. M., saw a sail to windward and close aboard.
Showed a light. Wind ])lew very strong, were soon out
of sight. At 8 A. M., sent down the main yard, and
saw ship to the northward.
August 23. — For the last three days we have found
the ships vastly more to southerl}' by observation, than
the log gives, which is attributed to a current.
August 24. — Weather moderatiug. Made sail. Saw
several whales.
August 25. — At 4 P. M., Cape Agulhas bore E. by
N. At miduight, hard squalls, with thunder, lightning,
rain, and hail.
August 27. — At 5 P. M. The Cape of Good Hope
bore N. J W. 10 leagues. Repassed the cape and took
a new departure from it.
August 30. — Saw land from N. E. to S. E. 8 leagues.
September 1. — ('aught several sharks and shot some
birds.
September 3. — At noon. Island of St. Helena, 8G1
miles distant, bearing N. 58^ W.
September 4. — Saw plenty of porpoises, albatrosses,
and cape pigeons.
September 10. — Saw some birds which look like small
gulls. At 3 A. M., hove to. At 5 A. M., bore away.
At 7 A. M., saw St. Helena bearing W. i N., distant 10
leagues. Scrubbed hammocks and cleared ship. At 3
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P. M., hauled around the N. part of St. Helena.
Hoisted out the cuttei; and sent her Avith an officer to
the town. Stood in and anchored in the Roads, in 24
fathoms. Two English ships here. Fired a salute of
sixteen guns, which was answered from the Fort.
September 11. — Brig Globe, one of the convoy,
arrived.
September 12. — Ship Juno, one of the convoy,
arrived. Saw plenty of whales and porpoises in the
Roads.
September 13. — Hoisted the boats out in the morning
and in at night, as usual.
September 14. — The Ship Nancy and Brig Lydia of
our convoy, arrived.
September 15. — Ship Dominick Terry, arrived.. Has
lost all her boats and had her quarter gallerys stove in by
bad weather off the Cape of Good Hope. Watering ship.
September 16. — Brig Globe sailed for home.
September 17. — Finished stripping the masts, and
have replaced the rigging in good order. The Governor
and officers of this place [St. Helena] appear very
friendly.
September 18. — Ship China, one of the convoy,
arrived.
September 20. — Arrived, the Ship John Bulkley,
which spoke the Brig Lapwing on the 14th of August,
which had lost both her masts at the deck. She was thrown
on her beam ends by the wind, and sea, and cut away her
mast to right her. With both pumps freed her in six
hours. Capt Stockley of the John Bulkley supplied the
Lapwing with every thing that was needed, such as spars
and sails, and Captain Clap of the brig thought he should
reach the Cape of Good Hope very well. He adds that
Captain Gardner's Brig Globe passed him within half a
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mile while his sigiiiil of distress was hoisted, mid did not
come to him.
September 22. — Three English ships arrived.
September 23. — Sailed, the Dominick Terry, for
Philadelphia.
September 24. — Snow. The Sally, one of onr convoy,
arrived, with Midshipman Brown, John Beard, Moses
Ilarriman, and llalph Wright, our men which we lent
Captain Ilall in the Straits of Sunda.
September 25. — Arrived, the Brig Exchange, of the
convoy.
Scptcml)er 20. — Fired a gun. Made signal one.
Unmoored at 10 A. M. Hoisted in the boats. Sent
Mr. Shed and two nuMi to the Sally, (iot underway, in
company with seven of the convoy, viz. : John Bulkley,
China, Nancy, Juno, Lydia, Sally, and Exchange. At 3
P. M., Jamestown, St. Helena, l)ore S. S. E. J E., 7
miles.
October 2. — Ascension Island in sight.
October 4. — Spoke the Brig Anna Maria, from Bor-
deaux bound to Tran(|uebar, under Swedish colors.
October (J. — All the Fleet in sight. Continue to keep
the two brigs in tow.
October 7. — Whipped Andrew Knowland, the cook,
for striking William Woodl)ury with an axe.
October 10. — liecrossed the line in Longitude about
28° 50' W.
October 11. — All the Fleet continue in sight. Saw St.
Paul's rocks.
October 12. — Charles Swede, who had been sick ever
since he came on board at Batavia, died.
October 20. — Lost sight of the Brig Sally.
October 21. — Benjamin McDonald, captain of the
mast, died.
October 22. — All the Fleet in sight.
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October 28. — Brigs Lydia and Exchange, still in
tow.
October 29. — Sent the jolly boat with men on board
the Juno to assist in getting a topmast aloft. Hoisted
out the. cutter and sent her with an officer to the China,
for a hawser.
October 30. — Cut off the brigs in tow, and gave chase
to a ship which proved the Juno. Took the brigs in tow
again.
October 31. — A gale of wind.
November 2. — Sent the jolly boat on board the Ship
Nancy with a supply of bread.
ISTovember 3. — At 11 P. M. the brigs cast off the
hawsers.
November 4. — Took Brig Exchange in toW again.
At noon saw a sail to the northward. Cast off the tow
and gave chase.
November 5. — Boarded the Schooner Hector from
Milford bound to Martinico. Hove to and made signal
for the Fleet to do the same, and received some provisions
and live stock from the schooner. At 8 A. M., took the
Ship Juno in tow, which had sprung her fore trestle-
trees.
November 6. — Cast off the Ship Juno and Brig
Exchange, and gave chase to a sail which proved a
lumber-loaded brig from Casco Bay, John Walker,
master, bound to St. Vincents. Took the Lydia and
Exchange in tow.
November 10. — Cast off the Brigs and took them in
tow again.
November 11. — Chased a strange sail.
November 13. — Chased and brought to after two
shots, the Brig Eliza, Capt. Bullock, from Rhode Island,
bound to Turk's Island, 10 days out. Chased and spoke
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Brig Harriet, Ctipt. Babson, from Tortola bound for
Boston.
November 14. — Spoke Schooner Mary, Capt. Jackson,
from Tortola bound to Wiscasset. Capt. Hale and Capt.
Stockley asked leave to quit the Fleet.
November 15. — Took the Exchange in tow again.
Capt. AVebb gave up his signals.
November 17. — Ship John Bulkley left the Fleet.
November 18. — Si)oke Schooner Amelia, 4 days from
Savannah bound for St. Thomas. She was under Danish
colors.
November 21. — Commenced a heavy gale of wind.
November 22. — Ends moderate and cloudy.
November 23. — Spoke a schooner from Antigua bound
for Norfolk.
November 24. — Tried for ij^round but found none.
November 25. — Hove an English schooner to with a
shot. She was bound to Philadelphia. Tried for ground,
found none with 125 fathoms line.
November 27. — At 8 P. M., sounded in 45 fathoms,
black and white sand. At 10 A. M. sounded in i)
fathoms.
November 28. — Sounding at intervals. At 9^ P. ]\I.
the light house bore N. W. by W.
November 29. — At 1 P. M., Sandy Hook lighthouse
bore N. W., 7 miles. At 8 came to anchor in 17
fathoms, the Battery bearing E. N. E., 1 mile. Gov-
ernor's Island S. E. by E. Gib])et Island W. by S. At
7 weighed and made sail for the East River. At 7.10,
falling calm, anchored. At 1 P. M., up anchor, made
sail for our mooring place. At 3 P. M., moored ship.
Brooklyn Point, East. Governor's Island Flag Staff,
S. W. i W. Unbent courses, staysails, and topgallant
sails. [End of Journal.]
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Essex, at anchor in Table Bay,
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Cape of Good Hope, 13th March, 1800. 5
• Sir : — I have the honor to inform you I arrived here
the 11th inst., with the U. S. Frigate Essex under my
command. The .manner in which I have been received
by the Admiral, Sir Roger Curtis, and the Governor,
Sir George Young, has been honorable to our flag, and
highly flattering to me. The day after leaving Newport
a snow storm came on, and we parted with the three
merchant vessels under convoy, and on the 12th of
January, in a heavy gale of wind, in Lat., 38° 23' N.,
and Long. 54° 9' W., I lost sight of the Congress, not
being able to carry sail to keep up with her without
hazarding the loss of my masts, on account of the very
bad quality of the rigging and iron work attached to
them.*
The 24th of Jan. in Lat. 16° 25' N. Long. 28° 30' W.,
our mainmast was discovered to be very badly sprung-
bet ween decks. Every exertion was immediately made
to secure it, and on the 26th that object was cortipleted.
On my passage out, much of the iron work has given
way ; the fore and main trestle-trees, and fore and main
cross-trees broken, owing to the bad quality of the wood,
and their not having been properly secured at first.
Nearly all the main shrouds, and all the topmast stays
have been carried away. They were too small and their
quality inftimously bad. These disasters lengthened my
passage considerably, and will detain me here at least
ten days from the day of my arrival, as considerable iron
and wood work is to be done to the masts, a complete
gang of new shrouds to be fitted, and water to fill.
I begin to fear some accident has happened to the Con-
gress, and if she does not arrive by the time I am ready
for sea, I shall not wait a moment for her, but make the
best of my way to the port of destination, and as the
Essex is a remarkably fast sailer, I am in hopes to reach
it in season to answer the object government had in view
in sending me out.
* The Congress, it was subsequently ascertained, was dismasted.
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I have not seen Mr. Elmslie, our Consul. lie is in the
country and expected in town to-morrow, when 1 shall
deliver a letter which I have from the State Department
for him, which was given me in charge by tiie navv agent
at Newport.
The British have six men-of-war here, four of which
are two-deckers, one frigate and a sloop-of-war, some of
which have lately returned from a cruis(^ oil' the Isle of
France, after having chased on shore and burnt, 'I^a Pre-
neuse,' a French frigate, the onl}' one which the French
had remaining in the Indian Seas.
After a fiir trial of nw shi[)'s company at sea, I found
'many impositions had been practised on the recruiting
officers at the time of their engagements, and on the
ninth of Fel)i'uary I had a nuister on board, for the par-
ticular purpose of rating them according to merit, and to
reduce the pay of a considerableiunnbcr, a list of whose
names I have enclosed.
The returns which accompany this letter, I think, are
perfectly agreeal)le to the regulations established, and I
hope will be satisfactory, as every error in the returns
made from Newport, which were very imperfect, is cor-
rected in these.
The officer-like conduct and exertions of Lieut. IJeale,
on every occasion, merit my warmest api)r()bati()n, and
I hope will entitle him to the notice of the President.
Lieut. Phipps is a worthy man, ])ut too infirm for the
duties of his oflice. Lieut. Lee is a young officer of sci-
ence, who [)romises to be an ornament to the navy. Mr.
George Washington Tew, whom I appointed an Acting
Lieutenant, is a young officer of merit, and has given me
great satisfaction. Dr. Orr, my surgeon, is ever atten-
tive to the health of the ship's comi)an3^ ; they are now in
perfect health, except one man sick with a cold. I shall
be better able to speak of my other officers on my return.
The Essex is much admired for the beauty of her con-
struction, by the officers of the British navy. The day
after my arrival, one of the Captains of the men-of-war
waited on me on board the Essex, with their compliments
and congratulations, and I was invited to dine with the
ss
Admiral. On the day following I received the same at-
tention from the Governor. They both appeared to be
disposed to render me every service in their power, and
to make my stay here as pleasant as possible. I have
this day been presented with a paper from Bombay, w^hich
contains the order of the Governor of the Isle of France
for the confiscation of all American property, which I
enclose you. I am told here the French have several
privateers about the Straits of Sunda, and I am in hopes
the superior sailing of the Essex will enable me to pick
up some of them ; every exertion shall be made use of
for that purpose.
I shall write you again by the next opportunity, which
will be in a few days. I have the honor to be, with great
respect, Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble.
P. S. Mr. Elmslie has arrived, and has received the
letter I brought for him. e. p.
Hon. Sec'y of the Navy.
The foregoing was delivered, together with the regular
returns, to Capt. Coats, of the Ariel, bound for Philadel-
phia.
U. S. Frigate Essex, ^
Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, >
March 25, 1800. )
Sir : — Enclosed is a duplicate of a letter I wrote you
on the 13th inst., by the Ariel, Capt. Coats, since which
nothing particular has taken place.
The conduct of the Army and Navy, and of every
branch of this government, has been uniformly friendly
and obliging. They have treated me with distinguished
attention, and have uniformly tendered their best services.
The Essex is now completely equipped, and as I have
heard nothing of the Congress, I shall proceed to sea
tomorrow, to carry into effect the orders of the Presi-
dent.
Previous to my leaving Newport, Capt. Sever wrote
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me a letter, advising me, should I arrive first, to wait for
him ; but as I have been here fourteen days, and it is
uncertain when he will arrive, I do not think it prudent
to wait any longer. The frequent S. E. gales of wind 1
have experienced in this bay since my anchoring here,
have prevented my being ready before now.
It is with great pleasure 1 inform you that my ship's
company are in perfect health, which is an iinuHual
circumstance, on board new ships built of unseasoned
timber. Every exertion on my part shall be made to
keep them so, and to promote on every occasion the
honor and reputation of our infant navy.
As I have four boats, I shall leave my launch here.
She takes up so much room on the gun-deck, as to ex-
clude the fresh air from passing below, and is very much
in the way of the guns on the main-deck. I have like-
wise left a spare main yard.
The returns forwarded by the Ariel, were the regular
monthly returns ; returns of commission and warrant
officers, &c., &c.
With great respect, I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble.
Hon. Secretary of the Navy, Philadelphia.
U. S. Ship Essex, ^
Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, >
March 25, 1800. )
Dear Sir : — I beg leave to acquaint you that I arrived
here the 11th inst., since which time my ship's company
have been constantly employed in repairing the damages
received at sea, and in watering.
Soon after I lost sight of your ship I carried away
several lower shrouds, fore and main trestle-trees, top-
mast cross-trees, and sprung my mainmast, and at the
time of our separation, I was expecting every moment to
lose it, which made it impossible to keep up with you.
The treatment I have met with here by the Admiral,
Sir Roger Curtis, Bart., and the Governor, Sir George
Young, Bart., and by all the Captains and officers of
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the navy, as well as the officers of the army, has been
honorable and extremely flattering.
At the moment of my arrival here I was not prepared
to salute the Admiral's flag, or I should have done it.
I hope on your arrival, that you will think proper to do
it, in which case you will receive the same return that
Captains of the British navy do, and if you send an
officer on shore immediately on your anchoring, I think
the Governor will give you assurance of an equal return,
should you think proper to salute the Garrison.
I hope as I neglected doing either, you will make up
for my neglect by doing both, as I know it is expected of
you as the senior officer.
I leave a spare mainyard and my long boat here ; either
or both will be delivered to you should you want them.
My passage was much lengthened by disasters I met
with at sea, and as it is now fourteen days since I arrived
I have thought it advisable to proceed direct to Batavia,
presuming that you have met with some damage, which
perhaps may prevent your proceeding any farther than
this place, should you reach here.
I flatter myself that my conduct in this particular will
meet the approbation of the President, as it was expected
we should both enter the Straits of Sunda by the first of
May.
I beg leave to mention that it will be necessary that
you send a Lieutenant immediately on your arrival on
board the Admiral, and from thence on shore to the
Governor, to acquaint them of your ship and the object
of your touching here, and that you are cruising against
the French. I mention this, as my neglecting it for an
hour or two only, gave some dissatisfaction, but which
was soon done away. The recollection of my treatment
here by the navy and army will ever afibrd me pleasure.
I shall cruise in the Straits of Sunda for fifteen days,
and if you do not make your appearance in that time, I
shall not expect you, and shall act accordingly.
With great regard, I have the honor to be,
Your obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble.
Capt. Sever, U. S. Ship Congress.
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U. S. Frigate Essex, )
Straits of Sunda, May 10, 1800. 5
Sir : — I have the honor to acquaint you of my arrival
at the entrance of these Straits the oth inst., since which
I have completely watered the ship at Mew Island, with
excellent water, and am now on my way to Batavia. I
am informed there are very few French privateers in
these seas at present, but that many are expected soon
from the Isle of France. I wrote you from the Cape of
Good Hope, and enclosed you particular returns by two-
difterent vessels, which I hope have safe arrived.
I have heard nothing of the Congress, but hope she
will arrive soon. I am now w^riting by a ship from
Batavia bound to Boston, which I have brought to, and
as it is 10 o'clock at night, and stormy weather, I cannot
detain her to be more particular at present. I have not
one sick man on board.
This morning I was in company with an English ship
of 74 guns and a frigate, which are cruising here, and
have the pleasure to inform you, the Essex sails intinitely
faster than either of them, and I sincerely believe faster
than any ship in our service.
With respect, I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Edwaui) Pkeble.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, Philadelphia.
U. S. Ship of War Essex,
14th May, 1800.
Mcuj it please your Excellency : — I have the honor to
inform your Excellency of the arrival at anchor oft'
Middleburg Island of the U. S. Ship of War Essex, of
36 guns, under my command. I shall immediately weigh
anchor for Batavia, and on my arrival there, shall do
myself the honor to wait on your Excellency, as soon as
your Excellency will permit me, and shall be happy to
communicate every information, which may be satis-
factory to your Excellency. I shall salute the Dutch
flag at Batavia with sixteen guns, if your Excellency will
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do me the honor to order an equal number returned.
Without being assured- of this, I am not at liberty to
salute the flag of any nation whatever.
I have the honor to be, with great respect.
Your Excellency's obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble.
To His Excellency, the Governor General of the Dutch
Indies, Batavia Castle.
U. S. Frigate Essex, ^
at anchor off Bantam Bay, >
June 4, 1800. )
Dear Sir : — Mr. Lee, Lieutenant of this Frigate, will
deliver you this letter, he will communicate to you my
wishes respecting the provisions and stores at Batavia
belonging to the United States. I wish you to render
him every assistance he may want, which will confer on
me a very great obligation. I am detained here by a
contrary wind and current, but am in hopes to reach
Batavia with the Frigate in a day or two.
I am, with much respect and esteem, Dear Sir,
Your obedient, humble servant, ,
Edward Preble.
To the Sabandaac, Batavia.
Essex, Batavia Roads,
May 19, 1800.
Sirs : — I have the honor to inform you that the \J. S.
Frigate Essex, under my command, will sail on the 10th
of next month, to convoy all the way home, the merchant
ships of the United States, that are at that time ready to
sail.
Signals will be delivered the 9th day of June, to the
commanders of vessels, who wish to benefit by this
convoy.
I am, Sirs, your obedient servant,
Edward Preble.
To the Masters of American Merchant Ships, Batavia.
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The following note was posted in the Hotel on the 9th of
June :
The U. S. Frigate Essex will sail from Batavia Roads
the 15th iiist., and will take under convoy the Merchant
Ships of the United States bound to westward. The
commanders who wish to benefit by this convoy, are
requested to send on board -early to-morrow morning
to receive their distinguishing vanes, and on Saturday
morning they are requested to deliver a manifest of their
cargoes on board the Essex, and at the same time receive
signals and instructions, as an explanation of the signals
will be necessary. As many of the commanders as can
make it convenient are requested to receive them per-
sonally.
Given under my hand on board the Essex, the 9th of
June, 1800.
Edward Preble,
^^^^' ' Capt. U. S. N.
Essex, June 22, 1800.
Dear Sir: — I have this moment discovered a French
Privateer off Pepper Bay, and as soon as the wind breezes
I shall proceed in chase of her. At present I have the
whole Fleet (convoy) of thirteen sail with me. I beg
you to accept my best wishes for your health and happi-
ness ; and my thanks for your polite attentions while I
was at Batavia. Please make my best respects to the
Governor General. I fear this French Privateer will do
much mischief if I do not catch her, but I am determined
to have her if leaving the Fleet at sea, and returning to
the Straits will effect it.
I am in hopes the Lapwing and the Magnus will
join us here, or at Mew Island. I shall write you again
before I leave the Straits.
Please to inform the Governor General that the French
Privateer has taken an American merchant shij^ within
the limits and jurisdiction of his Government, which
by the 5th article of our treaty with Holland he is to
demand to be restored, in default of which the United
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States will demand restoration of the Dutch Govern-
ment.
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble.
Jacobus Theodorus Reynst,
Sabandaac, Batavia.
U. S. Frigate Essex, >
Near Mew Island, June 30, 1800. >
May it please your Excellency: — I. have to inform
your Excellency that on the 15th inst., near Charitee,
the French Privateer La Confiance from the Isle of
France, commanded by Robert Surcoff, captured the
American Merchant Ship Altenamak, Captain Joel Vi-
car, from Baltimore bound to Batavia. I conceive the
place where she was captured to be within the limits and
jurisdiction of your government, and now enclose you a
copy of the fifth article of the treaty between Holland
and the United States of America, which I have no doubt
your Excellency will pay proper attention to. I likewise
enclose you a copy of the eighth article respecting em-
bargoes. I have been under the necessity of taking into
custody a proa belonging to Java, in consequence of
having discovered that the white man who conducted her
has been acting as a spy on the Fleet under my convoy,
and has been employed by the captain of the French
privateer for that purpose. I have this day released the
proa and people, and have given them in charge to Capt.
Lelar of the Ship Columbia, who will take charge of
her to conduct her to Batavia, and receive your orders
respecting her.
1 feel truly sensible of the very polite attentions with
which I was honored while at Batavia, and have the
honor to be, with great respect.
Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant ,
Edward Preble.
Captain in the Navy of the U. S.
To His Excellency,
the Governor General, Batavia.
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Essex at Sea, Lat. 30° 59' S. Long. 37° 21' E. }
August (), 1800. 5'
Sir : — I have the honor to acqujiint you, that the U. S.
Frigate Essex under my command arrived at the en-
trance of the Straits of Sunda the 5th of May. I watered
ship at Mew Ishmd, and was employed in cruising until
the 15th, when I anchored at Batavia, and was received
by the Governor in the most friendly and flattering man-
ner. On the 20th of May, I sailed from Batavia on a
cruise, after having refreshed my ship's company, made
the necessary arrangements respecting the provisions jind
stores for the frigates, and appointed the 10th of »Iune
for the sailing of the Fleet from Batavia for the United
States. I cruised in the entrance of the Straits for a
fortnight, in which time I boarded thirteen sail of Amer-
ican merchant ships richly loaded, the whole ot which
must have been captured had a^ single French Privateer
of IG guns been cruising in my stead, but fortunately for
our trade it had met no interruption for two or three
months, and there being no French cruisers in the Straits,
I returned towards Batavia, where I arrived the 8th of
June, and finding every vessel bound for the Fiiited
States would be ready to sail by the 17th, 1 prolonged
the tiuie of sailing to that day. In the meantime 1 re-
ceived on board provisions and stores for six months and
appointed Jacobus Theodorus Keynst, Es(i., agent for
the sale of the provisions and stores designed for the
Congress, with directions to have them sold if she should
not arrive by the 15th of Jul3^
On the 15th of June, 1 delivered signals and instruc-
tions to fifteen vessels, being all that were bound to the
United States, and all except three at Batavia.* The IGth,
I moved the Essex down to Onrust, and the IDth, weighed
anchor and sailed with thirteen ships and brigs under
convoy, the other two concluding to join me below. The
21st, a Dutch proa came alongside with the master, super-
cargo and part of the crew of the American Ship Alten-
amak, of and from Baltimore, bound to Batavia. She
•See lists appended.
was captured at the entrance of the Straits, the 15th, by
a French Corvette of -22 guns and 250 men, which ar-
rived in the Straits on that day from the Isle of France.
Four other privateers were to sail for the Straits after her,
one of them a ship of 32 guns. I continued to proceed
down the Straits, making slow progress with the wind
constantly ahead. 22d, anchored the Fleet in Anjer
Roads, wind directly contrary and very light breezes, the
French Corvette in sight hovering about the Fleet. At 1
P.M., I gave chase to her, which was continued until dark,
but the lightness of the wind enabled her to make use of
her sweeps to such advantage as to escape, and I returned
to the Fleet again. 24th, a Dutch proa came alongside, by
which I received information of the arrival in the Straits
of a French ship of 32 guns and much crowded with men.
The Dutchman that commanded the proa had been on
board of her the day before, and I suppose she must have
passed the convoy in the night, as she stood over towards
the coast of Sumatra. This ship the Dutchman declared
to be a frigate from France, and which had only touched
at the Isle of France. At 10 A.M. the French Corvette
in sight approaching the Fleet at anchor under Java shore
between Anjer and Pepper Bay, very light winds, almost
calm. At noon, the breeze increasing, I weighed anchor
and gave chase, which I continued until 5 o'clock in the
evening, at which time I had gained so much on her that
nothing but its falling calm and the assistance the French-
man received from his numerous sweeps, saved him from
capture ; had there been only a moderate breeze I must
have taken him. For want of wind I was not able to
join the Fleet again until the next morning.
I proceeded down the Straits and on the 27th, anchored
with the Fleet in Mew Bay for the purpose of watering.
The 30th, one of the vessels left at Batavia joined me,
the master of which informed me that the other ship, the
Magnus of Philadelphia, would not be down to join the
convoy, as the Captain had anchored her at Bantam to
wait for the recovery of a sick supercargo.
The 1st of July, having completed their stock of water,
I proceeded to sea with fourteen sail under convoy, as
per list enclosed.
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It is singularly unfortunate for the American trade that
the Congress did not arrive at Batavia, as in that case she
could have convoyed the Fleet home, and I might have
been left to clear the Straits of tiiose pirates, but now
they can do as they please, as they have no force opposed
to them, the English Squadron having left the station. I
fear every merchant ship that attempts to pass the Straits
will fall a sacrifice. The necessity of a constant protec-
tion of our trade in the Straits will, I presume, be suffi-
ciently apparent.
I am in hopes to double the Cape of Good Hope in ten
days with the Fleet ; at present I have them all with me.
I have granted permission to the Brig Lapwing to sepa-
rate from the convoy and proceed alone, the master of
which takes charge of my dispatches. My ship's com-
pany have been remarkably healthy ; you will see by the
Surgeon's daily report our present state.
I enclose you a general and quarterly return, a return
of commission and warrant officers, account of supplies
received at the Cape of Good Hope and Batavia, receipts
of stores left at Batavia to be sold for accounts of the
United States, and a list of convoy.
My present intention is to put into N. Y. with the Es-
sex, where I wish to meet your permission to wait on you
personally at the Navy Office, immediately on my arrival,
and the same permission if I should arrive at Boston.
I have the honor to be, w4th great respect, Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble, Capt. U.S.N.
Hon. Secretary of the Nav}- of the United States.
To His Excellency the Governor of the Isl. of St. Helena.
Sir : — I have the honor to inform your Excellency of
the arrival near St. Helena of the U. S. Ship Essex,
under my command, and to request your permission to
anchor for the purpose of recruiting my stock of water,
and purchasing refreshments for my ship's company.
Mr. Beale, my First Lieutenant, will have the honor to
deliver you this, and to satisfy any inquiry you may
think proper to make respecting this ship.
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I shall have the honor to salute the British flag on an-
choring, if you will da me the honor to order an equal
return, and shall wait on your Excellency as soon as I am
honored with your permission.
With respect, I have the honor to be
Your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble, Capt. U.S.N, etc., etc.
U. S. Frigati? Essex, ^
At anchor. Island of St. Helena Road, >
Sept. 15, 1800. . )
Sir : — I have the honor to inform you of the arrival
of the Essex under my command in this road the 10th
inst., and to enclose a copy of a letter which I wrote you
by the Brig Lapwing the 6th ult., five after which, I was
separated from the Fleet in a tremendous gale of wind,
off the bank of La Agulhas, after which I concluded to
make the best of my way to this island, in order that the
Fleet might join me here agreeably to their instructions
in case of separation. I appointed this as a place of ren-
dezvous in preference to the Cape as it was too early in
the season to stop there with safety. Five of my convoy
have already arrived, and one has passed on by permis-
sion. I am in expectation that they will all arrive with-
in twenty days from my arrival, that being the time
which, previous to my leaving the Straits of Sunda, I
made known to the Fleet I should wait here for them in
case of separation.
The flag of the United States is highly respected here
as it has been at every other place I have touched at, and
I am received here by the Governor in the most friendly
manner. My ship's company are in general good health.
Mr. Tilly, Supercargo of the Brig Globe, takes charge
of this letter, and will call on you. I beg leave to refer
you to him for particulars respecting the Fleet generally,
and particularly the Ship China.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble, Capt. U. S. N.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
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St. Helena, Sept. 21, 1800.
Edward Preble, Esq :
Sir: — We congratulate you on your safe arrival here
and that so hirge a part of the Fleet has been able to join
you. After the severe gales we have all expcriencetl
round the Cape, it is with anxiety we look forward to the
remainder of our passage. Being late in the season,
(with a Fleet whose progress will be slow) will bring us
on a winter's coast, when our men, reduced by the fever
of Batavia and a long passage, will be ill able to stand
the severe weather we must expect without a very favor-
able passage.
Of the fourteen sail that left Batavia under your con-
voy, six of the most valuable are now in this road, three
have proceeded on their passage, one dismasted. The
remaining four, a very small proportion, we have reason
to suppose, from the several signals we have observed of
vessels being seen off and not come in, and being in-
formed that British vessels cannot pass without calling,
that they must have passed without calling.
Your orders and instructions at Batavia we conceive to
be well planned, and waiting here twenty days an object
of some consequence to collect the Fleet. At that time
we expected to make this port by the 1st of this month,
and should then have had time to have gained our sev-
eral destinations, and our cargoes disposed of (for a mar-
ket) before winter.
The long passage we have experienced round the Cape
has prolonged the time more than we possibly could have
expected, and from the damages sustained by the differ-
ent vessels jdready arrived, we may conclude that the
few missing, if not already passed, must have met with
some accident, or most certainly would have been here
before .
We therefore beg you to consider our situation, our
daily expenses here, and the late season of our arrival at
our destined ports. Every day's detention may be of
considerable consequence to our owners. We therefore
request you will hasten our departure as soon as possible.
Being confident, from your attention and conduct hith-
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erto of the Fleet, you have our interest at heart and that
you will think with us that every day's detention at this
season is more than a week at any other.
Your complying as early as possible with our present
request will confer an obligation on, Sir,
Your obedient servants,
James Josiah, Master of the Ship China,
Moses Barnakd, Master of the Brig Lydia,
Isaac McKim, Owner of the Ship Nancy, '"'•
Benjamin Smith, Master of the Ship Juno.
Essex at anchor, New York Harbor, >
Nov. 29, 1800. 5
Sir : — I have the honor to inform you that the Essex,
under my command, arrived here last evening, the offi-
cers and crew in good health.
My dispatches I shall forward to-morrow, and follow
them in person the day following.
I have the honor to be, Sir, with great respect.
Your obedient, humble servantj
Edward Preble, Capt.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy. jj.
Navy Department, 6th Dec, 1800.
Sir : — I am honored with yours of the 29th ult., and
offer you, your officers and crew, my congratulations upon
your safe arrival.
Your crew must be immediately paid off, and dis-
charged, and the ship refitted for another cruise. The
Messrs. Watsons will supply the necessary money upon
your requisitions. The accountant will send you the nec-
essary instructions with respect to paying off your crew.
I have the honor to be with great respect. Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Ben. Stoddert.
' '*''-;^ . New York, Dec. 25, 1800.
Sir : — I have the honor to inform you I returned here
from the city of Washington the 20th inst., since which
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I have been confined to my room on shore with a violent
cold attended with some fever.
I am sorry to say the officers and crew of the Essex
are not paid off, in consequence of the confused state of
the Purser's accounts with them, and his not ))eing ready
with the pay roll. Mr. Mumford's want of the necessary
qualifications for a Purser has already been attended
with more expense to the government than ten times the
amount of his pay and rations.
The crew were discharged the 23d, and would have
been immediately after the receipt of your orders, had the
Purser been ready. They are still victualled on l)oard,
as the payment of their wages will not commence until
to-morrow.
The Essex is moored in the Wallabout Bay on the Long
Island side, opposite the eastern part of this city. I
consider her perfectly safe from storms and sea, and
there is room for many more to lie in safety. The pres-
ent state of my health will not admit of my attending to
the proper survey of the Bay. The caulkers have nearly
completed their business. Carpenters are making some
necessary repairs. The damaged muinmast is taken out,
and a new one will be ready in about ten days. It has
been found necessary to have a new gang of main shrouds
made, as the old ones have been condemned. What new
sails were wanted were all cut out and nearly finished be-
fore I arrived here. Our stock of water is completed,
and the new boats building for the ship are in such a
state of forwardness that they must go on. I have given
leave to two of the Lieutenants, the Gunner, and all the
Midshipmen except four, to go home for a few weeks un-
less called for. The Sailing Master, never having had a
warrant, I have discharged. I shall immediately ship
about thirty-five sailors for three months, unless sooner
discharged by your orders ; that number, independent of
the marines, will be wanted to make the ship safe at her
anchors, and they will be constantly employed in refitting
the ship in such a manner that she can be got ready for
sea at the shortest notice. I hope this arrangement will
meet your approbation, and have to request you will
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honor me with your permission to go to Portland for a
few weeks to attend to. my private concerns. I sliall be
punctual in returning to the ship any day you may think
proper to appoint. If I have your permission, Mr.
Phipps and Mr. Lee will be the commissioned officers in
charge of the ship, to be relieved by Mr. Beale and Mr.
Tew, a few weeks hence.
I shall send you my letter and order books as soon as
I can have them copied. I shall forward my account
books completely settled, to the accountant of the Navy,
Thomas Turner, Esq.
With great respect, I have the honor to be. Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Edward Preble, Capt. U. S. N.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Department, Jan. 3, 1801.
Sir : — I am honored with your letter of the 25th ult.
The arrangements you have made for the security of the
Essex are very proper.
The leave of absence you solicit is granted for such
time as may suit your convenience, unless your services
should be sooner required, in which case your orders
shall be transmitted to you in due time.
I have the honor to be with great esteem, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Ben. Stoddert.
Capt. Preble, New York.
New York, Jan. 14, 1801.
Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the 3d inst., and I shall set off for Portland
to-morrow. I have forwarded to Mr. Goldsborough * a
bill of extra expenses paid last cruise at the Cape of
Good Hope, Batavia and St. Helena in support of the
respectability of our Navy establishment. I have desired ~
him to present it to you, for your approbation, and to
receive the money should you think proper to allow the
*C. W. Goldsboroiigh, Escf., father of the present Bear Admiral Louis M. Golds-
borough, aud Commodore J. R. Goldsborough.
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account. As I was not certain at the time that any extra
expenses I should be liable to from the nature of the
service I was sent on, would be allowed, I did not keep
a very particular account, but am certain I have not
charged more than one half the amount I have paid.
I have directed the Purser to repair to the Navy Office
to settle his accounts, as soon as he has finished here,
which will be in a few days. ^Ir. Ward, my clerk, will
attend to the duty of both offices at present, and should
the ship be ordered to sea, he will make a vahiable
Purser, should you honor him with a warrant, without
which I have no expectation he will remain in the service.
The number of men I wanted for the Essex arc re-
cruited and on board. I have directed the commanding
officer in my absence to keep you regularly informed
from time to time of his proceedings, and of the state
and condition of the ship. Enclosed is a copy of the
account of extra expenses.
I have the honor to be with great respect. Sir,
Your obedient, humble servant,
Edward Puehle.
To the Hon. Secretary of the Navy.
New York, Jan. 16, 1801.
Sir: — I shall be absent from the Essex a few weeks,
and as you will be the commanding officer until relieved
by Mr. Beale, you will please to direct the necessary
repairs of the ship and attend to having her so far
equipped in her masts, spars, and rigging, that she can
be got ready for sea at a very short notice.
Be particularly careful not to let her take the ground,
and to defend the hull and cables as much as possible
from the ice. When Mr. Tew returns, Mr. Lee is to go
to Boston.
It is necessary that you keep a Midshipman's watch in
the night, and see that the Lieutenant of Marines keeps
proper sentinels, and that he is attentive to his duty. In
case of neglect on the part of any of the officers you will
take the necessary steps of a commanding officer and
make me acquainted with your proceedings by a line
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directed to me at Portland ; you will also, once a month,
make the Secretary of the Navy acquainted with the state
and condition of the ship and of your proceedings. Mr.
Ward will act as Purser, and will make regular monthly
returns to the Navy Office, signed by you. Mr. Mumford
is ordered on to the Navy Office to settle his accounts, as
soon as an account of the stores remaining on hand is
taken.
As soon as Mr. Ward has arranged his affiiirs so that
he can conveniently leave the ship he is to have leave of
absence, and will return as soon as possible.
You are at liberty to attend to your private concerns
during a time to suit your own convenience, unless
sooner called for, as soon as Mr. Beale returns. I shall
write you in a few days respecting some other alterations
to be made in the upper works of the ship, &c.
Please to write me as often as anything particular
occurs.
I am, with respect, your obedient servant,
Edwaed Preble.
Lieut. Phipps, United States Frigate Essex.
Navy Department,
1st of April, 1801.
Sir: — I have this day directed Capt. Derby of the
Connecticut to repair to New York and deliver over
all his able seamen, ordinary seamen, and boys, to the
Frigate Essex, rendering to you an account of the time
they respectively entered, and the advance made to
each.
The Connecticut is allowed sixty able seamen and fifty-
seven ordinary seamen and boys, and I believe has a full
crew. So that you will only have thirty-seven ordinary
seamen and boys to recruit, to complete the complement
allowed the Essex.
Accept assurances of my respect and esteem.
By order of H. Dearborn, Act'g Sec'y of the Navy,
S, Smith.
Capt. Preble.
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Navy Department, )
April 17, 1801. 5
Sir: — Your letter of the 12th inst. has l)eeii rceeived.
Ill the absence of Gen. Smith, I have to inform you, on
the subject of ofhcers for the Essex, that Lieutenants John
Cowper and Joseph Tarbell have been ordered to ])lace
themselves under your command, and there is no doubt
of his permitting Lieutenant Tew to remain -vvith you.
Mr. Timothy Winn, Purser, has been ordered to join
you. Lieut. Haswell has had permission to go to India.
Midshipman Alexander C. Harrison has been oidered to
join you, which he will probably do at Norfolk. You
have said nothing in your letter of your Surgeon's mates,
gunner, boatswain, sailmaker and car[)enter.
AVhen General Smith returns, the other parts of your
letter will be acted U[)()n.
I have the honor to be, Avith great resi)ect, Sii-,
Your most'oI)edient scrAant,
('lIAULES W. (iOLI)SlU)K()U(;ir,
For II. Dearborn, Act'g Sec. of the Navy.
Edward Preble, Esq., Commander of the Frigate Essex,
New York.
Baltimore, 20th April, 1801.
Sir : — Being here for a few days, I have received from
^Ir. Butler your letter dated 24th February, where you
express yourself in high terms of respect for Mr. Butler,
then Master's mate of the Essex, and that you would
willingly have him appointed your Sailing Master. If
not too late, I now authorize you to appoint him Sailing
Master of the Essex, and his warrant shall meet him
at Norfolk. If too late, you may either take the
Connecticut's Master, or send to Cajjt. Murray of the
Constellation for his ; the latter might go in the Phil-
adelphia and meet your ship at Norfolk.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
S. Smith.
N. B. My long acquaintance with the gallant Gen.
Butler makes me more than anxious that you should give
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his son the proposed appointment. You- could not confer
a more acceptable favor on S. S.
Capt. Edward Preble, Ship Essex, New York.
Navy Department, 22d April, 1801.
Sir : — It is a subject of great regret that your in-
disposition should prevent your proceeding with the
squadron. However, I will do everything in my power
to indulge you. By this opportunity I will write to
Capt. Bainbridge, who (I cannot doubt) will accept the
command of the Essex, but (being just arrived) will
require some time to pay oiF his crew and remain with
his family. You will, therefore, proceed with the Essex
to Hampton Koads, where Capt. Bainbridge (I expect)
will repair and relieve you from the command.
I am, Sir, your friend and servant.
By order of H. Dearborn,
Acting Secretary of the^^Navy,
S. Smith.
Capt. Edward Preble, U. S. Ship Essex, New York.
Navy Department, 28th April, 1801.
Sir : — The following gentlemen have been this day
ordered to place themselves under your command :
E. BtiTLER, Sailing Master.
Ben. Smith, ^
Abner Woodruff, >Mid'men.
Simeon Smith, )
You will be pleased to order George Merrill and
Bernard Henry, now on board the Connecticut, to join
you, aiid inform them that they are continued, and give
the same information to William Scallon, J. Eow, John
Shattuck and George Hackley, who are also to remain on
board the Essex.
Accept the assurance of my esteem.
For Henry Dearborn,
Acting Secretary of the Navy,
S. Smith.
N. B. Lieutenant Tew has, also, this day been ordered
to continue on board the Essex.
Edward Preble, Esq., of the Essex, New York.
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Navy DErAUXMEXT, >
29tli April, 1801. $
Sir : — I have this day directed Lieut. Francis II. Elli-
son, and JNIidshipmen Thomas Swartwout and Daniel
Wurts, to place themselves under your coniniand. If
Doctor Orr should not join you in time, you may take
Doctor Wells.
I have also ordered ^lidshipmon Thos. B. Ilarden-
burgh, P. Ilenop, and Joshua Herbert to join the Essex
at Norfolk.
Accept the assurance of my respect.
For II. Dearl)orn, Acting Secretary of Navy,
S. Smith.
Edward Preble, Esq., New York.
Navy Depaktmext, )
tiOth April, 1801. 5
Sir: — Your letter of the 23d is received. A -war-
rant will be issued to Kichard Butler as Sailing ^Master
of the Essex, and transmitted to meet him at Norfolk.
Nathaniel Hunt, gumier, late of the Jiir/imoiid, now at
New York, may be taken for the Essex, if you api)rove
his qualifications. Perhaps from the otlicers of the Con-
necticut and others now at New York, you may i)r()cure a
sailmaker, boatswain and car[)enter ; if not, they may no
doubt be obtained at Norfolk from the Chesapeake and
vessels discharged there.
Doctor Perkins is permitted to retire from the service.
You w^ere yesterday directed to take the Surgeon of the
Connecticut in case Doctor Orr docs not appear. You
will retain Doctor Marshall as Surgeon's mate.
Lieut. Cowper, late of the Kichmond, it appears has
been transferred to the Congress, now at Boston. Orders
have gone for him to join you immediately at New York,
or to follow you to Norfolk in the event of your sailing
from New York previous to his arrival.
Transmit a list of all your officers to this Dei)artment
prior to your sailing, noting such who may not have war-
rants, that orders may be taken at once for supi)lying the
deficiencv.
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Should you supply yourself with a gunner and boat-
swain from any of these already belonging to the service,
you may then permit those you now have to resign. But
if you do not, and they insist upon leaving the ship, they
will not be allowed the four months extra pay granted by
law to those commissioned and warrant officers who are
permitted to retire from the service.
Accept the assurance of my respect and esteem.
For Henry Dearborn, Acting Sec'y of the Navy,
S. Smith.
Capt. Edward Preble, Frigate Essex, New York.
Note. A duplicate of this letter was sent to Norfolk, Va.
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