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IPSWICH 
 
 IN THE ]\LASSACHUSET TS BAY 
 
 COLON!" 
 
 PART I. HISTORICAL 
 
 A 'history of the town from 1633 TO 1700, CONTAINING THE LETTERS 
 
 OF MAJOR SAMUEL APPLETON, LISTS OF SlOLDIERS IN THE INDIAN WARS, 
 
 RECORDS AND DEPOSITIONS OF THE USURPATION PERIOD, AND 
 
 FACSIMILES OF ANCIENT DOCUMENTS, BEARING MANY 
 
 AUTOGRAPHS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS 
 
 PART II. HOUSES AND LANDS 
 
 AN ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL GRANTS OF HOUSE LOTS AND THE 
 
 SUCCESSIVE OWNERS OF LANDS AND HOUSES, TO THE PRESENT 
 
 TIME, ILLUSTRATED WITH DIAGRAMS, ANCIENT MAPS, 
 
 AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF MANY ANCIENT HOUSES 
 
 SEVEN APPENDICES 
 
 By Thomas Franklin Waters 
 
 President of the Ipswich Historical Society 
 
 The Ipswich Historical Society 
 
 ipswich, mass. 
 
 1905 
 
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 Bl 5BRARY or nONGRESS 
 I T\»u QopiBs rtaceivot 
 
 AUG 30 1906 
 
 Sooyrmni cnu-> 
 
 Copyridht, 1905. 
 
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 Thomas Franklin WATf;Rs. 
 
 Salem press: 
 The Salem Press Co., Salbm. Mass. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 In the preface of his History of England, Macaulay observed : 
 ' ' I shall cheerfully bear the reproach of having descended below 
 the dignity of history, if I can succeed in placing before the 
 English of the nineteenth century a true picture of the life of 
 their ancestors." My own aim and method in the writing of 
 this book could not be described more fitly. 
 
 I have tried to tell, accurately but in readable fashion, the 
 story of the builders of our Town: their homes and home life, 
 their employments, their Sabbath keeping, their love of learning, 
 their administration of Town affairs, their stern delusions, and 
 their heroism, in War and in resistance to Tyranny. The 
 seventeenth century was a brilliant and thrilling period in 
 Ipswich history, and it seemed best to me to consider it some- 
 what at length, and to close my historical study with the end of 
 that century rather than to attempt a briefer summary of the 
 complete history of the Town. If this work finds favor, I shall 
 begin at once to gather material for another volume, in which 
 the historical and topographical studies will be carried on to 
 completion. 
 
 No attempt has been made to construct a genealogical 
 appendix. The magnitude of the undertaking, properly carried 
 out, seemed too great, and the forthcoming i)ublication of the 
 Vital Statistics of the Town, by the Essex Institute, renders it 
 unnecessary. In Part Two, however, a topographical study 
 has been made, from the beginning to the present generation- 
 Nearly two thousand citations from the County Records have 
 been carefully verified, and the likelihood of error has been 
 reduced to the lowest possible degree. 
 
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IV PREFACE. 
 
 I wish to acknowledge my great indebtedness to the late 
 Daniel Fuller Appleton Esq. for the original incentive to this 
 work, and for his constant and substantial encouragement. 
 1 am indebted as well to Mr. Francis R. Apj^leton, Mr. John B. 
 Brown, Mr. Charles A. Campbell, Mr. Moritz B. Philipp, Mr. 
 Charles H. Tweed, and Capt. Augustus P. Gardner for valuable 
 assistance. Mr. Robert Dudley Winthrop of New York gener- 
 ously contributed a now photograph from the original portrait 
 of John Winthro)) Jr., now in his possession, and the Essex 
 Inslit uto of Salem kindly allowed tlic use of ancient maps. Mr. 
 Jolin W. Nourse has contributed greatly to the interest and 
 value of the topographical studies by his skilful diagrams. 
 
 Ipswich, June, 1UU5. T. F. W. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 PART I. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 Primeval Agawam, 1 
 
 CHAPTER II. 
 The Coming of the English, 7 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 Homes and Dress, 21 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 Some Notable Settlers, 45 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 The Development of our Town Government, . . 56 
 
 CHAPTER- VI. 
 Common Lands and Commonage, 68 
 
 CHAPTER VII. 
 Trades and Employments, 75 
 
 CHAPTER VIII. 
 The Body Politic, 87 
 
 CHAPTER IX. 
 
 The Sabbath and the Meeting House, 107 
 
 CHAPTER X. 
 The Early Military Annals, 119 
 
 CHAPTER XL 
 The Charter in Peril, 128 
 
 CHAPTER XII. 
 The Grammar School and Harvard College, . . 146 
 
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VI CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 CHAPTER XIII. 
 King Philip's War, 159 
 
 CHAPTER XIV. 
 Ipswich and the Andros Government, .... 225 
 
 CHAPTER XV. 
 Laws and Courts, 274 
 
 CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 Witchcraft, 287 
 
 CHAPTER XVII. 
 War of William and Mary and other Indian 
 
 Troubles, 301 
 
 PART II. 
 
 Houses and Lands, 317 
 
 APPENDIX A. 
 
 Names of the First Settlers, 490 
 
 APPENDIX B. 
 
 Some Early Inventories, 495 
 
 APPENDIX C. 
 Letters of Rev. Nathaniel Ward, 504 
 
 APPENDIX D. 
 Dr. Giles Firmin's Letters, 508 
 
 APPENDIX E. 
 Letters OF Samuel Symonds, 511 
 
 APPENDIX F. 
 A Valedictory and Monitory Writing by Sarah 
 
 Goodhue, 519 
 
 APPENDIX G. 
 The Narrative of Rev. John Wise, 525 
 
 Index, 539 
 
LIST OP ILLUSTRATIONS. 
 
 PAGK 
 
 'Portrait of John Winthrop Jr., . . . fronti.'^jiiece, 
 Map op New England from Hubbard's History op 
 
 THE Indian Wars in New England 7 
 
 ^ The original deed of Mttsconominet, 9 
 
 J Facsimile of petition of remonstrance against the 
 
 departure of John Winthrop Jr., 50- 
 
 vi Monument with tablets near the Meeting House of 
 
 I the South Church, •'>4 
 
 r Home of Ma.ior Samitel Appleton, 224- 
 
 'J. Home of Rev. John Wise, Essex, built in 1703, . . 271 
 
 "i Grave of Rev. John Wise, Essex, 271 
 
 ^ Diagram No. 1, 319 
 
 n/ Whipple House, the home of the Ipswich Historical 
 
 ; Society, rear view, 325 
 
 Whipple House, end view, 327 
 
 { Diagram No. 2, 338 
 
 4 Map of 1717 (A), 343 
 
 I Col. John Appleton house, 344 
 
 i Map of 1717 (B), 349 
 
 "' The Caleb Lord house 355. 
 
 The John Caldwell house, 355 
 
 ■i Facsimile of petition of citizens against Corporal 
 
 John Andrews, 360 
 
 ^ Rev. Nathaniel Rogers house, 385 
 
 Diagram No. 3, 386 
 
 - Capt. Matthew Perkins house, 389 
 
 H The Hovey house, 389 
 
 ^ The Meeting House Green, 422 
 
 V The Stone Bridge, 1764, 443 
 
 ■ Diagram No. 4, 445 
 
 Col. Samuel Appleton house, 446 
 
 The Ross Tavern, 446 
 
 Andrew Burley hoxtse, 458 
 
 : Dr. Joseph Manning hottsb, 458 
 
 / Dr. Philemon Dean house, used as a Lace Factory, 
 
 1824-1827, 460 
 
 / Dea. Thomas Norton hou.se, 468 
 
 / "Dutch's house," 473, 
 
 ' Col. Nathaniel Wade house, 473 
 
 n/ Diagram No. 5, 477 
 
 ^ The Howard house, 481 
 
 \j Plan of Ipswich Village, 489 
 
PART I 
 
 HISTORICAL 
 
I 
 
CHAPTER I. 
 
 PRIMEVAL AGAWAM. 
 
 The long, simple, uneventful ages of the wilderness period 
 that ended when the white man came, nuist ever remain too 
 dim, shadowy and ghost-like to be subjected to the historian's 
 rigid method. But a fine sense of justice to the unnumbered 
 generations of Indian men and women, that preceded our own 
 ancestors in ownership, as truly men and women as ourselves, 
 however rude or cruel, compels us not to ignore their unre- 
 corded history, but to construct it as best we can. 
 
 In many localities they have left enduring memorials of 
 their presence and the manner of their life. On the sandy tract 
 sheltered by forest, bordering the way to Pine Swamp, where 
 arrow heads innumerable have been found, and the ground is 
 still strewed with chips struck off by their cunning hands, we 
 can believe they made their winter home, and spent many an 
 hour in fashioning their implements for the chase and for agri- 
 culture, their arrows and spears, axes and hoes. That level field 
 by the Lower Falls, now included in the County House grounds, 
 must have been occupied for generations and centuries as a 
 compact village of bark-covered wigwams. Here and there 
 upon Eagle Hill and Jeffrey's Neck, and all the fields skirting 
 the river on either bank and near the beaches, the abundant 
 shell heaps, rich in debris of early ages, attest their presence. 
 How vivid the ancient village life becomes as we burrow into 
 these simple cairns ! 
 
 Here are the very stones, blackened and chipped, and the 
 charcoal of the camp fire. Near by, the black, grimy wigwam 
 stood. Hither the warriors brought the bear, deer or beaver, 
 their skill in arms had given them. Soon with their stone 
 knives they have skinned and dismembered it roughly, and a 
 feast is prepared, to which we arc not drawn, for their cookery 
 
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2 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 was of the simplrst, fingers and teeth were not nsecl daintily, and 
 cleanliness was not a virtue. Anon,we see them at their toil. 
 The skins are smoothed and cured and reserved for robes, or 
 divested of hair, softened and shred into strips for bow-strings 
 and strong cords for fishing or domestic use; or cut and shaped 
 and sewed skilfully to make them garments, squaw work, we 
 presume, carried on most industriously, with sleek little pap- 
 pooses slung up in the bushes near by, and naked children play- 
 ing their rude games. Here are the very smooth stones, and 
 bone awls and needles which they lost or left behind long years 
 ago. Here, too, are the fragments of the clay dishes and bowls 
 used in their housekeeping, skilfully fashioned and ornamented . 
 Their stone pestles, gouges, axes ami hoes, tell of rude agricul- 
 ture in the fields adjoining, toilsome carpentry anil deadly fights 
 with other tribes. 
 
 Now and then, one of these cairns tells a more thrilling tale. 
 On the seaward side of Treadwell's Island a large and deep de- 
 posit of shells, patiently examined, has yielded abundant re- 
 turns. No less than foiu* feet of shells of the clam, oyster and 
 mussel indicate a prolonged occupation of this site as a village. 
 Mingled with these are bones, large enough to belong to the larg- 
 est game, teeth of the beaver and the bear, vertebrae of large fish, 
 the coals of the fires, and circles of stones. But the gruesome 
 remains are the human bones, not laid in order as for burial, but 
 broken and scattered and mixed with shells, and the bones of 
 the head crushed and juml)lcd together in a little heap as though 
 they had been cooked in some primitive kettle and thrown out 
 in a mass — traces of a horrid feast on human flesh, we think 
 though no other suggestion of such appetite has before been dis- 
 covered. It is the body of some dreaded foe, perhaps, slain at 
 last and now ignominiously consumed ; or can it be, that some 
 living man was tortured here, while the wilderness round rang 
 with the shouts of the torturers, though he scorned to give one 
 dying groan before his bones were torn asunder? Some rods 
 back from the highway at the Village, on the farm of John 
 W. Nourse, a few years ago, the ploughshare disclosed a cache 
 of finely fashioned stone spearheads, some forty or more, the 
 buried treasure, perchance, of an Indian brave, or some armorer 
 of the centuries past. 
 
PRIMEVAL AGAWAM. 3 
 
 Save for these remains, scant in variety, though wondrously 
 abundant in quantity, this ancient people has passed away hke a 
 dream. Not even their bones are left. Now and then, indeed, a 
 solitary skeleton has been discovered; but where are the re- 
 mains of the hundreds and thousands who dwelt here, who died 
 in childhood and youth as well as mature age? Record re- 
 mains, of a consuming pestilence that raged among them in 
 1616-17 and swept away full nine-tenths of their numbers. 
 That pestilence, which reduced the red men of Eastern Massa- 
 chusetts to a handful, broke their pride and made them the 
 victims of the strong Tarratines of the Maine coast, seems a 
 providential factor in the planting of the English settlement. 
 Save for this the little group at Plymouth and the feeble com- 
 panies of the later Colony might have been annihilated by the 
 forest peoples. These strong children of Nature died tliat the 
 more delicate pale face might live; but deep pathos attaches to 
 the thought of the destruction of a whole nation by loathsome 
 disease, which filled the land with gloom and strewed the earth 
 with unburied corpses. 
 
 But a knell of doom, surer than the pestilence, was sounded 
 when the first white man amazed them by his appearance, and 
 when William Jeffrey bargained with them for a trifle for what 
 we still call Jeffrey's Neck, and John Winthrop purchased the 
 fair, broad fields of their cherished Agawam for £20. They were 
 doomed to disappear; but before they vanished there came ob- 
 serving men who were interested enough in these rude people to 
 describe them as they saw and knew them, when their primitive 
 modes of life were just feeling the influence of higher civiliza- 
 tion. 
 
 The excellent Francis Higginson, pastor at Salem, described 
 their personal appearance as early as 1629. "They area tall 
 and strong-limned people, their colours are tawney, they goe 
 naked, save only they are in part covered with beasts' skins on 
 one of their shoulders and wear something before them." 
 "Their haire is generally black and cut before like our gentle- 
 women, and one lock longer than the rest much like to our 
 gentlemen, which fashion I think came from hence into Eng- 
 land." 
 
 Thomas Lechford writingin 1641, completes the story of their 
 
4 IP.SWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 hair dressing, by informing us that they wore the long lock on 
 the side of their heads and "weave feathers of peacock and such 
 like, and red cloth or ribbands at their locks, beads of wanipum- 
 peage about their necks, and a girdle of the same two fingers 
 Ijroad about the loins." "Some of the chief men wear pendents 
 of wampum in their ears, and the women, some of the chief, have 
 fair bracelets and chains of wampum." 
 
 "John Jossclyn, Gentleman," as he subscribes himself, v(>n- 
 tured from England in two voyages to these shores in 1638 and 
 in 1663. He wrote a narrative which is not always judicious 
 and trustworthy, as may be seen from his descriptions of the 
 moose as an animal with huge horns, "the tips whereof are some- 
 times found to be two fathom asunder, " "and in height from the 
 toe of the foi efoot to the pitch of the shoulder, twelve; foot, both 
 which," he naively observes, "have been taken by some of my 
 scepti(iue Readers to be monstrous Lyes. " He says he has seen 
 radishes, too, as big as a man's arm, and hens, with spurs like a 
 cock, that crew often. 
 
 Subtracting our grain of allowance from our Munchausen's 
 tale, we still find much that is credible and vivid in Josselyn's 
 record. The Indians but rarely wore beards, he informs us. 
 "Their teeth are very white, short and even. They account 
 them the most necessary and best parts of a man. " Their noses 
 were inclined to flatness, yet their appearance was prepossessing. 
 They were "of a disposition, " he adds, "very inconstant, crafty, 
 timorous, quick of apprehension, and very ingenious, soon 
 angry and so malicious that they seldom forget an injury, and 
 barbarously cruel, witness their direful revenges upon one an- 
 other; all of them cannibals, eaters of human flesh." This ex- 
 treme statement, which he substantiates by the tale of cruel 
 maiming, joint by joint, and burning with hot embers, of two 
 Mohawk Indians while he was in this country, until the agony 
 was finished by tearing out the heart, which was bitten into by 
 every old Squaw, finds confirmation in the Treadwell's island 
 cairn. 
 
 Their wigwams built of poles, he describes, as generally 
 round, but sometimes square. Leaving a hole at the top for the 
 smoke, "the rest they cover with the bark of trees, and line the 
 inside of their wigwams with mats made of rushes, painted with 
 
PRIMEVAL AGAWAM. 5 
 
 several colors. Round by the walls they spread their mats and 
 skins where the men sleep, whilst their women dress their 
 victuals . They have commonly two doors, one opening to the 
 South, the other to the North, and according as the wind sets 
 they close one door with bark and hang a deer's skin of the like 
 before the other." 
 
 Daniel Gookin's painstaking "Historical Collections of the 
 Indians of New England " of the date 1674 give us light as to the 
 cooking utensils. "The pots, they seeth their food in, which 
 were heretofore and yet are in use among some of them, 
 are made of clay [or earth, almost in the form of an egg, 
 the top taken off; but now they generally get kettles of lirass, 
 copper, iron, as the clay or earth they were made of, was very 
 scarce and dear. Their dishes and spoons and ladles are made 
 of wood, very smooth and artificial. Their pails to fetch water 
 in are made of birch-bark. Some of their baskets are made of 
 rushes, some of bents, others of maize husks, others of a kind of 
 silk grass, others of a kind of wild hemp, and some of barks of 
 trees, many of them very neat and artificial with the portrait- 
 ures of birds, beasts, fishes, and flowers upon them in colours. 
 Also they make mats of several sorts for covering their houses 
 and doors, and to sleep and sit on. The baskets and mats are 
 always made by their women, their dishes, pots, and spoons 
 are the manufacture of the men." A scouting party of the 
 Pilgrims discovered within a sand heap "a fine great new basket 
 full of very fair corn of this year, with some six and thirty 
 goodly ears of corn, some yellow, and some red, and others with 
 mixed lilue. The basket was round and narrow at the top. It 
 held about three or four bushels, and was very handsomely 
 and cunningly made." 
 
 Birch-bark furnished material for their canoes, as well, which 
 were so light that a man could easily carry one a mile, and yet 
 large enough sometimes to transport ten or twelve savages at 
 once. William Wood records that they also made canoes of pine 
 trees, which "they burned hollow, scraping them smooth with 
 clam shells and oyster shells, cutting their outsides with stone 
 hatchets ; these boats be not above a foot and a half or two foot 
 wide, and twenty foot long." 
 
 The century was well gone, in 1G85, when the bookpeddler 
 
6 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 John Dunton came to Ipswich, with his stock of books and im- 
 proved the opportunity to go to Wonasquam, an Indian village, 
 "after a long and difficult ramble. " On the way he found some 
 Indians, with faces blackened with soot, who rather alarmed 
 him, though their greeting, Aseowequassummis, which was 
 being interpreted, "Good morrow to you," relieved his fears. 
 They were in mourning for a dead chief and they buried him that 
 night. Dunton remained and made a note of the funeral 
 ceremony. 
 
 "First the gravest among them wound up and prepared the 
 deafl body for the coffin; when the mourners came to the grave 
 they laid the body by the grave's mouth, and then all the 
 Indians sat down and lamented, and I observed tears to run 
 down the cheeks of the oldest among them, as well as from 
 little children. 
 
 "After the dead body was laid in the grave (and in some 
 parts some of their goods are cast in with them), they then 
 made a second great lamentation. Upon the grave they spread 
 the mat that the deceased died on, the dish he eat in, and two 
 of the Iiidians hung a fair coat of skin upon the next tree to the 
 grave, which none will touch, but suffer it there to rot with the 
 dead." 
 
Map of New England from Hubbard's History of the 
 Indian Wars in New England. 
 
CHAPTER II. 
 
 THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH. 
 
 Just when and whore the first white man stepped upon the 
 shores of Agawani we may not hope to discover. As earlj- as 
 1G08, as Captain John Smith mentions in his History of Vir- 
 ginia, Captain HaHow, Master of the ship Ordnance, touched 
 here, wliile on a voyage in the interest of an English company, 
 which inchided John Popham, Lord Chief Justice of England, 
 to the grant it had obtained about the Kennebec. But one 
 item of that visit has been preserved, — "the people at Agawam 
 used them kindly." Smith, himself, landed here in 1614, and 
 sa)^s of Augoan, as he calls it, "this place might content a right 
 curious judgement; but there are many sands at the entrance of 
 the Harbour, and the worst is, it is iml^ayed too farre from the 
 deepe sea. Here are many rising hills, and on their tops and 
 descents are many corne fields, and delightfuU groves. On 
 the East is an Isle of two or three leagues in length ; the one half 
 plaine marish ground, fit for pasture, or salt ponds, with many 
 faire high groves of mulberry trees and gardens. There is 
 also C)kes, Pines, Walnuts and other wood to make this place an 
 excellent habitation, being a good and safe harbor." 
 
 Thomas Morton in his "New English Canaan," and William 
 Wood in "New England's Prospect" record the habit of the 
 Indians of biu'ning over the country in November. B}^ this 
 means, the dense undergrowth was destroyed, large tracts were 
 made passable for the hunter, and easily capable of tillage, and 
 the heavy woods grew like groves in a great park. The Pilgrim 
 explorers found "a high groimd, where there is a great deal of 
 land clearetl and hath been planted with corn," and good Pastor 
 Higginson, of Salem, wrote to his friends in the old country, 
 that he had been told, that a man might stand on a little hilly 
 place about three miles from Salem and "see divers thousands 
 of acres of ground as good as need to be, and not a tree in the 
 
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8 IPSWiriT, IN THE MASSAOIITTSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 sanio." When t he lands wore apportioned among the settlers, 
 the broad suniniits of Heartbreak, Hagamore and Town Hills 
 were assigned as i)lanting lots, and the mystery attending the 
 choice of the hill tops for tillage instead of the rich and level 
 lowlands may be solved by these records. The Indians had 
 cleared these slopes with' patient industry anrl planted them 
 with corn, and the new owners of the land enjoyed the fruits 
 of their toil. 
 
 News of the pleasantness of the Indian village, its gof»d land 
 and rich fisheries spread abroad. The Pilgrims, shivering in 
 their rude huts at Plymouth, debated whether they should not 
 migrate at r)nce to this Land of Promise. Mourt, in his Relation 
 under date of December, 1620, says that some of them, "urged 
 greatly the going to Anguum or Angoum, a place twenty league? 
 off to the Northward, which they .heard to ])e an excellent 
 harbor for ships, better ground and better fishing." But they 
 chose to remove to some less distant spot should removal become 
 necessary. 
 
 From time to time, settlers came and built their cal)ins, to 
 fish for sturgeon, cod and salmon, a?id gather beaver skins and 
 other ix>ltry from the natives by barter, ijxlividual adventurers 
 or empkn^ees of some English trading company, and they 
 were not molested by the Indian warriors. The first English- 
 man, whose name has been preserved, was William Jeffreys. 
 Jeffreys was never a resident, so far as is known. In 1623, he 
 came over in Robert Gorges' company and settled at Wessa- 
 gussett, now Weymouth, and in 1630 was reckoned one of the 
 principal men of that little hamlet. Prior to 1633, however, 
 he must have been in this neighborhood, for Great Neck was 
 called Jeffrey's Neck from the Ijeginning. As late as 1666 he 
 claimed ownership, and the General Court voted him 500 acre 
 elsewhere, "to ])e a final issue of all claims by virtue of any 
 grant, heretofore made by any Indians, whatsoever." 
 
 The formal occupation and settlement of Agawam were now 
 at hand. By a grant of King James, on Nov. 3, 1620, the 
 whole country from the 4()th to the 4Sth degree of latitude, 
 reaching from Philadelphia to the Bay of Chaleur had been 
 granted to the "council at Plymouth" so called, headed by 
 Sir Ferdinando Gorges. This company made no serious attempt 
 

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The original deed of Musconominet, preserved among the papers 
 
 of the Winthrop family and given to the Essex Institute 
 
 by Robert C. Winthrop Jr. 
 
 I Musconominet, Sagamore of Agawam, doe by theise p'sents 
 acknowledge to ha\e Received of M"" John Winthrop the some of 
 Twenty poundes, in ful satisfacon of all the Right, property and 
 Cleame, I have or ought to have, imto all the land lying and being 
 in the Bay of Agawam, alls Ipswich, being soe called now by the 
 English, as well alsuch land as I formerly reserved unto my owne use 
 at Chibocco, as alsoe all other lands belonging unto me in those parts, 
 M' Dummers farme excepted onh^ And I herby relinquish all the 
 Right and Interest I have mito all tlie Havens, Rivers, Creekes, 
 Islands, huntings and fishings, with all the woodes, swampes, timber 
 and wliatsoever ells is or may be in or upon the said ground to me 
 belongeing, and I doe hereby acknoledge to liave received full satis- 
 facon from tlie said J" Wintropp for all former agreements touching 
 the p''mises or any part of tliem, and I doe hereby bind my selfe to 
 make good the foresaid bargaine and saile mi to the said John Wintrop 
 his heires and assignes forever, and to secure him against the tytle 
 and claime of all other Indians and Natives whatsoever. Witnesse 
 my hand this 28 June 1638. 
 
 MUSKONOMINET 
 
 his marke. 
 Witnesses hereunto. 
 
 Thomas Coytmore. 
 James Downinge. 
 RortERT Hardixge. 
 Jno Jollife. 
 
 This deed above written, so signed & witnessed, being compared 
 w*'' the original (4 : B. p 381 : 2) word for word, stands thus entred & 
 Recorded at the request of Captaine Wayte Winthrop this IS"* of 
 february 1682, as Attests 
 
 Edward Rawson, Secret. 
 
THE COMING OP THE ENGLISH. 9 
 
 at settlement, and on the 19th of March, 1627-28, issued a 
 patent to Sir Henry Rose well and others, covering the territory 
 bounded by a line three miles south of the Charles River, and 
 reaching northward to a line three miles north of the Merrimac. 
 Charles the First confirmed this patent by royal grant to the 
 re]-)resentatives of the Massachusetts Bay Company on the 4th 
 of March, 1629, and on the 20th of June, the ship George, bear- 
 ing John Endicott and the first company of colonists reached 
 Salem. Ship followed ship, and hundreds of sturdy Puritans 
 were soon found in the various settlements. 
 
 The attention of the Court of Assistants was soon directed 
 toward the squatter settlers at Agawam. On Sept. 7, 16.30, 
 it was "ordered, that noe p'son shall plant in any place within 
 the lymitts of this pattent without leave from Gounr and Assist- 
 ants or the maior parte of them;" and, more specifically, "Also 
 that a warrant shall p'sently be sent to Aggawam to coiiiand 
 those that are planted there forthwith to come away." 
 
 But it was not until March, 1633, that the Court made 
 any effort toward peopling this attractive region with settlers 
 after its own heart. "On the 17th of January, 1632-3," as 
 Rev. William Hubbard, our famous Ipswich historian relates 
 in his History of New Pjigland, "they had intelligence that the 
 French had bought the Scottish plantation near Cape Sables, 
 and that the fort there, with all the annnunition was delivered 
 to them and that the cardinal of France (supposed to be Rich- 
 elieu) having the managing of that affair, had sent some com- 
 panies already, and that preparation was made to send more 
 the next year, with divers priests and Jesuits among them. 
 This news alarmed the Governor and Council to stand upon 
 their guard and look to themselves, and upon further debate 
 and consultation with the chief of the country, it was agreed 
 with all expedition to finish the fort began at Boston, antl raise 
 another at Nantasket, and to hasten the planting of Agawam 
 (since Ipswich) one of the most commodious places in the 
 country for cattle and tillage, lest an enemy should prevent 
 them by taking possession of the place." Hubbard adds, 
 "the settlement was well advised, but they were more afraid 
 than hiu't, for the French aimed at nothing but trade." 
 
 No less a person than John Winthrop, son of the Governor. 
 
10 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS RAY COLONY. 
 
 was selected as the leader of tiiis expedition. He was but 
 twenty-seven years of age, yet a man of large ))ractical sagacity, 
 and nndou])ted gifts of leadership. Twelve men were assigned 
 him, with the promise of more when the ships arrived, but of 
 these twelve, the names of only nine have been preserved. 
 These were Mr. Clerk. Robert Coles, Thomas Howlett, John 
 Biggs, John CJagc, Thomas Hardy, William Perkins, Mr. Thorn- 
 dike and Will .Sergeant. i 
 
 The urgency of the settlement is indicated by the departure 
 of the colonists in March, as early as possible after the severity 
 of the winter was spent. There were no roads, and the journey 
 was made undoubtedly in a shallop, skirting the coast. Tn 
 imagination we can see the hills that stand like sentinels on 
 either side of the River, densely wooded and white perhaps 
 with snow, the marshes laden with the stranded ice floes, and 
 that little craft, with the tide at flood, slowly sailing up the river, 
 eager eyes scanning every rod of the banks to guard against 
 Indian assaults. It rounded Nabby's Point, and dropped anchor 
 in the still cove, where there was firm landing place' near\at 
 hand. 
 
 We hope their wives and children did not accompany them, 
 for those bleak March days must have been days of hardship, if 
 not of suffering. If the squatter settlers, who had been driven 
 away, had grace to leave their cabins undestroyed, temporary 
 shelter might have l)cen found in them, or they may have lived 
 al)oard ship awhile, if they really came that way. Yet for all 
 we know, the planters at Agawam may have had the same 
 experiences that Edward Johnson describes in his "Wonder 
 Working Providence," as frequently falling to the lot of those 
 opening up the wilderness. "After the}'- have found out a 
 place of aboad," he writes, "they burrow themselves in the 
 Earth for their first shelter, under some Hill-side, casting the 
 earth aloft upon timber; they make a smoaky fire against the 
 earth at the highest side, and thus these poor servants of Christ 
 provide shelter for themselves, their wives and little ones, 
 keeping off the short showers from their lodgings, but the long 
 rains penetrate through, to their grate disturbance in the night 
 season; yet in these poor wigwams, th(\v sing Psalms, pray ami 
 
 I Wlntlirop'8 History of New England, ed. 1863, 1 : 120. 
 
 I 
 
THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH. 11 
 
 praise their God, till they can provide them homes, which 
 ordinarily was not wont to be with many till the Earth, by the 
 Lord's blessins;, broiii>,ht forth bread to feed them, their wives 
 and little ones." 
 
 The long snnmier afforded ample opportunity to build 
 comfortable homes, and make preparation for the winter, in 
 striking contrast with the unfortunate experience of the Pilgrims, 
 landing at Plymouth when winter was already begun. Nature 
 lent kindly aid. The meadows abounded in grass, "both verie 
 thicke, verie long, and verie high in divers places, with a great 
 stalk and a broad and ranker blade" as Pastor Higginson of 
 Salem records, and a letter of Master Graves mentions that it 
 was "up to a man's face." The broad marshes afforded a 
 plentiful supply of salt hay and thatch for their ropfs. 
 
 Mr. Higginson found the vegetables grown in the virgin soil 
 very comforting. "Our turnips, parsnips and carrots are here 
 both l^igger and sweeter than is ordinary to be found in England. 
 Here are stores of pumpions, cucumbers, and other things of 
 that nature I know not. Plentie of strawberries in their time, 
 and penny-royall, winter saverie, sorrell, brook-lime, liver- 
 wort, carvell and water-cresses, also leeks and onions are 
 ordinarie." Great lobsters abounded, weighing, it was affirmed 
 from sixteen to twenty-five pounds. As for drink, Mr. Higgin- 
 son declared, "a sup of New England aire is better than a whole 
 draught of English ale." 
 
 An air of dignity attached to the new settlement. Three 
 men of the little company were gentlemen, as the title Mr. 
 prefixed to their names proclaims. It was a far more signifi- 
 cant prefix than it is today. Josias Plaistowe was found guilty 
 of theft by the General Court in 1631, and the Court ordered 
 that henceforth he should be called by the name of Josias, and 
 not Mr. as formerly. Only the wealthier and the more educated 
 wore that name of honor. Simple Goodman was the appella- 
 tion of the common sort. 
 
 The new plantation was not forgotten by the good people of 
 Boston. On the twenty-sixth of November, Rev. John Wilson, 
 by leave of his congregation, "went to Agawam to teach the 
 people of that plantation l)ecause they had yet no minister." 
 He tarried a week and on December fourth the snow fell knee 
 
12 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 deep and dotaiuod him several days lonfier and a boat wliieh 
 came was frozen up in the River.' Attain, in the f()lh)\vinp; 
 spring, on April 3, 1634, th(> Governor himself, anxious to see 
 his son, and the new settlement, went on foot to Agawam, and 
 because the people there wanted a minister, spent a Sabbath 
 with them, and (>xercised by way of i)r()i")heey, and returned 
 home the lOth.^ 
 
 The General Court was jealous of too great an influx of set- 
 tlers into the new plantation at the outset, and forbade any 
 taking up residence here, without leave from that body, except 
 the original company. During the year, 1633, only one other 
 man, Thomas Sellan, received permission to locate here. The 
 year, 1634, witnessed a great incoming. In May, the people 
 of Newton, now Cambridge, meditating removal, "sent men 
 to Agawam and Merrimack, and gave out they would move," 
 but they emigrated to Connecticut. Rev. Thomas Parker, 
 and a company of a hundred, from Wiltshire in England, came 
 and decided to make their home here;^ but Parker and a con- 
 siderable company removed the next May, and settled at Quas- 
 cacunquen, which they called Newbury, where Mr. Parker's 
 name is still borne by the familiar Parker River. 
 
 Notwithstanding all this coming and going, there was steady 
 growth in population, and in August the settlement had attained 
 to too great dignity to wear its Indian name any longer. 
 Accordingly, on Aug. 4, 1634, the Court of Assistants decreed 
 that the place be called Ipswich, after old Ipswich in Englaiul, 
 "in acknowledgment of the great honor and kindness done to 
 our people, who took shipping there." Previous to this, in 
 Capt. John Smith's time, the name Southampton had been 
 recommended, and this name occurs on Smith's map of New 
 England. 
 
 Three locations of the first importance were decided on at 
 once. For their food supply, they needed a mill, and with com- 
 mendable thrift they relieved themselves of any common ex- 
 pense in building one, by granting to Mr. John Spencer and Mr. 
 Nicholas Easton liberty to build a mill and a fish weir upon the 
 
 1 Winthrop's History of New England, ed. I&i3, 1 : 141. 
 » Winthrop's History of New England, ed. 1853, I: 154. 
 3 Winthrop's History of New England, ed. 1853 i: 168. 
 
THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH. 13 
 
 river, "about the falls upon it," on condition that they sold 
 half their fish to the inhabitants, at five shillings a thousand 
 more or less, as the market price varied. Spencer and Easton 
 did not improve their privilege and definitely resigned it in 
 December. They removed to Newbury in Mr. Parker's com- 
 pany in 1636. Mr. Easton became involved in the religious 
 troubles incident to Mrs. Hutchinson's teachings, and subse- 
 quently removed to Rhode Island and became the Governor 
 of the Colony.^ Mr. Richard Saltonstall, however, son of the 
 titled Sir Richard of Watertown, became a resident and built the 
 mill just about where the old stone mill now stands. 
 
 For their spiritual nurture, they must have a meeting- 
 house, and they built some humble structure, perhaps of logs 
 and thatch, like the first church in Winnisimmet. There is no 
 reason to doubt that they chose for its location the sightly spot 
 where the present First Church stands. "Meeting House Hill" 
 it has been from the earliest times. The "way to the meeting 
 house" was the name given to streets leading toward it, and 
 Edward Johnson, who was here in 1646, says, "Their meeting 
 house is a very good prospect to a great part of the town, and 
 beautifully built." He was speaking of the new building that 
 was erected that year, perhaps, but as the Town sold the old 
 building to Thomas Firman in February, 1646-7, and stipulated 
 that it should be removed by the 29th of September, the old 
 building either occupied the very spot desired for the new, or 
 was very near at hand, and detracted from the glory of the new 
 edifice.^ 
 
 For the burial of their dead they must have a Burying 
 Ground. In their old English homes the village church had 
 its quiet church-yard, and the dead slept close by the walls of 
 the sanctuary. In their Puritan dislike of all things savoring 
 of churchly leanings, our fathers built themselves not churches 
 but "meeting-houses," and they had no "churchyards," but 
 simple "burying-grounds." They selected a goodly spot, the 
 old ground at the foot of the sunny-hill slope on High Street, 
 and the year, 1634, saw a very sorrowful company gathered 
 about a new grave somewhere there, for Martha, the young 
 
 1 Fell, page 7"2 . 
 
 2 See rublications of the Ipswich Hiat. Soc. Xo. XI, The Meeting House Green, etc. 
 
14 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 vvifo of John Winthrop, Jr., lived but a year after the settlement 
 was befjuti, — the very first, perhai)s, to be laid to rest there. 
 
 Roads were cut through the woods. They were soon called 
 "streets," but it is likely they were rough and encumbered 
 with stumps and stones in these earliest years. The principal 
 thoroughfare was quaint, crooked, venerable High Street, skirt- 
 ing the bank of the river, reaching out to the fat tillage lands 
 on Manning's Neck, the goodly pastures on Jeffrey's, and the 
 level acres of salt marsh, on the one side, and on the other fol- 
 lowing the warm, western slope of Town Hill, a most inviting 
 shelter for the homes of the infant conmiunity, and opening a 
 way to other marshes and pastures on the western border. That 
 part of the street that now borders the wharves was at first 
 called, "the way to the meeting house," or "the cross-way 
 leading to the mill." How vividly these names recall the sim- 
 plicity and reverence of those days! Later, it bore the more 
 sounding title, "East End." The main portion of the Street 
 was variously called "ye Great St.," "ye Long St.," High St., 
 Hill St., and in common with other streets is sometimes alluded 
 to as "the king's highway", while the upper portion was known 
 as West End. 
 
 North Main Street was styled originally "the way to the mill" 
 or "to the meeting house" as physical or spiritual food engaged 
 the thought of the speaker. Market Street and Washington 
 Street both seem to have been called Mill Street. Access to the 
 mill was gained through the present Union Street. Stony 
 Street or Aniball's or Annable's Lane of the early days is now 
 known as Summer Street. Scott's Lane was known later as 
 Washington Street, and Dirty Lane, because it was so muddy, 
 afterwards Baker's Lane, now rejoices in the name of Mineral 
 Street. 
 
 A crooked foot-way led from Scott's Lane toward the spot 
 occupied by the Burke shoe factory, across the brook, and up 
 over the hill where the cellars of the ancient Pindar houses 
 show its course, and turning sharply to the right, entered 
 North Main Street. This was distinctively a way to the meeting 
 house for settlers in the northwest section of the town. It was 
 known later as Pindar's Lane, and the upper end of it is still 
 known as Loney's Lane. 
 
THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH. 15 
 
 Another lane, early distinguished as Hog Lane, and earlier 
 than that as "the way to the Merrimack," came to be called 
 Brook Street. This was the main road for eastern travel, and 
 continued to be used for many years. Mr. John W. Nourse has 
 very ingeniously traced this ancient way over the hills, and by 
 bridge across Egypt River to its juncture with the present 
 highway. Green Lane is recognized as Green Street. Thus 
 in name at least the sturdy pioneers preserved the remembrance 
 of the delightful, shadowy, quiet lanes of Old England, with 
 their hedgerows and primroses, but in this land of forest, 
 thicket and swamp the lanes were probably only narrower than 
 streets and equally rough and uninviting. 
 
 Close by the river bank, on either side, a public way was 
 sedulously preserved from any encroachment. On the north 
 side of the river it still remains in Water Street, and originally 
 it seems to have continued near the river, through the present 
 County lands. On the south side it skirted the river, where the 
 remains of the old Heard's Wharf are seen today, followed 
 Turkey Shore, and continued round the cove to the saw-mill. 
 There were ways to the Labour-in-vain fields, and to the Heart- 
 break Hill lands, "Old England," as we call it now, and to Che- 
 bacco. One of these is known now, as from the earliest days, as 
 Argilla Road. 
 
 South Main Street, in part, at least, was not opened until 
 1646, when the bridge was built. The present County Road 
 on the south side was an ancient way, extending to the river. 
 Foot-travellers crossed the river on a foot-bridge in 1634. 
 This bridge was near the saw-mill now owned by the Damon 
 heirs. ^ 
 
 On all these streets and lanes, plots of various sizes, but 
 rarely exceeding three acres, were assigned for house lots. Til- 
 lage lands were apportioned in six and twelve acre lots, and even 
 larger, near the town, and great farms were granted on the out- 
 skirts. 
 
 It is a matter of more than passing interest to see how these 
 earliest settlers chose their lands. Robert Coles received a 
 house lot on East Street, not far from Brook Street, and the 
 farm that is believed to be the Greenwood farm. Winthrop's 
 
 1 See a careful consideration of tliis in tlie chapters on Houses and Lands. 
 
16 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 lot iiiljoiiKMl, lower down the street. Here we may suppose 
 Winthrop bviilt his house. He also received a grant of a six- 
 acre field that seems to have included a part at least of the 
 fine lot on the south side of South Main St. opposite the Heard 
 mansion, and a 300 acre farm, called the Argilla farm, afterwards 
 owned by Samuel Symonds, and now, in part, the property of 
 the heirs of the late Thomas Brown. 
 
 Howlett and Hardy located on the land bounded by the 
 way now called Agawam Avenue, leading from East Street to 
 the shipyard. Hardy built his house there "on the highway 
 leading to the river." Howlett's lot adjoined Hardy's, fronting 
 "on the cross-way leading towards the Mill," and although no 
 mention of his house occurs, I have seen an allusion to the well 
 known as "KowIqW s well," on this tract of land. Back of the 
 shipyard shed, an old well may be found by the curious searcher, 
 and the bricks of ancient pattern strewn around attest an early 
 residence, and suggest that here may have been Howlett's 
 lot. The remains of old wharves near by indicate that this was 
 a nuich-used way in those times. 
 
 Win. Perkins owned land on the north side of the road to 
 Jeffrey's Neck, and perhaps lived there, and Mr. William Clerk, 
 or Clark, had an acre and a half house lot near the corner occu- 
 pied by Mr. Glover. But he did not build, for Thomas Clark 
 recorded a purchase of the lot in 1639, and the deed stated that 
 he had "sett a dwelling there." William Clark also owned 60 
 acres in the Labour-in-vain fields, as they styled the lands near 
 the great creek, called "Labour-in-vain." John Gage had a six- 
 acre lot, as did Howlett and later settlers, on "this neck of land 
 the Town standeth," as the Town Record quaintly reads, com- 
 monly known as Manning's Neck. 
 
 Thus we know that seven of the original thirteen chose lands 
 in neighborly proximity, and the whole baker's dozen may 
 have pitched their camp in this section. Convenience and 
 safety and love of society naturally constrained these lonely 
 adventurers to keep within easy touch of each other during 
 those spring and summer months, while they livetl in expecta- 
 tion of French incursions and Indian assaults. 
 
 As for the homes of the settlers, we know some things and 
 can imagine others. The house lots were fenced in, in 1635, 
 
thp: coming of the English. 17 
 
 or paled, as the phrase was, with sharpened stakes driven in 
 to the earth, perhaps in the criss-cross style, a rough inclosiire, 
 for we must beware of imagining any resemblance to the trim 
 fence of oiu- day at the first. 
 
 Within the fences, I imagine, were generally gardens or a 
 grass plot separating the houses from the highway, for many 
 of our oldest houses were built well back from the street, and 
 old deeds contain many references to land in front. Edward 
 Johnson, in 1646, remarked on "the pleasant gardens and 
 orchards" about the houses. Here the housewives doubtless 
 had their beloved English flowers, heart's-ease, mignonette and 
 wall-flowers, and their lavender and thyme, rue and rosemaiy, 
 marjoram, saffron and anise, for scenting chests and closets antl 
 flavoring their cookery. 
 
 Trees of many kinds were soon grown. The Assistants of 
 the Company sent over in their first ships seeds or cuttings of 
 the peach, plum, filbert, cherry, pear, apple, quince and pome- 
 granate, as well as potatoes and hop roots. In 1646-47, an 
 ancient interleaved almanac of Rev. Mr. Danforth mentions 
 "great pears," "long apples," Blackstone apples, Tankerd 
 apples, Kreton pippins, "long red apples" all ripe and gatherefl 
 by the middle of August, "Russetines and Pearmaines" gath- 
 ered in the middle of September. 
 
 The home surroundings then were inviting. What of the 
 homes themselves? Certain ancient mansions of venerable 
 age remain. Their exact age is a matter of conjecture, but 
 popular tradition as to their anticpiity is generally in error. 
 Be that as it may, these fine old houses, large and imposing 
 still, are not to be considered as the type of the first dwellings. 
 It must be borne in mind that there was no saw-mill, of which 
 we have certain record until 1649. Previous to that date, the 
 sawing of trees into planks and boards was done by hantl with 
 a long saw, working in a saw-pit, one man standing below and 
 one above the saw-log; and clapboards and shingles were made 
 by hand for a century and more. Every nail, hinge and bolt 
 was forged out laboriously by the village blacksmiths. Cut 
 nails were not made till 1790, and laths were not sawed till 
 1S30. There was no time for elaborate carpentry. Work 
 
18 II'SWK'II, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 must bo spent on clearinfj; the forest, anil breaking up the 
 soil to provide food for themselves and their cattle. 
 
 So they built for themselves small, rough houses. St)me of 
 them were doubtless the simple log-house of the modern back- 
 woods man, with a roof covered with tiles or with the long thatch, 
 as many a laborer's cottage in Old England is still roofed. 
 Sometimes, as in the case of Mr. Oldham at Watertown, they 
 were built all of clapboards.^ 
 
 The chinmeys were chiefly of wood, daubed with clay. 
 Mr. Sharpe's house in Boston took fire ("the splinters being not 
 clayed at the top") and "taking the thatch burned it down.'"^ 
 This happened on March 16, 1630, and Governor Dudley's ac- 
 count of the fire speaks of this and Colborn's house, "as good and 
 well-furnished as most in the plantation." Repeated accidents 
 of this kind show how common these wood chimneys were, and 
 a vote of the Town was passed, in 1647,"re(iuiring chimnies to be 
 kept clean," and "also to look to any defect in daubing." Gov- 
 ernor Winthrop's Journal mentions, under date of March 16, 
 16o8, a violent south scnitheast storm that o^'erturned some new- 
 strong houses, but the Lord miraculously preserved old weak 
 cottages. He also records a dreadful tempest at northeast with 
 wind and rain, in 1646, in which the Lady Moody's house at 
 Salem, being but one story in height, and a fiat roof, with a 
 brick chimney in the midst, had the roof taken ofT in two parts 
 (with the top of the chimney) and carried six or seven rods off. 
 This house, a letter of Winthrop mentions, as nine feet high.^ 
 
 One item of quaint interest adds vividness to our conception 
 of this simple type of dwellings. In 1668, the house of Jacob 
 Perkins was burned. The maid servant was arrested on suspi- 
 cion of incendiarism. She testified that she stood upon the 
 oven on the back side of the house, and sui)ported herself by 
 holding to the thatch of the roof, while she looked to see if there 
 were any hogs in the corn. Standing there, she knocked the 
 ashes out of her pipe upon the thatch . . . When she looked 
 
 1 WinUiroii'e History of New England, ed. 18.i8. i : 104. 
 
 2 Winthrop's History of New England, 18.i3, 1 : 58. 
 
 ' See Publications of Ipswich Historical .Society, No. v, The Early Homes of the 
 Puritans. 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
THE COMING OF THE ENGLISH. 19 
 
 back from the cornfickl, she saw smoke, and gave the alarm 
 to Neighbour Abraham Perkins's wife. She came in haste, and 
 looked into "both the rooms of the house, and up into both 
 the chimneys." 8he also "looked up into the chamber thro 
 the boards that lay very open towards that side where the 
 smoke was on the outside." 
 
 A photograph could hardh^ be more realistic. The house 
 had two rooms on the ground floor, and a chimney at each end. 
 In the kitchen, an oven was built outside, opening froin the 
 fireplace, without doubt. The house had but a single story, 
 we judge from the low roof, and the floor of the loft was so 
 loosely boarded that the roof could be seen through the cracks. 
 
 Up and down our streets, these small, roughly-built pioneer 
 homes were built. They were devoid of paint. Many windows 
 were destitute of glass, and were provided with oiled paper. 
 Heavy thatch roofs and clumsy wooden chinmeys blended well 
 with the savagery of the wild forest. Winthrop's anticipation 
 of "poor cottages in the wilderness" was realized by many a 
 Puritan in all these early settlements. Here and there, how- 
 ever, more pretentious houses arose at a surprisingly early date. 
 Deputy Governor 8ymonds's house at the Argilla farm was of 
 superior cpiality, if the plan of the owner was carried out. He 
 bought the farm of Mr. Winthrop in February, 1637-8. Shortly 
 after he wrote to Mr. Winthrop, desiring him to superintend 
 the building.^ "I am indifferent whether it be 30 foote or 35 
 foote long; 16 or 18 foote broade. I would have wood chim- 
 neys at each end, the frames of the chimney es to be stronger 
 then ordinary, to beare good heavy load of clay for security 
 against fire. You may let the chimneyes be all the breadth of 
 the howse, if you thinke good; the 2 lower dores to be in the 
 middle of the house, one opposite to the other. Be sure that 
 all the dorewaies in evry place be soe high that any man may 
 goe upright under. The staiers I thinke had best be placed 
 close by the dore. It makes noe great matter though there be 
 noe particion vpon the first floore; if there be, make one biger 
 then the other. For windowes let them not be over large in 
 any roome, and as few as conveniently may be : let all have cur- 
 rent shutting draw-windowes, haveing respect both to present 
 and future vse." 
 
 ' Ma»sg. Hist. Soc. Collections, series 4, vol. vii, p. 118. 
 
20 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 "I think to make it agirthowsewill inakeitinore cliarji;cable 
 then needc; liowevcr, the side bearers for the second story being 
 to be loaden with corne, etc., must not be pinned on, but rather 
 eyther lett in to the studds, or borne vp with false studds, and 
 soe tenented in at the ends; 1 leave it to you and the carpenters. 
 In this story over the first, 1 would have a particion, whether 
 in the middest or over the particion vnder I leave it. In the 
 garrett, noe particion, but let there be one or two luconie' 
 windowes, if two, both on one side." 
 
 "I desire to have the sparrs reach doune i^retty deep at the 
 eves to preserve the walls the better from the wether. 1 would 
 have it sellered all over, and soe the frame of the howse 
 accordeingly from the bottom. I would have the howse stronge 
 in timber, though plainc & well brased. I would have it cov- 
 ered with very good oake-hart inch board, for the present, to 
 be tacked on onely for the present as you tould me." 
 
 ''Let the frame begin from the bottom of the seller, and 
 soe in the ordinary way upright; for I can hereafter (to save 
 the timber within grounde) run vp a thin brick worke without. 
 I think it l:)est to have the walls without to be all clap- 
 boarded besides the clay walls. It were not aniisse to leave a 
 doreway or two within the seller, that soe hereafter one may 
 make comings in from without and let them be both vpon that 
 side which the Income^ window or windowes be." 
 
 As Mr. Symonds desired that it be built as speedily as pos- 
 sible it may have been erected that same year. This was cer- 
 tainly a comfortable home. The west end of the ancient house 
 now owned by the Historical Society was framed in precisely 
 this fashion, and was built probably by John Fawn, before his 
 removal about the year 1638.'^ No other house of this period 
 exists today in our|community. 
 
 > Lutheran? 
 
 * Publications of the li)swicli Hist. Society, No. x. 
 
 I 
 
CHAPTER III. 
 
 HOMES AND DRESS. 
 
 Our surmise as to the common style of their dwellings is 
 confirmed by indubitable record. Matthew Whipple lived on 
 the corner of the present County and Summer streets, near Miss 
 Sarah P. Caldwell's present residence. In the inventory of his 
 estate made in 1645, his dwelling house, barn and four acres 
 of land, were appraised at £36, and six bullocks were valued at 
 the same figure. His executors sold the dwelling with an acre 
 of ground on the corner, in 1648, to Robert Whitman for £5. 
 Whitman sold this property, and another house and lot, to 
 William Duglass, cooper, for £22, in 1652. John Anniball, or 
 Annable, bought the dwelling, barn, and two acres of land, on 
 the eastern corner of North Main and Summer streets, then 
 called Annable's Lane, for £39, in 1647. Joseph Morse was 
 a man of wealth and social standing. His inventory in 1646 
 mentions a house, land, etc., valued at £9, and another old 
 house with barn and eight acres of land valued at £8, 10s and 
 one cow and a heifer, estimated at £6, 10s. Thomas Firman 
 was a leading citizen. His house was appraised in the in- 
 ventory at £15, and the house he had bought of John Proctor, 
 with three acres of land, was estimated to be worth £18, 10s. 
 Proctor's house was near the lower falls on County street, and 
 his land included the estate now owned by Mr. Warren Boynton, 
 Mr. Samuel N. Baker and others. Few deeds of sale or inven- 
 tories mention houses of any considerable value in these earlier 
 years. 
 
 Richard Scofield sold a house and two acres of land to 
 Robert Roberts, in 1643, for £11, 17s. In 1649 John West sold 
 John Woodman, for £13, a house and an acre of land, and 
 another half acre near the Meeting House. Robert Whitman 
 sold John Woodman a house near the Meeting House, for £7. 
 In 1652, Richard Scofield, leather dresser, sold Moses Pengry 
 yeoman, a house and land, for £17, and Solomon Martin sold 
 
 (21) 
 
22 IPSWK^TT, IN THE MASSACIITTSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Thomas Lovell, currior, a house and lot near the present 
 "I)o(lo;e's Corner," for £16. Rarely in these openino; years, 
 tlu^ ajipraised value of an estate amounted to £100. In KUB, 
 this was the valuation of John Shatswell's. It included a 
 "house, homestead, barn, cow house, orchard, yard, etc." 
 Six oxen were appraised at £36, and five cows at £25, Os. The 
 average price received from the actual sale of houses was less 
 than £25. Mr.. John Whittingham had a house on High street 
 containing kitchen and parlor, and chambers over the kitchen 
 and parlor, sumptuously furnished, as the inventory records 
 in 1648, and valued with the barn, cow house and forty-four 
 acres of land, at £100, but the contents of a single chamber 
 were appraised at £82 15s. 
 
 The established value of a bullock seems to have been 
 £6, and cowes were appraised at about £5. A day's work of a 
 team in drawing timber for the watch house, in 1645, was reck- 
 oned at 8 shillings, and in 1646, the inventory of the estate of 
 Joseph Morse reveals the market prices of various commodities. 
 
 20 bushels of Indian corn were rated at £2, 10s. 
 4 bushel of hemp seede, ... 2 
 
 (1 small cheeses, 2 
 
 20 lbs. butter, 10 
 
 These prices fix the purchasing power of money at that 
 period and make it certain that houses, that were quoted at 
 £25 and less, were very simple and primitive. Often, we may 
 jiresume, they were log-houses. 
 
 Thomas Ijcchford, in his Note Book, preserves an interesting 
 contract, made by John Davys, joiner, to build a house for 
 William Rix, in 1640; it was to be "16 foot long and 14 feet 
 wide, w'th a chamber floare finish't summer and joysts, a 
 cellar floare with joysts finish't, the roofe and walls clapboarded 
 on the out syde, the chimney framed without daubing, to be 
 done with hewan timber." The price was to be £21. 
 
 Houses of this dimension were common, as late as 1665. 
 In that year such inroads had been made upon the oaks and 
 other valuable trees, that the Town of Ipswich ordered the 
 Selectmen to issue a permit before a tree could be cut. The 
 certificates issued possess a curious interest. 
 
 Edmund Bridges was allowed timber"to make up his cellar," 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 23 
 
 in 1667. In 1670, Joseph Goodhue received permit for a house 
 18 feet square, and Ephraini Fellows for a house 16 feet square. 
 In 1671, Thomas Burnam's new house was 20 feet square, that 
 of Obadiah Bridges IS feet square, and Deacon Goodhue built 
 one 16 feet square. In 1657, Alexander Knight, a helpless 
 pauper, was provided with a house at the Town's expense, and 
 the vote provided that it should he 16 feet long, 12 feet wide. 
 7 or 8 feet stud, with thatched roof, for which £6 was appro- 
 priated. 
 
 Within, these homes were for the most part very plain 
 and simple. Governor Dudley's house in Cambridge was re- 
 puted to be over-elegant, so that Governor Winthrop wrote 
 him: "He did not well to bestow such cost about wainscotting 
 and adorning his house, in the beginning of a plantation, l)oth 
 in regard to the expense and the example." But Dudley was 
 able to reply, that "it was for the warmth of his house, and the 
 charge was but little, being but clap-boards, nailed to the wall 
 in the form of wainscot." The common finish of the rooms of 
 houses of the better sort was a coating of clay, over the frame 
 timbers and the bricks which filled the spaces between the 
 studs. The ceilings were frequently, if not universally, left 
 unfinished, and the rough, unpainted beams and floor joists, 
 and the flooring of the room above, blackened with the smoke 
 and grimy with dust, were a sombre contrast to the white ceil- 
 ings of the modern home. 
 
 Nevertheless, I incline to believe that if we could turn 
 back the wheels of time and enter an early Ipswich home, we 
 should find that it was not only habitable, but comfortable, 
 and the furnishings much beyond our anticipation. For these 
 yeomen and carpenters and weavers very likely had transported 
 some of their furniture across the sea, and they reproduced 
 here in the wilderness the living rooms of their old P^nglish 
 homes. 
 
 Happily our curiosity may be gratified in very large degree 
 by the numerous inventories that remain, and we may in 
 imagination undertake a tour of calls in the old town, and see 
 for ourselves what those houses contained. There were but 
 two rooms on the main floor, the "hall" and the parlor, and 
 entrance to them was made from the entry in the middle of the 
 
24 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSAfHUSETTS BAY COLOXY. 
 
 house. The "hall" of the old Puritan house, was the "kitchen" 
 of the next century. Indeed, these two words are used of the 
 same apartment from the earliest record. It was the living 
 room, the room where they cooked and ate and wrought and 
 sat; in one home at least, that of Joseph Morse, a well-to-do 
 settler, the room where his bed was set up, wherein he died in 
 1646. 
 
 The chief object in this family room was always the fireplace, 
 with its broad and generous hearth and chimney, ample enough 
 to allow boys bent on mischief to drop a live calf from the roof, 
 as they did one night, into poor old Mark Quilter's kitchen. 
 As brick chimneys were not the rule at first, safety could l)e 
 secured only by building their wooden chimneys, daubed with 
 clay, abnormally large. No wonder the worthy folk who wrote 
 these inventories invariably began with the fireplace and its ap- 
 purtenances. Piled high with logs, roaring and snapping, it 
 sent forth most comfortable heat, and cast a warm glow over 
 the plainest interior, and beautified the humblest home. "Here 
 is good living for those that love good fires," Pastor Higginson 
 wrote. Bare walls, rough, unfinished ceilings, floors without 
 carpets or rugs, all took on an humble grace ; privation and 
 loneliness and homesickness could be forgotten, in the rich 
 glow of the evening firelight. 
 
 Several pairs of andirons or col^irons were frequently used 
 to support logs of different lengths. In one hall, at least, two 
 pairs of cobirons, and a third pair ornamented with brasses are 
 mentioned. Within easy reach, were the bellows and tongs, 
 the fire-pan for carrying hot coals, the "fire-fork" and "fire- iron, 
 for use about the hearth, we presume. 
 
 Over the fire hung the trammel or coltrell, as it is called in 
 one inventory. Pot hooks were suspended from the wooden or 
 iron bar within the chimney that was supplanted by the crane 
 in later times, and from them hung pots and kettles of copper, 
 brass or iron, and of sizes, various. Some of these kettles nnist 
 have been of prodigious size. Matthew Whipple had three 
 brass pots that weighed sixty-eight pounds, and a copper that 
 weighed forty pounds. The rich John Whittingham's kitchen, 
 in his High street home, boastefl a co}i])er that was worth £3 
 10s, and Mr. Nelson of Rowley had a "great copper" that was 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 25 
 
 inventoried at £10 sterlinjy. The family washinfi', soap-making, 
 candle-dipping and daily cookery, no douljt, recpiired them all. 
 A copper baking-pan, a great brass pan, spits for roasts, 
 iron dripping pans to catch the juices, gridirons and frying- 
 pans, an iron peele or shovel for the brick oven, a trivet (a 
 three-legged support for hot pans or pots), anfl the indispensa- 
 ble warming-pan, were common appendages of this central orb. 
 Lesser articles — skimmers, skillets and ladles, chafing dishes 
 and posnets, smoothing irons and box irons that were heated 
 from within, and sieves covered with haircloth or tiffany, were 
 found as well. Upon the open shelves stood the rows of pewter 
 plates or platters, and latten or brass ware, all bright and shining 
 in the firelight, and upon nails, 
 
 " The porringers that in a row 
 Hung high and made a glittering show." 
 
 Trenchers and trays and platters of wood were still common; 
 "juggs" and leather bottles found place. Pewter salts, pots, 
 bottles, spoons, cups and flagons, candlesticks of pewter or 
 iron, spoons of silver or "alchimie," an alloy of brass, were 
 abundant. 
 
 The cupboard or shelf bore the books that were foimd in 
 almost every family, "the great Bible" and smaller Bibles, the 
 Psalm book, some sad volumes of Doctor Preston's or Mr. 
 Dike's or Doctor Bifield's theological writings, the "physike 
 book" in one instance, and the silver bowl, or other cherished 
 remnant of former luxury. For furniture, there were tables and 
 frames on which boards were laid and removed, forms or long 
 settees, stools and cushions, but only a chair or two, for chairs 
 were luxuries then. Other clumsy things, that ought to have 
 found place in barn or "leanto," are mentioned so regularly in 
 the list of hall or kitchen chattels, that we are compelled to 
 think they were really there — the "chirne," and powdering tub, 
 as they called the great tub used for salting meats, barrels and 
 keelers, cowles for water-carrying and jiails, bucking tubs for 
 washing and buckets, beere vessels and sundry articles of un- 
 known use, "earthen salts," "cheese-breads," "beekor balke," 
 and "hayles." 
 
 Either those halls must have had extraordinary capacity 
 
26 IPSWTOTI, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 for storage, or the occupants must have had scant room in 
 luany a house. Queer, confused rooms th(>y Tnust liave l^cnni at 
 best, in their i'urnishings and the multitude of (>mi>loyments 
 continually going on, as suggested by the imphnnents, the 
 spinning and weaving, the sewing and knitting, the washing 
 and ironing, cooking and brewing, butter and cheese-making. 
 Their garnishings, too, wore quaint. Strings of dried apples 
 and corn and fat hams swung in the smoke of the chimney and, 
 grim and stern, the ever present fire-arms, ready for use at a 
 moment's warning hung ujion the walls. The briefest inven- 
 tory includes these. 
 
 Matthew Whipple's "hall," on the corner of Summer and 
 County streets, must have been a veritable arscMial. l^pon 
 its walls hung three muskets, three pairs of bandoleers, three 
 swords and two rests (or crotched sticks, in which the long 
 heavy musket barrel was rested while aim was taken), a fowling 
 piece, a "costlett," or armor for the breast, a pike and sword, 
 a rapier, a halberd and bill. In John Knowlton's "hall," we 
 should have found a musket, bandoleers, rest, knapsack, moulds 
 and scourer. John Lee, the owner of the land still known as 
 Lee's, or Leigh's meadow, on the Argilla road, had a sword and 
 belt, pistols and holster, and Luke Heard owned a "pistolctt." 
 Head pieces and corselets were not uncommon. John Win- 
 throp's kitchen may have been a depot of supply, for it con- 
 tained foiu'teen muskets, rests and ])andoleers. 
 
 The frequent mention of candlesticks suggests that candles 
 were in conunon use in these first Ipswich homes, yet a more 
 primitive method was common in the poorer families at least. 
 Higginson tells us how the Salem houses were lighted, at the 
 ])eginning of the settlement. "Although New England hav(> 
 no tallow to make candles of, yet by the abundance of the fish 
 thereof, it can afford oil for lamps. Yea, our pine trees that 
 are the most plentiful of all wood, doth allow us plenty of 
 candles, which are very useful in a house. And they are such 
 candles as tho Indians commonly use, having no other, and 
 they are nothing else but the wood of the pine tree, cloven in 
 two little slices, something thin, which are so full of the moys- 
 ture of turpentine and pitch, that they ])m-n as cleere as a 
 torch." "Candlowood," is the name of a fine farm district 
 
 i 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 27 
 
 of our town today. It assures us that the Ipswich planters 
 knew the value of the fat pine strips. "Old lamps/' are some- 
 times mentioned, perhaps the open iron or tin cuji with a wick 
 lying over one side fed with fish oil, or lamps broniiht with their 
 household goods. 
 
 The frugality of the early living is frequently remarked on. 
 Felt says, "For more than a century and a half, the most of 
 them had pea and bean porridge, or broth, made of the liquor 
 of boiled salt meat and pork, and mixed with meal, and some- 
 times hasty pudding and milk, both morning and evening." 
 But those great spits (Matthew Whipple had fom- that weighed 
 together twenty pounds), brass baking pans and dripping pans, 
 kettles and pots, gridirons, frying pans and skillets, tell of more 
 appetizing fare. The cattle in the stalls and the abounding 
 game in forest and sea, furnished the material for substantial 
 and generous living for the great majority, we will believe. 
 Yet the best spread table would have looked strange to vis. 
 Wooden plates, sometimes a square bit of wood slightly hol- 
 lowed or perfectly plain, and platters for the central dish, at 
 best dishes and plates of bright pewter; no forks, for forks did 
 not attain common use till the later years of the century; no 
 coffee or tea, but plenty of home-brewed beer and cider and 
 stronger spirits for drinks, — these things seem rude in style and 
 deficient in comfort. 
 
 In the parlor, or the "fine-room," surprises await us as 
 well. liike the hall, it had its fireplace, and its goodly array 
 of hearth furniture, but its furnishings were rarely elegant. 
 The most conspicuous article, even in the homes of rich men, 
 like Matthew Whipple and John Whittingham, was the best 
 bed, of imposing size and stately elegance, with its curtains and 
 valance or half curtain, that hung from the cross pieces to the 
 floor, and is still in use with ancient bedsteads, — fitted most 
 luxuriously with a mat upon the cords, and with beds that 
 awake our envy. Matthew Whipple's best feather bed, bolster 
 and nine pillows weighed one hundred and six pounds, and 
 were valued at £5-6-0. Mr. "Whittingham's parlor bed and 
 furnishings were worth £12-0-0, Thomas Barker's of Rowley, 
 £13-0-0. What an amount of "solid comfort" is represented 
 
28 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 by an hiuulrod weight of feathors with a warniinp; pan, in those 
 bleak Puritan winters! 
 
 'i'he furnishings were ample. Mine host Lumpkin, one of 
 the earliest iini-keepers, had two flock beds and two bolsters, in 
 addition to the feather bed; also five blankets, one rug and 
 one coverlet. Strangely enough, a rug or carpet was a bed 
 furnishing and not a floor covering and mention remains of a 
 rug for th(> baby's cradle. 
 
 In John Jackson's house, close by the present Methodist 
 meeting-house, was "a half-headed bedstead," that rejoiced in 
 "an old dornix coverlet," and it had "a side bed for a child." 
 Lionel Chute, the schoolmaster, in his East street home, had 
 an "old damakell coverlet." Thomas Firman had "damicle 
 curtaynes and vallens." A trundle bed was common. Beside 
 the l)ed were a table, a "joyned table," as it is called, made with 
 turned legs, and "joyned stools," few chairs, but plenty of 
 cushions, and a "cushen stoole" occasionally. Whittingham's 
 parlor had eleven curtains, and its two windows were adorned 
 with curtains and curtain rods, one of the few instances men- 
 tioned of which 1 am at present aware. 
 
 In the parlor, too, were the chests, the common strong 
 boxes in which they brought their goods and the more elaborate 
 ones for storage of bedding and table linen. One chest in 
 Whipple's parlor was furnished with a glass and there were 
 three simpler ones. These chests were highly prized by their 
 owners, and they were important pieces of furniture when the 
 closet and modern bureaus and chifToniers had not yet found 
 place. Lionel Chute mentions in his will, "all things in my 
 chest, and white deep box with the locke and key." We read 
 of great chests and small chests, long boarded chests, great 
 boarded chests and John Knowlton's "chest with a drawer," 
 also of trunks and boxes. Robert Mussey bequeathed his 
 daughter Mary in 1642 his home, adjoining that of John Dane 
 the elder, "in the West street in the town," also "my best 
 Bible," "a great brass pan to be reserved for her until she 
 comes of years." and "the broad box with all her mother's 
 wearing linen." 
 
 The "cubbered" as it was spelled, was common, and it bore 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 29 
 
 a "cubbered clothe" "laced" or "fringed." In some of the 
 finest houses there was a clock, valued at £1 in Matthew 
 Whipple's, £2 in Thomas Nelson's of Rowley. In Whipple's 
 parlor, too, there was "a stanicll bearing cloth;" and a "baize 
 bearing cloth." This was used, it has been affirmed, for wrap- 
 ping babies, when carried to baptism, and Puritan babies in- 
 variably went to church on the first Sunday after birth. On 
 January 22, 1694, Judge Sewall records — "A very extraordinary 
 storm by reason of the falling and driving of the snow. Few 
 women could get to meeting. A child named Alexander was 
 baptized in the afternoon." I fancy that many wee new-born 
 children may have been taken to that hospital)le fireside, before 
 and after the baptism in the icy cold meeting house, and those 
 bearing cloths may have been a kind of public property, and 
 often seen in the first house of worship, for Whipple died the 
 year the old house was sold, 1646. 
 
 The famil}^ still for extracting the fragrant oil from rose 
 leaves and the medicinal virtues from roots and herbs found 
 place in the stately Whittingham parlor; and in Cliles Badger's 
 of Newbury there were a "glass bowl, beaker and jugg," the 
 only suggestion of toilet convenience which I remember. A 
 case of glass bottles now and then is mentioned. 
 
 But of pictures for the wall and carpets for the floor, and 
 the ornaments now deemed essential for parlor adornings, 
 there were few. The finest Puritan parlor of these early days 
 was only a primitive best bed-room. Indeed, it was not always 
 a spare room. Joseph Morse, whose will was probated in 1646, 
 bequeathed his son John "the bed and all y'' bedding he lyeth 
 on, standing in the parlor." 
 
 Above stairs the sleeping apartments of the family were 
 found. For the most part, they were cold and cheerless, mere 
 lofts, as the houses were of one story. In one house at least, 
 in Rowley, the floor boards were laid so loosely that a person 
 above could look down through the cracks and see whatever 
 was occurring below, as a witness testified before the court. 
 If such wide spacing was common the heat from the hall fire 
 would have made the "chamber over the kitchen" the coveted 
 room. 
 
30 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 lUit iMr. Whittiiifihani's house had a set of fire irons in the 
 chamber over the parlor, and this excess of dignity betokens 
 more of comfort tlian fell to the common lot. The contents 
 of that cliamber are so interesting that they deserve a full 
 record as showing how much of luxury even was found in the 
 better class of Ii)swich houses of this early period. 
 
 Item A bedstead, two fether beds, curtains, rung, etc £13- 0-0 
 
 " One fether bed, one boulster, two (luilts, two pair 
 
 blankets, one coverlet, and trundlebed, G- 0-0 
 
 " Four trunks, one chest, one box, two chairs, four 
 
 stools, two small trunks, 3- 5-0 
 
 " 9 pieces of plate, 11 spoons 25- 0-0 
 
 " 10 pr. sheets, £8 ten others £4 12-0-0 
 
 " 3 pr. pillow beers 8^ 1- 4-0 
 
 " 3 '• " " 5" 15-0 
 
 " Four table cloths 2-10-0 
 
 " 1 doz. iliaper, 2 doz. flaxen napkins 1-10-0 
 
 " 2 doz. of napkins 12-0 
 
 " the hangings In the chamber, 1-10-0 
 
 " 3 hoUand cupboard cloths 2- 4-0 
 
 " 2 half sheetes 1-10-0 
 
 " 1 diai)er and damask cupboard cloth 1- 0-0 
 
 " one screene 10-0 
 
 " 2 pair cob-iron, 1 pr. tongs 16-0 
 
 " one carpett 3-10-0 
 
 " one pair curtains and vallance 5-0-0 
 
 " one blew coverlet, 1-0-0 
 
 This was a regal room for the times, with its carpet and screen, 
 its hangings upon the walls, its rich stor(> of family silver, and 
 its sumptuous beds and bed linen. Think of twenty pairs of 
 sheets, all spun and woven by hand, and a single bedstead with 
 its belongings, worth 13 pounds sterling, more than twice the 
 whole value of some of the dwellings of that day! But Shakes- 
 peare's will specified the "second best bed" for his wife's por- 
 tion, and extraordinary value commonly attached to these 
 high-])osted, canopied, curtained structures. Yet this room 
 had no looking-glass nor toilet articles, bureau nor case of 
 drawers. In the other chamber we find a variety of miscel- 
 laneous articles besides the beds and l)e(kling, a saddle, rolls of 
 canvas of different value, 10 yds. of French serge, 6 yds. of 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 31 
 
 carpeting", reinuants of lioUaud aiul a valuable assortiuent of 
 wearing apparel, worth £22, unfortunately for our information, 
 with no mention of garments in detail. 
 
 In Matthew Whipple's chamber, there were 7 chiklren's 
 blankets, and a pillion cloth and foot stool. At Joseph Morse's, 
 the chamber was a store room, where were deposited, as we 
 have mentioned: 
 
 20 bushels Indian corn £2- 10-0 
 mault 
 
 half bushel hemp seede 2-0 
 
 6 small cheeses 2-0 
 
 20 pounds butter 10-0 
 
 " hemp drest and undrest." 10-0 
 
 One other fine interior must be noted — that of Nathaniel 
 Rogers — pastor of the church from Feb., lGo8, to 1(355, whose 
 residence stood very near the old Baker house, so called, fronting 
 on the South Green, and whose house lot reached down to the 
 River, and was bounded by Mr. Saltonstall's property on the 
 S. W. and Isaac Coming's on the N. E. 
 
 Mr. Rogers died in 1655 leaving an estate, real and personal, 
 valued at £1497, a princely fortune in those days. His hall 
 contained a small cistern, with other implements, valued at 17s. 
 (this was an urn, probably of pewter, for holding water and 
 wine, and the "other implements" were wine-glasses perhaps), 
 two Spanish platters, of earthen or china ware, very rare at 
 that time, a chest and hanging cupboard, a round table with 
 five joined stools, six chairs and five cushions. Evidently 
 this was a dining room, for the kitchen was a separate room? 
 with an elaborate set of pewter dishes, flagons and the like that 
 weighed a hundred and fifty pounds, and the usual parapher- 
 nalia of cooking utensils including a " jacke" for turning the spit. 
 
 The parlor contained some rare articles, a great chair, two 
 pictures, a livery cupboard, a clock and other implements worth 
 three pounds, window curtains and rods, and the one solitary 
 musical instrument in all the town, so far as early inventories 
 show, "a treble violl," by which is meant, it may be supposed, 
 a violin. Yet this elegant room had a canopy bed and down 
 pillows. 
 
 The chamber furnishings were exceptionally fine. Its bed 
 
32 Il'SWICH, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 and bc'ddinji were valiKnl at £14-10-0. A single "pcrpetuanny 
 coverlot" was appraised at £1-05-0. There was a f;ilt looking 
 glass, a "childing wicker basket" for the l:)abies' toilet, perhaps, 
 a tal)le basket, and a sumptuous store of linen. A single suit 
 of diaper table linen was reckoned at £4. two pair of holland 
 sheets at £3-10s., five fine pillow-beeres or cases, £l-15s., and 
 goods brought from Old England worth over twenty })ounds. 
 
 In th(> chamber over the hall were a yellow rug, a couch, 
 silver i)late worth £35-18s., and the only watch 1 have ever 
 found mentioned, valued at £4, in adtlition to the common 
 furniture. The study gloried in a library, worth £100-0-0, an 
 extraordinary collection of books, revealing scholarly tastes as 
 well as a plethoric purse, a cabinet, a desk and two chairs, and 
 a jmir of creepers or little fire irons. 
 
 In contrast with the comfort and luxury of these fine homes, 
 "the short and simple annals of the poor" would be of deep 
 interest. Unfortunately for us, as well as for the humble folk 
 themselves, who dwelt in houses sixteen and eighteen feet 
 square, their belongings were so few and cheap that an inven- 
 tory seemed superfiuous, and we are left largely to our own 
 surmising as to how they lived. One glimpse into the humbler 
 sort of home is permitted us in the inventory of William Averill. 
 His will was entered in 1652. He gave to each of his seven 
 children the sum of five shillings, "for my outward estate being 
 but small." In his inventory his house and lot were appraised 
 at £10, and the furnishings enumerated are: 
 
 1 iron pott, 1 brass pott, 1 frying pan, 4 pewter platters 
 1 flagon, 1 iron kettle, 1 brass kettle, I copper, 1 brass 
 
 pan, and some otlier small things, £ i;-17-0 
 
 2 chests, 1 fether bed, 1 other bed, 2 pair of sheets, 2 
 holsters, 3 pillows, 2 blankets, 1 coverlid, 1 bedstead, 
 
 and other small linen, 5-10-0 
 
 2 coats and wearing apparel 3-0-0 
 
 a warming |)an 3-0 
 
 a tub, 2 pails, a few books 10-0 
 
 a corslett 1- 0-0 
 
 The total of house, land, cattle and goods was £50. 
 He was not desperately i)oor then, but his circimistances 
 were somewhat narrow. His family numbered nine souls. 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 33 
 
 yet they had but one bedstead, and beds and bedding only 
 adequate for this, antl foin- pewter platters for the daily meals. 
 How these nine Averills ate and slept would be an entertaining 
 story, and a reproof to much discontent. 
 
 In Coffin's History of Newbury I find the following, under 
 the date of 1657: "Steven Dow did acknowledge to him it was 
 a good while before he could eate his master's food, viz. meate 
 and milk, or drinke beer, saying he did not know it was good, 
 because he was not used to eat such victuall, but to eate bread 
 and water porridge, and to drink water." No doubt many a 
 family of the poorer sort lived as frugally as he. 
 
 The house of John Winthrop, jun., who led the little band 
 of settlers to our town in 1633, is the most interesting of the 
 earliest homes. "An Inventorie of Mr. Winthropps goods of 
 Ipswitch," made by William Clerk, about the year 1636, while 
 Mr. Winthrop was in England, has recently come into the posses- 
 sion of the Historical Society. Thanks to the carefulness of the 
 ancient recorder, we know the contents of every room, and we 
 find far less of luxury than Mr. Rogers enjoyed. Indeed, the 
 humblest of his fellow-citizens might have felt at home in the 
 unpretentious domicile of the excellent young leader. The 
 inventory was made at so early a date, moreover, that it gives 
 us certain knowledge of the rooms and their furnishings of one 
 of the original houses. 
 
 Imp"; In the Cham' oV the parlor 1 feath"^ bed 1 banckett 
 1 cov''lett 1 blew rugg 1 boster & 2 pillowes. 
 truiick marked with R. W. F. wherein is 
 1 mantle of silk wth gld lace 
 1 holland tablecloth some 3 yards loung 
 1 pr. SSS hoU [twilled holland?] sheets 
 1 pillo bear half full of childs liuning, etc." 
 
 5 childs blanketts whereof one is bare million 
 1 cushion for a child of chamlett 
 
 1 cours table cloth 3 yards long 
 
 6 cros cloths and 2 gnives? 
 
 9 childs bedds 2 duble clouts 1 p' hoU sleeves 
 4 apons whereof 1 is laced 
 
 2 smocks 2 pr sheets 1 napkin 
 
 1 whit square chest wherein is 
 1 doz. dyp. [diaper ?] napkins 1 damsk napkin 
 1 doz. hoU napkins 
 
34 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 2 doz. & 2 uapkius 
 2 cuberil cloths 
 II pillow bcares 
 II SSS napkius 
 2 table cloths 
 i towillis 
 
 1 SSS hoU shirt 
 
 2 dyp tow ills 
 
 3 dyp table cloths 
 
 I pf SSS hoU sheets 
 
 I long great chest where in is 
 I black gowne tam'y 
 I gowne sea greeue 
 
 1 childs baskett 
 
 2 old petticotts I red 1 sand coU"^ serg 
 1 pr leath"^ stockins 1 muff 
 
 1 window cushion 
 
 5 (luisliion cases 1 small pillowe 
 
 I peece stript linsy woolsy 
 
 1 pr boddyes 
 
 I tapstry cov''lett 
 
 I peece lininge stuff for curtins 
 
 I red bayes cloake for a woman 
 
 1 pr of sheets 
 
 In the Cham'' ov'" the kychin 
 
 1 fealh''bed I boster I pillowe 2 blanketts 
 
 2 ruggs bl. & w* 
 
 2 floq bedds 5 ruggs 2 bolsters I pillowe 
 I broken warming pan 
 
 In the Garrett Cham'" ov'' the Storehouse 
 many small things glasses, potts etc. 
 
 In the Parlor 
 
 1 bedsted I trundle bedsted w"» curtains & vallences 
 
 I table & G stooles 
 
 1 miiskett, I small fowleing peece w"* rest and bandeleer 
 
 ff 1 trunk of pewter 
 
 tf 1 cabbinett, wherin the servants say is 
 
 rungs [rings?] iewills I3sil'' spoones this 1 cannot open 
 
 ^ I cabbinett of Surgerie 
 
 In the kyttchin 
 
 I brass baking pan 
 
 5 milk pans 
 
 I small pestle & niorter 
 
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HOMES AND DRESS. 35 
 
 1 Steele mill 
 
 14 muskets, rests & bandeleers 
 
 2 iron kettles 2 copp"^ 1 brasse kettle 
 
 1 iron pott 
 
 2 bl jacks 
 
 2 skillitts whertof one is brasse 
 
 4 porrinyors 
 
 1 spitt I grat"^ 
 
 1 p'' racks 1 p"^ aiidirnes 1 old iron rack 
 
 1 iron pole 1 grediron 1 p"^ tongs 
 
 2 brass ladles 1 p"" bellowes 
 2 stills w"' bottnras 
 
 In M Wards hands 
 
 1 silv"^ cupp 6 spoones I salt of silver 
 In the ware howse 
 
 2 great chests naled upp 
 
 1 cliest 1 trunk w'''> I had ord"" not to open 
 
 1 chest of tooles 
 
 ^ 6 coAves a steeres 2 heitters 
 
 # dyv« peeces of iron and Steele 
 
 Mr. Winthrop's wife and infant daughter had died not 
 long before, and a pathetic interest attaches to the contents of 
 the chests. The trundle bed in the parlor would indicate that 
 this had been the family sleeping room. Evidently there were 
 but four rooms and the house we can easily imagine was small 
 and unassuming. 
 
 A demure Puritan simplicity, we may think, characterized 
 the dress of our forefathers. Life in the wilderness may seem 
 to harmonize only with coarse and cheap attire, for an age of 
 homespun logically admitted of no finery. Such preconcep- 
 tions are wide of the truth. Puritan principle required a pro- 
 test against current fashion as against religious and social 
 usages; but the elegance and expensiveness of both male and 
 female dress in Old England had been so great that a goodly 
 degree of reaction and repression could find place and yet leave 
 no small remnant of goodly and gay attire. Not a few of 
 those men and women of old Ipswich came from homes of 
 luxury, — Dudley and Bradstreet from the castle home of the 
 Earl of Jvincoln; Saltonstall from contact with the nobility in 
 his knightly father's house; Winthrop and Whittingham from 
 
36 IPSWICH. IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 fine fuinily coiiiu'ction.s. Many fair Enfj;li.sh custunics found 
 place in tlicii' chests and strong boxes that came over the seas, 
 antl the ])lain houses and phiiner meeting-house were radiant, 
 on Sal)bath da.ys and high days, with l)rigiit cok)rs and fine 
 fabrics. 
 
 The common dress of men was far more showy than tlie 
 fashion of today. A loose-fitting coat, called a doublet, 
 reached a little Ijelow the hips. Beneath this, a long, full 
 waistcoat was worn. Baggy trousers were met just below the 
 knee by long stockings, which were held in ])lace by garters, 
 tied with a bow-knot at the side. About the neck, a "falling 
 band" found place, a broad, white collar, that api)ears in all 
 ))ictures of the time; and a hat with conical crown and broad 
 brim completed the best attire. A great cloak or heavy long 
 coat secm-ed warmth in winter. Their garments were of various 
 materials and colors. Unfortunately, wearing apparel is usually 
 mentioned in the bulk in inv(>ntories. but occasional specifica- 
 tions afford us an idea of the best raiment. 
 
 Mention is made of "a large blew cote" and "a large white 
 coat;" of a fine "purple cloth sute, doublett and hose" belonging 
 to John Goffe or Goss of Newbury, who also had a short coat, 
 a pair of lead-colored breeches, a green doublett, a cloth doublett, 
 a leather doublett, also leather and woolen stockings, two hats 
 and a cloth cap. The men generally had their rough suits of 
 leather and homespun for the farm work, and the delicate cloth- 
 ing for special occasions. So we find musk-colored broadcloth 
 and damson-colored cloth, cloth grass-green, blue waistcoats 
 and green waistcoats, cloth hose, and hose of leather and woolen 
 stuff, boots and shoes, black hats, home-made caps, gloves, 
 silver buttons, of which John Cross owned three dozen and one, 
 and sometimes a gown. 
 
 Of the ladies' wardrobe, I am loath to speak. Certain pop- 
 ular pictures of Priscilla at her spinning, and sweet Puritan 
 maidens watching the departure of the Mayflower, have pleased 
 our fancy, and forthwith we clothe the women of the days of 
 old in quaker-like caps and dresses, graceful in their simplicity, 
 — nun-like garbs, over which Dame Fashion had no tyranny. 
 But the truth niu.st be told. 
 
 Widow Jane Kenning, who lived near the corner of Lonev's 
 
HOMES AND DRESS, 57 
 
 Lane, had for her best array, "a cloth oowne/' worth £2 5s.. 
 "a serge gown" vahied at £2, "a red petticoat with two laces," 
 appraised at a pound sterling, and lesser ones of serge and para- 
 gon, a cloth waistcoat and a linsey woolsey apron. That 
 "cloth waistcoat" was no mean affair, I judge. The lawyer, 
 Thomas Lechford of Boston, who indulged in a silver-laced 
 coat and a gold-wrought cap for himself, records: "Received 
 of Mr. Geo. Story, four yards and half a quarter of tuft holland 
 to make my wife a wastcoate at 2s. 8d. a yard." Widow Ken- 
 ning's was worth 8s. Lechford also enters under date 1640, 
 Feb. 1: "I pay'd John Hiu'd [a tailor in Boston], delivered to 
 his wife by Sara our niayd, for making my wife's gown, 8s." 
 "Tailor made" dresses are not a modern invention, then, and 
 if Boston dames were patrons of tailors, the ladies of aristocratic 
 Ipswich were not a whit behind. For common wear, blue linen, 
 lockram or coarse linen, linsey-woolsey, mohair, a mixture of 
 linen and wool, and holland were the common materials. 
 
 Dame Eliz. Lowle of Newbury had her riding suit and muff, 
 silver bodkins and gold rings. Some interesting letters to 
 Madame Rebekah Symonds, widow of the Deputy Governor, 
 from her son by a former marriage in London, in the Antiqua- 
 rian papers, reveal these wardrobe secrets. He wrote in 1664 
 of sending his mother a "flower satin mantle lined with sarsnet. 
 £1 10s., a silver clasp for it, 2s. 6d., cinnamon taffity, 15s., two 
 Cambrick whisks with two pare of cuffs, £1" also, in the same 
 ship, "a light blew blanket, 200 pins, 1^ yards chamlet, also 
 Dod on the Commandments (bound in green plush), also a 
 pair of wedding gloves, and my grandmother's funeral ring." 
 In 1673, he sent "one ell n of fine bag Holland, 2 yds. | of 
 lute-string, a Lawn whiske, wool cards one paire, a Heath 
 Brush, 2 Ivorie Combe, ye bord box rest." 
 
 In her sixtieth year, Madam Symonds, keenly alive to the 
 demands of fashion, had written her son for a fashionable 
 Lawn whiske; but he, anxious to gratify her, yet desirou.- as 
 well that his mother should be dressed in strict accord with 
 London fashion, replied that the "fashionable Lawn whiske is 
 not now worn, either by Gentil or simple, young or old. In- 
 stead whereof I have bought a shape and ruffles, which is now 
 
38 IPSWICH. IX THE MASSACHUSETTS HAY (MILOXY. 
 
 tho vvaro of tlie <>;ravost as woll as tho yoiino; onos. Such as g,oo 
 not with naked necks ware a blaek wifle over it. 'rher(>f()re, 
 I have not only Bouo;ht a plaine one yt you .sent for, hut also a 
 TiUstre one, such as are most in fashion." 
 
 She had sent for (lanison-coU)red Si)anish k^ath(M- for women's 
 shoes. This, he informed her, was wholly out of style and use, 
 and "as to the feathered fan, I should also have found in my 
 heart, to have let it alone, because none but very orave persons 
 (and of them very few) use it. That now 'tis o-j-own almost as 
 obsolete as Russets, and more rare to be seen than a yellow 
 hood." 
 
 Nevertheless, to please the exacting leader of the Ipswich 
 ton, he sent, with ten yards of silk, and two yards of TiUstre 
 "a feather fan and silver handle, two tortois fans, 200 needles, 
 5 yds. sky calico, silver gimp, black sarindin cloak, damson 
 leather skin, two women's Ivorie knives, etc." 
 
 Madame Symonds was no more addicted to the uttermost 
 extreme of fashion than were the women of the first years of the 
 settlement and the men themselves, we must confess. It is one 
 of the anomalies of history that the most religious of all people, 
 as we have come to think them, the Sabbath-keeping, church- 
 going Puritans, should have been so far in thraldom to the 
 world, the flesh and the devil, that they were guilty of frivolous 
 excess in aping the fashions of the mother-land. But so it was. 
 In 1634, the love of fine clothes was so notorious, that the 
 General Court felt constrained to lament "the greate supflu- 
 ous, and unnecessary expences occaconed by reason of some 
 newe and imodest fashions, as also the ordinary wearing of 
 silver, golde and silk laces, girdles, hat-bands, etc." and ordered 
 fortliwith that no person, either man or woman, "shall here- 
 after make or buy an appell either woolen, silke or lynnen, 
 with any lace in it, silver, golde, silke or threade," under pen- 
 alty of forfeiture of such clothes — "also noe ^son, either man 
 or woman, shall make or buy any slashed cloathes, other than 
 one slash in each sleeve and another in the backes; also all 
 cut-works, imbroidered or needle worke, cappes, bands and 
 rayles, are forbidden hereafter to be made or worn, under the 
 aforesaid penalty." Apparel already in use might be worn 
 
 J 
 
 I 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 39 
 
 out, but the immoderate great sleeves, slashed apparel, immod- 
 erate great "rayles." long wings, etc., were to be curtailed and 
 remodelled more modestly at once. 
 
 In 1639, when our town had been gathering strength six 
 years, the fiat again went forth against "women's sleeves more 
 than half an ell wide in the widest place, immoderate great 
 breches, knots of ryban, broad shoulder bands and rayles, silk 
 roses, double ruffes and cuffes, etc." Sleeves were a target 
 for Shakespeare's wit. 
 
 "What, this a sleeve? 
 
 There's snip, and nip; and out and slish and slash, 
 Like to a censor in a barber's shop." 
 
 No doubt the women of Ipswich needed admonition in 
 these particulars, and some of the men most likely walked 
 abroad with their doublet sleeves slashed to display the fine 
 linen shirt sleeves beneath, with too large trousers and knots of 
 ribbon in their shoes, or wearing boots with flaring tops, nearly 
 as large as the brim of a hat, very conspicuous, if made of "white 
 russet" leather, as Edward Skinner's in 1641. Perchance they 
 dared to wear their hair below the ears, and falling upon the 
 neck. The English Roundhead with short, cropped hair, in 
 obedience to Paul's injunction, was the ideal of the sterner 
 Puritans of our Colony, but there was from the beginning a 
 persistent determination by some of the more frivolous sort,to 
 wear long hair. Higginson jocosely discovered the origin of 
 the fashion in the long lock worn by Indian braves. The 
 General Court set its face as a flint against this in 1634. It was a 
 burning theme of pulpit address, and the clergy prescribed that 
 the hair should by no means lie over the band or doublet collar, 
 biit might grow a little below^ the ear in winter for warmth. 
 
 Rev. Nath. Ward, in his Simple Cobler, dispensed wisdom: 
 "If it be thought no wisdome in men to distinguish themselves 
 in the field by the Scissers, let it be thought no injustice in God 
 not to distinguish them by the sword," and "I am sure men 
 use not to wear such manes." It was derisively suggested that 
 long nails like Nebuchadnezzar's would be next in fashion. 
 Rev. Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley was so bitter in his detestation 
 of the habit that he cut off his nephew from his inheritance 
 
40 IPSWK'H, IN THTO MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 becauso of his porsistonco; and in his Election sermon before 
 tlie (JiMieral Court, he assaiknl lonfi hair with fiery zeal. 
 
 So enormous was the offence that on May 10, 1649,(Jovernor 
 Endieott. Deputy Governor Dudley and seven of the Assistants 
 thus declared themselves: "Forasmuch as the wearing of long 
 hair after the manner of ruffians and barbarous Indians has 
 begun to invade New England, contrary to the rule of God's 
 woril, which says it is a shame for a man to wear long hair, etc.. 
 We, the magistrates, who have subscribed this paper, (for the 
 shewing of our own innocency in this liehalf) do declare and 
 manifest our dislike and detestation against the wearing of 
 such long hair, as against a thing uncivil and unmanly, whereby 
 men doe deforme themselves, and offend sober and modest 
 men, and doe corrupt good manners. We doe, therefore, 
 earnestly entreat all the elders of this jurisdiction (as often as 
 they shall see cause to manifest their zeal against it in their pub- 
 lic administration) to take care that the members of their re- 
 spective churches be not defiled therewith; that so such as 
 shall prove obstinate and will not reforme themselves, may 
 have God and man to witness against them." 
 
 Some gay-plumed ladies of his Ipswich church may have 
 been in his mind, when grim Mr. Ward discharged himself of 
 his ill-humor against the sex, affirming "When I heare a nu- 
 giperous Gentle-dame inquire what dress the Queen is in this 
 week, what the nudius tertian of the Court, I look at her as the 
 very gizzard of a trifle, the product of a quarter of a cypher, the 
 epitome of nothing, fitter to be kickt, if she were of a kickable 
 substance, than either honored or humored." 
 
 "To speak moderately, I truly confess it is beyond the ken 
 of my understanding to conceive, how those women should 
 have any true grace or valuable vertue, that have so little wit 
 as to disfigure themselves with such exotick garbs, as not only 
 dismantles their native lovely lustre, but transclouts them 
 into gant bar-geese, ill-shapen. shotten shell-fish, Egyptian 
 hieroglyphics, or at the best into French flurts of the pastry, 
 which a proper English woman should scorn with her heels. 
 It is no marvel they wear drailes on the hinder part of their 
 heads, having nothing as it seems in the fore-part but a few 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 41 
 
 Squirrel brains to help them frisk from one ill-favor'cl fortune 
 to another." 
 
 His indignation against tailors for lending their art to clothe 
 women in French fashions was intense: "It is a more common 
 than convenient saying that nine Taylors make a man ; it were 
 well if nineteene could make a woman to her minde; if Taylors 
 were men indeed, well furnished but with meer morall principles, 
 they would disdain to be led about like apes, by such mimick 
 Marmosets. It is a most imworthy thing for men that have 
 bones in them to spend their lives in making fidle-cases for 
 futilous women's phansies; which are the very pettitoes of in- 
 fermity, the gyblets of perquisquilian toyes." 
 
 Ridicule, precept and statute law were alike powerless to 
 check this over-elegance. Again, in 1651, the General Court 
 repeated its "^greife . . . that intollerable excesse and 
 bravery hath crept in upon us, and especially amongst people 
 of meane condition, to the dishonor of God, the scandall of its 
 professors, the consumption of estates, and altogether unsute- 
 able to our povertie." Hence it proceeded to declare its "utter 
 detestation and dislike that men or women of mean condition, 
 educations and callings should take upon them the garb of 
 gentlemen by the wearing of gold and silver lace, or buttons, 
 or poynts at their knees, to walke in greate bootes, or women of 
 the same ranke to wear silke or tiffany hoodes or scarfes, which 
 though allowable to persons of greater estate or more liberal 
 education, yet we cannot but judge intollerable in person of 
 such like condition." 
 
 So, at last, it was ordered that no person whose visible 
 estate did not exceed £200 should wear such buttons or gold 
 or silver lace, or any bone lace above 2s. per yard or silk hoods 
 or scarfs, upon penalty of 10s. for each offence. Magistrates and 
 their families, military officers, soldiers in time of service, or 
 any whose education or employments were above the ordinarv 
 were excepted from the operation of this law. 
 
 The judicial powers were in grim earnest, and at the March 
 term of the Quarter Sessions Court, in Ipswich, some of her 
 gentle folk felt the power of the law. 
 
 Ruth Haffield, daughter of the widow whose farm was near 
 the bridge, still called "HafReld's," was "presented" as the 
 
42 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 legal })hrasc is, for oxcoss in apparel, but iijx)!! the affidavit of 
 Richard Coy, that her inotlKM- was worth £200 she was dis- 
 eharKod. Georfje I'almer was fined 10s. and fees for wearing 
 silver lace. Sanuiel Broeklebank, taxed with the same offence, 
 was discharged. The vvif(^ of .John Hutchings was called to 
 account shortly after for wearing a silk hood, but she proved 
 that she had been brought up above the ordinary rank and was 
 discharged. John Whipple made it evident that he was worth 
 the recpiisite £200 and his good wife escaped. Anthony Potter, 
 Richard Brabrook, Thomas Harris, Thomas Maybe and Edward 
 Brown were all called upon to justify their wives' finery. 
 
 In 1659 the daughter of Humphrey Griffin presumed to 
 indulge in a silk scarf, and her father was fined 10s. and court 
 fees. John Kimball was able to prove his pecuniary ability 
 and his wife wore her silk scarf henceforth unquestioned. As 
 late as 1675, Arthur Abbott, who is mentioned as the be^arer of 
 fine dress goods from Madame Symonds's son in London, and 
 who very naturally may have brought his good wife some finery 
 from the London shops, was obliged to pay his 10s. for his 
 wife's public wearing of a silk hood. Benedict Pulcipher for his 
 wife, Haniell Bosworth for his two daughters, John Kindrick, 
 Thomas Knowlton and Obadiah Bridges for their wives' over 
 dress, were called to account before judge and jury. 
 
 The middle of the century found one of the most whimsical 
 and extraordinary fashions in vogue in England, and New 
 England was infected as well, we presume. Ladies decorated 
 their faces with court-plaster, cut in fantastic shapes. Bulwer, 
 in his "Artificial Changeling," published in 1650, in England, 
 speaking of these patches says "some fill their visage full of 
 them," and he describes the shapes one fine lady delighted to 
 wear: "a coach with a coachman and two horses with postilions 
 on her forehead, a crescent under each eye, a star on one side 
 of her mouth, a plain circular patch on her chin." 
 
 In "Wit Restored," a poem printed in 1658: 
 
 "Her patches are of every cut 
 For pimples and for scars ; 
 Here's all the wanderinsj planets' signs 
 And some of the fixed stars, 
 Already gummed to make them stick. 
 They need no other sky." 
 
HOMES AND DRESS. 43 
 
 As the century waned, the offence of wearing lono- hair paled 
 into insignificance beside the unspeakal^le sin of wearing wigs. 
 Hap])ily, or unhappily, as the point of view varies, the ministers 
 could not agree in this. The portrait of Rev. John Wilson, of 
 Boston, who died in 1667, presents him wearing a full wig, 
 and many of the clergy were addicted to the same head-gear; 
 but pul)lic sentiment was strong against the fashion, and the 
 rieneral Court in 1675, condemned "the practise of men's wear- 
 ing their own or other's hair made into periwigs." Judge Sewall 
 alludes to the hated custom with spiteful brevity in his Diary. 
 
 .q685— Sept. 16. Three admitted to the church. Two wore periwigs.'- 
 .ilG97— Mr. Noyes of Salem wrote a treatise on periwigs." 
 .il708— Aug. 20. Mr. Cheever died. The welfare of the province was 
 much upon his heart. He abominated periwigs." 
 
 The Judge felt such extreme virulence toward these " Horrid 
 Bushes of Vanity," that he would not sit under the ministra- 
 tions of his own pastor, who had cut off his hair and donned a 
 wig, but worshipped elsewhere. 
 
 In our neighbor town of Newbury, the clerical wig was so 
 much an affront that, in 1752, Richard Bartlett was taken to 
 task for refusing to commune with the chiu'ch because the pastor 
 wore a wig, and because the church justified him in it, and also 
 for that "he sticks not from time to time to assert with the 
 greatest assurance that all who wear wigs, unless they repent of 
 that particular sin before they die, will certainly l)e damned, 
 which we judge to be a piece of uncharitable and sinful rash- 
 ness." 
 
 But the battle was already lost. In 1722, here in Ipswich 
 just about on the site of the Seminary building, Patrick 
 Farrin, chirurgeon, boldly hung out his sign, "periwig-maker" 
 and the gentlemen of Ipswich could have their wigs and keep 
 then curled, powdered and frizzled as fashion required. 
 
 Women, too, were given to marvellous coiffures. Cotton 
 Mather apostrophized the erring sex in 1683— "Will not the 
 haughty daughters of Zion refrain their pride in apparel? Will 
 they lay out their hair, and wear their false locks, their borders 
 and towers like comets about their heads?" They were called 
 "apes of Fancy, friziling and curlying of their hayr." They 
 had fallen far away from the Puritan "bangs" to which Hig- 
 
44 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 o;insoii alliulos in his comment on tlie Indians. "Thoir hair 
 is gciu'rally black and cnt l)(>fore like our gentlewomen." Then, 
 their hair was built aloft and extended out "like butterfly 
 wings over the ears." "False locks were set on wyers to make 
 them stand at a distance from the head." A bill is mentioned 
 by Felt, as contracted in this town in 1697 "for wire and catgut 
 in making up attire for the head." 
 
 But legal restriction of dress was at an end. The whim of 
 the wearer, and the state of the purse, henceforth determined 
 the fashion of head dress and raiment. 
 
CHAPTER IV. 
 
 SOME NOTABLE SETTLERS. 
 
 The little colony of a dozen souls became at once a con- 
 spicuous center of light and influence. The leader, John Win- 
 throp, eldest son of the Governor, gave great prestige.' He 
 had been a student of Trinity College, Dublin, and after a course 
 of legal study had been admitted a barrister of the Inner Tem- 
 ple, February 28, 1624-5. A few years later he entered the 
 navy and served with the fleet under the Duke of Buckingham, 
 for the relief of the French Protestants of La Rochelle. He 
 spent more than a year in foreign travel. Cultured and com- 
 panionable, he drew about him by the force of his personality 
 that group of eminent men, which made Ipswich a town of 
 rare quality. 
 
 One of the earliest arrivals was Nathaniel Ward, the first of 
 the long line of eminent ministers. Thomas Parker had 
 served the church for a few months, but had removed with his 
 company to Newbury, and his residence seemed to have been 
 regarded as temporary. 
 
 "Perhaps no other Englishman who came to America in 
 those days brought with him more of the ripeness that is born' 
 not only of time and study but of distinguished early associa- 
 tions, extensive travel in foreign lands, and varied professional 
 experience at home. He was graduated at Emmanuel College. 
 Cambridge, in 1603, and is named by Fuller among the learned 
 writers of that college who were not fellows. . . . His per- 
 sonal and professional standing may be partly inferred from his 
 acquaintance with Sir Francis Bacon, with Archbishop Usher, 
 and with the famous theologian of Heidelberg, David Parens. "^ 
 He chose the law as his profession and became a barrister in 1615, 
 but while travelling on the Continent, he was so much influenced 
 by the advice of Parens, that he decided to enter the ministry. 
 
 1 See "A Sketch of John Winthrop the Younger," I'ublications of the Ipswich His- 
 torical Society, vii. 
 
 ' M. C. Tyler, "History of Americitn Literature", vol. I, p. 2i7. 
 
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46 IPSWICH. I.\ THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 though he wa.s then about forty years old. He became rector 
 at Htoiidou Massey in Essex. His uiiconiproniising Puritanism 
 brou<i;ht him into sharp conflict with the ruling powers. He 
 refused to subscribe to the articles estal)lish(xl by the Canon of 
 the Church, and condemned the "Book of .Sports" and the 
 practice of bowing at the name of Jesus. Sunnnoned before 
 Archbishop Laud, he refused to conform and was roughly ex- 
 conununicatcd in 1633. His wife died at about the same time, 
 leaving two sons and a daughter. Lonely, sorrowful, desi)airing 
 of any asylum or field of usefulness in England, in common 
 with multitudes of Puritans, he turned to the New World and. 
 witli iiis family, in the sixty-fourth year of his age, landed in 
 1034. He spent his first winter in Ipswich in Mr. Winthrojj's 
 house,' as Winthrop had gone to England upon the death of his 
 wife in the autunm, but during the next year proljably, took 
 uj) his residence in his own home, somewhere on the eastern side 
 of the South Common. The house was standing in Cotton 
 Mather's time, and he says that Ward had inscribed over the 
 fireplace, the Tiatin legend, "Sobrie, juste, pie" (soberly, 
 justly, piously) and afterward, ' 'laete" (gladly). Sober, indeed, 
 was the life of the Cambridge scholar in those years, amid the 
 privations of the wilderness life. "I intreate you," he wrote 
 jmthetically to the younger Winthrop when a shipload of pro- 
 visions had arrived, "to do so much as to speake to him (Mr. 
 Coddington) in my name, to reserve some meale and malt, and 
 what victuals else he thinks meete, till our River be open ; our 
 church will pay him duely for it. I am very destitute; I have 
 not above 6 bushells of corn left, and other things answerable."^ 
 "I acknowledge," he wrote again to Mr. Winthrop, "I am ten- 
 der and more unfit for solitariness and hardship than some 
 other, especially at this tyme, through many colds and seeds of 
 th(; bay sicknesses I brought from thence." His health became 
 impaired and in a few years he gave up the work of the min- 
 istry, but turned with vigor to other tasks of great importance. 
 In the year 1638 he was requested by the colony to draw up a 
 code of laws, as no written statutes had yet been fornnilated. 
 He was fittetl for this task above any other man in tlie Colony 
 
 ■ U. C. Winthrop. liifc and Letters of .lolin Wiiitliro)), voL ii, \> l-.>6. 
 '- Miiss. Hist. Sec. Collec. series 4, voL vii, pp. 24-26. 
 
SOME NOTABLE SETTLERS. 47 
 
 by his legal learnino;^ his lonjj; familiarity with the legal systems 
 of the Old World and his mature age. 
 
 He spent three years in this work, and the result of his 
 labors was a code of one hundred laws, which was submitted 
 to the judgment of the General Court, discussed in every town, 
 and finally adopted in 1641. John Cotton was associated 
 with him nominally, but Governor Winthrop speaks of the 
 code, "as composed by Mr. Nathaniel Ward,"' and it has been 
 generally recognized as his work.^ "The Body of Liberties,'? 
 as it was called, has challenged the admiration of many acute 
 students. Speaking of the Preamble, Mr. W. F. Poole observes:^ 
 
 "This sublime declaration standing at the head of the first 
 Code of Laws in New England was the production of no common 
 intellect. It has the movement and the dignity of a mind like 
 John Milton's or Algernon Sidney's, and its theory of govern- 
 ment was far in advance of the age. A bold avowal of the 
 rights of man, and a plea for popular freedom, it contains the 
 germs of the memorable declaration of July 4, 1776." 
 
 Dr. Francis C. Gray'* remarks upon the originality of this 
 Code, "although it retains some strong traces of the times, it 
 is, in the main, far in advance of them, and in several respects 
 in advance of the Common Law of England at this day (1818)." 
 "It shows, that our ancestors, "he continues, "instead of de- 
 ducing their laws from the books of Moses, established at the 
 outset a code of fundamental principles, which taken as a whole, 
 for wisdom, equity and adaptation to the wants of their com- 
 munity, challenge a comparison with any similar production 
 from Magna Charta itself to the latest Bill of Rights that has 
 been put forth in Europe or America." 
 
 This great work was followed by another, of different char- 
 acter, but of unique and imperishable renown, the famous 
 satire, "The Simple Cobler of Aggawam." It was published in 
 England in 1646, and attained immediate success. Four edi- 
 tions were called for before the year closed. Its pungent criti- 
 
 1 Winthrop's History of New Enfrlaiid, voL II, 1st ed. p. .55; 2nd ed. p. 66. 
 
 « "Remarks on the early Laws of Massachusetts P.ay, with the Code adopted in 
 1641 and called the Body of Liberties, l)y F. C. Gray, LL.D. Mass. Hist. Soc. Col- 
 lee, series 3, viii, 191." 
 
 ■•> Introduction to his edition of .Johnsons Wonder Working Providence, page Ixv. 
 
 ■* Maes. Hist. Soc.'CoUectious, aeries 3, viii, p. 199. 
 
48 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ci.sm. its orif^inality of thought, its striking vo('abiilaiy, more 
 rugged and individual than Carlyle's, made it a j^ioneer work 
 ill that (lei)artment of Hterature.' 
 
 In the year following the beginning of Mr. Ward's ministry, 
 a welcome addition to the settlement was made, when Richard 
 Saltonstall, eldest son of Sir Richard, conspicuous for wealth 
 and highest social standing, chose this town for his home. He 
 was oidy twenty-five years old, but had already graduated 
 from Ennnanuel College. With him came his young wife, Mericl 
 or Muriel Gurdon, only twenty-two years old, and the baby 
 Muriel of nine months. The old minister was more than glad, 
 we are sure, when Saltonstall built his house only a few rods 
 away, somewhere on the sightly fourteen acres, that bordered 
 on the Green, the Highway, and the River, not far from the 
 ancient Mcjrrifield house. 
 
 Hie community honored young Saltonstall at once with 
 responsible public office. He was elected Deputy to the Gen- 
 eral Court, and in 1636, was appointed to hold court in Ipswich. 
 He was chosen Assistant in 1637, and was re-elected annually 
 until 1649. In March, 1635-6, the General Court passed an 
 order providing that a certain number of magistrates should 
 be elected for a life term as a standing council. The measure 
 proved unpopular. The people saw in it an irresponsible body, 
 the existence of which was wholly contrary to democratic ideas. 
 
 Some action was taken by the Court looking toward its 
 dissolution, but the Council still remained. Whereupon, Mr. 
 Saltonstall, then an Assistant, with fair prospect of becoming a 
 member of this life board, wrote a book, in which he argued 
 with much force that it was contrary to the Charter and a sinful 
 innovation. The book gave great offence, and many demanded 
 that summary punishment be visited upon its author, but the 
 book was rc^ferrcd to the elders. They all met in Ipswich on the 
 18th of October, 1642, differed much in their judgment about 
 it. but acknowledged the soundness of the propositions ad- 
 vanced. 
 
 Again in 1645, single-handed and alone, he lifted up his 
 voice like a trumpet in the Great and General Court, when Capt. 
 
 ' See an excellent review of this work in M. C. Tyler's History of American Liter 
 ature, vol. 1, page 228. . . . 
 
SOME NOTABLE SETTLERS. 49 
 
 James Smith, master of the ship Rainbow, brought into the 
 country two negroes kidnapped from the Guinea coast. He 
 denounced the heinous act of steaHng these poor l)lacks, as con- 
 trary to the Law of God and of the country, demanded that 
 the officers of the ship be imprisoned, and addressed a petition, 
 signed by himself ah)ne, praying that the slaves be returned at 
 the public expense. Mr. Saltonstall lived to be an old man, full 
 of honors, but nothing gives such lustre to his name as this 
 strong blow for the emancipation of these two African slaves.' 
 
 That same year, 1635, saw the incoming of another family 
 of great distinction. Gov. Thomas Dudley, having retired 
 from the chief magistracy in May, 1635, removed from Cam- 
 bridge and took up his home in Ipswich. He had distinguished 
 himself as a man of affairs in Cld England, and brought wealth 
 and reputation to the Colony. He was made Dei)uty Governor 
 before the ship sailed, and continued in that office until 1634, 
 when he was chosen Governor. He was in his sixtieth year, and 
 a notable family circle had grown up about him. His daughter 
 Ann had married Simon Bradstreet, and Patience had married 
 Daniel Denison. Both sons-in-law accompanied him or soon 
 followed, already men of weight, and destined to play a great 
 part in the history of the colony. Denison took rank at once 
 with the most conpicuous citizens. He was chosen Deputy 
 to the General Co-urt the same year he arrived, and continued 
 in public office all his life, as Justice of the lower Court, 
 Assistant, and leader in political affairs. He was the one 
 skilled soldier as well, and became the military leader of the 
 Town and eventually of the Colony. Samuel Symonds soon 
 arrived, a man of most lovable spirit, and a sharer with Deni- 
 son in all political and judicial distinctions. He began his 
 public career with the offices of Town Clerk and Deputy, but 
 died while holding the high place of Deputy Governor. The 
 careers of these men were inwoven with the history of our 
 Town, and will be unfolded as later events claim our notice. 
 
 Rev. John Norton^ came as associate to Mr. Ward near the 
 close of his ministry. He was then thirty-two years old, and 
 had gained already a reputation for extraordinary scholarship, 
 
 > Bonii's History of Watertown, ]>. 91") and foUowinff. 
 2 Cotton Mathcr'ti Magnalia, p. 32, ed. of 1772. 
 
50 ll'SWICH, IN THE MASSACMU.SKTTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 and .urcat acutcness in the()l()<j;ical controversies. He became 
 tile Teacher of tlie Ipswicli ciiurcli, and Mr. Nathaniel Rogers, 
 liis senior by eight years, was ordained as Pastor on Feb. 20, 
 lOoS. Cotton Mather wrote in his Eulogy of Mr. Rogers in the 
 Magnalia: "Here was a Renowned Church consisting mostly 
 of such illuminated Christians, that their Pastors in the Exercise 
 of (heir Ministry, might (as Jerome said of that brave woman, 
 Marcella) Sentire se non tarn Discipiilos habere quam Judiccs 
 (f(H>l that they had Judges rather than Disciples). His Collegue 
 here was the celebrious Norton, and glorious was the Church of 
 Ipswich now, in two such extraordinary persons, with their 
 different Gifts, but united Hearts, carrying on the Concerns of 
 the Lord's kingdom in it!"' 
 
 Mr. Rogers built his house near the "Gables" on the west 
 sid(> of the South Green, the third graduate of Emmanuel College 
 to make his home in this favored neighborhood. Mr. Norton 
 purchased Mr. Fawn's house on East Street, on the site of the 
 Foster Russell house, a little way from Mr. Winthrop's. Other 
 men of sterling quality came: Samuel A}:)})leton from l^ittle 
 Waldingfield. with his two sons, John and Samuel, destined 
 for conspicuous careers; Robert Payne, the Polder of the Church, 
 the generous friend of education; John Cogswell, the London 
 merchant, and many others. 
 
 This extraordinary circle of cultured and conspicuous set- 
 tlers did not remain long unbroken. Mr. Winthrop returned 
 from England in 1635 with a commission from Lords Say and 
 Brook to begin a plantation in Connecticut, and he began active 
 preparations in November, 1635. to build a fort at Say brook. 
 His townsmen were greatly grieved at his prospective departure, 
 and Mr. Ward wrote him a noteworthy and pathetic letter 
 praying him to continue in Ipswich.^ He did not remove 
 permanently, however. In the summer of 1637, fresh occasion 
 of disquiet arose, from the report that he was to be a]:)pointed 
 Connnander of the Castle at Boston, and a petition of remon- 
 strance to the Governor and Councillors was drawn up and 
 signed by Richard Saltonstall, Nath'. Ward, John Norton, Daniel 
 D(Miison, Samuel Appleton, and more than fifty other citi- 
 zens. This is dated June 21, 1637. 
 
 ' Magiiiilia, p. 107. 
 
 - The letter in full is in tlie Sketch of Jolin Wiuthrop the Younger, p. 19. 
 
Transcription of the petition of remonstrance against tlie 
 
 departure of John Winthrop Jr. Page 50. 
 
 (First page.) 
 
 To our much honored Gov -S; Counsello'"' aft Boston, these. 
 
 Our humble duties & respects premised: understanding there 
 is an Intention to call JVP Winthrop Jun from us & to remitt the 
 Custody of the Castle to him, we could not, out of the entire affection 
 we beare to him & liis welfare, but become earnest petitioner* to your 
 worship' that you would not deprive our Church & Towne of one 
 whose pi'esence is so gratefuU & usefuU to us. It was for his sake 
 that many of us came to this place & w*''out liim we should not have 
 come. His abode with us hath made our abode here much more 
 comfortable than otherwise it would have bene. M'' Dudley's leav- 
 ing us hath made us much more desolate & weake than we were, & 
 if we should loose anoth"" magistrate it would be too great a grief to 
 us & breach upon us, & not a magistrate only but our Lieutenant 
 Colonell so beloved of our Soldiou"'" & military men that this remote 
 Corner would be left destitute & desolate. Neith"" can we conceive 
 but that this removall from us will much prejudice & unsettle him ; 
 the place he is chosen unto we feare will neith'' mayntaine him & his 
 company comfortably nor prove certaine to him, but upon sund ray 
 occasions mutable. It would be very uncomfortable to him, as we 
 suppose, to live upon others maintenace, or to neglect that portion 
 of land & love which God hath given him amongst us. The improvall 
 of his estate here we hope wDl prove a better & surer support then a 
 yearly stipend from the country, w'='' hath groaned much under the 
 burthen of that Fort already. We find his affections great & con- 
 stant to our Towne & we hope ours shall never faile towards him & 
 his. We therefore humbly beseech you that we may still in joy him, 
 & that you would not expose him to so solitary a life & a place where 
 we hope there wiU not be much use of him ; nor us to the losse & want 
 of one so much desired of us. The distance we are sett in hath made 
 us earnest for the company of able men & as loath to loose them 
 when we have obtained them. 
 
 Thus hoping you wiU please to consider & tender our condition, 
 we humlily take our leaves, resting 
 
 You"^ worp* in all due serviss. 
 
 June 21,1637. 
 
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 John Norton. 
 
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 Samukll 
 Thomas 
 
 RoBERTT ANDREWES. 
 
 Joseph Morse, 
 
 Christopher Osgood. 
 f John Perkins, Jouner. 
 
 Richard Jacob. 
 — Philip Fowler. 
 
 WiLLLAM Goodhue. 
 
 Roger Lanckton. 
 
 Thomas Dorman. 
 
 Joseph Medcalpb. 
 
 Thomas Borman. 
 
 John Webster. 
 
 Robert Lord. 
 
 Thomas Wells. 
 
 John Gassett. 
 
 John Coggswell, 
 
 Humfrie Brodstree. 
 
 Thomas Cooke. 
 
 Heughe Sherratt. 
 
 Edward Katcham. 
 
 Thomas Clark. 
 
 John Gage. 
 
 William Barthollmew 
 ,Micaell Catherite. 
 
 Henri Pinnder. 
 
 Samuell Sharman. 
 
 Jhon Jhonson. 
 
 Thomas French. 
 
 Denison. 
 Appleton. 
 Bressye. 
 
 W: Hubbard. 
 
 Jonathan Wade. 
 
 William White. 
 
 John Pirkines, Senar. 
 
 George Car. 
 
 John Tuttell. 
 
 Richard Haffield. 
 
 George Giddings. 
 
 Edward Gardner. 
 
 John Satchwell. 
 
 John Saunders. 
 
 John Severnes. 
 
 Antony Colby. 
 
 Robert Mussy, 
 
 John Peekins. 
 
 Nathaniell Bishop. 
 
 John Coventun. 
 
 Allen Perlby. 
 
 John Procter. 
 
 Thomas Howlitt. 
 
 William Fuller. 
 
 Alexander Knight. 
 
 Thomas Hardy. 
 
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 Some of us that are members of the Church at Boston are bold 
 to olayme this promise from M' Winthrop for whome we write, that 
 if we would come hith"" w"^ him he would not forsake us but live & die 
 w*'^ us. Upon these promises we came w*^ him to beginn this plan- 
 tation, and they were made to us upon the proposall of our feares 
 that when we were drawne hith' he should be called away from us. 
 And we both desire and hope that they might be alwayes remem- 
 bered & pformed. 
 
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SOME XOTAHLK SETTLERS. 51 
 
 "We could not," it declares, ''out of the entire affection we 
 beare to him & his welfare, but become earn(\st petitioner'' to 
 your worship- that you would not deprive our Church & Towne 
 of one whose presence is so gratefull & usefull to us. It was 
 for his sake that many of us came to this place & w"'()ut him 
 we should not have come. His abode with us hath nuide our 
 abode here much more comfortable than otherwise it would 
 have bene. Mr. Dudley's leaving us hath made us much more 
 desolate & weake than we were, tt if we should loose anoth'' 
 magistrate it would be too great a grief to us & breach upon 
 us, & not a magistrate only but our Lieutenant Colonell so 
 beloved of our Soldiou'"'* & military men that this remote Corner 
 would be left destitute & desolate." 
 
 In the following January the Town granted him Castle Hill 
 and all meadow and marsh lying within the creeke, ''provided 
 y he lives in the Towne and that the Towne may have what 
 they shall need for the building of a Fort."' But during the 
 year 1639, he seems to have removed his domicile,- and the 
 allusion to Mr. Dudley in the petition indicates that he also 
 had removed at that date. 
 
 Mr. Saltonstall made repeated and prolonged visits to 
 England, but he had part in one very interesting public matter, 
 which must always be associated with the choice neighborhood 
 about the South Green. The Frenchman, La Tour, arrived in 
 Boston in 1643, and sought of Governor Winthrop help against 
 his rival. D'Aulnay, who had blockaded the St. John River. 
 Winthrop permitted him to hire four ships and a pinnace and 
 sail away. This act roused severe criticism, and on the day 
 the little fleet sailed, a vigorous written protest was handed the 
 Governor, signed by Saltonstall, Ward and Nathaniel Rogers, 
 John Norton and Simon Bradstreet, and Rev. Ezekiel Rogers 
 of Rowley. Dr. Palfray finds Ward's hand in the pungent ut- 
 terance, others attribute it to Saltonstall as the prime mover in 
 the enterprise. Be that as it may, it was an Ipswich Protest, 
 and is so styled in the records of the time. 
 
 In one of these houses about our Common, the Ipswich 
 clergy and magistrates may have taken deep counsel together 
 and drafted this historic document. Winthrop failed of re- 
 
 • Town Records. 
 
 * Sketch of John Wlntliroi) the Younger, p. '26. 
 
r>'2 II'SWICH. IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ck'ction and Dudley was chosen Governor. But this trouble- 
 some Freneli business was not easily settled. In 1645, a com- 
 mission was appointed and authorized to search out the whole 
 truth, but the same Court granted La Tour liberty to arm and 
 equip seven vessels, and Mr. tSaltonstall drew up a solenm minor- 
 ity protest against such action, Mr. Hathorne alone signing 
 with him. No state paper of the period, it is affirmed, excels 
 this document in vigor of exi)ression and loftiness of tone. 
 
 While the Body of Liberties and the "Simple Cobler" were 
 being written in the humble home of Ward, a gentler Muse was 
 moving the soul of the young wife and mother, Ann Bradstreet. 
 No professional poet had yet arisen in the new Colony. Some 
 metrical Psalms and hymns of singularly unmusical character 
 had been composed for the services of public worship, but 
 Poetry as a fine Art was doubtless reckoned an abomination- 
 The writings of William Shakspeare were held in abhorrence, as 
 the embodiment of that light and frothy spirit, which rejoiced 
 in the drama and the dance, and all other worldly frivolities. But 
 Ann Bradstreet had breathed the air of culture in the old coun- 
 try, and her father's ample library contained the best books 
 that were admissible in a Puritan household. There she found 
 no doubt the works of the French Guillaume du Bartas, a poet 
 now wholly forgotten, but who enjoyed a great reputation in 
 our early colonial times. His chief poem, ''The Divine Weeks 
 and Works," was a metrical version of the story of the Creation 
 and the early history of the Jews. It achieved extraordinary 
 popularity, running to thirty editions in six years, though its 
 style is barbarous, judged by canons of modern judgment. Its 
 pious theme commended it to the sternest Puritans, and Ann 
 Bradstreet was allowed to feast upon its sweets. She was 
 moved to write, and we may count it a necessity of genius. She 
 was married when she was only a girl of sixteen ; she was only 
 twenty-three and a family of children already recpiircd much 
 of her when she came to Ipswich to establish a new home in the 
 wilderness, with its burdensome routine of laborious house- 
 work. She w^as of delicate health withal. Nevertheless, 
 this young wife had presumed to write a poem as early as 1632, 
 when she was twenty A^'ars old, and after she had setthnl into 
 her new I])swich home, she burst into song, which surprised and 
 
SOME NOTABLE SETTLERS. 53 
 
 charmed hor generation. Poem after poem fell from her facile 
 pen during those eight or nine years of her Ipswich life. Her 
 "Elegy upon Sir Philip Sidney" bears the date, 1638. "In 
 Honor of dii Bartas" was written in 1641. The Dialogue be- 
 tween Old England and New England was composed in 1642, 
 and the poem in honor of Queen Elizabeth in 1643. Her 
 longer poems were composed, it is generally believed, during 
 this same period,' and when her husband removed his home to 
 Andover, her muse grew silent. We need not be surprised. 
 
 Where else than in Ipswich could she have found the genial 
 and inspiring surroundings which encouraged her song? Her 
 father and mother were next door neighbors for a time. Her 
 sister was close at hand. The excellent William Hubbard, 
 whose two boys were both to become Harvard graduates, and 
 one, Richard, was to marry his boyhood playmate, Sarah Brad- 
 street, the second daughter of the Bradstreets, lived within a 
 stone's throw. Her brother-in-law, Denison, and Sanuiel 
 Symonds, were helpful society. The stern and rasping Nathan- 
 iel Ward was so appreciative of her poetical efforts that he wrote 
 the preface to the volume of poems she was led to publish in 
 1650. He railed most ungallantly against women with their 
 "squirrel brains" in his Simple Cobler, but he generously ac- 
 knowledged in her praise. 
 
 "It half revives my chil frost-bitten blood, 
 
 To see a Woman once do ought that's good: 
 
 And chode by Chaucer's Bootes and Homer's Furrs, 
 
 Let Men look to't, least Women wear the Spurrs." 
 
 Norton and Rogers may have been no less kindly and praise- 
 ful. The Saltonstalls were friends and companions. Keen 
 critics, admiring friends, sympathetic neighbors were about 
 lier. It was not the loneliness and desolateness of those years 
 in Ipswich that drove her to poetry for relief but it was the 
 privilege and richness of her life, the fine intellectual atmos- 
 phere, the generous recognition of her talent, that inspired her. 
 No wonder her pen faltered in the solitude of the Andover farm- 
 house. 
 
 Her poems are not read today, but the curious student of 
 
 ' .John Harvarrl Ellis affirms tliat "all the poems In the first edition, at least, were 
 thus apparently written Ijy the time slie waa thirty years old." 
 
54 Il-SWIClI, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS RAY COLOXY. 
 
 the lit('ratur(> of hvv tini(\ thr inimploclioiis h5niins, the stilted 
 and ix'dantie Mas;iia]ia, tho dull, mochaiiieally measured ser- 
 mons, the «rotes([U(> and bitter Simple Cobler, will feel in her 
 verse, otten dull and laboivd, a singular delicacy and tenderness, 
 and a true poetic instinct. It is not hard to imderstand that 
 her j)ublished jxicmus should have been held in high regard. 
 Her name heads the long list of New T^ngland poets, and her 
 genius brought grace and strength no douljt to William E. 
 Channing, the })reacher, antl Richard H. Dana, the poet, to the 
 orator, Wendell Phillips, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, her 
 direct descendants. 
 
 Mr. Ward's son, John, who had been settled as rector of 
 Hadleigh in England in 1688, joined his father in 1639, and be- 
 came the minister of Haverhill. His younger son, James, 
 graduated from Harvard in 1645, and in the following year, 
 Mr. Ward and James returned to England. Susan Ward became 
 the wife of Dr. Giles Firmin, who lived awhile in Ipswich on or 
 near th{> site now occupied by the Parsonage of the South Pai'ish, 
 but returned to England and became eminent as a preacher. 
 
 Mr. Norton grew in scholarly reputation as the years passed. 
 One William Apollonius of Holland, sent over some "Ques- 
 tions" concerning church government in 1644, "whereto the 
 ministers of New England unanimously imposed upon Mr. Nor- 
 ton the task of drawing up an Answer, which he finished in the 
 year 1645. And it was, I suppose, the first Ijatin book that 
 ever was written in this country. "^ He had a large place in the 
 Synod at Cambridge in 1647, and when there was need of a 
 complete refutation of the heresies taught by a book, entitled 
 "The Meritorious Price of Man's Redemption," the General 
 Court appointed Mr. Norton to draw up a Reply, which he did 
 to great acceptance. The renowned John Cotton in his last 
 sickness advised that his church should select Mr. Norton as 
 his successor. He died in December, 1652, and overtures were 
 made at once to Mr. Norton. The Ipswich church made violent 
 opposition to his leaving them, and council followed council, 
 and eventually the good offices of the General Court were needed 
 to secure the transfer of relationship. Cotton Mather dis- 
 courses of Mr. Norton in the pulpit : 
 
 "It even Transported the Souls of his Hearers to accompany 
 
 1 Magiialia, Book ill, p. 34. 
 
Monument with tablets near tlie ATeeting House of t\w 
 South Church. 
 
 A lew rods east of tliis spot 
 
 were the dwelling and school iiouse of 
 
 Ezekiel Cheever 
 
 First Master of the Grammar School 
 
 1650 1661 
 
 On the east side of the Common 
 
 was the house of 
 
 Re^^ Nathaniel Ward 
 
 1634 Minister of Ipswich 1637 
 
 author of 
 
 ' ' The Simple Cobler of Aggawam ' ' 
 
 compiler of 
 
 The Bodv of Liberties 
 
 The residence of 
 
 Richard Saltonstall 
 
 was on tlie south side of the Common 
 
 and that of 
 
 Rev. Nathaniel Rogers 
 
 Pastor of Ipswich Church 
 
 1638 1655 
 
 was on the west side 
 
 ON THE KEVERSE. 
 
 Here stood 
 
 The First Meeting House 
 
 of the 
 
 1747 South Parish 1837 
 
 The Expedition against Quebec 
 
 Benedict Arnold in command 
 
 Aaron Burr m the ranks 
 
 Marched by this spot, Sept. 15, 177' 
 
 Rev. William Hubbard 
 Pastor of the Ipswich Church 
 
 1656 — 1704 
 
 Historian of the Indian wars 
 
 lived near the river about 
 
 a hundred rods eastward 
 
 Erected by 
 The Ipswich Historical Society 
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SOME NOTAHLE SETTLERS. 55 
 
 him in his devotions, wherein its Graces would make wonderful 
 Salleys into the vast Field of Entertainments and Acknowledg- 
 ments, with which we are furnished in the New Covenant, for 
 our Prayers. I have heard of a Godly Man in Ipswich, who 
 after Mr. Norton's going to Boston, would Ordinarly Travel on 
 foot from Ipswich to Boston, which is about Thirty miles, for 
 nothing but the Weekly Lecture there, and he would profess 
 That it was worth a Great Journey, to be a Partaker in one of 
 Mr. Norton's Prayers."^ 
 
 Mr. Rogers, the last member of this brilliant group, con- 
 tinued his pastorate until 1655. He suffered much in his last 
 years from the reproach of his hearers that he did not exert 
 himself as he might to prevent the removal of his illustrious 
 Associate. His health, never vigorous, was weakened. Cotton 
 Mather records, by his disuse of Tobacco, to which he was much 
 addicted. He was aware of his approaching end, and having 
 blessed the three children of his daughter Margaret, wife of 
 Rev. William Hubbard, he uttered his last words, "My Times 
 are in thy Hands," and passed away on July 3, 1655. In the 
 seventeen years of his ministry, "he went over the Five last 
 Chapters of the Epistle to the Ephesians, . . the Twelfth 
 Chapter to the Hebrews; the Fourteenth Chapter of Hosea; 
 the Doctrine of Self-Denial, and walking with God, and the 
 Fifty-third Chapter of Isaiah to the great Satisfaction of all his 
 Hearers, with many other subjects more occasionally handled."^ 
 
 ' Magnalla, Book ill, p. 40. 
 
 = Magnalia, Book ill, pp 107, 108. 
 
CHAPTER V. 
 
 THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOWN fiOVBRNMENT. 
 
 It was an easy matter, we ima<i;ine, for the little handful of 
 original settlers to talk over their affairs and agree on meas\ires 
 of public policy. They might have gathered in a body and 
 selected a spot for their meeting house, located the earliest roads 
 and apportioned themselves home lots and tillage lands. The 
 simplest form of pure democracy was adequate to all their 
 needs; but, as their number increased, some system of repre- 
 sentative government was foimd necessary. 
 
 The first public official appointed was the Clerk. As the Town 
 Record begins with November, 1634, the Recorder or Clerk had 
 been chosen before that date. The "lot-layers" also appear at 
 this time, a Committee to which was referred the delicate task 
 of assigning lands: Henry Short, John Perkins, Robert Mussey 
 and John Gage. The grants, however, were determined in 
 open meeting, and the function of the lot-layers was merely 
 to determine locations, and fix "by metes and bounds" the lot 
 apportioned. 
 
 "The seven men" are first mentioned under the date of Feb. 
 20, 1636-7, but they are alluded to in such an incidental way, 
 that it would seem that they were already an established feature 
 of town polity. This first board of government consisted of 
 Mr. John Winthrop, Mr. Bradstreet, Mr. Denison, Goodman 
 Perkins, Goodman Scott, John Gage and Mr. Wade, and they 
 were chosen to order business for the next three months. Mr. 
 Denison was chosen to keep the Town Book, enter the Town 
 orders, and "set a copy of them up in ye meeting house." He 
 was to keep a record of land grants as well, and a fee of sixpence 
 for every entry was granted him. 
 
 But the sturdy democracy seems to have been suspicious of 
 detriment to its own power and dignity, accruing from the new 
 officials, and forthwith it proceeded to hedge in their author- 
 (56) 
 
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT. 57 
 
 ity by ordorino- that "they shall have no power to grant any 
 land in that which is commonly reputed and accounted the 
 Cow Pasture, nor above twenty acres in any other place." 
 The older board of lot-layers was made to feel its subservience 
 to the popular will, l)y the addition of Mr. Appleton, 8erg. 
 Howlett, John Perkins and Thos. 8cott to assist them in laying 
 out the large grants made to "Mr. Dudley, Mr. Bradstreet and 
 Mr. Saltingstall" before the 14th of May 1637. 
 
 "The seven men" seem to have become "the eleven men" 
 in January 1637-8, but in 1639, "the seven men" reappear, and 
 in Feb. 1640-1, their term of office is specified as six months. 
 Mr. Hubbard, Capt. Denison, Jo: Whipple, Good. Giddings, 
 Mark Symonds, John Perkins, and Mr. William Payne were 
 then chosen "for the Town's business for six months, provided 
 that they give noe lands, nor meddle with dividing or stinting 
 the Commons." Thus the lengthening of the term of service 
 was balanced by curtailing their authority in regard to lands. 
 In 1642, further "direction to simplify the Town business" 
 was desired, and a conunittee consisting of the two magistrates, 
 the elders, Mr. Giles Firman and George Giddings was appointed 
 "to prepare for the next meeting of the freemen, what they shall 
 think meet for yearly maintenance and for the way of raising 
 
 of it." 
 
 In Feb. 1643-4, Robert Lord was chosen by the Town, 
 "from this time forward to be present at every general meeting 
 of the Town, and of the freemen and of the seven men, and to 
 record in a book what is committed to him by [ ] Moderator 
 of every such meeting, and to tend in some convenient time 
 before the end of the meeting to read over what is written, and 
 he is to have [ ] third parts of the fines for not appearing at 
 meetings, for this service." He was termed Recorder, but 
 the duties of his office were very similar to those of the Town 
 Clerk of later days. 
 
 Glimpses are had here of the rigor with which the body of 
 voters directed its own action. In 1648, in general Town 
 meeting, it was ordered that all the inhabitants of the Town 
 that shall be absent from the yearly meeting, or any other 
 whereof they have lawful warning, shall forfeit a shilling. 
 Robert Lord earned his two-thirds no donlA, for his duties in- 
 
58 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 cliulocl ringino; the bell, callinp; the roll, and collecting the forfeit. 
 Twelve freemen were soon called upon to pay a fine of 12'' a- 
 piece for absence. 
 
 In 1643, the tenure of office was extended to a year, and in 
 1650, the seven men were called by the familiar name of select- 
 men. In that year, the elective officials were Selectmen, two 
 Constables, four Surveyors, and a Conunittee of Five "to 
 make the elders' rates," or, in plainer language, to apportion 
 the tax for the support of the ministry. Mr. Robert Payne 
 had been ap])ointed Committee or Treasurer for the Town in 
 May, 1642, but it does not seem to have been an annual elective 
 office. 
 
 Road-surveyors were appointed in January, 1640-1, and 
 the men ai)i)ointed to that office were Mr. Hubl^ard, Mr. Sy- 
 monds, Mr, Payne, and Robert Andrews, four of the most sub- 
 stantial citizens. The roads were hardly more than cart-paths, 
 grass-grown, except in the wheelruts. In some localities the 
 unused portion of the ])ublic way was sufficiently Inroad to ]iay 
 for its own maintenance. Thus, in 1640, "The haye upon 
 Chebacco waye toward Labour-in-vain Creeke [now known as 
 the Argilla road] was granted John Lee, this year only, the 
 land itself being settled for a highway, the Town intending that 
 by like grant he shall enjoy it, he giving no cause to the con- 
 trary, it remaining in the Town's hand to give or not to give." 
 
 It was also voted, that same year, that "the highway to 
 Chebacco beneath Heart-break Hill forever be repayred by the 
 benefit of the grass yearly growing upon the same;" and John 
 Leigh (whose name is still associated with "Leigh's Meadow," 
 as the older people among us still call the meadow land, owned 
 by the late George Haskell on the south side of the Argilla 
 road) was "to enjoy all profits of the highway, and all the com- 
 mon ground lying at the foot of Heart-break Hill, maintaining 
 the highway from Rocky Hill [now owned by Mr. Moritz B. 
 Philipp], to William Lampson's lot;" "and if there be any 
 ground that may conveniently be planted, he hath liberty to 
 plant it and secure it for himself, he always leaving a sufficient 
 highway for carting and drift." 
 
 Within the memory of a venerable lady still living, Green 
 Lane, as Green Street was then called, was a grassy lane with a 
 
DEVKLfJPMKNT OF OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT. 59 
 
 numl^er of different ruts. Travel was chiefly on horseback, 
 and the heavy farm teaming was done in two-wheeled carts or 
 tumbrils, drawn by oxen. Foiu'-wheeled vehicles were almost 
 unknown. In many spots the roads were wet and muddy from 
 the outflow of springs. The present Mineral Street, originally 
 Dirty Lane, was a proverbially miry thoroughfare, from its 
 nearness to the swampy lands, that are still low anrl wet. 
 The deep deposit of leaf mould, which had accumulated for ages, 
 made it difficult to maintain a passable road in many quarters, 
 no doubt. 
 
 To keep these primitive highways in fair condition was no 
 mean task in itself. But the highway surveyor had other duties. 
 The lines of roadway were not defined with any accuracy. 
 It was easy for landholders to push out their fences and claim 
 portions of the common highway, and the surveyor was bound 
 to detect such encroachments and determine their extent. 
 Men of the finest quality were needed for this and other delicate 
 tasks, and large powers were given them, as the regulations 
 adopted in 1641 indicate: 
 
 1. "Agreed that road-ways and general ways be done first." 
 
 2. "That people work the whole day." 
 
 3. "That defaulters shall forfeit the value of their wages 
 double, both carts and workmen: carts to have reasonable 
 warning." 
 
 4. "If any man hath 24 hours warning, it is sufficient, 
 unless his excuse be allowed by one of the surveyors." 
 
 5. "All youths above 14 years of age are to work in this 
 common business. It is intended such as doe comonly use to 
 work." 
 
 6. "That the surveyors are to take notice themselves and 
 information of others of encroachment of all ways, and also of 
 annoyances, etc. — and to bring the same to the Town to be 
 punished." 
 
 7. "For every day's default, the forfeit is in Summer 3M'', 
 in Winter 2* &^; for defect of a team each day is in Summer 
 13^ 4", in Winter 10^" 
 
 To execute these regulations required much discretion. 
 That fifth article alone was enough to involve the unhappy 
 
00 IPSWini, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS I?AY TCM.ONY. 
 
 surveyor in much difHculty, if he failed to reeojinize the dignity 
 of some fourteen-year-old sou of a sensitive family. 
 
 To these responsible duties were adchnl, "makiiisj; up and 
 keeping the wall about the Meeting House in repair" (Ki^O), 
 and "repairing the highway leading to Chebacco and to Castle 
 Neck, that is, beyond that part of the way that John Leigh 
 hath undertaken" (1650). They were instructed, in 1651, to 
 "appoint a considerable company of men to fell the small wood 
 ujion the Eastern side of Jeffries Neck, to prepare it for sowing 
 to hay seed;" and in 1653, Mr. Hodges, with one other sur- 
 veyor, calling John Perkins Sen. with them, were ordered to 
 "call out 40 of the Inhabitants to goe to Jeffry's Neck with 
 hoes, to ho(^ up weeds that spoil the Neck and sow some grass 
 seeds." The surveyors have power also to call out all the 
 Town for one day's work, both men and teams, "to the filling 
 u]) of a wharf, and mending the street against it." 
 
 Next to the question of roads and highways, their location, 
 bounds and maintenance, was the great matter of the common 
 lands, which were held by the householders in common, and 
 used for })asturage, and supplies of fuel and timber. This 
 was a relic of the ancient system of land-holding in German}'' 
 and England, and was reverted to naturally, in the jn-imitive 
 colonial life from the necessities of the situation. 
 
 In November, 1634, it was agreed that "the l(>ngth of 
 Ipswitch should extend westward unto [ ] buryinge place, 
 and Eastward unto a Cove of the River, unto the planting 
 ground of John Pirkings the Elder." The cove here mentioned 
 is that below the wharves, where East street touches the River; 
 John Perkins Sen. owned land on the opposite side of the street. 
 I^eyond these limits, the land was held in common. It was 
 further specified that "the Neck of land adjoining Mr. Robert 
 Coles extending unto the sea shall remayne for common use unto 
 the Town forever." This may mean Manning's Neck, or Jef- 
 frey's, or even both. "The Neck(> of land, whereupon the Great 
 Hill standeth, w'ch is known by the name of Castle Hill," 
 was likewise reserved. This vote, however, was revoked when 
 Castle Hill was granted Mr. John Winthrop Jan. 13, 1637-8 
 "provided that he lives in the Town, and that the Town may 
 have what they shall need for the building of a fort." 
 
devkl()PMf:nt of ouk town covernment. 61 
 
 To define this coinnion laiul, and separate it effectually from 
 the Town proper, a fence was necessary, and the Town voted 
 in January, 1637-8 "that a general fence shall be made from 
 the end of the town to Egypt River, with a sufficient fence, and 
 also from the East end of the Town in the way to Jeffries Neck, 
 from the fence of John Perkins to the end of a creek in the marsh 
 near land of W" Foster, to be done at the charge of all those 
 that have land within the said compass, and by them to be 
 maintained." On the south side of the River, this fence was 
 near Heart-break Hill (1650), and it extended across to the 
 present County Road, near the line of the brook, as seems prob- 
 able from ancient deeds. Liberty was granted to fell trees for 
 this purpose, and it may have been built easily of logs, piled 
 zigzag fashion, as pasture fences are still built in wooded regions. 
 As early as 1639, a special Conniiittoe was chosen to view 
 this fence, the original "Fence Viewers," who are still elected 
 at the March town meeting. Their function was of the highest 
 importance. 
 
 The principal use of these common lands was for jjasturage. 
 Johnson, in his Wonder Working Providence, observes that the 
 cattle had become so numerous in 1646 that many hundred 
 quarters of beef were sent to Boston from Ipswich every 
 autumn. Swine and sheep had increased rapidly also. Every 
 day these great herds were driven out into the commons to 
 find rich and abundant forage in the woods, and along the 
 sedgy banks of ponds and streams. The common fence was 
 necessary to keep them from straying back into the cultivated 
 fields. Any breach in it might involve great loss in growing 
 crops, at a time when a scarce harvest was a very serious 
 menace to the health and comfort of the little community. 
 No wonder they chose men of the greatest sobriety and care- 
 fulness for the responsible duty of viewing and having charge 
 of this rude fence. 
 
 Their duties became even more onerous, we may presume, 
 after the year 1653 when, in accordance with the order from 
 the Cieneral Court, the town ordered "that all persons, con- 
 cerned and living in Ipswich shall, before April 2()th have their 
 fences in a good state (except farms of one hundred acres) 
 made of pales well nailed or pinned, or of five rails well fitted, or 
 
62 Il'SWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of stone wall throe and a half feet hiijh at least, or with a ditch 
 three or Foin- feet wide, with a snl)stantial bank, having two 
 rails or a hedge, or some eciuivalent, on i)enaltv of os. a rod and 
 2s a week for each rotl while neglected." 
 
 The herds of large and small cattle needed to be watched 
 lest they should stray away into the wilderness, or be assailed 
 by wolv(>s. For this service, the cowherd and shei)herd and 
 swine-luM-d were essential, and thus we find the town olhcials of 
 England in the Middle Ages again in vogue in our midst. Prt)f. 
 Edward A. Freeman in his Introduction to American Insti- 
 tutional Histor}^' aptly observes: 
 
 "The most notable thing of all, yet surely the most natural 
 thing of all, is that the New England settlers of the 17th cen- 
 tury, largely reproduced English institutions in an older shape 
 than they l)or(» in the England of the seventeenth c(Mitin'y. 
 They gave a new life to many things, which in their older home 
 had well nigh died out. The necessary smallness of scale in the 
 original settlements was the root of the whole matter. It, so 
 to speak, drove them back for several centiu'ies. It caused 
 them to reproduce in not a few points, not the England of their 
 own day, but the England of a far earlier time. It led them 
 to reproduce in many points the state of things in old Greece 
 and in medieval Switzerland." 
 
 In the earliest ' contract with the cowherds mentioned in 
 our Town Records, under date of Sept. 1639, agreement was 
 made with Wm. Fellows to keep the herd of cows on the south 
 sitle the river, from the 20th of April to the 20th of November. 
 He was bound "to drive them out to feed before the sunne be 
 half an hour high, and not to bring them home before half an 
 hour before sunset." He was to drive the cattle, "coming 
 over the River, back over the River at night," and to take 
 charge of them "as soon as they are put over the River in the 
 morning." He was liable for all danger conung to the cattle, 
 either by leaving them at night or during the day, and was to 
 receive 12 pence for each cow before he took them, a shilling 
 and sixjx'nce fourteen days after midsunnner and the rest at 
 the end of the term in corn or money, a total of £15. 
 
 ' Johns Hopkins University Studies, 1. 
 
DEVELOPMENT OF <^UR TOWN GOVERNMENT. 63 
 
 The cows on the north side of the river were herded by 
 themselves in 1640, and Wni. Fellows, Mark Quilter and Symon 
 Tompson were the cow-keepers, receiving them at Mr. Norton's 
 gate. In 1643, the cows were gathered, "over against Mr. 
 Robert Payne's house," i. e. at the corner of High and North- 
 Main streets. The cowherds were instructed in 1647, at "the 
 first opportunity to burn the woods, and to make a Bridge 
 over the River to Wilderness Hill,"i and all herdsmen were 
 ordered "to winde a horn before their going out." The herds 
 were driven out, partly "over Sanders." i. e. over Sanders's 
 brook on the Topsfield road, and jjartly up High street. The 
 owners of cows were bound to provide men to relieve the cow- 
 herds every other Sabbath day. The herdsmen warned two 
 on Fritlay night for each Sabbath day and refusal to do the 
 service required was punishable with a fine of three shillings 
 for each instance of neglect. In 1649, Daniel Ringe was ordered 
 to "attend on the green before Mr. Rogers house" (the South 
 Green) and the cowherd was obliged to keep the herd one 
 Sunday in four. 
 
 The whole time and attention of the cowherd and his assis- 
 tants were regulated Ijy law. By order of the General Court 
 in 1642, the "prudentiall" men of each town were instructed 
 "to take care of such [children] as are sett to keep cattle be set to 
 some other employment withal, as spinning upon the roek,^ 
 knitting, weaving tape, etc., and that boys and girls be not suf- 
 fered to converse together so as may occasion any wanton, 
 dishonest or immodest behaviour." Wm. Symonds needed a 
 special permit in 1653, before he could cut two parcels of 
 meadow in the common, near Capt. Turner's Hill, while he 
 kept the herd. 
 
 "No great cattle, except cows and working cattle in the 
 night," were allowed on the cow commons and any mares, 
 horses or oxen found in the common two hours after sunrising, 
 might be driven to the Pound by the finder (1639). 
 
 The cowherd's recompense varied from year to year, but 
 
 1 This was the name of a liill near the present line of division between Essex and 
 Ipswich, in the vicinity of Haflield's Bridge. The name is still remembered in con 
 nection with the range of hills on the east side of the Candlewood road, near Saga- 
 more Hill. 
 
 2 The rock was a hand distaff, from wliich thread was spun. 
 
64 ll'SWICH. IN THIO iMASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 wji.s always a modest return for his service. Ilaniel Bosworth 
 eoiitracted in 1()()1 to keej) the herd on the north side of the 
 i'i\-er foi' thirteen shillings a week, "a peck of corn a head at 
 their ,<i;oin<;; out, one ])ound of butter or half ])eck of wheat in 
 June, and the r(\st of his pay at the end of his time, whereof 
 lialf to \)c paid in wheat or malt; the i)ay to be brought to his 
 h(.)use within six days after denumded or else to forfeit 6d a 
 head more." "Agreed with Henry Osborn to join Bosworth 
 to kee]) the cows on the same terms. ()n(> of them to take the 
 cows in Scott's lane and to blow a horn at the meeting-house 
 green in the morning." In 1670, the town voted that every 
 cow of the herd should wear a l)ell and the early morning air 
 was full of rural music, wdth lowing cows, tinkling bells and 
 the somiding Ijlasts upon the cowherd's horn. 
 
 Swine caused more trouble than the great cattle. Certain 
 sections of the common lands were set apart for their special 
 use. In 1639 it was agreed wdth Robert Wallis and Thomas 
 Manning to keep four score hogs upoii Plum Island from the 
 lOth of April "until harvest be got in" "and that one of them 
 shall be constantly there night and day, all the tyme, and 
 they are to carry them and bring them home, })rovided those 
 that own them sentl each of them a man to help catch them, 
 and they are to make troughs to water them in, for all which 
 paynes and care they are to have 12 penc a hogg, at tlie entrance. 
 2 shillings a hogg at mid summer, for so many as are then living, 
 and 2 shillings a hogg for each hogg they shall deliver at the 
 end of harvest." A herd of swine is alluded to in 1640 on 
 Castle Neck and on Hogg Island. 
 
 But many of the inhabitants preferred to keep their hogs 
 nearer home, and as the idea of confining them in pens about 
 the premises had not been conceived, they were driven out 
 into the connnons to graze. A good two miles was to separate 
 them from the town, and for any big pigs found within that 
 limit the owners were liable to pay a forfeit of five shillings 
 apiece; but it was "provided that such small pigs as are i^igged 
 after 1st of February shall have liberty to be about the Towai, 
 not being lial)le to pay any damage in house lots or gardens, 
 but if any hiu't be done in house lots and gardens, the owner of 
 
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT. 05 
 
 the fence through which they came shall pay the damage. The 
 pigges have liberty until 16 August next." 
 
 "The pigges" used their liberty injudiciously, and brought 
 upon themselves the severer edict of 1645, that no hogs should 
 run in the streets or connnons without being yoked and ringed. 
 Finally the town undertook the care of the hogs on the same 
 basis as the cows. Contract was made with Wm. Clark in 
 1652 to keep a herd of hogs from the 26th of April to the last of 
 October, "to drive them out to their feed in the Commons, 
 being all ringed, between seven or eight of the clock, to have 
 12 shillings per week, six pence for every head." Hogs were 
 to be brought to Mr. Payne's corner, and the owners were or- 
 dered "to find for every six hogs one to help keep them till 
 they be wanted." 
 
 The next year, Abraham Warr and the son of Goodman 
 Symnies were the swine herds, and they were expected to take 
 them at the Meeting House Green and drive one herd through 
 the street by Mr. P . . . (probably High St.), the other out at 
 Scott's Lane (the present Washington St.). Robert Whitman 
 also was commissioned to keep a herd of hogs on the north 
 side, "he and his boys to keep out with them until 4 o'clock 
 in the afternoon, to drive them out presently after the cows, — 
 his boy has liberty to leave the hogs at one o'clock." This 
 swine-herd, Whitman, is mentioned in the record of 1644 as the 
 keeper of the goat herd on the north side. 
 
 Sheep were kept on Jeffries Neck, and liberty was given 
 sheep owners in 1656 to "fence in about half an acre of ground 
 there for a year to keep their sheep in nights," and it was also 
 ordered that "one able person out of every family shall work 
 one day in May or June as they shall be ordered, to help clear 
 the commons for the better keeping of sheep, upon a day's 
 warning." Robert Roberts was the shepherd on Jeffries Neck 
 in 1661 from April 8th till the end of October and his wages 
 were £13. Robert Whitman was paid 10 shillings a week to 
 keep another flock on the north side of the river. In 1662 
 there were three shepherds and the commons on the south side 
 were so burdened that one hundred sheep were transferred to 
 the north side. By vote of 1702 the shepherds were required 
 to have cottages adjoining the sheep-walks to be near their 
 
66 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 flocks. Felt^ says it was the custom for each shepherd to put 
 his flock in the pen every Friday afternoon, that the owners 
 might take what they needed for family use and for market. 
 
 Another pubhc functionary of no small dignity was the 
 Town Crier, whose task it was to proclaim with loud voice any 
 announcement of ])ublic importance. The first allusion to this 
 odicial occurs in the year 1640, when it was voted that "Ralph 
 Varnham, for ringing the bell, keeping clean the meeting house 
 and publishing such things as the town shall appoint shall have 
 for his payncs, of every man for the year i)ast whose estate is 
 rated under 100£, 6", from 100 to 500£, 12^ and upward, 18''; 
 the like for this year to come." Henceforward the Town Crier 
 was elected annually. 
 
 Connnendablc care for the neat and tidy appearance of the 
 public thoroughfares was manifested in the vote of March, 1645, 
 that Robert Lord "keep the streets clear of wood and timber 
 under penalty 12'' the load and as proportionable for more or 
 less for lying or standing above three days in any of the streets 
 or lanes," and in 1652, the Town 
 
 "Ordered, that all dmig-hills lying in the streets shall be 
 removed by the 20*'' of October and from that time noe dung 
 hills to be laycd in the streets under the penalty of 10s." A 
 stringent prohibition of felling any shade trees in the streets or 
 highways, under penalty of 20* for every offence was enacted 
 in 1666. 
 
 A Committee to provide a building for the town school was 
 appointed in Jan., 1651-2, and studious effort to secure the best 
 educational advantages is manifest in the annual provision for 
 the public school and frequent contributions to Harvard College. 
 
 As various industries assumed prominence, special inspectors 
 were appointed, generally in compliance with some edict of the 
 General Court. Thus, John Knowlton was appointed to "search 
 and scale leather" in 1652, that no unmarketable leather might 
 be sold by any tanner of hides, and the sealer was a regular offi- 
 cial henceforth. The Common Packer, whose function was to 
 secure the pro])or packing of fish or meat in barrels, I presume, 
 came into existence in 1658. "Pounders," for the care of 
 
 1 History of Ipswich. 
 
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT. 67 
 
 stray animals shut up in the public pounds and the collection 
 of fines, were chosen in 1674, but some provision must have 
 been made long before this as the pounds had been built some 
 years. Tithing men were chosen first in 1677, and in 1680 
 there is mention of a Clerk of the Marketplace. "Gagers of 
 casque" were chosen in 1726. The poor had been provided 
 for always at the public expense, but the first mention of an 
 overseer of the poor, of which I am aware, occurs in 1734. Capt. 
 Thos. Wade was then elected to that office. Col. John Choate 
 was chosen surveyor of flax and hemp in 1735. 
 
 By the middle of the century, deer began to be scarce in 
 the forests, and to prevent their extinction and to regulate their 
 destruction for food, "deer reeves" were established and the 
 first election was made in 1743. They were elected annually 
 for many years, but as the office had been discontinued in 1797, 
 it is probable that the deer had wholly disappeared. 
 
 Thus the government of the town was systematized gradually. 
 Every industry seems to have been supervised by some public 
 functionary and the climax of petty officialdom might well 
 have been reached in 1797, when the list of officers chosen at 
 the Town meeting included Selectmen, Overseers, Town Clerk 
 and Treasurer, Tithing-men, Road Surveyors, Fish Committee, 
 Clerk of the Market, Fence Viewers, Haywards, Surveyors of 
 Lumber, Cullers of Fish, Sealers of Leather, Hog-reeves, 
 Gangers of Cask, Sealers of Weights, Measurers of Grain, Corders 
 of Wood, Firewards, Packer of Pork, and Cullers of Brick. 
 Surely the thirst for public office, which afflicts every American 
 citizen, was easily gratified. The Ipswich of a century ago 
 must have been a paradise for politicians. 
 
CHAPTJOR VI. 
 
 COMMON LANDS AND COMMONAGE. 
 
 Ownership of a house and land within the town bounds 
 carried with it the right of pasturage, in the wide domain l:)e- 
 yond the Conunon Fence. This right was definitely recog- 
 nized, and could be bought or sold. But the i)rivilege of cutting 
 woo.d in the dense forests, which were inchuled in these coin- 
 nions, was retained by the town. 
 
 Singularly enough the town claimed proprietorship even 
 in the trees standing on the houselots granted to individuals, 
 and graciously granted permission in 1634 to the grantees, to 
 have such trees on "paying a valuable consideration for the 
 fallinge of them." In 1635, the Town ordered that "no man 
 shall sell, lend, give or convey, or cause to be conveyed or sent 
 out of the Town, any timber sawn or unsawn, riven or unriven 
 upon pain of forfeiting their sum or price." The "consent of 
 the Town" was necessary before any timber or clapboards 
 could be carried beyond her bounds. The enactment of 1639 
 was even more stringent : 
 
 "Noe man shall fell any timber upon the Common to make 
 sale of, neither Shall any man fell any tree for fuel without 
 leave from the Constable under penalty of x® for such tree 
 felled for timber or firewood, and if any man shall fell timber 
 for their own use, and remove it not from off the Commons 
 or cleave it or saw it not within one year after the felling of it, 
 it shall be lawful for any man to make use of the same." Accord- 
 ing to the vote of 1643, a special license from the Town or Seven 
 Men was necessary before a white oak could be felled, and Mr. 
 Gardiner was to give a written certificate that such license was 
 fit. The felling of timber on "Jcffry's Neck, Castle Neck, 
 Hog Island," etc., was prohibited in 1650, but some clearings 
 had been accomplished, as provision was made in 1654 for Jef- 
 (68) 
 
COMMON LANDS AND COMMONAGE. 69 
 
 fries Neck and other common lands to be "broken up and 
 planted for English." Special privilege was granted the in- 
 habitants of the Town in 1652, to fell for firewood the swamp 
 between Timber Hill and Bush Hill, "provided no man may 
 take above 2 rods in breadth, and to fell all and clear as they 
 go across the Swamp." By the order of 1665, oaks or walnuts 
 might not be cut without permission, but the maltsters, Capt. 
 Appleton, Cornet Whipple and Thomas L were granted lib- 
 erty to fell some walnuts for their kilns in 1667, and permit 
 was given the tanners in 1671 "to fell for there supply for 
 Barke for there tanning, being as good Husbands for the Town 
 as they can." 
 
 Neither did the right of commonage involve any privilege 
 of cultivating any portion of the commons. In 1659, twelve 
 citizens petitioned for the privilege of planting two acres apiece 
 in Jeffries Neck, and they agreed to sow four bushels of hayseed 
 per acre with the last crop. Their petition was allowed and 
 seven others were granted like privilege "if the land holds 
 out." 
 
 This use of the common land sprang into instant favor. 
 The next year, fifteen men agreed to cultivate two acres apiece 
 on Jeffries Neck for four years, and with the fifth crop plant 
 four bushels of hayseed, and leave it to the use of the Town for 
 common feed as before. Twenty-four men agreed to clear, and 
 then cultivate Bush Hill and Turkey Hill for six years, on the 
 same terms, with the added proviso, that they "shall keep up 
 fence one year after to let the grass get ahead." Redroot Hill 
 was granted to eight for six years, Scott's Hill to nine, a parcel 
 of land at Cowkeepers Rock to six, land between Hafficld's 
 and Wilderness Hill to Giddings and John Andrews. 
 
 By the time the first of these tillage rights had expired, 
 the idea of permanent individual ownership had gained general 
 acceptance. So, in 1664, the town voted that Plum Island, 
 Hogg Island and Castle Neck be divided to such as have the 
 right to commonage according to law, according to the propor- 
 tion of four, six and eight. Those who did not pay more than 
 6^ 8** in personal & property tax in a single country rate were 
 to form the first division. All that did not exceed 16** were to 
 form the second. All that exceeded 16® "together with our 
 
70 IPSWICH, IN THR MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Magistrates, Elders, Mr.John Rogers, and Mr. Thomas Andrews" 
 (the school-master), were to constitute the highest. 
 
 The Committee to which the task was assigned, reported in 
 April, 1G65, that there were 203 inhabitants who had right of 
 commonage, that 28 were entitled to a double share, 70 were 
 entitled to a share and a half, 105 were entitled to a single share, 
 22G single shares in all. They reported as well that there were 
 800 acres of marsh and upland "beside beaches and gall'd 
 hills," and that each single share would contain three acres. 
 These shares wcr(> laid out, first a double share, next two one 
 and a half shares, then three single shares beginning at the end 
 of Plum Island towards Rowley, then on Castle Neck, including 
 "the Pines" and Wigwam Hill. The commoners then took 
 their shares by lot, and Cornet Whipple, Robert Lord, John 
 Leighton and Thomas Lovel went with them to show where 
 their land was. A full list of the shareholders was recorded, 
 and this large section of the public domain was withdrawn from 
 commonage forever. Large tracts of common land remained 
 however, and the right of commonage was granted to five men 
 in 1668 and to Thomas Giddings in 1674 by vote. 
 
 Fishermen were allowed to cut wood from the commons for 
 house building and fuel, and each boat's crew had leave to 
 feed one cow on the Common (1670). Yet further privilege 
 was granted them in 1696, when Mr. John Appleton, Mr. An- 
 drew Dyamond, and Mr. Francis Wainwright', were "appointed 
 and empowered a Committee to lay out the several lots that 
 shall be desired by persons to carry on the fishing design at 
 Jeffery's Neck, for flake-room and erecting stage or stages, the 
 said lotts to run up and down the hill fronting to ye River on 
 ye Southside." Traces of these lots are visible in the rows of 
 stones, on the slope of Great Neck near Little Neck. Less 
 favor had been shown other use of common lands in 1682, 
 when the question, "whether any commoner or inhabitant may 
 take up and inclose land upon the common or highways, as he 
 or the}'' shall see good, for Tobacco yards and other uses," was 
 decided in the negative. 
 
 Finally, in the beginning of the next century, 1709, it was 
 voted, that all the common lands be divided into "eight parts," 
 
COMMON LANDS AND COMMONAGE. 71 
 
 except what is hereafter to accommodate ancient and new 
 commoners. These votes, we have mentioned, were all votes 
 of the town in regularly warned town meetings. Provision 
 was made for the carrying out of the several votes by the select- 
 men, the town constable and other public officials. It might 
 appear that the town in its corporate capacity had supreme 
 control. 
 
 Nevertheless, from the very beginning, the commoners, or 
 those who had the right of commonage, met in commoners' 
 meeting, had their own records, and legislated with rc^ference 
 to all the duties and privileges of commoners. In fact, it has 
 been affirmed by a careful student, that, in the town of Man- 
 chester, land grants made by the town were really made by the 
 commoners acting in their capacity of commoners.^ In our 
 own town, the line of distinction seems to have been drawn 
 more definitely, yet the commoners claimed and exercised very 
 important rights. As early as 1644, the Town Records allude 
 to a gift by the commoners: "a plot of the Cow Common on 
 the north side of the river containing by estimation 3244 acres, 
 was presented unto the freemen of the town. The freemen 
 doth give and grant unto the Inhabitants of the Town with 
 themselves, their heirs and successors forever [viz. all such as 
 have right to commonage] all the aforesaid Common to be im- 
 proved as aforesaid." 
 
 In 1702 they divided the common lands into large sheep 
 pastures. "The Great Neck by some cal*' Jefferies Neck, now 
 named ye Ram Pasture being part of y® sheep walks on y*' 
 northerly side of the River," was to be included in the "sheep 
 walk," on the north side of the River; "and on y'' South syde 
 of ye Mill River, excluding y'' bounds of y'' flock cal'' Whipple's 
 (Job's Hill) flock, extending from Isaack Foster's in Chebacco 
 to James Gittings his house; and from thenc to y'' valley he- 
 twixt Long Hill and Wilderness Hill, and thenc in y^' valley 
 betwext Red Root Hill- and Sagamore Hill and thence on a line 
 to Mile Brook ag"' .... land." 
 
 ' state Doc. " Inhabitants of the Town of Manchester versus Andrew C. Shtter," 
 p. 18. 
 
 = Now called Red-wood Hill. 
 
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 72 IPSWrC?!, TN THE MASSACHUSKTTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 These "stinted sheep walks" having been defined for each 
 flock, the commoners voted that there should be nine flocks : 
 
 VK "y Ram Pastm-e flock" 
 
 2. "y^- Bush Hill " " 
 
 3. "Turners Hill " " 
 
 4. "Turkey Hill " " 
 
 5. "Bull Brook " " 
 
 6. "ye Town flock, alias Windmill Hill flock as far as the 
 
 Bridge below Wm J3urges cfe as sd Rivilet runs by 
 Henry Gold's to Choates land." 
 
 7. "Red Root Hill or Brags & Kinsmans flock." 
 
 8. "ye Farmers flock next Wenham called Whipplcs flock, 
 
 alias Jobs Hill flock." 
 
 9. the Chebacco flock. 
 
 • It was further ordered: 
 
 "Every sheppard shall keep his flock in the limits prescribed 
 to the particular flock y* he takes charge and care of, & not sufi"er 
 them to stragle into other Flocks limits, on penalty of paying 
 as a fine of two shillings and six for each time he is convicted of 
 
 such his neglect: " Each shepherd was to have a cottage 
 
 near his flock, and a fold in which he was to put them at sunset, 
 "and put them out at sun half an hour high in y*" morne day 
 by day." "Mr. Samuel Appleton & others" were to have "a 
 flock in the Thick Woods and Pigeon Hill." 
 
 In 1707, a division of wood, timber, etc., at Chebacco ponds, 
 Knight's farm, etc., was made into four parts. In 1709, the 
 final division of the common lands was made by a Committee 
 of the Commoners and a Committee of the Town. The town 
 voted on January 11, 1708-9, "That wood-land at Chebacco 
 Ponds, that thatch banks and land above Baker's Pond, and 
 Samuel Pcrley's, Jeffrey's Neck and Paine's Hill, be divided 
 into three-fifths and two-fifths shares." 
 
 Voted, "That any commoner who has one or more rights 
 and has built one or more new houses in the place of old ones, 
 shall have only the right for a new house, which belonged to 
 the old one." 
 
 The list of old and new commoners, and old and new Jef- 
 
COMMON LANDS AND COMMONAGE. 73 
 
 fries Neck commoners was agreed on, and tlien iho common 
 lands were divided into eight parts. 
 
 1. "Convenient for Chebacco, about Chcbacco pond/' 
 about 873 acres. 
 
 2. "Convenient for the inhabitants of the Hamblett," 
 about 470 acres. 
 
 3. "From Chebacco Pond running northwesterly, taking 
 all the Comon lands between the two lines to Cowkeepers Rock, 
 and all that piece of Common up to the highway by Tanner 
 Norton's, and by the fence to the Gate by Appleton's Mill," 
 about 1181 acres. 
 
 4. "Thick Woods & Pigeon Hill." 
 
 5. "Beginning at Kimball's corner . . . Warner's or 
 Day's gate ..." about 946 acres. 
 
 6. "From Goodhue's corner to Day's corner, by the River, 
 etc.," about 578 acres (5 and 6 including Bush Hill and Turner's 
 Hill). 
 
 7. "Turkey Hill and land about Egypt river," 954 acres. 
 
 8. "Toward Rowley line," 850 acres. 
 
 The Committee proceeded to assign the commoners to their 
 proper eighths, and each man's right was decided as accurately 
 as possible. 
 
 Some title to Castle Neck still remained in the possession 
 of the commoners, as appears from the vote of 21 Mar. 1726, 
 instructing the Treasurer to execute a deed of sale or conveyance 
 of their whole right and title in the "wood that now is, or that 
 shall hereafter be standing, lying, or growing on any part of 
 Castle Neck so called beyond Wigwam Hill," to Symonds 
 Epes, Esq., for ten pounds sterling. The commoners relin- 
 quished their "right att Rocky Hill unto James Fuller, Ebe- 
 nezer Fuller and Jabez Treadwell, they paying the sum of sixty 
 pounds old Tenor, for ye Com" use." Aug., 1745. (This is the 
 hill now occupied by Mr. Moritz B. Philipp.) 
 
 Unappropriated thatch banks were let each year to the 
 highest bidder, only commoners having the right to bid. Rights 
 and privileges in the "Gravill Pit and Clay pitts" were reserved 
 by the conmioners for their use and profit. The beaches be- 
 
74 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 longed to the commoners, and in 1757 they voted that "Capt. 
 Jonathan Fellows of Cape Ann, have the liberty of all the sands 
 lying in the Town of Ipswich for the space of one year foi- th(^ 
 sum of 2£ 13s. 4d." 
 
 Their authority reached also to the fiats and the clams that 
 dwelt therein, and in 1763 the vexed question of the control of 
 the shell fishery led to the first regulation of which I am aware. 
 The connnoncrs voted, on July 4th, "That the Committee take 
 care of all ye flats & clams therein, belonging to ye proprietors 
 of ye Conunon lands in Ipswich & that no person or persons 
 be allowed to digg any more clams than for their own use, & to 
 be expended in ye Town, & that all owners of fishing vessels 
 and Boats shall apply to one of sd. Committee for liberty to 
 digg clams for their vessels use fare by fare, & no owners of 
 vessel or vessels, boat or boats, shall digg more clams than shall 
 be allowed by one or more of sd. Committee on penalty of prose- 
 cution; said Committee are to allow one Barl of clams to each 
 man of every vessel going to the Banks every fare, & so also 
 in propr. to boats fishing in the Bay, and a majority of said 
 Com. are impowered to prosecute all offenders." 
 
 The income accruing from these sales and leases was ex- 
 pended for various public uses. In 1771, £100 was voted "for 
 the use of building a work house in the Town of Ipswich," pro- 
 vided the town build within eighteen months. In 1772, £20 
 was voted to Wm. Dodge and others "to erect suitable land 
 marks for the benefit of vessels outward and inward bound," 
 and 6s. to Anthony Loneyfor ringing the bell from Feb. 1771 
 to Feb. 1772. In 1773, £50 was voted for reading and writing 
 schools, provided the town raise £40. Finally, in 1788, the 
 majority of the commoners voted, though vigorous opposition 
 was made by the minority, to resign all their interests in lands, 
 etc., to the town toward the payment of the heavy town debt 
 incurred during the Revolution. Mr. Felt estimated that this 
 grant was worth about £600. 
 
 Thus the body of commoners ceased to be but we still are 
 reminded of the old commonage system by the "Common 
 Fields," so called, in the neighborhood of the Poor Farm, and 
 our South Common and the open lands in the centre of our town. 
 
CHAPTER VII. 
 
 TRADES AND EMPLOYMENTS. 
 
 Sunrise, in the summer time, found the ancient Ipswich 
 wide awake and busily astir. The cattle were gathering on the 
 South Green and at Dodge's Corner, while the cow-herds' horns 
 were blowing, and some one had risen early enough in every 
 family to milk the family cow antl drive her to the place of 
 rendezvous. Before the herds had been driven well away, 
 with shouting and lowing and clanging of bells and sounding of 
 horns, the heaviest sleepers had been aroused, and were pre- 
 paring for the day's toil. As we think of the manifold necessities 
 of that little community, its remote isolation, and the need of 
 its providing by its own varied and wearisome toil for its own 
 wants, we are sure that the longest day was none too long, and 
 that every hour of daylight could be well used. 
 
 The pressing matter of food for man and beast was first to 
 be settled, and a considerable proportion of the men were farm- 
 ers, and almost every man had his garden about his house, and 
 his six-acre tillage lot a little farther away. The town lots aver- 
 aged about two acres, and allowed ample room for convenient 
 raising of many food products. We should hardly recognize 
 our fair green fields and soil yielding so easily to the plough, in 
 the rough, stony lands cumbered with tree stumps, blackened 
 with the fire, and slowly rotting away, which the first farmers 
 here ploughed with their wooden ploughs, and made ready for 
 the planting. But the virgin soil was black and rich, and even 
 though rocks hindered the course of the plough sometimes, as 
 the observing Johnson remarked in 1646, the toil expended 
 found ample return. The fish that were caught plentifully 
 in the Bay, or taken more easily, when the shad and alewives 
 were passing in shoals up over the fishway of the dam, fur- 
 nished cheap and good dressing. Moreton observed in 1637 
 "that a thousand were put into an acre, which would yield 
 three times more corn than without them." But the dogs 
 soon learned to dig up the fish from the corn fields, and they 
 
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76 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 brought upon themselves a very singular abridgment of their 
 liberty and impairment of their dignity, as we learn from the 
 vote of the town in May, 1644: 
 
 "It is ordered that all doggs, for the space of three weeks 
 after the publishinge thereof, shall have one legg tyed up. If 
 such a dogg should break loose and be foimd in any corne 
 field, doing any harme, the owner of the dogg shall pay the 
 damages. If a man refuse to tye up his dogg's legg, and hee 
 bee found scraping up fish in the corne field, the owner shall 
 pay 12s. besides whatever damage the dogg doth." 
 
 Corn was the principal food staple, and a plentiful supply 
 was of the highest importance. Rye was also a favorite article 
 of diet, but wheat was grown and used but sparingly. Vegeta- 
 bles of the common sort were grown, pumpkins, melons, pease, 
 beans and turnips, but the potato, now the chief food crop on 
 every farm, was not known for a century. Felt says that this 
 vegetable was not cultivated in our town until 1733. They were 
 planted in beds, like beets or carrots, and three bushels were 
 counted an ample crop for a family. Hay and oats were essen- 
 tial to the wintering of the cattle, flax was grown to furnish 
 the material for the fine linen garments and table furnishings, 
 barley was raised that there might be no lack of beer. Tobacco, 
 too, was a crop that was prized highly, albeit the use of it was 
 always under the ban of the \a,\v. The Statute of 1634 was, 
 " No person shall take tobacco publicly, on fine of 2' 6d.or pri- 
 vately in his own or another's house, before acquaintance or 
 strangers." The buying or selling was prohibited in 1635. 
 Nevertheless, the Rev. Mr. Rogers was a famous smoker, and 
 his people persisted in cultivating the forbidden herb. All 
 planting and cultivating were done in primitive fashion, and the 
 scythe, hoe and hand rake were the chief implements for tli(> 
 harvesting. Mr. SaltonstalFs great four hundred acre farm 
 on the Topsfield border, and the great farms of Appleton, Den- 
 ison and Symonds and all the wealthier people must have given 
 plentiful employment to many stout yeomen. 
 
 After the corn had been raised, there was work for the miller 
 to grind it into meal. "The worshipful Mr. Saltonstall/' as he is 
 called in many old records, had the exclusive mill privilege for 
 many years. His mill-dam was built on the site of the present 
 
TRADES AND EMPLOYMENTS. 77 
 
 one, it is supposed, and the original grist-mill probably stootl 
 very near the site of the old stone mill. A busy place it must 
 have been, for every family in the whole broad township, from 
 Chebacco to Rowley and Topsfield, was dependent on it, and 
 many a bag of corn was brought on the back of a horse, or in the 
 creaking tumbril, and due weight of meal was borne away, 
 after a sixteenth part had been measured out for the miller. 
 This valuable monopoly continued unbroken until 1687, though 
 much dissatisfaction prevailed because of insufficient accommo- 
 dation. 
 
 In that year, permission was granted Nehemiah Jewett to 
 build a dam and erect a mill on the south side of Egypt River,' 
 and in 1696, Edmund and Anthony Potter and Abraham Tilton, 
 Jr., were permitted to build another on Mile River, where the 
 okl mill stands today on the farm of Mr. Oliver Smith. Robert 
 Calef was granted leave, in 1715, to build his grist-mill in the 
 Island by the lower Falls. 
 
 But Mr. Jonathan Wade seems to have evaded the legal 
 difficulty attaching to the erection of a grist-mill driven by 
 water-power, by building a wind-mill, prior to 1673, on the 
 top of the hill that still bears the name. Windmill, though the 
 oldest inhabitant has no remembrance of such a structure. 
 Its great, clumsy sails, revolving noisily, and the rumble of the 
 millstones gave pleasant welcome no doubt to the traveller, 
 coming slowly into town after his long journey through the 
 woods. 
 
 Almost as valuable as the grist-mill was the saw-mill. 
 Singularly enough, though there was abundant water power 
 on the Ipswich River, and the river at Chebacco, and a saw- 
 mill would seem to have been a necessity at the very beginning, 
 wc find no grant of water privilege for such a mill until 1649, 
 when Mr. Wade was granted liberty to set up a saw-mill. 
 The Town voted in 1656 that a saw-mill might be built on Che- 
 bacco River, "and liberty to cut timber was granted, if one- 
 fifteenth of what is sawed there be granted to the town, and 
 that no timber be cut within three miles and a half of the meet- 
 
 1 This mill was built a little way from the highway, near the house lately built by 
 Mr. John E. Tenney. 
 
78 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ing-house, and the inhabitants be charged no more tlian four 
 per cent." 
 
 Other grants for saw-mills were made in 1665 to Jonathan 
 Wade and in 1667 to Thos. Burnani. Major Samuel Appleton 
 had a saw-mill on his own land near the present bridge over 
 Mile River, and the remains of a dam, which served for a mill 
 on that site within the memory of some old people, may still 
 be found within a few rods of the bridge, towards the east. 
 
 A hemp-mill, "for the breaking of hemp" was built about 
 1657, we i)resiune, n(!ar the grist-mill on the u))per dam, as 
 Richard Shatswell was granted the privilege that year, "pro- 
 vided it be no prejudice to the Town or the corne mill." A 
 fulling mill, for finishing homespun cloth, was built by John 
 Whipple in 1673, at the lower falls, and other similar mills 
 were built within a few years. 
 
 Our forefathers knew" nothing of the luxury of hot tea and 
 coffee, and found cold comfort as it seems to us in malt beer 
 and other spirituous drinks. So the maltster was as needful 
 almost as the miller, and a monopoly similar to that enjoyed 
 by Mr. Saltonstall for his grist-mill, was accorded Mr. Samuel 
 Appleton for his malt-kiln, which stood very near the railroad 
 track, south of the crossing on the road toTopsfield. The Town 
 Record under date of December, 1641, reads: 
 
 "Mr. Apleton promised to have a malt house ready by 1''^ 
 of April next, and to mault such corn as shall be brought from 
 the people of the Tow^n at such rates as shall be thought equal 
 from time to time, and noe man (except for himself) is to have 
 any made elsewhere for the space of five years next ensuing." 
 
 The malting establishment was built, and Mr. Appleton 
 was permitted to cut wood in the Commons for the fires. In 
 1648, it was specified, that he might "fell for his kiln, twelve 
 load of black ashes." In 1665, Mr. John Whipple and Mr. 
 John L were engaged in the same business. 
 
 Following the river down from the upper dam, we should 
 have found the representatives of many industries. Near the 
 present foot-bridge on South Main Street, near the old Lace 
 Factory, Nath. Browne built his "work-house" in 1661 or 2, 
 on the eight or ten rods of land the town granted him, "to 
 
TRADES AND EMPLOYMENTS. 79 
 
 make pott ashes and sope," and in 1691, the old soap-boiling 
 establishment had given place to Samuel Ordway's blacksmith 
 shop. Edmund Bridges was a smith of the earlier time, and 
 his refusal to shoe Dep. Governor Symonds's horse with proper 
 haste was made the occasion of a special reprimand from the 
 Great and General Court, in the year 1647. 
 
 " Ordered, that Edm. Bridges for his neglect of shooing Mr. 
 Symonds' horse (when he was to come to Corte) be required 
 to answer this complaint, and his neglect to fiu'ther publikc ser- 
 vice." Isaac Littlehale and John Safford plied the same useful 
 trade. 
 
 Moses Pengry had a ship yard on the river bank, in front of 
 Mr. Daniel S. Burnham's old mansion, in the year 1673, and 
 in 1676, Edward Randolph wrote to England that ship-building 
 was an extensive industry here. Thomas Clark had liberty "to 
 sett down Tan fatts at the end of his planting lot, upon two 
 rods reserved by the River" in 1640-1, and we should have 
 found that ancient tanyard on the corner of Water and Summer 
 Streets, and the vats on the river bank. Later in the century, 
 Nathaniel Rust had a tanning establishment for the curing cf 
 sheep skins and the manufacture of gloves on the site of the 
 residence of the late Mrs. Rhoda Potter, now owned by Mr. 
 Henry Brown, by the brook, on County Road, and here, I pre- 
 sume, he made the four dozen pairs of gloves which the Town 
 furnished for Mr. Gobbet's funeral in Nov., 1685. He sold it 
 to Deacon Thomas Norton, another tanner, who dwelt in the 
 old house under the great elm. On the river bank near 
 the spot now occupied by Mr. Glover's coal wharf. Deacon 
 Moses Pengry had his salt pans and works for the manufacture 
 of salt from the sea water, as early as 1652, and the brew- 
 house built by John Paine in 1663 was in the near vicinity, by 
 the river. 
 
 The river itself was a busy place, with the coming and going 
 of the fishing craft, and the larger vessels that carried cargoes 
 of fish, pipe staves and lumber to foreign ports. The build- 
 ing of wharves began in 1641, when William Paine was al- 
 lowed to build one for a warehouse, and a town wharf was 
 constructed in 1656. I surmise that this wharf was near the 
 dwelling of the late Isaiah Rogers, as two ancient abut- 
 
80 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 incuts may still be seen in that locality. Daniel Hovcy built 
 one in 1G59 or '60, and the decaying timbers of this or its suc- 
 cessor remain on the south bank of the river, near the site of 
 the old Hovey House. Thomas Clark and Robert Pierce had 
 leave to build in 1662, the Wainwrights in 1668, Simon Stacy 
 in 1682, Samuel Hunt in 1685, Andrew Sergeant in 1686, and 
 the old wharf in Hunt's Cove, near the Turkey Shore Road, 
 was built in 1722. These were unpretentious affairs for the 
 most part no doubt, but they answered for the unloading of 
 salt hay and cord-wood, and other commodities, which were 
 handled more easily in boats than in wagons. 
 
 The Town had a Committee for furthering trade in 1641, 
 Mr. liradstrcet, Mr. Robert Payne, Captain Denison, Mr. Tuttle, 
 Matthew Whipple, John Whipple and Mr. Saltonstall, and they 
 had th(! care of buoys and beacons, the providing of salt and 
 cotton, the sowing of hemp seed and flaxseed, and "cards wyer 
 canes." A special Committee to dispose of Little Neck in 
 such wise as to promote the fishing interest was chosen, Mr. 
 Bradstreet, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Symonds, Mr. Robert Payne and 
 Mr. John Whipple, and they proceeded to accomplish their task, 
 according to the vote of the Town: 
 
 "Agreed that the little neck of land, where the fishing stage 
 is, shall be sequestered and set apart for the advancement of 
 fishing, and that the fishermen there shall have liberty to enclose 
 it from the other neck, where the Cattcll goes; and it is agreed 
 that every boat that comes to fish there shall have sufficient 
 roome to make their fish in, as also every boat gang shall have 
 liberty to break up & plant an acre of ground which they shall 
 enjoy during the pleasure of the Town." 
 
 "The like encouragement the Town intends to give to any 
 other boat, that shall hereafter come to fish there, antl it is 
 the professed desire and agreement of those fishermen that are 
 already settled there, that those that shall hereafter come to 
 fish th(>re, shall have equal privilege there with themselves." 
 
 "Also it is agreed that the fishermen shall have liberty to 
 build them such houses as they will be willing to resign to the 
 Town, wlien(!ver they desert the place, and they are to have 
 the places assigned them for building their houses, by some 
 that the Town shall appoint." 
 
TRADES AND EMPLOYMENTS. 81 
 
 The Little Neck was full of life and bustle, and boats were 
 coming and going from the Isles of Shoals, where the Ipswich 
 merchants had another fishing station. Francis Wainwright 
 was largely interested there, and sold land there to Thomas 
 Diamond in 1690. William Roe had removed from the Shoals to 
 Ipswich in 1671, and purchased land for his dwelling near Mr. 
 Glover's wharf. In 1673, he sold his house and land to two 
 other fishermen from the Shoals, Andrew Diamond and Henry 
 Maine, and the old house by the wharves that bears the name 
 of the Harry Maine house, though of later date, stands on 
 land once owned by Maine. Diamond's name is familiar still 
 from "Diamond Stage," where he had a fishing stage. 
 
 The business was so flourishing that before the end of the 
 century there was need of greater accommodation for the fisher- 
 men in drying their fish and preparing them for shipment. So 
 the Town voted June 15, 1696: 
 
 "That Mr. John Appleton, merchant, Mr. Andrew Dyamond, 
 Mr. Francis Wainwright be appointed and impowered a Com- 
 mittee to lay out the several lots that shall be desired by Per- 
 sons to carry on the fishing design at Jeffery's Neck for flake 
 room and erecting of stage or stages, the said I^otts to run up 
 and down the Hill fronting to ye River, on ye Southside, and 
 those that have already built flake room, to order their orderty 
 setting the same up and down said Hill, and that no flake room 
 shall lye along the River to debar others from carrying on the 
 design of fishing." "Stage Hill" is the name that still clings 
 to one of the rounded hillocks on Jeffries Neck toward Par- 
 ker River, and suggests yet further extension of the fisheries. 
 
 An old picture in the possession of the Historical Society 
 shows the fish-houses and stages on Jeffries, and the fishing 
 craft at anchor, at some time previous to the Revolution, and 
 the parallel rows of stones running up the hill on the Great 
 Neck, probably indicate the several flake rooms of that period. 
 
 Palfray in his History of New England tells us that in the 
 latter half of the seventeenth century, the trade of the Colony 
 had become extensive and profltable. Provisions, horses, 
 boards, pipe staves and houses r«ady framed were shipped to 
 Barbadoes, St. Christopher and other Islands. Fish, pipe- 
 staves, and deals were sent to Spain, Portugal and the Straits. 
 
82 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Madeira and Canary Islands. Masts and yards, fir and oak 
 plank, and all kinds of peltry went to England. The Ipswich 
 merchants, the Wainvvrights, Jonathan Wade, Thomas Bishop, 
 Mr. Diamond and others were enter])rising men, and many a 
 foreign bound vessel, laden with the dried fish and pipe-staves 
 and other commodities sailed down the river and out into the 
 broad Atlantic. We know some of the fishermen who were 
 busy with their boats and fishing in those daj^s, Daniel Ringe, 
 William Smalledge, Thomas Harris, Richard Gross, Robert 
 Dutch, Robert Knight and Richard Lakeman. 
 
 Shoreborne Wilson, George Palmer, William Douglass and 
 George Hart were coopers, and they and many others no doubt 
 made the barrels for the fishermen, and the staves for foreign 
 shipment. Some of the sailors' names remain, and a romantic 
 interest attaches to these bold mariners, who voyaged so 
 far in the small and quaint vessels of that day: Joseph Met- 
 calfe, Robert Dutch and Samuel, his son, Peter Peniwell, 
 Freeman Clark and William Donnton. One other artisan con- 
 tributed in no small degree to this flourishing river business, 
 Simon Tompson, the rope-maker, who lived near Rocky Hill. 
 
 But there was thrifty toil beside that on the wharves, and 
 the fishing stages, in the fishing shallops and on the decks of the 
 foreign bound merchantmen, and the tributary employments 
 of the salt-maker and cooper, and rope maker. There were 
 carpenters and some of their names remain: William Whitred, 
 William Storey, John and Thomas Burnam, Ezekiel Woodward v 
 Thomas Clark and Joseph Fuller. In the earliest days, indeed, 
 there were thatchers, also, whose craft it was to cover the 
 roofs of the newly built houses and barns with thatch, and 
 the use they made of the heavy salt grass growing on the banks 
 of the lower river has been perpetuated in the name, thatch- 
 banks. Brick chimneys supplanted the wooden chimneys daubed 
 with clay, and there was call for the bricks that John Day 
 made, and the services of John Woodam or William Knowlton 
 as bricklayers. Glass windows were universal after the middle 
 of the seventeenth century, and there was a distinct trade of 
 glazier. Samuel Hunt and his son followed this trade, and so 
 did Robert Kinsman, one of the immortal group that stood 
 
TRADES AND EMPLOYMENTS. 83 
 
 with John Wise in his jjrotest against the Andros tax, and 
 suffered with him. 
 
 There was need of food and raiment. Samuel Younglove 
 was the first butcher of whom we know. William White, Oba- 
 diah Wood and his apprentice, John Spark, were "biskett 
 bakers." Shoes and leather garments and gloves were needed, 
 and Thomas Clark tanned the hides. Richard Scoficld and 
 Thomas Lovell split and cured and made them ready for the shoe- 
 maker. "The cordwainers" as the men of the awl and lap- 
 stone were called, were quite a numerous body, and they were 
 men of quality, too: Dea. Thomas Knowlton, Robert Lord, 
 Thomas Smith, Nathaniel Knowlton, John Wilson, John 
 Lovell and William Bulkley. 
 
 The weaver, too, was a man of indispensable value. He 
 sat all day at the heavy loom, harnessed like a packhorse 
 to his load, and many a weaver grew round-shouldered and 
 misshapen. We may think of James Sayer and Thomas Lull, 
 Simon Adams and Nathaniel Fuller as philanthropists as well as 
 weavers. The tailor went often from house to house to measure 
 and cut and sew the garments made from the homespun fabric 
 of the good wife, and the more finished product of the profes- 
 sional weaver. John Annibal, Thomas Clark, Jr., John French 
 and one woman, Mary Lord, were of this most useful guild. 
 Samuel Graves, Samuel Wood and William Howard, Jun., were 
 felt makers and hatters. Innkeepers provided for the needs of 
 travellers, and the social tippling of the towns-folk, John 
 Baker, Abraham Perkins, John Spark, and others not a few, 
 including the sober Deacon Moses Pengry. 
 
 The gunsmith was indispensable in those days of danger. 
 William Fuller, Thomas Manning and Nathaniel Treadwell 
 plied that calling. Jacob Davis, the potter, was the house- 
 keeper's friend. John Ward was the original "chirurgeon". 
 Giles Firmin was a trained physician, and John Aniball of later 
 years was a limb dresser. Dr. Bridgman, formerly of Boston, 
 Dr. Philemon Dane, and Dr. John Perkins ministered as well to 
 fleshly ills. 
 
 The division and subdivision of trades in those days are in 
 great contrast with the combination of trades that ])revails 
 today, because of the universal use of machinery and the 
 
84 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 grouping of workmen in large manufactories. It is interesting, 
 moreover, to note how much more of legal restriction there 
 was in various ways in the olden time. 
 
 The use of the wood on the common lands for various pur- 
 poses brought it within the province of the commoners or 
 freemen to decide whether this privilege should be granted. 
 Tlie maltster and the brick-maker needed fuel constantly, and 
 their business was thus dependent constantly on the favor of 
 the commoners. The water-power on any stream was the 
 property of the Town, and no mill could be erected without a 
 popular vote. The fisherman was restricted in the use he 
 nuidc of the fish he had taken with toil and trouble. In 1639, 
 the General Court ordered that "after June 20th no bass nor 
 cod shall be taken for manure, except their heads and offals." 
 
 The artisan might not charge as he saw fit for his day's 
 labor. "Carpenters, joyners, bricklayers, sawyers and thatch- 
 ers" might not "take above 2*. a day, nor shall any man give 
 more, under penalty of 10^ to taker and giver." Carpenters 
 had been receiving 3^. a day, because workmen were scarce, 
 and common laborers, 2^ G**. ; but the order of the Court, in 
 1633, reduced the skilled workman's wage one-third, and the 
 laborer's pay to 18'^. The baker wrought under the eye of the 
 law. The law of 1637 ordered that cakes or buns may not be 
 sold except "such cakes as shall bee made for any buriall, or 
 marriage, or such like special occation." In 1639, the General 
 Court admonished John Stone and his wife "to make biger 
 bread or to take heede of offending by making too little bread 
 hereafter,"and again "no bread might be made finer than to 
 afford at twelve ounces the two penny loaf." 
 
 The leather trade was regulated by the General Court in 
 1642. To prevent deceit in tanning leather, it was enacted : 
 
 "That no butcher, currier or shoemaker should be a tanner; 
 nor should any tanner be a butcher, currier or shoemaker." 
 
 "That no gash in a hide should be permitted." 
 
 "That every hide should be well tanned." 
 
 That tanners should not"sett their fatts in tan-hills or other 
 places, where the woozes or leather which shall be put to tan in 
 the sam(^ shall or may take any unkind heats, or shall put any 
 leather into any hott or warm woozes, etc." 
 
TRADES AND EMPLOYMENTS. 85 
 
 The potter was girt about with restriction. The law of 1040 
 required: "Tile earth, to make sale ware, must be digged before 
 the first of the ninth month (November), and turned over in ye 
 last or first month ensuing, a month before it be wrought." 
 
 The cooper's pipe staves were inspected "because often 
 found wormy." Innkeepers might not charge more than 0''. a 
 meal (1034). One woman, who aspired to professional dignity, 
 was roundly rebuked, Jane Hawkins, wife of Richard, who 
 was especially forbidden, in 1037, "to meddle in surgery or 
 physick drinks, plaisters or oyles, nor to question matters of 
 religion except with the elders for satisfaction." 
 
 The traffic in "strong water" was carefully guarded. The 
 statute of 1037 was: "Every town shall p'sent a man to bee 
 allowed to sell wine and strong water made in the country, and 
 no other strong water is to be sold." Mr. Symonds was per- 
 mitted to sell in Ipswich. In 1039, Good. Lumpkin, Good. 
 Firman or Good. Treadwell might be authorized by the Town. 
 The ordinary was under close watch for illegal sales, for enter- 
 taining of boys or habitual tipplers, for dancing or gaming, for 
 permitting any to remain during the week-day lecture. 
 
 The most extraordinary assumption of authority over the 
 private affairs of families was made by the General Court in 
 1041, and several subsequent years. A scarcity of materials 
 for clothing led to the statute of 1041, that heads of families 
 should employ their children and servants in manufacturing 
 wild hemp into a coarse linen cloth. In 1045, each Town 
 was ordered to increase its sheep, to relieve the scarcity of 
 woolen cloth, and in 1054, it was enacted that no sheep should 
 be transported and none killed imder two years old. In 1050, 
 the General Court again ordered that in every family :" all hands 
 not necessaryly employ'd on other occasions, as woemen, girls 
 and boyes shall & hereby are enjoyned to spin according to 
 their skill & abillitie." The Selectmen were enjoined to con- 
 sider the capacity of every family and rate it according to its 
 employment in other pursuits, and the amount of time that 
 might be given to spinning. The usual amount of spinning 
 that a spinner could accomplish in a day was to be the standard, 
 and each family was to be "assessed" as a spinner, or a half or 
 quarter spinner. Every family assessed for a whole spinner 
 
86 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 was required, after the year 1656, to spin for thirty weeks every 
 year, three pounds per week of linen, cotton or woolen, and so 
 proportionally for half or quarter spinners, under penalty of 12'' 
 for every pomid short. To secure proper oversight, the fam- 
 ilies were to be divided into groups or classes of ten, six or five, 
 and a class leader was to be appointed over each group. The 
 sowing of the seed of hemp and flax was also provided for. 
 
CHAPTER MIL 
 
 THE BODY POLITIC. 
 
 The political privileges of those early years of the seven- 
 teenth century, when Ipswich was a frontier town, were few. 
 In a community so thoroughly religious, one would expect to 
 find perfect brotherliness. But Religion was itself narrow. 
 Our Puritan forefathers founded the Bay Colony that they 
 might enjoy the privilege of worshipping God according to 
 their own consciences, and build up the kingdom of God on 
 these shores. They were very jeah^is, however, of any who 
 would not build with them, and they could not believe that any, 
 beside the avowed children of God, were competent to direct 
 the affairs of the new Commonwealth. So it was ordered by 
 vote of the first General Court : 
 
 "to the end the body of the commoners may be pre- 
 served of honest and good men," "that for the time 
 to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom 
 of this body politic, but such as are members of some 
 of the churches within the limit of the same." 
 
 Formal application was made to the General Court, and the 
 Court granted the privilege of freemen to such as were deemed 
 suitable under this law. Every freeman thus elected, took the 
 freeman's oath, prescribed by vote of General Court, May 14, 
 1634. 
 
 " I, — A B , being by God's providence an inhabitant 
 
 and freeman within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, 
 do freely acknowledge myself to be subject to the government 
 thereof, and therefore do here swear by the great and dreadful 
 name of the everlasting God, that I will be true and faithful to 
 the same, and will accordingly yield assistance and support 
 thereunto with my person and estate, as in equity lam bound; 
 and I will also trvily endeavour to maintain and preserve all 
 the liberties and privileges thereof, submitting myself to the 
 wholesome laws and orders, made and established by the same. 
 
 (87) 
 
88 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 And furthor. tliat I will not plot nor practise any evil against it 
 nor consent to any, that shall so do, but will truly discover and, 
 reveal the same to lawful authority now here established, for 
 the speedy preventing thereof. Moreover, I do solemnly bind 
 myself in the sight of God, that when I shall be called to give 
 my voice, touching any such matter of this state, wherein free- 
 men are to deal, I will give my vote and suffrage, as I shall 
 judge in mine own conscience may best conduce and tend to 
 the public weal of the body, without respect of persons or favor 
 of any man ; so help me God in the Lord Jesus Christ." 
 
 Having taken this solemn oath, the freeman was eligible 
 to vote for the officers and magistrates of the Colony, and to 
 have a voice and vote in town meeting, and freemen alone were 
 thus privileged in the early years of the Colony. At first, the 
 whole body of freemen met in Boston for the annual election, 
 and we may presimie that every freeman of our little settle- 
 ment made his toilsome journey to exercise his honorable right 
 of franchise; but in 1636, Ipswich and five other towns were 
 allowed to keep a sufficient guard of freemen at home and for- 
 ward their proxies. 
 
 For thirty years this restriction of the franchise to church 
 members, who had taken the freeman's oath, was vigorously 
 enforced. Neither wealth, nor family name, nor distinguished 
 public service, could gain the right of voting, if he were not a 
 church member in good standing. But after Charles the Second 
 succeeded to the throne, there began to be a demand for loss 
 exclusiveness. "In 1662, the advisers of Charles II wrote to 
 the colonists that it was desired 'that all freeholders of com- 
 petent estate, not vicious in conversation, and orthodox in re- 
 ligion (though of different persuasion in church government) 
 may have their votes in the election of all officers civil and 
 military.' " "In 1664, the Commissioners for New England were 
 appointed, and one of their chief duties was to remove the re- 
 striction from the franchise and secure greater freedom in mat- 
 ters of religion." 
 
 "At the first General Court after the arrival of the Com- 
 missioners, a substitute law was passed, but so exacting were 
 the conditions that the change from the old to the new law, 
 amounted to little or nothing. The records of the time say," 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 89 
 
 " In answcn- to that part of His Majesty's lott(n- of June 28, 
 1662, concernino- admission of freemen, this Court doth de- 
 clare that the law prohibiting all persons except members of 
 churches, and that also for allowance of them in any county 
 courts, are hereby repealed; and do hereby also order and 
 enact that from henceforth all Englishmen presenting a certifi- 
 cate under the hands of the ministers or minister of tlie place 
 where they dwell, that they are orthodox in religion and not 
 vicious in their lives, and also a certificate under the hands of 
 the selectmen of the place, or of the major part of them, that 
 they are freeholders, and are for their own proper estates (with- 
 out heads of persons) rateable to the comitry in a single country 
 rate, after the usual manner of valuation in the place where 
 they live, to the full value of ten shillings, or that they are in 
 full communion with some church amongst us, it shall l.)e the 
 liberty of all and every such person or persons being twenty- 
 foin- years of age, householders and settled inhabitants in this 
 jurisdiction, from time to time, to present themselves and 
 their desires to this Court for admittance to the freedom of the 
 Commonwealth, and shall be allowed the privilege to have such 
 their desire propormded and put to vote in the General Court 
 for acceptance to the freedom of the body politic by the suffrage 
 of the major part according to the rule of our patent."' 
 
 Thus, very reluctantly, the sturdy Puritan legislators con- 
 sented to even this allowance, but the way was opened to more 
 material modification of the ancient usage ; and the separation 
 of church and state went on apace. 
 
 The commoners, as has been already stated,^ had the priv- 
 ilege of voting on all questions relating to the common lands, 
 and as a matter of fact, the majority of commoners were also 
 freemen, but the privileges of the two bodies were distinct. 
 Some freemen were not commoners, and commoners were not 
 all freemen. 
 
 A third body of inhabitants, and by far the largest, was 
 distinguished as "residents." Every man, twenty years old, 
 
 1 .Johns Hopkins Univ. Studies, tenth series, ii, in. Chuvch and State in New Eng- 
 land, Paul E. Lauer, A.M. 
 2 Page 71. 
 
90 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 who had rosidod six months within the town limits, and was not 
 enfranchised, was o])liij;cd to take the; 'MiesicU'nts' Oath" Ix'fore 
 the (lovernor or Deputy Governor, or assistants, and was then 
 recognized as a duly qualified inhabitant. The Statute of 
 1G47 allowed such to be chosen on juries by the freemen and 
 to vote for selectmen. Beyond this they had no political 
 privilege. 
 
 Even this humt)le privilege of residing within the town 
 limits, and hearing all the burdens of taxation and compulsory 
 military service, and every other public duty, with no voice in 
 the direction of affairs, was jealously guarded, and very grudg- 
 ing welcome was sometimes accorded a new comer. From the 
 begiiming, suspicion always attached to a prospective settler 
 of any other nationality than English. A town vote of 1634 is 
 to this effect: 
 
 "That theire shall noe forriner amongst us come into our 
 meetings, unless he will subject himself unto the like orders 
 and penalties that we the freemen of the Towne have established 
 for our peace and comfort in our meetings." 
 
 As early as 1689, our record says, "The Town doth refuse 
 to receive Humphrey Grifhn as an inhabitant, to provide for 
 him as inhabitants formerly received, the town being full." Ref- 
 erence is made without doubt to the practice of granting building 
 lots and tillage land to new comers. Every new house erected 
 carried with it a right of commonage, and a vote in commoners' 
 meeting. This privilege they wished evidently to keep within 
 their own hands. As a matter of fact. Griffin became an in- 
 habitant, despite this uncomplimentary reception. 
 
 "Robert Gray hath free liberty to come to town, and to 
 dwell amongst us," was recorded in 1646, and in 1656, it was 
 "Voted, that Mr. Stevens hath liberty to come to this Town, 
 and be an inhabitant amongst us, and make use of our Commons 
 for timber for his trade, provided that he serve the Town in 
 the first place." 
 
 In marked contrast with the welcome received by these 
 two favored men, was the gruff action in the case of some hum- 
 bler folk in 1673: 
 
 " Ordered, the constable shall give notice unto William 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 91 
 
 NelLson and Al^ner Ordway, and an Irish or (jurnscy man that 
 married Rachell, Qr. Masr. Perkins' mayd, that the Towne 
 will not allow them to inhabit here in this Town, but that they 
 depart the Town, unless they give security to save the Town 
 harmless from any charge the Towm may be put unto, by re- 
 ceiving of them." And in the same year, yet more explicit 
 action was taken: "No person shall suffer any stranger from 
 other towns to continue or live more than one week in his own 
 dwelling house or any tenement of his, unless satisfaction be 
 given the Selectmen." The evident purport of these instances 
 of class legislation was to secure the town against any liabilitj^ 
 to sujiport poor and shiftless people. Our community was 
 full of thrifty and busy life, and it had no place for any who 
 were likely to become a public burden. 
 
 The query may arise naturally, what proportion of the 
 actual inhabitants were freemen, and what proportion were 
 commoners? Various lists of freemen and commoners occur, 
 but the complete list of male residents is lacking imtil 1678. 
 In that year, Charles II ordered a new oath of allegiance to be 
 taken, and the constables of every town and village were or- 
 dered to convene all the inhabitants for the administration of 
 the oath. In Feb., 1678-79, a list of commoners was recorded 
 and in December, 1679, a list of freemen was also prepared and 
 put on record. These lists are of such value, that I insert 
 them in full: 
 
 ' 'The list of those that by law are allowed to have there votes 
 in Town affairs. Voted to be recorded at the Towne meeting, 
 December the 2'i' 1679." 
 
 The original list begins in the invariable order, the name of 
 Gen. Denison first, then the names of the ministers, after these 
 in a roughly arranged alphabetical order, the names of the 
 freemen. 
 
 Major Gen^' Denison Elder Paine^ 
 
 M'" Thomas Cobbitt Mr. John Rogers 
 
 Mr Wry Hubbard^ 
 
 • Wry is the ancient abbreviation for William. 
 - Robert Paine, the Elder of the church. 
 
92 
 
 IPSWICH, THINE MASSACHUSETTS TiAY COLONY. 
 
 For the sake of convonienco, the whole Hst has boon arraii 
 in accurate ali)hal)etical order, as follows: 
 
 Arthur Abbott 
 Neh-miah Abbott 
 Corp" Jo. Addams 
 Nath Addams 
 Corp" Jo. Andrews 
 Mr. Thos. Andrews 
 Capt. John Appleton 
 Sergt. Belcher 
 Henry Bennett 
 Thos. Borman 
 Haniel Bosworth 
 Moses T^radstreet 
 Edmund J^ragg 
 John Brewer, Sen. 
 Edmund Bridges 
 John Burnam, Sen. 
 Ens. Tho. I^urnam 
 Tho. Burnam, Jr. 
 John Caldwell 
 Simon Chapman 
 John Chote 
 Serg^ Clarke 
 Corpll. Thos. Clarke 
 Tho: Clarke mill 1 
 Mr. Thomas Cobbitt 
 Mr. John Cogswell 
 Mr. Will Cogswell 
 Edw. Coborne 
 Robert Crose, Sen. 
 Robert Day 
 John Dane, Sen. 
 Major Gen" Denison 
 Jo. Denison, Sen. 
 Nath. Emerson 
 
 Mr. Daniel Epps 
 
 lOphraim Fellows 
 
 Isaack Fellows :^ 
 
 Joseph Fellows 
 
 Al)raham Fitts 
 Abraham Foster 
 Isaack Foster 
 Jacob Foster 
 
 Renold Foster, Sen. 
 
 Rcnold Foster. Jr. 
 "Phillip Fowler 
 
 Ensign French 
 
 Thomas French 
 
 Thos. Gidding 
 
 Deacon Goodhue 
 
 Joseph Goodhue 
 
 Wry Goodhue 
 
 George Hadley 
 
 Dan. Hovey, Sen. 
 
 Daniell Hovey, Jun. 
 
 James How, Sen. 
 
 James How, Jun. 
 
 Wry Howlett 
 
 Mr. Richard Hubbard 
 
 Mr. Wry Hubbard 
 
 Sam. Hunt 
 
 Samuel Ingalls 
 
 Nathan iell Jacob 
 
 Thos. Jacob 
 
 John Jewett 
 
 Neh. Jewett 
 
 Daniel Killam Sen. 
 
 John Kimball 
 
 Roiy Kinsman 
 
 1 Sometimes nlluiled to as Thomjis Ulark at the Mill. 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 
 
 93 
 
 Deacon Knowlton 
 John Knowlton, Sen. 
 John Lampson 
 John Layton 
 Edw*^ Lomas 
 Robert Lord, Sen. 
 Robert Lord, Jun. 
 Tho. Lovell 
 Thomas Low 
 Thomas Lull 
 Thomas Metcalfe 
 John Newmarsh, Sen. 
 Mr. Will Norton 
 Elder Paine 
 Aron Pengry 
 Deacon Pengry 
 Abra'". Perkins 
 Jacob Perkins Jun. 
 Qua'" Mas'" Perkins 
 Serg. Perkins 
 Sam. Perley 
 Samuell Podd 
 Anthony Potter 
 Joseph Quilter 
 Mr. John Rogers 
 Mr. Sam Rogers 
 Walter Roper 
 Nath. Rust 
 Mr. Smith 
 
 Richard Smith 
 William Smith 
 Symon Stace 
 William Story Sen. 
 William Story, Jun. 
 Nathaniel Tredwell 
 Simon Tuttle 
 Thomas Varney 
 Mr. Jonathan Wade 
 Mr. Wain Wright, Sen. 
 Mr. John Wainwrigiit 
 Richard Walker 
 Nicholas Wallis 
 Daniell Warner, Sen. 
 Nath. Warner 
 Nathaniel Wells 
 Twiford West 
 Capt. John Whipple 
 Corp" John Whipple 
 Joseph Whipple 
 James White 
 William White 
 Robert Whittman 
 Mr. Theoph. Willson 
 Esaiah Wood 
 Obadiah Wood 
 Sam. Younglove, Sen. 
 Sam. Younglove, Jun. 
 
 The names of Major Sanuiel Appleton and Dep. Gov. 
 Samuel Symonds do not appear, but the omission was acci- 
 dental. 
 
 Feb. 13:16781 
 
 " A list of the names of those p'sons that have right of coiTi- 
 onage, acording to law ct oi'der of the Towne." 
 
 ' Town Record. 
 
94 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 The list as it is found in the Town Record beiiins witli the 
 invarialjlo group of dignitaries: 
 
 Maj. Gen. Denison Mr. Rich. Hubbard 
 
 Mr. Jona: Wade Mr. Cobbit 
 
 Capt. Jo. Aj^pleton Mr. Wry Hubbard 
 
 Major Sam. A))])leton Mr. John Rogers 
 
 For the ])urpt)se of affording convenient comparison with 
 tile Hst of freemen, the entire list has been re-arranged in alpha- 
 betical order. Tiie original spelling is folio wetl in every case. 
 
 Neh. Abbott 
 John Addanis 
 Nath Adams 
 Simon Addanis 
 
 (by Thos French) ^ 
 Corporal Andrews 
 
 for Averills Hill 
 Corp" Jo. Andrews 
 John Annaball 
 Appleton (by Starkweather) 
 Capt. Appleton (by Mauing) 
 Capt. Jo. Appleton 
 Major Sam. Appleton 
 Henry Archers 
 
 (see Edmond Heard) 
 Wry Averill (by Tilton) 
 John Ayers 
 
 (by Joseph Fellows) 
 Sam. Ayres Sen. 
 
 John Baker 
 
 Henry Bachelors farme 
 
 Serg. Belcher 
 
 Henry Bennett 
 
 Henry Bennett 
 
 for Phillip Calls 
 
 Mr. Berry 
 
 for Sam. Bishop 
 Gyeles Birdleys house 
 Bishop for Dirky house 
 Bishop (by Sam Ingalls) 
 Sam. Bishop 
 Thos. Borman 
 Haniell Bosworth 
 Bowles for Thos. Medcalfe 
 Brabrook farm 
 
 (by Downing) 
 Brabrooks (see Taylor)] 
 Moses Bradstreet 
 Edward Bragg 
 Ed. Braggs farme 
 John Brewer, Sen. 
 Edmund Bridges 
 Mr. Brownes farm 
 Jo. Browne 
 Jo. Browne farmer 
 Joseph Browne 
 Bryer for Mr. Wade 
 John Burnani, Sen. 
 Ens. Thos. Burnham 
 Tho. Burnham Jun. 
 
 ' The entry in the Ttecord is " ThoH. Freneli for Simon Addanis." TIih reverse 
 order is n.sed fo: the sake of convenience and is alwiiys imlicated by the parenthcBis. 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 
 
 95 
 
 John Caldwell 
 Phillip Calls 
 
 by Henry Bennett 
 Sam. Chapman 
 Simon Chapman 
 
 for Jo. Kimball 
 John Choate 
 Mr. Chute 
 Corp" Clarke 
 Thomas Clarke 
 Mr. Cobbit 
 Rober Coborn, Sen. 
 Mr. Cogswell Rowley line 
 Mr. John Cogswell 
 Mr. Wry' Cogswell 
 Robert Collins 
 Robert Crose, Sen. 
 
 John Dane, Sen. 
 John Dane, Sen. for 
 
 yt was Jo. Newmans 
 John Dane, Jun. 
 Roger Darby 
 Hopkin Davis 
 John Day 
 Robert Day 
 Edward Deare 
 Maj. Gen. Denison 
 Major Genlls Farme 
 Daniel Denison 
 John Denison, Sen. 
 Thomas Dennis 
 Dirky house by Bishop 
 Downing for Brabrooke farm 
 Robert Dutch Sen. 
 
 John Edwards 
 
 Mr. Emersons farme 
 
 Nath. Emerson house 
 
 at Towne 
 Mr. Epps 
 
 Ephraim Fellows 
 Isak Fellows for Saltonstall 
 Joseph Fellows for John Ayers 
 Abraham Fitt 
 Abraham Foster 
 Isaack Foster 
 Jacob Foster 
 Renold Foster, Sen. 
 Renold Foster, Jun. 
 'Phillip Fowler 
 Ens. French 
 Thos. French 
 
 for Simon Addams. 
 James Fuller 
 
 John Gaines 
 John Ciiddings 
 Joseph Gidding 
 Thos. Giddings 
 Joha Gilbert 
 Deacon Goodhue 
 Joseph Goodhue 
 Will Goodhue, Jun. 
 Sam. Graves 
 John Grow 
 
 George Hadley 
 Halfield farme 
 Mr. Hammonds farme 
 Mr. H — mans farme 
 Hardys house 
 
 by Jo. Newman 
 John Harris 
 Tho. Harris 
 
 1 Wry is the abbreviated form of AVilllam. 
 
96 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Sam. Hart 
 
 One for John Hassells house 
 
 Will liayward 
 
 Edniontl Heard y' was 
 
 Henry Archers 
 Mr. Hodges house 
 Wni. Hodgkins 
 
 the house at Towne 
 Daniell Hovey Sen 
 Daniel Hovey Jr 
 James How Sen 
 James How Jun 
 Will Howlett 
 Mr Rich. Hubbard 
 Mr Wry Hubbard 
 Huning (see Nath. Rogers) 
 Sam Hunt, Sen. 
 
 Samuell Ingalls 
 
 Sam Ingalls for Bishop 
 
 Nathaniel Jacob 
 Jer. Jewett 
 John Jewett 
 Widdo Jordan 
 
 Robert Lord Sen. 
 Robert Ijord Marshall 
 Thomas Lovell 
 John Low 
 Thos Low, Jun. for 
 
 Matthew Whipples house 
 Thos. Lull 
 
 Mauing (for Capt Applet on) 
 
 Thos. Metcalfe 
 
 Thos. Medcalfe (by liowles) 
 
 Widdo Metcalfe 
 
 Moores house 
 
 by Isaiah Wood 
 
 Edward Nealand 
 Benj. Newman 
 John Newman 
 
 for Hardy's, house 
 John Newman, Jr. 
 John Newman 
 
 (see John Dane Sen) 
 John Newmarsh 
 Mr. Nortons far me 
 Mr. Wry Norton 
 
 Caleb Kimball 
 John Kimball 
 Jo. KimbalFs farme 
 John Kindrick 
 Robert Kinsman 
 Deacon Knowlton 
 Wry Knowlton's house 
 (see Taylor) 
 
 John Layton 
 Jolm Lee to Webster 
 Richard Lee 
 Edward Lomas 
 
 Henry Ossborne 
 
 Elder Paine 
 
 Elder Paines farme 
 
 Andrew Peeters 
 
 Robert Peirce 
 
 Aron Pengry, Sen. 
 
 Decon Pengry 
 
 John Pengry 
 
 Quar*"" Mr Perkins 
 
 Mr. Perkins farme 
 
 Qua'' Mas'" I'erkins Island 
 
 Serg, Perkins 
 
THE BODY POLITIC 
 
 97 
 
 Timothy Perly 
 Pery for Nich. Wallis 
 John Pindar 
 Nath. Pippers house 
 8ani. Pod 
 Anthony Potter 
 John Potters house 
 Benj. Prockter 
 Benedick Pulsipher 
 
 Widdo Quilter, Sen 
 Widdo (Quilter 
 
 Widdo Redding 
 Ring for 
 
 Mr. Sani. Rogers 
 Daniel Ringe for farnie 
 Ezekiel Rogers house 
 Mr. John Rogers 
 Nath. Rogers where Huning is 
 Mr. Sam Rogers 
 Walter Roper 
 Kilicros Ross for ye 
 
 home y*^ was Simon Stace 
 Kilicros Ross house 
 
 (by Mr. Symonds) 
 Nath. Rust 
 
 John Safford 
 
 Joseph Safford 
 
 Saltonstall (by Isak Fellows) 
 
 Mr. Saltonstalls farm 
 
 Scoole-house 
 
 Goodman Scotts house 
 
 Richard Shatswell 
 
 The house where Sherrin lives 
 
 Richard Smith 
 
 Sam. Smith 
 
 Thos. Smith Sen 
 
 John Sparke 
 
 Simon Stace 
 
 Simon Stace (see Kilicros Ross) 
 
 Thomas Stace 
 
 Starkweather for Appleton 
 
 Wry Story Sen. 
 
 Mr. Symonds for Kilicross Ross 
 
 house 
 Mr. Will Symonds 
 taylor for Wry Knowl- 
 
 tons house or purchase of 
 
 Brabrook 
 Sam. Tayler 
 Tilton for Wry Avcrill 
 Nath. Tredwell 
 Simon Tuttle 
 
 Thomas Varney 
 
 Mr. Wade (by Brycr) 
 
 Mr. Jonathan Wade 
 
 Mr. Francis Wainwright 
 
 Mr. John Wainwright 
 
 Sergt' Tho Waite 
 
 Nicholas WalUs 
 
 Nich. WalHs (by Pery) 
 
 Usuall Warden 
 
 Wardell for Ezekiel Wood- 
 ward 
 
 Dan^' Warner Sen 
 
 Wel)ster (from John Lee) 
 
 Nathaniel Wells 
 
 Twiford West 
 
 Capt. Whipples farme 
 
 Capt. Jo. Whipple 
 
 Corpi' Jo Whipple 
 
 Joseph Whipple 
 
 Matthew Whipples house 
 by Thos. liowe, Jun. 
 
98 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 James White Simon Wood 
 
 Robert Whitman Nichlas Woodberry farme 
 
 Mr. Winthrops farm Ezekiel Woodward (see Ward- 
 Mr. Willson ell) 
 Esaiah Wood 
 
 Isaiah Wood for Moores house Sam. Younglove Sen 
 
 Obadiah Wood Sam. Younglove Jun 
 
 The names of the commoners include those of four widows, 
 who had the privilege of the ballot undoubtedly in the com- 
 moner's meeting. Wealthy men like General Denison had two 
 votes, apparently in the commoners' meeting; one, because of 
 their town property, and one from their farms. (.)nly 125 names 
 are recorded in the list of freemen, seventeen of which are not 
 found among the commoners. 224 names of connnoners are 
 recorded, and the ''School Farm." 
 
 When we compare these lists with the total male population, 
 yet more striking contrasts appear. Several enrollments of the 
 male inhabitants above the age of sixteen are preserved in the 
 old Records of Deeds. One bears the caption, "A list of those 
 of Ipswich, who according to an order of the Gen" Court ap- 
 ])eared before Worshipfull Major Gen" Uenison, Esq. ye Decem. 
 and January 1677, and have taken the oath of alegance and 
 fidelity." To this is appended another list, under the heading, 
 "Samuell Symonds, Esq., dep. Gov'' his returne that had taken 
 the oath." Another is headed, "A list of those that tooke 
 the oath of Alegance of Ipswich Towne, before the worshipfull 
 Maior Gen" Denison Esq., the ll'*^ of December, 1678." In 
 1683, a list of nineteen who took the oath before Samuel 
 Appleton was recorded. 
 
 I have compared these lists carefully, one with another, 
 and have combined in a new alphabetical list, all the different 
 names derived from these random enrollments. This list is 
 probably an approximately correct enrollment of the total 
 male population in 1678, and it possesses value sufficient to 
 entitle it to full place in these pages. Frequent duplicates 
 will be noticed, but I have ventured only in a few cases to strike 
 out such, inasmuch as there were no middle names to distin- 
 guish those who bore the same name, and various devices 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 
 
 99 
 
 were in vogue to accomplish this end, as Serg. Clark, who -was 
 also Thos. Clark, Thos. Clark, the tanner, Thos. Clark, Tersh. 
 or the third, and plain Thos. Clarke ; " Isaac Foster" and " Isaac 
 Foster, the tythingman ;" "Marshall Lord" (Robert), Robert 
 Lord, Sen., Robert Lord, Jun., and Robert Lord Tersh. 
 
 Some of these duplicates may have no rightful place, but I 
 venture on few liberties with these ancient lists, which included 
 all the youth and men from Topsfield line to Gloucester, who 
 lived in scattered hamlets, and were members of large families, 
 in which there was a reverent regard for the parental name. 
 The same name may have been l)orne by several individuals 
 without any confusion in those primitive times. 
 
 Arthur Abbott 
 George Abbott 
 Nehemiah Abbott 
 Nehemiah Abbott 
 John Adams 
 Nath. Adams 
 Sam. Adams 
 Symon Adams 
 Edw. Allen 
 John Allen 
 John Andrews 
 Corp. Jo. Andrews 
 Joseph Andrews 
 W'' Andrews 
 Wry Andrews 
 Thos. Andrews 
 Mr. Andrews* (Thos.) 
 John Annable 
 Matt: Annaball 
 Sam. Appleton 
 Sam. Appleton Jr 
 Sam. Ardway 
 Thos. Attwood 
 John Ayres 
 Jo. Ayres of Andover 
 Joseph Ayres 
 
 Sam. Ayres 
 Sam. Ayres Sen 
 Sam. Ayres Jun 
 Thos. Ayres 
 
 Edw. Bagett 
 John Baker 
 W> Baker 
 John Bare 
 John Barnes 
 John Barry 
 Thos. Bayly 
 David Belcher 
 Rich. Beddford 
 Henry Bennett 
 Jacob Bennett 
 Steph. Bennett 
 W^ Bennett 
 Mr. Berry 
 Andrew Birdly 
 James Birdly 
 John Birdly 
 Sam. Bishop 
 Dan. Borman 
 Thos. Borman 
 Haniel Bosworth Sen. 
 
 * The school master. 
 
100 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Hanicl Bosworth Jim. 
 
 Good. Boston (or ]3aston) 
 
 Christopher Bowles 
 
 Caleb Boyiitoii 
 
 John Bradstrect 
 
 Moses Bradstreet 
 
 Edward Bragg 
 
 Timothy Jiragg 
 
 Thos. l^ray 
 
 John Brewer, Sen. 
 
 John Brewer, Jun. 
 
 Edmimd Bridges 
 
 John Bridge 
 
 Chas. Brown 
 
 John Brown 
 
 John Brown 
 
 John Brown jr. 
 
 Joseph Brown 
 
 Nath. Brown 
 
 Nath. Brown 
 
 Richard Bryer 
 
 John Burnani 
 
 John Burnani 
 
 James Burnam 
 
 Joseph Burnam 
 
 Thos. Burnam 
 
 Thos. Burnam 
 
 W^-^ Buttler 
 
 John Cabwell 
 Dilhngham Caldwell 
 John Caldwell Jun. 
 Philip Call 
 Rich. Carr 
 Jo. Carpenter 
 Nath. Chapman 
 Sam. Chapman 
 W^y Chapman 
 Symon Chapman 
 
 Nich. Cheverle? 
 John Chote Sen. 
 John Chote Jun. 
 James Chute Sen. 
 James Chute Jun. 
 John Chubb 
 Freeman Clark 
 John Clark 
 Thos. Clarke 
 Thos. Clarke Tersh. (3d) 
 Sergt. Clarke 
 Thos. Clark, tanner 
 Lawrence Clenton ^^ 
 Thos. Coborne 
 Mr. Cobbitt 
 Edward Cogswell 
 Mr. John Cogswell 
 Wry Cogswell 
 Daniel Colborne 
 Ezra Colborne 
 Edward Colborne 
 Joseph Colborne 
 Rob. Collins 
 James Colman 
 Thos. Comings 
 Isaac Comings 
 Sam. Cowdry 
 Gyles Cowes 
 James Creek 
 George Cross 
 Ralph Cross 
 Robert Cross 
 Stephen Cross 
 
 Doctor Dane 
 John Dane 
 Philemon Dane 
 Roger Darbye 
 Hopkin Davis 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 
 
 101 
 
 Dan. Davison 
 James Day 
 John Day 
 John Day 
 Thos. Day 
 Robert Day 
 Edward Deare 
 Edward Deare Jun. 
 John Denison Sen. 
 John Denison Jun. 
 Thos. Dennis 
 Wry Dirgye 
 Sam. Dodge 
 Jeremiah Dow 
 Thos. Dow 
 John Downing 
 John Dutch 
 Robert Dutch Jun. 
 Samuel Dutch 
 
 John Edwards Sen. 
 John Edwards Jun. 
 Thos. Edwards 
 Nallo Ely 
 Peeter Emans 
 Nath. Emerson Sen. 
 Nath. Emerson Jun. 
 Mr. Joseph Epps 
 Mr. Lionell Epps 
 Joseph Evely 
 
 David Falton 
 Jonathan Fanton 
 Mr. Farley 
 Mesheck Farley 
 Mighill Farley 
 Ephraim Fellows 
 Isaac Fellows 
 Joseph Fellows 
 
 Sam. Fellows 
 
 Philip Finler 
 
 Abram Fitt Sen. 
 
 Abram Fitt Jun. 
 
 James Ford 
 
 Abra. Foster Sen. 
 
 Abra. Foster Jun. 
 
 Benj. Foster 
 
 Isaac Foster 
 
 Isaac Foster, Sen. 
 
 Isaac Foster, tythingman 
 
 John Foster 
 
 Jacob Foster 
 
 Renold Foster Sen. 
 
 Renold (or Reginold) Foster Jun 
 
 Reginold Foster 
 
 Thos. Fossie 
 
 Philip Fowler Jun. 
 
 John French 
 
 Sam. French 
 
 Thos. French 
 
 Ensign Thos. French 
 
 James Fuller 
 
 Joseph Fuller 
 
 Nathaniel Fuller 
 
 Thos. Fuller 
 
 John Gaines 
 Nath. Gallop 
 John Gamage 
 Amos Gaudea? 
 Amos Garding 
 Curnel. genelee? 
 James Gidding 
 John Gidding 
 Joseph Giddings 
 Sam. Giddings 
 Thos. Giddings 
 John Gilbert 
 
102 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Henry Goiib 
 
 Henry Goub 
 
 Joseph Goodhue Sen. 
 
 Joseph Goodhue Jun. 
 
 Wry Goodhue Jr. 
 
 Dea. Goodhue 
 
 John Graves 
 
 Francis Graves 
 
 Sam. Graves Sen. 
 
 Sam. Graves Jun. 
 
 Jonas Gregory 
 
 Sam. Griffin 
 
 John Grow 
 
 George Hadley 
 
 George Hadley 
 
 John Hadley 
 
 John Haggett 
 
 Moses Haggett 
 
 John Harris 
 
 John Harris 
 
 John Harris 
 
 Timothy Harris 
 
 Thos. Harris 
 
 Thos. Harris 
 
 Sam. Hart 
 
 Thos. Hart 
 
 Thos. Hay ward 
 Wry Hayward 
 Edmund Heard 
 Jonath. Hobbes 
 John Hodgkinson 
 Wry Hodgkinson Sen. 
 Wry Hodgkinson Jun. 
 Nath. Hooker 
 Daniel Hovey Sen. 
 Nath. Hovey 
 Abra. How 
 James How 
 James How Jun. 
 
 Wry Howlett 
 John Hubbard 
 Sam. Hunt Sen. 
 Sam. Hunt, Jun. 
 Isaac Huniwell 
 John Hunking 
 Edmund Ingalls 
 Sam. Ingalls 
 Sam. Ingalls Jun. 
 
 James 
 
 John B. 
 
 James , a frenchman 
 
 Joseph Jacob 
 Nath. Jacob 
 Thos. Jacob 
 Isaac Jewett 
 Jeremiah Jewett 
 John Jewett 
 John Jewett 
 Joseph Jewett 
 Nehemiah Jewett 
 Jeremy — Capt. Appleton 
 Francis Jordan 
 
 Thos. Kellin 
 Daniel Killam, Sen. 
 Daniel Killam, Jun. 
 John Killam 
 Joseph Killam 
 Caleb Kimball 
 Caleb Kimball, Jr. 
 Robert Kinsman 
 Thos. Kinsman 
 Jo. Kindrick 
 Jas. King 
 Edw. Kitto 
 John Knowlton 
 John Knowlton, Jun. 
 
THE HODY POI.ITIC. 
 
 103 
 
 Joseph Knowlton 
 Nath. Knowlton 
 Sam. Knowlton 
 Thos. Knowlton 
 
 James Lambert 
 John Lambert 
 John Lampson 
 Nath. Lampson 
 John Lay ton 
 John Lead 
 John Lee 
 Joseph Lee 
 Richard I^ee 
 Richard Lee 
 Isaac Littlehale 
 Richard Littlehale 
 Edward Lomas 
 Jonathan Lomas 
 Sam. Lomas 
 John Lord 
 Nath. Lord 
 Marshall Lord 
 Rob. Lord Sen. 
 Robert Lord Jun. 
 Robert Lord Tersh {3'^) 
 John Lovel 
 Thos. Lovel Sen. 
 Thos. Lovel Jnn. 
 John Loveren 
 Jo. Low 
 Thos. Low 
 Thos. Low Jim. 
 Peeter Liirvey 
 Thos. Lull 
 
 Dan. Manning 
 Nick. Marble 
 Benj. Marshall 
 
 Joseph Marshall 
 Thos. Marshall Sen. 
 Thos. Marshall 
 Abra. Martin 
 Robert Martin 
 Alex. Merrill 
 Thos. Metcalfe 
 Joseph Metcalfe 
 Samuel Moses 
 
 Edward Neland 
 Robert Nelson 
 W>' Nelson Sen. 
 Wry Nelson Jun. 
 Benj. Newman 
 John Newman 
 Thos. Newman 
 John Newmarsh, Sen. 
 John Newmarsh Jun 
 Thos. Newmarsh 
 Zaccheus Newmarsh 
 Bonus Norton 
 Mr. Wry Norton 
 
 John Osborne 
 Henry Osborne 
 Wry Owen 
 
 Thos. Page 
 Elder Paine 
 
 (Mr. Robt. Paine Sen.) 
 Mr.Robt. Paine Jun. 
 Sam. Parker 
 Robt. Pearce Sen. 
 Rob. Pearce Jun. 
 John Pearce 
 Sam. Pearce 
 Jo. Pearl 
 Sam. Pearly 
 
104 IPSWICH, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Timothy Pearly 
 Andrew Pcatoi-.s 
 John Peeters 
 John Vo]\ 
 Jo. Pciiiiilly 
 
 Deacon (Moses) Pengry 
 John PcMiji'ry 
 Aaron Penj^ry Jnn. 
 Moses Peugry Sen. 
 Abr. I'erkins 
 Isaac Perkins 
 Jacob Perkins 
 Jacol) IVrkins Jnn. 
 John Perkins Jnn. 
 Luke J'crkins 
 Matthew Perkins 
 Nath. Perkins 
 Qr. Master Perkins 
 Saninel Perkins 
 Scrg. IVu'kins 
 Sam. Perley 
 Matthew Perry 
 Thos. J'errin 
 John Pinder Sen. 
 John Pin(U'r Jnn. 
 Sam. Pinder 
 Sam. Pipper 
 Anthony Potter 
 John Potter 
 Edmund Potter 
 Samuel Potter 
 John Prickett 
 Benj. Prockter 
 Joseph Prockter 
 Rich. Pryer 
 Benedict Pulsipher 
 John Pulsipher 
 Nath. Pyper 
 
 Mr. W™. Quarles 
 Joseph Quilter 
 
 Mark (fuller 
 
 John Ring 
 Dan. Ringe 
 Isaac Ringe 
 Rog(M' Ringe 
 Jo. Roberts 
 John Rogers 
 Mr. John Rogers 
 Mr. Nath. Rogers 
 Mr. Sam. Rogers 
 John Roper 
 Nath. Roper 
 Walter Roper 
 Fenell Ross 
 John Ross 
 Kilicross Ross 
 Era Rost 
 Peter Rougetoll 
 Nathaniel Rust 
 Jer. Rylay 
 
 John Sady 
 Abeel Sadler 
 John Safford 
 John Safford Jun. 
 Joseph Safford 
 James Scandlin 
 Benj. Scilian 
 Joseph Scilian 
 Joseph Scilian Jun. 
 Roger Scott 
 Sam. Searle 
 Henry Serret 
 John Shatswell 
 Rich. Shatswell 
 John Sherrin 
 
THE BODY POLITIC. 
 
 105 
 
 John Smith Sen. 
 John Smith Jim. 
 Rich. vSmith 
 Sam. Smith 
 Thos. Smith 
 Thos. Smith Sen. 
 Thos. Smith Jun. 
 Wrj^ Smith Sen. 
 Wry Smith Jun. 
 W"". Smith 
 John Sparke 
 Tho. Sparke 
 Simon Stace 
 
 — Starkweather 
 
 Moses Stevens 
 George"Stinson 
 Edw. Stone 
 Sam. Stoi}' 
 Seth Story 
 Wry. Story 
 Wry Story Jun. 
 Henry Sweet 
 Mr. Wry Symonds 
 
 Sam Taylor ' 
 Barnard Thorne 
 Abra. Tilton 
 Alex. Tompson 
 Nath. Tompson 
 Wry. Tompson 
 Nath. Tredwell 
 Thos. Tredwell 
 Rich. Trells 
 Simon Tuttle 
 Thos., a Scotchman 
 
 Thos. Varney 
 
 Mr. Jona. Wade 
 
 Mr. Thos. Wade 
 Mr. Fran. Wainwright 
 John Wainwright 
 Simon Wainwright 
 John Waite 
 Serg. Waite 
 Thos. Waite Jun. 
 Nicolas Wallis 
 Robert Wallis 
 John Walden 
 Elihu Warden 
 llzell Warden 
 Dan. Warner Sen. 
 Dan. Warner Jun. 
 John Warner 
 Nath. Warner 
 Benj. Webster 
 
 (said to be of Salem) 
 
 John West 
 Twiford West 
 Nath. Wells 
 
 John Whipple 
 
 John Whipple Jun. 
 
 Joseph Whipple 
 
 Matthew Whipple 
 
 Rob. Whitman 
 
 James White 
 
 W^ry White 
 
 Wry Whitredge 
 
 Theophilus Willson 
 
 Shoreborne Willson 
 
 Wry Womben 
 
 Isaiah Wood 
 
 John Wood 
 
 Nath. Wood 
 
 Obadiah Wood 
 
 Sam. Wood 
 
 Symon Wood 
 
 John Wooding 
 
106 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 John Yell Sam. Younglove Sen. 
 
 Francis Young Joseph Younglove. 
 
 Sam. Young 
 
 Lewis Zacharias 
 
 To this list there are to be added the names of Gen. Daniel 
 Denison, Dep. Gov. Samuel Symonds, Major Samuel Appleton, 
 the magistrates before whom the oath of allegiance was taken. 
 The total number of names thus attained is five hvmdred and 
 eight. This included, it must be remembered, all youth of 
 sixteen years and more; but making all due allowance for 
 those who by reason of age were disciualified from the franchise, 
 there remains a very large proportion of the men, who were 
 not allowed to vote in civil affairs. Only 220 names of men 
 appear on the commoners' list, about half of the adult male pop- 
 ulation, and there were only 125 freemen. 
 
 Probably there was no nation of the Old World where the 
 lines of division between the rich and the poor, the learned 
 and the unlearned, the master and the servant, were drawn 
 more sharply. The aristocracy of old Ipswich was as definite 
 and as haughty a bod}^, it may be, as the aristocracy of London. 
 
 Nevertheless, the test of eligibility to full citizenship resided 
 not in gentle birth, or in the possession of wealth or learning, or 
 official station, but in Christian manhood, publicly professed 
 by union with the Christian church. The poorest and most 
 ignorant was not debarred from this privilege of church mem- 
 bership, and the right of franchise followed naturally from this. 
 Complain as we may of the intolerance and narrowness of the 
 political system of the time, we can not refuse our admiration 
 to those devout Puritans, who knew no test of character, no 
 outward evidence of manhood, no fitness for citizenship, but 
 the simple living of a Christian life. 
 
CHAPTER IX. 
 
 THE SABBATH AND THE MEETING HOUSE. 
 
 In the First General Letter of Instructions from the Massa- 
 chusetts Bay Company to Endicott and his Council, it is speci- 
 fied "To the end the Sabbath may be celebrated in a religious 
 manner, we appoint that all that inhabit the Plantation, both 
 for the general and particular employments, may surcease their 
 labor every Saturday throughout the year at 3 o'clock in the 
 afternoon, and that they spend the rest of that day in catechis- 
 ing and preparation for the Sabbath as the ministers shall 
 direct."! 
 
 On Saturday, at three, therefore, we may imagine farmers 
 returning from the fields, weavers stopping their looms, shop- 
 keepers closing their doors, and all sound of toil ceasing. With- 
 in doors the busy Saturday toil was hurried to completion, 
 the play of children hushed, and the solemnity of the Sabbath 
 was well begun, with the assembling of the family for worship 
 and the instruction of children and servants in the catechism 
 which the reverend teacher, Mr. Norton, had prepared. There 
 seems to have been some general assembling for catechism 
 apart from the family instruction, as Thos. Scott, one of the 
 substantial citizens, was fined ten shillings in 1650, "unless he 
 learns Mr. Norton's catechism by next Court." But he valued 
 ten shillings less than the trouble of burdening his memory and 
 forfeited his fine. 
 
 The morning of the Sabbath found the household early astir, 
 for a goodly service of home worship was always in order before 
 the public meeting, and all must be ready at the appointed 
 hour. Here, in old Ipswich, the summons to worship was 
 given by a bell as early as 1640, and as Ralph Varnham woke 
 the echoes with his ringing, the good people issued forth from 
 every door. No option was left them as to attendance. The 
 Assistants were clothed with power in 1635 to impose a fine 
 
 1 Youug's Clii'ouicles Mass. Bay, p. 163. 
 
 (107) 
 
108 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 or iniprisoninent at their discretion on deliberate negiectors. 
 Only the sick and disabled were excused. They came afoot for 
 the most part, in the earliest times. Under the law of 1635, 
 no dwelling house might be built above half a mile from the 
 meeting house, "except mill-houses and farm houses, of such 
 as have their dwelling houses in the same town." As late as 
 1661, Henry Bachiler and wife were commended to the General 
 Court by the local Court, for absenting themselves from Sab- 
 bath worship, and inquiry was made ' ' whether the town of 
 Ipswich might not dispose of him and his farme, so as he may 
 live in the towne, and enjoy his estate, and ye public worship 
 of God." The General Court authorized the lesser tribunal to 
 settle the matter as its wisdom directed, but record fails us of 
 the final event. ^ 
 
 The meeting house was a very humble structure, I imagine. 
 Built of round logs with chinks stopjied with clay or moss, or, 
 of logs, hewn scpiare, and piled block-house fashiijn, it served 
 the doul)le pur])Ose of sanctuary and citadel. Its roof was 
 thatched, no douljt, like the meeting house in Winnisinunet. 
 
 At best it was some roughly board(^d and shingled affair. 
 More conspicuous than the meeting house was the fort built 
 about it as a protection from Indian assaults. Fortunately, in 
 our neighboring town of Boxford, specific record has been pre- 
 served of "the old Meeting House fort." It was a stone wall, 
 five or six feet high, and three feet thick at the bottom, sur- 
 rounding the house. On the south side it was twelve feet, 
 on the other three sides, ten feet distant, and at the southeast 
 corner, within this wall, a watch house ten feet square was 
 built. 2 
 
 Some such wall surrounded the Ipswich meeting house, as 
 frequent allusion is made to it in the Town Records. It stood 
 until 1702, when the rocks of which it was built were sold to 
 buy a clock for the new edifice, erected at that time. A watch 
 hous(!, too, for the convenience of the night watch, was in the 
 immediate vicinity. 
 
 As the groups of worshippers drew near, I suspect that man}' 
 a shuddering glance was cast by the women and children,upon 
 
 ' Mass. Uncords, vol. v, p. 3. 
 
 History of Boxford, Siduej' Ferley, p. 63. 
 
THE SABBATH AND THE MEETING HOUSE. 109 
 
 the grim wolf heads, nailed upon the front of the sanctuary by 
 every one who killed one of these dread foes, to secure the 
 bounty promised by the Town. 
 
 If the weather permitted, all tarried at the door to read 
 the notices posted thereon. Documents of many sorts found 
 place there: town ordinances enacted at the last town meeting; 
 the latest laws of the General Court relating to public debts, 
 fixing the penalty for selling fire-arms to Indians, or ordering 
 the inspection of pipe-staves; or some scandalous libel against 
 the good name of some citizen ; or Joseph Rolandson 's humble 
 retraction in his own handwriting before the Ipswich Court, 
 which is still preserved in the Court papers in Salem. More 
 than a passing look was given the law against Sabbath- 
 breaking by parents and youth. A quaint interest attaches 
 to one of these laws, which was published from the meeting 
 house doors. It was enacted in June, 1653. 
 
 "Upon information of soundry abuses and misdemeanors, 
 committed by soundry persons on the Lord's day, not only by 
 children playing in the streets, and other places, but by youths, 
 majds, and other persons, both straingers and others, uncivily 
 walking the streetes and fields, travailing from towne to towne, 
 going on shipboard, frequenting coinon houses and other places, 
 to drinck, sport and otherwise to mispend that pretjous tyme, 
 which things tend much to the dishonor of God, the reproach 
 of religion, greiving the souls of God's servants, and the pro- 
 phanation of the holy Sabbath: Therefore, ordered that no 
 children, youths, majds, or other persons shall transgresse 
 in the like kind on penaltje of being reputed greate provokers 
 of the highest displeasure of Almighty God, and further incurring 
 the poenaltje hereafter expressed, namely, that the parents and 
 governors of all children about seven years old (not that we 
 aproove younger children in evill) for the first offence in that 
 kind, shall be admonished, for a second offence shall pay as a 
 fine 5s, and for a third, 10-^ Youths and mayds above 14 
 years old shall first be admonished, for the second, 5^ etc. " 
 
 "This to be understood of such offences as shall be com- 
 itted during the daylight of the Lord's day. This law is to be 
 transcribed by the constable of each towne, and posted uppon 
 
110 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS HAY COLONY, 
 
 the inoetiiiji; howse doorc, there to remajn the space of one 
 month at l(>ast." 
 
 With minds chily impi'essed with tiie solenmity of the day 
 and honr, with gnilty reniend)rance of Ho;ht and wanton con- 
 (.hict on other Sabbaths perhajjs, no lonii;er to be permitted by 
 watchful constables, they entered. A middle aisle divided the 
 interior into two equal parts. There were no pews, only benches, 
 and the usage of the day required that the women should sit 
 on one side and the men on the other. 
 
 The interior was bare and cheerless. No plaster nor paint 
 relieved the roughness and rawness of walls and roof of that 
 first meeting house, and even the pulpit, destitute of fine finish 
 or coloring, we may presume, was furnished only with Bible 
 and Psalm-book, and the hour-glass, which revealed the 
 length of the sermon to the eye of every worshipper. Neither 
 carpet nor cushion was there, but a floor of hewn timber not 
 over smooth. No sweet-toned organ invited to worship. There 
 were instead the rattle of scabbards, the clank of muskets. 
 Every man above eighteen years of age, except the magistrates 
 and ministers, by command of the General Court, came with 
 his musket or other firearms, and duly equipped with match, 
 powder and bullets. The fear of Indian invasion was always 
 upon them, and sentinels fully armed paced their beat without. 
 
 There was semblance of an armed garrison rather than of 
 peaceful worshippers. Nevertheless, great formality attended 
 the gathering. Rude as the benches were, there might be no 
 random choice of seats. In no stately edifice of modern days 
 is there such rigidly aristocratic principle openly avowed. 
 Official station, education, family connection, wealth, were 
 carefully considered, and social rank was delicately adjusted. 
 So we are sure that on those first benches sat Mrs. Winthrop, 
 Mrs. Rogers, and Mrs. Norton, the wdves of dominies, Dame 
 Dudley and her daughters, Ann, the wife of Simon Bradstreet, 
 and Patience, the wife of Daniel Denison, Madame Symonds, 
 Saltonstall's young bride, Muriel, just from the motherland, 
 and behind them, the wives and daughters of the lesser gentry 
 and substantial yeomen. Last, of all were the poorer ones and 
 maid-servants. 
 
THE SABBATH AND THE MEETING HOUSE, 111 
 
 Across the aisle sat the men, John Winthrop and the good 
 Governor, his father, now and then, Richard Saltonstall, Giles 
 Firmin, the physician, and son-in-law of Nath. Ward, Symonds 
 and Denison, the magistrates, gruff Dudley and gentle Brad- 
 street, the Appletons, and all the rest. It was a notable assem- 
 bly, remarkable for fine learning, for high character, for wise 
 statesmanship, for grand devotion. Not a few of them grew 
 hoary-headed in high and honorable public station, as govern- 
 ors and magistrates, commissioners and soldiers, and guided 
 the affairs of the infant Commonwealth so well that their names 
 are written in gold. 
 
 In the pulpit, clad in black Geneva gown and skullcap 
 and ])ure white bands sat the pastor, Thomas Parker, or Na- 
 thaniel Ward, or Nathaniel Rogers and John Norton, pastor and 
 teacher, and below them, on a raised seat the deacons and ruling 
 elders had their place of honor. Thomas Lechford, in his 
 Plaine Dealing, describes the order of worship in Boston. It 
 was substantially the same in old Ipswich, no doubt. 
 
 "Every Sabbath, or Lord's day, they came together at 
 Boston, by wringing of a bell, about nine of the clock or before. 
 The Pastor begins with a solemn prayer continuing about a 
 quarter of an houre. The Teacher then readeth and expound- 
 eth a chapter, then a Psalm is sung, which every one of the ruling 
 Elders dictates, after that the Pastor preacheth a sermon, and 
 sometimes extempore exhorts. Then the Teacher concludes 
 with prayer and a blessing." Once a month the sacrament 
 was administered, non-communicants withdrawing. About 
 two in the afternoon a second service began, in which the 
 Teacher had the sermon, and the Pastor conducted the other 
 exercises. This was followed by the baptism of children, "by 
 washing or sprinkling," and then the contribution, after the 
 preacher had earnestly exhorted to liberality. 
 
 "The magistrates and chief gentlemen first and then the 
 Elders," says Lechford, "and all the congregation of men 
 and most of them that are not of the church, all single persons, 
 widows and women in the absence of their husbands, come up 
 one after another, one way, and bring their offerings to the 
 Deacon at his seate, and put it into a box of wood for the pur- 
 pose, if it be money or papers, — if it be any other chattle, then 
 
112 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 set it or lay it down before the Deacons, and so passe anollier 
 way to their seats again. I have seen a faire gilt cwp with a 
 cover offered there by one,which is stiH used at the Communion." 
 After this, new members were a(hnitted, matters of offence 
 were h(>ard, and sometimes it was very late before the bene- 
 diction was pronounced. Happily, at snuset, the day was 
 done, and Puritan l)oys and girls, to say naught of men and 
 women, in their hearts rejoiced that the iron restraints of the 
 Sabbath were broken. 
 
 Their psalm singing was curious, and wonderful. Their 
 tunes for hymns were few — York, St. Ann's, Martyrs and the 
 like. We make ourselves merry over the crudities and mon- 
 strositi(>s that 2()th century culture^ detects in praise and 
 preaching. 
 
 Nevertheless, a sul)lin)e earnestness characterized it all. 
 Stress of weather mattered little. Cold could not affright nor 
 heat coiKjucn-, nor rain dishearten. That order adopted in 
 1642 "for the making and constant keeping of the meeting 
 house tite" reveals the intrusion of the rain within tf) the 
 discomfort of bared heads and the injury of Sabba-day clothing, 
 but none might stay away. Only one suggestion of creature 
 comfort relieves the utter desolation of the wintry Sabbath. 
 It has been assumed as a universal truth that there were no 
 fires, and it is beyond a doubt that later in the century, and 
 down to the beginning of the nineteenth century ,there were no 
 means of warming save the footstoves. But the original con- 
 tract, still preserved, between John Pickering and the Town of 
 Salem in 1638, to build an addition to the meeting house, spec- 
 ifies "one catted chimney of 12 foot long and 4 foot in height 
 above the top of the building, the back whereof is to be of 
 brick or stone;." If the Salem people had a chinniojy large 
 enough for ami)le warmth in 1638, the Ipswich folk would soon 
 have indulged in the same. What pity, that Puritan self ab- 
 negation frowned the fireplace out of countenance at the out- 
 set and compelled two centuries nearly of worship at risk of 
 health and life ! 
 
 Stern and forbidding that olden worship seems to us, but 
 beneath all the sternness of Sabbath laws and usages, and 
 the martyr-hke torturing of the flesh, we catch sight of a rare 
 
THE SABBATH AND THE MEETING HOUSE. 113 
 
 nobility of purpose. .Simple, unswerving fidelity to Conscience 
 and the Holy Book compelled those men to make their Sabbath 
 what it was. We reverence them, and that bare hill-top is 
 forever sanctified by their worship. 
 
 As 3^ears went on, the old meeting house became not onh' 
 out of repair but too small in size. In 1643, the young men 
 and youths had permission to set up a gallery. The doom of 
 the old house was sealed in 1646, and it was sold to Thomas 
 Firman for fifty shillings in December to be removed by the 
 following September. Various records seem to indicate that 
 the new house was built in much more leisurely fashion than 
 was contemplated when this vote was passed. It was not till 
 Feb. 13, 1651-2, that the Town agreed with George Norton 
 "to ground-sell the Meeting House and to leave doors and walls 
 both for clapboards and dabing," for which he was to receive 
 12'' a foot, the Town drawing the timber and underpinning it; 
 and again in Oct., 1653, ''to laye four gutters to the meeting 
 house of large pyne trees, — and the house closed sufficiently — 
 to cover the ground sells about the house, to make a sheet for 
 the turret window and cover for the upper scuttell hole." Other 
 allusions indicate that the new house was built in the prevailing 
 style of the time, of which a fine example remains in the "Old 
 Ship" church at Hingham. It was square, with a hip roof, and 
 a turret or belfry at the apex, so that the bell-rope hung down 
 in the center of the audience room. It was shingled and clap- 
 boarded, with glass windows of small diamond panes, set in 
 lead, and was furnished with galleries. 
 
 The matter of seating accommodation was frequently be- 
 fore the Town. In 1660, certain seats were ordered built and 
 repaired in the galleries, also at the two corners of the meeting 
 house and under the gallery for women. The question of 
 greater and less dignity, carrying with it the question of higher 
 or lower seat, became so sharp and vexing that, in 1663, the 
 delicate and unenviable task of "seating the congregation" 
 was laid upon the Selectmen. Yet more seats were ordered in 
 the galleries in 1674, and in 1675 came a most startling inno- 
 vation, even permission to Francis Wainwright, one of the 
 most conspicuous citizens "to set up a pue six foot square or 
 so much as amounts to it between the two seats and the stairs 
 
114 IPSWICH, IX THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 on the North side." This vote was recognized as so revolution- 
 ary' of ancient usage that the Town Record bears the entry: 
 "I consent to the setting up of a square pew in the place 
 al)()V(\said to come out as far as the midst of the seate, wherein 
 John liurnam's wife setts." 
 
 Daniel Denison. 
 
 Fortified thus by the approval of the Autocrat of the Town, 
 the first pew in old Ipswich was forthwith erected, and the loca- 
 tion against the wall of the meeting house, rather than in some 
 central spot, continued to be fashionable for a century. The 
 Wainwright family was no longer separated but sat in a cos}- 
 group in the grand new pew. 
 
 A few years afterward. Major Samuel Appleton received 
 permission to erect a pew in the east corner "not exceeding 
 two short seats in breadth, near the middle of the window in 
 the length, at his own charge, relinquishing his right in his 
 wives seat." At the next Town meeting, Feb., 1680-1, Doctor 
 Dane, Nath. Treadwell, William Hodgkins, Sen., Andrew 
 Dymond, Thomas Lull, Thomas Dennis, Thomas Hart and 
 Samuel Hunt united in a petition for liberty to "raise the 
 hindmost seate in the norwest syde of the Meeting House two 
 foote higher than it now is, for there wives to sitt in," and it 
 was granted. That lofty row of eight ladies of the second 
 order of social rank was a conspicuous ofTset against the pre- 
 tensions of the family pew. 
 
 The love of high seats reached the gallery as well, and Sar- 
 gent and his son, and others had liberty to raise the 
 
 hindmost seat in the gallery, called the boys' gallery. Higher 
 still, the soaring ambition of the good folk reached. Some- 
 where in the meeting house there had been a magazine to store 
 the town's powder, well up among the beams it has been thought; 
 and it was voted in 1681-2 that the Town would ' ' build a seate 
 between where the old Powder room was and the gallery." 
 That lofty bird's nest against the wall was accounted so hon- 
 orable that the Town proceeded to vote, that Mrs. Cobbet, wife 
 of the minister "shall have a seate there if she please." John 
 Harris and John Staniford had permission as well to put up 
 some boards to break off the wind from the seat where their 
 wives sat. 
 
THE SABUATH AND THE MEETING HOUSE. 115 
 
 Pew by pew, encroachment was made upon the central 
 space after the walls were lined, but a century elapsed before 
 the transformation was complete, and the old benches com- 
 pletely disappeared. It is a curious illustration of the vagaries 
 of fashion that the central floor space, originally the most select, 
 fell into discredit when the pew system became popular, and 
 became the resort of the poor and those of middle rank. In 
 our own day, the wall has been altogether abandoned in its 
 turn, and the central floor has regained its pristine honor. 
 
 Coincident with the building of the new and larger house 
 of worship, new and peculiar trials began to appear, because 
 of the disorderly behavior of the compulsory worshippers. 
 The first hint of any disturbance is in connection with the 
 family dogs. As early as 1641, the Prudential men of the 
 Town ordered that no dog should come into the meeting house 
 on Sabbath days or lecture days between twelve and three 
 o'clock. Why they were so obnoxious during the afternoon 
 service, and not in the morning, we are left to our wits to dis- 
 cover. Certain it is, that from very early times, the dog had 
 been legislated against as an undesirable attendant. In old 
 English towns, the dog-whipper was a regular functionary, 
 and a curious old law of the time of Edgar quoted by Mr. Charles 
 Francis Adams^ specifies that "parish priests were to see to it 
 that no dog should enter church, nor yet more a swine, if it 
 could possibly be prevented." Shortly after we have a curious 
 revelation of the weakness of the flesh among the Puritans 
 themselves. 
 
 Mrs. Earle in her "Sabbath in Puritan New England" 
 quotes from the Journal of one Obadiah Turner of Lynn : 
 
 "June 3:1646 — Allen Bridges hath bin chose to wake ye 
 sleepers in meeting. And being much proude of his place, 
 must needs have a fox taile fixed to ye ende of a long staff 
 wherewith he may brush ye faces of them yt will have napps 
 in time of discourse, likewise a sharp thorne whereby he may 
 prick such as be most sound. On ye last Lord his day, as hee 
 strutted about ye meeting house, he did spy Mr. Tomlins 
 sleeping with much comfort, hys head kept steadie by being 
 in ye corner, and his hand grasping ye rail. And soe spying, 
 
 1 Three Episodes, ii, 744. 
 
IK) IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Allen (lid (luickly thrust his staff behind Dame Ballard and 
 give him a grievous prick upon ye hand. Whereupon Mr. 
 Tomlins did spring vpp mch above ye fioore, and with terrible 
 force strike hys hand against ye wall: and also, to ye great 
 wonder of all, prophanlie exclaim in a loud voice, curse ye 
 woodchuck, he dreaming so it seemed yt a woodchuck had 
 seized and bit his hand. But on coming to know where he was, 
 and ye greate scandall he had committed, he seemed much 
 abashed, but did not speak. And I think he will not soon again 
 goe to sleepe in meeting." 
 
 Eventually, in some towns, the fox-tail and thorne were 
 deemed insufficient, and a "cage" was built on the meeting- 
 House Green, in which the persistent sleeper was ignominiously 
 imprisoned, the object of public ridicule. 
 
 But there were worse disorders than the snoring of sleepers 
 in the old meeting house on the hill. In 1654, Edward Brydges 
 had a legal admonition for disorder in the meeting house, and 
 in that same year disorderliness had become so general and so 
 offensive that the General Court took the matter in hand, and 
 gave liberty to the officers of the congregation and the Selectmen 
 of Towns to appoint one or two persons, "to reform all such 
 disordered persons, in the congregations or elsewhere about 
 the meeting houses." Our Town proceeded, in 1657, to avail 
 itself of the new statute, and appointed Thos. Burnam and 
 Symon Tompson to keep a watchful eye upon the youth — 
 and none too soon — for John Averill had been before the Ips- 
 wich Court in 1656 for striking Thomas Twigs in the meeting 
 house "in the time of public ordinances on the Sabbath." 
 
 For many years there was a vigorous spirit of disorder that 
 must have marred the solemnity of many Sabbaths. The 
 grouping of all the young men and boys together was the pro- 
 lific cause of constant disorder. Sometimes the disturbance 
 was violent, as when Thomas Bragg and Edward Cogswell 
 fought together in the meeting house "on the Lord's day^ in 
 time of exercise" in the year, 1670, for which they were fined 
 10^ apiece, or when Stephen Cross struck another worshipper. 
 Two young misses, Elizabeth Hunt and Abigail Burnam, so 
 disturbed public service one Sunday in 1674, that they were 
 arraigned before the Court, and their fathers admonished to 
 
THE SABBATH AND THE MEETING HOUSE. 117 
 
 reprove them becomingly, and Sam. Hunt Jr. was admonished 
 and fined for his light behaviour. 
 
 Old Salem in 1676 wrestled with the unruliness of the boys 
 in this fashion: "all ye boyes of ye towne, are and shall be 
 appointed to sitt upon ye three pair of stairs in ye meeting 
 house, on ye Lord's day, and Wm. Lord is appointed to look 
 after ye boys yt sitte upn ye pulpit stairs. Reuben Guppy is 
 to look and order soe many of ye boyes as may be convenient, 
 and if any are unruly, to present their names as the law directs." 
 
 But "disorderly carriages" increased still to the sorrow of all 
 godly worshippers, and, in 1677, in accordance with a precept 
 from the General Court, a new office, that of tithingraan, was 
 created, and 24 men, good and true, including some of the 
 most prominent citizens were chosen by the Selectmen. 
 
 The tithingman was a most important functionary. His 
 business extended much beyond the meeting house and disorder 
 therein. To each officer was assigned the oversight of ten 
 families, hence the name, though the origin of the office itself is 
 found in the Saxon times of Old England. 
 
 Within his special precinct, he was instructed by common 
 agreement of the town officers in 1681, "to see that children 
 and servants be taught to read and instructed in the capitall 
 laws and Catechism as the Law p'vides, and that the Selectmen 
 as they shall desire y'" goe with y"' to any persons to attend 
 that dutye and where there is deficiency in any they are to 
 inspect that the Laws be attended." 
 
 Furthermore, the law enjoined them "to inspect dis- 
 orderly persons, and to p'sent the names of single persons that 
 live out from under family government — to enter ordinaries 
 and inspect them" — and "whatever else tends to irreligion." 
 
 They were to admonish all offenders, and if this proved in- 
 effectual they were bound to make complaint to the Court. 
 One tithingman, at least, pressed the law to the letter, as the 
 Court Record bears witness under the date April 10, 1683 : 
 
 "William Knowlton upon complaint of John Edwards, 
 tithingman, against him for keeping a pack of gaming cards 
 in his house, is sentenced according to law to pay a fine of 5*^." 
 Upon his submission the Court ordered that upon "satisfying 
 the informer his part as the law provides, and paying 20® to 
 the Treasurer and fees, the rest be respitted." 
 
118 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Two men of the united forces of selectmen, tithingmen and 
 constables were "to look after the youth upon Sabbath dayes 
 in their towns." 
 
 That business of "seating the congregation" was prolific 
 of heart-burnings and constant disorder. Distracted by their 
 trials, the Deacons complained to the Selectmen in 1681, of the 
 disturbance of p'sns in the meeting house "in not sitting where 
 placed, and others crowding into seats to hinder those placed 
 in there places." To quell these outbreaks, 5"* a day was or- 
 dered as a fine for sitting in the wrong places. 
 
 The final establishment of the pew system proved the solvent 
 of all difficulties. Families sat together, the children and 
 youth were distributed and were under the eye of their parents 
 and the burning issues of early days were at rest forever. 
 
CHAPTER X. 
 
 THE EARLY MILITARY ANNAL8. 
 
 Constant danger "from plots and conspiracies of the heathen 
 amongst us," as the Indians were frequently styled, likelihood 
 of rupture with the mother country at a very early date, and 
 anticipations of trouble with the French, produced feverish 
 anxiety throughout the Colony for many years, and oiu- an- 
 cient town, in common with the other communities, must have 
 seemed like a warlike camp rather than a peaceful settlement, 
 undertaken for the sake of securing liberty of worship and re- 
 ligious belief. 
 
 One episode of the very earliest times convinces u^ that 
 their anxiety was well grounded. Rev. Thomas Cobbet, the 
 minister of Ipswich, in a paper entitled, "New England's De- 
 Uverances," relates, as follows: "About five or six yeares after 
 (an intended attack upon 'Nahumkeick' by the Indians), in the 
 first planting of Ipswich (as a credible man informs me, namely, 
 Quartermaster Perkins) the Tarratines or Easterly Indians had 
 a design to cut them off at the first, when they had but between 
 20 and 30 men, old and young belonging to the place (and that 
 instant most of the men had gone into bay about their occa- 
 sions, not hearing thereof). It was thus one Robin, a friendly 
 Indian, came to this John Perkins, then a young man then 
 living in a little hut upon his father's island on this side of 
 Jeofrye's Neck, and told him that on such a Thursday morning 
 early, there would come four Indians to draw him to goe down 
 the Hill to the water side, to trick with them, which if he did, he 
 and all neare him would be cut off; for there were 40 burchen 
 canowes, would lie out of sight, in the brow of the Hill, full of 
 Armed Indians for that purpose: of this he forthwith acquaints 
 Mr. John Winthrop, who then lived there, in a house near the 
 water, who advised him if such Indians came, to carry it rug- 
 gedly toward them, and when their backs were turned to strike 
 up the drum he had with him beside his two muskets, and then 
 
 (119) 
 
120 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY 
 
 (llschar2;o thcni ; that those six or eight young men, who were 
 in tlio marshes hard by a mowing haveing their guns each of 
 them ready charged l)y them, might take the Alarmc and the 
 Indians would perceive theyr plot was discovered and haste 
 away to sea againe; which was accordingly so acted and tooke 
 like effect ; for he told me that presently after he discovered 40 
 such canowes sheare off from under the Hill and make as fast 
 as they could to sea. And no doubt many godly hearts were 
 lifted up to heaven for deliverance, both in that deliverance at 
 Salem, and this at Ipswich."^ 
 
 As a precaution against such surprise a constant watch was 
 maintained at night by the constables. Every adult male of 
 each family above the age of eighteen, including "sons, servants 
 and sojourners," was liable to this service. From the last of 
 March to the last of September the streets and all exposed lo- 
 calities were patrolled from half an hour after sunset to half 
 an hour before sun rise. 2 
 
 For the convenience of the night watch a watch house was 
 built, about the year 1645, near the meeting house, in which a 
 fire was kept. All who were abroad after ten o'clock at night 
 were likely to be challenged by the watch, and summoned to 
 explain where they were going and what their business was, and 
 if they failed to satisfy the inquisitive night-guard, they were 
 liable to arrest and detention at the watch house, or "courte 
 of guard" till morning. ^ 
 
 An elaborate military organization was also provided for. 
 The law of 1630 required training on every Saturday, but in 
 1634, the requirements were modified so that train bands met 
 only once a month, with July and August excepted. The mi- 
 litia was organized, in 1636, into three regiments. The first 
 included the men of Boston and vicinity, under Governor Win- 
 throp as Colonel, and Thomas Dudley, Esq. as Lieut. Colonel. 
 The second was composed of the train bands of Saugus, Salem, 
 Ipswich and Newbury and was commanded by bluff John Endi- 
 cott of Salem, and our patron, John Winthrop, Jr., as Lieut. Col. 
 
 More definite local organization was completed in 1645,when 
 
 ' Perkiiirt Family Genealoffy, p. 8. 
 
 2 Mh88. Records, 1047, vol. II, p. 2"i4. 
 
 3 Mass. Records, 1645, vol. II, p. 130; 1652, vol. ill, p. 282. 
 
THE EARLY MILITARY AXXALS. 121 
 
 Mr. Symon Bradstreet, Captain Denison, Ensign John Whit- 
 tingham, and others, were allowed by the General Court to be 
 called "ye military company of Ipswich, N- wbiiry, Rowley, 
 Salisbury, and Hampton,"' with liberty to assemble as often 
 as they pleased, in Ipswich, Newbury and Rowley. The Row- 
 ley company, however, organized in 1646, and the Ipswich sol- 
 diers probably lost their eastern contingent at that time. 
 
 Denison, we presume, was head and front in this movement. 
 Winthrop and Saltonstall both outranked him at the outset 
 the former holding the rank of Lieut. Colonel, as we have men- 
 tioned and the latter, that of Sergeant-Major in Endicott's reg- 
 iment. But, as early as 1634, Denison 's skill in military affairs 
 was recognized by his appointment in connection with Mr. 
 Nicholas Easton and Mr. Dummer on the board of local over- 
 seers of powder, shot and all other ammunition. 2 Muskets, 
 bandoleers, and rests lately arrived from England were held in 
 charge by them as a common stock. He rose rapidly to the 
 first place. 
 
 How much quaint and picturesque association attaches to 
 the stated training days of the olden time! Our level South 
 Common was the training field. Thither all the able-bodied 
 men resorted with their arms and accoutrements, and every 
 boy and many a Puritan maid, to see the fine display. The 
 minister was there in gown and bands to open the training 
 with prayer. The first citizens were in the ranks or among the 
 officers. Denison was there as Captain of the host, Whitting- 
 ham as Ensign, Thomas Howlett as one of the petty officers. 
 
 A motley company it must have been! Side by side, stood 
 the lad of eighteen and the old graybeard, still obliged to train 
 if the infirmities of age did not incapacitate him. "All Scots- 
 men, Negers and Indians inhabiting with or servants to EngHsh'' 
 were pressed into the ranks. ^ There is no hint of uniforms, so 
 they came probably in their leather doublets and breeches, or 
 suits of linsey-woolsey, or in the smart attire of the wealthier 
 folk, with hats or caps, long boots or shoes as circumstances or 
 choice determined. 
 
 1 Maes. Records, vol II, p. 111. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, vol I, p. 125. 
 
 3 Mass. Records, 1652, vol. Ill, p. 268. 
 
122 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Nevertheless, the essentials of military effectiveness were 
 niinutely refi-arcled. On ev. ry training day, in the forenoon and 
 aflernoon, tiie roll was called and every absence noted by 
 the Clerk of the train band, and twice a year he inspected the 
 equipments to see if every soldier had a pound of powder, 20 
 bullets, two fathom of slow match, with musk(^t, sword, bando- 
 leers and rest. Every man was recpiired to have as well a 
 priming wire, a worm and scourer.' 
 
 The armament was motley and curious. Muskets or "bastard 
 muskets" were the only firearm but they might vary in length 
 from three feet nine inches to four feet three inches, and unless 
 the short guns were duly apportioned to tall men and the long 
 guns to short ones, the topmost line of battle was very undu- 
 lating. Prior to the year 1645, it is likely that the long six foot 
 fowling piece and the muskets with "4 foote barrell" which 
 were sent over in the earliest shipments of arms also found place. 
 
 These firearms were all clumsy and inefficient. The ancient 
 matchlock pattern was most common. A crooked iron lever 
 occupied the place of the modern hammer, to the end of which 
 a piece of slow match was fastened. By a pin-gear of simple 
 nature, pressure on the trigger brought the match accurately 
 down on the open powder pan, the lid of which had been pre- 
 viously thrown back by the hand. As the match burned rather 
 freely, several yards were needed for extended service and it was 
 wound i-ound the musket and the body of the soldier. Rain 
 extinguished the smoking match, and spoiled the powder ; 
 wind blew the powder from the pan. The matchlock musket 
 was so long and heavy, that it could not be held to the shoul- 
 der, so a crotched stick called a rest was thrust into the ground 
 to support it. Resting the barrel in the fork, the Puritan sol- 
 dier took his deliberate aim, and when wind or rain did not pre- 
 vent, discharged his weapon. The bastard or shorter-barreled 
 muskets were many of them fittcnl with a snaphance lock a 
 near approach to the ffint-lock of Revolutionary days, and 
 were a far better weapon. 
 
 Swords formed pa of the equipment, probably of the dag- 
 ger pattern, which might be attached to the musket, bayonet 
 
 J Mass. Uecovds, vol. II, pp. 118 and 119. 
 
THE EARLY MILITARY ANNALS. 123 
 
 fashion. Bandolc^ers, broad leather straps, to hold the am- 
 munition, were worn over the shoulder. One third of the train 
 band was permitted to carry pikes, instead of muskets. The 
 pike was a long wooden staff, surmounted by a steel head with 
 a variety of sharp edges, for wounding by thrusting and with- 
 drawing, a weapon of no mean value, even against the clumsy 
 and unreliable firearms. 
 
 Corslets or costlets, to protect the body, and helmets, were 
 required to be worn by pikemen even at trainings, and in time 
 of service, a buff coat of leather, thick enough to resist the slash 
 of a sword, was worn under the armor. John I>eigh of the Ar- 
 gilla road, the ancient owner of the field still known as "Leigh's 
 meadow," owned such a coat. Corslets and head pieces are 
 frequently mentioned in the inventories of this early period. 
 Twenty suits of armor were sent over in the first ships, by the 
 officers of the Company. 
 
 Each suit included "coslett, breast, back, culet. gorgett, 
 tases, and hed piece, varnished all black, with leathers and 
 buckles." The gorget was a crescent shaped plate, worn over 
 the breast. The culet protected the throat. The tases were 
 a series of narrow overlapping plates, that were attached to a 
 lining of leather and covered the thighs. The low price of these 
 suits, 17 shillings, indicates that they were of leather or thin 
 metal or some other cheap matsrial. Some of these full suits 
 or scattered pieces may have found proud place in these festal 
 training displays. Drum, flag and halberds for the sergeants 
 completed the brave show, and thus equipped the ancient train 
 band lined up against the old stone wall, marched and counter- 
 marched up and down the Green, wheeled, filed, faced, loaded 
 and fired for many hours. 
 
 Boys were sometimes pressed into line and formed a com- 
 pany by themselves. A statute of 1645 required that all boys 
 between the ages of ten and sixteen, with the consent of their 
 parents, should be instructed by some military officer or ex- 
 perienced soldier upon the usual training days, ' 'in ye exercise 
 of arms, as small guns, half-pikes and bows and arrows." 
 
 A horse troop was organized in the Colony in 1648, and a 
 company of troopers was well established in our own town in 
 1655. Mr. John Appleton was its famous Captain and John 
 
124 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Whipple its Cornet in 1668. This was the culminating glory 
 of the militia. It was an aristocratic body of great pretensions. 
 None could be members, who did not pay tax on a hundred 
 pounds of estate. Great must have been the display, when 
 that choice troop of Ipswich nobility pranced and curvetted 
 and invited public admiration by that gay, swaggering spirit, 
 that ran easily to riot and disorder, and is easily discerned as 
 the secret cause of the ordinance, forbidding that troopers and 
 soldiers shall remain in arms and "vainly expend their time and 
 powder by inordinate shooting, on the day or night after their 
 release."' 
 
 It is not strange that the citizen soldiery should have proved 
 itself quite unsoldierlike not only in this, "inordinate shooting," 
 but in neglect of training and sundry breaches of military eti- 
 quette. Some offences were punished by fine, and the fines 
 were expended in buying an "ensign, or drum, or halberds, or 
 candle or wood for their court of guard or powder and arms for 
 the poorer sort." Neglect of training might be punished in 
 ways various and fantastical, "by either ryding the wooden 
 horse, or by bilboes, or lying neck and heels, or acknowledg- 
 ment at the head of the company."^ The last was the most 
 frequent sentence, and one of these acknowledgments remains. 
 Erasmus James of Marblehead brought suit against Richard 
 Glass for defamation of character, and the Court ordered that 
 "on the next training day at the head of the company, at such 
 time as the Captain or Chief officer in the field shall permit, if 
 any training day be within fourteen days at ye place, or else 
 upon the next Lord's day following before ye congregation at 
 Marblehead," Glass should offer the following: 
 
 "I, Richard Glass do hereby before God and his people here 
 assembled owne and confesse that I have in my words, calling 
 Erasmus James, cheating rogue, one dyde rogue, one dyde dog; 
 sinned against God and wickedly abused the said James, of 
 whom I had no reason to say, and do from my heart beg pardon 
 of God, and of said James, whom I have justly offended in my 
 words, hopeing to be hereafter more watchfull over the rash- 
 ness of my heart and tongue and action." 
 
 1 Mass. Records, 1663, vol. iv, part 2, p. 97. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, 1672, vol. iv, part 2, p. 51). 
 
THE EARLY MILITARY ANNALS. 125 
 
 More than once, irrepressible Joseph Fowler was disrespect- 
 ful to the haughty Denison, and for each offence in 1647 and 
 in 1648, he was summoned to the head of the company, and 
 then and there made humble acknowledgment in such terms 
 as the Major required. Denison 's wounded honor may have 
 been avenged, but Fowler's roystering suffered no lasting check. 
 
 But let it not be thought that the soldiering of the early 
 days began and ended in the training field. There was much 
 serious business. 
 
 The honored Governor VVinthrop came to town in June 
 1637 and the soldiers of Ipswich met him on the road from 
 Salem, relieved that escort, and guarded him on his way, 
 and on his return, "to show their respect to their governor, and 
 also for his safety, in regard it was reported the Pequods were 
 come in his way."^ Those fierce and warlike Indians from Con- 
 necticut were greatly feared and the settlers were ever on the 
 alert to prevent surprise. The military officers were ordered 
 "to maintain watch and ward every day, to cause all men to 
 bring their arms to the meeting house, and see that no person 
 travelled above a mile from his dwelling, except where houses 
 were near together, without some arms." At last the summons 
 to arms came, and in April, 1637, seventeen young men marched 
 away over the road to Salem to join the little army. Six 
 more followed in May. Most of their names have been pre- 
 served : 
 
 William Whitred Robert Filbrick 
 
 Andrew Story John Andrews 
 
 John Burnam Robert Castel 
 
 Robert Cross Edward Lumas ' 
 
 Palmer Tingley William Fuller, gunsmith 
 
 William Swyndon John Wedgwood 
 
 Francis Wainwright Thomas Shermans 
 
 Wainwright performed prodigies of valor. He pursued 
 some of the Pequods until his ammunition was expciided- 
 Then they turned upon him and he clubbed his nuisket, and 
 laid on so long and so well that he broke his gun, but slew two 
 
 1 Winthrop's History of New Eugljind, voL I, p. 271. 
 - Town Records. 
 
126 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of the enemy, whose heads he brought in triumph to the camp. 
 Wedgwood was wounded and left a captive. Sherman also re- 
 ceived a wound in the neck. 
 
 In October, the war was over, and a day of Thanksgiving 
 was ordered for God's great mercy in subduing "the Pecoits" 
 and bringing the soldiers in safety. For this campaign they 
 were paid 20'' a month for privates, 30^ for sergeants, besides 
 their rations. 
 
 In 1642, suspicion was raised against Passaconaway, the 
 Sagamore of the Merrimac, as being partner to a general plot 
 among the Indians to cut off the English. It was ordered by 
 the General Court that public alarm should be given by dis- 
 tinctly discharging three muskets, or the continued beat of the 
 drum, at night, or firing the beacon or discharging a piece of 
 ordnance at night. All sentinels were immediately to go to 
 all houses in their neighborhood, crying. Arm! Arm! and all 
 women and children and the old and infirm were to hurry with- 
 in the fort, where the ammunition was to be guarded.' 
 
 More than once, perhaps, the drake which the Town had 
 received, sent forth its warning note, sentinels hurried up and 
 down, and a wild rush of pallid faced women and crying chil- 
 dren was made to the meeting house, while the men seized 
 their arms and sought the foe. 
 
 On a Saturday in the early September of 1642, intense ex- 
 citement filled the town. A messenger arrived in hot haste 
 with orders that the militia of Ipswich, Rowley, and Newbury 
 march at once to disarm Passaconaway, and on the morning of 
 the Sabbath, in a heavy rain, the Ipswich soldiers, twenty in 
 number, started on the expedition against the wily foe. Hap- 
 pily no blood was shed and in due time he delivered up his 
 guns. 
 
 The town settled with the soldiers who had served against 
 the Indians on Dec. 4: 1643, paying "12'' a day (allowing for 
 the Lord's day in respect of the extremity of the weather) 
 and the officers dubble." 
 
 John Perkins 3s. Sergeant Howlett 6s. 
 
 Robert Roberts 3s. John Burnham 3s. 
 
 1 Ma.ss. Records, 1642, vol. II, p. 29. 
 
THE EARLY MILITARY ANNALS. 127 
 
 Humphrey Gilbert 3s. Robert Tilbrick 3s. 
 
 Thomas Perkins 3s. Francis Wainwright 3s. 
 
 Tho : Harris 3s. John Layton 3s. 
 
 Ralph Dix 3s. Daniel Wood 3s. 
 
 Tho: Burnam 3s. William Miller 3s. 
 
 Jeremy Newlande 3s. Richard Hutley 3s. 
 
 Nathaniel Boswell 3s. Jo : Wilds 3s. 
 
 / Theop : Satchwell 3s. Henry Green 3s. 
 
 On Dee. 25: 1643, the widow Lumpkin, who kept an ordi- 
 nary was reimbursed for the provisions she had furnished the 
 soldiers. 
 
 The general alarm revived again in 1645, on Dec. 19 of that 
 year. Denison had become so valuable as a leader that the 
 people of the tow^n agreed to pay him every year, £24 7^ to 
 retain his services and he remained the local Captain, even 
 when he had attained the exalted rank of Major General of the 
 Colony. A double military watch, armed with pike and mus- 
 ket, was ordered, and a daily scout on the outskirt of each 
 town." Thirty soldiers out of every hundred were ordered to 
 hold themselves ready to march with knapsacks packed at a 
 half hour's warning. 
 
 Again in 1653, tales of a great assembly of thousands of 
 Indians at Piscataqua affrighted the community and Denison, 
 now Major General, ordered a scout of twenty-seven soldiers 
 from Ipswich and Rowley to discover the facts in the case. 
 They marched on Friday morning, returned on Monday night, 
 and reported no cause for alarm. ^ Despite these frequent 
 alarms more than twenty years elapsed before the dreaded In- 
 dian war burst upon the Colony. 
 
 1 Mass. Records, 164.^, voL li, p. 122. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, vol. HI, p. 321. 
 
CHAPTER XI. 
 
 THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 
 
 The year 1660, when Charles II came to the throne, ushered 
 in a long period of gloom and struggle in New England. The 
 vital matter of a free and independent existence by right of the 
 original Charter, was now called in question in the most alarm- 
 ing fashion. From the very beginning, the enemies of the 
 Colony of Massachusetts Bay had assailed its chartered rights 
 Before a year had passed, the Browns, Morton, Gardiner and 
 others, who had been dealt with summarily by the authorities, 
 backed by Gorges and Mason, who claimed prior grants of 
 territory included in the patent, made complaint to the Privy 
 Council, "accusing us " as Winthrop wrote, "to intend rebellion, 
 to have cast off allegiance, and to be wholly separate from the 
 Church and laws of England ; that our ministers and people 
 did continually rail against the State, Church and Bishops, 
 etc." The alarming news soon came over the ocean that the 
 Council planned to send a General Governor, and create a 
 special commission for the management of all the Colonies, 
 and for the revocation of their charters, with Laud, Archbishop 
 V of Canterbury, at its head. The Charter was formally demanded 
 on April 10, 1634, and the Magistrates replied that they could 
 do nothing without the direction of the Gene al Court, which 
 would not meet for two months. 
 
 When the General Court met, it decided that a General 
 Governor could not be accepted, and with perfect understand- 
 ing of the revolutionary nature of this decision, orders were 
 given for the training of citizens in military tactics and the 
 erecting of a castle on an island in Boston harbor. An im- 
 mediate conflict was saved only by the chaotic condition of 
 public affairs in England. 
 
 In 1638, another demand for the Charter called forth a calm 
 and well-reasoned reply from Governor Winthrop, which main- 
 (128) 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 129 
 
 tained the cause of the Colonists. But plots against their lib- 
 erties continued, constant misrepresentations of the arbitrary 
 administration of government were made, and, in 1646, the 
 scheme was conceived of sending Governor Winthrop and the 
 Rev. John Norton of Ipswich, the most scholarly, and ablest of 
 the ministers, to England to state the case fairly before the 
 Commissioners. Eventually Edward Winslow of the Plym- 
 outh colony was sent, and he carried with him a formal decla- 
 ration by the General Court. 
 
 "We conceive," the document declared, "that in point of 
 government, we have, granted by patent, such full and ample 
 power of choosing all officers that shall command and rule 
 over us ; of making all laws and rules of our obedience, and of 
 a full and final determination of all cases in the administration 
 of justice, that no appeal or other ways of interrupting our 
 proceedings do lie against us."' 
 
 Winslow was favorably received, and the growing unrest, 
 'ulminating speedily in the execution of the King, diverted 
 attention from the officers of a remote Colony. Puritanism 
 was in the ascendency during the Commonwealth, and there was 
 no disposition to tamper with the Puritan Colony. Under the 
 Charter signed by Charles I on March 4, 1629, the colonists 
 had been granted liberty to elect their own officers; to make 
 their own laws; to make war if necessary in their own defence, 
 and to exercise all the privileges of English citizens. 
 
 When news that Charles the Second had been crowned King 
 arrived, suspicion as to his attitude toward the Colony checked 
 any effusive demonstrations of loyalty. No official proclama- 
 tion of his sovereignty was made, nor oath of allegiance or- 
 dered. It was imderstood that the affairs of the Colony were 
 under debate in the royal Councils, that the scheme of send- 
 ing a General Governor had been revived, that petitions for 
 the redress of grievances had been presented by the Quakers, 
 and that the civil and religious liberty were likely to be im- 
 paired. 2 
 
 The Navigation laws were applied rigorously to the Colo- 
 nies, larger liberty for Quakers and those who were excluded 
 
 1 Wiutlirop's History of New Enul.-iml, ii, iTS-^sS. 
 - PaUray's Histoiy of New Ktif-lanil, ii, 448, 
 
130 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 f.om the franchise was ordered, and the relations between 
 King and Colony were strained to such degree, that the peace 
 of the people was sorely disturbed. The critical juncture of 
 alTai's was discussed in General Court, and it was ordered 
 in June 1661 : *'For as much as the pr sent condition of our 
 affaires in highest concernments call for a dilligent and 
 speedy vsc of the best meanes seriously to discusse and rightly 
 to vnderstand oin- liberty and duty, thereby to begett vnity 
 amongst ourselues in the due observance of obedjenc and 
 fidelity vnto the authority of England and our ovne just 
 jiriviledges, for the effecting whereof it is ordered by this 
 Court that M"* Symon Bradstreete, M"" Samuell Symonds, Maj''. 
 Gen. Denison, M'' Danforth, Majo'" W" Hawthorne, Cap* Th" 
 Savage, Cap' Edward Johnson, Kliazer Leeshei-, M'' Mather, M'" 
 Norton, M'' Cobbet, and M'' Mitchell be and hereby are ap- 
 pointed a coinittee, imediately after the disolution or adjourn- 
 ment of y*" Court, to meete together in Boston on second day 
 next, at twelve of y'' clocke, to consider and debate such 
 matter or thing of publicke concernment touching our pat- 
 tent, lawes, priviledges and duty to his maj'-^ as they in theire 
 wisdome shall judge most expedient, and drawe vp the result 
 of theire apphensions, and ])resent the same to the next session 
 for consideration, and approbation, that so (if the will of God 
 be)wee may speake and act the same thing, becomeing prudent, 
 honest, conscientious and faithfull men.'" 
 
 The spiiit that moved so mightily in Samuel Adams and 
 Otis and Patrick Henry a century later is felt in these calm but 
 determined words, and it breathes in every sentence of the 
 Report of this Committee. They affirmed that, under their 
 patent, the Governor and Company were a body politic, in fact 
 and name, vested w th power to make freemen, and that the 
 freemen had power 1o choose their own Ciovernor and other 
 officials. Tho}^ affirmed tha the government thus established 
 had full power to govern the people, in all ecclesiastical and 
 civil affairs, and to defend itself by force of arms against any 
 assault, and that any enactment, "prejudicial to the country, 
 contrary to any just law of ours, not repugnant to the lawes 
 
 ' Mass. Kecorils, vol. iv, part II, j). 24. 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 131 
 
 of England, to be an infringement of our right." They declared 
 they recognized the duty of allegiance to the King, but they 
 affirmed it in very equivocal fashion.' 
 
 The personnel of this Committee is of special interest. Mr. 
 Symon Bradstreete, the Chairman, presumably, had been an 
 Ipswich citizen from 1635 or 36 to 1644, and the two members 
 whose names follow his, Mr. Samuell Symonds and Maj. Gen- 
 eral Denison, were Ipswich men. They were both assistants 
 of the Colony. Mr. Mather was a minister of Boston, and Mr. 
 Norton, after twenty illustrious years in the Church at Ipswich, 
 had removed to Boston only five years before to succeed the 
 lamented Cotton. Mr Cobbet was in the Ipswich ministry 
 and Mr. Mitchell was Pastor at Cambridge. 
 
 Symonds and Denison were large figures already in public 
 affairs. The elder of the two, Samuel Symonds, was now sixty- 
 six years old; Daniel Denison was forty-nine. Both had been 
 conspicuous for many years from family connections, and offi- 
 cial station. Symonds married, for his second wife, Martha, 
 widow of Daniel Epes, step-daughter of the famous Rev. Hugh 
 Peter of Salem, and sister of the second wife of John Winthrop, 
 Jr. In May, 1638, the year after he settled in Ipswich, he was 
 chosen Deputy to the General Court, and in June, he was ap- 
 pointed a magistrate of the Ipswich Court, ^ and was reappoint- 
 ed in the three following years. In 1640, he was chosen to 
 record sales, mortgages, etc., and was Town Clerk from 1639 
 to 1645. His life became busy with public interests of many 
 kinds. He served the town as Selectman. He was one of the 
 magistrates keeping court at Pascataquack, afterwards Dover; 
 and, in 1643, attained the honor of election as an Assistant. 
 
 The Court of Assistants, as it was called, was composed of 
 the Governor, Deputy Governor and seven magistrates at this 
 time. Its function was to hear and determine all cases of ap- 
 peal from the inferior courts, all cases of divorce, all capital 
 and criminal cases, "extending to life, member, or banishment." 
 It was the Supreme Court of that day. He was a member of 
 many important committees; one, in 1648, "to consider the 
 articles of confederation with the United Colonies, another in 
 
 1 Mass. Kecords, voL iv, part II, pp. i!4, 25. 
 " Mass. Records, 1638, vol.1, p. 227. 
 
132 IPSWICH, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 1653, of which he was chah-inaii, to consider the relati(His with 
 the Dutch and IiuHans, and ajjain, in 1654, he was Chairman of 
 an important committ(M' of three, "to examine, compare, recon- 
 cih^ and phice toi!;ether, in good order, all former lawes, both 
 printed and written, and make fitt titles and tables for ready 
 recourse^ to any })articnhir containtnl in them." In the same 
 year, he was on a committee to rei)ly to a letter of Cromwell's. 
 He held court at Salisl)uiy, Hampton, Dover, and York, and 
 assisted in settling tiie civil affairs at Kittery, and the Isle of 
 Shoals. In 1()5S, h ■ was one of the Commissioners to visit the 
 country eastward, and receive the submission of the people at 
 Black Point, Blue Point, Spurwick and Casco Bay, and xtend 
 the jurisdiction of Massachusetts over this region. 
 
 But better than any catalogue of official duties is the letter' 
 he wrote to (Jovernor John Winthrop in 1647, in which he dis- 
 cussed "what seemes to be God's ende in bringing his {)eople 
 hether." He enumerated sundry particulars, to secure liberty 
 in worship, "to afford a hiding place for some of his people 
 that stood for the truth while the nation was exercised unto 
 blood" and last of all, "to be hopefull instruments in God's 
 hand to gaine these Indians to Christs Kingdome. Which mercy 
 if attained in any considerable measure will make us goe sing- 
 ing to our graves ..." A man of tender and sympathetic 
 spirit, we judge him, of thoughtful and reverend mind, albeit 
 as a magistrate h" had to harden his heart against the wicked. 
 
 Denison, with his wife Patience, daughter of Governor 
 Thomas Dudley, came to Ipswich in 1635, in the same year 
 that Governor Dudley took up his residence here, and Bradstreet 
 and Ann his wife, daughter of Dudley, as well, came shortly 
 after. In the first year of his residence, he was honored with 
 election as a Deputy to the General Court, and was reelected 
 for two more consecutive terms, and repeatedly in later years. 
 In 1637, he was numbered with the magistrates who tried Mrs. 
 Hutchinson. He became actively interested in town affairs, 
 serving it as Town Clerk in 1636, and as Selectman in many 
 subsequent years, when the burden of manifold official duties 
 pressed heavily upon him. His capacity in military affairs 
 was recognized at once, and he was chosen Captain in 1636.2 
 
 ' Ancestry of Pris(;illa Baker, by W. S. Appleton, p. 7.5. 
 - Mass. Reconis, IfiW, vol. i, p. 1!)1. 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 133 
 
 When a general alarm spread through the plantations from the 
 report that a conspiracy had been formed among the Indian 
 tribes, the General Court in May 1643 ordered that there should 
 be a general training of troops, and provision of arms, and that 
 Captain Denison, with five others should put the country into 
 a posture of war.' 
 
 His military skill was so highly esteemed by his townsmen, 
 that £24 7s was voted by the Town on Dec. 19, 1648,"unto Major 
 Denison, soe long as he shall be there leader, in way of Gratuit}' 
 to encourage him in his military helpfulness unto them." This 
 was raised by popular subscription, and the list bears the names 
 of one hundred and sixty one men, headed by the worshipful 
 magistrates and ministers. ^ 
 
 He attained the distinguished rank of Major General of the 
 Colony in 1653, and was chosen again many times. Judicial 
 talents, as w^ell, were his. As early as 1636 he was appointed 
 one of the Justices for the Quarterly Court held in Ipswich and 
 became a Justice of the Inferior Court in 1647. In 1649, 1651, 
 1652, he was chosen Speaker by the Deputies in General Court, 
 and in 1653, he became an Assistant and remained in that honor- 
 able body until death. Ipswich enjoyed the unique honor of 
 furnishing two of the nine members of that high Court. 
 
 Special tasks of honor, that required tact and skill, industry 
 and mental poise, were laid upon him. 
 
 Cromwell's suggestion that the men of Massachusetts might 
 remove to Ireland and establish their commonwealth there, 
 was replied to by a letter from Denison and four others asking 
 for information and stating the terms on which they might be 
 led to remove. When difficulties arose with the Dutch colony 
 in New York, he was appointed on a committee to join with 
 the Commissioners of the United Colonies, "to draw up the case 
 respecting the Dutch and Indians." 
 
 Another delicate and responsible commission was given 
 him in May, 1658, when the General Court voted, "that Major 
 Gen'i Daniel Denison, diligently peruse, examine and weigh 
 every law, and compare them with others of like nature; such 
 as are plain and good, free from any just exception, to stand 
 
 1 Mass. Records, vol. II, p. 39. 
 
 2 Town Record. 
 
134 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 without any animadversion as approved. Such as are repealed 
 or fit to be repealed, to be so marked and the reasons given; 
 such as an* obscure, contradictory or seeming so, to be rectified 
 and the emendations prejiared. When there is two or more 
 laws about one and tiie same thing, to prepare a draught of one 
 law that may comi)i'eiiend the same; to make a plain and easy 
 table, and to prepare what els(> may present, in the perusing of 
 them, to be necessaiy and useful, and make return at the next 
 session of this Court." In a few months the work was done, 
 and the volume was printed. Two copies, it is said, are still 
 preserved.' 
 
 Samuel Symonds and Daniel Denison, then, were a strong 
 contribution to that patriotic committee of 1661. The busi- 
 ness intrusted to them was of paramount importance, and was 
 a theme of much popular discussion. Evidence of this and of 
 the deep interest the citizens of Ipswich had in these critical 
 affairs of State is afforded by the minute in the Record of the 
 General Court, of the sessions which approved the report of 
 this Connnittee: "The Court hauing read and considered of 
 seuerall petitions presented and subscribed by sundry of our 
 freemen and others from Ipswich, Newbury and Sudbury, 
 referring to some things as haue binn vnder consideration about 
 our compljance w-'' England &c., and as wee cannot but acknowl- 
 edge theire care and approove of theire good intencons in most 
 things w'^''' haue been presented to our cognizance, so wee also 
 must lett them vnderstand that this Court hath not binn alto- 
 gether negligent to provide for theire and our owne safety, and 
 to manifest our duty and alleagiance vnto his maj'>'', from whom 
 wee haue had such a favorable auspect of late, doe therefore 
 desire the petitioners will rest sattisfied in what is donne, assur- 
 ing themselves this Court will not be wanting in the prosecution 
 of such further wajes and meanes as may be most conduceable 
 to our owne peace. "2 
 
 Similar reply was given to the petition from Boston of like 
 character. Evidently there was a conservative party in all 
 these towns, which was averse to any action that might involve 
 the colony in a conflict with the throne; and which regarded 
 
 1 Sketch of Ueiiison by Prof. D. D.Shide. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, vol, IV, part II, p. 26. 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 135 
 
 the pronounced attitude of the General Court with alarm and 
 disapproval The love of liberty showed itself more and more 
 decidedly as their liberties were threatened. In view of the 
 delicacy of the situation, Mr. Bradstreet and the Rev. John 
 Norton were sent to England to represent the Colony in the 
 Council debates. They returned in September, 1662, bringing 
 word that the King had confirmed their patent, but expected 
 that the oath of allegiance should be taken by the Colonists, 
 administration of justice should be in his name, that the privi- 
 lege of Episcopal worship should be allowed, that all persons 
 of good and honest lives should be admitted to the Lord's Sup- 
 per, and that all of wisdom and integrity should have liberty 
 of voting f o ■ Governor and Assistants. Norton was so much 
 depressed by the popular blame that was heaped upon the Com- 
 mission that he lived only until the following April, and his 
 decease was thought to have been precipitated by this mental 
 frame. 
 
 Answer to this letter was delayed and the King declared 
 his purpose of sending over some Commissioners to see how 
 the Charter was maintained, and to reconcile the differences 
 between them. "The Clarendon Commissioners," as they are 
 known, arrived in July 1664. The Governor and General Court 
 received them coldly, and made a few conciliatory changes in 
 the laws, but replied that the Book of Common Prayer could 
 not be admitted, and that they held resolutely to their Charter. 
 In some instances the Commission was openly defied. The 
 King was informed, and he wrote by Secretary Morrice to Mas- 
 sachusetts that it was very evident to him, "that those who 
 governed the Colony of Massachusetts . . . did, upon the 
 matter, believe that His Majesty had no jurisdiction over them, 
 but that all persons must acquiesce in their judgments and 
 determinations, how unjust soever, and could not appeal to 
 his Majesty." Accordingly he ordered agents to be sent to 
 England.^ 
 
 When the General Court met on the 11th of September, 1666, 
 to consider the King's letter, after Deputy Governor Willoughby 
 had communicated the grounds of his assembling it, 
 
 1 Hutchinson History, 1 :4fit). 
 
136 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 "Itt is oi-derod, that sonic of the reverend elders that are or 
 may be in tovvne be desired to be present with the General! Court 
 on the niorrow morning- and to begin the Court, & spentl the 
 forenoone in prayer.'" 
 
 On the following day, the Court met, and in very solenm 
 mood. It was an hour of critical significance, "an occasion, 
 which seems one of the most interesting events in the history of 
 New England."^ The whole forenoon was spent in j^rayer. 
 Mr. Wilson, Mr. Mather, Mr. Symmes, Mr. Whiting, Mr. Corbitt 
 (Mr. Cobbet of Ipswich) and Mr. Mitchell prayed. 
 
 On the next day "the petitions from the ports were present- 
 ed and a full debate took place."" A petition from Boston 
 bearing twenty-six names was read, one from Salem with thii-ty- 
 five names, one from Newbury with thirty-nine signatures, and, 
 most imposing of all, the Ipswich petition with the names of 
 seventy-three citizens. 
 
 These were almost identical, and the Ipswich petition alone 
 needs special notice. It was as follows: 
 
 Your petitioners being informed that letters are lately come 
 from His Majesty to the Council of this Colony, expressive 
 of his ill-resentment of their proceedings in reference to the 
 Commissioners lately sent hither, insomuch that his Majesty 
 hath thereupon required some principal) persons to be sent 
 from here with (command upon their allegiance to attend his 
 majesties pleasure, in order to a finall determination of such dif- 
 ferences and debates as have happened between his majes'-^"* 
 said Commission and the Government here, which declaration 
 of His Majestie they cannot but looke upon as a matter of 
 such great importance, as it doth justly call for all manner of 
 most serious consideration what is to be done in reference 
 thereunto. 
 
 Wherefore ^'o'' Petitioners that they might neither bee 
 wanting to themselves in w*'^ holding any due incouragenl^ 
 w*^^'' their concurrence might afford, in so arduous a matter; 
 nor to themselves and the Country in being involved by their 
 silence, in the dangerous mistakes of persons (however other- 
 wise welminded yet) inclining to unsafe if not disloyall princi- 
 ples. They desire they may have liberty wdthout offence to 
 propose some of their thoughts and feares, about the matter in 
 hand, to yo'" serious deliberation. 
 
 1 Mass. Records, vol. iv, part ii, p. 314. 
 
 ^Danforth Papers. Mass. Hist. Soc. Collections, ind series, vol. viii, p. 98. 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 137 
 
 Yo'" Petitioners humbly conceive, that those who live in 
 this age of y*" world are as much as any others concerned in 
 that advice of the wise man to keep y'^' King's coiTiandm'^: be- 
 cause of y** oath of God, and not to bee hasty to goe out of his 
 sight, that doth whatsoever pleaseth him. Wherefore they de- 
 sire that seeing his maj*'^ hath allready taken no little despleas- 
 ure ag""* us for so seeming to disowne his jurisdiction over us, 
 effectuall care maj^ be taken least refusing to attend his mje-'^t'es 
 order for the cleering of our right in that particular, we should 
 phmge ourselves into greater disfavor and danger. Our re- 
 ceiving our charter for the planting of this Colony from his 
 Majt'es royall Pleasure with y*" confirmation of y^ same, ob- 
 teyned by o'' late Addresse from his Royall Person, sufficiently 
 declared this place to bee part of his dominions, and o'selves 
 his subjects, the w'*' allso is further testify ed unto by the first 
 Govern'" M'" Mathew Cradock his being recorded Juratus '''' 
 fide et obedientia before one of the Ma'" of Chauncery, by 
 which it is evident, that if any proceedings of o'* have given 
 occasion to his Maj*'*' to app'hend that wee believe hee hath 
 no jurisdiction over us: What speedy Course has need bee 
 taken to free o'selves from the appearance, of so dangerous an 
 ofTence & to give his Majt'^ all due satisfaction in that Behalf e. 
 Such an assertion yo'" Petitioners conceive would bee no lesse 
 derogating from his Maj^'^s hono'" then destructive to y*' welfare 
 of this place. It were too much p'sumption for Subjects to 
 Lye w"' their Prince upon the points of his Souveraignty & 
 jurisdiction. The doubtfuU interpretation of y** words of a 
 Patent (which there is no reason to hope, they sh'' ever bee 
 construed to the divesting a Soveraigne Prince of his Royalle 
 Power, over his naturall subjects and Liege People) they cannot 
 but looke upon as too frayl a foundation to build such trans- 
 cendent iiTiunities and priviledges upon. Yo'" Petition*^'"'' shall 
 never bee unwilling to Acknowledge how much they are bound 
 to yo'selves, and others in yo'" capacity for yo'" abimdant paines 
 & travayle, for the upholding the Governm* of this Colony and 
 maynteyning the Liberties thereof. And they doe hereby ex- 
 pressedh' declare themselves ready to run any hazzards w*'' 
 you in order to y*^ regular defence and securing y*^ same, and 
 are most unwilling to reflect upon the psons of them, they so 
 much honor & Respect, by any Vnnecessary manifesting theyr 
 dissent from them, in things of another nature. But in a mat- 
 ter of so great insight & moment as is this of their duty & al- 
 legiance to their Prince wherein the hon'' of Allmighty God the 
 credit of y*" Gospell as well as the interest of their owne Per- 
 sons & istates are so much concerned they hope and earnestly 
 desire that no party will so irresistably carry on any designs 
 
138 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of SO dangerous consequence as to necessitate their Brethren 
 Equally eniiaged w"' them in y'" same undertaking to make 
 their pticular Addresse to his Mai*''' and declaration to y'' world 
 to cleare themselves from the imputation either of disloyalty 
 to the person, or disaffection to the governm* of their lawfull 
 Prince & Sovereign. 
 
 Whereupon your Petitioners do humbly entreat that if any 
 occasion hath bin given to his Maj*'" so to resent any of o'' 
 former proceedings as in his lett'"^ is held forth, that nothing 
 of that nature be farther proceeded in, but on y*' contrary that 
 seasonable ai)plication bee made to his Majt^'e by meet Persons, 
 chosen & sent for that end to cleare o'selves and o'" actings 
 from any such construction least otherwise, that w*^'' if duely 
 improved might have bin as a cloud of the latter raine, bee 
 turned into that which in the conclusion may prove more te - 
 rible then the roaring of a Lyon. 
 
 Thus craving yo'" fav'able interpretation of what is here 
 humbly p'esented Yo'" Petitioners shall ever bee Engaged to 
 thankfulness etc. 
 
 John Appleton 
 William Norton 
 George Gittings 
 John Baker, Sen. 
 Francis Wainwright 
 Jeremiah Belcher 
 Jeremiah Jewet 
 John Newmarch 
 Henry Bennet 
 Will. Story 
 John Andrews 
 Tho. Wayt 
 John Safford 
 John Browne 
 ^Philip Fowler Sen. 
 Dan^ Warner 
 Walter Roper 
 George Smith 
 Ez. Woodward v 
 WiU. Hodgkin 
 John Denison 
 
 Joseph Whipple 
 Theophilus Wilson 
 Thomas Knowlton 
 Samuel Adams 
 Freegrace Norton 
 Richard Kimball jun. 
 Joseph Browne 
 Andrew Peeters 
 Thomas Lovell 
 John Sparkes 
 Robert Whitman 
 Haniel Bosworth 
 John Norton 
 Samuell Lord 
 Thomas Kimball 
 John Kenricke 
 Thomas Clarke, jun. 
 Thomas Clarke, 3d. 
 Simond Tomson 
 John Roberts 
 Kaleb Kimball 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 
 
 139 
 
 Rich. Hubbard 
 John Perkins 
 Jacob Perkins 
 Robert Lord, Sen. 
 Nathan" Rogers 
 Robert Lord, Jun. 
 Tho. Harris 
 Tho. Low 
 Sam'i ingalls 
 John Caldwell 
 Samuel Rogers 
 John Burr 
 Robert Day 
 Thomas Hart^ 
 Ezekiel Rogers 
 John Payne 
 
 Anthony Wood 
 John Lee 
 Nathan^ Piper 
 Dan' Davison 
 Rich't Walker 
 John Whipple, jun. 
 Moses Pengrey 
 John Gittings 
 Sam' Gittings 
 Robert Colburn Sen. 
 John Whipple,3*'u« 
 Thos. Clark, Sen. 
 William Mover 
 Thomas Newman 
 John Woodham 
 
 Only seventy-two names appear on the copy, preserved in 
 the Archives of Massachusetts, from which this list is made.^ 
 
 In the debate that followed, the Ipswich magistrates took 
 a prominent part. Denison siding with Bradstreet, stood for 
 the kingly prerogative, and advised submission to the King. 
 Governor Bellingham, Deputy Governor Willoughby, Mr. Sy- 
 monds and Mr. Hathorne "stood stiffly for the chartered rights. 
 They expressed the common sentiment, which did not require 
 to be further urged by Danforth, Leverett and the others like- 
 minded."^ A reply to Secretary Morrice's letter was finally 
 adopted : 
 
 "We have in all humility given our reasons, why we could 
 not submit to the Commissioners and their mandates the last 
 year, which we understand lie before his majesty — the sub- 
 stance whereof we have not to add, and therefore cannot ex- 
 pect that the ablest persons among us could be in a capacity 
 to declare our cause more fully." 
 
 1 Inserterl in a list in Danforth Papers. 
 ' Mass. Arcliives, book 10(5, leaf 172. 
 
 ■■* Palfray'B History of New England, II, p. 6-27, note. The abstract of the debate is 
 in Danforth Papers. Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., 2nd series, vol. viii, p. 98-101. 
 
140 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 "We must, therefore, commit this our great concernment 
 unto Ahnighty God praying and hoping that his Majesty, (a 
 prince of so great clemency) will consider the state and con- 
 dition of his poor and afflicted subjects at such a time, being in 
 imminent danger by the public enemies of our nation, and that 
 in a wilderness far remote from relief.'"^ 
 
 Two days aftei'ward,on the 19th of September, "Major Den- 
 nison declared his dissent from the letter to be sent to Secretary 
 Morrice as not being i)roportionate to the end desired and he 
 hopes, intended, and lU^sired it might be entered, viz., due sat- 
 isfaction to his majesty, and the preservation of the peace and 
 li])erty of this Colony."^ His strenuous attitude may explain 
 the length of the Ipswich petition, and the earlier petition of 
 1661. The Court did not relish the tone of these petitions, and 
 "finding that tlie peticoners doe therein vn justly charge, threat- 
 en & reflect vpon this Court, to the dishono'' of the members 
 thereof, — " 
 
 "It is ordered, that Captaine William Gerrish of Newbery, 
 Cap' John Apleton of Ipswich, M''. Edmond Batter of Salem," 
 and four from Boston, " all of them principall persons in the 
 say'' petitions . . . be by the secretary warned to attend 
 this Court in October next to answer for the same."" 
 
 It was proposed to call each one of them singly, and take 
 his answer in writing. A series of questions was drawn up, 
 to be proposed to them, the last of which was "Who was the 
 inditer or framer of these petitions, and what arguments were 
 used to draw or fear men to subscribe?' ' 
 
 It was the evident intention of the Covn-t to sift the matter 
 to the bottom, and bring the gnilty parties to justice. No 
 further record of these proceedings has been preserved, but the 
 fact that the parties appeared, and that there was warm discus- 
 sion as to the propriety of their action is established inci- 
 dentally in a very interesting way. 
 
 On October 17th, Captain John Appleton appeared before 
 the General Court bearing the following document 
 
 ' Danfortli I'ai)crs. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, vol. iv, part ii, i>. 318. 
 
THE CHAKTER IN PERIL. 141 
 
 The Answar of iis whose names are hearto Subscribed to what Is 
 charged upon us by y'' honored Generall Court As by ther 
 Summons Appeares. 
 
 (1) As to ye Substance & purport of y^' petition for w^h you' 
 petioners are In question they must proffess they neyther doe 
 nor can dare recede from It. besides other obhgations of contience 
 & prudence Some of y"i have taken y'' oath of allegeance with 
 many other y'' members of y^ honored General Corte Soe Httle 
 while since cannot be forgotten by them nor can y'' be of noe 
 Signification to y" you"" petitioners can avouch y* according 
 to ther Contiens And best perswasion ther reall desire of y'' good 
 of y'' Generall Court & every Member of it, of y'^ whole Contry 
 tt Collony as of ye Continuance of or Libertys Granted by his 
 Majestic in o^ Charter was y'' Sole Reason why they have peti- 
 tioned & upon y*' Same Grounds cannot recall it. 
 
 (2) You'' petitioners doe most Seriousely profess it to be con- 
 trary to thei'' Judgem"t & intent in ther petition to cast any 
 aspertion upon y" honored Generall Court or any member therof 
 or to Express y^' least disrespect or disafection to y'' whole or 
 any of it being sensible of y'' duty to Authority And therfore 
 pleade not Guilty as to their dessighne in ther petition, yet 
 being Seriouse : as to y" matter of y'' petition and scoape therof 
 as y'" Case Requires: you^" petitioners were more Carefull ther- 
 aboute then Curiouse as for Any Gramaticall Criticismes w^h 
 they might presume the Generall Court would not be most 
 observant of at such a tyme & in such a Case, whearein y'' matt"" 
 abundantly swallowes up any Circumstance and therfore pleade 
 for y® Candor of y*^ Generall Court in over looking what you"" 
 petitioners might not soe narrowly looke into upon y® acco* 
 already given ^ that they would not Strein Expressions to En- 
 forc a bad Construction from y™ no^ yet would you"" petitioners 
 be understood to acknowledge Guilt As to y^ Expressions more 
 then in thir Intentions, they can but Guess at what maye be 
 anything capable of harsh Interpretation & therfore shall give 
 ther owne in all 3^^' passages which maye to any seeme Suspit- 
 iouse upon w'*' y'' Charge Conteined in ye Summons maye pos- 
 sibly Be Grounded. 
 
 (3) As to y'" Expressions following viz Being Involved by 
 ther Silence In the dangerouse mistakes of psons otherwise 
 well mynded Inclined to unsafe if not disloyall principalis &c* 
 And agayne desire y' noe pty will soe Irresistably carry on any 
 dessighne of soe dangerouse Consequence In Answar heareunto 
 you"" petitioners Crave y«" mentioning of thos many petitions 
 ye Scoape wheareof ye Generall Court Cannot forgett, pre- 
 sented In October 1664^ besides ye fame ther was of Croudes 
 
 1 See printed Records of the Colony of Massachusetts, vol. iv, part ii, pp. 136, 137. 
 
142 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of petitions then ready to be Exhibited to this Court of yp same 
 tennor ^ith thos & yoiii" petitioners desire this honored Court 
 to Understand Thos passages mentioned o^ any of y" hke nature 
 in ye petition to have Reffrence unto such petitions o^petioners 
 whome although they honor & Respect yet they cannot concurr 
 with y"' in ther apprehension of y'' (psent Case & not to y Gen- 
 erall Court; A: tliat you maye be pleased with good Reason soe 
 to understand you"" petitioners begg of y^ honored Court not 
 to allow such an interpretation of ye petition as should make 
 it Controdict it selfe And to weigh with thos former this Ex- 
 pression Necessaryly referring to y^ Courte viz That they would ■ 
 not be wanting in with holding any due Encouragement y* 
 their concurrence might afforde in soe a'"duouse A matter you^ 
 petitioners Conceave a Concurrence w^^ ye Generall Courte 
 Intended is inconsistante w**' A Charging of it o^" reflecting 
 upon it. ffurther you^" petitioners make their address to y^ 
 Generall Courte as Supplicants lV- therfore it maye be improb- 
 able yt should be Charged on y™ wh was sued unto by them. 
 
 [4] As to y* in ye petition upon w^h ye Charge of threatening 
 must be Grounded namely necessitating their brethen & Equally 
 Engaged w*^ them, (kc You^ petitioners answar Is y* it is im- 
 propper for thos y* speake Supplications to Intend threatenings 
 ye Sollicitouseness in ye petion to avoide inconveniency not 
 desired but y*' maye in case be Judged necessary is noe Comina- 
 tion; faithfull advertisem"*^ of danger argues noe will o^" pur- 
 pose of procuring but preventing it; you'" petioners in those 
 words doe butt suppose what necessity y^ highest of Lawes 
 maye enforce & affirme what themselves are unbelieving to 
 wheh can be noe threatening You^ petioners with others need 
 not have been at ye trouble of troubling this honored Court 
 but have waited ye ^ceedings of it, and accordingly have 
 acted privately in such a waye as Is specified withoute ye 
 proposing of such a danger to ye Consideration of ye Courte 
 weh their Ingenuity & respect to ye publique good & Intrest of 
 ye whole would not allow for w^h you»" petitioners presume 
 they may not suffer. 
 
 17 October 1666. 
 Capt. Jno Apleton Gave in this as his pticular 
 Ans. tho it be writt in the plurall number 
 it being so Intended then but now he gives 
 it in his singular Capacity and to that he 
 he desires to stand unto. E. R. S. 
 
 The Court took no action, simply ordering the papers to be 
 filed, but not recorded. The persons warned to attend were 
 discharged. When the next General Court met on the 15th 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 143 
 
 of May 1667, Ipswich returned Captain John Appleton and 
 Mr. Wm. Goodhue as her deputies. Appleton had been Deputy 
 for several years prior to 1666, but had not been elected in 
 the year the Petition was sent. The fact that he had headed 
 the list of the Ipswich petitioners aroused the indignation of the 
 Court, and it forthwith refused to receive him and sent word 
 of its action to Ipswich. 
 
 May 16: 1667 ^ ^. ^ , . u a i 
 
 The deputyes of the Gen" Covu't finding Capt. John Apple- 
 ton to be returned as a deputy for the Towne of Ipswich & 
 that upon his presentation thereunto, some question is niade 
 of his capacitie for that service by reason of some expressions 
 in the petition by him signed the tendency whereof hath mani- 
 festly breathed forth some unfaythfulness to the Government 
 here established, as by the Generall Courts result on examina- 
 tion thereof may appeare, & that in the management^ **\7'^''! 
 he hath not retracted the sd offensive expressions but Justify ed 
 himself under p'-tence of his good Intentions, nor hath he here 
 in the debate thereof taken any blame to himself e but rather 
 Impute blame to this House, Justifying himself e m all by his 
 good Intentions, as afforesaid, the p'-mises considered, the de- 
 putyes doe hereby declare the sd. Capt. Appleton to be no htt 
 Member of theire body, and that the freemen of Ipswich may 
 on a legall warninge proceed to the choyce of another, whereby 
 the liberties of the freemen may not be Infringed nor the Privi- 
 ledges of this house be Invaded. 
 
 Voted by the deputvs by way of answer to the freemen ot 
 
 Tn^wich " William Torrey. 
 
 ipswicii ^^j^^.^X 
 
 Ipswich resented the affront to her dignity and straightway 
 made reply to the Court : 
 
 "The humble Petition of the freemen of the Towne of Ips- 
 wich to the Hon. Gen^ Court now assembled at Boston. 
 
 May it please this honW« Court to understand that whereas 
 according to the allowed priviledges and stated libertye and m 
 attendance unto and pursuance of the laws specihed . . 
 
 Wee the freemen of Ipswich have orderly and formally 
 elected Capt. John Appleton (for that hee hath allways approved 
 himself unto us a Gentleman fully orthodox m his judgment 
 as to matters of fayth and points of Religion professed amongst 
 us, right good, honest pious and prudent m his conversation, 
 
 iMass. Archives, book 106, leaf 112. 
 
144 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 true and firmly faithfull as to the interest of the Colony, and 
 Government thereof); to negotiate for us in these publick af- 
 faires, wherein o'selves as others are concerned, as a member 
 of y'" House of Deputyes and whereas ye saytl Cap*. Ap})leton 
 (although not forward yet) was pleased to Gratify us with the 
 suscejition of the burthen of such service & trust, and accord- 
 ingly to that end Repayred to the Hon'' Court and was there 
 disaccepted and thence dismissed unto o"" great grief (if not to 
 ()'■ damage by virtue of the second law) . . . especially so that 
 we cannot understand what y'' reasons of such rejection were, 
 nor that it was y'' act of the Co''' entire according to w' is inti- 
 mated as requisite in the Law aforesayd 
 
 Your Petitioners are bold hmiibly to crave of this hon. Co'* 
 that y'' sd Capt. Appleton may yet have his admission as a 
 member of- the House of Deputies for us, therein to discharge 
 the trust committed to him by us. But if there bee cause to y" 
 (iontrary appearing to y" hon'"'' Co'"' to whose determination wee 
 ar(^ l)ound to submit, yet to the end wee may not bee in any 
 capacity of jealouseye (which we would most religiouslye de- 
 cline) of any disregard to us, partiality or non-attendance to 
 ye Laws established anongst us, that we looke upon as o'" 
 sanctuary of safety & a mutuall bond unto all, w''' upon no 
 pretext or interest . . . may be violate. We further therefore 
 most humbly entreat of this hon'"'' Co'"' that y"" would be pleased 
 to favo"" us with the information of the grounds of the proce- 
 dure in this case, and y'" Petitioners shall be bound ever to pray 
 etc. 
 
 Voted at a meeting of the freemen on the 27"' of May, 1667, 
 that this petition be sent unto the Gen" Ct. 
 as attest 
 
 Robert Lord Clerk. ^ 
 
 To which, reply was made: 
 
 In Answ'" to this Peticcon, The mag'^ App'hend its meet 
 that Cap' Jno. Appleton be admitted or continued in his trust 
 as a Deputy of this Court, in behalfe of the ffreemen of Ips- 
 wich, or that a just reason of his exclusion be rendred to the 
 Court, that so there may be no just ground of dissattisfaccon 
 given by this co\irt to the freemen of this Jurisdiccon. The 
 magisf" have past this their brethren the deputy* hereto con- 
 senting. Euw. Rawson, Secret. 
 
 The deputyes consent not hereto 
 28: 3'' 67. William Tokrey Cleric. 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 106, leaf \dA. 
 
THE CHARTER IN PERIL. 145 
 
 However Capt. Appleton was elected a Deputy the next 
 year, and no objection was made to him. Lord Clarendon 
 soon fell from power. The annoying interferences of the King 
 and his advisers ceased, and the sharp political discussions and 
 anxious fears which prevailed in Ipswich and in the colony 
 were put aside for a time. 
 
 The incident was thought of sufficient importance to be 
 mentioned by Samuel Mavericke in a letter to Lord Arlington, 
 Oct. 16, 1667. Writing of the session of the General Court, he 
 says: "The first act they did was the expelling Capt" Appleton 
 of Ipswich who was chosen Deputy for that towne; the crime 
 laid to his charge was the subscription (to) that Loyall Pe- 
 tioon presented to the last Court of which coppies have been 
 sent to your Lord."i 
 
 It is an interesting episode as well as evidence of the warm 
 support that Denison had in Ipswich, in his loyalist attitude. 
 Samuel Symonds was aggressive in his opposition to this con- 
 servative spirit. Many of his fellow citizens no doubt sided 
 with him, and partisan feeling must have run high. 
 
 1 The Loyal Petition of Klfifi, by W. S. Appletou, p. 10. 
 
CHAPTER XII. 
 
 THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARVARD COLLEGE. 
 
 The ancient record book of the Grammar School contains 
 tlie item, probably copied from some earlier source: "1636. 
 A Grammar School is set up but does not succeed." The failure 
 was but temporary, and an incentive to a more determined 
 effort. [^Two lines of the Town Record chronicle the simple but 
 impressive vote of the Town Meeting then assembled: 
 
 The First third day of the 9^" 1642 
 
 It is granted that there shal be a free Schole. 
 
 Side by side with this luminous record, it should be written 
 that, in the summer of that same year, William Hubbard of 
 Ipswich, the son of William Hubbard, in his twenty-first year, 
 "was one of that remarkable group of nine young men whom 
 Harvard College sent forth in 1642, as the first specimens of high 
 culture achieved in the woods of America."* 
 
 How the young student had been fitted for the College is 
 left to our conjecture, but we conceive that in the little com- 
 munity, which was adorned with five students of Emman- 
 uel, and Winthrop of Trinity, there was no lack of guides and 
 instructors. It may have been that the honor that came to 
 Ipswich of having one of her sons in the first class that gradu- 
 ated from their beloved college, impelled her to the resolve to 
 have a free school in her midst. 
 
 The preliminary vote of 1642 was followed by that of the 
 third of October, 1643, that eleven pounds per year shall be 
 raised, as the Committee shall determine. "And that there shal 
 be seven free Schollars,or soe many as the Feoffees(to be chosen) 
 from tyme to tyme shall order, soe as the numb, exceed not 
 seven." 
 
 The ^hool was estabhshed, and Lionel Chute, we presume 
 
 ' M.C. Tyler: History of Ainericiin Literature, vol. I, \>. 13:?. 
 (146) 
 
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARVARD COLLEGE. 147 
 
 was the schoolmaster. He had purchased the house and land 
 of WilUam Bartholomew on East Street, "P*day 8"' mo. called 
 October. 1639"/ and may have been practising his profession 
 in some quiet way. He died in November, 1645,^ leaving his 
 house to his wife, Rose, and his books and other goods to his 
 son James.'' 
 
 The profound popular concern for the best educational op- 
 portunities is reflected in the vote passed by the General Court 
 in 1644, requesting the Deputies and Elders in every town to 
 use their influence so that every family allow one peck of corn 
 or 12d. for the College. The value of the College was em- 
 phasized afresh to the good people of Ipswich by the gradua- 
 tion of James Ward, younger son of the Rev. Nathaniel Ward, 
 in the class of 1645. One mischievous prank had brought 
 upon him the censure of the college authorities. He was pub- 
 licly whipped by the President, and suffered other penalties, 
 but he saw the folly of his misdeed, was pardoned and be- 
 came a man of honor and usefulness.^ 
 
 Again in 1649, an Ipswich boy of eighteen took his degree 
 at the College Commencement, perhaps the first of the graduates 
 from the Ipswich free school, John Rogers, son of the pastor. 
 A brilliant student he must have been, for he added at once to 
 the linguistic attainments, that fitted for the ministry, a prac- 
 tical knowledge of medicine, and began a few years later, the 
 double work in his native towm, of preacher and physician. 
 In his mature years, he was destined for the Presidency of the 
 College, the first of her graduates to attain that high honor. 
 
 William Hubbard's second son, Richard, entered college 
 the same year that young Rogers graduated, and Joseph Row- 
 landson, son of Thomas Rowlandson, the only graduate from 
 Harvard in 1652, had finished his Freshman year. One epi- 
 sode of Rowlandson's college course remains. Being vexed 
 by certain matters, he resorted to the device, not uncommon 
 in his day, of posting on the Meeting House in Ipswich near the 
 close of his Junior year, "a scandalous lybell",^ in which he 
 
 1 Town Record. 
 
 - Felt's History of Ipswich, p. 157. 
 
 •' Ipswich Deeds, vol. I, p. 50. 
 
 J Sibley's Harvard Graduates, vol. I, p. 121. 
 
 * Reprinted in full in Sibley's Harvard Graduates, vol. I, pp. 311-316. /^ 
 
14s IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 vented his spleen upon the individuals who had aggrieved him. 
 He paid d(^arly for this deed of rashness. In his mature years, 
 he became the minister of Lancaster. His house was burned 
 l)y the Indians, and his wife carried into captivity. Her 
 pathetic narrative' is a classic of the time. 
 
 The l})swich Granmiar School had become a pride to the 
 Town, though the name of its master was never recorded. 
 I^ut. in the year 1650, the broadminded citizens, with note- 
 worthy ambition, called to the position of schoolmaster, the 
 most eminent teacher in New England, P^zekiel Cheever. He 
 was l)orn in I;ondon about 1615, had taken his degree at 
 Ennuanuel, and had taught with brilliant success at New 
 Haven. His Latin Grammar, "The Accidence," is supposed to 
 have been written at New Haven. President Josiah Quincy 
 wrote of this famous book, "a work which was used for more 
 than a century in the schools of New England, as the first ele- 
 mentary book for learners of the Latin language, which held 
 its place in some of the most eminent of those schools nearly, if 
 not quite, to the end of the last (the 18"') century, which has 
 passed through at least twenty editions in this country ; which 
 was the subject of the successive labor and improvement of a 
 man, who spent seventy years in the business of instruction, 
 and whose fame is second to that of no schoolmaster New Eng- 
 land has ever produced, requires no additional testimony to its 
 worth or its merits."^ 
 
 He came to Ipswich in December, 1650,^ and the Town was 
 moved at once to generous provision for the School. All 
 "that Neck beyond Chebacco River and the rest of the ground 
 up to Gloucester line" was given to the School in 1650. * It was 
 leased forever to John Cogswell, Jr., his heirs and assigns, for 
 £14 a year, £4 in butter and cheese, £5 in pork and beef, and 
 £5 in corn at the current price. ^ 
 
 On Jan. 26, 1652, the Town voted "For the better aiding 
 of the schoole and the affaires thereof, Mr. Samuel Symonds 
 Mr. Nathaniel Rogers, Mr. Jonathan Norton, Major Daniel 
 
 1 NiiiTative of Mrs. Mary Rowlanrlson. 
 
 - Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. xxxill, p. IfU. 
 
 3 Cotton Mather: Funeral Sermon. 
 
 * Town Record. 
 
 <> Felt: p. 83, from Records of the Grammar School. 
 
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARVARD COLLEGE. 149 
 
 Dennison, Mr. Robert Paine, Mr. William Paine, Mr. William 
 Huljbard, Dea. John Whipple and Mr. Wm. Bartholomew, 
 weare chosen a committee to receive all such sums of money, 
 as have and shall be given toward the buildina; or maintaining 
 of a Grammar schoole and schoole master, and to disburse and 
 dispose such sums as are given to provide a schoole house and 
 schoole master's house, either in buildings, or purchasing the 
 same house with all convenient speed, and such sums of money 
 parcels of land, rentes or annuities, as are or shall be given to- 
 wards the maintenance of a schoole master, they shall receive 
 and dispose of to the schoole master, that they shall call or 
 choose to that office from time to time, towards his mainte- 
 nance, which they shall have power to enlarge by appointing 
 from yeare to yeare what each scholler shall yearly or quarterly 
 pay or proportionably, who shall allso have full power to regu- 
 late all matters concerning the schoole master and schollers, 
 as in their wisdome they think meet from time to time, who 
 shall allso consider the best way to make provision for teaching 
 to write and cast accounts." 
 
 Mr. Robert Payne proceeded at once to purchase a house 
 and two acres of land of Richard Coy, attorney for Samuel 
 Heifer, for the use of the school master.^ This lot w^as bounded 
 by the present County Road, Poplar St. and Argilla Road, 
 including the present Payne St. and land occupied by the Cogs- 
 well School House, Mr. F. T. Goodhue's store, and other build- 
 ings." In the succeeding year, Mr. Payne "att his own proper 
 cost & charge" built an edifice for a grammar school, which 
 was erected upon part of the land purchased. Various ancient 
 deeds make it evident that it stood in the corner lot, bounded 
 by County Road and Poplar St. Mr. Paine held title to this 
 estate until 1683, when he conveyed it to the Feoffees.^ 
 
 There Mr. Cheever made his home. Thither, as his wife 
 and mother of his motherless children, he brought Ellen Lathrop 
 sister of Captain Thomas Lathrop of Bloody Brook remem- 
 brance, and a daughter and three sons were born there.'* 
 
 ' Il>8\vich Deeds, vol. v, p. 269. 
 
 - Publications of the Ipswich Historical Society, Xo. IX, A History of the old 
 ArgillaRoad, pp. 6 and 7. 
 ^ Iliswich Deeds, vol. v, p. 263. 
 ■* Historical and Genealogical Register, xxxiii, p. 18o. 
 
150 ipswi(;h, in the Massachusetts bay colony. 
 
 Cotton Mather was one of his pupils in his later years, and 
 in his Funeral Sermon bore loving witness to "his piety and 
 his care to infuse documents of piety into the scholars under 
 his charge, that he might carry them with him to the heavenly 
 world. He constantly prayed with us every day and cate- 
 chised us every week, and let fall such holy counsels upon us : 
 he took so many occasions to make speeches to us that should 
 make us afraid of sin, and of incurring the fearful judgments 
 of God for sin, that I do not propose him for emulation." 
 
 Rev. John Barnard of Marblehead was a pupil of his old 
 age in the Boston Latin School. I "remember once," he said, 
 "in making a piece of Latin, my master found fault with the 
 syntax of one word, which was not so used by me heedlessly 
 but designedly, and therefore I told him there was a plain gram- 
 mar rule for it. He angrily replied there was no such rule. I 
 took the grammar and showed the rule to him. Then he smil- 
 ingly said, 'Thou art a brave boy, I had forgot it', and no 
 wonder, for he was then above eighty years old."^ 
 
 "When Scholars had so far profited at the Grammar Schools, 
 that they could Read any Classical Author into English, and 
 readily make and speak true Latin, and Write it in Verse as 
 well as Prose; and perfectly Decline the Paradigms of Nouns 
 and Verbs in the Greek Tongue, they were judged capable of 
 Admission in Harvard College."^ 
 
 This was the substance, then, of the course of study in the 
 Ipswich Grammar School, though room was made probably 
 for the elementary studies in reading, writing and arithmetic. 
 The School became famous, and many boys came for their prep- 
 aration for College. So many Ipswich boys graduated from 
 Harvard in those years, that we are sure of the names of some 
 who were trained by Mr. Cheever. 
 
 Robert Paine, son of the Elder, who had dealt so generously 
 with the School was graduated in the Harvard class of 1656. 
 He was a preacher, and was the foreman of the grand jury 
 that brought in some of the later indictments in the witch- 
 craft trials. His classmate, John Emerson, son of Thomas 
 Emerson, was for many years the minister at Gloucester. 
 
 1 nistorical and (ienealoijical Register, xxxiil, p. 181. 
 ' Cotton Mather: Magnalia, Book iv, §4. 
 
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARA'ARD COLLEGE. 151 
 
 Four of his Ipswich scholars were of the Harvard class of 
 1659. Nathaniel Saltonstall, the oldest son of Richard and 
 Muriel chose the ministry for his profession and was settled 
 in Haverhill, where he married Elizabeth, the daughter of Rev. 
 John Ward and granddaughter of Nathaniel Ward. His son was 
 graduated from the College in due time, and from that day 
 to this there has never been a break. "There is no family but 
 the Saltonstall, which has sent seven successive generations, 
 all in the male line, to Harvard University."^ Ezekiel Rogers, 
 son of the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, died at the early age of 
 thirty-six. Samuel Belcher, son of Jeremy, preached at the 
 Isles of Shoals from 1660 to 1672, when ill health compelled his 
 resignation. He resumed his ministry, settling with the First 
 Church in West Newbury in 1698, and continued until 1711, 
 when he returned to Ipswich. The fourth member of this 
 class was his son Samuel Cheever, born at New Haven in 1639, 
 who preached all his life at Marblehead. 
 
 In the class of 1660, were William Whittingham, son of the 
 merchant John Whittingham of Boston, and Martha, daughter 
 of W"\ Hubbard, and his brother Richard, who entered, but 
 did not graduate, and both were probably fitted by the Ips- 
 wich schoolmaster. Simon Bradstreet, son of Simon and Ann 
 Bradstreet, the minister of New London, of the same class, re- 
 corded in his Diary that upon his father's removal to Andover 
 he was placed in Mr. Cheever 's school. 
 
 Samuel Symonds, son of the Deputy Governor and Samuel 
 Cobbet, son of the minister, Thomas Cobbet, were of the class 
 of 1663, and scholars of the Grammar School. Both were in- 
 tended for the ministry by their parents, but both refused 
 and turned to secular employn^ents. Samuel Bishop, son of 
 Thomas, a merchant of the town, took his degree in 1665, and 
 was the last, probably, of the Cheever pupils, as the school- 
 master removed to Charlestown, in November 1661. He 
 taught there nine years, and was then called to the Latin school 
 in Boston, where he taught till his death. 
 
 Shortly before Mr. Cheever 's removal in the year 1660, the 
 fund of the Grammar School was greatly enlarged through the 
 
 1 Sibley: Harvard Graduates, vol. ii, p. 1. 
 
152 IPSAVICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 bequest by Mr. William Paine of Little Neck, which is still held 
 by the Feoffees, and the. income derived from it is still appropri- 
 ated for the Manning school. Mr. Thomas Andrews was chosen 
 as Mr. Cheever's successor and maintained the high reputation 
 of the School until his death on Nov. 27, 1683, and the Granmiar 
 School boys came forth in honor from the College. In 1669, 
 there were the brothers, Samuel and Daniel Epes, sons of Daniel 
 and Elizabeth, the daughter of Deputy Governor Symonds, 
 the latter of whom was a famous schoolmaster in Salem fo'- 
 many years. In 1671, William Adams, son of William Adams, 
 completed his course. His Diary reveals a brave struggle with 
 poverty, which cost him many pangs. Once he walked from 
 Cambridge to Ipswich, and, returning on his uncle Daniel Epes's 
 horse, he lost his way in Charlestown woods, and lay out all 
 night completely bewildered. He became the Pastor at Ded- 
 ham. In the same class was John Norton, son of William and 
 nephew of Rev. John Norton, who was ordained colleague with 
 Rev. Peter Hobar: of Hingham, and preached in the meeting 
 house known as the "Old Ship," which was opened for public 
 worship on the 8th of January 1681-2. 
 
 Thus through the medium of the College, the Town was con- 
 stantly sending the choicest of her youth into the ministry, 
 and the Ipswich church was destined to share richly in the good 
 fruit of her early and high regard for the best education. 
 
 Upon the death of Nathaniel Rogers, Thomas Cobbet was 
 called from Lynn to occupy the vacant pulpit. He had been 
 a student at Oxford, and he was the last of the English Univers- 
 ity men to fill the Ipswich pastorate. He was ])rominent in 
 all ecclesiastical affairs, wrote many books and pamphlets of 
 a controversial sort, and discharged his duty in all civil matters 
 with zeal. As a preacher, he may not have excelled, if the 
 iudgment of one of his Lynn parish is to be credited, who was 
 brought to the bar of the Quarter Sessions Court for affirming 
 he had as lief hear a dog bark as Mr. Cobbet preach. But 
 Cotton Mather extols his maste y of public prayer. He wrote 
 "a Large, Nervous, Golden Discourse of Prayer." . . . "Of 
 all the Books written by Mr. Cobbet none deserves more to be 
 Read by the World, oi- to Live till the General Burning of the 
 World, than that of Prayer. And indeed Prayer, the Subject 
 
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARVARD COLLEGE. 153 
 
 SO Experimentally, and therefore Judiciously, therefore Profit- 
 ably, therein handled, was not the least of those things, for 
 which Mr. Cobbet was Remarkable. He was a very Praying 
 Man, and his Prayers were not more observable throughout New 
 England, for the Argumentative, the Importunate, and I had 
 almost said. Filially Familiar, Strains of them, than for the 
 wonderful Successes that attended them. . . . That Golden 
 Chain one End whereof is tied unto the Tongue of Man, the other 
 End unto the Ear of God (which is as Just, as Old, a Resem- 
 bling of Prayer) our Cobbet was always pulling at, and he often 
 pull'd unto such Marvellous purpose, that the Neighbours were 
 almost ready to sing of him, as Claudian did upon the prosper- 
 ous Prayers of Theodosius, 
 
 O Nimium Dilecte Deo."^ 
 
 At the beginning of his pastorate, Mr. Cobbet received 
 as his colleague, William Hubbard, the Harvard graduate of 
 1642, the first in the line of Harvard men and of Ipswich men 
 in the famous pulpit of the Ipswich church. Mr. Hubbard's 
 homestead was on the sightly knoll now^ owned and occupied 
 by Mr. Gustavus Kinsman.^ He dwelt here we are sure in 
 later years, until his involved financial condition compelled 
 him to sell the paternal inheritance. His ministry was emi- 
 nent for its literary fruitfulness. In 1677, he pubhshed a 
 "Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians in New England," 
 of which Prof. M. C. Tyler observes, 'Tf, in the seventeenth cen- 
 tury was produced in America any prose work which, for its 
 almost universal diffusion among the people, deserves the name 
 of an American classic, it is this work."^ It is still recognized 
 as the best of the old chronicles of this period. 
 
 His "General History of New England from the Discovery 
 to 1680" was left in manuscript and was first printed in 1815 
 by the Massachusetts Historical Society. He borrowed so 
 largely from Morton's New England Memorial and Winthrop's 
 Journal, that this work can scarcely be considered as m re than 
 
 1 A remarkalile instance of answer to prayer, as it was regarded, occurred (iuring 
 King Philip's war, when his son was in captivity. 
 
 2 Publications of the Ipswich Historical Society, No. ix, History of the Old Argilla 
 Road, pp. 7-9. 
 
 3 History of American Literature, vol. I, p. 13.S. 
 
154 IPSWICH, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 a compilation. Nevertheless, Mr. Hubbard was a large figu e 
 in his day, far superior to Mr. Cobbet in gifts and attainments. 
 One thoughtful critic has declared that he "certainly was for 
 many years the most eminent minister in the county of Essex, 
 equal to any in the province for learning and candour; and 
 superior to all his contemporaries as a writer."* 
 
 Mr. Hubbard invited his brothe: -in-law, the scholarly John 
 Rogers, son of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, of the Harvard class of 
 1649, to be his associate in the ministry. Mr. Rogers continued 
 the practice of medicine with his pulpit work, and gained em- 
 inence for his literary attainments. This busy, many-sided man 
 was reckoned far above the ordinary, and, in 1677, on the death 
 of Leonard Hoar, he was chosen President of Harvard. He 
 declined this honor and Urian Oakes was elected, but on the 
 death of Mr. Oakes, he was elected again, and was solenndy 
 inaugurated on the 12th of August, 1683. Commencement 
 day of the next year fell on the first day of July, an occasion 
 of special interest to Mr. Rogers, as the first Commencement 
 of his Presidency, and the graduation day of his eldest son John, 
 and the young John Denison, son of Rev. John Denison, and 
 grandson of Major General Denison and Deputy Governor Sy- 
 monds. He was taken sick suddenly at Commencement time 
 and died on the following day, July 2, 1684, widely and sin- 
 cerely lamented. He was laid in the old burying-ground in 
 Cambridge, under the shadow of the College, and the high 
 sounding Latin and Greek epitaph carved upon his headstone 
 still recounts his virtues: " a treasury of benevolence, a store- 
 house of theologic learning, a library of the choicest literature, a 
 living system of medicine, an embodiment of integrity, a re- 
 pository of faith, a pattern of Christian sympathy, a garner of 
 all virtues." 
 
 This scholarly man added to his scientific and theologic 
 attainments a fine taste and capacity for poetry. It has al- 
 ready been remarked that Ann Bradstreet, during her residence 
 in Ipswich, attained renown as the first poet of the New World. 
 It i's a singular and noteworthy fact that the two men of the 
 following generation, whose poetry is worth recognition, were 
 
 1 J.Eliot: Biogi'Miiliicat Dii'tioiiiiry. 
 
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARVARD COLLEGE. 155 
 
 Ipswich men. President John Rogers was only a boy of four- 
 teen when Ann Bradstreet removed to Andover, and could have 
 received no direct personal impression from her genius. John 
 Norton, the Hingham Pastor, was twenty years younger than 
 Rogei*s. Both were admirers of her muse, and both were moved 
 to poetry to voice their regret at her death. 
 
 Professor Tyler finds in Mr. Rogers's poem addressed to Anne 
 Bradstreet, his only poem, "a monument of the keen enthusiasm 
 which the writings of that admirable woman awakened among 
 the bright, young scholars of New England during the latter 
 part of her own life and for some years afterward."^ 
 
 "Though in one place the poem lapses into a conceit that 
 is gross . . . upon the whole it is very noble : it is of high and 
 sustained imaginative expression: it shows, likewise that this 
 Puritan scholar, of our little college in the New England wilder- 
 ness, had not only conversed to good purpose with the classics 
 of pagan antiquity, but had even dared to overleap the barriers 
 interposed by his own sect between themselves and the more 
 dreadful Christian classics of the Elizabethan singers: 
 
 "Madam, twice through the Muses' grove I walked, 
 Under your blissful bowers I shrouding there. 
 It seemed with nymphs of Helicon I talked ; 
 For there those sweet-lipped sisters sporting were; 
 Apollo with his sacred lute sate by ; 
 On high they made their heavenly sonnets fly; 
 Posies around they strewed, of sweetest poesy. 
 
 Twice have T drunk the iicctar of your lines, 
 Which high sublimed my mean-born fantasy, 
 Flushed with these streams of your Maronian wines. 
 Above myself rapt to an ecstasy, 
 Methought I was upon Mount Hybla's top. 
 There where I might those fragrant floweis lop. 
 Whence did sweet odors flow and honey-spangles drop."^ 
 
 John Norton published only an election sermon in 1708 and 
 in 1678 a poem occasioned by the death of Ann Bradstreet. 
 "It is this poem, 'A Funeral Elogy upon that pattern and patron 
 
 1 History of American Literature, vol. II, p. 13. 
 
 2 For tlie wliole poem, see the Works of Ann Bradstreet, edited by John Har- 
 vard Ellis. 
 
156 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of virtue.' that will preserve for him a hio;h and permanent 
 memory among the few real singers of our colonial time. We 
 know not what else he did in verse, but certainly the force and 
 beauty that are in this little poem could not have been caught 
 at one grasp of the hand."^ 
 
 "Some do for anguish weep: for anger, I. 
 That Ignorance should live and Art should die, 
 Black, fatal, dismal, inauspicious day! 
 
 I^e it the first of miseries to all. 
 Or last of life defamed for funeral, 
 When this day yearly comes, let every one 
 Cast in their urn the black and dismal stone, 
 Succeeding years, as they their circuit go, 
 Leap o'er this day, as a sad time of woe. 
 
 Virtue ne'er dies: time will a poet raise. 
 
 Born under better stars, shall sing thy praise. 
 
 Praise her who list, yet he shall be a delator; 
 
 For Art ne'er feigned, nor Nature framed, a better. 
 
 Her virtues were so great, that they do raise, 
 
 A work to trouble fame, astonish praise. 
 
 Beneath her feet, pale Envy bites her chain. 
 And Poison-Malice whets her sting in vain. 
 Let e\ery laurel, every myrtle-bough. 
 Be stript for leaves to adorn and load her brow: 
 
 Victorious wreaths, which 'cause they never fade. 
 
 Wise elder times for kings and poets made. 
 
 Let not her happy memory e 'er lack 
 
 Its worth in Fame's eternal almanac. 
 
 Which none shall read, but straight their loss deplore, 
 
 And blame their fates they were not born before. "- 
 
 Mr. Cobbet died in 1686, and Mr. Hubbard invited his 
 nephew, John Rogers, son of the President, and John Denison, 
 to assist him in the ministry, but Denison was frail in health, and 
 
 1 M. C. Tyler: History of American Literature, vol. ii, j). 9. 
 
 ^ The whole poem is in The Works of Ann UnidHtreut, edited by .lohn Harvard 
 Ellis. 
 
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND HARVARD COLLEGE. 157 
 
 died in 1689, in the twenty-fourth year of his age, leaving a 
 widow Elizabeth, only daughter of Nathaniel Saltonstall, and 
 sister of his classmate, Gurdon Saltonstall, and a son John, who 
 graduated from Harvard in the class of 1710. John Rogers 
 continued in his ministry until his tleath in 1745 in his eightieth 
 year, having as the associate of his later years, his son 
 Nathaniel, a graduate in the Harvard class of 1721. Mr. Hub- 
 bard prolonged his service until 1703, when his colleague, Jabez 
 Fitch, of the class of 1694 succeeded him, and died on Sept. 14, 
 1704, at the venerable age of eighty-three. 
 
 The good work of the Grammar School, carried on by Thomas 
 Andrews until 1683, was continued by Noadiah Russell until 
 1687. Francis Wainwright, son of the merchant of the same 
 name, and Daniel Rogers, son of the late President, took their 
 Harvard degrees in 1686. Wainwright became a merchant, 
 a Representative in General Court, and a Colonel in the I'ort 
 Royal expedition. Rogers became the Teacher of his old school, 
 and remained in it until 1716, fitting fifteen young men in that 
 time for the College.^ In after years, he became Justice of the 
 Quarter Sessions Court and Register of Probate, and lost his 
 life in tragic fashion on the Salisbury marshes^ in 1722. 
 
 The third son of the President to take academic honors, 
 Nathaniel, graduated in 1687, became minister at Portsmouth, 
 where he died in 1723. Wm. Paine was among the graduates 
 of 1689, Rev. John Wade in the class of 1693, Doctor John 
 Perkins in the class of 1695, and Rev. Francis Goodhue, son of 
 Capt. Wilham, in the class of 1699, who died in 1707. Rev. 
 Jeremiah Wise son of Rev. John Wise of Chebacco rounded out 
 the century in the class of 1700. 
 
 Thus the Grammar School made liberal contribution to the 
 ranks of broad-minded and scholarly men in the learned profes- 
 sions, and in business life, and the debt of gratitude that was 
 due to Harvard College is abundantly recognized in the regular 
 rates that were raised by taxation for the relief of the College. 
 Seven pounds six shillings and seven pence were appropriated 
 in 1664 and in 1665. In 1677, the General Court sent a letter 
 to our town, praying for a subscription for the new brick build- 
 
 ' Sibley's Harvard Graduates, voL ill. 
 
 - Publications of Ipswich Historical Society, xi, p. 35. 
 
158 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ing, which lagged for want of funds, and in 1681, a committee 
 was appointed to gather up what was behind for the College, 
 and John Dutch's sloop was laden with seventy-eight and a 
 half bushels of corn and thirty one and tliree quarters of malt, 
 valued at £19 15s. for the College.^ 
 
 Grave compUcations in political affairs, the heavy financial 
 burdens resulting from King Philip's war, the tense strain in- 
 duced by the renewed attacks upon the Charter, the convulsed 
 social condition of the Ursurpation period, were not allowed to 
 cool the interest of Ipswich in the struggling College. Through 
 all these troubled years-, the vSchool did its work, sending many 
 up to the College, and many more into business and polit- 
 ical life, and Ipswich had her reward in the high standard of 
 her citizenship, her patriotic devotion to the noblest ideals, her 
 prosperous and powerful place in the Colony. 
 
 1 Felt'8 Hifitory of Ipswich, pp. 92, 93. 
 
CHAPTER XIII. 
 
 KING Philip's war. 
 
 Since the year 1653, there had been no fear of Indian assaults. 
 The settlers went to work in the fields, or assembled for public 
 worship, and journeys were made over the lonely roads through 
 the forests without suspicion of danger. But, at last, there 
 were signs of an approaching rupture in the peaceful relations 
 between the English and the Indians. A chief of commanding 
 influence, Metacun, the son of Massasoit, known commonly 
 by his English name, Philip, dwelt at Mount Hope, near the 
 present town of Bristol, Rhode Island. He had sold his tribal 
 lands so extensively, that his people began to feel the pressure 
 of civilization. The settlers had dealt unfairly in many in- 
 stances in their traffic with the natives. They had deprived 
 them of their arms, on pretence of treachery, and had occupied 
 their lands without purchase. Brooding over his wrongs, Philip 
 organized a plot for the extermination of his dangerous neigh- 
 bor's. It was discovered by a Christian Indian, who reported it 
 to the authorities of Plymouth Colony. Philip condemned the 
 informer to death, and he was slain in January, 1674. Three 
 Indians were brought to trial for the crime and sentenced to 
 death. Two of them were executed in June, 1675, and Philip 
 began at once to plan for his revenge. 
 
 On the 24th of June, 1675, the first blow was struck. The 
 town of Swansea in the Plymouth colony was attacked and eight 
 or nine of the English were slain. A foot company under Cap- 
 tain Daniel Henchman and Captain Thomas Prentice with a 
 troop of horse were dispatched from Boston toward Mount Hope 
 on the 26th. The state of affairs was critical and with true 
 Puritan reverence, the 29th of June was set apart as a day of 
 humiliation and prayer. The troops met the enemy near 
 Swansea and some lives were lost on both sides. It soon became 
 evident that a general Indian uprising was imminent. On the 
 
 (159) 
 
160 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 14th of July Meiulon, about 36 miles from Boston and within 
 the bounds of the Massachusetts Colony, was assailed and four 
 or five of the settlers were killed, and on Au.u. 2'"* the fvdl 
 horrors of an Indian war were revealed in the bloody affair 
 at Brookfield. 
 
 Captain Edward Hutchinson, accompanied by his troopers, 
 and some of the men of Brookfield went to the place agreed on 
 with the Indians for a conference, near the town of Brookfield, 
 and not meeting them there, pushed on to find them. In 
 a narrow defile, shut in by a rocky hill on one side and a swamp 
 on the other, they were suddenly fired on, and in the short, sharp 
 fight that followed eight were slain. Retreating to the town, 
 they made their stand in the garrison house. The Indians 
 assailed them hotly with loud yells. One young man, the son 
 of WilUam Pritchard, who had been slain in the morning, was 
 killed while venturing away from the garrison. They cut off 
 his head, tossed it about in plain sight of the beleaguered settlers, 
 and then set it on a pole against the door of his father's house. 
 The Indians endeavored repeatedly to burn the garrison house, 
 and, after several unsuccessful attempts, were just completing a 
 long cart filled with combustibles, and provided with poles, with 
 which they could push it against the house. A providential 
 shower wet the kindling-wood so thoroughly that it would not 
 burn readily. 
 
 The news of this affair must have caused many a pang in 
 Ipswich. A plantation six miles square, near Quabaug Ponds, 
 had been granted by the General Court in 1660 to some persons 
 of Ipswich, if twenty families and an approved minister be there 
 in three years. In 1667, on the 15^'' of May, the Court voted 
 that the time be extended for a year from the next midsummer, 
 as only six or seven families had settled there. John Warner 
 and William Pritchard removed from Ipswich to the new set- 
 tlement in the year it was granted, and Captain John Ayres 
 was a resident there in 1672.' Other Ipswich folk may have 
 migrated thither, and the tale of the tragic death of Ayres and 
 the Pritchards, and the sufferings of their families in the 
 garrison house made the war vividl}'' real and terrible. 
 
 In the year 1675, the Essex regiment was commanded by 
 
 1 Felt'e History of Ipswich, pp. 75, 76. 
 
KING Philip's war. 161 
 
 Major Denison. The Ipswich company had for its officers, Dcn- 
 ison as Captain, Samuel Appleton as Lieutenant and Thomas 
 Burnham as Ensign. The first Essex troop, recruited in 
 Salem and vicinity, and the second Essex troop, which was 
 composed of Ipswich and Newbury men, were also attached to 
 this regiment. 
 
 Of Denison, it has already been said that his mihtary skill 
 was so highly esteemed, that he had been elected Major General 
 of the Colony's forces. Lieutenant Samuel Appleton was 
 brother of Captain John. Their father, Samuel, had emigrated 
 from Little Waldingfield in England to Ipswich about 1636, and 
 had taken a place of honor at once in his new home. He was 
 chosen Deputy in 1637. 
 
 John, his elder son, born in 1622, began his public career in 
 1656, when he was chosen Deputy to the General Court. He was 
 continued by successive yearly elections until 1664, and was 
 elected again in 1665 and 1667, 1669 to 1671, and 1674 to 1678. 
 Samuel, two years younger, attained public notice more slowly. 
 He was forty-six years old when he was chosen Deputy for the 
 first time, succeeding his brother. From 1669 to 1671, both 
 brothers were members of the Court, and Samuel was again in 
 office in 1673 and 1675. From this year to the end of his life, 
 we shall find him a conspicuous figure in all affairs of the 
 highest moment. 
 
 Another resident of Ipswich, the Reverend William Hubbard> 
 is of great interest, as the Historian of the Indian wars. His 
 intimate knowledge of all the events of King Philip's war, and 
 his close personal friendship with Denison, Appleton, Whipple 
 and all the soldiers of Ipswich, fitted him for his work in rare 
 degree. 
 
 Upon the breaking out of the war, Denison had been ap- 
 pointed commander-in-chief of the Massachusetts troops. His 
 commission is an interesting document, and the Instructions 
 that were sent him are an admirable epitome of the spirit of 
 the times, which insisted on the utmost regard for the offices 
 of religion even under the most trying circumstances.^ 
 
 As the General was prevented by sickness from taking the 
 field. Major Thomas Savage was appointed to the command of 
 
 >Mass. Archives, book G7, leaves 206, 208. 
 
102 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the active ()i)erati()ns.' Denison, however, directed the move- 
 ments of th(^ troops. In the latter part of July a levy of troops 
 had IxMMi made in Essex County^ and immediately after the 
 disaster at Brookfield, Captain T^athrop of Salem was sent 
 with a company from Salem and the neighborinsz; towns, in- 
 cluding som(> from Ipswich. Captain Beers also marched from 
 Watertown with his command. The troo]:)s gathered at Brook- 
 fieUl and Hadley, but no body of Indians was discovered. Many 
 towns were threatened and the soldiers were kept on the move. 
 With the beginning of September, the war was pressed 
 most vigorously along the Connecticut River. On the first 
 of that month, Deerfield was burned and one man killed. Two 
 or three days later,'' the Indians attacked Squakeag, now North- 
 field, where they killed nine or ten of the jieople. The next 
 day Captain Beers, with thirty-six men, marched to relieve the 
 garrison at Squakeag, not hearing of the disaster of the day 
 before, and was ambuscaded by a large number of Indians. 
 He made a brave defence, but after a valiant fight, he and about 
 twenty of his men were slain. Rev. William Hubbard, in his 
 History of the Indian Wars, remarks, in this connection, "Here 
 the barbarous Villians showed their insolent Rage and Cruelty, 
 more than ever before, cutting off the Heads of some of the 
 Slain, and fixing them upon Poles near the Highway; and not 
 ordy so, but one (if no more) was found with a Chain hooked 
 into his under Jaw, and so hung up on the Bow of a Tree ( 'tis 
 feared he was hung up alive) by which Means they thought to 
 daunt and discourage any that might come to their Relief, 
 and also to terrifie those that should be Spectators with the Be- 
 holding so sad an object; insomuch that Major Treat with his 
 Company, going up two days after, to fetch ofT the Residue of 
 the Garrison, were solemnly affected with that doleful Sight, 
 which made them make the more Haste to bring down the Gar- 
 rison, not waiting for any Opportunity to take Revenge upon 
 the Enemy, having but an hundred with him, too few for such a 
 purpose. Captain Appleton going up after him, met him com- 
 ing down, and would willingly have persuaded them, to have 
 
 • Mass. .\rcliivc8, book (57, leaf -207. 
 
 " Bort^e, Soldiers of King I'liilip's War, p. 128. 
 
 ^ Bodge, Soldiers of King Philip's War, p. 32, says Sept. 2. 
 
KING Philip's war. 163 
 
 turned back, to sec if they could have made any Spoil upon the 
 Enemy; but the greatest Part advised to the Contrary, so that 
 they were all forced to return with what they could carry 
 away leaving the Rest for a Booty to the Enemy, who shall ere 
 long pay a sad Reckoning for their Robberies and Cruelties, in 
 the Time appointed." 
 
 This is the first mention of Captain Samuel A])|)leton in 
 this neighborhood. He had taken the field with his com- 
 pany about the first of September, it is connnonly tliought, 
 and he and his Ipswich soldiers had a grewsome beginning of 
 their warfare, marching over the road lined with the dismem- 
 bered bodies of their fellow soldiers, and the smoking ruins of 
 the farms. It was a valiant beginning withal, of which we are 
 proud, when Captain Appleton, amid these depressing suiround- 
 ings, urged his superior officer to turn back and attack the 
 enemy. Other counsels prevailed, and the troops were distrib- 
 uted as garrisons at Northampton, Hatfield, Deerfield and Had- 
 ley. Captain Appleton was stationed at Deerfield^ and arrived 
 there about the tenth of September. 
 
 On the 17th of August, Gen. Denison sent orders from 
 Boston to Major Richard Waldron to proceed to Pennicook 
 (Concord), "supposed to be the genall Randevous of ye enemy 
 where you may expect to meet Capt. Mosely, who is ordered 
 thither." He instructed him to take a chirurgeon with him, and 
 informed him that the main body of the soldiers was at Hadley."- 
 
 On Sunday the 12tii of September, the soldiers and set- 
 tlers at Deerfield gathered for worship in the stockade. Re- 
 turning, the north garrison was ambuscaded, with the loss of 
 one man captured. Appleton rallied his men and attacked 
 them and drove them off, but the north fort had been plun- 
 dered and set on fire, and much of the settlers' stock stolen. 
 As he had not force enough to guard the forts and engage in 
 offensive operations, the Indians still hung round insultingly 
 and burned two more houses. 
 
 " Red tape and a storm prevented action that night, but 
 the next night a party of volunteers, with a few from Hadley, 
 and 'some of Lathrop's men' came up to the relief of our town. 
 
 1 Sheldon, History of Deerfleld, vol. I, p. 98. 
 "- Mass. Archives, book 67, leaf '241. 
 
164 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 On tlic iiioniiTic; of 'J^uosday, the 14th, the united forces under 
 A])])le(()n marched to Pine Hill. Spies had doubtless reported 
 the arrival of j-einforcements, and the Indians had all fled."^ 
 
 It was decided that Deerfield sliould be abandoned, and as 
 there was a lar<i;e amount of corn already threshed, it was load- 
 ed on carts and Captain Lathrop was detailed to guard the teams 
 on their way to Hadley. No Indians were known to be in the 
 neighborhood. Upon September IS^'i, Hubbard writes, "that 
 most fatal Day, the Saddest that ever befel New England, as 
 the Company were marching along with the Carts (it may be 
 too securely) never ajiprehending Danger so near, were sudden- 
 ly set upon, and almost all cut off (not above seven or eight 
 escaping)." The ambuscade was cunningly placed at Muddy 
 Brook, and while the line of march was strung out in crossing, 
 the deadly attack was made. Captain Lathrop was wholly un- 
 suspicious of danger, "which gross Mistake of his, wasthe Ruine 
 of a choice Company of young Men, the very Flower of the 
 County of Essex, all called out of the Towns belonging to that 
 County, none of which w(>r(; ashamed to speak with the enemy 
 in the Gate; their dear Relations at Home mourning for them, 
 like Rachel for her Children, and would not be comforted, not 
 only because they were not, but because they were so miserably 
 lost." The number of the slain, including Captain Lathrop, 
 as reported by Rev. John Russell of Hadley in a letter written 
 shortly afterward, was seventy-one. Only a few escaped. 
 Among the dead, were several Ipswich men, Thomas Hobbs, 
 Caleb Kimball, John Littlehale,^ Thomas Manninge, Thomas 
 Mentor, and Jacob Wainwright. They were all buried in a 
 single grave near the place where they fell. 
 
 The Ipswich Historian, Rev. Mr. Hubbard, narrates, "As 
 Captain Moscly came upon the Indians in the Morning, he found 
 them stripping the Slain, amongst whom was one Robert Dutch 
 of Ipswich, having been sorely wounded by a Bullet that rased 
 to his Skull, and then mauled by the Indian Hatchets, was left 
 for dead by the Salvages, and stript by them of all but his skin ; 
 yet when Captain Mosely came near, he almost miraculously, 
 
 ' Sliclilon, HiBtory of Deerfleld, I, p. 100. 
 
 Mn the Ipswich (leefls, vol. iv, 54, "the Inventory of the estate of .John I^ittle- 
 halc, being slane with Capt. Latlirop," is recorded in full. 
 
KING Philip's war. 165 
 
 as one raised from the Dead, came towards the English, to 
 their no small Amazement, by whom being received and 
 cloathed, he was carried off to the next Garrison, and is living 
 and in perfect Health at this Day. May he be to the Friends 
 and Relations of the Rest of the Slain an Emblem of their more 
 perfect Resurection at the last Day, to receive their Crowns 
 among the Rest of the Martyrs that have laid down and ven- 
 tured their Lives, as a Testimony to the Truth of their Religion , 
 as well as Love to their Country." 
 
 Captain Appleton and his Ipswich company seem to have 
 been stationed at Hadley, and his value as a military leader was 
 becoming more and more evident to the Council of the Col- 
 ony. Instructions were sent to Captain Wayte : 
 
 "The Council do order and appoint Captain John Wayte to 
 conduct the 120 men appointed to rendevooze at Marlborough 
 the 28th day of this instant September & to deliver them unto 
 the order of Maio"" John Pincheon, Commander in Cheefe in the 
 County of Hampshire, & it is further ordered y* in case Cap- 
 tain Samuel Appleton should be com away from those parts 
 then the said Captain Wait is ordered to take the conduct and 
 chardge of a Company of 100 men under Maic John Pincheon, 
 but in case Captain Apleton do abide there then Captain Wait 
 is forthwith to returne Backe unles Maic Pincheon see cause 
 to returne him upon y^ service of the country. 
 
 past E. R. S. 24 Sept. 1675 
 
 It is ordered that there be a commission issued forth to 
 Capt. Samuel Appleton to Command a foot Company of 100 
 men In the service of y^ country. But in case hee should be 
 com away from those parts then that Capt. Waite is to have (a) 
 like commission. 
 
 past 24 Sept. 1675 
 
 Ordered By y*" Council y* y'' Commissary Jn" Morse deliver 
 Mr. Thomas Welden snaphant nuisket."^ 
 
 Capt. Appleton already held a local commission as Captain 
 of the Ipswich company. He undoubtedly received the new 
 commission, as he continued to act with Major Pynchon. 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 67, leaf -JfiS. 
 
166 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 On iho 26tli of ScptcMiilxM', the Indians appeared at Spring- 
 field and bin-ned Major Pynchon's barns and ()utl)uildings. 
 He was then at Hadley, and the report of these losses, following 
 cl()s(^ upon the reverse at Bloody Brook, completely unnerved 
 him. He wrote from Hadley to the Council on Sept. 30th, 
 pleading for r(4ease from his command as he was so distracted 
 about his liome affairs and reporting that two of the settlers 
 had been killed at Northampton. He added in a postscript 
 "Capt. Appleton is a man y^ is desirous to doe something in 
 this day of distress; being very sensible of y^ cause & people 
 of God at stake: & is much to be comended & incouraged & 
 u])on yt acct. to be p'ferred before many yt dare not Jeopard 
 there Lives in y^ high Places of y^ field."' 
 
 Major Pynchon's high regard for Captain Appleton may 
 have been due to long acquaintance. The wife of the Major 
 was Margaret, daughter of the Rev. Wm. Hubbard, and in an 
 old deed of the Hubbard property, the seven acre field, from 
 which the house had disappeared, is called "Pinchon's Close," 
 and the name is remembered by one of our oldest residents in 
 that neighborhood.^ 
 
 On the 5th of October, Captain Mosely wrote from Hadley, 
 "Majo"" Pinchon is gone with Cap*" Apleton and Cap'" Sill w^^ 
 a company of above 190 souldi'^^"^ They hurried to Spring- 
 field but found the town in flames, and the Indians already fletl. 
 Major Pynchon's grist mills, Rev. Mr. Glover's Parsonage 
 with his valuable library, and nearly all the buildings were 
 destroyed. Rev. John Russell wrote a letter which described 
 the disaster, and lamented that Hadley would be the next to 
 drink the bitter cup. "Perhaps," he wrote, "the impowring 
 of some man or men, as the Honor^'i Major or Captain Appleton, 
 or both to direct and order us fortifications might not be un- 
 usefull."4 Completely broken down by these disasters. Major 
 Pynchon wrote to CJovernor Leverett describing the pitiful con- 
 dition of affairs, and praying that a more competent commander 
 be chosen. 
 
 1 Mass. Ar<-,liives, book (IT, leiives 273, 274. 
 
 2 Publi(;ati(>ii8 of the Ipswicli Historicil Society, IX, p. 8. 
 •■■■ Mass. An^liives, book (17, leaf 281. 
 
 •• Mass. Archives, book 67, leaves 28S, 289. 
 
KING Philip's war. 167 
 
 Springfield, Oct. S, 1675. 
 Honored S"", 
 
 I desired M^" Russel to give yo" an acc^ of y^ sore stroake 
 upon Pore distressed Springfeild, w^'i I hope will excuse my 
 late doeing of it. On y^ 4*^ of Oct. o'' soldiers w^^ were at Spring- 
 feild, I had called all off, leaving none to secure y^ Towne, y 
 comissioners order was so strict. That Night, word was sent to 
 us that 500 Indians were about Springfeild, intending to destroy 
 it; so yt y^ 5^^ of Oct. wtt about 200 of o'' soldiers, I marched 
 down to Springfeild where we found all in flames, about 30 
 dwelling houses burnt downe, & 24 or 25 Barnes, my Corn 
 Mille, Sawmill & other Buildings. Generally, men's hay ik corne 
 is Burnt, & many men, whose houses stand, had their goods 
 burnt in other houses w^'h they had caryed y^^too: Leift. 
 Cooper & 2 more slayne, & 4 psons wounded, 2 of W^^ are 
 doubtf ull of their Recovery. The L'' hath made us to drink deepe 
 of the cup of sorrow. I desire we may Considcn- y^^ oppcraticjn 
 of his hand & what he speakes. Yet that y^ Towne did not 
 utterly perish is cause of grt Thankfulness. 
 
 As soone as o'' forces appeared, y^ Indians all tlrew off so y* 
 wee saw none of y'": — sent out scouts y' Night it y*' next day, 
 but discovered none neither can we sattisfye o'selves wh^h way 
 they are gon, their Tracts being many ways. We thiidc they 
 are gon dowaie y" River. O'" last discovery was of a Considerable 
 Tract upwards. O'' indeavors here are to secure y" houses Si 
 Corne y* is left. Providence hath obstructed o"" goeing out w^^ 
 y« Army & w^ can be done I am at a great loss: O'" People are 
 under grt discouragement. Talk of Leaving y Place; we need 
 y orders *fe direction about it. If it be deserted, how wofully 
 doe we yield & incourage o'' insolent enymy, & how doth it 
 make way for y<' giving up of all y^ Towns above : If it be held 
 it must be by strength ct many soldiers, and how to have pro- 
 vision, I meane bread for want of a Mille, is difficult: y^ Soldiers 
 here already complaine on y* aec*, although W(^ have flesh 
 enough; & this very trouble, I meane noe Mille, will drive many 
 C" Inhabitants away, especially those y* have noe corne, & 
 many of them noe houses, w<=h fills & throngs up every Roome 
 of those yt have to go there w^^ ye soldiers (w^h yet we can- 
 not be w'hout) now increasing o^ Numbers: so y* indeed it is 
 very uncomfortable living here & for my owne pticular it were 
 far better for me to goe away, than bee here where I have not 
 anything left, I meane noe corne, neither Indian nor English, 
 and noe means to keepe one beast here, nor can I have Releife 
 in this Towne, because so many are destitute. But I resolve to 
 attend what God calls me to, & to stick to it as long as I can, 
 & though I have such gr* loss of my comforts, yet to doe what 
 
168 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 I can for dofonding ye Place. I hope G*^' will make up in him- 
 self what is wanting in y" creature, to mee & to us all. 
 
 This day a Post is sent up from Hartford, to call off Major 
 Treat w^^ a p*^ of his soldiers, from InteUigence they have of 
 a pty of Indians lying ag* Wethersfeild on y^ East side of y^ 
 River. So y*^ matters of action here doe linger exceedingly, 
 w'"'' makes me wonder what y*' 1/' intends with his People; 
 Strange Providences diverting us in all o'hopt^full designes; & 
 yf^l/' giving o])portunity to y^ l*]nymy to do us niischiefe,& then 
 hiding of y'" and answering all o'' Prayers by Terrible things 
 in righteousness. 
 
 S'", I am not capable of holding any Comand, being more 
 & more unfit & almost confounded in my understanding: the 
 Iv' direct y Pitch on a meeter pson than ever I was : according 
 to Liberty fro'" y" Councill, I shall devolve all upon Cap* Apple- 
 ton, ludess Major Treat return againe, when y"" shall give yo^ 
 orders as shall be most meete to yo^ selves. 
 
 To speake my thoughts, all these Townes ought to be Gar- 
 risoned, as I have formerly hinted, and had I bin left to my- 
 selfe, should, I think, have done y*, \v^^ possibly might have 
 prevented this damage. But y^ express order to doe as I did 
 was by y wise directing hand of God, who knew it best for us, 
 & herein we must acquiess. 
 
 And truly to goe out after y Indians in y** swamps & thickets 
 is to hassard all o'" men, unless we knew where they keepe, w^^ 
 is altogether unknowne to us, & God hides fro"' us, for ends best 
 known to himself. 
 
 I have many tymes thought y* y*' winter were y^ tyme to 
 fall on y"^, but there are such difhcultys y* I shall leave it, yet 
 suggest it to consideration. I will not further trouble y"" at p'' 
 sent, but earnestly crave y prayers for y«' L'l'^ undertaking for 
 us, & sanctifying all his stroakes to us. 
 
 I remain, y unworthy serv* 
 
 John Pynchon. 
 
 We are in gr* hassard if we doe but stir out, for fear to be 
 shot downe by some sculking Indians. M"". Glover had all his 
 Bookes Burnt, not so much as a Bible saved; a gr* loss, for he 
 had some choise Bookes & many.i 
 
 The Council had already replied on October 4''', very cour- 
 teously and sympathetically, to his earlier request, relieving 
 him of his command and conunissioning Captain Appleton in 
 his place. 
 
 iMas'j. Archives, book 67, leaves 286, 287. 
 
KING Philip's war. 169 
 
 Honoured Si""^ 
 
 Your letter dat Sept. 29 wee received and although wee 
 could have desired your continuance in that trust committed 
 to you as coiTiander over o^ forces in y^ p*«, yet considering your 
 great importunity y® I'easons alledged wee cann but greatly 
 simpathize with you in ye present despensatiou of Divine Prov- 
 idence towards your family in yoiu* absence and have ordered 
 Capt. Apelton to take the charge as Comander in Cheife over 
 the united forces whiles in o^" Colony, and uppon a removall of 
 the seat of Warr the Comanders to take place according to (the) 
 appoyntment of y^ Commissioners. 
 
 Inclosed in this letter to Major Pynchon was Captain Apple- 
 ton's commission as Commander-in-chief. 
 
 THE COUNCIL OF MASSACHUSETTS TO CAPTAIN SAMUEL APPLETON. 
 
 Capt. Appleton, 
 
 The Councill have seriously considered the earnest desires 
 of major Pynchon & the great affliction upon him & his family, 
 & have at last consented to his request to dismiss him from 
 the cheefe coiiiand over the Army in those parts, and have 
 thought meet, upon mature thoughts, to comitt the cheefe co- 
 iuand unto yourselfe, beeing perswaded that God hath endeow- 
 ed you with a spirit and ability to manage that affayre; & 
 for the Better inabling you to yo^ imploy, we have sent the 
 Councill's order Inclosed to Major Pynchon to bee given you; 
 and wee reffer you to the Instructions given him for yo"" direction 
 ordering you from time to time to give us advise of all occurr- 
 ences, & if you need any further orders & instructions, they 
 shall be given you as y^' matter shall require. So coinitting you 
 to the Lord, desireing his presence with you and lilessing upon 
 you, wee remaine: 
 
 Your friends and servants. 
 Boston, 4*^ of October, 
 1675. 
 
 Captain Samuel Appleton, 
 Commander in chiefe at the head quarters at Hadley. 
 
 The position to which he was called was full of difficulty. 
 The Indians had ravaged the country so sorely and had inflict- 
 ed such terrible losses upon the forces sent against them, that 
 a general feeling of discouragement prevailed. The authority 
 
 1 Mass. Ai'chives, book 67, leaf -280. 
 
170 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 vested in him was not supreme. The Connecticut Colony sent 
 soldiers into the field, under Major Treat, who looked for his 
 direction to the Joint Commissioners of tiie three Colonies, or 
 the Council of Connecticut. Friction between the two officers 
 was inevitable under such a system. The choice of Captain 
 Appleton under these circumstances reveals the confidence of 
 the Council in his prudence, skill and ('om-a'>;(>. He had carried 
 himself so bravely in the campaign, that all turned to him 
 as the man for the iiour. 
 
 His first letter to Governor Leverett is of special interest, 
 as revealing his modest sense of incapacity for the momentous 
 requirements of his office, and his dissent from the order of the 
 Council that the soldiers be not used for garrison duty in the 
 neighboring towns. Major Treat's absence was a great em- 
 barrassment to him. 
 
 capt. appleton to governor leverett.* 
 
 Oct. 12, 1675. 
 Right Worpfi 
 
 Yors by Leift. Upham I received; as alsoe that of Octob"" 
 Qth from yo^s: together w^^ the order from ye Commission'"*, 
 concerning the number & order of managem* of the forces in 
 these parts. In reference whereto, I humbly p''sent two t-hings 
 to yC consideration; ffirst, as to the ordering the chiefc comand 
 to one of such an inferior capacity, the very thoughts of it were 
 and are to me such matter of trouble A: humiliation, as that I 
 know not how to induce my spirit to any Complyance therew*h, 
 lest it should prove matter of detriment and not help to the 
 publitiue, ffrom W^ nothinge should have moved me but y^ 
 Consideration of y« p''sent exigence, together w**^ the remem- 
 brance of that duty I owe to yo^s: and the comon concerns; 
 unto w^^h i\iQ Honoe'i Major having added his sorrowfull com- 
 plaints, for wch there was such abundant & manef(\st cause. 
 It was indeede an hart breaking thinge to me, & forced me 
 against my own spirit to yeild to y^' improvem* to y whole of 
 my small talent in yo^ service, untill I might send to yorselves 
 (W^h now I doe) to intreate that there may be speedily an ap- 
 pointm* of some other more able to y^ worke, and likely to ob- 
 tain ye desired end. I humbly intreate 5'0'" most serious con- 
 ideration and help heiiii. 
 
 ' Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 3. 
 
KING Philip's war. 171 
 
 Secondly, my humble request is that j^ou would be pleased 
 to revise that part of yo"" own and the Hono'"'^! Commission '•■' 
 order, w^h doth strictly prohibite the fixeing of any of o'' 
 souldiers in garrison. I doubt not but y^ reasons inducing 
 hereto were weighty; which notwf'\standing, we finde the atten- 
 dence here extreamly hazzardous to ye losse of o"" Towns (w^^ 
 is ye loss of all) as appears both by y*' lamentable experience 
 we have had at Springfield, as also by what is obvious to the 
 eye of each man's reason. The thoughts hereof putt us to 
 great straights. Most willingly would we attend y^ expresse 
 letter of yo"" order, & yet cannot but tremble at the thoughts 
 of exposing the Towns to mine. Be pleased, as seasonably 
 as may be, to give us yo*" resolve herin. 
 
 As to the state of poor desolate S}:)ringfeild, to whose releife 
 we came (tho w^^^ a march that had putt all o^" men into a most 
 violent sweate, and was more than they could well bear) too late, 
 their conditione is indeede most afflicted, there being about thirty 
 three houses and twenty-five barns burnt, and about fifteene 
 houses left unburnt. The people are full of fear & staggering 
 in their thoughts, as to their keeping or leaving of the place. 
 They whose houses & provisons are consumed incline to leave 
 the place, as thinking they can better labor for a livcing in places 
 of lesse danger then that where now they are; hence seeme un- 
 willing to stay, except they might freely share in the Corn & 
 provision w<^h ig remaining and preserved by the sword. I can- 
 not but think it conducible to the publike (& for ought I see, 
 to the private) interest y*^ the place be kept; there being corn 
 and provision enough and to spare for the sustenance of the 
 persons whose number is Considerable and cannot be maintained 
 elswhere w* out more than almcist any place can afford to their 
 releife. The worth of the place is also Considerable, and the 
 holding of it will give nmch incouragement and help to others; 
 and the quitting of it great discouragem* to others, and hazzard 
 to or passage from one place to another; it being so vast a dis- 
 tance from Hadley to any other Town on this side the River. 
 
 I have, in regard of p'sent distresse of y^ poor people, ad- 
 ventured to leave Capt Sill there, to be ordered by the Hono^d 
 Major untill further orders be received. What hazzard I run 
 I am not insensible, but do rather chuse to adventure hazzard 
 to myselfe than to y^ ]3ublike, and so draw myselfe to yo'" 
 worps: mercy in so doing. 
 
 We are at p^sent in a broken posture, uncapa]:)le of any great 
 action, by reason of Major Treat his absence; who upon a re- 
 port of Indians lower down the River about Hartford, was 
 (while I was absent) recalled by y^ Councill of Connecticutt, 
 upon the eighth of this instant, & is not yet returned, nor doe 
 I know how it is w*^ him nor when he is like to return. We 
 
172 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 have sent to y^ Coimcill of Connecticiitt sijjnifying y' C Col- 
 ony having bin mindful to conipleate their numbers, we do 
 earnestly intreate and expect his speedy returne, and y' ye 
 Ainunition now at Hartford & needed l^y us may be brought 
 up under their guard. Hereto we have not yet received answer. 
 
 In the account of Springfeild houses we only p''sented y" 
 number of them on the East side of the River & y*^ in the Town 
 platt ; ffor in all on the West side <.V: in the outskirts on y^ East 
 side, there are about sixty houses standing, and much Corn 
 in & about them, w^h coming into the Indian hands will yield 
 great support to them. We have bin considering ye making 
 of a boate or boats, & finde it not adviseable; ffirst, because 
 the River is not Navigable, & so none made here can be had 
 up ; Secondly, should we make any above the falls, there must 
 be an army to guard the workmen in the worke; Thirdly, we 
 finde exceeding hard, by any provision, to secure o"" men in the 
 boats, by reason y* ye high banks of ye River give ye enemy so 
 great advantage of shooting downward upon us; And lastly, 
 as we must follow the enemy where he will goe, we must either 
 leave a very strong guard upon o^ boats or lose them perhaps as 
 soon as mad(\ There being now come in sixty men imder Capt. 
 Poole and Lieft. Upham, and we needing Comanders, especially 
 part of or men being now at Springfeild & we not daring to send 
 all thither, we have retained Capt. Poole to comand these sixty 
 men untill further orders be given. 
 
 We are but this evening come up from Springfeild, and are 
 applying o 'selves pJ'sently to ye sending out scouts for ye dis- 
 covery of the enemy, y* so the Lord assisting, we may w^h these 
 forces that we have, be making some onsett upon him, to do 
 some things for ye glory of God and releife of his distressed 
 people : the sence of w^h is so much upon my hart, y * I count 
 not my life too dear to venture in any motion wherein I can 
 persuade myselfe I may be in a way of his Providence, and ex- 
 pect his gracious p'"sence, wt^out w^h all o^ indeavo''*' are vaine. 
 We confide, we shall not, cannot faile of ye steady & continued 
 lifting up of ye hands and harts of all God's precious ones, y*- 
 so o'' Israel may in his time prevail against this cursed Amaleck ; 
 against whom I beleeve the Lord will have war forever untill 
 he have destroyed them. With him I desire to leave o''s : & all ye 
 concern and so doing to remain 
 
 Yo"" servant obliged to duty, 
 
 Samuel Appleton. 
 
 I communicated thoughts w*h Major Pynchon, about y® 
 garrison placeing at Brookfeild; And alth^ we judge it would 
 be some releife & comfort to c messengers going Post, yet con- 
 
KING Philip's war. 173 
 
 sidering the great charge w^h must necessarily be expended 
 upon it, and that they have no winter provision there for the 
 keeping of horses, wthout much use of w°^ we see not how they 
 can subsist, we have not seene cause to order any garrison 
 thither, nor (for ought yet appears) shall doe, except we have 
 some special direction from yoi^.s: for it. 
 
 We also finde y* these three Towns being but small, and 
 having sustained much losse in their crop by reason of ye war, 
 and had much expense of what hath bin gath(n-ed here, both by 
 the souldiers and by those come into them from the places that 
 are already deserted, are like to finde the work of sustaining 
 ye army too hard for y'"; and therefore we app''hend it will be 
 adviseable and necessary to send to Connecticutt to afford 
 some help as may be needed from some of their Plantations. 
 
 Capt Mosely makes p^sontm* of his humble services to yo"" 
 worp: whereto the scribe also desires to subjoin the tender of 
 his own. 
 
 These ffor the Worship'^ John Leverett, Esq., 
 Governor of the Massachusetts at Boston. 
 
 Captain Appleton's letter to the Council of Connecticut, to 
 which he refers, has not been preserved but the reply of that 
 body is on record : 
 
 the council of connecticut to samuel appleton.^ 
 
 Hartford, Octob^ 12th 1675. 
 Honord S"": 
 
 Uppon the occasion of the tidings of the enimyes movinge 
 down towards our quarters, and report made of Trecks neer 
 Hartford, & Intimation of some scoutinge Indians seen about 
 us : It being a time & place not onely of the Councell, but also 
 of the General Court's sitting heer: We could doe noe less than 
 call hither Major Treat with a guard with him ; for better secur- 
 inge these Towns, while they are now makeing some flankers 
 &c : as is done above in your Towns, that soe we might not 
 lye altogether naked at home, when soe many of our men are 
 or may be abroad in pursuit of the warr: yet are all those 
 soldiers heer kept ready to move when and where there may 
 be opportunity to doe God and y" countrey best services, in 
 conjunction with a sufficient force sent from the Massachusets 
 and Plymoth such as may be competent to grapple with the 
 enimy in his rapacity; and to assault him in his head quarters 
 
 1 Appleton Memorial, p. 111. 
 
174 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 or where they may meet with liis force abroad. Besides guard- 
 inge these Towns, we have heer in like readiness about one 
 hunch-ed M()h(>af;s it Pecjuots, which we keep iipi)on ciiari>;e at 
 Majoi" I^viH'hon's desire to attend the like service: but we see 
 not cause to send them further ujjvvards to char<i; those Towns, 
 or be a cumber to them untill there be thorow preparation for 
 some immediate expedition to be attempted. Yet have we noe 
 assurance to keep them heer longe under noe improvement, 
 neither are they willinge to move farther without some of our 
 English to conduct and direct their motion: ffor which end 
 we have brought liither Ca])t" Jn": Mason in whome they take 
 great(\st contc^iit: These things we thought good to communicate 
 to yourselves previously wayting for a sjx'cdy return of what 
 is adviseable by you heerin, or anything else respecting the 
 state of these affayres, and what is understood of the enimyes 
 plac(^ or motion, and how many English are come or cominge. 
 Now the good Lord y** (tod of armyes apear in his own time for 
 salvation to his people: which in the doe us(> of means with 
 christian courage and fedulity seasonably aplyed is yet hoped 
 for. 
 
 Gent"; By your affectionate 
 
 ffreinds & servants the Councill 
 of Conecticott; pr their order. 
 
 Signed, John Allyn, Secr'y. 
 Vera copia. 
 
 This letter did not reach Captain Appleton until the 16th 
 as appears from the letter of that date. Meanwhile , he had 
 written again, on October 14th, declaring the "obstructive 
 difficultyes," which necessitated his repeated appeals. 
 
 CAPT. appleton to THE COUNCIL OF CONNECTICUT.* 
 
 Hadley, October y^ 14™ 1675. 
 Right Worship" 
 
 Haveing received comission and orders from our Councill, 
 together with ye order of the Comissioners of the united collonies 
 respectinge the management of ye joynt forces raised & miited 
 for the prosecutinge the war against the barbarous enemy in 
 the westerly plantations uppon Connecticott : and having, after 
 the sad diversion given us by the mischiefe done at Springfield, 
 been ai)lying ourselves to the pursuit of the enemy: we have 
 mett with some obstructive difhcultycs heerin which occasions 
 
 t Mass. Archives, book 68, leal' 10. 
 
KING Philip's war. 175 
 
 and necessitates our present aplication to yourselves. The 
 matter of difficulty is, ffirst, the absenc of our honored ffreintl 
 and assistant, Major Treat with his Company: whose being 
 called of without any order from the Comissioners,or agreement 
 of the Councill upon the place, we know not how to reconcile 
 with y« order of the Comissioners for the prosecutinge the warr. 
 
 Secondly, haveing this morninge (upon our resolve of a mo- 
 tion), summoned Leift. Seely with his whole comjmny to apear 
 at our head quarters forthwith to attend the publick service 
 of the country, we fayled heerof ; for the said Leift. apearing 
 himself without his company, excused there non-apearance by 
 his doubting o"" comission to bear him out : Thereby it comes 
 to passe that we Vjeing heer with y^ full numbers required to 
 the proportion belonging to our Collony, find our way as to any 
 regular motion ol^structed. Our aplication to your selves is to 
 Intreat ct call up})on you for the removall of the said obstruction, 
 with all possible speede, both by the sending up the honored 
 Major Treat forthwith, & by removing all matter of difficulty 
 that is or may be with those that are heer for the service. 
 
 We have received Intelligence of a suply of ammunition, 
 clothing and other necessaries for our armey, sent to Hartford; 
 we Intreat your help for the conveyanc of the same hither, 
 there being the opertunity of a guard by Major Treat his com- 
 pany 's coming up, and our necessity calling for the same with 
 ye first y* may be. 
 
 We trust we need not provoke you to use the utmost ex- 
 pedition heerin, your selves knowing the vast expenses of the 
 whole, together with y*' dayly hazzards, and the difficulty of 
 the season which may soon render all action unfeizable. 
 
 We beg your candid acceptanc and Improvement heerof, 
 so as may be to the promoting of the publick Interest; wherto 
 adding our hearty prayers, & the presentment of most cordial 
 respects & humble service to your Worp^: and all of you respect- 
 ively, I take leave & remain 
 
 Your Worps most humble servant, 
 Vera copia. Samuel Appleton, Comd^ in Chiefe. 
 
 This for the Worshipfull William Leet, Esc}., Deputy Gov- 
 enor at Connecticut, or to y^ worshipfull John Allyn, Esq., to 
 be communicated to y^ council at Hartford. 
 
 Deprived of the cooperation of Major Treat, with another 
 Connecticut officer insubordinate, in need of the stores of am- 
 munition, clothing and other necessaries for his army, which 
 
176 IPSAVICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 were detained at Hartford, Captain Appleton's impetuous 
 spirit was cliafed and fretted. A swift post bore his letter to 
 Hartford and tlie next day a reply came from the Council of 
 Connecticut. 
 
 thk council of connecticut to samuel appleton.* 
 
 Hartford, Oct. 15""': 1675. 
 
 Yours of ()ctol)er y^ 14'^> came to us this day, who doe well 
 resent the courage^ and readiness therin nianifest(>d to be in 
 action agaynst the eriimy, and doe thither refer the urgent en- 
 vitations to have our forces joyned to yours, according to the 
 Commissioner's order, and doe refer you to the long lyinge of 
 our full number of our forces with you before yours were ready, 
 as a demonstration of our forwardness in this good cause; but 
 further to sattisfy all scruples, you may please to understand 
 that oui- Councel's calling for Major Treat (from the place where 
 he lay in garrison) hither with y« party that came with him, 
 was the apearance of the eniniy in these parts as was reported, 
 unreadiness of your full number and Major Pynchon's per- 
 mission therof,and some other occasions we had with the Major 
 not convenient heer to mention, and sine his cominge we have 
 received intelligence from the Reverend Mr. James Fitch of 
 Norwich that Phillip with four hundred men, had determined 
 this day to fall uppon Norwich, with Importunate request of 
 some ayd to prevent it; where uppon we could not but comply 
 so far as to send forty of those men, who marched away the 
 last night before your letter came, and y® Pequott and Moheage 
 Indians who were heer ready with ours to come to you, returned 
 home to defend their own Interest, which indeavour is soe con- 
 sonant to ye grand design as we think, you will not be unsat- 
 tisfyed therein. We have ordered their speedy return unless 
 the enimy be there, and expect them at the beginning of the 
 next week ; onely this we further advise you that by a letter 
 from Mr. Stanton, he sayth he hath Intelligenc that Phillip in- 
 tends to fall uppon the Moheags & Pequots, and that the Nar- 
 ragansetts make great preparation for warr, and other matters 
 that have a looke as If treble were next like to fall in these south- 
 ern parts. Now if your Intelligenc concurr and lead you to 
 march southwards, and you signify the same, and save our 
 forces their March upwards, they will be ready to Joyn with you 
 in the most convenient place; but if you have Intelligenc of 
 the enimyes continuanc in those parts, and by your scouts doe 
 make a full discovery of him, and will resolve to march with 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 11. 
 
KING Philip's war. 177 
 
 your whole luiniber of thre hundred forth, we desire you will 
 speedily signify the same to us, that so we may comply with 
 you therin. We have not to ad but our respects to you, & 
 our prayers to God for his presenc with you, and that we are 
 S'" your affectionate friends, 
 
 The Generall Court of Conecticott, 
 pr their order; signed, John Allyn, Secr'y. 
 postscrip : The ammunition & part of the cloathes you desire, 
 were taken hence by Major Pynchon's order, yesterday to 
 Springfield. 
 
 It was a tart and discouraging retort to his earnest appeal 
 for Major Treat and his soldiers, but Captain Appleton replied 
 with fine dignity, giving the alarming reports of the presence 
 of the Indians very near him, and repeating his request for 
 reenforcement and for the supplies at Hartford. 
 
 SAMUEL APPLETON TO THE GENERAL COURT OF CONNECTICUT.! 
 
 OcTo: 16: 1675. 
 
 Worshipful! S'"'^: 
 
 This day I received yours of Octobr; 12 signifiing y^ reason 
 of Major Treat being called off: as alsoe ye readiness he is in 
 to be sent upon the publick service agayn. Before the receipt 
 heerof, I signified to you, by a letter bearing date Octo^r; 15th 
 our desire and need of Major Treat his return with your whole 
 number of men belonging to your Colony. Heer are from our 
 Colony the full of the proportion belonging to us, & to ye 
 makeing up of the 500 men, so y* heer is the reality of things 
 done, tho we heer know not y^ reason of Plimouth's not bearing 
 a share in it. You, we doubt not, also understand y^ order of 
 the Comissioners of the United Collonies, for y^ management of 
 the forces joyntly raised which we looke at as y^ rule of our pro- 
 cedure; however, in y^ exigency, by reason of the desolation 
 at Springfield, and in the absenc of Major Treat with your forces, 
 (wherby we are incapacitated from attending ye publick orders) 
 there hath been some digression till y® return of your forces. 
 
 By scouts sent forth last night, we understand that the en- 
 imy is very neer us; many of them at Deerfield, and many on 
 this side within a few miles of Hatfield : wherby we have been 
 alarumed once A: again. A: are in constant danger. I was this 
 
 1 Mass. ArcliiveB, book G8, leaf 19. 
 
178 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 day propariufi; to .send to Springfield for the anmnuiition, l)iit 
 by a sudden alaruni diverted : And tlie neer aproach of the enimy 
 makes us apprehensive of the Inconvenience of sending any of 
 our forces (especially in the absenc of yours) far ofT; which 
 occasions me again to Intreat y« spedy return of the Honor'' 
 Major Treat with his forces, as also to request your help in this 
 time of need, that Major Treat his company may help us up 
 with what they can possible of the necessaiyes for our souldiers, 
 which we hear are at Hartford; and also with y« annnunition or 
 some considerable jmrt of it, which is at Springfield. We, by 
 reason of the .straite we are in, deferr our sendinge till we see 
 how far you can grattify us heerin. I Intreat your answer, 
 with all possible speed. 
 
 Sine the writing heerof, our post is come with yours of the 
 15*^ of octo^^r presenting new d' fiu'ther matter of humiliation 
 & fear. Oh that it might be a provocation & incitement to 
 strengthen faith, and cause us to flee to y^ rock yt is higher y" 
 ourselves. The Lord our God is a present help in time of trouble ; 
 now is the tim(> of our Jacob's trouble. O that faith may say 
 he shall be saved from It. We have most certayn Information 
 that y® Indians are this evening discovered within a mile of Hat- 
 field, which we expect to have assaulted, either this night or in 
 the morninge, and therefore are now in the night hasting over 
 to Hatfield to their defenc. We greatly need the company & 
 help of all our forces now. And I trust should the forces be 
 brought together, I shall be as ready to attend the Commis- 
 sioners orders, as your officers or any others shall ; it being my 
 concern, both with respect to the publick Interest & my own. 
 Our hast will not pmitt us to Inlarg. We commend you with 
 ourselves to y^ great keeper of Israel, whose everlasting armes 
 are underneath his distressed ones in their most low estate, & 
 in him remaine 
 
 S^s; Your worships most 
 
 assured ffreind & serv* 
 
 Samuel Appleton. 
 Vera copia. 
 
 About the same time, the Council of Massachusetts wrote, 
 giving him larger liberty in the use of his troops, and recom- 
 mending that he forbid Major Treat to withdraw again. There 
 is a touch of the grotesque in their ord(n- to this trained 
 soldier that he beware of massing his troops in a "huddle." 
 
KING Philip's war. 179 
 
 THE COUNCIL OF MASSACHUSETTS TO SAMUEL APPLETOn/ 
 
 Boston: Octob". 15: 1675. 
 Capt. Appleton, 
 
 Yclast came to ns the 14'hi]istant, whcrby we are well sat- 
 isfy' with yC acceptance of the charge comitted to yon, not 
 tU)nbting of yo^ care and dilligence therin, and therfore for the 
 present yon ninst not expect any alteration. We are apt to 
 think our orders are not rightly understood, as that you instance 
 in, about fixing of garrisons. It was judged here that having 
 furnished a body of 500 men, a considerable Stretch, and a very 
 great charge for the defence of one part of the country (other 
 parts being not only in danger, but actually assaulted and 
 spoyled and Suffering the Same calamityes that they should 
 (especially the season favoring) be employed in feild service, to 
 witt, in prosecuting the enemy to their ({uarters, and not to ex- 
 pect him at the townes only, wherin we know very well that our 
 forces must, at times, have their quarters, which if you call gar- 
 risons, you mistake us, we never expecting our soldiers should 
 continually keep the feild. We know they must have their re- 
 cruits and relaxations, but intended not nor consider^ there 
 could be a necessity of keeping fixed garrisons to the particular 
 towns : for while such a number of soldiers are abroad, we would 
 hope (if prudently employed) the inhabitants might be a suf- 
 ficient guard to their respective Towns, and this was the utmost 
 intent of the order. We cannot but further intimate that incase 
 your soldiers living in their quarters, and you see cause to make 
 any expedition, there is noe reason to draw all your forces to 
 one towne, but that the most convenient place be appoynted 
 for the Rendevouze of yo"" forces, whether in town or feild. 
 Wee are very sensible of the great losse sustained at .Springfield 
 and are of the same oppinion with you, that it is not advisable 
 to have it deserted, and would hope that the inhabitants of all- 
 most 100 houses might be able to defend the maine of the re- 
 mainder, while the Army is employed abroad. We must leave 
 much to yo"" prudence with the councill of yo'' chief coinanders, 
 without attendance to popular insinuations; and you must at- 
 tend yor orders so as never to practice contrary theronto; but 
 you may and ought, according to right reason, to interpritt and 
 understand all orders in the largest and most extensive signifi- 
 cation, for the welfare and security of those under yo'' comand 
 and care. We have taken notice of Major Treat's Retreate, upon 
 the order of the Councill of Conecticote, of which we are very 
 sensable, and have represented the same to Conecticote, and 
 
 I Mass. Archives, book 08, leaves 13, 14. 
 
ISO IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 doc advise you, if ho return, to lett him or any others know 
 tliey may not depart, nor withch-aw from under yo"" command, 
 whilst in our jurisdiction, without express orders from the 
 Commissioners of the United Collonys, or yo'' particular licence, 
 with consent of yo"" chief officers. 
 
 Wee are satisfyed in your deserting Qua])ague,and sup])osed 
 the order taken b}^ the Commissioners for supply of victualls 
 from Hartford will be efTectuall. We desire and hope wee shall 
 not be wanting to second yo^ endeavors by our hearty suppli- 
 cations to our God, the father of mercyes, to pitty, pardon, 
 heale and help us, in this our distressed estate. 
 Remaining, Sir, 
 
 Yc" assured friends, 
 
 Ed. Rawson, Secretary, 
 by order of the Council. 
 
 We cannot but advise you in yo^ marches, to keep good dis- 
 tance between your partyes of men, that you be not sur- 
 prised in a huddle, and that in bushy places (if you fear not 
 by such discovery to loose yo"" design) that you fire the woods 
 before you. 
 
 Captain Appleton wrote again to Governor Leverett, narra- 
 ting in detail the distracting condition of affairs, the insubordi- 
 nation of a Connecticut officer, his correspondence with the Con- 
 necticut authorities and his own unwearied and courageous 
 exertions in the field. 
 
 capt. appleton to governor leverett.^ 
 
 Hadley, Octo: 17, 1675. 
 Right Worpfii 
 
 I thought it convenient and necessary to give you a p^sent 
 account of o"" state & posture, that so yo^s: might thereby be 
 the better capacitated both to send orders to us, & to know 
 how to act towards others, as the case doth require. 
 
 On Tuesday, Octo: 12, we left Springfeild & came y^ night 
 to Hadley, neer 30 mile. On y*' 13'h <.'(: 14*^ we used all diligence 
 to make discovery of y® enemy by Scouts, but by reason of y*^ 
 distance of the way from hence to Squakeheage," et y*" timerous- 
 nesse of ye scouts, it turned to little account ; thereupon I found 
 it very difficult to know what to doe. Major Treat was gone 
 
 ' IMasB. Archives, book (iS, leaves -li, 23. 
 - North field. 
 
KING Philip's war. 181 
 
 from us, and when like to return, we knew not. Oin- orders 
 were to leave no men in garrison, but keepe all for a feild armye, 
 w^^ was to expose the Towns to manefest hazzard. To sitt 
 still and do nothinge is to tire o^s: and spoyle o"" souldiers, and 
 to ruin y" country by y^ insupportable burden and charge. All 
 things layd together, I thought it best to goe forth after the 
 enemy w^^ C p'sent forces. This once resolved, I sent forth 
 warrants on y^ 14*^ instant early in the morning to Capt. Mosely, 
 & Capt. (as he is called) Seely at Hatfeild and Northampton 
 to repair forthw^^ to y^ head-quarters, y^ we might be ready for 
 service. Capt. Mosely was accordingly w^h us, wt'^ his whole 
 company very speedily. Capt. Seely\ after a Consideral)le time, 
 came w*kiut his company, excused their absence by his want 
 of Coinision. His comission he produced, ct upon debate about 
 it, seemed satisfyed; expressing y*^ his purpose was to attend 
 any ord"" y * should be given ; I wrote another warrant and gave 
 into his hand, to appear w^^ his company w^h are about 50 men, 
 the next morning ; but in y^ night he sent a messenger to me, 
 w'li a note about intillegence from Major Treat to stay till 
 further orders iVc. I p'sently posted away letters to ye Councill 
 at Hartford, declaring to y™ how the worke was obstructed 
 by absence of Major Treat, (whose company indeede I much 
 desired, he approving himself e while ^\^^ us a worthy gentleman, 
 and a discreete and incouraging CoiTiander) & by absence (in- 
 deede) of Capt. Seely, and those few that were w^^ him. The 
 copy of my letter to y^ Councill & of my warrants to Capt. 
 Seely, and his returns to me, I send you here all of them in- 
 closed. 
 
 This morning, Octo : 16 : I received a letter sent first to Majo^" 
 Pynchon & from Springfeild hither, from y^ Councill at Hart- 
 ford, dated Octo: 12: w^'h I also send y^ copy of wherljy you 
 will perceive y* they seem to make some excuse, and sticke at 
 y want of forces here from Plimouth, wherin I am not so fitted 
 to return y™ an answer as perhaps I might be, for want of under- 
 standing the specialties of agreement between the Hono-'t' Coin- 
 issionrs of the United Colonies ; only thus much seemes evident, 
 that they all agreed th"" number should be 500 ; the W^^ is 
 made up by C" Colony and Connecticute though there be none 
 from Plimouth, so y* we see the reallity of the thinge is done, 
 though we know not the reas(jn of Plimouth their not bearing 
 a share in it. _ 
 
 By a letter from Major Pynchon, we imderstand y* the Ani- 
 unitioniscome up to Springfeild, wc^ I am p^sently sending for. 
 This likewise informs of an old Indian Squaw taken at Spring- 
 
 • Capt. Seely was statioued at Northampton with a company of Connecticut 
 troops. 
 
182 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 field, who tells y* the Indians who burnt y' town lodged about 
 six miles off y Town; some men went forth, found 24 fires and 
 some plunder. 8hee saith there came of ye enemy 270; that 
 the enemy in all are 600. The place where they keepe is at 
 Coassit (as is supposed) about 50 miles above Hadley. 
 
 After ye sending my letters to Hartford, I drew forth o"" 
 own men, all but Capt. Seely's (who are neer sixty) intending 
 to march up to Sqhakheage. We had not marched above a 
 mile or two, ere we received intelligence by post y* y^ enemy 
 was by his track discovered to be in great numbers on y" West 
 side of the River. We pi'sently changed o"" course, and hasted 
 over the River. It was after sunsett ere we gote out of Hatfield. 
 We marched some miles, and in ye darke saw a gun fired, and 
 heard its report & o'" scouts saw and heard this gun. Some hIso 
 sd they heard a noise of Indians. My purpose was now to march 
 to Deerfield, but upon what we discovered, o"" officers, especially 
 Capt. Mosely, were very app'hensive of danger to the Towns 
 here if we should march up. This being often p''ssd and I 
 alone for proceeding, none of the Connecticute men w*"^ us, nor 
 any left in the Towns of Hadley and Hatfield, & night threat- 
 ening rain and tempest, I yeilded, against my own inclination 
 to return to o"" quarters, wh we did late in the night. This 
 morning we und'stand by scouts that there is certainly a 
 great number of y<^ enemy at Deerfield and some of them 
 much neerer. 
 
 This evening we have received a letter from y^ Gen ''all Court 
 at Hartford, whcrby I perceive its very uncertain when we are 
 like to have their forces again. In very truth, I am in straites 
 on every side. To leave y^ Towns without any help, is to leave 
 y™ to apparent mine. To supply w*^ any except now in y" 
 absenc of Connecticute, is hardly reconcilable with y^ order of 
 ye Coiliissioners. This evening late, I am assaulted w^^ a most 
 vehement and affectionate reciuest from Northampton, (who 
 have already w'^ them about 50 of Capt. Seely 's men) y' I would 
 afford y'" a little more help, they fearing to be assaulted p'sently. 
 And at ye same time while these are speaking, Capt. Mosely 
 informs y* ye enemy is this evening discovered wt'»in a mile of 
 Hatfield, and that he verily expects to be assaulted there too- 
 morrow; w*"'^ I am so sensible of yt I account it m^y duty p'^sent- 
 ly to repair thither, now at 10 or 11 of ye clocke in the night, 
 some of the forces having already passed the River. Nor are 
 we w'^out app'hension of Hatfield's &: Hadley 's danger at the 
 same time, where, w"' respect to the wounded men & ye Town, 
 I strive w''» my self e to leave about twenty men or but few more, 
 tho ye Indians were yesterday discovered within five or six 
 miles; and we are necessitated to send so many of them for 
 Posts (on weh account six are at this pi'sent) and other occasions, 
 
KING Philip's war. 183 
 
 as makes y™ less than their little selves. I desire in all, to ap- 
 prove myselfe to the Lord, and faithfully to his people's interest, 
 so as I perswade mys: would most reach and take yo"" harts 
 were you pi'sent. 
 
 I crave yo"" candid acceptance of what comes from a hart 
 devoted to yo^ service; & yo-" speedy, seasonable return to what 
 I have written, w^^ waiting for, I leave the whole matter w>h 
 the wise ordering, and remaine 
 
 Yor Worps: most humble serv^ 
 
 Samuel Appleton. 
 
 Hoping for y^ Return of o'' Post from yo'"s: and y* o'' going 
 forth last night might p'^oduce something of Consequence, we 
 delayed the sending away this letter a day. But Providence hath 
 denyed o^" expectation & desires in both. Our Post is not come 
 in, and we have wearied o^s.-w^^ a tedious night and morning's 
 march, w'^^out making any discovery of y^ enemy. Thus y 
 liOrd orders all things wisely, holily and well. May we but see 
 and close w^'^ the goodnesse of his will, and waite for the work- 
 ing of all things together. It shall be peace at ye latter end, to 
 all y^ love Tiod y^ are perfect ones, ffor W^^ praying & waiting, 
 I am vo"" servant as above. 
 
 S. A. 
 
 Octo: 17: afternoone. 
 
 These for the Worp^' John Leverett, Esq., 
 Governor of the Massachusett in Boston. 
 Hast — Hast — Post-Hast. 
 
 Two days later, the apprehensions of Indian assault were 
 realized. On the 19th of October, an attack was made upon 
 Hatfield, but Appleton had foreseen the danger and provided 
 for it. Mr. Hubbard gives a vivid narrative of the fight: 
 
 "But according to the good Providence of Almighty God 
 Major Treat was newly returned to Northampton, Cajitain 
 Mosely and Captain Poole were then garrisoning the said Hat- 
 field, and Captain Appleton for the like End c}uartering at Had- 
 ly, when on the sudden seven or eight hundred of the Enemy 
 came upon the Town in all Quarters, having first killed or taken 
 two or three Scouts belonging to the Town, and seven more be- 
 longing to Captain Mosely his company: But they were so well 
 entertained on all Hands where they attempted to break in 
 upon the Town, that they found it too hot for them. Major 
 
184 IPSAVini, TN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Apploton with <;r('at Coviraf2;c (lofeiulin<i- one End of the Town, 
 and Captain Mosely as stoutly niaintainino; th(; Middle, and 
 Captain Pool the other end; that they were by the Resolution 
 of the English instantly beaten off, without doing much harm. 
 Captain Appleton's Sergeant* was mortally wounded just by 
 his side, another liullet passing through his own Hair, by that 
 Whisper telling him that Death was very near but did no other 
 harm." 
 
 This was the first decisive defeat inflicted upon the Indians. 
 Major Ai)pleton's official report would be a valuable document. 
 Unfortunately it has not been preserved. 
 
 Winter was now near at hand, and a letter from the Council 
 of Massachusetts, dated Oct. 23, intimated that he might ex- 
 pect orders to return with his troops at an early date. A second 
 letter from the Council, dated November 1st, informed him 
 that a speedy decision would be made wath reference to his con- 
 tinuance in the field, and re-affirmed his authority, which seems 
 to have been constantly called in question by the leaders of 
 the confederate forces. 
 
 THE COUNCIL OF MASSACHUSETTS TO SAMUEL APPLETON.2 
 
 Boston, Nov. l^t 1675. 
 Capt. Api)leton, 
 
 Yours of October 29 is newly come to our hands, <Si renews 
 ou"" exercising thoughts whilst wee peruse that relation of the 
 present posture of matters w"^ you, which you send us, wherein 
 wee desire to owne the souvraigne hand of God, <t to ly low 
 before him. Tomorrow, y" Comissionrs of the Colonies are to 
 meete a.gaine, & the General Court of this Colony the day after. 
 Wee shall not faile to hasten such resolves as to yourself, and 
 the forces & plantations with you, as the Lord may Graciously 
 guide unto. In the meantime, that w^e may not occasion you"" 
 further feares, wee send back your Post wt^ all speede. If 
 Connect! cot will be under no order but what they please to 
 give themselves, wee thinke it \vili be to little purpose to depend 
 long upon theire motions, or at all to solicit their assistance at 
 that rate they now offer the same; Only you are by no means, 
 by any act of yours, to wave the order of the Comissioners 
 
 ' Kreegfiice Norton. He died at Hadley soon after. 
 '' Appleton Jleniorial, p. 121. 
 
KING Philip's war. 185 
 
 but to Assert your Authority thereby, it being fully & cleerely 
 founded upon their last act, whereby they leave it to each Col- 
 ony to appoint the Comander in ciiiefe of theire own forces, 
 who is expressly to be in coiTiand over the joint forces of all 
 the Colonies, where their service is appointed in the same Col- 
 ony. If Major Treat doe again withdraw, then our advice 
 and order is, that if no aparent & notable advantage offer 
 itself of Going forth to seeke or set upon the enemy, you cheifely 
 mannage the forces under you^ coinand as may be best for the 
 p^sent securing of those Towns untill you heare from us againe : 
 Wee are very sensible that the season passeth swiftly away, 
 and are therefore resolved to put no long delays upon you, so 
 that you may expect speedy orders from us. Supplies for the 
 souldiers shall be forthwith sent. You write that you had con- 
 stituted cornet Poole, to be Captain of that Company whereof 
 Leiften'Uphamis I^eiften*. Wee would put you in minde that 
 you will find yo^" comission doth not Impower you to constitute 
 officers as a Generall;onlyin Case superior officers fall in the warr, 
 the next officer may succeed in course untill further order: And 
 when you see cause to recoiiiend any meet person to have a 
 coinission, wee shall have a due regard thereunto. 
 
 W^'i our respects to you, and coinending you to the speciall 
 Guidance tl- blessing of the Almighty, who only is able to furnish 
 youwt'Mvisdom & courage to Cioein & out, carrying you through 
 & above all the difficulties you may meet, wee remayne, 
 Sir, 
 
 Yo'" very loving ffriends. 
 
 The Gen^i Court of y^ Massachusetts, 
 by their order, 
 
 Edward Rawson, Secretary. 
 
 These for Captain Samuel Appleton, Commander in cheife, 
 at his head quarters, at Hadley o"" Elsewhere. Haste — Post- 
 haste. 
 
 The Commissioners of the United Colonies, Massachusetts, 
 Connecticut, and Plymouth, met in Boston on Nov. 2, 1675, 
 and chose the Hon. Josiah Winslow, Esq. Governor of Plymouth 
 Colony, commander-in-chief over the united forces to be raised 
 at once for an attack upon the Narragansett Indians, and it 
 was agreed that the second in command should be appointed 
 by the General Court or Council of Connecticut while the forces 
 were in their colony. Major Appleton might, with reason, have 
 resented the appointment of one who had taken no active part 
 
186 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 in the war, to the chief command, especially since the Commis- 
 sioners departed from their own precedent in selecting a Ply- 
 month colony man, though the seat of war was to be in Connec- 
 ticut. We may detect the cause of this action in the ill-concealed 
 jealousy of Appleton on the part of the Coimecticut Council. 
 He was not informed, apparently, of this action, and waited im- 
 patiently their decision. On November 10th he wrote again 
 to Governor Leverett. His letter gives a moving picture of 
 the loneliness and hardness of his position, and his sense of utter 
 discouragement. The camp was full of bickering and jealousy. 
 The Council had not dealt fairly with him. Winter was at 
 hand. 
 
 SAMUEL APPLETON TO GOVERNOR LEVERETT.^ 
 
 Hadley, Nov. lO"' 1675. 
 Right Worpfii, 
 
 By the receipt of yo»'* bearing date Nov. 1^*, it is given me to 
 understand y* I am speedily to exi)ect fiuiher orders from yo''^: 
 wh^h I am dayly looking for, and shall, ace: to my capacity en- 
 deavo"" attendance to. Hereto you are pleased to adde yo"" 
 reproofe of my going beyond Coinissio in constituting Cornet 
 Poole, Captaine. I humbly crave yo^ pardon for what of trans- 
 gression is therin, wh'^'i had I looked at as such, I should by 
 no means have adventured on. But as y" state of ths: was 
 \\^^ me, I looked at it as my worke, and y* whc^ I was in a sort 
 necessitated to ; ffor to all my men have I had but one capt", 
 nor no orders from yo'^ how I should obtain any; yet yo"" ex- 
 presse orders & coins to me were to advise w^^ my Captains, 
 wh^^* I ought not to interprett so as to imply a contradiction, 
 if in any rationall way I might reconcile them; and I saw no 
 other but this, wli"'^ likewise I saw him that coinanded in chiefe 
 before me practise. You may please to consider the hard and 
 discouraging state of yo"": servant, upon whom you have cast y* 
 heavy work, y* others more able have groaned so hard under as 
 to occasion y Excellency to grant them a release. And to me, 
 the difficulties in regard of the enemy are increased; the in- 
 tanglements in o'' treaty of o^ Confederates (who are furnished 
 wth a Councill of 11 or 12, chosen by their Gen^all Court, among 
 whom are two ministers, men of abilities cV: learning) are such 
 as are too intricate for me to be alone in, besides the dayly 
 emergencies y' neede Counsell. Now for me to be in such 
 
 • Mjiew. Arcliives, book 6S, leaven 51-52. 
 
KING Philip's war. 187 
 
 straites, & have no counsell, or to be ordered to consult my 
 captains, & have no Captains nor liberty to make any, is y* 
 whf'h is beyond my ability w'h best advantages; but much more 
 too hard being thus left alone A: my hands wea,kned by being 
 imder yo^ frown. You exprcsse y* should I recomend any meete 
 person to yo's: you should have a due regard thereto. Be 
 pleased to remind y^ in my last, (if I mistake not) I did by an 
 expresse to yC's: comend y" said person as the most meete man 
 ace: to what judgment I could make, for yo"" & y^ countryes 
 service ; yet yo's : neither approve him, nor give reason against 
 him, nor appoint any other. I intreate yo^ serious & tender 
 consideration of the p'lnises, and yo^ putting forth yo^ helping 
 hand to the support of yo^ servant so sensible of ye weight of 
 ye worke cV: ye discouraging difficulties therin y* had not ye 
 fear of God w^ ye tender sence of duty to yo^s : and to ye publike 
 overawed me, I had, instead of this apology, acquainted you 
 wth my sinking under ye burthen too heavy for me. But I 
 would not do any thinge y * might be grevious to yo'"s : or discour- 
 aging to others in such a day of distresse. I therfore hold on 
 it go forward tho but heavily. I have p'"sented to yo"" Worps: 
 the whole of this case respecting Capt. Poole, to whom I have 
 given a comission under my hand. I intreate yo"" favorable 
 Resolve therin, yet whatever is from yo's: shall , I trust, silence 
 all concerned in the p'lnises. 
 
 As to or motions since my last to you, you may please to 
 und'stand y* having bin alarmed to Northampton, Octo 29*11, 
 upon ye Indians surprizing two men it a boy, of whe^^ I then 
 wrote you word, on the 30*^ we Resolved to march to Hatfield 
 ye evening after sabbath, Octo 31st, ^ go yt night to go up 
 to Deerfield. But on ye 30*^ at night, I was called out of, bed 
 by messengers from Hatfeild, informing yt their scouts had 
 just then upon a sandy hill, wt^in a mile of ye Town, discovered 
 man ye tracts of Indians, and neer ye same place they heard 
 Indians speaking one to another ; Not long after another mes- 
 senger informing yt their cattell came violently running into 
 Town, so yt they feared a p'"sent assault. Ifnediately I gathered 
 my men wth all silence, and passed the River, abode there ye 
 sabbath, it sixty of Major Treat's men came to me. In the 
 evening after the sabbath, the Major was coming to me by Had- 
 ley; but while he was at Hadley, about midnight there was an 
 alarum at Northampton wh<^'i recalled him thither. On Mon- 
 day Nov. I'^t^ went about ten or twelve miles into the woods, 
 searching the chesnutt mountains where the enemy was thought 
 to be, but found him not. Tuesday I visited Major Treat, & 
 we agreed on Wednesday night to march to Deerfield, o^ scouts 
 informing us of many fires seen that way : accordingly we went 
 up by night, but could make no discovery of the enemy y* night, 
 
188 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 nor in ()■■ ran,<iin<2; all the next day; wo came home late in y^ 
 night. Next morning, Nov. 5"\ we had news from Northamp- 
 ton yt ye enemy had almost taken a man c^ boy at plowin North- 
 ampton Meadow. We p'sently repaired thither and spent that 
 day and the next in searching those woods, but wt^ovit discov- 
 ering the enemy. These two days last past have not bin fitt 
 for action, by reason of the unseasonable weather. Nov. 6''', 
 Major Treat desired my consent to draw off his men to seeke 
 the enemy in their parts, and y* I would take order to garrison 
 Westfeild. We a])pointed a nuH-ting of o'' Councill on Monday, 
 at w'"'^ ye s'' Major (l(H'lai-ed y^ he did d(\sire y* their men at West- 
 feild might be called off thence, for that he could not quiet them 
 any longer, nor would his orders bear their continuance there ; 
 it being also against the order of the Coinissionrs. He also plead- 
 ed y* his men y' were at Northampton, might be by me ordered, 
 or at least permitted, to remove thence, y* they might discover 
 the enemy elsewhere, perhaps in their coasts. My answer was, 
 yt for ye men at Westfeild, they were placed there by order. I had 
 called them off when I saw neede of them, & they would not 
 obey and now at this p^sent time, there was no occasion to draw 
 out all or forces into the ffield, and therefore I did not see cause 
 at p'"sent to call them off, nor could either order or permitt the 
 others to remove, having no evidence y* y^ enemy was removed, 
 much lesse whither. At last I gave my answer in writing, wh^h 
 1 send you here inclosed. We enquired whether we were all 
 one army or no. To this the answer was dubious; Ijut their 
 major answered we were all one according to y^ order of y^ 
 CoiTiissionrs, to which they seemed generally to consent; but 
 hereby we know not whether w^e be one or two; ffor how shall 
 we know when they judge us to be according to y^ ord'of y^ 
 Coiiiission'"*' & when not, and so when we be one and when two. 
 It seems uncouth y* their judging o"" actions to be, or not to be, 
 according to such an order, should alter o^ Being. Such things 
 may argue us a faulty or faultlesse army, guilty or guiltlesse, 
 but not make us one or two. But upon such doubtful terms 
 we stand. In o'' discourse this was much turned, that it appeared 
 not y^ it was y^ Coiiiission'"^ act, y^ each Colony might chuse 
 their coiiiander in cheife, & there being no Copy of such order 
 sent up, But y® plea insisted on is, that tho each Colony have 
 power to chuse the Commander in Cheife while in their Colony, 
 yet it appears not that they have power, when one is chosen or 
 appointed by the Cofnission''* (as Major Fynchon was) to lay 
 aside him and chuse another in his room, while he is in being 
 and capable of the service. This seems to be an abiding doubt 
 & not easily removeable. 
 
 To what they objected of my keeping men in garrison at 
 Westfeild and Springfield being against y® act of ye Coiiiis- 
 
KING Philip's war. 189 
 
 sion''^, my answer was that I did not place them there; Second- 
 ly, I called y™ off, and they refused to obey; Thirdly, Major 
 Treat and all his, upon their last appearance, have declared 
 wth one consent y* they did not account or whole 500 men, 
 they all together, a sufficient strength then (tho formerly it 
 was) to pursue the enemy on both sides of the River: and also 
 yt they judged we had not sufficient strength w*'' out them at 
 Springfeild,_& Westfeild and Major Treat plainly declared y* 
 it was against his conscience to draw off those men from 
 Westfeild, whereby the people should be exposed to such ap- 
 parent and almost Inevitable ruine. Hereupon, I forebore to call 
 them off, yet declaring once and again y* I was ready to call 
 them at a day's warning, whenever the service called for it, and 
 would doe it pi'sently, did they judge y* wee stood in neede 
 of them, or if y^ want of y'" w*^ us would be improved as 
 an objection against us, for not attending the order. Hence 
 I pleade they were not fixed in garrison, contrary to the true 
 meaning & intent of the order. We wait w^'^ expectation for 
 orders how to behave o^selves. The enemy is not discovered 
 of late here, nor do wee know yt he is removed, tho many 
 guesse so; some think to Ausitimock, a place upon Stratford 
 River, where we hear much corn was planted this Springe, 
 & w°h lies wth advantage to make incursions thence upon 
 many towns in Connecticute; others thinke they are drawn 
 off to Narrogansett, and that there the nest of them is, and 
 thence they have had their supplies of provision & ainunition; 
 others apprehend them yet lurking neer at hand, and waiting 
 an opportunity to surprize us unawares, remembering how a 
 little before the assault at Hatfeild, they disappeared so long 
 yt some then concluded and strongly pleaded they were re- 
 moved. 
 
 Winter comes fast U])on us, & we find y* however we be 
 disposed of, yet there will be a necessity of sending home many 
 of o'' horses, or else the Towns here will be undone ; the war 
 hath so hindered their getting of hay & so many cattell are come 
 in from the places y* are desolated, y^ many are like to perish. 
 One cow is already offred for wintring another. I trust y^ if 
 we be called off hence, yo's : will order what forces shall be left 
 in each of these Towns for their preservation, and y* such offi- 
 cers may be left over y™ as may keepe them under due govern- 
 ment. My thoughts have bin y* it might be most convenient 
 yt Connecticute men garrison Springfeild & Westfeild, as being 
 neer to them & so their men may more easily be supplyed w^h 
 necessaries, w^^ can hardly be sent from these three Towns, being 
 already so much exhausted w*"^ y" entertainment of the souldiers. 
 
 1 have wt'i the l^osts sent down Capt : Poole, who is able to 
 make a more particular & full relation of things w^h he hath 
 
190 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 scene and heard, than I can send l)y writino;. Shonkl you order 
 my continuance here, 1 shall n(>(Mle his Company and heli), and 
 his men are not easily satisfyed w''^ his absence from them. 
 I leave the matter wholly to yo"- wisdome. 
 
 I have expelled out of y« army David Bennet, chirnrjiion. 
 for his quarrelsome & rebellious Carriage, but so y* (seeing o'' 
 Court Martiall, by reason of Connecticute men's not being one 
 w>'i us, is weak & lyable to som(> (piestion) T have left y^ rat- 
 ifying or disannulling y^ main part of his sentence to yo's : I have 
 not further to adde but y^ comending yo's: and all yo'' Counsells 
 to ye blessing of y^ most High ; and so doing remain 
 gr yor Worps: most liumble servant, 
 
 Samuel Appletox. 
 
 Our p'^sent Posts are Sergeant James Johnson, and Nathaniel 
 Warner of Hadley, and Sergeant John Throp. 
 
 These ffor the Woi'pf^' John Leverett, Esq., 
 Governor of the Massachusetts at J^oston. 
 
 The "further orders" which he awaited from the Governor 
 and Council were not forthcoming, and Major Appleton pro- 
 ceeded at last on his own responsibility to issue the following 
 Proclamation. 
 
 PROCLAMATION.^ 
 
 To ye Inhabitants of Springfield, Westfield, Northampton, 
 Hadley, & Hatfield, & to all y^ Indwellers, & soejourners in all 
 & each of them I, Samuel Appleton, l^eing betrusted with y^ 
 conduct of ye Army heer, and alsoe with y^ care of fortifyinge 
 & sccuringe these Townes, doe declare, 
 
 That whereas in this time of trouble & danger, ye Honor^ 
 Generall Court & ye whole Countrey have expressed great care 
 & natural! tenderness towards these plantations, for securinge 
 & preserving of them as parts and members of the whole from 
 the rage of the cruel enimy, and doe still manifest ye same in 
 continuing forces heer for ye defenc thereof: It would be 
 too unequall, Irrationall, and unnaturall y*^^ Inhabitants ik 
 Indwellers who have been willing in i'nnos of peace, to suck ye 
 sweet of that blessing poured out upon the whole and each 
 particular, should now desert ye whole it ye parts: It is there- 
 fore heerby ordered that noe person shall remove from or desert 
 any of these Towns, soe long as forces are continued heer for 
 
 ' Mass. Archives, book 08, leaf M. 
 
KING Philip's war. 191 
 
 their defence, without liberty under y^ hand of y Command'' 
 in Chiefe; nor shall any goe out of the Townes without a pass 
 under y^ hand of y^ Command'" in Chiefe: Heerof noe man is 
 to fayl uppon hazzard of the displeasure of the Gennerall Court, 
 & such penalty as they or y<' Councill shall Impose : And If any 
 be attemjitinge or preparinge to depart otherwise, all officers 
 civill & Millitary are heerby Injpowered & required to prohibit 
 their departure, and alsoe to secure them & their estates, and 
 bring them to y" Chief Officers. I doe further declare, that 
 whatever officer or officers shall draw off any forces out of this 
 Jurisdiction without order from the Commissioners, or y^ Joynt 
 Counsell of the chiefe officers, & license of y^ Command^ in 
 Chiefe of the Army ; their soe doing is a breach of the Articles 
 of Confederation of y^ united Collonyes. 
 
 Given at My head quarters at Hadley, y^ 12'*' of Novemb'' 
 1675. 
 
 P"" Samuel Appleton, 
 
 Coin in Chief. 
 
 Undoubted reference is made in the last sentence of this 
 Proclamation to the restiveness of the Connecticut troops under 
 Major Treat. The Council of Connecticut was informed at 
 once of this action of the Commander-in-chief and made its 
 resentment manifest in the following letter, curt in its address 
 and bitter in its tone: 
 
 the council of connecticut to samuel appleton.^ 
 Hartford, Nov: 15: 1675. 
 
 It is noe small greife of heart to us, that in this hour of dis- 
 tress, wherein God seems to frown upon us, (this among the rest 
 being none of the smallest) that instead of a candid complyance 
 & setting our selves as one man agaynst y^ connnon enimy, 
 studying all wayes of loveing & amicable complyance, we find 
 little less than a tendency in your actions to render us contem]5t- 
 ible; we doe not judge it a time to stand soe much upon punct- 
 ilioes of honour t*c suprcam command, & that soe absolutely 
 taken on yom-selfe that our officers are not worthy to be of yoiu- 
 Councill in these affayres, but rejected t*e only serve to waytc 
 your positive commands, without being loveingly Informed of 
 your power soe to command, & y^ rationallity of your motions : 
 Your soe highly Insistinge uppon the acts of y^ Commissioners, 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 56. 
 
192 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 A: studyino; to lay y lin^acli of articles iippon us, shall not deter 
 us from solicitous att(Muliu^' what may be for y** good of y whole, 
 not doubting but our actions will be found as consonant to ye 
 acts and true Intents of y" Commissioners as yours; for it was 
 never Intended by their acts that our souldiers should be kept 
 meei'ly (or indeed not at all) to garrison your Towns, (that be- 
 longs properly to your Collonye) but to be in a vigorous pursuit 
 of ye enimy, <t soe, as a confederate army, to be kept together 
 in Joynt Councill & motion : soe far as this is attended, Ave have 
 ordered our forces to attend you as chiefe in that Collonye; but 
 if onely or maynly garrisoning be y^ worke you will attend, we 
 have reserved our forces to be at our disposall, & you will find 
 that in one of y® last acts of y^ Commissioners, the management 
 is left to ye respective Councils of the Collonyes. We have great 
 complaints from our soldiers, how weary they are of lying still, 
 & how })urthensome they are to ye people, and like to loose most 
 of their horses. If not themselves too, and doe serve to noe other 
 end than to distress their freinds & undoe themselves; & you 
 have so(^ managed your matters in such a separate way as breeds 
 such animosities as will be (if not speedily prevented) much to 
 God's dishonor & the publick prejudice; we thought meet 
 therefore, to advise you to a more candid complyance & con- 
 sult with our officers. In whome we repose great trust, that if 
 indeed any real service for God & his people in pursuit of the 
 enimy apears, you may agree to attend it, and Indeavor ut- 
 most amicalile complyance therin : but if nothing, or little else 
 than garrisoninge those Towns be ye worke, then having enough 
 of your own to doe, that you grant your loveinge complyance 
 for their return, as Judging their worke as necessary at home; 
 but if you refuse, and noe further order from the Commissioners 
 come suddenly, we shall take ye boldness to come to such re- 
 solves as we Judg most conduceable to common safety, & that 
 notwithstanding your strict proclimations; and yet shall not 
 doubt but to show ourselves faithfull as to our confederation. 
 We shall not further ad at present, but commending you to 
 god, remain 
 
 Your afTectionate ffriends. 
 
 ye Councill of Connecticot, 
 pr their order. 
 Vera copia. John Allyn, Secy. 
 
 Superscribed. 
 
 These ffor Capt. Sam^ Appleton. at his head quarters in 
 Hadley. 
 
 Major Appleton smarted under the lash, but replied in a 
 letter of extraordinary calmness, and dignity, answering the 
 
KING Philip's war. 193 
 
 charges made against him with fairness and pleading for a char- 
 itable construction of his acts. Great nobilitj^ of character 
 is revealed in every word from first to last. 
 
 samuel appleton to the council of connecticut. ^ 
 
 Hadley, Novembj-; 17: 1675. 
 Hon^d S>-^: 
 
 It was no small comfort to me in reading your Lines of Nov : 
 15: to think I was nothing conscious to myself of any wilfuU 
 transgression or gross error, nor doe I fear that any will be able 
 to demonstrate me soe: I have not stood uppon punctilios 
 & honours, nor acted with a studious tendency to render you 
 contemptible; and therfore to represent me as soe doinge 
 seemes not charitable: I profess otherwise, & if my profession 
 be not sincere, I am soe much a stranger to my heart & actions : 
 To make a true narrative of the state of things & all momentous 
 occurrents, is soe plain a duty of those y* are betrusted with 
 publick concerns, that I doubt not you expect it from those 
 to whome you have committed y** command of your forces : And 
 therfore for soe doinge. I hope you will not looke at me as Culpable : 
 And of other crimes, I know not that you can justly accuse me: 
 That your officers are not worthy to be of my counsell but re- 
 jected, and onely to waite my positive Commands &c. is far 
 from my thoughts or Intentionall actings. I desire to honour 
 their persons & worthy Indowments where apearinge, and have 
 given testimony thereto: True, where y^ question hath been 
 who are of my Councill, I have with due respects & honor to 
 the persons of men of worth, asserted my orders; yet I may 
 say there hath been carriage among them not tending to their 
 honour, but might have exposed them (if not tenderly dealt with) 
 to more suffering than a little : My studious Indeavour to respect 
 & attend y^ orders of y** Commissioners, is my special duty, 
 and y*' more your actions are consonant heerto, y^ more com- 
 mendations I shall Indeavour to give them : yet to my plainess 
 its ever more acceptable to see the thing done. It is not to be 
 expected but that people, where y® seat of war is, should be 
 distressed. I wish none of yours may give occasion to think 
 that they are willing to ad to distresses. As to y^ return of 
 your men, I should gladly comply with your desire therein, 
 might I doe it with discharge of my trust ; but not knowing y * 
 ye enimy is gone nor whither, and haveing aprehensions from 
 your Information & our own, that y^ enimy is Likely to be at 
 
 1 Mass. Archives., book 68, leaf aS. 
 
194 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Narragausett, where also we have reason to think the warr may 
 sucUlenly break out, I may not (without most weighty ground) 
 doe anything that, should we be presentl}' called thither, may 
 render us more unready for ye speedy answering of such a call, 
 ^'our advice to a more candid complyance A: consult with your 
 officers, I am willing to take in the best part, and trust that it 
 will apear that I have been far from acting in a separate way, 
 or aproveing any such acting: whatever is represented to you 
 otherwise, I hope, when you have heard with both ears, you 
 will perceive to be misrepresented. 1 have not fixed your nor 
 our men in Garrisons. I called them forth uppon the first opper- 
 tunity to field service, & am ready soe to doe as occasion shall 
 present: And may I find a Htle of that loveing i^- amicable com- 
 plyance you speake of: I am willing to offer any of my procla- 
 mations (tho called strict) to a fair and o])en examination cV: 
 judgment: A little time 1 hope will show us plainly our way; 
 meanwhile let us rather waite than stund)l(' in y^ darke. or goe 
 backward when it is not soe easy to return. 
 
 Srs: 
 
 I am not without feelinge some smart in your Lines, tho 
 I would not be over tender, or ready to complain: I beg your 
 charitable construction of what may seem to your wisdome 
 to apear otherwise than I have been able to discern, professing 
 myself to be one studious of action, & of uniting therin for y« 
 common good : The Lord grant us all (if it be his will) to think, 
 speak, & doe the same things for y^ advance of his glory, & 
 ye attainment of his peoples safety, which is y^ serious prayer 
 & endeavor of him who is, with due respects to you all, 
 Srs: 
 
 Your assured ffreind & servant, 
 
 Samuel Appleton. 
 Postscript. 
 Honr*^' S^'s: 
 
 Some of yours heer have, out of a Letter, acquainted 
 me with some reports & suspitions of Indian enimyes to y^ 
 westward : but its not of soe much weight to me, because I 
 understand that y^ Letter hath been with your^: and in yours 
 to me, I perceive not that you take any notice of it. 
 
 Superscribed, 
 These ffor ye Worpii William Leete, Esq., Depy. Gov. 
 Or to ye Worp" John Allyn, Esqr. 
 
 To be communicated to ye Councill at Hartford. 
 Vera copia. 
 
 Harassed by the constant imi)ortunities of the Connecticut 
 soldiers, and the C'ouncil of that Colony, a Council of War was 
 
KING Philip's war. 195 
 
 held at Northampton on the very day he wrote this letter. 
 Major Applcton still refused to give permission to any to with- 
 draw without the order of the Council. But as all those who 
 met in Council were against him, he was obliged to yield, and 
 he issued a reluctant permission to Major Treat to move with 
 his forces downward on the next Friday morning, as the enemy 
 had probably moved that way. 
 
 He wrote to Governor Leverett on November 19th, that 
 he had receivetl no instructions since November 1st. He nar- 
 rated the exigences of the situation, due to the approach of 
 winter, and his final decision to dismiss Major Treat. 
 
 SAMUEL APPLETON TO GOVERNOR LEVERETT.' 
 
 Hadley, Nov. 19: 1675. 
 Right Worpf": 
 
 In yo^ last to me bearing date Nov. l^*, yo^ doubled assurance 
 of speedy ord'"" to me have kept me in a constant and now tedious 
 and thoughtful expectation thereof. Full fourteen days are 
 now past since the arrival of our last Post, and yet we have no 
 word nor signification from you. Winter is upon us. Necessity 
 (w'^h knows no law) enforceth us to dispose of ourselves. If we 
 stay here and our horses remain in y^ field, they will be fitt for 
 no^service, yea, I fear how we shall gett them home. If we 
 take them to dry meate, we undo the inhabitants, hay being 
 so very scarce, their cattell will perish. And we have in expec- 
 tation of ord^'s, already stayd to extremity. Since o"" last we can 
 discover no enemy, nor hear whither he is gone. Connecticute 
 men have been beyond measure impatient of being stayed here 
 sometimes pleading for liberty to be gone, sometimes seeming 
 as if they would be gone w'^out it. Nothing but unquietness 
 and discontent at their stay, striving by all means to gain my 
 consent for their removall which I still withhold expecting to 
 hear from yo^s: About y^ 12th instant they informed me yt they 
 had intelligence from Owenequo, Uncas his son, y< Philip boast- 
 ed he was a lOOOd strong, intended to send 600 against the 
 Massachusetts, and 400 against those in Connecticute, but w^^ 
 all signifying yt if I should desire them to move toward Mendon, 
 they were expressly forbidden to goe w*i» me, except we had 
 certain intelligence that the whole body of the enemy was there, 
 and except I would march w^h my full 300. I told their Major 
 
 1 A)>iJleton Memorial, p. 132. 
 
196 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 they did but instruct me how to answer them, should they call 
 me to their parts. There is talk of a great festival meetine; of 
 Indians at a place neer Stratford. What they are, or whether 
 they may be counted or pursued as enemies, we know not. The 
 people in these Towns, especially y^ younger sort, have showed 
 themselves soe ready to desert the Towns, some already gone 
 others talking of and ))''paring for it, so as I counted mys: ne- 
 cessitated to ])rohibit them by a proclimation, till I might hear 
 from vol's : i t being so cross to the safety and good of the whole, 
 yt ye i)lantations should have their own inhabitants desert them, 
 and y Country be necessitated to send men to guard them, o'" 
 else expose them to ruine. I therein ventured to the utmost 
 extent of your order. I beseech your pardon in, and orders 
 about it, as also how to behave ourselves; whom to leave here 
 and under what command. 
 
 Together with the proclimation I thought mete, ace: to 
 your orders, to declare to Major Treat that his drawing off his 
 forces was against the articles of confederation. A copy of this 
 and their declaration upon it, I send you here inclosed. I de- 
 layed them as long as possibly I could; But, at aCouncill Nov. 
 17th, they pressed so hard andTthe oeople complaining so sadly 
 of the burthen of their stay.*"and those I had with me to Counsel 
 being all: against me, I was forced to permit their going, except 
 some orders from y" Coiiiission''s or yo's: came by the 19th 
 in the morning: so y* tomorrow morning they are preparing 
 to goe homeward by permission, on the terms expressed in y^ 
 writing here inclosed. As also I herewith send a copy of the 
 letter I received from the Council of Connecticute, w^^ the an- 
 swer I returned thereto. However they are pleased to expresse, 
 my great trouble hath bin their acting in a separate way, con- 
 cerning w<^h I have much more to say than I can now write. I 
 humbly intreate yo"" speeding away a post to us without any 
 delay; we are wholly at a losse till then. I have not further to 
 adde, but p^snt of humble service to yo*" Worp: and the rest 
 respectively, and so to remain 
 
 Yo'' Worps: ever to be commanded 
 
 Samuel Appleton. 
 
 The posts sent down are Thomas Hovey and Robert Simson. 
 
 On the same day that he wrote, he began the distribution 
 of the Massachusetts troops among the exposed towns. Twenty- 
 nine soldiers under Captain Aaron Cooke were stationed at 
 West field. Twenty-nine were sent to Springfield under com- 
 mand of Major Pynchon.^ Leift. Clarke and twenty-six men 
 
 ' Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 66. 
 
KING Philip's war. 197 
 
 were left at Northampton, thirty at Hadley commanded by 
 Captain Jonathan Poole, and thirty-six at Hatfield, with 
 Leift. Allice. 
 
 Having made this provision for the defence of the frontier 
 towns, Major Appleton marched home, probably about No- 
 vember 24th. A feeling of comfortable security filled the 
 town, when the Major and his soldiers returned. A few weeks 
 before, the Indians had appeared at Salisbury, and General 
 Denison marched thither with his troops. The outposts at Tops- 
 field and Andover were greatly alarmed at seeing Indians, as 
 they supposed. "It is hardly imaginable," Denison wrote from 
 Ipswich on the 28th of October, "the panick fear that is upon 
 our upland plantations, and scattered places, respecting their 
 habitations."* The General Court on October 13th had ordered 
 a guard of two men, appointed by General Denison or the chief 
 commander of the town of Ipswich, to keep watch at Deputy 
 Governor Symonds's Argilla farm, as it was "so remote from 
 neighbours, and he so much necessitated to be on the country's 
 service." 
 
 No doubt the distracted people slept more soundly, and 
 gathered hope and strength. But the interval of calm was 
 short. Scarcely had Appleton and his men returned from their 
 campaign, when they were summoned into the field for a united 
 assault upon the Narragansett Indians in their stronghold. 
 Though his distinguished services would seem to us sufficient 
 reason for his appointment to the chief command of the army 
 of a thousand men, that was now raised from the colonies of 
 Massachusetts, Plymouth, and Connecticut, he readily accepted 
 a subordinate position. 
 
 The Massachusetts complement of soldiers was 527, and 
 Major Appleton was appointed to command this regiment, as 
 well as his own company.'^ A fresh impressment was necessary, 
 and it is not strange that the hardships of military service in 
 mid-winter and the peculiar dangers and horrors of the war 
 with the Indians, should have terrified many of the colonists. 
 Many, who were impressed, hid away and it was with no small 
 difficulty that the full quota was secured. Especial interest 
 
 > Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 30. 
 " Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 91. 
 
198 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 attaches to the following letter, written by General Denison, 
 which reveals the strain put u])on our own Town to meet the 
 heavy demands of the War. 
 
 8ri 
 
 In obedience to your late order for the imj^ressinc; of 185 
 souldiers wee have listed the persons underwritten who are fitted 
 with arms, ammunition & cloaths as the order directs only you 
 may please to understand y* some of the persons now returned 
 have withdrawn themselves, Although warning hath been left 
 at the places of their abode & their parents required to be ready 
 to go in their steads if their sons should faile. Wee have also 
 (lest the services should be neglected) warned other men to 
 ma.ke up the number of 28 which is our town's proportion, if 
 any of these now retiu-n(Ml should faile. 
 
 Moses Pengry Jonathan Fantum 
 
 John Denison Sami' Hmit Jun^ 
 
 John Perkins John Thomas 
 
 Sam^i Perkins Abram Fitz 
 
 Abrain Knolton Richard Bidford 
 
 Thomas Faussee Thomas Killom 
 
 Lewis Zachariah Isaac Cuinins 
 
 John Ijovel Richard Pasmore 
 
 Sami' Peirce Richard Prior 
 
 Sam'i Smith George Timpson 
 
 Andrew Burle,y Peter Lurvey 
 
 Thomas Dow Benjamin Newman 1 
 
 Thomas French Wi"m Hodgskin I 
 
 John Knolton Samuel Taylor j 
 
 These thi-ee last very Lusty young men were under a late press 
 c^' not discharged but required to attend when called, have by the 
 artifice of their parents absconded for the present though their 
 parents have beene required to bring them foorth or be ready 
 themselves to march. Wee have not 3 abler, lustier young 
 fellows in ourtowne and few exceeding them in the country nor 
 may be better spared. I have not further to trouble you but 
 presenting my services to yourselves & the rest of the magis- 
 trates. 
 
 rest 
 
 V'' humble servant 
 Salem, Novem. 30: 1G75. Daniel Denison. 
 
 These three eventually appeared and acquitted themselves 
 with honor, and one of them, Samuel Taylor, fell in the 
 
 'Mass. Archives, book 68: leaf 71. 
 
KING PHILIP S WAR. 
 
 199 
 
 assault_^upon the Indian stronghold. Many a home must have 
 been saddened by the voluntary enlistment or the impressment 
 of the young men, and great honor is due to the parents, who 
 willingly gave up their sons, and to the seasoned veterans, and 
 the new soldiers, who went with them to receive their baptism 
 of fire. 
 
 Major Appleton marched away on the eighth of December 
 probably, as the whole Massachusetts force mustered on Ded- 
 ham Plain on the ninth. There were five companies, commanded 
 by Captains Mosely, Gardner, Davenport, Oliver and Johnson, 
 beside the company of which Major Appleton was Captain. 
 
 A list of Major Appletoii's company, of which Jeremiah 
 Swain was Lieutenant, is preserved in the state Archives, and 
 is transcribed in fulL^ It included soldiers from many towns, 
 but the place of residence is not given. 
 
 Sergt Ezek. Woodward 
 Sergt John Whitcher 
 Sergt Francis Young 
 Sergt Daniel Ringe 
 Corp, John Pengillie 
 Corp. James Brarley 
 Clark Philemon Deane 
 Trump. John Wheeler 
 Josiah Bridges 
 Thomas Wayte 
 Thomas Sparks 
 Abiell Saddler 
 Gershom Browne 
 Israel Henricks 
 Thomas Tennie 
 Thomas Hazon 
 Robert Dounes 
 Richard Briar 
 Joseph Richardson 
 Thomas Chase 
 William Williams 
 Thomas Abbey 
 John Rayment 
 
 Robert Leach 
 Samuel Hubbart 
 Anthonie Williams 
 Steven Buttler 
 Samuel Verry 
 William Wainwright 
 Samuel Foster 
 Robert Simson 
 Israeli Thorne 
 Samuel Person 
 John Newhall 
 Timothie Breed 
 Samuel Pipin 
 Phillip Matoon 
 Nath Wood 
 Robert Sibbly 
 Will Webb 
 Joseph Eaton 
 Roger Vicar 
 Arthur Neale 
 Isaack Ellirie 
 Ben Chadwell 
 John Davis 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 97. 
 
200 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Samuel Brabrook 
 Isaach Ilsley 
 Roger Markes 
 Ben Leingdon 
 John Reylie 
 Steven Gulliver 
 Daniel] Hall 
 Solomon Watts 
 Eliezer Flagg 
 John Warner 
 Thomas Firman 
 Will Knowlton 
 Nath Masters 
 Michale Parrich 
 Thomas Davis 
 Caleb Richardson 
 John Boyenton 
 Seth Story 
 Ben Webbster 
 Edward Ardaway 
 Samuel Russ 
 Silvester Haz 
 Will Russel 
 Sam Peirce 
 Sam Buttrick 
 Ephraim Cutter 
 George Stedman 
 Edmond Sheffeild 
 Roger Joans 
 
 Those yt are wanting 
 
 John Ford 
 Thomas Parloe 
 John Davis 
 Robert Peas 
 
 The men y* are now listed 
 
 Moses Pengrie 
 John Denison 
 John Perkins 
 Abraham Knowlton 
 Lewis Zachriah 
 John Lovwell 
 Sam Peirce^ 
 George Stimson 
 Thomas Dow 
 Thomas French 
 Sam Hunt 
 John Thomas 
 Abraham Fitts 
 Richard Bedford 
 Thomas Killam 
 Isaach Cummins 
 Richard Partsmore 
 Richard Priar 
 Ben Newman 
 Will Hodgkins 
 Sam Taylor 
 Amos Goddin 
 Samuel Perkins 
 Peter Emons 
 
 Nath Emerson 
 
 Symond'Adams 
 
 Zacheus Newmarsh 
 
 John Hobkins 
 
 John Sticknie 
 
 Joseph Jewet 
 
 Joshua Boyenton 
 
 John Leyton 
 
 John Jackson 
 
 Will Browne 
 
 1 Occurs in list of old soldiers. 
 
KING Philip's war. 
 
 201 
 
 Caleb Jackson 
 
 Sam Tyler 
 Thomas Palmer 
 Joseph Bigsby 
 Symond Go win 
 Daniel Somersby 
 Samuell Lovewell 
 Steven Sweet 
 Israh Ross 
 Sam Poore 
 Henry Poore 
 Christopher Bartlet 
 Edmond Browne 
 Jonathan Emerie 
 
 Christopher Kenniston 
 Christopher Cole 
 
 John Straton 
 
 John Harvey 
 
 George Maier 
 
 Nicolaz Rollings 
 
 Thomas Roggers 
 
 Cornelius Davis 
 
 Jonathan Clarke 
 
 Will Sayward 
 
 William Warrin 
 
 John Shepard 
 
 John Guylie 
 
 Morgain Joanes 
 
 61 new men 
 75 old souldiers 
 
 136 
 
 Many Ipswich men were in that little army beside the group 
 of newly impressed, whose names have been given. Moses 
 Pengry, son of the salt-maker, whose house still stands at the 
 foot of Summer street, John Denison, John Andrews and Abiel 
 Saddler had been with Lathrop in the slaughter at Bloody 
 Brook. Sergt. Daniel Ringe was a survivor of that fatal day. 
 Philemon Deane, Clerk of the Company, had been in the fall 
 campaign, and many familiar names appear in the roll of the 
 "old soldiers." 
 
 Major Appleton led his force on that winter's day, Decem- 
 ber 9th, a long march of twenty-seven miles to "Woodcoks", 
 now Attleboro, and another day brought them to Seaconck. 
 On December 14th, as his scouts had brought in some Indians, 
 he led his troops, foot and horse, on a detour into the Indian 
 country, and burned a hundred and fifty wigwams, killed seven 
 of the enemy and brought in eight prisoners.' 
 
 As the army advanced, several of the soldiers, straggling 
 from their companies, were slain by roving bands of Indians. 
 To prevent this, Major Appleton stationed some of the compa- 
 nies three miles from headquarters, to guard all approaches. 
 
 1 Capt. Oliver's Narrative. 
 
202 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 The Ipswich company was located tlius, on the 15th of Decem- 
 ber, when an attack was made and several of the soldiers killed.' 
 
 By the 18*'' of December, the Connecticut and Plymouth 
 soldiers had joined the Massachusetts regiment, and as provi- 
 sions were scarce and the cold was sharp, an advance was made 
 at once. A heavy snowstorm cam(! on. There was no shelter 
 for officers or common soldiers, and after a long and trying 
 march, they lay down in the snow, "finding no other Defense 
 all that Night, save the open Air, nor other covering than a 
 cold and moist fleece of snow." At daylight the march was 
 resumed, and Rev. Mr. Hubl:)ard, recording the substance of 
 many conversations no doubt, with the Major and his men, in- 
 forms us that "they marched from the break of the next day, 
 December 19*'^, till one of the Clock in the Afternoon, without 
 either Fire to warm them, or Respite to take any Food save 
 what they could chew on their March." They wallowed through 
 snow, two or three feet deep, with many frostbitten in their 
 hands and feet, fourteen or fifteen miles to the edge of a 
 swamp, wliere their Indian guides affirmed the Narragansetts 
 had their stronghold. Captain Mosely and Captain Davenport 
 led the van, Captain Gardner and Captain Johnson followed, 
 Major Appleton and Captain Oliver brought up the rear of the 
 Massachusetts force. The Plymouth soldiers with General 
 Winslow marched in the centre, and the Connecticut men under 
 Major Treat formed the rear guard of the little army. 
 
 Notwithstanding the hardshi]is of theii' march, the soldiers 
 rushed impetuously into the swamp, without waiting the word 
 of command, and pursued the Indians, who had shown them- 
 selves, to the fort, which had been built on an island, and strong- 
 ly defended with an impassable palisado of logs, stuck upright, 
 and a dense hedge. At one corner only there was a gap, where 
 a single tree, placed horizontally formed the only defence, but 
 a kind of l)lockhouse had been built over against this, for its 
 defence. A rush was made at this point, but it was met with 
 a deadly fire from the block-house. Captain Johnson fell dead at 
 the entrance, and Captain Davenport, a few steps within. Re- 
 treating a little, all fell on their faces that the hot fire might 
 
 1 Ciipt. Oliver's Narrative. 
 
KING Philip's war. 203 
 
 spend itself a little. Our Ipswich historian, Mr. Hubbard, says 
 that at this crisis, "two companies Ijeing brought up besides 
 the four that first marched up, they animated one another to 
 make another assault, one of the Commanders crying out, 'They 
 run ! they run !' which did so encourage the Soldiers that they 
 presently entered a main." These two companies, undoubtedly , 
 were those led by Major Appleton and Caj^tain Oliver, and an old 
 record remains that John Raymond of Middleborough, who is 
 credited to Major Appleton 's company, was the first to enter 
 the fort. The Indians held their ground with great determi- 
 nation, but after several hours of sharp fighting, their wigwams 
 were set on fire, anil they were put to rout with great slaughter. 
 
 It was a dearly bought victory. Three of the six Massa- 
 chusetts Captains, Davenport, Gardner and Johnson, and three 
 Connecticut captains lay dead, and many officers and men were 
 wounded. All had behaved with the greatest gallantry, but 
 Hubbard singles out the Major of the Massachusetts regiment 
 and Captain Mosely for special commendation. The short win- 
 ter day was spent before the battle was done, and as the In- 
 dian fort was deemed an unsafe camp, the desperate alterna- 
 tive remained of marching back to the nearest settlement, full 
 fifteen or sixteen miles, after night had fallen. Bearing thei 
 dead, and helping the wounded, the survivors struggled back. 
 The horrors of that night march pass imagination. Many of 
 the wounded perished by the way, and the strongest were com- 
 pletely spent before a safe shelter was reached. Four of Major 
 Appleton 's soldiers were killed, vSamuel Taylor of Ipswich, 
 Isaac Ellery of Gloucester, Daniel Rolfe of Newbury and Samuel 
 Tyler of Rowley. Eighteen were wounded, including John 
 Denison, George Timson, and Thomas Dow of Ipswich.' 
 
 Providentially the battle was fought and the retreat made 
 on the 19th of December. A great snowstorm set in on the day 
 following, succeeded by a great thaw. While they remained in 
 camp, fresh impressments of troops were made, and on Jan- 
 uary 10*'', "Fresh Supplies of Soldiers came up from Boston, 
 wading through a sharp Storm of Snow that bit some of them 
 by the Heels with the Frost." A contemporary writer records 
 
 1 Mase. Archives book 68, leaf 1(4. 
 
204 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 that eleven were frozen to death. ^ A second body of recruits 
 was sent to Major Appleton a little later, and among them was 
 James Foord of Ipswich, a soldici' in tlie company of Captain 
 Samuel Brocklebank of Ro\vl(\y who had taken the field early 
 in Januaiy. ^ By the hitter part of the month, the weather grew 
 milder and the ))ursuit of the Indians began. It continued as 
 far as Quabaug, but no decisive action was possible with the 
 wily foe. Provisions were scant, and men and horses were 
 sorely pinched with himger. Many of the horses were killed 
 and eaten and the campaign was long remembered as the Hun- 
 gry March. The soldiers arrived honu^ early in February, and 
 Major Appleton seems to have retired from active service. 
 
 Within a week after their return, the weary soldiers, scarcely 
 recruited from the exhausting ordeal of the Hungry March, were 
 again in the field. Alarming reports had come of the disaster 
 at Lancaster. The minister of the town, Jose]3h Rowlandson, 
 was an Ipswich man, whose father's house was near the meet- 
 ing house on Meeting House Hill. The older folk of Ipswich 
 remembered him well, and the tale of the assault upon his 
 home in his absence, the massacre of many gathered there, and 
 the capture of his wife and children, added fresh horror to the 
 war. Mrs. Rowlandson was finally released, and her Narrative 
 of her captivity reveals a most pathetic and dreadful experi- 
 ence. 
 
 Medfield was soon burned, and on February 25th, Wey- 
 mouth was partly destroyed. In March, Groton was surprised 
 and burnt, and the inhabitants fled in terror, abandoning the 
 settlement. Wrentham was abandoned in similar fashion. The 
 Indians moved rapidly from point to point; small parties 
 appeared suddenly in the most unexpected localities, killing 
 a man or two, and then disappearing, "skulking up and down 
 in swamps and Holes, to assault any that occasionally looked 
 never so little into the woods. "^ The towns in the Connecticut 
 valley were panic-struck. 
 
 A new army was immediately ordered, and fresh levies of 
 foot and horse soldiers were ordered by the General Court on 
 the 21st of February. Cornet John Whipple of Ipswich, who 
 
 1 Uodge, SoIdiL'iB of Kinjf Pliilip's War, p. 201. 
 
 2 Hubbard, ludian Wars. 
 
KING Philip's war. 205 
 
 had already served with honor in the earlier campaigns, was 
 made Captain of the new troop of horse, and Major General 
 Denison was ordered to Marlborough to dispose the soldiers 
 gathered there under the several captains, and take charge of 
 the campaign.' Captain Brocklebank, of Rowley, was placed 
 in command of the Marlborough garrison. 
 
 Alarming reports were soon brought to Ipswich of the ap- 
 proach of marauding bands. General Denison was at home, 
 and his letter of the 19th of March to Secretary Rawson, reveals 
 a time of alarm and nervous apprehension of an attack, in 
 which his presence must have been a source of great comfort 
 to the community. 2 
 
 Mr. Secretary : — 
 
 I received your intelligence, the substance whereof I had 2 
 hours before by y^ way of Billerica and Andover together with 
 certaine intelligence, that the eneni}^ is passed Merrimack, their 
 tracks found yesterday at Wamesit and 2 of their scouts, this 
 morning at Andover, whojby 2 posts one in the night <k again 
 this day about 2 of the clocke importune for help, as doth Hav- 
 eril & Major Pike for Norfolk. I am w^h great difficulty sending 
 up 60 men this night under Capt. Appleton to Andover, who 
 will also take this opportunity if not prevented, to attend the 
 Council order for survay of the townes of this county who are 
 sufficiently alarmed. Did not I judge my presence here more 
 necessary than anything I could contribute there, I would most 
 willingly embrace the opportunity, were it but for ease. 
 
 I suppose this will excuse me to the Council, whatever it 
 will to ye people. I hope my brother Bradstreet will publish 
 my excuse, had he writ I might have ordered some of his best 
 things to have been brought of from Andover. I am in extrem- 
 ity of hast at sun-sett despatching the souldiers to the great 
 dissatisfaction of the towne. Let God arise and our enemies 
 shall be scattered. 
 
 Yr Humble Servant, Daniel Denison. 
 
 Ips. March 19, at six at night, 1675. 
 
 if Capt. Appleton returne w^^ 
 
 good news, & it be necessary for 
 
 me to come, if I understand 
 
 it I shall attend, tho: our Court 
 
 should be next weeke. 
 
 1 Mass. Records, voL v, p. 75. 
 
 2 Mass. Archives, Book 68, Leaf 1C5. 
 
206 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 pray ray Brother Bradstreet to coniend to tlie Council 
 that many of our towne souljcr.s that are now under Capt. Cook, 
 intended for Capt. Sill to be a fiuard for myself & the Commission- 
 ers will be extremely wronged if they l)e kept out, hoping they 
 should have had favor for a speedy r(>turne, some of their 
 occasions & familyes will extreainely suffer, as Samuel Ingols 
 a farmer with a great family, Mr. Tli" Wade cV: div(n'S others 
 indeed the most of Ipswich and one of Rowle\', l.eifteiiant 
 Mihil. 
 
 The arrival of the two galloping post riders, the hasty as- 
 sembling of troops, their march at sunset, the discontent of 
 the town in being left defenceless, made the day memorable. 
 Ca])tain John Ajjpleton is un(loul)tedly the Captain A])pleton 
 mentioned, as he had been apjiointed Chairman of the Commit- 
 tee on Defence^ for the County. His sixty men were proba- 
 bly the train band of the Town, and there must have been great 
 distress through that long March night in numy homes. The 
 regular night watch was kept with redouliled diligence, and at 
 early dawn the scouts and pickets were sent out. A few hours 
 would suffice to bring the dreaded foe from Andover or Haver- 
 hill, and at any moment the war whoop might sound and the 
 assault be made. But the hours wore on, no alarm was given, 
 and gradually confidence returned to the distressed town. 
 
 Instant care was now given to fortifying the eastern towns. 
 The Quixotic scheme of building a line of fence or stockado or 
 stone fort was seriously proposed. It was to be eight feet high 
 and extend from Charles River, where it was navigable, to Con- 
 cord RiA^er in Billerica, about twelve miles, reaching from pond 
 to pond, and ending at Merrimack River. It was ordered by the 
 Council that "the several towns that fall within this tract, viz., 
 Salem, Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Ipswich, Newbury, 
 Wooburne, Maldon, Billerekey, Gloster, Beverly, Wenhani, 
 Manchester, Bradford, Meadford . . . each choose one able & fitt 
 man to meet at Cambridge on last day of March at 8 o'clock 
 in the morning, «fe thence proceed to siu'vey the line & how it 
 should be built, maintained & defended." ^ 
 
 The men of Topsfield questioned the wisdom of this order 
 and recommended that as they were already divided into four 
 garrisons and four companies, it would be best for some man 
 
 » Mass. Archives, hook 68, leaf ]72. 
 
KING Phillip's war. 207 
 
 or men to be assigned to order each company. The citizens 
 of Rowley apprehended that the cost would be very great, and 
 hoped that they would not be compelled to send out men to 
 garrison towns beyond the line.^ The action of Ipswich coin- 
 cided in spirit, but is expressed curiously and wonderfully. 2 
 
 Ipswich, March 23, 1675/6 
 At a meeting of the Selekt men of Ipswich March 23'' 
 75/76. 
 
 We having taken Into Considderation what the Honored 
 C<Hmsell dede propounde unto us as to the fortyfing from 
 Meramacke River and so to Charles River our answer is this 
 thing being alltogether darke to us (as to the feasableness of 
 it for the end propounded) wee leave it to the Consideration of 
 thoos that are wiser then ourselves and also we thinke the 
 dificullty of ataning it to be doune at such a time as this is to 
 be soo great and as to fensing or fortinge doe thinke it will 
 moste conduce to our publike saftye to have a sufficent com- 
 pany that may Range backward and forward as the Honered 
 Counsill shall think meatte. 
 
 George Giddings 
 John Dane 
 John Denison 
 Nathaniel Wells 
 Simon Stage 
 
 Beverly had already planned four fortifications, three of 
 which were built, "at or near all which fortifications we have 
 watches kept and have apointed to each garrison o^" fortifica- 
 tion a competent number of our inhabitants, into w^hich in case 
 of alarm or invasion they are to repair for the security of them- 
 selves and families. "3 Salem had established general garrisons in 
 exposed places, and had begun a substantial wall to reach from 
 river to river.'* 
 
 The Committee for Essex County to view the towns and 
 report their measures for defence, included many interesting 
 items in their report.-^ 
 
 1 Mass. Arcliives, book 68, leaf 17.5. 
 
 2 Mass. Archives, book 6S, leaf 176. 
 
 3 Mass. Archives, book 6i^, leaf 178. 
 *Mas8. Archives, book 68, leaf 182. 
 
 ^ Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 184. 
 
208 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 "At Newberry wee find seavrall of y^ rcmoat houses fort- 
 ified & y towne In a way of fortification as appears from their 
 return." 
 
 "Att Rowley, Wee finde soo many Garrisons aUroddy made 
 w'l w"i o' they have farther ordc will bee sufficient for y^ Secure- 
 ing of all ye Inhabitants" 
 
 "Att Ipswich Wee find y^ there are 8oe many (larrisons 
 as may Secure all y<^ out houses, and for y^ 1'owne a Generall 
 fortification w^h is allmost compleated." 
 
 Signed. Salem John Appleton 
 
 29tii March 1675-6. John Putnam 
 
 Thomas Chandler 
 
 The fortification, we know, was around the meeting house, 
 and a family tradition locates one of the garrison houses near 
 the River not far from the residence of Mr. George E. Barnard. 
 The same provision for keeping watch and ward, and for de- 
 fence in case of attack, was doubtless made as in other towns. 
 Every able-bodied man was trained and disciplined. Every 
 family was anxious. Meanwhile the men at the front were eager 
 for release. Captain Brocklebank had written from Marlbor- 
 ough to General Denison, and the General's letter to the Sec- 
 retary, under the date of March 27th, reveals the reasonable 
 complaint of the excellent Captain. He had written that he 
 and his company had been in the country's service ever since 
 the first of January at Narragansett, and "within one weeke 
 after their return were sent out againe having neither time nor 
 money (save a fortnights pay upon their march) to recruite them- 
 selves." "I am therefore sollicitous," the General concludes, 
 "for many of them that out of a respect to myself went willing- 
 ly hoping for a speedy returne to their families." Spring was 
 at hand and the planting of their fields required their presence. ^ 
 
 On the 28th of March, Captain Brocklebank wrote again, 
 reporting an attack on Marlborough, and the burning of many 
 houses and barns. ^ He was not relieved, however, and re- 
 main(>d at his post in command of the garrison. 
 
 ( )n the first of April, Major Savage, in a letter of instructions, 
 remarked, "touching that rebuke of God upon Captain Whipple 
 & y« poore people at Si)ringfield, it is matter of great shame 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book (i.i, leaf 179. 
 
 2 Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 180. 
 
KING Philip's war. 209 
 
 and humbling to us."i Evidently our trooper was held respon- 
 sible for the reverse in that quarter. Soon after, he began 
 the homeward march. At Quabaug (Brookfield), the order 
 from the Council to make an attack upon the Indians at Wachu- 
 set was discussed in a council of war. It was decided to be im- 
 possible under the circumstances, and Captain Whipple seems 
 justified in his stand against it, as he reported that half of his 
 troop was not able to march, and the other half had but one 
 day's provision for six days' march. 2 Sixteen men under Lieu- 
 tenant Flood petitioned for leave to go home and plant for 
 the support of their families, as their poor horses were nearly 
 worn out. Two of the Ipswich troopers, Thomas Numan and 
 Nathaniell Adams, were of this group. 3 
 
 Captain J^rocklebank remained at Marlborough, which was 
 assailed and set on fire a second time, and on April 21st, the 
 neighboring town of Sudbury was surprised. Captain Wads- 
 worth was sent from Boston with "fifty soldiers to relieve the 
 Marlborough garrison. They made a hurried march of twenty- 
 five miles, reaching Marlborough at night. Finding that the 
 enemy was at Sudbury ten miles away, without allowing them- 
 selves time for rest, they hastened thither, Captain Brockle- 
 bank and some of the garrison, accompanying them. Near 
 Sudbury, they met a small body of Indians, who withdrew at 
 their approach and lured them into the woods. There a great 
 body assailed them. The weary soldiers made a brave defence, 
 but they were hopelessly outnumbered. Captain Wadsworth 
 fell, and Captain Brocklebank, whom Mr. Hubbard characterizes 
 as "a choice spirited Man, much lamented by the Town of Row- 
 ley, to which he belonged." More than thirty soldiers, it is 
 believed, were slain, as they were making their retreat from the 
 hilltop, where they had made a brave stand for four hours. 
 This was the last great tragedy of the War. Later operations 
 against the Indians were uniformly successful. On August 12, 
 1676, Philip was slain at Mount Hope. 
 
 Exultation over the death of the dreaded chief had hardly 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 192. 
 - Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 23.5. 
 = Mass. Archives, book 68, leaf 246. 
 
210 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 spent itsolf when hostilities began at the Eastward. Many of 
 the Indians, who had been scattered by the successful tactics 
 on the Connecticut, made their way to the Indian tribo^s in the 
 neighborhood of Casco Bay, and incited them to rise against 
 the white men. Hostilities began there in September, 1676, and 
 atta(;ks were soon made on Oyster River and J)urham, N. H., 
 and Exeter. An old man was shot down on the road to Hamp- 
 ton. York suffered on the 26th of Sept(Mnber, and the whole 
 country about the Piscataqua was in alarm. Men, women and 
 little children were killed and scalped, houses and barns burned, 
 and cattle driven away. 
 
 (leneral Denison was commander-in-chief, and Major Ha- 
 thorne led the forces in the field. Again Ipswich became the cen- 
 tre of activity. One of Denison 's letters, directed to some offi- 
 cer at the front, indicates the constant alarms, which disturbed 
 the Town. 
 
 Sir- 
 
 Yours of the 27 instant came to my hands about 10 at 
 night being then in Bed & very ill yet notwithstanding by 
 l)rcak of day I got up, though then in a feverish distemper to 
 . . . the contents thereof to the deputy & Major Hathorne, 
 but by reason of their distant lodgings could not understand 
 their minds till they judged it impossible for them to reach 
 Boston till late at night. 
 
 Ipswich, Sept. 28 at 9 mor. 
 
 Mr. Hubbard gives a distressing account of the outrages 
 committed by the Indians in the neighborhood of the Kenne- 
 beck river. The whole country was a scene of desolation, houses 
 burned, crops destroyed, and many lives lost. Early in Octo- 
 ber, the alarming tidings came that the settlement at Cape 
 Neddick had been burned. The smoke from the burning might 
 have been seen perhaps from our Town Hill or Castle Hill. 
 The hearts of our Ipswich people might well have failed them. 
 
 Major Hathorne had hurried away from Ipswich to defend 
 the settlements at York and further Eastward. His letter of 
 Oct. 2, 1676, brought word of the disaster at Cape Neddick, 
 and, on the next day. General Denison wrote that he was send- 
 
KING Philip's war. 211 
 
 'ng forward aniniuiiition and supplies for his troops.' The 
 trains of creaking wagons, laden with these supplies, guarded 
 by soldiery, dragging through our Town, the arrival and depart- 
 ure of troops, the galloping haste of post-riders with dispatches 
 to the commander-in-chief, nuist have disturbed the peace of 
 the community constantly. Major Appleton was drawn once 
 more into the public service and dispatched to the Eastward 
 under orders, dated October 19th, to take charge of all the 
 forces.^ He seems to have declined this responsibility how- 
 ever, as the order was rescinded. 
 
 A vigorous march was made to Ossipee, where it was reported 
 there was a great gathering of Indians. It was a fruitless move 
 in its direct result, but indirectly it may have been the im-. 
 polling cause that led Mugg, one of the Indian chiefs, to desire 
 peace. He demanded and received a "Letter of safe conduct" 
 from Governor Leverett, and started for Boston. General Deni- 
 son was at Portsmouth and met the Indian, but declined the re- 
 sponsibility of making terms with him and sent him on by land 
 to Boston. He stopped in Ipswich and paid his respects to the 
 minister, Mr. Thomas Gobbet, whose son was then in captivity 
 among the Indians at the Eastward. Mr. Hubbard, who was 
 associated with Mr. Gobbet in the ministry, very likely saw the 
 famous chief, and perhaps conversed with him for he had been 
 much with the English and was well acquainted with the lan- 
 guage. 
 
 The monotonous chronicles of his History might have been 
 marvelously enlivened, if he had but recorded in detail that 
 picturesque event, when the Indian, who was held responsible 
 for the horrors of the Eastern war, whose name was a watch- 
 word of fear and hate, appeared in the Town, and went his 
 way down High street, to Mr. Gobbet's homo. No visitor to 
 Ipswich, we may well believe, was ever the object of greater cu- 
 riosity and awe. To Mr. Gobbet, it was an occasion of tragic in- 
 terest. His son, Thomas, had been captured by the Indians, in 
 October, but had not been injured, and tidings of his capture 
 had been sent his friends, with demand for a ransom. Not 
 
 ' Mass. Arcliives, book 6',), leaves 6G, f>7. 
 2 Mass. Archives, book 6U, leaf 70. 
 
212 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 relying upon schemes for' release, the Pastor, "all the Time of 
 his Son's Captivity, together with his Friends, wrestled with 
 God, in their daily Prayers for his Release." > The coming of 
 Mugg must lijive seemed providential, and great pressure must 
 have been brought to bear upon the chief to secure his release. 
 
 He made fair promises and went his way to Boston, where 
 ho ma(h' a formal Covenant and Agreement with the Governor 
 in the name of Madockawando and Chebartina. Sachems of 
 Penobscot. He bound himself, in return for favoi's promised 
 by the (iovernor, tos(>cure the release of all the English captives, 
 and pledged that he would remain as a hostage until the captives 
 were delivered. 
 
 Having been sent to the Maine coast on a vessel, he arrived 
 at the Penobscot early in Deceml)er. There, l)y a happy circum- 
 stance, he met Tliomas Col)l)et. Taking the young num l)y his 
 hand and calling him by name, Mugg told him he had been at 
 his father's house ("which was November the first or second b(!- 
 fore, as he passed through Ipswitch to Boston") and had prom- 
 ised to send liim home as soon as he returned. The Sachem de- 
 manded a ransom, "not imderstanding before that his Father 
 was a great Preachman as they used to call it." Whereupon 
 he was shown a fine coat, and he then consented to his release. 
 He arrived in Boston on Christmas Day, and was soon at home. 
 
 Mr. Hubbard heard from his own lips undoubtedly the stir- 
 ring narrative which his History preserves. "Amongst all the 
 Prisoners at that Time taken," he observes, "the said Thomas 
 Cobbit seemed to have had the hardest Portion: For besides 
 the desperate Dangers that he escaped before he was taken, 
 First, by a Bullet, shot through his Wast-coat, Secondly, by a 
 drunken Indian, who had a knife at his Throat to cut it, when 
 his hands were bound: When the Indians came to share the 
 Prisoners amongst them, he fell into the Hands of one of the 
 ruggedest Fellows, by whom within a few days after his sur- 
 prizal, he was carryed first from Black-point to Shipscot River 
 in the Ketch, which the Indians made them to sayl for them 
 into the said River, from thence he was forced to travel with 
 his Pateroon four or five Miles overland to Damariscotta, 
 
 ' Hubbard, Indian Wars. 
 
KING Philip's war. 213 
 
 where he was compelled to row, or paddle in a Caiioo about 
 fifty-five Miles farther to Penobscot, and there taking leave 
 of all his English Friends and Acquaintance at least for the Win- 
 ter, he was put to paddle a Canoo up fifty or sixty Miles farther 
 Eastward to an Island called Mount Desart, where his Pater- 
 oon used to keep his Winter Station, and to appoint his hunt- 
 ing Voyages: and in that Desart-like Condition was the poor 
 young Man forced to continue nine Weeks in the service of a 
 Salvage Miscreant, who sometimes would tyranize over him, 
 because he could not understand his Language and, for Want 
 thereof, might occasion him to miss of his Game, or the like. 
 Whatever Sickness he was obnoxious unto, by Change of Dyet, 
 or other Account, he could expect no other Allowance than 
 the wigwam will afford. If Joseph be in the Prison so long as 
 God is with him there, he shall be preserved, and in due time 
 remembered." 
 
 At the end of the nine weeks the Indian had spent all his 
 ammunition, and sent young Cobbet down the Penobscot to get 
 a fresh supply, and he happened there just in time to meet Mugg. 
 Once while traveling in Mount Desert, Mr. Cobbet's senses had 
 been suddenly benumbed and he fell helpless upon the snow, 
 but the Indians fortunately missed him in time, and went 
 back and carried him to a wigwam. "At another Time, the 
 Salvage Villain, whose Prisoner he was so long as he had strong 
 Liquor, for five Days together was so drimk that he was like 
 a furious mad Beast, so as none durst come near him, his 
 Squaws he almost brained in one of those drunken Fits." 
 
 " The said Thomas was forced to get out of his Sight into 
 the Woods all that Night for Fear of being mischiefed by him : 
 where making a Fire he kept himself alive. The Squaws being 
 by God's special Providence so inclined to Pity that they came 
 to him daily with Victuals, by which Means he was at that Time 
 also preserved. All which put together makes his Deliverance 
 the more remarkable, as an Answer of Prayer." 
 
 Rev. Mr. Cobbet was so impressed with the evident answer 
 to his prayers, that he wrote a Narrative, detailing the dangers 
 and deliverances of his son,^ and many a pious heart in the 
 
 iNew England Hist, and Gen. Register vil, pp. 216, 217. 
 
214 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Ipswich C'liur(^li was strengthened to new faith in God in those 
 dark and troublous times, by the sight of the young man, safe 
 an-i sound among them. 
 
 Notwithstanding this Covenant between Mugg and the Gov- 
 ernor, signed on November 6, 1676, the war was not ended. No 
 further active operations were undertaken however, as the 
 winter was close at hand. This policy of delay was very irri- 
 tating to the worthy Deputy Governor, Mr. Samuel 8ymonds, 
 and a vigorous letter of his, written to some official, dated at 
 Ips\vi(!h, January 22, 1670, sununoned to instant action. He 
 urged immediate operations at the East before spring came, 
 when tile leaves would render ambuscades easy, and the canoes 
 could move readily with the Indians. "If it cost £1000 now, it 
 would cost £10,000 in the end to repair damages," he declared. 
 
 "The desire and expectation of the Townes hereabout is 
 for it, for some of Rowley, Haverhill, Newbury, having had 
 occasion to be with me have expressed as much, <k scarce a 
 man of another mind (that I can pi'ceive)" 
 
 "From Salem to the East will count themselves unsafe (at 
 present) if they be left alone till the Spring. "^ 
 
 The Deputy Governor seems to have voiced the public senti- 
 ment. An expedition was dispatched to the East under Major 
 Walderne early in February, but it accomplished little and 
 arrived back in Boston on the 11th of March. The Indians 
 resumed hostilities in April. Again came the call for soldiers 
 and again the dauntless men of Ipswich had their place in the 
 little army that was hurried to the front. The enemy was 
 close at hand in Wells, York, and Portsmouth, but the decisive 
 event of the campaign happened at Black Point, where Cap- 
 tain Lovett's company was led into an ambuscade and he and 
 about forty of his command were slain. Dr. Barton of Salem, 
 th(^ surgeon, reported among the casualties of this engagement 
 probably, Israel Hunewell of Ipswich wounded in the leg and 
 shoulder, and among the slain were four Ipswich men, James 
 Burbee, Sam" J'ooler, In'' Poland and Thomas Burns. ^ 
 
 Major Robert Pike of Salisbury wrote on the 8th of July, 
 1677, that Simon a notorious Indian leader in many cruel at- 
 
 > Mass. ArcliiveH, book (i!), leaf 9i». 
 » Mass. Arcliives, book (!9, leaf 137. 
 
KING Philip's war. 215 
 
 tacks was in the neighborhood. Captain Garish had come 
 over with Captain Appleton, and " Captain Whiple showed me 
 a commition in Captain Apleton's hand to bring over a parte 
 of horse & foott to join with ours." "Captain Apleton mad 
 som dout how the whole party would comodiously pceed in 
 our woods the foot not able to keep to the pace of the horse, 
 nor ye horse wilHng to y^ slow motion of y^ foott." 
 
 The danger Hne came no nearer, however. Peace settled 
 gradually upon the community wearied and worn with so 
 many alarms. The strain upon the life of the Colony had been 
 intense. The financial burden of equipping tro(jps, maintaining 
 them in the field, and meeting losses occasioned by the burn- 
 ing of houses and of whole towns was most oppressive. The 
 drain upon the young life was exhausting. Scarcely a family 
 could have escaped the anxiety due to the presence of some 
 member in the field, or the grief over his death. In New- 
 bury, the first impressment was made on August 5, 1675, of nine 
 men and fourteen days' provisions. On August 6th, seven 
 more were impressed and fourteen days' provisions, and an 
 equal number on August 27th, with fourteen days' provisions 
 and twenty three horses, saddles and bridles. Two men and 
 two days' provisions, on September 23rd, five men, ten days' 
 provisions, and twenty-three horses, saddles and bridles, on 
 September 27th, and a single man on September 29th, completed 
 another month's impressments. In December, for the Nar- 
 ragansett campaign, twenty-four men were impressed, making a 
 total of forty-eight men and forty-six horses i for the year. 
 Ipswich was obliged to bear an equal burden at least. The ex- 
 pectation of assault was constant and distressing. 
 
 The tone of moral sentiment became morbid and abnormal. 
 Recognizing in the calamities that were heaped upon them, the 
 chastisement of a wise and holy God, the General Court, assem- 
 bled in November, 1675, enacted a series of laws, full of minute 
 and painful requisitions. 
 
 Children were to be watched over and catechised more care- 
 fully by the elders. The wearing of long hair by men, and wo- 
 men 's vain habit of cutting and curling their hair were forbid- 
 den. Excessive elegance of male and female apparel was put 
 
 I Coffin: Hist, of Newbury, p. 117. 
 
216 IPSWICH^ IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 imdor the ban. Quakers were jvisited with fresh restrictions 
 Th(^ turning of the l^acks of wor8hi])pers u])oii the minister be- 
 fore the service was fully (Mided was condemned, and more 
 strict watch was to be kept ovei- children and youth in the 
 meeting house. The sin of idleness was dealt with and exces- 
 sive prices for merchandise or for labor were restrained. All 
 the freshness and playfulness of childhood and youth were 
 view(Ml with abhorrence by these Furitan legislators. The Sab- 
 bath day and every day was made irksome. Even the camp 
 of the soldiers was put under minute supervision. We have 
 already recalled the extraordinary regulations issued at the be- 
 ginning of the war. They were rigorously observed. Jonathan 
 AthcM'ton, a soldier under Captain Henchman, was sentenced 
 to lose a fortnight's pay for profanation of the Sabbath at 
 Concord. He testified that as his shoes were too big from 
 constantly being in water and dew, he cut a piece out of an old 
 hat to put in them; and as the cartridges in his bag had be- 
 come worn with travel so that they lost their powder, he emp- 
 tied them.i This was the whole offence for which he was fined 
 so heavily. 
 
 But in the treatment of the Indians, there was an excess of 
 virulent hate that is painful, though not surprising. Allowance 
 must be made for the natural hatred roused by the craft and 
 cruelties of the Indians, and their ingratitude for kind treat- 
 ment, yet a fair minded man like Major Ciookin found much 
 to blame in the unrighteous dealings of the English with this 
 inferior race. Two hundred were captured by craft at Dover, 
 though no crime was proved against them, and sold into slav- 
 ery. King Philip's son, a lad of tender years was sent to Bar- 
 badoes as a slave. Twenty shillings bounty was offered for 
 every Indian scalp and forty shillings for every prisoner, in the 
 Eastern campaign-. 
 
 Captain Mosely captured an Indian woman early in the war, 
 and in the postscript of his letter to the Governor, he wrote: 
 "This aforesaid Indian was ordered to be torn in peeces by Doggs 
 and she was soe dealt withall.^ Mr. Drake, in his Notes to 
 
 • Mass. Archives, book 6it, leaf 29. 
 
 * Mass. Archives, l)ook (!9, leaf l'2',l. 
 
 ' Uodge: Soldiers iu Kiug Philip's War, p. 69. 
 
KING Philip's war. 217 
 
 Hubbard 's History, quotes from a deposition of Robert Roules 
 of Marblehead, that some Indians captured a ketch near Cape 
 Sable and obliged the crew to sail it for them. Rising sud- 
 denly against their captors they bound them and sailed for 
 Marblehead. On taking their prisoners on shore the whole 
 Town flocked about them, especially the women. They soon 
 overpowered their keepers, "got the Indians into their own 
 Hands, and with Stones and Billets, and what not else, made an 
 end of them."i 
 
 Such shocking cruelties were probably too frequent The 
 Indian captives were apportioned among the soldiery as the 
 spoils of war. Captain John Whipple's estate was inventoried 
 in 1683, and among the items, we find "LawTence y^ Indian, at 
 £4." He was undoubtedly a slave, captured in this campaign, 2 
 and it is likely there were others, brought home by officers from 
 the war. Major Appleton bought three captives, and Samuel 
 Symonds, Esq, paid £5 for an Indian boy and girl. 3 
 
 The contribution of Ipswich to the army was notable. Gen- 
 eral Denison was th commander-in-chief of all the forces of the 
 Colony. Major Appleton brought the first campaign to a vic- 
 torious close, and by his decisive repulse of the Indians at Hat- 
 field and elsewhere saved not only the Connecticut towns from 
 destruction, but delivered the Colony from their invasions. 
 His services in the Narragansett winter campaign were of great 
 value. Mr. Bodge, in his "Soldiers in King Philip's War" 
 quotes the judgment of a critic whose name is not mentioned : 
 "Of all the military commanders of this war I must consider 
 Major Appleton the ablest, and the tide of warfare in the west- 
 ern towns turned towards safe and successful methods from the 
 time of his appointment to the command. I should place 
 Major Treat of Connecticut, next to him, and perhaps in the 
 same position he would have been equal." Captain John 
 Whipple was a prominent officer in the first company of troopers 
 that took the field, and was assigned to the command of another 
 company in the following spring. Captain John Appleton, 
 brother of Samuel, while not in the army, was undoubtedly 
 
 1 Hubbard, Indian Wars, II, p. 237. 
 
 ^ Publications of Ipswicli Hist. Soc, x, p. 29. 
 
 3 Bodge, Soldiers of King Pliilip's War, p. 480. 
 
218 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 conspicuous in garrison service and in sliort dashes to points 
 of danger. 
 
 The list of soldiers cannot he determined with assurance 
 of perfect accuracy. No enlistment rolls are preserved in the 
 Archives of the State, and the Town Records make no mention 
 of impressments and give no names of soldiers. 
 
 In the Massachusetts Archives, the Roll of Major Appleton's 
 Company is preserved and I )(niison's letter, with a list of those 
 impressed on Nov. 30, 1675. Chief reliance is placed, however, 
 on the invaluable work of Rev. George M. Bodge, entitled "Sol- 
 diers in King Philip's War." He has incorporated in this work 
 a minute and admirable comjiilation of the account books of 
 Mr. John Hull, Treasurer-at-war of Massachusetts Colony from 
 1675 to 1678. The record of payments for military service 
 here preserved has made it possible for a list of soldiers to be 
 constructed, and this great work has been accomplished by 
 Mr. Bodge with painstaking care. 
 
 Careful comparison has been made of the list of soldiers 
 in various companies with the list of the men of Ipswich, who 
 took the oath of allegiance to Charles the Second in 1678, and 
 the following list of names has been compiled, which may be 
 presumed to be sul)stantially correct. The similarity of certain 
 family names in many towns, and the absence of middle names 
 render absolute identification in every case, impossible. Rev. 
 Joseph B. Felt^ in his History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton, 
 published in 1834, and hisappendixto Edward Everett's oration 
 at Bloody Brook, claims some for Ipswich, who cannot be 
 vouched for by any authority now known, and in some in- 
 stances he seems to have been in error. When these names have 
 been inserted they have been credited to him. 
 
 Natlumiel Adanii*, Trooper under Lieut. Flood or Floyd. Captain 
 
 Henchman's Company, campaign of .spring 
 of 1676, near Connecticut river. 
 
 Simon Adam.s, Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 
 campaign. Captain Brocklebank's Company. 
 
 Alexander Alhor, Assignment of wages to Ipswich. Credited at gar- 
 
 rison at Quabaug, July 24, 1676. 
 
 John Andrews, Credited in Captain Lathrop's Company, Feb. 29, 
 
 1675-6. Trooper, in Major Appleton 's Company. 
 Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
KING PHILIP S WAR. 
 
 219 
 
 Thomas Andrews, 
 
 Richard Bidford, 
 
 Job Bishop, 
 
 Samuel Bishop, 
 
 Christopher BoUes, 
 Thomas Bray, 
 Richard Briar, 
 
 Josiah Briggs, 
 
 John Browne, 
 James Burbee, 
 Andrew Burley, 
 
 James Burnam, 
 
 Thomas Burns, 
 Samuel Chapman, 
 
 John Chub, 
 Josiah Clark, 
 
 Isaac Cumins, 
 
 Philemon Deane, 
 
 John Denison, 
 
 Thomas Dennis, 
 Thomas Dow, 
 
 Robert Dutch, 
 
 John Edwards, 
 
 Trooper, in Captain Whipple's Company. Credited 
 Aug. 24: 1676. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich Feb. 24, 1676-7. No 
 service specified. 
 
 Trooper, in Captain Willard's Company. Credited 
 July 24; 1676. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Captain Appleton's Company, Narragansett win- 
 ter campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. Captain Lathrop's 
 Company, at Bloody Brook. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Killed at Black Point. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Trooper, in Major Appleton's Company, Narra- 
 gansett winter campaign. 
 
 Killed at Black Point. 
 
 Trooper, in Captain Whipple's Company. Cred- 
 ited June 24, 1676; Aug. 24, 1676. 
 
 Credited at garrison at Hadley, June 24, 1676. 
 
 Captain Brocklebank's Company. Credited at 
 Marlboro garrison, June 24, 1676. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Clerk, Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett 
 winter campaign. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company at Bloody Brook. 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Wounded in the battle. 
 
 Credited at Marlboro garrison, June 24, 1676. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Wounded in the battle. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company at Bloody Brook. 
 Wounded and left for dead. Major Appleton's 
 Company. Credited Dec. 10, 1675. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich, Nov. 24, 1676. No 
 service specified. 
 
220 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 Nathaniel Emerson, 
 Peter Kinoiis, 
 
 JonatliMii Fantuiii, 
 
 Thomas Faussee, 
 Ephraim Felh)ws, 
 
 Isaac Fellows, 
 
 Joseph Fellows, 
 Abram Fitz or Fitts, 
 
 James Foord, 
 
 Thomas Frenoli, 
 Samuel Guldings, 
 
 John Gilbert, 
 
 Aiyos Gourdine, 
 
 also spelled Gaudea, 
 Goddin, Gody. 
 
 Simon Grow, 
 Thomas Hobl)s, 
 
 William Hodgskin, 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett win- 
 ter campaign. 
 Major Appleton 's Company, Narragansett winter 
 
 campaign. Captain Gardiner's Company. Cred- 
 ited Feb. 16, 1675-6. 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton '.s 
 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 (Japtain lirocklebank's Company. 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Trooper, in Captain Paige's Company; credited 
 
 Sept. 3, 1675. Captain Whipple's Company ; 
 
 credited Aug. 24, 1676. 
 Captain Willard's Company. Credited, July 24, 
 
 1676. 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 Impressed Nov. 30 1675. Major Appleton's 
 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Trooper, in Captain Paige's Company, Mt. Hope 
 
 campaign. Credited Sept. 3, 1675. Major 
 
 Appleton's Company, ('aptain Brocklebank 's 
 
 Company. 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 
 C'ompany, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Trooper, in Captain Paige's Company, Mt. 
 
 Hope campaign; credited Sept. 3, 1675. 
 
 Captain Whipple's Company; credited Aug. 
 
 24, 1676 
 Wage-; assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 I Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett win- 
 ter campaign. Captain Gardner's Company 
 I Credited Feb. 29, 1675-6, and July 24, 1676. 
 
 Captain Brocklebank 's Company. Credited at 
 Marlboro garrison, June 24, 1676. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company; killed at Bloody 
 Brook, Sept. 18, 1675. Felt (Appendix to Ed- 
 ward Everett's Address at Bloody Brook) says 
 he belonged in Ipswich. He also credits John 
 Hobs to Ipswich but he was impressed in New- 
 bury, Aug. 5, 1675 (Coffin's History of New- 
 bury, page 117). 
 
 Impressed Nov, 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
KING PHILIP S WAR. 
 
 221 
 
 Israeli Hunewell, 
 Samuel Hunt, Jr. 
 
 Samuel Itigols, 
 
 Joseph Jacobs, 
 Richard Jacobs, 
 
 Thomas Jaques, 
 Jeremiah Jewett, 
 Joseph Jewett, 
 
 Thomas Killom, 
 
 Caleb Kimball, 
 
 Abraham Knowlton, 
 
 John Knowlton, 
 
 John Lambert, 
 Nathaniel Lampson, 
 Richard Lewis, 
 John Leyton, 
 
 John Line or Lind, 
 
 Lead in allegiance list. 
 John Littlehale, 
 
 Nathaniel Lord, 
 Jolin Lovel, 
 
 Jonathan Lummus, 
 Peter Lurvey, 
 
 Thomas Manning, 
 
 Joseph Marshall, 
 
 Wounded in leg and shoulder at Black Point. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. Major Willard's Company. Credited 
 July 24, 1676. 
 
 Captain Poole's Company. Credited Aug. 24, 
 1676. 
 
 Lieutenant and Captain, probably of Ipswich. 
 Captain Brocklebank 's Company. Credited 
 Aug. 24, 1676. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Major Appleton 's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign, ('aptain Gardner's Company. Cred- 
 ited Feb. 29, 1675-6. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company. Killed at Bloody 
 Brook. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's Com- 
 pany, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Major Appleton 's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. 
 
 Captain Willard's Company. Credited Aug. 24 
 1676. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company. Killed at Bloody 
 Brook. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's Com- 
 pany, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company. Killed at Bloody 
 Brook. Felt credits to Ipswich. 
 
 Captain Prentice's Company, Mt. Hope campaign. 
 
222 IPSWICH, IN TIIK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Thomas Meritor, 
 Edward Ncland, 
 
 Hciijainiii Newman, 
 Tliomas Newman, 
 
 Zacchcus Newmarsh 
 
 Richard Pasmore, 
 or Partsmore 
 
 Samuel Peirce, 
 
 John Pengilly, 
 
 Aaron Pengry, 
 John Pengry, 
 Moses Pengry, 
 
 Isaac Perkins, 
 John Perkins, 
 
 Samuel Perkins, 
 
 Andrew Peters, 
 Tiiomas Philips, 
 Samuel Pipin, 
 Pipper, in alle- 
 giance list 
 Increase Poland, 
 Samuell Pooler, 
 Edmond Potter, 
 
 Ca))tain Lathrop's ('ompany. Killed at Bloody 
 Brook. Felt credits to Ipswi(;h. 
 
 Major Applct.on's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. Trooper, in (Captain Whipple's 
 Company; credited Aug. 24, 1676. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 (Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Caj)tain Paige's Company, Mt. Hope campaign 
 Septeml)er, 167.5. Trooper under Lieutenant 
 Flood or Floyd. Capt. Henchman's Co. Cam- 
 paign of spring of 1676 near the Connecticut 
 river. 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. Cap- 
 tain Wheeler's Co. ; credited at Groton garrison 
 June 24: 1676. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major .4ppleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Captain Brocklebank 's Company. 
 
 Corporal, Major Appleton's Company, Narragan- 
 sett winter campaign. Captain Poole's Com- 
 pany. Credited, Aug. 24. 1676. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30: 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Credited at Quabaug garrison, July 24: 1676. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30: 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Captain Sill's Company; credited Nov. 1675. 
 Impressed Nov. 30: 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 Captain Brocldebank 's Company. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich No service specified. 
 
 Credited at Quabaug garrison, Aug. 24. 1676. 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. 
 
 Killed at Black Point. 
 Killed at Black Point. 
 
 Trooper, in Major Appleton's Company, Narra 
 gansett winter campaign. 
 
KING Philip's war. 
 
 223 
 
 Jolm Potter, 
 Richard Prior, 
 Joseph Proctor, 
 
 William Quarles, 
 Daniel Hinge, 
 
 Nathaniel Rogers, 
 
 Tsrah Ross, 
 
 Era Rost, in alle- 
 giance list. 
 
 Abiel Saddler, 
 
 Joseph Safford, 
 
 Thomas Scott, 
 Samuel Smith, 
 
 Thomas Smith, 
 Thomas Sparks, 
 
 Samuel Stevens, 
 
 George Stimson, 
 
 Seth Story, 
 
 William Story, 
 Samuel Taylor, 
 
 John Thomas, 
 Jonathan Wade, 
 
 Captain Wheeler's Company. Credited at Gro- 
 ton garrison, June 24: 167G. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30: 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Trooper, in Captain Paige's Company, Mt. Hope 
 campaign; credited Sept. 3- 1()75. Captain 
 Henchman's Company; credited July 24: 1676. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified- 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company at Bloody Brook. 
 Sergeant, Major Appleton's Company, Narra- 
 gansett winter campaign. 
 
 Made a verbal will, when going in a troop against 
 the Indians in 1676. See Felt, page 164. 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company at Bloody Brook. 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett win- 
 ter campaign. 
 
 Trooper, in Captain Paige's Company, Mt. Hope 
 campaign. Credited Sept. 31 : 1675. 
 
 Killed at Northfield. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30. 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Major Appleton 's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. Captain Poole's Company. Credited 
 June 1676 
 
 Captain Lathrop's Company. Killed at Bloody 
 Brook. Felt credits to Ipswich, but Coffin(His- 
 tory of Newbury, page 389) says he was a resi- 
 dent of Newbury. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30: 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign 
 Wounded in the Fort fight. 
 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton 's Com- 
 pany, Narragansett winter campaign. Killed 
 at the Fort fight. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30, 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
 Wages assigned to Ipswich. No service specified 
 
224 ll'SWK'H, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY 
 
 Tlioiiia.s Wade 
 
 Izall Warden. 
 
 Francis Wainwriiilit. 
 
 Jacol) \\'aiiiwriglit. 
 
 Thomas Wayte. 
 
 Beiijainiii Webster. 
 John Whipple. 
 
 Nathaniel Wood. 
 Francis Young 
 
 Lewis Zacliariah 
 
 Marched to Ando\er with Capt. Appleton, Aug 
 
 19: 1675. 
 Trooper, Capt. Paige's Company, Mt. Hope cam- 
 paign. Credited Sept. S: 1675. Sergeant, .Major 
 
 Appleton's Company, iXarragansett winter cam- 
 
 I)a=gn. 
 Credited at Billerica garri.son. April 21: 1670. 
 
 Sept 23: 1676. 
 Capt.Iiathrop's Co. Killed at Bloodv Hmok Sei)t- 
 
 18: 1675. 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 
 campaign. 
 Capt. Gardiner's Co. Credited Feb. 29: 1675-6. 
 Lieut. Capt. Paige's Co. Mt. Hope campaign. 
 
 Credited Sept. 3: 1675. Captain of a Special 
 
 Troop. Feb. 1675-6. 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 
 campaign, 
 ('apt. Lathrop's Company, August, 1675. Trooper, 
 in Captain Paige's Company, Mt. Hope cam- 
 paign. Credited Sept. 3: 1675. Sergeant, in 
 Major Appleton's Company, Narragansett winter 
 campaign. 
 
 Impressed Nov. 30: 1675. Major Appleton's 
 Company, Narragansett winter campaign. 
 
i\v^2 ^. 
 
CHAPTER XIV. 
 
 IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 
 
 Before the Indian war was over, another attack on the civil 
 liberties of the Colony began to be evident. Its mercantile condi- 
 tion was prosperous. Ships were built, the products of the 
 forests and fisheries were sent to many foreign ports, and large 
 imports were returned. The Navigation Laws were not enforced, 
 it was claimed, and natural irritation was aroused among the 
 merchants and manufacturers of England, whose goods were 
 not purchased by the Colonies. Massachusetts was "the most 
 prejudicial plantation to the kingdom" it was affirmed, because 
 of its sharp competition in exports with the mother countr}'. 
 
 The sturdy independence of the Colony was a constant 
 affront to the King. Gov. Leverett had been a captain of horse 
 under Cromwell, and his dislike of royalty was not concealed. 
 The neglect of the General Court to reply to the King's letter 
 in 1666 was still remembered. 
 
 The King and Court naturally resented the disrespect of the 
 Colony. The merchants clamored for repressive action. The 
 Mason and Gorges faction was always ready to press its claims. 
 This grievance reached back over many years. 
 
 Sir Ferdinando Gorges had secured a charter in 1639, consti- 
 tuting him Lord Proprietary of the Province of Maine, bounded 
 by the Piscataqua, the Kennebec and the Ocean. A few towns 
 were settled, and a show was made of settling a colony. His 
 eldest son, John, made no attempt to establish his supposed 
 rights, but John's son, Ferdinando, claimed authority. The 
 Province of Maine, however, was annexed to Massachusetts by 
 the choice of the various settlements between the years 1652 
 and 1658. The Attorney General of England declared in 1675 
 that Gorges had a good title to the Province, and the same offi- 
 cial confirmed the title of Robert Mason to New Hampshire. 
 
 (225) 
 
22() IPSWICH, IN THK MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 As early as Maroh, 1622, Capt. John Mason had ol)taino(l a 
 jirant of tlic lands lying between the little river, which flows into 
 the ocean at Naunikeaj^, now Salem, and the Merrimac. When 
 Sir Henry Rosewell, John Endicott and others obtained their 
 grant in 1628, it extended from the Atlantic to the Western 
 Ocean, and from a line three miles north of the Merrimac to a 
 line three miles south of the Charles. It was evident that the 
 lattM- charter, under which the Massachusetts Colony was set- 
 tled, included the territory, which had been already ceded to 
 Mason. Mason's son, John, was a principal member and Sec- 
 retary of the Council for New England, and he used all his in- 
 fluence until his death to secure the annulling of the Massachu- 
 setts Bay Charter. The decision of the Attorney General, that 
 his son, Robert, had a valid title was a decisive victory for the 
 persistent claimant. 
 
 On the tenth of June, 1676, a ship arrived in Boston, bring- 
 ing Edward Randolph, who had come as a special messenger 
 from the King with a letter to the turbulent Colony. The fact 
 that he was a relative of Robert Mason was ominous of impend- 
 ing harm. This letter accjuainted the magistrates with the 
 charges made by Gorges and Mason, of "the wTongs and usur- 
 pations of Massachusetts," and the ill-respect they showed His 
 Majesty, and demanded that agents should be sent over to 
 answer these charges. Randolph was dealt with very cava- 
 lierly by the bluff old Governor, and soon returned to England, 
 but Bulkeley and Stoughton followed him at once as agents 
 from the Colony. 
 
 Upon his arrival, Randolph published a report of his two 
 months' observations in New England, entitled, "An Answer 
 to several Heads of Inquiry concerning the Present State of New 
 England." 1 Though he was a prejudiced observer, his remarks 
 on the civil-laws, the small number of the freemen (only about 
 one sixth of the adult male population), the military force, the 
 economical resources and employments, are of great interest. 
 But chief interest attaches to his declaration concerning the 
 government. "Among the Magistrates," he WTote "some are 
 good men and well affected to his Majesty, and would be well 
 
 ' Hutchinson Collection, p. 477 et seq. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDKOS GOVERNMENT. 227 
 
 satisfied to have his Majesty's authority in a better manner 
 estabhshed; but the major part are of different principles, hav- 
 ing been in the government from the time they formed them- 
 selves into a commonwealth. These direct and manage all 
 affairs as they please; of which number are Mr. Leverett, Gov- 
 ernor; Mr. Symonds, Deputy Governor; Mr. Danforth,Mr. Tyng, 
 Major Clarke, and Major Hathorne . . . The most popular and 
 well principled men are Major Denison, Mr. Hradstrcet and 
 Mr. Dudley in the Magistracy; and of military men Major Sav- 
 age, Captains Curwin, Saltonstall, Brattle, Richards, Gillam, 
 Mosely, Majory, Champernoon, Shapleigh, l^hillips, with many 
 others who only wait for an opportunity to express their duty 
 to his Majesty."! 
 
 Randolph's characterization of Denison, J^radstreet and 
 Dudley, as "i'"]"iJ'"' ^"<1 ^^'^11 princii^led men," marks them as 
 royalists, who had little sympathy with the sturdy colonials, 
 who stood for their independence of King and mother land. 
 Denison 's attitude in the critical moments of the year 1666, it 
 will be remembered, was conspicuously at variance with the 
 dominant feeling, and his aristocratic tendencies became more 
 and more pronounced as the conflict grew more evident. Dep- 
 uty Governor tSynjonds was equally stiuxly and uncompromis- 
 ing as the advocate of liberty and independence. Around these 
 as leaders, two distinct political parties, we may believe, grew 
 up in our Town of Ipswich. 
 
 The omission of one name among the military men is of more 
 than passing moment, that of Major Appleton. His brilliant 
 military record, far above that of any of those whom Randolph 
 mentions, had not been forgotten in the few months that had 
 elapsed, since the eventful conflicts at Hatfield and Hadley and 
 the Narragansett fort. Randolph's silence with reference to him 
 is more than suggestive that Major Appleton stood with his 
 townsman, the Deputy Governor, in pronounced and fearless 
 opposition to the Crown, and that he was already an object of 
 suspicion and prejudice. 
 
 The agents replied to Randolph's charges, l)ut it was not 
 easy to allay the irritation of the King and his Councillors. An 
 
 I Hutchinson Collection, pp. 477-501. 
 
228 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 imjiorativc order was issued that an oath of allegiance to the 
 King should be taken at once, and the (General Court issued 
 orders that every man sixteen years old and upwards should 
 take tlu* oath. This was accomplished in October of the year 
 1678. As a further rebuke of the pretensions of the Colonists 
 in disregarding the Navigation Laws, Randolph was appointed 
 ('ollector of the Port of Boston. He arrived in New York 
 December 7, 1679. 
 
 The time seemed auspicious for the advancement of the 
 errand on which he came. Samuel Symonds, the Deputy (iov- 
 ernor, had died in October, 1678, and the General Court had 
 voted twenty pounds "to take care for an honno''ble & decent in- 
 terment." ^ (Governor Leverett survived a few months and 
 died on March 16, 1679. Simon Bradstreet, then seventy-six 
 years old, succeeded in the governorship, a man of far less force 
 than Leverett, and always inclined to pacific measiu-es, and 
 Thomas Danforth became Deputy Governor. Randolph pro- 
 ceeded at once to enforce the Navigation Laws, and was met 
 with resistance and even personal abuse. He wrote the King 
 particularly of the disloyal sentiments that prevailed, recom- 
 mended a writ of quo warranto against the Charter, and em- 
 barked again for England on March 15, 1681. 
 
 Upon his arrival, he attacked the Colonists bitterly, and 
 advised that a writ of quo warranto be issued against the Charter, 
 and that a Governor General be appointed over the Colonies. 
 He returned again in October, 1681, with enlarged powers, 
 bearing another letter from the King, very vehement in its 
 tone, upbraiding the Colonists with many misdeeds. 
 
 He reverted to the independent spirit manifest in the Colony 
 from the beginning, blamed them for the shelter afforded the 
 regicide judges, for the persecution of Quakers, for their course 
 in refusing the Mason and Gorges claim, for their conduct to- 
 ward the Clarendon Commissioners, their evasion of the Naiv- 
 gation Laws, and their obstruction of his own work. He declared 
 his intention to proceed at an early date to annul the Charter. 
 
 This letter created a profound impression, and the General 
 
 ^ ' I ul"The3 Ancestry of Priscilla Baker" by W. S. Appleton, there is a full acc ount of 
 Symonds's ancestry and his posterity, i He left a large estate valued at £'2103 6s. lOd. 
 
IPSWICH, IN THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT, 229 
 
 Court chose two agents, Joseph Dudley and John Richards, to 
 proceed to England and present their acts in a more favorable 
 light. The laws were revised, naval officers appointed, and 
 assurance was given that henceforth the Acts of Navigation 
 should be enforced to the letter. The agents were instructed 
 to expose the injustice of Robert Mason's exorbitant claim, and 
 to consent to nothing that would infringe the liberties and priv- 
 ileges granted by their Charter. 
 
 The Mason claim was of vital concern to IpswichJ^and the 
 other towns included in the original grant. John Mason had 
 presented his letter to the General Coiu't on the 4th of January, 
 1680-81, and it was read in full. On the 11*^ of January, the 
 Court voted that a copy of this letter be delivered to Major Gen- 
 eral Denison and the magistrates of Essex County, and that all 
 tertenants (terre - tenants, i.e. land tenants) within the precinct 
 of the claim be convened at Ipswich or Newbury as speedily 
 as possible. 
 
 This convention was held at Ipswich on the second Wed- 
 nesday in February, 1680-81. i The inhabitants of Beverly 
 drew up a petition at once which was presented at the adjourned 
 session of the General Court on February 22, 1680-81, which 
 declared they had owned their lands for fifty years, and defend- 
 ed them against the Indians in the late war at a cost of twelve 
 English lives and hundreds of pounds in money. Robert Mason 
 had never expended a penny, and they made their plea that the 
 trial of his claims should be in the Massachusetts Courts and not 
 in England. 2 
 
 In May, a letter was dispatched by the General Court to Sir 
 Lionel Jenkins, one of the King's Secretaries of State, which 
 recited the action taken }jy the Court, and added that neither 
 they nor those that owned lands within Mr. Mason's claim 
 knew his bounds or limits. 
 
 Another petition addressed to the King was drawn up by 
 the "Inhabitants of Glocester, alias Cape Ann, and other 
 places adjacent," and presented to the General Court on the 
 16th of February, 1681-82.3 They claimed rightful title to 
 
 ' Records of Beverly. 
 
 - Mass. Archives, book .3, leaves 28, 29. Recoriis of Beverlj'. 
 
 3 Mass. Records, book 5. pp. 335-337. 
 
230 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 their lands upon the grant of the General Court, under the Char- 
 ter of the Massachusetts Hay Colony, and their purchase from 
 the natives. If Mr. Mason should persist in his claims, they 
 begged the King to direct him to make his claim in the Courts 
 of justice hei-e (established. This was signed by representatives 
 from (iloucc^ster, Rowley, Newbury and other towns, and by 
 fifteen Ijjswich men : 
 
 Jn" Perkins The: Burnam 
 
 Dani: Kpps Moses Pengrey, Sen. 
 
 Jonath: Wade, Sen. Jn^ Whipple 
 
 Willjam Coodhue Samuel Appleton 
 
 Samuel Rogers Tho : Cobbet, Sen. 
 
 Symon Stacje Willjam Hubbard 
 
 Tho: Knoulton John Rogers 
 Jn" Appleton 
 
 The Court ordered on the 17«h of March, "that Mr. Jonathan 
 Wade, S: Mr. Daniel Epps, both of Ipswich, doe take speedy 
 care that the addresse framed to his majt'^ in the name & on 
 the behalf e of the inhabitants & proprietors of Cape Ann, and 
 places adjacent, be imparted vnto the sayd inhabitants by call- 
 ing them together and taking the su1)scriptions therevnto of such 
 (k so many as may be convenient to signify their generall consent 
 to the sayd addresse, w^^ being done, the above sajd gent" are 
 desired cV' ordered to remitt the sajd address to the Govno^" & 
 Council, to be coiiiitted to our messengers for England." i 
 
 It was a matter of intense moment to Ipswich. If this 
 claim should be maintained, everv man's title to the lands he 
 had imjirove(l, and the houses and barns he had erected, would 
 be worthless and he would be at the mercy of the new posses- 
 sor. At this juncture, one of the selectmen, Thomas Lovell, 
 had a personal conference with Mr. Mason, and recommended 
 that his demands be recognized. The action of the Town was 
 spirited, and the Record speaks no uncertain sound. 
 
 At a generall Towne meeting this 27 of November 1682. 
 Upon information that Thomas Lovell hath beene with Mr. 
 
 1 Mass. Records, l>ook ■'), p. 340. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 231 
 
 Masson about compliance being one of the Selectmen a 
 
 it hath beene made appears that he hath sugested to some as 
 if it were best to comply with him, w"^ is as hath been de- 
 clared to betray the trust comitted to him. The Towne gen- 
 erally voted to lay the sd. Thomas Lovell asyd & exclud him 
 for being a Selectman and Capt. John Appleton was chosen to 
 be a Selectman his roome for the rest of the year.i 
 
 A committee seems to have met in January, 1682-3 to de- 
 liberate on this vexed cjuestion, as the committee expenses are 
 mentioned in the Town Record. 
 
 A letter from Governor Bradstreet to Sir Tjionel Jenkins, 
 dated March 24, 1682-3, acknowledged the receipt of the King's 
 letter with reference to the Mason claims, and of another letter 
 from Mr. Mason in which he abated his original claims, and de- 
 manded the possession of all the common and unimproved lands 
 within the bounds specified ; and also demanded to be admitted 
 to the Courts to prosecute his rights. To this the Coiu't had 
 replied that every acre of land was occupied and improved, 
 and that the privilege of the Courts had always been open to 
 him. 2 
 
 Mason's claim for admission to the Courts of law was hon- 
 ored forthwith, and on March 30, 1683. it was ordered "that 
 Wn™ Stoiighton Esq. Peter Bulkley Esq. Jn" Hall P]sq., together 
 w^^ such other magistrates in Essex as are vnconcernetl in M^" 
 Mason's case, be the persons to keepe the County Court there 
 for the tryall of those cases that referr to the clajme, of M^" 
 Mason in that county." 
 
 Another convention, preparatory to this Court met in Ips- 
 wich on the last Tuesday of March. ^ Repeated search has been 
 made for the records of this Court, but no trace of them has 
 been found, and it is hardly possible that they exist. Indeed 
 there is no positive knowledge that the case was ever called for 
 trial. Mr. Felt in his History of Ipswich, Page 127, cites the 
 vote of the General Court on May 16, 1683, as evidence in point, 
 in which "John Wales & Content Mason, his daughter, relict 
 
 1 Town Records. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, book 5, pp. 388, 389. 
 ^ Beverly Records. 
 
232 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of John Mason" are empowered to make sale and confirm deeds 
 as her husband had been authorized to do. But this John 
 Mason, was of Dorchester, and the Court had empowered him, 
 May 27, 1682, to make sale as an executor of the estate of 
 Jane Burg, some time wife of John Gurnell.i 
 
 He affirms as well, though he gives no authority for the 
 stat(Mnent, that the Mason claim was cstal)lished, and that 
 some paid a quit-rent of two shillings a year for every house 
 built on the land included in this grant. The eminent anti- 
 quarian, Mr. John Ward Dean, in his work on Capt. John Mason, 
 in the Publications of the Prince Society, concludes his study of 
 this episode, "It is probable that the people were never dis- 
 tur])ed in the possession of their lands." 
 
 But the Mason claim was not the only matter that troubled 
 the citizens of Ipswich in these stirring years. Randolph was 
 tireless in his attacks on the Charter of the Colony. He drew 
 up "Articles of high Misdemeanor, exhibited against a faction 
 in the generall court, sitting in Boston, 15 Feb. 1681, viz. against 
 Tho. Danforth, Dan. Gookin, Mr. Saltonstall, Sam. Nowell, 
 Mr. Richards, Mr. Davy, Mr. Gidney, Mr. Appleton, magistrates, 
 and against John Fisher," and some fourteen other deputies. ^ 
 He chai'ged them with refusal to admit the royal letters patent 
 erecting the office of elector, with refusal to repeal laws, con- 
 trary to the laws of England, with continuing to coin money, etc. 
 
 This was the third session of the General Court, that was 
 elected in May, 1081. Major Samuel Appleton had been chosen 
 an Assistant for the first time at this election, after several 
 consecutive years in the House of Deputies. His name occurs 
 last in the list, as the new member of that body was always 
 enrolled at the foot. 
 
 The full Court of Assistants, at this time, included the Gov- 
 ernor, Simon Bradstreet, the Deputy Governor, Thomas Dan- 
 forth and eighteen Assistants. The lower House numbered 
 thirty-thre(\ 
 
 Randolph specified eight magistrates, including the Deputy 
 Governor, and fifteen deputies as factious and seditious. It 
 would seem that the popular party, as we may call it, the party 
 
 1 Mane. Hccords, liook .5, p. 35i). 
 - Hutcliiusou I'apei'B, Vol. II, Prince Society Pub. p. '266. 
 
X 
 
 IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 233 
 
 that was most strenuous in its demands for the largest liberty 
 and fullest independence of Great Britain, so far as these names 
 indicate, had a numerical minority both in the Court of Assis- 
 tants and the House of Deputies. The venerable Governor, and 
 General Denison, were conspicuous in their devotion to the con- 
 servative party. The Ipswich deputies, Mr. William Goodhue, 
 Senior, and Mr. Jonathan Wade, were not named by Randolph, 
 and were presumably in sympathy with the same party. In- 
 deed, unless the political complection of our Town had changed 
 materially, since Capt. John Appleton headed the long list of 
 seventy three loyal petitioners in 1664, Ipswich was still a 
 stronghold of loyalty, and the aristocratic Denison voiced the 
 sentiment of the Town. 
 
 For many years, the second Assistant from Ipswich, Deputy 
 Governor Symonds, had been a pronounced liberal, and when 
 Major Appleton became a magistrate, it is evident that he ident- 
 ified himself from the first with that wing. 
 
 The long contention between the King and the Colony, in 
 which Randolph was always the aggressive antagonist of the 
 liberals, culminated in a decree of the Court of Chancery, June 
 21, 1684, which vacated the Charter. 
 
 "Massachusetts, as a body politic, was now no more. The 
 elaborate fabric, that had been fifty-four years in building was 
 levelled with the dust. The hopes of the fathers were found 
 to have been merely dreams. It seemed that their brave strug- 
 gles had brought no result. The honored ally of the Protector 
 of England lay under the feet of King Charles the Second. It 
 was on the Charter granted to Roswell and his associates, Gov- 
 ernor and Company of Massachusetts Bay, that the structure 
 of the cherished institutions of Massachusetts, religious and 
 civil, had been reared. The abrogation of that charter swept 
 the whole away. Massachusetts, in English law, was again 
 what it had been before James the First made a grant of it to 
 the Council for New England. It belonged to the King of Eng- 
 land, by virtue of the discovery of the Cabots."i 
 
 A private letter to Joseph Dudley brought the fatal tidings 
 on September tenth, but official news did not arrive until Jan. 
 
 1 Palfray, History of New England, vol. ill, p. 394. 
 
234 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 28, 1684-5. On that date, the Governor announced the fact 
 to the General Court, which at once a])pointed the twelfth of 
 March, as a day of sohMun humiliation throughout the Colony, 
 "in view of our present sad and awfull circumstances, i^ the 
 increasing tokens of the Lord's tlispleasure against us." 
 
 A request was sent to the Towns to express their minds with 
 reference to giving up the Charter, as Randolph had represented 
 that they were willing to do this. A Town-meeting was held 
 in Ipswich to take action on this request. The record is as 
 follows : — 
 
 1685: Feb. 11"^ 
 
 The Deputies desiring to know the town 's mind w"' Respect 
 to the papers, that Mr. Randolph left, whether they weare will- 
 ing to make a free resignation, as in the Declaration; 
 
 There was not one person that voted when tryed if they 
 were willing. 
 
 It was also voted that all those that are desirous to retaine 
 the priviledges granted in the Charter ik confermed by his Royall 
 Majesty now reigneing should manifest the same by holding 
 up their hands, which vote was unanimous on the affirmative. 
 None when tryed appeared in the Negative. 
 
 The other Towns voted in similar fashion. 
 
 An humble address to the King's most excellent Majesty 
 was also drawn up and adopted. There was no talk of resist- 
 ance. Many years before, in the Colony's infancy, an a])peal 
 to arms was at once proposed, wh(Mi the Charter seemed in dan- 
 ger. In 1664, the Colony dared the King's displeasure, well 
 knowing what it might cost. But now its spirit seemed broken. 
 The exhausting war with the Indians had left a depleted treas- 
 ury and sorrowful memories of j)i-ecious lives lost. There was 
 no longer a powerful party in England, whose help could be 
 relied on. The King was supreme. "In 1683, the Constitutional 
 ojiposition which had held Charles so long in check lay crushed 
 at his feet." "The strength of the Country party had been 
 broken by the reaction against Shaftsbury's projects, and by 
 the flight and death of its more prominent leaders. What- 
 ever strength it retained lay chiefly in the towns, and these were 
 now attacked by writs of 'quo warranto,' which called on them 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 235 
 
 to show cause why their charters should not be declared forfeited 
 on the ground of the abuse of their privileges. A few verdicts 
 on the side of the Crown brought about a general surrender of 
 municipal liberties, and the grant of fresh charters, in which 
 all but ultraloyalists were carefully excluded from their corpo- 
 rations, placed the representations of the boroughs in the hands 
 of the Crown." 1 
 
 Resistance to the King, under such circumstances, in a feeble 
 colony, was inconceivable. The only hope lay in securing some 
 abatement of these extreme measures, by such an humble 
 appeal. Charles the Second died before he had decided on any 
 plan of action against the Colony, and was succeeded on Feb. 
 6, 1684-5 by James the Second. In obedience to the royal 
 Proclamation, he was proclaimed King on the 20'^ of April in 
 "the high street in Boston," — "the hono'"ble Govno"", Dep*. 
 Govno'', & Assistants, on horseback, w*^ thousands of people, a 
 troope of horse, eight foote companys, drums beating, trumpets 
 sounding," .... "by Edward Rawson, secret, on horseback, 
 & Jno Greene, marshall gene^l, taking it from him, to the great 
 joy & loud aclamations of the people, and a seventy peec of 
 ordinanc next after the volleys of horse & foote. "- 
 
 These effusive demonstrations of loyalty, so striking in 
 their contrast with the phlegmatic indifference of the General 
 Court at the Restoration, were followed by an humble petition 
 to the new King, adopted on the twenty-fourth of July, which 
 implored pardon for their faults, and a gracious continuance 
 of their liberties according to their Charter. Nothing was ac- 
 complished, however, and in May, by royal conuuission, Joseph 
 Dudley, son of Governor Thomas Dudley, was appointed Presi- 
 dent of the Council of eighteen, which supplanted the General 
 Court. Its members were all appointed by the Crown, and 
 popular election of a governing body was at an end. Governor 
 Bradstreet, Nathaniel Saltonstall of the Magistrates, and Dudley 
 Bradstreet, son of the Governor, lately a Deputy, declined mem- 
 bership in the new Council. Four onl}^ of the former Assistants 
 accepted places in the new government. All the other mem- 
 bers of the General Court were reduced at once to jjrivate life. 
 
 The Council proceeded at once to appoint Justices of the 
 
 1 Green, Short History of the English people. 
 
 2 Mass. Records, vol. 5, p. 474. 
 
236 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Peace in the various Counties > and it is presumable that the 
 Justices were all men in favor with Dudley and Randolph. 
 The Essex justices were William Brown, Jun. John Hathorne, 
 John Woodbridge, John Appleton, Sen., Richard Dummer and 
 Daniel Epps. On June 14, 1686, Mr. John Appleton was ap- 
 pointed Clerk of the Court of Pleas for the County of Essex 
 holden at Ipswich. i 
 
 The administration of justice was provided for, petition was 
 made to the King for authority to establish a mint, and the 
 President took oath to observe the Navigation Laws. The 
 Records of the Council show that few of the members of the 
 Council took pains to attend its sessions. Dudley, Randolph 
 and half a dozen others transacted the public business, and 
 very shortly, Randolph began to complain that he was ill-treated 
 by the President. 
 
 Evidences of popular discontent soon appeared. The first 
 intimation of a rebellious spirit arose in connection with a pub- 
 lic Fast day, proclaimed by the President and Council. The 
 entry in the Council Record, under the date July 21, 1686, 
 mentions that a letter has been sent to Bartholomew Gedney, 
 Esq., "with orders for his repairing to Rowley or Ipswich to 
 covent before him and the Justices of the County, such persons 
 there as refused to observe the late publique Fast appointed 
 by the President & Councill." On July 30th, several depositions 
 against John Gold of Topsfield for speaking seditious words 
 against the Government, were presented by Major Gedney. He 
 entered into £200 bond to appear on the next Thursday after- 
 noon. He was brought before the President and Council on 
 the fifth of August, "and witnesses proved that he had spoken 
 treasonable words on or about the 11th of July". He was com- 
 mitted to jail in Boston, and Thursday, the 19th, was set for the 
 trial of Gold and other prisoners. He was found guilty on Aug- 
 ust 25'i», when, "considering the poverty of his family," he 
 was fined £50 and the charges of prosecution, "the remainder 
 of the fine to be respitted." He was ordered released on giving 
 bond for good behavior. He seems to have found it impossible 
 to pay his fine, and probably remained in jail. On Sept. 25th, 
 
 1 Records of the Council, pp.C, 41. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 237 
 
 it was reduced to £20, and on Nov. 9, he was discharged of his 
 bond for good behavior, i 
 
 This was the prelude to the more serious pohtical upheaval 
 of the Andros period, and it possesses a singular and prophetic 
 interest. Topsfield, Rowley and Ipswich were recognized as 
 hostile to the new government, at its very beginning. Their 
 jealousy of the new authority that commanded them to keep 
 a public Fast day, which led them to break from their pious 
 habits of many years, was a fit forerunner of the more deter- 
 mined refusal to pay a tax, in the levying of which they had no 
 voice. 
 
 Dudley's government lasted only until December, 1686. On 
 the twelfth of that month, the frigate. Rose, dropped anchor 
 in Boston harbor, and Sir Edmund Andros, attended by sixty 
 red-coats landed. He was escorted to the Town House, at the 
 head of King, now State Street, where he caused his commis- 
 sion to be read, and at once assumed the functions of Governor. 
 The oath of office was administered to eight Councillors. In 
 January, a tax of a penny on a pound was ordered, to afford a 
 revenue. This edict revealed the arbitrary character of 
 Andres's regime. From its settlement, the Colony had always 
 apportioned its own taxes, according to the necessities of the 
 time. The representatives of the Towns had debated all finan- 
 cial measures in General Court, and the Town meetings had 
 decided the local rate. By "An Act for the Continuing and 
 Establishing of several Rates, Duties and Imposts," which was 
 passed by the Council early in March, 1686-7, this ancient 
 and orderly method was summarily abrogated. 
 
 This Act "provided that every year, beginning four months 
 after its enactment, the Treasurer should send his warrant to 
 the Constable and Selectmen of every town, requiring the in- 
 habitants to choose a taxing commissioner; that the Commis- 
 sioner and the Selectmen should in the next following month 
 make a list of persons and a valuation of estates within their 
 respective towns ; that in the next month after this, the Com- 
 missioners for the towns in each County should meet at their 
 respective county-towns and compare and correct their respec- 
 
 1 Council Records. 
 
238 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 tive lists to be forwardcMl to the Treasurer, and that he should 
 thereupon issue his warrant to the Constables to collect the 
 taxes, so assessed, within t{>n weeks. And eveiy Connnissioner 
 or Selectman neglecting to perform this duty was punishable 
 by a fine."i 
 
 Nothing could have been more exasperating to theColonists, 
 yet the hopelessness of resistance led to submission in some of 
 the Towns. Boston chose the Tax Commissioner at a Town 
 meeting held on July 25th. Salem, Manchester, Newbury, and 
 Marblehead obeyed the warrant. But other towns of Essex 
 County refused, and there was resistance elsewhere. The An- 
 dres government took action at once. The first to feel the weight 
 of the Council's displeasure was the Town Clerk of Taunton. 
 At a session of the Governor and Council on the 31st of August, 
 1687, "Shadrack Wilbore, Clerk of the Towne of Taunton, being 
 by the M(\sseriger brought before^ the Board and Examined about 
 a scandalous, factious and seditious writeing sent from the 
 said Town to the sd. Treasurer in answer to his warr* for the 
 publique rate signed by him as Clerk, he owned the same and 
 declared it to be the act of the Town." 
 
 "Ordered that the said Shadrach Wilbore be bound over 
 to answer for the same att the next Superior Court to be 
 holden in Bristoll."2 Justice Thomas Leonard was suspended 
 from his office because he was present at the Town meeting and 
 did not hinder the same. The constables were bound over for 
 neglect of their duty in not obeying the Treasurer's warrant. 
 
 The Ipswich Town meeting was held on August 23, 1687. 
 But on the night before, there was a meeting of the Selectmen 
 and other leading citizens at the house of Mr. John Applcton, 
 Junior, the Town Clerk, at which the course of action that they 
 would advise the Town to adopt, was discussed. The Selectmen 
 were Lieut. John Andrews, Moderator, Lieut. Thomas Burnam, 
 Mr. John Whipple, Quar* Robert Kinsman, Serg* Thos. Harte, 
 Mr. John Appleton, Jun. and Nath^ Treadwell.3 These were 
 all present, it is likely, and beside them, there were two of the 
 reverend Pastors, William Hubbard, Pastor of the Ipswich 
 
 1 raUray, Hist, of Xew England, vol. Ill, p. 5-20. Footnote. 
 
 2 Council Record, p. 137. 
 
 3 Town Records. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 239 
 
 church, and John Wise, Pastor of the church at Chebacco, now 
 Essex, Constable Thomas French, Nehemiah Jewett, Wilham 
 Goodhue, Jun., William Howlett, Simon Stace, and others, some 
 twelve or fourteen in all.^ 
 
 Constable French read the warrant. They all agreed that 
 this "warrant-act" for raising a revenue, abridged their liberties 
 as EngHshmen. They "did Discourse & Conclude y* it was 
 not y** town 's Dutie any wayes to Assist y* ill Methode of Raising 
 mony w*out a Generall Assembly, w^^ was apparently intended 
 by above said S^ Edmund & his Councill."2 
 
 The next day in Town meeting, Mr. Wise spoke vigorously 
 against taxation without a vote of their representative assembly. 
 He said, "we had a good God tt a good king and Should Do 
 well to stand for o"" previledges." William Howlett spoke in 
 the same fashion, Mr. Andrews and Mr. Appleton. The citizens 
 responded to these appeals, and by a seemingly unanimous vote 
 declined to choose a Commissioner. The record of this meeting 
 is brief. Apparently no other business was transacted. But the 
 few sentences are remarkable for their clear and heroic utter- 
 ance of the principle that they would not consent to taxation 
 without representation. 
 
 At a Legall Towne Meeting August 23'' 1687 Assembled by 
 vertue of an order from John Usher Esq. Treas^r for choosing 
 a Commissi'" to join w^^ y^ Selectmen to assess y^ Inhabitants 
 according to an act of his Excellency, y^ Governor & Counsell, 
 for Levying rates. 
 
 Then considering that the s'' act doth infringe their Liberty 
 as Free borne English subjects of his Majest'^ by interf earing 
 wth ye statutory Laws of the Land, By wh it is enacted, that 
 no taxes shall be Levied on y® Subjects wt^out consent of an 
 assembly chosen by y^ Freeholders for assessing y^ same. 
 
 They do therefore vote, that they are not willing to choose 
 a Conmiisser for such an end, w^^out s'' priviledges. 
 
 And morover consent not that the Selectmen do proseed to 
 lay out any such rate, until it be appointed by a Generall As- 
 sembly, concurring w^^ ye Governer^ and Counsell, Voted by the 
 whole assembly twisse. 
 
 1 See Depositions of Appleton, French and otliers. Mass. Archives, book 127 
 leaf 102. 
 
 2 Complaints of Great Wrongs. Mass. Archives, tjook 35^1eaf 139. 
 
240 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 The vot(^ of the iiu^etiiig was forwarded by the Clerk, John 
 Api)letoii, Junior, to Mr. Usher, and then a vigorous effort was 
 made by certain citizens of the Town to influence th(^ vote; of 
 the neigldioring towns. The Topsfield ine(>ting was hehJ on 
 the 80"' of August. A document in the State Archives,' gives 
 th(^ names of those that were prescuit. Nineteen names are 
 recorded. Against the name of Sanuiel Howlett, the (comment 
 is made in parenthesis"(p moted y^ paper)." One Ipswich man 
 is included in the list. 
 
 sup])osed to be the p'son that 
 
 braught a Seditious paper into 
 
 ye meeting, w^'i was read A: l)y 
 him p moted." 
 
 "William Howlett^ 
 
 The Rowley meeting was held on Aug. olst, and Caleb 
 Boynton seems to have been the messenger to carry the tid- 
 ings of the Ipswich vote to that town. 2 
 
 The determined attitude of Ipswich regarding its own tax, 
 and its evident propagandism of its obnoxious tenets in other 
 towns roused Andros and his Council to instant action. Next 
 to Boston, Ipswich was, perhaps, the most important town in 
 the Colony. 3 Boston, as we have observed, made no opposition 
 to the oppressive warrant. Salem yielded to its demand. The 
 high-handed course of this influential community made it a 
 target for official wrath. 
 
 "Att a generall Sessions of ye Peace Held att Ipswich Sept. 
 14; 1687," Joseph Dudley and Peter Bulkeley, members of the 
 Council sitting as Magistrates, formal proceedings were begun 
 against the refractory towns. The first action was upon the 
 Ipswich record.4 
 
 On complaint of John Usher Esq. Treasurer & Capt. Francis 
 Nicholson Esq. both of y" Councill of an Entry in y^ Towne 
 Booke of Ipswich in y^ Custody of Lieut. John Aplton Towne 
 Clarke, who gave a copy of y^ same. 
 
 This Court ord'^ yt ye Orriginal record with y^ Booke where- 
 in sd entry is to be forthwith Secured & ]:»ut into y^ hands of 
 
 ' Book 127, leaf 105. 
 
 " Mass. Archives, book 35, leaf V17. 
 
 3 Palfray, Hist, of New Eiislanfi, in, p. .5-25. 
 
 * Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 92. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 241 
 
 Capt. John Aplton & Capt. Daniel Eppes his Majesties Justices 
 of ye Peace till further order. Copia vera of ye Court Record 
 
 attest. S"-. Sewall, Clerk. 
 
 On the 16*^ of September, the Selectmen of several tov^^ns 
 appeared before this Court. N. Browne and J. Bailey, Selectmen 
 ofSahsbury appeared before Peter Bulkeley Arm., and recog- 
 nized to appear at Boston before the Governor and Council on 
 Sept. 21st; and on the same day, John Bailey and Jacob Bailey, 
 Joseph Jewett and Joseph Chaplin of Rowley appeared before 
 Joseph Dudley, and recognized in £100 to appear before the 
 Governor on the same date.^ 
 
 Robert Kinsman, Thomas Hart, Nathaniel Treadwell, and 
 John Whipple, Selectmen, Simon Wood and John Harris, 
 Constables, all of Ipswich gave similar recognizances and the 
 Town gave its bond that they should appear in Boston at the 
 specified time. 3 John Stevens and Benjamin Stevens, Select- 
 men of Salisbury, were also bound over. 
 
 The most conspicuous of the opponents of the Governor's 
 warrant were dealt with in more summary fashion. Warrants 
 for their arrest were issued, and the first was against the Con- 
 stable, Moderator and Clerk of Ipswich.-^ 
 
 Sir Edmund Andros K^t Capt. General & Governor in Cheife 
 of his Majtys Territory & Dominion of New England. To Joseph 
 Smith messenger, 
 
 Whereas I have received Information that Thomas French 
 Constal)le of Ipswich in y^ County of Essex Jn" Andrews of y^ 
 same i)lace & John Appleton of ye same place Vt clerk with divers 
 others Disaffected & evil Desposed persons within ye sd Town 
 as yett unknown on ye 23'^ day of August last past being mett 
 & assembled together att Ipswich aforesd Did in a most fac- 
 tious & Seditious & Contemptuous manner then & there vote & 
 agree that they were not willing nor would not Choose a Com- 
 missioner as by a Warrant From Jn^ Usher Esq. his Majesties 
 Treasurer & Receiver General in p suanco of ye laws of this his 
 Majt'es Dominion to ye Constable & Selectmen of ye sd Town 
 directed was required to be Done w* the vote or agreement of 
 
 ^ Mass. Archives, book 127, leaves 90, 97. 
 
 2 Mass. Archives, ijouk 127, leaf 98. 
 
 3 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 92. 
 * Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 93. 
 
242 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 them the sd Thomas French Jii" Andrews & .In" Appleton & 
 others as aforesaid was then & their by their Consent & dii-ection 
 by him the sd Jn" Appleton as Clerk of y^ sd Town putt into 
 vvritinfi & published Contrary to & in high Contempt of his majties 
 Laws tt Government here established, these are therefore in 
 his Majt'es Name to Charge & Command you that immediately 
 you take into you'' Custody the bodyes of y^ Thomas French 
 Jn" Andrews A: Jn" A]ipleton & them safely keep & bring to this 
 place soe that you may have them before me in Council to An- 
 swer ye premises & what else shall l)e ( )bj(»cte(l against them oi- 
 either of them on his Majt'^s Beb.ahe. 
 
 And all Justices of y^ I'eace Sheriffs Constables t'(: other 
 officers both Millitary & Civill & all other persons whatsoever are 
 hereby strictly Charged & Required to be Ayding & Assisting 
 to you therein as Occasion A: for soe doeing this will be unto you 
 ct tliem a Sufficient Warr't. 
 
 Given under my hand A: scale att Boston the lo*'^ day of 
 September in y^S'^ year of his Maj''«''^ Reign annocjue Dom. 1GS7. 
 
 On the following day, SepjL 16th, a warrant was issued for the 
 arrest of John Wise of Chebacco, Clerk, and William Hewlett 
 of Ipswich, Husbandman, which specified^ "that they the said 
 John Wise and William Howlett Did particularly Excite and 
 Stir up his Majesties Subjects to Refractory ness and Disobed- 
 ience contrary to and in high contempt of his Majt^'^^ Laws and 
 Government here established." 
 
 Rev. John Wise was the)i in his thirty-sixth year. He was 
 the son of Joseph Wise of Roxbury, was graduated at Harvard 
 College in 1673, and in 1680, began preaching in Ipswich, in the 
 Chebacco parish. He was ordained on August 12, 1683. In 
 his young manhood he was a famous wrestler. The tradition 
 still abides in his old parish of one of his deeds of prowess. 
 Capt. John Chandler of Andover had vanquished every oppo- 
 nent in his own neighborhood and came to invite atrial of strength 
 with the worthy pastor. Mr. Wise finally consented, and after 
 a brief struggle, pitched his antagonist over the wall into the 
 highway; whereupon, his vancpiished rival looked over and in 
 a good natured way, invited him to throw his horse over also. 
 To his athletic powers, he added unusual strength of intellect. 
 
 He was a natural leader of men, and it is a fine tribute to 
 
 ' Mass. Archives, book 1'27, leaf 103. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 243 
 
 his personality, that two of his parishioners stood with him in 
 his bold protest. Lieut. John Andrews was his friend and near 
 neighbor, William Goodhue, Jr. was of the same neighborhood. 
 
 Mr. Appleton was the son of Capt. John Appleton, the signer 
 of the petition of 1664, and Deputy in the General Court. The 
 son and father are frequently confounded. Capt. John was 
 one of the Justices of Essex Coimty under the Dudley Govern- 
 ment, and was a firm loyalist. His son, the Lieutenant, Se- 
 lectman and Town Clerk, was the sufferer. 
 
 Thomas French was one of the Constables. Official con- 
 nection with the town meeting involved him with Mr. Andrews, 
 Mr. Appleton and Mr. Kinsman, in the legal prosecutions. Mr. 
 Wise and Mr. Goodhue were not office-bearers. 
 
 Appleton, Andrews and French seem to have been examined 
 at once by Andros, and the substance of their testimony is em- 
 bodied in the brief notes, preserved in the Archives. ^ 
 
 John Appleton being examined before y" Gov. owned y^ 
 paper signed by him as y« vote of y^ towne of Ipswich 
 
 that he wrote it as he was directed by y« moderator Jn" An- 
 drews 
 
 that att a meetint!; of ye Selectmen before ye Generall meet- 
 ing of ye Town the Warr^ was read eV: tliere was ab* 12 or 14 psons 
 present amongst which Mr. Hubbart Mr. Wise Mr. French Con- 
 stable Jn" Andrews Robt. Kinsman Nath. Tredwell Jn^ Whip- 
 ple & himselfe selectmen they all Declared that y warrant 
 act for ye Revenue which they then likewise read did abridge 
 them of their Libty as Enghshmen that Mr. Wise was present 
 at the towne meeting & spoak agt receiving money without an 
 Assembly. 
 
 John Andrews Moderator owned y^ Paper signed by Jn" 
 Appleton Ck. to be ye Vote of 3^6 towne but sayd y" Clerk was 
 ordered to draw up a writing & he went out from ye meeting & 
 did it & when read was approved. 
 
 Thomas French Constable owned ye Paper signed by Jn" 
 Appleton Ck. to be y^ vote of ye towne when he was present & 
 that ye Returned a Coppy thereof to ye Treasurer & voted for 
 it in ye town meeting. 
 
 says that ye Moderator Mr Appleton & Mr Wise spoak in ye 
 meeting that ye night before ye town Meeting ye Warr* was 
 read by him in y presence of y" Selectmen Mr. Hubbart min- 
 ister Mr. Wise Minister Nehemiah Jewett & others. Know 
 not of ye drawing up of ye Vote where it was done or by whom. 
 
 * MasB. Archives, book 127, leaf 102. 
 
244 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 If we interpret the drift of this testimony aright, the spe- 
 cial grievance against Ipswich was, not the simple act of re- 
 fusing to elect a Tax-Commissioner, but the drawing up of the 
 result of that meeting in a document, which was published 
 abroad, and used as an incentive to similar action in other 
 towns. 
 
 We may presume that these warrants were served at once, 
 and the arrest of the minister of Chebacco and his associates 
 was sufficient ground for the panic that prevailed at this time 
 in this vicinity, among all, who were concerned in resistance to 
 authority and the increasing boldness of the public prosecutors. 
 The Topsfield Selectmen were moved to humble and profuse 
 apology. Indeed, the petition of Captain How, one of the 
 Selectmen, is an extraordinar}?- specimen of terror-stricken sup- 
 pliancc. 
 
 To his Excilcncy the Governor^ 
 Right honered 
 
 The htuuble Peticion of John How humbly slieweth 
 that I ^"^ acnolidging that I have grevously transgressed in 
 having anything to doe in that act or ansers maed by the Towne 
 of Toixsficld to the Treshurer's warent and espachally in being 
 perswaded to wright anything so Contrary to my Judgment for 
 which I am hartely sorry acnolidging that I have justly deserved 
 Condigne Punishment, for the same. I fall Downe at your 
 feet humbly baiging your marcy and humbly intreating his 
 excilancy the Governor to pardon me this one: Promising for 
 time to come to Approve myselfe faithfull in all Respacts to his 
 Excilancy the Governor and Government baring oppen Testi- 
 mony against all Rabbell that shall anny waies oppose the same 
 and that shall not welingly submit to that Good and Gracious 
 Governer that his Majeste hath here settled hoping that I shall 
 Radily perswaed the gratest part of the Towne of Topsfield 
 humbly to acnolidge & Radily to Reforme what they have done 
 ames. 
 
 I prostrate my selfc and Rcmaine his Excilancys himibell 
 peticinor with all hinnbcll submetion 
 
 John How 
 Dat ye 16th Sept. 1687. 
 
 Encouraged by the arrest of Mr. Wise, perhaps, Philip Nell- 
 son, of Rowley, Justice of the Peace, proceeded to make return 
 
 • M.nsri. Archives, V)ook 127, leaf 109. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 245 
 
 to the Governor, "that the Reverend Mr. Samuel Philhps pastor 
 of the Church of Christ in Rowley hath some time in the month 
 of May last past rased an evill report of Squire Randolph one 
 of his Majesties Councell, in terming him or calling him a wicked 
 man and did blame Ensigne Plats for keeping company with 
 wicked men and did nominate Squire Randolph and at the same 
 time say that he was a wicked man and that he had got an 
 office thereby, and other words to like efTect.' 
 
 This return was made on the 19th of September, and the 
 Justice explained the tardiness of his accusation, that there had 
 been differences between the Pastor and himself, but that in the 
 changed condition of affairs the charges against the minister 
 had been revived and publicly repeated. Happily the attack 
 upon Mr. Phillips was followed by no criminal proceedings, but 
 it is suggestive of the disturbed and unnatural tone of common 
 life. 
 
 But the greatest shock these troublous times had brought 
 thus far to the people of Ipswich and of Essex County was the 
 warrant, that was signed on the 19th of September, for the arrest 
 of three of the Magistrates of the government, now overthrown, 
 Dudley Bradstreet, Samuel Appleton and Nathaniel Saltonstall . 
 The common ground of comjilaint was voiced in the charge 
 against Mr. Bradstreet, son of Governor Bradstreet & Town 
 Clerk of Andover,^ "a person factiously and seditiously In- 
 clyned & Disaffected to his Majties Government as one who 
 hath Endeavored to ahenate y^ harts of his maties Subjects 
 from ye Same Contrary to his Duty & Allegiance & in Contempt 
 of his Maties Laws & authority her published." 
 
 "The like to Thomas Larkin for Samuel Appleton of Ips- 
 wich & Wm. Howlett, to Joshua Brodbank for Nathaniel 
 Saltingstall of Haverhill." 
 
 These dignitaries were arrested, but they were not imprisoned. 
 Mr. Bradstreet was kept in custody at Capt. Page's house in 
 the Garrison at Boston, as his petition offered a few days later 
 informs us. Mr. Appleton was in charge of the messenger, 
 Thomas Larkin. He had taken no part in the meetings at 
 Ipswich. The charges against him were of a general nature, as 
 Randolph had previously made. 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 117. 
 
 2 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 116. 
 
246 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Public indignation must have been at fever heat on Sept. 21st, 
 when the Governor and Council met and the officers of the 
 Towns appeared for trial. .Tac<^]j Morrill and Joshua Bayly, 
 Constables of Salisbury, William Hutchins, of Bradford, John 
 Pierson and John Dresser, Selectmen of Rowley, John Wise, 
 Robert Kinsman, John Appleton, John Andrews, John(Thomas) 
 French, Wm. Rayment and Wm Goodhue were arraigned. 
 
 The official Record of the Council simply states that these 
 men "committed for refusing to pay their rates . . . and 
 making and publishing factious iV: seditious votes & writeings — 
 were this day severally examined in Council. Ordered that 
 they stand Committed untill they have their tryalls at Boston 
 by special comicon, which his Excell" will please to issue forth the 
 next week." But from depositions, made at a later date, and 
 other documents, we gather that Mr. Wise, at least, did not sub- 
 mit tamely to the indignities put upon him. Mr. Mason, a 
 member of the Council, declared that the accused had no more 
 privileges left than not to be sold as slaves. "Mr. West, the 
 Deputy Secretary declared to some of us that we were a factious 
 People & had no Previlege left us. The Gov^nr S"" E^' Andros 
 said to some of us By way of Ridicule, Whether we thought if Jac 
 & Tom should tell the king w*^ moneyes he must have for y^ use 
 of his Govmt Implying that y^ People of the Countree were 
 but a parcell of Ignorant Jacks & Toms." 
 
 To these officials, Mr. Wise replied that they, as Englishmen, 
 had privileges according to Magna Charta, and he reported 
 afterwards what passed between the members of the Council 
 and himself, though they seem to have sat with closed doors. 
 The officials were greatly offended, and visited their displeasure 
 upon several, including one of the most prominent citizens of 
 Ipswich, Mr. Francis Wainwright. His "Humble Petition" af- 
 fords surprising evidence of the tyrannous denial of free speech, 
 which the Andros governjiient claimed as its prerogative, and 
 the spirit of abject submission that ruled the hour. 
 
 The Humble Petition of P'rancis Wainwright. i 
 Humbly sheweth 
 
 Whereas y Pef hath inconsiderately rehearsed & repeated 
 some words or expressions proceeding from M"" John Wise which 
 
 1 Mass. Arcliives, l)ook li", leaf lfi'2. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 247 
 
 he declared to have passed from John West Esq. at the time of 
 sd Wise his examination befor(> y' Excellency and Councill, upon 
 his asserting the priviledges of Englishmen according to Magna 
 Charta, It Vas replyed to him that wee had no further priv- 
 ilege reserved saveing to be exempted from being sold for slaves 
 or to that effect. 
 
 Yr Pet'- is heartily sorry that he should be so imprudent 
 and unadvised a.s to receive and repeat any such Report 
 or expressions, not considering the evill consequence or 
 tendency thereof: being farjrom designing any harm 
 th(M-eiu or causeing any comotion or disturbance but 
 would judge himself e of folly and rashness. And humbly 
 prays yo^ Ex^ys and Councills favorable construction of 
 his weakness & rashness therein. And prays y' forgive- 
 ness, hopeing it will caution him to more care & circum- 
 spection for future. 
 
 And as in duty bound shall for e\^er pray. 
 
 Francis Wainwright 
 
 Boston, 24 Sept. 1687. 
 
 Nathaniel Williams and Joshua Winsor also stood bound i to 
 answer for "rehearsing & divulging some words reflecting upon 
 John West, Esq. said to be reported by Mr. John Wise, as pro- 
 ceeding from sd West at the time of sd. Wise's examination." 
 
 From the deposition of Thomas French, it appears that he, 
 and his associates, as well, we may suppose, were taken to Bos- 
 ton when arrested, examined by the Governor, and then com- 
 mitted to the stone jail in Boston, where they were kept until 
 their examination before the Council, and then returned to it, 
 awaiting their trial. Mr. Wise probably suffered the same lot. 
 Two days after he had shown such courageous bearing before 
 the Governor, at his examination, the hardship of prison life 
 began to weigh upon his spirits, and he addressed a humorous, 
 but not 'wholly intelligible plea to the Governor:— 2 
 
 To his Excellencie & Counsell now sitting I do Humbly Begg 
 your Honours Licenc Being very much Disadvantaged on the 
 account of my Naturall Rest Here wher I a^" I have had But 
 Little Sleep Sine I have Been your Prisoner Here in Towne the 
 place Being so full of Company. 
 
 I dare not Be prolix at this time I shall be Ready In the 
 
 > Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 206. 
 2 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 158. 
 
248 JPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS J5AY COLONY. 
 
 Daytime to Attend the ])lcasur(' of the ('ouiiccU this is the ut- 
 most that your 
 
 Hon'"'* are troubled w< from Ilim 
 who is for (irace & favoui- A 
 retitiniier Amongst Royall Dust 
 A: your Prisoner 
 
 John Wise 
 23 Sept. 1GS7. 
 
 This conununication was followed by another a few days 
 later, which was drawn up by Mr. Wise very evidently, pray- 
 ing for release on bail. 
 
 Tile liumble Petition^ of John Wise John Appleton William 
 Raymond .lolm Andrews Thomas French Jacob Muzzill (Mor- 
 rill) Joshua Hayley William Hutchins John Pearson John Dres- 
 ser Robert Kinsman William (ioodluie. 
 Humbly Sheweth 
 
 That its no less afflictive than uncomfortable unto yo"" Pef« 
 to be confined and detained at so considerable distance from their 
 Familys and occasions which they are very sensible must needs 
 deeply suffer by their long absence: most of y^"" Pef^ Improve- 
 ment & livelihood depending u])()n Husbandry and the Season 
 of the year drawing on which will necessai'ily require their at- 
 tendance and help in the gathering in their Indian Harvest & 
 for the support and provision for their Familys in the ensueing 
 year 
 
 Yr Pefs therefore humbly Pray y°^ Excellencys Favour 
 in admitting them to bail and to grant their Enlarge- 
 ment upon their giveing in Security to appear and answer 
 what shall be objected against them and either of them 
 respectively at such time ct place as yo^ Excellency shall 
 please to direct cV: order which they shall acknowlege 
 with humble thankfulness and as in duty bound for ever 
 pray 
 From His Maj^ies John Wise 
 Prison in Boston John Appleton 
 27 Sept. 1687. ^ 
 
 The Governor was not disposed to grant this request, and 
 on the following day, Mr. Wise and his Ipswich fellow-prisoners 
 addressed another petition for favor. It is a surprising and a 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 1'27, leaf 1()4. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 249 
 
 disappointing document, and indicates a complete breaking 
 down of the fine high spirit, which had characterized these ad- 
 vocates of liberty and democracy. The matter that chiefly 
 surprises us, and arouses the keenest regret, is that Mr. Wise 
 and the other Ipswich men acted in this, independently of the 
 citizens of the other towns, who were imprisoned with them. 
 
 To his Excellency the Governour and Councill of his Majesties 
 Territory & Dominion of New England.! 
 The humble Petition of the Selectmen and other of the In- 
 habitants of the Town of Ipswich 
 May it Please y^r Excellency 
 
 It is our great sorrow That for want of due consideration and 
 prudent conduct wee have by any of our inadvertent and rash 
 actions unhappily precipitated and involved our Selves in so 
 great inconvenience and mischiefe as justly to fall under yo"" 
 Exc^s displeasure and give any occasion to be represented as dis- 
 loyall or in the least disaffected unto his Majesties Government 
 as now Established amongst us by his Royal Coiiiission unto 
 which we do and shall yield our willing Subjection and dutyfull 
 Observance and upon all occasions give such demonstration and 
 Testimony of our Allegiance and duty to our Sovereign as may 
 bespeak us good & Loyal Subjects. 
 
 Wee humbly Pray yor Exc^^ and Councills favour in the 
 pardon and passing over our Offence in the neglect of y°^ 
 Comand by M^ Treasurer^ warrant directed unto us with- 
 out any severe animadversion thereupon hopeing you 
 will please to impute it rather to our ignorance than Ob- 
 stinacy in neither of which we would persist And 
 though in respect of time being now elapsed we cannot 
 precisely comply with the execution and performance 
 of the sd warrant yet may we obtein y Exc^^ and 
 Councills Favour we shall in our respective stations & 
 capacitys to our utmost endeavour a speedy prosecution 
 & effecting of the worke & service therein required in the 
 makeing a List & Assessment of the persons & Estate 
 of our Town and transmit the same unto the Treasurer 
 And as in duty bound Shall forever pray. 
 
 /John Appleton Jno Wise 
 
 John Andrews Thomas French 
 
 J Robert Kinsman 
 Selectmen i Nathaniel Tredwell 
 Thomas Hart 
 ^JoHN Whipple 
 Boston, 28 September 1687 
 
 1 MasB. Archives, book|127,'leaf 147. 
 
250 irSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Humble as this apology was, it failed of its end. No release 
 was p-anted even upon bail. J)iscouraged by the hopelessness 
 of the situation, Capt. John Andrews was the next to sue for 
 favor in an individual petition of the fourth of October, i which 
 recites tiiat his "long confinement and the hardshi]js of a Prison 
 have very sensible Effects upon his weake and crazey l^ody, 
 which is attended with many Infirmities of old Age, etc.," and 
 loss in his business, and makes appeal for the privilege of visit- 
 ing his family on giving bail. There is no evidence that this 
 was granted. These submissions were made by many of the 
 accused. John Peirson of Rowley made his on the 29th of Sep- 
 tember,- Christopher Osgood and John Osgood of Andover 
 on the 13th of October and again on the 15th of October.-^ Wil- 
 liam Hutchins of Bradford presented his apology for an irreg- 
 ular list of estates made in ignorance of the law. ■* 
 
 Meanwhile a warrant was issued against Samuel Appleton of 
 I^yim, son of Major Samuel, the most determined in tone of any 
 that remain: 
 
 To the Sheriff of the Co. of Essex^ 
 
 Whereas sevcrall speciall warrants have been late- 
 ly issued forth for y^ apprehending of Samuel Appleton of Lynn 
 to answer to severall matters of High Misde- 
 meanor therein mentioned the Execution of wh hath been Hin- 
 dred by his y^ sd Sam^i Appletons Hideing & absconding him- 
 self & being informed that he now privily lurks & lyes 'hide 
 within ye sd County these are therefore in His Maj^^ys name to 
 Charge & Command yo" to make dilligent Search & Enquiry 
 for ye sd Sam. Appleton in any house & place where y^ shall be 
 informed or suspect him to be & to break open any doore or 
 doores where ye shall suspect him to lye hide or be concealed 
 
 within ye sd County 
 
 Oct. 5: 1687 
 
 No record remains of his trial, and it may be that Mr. Apple- 
 ton eluded the search of the sheriff altogether. 
 
 Recurring to the arrest of the three magistrates, it is inter- 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 1S4. 
 
 2 MasB. Archives, book 127, leaf 170. 
 
 3 Mass. Archives book 127, leaf 208. 
 
 * Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 1S7. 
 ' Mass. Arcliives, book 127, leaf 148. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 251 
 
 esting to note the effect of their mild imprisonment. A few 
 days after his arrest, Mr. Dudley Bradstreet petitioned the Gov- 
 ernor. 1 
 
 Whereas y'"" Excellency hath been pleased to Command 
 me to his Majest'^ Garrison heer in Boston as a prisoner, 
 .... suffer me to come speedily to trial or take bond for 
 my appearance." 
 
 This was followed by an humble petition, which professed 
 his great sorrow for his misconduct, and as this was not received 
 favorably, he addressed another appeal^, as he understood that 
 his former submission was not regarded as sufficient by Andros. 
 He declared: 
 
 That he doth from his heart profess liims(>lf to be ready to 
 confess the error and Crime in its largest Circumstances and 
 Lattitude into which his inadvertency and Indiscretion hath 
 brought him with all the Ingenuity that the truth of the 
 matter will permit him. And that he most humbly Prayes that 
 yor Excellf^y will soe farr favour yo^ Poor Petition"" and his occa- 
 sions at home to accept such vSufficient Bayle as shall be offered 
 for his good abearance and appearance att what Court your 
 Excellency Shall appoynt, humbly thanking yof E]xcellency for 
 the favour of Capt. Page's house hitherto and he shall ever 
 pray 
 
 Dudley Bradstreet 
 
 By decree of the Council, he was released on October 5th, 
 upon giving a bond of a thousand pounds for good behaviour. 
 
 Mr. Saltonstall made his deposition, ^ when the Colony made 
 its charges against Andros and his associates, that he was arrest- 
 ed on the 21st of September, and that he was put under £1000 
 bond for good behavior, and that he was "damnified in all 7£ 
 15s. in money." "I was detained in all fifteen days." 
 
 As to our townsman. Major Samuel Appleton, most fortu- 
 nately we have explicit record. 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 165. 
 
 * Mass. Archives, book 127, leaves 160 and 181. 
 
 * Mass. Archives, book 127, leaf 147. 
 
252 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 At a Council' held in lioston on Wednesday the J 9"' (A' Oct- 
 ober 1687.1 
 
 Present 
 His I^jxcellency S"" Edmund Andros Knight 
 William Stoughton ^ Jlichard Arnold \ 
 
 John Usher [■ ]vs(irs. i^idward Randolph V Escjrs 
 
 Nathan Clark ) Francis Nicholson ) 
 
 Major Sanuiel Api)leton of Ijiswich being comitted to ye 
 Custody of a Messenger for being a factious and seditious per- 
 son and disaffected to y(; GovernnuMit eV now brought before 
 ye Council it was ordered 
 
 That hce continue committed until he give sufficient surety 
 by Recognizance in the sum of One Thousand Pounds to appear 
 at the next Superior Court to be holden in Salem to answer 
 what shall be objected against him & in the meane tyme to be 
 of good behavior 
 
 Jjy oi'dei- in Council 
 
 John West, Sec. 
 That this is a true coppie of 
 the order of Council by w^h 
 M*" Appleton (now under my custody 
 as messenger) is to be discharged, 
 witnesseth 
 
 Thomas JjARking. 
 
 Major Appleton might have regained his freedom by giving 
 bond, as his fellow-magistrates. But he scorned even the ap- 
 pearance of submission. He had made no petition for bail, 
 and he refused to make any apology. He continued in the 
 same defiant mood, Wherevipon he was brought before the 
 Council again on October 30th, and action was taken as follows,2 
 
 Whereas by an order of this board Dat ye 19th of S^er past 
 it was ordered y* Majr Samll Appleton y^ in ye Custody of ye 
 Messinger Should Stand Committed untill he gives sufficient 
 security to appeare at y^ next Superior Court to be holden at 
 Salem in the County of Essex and in the meantime to be of good 
 behavior and whereas Intimations hath been this day given to 
 this board by Tho^ Larkin Messinger yt ye sd SamU Appleton 
 hath refused to comply with ye sd order but is still in his Custody 
 and that he is and hath l)een at great charge & trouble to looke 
 after & provide for him for which he also refuseth to pay him 
 
 ' Mass. Archives, hook Vll, leaf 213. 
 2 Mass. Archives, hook 127, leaf 266. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 253 
 
 any fees or other satisfaction praying y t if y^ board thinck fitt he 
 may be elsewhere Secured. It is therefore ordered y*' y^ sd 
 Sam" Appleton be by y© sd messinger delivered into the Custody 
 of y'' Sheriff of y« County of Suffolk where by warrant from this 
 board he is to remaine and be kept in ye common Goale untill 
 he give Sufficient Security in a thousand Pounds for his good 
 behaviour untill y® next Superior Court to be holden at Salem 
 aforesaid & for his appearance at ye sd Courte A: pay ye Mes- 
 singer fees & charges aforesaid. 
 
 By order in Councill 
 
 John West D. Sec^ 
 
 However, according to his own deposition, ^ he was not im- 
 prisoned at this time, but kept under a guard of soldiers until 
 December 9th, when, still continuing obdurate, he was sent to 
 the common jail, where he was kept in a vile cell and refused 
 the liberty of the jail yard until the 9th of March. Then he 
 was summoned before the Superior Court in Salem, and released, 
 upon giving his bond to appear at the next session of the Court. 
 During this long and trying imprisonment, he made repeated 
 demands for release on a Writ of Habeas Corpus, which were 
 refused, and also petitioned for larger liberty in the jail. One of 
 these petitions remains, and it bespeaks a bold spirit, which 
 asks for clemency but acknowledges no guilt. 
 
 The humble Peticon2 of Sam^i Appleton humbly sheweth 
 that whereas y"r humble Peticon'' being very aged and weak in 
 body and Confined in a Close Prison having not the freedom 
 to Praye himselfe to have the liberty of the yard 
 
 Therefore humbly prays yourhono'"^ to take his agedness and 
 weakness into Consideration and exact an'Act of Clemency and 
 license him an Enlargement he suffering much by reason of the 
 Season of the year in his health 
 
 And he will as in Duty bound for ever pray 
 From Boston Goal 
 Ja^iy the 18th 
 1687 
 
 Sam^^ Appleton 
 
 Some fifteen days of detention were sufficient to compel 
 the submission of Mr. Bradstreet and Mr. Saltonstall, but 
 
 iMass. Archives, book 35, leai 148. 
 2 Mass. Archives, booli 128, leaf 'il. 
 
254 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the heroic Appleton refused the privilege of release under bond, 
 and for more than five months in all, was a prisoner, three of 
 which were spent in close confinement in the stone jail of Boston, 
 in a smoky and ill-odored room, treated as a common felon, 
 although no definite accusation had been brought against him. 
 In the old town of York, Maine, the ancient stone jail still stands. 
 It contains a few rooms, lighted with small and heavily barred 
 windows, each provided with a small fireplace. The bare stone 
 walls and floor are damp and forbidding. In some such dis- 
 mal and repellent quarters, shut up with criminals perchance, 
 for the ])olitical prisoners were released before he was imprisoned, 
 the brave soldier of King Philip's War, the honored Magistrate, 
 for Conscience sake, suffered these indignities and made his pro- 
 test against the enormities of the Usurpation. 
 
 Mr. Wise and the other Ipswich men were arraigned before 
 a special session of the Court of Oyer and Terminer on the 24"! 
 of October. They were all found guilty, and returned to jail, 
 where they lay twenty one days awaiting sentence. They were 
 then fined heavily, deprived of civil privileges, and released 
 under a bond of good behavior. 
 
 After the Andros government fell, they signed a deposition, 
 narrating vividly the full story of the wantonness of this mock 
 trial as they regarded it, and the heavy penalties passed upon 
 them. This and other documents are reserved until the closing 
 passages of the Andros Usurpation are considered in chronolog- 
 ical order. 
 
 Under the terms of his sentence, Mr. Wise was unable to 
 preach after his release. By an act of Executive clemency he 
 was relieved of this disability. 
 
 By his Excellency.! 
 
 Whereas John Wise, Minister of Chebacco, was in a Sentence 
 late given in his Maj. Court of Oyer & Terminer Holden at Boston 
 ye 24f'» day of ( )ctober and Susjiended from preaching publiquely 
 & privately dureing my displeasure as by ye Record of ye sd 
 Court may appear these are to Certifi(> that upon ye hvnnble 
 petition of ye sd J^o Wise & Application of severall worthy 
 persons in his behalfe I Doe hereby forgive & enlarge him ye sd 
 
 1 Mass. Arcliives. Hutchinson Papei'B, book •24'2 : leaf 341. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 255 
 
 jno Wise from that part of ye sd sentence Inhibiting ye Exercise 
 of his Ministry Given luider my hand att Boston ye 24'^^h day of 
 November 1687. 
 
 E. H. 
 
 Ipswich submitted to the warrant, chose her tax commis- 
 sioner, and on November 24, 1687, John Harris and Simon 
 Wood, Constables, received a receipt ^ for £136 9s. lid. in full 
 for the country rate of the Town for the use of John Usher,Esq. 
 Treasurer. 
 
 Essex County bore the brunt of the battle with Andros on 
 the question of the tax, but she shared with the other towns 
 of the Colony the distress incident to the vacating of all land 
 titles by the loss of the Charter. The title of any property 
 was likely to be called in question by the representatives of the 
 Crown. The people of Lynn were aggrieved by repeated claims 
 of Randolph to the peninsula of Nahant. The Council ordered 
 any persons, who had claims, to show reason why Randolph's 
 petition should not be granted. The Town replied that it had 
 been divided, occupied and fenced for fifty years, and protested 
 against Randolph's demand. 2 Philip Nelson, Justice of Row- 
 ley, the pliant tool of the new government, petitioned that his 
 title might be confirmed in his house, barn, fourteen acres of 
 upland and other property. ^ Any landholder might be called 
 upon to take a patent for his possessions. 
 
 "Had not an happy Revolution happened in England, and 
 so in New England, in all probability those few ill men would 
 have squeezed more out of the poorer sort of people there than 
 half their Estates are worth by forcing them to take patents. 
 Major Smith can tell them that an Estate not worth 2001. had 
 more than 501. demanded for a patent for it."'* Any attempt 
 to maintain a title was likely to be visited with insult and abuse. 
 Excessive fees were charged for probating of wills. 
 
 Plymouth yielded her independence to the Usurper and the 
 Charter of Connecticut was taken away in October, 1687. An- 
 dros went to Maine to pacify the Indians whose attitude was 
 
 1 Town Record. 
 
 2 Mass. Archives, book 127, leaves 172-174. 
 
 3 Mass. Arcliives, book 127, leaf 159. 
 
 * "The Revolutiou in New England justified." 
 
256 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 unfriendly, and in the spring of 1689, he led an expedition against 
 them but to no purpose. His unpopularity was increased by 
 evil reports that he had furnished the Indians with ammunition, 
 that they might rise against the English. Bitter resentment 
 was roused by his leading the colonial soldiers into the Maine 
 wilderness in a winter campaign. When he passed through 
 Ipswich in March on his way to Boston, his welcome must have 
 been cool in the extreme. ^ Tidings had already reached our 
 Town, which had suffered so much at his hands, by the Proc- 
 lamation which Andros had issued on January 10**^ while at 
 Pemaquid, that Prince William of Orange was planning a de- 
 scent upon England to wrest the throne from King James. Hope 
 that the end of his tyranny was at hand was supplanting the 
 apathy and humiliation of the early months of his rule. A ship 
 arrived in Boston on April 4, 1689, with news that the Prince 
 had landed in England. The result was unknown, and no other 
 arrival brought any later tidings. But the people could not be 
 restrained. For two weeks they waited and then they burst all 
 bounds. On the morning of April 18th, the drums beat througli 
 the town at nine o'clock. Randolph and many of the Andros 
 set were seized and thrown into the same jail that had held so 
 many of their victims. Andros, himself, would have been taken 
 if he had not taken refuge at Fort Hill. The military marched 
 up King, now State Street, escorting the venerable Bradstreet, 
 Governor, and Danforth, the Deputy-Governor, under the old 
 Charter, and some of the old Assistants. 
 
 About noon, the gentlemen who had been conferring to- 
 gether in the Council-Chamber appeared in the eastern gallery 
 of the Town House, at the head of King Street, and there read to 
 the assembled people what was entitled a "Declaration of the 
 Gentlemen, Merchants and Inhabitants of Boston and the 
 Covmtry adjacent. "2 Governor Hutchinson, in his History (vol. 
 I, p. 339), followed by Palfray, attributes this document to Cot- 
 ton Mather, who had composed it, it is believed, in anticipation 
 of such an uprising. This Declaration charged Andros and his 
 associates with malicious oppression of the people, with extor- 
 
 1 "The Revolution in New England justified." Aftidiivit of Rev. Mr. HiRginson. 
 '^ Palfray, Hist, of NewEngland, ill : 577, ■'i7H.— Tlie Dei-laration is printed in The 
 Andros Tracts, Pub. by the Prince Society, Vol. 1, p. 11 and following. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 257 
 
 tioiiate fees for probate, "and what Laws they made it as was 
 impossible for us to know, as dangerous for us to break; but 
 we shall leave the Men of Ipswich and of Plimouth (among 
 others) to tell the story of the kindness which has been shown 
 them upon this account." 
 
 Proceeding then to the language used toward Mr. Wise and 
 the Ipswich men, in their examination, the Declaration con- 
 tinued : 
 
 "It was now plainly affirmed, both by some in open Council, 
 and by the same in private converse, that the people in New 
 England were all slaves, and the only Difference between them 
 and slaves is their not being boughtt and sold; and it was a 
 maxim delivered in open Court unto us by one of the Council!, 
 that we must not think the Priviledges of English men would 
 follow us to the end of the world. Accordingly we have been 
 treated with multiplied contradictions to Magna Charta, the 
 rights of which we laid claims unto. Persons who did butpeace- 
 ably object against the raising of Taxes without an assembly 
 have been for it fined, some twenty, some thirty, and others 
 fifty Pounds." 
 
 The refusal of writs of Habeas Corpus, the nullifying of land 
 titles, the arousing of another Indian war were dwelt upon, and 
 it concluded: — 
 
 "We do therefore seize upon the Persons of those few 111 Men 
 which have been (next to our Sins) the grand authors of our 
 
 Miseries." 
 
 Thus in the earliest moment of that determined uprising, 
 the sufferings of Ipswich men came first to mind. The im- 
 passioned words of the minister of Chebacco in the Ipswich 
 Town Meeting, and then before Andros, as he proclaimed the 
 inalienable rights of Englishmen under Magna Charta, his noble 
 reply to the mocking jeers of the Coimcillors that they were all 
 slaves, that they did have privileges of which none could defraud 
 them, had sunk deeply into the hearts of the people, and in the 
 first moment of the reassertion of popular liberties, they afforded 
 the finest and highest expression of the motive that stirred them 
 to revolution. 
 
 Andros surrendered before night, and Dudley was taken 
 shortly after. A provisional government with Bradstreet at 
 
258 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 its head was oriianized at once. A convention of (lcl('s;ates 
 from tlu> Towns wassninmoncd, which mot on May 2"'', and voted 
 in favor of resuming tlie o\d o;ov(>rnment. The Council of Safety 
 hesitat(Ml, however, and waited the assendihng of a new conven- 
 tion with express instructions from the Towns. In conunon 
 with the majority of Towns, Ipswich voted in favor of reassump- 
 tion of th-e Glrrri-ter,! and this poHcy was acUiptcd in the con- 
 vention held on May 24*^. The (lovernor and Magistrates de- 
 posed at the accession of Dudley, resumed their offices and they 
 and the delegates recently elected formed the (leneral Court. 
 It was a bold proceeding. If King James had defeated the 
 Prince of Orange, the lives of the leaders in this violent over- 
 throw of the royal government woukl have been forfeited, be- 
 yond a doubt. 
 
 Tidings from England were awaited with nervous anxiety. 
 At last a ship arrived from England on May 2G">, with an order 
 to the authorities to proclaim William and Mary, King and 
 Queen. "Never," says Palfrey, 2 ''since the Mayflower groped 
 her way into Plymouth Harbor, had a message froui the parent 
 country been received in New England with such joy. Never 
 had such a pageant as, three days after, expressed the prevailing 
 happiness, been seen in Massachusetts . From far and near the 
 people flocked into Boston; the government, attended by the 
 principal gentlemen of the capital and the towns around, passed 
 in procession on horseback through the thoroughfares ; the reg- 
 iment of the town, and companies of horse and foot from the 
 country, lent their pomp to the show; there was a great tlinner 
 at the Town House for the better sort; wine was served out in 
 the streets ; and the evening was made noisy with acclamations, 
 till the bell rang at nine o'clock, and families met to thank God 
 at the domestic altar for causing the great sorrow to pass away, 
 and giving a Protestant King and Queen to England." 
 
 Action was taken at once toward the formulating of Articles 
 of Impeachment against Andros and his Government. All who 
 were aggrieved by their ill-treatment were instructed to draw 
 up depositions, making a full statement of the facts. Major 
 Appleton was desired to get the Ipswich depositions fairly writ- 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 107, leaf 53. 
 - Hist, of New England, ill: 589. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANUROS GOVERNMENT. 259 
 
 ten and signed by the deponents, and to administer their oaths 
 to them. These depositions afford a clear view of the exaspera- 
 ting chsregard of the fvmdamental principles of Law and Jnstice 
 by the Andros government and the reign of Anarchy and Terror. 
 The men of Ipswich were quick in their response. Constable 
 French filed his statement within a few days after the order was 
 passed. 
 
 An accomiti of Thomas French of Ipswich, who received 
 injuries under late government undr Sur Edmon Andrus who 
 sant for me by won Joseph Smith bayly with a warant under 
 8ur admon andrus hand who brought mo to bostan to the gov- 
 erners hous sum time in Saptandier 87 whoo examined me of 
 many things and if I was not at M^ Appletons & the meting the 
 which I owned as about the worant sant by John Usher whether 
 it was not as warents w^or ishewd out of former treasurers Dad 
 in former government I answered no with other discours to long 
 here to tell then he sant for too files of red cots and commited 
 me to the stone haus for aleven dayes in the meanwhile we were 
 examined by the Counsell and after that I was sent to prison 
 with a Commitment for high misdemeanors before the counsell 
 and not aladged in won partickular what and there I remained 
 til a court of eyr and termoni was eld where I was trid upon life 
 and death for high treason against the King and nothing provid 
 of that nature. 
 
 and then I was fined feftene pound and the Court charge 
 came to sixtene more with other charges which amounted to 
 fourty pound beside twenty weckes imprisonment 
 
 I was then Constable and 
 to borrow the munnies and pay interest the same I hope it will 
 be considred. 
 
 item to the sherev for the Hberty of the yard 01 — 00 — 00 
 
 to my fine 15—00—00 
 
 court charges 16 — 10 — 00 
 
 to the bayley 02—10—00 
 
 to for feese 01—05—00 
 
 to masy for hous rant 03 — 00 — 00 
 
 with cost for my 03—00-00 
 
 41—06—00 
 Thomas French. 
 
 27 May, 1689. 
 
 1 Mass. Archives, book 107, leaf 60. 
 
260 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Mr. Wise, and the others who suffered with him, presented 
 two statements. The first, filed in May, had especial reference 
 to the allusions to them in the Declaration, which was read 
 from the balcony of the Town House, and afterward printed and 
 circulated. 
 
 To the Councill of Essex i 
 
 This may serve to signifie that severall of the towno of Ips- 
 wich In Essex In N-England to Geather w^h the sul)scril)ers liave 
 (imdo'' y Late Governm*^^ of S^" E'^ Andros) been Damnified In o"" 
 P^sons <k Estates Severall Hundred yea Thousand Pounds most 
 wickedly yea w^^^out ct Contrary to All I^aws Reason <k Equitie 
 as we hope for opportunity unde^ the Shelter of Law to Evinc 
 more publeqly and Sufficiently Against Severall p^sons of the 
 Late Govmt as were nextly the Authf^ of Such Mischief to us. 
 
 And Some of us Can Give In Testimonie that P'"sons of ye 
 Late GoVmt Declare us to be not much happier then slaves 
 viz Mr Mason In open Councill said That we had no more Previ- 
 ledg Left us then not to be Sould f'" Slaves all the Council mani- 
 fested Concent by their Silenc. 
 
 ^ Mr. D. S.2 West Declared to some of us that we . . .A Fac- 
 tious People & had no Previledge Left us. 
 
 The Govnr gr gd Andros said to Some of us By way of 
 Ridicule whether we thought if Jac & Tom sell the King w* 
 moneyes he must have for y^ use of his Govm* Implying that 
 ye People of the Countrie were but a parcell of Ignorant Jacks 
 & Toms and that He & his Crew had the Imediate dispose of 
 o^ fortunes and we were to be put to bedlam for mad-men as 
 not knowing how to use our estate w" we had Gotten it tho 
 ■vyth never so much Prudenc pains and frugalitie. 
 
 We offer to Defend Especially ye maine parts of the 5*^ & 
 6*h parts in ye Declaration made in ord'" to ye Apprehension of 
 S'" Edmund & his Creatures 
 
 and so Subscribe 
 
 Jxo Wise 
 Jn" Appleton 
 Jno Andrews 
 Datted this 27*^ 3^ 1689 Rob* Kinsman ' 
 
 William Goodhew 
 Thos French 
 
 This was followed by a fuller and more particular "Com- 
 plaint," which is of great value, as it contains a summary of 
 
 » Mass. Archives, book 242, leaf 371. 
 2 Deputy Secretary. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 261 
 
 the judicial proceedings, the imprisonments and fines, which 
 are known only through this document. The records of the 
 Court of Oyer and Terminer, before which they were tried, have 
 never been found. 
 
 Complaints' of Great wrongs done undk ye III Governm'" of 
 S" Edmond Androsse Govern'' in N-England in y" Year 1687. 
 
 We^^John Wise John Andrews Sen. Robt. Kinsman William 
 Goodhew Jun^ all of Ipswich in N-England in ye Countie of 
 Essex about the 22"*^ Day of August in ye year above Named 
 were w*-^ severall principall Inhabitants of^the towne of Ipswich 
 Mett at Mr John Appletons & ther did Discourse & Conclude yt 
 it was not ye townes Dutie any wayes to Assist y^ ill Methode 
 of Raising money w* out a General! Assembly wh was appar- 
 ently intended by above said S"" Edmund & his Councill as wit- 
 riesse a Late Act Issued out by them for such a purpose. 
 , |The next day in a Gen", towne meetting of ye Inhabitants 
 of Ipswich wee ye above named John Wise Jn" Andrews Robt 
 Kinsman William Goodhew w* ye rest of ye Towne y" met 
 (none contradicting) Gave o^ assent to ye vote y" made. 
 
 Ye Ground of o^ trouble o^" Crime was ye Coppie trans- 
 mitted to ye Councill viz. At a Legall Towne meeting Aug^t 
 23 assembled by vertue of an order from Jn^ Usher Esq^ Treas- 
 ure for choosing a Comissionr to Joyn w^ ye Selectmen to Assese 
 ye Inhabitants according to an act of His Excell'® ye Govn"" ct 
 Councill for Laying of Rates ye Towne y" Consid'ing yt ye s<^ 
 act doth Infringe yi^" Libertie as free-borne English subjects of 
 his Majestie by Interfeiring w*^ ye Statute Lawe of ye Land by 
 weh it was Enacted y^ no taxes Should be Levyed on ye Subjects 
 w* out Consent of an Assembly Choasen by ye free-holders for 
 Assesing of ye Same, they Do therfore Vote y^ they are not 
 willing to Choose a Comission for such an End w*^ out s<^ Previ- 
 ledge : & more over Consent not y*^ ye Selectmen do proceed to 
 Lay any Such Rate until it be appointed by a Gen'^ Assembly 
 concurring w* ye Govn^ & Councill. 
 
 We ye Complainants w^ M^" Jn" Appleton & Tho^ French 
 all of Ipswich were brought to Answer for sd vote out of o"" 
 owne Countie 30'e or 40'e miles into Suffolk & in Boston kept 
 in Goal only for Contempt & high misdemean"" as o^" Mittimus 
 Specefies and upon Demand denyed ye previledge of j an habeas 
 Corpus and from prison over-Ruled to Answer at a Court of 
 oyer & Termini in Boston afore said. 
 
 Our Judges were M^ Joseph Dudly of Roxbury in Suffolk 
 in N-England Mr Stoughton of Dorchester John Usher of Bos- 
 
 1 Mass. ArcUlves, book 35, leaf 139. 
 
262 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ton Treasure He y^ officiates as Clerk & Attorny in ye Case 
 is GeorK Farewell. 
 
 The Jurors only 12^^ men, and most of them as is Said non- 
 free holders of any J. and in y" Colony, some of y'" strangers 
 & foreigners (as we suppose) Geathered up to Serve y" present 
 turne. 
 
 In C Defenc was peaded ye Repeal of ye Law of Assesm^^: 
 upon also ye mag* Charta of England & ye Statute Lawes y* 
 Secure ye Subjects properties & Estate & c^ to wh was Replyed 
 by one of ye Judges ye Rest by Silenc assenting ; y t we must not 
 think ye Lawes of England follow us to ye Ende of ye Earth 
 or whether we went and ye same P^Son (Jno Wise abovesaid 
 testifies) Declared in open Councill upon Examination of said 
 Wise Mr. Wise you have no more previledges Left you y" 
 not to be Sould for Slaves, & no man in Councill Contradicted. 
 By such Lawes o"" Try all & troubles began & Ended. 
 
 Mr. Uudly afore s^^ Cheif-Judge to Close up ye Debate *t 
 Tryall trimes up a Speech y* pleased himself (we Suppose) more 
 yn ye people amongst many other Remarkable Passages to this 
 purpose he bespeakes ye Juryes obedience who (we suppose) 
 were very well preinclined viz. I am Glad (says he) ther be so 
 many worthie Gentlemen of ye Jury so capable to do ye king 
 Service and we Expect a good verdict from you Seeing ye 
 matter hath been So sufficiently proved against ye Criminalls. 
 
 Note — The Evidence in ye Case as to ye Substanc of it was 
 yt we too bouldly Endaived to perswade o'"selves we were 
 Englishman & und"" Previledges; and y* we were all six of us 
 afores'^ at y* towne meeting of Ipswich afore s^; and as ye wit- 
 nesse Supposed we assented to the fore s'' vote; and also y* 
 Jn" Wise made a Speech at ye Same time & said we had a 
 good God & a Good king, and Should Do well to stand for o"" 
 
 previledges Jury Returned us all Six Guiltie being all in 
 
 volved in the same Information. 
 
 We were Remanded from verdict to prison and ther kept 
 one & twentie Days for Judgt; y^ to Mr Dudlyes approbation 
 as Judge Stoughton Sd this Sentence was passed viz, 
 
 Jn'^ Wise: Suspended from ye ministeriall function; fine 50"^ 
 mony, & pay Cost; 1000'^ bontl for ye good behav one year. 
 
 Jno Appleton : not to bear office ; fine 50^'^ mony ; pay ye cost ; 
 lOOO'b bond for ye Good behav one year. 
 
 Jno Andrews: not to bear office, fine 30'i^ "^ony, pay ye Cost; 
 500"^ Bond for ye Good Behav one year. 
 
 Rob* Kinsman: not to bear office: fine 20"^ niony, pay 
 Cost ; 5001b bond for ye Good Behav one year. 
 
 William Goodhcw:not to bear office: fine 20'^' mony, pay 
 Cost; 500"J Bond for Good Behav one year. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 263 
 
 Tho^ French: not to bear office: fine 15'^ mony, pay Cost: 
 500"3 for Good behav one year. 
 
 The total fees of this Case upon one Single Information 
 Demanded by Farewell above sd: amounts to about 101"'. 17^-0. 
 who demanded of us Singly about 16"' 19"^ 6*'; y*^ Cost of prose- 
 cution. 
 
 The fines added make up this two hundred eightie ct six 
 pounds, seventeen shillings money. 
 
 Sum Total is 286-17-0 
 
 To all w^ we may ad a Large acct; of other fees of Messen- 
 engers prison Charges & mony for Bonds and transcripts of 
 Records. 
 
 Exhausted by thos 111 men one way and another to ye val- 
 ine of three or foure Schoar pounds besides our Expense of 
 time it Imprisonmt. 
 
 We judge the Total Charge for one Case & Tryall und"" 
 one Single Information Involving us Six men above sd; In 
 Expense of time & monyes of us and or Relations for our 
 necessary Succour & Support to Amount to more: but no less 
 then four hundred pounds, Mony. 
 
 400'b-00«-00'' Mony— 
 
 Too Tedious to Illustrate more amply at this time & So 
 we conclude 
 
 John Wise: John Andrews Sen^: William Goodhew Jun"": 
 Tho*^ French And Robert Kinsman 
 
 These fower persons first named apeared y" twentieth of 
 December and Robert Kinsman appeared ye one and twenty of 
 one thousand six hundred eighty nine a^"'' gave in their testi- 
 monies upon oath into Mr Sam" Appleton Assis*- for y^ Colony 
 of ye Massachusetts in New England. 
 
 The third principal deposition filed by the Ipswich author- 
 ities and one of the weightiest of all was that of Major Apple- 
 ton. The literary style indicates the work of Mr. Wise. 
 
 The Information^ & Deposition of Samuel Appleton Sev« in 
 y" County of Essex in N. Engl. 
 
 That our late Govern^ S"" Edmund Andros did on the 20'^* 
 day of Septembe"" 1687 Send his Warrant by Tho: Larkin 
 Messenger for ye takeing into his Custody ye body of him ye 
 said Appleton upon a pretended information of his factious & 
 seditious inclinations and disaffection to his Maj^'e^ lawes & 
 
 I Mass. Archives, book 35, leaf 148. 
 
264 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 authority here established and that he had Endeavoured to 
 ahenate the harts of his Maj*'^^ subjects from ye Govern'' by 
 virtue of which he was Seized and brought to Boston and 
 had before S"" Edmond in Council and without y^ appearance 
 of any Informer or Information yea without y^ Charge of any 
 Crime was comitted y^ hands of y" s'' Larkin and afterward to 
 a Guard of Souldiers & kept prisoner until y^ 9^^ day of De- 
 cemb"" following at w^ time S'' Edmond was pleased to Coinit 
 him sd Appleton to the Coinon Goal in a Stinkeing Smoakey 
 Room to the Impareing of his health and Indangcring of his 
 life and this notwithstanding his frequent desire of such en- 
 largement as is seldom or never denied to any but Traytors & 
 Felons (their Accustomed Fees being by him offered) yea not 
 withstanding his repeated demands of ye benefit of y^ act of 
 Habeas Corpus he was kept under Confinement in that uncom- 
 fortable place to his great cost and damage untill y" Superior 
 Court houlden at Salem March ye 7^^ 1687 when &] whereupon 
 Entring into Bond of one thousand pounds for appearance at 
 ye next Superior Court to be held at Salem aforesd to answer 
 &c and in ye meane time to be of good behaviou'' with ye pay- 
 ment of unreasonable fees Extorted from him (which were ye 
 hard & only conditions offered by the Judges) he was dismissed 
 till ye next Court and to have his bond continued for about six 
 months longer although there did never appear anything 
 against him. 
 
 The Records of the Superior Court, which was held in 
 Salem for the trjdng of this and other cases, have never been 
 found. It seems probable that no further action was taken, 
 as no allusion was ever made to other proceedings. 
 
 From the mass of evidence thus accumulated, a Com- 
 mittee of Seven, appointed in December, 1689, formulated 
 charges! against Andros and the other members of his govern- 
 ment. 
 
 The first in the long series of charges against Gov. Andros, 
 against Dudley and against Randolph was 
 
 "Mr. John Wise, minister, John Andrews Sen., Robt. Kins- 
 man, W"^ Goodhew Junr. Tho. French. These prove their 
 damage for their being unwilling for Sir Edmond Andros 
 rayseing money on the people without the consent of the 
 people, but Improved upon Contrary to Magna Carta. " 
 
 ' Mas8. Archives, book 35, leaves 264, et setj. reprinted in The Andros Tracts of tlie 
 Prince Society Pub.Vol. I, pp. 149-172. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 265 
 
 The fifty-first charge against Andros was 
 
 "His warrant in Coimcill to Confine Major Appleton to the 
 
 common prison and that without any crime done by him, 
 
 a most hellish way to undoe men." 
 
 John Appleton Junior's name does not appear, but his sen- 
 tence and fine were included in the general complaint of the 
 seventy-fifth article. 
 
 Immediately after the overthrow of Andros, a number of 
 pamphlets appeared, written chiefly by the friends of the pop- 
 ular movement, which dealt vigorously with the policy of the 
 late government. The first was Nath. Byfield's "An Account 
 of the Late Revolution in New England, together with the 
 Declaration of the Gentlemen, Merchants and Inhabitants, 
 of Boston, and the Country adjacent, April 18: 1689. "i This 
 was published in June of the same j-ear. Two months only had 
 elapsed since the Declaration was read from the balcony of the 
 Town House, and the picturesque narrative of the events of 
 those memorable April days can be accepted as an authorita- 
 tive record. The prominent place accorded the Ipswich men 
 has been noted already. 
 
 In the year 1690, John Palmer, a member of the Andros 
 Council, and a Judge, published in London, "An Impartial 
 Account of the State of New England, or the Late Govern- 
 ment there Vindicated. "2 
 
 This was a reply to the "Declaration, which the Faction set 
 forth, when they Overturned that Government." It is an in- 
 genious and carefully reasoned plea, and its refutation of many 
 of the extreme and unreasonable charges may be accepted as 
 credible. After maintaining that the Charter was rightly for- 
 feited, and that the sole authority reverted to the Crown, he 
 discusses the charges made by Mr. Wise and Mr. Appleton. 
 
 ' ' That the privileges of Magna Charia and other Liberties 
 of English-men were denied them, is a thing which can never 
 be made appear; however, admitting it, I have sufficiently dis- 
 cussed that Point in the Third Article. By the Persons said 
 to be severely Fined for peaceably objecting against raising of 
 
 ^Published In The Andros tracts of the Prince Society, vol. I. 
 2 Published In The Androa Tracts, vol. 1. 
 
266 irswicH, in the Massachusetts bay colony. 
 
 Taxes without an Assembly, I conjecture are meant the Ipswich- 
 men, who were so far from a peaceable objecting, that they 
 assembled themselves in a riotous manner, and by an Instru- 
 ment conceived in Writing, did Associate and oblige themselves 
 to stand by each other in opposition to the Government, and by 
 their example, influenced their Neighbours to do the like. And 
 this by the Law is esteemeci an Offence of that Nature, that is 
 next door to Rebellion; for which they were Indicted, Tryed 
 and Convicted, either by Verdict or their own Confession." 
 
 Palmer's declaration as to the character of the writing drawn 
 up at the Town Meeting differs from Mr. Wise's sworn state- 
 ment in the "Complaint," and the entry in the Town Record. 
 It is alluded to invariably as a dignified and statesmanlike 
 affirmation of the principle of no taxation without repre- 
 sentation as the ground of the Town's action. His statement 
 that the Town Meeting was a disorderly gathering, and that 
 they bound themselves to stand by each other has never been 
 (tonfirmed, and is to be attributed to his personal enmity. 
 
 Regarding Major Appleton, he observes "That any one hath 
 been Imprisoned, without being charged with Crime or Misde- 
 meanor, is an Allegation which I dare be bold to say, can 
 never be proved; I have heard indeed an Habeas Corpus de- 
 manded upon the Statute of the 31 C. 2, was denied in Major 
 Appleton' s Case, (who was one of ihe Ipswich-men before men- 
 tioned ;) but let any considering Man peruse the Act, and I believe 
 he will be easily convinced that it is particularly limitted to 
 the Kingdom of England; besides, he was committed only be- 
 cause he would not find Sureties for the good Behavior, and 
 the question was not whether he should be Bailed ; for upon 
 finding the said Sureties, he must have been discharged of 
 course ; so that it was not the want of an Habeas Corpus de- 
 tain'd him in Prison, but his own wilful and obstinate Humour." 
 
 Wilful and obstinate ! How History repeats itself ! John 
 Fiske, in his Essay on "The Last Royal Governor of Massa- 
 chusetts," Gov. Hutchinson, remarks, "He felt that all the 
 ^troubles were due to the unreasonable obstinacy of a few such 
 men as James Otis and Samuel Adams, and that if these men 
 could be defeated, the general sense of the people would be 
 in favour of peace and quiet." Nobler praise of the valiant 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 267 
 
 soldier, suffering the annoyance and hardship of Boston Jail all 
 winter for Conscience sake, cannot be conceived. Palmer's 
 pamphlet called out "The Revolution in New England Justi- 
 fied," i by E. R. and S. S. (undoubtedly Edward Rawson, the 
 Secretary of the General Court and Samuel Sewall, afterwards 
 Chief Justice) in 1691. The "Ipswich-matter" was regarded of 
 such importance that the whole "Complaint" is printed in full, 
 as its own refutation of the insinuations of Judge Palmer. In 
 Increase Mather's "Narrative of the Miseries of New England,"^ 
 the Ipswich men had honored place. 
 
 Thus, in the current thought of the time, the honor that was 
 due our Town of Ipswich for the sturdy resistance to the en- 
 croachment upon the privileges of the citizens of the Colony, 
 was paid freely and generously. It was recognized that Ipswich 
 had done what Boston and Salem and all the other large towns 
 dared not do. It was seen that her resistance was made on the 
 large issue of no taxation without representation. There w^as 
 no victorious appeal to arms as in 1775, there was no oratory 
 nor popular excitement. In a quiet way, in an evening gather- 
 ing, and a Puritan Town Meeting, and before tribunals of 
 justice, the great principle, affirmed in Magna Charta, the 
 foundation of the Hberties of Englishmen, was maintained 
 clearly and steadfastly by the minister of Cliebacco. Had that 
 sentiment aroused such might}' enthusiasm in Wise's time as it 
 did when it fell from the lips of Patrick Henry and Samuel 
 Adams, he and his high minded associates might not have been 
 left to the tender mercies of the Law. Confined in Boston Jail, 
 conscious that a large party in the Colony w^as not in sympathy 
 with their bold defiance of the Crown, unsustained by the great 
 popular sympathy that nerved the Revolutionary leaders to 
 their task, it is not strange that their hearts failed them and 
 they sued for pardon. But the principle for which they suf- 
 fered was not and could not be withdrawn, and was lifted into 
 a glorious prominence, which could never be dimmed. Wise 
 declared the principle in words, and Samuel Appleton, that fac- 
 tious and seditious resistant of royal encroachment upon the 
 
 1 Published in The Andros Tracts, vol. i. 
 ' Published in The Andros Tracts, vol. II. 
 
268 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 popular liberties for years before the odious tax was imposed, 
 by his long imprisonment, from which his fellow magistrates 
 shrank, bore noble witness to his devotion to the people's 
 rights. 
 
 The Town seal of Ipswich bears tiie legend, "the birth-place 
 of American Independence, 1687." Technically, perhaps, the 
 claim may be disputed. The men of Watcrtown refused to pay 
 their part in a tax, assessed upon the town in 1631, to build a 
 palisade inland from Charles River, because they were not rep- 
 resented in the body which imposed the tax. New Amsterdam 
 refused to pay the taxes levied arbitrarily by Stuyvesant, the 
 Dutch governor, in 1653, and in 1667, when the English had 
 conquered it, and Gov. Lovelace had imposed a tax for pur- 
 poses of defence, eight villages remonstrated at once. Southold, 
 Southampton and Easthampton consented provided they had 
 the privileges of New England towns. Huntington replied, "We 
 are deprived of the liberties of Englishmen." Jamaica declared 
 it a disfranchisement, contrary to the law of the English na- 
 tion. Flushing and Hempstead were equally resolute. ^ In Vir- 
 ginia, the conflict between prerogative and popular rights 
 culminated in the Great Rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon, in 
 1676. English troops were first introduced to quell this rising 
 of the people against royahst rule, and twenty-two were hanged. 2 
 Massachusetts had already denied the authority of Parliament 
 in 1678, " they not being represented in Parliament." 
 
 When the Quakers had estaljlished themselves in West New 
 Jersey, 1678-1680, the Duke of York exacted customs from 
 every vessel ascending the Delaware. This they refused, de- 
 claring, "By this we are assessed without law and excluded 
 from our English right of common consent to taxes. "^ Penn- 
 sylvania was founded on the principle of equal rights for all, 
 and the people to rule itself. When a subservient Council had 
 ordered a tax in New Hampshire in 1684, the farmers of Exe- 
 ter drove off the sheriff with clubs, and their wives stood ready 
 with scalding water to prevent any attachment of property ; 
 and at Hampton, he was beaten, robbed of his sword, seated 
 
 1 Bancroft, Hist. United States, vol. ii, p. 321. 
 
 2 Bancroft, Hist. United States, vol. ii, p. 222 vt al. 
 ' Bancroft, Hist. United States, vol. II, p. 361. 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDEOS GOVERNMENT. 269 
 
 upon a horse, with a rope round his neck and driven out of 
 the province.! 
 
 But the Ipswich protest was nevertheless a manly affirma- 
 tion of the great principle of the right of self government, 
 that was never absent from the minds of the colonists, that 
 had been maintained at cost of blood already in Virginia. It 
 was made deliberately, in a dark and threatening time, when a 
 Royal Governor with English troops at his command required 
 submission. 
 
 For many anxious months, her citizens were the victims of 
 the royal government. She suffered far more than any other 
 community, and her sufferings may fairly be called the birth 
 pangs of the new life of independence. 
 
 The true value of this episode is likely to be forgotten. The 
 modern critical school pays no honor to the prophets. There 
 is a tendency to belittle the beliefs and events of the Past. In 
 his Essay, "The Deeper Significance of the Boston Tea Party," 
 John Fiske called a halt to the prevalent disposition among a 
 certain type of scholars, to decry the Boston Massacre and the 
 Tea Party as acts of mere mob violence, as an extreme reaction 
 from the earlier indiscriminate eulogy of every word and deed 
 of that critical period. We may reply in the same spirit to 
 the defence of Andros and the belittling of the refusal to pay 
 the penny in the pound, in Mr. W. H. Whitmore's Memoir of 
 Andros in the Andros Tracts of the Prince Society. It may be 
 that he was an upright and honorable man of large adminis- 
 trative ability, who roused no more hostility than any other 
 governor would have done under the existing circumstances. 
 The question is not of men, but of principles, and the mainte- 
 nance of the principle that was affirmed by the Ipswich-men 
 was and ever will be, heroic and statesmanlike. The loving 
 tribute of Rufus Choate, who was born in the neighborhood, 
 where Wise and Andrews and Goodhue lived, must still be 
 counted wise and well deserved. In his oration on the Two 
 Hundredth anniversary of the Town, 1834, he exclaimed: 
 
 "These men, says Pitkin, who is not remarkable for enthu- 
 siasm, may justly claim a distinguished rank among the patriots 
 
 1 Bancroft, Hist. United States, vol. ii, pp. 118, 119. 
 
270 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of America. You, their townsmen, their children, may well 
 be proud of tlicm; prouder still, but more grateful than proud, 
 that a full town-meeting of the free-men of Ii)swich adopted, 
 unanimously, that declaration of right, and refused to collect 
 or {)ay the tax, which would have made them slaves. The 
 principle of that vote was precisely the same on which Hamp- 
 den resisted an imposition of Charles First, and on which 
 Samuel Adams and Hancock and Warren resisted the Stamp 
 Act, the principle that if any power but the people can tax 
 the people, there is an end of liberty." 
 
 "In this the darkest day that New England ever saw, it is 
 grateful to ])ause and commemorate an act of this town of 
 Ipswich: which deserves, I think, an honorable place in the 
 universal history of liberty." 
 
 In his lecture before the Mercantile Library Association at 
 Boston on March 14, 1849, Mr. Choate again eulogized the Ips- 
 wich resistance. 
 
 "In running over Mr. Macaulay's survey of the last two 
 years of James the Second, it is peculiar to see how the whole 
 system of English tyranny reproduces itself and re-enacts itself 
 year by year. Here in Massachusetts, the same revolution 
 that saved one saved exactly the other. On a stage less splen- 
 did and conspicuous, surrounded by scenery something less 
 brilliant and historical, by actors something less renowned, 
 commemorated by a less brilliant contemporaneous literature, 
 the same great cause of man was pleading here as there. In 
 that same year of 1687, which saw Oxford and Cambridge 
 standing disrobed of their Charters before James the Second, 
 and turned in spite of themselves into Papists, there was wit- 
 nessed a transaction at Ipswich, which I recall with much 
 pleasure . . . Extremum hunc mihi." 
 
 "In that darkest hour of our history; our whole colonial 
 legislature abolished; our whole civil power grasped by Sir 
 Edmund Andros; our whole adopted law swept away by a 
 stroke of the pen of the king; the principles of justice silenced; 
 every man's title to his farm requiring to be confirmed by a 
 fine; those little democracies, the towns, annihilated by a law 
 forbidding them to meet more than once a year, and that 
 simply for the election of town officers; the gun announcing to 
 Boston that a standing army was quartered there, and over- 
 awing the liberty of the inhabitants; at that moment of peril. 
 Sir Edmund Andros was pleased to lay a tax, and to apportion 
 it upon the towns, and thereupon to ordain that they should 
 assemble and make choice of a commissioner and that a board 
 should be constituted for the assessment of the tax upon them- 
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 ill size, in wealth and in population, was to be held on the 23^ 
 of August, 1687. On the evening before that day, the Rev. 
 John Wise, minister of the town of Ipswich,^ and several other 
 inhabitants of Ipswich, met in what would now be called a 
 preparatory caucus, at the house of John Appleton, brother- of 
 Samuel Ai)pleton, one of the most distinguished persons of 
 that time, the ancestor of more than one family of Applotons 
 in a direct line; divines, lawyers, merchants, and physicians, 
 the ornaments of your profession and of mine, and of all pro- 
 fessions." 
 
 "In that little preparatory caucus— I read from the record 
 — it was discoursed and concluded that it was not the town's 
 duty to consent to that method of raising money. The next 
 day they attended in town meeting. Mr. Wise made a speech 
 enforcing these doctrines, and thereupon the meeting spread 
 upon its records this vote . . ." 
 
 "This was circulated in manuscript through the County of 
 Essex, it being illegal to print documents of this kind. Other 
 towns refused to pay their tax. And although Mr. Appleton 
 was convicted of misdemeanor by a jury of Boston, who, as 
 has well been said by one of the historians of the time, were 
 foreigners, and held confined under bonds, yet this manuscript 
 appreciably kept alive that feeling which declared James de- 
 posed from the throne before it was known that James had 
 taken flight; and enforced by the thunder of Faneuil Hall, and 
 by the thunder of Bunker Hill, re-proclaimed the same prin- 
 ciple of English hberty which had long slumbered in the breasts 
 of the people." 
 
 "I hold that this scene, this incident, and these actors, de- 
 serve a record in the old history of human rights. I shall not 
 admit that Oxford and Cambridge, standing for their charters, 
 though Isaac Newton was one of the academicians, were 
 personally more beautiful than John Wise speaking to the free- 
 men of Ipswich, and they responding, he a graduate of Har- 
 vard College, celebrated in law as well as in literature and 
 Dogmas of his own profession, the author of two tracts upon 
 Congregationalism, personally brave, an advocate of liberty of 
 conscience — a doctrine which it was no trifle to hold — and 
 by all men's confession better fitted than Sir William Phips 
 to conduct the Government. On that grave stone over his 
 remains, and over which I have hung hundreds of times, it 
 states that "in learning and talents he shone above his contem- 
 poraries." 
 
 1 Minister of the Chebacco Parish now Essex. 
 2 At the house of Lieut. John Appleton, son of John, who was Ijrother of Samuel. 
 
272 ipswich, in the massachusetts bay colony. 
 
 Note. 
 
 Reference may here be made to the frcciueiitly repeated as- 
 sertion that Major Appleton evaded the messenger sent to arrest 
 him and secreted himself in Lynn. Mr. Lewis, in his History of 
 Lynn, recalls a tradition that the Major, while in hiding, was 
 wont to address the people of the neighborhood from a high 
 rock, near the site of the ancient iron-works, which is called 
 Appleton 's Pulpit. A bronze tablet has been fixed in this rock 
 bearing the inscription: 
 
 APPLETON'S PULPIT 
 IN" SEPTEMBER 1687 FROM 
 
 THIS ROCK TRADITION" 
 
 ASSERTS THAT RESISTING 
 
 THE TYRANNY OF SIR EDMUND 
 
 ANDROS MAJOR SAMUEL 
 
 APPLETON OF IPSW"ICH SPOKE 
 
 TO THE PEOPLE IN BEHALF OP 
 
 THOSE PRINCIPLES "WHICH 
 
 LATER WERE EMBODIED IN 
 
 THE DECLARATION OF 
 
 INDEPENDENCE. 
 
 Some confirmation of this tradition may be found in the fact 
 that although the warrant for the arrest of Bradstreet,Saltonstall 
 and Appleton was issued on Sept. 19th, and Bradstreet and Sal- 
 tonstall were arrested at once, and Bradstreet was released on 
 Oct. 5th, Major Appleton was not arraigned before the Council 
 until Oct. 19*^. On Oct. 5*^, the warrant was issued for the 
 arrest of Samuel Appleton of Lynn, who was then hiding from 
 the officers of the law as the warrant declares, and had been 
 previoush'" summoned. This is the only allusion to Samuel 
 Appleton of Lynn, as involved in these troubles, and he was 
 never arrested, so far as we know. From this, it might be in- 
 ferred, that Major Appleton had secreted himself in Lynn, and 
 the warrant specified ''Samuel Appleton of Lynn" to insure his 
 arrest. 
 
 But the testimon}^ of Major Appleton in his sworn deposition 
 is, that he was arrested on the 20*^ of September, and continued 
 in custody until his final release. 
 
 Larkin, the messenger to whom the warrant was issued, had 
 him in charge, when he was brought before the Council, while 
 
IPSWICH AND THE ANDROS GOVERNMENT. 273 
 
 Joshua Broadbank was the messenger charged with the arrest 
 of Samuel Appleton of Lynn. 
 
 Samuel Appleton, son of the Major, was a resident of Lynn 
 from 1680 to 1688, and the owner of the iron works near the so- 
 called Pulpit. He is undoubtedly the person against whom the 
 warrant was issued on Oct. 5th. The tradition that a fugitive 
 from justice should openly harangue the people from this high 
 ledge is in itself improbable, and without historic value. But 
 if there be a fragment of truth in this tradition, it must be re- 
 ferred to some unknown episode in the life of Samuel Appleton of 
 Lynn. 
 
CHAPTER XV. 
 
 LAWS AND COURTS. 
 
 The legal machinery at the outset was very simple. The 
 Governor and his Assistants constituted at once the legislative 
 and the judicial power. They enacted laws and arraigned and 
 punished offenders. Thus we find that august body in 1630, 
 adopting statesmanlike measures to secure the orderly settle- 
 ment of the Colony, and ordering the squatter settlers to remove 
 from Agawam; then, proceeding to order Thomas Morton of 
 Mount Wollaston to be set in the bilboes and sent a prisoner to 
 England for his un-Puritan courses. They set a price upon 
 labor. "Carpenters, joyners, masons, bricklayers, sawyers, 
 clapboard ryvcrs, thatchers, mowers, tylars and wheelwrights," 
 were forbidden to take more than two shillings a day and every 
 one was forbidden to give more, under penalty of 10s. to taker 
 and giver. If their meat and drink were provided, their wages 
 must not exceed 16^ a day. 
 
 They made an example of Robert Clough by ordering his 
 strong water taken from him for occasioning disorder, drunken- 
 ness and misdemeanor, by his unwise sale of it. Richard Duffy 
 a servant of Sir Richard Saltonstall, was sentenced to be whipped 
 for misdemeanor toward his master, and the great Sir Richard 
 in his turn, was called to account for letting his cows hurt Sag- 
 amore John's corn, and ordered to give him a hogshead of corn 
 in requital. John Shotswell was fined eleven shillings in Sept. 
 1633, "for distemping himself with drink at Agawam," and 
 Robert Coles, for his excesses was fined and "enjoined to stand 
 with a white sheet of paper on his back wherein A Drunkard 
 shall be written in great letters, as long as the Court thinks 
 meet. ' ' John Lee was sentenced to be whipped and fined for 
 calling Mr. Ludlowe, "false-hearted knave and hard-hearted 
 knave, heavy friend etc." 
 
 The selling of ammunition to Indians was forbidden under 
 penalty of branding in one cheek, laws for the preservation of 
 (274) 
 
LAWS AND COURTS. 
 
 275 
 
 good timber were enacted, and tobacco takers were taken under 
 surveillance. 
 
 The Governor and his Assistants, in 1636, to secure the dis- 
 patch of public business, ordered four Courts to be held every 
 quarter. One of these Courts was to hold its session in Ipswich 
 and include Newbury within its jurisdiction. It was to be 
 known as the Quarter Sessions Court, and it was provided that 
 the magistrates, who lived in the vicinity, should sit as judges. 
 Our Ipswich magistrates were Mr. Dudley, Mr. Dummer, Mr. 
 Bradstreet, Mr. Saltonstall and Mr. Spencer. Mr. Symonds, 
 Mr. Woodbridge and Mr. Hubbard were made eligible as judges 
 in 1638. Denison attained the ermine later. This lower Court 
 had power to try all civil causes, "whereof the debt or damage 
 did not exceed £10, and all criminal causes not concerning life, 
 member or banishment." Right of appeal to the Great and 
 General Court was allowed. 
 
 The Kings arms were straightway erected in old Ipswich,and 
 Ipswich jCeuTt was ready for its task. The original Records 
 remain, and they afford most instructive and entertaining in- 
 sight into the practical working of the Puritanic legal code. In 
 the course of sixty years, a great variety of cases came before 
 this tribunal for adjudication, some trivial, some ridiculous, 
 many of weighty significance then but insignificant now, many 
 fraught with sad reminders of stern delusions, but all illustra- 
 tive of the tone and spirit of a Puritan town. 
 
 The dignity of the Court itself was of intense moment to the 
 Magistrates, and any reflection upon it was instantly rebuked. 
 Mr. Jonathan Wade, one of the leading citizens, made some 
 speeches, "afronting the Court" in 1645, for which he was 
 summoned to trial and fined sixteen shiUings. John Broad- 
 street, a man of meaner position, for similar misdemeanor, was 
 sentenced to sit an hour in the stocks. Ezekiel Woodward and 
 Thomas Bishop were obliged to make public acknowledgment 
 of this fault at the next lecture day. 
 
 Sundry offences against the awful sanctity of the Church 
 and the Sabbath were dealt with, summarily. In the year 
 1647, the Town was plaintiff in suits against Thos. Rohngson, 
 who lived close by the present Agawam House, and Robert 
 Roberts, for refusing to pay the rate required of them toward 
 
276 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the expense of the new meeting-house. Rolingson paid in the 
 end his 40^. and 17*2'^ more for costs. The Town was advised 
 to compound with Roberts for 16^. Joseph Fowler's spiteful 
 charge that there were Hars in the church, secured for him a 
 place in the stocks, and Thomas Scott paid a fine for refusing 
 to learn his catechism. Humphrey Griffin was fined 10^ for 
 unloading barley on the Sabbath before sunset, and John Leigh 
 escaped punishment for working in the swamp on the Lord's 
 Day, only by proving that it was done to stop the fire from harm- 
 ing himself and his neighbors. 
 
 Disturbers of the public worship on the liOrd's day met 
 their just deserts. In 1654, Edward Brydges had a legal ad- 
 monition for disorder in the meeting house. In that same 
 year, disorderliness had become so general and so offensive that 
 the General Court took the matter in hand, and gave liberty 
 to the officers of the congregation and the Selectmen of Towns 
 to appoint one or two persons, 'Ho reform all such disordered 
 persons in the congregations, or elsewhere about the meeting 
 houses." Our Town proceeded in 1657 to avail itself of the 
 new statute, and appointed Thos. Burnham and Symon Tomp- 
 son to keep a watchful eye upon the youth, and none too soon, 
 for John Averill had been before the Ipswich Court in 1656 for 
 striking Thomas Twigs in the meeting house, "in the time of 
 public ordinances on the Sabbath. ' ' 
 
 For many years there was a vigorous spirit of disorder that 
 must have marred the solemnity of many Sabbaths. The 
 grouping of the j^oung men and boys together was the prolific 
 source of constant disorder. Sometimes the distm-bance was 
 violent, as when Thomas Bragg and Edward Cogswell fought 
 together in the meeting house ' ' on the I^ord's day in time of ex- 
 ercise" in the year 1670, for which they were fined 10^ apiece, 
 or when Stephen Cross struck another worshipper. 
 
 Two young misses, Elizabeth Hunt and Abigail Burnam, 
 so disturbed public service one Sunda}^ in 1674, that they were 
 arraigned before the Court, and their fathers admonished to 
 reprove them becomingly, and Sam. Hunt Jr. was admonished 
 and fined for his light behaviour. 
 
 Old Salem in 1676 wrestled with the unruliness of the boys 
 in this fashion : 
 
LAWS AND COURTS. 277 
 
 "all ye boyes of 3^e towne are and shall be appointed to sitt 
 upon ye three pair of stairs in ye meeting house on ye Lord's 
 day, and W™ Lord is appointed to look after ye boys y* sitte 
 upon ye pulpit stairs. Reuben Guppy is to look and order 
 soe many of ye boyes as may be convenient, and if any are 
 unruly to present their names as the law directs."! 
 
 But ' ' disorderly carriages ' ' increased still to the sorrow of 
 all godly worshippers, and in 1657, in accordance with a pre- 
 cept from the General Court, a new office was created, that of 
 Tithingman, and 24 men, good and true, including some of the 
 most prominent citizens, were chosen by the Selectmen. The 
 tithingman was a most important functionary. His business 
 extended much beyond the meeting house and disorder therein. 
 To each officer was assigned the oversight of ten families, hence 
 the name, though the origin of the office itself is found in the 
 Saxon times of old England. 
 
 Within his special precinct, he was instructed by common 
 agreement of the Town officers in 1681, "to see that children 
 and servants be taught to read and instructed in the capitall 
 laws, and Catechism as the law p'vides, and that the Selectmen 
 as they shall desire y™ goe with j^ to any persons to attend 
 their dutye and where there is deficiency in any they are to 
 inspect that the Laws be attended." 
 
 Furthermore, the Law enjoined them "to inspect disorderly 
 persons, and to p'sent the names of single persons that live out 
 from under family government — to enter ordinaries and inspect 
 them" — and "whatever else tends to irreligion. ' ' 
 
 They were to admonish all offenders, and if this proved inef- 
 fectual, they were bound to make complaint to the Court. One 
 Tithingman at least, pressed the law to the letter, as the Court 
 Record bears witness, under the date April 10, 1683. 
 
 "William Knowlton upon complaint of John Edwards 
 tithingman against him for keeping a pack of gaming cards in 
 his house is sentenced according to Law to pay a fine of £5." 
 Upon his submission, the Court ordered that "upon satisfying 
 the informer his part as the law provides and paying 20^ to the 
 Treasurer and fees the rest be respitted. ' ' 
 
 Habitual neglecters were fined for their misconduct. Widow 
 
 1 "The Sabbath in Puritan Times," by Mrs. A. M. Earle, p. 55. 
 
278 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Goodhue was thus dealt with in 1647 and Tlios. Lovell in 1671, 
 and again in 1674. Thos. Lovell and Thos. Lovell, Jan., lived 
 within a few rods, under the very droppings of the sanctuary. 
 Their neglect was a rank offence, for which they paid a fine. Roger 
 Darby and his wife, who lived in High St. close by the old 
 Caleb Lord house, were warned, fined and dealt with harshly for 
 similar fault. Some of these, if not all, were Quakers. A notable 
 group of these enthusiasts faced the Court in September, 1658. 
 Samuel Shattuck, celebrated in Whittier's poem, "The King's 
 Missive," "having been apprehended by the constable two 
 Lord's Days at the Quaker meeting and two days absence 
 from the pubhc meeting" was fined 30^. Nicolas Phelps was 
 fined the same sum for equal offence. Joshua Buffum, for a sin- 
 gle Sabbath's absence was fined 15^, "And for persisting still in 
 their course and opinion as Quakers, the sentence of the Court 
 is, these three be committed to the House of Correction, there 
 to be kept until they give security to renovmce their opinions 
 or remove themselves out of the jurisdiction." 
 
 The intense interest that centred in these trials is wholly 
 beyond our imagination. The first law against that "cursed 
 set of heretics" called Quakers, enacted in 1656, forbade any 
 captain to land them. Any individual of that sect was to be 
 committed at once to the House of Correction, to be severely 
 whipped on his or her entrance, and kept constantly at work, 
 and none were suffered to speak with them. The next year, 
 it was ordered that any Quaker, coming again into this juris- 
 diction, should have one of his ears cut off; for another offence, 
 he should lose the other ear, and every Quaker woman should 
 be severely whipped; for a third offence, the tongue was to be 
 bored through with a hot iron. Ere long, sentence of death 
 was ordered and executed in several cases at Boston. It was 
 further decreed in 1661, that "any wandering Quakers be ap- 
 prehended, stripped naked from the middle upward, tied to 
 cart's-tayle and whipped thro the town." Persistently return- 
 ing, they were to be branded with the letter R on the left shoulder. 
 The repressive laws against this obnoxious sect were in full 
 swing then, when Shattuck and his friends were brought to the 
 bar of the Ipswich Court. Many of the Quakers had been 
 guilty of great excesses in their assaults on the established wor- 
 
LAWS AND COURTS. 279 
 
 ship. Open interruptions of the service, and noisy demonstra- 
 tions outside the meeting-house, were frequently made. Popular 
 opinion was bitterly against them. We may imagine that the 
 Court room was crowded with an eager company, hushed to 
 deathly stillness, when Shattuck, Phelps and Buffum, wearing 
 their hats before the dignitaries, unless removed by the con- 
 stable, were examined, convicted, and sent to prison, there to 
 be whipped, fed on bread and water, and made to work hard 
 on the hemp and flax, always provided by the Master. 
 
 They suffered a month in prison, and there were others with 
 them, lyawrence Southwick and Cassandra, his wife, and Josiah 
 Southwick. Then came the order from the General Court 
 that they all be brought to Boston, and commanded to depart 
 out of this jurisdiction under a penalty of banishment, if they 
 remained. They all had been confined in Boston prison some 
 years before, and no document has more pathetic interest than 
 the petition to the General Com-t for release, which they drew 
 up while in prison, which is still preserved among the old 
 Court papers in Salem. 
 
 It was written apparently by Cassandra Southwick, and 
 bears the signature of each. It is dated, "from ye house of 
 bondage in Boston, wherein we are made captives by the will of 
 man, although in measure made free by ye Son. John 8: 36 
 in which we quietly rest, this 16^^ 5°i° 1648." 
 
 Against this same group, the General Court pronounced in 
 1659, that "if anyone is found within this jurisdiction after the 
 8*^ of June next, he shall be arrested, and if found guilty, put 
 to death." 
 
 Whittier's muse has made them all immortal. He has ex- 
 tolled Samuel Shattuck 's bluff and fearless audience with the 
 Governor, when the accession of Charles II had given the Qua- 
 kers temporary advantage, and portrayed with loving fidelity 
 the tender womanliness of Cassandra, condemned to be banished 
 but escaping this fate, because no shipmaster would bear her 
 away. No wonder the gentle poet's ire is roused at the savage 
 violence vented on Lydia Wardwell, a modest and virtuous 
 maiden, who was driven to frenzied excess by her convictions 
 of duty, and went naked into the meeting house at Newbury. 
 For this, she was arraigned in 1663, was condemned forthwith 
 
280 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 to be tied to the fence post of the tavern where the Court sat, 
 and was sorely lashed with twenty or thirty cruel stripes. i 
 
 Happily affairs of lesser weight relieved the bitterness of 
 these Quaker trials. Groups of elderly citizens appeared from 
 time to time and prayed to be excused from training because 
 of their years and infirmities, or sought exemption from the 
 night-watch. Sometimes release from military service was 
 freely granted as in the case of John Leigh, in his 70th year; 
 sometimes a money rate was imposed for the release. It was 
 6^. a year in the case of Robert Day. 
 
 Anon, anxious good wives and daughters were summoned to 
 answer for wearing a gay silk scarf or a silk hood, or some over- 
 proud commoner for his brave display of silver lace, and they 
 were sentenced to pay a fine unless it was proved that the wearer 
 or husband or father was worth £200. 
 
 When the terrors of King Philip's war bluest upon the Colony, 
 the General Coiu't discerned in it the rebukes of Almighty God, 
 and straightway it issued fresh edicts against some flagrant 
 abuses. Children were to be cared for and catechised more 
 diligently. Check was placed on the pride that was evident in 
 that "long hair like women's haire is worn by some men, either 
 their own or other's hair, made into periwiggs; and by some 
 weomen wearing borders of hayre and their cutting, curling and 
 imodest laying out their haire, especially among the younger 
 sort." 
 
 The evil of pride in apparel was assailed, particularly "cost- 
 liness in the poorer sort and vajne, new, strainge fashions, wi*^ 
 naked breast and armes or as it were, pinioned wi*^ the ad- 
 dition of superstitious ribbons both in hajre and apparel." 
 
 These laws bore hardly upon the belles of Ipswich, and some 
 of the lighter minded wives and mothers. At the September 
 session of the Court in 1675, in obedience to the summons of 
 the Constable, Arthur Abbott's wife for the offense of wearing 
 a silk hood and scarf, Benedict Pulcifer's wife on a similar charge, 
 the two daughters of Haniell Bosworth, the cowherd, Margaret 
 Lambert, and the wives of John Kindrick, Thomas Knowlton, 
 and Obadiah Bridges, all appeared and paid dearly for their 
 ribbons and gew-gaws and "imodest laying out of their hajre." 
 
 1 Coffin's History of Newbury, p 56. 
 
LAWS AND COURTS. 281 
 
 Now and then, some of the most eminent citizens were 
 brought to Court for overcharging in mercantile transactions. 
 Mr Jonathan Wade, for "expensive prices in selUng grindstones 
 and other tilings" had to pay a fine of £5 and mtness fees m 
 1658 Mr Robert Pavne, the Elder of the Church and the Patron 
 of the Grammar School, and the Town Clerk, William Bartholo- 
 mew, were similarly fined. 
 
 Family jars were adjusted. Mark Quilter was put under 
 £10 bonds in 1664 to be ''of good behaviour toward all persons, 
 but especially his wife." Daniel Black and wife were^both 
 condemned to be set in the stocks, with instructions not to mis- 
 call each other" while in hmbo. Mary Bidgood was ordered 
 to Eno-land to Hve with her husband. Elizabeth Fanmng, wife 
 of William Fanning of Newbury, being proved to be a common 
 scold was sentenced "to be sett in a ducking stool and dipt 
 over head and ears three times in some convenient place m 
 ye river at Newbury on ye next lecture-day after lecture. ' John 
 Tellison was duly punished for tying his wife to the bed post 
 xvith a plow chain to keep her at home. Humphrey Griffin s 
 difficulty with his mother-in-law led to two prosecutions; she 
 was fined for cursing and reviling her son-in-law, and he for re- 
 viling her The woes of the bond-servant were also avenged. 
 Philip Fowler abused a boy bound out to him, Richard Parker 
 by name, "by hanging him up by the heels as butchers do beasts 
 for the slaughter." The Court cautioned him and charged the 
 
 cost of the trial. 
 
 The traffic in strong water and its various effects engaged the 
 attention of the tribunal constantly. The earUest hcense to 
 sell was granted Robert Roberts by the Court of Assistants m 
 1635 1 Men of the highest reputation soon sought hke liberty 
 Mr Robert Payne, Mr. Bartholomew, and Jeremy Belcher all 
 received license in 1652. Deacon Moses Pengry kept an ordi- 
 nary and dispensed spirit. Corporal John Andrews, mn-keeper 
 at the White Horse in High street, frequently disturbed the 
 public peace. A petition signed by many of the most proni- 
 inent citizens led the Court to decline to renew his license, by its 
 complaint of sundry offences. The original document after 
 many years of travel, came into the possession of D. 1 . Appleton, 
 
 1 Felt, p.m. 
 
282 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Esq., and was given by him to tlie Ipswich Historical 
 Society. Deacon Pengry was authorized to keep an ordinary in 
 place of Andrews, and Andrews's spite is easily detected in the 
 petty mischief of "pulling down the signe of Moses Pengry, 
 (a licensed vender of strong water) and Mr. Brown, his gate and 
 dore, and Lieut. Sam. Appleton his gate," for which he was duly 
 arraigned. Daniel Ringe was licensed to keep an ordinary in 
 1661 but "not to draw beer above a penny a quart, and to pro- 
 vide meate for men and cattell." John Perkins, Andrew Peeters 
 and John Whipple were licensed in 1662, the last to sell not less 
 than a quart at a time and none to be drunk in his house. All 
 were bound "not to sell by retail to any but men of family, 
 and of good repute, nor sell any after sun sett; and that they 
 shall be ready to give account of what liquors they sell by retail, 
 the quantity, time antl to whom." Mr. Jonathan Wade was 
 also licensed. 
 
 Still the traffic grew, and in the year 1692, hcenses were 
 granted to John Spark, Mr. Francis Wainwright, Mr. John 
 Wain Wright, Francis Wainwright, Jr., Capt. Daniel Wicom, Mr. 
 Abraham Perkins, Mr. Goodhue Sen. and Mr. Michael Farley, 
 Sen. Despite the selection of men of the best character for 
 dealers, and all restrictions and limitations upon the trade, evil 
 results abounded. Cases of drunkenness were frequently before 
 the Court. One of the most curious was that of Humphrey 
 Griffin, who was indicted by the Grand Jury for 'being drunk, as 
 it appeared "by his gesster, evile words, falling off his horse 
 twice (or oftener) and his breath senting much of strong liquor." 
 Over indulgence, no doubt, explains Shoreborne Wilson's "ry- 
 baldry speech" for which he sat half an hour in the stocks. 
 Poor Mark Quilter's domestic infelicities sprang from this source 
 and many a misdemeanor was traceable to this as its responsible 
 cause. 
 
 Rev. Mr. Hubbard was the victim of his graceless servant, 
 Peter Leycross, who, acting in league with Jonas Gregory, the 
 public whipper, and Symon Woods, made repeated depredations 
 upon the minister's wine cellar, stealing five gallons at one time. 
 They also stole his fat sheep and sold them, but were apprehend- 
 ed at last making merry over the ministerial wine at Gregory's 
 and were sentenced to be whipped or pay a fine. 
 
LAWS AND COURTS. 283 
 
 The tobacco habit was severely frowned upon. Thos. Parell 
 was fined 10^ for taking tobacco out of doors and near a house 
 in 1654. Richard Hutten for smoking tobacco in the street on 
 the Sabbath day paid 10^ and costs and Nathaniel Treadwell's 
 "pype" publicly used cost him more than it was worth, manifold. 
 Still, tradition has it that the Rev. Nath. Rogers was an 
 inveterate user of the mahgned herb. 
 
 Some rollicking pranks of the olden time have been preserved 
 through the medium of these old Court Records, the tearing up 
 of bridges, the annoying and abusing of the night watch, and 
 the consummate mischievousness of Thomas and John Manning 
 in putting a calf down toper Mark Quilter's chimney, and abus- 
 ing him in his barn and yard. Jonathan Piatt's name is rescued 
 from oblivion as the gay Lothario, who endeavored "to draw 
 away the affections of Mr. Rogers, his mayd," and was judged 
 to have broken the law and was fined 5«. Card playing was an 
 offence for which a merry group of four paid 5^ a piece in 1664. 
 There were liars and thieves in the old days, but a he was 
 a costly luxury, and a thief found the way of the transgressor 
 very hard. Mark Symonds paid for one He 10^ and for "3 
 other untruths" 5« apiece. John Broadstreet was so unfortu- 
 nate as to be indicted in 1652 "for supposition of haveing famd- 
 iarity with the devil." It was proved only that he had told a 
 he but as it was his second offence, he was sentenced to pay a 
 fine of 20« or be whipped. Jeffry SkeUing was whipped for 
 divers lies and Goodwife Haffield was fined 20« for taking the 
 name of God in vain to witness to a lie. Simple theft sent Abner 
 Ordway, the blacksmith by the Mill Dam, to the stocks. A 
 more aggravated case caused Obadiah Rich of Salem to be 
 branded in the forehead here in Ipswich with the letter B, to 
 be fined treble damages, and to be sent to Salem to be severely 
 whipped. Like penalty was laid upon Henry Spencer. 
 
 Thus, offenders of every grade came and went, and some so 
 frequently that their names become familiar. Joseph Fowler, 
 the lawless and defiant insulter of magistrates, assailant of 
 watchmen, brawling disturber of the pubhc peace, was a peren- 
 nial culprit. So were Francis Jordan, the public whipper before 
 Gregory's time. Corporal John Andrews and Mark Qmlter. 
 The Quaker, Roger Darby and his wife were often there. 
 
284 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Long and tedious as the Sabbath day was made by the pro- 
 tracted public services and home catechisings, om- Puritan an- 
 cestors deemed it necessary to set apart another day in the week 
 for religious exercises, to secure a proper degree of public piety. 
 
 Thursday was the day chosen, and the weekly Lecture was 
 the important event of that day. All work and amusement 
 were prohibited, and attendance on the sanctuary was compul- 
 sory as on the Sabbath. Larger liberty of theme was permitted 
 the minister, however, and many matters of public order were 
 vigorously pressed. 
 
 The day was often utilized for special town-meetings or 
 Selectmen's meetings, after the service. Advantage was taken 
 of the gathering of the people for the public administration of 
 justice, and many an offender expiated some misdoing by an 
 oral confession of his sin to the congregation, or by a written 
 apology, which was read from the desk. Joseph Muzzey was 
 thus made conspicuous in 1651, and he was obliged to make 
 such acknowledgment as the Court appointed. 
 
 Richard Smith had a difficulty with the officers of the Town 
 in 1645 and was so indiscreet as to say, "Though Father, Son & 
 Holy Ghost were against him, yet he had the victory" or to 
 this purpose. For this, he was sentenced to "make acknowledg- 
 ment of this blasphemy" or pay a fine in addition to the 40" 
 already levied. 
 
 In 1667, John Andrews met the deserved frown of all good 
 Christians, when he acknowledged his part in the indecent dis- 
 honor to the Sagamore's bones. Twenty years later, he be- 
 came one of our town heroes when he joined with Pastor John 
 Wise and his famous company in resisting the Andros tax, and 
 suffered for his boldness. The summary rebuke of that scape- 
 grace prank may have brought the youth to that better man- 
 hood. Ezekiel Woodward and Thomas Bishop, a well-known 
 merchant and trader, made public apologies that year for af- 
 fronting the magistrates. 
 
 Offences that were regarded as specially heinous were pun- 
 ished not merely by whipping, and sometimes with branding 
 with hot irons, but with public exposure on the lecture day. 
 Sarah Row, a woman of unchaste life and violent behavior, was 
 sentenced in 1673 "to stand all the time of the meeting, from 
 
LAWS AND COURTS. 
 
 285 
 
 the last bell-ringing, on a high place where the master of the 
 House of Correction shall appoint in open view of the congre- 
 gation with a faire white paper m'itten in faire capitall letters," 
 specifying her offence; and in 1674, Thomas Knowlton might 
 have been seen standing openly with a paper on his breast in- 
 scribed, in capital letters, ''for makeing disturbance in the 
 meeting." Two sisters, guilty of an unnatural crime, were com 
 pelled to face the pitiless scorn of the congregation, standing 
 or sitting on a high stool, with the tale of their infamy written 
 upon them, in 1681. 
 
 A touch of the grotesque is discerned in the case of Elizabeth 
 Perkins, wife of Luke, who was presented by the Grand Jury 
 in 1681 for many ''most opprobious and scandalous words of an 
 high nature ag^t Mr. Cobbitt and her husband's natural parents, 
 and others of his relations, which was proved and in part owned." 
 "That a due testimony may be borne against such a viru- 
 lent, reprochfull and wicked tongued woman, this Court doth 
 sentence said Elizabeth to be severely whipped on her naked 
 body, and to stand or sitt the next Lecture day in some open 
 place in the public meeting house at Ipswich, and when the 
 Court shall direct, the whole time of the service with a paper 
 pinned on her head, written in capital letters 'for reproching 
 ministers, parents & relations.' " The corporal punishment was 
 remitted for a 3£ fine, but the remainder of the sentence was 
 no doubt executed. 
 
 "Reproaching ministers," was an offence that engaged the 
 wisdom of the General Court as early as 1646, and it decreed 
 that the offender should "pay a fine or stand two hours openly 
 on a block four feet high on a lecture day, with a paper fixed on 
 the breast with the inscription 'a wanton Gospeller.' " 
 
 Presumptuous speeches were often made. John Cross slan- 
 dered Mr. Rogers, and Thomas Cross dared to say of Rev. John 
 Norton that he taught what was false. He also reproached 
 the ordinance of baptism and said that if he had children, he 
 would not have them play the fool. Wilham Winter said that 
 Mr. Cobbet in his teaching lied against his own Conscience, and 
 one of his Lynn parishioners had suffered for declaring, "he 
 had as Uef hear a dog bark as Mr. Cobbett preach. ' ' For these 
 affronts, due apologies were made. 
 
286 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Criminals under sentence of death, were brought to the 
 public Lecture. Judge Se wall records : "Jan. 16: 1700-1. At 
 Ipswich, Mr. Rogers preached the lecture from Luke 1 : 76, about 
 ministerial preparation for Christ. Sung the nine first verses 
 of the 132'^ Psalm. Mr. Rogers praie'd for the prisoner of death, 
 the Newbury woman, who was there in her chains. ' ' This was 
 the last sermon, he adds, that was preached in the old meeting 
 house. 
 
 Evil doers met the public eye, without as well as within. 
 Hard by the meeting house, were the whipping post and stocks, 
 and prison, all on the level Green, on which the meeting house 
 of the First Church stands today. The site of the last whip- 
 ping post is marked by the elm tree nearest the meeting house 
 on the east corner. It was frequently ordered that the pun- 
 ishment of the lash or the stocks should be inflicted on the lec- 
 ture day, and the scene which Hawthorne depicts, when the 
 Boston congregation issued from the meeting house, and was 
 shocked by the sight of Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale acknowledg- 
 ing his sin on the scaffold, was enacted frequently, with humbler 
 personages bearing their public shame. 
 
 Thus in 1647, roystering Joseph Fowler, often at fault, was 
 sentenced to pay a considerable fine or sit in the stocks some 
 lecture day, for saying there were liars in the church and won- 
 dering they were not cast out, "and if one would lye soundly 
 he was fit for the church," or Shoreborne Wilson, a man of fre- 
 quent misdeeds, for some ' ' rybaldry speech. ' ' There, in deserved 
 disgrace, one lecture day in 1667, sat several giddy young 
 men, Stephen Cross, Wm. Andrews and Joseph Giddings, for 
 pulling up bridges and other misdemeanors at the windmill. 
 
 Thus religious and civil affairs were closely interlocked. 
 Ministerial dignity was maintained by judicial enactment. Neg- 
 lect or disorder in the meeting house was an offence against 
 the civil statute. Breaking of the Sabbath was punished by 
 the Law and taxes for ministerial support and all church ex- 
 penses were collected by the constable under legal process. 
 Religion was only requiting its debt to Law, when it made the 
 solemn gathering for worship the occasion of terrible punish- 
 ment of misdocrs and branded the law breaker with open shame. 
 
CHAPTER XVI. 
 
 WITCHCRAFT. 
 
 It was a matter of common iDelief in England as well as in the 
 Colonies on this side of the Atlantic, that Satan and his angels 
 were actively engaged in assaulting the kingdom of the Lord 
 Jesus Christ, and disturbing the peace of mankind. To attain 
 this end, the Devil made persuasive overtures to men and wo- 
 men, and those who listened to his beguilement were endued 
 with supernatural powers of working mischief upon all, whom 
 they wished to injure. It was an age of credulous belief in 
 ghosts and spectres, supernatural manifestations and extra- 
 ordinary events, and the actual existence of witches, who had 
 familiarity with the Devil, and did his bidding, was not doubted 
 in the least degree. 
 
 That the good people of Ipswich had conceived a strong 
 suspicion of the evil character of one of their townsmen, John 
 Broadstreet, as early as the year 1652, is made painfully evident 
 by the entry in the Record of the Court, that was "held at Ips- 
 wich 28tt (7) 1652. 
 
 "John Broadstreet upon his p^sentnit of the last court for 
 suspition of haveing familiarity wt^ the devill upon examyna- 
 tion of the case they found he had tould a lye : w^h was a 
 second & being convicted once before the Court setts a fine of 
 20s or else to be whipt. Edw. Coborne is surety for the pay- 
 ment of the fine and fees of court." 
 
 Happily for the accused, popular excitement had not been 
 aroused, and the judicious moderation of the Judges saved him 
 from a severe sentence. A more violent treatment of a sus- 
 pected witch was manifested in Salisbury in 1656, when Goody 
 Cole, of Hampton, whose name is preserved in Whittier's "The 
 Changeling" was arraigned on suspicion of witchcraft. A wit- 
 ness testified, that thirteen years before she had bewitched 
 Goodwife Masten's child, changing it into an ape. 
 
 (287) 
 
288 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 The Coiistal:)le of Salisbiuy, Richard Orinesby, made his de- 
 position i"that beiiifj; aboiite to stripp Eunice Cole to bee whipt 
 
 . . . looking uppon her brests under one of her brests . . . 
 I saw a blew thino; . . . hanging downwards about three (piarters 
 of an inch long not very thick." 
 
 This excrescence was proof positive of witchcraft, and the 
 accused instantly pulled or scratched it off, incurring grave 
 suspicion of Satanic power. She was probably whipped at that 
 time, but she was not sentenced to Boston Jail until 1673, when 
 she was tried for having familiarity with the Devil. The story 
 of her release from Ipswich jail may be an invention of the 
 poet. 
 
 At the Court held at Ipswich, the 30th of March, 1680, Abel 
 Powell was put on trial. Several neighbors bore witness of 
 uncanny happenings in their households. The andirons leaped 
 into the great kettle, the spinning wheel was turned upside down, 
 strange and terrifying noises disturbed the quiet of the night, 
 and many objects moved without hands, through closed doors. 
 A great variety of family mishaps were all laid to his charge, 
 but he was acquitted of witchcraft. In the same year, Elizabeth 
 Morse was found guilty of having familiarity with the Devil by 
 the Court of Assistants in Boston, on May 20th^ and on the 27*^ 
 of May, "after ye lecture, the Governor pronounced sentence," 
 of hanging. She was reprieved however, on June l^t mitil the 
 October session, and allowed to return to her home in Newbury, 
 ' 'Provided she gee not above sixteen Rods from hir owne house, 
 & land at any time except to the meeting house in Newbery 
 nor remove from the place Appointed hir by the minister & 
 selectmen to sitt in whilst there. "2 General Denison sat as one 
 of the Judges during her trial and reprieve. 
 
 Twelve years elapsed, and no record occurs of any such trials. 
 Then the storm burst in awful violence. Some young girls of 
 Salem Village, now Dan vers, began to act in strange ways, creep- 
 ing under chairs and stools, distorting their faces, and muttering 
 unintelligible jargon. The physicians could not explain their 
 l^ehavior, and one of them, it is said, suggested that they 
 
 1 Witclicralt Record. 
 
 - Record ol' Court of Assistants. 
 
WITCHCRAFT. 289 
 
 might be bewitched. As some of the girls belono-ed in the family 
 of Rev. Mr. Parris, Pastor of the Church in Salem Village, he 
 invited several of the neighboring ministers to join mth him in 
 keeping a solemn day of prayer at his house. During these 
 exercises, one of the girls about eleven years old, seemed to be 
 thrown into convulsion fits. The others were soon similarly 
 affected, and began to say that they saw, while in their fits, cer- 
 tain persons pinching or sticking pins into them, or otherwise 
 torturing them. The first person named by them was Tituba, 
 an Indian servant in the minister's household, and she confessed 
 that the Devil urged her to sign a book, and to harm the children. 
 She was committed to prison. Two others were soon accused. 
 "Sarah Good, who had long been counted a melancholy or dis- 
 tracted woman; and one Osborn, an old bed-ridden woman; 
 which two were persons so ill thought of, that the accusation 
 was the more readily believed." i 
 
 Ten persons were soon afiflicted and they began to charge the 
 practice of witchcraft upon their neighbors and friends. The 
 venerable Rebecca Nurse, mother of a large family and of es- 
 tablished Christian character, was charged with bewitching them. 
 She was arraigned in the meeting house before the Justices, and 
 her accusers, uttering piercing shrieks, declared that she bit or 
 stamped upon them. She protested her innocence, and made 
 piteous appeal to God to help her, but she was sentenced to 
 prison, and goodwife Corey at the same time. Little Doroth}'' 
 Good, the five year old daughter of Sarah Good, already under 
 arrest, was named as a witch, as well. The number of the ac- 
 cused increased so rapidly that the Court of Assistants convened 
 in Salem on the 11th of April, 1692, to administer justice. It 
 was a day of the most thrilling interest to Ipswich. The 
 Deputy Governor, Thomas Danforth, and six Assistants, in- 
 cluding our honored townsman, Major Samuel Appleton, were 
 the Judges, and among the accused were John Proctor and 
 Ehzabeth, his wife, formerly residents of the Chebacco Parish. 
 Jolm Proctor and his wife, Sarah Cloyce, Rebecca Nurse, 
 Martha Corey, and little Dorothy Good were all sent to Boston 
 jaiL2 
 
 1 Robert Calef, " More Wonders of tlie Invisible World." 
 * Court Records. 
 
290 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Most persistent endeavor was made in behalf of the Proctors. 
 Rev. John Wise drew up a petition, which was signed by a goodly 
 number of the most prominent men of the Chebacco Parish. 
 
 The Humble & Sincere Declaration of us Subscribers, In- 
 habitants in IpsAvich on y" behalf of o^ Neighb^'s Jno Proctor & 
 his wife now in Trouble & und^ Suspition of Witchcraft — Too 
 the Hon^able Court of Assistants now sitting In Boston 
 
 Honied & Right Worshipfull 
 The fore sd John Procter may have great reason to Justifie the 
 Divine Sovereigntie of God under those Severe Remarqs of 
 Providence upon his Peace & Hon^ und^ a due reflection upon 
 his life past And so the best of us have reason to Adoar the Great 
 Pittie and Indulgence of Gods Providence that we are not ex- 
 posed to the utmost shame y* the Divill can Invent undr the 
 p^missions of Sovereigntie tho not for y^ sin fore named y^ for 
 our many Transgretions for we do at present suppose that it 
 may be A Method w^^ in the Seveerer But just Transactions of 
 the Infinite Majestie of God y*^ he sometimes may permitt Sathan 
 to p'"sonate Dissemble & therby abuse innocents & such as Do 
 in the fear of God Defie the Devill and all his works. The 
 Great Rage he is p^mitted to attempt holy Job w^h The abuse 
 he does the famous Samuel in Disquieting his silent Dust by 
 Shaddowing his venerable p'son in answer to the Charms of 
 Witchcraft & other instances from Good hands may be Arg*^ 
 Besides the unsearcheable foot stepps of Gods Judgements y* 
 are brought to Light every morning y* Astonish o^" weaker 
 Reasons. To teach us Adoration Trembling & Dependance &c 
 But 
 
 We must not Trouble your Hon^s by Being Tedious. There- 
 fore we being Smitten with the Notice of what hath happened 
 we Reccon it wt^^in the Duties of o^ Charitie that Teacheth us 
 to do as we would be done by to offer thus much for the Clear- 
 ing of or Neighb''® Innocencie: viz. That we never had the 
 least knowledge of such a Nefarious wickedness in o^" said 
 Neighbours since they have been w^Mn o^' acquaintance. 
 Neigther doe we remember any such thoughts in us conceiving 
 them or any action by them or either of them Directly tending 
 that way no more than might be in the lives of any other p^sons 
 of the Clearest Reputation as to any such Evills. What God 
 may have left them to we cannot Go into Gods pavilions 
 Cloathed w^^ Cloudes of Darkness Round About. 
 
 But as to what we have ever seen or heard of them upon o^" 
 consciences we Judge them Innocent of the crime objected. 
 
 His Breading hath been amongst us and was of Religious 
 
WITCHCRAFT. 291 
 
 Parents in o"" place and by reason of Relations & Properties wi^in 
 or Towne hath had constant intercourse with us. 
 
 We speak upon o^ p^sonall acquaintance and observation: 
 and so leave our neighbours and this our Testimonie on their 
 behalfe to the wise thoughts of y Honours &tc 
 
 Subscribe &tc. 
 John Wise 
 William Story Senr William Cogswell 
 
 Regenalld Foster Jonathan Cogswell 
 
 Thonis Chote John Cogswell ju^ 
 
 John Burnham S'" John Cogswell 
 
 William Thomsom Thomas Andrews 
 
 Tho. Low senr Joseph Andrews 
 
 Isaac Foster Benjamin Marshall 
 
 John Burnam junr John Andrews jr 
 
 William Goodhue William Buslin 
 
 Isaac Perkins William Andrews 
 
 Nathaniell Perkins John Andrews 
 
 Thomas Wilkins John Chote se^ 
 
 William Cogswell Joseph Proctor 
 
 Thomas Varny Samuel Giddings 
 
 John Ffellows Joseph Eveleth '- 
 
 James White 
 
 Twenty of the neighbors in Salem Village, where the Proctors 
 had their home, joined in a petition, affirming "that to our ap- 
 prehension they lived a Christian life in their family and were 
 ever ready to helpe such as stood in need of their helpe." Against 
 this burden of sober and credible evidence, Mary Warren testi- 
 fied that Mrs. Proctor had poppets or dolls, which she pricked, 
 and instantly she herself had been pricked. Goodwife Proctor 
 had also threatened her with hot tongs. But the most whim- 
 sical, yet dreadful evidence was the reported declaration of the 
 apparitions of those who had lain in their graves for years, that 
 she had killed them for various trifling reasons. This evidence 
 prevailed and the good woman was sentenced to death. This 
 spectral evidence was easily produced, and was unanswerable. 
 The purest characters were no proof against the infamous 
 charge of murder, and crimes of every kind. Those accused as 
 witches were subjected to the same treatment allotted to felons, 
 and were viewed with horror and fear. Even when they had 
 been locked in the dungeons of the prisons, those who testified 
 
292 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 against them, declared that they were still pricked and tor- 
 mented by the prisoners. Sir William Phips arrived in May, 
 with his commission as Governor under King William. It 
 was said that the first order issued by him, required that irons 
 should be put upon those in prison. ^ Mr. Jonathan Gary of 
 Gharlestown Avrote that his wife was carried to Gambridge 
 prison and that the jailer put irons on her legs that weighed 
 about eight pounds. 
 
 The early trials of the accused were before the Gourt of 
 Assistants, of which Major Samuel Appleton was a member, but 
 a special Gommission of Oyer and Terminer was issued to several 
 Justices, which began its sittings on June 2^^^. Major Appleton 
 had no j^art in the deliberations of this Gourt, which proceeded 
 at once to pass severe sentence upon the reputed witches. Brid- 
 get Bishop, who had long been under suspicion, was tried and 
 condemned to death on the 8*^^ of June, and on June 10**^ she 
 was hanged. 
 
 The Judges, the Ministers of Salem and vicinity, and the most 
 enlightened citizens were sure that the powers of darkness were 
 leagued against them. It was declared that the Devil had met 
 with a great gathering of witches, and had declared that Ghrist's 
 kingdom must be broken down. He declared that the Judg- 
 ment Day and the Resurrection were abolished and all punish- 
 ment for sin. He promised ease and comfort to those who 
 would serve him, and a sacrament was then administered by 
 him, with red bread and a liquid, red as blood. The severest 
 measures were necessary, to repel these assaults. 
 
 The Gourt met again on June 30*^^, and Sarah Good, Re- 
 becca Nurse, and Elizabeth How, wife of James How of the 
 Linebrook Parish, and others were put on trial. 
 
 The evidence was of the usual absurd character, Sarah 
 Good had been confined in Ipswich jail. Joseph Herrick, the 
 Gonstable of Salem, testified that she had been committed to his 
 charge to carry to Ipswich. That night, he affirmed, he had a guard 
 over her in his own house, and she disappeared for a time, 
 bare foot and bare legged, and went and afflicted Elizabeth Hub- 
 bard. Her arm was blood}^ in the morning. Samuel Braybrook 
 
 1 Calef. More Wonders of the Invisible World. 
 
WITCHCRAFT. 293 
 
 said that while carrying her to Ipswich/'she leapt off her horse 
 3 times, which was between 12 & 3 of the clock." 
 
 Elizabeth How was charged with causing the death of sun- 
 dry cattle and horses, and with being one of a company, who 
 had knelt down by the bank of the river at Newbury Falls, and 
 worshipped the Devil, and had then been baptized by him. The 
 accused were all condemned and were all executed on July 19*^. 
 
 Ipswich had her full share of the horrors of that mem- 
 orable summer. Sarah Buckley, wife of William Buckley, 
 formerly a resident of Ipswich, was accused, and the venerable 
 Pastor, WiUiam Hubbard, had grace enough and courage 
 enough to make a bold endeavor to save her, at a time when all 
 were beside themselves with fear. 
 
 Mr. Hubbard's CertifRcate. 
 
 These are to certifye whom it may or shall concerne that I 
 have known Sarah y^ wife of William Buckly of Salem Village 
 more or lesse ever since she was brought out of England w^h is 
 above fifty years agoe and during all y* time I never knew nor 
 heard of any evill in her carriage or conversation unbecoming a 
 Christian: likewise she was bred up by Christian parents all y^ 
 time she lived here att Ipswich I further Satisfye yt y sd Sarah 
 was admitted as a member into y^ church of Ipswich above 
 forty yeares since and that I never heard from others or ob- 
 served by my selfe anything of her that was inconsistent with 
 her profession or unsuitable to Christianity either in word deed 
 or conversation and am straingly surprized that any person 
 should speake or thinke of her as one worthy to be suspected of 
 any such crime that she is now charged with in testimony hereof 
 I have here sett my hand this 20* of June, 1692. 
 
 William Hubbard. 
 
 Old Rachel Clenton, who lived in a little house near Mr. Clark 
 AbeU's, by the Mill Dam, was arrested. Constable Joseph Fuller 
 served the warrant and his personal account with the County 
 is preserved. 
 
 Joseph Fuller acct; Joseph fuller as constable for 
 vs ye yere 1692 for seasing of 
 
 County. Rachell Clenton & bring of har 
 
 before Justis According to war- 
 rant. 1 — 
 
294 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 for tending y® Court of oyer & 
 
 termener Is — 00 at Salem ten 
 
 days 1—0—0 
 
 Constaball Choat for seaseing 
 
 of goody penne & carreing of 
 
 har to Sallem & bring of hur 0—8 — 9 
 
 back to ipswich Goall from 
 
 Sallem by vertii of a mittimas 
 
 with one ^" man to assistance 
 
 for tending at ye Court of Oyer 
 
 & turmener two weeks 1^ — — 
 
 1692 James fuller & nathaniell 
 
 fuller thre dayes a pese at Salem 
 
 being sumoned to give evidence 
 
 Against Rachell Clenton at y^ 
 
 Court of Oyer & Termina. 0—12—0 
 
 To the Constable's account, may be added the charges of 
 Thomas Manning, the gmismith, who hved on the house lot, 
 now occupied by the residence of the late William Kinsman, 
 opposite the Parsonage of the South Church. 
 
 Thomas Manning his accompte of work done by him for y^ 
 County of in y^ yere 1692. 
 
 the mending & pouting one [putting on] 
 
 Rachell's fetters 00—01—06 
 
 to John houwardi 1 pare of fetters 00 — 05 — 00 
 
 to John Jackshon sener 1 pare of fetters 00 — 05 — 00 
 
 to John Jackshon JunrJ- 1 pare of fetters 00 — 05 — 00 
 
 00—16—06 
 
 John Proctor and Elizabeth, with four others, were tried by 
 the Court on August 5**^. Mention has already been made of 
 the petitions in his favor. While lying in Salem Prison, Mr. 
 Proctor addressed a letter to Rev. Cotton Mather and other 
 ministers. He implored their ''favourable assistance of this 
 our humble petition to his excellency, that if it be possible our 
 innocent blood may be spared, which undoubtedly otherwise 
 will be shed, if the Lord doth not mercifully step in ; the magis- 
 
 i William Howard of Turkey Shore, owner of the " Howard house " h.id a son 
 •lohn. John Jackson died before 1648, leaving a widow at least. There is no direct 
 evidence that these were suspected witches, but it is liighly i)robable. 
 
WITCHCRAFT. 295 
 
 trates, ministers, juries, and all the people in general, being so 
 much enraged and incensed against us by the delusion of the 
 devil, which we can term no other, by reason we know in our 
 own consciences we are all innocent persons." "My son William 
 Proctor, when he was examined, because he would not confess 
 that he was guilty, when he was innocent, they tied him neck 
 and heels till the blood gushed out at his nose, and would have 
 kept him so twenty-four hours, if one, more merciful than the 
 rest, had not taken pity on him, and caused him to be unbound." 
 
 He prayed, therefore, that if they could not have their trials 
 in Boston, some other magistrates might hold court in Salem. 
 
 But all was of no avail, and he was condemned to death. 
 He was hanged on August lO^^ii, pleading to the last moment for 
 a little respite, saying that he was not fit to die. Mrs. Proctor 
 was reprieved and eventually pardoned. 
 
 Ipswich prison was filled with the accused. Among them 
 was Mary Easty, the wife of Isaac Easty of Topsfield, and sister 
 of Rebecca Nurse. She petitioned the Court to proceed with 
 caution, as many self-confessed witches had belied themselves. 
 "I was confined a whole month on the same account that I am 
 now condemned, and then cleared by the afflicted persons as 
 some of your honors know; and in two days time I was cried out 
 upon by them again, and have been confined, and now am con- 
 demned to die. The Lord above knows my innocence then 
 and likewise doth now, as at the great day will be known by 
 men and angels. I petition to your honors not for my own life, 
 for I know I must die, and my appointed time is set; but the 
 liOrd he knows if it be possible that no more innocent blood be 
 shed, which undoubtedly cannot be avoided in the way and 
 course you go in".i 
 
 The prison keeper, Thomas Fossie and Elizabeth, his wife, 
 testified that they "saw no evil carriage or deportment while 
 confined in Ipswich jail." She was carried to execution with 
 her fellow-prisoners, Martha Corey, Ann Pudeater, and five 
 other unfortunates. "When she took her last farewell of her 
 husband, children and friends," "she was, as is reported by them 
 present, as serious, religious, distinct and affectionate as could 
 well be exprest, drawing tears from the eyes of almost all present." 
 
 > Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World. 
 
296 IPSWICH. IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Giles Corey, was taken from Ipswich prison, where he made 
 his will, as Judge Sewall mentions in his Diary, to Salem, and 
 there pressed to death by heavy weights upon his chest, be- 
 cause he refused to plead. Thus the towns-folk of old Ipswich 
 came to know the poor sufferers of that dark time. 
 
 Robert Lord, the blacksmith, who lived and plied his trade 
 on the site of the Samuel Baker house on High street, presented 
 his bill in July 1692. 
 
 Itt m for making fouer payer of Iron ffetters and tow payer 
 of hand Cuffs and putting them on to ye legs and hands of Good- 
 wife Cloys, Estes, Bromidg and Green all att one pound aleven 
 Shillings money. £ s d 
 
 1—11—0 
 RoBT Lord, Smith 
 
 Isaac Littlehale charged the County in 1692 "for 18 pound of 
 iron yt was prest from Isaack Little Alle for feetters for ye prison- 
 ers at a 4d a pound" — 6 — 
 
 John Harris, the Deputy Sheriff, had charge of transporting 
 the prisoners, and his account with the County reveals many 
 sorrowful journeys of the reputed witches, through the streets 
 from the Prison to Salem Court or Gallows Hill. 
 
 An account from John Harris sherife 
 deputy of sondry charges at y® Corts of Iran 
 terminar held at Sallem in y^ yere 1692 
 
 lb s d 
 
 Itt presing a hores & man to assist in carrie- 
 ing of Sary Good from Ipswich goalie to 
 Sallem 0—8—0 
 
 Itt, for going to Sallem to carry a Return of 
 y® Juriars of Ipswich & Rowley & Attend- 
 ing ye siting — 4 — 
 
 Itt. for a man & horse y* was prest to Re- 
 move Sary good & child ffrom ipswich to 
 Sallem 7—6 
 
 Itt. for pressing of hores & man to gard me 
 with ye wife of John willes & ye widdow 
 pudeater from Ipswich to Salem myself & ' 
 
 gard 9 — 6 
 
 Itt. for tending ye Court at y® second siting 4 — 
 
WITCHCRAFT. 
 
 297 
 
 4—0 
 
 4—0 
 
 Itt. for prouiding a Jury to make search upon 
 Cori & his wife & Clenton Easty : hore : Cloiss : 
 & mrs bradbury 
 
 Itt. Tendina; y^ Court on a Jurnnient August 
 y« 2d 1692 from Tuesday till Satterday 
 
 Ttt. for expenc & Time to git 3 paire of feHers 
 
 made for y^ two Jacksons & John howard 2 — 
 
 Itt. for Removeing of howard & ye two Jack- 
 sons & Joseph emmons from Ipswich Goall 
 to Sallem & thare Tending y^ Courts plea- 
 sure thre dayes till three of them was 
 sent back to ipswich Goall by me which time 
 of thre dayes for mysellfe & exspenc for 
 Thos V* assisted me in yi sarues 06—00 
 
 for presing of men & horses for This designe 02—00 
 
 Itt for bringing of m^s bradbury from Sallem to 
 
 ipswich goall & a man to assist me 4 — 
 
 2—18—6 
 as attest John Harris, deputy sheref 
 
 In the midst of these distracting events, a new and unique 
 outburst of Satanic rage revealed itself. Gloucester was invaded 
 by a spectral company of Indians and French. Coming 
 out of the swamps, or corn-fields, sometimes singly, again in a 
 group, they approached the garrison. Usually the guns of the 
 soldiers missed fire, but when the guns were discharged the 
 bullets had no effect. Their speech was in an unknown tongue. 
 They carried guns and real bullets shot from them were dug out 
 of the trees. The alarm became so great that Major Appleton 
 sent about sixty men on the 18^1^ of July ''for the Townes As- 
 sistance under these inexplicable Alarms, which they had suf- 
 fered night and day for about a Fortnight together." John 
 Day testified that he "went in Company with Ipswich and Glou- 
 cester Forces, to a Garrison about Two Miles and a half from 
 the Town: and News being brought in, that Guns went off in a 
 Swamp not far from the Garrison, some of the Men with him- 
 self, ran to discover what they could ; and when he came to the 
 Head of the Swamp, he saw a Man with a blue Shirt, and bushy 
 black Hair, run out of the Swamp, and into the Woods: he ran 
 after him with all speed, and came several times within shot of 
 him; but the Woods being thick he could not obtain his design 
 
298 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 of Shooting him; at length he was at once gone out of sight; 
 and when afterwards he went to l(K)k f(^i- his Track, he could 
 find none, though it were a low miry 1 'lace that he ran over."i 
 
 Rev. John Emerson wrote to Cotton Mather, at his request, 
 a brief account of these appearances. He says, "I hope the 
 Substance of what is Written will be enough to satisfie all Ra- 
 tional Persons, that Glocester was not Alarumed last Summer 
 for above a Fortnight together by real P>ench and Indians, but 
 that the Devil and his Agents were the cause of all the Molesta- 
 tion which at this time befel the Town; in the name of whose 
 Inhabitants I would take upon me to Entreat your Earnest 
 Prayers to the Father of Mercies, that those Apparitions may 
 not prove the sad Omens of some future and more horrible 
 Molestations to them." Mather himself appends to Mr. Emer- 
 son's narrative, ''I know the most considerate Gentlemen in 
 the Neighborhood, unto this Day (1702) beheve this whole 
 matter to have been a Prodigious Piece of the Strange Descent 
 from the Invisible World, then made upon other Parts of 
 the Country." 
 
 In the early autumn of 1692, Andover was convulsed with 
 a fresh outbreak of the current delusion. Many accused them- 
 selves of riding on poles through the air. Parents believed their 
 children were witches and husbands suspected their wives. 
 Some of these who fomented the trouble, were sent for from 
 Gloucester, and their accusations caused the imprisonment of 
 four women, two of whom came to Ipswich prison. In Novem- 
 ber, Lieut. Stephens of Gloucester, believing that his sister was 
 bewitched, sent for them again. On their way, passing over 
 Ipswich bridge, they met with an old woman and instantly fell 
 into their fits.2 But by this time, calmer judgments began to 
 prevail. It was plain that the lives of ministers and magistrates, 
 as well as the simpler folk, were in deadly peril, if these baseless 
 accusations were permitted. The determined act of a gentleman 
 of Boston, in beginning a suit of a thousand pounds damage 
 against the Andover people, who accused him, helped to steady 
 the popular mind. 
 
 On January 3, 1692-3, by virtue of an act of the General 
 
 1 Mather's Magnalia, book vii, Article xviii. 
 ^Calef, More Wonders of the Invisible World. 
 
WITCHCRAFT. 
 
 299 
 
 Court, the first Superior Court, called the "Court of Assizes 
 and General Goal Delivery" was convened at Salem. The 
 Grand Jury included Mr. Robert Paine, Mr. Richard Smith and 
 Mr. Thomas Boarman of Ipswich, and on the "Jury for Tryalls", 
 were Ensign Thos. Jacob, Sargt Nathaniel Emerson, Sen., Mr. 
 Jacob Perkins, Jr., Mr. Matthew Whipple Sen., John Pengery, 
 Seth Story, Thos. Edwards and John Lamson. 
 
 The Grand Jury, of which Mr. Paine was foreman, found 
 nothing against thirty who were indicted for witchcraft, and 
 true bills against twenty six. Of those on trial, three only 
 were found guilty, and sentenced to death. These were the 
 last to suffer. Nineteen were hanged and Giles Corey had been 
 pressed to death; John Proctor and Elizabeth How had per- 
 ished, but other Ipswich folk, Ehzabeth Proctor, Rachel Clen- 
 ton and Sarah Buckley had escaped. 
 
 Attempts to make amends for the irreparable harm soon 
 began to be made. Twelve ministers of the County of Essex, 
 including William Hubbard, John Rogers, Jabez Fitch, and 
 John Wise, petitioned the General Court in July 1703, to clear 
 the names of the accused and relieve those who had suffered. 
 In 1711, the legal disabilities resulting from the witchcraft 
 executions and imprisonments were removed and damages 
 awarded to the survivors and the families of the dead. John 
 Appleton, Esquire, of Andres fame, and Nehemiah Jewett, 
 Esquire, who had been a member of the House sixteen times and 
 thrice its speaker, were members of this committee. 
 
 Ipswich had suffered grievously in the grim ordeal, but as 
 compared with every other important town in the County, she 
 had been favored indeed. None of her citizens, except Eliz- 
 abeth How from the Linebrook Parish, near to Topsfield, were 
 executed, and those that were accused were not condemned. 
 No such dehrium as afflicted Salem, Beverly, Wenham, Andover, 
 Salisbury, Gloucester, and Newbury was ever manifest here. 
 And the* reason of this fine composure and steadiness of mind 
 is not hard to find. All the ministers put themselves on record 
 as out of sympathy with the popular delusion, and Mr. Hubbard 
 and Mr. Wise made formal appeals for the accused. Major 
 Appleton, though an Assistant, and a Magistrate at the first 
 trial, had no further connection with the matter, and his dis- 
 
300 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 appearance from the scene may be interpreted as indicating that 
 his broad and well balanced mind condemned this travesty of 
 Justice. The same judicious and far seeing temper that made 
 Ipswich the leader of the Colony in the Ursupation period, pre- 
 served her balance in the wild excitement of the Witchcraft 
 time. 
 
CHAPTER XVII. 
 
 WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY AND OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 
 
 The trouble with the Eastern Indians, which had been re- 
 newed in the last year of the Andros government, broke out 
 afresh in 1689. In that year, on June 27*^, an attack was 
 made upon Cocheco, now Dover by night. Twenty-three of the 
 settlers were killed and twenty-nine taken captive. The house 
 of Major Walden, who had been prominent in the war with the 
 Indians at the Eastward, was attacked. The old soldier defend- 
 ed himself bravely but was cruelly tortured and finally killed 
 with his own sword. ^ 
 
 Word was speedily brought of this massacre, and hasty 
 preparations were made to defend the Towns, and send relief 
 to those that had been already assailed. Major Appleton came 
 again to the front, and his letter of July first discloses the great 
 anxiety and forebodings of disaster which prevailed. 
 
 May it please yr hon^ss 
 We are continualy receiving information of the increase of ye 
 enemys Numbers We hear Capt. Broughton was last Saturday 
 Shott down going to Nichewanick (now Berwick). 
 
 As for ourselves I find great heaviness in our peoples motion 
 we have not one man come fr" Lynn & are informed from Capt. 
 Marshall that none ^v•ill come: From Salem we have but 6 men 
 wherefore I am necessitated to crave further Assist" & Di- 
 rection from y hon^s & shall remain 
 
 y Honors humble servant 
 Sam^i Appleton. 
 Ips. July 1 : 1689. 
 
 Major Appleton took the field at once and marched lo Co- 
 checo (now Dover), though the distressing condition of his 
 
 1 Bodge: Soldiers in King Philip's War, pp. 81,i-:?17. Parknian: Krnuce ;md Eng- 
 land in North America, vol. 6, pp. 32-34. 
 * Mass. Archives, book 107, leaf 1.57. 
 
 (301) 
 
302 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 family affairs rendered any long absence impossible. His let- 
 ter, dated Cocheco, 14*^ July. 1689, is full of interest. 
 
 Much Hond. 
 
 I have ys of !!**» Inst, wherein you are j^leased to Advise 
 (u)jon my removall) to leave the imprest men here under ye 
 C'onduct of Lift Greenleaf now you may please to know yt of 
 Imprest men here are only 10 from Salem & 6 from Rowley 
 well with the 20 that came last make but 36 and Mr Greenleaf 
 not being hero knew not his inclination to this affair & should 
 I leave those 36 they are soe unable would doe but little ser- 
 vice, for Newbury men here are none those that came were 
 Volenteers and forth w^^ more will return home so that I hum- 
 bly propose in order to serving the people that are here left 
 & pf'serving the place that an addition of 14 men to these 36 
 wth Discreet Conduct ma}^ suffice at p^sent for this place w^h 
 I beg yor Hours to Considr and favour me with an answer forth- 
 with for besides the Afflicting providence of God upon my 
 family before I came from home in bereaving me of 2 chil- 
 dren I have just now advize of the Death of a third together 
 with the indisposition of my wife & the Extraordinaiy illness 
 of another of my children all which necessitates my hasting 
 home however I am so desposed to the Defence of the Coun- 
 try and the preservation of this place in order to it y^am very 
 unwilling to give y^ people of this place any Discouragement 
 by my removall till I have yo"" Hon^s Answare here to w^h I 
 humbly pray you to hasten w^^ all Expedition and if you see 
 cause to send yo^ possetive order for the stay of these men of 
 Salem & Rowle}^ that were imprest men who are full of Ex- 
 pectation of returning home w**^ me as to the enemy we have 
 had no appearance of any Considerable number but Sundery 
 Skulking rougues are Daily Seen both here at Kittery & Oyster 
 River o»' Employment here hath been to rang the Woods and 
 to guard & assist the people in getting in there corn W^^^ we are 
 still Daily psuping this w^^ i-^y Himible Service is all at present 
 from you'' 
 
 Humble serv* 
 
 Sam'i Appleton. 
 
 He had returned, and the Ipswich and Newbury men with 
 him, before the 22n<i of July, as appears from the request made 
 by the people of Rowley on that date, that the soldiers from 
 
WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY, OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 303 
 
 Rowley, "left by Capt. Appleton at Cocheco" might be sent 
 home.i 
 
 On the 8*^11 of August, Capt. Simon Willard with a company 
 of soldiers arrived, and remained here until the 2nd of Sep- 
 tember. They were quartered upon the inns of Abraham Per- 
 kins and John Sparks, and in the following February, the 
 worthy tavern keepers petitioned the General Court, that as 
 they were ''entertained with good wholsom diet as beefe, pork 
 and mutton, well dressed to y^ satisfaction of both officers and 
 souldiers who gave us many thanks for theire kind entertain- 
 ment when they went from us" — "having sett as low a prise as 
 we could possibly doe to witt six pence a meale for dinners and 
 suppers beside the greate Expense of fyerwood candle and 
 other smaller matters we mention not," they were entitled to 
 more than three pence a meal which was proposed. 2 
 
 As the month of August drew to its close, the Eastern 
 Indians assailed the settlements, and Major Swayne with seven 
 or eight Massachusetts companies marched, 3 passing through 
 Ipswich we may suppose. On the 19*^1 of August, an alarm 
 from Havei'hill caused the quick departure of the Ipswich troop 
 of horse.4 A certificates of the election of Mr. Symond Stace, 
 Lieutenant, and Mr. Nehemiah Jewet, Insigne, of the "foote 
 Companie on the North Side of y" River in Ipswich" on the 
 30th of September, 1689, shows that there was a separate Com- 
 pany for the men of the South side. 
 
 The troops were disbanded in November, but in the follow- 
 ing February, 1689-90, hostilities were resumed with great vigor. 
 War had been declared by England against France. A com- 
 pany of French and Indians made a descent upon Schenectady 
 and killed about sixty of the inhabitants, and on the 18*^ of 
 March, a similar band suddenly assaulted Salmon Falls. Thirty 
 were slain and fifty were carried away captives. f' 
 
 A letter of Governor Bradstreet to the Earl of Shrewsbury re- 
 veals the double danger that threatened these seaboard towns. 
 
 I Mass. Archives, book'107, leaf iiii. 
 
 • Mass. Archives, booli^35 leaf 233. 
 
 3 Magnalia, book vii, article v. 
 
 ^ Kelt, Hist, of Ipswich, p. 147, Robert Pike's Diary. 
 
 ^ Mass. Archives, book 35, leaf 3.t. 
 
 ^ Magnalia, book vii, article vi. 
 
304 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ■'Our Coast is invested by French Privateers and Pirates which 
 put us to no small trouble and chari>e to secure our shipping 
 and seaports against their invasion." i It was i-eported on 
 the 14ti» of May, that Salem had repaired the fort at Winter 
 Island and built a breast-work at another })lace.- 
 
 A pressing and alarming message was sent to the towns of 
 this vicinity by Capt. Noyes, of Newbuiy. 
 
 To the Conunitteo of Militia of Rowley, I])s\vich, Wenham 
 & Salem. 3 
 
 These are to infornie you that Capt. Greenliefe hath sent 
 lor more Men we have ace* that the Enemie are Newrnerous 
 &. desperate A: kills & destroys Men Woenien t^- Children & thro 
 them in heapes it is suspitious they liaA'e Attackt Portsmouth 
 
 pray Consider the Distress A: Nessessety of the Country (V: 
 Send what helpe you can we have sent a hundred men Out of 
 our Towne 
 
 Thos Noyes Capt 
 dated May 29th 1690 
 
 The barbarities of the Indians, as related in detail by Cotton 
 Mather in his Magnalia, were not exaggerated by Capt. Noyes. 
 Men, women and little children were treated with the most in- 
 human and revolting cruelties, and death was welcomed as a 
 relief from torment. As the French were partners in this, it 
 was decided that a bold stroke should be struck at the French 
 possessions. 
 
 A fleet of se\en vessels, manned by two hundred and eighty- 
 eight men, and bearing four or five lumdred militia drafted for 
 the purpose,-^ was placed under the command of Sir William 
 Phips, a native of Maine, who had won wealth and a title by his 
 recovery of an immense treasure from an old Spanish galleon, 
 sunk in West Indian waters. The little fleet sailed from Nan- 
 tasket,on April 28, 1690, and arrived at Port Royal (now Annap- 
 olis) on May 11*^. No resistance was made. J'he fort was 
 destroyed, the garrison sent away, and the Province was de- 
 
 1 Ernest Myrand: Sir Wni Phi))* devant (^ue))ec, \>. 183. 
 
 - Mass. Archives, book 36, leaf 58. 
 
 ' Mass. Archive^;, book 36 leaf. 89. 
 
 ■* Parknian ; France and England in North America, vol. V, p. 23G. 
 
WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY, OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 305 
 
 clared an appendage of the British crown. But the victory- 
 was merely spectacular. No troops could Ije spared to hold the 
 Province, and Phips sailed back at once, arriving in Boston on 
 the 20th of May.i 
 
 Occasional descents upon the French coast were made, how- 
 ever, and Capt. John Alden in the sloop Mary, of Boston, cap- 
 tured a barque, of about twenty three tons Ijurden, called the 
 Speedwell, on April 1, 1691, at Port Royal. It was proved that 
 this barque had belonged to Giles Cowes of Ipswich, and had 
 been captured by the French about eighteen months before. 
 It was adjudged a lawful pri;';e by the Court of Assistants. 2 
 
 Encouraged by the success at Port Royal, the New England 
 Colonies and New York united in preparing a nuich stronger 
 expedition against Quebec. While ships and men were being 
 gathered, a band of Indians appeared at Exeter, on July 4*^, 
 and killed eight men while mowing. They advanced as far as 
 Amesbury, where Captain Foot was tortured to death, and 
 two others slain. Three houses were burned and many cattle 
 were butchered. In a few days, this band of savages killed 
 forty English settlers. ^ 
 
 These cruelties made the determination to exact reprisal 
 more eager. A strong fleet was gathered at Boston. An order 
 was issued on the 18*^ of July, that detachments from the sev- 
 eral regiments of the militia be made, to make up 2300 men, 
 and Major Samuel Ajipleton^ was assigned to the command of a 
 company of 308. Nathaniel Rust, of Ipswich, had already been 
 appointed Quartermaster for this expedition. '^ Sir Win Phips 
 was assigned to the chief command, and IJeut. Cien. Major 
 John Walley of Barnstable was next in rank. Major Appleton, 
 Captain Cross, and Captain Samuel Ward, credited to Ipswich, 
 were among the officers, and Captain John Cold of Topsfield. 
 Rev. John Wise of Chebacco and three other ministei's were 
 assigned to the expedition as chaplains. 
 
 After man}^ delays, the fleet of thirty-two shi])s and tenders 
 sailed from Boston on the 9*^* of August, and a land force started 
 
 1 Magnalia, book vii, article viii. 
 
 - Record Court of Assistants. 
 
 ' Magnalia, book vii, article xi. 
 
 ■• Son of Major Samuel Appleton of King- Pliili|)'s War. 
 
 = Felt : Hiet. of Ipswich, 147. 
 
306 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 from Albany to proceed by way of Lake Champlain. It was 
 the most powerful force that had ever been gathered in the 
 Colony, and there were great hopes of a decisive blow. But no 
 failure could have been more complete. The land force failed 
 to meet Phips, and his own assault was nerveless and impotent. 
 
 Mr. Wise wrote a narrative, ^^ which describes his own vigor- 
 ous endeavors to urge on his superiors, and the cowardice and 
 inefficiency of Major Walley and others. A few skirmishes were 
 engaged in, one of which, Mr. Wise affirmed, might have opened 
 the way to the capture of Quebec. The weather grew cold, 
 and the soldiers suffered much from frost bites. Small-pox ap- 
 peared and Phips withdrew his fleet, which arrived in Boston 
 about the middle of November. A complete list of the soldiers 
 engaged in this disastrous attempt upon Quebec seems to be im- 
 possible. Mr. Ernest Myrand, of Quebec, made diligent search 
 through all the records, both published and in manuscript, in 
 French and English. His monograph, "Sir Wm. Phips Devant 
 Quebec" (Quebec, 1893), contains probably as much infor- 
 mation as is likely to be gathered. 
 
 Many Ipswich men suffered from wounds and exposure. 
 Richard Bridges had his feet frozen, and died of gangrene, after 
 three months of excruciating pain. His widow received a grant 
 of 40 louis sterling. Thomas Patteman, of Captain Cross's 
 company, froze one foot. John Andersen was wounded in the 
 foot. Thomas Hovej^ froze both feet on the return of the fleet. 
 William Paisley was wounded and Sergeant Freeman Clark, of 
 Capt. March's company. Most prominent of all was Major 
 Samuel Ward, credited to Ipswich, but who seems to have 
 been a resident of Marblehead,who died of his wounds after the 
 expedition returned. 
 
 Another assault was made upon York in January, 1690-1, in 
 which Rev. Shubael Dummer was slain; and in June, 1691, the 
 town of Wells was beseiged unsuccessfully by a large force of 
 French and Indians. Fourteen men had been levied upon Ips- 
 wich on June 2, 1691,2 for the defence of Wells, and they may 
 have had part in the brave defence. In the fall of that year, 
 Robert, son of Rev. John Halo. Avrote, that Ipswich was still 
 preserved, but she had lost many. 
 
 ' IM-iiited in full in the Appendix. 
 - Felt: Hi.st. of Ipswich, p. 14S. 
 
WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY, OTHER INDIAN TROU15LKS. 307 
 
 Happily for the Colony distressed by the terrors of the witch- 
 craft delusion in 1692, the year 1693 was comparatively free 
 from inroads of the Indians. 
 
 As Cotton Mather wrote, "A years Breathing time, was a 
 great Favour of Heaven to a country quite out of Bnj^th with 
 numberless Calamities." A treaty of peace w^^ signed in 
 August, and there was hope and expectation of an end of 
 horrors. But the love of bloodshed was too deeply fixed in the 
 savage nature. In July, 1694, Oyster River was again assailed, 
 and fourteen massacred in a single house. The Piscataqua 
 country and (jroton were ravaged afresh. Joseph Pike of New- 
 bury, the Deputy Sheriff of Essex, while travelling on Sept. 4''' 
 between Amesbury and Haverhill, with one Long, fell into an 
 ambuscade and perished. Kittery and Haverhill suffered. 
 Again a few months of comparative quiet ensued, but the sum- 
 mer of 1695 brought the old fears and alarms. The frontier 
 towns, Exeter, Kittery, Billerica, were visited and more lives 
 were lost, and on October 7*^, the neighboring town of New- 
 bury was invaded. The Indians entered the house of John 
 Brown and carried away nine persons. Capt. Greenleaf pursued 
 and retook the captives, but before they parted from them, 
 their captors struck them on the head with their clubs. Ex- 
 cept one lad who was struck upon the shoulders, every one of 
 them died from brain disease in the course of a year.^ 
 
 The summer of 1696 found the Indians again busy with 
 their butcheries. On the 6*^ of July, the commissioned offi- 
 cers of the Essex Middle Regiment, and the commissioned offi- 
 cers of the Town of Newbury met, at Ipswich, to discuss the 
 situation. After due deliberation, they petitioned the General 
 Court for a guard to watch the Merrimac River, by day and 
 night for three months, from Newbury up as far as Dunstable, 
 until the harvest could be gathered. This was signed by John 
 Whipple and other Ipswich men, and Daniel Peiroe apjjended 
 his approval. 
 
 "May it please your Honors, I have Perused the above Pe- 
 tition & Considering that that mischiefe that was done at New- 
 
 1 lNra>;nalia: book VII, articles xx-xxiv. 
 
308 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 bury cV: at Rowley when Benjamin Goodritlgi was killed i^- his 
 family carried away A: that it is certainly known it is the ould 
 Road way of the Indians when they come from the Eastward 
 in to Newbury, Rowley & Ipswich, we do count it very Rational 
 etc."2 
 
 With the Indians as near as Rowley, the issue of that Coun- 
 cil of war must have been awaited with the keenest interest. 
 
 The alarm of a French invasion was renewed in 1697. The 
 forts were repaired, manned and provisioned, and companies 
 of minute men were enrolled. Five hundred men under Cap- 
 tain March of Newbury were sent down to the Kennebec. ^ 
 The Essex Regiment received orders to be ready at a moment's 
 notice, on Feb. 5*^,4 and on April 3^,5 in a battle at sea with 
 the French, an Ipswich sailor, William Wade, son of Thomas 
 and Elizabeth Wade, was slain. 
 
 In March of that year, a band of Indians attacked a Hav- 
 erhill house and carried away Hannah Dustan, with her infant 
 of a week old, and her nurse. They soon dashed out the brains 
 of the baby against a tree, and tomahawked the captives as 
 soon as they lagged by the way. Mrs. Dustan and her com- 
 panion were able to keep up with their captors for a hundred 
 and fift}'" miles through the wilderness. They were claimed by 
 an Indian family, which consisted of two stout men, three 
 women and seven children. As they approached Penacook, 
 (now Concord), the Indians told the women that when they 
 reached the Indian camp in that neighborhood, they would 
 be stripped, scourged and compelled to run thegauntlet. Driven 
 to frenzy, these women resolved to escape at any cost. On 
 the morning of April 30^^^ a little before daybreak, Mrs. Dus- 
 tan roused her nurse and an English lad, held captive with 
 them. They armed themselves with the hatchets of the In- 
 dians, and killed them where they lay. Only one squaw es- 
 caped sorely wounded, and a boy, whou) they had spared in- 
 
 ' On Oct. 23, l(i'.)l)oi-91, Niles Hist, of riiclian .•iml Freucli \Va.v». Mass. Hist. Soc. 
 Pub. Series 3, Vol. 6, p. 237. 
 
 - Mass. Archives, book 70, leaf 285. 
 
 ■' Palfray, Hist, of New England iv: 157. 
 
 < Felt, Hist, of Ipswich, p. 148. 
 
 6 Town Records. 
 
WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY, OTHIOR INDIAN TROUBLES. 309 
 
 tending to take with them, awoke and ran away. They took 
 the scalps of ten, and bronght them with them on their long 
 and perilous homeward journey. ^ A bounty of fifty pounds 
 was voted them for this bloody deed, and the statue of Han- 
 nah Dustan stands to-day in the pubhc square of the City of 
 Haverhill, Six of the Indians, who were killed and scalped in 
 their wigwams were children, and Mrs. Dustan was the mother 
 of a large family. Her deed of blood, to which she was driven 
 by fear and a natural desire for revenge, reveals the fierce 
 hatred of the English toward the Indians, and the bitterness 
 of life in those years of anguish. 
 
 It has been already remarked that the official Rolls and 
 Records of these years of war with the Indians and French 
 have not been preserved. We are dependent wholly upon 
 chance records of many kinds for a clew to the names of the 
 soldiers. The most important of these incidental documents is 
 due to the grant made by the General Court of sections of land 
 to the soldiers or their heirs, who served in the expedition 
 against Canada. The Ipswich men received a grant originally 
 of the township, now known as New Ipswich, in New Hamp- 
 shire. As this was found to be outside of Massachusetts, the 
 grantees withdrew for the most part, and a new grant was 
 made, known as Ipswich-Canada, now the town of Winchen- 
 don. The following list of Grantees probably includes the 
 names of all who went from I{)swich. 
 
 "At a Meeting of the Committee appointed by the General 
 Court for the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England 
 to lay out a Township of the contents of six miles square, in 
 answer to a petition of Abraham Tilton and other Officers & 
 Soldiers in the expedition to Canada Anno 1690, the following 
 persons were admitted as Grantees of said Township and gave 
 bonds to fulfil the Courts Orders thereon. "2 
 
 "Ipswich April 13th 1735." 
 
 (Soldiers) 
 
 
 
 Rights entered on. 
 
 Representatives. 
 
 Abode. 
 
 ther 
 
 Thomas Berry Esq. 
 
 Ipswich 
 
 ^ Magnalia. book vii , article xxv. 
 2 From History of Wincliendon. 
 
310 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 (Soldiers) 
 Rights entered on. 
 Own 
 Own 
 Own 
 Own 
 
 Husband & Father 
 Own 
 Own 
 Own 
 
 Brother John 
 Brother Jacob 
 
 Uncle Benedictus 
 Father Moses 
 Father's 
 
 Brother William 
 Brother Thomas 
 Father's 
 Uncle Joseph 
 Brother John 
 Uncle Donison 
 
 Wife's Father 
 Father's Servant 
 Father's 
 Uncle Joseph 
 
 Father's 
 
 Hepresentiitives. Abode. 
 
 Jonathan Wad(» Esq. Ipswich 
 John Harris " 
 
 Thomas Hovey " 
 
 Abraham Perkins " 
 
 Widow Rachel Rust 
 Abraham Tilton '' 
 
 l^enjamin White " 
 
 Samuel Poland " 
 
 Thomas Lufkin " 
 
 Thomas Lufkin is iiext " 
 
 friend to Mary Lufkin. 
 Ebenezer Pulcephur 
 Jabez Sweet 
 Solomon Giddinge 
 Joseph Goodhue 
 John Ring 
 William Haskell 
 Pjcnjamin Chad well 
 Edward Neland 
 Nathaniel Rogers as guar- " 
 
 dian to Jno Denison 
 John Martin " 
 
 Isaac Knowlton " 
 
 John Thompson " 
 
 John Wood in the room of '' 
 
 and by the consent of 
 
 his Father /p^ 
 
 John Downing b}^ Edward Boston 
 
 Eveleth his Attorney 
 
 Gloucester 
 Ipswich 
 
 Gloucester 
 
 Ipswich 
 
 ( d 
 
 Own 
 
 Thomas Perrin 
 
 Rowley 
 
 Own 
 
 David Low 
 
 Ipswich 
 
 Uncle Moses Pierce 
 
 Moses Wells 
 
 u 
 
 Brother Thomas 
 
 George Hart 
 
 It 
 
 Father's 
 
 William Cogswell 
 
 It 
 
 Brother Elisha 
 
 Thomas Tredwell 
 
 11 
 
 Brother Benjamin 
 
 John Jewett Jun 
 
 Rowley 
 
 Father's 
 
 Robert Cross 
 
 Ipswich 
 
WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY, OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 311 
 
 (Soldiers) 
 Rights entered on. 
 Own 
 Uncle 
 
 Father Whipple 
 Uncle Freeman 
 Brother George 
 Dil Caldwill 
 
 Brother William 
 
 Father 
 
 John Ayers 
 
 Own 
 Father's 
 Thomas Metcalf 
 
 Father's 
 
 Grandfather 
 
 Pearce 
 
 Uncle Isaac 
 Major Ward 
 Father's 
 Uncle Samuel 
 Uncle Edmond 
 Brother Aaron 
 Uncle Cheny 
 Rob't Nelson 
 Math Hooker 
 Uncle Saund 
 
 Representatives. Abode. 
 
 Adam Cogswell Ipswich 
 
 Benjamin Chad well " 
 
 the Hon Simonds Epes '' 
 
 Nathaniel Clark 
 Nathaniel Clark ' 
 
 f Capt Edward Eveleth at " 
 
 < the request of Diling- 
 
 V- ham Caldwill 
 Nathaniel Caldwell 
 Henry Wise " 
 
 Thomas Norton Jun at " 
 the request of Sam 
 Ayers a petitioner 
 John Ross " 
 
 Isaac Geddenge , ^ " 
 
 ( Edward Eveleth at the " 
 
 ^ request of Jas Metcalf 
 
 '^ a petitioner. 
 Moses Davis " 
 
 Ephraim Fitts " 
 
 Thomas Boardman '' 
 
 Edward Chapman " 
 
 John Cxoodhue " 
 
 Abraham Foster Jun " 
 
 Dr Nicholas Noyps 
 John Pindar 
 Nathaniel Lord 
 Samuel Ingalls 
 Moses Kemball 
 John Leighton 
 Joseph Ann able 
 Widow Mary Hooker 
 I Thomas Lord Jun at his 
 ) Father's Jno Lord request 
 
 Andover 
 Ipswich 
 
 Beverly 
 Ipswich 
 
 The above named Proprietors met on the Sl^t day of May 
 and chose Thomas Norton, Jr., a graduate of Harvard and Pre- 
 
;ii2 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 ceptor of the Grammar School in Ipswich as the Clerk, and 
 Thomas Berry Moderator. 
 
 The Proprietors held several meetings at the house of Mr. 
 Nath'^ Tredwell, inn -holder in Ipswich, at which important busi- 
 ness was done. 
 
 Nov. 4 1736. The rights were drawn by each Proprietor 
 according to the plan reported. This was the first division. 
 
 In 1742, a second division of lots was voted; but it does 
 not appear to have been made before 1761. 
 
 The Vital Statistics of the Town enable us to identify some 
 of the soldiers from Ipswich in the expedition to Quebec, whose 
 family connection is given in the preceding list, though the 
 full name is not mentioned. Others can not be determined 
 with confidence, and the clew is so slight in some cases that 
 no attempt has been made to suggest the names. The names 
 of some, found in other lists, are not mentioned in the land 
 grant. So far as the list of soldiers can be determined with an 
 approximation to accuracy, it is as follows: 
 
 John Anderson, wounded in Benjamin Jewett 
 
 the foot 
 
 Major Samuel Appleton Aaron Kimball 
 John Aj^ers 
 
 Samuel Lord? 
 
 Thomas Berry David Low 
 
 Richard Bridees. feet frozen Jacob Lufldn 
 
 and died 
 
 John Lufkin 
 
 Dillingham Caldwell 
 
 William Caldwell 
 
 Joseph Chadwell?, uncle of 
 
 Benjamin 
 Adam Cogswell 
 Jonathan Cogswell?, father of 
 
 William 
 Capt. Robert Cross 
 Sergeant Freeman Clark 
 George Clark 
 
 Thomas Metcalf 
 
 John Neland 
 Robert Nelson 
 
 William Paisley, wounded 
 Thomas Patteman, froze one 
 foot 
 
 Pearce 
 
 Abraham Perkins 
 
WAR OF WILLIAM AND MARY, OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES. 313 
 
 Moses Davis 
 John Denison 
 Nathaniel Downing 
 
 Abraham Fitts?, grandfather 
 of Ephraim 
 
 Giddings^ father of 
 
 Solomon 
 Giddings, father of 
 
 Isaac 
 William Goodhue 
 
 John Harris 
 
 Thomas Hart 
 
 Haskell, father of 
 
 William 
 Nathaniel Hooker 
 Thomas Hovey, froze both 
 
 feet 
 
 Thomas Perrin 
 Moses Pierce 
 Simon Pinder 
 Samuel Poland 
 Benedictus Pulcifer 
 
 Thomas Ringe 
 John Ross 
 
 Nathaniel Rust, Quarter 
 master 
 
 Moses Sweet 
 David Thompson 
 Abraham Tilton 
 Elisha Treadwell 
 
 Jonathan Wade 
 
 Whipple 
 
 Benjamin White 
 
 Rev. John Wise, chaplain 
 
 Joseph Wood? 
 
 Edmond Ingalls 
 
PART TI 
 
 HOUSES AND LANDS. 
 
J 
 
HOUSES AND LANDS. 
 Prefatory Note. 
 
 The original allotment of lands in house lots, indicating the 
 dwelling-places of the earliest settlers, is a theme of especial 
 interest to genealogists, and all who love antiquarian lore. The 
 list of grants preserved in the Town Record is unusually full, 
 and many allusions to transfers of ownership also occur. Be- 
 ginning with these entries, a careful study of the successive 
 ownerships has been made in the Registry of Deeds of Essex 
 County and in the Registry of Probate. 
 
 The historical chapters of this work ended with the close 
 of the seventeenth century. A study of topography, however, 
 can not be concluded at this period. The satisfactory identi- 
 fication of early locations can be accomplished only by an 
 unbroken record of successive ownerships to the present time, 
 or to a comparatively recent and well-remembered date. 
 
 This work has been undertaken in the thickly settled portions 
 of the Town, on the old streets and lanes. The names of the 
 early citizens which have become familiar through the historical 
 studies that have preceded, are thus associated with the locali- 
 ties where they lived. The history of the ancient houses, which 
 still remain, and of many of more recent date, will be sketched 
 briefly. 
 
 A series of diagrams has been prepared by our townsman, 
 Mr. John W. Nourse, a skilful surveyor and an enthusiastic 
 antiquarian student. These diagrams have been constructed 
 from the ancient records, and indicate the relative location of 
 the earliest known owners. Dimensions are rarely given in the 
 original grants, or in early deeds, and the shape of the lots can 
 only be approximated. Great care has been taken to ensure ac- 
 curacy of location, but in some instances, the data are meagre 
 and confusing. Two ancient maps of a rude sort have been pre- 
 served and are reproduced. 
 
 C317) 
 
318 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 To make the sketch of land ownership of permanent value, 
 constant citations of deeds and wills are made. These are incor- 
 porated in the text, to facilitate comparison with the original 
 authorities by investigators, and to furnish a foundation for 
 more detailed investigation. Five old Record books, which 
 were written in this town, but are now in the Essex Co. Registry 
 in Salem, are cited, as ''Ipswich Deeds." In all other cases, 
 the references are to the number of the volume, and the leaf, 
 on which the entry is made, in the Essex County Records. 
 
 On pages 14 and 15, reference has already been made to 
 the earliest streets and lanes, and their names. These names 
 will be used in the following pages, as well as the more famil- 
 iar ones in present use. 
 
 Th(i house lots will be considered in regular order, and, by 
 the aid of the Index and the Diagrams, any particular lot or 
 dwelling may be found, it is hoped, without difhculty. 
 
DIAGRAM No. I 
 
HOUSES AND LANDS. 
 
 John Cogswell. 
 
 ( Diagram 1 . ) 
 
 The original grant was eight acres, but in all these earl}^ assignments, 
 the measure was not exact, and compass directions were often very uncer- 
 tain. Edward Lumas or Lummus, who lived on the corner of Baker's 
 Lane and Scott's Lane conveyed his homestead and lands to his son, 
 Jonathan, May 25, 1682 (Ips. Deeds 4: 466). The estate included twelve 
 acres, "which said land I purchased of Mr. Cogswell, now deceased." 
 His will mentions that this land was on the other side of the street from his 
 house. The Cogswell house had disappeared. Samuel Lummus sold his 
 neighbor, Joseph Quilter, one acre adjoining Jonathan's land, Dec. 19, 
 1684. Jonathan Lummus and Joseph Quilter exchanged lands and Quilter 
 received foiu- acres adjoining his own, Jan. 18, 1696-7 (13:258). Lummus 
 also sold Quilter more land in the "Ten Acre lot," in 1712(26:119) . John 
 and Jonathan Creesy of Rowle}', heirs of Joseph Quilter, sold his estate, in- 
 cluding twelve acres on the south side of Scott's Lane, to Doctor Samuel 
 Wallis April 4, 1724 (43: 117). Moses Smith, an heir of the Wallis estate, 
 conveyed one and one half acres, "at a place called the Ten Acres" to 
 John Cole Jewett, whose wife was an heir, April 17; 1789 (157: 163). Jewett 
 sold to Daniel Kimball, Dec. 7, 1793 (158: 133). Daniel Kimball con- 
 veyed the lot, then known as the "Gravel Pit Lot," to his nephew, Capt. 
 Robert Kimball, Dec. 6, 1833(274: 152), and Kimball sold a house lot, 
 from this lot, bounded by the Gravel Pit to William Haskell, Nov. 6, 1847 
 (401 : 98). He built the house which still stands. 
 
 Another acre and a half lot, bounded northwest by the Jewett lot, in 
 the "Ten Acres" was sold by the widow Sarah Rust to Nathaniel Rust, 
 Dec. 5, 1792 (158: 219). Nath. Rust sold to Jabez Farley, Feb. 2, 1809 
 (187: 2); Farley to Capt. Robert Kimball, Oct. 26, 1836 (295:65), and the 
 lot was included in the larger lot sold by Captain Kimball to Daniel Cogs- 
 well, Feb. 9, 1842 (329: 292). This lot may include the Banner house 
 lot, and indicates probably the southeast bound of the John Cogswell grant. 
 
 Humphrey Bradstreet and Allen Perley. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 No deeds of these lots have been found, but the Allen Perley lot is well 
 located by a clause in the record of the grant to Mark Quilter. His house 
 was on the knoll near the engine house of the Burke Factory, where the re- 
 mains of the cellar could be seen some years ago. This house lot was 
 "over against Allin Perley, ' ' and Perley 's lot was probably near the Town 
 land, adjoining the Peatfield house. Bradstreet 's land was bounded by 
 
 (319) 
 
320 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the Cogswell lot on the northwest and lay between that and Perley's. 
 Michael Farley owned several acres here at an early period, and his heirs 
 succeeded. 
 
 Michael Farley and Dea. Jeremiah Perkins owned it and Jabez Farley 
 and Aaron Perkins divided the large field in 1798. Perkins received the 
 four acre lot, fronting on the Lane thirty-four rods and fifteen links, July 
 16, 1798 (167: 234), and Farley, the five acre lot, in the rear of this (168: 
 125). The widow, Susanna Farley, sold to Daniel Cogswell, July 30, 1839 
 (328:7). 
 
 The Aaron Perkins land came into the possession of Col. Joseph Hodg- 
 kins, and he sold to the Town a three quarter acre lot for a gravel pit, June 
 10, 1824 (238: 225). Gilbert Conant acquired possession of the remainder 
 of the lot and sold a half interest to Dr. George Chad wick May 17, 1836 
 (302:32). Conant and Chadwick sold one and one half acres to Robert 
 Kimball Oct. 28, 1836 (295: 66), who sold to Daniel Cogswell, wdth other 
 land as already mentioned, Feb. 9, 1842. Dr. Chadwick sold his interest 
 in the remainder of the lot to the Town, Jan. 24, 1843 (335: 135) and Wil- 
 liam Conant sold his interest, Jan. 25, 1843 (336: 31). This provided the 
 Towai a new gravel pit, and the old pit, which had furnished road material 
 for many j^ears was probably abandoned. The Town sold an acre and a half 
 to Daniel Cogswell, Feb. 6, 1843 (336: 231). His heirs sold a house lot to 
 Mary Peatfield, wife of Sanford Peatfield, Nov. 1, 1866 (717: 250) and Mr. 
 Peatfield built and occupied the house, now owned by Mr. J. I. Horton. 
 They sold another lot to Thomas Banner, on the same date (737: 213) and 
 he built a dwelling. The Town still owns the balance of the lot, except the 
 piece sold to Mr. Peatfield to enlarge his lot in the rear, March 2, 1869 
 (786:272). 
 
 Thomas Scott and Richard Haffield. 
 
 (Diagram«l.) 
 
 Scott owned a iiouse lot of three acres, half of whicii was bought of 
 Richard Haffield, the whole bounded southeast by a house lot of Thomas 
 French and northwest by Allen Perley. No record of a house remains , 
 nor of the sale or conveyance of the lot. Michael Farley owned it in 1718. 
 Palatiah and Joan Kinsman, William and Hannah Mansfield conveyed 
 their interest in the estate of their father, Michael Farley, included in the 
 widow's thirds, to Nathaniel Farley, " three-quarters of an acre in the 
 Close in Scott's Lane," Oct. 5, 1764 (125: 236). Daniel Farley .succeeded 
 to the o\\aiership and conveyed six acres to Joseph Farley, Sept. 28, 1801 
 (169: 126). The widow, Hannah Mansfield, sold one and three quarters 
 acres, including the site of the Elisha Perkins house to Farley, April 10, 
 1802 (173: 164). A mortgage deed of Joseph to Joseph Farley, Jim., de- 
 scribes an estate of nine acres, Dec. 1, 1836 (294: 140). Joseph, Jr., divided 
 the estate. He sold a lot, with a frontage of 58 ft. 6in. to Jacob Manning, 
 Feb. 12, 1847 (390: 111). He built the house, and Nathaniel L. Manning 
 sold half, the other half being owned Ijy Joseph and Ebenezer Cogswell, 
 to Elisha Perkins, March 21, 1849 (409: 178). It is now owned by the 
 
WASHINGTON STREET, WEST SIDE. 321 
 
 B. & M. R. R. Dr. Joseph N. Ames bought a lot with 100 ft. front, July 
 30, 1845 (397: 248). He built the House of many Gables, and his widow 
 sold to Jabez Mann, March 4, 1864 (666 : 161) . Michael Ready bought the 
 next lot, 75 ft. on the Street, April 27, 1860 (607: 206) and moved the Capt. 
 John Lord house from the site of Hon. C. A. Say ward's present residence. 
 Luke Murray bought a similar lot Dec. 21, 1860 (616: 287) and Patrick 
 Riley, a lot with 150 ft. front, completing the sale of the Farley land, 
 March 30, 1861 (621: 188). The Thomas Scott grant coincided with the 
 southeast line of the Elisha Perkins lot. 
 
 Thomas French. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 He had a house on this lot, which was inherited by his son Thomas, 
 the Constable of the Town, who was arrested with the Andros resistants, 
 and was imprisoned and fined for his participation in that affair. John 
 Stiles and Mary, and Esther French, seamster, all of Boxford, sold Dr. 
 SamuelWallis "the homestead of our father French, two acres" Aug. 1, 
 1718 (34: 198). The widow, Sarah Rust, daughter and heir of Wallis, 
 sold this lot to Nathaniel Rust, bounded west by Nath. Farley, Jan. 4, 
 1794 (158: 219). Rust sold to Aaron Kimball, and he conveyed to Robert 
 KimbaU, and Ebenezer 3d, March 1, 1814 (203: 32). Ebenezer conveyed 
 his interest to Robert, Sept. 29, 1836 (295: 68) and it is called the "Rust 
 lot, ' ' in a conveyance (291 : 289). Captain Robert Kimball sold this lot, 
 with the sale to the Eastern Rail Road Co. of the whole corner, Oct. 21, 
 1836(295:116). The Joseph Farley southeast bound, which was the 
 northwest bound of the Rust lot, was 58 ft. 6 in. from James F. Mann's 
 corner bound. This establishes the exact location of the Thomas French 
 homestead. It covered the site of the pumping station and land adjacent. 
 
 Robert Muzzey. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 This lot was united at a very early date with the Richard Jacob lot 
 and will be considered with it. 
 
 Richard Jacob. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 His house lot was "neare the Mill Street, "having "a house lott of 
 Robert Mussey's on the northwest, on the south and southeast, the high- 
 way to the common (Topsfield Road), it being about one acre, half, and 
 eight rods, at the northeast end butting upon the Mill Street." On 
 March 25, 1678-9, Simon Adams, a weaver, conveyed to John Kimball, 
 wheelwright, a house and land, "which lyeth next and doth adjoyn with 
 Capt. Appleton,his land toward ye southwe.st and next unto Ensign French, 
 his land, toward the norwest . . . which said house and land was my 
 father, Will Adams, his homestead" (14: 118). The Muzzey lot had been 
 absorbed at this time. John Kimball sold to Moses, his fourth .son, on 
 
322 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the occasion of his marriage with Susannah Goodhue, his house and orchard, 
 and an acre of land, March 28, 1696 (12: 8). It continued in the Kim- 
 ball family. Aaron and Daniel were in possession in 1803 (192: 214). 
 Daniel conveyed "the homestead where I now live," with about a quarter 
 of an acre, to his nephew Robert Kimball, Dec. 6, 1833 (274: 152), and 
 Aaron conveyed his interest to Robert, April 18, 1836 (291: 289). Cap- 
 tain Kimball sold the homestead, and his lot adjoining, the "Rust lot" 
 about three acres, to the Eastern Raih-oad Co., Oct. 12, 1836 (295: 116). 
 The old mansion, which stood about on the site of the present Station, 
 and a venerable elm of majestic size, were removed, when the railroad 
 was built. 
 
 Moses Kimball sold to his son, Moses, Jr., a small lot, about six and 
 one half rods, abutting on Col. Appleton's line, May 1, 1728 (51: 62). It 
 passed into the ownership of George Dutch, then of Exeter, who sold a 
 house, barn, and a quarter of an acre to Arthur Abbott, March 25, 1746 
 (91 : 45). Abbott sold to James Chnton, Jan. 4, 1769 (125: 192). James 
 Clinton, fisherman, sold to James Clinton of Wiscasset, the east side of this 
 house, Feb. 12, 1794 (161: 8) and John Lord Jr. sold a half to Michael 
 Farley, Aug. 20, 1797(162: 239). Farley sold to Aaron Smith Jr., Feb. 
 28, 1798 (170: 65) and Smith to the Eastern R. R., Oct. 12, 1836 (295: 
 116). A plan of the railroad, made in 1836, shows that Smith's house stood 
 where the excavation for the track was made. 
 
 John Appleton. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 John was the elder son of Samuel, the emigrant from Little Walding- 
 field. Samuel Appleton received a grant on the opposite side of the Tops- 
 field Road, and may have owned land on the northwest side as well, and 
 had his home there. But his son, Captain John, is the first of the famity, 
 whose ownership and occupancy in 1678 are established by the deeds of the 
 Kimball lot. In the division of his estate, Captain John devised to his 
 son, John, "all that piece of land behind my mansion house, and behind 
 my great barn, bounded by the fence adjoyning to the house and barn, 
 about six acres, together with the dwelling house my son John Appleton 
 lately built, and a small barn near therunto, ... it being all the land I 
 have in that side the way (except the land my mansion house stands upon 
 and my great barn and yard and garden, which are excepted being given 
 to John and Samuel together. ' ' 
 
 March 13, 1688-9(9:231). 
 
 This record is of great value. John Appleton, Junior, was a conspicu- 
 ous figure in the Andros Resistance. This deed recites that he liad lately 
 built a house on this property, near his father's. The mansion of John 
 Senior may be located very nearly by the bequest of Col. Appleton to his 
 son Nathaniel, "the old house and barn that was formerly my father Apple- 
 ton's the land to extend northward from the said house twenty feet, and 
 
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 I 
 
' TOPSFIELD ROAD. 323 
 
 SO to run from the highway over the hill to the Turtle pond ' ' (Pro. Rec. 
 324: 1-2, Dec. 10, 1739). 
 
 The inventory of Daniel Appleton, Esq., son of Col. Joliii, in 1762 (Pro. 
 Rec. 340:96) included "the old house, with about four acres of land, . . . 
 which was formerly the Hon. John Appleton Esq. ' ' 
 
 The old house and four acres were sold by the administrator to John 
 Treadwell, Sept. 16, 1765 (116: 170). The Treadwell heirs sold to John 
 Sparhawk Appleton of Salem, tliree acres, twenty-six poles, and buildings, 
 Aug. 30, 1821 (228: 11), who also bought four acres adjoining, without a 
 house, of \%ddow Elizabeth Rogers, Aug. 8, 1821 (227: 220). The admin- 
 istrator of J. S. Appleton sold Joseph Farley, the two properties, Nov. 10, 
 1825(243:32). Joseph quitclaimed to Michael Farley, seven and one- 
 half acres and dweUing, as "boimded by Aaron Smith's land northeast," 
 April 11, 1826 (243: 31). Joseph Farley inherited, and built a new house, 
 and his administrators sold to J. Choate Underbill, Oct. 25, 1871 (845: 11). 
 In 1840 (Jan. 20) the widow EUzabeth Farley, Eimice and Ehzabeth C. 
 Farley sold to the Eastern R.R. "about three acres, "adjoining that which 
 the Raih-oad Co. bought of Robert Kimball (319: 12). 
 
 On this lot Lieut. John Appleton must have built his new house about 
 1687, and the older house of his father can probably be identified with 
 the one which stood on a knoll to the westward, the cellar of which was 
 discovered while gravel was being dug some jears since. The earlier house 
 disappeared, and no trace of it remains in the familj^ deeds, which were 
 recorded. The old house of his father, alluded to in Daniel Appleton's 
 inventor}', is in all likelihood the house built in 1687 or thereabout. This 
 house was owned and occupied by the TreadweUs, and in 1836, there was 
 a bam standing close to the line. The house had then disappeared, but 
 Jklr. Francis H. Wade, now eighty-fi^•e years old, remembers distinctly 
 that in his boyhood, an old house stood on this lot, and that the chimney 
 feU in, making a complete ruin of the house. This old mansion, it may be 
 presumed, was the place of the famous gathering on the evening of August 
 22, 1687. 
 
 The Railroad Co. sold this three acre lot, acquired from the Michael 
 Farley estate, to Abraham H. Bond, April 19, 1842 (331 : 163). Bond sold 
 to James Lang, Nov. 7, 1847 (390: 148). Lang built the house now stand- 
 ing, the larger one to the westward, and bought of the Railroad Co. the 
 land near the track, June 24, 1851 (489: 250). He sold to S. P. Crocker, 
 May 11, 1857 (561: 205). Henry A. True of Marion, Ohio, sold Mary B. 
 Vose, the same that S. P. Crocker conveyed to him, Oct. 22, 1860 (729: 
 245, Aug. 10, 1867), and Mrs. Vose sold to J. C. Underbill, house and three 
 acres, Oct. 18, 1879 (1030: 214). 
 
 Samuel Appleton. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 He received a grant of eight acres, adjoining the property of the 
 Historical Society, but he had a large farm "containing, foure hundred 
 and sixty acres, more or less, medow and upland as it lyeth, bounded by 
 
324 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the River commonly called the Mile brook on the northeast and by the 
 great River on the northwest, on the west in part by the Land of Wil- 
 liam Warener and by a swamp on the southeast, and partly also at the 
 same end, by the Land of Hugh Sherrat" ("entered into the Town hooke — 
 the 20th of December, 1638 "). This great farm has always remained in his 
 family, except some small portions, most of which have been repurchased 
 by his descendants. His son, Major Samuel, built a saw mill on Mile River 
 near the bridge. It is the only estate probably in our Town, which has 
 descended without break to the present generation. 
 
 Mr. Appleton agreed to make a cart-bridge over the swamp toward the 
 miU and keep it in repair for seven years, for which he received in re- 
 turn one and one-half acres adjoining "his six acre lot" and running to 
 the brook (1639). He built a malt-house on the lot in 1641, and, as he 
 promised, "to malt such corn as shall be brought to him from the people of 
 this town at such rates as shall be thought equal from time to time, ' ' it 
 was voted, that "no man (except for himself) is to have any made else- 
 where for the space of five years now next ensueing. ' ' Captain John 
 Appleton succeeded to the ownership of this lot, and gave his son, 
 Samuel, the house in which he lived, a piece of land behind the malt- 
 house, with a two-thirds interest in the malt-house. To his son, John, he 
 gave a two and one-half acre lot, next to the Historical Society property, 
 bounded [on the other side by his malt-house lot, the malt-house being 
 near the Une, March 13, 1688-9 (9 : 231). 
 
 The house, alluded to as occupied by Samuel, may be located perhaps 
 by a cellar, which is remembered, on a knoll, about opposite the J. C. 
 Underhill house. 
 
 A five and three quarter acre lot of the Appleton land, on the south 
 side of Topsfield road , was sold by^John Appleton Jr. , to Moses Kimball 
 Jr., March 21, 1737(76: 85). Here he made his home and the property 
 descending from father to son, is now in possession of Rev. John C. 
 Kimball. The old mansion was removed a few rods, when the present 
 Kimball house was built, '^ but is sound and strong today. 
 
 The Malt House lot was sold to John Treadwell by the administrator 
 of Daniel Appleton 's estate. It was inherited by Mrs. Joseph Hodgkins, 
 and by Samuel Wade, who sold to the R. R. Co. and the railroad was built 
 across it. A portion of the original Appleton grant is occupied by the 
 Peatfield house, now owned by Mr. Gustavus Kinsman. 
 
 John Fawn. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 "Granted to Mr. Fawne, a house lott, adjoyning to Mr. Appleton six 
 acres near the Mill" (Town Record, under date. The 13th of January, 
 1637). The Town' Clerk, Robert Lord, certifies that he has made "a true 
 copie out of the old)Towne booke. ' ' The date of the grant itself probably 
 preceded this record several years. A subsequent record is — "Granted 
 Mr. Samuel Appleton, by the company of freemen, as followeth Im- 
 primis, Eight acres of Land, more or less, as it lyeth above the Mill, bounded 
 
MARKET STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 325 
 
 on the Southeast by the Town River, also having a house lott, formerly 
 granted to John Fawn, on the northeast, also on the northwest the high- 
 way leading into the Common. ' ' "Entered into the Towne booke, foho, 
 16, the 20th of December, 1638. ' ' Mr. Fawn therefore had removed from 
 Town before Dec. 20, 1638, but he had already built a house on the lot, 
 as he gave a quitclaim deed of house and land, two acres, to John Whipple, 
 Oct. 10, 1650 (Ips. Deeds 1: 89). Mr. Whipple was in occupancy, how- 
 ever, as early" as 1642, as appears from the Vote of that year, "Ordered 
 John Whipple' should cause the fence to be made between the house late 
 Capt. Denison's, and the sayd John Whipple, namely — on the side next 
 Capt. Denison. ' ' 
 
 The house built by John Fawn is undoubtedly the western part of the 
 House of the Historical Society. John Whipple, the Elder of the Church, 
 was one of the foremost men of the Town. We may believe that his dwell- 
 ing was frequented by the principal citizens. His early neighbor, Denison, 
 Winthrop and Dudley, Simon Bradstreet and Ann, the poetess, Symonds 
 and Saltonstall, Ward and Norton and all the eminent people of the time 
 doubtless crossed the tlireshold and enjoyed the good cheer of the great 
 fireplaces. Major Samuel Appleton would naturally have visited his fellow 
 soldier. Major Jolin Whipple. The house is recognized as the finest speci- 
 men of the early colonial architecture. ^ 
 
 Elder Jolin Whipple bequeathed the estate to his son, John, m his will, 
 presented in Court Sept. 28, 1669 (Fro. Records). Captain John was suc- 
 ceeded by Major John Whipple, commander of a horse troop m Kmg 
 Philip's War, who bequeathed it to his daughter, Mary, wife of Benjamin 
 Crocker (Pro. Records, 313: 458), 1722. Benjamin Crocker bequeathed 
 to his son Dea. John Crocker (Pro. Rec. 343: 481). Deacon John left 
 the house, excepting certain rooms, to his son, John. His brother, Joseph, 
 succeeded to the ownership, and the administrator of Joseph Crocker, 
 sold to Joseph Hodgkins, who had married for his third wife, Mrs. Lydia 
 Treadwell relict of Elisha Treadwell, and daughter of Dea. John Crocker. 
 Col Hodgkins was a distinguished soldier of the Revolution and made his 
 home here until his death. The heirs sold the house and an acre and eleven 
 rods to Caleb K. Moore, (3ct. 31 1833 (271:164) and the residue of the 
 estate, an acre and eleven rods, to James Estes, Aug. 11 1841, bounded 
 then by the land of Joseph Farley, now occupied by the Mill storehouse, 
 by the River, and land of Samuel Wade (326: 215). Moore sold to Abra- 
 ham Bond, October 7, 1841 (327:157) and his son, James^ W. Bond sold 
 to the Ipswich Historical Society. May 12, 1898 (1549: 6) and JiUy 26, 
 1899 (1584:266). 
 
 Jeremiah Belcher. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 He owned a house lot between John Whipple and the River He was 
 the occupant of the house on this lot in 1652 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 240). Mary 
 
 r An exhaustive study of this house and the laud is coutaiued in l^^^lf^l'^f^']' 
 of the Ipswich Historical Society, No. x and The Essex Antiquarian Vol. vi. No. .. 
 
 p. 14. 
 
326 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Belcher, the widow of the above, sold to Samuel Belcher, her son, and the 
 lot was bounded by ' ' the Grist Mill River east, Mr. John Appleton 's south, 
 Mr. John AVhipple's north, the other part bounded by the way to said land 
 in part, and partly by land Major Gen. Denison set a cow house or hovel on, 
 which Mr. Samuel Belcher hath now built upon," Nov. 11, 1692 (49: 251). 
 William Brackenbury owned in 1728, and William Brackenbury of North 
 Carolina sold to Nathaniel Farley, " Brackenbury 's lot," April 30, 1771 
 (129:112). It was included in the assets of the Ipswich Mills, and passed 
 into the liands of the present corporation. 
 
 Daniel Denison. 
 
 (DiagraiQ 1.) 
 
 Young Daniel Denison, then twenty-three years old, received the grant 
 of the two acre lot, adjoining John Fawn's, wliich extended to Union 
 street and back toward the Mill, and in 1635 he had already built his 
 house, and fenced the lot with palings. 
 
 Denison sold to Humphrey Griffin in 1641, Jan. 19 (Ips. Deeds 1: 2). 
 Griffin sold to John Burnham, and Burnham to Anthony Potter, 1-4-1648, 
 (Ips. Deeds 1: 67). Potter sold to Jolui Safford, blacksmith, and it 
 was then "bounded with highways round," Jan. 29, 1661 (Ips. Deeds, 2: 
 53), the first mention of Saltonstall Street. He reserved, however, a part 
 of the property, and sold it later to Samuel Belcher. It was bounded by 
 the house lot of Jeremiah Belcher and with the River on the south, April 
 1672 (Ips. Deeds 3: 223.) This explains why Denison's land is described 
 as ' ' coming to the scirt of the hill next the swamp. ' ' It abutted on the 
 River and the marshy land near the bank. In fact, the approach to the 
 Mill, which stood about where the Stone Mill now is, was by way of Union 
 , Street, and was so wet and miry, that, in 1639, Mr. Appleton agreed to 
 make a sufficient cart-bridge over the swamp toward the Mill and to repair 
 it for seven years, for which he was to receive an acre and half of land. 
 As late as 1711, the Town Record alludes to Mr. Farley's bridge, that leads 
 to his mill. The lot remained in the possession of the Safford family many 
 years. In the final division among the heirs, the lot on the corner of Sal- 
 tonstall St. fell to Joseph Safford, and he sold a small building to Edward 
 Brown, a taimer. May 28, 1737 (82:16). Brown built a modest house 
 and sold to George Newman, a weaver, Feb. 20, 1738 (83:62). Newman 
 purchased a small addition to his lot of Thomas Safford, June 9, 1753 (99: 
 359), and disposed of the northeast end of the house to Michael Newman, 
 mariner, July 11, 1778 (138: 171). Edward KiUam and others, residu- 
 ary legatees of Abraham Killam of Beverly, sold the property, "the same 
 formerly occupied by Michael Newman" to John Jewett, Feb. 25, 1853 
 (474: 95). 
 
 Jewett transferred it to liis sister, Hannah J. Haskell, wife of Daniel 
 Haskell, Oct. 25, 1858 (577: 186). She conveyed it back to liim Sept. 4, 
 1868 (754: 232) and on the same day, he sold to the Ipswich Mills. The 
 Ipswich Mills removed the original house and built the fine mansion for 
 the use of its Superintendent. It was sold to James J. Goodrich, Nov. 9, 
 
MARKET STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 327 
 
 1870 (812: 8) who finished the house, and by him, to J. G. Freeman, Dec. 
 13, 1883 (1122: 31); by Freeman, to the Manufacturer's Fire and Marine 
 Insurance Co. Feb. 1884 (1123: 172), and by that Corporation to Dr. 
 Yorick G. Hurd, May 15, 1884 (1129: 220). It is now owned by the 
 widow of the kite Geo. R. Bancroft. 
 
 The main portion of the Safford estate, reaching from the Lindberg 
 house to the house of the widow Bancroft, fell to Simeon Safford, a black- 
 smith, as his father was. He had a shop near the Street on the land 
 now owned by John J. SuUivan. The site of the original homestead 
 cannot be determined. The administrators of Simeon Safford sold Joseph 
 Farley, Safford 's interest in a half acre with buildings, July 25, 1829 
 (294: 160). Farley was the President of the Ipswich Manufacturing Co. 
 and his personal affairs were much involved with the affairs of the 
 Company. He transferred this lot to the Company, Dec. 8 1836 (294: 
 153), and it was conveyed with other assets of the Company to the Dane 
 Manufacturing Co., Sept. 1, 1846 (463: 252), and was sold by that Corpo- 
 ration to Capt. John Lord 3d, Sept. 1, 1846 (396: 236). The old Safford 
 dwelling was still standing. The deed also provided, "that a lot of land 
 on the highest part at or near where the old Reservoir, erected by the 
 E. R. R. stood, be reserved for the purpose of erecting a new reservoir 
 for the same railroad, & for digging for pipes from the Stone Factory of 
 Grantees across said land to the depot." The reason of this was that 
 originally the Mill pumped water from the River into a reservoir on this 
 spot, from which pipes were laid to the station to supply water to the loco- 
 motives. 
 
 Capt. Lord built the present dwelling in 1847. The property came 
 into the possession of the Manufacturer's Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 
 and was sold at auction. The house and the land adjoining it were pur- 
 chased by Mr. John J. Sullivan, the present owner, May 13, 1881 (1058: 
 213), and the remainder of the land, by the late Curtis Damon, andSamuel 
 Blake. 
 
 On Union St. as well, the Saftord lot was gradually diminished. In- 
 deed the first lot sold was that which John Hovey bought, a weaver, who 
 had a shop on the land. He acquired a quarter of an acre, June 16, 1708 
 (27:39), and on May 21, 1712, Sarah Safford, the widow of Jolin, and 
 Thomas, his son, sold Michael Farley, Junior, a piece between John 
 Hovey and Mesheck Farley, the father of Michael (25: 142). The John 
 Hovey lot, enlarged to half an acre, was sold by Jacob Martin of London- 
 derry to Samuel McFarland, June 26, 1786(145: 307) and the latter to 
 Enoch Pearson, clothier, June 30, 1786 (145: 307). 
 
 Pearson had previously bought Simeon Safford 's house and barn on 
 the corner of Union and Saltonstall Sts. with a quarter acre, Jan. 2, 1779 
 (139: 206). This lot abutted on the Hurd and Sullivan properties. Pear- 
 son acquired houses and lands and bequeathed the homestead he occupied 
 to his widow and son Enoch; the other half acre lot on Union St. separated 
 from his homestead by a section of the Safford land, he bestowed upon 
 
328 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 liis daughter, Haiiuah, wife of John Holmes Harris, for whom he had 
 built the house on this lot (Pro. Rec. 383 : 612, April 13, 1813). The widow 
 Harris sold part of her homestead to Daniel Haskell Jr., May 7, 1844 (34.5: 
 104), who built a house, and occupied it until 18.52, when he sold to Edward 
 Andrews of Binghampton, Dec. 2,5, 1852 (471: .59) who settled it on Char- 
 lotte Andrews for life (471: 60). John Holmes Harris, son of Hannah, 
 sold the homestead to Joseph Spiller, May 7, 1853 (477 : 220). Both houses 
 are still in place. The Enoch Pearson homestead was owned later by 
 Jeremiah Lord and then by James Damon. The last lot, separating the 
 two parts of the Enoch Pearson property, is owned by Mr. Newhall. 
 
 Mesheck Farley. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 The Denison lot did not reach to the present Union Street, but was 
 bounded by an open Common, where the Lindberg and Blake houses now 
 stand. This remained until John SafJord's ownership. In 1683, Mr. 
 Farley and his son Mesheck petitioned for a small piece of land, some eight 
 or nine rods, to build a small dwelling, "in the vacant land near the end of 
 John Safford's orchard, "and the request was granted. The occasion of 
 this is interesting. Mesheck Farley and Sarah Burnham. daughter of Lieut. 
 Thos. Burnham Jr., were intending marriage, and their fathers had cove- 
 nanted to give the young couple a start in the world. Mr. Farley agreed 
 to provide the land and half the expense Lieut. Burnham should incur 
 in building the house. The marriage occurred on August 6, 1684, the 
 bride having just turned her twentieth year, and in 1686, aU the conditions 
 having been fulfilled, the house built and paid for, the final deeds were 
 passed (13:108). Generations of Parleys made their home here, though 
 the present house can scarcely be older than the Revolutionary period. 
 Gen. Michael Farley, conspicuous for his civil and military service, Delegate 
 to the Provincial Congress at Concord, and a citizen of sterling ciuality, 
 made his home here, and plied his vocation as a tanner on this spot, and 
 land owned by him on Market Street. Susanna, the widow of Robert 
 Farley sold to Samuel S. Farrington, June 20, 1833 (272: 18), and by an 
 execution against Farrington, John S. Williams of Salem acquired posses- 
 sion Feb. 23, 1838 (Exec. No. 8, 188). His widow, Mehitable O. WiUiams 
 conveyed it to John Brown of Ossipee, Jan. 1, 1850 (421:237) who sold 
 to Jacob Brown. April 23, 1851 (451: 119). Francis Q., William G. and 
 Jacob F. Brown sold to Abigail S. Blake, wife of Samuel Blake May 1, 
 1865 (684: 56). Her heirs sold to Mr. David Grady, 
 
 On November 9, 1764, John Farley sold Nathaniel Heard a house, 
 part of a barn, and a small lot, on which it would seem he had built a dwell- 
 ing (115: 113). Thomas Dennis sold to Nathaniel Heard, distiller, the 
 homestead of liis father, Nathaniel Heard, Senior, March 25, 1831 (259: 
 127). Nathaniel Heard sold to Samuel P. Guilford, blacksmith, on the 
 same date (301 : 260). Mr. Guilford tore down the old house ,which stood 
 on a high bank, and built the present dwelling. He also built and owned 
 
MARKET STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 329 
 
 the blacksmith shop opposite, now owned by J. Albert Smith. The admin- 
 istrator of the Guilford estate sold to Marcus Lindberg, May 1 , 1858 (571 : 
 84). The Farley land surrounded this lot originally on every side, but 
 Jacob Brown sold Capt. John Lord Jr., the strip that intervened between 
 his property and this, Sept. 15, 1853 (490: 173). A tradition of the Farley 
 family survives, to the effect that when the embargo was laid upon tea, 
 and excitement ran high over the tea-ships in Boston harbor, the patri- 
 otic Gen. Michael would not allow the hated herb any place in his house, 
 but his good wife craved her soothing cup, and was wont to slip over to 
 her neighbor, Dame Heard, and enjoy with her the forbidden privilege. 
 
 The Mill and the Mill Garden. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 The Grist Mill and the "Garden, ' 'which is often mentioned, were owned 
 by the Worshipful Mr. Saltonstall. He built the first mill about on the 
 site of the old stone mill. He had a monopoly of the business and there 
 was much complaint for many years of the inadequacy of the accoinmoda- 
 tion afforded. It was proposed seriously to dam the river near the present 
 Green St. Bridge and build another mill there. There was dissatisfaction 
 with the miller as well, and Mr. Saltonstall sent over a new miller in 1675, 
 Mr. Michael Farley. Anticipating his coming Mr. Saltonstall bought of 
 Samuel Belcher about six rods of the land he had bought of Potter, and 
 built a house for the miller. This house is probably the one that stood 
 on a triangular lot, which is now covered by the large mill building. 
 
 The Saltonstall family held an interest in the mill until 1729. On 
 April 2nd of that year, Richard and Nathaniel Saltonstall sold John Waite 
 Jr., clothier, and Samuel Dutch, bricklayer, their interest in the MiU Gar- 
 den, in a dwelling and stable, in two grist mills, one fulling mill, one saw 
 mill, and a forty rod tract near the mill (55: 62). Dutch sold his interest to 
 Waite Dec. 1, 1729 (56: 156). John Waite conveyed to his brother Jona- 
 dab, a part of the Mill Pastui-e, and sold the remainder of his half interest, 
 in land and mills to Philemon Dean, Dec. 1, 1736, who sold in turn to Benj. 
 Dutch, Aug. 15, 1746 (89: 150). The Jonadab Waite lot, continued in the 
 Waite Family and is still owned and occupied by the heirs of Abram D. 
 Waite ,who erected the brick dwelling. The old house it is said, was near 
 the river. 
 
 Benjamin Dutch sold half the Mill Pasture to Michael Farley, "the 
 other half now belonging to Nathaniel Farley of Ipswich" "beginning by 
 Jonadab Wait, by the road northeast and northwest to a private way to 
 the mills, and by said way to the River, reserving my interest in the part 
 fenced in by Jonadab Waite in 1754," April 12, 1755(101 : 2.54). Nathaniel 
 Farley acquired an interest in the grist mills. The fulling mill became the 
 property of Anthony Loney and John Pinder,who sold to Enoch Pearson, 
 the fulling mill "near the southeast end of the grist miU belonging to Benja- 
 min Dutch and Nathaniel Farley" (139 : 205, 206, 1772 and 1773). The full- 
 ing mill probably went out of use as the hand weaving in the weavers' 
 
380 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 shops all about the Town gave place to factories with power looms. Far- 
 ley 's Mills ground the grist for many years. Joseph Farley, son of Nathan- 
 iel was moved to more ambitious employment, and built the old stone mill 
 for the manufacture of cotton cloth. Felt says that it began operations 
 in 1880. In 1832 it had 3000 spindles and fiO looms. It spun No 30 to 
 32 yarn, used 80,000 lbs. of cotton, made 4r)0,000 yards of cloth a year, 
 worth from nine and a half to ten cents. It employed on an average 
 18 males and 63 females. 
 
 The enterprise became involved, as has been mentioned already. Far- 
 ley conveyed his property to the Mill Co. Dec. 8, 1836 (294: 153). 
 The Manufacturing Co. sold to the Dane Manufacturing Co., Sept. 7, 1846 
 (463: 252). The Dane Manufacturing Co. sold to Augustine Heard, June 
 1, 1852 (463: 254). The plant was purchased by Mr. Amos A. Lawrence 
 (605: 139; 631: 214; 711: 18) who transferred it to the Ipswich Mills Co., 
 Jan. 16, 1868 (738: 253). Mr. Lawrence removed the cotton machinery 
 and began the inanufacture of hosiery. The business was conducted at 
 a loss, but the secret of successful manufacture was acquired eventually 
 and the Mill Corporation entered on a career of prosperity, which has never 
 been interrupted. 
 
 Reverting again to the "Garden at the Mill" or the "Mill Pasture," in 
 settling Gen. Farley's estate, there was assigned his son Jabez,his tan-yard, 
 and part of the Mill Garden, with the slaughter house upon it, bounded 
 northeast by John Wait and south by the great ditch, — the rest of this 
 pasture, an acre, was bestowed upon hissonjohn, 1794 (Pro. Rec. 363:296). 
 John Farley sold his portion to his brother, Jabez, Aug. 3,1795 (159: 163). 
 Jabez sold a building lot, abutting on John Waite to Moses Lord, Jr., 
 Aug. 1, 1797 (171: 201). He built the house that now occupies the lot. 
 His heirs sold to Joseph L. Ross, Dec. 15, 1834 (286: 284), and the Ross 
 heirs still own. 
 
 A second lot was purchased by Aaron Jewett, and inherited by Joseph 
 T. Dodge, who married his daughter. Dodge sold part of his holding to 
 Joseph L. Ross, Sept. 12, 1866 (713: 6) and the rest to Jenness Towle, Sept. 
 14, 1865 (689: 149) and Towle sold a shop etc. to John P. Holland, Oct. 20, 
 1875(941:67). 
 
 A third lot was sold by Jabez Farley, with his bark mill and tannery 
 to Samuel S. Farrington, Feb. 18, 1828 (248: 43). Suits against him resulted 
 in the conveyance of his property to Robert Farley and George W. Heard, 
 who sold to Woodbridge Adams, Oct. 1, 1840 (320: 274). Woodbridge 
 Adams conveyed the same to his son Washington, May 22, 1849 (412: 284) 
 and Washington Adams to Benjamin Newman, Sept. 9, 1865(695: 36). 
 Mr. Newman sold John A. Johnson, land for his shoe factory, Jan. 20, 1870 
 (791 : 52). The residue of the Mill Pasture included in the estate of Enoch 
 Pearson was apportioned his daughter Elizabeth Farley, and descended to 
 her daughter Lucy M. Farley, who sold to James Damon, June 4, 1866 
 (742: 172). 
 
NORTH MAIN STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 331 
 
 William Fuller. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 John Saunders received the original grant of this lot, but the Town 
 Clerk's record under April 20, 1635, mentions that William Fuller had "a 
 houselott he bought of John Samiders lyinge on the Mill Streete, having 
 Mr. Seawall's house lott on the East, and Mr. Saltonstall's garden at the 
 Mill on the South." In 1649, Thomas Clark received a grant of land in 
 "exchange for a lott that lies at bridge-foot which he bought of William 
 Fuller." It is evident that the Town took the Fuller lot to make the ap- 
 proach to the "cart-bridge" which spanned the River where the Choate 
 bridge stands today. The first bridge was built in 1646, and prior to that 
 time all travel across the river by horses or wheeled vehicles was at various 
 ford-ways, which wiU be considered in their appropriate places. The Town 
 retained ownership of some part of this land atleast, and there was a public 
 way to the River over it. Part of the land was eventually occupied by a 
 houselot,and Mrs. Elizabeth Brown was in possession in 1792. In that year 
 Dr. John Manning was granted a piece of land for a woolen manufactory, 
 "in front 6 ft. from Mrs. Ehzabeth Brown's house, to extend 50 ft. front 
 toward the well, and one foot on the wall, and to extend 30 ft. in back 
 toward the River." Dr. Manning built his factory, but asked for more 
 room the next year, desiring the place occupied by Mrs. Brown's house, 
 and stipulating that a passage way to the river, 24 ft. wide, should be left 
 on the westerly end of the building. In 1794, the Town granted him 40 
 ft. of ground and flats, provided he would build a wall from the north 
 corner of the northerly arch of the bridge, strong enough to ward off the 
 ice, and that he satisfy Elizabeth Brown for the grotmd where her house 
 stands. The factory was operated for a few years, apparently without 
 profit. Dr. Manning sold Ammi Smith the northwest end of the build- 
 ing, Dec. 5, 1816 (212: 168), another section, Dec. 5, 1818 (218: 251). 
 and the rest was conveyed to Smith by the administrator, Oct. 31, 1825 
 (241:260). Sarah Whitney and others, representing the "Massachusetts 
 Woolen Manufactory," finally sold their interest to Stephen Coburn, 
 June 11, 1847 (384: 269). The Post Office, and various stores occupied 
 the building, which was finally destroyed by fire. The lot was purchased 
 by Wesley K.Bell, May 24, 1869(773:252), who sold to Joseph Wait, 
 May 25, 1869. Wait sold half the Coburn lot to Col. Luther Caldwell, 
 June 17, 1869 (775:143) and the remauider to Mrs. Almira F. Caldwell, 
 Aug. 23, 1869 (780:118). Col. Caldwell erected at once the bushiess block 
 that bears his name. 
 
 Henry Sewall. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 Henry Sewall, or Sea well or Say well, was the grantee of the sightly 
 three acre lot, which includes the Parsonage and Seminary lots and Mr. 
 T. F. Cogswell's homestead. Its southeast bound was the Ipswich River 
 and William Fuller's lot (Ips. Deeds 1 : 14). Mr. Sewall was chiefly distin- 
 
332 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 guished for his famous son, Samuel Sewall, the Judge of later days, and 
 for his irritable temper, which brought him into frequent collisions with 
 the authorities, and frequent arraignments before the Quarter Sessions 
 Court. He removed to Newbury, and Mr. Samuel Symonds, coming to 
 town to make his residence, bought this lot on the Gth day of the 1st month 
 of 1637, with the house, and about the same time he received a grant of a 
 farm of five hundred acres, since called Olliver's, a planting lot of six 
 acres, and forty acres on the "hethermost side of Sagamore hill." He 
 also bought the Argilla farm of three hundred and twenty acres, and land 
 on the South side (Ips. Deeds 1: 13). Here this distinguished Judge and 
 Deputy Governor made his home for the rest of his long and useful life. 
 After his death, the estate was divided. The lower part, including an 
 acre and a half, extending to the River on the south, was sold by Wm. 
 Symonds, son of the Dep. Governor, to Jonathan Wade. It was a house 
 lot, and the residence of Mr. Symonds was on the part reserved, April 16, 
 1679 (Ips. Deeds 4: 267). It was sold by Jonathan and Thomas, sons of 
 Jonathan Wade, to Elihu Wardell, who had married their sister, Elizabeth, 
 still unimproved, March 1, 1701 (30: 152). Wardell built a residence 
 here, and in 1716 (Nov. 20) sold his grandson, Samuel Dutch, a lot on 
 the west side of his estate, eight rods front on the Street, and four rods 
 deep (30: 150). His son, Elihu Wardell, sold his father's house and land, 
 about an acre, to Benjamin Dutch, March 2, 1719-20 (37: 106), and Dutch 
 bought of Sanmel Dutch the 32 rod lot, that had been sold out of the 
 original estate, April 27, 1719 (37- 108). Benjamin Dutch, saddler, sold 
 the whole acre and a half lot, with house, barn, etc. to Arthur Abbott, 
 cordwainer, March 6, 1723 (42: 248). Arthur Abbott sold a lot, abutting 
 on the highway near the Bridge, about forty-eight rods, to Samuel Williams, 
 March 29, 1726 (59: 199). The WiUiams lot came into the possession of 
 Benjamin Dutch who sold it with a house and barn, to Nathaniel Souther, 
 Mar. 1, 1756 (103: 225) andhe sold to Wm. Dodge, July 26, 1763 (120: 190). 
 It was owned by Daniel Newman in 1766, and by Daniel Noyes later. 
 Daniel Noyes sold a small piece near the Great Stone Bridge, out of 
 his land to Wm. Dennis, peruke-maker. May 24, 1768 (130: 221) and 
 Nathaniel D. Dutch sold to Daniel Dutch of Salem the house and land, 
 that abutted on Deacon Knowlton's, which is still remembered by some 
 as the old Dutch House, May 15, 1815 (206:263). Luther Parks of 
 Boston sold to Augustine Heard, the same estate, which Daniel Dutch 
 conveyed to Sally Parks, Priscilla and Mary Dutch in 1830 (257: 251), 
 with all the buildings, Sept. 15, 1847(390: 111). 
 
 Mr. Abbott sold another lot, east of that sold to Samuel Williams, to 
 Thom"* Cross, J.in. 5, 1727 (51: 181). Cross sold to John Leighton, June 
 7, 1732 (73 : 19). Leighton sold the lot with house and barn to John Powers 
 Nov. 16, 1747 (95: 186). Joj^nh Low, baker, succeeded to the ownership 
 and mortgaged "the dwelling ho;"!e, which I lately built and now live 
 in" "on the King's highway" to Tyler Porter of Wenham, Nov. 30, 1744 
 (137: 90). Porter foreclosed and sold to Den con Thomas Knowlton. 
 
NORTH MAIN STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 333 
 
 peruke-maker, a house and an acre of land Oct. 11, 1791 (154: 120). 
 Thomas Knowlton sold to Charles Kimball, Treasurer of the Ipswich 
 Academy, Dec. 20, 1825, and forty shares at $50 each had been subscribed 
 at that date (407 : 264). The Academy was built a little to the east of the 
 old Knowlton house. After a period of indifferent success, the building 
 was leased to Miss Zilpah Grant, who opened a Female Seminary. Mary 
 Lyon was associated with her, and the School came into great favor. Miss 
 Lyon withdrew, and after some years. Prof. John P. Cowles and his wife 
 Eunice (Caldwell) Cowles, who had been a pupil in the School and a suc- 
 cessful teacher, leased the building and continued the Seminary, which 
 attained great prosperity under their charge. Prof. Cowles eventually 
 purchased the building and the Dutch lot adjoining, and removed the 
 old buildings. The brick block was erected after his decease, when the 
 property was sold. 
 
 The Arthur Abbott homestead was inherited by his son Philip Abbott, 
 who sold the house and land, to Robert Wallis, Jan. 17, 1799 (171: 65), 
 and he to Dr. Thomas Manning ,who built the mansion, now used as the 
 Parsonage of the First Church, Jan. 17, 1799 (185: 146). He had already 
 sold Dr. Jolm Manning land in the rear, April 20, 1793 (167: 132). 
 
 The remainder of the Dep. Governor's lot, including his mansion, was 
 in the possession of Mrs. John Rogers, in 1701, as is shown by the 
 deed of Wade to Wardell. Mr. Hammatt records that John Rogers kept 
 a tavern in 1694 with the sign of "The Black Horse." It was conveyed 
 by John Rogers, saddler, to his son, Benjamin, Dec. 3, 1721 (38:215). Ben- 
 jamin Rogers divided the lot. The house and land, he sold to Ammi 
 Ruhami Wise, shopkeeper, son of the eminent Rev. John Wise of Chebacco, 
 Dec. 4, 1723 (41 : 218). The remainder, a lot 44 feet on the Street and 46 ft. 
 deep, bounded by Dutch's land on the west, he had sold to Patrick Farrin, 
 chirurgeon, Dec. 14, 1722 (39: 224). Farrin sold this small lot to Nathaniel 
 Smith, bounded by Arthur Abbott, west, June 1, 1733 (63: 169), and on 
 Dec. 23, 1742, Wise's house, shop, etc., then occupied by John Whitaker, 
 peruke-maker, were sold by execution for debt, to John Smith and Thomas 
 Newman (84: 90). Nathaniel Smith, son of Nathaniel, in a deed drawn 
 Dec. 14, 1781 (139: 79), recites that his mother, Hannah, widow, devised 
 her grandchildren, WilHam and Elizabeth Homans, one-half her dwelling- 
 house, and in codicil made provision that he should convey to the same 
 all his right and title in the shop and land adjoyning, formerly his father's, 
 Nathaniel Smith, and conveys to them the piece his father bought of Farrin. 
 The Wise house and lot had thus come into the possession of the Smiths 
 and the original Rogers lot, reunited, was sold by Wilham and Elizabeth 
 Homans of Beverly to Stephen Lord, tailor, and Jeremiah Ross, (Cabinet- 
 maker, June 26, 1798 (164: 263). Lord sold his interest to Ross, Aug. 
 30, 1798 (188: 35) and Ross sold to Dr. Thomas Manning, Nov. 14, 1799 
 (188: 36). Dr. Manning sold to Stephen Lord again, Feb. 1810 (212: 211) ; 
 Lord sold to Joseph Wait, Jan. 8, 1817 (212: 211), and his heirs, to Mr. 
 Theodore F. Cogswell. Mr. Cogswell removed the old house and built the 
 
334 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 iiiaiision he now occupies. His lot occupies the eastern end of the original 
 Dep. Gov. Synionds's estate. 
 
 The ledge in front of the old Seminary building was occupied by a 
 house and shop for many years. In 1733, John Stacey, being incapable 
 of labor, presented a petition to the Town, setting forth "that there is a 
 convenience on the northerly side of the Rock by Ebenezer Smith's, for 
 setting an house upon" and "praying he may obtain a grant for setting 
 a house for selling cakes and ale etc. for his livelihood." This singular 
 request was granted and he built a house accordingly. Mis widow, Je- 
 mima, sold the house and land on the Rock, to John Wood, and he con- 
 veyed at once to Samuel Ross, blacksmith, April 29, 17.37 (75: 88). Sam- 
 uel Ross built a blacksmith shop, and carried on his trade. He sold his 
 dweUing, barn and blacksmith's shop to Samuel Ross Jim., and Joseph 
 Lakeman Ross, Oct. 3, 1794 (160: 105). Joseph Lakeman Ross, it has 
 been said, bougiit the Moses Lord house in 1831, and removed tlie dwelling 
 from tlie ledge to a place on that lot where it still stands next to the Jolm 
 Holland estate. 
 
 William White. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 The next lot, east or northeast of Mr. Symonds's lot was owned by Wm. 
 White, in 1637, when Symonds bought his town-house. White sold his 
 house and lot to Ralph Dix, fisherman, 26^^ 4th 1648 (Ips. Deeds 1: 36). 
 Thomas Manning had it later and sold to John Appleton and Samuel 
 Appleton, Oct. 14, 1653 (Ips. Deeds 1: 131). The Appletons exchanged 
 this lot for the adjoining three acre lot, with house, barn, etc. with John 
 Woodam, bricklayer, and Mary his wife, "as it now lieth bounded and 
 fenced to the ledge of rocks next the meeting house green, from the 
 corner of the lane from the meeting house green leading to the river, 
 etc.," May 20, 1653 (Ips. Deeds 1: 132 and 154). The property passed 
 into the hands of Thomas Bishop. 
 
 When Bishop died, he left a dwelling house, two barns, wash-house 
 etc., and about six acres of land. His will specified that, after his wife's 
 decease, his son Samuel should enjoy his dwelling, with that wherein John 
 Sparks dwelt. It was a house for two families and Sparks apparently 
 kept an imi. But he was warned out and bouglit the land across the Street 
 and in 1671, Samuel Bishop, and his mother Margaret, had their license 
 to sell liquors renewed, while a special petition of the citizens procured 
 for John Sparks for the first time his license to sell. But the business 
 did not prosper, apparently, and Samuel sold the property, then occupied 
 by his brotlier Thomas and himself, to Simon Lynde of Boston. The land 
 was boimded by Reginald Foster and Capt. Appleton, east, and the 
 Deputy Governor, west, and included the land originally owned by 
 White, Dix, and others, June 6, 1673 (Ips. Deeds 3: 268). 
 
 Hannah Bigg of Boston, widow and executrix of John Bigg, and one 
 of the (laughters of Mr. Simon Lynd of Boston. decea.sed, sold Symonds 
 
MEETING HOUSE GREEN. 335 
 
 Epes, this property, with a house and land adjoining (in the rear appar- 
 ently), formerly occupied by one Mr. Berry, a dyer, Oct. 8, 1691 (Ips. 
 Deeds 5:423). Major Symonds Epes was son of Daniel Epes of 'Castle 
 Hill. His mother, Elizabeth, was Dep. Gov. Symonds's daughter, and his 
 grandmother liecame the Governor's wife. His brothers, Samuel and 
 Daniel, were Harvard graduates. Daniel was the eminent Salem school 
 master. The Major was a Justice, as well, and meml^er of the Governor's 
 Council, 1724-1734. His daughter Elizabetli marrried Edward Eveleth, 
 and the same year they were married, he sold Eveleth his homestead. 
 It now included eight acres and was bounded by Saddler Rogers'sland, and 
 Col. Jo. Appleton's, Dec. 5, 1715 (29:273). Daniel Eveleth, .son of 
 Edward, sold to Nathaniel Treadwell, Nov. 3, 1761 (109: 278). It was 
 inherited by Moses Treadwell. The land reached down to the Cove, and 
 included a portion of the County property about the House of Correction. 
 
 Moses Treadwell sold the County of Essex, a piece of land 28 ft. square, 
 at the north corner of his homestead. May 27, 1816 (215: 242). The widow 
 Susanna Kendall, sold a plot 23 l)y 28 ft., May 2S, 1816 (215: 241) and 
 the County proceeded to erect the brick building, used for a Probate Office 
 for many years. ^ It was sold by the County to Agawam Lodge of Odd 
 Fellows, Dec. 26, 1867 (739: 246). The Treadwell heirs sold the house 
 and land to the Trustees of the Public Library, July 11, 1865 (686: 160) 
 and the Lil)rary building was built on this lot. 
 
 After the extension of County Street and the stone bridge were built, 
 four and three quarters acres adjoining the House of Correction lot were 
 sold by the Treadwell heirs to Aaron Cogswell, April 23, 1862 (636:287- 
 288). He sold to the County, May 5, 1862 (636: 289). 
 
 John Jackson. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 The lot on the corner of Green St. and the Green was granted apparently 
 to John Hassall, but Jackson was in possession in 1647. Wm. White mar- 
 ried his widow, Catherine, and appropriated his belongings, and in due 
 time, they sold to John West, who sold to John Woodam a dwelling-house 
 and lot, also a house lot of an acre, also another half acre lot, June 28, 1649 
 (Ips. Deeds 1: 65). Woodam also owned part of a house lot, bought of 
 Thomas Manning, a portion of Mr. Symonds's house lot, which was conveyed 
 by him to secure perpetual maintenance of the division fence, 13-8-1653 
 (Ips. Deeds 1: 127). All this property, except the small corner lot, was 
 exchanged with the Appletons, as has been mentioned. The extreme 
 corner, a four rod lot with house, he sold to John Procter Sen. and William 
 Fellows, bounded southeast by ' ' Ma.ster Appleton 's lot, ' ' Aug. 23, 1666 (Ips. 
 Deeds 4: 75). Joseph and Benjamin Procter, sons of John, deceased, sold 
 their interest to the executors of Fellows, Dec. 21, 1676 (Ips. Deeds 4:75-6). 
 Ephraim, Samuel and Ruth Fellows, widow of Joseph, sold the lot, to 
 
 ' For a history of tlie building see Publicatious ot tlie Ipswich Historical Society, 
 Xo, n. 
 
3o6 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 William Fellows, Jan. 7, 1694 (29: 136). Fellows sold to Major Epes 
 March 29, 1708, and Epes sold to John Whipple, Philemon Dean and 
 Joseph Whipple, committee. The bounds are interesting — "on the S. E. 
 side the Appleton lot, the S. W. end, land of Epes, on N. W. side, the 
 Green, extending almost to the Great Rock behind the Town House, and 
 on the N. E. end by the highway, commonly called the Major's Lane, etc". , 
 Mar. 15, 1713 (39: 219). The Great Rock is remembered, a lofty pinnacle, 
 which was blasted down many years ago. The name, Major's lane, ap- 
 plied to Green St., may have l)een derived from Major Gen. Denison, who 
 lived on the east side of the lane or from Major Samuel Appleton, who 
 may luive lived on the lot adjoining the corner. It is fre(iuently called 
 " Master Appleton's lot," as if the dweller then were a schoolmaster. In 
 1700, some lots for horsesheds were granted on Meeting House Green 
 "against the orchard fence where Mr, Samuel Appleton lives, beginning 
 about two rods from ye lane corner upwards to Mr. Appleton's Barn,"' 
 
 The Hon. John Appleton, Judge of Probate, owned the whole corner, 
 including a small house, and, by his will, provided that his widow should 
 liave the use of this portion of his estate, but it was bestowed eventually 
 on his daughters, Elizabeth, the wife of Rev. Jabez Fitch, then of Ports- 
 mouth and Margaret, ^Adfe of Edward Augustus Holyoke, President of 
 Harvard College. The wiU specifies that it was "known by the name of 
 Louds and Fosters Lotts, bounded by the land of Mr. Edward Eveleth 
 on the south, the River on the east, the highway on north and north- 
 west" (Pro. Records 324: 1,2, 1739). Mr. Holyoke, acting for the owners, 
 conveyed this land to John Smith and Jolm Hodgkins. Smith purchased 
 three and one half acres with a small dwelling abutting on the Green and 
 Green Lane, and Hodgkins had three and one half acres, now included in 
 the County land, bounded on the east by a half acre " belonging to Daniel 
 Appleton, lying between the afore granted premises and the River, " April 
 15, 1756 (103:85,86). 
 
 Capt. John Smith, who was a man of wealth, and o'waied Smith's Island, 
 Fish Island, Candlewood Island, and had interests in Grape Island, devised 
 this corner lot to his son, Samuel, and made provision for his education 
 at college, 1768 (345: 30). 2 Samuel, then a Physician, at Hampton, sold 
 to Ephraini Kendall, April 29, 1782 (139: 135). In the settlement of the 
 Kendall estate, this plot was assigned to Ruth, wife of George Jenkins, 
 and they sold to Moses Treadwell, May 25, 1825 (238: 104). The heirs of 
 Moses Treadwell conveyed to Charles Kimball, Aug. 23, 1845 (358: 208), 
 who sold to Essex County, July 10, 1847 (385: 112). In 1860, County 
 St. was laid out across the County land and the stone bridge by the Lower 
 Mill was built. As this cut off part of the County land, the County sold 
 the corner, 233 ft. on Green St. and 283 ft. deep, to N. P . Wait, W. H. Graves, 
 and J. M. Wellington for the Methodist Church, July 16, 1859 (591: 24). 
 Mr. Wait purchased the lot on the corner and erected his dwelling there. 
 
 ' They occupied probably the aiicieiit four roil lumse lot, which Williiini Fellows 
 conveyed to n Committee of the Town appjireutly, in 1708 as mentioned above. 
 " Pro.Rec. 
 
GREEN STREET, SOTTTH SIDE. 337 
 
 Robert Kinsman, Samuel Hall, Richard Brown, William Avery. 
 
 (Diagram 1.) 
 
 We observed that in John Appleton's will, mention was made of the 
 Loud and Foster lots, which were included in the seven acres he left to his 
 daughters. The name of Foster helps to locate a house of the earliest 
 times as it is probably Reginald Foster, whose lot is meant, and Reginald 
 Foster's lot is frequently given as a bound of the Appleton. 
 
 On the 27th of July, 1G38, Richard Lumpkin sold John Tuttell, a 
 house and lot . "near the great Cove of the Town River, with Wm. Avery's 
 lot on the southwest, Robert Kinsman's lot on the northwest, the Town 
 River on the southeast, houselot of Samuel Hall's on east (t. e. northeast) 
 the house built by Richard Brown now of Newbury, sold to Mr. Richard 
 Saltonstall, and sold by him to Lumpkin." John Tuttell sold this to 
 Reginald Foster, 26 Sept. 1638, "lying near the great Cove, beneath the 
 Falls of the Town River" (Town Record, 1638). 
 
 In the record of grants, Robert Kinsman had an acre, with Richard 
 Lumkin's houselot on the southwest and John Jackson on the west. John 
 Jackson, we know, owned the lot on the corner of Green Lane and Meet- 
 ing House Green. 
 
 In 1653, the deed of John Woodam to John and Samuel Appleton, of 
 a house and three acres describes the lot, "from the corner of the lane afore- 
 said to the house lot of Reonald Foster, and so over to the house lot of 
 the widow Averill, and thence to the corner of the rockwall aforesaid 
 ♦next the Meeting House Green" (Ips. Deeds 1 : 132 and 154). 
 
 The widow Averill was also the eastern abutter of a neighboring lot, 
 which Thomas Manning had sold the Appletons. The lot may be located 
 in a general way on the Cove, not far from the County St. Bridge, and the 
 Lumpkin-Foster house stood next toward the east. The Foster lot ex- 
 tended out to Green Lane in 1653, though it had no such bound in 1638, 
 and the acre lot of Robert Kinsman had probably been added to the origi- 
 nal lot. How was access had to the Averill lot and these others? Again, 
 in 1691, when the Simon Lynde estate was sold to Symonds Epes, the 
 six acres in this lot were bounded by the Meeting House Green north, the 
 River south, Reginald Foster and Captain .\ppleton east, and the 
 deed of sale included another house and lot, formerly in the occupation 
 of Mr. Berry (a dyer), which was bounded by Capt. Appleton's northeast 
 and on all other sides by the six acres (Ips. Deeds 5: 423). 
 
 There was some public way to these rear lots by the Cove. Possible 
 reference to this way may be found in the record of Mar. 1685, that Thomas 
 Low bought of the Town, "two acres with a town way through it, bounded 
 by his own land southerly, by tlie Conmion northeast, Goodman Reginald 
 Foster's southeast, and Robert Kinsman's southwest." This may have 
 been in Chebacco, however. More definite allusion to an old way along the 
 Cove is found in the deed of sale of a piece of land, about half an acre, 
 which still belonged to the Commoners in 1722. By vote of Mar. 21 , 1722, 
 a Committee of the Town was instructed to sell several parcels, belonging 
 
338 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 to the Commoners, and this lot was sold by them to Daniel Appleton. 
 bounded by Col. Jolin Appleton 's land on one side, the River on the other, 
 Green Lane east and Edward Eveleth's land west, April 25, 1723(42:25). 
 Appleton sold this to Abner Harris, Dec. 7, 1757 (106: 241). Harris's 
 administrator sold to John Hodgkins 4th, May 24, 1787 (155: 190), and 
 Moses Treadwell sold an acre lot, including this, to James Safford, April 
 7, 1818, "reserving any right that the Town of Ipswich may have of tow- 
 ing or tracking vessels or boats up and down the river, or passing over 
 the land for that purpose" (222: 202). Evidently there was an ancient 
 way, continuous from Water St. and houses were built along its course. 
 More than this. Green Lane was anciently known as Bridge Lane. Thomas 
 Scott had a house lot "lying to the lane called Bridge Lane, near the meet- 
 ing house, ' ' the house lot of Philip Fowler, southeast and Humphrey Brad- 
 street northwest (Town Record 1640). This lot was on the corner of 
 County St. and Green St. where the Baker house stands. But there was 
 never a bridge at the foot of this Street until a few years ago, and there was 
 beyond doubt a foot-bridge that crossed the river, where the Island on 
 which the saw mill stands, made an easy span. Foot-travel was by way 
 of the Lane, and this ancient river path, over the foot-bridge to the South 
 side. In later years, John Hodgkins 's will bestowed his three and one half 
 acres on the widow, his son John Jr. and his daughters Elizabeth Perkins 
 and Salome Dennis, 1797 (Pro. Rec. 367: 504). 
 
 John Dennis and Salome sold their one and one half acre lot to Essex 
 Co. in 1803 (173:98) and the Stone Jail was built on this land. Isaac 
 Stanwood, grandson of Hodgkins, inherited another lot, which he sold to 
 Isaac Stanwood Jr., an acre, Dec. 11, 1817 (217: 42) and he to the County, 
 Nov. 15, 1850 (438: 187). This was northwest of the Jail. Jolin Perkins 
 inherited his mother 's portion, and sold one and one quarter acres to James 
 Safford, on the southeast side of the Jail, May 18, 1822 (229: 270). Safford 's 
 earlier purchase from Treadwell has been mentioned. He built his modest 
 house by the River, but disposed of his land in 1833, Feb. 1, to Frederic 
 Mitchell (268 : 45) . Mitchell sold to the County, May 1 , 1834, reserving the 
 spot occupied by Safford's house (275: 21). ^ This was removed across the 
 way to another lot owned by the County, and the sixteen poles of land were 
 transferred to the County, Mar. 1 , 1859 (584 : 177). The land of the Tread- 
 well estate which bounded the County land on the south was purchased as 
 has been already said, of Aaron Cogswell, who boiight of the Treadwell 
 heirs in 1862. (636:287-289). 
 
 WASHINGTON STREET, EAST SIDE 
 William Warner. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Returning to the ancient Bridge Street or Scott's Lane, we find that 
 the land now included in the freight yard of the B. & M. R.R. and the house 
 lot occupied by tlie "Stocker' ' house was granted as house lots at the begin- 
 ning of the settlement. 
 
 ' The House of Correction was built ou this lot. 
 
D I A G R A r^i Mo Z 
 
WASHINGTON STREET, EAST SIDE. 339 
 
 The acre lot on the corner of the Lane, known as Baker's Lane, was 
 granted to Wni. Warner, 1636. Edward Chapman owned in 1667 and sold 
 Edward Lummus "my dwelling house wherein sd Lummns dwells" with 
 barn and one and one quarter acres, "the Street called Mill St. toward 
 southwest, and the house and land of widow Stacy southeast," March 2, 
 1667 (Ips. Deeds 5: 190). Edward Lomas conveyed to his son, Jonathan, 
 his homestead, house, barn and an acre of land, and twelve acres purchased 
 of Mr. Cogswell, May 25, 1682 (Ips. Deeds 4: 466). His will (Ips. Deeds 
 4: 476) states that the twelve acres were on the opposite side of the 
 Street. Jonathan Liimas sold Daniel Rogers, schoolmaster, "the house 
 in which he now dwells" with two acres, Thos. Wait's homestead south- 
 east, June 18, 1712 (25:1). 
 
 This lot came into the possession of the Waits. Marv Wait sold 
 Robert Stocker Jr., a half acre, March 12, 1792 (155: 191) on which he 
 built the house still called the Stocker house. Mary R. Kimball, the 
 widow of John Stalker, sold to George B. Brown, the lot on which he 
 buUt a grist mill, Jan. 12, 1881 (1055: 187). She sold the house and 
 land to Bridget Murray, Oct. 11, 1881 (1069: 261). 
 
 Symon Stace. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Symon Stace received a grant of the lot on the southeast of Warner in 
 1637. His son, Symon, we infer from previous mention of the "widow 
 Stace," sold the house, barn, and an acre of land to Thomas Waite, 
 Feb. 7, 1673 (Ips. Deeds 3: 297). This lot was united with the Warner 
 lot, as has been stated. 
 
 Mark Quilter. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 An acre lot, described as "opposite Allen Perley's," was granted to 
 Mark Quilter, and recorded in 1638. His son, Joseph, succeeded and his 
 heirs sold a house and six acres of land to Dr. Samuel WaUis, April 4, 
 1724 (43: 117). His daughter, the Avidow Sarah Rust, inherited and her 
 heirs in turn. Jolin Cole Jewett and his wife, Elizabeth, quitclaimed their 
 interest in the buildings and three acres "known as Quilter 's lot" to Moses 
 Smith, April 17, 1789(157: 163). It is now included in the B. & M. R.R. 
 land and the Burke shoe factory lot. The cellar was near the brick build- 
 ing of tlie Burke factory. 
 
 John Wyatt. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 He owned a house lot in 1638 and the Town Record describes it as 
 "lying in Bridge Street and butting upon the south end upon the same 
 street, having a house lott of Mr. Norton's on the east, and a house lott 
 of Mark Quilters on the west. ' ' It was included in the Quilter lot in 1717. 
 
340 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 John Norton. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The Rev. John Norton, Teacher of the Ipswich Church, received a 
 grant of three acres, called a "house lot" in the record of grants, but later 
 "a pasture." It was a low swampy lot, and could never have been used 
 for building purposes. It was on "the lower side of the Mill St.," with 
 the Street southwest, Christopher Osgood northeast, John Wyatt northwest, 
 and "southeast by the several house lots of Richard Lumkin, Robert 
 Crane and the 3d lot ungranted." This was inherited by William Norton, 
 l^rother of John, and conveyed by him to his son, the Reverend John 
 Norton, Pastor at Hingham, Sept. 28, 1682 (Ips. Deeds 4: 469). Joseph 
 Quilter acquired possession and conveyed to Michael Farley, measuring 15 
 rods on the street, in exchange for another lot, Sept. 20, 1710 (22: 204). 
 John Treadwell owned in 1753. Capt. Jolm Lord owned, and Wm. G. 
 Brown. 
 
 MARKET ST. AND NORTH MAIN ST. NORTH SIDE. 
 
 Richard Lumkin. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 Referring to the bounds of the Norton pasture, it will be seen that, 
 in 1638, there were three lots on Market St., as it is now called, owned by 
 Richard Lumkin, Robert Crane, and one unassigned. The Robert Crane 
 lot, as will be seen, is probably identical with the Daniel Warner lot of 
 later years. Lumkin cannot be definitely located, but probably owned 
 the corner, known familiarly as Damon's Corner. Daniel Warner owned 
 this lot in 1682 and Isaac Littlehale was its possessor in 1710 (22: 204) 
 John Littlehale of Dracut transferred to Joseph Littlehale of Gloucester 
 "the estate in Ipswich by virtue of my father's will, on the occasion of 
 the death of my brother James Littlehale," March 1, 1727-8 (51: 37). 
 
 Joseph Littlehale sold Emerson Cogswell, an acre with house and barn, 
 Dec. 2, 1731 (98: 151). Cogswell mortgaged to Samuel Grant and widow 
 Anne Holmes, Dec. 8, 1753 (100: 219). The mortgagees conveyed it to 
 Thomas Burnham, Jan. 30, 1760 (108: 79) and it continued in the Burn- 
 ham family until 1833, when Chas. Kimball, administrator of Thomas Burn- 
 ham, sold the equity of redemption of a mortgage to George W. Heard, 
 Oct. 10, 1833 (282 : 163) . George W. Heard sold to George Warner, a frame 
 work knitter, March 15, 1836 (289: 175) and Warner to Caleb K. Moore, 
 bounded on the southwest by "Back Lane," August 14,1838(307:269). 
 Moore sold part of the lot to James and Sanford Peatfield, Nov. 6, 1840(321 : 
 150). They erected the brick building which was used by a Company for 
 the manufacture of machine knit goods. It is now known as Hayes Tavern. 
 The Peatfield lot also included the land occupied by the Gas Works. Moore 
 mortgaged to Jeremiah Smith, June 28, 1855 (515: 188) and surrendered 
 the property to him June 30, 1857 (554: 220). Smith sold to Curtis Damon, 
 July 19, 1865 (649: 56). Mr. Damon removed to this corner the old Court 
 
MARKET ST. AND NORTH MAIN ST., NORTH SIDE. 341 
 
 House which stood near the Meeting House of the Methodist church. It 
 was burned some years ago. 
 
 The small lot of John B. Lamson was bought by him from Jeremiah 
 Smith, May li, 1858 (570: 226). The building on the premises was moved 
 there, and the low and wet nature of the location is indicated by the fact, 
 that the building was set up on blocks, and workmen walked under the 
 building thus supported, in building up the foundation. An open spring 
 on this lot was used for watering cattle, but the water in the well on the 
 spot is now some fourteen feet below the street level. The whole neighbor, 
 hood was very low, and the meadow land adjoining, now drained and oc- 
 cupied, was originally a swamp of alders. 
 
 The lot on Market St. next the corner, perhaps a part of the original 
 corner lot, was sold by John Warner, administrator of his father, John 
 Warner, to Samuel Waite, clothier, with a house and barn on the half acre 
 lot, March 20, 1735 (92: 73). Arthur Abbott sold Thos. Burnham "all 
 that messuage I lately bought of Samuel Waite," June 7, 1744 (92: 65). 
 Judith, widow of Thomas Burnham 4th and other heirs, sold to Moses 
 Goodhue, March 2, 1793 (158: 115). Goodhue sold to Joseph Chapman, 
 with 77 ft. frontage, Oct. 1, 1812 (198: 211), and the widow Hannah Chap- 
 man to James Damon, Nov. 2, 1866 (714: 1). Mr. Damon sold a strip of 
 this estate to Josiah H. Mann, March 23, 1867 (722: 29) and a small piece 
 more the next year (768: 265). Mr. Mann erected a building and sold to 
 Harriet E. Lord, wife of Daniel Lord, March 27, 1870 (874: 154). The 
 remainder of the Chapman lot was inherited by Fred Damon and sold by 
 his widow to Mrs. Aim Hayes, July 2, 1885 (1153: 112). She conveyed 
 to Isaac J. and Jolm M. Potter, April 24, 1886 (1172: 74) and they to George 
 G. Young, who erected the building, April 18, 1890 (1275: 255). 
 
 The lot now occupied by the blacksmith shop was originally part of 
 the Warner- Waite lot. During Burnham 's ownership of it, he sold a 
 half acre to Nathaniel Heard, whose homestead was on the site of the Lind- 
 berg house. Thomas Dennis sold this to his sister Mary Dennis, "the 
 same conveyed by Thomas Burnham 3d to Nathaniel Heard, on May 13, 
 1797" May 12, 1831 (262: 40). Mary Dennis sold to Gilbert Conant, Nov. 
 17, 1834 (289: 180). Conant sold to Daniel P. Nourse, Aug. 27, 1836 (298: 
 105), Nourse to Samuel P. Guilford, May 21, 1844 (343: 261). Guilford 
 built and occupied the Lindberg house and also the blacksmith shop on 
 this site, now owned by J. Albert Smith. 
 
 Robert Crane. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The lot on Market St. which was granted to Robert Crane, was 
 owned by Daniel Warner in 1666. Part of tlie lot was sold by Philemon 
 Warner, a half acre with dweUing, blacksmith's shop and barn, to Jona- 
 than Prince, Sept. 8, 1710 (21: 227). Prince disposed of the property to 
 John Heard Jun., May 1, 1776 (134: 262.) John Heard, Junior, the son 
 of John, presumably, sold part of the homestead to Moses Lord Jr., chair 
 
342 IPSWICH, IxNT THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 maker, Dec. 21, 1790 (152: 239) the -widow Abigail Heard occupying a 
 tenement in the house. Nathaniel Heard, administrator of John Heard 
 Jr., sold the southwest end of the dwelUng to Richard Manning, clotliier, 
 Oct. 10,1798(164: 151). Aaron Kimball acquired an interest in the estate 
 prior to 1797, and Captain Robert Kimball purchased of William Heard, 
 the same that he had bought of Moses Lord, by deed of April 18, 1835, 
 May 11, 1836 (291 : 290). Captain Kimball built the present dwelling, now 
 owned and occupied by his heirs. One portion of the original house was 
 removed by Ephraim Harris, the builder of the new structure, to his own 
 land on Mineral St., and incorporated in the house that stands on the 
 north corner of Mineral and Central Sts. 
 
 Daniel Warner conveyed to his son in law Edmund Heard and his 
 daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Heard, the use of the northeast end of his house 
 and provided that after his decease, "all my said dwelling house and out- 
 houses, that shall be then standing upon the house lott that was my 
 unckles, reserving still the privilege of the right of commonage, and the 
 most of the house lot that was Robert Crane's, . . . provided he pay 10£ 
 each to his son, W'iUiam Warner and his daughters, Abigail and Susanna," 
 Sept. 10, 1675 (Ips. Deeds 4:45). Edmimd Heard built a new house on 
 the estate prior to 1715, as the conveyances reveal. He left tliree sons, 
 Edmund, Nathaniel and Daniel. Edmund, "having purchased by right 
 of redemption all the estate of my honored father, Edmund Heard, deceased, 
 and part of the same belonging to my brothers Nathaniel and Daniel," 
 conveyed to Nathaniel, "the southwest end of the old dwelling house 
 where he now dwells and half ye shop and one third part of the land or 
 homestead." This old house stood on the site of the Jeremiah Smith 
 house, and the land included, measured 3^ rods 6 ft. from Jonathan 
 Prince's, now Kimball's, line. To Daniel, he conveyed the northeast end 
 of the house he then occupied, "the old house," with equal part of shop 
 and land, and the same frontage, Sept. 12, 1715 (30: 80). The new house 
 he reserved for himself. 
 
 Dan el Heard sold his interest in the old Edmund Heard house to 
 Nathaniel, May 1, 1758. Samuel, son of Deacon Daniel Heard, inherited 
 a portion from his son Benjamin Heard, and sold a part of the house to 
 Samuel, Jr., and Ebenezer Heard, May 19, 1803 (174: 228, 229). John 
 Heard sold Gilbert Conant, a schoohnaster, the house and half an acre, 
 July 15, 1834 (289: 179). Conant conveyed to Capt. Joseph Gardner, July 
 1, 1843 (338: 188); Gardner to the widow Elizabeth Boardman, July 24, 
 1852 (465: 16) ; her heirs to Jeremiah Smith, July 21, 1862 (641 : 42). The 
 present dwelling cannot be identified with the old house, but the date of 
 its erection is not known. Edmund Heard sold his house, probably the 
 one built as we have mentioned, before 1715, to Jabez Treadwell, cooper, 
 Nov. 23, 1761 (119: 117). His heirs sold to Jabez Farley, Jan. 20, 1792 
 (154: 167) and the estate remained in the Farley ownership until its 
 recent purchase by Mr. John W. Goodhue. 
 
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An ancient map, made in 1717, showing the houses and house 
 lots on Market Street and Washington Street, and the ancient 
 foot-way, which had been obstructed by Capt. Beamsley 
 Perkins. Photographed from the original, now in the posses- 
 sion of the Essex Institute. 
 
 The long note appended to the map is as follows: 
 Some part of this draught was done by rule so as to be suffi- 
 cient to shew wliat was it petioned for. Manning's lot, in 
 wliich is the compass, as record said, bath Sherard's lot nor east- 
 erly, the highway so westerly, which must needs be ment the 
 way leading from Scot's Lane up to Quilter's house and barn, 
 which barn stands on Manning's lot and so according to the 
 draught runs into the lane called Finder's lane (by Graves land) 
 comes into the broad common called Meeting House green, where 
 the meeting house is. These lots here marked out and the houses 
 on them lying southeasterly of the way petioned for were .set as 
 was accounted when granted for number of acres, but being much 
 more may not suit right standing by what here is done by rule, 
 for that was done to signify how far to the meeting house it is 
 either to go in the lane by Baker's or in Scot's Lane up to the 
 meeting house further than in the way petioned for, for from the 
 brook against French's comer it is thirty rods that the way is 
 stop't, 22 rod of ye thirty is fenced out and apple trees in some 
 part set where we used the way to go to meeting, as our prede- 
 cessors did before us, without molestation which 30 rods is in 
 the possession of Captain Beamsley Perkins, who it is molests us 
 the lots of Proctor and Ausgood being in his possession. And 
 the squared loggs that were laid over the brook and the low 
 watery mirey ground to the brook have been taken from thence. 
 Then this draught does but only signify such a way for a foot 
 way in ancient times granted and used by a considerable num- 
 ber of the town inhabitants, but now deny'd to be and molested 
 therein by Captain Beamsley Perkins. 
 (A second map of the same territory is inserted at page .349.) 
 
MARKET ST., NORTH MAIN ST., NORTH SIDE. 343 
 
 rods on the Street, and -i or 5 rods deep, beyond the brook, the spot occu- 
 pied by the Ezekiel Peabody house, April 7, 1717 (51: 159). On May 5th 
 1726, Potter petitioned the Town for a grant of "a small piece of land in 
 front of Edmund Heard's land, on the N E. side of Heard's Brook, to 
 sit a house partly thereon. ' ' The Town granted a lot that extended 10 ft. 
 from Edmund Heard's land next to the Brook, "and 6 feet from the said 
 front forms the dividing line between the said Heard and Mr. Wainwright's 
 land, and so on a straight line on the highway" (Town Record). The 
 line of the ancient street was very uncertain, it would seem, to admit of 
 so large a piece being taken from the highway. Robert Potter did not 
 build the house he had planned when he secured the enlargement of his 
 lot, but sold it to Thomas Cross, June 3, 1732 (68: 246). Cross did 
 build a dwelling but disposed of the house and the 12 rods of land 
 to George Dutch, Dec. 4, 1735 (71 : 1). Dutch sold the northeast half of his 
 dwelling to Daniel Leighton, March 14, 1740 (87: 152), and Leighton sold 
 the same to Daniel Heard Junior, March 9, 1742 (87: 149). He enlarged 
 the lot by a quarter acre, purchased of the Richard Rogers estate adjoin- 
 ing, Oct. 19, 1744 (87: 153). Elizabeth, widow of Daniel Heard and John, 
 their son, sold the property, "the garden and homestead of Mr. Daniel 
 Heard, deceased, the husband of Elizabeth and father of John," to John 
 Jewett, whitesmith, March 12, 1798 (165: 81). John Jewett, Jun., of Row- 
 ley sold the same to Samuel Smith, April 1 , 1802 (169 : 250), and at Smith 's 
 decease, Charles Simonds sold to Ezekiel Peabody, cordwainer, reserving 
 the dower of the widow Hannah, Aug. 6, 1817 (215: 167). This estate 
 includes the land on which the clothing store of Mr. Robert Jordan stands. 
 The present dwelling is evidently not the original one. 
 
 John Proctor and Christopher Osgood. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 In 1635, Christopher Osgood had received a grant, bounded by John 
 Proctor south, John Robinson north, Wm. Fuller east, the swamp west. He 
 bequeathed his house and land to his son Christopher, April 19, 1650 (Ips. 
 Deeds 1:77). He removed "to Andover, and sold the homestead a house 
 and four acres, "neare to the brook running into the Mill River," to 
 Thomas Metcalfe, Oct. 2, 1666 (Ips. Deeds 3: 108). Metcalfe sold Isaac 
 Littlehale, blacksmith, 17 rods, "at the uppermost corner of my home- 
 stead," "adjoyning to the land of John Sparks," March 1, 1690 (Ips. 
 Deeds 5: 588). Littlehale located however, on the Damon corner, and the 
 lot reverted to the original estate. Metcalfe sold his whole property, about 
 six acres, including the low land in the rear, to Jacob Davis, a potter by 
 trade, Nov. 21, 1699 (16: 97). The potter, Davis, sold "a certain parcel of 
 upland ground" about an acre and a half, to Col. John Appleton,the Lieut, 
 of Andros times, now become a Colonel and Judge of Probate, Feb. 25, 
 1707 (22: 144), and the balance of the estate, five and a half acres and 
 buildings to Capt. Beamsley Perkins, April 17, 1710 (21: 170). The Cap- 
 tain carried matters with a high hand. An ancient footway led from Scott's 
 
344 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Lane across his rear land, up the hill to Loney 's Lane. He obstructed this 
 way and forbade travel and the matter was carried to Court. A rude map 
 of the region was drawn and presented to the magistrates in 1717. The 
 original has escaped destruction and a reproduction will be inserted 
 when the narrative has proceeded farther. A note appended to this map 
 states that the Perkins lot included the original Proctor and Osgood lots. 
 
 Dr. John Perkins, son and heir of Capt. Beamsley, sold his estate, re- 
 serving an eighth of an acre on Col. Appleton's line, to John Wainwright, 
 April 13, 1725 (49: 231). This small lot, with other property, the Dr., then 
 a resident of Boston, sold to his son. Dr. Nathaniel Perkins, also of Boston, 
 Dec. 1, 1740 (80: 302). Wainwright 's administrator sold to Richard 
 Rogers, "a dwelling house and land in present possession of Mrs. Cliristian 
 Wainwright," about five and a half acres. May 6, 1741 (80; 302) and Dr. 
 Perkins sold his eighth of an acre to Rogers, Oct. 14, 1741 (80: 303). 
 Rogers, or his widow and admhiistratrix, Mary Rogers, sold the house and 
 a quarter acre abutting on the Heard property, to Samuel Wainwright, son 
 of John, before 1744, though no record of the deed was made. Elizabeth 
 Wainwright, daughter of Samuel, conveyed to Dr. Parker Clark, of New- 
 buryport, her house and quarter acre bequeathed her by her mother. May 
 1788 (155: 199). She also became the wife of Dr. Clark, who took up his 
 abode in the dwelling thus provided. Dr. Clark sold the house and land to 
 John Baker, Jr., Sept. 15, 1798 (164: 169). His heir, Manasseh Brown, re- 
 moved the old house to the Topsfield road, where it was afterwards burned. 
 The new house erected is still the property of his heirs, and the estate 
 includes the office building of Hon. Chas. A. Sayward and the dry-goods 
 store of W. S. Russell and Son. 
 
 The widow Mary Rogers sold the four acres remaining without any 
 buildings to Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, Pastor of the First Church, March 1, 
 1744 (89: 36) and he sold to Benjamin Dutch April 4, 1753 (104: 78). 
 Dutchbuilt ahouse which was subsequently enlarged, andsold to Nathaniel 
 Perley , ' ' the whole of the westerly new dwelling house with chamber and 
 garret in the west end of the old dwelling, both of which houses are joined 
 together," June S, 1778 (138: 6). Rev. Ebenezer Dutch of Bradford sold 
 to Richard Dummer Jewett, trader, " the west lower room of the old 
 dwelling of my father, Benjamin Dutch, part of the garden, also the shop 
 and storehouse near said house, " " formerly called by the name of fore 
 yard," June 8, 1795(159: 117) and Samuel Bacon and others, heirs of 
 Nathaniel Perley, sold to Lucy, wife of Richard D. Jewett, the whole in- 
 terest of Perley in the house and land, March 2, 1798 (163: 171). The old 
 house, with its two front doors, which stood on the site of the present 
 dwelling, owned and occupied by the Jewett heirs, is remembered by the 
 older folk. 
 
 John Appleton. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 On that part of the old Christopher Osgood lot, which Col. Appleton 
 purchased, in 1707, he erected his mansion, which has suffered remodellings 
 
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NORTH MAIN ST., NORTH SIDE. 345 
 
 and additions, and wears a very modern look, despite its age. He bequeathed 
 it to his sou Daniel (Pro. Rec. 324: 1, 2, approved Dec. 10, 1739). Ehz- 
 abeth Appleton, daughter of Daniel, married Rev. John Walley, first Pastor 
 of the South Church. Mr. Walley and the other heirs sold the Appleton 
 homestead, the house andtwoacres, to Daniel Noyes, Jan. 19, 1768(121:239). 
 The house was a three storied affair, and much decayed when Mr. Noyes 
 bought it. He removed the upper story, put in new windows and window 
 frames, and repaired it thoroughly. Wilham Dodge purchased the estate. 
 His widow married Mr. Abraham Hammatt, the Antiquarian. Her daugh- 
 ter Wilhelmina, the wife of Dr. Asahel Wildes, inherited, and the Wildes 
 heirs sold to the present owner, Mr. M. B. Philipp of New York. Mr. Noyes 
 sold a building lot, abutting on Benjamin Dutch, to William Dennis, 
 a peruke-maker, May 24, 1768 (130: 221). The heirs of Dennis sold the 
 house and its quarter acre lot to William Heard, Nov. 5, 1827 (248: 46). 
 The cellar of this house is on the vacant lot, corner of Central and North 
 Main Sts. The house was burned in the fire that swept Central St. 
 
 William Fuller. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 William Fuller's grant was next to Christopher Osgood's on the north- 
 east by the record of 1635. Wilham Fuller, gunsmith, was ' ' lately possessed 
 of one house lot, half an acre of ground, to which he added one house lot, 
 haK an acre more, also a parcel in the same place bought of Christopher 
 Osgood, all which as they lye together, being about five roods, the high- 
 way to the Mill on east and southeast, the house lot of Thos. Rowlinson 
 northeast, the land of Christopher Osgood south and southwest touching 
 upon the house lot of Hugh Sherrat, north." This lot, with one small 
 dwelling, he sold to John Knowlton, shoemaker, Oct. 1639 (Town Record). 
 The Fuller-Knowlton lot came into the possession of William White, who 
 sold two acres here.with "house, barn, orchard, garden and parrocke or in- 
 closure of earable land adjoyning, ' ' to John Sparks, ' ' Biskett Baker, ' ' Feb. 
 15, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 216). Samuel Graves abutted on the northeast, 
 Thomas Medcalfe southwest. Sparks had served as an apprentice with 
 Obadiah Woods, a ' 'biskett baker" on East St. and had kept an ordinary 
 leased of Thomas Bishop near where the Public Library stands. He had 
 received his finst license for a year in Sept. 1671 to sell "beere at a penny a 
 quart, provided he entertain no Town inhabitants, in the night, nor suffer 
 to bring wine or liquor to be drunk in his house" (Records Ipswich Quarter 
 Sessions Court). Here he kept a famous hostelry for twenty years. Judge 
 Sewall on his circuits tasted its good cheer, and many a man of renown 
 tarried about its wellspread board. Officers and soldiers were quartered 
 here in time of danger from Indian attacks. 
 
 As the location of this ancient ordinary has been discussed our study 
 of this locality may be extended beyond the ordinary limit. Sparks 
 sold his property here to Col. John Wainwright, Maj^ 1, 1691(12: 118) 
 described as a messuage or tenement, bake-house and barn. The dwelling 
 
34() TPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 was not included, nor was the acreage the same. Sparks bought two acres 
 and sold one and a half. These are always approximate measurements, 
 and the identity of the land is determined by the abutters mentioned in the 
 deed, John Potter on the east, Thomas Medcalf on the west, etc. Tliirteen 
 years later, March 12, 1704-5, Jolni Roper sold Col. Wainwright, "a dwell- 
 ing house . . . formerly in possession of Mr. John Sparks, now in possession 
 of Mary, widow of John, and also two roods of ground which sometime since 
 I bought of Thomas Medcalf of Ipswicli, adjoining the land on which the 
 house stands" (IS: 16). It seems that Sparks remained in occupancy of 
 his house after the sale, and when Col. Wainwright sold his estate of about 
 three acres here to Deacon Nathaniel Knowlton, Feb. 6, 1707-8, he specified 
 that there were two messuages or tenements, one of which was in occupancy 
 of Thomas Smith, innholder, and the other was occupied by the widow 
 Mary Sparks, " which she is to possess during her natural life, with agarden 
 plot as it is now fenced in, and is situate at the southeast corner of said 
 tenement" (20: 145). There was consideration also of an annuity payable 
 to the widow Sparks by John Smith, cordwainer, and Thomas Smith, cooper- 
 Deacon Knowlton sold Ephraim Smith, son of Thomas Smith, tailor, a lot 
 on the northeast side, abutting on John Potter, and on the same day, Nov. 
 20, 1710, he sold to Ebenezer Smith, a small dweUing house and land, on the 
 southwest side bordering on Col. John Appleton (now owned by Mr. Philipp) 
 with six rods frontage, about three (juarters of an acre. On Nov. 30, he 
 sold the middle lot, containing an acre, with house and land to John Smith, 
 shoemaker (23 : 22 and 23). The lot sold Ebenezer Smith was the same that 
 the widow Sparks occupied. The "small house" may be the same that is 
 mentioned in Wm. Fuller's deed of sale. 
 
 Ebenezer Smith owned this lot thirty seven years and when he sold 
 he deeded half a dwelling house, land, etc. with line running through the 
 front door, with privilege of a cartway on the northeast end, and a spring 
 in the cellar, to Ebenezer Stanwood, peruke maker. Evidently he built 
 the house now occupied jjy Mr. Chas. A. Brown, during his ownership 
 (90:203). Smith sold Stanwood 20 rods more July 5, 1748 (93:184). 
 Stanwood sold to Daniel Rogers, 1766 (120: 81). It was bequeathed by 
 him to his son, Daniel A. Rogers (Pro. Rec. 391: 63). Rogers sold his 
 title to a half of this property to Moses Lord, July 5, 1833 (271: 39), and 
 other heirs sold the other half to Steven Warner, Aug. 21, 1835 (338: 253). 
 Warner sold to Thomas Lord of Boston, July 5, 1845 (640: 290), and it 
 was .sold by him to Benjamin C. Browai, father of the present owner in 1862 
 (640: 291). The other half, devised by Daniel Rogers to his four daughters, 
 was sold by their attorney to MarkR. Jewett of Rowley, May 13,1840 (318: 
 247). The assignee of Jewett, in insolvency, quitclaimed to John N. Ells- 
 worth, Oct. 1,1844 (356: 57). Thus the southwest limit of the original 
 Wm. Fuller grant is determined, and the location of the John Sparks 
 dwelling, which disappeared when Ebenezer Stanwood built the present 
 dwelling. 
 
 Before Ebenezer Smith .sold his house to Stanwood, he had sold a lot, 
 
NORTH MAIN ST., NORTH SIDE. 
 
 347 
 
 with fifty feet frontage, to Daniel Tilton, March 1, 1732-3 (68: 149) Tilton 
 sold to Christian Wainwright, June 2, 1741 (80: 295). In 1748 (June 22), 
 this lot with a house was conveyed by Christian Waniwright, widow of 
 John, to Daniel Staniford, Nathaniel Treadwell, abutting on the northeast 
 (90 ■ '^39) Dumnier Jewett purchased from the estate of Staniford. Thom- 
 as Manning, guardian of the widow, Mary Thorndike,' sold the house and 
 land to Jacob Lord, Oct. 16, 1820 (231 : 123) ; Lord to Capt. Wm. Haskell 
 in 1826 C>40- 299) : Haskell to Samuel N. Baker, in 1832 (263: 131) ; Baker 
 to the widows, Hannah and -\nn Brown, Aug. 21, 1837 (302: 24) ; and they, 
 to Joseph Baker, April 29, 1845 (355: 215). Mr. Baker owned the Tread- 
 weU property adjoining. He sold the house, which occupied the lot, and 
 it was removed to the corner of Market and Saltonstall Sts. It was torn 
 down by the Historical Society, after the corner was purchased. 
 
 John Smith di^^ded his lot. His house, a tavern, as he is called ' ' Tav- 
 erner " with a half acre, he sold to Jacob Boardman, March 28, 1734 (69: 
 198) ' This "house" can hardly be identified with the "bakehouse of 
 John Sparks. If John Sparks occupied his "bakehouse" as his ordinary, it 
 had probably disappeared by this time, as no mention of such a bmlding 
 occurs It may be the same that is now owned and occupied by Miss Lucy 
 Slade Lord. Boardman sold to Patrick Farrin, barber ^'^ P^^f ^'ISJ^^^^' ^^f 
 James McCreelis,lately removed from Marblehead, April 19, 1.36 68: 16o 
 Bv diAdsion,' McCreelis received the house, and Farrin the northeast half 
 with a new^shop, a cartway 13 ft. wide between house and shop being 
 reserved^or access to the back land. McCreehs sold the house and a 
 quarter acre of land, 84^ ft. frontage, to Nathaniel Treadwell, innholder, 
 Spnt 114 1737 (73: 256), and Farrin sold his three quarter acre, 63 ft. 
 frontrto James Macom of Marblehead, May 2, 1737 (73: 62) Macom 
 sold o Anthony Loney, April 11. 1739 (77: 273). Loney sold to Nath- 
 aniel TreadweU, May 15, 1742 (84:263). Jacob TreadweU inher ted 
 from his father, Nathaniel, and his admmistrator sold to Moses Tread- 
 weU, the house and land, "being all that said deceased owned in 
 that place, commonly called the old Tavern ot," Aug. 0,^5(208^ 
 110).' The executors of the Moses Treadwell f^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^f^ 
 
 ^nd land to Joseph Baker of ^-^'.'^]' ^'^'^'^ ''\]f'f^^^ 
 heirs of Joseph Baker sold to Mrs. Lizzie G. Hayes (1176. 159) .Mrs. Hayes 
 to George K Dodge, July 2, 1888 (1227: 508); Dodge to Mrs. Lois Hardy, 
 May 4, 1897 (1514 11), who transferred to Miss Lucy Slade Lord, the pres- 
 
 "* ™'smith, the Taverner, sold the rest of his lot about a quarter of 
 an acre to Edward Eveleth, March 9, 1732 (68: 177). Eveleth sold to 
 Ws McCreehs Sept. 10, 1736 (73: 193), and McCreehs to James Gordon 
 orBoston Oct 9 1737. Gordon built a house and sold house and and 
 
 Dei:::; j::!;es Foster of the South Church, the first Postmaster June 
 20,1759(106:206). John Hodgkins of Bath sold Moses Treadwell the 
 
 '^Mary Stauifoid ..amed. flrst, Uu.nmer Jewett and after his death, Lavkin 
 Thorndike. 
 
348 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 lot formerly owned by James Foster," Aug. 12, 1817 (213: 175). Tread- 
 well's executors sold part of this to Timothy Souther (275: 186), who mort- 
 gaged to Otis Holmes, Jan. 1, 1835 (278: 277). Holmes foreclosed the 
 mortgage, March 1, 1842 (329: 240), and sold to Stephen Coburn, April 
 15, 1845 (357: 298). He erected the house, which is still owned and occu- 
 pied by his daughter. Miss Lucy C. Coburn. The Deacon Foster house 
 with land was sold by the executors of Treadwell to Elisha Perkins (276: 
 286), and by him to Charles Kimball, July 28, 1834 (276: 287). He built 
 the house, now the property of the Trustees of the Manning School, on 
 the site of the old dwelling. 
 
 The eastern end of tlie old Sparks homestead was sold by Ephraim 
 Smith to his mother, Martha Smith, Dee. 8, 1713 (29: 67), and Thomas 
 Smith sold the same, as the deed expressly declared, to Aaron Potter, cooper, 
 Feb. 17, 1723 (42: 166). Benjamin Dutch came into possession of a part 
 of this very soon and probably built the house. He conveyed his estate 
 to his sons Benjamin and Nathaniel, March 12, 1741 (83: 126) and Benja- 
 min sold his interest to Nathaniel, Jan. 16, 1750 (101: 38). John Man- 
 ning became owner of an interest in the Nathaniel Dutch property, and 
 sold the north half to Nathan Jaques, May 2, 1807 (ISl: 181). Daniel 
 Dutch sold the south half to Robert Farley, Aug. 29, 1833, and Farley to 
 Col. Cliarles Kimball, June 28, 1834 (276: 288). The deed describes the 
 property, "being one half the homestead formerly of Benjamin Dutch, 
 which by a deed bearing date, March 12, 1741, he conveyed to his sons 
 Nathaniel and Benjamin, the estate being the same which was owned by 
 Nathaniel Dutch and which was conveyed to me by Daniel Dutch, Aug. 
 29, 1833." This marks the eastern boundary of the old Fuller-Sparks 
 Wainwright property. The old Dutch house or Jaques house has been 
 torn down within a few months by the Trustees of the Manning School, 
 who have erected a new business edifice on its site. 
 
 John Covington. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The western corner of North Main St. and Loney's Lane was granted 
 to John Covington. This appears from the entry of Hugh Sherrat's house 
 lot of an acre with a house, the location of which can be easily identified 
 on "Finder's lane," in the rear of the Agawam House and property of 
 the Trustees etc. It was bounded southeast by the house lot formerly 
 granted John Covington, now in the possession of Thomas Rowlinson, 
 and the house-lot formerly granted William Fuller southwest (Town 
 Record 1639). 
 
 Rowlinson 's lot became the property of Jane Kenning, and at her 
 decease, Theophilus Wilson and his wife, Elizabeth, sold to Samuel Graves, 
 hatter, the dwelling and half acre of land "which was the house of Jane 
 Kenning, lately deceased, "near the meeting house, bounded by the house 
 of John Knowlton on the southwest end and John Wyatts, northeast with 
 Goodman Pritchett, who then owned the Sherrat lot, northwest, Dec. 1, 
 

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NORTH MAIN ST., NORTH SIDE. 349 
 
 1654 (Ips. Deeds 1:210). Graves sold to Anthony Potter, Jan. 26, 1673 
 (Ips. Deeds 4: 483), and in 1691, it was occupied by John Potter (deed of 
 John Sparks, 12: 118). In 1723, it was the homestead of Aaron Potter 
 (42:166). Ebenezer Potter of Kensington sold an acre and a half with 
 buildings to Thomas Pickard,i May 22, 1788 (148: 257). 
 
 He sold to John Hodgkins, Jr.. Oct. 13, 1797 (162: 248). Hodg- 
 kins sold a half of this lot with house to Nath. Treadwell, 3d, innkeeper, 
 Sept. 26, 1806 (179: 140), who kept an inn here for many years. He 
 sold his tavern-house, barn, stables, etc., to Moses Treadwell, Feb. 9, 1818 
 (216: 13). It was owned later by Frederic Mitchell and then by William 
 G. Brown, and, in its remodelled form, serves the public as the Agawam 
 House. 
 
 "The northeast half of the Potter close so called," was conveyed 
 by Joseph Manning to his brother Tliomas, March 10, 1802 (170: 185). 
 Thomas conveyed the north part of the lotto Wm. Oakes, "for Sarah F. 
 Treadwell, a minor under 21," the balance being sold to Wm. Sutton, Nov. 
 7, 1835 (287: 281). Mr. Oakes sold the corner of Loney 's Lane and North 
 Main St. to Samuel Newman, and on the same day, he sold the other part 
 of his lot, adjoining Mitchell's, to Wm. Pulcifer, Sept. 21, 1836 (293: 140). 
 Elizabeth Boardman, widow, sold Josiah Caldwell, the north part of the 
 brick building, Dec. 23, 1845 (362: 190), and Catherine Underhill and 
 others conveyed land with brick and other ouildings to Josiah Dudley 
 and W. H. Kinsman, April 9,1878(995:225). 
 
 Hugh Sherrat. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 This house lot became the property of John Pritchett, as has been al- 
 ready mentioned in connection with the Covington lot. It was included in 
 the Taverner Smith's lot, before 1717. 
 
 PINDER'S LANE. 
 
 Loney 's Lane, as it has been called, but formerly Pinder's Lane, was 
 originally an open thoroughfare which descended the hill back of the North 
 Main Street lots. Seventy-two years ago, an old map shows a way that 
 passed between the house of Charles W. Brown and Miss Lucy Slade Lord's 
 and connected with this. But this was not of ancient date. Originally the 
 old Finder Lane crossed the present Central St. and led across the low land 
 to the ancient Bridge street. Allusion to this has already been made in the 
 notes on Capt. Beamsley Perkins, and two ancient maps made on that 
 occasion are inserted here. While destitute of artistic merit, they define 
 every house-lot and building of any importance, and give the name of owner 
 or occupant, from Potter's liouse to the corner of Scott's Lane and Mineral 
 St. The quaint reflection, ' ' Had there been a little more room in this side, 
 
 iPotter marte a similar conveyance to Dr. Josepli Manninjr, Nov. ;jO. 1797, and Dr. 
 Manning conveyed half to Jolin Hoiljrkins Jr., May i', 179!» (166: .521. 
 
352 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 jointed as to keep out all creatures from doing any damage to the laud of 
 mineforever more", "a square piece out of my homestead 4^ rods each 
 way, bounded nortlienst by High St., southeast by Common St. leading 
 Bostonwards. " April 2, 1715 (27: 141). 
 
 Lovell sold the remaining acre and a half, with a dwelling to Stephen 
 Perkins, shopkeeper, and James Brown, yeoman, in 1721, Oct. 5 (39: 61). 
 The house lot abutted on High St. and on North Main St. as the 
 Shannon lot included only the corner of his land. It was bounded south- 
 east and southwest upon land of his brother, Alexander Lovell, "till it 
 comes to land now in possession of Samuel Graves." Thomas and Alex- 
 ander Lovell had pre\'iously sold Stephen Perkins, mariner, an acre and 
 a half of mowing ground in the rear of the house lot, fronting on High St. 
 (36: 209). Perkins and Brown divided the land. Brown retained the 
 house and land on North Main St. Perkins had the quarter acre front- 
 ing on High St. and £80, Jan. 31, 1722 (39; 230). James Brown's estate 
 fell to his heirs, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Sawyer, Kunice, afterward wife 
 of Timothy Thornton, Elizabeth, wife of Capt. Piobert Perkins and 
 Sarah. Sawyer and his wife quitclaimed to the others their right in 
 the dwelling, March 12, 1760 (111: 94). He seems to have built a house 
 on part of the lot, however, as he sold a half acre and dwelling to Ephraim 
 Kendall, Nov. 26,1771 (129: 215). This continued in the Kendall fam- 
 ily until Mr. Harry K. Dodge bought the homestead of the widow Mar- 
 garet S. Kendall, of her heirs, March 27, 1886. He tore down the old 
 house and erected his present dwelling. 
 
 The other heirs of James Brown held the Town property in common 
 until 1773, when Timothy Thornton, for Eunice his wife, petitioned for 
 a division. The estate included a fifty acre farm in Candlewood, pasture 
 lands, and two houses with a three quarter acre lot in the center of the 
 Town. Captain Robert Perkins, in behalf of his wife, Elizabeth, and their 
 minor children received one house, adjoining the Kendall estate, Feb. 
 1773 (131: 213). Benjamin Perkins of Eaton, N. H., sold the southwest 
 half of the house, excepting such part as was set off to Sarah, the widow of 
 Capt. Robert, to Thomas Kimball, who already was in possession of the 
 other half, March 4, 1803 (172: 156). John Kimball and other heirs sold 
 to Thomas Morley, June 7, 1854 (498: 40), and lie, to James Damon, Aug. 
 5, 1866 (719: 1). Mr. Damon took down the old dwelling and built the 
 house now owned by the heirs of Frederick Willcomb. 
 
 The other house, assigned to Timothy Thornton, was inherited by 
 James Brown Thornton and Thomas G. Thornton. James sold his half, 
 the northeast end, to John Hodgkins 3d, June 30, 1796 (164: 222). Thomas 
 had already sold his half to Capt. Aaron Staniford, Jan. 31, 1791 (156: 242). 
 Hodgkins sold a piece of land, bounded l>y the Street and Nathaniel Smith's 
 garden, to Nathaniel Treadwell 3d, Feb. 8, 1799 (163: 272). His part of 
 the house he sold to Benjamin Glazier, Oct. 18, 1800 (168: 46). The heirs 
 of Capt. Staniford sold to Thomas Morley, June 20, 1845 (355: 298). He 
 cut off his end of the long house, turned it end to the street and made it 
 
HIGH STHKKT. WKST SIDK. 353 
 
 into a separate dwellini;; on part of the land, adjoining the Damon estate. 
 The Glazier house became the property of Albert P. Hills, and is used in 
 part for the Hills' grocery. 
 
 On the lot, which Treadwell I)ought of Hodgkins, he seems to have 
 built a store, as is evident from his deed of sale to Joseph Hale, March 5, 
 1799 (163: 272) although only a month after his purchase. The heirs of 
 Joseph Hale sold the land, store and a house, to Ebenezer Burnham, Oct. 
 21, 1831(271: 153). Ebenezer Burnham sold the same to another Joseph 
 Hale, of a later generation,Oct. 18, 1851 (452: 63) and Hale sold to Sylvanus 
 Caldwell, May 10, 1854(513:96). Other heirs of Sylvanus Caldwell 
 conveyed their interest to their sister, Emeline Farley, wife of Nathaniel 
 R. Farley, June 23, 1871 (831: 120). The dwelling was not built earlier 
 than 1799. 
 
 The corner lot, sold by Lovell to Shannon, as we have seen, was sold 
 by Shannon, then of Portsmouth, to Francis Clark of Salem, 74§ ft. on the 
 highway, "leading from ye meeting-house up to ye dwelling house that 
 was formerly Col. Francis Wainwright's, deceased, and now in tenure and 
 occupation of Samuel Staniford," Sept. 27, 1716 (30: 178). Clark sold 
 to Thomas Calton or Carleton Jr., of Salem, Oct. 8, 1726 (48: 155), who 
 sold in turn to Richard Rogers, still 4^ rods on each street, Feb. 4, 1728 
 (51: 245). Capt. Rogers built a house, and made his home here imtil his 
 death. The house still occupies the corner, but it stood originally on the 
 line of the sidewalk, and nearly on the same level. An old time buffet or 
 "bow fat," of very beautiful design, remains in the west front room. An 
 execution for debt was made against the widow Rogers by Joseph Green 
 and Isaac Wallcer of Boston, mercliants, July 28, 1747 (91: 24). The lot 
 is descriljed as bovmded northwest by Lovell's Close, and it is mentioned 
 that Rogers occupied the house at the time of his death. Rev. Nathaniel 
 Rogers, who owned and occupied the old Manse, now the property of 
 Mr. John B. Brown, became the purchaser, Aug. 10, 1747 (97: 45). 
 Mr. Rogers sold to Joseph How, April 16, 1759 (109: 2.50); How to Sarah 
 Jewett, Jan. 5, 1762 (111: 6.5). Nathaniel Smith succeeded to the 
 ownership, and his heirs. 
 
 This property was conveyed by Sarah Jane and Nancy M. Kent to 
 Joseph Wait, and by him to Richard Dodge, Oct. 6, 1852. On Dec. 14, 
 1854, Manning Dodge sold Richard T. Dodge the smaller house on the 
 same lot on High St. 
 
 HIGH STREET, WEST SIDE. 
 
 High Street was called High Street from ancient times. But it was 
 also known as "ye Hill Street. ' ' the great Street, the broad Street, the long 
 Street, and sometimes, as tlic King 's highway. Beyond tlie burying ground, 
 the name West-end was anciently used, and East -end for tlie eastern sec- 
 tion. The former title has been lost but the latter is preser\ed in the 
 name East Street. ' ' Puddin Street, ' ' survives as an old nickname, deri\ed 
 from the mischie\ous fun of the High Street boys who stole a pudding 
 from an oven, and kicked it as a foot-ball up and down the road. 
 
35 1 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 William White. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 White owned the corner, known familiarly as "Dodge's Comer." 
 This lot has been considered already on North Main Street. 
 
 William Goodhue. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 He received a grant of a house lot, next to William White. His name, 
 however, has no further cormection with the lot. It was included in part, 
 at least, in the LoveU lot, already considered. Tlie Lovells sold to Capt. 
 Stephen Perkms, an acre and a half of mowing ground on High Street. 
 The Perkins heirs sold "LoveU 's Lot, ' ' one and a half acres to Col. Thomas 
 Berry, the Autocrat of his time, Magistrate, Military leader. Physician and 
 Statesman. He lived on the site of the late Joseph Ross 's residence. He 
 bought this lot, Oct. 10, 1741 (102: 287), and his widow, Elizabeth, sold it 
 Jan. 2, 1764 (113: 91) to Daniel Lord. Nathaniel Lord came into posses- 
 sion. Nathaniel Smith acquired part of tliis original lot, by purchase from 
 Daniel Rogers, a quarter acre, Oct. 9, 1790 (153: 259), which he sold to his 
 son. Dr. Nathaniel, Nov. 1803(172:275). Mark R. Jewett sold an acre 
 and an eighth of acre to William Oakes, the famous naturalist, who owned 
 and occupied the present Rectory, Jan. 20, 1832 (266:253). It was pur- 
 chased by Mr. Joseph Ross, who built the residence owned and occupied 
 by his son, Joseph F. Ross. The remainder of this lot was owned by 
 Dr. John Manning, then by Dr. Thomas Manning, then by Joseph Manning, 
 of Charleston, South Carolina. Joseph E. Manning of Boston sold one 
 half of the "Hay Scale Lot, ' ' the northwest half, to Joseph Ross, Sept. 10, 
 1856 (538: 59), and the other half to James H. Staniford, May 24, 1858 
 (571: 49), who sold to Mr. Ross, Sept. 13, 1859 (596: 15). On this the 
 residence of his son, Frederick G. Ross, was built and the small office 
 building. ^ 
 
 Solomon Martin and John Hassell. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Martin may have acquired the lot granted to William Goodhue, but 
 no record of the sale of Goodhue's lot is preserved. Definite location of 
 Martin 's lot, is made, however, by his deed of sale of the house lot, "where- 
 in George Palmer and wife now dwell, ' ' the house and lot of John Hassell 
 northwest, the land and liouse of Thomas Lovell southeast, to Thomas 
 Lovell, May 7, 1652 (Ips. Deeds 1: 117). Martin was then a resident of 
 Andover. John Hassell was the original grantee of his lot. It was ac- 
 quired by Pliilip Fowler, who sold Roger Darby, "sope-boyler" his dwell- 
 ing and two acres, on the ' ' south side of tlie Street, commonly called Hill 
 St., " bounded by John Brown's house lot on the west, Jan. 16, 1672 (Ips. 
 Deeds 4 : 74) . The Darbys or Derbys were Quakers, much persecuted for 
 their faith. They removed to Salem and sold their estate to William 
 Stewart, March 25, 1692 (Ips. Deeds 5: 492). William Payne of Boston, 
 and Elizabeth, his wife, only daughter and heir of Wm. Stewart, sold to 
 
HIOH STRKET. WKST SIDE. 355 
 
 Rev. Jabez Fitch, the Pastor of the First Church, July 7, 1704 (17: 34). 
 Mr. Fitch increased his frontage by a rod on the back .side of the hou.se, 
 bought of Francis Young, his neiglibor on that side, May 5, 1708 (26: 2H8). 
 He also purchased the Solomon Martin lot of the Lovolls, Dec. 28, 1719 
 (36: 202). When he removed to Portsmouth, he sold his property here 
 to Job Harris, Nov. 22, 1727 (46: 151), aliou.se and two and three quar- 
 ters acres, bounded east on Stephen Perkins. Harris sold IS rods in the 
 corner of the estate with the house to Caleb and Daniel Lord, March 25, 
 1751 (120: 41), and it still remains in that familj'. The house stands on 
 the north comer of High and Manning Streets. 
 
 Job Harris sold his son John, the .southern half of his dwelling, Jan. 6. 
 1770 (129: 29). This was the old house, now known as the Jacob Manning 
 house on the corner of Manning St., and was probably erected by Harris be- 
 fore 1751, when he sold the older mansion to the Lords. At their father's 
 death, John received tliis liouso and the western half of the land, and James, 
 his brother, the eastern part., April 4, 1772 (131 : 124). John Harris sold his 
 land (two acres) and house to the Town, July 10, 1795 (166: 106). It was 
 occupied as the Town Poor House, imtil the Poor Farm was purchased. 
 The Town then sold the "work house" and land to Jacob Manning Jr., 
 May 10, 1818 (224: 176), and the long, yellow house is known still by his 
 name. He built the house between the work house and Mr. George A. 
 Lord 's. 
 
 The James Harris homestead, Iniilt about 1772, was .sold b}' his heirs 
 to Thomas Staniford Ross, May 1 5, 1 826 (241 : 227) and by him to his father 
 Thomas Ross, Jan. 29, 1830 (254: 274). It was then owaied by Aaron P. 
 Ross, who sold Mr. George Augustus Lord, the land on which he built his 
 residence. May 2, 1857 (551: 229). The remainder of the estate with the 
 old house, was purchased by Mr. William S. Russell, who removed the 
 James Harris homestead and built his new house on the site. These houses 
 probably occupy the original lot, sold by Martin to Lovell. The ancient 
 house, sold to Deacon Caleb Lord is probably the same that was o^\Tied by 
 Mr. Fitch, and by the Stew^arts as w-cll, and it may have been built by 
 Philip Fowler, or by John Hassell, the original grantee. In any case Mr. 
 and Mrs. Stewart, whether they were dwelling here before they purchased, 
 or elsewhere, were favored with a visit from John Dvmton, the book-pedler, 
 who came to Ipswich in the course of his saddle-bag peregrinations, in 1685 
 or 1 686. The gos.sipy letter, he wTote his wife, affords a rare glimpse of an 
 old Ipswich home, and a complimentary description of the personal appear- 
 ance of his entertainers. 
 
 "My Landlady, Mrs. Wilkiiis, having a sister at Tp.swich which she 
 had not seen for a gi-eat while, ]\Irs. Comfort, her daugliter (a yoiuig gentle- 
 woman equally happy in tlie perfections both of her body and mind), had 
 a great desire to see her aunt, having never been at her house, nor in that 
 part of the country; which Philaret having a desire to see. and being never 
 backward to accomodate the Fair Sex, prefers his service to wait upon 
 her thither, which was readily accepted by tlie young lady, who felt herself 
 
356 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 safe under his protection. Nor were her parents less willing to trust lier 
 with him. All things being ready for our ramble, I took my fair one up 
 behind me and rid on our way, I and my Fair Fellow Traveller to Mr. Stew- 
 ard 's whose wife was Mrs. Comfort 's own Aunt : whose Joy to see her Niece 
 at Ipswich was sufficiently Expressed by the Noble Reception we met with 
 and the Treatment we found there; which far outdid whate'er we could 
 have thought. And tho myself was but a stranger to them, yet the 
 extraordinary civility and respect they shewed me, gave me reason enough 
 to thmk I was very welcome. It was late when we came thither, and we 
 were both very weary, which yet would not excuse us from the trouble of 
 a very splendid supper, before I was permitted to go to bed ; which was got 
 ready in so short a time as would have made us think, had we not known 
 the contrarj^, that it had been ready provided against we came. Though 
 our supper was extraordinary yet I had so great a desire to go to bed, as 
 made it to me a troublesome piece of kindness. But this being happily 
 over, I took my leave of my Fellow Traveller, and was conducted to my 
 apartment by Mrs. Stewart herself, whose character I shant attempt to- 
 night, being so weary, but reserve till to-morrow morning. Only I must 
 let you know that my apartment was so noble and the furniture so suitable 
 to it, that I doubt not but even the King himself has oftentimes been con- 
 tented with a worser lodging. 
 
 "Having reposed mj^self all night upon a bed of Down, I slept so very 
 soundly that the Sun, who lay not on so soft a bed as I, had got the start 
 of me, and risen before me; but was so kind however as to make me one 
 of his first visits, and to give me the bon .tour; on which I straight got up 
 and dressed myself, having a mind to look about me and see where I was: 
 and having took a view of Ipswich, I found it to be situated by a river, 
 whose first rise from a Lake or Pond was twenty miles up, breaking of its 
 course through a hideous swamp for many miles, a harbor for bears; it 
 issueth forth into a large bay, where thej^ fish for whales, due East over 
 against the Island of Sholes, a great place for fishing. The mouth of that 
 river is barred. It is a good haven to^vai. Their Meeting House or church 
 is built very beautifully. There is a store of orchards and gardens about 
 it, and good land for Cattel and husbandry'. 
 
 "But I remember I promised to give you Mrs. Stewards Character, & 
 if I hadn't yet, gratitude and justice would exact it of me. Her stature is 
 of a middle size, fit for a woman. Her face is stiU the magazine of beauty, 
 whence she may fetch artillery enough to Womid a thousand lovers; and 
 when she was about 18, perliaps there never was a face more sweet and 
 charmmg — nor could it weU be otherwise, since now at 33, aU you call 
 sweet and ravishing is in her Face; which it is as great a Pleasure to behold 
 as a perpetual simshine without any clouds at all ; and yet all this sweetness is 
 joined with such attractive vertue as draws all to a certain distance and 
 there detains them with reverence and admiration, none ever daring to 
 approach her nigher, or having power to go farther off. She's so obliging, 
 courteous and civil as if those qualities were only born with her, and rested 
 
HIGH STRKKT. A\KST SIDK. 357 
 
 in her bosom as their centre. Her speech and her Behaviour is so gentle, 
 sweet and affable, tliat whatsoever men may talk of magick therein none 
 cliarms but she. So good a wife she is, she frames her nature to her hus- 
 band 's: the hyacinth follows not the Sun more willingly, than .slie lier hu.s- 
 band's pleasure. Her household is her charge. Her care to that makes 
 her but seldom a non-resident. Her pride is to be neat and cleanly, and 
 her thirst not to be Prodigal. And to conclude is both wise and religious, 
 which makes her all I have said before. 
 
 "In the next place I suppose yoiu-self will thuik it reasonable that 
 unto Mrs. Stewards I should add her husband's Character: who.se worth 
 and goodness do well merit. As to his stature tis inclming to tall: and 
 as to his aspect, if all the lineaments of a sincere and honest hearted man 
 were lost out of the world, they might be all retrieved bj^ looking on his 
 face. He's one whose bovmty is limited by reason, not by ostentation; 
 and to make it last he deals discreetly; as we so we our land not by the 
 sack but by the handful. He is so smcere and upright that his word and 
 his meaning never shake hands and part, but always go together. His 
 mind is alwaj'S so serene that that thunder but rocks him asleep which 
 breaks other men's slumbers. His thoughts have an aim as high as heaven, 
 tlio their residence be in the Valley of an humble heart. He is not much 
 given to talk, tho he knows how to do it as well as any man. He loves his 
 friend, and will do anything for hun except it be to wink at his faults, of 
 which he will be alwajs a severe reprover. He is so good a husband that 
 he is worthy of the wife he enjoys, and would even make a bad wife good 
 by his example. 
 
 ' 'Ipswich is a coimtry town not very large, and when a stranger arrives, 
 tis quickly Icnowii to every one. It is no wonder then that the next day 
 after our arrival the news of it was carried to JVIr. Hubbard, the Minister 
 of the town, who hearing that I was the person that had brought over a 
 great Venture of Learning, did me the honor of making me a visit at Mr. 
 Steward's, where I lay, and afterwards kindly invited me and my fellow 
 traveller to his own house, where he was pleased to give us ver)* handsome 
 entertainment. His writing of the History of Indian Warrs shews hime 
 to be a person of good parts and understanding. He is a sober, grave and 
 well accomplished man — a good preacher (as all the town affirm, for 
 I didn 't hear aim) and one that lives accordmg to his preaching. 
 
 "The next day I was for another ramble in which Mr. Steward was 
 pleas'd to accompany me. And the place we went to was a to^m call'd 
 Rowley, lying six mUes North-East from Ipswich, where most of the In- 
 habitants had been Clothiers. There was that Day a great Game of Foot 
 Ball to be playd, whicli was the occasion of our going thither: There was 
 anotlier Tovm that playd against them, as is sometimes Common in Eng- 
 land: but they played with their bare feet which I thought was very odd: 
 but was upon a broad Sandy Shoar free from Stones, which made it more 
 easie. Neither were they so apt to trip up one anothers heels, and quarrel 
 as I have seen em in England." 
 
358 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 William Cartwright. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Cartwright was the original grantee, apparently, of the lot which 
 Thomas Brigden of Charlestown, cooper, sold, with a house, to John Wood- 
 am, bricklayer, in 1659 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 224). Woodam sold to John Brown, 
 in 1663 (Ips. Deeds 2: 194). Brown sold Thomas Lull the northeast part of 
 his lot and Robert Paine, the northwest, March 20, 1674-5 (Ips. Deeds 3 :335) , 
 and Paine sold his holding to Lull, Aug. 31, 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 111). Lull 
 sold the lot to Robert Lord, March 15, 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 165), who be- 
 queathed it to his son, Nathaniel (1683 Pro. Rec. 304: 16-18). Francis 
 Young was the owner, in Mr. Fitch's time, as we have seen, and Young 
 conveyed this and other property to his son-in-law, John Knowlton, June 
 15, 1713 (35: 106). The widow, Rebecca Knowlton, owned in 1721 (39: 
 100) and Nathaniel Lord, by his will made in 1818, bequeathed the east end 
 of his dwelling to his widow, and the west end to his son, Nathaniel Lord 
 3d (Pro. Rec. 393: 37). Heirs of the family still own it. The adjoining 
 house on the west is built on a part of the original estate. 
 
 Philip Call. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Philip Call owned a house on this lot in 1659, and, by the deed of 
 Woodam to Brown of the adjoining lot, in 1663, he was still in possession. 
 Brown's deed of the abutting lot to Paine, gives the owner of this lot as 
 Philip Call's widow, Mary, then the wife of Henry Bennet. Nathaniel 
 Lord sold this lot to his son-in-law, Joseph Bolles, March 29, 1710 (26: 176). 
 BoUes also bought of Joseph Fowler, owner of the abutting lot, a house 
 and an acre of land, March 5, 1722 (42: 79). Charles Bolles sold his grand- 
 son, John Manning 3d, surgeon, an acre and house, bounded by Nathaniel 
 Lord east, and Capt. Ebenezer Lord west, the estate of his deceased father, 
 Jan. 16, 1786 (161: 55). Dr. Manning sold the western part of the lot 
 with a house, that he probably built, to Daniel Lord 3d, April 23, 1798 (163 : 
 117), and the heirs of Lord sold to Abraham Caldwell, whose heirs still 
 own the property. Dr. Manning sold the eastern part and house to Ammi 
 R. Smith, April 25, 1798 (163: 117). Smith bought a small piece of Na- 
 thaniel Lord 3d on the east of his lot, Dec. 9, 1820 (225: 219). Abby H. 
 Smith, the executor of Samuel R. Smith sold this estate to John G. Cald- 
 well, being the same conveyed to him by Zenas Cushing in 1850, July 25, 
 1876 (958: 194). The Caldwell heirs still own. 
 
 Henry Archer. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 Henry Archer seems to have been the original grantee of the lot, 
 
 which Jolin Andrews sold to Mr. Richard Dummer, a house and house 
 
 lot of about an acre, with tliree acres more of pasture land adjoining, "which 
 
 said house and land is situate, lying and being in Hill St. . . . called by the 
 
HIGH STREET, WEST SIDE. 359 
 
 name of the AVhite Horse," land of Richard Wattles, northwest, house and 
 land of Philip Call, southeast, May 14, 1659 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 231). The White 
 Horse inn was the occasion of much contention among the good people of 
 the town. Corporal John Andrews offended the sensibiUties of his neigh- 
 bors by keeping open doors or open bar until past nine o'clock, encourag- 
 ing young men in devious ways. A petition of protest against the renewal 
 of his license was presented to the Court, and his license was renewed onlv 
 "until Salem Court." At the Court in Salem in June, 1658, a second 
 petition from the citizens was filed. 
 
 "The Court liaving considered of the petetion of many of the In- 
 liabitants of Ipswich, with one formerly presented to ye Court at Ipswich, 
 together with y* complaint and information of divers strangers for want 
 of needfuU and convenient acomodation and entertaynment at the other 
 ordinarye and the intymation of the selectmen of the need of two in that 
 town, have thought meet to license Corporal Andrews to keepe an ordinary 
 for the entertayment of strangers only till the next Court at Ipswich, 
 and not longer, provided that the Inhabitants doe at the sayd Court 
 present some meet pson to keepe an ordinary their w ch will accept of 
 the same and the Court sliall approve off, only he hath liberty in tliat 
 tyme to sell wyne and beere to townsman out of dores. ' ' 
 
 Deacon Moses Pengry was nominated as a suitable person, and re- 
 ceived his license on Sept. 7, 1658, and Andrews was permitted to con- 
 tinue his ordinary until the following March. The Corporal proved to 
 be a stubborn and refractory character. The Court Record of April 28, 
 1659, reveals his misdeeds. 
 
 "Corporal John Andrews for several misdemeanors complayned of to 
 this Court viz. for selling wine by retail without license upon pretence 
 selling by the gallon and three gallons, and yet drawing it by the pint 
 and quarte, and for entertaj'ning Townsmen at unseasonable tymes, as 
 after nine of the clock, and for entertayning men's sonn's and enter- 
 tayning strangers as an ordinary and this after prohibition of the Court 
 to keepe an ordinary. The sentence of the Court is that he is fined 20"* 
 and to bound to his good beheavior till the ne.xt Court held at Ipswich. ' ' 
 
 Another charge was brought against him on the same docket, on 
 which he was also sentenced. 
 
 "Corporal John Andrews stands bound to ye Treserer of this County 
 in the sum of fiftye pound upon condition the saj'd John Andrews shall 
 appeare at the next Court held at Ipswich to answer to what shall be 
 objected against him about a vehement suspition of severall misde- 
 meanors and facts as pulling down the signe of Moses Pengry and his 
 gate and Mr. Browne his gate and dore and Lieut. Sam. Appleton his 
 gate. ' ' 
 
 The petition which is reproduced is evidently the second one, which 
 was presented on Jmie 4, 1658, at the Salem Court. It was found by Mr. 
 Daniel Fuller .\ppleton in an Antiquary's store in New York City and 
 presented by him to the Historical Society. 
 
;^60 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 The humble peticon of sundry of y^ Inhabitants of y^ Towne of Ips- 
 wich whose names 
 
 are subscribed 
 Sheweth 
 
 That whereas at y" hist Court held at Ipswich, there was presented to 
 [ ] Hon** Court, a serious and earnest request upon weighty 
 
 grounds for removin and suppressing one of y*' Ordinaryes, found to be 
 many wayes prejudicial! [ ] good of the place wdiich peticon 
 
 found such acceptance with this Hon. [ ] as tliey where pleased 
 
 to grant and continue no longer leave and liberty for [ ] contin- 
 
 uance of y*" said Ordinary, then to this next Court at Salem. We are 
 emboldened and encouraged (the causes of our greivances still continuing 
 and increasing) to entreat this Hond Court to recall and review our 
 former request and supplications tenderd to them in y' particular. And 
 according to our hopes then conceived, no longer to continue or grant any 
 license for upholding and keeping y^ same ordinary. Which we verily 
 believe will be an affectual meanes for y« remooving of much sin and evill 
 and minister cause of joy and thanksgiving to many of gods people, 
 amongst us. 
 
 San\uell Appleton Sen'' 
 Marke Simonds 
 Tho Smith 
 John Appleton 
 Samuell Appleton 
 William Adams Sen. 
 Edward Chapman? 
 
 Robert Payne 
 
 John Whipple Senior 
 
 William Goodhue 
 
 Moses Pengry 
 
 Richard Kimball Sen. 
 William Bartholomew 
 Ezekiel Cheever 
 Anthony Potter 
 Reginold Foster 
 Thomas Nowlton? 
 Jacob Perkins 
 John Warner 
 Edward Thomas 
 Edward Browne 
 Robert Day 
 William Adams Juii. 
 Daniel Warner 
 
 Mathew Whipple 
 Tho. Stace 
 John Adams 
 
 Andrews sold his establishment, and John Paine was in possession 
 in 1671, by the deed of the adjoining property and Philip Fowler in 1678. 
 Philip sold his son, Joseph, his dwelhng house, barns, shop and orchard, 
 "which I have owned since 1677, ' ' extending to the ditch that parted from 
 Philip's land, April 2, 1715 (27: 132), and Joseph Fowler sold to Jeremiah 
 Lord, Jan. 7, 1723, 74 rods, the rest of the original lot that remained after 
 his sale to Joseph BoUes (43: 106). Jeremiah Lord sold the east half of his 
 
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 dwelling to his son, Jeremiah Jr., May 30, 1757 (121: 22). He enlarged 
 his lot by the purchase of 2 rods 10 ft. front of theWm. Caldwell estate, 
 adjoining on the southwest, July 11, 1763(124: 1). He inherited the remain- 
 der probably, and was succeeded by his son, P]benezer Lord, 1771 (Pro. 
 Rec. 347: 153). Another Ebenezer inherited and Luther, son of Ebenezer, 
 whose heirs still own. 
 
 Richard Wattles. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Richard Wattles was the earliest owner, of whom there is record, of the 
 next lot, northwest. He is mentioned in a deed of the adjoining property 
 in 1G53, and sold in 1GG3, his house and an acreof land "intheHill St." to 
 Henry Hussell of Marblehead, April 18(Ips. Deeds 2: 149). Russell, "sope- 
 boyler," sold to Margaret Bishop, Oct. 13, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 301) and 
 Margaret, and her son, Samuel, joint executors of Thomas Bishop, .sold 
 to Thomas Lull, March 14, 1678 (Ips. Deeds 4: 140). Wm. Caldwell mar- 
 ried a daughter of Lull, and after Lull 's decease, his daughter Elizabeth, 
 wife of William Herbert, sold Caldwell, her brother-in-law, half the home- 
 stead, bounded nt)rthwest by John Holland, Nov. 21, 1733 (Familj- Deeds), 
 and on July 10, 1753, Elizabeth Herbert, then a widow, conveyed to him 
 the balance, then bovmded northwest by Daniel Ringe. The estate was in- 
 herited by Benjamin, son of Wm. who sold his son, Nathaniel, one half of 
 the property, Jan. 28, 1805 (Family Deeds). Nathaniel inherited the re- 
 mainder of the property, and it is now owoied by his heirs. 
 
 Richard Bidgood. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 Two acres here were owned originally by Richard Bidgood, then by 
 Robert Paine and Jolm Whipple. They sold a hou.se and land to Mr. Wm. 
 Norton, and he sold to WiUiam English of Boston, shoemaker, Dec. 9, 1653 
 (Ips. Deeds 5: 41). Bonest Norton sold to Thomas Lull, the house and 
 land given him by his father, Wm. Norton, deceased, April 9, 1695 (1 1 : 121). 
 Lull conveyed it to John Holland, May 22, 1708 (23: 9). John Holland, 
 son of John, sold the east half of the estate of his father, abutting on Cald- 
 well, to Daniel Ringe, "and ye house as it is now finisht standing there, " 
 Nov. 6, 1742 (84: 201). John Holland and George NewTnan, the executors 
 of the will of their mother Elizabeth, sold Ringe the other half of the prop- 
 erty, with a house, Jan. 31, 1743 (86: 31). The language of the deeds seems 
 to imply that the house sold in 1742 was just completed at that time, while 
 the other was the original homestead. Daniel Ringe sold the northwest 
 comer to his son John, beginning at the south comer of his land, where 
 his shop .stands (he was a chaise maker), Oct. 19, 1793 (168: 12). The 
 widow Ringe, who died about a century ago, gave a homestead to her 
 son, and daughter, Anna, wife of Elisha Newman. It is said that they 
 built the house still known as the Ringe house. Nathaniel Caldwell 
 married the daughter of Elisha Newman, who became heir of half the 
 
364 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Paine 's land, Feb. 26, 1668 (Ips. Deeds 3: 153). This deed is of especial 
 interest, showing that at that period the thoroughfare variously known as 
 Scott's Lane or Bridge Lane or Mill St. reached only a little beyond the 
 corner of the present Mineral St. Mr. Hubbard transferred the property, 
 containing eight acres, with house," barns, stables, sellers, out houses etc." 
 on the 16th of the following February 1668-9 to John Perkins (Ips. Deeds 
 3: 126). Perkins sold his son Samuel half an acre, on Baker's Lane, with 
 John Day's lot on the south; the lot alluded to as occupied once by the 
 widow Rofe,May 14, 1679 (Ips. Deeds 4:285) ; and to Samuel Moses a small 
 lot, 2 rods 4 ft. wide, 5 rods 4 ft. deep ,abutting on High St. and the Mar- 
 shall Robert Lord's land, Nov. 20, 1682 (Ips. Deeds 5: 176). Moses built a 
 house, which he mortgaged to Mr. Joseph Bridgham of Boston, March 16, 
 1685 (Ips. Deeds 5: 186). John Allen Jr., of Marblehead sold this house and 
 the quarter acre of land, "formerly Samuel Moses late of Ipswich" "in ye 
 long street so called" bounded by land of Mr. Abraham Perkins to Ed- 
 ward Eveleth,Nov. 15,1708(21: 19) and Eveleth sold to Jonas Clay, March 
 14, 1716 (36: 165). Claysold to Mager or Major Gould, an acre of land and 
 a house, Feb. 7, 1729(61: 92). Mager Gould Jr. bought the northeast end 
 on April 22,1755(104: 4) and inherited the remainder and it continued in 
 the Gould ownership until Elizabeth Holland, alias Gage, sold to Abigail, 
 wife of Frederic Porter, May 18, 1821 (277: 29). She quitclaimed her 
 right in the dwelling of her late brother, Daniel Gould, as conveyed by his 
 wiU. This estate is now occupied by John Dudley Harris, though the resi- 
 dence is modern. 
 
 Abraham Perkins sold his son, Stephen, a house and three acres on the 
 corner of Scott's Lane and the present Liberty Street, bounded by the 
 land of Mrs. Hannah Perkins, widow, March 13, 1721-2 (40: 18). John 
 Perkins, brother of Stephen, sold him the house and three acres, fronting on 
 High St. "now occvipied by Hon. mother, Mrs. Hannah Perkins," Feb. 2, 
 1722 (41 : 25). Doctor Jolui Perkins inherited the estate and his executor 
 sold to Michael Farley, tamier, a two acre lot, on April 2, 1760 (109: 181). 
 Scott's lane was the southwest bound. The Jolm Day lot was then owned 
 by Richard Farrin. The original Marshall Lord property was then owned 
 by Samuel Lord 3d, of the same family line. Elizabeth Lowater, 
 daughter of Capt. Stephen Perkins, and Daniel Giddings held some of 
 the original Perkins land. Stephen Lowater, son of Elizabeth (Perkins) 
 Lowater, sold tliree acres with a house adjoining the Gould pi-operty to 
 Samuel, James and Nathaniel Foster of Boston, Jan. 28, 1788(147: 120). 
 They were already owners, probably by inheritance, of the balance of the 
 Perkins property, some three acres, and they conveyed the whole estate, 
 six and one half acres with buildings, to John Harris, July 7, 1795 (164: 
 236). Col. Nathaniel Harris inherited a portion. He acquired the Gould 
 property as well and occupied the old house, which was burned about 1858, 
 when a fire swept off a number of buildings in this neighborhood. Nathaniel 
 Harris sold two acres with buildings on the west of his homestead to Ed- 
 ward Harris (May 14, 1816) (209: 159), who had akeady purchased a small 
 
HIGH STREET, WEST SIDE. 365 
 
 piece from Lakeman adjoining. Edward sold two and a (|uarter acres with 
 buildings as the deed says, "set off to him from his father John Harris's 
 estate," to Mark R. Jewett, March 5, 1833 (269: 76) whose heirs are still 
 in possession. 
 
 Mark Symonds. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The remainder of the land in this square Avas ownied originally by Mark 
 Symonds. His executor, John Aires, sold a house and three acres, to Edward 
 Chapman, son in law of Symonds, Nov. 24, 1659 (Ips. Deeds 3: 351). Chap- 
 man sold his son, John, a house and 10 rods on the comer, bounded by his 
 land on two sides, Sept. 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 153). Samuel Chapman ac- 
 quired the balance of the estate. Samuel sold an acre on the northeast side 
 to his neighbor, .\braham Perkins, to enlarge his property, June 23, 1687 
 (7: 152); an acre and house, fronting on the Street, to SamuelAVood, Dec. 
 2, 16S7 (12: 119); and an acre and a quarter of land in the rear, to 
 Thomas Lull Jr., Dec. 6, 1687 (8: 100). John Chapman sold his corner 
 and house, his land increased now to 40 rods, to Caleb and John Kiml)all, 
 April 6, 1719 (36: 22) and they sold the same to John Wood, on April 8, 
 1719 (35 : 156). By this purchase John became next neighbor to his father, 
 Samuel Wood, and inherited his property (50: 253). John Wood's widow, 
 Martha, was allotted the northeast part of his estate, boimded by the Capt. 
 Stephen Perkins' land, and measuring 4^ rods on High St., Nov. 19, 1752 
 (Pro. Rec. 331: 126). Retire Bacon and his wife Margaret acquired pos- 
 session, and sold a house and one and a half acres, the whole of the John 
 Wood estate probably, to Isaac Marthi, Aug. 7, 1765(117: 29). Martin sold 
 to John Lakeman, Oct. 31, 1765(126: 43), the northeast comer of the prop- 
 erty abutting on Nathaniel Foster, and another piece on April 19, 1773 
 (160: 159). It was owned by Nathaniel Lord, and by his son, Abraham, 
 and the northwest part is still in possession of his heirs. 
 
 The triangular plot, now ownied and occupied by Mr. Thomas H. 
 Lord , affords an interesting study. Up to this point, we have seen that 
 the lands had been granted in small lots, at the beginning of the settle- 
 ment. But in this locality, a considerable tract between the Aaron Lord 
 property and the corner occupied by the Burnham grocery was still unim- 
 proved. On May 19, 1687, the Town granted Francis Young, about 16 ft. 
 of land in breadth from the stonewall, against Sanmel Chapman's land, 
 and 26 ft. long to set a cattle barn on etc. He had already built a house, 
 it would seem, and on Jan. 19, 1693/4, he was granted a small piece, 
 near his house, bordering on Lamberds, southeast to Thomas Lull, and on 
 Jan. 15, 1694-5, the Town gave a clear title to the squatter, some 
 15 rods of Town Common, part of which he had taken and inclosed by his 
 hou.se, and now bounded southeast by Sanuiel Wood's land, and southwest 
 by a narrow piece of land lately sold Thomas Lull Jr. Lull had bought an 
 acre and a quarter and 29 rods of Samuel Chapman, as has been men- 
 tioned, and this probably included in part what is now Central St. and the 
 Erastus Clark property etc. A cellar was discovered when Mr. Clark erected 
 
366 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 his buildings which belonged probably to Lull's house. The Town had 
 granted him a small piece bordering on "Lamberds" southeast in Aug. 
 1693. Nathaniel Lord, Thomas Safford and Thomas Lull representing the 
 proprietors, sold Lull, Jr., "a certain corner of land, known by the name of 
 Lamberd's corner, in the South part of Turkey Hill Eighth and ye Eighth 
 next Rowley half an acre & 32 rods, bounded northeast upon Thomas Lull 
 Jr. 's land, southeast Capt. Stephen Perkins land, west and northwest upon 
 y" highway, being 10 rods ^ wide at y"^ northeast end and 2 rods wide at 
 southwest end," Dec. 27, 1726 (75: 128). This included the land on the 
 east side of the present Liberty St. apparently, and was still included in 
 the divisions into which the Common lands had been divided. 
 
 Young's son-in-law, John Knowlton , Jr. , took the property, having 
 assumed his father-in-law's debts, June 1.5,1713(35:106). His widow, 
 Rebecca, sold to Joseph Smith, Jan. 10, 1719-20(37: 118). Smith exchanged 
 this for another property with Nathaniel Knowlton, now 20 rods, bounded 
 north and northwest by the County Road and the way to Thomas Lull's, 
 by land of Thomas Lull's south, and Samuel Wood's land southeast, Sept. 
 25, 1724 (51: 135). Encroachments were made so easily that five rods 
 could have been added by setting out his bounds. Knowlton sold the house 
 and 20 rods to Daniel Choate, Nov. 5, 1728(51 : 136). Daniel Choate, a son 
 perhaps of the former Daniel, conveyed the southeast half of his homestead 
 to his daughter, Mary Choate Feb. 10, 1808 (187: 25). 
 
 This deed mentions for the first time the road that now separates this 
 property from the Aaron Lord property, and it defines the bounds as about 
 6 rods on this way. It must have been a mere cart-path, however for in 
 the division of Abraham Lord's estate in 1808, it is bounded northwest 
 by Daniel Choate. Mary Choate received the rest, and sold the whole to 
 Robert Stone, March 29, 1822 (237: 27). His mortgagee, Moses Shatswell, 
 sold to Asa Lord, March 29, 1826 (241 : 160). Mr. Lord enlarged the build- 
 ings to their present form. 
 
 The spot now occupied by the Payne School house is remembered by 
 our old citizens as a knoll or small hill, on which a small house stood, near 
 the front fence of the school yard. This was also part of the Conunon 
 land and was granted to Aaron Day. John and Lucy Lefavour of Marble- 
 head, heirs of Day presumably, sold William Lakeman, Jr., "a certain 
 piece of land granted to Aaron Day, cabinet-maker, by the commoners, 
 with a small dwelling, being at the southwest corner of the Town's land of 
 Little Hill, so called, thence running southwest to Scott's Lane, to the 
 road leading to Linebrook Parish, thence about 7 rods northwest on the 
 road leading to Linebrook, then northeast on the back lane to the Town 
 land first mentioned," Jan. 1796 (160: 159). It was Gander Hill, in later 
 years, and the reason of this name may be found in the title "Goose Pas- 
 ture," of a piece of pastureland on the other side of Boxford road, in the in- 
 ventory of John Wood 's estate. The committee of the proprietors of the 
 "Turkey Hill Eight and ye Eight next Rowley," sold Wood for £11, a 
 three quarter acre lot, which may be included in the field used as a ball- 
 
hk;h strf:kt, west side. 367 
 
 ground, now owned by Mr. Thomas H. Lord, "the Highway to be left full 
 2 rods and a half wide from y"" proprietor's fence as it now stands," May 
 21, 1736 (75: 208). The school house stood near the present Hose House 
 sixty years ago, and was moved to the present spot and enlarged after the 
 Hill had been levelled. 
 
 John Brewer. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 From the corner, now occupied by Mr. Nathaniel Burnham's grocery, 
 to the railroad crossing, lots were assigned and houses built at the begin- 
 ning of the settlement. This corner was known as early as 1728, and prob- 
 ably much before, as Brewer's Corner. In Feb. 1662, the constables 
 were "ordered to pay John Brewer 20s. for charges he is out about build- 
 ing the fort," and on Oct. 2, 1683, John Bruer was chosen Town Clerk 
 and instructed to copy the two old Town Books (Town Records). In 
 1728, the Town granted "the first or Town Parish" "the land lying 
 and being between Bruer's Corner, and the dwelling house of Thomas Lull, 
 so as not to obstruct and hinder a good high-way.'" The Brewer house 
 lot was of goodly size, and Mr. Brewer sold it in several pieces. To Daniel 
 Low, he sold a quarter of an acre on the comer, with a dwelling, and the 
 land on Boxford road extended to the ditch that drains the lands, June 
 13, 1717 (32: 237). A lot on the northwest side, abutting on ' 'the widdow 
 Setchwell," and bounded by the County Road northeast and the "County 
 Road leading to Topsfield or however otherwise," he sold to Capt. Stephen 
 Perkins at about the same time (32: 172). Francis Sawyer was in posses- 
 sion of the intervening tract in 1734, and he may have bought it when the 
 others made their purchases. Sawyer and his wife, Susanna, being admin- 
 istratrix of Daniel Low, mariner, sold the Low homestead on the corner 
 to Samuel Williams, saddler, on Dec. 5, 1743 (89: 142). It came later into 
 the hands of Nathaniel Hart. The executors of Sarah Hart sold to Hannah 
 Goodhue, widow, the east part of the present dwelling, June 10, 1805 (177: 
 44) and Isaac Kimball sold the western end to Jonathan Haskell, with a 
 quarter acre, Jan. 11, 1817 (238: 236). These owners are still remem- 
 bered. The house is of venerable age, but it is doubtful if it is the original 
 Brewer house. 
 
 The middle part of the Brewer lot came into Francis Sawyer's posses- 
 sion, we have said. The executors of Capt. Perkins sold him their inter- 
 est in the third division, abutting on the Shatswell property, June 27, 1734 
 (81: 257). Sawyer sold Moses Lord, chair-maker and turner, "a certain 
 messuage near a place called Bryer's Corner, from Nathaniel Hart's land 
 by the County Road, 4 rods 7h ft.," to Shatswell's line, Nov. 3, 1757(113: 
 206) and on Dec. 21, 1770, he sold Lord the rear land, which was not 
 included in the earlier sale (128: 189). Lord built the ancient house 
 
 'The I'arisli still ownss a pasture in the rear of the hmiselots near the railroad 
 track, but it does not correspond to tliis description. It may be that this grant was 
 exchanged for the one still owned. 
 
368 IPSWICH. IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 that still stands, probably about the year 1757. It was o-wTied later by 
 his sons Jacob and Moses, and Jacob sold his interest to his brother, July 
 21, 1818 (217: 255). It was owned at a later date by John Lane. Some- 
 time later than 1770 part of this homestead was sold to Joseph Smith, and 
 his house was built between the Moses Lord and Shatswell houses. It 
 disappeared many years ago. 
 
 John Shatswell. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 John Shatswell was one of the earliest grantees, and under date, April 
 20, 1635, he is mentioned as owning six acres of ground, where his house is 
 built, between Mr. Wade's house lot east and Mr. Firman's on the west, 
 Goodman Webster's lot, northeast. I cannot identify this with the present 
 Shatswell location. This early grant was on the north side of the highway 
 wherever it was, and if another house lot bounded it on the northeast it 
 could not be located on High St. as the lots on the other side of the high- 
 way are on the hill side. On the 21 May, 16S5, John Day bought one and 
 a half acres and the line was laid, "from said Daye's fence corner by his 
 brick house," near Mr. Tuttle's and Richard Shatswell 's. The Day lot, 
 which still shows the refuse bricks of an ancient brickyard, is probably in- 
 cluded in the western part of Mr. John Cogswell's pasture on the Linebrook 
 road. It touched on the land of Shatswell and Tuttle. Shatswell may 
 have been in possession many years at this time. The estate was divided 
 between the sons John and Richard in 1695, and it was bounded by 
 Brewer's land east and Mrs. Tuttle's west (24: 40). Its later history is 
 given under that of the adjoining lot. 
 
 Simon Tuttle. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The lot, called Mrs. Tuttle's, adjoining Shatswell on the west was sold 
 by "Stephen Minot of Boston, Stephen Minot, Jr., son of Steplien by Sarah, 
 his wife late deceased, eldest daughter of Francis Wainwright deceased, 
 and Samuel Waldo of Boston and Lucy his wife, youngest daughter of 
 Francis Wainwright," being "the house and land 2 acres, inherited from 
 Simon Tuttle," to Francis' Goodhue, Dec. 6, 1732 (66 : 255). Goodhue sold 
 it to Joseph Fowler, Feb. 19, 1745 (94: 247) and the heirs of Fowler sold 
 an acre and a half, probably the whole of the same lot, to Nathaniel and 
 Moses Shat.swell, March 25, 1807 (236 : 309) . It is still owned by the Shats- 
 well heirs. The east end of the house was sold to Capt. John Lord, in 1824. 
 The family tradition is that the original house was burned. When Capt. 
 John, great grandfather of the John and Nathaniel of today, was to be 
 married, the western end was built, and the three families, who then occu- 
 pied it, made common use of the single long and narrow kitchen, with its 
 one capacious fireplace. In later years, the three houses on the west 
 have been built on the Shatswell land. 
 
HIGH STREET, WEST SIDE. 369 
 
 The neighboring Fowler property has been a family inheritance for 
 generations. It was originally in the Tuttle family, and Simon Tuttle 
 sold a house and one and three quarter acres to Joseph Fowler, carpenter, 
 June 30, 1720 (39: 118). He bought the adjoining land in 1745, and for 
 more than sixty years, both estates remained in the Fowler family. The 
 original lot, bought in 1720, still belongs to the Fowler heirs. The original 
 trade of the Fowlers was tanning, and it is said that some of the old vats 
 were foiuid manv years ago on the lower end of this lot. The gambrel 
 roofed house, now" on the spot, old "Sir" Smith used to say, was moved 
 from Mineral Street to this spot, perhaps a century ago. 
 
 John Cooley. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The two venerable houses beyond the Fowler location are on the ancient 
 house lot of John Cooley, who was in possession in 1638. Richard Kimball, 
 then of Wenham, sold to Caleli Kimball, the house, late John Cooky's, 
 deceased, bounded by Simon Tuttle southeast, Robert Day .southwest, 
 Thomas Smith northwest and the Street, southeast (by error for northeast) 
 in 1665 (Ips. Deeds 4: 257). Caleb, probably the son of Caleb, conveyed 
 to his son John, a third of the homestead, containing two acres m aU, 
 "on that side of the homestead next Simon Tuttle 's, 4 rods 6 ft. and a 
 half next the Street, ' ' on June 1 , 1715 (36 : 23) . The residue of his estate, 
 Caleb bequeathed to his son Benjamin (Pro. Rec. 320: 261-3), Feb. 28, 
 1736 Lieut. Jeremiah Kimball succeeded to the John Kimball estate, and 
 at his death, the northwest part was allotted to his widow, and the north- 
 east to his eldest son, Jeremiah (Pro. Rec. 351 : 458, 1765). His son, Jere- 
 miah, inherited it, and in the division of his estate, it was aUotted to his 
 sons, Jonathan C. and Charles, March 25, 1831 (264: 103), who sold to 
 Thomas Stamford, Oct. 3, 1832 (266: 246). This ancient dwelhng was prob- 
 ably built bv John Kimball, soon after the year 1715. 
 
 " The other part of the estate was sold by Benjamin Kimball, son per- 
 haps of the earlier Benjamin, to Capt. Daniel Goodhue, March 1, 1775 
 (160: 54). But it returned to its old family hne. Capt. Goodhue sold it 
 to Jeremiah Kimball Jr., with an acre of land, June 25, 1801 (170: 24) He 
 sold to William Heard, Dec. 7, 1819 (228:197)and Heard to Aliraham Lord, 
 Dec 6 1827 (246: 306). It is impossible to determine when the ancient 
 dwelling was built, but it was probably erected long before the Revolution- 
 ary \N'ar. 
 
 Thomas Smith. 
 
 (DiaRiani 2.) 
 
 The Town Record, under 1638, credits Tliomas Smith with a house 
 lot of an acre, at the west end of HighSt., the house lot of John Cooley on 
 the southeast "and the Common, near the Common fence gate, on the 
 
370 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 northwest. ' ' This was the end of tlie Town, and beyond was the great un- 
 granted area of unimproved Common land, in which all householders had 
 rights of pasturage and fuel. A fence was built around the Town, to de- 
 fine the limits of the Common land, and to prevent cattle from straying 
 into it unguarded. Tlie gate that gave admittance to the Commons, we 
 are informed, was near Smith's house. 
 
 Thomas Smith, shoemaker, sold his acre and a half lot to Thomas Dow, 
 a soldier under Major Appleton and wounded in the Great Swamp Fight, 
 March 9, 1676-7 (Ips. Deeds 4: S3). In his deed of Feb. 4, 1691, Thomas 
 Dow states that his brother Jeremiah, was associated with himself in the 
 purchase of the lot, that they built the dwelling together, and that he con- 
 veys his interest to his brother (50: 130). It was bounded by Caleb Kim- 
 ball and John Day. ' ' But all other ways doth adjoin (as it is also bounded) 
 by the said Ipswich Common." Jeremiah's will, probated June, 1723 
 (Pro. Rec. 313: 639-40) gave a yearly stipend of £4 a year to his widow 
 provided she relinquished her claim upon the estate, and gave the real 
 estate to his only child, Margaret, not yet eighteen years old. Margaret 
 made an early marriage and on Nov. 2, 1727, Henry Greenleaf, her husband, 
 and Margaret, sold the homestead to Benjamin Dutch, "bounded north- 
 west partly on the Town's Pasture and partly upon a highway to sd. 
 Pasture" (49: 250). Dutch sold it to her mother, the widow Susanna 
 Dow, Jan. 3, 1728 (51 : 222). Susanna Dow's will mentions her daughter, 
 Margaret Lull (Pro. Rec. 329: 19, 20 Oct. 1749). The Town Record in- 
 forms us that John Lull and "the widd" Margaret Greenleaf " both of 
 Ipswich, were published the 8th of December, 1733. Deeds of the adjoin- 
 ing property mention John Lull as the owaier of this estate, and it came 
 to him by his wife. David Lord succeeded to the property, and his grand- 
 son, George Harris, is the present owner. In digging the cellar for a barn, 
 Mr. Harris hit upon the fovrndation of an ancient chimney, and the old well. 
 This defines the location undoubtedly, of the house, the brothers Thomas 
 and Jeremiah Dow built in 1676. 
 
 John Kimball. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 After the Common lands were distributed, and the Common fence 
 ceased to be, John Kimball acquired possession of a lot, beyond the Smith- 
 Dow location. On May 25, 1752, he deeded to his son, John, "the south- 
 east half of my lot of land, on which my said son John's house and barn 
 now stand, together with the orchard & buildings on the premises, bounded 
 east on the lane leading to the Parsonage Pasture, south on said Parsonage 
 Pasture (101: 141)." The house still stands, and near the house on the 
 east, a lane leads over the railroad track to the Parsonage Pasture, which 
 is still enjoyed by the old First Parish. The property was inherited by 
 Charles Lord and by Eben Kimball his son-in-law. 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 371 
 
 HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE 
 from Green's Point lload to East St. 
 
 William Merchant. 
 
 C Diagram 2.) 
 Crossing to the north side of the old Higliwav, the stately mansion, 
 now owned by Russell heirs and Mr. Austin Tv. Lord, is in itself, evidence 
 that people of substance built their comfortable houses against the hill side 
 On or near this spot at an early period lived William Merchant. At his 
 death, he left a widow and a daughter Marj^ his only child, wife of Henry 
 Osborn, between whom the Court divided the estate. The widow be- 
 queathed her portion to her daughter, at her decease, for the benefit of 
 her daughter's children. On April 20, 1694, Henry Osborn conveyed the 
 estate to his son, John, on condition of being supported by him (11 : 147). 
 On Nov. 29, 170.5, Peter Barbour of Boston, sold James Lord, the west side 
 of this estate, bounded northwest l)y Major Wainwright (21: 188), and 
 John Bartlet of Newbury sold Lord the other half, July 4, 1709 (21 : 140) 
 It seems to have passed from Lord's hands temporarily, perhaps by mort- 
 gage, as Anthony Lowden deeded to James Lord, the house where he now 
 lives and two acres, bounded by Thomas Safford northwest, June 26, 1730 
 (57: 20). James Lord, by his will, bequeathed his real estate to his son 
 James, 1734; and this James, in turn, sold to his son, James Jr., laborer, 
 the west end of his dwelling, April 24, 1762 (132: 209). James Lord sold 
 to Samuel Sawyer, April 13, 1789 (159: 2.50). Sawj'er sold to Benjamin 
 Lord and Henry Russell. Upon the death of Mr. Lord, his administrator 
 sold his half to John Lord, 4th, grandfather of the present owner. May 16, 
 1819 (247: 195). The mansion cannot be the original dwelHng upon this 
 site, but its architecture denotes probably a century and a half. Henry 
 Russell and his wife, Katherine Sutton, came here to dwell in Jan. 1787, 
 it is said. They lived fifty six years together. He died, Dec. 16, 1843, 
 aged eighty-six ; she, on Dec. 17, aged seventy- eight, and the two coffins 
 lay side by side, and were buried in a single grave. Nine of their children 
 grew to mature age. 
 
 Thomas Safford. 
 
 (DiaKraiii 2.) 
 
 To the northwest of this house lot, as the deeds recite, was another* 
 which was owned by Major Wainwright in 1705. At a later date, it was 
 owned by Thomas Safford, blacksmith, who conveyed to his son, Daniel, one 
 half his dwelling and land, and his "shop where y" Loome standeth with 
 y« Loome and all my weaver's tackling," July 19, 1733 (66: 162). Daniel 
 left a widow and son Ebenezer, to whom it was given (Pro. Rec. 389: 91, 92 
 March 1816). The stone gate posts, beyond the Russell house, mark the 
 entrance to this almost forgotten homestead. 
 
372 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Simon Adams. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 Next to the Russell-Lord mansion, we find the house owned by John 
 Lane, and still in possession of his heirs. Henry Russell made deed of the 
 house and 30 rods of land to Mary and Sarah Russell, Jan. 18, 1802 (170: 
 172). Much earlier, it was in the possession of Simon Adams, who is located 
 here by ancient deeds of the adjoining (Jewett) property in 1707 and 1742, 
 and Daniel Adams, 1761 , but the pedigree is obscure. 
 
 William Whitred. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Under the date, 1639, it is mentioned in the Town Record, that William 
 Whitred had sold Thomas Smith, his house lot in the Street called West 
 end, William Furrier southwest, another lot of Whitred 's northeast, 
 which was formerly granted to William Siinmons, and sold by him to 
 Whitred. Thomas Smith sold Aaron Pengry, one and one half acres and 
 a house, bounded northwest by the widow Marchant, and southeast by 
 other land of Pengry's, May 31, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 205). John Pengry 
 sold the same to Philip Fowler, bounded northwest by Simon Adams, May 
 11, 1707 (20: 105). Philip Fowler conA^eyed to his son Benjamin, "the 
 house now occupied by him," March 5, 1715 (30* 13), and Benjamin sold 
 to Francis Goodhue Dec. 14, 1733 (64: 215). Goodhue sold to Josiah 
 Martin, with Simon Adams's homestead nortliwest, Feb. 4, 1742(82: 223). 
 Samuel Lord 3d and Lucy quitclaimed to Daniel Giddinge their interest 
 (one-seventh) in the estate of their father, Josiah Martin, Aug. 1, 1761, 
 and Giddinge probably gained possession (109: 225). John Cole Jewett 
 owned it in 1767, by deed of the adjoining property, and his children sold 
 to David Lord, Jan. 28, 1813 (255: 202). Phihp Lord owned in 1830. 
 and Nathan Jewett, 1835. No trace of the ancient dwelling remains. 
 
 William Symmons. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The Town Record, as cited under Wm . Whitred, states that Symmons 
 sold this lot to Whitred. It was owned by Aaron Pengiy, in 1671. George 
 Smith of Portsmouth, sold it, three quarters of an acre of upland, to Caleb 
 Kimball Jr., March 23, 1710-11 (35: 113). Wilham Kimball succeeded 
 him, and was proprietor in 1760. Nathaniel Haraden of Gloucester and 
 Mary sold it to Nathan Low March 23, 1764 (114: 269), and in 1767, May 
 8, Nathan Low sold it to Daniel Lord Jr. (127 : 80). Daniel Lord and others 
 sold to Moses Jewett, Jan. 28, 1830 (286: 117) ; Moses to Moses Jr., May 8, 
 1835; and Moses Jr., to Joseph Wait, Oct. 1, 1835 (286: 118). It is now 
 in possession of the Jewetts, but there is no old house. 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 373 
 
 Robert Lord. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The adjoining lot seems to have been owned by Robert Lord and his 
 heirs so d to Thomas, their brother, April 27, 1714 (39: 216). but the .den- 
 til ation is not certain. On Jan. G, 1727, Thomas Nason, laborer, Robert 
 Ifd E ther, singlewoman, quitclaimed their right in the estate of th.r 
 ather, Will be Nason, to their brother WiUibe, for u.an.tannngthe.r mother 
 Id ac.e (56- 161). Esther and Martha sold their mterest to W dhbe, 
 9^1760( 09- 27) Wilhbe Nason sold to John Lord, felt-n.aker. 
 WU 7 1 60 (110 183) ■ the heirs of John Lord to Sewall P. Jewett. Jan. 
 23' l8lolnd Sctall P. t^ MarU R. Jewett, March 19, 1831 (260: 1111 The 
 Jewetts still own. 
 
 Richard KimbalL 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 Richard Khnball received a house lot, adjoining Goodman Simons in 
 the original apportionment, and it was recorded in 1637. He may have 
 been the original owner of the two lots, which John cmn-.yed to mchard 
 mn ball in 1696 (12: 114). Certainly Richard Kimball owned the ot 
 ^t ollr, Ld in his will, probated Dec. 25, 1752, ^^ ^^^^^^f^, 
 real estate to his son Richard and daughter Ehzabeth bo h "-nor. 33 L 
 107). Ehzabeth married Philip Lord,' and, after Ins deah, s^.e so d one 
 eighth of an acre and part of her house to Jolm Kuuball Jr Dec. 25 180 , 
 (18^ 147) ; the same that John Lane Jr. sold to BenjammFewkes March 
 2 lS3-> (%4- 87) This house, now owned and occupied by Mr. Nathan- 
 iel'Burnlim,wasbuiltprobablybyPhilipLord. Anarrowdrift-^^^^^^ 
 path bounds this property on the west. It is mentioned 11 th^ deeds o 
 ^t vicinity for two hundred years. Originally it turned to the right 
 and ran along the hillside to the Cemetery, bounding the house lots on the 
 ZJr Riclwd Kimball sold the original KimbaU house .vitl. a half acre 
 to Isaac Lord, felt-maker, Feb. 26, 1784 (142: 213). and ^ -beth Loi d 
 sold him a small piece. Dec. 5. 1805 (180: 219). Isaac bequeathed his prop 
 ^r ty to his nephew Joseph, whose heirs owi. the house now standing, but 
 the original house stood on the site of Mr. Thomas H. Lord's, and was oc- 
 cupied by his widow, when it had fallen into a very rmnous condition. 
 
 Alexander Knight. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 Alexander Knight o.^ed the house lot east of Kitfriftl Thir" 
 him, John Gamage, was in possession. Richard Kimball bought a th rd 
 of the lot. on the east side, and sold it to 1- «- Richard Feb^ 9^56 
 (28: 205) ; but Richard 2nd sold it back to Jolm Gamage Maj «' ' "l^;^^; 
 91) Wm. Gamage, executor of the will of his uncle, John, ^^^"^^ 
 and barn and one and one half acres to ^^^^ Perkms Oct. .^6^^ 
 92). Jacob Perkins sold to Deacon Nathaniel Kimball of the bouth Churc li. 
 
 siu> marrie.i Nath. Warner, pub. Nov. 1-2, 17(58; tUeu I'lulip Lor.l. pu.,. ^ 
 
 an. 1, 1TT4. 
 
374 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Feb. 17, 17.57 (103: 235). It continued in the same family, and was set off 
 to Jonathan, in 1820 (Pro. Rec. 396: 145-148). Deacon John Kimball oc. 
 cupied the house for many years. The architecture denotes age, and it 
 was probabl}^ built a century and a half ago. 
 
 Allen Perley. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 Allen Perley, the original grantee, sold his house and land to Walter 
 Roper, Sept. 3, 1652 (Ips. Deeds 2: 44). John Roper succeeded, then 
 Benjamin Dutch. Dutch sold the northwest half of the homestead, two 
 acres in all, lately of John Roper, to John Brown, 4th, Feb. 3, 1737 (77: 33), 
 and the northeast half to Nathaniel Lord, June 16, 1741 (84: 202). Lydia 
 Thornton, widow, sold half an old house, bequeathed her by her former 
 husband, Mr. John Brown, to Nathaniel Lord, hatter, Jan. 23, 1796 (181: 
 237). Nathaniel thus came into possession of the whole. At his decease, 
 the northwest half went to the heirs of Abraham and the southeast half to 
 Isaac, sons of Nathaniel (Pro. Rec. 379: 62, 1800). Isaac succeeded to the 
 whole, eventually. His son, Levi, inherited, and Levi's son, George, now 
 owns. The old house stood about 30 ft. further back. Levi Lord tore 
 down the northeast half, moved the northwest half forward, and built a 
 new half on the northeast side about 1847. 
 
 George Smith. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The lot next the Burying ground M^as owned by George Smith. Ae 
 his death, his son, Samuel, received the northeast side and Thomas tht 
 northwest. Samuel sold his half to Nathaniel Caldwell, 1713 (30: 43). The 
 administrator of John Caldwell sold the property to Jeremiah Day, May 20, 
 1793(159:20). Benjamin Kimball was a later owner. Thomas Smith 
 sold his interest to Andrew Smith, May 24, 1787 (146: 307). This old 
 house disappeared many years ago. The first allusion to the small gambrel- 
 roofed house near the burying ground is the conveyance by Eunice Ripley, 
 widow, to William Gould, Sept. 16, 1811 (196: 10). 
 
 John Cross. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The ' ' buryinge place ' ' was agreed upon as the westward limit of the 
 settlement in 1634 (Town Records). The first lot eastward was assigned 
 to Jolm Cross, with six acres on the hill adjoining. Richard Kimball Sen. 
 owned here in 1671. It was inherited by his son-in-law, Simon Adams, 
 and sold by him to Shoreborne Wilson, with house and barn, June 6, 1698 
 (13: 88). Half an acre had previously been sold to the Town to enlarge 
 the burying-place. During Wilson's ownership, the Town enlarged the 
 burying-place again by buying "a quarter and half a quarter of an acre," 
 April 3, 1707. The balance was sold by him to Daniel Rogers, the School- 
 
UK ill STREET, EAST SIDE. 375 
 
 master and Judge, July 18, 1709 (21 : 102). Rogers sold to Capt. Stephen 
 Perkins, Sept. 15, 1715 (27: 205). The Perkms heirs sold to Edward Eve- 
 leth, Feb. 13, 1734 (70: 143), and he to Natlianiel Caldwell, Dec. 3, 1735 
 (70: 243). John Caldwell, son of Nathaniel, inherited his real estate (Pro. 
 Rec. 322: 365, 1738). Thomas Cross sold the same to James Fo.ster, Nov. 
 10, 1741 (82: 247), and this deed gives the boundary on the north .side, "ex- 
 tending one rod from the back side of the house towards the Town Hill, on 
 land lately deeded to the Parish for a burying place. " This was the third 
 encroachment on the burying-ground, and nothing remained of the original 
 two acre lot but the narrow strip separating the cemetery from the street. 
 Mr. Foster lived in the house till his death, and liis iieirs sold to Isaac Martin 
 of Gloucester (1 10: 21). Martin sold to John Lawson the (juarter acre lot, 
 witli house and well, Nov. 15, 1769 (127: 11), who sold in turn to Samuel 
 Lord 3d, Oct. 1, 1772 (122: 209). Small as the lot was it was divided again. 
 Eight years after he boiight it, Mr. Lord sold about eight square rods witii 
 half the house, the northwest lialf, to Jonathan and William Galloway, Dec. 
 25, 1780 (138: 278). The Galloway heirs sold to Andrew Russell, cabinet- 
 maker, April 20, 1847 (399: 54). He lived across the way, in part of the 
 Ephraim Harris house, and had his shop for cabinet making on this side. 
 The old ( Jalloway house in ruinous condition is remembered by the old 
 people on High St. Andrew Russell sold to Francis and Lisette Ross, 
 July 17, 1867 (744: 254). The cabinet shop was remodelled into a dwell- 
 ing and is now occupied by Mr. Timothy B. Ross, the present owner. Tlie 
 northeast half of the old house was sold by Samuel Lord Jr., to Polley 
 Choate, seamstress, June 5, 1790 (168: 25). She sold to Nathaniel Tread- 
 well, and he to Elisha Gould, Dec. 28, 1811 (208: 39). Gould sold to Tim- 
 othy Ross Jr., Oct. 11, 1814 (207: 51). When Samuel Lord 3d Ijought, 
 the eastern bound was the Lummus property, but when Samuel Lord Jr. 
 sold to Polley Choate, this lot was bounded by Robert Stone's land. This 
 was part therefore of the Samuel Lord 3d property. Robert Stone sold 
 to William Robbins, Nov. 3, 1807 (182: 292) ; RoblDins to Timothy Harris 
 of Rowley, July 8, 1812 (199: 29): Timothy and Daniel Harris to Daniel 
 Caldwell, April 16, 1828 (252: 65), and he to William W. Ru.st Jr., on Dec. 
 13, 1851 (466: 43). The heirs of Rust own and occupy the estate. The 
 house is first mentioned in Stone's deed, 1807. 
 
 Thomas Dudley. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 "Given and granted to Thomas Dudley Esq. in October, 1635," "one 
 parcell of ground containing about nine acres lyeing between Goodman 
 Cross on the West and a lott intended to Mr. Broadstreet on the East. I'p- 
 on parcell of wch. nine acres, Mr. Dudley hath built an house," with otlier 
 lands, "all which premises aforesayd, with the house built thereon and 
 the palinge sett up thereon, the sayd Tiios. Dudley Esq. hath .sold to Mr. 
 Hubbard and his heirs &tc.' '(Town Record). Thos. Dudley is the redoubt- 
 
376 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 able Governor Dudley, who removed his residence from Cambridge at this 
 time, and removed to Roxbury a few years later. 
 
 "Mr." Hubbard is undoubtedly Mr. William Hubbard, a prominent char- 
 acter in our early town history. Feoffee, Deputy to General Court, and 
 Justice of the Quarterly Court. He removed to Boston about 1662. He 
 died in 1670, leaving tliree sons,Wiliiam, the Pastor of the Ipswich church 
 and Historian of the Indian wars, Richard and Nathaniel. Johnson's 
 tribute to him was, "a learned man, being well read in State matters, of a 
 very affable and humble behaviour, who hath expended much of his estate 
 to helpe on this worke. Altho he be slow in speech, yet is hee dowiiright 
 for the businesse."(Felt, Hist, of Ips., p. 75). His son, Richard, sold Symon 
 Stacy the dwelling, and nine acres of laud, bounded by High Street on the 
 southwest, by Richard Kemball's land on the northwest, and Robert Col- 
 lins on the southeast, July 5, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 253). This house-lot was 
 the largest ever granted by the Town, and its size alone would identify it 
 with the Dudley lot. 
 
 The administrators of Captain Stacy, William Baker and John Stani- 
 ford, sold the homestead, bounded west by "Shoarborn" Wilson and east 
 by Sergeant Robert Lord, to Jonathan Lvunmus, Sen., June 18, 1712 (24: 
 236). Lummus bequeathed his lands to his son Jonathan, by his will, ap- 
 proved Aug. 17, 1728 (Pro. Rec. 316: 378-80). He bequeathed his son 
 Daniel, ' 'a, small piece of land out of my homestead adjoining to his home- 
 stead, to make him a convenient way to his barn, and so to extend from 
 the northerly end of his homestead, tmtil it come to the cross fence as it 
 now stands, ' ' and ' ' the residue of the real estate, save a part of the house 
 reserved for Margaret his daughter, to his son Jonathan." Approved 
 gept. 25, 1769 (Pro. Rec. 345: 529-531). Jonathan, the third successive 
 owner bearing this name, bequeathed the ancestral property, to his 
 nephews, Isaac and Daniel (will approved, June 7, 1791) (Pro. Rec. 360: 
 476). 
 
 Isaac quitclaimed to Daniel his interest in the western half of the 
 estate, with half of the house, April 9, 1799 (217: 19), and a piece of land 
 at the west corner of the homestead, beginning at an elmtree by the road, 
 3 rods, 13 feet north to the barn, 6 rods 14 feet west to the burying ground. 
 Daniel was the son of Daniel mentioned in the will of the first Jonathan 
 as his son. His father had already sold him one-half of his house and barn 
 with a half acre of land, April 4, 1770 (129 : 16). 
 
 The Committee appointed to divide the estate of Daniel Lummus, 
 son of the first Daniel, assigned to the widow, Anna, the eastern half of 
 the Daniel Lummus homestead, bounded by land of Samuel Baker; to his 
 son Daniel, the other half of the homestead, and to his daughter Anna, 
 wife of John Hodgkins, Jr., the eastern half of the house now known as the 
 Low house. May 4, 1813 (Pro. Rec. 383 : 622) ; at his mother's death, Daniel 
 received her half of the house, and at his death (about 1843) his sister, Mrs. 
 Anna Hodgkins, inherited it. She bequeathed it to her daughter, Mary 
 wife of George Willett. She left it to her children, George A. and Mary E 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 377 
 
 Willett,wife of George Tozer. George Willett had sold a strip of land on the 
 southeast corner, thirty-four by sixty-four feet, to Sophia A. Tyler, wife 
 of James 8. Tyler, June 2, 1873 (886: 62). Mr. Tyler removed the house 
 t hat stood on the site of Mr. John A. Johnson 's present residence, and placed 
 it on this lot. The home.stead is owned still l)y CJeorge A. Willett and 
 WiUiam H. Tozer. The house is prol)ahly the original, built by Daniel 
 Lummus before 1769. 
 
 Isaac Lvunmus bequeathed the western half of the old Jonathan Lum- 
 mus homestead to his nephews John and Abraham, sons of Wm. Lummus 
 (approved 1849) (Pro. Rec. 415: 16). Abram Lummus, son of Abraham, 
 and other heirs sold to John C. Low, May 1 2, 1882, and it is described as still 
 containing eight acres moreor less (1 1 13 : 99). It was sold by him to John 
 H. Hrown, and by Mr. Brown to Chester W. Bamford. The house, which has 
 lately l)een remodelled, was built in all probability during the lAunnms 
 ownership. The small piece adjoining the Wallis Rust land was sold by 
 Capt. Jolm Hodgkins to his son John (451: 204), and sold by Caroline E. 
 Hodgkins to Olive R. Ross, Nov. 5, 1869 (811 : 211). I am aware that 
 some transfers of minor importance have been stated in a general way. 
 My purpose is, not to establish the legal title of present owners, but to 
 show that the original Lummus estate had a frontage on High St. from 
 the Wallis Ru.st property to the Samuel Baker estate, and that this is the 
 identical nine acre grant to Governor Thomas Dudley. 
 
 Daniel Rolfe. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The next grant was in possession of . . . Rofe or Rolfe (Caldwell Rec- 
 ords) in 1652 and Robert Collings, in 1654 (Ips. Deeds 2: 128). Abraham 
 Perkins sold to Robert Lord, Sen. "my dwelling house, barn etc. and three 
 and three quarters acres of land, which I lately purchased of Robert Collins 
 of Haverhill," bounded by Simon Stacy on the west and John Caldwell on 
 the east, April 11, 1682 "(15: 115). The will of Robert Lord Sen., pro- 
 bated in 1683, bequeathed "to my youngest son, Nathaniel, my dwelling, 
 barn, land wth the close I purchased of Thos. Lull which lieth on the other 
 side of ye street . . . whereas I am out £40 for ye house I bought of Abra- 
 ham Perkins, my will is that my grandchild, Robert Lord, Tertius, paying 
 of y"" £40 to me or my heirs, shall have said house, in which sd Robert now 
 dweUs (Pro. Rec. 304: 16, 18)." 
 
 Robert Lord, blacksmith, left his estate to his son Samuel and his six 
 daughters, by his will approved in 1735 (Pro. Rec. 320: 177-178). Sanuiel 
 Lord Sen., blacksmith, left certain lands to his only son Samuel, aiid men- 
 tions that the rest of his real estate was entailed by his father. His will 
 was approved in 1755 (Pro. Rec. 333: 217. 352). In 1765, the estate was 
 finally divided (Pro. Rec. 343: 499). The widow received her dower, which 
 I do not find recorded. The remaining two-thirds of the dwelling and so 
 much of the land adjoining "to begin at the corner by Daniel Caldwell's 
 
378 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 land so running northwest by sd road 57 feet to a stake, thence across the 
 middle of the well up the Hill ward 65 feet to a stake, thence on a square 
 65 feet to a stake, thence on a square 55 feet to Daniel Caldwell's land," 
 and a two acre piece above the widow's thirds, were assigned to the daugh- 
 ter Mary Lord. About 136 poles in the homestead, between the part 
 assigned to Mary Lord and the Luinmus property, was assigned to Samuel 
 Lord. Martha and Abigail received other portions of the estate. 
 
 Samuel Lord, the fourth, and others, legal heirs of Samuel Lord, black- 
 smith, sold to Samuel Baker, felt-maker, their father's homestead, with 
 5 rods 4 feet frontage, extending from the Lummus land to the well, Jan. 
 14, 1775 (140: 40). Samuel Baker left the southeast half to the children 
 of his son John Baker, the other half after his widow's decease to his 
 daughter Elizabeth and Mary (Pro. Rec. 392: 1). 
 
 Mary Lord sold to her brother-in-law, Elijah Boynton, husband of 
 Martha, her share with all the upper part of the dwelling, Dec. 7, 1772, 
 (131: 118). Elijah Boynton sold the same to Dr. John Manning, Aug. 14, 
 1782 (140: 23). Samuel Lord, 3d, and Mary sold Samuel Lord, 4tli, about 
 six rods and half a house, "beginning at the highway opposite the middle 
 of the chimney of the house, on a line through the middle of the chimney, ' ' 
 etc., April 23, 1784 (137: 212). Samuel Lord, 4th, conveyed the same to 
 Jolm Manning, Jan. 8, 1787 (146: 200) and Dr. Manning thus became sole 
 owner. He sold to Thomas Dodge Jr., Oct. 3, 1796 (161: 69); Dodge, 
 then of Londonderry, to John Cooper of Newburyport, Feb. 13, 1815 (206: 
 177); Cooper to Elizabeth Jewett, wife of Mark R. Jewett, March 8, 1828 
 (269: 74) ; the Jewetts to William Russell, June 5, 1833 (307: 256). Lewis 
 Titcomb and Sarah sold to Martha S. Russell, a small piece on the corner 
 of the lot, where a felt-maker or hatter's shop stood, June 9, 1851 (486 : 20) . 
 
 Martha S. Russell sold to Daniel S. Russell, May 17, 1866 (704: 300). 
 He reconveyed it to Martha S. Russell, Nov. 13, 1872, (869: 52) and she 
 sold it on the same date to Carlton Copp (869: 52). He sold to Mary A. 
 Rutherford, the present owner, Oct. 6, 1894 (1424: 482). The house now 
 stands end to the street, but the deed of Samuel Lord, 4th, to Doctor Man- 
 ning in 1784 specifies a line of division, which shows that the old Samuel 
 Lord house stood with its front to the street. If the present building is 
 the same, a remodelling is evident. 
 
 John Jackson — Simon Bradstreet. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 It was specified in the record of Dudley's grant and sale, that this 
 land lay between Goodman Cross's and "a lot intended for Mr. Broad- 
 street." 
 
 The earliest owners of this adjoining lot, however, who are known to 
 us, are Daniel Rolfe, who occupied or owned in 1652 and Robert Collins, 
 who was in possession in 1654. Bradstreet may have owned this lot and 
 the adjoining one, or, it may be, he never owned the immediately adjoin- 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 379 
 
 ing lot, but settled on the one next beyond, wliirh came into the possession 
 of the Caldwell family at a very early period. 
 
 The one conclusive link of evidence that connects Bradstreet's name 
 with this lot, is the record of Edward Brown's house-lot, of one acre, that 
 it was bounded southeast by the lot granted to William l^artholomew and 
 northwest liy the house-lot now in possession of Mr. Simon Bradstreet 
 (1639) (Town Records). It was granted originally to John Jackson, as his 
 lot was " on the side of the hill next to Eciward Brown's at six rod's 
 broad" (1637). 
 
 In connection with this record of Edward Brown 's house-lot the deed 
 of Richard Jietts, published in the Caldwell Records, is of conclusive 
 weight. 
 
 "This present wrighting wittnesseth that Richard Betts of Ipswich 
 and Joana his wife, of Ipswich in the Comity of Essex for and yn consider- 
 ation of thirty pounds by bill and otherwise in hand payd before the seale- 
 ing heereof Have Granted Bargayned, & Sould and bye these presents doe 
 fuUj' Grant, Bargayne and Sell vnto Cornelius Waldo of the same Town and 
 County, Marchant, all that his dwelling-house situate and being in Ipswich, 
 aforesayd, with all the yards, fences and lands about it, haveing the house 
 and land of Edward Browne toward the southeast, the house and land late 
 .... Rofes (Daniel Rolfe?) toward the norwest, abutting on the street 
 toward the southwest, and on the land of Thomas Lovell, toward the Nor- 
 east, etc. etc., 
 
 this 14th of September, 1652" 
 
 Cornelius Waldo sold to Jolui Caldwell for £26 "the house I bought 
 of Richard Betts the land of Edward Brown southeast, the street south- 
 west, house and land of Robert CoUings, northwest." Aug. 31, 1654 (Ips. 
 Deeds 2: 128). 
 
 Thus it appears that Bradstreet was bounded southea.st by Edward 
 Brown in 1639, 'and that Betts, Waldo and Caldwell, were bounded l)y the 
 same in 1652 and 1654, and that the Bradstreet lot is identical with the 
 Caldwell. 
 
 It is generally believed that Mr. Bradstreet removed to Andover in 
 1644. He was certainly resident there in 1647 as the deed of William. 
 Symons to Simon Bradstreet of Andover, makes evident (Ips. Deeds 1 : 35) 
 
 John Caldwell's will was proved Sept. 28, 1692 (Pro. Rec. 303: 84-85; 
 Inven. 154). It gave his wife Sarah the use and improvement of all the 
 estate during her widowhood, with the privilege of disposing of it or any 
 part of it for her necessity, and if she married again, she should have her 
 third part. After her decease, his son John was to have a double part, 
 i. e. two parts out of eight, with the dwelling house if he desired it, paying 
 to his brothers and sisters what belonged to them. 
 
 The widow made her will as follows : 
 
 "having for many years past had supply of her son Dillingham Cald- 
 well, for ye supply of her necessities, & dureing her naturall life not know- 
 ing how or where boet better supplied and taken care of, he and his wife 
 
380 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 being att all times ready to supply his necessities." As he had advanced 
 her £100 she deeded him the dwelling, barn, etc., 
 
 ' ' with all the said homestead containing one acre more or less, bounded 
 by Street on one end, the other end by land of Lovels formerly, ye one 
 side bounded by land of Robert Lord, ye other side by land formerly Joseph 
 Brown's, except during sd Sarali's natural life, yt the use and Improvement 
 of yt end of ye dwelling house wherein she keeps and lodges" (19 January 
 1709). John Caldwell quitclaimed to Dillingham. The widow died Jan. 
 26, 1721-2, aged 87. 
 
 Dillingham Caldwell was a weaver by trade, and a man of influence 
 and wealth. He died May 3, 1745, aged 79 years. His will, dated Dec. 21, 
 1742 (Pro. Rec. 326: 290-2), left his widow the improvement of the east- 
 erly end of the dwelling, and provided for her maintenance very quaintly : 
 
 "also I give unto my wife yearly and every year she shall remain my 
 widow, ten bushells of Indian corn, two bushells of Rie, two liushells of 
 Malt, one hundred poimds of pork, eighty pounds of beef, one barrel of 
 cyder, a milch cow that shall be kept for her use, winter and sunmier, and 
 the calf such cow may bring, and four ewes kept for her use, summer and 
 winter, and ye lambs such ews may bring, and six pounds of Flax Year, and 
 so many apples as she shall want for her own use, and sufficient firewood 
 for her use, brought to her door, cut and carried into her room, where we 
 now dwell. Also two gallons of oyl. ' ' 
 
 The estate, real and personal, not otherwise bestowed, was given to 
 his son Daniel. He died childless and the house and land became the prop- 
 erty of John, his only brother, and his heirs, Daniel, John and Elizabeth, 
 wife of Capt. John Grow. 
 
 John Caldwell Jun. sold to his son Daniel Caldwell Jun., mariner, the 
 northwest end of the house, and anvindivided half of the land, Oct. 31, 1797 
 (164: 233). He was lost, probably on Ipswich bar, in November, 1804, at 
 the age of 34 years, leaving two minor children, Daniel, six years old, and 
 David H., 17 mos., who inherited his estate (Pro. Rec. 376: 117; 373: 421)- 
 Daniel died when about twenty years old, and David H. inherited his half. 
 David sold or transferred liis interest to Daniel Smith, who died insane, 
 but bought it back again, and his widow, Emmeline, sold it to Charlotte 
 M. Jones, wife of William Jones and daughter of Elizabeth (Caldwell), 
 Grow, the daughter of John, Feb. 4, 1868 (759: 136). 
 
 John Caldwell occupied the eastern end of the house until his death, 
 and his unmarried daughters, Lucy and Mary, made it their home until 
 their death. Mary died Jan. 26, 1861, aged 84, and Lucy died in April 
 1868, aged 85. Their niece, Eliza, daughter of Elizal)eth Caldwell and 
 Capt. John Grow, lived with them and received this part of the house at 
 their death. She married Charles Dodge, and her interest in the house 
 fell to her daughter, Harriet Lord Rogers Dodge. 
 
 The age of the venerable mansion is uncertain. It cannot be assumed 
 with any confidence that it is the original Bradstreet home. Unless there 
 is positive reason for believing it to be of such great antiquity, the proba- 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 381 
 
 bilities of tlie case point to a lesser age. A significant item in its liistory 
 is that Ricliard Betts sold for £30 in 16.52, and John Caldwell bought of 
 Waldo for £26 in 1654. His will was pnjved Sept. 28, 1692, and the inven- 
 tory of tlie estate included 
 
 House and lands at home and three acres of land, £109-0-0 
 
 Oxen, cows, horses, sheep and swine, 4()_0-0 
 
 Implements of Imsbandry, carts, plows, 4j^_0-0 
 
 Bedsteads, bedding linen, 19_S-0 
 
 The three "acres of land" are identical probably with "foure acres 
 be it more or less, within the Common fields, neare unto Muddy River," 
 which he bought of William Buckley and Sarali, his wife, Aug. 31, 16.57 for 
 £7, and which Buckley bought of Thomas Manning (Caldwell Records,]). 6). 
 The liomestead was valued then at al)Out £100, and for this sum the widow 
 sold it to her son Dillingham. There is nothing to indicate any especial 
 depreciation of the currency in the valuations of stock, tools, etc. in tlio 
 inventory and the only way to explain the enhancement of value from 
 £26 in 1654 to £100 a half century afterward is to assume that John Cald" 
 well replaced the house he bought, the house owned and occupied by the 
 Bradstreets, with a new one of far greater ^-alue. But there seems no room 
 for doubt that the Brad.street home was on or near this spot, and the tablet 
 has'been located with confidence. 
 
 Edward Brown. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The Edward Brown lot of one acre, soutlieast from Bradstreet, lias al- 
 ready been mentioned. He had a son John, who resided in Wapping, 
 England, in 1683, when he sold land in the common fields left by his 
 father Edward, (Ips. Deeds 4: 533). The widow Sarah Caldwell's deed to 
 Dillingham gives the eastern bovnid "land formerly Jo.seph Brown's." 
 From the Probate Records, we learn that Joseph Brown died before 1694, 
 and that his estate was Jivided to his sons, John and Benjamin (Pro. Rec. 
 313: 559, .560), in 1721. 
 
 John Bro-WTi, Turner, granted in his will, proved in 1758, to Elizal)eth, 
 liis wife, "all the household goods she brought to me, and all the liimen shee 
 liath made since I married her to l)e at her Disposal;" to his son .John, the 
 improvement of the two lower rooms and the northeast fhamber and .some 
 real estate; to his daughter Esther Adams, and the children of his daugiiter 
 Mary Lord, the household goods; and all the r&sidue of real estate to his 
 son Daniel (Pro. Rec. 335: 229). The house, barn and land were valued 
 at £60 (Pro. Rec. 336: 17). 
 
 Daniel Brown bequeathed the improvement of his property lo his 
 widow Hannah, during her life or until her second marriage. He made his 
 nephew, Daniel Smith, his sole heir. The will was approved, Jan. 4, 179<> 
 (Pro. Rec. 364: 232). Daniel Smith's will, proved in 1844, provided for 
 the division of his estate among his sons, Daniel Brown Smith, Thomas 
 
382 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 and Benjamin, and the Probate Record contains this interesting item: 
 ' ' Daniel Smith was a Revolutionary pensioner, that he died on the 28th 
 day of January, 1844, that he left no widow, and that he left seven children 
 and no more, viz. Daniel B., Thomas, Benjamin, Polly Lord, Elizaljeth 
 Treadwell, Sarah Perkins, & Anna Kimball, and that they all of them are 
 living and each of them is of full age" (Pro. Rec. 412: 315, 310). 
 
 Thomas received the homestead, and occupied it until his death at a 
 great age, when he bequeathed it to his nephew Charles Smith, who removed 
 the old buildings and built his present residence in the rear of the site of 
 the homestead. Daniel B. received a part of the house-lot and built a 
 house upon it, which he sold to his son, Nathaniel P. Smith, March 1, 1866 
 (707: 16). It is now owned and occupied by his widow. 
 
 William Bartholomew. 
 
 ( Diagram 2. ) 
 
 Bartholomew received the grant of this lot apparently, as well as an- 
 other on East St. No record of the transfer of this lot can be found, but 
 it was owned by tlie Lord family at an early date. Daniel Lord married 
 Eunice, the daughter of Mark Haskell, and Haskell conveyed to him the 
 house and an acre of land, Feb. 24, 1767 (124: 224). Daniel Lord, whose 
 will was probated in 1780 (Pro. Rec. 354: 47), bequeathed the house, the 
 southeast half to his widow Eunice Goodhue, the northwest half to his 
 nephew, Joseph, son of his brother Nathaniel. Joseph Lord, son of the 
 preceding, perhaps, owned the house not many years ago. The Josiah Lord 
 property, as it is still known, abutting on the estate just described, was 
 owned by Capt. John Lord, and sold by him to Josiah Lord and Richard 
 L. Weymouth, March 7, 1827 (247: 180). He inherited from Ebenezer 
 Lord Jr., probably, and Ebenezer Jr. inherited from Capt. Ebenezer, 
 whose will was probated in 1810 (Pro. Rec. 379: 384). Ebenezer was son 
 of Philip, and this estate was probably part of the original estate, which 
 liad then been divided into several. 
 
 Robert Lord. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 This lot was granted to Robert Lord, but came into the possession of 
 Robert Roberts, who sold Thomas Lord, shoemaker, on Feb. 22, 1658, a 
 house and ground, })ounded by Thomas Clark southeast, the Street south- 
 west and Wm. Bartholomew northwest (Ips. Deeds 2:9). Philip Lord was 
 in possession later, and his homestead is alluded to in a deed of the adjoin- 
 ing property, Nov. 19, 1738 (81:259). The Philip Lord estate was in- 
 herited by his sons. Philip sold to Samuel Lord of Gloucester half a dwelling 
 with land, "extending tow feet from ye easterly end of ye house, towards 
 my father, Mr. Philip Lord, late of Ipswich, & 2 rods 9 ft. from the north- 
 east corner of sd. house towards the barn, then on a square one rod& 6 ft. 
 to Samuel Lord Jr. 's land and by said Lord's laud through the chinmey 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 383 
 
 to the County Road," about 6 rods, Nov. 1, 1754 (137: 211). Philip 
 Lord left two minor sons, John and Ebenezer, upward of fourteen, vnider 
 the guardianship of Charles Bolles, May 14,1755 (Pro. liec. 33.3:98). 
 Ebenezer may have inherited part of the e.state and Ijuilt the house, 
 now owned by heirs of Ross and Lord. 
 
 Samuel Lord 3d sold to Asa Lord, the northwest half of his house, 
 with half an acre of land, bounded west byCapt. Ebenezer Lord, Sept. 9 
 1797 (167: 275). This old house stood on the site now occupied by Mr. 
 John A. Blake's residence and is well remembered by the older people. 
 Asa Lord owned the northwest part. Polly Lord had an interest in the 
 middle, and Sanuiel Lord, who died in 1813, aged 91, owned the northeast 
 part. 
 
 The present residence of Mr. John Blake was purchased by him and 
 his father, Asher Blake, of Capt. Wm. Lanison, and his wife Maria, daughter 
 of Deacon Daniel Bolles Lord, June 1, 1868. The guardian of Daniel B., 
 Samuel A. and Ann M. Lord, children of Daniel Bolles Lord, cabinet maker, 
 sold to Wm. Lamson, two-fifths of the house and three-quarters of an acre 
 of land, late the dwelling of Daniel B. Lord, whicli descended to him from 
 his father, Samuel, Dec. 22, 1847. This is identical with the Philip Lord 
 homestead of earlier days, and the earlier Robert Lord. The house is of 
 the ISth century beyond a doubt. 
 
 Humphrey Vincent and Thomas Clark. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 The Robert Lord grant of a house lot was bounded east by Humphrey 
 Vincent, in the record made in 1637. The deed of Roberts to Lord Feb. 22, 
 1658, gives Thomas Clark on the southeast. The Clark lot, which may have 
 been identical with Vincent's grant, was sold by Samuel Symonds to John 
 Edwards, the house and land late Wm. Wildes, northeast (should be 
 southeast) and land of Robert Lord northwest, July 7, 1668 (Ips. Deeds 
 3: 81). John Edwards, the son of John, married Margaret, daughter of 
 Thomas Lovell, whose dwelling was on the other side of the street, ju.st op- 
 posite. Prior to the marriage, in the fashion of the time, the parents cov- 
 enanted to provide a home for the young couple. John Edwards bound 
 himself to give his dwelling to his son, and Thomas Lovell agreed to give 
 the pasture on the hill back of the house, April 1 1, 1693 (11 : 179). L'pon 
 the death of Edwards, the estate was divided. Jonathan Whipple and 
 others sold to Thomas Berry, their wealthy neighbor, their interest in "the 
 dwelling house of our brother & uncle, John Edwards, 87 feet on the 
 road from sd. Berry's garden," etc. Nov. 19, 1732 (.59:176). Thomas 
 Waite and others, heirs of two-fifths of the real estate of John Edwards 
 sold their interest in the homestead, comprising house and one and a 
 quarter acres to Francis Sawyer, "also two-fifths of the land to be set 
 off on the northwest side of sd. homestead to extend from said Philip 
 Lord's homestead 58 or 9 ft. upon the front next the road, then to run 
 upthrougli the homestead," Nov. 19, 1738 (81: 259). Joseph Willcomb 
 
384 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 came into possession before 1762, and his heirs and Josiah Kimball 
 owned it for many years. 
 
 William Wildes. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The Edwards lot, as we have noted, was bounded southeast by the 
 house and land, lately owned by Wm. Wildes, deceased, in 1668. As the 
 quitclaim deed of Edward Bishop and others, heirs of Wild or Wildes, 
 recites, William gave his lands to his nephew John, son of his brother John, 
 and said John, deceased, had made conveyance to John Harris, locksmith. 
 The children of John, in this deed, quitclaimed to Harris their interest in 
 the house and an acre of land, sold to Harris, Dec. 14, 1685 (15: 119). John 
 Harris of Ipswich, tailor, and Samuel Harris of Marblehead, joiner, sold 
 to Dr. Thomas Berry, "the dwelling house wherein he now lives," with 
 barn, bounded south on the highway about 10 rods, May 16, 1721 (41: 1)- 
 Dr. Berry enlarged his lot by the purchase of an acre of orchard land of 
 Robert Holmes, bounded north by heirs of John Baker, east by John 
 Gaines, southwest and west on a small road that Joseph and Philip Fowler 
 improve to their pasture on Town Hill, March 1, 1725-6 (52: 160). Holmes 
 bought this orchard (100 rods) of Thomas Lovell, June 14, 1710 (35: 205) 
 and Lo\'ell bought of Henry Gould and PhiUp Fowler, his attorney, Dec. 
 27, 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 136). The deed of Holmes to Berry describes this 
 land as "running south to a point." Evidently, a cart-path wound up 
 the hill on a slant, and this cut off the frontage of the orchard. 
 
 This ancient private way may be a clew to the understanding of the 
 deed of sale, entered April 16, 1638, in the Town Record by Samuel Ap- 
 pleton to Thomas Firman, of a house lot bounded south by High St., east 
 by Edmund Gardner, and west by "a cross-way leading to the meeting 
 house," with house etc. No existing .street could be described in this way, 
 and the ancient "cross way" may be identical, with this private way 
 that ascended the hill near the residence of the late Josepli Ross. It 
 may have been used as a short way to the meeting house by the dwellers 
 in the ancient Hog Lane or Brook St. 
 
 Dr. Berry enlarged his lot on the west, as we have noted, by the pur- 
 chase of 87 ft. in depth from the Edwards estate in 1731. He acquired 
 the farm, now owned by the Town and used as a home for the Poor, 
 and Lovell's close, on the other side of the street. He died in 1756, and 
 his goodly homestead was divided. The orchard property bought of 
 Holmes, one-half acre, measuring 63 ft. from John Gaines, "to land 
 formerly used as a private way up the hill, " was sold to Samuel Wil- 
 liams, saddler, Feb. 26, 1746 (153: 171). The homestead was sold by the 
 son, John Berry (125: 142), and by the widow Berry, Nov. 23, 1762 (123: 
 174), including the house, warehouse and 12 acres of land etc. to Dr. John 
 Manning Jr. The widow Elizalieth Berry sold part of the Col. Berry home- 
 stead, abutting on Joseph Wilcom's land, to Samuel Newman, No\'. 23, 
 1762 (120: 84). He built the house which has descended to his heirs and 
 
"'-'ssMPeff;'^'i?rwit»aB»'^ "'"» = 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 385 
 
 is now the residence of Mr. Daniel R. Harris. The original chimney stack 
 has been removed. Dr. Manning sold to Samuel Lord 3d, Aug. 22, 1771 
 (129: 117), and Manning and Lord both conveyed to widow Abigail 
 Berry, land abutting on Newman, with hou.se, "part of the real estate of 
 Dr. Berry," and hberty to use the cartpath at the east end of the house, 
 Sept. 22, 1774 (133:268). 
 
 Samuel Williams built a dwelling on his lot, which was inherited or 
 purchased by Joshua Williams, before 17GS. John and Samuel Williams 
 sold a quarter acre and half the house to Thomas Ross, saddler, wlio already 
 owned the other half, with a small shop, March 24, 1804 (174: 165). This 
 old saddlery stood on the east side of the Jo.seph Ross homestead, and many 
 remember the saddler, busy with the harnesses of the Stage Company that 
 were under his care. 
 
 The New England Lace Manufacturing Company acquired the Dr. 
 .Manning property, and for a few years a prosperous business was carried 
 on, and many girls and women found employment.^ The Lace Company 
 sold its property to Joseph Manning Smith, Nov. 11, 1835 (294: 267); 
 Smith to Phihp H. Kimball, April 23, 1847 (381: 107) and Kimball to 
 Joseph Ross, one and three quarters acres and buildings, bounded west liy 
 land of Samuel Newman, now of L. W. Manning, .\ug. 2, 1853 (481: 130). 
 Mr. Ross built the mansion, utihzing the building of the Lace J^actory. He 
 bought of Nathaniel L. Manning, a lot with 50 ft. frontage, abutting on 
 Ne^\inan, April 26, 1854 (492: 298) and also acquired the Ross home- 
 stead and removed the buildings. 
 
 John Gaines. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 John Gaynes or Gaines was the first owner we identify with the lot 
 now owned by the Episcopal church and occupied as the Rectory. His 
 heirs were in occupancy in 1768, as the deed of the Berry estate to Manning 
 lias shown. Joseph Fowler Jr. sold the house and one and one half acres 
 to Dr. Natlianiel Smith of Boston, July 9, 1803 (172: 248). Smith conveyed 
 to Wm. Willcomb, July 2, 1808 (184: 174), the heirs of ^^■illcomb to Caleb 
 Oakes, Aug. 6, 1825 (239: 292). William Cakes, a famous naturalist, 
 made his home here until his death. The Oakes heirs sold to Elizabeth K. 
 Lathrop; she conveyed to Dr. John M. Bradl^ury June 11, 1872 (860: 93). 
 
 Samuel Varnum. 
 
 (Diagram 2.) 
 
 The old Manse, the home of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, Pastor of the 
 First Church, is on the lot sold by Sanmel Varmun Sen. to Edward Deare, 
 with a house, April 8, 1665 (Ips. Deeds 2: 246). In 1727, Rev. Nathaniel 
 Rogers petitioned tlie town for a grant of "12 or 14 feet to the front of tlie 
 land he lately purchased for an hou.se lot of the widow Deer, for the more 
 
 '.See Publications of tlic liiswicli lli.storicjil Society xiii. Kiiic 'I'lii cnl. l.acc and 
 Hosiery in Ipswicli. 
 
386 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 accommable scituation of his house." The Town granted "13 feet on the 
 front of his land next to Mr. Stamford's and 12 feet next to Mr. John 
 Gaines out toward the street." He built his fine mansion on this spot 
 in that year, 1727, it has always been said. 
 
 Daniel Scott of Boston, physician, and Mary, his wife, John Dutch 
 and his wife, Mary, sold Jacob Treadwell two-thirds of the "estate of our 
 grandfather, Rev. Nathaniel Rogers," May6, 1778(139: 203). Jacob Tread- 
 well sold to Joseph Knight of Newburyport, Aug. 24, 1797 (162: 243). 
 
 Henry Cogswell Knight, of Rowley, sold fourteen twenty-fourths of his 
 property, a dwelling and 7 acres, to William M. Rogers and Nathaniel 
 Wade, guardian of Antonio Knight, a minor, son of Joseph Knight, sold 
 the balance to the same, Dec. 9 and 10, 1813 (202: 275, 276). Rogers 
 sold the southeast comer of his homestead, abutting on the Staniford 
 heirs to Ammi R. Smith. The lot measured 35 ft. on High St. and 40 
 feet deep, and there was a store upon it, March 15, 1817 (212: 276). Isaac 
 Bangs and others, mortgagees, sold to Nathaniel Lord Jr., the estate 
 Rogers had mortgaged to them, and Rogers executed a conveyance, Jan. 
 6, 1820 (222: 108, 109). "Squire" Lord, as he was called, was a promi- 
 nent citizen for many years. His son, Otis P., attained distinction as a 
 jurist, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth. The 
 store, mentioned above, was changed into a dwelling and removed by a 
 recent owner of the property. Benjamin Kimball, executor of the estate of 
 Otis P. Lord sold the house and land to Samuel H. Baker June 17, 1885 
 (1152: 262). Baker sold a small piece to Mrs. Bradbury, who owned the 
 Rectory lot, and the rest of the estate, the house and five acres, to Miss 
 Jennie T. Cogswell Feb. 12: 1890 (1268: 131), who conveyed to Mr. John 
 B. Brown, the present owner. 
 
 Robert Paine. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 The lot which included the brick house of the heirs of John Jewett, 
 which was recently torn down, and the present estate of Mr. Harry B. 
 Brown, was owned originally by Mr. Thomas Brecy, then by Robert Paine, 
 "Elder to ye church of Ipswich," a man foremost in zeal for the educa- 
 tional advancement of the community. He conveyed his mansion and 
 three acres of land, with orchard, garden, etc., to his son Robert, Feb. 12, 
 
 1689 (Ips. Deeds 5:590). Robert Paine Jr. and Elizabeth, sold the dwell- 
 ing and two and three quarters acres to Mr. Francis Wainwright, Sept. 30, 
 
 1690 (Ips. Deeds 5:326), reserving a quarter acre which he had bought of 
 his father in 1689, on the east corner. Matthew Whipple Jun. and Dorcas 
 sold this twenty rod lot to Mr. Wainwright, "the land we had of our father 
 Mr. Robert Pain," June 20, 1702 (15:216). 
 
 The Wain Wrights were a famous family. Francis, the immigrant, 
 served with great distinction in the Pequot war, in his young manhood. 
 He became a prosperous merchant and prominent citizen. He died on 
 
J) . <x 5 
 
 Mo. 3 
 
HIGH STREET, EAST SIDE. 
 
 387 
 
 150 
 10 
 13 
 10 
 
 May 19, 1G92. His son, Francis, was graduated at Harvard College in 168G. 
 He was the Colonel of a regiment, Town Clerk, Representative in General 
 Court, Feoffee and Justice of the General Sessions Court. He died on Aug. 
 3, 1711, in the forty-eighth year of his age. 
 
 The deeds do not reveal whether the purchaser of the Payne home- 
 stead was Francis Wainwright, Senior, or Francis, Junior, but the latter 
 owned and occupied it, and his youngest daughter, Lucy, wife of Samuel 
 Waldo of Boston, attorney, sold the house and four and a half acres, then 
 in the tenure of Jabez Sweet, to Thomas Staniford, Feb. 28, 1740 (83:4). 
 
 Capt. Thomas Staniford "Gentleman" occupied the house until his 
 death. His will was filed Sept. 7, 1778 (Pro. Rec. 353 : 206), and the inven- 
 tory of his e.state, filed Dec. 9, 1778(353:316) reveals the furnishings of 
 one of the fine mansions of the Revolutionary period, at the inflated values 
 that prevailed at that time. Some items are of interest, which specify the 
 wardrobe of a gentleman of that day and various articles of furniture. 
 
 The mansion house and 12 acres £3500 - - 
 
 About 1^ acres mowing laud adjoining to Pulcifer's 
 
 (the old Hovey estate on Water St. and Hovey's 
 
 Lane) 
 ^ Pew In the South Meeting House 
 a suit of brown broad cloth 
 1 dark col'' homespun coat and jacket 
 1 cotton velvet jacket 
 a wigg 6/ 2 white jackets 24/ 
 a pr. of leather breeches 
 a gold ring 36/ gold buttons 2^ pwt. 
 watch £18 Sword £16 
 
 a black walnut oval table 
 a small black walnut oval table 
 a maple oval table 
 an old fashioned black walnut table 
 a small maple tea table 
 an old fashioned oak chest and drawers 
 an old desk 
 a large looking glass 
 a Dutch looking glass 
 an old fashioned case of drawers 
 6 cane back chairs and one great chair 
 6 hour glasses 
 3 brass candlesticks 
 one bed, bolster, and 2 pillows 
 one bed, bolster, and 2 pillows 
 (Five other beds, bolsters and pillows, appraised 
 
 from £14 - 14 - to £10 - 3 - 
 
 Blue curtains with muslin linings, vallens, head-cloth, 
 
 teister, curtain rods, under bed, bedstead and cord 
 
 a press bedstead, sacking bottom and curtain rods 
 
 3 - 
 
 0-0 
 
 0-0 
 
 0-0 
 
 ■0-0 
 
 48-0 
 
 30-0 
 
 0-0 
 
 £7 - 
 
 6 - 
 
 20 
 
 24 
 
 20 
 
 
 0-0 
 36-0 
 40-0 
 30-0 
 20-0 
 
 7-6 
 30-0 
 
 0-0 
 24-0 
 30-0 
 63-0 
 12-0 
 18-0 
 
 2-0 
 
 3-0 
 
 0-0 
 0-0 
 
388 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 a brass chafing dish 24-0 
 
 1 stove 10-0 
 
 1^ tons English hay £37 - - 
 
 4 tons and 16 hundred salt hay 48-0-0 
 
 a mare 20-0-0 
 
 a cow 17-0-0 
 
 The total valuation was £5063 -18-1 
 
 Capt. Staniford bequeathed his property to his four children, Mary, 
 then the wife of Dummer Jewett, afterwards wife of Larkin Thorndike,' 
 John, James and Ebenezer. John Staniford, then of Windham, Conn., 
 conveyed his interest in the mansion and a half acre lot, to his brother 
 James, April 23, 1779 (145: 82), and his interest in eleven and a half acres 
 and a barn, to Richard Dummer Jewett, April 30, 1780 (142: 34). Lucy 
 Staniford, widow of Ebenezer, conveyed her interest in the home lot to 
 her father, Joseph Fowler, Feb. 15, 1787 (153:92). 
 
 Capt. James Staniford occupied the mansion, which is often alluded 
 to as the "old brick," because it had brick ends, and kept an inn. He 
 also purchased of Richard Dummer Jewett an undivided half of five and 
 three quarters acres of the land adjoining. May 28, 1803 (172: 178). The 
 heirs of James Staniford and his son James, sold "the brick house" and 
 eight and a half acres to Dr. Thomas Manning, June 10, 1830 (259: 76). 
 He sold "the old brick" to his son. Dr. Joseph Manning of Charleston, 
 S. C, Dec. 27, 1830 (266: 73) and he conveyed it to John Jewett, Dec. 9, 
 1835 (290: 121). Mr. Jewett tore down the old mansion, which was still 
 in excellent preservation, and built on its site the brick dwelling, which 
 was purchased a few years ago and torn down by Mr. John B. BroAvn and 
 Mr. Harry B. Brown. 
 
 The Staniford land, east of the homestead, was sold as house lots. 
 James Staniford sold a half of an undivided lot, with sixty-three feet front, 
 to Dr. George W. Sawyer, May 10, 1806 (310: 222), and Dr. Sawyer sold 
 the same to William Willcomb, June 1, 1808 (184: 175). The widow 
 Mary Thorndike sold her half interest in this lot to the widow Susanna 
 Willcomb, March 27, 1814 (203:33). On May 20, 1824 (235: 176), the 
 widow Willcomb sold her lot to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal 
 Church. A Meeting House was built, and used by the Society until the 
 present edifice was erected. 
 
 The old lot was then sold by the Trustees to Robert Jordan, May 17, 
 1862 (639: 104). He bought another piece adjoining, Oct. 5, 1863, and 
 a small piece of John Jewett, Nov. 6, 1863 (660: 126). The dwelling he 
 erected is now owned by Mr. Harry B. Brown. 
 
 A lot adjoining the Sawyer- Willcomb lot was sold by the wdow 
 Thorndike to John H. Dodge, as she mentions in her deed of her interest 
 in "Brick House Hill" to Thomas Kimball, April 9, 1814 (203: 77). This 
 lot was acquired by James Staniford, whose heirs sold to Joseph Wait, 
 June 16, 1830 (259: 235). A lot, measuring forty feet on the front, abut- 
 
 iDummer Jewett and Mary Thorndike, pub. Oct. 11, 1754. 
 
 Larkin Thorndike of Beverly and Mrs. Mary Jewett, pub. Nov. 26, 1791. 
 
Capt. Matthew Perkins house. Page 389. 
 
 The Hovey house. Page 395, 
 
EAST STREET, EAST SIDE. 389 
 
 ting on the land of Daniel Kussell, was sold by Wait to the Trustees of the 
 Methodist Chureh, "with the huildings, the same having been built by 
 subscription, and by said Trustees, their committee," May 6, 1831 (259: 
 236). This was the Parsonage of the Society as long as the old Meeting 
 House was used. It was sold by the Trustees to Moses Spiller, Sept. 20, 
 1873 (8S9: 193) and was conveyed by him to his son, Augustine II. Spiller, 
 Jan. 19: 1882 (1075: 210). The remainder of the lot was sold by Mr.' 
 Wait to William Cakes, July 19, 1830 (300: 233), and by tlie administra- 
 trix of the Oakes estate to Daniel L. Uodgkins, June 18, 1849 ((302: 297). 
 It is now included in the estate of Mr. Harry B. Brown. 
 
 John Fawn. 
 
 (Diagram 'S). 
 
 The lot on which the ancient house stands, that has been identified 
 erroneously with the house of John Fawn, Rev. John Norton and Rev. 
 Thomas Cobbet, was granted originally to Mr. John Fawn, sold bv him 
 to Tliomas Firman, and by Firman, with a house, to Rev. John Norton 
 the Teacher of the Ipswich Church, in 1638 (Town Record). Mr. Norton 
 occupied it until he removed to Boston, and it was then occupied and 
 eventually purchased by his successor. Rev. Thomas Cobbet. His son 
 and heir, John Cobbet, sold the house and three acres to PVancis \Nain- 
 wright, June 29, 1696 (11:155). Wainwright sold the house and four 
 feet of land on the sides and rear to John Annable, March 9, 1696-7(15: 55). 
 The remainder of the three acres, an orchard lot, was sold by Major Wain- 
 wright to Capt. Matthew Perkins, Oct. 11, 1701 (17: 108). 
 
 The old Cobbet house, with its four feet of land about it, was sold by 
 John Amiable to Wm. Stone, March 16, 1707 (20: 108). It was o^\^^ed 
 successively by Robert Holmes and his heirs, Nathaniel March and his 
 son, and Daniel Russell, who bought the house and land in 1818. Mrs. 
 Susan Lakeman the daughter of Daniel Russell, was born in the old man- 
 sion still standing, in 1815. She remembers that it was always said that 
 her father tore down an old house close by in 1818, called "the March 
 house. ' ' This was the original Norton - Cobbet house. 
 
 The present Daniel Russell house was built so near the site of the old 
 Norton-Cobbet house that it covered the ancient well, which is still in the 
 cellar, and furnishes water for the neighboring stable. The spot is of 
 thrilling interest as the place where Norton lived, and wrote his learned 
 works, and where Mr. Cobbet gathered his neighbors for prayer for his 
 captive son. Here, too, Mugg, the Indian chief, came to see the Pastor, 
 on his way to Boston to confer with the Governor. 
 
 Capt. Matthew Perkins built a house for himself on the orchard lot, 
 which he retained. It descended to his daughters and was owned suc- 
 cessively by WiUiam Dodge, Sanmel Williams, Benjamin Brown, Jonathan 
 Newmarch, Ephraim Kendall, Samuel Sawyer, Richard Sutton, .\braham 
 CaldweU and Daniel Russell. The deed of Esther Eldwell for herself and 
 her brother Abraham Perkins to Ricliard Sutton, specified that it was the 
 homestead of their great grandfather, Capt. Matthew Perkins, July 26, 
 
\^ 
 
 390 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 1768 (127: 84). The southeast half of the house was owned by Mr. Daniel 
 Hodgkins, and he built a new residence on land to the eastward of the 
 ancient dwelling, which had been originally used as the barn yard.^ 
 
 John Baker. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 John Baker owned, by grant, from the Cobbet property to the corner 
 of Brook St.^ or Hog Lane, as it was called. On May 30, 1670, he sold a 
 quarter acre on the corner of Brook St. and the highway to John Ivnowlton 
 Sen. (Ips. Deeds 4: 171). John Staniford purchased a house lot west of 
 this, of John Baker, a quarter acre, extending to Hog Lane, bounded east 
 by land of Deacon Thomas Knowlton, now in occupation of Nathan Knowl- 
 ton, Sept. 7, 1687 (33: 31). Jolm Baker sold Jolm Baker Junior, a half 
 acre out of his lot adjoining Staniford 's, May 31, 1698 (33: 181). To his 
 son Thomas, he conveyed the house where he lived and the remainder 
 of his land, June 14, 1698 (35: 44). The other heirs of Thomas conveyed 
 their interest in the estate of their father to John Baker, Tertius, Dec. 27, 
 1727 (59: 206). 
 
 John Baker Junior sold eight acres with buildings, largely land on the 
 hillside, to Nathaniel Jones Jr., May 3, 1742 (105: 57). Jones had previously 
 bought of Joseph Grow, a house and one and a half acres on Brook St., 
 Oct. 22, 1733 (66: 261). Jones sold the northwest end of his dwelling 
 and two acres of land, seven rods frontage, to George Newman Jr., weaver, 
 March 1, 1756 (105: 56); the rest of his estate was mortgaged to Henry 
 Wise, March 27, 1758 (105: 58). Wise foreclosed and sold to John Hender- 
 son, Nov. 10, 1763 (114: 244). Henderson sold to Peter Freeman, a small 
 dwelling and a quarter acre, Aug. 12, 1760 (160: 192). The heirs of Free- 
 man sold to Samuel Cohnan, April 27, 1784 (160: 192) who mortgaged to 
 Thomas Manning, Nov. 29, 1816 (212: 149). Manning gained possession 
 (218: 244) and sold to Stephen Low, June 26, 1824 (235: 278), who sold 
 to Thomas Ross, guardian of John Newmarch, Jan. 19, 1828 (248: 53). 
 Newmarch sold to Richard Lakeman. Lakeman built the house, which 
 was purchased a little later by his brother, Capt. Eben Lakeman, whose 
 heirs still own and occupy it. The old house was located back of the 
 present dwelling. 
 
 The northwest part of the Jones estate, sold to Geo. Newman Jr., 
 came into the possession of Samuel Eveleth, who sold to Richard Lakeman 
 Jr., April 21, 1810 (190: 139). Lakeman sold to Nath. Harris Jr. The 
 Harris residence is the old house west of the Lakeman dwelling. Mr. 
 Edward W. Choate built his house on a part of the Harris land. 
 
 The half acre lot, sold by John to John Baker Jr., came to Samuel 
 Baker, and his widow, Sarah. It was acquired by Ebenezer Staniford, 
 March 8, 1806 (177: 201). Staniford mortgaged the house and land to 
 
 1 See a detailed study of tlie Xorton-Cobbet location in the Fiililicatione of the 
 Ipswich Historical Society, v: pp. 69—75. 
 
 - Brook Sti'eet was the ancient name of Spring Street. 
 
BROOK STREET OR HOG LANE. 391 
 
 Mary Dennis and Lydia Newmarch, in 1813 (201: 118), and liis adminis- 
 trator quitclaimed to Mary Dennis and Lydia, formerly the wife of New- 
 march, but then the wife of John H. Dodge, Jan. 1818 (222: 175). It is 
 still known as the Dodge house. The eastern half of the lot came into 
 the possession of Jolm T. Caldwell, who sold to Thomas Sweet, Oct. 31, 
 1866 (744: 35), who sold m turn to Moses A. Fellows and Sarah G. Hodg- 
 kins, May 9, 1873 (936:1). Mr. Fellows built his dwelling on this spot. 
 
 Capt. Jeremiah Staniford inherited the homestead of his father, Capt. 
 John. Daniel Staniford received the homestead (179: 114) and sold to 
 Nath. Lord 3d, March 5, 1811 (193: 115). Nath. Lord sold to two women, 
 whose names are well remembered, Lucy Fuller and Polly Dole, April 29, 
 1837 (301 : 268). The administrator of Lucy Fuller's estate sold to Daniel 
 S. Burnham, Aug. 23, 1865 (692: 195). 
 
 The corner lot, sold by Baker to John Knowlton, was acquired by 
 Nathaniel Ivnowlton, who sold his house and land to John Caldwell,Feb. 
 1, 1689 (Ips. Deeds 5: 404). Caldwell sold to his brother-in-law, Jacob 
 CaldweU, half of the house and land, July 11, 1723(42: 185). John Cald- 
 well 4th, school master, sold to Philip Hammon Jr., mariner, Feb. 7,1787 
 (149: 233). Capt. Hammon or Hammond died at sea, and his widow 
 Abigail sold to Capt. Wm. Treadwell, Nov. 5, 1823 (232: 301). His heirs 
 are still in possession. The present dwelling was unfinished when Capt. 
 Treadwell bought, but much material from the older house was evidently 
 used in its construction. 
 
 BROOK ST., OR HOG LANE 
 as it was called in the early times. 
 
 On the west side, beginning with East St., Jolm Baker was the original 
 owner of a tract which had its front on East St., and its eastern bound 
 was the Lane. The corner lot was sold by him to John Ivnowlton, in 1670, 
 and the successive owners of this lot have already been traced. 
 
 The lot which Baker sold to John Staniford in 1687 (33: 31) and 
 which has been fully described, was bounded on one side by Hog Lane, 
 north of Knowlton 's land. This was owned, as we have already said, by 
 several generations of Stanifords, Nath. Lord, Lucy FuUer and Daniel S. 
 Burnham. The cottage house north of the TreadweU lot is on this estate. 
 
 Another section of the John Baker land, north of that sold to Stani- 
 ford, was retained in the family hne and inherited by Samuel. His widow, 
 Lucy married George Newman Jr., and he united with her, as admmis- 
 tratrix of her late husband, Samuel Baker, in selling a threequarter acre 
 pasture "beginning at Jeremiah Staniford 's land at Hog Lane up said 
 lane to Nathaniel Jones land, ' ' to George Newman, May 2, 1758(138: 118), 
 and this w-as conveyed to George Newman Jr., May 5, 1758 (138: 119). 
 The widow Lucy Newman and Benjamin Warner sold this to Sanmel 
 f^ Evely or Eveleth, May 20, 1794 (159: 43). He sold this and his house 
 lot on High St. to Richard Lakeman Jr., April 21, 1810 (190: 139) and 
 Lakeman to Nathaniel Harris Jr., July 14, 1810 (190: 139). Caleb Lord 
 
392 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 aud the heirs of Nathaniel Harris sold two and a half acres to Abraham C. 
 Sherburne, Sept. 12, 1845 (359: 9S) and he sold the same to Essex Covmty, 
 "part of the Nathaniel Harris homestead," Sept. 27, 1845 (359: 99). 
 
 The County improved the fine spring on the land and laid a pipe to 
 the House of Correction. A new well was sunk some years since to sup- 
 plement the springs. 
 
 William Symonds. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 North of the Reservoir lot, owned by the County, William Symonds 
 owned two house lots. He sold a house and a three quarter acre lot to 
 John Woodam, bricklayer, Mr. Baker's land south, his own land north^ 
 March 31, 1654 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 158), and his house and an acre lot to Wood- 
 am, Dec. 19, 1656 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 183). Joseph Morse had a house and lot, 
 which his son John inherited in 1646. John Morse's house lot bounded 
 this on the south. Woodam enlarged his lower lot on the north end by 
 the addition of a half acre, with an orchard, bought of Edward Xelanp 
 "Irishman", 12-10-1664 (Ips. Deeds 4: 76), which Neland had bought 
 of Jolm Baker, April 28, 1664 (Ips. Deeds 2: 270). Mary Woodam, relict 
 of John, sold the upper house and a qviarter acre lot to Robert Lord, March 
 29, 1679 (Ips. Deeds 4: 336). 
 
 The balance of the Woodam lots, and the Robert Lord lot as well 
 perhaps, came into the possession of Jolui Grow. In 1722, July 26, there 
 was presented to the Town, 
 
 "A petition of Doctor Thomas Berry, shewing as it has been found 
 by experience, that a cold bath is of great service to mankind, and there 
 being a suitable and convenient place to erect a bath-house at the upper 
 end of the spring in Hogg Lane, so called, nigh the house of Jolm Grow, 
 praying that the town would please to make a grant to him and his heirs, 
 of twenty feet of ground, below the bank at the foot of the upper spring, 
 to erect an edifice for the use aforesaid, the Town reserving to themselves 
 the whole benefit of the lower great spring, which is no ways to be diverted. ' ' 
 
 The Committee, to which the petition was referred, reported that it 
 would be no detriment, ' ' provided he comes not within 24 feet of Grow 's 
 wall, also if three of the neighbors make complaint he shall open the spring 
 again directly. ' ' The privilege was granted. The lower spring is that 
 which the County utilized. This upper spring was further up the Lane_ 
 The bath-house was probably built by the roadside. 
 
 John Grow, weaver, "in consideration that our said son, Joseph Grow, 
 by the hand of God is deprived of sight and thereby rendered Uncapable 
 to labour for a livelyhood, as otherwise he could have done, ' ' conveyed to 
 the blind man the southermnost end of his house lot, about a quarter of 
 an acre, Feb. 1, 1721-2(41 : 70). Joseph came into possession of his father's 
 estate and sold his house and an acre and a half to Nathaniel Jones, Oct. 
 22, 1733 (66: 261). Jones sold to Jolui Henderson, Aug. 22, 1751 (96: 191). 
 John Henderson, administrator of John Jr., sold two thirds of house and 
 
RROOK STRICET OR HOG LANE. 
 
 393 
 
 Jand on Brook St. to \Villian> Holland, .\pril G, 17.57 (130: 168),and a two 
 "re lot on Brook St. to Thomas Staniford, March 5, 17fi() (121 : 69). Stan- 
 ford was already the owner of the lot adjoining on the north. 
 
 Alice Perkins, widow of Isaac Perkins, owned "land lymg ah,,ve the 
 street called Brook Street, six acres, bounded east by the highway lea.hng 
 hntb the planting lots," and sold to Joseph Morse, 15th 4th month 
 l(i3.) (Town Re<-ord). Joseph Morse bequeathed the house and lot and 
 six ac-;-es he had bought of the widow Perkins and the hou.se and lot he 
 bought of Thonias Donnan,to his wife, Dorothy,and ^-ther house with 
 two acres,and six acres adjoining, to his son, John (Ips. Deeds 1 . IS, 1646). 
 John Morse sold Thon.as Lovell, a house and one and a h.df acres and pa,s- 
 ture adjoining, "the pasture a little way from the bars at the end of Brook 
 ^t "Tan 4 1663 (Ips. Deeds 2: 180 and 181). 
 
 \braham Warr owned a lot north of that which William Symmes 
 sold to John Woodam in 1656. The administrator of Warr s estate sold 
 three quarters of an acre at the upper end of Brook St. to t rancis \^ung 
 Dec 4 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 310). Young sold to John Staniford, March 
 12 1678-9 (33- 32). Thomas Staniford owned in 1760. when he bought 
 th; Henderson' land, and it was included in the eleven acres, which the 
 widow Marv Thorndike sold to Thomas Kin.ball. It .s still a part of the 
 same estate, now owied by Mr. John B. Brown. 
 
 John Newman. 
 
 (Diagram .3.) 
 
 On the east side of Brook St., Jolm Newman sold to William Goodhue, 
 
 weaver, for twenty shillings, the commonage belonging to h.s dwelling 
 
 "situated and being in Brook Street, alias Hogg ^^:^^^'^^^^;;^ ^^^ 
 
 ing houses of Francis Jordan and Joseph Morse." 1st 2nd 1646 (To^^n 
 
 ^''°M that date, then, there were only two houses on the east sixie, as 
 Jordan's was on the corner of East Street. But John Warner sold a lot 
 between Jordan's ,then occupied by Jeflry Snelhng, -^ Newman s,w^^^^ 
 a house, to John Woodam, March 10, 1655 (Ips. Deeds 1: 222) ^^ "od'ini 
 Lw tl.; house and a quarter acre lot to Giles Birdley, Jan. 4, 658 ps. 
 D^ds 1- 235) This may have been only a part of the lot he bought in 
 1655 as' the northern bound of the land he sold to Birdley was a house 
 and land belonging to Woodanu Birdley sold to Thomas Knowlton Jr., 
 '^vTi6'mi;s. Deeds 3: 18). This deed gives John Newman Sr. as the 
 abutte; on the north, and it indicates that Birdley had bought the remain- 
 der of Woodam 's land. 
 
 Sergeant Free Grace Norton, of Gapt. Samuel Appleton's Company, 
 who was killed at Hatfield, on Oct. 10, 1675, owned the house and lot at 
 :^ e tr^e f his death. His administrator sold a half acre^ though no men- 
 bn is made of a house, to Thomas Dennis, June 20, 16< . (Ips Deeds 4^ 
 lo^ John Dennis owned it in 1708, when John Potter bought the come 
 lot (20- 199) and Ensign John Dennis still owned in 1739. He bought 
 
394 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 three acres of pasture land east of the house lot of Jolin Newman, Feb. 23, 
 1709-10 (23: 116). The house lots seem to have been bounded on the 
 east by a stretch of pasture land, which was owned originally by George 
 Farlow, then by Roger Lankton, who had a house about where the late 
 David F. Dow's residence stands, and then by Thomas Newman. 
 
 John Dennis or his heirs, sold a house lot abutting on the Hovey lot, 
 to John Henderson, as Henderson's heirs owned in 1777. Henderson built 
 the house still owned by his heirs. Thomas Caldwell bought the northern 
 half of the house with land, and sold to James Smith, July 11, 1796 (163: 
 256). John Choate, administrator of Elizabeth, widow of James Smith, 
 sold to James Smith, Feb. 21, 1833 (275: 82) whose daughter, Elizabeth, 
 wife of Abraham C. Sherburne, inherited, and her heirs still own. The 
 southern half of the house and land of Thomas Henderson were sold by 
 Joseph Henderson, by order of Probate Court, to Abigail Henderson, July 
 6, 1829 (275: 82) and her heirs still own. 
 
 The remainder of the John Dennis land was retained by the family. 
 Nathaniel Dennis succeeded to the ownersliip, and Thomas. Thomas 
 Dennis sold to Nathaniel A. Millett, April 21, 1860 (604: 185). His heirs 
 built the colonial house, a little removed from the street. 
 
 John Newman sold to John Dane Sr. (Ips. Deeds 4: 97, conveyance 
 of commonage). Robert Dutch acquired possession and sold to Nathan- 
 iel Chapman, a half acre lot, in 1681 (Ips. Deeds 4: 400). Nathaniel Cald- 
 well owned in 1709, and a slip of the recorder's pen may have been respon- 
 sible for the insertion of Chapman's name, instead of Caldwell's, in the 
 deed of 1681. 
 
 Nathaniel Caldwell conveyed to his son John, "my homestead in 
 which I now live," a half acre, bounded north by John Newman, March 
 30, 1713 (33: 186). John Caldwell sold to his son, John, a half acre, 
 "mostly planted with apple trees," March 2, 1717-8 (37: 32). John Den- 
 nis sold John Chadwell (an obvious error for Caldwell) a narrow strip on 
 the northeast side of his house lot, in 1722 (40: 218). Aaron Caldwell 
 owned in 1755. Moses Caldwell sold the lot with a dwelling to Stephen 
 Caldwell, May 4, 1824 (236: 210). Stephen Caldwell of Newburyport 
 sold to Elizabeth Caldwell, Oct. 4, 1839 (321: 286). David Pulcifer sold 
 the same, conveyed to his wife Elizabeth above, to William Burrows, July 
 10, 1851 (448:82). 
 
 John Newman Jr. received a grant of a Plum Island lot in 1665 "for 
 the house that was Roger Lankton 's "(Town Record). Thomas New- 
 man had purchased Lankton 's pasture land in the rear of the lots, and 
 Jolm Dane's conveyance of commonage, dated June 1, 1677, of the Burrows 
 lot, gave as the northwest bound of that lot, the land of John Newman, 
 the son of Thomas Newman, deceased (Ips. Deeds 4: 97). The widow of 
 John Newman occupied it in 1717. John Newman and others sold to 
 Thomas Dennis, a house and five acres, bounded north by William Harris 
 and south, partly on the heirs of John Wainwright, partly on land of En- 
 sign Jolin Dennis, and John Caldwell, Nov. 14, 1735 (76: 27). 
 
EAST STREET, NORTH SIDE. 395 
 
 On March 24, 1755, John Beunet sold a quarter acre lot, witli a dwell- 
 ing, to William Robins, bounded "northeast by Thomas Dennis's cartway 
 that leads up the hill," east, as the fence stands by said Dennis and partly 
 by Mr. John Dennis, south by Aaron Caldwell's land, March 24, 1755 (un- 
 recorded deed in the possession of Mr. Arthur W. Dow). Robins sold 
 to Edward Martin, May 30, 1808 (195: 245). Edward Martin sold half 
 of the old house and lot "beginning at the middle of the fore-door" to 
 David Dow, June 16, 1817 (213: 138). Eunice Dow and others quit- 
 claimed to David F. Dow Nov. 7, 1857 (572: 33). The old house had dis- 
 appeared, and Mr. Dow built the present dwelling. The ancient well was 
 discovered by accident, and was'used again. His heirs still own the estate. 
 The Joseph Morse house mentioned in John Newman' s deed of 1646, 
 may be identical with Roger Lankton's. No deed of conveyance is 
 known. 
 
 Francis Jordan. 
 
 (Diagram 'S.) 
 
 The lot on the corner of Brook !St. and East St. seems to have been 
 owned by Francis Jordan, though Jeffry Snelling, the Town-Whipper, was 
 in occupancy in 1655. Richard Belcher, of Charlestown, sold the house 
 and land to John Potter, Dec. 22, 1708; "the messuage or tenement that 
 was formerly Francis Jordan's deceased," about 2 acres, "bounded west by 
 the lane commonly called Hog Lane, and east by land of John Harris" 
 (20: 199). The deed specifies an "old house." The ancient house on this 
 lot can scarcely be identified with this, and must have been built subsequent 
 to 1708, though the architecture indicates this period. 
 
 Daniel Potter sold the house and lot to Thomas Hovey 3d, fisherman, 
 March 31, 1741 (81: 176). At Hovey 's death, half the house and land 
 was set off to his widow Rebecca, and the other half was sold by John 
 Hovey to Ebenezer Hovey, April 29, 1777 (135: 122). Michael Hodge 
 of Newburyport brought suit against Ebenezer Hodge, and execution was 
 made upon his estate in favor of Hodge, Aug. 1787 (147: 31). Hodge sold 
 to Ebenezer Hovey Jr., July 14, 1796. John Hohnes Hovey quitclaimed 
 to Stephen Hovej^, his interest in the house of his father, Ebenezer, "near 
 Hovey 's Bridge," July 21, 1827 (247 : 230). 
 
 John H. and Izette Hovey sold the west half of the house to James 
 Scott Jr., Oct. 29, 1870 (812: 221). Asa Lord sold the east half of the 
 house to Perley Scott, . . . April, 1840(537:227). The ancient house, still a 
 comfortable dwelling, is now owned by Mr. James Damon, and Mrs. Edward 
 Damon. The Town owned a gravel pit on the east side of the house in 
 1840, and used it, as long as the limits of the lot permitted. 
 
 William Symonds and John Warner. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 The next original lot was owned by William Symonds, planter. He 
 sold to Thomas Harris, fisherman, "my house, wherein I now dwell" with 
 
396 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 two acres, bounded northeast by the house lot, now owned by Harris, 
 which he bouglit of John Warner, 1648 (Ips. Deeds 1: 159). 
 
 By the will of Thomas Harris, his estate was divided between his sons, 
 John, Ebenezer and William, extending from the Stephen Hovey lot to 
 the lot now owned and occupied by the widow of John Roberts. John 
 owned the west part, William the east portion. Ebenezer sold William 
 half a dwelling and a third of the house lot and orchard, half the barn, 
 leantos and shop, and a fourth of the "clay pitt meadow" on the opposite 
 side of the street, Feb. 25, 1695 (32: 49). The heirs ol John (WiUiam and 
 John) succeeded to his estate. John had the east half and William the 
 west, Dec. 22, 1742 (82: 252). 
 
 William Harris sold a piece of land, three rods six feet on the Street, 
 tlie line on the east side running north, over the middle of a well, two rods 
 eight feet, to John Holmes May 18, 1766(158: 133). Capt. Holmes built 
 the house now standing next the Hovey house, which his widow Sarah sold 
 Joseph Wait, March 12, 1805 (176: 26). Joseph Wait sold to Elizabeth and 
 Polly Ross, singlewomen, the house ' ' which I purchased of Sarah Holmes ' ' 
 July 12, 1816 (209: 277). "Polly" Ross kept a "dame store" in the small 
 building connected with the house. It was purchased by Aaron H. Sweet, 
 whose will, filed Feb. 7, 1860, bequeathed all his property to his widow. 
 She conveyed it to Dr. Chas. Cullis, of the Home for Con-sumptives, March 
 5, 1880(1033: 145), who sold to Frederic Willcomb, Jan. 31,1885 (1354:216). 
 
 The John Harris property descended to Capt. Stephen Baker, whose 
 heirs still own and occupy. 
 
 William Harris, son of Thomas, sold Richard Pulsifer, a lot forty feet 
 square, at the southeast corner of his homestead, abutting east on Col. 
 Wainwright, April 19, 1704 (18: 72). He sold his son, Wm. Harris Jr., a 
 small plot adjoining Pulcifer's, two rods ten feet wide on the street, and 
 three rods deep, June 9, 1727 (53: 257), and on this lot, Harris built a 
 house. Wm. Harris sold his son Wm. Jun. the northeast half of his home- 
 stead, the line running through the well, March 15, 1739 (79: 237) and the 
 other half to his daugliter, Sarah Hodgkins, July 15, 1742 (86: 30). Heze- 
 kiah Hodgkins and Sarah sold tlieir interest in their father William 's estate 
 and the old house thereon to William 3d, Feb. 5, 1747 (93: 144). William 
 3d sold the whole of the original estate of his father, save the Pulcifer lot, 
 to Richard Harris, Feb. 12, 1757 (103: 228). 
 
 Richard's property came to Samuel, partly by purchase, March 15, 
 1805 (179: 150) and Samuel sold to John How Boardman, the whole one 
 and a half acres, May 29, 1823 (232: 123). Boardman sold to Joseph Har- 
 ris, the west end of the lot, 52 ft. front, the line running through the well 
 70 ft. 8 in. deep on Stephen Baker, May 18, 1836 (289: 76). Joseph Harris 
 mortgaged the house and land to John How Boardman May 1836 (337: 32), 
 and possession was given Dec. 6, 1847 (391: 233). Aaron Cogswell in- 
 herited the Boardman estate and sold to Henry F. Dunnels, April 9, 1864 
 (667: 135), who sold to Aaron Hubbard one and a half acres, Sept. 22, 1873. 
 Mr. Hubbard built the present dwelling on the sightly terrace. The 
 
EAST STREET, NORTH SIDE. 397 
 
 ancient Harris house was located in front of this, on the hne of the street. 
 David Harris, a Dartmoor prisoner, is remembered as an occupant of this 
 old dwelling. 
 
 The Richard Pulcifer lot, forty feet square, with a liouse, passed 
 tiirough various hands. Francis Ho\ey sold it to William Stone, Sept. 
 (), 179() (171 : 85). His widow sold to lienj. .\verill, .N'ov. S, 1823 (239: 223). 
 The house was a small building ,and stood in front of the present dwelling 
 that occupies this lot. It was torn down abovit ]8o(). The well of the 
 old house is near the street line. 
 
 A lot in the rear of this was sold by Richard Harris to David Harris, 
 forty feet wide, one hundred feet deep, with a right of foot-way thither, 
 Dec. 28, 1801 (174: 66). Harris l)uilt a house which was occupied later 
 by Thomas C. Boardman. This lot was sold l)y the administrator of 
 Boardman to Joseph Hovey in IS 13, wliose heirs still own, together with 
 the Richard Pulcifer lot. 
 
 William Bartholomew. 
 
 (Diagram \i.) 
 
 Wm. Bartholomew sold the lot granted him here to Lionel Chute 
 school-master, Oct. 1, 1639 (Town Record). His son, James, inherited 
 and his only son, James, bought the interest of liis "brother Joseph Jewett 
 in Rowley" and sold to John Wainwright, three acres and dwelling, Sept. 
 20, 1692 (Ips. Deeds 5: .5.51). Waniwriglit was one of the mo.st. impor- 
 tant men of his day. He came into possession of a large estate reaching 
 to the wharves, but this original Chute lot may be considered here for 
 convenience. Col. John Wainwright 's will was probated in 1708 (Pro. 
 Rec. 310 ; 19-21). His estate was valued at the princely figure of £20,000. 
 He bequeathed his land to his sons, Samuel and John. Samuel's estate, 
 inventoried in 1774, included "four acres of land called Chute's lot." 
 In the division of his estate, to \o. .3, was assigned, ' 'Chute's lot so called, 
 2 acres 1 qr. 34 rods," bounded nortiieast by Richard Sutton southwest 
 l)y Ricliard Harris and widows Legrow and Beal." Tliis was settled on 
 Elizabeth, sister of Samuel. (Pro. Rec. 352: 138, 546). 
 
 Dr. Jolin Manning sold Nathaniel Kin.sman a certain piece of pasture 
 land, two acres one quarter three rods "being the same that was .set off to 
 James Winthrop, admini.strator of Samuel Wintlirop Kscj. estate towards 
 justifying due execution in his favor against P^lizabeth Wainwright, and 
 whicli was afterwards released l)y said James to \\'illiam ^^'inthrop, and 
 l)y said \\'illiani to me, the said John Manning, by an in.strunient dated 
 7 June 1792" (1.56: 141, June 1.5, 1792). .lohn Kinsman sold the lotto 
 Joseph Hovey, "commonly called the Wainwright lot, being part of the 
 real estate of my late honored father, Nathaniel Kinsman, deceased, and 
 set off to my late honored mother,^Elizabeth, deceased" (Pro. Rec. 1820). 
 Mrs. Rol^erts, daughter of Joseph Hovey. inlierited this ancient house lot 
 and a dwelling was built again upon it. This alisolute identification of the 
 Chute lot is of great value in determining other locations. 
 
398 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Thomas Boreman or Boarman. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 The lot adjoining Bartholomew's original grant was assigned to 
 Thomas Boreman, who had a two acre lot in the East end, with the house 
 lot of John Winthrop northeast. Boreman sold this to Philip Long, a 
 house and house lot, two acres "in the comon field" bounded east by Mr. 
 Wade (Mr. Winthrop had sold his lands here at this time) and west by Mr. 
 James Chute, 1647 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 36 & 37). 
 
 Long sold to William Norton (Ips. Deeds 1 : 39 & 41). John, Thomas 
 Samuel, Jonathan and Mary, children of Nathaniel Piper, formerly of 
 Ipswich, and Tristram Greenlief, husband of Margaret, another child, with 
 the advice and consent of their mother, Sarah, some time since married 
 to Ezekiel Woodward of Wenham, sold John Wainwright a house and two 
 acres, which was their father's, "the land of James Chute, west, and Mr. 
 John Wainwright 's homestead east, "June 18, 1690 (Ips. Deeds 5: 314). 
 The whole Wainwright property will be considered later. 
 
 John Winthrop. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 The house lot of Mr. Winthrop has been located, though without reason, 
 on the Argilla road, and the old Thomas Burnham house, now owned by 
 Mrs. Perley Lakeman has been called the Winthrop house. An ancient 
 house on Castle Hill, built by Capt. Daniel Eppes, has also been attributed 
 to Winthrop. Here, however, on East Street, the ancient Records of the 
 Town locate him, adjoining Mr. Boreman. It only remains to define the 
 limit of the Boreman lot and that abutting on the east side of the Winthrop, 
 lot, and thus determine the location of Winthrop. LTnfortvmately the size 
 of Mr. Winthrop 's house lot is not specified, and no deed of .sale has been 
 preserved. Mr. Wade was the owner after Winthrop, as Boreman 's 
 deed to Long makes evident. The same lot with a house was sold by 
 Richard Wells of Salisbury to John Johnson, and this deed specifies for 
 the first time that the lot contained six acres. As Dudley had a grant of 
 nine acres, the leader of the Colony would have been generously remem- 
 bered as well 23: 7 - 16.54 (Ips. Deeds 1: 211). The same large lot was 
 sold by Wm Buckley to Ehzabeth Bridgham of Boston (the deed mentions 
 seven acres) and specifies that it is bounded south by the street and "three 
 little parcels on which houses are already built," No^'. 24, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 
 3: 197). Buckley had carved out these small lots and sold them. The 
 first was that sold to Giles Cowes, a quarter acre, on the southeast corner 
 of the large lot, abutting on John Leighton, Aug. 2, 1669 (Ips. Deeds 3: 
 127). Another lot was .sold to Thomas Newman Jr. and a third to John 
 Barry on the southwest corner, abutting on Nathaniel Piper. Barry sold 
 this house and land to John Wainwright, Aug. 6, 1678 (Ips. Deeds 4: 253). 
 Mr. Wainwright was living here when he bought the Piper lot, in 1690. 
 
 The large main lot was sold by Jonathan Bridgham of Boston to Fran- 
 
EAST STREET, NORTH SIDE. 399 
 
 cis Wainwright, Feb. 27, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 243). He deeded to his son, 
 John, "as he promised on his marriage with Elizabeth, daiigliter of Mr. 
 Wm. Norton, March 10, 1674-.5" "the house sd. John occupies," bounded 
 by John Laji.on, Giles Cowes and Thomas Newiuan on the east and the 
 lands which John had already bought of Jolm Barry and tiie Piper heirs, 
 April 4, 1691 (Ips. Deeds 5: 444). \N'ainwright bought the Chute home- 
 stead in 1692, and thus owned all the land from the Harrises to Leightou's, 
 excepting the .small lots of Newman and Cowes. Newman sold to Major 
 Francis Wainwright, July 3, 1702 (15: 134) and Stephen Miuot Jr., son- 
 in-law of Wainwright, sold it to William Vrine, Nov. 27, 1713 (30: 63). 
 Col. John Wainwright was a man of fine quality, Representative, Justice 
 of the Sessions Court, and Colonel of a Regiment. The large cellar in the 
 center of the lot, still known traditionally as the AN'ainwright lot, marks 
 the site of the spacious mansion. The later history of the lot is considered 
 in the sketch which follows of the whole Wainwright estate. 
 
 Robert Coles. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 The lot adjoining Winthrop's on the east was granted to Robert Coles, 
 but he sold to Joseph Medcalf. Medcalf sold the eastern part of his lot 
 to Isaac Cimimings, the western to Deacon WiUiam Goodhue, before 1639 
 (Town Records). John Leighton was the owner in 1654. He .sold to 
 Nath. Treadwell April 16, 1691 (9: 268). Nathaniel Treadwell sold the 
 dwelling and three and a half acres l)Ounded eai't by Samuel Taylor to Jolm 
 Wainwright, son of John, now decea.sed, Oct. 1, 1710 (23: 33). 
 
 Samuel Taylor then owned the adjoining estate, and Nath. Treadwell, 
 his executor and Samuel Treadwell, his legatee, sold the house and an acre 
 lot to John Wainwright, Oct. 21, 1710 (22: 216). 
 
 Financial reverses now overtook the ambitious landholder, and he 
 made conveyance to Samuel Appleton of Boston, of "sundry messuages 
 or house lots, commonly known by the nam&s of Leighton 's lot, Taylor's 
 lot, Newman 's liome-stead and the late messuage or house lott of my hon- 
 ored grandfather, Francis Wainwright," about fifteen acres, upland, tillage, 
 pasture and meadow, Oct. 25, 1726 (47: 144). On Leighton 's lot, the 
 deed informs us, there was a new house not fini.shed.* On Newman's home- 
 .stead was a dwelling then occupied by Nathaniel Newman and WiUiam 
 Roberts. On the lot of Francis Wainwright, his late mansion was in the 
 tenure of Henry Spiller. This spacious estate was liounded in part by 
 his father's lot, bought of the Piper heirs, adjoining the Samuel Wain- 
 wright e.state, now of Roberts, and on the ea.st extended to the Richard 
 Lakeman estate. 
 
 ' This may i)osi*il)ly he itientitied with tlie aiicit'iit portion of tho oUi .Siiwyor 
 lioiii-e. The |)anellin>r iK very elal)oratf and is of the s.-ime style as that of tlie Rogers 
 Manee, l)uili in 1727, wliicli wa- removed liy >lr..I<ilin U Hrown, and is incorporated 
 in tlie cabinet room of the House of the Historical Society. 
 
400 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 Samuel Appleton, described as a resident in Boston, at the time of 
 his death, owned the Samuel N. Baker mansion, with other real estate 
 in Ipswich. He died in London, and his estate was insolvent. Jasper 
 Waters and Jasper Waters Jr., of London, linen drapers, took his estate, 
 and sold the spacious East Street property to Francis Cogswell, June 2, 
 1733 (65: 146). Only a single mansion house is mentioned in this deed, 
 but the land measured twelve acres. 
 
 The Col. John Wainwright estate, called ' ' his homestead ' ' in the deed 
 of sale, bounded by Samuel Wainwright west and Francis Cogswell east, 
 was sold by Chambers Russell of Charlestown to Francis Sayer (Sawyer) 
 May 3, 1746(90: 46). Samuel Sawyer, son of Francis, inherited all his 
 real estate and enlarged his inheritance by \^arious purchases, until his 
 holding on this side of East St. included all the original Wainwright land, 
 except the Samuel Wainwright lot. The Francis Cogswell estate was 
 secured by successive purchases from the heirs, and from those to whom 
 the heirs had sold (see 159: 249,250:160: 201, 202). He also secured the 
 various small lots that had been sold out of the ancient Winthrop estate, 
 the lot that has been mentioned as owned by William Vrine, and another 
 of Giles Cowes, later John Harris, etc., and the lot then owned by Richard 
 Sutton, abutting on the widow John Roberts estate. May 15, 1793 (160: 
 202). His ownership, I think, was continuous from the Roberts estate 
 to the Richard Lakeman, with lands on the other side the street, and on 
 Manning's Neck. This was inherited by his son, James B. Sawyer, and 
 at his death it was sold in various small lots to the present owners. His 
 house is the only building of any considerable age in this large tract. It 
 is a matter of surmise, as to the original owner and builder. Our identi- 
 fication of it with the possible new house on the Leighton lot, is rendered 
 uncertain by a tradition that bears the ear marks of historic fact, that a 
 mansion of superior quality with marble steps, stood on the site of the 
 lirocklebank house, and that these marble slabs were shipped by a schooner 
 to Boston and used again for building purposes. When the Brocklebank 
 house was built, the site of a former residence was revealed. A pavement 
 of large heavy bricks was unearthed, where the Brocklebank barn stands. 
 
 Thomas Bishop and William Clark. 
 
 (Diagram ;5.) 
 
 William Clark sold one and a half acres to Thomas Clark, in 1639, 
 (Town Record), and on the west of this Was a lot owned by Thomas Bishop, 
 in 1639, then by his son, Samuel. These two lots apparently were com- 
 l)ined in the three acre lot which was owned Iiy William Hodgkins, then 
 by Christopher Hodgkins. Hodgkins sold to Arclielaus Lakeman, bounded 
 west by Francis Wainwright, ea.st l)y Andrew Burley, May 13, 1718 (34 
 207). By the will of Archelaus, his .sons .\rchelaus and Richard received 
 the real estate (Pro. March 31, 1746, 326: 547-9.) Archelaus mortgaged 
 or sold his half to Richard who became the sole owner, Dec. 6, 1746(90: 
 
EAST STREET, NORTH SIDE. 401 
 
 129). Tliis deed gives the eastern abutters as .\iidrew Hurley and Tlionias 
 Treadwoll, and Burley seems to have sold land on tiie street to Treadweli. 
 Tlie inventory of Richard Lakeman, Oct. 1765 (Fro. Rec. 342: 2.55), in- 
 cluded two thirds of the homestead, and a warehouse on the other side 
 of the way. His son, Richard, succeeded and rendered a final account 
 of his father's estate, as it seems, — a dwelling-house, barn, and about 
 three acres of land with an old warehouse June 7, 1790 (Pro. Rec. 360: 385, 
 507). Richard Jr. sold half the dwelling to his son Ebenezer Fol). 7, 1823 
 (230: 238). It is still kno■^^^l as the Lakeman house. 
 
 John Sanders and John Perkins. 
 
 (DiiiKrani 'A.) 
 
 From the Lakeman place to the comer of the Road to Jeffries' Neck, 
 there were two original lots, John Sanders, next to tlie Lakeman place, 
 and then John Perkins, the elder, but Perkins bought of Sanders, his lot, 
 an acre and three rods, in 1639. He was the first of a long line of John 
 Perkinses, which has never been lost, and his lineal descendant of the 
 ninth generation, hears the name today. John Perkins had sons, John 
 and Jacob. Jacob had sons, John, Jacob and Matthew. Jacob remained 
 in the homestead and sold Jacob, called the 3d, who had married John 
 Sparks 's daughter, three quarters of an acre for a house lot, Wm. 
 Hodgkins southwest, March 23, 1685-6 (8: 51). Jacob, Senior, sold his 
 dwelling, bam and orchard to his sons, Jacob and Matthew, March 13, 
 1693-4 (9: 271) the new house being northwest. John Perkins, "Tailer" 
 and Matthew Perkins, weaver, the sons of Jacob Perkins 3d, then Serg. 
 Jacob, agreed to divide the paternal estate. Jacob received the "mansion 
 next to ^\-idow Hodgkins" 1695 (13: 108). Jacob Perkins, in his will, pro- 
 i>ated 1705(308: 431),l)equeathed his sons, John and Jacob, and his daugh- 
 ter, Elizabeth, his houses and lands, and his son Elisha, is also included. 
 
 Matthew, the weaver, had inherited or built a house for himself on 
 his portion of his father's estate, but he built a new dwelling which has 
 already lieen considered, and gave or sold his old house and half an acre, 
 to his son, Matthew Jr., May 26, 1709 (35: 104). 
 
 John Perkins, son of Jacob, then of Norwich, sold his interest in the 
 house next to the Hodgkins-Tjakeman lot to Thomas Treadweli Jim.,cord- 
 wainer, Oct. 18, 1708 (22: 40) and Matthew executed a like deed, March 
 24, 1707-8(21 : 153). Treadweli sold the house, shop, and an acre to Dan- 
 iel Lakeman, Nov. 11, 1747 (90: 128). AVm. TiCatherland was in occu- 
 pancy in 1791 and Moses Leatherland owned in 1824. The house is not 
 even remembered, but its probable site is indicated by the stone wall aiul 
 embankment east of the Lakeman house. 
 
 Elisha Perkins, son of Jacob, came into possession of the laii<l adjoin- 
 ing. He divided his estate into a nunil)er of small lots. He sold William 
 Leatherlanil, who had married his sister, Elizabeth, a lot, four rods front 
 three ;uul a half deep, wlierc Lcjitlicrland dwelt, in a new house Elisha 
 
402 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 had built, Nov. 24, 1715(29: 189). John Leatherland, son of Wm., quit- 
 claimed his interest in his father's homestead to his brother Jacob, May 
 20, 1741 (81: 237). Jacob, then sole owner, enlarged the lot by purchas- 
 ing a half acre on the hill back of the house, of Elisha Perkins, July 10, 
 1741 (81: 236). Rebecca, his widow and executrix of Jacob Leatherland, 
 sold half the house and land to Silvanus Lakeman, March 12, 1754 (160: 
 202). Several of these small lots must have been combined in the acre 
 of land with a house, which Daniel Rogers sold to Daniel Boardman, ' ' in- 
 cluding a well in front of the house, now partly filled up, Boardman to 
 keep the fence as agreed by Jacob Leatherland, the original purchaser," 
 April 11, 1791 (153: 59). Boardman bought land of Elizabeth Colman, 
 widow, and administratrix of Daniel Lakeman, on the hill side. May 24, 
 1793 (157: 15) and of Abigail Holland, May 5, 1802. His administrator, 
 AsaWiggin, sold the property, two and a quarter acres to Francis H. Board- 
 man, who re-conveyed it at once to Wiggin, June 19, 1824 (235: 247). 
 This house too was not standing in 1830. It was bounded east by the 
 land of Elisha Perkins, in 1791, but Elisha had died in 1781 and his daugh- 
 ter Abigail Holland, succeeded to the ownership (Pro. Rec. 354: 380). 
 
 Elisha Perkins sold another small lot, three rods front and three and 
 a half back, to Thomas and John Philips, Nov. 18, 1717 (33: 85), but this 
 seems to have reverted to him. Another small lot was sold to Arthur 
 Abbott, at the northeast corner of his homestead, Feb. 13, 1716 (34: 16), 
 but Elisha repurchased and sold a house and a half acre including the same 
 site to Solomon Lakeman, Aug. 14, 1724 (44: 35). Lakeman sold the 
 estate, a house and three quarters of an acre, to his brother Archelaus, Jan. 
 20, 1734 (69: 16). Solomon Lakeman Jr. bought half the house and land 
 of the executrix of Archelaus , Jime 4, 1747 (101: 236), and secured the 
 rest, as he deeded the whole to Moses Wells Jr. Feb. 19, 1756. John Wells 
 and others sold the homestead to Abner Harris, May 29, 1777 (142: 224), 
 and his executor' to Edward Martin, June 9, 1785 (143: 187), who conveyed 
 it to Mary Martin, singlewoman, April 27, 1796(163: 37). The old house, 
 known as the Mary or Molly Martin house, fell into ruin and was torn down. 
 A house, owTied by Mr. James S. Glover, occupies the site. 
 
 Beyond the Martin house was the Capt. Matthew Perkins estate. 
 The house and some land had come into the possession of Andrew Burley 
 Esq., a great landed magnate, prior to his death. His inventory dated 
 1753, included "y" house and land that was Capt. Matthew Perkins" 
 (Pro. Rec. 335: 419). The estate of his son Andrew included "two acres 
 of mowing land sold Jo. Crocker," 1789 (Pro. Rec. 361: 538). This tract 
 of mowing land, on which the Matthew Perkins house had stood, was 
 bounded by the highway southeast and Edward Martin southwest, Sept. 
 29, 1789. Elisha Perkins acquired this lot, and probably built the house. 
 Perkins remained in possession of the corner, and at his death, his estate 
 was divided. The house and two acres of land fell to his daughter, Abigail 
 Holland, 1781 (Pro. Rec. 355: 233). It is now owned and occupied by 
 Mr. James S. Glover. 
 
EAST STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 403 
 
 John Manning, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Howlett and John 
 
 Perkins Jr. 
 
 (Diagrani 3.) 
 
 The tract on the south side of East Street, hounded l)y the liaiie called 
 Agawani Avenue and the River, was apportioned among the earliest 
 settlers. John Manning received a small house lot, containing three rods, 
 on the corner now occupied by the Rust house. This was bounded l)y 
 Thomas Howlett 's lot north and Thomas Hardy east. Hardy and How- 
 lett came in Winthrop's company. Thomas Boreman had a grant of 
 "about a rood in" the street called East end, the hou.se-lot of John Per- 
 kins, the younger, east, and two lots formerly granted Sergeant Howlett 
 and Thomas Hardy south, "the town reserving liberty to digg clay in any 
 part of the parcel last granted" (1639). 
 
 Record was made in 1635, that John Perkins Jr. had a house lot of 
 an acre, by the River, "Thomas Hardy's and Robt. Andrews's lots on the 
 southwest, on which he hath built a house and enclosed it with palings, 
 also a fish ware, which he had built." Robert Andrews's lot was by the 
 river side, ^vith Thomas Hardy northwest. In 1638, it was in possession 
 of George Carr (Town Records). No record of the sale of any of these 
 lots is preserved, except perhaps that of John Perkins, Jr. to his son Thomas 
 in 1666 dps. Deeds 4: 268). but this is not certain. 
 
 John Newmarch succeeded Hardy, as he received a Plum Island lot in 
 1665, "for ye house that was Thomas Hardy." John Newmarch con- 
 veyed to John Newmarch Jr., a house and "land from the house to the 
 water (probably the Robert Andrews lot) also a pasture that was Thoma.s 
 Hardv's," 8-9-1671 (11 : 267). He .sold to Richard Belcher, and Belcher 
 to Rev. John Newmarch, minister at Kittery. The latter sold' to Mr. 
 John Emerson, "the homestead . . . bought by him of Richard Belcher, 
 formerly belonging to John Newmarch Jr., the father of said John, a house 
 and one and a qviarter acres, bounded from the north side of the dwelling 
 house down to Ipswich River, southerh', viz. the sd. yard before the house 
 is so bounded, and sd. Oarchard land is so butted and bounded on both 
 sides and one end by land that formerly belonged to John Ne\\Tnarch Sr., 
 grandfather of the above John, now in tenure of Zaccheus Newmarch, " 
 April 9, 1703 (20: 165). 
 
 The Newmarches had e\idently acquired the lots originally assigned 
 to Manning, Andrews and Howlett, and that of John Perkins Jr., prob- 
 ablv, as well as Hardv's. Zaccheus Newmarcl\ owned the Isaiah Rogers 
 property on the Lane. Martha Newmarch, singlewoman, bequeathed to 
 her niece, Hannah Spiller, daughter of her late sister, Hannah Nesvmarch, 
 the estate that came to her from her grandfather, Zaccheus Newmarch, 
 1816 (Pro. Rec. 388: 433) and Jonathan Spiller of Georgetown conveyed 
 to Isaiah and Isaiah .\lbert Rogers a dwelling and 6 acres, April 19, 1851 
 (444: 76). 
 
404 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 John Emerson sold the original Andrews land, he had boug;ht. of Rev. 
 John Newmarch, to William Lakeman, a fisherman of Smutty Nose Island, 
 1704 (16: 131). Margery, widow of Wm. Lakeman, conveyed the home- 
 stead to her sons, Tobias and Rilvanus, bounded south by the highway 
 that goes to the River, east by the River, west and northwest by Zaccheus 
 Newmarch and north and northeast by Newmarch and partly by Thomas 
 Sandford, Aug. 3, 1713 (25: 232). Zaccheus Newmarch quitclaimed to 
 Tobias and Silvanus Lakeman, land at the east end of the orchard, "and 
 so upon a straight line to the west end of sd Lakeman 's . . . then southerly 
 to ye River, to ye middle of ye well commonly called Hardy's well, and 
 also a drift way by the river side through sd NeTVTnarch's land, unto ye 
 king's highway, and also a cartway to ye dwelling house and barn of sd 
 Lakeman's, through sd Newmarch's pasture," April 11, 1719 (36: 168). 
 
 This locates the Lakeman homestead on the River side beyond the 
 Rogers land, with a right of way over Newmarch's Lane, so called. Tobias 
 deeded his share to Silvanus Lakeman, Oct. 5, 1719 (36: 177). Daniel 
 Rogers and wife sold to Samuel Sawyer, their interest in the estate of Sil- 
 vanus Lakeman, including a piece supposed to contain one and a quarter 
 acres," formerly the mansion seat of Silvanus Lakeman deceased," T\ath 
 a bam on the same, bounded south by the River and on all other sides 
 by John Newmarch, April 22, 1788 (160: 200). James B. Sawyer con- 
 veyed his title to land here to Thomas and Hannah Spiller, March 22, 1838 
 (305: 31). The ancient Lakeman house had disappeared therefore in 1788. 
 
 Thomas Newmarch owned the land now occupied by the Rust estate, 
 James S. Glover's land etc., and sold to his son, Thomas Jr., "that home- 
 stead I lately lived on," two and a half acres bounded south by a drift- 
 way that leads to John Newmarch's house (the Isaiah Rogers' estate), 
 Dec. 24, 1763 (113: 59). Daniel Abbot levied an execution on Thomas 
 Newmarch Jr. 's estate, and was awarded a two thirds interest, the land 
 being bounded by the late John Newmarch's , July 5, 1798 (163: 184). 
 Ebenezer Hovey conveyed this interest to Elizabeth Parker, -widow of 
 the Revolutionary soldier, Capt. Gideon Parker, Jan. 31, 1801 (173: 295). 
 John Swift of Milton and Elizabeth, his wife, datighter of the widow Parker, 
 sold to William L. Rust, May 18, 1833 (270: 198), and it is still known as 
 the Rust house. 
 
 The Hobbs house adjoining was built J)y Augustus C. Carey, on land 
 purchased of the Rogerses, Nov. 19, 1855 (522: 24) and William L. Rust, 
 Aug. 7, 1857 (557: 58). Mortgaged to the Shawmut Mutual Loan and 
 Trust Co., it was foreclosed and sold to Lydia Jane, wife of Capt. John 
 Hobbs, Jan. 2, 1865 (681 : 32). 
 
 The northern half of the Thomas Newmarch estate was sold to Daniel 
 Boardman, who sold to Daniel Cogswell, March 17, 1821 (226: 25); Cogs- 
 well to Asa Wiggin, May 10, 1821 (227: 128). It was conveyed by Wiggin 
 to Francis Caldwell Jr., April 7, 1825, as Caldwell specified in his deed of 
 the same to Richard Lakeman, May 2, 1829 (252: 159). Lydia P. Pulcifer, 
 
EAST, WATER AND HOVEY STREETS. 4U5 
 
 daughter of Lakeman, and others, deeded it to John D. Cross, Marcli 31, 
 1842 (358: 86); Cross to T. 11. Grautfield, June 4, 1851 (449: 288); Grant- 
 field to Timothy Curran, April 11, 1854 (493: 14) and Curran to James tj. 
 Glover, March 9, 1875 (928: 138). 
 
 George Carr received a grant of a half acre liouse lot, bounded by the 
 River on the south, by a planting lot of his own on the east, by a planting 
 lot of Daniel Clark's north, with liberty to fence as far as low water mark, 
 provided he leave a way or passage. He also received a grant of a six acre 
 planting lot, bomaded east by John Manning's planting lot, west by Daniel 
 Clark's planting lot, south by the River, the other part butting on his 
 owil house lot, at the north end bounded by a swamp, running between 
 it and the land of John Perkuis the elder. These lots have not been traced 
 but they are interesting, as an illustration of the orderly and synnnetrical 
 apportionment of the tillage lots in this neighborhood. This locality was 
 known as "this neck of land the Town standeth." Mr. John ^^'. Xourse 
 is confident that these lots extended across the present way leading to 
 Diamond Stage. 
 
 EAST STREET, WATER STREET, AND H(J^ EV STREET. 
 Obadiah Wood. 
 
 (.Diagram '6.) 
 
 This triangular shaped tract was owned by Richard Schofield and 
 Ubad'iah Wood, a "biskett-baker, " in 1652, and they may have been ui 
 possession from the beginning. Wood owned much the larger part, and 
 probably had his house here, though the exact locality can not be deter- 
 mined. He sold to William Roe, a fisherman from the Isle of Shoals, ' ' 16 
 rods at the lower corner of his house lot, neere Mr. Wade's warehouse by 
 the river syde," Dec. 4, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 266). Roe built a house but 
 soon was moved to dwell elsewhere, and disposed of it to two other fisher- 
 men from the Isle of Shoals, Andrew Diamond and Henry Maine, June 
 13, 1673 (Ips. Deeds 3: 267). Nothing more is known of this Henry Maine, 
 and his interest was acquired by Diamond. But he is without doubt the 
 flesh and blood original of the mythical Harry Maine, whose mysterious 
 but unknown crimes brought upon him such awful punishment. He was 
 doomed to be chained on Ipswich bar, there to shovel the shifting sands 
 forever. When the goodwives of the olden time heard the roar of the 
 surf upon the bar, they used to say, "Harry Maine grumbles at his work 
 to-day. ' ' 
 
 Obadiah Wood sold more land to Diamond (Ips. Deeds 4: 349) and 
 another piece to James King, about eight rods, which King straightway 
 sold to Capt. Diamond, May 1, 1679 (Ips. Deeds 4: 260). On April 5, 1708, 
 Rev. Theophilus Cotton and Mrs. Elizabeth Diamond, widow of Andrew 
 
406 IPSWICH, IM THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 were published and on the 13th of April, 1708, Peter Lewis of Kittery 
 and Grace, his wife, sister of Andrew Diamond, conveyed to Mr. Cotton, 
 the land and buildings of the deceased (22: 235). Capt. Samuel York 
 was the next owner of whom record remains. He sold two small lots front- 
 ing on East St. ; one to John Newman, abutting on the west side on land of 
 Woods, Jan. 22, 171S-19 (37: 46), and another east of this to Daniel 
 Ringe, Oct. 16, 1719 (36: 201) and a lot on Water Street, to Jabesh Sweet, 
 April 17, 1713 (25: 267). 
 
 The administrator of Mary York, widow of Samuel, sold the estate, 
 a half acre with dwelling, to John Berry, reserving certahi rooms, and the 
 land and wharf on the other side of the road, Sept. 10, 1772 (130: 233). 
 The rest of the house, and a small piece of land back of the house, were 
 sold to Berry the next day (130: 233). Mr. Berry, mariner, sold to Abra- 
 ham Dodge, mariner, Aug. 4, 1773 (133: 160). Dodge conveyed it to 
 Moses Harris, with the added clause, "thence athwart said highway down 
 to the river at Low water mark and south by the River down to the 
 Town Landing, and said highway about 60 ft. . . . excepting the high- 
 way through the premises," Feb. 13, 1777 (139: 118). Tabitha, the widow 
 and administratrix of Moses Harris, sold to Thomas Hodgkins, the house, 
 warehouse, one third of the wharf etc., June 26, 1789 (156: 145), and Hodg- 
 kins conveyed to Benjamin Averill, May 2, 1793 (156: 149). TheAverill 
 ownership continued for many years. The present dwelling is apparently 
 not very old. 
 
 Jabesh Sweet built a house on his quarter acre lot, sold by York out 
 of the ancient Diamond estate, in 1713. The administrator of Mary Sweet, 
 widow of Jabesh, sold to Isaac Dodge, Aug. 29, 1778 (142: 141). Col. 
 Dodge sold to Abraham Perkins, tlie southwest half of the dwelling, Dec. 
 27, 1779 (138: 112) and the northeast half to David Pulcifer, July 25, 1795 
 (159: 205). Beckford Pulcifer inherited and conveyed in turn to David 
 Pulcifer, March 7, 1831 (266: 272). Unfortunately for the tradition which 
 associates Harry Maine's name with this old dwelling, the oldest part was 
 not built until after the year 1713. But it was reputed to be haimted, and 
 many manifestations of the presence of some uneasy spirit so alarmed the 
 occupants, that all the ministers of the Town assembled there one day 
 and prayed, and the uncanny doings ceased. 
 
 The next Water Street lot, part of the Obadiah Wood originally, was 
 in the possession of Nathaniel Tuckerman, in 1690. He sold to Richard 
 Holland, April 11, 1711 (24: 180). Holland sold to Edward Eveleth, a 
 quarter acre, Nov. 2, 1717 (32: 169) and the administrator of Holland to 
 William Start, Oct. 6, 1726 (47: 203). George Start of Boxford and others 
 sold a house with the land fco Francis Pulcifer, Oct. 24, 1758 (107: 90). 
 Pulcifer transferred it to William Galloway, June 21, 1760 (108: 246). 
 The same premises were sold by Josiah Caldwell, Steven Stanwood and 
 Augustine P. Kimball of Boston, to Josiah Lord, with the buildings thereon 
 
EAST, WATER AND HOVRY STREETS. 407 
 
 lately occupied bv Ebeiiezer and William Pulcifer as a wool puller's shop, 
 wharf etc., Oct. 26, 1839 (315: 291). Josiah Lord conveyed to Ebenezer 
 Pulcifer, Dec. 16, 1847 (391: 148). David Pulcifer conveyed to James 
 Damon, land, Imildings and wharf, the same conveyed to him by his father, 
 Bickford Pulcifer, also the estate conveyed to his brother Ebenezer Pul- 
 cifer, by Josiah Lord, May 24, 1875 (936: 4). The old wool-puller's shop 
 was remodelled into the dwelling near the line of the .street. 
 
 Peter Peniwell, mariner, owned a small house lot, west of Xathaniel 
 Tuckerman's, which he had bought of Obadiah Wood. He .sold this to 
 his "brother" Zaccheus Newmarch, .\ug. 4, 1690 (Ips. Deeds 5: 315). 
 Newmarch sold to John Harris, about 40 rods, May 26, 1696 (16: 11). 
 John Harris built a house and sold the house and three quarters of an acre 
 to Thomas Harris Jr., 1723 (43: 260). Moses Harris sold the same to 
 Francis Pulcifer Jr., March 22, 1773(134: 78). Lucy Pulcifer, administra- 
 trix of Francis, quitclaimed to John Stanwood, the house and land, the 
 homestead of Pulcifer, June 27, 1809 (187: 233). The Stanwood heirs 
 still own and occupy. This lot was the western corner of the Obadiah 
 Wood land. 
 
 Richard Schofield. 
 
 (Uiagraai 3.) 
 
 The other original lot in this locality was owned by Richard Scho- 
 field, leather dresser, before 1652. Richard and Mary, his wife, sold a 
 house and land to Moses Pengry, Aug. 26, 1652 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 109). Pen- 
 gry sold to Benedict Pulcifer, "the house and orchard, wherein Pulcifer 
 dwells," Feb. 7, 1667 Ips. Deeds 3: 140). Benedict Pulcifer conveyed to 
 his .son Joseph, Aug. 1, 1709 (25: 138) though Francis Wainwright was 
 named as owner in 1690, and in another deed of the adjoining property, 
 given in 1696. Capt. Joseph Pulcifer, of Boston, sold Thomas Harris, 
 weaver, ' ' his frame of a dwelling house, ' ' with three quartere of an acre 
 Nov. 30, 1710 (28: 102). Harris sold Tobias Lakeman, shoreman, twenty- 
 six rods, fronting on Water St., July 7, 1718 (37: 41), but retained the re- 
 mainder. Ezekiel Hodgkins, administrator of Lakeman, .sold two thirds 
 of the dwelling and land to John Hodgkins 4th, Jidy 29, 1757 (106: 81); 
 Hodgkins to Joseph Lakeman, Nov. 28, 1760 (107: 147) and the admin- 
 istrator of Lakeman to Thomas Newmarch, Nov. 22, 1768 (126: 91). 
 Newmarch sold to Nathaniel Mansfield, March 2, 1773 (133: 136). The 
 widow Abigail Mansfield, and the old house near the modern dwelling are 
 well remembered. 
 
 The Thomas Harris homestead, abutting on Hovey's Lane and East 
 St., was in the possession of Thomas Knowlton in 1757. Retire Bacon 
 and Margaret his wife, ' 'as she is an heir ' ' (presumably of Thomas Knowl- 
 ton) conveyed to Thomas Knowlton Jr., mariner, Feb. 27, 1767 (120: 187), 
 and Knowlton sold one and a quarter acres to Samuel Sawyer May 24, 1790 
 (159: 249). Sawyer sold to Thomas Hodgkins a strip adjoinmg Hodgkins's 
 
408 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 estate, June 7: 1790 (156: 144). His son, James B. Sawyer, inherited the 
 remainder. John Sawyer, nephew of James B., sold to Josiah Caldwell, 
 the tract known as "Knowlton's Close" owned formerly by Samuel Saw- 
 yer and assigned to him in the division of the estate of his uncle, James 
 B. Sawyer, bounded east by land formerly of Capt. Thomas Hodgkius, and 
 west by Hovey's Lane, April 9. 1844 (344: 16). 
 
 Caldwell sold the land in house lots. The corner lot on Hovey's 
 Lane was conveyed to Tyler Caldwell and by him to Ephraim Grant Jr., 
 June 12, 1846 (380: 61). The next lot, eastward, was sold by Josiah 
 Caldwell to J. H. VarreU, July 28, 1847 (400: 64), the next to John W. 
 Ross, June 1, 1848 (398: 168), the next to John J. Philbrook, Sept. 24, 1847 
 (389: 183), the next to John F. Brocklebank, Dec. 1, 1845 (362: 24) and 
 the last to John B. Stone, May 21, 1850 (428: 241). This reverted to 
 Caldwell (c/. deed to Morris 513: 43). 
 
 Obadiah Wood of Audover conveyed to Abraham Ivnowlton, an acre 
 of land, bounded by land of Thomas linowlton west, and his own land 
 east, Jmie 3, 1763 (113: 8). John Newman had sold the fourteen rod lot, 
 we have already mentioned as purchased of York in 1719 (37: 46) to Knowl- 
 ton, Sept. 21, 1723 (42: 242). Wilham LongfeUow of Rowley, an heir of 
 Ivnowlton probably, sold the house and twenty rods to Thomas Hodgkins, 
 April 28, 1788(147 : 252) and Hodgkins enlarged his lot, we have mentioned, 
 by purchase from Samuel Sawyer, who had bought of Thomas Knowlton. 
 The heirs of Stephen Hodgkins sold their interest in a house and a third 
 of an acre to William WiUcoml), the same that was owned by Thomas 
 Hodgkins, May 18, 1839 (341: 283). Wilicomb sold the same to John 
 H. Sweet, Feb. 9, 1844 (341: 284). 
 
 Sweet seems to have conveyed the old Thomas Hodgkins house to 
 Ebenezer Cogswell, as his sons and heirs, Joseph and Ebenezer Cogswell, 
 sold the house to John Morris, a man-of-war's man, remembered by the 
 older neighbors, March 20, 1847 (379: 254). Morris bought a piece of land 
 adjoining, of John H. Sweet, Aug. 31, 1847 (407: 145) and another piece, 
 extending his lot to the lot formerly John B. Stone's, Oct. 15, 1855 (437: 
 98). Josiah Caldwell sold Morris the lot, abutting on Brocklebank, April 
 27, 1855 (513: 43). The "Morris" house, built soon after 1723 perhaps, 
 is now the residence of the heirs of Charles H. Rollins. 
 
 Daniel Ringe built a house on the lot he bought of Capt. York. He 
 sold to John'JHolland, Nov. 6, 1742 (126: 235). William Dodge levied an 
 execution on the property and gained possession, Nov. 19, 1760 (109: 137). 
 Mr. Dodge owned it in 1773, but in 1778, it was owned by Capt. Benjamin 
 Davis. Aaron P. Lord acquired it and sold to Ebenezer Cogswell, May 
 19, 1842 (343: 284). Mr. Cogswell sold to Caleb Stevens, May 15, 1844 
 (345: 115). Later it was the property of Capt. Nathaniel Scott, and finally 
 of Mr. John T. Sherburne. 
 
EAST, HOVEY, WATER, SUMMER AND COUNTY STREETS. 409 
 
 SQUARE BOUNDED BY EAST, HOVEY, WATER, SUMMER, 
 AND COUNTY STREETS. 
 
 Richard Hubbard. 
 
 (, Diagram -i.) 
 
 Richard Hubbard owned a goodly two acre tract bounded by Stony 
 St., as it was then called, County St. and East St. This, lie sold with a 
 house to Ezekiel Rogers, son of Rev. Nathaniel, Jan. 2S, 1074 (Ips. Deeds 
 3 : 343). His daughter, Maitha, sold the house and laud to Thomas Dennis, 
 May 16, 1685 (Ips. Deeds 5: 133). The deed specifies that it was "over 
 against the sd. Dennis's new dwelling house" which was ou the lot now 
 owned by the Ignatius Dodge heirs. A succession of Dennises retained 
 this property, John, Nathaniel and others, and the old house on the corner 
 of County and Sununer Sts. is still known as the Dennis house. 
 
 A half acre ui the "Demiis Close" was acquired by John Hodgkins 
 of \\'oolwicli, who sold to Jolui Stanwood, July 1, 1813 and John sold to 
 his son, Stephen Stanwood, Oct. 15, 1827 (247: 119). The Stanwoods 
 were wool-pullers, and Stephen erected the building, now the store and 
 residence of Mr, Lewis E. WiUcomb, for a wool-puhing estabhslunent. 
 Traces of the business still remain in the building. Stephen sold to Isaac 
 Stanwood, land and building, July 3, 1837 (303: 236) and Stanwood to 
 Daniel L. WiUcomb, May 10, 1848 (397: 151). 
 
 Adjoining the Ezekiel Rogers property on East St. was an acre of 
 meadow land, caUed the ' ' clay-pitts meadow, ' ' which Jolui Baker owned 
 and sold to Thomas Harris, 1665 (Ips. Deeds 3: 23). Harris owned land 
 on the other side of the street and had his dweUing there. This meadow 
 descended from father to sou. It was owned by John, then by Jolin and 
 WiUiam, sous of John, and Jolm sold his part of it to John Jr., Dec. 22, 
 1742 (82: 252). John Harris's heirs owned the lot in 1832. His widow, 
 Mary, sold the lot, or part of it, to Joseph Wait. 
 
 Joseph ^^'ait sold a lot, measuruig eight rods ten links, on East St., 
 to Elizabeth CaldweU, widow of Thomas Caldwell, May 6, 1829 (504: 291). 
 She removed a dwelling from another site to this spot, which is owned by 
 her heirs. ]\Ir. Wait moved a building used as a wash house, from the 
 House of Correction grounds, and remodelled into the dwelling now owned 
 and occupied by Mr. Charles W. Hayes. He also bought a building, built 
 for a grocery store by James Quimby on the corner of East and County 
 Streets, and moved to a place on his lot, in 1850. It is now the residence 
 of Mrs. Maria Stone. 
 
 William Harris sold his son in law, Hezekiah Hodgkins, fourteen rods 
 "opposite to my homestead on the lower side of the street," March 1, 
 1739-40 (79: 15) and another piece at the foot of the lot. May 14, 1742 
 (84 : 42) . Jeremiah Staniford, administrator of John Hodgkins Jr., weaver, 
 
410 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 sold the quarter acre, with a small house, to Mary Thorndike, wife of 
 Larkiu, Aug. 25, 1794 (160: 21S). Mrs. Thorndike sold to Jeremiah Smith, 
 April 25, 1802 (171 : 176) aud Joseph Wait sold him a piece of land adjoin- 
 ing "being all the land set ofif in this place, as the dower of the late Sarah 
 Hodgkins, widow, deceased," June 2, 1809 (229: 306). Jeremiah Smith 
 mortgaged to Ebenezer Sutton, who assigned to Ebenezer Safford. Saf- 
 ford levied an execution on the property, and his administrator sold his 
 equity to Joseph Wait, March 12: 1832 (268: 74). Rebecca D. Wait, widow 
 of Joseph, and others sold to Luther Wait and others, children of Wm. 
 R. Wait, the house and land, May 8, 1871 (837: 147). 
 
 Adjoining the Hezekiah Hodgkins homestead, William Harris sold 
 a quarter acre to his son, William Jr., March 15, 1739(79: 237). William, 
 also known as William 3d, sold to John Spiller, Feb. 13, 1746 (89: 238). 
 The widow Mary Spiller was still in occupancy in 1794. Sarah Spiller, 
 singlewoman, sold to Levi Hovey, Feb. 28, 1831 (261: 91). The estate 
 of Sarah Hovey, widow of Levi, was sold to Luther Wait, March 26, 1872 
 (850:262). The house was moved by Mr. Dexter Mclntire to the Pine 
 Swamp road, and is still occupied by him as a dwelling. 
 
 John Kendrick. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 John Kenrick or Kendrick, a cooper by trade, owned a large lot which 
 was bounded by East St., Hovey 's Lane and Water St., in 1665. He sold 
 his house and two acres to his son, John, Nov. 30, 1702 (15: 114), but 
 father and son united in conveying to Thomas Staniford, an acre and a 
 half of the land, fronting on East St. and extending down the lane "to 
 four foot from the dwelling house of said John Kendrick Sr., and so close 
 along by the garden fence and barn and then reaching down to low water 
 mark," Dec. 30, 1706 (21: 54). The next year, the Kendricks sold the 
 remainder, with house, barn, shop to Staniford, Dec. 23, 1707 (21: 15). 
 The venerable house still standing may be the Kendrick homestead. 
 
 Hannah Staniford and others, heirs of Thomas Staniford, sold a half 
 acre, with the large house and barn, to David and Francis Pulcifer, Dec. 
 29, 1742 (82: 229). The administrator of David Pulcifer sold the east 
 half of the house and land to Francis Hovey, May 13, 1788 (170: 226), and 
 Francis Pulcifer sold part of his land to Hovey, May 6, 1799 (171: 35). 
 Nathaniel Hovey, heir of John, built the house, now owned by his daughter, 
 Mrs. Spencer, on a part of the John Hovey lot. 
 
 Mrs. Mary Thorndike, daughter of Staniford, sold Joseph Hovey two 
 acres, part of theorighial Kendrick estate, Feb. 29, 1816 (209: 94). 
 Francis Pulcifer sold John Hovey, a quarter acre, "beginning at the cor- 
 ner of the road at the head of Hovey 's Lane, so called, southeast by the 
 lane to the middle of the house in which Francis Hovey lives," April 
 17, 1819 (221: 9). The Hovey heirs still own and occupy part of the 
 old mansion, at least. 
 
EAST, HOVEY, WATER, SUMMER AND COUNTY STREETS. 411 
 
 Joseph Hovey sold the two acre lot, bought of the widow Thorndike, 
 to Benjamin Averill, Oct. 24, 1827 (246: 157) and Averill sold to Stephen 
 Baker Jr. and Gilbert Coiiant, April 29, 1836 (289: 180), and it was used 
 as a lumber yard. Baker acquired the whole lot. He used as a grocery, 
 the storehouse which had been built on tlie east corner of the lot, on East 
 Street, opened a way to the river and constructed the wliarf at tlie foot 
 of this lane. Mr. Baker sold to Daniel L. Willcomb, .\pril 8, 1846 (366:21). 
 
 Mr. Willcoml) built a small house on the corner of East St. and tiie 
 way to the wharf and conveyed it with ten rods of land, adjoining the Levi 
 llovey lot, to Augustine Heard, June 5, 1847 (384: 261), and Mr. Heard 
 sold it to Frederick Willcomb, Jan. 26, 1867 (724: 281). Mr. Heard bouglit 
 the place to afford a home for Mr. Wells, who had served with John Paul 
 Jones, on the Bon Homme Richard. 
 
 Daniel L. Willcomb mortgaged the rest of his estate here to Asahel 
 H. Wildes, March 19, 1850, and sold to him, Dec. 5, 1851 (4.54: 96). Dr. 
 Wildes retained the grocery store building of Stephen Baker, but sold the 
 rest of the lot to Lewis Choate, x\pril 1, 1854 (519: 250). Mr. Choate built 
 a dwelUug, and opened a shipyard, in which he carried on his trade for 
 many years. Tliomas and Mary Dennis sold him thirty-five rods adjoin- 
 ing his shipyard, March 27, 1860 (603: 95), and Frederic Willcomb sold 
 Mary B., wife of Lewis Choate, the smaU dwelling on the corner of the way, 
 March 12, 1870 (793: 194). This lot is now included in the Luther Wait 
 homestead. 
 
 The Lewis Choate estate was purchased by Mr. Paul Eames. Mr. 
 George D. Wildes, son of Dr. Asahel Wildes, sold the store lauikling to Mr. 
 Fred C. Rust, and it is occupied by liim as a dwelling. 
 
 John Keudrick sold a half acre to Stephen Cross, before 1684. This 
 lot had its front on W^ater St. Cross built a house and sold house and land 
 to Job Bishop, Sept. 8, 1684 (Ips. Deeds 5: 200). The administrator of 
 Bishop's estate sold to Richard Goss, fisherman, Nov. 28, 1693 (9: 160). 
 Thomas Goss of Gloucester, mortgaged it to Jolm Dennis and Neliemiah 
 Jewett, March 2, 1727 (50: 102). It was purchased by Thomas Staniford, 
 who owned the adjoining propertj'. In his will, he gave the house and 
 land, formerly the property of Richard Goss, to his son Thomas (approved 
 Sept. 29, 1740 Pro. Rec. 339: 346-7). It is now included in the Lewis 
 Choate estate, but the house has disappeared. 
 
 Thomas Clark. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 The lot on the corner of Water St. and Stony St. or Sunnner St., was 
 owned by Thomas Clark, as early as 1674. Hubbard's deed to Rogers 
 gives Clark and Robert Peirce as tlie southern abutters, but a deed of 
 Thomas Clark Sr. conveyed to Samuel Peirce, about a quarter of an acre 
 bounded by Job Bisliop on the east, the river southeast, and southwest 
 ' ' by the tann yard from the River, close to the water-hole, by the beame- 
 
412 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ing house, and soe on the back side of sd. house to ye upper corner of ye 
 tann shed, northwest land of my son Thomas Clark, ' ' March 23, 1686 (Ips. 
 Deeds 5: 194). The Town Record, under date of Jan. 11, 1640, mentions 
 that liberty was granted Thomas Clark "to set down Tan fatts, at the 
 end of the planting lot, upon two rods reserved by the River. ' ' 
 
 John Staniford and Mary, the widow of Samuel Peirce and his admin- 
 istratrix, sold the homestead to Freeman Clark, sailor, April 10, 1694 (9: 
 274). The widow Mary Peirce became the second wife of the Rev. Wil- 
 liam Hubbard, greatly to the affront of the good people of the church and 
 parish. His first wife was Margaret, only daughter of the Rev. Nathaniel 
 Rogers, and when, in his seventy-third year, he married the widow Peirce, 
 it was esteemed unwise, "for though she was a serious, worthy woman, 
 she was rather in the lower scenes of life and not sufficiently fitted, as they 
 thought, for the Station." In 1710, "Mary Hubbard, alias Peirce, and 
 John Hodgkins, who married unto Abigail, only child of Samuel Peirce 
 and Abigail," sold three quarters of an acre out of the homestead that 
 Peirce owned at his death, to John Dennis, May 15 (23: 115). 
 
 Nathaniel Clark sold James Foster 24 rods, out of the orchard that 
 was his father's, on Summer St., April 1720 (38: 62) and 21 rods, which 
 was identical, in part at least, with the Freeman Clark estate on Water St., 
 April 1, 1728 (66: 120). Foster built a house on Smmner St., and disposed 
 of the land on W'ater St., apparently to Benjamin Glazier. Samuel Cald- 
 well sold the land with a house to Aaron Sweet, April 9, 1798 (165: 184), 
 and the heirs of Aaron conveyed it to Aaron Sweet Jr. with a half acre, 
 including the corner lot, June 22, 1840 (320: 92). 
 
 The ancient tannery of the Clarks fell into disuse. The upper part 
 of the lot, on Summer St., was apportioned to Thomas Clark Jr., and he 
 conveyed an acre and a house to Nathaniel Knowlton, on June 15, 1703 
 (15: 179). The lower part, once covered with beam house and tan yard, 
 fell to John Clark, and he sold to Thomas Smith, tailor, Jan. 15, 1694 (10: 
 136), with a house, barn and a half acre. Solomon Hodgkms and Mary, 
 sold Job Harris, half a dwelling ' ' set off to us as heirs of father Thomas 
 Smith," Feb. 27, 1728 (51: 277). Harris sold to William Urann, March 
 7, 1738 (81: 164), and Thomas Dennis to Samuel Creesy, "my right in 
 half a dwelling belonging to William Urann, conveyed to me, Dec. 17, 1755 
 (105: 103)" on Dec. 13, 1758 (109: 78). Creesy sold to Sarah Leatherland, 
 widow of John, who owned part of the adjoining house, April 3, 1761 (119: 
 150). Jacob Kimball sold this lot to Isaac Soward, fisherman, Dec. 21, 
 1805 (178: 66), but the house had disappeared. 
 
 James Foster, we have already said, built a house in the lane, known 
 later as "Ship Yard Lane." He sold this to Joseph Emmons (79: 16), 
 and John Leatherland, on Oct. 29, 1733 (72: 91), and Emmons sold his 
 half to John Hodgkhis, Nov. 8, 1738 (81: 65). Sarah Leatherland, widow 
 of John, sold her half to John Soward, March 24, 1770 (156: 293). The 
 other half was owned by Hodgkins at his death and was assigned to his 
 only son, Francis, in 1797 (Pro. Rec. 367: 504). Dr. Francis Hodgkins of 
 
NORTH MAIN, EAST, COUNTY AND SUMMER STREETS. 413 
 
 Sandwich, sold this to John Manning, Dec. 26, 1797 (239: 239). Manning 
 sold to Rebecca Soward, wife of John, May 23, 1799(179: 7). Isaac and 
 ICunice Stanwood and widow Elizabeth Perkins conveyed their interest 
 in the northwest or new part of the dwelling, and also in the small corner 
 lot below, to Dr. John Manning, May 9, 1806(239: 2,39), whicii was .sold 
 by the administrator of Manning's estate to the widow Sarah Enunons, 
 Aug. 2, 1826 (306: 181). John Soward sold the southea.st part to his son, 
 Moses, March 7, 1817 (213: 105). The honse was partially burned many 
 years ago, but it is still known as the "Soward" house. The other houses 
 on this side the street between the old Soward house and the Dennis home- 
 stead are of modern construction, and are built on the old Dennis land. 
 
 THE SQUARE BOUNDED BY NORTH MAIN, EAST, COUNTY 
 AND SUMMER STREETS. 
 
 Matthew Whipple and John Norton. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 Matthew Whipple was the first owner of two acres on the North Main 
 St. side, and his lot was bounded by a lot owned by Rev. John Norton 
 north or northeast, and Robert Whitman and John Warner, southeast, 
 when the executor of his will sold the estate consisting of a house and barn 
 and the two acres to John Anniball, tailor, 1st 10th 1647 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 65). 
 The street now called Summer St. was then called Annable's Lane, and 
 continued to bear this name till recent times. John, the son of John Anni- 
 ball or Annable, sold the home-stead to Francis Wainwright, a house and 
 two and three quarters acres, bounded by the highways on three sides, and 
 on the south, the heirs of Richard Dutch, 1702 (16 : 36). The Dutch owner- 
 ship, as we shall see, comprised the land now owned by Dr. Rus sell, the 
 heirs of Ignatius Dodge, James N. Webber and John W. Nourse. Wain- 
 wright owned the rest of the square, including the lot granted to Rev. 
 John Norton. 
 
 Mr. Wainwright had previously petitioned the Town for a piece of 
 land out of the public highway or Common, and a lot, eighteen feet one 
 way and twenty-four the other, was apportioned him, "by Goodman 
 Annible's stone wall, to set up a small barn and for a sheep yard," March 
 4, 1696-7 (Town Record). His mansion occupied the site of the brick 
 dwelling on the other side of High St., recently removed, and he .sought 
 this sheep yard privilege near at hand. The thoroughfare, now of spacious 
 width, was much broader than now, to allow of this and similar encroach- 
 ments. 
 
 Wahiwright's heirs sold a lot on the corner of North Main and 
 East Sts., twenty-.sLx rods, to Nathaniel Day, Dec. 12, 1737 (75: 210). 
 In the fashion of his time, when land was still to be had for the asking, Mr. 
 Day made his petition to the Town, that as the Town had granted Mr. 
 A\'ainwriglit a lot eighteen or nineteen feet by twenty-four, in 1697, and 
 
41 i IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 as he had purchased this of the heirs, as well as a part of the lot extending 
 about seventy feet on said front, and as he was about to build a dwelling, 
 he asked for more room (Town Record 1737). The house was built and 
 stands today in somewhat enlarged form. It is owned by the Hunt and 
 Willcomb heirs. Nathaniel Day died and his young widow inherited the 
 house. On Nov. 8, 175.5, while she was still in her twenty-sixth year, inten- 
 tion of marriage with Isaac Dodge, then twenty-two years old, was pub- 
 lished, and the marriage followed in due time. He became a prominent 
 citizen. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence and In- 
 spection in the Revolutionary war, and attained a considerable property. 
 He died June 25, 1785, and his widow lived only until Sept. 22nd. Col. 
 Dodge bought the remainder of the Wainwright land, March 20, 1762 (112: 
 123). 
 
 He sold a lot on the corner of Annable's Lane, 51 ft. on North Main 
 by 100 ft. on the Lane, to John Chapman, March 9, 1769 (126: 68). Chap- 
 man was a "leather breeches maker," the only one of that trade in the 
 Town, so far as known, but his business warranted his building a spacious 
 mansion. It may be that his aml)ition overstepped his means, for he sold 
 the new house and land to Capt. Thomas Dodge, Sept. 15, 1773 (132:130). 
 Capt. Dodge sold to Capt. Ephraim Kendall, Jan. 19, 1797 (162: 74), and 
 Capt. Kendall to Ebenezer and Daniel Russell, March 19, 1S22 (228: 193). 
 Daniel Ru.sseirs grandson. Dr. William H. Russell, owns and occupies the 
 old mansion. 
 
 Col. Dodge and his wife died as we have seen in the same year. Mrs. 
 Dodge retained her ownership in the house and bequeathed the northeast 
 end of the dwelhng with land to her daughter Rebecca, the wafe of Major 
 Thomas Burnham, and the southwest end to her daughter, Priscilla Dodge, 
 with land in the rear (Pro. Rec. 3.58: 521, 1787). In the division of Col. 
 Dodge's property, a house lot of an acre, adjoining the house, and fronting 
 on North Main, and also on Annable's Lane, was assigned to Rebecca 
 Burnham (Pro. Rec. 358: 518). Rebecca Burnham 's half of the house 
 was sold by her husband and daughter, Elizabeth D. Burnham, after her 
 death, to Joshua Putnam, April 19, 1828 (248: 252). Putnam conveyed 
 this to William Ashby of Newburyport, ■ndth a third of an acre which he 
 had purchased of Joseph and Daniel L. Willcomb on April 24, 1828 (248: 
 252), and Ashby sold to Sanuiel Hunt, Feb. 14, 1849 (408: 16). 
 
 Mr. Hunt .sold a half acre at the foot of his lot on East St. to Foster 
 Russell and D. P. Nourse, May 9, 1855 (577: 129). Mr. Russell built the 
 house now owned and occupied by his son, Maynard Russell. The heirs 
 of Mr. Hunt sold also a building lot to Mrs. Sadie B. Stockwell, upon which 
 the dwelling was built, April 27, 1888 (1220: 73) and another to James W. 
 Perkins, April 12, 1890 (1275: 447). The line between the Maynard Russell 
 property and the lot adjoining on the southeast is probably the ancient 
 division between the John Norton land, afterwards Wainwright, and the 
 land of Dutch. 
 
 Priscilla Dodge, owner of the southwest half of the house married 
 
NORTH MAIN, EAST, COUNTY AND SUMMER STREETS. 415 
 
 Nathaniel Treadwell. Her sons, Rogers and Nathaniel Dodge TreJidwelh 
 sold their interest to Natlianiel Wade (221: 30.5) June 30, 1819 and (209: 
 241) April 1.5, 181 (i. Co\. Wade's heirs sold two thirds of the Iioiise to 
 Joseph and Daniel L. AMIlconil), April 7, 1.S27, and Jesse Snutli of Salem 
 and rriscilla had already conveyed the other third April 4, 1827 (244: 92) 
 Josepli erected a new part, alluded to in a ciuitclaini deed to liis brother 
 June 28, 1838 (308: 214). Daniel L. Willconib sold the northwest end, 
 with blacksmith shop and barn to Melzeard Poor, June 28, 1838 (308: 215) 
 
 The acre house lot was inherited by Elizabeth D. Burnham and .sold 
 by her to Manning Dodge and Ebenezer Hus.sell, Aug. 1, 1833 (270: 236) 
 and tliey sold a part of this lot, fronting on Annable's Lane or Summer 
 St. to Daniel Glazier, July 20, 1835 (281: 287). 
 
 Dodge made an assigmnent to Josiali Caldwell, April 11, 1842 (331 : 80) 
 and Caldwell sold Mrs. Sarah Lord, wife of A. P. Lord, a lot fronting on 
 North Main St., April 14, 1849 (410 : 106). Ebenezer Ru.ssell had previously 
 sold her a quarter acre on North Main St. and Sununer St. adjoining 
 this land, Aug. 26, 1843 (339: 7) and on this enlarged plot, .she built 
 the dwelling now owned by her .son, James Brown Lord. 
 
 On the Summer St. side of this square, Ebenezer Russell sold a lot 
 forty feet front, to Charles C. Cotton, Feb. 27, 1840 (320: 79). The iiou.se 
 built here and the land w^ere conveyed by Cotton to Foster Russell and 
 Daniel P. Nourse, Feb. 1841 (329: 202, 203). 
 
 The Glazier property, as has been stated, was a part of the Col. Isaac 
 Dodge estate, formerly Wainwright, conveyed Iiy Manning Dodge and 
 Ebenezer Russell to Daniel Glazier. Adjoining this, originally a part of 
 the Wainwright property probably, was land of Abraham Knowlton, part 
 of which was owned later by Col. Joseph Hodgkins, who conveyed his 
 interest in a narrow lot to Stephen Low, March 29, 182.5 (238: 22). It is 
 still owned by the heirs. 
 
 Know^lton sold half an acre to Charles Smith, Nov. 2, 1793 (157: 65) 
 and Capt. John Holmes sold him a quarter of an acre adjoining on the 
 .south, Nov. 26, 1793 (157: 65). Charles Smith, then of Londonderry, 
 sold this combined lot to his brother Samuel, May 11, 1797 (163: 172), and 
 Samuel to F]phraim Kendall, Jr., Aug. 15, 1799 (165: 110). The executors 
 of Kendall conveyed it to Foster Russell and Daniel P. Nourse, April 
 20, 1848 (472: 198). They divided it into three house lots. They sold 
 to Mo.ses Harris, on which he built. April 27, 1848 (518: 236); to Ezra W. 
 Lord; and to Nathaniel Treadwell, May 11, 1850 (430: 24) and hou.ses 
 were erected on both lots. 
 
 Robert Whitman and John Warner. 
 
 ( DiaKrani '■^. ) 
 
 The remainder of this square was owned originally by Robert AN'liit- 
 man and John \\ arner. But Robert Dutcli was in po.s.session earlier than 
 1660, as he mortgaged his house and land in that year to Thomas Bisiiop 
 (Ips. Deeds 2: 45). He sold a lot to Shoreborne Wilson, a cooper, who 
 
416 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 built a house and cooper's shop on it, and sold to William Searle May 19, 
 1663, his lot being bounded by Dutch's on three sides (Ips. Deeds 3: 133). 
 Searl sold to Thomas Dennis, Sept. 26, 1663 (8: 69) and Robert Dutch 
 sold Thomas Dennis part of his house lot, Nov. 16, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3:201). 
 John Dennis sold to Charles Smith, a house and thirty rods, Feb. 28, 1791 
 (156: 91) ; Smith to Jeremiah Goodhue two and a half acres, Feb. 19, 1798 
 (165: 140) : Goodhue to Jacob Treadwell, May 11, 1807 (180: 188). Eliza 
 Treadwell, daughter of Jacob, married Ignatius Dodge, and her heirs still 
 own and occupy. The age of the present dwelling is not known. 
 
 The lot on the corner of Summer and County Sts. came to Benjamin 
 Dutch, probably. Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Dutch, 
 was born, Sept. 14, 1693 (Town Records). She married Benjamin Studley 
 1714 (Town Records) and he is mentioned in occupancy. An old deed 
 mentions John Appleton in connection with this lot. His occupancy is 
 explained by a quitclaim deed of Benjamin Studley and Elizabeth, his 
 wife, "to our honored Fatlier-in-law Mr. John Appleton for all dues and 
 demands etc. by virtue of his marrying our mother etc., as she is adminis- 
 tratrix of our deceased father, Benjamin Dutch," Sept. 9, 1717 (47: 113). 
 Jabez Sweet Jr. married Elizabeth Studley, Feb. 23, 1737 (Town Record). 
 He owned the lot, his wife probably inheriting. He sold the house and 
 lot, three quarters of an acre to his son, Benjamin, Dec. 29, 1772 (148: 94) ; 
 Benjamin Sweet sold a lot on Summer St. out of his estate to Capt. Charles 
 Smith, Sept. 14, 1793 (157: 64). It became thus a part of the Charles 
 Smith'_^estate which came to Mrs. Eliza Treadwell, who sold it to William 
 Treadwell, Sept. 23, 1851 (452: 58). William Treadwell's daughter 
 Elizabeth, married James Quimby, who built the house, which was bought 
 by James N. Webber. 
 
 Capt. Aaron Sweet, son of Benjamin, bequeathed his homestead to 
 his wife, Abigail H. Sweet, who sold to Warren Nourse, Dec. 23, 1862 (1667 : 
 478). His son, John W. Nourse, is the present owner. 
 
 The corner lot on East and County Sts. was conveyed by Benjamin 
 Dutch to George Robbins, mariner. The deed recites that it was the man- 
 sion and homestead of his father, John Dutch, \\'ith one and a half acres. 
 It was bounded by the Wainwright land and Thomas Dennis, Nov. 8, 1706 
 (18: 212). George "Roberds" sold an acre to John Dennis, Oct. 5, 1709 
 (22: 37). Robbins or Roberds sold a quarter acre to John Staniford, Jan. 
 18, 1713 (29: 156). Staniford, or his heirs, acquired more of the original 
 lot. Jeremiah Staniford bequeathed it to sons Jeremiah and Ebenezer. 
 Ebenezer conveyed his part to Mary Dennis, Feb. 17, 1813 (201: 118), and 
 the Dennis heirs to Ignatius Dodge, who already owned a portion l)y in- 
 heritance from his mother, it is probable. Dodge sold to Joseph Ross, a 
 lot, liounded by Maynard Russell on the northwest and Frederic Will- 
 comb, southeast, May 6, 1863 (651 : 32) and it was owned later by Abigail 
 H. Sweet (658: 45) and William Dawson (722: 14) who sold to John S. 
 Glover. The part owned by Jeremiah Staniford was sold by his adminis- 
 trators to Nathaniel Lord 3rd, a quarter acre, March 11, 1817 (213: 23) and 
 was owned subsequently by Frederick Willcomb, George Russell and his 
 heirs. 
 
GREEN STREET, NORTH SIDE. 417 
 
 SQUARE BOUNDED BY GREEN LANE (NOW GREEN 8T.) AND 
 
 SHIPYARD LANE (SUMMER ST.), COUNTY AND 
 
 WATER STS. 
 
 Thomas Scott. 
 
 ( Diafrrain :i.) 
 
 The corner now oceupied by the WilHam Baker liouse, in part, was 
 granted to Thonuiis Scott and tlie record is "an acre for a iiou.se lot, lying 
 to tlie Lane called Bridge Lane, near the meeting house, the hou.se lot of 
 Philip Fowler on the southeast and tlie house lot granted iivuiiphrey Brad- 
 street, on the northeast," 1639. No record of sale remains but it came into 
 the possession of Andrew Burley, before 1688 (Ips. Deeds 5: 338). Barley 
 bequeathed to his son Andrew "all my housing and land where I now dwell, 
 on ye north .side of ye way," Feb. 1717-18. Andrew Burley Jr. became 
 the owner of the Turner Hill Farm, the Coleman farm, Howlett's farm, a 
 dwelUng, barn, etc., on East St. "ye house and land that was Capt. Mat- 
 thew Perkins" on East St., as well as his dwelling and land "up in Towii." 
 He divided his estate between his sons, William and Andrew, 17.53 (Pro. 
 Rec. 332:63-4). 
 
 To his widow, Hannah, he devised "the improvement of the land and 
 buildings, where I now live, — to be yearly procured for her, put in her 
 barn, by my executors one load of salt, one load of English hay, also twelve 
 bushells of corn, four of rye, four of malt, two hundred pounds of good 
 pork, as much beef, thirty of butter, fifty of cheese, twentv of flax from 
 the swingle, ten of sheep's wool, and six cords of wood, to be delivered at 
 her said dwelling house yearly while she remains my widow, and for the 
 same time to find her a horse and chair, to ride to meeting or elsewhere, 
 as her occasion requires. I also give her one cow and my iiousehold 
 goods" (Pro. Rec. 332: 63). 
 
 The widow Hannah Burley made her liome in the family mansion, 
 and at her decease, Andrew sold the estate, including one and a quarter 
 acres, to Capt. John Smith, April 1.5, 1760 (110: 73). Capt. Smith 's inven- 
 tory (Pro. Rec. 345: 61 1768) included "one house and one acre of Land 
 adjoining formerly of Andrew Burley E.sq., £120." He kept a tavern and 
 bequeathed his wife, Susanna, "all tavern stores in the house." The resi- 
 due of the estate, after specific bequests, was given to his son Charles. 
 No deed of sale or conveyance appears, but John Hodgkins was in posses- 
 sion in 1791. His two daughters, widow Elizabeth Perkins and Eunice, 
 wife of Isaac Stanwood, inherited the house (Pro. Rec. 367: 505). Isaac 
 Stanwood Sr. and Eunice convej'ed to Isaac Jr., the life estate which Isaac 
 Sr. had in the estate, Sept. 16, 1819 (221: 220). The northwest half of 
 the house has always remained in the Perkins family. John and Lucretia 
 Perkins .sold to William Baker the corner lot on which he built his house, 
 July 13, 1830 (2.57: 275). A great chimney stack has i)een removed, which 
 indicated extreme age, and it may be that tlie old mansion was built before 
 1688 by Andrew Burley. The house lot, now occupied b)- Mr. George 
 Hodgkins, was part of this lot. 
 
418 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Philip Fowler. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 Philip Fowler had a grant of the lot to the southeast of Scott's, but 
 in 1655, Deacon Thomas Knowlton was the owner, as deeds of abutting 
 property show. Nathaniel Knowlton succeeded and he sold an acre to 
 John Knowlton, bounded northwest by "my orchard and land of Burley," 
 May 5, 1725 (54: 88). Thomas Hart is alluded to in 1760 as owner, but 
 it reverted to the Knowltons and he may have been a tenant merely. 
 Sarah Knowlton, widow of Abraham, sold a quarter acre to Isaac Stanwood 
 Jr., adjoining his father's land, March 26, 1812 (197: 25), on which he 
 built the dwelling still owned by his heirs. The widow Eunice Stanwood 
 conveyed to her daughter Eunice, wife of John Caldwell, a house lot, Feb. 
 11, 1829 (697: 277). Mr. Caldwell built the house which his daughter Mrs. 
 John P. Cowles inherited and occupied. 
 
 A half acre below the Knowlton land was sold by Philip Hammond 
 and his son to Dr. John Manning, Jan. 6, 1792 (239: 240) which his ad- 
 ministrator sold to Isaac Stanwood, with other land, as the deed mentions 
 an acre, Oct. 31, 1825 (245: 287). Mr. Stanwood sold Ira Worcester, a 
 house lot, 103 feet front, March 4, 1851 (509: 293) and he had previously 
 sold Lewis Choate, a lot, April 15, 1842 (331: 148). 
 
 John Gage. 
 
 (Diagram :?.) 
 
 The next original lot, beginning about on the west line of the Jacob 
 Safford house lot, was granted apparently to John Gage. Roger Preston 
 acquired it. He sold his house and lot to Reginald Foster, whose original 
 location was on the other side of Green Lane, March 11, 1655 (Ips. Deeds 
 1: 211). His son Jacob inherited. Jacob conveyed to his son Abraham 
 Foster one acre, which he sold to Abraham Perkins, April 6, 1711 (35: 119). 
 Nathaniel Perkins owned this acre house lot in 1758. 
 
 Nathaniel sold a lot on Green Lane to Joseph Fowler, July 20, 1776 
 (134: 241) and a small lot on the corner of Green Lane and Water Street 
 to his brother Joseph, a mariner, Sept. 4, 1780(143: 243). Joseph Perkins 
 sold the east half of the house he had built and occupied to Samuel Lake- 
 man, Dec. 12, 1782 and Joseph Fowler Jr. sold the lot, bought in 1776, 
 to Joseph Perkins Jr. and Samuel Lakeman Jr., Dec. 23, 1782 (143: 243). 
 The two halves of this house had a checkered history. The heirs of Joseph 
 Perkins sold their interest to Dr. John Manning, and his administrator to 
 Joseph Hovey, Oct. 31, 1825 (261: 18). Hovey sold to Elizabeth, wife of 
 Levi Young, April 1, 1831 ; Levi Young to Samuel N. Baker, Sept. 26, 1834 
 (277: 278) and Baker to Joanna Lakeman, Nov. 5, 1835 (285: 232). 
 
 The other half of the house and the land were sold by Lucy Conner, 
 widow, and others, heirs of Samuel Lakeman, to Ira Worcester, June 19, 
 1841 (325: 175). Worcester sold to Essex County, May 10, 1843 (378: 17) 
 and the Coimty to James and Peely Safford, 90 feet on Green St., March 
 1, 1859 (589 : 75). The Safford house was moved from its original location 
 by the river side, near the County House, to its present place. The bal- 
 
41 Q 
 
 WATER STREET. *^^ 
 
 f thP Imd WIS sold bv the Countv to Joanna Lakeman McDole, 
 :r::ire:d: l^ne^iL other han of the house, March 31. 1859 (586: 58). 
 Tl,k house l.!i» Jisanpeared, but the cellar remauis. 
 
 i". tT4 vJL S.M oulv part ot his estate to Fowler aud h,s son 
 , V H. i, herited his tati.cr's house or built for himself on the 
 
 Ser„pa::nr;:,. Hissou f^-^^:^:^^^^ 
 
 Siril toSvilUa^W^^^^^^ 
 
 Thon,asMan„ug July^^ 1829(-^3 J.^ ^^^^^^^_ ,,hninistra.or ot 
 
 rltvettt/llSxIoLs T,.' Jewett and WiUian, 11. Jowett, Sept. 
 
 '''■ 'Z ifthtr i1k\v„s sold by Kuni,. CaUUvell, widow, U, Wijlian, Tread- 
 well for, erlv owned by Nathaniel Perkins e,uiteta,med^- h™ ° -'th 
 .1 11 ISIS cnn- 147). William Trcadwell conveyed to tlijabetn 
 April 13, 1818 (-'»"".■ „ jQ.TO (932- 22), and her admmis- 
 
 Treadwell, wife <^ «■? f'""^'' °;*- '"30 (''56 165) The old house disap- 
 
 're:ir„n;rer'^tet"s;t'dS -1 >- •«« '™"> "-;"- 
 
 X'fi^m tlirold Meethi. House of the First Church when it was ton. 
 J ^^;r.r +n the building of the present edifice. 
 
 have said He sold Mose . > ^^^^^ ^ ^48). Jacob 
 
 f d::s1n,e;it"d'b K-^Sut'Li'and Eli.ahe.h, who sold "^ 
 
 Benjamin Glazier April ^^^ ^^^ (10. • 90) a J^^^J.^ ^^,^^, ,^. ,,, 
 Benjannn Green, April 1 USOU^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^.,^^^,^,,, 
 
 heirs of the late Daniel b. Burnha n, ^«' " he had bought of Jacob 
 
 MosesPengryl.nlta oiisecniUie^^^^ it. U 2, 1084 
 
 Foster, and conveyed it to his son ,mo .-Uhertv for his 
 
 dps. Deeds 5: 96). Deacon Pengry ^^'^^^'J^'^^^.^ 1,,^ ,0 build 
 son Moses to have liberty upon the bank b>' -^ "^ J "^,T7T„\vn Heoord, 
 vessels provided he does not interrupt the uglnva ^To.n iUo , 
 
 ;e73). Shoreborne Wilson sold the ^^^^^ ^^^'l^\^ ^. 
 (31: 180); Davis to Thomas Xewman, Dec. 1, 1-Ul U-i- 
 
420 IPSWICH, IX THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 man to Nathaniel Knowlton, Feb. 7, 1702-3 (15: 154). Knowlton divided 
 the lot, and sold Joseph Smith the southeast half. Smith sold a quarter 
 acre on the corner to Abner Harris, Feb. 27, 1743 (85: 135). Harris prob- 
 ably built the house which now occupies the lot. His administrator con- 
 veyed to Dr. John Manning, May 29, 1787, and he sold to Ebenezer Sutton, 
 Oct. 22, 1816 (212: 230). It is still called the Sutton house. 
 
 Benjamin Brown 3d sold Abner Harris, shipwright, an old shop form- 
 erly the blacksmith shop of the late Nathaniel Foster, with land, bounded 
 northwest by the Road, southeast by the River, southwest land unim- 
 proved and improved in common, northeast the shipyard, April 11, 1759 
 (106:239). 
 
 Nathaniel Knowlton sold about eighteen rods on the Lane to William 
 Willcomb Jan. 4, 1717-18 (32: 291). Willcomb built a dwelling and sold to 
 John Hovey, Oct. 16, 1736 (71: 236). Benjamin Finder came into posses- 
 sion and conveyed it to his son Benjamin Jr., March 31, 1801, and Dec. 
 30, 1802 (179: 280, 281). The house, probably the original one, is still 
 known as the Finder house. 
 
 Nathaniel Knowlton sold a small lot of seventeen rods to James Foster, 
 Oct. 25, 1717 (35: 63). Jacob Foster conveyed the same apparently to 
 William Foster, June 3, 1741 (84: 17). Rebecca Sutton, widow, and Abi- 
 gail Fo.ster, single woman, conveyed to Ephraim Grant, house and land, 
 three rods fifteen links on the Lane, reserving to Joseph Wait, the east half 
 of dwelling, June 30, 1826 (243: 252). This is known as the Grant house. 
 
 Stephen Jordaine. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 In 1639, record was made of Stephen Jordaine 's house lot, "three 
 rods of ground, lying in Stony Street, leading to the River, house lot for- 
 merly granted Himiphrey Bradstreet northwest, the house lot formerly 
 granted Thomas Clark, south." The Clark lot may be identical with the 
 Ephraim Grant lot. Robert Pierce was the owner of the Jordan lot in 
 1655, and John Pierce in 1684 (Pengry to Pengry Ips. Deeds 5: 96). Sam- 
 uel Graves Jr. succeeded Pierce 1697 (31: 186). Aaron Potter sold the 
 same lot, an acre with a house, to Capt. Samuel York, March 23, 1735 (72: 
 260). York sold to Richard Lakeman, Dec. 18, 1762(112: 131) but the 
 house is not mentioned. The administrator of Lakeman sold Abner Harris 
 an acre, "the tract known as Graves' lot," Sept. 13, 1768 (149: 96). 
 
 It became the property of Abraham Knowlton, and was assigned to 
 Bethiah Fitz, July 4, 1822 (257: 277). She sold to Isaac Stanwood, and 
 the description of the land in the deed shows that it abutted on Green Lane 
 and Shipyard Lane, INIay 15, 1826 (245: 288). Stanwood retained a lot 
 on the Green Lane side, and sold the balance, a little more than an acre, 
 to John How Boardman, May 15, 1826 (245: 74). Aaron Cogswell in- 
 herited and sold a building lot, next the old Martin house, to John Jewett, 
 another to James H. Staniford, and the lowest in the Street to William 
 H. Jewett. Houses were built on these lots. 
 
SUMMER AND COUNTY STREETS. 421 
 
 Humphrey Bradstreet. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 The lot on the corner of Summer St. and County St. was granted to 
 Humphrey Hradstreet. He sold liis house and land bounded by Andrew 
 Hodges southwest, and Stephen Jordan southeast, to Deacon Thomas Knowl- 
 ton, shoemaker, 1646 (Ips. Deeds 1: 20; Deacon Thomas sold his house, 
 barn and two acres of land, bounded by Andrew Burley, Jacob P'oster, etc., 
 to Nathaniel Knowlton, Deo. 6, 1688 (Ips. Deeds 5: 338). Nathaniel sold 
 half the homestead and half an acre and the upper dwelling, to Abraham 
 Knowlton, May 5, 1725 (44: 218). Abraham Knowlton sold Thomas 
 Hart, cooper, "the easterly end of the mansion house where I now dwell, ' ' 
 David Knowlton apparently being the other occupant, March 2, 1726-7 
 (46: 174). 
 
 John Knowlton Jr. quitclaimed to Daniel and E.sther Ross, his interest 
 in the estate of his father,David Knowlton, Dec. 3, 1758(105: 179). Esther 
 was also an heir to David Knowlton 's estate, brother of John. Jeremiah 
 Ross quitclaimed his interest in his father Daniel's estate, to Benjamin 
 Ross, Sept. 20, 1780 (153: 257) and John Knowlton of Newburyport quit- 
 claimed his interest in his mother's, Esther's, estate to Benjamin Ross, 
 March 6, 1781 (153: 258). Benjamin Ross sold to John Hodgkins 4th, 
 house and an acre, Nov. 18, 1791 (153: 258). Hodgkins conveyed to Ed- 
 ward Martin, June 6, 1792 (199: 58) and Philip Hanunond conveyed the 
 east end of the house to Martin, Jan. 12, 1805 (199: 59). It is still known 
 as the Martin house and is probably "tlie upper dwelling" mentioned 
 in the deed of 1725, built between 1688 and 1725. 
 
 The house lot, owned by Andrew Hodges in 1646, was sold by Andrew 
 Burley to Richard Smith, "the house and land formerly Hodges, " one and 
 a half acres, March 24, 1680 (Ips. Deeds 5: 370). Abraham Knowlton Jr. 
 acquired it and sold to Samuel Parkman, July 3, 1744 (86: 126). Abra- 
 ham Knowlton 3d executed a similar deed to Parkman, Feb. 18, 1758 
 (105: 36). Parkman sold to Samuel Epes, house, barn, and a half acre, 
 Feb. 17, 1758 (105: 61) and Epes to Abraham Knowlton 3d, Feb. IS, 17.58 
 (106:182). 
 
 Abraham Knowlton and others, "in consideration of services ren- 
 dered to our honored mother and grandmother, Sarah Knowlton, by our 
 sister and aunt, Bethia Fitz, singlewoman, " conveyed to her all the real 
 estate of Abraham Knowlton, cabinet maker, July 4, 1822 (257: 277). He 
 was a workman of rare skill. The beautifully carved old pulpit made for 
 the new Meeting House, built for the First Pari.sh in 17-49, was his handi- 
 work. The pulpit is still preserved though in an abridged form, in a room 
 hi the steeple. Bethia Fitz sold the land, as has been said, to Isaac Stan- 
 wood, in 1826. She retained the house and sold it to Hannah Atkinson, 
 July 20, 1852 (479: 106). She also sold a house lot to Sylvanus Caldwell, 
 August 11, 1852 (471: 251), which was sold by the CaldweU heirs to Will- 
 iam A. Spiller, who erected the dwelling on the corner. 
 
422 IPSAVICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 THE MEETIXG HOUSE GREEX. 
 
 No spot within our ancient township is enriched witli such fragrant 
 memories, and associations of such varied and intense interest. The 
 earliest settlers set it apart for public use, and it has never ceased to be the 
 center of the civic life of our community. Here they built their first Meet- 
 ing House. A vague tradition, as Felt, the annahst of Ipswich informs 
 us,' located it on the rise of ground now occupied by the Heard mansion, 
 near the Meeting-House of the South Church,but there is no historic ground 
 for such a surmise. 
 
 On the 16th day of the 11th mo. 1639, the ancient keeper of our Town 
 Records made note, "Theophilus Wilson is possessed of one house lott, 
 bought of John Sanders, bovmded on the Southwest by the Meeting House 
 Green, and on the northeast by the Stony Street, on the southeast by a 
 house lott formerly granted to Robert Mozey." This house lot is easily 
 identified with the lot bounded on three sides by the Green, North Main 
 and Summer Streets, and at the date of entry, the Meeting-House was 
 already built on the Green. Under the date, March 22, 1637, in the Town 
 Record, allusion is made to "the Cross Street called the Meeting House 
 Lane."- No earlier allusion remains to us, but tlie later allusion of 
 Edward Johnson is of interest. "Their meeting-house is a very good 
 prospect to a great part of the Town and beautifully built. ' '^ This har- 
 monizes with the location on the hill-top, and has no point, when applied 
 to the tradition of the other site. 
 
 Of the building itself, we know nothing. It was hurriedly built, no 
 doubt, and may have been a structure of logs with a thatched roof, or a 
 cheap frame building. As early as October, 1643, an intimation of insuf- 
 ficient room for worshippers occurs (Town Records, 1643). "There is 
 liberty granted to such young men and youth as shal [ ] approved of by 
 the Deacons to sett up a gallery at their owne charges, and the gallery to 
 be built or approved for the manner by the Deacons, Goodman Andrews, 
 and Mr. Gardinr. ' ' 
 
 This primitive Meeting-House was soon outworn or outgrown, and on 
 the 4th day of the 11th month, 1646, it was sold to Thomas Firman for 
 fifty shillings, "and he is to remove it by the 29th of 7th month next, 
 which will be in the year 1647" (Town Records). The extreme cheapness 
 of the price confirms our surmise that the building, which was not more 
 than thirteen years old, was a rude structure. The direction as to re- 
 moval suggests that the spot it occupied was needed for the new edifice. 
 Work on the new Meeting-House seems to have been pushed, and hints of 
 
 1 History of Ipswich, page 243. 
 
 - The same as Bridge I^ane, and Green I^ane, of later years. 
 
 3 Wonder Working Providence, pub. in 1654. 
 
THE MEETI.VG HOUSE GREEX. 423 
 
 its completion and occupancy are found in tlie Town Record of "the 11th 
 of (11) 1647." 
 
 "Voted that the Deacons shall have power to agree with a man, 
 whome they shall thinke fitt to keepe the meeting-house clean, and to 
 ring the Bell, and what they shall agree with him shall he paid out of the 
 Town Rate. ' ' 
 
 Finishing touches remained to be made, however, as it was voted in 
 1653 (Town Records), "to make a sheete for the turret window and cover 
 for upper scuttle hole," and two years later, some repairs were in order, 
 as a l)ill of £10, 14s. 4d. was approved for "mending the windows, new 
 banding, soldering and new glass" (Town Records, 1655). This building 
 was probably of the hip-roof order, with a "turret" for the bell at the 
 apex, resembling generally the "Old Ship Church" of Hingham, with dia- 
 mond paned glass set in lead sashes. It was surrounded l)y a fort. The 
 earlier Meeting-House was verj^ likely protected in similar fashion, as the 
 Pequot War broke out in 1637 and, for a half century after, the settlers 
 were never free from fear of Indian attacks. Men brought their arms 
 with them to public worship and sentinels paced their Ijeat without, dur- 
 ing the time of service. The Meeting-House was a place of deposit for am- 
 munition. Four swords of the common stock were kept there in 1647, and 
 in 1681, there w-as a "magazine in^^the meeting-house" (Town Records). 
 In case of attack, as it was the largest building in the town, and the one 
 best adapted for defence, the people would naturally have hurried thither. 
 Hence the value and^need of the fortification which was erected around it. 
 
 In 1650, it was voted by the Town, "The wall about the meeting- 
 house shall be made up and kept in repair." The implication of the final 
 clause "kept in repair," is that this work was in the nature of a rebuilding 
 of the w^all, that may have fallen into disrepair, and not the original erec- 
 tion. Again, in 1671, a few years before King Philip's War, the Constable 
 was ordered to "pay John Brewer 20s. for charge he is out about building 
 the fort" (Town Records), and by vote of August 20, 1696, when the In- 
 dians were assailing the Maine colonists, the Town Treasurer was instructed 
 "to hire laborers at the Town charge to repair the fort about the meeting- 
 house" (Town Rerords). 
 
 No record of the style or size of this ancient fort has l)een preserved, 
 but there was a similar one in Topsfield, built in 1673, five or six feet high 
 and "three foote brod at the botom." On the south side of the Meeting- 
 House, it was twelve feet, and on the other three sides, ten feet distant, 
 and at the southeast corner, within the wall a watch-house ten feet square 
 was built, which was called "the old Meeting-House fort" at the begin- 
 ning of the eighteenth century.' Happily no occasion for defence ever 
 arose, and a few years after the last Indian outbreak the Town voted in 
 1702, that the "rocks at the old meeting house" should he sold and the 
 proceeds used towards buying a town clock. 
 
 ' History of Boxford, by Siiliiey Perley. 
 
424 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 As to the new Meeting-House, the third on the Green, the vote of Jan, 
 26, 1699,' directed that the foundation should be laid "as near the old 
 meeting house as the Committee shall appoint," and the Committee was 
 instructed to "levell the place for the floor of ye said new Meeting House. ' ' 
 The old house was turned over to the Committee, but it was stipulated 
 that they should ' ' suffer the Inhabitants to meet in it until the new Meet- 
 ing House is finished" and "provided they remove the old meeting house 
 in six months," "provided also they bank up with stones and gravel 
 against the sides of the new meeting house, the Town allowing stones to 
 do it out of ye Fort" (Town Records, 1699). 
 
 The new liouse was a stately structure, sixty-six feet long, sixty feet 
 wide, and twenty-six feet stud. It had a "turret" or belfry for the bell, 
 and in 1702, provision was made for a town clock with a dial. The sexton, 
 Simon Pinder, was instructed in 1716 to ring the bell daily at five o'clock 
 in the morning. The old Meeting House was sold back to the Town by 
 the building committee in 1701, and in 1703 the Town voted to sell it to 
 anybody for £20. No purchaser was forthcoming, and a dreary sugges- 
 tion of the ruinous and melancholy condition into which the venerable 
 building fell, and the wanton appropriation of it by piecemeal, is contained 
 in the vote of March 16, 1703-4. "Voted that the Selectmen do inquire 
 and make search of all p 'sns y' have disorderly taken away out of ye old 
 Meeting house and converted ye same to yr own use, shall prosecute them 
 at law, unless they will comply and make satisfaction." 
 
 The most decisive note as to the location of the new house is afforded 
 by the curious map, made in the year 1717, of the north side of Main street. 
 It locates "Potter's House," on the corner of Loney's lane, and there 
 is a quaint remark in the margin : 
 
 "Had there been but a little more room on this nide the meeting-house should have 
 been set down." 
 
 "The meeting house is but little more than 4 rods from Potter's house." 
 
 Measuring a radius of seventy-five feet from this corner brings us to 
 the terrace north of the present building, and on this the third meeting 
 house probably was built. 
 
 The fourth building was erected in 1749. It was sixty-three feet 
 long, forty-seven feet wide, and was twenty-six feet stud. It was admi- 
 rably built and was used for a century. Its location is well remembered 
 on the precise spot occupied by the present edifice, which was erected in 
 1846-1847, but the tall steeple was at the northern end, and the building 
 stood with its broad side facing down the hill. The pulpit and sounding 
 
 1 Felt inclines to believe that the third meeting house was erected some years before 
 this. In Ififi?, it was "agreed with Ezekiel Woodward and Freegrace Norton to gett 
 and hew the timbers for the meeting house roof. ' " In Ifiyi an appropriation was made 
 for ten days' work for raising the frame. These items refer rather to enlargements or 
 repairs of the existing building. It is worth noting that a Committee to repair the 
 meeting house was chosen in 166.3, only about fifteen years after it was built. The use 
 of green timber, and the difficulty of keeping the roof tight, often alluded to, may explain 
 the frequency of repair. 
 
THE MEKTI.\"(; HOUSE GREEN. 425 
 
 board were famous works of handicraft, and are preserved in the steeple- 
 room of tlie present edifice, in a much ahridfjed form. 
 
 At the southeast corner of the (Jreen, on tlie spot now occupied l)y 
 the cliapel of the First Church, the town pound was liuilt, a fenced inclosure 
 into which stray cattle were driven and kept confined. Mudi annoyance 
 and no sinall damape were often caused by the straying of cattle, horses 
 or swine into the tilled fields or gardens. Consequently stringent regula- 
 tions were adopted by the Town to prevent the breach of the laws, with 
 reference to pasturage . Thus it is recorded under date, 13 January, 1639: 
 (Town Records) "agreed that whosoever shall find mares, horses or oxen 
 in the cow common two hours after sunrising and l)ring same either to 
 the Poimd or to the owner of the same, the said owner shall gi\e to such 
 a p'ty double recompense for his pains. The forfeits of 10s. are to goe half 
 to the Towne, and halfe to him tiiat shall impound sudi trespassing cat- 
 tell." Swine were to be impounded by an order of the year 1643, and in 
 the same year, it was voted : 
 
 "The Common Pounder or any other party shall have ii d a peece 
 for all piggs, or any other Cattell, that they shall impound, out of any 
 Comon-field or fenced grovmd, except house lotts and gardens." A dis- 
 colored and dimly written old document, preserved in the Court Records 
 in Salem, has a very interesting association with this old pound, and the 
 method of enforcing the laws, which governed its use. It appears that 
 John Leigh had driven five cows belonging to his neighbor, Simon Tomp- 
 son of Rocky Hill, to the pound. To secure their release, Tompson was 
 obliged to petition the august magistrate. General Denison, who issued 
 the following writ to Theophilus Wilson, the constable, with his autograph 
 in his familiar hand. 
 
 To tlie Constable of Ipswich 
 
 You are required to replevin five Cowes of Simon Tomp.son's now 
 impounded bv John Leigh, and to deliver them to the sd Simon, provided 
 he give bond to the value of fifety shillings wth sufficient sureties to prose- 
 cute his Replevin, at the next Court, holden at Ipswich & so from Court 
 to Court till the Cause be ended & to pay such costs and damage as the 
 sd John Leigh shal by law recover agst him and so make a true return 
 
 hereof under your hand ^ i^c, 
 
 Dated 9th of August, 1654. 
 
 Daniel Denison. 
 
 This bears the endorsement, which is scarcely legible from the scrawl- 
 ing hand: , 
 9th of August, 16o4. I replevined 5 cowes of Simon lompson and 
 
 took bond of hym accordingly. 
 
 ■' by me 
 
 Theophilus Wilson 
 
 Constable. 
 
 Every time the pound gate closed upon a stray animal, this formal 
 proceeding was necessary before it could be recovered by the owner. This 
 
426 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 custom continued for many years, and ' ' field-drivers, ' ' whose theoretical 
 function it is to drive stray cattle to pound, are still elected annually. 
 The spot thus used was sold to Mr. George Heard, on behalf of subscribers 
 for a vestry or chapel for the First Parish in 1831, and the present build- 
 ing was erected upon it. 
 
 Allusion has already been made to a small watch-house, ten feet 
 square, built at Topsfield in 1673, within the meeting-house fort. The 
 Ipswich watch-house was built many years before this, and was near the 
 pound, as will appear from subsequent records. As early as 1636, the 
 General Court ordered that every town should provide a sufficient watch 
 house "before the last of the 5th month next"' (1637). But our town 
 seems to have proceeded very leisurely in the matter. On Dec. 4, 1643, 
 "two loads of wood for the watch-house," perhaps timber for its construc- 
 tion, had been delivered. In 1645 "There was pay'd to Goodman Cart- 
 wright, Thomas Burnam, towards the building the watch-house, two and 
 forty shillings by Mr. Bradstreete, and for a dayes work of a team to draw 
 timber by Rich. Kimball for Mr. Bradstreete, 0-8-0" (Town Records). 
 Still the building was unfinished, for, in September, 1647, the Town was 
 "presented" by the Quarter Sessions Court for want of a watch-house,- 
 and in response to this summons, the seven men contracted with Pliilip 
 Fowler, in the February following, to build a chimney at the watch-house 
 and clapboard it (Town Records). 
 
 This building is a vivid reminder of the perils of the time. A constant 
 watch was maintained by the constables from the beginning to guard 
 against any disorder by night, and in time of danger from Indian assault, 
 special precautions were taken. Every adult male of each family above 
 the age of eighteen, including "sons, servants and sojourners," was liable 
 to this service. From the last of March to the last of September, the streets 
 and all exposed localities were patrolled from half an hour after sunset 
 to half an hour before sunrise. All who were abroad after ten o'clock 
 were likely to be challenged by the watch, and summoned to explain where 
 they were going and what their business was, and if they failed to satisfy 
 the inquisitive night-guard, they were liable to arrest and detention at the 
 watch-house or "courte of guard" till morning. 
 
 In all these dark and perilous times, the watch-house, with its com- 
 fortable fire, was a convenient rendezvous for the watch, and a place of 
 detention for any suspicious characters. Many a timid youth, afraid of 
 his own shadow, went with trembling from its safe shelter to keep his vigil 
 in the dark streets or on the outskirts of the town, and right glad was he 
 to return, when his watch was finished, and report to his superior. It 
 was dull work at best, and we are not surprised that watchmen some- 
 times napped. John Grant was called to account before the Ipswich 
 Court in 1647 "for sleeping in a barn," and Mark Quilter and Thomas 
 Willson, "for going into a barn to sleep" while on their watch, were rep- 
 
 ' Mass. Records. 
 
 - Papers in Ct. Records. 
 
THE meeting; house green. 427 
 
 rimanded. In 1692, Hezekiah Hodgkins presumed to bring a pack ot 
 cards into the watch-house to while away the night hours, and was sen- 
 tenced to pay a fine of £5. ' 
 
 Near the watch liouse, anotiier building of frowning aspect was erected 
 in 16.52, the county prison, wliich was ordered by the Court, as the prison 
 in Boston was not sufficient for the colony. The vote of the Town was 
 very comprehensive, and we are indebted to its minuteness of specification 
 for a very valuable description of the "prison house," as it was called. 
 It was to be twenty feet long and sixteen feet wide and the contract re- 
 quired, "3 floors of Joyce thick set and well boarded, witii partitions above 
 and below, the sides and ends studs and stud space, and to clapboard the 
 liouse round, and to shingle it, and to dauli it whole wall and all but the 
 gal^le ends, and to underpin the house, and make dores and stayers, and 
 hang the dores, and sett in locks." It was specified also that it should 
 be built "adjoining to the watch house, to be equall in lieight and wydness 
 with the watch-house." Forty pounds sterling were appropriated for 
 the expense of erection. Theophilus Wilson, whose residence was near 
 the present Farley house, was appointed to keep the prison until further 
 notice,-' and in 1657 the Court ordered that he should have "£3 for the 
 year, and for every person committed into the pri.son os and all pris. before 
 they be released shall discharge their charges for food and attendance, 
 and such as are not able to provide for themselves, shall be allowed only 
 bread and water. "^ In 1659, Mr. Wilson "is apoynted to gett locks to 
 secure the prison & what is wanting else to make ye doors <t prison strong. ' '* 
 
 But locks and bars were not sufficient to make it secure. On the 
 morning of the 30th of March, 1662, the worthy constable and jailer and 
 the community generally were astonished to find that a prisoner had 
 escaped, by jail breaking, "the first offence of this nature committed in 
 the country." Tlie jailer deposed to the Court, that he "put him in 
 prison and lockt the dore fast, and put the hasp on to tiie staple in the 
 outsyde of the dore, which none within can unhasp, and left no tooles or 
 meanes of light in the prison."^ Another prisoner escaped, and when 
 rearrested, he explained that he was very cold in the jail, and took up 
 some of the floor boards and departed. As there is no mention of a chim- 
 ney in the contract, confinement in cold weather must have been particu- 
 larly cheerless. Evidently some one came and unhasped the door and 
 helped the prisoner out in the former case. The Court proceeded to enact 
 rigid rules to prevent such offences. 
 
 "Forasmuch as several escapes have been made out of prison by the 
 prisoners with the ayd and assistance of some ill affected persons, yt is 
 ordered that noe pson shall presume hereafter to come witiiin the prison 
 yard nor within 20 foote of the prison on the west syde thereof, where 
 
 ' Quarter Sessions Court Reconi.s. 
 
 - Quarter Sessions Court Records, 27-7-16.5.3. 
 
 * Quarter Sessions Court Records, March, 16.57. 
 
 * Quarter Sessions Court Records, 9 mo., 1659. 
 
 * Quarter Sessions Court Records, 1662. 
 
428 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 there is noe fence, upon any pretence whatsoever, without particular 
 leave from the keeper while any prisoners are in the prison, upon paine & 
 penaltye to be proceeded against as contentious of authority, and abettors 
 of malefactors. ' ' ' 
 
 The old Court Records reveal many secrets of the olden time. The 
 Court held its sessions probably in John Sparks 's inn, on or near the spot 
 now covered by the house now occupied by Mr. Chas. W. Brown. Fre- 
 quent items of payment "to the house" occur, and the Court order in 
 1680, that the officers of the Court were not to be paid until "the debts 
 due to the ordinaries for the entertainment of the Court be discharged, ' ' 
 seems to point to this conclusion. It is certain that a court house was 
 not built before the following century. Mr. Symon Bradstreet, Mr. Samuel 
 Symonds, Major General Denison and Maj. William Hathorne were usually 
 the judges. 
 
 Many disturbers of the peace and offenders against the dignity of the 
 law were arraigned and sentenced, and many a man and woman went 
 from the court room to the gloomy jail. For the ordinary poor debtors, 
 thieves and lawbreakers of the common sort, we feel slight concern, but 
 we are moved to pity for one Henry Spenser, who ran away from his master, 
 took sundry valuables of his, stole a horse and saddle at Andover, and com- 
 pleted his course by breaking prison, at Ipswich, who was sentenced to be 
 severely whipped and branded in the forehead with a letter B and pay a 
 fine of £5.^ And we feel great compassion for Samuel Shattuck, Nicolas 
 Phelps, and Joshua Buffum, Quakers, who had been absent a Sunday or 
 two from public worship in Salem, and had been apprehended by the con- 
 stable at the Quakers' meeting, who were all sentenced to be fined, "and 
 for persisting still in their course, & opinion as Quakers the sentence of 
 the Court is they shall be committed to the House of Correction, there to 
 be kept until they give security to renounce their opinion or remove them- 
 selves out of the jurisdiction."^ They were led across the Green to the 
 prison, or house of correction as it was some times styled, as it served for 
 both purposes, and then as the law required they were whipped, fed on 
 bread and water and compelled to work on hemp and flax and no one was 
 allowed to speak to them.* They languished in prison several weeks at 
 least and then came the edict of the General Court (Oct. 19, 1658) ■} ' 'Itt 
 is ordered that the Quakers in prison at Ipswich be forthwith sent for, 
 Samuel Shattocke, Lawrenc Southwick & Cassandra Southwicke his wife, 
 Nicho Phelps, Joshua Buffum & Josiah Southwicke, enjoined at their 
 peril to depart out of this jurisdic. before the first day of the Ct. of Elec- 
 tion next, which, if they neglect or refuse to do, they shall be banished 
 under payn of death. ' ' 
 
 The whipping post and stocks were the grim accessories of the prison 
 
 ' Quarter Sessions Court Records, 1664. 
 '^ Quarter Sessions Court Records, 1665. 
 ' Quarter Sessions Court Records, 1658. 
 * Mass. Records, 1656. 
 5 Mass. Records. 
 
THK MEKTING HOUSK GREEN. 429 
 
 as instruments of punishment. The site of the last whipping post was 
 identified by tradition with a certain hollow in the Green, a few rods from 
 the meeting house. It was proposed that the spot sliould be marked by 
 a tree, and wlien the hole was dug, the stump of the old post was discovered. 
 The ehn that was planted by Mr. Aaron Cog.swell and liis .son, Mr. John H. 
 Cogswell s now well grown. It is the tree nearest the Mooting House on 
 the southeast. The stocks were a wooden frame, in wliich the feet of 
 evil doers were fixed and hold fast. Imprisonment in tliem involved .some 
 discomfort but little pain, probably, and exposed the culprit to public 
 ridicule. This penalty was reserved for minor offences. Thus, Joseph 
 Fowler, a roystering young fellow, who was always in mischief, was bound 
 to good behaviour, and to sit four hours in the stocks, and Benjamin Muzzy 
 for bartering a gun to Indians was .sentenced to sit four hours in the stocks, 
 and pay the Indian his beavers again. John Broadstreet, for his mis- 
 demeanor in assaulting the Court, was to sit one hour.' Daniel Black 
 and liis wife were botii .sentenced to the stocks, and were instructed not 
 to miscall each other, while so confined." The precise location of the 
 stocks is unknown, but it must have been near by. For the whipping, 
 there was an officer appointed annually. Francis Jordan was the first 
 incumbent of that position, of whom we have record, and he was allowed 
 twenty shillings a year.^ Jeffrey Skelling was whipped in 1650 "for 
 divers h^es." Henry Salter, for running away twice and stealing, was 
 sentenced to be whipped and "weare a lock on his legg, and pay treble 
 damages.* Women guilty of unchastity felt the lash as well as men 
 and it was generally inflicted together with fines and impri.sonment for 
 the grosser offences. 
 
 That old "goal" was the scene of many sad experiences. Murderers 
 were imprisoned there until the day of their doom delivered them. On 
 the Lecture-day before they were hanged, they were taken in their chains 
 to the public service of worship. Judge Sewall mentions in his Diary a 
 Newbury woman, Esther Rogers, who was thus dealt with. On January 
 16, 1700-1, "Mr. Rogers prai'd for the prisoner of death." The sermon 
 on that occasion, he ob.serves, was the last preached in the old Meeting 
 House. Those under suspicion of witchcraft were guarded there, and 
 Giles Corey, who was pressed to death in Salem because he refused to 
 plead to the charge of witchcraft, made his will within its walls.'^ 
 
 It continued to serve its purpose until 1750 when it was reputed to 
 be in such a ruinous condition, "and utterly insufficient" that the Court 
 ordered it should be used no longer.* But a longer lease of life was in 
 store for the ancient pri.son. It was decided subsequently to repair it 
 and make it fit for further use. Col. John Choate offered an order wliich 
 was adopted by the Court, and prescribed the exact work to be done. 
 
 ' Quarter Se.s.^ion.'; Court Records, 1051. 
 
 ■■• Quarter Session.s Court Recorrl.*, 1664. 
 
 ■' Quarter .Sessions Court Records, 1650. 
 
 * Quarter .Sessions Court Records, 1673. 
 
 ' Sewall 's Diary. 
 
 ' General Sessions Court Records, July 10, 1750. 
 
430 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 "Ordered that the House in Ipswich Heretofore improved as a Prison 
 be forthwith Repaired by a suitable Trench filled with stones round the 
 outside thereof & on those Stones a teire of Timber of five or six inches 
 thick Raised near the top of the upper lofts of the house at 12 or 14 inches 
 distance from it well surported by dovetail thereto & the space between 
 the House & Timber fill with suitable stone with windows through the 
 same for light and air to each Room.'" 
 
 It was further ordered "that the Prison Frame adjoining to the house 
 aforesaid (except the inside of the West end) be . . . duly finished as soon 
 as may be with a suitable Cellar under the same. ' ' Andrew Burley Esq. 
 was appointed a committee to secure these repairs and £40 were appro- 
 priated . He reported, Sept. 26, 1752, that the two lower rooms had been 
 sufficiently repaired and strengthened and it was ordered that these rooms 
 might again be used as a "common Goal," and that "the garret floor 
 be lined underneath with two inch oak Plank." Again on July 10, 1753, 
 he informed the Court that he had built a fence around the prison, and 
 the keeper's house adjoining. It was ordered then that "the two lower 
 rooms be plastered overhead ' ' and that ' ' the North chamber be finished 
 so as to Accommodate such Prisoners as may have the benefit of being 
 under bond to Remain within the limits of sd Prison." It was specified 
 that "the house adjoining . . . with the yard inclosed by the fence afore- 
 said be the limitts of said Prison."^ 
 
 Mr. Burley 's son, Andrew, informed the Court on Christmas day, 
 1753, that his fatlier was dead and the repairs were still incomplete. He 
 was instructed to carry the work forward, and in the following July, the 
 final accounts were settled. It is a noteworthy instance in the olden time 
 of the expensiveness of public undertakings. Forty pounds sterling were 
 appropriated originally. The total cost proved to be two hundred and 
 sixty-eight. 
 
 Singularly enough, after such prolonged and expensive repairs, the 
 sheriff reported in 1769 that the Goal was very defective and out of re- 
 pair, and on December 25, 1770, plans for a new building witli keeper's 
 house were presented and approved, and a building committee was ap- 
 pointed to proceed forthwith. This plan has been preserved in the Court 
 Files. The committee was instructed to negotiate with the Town for a 
 proper site. The Town voted that it would provide a suitable place for 
 the new prison on the west end of the county-house, provided that the 
 County would relinquish its right in the land on the east side of the old 
 house, for building a workhouse. Widow Elizabeth Hunt was instructed 
 to remove the house she occupied, and clear the ground where the house 
 stands, and the shoemaker's shop of Joseph Hodgkins was also ordered 
 away (Town Records). These buildings were on the town land. 
 
 The County and Town agreed to ' ' set the Goal at the west end of the 
 County House and the Committee of the Town of Ipswich have agreed 
 to set off for that purpose at the west end of said County House six square 
 
 ^ General Sessions Court Records, .July 9 17.51. 
 ^ General Sessions Court Records. 
 
THE MEETING HOUSE GREEN. 431 
 
 rods of land bounded beginning at Robert Perkins land, so running soutli- 
 west by the end of said County House tiiree rods, thence nortliwest two 
 rods, northeast three rods, then soutlieast two rods to first Ijounds, Pro- 
 vided the County relinquish their right to the land the old Goal now stands' ' 
 (Town Records) . 
 
 This exchange of land was made, additional land was purchased of 
 Robert Perkins, who owned and lived on the spot now occupied by Mr. 
 John H. Cogswell's residence, and the prison was built at once. On March 
 31, 1772, the Justices viewed and approved the building, and ordered that 
 "the two lower rooms and the two ciianibers be henceforth made use of 
 tts his Majesty's Goal in this County, and that the upper apartment be 
 for a House of Correction." The plan shows tliat tlie prison was a two 
 story building with gambrel roof, and that the rooms under tiie roof were 
 used for the House of Correction. 
 
 In October of the same year, the County bought of Robert Perkins, 
 to enlarge the yard of the new Goal and County House, "a certain piece 
 of land containing 31 rods wliich is bounded soutiiwest on land w'hereon 
 the said new Goal . . . now stands, and land belonging to said Town of 
 Ipswich, six rods, fifteen and a half feet, southeast on land belonging to 
 Nathaniel Hovey, four rods, fourteen feet, northeast on land of widow 
 Sarah Pulcifer six rods two and a half feet, northwest on said Robert Per- 
 kins land four rods one foot, with one other small piece thereto contiguous 
 at the westerly corner thereof and containing 232 square feet, extending 
 twenty four feet westerly from the afore mentioned in length, and ten 
 feet in breadth rearward from said first mentioned line continued on west- 
 ward twenty-four feet as aforesaid (130: 247)." 
 
 The County found the small attic rooms insufficient for the County 
 House and bought the Duminer Jewett' property on the soutii side and 
 erected a new building for prison use in 1790 and 1791 Land on Green 
 street was bought and a new jail built of stone, near the present House 
 of Correction, in 1806, and in 1808, the old Goal site, w'ith its yard was 
 sold to Rev . David Tenney Kimball. The deed gives tlie bounds as follows : 
 
 "beginning at the East corner by land of Daniel Holland southwest 
 on land of heirs of Nath. Kinsman deed. 80 feet to land of Inhabitants 
 of Ipswich, north w^est 78 feet 3 in., thence on land belonging to said in- 
 habitants running south west to the training field or Common, thence 
 running north west, 63 ft. 4in. on .said Common, thence running north 
 east on said Common and land of David Pulsifer to the corner of the old 
 goal yard by his land, thence south east on said Pulsifer 's land 24 feet, 
 thence northeast 51 feet, on said Pulsifer 's land to land of said Daniel 
 Holland, thence running south east 101 feet 6 in. on said Holland's land 
 to bounds first mentioned," the goal reserved to be taken away Jan. 1, 
 1808 (185: 152). 
 
 ' The ancient house recently taken down on the Edward Wildes ostale. The pris<in 
 was on the site of the adjoining house. 
 
432 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 Mr. Kimball enlarged his lot in the following year by purchasing of 
 the Town a small piece bounded on two sides by his own land and on the 
 third by the Common and the pound, April 12, 1809 (186: 71). 
 
 These details enable us to locate the ancient and the more modern 
 prisons Avith much accurac}\ The present dividing line, between the 
 Kimball estate and Mr. John H. Cogswell's, turns at a right angle about 
 sixty-six feet from the front line, and after running twenty feet southeast, 
 resumes its former course and extends fifty-eight feet to the rear corner 
 of the Kimball land. Mrs. J. Q. Peabody remembers that her father, to ac- 
 commodate Mr. John Howe Boardman, the owner of the Cogswell property, 
 set his fence some four or five feet back from the line specified by his deed. 
 If a line, parallel to the present line, and five feet nearer Mr. Cogswell's 
 residence, be prolonged into the Green, we have the northwest limit of 
 the jail premises of 1770, and a parallel line, two rods to the southeast 
 indicates the northwest bound of the ancient prison lot, while the lot on 
 the northeast side of the Chapel was undoubtedly part of the old pri.son 
 yard, which was surrendered to the Town by the agreement made in 1771. 
 The watch-house was adjacent to the old prison. The prison of 1770 occu- 
 pied in part, at least, the site of the Kimball homestead, and the ancient 
 prison of 1652 was very near it. A large flat rock some fifteen feet in 
 front of the Kimball fence covers the well of the prison of 1771, and it 
 may have provided water for the original Goal. With the keeper's house 
 and the enclosing fences, a large portion of the present corner of the Green 
 must have been occupied. We must remember, of course, that the present 
 road in front of the Cogswell and Peabody residences is comparatively 
 modern. There was nothing more than a rutted driveway, which pro- 
 vided an approach to the houses. 
 
 We have mentioned that the ancient watch-house was set near the 
 pound. That corner of the old Green was utilized for so many purposes 
 that we are bewildered by any attempt at exact location. Thus in 1655, 
 Humphrey Griffin had liberty to set up a "shamballs" or slaughter house, 
 about twenty feet square, by the pound. This grant was followed by 
 another, in 1664, to Major General Denison, "soe much ground by the 
 pound and his own fence as 30 foot long and 20 foot broad to sett up a 
 cow-house," and another of twelve feet "at the west end of his barn to 
 the pound," in 1679.' To accommodate Thomas Fossey, the goal-keeper, 
 "Four rods near the Prison, by Mr. Wilson's barn, formerly so called and 
 bounded by stakes, ' ' were carved out of the old Green for liis residence 
 in 1692, and, in 1703, Samuel Graves Jr. was granted liberty to remove 
 his hatter's shop, "and to sett it some place about ye pound, where the 
 selectmen shall appoint, and ye sd Graves to remove sd shop off said Ground 
 of ye Towne, whenever the Town shall see cause." 
 
 In 1722 John Wainwright Esq. was desired to wait on the Justices of 
 the Quarter Sessions Court and make sale, if possible, of the Fossey house, 
 
 ' Denison owned the property now owned by the heirs of John Perkins and W. H. 
 Graves. 
 
THE MEETING HOUSE GREEN. 433 
 
 as a residence for tlie jailer; and the house, then in possession of Sam. 
 Graves. He conferred with the Court as instructed, and Col. John Apple- 
 ton, DanI Rogers and Jno. Whipple were desired "to treat with said Fos- 
 dike's heirs ab' ye same and know the lowest Term it may be had for & 
 whether y Town will give a Grant of y'' Land where ye Prison is, & such 
 addition of land as may be necessary & y' Report thereof may be made 
 to ye next Sessions at Salem.'" No report is recorded, but the County 
 evidently came into possession of the land, as it was deeded back to the 
 Town in 1771. It seems likely that the Fossey and Graves houses were 
 on or near the land now owned by the heirs of Rev. D. T. Kimball. 
 
 Very early in the eighteenth century, the question of an almshouse, 
 or workhouse, as it was often called, was debated, and on Feb. 3, 1717, 
 the town voted that "an Aims-House or convenient House for ye Poor 
 be built. To be a logg house of about 40 feet long, about 16 foot wide, 
 about 6 foot high w"' a Slatt roof as may be sutable." It was voted in 
 1719, that it should be set "in ye lane towards Pindars, " i. e. Loney's 
 Lane, but evidently the attraction of the pomid was too great to be over- 
 come, as in 1731 (Town Records), we find mention of the "alms house 
 adjoining to the Pound. ' ' But it was not an attractive place of resi- 
 dence for the poor, or there were few poor to be housed, and the spacious 
 log house was available for other uses. So William Stone, who by reason 
 of sickness was no longer able to support him.self Ijy fishing, asked leave 
 to use a room there to teach reading and writing to the youth, and this 
 was granted in the year 1722. Shortly before this, the Town voted that 
 a school should not be kept in the Town House, and this offer of the 
 debilitated fisherman may have offered a providential solution of the 
 school-question. 
 
 For some reason, the old Town seems to have been inclined to resort 
 to many makeshifts in regard to a proper school building. As early as 
 1714 it was voted that "the watch-house .should be improved during the 
 Summer by some person who will undertake the teaching of young children 
 to read;" and, in the next year, the query was, if there were not .some 
 woman, who was ready to make this use of the old watch-hou.se. Again 
 in 1731, the almshouse was resorted to, when Henry Spillar was granted 
 the use of a room at the southerly end for "his teaching and instructing 
 youth in reading, writing & cyphering." In 1733 he was granted £12 
 for his school keeping. This almshouse seems to have become too old 
 for service of any sort in 1770, when the location of a new one was debated 
 at the same time the new prison was projected, and some proposed that it 
 should be at the southeast end of the old county house, "provided the 
 Town will be moving the Pound and take down the Alms House which 
 is now rotten, ct settle the bounds between the Town land and Capt. Tread- 
 well" (Town Pecord.s), but in 1784 the Selectmen were requested to sell it. 
 
 Capt. Treadwell was the o^\•ner of the Deni.son propertj-, which was 
 owned later b\- Nathaniel Lord Jr., and then by Mr. John Perkins, whose 
 ' General Sessions Court Heoords, March 27, 1722. 
 
434 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 lieirs still own the corner where his late dwelling stands. The Green orig- 
 inally reached far into this lot, as we have noticed, and as late as about 
 1850, the present line was established. In the olden time, a stone wall 
 enclosed it, and in 1702, when the new Meeting House had been built, a 
 spasm of kindly regard for the horses, during the time of service, possessed 
 the hearts of the fathers, and they voted that sheds might be set up on 
 the Green near the old Meeting House, but their second thought was better, 
 and Nicholas Wallis was allowed a place by this stone wall for a shed. The 
 original vote permitted a shed to be built "about 20 foot from ye Watch 
 House, southerly toward the old Meeting House." As the watch-house 
 was near the present chapel, any approximation to a southerly direction 
 from it would require the location of the second Meeting-House and fort 
 near the present roadway, on the southeast side of the Meeting-House. 
 
 Our survey cannot be completed without a glimpse at the small grass 
 plot, in front of the Methodist Meeting House. Here the first Town-house 
 was built. The order of the Town, Dec. 28, 1704, specified a building 
 about 32 feet long, about 28 feet wide, about 18 or 19 feet stud, "with a 
 flat roof raised about 5 foot." A school room was finished in the lower 
 part, and the upper was used for a court room and for town meetings. 
 It was replaced by a new building, erected at the joint expense of Town 
 and County, in 1793-94, a much more pretentious structure with a high 
 belfry or steeple. It stood with its rear end close to the high ledge, which 
 has been blasted to its present level, but which was originally as high as 
 the eaves of the building itself. Thus, in close proximity to prison, stocks 
 and whipping post, the Courts held their stately sessions from 1704 to 
 1854, when they ceased their sittings, and the house was sold and removed 
 to the corner near the railroad station. It was utilized by Mr. James 
 Damon for a hall and stores, and was totally destroyed by fire, April 14, 
 1894. Famous judges sat in the bar; great lawyers, Webster, Choate 
 and Story, made their pleas; momentous cases were decided under its 
 roof. 
 
 Near the old Town-house, at its easterly end, by vote of the Town, 
 permission to erect a building, fifty feet long and twenty-five feet wide, 
 was given to a number of subscribers in November, 1774, "for the encour- 
 agement of military discipline," and during the cold days of winter the 
 Minute Men were schooled in the manual of arms, in preparation for the 
 war that was then regarded as inevitable, and, by a singular coincidence, 
 the room in the neighboring brick building, occupied by the Post Office 
 served as a recruiting headquarters during the Civil War. 
 
 Thus the Green is full of memories, from the earlier to the later times. 
 Hither the hogs were driven in the morning, and the swine-herd, Abraham 
 War, with Goodman Symmes, drove them to the town-commons (Town 
 Records, 1653) and, at the sound of the cow-herd Haniel Bosworth's horn, 
 blown on the Green soon after sunrise, the cows of the neighborhood were 
 gathered there, that they might be driven in a herd to the public pasture 
 lands outside the Town limits (Town Records, 1661). Great gatherings 
 
THE MEETING HOUSE GREEX. 435 
 
 have assembled on its ledges and grassy slopes. From the ledge nearest 
 the Meeting-House, as the tradition is, Whitefield preached to thousands 
 liushed to solemn stillness. When Lafayette was welcomed, the Meet- 
 ing House was filled with the throng of citizens who paid him honor. 
 Here the militia gathered for their periodic trainings, and the training 
 days were great days, with the pomp and parade of the military and the 
 tents of fakirs and cheap showmen. Ordination days were grand occa- 
 sions too, with their festal accompaniment of booths for eating and 
 drinking. 
 
 Happily the noblest associations are the most constant. Hither the 
 people have come to worship since the Ijeginnings of the town life, and 
 here, the school cliildren straying a little from the old watch-house, the 
 ancient almshouse, the town-house and the old gambrel-roofed school 
 building that stood where the present Denison school now stands, have 
 found a pleasant playground for two centuries. 
 
 GREEN LANE, COUNTY ST., SUMMER ST. AND NORTH MAIN. 
 John Sanders. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 It was recorded, in 1639, that Theophilus Wilson's house lot was 
 purchased of John Sanders, and that it was bounded on the southeast by 
 the lot of Robert Mosey. We may presume that Sanders and Mosey, 
 or Muzzey, were the original grantees. The Sanders-Wilson property 
 included the tract bounded by the Green, North Main and Sunuiier streets, 
 and, nearly enough for our present purpose, by a line extending from the 
 chapel to Summer street. The Mosey or Muzzey property was liounded 
 by this line on the northwest, by Summer and County Streets. Whether 
 it ever included the remainder of the square bounded by Green street and 
 the Green, is a matter of doubt. But we know that Major General Denison 
 owned the lot bounded by Muzzey, County street. Green street and the 
 Meeting Hou.se Green in 1648 (Ips. Deeds 1: 43). 
 
 Theophilus Wilson, aged about eighty-eight years, as the deed recites, 
 sold his dwelling, orcliard and land to John Lovell, July 29, 1689 (Ips. 
 Deeds 5: 299). John Lovell, shoemaker, sold to his father, Tliomas Lovell, 
 a currier by trade, Feb. 8, 1694 (10:182). The elder Lovell divided the 
 lot, and sold William Donnton, mariner, the northeast portion, Aug. 1, 
 1695 (13: 60). This lot was bounded by North Main street. Summer 
 street, then known as Annable's Lane, originally Stony street, and the 
 former Muzzey property, then owned by Samuel Dutch. He exchanged 
 the remainder for another estate, with his son, Alexander, Oct. 16, 1697 
 (20: 91). Alexander Lovell conveyed "my old dwelling house and part 
 of my homestead, which was Mr. Wilson's late of Ipswich" and about 
 fortv square rods of land to Samuel Chapman, mariner, Dec, 1715 (30: 
 187). 
 
 The deed to Chapman is the first to give mPMsurcniPiits. and it informs 
 
436 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 US that the frontage on the Green was six rods lacking one foot, and that 
 the soutlieast bound was a hne extending from tlie Green to the Donnton 
 land, about two and a half feet from the easterly end of the dwelling. This 
 line coincides with the present dividing line between the Farley and Cogs- 
 well properties, and it defines the location of the old Theophilus Wilson 
 house very satisfactorily. Making allowance for gradual encroachment 
 on the Green, the house stood, a rod back at least, from the present front 
 fence, and about two feet from the fence which separates the two estates. 
 
 This corner lot was sold by Chapman to Joseph Foster, Nov. 2, 1726 
 (48: 195) and by him to Joseph and Jeremiah Perkins, Jan. 26, 1726-27 
 (49: 206). It continued many years in the Perkins line. James Perkins 
 owned and occupied the southeast half of the house and land in 1795, and 
 sold the same to Joseph Perkins of Newburyport, in February of that 
 year (158: 262), and a James Perkins bequeathed one undivided half of 
 the whole estate to his sister, Susanna Kendall, and the other to his nephew 
 Isaac Perkins, in 1818 (Pro. Rec. 393: 332). Dr. George Chadwick pur- 
 chased one half from the administrator of Susanna Kendall, and the other 
 from Francis Butler and wife of Farmington, Jan. 5, 1831 (260: 161). 
 Chadwick sold to Robert Failey, April 25, 1839 (312: 295), who trans- 
 ferred it to Joseph K. Farley, April 29, 1842 (332: 47). Mr. Farley sold 
 the old house, which was removed to Pingree 's Plain, and built the present 
 mansion, which was occupied by his widow until her death. 
 
 Alexander Lovell had built a new dwelling, probably before he sold 
 the old Wilson homestead in 1715. He sold a part of his lot on the south 
 east side, bounded by the pound on the southwest, to Nathaniel Hovey, 
 Nov. 3, 1739 (88: 277), and he gave a small lot fronting on the Green, 
 eighteen feet front and forty feet deep, "12 foot from the southeast end 
 of my dwelling house, ' ' to his daughter Sarah Pulsipher, and her husband 
 Joseph Pulsipher, Oct. 21, 1746 (106: 90). He bequeathed one-half of 
 his house and land to Jonathan Wells, his son-in-law, and the other to 
 Joseph Pulsipher (Pro. Rec. 327: 306-309). Jonathan Wells acquired the 
 other half by purchase Dec. 24, 1747, from William Pulcifer and Mary his 
 wife, daughter of Lovell (104: 132), and sold to Joseph Pulcifer (106: 91). 
 Abraham Tilton sold the southeast half to Robert Perkins March 7, 
 1761 (109: 116), and the deed specified that the hne of division began at 
 the middle of the house, ran through the house and the middle of the well. 
 This well is in the rear of Mr. Cogswell's residence. Its location indicates 
 that the house, which Alexander Lovell built, was a little northwest of 
 the present dwelling. Perkins sold land to the County for the new jail 
 of which mention has already been niade,^ now owned by the heirs of 
 Rev. David T. Kimball, Oct. 29, 1772 (130: 247), and conveyed his title 
 in the remainder of the estate to Stephen Lord, March 6, 1793 (155: 201). 
 Lord sold to Thomas Kimball, mariner, April 23, 1795 (160: 32), who also 
 purchased from Sarah Safford the small rectangular piece, eighteen feet 
 by forty, which she had received from her father, July 16, 1796 (160: 272). 
 One item of peculiar interest attaches to this deed. It defines the land 
 
 ' Cj. ''The Meeting House (Iieen, "' page 431. 
 
THE MEETING HOUSE GREEN. 437 
 
 in question as bounded by the Green on the southwest. The line then 
 extended northeast by the land occupied by the prison, seventeen feet, 
 and so on the same course, twenty three feet to Kimball's land. The 
 conclusion seems natural that tlie line of the Green at that time touched 
 the present fence between the Cogswell and the Kimball properties, seven- 
 teen feet from the northeast corner of the fence. The distance from this 
 corner to the present line of the Green is sixty-one feet seven inches, or 
 forty-four feet farther into the Green. As the line was indefinite, and 
 unmarked by fences or bounds, encroachment was easy, and record re- 
 mains of a grant, soon to be noted. Thomas Kimball sold to David Pul- 
 cifer, Nov. 6, 1798 (163: 223), who acquired a small tract in the rear of 
 Elizabeth Holland, July 30, 1812 (199: 140). 
 
 In the meantime, Sarah Safford, widow of Joseph Puicifer, of Cainp- 
 ton, Moses Jewett of New Milford, Israel Eliot Pulcifer of Beverly, and 
 Samuel Little of Beverly, executed a deed of the northwest half of the 
 house with land to Aaron Perkins Jr., cooper, Nov. 7, 1797 (164: 229), 
 who transferred it to Daniel Holland, March 13, 1802 (171: 50). On the 
 night of June 9, 1811, the house took fire and was burned witli most of its 
 contents, and a boy, Abraham Burnham, wlio died at a good old age a 
 few years since, sleeping in the house was forgotten until the last moment. 
 Captain Pulcifer proceeded at once to rebuild and made request that his 
 line might be extended into the Green ten feet. In view of the great loss 
 he had suffered, the To^vti generously granted it (Town Records) Feb. 4, 
 1811, and the widow Holland was equally favored. 
 
 Separate houses were now built by the widow Holland and Capt. 
 Pulcifer. He sold his house and land to John How Boardman, April 4, 
 1826 (241 : 161), and it came by inheritance to his son, Mr. Aaron Cogswell, 
 the excellent school teacher for many years, and his grandson, Mr. John 
 How Cogswell, the present owner. Mrs. Holland in due time became 
 Mrs. Gage, wife of Samuel N. Gage, of Rowley, but survived her second 
 husband. The executor of her estate sold it to Aaron Cogswell, May 24, 
 1841 (326: 65), and the house was removed by Mr. John H. Cogswell to 
 the corner of County and Green streets a few years since. 
 
 Rev. David Tenney Kimball, who had recently begun his pastorate 
 with the'First Church, bought the land owned by the County and occupied 
 as a prison on Jan. 1, 1808,^ and erected the spacious and comfortable par. 
 sonage which still stands. For many years the most liberal hospitality 
 w^as dispensed. Miss Zilpah Grant and Miss Mary Lyon were much here, 
 when the Female Academy was just beginning its noble work. Famous 
 ministers tarried a little while as they travelled or exclianged -with the 
 worthy pastor, Lyman Beecher, Calvin Stowe, Leonard Woods, and many 
 another. Catherine Beecher and Ann Hazeltine Judson, N. P. Willis, 
 Garrison, Rufus Choate, Caleb Gushing and Daniel Webster, tasted the 
 good cheer. 
 
 William Donnton, we mentioned, bought the lot on the corner of 
 North Main and Summer streets, in 1695. The deed mentions no build- 
 
 H185: 152). 
 
438 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ing of any sort, only a plain hundred rods out of Mr. Wilson's houselot. 
 Donnton built a home for himself, and it stood until a few years since, a 
 low-roofed, big-chimneyed dwelling house, picturesque in its simplicity, 
 a venerable landmark, whose disappearance we may well regret. On 
 Nov. 5, 1721, Robert Perkins and Elizabeth, his wife, one of the daughters 
 of William Donnton, deceased, sold their interest in the estate to Joseph 
 Holland, mariner, their "loveing brother-in-law" (41: 24). The deed 
 conveyed house, l)arn and outbuildings with a measurement on Annable's 
 lane, of twelve rods and eight feet, to a stake. Holland was a fisherman, 
 and had a privilege in a certain fishing stage, and flake room, on the south- 
 ward side of Jeffry's Neck, next adjoining to the stage of William Wil- 
 comb (38: 271, 1721-2). 
 
 The executors of Mary Holland, widow of Joseph, sold the property 
 to Dr. Francis Holmes, Jan. 31, 1755 (106: 98). After the death of Dr. 
 Holmes, the estate was divided by order of the Probate Court. The home- 
 stead or a two-thirds interest was set off to his son, John. The widow 
 had a right of dower in another house, which had been built where Mr. 
 Say ward's house now stands, also in a house lot, which had been divided 
 from the original lot on Annable's lane. John Holmes sold his interest 
 in the homestead to Joshua Blanchard of Boston, April 11, 1767 (121: 
 246), who sold in turn to Ezekiel Dodge, Aug. 20, 1775 (135: 53). Anna 
 Dodge, widow and administrator of Ezekiel, sold the same two-thirds 
 interest to Ezekiel Dodge, painter, July 5, 1789 (158: 132). Ezekiel sold 
 one half his interest to Anna Dodge, June 13, 1793 (158: 132). Anna and 
 Sarah Dodge, daughters of Anna, sold their interest to Ezekiel, Sept. 24, 
 1810 (190: 264). Ezekiel sold the full two-thirds and one-fifth of remain- 
 ing part to Manning Dodge, Charlotte and Mary Dodge, March 21, 1823 
 (230: 293). The heirs of Manning Dodge sold to Mr. Theodore F. Cogs- 
 well in 1888, April 4 (1219: 504), and the house was torn down at once 
 and the present residence of Mr. George E. Farley was erected on the same 
 site. Mary Holmes, widow of Dr. Holmes, sold her equity in the house 
 she occupied to her son, John, March 11, 1779 (157: 214). He transferred 
 it to Anna Dodge, April 30, 1794 (158: 133). Manning Dodge sold it, 
 with land, to John How Boardman, Jan. 8, 1827 (243: 252). He .sold it 
 to Manning Dodge again, Aug. 25, 1832, who transferred it to Capt. John 
 Lord 3d, on the same day (264: 266). It was purchased later by Dr. Lsaac 
 Flichtner, who built the house now occupied by Mr. Sayward, in 1859-60. 
 G. F. Flichtner bought the interest of the other heirs, April, 1880 (1035: 60), 
 and sold to Mr. Charles A. Sayward in 1881 (1051: 124). The old house 
 was moved to Washington street, and is owned by the heirs of the late 
 Michael Ready. 
 
 When the Holmes estate was divided, mention was made of a house 
 lot that had been staked off at the lower end of the lot on Annable's Lane. 
 This remained in possession of the Holmes heirs, and on June 10, 1803, 
 Sarah Holmes, widow of John, sold it to Benjamin Kimball Jr. (172: 48). 
 He built a house, and sold land and house, Sept. 5, 1803, to Elisha Gould 
 
SUMMER STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 439 
 
 (174: 172). He sold to Capt. Daniel J.akeinan, Oct. 23, 1811 (195: 14). 
 Captain Lakeman sold tlie northwest half of the house with a narrow front- 
 age to James Staniford, May 6, 1836 (290: 216). The remainder of the 
 property was secured at a later date and is owned still by the Staniford 
 heirs. 
 
 The deed of sale from the widow Mary Holland to Dr. Holmes gives 
 the land of widow Elizabeth Fuller as the southeast abutter (1755). There 
 is a slight error as to the ownensliip at that time, as the widow Fuller sold 
 her house and lot on Feb. 21, 1754 to Thomas Treadwell (107: 158). His 
 widow retained some rooms in the house, and part of the land, by her 
 right of dower, when the estate was sold to Isaac Dodge, July 30, 1767 
 (151 : 19). Col. Joseph Hodgkins sold the chamber and garret of the dwell- 
 ing and two-thirds of the cellar, "being the whole of the dwelling of Thomas 
 Treadwell, except what was set off and assigned to widow Esther Tread- 
 well," to Samuel Stone, May 26, 1796. Stone bought the balance of the 
 estate, Feb. 25, 1801 (170: 52), from Dr. John Manning. Rol)ert Farley 
 was in possession later and sold to Ezekiel Dodge Jr., May 14, 1823 (233: 
 157). His daughter married Nehemiah Ha.skell, wlio.se heirs .^old to Mrs. 
 Chas. A. Say ward. 
 
 The Treadwell estate seems to have included the adjoining property 
 now owned by Dr. William H. Russell. Col. Joseph Hodgkins and his 
 wife, Lydia, widow of P^lisha Treadwell, deeded one-half the land and 
 house to Stephen Low, and the other half to his wife, Sarah, on March 
 29, 1825 (238: 22, 23). It was inherited by his son, Winthrop, and by 
 Dr. Russell from him. The Russell property is a part of the ancient The- 
 ophilus Wilson estate, but the Daniel Clark house lot was part of the 
 second original division. 
 
 Robert Muzzey. 
 
 ( Diagram S.) 
 Robert Muzzey, we have seen, appears to have been the original grantee 
 of the second block of this square, but Matthew Whipple was in possession 
 when he died, as the Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, and the other executors of 
 Whipple's will, sold to Robert Whitman, for £5, a house and an acre of 
 ground, bounded by Wilson and Denison, and public ways, May 2, 1648 
 (Ips. Deeds 1: 43). Whitman sold it to William Douglass, cooper, 13 
 April, 1652 (Ips. Deeds 1: 128). Robert Dutch, fisherman, was in posses- 
 sion in 1660, as a mortgage deed makes evident (Ips. Deeds 2: 45). No 
 mention of a house is made in this deed, and the former cheap dwelling 
 that had been bought with an acre of land for £5 in 1648 had entirely dis- 
 appeared. In 1676, Dutch conveyed to his .son Samuel about a quarter 
 of an acre, part of his "pasture" bounded by Denison on the south, and 
 the highway on the east (Ips. Deeds 5: 193) and he sold him the lialance of 
 the land on Dec. 12, 1683 (Ips. Deeds 5: 231). This deed .speaks of his 
 "homestead" as adjoining, and indicates that Samuel Dutcii had l)uilt a 
 house on the County street side of the lot. Dutch seems to have met with 
 financial reverses in the year 1718, for in that year he mortgaged his dwell- 
 
440 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ing to Joseph Boles and John Gains (30: 105) and divided his orchard into 
 building lots, with an uniform frontage on Annable 's Lane of three rods. 
 The corner lot where Miss Sarah P.Caldwell's house now stands was sold to 
 Samuel Harris, Nov. 1st (36: 112). Nathaniel Hovey bought the lot adjoin- 
 ing Lo veil's, about midway of the Lane, Nov. 5, 1718 (33: 260) and Richard 
 Ringe the adjoining lot on the southeast on the same day (49 : 259) . Jona- 
 than Pulcifer acquired the lot southeast of Ringe on Nov. 17th (34:205) 
 and Deborah Lord, spinster, the next, Nov. 18, 1718 (35: 80). Dutch 
 died soon after, and his mortgagees sold his mansion-house, warehouse 
 and part of his homestead, twelve rods in length on Dutch's Lane, as it 
 was commonly called, now County street, April 3, 1722 to Anthony Att- 
 wood (40: 76). The remaining lot on Annable 's Lane was sold to Jona- 
 than Pulcifer, Nov. 7, 1724 (44: 57). 
 
 Hovey enlarged his lot by the purchase of eleven square rods, from 
 Alexander Lovell, in the rear of the land sold to William Donnton, in 1739 
 (88: 277). It was owned by Capt. Nathaniel Kinsman, and by his son 
 Capt. John Choate Kinsman. The latter sold the house and land to Warren 
 Nourse, April 7, 1846 (366: 77), who sold half of it to Anna Newton, wife 
 of Aldred Newton, April 18, 1846 (369: 127). Daniel Clark bought one- 
 half the house from Asahel H. Wildes, April 24, 1850 (471: 256). Mary 
 P., wife of Daniel, acquired the other half, Feb. 13, 1878 (993: 4.) It is 
 now owned by Mrs. Philip E. Clarke. 
 
 The next of the original Dutch lots was sold by Richard Ringe, heir 
 of Richard, who had bought in 1718, with a house, to John Pinder Jr., 
 Feb. 5, 1760 (163: 23). His widow, Sarah, sold to Wm. Leatherland, 
 Jan. 3, 1799(163: 256). By order of Probate Court, Chas. A. Sayward> 
 as guardian of Jacob Leatherland, insane, sold the property, and it was 
 purchased by Daniel Clark, Feb. 21, 1872 (855: 157). It is now owned 
 by his son, Philip E. Clark, whose cabinet shop and undertaker's establish- 
 ment occupies the site of the old house. 
 
 We observed that Jonathan Pulcifer purchased the next lot in 1718, 
 when the Samuel Dutch property was divided into house lots, and another 
 in 1724. He seems to have owned a continuous frontage to the corner 
 now occupied by Miss Sarah P. Caldwell's residence. His heirs apparently 
 sold the house now owned by Theodore H. Howe to Richard Lakeman, 
 May 14, 1796 (176: 263). He sold to Daniel Lakeman (176: 263), and 
 Daniel transferred to Jane Gould, wife of Elisha Gould, Oct. 23, 1811 (196: 
 44). The Goulds sold to Elizabeth Fuller, Nov. 23, 1827 (246: 194), and 
 Reuben Daniels sold it to Chas. H. Howe, May 16, 1867 (726: 63). 
 
 Bickford Pulcifer sold Jonathan Lakeman, a house and six square 
 rods of land on Annable 's Lane, surrounded by his land, Dec. 28, 1769 
 (158: 72). He acquired the next lot which was owned or occupied in 1745 
 by Solomon Lakeman (87: 169), and in 1793, March 11, he bought of Bick- 
 ford Pulcifer, the land that fronts on County street, then known as Dutch's 
 lane, and later as Cross street, and extended back of the lots on Annable 's 
 lane. His heirs by mutual quitclaims divided his estate. His daughter 
 Margaret, wife of Jedediah Chapman, received the house next to the Howe 
 
COUNTY STREET, WEST SIDE. 441 
 
 property (266: 280 June 23, 1832), and it is still owned by the Cliapnian 
 heirs. His daughter Abigail, wife of Daniel Jewett, had possession of 
 the adjoining house and land, since purchased by the heirs of Capt. Sylva- 
 nus Caldwell. The land on ('ounty street was quitclaimed to Lydia, wife 
 of Isaac B. Shepard of Salem (266: 129). 
 
 The corner lot of the Dutch-Muzzey grant was bought, as was remarked, 
 in 1718, by Samuel Harris. He sold it to Joseph Bennett, May 8, 1723 
 (42: 152). Bennett built a residence and occupied it until his death. Sam- 
 uel Ross Jr., one of the heirs, sold a third of a third part of the house and 
 land to Joseph Lakeman Ross, Dec. 15, 1789 (151: 64), and he, with Mary, 
 his wife and Mary Bennett, spinster, conveyed the property to Daniel 
 Holland, Oct. 10, 1796 (161: 68). He sold to Aaron Perkins, April 13, 
 1802 (170: 271), who transferred it to Capt. Sylvanus Caldwell, March 
 12, 1818 (217: 41). His daughter, Miss Sarah P. Caldwell, still occupies 
 the comfortable old mansion. 
 
 Samuel Dutch received from his father, Robert Dutch, about a quarter 
 of an acre, in 1676 (Ips. Deeds 5: 193). He bought the remainder of the 
 lot in 1683, Dec. 12 (Ips. Deeds 5: 231), and as this deed mentions that the 
 new purchase adjoined his homestead, it seems that he had built a dwell- 
 ing prior to this date. We mentioned that in 1718 he sold his land in 
 small building lots and mortgaged his house. The mortgagees sold it 
 after Dutch's death to Anthony Attwood (40: 76). Attwood sold to Capt. 
 Stephen Perkins (51 : 278), and his executors conveyed it to Henry Morris, 
 Jan. 20, 1733 (81: 53). Morris sold to Richard Lakeman, Nov. 20, 1745 
 (87: 169) and Lakeman to Bickford Pulcifer, March 18, 1761 (110: 34). 
 Pulcifer sold a quarter acre lot with the house, etc., to Nathaniel Perley, 
 Feb. 23, 1774 (132: 193). Benjamin Dutch bought it of Perley, May 8, 
 1778 (147: 242) and sold to John Dutch, May 27 (137: 202). John Dutch 
 conveyed it to Dr. John Manning, July 30, 1783 (148: 80) who sold it to 
 Rev. Ebenezer Dutch of Boxford, Feb. 12, 1788 (147: 124). 
 
 The Rev. Ebenezer sold to his fellow clergyman. Rev. Levi Frisbie, 
 Pastor of the First church. June 11, 1788 (147: 242) and in his hands, 
 this property, which had been so long in swift transition, remained in quiet 
 use as a parsonage for many years. He removed or took down the old 
 house and erected the present dwelling. Mr. Frisbie began to preach as 
 a colleague with Rev. Nathaniel Rogers in 1775, and was installed Feb. 7, 
 1776. If he began his housekeeping when he purchased the house, the 
 new parsonage was the scene of a great sorrow, as his young wife died on 
 Aug. 21, 1778, after an illness of only six days, in the thirty-first year of 
 her age. He continued in the pastorate thirty years and died Feb. 25, 
 1806, having received Rev. David Tenney Kimball as a colleague. His 
 widow, Mehitable, daughter of Rev. Moses Hale of Newbury, whom he 
 married in 1780, survived him many years. She died in 1828, and be- 
 queathed her estate to her niece Hannah, and nephew Joseph Hale (Pro. 
 Rec. 406: 493). Joseph Hale sold it to Charles Bamford, March 2, 1842 
 (329: 287) and it remains in the possession of his son, Charles W. Bamford. 
 The old house has been enlarged and changed. 
 
442 IPSWICH, I\ THE MASSACHUSETT.S ISAY COLOXY. 
 
 Daniel Denison. 
 
 (Diagram 3.) 
 
 The third block in this square was owned by Major Daniel Denison 
 in 1G48, as appears from the deed of the Matthew Whipple propert}^ to 
 Robert Whitman (Ips. Deeds 1: 43). But he sold his earlier house near 
 the mill on the two acre tract now occupied by Mr. J. J. Sullivan, Dr. 
 Bailey and others, on Jan. 19, 1641 (Town Records), to Humphrey Griffin, 
 and it is very probable tliat he acquired this lot and built his house near 
 that date. 
 
 His house was probably on or near the site of the residence of tlie 
 late W. H. Graves. It was destroyed by an incendiary fire May 3, 1665, 
 which was suspected to be the act of a woman servant, who was charged 
 with stealing from Denison, and was sentenced to be whipped ten stripes 
 for lying about it. A new house was erected, and here he lived until his 
 death Sept. 20, 1682, at the age of seventy. His will subscribed "manu 
 propria scripsi, Daniel Denison," with the inventory appended, is of 
 especial interest. The inventory lacks that detail which is often found, 
 and fails to give us a satisfying view of the various rooms of his mansion, 
 but it is worth our notice. It was made on the 17th of October, 1682.' 
 
 INVENTORY. 
 
 Clothes, linnen and w^oollen 
 Arms and horse furniture 
 
 6 Beds with furniture 
 
 7 doz" of napkins 6£ 8s talile cloths 3£ To wells 6s etc. 
 Sheets 46£ 7s chayres 3£ cushens 1£ 10s 
 carpetts 1£ 5s pillow beers 3£ stooles 16s tables 4£ 7s 
 Trunkes & chests 5£ 6s cuberd cloth 1£ 10s etc 
 Dog-cob irons, brasse cobirons, tongs, fire-shovell, back for 
 
 chimney, trammells, jacke, frying pan, spitts, bellows 
 
 & other cobirons 10-16-0 
 
 Basketts and hatchett 14s a long candlestick 14s a cup 
 
 board 8s 1-16-0 
 
 boxes and cases with bottles, 1£ 13s looking glass with 
 
 other small things 12s 
 box-irons 8s warming pans 18s earthen ware 18s 
 yarne 1£ 5s 204 yds of linnen cloth 30£ woolen cloth 2£ 14s 
 Spinning wheels & woole 1£ 
 
 brazen ware 4£ iron ware wooden ware books 3£ 10s 
 The Dwelling house, orchard and out housing 
 A farm at Chebacco^ 
 New England moneyes 
 Plate 
 
 1 Ips. Deeds 4: 504-6. 
 
 2 Now owned by Dr. Vickery, at Argill;i. 
 
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 His daugliter Elizalieth married Rev. John Rogers, who became Presi- 
 dent of Harvard College. She inherited tlie homestead, and sold it to 
 her son, Daniel Rogers, then teacher of the Grammar School, Jan. 18, 
 1708-9 (21: 102). He wa.s graduated at Harvard College in 1686, was 
 Representative in 1716, and became a Justice of the Quarter Sessions and 
 General Sessions Courts. He served the town as Town Cleric and Physi- 
 cian. Returning from Salisbury where he had been holding Court, he 
 lost his way in a blinding snowstorm, Dec. 1, 1723, and strayed out on the 
 marshes, wliere he perished. His gravestone in the old burying ground 
 recites tiie sorrowful story in a long and graphic Latin inscription.' His 
 son, Daniel, minister of Littleton, sold thcancestral property April 26, 1759, 
 to Capt. Xatlianiel Treadwell (177: 132), and it is to be noticed that the 
 Denison mansion had disappeared at that time. The deed describes the 
 property as an acre and a half of pasture land. It was inherited by Jacob 
 Treadwell, son of Nathaniel, and liis heirs sold it to Nathaniel Lord 3d, 
 familiarly known as "Squire Lord," Aug. 10, 1815 (208: 111). 
 
 The heirs of Nathaniel Lord Jr. sold it to John Perkins, April 28, 
 1855 (571: 257), and when it came into his possession, it remained of the 
 exact size of the original Denison estate, except a triangular piece, fourteen 
 feet on County street, and ninety feet on his line, which Jacob Treadwell 
 had sold to John Dutch, March 9, 1779 (147: 242). Mr. Perkins built 
 the house now owned by his heirs, and sold a piece abutting on the Barn- 
 ford property to James M. Wellington, Dec. 25, 1858 (583: 169). Mr. 
 Wellington moved a mill building, erected by Mr. Hoyt near the dam of 
 the upper mill on South Main street for veneer-sawing, and located it on 
 this site, wliere it was occupied in part as a residence by Mr. Wellington 
 and in part as a slioe factory. 
 
 Mr. William H. Graves purchased the corner and erected his residence 
 (636: 222). A stitching shop, which stood near the dwelling, was removed 
 to a lot near the WelUngton building a few years since, and converted into 
 a dwelling now owned and occupied by George A. Schofield. 
 
 The school-house was built in 1848, on the site of an ancient gambrel 
 roofed building, that had been used as a school house for many years. 
 
 COL'NTY STREET AND SOUTH MAIN STREET. 
 The Great Bridge. 
 
 Hy grant of the Town. Thomas Wells had a house lot of an acre and 
 a half on the further side of the river "near the foot-bridge" with the 
 house lot of John Proctor, north, and that of Samuel Yoimglove, south, 
 on the east and west compassed in by the Town River. Tliis was recorded 
 in 1635. At that time there was no cart-bridge over the river. All 
 wheeled Aehicles and horses forded the stream. There was no privilege 
 of apiiroach to the river apparently near the old Choate Bridge. If the 
 
 ' Felt 's History of Ipswich, p. 202. 
 
444 IP8WICH, IX THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 foot-bridge were located on the site of the present Damon's Mill, where 
 the little island in the river would have made a very favorable location, 
 approach to it from the south would have been by the two rod way by the 
 side of the Cove, v/hich was always open to the public. The original grant 
 to Proctor and Wells, bounded by the river east and west, would not have 
 prevented this right of approach. But the road from the corner where 
 the Meeting-House of the South Church stands, to the river-bank near 
 the saw-mill, was opened in a few years. Examination of early deeds of 
 conveyance of the Proctor, Wells and Younglove lots, reveals plainly that 
 they had their frontage on County St. and the houses were near this thor- 
 oughfare 
 
 As early as 1641 (Dec. 3) record was made, "agreed that what was 
 due to the workmen for the new Bridge, before the late repairs thereof, 
 and also what is due for the late repairs, sliall be paid by the next rate, 
 the total of which sums amounts unto 10-1 1-S." Again it was recorded 
 (Dec. 29, 1642) that the ToA\ai will "pay to Mr. Symonds xxiiis, viiid due 
 to him, viz. for one day carting to the new bridge, and for one day for his 
 servant, Edward Bragg (carting for the bridge with the Captain's team) 
 VIS, viiid." The latter bridge was probably on the Argilla road, as Sy- 
 monds and Denison, alluded to as the Captain, both owned farms on 
 that road, and Bragg occupied the Argilla farm, and "the Bridge over the 
 Creek near to Mr. Symonds his house," is alluded to in 1647. "Goodwife 
 Haffield 's bridge ' ' is also mentioned in that year. But on the 4th of Janu- 
 ary 1646-47, "the names of such as promise carting voluntary toward the 
 Cart Bridge, besides the rate a 2 days work a piece, ' ' were entered in full 
 in the Town Record. This is the first definite allusion to a bridge for 
 wheeled vehicles, and it occupied the site of the old Stone Bridge. Forty 
 pounds sterling were appropriated. Mr. William Payne, John Whipple 
 and Richard Jacob were chosen a building committee. On March 11, 1647, 
 the work was so far advanced, that it was "Ordered that the Surveyors 
 shall take care to make good the passage at both ends of the Cart Bridge, 
 sufficient for passages of horse and carts soe soon as [ ] Carpenters 
 have made it capable." 
 
 Thomas Wells's house lot reached from the Cove to the River, adjoin- 
 ing Proctor's, on the south side of the new Bridge. On the 7th of February 
 1647-48, the Town "Granted unto Thomas Wells 3 acres of marsh, . . . 
 in consideration of the ground the Townie took from him for the Country 
 highway to the Mill Bridge. ' ' In the record of the Town Meeting on Feb. 
 22, 1649-50, memorandum was made that "Thomas Clark is possessed of 
 a psell of ground at the end of the To^vne, . . . granted him in exchange 
 of a lott that lies att the Bridge foot, wch he bought of William Fuller. ' ' 
 This was on the north side. These land damages establish conclusively 
 that the original Cart Bridge was on this spot. It was "near the Mill," 
 and so was sometimes called the "Mill Bridge." In 165.5, some repairs 
 were needed, and the Town "agreed with John Andrews Jr., to bring so 
 many sufficient rayles to the Bridge-foot, as will cover the Bridge over 
 the River, neare the mill, for the sum of £3. " 
 
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SOUTH MAIN" STRKET, EAST SIDE. 445 
 
 It has been imderstnod by some that alhision is here made to a foot- 
 bridge, which was near the miU. But the expression "bridge-foot' ' means 
 the approach to the liridge. The expression is a common one in the Town 
 Records, e. g. Isaiah Wood's district as road surveyor in 1678, was from 
 "the foot of the To^^^l Bridge to the turning of the liigliway on this side 
 Wind-mill hill." 
 
 In 1764, the old bridge was found too narrow by six or eight feet for 
 the increased travel, and a new one twenty feet wide was planned by the 
 Town. The language of the Record indicates that some changes were 
 made in the original plans, after the building or rebuilding began. It was 
 proposetl that two abutments already built be extended into the River not 
 exceeding three feet, and that not less than twenty-eight or more than 
 thirty feet be left between the abutments and the central pier. 
 
 Application was made to the County to bear half the expense. The 
 Court coincided in "the necessity of a thorough rebuilding" and decided 
 that it was best to move the abutments so as to leave aljout sixty-eight 
 feet between them. The substantial Stone Bridge was built forthwith 
 at a cost of £996 10s. 6Jd. This sum was allowed "excepting the Com- 
 mittee's extraordinary charge for Care and Trouble etc." There was 
 a suspicion of a mild "graft" apparently, which was indignantly repelled 
 by the Committee. Col. John Choate's account was scaled to £13-6s-8d, 
 whereupon he gave his services without charge. Aaron Potter received 
 ten shillings. Joseph Appleton Esq. received £20 for measuring rocks, 
 keeping and settling accounts, paying and receiving money etc. Capt. 
 Isaac Smith and Mr. John Appleton were refused any compensations. 
 Col. Choate 's name was associated with the bridge, and he was proba bly 
 the moving party in the great undertaking. The tale that his horse was 
 tethered near by, when the wooden arches were removed, that he might 
 mount and ride if the popular belief that the bridge would not stand was 
 realized, may be consigned to the limbo of idle traditions. Even a suspi- 
 cion of such a casualty is a libel on the intelligence of our highly cultured 
 Town. Col. Choate was one of the Judges of the General Sessions Court. 
 Aftej- his death, the Court ordered in Sept. 1792, that ' 'the County Treasu 
 rer shall procure the word' 'Choate ' 'to be engraved before the word Bridge, 
 on the corner stone of the Bridge over the Ipswich River. ' ' The Iiridge 
 has been widened on the eastern side, l)ut the western parapet and the 
 central pier have probably never I)een disturbed. 
 
 John Proctor. 
 
 (Diagram 4.^ 
 John Proctor .sold his house and lot, abutting on the Ri\er tcnvax'd the 
 north and the house lot of Thomas Wells toward the .south, on the 6th day, 
 3d month, 1647, to Thomas Firman, merchant (Ips. Deeds 1 : 23, 24"). Fir- 
 man died the next year, and in his inventory, "the house that was Good- 
 man Proctor's," was apprai.sed at £1S 10s. 10 2nd nu). 1648 (Ips. Deeds 
 1" 46). It was a small and cheap house, ha.stily built, in all probability. 
 
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SOUTH MAIN" STRKET, F:AST SIDK. 445 
 
 It has been vmdersttiod by some tliat allusion is iicre made to a foot- 
 bridge, which was near tlie mill. Hut the expression "l)ridge-foot ' ' means 
 the approach to the bridge. The expression is a common one in the Town 
 Records, e. g. Isaiah Wood's district as road surveyor in 1G7S, was from 
 "the foot of the Town Bridge to the turning of the highway on this side 
 Wind-mill hill." 
 
 Ill 17G1, 11h> old bridge was found too narrow bj- six or eight feet for 
 the increased travel, and a new one twenty feet wide was planned by the 
 Town. The language of the Record indicates that some changes were 
 made in the original plans, after the building or rebuilding Ijegan. It was 
 proposed that two abutments already built be extended into the River not 
 exceeding three feet, and that not less than twenty-eight or more than 
 thirty feet be left between the abutments and the central pier. 
 
 Application was made to the County to bear half the expense. The 
 Court coincided in "the necessity of a thorough rebuilding" and decided 
 that it was best to move the abutments so as to leave about sixty-eight 
 feet between them. The sub.stantial Stone Bridge was built forthwith 
 at a cost of £996 10s. 6jd. This sum was allowed "excepting tlie Com- 
 mittee's extraordinary charge for Care and Trouble etc." There was 
 a suspicion of a mild "graft" apparently, which was indignantly repelled 
 by the Connnittee. Col. John Choate's account was scaled to £13-6s-Sd, 
 whereupon he gave his services without charge. Aaron I'otter received 
 ten shillings. Joseph Appleton Esq. received £20 for measuring rocks, 
 keeping and settling accounts, paying and receiving money etc. Capt. 
 Isaac Smith and Mr. John Appleton were refused any compensations. 
 Col. Choate's name w^as associated with the bridge, and he was probably 
 the moving party in the great vmdertaking. The tale that his horse was 
 tethered near by, when the wooden arches were removed, that he might 
 mount and ride if the popular belief that the bridge would not stand was 
 realized, may be consigned to the limbo of idle traditions. Even a suspi- 
 cion of such a casualtv is a libel on the intelligence of our highly cultured 
 Town. Col. Choate was one of the Judges of the General Sessions Court. 
 Aftei- his death, the Court ordered in Sept. 1792, that ' 'the County Treasu 
 rer shall procure the w'ord"Clioate"to be engraved before the word Bridge, 
 on the corner stone of the Bridge over the Ipswich River. " Tiie bridge 
 has been widened on the eastern side, l)ut the western parapet and the 
 central pier iiave probal^ly never been disturbed. 
 
 John Proctor. 
 
 (Diagram 4.'> 
 John Proctor sold his house and lot, abutting on the River toward the 
 north and the house lot of Thomas Wells toward the .south, on tlie 6th day, 
 3d month, 1647, to Thomas Firman, merchant (Ips. Deeds 1 : 23, 24). Fir- 
 man died the next year, and in his inxentory, "the house that was Good- 
 man Proctor's," was appraised at £18 10s. 10 2nd mo. 1648 (Ips. Deeds 
 1' 46). It was a small and cheap house, ha.stily built, in all probability. 
 
446 IP8WICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Cows were valued at £6 a piece, and a liovise worth no more than three 
 cows was of a very ordinary sort. 
 
 Ralph Dix bought the Proctor homestead of George Palmer, with 
 house and bam, 4-8-1651 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 89). He sold it to Ezekiel Wood- 
 ward, March 20, 1661 (Ips. Deeds 2: 140). Ezekiel Woodward, then of 
 Wenham, sold Shoreborne Willson a half acre, "near the bridge which 
 now standetli over the said river," "which half acre lyeth in corner of my 
 house lot, towards the northwest and is bounded on the end or front toward 
 the west with the Common (i. e. the public highway) where the bredth 
 of this parcel of land extendeth from the northwest corner seven rods or 
 poles towards the south southwest upon a straight line, and there is bounded 
 by a stake," Oct. 10, 1672 (Ips. Deeds 3: 285). Seven rods from the 
 river bank include the sites of the old mansions of Mr. Warren Boynton 
 and Mr. Samuel N. Baker, and it is evident that neither of these, nor any 
 building whatever was on this spot at this date. Incidentally we learn 
 where Woodward's house was. Liberty was granted Cornet Wliipple in 
 1673, ' 'to sett up a fulling mill at the smaller falls, near Ezekiel Woodward 's 
 house." It was on the other end of the lot, near the old highway, and 
 thus near the falls. 
 
 Woodward sold his house and the rest of the lot to John Hubbard, 
 Jan. 28, 1679 (Ips. Deeds 4: 305). John Hubbard (of Bo.ston) divided 
 the property. The house and a part of the lot, bounded on the southeast 
 by "the Common near the river by the little falls," he sold to Nathaniel 
 Rust Sen. (Ips. Deeds 5:136) and on the same day, tlie remainder to Shore- 
 borne Wilson, "near the Great Bridge" bounded by the highway, he calls 
 "the great highway," northwest, and by a way a rod wide, which he 
 reserved through the whole lot from County St. to South Main St., on the 
 southeast, and abutting on the half acre, Wilson had already bought of 
 Ezekiel Woodward, April 3, 1685 (Ips. Deeds 5: 182). This lane, a rod 
 wide, is the germ of the present Elm Street. 
 
 On this lot, Shoreborne Wilson built his house, the present Baker 
 mansion in its original form, and it was erected sometime between 1685 
 and 1692, as on P'eb. 28th of that year he sold his son, John Wilson, a part 
 of his houselot, adjoining his "homestead," on the corner of Elm and 
 South Main Sts., with five rods thirteen feet frontage on the latter, with 
 house, shops, etc. (9: 287) and he sold John Lane his house and land, Feb. 
 14, 1694 (11: 39). John Lane sold the Shoreborne Wilson house to Ed- 
 ward Bromfield and Francis Burroughs of Boston, by a mortgage deed 
 that was not discharged, Nov. 19, 1697 (12: 167), and they .sold to Col. 
 Samuel Appleton, Dec. 17, 1702 (15: 109). Col. Appleton was the eldest 
 son of Major Samuel Appleton. He removed to Lynn, probably about 
 1663, as in that year John Paine of Boston, son of William Paine, his grand- 
 father, conveyed to him the Iron-works and appurtenances in Lynn, as an 
 equivalent of the legacy of £1500, bequeathed him by Mr. Paine (Ips. Deeds 
 2: 182). He had transferred the title of the Iron- works Farm, called 
 Hamorsmith Farm, to his father, Major Samuel, prior to 1688, and the 
 Major sold it to James Taylor of Boston, Feb. 15, 1688 (9: 5) and Samuel 
 
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 Col. Samuel Appleton house. Page 446. 
 
 The Ross Tavern. Page 448. 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREKT, EAST SIDE. 447 
 
 Appleton Jr., "now or late of Lyii" coiifiriiied llic title, Dec. 26, 1089 
 (9:6). 
 
 He re.sunied re.sidence in Ipswich about tliis time evidently. He 
 served in the expedition to Qnehee in 1690 as Major and went as a Com- 
 missioner to Quebec in 1706, to bring home the prisoners of war held by 
 the French. He returned to Boston, Nov. 21, with the Rev. Mr. William.s 
 of Deerfield and fifty-six other redeemed captives. In 1707, he commanded 
 a regiment in the unsuccessful expedition to Port Royal. He was ac- 
 tively engaged in large business enterprises, and important public duties. 
 He died in his Ipswich dwelling on Oct. 30, 1725, in the seventy-first year 
 of his age. His gra\ e is marked by a stately monument in the old Hur>'ing- 
 ground. 
 
 His son, Samuel Appleton, merchant, of Boston, inherited his estate. 
 He died in London and his pecuniary affairs were left in an embarrassed 
 condition. Jasper Waters and Jasper Waters Jr., of London, Gt. liritain, 
 linen drapers, brought suit against Giles DuLake Tidmarsh of Boston, the 
 surviving partner in business of Mr. Appleton and his executor, to recover 
 £1800, 8s. Id. damages, in the Superior Court of Judicature at Boston. 
 An execution was levied on his e.state, and the farm, bequeathed him l)y 
 his father, his dwelling and other lands, were transferred to the attorney of 
 the London drapers, about .A.pril 2, 1781 (97: 87). 
 
 The will of Samuel Appleton, "shopkeeper" approved Nov. 2.3. 1725, 
 bequeathed "the southerly end of the house I now live in, that is, the 
 Parlor and Chamber over it, and Garrott, the Seller under it and Lento 
 behind it, ' ' with a third of the garden and orchard to his widow, Eliza- 
 beth (Pro. Rec. 315: 307-9). She became the wife of Rev. Edward Pay- 
 son of Rowley. She conveyed her equity in the dwelling and her dowrj' 
 in the estate of her late luisband to the attorney of Jasper Waters (54: 267; 
 58: 56), and he sold the mansion, ware-house, bam, and land, bounded by 
 John Harris, southwest, the River, northeast, Joseph Bumham, southeast, 
 to Lsaac Fitts, a hatter, Sept. 20, 1734 (71 : 131). Evidence of a shop still 
 remains in the southwest room, with its small wintlow, and low door open- 
 ing conveniently into it 
 
 Isaac Fitts sold John Appleton 3d, a part of the lot on the south side, 
 forty-five feet on the street, on which he erected a hou.se, 24 March 1734 
 (72:217). He sold a lot on the other corner "near the .southerly abutment 
 of the Town Bridge," bounded on the southwest by a line "lift, from 
 the w-e.sterly corner of the house standing on said premises, thence rimning 
 4<S feet into .said homestead etc., " to Thomas Burnham Jr., April 5, 1736 
 (72: 269). This is the first mention of an}- house on this spot, and the 
 house thus mentioned was built by Fitts, after his purchase of the property 
 in 1734. Thomas liurnham sold to his son Dr. Joshua Burnham Jan. 21, 
 1748 (92: 80). John Burnham of Lynn sold the estate to John Heard Jr., 
 Apnl 17, 1778 (136: 73) and John .sold to Aaron Heard, June 5, 1778 (136: 
 74). Aaron Heard sold to Elijah Foster, March 7, 1788 (149: 23) and 
 Elijah Foster of Gloucester and others sold to Dr. John Manning, .\ug. 25, 
 1794 (239: 55). Dr. Thomas Manning sold to Jeremiah Ross, Nov. 12, 
 
448 IPS-\\ICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 1809 (188: 36). Ross kept an inn in the old house, and it is still remem- 
 bered as Ross 's Tavern. It was sold by Charles Lowe and other heirs to 
 Frederic Willcomb, July 13, 1888 (1231: 96) and by him to Warren Boyn- 
 ton, Aug. 31, 1888 (1231: 98). 
 
 The Appleton Fitts homestead was sold by Fitts in several parcels. 
 First, he sold a narrow strip between his house and Burnham's to his brother 
 Jeremiah, with privilege of carting by Burnham's house, Nov. 2, 1737 (75: 
 89). The southern half of the house and the land to the Appleton lot, 
 fifty-three feet front, he sold to Jabez Treadwell, May 10, 1739 (80: 62), 
 and the other half of the house to his brother Jeremiah, May 17, 1739 
 (78:271). 
 
 Jeremiah gained possession of the other half and sold it to John Fitts, 
 Oct. 27, 1790 (151: 283) and Fifcts sold to Daniel Burnham, with a shop 
 on the other side of the street and three rods of land, Aug. 24, 1793 (156: 
 242). Daniel Burnham sold the same to John Caldwell 3d, "including all 
 I purchased of John Fitts and of the heirs of my father Thomas Burnham 
 Jr." Aug. 30, 1794 (158: 189). Ebenezer Safford and Eunice, and Hannah 
 Fitts, singlewoman, sold Caldwell, the southwest half of the dwelUng and 
 half an acre, "the interest of our father, Jeremiah Fitts, devised to us by 
 his will, 22 November 1740," June 4, 1801 (170: 3). Abraham Caldwell 
 inherited and conveyed the whole estate to Samuel N. Baker, "the same 
 conveyed to John Caldwell in three parcels . . . subject to the life estate 
 of Eunice Haskell, wife of Mark Haskell, ' ' Aug. 12, 1824 (236 : 129). The 
 venerable mansion bviilt in its first form as we have said, between 1685 
 and 1692, is one of the most interesting landmarks in our Town, over- 
 shadowed by the grand old elm that was set generations ago. 
 
 John Appleton, 3d. 
 
 Isaac Fitts sold John Appleton 3d, as mention has been made, part 
 of the house lot, with forty-five feet frontage, March 24, 1734 (72: 217), 
 and Mr. Appleton built a house on the spot. Ten years later, he bought 
 the corner lot, where the Bank building stands, and as the two pi'operties 
 are merged, it will be well to trace the pedigree of the lot to this point. 
 
 Shoreborne Wilson, the builder of the Baker mansion, sold his son, 
 John, the lot on the corner of South Main and Elm Sts., with a house and 
 shop, Feb. 28, 1692 (9 : 287). John Wilson sold this house and lot to Elihu 
 Wardell, Sept. 18, 1699 (13: 154). John Harris, barber, conveyed to his 
 son, William, of Beverly, his right in the house and three fourths of an acre 
 "being the house and land which William Ward well, late of Ipswich, gave 
 his wife Susanna, with whom I was afterward married and by whom, Will- 
 iam was born unto me," Nov. 29, 1735 (70: 204). William Wardwell was 
 son, undoubtedly, of Elihu. This conveyance was not final, however, and 
 John Harris transferred the same to his son Abner, with a quarter acre, 
 dwelling and barn, March 22, 1743 (82: 258). Abner Harris sold part of 
 this lot on the corner to John Appleton, and the deed mentions that the 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREET AND COUNTY STREET. 449 
 
 rest of it was sold the same dayto Abel Boardman.MarcIi Ki, 1744 (103:91). 
 Appleton thus owned the houselot next the present Baker estate and 
 this lot on tiie corner, the Al)el Roardnian lot intervening. Boardnian 
 prol)ably built the house still standing. It was in the possession of Jacob 
 Treadwell and (apt. Benjamin Davis, in 176S (r/. 125: 130). Jacob Tread- 
 well sold the whole house and land to Jonathan Ingersoll, May 30, 1778 
 (138: 26) and his widow, Martha, to Joseph Lord who occupied it many 
 years, Nov. 5, 1828 (250: 76). 
 
 By the will of John Appleton, approved Fob. 3, 1794 (Pro. Bee. 363: 
 110\his son William received his dwelling and land adjoining. \\'illiam 
 Appleton l)uilt and occupied the "Sally Choate" house so called, but 
 held possession of the old homestead. In the division of his estate, in 1808 
 (Pro. Rec. 378: 179), the old John Appleton house and lot and the lot on 
 the corner now occupied by the Bank were assigned to his daughter Lucy, 
 wife of Jolui Baker 3d, and"a lot of orchard land part of the homestead 
 of the old house," about an acre, was assigned to his daughter Marj% wife 
 of Ebenezer Bowditch. John Baker 3d and Lucy sold the old house and 
 land to Amos Dumiels, Jan. 1, 1823 (231: 248). The old dwelling gave 
 place to the modern house, still owned by the Dunnels heirs. They sold 
 the corner lot, with a cellar hole marking the site of the old John Wilson 
 house, long forgotten, to Jo.seph Lord Jr., owner of the house adjoining, 
 Sept. 13, 1833 (272: 180). The Lord heirs sold to Mr. Theodore F. Cogs- 
 well, who built the Bank building and the store. 
 
 The Bowditch lot was sold by William A. Bowditch to Josiah Cald- 
 well, an acre, "having descended from our late mother," May 6, 1836 
 (289: 215). Caldwell sold part of the lot to Benjamin Kimball, Aug. 19, 
 1847 (458: 141). Mr. Kimball built the house, which was inherited by 
 his son Otis, and sold by him to Thomas E. Condon, July 2, 1874 (907: 212). 
 Caldwell probably sold the adjoining lot to Benjamin E. Hoyt, as he held 
 a mortgage on it, which was discharged on the same day. Hoyt sold the 
 lot to Daniel Parsons, March 9, 1847 (379: 251). Charles W. Chapman 
 was a later owiier, and built the house. 
 
 The County St. side of the John Proctor grant was sold by John Hub- 
 bard, we have stated, to Nathaniel Rust Sr., April 3, 1685 (Ips. Deeds 
 5: 136). Ru.st gave the old Proctor house and land about it to his son 
 John and sold the rest of the land to Capt. Daniel Ringe and Thomas Nor- 
 ton, March 9, 1710 (23: 76). These purchasers sold to John Potter, June 
 10, 1714 (37: 113), who sold to "Joseph Burnum, carpenter and son of 
 Lieut. Thomas Burnham," Nov. 10, 1719 (44: 250). The John Ru.st house 
 and land were sold by Sarah Fellows, alias Rust, relict of John Ru.st to dis- 
 charge debt to Joseph Burnham, March 4, 1722 (44: 249). The deed de- 
 scribes it as "near the Falls" about eight square rods. Burnham now 
 owned the whole of this side of the lot. 
 
 He sold a house lot at the south corner of his homestead to Benjamin 
 Grant, Feb. 27, 1735-6 (71: 128) on which Grant built his house. Grant 
 sold to Samuel Gibson, l)ouiKlcd northwest and northeast i)y Joseph Bum- 
 
450 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ham's homestead, March 17, 1746 (89: 237) and John Gibson to Daniel 
 Ross, an old Revolutionary soldier, his interest in the estate, which was 
 already partly owned by Ross (141: 188; 144: 191) 1784 and 17S5. His 
 daughter married Ephraim Parsons, and the estate reverted to them and 
 is still in that family. 
 
 Burnham sold three quarters of an acre to Abraham Choate, June 2, 
 1757 (103: 246) reserving his house and land about it near the saw mill. 
 Abraham Choate sold to Col. Isaac Dodge, Feb. 6, 1772 and two thirds 
 of the mill (130 : 43). Col. Isaac sold to Abraham Dodge, Jan. 7, 1779 (145 : 
 82) and Nathaniel Wade, executor of Abraham Dodge, May 1, 1789 (150: 
 147) to Nathaniel Dodge, wiio bequeathed to Thomas Burnham, and Burn- 
 ham 's heirs sold to Samuel N. Baker, Aug. 13, 1833 (272: 150, 152). 
 
 The Joseph Burnham house and land became the property of Joseph 
 Farley in common with the saw mill. It was owned by Augustine Heard. 
 The house disappeared years ago, but its location was near Mr. William 
 A. Spiller's wheelwright shop. The land is owned together with the Mills 
 by the Damon heirs, and will be considered in connection with the Mills 
 on the neighboring island. 
 
 Mr. Baker sold John A. Newman a house lot, Aug. 13, 1836 (292: 202). 
 He built the house, which passed into the possession of Thomas Brown, 
 whose heirs still own it. Josiah Caldwell sold Baker a strip twelve feet on 
 the street, out of the "Bowditch Lot," now a part of the house lot, Aug. 
 9, 1836 (292: 201). This marks the eastern division line of the Shoreborne 
 Wilson lot. 
 
 Mr. Baker built the house next to the Thomas Brown house, and his 
 assignees sold this to William S. Tozer and Elizabeth M. wife of Samuel 
 Caldwell, Oct. 11, 1841 (327: 165). Samuel Caldwell and Elizabeth quit- 
 claimed to Tozer, Oct. 13, 1842 (653: 47) and the Tozer heirs still own. 
 The lot between the Tozer land and Daniel Ross's was sold by Baker to 
 Stephen C. Brown, March 26, 1836 (290: 256), and by Brown to Benjamin 
 E. Hoyt, with buildings, Sept. 16, 1836 (304: 128). 
 
 Thomas Wells. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 
 It has been observed that Thomas Wells had a house lot, recorded in 
 1635, of an acre and a half, "near the foot-bridge," wdth the lot of John 
 Proctor north, and that of Samuel Younglove south, with the River east 
 and west; and that he was awarded damage in 1647, when the present 
 South Main St. was laid out across his land, to make an approach to the 
 Cart-Bridge. Stephen Jordan came into possession of Wells's lot, and sold 
 the house and two acres to Samuel Younglove Jr., bounded by the "way 
 by the River [?'. e. South Main St.] northwest , the house and land of Sam- 
 uel Younglove Sr. southwest, the Street [i. e. County St.] southeast, the 
 house and land of Ralph Dix northeast, ' ' March 26, 1659 (Ips. Deeds 3 : 75). 
 Jordan sold the land in various parcels. 
 
 First, a lot about six rods square, on the corner where the Town Hall 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREET, EAST SIDE. 451 
 
 now stands,was sold to Henry Beiniett.who sold in turn to Obadiali liritijres, 
 Sept. 21, 1673 (Ips. Deeds 4: 112). Firidges built a house, and after his 
 death, his widow Elizabeth sold the property to Nathaniel Rust, Sept. 2, 
 1680 (Ips. Deeds 4: 497). John Kiiowltoii was in possession in 10S.5 (Hub- 
 bard 's deed to Willson,Ips. Deeds o: 1N2), and he sold to Mary Lord,Taylor, 
 a lot four rods front, "and one old house on the ground, east northeast by 
 hie way going to Mr. Rust's" (10: 185). Thomas Lord was the owner 
 of this small comer lot in 1758 (105: 171). Dr. John Manning gained pos- 
 session and sold to Joseph Cogswell, a quarter acre, which included part 
 of the Dr. Joseph Manning land adjoining, June 22, ISOS (182: 16G). Jo- 
 seph Green Cogswell, son and heir of Joseph, sold land including this lot 
 to Priscilla Manning, Dec. 23, 1831 (265: 99). She sold a part to Nathaniel 
 A. Millett, March 24, 1832 (294: 163) and the rest to Daniel Cogswell, on 
 Elm St., an acre in all, Jan. 16, 1832 (294: 162). Millett transferred to 
 Joseph Farley, Asa Brown and Otis Hohnes, Connnittee of the Proprietors 
 of the Independent Congregational Society, May 18, 1833 (294: 164). 
 A Meeting House was built and the Unitarian Church worshipped there 
 for some years; but the Society declined, and the Meeting House and land 
 were sold to the Town, P>b. 20, 1843 (336: 25). 
 
 The John Knowlton house and lot fell to Isaac Knowlton, son of John, 
 and his widow, Mary, .sold to Robert Choate, July 1, 1758 (105: 171). Ja- 
 bez Farley sold Thomas Hodgkins Jr., "the house and land which my 
 grandfather, Robert Choate, purchased of Mary Knowlton," April 14, 
 1797 (161 : 217). It is said that Mr. Choate gave it to his daughter Eliza- 
 beth, wife of Gen. Michael Farlej^ and mother of Jabez. Thomas Hodg- 
 kins sold to Aaron Wallis, May 2, 1806 (178: 263), Wallis to Amos Jones, 
 April 10, 1822 (233: 11) and the Jones heirs to John Caldwell, Nov. 8, 1852 
 (469: 168). John Caldwell Jr. sold the .\mos Jones homestead to AI)ra- 
 ham Caldwell, who owned the adjoining property, April 25, 1856 (610:.30). 
 He took down the old house, and sold his whole lot, with buildings to 
 Mr. John Heard Aug. 3, 1864 (675: 276). In 1866, the Town took a .strip 
 of land, which included the site of the old Jones homestead. The old 
 Meeting House, then used as a Town Hall, was removed to the center 
 of the lot, and remodelled and enlarged. 
 
 Samuel Yoimglove Jr., sold another house lot, six rods square,"at the 
 southwest corner of his pasture, and joining to old Goodman Younglove's 
 land upon the .south side," to Nathaniel Brown, "sope-boyler, " Dec. 26, 
 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3 : 247). Younglove .sold his dwelling (formerly of Thomas 
 Wells), and two acres of land to George Hartt, cooper,.\pril 16, 1696(11: 
 92). The lot was bounded by Elm St. and "ye highway that leads down 
 from ye school-house to ye house Woodward lived m" (the old John 
 Proctor house) "also his privilege ye breadth of ye said land ag.iinst 
 sd. way on ye other side of said way, do\vn to ye River, with an interest 
 sd. Samuel hath in ye wharf betwixt said way and ye River. " The lots 
 which abutted on County St. had a privilege in the narrow .strip lietween 
 the Road and the Cove. It will be noted that the Y(ninglove- Wells 
 
452 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 house was on County St., which harmonizes with the description, "near 
 the foot-bridge," in the original record. 
 
 Deferring, for the present, furtlier consideration of the County St. 
 side of the Samuel Younglove lot, the lot sold to Nathaniel Brown and 
 other lots on South Main St. will be studied. The soap-boiler, Nathaniel 
 Brown, built a barn and sold his land and barn to Deacon William Good- 
 hue, April ], 1673 (Ips. Deeds 3: 252). Deacon Goodhue sold to Thomas 
 Perrin, Feb. 10, 1691-2 (Ips. Deeds 5: 575). Perrin sold eight rods on 
 the street to Joseph Abbe, the blacksmith, whose dwelling was on the other 
 side of the street, August 30, 1731 (64: 207). Perrin removed to Rowley 
 and sold the house he had built, to Henry Wise, x\pril 10, 1733 (69: 99). 
 Wise was the son of Rev. John Wise of Chebacco. He and his brotlier, 
 Major Anuni Ruhami Wise, both had their homes in this neighborhood, 
 and had an important place in the business affairs of the Town. Mr. 
 Wise mortgaged his house and land to the widow Mary Storer of Boston, 
 "a house in Ipswich in which I now dwell, ' ' Oct. 3, 1765 (116 : 77). Eben- 
 ezer Storer of Boston and others sold to Charles Hall Jr. , mariner, ' ' all the 
 estate in Ipswich which belonged to Mary Storer, deceased, and was for- 
 merly the estate of Henry Wise, ... a lot of land on which formerly stood 
 the house of said Henry Wise," Sept. 13, 1800 (170: 207). Charles Hall 
 conveyed this lot, from which the dwelMng had disappeared, to the widow 
 Mary Hall and others, Oct. 29, 1819 (222: 28). The same parties sold the 
 land ' ' with the store thereon, ' ' to Eunice HaskeU, wife of Mark Haskell, 
 March 1, 1825 (236: 259). The property came to Abraham Caldwell, and 
 he changed the roof of the present dwelling from a hip to a pitch roof. He 
 sold to Mr. John Heard as has just been stated. 
 
 Samuel Younglove. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 Samuel Younglove Sr. received the grant of the third lot. He sold 
 his grant in several parcels. He sold his house, and an acre of land to 
 Deacon William Goodhue, May 20, 1669 (Ips. Deeds 3: 163) and the Dea- 
 con's son, Deacon Joseph, sold the same to Isaac Fellows Jr., June 16, 1694 
 (10: 9). The heirs of Samuel Younglove Sr. quitclaimed to Ephraim 
 Fellows, May 9, 1702 (41 : 22) . Rev. John Wise bought of Ephraim Fellows 
 a good double house, shop and dyehouse and sold to Dr. Samuel Wallis, 
 reserving twenty rods at the south corner, on which were a shop and dye- 
 house, Nov. 20, 1713 (26: 229). Dr. Wallis's house is remembered in its 
 decav by the older people, between the Abraham Caldwell house, and the 
 Sally Choate house, near the latter. By his will, the widow received the 
 southeast end of the house as her dower, and his eldest daughter, Sarah, 
 wife of Nathaniel Rust, the northwest end (1749 Pro. Rec. 329: 62). The 
 widow, Sarah Rust, sold to John Heard, "the southwest half of the house 
 she lived in," Dec. 4, 1794 (191: 207) and the administrator of Dr. WalHs 
 Rust sold liis right in the northeast half to Mr. Heard, July 5, 1794(191: 
 208). Mr. Heard sold half the house to Nathan Foster, July 30, 1795 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREET, NORTH SIDE. 453 
 
 (159: 2G9). Nathan Foster mortgaged to Mass. Bank, "half his, by 
 inheritance from his father, half purchased from his brother Samuel, Dec. 
 18, 179S," Dec. 13, 1814 (205: 230). William Dodge sold James H. Fester, 
 half the house, by virtue of a deed to himself from the Bank (205: 230), 
 Jan. 29, 1820 (229: 2.59). James H. acquired the other half by purchase 
 from Nathaniel P. Ru.st of Salem, Jan. 0, 1844 (341 : 94). It has been .said 
 that Reginald Foster was once the owner, but these deeds show that the 
 Foster ownership was late in its history. The fine old mansion, one of the 
 most striking in its architectural plan, which was ever built in the Town, 
 was purchased by Mr. Augustine Heard, in its decrepit condition and torn 
 down, June 27. 1862 (640: 82). 
 
 It was remarked that Sarah, wife of Nathaniel Rust, inherited the 
 northwest end of the house in 1749. She sold a house lot to \Mlliam Apple- 
 ton, March 25, 1766 (121: 142). He built a house in which he lived and 
 died. In the division of his estate, in 1808, "the late dwelling of the de- 
 ceased," was assigned to his daughter Sarah Choate (Pro. Rec. 378: 179). 
 The substantial, gambrel roofed dwelling, built about 1766, is still called 
 the "Sally Choate house." It has been associated -with Henry Wise, but 
 he never had any ownership in it. It was sold by her heirs to Mr. John 
 Heard, June 26, 1866 (707: 3) and is now included in the Heard estate. 
 
 Rev. John Wise sold the small lot, he had reserved, to his son, Anmii 
 Ruhami, with a shop and dye house to be removed, Dec. 31, 1713 (27: 62). 
 Wise sold to John Stacey, Oct. 18, 1714(27: 174), Stacey, then of Gloucester, 
 to Emerson Cogswell, Feb. 18, 1722 (39: 145). Cogswell built a house and 
 barn but disposed of them to Henry Wise, Sept. 1, 1752 (98: 119). \\ise 
 sold to Abraham Knowlton Jr., March 6, 1754 (108: 67), but Knowlton did 
 not pay the mortgage, and Wise sold it to Daniel Heard Jr., Aug. 13, 1762 
 (114: 127). Daniel Heard transferred to John Wainwright, Aug. 13, 1762 
 (110: 245), Wamwright to Benjamin Dutch, Jan. 20, 1764(113: 102), 
 Dutch to Col. Isaac Dodge, July 24, 1764 (115: 68) and Dodge to Thomas 
 Walley of Boston, Aug. 9, 1764 (115: 37). At last a permanent owner 
 for this peripatetic property was found, and it was not till 1793 tiiat Mr. 
 Walley sold to Oliver and Sarah Appleton, March 15 (158: 14). John 
 H. Clark and others, devisees of Sarah Appleton and Harriet Appleton 
 sold to the South Parish, the lot on which the Vestry was built, Feb. 23, 
 1853 (474: 279) and June 30, 1857 (623: 17). The old house had then 
 disappeared. The Vestry and land were sold to John Heard Esq., when 
 the South Meeting House was remodelled, in 1885. The Vestr>' was re- 
 moved to Hammatt St. and made a dwelling. 
 
 A lot measuring three quarters of an acre was sold by old Goodman 
 Younglove to Deacon Thomas Knowlton Sr., Dec. 26, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 
 3: 200). He built a house, and by deed of gift, 3 Dec. 1688, transferred 
 it to Thomas Knowlton cordwainer and now Senior, "ye now dwelling 
 house of said Thomas Senior." The Knowltons, Senior and Junior, 
 deeded to Joseph Califfe, clothier, a house, two barns and shop and an 
 acre of land, Feb. 8, 1697-8 (13:8). John Calef Esq. sold to John Ueard, 
 Gent, "the house where I now dwell also a certain machine to 
 
454 IPSWICH, IX THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 weigh hay standmg near the Rev. Mr. Dana's meeting house," March 2, 
 1777 (135: 264). This weighing machine was a cumbrous affair. The 
 wagon and its load were lifted from the ground by a powerful lever,operated 
 bv weights attached to the other end. Fifty-six pound iron weights, with 
 a ring to facilitate handling, were in use for various purposes fifty years 
 ago. These were probably the hay scale weights, forty of which would 
 make a long ton. About a hundred years ago, the present Heard mansion 
 was built, and the old residence was removed to the corner of the Heard 
 land on Poplar St. and sold to Samuel Caldwell. 
 
 The lot on which the Meeting House of the South Parish stands was 
 conveyed by Younglove to Deacon William Goodhue, though the deed can 
 not be found. Goodhue sold a house, barn and an acre of land to Nathan- 
 iel Rust, June 2, 166.5 (Ips. Deeds 4: 496). Nathaniel Rust, glover, sold 
 his house, shop and barn, also "ye work house on ye other side of the way, 
 betwixt said way and the river or Cove, ' ' to Capt. Daniel Ringe and Thomas 
 Norton, his sons-in-law, March 9, 1710 (23: 76). Daniel Ringe disposed 
 of his interest to Ammi Ruhami Wise, and the lot is described as "by the 
 School House Green, so called," Nov. 4, 1723 (41:264). Norton sold to 
 him, Sept. 10, 1723 (41 : 265). The heirs of Ammi R. Wise quitclaimed to 
 Daniel Wise, July 11, 1749 (115: 139), and he conveyed five sixths of the 
 messuage, to Samuel Rogers, June 19, 17.50 (101: 211). Rev. Augustine 
 Caldwell states that Madam Rogers kept a school for young ladies that 
 was in great repute. Hannah Rogers, administratrix of Samuel, sold half 
 the ' house,nier dower, to John Heard, Oct. 27, 1784 (145: 50) and in the 
 account of the estate, rendered Aug. 5, 1776 (Pro. Rec. 352: 106), credit is 
 given for half the mansion sold to Mr. Heard. He sold the house and land 
 to Ammi and Michael Brown, Aug. 20, 1810 (191: 97). The executors of 
 Michael Brown sold his interest to Daniel Cogswell and others, Oct. 1829 
 (254:255). The Ammi Brown interest was purchased and transfer was 
 made by Daniel Cogswell and others to the Committee of the South 
 Parish, Nov. 28, 1836 (296: 11). The Meeting House was built in 1837 and 
 dedicated Jan. 1, 1838. The old Meeting House, built in 1747, stood directly 
 in front of the present building, though the road way passed between it 
 and the dwelling house. The Brown dwelling was removed and is now the 
 residence of Mr. Henry Brown on County Road. 
 
 Several houses have disappeared on County St. below the Meeting 
 House. Daniel Wise .sold a quarter acre, just in the rear of the Meeting 
 House, to Samuel Swasey, Aug. 14, 1742 (84: 57). Swasey probably built 
 the house which came into possession of Capt. Gideon Parker, a famous 
 Revolutionary hero of later days. Parker sold to George Stacey, Dec. 3, 
 1764 (112: 250); Stacey, then of Marblehead, sold to Joseph Wells, and 
 Capt. Parker was stiU the tenant, Nov. 24, 1766 (117: 199). Wells sold to 
 Solomon Giddings Jr., and this deed specifies that besides the house and 
 land, there was included a piece of land on the shore of the Cove, granted 
 to Ammi R. Wise, with the wharf and buildings thereon, April 9, 1771 
 (129: 121). Solomon Giddings sold to Col. Isaac Dodge, and he calls the 
 lot on the other side, ' 'the shipyard lot, ' ' sixteen square rods, May 6, 1785 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREET AND ELM STREET. 455 
 
 (144: 222). Priscilla Dodge inherited and conveyed to her brother, Nathan- 
 iel, liouse lot and shipyard, Aug. 13, 1787 (14S: 90). Dodge sold half the 
 house to Thomas Gaines, May 19, 1788(207: 214); Thomas Gaines, miller, 
 to Thomas Hurnham, Oct. 23, 1817 (213: 213), and Thomas Burnham to 
 John Wade Jr., April 15, 1819 (221: 7). John Wade sold to Augustine 
 Heard, July 1, 1847 (385: 158) and Sept. 21, 1848 (357: 1G4), who took 
 down the old house. 
 
 Below this house and lot, Isaac P'itts of Newbury, hatter, sold "an 
 old dwelling house, ' ' and a quarter acre to his son John, a leather dresser 
 by trade, and a ten rod lot on the Cove, "bounded northeast upon the 
 landing place known as Rust's wharf," Aug. 20, 1737 (79: 185). This 
 old house was, perhaps, the dwelling of Samuel Younglove Jr. and, it may 
 be, of Thomas Wells. Thomas Hart sold John P'itts Jr. part of the old 
 George Hart homestead, Feb. 12, 1756 (119: 134). Nathaniel Fitts con- 
 veyed his half of the homestead to Aaron Fitts, April 5, 1789 (151: 247). 
 Aaron Fitts sold to Nathaniel Baker, Nov. 6, 1794(1.58: 196); Baker to 
 Enoch Pearson, the land on the other side always being included, April 14. 
 1795 (159: 89). Lemuel Pearson inherited, and is remembered as the occu- 
 pant. Pearson sold under certain conditions part of his garden to Joseph 
 Farley, president of the Ipswich Manufacturing Co., for the purpose of 
 making a canal through the same from the river above the dam, Aug. 12, 
 1835 (319: 149); but this scheme never materialized. The Pearson home- 
 stead was sold by Samuel Kinsman to Augustine He:ird May 9, 1857 
 (.555: 51) and the land was cleared of buildings. 
 
 .\nother house is remembered on the corner of County and Elm Sts. 
 Samuel Younglove. we haA'e already stated, sold his house and two acres 
 to George Hart, and privilege on the Cove, April 16, 1696 (11 : 92). Thomas 
 Hart sold half the house and a half acre to Abraliam Choate, May 13, 1757 
 (103: 246). Choate .sold the same to Col. Isaac Dodge and two thirds of 
 the saw-mill on Little Falls, Feb. 6, 1772 (130: 43). Col. Isaac Dodge sold 
 to Abraham Dodge, Jan. 7, 1779 (145: 82), and the executor of Abraham 
 Dodge to Nathaniel Dodge,' May 1, 1789 (150: 147). Nathaniel Dodge 
 bequeathed the half of a dwelling he had purchased of the executor of 
 Abraham Dodge, with the old grist mill, to his brother Thomas Burnham 
 4th, and Rebecca, and his sister Mary Dodge, also the "shipyard" which 
 he had bought of his sister, Priscilla, also the new grist mill and saw mill, 
 "my father purchased of Abraham Choate and William Dodge," 1792 
 (Pro. Rec. 361 : 522). The administrator of Thomas Burnham sold this half 
 of the house and land to Josiah Caldwell, and on the same day, Ebenezer 
 Burnham and others sold the other half apparently, which had been the 
 property of Dr. Joseph Manning, and had been sold, by his son, to Francis 
 Cogswell in 1786 (156: 162), Aug. 13, 1833 (272: 163, 164). 
 
 Josiah Caldwell had previously purchased of Sarah Choate and others, 
 a house and lands west of the above, on Oct. 23. 1822 (242: 135) "being 
 the same which were granted unto us l>y Margaret Tluirston, widow, and 
 which were formerly purchased by John Appleton Jun. in two separate 
 parcels, to wit, one parcel of Nathaniel Baker, June 3, 1791 (154:5), and 
 
456 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the other of Enoch Pearson, May 1, 1795 (161:115).'' John Appleton 
 built the house and be(iueathed it to his sister, Margaret Thurston. Sarah 
 Choate was John Appleton 's granddaughter. 
 
 Josiah Caldwell's heirs sold the lot with the two houses to Augustine 
 Heard, Jan. 24, 1865 (951:106). The ancient Burn ham dwelling, on the 
 corner of Elm and County Streets, shared the fate of the other houses in 
 this neighborhood, but the Appleton-Thurston house still stands. 
 
 On the River Bank. 
 
 The River Bank from the mill dam to the Bridge was wholly unoccu- 
 pied and ungranted as late as 1693, except one small lot by the dam, which 
 was occupied by Samuel Ordway's blacksmith shop. In March 1692-3, 
 several persons petitioned "to have liberty granted them to build shops 
 upon ye bank by ye river side, from the bridge toward Sam. Ardway's (or 
 Ordway 's) shop. ' ' Accordingly the Selectmen laid out this stretch of land 
 in twenty-three lots, ranging from thirty-six feet to eighteen feet in width, 
 and granted them to as many individuals. It was stipulated by the Town 
 that these lots were given ' ' provided that they make up the banck strong 
 front to ye low water mark and no further into the River, and that they 
 build or front up their several part.s within twelve months after this time, 
 and that they build no further into the Street, than the Committee shall 
 see fit, and that they cumber not the highway nor .stop the water in the 
 street, but make provision for the water to run free into the river under 
 such buildings, and also that each man's part be sett out, and that each 
 person provide and make a good way by paving a way four foot wide all 
 along before ye said buildings for the conveniency of foot travellers, and 
 to have posts sett up upon the outside to keep off Teams from spoyling 
 the same, and that it be done with stone, or if they use timber, must be 
 purchased of others, if they have not of their owii timber. ' ' These rigo- 
 ous conditions discoviraged the improvement of the lots. Some sold their 
 lots, others seem to have reverted to the Town, and were granted to other 
 parties. 
 
 Joseph Fuller received a grant of the third lot from the Bridge, twenty- 
 eight feet wide, and he may have built the house owned later by Nathaniel 
 Fuller, which Nathaniel Knowlton of Haverhill quitclaimed to Nathaniel 
 Fuller Jr., the house and barn, "joining the Town Bridge," Sept. 21, 1738 
 (77 : 90). But it was not until April 2, 1740, that Thomas Perrin grantee of 
 the second lot sold to Fuller (80: 70). Fuller sold about half a rod of land 
 to John Appleton, on which he built a carpenter's shop, which he sold to 
 William Burnham, April 10, 1782 (147: 146). William Burnham sold his 
 father, Thomas, a leather dresser's shop "at the foot of the Town Bridge, 
 that he bought of John Appleton," April 3, 1788 (147 : 146). Judith Bum- 
 ham, widow of Thomas, sold this to Daniel Burnham, Aug. 30, 1794 (158: 
 189). John Fitts had sold Daniel Burnham, a shop and land southwest 
 of this, Aug. 24, 1793 (156: 242), which Jeremiah Fitts had conveyed to 
 
SOUTH MAIN STKEET. WEST SIDE. 457 
 
 him, Aug. 27, 1790 (lol: 283). Buniham sold liis sliop and land here to 
 John Caldwell, Aug. 30, 1794 (1.5S: 1S9). 
 
 Meanwhile the Fuller house had become the property of John Kim- 
 hall, and he .sold out of the lot which remained to it, a four rod piece with 
 a blacksmith sliop to Edward Stacey, March 4, 177S (135: 2.50), which 
 Stacey conveyed to John Caldwell Jr., who already owned the abutting 
 land, April 17, 1804 (173: 299). Eunice Caldwell, widow, sold this land 
 and the store upon it to Samuel N. Baker, Feb. 24, 1820 (223: 151). Mr. 
 Baker used the building for a carriage paint shop and other purposes. A 
 small building is remembered on the river bank, much below the street 
 level, adjoining the Bridge. Benjamin and Mark Newman bought of Mr. 
 Baker and extended the building toward the Bridge, so that .some of the 
 parapet wall was removed to make room for it. 
 
 The John Kimball house was conveyed to Benjamin Kimball Jr., 
 by the guardian of John, who had become insane, (Jet. 23, 1816. He 
 erected the building now^ used as a clothing store by Mr. Baker, and in the 
 chamber, Otis P. Lord, the eminent Judge, had his law office in his young 
 manhood. He sold the house to Henry Potter, Nov. 9,1846 (374: 289), 
 and the store to Samuel N. Baker, Dec. 15, 1847 (391: 283). The house 
 was inherited by Mrs. Trow, and was purchased from her heirs by Mr. 
 Samuel N. Baker. 
 
 Lsaac Fitts, hatter, petitioned for forty feet on the River bank, adjoin- 
 ing Fuller's land, in 1726, that he might set a dwelling thereon. This was 
 granted provided he build within two years. He built at once, for Joseph 
 Abbe asked the Town in 1727 to add twenty feet more of the river bank 
 to his former grant, "the front to extend from the easterly corner in a 
 straight line toward Isaac Fitts 's dwelling, which is the easterly corner 
 of .said Abbe's shop." Fitts sold to Arthur Abbott, innholder, in 1733, 
 his house, shop, half the well, and eight rods of land, "being partly a grant 
 made to Capt. Daniel Ringe, the other to me by the Town," Oct. 12, 1733 
 (75: 200). Abbott sold to Cornelius Brown of Boxford, March 9, 1738 
 (75: 219). Daniel Brown of Cambridge sold to Daniel Badger, Nov. 1, 
 1760, boimded still by Lord and Fuller (111: 66). Mars' Badger, single- 
 woman, sold her interest to Timothy Souther, Sept. 15, 1794 (157: 278). 
 
 Timothy Souther conveyed his interest in the house, owned in common 
 wnth other heirs of Daniel Badger, to Aaron Wallis, Feb. 1 1 . 1 799 ( 164 : 241), 
 and April 4, 1800 (166: 198). Moses Wallis and Hannah of Salem, heirs 
 of Badger, conveyed to Jacob Spofford, millwright, the interest purchased 
 of Souther, Sept. 16, 1802 (170: 262). By the division of the estate, March 
 1803, Jacob Spofford had the southwest half in his own right, and his wife, 
 Mary, half of the other half, and Elizabeth Souther, wife of Timothy, the 
 remainder (326: 124). Chandler Spofford and the administrator of Jacob 
 Spofford sold the southwest end to Josiah Kimball, who conveyed it at 
 once to Chandler Spofford, Nov. 26, 1813 (203: 108). Spofford sold to 
 William Heard, Feb. 27, 1816 (209: 49) and Heard to'Jeremiah Kimball 
 Jr., Dec. 7, 1819 (226: 109). Deacon Kimball lived here many years. 
 Joseph Souther .sold part of the northeast end to Josiah Lord Jr. March 
 28, 1860 (662: 209). It is still known as the Souther house. 
 
458 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Jonathan Lord was the original owner of the next house, though the 
 lot is mentioned as that of Thomas Lord's. Dr. John Manning sold it to 
 William McKean, tobacconist, Nov. 26, 1777 (135: 214) and McKean sold 
 to Nathaniel Rust Jr., June 16, 1778 (136: 56). His deed states that it 
 was formerly the estate of Zechariah Brackett. Rust occupied for many 
 years. It was owned by Capt. Samuel N. Baker and later by Josiah Lord 
 Jr. The Ipswich Bank was located in the building. 
 
 Dr. Joseph Manning, "being desirous of settling in the town of his 
 nativity," had no place for a dwelling, and therefore petitioned for eighty 
 or ninety feet of the River Bank next to Mr. Thomas Lord 's grant up 
 stream, the front to be on a straight line from the corner of Mr. Isaac Fitts's 
 dwelling to the corner of Abbe, the Smith's shop (1727 Town Record). 
 The petition was granted and Dr. Manning built his house forthwith and 
 occupied it at the time of his death. 
 
 Sarah, the daughter of Dr. Joseph and Elizabeth Manning, who was 
 born Aug. 28, 1743, married Mr. William McKean, formerly of Boston. 
 Their intention of marriage was recorded March 3, 1769. Their son Joseph 
 was born April 19, 1776. Mr. McKean purchased two dwellings subse- 
 quently, but owned no house when his son was born. It is likely there- 
 fore, that the child was born in the old homestead. Certainly he was often 
 in the house of his grandparents. Joseph McKean was graduated at Har- 
 vard in 1794. He was the teacher in the Latin Grammar School from 1794 
 to 1796. He married Amy Swasey, daughter of the inn-keeper. Major 
 Joseph Swasey. His career as Professor at Harvard was cut short by an 
 untimely death at the age of forty-two. His portrait hangs in the House 
 of the Historical Society bearing the inscription: 
 
 Rev. Joseph McKean DD., LL.D. 
 Born at Ipswich Died at Havana 
 
 April 19, 1776 March 17, 1818 
 
 Vir celeberrimus, optimus, carissimus. 
 
 A graduate of Harvard 1794. 
 An instructor of youth. 
 A minister of the Gospel. 
 Boylston Professor at Harvard. 
 Founder of the Porcellian Club at Harvard College, 1791. 
 
 Anstice, daughter of Dr. Joseph, married Francis Cogswell, and their 
 son Joseph Green Cogswell was born Sept. 27, 1786. In that year. Dr. 
 Manning died and in the division of the estate, the homestead was assigned 
 to Anstice (1786 Pro. Rec. 358: 375). It is very probable that Joseph 
 was born in the house of his grandparents. His record was brilliant. He 
 was graduated from Harvard College in 1806. From 1821 to 1823, he was 
 Professor of Mineralogy and Librarian at the College. In company with 
 George Bancroft, the Historian, he established the Round Hill School at 
 Northampton, in 1823, became sole proprietor in 1829, and gave it up in 
 1834. In 1842, he became associated with Mr. John Jacob Astor in plan- 
 ning and building the Astor library. He was the first Superintendent, 
 
Andrew Burley house. Pagt; 417. 
 
 Dr. Joseph Manoing house. Page 458. 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREET, WEST SIDE. 459 
 
 and continued to hold that oHice until ISGI. He died Nov 26, 1S7I. His 
 former pupils in the Round Hill School raised funds with which a bust 
 was secured and presented to Harvard College and a monument erected 
 over his remains, on the spot he had chosen for himself in the South ceme 
 tery. It is a noteworthy circumstance that two grandsons of tiie same 
 family should have attained such brilliant renown. 
 
 The widow, Anstice Cogswell, sold the homeste;ul to Joseph Cogswell 
 Jan. 2, 1808 (182: 165). Prof. Joseph Green Cogswell gained possession of 
 the homestead, and sold to Priscilla A. Manning, Dec. 23, 1831 (265: 99). 
 Mi.ss Manning sold Hannah Caldwell, daughter of the late Ebenezer, and 
 her sister, Mrs. Abigail H. Trask, wife of Capt. Richard of Manchester, a 
 building on the south end of the lot with land, Feb. 13, 1835 (281: 132). 
 The building was used as a store, then remodelled into a dwelling, owned 
 later by Mark Newman, May 8,1846 (385:17). The administrator of 
 Priscilla A. Manning sold the Cogswell house and land to her sister, Mrs. 
 Mary M. Farley, Jan. 4, 1843 (335: 144), and her heirs, Alfred M. Farley 
 of Dedham and others sold it to Amos A. Lawrence, Oct. 31, 1866 (713: 32). 
 Mr. Lawrence conveyed this and other purchases to the Ipswich Mills, 
 Jan. 6, 1868 (738: 253) and the Mills Corporation sold to Josiah Stackpole, 
 May 25, 1869(774:84). 
 
 William Jones desired "the remaining part of the River's bank next 
 Joseph Abbe's grant, down the River to the place reserved for a highway 
 which is about sixty feet" in 1727. It was granted March 4, 1728 [and 
 the Committee recommended a way to the river twenty feet wide be re- 
 served. Jones built the house, which Thomas Jones afterward owned, and 
 it continued in the Jones family, until Leonard Shattuck and Alfred C. 
 Jones of Haverhill sold an undivided half to Edward Ready, Maj- 4, 1881 
 (1058: 139) and the heirs of Samuel Caldwell sold him the other half. May 
 17, 1881 (1058: 140). 
 
 Joseph Abbe received a grant and had built a house in 1723. He 
 petitioned the Town for help, as the house had cost more than he antic- 
 ipated, and received £10. He was a blacksmith and his shop was near his 
 home. He had a garden spot near Mr. Clark Abell's residence, in the 
 Heard land. He sold house, shop and land to William Cogswell, May 2. 
 1749 (107: 216). Cogswell sold the house "and what remains of a shop" 
 to Gideon Parker, afterwards Captain in the Revolution, Aug. 5, 1761 (107 
 216). Parker conveyed to Nathaniel Souther, Dec. 23, 1763 (113: 50). The 
 widow's third in the estate was sold by Jeremiah Fitts to Asa Baker,who 
 owned two thirds already, Sept. 9, 1800 (167: 92). Mary Baker, widow, 
 quitclaimed to Samuel N. Baker, "a messuage with a liake liouse thereon, ' ' 
 also a piecre of land and a building on the other side of tiie road, March 1 
 1832 (266: 51). George Baker sold Isaac G. Noyes, a house or bakerv, 
 July 11, 1848 (400: 96). It was then used as a dwelling, and Charles H. 
 Noyes and others sold it to Wesley K. Bell, May 4, 1876 (952: 164). The 
 dwelling was sold to the Mills Corporation, and was torn down and the 
 boarding house, owned by the Ipswich MiUs, was built on its site. 
 
 The old mansion, known as the "Lace Factory," was originally the 
 house of Mrs. Dean, widow of Dr. Philemon Dean, mentioned in the Town 
 
460 IPSWICH, IX THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Record, about 1722. Ammi Ruhami Wise, "whitesmith," sold it to 
 Mary Dane, suiglewoman, Aug. 31, 1796 (160: 298). The widow Mary 
 Farley, sold to William Dodge "the same I purchased of Ammi R. Wise," 
 June 24, 1809 (206: 31). Dodge sold to George W. Heard and Heard to the 
 Boston and Ipswich Lace Co., Feb. 26, 1824 (234: 221). The Lace busi- 
 ness was an imfortunate venture,' and the property was sold by auction to 
 Theodore Andrews, lace manufacturer, Nov. 9, 1827 (286: 222). The 
 deed mentions a dwelling and factory. The wing added to the house on 
 the north side is probably the "factory ' ' used for the lace machines. An- 
 drews conveyed it to the Ipswich Manufacturing Co., June 30, 1835 (286: 
 223). The Ipswich Manufacturing Co. transferred it, with other assets, 
 to the Dane Manufacturing Co., Sept. 7, 1846 (463: 252). It has since re- 
 mained in possession of the Mill Corporation. 
 
 Nathaniel Brown, Martha Hassell, Rachel Haffield. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 
 The lot near the dam has been alluded to as occupied by Samuel Ord- 
 way, a blacksmith. On the 19th March 1661, Nathaniel Browne was 
 granted liberty to have eight or ten rods of land to build a work house to 
 make "pott-ashes and sope" in some convenient place. "It was layd out 
 to him upon a poynt of upland near the mill-dam and the house wherein 
 he now dwells. ' ' Nathaniel Brown, ' ' sope byler, ' ' sold his sope-house, and 
 various other properties to Joseph Leigh, Dec. 2, 1671 (Ips. Deeds 3: 249). 
 Ijee sold Samuel Ordway, two smaU parcels. 
 
 The one measured four rods, "bordering upon the land that was for- 
 merly William Avery 's and joining to Rachel Hafield, alias Racliel Clen- 
 ton's land ye breadth of that garden at one end, and bordering upon Will- 
 iam Avery's land the length of four lengths of rails, containing two rods 
 and a half in length." This is the same, probably, that was granted 
 Widow Martha Hassell. 
 
 The other contained six rods, "at the poynt of the bank on ye South 
 side of the Town River, below the Mill Dam, right opposite to the mill, 
 and is the place where the old sope house stood, . . . and is the place where 
 ye said Ardway hath lately built his shop, where it now standeth," Dec. 3, 
 1691 (Ips. Deeds 5: 442). 
 
 Sarah Ordway, relict of Samuel, sold the four rod lot and the six rod 
 lot to Doctor Philemon Dean, Sept. 8, 1715 (32: 268). The description of 
 the latter is of great interest. It was bounded "north by a cartway that 
 goeth through the river, west along by ye River, south on ye Common 
 next ye saw miU, east by the County Road, with an old dwelling house 
 upon ye said land." Many years ago there was a waterway leading to 
 the River, about where the fence of the Lace Factory stands. This deed of 
 1715 shows that it was originally a ford way for crossing the River, and 
 an old road on the opposite side, where the Mill buildmgs stand, led to the 
 River from the present Union Street. The ford way fell into disuse after 
 
 1 See Publications of the Ips. Hist. Society.No. xiii Fine Thread, Lace and Hosiery 
 in Ipswich. 
 
SOUTH MAIN' STREET, WEST SIDE. 461 
 
 the bridge was I)iiilt in 1647. It i« likely tliat South Main St., from this 
 point to tlie junction with Market St., was opened when tlie bridge was 
 built. 
 
 In 16.55, the Town Record has the entry, ".sold to Widow Hafield 
 four rods of ground by the corner of William Averill's fence, near the Mill 
 Dam, for twelve pence, to build a little house on, allowing no privilege of 
 a house lot to it" (i.e. no privilege of connnonage). This humble four 
 rod lot grudgingly granted to tiie widow Rachel Hafield, alias Rachel 
 Clinton, on which she l)uilt lier little house, has a patlietic intere.st, from 
 the fact that she was reputed to be a witch. An ancient Sunnnons, 
 printed in the Anti(|u;irian Papers has especial significance, in this con- 
 nection. 
 
 To Sarje't John Choate. .sen'r. To Jonas Gregory, To James Hurnam, 
 all of Ipswich, Mary Andrews, Sarah Kogors,Marguriet Lord. Sary Ilalwell, 
 you it each of you are hereby Required in thair majesties names To make 
 Your personall a pperance before ye WorshipfuU Maj'r Sam '11 .\ppleton 
 Esq., & ye Clerk of ye Court to be at ye house of Mr. John Spark in Ips 
 wich on ye 22d Day of This Instant aprile, at two o'clock afternoon. 
 Then and There to Give in Your severall respective Evidences in behalf 
 of thair majesties concerning wch Clearing up of ye Grounds of Suspission 
 of Rachell Clentons being a witch, who is Then and Thair to be upon 
 further Examination. Therefore So make Your apperance according to 
 this Sumons fail nott at your perril. 
 
 Ipswich, Dated aprill 21st, 1692 
 
 Curiam Tho's Wade, Clerk. 
 
 Y^ Constable of Ipswich is alike Rer[uired to (Uve notis to ye said per- 
 sons, it to make returne as ye Law Directs. Curr T. W, Clk. 
 
 According to tliis within written I haue Sumon.sed and warned them: 
 to Apere According to Time & Place by me William Baker, Constable. 
 
 Dated this 22d of april, 1692. 
 
 Fortimately the accused witch was finally accjuitted, as hasl)een narrated 
 in the Chapter on Witchcraft, but the poor woman sulfered much in that 
 dark year. 
 
 Thomas White of Wenham .sold Samuel Dutch, four full rods near the 
 Mill Dam, "sd four rods being formerly granted the widow Martha IIa.><sell 
 by the freeholders of Ipswich, east upon land now in possession of Philemon 
 Dean" etc., May 9, 1723 (42: 106). Dutch bought of Nathaniel Saltonstall 
 and Roland Cotton, Gent, of Boston, "two thirds of the saw mill standing 
 on the south side of the River on the same damn the grist mills and fulling 
 mill stand on, witli two thirds of the ground the mill stands on, and two 
 thirds of the damn, to be improved oidy when water runs over the dam," 
 Feb. 20, 1730 (61: 70). He must have acquired also the widow Hafield 
 grant. In 1733, he petitioned the Town, "for ease and benefit that may 
 arise in his business at his saw mill near his dwelling house ... for a graTit 
 of one rod of land on the river bank next the front of his mill and to ex- 
 tend about half a rod below the eastern corner thereof, so as not to preju- 
 
462 IPSAVICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 dice the common benefit of the watering place next Mr. Dane's." This 
 was granted. He sold his house and twenty-four rods of land, saw mill, 
 and the strip granted by the Town to John Treadwell, innholder, Sept. 
 3, 1742 (84: 68). John Treadwell sold the same to William Story, Sept. 
 14, 1765 (116:91). Story mortgaged the property to Joseph Henderson 
 of Boston, April 29, 1788 (149: 44). Henderson assigned the mortgage to 
 Rufus G. Amory of Boston, Sept. 16, 1788 (149: 91); Amory foreclosed 
 and sold to Nathaniel Dodge, Nov. 5, 1790 (152: 175); Dodge bequeathed 
 to his brother-in-law, Thomas Burnham 4th (1792 Pro. Rec. 361: 522) 
 and Burnham sold to Asa Andrews, Dec. 25, 1794 (158: 251). Asa Andrews 
 sold the saw mill and land to the water way to Joseph Farley, Jan. 1, 
 1813 (226: 47). He conveyed to the Ipswich Manufacturing Co., Dec. 8, 
 1836 (294: 153), and it has since remained in the hands of various cor- 
 porations, which have owned the Mill. A deed dated Sept. 7, 1846, men- 
 tions that the old water way has been closed by permission of the Town 
 and County and defines certain rights of way for the Public and the Wildes 
 estate. 
 
 The ancient saw mill disappeared and in later years, a new mill for 
 veneer sawing was erected liy Mr. Benjamin Hoyt, probably on the same 
 site. This was removed by James M. Wellington, after his purchase of 
 land on County Street in 1S58, and was used by him as a dwelling and 
 shoe factory for many years. 
 
 Mr. Andrews sold his homestead to Joseph Farley and George W. 
 Heard, April 9, 1821 (227: 48). They sold to Lucy R. Dodge, Nov. 6, 
 1826 (242: 201). She conveyed to Mary L. S. Dodge, March 8, 1834 (303: 
 95), who married Stephen C. Brown. They mortgaged to Michael Brown 
 and it was eventually assigned to Wilhelmina D. Dodge. Miss Dodge, 
 who became the wife of Dr. Asahel W^ildes, acquired the property, and it 
 was inherited by her heirs, who sold to Clark O. Abell, Sept. 15, 1903 (1718: 
 82). 
 
 Isaac Comings. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 
 The William Avery or Averill lot, the fine park-like meadow, now 
 owned by the heirs of the late John Heard Esq., owned by Averill in 1655, 
 was the property of Isaac Comings previously. Hannah Averill, widow, 
 and other heirs of William Averill of Topsfield, sold Francis Crompton the 
 three acre homestead "bounded southeast and northwest mostly upon 
 land ye homestead of Mr. John Rogers, minister in Ipswich; northwest 
 by Mill River; northeast highway that leads down to Mill River," July 
 10, 1693 (10: 25). The small lot of Rachel Hafield was the only break in 
 its area. 
 
 Crompton built a large and comfortable house on this lot and kept 
 an inn which was a popular resort. Judge Samuel Sewall records, 
 "ate roost fowl at Crompton 's," and many guests of note tarried with 
 him. At his death Daniel Wise came into possession and kept the inn, 
 but Hannah Perkins, widow of William Perkins and Anna Crompton, spins- 
 
SOUTH MAIN STREET, SOUTH SIDE. 463 
 
 ter, sold their interest in the mansion of the late Francis Cromptoii, and an 
 acre of land to John Choate, April 15, 1737 (85: 268). Mr. Wise sold Col. 
 Choate an half acre adjoining, March 13, 1741 (84: 140). Col. John Choate 
 was a Representative to General ('ourt for fifteen j-ears, a niemlier of the 
 Governor's Council, Justice of the Sessions and Common Pleas Courts and 
 Judge of the Probate Court. He was a member of the Committee which 
 built the Stone Bridge, and it was named in his honor, "Choate Bridge." 
 
 Col. Choate 's will, approved March 10, 1766 (Pro, Rec. 343: 1-4), be- 
 queathed the improvement of the mansion to his widow, Miriam, his 
 cousin's widow Elizabeth Potter, and his niece Sarah Cheever. The latter 
 also received a house lot out of the estate. The remainder of tlie Town lot 
 was given to his nephew Abraham Choate, while Stephen Choate re;eived 
 the farm, known now as the Randall Andrews farm. .\mos Choate con- 
 veyed to his brother John, two fiftlis of the house and land "bequeathed to 
 my mother Elizabeth by her uncle John Choate" and a lot adjoining, 
 "which my honored father, Stephen Choate, bequeathed to me," Jan. 23, 
 1816 (210: 13). Sarah Potter conveyed her fifth to John Choate, Feb. 13, 
 1816 (210: 13). John Choate also secured the interest of Sarali Cheever 
 and Lydia Kendall, and sold his 'interest, four fifths, to David Baker, 
 Mart^h 24, 1S35 (282:33). Mr. Baker took down the old Crompton- 
 Choate mansion, and sold the land to .\ugustine Heard in the following 
 year. Oct. 15, 1836 (297: 198). 
 
 At a later period, Joseph Abbe, the blacksmith, and others of the 
 dwellers on the River-bank, acquired small garden spots in this broad field, 
 some of which were merged in the William Story estate, which came finally 
 to Asa Andrews. Abraham Choate sold a plot, with twenty-four feet front 
 to William Appleton, whose house, now known as the' ' Sally Choate house, ' ' 
 stood across the way, Dec. 5, 1768 (122: 106) and Stephen Choate sold 
 him more land, Dec. 8, 1778 (138: 44). Appleton sold this land and the 
 cabinet maker's shop, he had built, to William Treadwell, trader, Aug. 17, 
 1809 (187: 281). Moses Treadwell and Susanna conve3-ed the same to John 
 Dudley Andrews, Oct. 14, 1813 (202: 148), and Andrews .sold to Daniel 
 Cogswell, March 4, 1816 (212: 57). John Choate Esq., sold him more land, 
 March 6, 1816 (212: 58). Mr. Cogswell made his home and carried on his 
 grocery business for many years. The dwelling and store were partially 
 destroyed by fire. The store-hou.se was removed to another part of the 
 Heard estate, near the Cemetery, and is used as a bani. The property was 
 purchased by Mr. .Vugustine Heard of the Cogswell heirs, March 21, 1866 
 (707:4). 
 
 ABOUT THE SOUTH GREEN, ANCIENTLY KNOWN AS THE 
 "SCHOOL HOUSE GREEN," WEST SIDE. 
 
 Rev. Nathaniel Rogers. 
 
 (DiaKram 4.) 
 
 Rev. Nathaniel Rogers was ordained Pastor of tiie Ipswich Church, 
 Feb. 20, 1638 . His house lot was bounded by the "River northwest, the 
 
464 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Street southeast, the land of Richard Saltingstall southwest and the 
 land of Isaac Comings, northeast. ' ' It included the sites of the "Gables" 
 and neighlwring houses. By the will of Mr. Rogers, his son John, then 
 President of Harvard College, received this part of the estate, March 4, 
 1684 (Ips. Deeds 5: 146). Shortly after President Rogers's death, his 
 widow laid claim to the South Green or some part of it, or the public road- 
 way, by virtue of a grant of six acres made to John Winthrop in 1634. 
 "Given and Granted unto John Winthrop Esq., six acres of Land lyeinge 
 near the River, on the South side thereof. ' ' 
 
 In the Town Record under date of April 8, 1686, the entry is made: 
 
 "Whereas Mrs. Rogers claimeth part of the land without the line 
 from the gate and stable end, upon a line to the land of Mr. Saltonstall 's, 
 and some land on the end of the now orchard before the land of William 
 Avory's all this upon the satisfaction of a grant of land to Mr. Winthrop 
 of six acres of land in 1634," "Voted and granted that, provided that 
 Mrs. Rogers give in to the Selectmen in the Town's behalf, that she and 
 her heirs shall secure the Town from any further demand for satisfaction 
 of said grant from Mr. Winthrop and his heirs and her and her heirs, that 
 then the Town will pay to said Mrs. Rogers within one year the sum of ten 
 pounds in Common pay, and she secure the Town from any claims of her- 
 self or her heirs, from the land on the outside of a straight line, from the 
 said gate to Mr. Saltonstall 's fence, formerly as the stable end stands and 
 from all the land on this end of the now orchard, covering the length of 
 four rayles as the fence stands, upon a square from the paile fence to Will- 
 iam Avory's fence, then the said sum shall be paid by the Town." 
 
 The original deed with seals and signatures is in the Town Record 
 and it provides "that the said land laid downe shall lie common and be not 
 impropriated by any particular future grant to any person or persons." 
 Further specification is made in the deed of a "straight line from the fence 
 of Stephen Cross, formerly Richard Saltonstall 's Esq., ranging to her gate 
 post, and so stretching the length of four rails beyond the causeway end, 
 and then on a square to the fence of William Averill's. ' ' The exact mean- 
 ing of this instrument is uncertain, but it locates definitely the six acre 
 grant to Mr. Winthrop, otherwise very indefinite. 
 
 The Rogers mansion was inherited by Rev. John Rogers, son of the 
 President, and likewise Pastor of the Church. He conveyed to his son 
 Samuel, "all y' part of my homestead or old orchard lying before the 
 land that was Mr. Francis Crompton 's, from the South corner of sd Cromp- 
 ton's land, by a strait line to y*^ street or highway, about one half acre, 
 with all buildings, trees etc.," May 6, 1734 (95: 181). There is no particu- 
 lar mention of a house, but when Dr. Rogers sold to Rev. John Walley, first 
 Pastor of the South Church, his deed mentions a dwelling and part of the 
 land, Feb. 6, 1750 (96: 91). Mr. Walley sold to Rev. Joseph Dana, his 
 successor, who was Pastor of the South Church from 1764 to 1826, Feb. 28, 
 1766 (119: 180). In a somewhat altered form on the southern side the 
 old mansion is now the attractive home of Mr. Frank T. Goodhue,who 
 
COUNTY ROAD, WEST SIDE. 465 
 
 purchased the estate from Dr. Dana's lieirs. From this old mansion, there 
 went forth three notable men. Joseph Dana and Daniel were graduated 
 from Dartmouth in 1788. Joseph became a Professor in Ohio, Daniel 
 attained the Presidencj' of Dartmouth, but resigned to reenter the min- 
 istry. Samuel was Pastor at Marblehead many years. 
 
 Daniel Rogers, son and heir of Rev. John Rogers, sold a third of an acre 
 out of the homestead to Aaron Smith, clock maker, 1776 (134: 233). 
 Aaron built the house, which was sold by his .son Je.sse Smith of Salem, 
 watch maker, to John Lord Jr., July 27, 1853, and Lord sold to Luther 
 Cheney Aug.' 9, 1853 (481: 199). It is still in possession of the Cheney 
 
 heirs. 
 
 Daniel Rogers sold the Rogers homestead to John Baker, April 11, 
 1761 (110: 94). The estate extended to the River, and to the Nathaniel 
 Dutch land, now included in the Cemetery. Mr. Baker built the dwelling 
 now occupied by Mr. C. M. Kelly. Sundry remains discovered in 
 digging a trench for a water pipe indicate that the old Rogers dwelluig 
 was near the driveway to the "Oables," a little southward of the Baker 
 house. Thomas Baker inherited, and Mary Ann Choate, widow, quit- 
 claimed her interest in the homestead of her father, Thomas Baker, March 
 10 1846 (364: 271) to David Baker, who built the "Gables" as a Boarding 
 house which was in high repute with the Judges and lawyers attending 
 the Courts. David Baker mortgaged to Augustine Heard, and conveyed 
 the property to him May 6, 1852 (475: 119). 
 
 Richard Saltonstall. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 Richard Saltonstall Esq., often styled The Worshipful Mr. SaltonstaU, 
 son of Sir Richard, one of the most important men of his time, had his resi 
 dence, not in the ancient house of the Historical Society, but, as the Rogers 
 deeds'have already indicated, here on the South side. The most conclu- 
 sive proof of this is his deed of sale. "Richard Saltonstall, now resident 
 in Ipswich, having formerly made some agreement with Mr. Thomas Bishop 
 of sd Ipswich deceased, concerning land and houses, and sd Thomas dying 
 before he has paid for the same, or had any legal conveyance executed, 
 and desiring in his will that his son Samuel should have the same house- 
 ing," conveys "my dwelling house and orchard, with all ye land about it 
 on both sides of ye brook commonly called Saltonstall's brook, it being 
 fourteen acres by estimation," "on the South side the ToAvn River, 
 bounded by the country road southeast, southwest land of Mr. Nathaniel 
 Rogers, northwest by Town River, northeast by Mr. Rogers' homestead," 
 to Samuel Bishop Sept. 23, 1680 (16: 105). 
 
 The brook referred to crosses the road and flows into Ipswich River, 
 near the cemetery. It is alluded to in the Records frequently as Salton- 
 stall's brook, and there is mention of Saltonstall's bridge, i. e. the bridge 
 over the brook . 
 
 Job Bishop, son of Thomas, sold the estate to Capt. Stephen Cross 
 
466 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 in 16S4 (Tps. Deeds 5: 51). Cross sold a half acre bounded by the brook, 
 and the Road, to Elisha Treadwell, March 3, 1689 (Ips. Deeds 5: 378). 
 John Treadwell, brother of Elisha, sold this lot to Thomas Manning, giui- 
 smith. May 19, 1691 (Ips. Deeds 5: 385). Capt. Cross sold Manning a 
 narrow .strip to enlarge his lot, one rod wide on the Street and seven rods 
 deep, April 8, 1692 (Ips. Deeds 5: 555), and a quarter acre more in the rear 
 of his lot, April 4, 1696 (11: 102). 
 
 Thomas Manning built his house on the lot, by the brook. He be- 
 queathed to his son Richard the east end of the house, and to his widow 
 the west end, and at her death, this was to be Richard's as well (Pro. Rec. 
 322: 49, 1737). Capt. Richard divided his e.state among his children by 
 his will, April 22, 1774 (Pro. Rec. 350: 216). Jacob Manning sold to Dr. 
 John Manning, the homestead, about an acre with the house, also a piece 
 of land on the other side of the street, bounded by Capt. John Farley's, 
 and twenty acres on the south corner of County Road and Essex Road, 
 at "Parting Paths," Nov. 16, 1804 (175: 119). Dr. Manning sold to 
 Thomas Bickford, Jan. 4, 1805 (175: 249). The present house was built 
 by Jacob Manning, it is understood. Thomas Beckford's widow, Cathe- 
 rine, later the wife of George R. Baldwin, .sold to William Kinsman Jr., Oct. 
 
 11, 1865 (690: 279). 
 
 Stephen Cross, Senior, gave his house and land to his two sons, 
 Stephen and John, to be equally divided between them on their taking 
 possession at the age of twenty-one, May 9, 1691 (9: 15). Stephen, after 
 attaining his majority, sold to Benjamin Dutch his interest in "the dwell- 
 ing house sd. Benjamin now dwells in. " His brother John had apparently 
 sold his half interest to Dutch, and Dutch had taken possession, Sept. 28, 
 1706 (21: 62). Dutch sold Thomas Norton, tanner, "a certain house and 
 land ' ' beginning at the corner next Mr. Thomas Manning 's, six rods square, 
 June 13, 1730 (52: 254). The Deacon Norton e.state will be considered 
 more fully in its place, and it is sufficient for our present purpose to say 
 that in the division of his estate, Mary, widow of his son Thomas, received 
 the house called "Dutch's House," 1744 (Pro. Rec. 330: 426). 
 
 Margaret Norton, singlewoman, sold her brother George Norton, the 
 southwest half of the house. May 6, 1762 (112: 69). Thomas Appleton 
 became the owaier, and sold to John Wade, the northeast half of his dwell- 
 ing, April 19, 1794 and Mr. Wade made the additions on the north side of 
 the house (157: 171). Thomas Appleton retained the other half. In the 
 division of his estate, the lower floor of the dwelling was given to his daugh- 
 ter Mehitable, wife of Francis Merrifield, the upper part to Mrs. Abigail, 
 widow of Daniel Appleton and her daughter, Abigail G. Appleton, March 
 
 12, 1842 (347: 187). The other half, owned by John Wade, was sold by 
 John AVliitredge Jr., Henry Dodge, Elizabeth Dodge, widow, and others to 
 the widow, Eunice Haskell, mother of the late George Haskell Esq., Nov. 6, 
 1823 and April 24, 1824 (241 : 183). It is now owned by Mr. T. F. Cogswell, 
 except the interest of the Merrifield heirs. The house can, without doubt, 
 be identified with the "Dvitch house, ' ' .sold to Norton in 1730, or the Capt. 
 Cross homestead of earlier years. The style of architectm-e, however,hardly 
 
COUNTY ROAD, WEST SIDK. 467 
 
 warrants its identification witii the Saltonstall dwelling, though it prohably 
 occupies the exact site of the original Saltonstall house. 
 
 At about the time Benjamin Dutch sold his house and its six rod square 
 lot to Deacon Norton, he sold an adjoining lot, six rods front and five deep, 
 to Joseph Appleton, Jan. 4, 1730 (55: 172). On this lot, now bounded by 
 the Green on the north side, Mr. Appleton built a house for himself. His 
 estate was divided on petition of Dr. Nathaniel Cogswell of Rowley, one 
 of the heirs, April 13, 1798 (172: 12) and on Nov. 18, 1802, Dr. Nathaniel 
 Cogswell of Rowley sold John Wade, that part assigned to him, "one half 
 the house, which Joseph Appleton P'sq. late of Ipswich, last dwelt in," 
 with land beliind the house, and also on the northeast side (172: 13). Mr. 
 \\'ade acquired a complete title, built a new house on the west side of his 
 lot, and the old Appleton homestead w^as taken dowii. John \\'ade Jr. 
 .sold the dwelling still known as the "John Wade house" inherited in part 
 from his father, and in part conveyed to him by Samuel and Eunice Wade 
 and Samuel and Mercy W. Day, in 1847, to Augustine Heard Esq., Jan. 15, 
 1850. Mr. Theodore F. Cogswell is now the owner of this estate. 
 
 The remainder of the Saltonstall land, conveyed by Cross to Dutch, 
 four acres, was sold by Benjamin Dutch to Nathaniel Dutch, Dec. 8, 1737 
 (75: 246). Nathaniel Dutch sold a lot mea.suring ninety eight square rods 
 to AVilliam Story Esq., Isaac Dodge, Samuel Lord Jr., a Committee of the 
 First Parish and Joseph Appleton Esq., John Baker Esq., Isaac Smith, 
 Gent., a committee of the South Parish, ' 'for the purpose of a burying yard 
 forever," Aug. 20, 1773 (134: 40). This was the first purchase for ceme- 
 tery use, on the South side. Dutch mortgaged the re.st of his land here, 
 as well as his homestead near the Meeting-House, to William McKean of 
 Boston, Jan. 5, 1785 (144: 2). McKean accjuired the property and sold 
 to Dr. John Manning, April 1, 1793 (160: 221). Dr. Manning sold a strip 
 to Jolm Wade April 28, 1794 (157: 241), who had bought the northeast 
 half of Thomas Appleton's house and lot, April 19, 1794 (157: 171). Dr. 
 Manning sold the Town twenty-two square rods "lying on the road oppo- 
 site the house of Col. Nathaniel Wade" "for the purpose of widening the 
 road for the convenience of the pubUc, " July 28, 1794 (160: 232). He 
 sold the First and South Parishes eighty eight square rods to enlarge the 
 cemetery, May 22, 1795 (161: 170) and "from a desire of accommodating 
 the Town with a more convenient training field," he sold for the nominal 
 sum of five .shillings, a half acre, adjoining the old training field, May 23, 
 1795 (162: 131). The land in front of the John Wade house, so called, a 
 half acre and more, was, therefore, part of the original Saltonstall land, 
 and the ancient training field was a half acre smaller than the Common is 
 today. 
 
 There was no house on the land in 1785, when Nathaniel Dutch solil. 
 Dr. John Maiming was succeeded in ownership of the house lot b\ John 
 Symons, a man of foreign birth, but no record of the deed was made. A 
 small dwelling with a roof curiou.sly curved like the hull of a ves.sel was 
 built, and the house and land were sold l)y the administrator of Svmons 
 to Michael Brown, Aug. 2, 1836 (295: 46). His son \\iiithrop tlwclt here. 
 
468 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Nehemiah Brown conveyed to Ephraim Miller in 1842 and Miller to Samuel 
 S. Skinner, Nov. 3, 1845 (410: 43). Skinner sold to George W. Heard 
 Oct. 25, 1849 (418: 269) and Mr. Heard to John Gallagher, April 13, 1853 
 (776: 161). Mr. Gallagher occupied the place for many years, and sold 
 to James Alfrey Aug. 12, 1869 (779: 231). 
 
 Some seven acres of Richard SaltonstalPs land lay beyond the Brook 
 then called by his name. Nathaniel Rust, a glover by trade, was in pos- 
 session of this as early as 1689, when Capt. Cross sold his half acre to Elisha 
 Treadwell. He carried on his trade here and had his tan yard, beam-house 
 and all the appurtenances of his craft. He was called on to provide four 
 dozen pairs of gloves for Mr. Gobbet's funeral on Nov. 6, 1685, and was a 
 quartermaster in the expedition against Quebec in 1690. Thomas Norton 
 was of the same trade, and on March 8, 1699-1700, Mr. Rust sold him an 
 acre of land, "beginning at the brook commonly called Saltingstall's 
 Brook," running twelve rods on the road, and fifteen rods back, with all 
 "houses, tan-yard, trees, fences, orchard etc., and the benefit of half the 
 brook" (13: 270). In November of that year, Norton married Mercy Rust, 
 the glover's daughter. On June 18, 1701, Mr. Rust sold Norton seven 
 acres of arable and pasture land adjoining (23: 252).. 
 
 There seems to have been no dwelling house on the tan-yard lot. Mr. 
 Norton owned part of the Rust mansion, where the Meeting House of the 
 South Church now stands and probably occupied it. But in 1723, he sold 
 to Ammi Ruhami Wise and it is probable that by this time, the venerable 
 mansion under the great elm, near the brook, had been built and that he 
 made his dwelling there. His son Thomas, a graduate from Harvard, and 
 teacher for some years of the Grammar School, married Mrs. Mary Perkins 
 in 1 728, and the Deacon took for a second wife, the widow Mary Rayment 
 of Beverly in 1729. This double marrying may have led the Deacon to 
 buy the "Dutch house," in the following June, 1730, as has been noted, 
 to afford a separate home for each. Thomas inherited the estate, and 
 his will probated in 1750 (Pro. Rec. 329: 453-5) was long and elaborate. 
 The inventory included the dwelling house and homestead, valued at 
 £266-13-4 and the upper house, £80, a negro woman called Phillis,'and a 
 valuable stock of leather, etc. In the division of the estate, as has been 
 remarked, the widow received the house called "Dutch's house," and an 
 acre and a half in the homestead by the river. Thomas, the eldest son, 
 received the Deacon's dwelling, with the tan-yard, pitts, "old house" 
 "half the little house" etc. (Pro. Rec. 330: 426). Thomas sold to Dummer 
 Jewett, July 24, 1771 (129: 99) and his widow, Mary Jewett, sold to the 
 County of Essex, "to be improved and used as a house of correction, ' ' Jan. 
 21, 1791 (154:9). 
 
 The prison was built on the adjoining land to the northward and was 
 surrounded by a high fence. The house was used as the keeper's dwell- 
 ing, and served this purpose till the new buildings were erected by the 
 County on Green St. 
 
 The County of Essex sold the mansion and eight acres, to Asa Brown 
 April 22, 1828 (250: 16). He built a wing on the old dwelling, for his 
 
Dea. Thomas Norton house. Page 468. 
 
SOUTH GREEN AND COUNTY KOAD, EAST SIDE. 469 
 
 accommodation as a shoe manufacturer. When the new Meeting House 
 of the South Church was built, he removed the old dwelling from that spot 
 to his land, near the Brook. This became the house of his si.ster. Mrs. 
 Rhoda B. Potter, and is now owned by her heir, Mr. Henry Brown. 
 
 The old Norton house was torn down in 1903, and the process of 
 demolition revealed finely carved oaken beams, and the original finish of 
 the lower rooms* Large bricks were laid in clay, between the studs as 
 high as the second story, and, on the north side, to the plate. Thin rift 
 laths were nailed to the studs, and a thick coat of clay was laid on, which 
 remained firm, and retained its original reddish stain, behind the later 
 wall of laths and mortar. The original size of the windows was also re- 
 vealed. The old liouse and thirty-five acres of land were sold bv Mrs. 
 Rhoda B. Potter, sister and heir of Asa Brown, to Edward P. Wildes, May 
 1, 1871 (822: 114). Mr. Wildes built the mansion on the hill about the 
 year 1880. This property was originally owned by Rev. Nathaniel Rogers 
 and by his son John, the President of Harvard in 1701. Abraham Choate 
 owned in 1771, John'Heard in 1791. Michael Brown o-mied in later vears. 
 
 ABOUT THE SOUTH GREEN AND COUNTY ROAD, EAST SIDE. 
 John Winthrop. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 
 The School Orchard, as it was called a century ago, was the two acre 
 tract bounded by the Argilla Road, County Road and Poplar Street, across 
 which Payne St. was laid out in recent years. When Mr. Samuel Symonds 
 filed an inventory of his land holdings in 1637, he included "a parcel of 
 ground one and one half acres abutting on the east side thereof upon the 
 lower end of Mr. William Hubbard's close before his town house, and the 
 rest of the said parcel is surrounded with highways, which said parcel was 
 part of Mr. John Winthrop 's six acre lot there granted him by the freemen 
 of the town, ' ' which was transferred from Winthrop to Symonds, by deed, 
 24 Oct. 1638. It will be remembered that the widow of President Rogers 
 laid claim to land in or near the Green or the roadway, by virtue of the 
 same grant. The only hypothesis that offers any explanation of this grant 
 is that the six acre lot may have extended from the Hubbard lot to the 
 River ; and that County Road and the Green were subsequently laid out 
 across it. 
 
 It passed from Mr. Symonds to one Samuel Heifer, and was purchased 
 by Mr. Robert Payne, with a house,'of Richard Coy, attorney to Heifer, 
 for the use of the schoolmaster. In the succeeding year, 1653, "att his 
 own proper cost and charge, he built an edifice for a grammar school, 
 which was erected upon part of the land so purchased" (Ips. Deeds 5: 268, 
 1652). Here Ezekiel Cheever taught, and made his home. The school- 
 house, as appears from various deeds, was on the vacant lot on the comer 
 of Poplar St. and County Road. It was used for the Grammar School 
 
470 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 until 1704, when the Town built a Town House "with a school-house 
 under it," near the great ledge on Meeting House Hill. The property 
 continued in the possession of the Feoffees, and was sold in 1835 to vari 
 ous parties of the South Parish for horse sheds (281: 213), and to Angus 
 tine Heard, Asa Wade and Otis Holmes, on County Road, June 15, 1835 
 (287:248, 249, 250). 
 
 The corner lot, on which the Ezekiel Cheever school house stood, was 
 purchased by Zenas Gushing from the heirs of Augustine Heard May 29, 
 1872 (855: 167) and is now owned by Dr. William E. Tucker. Asa Wade 
 built the store and dwelling, which he sold to Ebenezer Cogswell. His heir, 
 Theodore F. Cogswell, sold to Frank T. Goodhue. 
 
 Otis Holmes sold to Calvin Locke, Sept. 28, 1835 (286: 247). Mr. 
 Locke built the spacious mansion in the following year (292: 225), but 
 exceeded his resources, and mortgaged to John Baker 3d, Jan. 7, 1837 
 296: 95) and quitclaimed to Baker, April 29, 1844 (343: 190). His heir, 
 Manasseh Brown, sold to Thomas J. Roberts, April 30, 1862 (638: 64). 
 
 The hip-roofed building, used for many years by Mr. Thomas Tilton 
 for a barn, was built on the corner of County Road and Argilla Road, a 
 century ago, for a school house. When the Feoffees sold the land they 
 moved the building to its present location, but it was occupied by the 
 High School until the Manning School building was finished. 
 
 Nathaniel Ward. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 Rev. Nathaniel Ward, Pastor of the Ipswich Church, author of "The 
 Simple Cobler of Aga warn," and compiler of "The Body of Liberties," 
 built his house very near the site of the Col. Wade house, it is commonly 
 thought. But we know nothing of the size of the house lot assigned him, 
 nor when he sold nor to whom. The only item that has come down to us 
 is that his homestead was bounded on the south by that of his son-in- 
 law Dr. Giles Firmin, and that Firmin's was bounded by the Brook, 
 known as Saltonstall 's. The lot was merged with Firmin 's, and the two 
 will be considered together. 
 
 Giles Firmin. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 Giles Firmin, who married Susan, the daughter of Rev. Nathaniel 
 Ward, was born about 1614. He was a Cambridge University man, and 
 had studied medicine before he came to New England. His services as 
 the Town physician were in demand. He wrote to John Winthrop Jr., 
 ' ' Wee have divers very ill ; and fluxes and ffevers, I observe, are very dan- 
 gerous. ' ' Nevertheless his mind was set upon the ministry, and after 
 his return to England in 1644, he studied divinity and was ordained at 
 the age of forty. He died in 1697, having attained a prominent place 
 among the preachers of his time. His house was very near the site of the 
 
SOUTH GREEN AND COUNTY ROAD. EAST SIDE. 471 
 
 present Parsonage of the South Church. Deacon William Goodhue con- 
 veyed this property to his wife, in August, 1646, and the deed recite.s "as 
 I have received from my father Watson, this year 1646, that he liath paid 
 Mr. Giles Firmin, £32 for the house I live in and the land that belongeth 
 to it, six acres more or less as it is bounded by the Highway towards the 
 North and ye land of Mr. Ward's towards the East, and ye land of Thomas 
 Howlett's toward ye South, and a brook towards the West and Xorwest, 
 being in the Southwest end of Ipswich towne as we goe to Boston and my 
 father Watson desires that I would make this house and land over to my 
 wife, Marjery Goodhue, after my death, and to my eldest son, Joseph Good- 
 hue, etc.," (12: 51). On the occasion of Joseph's marriage with Sarah, 
 daughter of John Whipple, the Deacon and the Elder drew up an instru- 
 ment securing the house and land to the newly married pair, 1666 (12: 52). 
 On Sept. 24, 1688, Deacon Goodhue summoned Joseph from his Chebacco 
 house to live in his house, and act as his attorney in his business affairs 
 (12: 52). But Joseph died before his father, and his son, WilHam Jr., was 
 made attorney in his place, Oct. 1697 (13: 104). 
 
 The worthy Deacon was one of the principal merchants of the Town. 
 When Rev. Mr. Gobbet died, the Town assumed all the expense of the 
 burial. The Records reveal what large demands were made upon Deacon 
 Goodhue, and his neighbor Nathaniel Rust, the glove maker by the Brook 
 side, in preparation for that event. \'ery extravagant outlays were often 
 made for mourning garments and refreshments for funerals. 
 
 Att a meeting of the Selectmen the 6"' of Novem'"" 1685. 
 Agreed with respect to the Reverend Mr. Cobbitt's funeral, That 
 Deakon Goodhue provide one barrill of wine, and half a hundred weight 
 of suger, and that he send it to Mr. Cobbits house next second day of the 
 week in the morning for which he is to have in pay, not money, four 
 shillings by the gallon, and six pence a pound for the sugar. 
 
 That Mr. Rust provide if he can against the funerall gloves suteable 
 for men and Women to the value of fi\e or six poxmds not money pay i'^- 
 some spice and ginger for the syder. That a man be fent to T.yn to 
 acquaint friends with y*' solemn providence here. 
 
 That some be taken care with the Corps be wrapt up in the Coffin in 
 Tarr with Canvass, — That some persons be appovnted to look to the burn- 
 ing of the wine and heating of the syder, against the time appointed for y 
 funerall next Monday at one of the clock »!(: such as will be careful! in the 
 distribution. . . 
 
 The Selectmen desire Ensign Stacy to se there 1)6 etTectuall care taken 
 with respect to the above named particulars, care having been taken 
 about the abo\e named occasions, and an account taken of tne charge 
 and cost Expended. 
 
 Imprimis. To Deakon Goodhue for wine 32 gall, at 4* is.... 6-08-00 
 
 It. for 62"' sugar of said Goodhue at 6"' per Ih.is 1-11- 
 
 It. for Gloves of said Goodhue- 1-10- 'I 
 
 It. To Mr. Nathaniel Rust, money layd out for funerall. 2-04-00 
 
472 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLOXY. 
 
 It. for said Rust going to Salem charge.. 00-04-00 
 
 It. To Mrs. Towsey for Sugar 10^ -0 00-10- 
 
 It. To John Annable for wood for the fire 4' 00-04- 
 
 It. To Edward Dear for Syder IP 00-11- 
 
 It. To Ensign Simon Stacy 2^. 00- 2-00 
 
 It. To Nathaniel Lord, makeing the Coffin 8« 00-08-00 
 
 It. To Mr. Willson Digging the Grave 2^ 6'*.... 00-02-06 
 
 It. To John Sparks for wheat as money3-6 00-03-06 
 
 It. To Abraham Perkins goeing to Nubury to inform 
 
 John Cobbit of his Father's death 3^ 00-03-00 
 
 It To Bonus Norton goeing to Lynn to inform friends 
 
 there 00-04-00 
 
 Suma Totalis. 17-19-00 
 
 The above placed 2£ 4" in money as to Mr. Rust's dis- 
 bursements is alreddy paid to him in money by the Constables 
 pr. order of the Selectmen. Therefore not to be deducted cut 
 of that Assessed on Mr. Cobbitts account 02-04-00 
 
 Rest to be paid by the Constables 15-15-00 
 
 William Goodhue Jr. and others, heirs of Joseph, son of Deacon Will- 
 iam Goodhue, sold the property, bounded now by Jonathan and Thomas 
 Wade, and by Daniel Rogers, southwest, to Jonathan and Thomas Wade, 
 Jan. 28, 1699-1700 (77: 172). The Wades evidently had succeeded to the 
 ownership of Nathaniel Ward 's land, though the deed was never recorded. 
 Jonathan Wade owned land here in 1667, and bequeathed his property 
 to his son Thomas, 1684 (Pro. Rec. 304: 125-6). Thomas Wade left his 
 estate to his sons, Jonathan and Thomas, Oct. 3, 1696 (Pro. Rec. 305: 
 216-17). Thomas Wade owned eighteen acres including probably the 
 Ward and Firmin properties in 1716 (34: 53), and built the mansion in 1727. 
 
 Jonathan Wade owned land north of his brother Thomas. He be- 
 queathed his wife the use and improvement of half his real estate and the 
 use of his negro man, Dick, to his grandson, Wilham Cogswell, the pasture 
 he had purchased of Daniel Rogers, ''commonly called Gravel Pitt pas- 
 ture" (now owned and occupied by Mr. Albert S. Brown),and to his grand- 
 son, Nathaniel Cogswell, the residue of his real estate, Jan. 17, 1749 (Pro. 
 Rec. 329: 133). Dr. Nathaniel Cogswell of Rowley held it at the time of 
 his death. The Wade brothers, Jonathan and Thomas, owned nearly, 
 if not all, the land from ArgiUa Road to the Essex Road at Parting Paths. 
 
 The inventory of Dr. Cogswell mentions "one acre at the north cor- 
 ner of the close so called with the buildings thereon," and "about twenty- 
 five acres, the remainder of said close." 1822 (Pro. Rec. 400: 324). 
 
 The one acre lot fell to Wade Cogswell, a son, and he sold David Gid- 
 dings, measuring 17 rods 20 links on the Argilla Road to Samuel Wade's 
 land, and 5 rods southwest and northwest on Wade, with buildings, 
 April 18, 1828 (259: 229). Mr. Giddings enlarged the one story shop on 
 
' ' Dutch 's house. ' ' Page 466. 
 
 Col. Nathaniel Wade house. Page 473. 
 
SOUTH GREEN AND COUNTY ROAD, EAST SIDE. 473 
 
 the premises and made the dwelling, which was lately purchased Ijy Mr. 
 Gardiner A. Brown of the heir of the Giddings property, on the corner of 
 County Road and Argilla Road. 
 
 David Giddings sold a quarter acre house lot to Asa Wade, May 23, 
 1831 (259: 229), on which he built the house, that he sold to Alfred Kimball, 
 which is owned still by his heirs. 
 
 Samuel Wade purchased a lot, adjoining this, and erected the dwell- 
 ing occupied by his daughter. Miss Lydia Wade, until her death. It is 
 now owned by Miss Joanna Kinsman. 
 
 Northend Cogswell and others, heirs of Dr. Cogswell, sold "The Close 
 or Homestead" to Nathan Brown, Oct. 4, 1823 (258: 158). It was a 
 spacious field, containing twenty-one acres, extending from the Burnhams 
 on Argilla Road, a quarter mile to Wade Cogswell's land, reaching out to 
 the County Road and extending from the residence occupied by Miss 
 Joanna Kinsman to the Wade mansion. Nathan Brown removed a house 
 from Candlewood to the comer, where it stands today, and made his 
 home there. He sold a house lot, north of his house lot, to Samuel Wade 
 Jr., Oct. 10, 1829 (258: 167), who built a house and sold it to Rev. 
 Moses Welch of Plaistow, and Rev. Daniel Fitz, Pastor of the South Church, 
 Feb. 17, 1831 (2G0: 196). Mr. Fitz sold the south half of his hou.se to Epes 
 Sargent, April 4, 1832 (264: 235), and the half in which he made his home, 
 to Levi Willett, April 18, 1836 (300: 184). His son, Wallace P. Willett, is 
 now the owner of the whole estate. 
 
 Nathan BrowTi sold a house lot, north of the Willett house, to Jacob 
 Lakeman, March 1, 1830 (259: 230). Lakeman sold this to Mr. Fitz, May 
 18, 1831 (259: 230) and Mr. Fitz to the widow Judith Manning and Mary 
 Brown, singlewoman, Oct. 12, 1835 (300: 61). They built the residence 
 which has continued in the family line until its present owners purchased 
 a few years since. 
 
 Capt. Thomas Wade built the old Wade mansion in 1727, as family 
 tradition has always affirmed. He bequeathed his wife, Elizabeth, the 
 use of one half his dwelling, to his daughter Elizabeth Cogswell, "my 
 negro girl, who is now at my daughter Cogswell's and I account her at 
 £40," and to his son Timothy, the real estate, Jan. 2, 1737 (Pro. Rec. 322: 
 97-100). Timothy gave his wife, Ruth, a third of the real estate during 
 her life, "and my negro man Pomp, except she finds best to sell him," 
 April 9, 1763 (Pro. Rec. 340: 308). Pomp was a famous character in his 
 day, and his bondage as a slave set lightly upon him. A room in the 
 garret is still known as Pomp's room. 
 
 The remainder of the estate was divided among the children of the 
 deceased. The northwest half of the house was assigned to the widow Ruth, 
 and four acres of land in the homestead, 1764, March 8 (134: 53). Ruth 
 sold her interest in the dwelling to Col. Nathaniel Wade, the Revolutionary- 
 hero and friend of Lafayette, Jan. 28, 1791 (153: 61). William Wade 
 had the lot adjoining the mansion, and Ruth sold Nathaniel the four acre 
 lot, south of William's, April 15, 1797 (162: 168). . The Col. Wade house 
 
474 TPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS 15AY TOLONY. 
 
 has continued in the family Hne and is now owned b}^ a daughter of the 
 late William Foster Wade. The William Wade lot was owned by Capt. 
 Thomas and by his son William, whose heirs sold to William H. Kinsman. 
 A carpenter shop had been remodelled into the dwelling. The Nathaniel 
 Wade lot with the shop, in which he plied his trade of a mast and 
 spar maker, also transformed into a dwelling, is owned and occupied 
 by his great granddaughter, Miss Nellie F. Wade. Another carpenter shop, 
 owned by John Wade, occupied the site of Mr. Jesse H. Wade's residence. 
 
 Timothy Wade sold Benjamin Lamson, a tanner, a tract of land near 
 tlie brook, the old Firmin lot in part, Feb. 1, 1762 (110: 224), which 
 Lamson sold to John Farley of Newbury, also a tanner, June 26th of the 
 same year (115: 112). The Farley s built the old house, which stood near 
 the site of the present Parsonage, and the ancient barn near by. Traces 
 of their tan yard appear about the Stackpole buildings. 
 
 Financial difficulties came to the family. Suits were brouglit and 
 partr of the estate was set off to Benjamin Merrill of Rowley, July 10, 1820, 
 which he sold to Moses Wardwell of Dan vers, June 16, 1832 (264: 265). 
 John Adams sold the other half to Wardwell, Sept. 25, 1828, which had 
 been set off to him on execution (251: 229). Mr. Wardwell sold the land 
 and "Tan House" to Aaron Wallis, William L. Wallis and Thomas W, 
 Lord, May 9, 1849 (411 : 39). Aaron Wallis sold to James Semple, currier, 
 Oct. 10, 1851 (453: 82) and he quitclaimed to Nathan Brown, April 4, 1854 
 (495: 18). 
 
 Mr. Brown had gained possession of the old Farley homestead adjoin- 
 ing the Tannery, and he bought another piece, 38 ft. front, of Francis H. 
 Wade, Oct. 18, 1844 (350: 74), which was half the lot, John Wade and others 
 had sold him, with Mr. John Wade's carpenter shop, Oct. 11, 1844 (347: 
 227). Nathan Brown sold the whole property to John Worth and John 
 T. Miner, July 10, 1855 (516: 26). Mr. Worth built a house on the lot in 
 1860, which was purchased by the South Parish, and is still the Parsonage. 
 The old "Tan-house," was sold with other buildings by Mr. Worth to 
 Josiah Stackpole, soap boiler. 
 
 Jonathan Wade owned the pasture lot, originally of the Rogerses 
 (66: 2, Dec. 20, 1727) extending from Timothy Wade's line nearly to the 
 corner of the Essex Road. It was known as the Gravel Pit Pasture, con- 
 tained twenty acres, and w^as valued at £200 in 1749 (Pro. Rec. 329:"133). 
 He bequeathed to his grandson, WilUam Cogswell, "the pasture I pur- 
 chased of Mr. Daniel Rogers, commonly called GraA^el Pit Pasture, ' ' but 
 in case of his death, the same was to be divided among his granddaughters. 
 In the division of his real estate, the Gravel Pit Pasture was divided into 
 three lots, one of which was assigned to Elizabeth Farley, formerly Eliza- 
 beth Cogswell, daughter of Jonathan, the next to Abigail Cogswell, who 
 married Thomas Pickard of Rowley, and the third to Susanna Cogswell. 
 Thomas Pickard of Rowley sold Nathaniel Farley, ten acres in this Pasture, 
 settled on his wife, Abigail, April 1766 (125: 237). Farley sold to Abra- 
 ham Choate, April 18, 1769 (125: 231) and this same division, was soldby 
 
SOUTH GREEN AND COUXTV ROAD, EAST SIDE. 475 
 
 Samuel Kinsman, to Asa Baker, ^larch 2G, 1789(1-19: 204). Baker ac 
 quired more land, and in the distril)ution of his estate, ten acre lots were set 
 off to Dorcas Brown and Polly, the wife of Michael Brown (.\pril 0, 1S14) 
 and after Michael Brown's death, the widow Polly sold to Ira \\'orcester, 
 twenty acres and the new dwelling and ham, reserving to the Town right 
 to dig gravel, April 23, 1S41 (324: 95). This pit was sold to Worcester 
 by the Town, Aug. 9, 1854 (509: 293). A brick powder house was con- 
 structed on the estate by the Town in 1792. Ira Worcester sold Jane 
 Rowell, the half acre lot on which she built a dwelling, now owned by 
 Mr. Homans, Aug. 31, 1865 (697: 274), and the main estate to Ellen M. 
 Burnham, wife of Frank H. Burnham, reserving right to the Town to 
 keep the Powder house. April 18, 1871 (821: 150). Mr. Albert S. Browii 
 purchased and occupies the property (Feb. 27, 1889, 1243: 5J4). The re- 
 maining division of the old Pa.sture, set off to the granddatighter Susanna, 
 was owned afterwards by Charles Kimball and now by Mr. Maynard \Miit- 
 tier. 
 
 William Lampson. 
 
 (Diagram }.i 
 
 The lot, now owned by Dr. William E. Tucker, was con\eyed I)y John 
 Burnham and Mary to Samuel Eyers "a dwelling house and lot, one and 
 a half acres, which was lately Anthony Potter's, who l)ought them of 
 Deacon Whipple, who bought them of William Lampson, to whom the same 
 was granted," 10th 3d, 1651 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 133). Samuel Ayers Sr. sold 
 his son, Joseph, a quarter acre, "part of my orchard, near the school 
 house," "bounded south by the highway next the school house two rods 
 etc., west by the highway that leadeth down toward tlie wharf b>- Mr. 
 Rust's," Feb. 10, 1692-3 (Ips. Deeds 5: 572). 
 
 Joseph Ayres built a dweUing and sold house and land to Joseph 
 Whipple, May 7, 1705 (18 : 212) . Whipple sold the lot, ' ' with a good man- 
 sion house" to Increase How, housewTight, Dec. 28, 1724 (45: 242). The 
 housewright turned inn-keeper and the "good mansion house" became 
 a popular inn. Samuel Ayres sold How a small piece out of the Ayres 
 homestead, Aug. 18, 1738 (100: 61) and Joseph Ayres sold Mr. How his in- 
 terest (t) in his uncle, Samuel Ayres 's homestead, adjoining How's land, 
 Ngv. 8, 1753 (100: 49). Increase How devised his estate by will, to his 
 wife, Susanna, the use of the east half the house, to his elde.st .son, Joseph, 
 the house and land, 1754 (Pro. Rec. 332: 109). 
 
 The schoolmaster, Joseph How, bequeathed his title in the house 
 to his sister Susanna, widow of Samuel Swasey, allowing his mother the use 
 of the east half, 1762 (Pro. Rec. 339:52). The widow Susanna Swasey 
 married Capt. George Stacy of Marblehead, June 30, 1763, and made a 
 third marriage with Capt. Richard Homan of Marblehead (published 
 Aug. 10, 1776). She kept the inn and entertained many distinguished 
 visitors. 
 
476 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 In the "Diary of George Washington," from 1789 to 1791 the follow- 
 ing entry occurs, 
 
 Friday, October 30th 1789. 
 
 "From this place, (Beverly) with escorts of Horse, I passed on to 
 Ipswich, about ten miles ; at the entrance of which I was met and welcomed 
 by the Selectmen, and received by a Regm't of Militia." 
 
 "At this place I was met by Mr. Dalton and some other Gentlemen 
 from Newburyport ; partook of a cold collation and proceeded on to the 
 last mentioned place, where I was received with much respect and parade 
 about four o 'clock. ' ' 
 
 Mr. Felt, writing in 1834, while many still remembered the particulars 
 of Washington's visit, remarks: 
 
 "George Washington ... is escorted into town, receives a short 
 address; dines at the inn, then kept by Mrs. Homans; reviews a regiment, 
 mustered to honor him; is visited by many; stays three hours,' and leaves 
 for Newbury, through lines of a multitude comprising both sexes of all 
 ages, who had assembled to give him, with deep emotions of gratitude, 
 a welcome and a parting look." 
 
 After Mrs. Homan's death, her step-son, George Stacey of Biddeford, 
 conveyed to her] son Joseph, his interest in the tavern, Oct. 29, 1792 
 (156: 15). Joseph had served with honor in the Revolutionary war. 
 Major Swasey kept open house, as well, and "Swasey's Tavern" was a 
 notable feature of the Town for many years. He was the To-mi Clerk, 
 and his sudden death in the Town House, during Town meeting on April 
 1, 1816, was long remembered. His wife was Susanna, daughter of Henry 
 Wise, and granddaughter of Rev. John Wise. His daughter. Amy, be- 
 came the wife of Professor McKean of Harvard. He mortgaged and finally 
 conveyed the Tavern property to Mr. John Heard, June 28, 1805 (174: 
 250). Mr. Augustine Heard sold to Zenas Gushing "the Swasey House, 
 conveyed to me by my father, John Heard, with the shipyard" July 2, 
 1855 (515: 198). Dr. WiUiam E. Tucker purchased of the Gushing heirs. 
 It was originally a three-storied, hip-roofed mansion, but was remodelled. 
 After the Seminary was established it was filled with students. The iden- 
 tity of the modern dwelUng with ' 'the good mansion house, ' ' built in 1693 
 or thereabout, which Increase How began to use as a tavern in 1724, 
 seems possible, though no trace of such antiquity can be discovered in the 
 present dwelling. 
 
 Samuel Ayers Sen., it was stated, sold a house lot to his son, Joseph, 
 in 1692. He bequeathed his homestead to his son, Samuel, 1697 (Pro. Rec. 
 305: 281) and he, in turn, to his wife, Mary, and sister, Mary Ayers, 1743 
 (Pro. Rec. 325: 363-4). The widow, Mary, sold a small piece to Increase 
 How, Sept. 20, 1746 (100: 48). Benjamin George and wife conveyed to 
 Susanna Stacey their right of revision in the homestead of their great 
 uncle, Samuel Ayers, July 23, 1774 (133: 179). Susanna Ayers, single- 
 
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 woman, sold Susanna 1 Ionian, about lialf an acre, wliich was bounded bv 
 Homan's land on eat-li side, "reserving to myself for my personal improve- 
 ment, the small dwelling house, on the above devised Premises during my 
 natural life," Oct. 12, 1784 (142: 266). The old Ayers homestead, there- 
 fore, stood between Dr. Tucker's residence and the old Nathaniel Heard 
 house, on the corner, but no trace of the cellar remains. The Homan's 
 land descended to the Swaseys, presumably, and has since been a part of 
 the estate. 
 
 The extreme corner lot was sold by Thomas Jack.son of Windham to 
 Nehemiah Abbot, twenty-nine rods, "beginning at the south corner of 
 Ayers 's lot, over against Mr. William Dodge's dwelling," Feb. 23, 177.5 
 (134: 114). Abbot sold the lot, measuring forty-six rods, to John Heard, 
 April 1, 1776 (135: 262). The house was built near this time, probably, 
 and was occupied and owned in part by Nathaniel Heard, brother of John. 
 John Heard sold the half, he still owned, to Capt. Richard Lakeman 3d, 
 June 2, 1795 (16S: 44). It is still remembered as the Lakeman house. 
 
 Ebenezer K. Lakeman of Salem quitclaimed to his mother, Lucy, 
 widow of Capt. Richard, his interest in the north half of the house, Nov. 
 19, 1842 (335:241). Her heirs sold to Samuel H. Grern, March 21, 1851 
 (445:81), who conveyed to John Birch, one of the company of English 
 stocking weavers, March 8, 1856 (531:78). 
 
 The other half was conveyed to Mr. Birch by George Haskell, " the 
 same conveyed to Martha A. and Maria Rogers by the heirs of the late 
 Nathaniel Heard, my interest being five undivided twelfths, which have 
 been conveyed to me by the heirs of said Martha A. Rogers," Jan. 16, 
 1874 (900:98). Martin Ehrlacher and others sold their interest at the same 
 time. 
 
 William Hubbard. 
 
 (Diagram 4.) 
 
 The fine estate, now o-mied by Mr. Gustavus Kinsman, Ijelonged by 
 the original grant apparently to Mr. William Hubbard. He had erected 
 a house and was dwelling there in 1638 (Ips. Deeds 1:14). His son, Wil- 
 liam, was a member of the first class that graduated from Harvard College 
 in 1642. He entered the ministry and liecame the colleague of Mr. Cobbet 
 in 16.56; married Margaret, daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, and 
 made his home in the old homestead. Financial reverses came upon him 
 and he made conveyances of his property to secure his creditors. He was 
 obliged finally, to execute a deed of sale of his "Messuage Tenement . . 
 with the orchard, Garden and pasture behind the same and Cornfield be- 
 fore the same contayneing by Estimation Seaven acres, with other lands," 
 to John Richards, agent of Major Robert Tompson of London, March 5, 
 1684 (Ips. Deeds 1: 10; 4: 182). 
 
 A century later, Robert Tliompson of Elshani, Great Britain, sold 
 Mr. John Heard, the same lot, June 16, 1788 (149: 206). Mary, daughter 
 of John Heard, sold Augustine Heard, her brother, .mh vmdivided half, 
 
478 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 with the barn, called the "Pinckm Close" Sept. 1,1838 (329: 233), and Au- 
 gustine Heard sold the lot, "comnionty called the Pynchon lot," to 
 Capt. Ebenezer Caldwell, on Nov. 1, 1851 (452: 104). Capt. Caldwell 
 erected the spacious mansion and occupied it vuitil his death. His heirs 
 sold to Mr. Gustavus Kinsman. No remembrance of the Hubbard home- 
 stead remains, but it is probable from the deed quoted, that it stood on 
 the knoll, on which the present dwelling is built. 
 
 Mr. John Heard built the present Heard mansion, next the Meeting 
 House of the South Church, and remoA'ed the old Calef house to the corner 
 of the "Pinchem Close. ' ' He sold it, with a quarter acre of land, to Eben- 
 ezer Caldwell, April 16, 1803 (179: 280). Samuel Caldwell conveyed this 
 to his mother, Abigail, April 24, 1826 (242: 69). One half of it is still the 
 home of the Caldwell heirs. Mrs. Clarissa Caldwell sold a building lot out 
 of the "Close" to Mr. William Seward, Oct. 15, 1873 (895: 191), on which 
 he erected a residence, next the Caldwell house above mentioned, and on 
 another lot, sold from the ancient Hubbard Close, Mr. George H. Green 
 built the residence next in line. 
 
 TrRKEY SHORE, SO CALLED IN 1832. 
 George Giddings. 
 
 (Diagram 5.) 
 The lot on the corner of Turkey Shore Road and Poplar St., now 
 owned and occupied by Mr. George H. Green, was sold by George Giddings 
 to Thomas Burnham, one and a half acres, with Samuel Hunt, north, June 
 3, 1667 (11: 216). Thomas Burnham sold to his son Aaron, his house 
 and homestead "now occupied by my sons Moses and Aaron," Dec. 30, 
 1710 (32: 142). Aaron Burnham and Esther, then of Norwich, Conn., 
 sold to his brother Thomas, Oct. 3, 1720 (37: 166). He conveyed to Will- 
 iam Dodge of Wenham, March 18, 1728-9(58: 18) and he to his son, William, 
 May 1, 1752 (119: 154). Nathaniel Wade, executor of Abraham Dodge, 
 sold the house and one and three quarters acres to John Patch, 
 "reservhig Priscilla Dodge, the northwest lower room and kitchen accord- 
 ing to the will of her father, William Dodge," Aug. 4, 1795 (164: 149). 
 Bethiah Dodge, wndow, and Abigail Cogswell, widow, sold to Abner Day, 
 "the homestead of the late John Patch, our father, devised to us by will, ' ' 
 May 7, 1814 (204: 121). Abner Day sold to Samuel Day, March 14, 1825 
 (238: 234) and he to Samuel H. Green, Jan. 22, 1847 (377: 68), whose heirs 
 still own and occupy. The oldest part of the present dwelling is of vener- 
 able age, but no precise date can be assigned. During the ownership of the 
 Days, it was a w'ell-known Tavern. 
 
 Mr. Knight, Joseph Redding, Robert Colborne, John Lee Sr. 
 
 (Diagram .5.) 
 The one and a half acre lot adjoining the two acre corner lot, was sold 
 with a house, by William Story to William Smalledge, fisherman, which 
 
TURKEY SHORE, SO CALLED IN 1832. 479 
 
 Story luid purchased of Mr. Knight, Joseph Heading noillieast, Thomas 
 Buniham south, 21-8-1650 (Ips. Deeds 1: .90). Jeremiah Belcher sold 
 the same premises to Joseph Redding, July 12, 1666 (Ips. Deeds 3: 292). 
 On April 12, 1666, John Lee, Senior, and Joseph Redding had purchased 
 of Robert Colborne liis house lot of an acre, bounded northeast by Lee's 
 land and south by Redding (Ips. Deeds 3: 181). Reading or Redding 
 was tluis the possessor of several acres on the east side of the Turkey Shore 
 road. His daughter Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Hunt, was executrix of the 
 estate, and her sons inherited the estate of their grai\dfather. Joseph 
 Hunt received the house and two acres, adjoining Aaron Hurniiam 's, and 
 William the lot adjoining this. Joseph sold his estate to William, May 26, 
 1710 (22: 113) ; William Hunt Sr. sold the same to his son William, March 
 19, 1714-15 (30: 77); William Hunt Jr. sold this to William Dodge, who 
 then owned the corner lot, April 9, 1745 (91 : 134). 
 
 William Dodge Jr. .sold WiUiam Story of Bo.ston, a piece of land near 
 the mansion house, "I)Ounded west on the road leading to my wharf, four 
 and a quarter rods, north on my land purchased of William Himt, eight 
 rods, ' ' Oct. 9, 1765 (125: 224). Story mortgaged to Royal Tyler of Boston 
 and Nathaniel Hatch, Dorchester, and the deed mentions a distill house, 
 and other buildings on it, two distills, two worms, two worm tubs etc.. 
 May 1, 1769 (125: 224). Story sold half his interest in the distillery prop- 
 erty to John Heard, May 1, 1770 (128: 171) and the rest to his son, William 
 Story Jr., on the same day (129: 11). John Kendall executed a deed of 
 the property to Mr. Heard, Nov. 6, 1810 (191: 209). It is interesting to 
 note that in these deeds, the name "Turkey Shore" nowhere occurs. The 
 old wharf opposite is alluded to as Hunt's wharf, then as Dodge's wharf, 
 and the cove is called Hunt's Cove. While the di.stilling business was 
 carried on, the wharf was used by light draught vessels, bringing molasses 
 from the West Indies. 
 
 John Heard transferred the property to George W. Hejird, Feb. 10, 
 1818 (217: 234). Augustine Heard sold a half interest in the distillery 
 to Gustavus Farley, with land and wharf across the .street, June 22, 1836 
 (291 : 114). Farley belonged to a race of tanners, and he converted the 
 distillery into a tanning and currying establishment. He sold to Edward 
 Plouff, and the deed states that the property was sold him by Augustine 
 Heard and Robert Farley, April 1, 1848 (395: 252). Edward Plouff con- 
 veyed to N. W. Frye, Nov. 6, 1S63 (658: 85); Frye to J. B. Flint, Oct. 13, 
 1865 (690: 135). Joseph B. Flint conveyed this property to Jacob H. 
 Loud of Plymouth, 1865 (692: 122), who sold to James Damon, Jan. 9, 1873 
 (930:201). 
 
 William Dodge retained the house and land, formerly Hunt's, beyond 
 the distillery lot, and his heirs sold the house and two acres to Ebenezer 
 Caldwell, Jan. 5, 1805 (176: 58). Ebenezer Caldwell and others sold 
 one half the house to John Dodge, Jan. 5, 1805 (19S: 52), and Jona- 
 than Fariey of Bath and Susanna, in her own right, sold half to Ben- 
 jamin T. Read, May 4, 1808(183:272). Benjamin T. Head of Marble- 
 
480 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 head sold the east half to George W. Heard, July 23, 1818 (217: 234) and 
 John Dodge sold him the west half, Oct. 10, ISIS (219: 35). George W 
 Heard conveyed to his brother, Augustine ,who sold to Eliza Plouff, wife 
 of Edward Plouff, April 2, 1849 (409 : 291). After her decease, it was pur- 
 chased by Mr. A. Story Brown. 
 
 The Leigh-Colborne land, owned by the Hunts, included the tract 
 occupied by the houses of Edward and Alfred Norman and others. Will- 
 iam Hunt dwelt here in 1745, and Ezekiel Hunt sold his homestead, a house, 
 and three acres, to Increase How, the inn-keeper, Nov. 17, 1747 (90: 155). 
 In his wiU, he bequeathed the house and land bought of Mr. Hunt to his 
 son, John, 1754 (Pro. Rec. 332: 109). Samuel Swasey, probably nephew 
 of John Howe, sold two acres to John Appleton, Aug. 16, 1797 (161: 251). 
 
 To the northeast of this lot, Joseph Lee or Leigh had sold a lot to 
 William Lakeman, a fisherman, recently from the Isle of Shoals, 1697 (12: 
 13) and Lakeman had sold his house and four acres to Thomas Hodgkins 
 June 24, 1697 (12: 12). Hezekiah Hodgkins conveyed to Daniel Hodg- 
 kins his right in the house and four acres, "bounded northwest by the 
 highway (Turkey Shore), northeast by a lane, southeast by a lane (Fruit 
 St.), southwest by WiUiam Hunt, now occupied by my mother Hodgkins, ' ' 
 June 5, 1741 (81: 272). Joseph Hodgkins sold John Appleton two acres, 
 bounded southeast and southwest "by the lane to Francis Merrifield's, " 
 to the land of John Appleton, and northwest by Appleton 's land to "the 
 Road from the South Meeting House to Boardman 's Bridge, ' ' (now called 
 Turkey Shore Road), Sept. 17, 1792 (156: 34). Mr. Appleton had pre- 
 viously acquired the other part of the Hodgkins estate. 
 
 This purchase of the old Leigh-Colborne land from Samuel Swasey 
 in 1797 made him the owner of the whole tract from the old Heard house, 
 now owned by Mr. A. Story Brown, to the Lane, now called Fruit St. 
 John Appleton bequeathed this lot to his son, William,(Pro. Rec. 363: 110) 
 William Appleton bequeathed the six acre lot called "Hunt and Hodg- 
 kins lot," to his daughter, Mrs. Hannah Wallis, July 1809 (Pro. Rec. 378: 
 179). The widow Hannah Wallis of Salem sold this lot to her son Robert, 
 April 9, 1819 (222: 167). The executors of Robert Wallis sold to Joseph 
 Kinsman, April 6, 1824 (235: 93). Asa Kinsman, son of Joseph, inherited 
 and sold to William Grant, "the Appleton Lot," Sept. 13, 1859 (594: 88). 
 Jonathan N. Felton of Colchester, Conn., sold an undivided fourth to 
 Joshua B. Grant, May 27, 1864 (669: 28). Mr. Grant acquired the whole 
 lot, and sold to the present occupants. No trace remains of the ancient 
 dwellings. 
 
 John Dane and Henry Wilkinson. 
 
 (Diagram 5.) 
 
 Beyond the Lane, anciently known as Wood's Lane, now Fruit St., to 
 the road to the Labour-in-vain fields, several grants were made, chiefly 
 for tillage lands. Henry Wilkinson received three acres in 1635 and Robert 
 Hayes the same. Hayes sold to Wilkinson and the latter conveyed the 
 
TURKKY SHORE, SO CALLED IN 1832. 481 
 
 six acres to Thomas Emerson in 1638. It was bounded by the planting 
 lot of Robert Cross on the east, the house lot of John Dane west, the lot 
 of William Wildes, south, and the Town River on the north. The high- 
 way was only a cart-path at this period. Mr. Emerson built a house and 
 sold liouse and land, six acres, to Daniel Ringe, "lying next the dwelling 
 house and land of John Dane towards the south," 1648 (Ips. Deeds 1 : 169). 
 Uzall Wardell, whose son had married Susanna Ringe, acquired the Ringe 
 hojnestead and sold it to William Hayward or Howard, April 7, 1679 (Ips. 
 Deeds 4: 289). John Dane is mentioned as abutting on the southwest 
 and southeast. John Howard sold his interest in his father's house and 
 land, three acres only, to his brother Samuel, March 20, 1714 (41 : 188). 
 The bounds are, northwest, the highway, northeast, Philemon Dane, south, 
 Walter Fairfield, west, highway (then known as Wood's Lane). Dr. 
 Philemon Dane seems to have acquired part of the original six acre lot of 
 Emerson, Ringe and Howard. Stephen Howard succeeded to the owner- 
 ship, and Daniel Ringe and others sold to Ebenezer Caldwell, their interest 
 in one half of the house and two acres, our "father Samuel Ringe, bought 
 of Stephen Howard," April 1, 1769 (129: 221). Andrew Dodge and wife 
 conveyed the other half to Mr. Caldwell, on Apr. 3 (129: 222). Sylvanus 
 Caldwell, administrator of Ebenezer Caldwell, sold the estate to .\aron 
 Wallis, bounded southwest, "by Merrifield's Lane, " April 15, 1822 (231: 
 100). The estate of Aaron Wallis, in bankruptcy, was assigned to George 
 Haskell Esq., and sold bv him to Benjamin Dawson, a house and two 
 and a half acres, on "Turkey Shore," April IS, 1853 (477: 128). It was 
 owned later by Frederic and William Willcomb, and now bj' Arthur W. 
 Dow. 
 
 The three acres owned by Philemon Dane or Dean in 1714, probably 
 part of the Howard lot, were sold to John Appleton prior to 1769. Mary 
 Rogers, widow of Capt. Daniel Rogers, conveyed the same to Martha A. 
 and Mary A. Rogers, "being the same which was formerly owned by John 
 Appleton, and which I inherited as an heir to him," June 28, 1832 (265: 
 300). George Haskell Esq. sold to Austin Measures, three and a half acres, 
 "the same conveyed to me by the heirs of Martha A. and Maria A. Rogers, ' ' 
 March 10, 1874 (901: 18). Mr. Measures built the house, since sold to 
 Mr. Walter Shepard. 
 
 Robert Cross. 
 
 (Diagram ,5.) 
 The next original grant, as has been mentioned, was tiiat of Robert 
 Cross, who had built a house on part of his six acres by 1638. He sold to 
 Daniel Ringe Sr., owner of the abutting property. Stephen Jordan owned 
 the planting lot on the northeast side by grant from the Town. Susanna 
 (Ringe) WardeU sold to her father-in-law, Uzall Wardell, her third of her 
 father's estate, bounded by the highway, next the River, north and Daniel 
 Hovey east, May 2, 1669 (Ips. Deeds 3: 129). Wardell sold to Daniel 
 Ringe (Junior) the three acres formerly OAviied by Daniel Ringe Senior, 
 
482 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 ' ' with a barne and an old house, that was formerly a dwelling house of 
 Robert Cross Sr., and by him sold to the aforesaid Daniel Ringe deceased," 
 April 7, 1679 (Ips. Deeds 5: 198). A mortgage, discharged in 1741, de- 
 scribes the homestead of the late Capt. Daniel Ringe, owned in part at 
 least by his son Samuel, as bounded northeast by Thomas Hovey(102: 
 250). Capt. Ringe probably built a new house, in place of the old Cross 
 dwelling, but it disappeared long since. He was a distinguished officer in 
 the Indian wars. 
 
 Abraham Soward and Elizabeth, in her own right, quitclaimed to 
 Ebenezer Caldw^ell, part of the Samuel Ringe estate (abutting on the lot 
 of Mr. Walter Shepard), and bounded by "the land this day quitclaimed 
 to us," Oct. 31, 1799 (179: 279). Sylvanus Caldwell, administrator of 
 Ebenezer, conveyed to his widow, Abigail, seven acres of land in the rear, 
 "with privilege of a road one rod wide to pass and repass through the 
 northerly side of Samuel Caldwell 's land, ' ' April 1.5, 1822 (245 : 199). Sam- 
 uel Caldwell transferred to Samuel Day, four acres, on the Turkey Shore 
 road, April 3, 1827 (244: 66). Samuel Day sold to Thomas McMahon the 
 lot conyeyed to him by Abigail Caldwell, seven acres and more, and the 
 four acre lot formerly owned by Samuel Caldwell, April 18, 1835 (361 : 243). 
 Lucy M. Rust conveyed the same to Francis A. Wait, and the deed recites 
 that they are the same lots conveyed by Day to McMahon, and conveyed 
 to her by Priscilla B. Choate, April 1, 1872 (850: 142). This deed is dated 
 April 1, 1876 (951: 252). Mr. Wait built the house, and the property is 
 owned by his heirs. 
 
 The other part of the Captain Daniel Ringe estate, as has been stated, 
 reverted to Abraham Soward Mr. Otis Glover married the daughter of 
 Soward, and she inherited the property, which still remains in the family 
 line. The old Soward house was moved back some years ago, and a new 
 dwelling was built on the same spot. 
 
 Stephen Jordan. 
 
 (Diagram .5.) 
 
 Tlie lot, granted to Stephen Jordan, then ow-ned by Daniel Hovey and 
 Thomas Ho^■ey, was sold to Stephen Boardnian. He .sold to Benjamin 
 Wheeler the land, six and a half acres and buildings, "which I purchased 
 of Thomas Ho^'ey, reserving a way for Samuel Howard to pass to his land" 
 July 14, 1744 (85: 229). David Wheeler of Harpswell sold the same to 
 Major Woodbury, April 9, 1784 (142:139). Mary, daughter of Major 
 Wood!)ury, married Thomas MacMahon, Dec. 17, 1826, and inherited the 
 estate. The MacMahon heirs sold the house and ten acres to James 
 Galbraith Nov. 28, 1864 (678:21). who sold to the present owner, Isaac 
 H. Foss, March 21, 1870 (802:155). The house is of venerable age, and 
 was built probably early in the eighteenth century. 
 
 On the River Bank, beginning with the lot now owned by Mr. Ben- 
 jamin Fewkes, a series of house lots was granted in the beginning, and 
 
TURKEY SHORK, SO CALLRD IN 1832. 483 
 
 there was an expectation apparently that thi.s attractive loc-ahty would 
 become a compact neighboriiood. The houses disappeared, liowever, and 
 some lots were never utilized. William Lampson and William Story owned 
 the Fewkes property. Robert Hayes owned an acre adjoining on the 
 northeast, John Wedgwood was next, •with a quarter acre house lot. 
 East of Wedgwood, Philip Challis had a house lot and ijeyond him Joseph 
 Medcalf received grant of the jwint which is surrounded by the River on 
 three sides. A road, alluded to in the grants, as a "highway leading to 
 the River," gave acce.ss to all these lots. On the road leading down to 
 Labour-in-vain, another series of house lots was granted. Roger Preston 
 owned one on the northeast side, William Holdred anotiier, then Daniel 
 Hovey, Thomas Boarman and Thomas Gilvern. The widow, Katherine 
 Gilvern sold her lot to Boarman, and Daniel Hovey bought the Holdred 
 lot, adjoining his on the southwest, in 1639. The Joseph Metcalf prop- 
 erty was purchased by Nathaniel Emerson, and he conveyed it to his 
 brother. Rev. John Emerson of Gloucester, twenty acres witli his house, 
 Jan. 4, 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 488). 
 
 No record remains of tlie Challis lot. Wedgwood sold to George 
 Hadley and he conveyed the lot with a small house to Samuel Boarman 
 in 1639. Robert Haj^es sold to Thomas Bishop, Bishop to John Andrews, 
 Andrews to WiUiam Knowlton, Knowlton to Edward Bragg, and the deed 
 mentions that a house had been built and removed. Knowlton had pur- 
 chased the house lot, on which he lived, of William Lampson and William 
 Story. All these transfers had been made prior to 1644 (Ips. Deeds 1:7). 
 Evidently the neighborhood did not prove popular. 
 
 Daniel Ho\ey l)Ought the Knowlton house lot prior to the year 1652, 
 when it was recorded, "Daniel Hovey hath liberty to set his fence dovm 
 o the River, at his ground bought of William Knowlton, making a stile 
 at each end, the two rods still notwithstanding is the towii's." In 1659, 
 he was allowed to build a wharf, "against the ground he bought of William 
 Knowlton. ' ' 
 
 Daniel Hovey Sr., then of Quabaug, now Brookfield, sold Joim Dane 
 Sr., a small lot, four rods wide, six rods long, at tiie southerly corner of 
 the Knowlton lot. May 1, 1677 (Ips. Deeds 4: 99). It seems to be the 
 comer ,boimded by the Labour-in-Vain Road and the old way to the wharf. 
 Dane built a house here and transferred his right of commonage belonging 
 to a house on Hog Lane, to the new residence, June 1, 1677 (Ips. Deeds 
 4: 97). John Dane, seemingly son of the preceding, sold this house and 
 land to Ricliard Lakeman, ' 'immediately after the death of Alice Meacham, 
 widow and relique of . . . .Meacham, late of Salem, and formerly widow 
 of Doctor John Dane," May 4, 1704 (18:45). The administrator of Lake- 
 man sold to En.sign George Hart, June 5, 1718 (36: 113). 
 
 Another lot was .sold by Hovey, apparently to Thomas Hodskin,and 
 William Lakeman of Snmtty Nose Island sold Rev. John Emerson, a house, 
 barn and a fifth part of a wharf a little below said liouse, bounded on the 
 east bv the hundred rods which Daniel Hovey Sr., decea-sed, gave in his 
 
484 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 will to the children of Joseph Hovey deceased, west by the hundred rods 
 which Daniel Sr., bequeathed to the children of Nathaniel Hovey deceased, 
 north, by the highway that leads to the land of the aforesaid John Emerson, 
 in the field commonly called Labour-in- Vain fields, April 13, 1703 (19: 204). 
 Daniel Hovey Sr., of Quabaug, sold Abraham Perkins, half an acre, on 
 the northeast side of his lot by the river, "extending toward the river, 
 within two rods of highwater mark, also his claim to land betwixt this and 
 low water mark," on condition that he maintain a substantial five rail 
 fence, down to low water mark, May 8, 1672 (Ips. Deeds 3: 227). 
 
 Abraham Perkins built a house on his lot, which is mentioned in a 
 deed of Luke Perkins to John Gould of Topsfield, as "due him from Abra- 
 ham Ills brother," Nov. 26, 1684 (Ips. Deeds 5: 67). The sale was not 
 effected, however, and eventually Perkins sold to Thomas Smith, who 
 sold Robert Knight, the house and land he bought of Luke Perkins, with 
 Daniel Hovey Jr., .southwest, July 3, 1694 (10: 182). Knight sold to Eben- 
 ezer Hovey, a half acre, house and barn, bounded east, "by a bitt of ap- 
 propriated wharf land," and west, by land belonging to Hovey, Feb. 16, 
 1704 (1.5: 232). Ebenezer Hovey sold Edward Webber, "the house and 
 homestead which I now live in," Sept. 13, 1714 (30: 127), bounded south 
 west by Hovey 's land. Webber sold to Robert Cross, April 4, 1719 (39: 
 123), and the southwest bound was "land formerly Daniel Hovey 's." 
 Robert Cross sold to William Robbins Jr., Feb. 7, 1728 (.51 : 275) and Will- 
 iam Fuller is located on the southwest side. The widow Esther Robbins 
 sold Nathaniel Rust, a half acre lot, from which the house had disappeared, 
 March 1.5, 1800 (184: 290). Nathaniel Rust sold the same to William 
 Fuller Andrews, who then owned the adjoining property, Nov. 26, 1810 
 (192:84). 
 
 The Daniel Hovey homestead, which had been owned by his heirs 
 for many years, was sold by Thomas Hovey^to WilliamlFuUer, "my house 
 he now lives in, ' ' with half an acre, Jan. IS, 1719-20 (38 : 272). The grand- 
 children of William Fuller sold to Wilham Fuller Andrews, Sept. 30, 1807 
 (182: 229). His purchase of the Nathaniel Ru.st lot adjoining, Nov. 26, 
 1810 (192: 84), reunited the two parts of the Daniel Hovey lot. David 
 Andrews sold the house and land to Mark Foss, April 7, 1853 (477: 147). 
 The house fell into decay, and was used by Mr. Foss for the storage of hay, 
 until it was destroyed by fire. Mr. Josiah Mann purchased the lot, and 
 built his mansion a little to the eastward of the spot occupied by the ancient 
 HoA^ey dwelling. 
 
 The deed of Thomas Hovey to WiUiam Fuller of the land now owned 
 by Mr. Josiah Mann specifies that it was bounded on^the west, "by a narrow 
 lane that goes down to Nathaniel Hodgkin 's land, and so by his land that 
 was bought of Daniel Hovey Sr., to the River." The Fewkes estate as 
 it appears from this, was originally ^part of the Daniel Hovey land, and 
 was purchased by Nathaniel 'Hodgkins. He may have built the house, 
 which was afterward conveyed by Hannah Hodgkins, spinster, to William 
 Fuller, beginning at the south corner on the Town road opposite widow 
 
FRUIT STRERT, 485 
 
 Elizabeth Ringe, "except one lower room and one quarter acre during 
 my life and then it will go to sd ^^'illiam Fuller and Lucy Hodgkins," 
 June 2, 1786 (152: 260). Col. Joseph Hodgkins conveyed the same prop- 
 erty to David Andrews, April 23, 1813 (246: 54); Andrews to Mrs. Annie 
 P. Bachelder, April 5, 1865 (754: 48); Calvin and Annie P. Bachelder to 
 Daniel Newell, March 4, 1870 (794: 30); New^ell to Gustavus Kinsman, 
 Aug. 16, 1875 (935: 203) and he to Benjamin Fewkes, Sept. 1886 (1181: 
 2.58). 
 
 Aaron Stephens, cordwainer, received a grant of [four square rods "by 
 the River by the Lime Pit Rock, over against Serg. Hunt's," to build 
 a house, in March 1730. It was widened to the river the next year. Thom- 
 as Pierce received a grant on the northeast side of Stephens, and Isaac 
 Knowlton, a lot next to Pierce. Benjamin Grant received a grant north 
 of Knowlton in 1734. Knowlton sold his lot to Pierce in 1732. Thomas 
 Lord was allowed a lot, south of Stephens, for a ship building yard in 1732. 
 Pierce was the Town Crier for many years. He built a house and bam 
 and William Campanel, a weaver, sold William Dodge, part of the house 
 and homestead of Thoipas Pierce, "which I purchased of him," and half 
 the barn, June 6, 1765 (119: 127). The heirs of Dodge sold Ebenezer Cald- 
 well, his homestead, and "also about an acre between the road and the 
 river, called Pierce's lot," Jan. 5, 1805 (176: 58). So large a lot would 
 include, apparently, all these small grants. The widow Mercy Caldwell 
 sold this lot to George W. Heard, March 16, 1825 (240: 67), who had al- 
 ready received a grant of a shore lot from the Town, by vote of March 
 
 24, 1818. 
 
 Mr. Heard sold his whole lot, including the ancient Pierce lot, to Mrs. 
 Eliza Ploufif, wife of Edward Plouff, May 1, 1862 (637: 115, 116), Edward 
 Plouff sold his son, Augustine H. PloufT, the lot he now o-n-ns, Jan. 9, 1874 
 (896: 162) and June 25, 1874 (907: 51) and his mother sold him again, Jan. 
 
 25, 1876 (947: 51). Edward Plouff sold James H. Lakeman, the lot on 
 which he built, Sept. 18, 1874 (913: 294). An old ceUar, presumably that 
 of Pierce's house, was disclosed, when the foundation was laid. Mrs. 
 Plouff sold the rest of this lot to Charles W. Estes, April 2, 1874 (902: 221). 
 
 FRUIT STREET. 
 John Dane. 
 
 (Diagram 5.) 
 Leaving Turkey Shore road by the Lane, known originally as Wood's 
 Lane, then as Merrifield's Lane, now Fruit St., on the left hand, JohnDane 
 Sr. seems to have had a house lot abutting on the Emerson lot, by original 
 grant, but the identification is not satisfactory. He conveyed his house 
 and three acres to his son Philemon, and six acres of pasture, joined with 
 a lane or driftway to the house lot, March 27, 1683 (Ips. Deeds 4: 501). 
 
486 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONS. 
 
 Philemon Dane sold to Daniel Hodgkins, Dec. 7, 1736 (72: 237). Benja- 
 min Hodgkins and William Stone Jr., son-in-law of Daniel Hodgkins, sold 
 to John Appleton, July 1746 (89: 118 and 88: 163) and, at his death, he 
 still owned part at least, of this land. 
 
 John Wyate. 
 
 (Diagram 5.) 
 The lot on Fruit St., east of the Dane lot, was owned originally by 
 Jolm Wyate, who sold to Thomas Leigh, who sold in turn to Symon Tomp- 
 son. May 2, 1659 (Ips. Deeds 1: 220). He gave his grandson, Samuel 
 Wood, the property occupied by his father, Isaiah Wood, which Samuel 
 mortgaged to Deacon William Goodhue, a house and four acres, March 
 2, 1685-6 (Ips. Deeds 5: 177). Eventually Madam Elizabeth Wainwright, 
 widow of Col. John, and Francis Wainwright, levied an execution upon this 
 estate and it was sold to Walter Fairfield, Aug. 9, 1710 (23: 151). Fair- 
 field sold to Thomas Hodgkins, May 1, 1716 (28: 156). Frances Crompton 
 conveyed a quarter of the dwelling to Daniel Hodgkins, Aug. 9, 1728 (81 : 
 271), who bought the adjoining lot in 1736. As has been mentioned, his 
 heirs sold to John Appleton in 1746. 
 
 Jonathan Wade or George Hadley. 
 
 (Diagram .'>.) 
 
 Simon Tompson bequeathed to his grandson, Simon Wood, the house 
 where he dwelt, and to his granddaughter, Mary Wood, "an acre toward 
 Mr. Hubbard's corner, being part of the house lot I bought of Mr. Jonathan 
 Wade or George Hadley," March 28, 1675 (Ips. Deeds 4: 33). Daniel 
 Wood sold one acre of Simon Wood's estate on the northeast side to John 
 Appleton, May 17, 1754 (104: 17). William Wood and others, heirs of 
 Simon, sold three quarters of an acre to Mercy Merrifield, July 1, 1754 (100: 
 146), and Daniel Wood sold her the remainder of his share in the estate, 
 Nov. 6, 1754 (100: 263). The dwelling was sold as well to Mrs. Merrifield- 
 
 Francis Merrifield, son of Mercy, sold to Francis Jr., a house lot, out 
 of the homestead, abutting on Stephen Smith, Aug. 29, 1792 (155: 108), 
 and a lot of the same size, 63 ft. front, 36 ft. deep, to Thomas Merrifield, 
 July 14, 1801 (170: 140). The heirs of Francis Merrifield sold the home- 
 stead to John A. Kimball, Jan. 26, 1830 (258: 58); Kimball to Charles 
 Giddings, Sept. 25, 1835 (284: 232); Giddings mortgaged to Greenleaf P. 
 Perley, April 18, 1867 (767: 178); Perley foreclosed and sold to John Galla- 
 gher, whose heirs still own, July 7, 1869 (777: 21). 
 
 Francis Merrifield Jr. built a dwelling on the lot he purchased in 1792, 
 and his heirs sold the house and land to Mary Wade Jr., Aug. 21, 1827 
 (251: 83). Miss Wade bought of Abigail Kimball, widow, and others, the 
 corner lot, formerly the property of Stephen Smith, Jan. 24, 1829 (250: 
 222), and a lot on the northeast side of her property of Thomas Merrifield, 
 who inherited from his father, April 18, 1834 (273: 304). She bequeathed 
 her estate to lier nephew, Francis H. Wade, who still owns and occupies it. 
 
FRUIT STREET. 487 
 
 \nothcr portion of the Lieut. Simon Wood estate was sold by Moses 
 Kimball and Ephraim Gibson, two and a quarter acres, to Jabez Tread- 
 well Nov 17 1744(85:205); Kimball sold an acre and a quarter more, 
 and twenty-nine rods on the other side of the way to the pastures, to Tread- 
 tvell Julvl 1747(90:124). Capt. Treadwell built a dwelling, and l,e- 
 nuelthed house and land to his son, Daniel Treadwell, who sold to Ephrann 
 Follows April 9, 1814 (206 : 97). His son, Ephraim, inherited, and at his 
 decease! it was sold to Mr. George Haskell, and transferred by him to Mr. 
 
 Frank A. Stackpole. \,^^„„ 
 
 The land on the west side of Fruit St. was inherited by Mrs Mercy 
 Caldwell from her father, William Dodge, and the early titles of this tract 
 ha e been considered in the study of the Turkey Shore lands. She sold 
 several house lots to Sanford and James Peatfield and Jabe. Mann, hept. 
 
 ^^^^sfuford^Peatfield sold his lot to Eliza, wife of Edward Plouff, Feb 4, 
 1SQ- f'OG- '^91) Mr. PloufT built a house and sold house and land to 
 Robert" Jord;n, April 7, 1849 (414: 52). Mr. Jordan sold to Asa Kins- 
 man April 14 1858 (569: 298) and he to William Grant, uncle of the 
 pre ;nt owner Joshua B. Grant, Sept. 13, 1859 (594:88). 
 ^ James Peltfield built, on his lot, the brick house, which he sold to Asa 
 Kinsman Sept. 13, 1859 (593: 2.57) and is owned now by Mr. Sturgis 
 cin 2n'd. Jabez Mann built a dwelling, owned later b>- Andrew I^.-^ 
 Benjamin Newman bought the corner lot of Samuel Day, and built a 
 
 dwelling. 
 
 "Falls Island." 
 
 (.DiaRram 4.) 
 
 The ' ' Little Island ' ' sometimes called ' ' FaUs Island. 
 In the vear 1673, permission was given "to Cornet AVhipple to sett 
 up a fulling- mill at the smaller falls, by Ezekiel Woodward's house, pro- 
 vfded the other fulling mill now begun be not finished be ore midsummer 
 Ind not prejudicing the corn mill, provided also it be finished within a 
 vear and ^hat he take not the timber to build it off the Connnons Al.o 
 "Grai te^^^ Mr. Wade that httle Island of rocks at the falls in Exchange 
 fo?so much to enlarge the highway by the windmill provided he hinder 
 no man from taking away loose rocks, nor hinder fishway nor making of 
 n hridsre nor prejudice the mills. . , ,. -ii 4.1 „ 
 
 For some t me, there had been a growing dissatisfaction with the 
 Saltonstall monopoly of the mill privilege at the ^^^^^^^.^'^X 
 was made that the To... was too large to be ^^^^^^'^^^^ ^^ ^^^ 
 miU and it was averred that the miller was not over c il, and that us 
 Sir dealing could be called in question. This mill privilege was granted 
 Mr Wad no doubt, in the hope that he would establish a mill t ;ere, an 
 nXr'mission wis granted him in 1681 t;.]^-^^ --;^;^: ^Ton 
 correspondence with Mr. Saltonstall, on condition that '^«/f ""J f f ""' 
 the other mills Nothing resulted from this however, and in April. 168-, 
 t tuoil was granted liberty to build another mill lower down the 
 
488 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 river, near Sergeant Clark's, "provided he have gates eighteen or twenty 
 feet wide to let up canoes or boats loaded into the cove, and to let out boats 
 and canoes when the tide serves. ' ' The location chosen was at the foot of 
 Summer St. Sergeant Clark was a tanner, and his establishment was on 
 the northeast corner of Summer and Water .Sts. Jonathan Wade and 
 others made natural opposition to this scheme, and it failed of accomplish- 
 ment. 
 
 There is a note of impatience in the vote of 1686, that "privilege is 
 granted any one to build grist mills at the Falls near Goodman Rust's." 
 Mr, Wade had not taken advantage of his grant, evidently, nor had Mr. 
 Saltonstall afforded better facilities. Again in 1695, it was voted that 
 Col. Saltonstall have liberty to build a new mill by Clark's, and again a 
 written dissent from many citizens was presented, objecting to the clos- 
 ing of a navigable river, and claiming that other locations were available. 
 Once more in November 1696, it was voted that "two or three persons 
 (not mentioned by name), that are so minded, shall have liberty to erect 
 a mill and raise a dam" near John Clark's. At last, Robert Calef peti- 
 tioned for libert}' to build a grist mill at the Little Falls. It was granted, 
 on March 8, 1714-5, and he built a mill. 
 
 Mr. Wade may have built a saw mill in 1673, when the fulling mill 
 was erected, and the Island was given him. His heirs, Jonathan, Thomas, 
 and Elizabeth, sold Joseph Caleffe and Francis Crompton, their title, in 
 "a certain saw mill and fulling mill now standing together at ye Falls in 
 ye Great River," and "an island and privileges as granted to our prede- 
 cessors" May 16, 1702 (18: 172). Crompton sold Robert Cahffe "my 
 third part of Island and fulling mill and saw mill," Feb. 2, 1714 (29: 76). 
 Robert Calef, clothier, conveyed the Island and mills to William Dodge 
 of Wenham, Nov. 22, 1729 (54: 169). 
 
 Mr. Dodge was not satisfied with his investment, we may believe, for 
 in the next year, 1730, he repeated the oft-made request for privilege to 
 dam the river "at the end of Green Lane, so called, near Serg. Clark's 
 formerly so called," and remove the grist mill he had recently built to 
 this site, but the request was negatived. He continued to operate his 
 miUs on the Island until 1748, when he sold a two thirds interest to Col. 
 John Choate and Andrew Burley, and a third to his son, William Jr., March 
 22, 1748 (94: 222). The use of the power was conditioned however, "when 
 the water runs over any part of the dam in said river, between ye saw mill, 
 now of John Treadwell, and the corn mill on the other side of ye dam etc. ' ' 
 Privilege was also given to move the dam to the lower end of the Falls. 
 
 Abraham Choate conveyed the two thirds interest of John Choate to 
 Col. Isaac Dodge, Feb. 6, 1772 (130: 43) and William Dodge Jr. sold his 
 third to him, Dec. 31, 1783 (147: 169). Col. Dodge bequeathed the two 
 grist mills and a saw mill which then occupied the Lower Falls, to his son 
 Nathaniel, 1786 (Pro. Rec. 358: 518). Nathaniel Dodge bequeathed the 
 mills, the old grist mill, and the new grist mill and saw mill, and his house, 
 (near William A. Spiller's wheelwright shop), to his brother-in-law Thomas 
 Burnham 4th, 1792 (Pro. Rec. 361: 522). Burnham sold a half interest 
 
488 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 river, near Sergeant Clark's, "provided he have gates eighteen or twenty 
 feet wide to let up canoes or boats loaded into the cove, and to let out boats 
 and canoes when the tide serves. ' ' The location chosen was at the foot of 
 Summer St. Sergeant Clark was a tanner, and his establishment was on 
 the northeast corner of Summer and Water Sts. Jonathan Wade and 
 others made natural opposition to this scheme, and it failed of accomplish- 
 ment. 
 
 There is a note of impatience in the vote of 1686, that "privilege is 
 granted any one to build grist mills at the Falls near Goodman Rust's. ' ' 
 Mr. Wade had not taken advantage of his grant, evidently, nor had Mr. 
 Saltonstall afforded better facilities. Again in 1695, it was voted that 
 Col. Saltonstall have Uberty to build a new mill by Clark's, and again a 
 written dissent from manj^ citizens was presented, objecting to tlie clos- 
 ing of a navigable river, and claiming that other locations were available. 
 Once more in November 1696, it was voted that "two or tln-ee persons 
 (not mentioned by name), that are so minded, shall have liberty to erect 
 a mill and raise a dam" near John Clark's. At last, Robert Calef peti- 
 tioned for liberty to build a grist mill at the Little Falls. It was granted, 
 on March 8, 1714-5, and he built a mill. 
 
 Mr. Wade may have built a saw mill in 1673, when the fulling mill 
 was erected, and the Island was given him. His heirs, Jonathan, Thomas, 
 and Elizabeth, sold Joseph Caleffe and Francis Crompton, their title, in 
 "a certain saw mill and fulling mill now standing together at ye Falls in 
 ye Great River," and "an island and privileges as granted to our prede- 
 cessors" May 16, 1702 (18: 172). Crompton sold Robert Califfe "my 
 third part of Island and fulling mill and saw mill," Feb. 2, 1714 (29: 76). 
 Robert Calef, clothier, conveyed the Island and mills to WiUiam Dodge 
 of Wenham, Nov. 22, 1729 (54: 169). 
 
 Mr. Dodge was not satisfied with his investment, we may believe, for 
 in the next year, 1730, he repeated the oft-made request for privilege to 
 dam the river "at the end of Green Lane, so called, near Serg. Clark's 
 formerly so called," and remove the grist mill he had recently built to 
 this site, but the request was negatived. He continued to operate his 
 mills on the Island until 1748, when he sold a two thirds interest to Col. 
 John Choate and Andrew Burley, and a third to his son, William Jr., March 
 22, 1748 (94: 222). The use of the power was conditioned however, "when 
 the water runs over any part of the dam in said river, between ye saw mill, 
 now of John Tread well, and the corn mill on the other side of ye dam etc. ' ' 
 Privilege was also given to move the dam to the lower end of the Falls. 
 
 Abraham Choate conveyed the two thirds interest of John Choate to 
 Col. Isaac Dodge, Feb. 6, 1772 (130: 43) and William Dodge Jr. sold his 
 third to him, Dec. 31, 1783 (147: 169). Col. Dodge bequeathed the two 
 grist mills and a saw mill which then occupied the Lower Falls, to his son 
 Nathaniel, 1786 (Pro. Rec. 358: 518). Nathaniel Dodge bequeathed the 
 mills, the old grist mill, and the new grist mill and saw mill, and his house, 
 (near William A. Spiller's wheelwright shop), to his brother-in-law Thomas 
 Burnham 4th, 1792 (Pro. Rec. 361: 522). Burnham sold a half interest 
 
FRUIT STREET. 489 
 
 in the mills and three fourtiis of the dwelling to Mary Farley, and the other 
 half to John Baker 3d, July 20, 1820 (224 : 73). Mrs. Farley and Mr. Baker 
 conveyed the same to Cieorge W. Heard on the same day (231: 11.5). Mr. 
 Heard sold to his brother .\ugustine, Dec. 1, 1824, and Augustine conveyed 
 two thirds of the mill property to the Ipswich Manufacturing Co., Dec. 22, 
 1837 (302: 205). It was held by the Manufacturing Co. thkough various 
 vicissitudes, and was sold by the Ipswich Mills to Frederick/Damon, May 
 25, 1870 (988 : 85), and his heirs still own. The larger saw mill was destroyed 
 in part by fire some years since and has now been entirely removed. 
 
 The"Island" is not recognized as such, as the stone-bridge built in 18G0 
 coimected it with the main land, but its boundaries ^may be discovered by 
 examination of the locality. 
 
 Capt. Ammi Ruhami Wise, who owned the lot now covered in part 
 by the Meeting House of the South Church, and a lot on the other side, 
 was engaged in trading operations and owned sailing vessels. "For the 
 security and safe laying of his vessell more especially in the Winter season, " 
 he received a grant of "some of the fiats at the westernmost part of the 
 Great Cove, whereon he will build a wharf for the said purpose, of the 
 same breadth with the front of his close next the said Cove." He built 
 his wharf and buildings. This wharf and lot passed from owner to owner, 
 as the house lot was sold again and again, to Samuel Swasey, Capt. Gideon 
 Parker, a shipwright, George Stacey, Joseph Wells, Solomon Giddings 
 Jr., and Col. Isaac Dodge. It was sold to Col. Dodge in 1785, and was 
 then called the "ship yard" lot, measuring sixteen rods. The ship build- 
 ing industry is remembered well into the nineteenth century. It came to 
 Thomas Burnham, and to Augustine Heard, who sold Mr. Gushing his 
 spacious estate and the "ship yard" was included in it. 
 
APPENDIX A. 
 
 A SUMMARY OF THE NAMES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS FROM 1633 TO 
 
 1649 WITH THE YEAR, WHEN THE NAME OCCURS FOR THE 
 
 FIRST TIME IN THE TOWN RECORDS. 
 
 This indicates only approximately the date of their coming as, in many 
 cases, the record of a land grant was made some time after the grant was 
 made. 
 
 Adams William 
 
 1641 
 
 Boswell Nathaniel 
 
 1643 
 
 Adams William Jr 
 
 1648 
 
 Bosworth Haniel 
 
 1648 
 
 Andrews John Sr. 
 
 1634 
 
 Brabrook Richard 
 
 1643 
 
 Andrews John Jr. 
 
 1648 
 
 Bradley Daniel 
 
 1643 
 
 Andrews Robert 
 
 1635 
 
 Bradstreet Humphrey 
 
 1635 
 
 Annyball John 
 
 1641 
 
 Bradstreet Mr. Simon 
 
 1636 
 
 Appleton Samuel 
 
 1637 
 
 Bragg Edward 
 
 1642 
 
 Appleton John 
 
 1648 
 
 Brewer Thomas 
 
 1639 
 
 Archer Henry 
 
 1638 
 
 Brecy Mr. Thomas 
 
 1635 
 
 Ayers John 
 
 1643 
 
 Bridges Edmund 
 
 1641 
 
 Avery William 
 
 1637 
 
 Browne Edward 
 
 1637 
 
 
 
 Brown John 
 
 1640 
 
 Bacheler Mr. Henry 
 
 1639 
 
 Brown Richard 
 
 1638 
 
 Baker Mr. John 
 
 1638 
 
 (now of Newbury) 
 
 
 Bartholomew Mr. William 
 
 1635 
 
 Bucklye William 
 
 1648 
 
 Beacham Robert 
 
 1641 
 
 Burley Giles 
 
 1648 
 
 Belcher Jeremy 
 
 1639 
 
 Burnham John 
 
 1639 
 
 Berry Thomas 
 
 1641 
 
 * Burnham Thomas 
 
 1643 
 
 Betgood Richard 
 
 1641 
 
 Button Matthias 
 
 1639 
 
 Betts Richard 
 
 1646 
 
 
 
 Biggs John 
 
 1633 
 
 Cacham Edward 
 
 1638 
 
 Bigsby Joseph 
 
 1648 
 
 Cacham John 
 
 1647 
 
 Bird Jathnie 
 
 1641 
 
 Carr George before 
 
 1634 
 
 Bird Thomas 
 
 1639 
 
 Carthane Edward 
 
 1637 
 
 Bisgood Richard 
 
 1641 
 
 Cartwright Michael 
 
 1637 
 
 Bishop Job 
 
 1648 
 
 CasteU Robert 
 
 1639 
 
 Bishop Nathaniel 
 
 1637 
 
 Chains Philip 
 
 1637 
 
 Bishop Thomas 
 
 1637 
 
 Chapman Edward 
 
 1643 
 
 Boreman Samuel 
 
 1639 
 
 Chesson Roger 
 
 1641 
 
 Boreman Thomas 
 
 1635 
 
 Chote John 
 
 1648 
 
 (490) 
 
APPENDIX A. 
 
 491 
 
 Chute James 
 Chute Lionel 
 Clark Daniel 
 Clark John 
 Clerk Mr. William 
 Clarke Matthew 
 Clark Thomas 
 Clark Thomas Jr. 
 Coggswell Mr. John 
 Cogswell ^^'illiam 
 Colborne Robert 
 Coleby Anthony 
 Coles Robert 
 Cookes Richard 
 Cooley John 
 Covington John 
 Comin'ges Isaac 
 Crane Robert 
 Cross John 
 Cross Robert 
 Carrin Matthias 
 
 Dane Francis 
 Dane John 
 Dane John Jr. 
 Davis John 
 Day Robert 
 Denison Mr. Daniel 
 Denison John 
 Dillingham Mr. John 
 Dix Ralph 
 Dix widow 
 Dorman 
 
 Douglass William 
 Dudley Mr. Samuel 
 Dudley Thomas Esq. 
 Dutch Robert 
 
 Easton Mr. Nicholas 
 
 Eliot 
 
 Emerson John 
 Emerson Joseph 
 Emerson Thomas 
 Englisli William 
 Epps Mr. Daniel 
 
 Farrar or 
 Farrow George 
 
 1646 
 1639 
 1634 
 1648 
 1633 
 1648 
 1634 
 1648 
 1635 
 1647 
 1648 
 1637 
 1633 
 1648 
 1638 
 1635 
 1637 
 1638 
 1635 
 1635 
 1634 
 
 1641 
 1635 
 1641 
 1641 
 1641 
 1635 
 1647 
 1634 
 1643 
 1637 
 1634 
 1641 
 1635 
 1635 
 1648 
 
 1634 
 1634 
 1648 
 1648 
 1638 
 1637 
 1647 
 
 1643 
 
 Fawn .Mr. John 1634 
 
 Fellows William 1639 
 
 Filbrick Robert 1639 
 
 P'irman Mr. Giles 1638 
 
 Firman Mr. Thomas 1635 
 
 Foster Abraham 1643 
 
 Foster Reginald 1635 
 
 Foster Mr. William 1635 
 
 Fowler Jo.seph 1647 
 
 Fowler Pliilip 1634 
 
 Franklin William 1634 
 
 French l<:dward 1637 
 
 French Thomas 1635 
 
 Fuller John 1648 
 
 Fuller William 1635 
 
 Gage John 1633 
 
 Gardiner Edmund 1636 
 
 Giddings George 1635 
 
 Gilbert Humphrey 1643 
 
 Gihnan Edward 1648 
 
 Gilven Thomas 1639 
 
 Goodliue William 1635 
 
 Granger Lanslot 1648 
 
 Graves Robert 1637 
 
 Gray Robert 1646 
 
 Green Henry 1642 
 
 Green Thomas 1648 
 
 Greenfield .Samuel 1638 
 
 Griffin Humphrey 1641 
 
 Gutterson William 1647 
 
 Hadley George 1639 
 
 Hafiieid Richard 1635 
 
 Hall Sanmel 1636 
 
 HanchettJohn 1638 
 
 Hardy Thomas 1633 
 
 Harris Antony 1648 
 
 Harris Thomas 1643 
 
 Harte Thomas 1639 
 
 Hassell John 1635 
 
 Hayes Robert 1635 
 
 Hejird Luke - inventory 1647 
 
 Heifer Samuel 1648 
 
 Hodges Andrew 1639 
 
 Holdred William 1637 
 
492 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Horton Barnabas 
 
 1641 
 
 Lovell Thomas 
 
 1647 
 
 Hovey Daniel 
 
 1637 
 
 Low Thomas 
 
 1641 
 
 Howe Abram 
 
 1648 
 
 ' Lumas Edward 
 
 1641 
 
 Howe James 
 
 1646 
 
 Lumkin Richard 
 
 1637 
 
 Howlett John 
 
 1644 
 
 
 
 Howlett Thomas 
 
 1633 
 
 Manning John 
 
 16.34 
 
 Hoyt John 
 
 1641 
 
 Manning Susan 
 
 1638 
 
 Hubbard Mr. William 
 
 1635 
 
 Manning Thomas 
 
 1638 
 
 Hucklyes Richard 
 
 1639 
 
 Medcalfe Joseph 
 
 1634 
 
 Huttley Richard 
 
 1641 
 
 Meriall John 
 
 1636 
 
 
 
 MiUer William 
 
 1643 
 
 Ingalls John 
 
 1648 
 
 Moody William 
 
 1634 
 
 
 
 Morse John 
 
 1645 
 
 Jacob Richard 
 
 1635 
 
 Morse Joseph 
 
 1637 
 
 Jackson John 
 
 1635 
 
 Mussey John 
 
 1634 
 
 Jeffrey WiUiam' 
 
 
 Mussey Robert 
 
 1634 
 
 Johnson John 
 
 1637 
 
 
 
 Jordan Francis 
 
 1634 
 
 Ned the Indian 
 
 1646 
 
 Jordaine Stephen 
 
 1636 
 
 Newlande Jeremy 
 
 1643 
 
 
 
 Newman John 
 
 1647 
 
 Kent Richard 
 
 1634 
 
 Newman Thomas 
 
 1638 
 
 Ketcham Edward 
 
 1639 
 
 Newmarsh John 
 
 1648 
 
 Kimball Henry 
 
 1649 
 
 Nichols Richard 
 
 1648 
 
 Kimball Richard 
 
 1636 
 
 North John 
 
 1637 
 
 Kimball Richard Jr. 
 
 1647 
 
 Norton Rev. John 
 
 1637 
 
 Kingsbery Henry 
 
 1638 
 
 Norton Mr. WiUiam 
 
 1648 
 
 Kinsman Robert 
 
 1635 
 
 
 
 Kinsman Robert Jr. 
 
 1648 
 
 Osgood Christopher 
 
 1634 
 
 Knight Alexander 
 
 1635 
 
 
 
 Knight Mr. WiUiam 
 
 1638 
 
 Parker Rev. Thomas 
 
 1634 
 
 Knowlton John 
 
 1639 
 
 Payne Mr. Robert 
 
 •1649 
 
 Knowlton Thomas 
 
 1642 
 
 Payne Mr. William 
 
 1638 
 
 Knowlton WiUiam 
 
 1641 
 
 Pearpoint James 
 
 1646 
 
 
 
 Pebody Francis 
 
 1636 
 
 Ladd Daniel 
 
 1637 
 
 Pendar John 
 
 1648 
 
 Lamson WiUiam 
 
 1637 
 
 Pengry Aaron 
 
 1641 
 
 Lancton Roger 
 
 1635 
 
 Pengry Moses 
 
 1641 
 
 Langton Joseph 
 
 1648 
 
 Perkins Isaac 
 
 1637 
 
 Layton John 
 
 1643 
 
 Perkins Jacob 
 
 1648 
 
 Leach Ambrose 
 
 1642 
 
 Perkins John the elder 
 
 1634 
 
 Lee John 
 
 1640 
 
 Perkins John Jr. 
 
 before 1634 
 
 Long Philip 
 
 1648 
 
 Perkins Thomas 
 
 1643 
 
 Long Samuel 
 
 1648 
 
 Perkins William 
 
 1633 
 
 Lord Robert 
 
 1636 
 
 Perley Allen 
 
 1637 
 
 Lord widow Katherine 
 
 1641 
 
 Perry Thomas 
 
 1642 
 
 1 Jeffrey gained possession of .Jeffries Neck, before 1633, probably. 
 

 A.PPENDIX A. 
 
 493 
 
 Pettis John 
 
 1641 
 
 Silver Thomas 
 
 1637 
 
 Pitney James 
 
 1639 
 
 Simons 
 
 1636 
 
 Podd Samuel 
 
 1641 
 
 Sinnnes William 
 
 1647 
 
 Potter Antony- 
 
 1648 
 
 Sknelling Jafery 
 
 1645 
 
 Preston Roger 
 
 1639 
 
 Smith George 
 
 1648 
 
 Pritchett William 
 
 1641 
 
 Smitli Richard 
 
 1645 
 
 Proctor John 
 
 1635 
 
 Smith Robert 
 
 1648 
 
 Purrier William 
 
 1638 
 
 Smitii Thomas 
 
 1638 
 
 Pyke Mr. 
 
 1637 
 
 Spencer Mr. John 
 
 1634 
 
 Pyndar Henry 
 
 1641 
 
 Stace 
 
 1637 
 
 
 
 Stace Thomas 
 
 1646 
 
 Quilter Mark 
 
 1637 
 
 Stone Nathaniel 
 
 1648 
 
 
 
 Story Andrew 
 
 1635 
 
 Reading Joseph 
 
 1639 
 
 Story William 
 
 1642 
 
 Ringe Daniel 
 
 1648 
 
 Swinden William 
 
 1637 
 
 Roberds Robert 
 
 1643 
 
 Symmons William 
 
 1635 
 
 Robinson John 
 
 1635 
 
 Symonds Mark before 1634 
 
 Rogers Rev. Nathaniel 
 
 1637 
 
 Symonds Mr. Samuel 
 
 1638 
 
 Rolison Thomas 
 
 1637 
 
 
 
 Rolison Thomas Jr. 
 
 1648 
 
 Taylor Samuel 
 
 1648 
 
 Rosse Daniel 
 
 1648 
 
 Thorndike Mr. John 
 
 1633 
 
 Rosse Ezrah 
 
 1648 
 
 Thornton John 
 
 1639 
 
 
 
 Tingley Palmer 
 
 1639 
 
 Safford Thomas 
 
 1641 
 
 Tompson Symon 
 
 1636 
 
 Saltonstall Mr. Richard 
 
 1635 
 
 Tredwell Edward 
 
 1637 
 
 Saltor Theophilus 
 
 1648 
 
 Tredwell Thomas 
 
 1638 
 
 Satchwell John 
 
 1633 
 
 Tut tie Mr. John 
 
 1637 
 
 Sachwell Theophilus 
 
 1639 
 
 Tuttle Simon 
 
 1648 
 
 Saunders John 
 
 • 1635 
 
 
 
 Sawyer Edmund 
 
 1636 
 
 Varnham George 
 
 1635 
 
 Sayward Edmund 
 
 1635 
 
 Varneham Ralph 
 
 1639 
 
 Schofield Richard 
 
 1641 
 
 Vincent Humphrey 
 
 1637 
 
 Scott — 
 
 1634 
 
 
 
 Scott Robert 
 
 1636 
 
 Wade Mr. Jonathan 
 
 1635 
 
 Scott Thomas 
 
 1635 
 
 Wainwright Francis 
 
 1639 
 
 Scott Thomas Jr 
 
 1648 
 
 ^^'alderne PMward 
 
 1648 
 
 Seaborn John 
 
 1636 
 
 A\'alker Henry 
 
 1642 
 
 Sellan Thomas 
 
 1633 
 
 Wallis Robert 
 
 1638 
 
 Severance John 
 
 1636 
 
 Waltz Robert 
 
 1639 
 
 Sergeant William 
 
 1633 
 
 Ward John, chirurgeon 
 
 1648 
 
 Sewall Mr. Henry 
 
 1634 
 
 Ward Rev. Nathaniel 
 
 1634 
 
 Sherratt Hugh 
 
 1635 
 
 Wardall Thomas 
 
 1648 
 
 Shorman Samuel 
 
 1636 
 
 Warner John 
 
 1637 
 
 Shorte Anthony 
 
 1634 
 
 Warner William 
 
 1637 
 
 Short Henry 
 
 1634 
 
 Warr Aljraham 
 
 1648 
 
 Silsl)y Henry 
 
 1647 
 
 Wattles Richard 
 
 1637 
 
494 
 
 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Webster John 
 
 1634 
 
 Wedgwood John 
 
 1637 
 
 Wells Thomas 
 
 1635 
 
 West John 
 
 1649 
 
 Whipple Mr. John 
 
 1638 
 
 Whipple John Jr. 
 
 1648 
 
 Whipple Mr. Matthew 
 
 1638 
 
 White William 
 
 1634 
 
 Whitman Robert 
 
 1648 
 
 Whitred William 
 
 1638 
 
 Whittingham Mr. John' 
 
 1637 
 
 Whityear John 
 
 1635 
 
 Wilds John 
 
 1643 
 
 W^ildes William 
 
 1635 
 
 Wilkinson Henry 1635 
 
 Williamson Paul 1635 
 
 Williamson Michael 1637 
 
 Wilson Theophilus 1636 
 
 Willson Mr. William 1649 
 
 Winthrop Mr. John Jr. 1633 
 
 Wood Daniel 1643 
 
 Wood Obadiah 1649 
 
 Woodam John 1647 
 Woodmansy Mr. Robert' 1635 
 
 Wyatt John 1635 
 
 Wyeth Mr. Humphrey 1635 
 
 Younglove Samuel 1635 
 
 1 Robert Woodmansey, schoolmaster, of Tioston, sold his farm to Thomas Bishoi' 
 in K^H. 
 
APPENDIX B. 
 
 SOME EARLY INVENTORIES, WHICH GIVE AN INTERESTING GLIMPSE OF THE 
 
 HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS IN SOME SEVENTEENTH 
 
 CENTURY HOMES. IN SOME CASES PORTIONS ONLY ARE 
 
 GIVEN. THE FULL DOCUMENTS MAY BE FOUND IN 
 
 THE RECORDS OP THE COUNTY. 
 
 The Inventory of Richard Lunipkui, an innkeeper, presented on the 
 23d of November, 1642 (Ipswich Deeds 1: 7) 
 
 IX THE HALL. 
 
 It One large table, one stoole, two formes - 15 - 
 
 Three chaers and six cushions 4-0 
 
 In bookes 2 - 10 - 
 
 It One pair of cob-irons, one fire pan ^ 
 
 one gridiron, and two paire of trammels > 10-0 
 
 and one paire of bellows -' 
 
 It. one muskett, one fowling piece 1 - 10 - 
 
 5 - 
 
 
 
 14 - 
 
 
 
 10 - 
 
 
 
 4 - 
 
 6 
 
 4 - 
 
 
 
 IN THE P.\RLOR. 
 
 one table with six joined stools 1 - 
 
 It. three chairs and eight cushions 
 
 one bedstead, one trundle bed and curtins 1 - 
 
 one paire cob-irons one fire pan 
 
 one chest 
 It. one fether bed, two bowlsters i 
 
 two pillows, two flock beds, five blanketts ^ 8-0-0 
 
 one rugg one coverlett ' 
 
 one warming pan with other implements 6-0 
 
 IN THE CHAMBER OVER THE PARLOR 
 
 one bedstead, one trundlebed 10-0 
 
 two flock bedds, one fether bed, one fether 1 
 
 bolster, four blanketts, two pillows f 4-0-0 
 
 two coverletts 
 four chests, two boxes 
 one table 
 one corslet 
 one fether bed tike 
 
 1 - 
 
 - 5 - 
 
 
 
 
 3 - 
 
 
 
 1 - 
 
 - 10 - 
 
 
 
 1 - 
 
 - 10 - 
 
 
 
 (495) 
 
 
 
496 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 IN THE LEANTO 
 
 seven brass kettles, one iron kettle 4 - 10 - 
 
 one small copper 1 - 0-0 
 
 one iron pott, four posnetts, with other implements 1-0-0 
 Ten pewter dishes, etc. 2 - 0-0 
 
 In plate 4-0-0 
 
 The Inventory of Lionel Chute, school-master, presented June 25, 
 1645 (Ipswich Deeds 1: 15). 
 
 40 bushels wheate 
 
 8 bushels rie 
 
 40 " Indian corn 
 
 1 casting nett 
 
 3 pair of bootes and 4 pair of shoes 
 hemp drest and undrest 
 
 2 bushels of mault 
 12 sacks and baggs 
 8 yards of linsy wolsy 
 a halbert 
 
 2 haire lines and 3 sives 
 6 hogsheads 
 1 rope 
 
 3 chests and 3 boxes 
 fether bed and bolster 
 
 5 fether pillows 
 1 flock bed and 1 flock pillow 
 
 1 pair blanketts 
 
 2 coverletts and an old rugg 
 
 1 old paire of curtains and rodds 
 bedstead, matt and cord 
 
 2 flock beds and 2 flock boulsters 
 fether pillow 
 
 1 paire of blanketts and 1 coverlett 
 bedstead and line 
 
 4 yards of yard wide tyking 
 12 paire of sheets 
 
 6 pilUow beers 
 
 4 table cloths 
 1 dozen of napkins 
 
 5 towels and 1 yard kerchiefe 
 1 sliort course table cloth 
 shirts 
 
 his wearing apparell 
 books, parchments and other things 
 
 in a chest 2 - 0-0 
 
 7 - 
 
 6 - 
 
 8 
 
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 APPENDIX B. 497 
 
 3 yards of lioUand 
 
 1 old damakell coverlet 
 pewter dishes, small and great, 14 salts ■» 
 
 sausers, porringers 11 one ale pot j 
 
 dozen alcamy spoons 
 
 2 great kettles, 2 small kettles \ 
 
 and 1 brass pan > 
 
 4 skillets, 1 scimmer, and a ladle 
 
 2 iron pots, old ones 
 frying pans 
 1 trevitt, 2 paire of cob irons, tongs and \ 
 
 fire pan, 2 trammells, 2 pr. of r 1-12-0 
 
 pott hookes, 1 spit -' 
 
 1 silver spoone 
 1 bible and other books in ye hall 
 
 1 great boarded chest 
 
 3 chairs and other lumber 
 
 2 pewter candlesticks, 1 pewter bottle 
 1 powdering tubb, 2 beere vessells, 1 cowle 
 
 John Satchwell in his will, Feb. 11, 1646 (Ips. Deeds 1: 22), be- 
 queathed to his brother Theophilus, "my best cloth sute and coate," to 
 his brother Curwin, "my stuff sute," to his sister Webster, "about seven 
 yards of stuff lo ma-ke her a sute." 
 
 The inventory mentions 
 
 guns and swords 5 - 1 2 - 
 
 a swarme of bees 1-0-0 
 
 a sett of [bed] curtains 1-0-0 
 
 curtaines, valance and carpit 2-5-0 
 
 Matthew Whipple, in his will (Ips. Deeds 1 : 28) mentions his brother, 
 John, and children, John, Joseph, Matthew, Mary, Anna, Elizabeth. He 
 owned the corner, on which Miss Sarah P. Caldwell's house stands. 
 
 Inventory, presented November 24, 1646. 
 
 IN THE HALL. 
 
 Imprimis. 3 musketts, 3 pr. bandaleers, 3 swords, 
 
 2 rests 3-0-0 
 
 Item one fowling piece 1-0-0 
 
 a costlett, pike and sword 1-0-0 
 
 1 rapier 5-0 
 
 1 halberd, 1 bill 4-0 
 
 3 brass pots, weighing 68 lb. at 9d. 2-11-0 
 
 1 old brass pott 2-6 
 
 5 kettles, and a pot-lid waying 581b. a 16d. 3 - 17 - 4 
 
 1 copper waying 40 lb. 2-0-0 
 
498 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Item 5 possnetts 
 
 " 85 pieces of pewter, 147 lb. a 16d. 9 - 
 
 " 4 pewter candlesticks 
 
 " 2 pewter salts 
 
 " 2 pewter pots, 1 cup and a bottle 
 
 " 1 pewter flagon 
 
 " 21 brasse alchemie spoons at 4s of the spoone 4 - 
 
 " 9 pewter spoons at 18d per dozen 
 
 " 5 chaffing dishes and a skimmer 
 
 " 7 pieces of latten 
 
 " 2 pr. of cob-irons, 1 fire pan, 2 pr. tongs) 
 1 fire fork and 1 fire iron, 581b. @ 4d i 
 
 " 4 spitts weighing 20 lb. @ 6d 
 
 " 2 warming pans 
 
 " 2 iron dripping pans 
 
 " 1 silver bowl and 2 silver spoons 3 - 
 
 " 1 pr. cob irons with brasses 
 
 29 books 4 - 
 
 " 6 dozen trenchers 
 
 " 4 trayes and a platter 
 
 " 3 juggs 
 
 " 1 earthen salt, 1 pan, 3 pots 
 
 " 3 cheese mootes and 2 cheese breads 
 
 " 1 cowle, 1 paile, 2 bowls and 4 dishes 
 
 " 2 firkins, 1 chirne 
 
 " 2 frying pans and a trevitt 
 
 " 2 bottles and 2 jacks 
 " 1 pr. bellows, 1 gridiron, 1 pair sheeres, "i 
 
 and 1 smoothing iron with one heater i 
 " 2 keelers 
 
 ' ' 2 formes, 1 dresser, 2 chaires, "I 
 
 1 long boarded chest > 11 
 
 IN THE PARLOR 
 
 12 - 
 
 
 
 16 - 
 
 
 
 10 - 
 
 
 
 5 - 
 
 
 
 4 - 
 
 6 
 
 7 - 
 
 
 
 4 - 
 
 
 
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 8 
 
 4 - 
 
 
 
 6 - 
 
 
 
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 In 
 It 
 
 iprimis. 1 joyned table, 3 chests 
 em 1 chest with glasse 
 ' 1 pair of cob-irons, with fire pan 
 1 clock 
 
 and tongs 
 
 
 1 - 12 - 
 
 2 - - 
 
 12 - 
 1 - - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ' 4 chest locks and 4 box locks and 6 
 
 pr. 
 
 of 
 
 joints 
 
 7 - 
 
 6 
 
 
 ' 1 stainell bearing cloth 
 1 baies 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 - - 
 
 8 - 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 cloaks 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 - - 
 
 
 
 
 ' 1 old coate 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 - 
 
 
 
 
 ' 1 sute 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 - - 
 
 
 
 
 ' 1 dublett and jackett 
 ' 1 leather sute 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 - 4 - 
 1 - 6 - 
 
 
 8 
 

 14 - 
 
 
 
 
 13 - 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 - 6 - 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 - 7 - 
 
 6 
 
 
 8 - 
 
 
 
 
 6 - 
 
 
 
 
 6 - 
 
 
 
 
 12 - 
 
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 2 - 
 
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 5 
 
 - 6 - 
 
 
 
 APPENDIX B. 499 
 
 Item 1 leather dublett 
 
 " 2 hatts 0-7-0 2 pr gloves 2" 4'' 2pr stockings 4s 
 
 " 1 diaper table cloth and 2 dozen diaper napkins 
 
 " 2 table cloth 1-0-0 1 little table cloth 7-6 
 
 * ' 1 laced cubbord cloth and 1 fringed 
 
 4 to wells 
 " 4 remnants of hoUand and sack cloth 
 " 1 silke girdle 
 
 " 1 feather bed, 1 bolster, 9 pillows 
 waying 106 lb. a 22d 
 
 IN THE CHAMBER OVER THE PARLOR. 
 
 Imp. 3 flock beds and 3 bolsters ' 
 
 It 1 rugg 
 
 " 1 pair of curtins and vallence 
 
 " 1 cupboard cloth 
 
 " 4 cusliens 
 
 " 1 pair curtins 
 
 " 7 children blankets 
 
 " 1 pillion cloth and foot stool 
 
 ' ' 3 old axes, 6 pitch forks, 1 iron peele 
 
 with other implements 
 " 2 linen wheels and 1 cotton wheele and a basket 
 
 1 seller with glasses 
 
 dwelling house, barn and four acres of land 
 
 The inventory of Michael Carthrick (Ips. Deeds 1 : 32), presented Janu- 
 ary 25, 1646-7, mentions 
 
 1 great cubberd 1-0-0 
 
 a great bible psalm booke and another book 10 - 
 
 a looking glass and half hour glass 2-6 
 
 2000 of nails 10-0 
 
 a lanthome 2 beer vessels and beerestall 6-0 
 
 house, barn etc. 20 - - 
 
 John Godfrey's testimony (Ips. Deeds 1: 38.) 
 I doe testifie that Mr. Easton had in his hands a sute of cloth of Mr. Spen- 
 cer's, a piece of damson colored cloth, which I knew it to be Mr. Spencer's, 
 which Mr. Easton sold to Mr. JefTry. I kept 12 of Mr. Easton 's calves 
 all a summer when I was Mr. Spencer's servant. 
 
 Jo -H Godfrey's mark 
 
 March 28, 1648. 
 
 I doe testifie that Mr. Nicholas Easton did receive of Mr. Spencer's goods 
 at Ipswich, two whole peeces of cloth, one grass greene colour and the 
 
 4 
 
 - 6 - 
 
 
 
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 36 
 
 - - 
 
 
 
500 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 other damson colour and two whole buff skins, worth five pounds per skin, 
 a buff sute, a new hoUan quilt, curtains and vallence for a bed, a covering 
 for a bed, greene hangings for a room, 3 woolen blankets. These things 
 I can testify Mr. Easton had of Mr. Spencer's (Ips. Deeds 1 : 38). 
 
 (Mrs.)Margaret Gardiner 
 
 28 March 1648. 
 
 Robert Mussey, in his will, made Jan. .5, 1642 (Ips. Deeds 1: 40), 
 bequeathed his wife, "the liouse and house lott tliat lies in the west street, 
 neer joyning to the house of John Dane, the elder," during her life, also 
 a mortar, a bell-mettle skillett, one iron pott and pott hangers, a coltreU 
 or trammell ; 
 to his oldest son, Joseph, 
 
 his farm near EgyptRiver, reserving a piece of land called the Cow leas; 
 to his daughter Mary, 
 
 the house, ' ' my best bible, a great brasse pan to be reserved for her 
 until she comes of yeares" "the broad box with all her mother's wearing 
 linen ; ' ' 
 to his son 
 
 "my handsaw, a long saw, also I give unto him the practice of piety, 
 also I give unto him my little hammer, also my pesterill shot mould, also 
 Mr. Preston 's works, 2 S bullet moulds, my horse booke, my physike book; ' ' 
 to daughter^Mary, 
 
 Mr. Donnham's works, and Mr. Dod's works, the second best gowne 
 and a green wast cote. 
 
 John Whittingham bequeathed landed estate in the parish of Souther- 
 ton, near Boston in Lincolnshire (Ips. Deeds 1: 49). His inventory, pre- 
 sented Dec. 25, 1648. 
 
 IN THE PARLOR. 
 
 1 joyne table, with 5 chairs and 1 ould carpet 10-0 
 
 fetherbed, flock bed, 2 bolsters, 1 piUow, Ipr. 
 
 blanketts, 1 rugg, curtains and valients and 12 - - 
 
 bedstead 
 
 1 cupboard and cloth 
 
 2 pr cob irons 
 2 window curtains and curtain rodd 
 
 I case of bottles 
 bookes 
 
 II cushions 
 1 still 
 
 IN THE KITCHEN. 
 
 1 copper 
 
 2 muskets, 2 fowling pieces 
 1 table, 1 dresser, 3 tubbs and 2 forms 
 
 
 10 - 
 
 
 
 
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 5 - 
 
 
 
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 APPENDIX B. 501 
 
 IN THE CHAMBER OVER THE PARLOR. 
 
 (quoted in full on Page 30.) 
 
 Sarah Baker's inventor_v, Sept. 1651 (Ips. Deeds 1: 115) includes 
 a black stuff gowne 1 - 
 
 a stuffe petty coate 
 a cloth waste coate 
 
 a mohair petty coat 1 - 
 
 2 red pretty coates and 2 wast coates 1 - 
 
 The widow, Jane Kenning, in her wiU, 1653 (Ips. Deeds 1: 141) be- 
 queathed to her sisters, Elizabeth, wife of Theophilus Wilson, and Margery, 
 wife of Jolui Knowlton. 
 
 The inventory, presented March 3, 1653, mentions 
 her serge gowne 2-0-0 
 
 her cloath gowne 2 - 5 - 
 
 her red petticoat with two laces 1-0-0 
 
 The will of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers from his own mouth, July 3d, 1655 
 (original on file in Probate Office). "The summe of my estate both in 
 Old England and New seems to be about y« value of twelve hundred pounds 
 of wliich summe four himdred pounds is expected from my father, Mr. 
 Robert Crane, in England." 
 
 "To Mary Quilter, my maidservant £3 
 
 "To Sarah Fillybrowne, my other maid servant 10s 
 
 "To Harvard College £5 
 
 "To ye poore £3 
 
 Inventory, taken 16 August 1655. 
 
 IN THE HALL 
 
 a round table with 5 joined stools 
 
 6 chairs and five cushions 
 
 a trunke, chest and hanging cupboard 
 
 2 Spanish platters 
 
 a small cisterne with other implements 
 
 a corslet, musket and fowling piece 
 
 pr. of cob irons and tongs 
 
 IN THE PARLOR 
 
 a short table and a forme 
 6 cushion stooles and 2 chairs 
 a livery cupboard 
 
 
 16 - 
 
 
 
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 502 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 
 
 featherbed, boulster, 2 down pillows, 
 
 coverlet, blanket, canopy bed 
 a great chaire 
 2 pictures 
 
 a clock and other implements 
 a pr. of cob irons, fire pan and tongs 
 2 window curtains and rods 
 a carpet, cupboard cloth, and round table 
 a treble violl 
 
 IN THE KITCHEN. 
 
 2 pudding pans, stewing pan and 
 
 dripping pan 5-0 
 
 pewter 153Mb. @ 16d. 10 - 04 - 08 
 
 a jacke, pot-hooke and other implements 1-0-0 
 
 gaily basin 
 
 IN THE CHAMBER. 
 
 Bed, bolster, down pillows etc. 14-10-0 
 
 2 window cushions 1-0-0 
 
 a perpetuanny coverlet 1 - 05 - 
 
 a carpet, 2 window curtains and rods 16-0 
 
 a gilt looking glass 6-08 
 
 a childing wicker basket 3-0 
 
 a table basket 2-0 
 andirons 
 
 a suit of diaper table linen 4 - - 
 
 another suit of diaper table linen 2 - 15 - 
 
 a diaper cupboard cloth 
 
 1 - 
 
 05 - 
 
 
 
 2 pr of hoUand sheets 
 
 3 - 
 
 10 - 
 
 
 
 5 fine pillow beeres 
 
 1 - 
 
 15 - 
 
 
 
 2 cupboard cloths and a pr. of sheets 
 
 1 - 
 
 13 - 
 
 
 
 23 napkins 
 
 1 - 
 
 06 - 
 
 
 
 a diaper cupboard cloth 
 
 
 10 - 
 
 
 
 goods out of England 
 
 21 - 
 
 06 - 
 
 OS 
 
 3 pr stockings 
 
 1 - 
 
 1 - 
 
 
 
 IN HALL CHAMBER. 
 
 
 
 
 bedstead and cord 
 
 
 
 
 a yellow rugge 
 
 2 - 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 in English goods 
 
 16 - 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 a couch and an old coverlet 
 
 
 7 - 
 
 
 
 in plate 
 
 35 - 
 
 18 - 
 
 
 
 a watch 
 
 4 - 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 one chest with a drawer 
 
 
 16 - 
 
 
 
 6 yards of sattenistoe? 
 
 1 - 
 
 - 
 
 
 
APPENDIX B. 503 
 
 IN YE GARRET OVER YE PARLOUR. 
 
 1 bedstead, cord, bed, bolster, 2 old rugs 
 1 chaire 
 
 IN YE STUDY. 
 
 his library 
 
 a cabinet, deske and 2 chaires 
 
 a pair ofcreepers and pr of tongs 2-06 
 
 ye dwelling house barne Orchard and 24 
 
 acres in Common field 200 - - 
 
 4 - 
 
 2 - 
 
 
 
 
 1 - 
 
 2 
 
 100 - 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 1 - 
 
 5 - 
 
 
 
APPENDIX C. 
 
 LETTERS OF REV. NATHANIEL WARD. 
 
 (1) 
 Nathaniel Ward to John Winthrop Jr.* 
 (The letter begins with remarks about Mr. Hall.) 
 
 ' ' Our towne of late, but somewhat too late, haue bene caref ull on 
 whome they bestowe lotts, being awakned therto by the confluence of 
 many ill & doubtfull persons, & by their behaviour since they came, in 
 drinking & pilferinge: I pray, if you speake with Mr. Hall, advise him 
 to suffer no priuate drinking in his howse, wherin I heare lately he hath 
 bene to blame. The reasons which moue our freemen to be very consider- 
 ate in disposall of lotts & admission of people to vs are thes: ffirst, we 
 conceiue the lesse of Satan's kingdome we haue in our towne, the more 
 of God's presence & blessinge we may expect. 
 
 2 ly. we haue respect to the creditt of our Church & towne, from 
 which we heare there are too many vniust detractions in the bay, to serue 
 their owne ends. 3 ly. we consider our towne as a by or port towne of 
 the land remote from neighbours, & had neede to be strong & of a homo- 
 geneous spirit & people, as free from dangerous persons as we may. Lastly, 
 our thoughts & feares growe very sadd to see such multitudes of idle & 
 profane young inen, servants & others, with whome we must leave our 
 children, for whose sak & safty we came over, & who came with vs from 
 the land of their nativity, their freinds & many other comforts, which 
 their birthright intitled them to, relying vpon our loue, wisdome & care, 
 to repay them all in this wildernes either in specie or compensations ; but 
 I must confesse it sinks vs almost to the graue to looke vpon the next 
 generation, to whome we must leaue them & the fruite of our adventures, 
 labours & counsells; we knowe this might haue bene easily prevented by 
 due & tymely care of such as had the opportunity in their hand, & if it 
 be not yet remedied, we & many others must not only say with grief, we 
 haue made an ill change, even from the snare to the pitt, but must medi- 
 tate some safer refuge, if God will afford it; but I hope he will cause light 
 to shine out of darkness & glorifie his strenght in the weaknes of men ; & 
 do that which seemes to be past all doing. We haue our eyes upon you 
 
 1 Mass. Hist. Coll., Fourth Series, vol. vii. 
 (504) 
 
APPENDIX r. 505 
 
 magistrats.to lielpe vs; & now, good Sir, giue nie leaue with patience to 
 tell you, as I did before you went to England, that your absence hath bredd 
 vs much sorrowe, & your still going from vs to Connecticote doth much 
 discourage vs. I feare your tye or obligation to this state, & in speciall 
 to this towne, is more tlian you did well consider when you ingaged your 
 eelf another way ; & I feare your indeauors tiiat way will not be operae 
 ac spei pretiwn. I am in a dreame, att least not awake, if it be the way 
 of Ciod for so many to desert this place, turning their backs upon vs, & to 
 seeke the good of their cattell more then of com"' & my thoughts are that 
 God doth iustly rebuke our state by the losse of so many men, vessells & 
 victualls, in a tyme of dearthe, for their facility in giving way to their depar- 
 ture; for your part we looke & long for you here, it are in a misery for 
 the want of you. The Lord bring you in his season, & in the meane tyme 
 afTord you his presence & blessinge whereuer you are: & so I rest 
 Your worsliips in all truth 
 
 of loue Xath'- Warde 
 
 Ipswich, Dec. 24. 
 
 I forgett not my due respect to your father, mother & wife. 
 
 I heare Mr. Coddington liath the sale & disposal! of much provision 
 come in this shipp. I intreate you to do so much as to speake to him in 
 my name to reserve some meale & malt & what victuals els he thinks 
 meete, till our Riuer be open; our Church will pay him duely for it. I 
 am very destitute, I haue not above six busliells corne left & other things 
 answerable. 
 
 (2) 
 Nathaniel Ward to John Winthrop.' 
 To our much honoured Governor att Boston. 
 Sir:— 
 
 I thanke you very mucli for your loue and liberality by Mr. Rawson, 
 you sent me more then I desired. I liaue 2 more earnest requests to you. 
 1. That you would please to advise throughly with the comisell, 
 whether it will not lie of ill consequence to send the Court business to the 
 common consideration of the freemen. I feare it will too much exaucto- 
 rate the power of that Court to prostrate matters in that manner, I sus- 
 pect both Commonwealth & Churches haue discended to lowe already; I 
 see the spirits of people runne high & what they gett they hould. They 
 may not be denyed their proper & lawfuU liberties, but I question whether 
 it be of God to interest the inferiour sort in that which should be reserued 
 in'er optinvU''s penes qwis est sancire leges. If Mr. Lachford haue writt 
 them out, I would be glad to peruse one of his copies, if I may receiue 
 them. 
 
 The otlier is that you would not passe your promise, nor giue any 
 
 1 Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., Fourtli Series, vol. vii. 
 
506 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 incouragment concerning any plantation att Quichichacke, or Penticutt/ 
 till myself & some others either speake or write to you about it, which shal- 
 be done so soone as our counsilles & contrivalls are ripened. In too much 
 hast, I comitt you & your affaires to the guidance of God, in whom I rest. 
 Your worships in all Christian service 
 
 Nathl. Warde. 
 
 There is a necessity that the Covenant, if it be agreed vpon, should be 
 considered & celebrated by the seuerall congregations & townes, & hap- 
 pily the [-.. ] but I dare not determyne concerning the latter. 
 
 I meane of putting it to the suffrage of the people. 
 
 (3) 
 Nathaniel Ward to John Winthrop^ 
 To the Worshipfull our Gouernour att Boston. 
 
 Sir:— 
 
 We are bold to continue our suite concerning the plantation I lately 
 mentioned to you; our company increases apace from diuers townes, of 
 very desirable men, whereof we desire to be very choise: this next weeke, 
 if God hinder vs not, we purpose to view the places & forthwith to resort 
 to you, & in the meane tyme we craue your secrecy & rest 
 Your Worships 
 
 Na: Warde 
 
 We haue alreddy more than 20 families of very good Christians, pur- 
 posed to goe with vs, if God will, & we heare of more. 
 
 Our neighbour townes are much greiued to see the lauish liberality 
 of the Court in giving away the Countrye. Some honest men of our towne 
 affirme that in their knowledge there are 68 townes in England, within as 
 litle compasse as the bomids of Ipswich ; I knowe neere 40 — where I dwelt- 
 Rowley is larger than Ipswich, 9 or 10 miles longe, & will haue other plan- 
 tations within it, tributaries to it, & intend as we heare, to stretch their 
 wings much farther yet, & will spoile Qutchicqute vtterly, if not Pen- 
 tucket. We earnestly pray you to prevent it. We shuld incourage many 
 
 1 The editor of the Historical Society Publications assigns this letter to 1639. "The 
 brief reference to "Quichichacke" and "Penticutt", subsequently Andover and Haver- 
 was explained four days after in a letter from Giles Firmin, the son-in-law of Ward, then 
 living at Ipswich, to Gov. Winthrop, giving full particulars respecting their plans for a 
 new settlement and craving the privilege of selecting either of the two places named 
 above, so soon as the season would permit an examination of them. This informal ap- 
 plication was followed May 13, 1640, as we learn from our Colony Records, by a petition 
 from Ward and others to the Government, asking permission to begin a new plantation 
 on the Merrimack, which resulted in the settlement of Haverhill: the Rev. John Ward, 
 the son of of Nathaniel, being the first minister of the place. " 
 2 Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., Fourth Series, vol. vii. 
 
APPENDIX C. 507 
 
 to come over, if many plantations were not spoiled by the extreame largnes 
 of those that are already giucn. Our purpose is to liaue no great I)ounds.' 
 
 Nathaniel Ward to John VVinthrop.' 
 Sir:— 
 
 I thanke you much for your letter & loue, & those also of the planta- 
 tion for their good esteeme of mee, which I trust I shall not be back%vard 
 to requite to my poore power. When I came out of the bay, matters were 
 left thus betweene Mr. Shepheard & mee. That if there might be any 
 subsistence there this winter, I should heare from him, speaking both 
 with him & some of the plantation, I discerned that they thought it too 
 difficult to adventure thither till the extremity of the winter were abated. 
 I acknowledge I am tender & more vnfitt for solitariness & hardshipp then 
 some other, especially att this tyme, through many colds & seeds of the 
 bay sicknesses I brought from thence yet if God & counsell cast me vpon 
 any worke or condition I should labour not to wayue his good prouidence. 
 I heare there is no private roome there, litle prouision, and not a woman 
 to dresse nieate or wash linnen, & the cheif of the men are like to be absent 
 for the most parte att their own homes. I am much troubled what to 
 doe, but vpon Mr. Shepheards letters I shall take advise, and doe what 
 God shall direct & inable me vnto. In the mean tyme, iterating my thank- 
 full respect to your selfe and them, craving your prayers, I rest 
 Your worships in all Cliri-stian services. 
 
 Ipswich 9th 26. Xathl. Warde.'' 
 
 • Rowley was incorporated 4 Sept. 1639. This letter wa.< probably written in tiie 
 early part of 1640. 
 
 2 Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., Fourth Series, vol. vii. 
 
 3 Probably 1640 or 16 tl. 
 
APPENDIX D. 
 
 DR. GILES FIRMIN'S LETTERS. 
 
 (1) 
 
 Gyles Fyrmin's Letter to Governor Winthrop, about his Settling.' 
 
 Much honoured and deare Sir: 
 
 But that I thinke it needlesse (God hauing more than ordinarye fitted 
 you for such trials) my letter might tell you with what griefe of spirit I 
 received the news of that sad affliction which is lately happened to your 
 worship, by means of that unfaithful wretch ; I hope God will find a shoul- 
 der to helpe you beare so great a burthen. But the little time there is 
 allotted me to write I must spend in requesting your worships counsel 
 and favour. My father-in-law Ward, since his sonne came over, is varey 
 desirous that wee might sett down together, and so that he might leave 
 us together if God should remove him from hence. Because that it cannot 
 be accomplished in this town, is verey desirous to get mee to remove 
 with him to a new plantation. After much perswasion used, consideringe 
 my want of accommodation here, (the ground the town hauing given mee 
 lying 5 miles from mee or more) and that the gaines of physick will not 
 finde me with bread, but, besides, apprehendinge tliat it might bee a way 
 to free him from some temptations, and make him more cheereful and 
 serviceable to the coxmtry or church, have yielded to him. Herein as I 
 desire your counsel, so I humbly request your favour, that you would be 
 pleased to give us the libertye of choosinge a plantation; wee thinke it 
 will be at Pentuckett, or Quichichchek, by Shawshin: So soon as the 
 season will give us leave to goe, wee shall informe your worship which we 
 desire: And if that, by the court of election, we cannot gather a company 
 to beegine it, wee will let it fail. Wee desire you would not graimt any 
 of them to any before wee have scene them. If your worship have heard 
 any relation of the places, wee should remaine thankful to you, if you 
 would bee pleased to comisel us to any of them. Further I would en- 
 treate for advise in this. The towne gave mee the ground (100 acres) 
 upon this condition, that I should stay in the towne 3 yeeres, or else I 
 could not sell it : Now my father supposes it being my first heritage (my 
 father having none in the land) that it is more than they canne doe to 
 hinder me thus, when as others have no business, but range from place 
 to place, on purpose to live upon the countrey. I would entreate your 
 counsel whether or noe I canne sell it. Further: I am strongly sett upon 
 to stydve diuinitie, my studyes else must be lost: for physick is but a 
 
 ' Hutchinson's Collection of Original Papers. 
 (508) 
 
APPENDIX D. 509 
 
 meene helpe. In these cases I humbly referre to your worship, as my 
 father, for your counsel, and so in much haste with my best services pre- 
 sented to your worship, wishinge you a strong support in your affliction, 
 and a good and comfortable issue, I rest 
 
 Your worships in what he canne to liis power, 
 
 Gylks Fvkmin' 
 Ipswich, 26, 10th, 1639. 
 
 We humljly entreate your secrecye in our desires. 
 
 (2) 
 Giles Firmin to John Winthrgi". 
 
 To the Right Worshipfull & our honoured Gouernour Jolm Winthrop 
 Esq. att his house in Boston dd. 
 Much Honoured & Dearest Sir — 
 
 I can hardlye thiiike of you, nmcli less write to your worship, witiiout 
 some greife of spirit; I am glad yet to heare, & cannot but looke vpon it 
 as a great power of a God to carry his creature through such a triall with- 
 out discontent or frettinge against liis Prouidence. I haue heard a con- 
 clusion gathered against these Plantations; because the Lord hath so 
 sadlye afflicted the founders of them in their estates ; that therefore it wa:s 
 not a way of God to forsake our Countrye & expose our selues to such 
 temptations, as wee haue done, so long as wee might haue enioyed God 
 in any comfortable measure in the place whence wee came; alledginge 
 that it is scarcely knowne that any church in a way of separation, as wee 
 are, did euer yet thrive in grace. At first hearinge the thing I was a little 
 affected, onely when I came to consider that those who haue thus suffered 
 in their estates, haue been no seekers of themselus, but the commonnesse 
 of their spiritts or vnfaithfulness of seruantes, as a means, haue beene the 
 onely cause, I haue againe gathered my tlioughtes to rest, hopinge still 
 that God will finde out a way to make your burden ligliter. For the letter 
 which your worship sent mee & for your vndeserued loue therein mani- 
 fested, I humbly thanke you . Your counsell carriinge reason & your owne 
 experience in it I cannot set light by, hauinge beene a means to calm my 
 disquiett though tes, & to stopp them in their hurrye: my ffather-in-law^ 
 still holdes his owne & would yet haue mee rise from hence, my brother 
 Ward wauers much but ratlier declines it, from your arguments, & some 
 others which wee finde out together; iiowsoeuer, if time will giue us leaue 
 (the Lord willinge )some of vs will veiw Pentuckett in the springe, because 
 every one that hath seene it giue it such large commendations for a small 
 
 ' Giles Firmin, born about 1614, was the .son of Deacon Giles Firmin, who came over 
 in the fleet wit h Winthrop, and was chosen Deacon of the Church in Boston in 163.3. 
 The son, who had been educated at Cambridge l^niversity, removed to Ipsw'ch. His 
 hou.se lot adjoined that of his father-in-law. Rev. Nathaniel Ward near the Parsonage of 
 the South Church. He returned to England about 1044, wa.i ordainetl at the age of 
 forty, and was settled as rector of .Shalford in Essex. He was ejected from his living 
 in 1662. He died in April, 1697. 
 
 - Rev. Nathaniel Ward. 
 
510 IPSWICH, ^N THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 towne; the way also thither beeiug passable for a great pinnace; onely 
 my feare is that Passatonnaway liuinge there sometimes, hee will hardly 
 be bought out with a little. My brother Ward hath beene offered the 
 place at Marblehead, when the minister goeth away to Jefferies Creeke 
 who is there. The message was first done to my ffather Ward who should 
 have enformed my brother of it, but he kept it in his own breast, & did 
 not reueale it till long after by accident hee heard of it; so that now hee 
 fears the opportunity is slipt; diuers enticements hee hath to retume to 
 England, but his wife is vtterlye against it ; & hee is willinge, if hee might 
 but haue any employment, to stay still. If your worship did but put in 
 a word for him, if you thinke the place conueniente for him, your word 
 would doe much: he did helpe at Rowlye, but because hee was not in 
 couenant, some took offence, & hee layed it downe at my vnckles desire, 
 & his church, who else would gladly [haue] enioyed his helpe. This letter 
 I would desire your worship might haue safely deliuered to your sonne, 
 containinge in it some money which I ought him. Thus still crauinge 
 pardon for my boldnesse, with due thankes for your loue & care of mee; 
 my due seruice being presented to you, desiringe the Lord to support your 
 spirit vnder your affliction & to giue a fauourable issue out of it. I rest, 
 
 Your worships in any service 
 Giles Firmin. 
 Ipswich: 12th of the 12th 1639.i 
 
 (3) 
 Giles Firmin to John Winthrop.^ 
 
 To the right Worshipful & our honoured Gouernour, John Winthrop 
 Esq. at his house in Boston. 
 Right worshipfull honoured & deare Sir — 
 
 I receiued your louing letter with many & heartye thankes for your 
 remembrance of mee; it is no small comfort to mee that I haue a roome 
 in your thoughtes, & that my welfare should bee so much desired & re- 
 garded by you as your letter intimates. For the come which your wor- 
 ship haue procured mee, I am sorry I should put you to trouble, but humbly 
 thankefuU that you will doe it & that you haue answered my bold request ; 
 what price it carry your worship mention not, yet I suppose it will bee as 
 cheape as any. I thanke the Lord I haue louinge freinds who doe supply 
 my necessitie, & doe send in beyond my thoughtes. For your counsell 
 about removinge into the Bay, I doe not sett light by it, consideringe from 
 whom it came, hauinge a deeper reach than myselfe: onely for matter of 
 imployment I haue as much heere as I desire & loue my plantinge more 
 than it, onely the highest ambition of my thoughtes & desires are to bee 
 vsefull & serviceable heere in a common way. Freinds, I haue, very lou- 
 inge ones, & Mr. Rogers ministry very searchinge yet if your worship shall 
 please to lend mee your thoughtes, I shall receiue them thankefully & 
 view them well. Wee haue diuers very ill; & fluxes & ffeuers, I obserue, 
 are very dangerous. 
 Ipswich, 15. 2: mo: 
 
 ' Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., Fourth Series, vol. vii. 
 
APPENDIX E. 
 
 LETTERS OF SAMUEL SYMONDS. 
 
 (1) 
 Samuel Symonds to John Wixthuc)p Jh. 
 
 To the Right Worshipfull his much honored brother John Winthrop of 
 Ipswich, Esqr: speed this I pray. 
 
 Good Sir— 
 
 1 have received your lettre, I thanke 3'ou for it, it hath bin my earnest 
 desire to have had an oportunity longe ere this to have bene with you 
 againe, but was hindered by the weather, and still my desire lasts, but now 
 I cannot by reason that mj'^ wife her tyme draweth very neare. Concerne- 
 inge the bargaine that I have made with you for Argilla,' my wife is well 
 content, & it seemes that my father Peter^ hath imparted it to the Gover- 
 nor, who (he tells me) approves of it very well, alsoe, soe I hope I shall 
 now meete with noe rub in that businesse, but goe on comfortablely, ac- 
 cordeing as I have & daily doe dispose my affaires for Ipswich. Conceme- 
 inge the frame of the howse, I thanke you kindely for your love & care to 
 further my busines. I could be well content to leave much of the con- 
 trivance to your owne liberty vpon what we have talked together about 
 it already. 
 
 I am indiferent whether it be 30 foote or 35 foote longe ; 16 or IS foote 
 broade. I would have wood chimnyes at each end, the frames of the 
 chimnyes to be stronger then ordinary, to beare good heavy load of clay 
 for security against fire. You may let the chimnyes be all the breadth of 
 the howse if you thinke good ; the 2 lower dores to be in the middle of the 
 howse, one opposite to the other. Be sure that all the dorewaies in every 
 place be soe high that any man may goe vpright vnder. The staiers I 
 thinke had best be placed close by the dore. It makes noe great matter 
 though there be noe particion vpon the first flore; if there be, make one 
 biger then the other. For windowes let them not be over large in any 
 roome, & as few as conveniently may be; let all have current shutting 
 draw-windowes, haveing respect both to present & future vse. I think 
 to make it a girt howse will make it more chargeable then neede; however, 
 
 ' The Argilla Farm was conveyed by John Winthrop to Samuel Symonds by deed, 
 dated 8, ]2mo. 16.'^7 (Feb. 1638 N. S.) As he alludes to the bargain as already made, 
 and plans for the spring planting the letter was written during the winter of 1637-38. 
 
 2 Rev. Hugh Peter of Salem, who married Elizabeth, widow of Edmund Reade.and 
 mother of Martha, the second wife 'of Dep. Gov. Symonds. 
 
 (511) 
 
512 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 the side Vjearers for the second story being to be loaden with come, &tc., 
 must not be pinned on, but rather eyther lett in to the studds, or borne 
 vp with false studds, & soe tenented in at the ends. I leave it to you & 
 the carpenters. 
 
 In this story over the first, I would have a particion, whether in the 
 middest or over the particion vnder, I leave it. In the garrett noe parti- 
 cion, but let there be one or two lucorne^ windowes, if two, both on one 
 side. I desire to have the sparrs reach downe pretty deep at the eves to 
 preserve the walls the better from the wether. I would have it sellered 
 aU over, & soe the frame of the howse accordeingly from the bottom. I 
 would have the howse strong in timber, though plaine & well brased. 
 I would have it covered with very good oake-hart inch board, for the 
 present to be tacked on onely for the present, as you tould me. Let the 
 frame begin from the bottom of the seller, & soe in the ordinary way vp- 
 right, for I can hereafter (to save the timber within grounde) run vp a 
 thin brick worke without. I thinke it best to have the walls without to 
 be all clap boarded besides the clay walls. It were not amisse to leave a 
 doreway or two within the seller, that soe hereafter one may make com- 
 ings in from without, & let them be both vpon that side which the lucorne 
 window or windowes be. 
 
 I desire to have the howse in j^our bargaineing to be as compleatly 
 mentioned in particulers as may be, at least so far as you bargaine for, & 
 as speedily done alsoe as you can. I thinke it not best to have too much 
 timber felled neare the howse place westward etc. Here are as many 
 remembrances as come to minde. I desire you to be in my stead herein, 
 & w^hat euer you doe shall please me. 
 
 I desire you would talke with Mr. Boreman & with his helpe, buy for 
 me a matter of 40 bushells of good Indian corne, of him or of some honest 
 man, to be paidd for now in ready money & to be deliured at any time 
 in the sumer, as I please to vse it. I would deale with such a man as wiU 
 not repent if corne rise, as I will not if it fall. Thus acknowledging my 
 bouldnes, T desire to present our respectfull love to you, my sister, & your 
 little one, not forgetting my daughter. I cease, committing you to him 
 that is mercy and wisdome itsehe & soe rest. 
 
 Yours ever, 
 
 S. Symonds.- 
 
 My wife desires her spetiall love to be remembered to you both, & to 
 let you vnderstand that she is very glad that she shalbe your neighbour 
 at Ipswich. 
 
 I have herewith sent you inclosed 501i for yourselfe, in part of pay- 
 ment, as my father Peter willed me from you to doe, & twenty pounds 
 more to be disposed in corne, & to workemen as you please ; & for the pay- 
 ment for the rest, as you are willing to let my father Peter set downe the 
 tyme, soe am I. 
 
 1 luthrn. 
 
 2 Mass. Hist. Soe. Coll., Fourth Series, vol. vii. 
 
AI'I'KNDIX K. 513 
 
 My wife and I desire to be kiiidelj' remembered to your good neigh- 
 bours, Mr. Boremaii & his wife & the rest of our friends. I could haue 
 wished lie had written one word by Mr. Tuttell how those 3 bullocks be 
 disposed of. Our desire now is to hasten to Ipswich as fast as we can, at 
 least our servants. I heare that your Cliurch hatli setled the choyce of 
 your nunisters in their offices, ct that now things are likely to goe on very 
 well & comfortablely, which ministers matter of great ioy to all that love 
 Jesus Christ. And truely the peace of any Cliurch (because pretious) is 
 soe difficult to preserve, in respect of the subtilty & mallice of the common 
 enymy, that it requires answerable cautelousness on all hands, every one 
 waighing well that one sentence of tlie Apostle, Let every one esteeme an 
 other better tlien liim selfe «S: study the vally-way to rise to true honour. 
 
 (2) 
 
 Sami^el Svmonds to John Winthkop Jh.' 
 Sir- 
 After I had dispatched my letters ct busines to you by my father Peter, 
 it so came to passe that a kinde neigjibour & an understandeing man came 
 Into the howse where I was, & after some discourse about imploying of 
 servants this winter tyme, & of my particuler case about my sendeing 
 any servants to Ipswich, I resolved to take the oportunity of my father's 
 barke, now at Boston, to send certaine necessarie things by it, as far as 
 Salem, that soe by some means or other, they may be gotten to Argilla. 
 I liave also sent Daniell and two men, to sett forward (what they can) 
 my businesse there. They are rawe planters as yet, they want experi- 
 ence, but we doubt not but you will be pleased to counsell & order them 
 in their businesses. While the hard weather last(s) I suppose that their 
 worke wilbe to deale in wood-worke, as stubbing of trees, cleareing of 
 grounds, «fetc. and as soon as any open weather come, not to omit breakeing 
 vp of grounds for Indian corne this yeare. Its indiferent to me wliether 
 they cleare in the mowed plow ground, or in the other, onely this I take it 
 to be best, to begin where mostgrownde mayeasliest and spediest be cleared. 
 I would faine get as mucli corne growing tliis yeare as I can, it tlien seed 
 being gotten into ground, we shall attend l>reaking vp & tilling of ground 
 for next yeare. They will want direccons alsoe I feare, for their lodge- 
 inges to be warme, for provideing besides Indian corne, some other cheape 
 provition, as garden things, fish &tc. Albeit I shalbe glad to find some 
 good entrance made in my businesse against my comeing, yet if with a 
 litle matter done, it please God that I meet them in health, I hope I shall 
 rest well content. Tlie Lord God prosper all our enterprises. Amen. 
 Vale. 
 
 Yours ever in all brotherly affeccion 
 
 S. Symoxds.- 
 
 ' Mass. Hist. Soe. Coll., Fourth Series, vol. vii. 
 
 -This letter was written evi'lently ue.ir the date (if I ho preceding, in the early 
 spring of 1G38. 
 
514 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 (3) 
 
 Samuel Symonds to Governor Winthrop, Jan. 6, 1646.' 
 
 [The first part of this letter relates to "A Remonstrance and Petition 
 of Robert Childs and others" which was presented to the General Court 
 in 1646. This document arraigned the Government for refusing to allow 
 those who held to the Church of England, to be admitted to the churches, 
 for withholding the franchise and the privilege of holding civil office from 
 a large proportion of the people, and for various unjust and oppressive 
 measures. Copies of this petition had been circulated in the towns, and 
 the peace of the Colony was sorely threatened. Childs and his associates 
 were arrested and fined. They refused to submit to the authority of the 
 Court, and were preparing to go to England to lay their case before Parlia- 
 ment. Thereupon the magistrates made a seizure of their papers and 
 found two petitions and various queries which were to be sent to England. 
 For this they were fined again. Winthrop says, "We could hear of but 
 twenty-five (subscribers) to the chief petition, and those were (for the 
 most part) either young men who came over servants and never had any 
 show of religion in them, or fishermen of Marblehead, profane persons." 
 It appears from the following letter that one of these petitions had been 
 circulated in Ipswich. 
 
 In the second portion of the letter, Mr. Symonds declares "what 
 seems to be Gods ende in bringing his people hetlier. " It reveals a rev- 
 erent and thoughtful mind, intensely interested in the well-being of the 
 Colony, profoundly concerned for the Puritan cause in England, and a 
 noble desire for the Christianizing of the Indians.] 
 
 Sir: 
 
 I thanke you for the intelligence you sent me before the fast day. 
 I am sorry for the trouble you were put unto. Troubles and difficulties 
 we must looke for (if we will reere a building to the Lord) but the encourage- 
 ment exceeds when we consider the worke is his. I am informed that 
 coppies of the petition are spreading here, and divers (specially young 
 men and women) are taken with it, and are apt to wonder wliy such men 
 should be troubled that speake as they doe; not being able suddenly to 
 discerne the poyson in the sweet wine, nor the fire wrapt up in the straw. 
 And albeit I do conceive this towne^ affords very few malignants, yet with- 
 all I doubt not but here are some active spirits for any such project once 
 sett on foote. I am informed of the suspicious expressions here and there 
 of some, but I shall attend full matter, and the fittest season, before I thinke 
 meet to meddle with them. I perceive that our people here when through 
 the cunning of .some and mistake of others, any doubts concerning the 
 publique proceedings are in minds, they are soone satisfied when they are 
 rightly informed. Upon these and such like considerations I do desire 
 
 1 From Hutchinson's Collection of Papers. 
 
 2 Ipswich. 
 
APPENDIX E. 515 
 
 you would hasten the sending of a coppy of the courts answere to the peti- 
 tion and remonstrance, also of the charge of their answere thereunto, and 
 also a reply (if any be made unto it) if none be made, then a coppy of the 
 reply to their answer in the first particular, wliich I suppose is with the 
 rest in Mr. Secretaries liands. If it be not too much trouble to you I should 
 desire now and then a few lines from you how matters proceed at tlie Bay. 
 Its none of the least poynte of the petitioners policie to beare people in 
 hand of multitudes to be of their mind ; but its conceived that its a meere 
 empty vant, for except a few (not affected to religion, and others errone- 
 ous in opinions) the people are firme. 
 
 Yours in him'who ever watclieth over us 
 6th 11th 46. ' S. S. 
 
 I had ended as you see what I intended at this tyme, but it being still 
 in my hand I thouglit good to add a little^more. The scope of what I would 
 expresse is, to observe Gods providences in mans motions at this tyme 
 seeme plainly to tend to settle his people here, and to recover new Enghsh 
 spirit for Christs kingdome againe. The irregular departure of some 
 causeth a deeper search of heart, wherefore God hath brought his people 
 hither (I will briefly mention Gods ends, as I conceive them, by and by) 
 and the plotting of others under the alluring notion of liberty, thereby to 
 winne the opinionists and looser sort, causes the solid christians to prize 
 the rare and rich liberty wliich God hath given them, and they have deerly 
 purchased (viz: in respect of men in this their great adventure) at a very 
 high rate. Is not government in church and cojnmon weale (according 
 to Gods own rules) that new heaven and earth promised, in the fullnes 
 accomplished when the Jewes come in, and the first fruites begun in this 
 part New England, though neglected by many and opposed by some? 
 Now to name wliat seemes to be Gods ende in bringing his people hether, 
 whatever more there may be which tyme may yet discover. 
 
 1. To be an occasion to stirre up the zeale of the two nations to sett^upon 
 
 reformation of religion, and that with good successe. 
 
 2. To have liberty and power to sett up Gods owne ordinances in clmrch 
 
 government, and thereby to hold forth matter of conviction to the 
 episcopacy and others that this way of church government and 
 civill government may stand together. 
 
 3. To exercise the graces of the richer sort in a more mixt condition, 
 
 they shall have the liberty of good government in their hands, yet 
 with tlie abatement of their outward estates. And that the poorer 
 sort (held imder in England) should have inlargement. 
 
 4. To afford a hiding place for some of his people that stood for the truth 
 
 while the nation was exercised unto blood. 
 
 5. To liave an opportunity to trayne up a godly skillful soldiery, wliicli 
 
 sliortly may be imployed agamst that blasphemous citty. And to 
 these may be added (at least a sprinkling) of godly seamen, formerly 
 rare in the world. 
 
516 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 6. To make this place a rendezvous for our deare English friends when 
 
 they sliall make tlieir ^■oyages to the West Indies, to dry up that 
 Euphrates. 
 
 7. To be hopeful! instruments in Gods hands to gaine these Indians to 
 
 Christs kingdome. Which mercy if attained in any considerable 
 measure will make us goe singing to our graves. 
 
 I will also mention the text preached upon at our last fast, and the 
 propositions raised thereupon, because it was so seasonable to New Eng- 
 lands condition, and so prosecuted, that did you see a coppy I thinke you 
 would desire the sermon to be sett forth in print for publick advantage. 
 
 Jeremy 30: 17 For I will restore health to thee, and heale thee of 
 thy wounds, saith the Lord: because they called thee an outcast, saying, 
 this is Zion, whom noe man careth for. 
 
 1. Prop. That sick tymes doe passe over Zion. 
 
 2. That sad and bitter neglect is the portion and aggravation and afflic- 
 
 tion of Zion in the tyme of its sicknes and wounds, but specially 
 in the neglect of those that doe neglect it, and yet notwithstanding 
 doe acknowledge it to be Zion. 
 
 3. That the season of penitent Zions passion is the season of God's com- 
 
 passion. 
 
 This sermon tended much to the settling of godly minds here in Gods 
 way, and to raise their spirits, and as I conceive hath sutable effects. 
 
 I think the magistrates &tc may justly long for a happy conclusion 
 of the Synod, that they may attest to the government of Christ in his 
 Church, and that they may with renewed vigor attend the mighty provi- 
 dences of these tymes and opportunities for tlie advance of Christs cause, 
 the elders being soe zealously sett thereupon. 
 
 Sir, its conceived this place will prove either very honourable or very 
 meene and contemptable, according as religion is attended or neglected. 
 
 If you thhik it meete, I pray send also a coppy of their petition found 
 in Dands^ studdy, its directed to the commissioners. 
 
 (4) 
 Samuel Symonds- To John Winthrop, Jr. 
 
 [It is recorded, under the date Jan. 13, 1637, that the Town "granted 
 to Mr. John.Winthrope Castle Hill and all the meadow and marsh, lying 
 within the creeke provided y' he lives in the Towne, and that tlie Towne 
 may have what tliey shall need for the Ijuilding of a Fort." 
 
 Mr. Winthrop had already been commissioned Governor of the "Con- 
 necticut Plantations, ' ' and was actively engaged in forwarding that settle- 
 ment. He sold Mr. Samuel Symonds about a hundred acres of the Castle 
 Hill Farm on Jan. 1, 1645 N. S. and the balance on Aug. 20, 1645. 
 
 1 .John Dancis, one of the signers of the Remonstrance and Petition. 
 
 2 Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., Fourtli Series, vol. vii. 
 
APPENDIX E. 517 
 
 The Town, as appears ironi the followiii"; letter, resenting Mr. W'in- 
 throp's departure, disputed unsuecessfully his title, and Mr. Symonds wrote 
 Mr. Winthrop the minute and interesting account of the proceedings which 
 follows. 
 
 Various allusions are made to the action of the Town in Town meetingB 
 of wliich no record remains. It is evident from this and other omi.ssions 
 that tlie Town Records, which have been preserved, are very incomplete. 
 It is evident also that the date of entry in many cases does not determine 
 the date, when the Town took action.] 
 
 Good lirother: — 
 
 I presume you doe lieare what is the yssue of tiie triall of the title of 
 Castell-Ilill: but had not the castle beene grounded vpon records & full 
 testimony by the tlien Recorder, it might have bene shaken, as it wanted 
 noe battering to doe it. There came in such testimony & pleadings (as 
 I doe assure my selfe) you never dreamed of. The case was debated in 
 Court tlie Tewsday after noone & the fore-noone the next daj\ The second 
 grant was that which was endeavoured to have bene made voyde & tlie 
 first difficulty obtained. 
 
 It was vrged that you were denied a vote all the former part of tlie 
 day, albeit your writing & the thinge itselfe speaks tliat the land was not 
 now the Townes to giue, but that you yeilded, to part witli tlie greatest 
 part of the neck to them. There were (as I remember) 4 that did testifie 
 concerning the number of the freemen tttc present, all variously from each 
 other, when they did deliuer theire testimony una voce: one, before he 
 was sworne, said it was done an houre &tc. within night by candle light, 
 but did not deliuer it soe vpon oath: 2. that it was very late, but not by 
 candle light. You and I are noe witnesses in this case: we know it was 
 in the afternoone & the Record agreeth with vs ; another act being done 
 at same tyme, which must require a little debate before it was written, 
 which was your grant of 300 acres, which is well approved of. 
 
 But I did know it would require some skill to make one act of the 
 same meeting after the other good, & the former null; soe it was said that 
 your said farme was given before, only the quantity appoynted now ; which 
 (though tyme must be given to believe) yet they confesse enough to make 
 the meeting A'alid in deterniinyng the number of acres; alsoe to confirme 
 this (fc nullifie the other, it was tendered to be testified that this farme, part 
 of it, you had plowed before this grant. Tis nine yeares since the grant, 
 Aug. Gtii last. I suppose you may call to minde who did plow it & when. 
 Though it makes nothing to the case, yet I would willingly let them see 
 their mistaks. It was testified that the meeting was called for another 
 purpose, but next day when they brought in their testimonies, in writing, 
 one of the Jury minded them that this meeting (as before did appeare) 
 was called or warned by the man that did vse to wame the meetings. 
 
 It was alsoe said that tliis last grant was voted in the meeting howse, 
 at that tyme mentioned in the record indeed, but it was written in another 
 howse & at another tyme, & this is a thinge, alsoe (I suppose) you never 
 
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 dreamt of. Whereas besides one knowledge & presence at the doeing of 
 it, res ipsa loquitur, for in grants where there must be describing of bounds 
 soe & soe, limittacion hither, & a line soe, it wiU require to be written before 
 it be voted, according to reason & vsuall practice. Mr. Bartholmew was 
 a cleare & full witnesse, agreeing with the Recorde. There was noe neces- 
 sity of any. I summoned none: I did expect him, & he did well to be 
 present. 
 
 Concerning the poynt in law touching the presedent order or grant of 
 this land to tlie Town by the freemen, this did not hold longe debate in 
 the Court. 
 
 Their last plea to save the accion & charges at least, was that I ha^'e 
 not sett the fence right: soe there are three Commissioners appoynted 
 to view it, if they be found to have broken the fence ^'pon my ground, then 
 I am to have 3 li dammages. 
 
 After all the rest was pleaded itte. poynt of Chancery or equity was 
 pleaded, the argument whereof I suppose is generally knowne to be vpon 
 a grosse mistake. It was to this effect, that you left the Towne when Mr. 
 Ward was leaving his place, the Church settling our present officers, & 
 the Church ready to crack, how longe these things were done before, you 
 know better than I, but sure I am, I was a member of the Church first by 
 our present elders in office &tc. &c. 
 
 An other thinge was on the second daye testified, I having touched 
 the strangnes of averring against a Record, & not soe much as a protes- 
 ts cion against it, at that t3ane made. The next day one of them remem- 
 bered vpon his oatli, there was a protestacion. I know not whether he 
 well vnderstands what it is, but vnlesse had there bene one, yet if not 
 recorded, what would it effect to prevent any purchaser from deceiving 
 himselfe, building vpon the Record for the Grant, & finding nothing to 
 question the same? 
 
 For as much as I was present & there is Mr. B : his oath to the 
 recorder for a fuU consent, for ought appeared to him & by their owne con- 
 fession by the maior part it was done, this seemes very strange ; save that 
 the space of tj-me since doth help to make the most charitable interpreta- 
 cion &c. 
 
 A protestacion doth not overthrow an act, noe more then when 2 or 
 three doe enter their dissent vpon an act of Court, it doth render the matter 
 more doubtfull, &tc. 
 
 Vrgent occasions doe call me off. I pray God send you a prosperous 
 iourney. Our love to you, my sister & all my cosens. 
 I rest 
 
 Your ever loving brother 
 October 6th 47. Samuel Symonds. 
 
APPENDIX F. 
 
 The Copy of a Valedictoky and Monitory Writing, Left by Sarah 
 
 Goodhue. 
 
 The wife of Joseph (!ooi)hue, of Ipswich, in N. E. and found aiteh her 
 
 decease; full of spiritual exi'eriences, sage counsels, pious 
 
 instructions, and serious exhortations: 
 
 directed to her husband and children, with other near relations and 
 
 friends, and profitable to all that may happen to read the same. 
 
 She was the youngest daughter of Elder.AVhipple, ' born at tlic said Ipswicli Anno IWI, and 
 
 died suddenly (as slie had presaged she should) July 2.!, 1681, three days after she 
 
 had been delivered of two hopeful children, leaving ten in all surviving. 
 
 Cambridge. New England : Printed in 16S1. Salem : Reprinted by Samuel Hall, 1770, Portland. 
 
 Again reprinted, by request, by .Jenks & .Shirley, ISta. Cambridge, New Engl and: 
 
 Again reprinted by Metealf .V Co.. for David Pulsifer of Boston, Win.-' 
 
 Dear and loving Husband, if it sliould please the Lord to make a 
 sudden change in thy family, the whicli I know not how soon it may be, 
 and I am fearful of it : 
 
 Therefore in a few words I would declare something of my mind, lest 
 I should afterwards have no opportunity: I cannot but sympathize and 
 pity thy condition, seeing that thou hast a great family of children, and 
 some of them small, and if should please the Lord to add to thy number 
 one more or two, be not discouraged, although it should please the Lord 
 to deprive thee of thy weak help wliich is so near and dear unto thee. Trust 
 in the living God, who will be an help to the helpless, and a father to the 
 motherless: My desire is, that if thou art so contented, to dispose of two 
 or three of my children: If it please the Lord that I should be delivered 
 of a living child, son or daughter, my desire is, that my father and mother 
 should have it, if they please, I freely bequeath and give it to them. And 
 also my desire is, that my cousin Symond Stacy should have John if he 
 please, I freely bequeath and give him to him for liis own if thou art willing. 
 And also my desire is, that my cousin Catharine Whipple should have Su- 
 sanna, which is an hearty girl, and will quickly be helpful to her, and she 
 may be helpful to the child, to bring her up: The.se or either of these I 
 durst trust their care under God, for the faithful discharge of that which 
 may be for my children's good and comfort, and I hope to thy satisfac- 
 tion: Therefore if they be willing to take them, and to deal well with 
 them, answer my desire I pray thee, thou hast been willing to answer my 
 
 • Hi.s house is now owned and occupied by the Ijiswich Hibstorical Society. 
 ' The following reprint i.s from the Pul.'sifer Print. 
 
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520 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 request formerly, and I hope now thou wilt, tliis being the last as far as 
 I know. 
 
 Honoured and most loving father and mother,! cannot tell how to 
 express your fatherly and motherly love towards me and mine: It hath 
 been so great, and in several kinds; for the which in a poor requital, I 
 give you hearty and humble thanks, yet trusting in God that he will enable 
 you to be a father and mother to the motherless : Be not troubled for the 
 loss of an unworthy daughter; but rejoice in the free grace of God, that 
 there is hopes of rejoicing together hereafter in the place of everlasting 
 joy and blessedness. 
 
 Brothers and Sisters all, hearken and hear the voice of the Lord, that 
 by his sudden providence doth call aloud on you, to prepare yourselves 
 for that swift and sudden messenger of death : that no one of you may be 
 found without a wedding garment ; a part and portion in Jesus Christ : the 
 assurance of the love of God, which will enable you to leave this world, 
 and all your relations, though never so near and dear, for the everlasting 
 enjoyment of the great and glorious God. if you do fear him in truth. 
 
 The private society, to which while here, I did belong; if God by his 
 Providence come amongst you, and begin by death to break you; be not 
 discouraged, but be strong in repenting, faith & prayers witli the lively 
 repeatal of God's counsels declared unto you by his faithful messengers: 
 O pray each for another and with one another ; that so in these threatning 
 times of storms and troubles, you may be found more precious than gold 
 tried in the fire. Think not a few hours time in your approaches to God 
 mispent; but consider seriously with yourselves, to what end God lent 
 to you any time at all: This surely I can through grace now say; that of 
 the time that there I spent, through the blessing of God, I have no cause 
 to repent, no not in the least. 
 
 O my children all, which in pains and care have cost me dear; unto 
 you I call to come and take what portion your dying mother will bestow 
 upon you: many times by experience it hath been found, that the dying 
 words of parents have left a living impression upon the hearts of Children ; 
 O my children be sure to set the fear of God before your eyes; consider 
 what you are by nature, miserable sinners, utterly lost and undone ; and 
 that there is no way and means whereby you can come out of this miserable 
 estate; but by the Mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ: He died a re- 
 proachful death, that every poor humble and true repenting sinner by 
 faith on God through him, might have everlasting life: O my Children 
 the best counsel that a poor dying Mother can give you is, to get a part 
 and portion in the Lord Jesus Christ, that will hold, when all these things 
 will fail; O let the Lord Jesus Christ be precious in your sight. 
 
 O children, neighbours and friends, I hope I can by experience truly 
 say, that Christ is the best, most precious, most durable portion, tliat all 
 or any of you can set your hearts delight upon : I for ever desire to bless 
 and praise the Lord, that he hath opened mine eyes to see the emptiness 
 
APPKNDIX F. 521 
 
 of those tliinjis, and mine own; and to liehold the fulness and riclies of 
 grat'O tliat is in the Lord Jesus Clirist: To tliat end my children, I do not 
 oidy counsel you, but in the fear of tlie Lord I cliarge you all, to read God's 
 word, and pray unto the Lord tliat he would be pleased to give you hearts 
 and wisdom to improve the great and many privileges that the Lord is at 
 present pleased to afford unto you, improve your youthful days unto God's 
 service, your health and strength w-hilst it lasteth, for you know not how 
 soon your health may l)e turned into sickness, your strength into weakness, 
 and your lives into death; as death cuts tlie tree of your life down, so it 
 will lie; as death leavetli you, so judgment will find you out: Therefore 
 be persuaded to agree with your adversary cjuickly, whilst you are in the 
 way of these precious opportunities : be sure to improve the lively dispen- 
 sations of the gospel; give good attention unto sermons preached in pub- 
 lick, and to sermons repeated in private. Llndeavour to learn to wTite 
 your father's hand, that you may read over those precious sermons, that 
 he hath taken pains to write and keep from tlie mouths of God's lively 
 messengers, and in them are lively messages: I can througli the blessing 
 of God along with them, say, that they have been lively unto me: And 
 if you improve tlieni aright, W'liy not to all of you? God upl)raideth none 
 of the seed of Jacob, that seek his Face in truth : My children be encouraged 
 in this work, you are in the bond of the covenant, although you may be 
 breakers of covenant, yet God is a merciful keeper of covenant. Endeavour 
 as you grow up, to owti and renews your covenant, and rest not if God give 
 you life, but so labour to improve all the advantages that God is pleased 
 to afford you, that you may be fit to enjoy the Lord Jesus Christ in all 
 his Ordinances. What hath the Lord Jesus Christ given himself for you? 
 if you will lay liold upon him by true faith and repentance: And what 
 will 3^ou be backward to accept of his gracious and free offers, and not keep 
 in remembrance his death and sufferings, and to strengthen your weak 
 faith ; I thank the Lord, in some measure, I have found that ordinance, 
 a life-making ordinance unto my soul. 
 
 Oh the smiles and loving embraces of the Lord Jesus Christ, that they 
 miss of, that hold off, and will not be in such near relation unto their Head 
 and Saviour. The Lord grant that Christ may be your Portions all. 
 
 My children, one or two words I have to say to you more, in the first 
 place, be sure to carry well to your father, obey him, love him, follow his 
 instructions and example, be ruled by him, take his advice, and have a 
 care of grieving him: For I must testify the truth unto you, and I may 
 call some of you to testify against yourselves ; that your Father hath been 
 loving, kind, tender-hearted towards you all; and laborious for you all, 
 both for your temporal and spiritual good: — You tliat are grown up, can- 
 not but see liow careful your father is when he cometh home from his work, 
 to take the young ones up into his wearied arms, by his loving carriage 
 and care towards those, you may behold as in a glass, his tender care and 
 love to you every one as you grow up: I can safely say, tliat liis love was 
 
522 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 SO to you all, that I cannot say which is the child that he doth love best; 
 but further I may testify unto you, that this is not all your father hath 
 been doing for you, and that some of you may bear me witness, that he 
 hath given you many instructions, wliich hath been to the end your souls 
 might enjoy happiness, he hath reproved you often for your evils, laying 
 before you the ill event that would happen unto you, if you did not walk 
 in God 's ways, and give your minds to do his will, to keep holy his sabbaths, 
 to attend unto reading God's Word, hearing it preached with a desire to 
 profit by it, and declaring unto you this way that he had experienced to 
 get good by it ; that was to pray unto the Lord for his blessing witli it and 
 upon it, that it might soke into the heart and find entertainment there: 
 and tliat you sliould meditate upon it, and he hath told you, meditation 
 was as the key to open the door, to let 3'ou in, or that into your heart, that 
 you might find the sweetness of God's word. 
 
 Furthermore, my children, be encouraged in this work, your father 
 hath put up many prayers with ardent desires and tears to God on behalf 
 of you all: which if you walk with God, I hope you will find gracious answer 
 and showers of blessing from those bottled tears for you. O carry it well 
 to your father, that he may yet be encouraged to be doing and pleading 
 for your welfare: Consider that the scripture holdeth forth many bless- 
 ings to such children that obey their parents in the Lord, but there are 
 curses threatened to the disobedient. 
 
 My children, in your life and conversation, live godly, walk soberly 
 modestly and innocently : be diligent, and be not hasty to follow new fash- 
 ions, and the pride of life, that now too much abounds. Let not pride 
 betray the good of your immortal souls. 
 
 And if it please the Lord that you live to match yourselves, and to 
 make your choice: Be sure you chuse such as first do seek the kingdom 
 of Heaven. 
 
 My first, as thy name is Joseph, labour so in knowledge to increase, 
 As to be freed from tlie guilt of thy sins, and enjoy eternal Peace. 
 
 Mary, labour so to be arrayed with the hidden man of the heart. 
 That with Mary thou mayest find, thou hast chosen the better part. 
 
 William, thou hadst that name for thy grandfather 's sake. 
 
 Labour so to tread in his steps, as over sin conquest thou mayest make. 
 
 Sarah, Sarah's daughter thou shalt be, if thou continuest in doing well. 
 Labour so in holiness among the daughters to walk, as that thou mayest excel. 
 So my children all, if I must be gone, I with tears bid you all Farewell. 
 
 The Lord bless you all. 
 Now dear Husband, I can do no less than turn unto thee, 
 And if I could, I would naturally mourn with thee. 
 
 And in a poor requital of all thy kindness, if I could, I would speak 
 some things of comfort to thee, whilst thou dost mourn for me. 
 
 A tender-hearted, affectionate and entire loving husband thou hast 
 
APPENDIX F. 523 
 
 been to me seAeral ways. If I should but speak of what I have found as 
 to these outward things : I l)eing but weakly uatured : In all my l)urthens 
 thou hast willingly with me sympatiiized, and olieerfully thou hast lielped 
 me bear them: whicli althougli I was but weak natured; and so the more 
 unabled to go tlirough those troul)les in my way: Yet thou hast by thy 
 ciiearful love to me, helped me forward in a chearful frame of spirit. — But 
 when I come to speak or consider in tliy place, thy great pains and care for 
 tlie good of my soul. 
 
 This twenty years experience of thy love to me in tliis kind, hath so 
 n stamped it upon my mind, that I do think that there never was man 
 more truly kind to a woman : I desire for ever to bless and praise the Lord, 
 that in mercy to my soul, he by liis providence ordered that I should live 
 with thee in such a relation, therefore dear husband lie comforted in this, 
 (althougli God by his providence break that relation between us, that he 
 gave being to at first) that in thy place thou hast been a man of knowledge 
 to discharge to God and my soul, that scripture commanded duty, w-hich 
 by the effects in me wrought, through the grace of God, thou mayest iiehold 
 with comfort our prayers not hindered ; but a gracious answer from the 
 Lord, which is of great price and reward. Although my being gone be 
 thy loss, yet I trust in and thro' Jesus Chri.«;t, it will be my gain. 
 
 Was it not to this end that the Lord was pleased to enaljle thee and 
 give thee in heart to take (as an instrument) so nmch pains for his glorv 
 and my eternal good, and that it miglit be thy comfort: As all thy read- 
 ing of scriptures and writing of sermons, and repeating of them over to 
 me, that although I was necessarity often absent from the publick worship 
 of God, yet by thy pains and care to the good of my soul, it was brought 
 home unto me : And blessed be the Lord who hath set home by the opera- 
 tion of his spirit, so many repeatals of precious sermons and prayers and 
 tears for me and with me, for my eternal good : And now let it be thy com- 
 fort under all, go on and persevere in believing in God, and praying fer- 
 vently unto God: Let not thy affectionate heart become hard, and thy 
 tears dried away: And certainly the Lord will render a double portion 
 of blessing upon thee and thine. 
 
 If thou couldest ask me a reason why I thus declare myself? — I can- 
 not answer no other but this ; that I have had of late a strong persuasion 
 upon my mind, that by sudden death I should be surprized, either at my 
 travail, or soon after it, the Lord fit me for himself: although I could be 
 very willing to enjoy thy company, & my children longer, yet if it be the 
 will of the Lord that I nmst not, I hope I can say cheerfullv, the ivill of the 
 Lord be done, this hath been often my desire and thy prayer. 
 
 Further, if thou could 'st ask me why I did not discover some of these 
 particulars of my mind to thee before, my answer is because I knew that 
 thou wert tender liearted towards me, and therefore I would not create 
 thee needless trouble. 
 
 O dear husliand of all mv dearest bosom friends, if l)v sudden death 
 
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 I must part from thee, let not thy trouble and cares that are on thee make 
 thee to turn aside from the right way. 
 
 O dear heart, if I must leave thee and thine here behind, 
 Of my natural affection here is my heart and hand. 
 
 Be courageous, and on the living God bear up thy heart in so great 
 
 a breach as this. 
 
 Sarah Goodhue. 
 
 Dear husband, if by sudden death I am taken away from thee, there 
 is infolded among thy papers something that I have to say to thee and 
 others. 
 
 July 14, 1681. 
 
APPENDIX G. 
 
 The original manuscript of the following "Narrative," written Ijy 
 Rev. John Wise, while serving as a chaplain with Pliips's Expedition to 
 Canada, was found in Paris, with another manuscript of similar nature 
 and both were purcliased by the Trustees of the Lenox Library of New 
 York in 1SS3. Copies of both Narratives were made for the Massacliusetts 
 Historical Society, and they were publislied in pamphlet form by tlie Society 
 in 1901, and a copy was sent to the Ipswicli Historical Society. 
 
 His services were liighly esteemed. A "Character" by an unknown 
 writer, appended to Rev. John White's Funeral Sermon on Mr. Wise, 
 preached April 11, 1725, affirms that "not only the Pious Discharge of his 
 Sacred Office, but his Heroick Spirit, and Martial Skill and Wisdom did 
 greatly distinguish him. ' ' For his .services as chaplain on this expedition 
 the Legislature of Massachusetts granted his heirs, tliree hundred acres 
 of the vmappropriated land of tlie Province. 
 
 [1] The Narrative of M^ John Wise, Minister of Gods Word at Chebacco 
 S"- 
 
 I have received yo'" Rerjuest relating to the late unhappy ^'ovage to 
 Canada and upon a Serious Review of the whole Travel I find it will not 
 be possible for me to give you a full Account of the Severall Remarkalile 
 Passages which did fall, within my observation. Yet to satisfy vour 
 Inquiry after the true Rea.sons of our defeat according to nn^ Apprehen- 
 sions I shall freely impart them unto 5^ou, in which I must tell you severall 
 passages of the Story which serve to Illustrate the Truth whicli I of[ferJ 
 and if time permit me I shall present y"" w'^ .some Notes upon the Country 
 as Reasons why our Land or Nation should not take tliis late foyle for 
 a Fall or be so dejected so as to suppose it Impossible improbable or un- 
 pro(rita[l)k'] to take Kebecque, and thus I begin ^'izt 
 
 I'nder the Conduct of tlie truly ^"aliant S"' William Pliips K' (ieneral, 
 and of John Wally Esq"' Li[eu'] General, about 2.500 Souldjers and Marri- 
 ners are imbarked out of New England Colonies and .set Sayle upon the 
 9*^* August 1690 from Massachusetts baj' with great hopes and expecta- 
 tions to conquer New France and therefore bent our Course thitherfward] 
 with all convenient speed hastening to Canada River and then up to the 
 chief Towne on the River called Kebeque. Before which Towne after 
 many j-ea af[ter] many sensible Items of Divine fa\our all allong o[ur] 
 Voyage, We Cast .Anchor early in the Morning upon [2] the (»'•' of ()ctol>er 
 1690. 
 
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526 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Now instead of filling up the Space between the two forenientioned 
 Tennes with a Journal of our Voyage I will leave that for a more Accurate 
 Observer or for a more convenient Opportunity and at this time only 
 gratifie your Curiositie and theires to whom you shall see cause to impart 
 them with the Reasons how so likely and generous an Attempt and a Birth 
 under so hopefull a prospect proves little else but intoUerable pain as the 
 vast Charges upon all men and the Cries and Sighes of the Bereaved suf- 
 ficiently but dolefully declare, I intend to be as true as plain and you may 
 take my Reasons cast into this Method. 
 
 The first Reason of our Defeat is made up of three principal parts 
 which all men in the Action confesse to have such Influence into the Dis- 
 sapointments and possibly many men may insist upon as the Principal 
 Causes from whose Judgment I ask leave to enter my Dissent. 
 
 But next to our Sinne the provoking & procuring Cause of all Misery 
 We Reckon, 
 
 That Want or Scarseness of Provision might be a great Disadvantage 
 and Discouradgment under some of our last Thoughts, our Stoares being 
 so far Spent and the Countrey not capable of Recruiting us now upon 
 easy termes might much disadvantage us from taking such Measures as 
 we might have thought of when we were put by our first Attempts. 
 [3] 2 The Want of Amunition Souldiers of all men may be indulged in a 
 Prodigallity whilst they without sparing spent up tlie Stores of Warr upon 
 the Walls heads and Hearts of their Enemies and whilst they have Courage 
 to do it Pity 't is any should blame their Martial Zeale for being over prodi- 
 gal but rather blame they had not a more lasting Store for it's hard to 
 confine Martial men when their blood is up to all the Niceties of good hus- 
 bandry But in all probability our Ammunition was not at first propor- 
 tionable to our Undertaking & some of it was spent in the Ordinary Braveries 
 of Warr which could not be avoided and much of it laid out at a good 
 Market to the Terrour & Ruine of many of our Enemies whilst we were 
 upon o"" Voyage up the River and when a great part was improved on the 
 Towne under y^ Valiant Attempts of our General and Shipps of Warr 
 and all the pitty is that such Valiant Soules had not ten times as much 
 to spend in such hot fitts whilst they did such Ruine upon the Lives as 
 well as the Towne of their Enemies and were so eminently preserved them- 
 selves Our Ships of Warr lost but one Man in the fights by great or Small 
 shot and in probability and by Information the Enemy had many Slaine 
 Thus our Amunicon growes low and upon Examination is found to [be] 
 too smal to attempt great things which miglit influence our Disappoint- 
 ment in some Degree. 
 
 [4] 3 The Want of Time It was Csesars motto Veni vidi vici, to overcome 
 a Place so soon as a General doth come to a place hath not been y® Ordinary 
 fortune of Generals in Warr as it was Csesars The most prudent and 
 most Valiant of men in great Designes of Warr doe ordinarily require time 
 more then will Suffice only just to turne the tryal of a Stratagem or Ex- 
 pediment of Warr or two upon the Enemy There is a time for every thing 
 
APPENDIX G. 527 
 
 under the Sun: Ecol. 3. ch: and there must be time allowed for every 
 production that any less than an Infinite agent is to be the cause of. Now 
 it is readily Acknowledged we were very much pinched up for want of 
 time it was very late in y® Yeare and and Winter comes on a great pace 
 the Cold nights tells us and this proves a great Disadvantage S"". We are 
 to think of new methods when our first fayle us wherever y^ fault may 
 be AU these perticulars any men will acknowledge to be great Disadvan- 
 tages to an Army so Farr from their owne Countrey and as these perticulars 
 may be used or improved may be made a mask upon all faults w'soever 
 which miglit have a more direct Operacon in Effecting the Overthrow 
 of o"" Brave Voyage [5] growne great w^h hopes from many Signal Tokens 
 of Gods presence with us and just ready to break forth into the Sliouts 
 of Triumpli as soon as our Couragious army l\ave broken tlirough the 
 Paper Walls of Kebeque and Dared Frontiniack's Palace w'^ their dis- 
 play 'd Coulours within those Confines which for my part I expected within 
 a few houres after we had taken the North-Shore, and thus S"" I am now 
 ready to give 3'ou my second Reason of tlie Grounds of our Defeat at 
 Kebeque. 
 
 2 My Second Rea.son grows big with Twinns: and if no ntlier will owne 
 them let tliem be left at my Door for Patronage and Defence. 
 
 1. First then I suppose tliat wliilst we consider our actions under humane 
 Operacons distinguished from a divine Providence and we must thus Dis- 
 tinguish that so we may seperate between the Over ruling and Blameable 
 Cause of an Evil Event, & thus I say as to the more direct and iinediate 
 ground or Reason of o'" Defeat I judge the not landing of o"" Army on a 
 more convenient place was more to the Disadvantage of o"" Designe then 
 any thing hath yet been said, for if we had been landed in upon the Enemie 
 as we might have been then one belly-full of Provision iiad lasted until 
 we had gotten more or wanted none at all so it may [0] be said upon all 
 other accounts so that there was our great di.?ad\antage and tliis could 
 not be easily p'"vented and not to be blamed but as our hard happ, unlesse 
 men must be Supposed to be Omniscient for indeed at a Distance & to the 
 Eye of Strangers the way to the Towne w^^^we intended by landing below 
 Charles River seemed the most easy passable & safe for our Army which 
 yet proved farr otherwise for if we had gone any way but that we had 
 probably attained our purpose If we had gone under our great Gunns 
 into the Towne we had taken it without waiting for other Order but only 
 fall on fellow Souldiers ; if we had landed upon the South side of the Towne 
 we had met with neither Real nor supposed Interruption till we had come 
 up to their Stockados now it is too late to relate liow we came to Sustaine 
 this Disadvantage; yet as to the South side and beyond the Towne we 
 had no knowledge of it but by the french Captives whom we could not 
 trust any further then we could fling or at least carry them; And as to 
 o"" landing under o'' Guns into the Towne, the General intended when we 
 had battered them well by Sea and the land Army was come to tlie Towne 
 by Land then to land into the Lower Towne five hundred [7] able Seamen 
 that were ready for the Purpose as to the place wliere we did land which 
 
528 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 was about a Mile and an halfe below Kebeque it was many waies disad- 
 vantag'd But especially in this that being so long ct Interrupted brought 
 us to many pauses before we came up to the Seat of o'" Enemies Strength 
 and under every Stop that we made I am satisfied tho we might gaine 
 ground yet we lost heart which I do reckon to be the A-ery proper and 
 direct ruine of o'' Designe and by this time I am come to the place where 
 I intend to tell you plainly what I think to be the main principal Cause 
 so far as humane Agents are concerned I say the next cause of our Defeat 
 &c w*'h I Reckon to l)e 
 
 2 Cowardize. It is an ill word to say but an liarder to be guilty of, 
 yet in my Opinion it was nothing less than true Courage w^h did prove 
 the Ruine of such a Designe and so many hundred brave men that died 
 in a Dishonourable retreate bj' the hand of God who testifies to us how 
 Dangerous it is to Depart from Dutie tho Dangerous for want of Reslution, 
 yet to Caution myself I doe assure you I never saw (and I have been in 
 Warr before) for the body of o"" Army both Captaines Inferiour Officers 
 and private Sentinels men more Zealously inclined to spend their Li\es 
 for their Countrey yea there seemed to me a more then Ordinar)^ Impulse 
 upon mens hearts that begat such a Courage in them that I am satisfyed 
 upon the View of the whole Affaire had the English Army been as Valiantly 
 led up to the Towne as they would have followed and fought when [8] they 
 came there the Towne and Countrey had been ours in a few houres after 
 we came on Shore so that I cannot get over it but do think that it was 
 Cowardize both ruined and Shamed us &c and to Illustrate this I must 
 now give you as brief a narrative of the Matter in y*^ History of it as I can 
 and then shall leave it w^^^ you or any other man of Sense to judge y® Val- 
 idity of my Assertion. 
 
 As was said upon the 6*'^ of October in open day we saw all our fleet 
 hapily (as we thought) at Anchor in the Road between Orleans the South 
 and North Shore and Kebeque Towne. 
 
 The Generall as had been determined by a Councell of Warr this 
 morning sends his Pinace to the Towne with a message by Dieu' Tho: 
 SaAage to Frontiniack y® French GoA'^'no'" I must abreviate tlie Infor- 
 mation at this time Lieu* Savage comes back Frontiniack will give no 
 other Answer to us (as he sayes then what Ave shall meet with at the mouth 
 of his Gunns onley he tells him that o'' King and Queen are Usurpers and 
 we Rebells for casting of o"" Allegiance to King James and therefore what 
 we had met with in New Engl[and] was but according too^ Demeriitts &c 
 
 There is a preparacon for the landing our Forces [9] the Companies 
 that liad been Transported in y^ Ships of Warr were put on board of Small 
 Vessells in the fleet for greater conveniency of landing Amongst others 
 Cap^ Epliraim Sa\'age Avas put on board of a small french Barque AA'e had 
 taken on o'' Voyage the Day Avas spent and Concluded that early the next 
 Morning the Souldjers should land But when the morning came it proA'ed 
 a very 111 day for Wind the sea run high that altho Some attempt was 
 made for landing of o'' fforces yet in a little time Ave saAv it would be to 
 
APPENDIX <;. 529 
 
 y« great Damage of y*" Army and therefore desisted and the Divine Provi- 
 dence now crossed our purpose yet gave us this day a very great Argvmient 
 and Provocation to excite courage «<■•> is worth Souldiers waiting for* 
 that was by the Retreate that one of o' Companys made from the North 
 Shore in Spite of all the fforces in Kolirqiic tlic Account of it you may 
 take thus 
 
 Cap* Epliraim Savage both an lioncst i^- \'aliant Cent t^iliing it that 
 his Orders from y'* Lieu' Cienr" were that he should weigh Anchor and get 
 as neer the Shore as he could for landing tliis foronoone attended liis Orders 
 and att alwuthalf M)l)e (jr lessf> came so neer Shore that the Vessell ground- 
 ed w'h tlie French soon espyed from y*^ Shore where several of tliein lay 
 to Watch our Motions the french came downe began to fire at o' men and 
 our men at them againe briskly [10] the Tyde that stjiyes for no man hastens 
 downe & in a little time leaves the Bark dry on the Flatts the french have 
 notice at Towne she lying just below Charls River there comes scores 
 or hundreds out of tlie Towne both horsmen and footmen makes manv 
 sliotts at our Men but durst not board them, tliey repayre to Towne and 
 as we tliought by y^ Carriage l)y Cattle liorse and Carts tliey lirought field 
 pieces out of the Towne of Keljeque tlie P^nemie came along the Heach 
 with two Small Teams the One of horse the Other of Oxen We on board 
 began to be in a thousand feares what would become of Cap' Savage & 
 Company, we could not come to their Rescue if we had exposed the whole 
 fleet & Weather was so bad we sent out some of our Boats but they could 
 not come to the Bark nor land the Sea run so high the Pjnemy very Nmner- 
 ous on the Shore playing their field pieces and Small amies and our men 
 stoutly at them againe. Our (ieneiall when tliey were thick about their 
 Carriages where tliey seemed to lia\e planted their peices shot some of his 
 lower and biggest (Juns, w<'*i made the lOnemy fly and Scatter altho it were 
 at a very great Distance the General <t Captaine Kldridge made many shot 
 w*^^ their great Guns at them w'^'' could doe but little Execution only did 
 much terrify them so that at last y^ Cowardly French made one great 
 Hash and Smoke with fl 1] Powder and away they went with their Carriages 
 againe Oiir men g(jt out of tiie Barke, beat y^ french from a Rock where 
 they hail advantagiously posted themselves and then returned into tiie 
 Barke again having fought and beat them and when the tide came up 
 againe got of wMiout tlie least damage save some bullet holes in their 
 Clothes and one had his flesh grazed but not a linil) lost or one drop of 
 blood, this Single Company of men may lie said to have withstood all the 
 force in Kebeque & who would be afraid to encounter such Cowardly 
 Frenchmen hereafter; this was a Manifest token of Gods Goodness to us 
 and the Frenchmens Cowardize and I do think it was great Incouragement 
 to all men in General against o"" landing the next day w''*^ in Order of Story 
 must be next related. 
 
 To proceed then to that part of o'' .\ction that relates to o"" .\rmv when 
 on Shore this is y'^ ace" which I have to give you Having Considered every 
 place for landing o"" fforces and having an account that Charls River w*"** 
 runns downe by Kebeque North was fordiiile and passable for foot about 
 
530 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 low water and seeing all the time we lay there that the french went out of 
 the Towne and over tlie Ri\cr lior.se and foot & drave Cattle &c we con- 
 cluded that to land a little below where the Barque went on Shore might 
 be very Convenient and fitt for our purpose Therefore as I do remember 
 about young flood in y*' forenoon [12] upon the Eighth day of October we 
 fell downe with all our Smal Vessells and Boats belonging to the Ships of 
 Warr for landing It was Ordered that my self should stay until the Pin- 
 nace of our Sliips had assisted the Army in landing and then it should 
 come and carry me and some others (on board of o"" Ship) on shore 
 
 When the Boats came so neer Shore as they could get o"" men were 
 necessitated to wade, some up to midd tliigh etc they had a bad landing 
 but after some houres most of o' Army movmted the Bank of the River 
 and drew into Order in their Several Regiments for march they had not 
 stood long in their ffigure but y^ French enemy (having placed an Ambus- 
 cado of about 700 men in a Swamp toward our Right Wing) made shot on 
 o''Armyand as I said before overshot uscfe before we gave them battle they 
 made a Second Shot but very little to o"" Damage But our Armie quickly 
 put them to the Rout & followed them in a Chace up to the North Towne 
 & drove them up and downe in several parties a Considerable Space of 
 time in the Skirmisli many Memorable passages fell out to long to relate 
 now we lost about eight men Slaine right out and several Wounded as 
 Major Wade Cap* Savage Lieu* Knowlton &c we killed the CoUonel of y^ 
 French as we were informed and many others between 30 and 50 reports 
 are various and we liad no time to examine [13] the Ground But this we 
 are assured of that a french Gentleman of a very manly figure and in a 
 gentile Garb did present himself (in tlie fight) unto Captain March with 
 offers at a Distance to Surrender himself Cap* March perceiving it beat 
 back his Men and did what he could in such a Crisis & Nick of time but 
 could not be obeyed things were in such an hurry he was shot dead to the 
 Ground who was in likely hood chief Comander of the Enemy When most 
 of the English Army was landed o"" Pinnace came back I took passage in 
 her towards the Shore and when come on land I perceived Several of o"" 
 men were wounded and the Army brought by tliis Scout of the Enemy to 
 an Ill-convenient Stop I therefore w*^out staying for any (being very much 
 troubled in my mind) marclied away thro a Swamp to a party of o"" Army 
 then at a Stand, at my first coming up my first Salute was thus Gentlemen 
 you are out of yo'" Witts we did not come hither to drive a parcel of Cow- 
 ardly Frenchmen from Swamp to Swamp but to attaque Kebeque thither 
 Gentlemen is o"" buisness Why Dont we march away for the Towne of 
 Kebeque They told me they could not tell said I where is the Lieu* Gen- 
 eral Wally They Answered They could not tell I went from one Comp* to 
 another and in a little time I found him and I do assure you S"" I was 
 affected when I first saw him for to me he seemed very mucli downe in his 
 Spirit to say no worse I saluted iiim with the Ordinary Complement and 
 Said S*" what doe you meane by these [14] kind of methods? Saith he I 
 cannot rule them To whom I replyed S"" you must not expect when men 
 are let loose upon an Enemie that they should attend all the Ceremonies 
 
APPENDIX G. 531 
 
 martial and that are in fashion in a field of Peace Rut S"" sairl I what do vou 
 intend to doe he replyed I think they intend to lodge here all Xipht. 
 
 Good S"" said I by no iiieanes hut let us march away for the Towne as 
 fast as we can o*" men are now \\ ariue by to Morrow tliey will Stiffen and 
 Coole therefore Good S"" Give y^ Word to march & senil away to those com- 
 panies in the rear to march away (now there were about three Companies 
 that had taken up houses and began to roast and bake for Supper) after 
 much urging word was given to March, & away we went briskly as I thought 
 with an Intent to Attaque the Towne, at least early y^ next morning <lie 
 way was very dismal for Swamps tt siual Rivers or great Brooks for about 
 a Mile: The frontuiost of o"" Ariuy cauie to a farm house neer tlie Uiver 
 and within about half a mile or less of Kebecc|ue when tiiere I prayd y^ 
 Lievt General we migltt set out Centincls and call up the Hear of o"" Armv 
 and lodge o"" whole body for a few houres Sleep and get into a Pasture for 
 a March up to the Towne about [15] two houres before day and as the Tide 
 would suit us for time would not admit of much lingring but I will assure 
 you things went on wt^ Unsufferable Dulness enough to Discourage any 
 men The General with his Ships of Warr Scing o*" Colours ad\'anced so 
 neer the Towne prepared about flie Suns going downe to give an Assault 
 or before the uioon being just at full helped liim w"> its I>ight and us with 
 its Influence Compleating a Sutablo Tide eitiier for Niglit or morning on 
 our passing over the Charls Ri\er 
 
 The Shipps of Wrtt were desired by the Liev* Gen'^ to make the first 
 onsett which they did this Evening expecting we would have soon seconded 
 them, but instead of it we spent away o*" time after a fruitless maner Cap* 
 Hunt and Cap* Berry went to Charls River it came back told the TJev* 
 General they had tryed the River and were almost over it and were not 
 much abo^■e their Anckles 
 
 Cap*Gwin and another person with tlie ffrench man tliat came in were 
 sent over the Woody gn)und toward the Recolets liouse abo\e Kebeque 
 and Brought word it was Unpassable for our field pieces 
 
 Our field pieces came on shore desirous to befriend our Souldiers I took 
 with me Ensigne Noyce who was a forward man went downe to the boats 
 desired y^ Mariners to favour o*" Souldiers having had an 111 Afternoone 
 and being very wet that they would be at the Pains to get the pieces on 
 Shoar themselves, they presently attended the buisness waded almost up 
 to the middle some of them [Hi] and got the Pieces up to the house where 
 we lodged. 
 
 I do assure you S"" our Lieu' General Seemed to me to be destitute of 
 all proper care for the Mannagcru* of the Anuy for the buisness that was 
 before us and yet l)\- the Index of a certain reserved Gravity it a Lonesome 
 walk from place to place that he had he seemed to be swallowed up with 
 thoughts which I can deem from first to last to be only the Invincible 
 Arrest of fear The field pieces being got to Shore I then made it my buis- 
 ness to inquire out the Lieu* General to offer a new notion to him and that 
 was this, wlien I liad found him by much Incjuiry S"" said I pray let word be 
 sent away to those Companies in the Rear to come up that we may lodge 
 
532 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 here altogetlier a fewlioures and then be the better read}' to march unto the 
 Towne and good S"" get to sleep as early as you can, he gives me the hearing 
 but little or nothing is done he turnes away and when an army is encamped 
 in the Night a man of no greater bulk is soon lost. 
 
 There comes in the Interim two Messengers from C'ap*Willye one of the 
 Captaines in the Rear to know the Lieu*' Generals mind they came to me 
 and told me their Errand I was much joyed with so lucky an Opportunity, 
 began to inquire againc for the Lieu* Gen" A: at last found him told liim the 
 Message & prayed tliat their might be Orders to those men in their Return 
 Vizt That Cap* Willye march up with his Companie & give word to several 
 other Captaines to come away forthw*^ these were there Orders and y^ men 
 returned and away Slipps the Li<3U* General againe and I doe seriously pro- 
 fesse to you that though SeAeral things of [17] Import happned and were 
 attended this Night Vizt as the comming up of the Rear of o"" Army, the 
 Examination of a Frenchman and the Sharing of a Small cask of French- 
 wine sent from the General to comfort o'' hearts amongst the chief Officers 
 of the Army yet to my Inward grief then and to my Apprehension now the 
 night was spent in little else but padling and fooling as to our Land con- 
 cernes. 
 
 1 doe professe had we iiad a man that would have ventured liis Life, 
 his way had been to have stilled all noyse got himself and army into a few 
 liours Sleep sent on board and had ready one bisquet cake pr man and a 
 good round Dram and have put these into tlicir bellys tlie next morning ct 
 in the heat of it marcht up to Towne the Army would I am satisfied by their 
 Valour liave payd him his Kindnesse in good Roast meat for Supper by the 
 next night and a good feather bed to have layn on instead of Boards or 
 Straw. I am quite weary in perticulars therefore Sir what I have to say 
 further I will moddel into three parts as so many Intolerable Errors com- 
 mitted on Shore as the great ground of our Defeat. 
 
 First Our not going to tlie Towne to rights upon y® the first Opportunity 
 and Dismal downness [IS] of </ Lieu* Generals Countenanse & Spirit obvious 
 (to all men that could look a man in tlie Face) and taken notice of I do 
 think by hundreds besides my self w^as tlie first Error on slioar but now let 
 this be Interrupted by what meanes Soever 
 
 2 The second Unpardonable foUy was the not taking and destroying 
 the North Towne upon w"^ perticular depends this Story 
 
 Bjr the fryday morning the third day from o"" landing many of our 
 Souldiers began to be out of frame in their bodies and I dont know but many 
 (by this time) thro want of Sleep and bad presidents &v might grow into 
 such fears as they did not bring on Slioar with them so that new Measures 
 were thouglit best and that it would be too to great an hazard to Attempt 
 the towne of Quebec this way but to reimbarque and go into the face of the 
 Towne under the great Gunns or to the South side and there to Land, or 
 unto Orleance. It was concluded that the Lieu* Gen" and my self should 
 go on board the General to discourse with him. When we came to him tlie 
 Circvunstances of the Land Army are rep^'sented to him as very dismal and 
 that tlie French had raised new Works upon the backside of the Towne 
 
APPENDIX G. 53;^ 
 
 (tho for inv part I could not seo tlicm) Tliat at last it is consontcd to hy 
 the General he havinj!: ina(l(> two Stout atta(|ue,s upon yc lower Towne, and 
 we never came up and Ainunition [19] was growne Scarce with hini and the 
 rest of the Ships of warr, I say he consented that we pposed new measures 
 which in short were to this purpose To declare to the French people & In- 
 habitan**' that they Submit themselves to the Crowne of England and in so 
 doing we promise life lands and liberty unto them or else we would lay all 
 their countrey waste which we had yet spared and was now at our dispose 
 the General orders us to goe on Shoare and tlie Majors Sc Cap*" to be con- 
 sulted in the matter. \\'hen we came the first News was Vizt That j)art of 
 o"" Army liail iiad a fight with the Enemy our men did worst tlicm aliun- 
 dantly but in the fight the French drew downe towards Charls iiiver anil 
 on the other side our men discovered a consiilerable force drawne out of the 
 Towne in a body some said there migiit be 700 some 2000 men, Hut this 
 accident I dont think added much to o"" Lieu*^ Generals Courage for he was 
 much concernd and I doe assure you without Vanity I endeavo'"d to en- 
 courage my Self and liim what I could I was Speaking to him one time and 
 as I remember he saitli we should certainly be assaulted by the lOnemv this 
 Night to whom I replyed let them Come we will fight witli all Canada if they 
 come there is no danger we are well Lodgeil «t good field pieces to friend, 
 let us be of good heart there is no Danger. After much delay a Council 
 is called this Evening. 
 
 [20] 1 : Q: The first Question propounded A\luther it miglit i)e Con- 
 sistent with o"" bono'" o'' honesty Prudence and present Circumstances to 
 propound Such merciful termes as are before mentioned to the french In- 
 habitants and performe them when we had done or ruine their Countrey 
 thej' refusing to accept. 
 
 Ans. After several Discourses it was tliought consistent. 
 
 2. Q How we should execute or accomplisii this Contrivance? 
 
 An"". I told them wliat w"» their leave T would tel y'" wliat I thought 
 the only way to ol)taine tiiat which we aimed at and that was this Yizt 
 Seeing we had renounced the Designe of falling upon Quebec our onely way 
 would be to March our Army away to the North Towne and there we might 
 in a little time either Impale or Intrench our Selves lodge our men in good 
 houses and in taking that Towne we should take Orleans tiie Island that 
 lay downe the Ri\er by it our Ve.ssells some of tliem falling downe the River 
 on each side the Island We could easily passe and repas.se from tlie said 
 Island to the North Shore and so in a few dayes if the French would not 
 Subject we could ruine those two places (which were [21] very considerable) 
 and we might take y® forrage of both anfl Orleance woulil Afford mucii and 
 especially fresh and new provision for o"" Army & when we had done all we 
 pleased on that aec° we could lay all their houses and Barnes in Ashes which 
 would have been greater Damage to them then ever they had done to us. 
 I do judge that in tiiis method we coukl have destroyed so many hundred 
 Barns full of Corn Wheat Pease hay tt dwelling houses as would have been 
 more than 50000£ Str Dammage to the Enemy and taken nmch plunder 
 
634 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 beside And in probability not lost on Limb and dispatched all in a few 
 Dayes 
 
 Now I say this I urged in that Councel w*'^ all the Zeale and Reason I 
 had several of y^ C^ap*^ were for it but some were against it especially the 
 Lieu*^ General and the head Major who made this Answer to close the whole 
 Saith he 
 
 S"" I wonder you will urge this thing so long there is no Reason in the 
 Contrivance o"" best way is to Reimbarque &c so this Designe fell to ye 
 Ground and there is I reckon the Second Error committed on Shore. 
 
 3. Tlie tiiird Error is the base and Cowardly Losse of o"" field pieces of 
 wch I do tliink Christendome will ring and I account it is one of y^ greatest 
 blotts that ?]nglish men liave contracted within these Ages they have been 
 Accounted among the Nations famous in Martial Actions and to give [22] 
 you an account of this I shall proceed with my Tale. When the Councel 
 last named was finished I repaird to the house where I had taken up my 
 Lodging and expecting a comfortable Night of Sleep and Quiet. Yet before 
 I lay downe in my Straw I sat smoaking of a Pipe & discoursing with some 
 of the Officers of the Army about the present Affayre who were very Zealoas 
 for to Atta[que] Quebec still &c but before we had finished we were alarumed 
 The Lieu* General in his own person comes to the Door and tells me S'' We 
 are ready to dislodge which might be about Elea\'en of the Clock in the 
 Night Our men were generally well lodged Some in houses others in Beds of 
 Dry and Sweet haj', warm and asleep y^ greatest part of the Camp unless 
 Such as were out Sentinels &c but there is no withstanding it the Lieu* 
 GeneraU saith about Eight of the Captains had been with him and desired 
 it & he thought we should be assaulted by y*' Enemy and they might burne 
 and set fire to o"" beds of hay &c and S'" this had been an Affrighting accident 
 and if it had fell out as disturbed fancy makes it we had not onley died w*^ 
 the principles but the very death of Martyrs — also we had been taken and 
 burnt Napping Whereupon we make an Universal Muster & take a very 
 Silent March according to o*" Orders and good Reason to for we are Afrayd 
 to awaken [23] Angry Frontiniack at that time of y^ Night Our March holds 
 out about 40 or 60 Rodds till we came to the River side and there we are 
 encamped upon an Unmerciful cold beach within convenient Shot of Several 
 pieces of Swamp very fitt for the Enemy &c many of our men I do Assure 
 3^ou just (doming from bed goe to bed againe upon the Wet and cold Sand; 
 they lye many of them 30 or 40 in a heap like hoggs in a Stye I Challenge 
 them to get up and rvm for a Dram of the bottle a Temptacon fit for Soul- 
 diers tliat they might be kept in accon I went to the Lieu* General intreated 
 him that we might march away for the North Towne if it was only to keep 
 our men Stirring tliey woidd else many of them be Spoyled this Desperate 
 cold Night Ensigne Peter Noyce was sent w*** a Scout of men to discover 
 how the Passage was he quickly returnes with Word that the way was good 
 and very passable for o"" field pieces and not long after we had a message 
 from the General to the Lieu* General to this purpose. S"" It is impossible 
 for me to Assist yo"" Reimbarquing this Night the tide so falls out but pray 
 
APPENDIX G. 535 
 
 do what you can to encourage yo'" self & men and pray do you l)urn and 
 destroy all that you possibly can of the Enemies, so far y'^ CJen" [21] Not- 
 withstanding all these provocations to be upon Action here we lye ail thi.i 
 cold nigiit under many Solemne Circumstances, And perceiving nothing 
 would be attended but going on l)oard 1 told y« Lieu"- (leneral I thought hia 
 way for the safety and iionor of his Retreat (least we should loose y* field 
 pieces) would be to send for a fleet of Boats and so according to the march 
 of Warr to imbarque one Regim*^ fii-st all togetlier, and witii them to carry 
 of four of his field pieces, tlie others ace ording to the Lot of Warr keep their 
 ground to answer tiie lOnemy if they should Attaq us and so the other Regi- 
 ments in Order and field pieces witii tliem that we might not be put into 
 confusion and forced to part with sucii (Junns and so when day was come 
 and the (Jenerals pinnace came on shoar I went on board with a purpose to 
 bespeak some comfort for the SouUliers vvhicli was soon sent and to give y* 
 Gen" an Account of the Army, w''' whicli he was very much Aggreived when 
 he heard liow things were and hardly if possible (all Circumstances con- 
 sidered) to be retrieved. 
 
 The Army continues here on Saturday the fourth day from our Landing 
 and about two houres before Sunset the Enemy Alarme us Some small 
 parties of o"" men are sent out to fight them but with Order not to burne any 
 house in the Attempt. Our men beat them from i)lace to place up toward 
 y« North [25J Tovvne and about Sun set o'' Companies come back to the Head 
 quarters, and tlie Army begins to Imbarque l)ut in tlie greatest Confusion 
 imaginable and no man nuist meddle witli tiie field pieces. The Lieu* General 
 tells them he had rather loose all y*' fiekl pieces then one mans life and there- 
 fore bidds the Boates take of the men and let the field pieces alone. Some 
 men he layes over the head (as is said) Others he threatens very manfull}' 
 that were about getting tlie field pieces into their Boats that he would laj' 
 them over the heads if the}' did not let the Guns alone and get the men off; 
 Alas! what were a few Guns to the lives of men and so when he had set 
 things in this (dis)order he takes a boate anil goes of himself But to he short 
 about midniglit the whole Army gets off and the Field pieces are left to fill 
 our faces with Siiame & our enemies w**^ triuph as to our horrour and grief 
 we beheld y^ next morning and this is the last Error comitted on Shore, 
 and all these put together are the true grounds of our overthrow in my 
 Opinion 
 
 Upon this does arise two Questions. 
 
 1 Qu. Whither the Shore & especially the field pieces were left 
 basely and Cowardly or no? 
 
 Anr. To flee wlien no man pursues is Cowardise in Triumph and this 
 was the (^ase for a few of our l)ra\f Souldjers iiad beaten tiie Enemy and 
 there is none but their Shaddows left and tlie Impressions of them in a Dis- 
 ordered Phancy. Who tlien can [26] prove Advocate for this base retreate. 
 
 2 Qu. \\'ho was in fault for the loss of five able field pieces com- 
 pleatly fitted with Harness and Shot and of about 800 weight apiece, who 
 must be blamed? 
 
586 IPSWICH, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 
 
 Anr. 1. The Gunners could not he in fault for they were discharged 
 because they staying by their Guns might have been killed and better loose 
 the pieces then their lives, 
 
 2. The General Gunner that had a Commission over the Guns he 
 cbuld not be blamed because his Comisson was but Sul)ordinate to tlie Lieu* 
 Generals Comisson and had the General Gunner medled w**^ tliem contrary 
 to the Lieu*^ Generals Order he had certainly incurred Danger of being 
 guilty of any mans life that had perished by the meanes according to ou"" 
 Lieu* Generals llules in War 
 
 3 It cant be the fault of those men that came w*'' perticular ( )rders 
 to bring them aboard on such Vessells as they belonged too, for they shewed 
 their good \\\\\ and Attended their Orders, till y^ Lieu* General threatned 
 them out of all as is evident upon Sufficient Witness. 
 
 4 It was not any fault in the Rearmost of y*' Army Valiant Cap* John 
 Marsh Lieu* ffowle and Ensigne Peter Noyce brought of the Rear of the 
 Armj' and it could not be their fault for the Guns were covered with the 
 Tide before it was their turnes to get into the Boates, they [27] either knew 
 nothing of them or could not get at them without Di\'ing so that they cant 
 be blam 'd 
 
 5 It was none of the Enemies fault Neither for they had been driven 
 and chased away by our men and never came neer to Disturb o'" imbark- 
 ing, nay had rather make a Silver Bridge for us flying then to invite or pro- 
 voke oiu" Stay for they did not like our Company so that to draw a conclu- 
 sion from the premises I am ready to resolve it was either the Lieu* Gen'^^ 
 fault or else the fault was in the Guns themselves that they being fitted for 
 motion and in danger of falling into the Enemies hands did not in the hurry 
 & Crowd of the retreate go on board of the boates Themselves. But pos- 
 sibly the Lieu* Gen^^* good affection to his mens lives wilbe his pardon & 
 Discharge. 
 
 Reply. 1. Were field pieces and mens lives to be bought & Sold over 
 a Dish of Coffee by an Inch of Candle' then indeed let any man be Recconed 
 inhumane and Cruel that will not bid more to save a mans life then he will 
 bid for five field pieces. Especially when the purse of a ('ountrey nmst pay 
 ye Purchase But S*" we are not now at any Such Game w*** Frontiniack. 
 
 Rep. 2 We must know that aU the banners & Ensignes of bono"" in 
 Warr which are tlie Glory of a Crown, of a Nation, of an Army ought Stoutly 
 to be defended with the Peril & loss of inens Lives ratlier then l)asely to be 
 betrayed or Surrendred into the [28] hands of the Enemy and much more 
 then svich al)Ie field pieces as ours were that carry both honour and Safety 
 with them what man in o"" Army could indure the thought to Attempt the 
 Enemy againe when .we have so fiusht them w**^ Apparent Tokens of a 
 Cowardly Spirit in us & have furnished them with field pieces so consider- 
 able a Strength which pieces well improved will be found between two Able 
 Armies to be the Odds & Difference of 500 if not a 1000 men; to have taken 
 them of with us had cost our men at the most but a little more Sweat and 
 
 t "An old method of selling by auction, still aonietimes practised, in which a small 
 piece of candle is lighted at the beginning of a sale, and the highest bid made be- 
 fore the wick falls 1b successful" (Century Dictionary). — Ed. 
 
APPENDIX G. 537 
 
 o"" Lieu* Gen" hut a littlo more fear if lie woiikl liave lieen so valiant as to 
 Iiave stayed tlie Doinj;; of it. 
 
 lint now we cannot reckon hut ujion llie Losse of many a life and linib 
 to recover tliem. So that for my private Censure when the hlanie is rightly 
 fixed as I do tliink it is in these lines tliere is no less then Death deserved; 
 The Losse of pay and wearing tlie wooden Sword are Init little better tiien 
 Chiklrens pay upon Sucli an Unpardonal)le Omission. 
 
 Tluis S"" you have from me what I take to he the true grounds of our 
 Defeat in o"" late Voyage and to conclude if you will take any notice of my 
 Observations upon the Providence of gcid concerning us this then hath 
 been nuicii with me that to tlie best of my Di.sccrniiig whilst we were w*'* 
 God in the way of Duty (iod was with us. Hut when we desert our Dutie 
 and buisness we were .sent about by God and o'' ("ountrev God follows Us 
 with Crosses and Confusion 
 
 [29] S"" in at this Door comes our Kuine and l)y that time the Army is 
 on board its so wide open that there is no Shutting of it. Now Now indeed 
 the want of Time the want of Amunition and of Field pieces and Pro\ision 
 may be Reckoned great Obstructions to o"" future Atteuipts that we might 
 think of But how comes this great Scarsitie and famine upon Us? let that 
 be Answered. 
 
 1. The General was extreamely concerned and Says he woukl rather 
 have dyed then so basely have betrayed tlie bono'' of lliat Crownewho.se 
 Qviarrel we were now in the Defence of itc 
 
 2. He had determined to have had a Councelof War but the Weather 
 grew very tempestuous and y^ Case under several ( 'onsideracons desperate 
 & concluding to goe for England for the Reinforcing the.Vction falls downe 
 the River against the Upper Towne on y*" South Shore of Orleans where he 
 held a treat for y^ Exchange of Cai)ti\es and being detayned longer then he 
 expected on the 15th of October 1090 in the Morning gave his Usual Signal 
 which was the firing of a Gun for the whole fleet to come to sayle hoping 
 for a Convenient Time to settle the Voyage home and his owne for England 
 Imediately when he was gotten below y^ Narrows Rut the Wind and 
 Weather came on so Tempestuous that every man was necessitated to 
 Shift for himselfe 
 
 [30] and this brings us to the sail C<jnclusion of an li(i])cfiill begin- 
 ning S"" you must Pardon Some Expressions of Immodesty or Suc-h as Carry 
 Self Arrogance with them for they are the very Nati\"e dress of matter of 
 fact etc Therefore I use them rather then dre.ss a Discourse in another Skin 
 then it was born in and so S' in the Straitness of time I bid jou farewell 
 
 23 Decemb'-]690 J ^\■ 
 
 P.S. 
 
 S"" I cannot for want of time ad\antage this Discourse or gratify yo'' 
 Desires with the 2d perticular pmised in y^ beginning for w'-"*' I ask yo"" 
 panlon hoping it wilbe done by a Better pen. 
 
ERRATA. 
 
 Page 16. Hewlett's well shotikl he Hardy's well; see page 404. 
 
 Page 21. Joliii Woodman, for .lolm Woodam. 
 
 Page 83. Dr. Bridgman for Dr. Hridgliam. 
 
 Page 127. Tilbrick, for Filbrick. 
 
 Page 311. Matt. Hooker, for Nath. Hooker. 
 
 Page 390. Nathan Knowlton, for Natlianiel Knnwltoii. 
 
 Page 392. Nelanp for Neland. 
 
 Page 395. r<]l)eiiezer Hodge, for Elienezer Hovey. 
 
 Page 397. Sister of Haniuel, for daughter of Samuel. 
 
 Page 442. The Heman H. Stor}' estate is owned now bj' Dr. Vickery. 
 
 Page 491. Matthias Carrin, for Matthias Currin. 
 (538) 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Some ancient but familiar names, as Scott's Lane ami Brook Street, are retained 
 in the Index to secure uniformity with the diagrams, the lanKuage of old deeds, and 
 the common usage of the hook. 
 
 The identification of the grantors and grantees in many conveyances is very 
 difficult, if not impossible. This is due to the ab.sence of niiiidlc n.unos, the constant 
 recurrence of the same Ciiristian name through generatinns, and the large number of 
 individuals who bore the surname of some of the old Ipswich families. Dates have 
 been inserted frequently, :ia the only basis of ithissilication and identification, but a 
 large niea-sure of uncertainty still remains. 
 
 In the chapter on The Body Politic, .'several contemporaneous list.* were given: 
 of the freemen, or tho.se entitleil to full francrliise, of the (■omuioners, who had a vote only 
 in questions concerning the common lands, and of residents. In the Index, llie voters 
 and commoners are always designated, and the words " resident in 1678 " indicate that 
 the persons to whose names this isapi)ended are mentioned only in the third list, aud 
 had, therefore, no civic privilege. 
 
 Abbe, Joseph, bought lot of Thomas 
 Perrin, 452 ; grant of lot on river 
 bank, 457, 458, 459; garden lot, 403. 
 
 Abbey, Thomas, in Major Applet on 's Co., 
 199. 
 
 Abbot, Daniel, execution on Newmarch 
 property, 404. 
 
 Abbott, Arthur, his wife fined for wear- 
 ing finery, 42, 280; a voter in Town 
 affairs, 92 ; bought hou.se of tJeorge 
 Dutch, .322; hou.se of Benjamin Dutch, 
 332; Samuel Waite house, 341 ; land of 
 Perkins, 402; house of I.saac Fitis, 
 457. 
 
 Abbott, George, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Abbott, Nehemiah, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 94; bought .Vyers lot, 
 477. 
 
 Abbott, Philip, son and heir of Arthur 
 Abbott, 333. 
 
 Abell, Clark ()., place of residence, 293; 
 bought Asa Andrews homestead, 462. 
 
 Academy, Ipswich, established, 333. 
 
 "Account of the l^ate Revolution, " by 
 Nath. Byfield, 265. 
 
 Adams, Daniel, owneil house lot on High 
 St., 372. 
 
 Adams, Esther, daughter of John Brown 
 and heir, 381. 
 
 Adams, John, Corporal, voter in Town 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 94; signed peti- 
 tion, facsimile of autograph, 360. 
 
 Adams, John, owned Farley land, 1S2S, 
 474. 
 
 Adams, Nathaniel, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 94; trooper in King 
 Phihp's war, 209; service in the war, 
 218. 
 
 Adams, Samuel, resident in 1678, 99; 
 signer of Loyalist petition in 1666, 138. 
 
 Adams, Samuel, the Revolutionary leader, 
 266, 267. 
 
 Adams, Simon or Symond, weaver, 83; 
 in Major Appleton's Co., 200, 218; 
 sold house to John Kimball, 321; hou.se 
 lot on High .St., 372; heir of estate of 
 Richard KimbaU, 374. 
 
 Adams, Washington, tanner, sold land to 
 Benj. Newman, 3:i0. 
 
 Ailanis, Will, luju.se inherited by son 
 Simon, 321. 
 
 Adams, William, Sr., signed petition, fac- 
 simile of autograph, .360; first men- 
 tion, 490. 
 
 Adams, William, Jr., signed petition, fac- 
 simile of autograph, 300; fu'.st men- 
 tion, 490. 
 
 .Adams, William, son of William, Harvard 
 graduate, 1671, 152. 
 
 Adams, Woodbriilge, bought tannery of 
 Farle.y and Heard, 3.30. 
 
 Agawam, first visited and <lescribed, 7; 
 removal of Pilgrims to .\gawara, pro- 
 po.sed, 8; formally .settled, S; .squatters 
 ordered awa.y, 9, 274; called Ipswich, 
 12; settlers forbidden, 12. 
 
 Agawam Hou.se, 349. 
 
 Agawam, Primeval, chapter on, 1. 
 
 .Vlfre.v, James, bought Michael Brown 
 house, 468. 
 
 .\lhor, .\lexaniler, .service in King Phihp's 
 war, 218. 
 
 .\llen, Kdward, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Allen, John, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Allen, John, Jr., of .Marbleheail, sold Sam- 
 uel Moses house, 1708, 364. 
 
 Alms House, 433. 
 
 .'\mes. Dr. Jo.seph N., sold hou.se to Jabez 
 Mann, 321. 
 
 Ainory, llufus (!., a.ssignec, 462. 
 
 Anderson, .loliii, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 306, iU2. 
 
 Andover, alarmed, 197. 
 
 Andrews, Asa, bought land and mill of 
 Thomas Burnham, 462. 
 
 .Andrews, Charlotte, hou.se, 328. 
 
 .Andrews, David, owned Hovey home- 
 stead, 484; bought house of Col. Hodg- 
 kins, 485. 
 
 Andrews, Kdward, bought hou.se of Daniel 
 Haskell. 328. 
 
 Andrews, tioodman, mentioned, 422. 
 
 .Andrews, John, 69; Corporal John, voter 
 in Town affairs, 92 ; commoner, 94 ; Pe- 
 
 (539) 
 
540 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 quot soldier, 125; signer of Loyalist 
 petition in 1066, 138; kept White Horse 
 Inn, 281, 3.58, 359, 360; disorderly 
 conduct, 283, 284 ; bought lot of Thomas 
 Bishop, 483. 
 
 Andrews, Lieut. ,lohn, service in King 
 Philip's war, 218; Selectman, at John 
 Appleton 's house, 238; warrant of 
 arrest for participation in Andros resist- 
 ance, 241; affidavit, 243; arraigned, 
 246; petition for relea.se from prLson on 
 bail, 248; hiunble apology, 249; called 
 Senior, 263; depositions concerning ar- 
 rest and ill treatment by Andros gov- 
 ernment, 260-263; mentioned, 264, 269; 
 signed Proctor petition, 291; first men- 
 tion, 490. 
 
 Andrews, John, Jr., signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291; repairs on bridge, 444; first 
 mention, 490. 
 
 Andrews, John Duillev, bought cabinet 
 shop, 463. 
 
 Andrews, Jo.seph, resident, 1678, 99; signed 
 Proctor petition, 291. 
 
 Andrews, Mary, witness in witch trial, 461. 
 
 Andrews, Robert, road-surveyor, 58; 
 granted house lot , 403 ; first mention, 490. 
 
 Andrews, Theodore, bought Lace Factory, 
 460. 
 
 Andrews, Thomas, voter in Town affairs, 
 not a commoner, 92; .schoolmaster, 70, 
 152, 157. 
 
 Andrews, Thomas, .service in King Philip 's 
 war, 219; signetl Proctor petition, 291. 
 
 Andrews, William, .set in the stocks, 286. 
 
 Andrews, William Fuller, bought lot of 
 Nath. Rust, 484; bought Hovey home- 
 stead, 484. 
 
 Andrews, Wry, abbreviation for William, 
 resident in 1678, 99; signed Proctor 
 petition, 291. 
 
 Andros Government, chapter on, 22.5. 
 
 Andros, Sir Edmund, arrived in 1686, 237; 
 deposed and arrested, 256, 257; charges 
 against, 264, 265; defended in Whit- 
 more 's Memoir, 269. 
 
 Aniball or Annable, John, house, 21 ; limb- 
 drcs.ser, 83; tailor, 83; commoner, not 
 a voter in Town affairs, 94 ; bought 
 Cobbet house, 389; hou.se lot, 413; 
 mentioned, 472, 490. 
 
 Annable, Joseph, land grant in Winchen- 
 don, 311. 
 
 Annable 's Lane, 413. 
 
 Annable, Matthew, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Appleton, Abigail G., house, 466. 
 
 Appleton, Daniel, .son of Col. John, in- 
 herited mansion, 323; bought land of 
 commoners, 338; heir of Col. John's 
 estate, 345. 
 
 Appleton, Daniel, wife Abigail, house, 466. 
 
 Appleton, Daniel Fuller, found petition in 
 New York, .3.59. 
 
 Appleton, Klizabeth, daughter of John, 
 wife of Rev. Jabez Fitch, .336. 
 
 Appleton, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel, 
 wife of Rev. John Walley, 345. 
 
 Appleton, Elizabeth, widow of Col. Sam- 
 uel, married Rev. Edward Payson of 
 Rowley, 447. 
 
 Appleton, John, son of Samuel, the immi- 
 grant. Captain John, , voter in Town 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 94; Captain of 
 horse-troop, 123; signer of Lo.valist 
 petition of 1666, 138; summoned be- 
 fore General Court, 140-142; elected 
 deputy to General Court, 143; refused 
 aduiission as meniber, 143, 144; elected 
 deputy, 1668, 145; sketch of his public 
 
 life, 161; sent to Andover, 205,206; at 
 Salisbury, 21.5; service in the war, 217; 
 signer of the Ip.swich petition in 1082, 
 2.30; chosen Selectman in place of Tlios. 
 Lovell, 231; Loyalist, 233; Justice of 
 Peace and Clerk of Court of Pleas, 1686, 
 2.36, 241; land, 321; bequeathed estate 
 to sons, Samuel and John, 322, 324; 
 bought lot of Thomas Manning, 334 ; 
 signed petiti<jn, facsimile of autograph, 
 360; first mention, 490. 
 
 Appleton, John, Jr., son of Captain John, 
 Selectman an<l Town Clerk, in 1687, 
 caucus at his house, 238; addressed 
 Town meeting concerning Andros tax, 
 239; forwarded v(jte of Town, 240; 
 warrant for arrest, 241; examined by 
 Court, 243; affidavit, 243; arraigned, 
 246; petition for release on bail, 248; 
 humble apology, 249; meeting men- 
 tioned, 259; deposition concerning arrest 
 and ill treatment bv Andros govern- 
 ment, 260-263; mentioned, 265, 271; 
 on committee of General Court, 299; 
 received house lot from his father where 
 the caucus was held, 322, 323; be- 
 queathed to son Nathaniel, 322; sold 
 land to Moses Kimball Jr., 324; be- 
 queathed to widow and daughters, 
 336; bought house lot of Jacob Davis, 
 343-345; committee to buy Fo.ssee 
 hou.se, 433. 
 
 Appleton, John, son of Major Samuel, 
 committee on fishing design, 1696, 70, 
 81 ; married widow Dutch, 416. 
 
 Appleton, John, 3d (probably son of 
 Oliver), committee on bridge, 445; 
 bought lot of Isaac Fitts, 447; house, 
 448; called Jiuiior, bought lot of Nath. 
 Baker and Enoch Pearson, 455, 456; 
 lot of Nath. Fuller, 450; bought Hunt 
 land, 480; bought Philemon Dane lot, 
 481 ; bought Simon Wood estate and 
 Hodgkins's lot, 486. 
 
 Appleton, .John Sparhawk, bought Apple- 
 ton estate of John Tread well, and land 
 of widow Rogers, 323. 
 
 Appleton, .loseph, committee on bridge, 
 445; bought lot of Benjamin Dutch, 
 407; committee to purchase cemetery, 
 467. 
 
 Appleton, Lucy, married John Baker 3d, 
 449. 
 
 Appjieton, Margaret, wife of President 
 Holyoke, 336. 
 
 Appleton, Mary, daughter of William, 
 married Ebenezer Bowditch, 449. 
 
 Appleton, Ma.ster, lot, 336. 
 
 Appleton, Nathaniel, inherited from father. 
 Col. John, 322. 
 
 Applet t>n, Oliver, wife Sarah, bought 
 house of Thos. Walley. 453. 
 
 Appleton, Samuel, the immigrant, signed 
 petition, 50; committee on lots, 57; 
 called Captain, 69; malt.stor, 69; flock 
 of sheep, 72; malt kiln, 78; men- 
 tioned, 161 ; grant of lot and farm, 323, 
 324; agreed to build cart-bridge, 324; 
 sold his lot to Thomas Firman, 384; 
 first mention, 490. 
 
 Appleton, Major Samuel, son of Samuel, 
 saw-mill, 78, 324; commoiier, not re- 
 corded as voter, 94; magistrate, 98; 
 erected a pew, 114; Lieutenant of Ips- 
 wich company in 1675, 161; Captain 
 in the field in King Philip's war, 
 162; bravery at Deerfield, 163, 
 164; at Hadle.v, 165; commissioned 
 Captain, 165; recommended by Major 
 
INDEX. 
 
 541 
 
 Pynchon for chief command, 166; com- 
 missioned Commander-in-chief, 169; let- 
 ter to tlov. Le\erott, 170; letter from 
 the Council of Connertioul, IT.S; letter 
 to the Co\inril of Cunnerticul , 174 ; letter 
 from the Council of ( "mmccticut , 176; 
 letter to the (leneral Court, 177; letter 
 from the Council of Massachusetts, 179; 
 letter to (lov. l.everett, ISO; defeate<l 
 Indians at Hatfield. 183, 184; letter 
 from Council of Massachusetts, 184; let- 
 ter to (Jov. i^everett, 186; issued Proc- 
 lamation, 190; letter from Council of 
 Connecticut, 191 ; letter to Council of 
 Connecticut, 1 9.'{; permitted MajorTreat 
 to withdraw, letter tot lov. Leveret t ,19.5; 
 distributed troops, 19li; returned home, 
 appointed Commander of Mass.Mcliiisctts 
 regimetit, 197; loll of comi>an.v, 199; 
 Major in Narracansett campaign, 199; 
 bravery in the fiieht, 202, 203; again 
 in service, 211; valuable service in the 
 field, 217; Imlian captives, 217; not 
 mentioned by Uamlolph, 227; signed 
 Ipswich petition, 1682, 2.'{0; charged 
 with high misdemeanor, 232; a liberal, 
 233;arrestcd for hostility tothe Andros 
 government, 24.5; sentenced by Coun- 
 cil, 2.52; imprisoned, petition for privi- 
 lege, 2,53; instructed to secure Ipswich 
 depositions, 2.58; deposition concerning 
 arrest and ill treatment by Andros 
 government, 263-26.5; charges discussed 
 by .Fohn Palmer, 26.5, 266; estimate 
 of his brave course, 267; mentioned by 
 Rufus Choate, 271 ; gate pulled down, 
 282, 359; magistrate at witch trial, 289, 
 292, 461; sent men to (iloucester, 297; 
 connection with witchcraft trials, 299; 
 in war of William and Mary, .301,302; 
 mentioned, 32.5; bought lot of Thomas 
 Manning, 334; facsimile of autograpii, 
 360. 
 Appleton, Col. Samtiel, son of Major Sam- 
 uel, resident at Lynn, warrant for arrest, 
 250; mentioned in tablet on Appleton 's 
 Pulpit, 272, 273; as Major, assigned 
 comman<i in expedition against Quebec, 
 305, 312; called Colonel, bought Shore- 
 borne Wilson house, 446, 447. 
 Appleton, Samuel, son of Col. Samuel, fif 
 Boston, assignee .lohri Wainwright, 399; 
 creditors .sold the estate, 400. 
 Appleton, Samuel, .son of Capt. .John, in- 
 herited from his father, 322; house and 
 land, .324. 
 Appleton, Samuel, .Jr., resident in 1678, 
 99; his residence may be mentione<l, 
 3.36; called Master, .336. 
 Ai>i)lcton, Sarah and Harriet, sold lot to 
 
 .South Pari.sh, 4.53. 
 Appleton, Thomas, owned "Dutch" 
 
 hou.se, 466. 
 Appleton, William, son and heir of .John, 
 3d, 449; bought lot of .Sarah liu.^t, 4.53; 
 bought lot of Abraham Choate, 463; 
 Hunt and lloiigkins lot, 480. 
 Appleton's Mill, 73, .324. 
 Appleton's Pulpit in Saugus, with inscrip- 
 tion, 272. 
 -Archer, Henry, granted hou.se lot, 358; 
 
 first mention, 490. 
 Ardawa.v or Ordwa.v (.sec Ordway), Ed- 
 ward, in Major Appleton's ('o., 200. 
 Ardawa.y, Samuel, resident in 1678, 99. 
 Argilla, called Cliebacco, 58. 
 Argilla farm, 19; guarded, 197; proposed 
 house described, 511-513. 
 
 Armor of early period, 123. 
 
 Ashhy, William, bought Col. Dodge house, 
 414. 
 
 .Atherlon, .(onathan. punished for break- 
 ing the Sabbath, 216. 
 
 .\tkirison. Hannah, bought hou.se of Beth- 
 iah Fitz. 421. 
 
 .Vtlwood. Anthony, bought Samuel Dutch 
 hou.se, 440, 441. 
 
 .At t wood, Thomas, resilient in 1678,99. 
 
 Averill, Benjamin, bought William Stone 
 lot, .397: house of Thus. Hodgkins. 406; 
 lot ..f .biseph Hovey. 41 I. 
 
 .Averill, .Icilin, disorderly in the meeting 
 house, 1 16, 276. 
 
 .Averill or .Avery, William, wife Hannah, 
 in\entory, 32; hou.se and lot , 337 ; lot on 
 South .Main St.. 460-462, 464; first 
 mention, 490. 
 
 Ayres or I'lyers, Capt. .John, settled at 
 Brookfield, slain by Indians, 160; exe- 
 cutor of Mark .Simnn<is's estate, I ().59 
 .365; first mention, 490. 
 
 ■Ayres, .lohn, soldier in expedition against 
 Quebec, 311, 312. 
 
 Ayres, .Joseph, resident in 1678,99; bought 
 lot of .Samuel .Ayers, 475, 476. 
 
 A.vers, Mary, daughter of .Samuel, 476. 
 
 Ayers, Samuel, .Sr., commoner, not a 
 voter, 94; residetit in 1678,99; bought 
 hou.se of .lohn Bmiiham, 476, 475. 
 
 Ajcrs, Samuel, .Ir., resident in 1678.99; 
 land grant in Winchendon. 31 1 ; son of 
 Samuel, wife .Mar.v, 47(>, 47.5. 
 
 A.vers, Susaima, heir of Samuel, 476. 
 
 Ayers, Thomas, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Babies baptized, 29. 
 
 Bachelder, Mrs. Annie P., wife of Calvin, 
 
 bought r)avi<l .Andrews house, 48.5. 
 Bachelor, I lenr.v, neglect of .Sabbath, 108; 
 
 first mention, 490. 
 Fiacon, .Margaret, wife of Betire, 365, 407. 
 Bacon, Nathaniel, instigated the Great 
 
 Bebellion, 268. 
 Bacon, Betire, wife Margaret, .sold land, 
 
 365, 407. 
 Bacon, Samuel, heir, of Nath. Perley's 
 
 estate, 344. 
 Badger, Daniel, bought hou.se of Daniel 
 
 Brown, 4.57. 
 Badger, .Mary, sohl house to Timothy 
 
 .Souther, 457. 
 Bagctt, lulward, resident in 1678, 99. 
 Baker, Asa, wife Mary, bought Nath. 
 
 .Souther hou.se, 4.59; Gravel Pit pa.sture, 
 
 475. 
 Baker, David, bfuight Col. Choate man- 
 sion, 463; Baker estate, 4(i.5. 
 Baker, Klizabeth, ilaughter of .Samuel and 
 
 heir, 378. 
 Baker, ficorge, sold bake-house, 4.59. 
 Baker, John, iimkeeper, 83; commoner, 
 
 not a \-otcr in Town affairs, 94 ; .Senior 
 
 signed Loyalist petition of 1666, 138; 
 
 land fif heirs, 384; granted lot on East 
 
 St., .390; owned clay pits, 409; first 
 
 mention, 490. 
 Baker, .lohn, son of William, bought half 
 
 of father's estate, 362. 
 Baker, .lohn, son of Samuel, chililren. 
 
 378. 
 Baker, ,Iohn, .Jr., bought hou.-e of Dr. 
 
 Parker Clark, 344; bought lot of father, 
 
 .390. 
 Baker, John', Tertius, heir of Baker land 
 
 on East St., 1727, 390. 
 
542 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Baker, John, 3d, wife Lucy Appleton, 
 owned John Appleton'.s house, 180S, 
 449; mortgagee Calvin Locke. 470; 
 bought interest in Burnham'.'; mills, 4S9. 
 
 Baker, John H., bought Abner Harris 
 estate, .362. 
 
 Baker, Joseph, bought house of Hannah 
 and Ann Brown, and Moses Treadwell 
 estate, 347. 
 
 Baker, Lucy, widow of Samuel, married 
 Geo. Newman, Jr., 391. 
 
 Baker, Mary, daughter of Samuel and 
 heir, .378. 
 
 Baker, Nathaniel, bought house of Aaron 
 Fitts, 4.5.5. 
 
 Baker, Samuel, house, 296; heir of Wm. 
 Baker estate, 363 ; bought house of 
 Samuel Lord, 4lh, 378; heir of John, 
 wife Sarah, .390. 
 
 Baker, Samuel H., bought Nath. Lord 
 estate, .386. 
 
 Baker, Samuel N.. bought house of Wm. 
 Haskell, 347 ; hou.se of I^evi Young, 418; 
 Appleton house, 448; Thomas Burnham 
 lot, 450; shop of widow f'aldwell, 4,57; 
 house on river bank, 458; olil bake- 
 hou.se, 459. 
 
 Baker, Sarah, inventory, ,501. 
 
 Baker, Capt. Stephen, Jr., owned John 
 Harris estate, 396; bought lot of Benj. 
 Averill, 411. 
 
 Baker, Thomas, owned house of his father, 
 1698, .390. 
 
 Baker, Thomas, heir of John in 19th cen- 
 tury, 465. 
 
 Baker, William, resident in 1678, 99; 
 bought lot of Andrew Peters, 1687,362; 
 constable, 461. 
 
 Baker, William, bought lot of John Per- 
 kins, 1830, 417. 
 
 Baldwin, Oeorge R., married widow Beck- 
 ford, 466. 
 
 Bamford, Chas., bought Frisbie house, 
 441. 
 
 Bamford, Chas. W., owns Frisbie house, 
 441. 
 
 Bamford, Chester W., bought John Low 
 hou.se, 377. 
 
 Bancroft, George R., house, 327. 
 
 Bank Building, lot, 449. 
 
 Banner, Thomas, hou.se lot, 319, 320. 
 
 Barbour, Peter, 371. 
 
 Bare, John, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Barnard, George E., residence, 208. 
 
 Barnes, John, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Barry, John, resident in 1678, 99; bought 
 hou.se lot of Wm. Buckley, .398. 
 
 Bartholomew, William, house, 147; com- 
 mittee on school, in 1652, 149; licensed 
 to sell strong drink, fined for excessive 
 prices, 281 ; signed petition, facsimile of 
 autograph, 360; granted house lot, 382; 
 granted house lot on East St., 397; first 
 mention, 490; witness in suit concern- 
 ing Castle Hill, 518. 
 
 Bartiet, Christopher, in Major Appleton 's 
 Co., 201. 
 
 Bartiet, John, 371. 
 
 Bayly, Joshua, of Salisbury, arraigned, 
 246; petition for release on bail, 248. 
 
 Bayly, Thomas, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Beacham, Robert, owned Thomas Firman 
 hou.se, 351 ; first mention, 490. 
 
 Beaches and sand, 74. 
 
 Beal, widow, house lot, 397. 
 
 Bedford, Richard, resident in 1678, 99; 
 in Major Appleton 's Co., 200, 219. 
 
 Beef sent to Boston, 61. 
 
 Belcher, David, resident iu 1678, 99. 
 
 Belcher, Jeremiah or .Teremy, signer of 
 Loyali,st petition, 1666, 138; licensed to 
 sell strong drink, 281; hou.se and lot, 
 325; widow sold to Samuel, 326; house 
 lot sold, 479; first mention, 490. 
 Belcher, Mary, widow of Jeremiah, 326. 
 Belcher, Richard, sold Francis Jordan 
 lot, 395; bought house of .John New- 
 march, 403. 
 
 Belcher, Rev. Samuel, Harvard graduate, 
 16,59, preached at Lsles of Shoals, 151 ; 
 bfjught house of his mother, and land 
 of Anthony Potter, .326. 
 
 Belcher, Sergeant, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 94. 
 
 Bell, to be rung, 423, 424. 
 
 Bell, Wesley K., sold site of Coburn block, 
 331 ; bought Noyes house, 459. 
 
 Bennett , Henry, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 94; signer of Loyalist peti- 
 tion, 138; bought lot of Stephen Jordan, 
 451. 
 
 Bennett, Jacob, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Bennett, John, house lot on Brook St., 
 .395. 
 
 Bennett, Joseph, bought Samuel Harris 
 house lot, 441. 
 
 Bennett, Mary, heir of Joseph, 441. 
 
 Bennett, Stephen, resident in 1678, 99. 
 
 Bennett, Wry or William, resident in 
 1678, 99. 
 
 Berry, widow Abigail, part of estate of 
 Dr. Berry, 385. 
 
 Berry, Elizabeth, widow of Col. Thos., 
 sold Lovell 's lot, 354; sold homestead, 
 384. 
 
 Berry, John, son of Dr. Berry, sold estate, 
 384 ; bought York estate, 406. 
 
 Berry, Mr., commoner, not a voter in 
 Town affairs, 94 ; a dyer, residence, 337. 
 
 Berry, Thomas, first mention, 490; sol- 
 dier in expedition against Quebec, 312. 
 
 Berry, Col. and Dr. Thomas, land grant 
 in Winchendon, .309; moderator of 
 proprietors' meeting, 312; bought 
 Lovell 's lot, 354- bought lot of John 
 Harris and land of Robert Holmes, 384; 
 petition for bath house in Hog Lane, 
 392. 
 
 Betgood, Richard, first mention, 490. 
 
 Betfs, Richarfl, wife Joana, sold house 
 to Cornelius Waldo, 379; first mention, 
 490. 
 
 Beverly, scheme of defence, 207 ; petition 
 concerning Ma.son claim, 229. 
 
 Bickford, Thomas, wife Catherine, bought 
 house of Dr. Manning, 466. 
 
 Bi<lford, Richard, impressed for war, 198; 
 in Major Appleton 's Co., 200. 
 
 Bidgood, Mary, ordered to live with hus- 
 band, 281. 
 
 Bidgood, Richard, owned High St. lot, 
 361. 
 
 Bigg, Hannah, daughter of Simon Lynde, 
 sold homestead, 3,34. 
 
 Biggs, John, original settler, 10; first men- 
 tion, 490. 
 
 Bigsby, .lo.seph, in Major Appleton's Co.. 
 201; first mention, 490. 
 
 Birch, John, bought Lakeman house, 477. 
 
 Bird, Jathniel, first mention, 490. 
 
 BirrI, Thomas, first mention, 490. 
 
 Birdley (see Burley). 
 
 Bi.sgood, Richard, first mention, 490. 
 
 Bi.shop, Bridget, sentenced and hanged as 
 a witch, 292. 
 
 Bi.shop, Edward, heir of William Wildes, 
 384. 
 
 Bishop, Job, first mention, 490. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 543 
 
 Bishop, Job, in Kitift Philip's war, 219; 
 bought house of Stcphon Cross, -111; 
 son anil licir of 'I'lioiiias, 10.'). 
 Bishop, MarRaret , wife of 'I'lioinas, li'M; 
 wirlow, liouglit h(ju.se of llenrv Uussell, 
 ■M\\. 
 Bishop, NafliaiiicI, Erariti-il liou.se U>(, S.'iO; 
 
 first mention, 400. 
 Bishop. Samuel, commoner, not. voter in 
 Town affairs, 94; son of 'I'hoinas, llar- 
 \ ard urailuatc, Uili"), 1,'il ; ser\ecl in Kinji 
 Philip's war, 219; inheriteil father's es- 
 tate, .SI}4; Etive deed, with his nmllier, 
 :^(il; Ka.st. SI. lot, 400; houKht Hichard 
 Salton.sfall estate, 40.';. 
 
 Bi.shop, Thomas, 82; punished for too free 
 speeeh, 27.'>; made public apology, 2S4 ; 
 hou.se and land, 3.'54; Krante<l hou.se lot 
 in KasI St ., 400 ; mort gagee, 41.'); bought 
 house (if Bichard Saltonstall, 411.^;; lot of 
 Hohert Mayes, 4.s:{; first mention, 490; 
 bought Woodman.sey farm, 191. 
 
 Black, Daniel and wife, set in the sloekii, 
 2S1, 429. 
 
 Black llor.se Inn, ;«;5. 
 
 Blake, .Abigail S., wife of S;imuel, bought 
 hou.sc of Brown heirs, '.VJS. 
 
 Blake, .Asher, bought 1). B. bord house, 
 3S3. 
 
 Blake, .John, residence, 38.'?. 
 
 Blake, .John A., residence, 383. 
 
 Blaiieliard, ,Ioshua, bought interest of 
 Jiiliii lliilmcs, 4.38. 
 
 Bloody Brook ambuscade, l(i4. 
 
 Boardman, Abel, bought lot of John Ap- 
 pleton, 449. 
 
 Boardman, Daniel, bought house of Daniel 
 Rogers, 402; part John Newmarch lot, 
 404. 
 
 Boardman, widow Klizabeth, bought 
 hou.se of C^apt. Gardner, 342; sold brick 
 building, 349. 
 
 Boardman, Francis H., bought Boardman 
 estate, 402. 
 
 Boardman, Jacob, bought Taverner 
 Smith's hou.se, 347. 
 
 Boardman, John How, bought house lot 
 of Samuel Harris, 390; Knowlton estate, 
 420; land, 432; C.-ipt. Pulcifer hou.se, 
 437; interest in Dodge house, 438. 
 
 Boiirdman, Stephen, bought Daniel Hovey 
 lot, 482. 
 
 Bo.'irrlman, Thos. C'., hou.se, .397. 
 
 Biiarman, Daniel, resident in 1078, 99. 
 
 Boarman, Samuel, bought hou.se of (icorge 
 lladlcy, 483; first mention, 490. 
 
 Bortnan, Boreman, or Boarman, Thomas, 
 voter in Town affairs, 92 ; commoner, 94 ; 
 grantefl house lot on Kast St., 398; land 
 ut East end, 403; on way to Labour-in- 
 vain, 483; first mention, 490; Mr., 
 neighbor of .lohn Wiiithrop Jr., 512, .'i 13. 
 
 Boarman, Thomas, on ( iraiiii .lurv, witch- 
 craft trials, 1092, 299; land grant in 
 Winchendon, 173.5, 311. 
 
 Boilge, (ief). M., "Soldiers of King Philip's 
 War," 218. 
 
 Biidv Politic, The, chapter on, 87. 
 
 Holies (see Bowles). 
 
 Holies, ("harles, sold house, 3.58; guardian, 
 383. 
 
 Bolles, (Christopher, served in King 
 Philip's war, 219. 
 
 Bolles, ,Io.sei)h, bought lot of Natli. Lorrl 
 and Jo.seph l<"owler, 3.58; mortgagee 
 Samuel Dutch house, 44t). 
 
 Bond, Abraham 11., bought lot of lOastcrn 
 R. 11., 323; house of Col. liodgkins, 325. 
 
 Bond, .lames W., sold house to Ipswich 
 Historical Society, 325. 
 
 Books of the olden time, 25. 
 
 Boston, cho.se ta.\ commis,sioncr, 2.38. 
 
 Boston, (.Joodman, resident in 1()7S. 100. 
 
 Boswell, Nathaniel, soldier against In- 
 dians, 1I>I2, 127; first mention, 490. 
 
 Boswortli, llaniel, daughters indicted for 
 wearing finery, 12, 2S0; eowherd, 64, 
 434; voter in Town .'iffairs, 92; com- 
 moner, 94; signer of Lovalisl petition, 
 loot), 1.38; first mention, 490. 
 
 Bosworlh, llaniel, .Ir., resident, 1078. 100. 
 
 Bowdilch, I'Jienezer, wife Mary, heir of 
 .lohn Applelon, 449. 
 
 Bowdilch, William A., heir of Ebenezcr, 
 449. 
 
 Bowles, , commoner, 94. 
 
 Boynlon, Caleb, resident in 1078, 100; at 
 Howley Town Meeting, 240. 
 
 Boynton, Elijah, and wife Martha Lord, 
 378. 
 
 Bovnton, John, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 2t)0. 
 
 Bovnton, .lo.shua, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Bovnton, Warren, bought Boss Tavern, 
 448. 
 
 Boys required tii train, 123. 
 
 Brabrook, liichard, wife indicted for fine 
 clothes, 42; first mention, 490. 
 
 Brabrook, Samuel, in Major Appleton's 
 Co., 200; testimony in witch trial, 292, 
 '293. 
 
 Brackenbury, William, sold land, 326. 
 
 Bracket, Zachariah, hou.se on river bank, 
 458. 
 
 Bradbury, Dr. John M., bought Caleb 
 Oakes house, 385. 
 
 Bradbury, Mrs., charged with witchcraft 
 297. 
 
 Bradley, Daniel, first mention, 490. 
 
 Brad.street, Ann, wife of .Simfni, early life 
 and poetical wf>rks, 51-54, 154; Rogers's 
 poem, 1.55; John Norton's eulogy, 156 
 (.see Simon Bradstreet). 
 
 Bradstreet, Dudley, declined membership 
 in Council, 235; arrested, 245; peti- 
 tion an'l submission, 2.51. 
 
 Bradstreet, Humphrey, land grant, 319; 
 hou.se lot, 417,421; first mention, 490. 
 
 Bradstreet or Broadstreet , John, resident 
 in 1078, 100; punished for free s|)eech, 
 27.5; supposed familiar with devil, 283; 
 suspected witch, 287; set in stocks, 429. 
 
 Bradstreet, Mo.>5es, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 94. 
 
 Bradstreet, Simon, signed Ipswich Protest, 
 51 ; one of .seven men, .51); received land 
 grant, 57; committee, 80; militia .ser- 
 vice, 121 ; mentioned by Randolph, 227; 
 Governor, 228, 232; declined member- 
 ship in Council, 235; Magistrate Quar. 
 Sessions Court, 275; mentioned, 325, 
 375; hou.se lot, 379; paid for building 
 watch-hou.se, 420; magistrate, 428; first 
 mention, 490. 
 
 Bradstreet, Simon, son of Governor Simon, 
 in Grammar School, 151. 
 
 Bragg, Edward, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 94; servant of Sa'iiuel Sy- 
 monds, 444; bought lot of Wm. Knowl- 
 ton, 483; first mention, 490. 
 Br:igg, Thomas, disorderly in meeting, 116; 
 
 fought in meeting, 27(). 
 Bragg, Timothy, resident in 1678, 100. 
 Brarley, James, Corporal, Major Apple- 
 ton's Co., 199. 
 
544 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Brattle, Capt., mentioned bv Randolph, 
 
 227. 
 Bray, Thomas, resident in 1678, 100; 
 
 service in King Philip's war, 219. 
 Brecy, Mr. Thomas, house lot, .386; first 
 mention, 490. 
 
 Breed, Timothy, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 199. 
 
 Brew-house, 79. 
 
 Brewer or Bryer, , commoner, 94. 
 
 Brewer, .John, Sr., voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 94; cho.sen Town Clerk, 
 367; house lot, 367; charges concern- 
 ing the fort, 367, 423. 
 
 Brewer, ,John, .Jr., resident in 1678, 100. 
 
 Brewer, .John, bought John Sweet estate, 
 351. 
 
 Brewer, Thomas, fir.st mention, 490. 
 
 Brewer's Corner, 367. 
 
 Briar, Richard, in Major Appleton'.s Co., 
 199, 219. 
 
 Bridge, Boardman 's, 480. 
 
 Bridge, cart, 444. 
 
 Bridge, foot, 443-445. 
 
 Bridge, the Great, 443, 444. ' 
 
 Bridge, Hovey's, 395. 
 
 Bridge, .John, resident in 1678, 100. 
 
 Bridge Lane, 364. 
 
 Bridge, Saltonstall 's, 465. 
 
 Bridge Street, .same as Mill St., or Scott's 
 Lane, 339. 
 
 Bridges, Edmund, house, 22; blacksmith, 
 punished, 79; voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 94; first mention, 490. 
 
 Bridges, Josiah, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 199. 
 
 Bridges, Obarliah, house, 23; wife fined 
 for excess in finery, 42, 280; wife Eliza- 
 beth, bought lot of Henry Bennett, 451. 
 
 Bridges, l^ichard, .soldier, died in expe- 
 dition against Quebec, 306, 312. 
 
 Bridgham, Dr. (Bridgman by tyijographi- 
 cal error), 83. 
 
 Bridgham, Elizabeth, bought house lot of 
 ■William Buckley, 398. 
 
 Bridgham, .Jonathan, house lot, .398. 
 
 Bridgham, .Josejah, mortgagee, 364. 
 
 Brigden, Thomas, sold house lot, 358. 
 
 Briggs, .Josiah, service in King Philip's 
 war, 219. 
 
 Brocklebank, Captain, of Rowley, hard 
 service, 208; slain at Sudbury, 209. 
 
 Brocklebank house on East St., 400. 
 
 Brocklebank, John F., bought house lot, 
 408. 
 
 Brocklebank, Samuel, indicted for wear- 
 ing fine clothes, 42. 
 
 Bromtield, Ivlward, bought Shoreborne 
 Wilson hou.se, 446. 
 
 Bromidg, , in Ipswich jail, 296. 
 
 Brook, Heard 's, .34.3. 
 
 Brook, Saltonstall's, 465. 
 
 Brook, Saunders's, 63. 
 
 Brook Street or Hog I^ane, 391. 
 
 Brookfield (Quabaug), .settled from Ips- 
 wich, 160. 
 
 Brown, Albert S., bought A.sa Baker 
 e.state, 475. 
 
 Brown, A. Story, bought Dodge hou.se on 
 Turkey Shore, 480. 
 
 Brown, Ammi, bought Rogers house, 454. 
 
 Brown, Asa, com. of Unitarian Church, 
 451 ; bought Thomas Norton house, 468. 
 
 Brown, Benjamin, son of Jo.seph, 381; 
 owned Perkins house, 389. 
 
 Brown, Benj., 3d, sold Nathaniel Foster's 
 shop, 420. . 
 
 Brown, Benj. C, bought interest in Rogers 
 house, 346. 
 
 Brown, Charles W. , residence, 100, 346, 428. 
 Brown, Cornelius, bought house of Arthur 
 
 Abbott, 457. 
 
 Brown, Daniel, son of John, wife Hannah, 
 
 381 ; .sold hou.se to Daniel Badger, 457. 
 
 Brown, Dorcas, heir of Asa Baker, 475. 
 
 Brown, Edmond, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Brown, lOdward, wife indicted for fine 
 
 clothes, 42; signed petition, facsimile 
 
 of autograph, 360; granted house lot, 
 
 379, 381; first mention, 490. 
 Brown, Edward, bought lot of .Joseph 
 
 Safford, 1737, .326. 
 Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth, hou.se, 331. 
 Brown, Gardiner A., bought Giddings 
 
 house, 473. 
 Brown, George B., bought part of Stalker 
 
 estate, 339. 
 Brown, Gershoni, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Brown, Hannah and Ann, bought house 
 
 of Sam. N. Baker, .347. 
 Brown, Hannah, wife of Daniel, 381. 
 Brown, Harry B., residence, 388. 
 Brown, Henry, residence, 79, 454, 469. 
 Brown, Jacob, bought hou.se of John 
 
 Brown, 328; .sold land to Capt. John 
 
 Lord Jr., 329. 
 Brown, James, bought lot of Thomas 
 
 Lovell, 352. 
 Brown, John, commoner, not voter, 94 
 
 signed Loyalist petition, 1666, 138 
 
 bought hou.se of .John Woodam, 358 
 
 .son of Edward (?), 381; first mention, 
 
 490. 
 Brown, John, of Newbury, house attacked 
 
 by Indians, .307. 
 Brown, John, bought house of John S. 
 
 Williams, 1850, .328. 
 Brown, John, son of Joseph, will and 
 
 estate, wife Elizabeth, 381. 
 Brown, John, Jr., resident in 1678, 100; 
 
 service in King Philip's war, 219. 
 Brown, John, 4th, bought John Roper 
 
 e.state, .374. 
 Brown, John B., bought John Low estate, 
 
 377; owns Nath. Lord estate, 386; land 
 
 on Brook St., 393. 
 Brown, Jo.seph, commoner, not voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 94; signer of Loyalist 
 
 petition of 1666, 1.38; e.state, 380,381. 
 Brown, Lydia, widow of John, 4th, mar- 
 ried Thornton, 374. 
 
 Brown, Manas.seh, heir of John Baker Jr. 's 
 
 estate, 344; owned Calvin Locke house, 
 
 470. 
 Brown, Mary, bought lot of Rev. Daniel 
 
 Fitz, 473. 
 Brown, Michael, bought Rogers house, 454 ; 
 
 mortgagee, 462; bought Nath. Dutch 
 
 lot, 467; owned land near the brook, 
 
 469; wife Polly, heir of A.sa Baker, 475. 
 Brown, Mr., gate pulled riown, 282, 359. 
 Brown, Nathan, bought Cogswell home- 
 stead, 473; bought Farley tannery, 474. 
 Brown, Nathaniel, soap-maker, 78, 79; 
 
 resident in 1678, 100; bought lot of 
 
 Younglove, 451, 452; grant of lot, 460. 
 Brown, Nehemiah, hou.se, 468. 
 Brown, Richard, sold house to Richard 
 
 Saltonstall, 337; Hrst mention, 490. 
 Brown, Sarah, daughter of James and 
 
 heir, 352. 
 Brown, Stephen C, bought lot of Samuel 
 
 N. Baker, 450; married Mary L. S. 
 
 Dodge, 462. 
 Brown, Thomas, heirs, 16; owned John A. 
 
 Newman house, 450. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 545 
 
 Bro-mi, Will, in Major Applet on 's Co., 200. \ 
 Brown, William, Jr., Justice of Peace, 
 
 1686, 12.36. 
 Brown, William t!., lanfl on Washington 
 
 St., AW. 
 Brown, Wintlirop, house, 467. 
 BryilRes, Kihvard, disorderly in meeting 
 
 hou.sc, 1 16, -7(i. 
 Buckley, Sarah, wife of William, accu.^^ed 
 of witchcraft , pot it ion for, 2911; relea.^ed, 
 299. 
 Bucklev, William and Sarah, sold land (o 
 John' Call I well, :W1 ; owned Winthn.p 
 house lot, .S9S; first mention, 490. 
 Buffuni, .lushua, (Juaker, punished, 278, 
 
 279; imprisoned, 428. 
 Bulkelev, I'eter, maRi.strate, at Ipswich, 
 
 240. ■ 
 Bulkley, William, cordwainer, 83. 
 Bull Brook flock of sheep, 72. 
 Bulwcr, "Artificial ChanKeliuK, " 42. 
 Buoys and beacons, 80. 
 Burbee, James, .slain at Black Point, 214, 
 
 219. 
 Burley or Birdley, Andrew, resident in 
 1678. 99; imi>res.sed for war, 198; .-ser- 
 vice in war, 219; l.>t on Ka.st St., 400; 
 owned Cai)t . .Matthew Perkins hou.-;e, 
 402; house, 417; hou.se lot, 421; com- 
 mittee on rebuild inti prison, 4.30; bought 
 Dodge's mill, 488. 
 Burley, (liles, house lot. Brook St., 393; 
 
 first mention, 490. 
 Burley, Hannah, widow of Andrew and 
 
 heir, 417. 
 Burley, .lames, rcsitlent, 1678, 99. 
 Burley, John, resident, 1(>78, 99. 
 ^urley, William, son of Andrew, 417. 
 Burnham, Aaron, wife Ksther, bought 
 
 Burnham homestead, 478. 
 Burnham, Abigail, disorderly in meeting, 
 
 116, 276. 
 Burnham, Abraham, wife Charlotte, 
 bought house of lllnoch P. Fuller, 419, 
 437. 
 Burnham, Daniel, bought Appleton house, 
 
 448; shop of Judith Burnham, 4.56. 
 
 Burnham, Daniel S., residence, 79; bought 
 
 Staniford hou.--e, 391; owned Foster 
 
 hou.se, 419. 
 
 Burnham, Elienezer, bought .lo.^eph Hale 
 
 estate. 3.')3; sold Burnham house, 4.5.5. 
 
 Burnham, IClizabeth D., daughter of 
 
 Major 'lhi>mas, aii<l heir, 414, 41.5. 
 Burniiain, I'rank II., wife Kllcn M., bought 
 
 Asa Baker estate, 47.5. 
 Burnham, James, resident, 1()78, 100; ser- 
 vice in King Philip's war, 219; witness 
 in witch trial, 401. 
 Burnham, John, carpenter, 82; Senior, 
 voter in Town affairs, 92; commoner, 
 94; Pecpiot soldier, 12.5; marched 
 against Indians in 1042, 126; bought 
 Denison hou.'ic, 326; wife Mary, .sold 
 house to .Samuel Ayres, 475; first 
 mention, 490. 
 Burnham, John, Sr. ([)robably another 
 t^ generation), wife's seat in meeting 
 hou.se, 1675, 114; signed Proctor jieti- 
 lion, 1692,291. 
 Burnham, John, Jr., signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, lti92, 291. 
 Burnham, John, of Lynn, sold Burnham 
 
 house, 1778, 447. 
 Burnham, .lo.seph, resident, 1678, 100; 
 
 bought land of Potter, 449. 
 Burnham, Dr. Jo.shua, bought Burnham 
 
 house, 447. 
 Burnham, Judith, widow of Thomas, 4th, 
 sokllestate, 341. 
 
 Burnham, Mo.«es, .son of Thomas, 478. 
 Burnham, Nathaniel, corner liotj.se lot ,367. 
 
 Burnham, Hebecca, 'laughter of Mrs. 
 Isaac Dodge, wife of .Major Thomas, 414. 
 
 Buridiam, Sarah, ilaughter of Lieut. 
 Thomas, married Mesticck Farley, 328. ^ 
 
 Burnham, Thomas, house, 23; sawmill, 
 78; ap|>i>inleil to keep firder in meet- 
 ing hou.se, 116. 276; soldier against 
 Indians, 1612, 127; work on watch- 
 house, 426; bought lot of < leorge 
 Ciddings, 1667, 478; first mention. 490. 
 
 Biu'idiam, Thomas, voter in Town affairs. 
 92; commoner, 94; l^nsigii Ipswich 
 Co., Ili75, 161; signer of Ipswien peti- 
 tion, 1682, 2.30. 
 
 Burnham, Thomas, .Jr., voter in Town 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 94. 
 
 Burnham, Lieut. Thomas, Jr., .Select- 
 man, at John Ap|>lelon's, 238; united 
 with .Michael Farlev in building house, 
 1682, 328. 
 
 Burnham, Thomas, Jr., bought lot of 
 Isaac Fitts. 1736, 447; wife Judith, 
 bought shop of William, 456. 
 
 Burnham, Thomas, 4th, probably Major, 
 bought Emerson Cogswell house, 1760. 
 340; house of Arthur .Abbott. 1744, .341 ; 
 wife Hebecca, 414; inherited Dodge 
 hou.se, 455; bought house of Thoma.s 
 (Jaines, 455; inherited sawmill by foot- 
 bridge, 1792, 4()2; heir of Nath. Dodge, 
 4.S8; shipyard lot, 489. 
 
 Burtdiam, William, bought shop of John 
 Appleton, 4.50. 
 
 Burns, Thomas, killed at Black Point, 214 
 service in King Philip's war, 219. 
 
 Burr, John, signed Loyaliist petition of 
 16(;6, 1:^9. 
 
 Burroughs, Francis, bought Shoreborne 
 Wilson hou.'^e, 446. 
 
 Burrows, William, bought house of David 
 I'ulcifer, 394. 
 
 Burving <; round, 13, 14, .374, 375. 
 
 Bu.sii Mill, (-.9; flock of sheep, 72, 73. 
 
 Buslin, William, signed Proctor petition, 
 291. 
 
 Butler, Francis and wife, heirs of James 
 Perkins estate, 436. 
 
 Buttler, Steven, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 199. 
 
 But t ler. Wry or William, resident , 1678, 100. 
 
 Button, Matthias, first mention, 490. 
 
 But trick, Sam., in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Byfield's, Nath., "Account of Late Revo- 
 lution," 265. 
 
 Cabwell, John, resident, 1678, 100. 
 Cachan, Edward, first mention, 490. 
 Cachan, John, first mention, 490. 
 Caldwell, Aaron, house lot on Brook St., 
 
 394. 
 Caldwell, Abraham, owned Capt. Matthew 
 
 Perkins house, 389. 
 Caldwell, .\braham, bought hou.se of 
 
 heirs of Daniel Lord 3d, 3.58; inherited 
 
 .\pi>leton house, 448; bought Amos 
 
 Jones house, 451. „,,,. , 
 
 Caldwell, Benjamin, son of William and 
 
 heir, 361. , , .^. . 
 
 Caldwell, Daniel, bought house of limothy 
 
 and Daniel Harris, 375. 
 Caldwell. Daniel, son of Dillingham, and 
 
 heir, 380. 
 Caldwell, Daniel, Jr., bought part of house 
 
 of John, Jr., 380. , , 
 
 Caldwell, Davi.l 11., son of Daniel, Jr.. 380. 
 Caldwell, Dillingham, resident, 1678, 100; 
 
546 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 granted land in Winchendon, 311; sol- 
 dier in expedition against Quebec, 311, 
 312; heir of Sarah, 379, 380. 
 
 Caldwell, Capt. Ebenezer, wife Clarissa, 
 bought Pynchon lot, -17S. 
 
 Caldwell, Ebenezer, wife Abigail, bought 
 Calef house, 478; bought interest in 
 Ringe homestead, 481, 482. 
 
 Caldwell, Ebenezer, wife Merc.v, bought 
 Dodge house, 470; bought Piciee lot, 485. 
 
 Caldwell, Ehzabeth, wife of Capt. John 
 Grow, 380. 
 
 Caldwell, Elizabeth, wife of Daviti Pul- 
 cifer, 394. 
 
 Caldwell, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas, 
 bought hou.se lot, 409. 
 
 Caldwell, Emnieline, widow of David, 
 sold estate, 380. 
 
 Caldwell, Eunice, sold half Perkins house, 
 419. 
 
 Caldwell, Francis, Jr., bought land of Asa 
 Wiggin, 404. 
 
 Caldwell, Hannah, bought lot on river 
 bank, 4.59. 
 
 Caldwell, Jacob, bought half house of 
 John Caldwell, 391. 
 
 Caldwell, John, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 95; signed Loyalist petition 
 of 1666, 139; bought house of Cornelius 
 Waldo, .379; will, 379; inventory, .381. 
 
 Caldwell, John, son of Nathaniel, owned 
 homestead, 374, 37.5; bought Knowlton 
 house, 391; inherited house in Brook 
 St., 394. 
 
 Caldwell, John, wife Eunice, bought house 
 lot, 1829, 418. 
 
 Caldwell, John, Jr., resident, 1678, 100; 
 son of John and heir, 379. 
 
 Caldwell, John, Jr., bought Amos Jones 
 house, 1852, 451. 
 
 Caldwell, John, Jr., heir of brother Daniel, 
 380; bought half house of John Sweet, 
 419. 
 
 Caldwell, John, 3d, bought Appleton 
 house, 448; shop of Daniel Burn- 
 ham, 457. 
 
 Caldwell, John, 4th, owned Knowlton 
 house, 391. 
 
 Caldwell, John G., bought house of Sam- 
 uel R. Smith, .3.58. 
 
 Caldwell, John T., owned half ahouse, 391. 
 
 Caldwell, Joseph, bought Ringe home- 
 .sfead, 362. 
 
 Caldwell, Josiah, bought half of brick 
 building, 349; bought Knowlton 's Close, 
 408; assignee Manning Dodge, 415; 
 bought Bowditch lot, 449; bought 
 Burnham house and Thurston hou.se, 
 4.55, 456. 
 
 Caldwell, Lucy, daughter of John, 380. 
 
 Caldwell, Mary, daughter of John, 380. 
 
 Caldwell, Mercy, wife of Ebenezer, heir of 
 Wm. Dodge, 487. 
 
 Caldwell, Mo.ses, house lot. Brook St., 394. 
 
 Caldwell, Nathaniel, land grant in Win- 
 chendon, 311; bought homestead, 361; 
 Ringe homestead, 361, 362; Samuel 
 Smith house, 374; house of Edward 
 PJveleth, 375. 
 
 Caldwell, Samuel, sold house lot, 412; 
 wife Elizabeth M., house on Elm St., 
 450; bought Heard house, 454; heirs 
 .sold Jones house, 459; heir of Eben- 
 ezer, 478; land, 482. 
 
 Caldwell, Sarah, wife of John, 379. 
 
 Caldwell, Sarah P., residence, 440, 441. 
 
 Caldwell, Stephen, hou.se lot on Brook 
 St., .394. 
 
 Caldwell, Sylvanus, bought house of 
 
 Joseph Hale, .353; lot of Bethiah Fitz, 
 
 421; .Joseph Bennett house, 441. 
 Caldwell, Thomas, bought house lot in 
 
 Brook St., 394. 
 Caldwell, Tyler, bought house lot, 408. 
 Caldwell, William, soldier in expedition 
 
 again.st Quebec, 311, 312; acquired 
 
 Thomas Lull estate, 361. 
 Calef or Caleffe, Joseph, bought Knowlton 
 
 house, 453; Wade sawmill, 488. 
 Calef or Caleffe, Robert, .sawmill, 77; 
 
 grant of mill privilege, 488. 
 Call, Marv, widow of Philip married 
 
 Henry Bennett, 358. 
 Call, Philip, owned hou.se lot on High 
 
 St., .3.58. 
 Cambridge, removal to Agawam consid- 
 
 erefl, 12. 
 Campanel, William, bought Pierce lot, 
 
 485. . 
 Canal propo.sed across the Heard lot, 455. 
 Candles, candlesticks, and candlewood, 
 
 26. 
 Card playing fined, 117, 283. 
 Carey, Augustus ("., bought land of Rust 
 
 and Rogers, 404. 
 Carlefon, Thomas, Jr., bought lot of Fran- 
 cis Clark, 353. 
 Carijenter, John, resident in 1678, 100. 
 Carr, George, owned Robert Andrews 
 
 lot, 403; finst mention, 490. 
 Carr, Richard, resident, 1678, 100. 
 Carrin, Matthias, error for Currin, fir.st 
 
 mention, 491. 
 Cart -bridge, approach provided, .331. 
 Carthane, Edward, fir.st mention, 490. 
 Carthrick, Michael, inventor.v, 499. 
 Cartwright, Goodman, paid for building 
 
 watch-lK)use, 426. 
 Cartwright, Michael, first mention, 490. 
 Cartwright, William, grant of house lot, 
 
 358. 
 Cary, Jonathan, wife fettered, 292. 
 Castell, Robert, Pequot soldier, 125; first 
 
 mention, 490. 
 Castle Hill, granted John Winthrop, 51; 
 
 sold to Samuel Symonds, 516. 
 Castle Neck, 60; felling of trees forbidden, 
 
 68 ; divided among commoners, 69 ; wood 
 
 sold, 73. 
 Cattle pounders, 66. 
 Cemetery, South Side, 467 . 
 Chadwell, Benjamin, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 199; land grant in Winchendon, 
 
 310, 311. 
 Chadwell, Joseph, soldier in expedition 
 
 against Quebec, 310, 312. 
 Chadwick, Dr. George, land in Scott's 
 
 Lane, .320; bought Perkins lot, 436. 
 Challis, Philip, lot by river side, 483; first 
 
 mention, 490. 
 Champernoon, Capt., mentioned by Ran- 
 dolph, 227. 
 Channing, William Ellery, descended 
 
 from Ann Bradstreet, 54. 
 Chapel of First Parish, 426. 
 Chapman, Charles W., owned Daniel 
 
 Parsons house, 449. 
 Chapman, Edward, land grant in Win- 
 chendon, 311; sold land, 339; signed 
 
 petition, facsimile of autograph, 360; 
 
 bought Mark Simonds house, 365; first 
 
 mention, 490. 
 Chapman, Hannah, widow of Joseph, 
 
 sold estate, 341. 
 Chapman, Jedediah, wife Margaret, owned 
 
 Lakeman house, 440. 
 Chapman, John, bought house of father, 
 
 365; house lot of Col. Dodge, 414. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 547 
 
 Chapman. Joseph, bought Moses Goodhue 
 
 house, 341. 
 Chapman, Nathaniel, resident, 1678, 100: 
 
 hou.se lot in Brook St., 394. 
 Chapman, Samuel, commoner, not \oter 
 in Town affairs, 9.5; service in King 
 Philip '.s war, 219; heir of Etiwards 
 estate, 3fi.5; bought Theophilus Wilson 
 lot, 43.5. 
 
 Chapman, Simon, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 9.5. 
 
 Chapman, William, resident in 1678, 100. 
 
 Charter, The, in Peril, chapter on, 128; 
 vacated, 233. 
 
 Chase, Thoma.s, in Major Appleton"s Co., 
 199. 
 
 Chebacco, name for Argilla, .58. 
 
 Cheever. F>,ekipl. scliDulmaster, .sketch 
 of life, 148, 149; signed petition, fac- 
 simile of autograph, .360; house and 
 school, 469. 
 
 Cheever, Samuel, son of Eizekiel, lol. 
 
 Cheever, Sarah, heir of Col. John Choate, 
 463. 
 
 Chenev, Luther, bovight hou.se of John 
 Lord, 46.5. 
 
 Chesson, lioger, first mention, 490. 
 
 Cheverle, Nich., resident in 1678, 100. 
 
 Children required to work, 63. 
 
 Childs, Kof)ert, Remon.strance and Peti- 
 tion, 514. 
 
 Chimne.vs, built of wofxl, 18. 
 
 Choate, Abraham, bought lot of Joseph 
 Burnham, 4.50; house of Thomas Hart, 
 455; heir of Col. John Choate, 463; 
 land, 469; interest in CJravel Pit pas- 
 ture, 474; sold intere.st in mill, 488. 
 
 Choafe,.'Vmo.«,heirof Col. .lohn Choate, 463. 
 
 Choate Bridge, built, 44,5. 
 
 Choate, Constable, account incident to 
 witch trial, 294. 
 
 Choate, Daniel, bought land of Nath. 
 Knowlton, 366. 
 
 Choate, Edward W., residence, 390. 
 
 Choate, Elizabeth, heir of Col. John 
 Choate, 463. 
 
 Choate, John, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 9.5; first mention, 490. 
 
 Choate, John, Sr., signed J'roctor peti- 
 tion, 1692, 291 ; Sergeant, witness in 
 witch trial, 461. 
 
 Choate, John, Jr., resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Choate, Col. John, 67; charge of repairs 
 on prison, 429; committee on Stone 
 Bridge 1764,445; wife Miriam, bought 
 Cromptoii mansion, sketch of life, 463; 
 bought Dodge's mill, 488. 
 
 Choate, John, brother of Amos, heir of 
 Col. John, 463. 
 
 Choate, Lewis, bought lot, 411; bought 
 lot of Isaac Stanwood, 418. 
 
 Choate, Mary, heir of Daniel's estate, 366. 
 
 Choate, Mary Ann (Baker), sold interest, 
 46.5. 
 
 Choate, Polle.v, bought half hou.se of Sam- 
 uel Lord, .37.5. 
 
 Choate, Priscilla B., owne<i McMahon lot, 
 482. 
 
 Choate, Hobert, bought Knowlton hou.se, 
 451. 
 
 Choate, liufiis, tribute to Ipswich men 
 who resisted .\ndros, 269-271; in old 
 Court House, 434. 
 
 Choate, S.arah, inherited house known 
 as Sally Choate hou.se, 453. 
 
 Choate, Stephen, wife Elizabeth, heir of 
 Col. John Choate, 463. 
 
 Choate, Thomas, signed Proctor petition, 
 291. 
 
 Chubb, John, resident in 1678, 100; ser- 
 vice in King Philip's war, 219. 
 
 Chute, James, Jr., resident in 1678, 100; 
 son and heir of Lionel, 397; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 
 Chute, Lionel, .schoolmaster, 146; wife 
 Ro.se, son .lames, 147; bought lot of 
 Wm. Bartholomew, 397; first mention, 
 491 ; inventory, 496. 
 
 Chute, Mr., commoner, not voter in Town 
 affairs, 95. 
 
 Clams anil flats, 74. 
 
 Clarendon Commissioners, The, 135. 
 
 Clark or Clerk, Mr., original settler, 10. 
 
 Clark, Daniel, fir.sl mention, 491. 
 
 Clark, Daniel, wife Marv P., bought hou.se 
 of Aldred Newton, 440. 
 
 Clark, Erastiis, estate, 365. 
 
 Clark, Francis, bought lot of Shannon, 
 353. 
 
 Clark, Freeman, seaman, 82; resident 
 in 1678, 100; soldier, wounded in ex- 
 pedition against Q>iebec, .306, 312; 
 bought Peirce hc.mestead, 412. 
 
 Clark, George, soMier in expeilition again.st 
 Quebec (brother of .Nath.), 311, 312. 
 
 Clark, John, resident, 167S, KJO; heir of 
 Thos. Clark estate, 412: first mention, 
 491. 
 
 Clark, Jonathan, in Major Applet on 's 
 Co., 201. 
 
 Clark, Josiah, .service in King Philip's 
 war, 219. 
 
 Clark, Matthew, first mention, 491. 
 
 Clark, Nathaniel, land grant in Winchen- 
 don, 311; owned Thos. Clark estate, 
 412. 
 
 Clark, Dr. Parker, acquired Samuel Wain- 
 right estate, .344. 
 
 Clark, Philip E., Leatherland lot, 440. 
 
 Clark, Mrs. Philip E., Newton house, 440. 
 
 Clark, Thomas, carpenter, 82; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 
 Clark, Thomas, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 95. 
 
 Clark, Corporal Thomas, voter in Town 
 affairs, 92; conmioner, 95. 
 
 Clark, Sergeant Thomas, tanner, 79,83; 
 wharf, 80; voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 bought house lot , 400; hou.se lot, 411, 
 420; land grant, 444; hou.se by river, 
 488. 
 
 Clark, Thomas, Sr.. signed Loyalist pe- 
 tition, 1666, 1.39. 
 
 Clark, Thoma.s, Jr., tailor, 83; signed 
 Loyali.st petition, 1666, 1.38; heir of 
 'I'homas, 412; first mention, 491. 
 
 Clark, Thomas, 3d, signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion, 1666, 138. 
 
 Clark, William, land in Labour-in-vain 
 fields, 16, 33; swineherd, 65; grant 
 of house lot, 400; first mention, 491. 
 
 Clay, Jonas, bought house of Edward 
 Eveleth, .364. 
 
 Clay pits, 73, 403. 
 
 Cla.v pits meadow, 409. 
 
 Clemens, Robert, Jr., bought lot of Isaac 
 Cozens, 362. 
 
 Clerk of Market Place, 67. 
 
 Clinton, James, bought hou.se of Arthur 
 Abbott, 322. 
 
 Clinton, Lawrence, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Clinton, Rachel, arrested as witch, 293; 
 tried an<l imprisoned, 294, 297; re- 
 lea.sed, 299; residence, 460, 461. 
 
 Clock, rare, 29. 
 
 Clock, Town, 1702, 424. 
 
 Clothes, loo fine, forbidden, .38. 
 
 Clough, Robert, punished, 274. 
 
548 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Cloyce, Sarah, accused of witchcraft, 2S9, 
 296, 297. 
 
 Cobbet, John, son of Rev. Thomas and 
 heir. 389. 472. 
 
 Cobbet, Samuel, son of Rev. Thomas, 151. 
 
 Cobbet, Rev. Thomas, voter in Town 
 affairs, 91; commoner, 94; his wife's 
 seat in mecling, 114; ilescribes attack 
 planned by Indians, 119; committee 
 to recommend legislation, 1,30, 131 ; 
 met with (Icneral Court, 136; 
 sketch of life, 152, 153; his death, 156; 
 provision for funeral, 471; visited l)y 
 MuKg, 211; signed Ipswich petition, 
 1682, 230; rlefamed by hearer, 285; 
 bought house of Hev. John Norton, .389. 
 
 Cobbet, Thomas, Jr., captureil by Indians, 
 211-214. 
 
 Coborne, Edward, voter in Town affairs, 
 92, 287. 
 
 Coborne, Holicrt, Sr., commoner, not a 
 voter in Town affairs, 9.5. 
 
 Coborne, Thomas, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Coburu, Lucy C, heir Stephen's estate, 
 .348. 
 
 Coburn, Stejihen, bought woolen factory, 
 331; bought hou.se lot of Otis Holmes, 
 348. 
 
 Coddington, Mr., 505. 
 
 Coffin, Sturgis, 2d, bought Asa Kinsman 
 eslate, 487. 
 
 Cogswell, Aaron, bought Treadwell land, 
 335, 338; heir of John H. Boardman, 
 396, 420, 437; planted elm, 429. 
 
 Cogswell, Abigail, daughter of Jonathan, 
 474. 
 
 Cogswell, Abigail, heir of John Patch, 478. 
 
 Cogswell, Adam, granted land in Win- 
 chendon, 311; soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 312. 
 
 Cog.swell, Daniel, bought land in Scott's 
 Lane, 319, 320; land of Daniel Board- 
 man, 404; land of Priscilla Manning, 
 451 ; residence, 463. 
 
 Cogswell, Ebenezer, bought Manning 
 house, 320; Thomas Hodgkins house, 
 408; house of A. P. Lord, 408; store 
 and dwelling of Asa Wade, 470. 
 
 Cogswell, Edward, resident in 1678, 100; 
 tlisorderly in meeting, 116, 276. 
 
 Cogswell, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas 
 Wade, 473. 
 
 Cogswell, Emer.son, bought house of 
 Joseph IJttlehale, 340; lot of John 
 Stacey, 453. 
 
 Cogswell, Francis, bought Wainwright 
 estate, 400; Manning property, 4.55; 
 wife Anstice (Manning), 458. 
 
 Cogswell, Jennie T., bought Nath. Lord 
 estate, 386. 
 
 Cogswell, John, 50; voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291; land grant, 319; sold to Ed- 
 ward Lomas, 339; first mention, 491. 
 
 Cogswell John, Jr., leased school land, 148 ; 
 signefl Proctor petition, 291. 
 
 Cogswell, John H., pasture, 368, 429; resi- 
 dence, 431 ; heir of Aaron, 437. 
 
 Cogswell, Jonathan, signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291; soldier in expedition against 
 Quebec, 312. 
 
 Cogswell, Joseph, owned Manning hou.se, 
 .320; sold Hodgkins house, 408; bought 
 lot of Dr. Manning, 451 ; homesteail, 459. 
 
 Cogswell, Jo.seph Green, son and heir of 
 Joseph, 451; sketch of life, 458, 459. 
 
 Cogswell, Dr. Nathaniel, heir of Joseph 
 Appleton, 467; heir of Jonathan Wade, 
 472. 
 
 Cogswell, Northend, heir of Dr. Nathaniel, 
 473. 
 
 Cogswell, Susanna, land on County Road, 
 474. 
 
 Cogswell, Theodore F., bought Joseph 
 WiiiU- house, .333; Dodge house, 438; 
 B;ink Building lot, 449; John Wade 
 house, 1()6, 467. 
 
 Cogswell, Wade, heir of Dr. Nat haniel, 472. 
 
 Cogswell, William, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291 ; granted lanfl in Winchendon, 
 310 ; bought house of Joseph Abbe, 459 ; 
 lan(i on County Road, 472; first men- 
 lion, 491. 
 
 Colborne, Daniel, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Colborne, Ezra, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Colborne, Joseph, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Colborne, Robert, Sr., .signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion, 1666, 139; house lot, 479; first 
 mention, 491. 
 
 Cole, Christopher, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 201. 
 
 ('ole. Goody, of Hampton, 287, 288. 
 
 Coleb.v, Anthony, first mention, 491. 
 
 Coles, iiobert, original settler, 10, 15, 60; 
 puni.shod, 274; grant of house lot on 
 East St., 399; finst mention, 491. 
 
 Collins, Robert, commoner, 9.5; owned 
 Daniel Holfe lot, 377. 
 
 Colman, Elizabeth, widow of Daniel, sold 
 estate, 402. 
 
 Colman Farm, 417. 
 
 Colman, James, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Colman, Samuel, bought house of Peter 
 Freeman, 390. 
 
 Colonies and England at variance, 128. 
 
 Coming of the Engli.sh, The, chapter on, 7. 
 
 Comings, Isaac, resident, 1678, 100; grant 
 of house lot, 462; first mention, 491. 
 
 Comings, Thomas, resident, 1678, 100. 
 
 Commerce, 81, 82. 
 
 Commissioners of 1664, 88. 
 
 Committee on Trade, 80. 
 
 Common fence, 61, 68; gate, 369, 370. 
 
 Common lands, 60, 61. 
 
 Common Lands and Comrnonage, chap- 
 ter on, 68; divided into eight parts, 73. 
 
 Commoners, number of, 70, 89, 90. 
 
 " Complaints of Great Wrongs done under 
 the Andros Government," 261-263; re- 
 printed, 267. 
 
 Coiiant, Gilbert, bought land on Scott's 
 Lane, 320; land of Mary Dennis, 341; 
 land of John Heard, 342; lot of Benj. 
 Averill, 411. 
 
 Conant, William, land on Scott's Lane, 
 .320. 
 
 Condon, Thomas E., bought Benjamin 
 Kimball house, 449. 
 
 Conner, widow Lucy, sold Samuel Lake- 
 man hou.se, 418. 
 
 Convention concerning Mason 's claim, 229. 
 
 Cookes, Hichard, first mention, 491. 
 
 Cooley, John, hou.se lot on High St., 369; 
 first mention, 491. 
 
 Cooper, John, bought Samuel Lord house, 
 378. 
 
 Copp, Carlton, bought Samuel Lord 
 house, 378. 
 
 Corey, Giles, in Ipswich jail, 296, 297; 
 made his will, 429. 
 
 Corev, Goodwife, .sentenced as witch, 
 289; Martha, in Ipswich jail, 295, 297. 
 
 Cotton, Chas. C, bought lot, 415. 
 
 Cotton, Roland, sold sawmill to Samuel 
 Dutch, 401. 
 
 Cotton, I{ev. Theophilus, married widow 
 Diamond, 405, 406. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 549 
 
 County House, 338, 430, 431, 408. 
 
 Court House, 340, 341, 434. 
 
 Cove, the (Jreat, 489. 
 
 Covington, John, grant of house lot, 348; 
 
 first mention, 491. 
 Cow common, 71. 
 Cowes, (liles, resident, 1(>78, 100; owner 
 
 of (raptured barqiip, 30.'); liouKht house 
 
 lot of Win. Buckley, 398 400. 
 Cowhertls appointed, 02. 
 Cowkeepers llock, 09, 73. 
 Cow leas, r.OO. 
 
 Cowdry, Samuel, resident, 1078, 100. 
 Cowles, Rev. John V. and iMuiiee, Female 
 
 Seminary, 333; residence, 4 IS. 
 Coy, Hichard, affichivit, 42; attorney, 409. 
 Cozens, Isaac, owned hou.se lot, 302. 
 Crane, Rotert, grant <if house lot, 341, 342; 
 
 first mention, 491, .'iOI. 
 Creek, .lames, resident, 1078, 100. 
 Creek, Labour-in-vaiii, ,58. 
 Cree.sy, John.sohiland to Dr. Wallis, 319. 
 Creesy, Jonathan, sold land to Dr. Wallis, 
 
 319. 
 Creesy, Samuel, bought William llrann 
 
 house, 412. 
 Crocker, Dea. John, bequeathed house 
 
 to son, 325; bought land of Burle.v, 402. 
 Crocker, Joseph, sold house to Col. Hoilg- 
 
 kins, 325. 
 Crocker, Mary, wifeof Benjamin, inherited 
 
 house, 325. 
 Crocker, S. P., bought house of James 
 
 Lang, 323. 
 Cronipton, Anna, heir f"roniplone.state,402. 
 Crompton, Francis, bouglit ,\verill lot, 
 
 402; owned Ibxigkins lot , 4X0; bought 
 
 Wade sawmill, 488. 
 Cro.ss, CJeorge, resident, 1078, 100. 
 Cross, John, 30; slandered Mr. Rogers, 
 
 285; grant t)f hou.se lot, 374; first men- 
 tion, 491 ; son and heir of Capt. Ste- 
 phen, 400. 
 Cross, John D., bought land of Lakeman, 
 
 405. 
 Cro.ss, Ralph, resident, 1078, 100. 
 Cro.ss, Robert, Sr., voter in Town aff.airs, 
 
 92; commoner, 95; Peiiuot soldier, 
 
 125; grant of hou.se lot, 481, 482; first 
 
 mention, 491. 
 Croiss, Capt. Robert, in exiietlition against 
 
 Quebec, 305. 312. 
 Cross, Robert, son of ('apt., land grant. 
 
 in Winchendon, .'{10; bought hou.se of 
 
 Edward Webber, 1719, 484. 
 Cross, Stephen, resident, 1078, 100; dis- 
 orderly in meeting, 110, 27t); set in the 
 
 stocks, 280; bought lot of John Ken- 
 
 drick, 411. 
 Cross, Capt. Stephen, bought Saltonstall 
 
 house, l(i84, 404 400. 
 Cross, Thomas, slanderp<l Rev. John Nor- 
 ton, 285; bought lot of .\rthur Abbott, 
 
 332; of Robert Potter, 343; owned 
 
 High St. house, 375. 
 Cross St., the ('ross St., 3.51 ; same as 
 
 County St., 440. 
 Cross waj' leading to meeting hou.se, 384. 
 Cummins, Isaac, impresseil for war, 198; 
 
 in Major Appleton's Co., 200, 219; 
 
 bought land of .lo.seph Medcalf, 399. 
 Curran, Timothy, bought land of (Jrant- 
 
 field, 405. 
 Currin, Matthias, by error, Carrin, first 
 
 mention, 491. 
 Curwin, ('apt., mentioned by Randolph, 
 
 227; mentioned, 497. 
 Cushing, Zenas, bought lot of .Vugustine 
 
 Heard, 470; bought Swasey house, 470; 
 
 bought shipyard lot, 489. 
 
 Cutter, Kphraim, in Major Applet on 'e 
 Co., 200. 
 
 Dam, propo.seil by Sergeant (^lark, 488. 
 Damon, Curtis, bought SatTord land, 327; 
 
 lanfl of .lereniiah Sniilh, .'MO. 
 D.'inion, Mrs. I'JIward. part of llovey 
 
 house, 395. 
 Damon, I'Vedcrick, bought sawmill, 489. 
 Damon, James, Pearson house, 328; 
 
 Ixiught land of Lucy M. Farley, 3;«); 
 
 ("hapman estate, 341 ; Thomas Kimball 
 
 estate, 352; Pulcifer estate, 407; Court 
 
 Mouse, 4.34; PloulT tannery, 479. 
 Damon, James, son of Ivlward, part of 
 
 Hovey hou.se, ."{95. 
 Dana, Pres. Daniel, son of Dr. Jo.spph, 405. 
 Dana, Rev. Jo.seph, D.I)., bought house of 
 
 Rev. John Walley, 404. 
 Dana, Prof. Joseph, st)n of Re\'. .(oseph, 
 
 465. 
 Dana, Ricli. IL, descended from Ann 
 
 Bradslreet, 54. 
 Dane or Dean, Francis, first mention, 491. 
 Dane, John, the elder, house in the west 
 
 .street, 1042, 500. 
 Dane, ,lohn, Sr., voter in Town afTairs, 92; 
 
 conuuoner, 95; bought commonage of 
 
 John Newman, 394; house lot, 481; 
 
 bought lot of Daniel llovey, 483; grant 
 
 of house lot, 485; first mention, 491. 
 Dane, John, Jr., commoner, not a voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 95; first mention, 491. 
 Dane, Dr. .lolin, widow .Mice, 483. 
 Dane, iMarj', bought Dr. Dean hou.se, 460. 
 Dane, Dr. Philemon (.see Dean). 
 Dane Manufacturing Co., sold SafTonl 
 
 land to Capt. John Lord 3.1,327; null 
 
 to .\ugusline Heard, 330; bouglit Lace 
 
 F'actory, 400. 
 Danforth, Uev. Mr., Almanac, 17. 
 Danforth, Thomas, Deputy (iovernor, 
 
 22.S; charged with high misdemeanor, 
 
 232. 
 Daniel, .servant of Samuel Symonds, 513. 
 Daniels, Reuben, Eli.sha (iouUI house, 440. 
 Darby, Roger, commoner, not a voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 95; and wife, (Quakers, 
 
 fineil, 278, 2S3; bought house of Philip 
 
 Fowler, 354. 
 Davenport, ('apt., Narr.agan.sett fight, 199. 
 Davis, Capt. Benjamin, house, 408, 449. 
 I)avis, (Cornelius, in NIajor Appleton'.s 
 
 Co., 201. 
 Davis, Hopkin, commoner, not a voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 95; bought house of 
 
 Thomas Lull, 3.50. 
 Davis, .lacob. potter, 83; bought hou.se 
 
 of Thos. Metcalfe, 34.'!; bought house 
 
 lot of Shorebornc Wil.son, 4!9. 
 Da»-is, John, in Mnjor Apjileton 's Co., 199, 
 
 200; first mention, 491. 
 Davis, Moses, soldier in e\|)e(lition against 
 
 (Quebec, 311, 313. 
 Davis, Thomas, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 200; son of Moses, lanil grant in Win- 
 chendon, 311. 
 Davis, Timoth\ , bought house of Edward 
 
 Bragg, 3.50. 
 Davison, Dan., resident in 11178. 101; 
 
 signed Loyalist petition of lOOli, 139. 
 Davy, Mr.," charged with high misde- 
 meanor, 232. 
 Day, Aaron, grant of house lot, 366. 
 Day, -Vbner, bought Dodge homestead, 
 
 478. 
 Day, James, resident in 1078, 101. 
 Day, Jeremiah, bought house of John 
 
 Caldwell, 374. 
 
550 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Day, John, briekmaker, 82; commoner, 
 not a voter in Town affairs, 95; testi- 
 mony about spectral assault on (Jlouces- 
 ter, 297 ; bought house of Dea. Goodhue, 
 363; land, 368. 
 
 Day, Nathaniel, bought house lot of Fran- 
 cis Wainwright, 413; widow married 
 Col. Dodge, 414. 
 
 Day, Robert, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 9^; signed Loyalist petition, 
 1666, 1.39; released from military service, 
 280; signed petition, facsimile of auto- 
 graph, 360; first mention, 491. 
 
 Day, Samuel, wife Mercy W., conveyance 
 to John Wade, 467; bought house of 
 Abner Day, 478; bought lot of Samuel 
 Caldwell, 482. 
 
 Day, Thomas, resident, 167S, 101. 
 
 Day's Tavern, 478. 
 
 Dawson, Benjamin, bought Hinge house, 
 481. 
 
 Dawson, William, Land, 416. 
 
 Dean, Dr. Philemon, 83; resident, 1678, 
 100; wife's .seat in the meeting hou.se, 
 114; Clerk of Major Applet on 's Co., 
 199, 201, 219; bought interest in mill of 
 Joseph Waite, 329; committee, 336; 
 residence on river bank, 460; bought 
 lot of Sarah Ordway, 460; lot, 481; 
 house lot, 48.5, 486. 
 
 Dear, Edward, commoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 9.5; .lunior, resident in 
 1678,101; bought house lot of Samuel 
 Varnum, 385, 472. 
 
 Deer reeves, 67. 
 
 Deerfield attacked, 162, 163. 
 
 Denison, Gen. Daniel, signed petition, .50, 
 53; one of .seven men and Town Clerk, 
 56, 57; committee, 80; voter in Town 
 affairs, 91; commoner, 94, 98, 114; 
 in militia, 121,125; received yearly pa.v- 
 ment from Town, 127; committee to 
 recommend legislation, 130, 131; bio- 
 graphical sketch, 1.32; wife Patience, 
 132; Loyalist, 139; dLssenfed from letter 
 to Sec. Morricp, 140, 14.5; committee 
 on school, 1652, 149; (Commander of 
 Essex Regiment, 1675, and Commander- 
 in-chief, 161, 163; marched to Salis- 
 bury, 197; letter with names of men 
 impressed at Ipswich, 198; ordered to 
 Marlborough, 205, 208; letter from 
 Ipswich, 210, 211, 217; mentioned by 
 Randolph, 227; magistrate in case of 
 Mason, 229; Royalist, 233; magistrate 
 at witch trial, 288; house ami land, 
 325, .326, 435; writ of replevin, 425; 
 site for cow-house granted, 432; inven- 
 tory, 442; first mention, 491. 
 
 Denison, John, Sr., voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion, 1666, 138. 
 
 Denison, John, Jr., resident, 1678, 101. 
 
 Denison, John, impres.sed for war, 198; 
 in Major Ajipleton's Co., 200, 201; 
 wounded at Narragansett fight, 203, 
 219; soldier in expedition against Quebec 
 (uncle Deni.son), 313; bought Samuel 
 Graves estate, 350; first mention, 491. 
 
 Deni.son, John, land grant in Winchen- 
 don, 1735, 310. 
 
 Denison, Rev. John, colleague with Mr. 
 Hubbard, 156. 
 
 Deni.son, John, son of Rev. John, 1.54. 
 
 Dennis, Ensign John, hou.se lot on Brook 
 St., 393; land, 409; bought part of 
 Peirce homestead, 412; house, 416. 
 
 Dennis, Mary, sold lot to Gilbert Conant, 
 341; mortgagee, 391; bought lot, 416. 
 
 Dennis, Nathaniel, land on Brook St., 394; 
 land, 409. 
 
 Dennis, Salome, wife of John, 338. 
 
 Dennis, Thomas, commoner, not a voter 
 in Town affairs, 95; wife's seat in meet- 
 ing house, 1 14; service in King Philip's 
 war, 219; hou.se lot, Brook St., 393; 
 land, 394; bought Ezekiel Rogers estate, 
 409; house and lot, 416. 
 
 Dennis, Thomas, interest in house of 
 William ITrann, 17.55, 412. 
 
 Dennis, William, bought land of Daniel 
 Noves, 332; bought house lot of Daniel 
 Noyes, 345. 
 
 Development of our Town Government, 
 chapter on, .56. 
 
 Diamond or Dyamond, Andrew, com- 
 mittee on fishing design, 70, 81, 82; 
 wife's seat in meeting house, 114; 
 bought hou.se lot of William Roe, 405; 
 widow, 406. 
 
 Diamond Stage, 81. 
 
 Dick, slave of .Jonathan Wade, 472. 
 
 Dillingham, John, first mention, 491. 
 
 Dirg.\'e, Wm., resident in 1678, 101. 
 
 Disorder in time of worship, 276. 
 
 Distillery on Turkey .Shore, 479. 
 
 Dix, Kalph, soldier against Indians, 1642, 
 127; bought lot of Wm. White, 334; 
 bought John Proctor house, 446; first 
 mention, 491. 
 
 Dodge, Abraham, bought house of John 
 Berry, 406; lot of Col. Isaac Dodge, 450; 
 house of Col. Isaac Dodge, 455; owned 
 Wm. Dodge house, 478. 
 
 Dodge, Andrew, interest in Ringe house, 
 481. 
 
 Doilge, Bethiah, widow, heir of John 
 Patch, 47S. 
 
 Dodge, Charlotte, interest in Dodge house , 
 438. 
 
 Dodge, Eliza, wife of Charles, inherited 
 John Caldwell hou.se, 380. 
 
 Dodge, widow Elizabeth, sold John Wade 
 half hou.se, 466. 
 
 Dodge, Ezekiel, wife Anna, bought Hol- 
 land e.^^tate, 43S. 
 
 Dodge, Ezekiel, Jr., bought house of 
 Robert Earley, 439. 
 
 Dodge, George K., bought Joseph Baker 
 house, .347. 
 
 Dodge, Harriet L. R., heir of John Cald- 
 well est.ate, 380. 
 
 Dodge, Harry K., bought Kendall estate, 
 .352. 
 
 Dodge, Henry, .sold John Wade estate , 
 466. 
 
 Dodge, Ignatius, house lot, 409, 416. 
 
 Dodge, Col. Isaac, bought Jabesh Sweet 
 estate, 406; married widow Day 
 bought Wainwright land, 414; bought 
 Treadwell house, 439; house of Benj. 
 Dutch, 453; house of Solomon Gid- 
 dings, 454; house of Abraham Choate, 
 45.5; committee on purchase of ceme- 
 tery, 467; interest in sawmill, 488; 
 .shipyard lot, 489. 
 
 Dodge, John, bought half Dodge house, 
 479. 
 
 Dodge, .John IL, bought lot of widow 
 Thorndike, 388; married widow Lydia 
 Newmarch, house, 391. 
 
 Dodge, .loseph T., heir Aaron Jewett es- 
 tate, 330. 
 
 Dodge, Lucy R., bought Asa Andrews 
 homestead, 462. 
 
 Dodge, Manning, bought John Sweet 
 estate, 351; sold house to Richard T. 
 Dodge, 353; bought Burnham lot, 415; 
 Ezekiel Dodge estate, 438. 
 
 Dodge, Mary, heir of Thos. Burnham, 455. 
 
 Dodge, Mary L. S., bought Asa Andrews 
 estate, 462. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 551 
 
 Dodge, Nathaniel, bouRlit Abraham 
 Dodge lot, 4.')0; house of I'riscilla Dodge, 
 45.'); house of Al)r:ihain Dodge, 45.'>; 
 sawmill l>v foot-bridge, 4G2; heirof Col. 
 Isaae, 488. 
 
 Dodge, Priscilla, heir of Col. Isaac, 414. 
 41.5, 4.55. 
 
 Dodge, Priscilla, daughter of William, 478. 
 
 Dodge, Capt. irichard, bought Kichard 
 Rogers house, ;j5.'^. 
 
 Dodge, Samuel, resident in I((78, 101. 
 
 Dodge, Sarah, daughter of Kzekiel, 4.'{8. 
 
 Dodge, Thomas, .Jr., bought Samuel Lord 
 house, :{7S. 
 
 Dodge, Capt. Thomas, bought, hou.se of 
 John Chapman, 414; bought half 
 Foster hou.se, 419. 
 
 Dodge, Wilhelmina D., .assignee Asa 
 Andrews estate, 402. 
 
 Dodge, William, to erect lamlmarks, 74; 
 bought hou.se of Nath. Souther, ;{;{2; 
 Col. .lohn .Appleton 's estate, 84.5; Per- 
 kins house, 880; execution, 4().S; sold 
 grist mill, 4.55; bought Dr. 1 )eaii hou.se, 
 400; residence, 477; bought Huriiham 
 homestead, 478; lot of Wm. Hunt, 
 479; I'ierce lot, 4.S.5 ; lanil on Fruit 
 St., 4S7; Wade .sawmill, 4.S8. 
 
 Doilge, William, .Jr., son and heir of Wil- 
 liam, 479; interest in will, 4.S8. 
 
 Dodge's Corner, 22, 75. 
 
 Dogs, legs tied up, 7G; in meeting hou.se, 
 115. 
 
 Dole, Poll.v, bought Staniford hou.se, 391. 
 
 Donnton, William, seaman, 82; bought 
 lot of Thos. Lovell, 435. 437; heirs 
 .sohl, 4:?8. 
 
 Dorman, Thomas, hou.se lot on Brook .St., 
 393. 
 
 Dorman, , first mention, 491. 
 
 Douglass, William, house, 21; cooper, 82; 
 bought hou.se of Robert Whitman, 
 439; Hrst mention, 491. 
 
 Dow, Arthur W., bought Hinge home- 
 .stead, 481. 
 
 Dow, David and Kunice, house on Hrook 
 -yt., 395. 
 
 Dow, David F., house on Urook St., 394, 
 395. 
 
 Dow, .Jeremiah, resident in 1G7S, 11)1; 
 built hou.se, 370. 
 
 Dow, Margaret, (laughter of .Jeremiah, 370. 
 
 Dow, .Susanna, widow of .Jeremiah, 370. 
 
 Dow, Thomas, resident in 107.S, 101; im- 
 pressed for war, 198; in Major .Vpple- 
 ton's Co., 200, 219; woundeil at Narra- 
 gan.sett light, 203; bought Thomas 
 Smith lot, 370. 
 
 Downes or Dounes, Robert, in Major 
 Applet on 's Co., 199. 
 
 Downing, , commoner, not a voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 95. 
 
 Downing, .John, resident in 167.S, 101; 
 lanti grant in Winchendon, 310. 
 
 Downing, Nathaniel, soldier in expedi- 
 tion again.st Quebec (father of John), 
 310, 313. 
 
 Dress of men, .36; of women, 30-38; ex- 
 pensive, punished, 280. 
 
 Dresser, .lohn, of Rowley, arraigned, 246; 
 petition for release on bail, 248. 
 
 Drunkenness, punished, 274. 
 
 Ducking stool, 2,S1. 
 
 Dudley, .lo.seph, commissioner to Eng- 
 laiul, 229; chosen President of Council, 
 235; held Court in Ipswich, 240; vio- 
 lently depo.sed, 257. 
 
 Dudle.v, Josiah, bought interest of Cath- 
 erine Un<lerhill, 349. 
 
 Dudley. Samuel, first mention, 491. 
 
 Dudley, Gov. Thoma.o, house, 23; at 
 
 Ipswich, 49, 51; land grant, .57; I.ieuf. 
 
 Col., 120; magistrate of local court, 
 
 275, 325; grant of house lot , 375; first 
 
 mention, 491. 
 Duffy, Richard, punished, 274. 
 Dummer, Mr., overseer of powiler, 121; 
 
 magistrate of Quarter Sessions Court, 
 
 275. 
 Dunmier, Richard, Justice of Peace, 1686, 
 
 23G; bought hou.se of John Andrews, 
 
 358. 
 Duiinels, Amos, bought John Appletoii 
 
 luiuse, 449. 
 Dunnels, Henry F., bought house lot of 
 
 Aaron Cogswell, 39li. 
 Dunton, .John, describes liulians, G; letter 
 
 about Ipswich people, 355. 
 l>urges, William, 72. 
 Dustan, Hannah, captured, .308. 
 Dutch, Benjamin, bought interest in mill, 
 
 329: house of l';iihu War.lell, 3.32; 
 
 lanil of Rev. Nath. Rogers, 344; .\aron 
 
 Potter estate, 348; .Jeremiah Dow 
 
 homestead, 370; John Roi>er estate, 374; 
 
 hou.se lot, 416; Samuel Dutch hou.se, 
 
 441; house of John Wainwright, 453; 
 
 .Stephen Cross interest, 4G0. 
 Dutch, Daniel, bought h<ju.se of Nath. D. 
 
 Dutch, 332; interest in Jaques hou.se, 
 
 348. 
 Dutch, Rev. Ebenezer, sold house to K. D 
 
 Jewel t, 344; bought Samuel Dutch 
 
 hou.se, 441. 
 Dutch, Elizabeth, m.arried Benjamin 
 
 Studley, 416. 
 Dutch, Cieorge, .sold Jiou.se to Arthur .\b- 
 
 bott,322; bought house of Thomas 
 
 Cross, .343. 
 Dutch, .John, resident in 1C78, 101; sloop 
 
 loaded with grain for Harvard College, 
 
 158; homestead, 410. 
 Dutch, John, wife Mary, heirs of Rev. 
 
 Nath. Rogers, 1778, 3SG; bought Sam- 
 uel Dutch house, 441. 
 Dutch, Nathaniel, bought interest of 
 
 Benjamin, 348, 407. 
 Dutch, .Nath.aniel D., sohl hou.se to Daniel 
 
 Dutch, .332. 
 Dutch, Richard, house lot, 413. 
 Dutch, Robert, fisherman, 82; Senior, 
 
 commoner, not voter in Town affairs, 
 
 95; first mention, 491. 
 Dutch, Robert, Jr., resident, 1078,101; 
 
 wounded at Bloody Brook, 164; .service 
 
 in King Philip's war, 219; house lot. 
 
 Brook St., 394; hou.se, 415, 439. 
 Dutch, Sanmel, .seaman, 82; resident in 
 
 1078, 101; hou.se lot, 435; bought lot 
 
 of his father, Robert, 1070, 439, 441; 
 
 bought lot of p:iihu Warden, 1716, .332; 
 
 sold interest in mill to John Waite, 1729, 
 
 329; bought lot near the dam, 1723, 
 
 461. 
 
 Eagle Hill, 1. 
 
 Eames, I'aul, bought Choate estate, 411. 
 
 Earle, Mrs. A. M., ".Sabbath in Puritan 
 New England," 115. 
 
 F<;ast end, 14, 3.53. 
 
 East Hampton, in New Amsterdam, de- 
 manded voice in tax, 2G.S. 
 
 Eastern Rail Road, bought land for rail- 
 way, 321 324. 
 
 Easton, Nicholas, grant of mill privilege, 
 12; removeil, l.'J; overseer of powder, 
 121; first menticuie.l. 491, 499. 
 
 Easty, Mary, wife of Isaac, charged with 
 witchcraft, 295, 290. 
 
552 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Eaton, Joseph, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Edwards, .John, commoner, not voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 95; tithingman, 117; 
 
 prosecuted Knowlton, 277; bought lot 
 
 of Samuel Symonds, 1008, 383. 
 Edwards, John, Jr., resident, 1078, 101; 
 
 service in King Philip's war, 219; 
 
 married Margaret Lovell, 383. 
 Edwards, Thomas, resident, 1078, 101 ; 
 
 on jury for trying witches, 299. 
 Egypt Hiver, 1.5. 
 Egypt Kiver mill, 77. 
 Ehrlacher, Martin, interest in Lakeman 
 
 hou.se, 477. 
 Eighths, division of common land, 73. 
 Eldwell, lOsther, heir of Capt. Matthew 
 
 Perkins, 389. 
 Eliot, — — , first mention, 491. 
 Eleven Men, the, .57. 
 EUirie, Isaac, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 
 199; killed at Narragan.sett fight, 203. 
 Ellsworth, John N., interest in Rogers 
 
 house, 340. 
 Elm St., first laid out, 446. 
 Ely, Nallo, resident in 1078, 101. 
 Emerie, Jonathan, in Major Appleton 's 
 
 Co., 201. 
 Emerson, Hev. John, son of Thomas, 150; 
 
 letter eoneerning spectral enemies at 
 
 Glouce.ster, 298; bought Newmarch 
 
 homestead, 403, 404; hou.se of Wm. 
 
 Lakeman, 483; lot of Nathaniel, 483; 
 
 first mention, 491. 
 Emerson, Joseph, firs^ mention, 491. 
 Emerson, Nathaniel, voter in Town affairs, 
 
 92; commoner, 95; in Major Apple- 
 ton's Co., 200, 220; Sergeant Nath., 
 
 Sr., on jury for trying witches, 299; 
 
 bought lot of Jo,se|)h Medcalf, 483. 
 Emerson, Nathaniel, Jr., resident, 1078, 
 
 101. 
 Emerson, Thomas, 1.50, bought Turkey 
 
 Shore lot, 481; first mention, 491. 
 Emmons, Joseph, witchcraft, 297; bought 
 
 house of James Fo.ster, 1733, 412. 
 Emons, Peter, resident, 1078, 101; in 
 
 Major Ai)p!eton's Co., 200, 220. 
 Emons, widow Sarah, resi<lence, 413. 
 Endieott, John, arrived at Salem, 9. 
 English, Wm., bought hou.se of William 
 
 Norton, .301; first mention, 491. 
 Epes, Eppes,or Epps, Daniel, voter in Town 
 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 95; wife Eliza- 
 beth, 152; signed Ipswich petition, 
 
 1682, 230; Justice of Peace, 1686, 230, 
 
 241; first mention, 491. 
 Epes, Daniel, son of Daniel, 152, 335. 
 Epes, Elizabeth, wife of Edward Eveleth, 
 
 335. 
 Epes, .loseph, resident in 1078, 101. 
 Epes, Lionell, resident in 1078, 101. 
 Epes, Samuel, .son of Daniel, 152, 335; 
 
 bought hou.se of Samuel Parkman, 421. 
 Epes, Symonds, 73; land grant in Win- 
 
 chendon, 311; Major, bought house of 
 
 Lynde heirs, 335; lot of Wm. Fellows, 
 
 330. 
 Essex County, bought land for Probate 
 
 office, and House of Correction, 335; 
 
 land of Chas. Kimball, 336; land of 
 
 Dennis and others, 338, 430, 431 ; land 
 
 on Brook St., 392; Sam. Lakeman hou.se, 
 
 418; Norton house, 468. 
 Estes, Charles W., bought hou.se lot of 
 
 Edward Plouff, 485. 
 Estes, James, bought land of Hodgkins 
 
 heirs, 325. 
 Eveleth, Daniel, son and heir of Edward, 
 
 335. 
 
 Eveleth, Edward, attorney, 310; Cap- 
 tain, 311; bought Major Epps house, 
 335; Taverner Smith's lot, 347; Sam- 
 uel Moses hou.se, 304; Stephen Perkins 
 hou.se, 375; lot of Richard Holland, 
 400. 
 
 Eveleth, Joseph, signed Proctor petition, 
 291. 
 
 Eveleth, Samuel owned George Newman 
 house, .390, 391. 
 
 Evely, probably .same as Eveleth, Joseph 
 resident in 1078, 101. 
 
 E.xeter farmers violently resist tax 268. 
 
 Eyers, (see Ayers). 
 
 Fairfield, Walter, lot, 481; bought Sam- 
 uel Wood estate, 486. 
 Falls I.sland, 487. 
 Falton, David, resident, 1678, 101. 
 Fanning, Elizabeth, wife of William, 
 
 ducked in river, 281. 
 Fantum, Jonathan, resident, 1678, 101; 
 
 impres.sed for war, 198; .service in King 
 
 Philip 's war, 220. 
 Farley, Daniel, land on Scott's Lane, 
 
 320. 
 Farley, Elizabeth, wife of Joseph, sold land 
 
 to Eastern R. R., 323; inherited part 
 
 of mill pasture, 330. 
 Farley, Elizabeth (Cogswell), land on 
 
 County Road, 474. 
 Farley, Emeline, wife of Nath. R., heir of 
 
 Sylvanus Caldwell est.ate, 353. 
 Farley, George E., residence, 438. 
 Farley, Gustavus, bought distillery, 479. 
 Farley, Jabez, land of Nath. Rust, 320; 
 
 land on Scott'sLane, 320; tan-yard, 330, 
 
 bought house of Treadwell heirs, 342; 
 
 Knowlton house, 451. 
 Farley, Juhn, sold house to Nath. Heard 
 
 328, 3.30; bought l.amson tannery, 474. 
 Farley, Jonathan, wife Susanna, sold half 
 
 of Caldwell house, 479. 
 Farley, .Joseph, bought lot of Daniel. 320, 
 
 321; Appleton estate, 323; land of 
 
 Simeon Safford, 327. 
 Farley, ,)osei>h, son of Nathaniel, built 
 
 .stone mill, 330; bought Joseph Burnham 
 
 hou.se, 450; committee fif Unitarian 
 
 Church, 451; bought Lemuel Pearson 
 
 lot, 455; sawmill of Asa Andrews, 462. 
 Farley, Jo.seph, Jr., sold land to Jacob 
 
 Manning, 320. 
 Farley, Joseph K., hou.se of Robert Farley, 
 
 430. 
 Farley, I<ucy M., .sold lanri to James Da- 
 mon, 330. 
 Farley, Mury, bought interest in Burn- 
 ham 's mills, 489. 
 Farley, Mrs. Mary M., bought Cogswell 
 
 house, 459. 
 Farley, Mesheck, resident, 1678, 101 ; land, 
 
 327; married Sarah Burnham, house 
 
 built, 328. 
 Farley, Michael, Sr., re.sident, 1678, 101, 
 
 329; licensetl, 282; land, .320. 
 Farley, Michael, bought half hou.se of 
 
 John Lord Jr., 1797, 322; Gen. Michael, 
 
 residence, 328; wife fond of tea, 329; 
 
 bought lot in Perkins e.state, 1760, 364; 
 
 Knowlton house, 451. 
 Farley, Mighill (Michael, Jr.), resident, 
 
 1678, 101 ; bought land of Safford, 1712, 
 
 327. 
 Farley, Nathaniel, Land in Scott's Lane, 
 
 320; bought land of Wm. Brackenbury, 
 
 32(J; the Mill pasture. 329; Gravel Pit 
 
 pasture, 474. 
 Farley, Robert, bouse .sold to S. S. J^arring- 
 
INDEX. 
 
 553 
 
 ton, 328; bouRht interest in Jaques 
 house, 348; house of Dr. (^hiidwick, 
 436; owned Treadwell house, 439; in- 
 terest in tannery on Turkev Sliore, 479. 
 Farley, Susanna, widow of .Michael, land 
 
 to I)aniel Co^.-^well, 320. 
 Farley, Su.sanna, widow of l?obert, sold 
 
 house to S. S. Farrington, 328. 
 Farley 's Bridge, 320. 
 
 Farlow, George, lanii near Brook St., 394. 
 Farrar or Farrow, (Jeorge, first mention, 
 
 491. 
 Farrin, Patrick, periwig-maker, 43; bought 
 lot of Kenjaniin Rogers, 333; house of 
 Jacob Boardiiuin, 347. 
 Farrin, Hichani, lot on Scott's Lane, 364. 
 Farrington, S. S., bought house of widow 
 Farley, 328; tan-yard of Jabez Farley, 
 330. 
 Faussee (see Fo.ssie.) 
 
 Fawn, John, 20; grant of house lot, 324; 
 quitclaimed to .lolin Whipple, 325; 
 grant of house lot in East end, 389; 
 first mention, 491. 
 Fellows, Kpliraim, hou.se, 23; voter in 
 T'own affairs, 92; commoner, 95; ser- 
 vice in King Philij>'s war, 220; heir of 
 William, 335; bought N'ounglove house, 
 452. 
 Fellows, Kphraim, bought Treadwell es- 
 tate, 1814, 487. 
 Fellows, Isaac, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 95; service in King Philip's 
 war, 220. 
 Fellows, l.saac, Jr., bought Younglove 
 
 house, 452. 
 
 Fellows, John, signed Proctor petition, 291. 
 
 Fellows, Jo.seph, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 
 commoner, 95; service in King Philip's 
 
 war, 220; heir of William, 335. 
 
 Fellows, Moses A., bought land of Thos. 
 
 Sweet, 391. 
 Fellows, Ruth, widow of Jo.seph, 335. 
 Fellows, Samuel, resident, 1678, 101 ; heir 
 
 of William, 335. 
 Fellows, William, cowherd, 62, 63; bought 
 lot of John Woodam, 335; bought of 
 Fellows heirs, 330; first mention, 491. 
 Felton, Jonathan N., sold lot, 4S0. 
 Fences, division recjuireil, 61. 
 Ferson, Samuel, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Fewkes, Benjamin, bought part of Kliza- 
 
 beth Lord hou.se, 373. 
 Fewkes, Benjamin, son of Benj., 482, 483; 
 
 bought David Andrews hou.se, 485. 
 Field drivers, 426. 
 
 Filbrick, Robert, Pequot soldier, 125; (by 
 typographical error, Tilbrick) soldier 
 against Indians, 1642, 127; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 Fillybrown, Sarah, 501. 
 Finler, Philip, resident, 1G7S, 101. 
 Firearms of earliest pattern, 122. 
 Fireplaces and furnishings, 24. 
 Firman, Thomas, bought first meeting 
 hou.se, 13, 113,422; hou.se, 21 ; licen.sed 
 dealer, 85; bought house of liirrhard 
 Haflfield, 351; lot, .368; bought house 
 lot of Samuel Apploton, 384; lot of 
 John Fawn, 3S9; .lolin Proctor house, 
 445; first mention, H(l. 
 Firman, Thomas, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Firmin, Dr. Giles, married Susan Ward, 
 54; committee, 57; physician, 83; house 
 lot, sketch of life, 470, 471; first men- 
 tion, 491; letters to Gov. Winthrop, 
 608-510. 
 
 First Church Parsonage, 333. 
 
 First Parish, grant of land, 307. 
 
 Fish, useil as dressing, 75; restricted 
 
 use, 84. 
 Fi.xh weir, 12, 13. 
 
 Fisher, John, charged with high mis- 
 demeanor, 232. 
 Fisheries ami flake room, 70. 
 Fishermen's privilege in Commons, 70. 
 Fishing privilege at Little Neck, 80. 
 Fiske, John, Fssay on t!ov. Hutchimion, 
 
 2t)6; on the Boston Tea Party, 209. 
 Fitch, liev. .labez, suc-ccs.sor to Mr. Hub- 
 bard, 157; petition to General Court, 
 299; bought Wm. Stewart house, 3.55. 
 Fitts, Aaron, bought house of Nathan- 
 iel Fitts, 4.55. 
 Fitts, Abraham or Abrani, voter in Town 
 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 95. 
 Fitts, Abraham, .Jr., resident, 1678,101; 
 impressed for war, 198; in Maj<ir Apple- 
 ton 'sCo., 200,220; in expcilition against 
 Quebec, 313. 
 Fitts, Fphraim, land grant in Winchen- 
 
 don, 311. 
 
 Fitts, Hannah, daughter of Jeremiah, 448. 
 
 Fitts, Isaac, bought .\ppleton house, 
 
 447; sold tf) .son .lohn, 455; grant of 
 
 lot on river bank, 4.57. 
 
 Fitts, James, bought part of Graves estate, 
 
 351. 
 Fitts, Jeremiah, bought part of Appleton 
 
 house, 448, 456, 457. 
 Fitts, John, bought Appleton house, 448; 
 
 hou.se of Isaac Fitts, 4.55, 456. 
 Fitts, Nathaniel, hou.se, 45.5. 
 F'itz, Bethiah, heir of Abraham Knowlton 
 
 estate, 420, 421. 
 Fitz, Rev. Daniel, bought house of 
 
 Samuel Wade, Jr., 473. 
 Flagg, Eliezer, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 200. 
 Flake room on Jeffrey's Neck, 70. 
 Flichtner, Dr. Isaac, bought Capt. John 
 
 Lord house, 438. 
 Flint, .1. B., bought Plouflf tannery, 479. 
 Flower gardens, 17. 
 Flushing, in New Amsterdam, refused 
 
 tax, 268. 
 Food of early times, 27. 
 Foot-ball game at Rowley, 357. 
 Foot-briiige, ancient site of, 338, 444, 445, 
 
 450, 452. 
 Foot -way from Scott 's Lane to Pinder'a 
 
 Lane, 343, 344. 
 Ford or Foord, .lames, resident in 1678, 
 101 ; with Capt. Brocklebank and Major 
 Apijleton, 204; .service in King Philip's 
 war, 220. 
 Ford, .lohn, in Major Appleton's Co., 200. 
 Ford, ancient, ne.ar foot-bridge, 400. 
 Foreigners, refiiseil admittance, 90. 
 Fort, about the meeting house, 108, 423. 
 Foss, Is.aac H., bought Major WiHxlbury 
 
 estate, 482. 
 Foss, .Mark, bought Hovey homestead, 
 
 4S4. 
 Fo.ssie, Thomas, wife F.lizalieth, resident 
 in 1678, 101; impresseil for war, 198; 
 service in King Philip 's war, 220; keeper 
 of the jail, 295, 432. 
 Fo.ster, Abigail, sold to Kphraim Grant, 
 
 420. 
 Fo.ster, Abraham, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; first mention, 491. 
 Foster, Abraham, Jr., resilient, 1678, 101; 
 land grant in VVinchendon, M 1 ; bought 
 house lot from his father, 418. 
 Foster, Benjamin, resident, 1078, 101. 
 
554 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Foster, Elijah, bought Burnham house, 
 447. 
 
 Foster, Isaac, 71; voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291; soldier in expedition against 
 Quebec (uncle Isaac), 311. 
 
 Foster, Jacob, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 95; son and heir of Kegi- 
 nald, 418. 
 
 Foster, Jacob, Jr. bought house lot of hi.f 
 father, 1694, 419; sold lot, 420, 421. 
 
 Foster, James, bought lot of Nathaniel 
 Knowlton, 1717, 420; lot of Nathaniel 
 Clark, 1720, 412; house of Thomas Cros.-, 
 1741, 375. 
 
 Foster, Deacon James, bought house of 
 James Gordon, 1759, 347. 
 
 Foster, James, of Boston, bought Perkins 
 estate, 1788, 3(54. 
 
 Foster, James H., bought interest in Wallis 
 house, 1820, 453. 
 
 Foster, John, resident. 1078, 101. 
 
 Foster, Joseph, bought lot of Samuel Chap- 
 man, 436. 
 
 Foster, Nathan, bought interest in Wallis 
 house, 452. 
 
 Foster, Nathan, son of Nathan, mort- 
 gaged, 453. 
 
 Foster, Nathaniel, bought Perkins estate, 
 364. 
 
 Foster, Nathaniel, owneil half of Jacob 
 Foster house, 419. 
 
 Fo.ster, Reginald, 8r., voter in Town af- 
 fairs, 92; commoner, 95; bought house 
 of John Tuttell, 1638, 3.37; house of 
 Roger Preston, 1655, 418; signed peti- 
 tion, 1658, facsimile of .autograph, 360, 
 453; first mention, 491. 
 
 Foster, Reginald, Jr., voter in Town af- 
 fairs, 92; commoner, 9.5; signed Proctor 
 petition, 291. 
 
 Foster, Samuel, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 199. 
 
 Foster, Samuel, of Bo.ston, bought Perkins 
 estate, 1788, 364. 
 
 Foster, Samuel, heir of Nathan, Wallis 
 hou.se, 1795, 453. 
 
 Foster, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel, 419. 
 
 Foster, Wry or William, marsh, 61; 
 bought hou.se lot of Jacob, 420; first 
 mention, 491. 
 
 Fowler, Benjamin, heir of Philip, 372. 
 
 Fowler, .lo.sejih, punished for disrespect, 
 125; set in the stocks, 276, 286, 429; 
 before the Court, 2S.'.; iirst mention, 191 . 
 
 Fowler, Jo.seph, bought hou.se of his father 
 Philip, 1715, 360; house of Simon Tuttle, 
 1720, 369; pa.sture on Town Hill, 1725, 
 384; Simon Tuttle estate, 1745, 368. 
 
 Fowier, Joseph, Jr., bought house lot of 
 Nathaniel Perkins, 1776, 418; interest 
 in Staniford estate, 1787, 388; Gaines 
 estate, 1803, 385. 
 
 Fowler, Philip, Sr., voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; signed Loyalist 
 petition, 1666, 138; abu.sed api)rentice, 
 281; owned Solomon Martin house, 
 354; White Hor,se Inn, 360; bought 
 Andrew Peters house, 1685,362; grant 
 of house lot, 417, 418; built chimney 
 in watch-hou.se, 1648, 426; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 
 Fowler, Philip, Jr., resident, 1678, 101; 
 bought lot of John Pengry, 1707, 372; 
 owned pa.sture on Town Hill, 172,5, 384. 
 
 Franklin, William, first mention, 491. 
 
 Freeman, Prof. Edward A., remarks on 
 type of colonial life, 62. 
 
 Freeman, J. G., bought Goodrich house, 
 327. 
 
 Freeman, Peter, bought house of John 
 Henilerson, 390. 
 
 Freeman's oath, 87. 
 
 Freemen, restricted to church members, 
 87; larger liberty, 89; proportion to 
 population, see chapter on The Body 
 Politic, 87. 
 
 French, Edward, first mention, 491. 
 
 French, Esther, of Boxford, daughter of 
 Thomas, 321. 
 
 French, John, tailor, 83; resident, 1678, 
 101 ; residence, 35(). 
 
 French, Samuel, resident, 1678, 101. 
 
 French, Ensign Thomas, voter in Town 
 aff.airs, 92; commoner, 95; house lot on 
 Scott's Lane, 320; grant from Town, 
 .321; first mention, 491. 
 
 French, Thomas, son of Thomas, voter in 
 Town affairs, 92; commoner, 95; im- 
 pressed for war, 198; in Major Apple- 
 ton's Co., 200, 220; con.stable, at John 
 .\ppleton's house, 239; warrant for his 
 arrest, 241; affidavit, 243; arraigned, 
 24(5; iietition for release on bail, 248; 
 apology, 249; ileposition of arrest and 
 ill treatment by Andros government, 
 259-264; residence, 321. 
 
 Frisbee, Rev. Levi, wife Mehitable, bought 
 Samuel Dutch house, 441. 
 
 Frye, N. W., bought Plouff tannery, 479. 
 
 Fuller, Ebenezer, 73. 
 
 Fuller, Elizabeth, bought lOlisha Gould 
 estate, 440. 
 
 Fuller, Enoch P., bought house of Nath. 
 Fuller, 419. 
 
 Fuller, James, 73; commoner, not a voter 
 in Town affairs, 9.5; witness in witch 
 trial, 294. 
 
 Fuller, John, first mention, 491. 
 
 Fuller, Jo.seph, carpenter, 82; resident, 
 1678, 101 ; constable, account in witch 
 trial, 293 ; grant of river-side lot, 456. 
 
 Fuller, Lucy, bought Staniford house, 
 .391. 
 
 Fuller, Nathaniel, weaver, 83; resident 
 in 1678, 101 ; witness in witch trial, 294; 
 house on river bank, 456. 
 
 Fuller, Nathaniel, .Ir., bought homestead 
 near Town Bridge, 1738, 4.56. 
 
 Fuller, Nathaniel, bought half Foster 
 house, 1796, 419. 
 
 Fuller, Thomas, resident, 1678, 101. 
 
 Fuller, William, gunsmith, 83; Pequot 
 .sf>l(lier, 125; bought lot of .John Saun- 
 ders, 331, 444; granted house lot, 345; 
 first mention, 491. 
 
 Fuller, William, bought Hovey homestead, 
 1719, 484. 
 
 Fuller, William, bought Hodgkins home- 
 .stead, 1786, 485. 
 
 Fulling mill, 78. 
 
 Gables, The, 465. 
 
 Gage, Elizabeth (.see Elizabeth Holland). 
 
 Gage, John, original .settler, 10; location, 
 16; one of .seven men, 56; lot layer, 56; 
 grant of house lot, 418. 
 
 (iage, Samuel N., married widow Holland, 
 437. 
 
 Gaines, John, commoner, not a voter in 
 Town affairs, 95; house lot, 385; mort- 
 gagee, 440. 
 
 Gaines, Thomas, bought house of Nath. 
 Dotige, 455. 
 
 Galbraith, .James, bought Major Wood- 
 bury estate, 482. 
 
 Gallagher, John, bought Michael Brown 
 house, 468; Merrifield house, 486. 
 
 Gallop, Nath., resident, 1678, 101. 
 
tNDE?^. 
 
 555 
 
 Galloway, Jonathan, l>oneht lot of Sainiiol 
 
 Lord, 37.5. 
 (lalloway, William, bouRlit lot of S.atiiuol 
 l<or(l, '.i7r>: house lot of Kranois I'liloi- 
 fer, K)!). 
 (lainaKf, -lohn, rosiilont, 1(17S, 101 ; owiiod 
 
 Alexaiiilor Knidlit lioiisn lol , :{7.'i. 
 (lainaK*', William, nephew of .lohn ami 
 
 exeentor, '.M'.i. 
 Ciander Hill, ;{(l(i. 
 (larden al the mill, .'J'J9. 
 (iarden.s, 17. 
 tiariiiner, t'Jdinimd, Mr., (IS, 422; house 
 
 lot, :iSJ; first mention, 491. 
 (iaidiner, Vlrs. Margaret, testimony, ."iOO. 
 Gardner, Capt., Narranansett cami>aign, 
 
 199. 
 (lardner, ('a|>(. .lo.seph, bought hou.'se of 
 
 Gilbert Conaiil, M2. 
 tJauilea or Gording, Amos, resident , 1(>7S, 
 
 101. 
 Gaugers of cask, 07. 
 
 Geilney, Bartholomew, charged with high 
 mi.sdemeanor, 232; held court at Ip.s- 
 wich, 230. 
 Genelee, Curnel(7), re.sident, 1078, 101. 
 General Court, restricts too fine clothing, 
 
 38, 41. 
 George, Henjamin, heir of Samuei Ayres, 
 
 476. 
 Gibson, Ephraim, sold Simon Wood es- 
 tate, 487. 
 (iibson, .lohn, sold homestead, 450. 
 Gibson, Samuel, bought lot of Benjamin 
 (Jrant, 449. 
 
 Giddings, , 69; soldier, expedition 
 
 against Quebec, 31.3. 
 Giddings, Charles, bought Merrifield 
 
 e.state, 486. 
 Giddings, Daniel, land, 364; interest in 
 
 Josiah Martin estate, 372. 
 Giddings, David, bought lot of Wade Cogs- 
 well, 472. 
 Gidtlings, (Jeorge, one of seven men, .57; 
 signed Loyalist petition of 16(i6, 138; 
 hou.se lot, 478; first mention, 491. 
 Giddings, Isaac, land grant in Winchen- 
 
 don, 311. 
 
 Giddings, .lames, 71; resident, 1678, 101. 
 
 Giddings, .lohn, commoner, not a. voter, 
 
 95; signed Loyalist petition of 1666, 
 
 139. 
 
 Giddings, .lo.seph, commoner, not a voter, 
 
 95; .set in the stocks, 286. 
 Gi<ldings, Samuel, resident, 1678, 101 ; 
 signed Loyalist petition of 1666, 139; 
 service in King Philii)'s war, 220; signed 
 Proctor petition, 291. 
 Gi<ldings, Solomon, land grant in Win- 
 
 chendon, 310. 
 Giddings, Solc)mon, ,Ir., bought hou.se of 
 .Joseph Wells, 4.54; shipy.ard lot, 489. 
 Giddings, Thomas, 70; voter in Town 
 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 95. ' 
 
 Gilbert, Humphrey, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 127; first mention, 
 491. 
 Gilbert, .John, commoner, not a voter in 
 Towni affairs, 9.5; .service in King 
 Philip's war, 220. 
 Gillam, Capt., mentioned by Randolph, 
 
 227. 
 Gilman, Edward, first mention, 491. 
 Gilvern, Thomas, wife Kalherine, lot on 
 the way to Labour-in-vain, 483; first 
 mention, 491. 
 Glazier, Benjamin, bought part of Thorn- 
 ton estate, 352; house lot, 412; half 
 Foster house, 419. 
 
 in .Major Apple- 
 , 199. 
 
 if Topsfielil, im- 
 expedition uKuinst 
 
 C.lazier, Daniel, houEht lot nf Dodge, 41.5. 
 (ilouccster, petition concerning Ma-on 
 
 claim, 229; a.ssaile<l bv <lenioii.s. •_>97 
 Glover, .lames S., laiul, 402. 401, 105. 
 (ilo\er, Otis, house, 4S2. 
 
 < doxer's wharf, 79, Xl . 
 
 < io(|<lin or < iaiidea, .An 
 
 Ion's Co., 200, 220. 
 
 ( iodfrey, .lolin, testim< 
 
 <loal, Coimt V, 4;iO. 
 
 Goathenl, 65. 
 
 (lold, llenrv, 72. 
 
 Gohl, Car.t. .lohn, 
 prisoned, 236; in 
 (iuebcc, 305. 
 
 (iood, Dorothy, a chilrl nf five, sent to 
 jail, 2N9; carried lo Salem, 296. 
 
 Good, Sarah, accused of witehcraft, 289; 
 tried, 292; carried to .'^aleni, 296. 
 
 Goodhue, Daniel, boughl house <if hi.f 
 falhcr, .3(!2. 
 
 Goodhue, Capt. Daniel, bought Kimball 
 hou.se, 3(i9. 
 
 Cioodhue, IJev. Francis, 157. 
 
 Goodhue, Francis, bought hou.se of Philip 
 l'V)wler, 362; Simon Tuttle estate, 368; 
 house of Benj. I'owler, 372. 
 
 (ioodhue, [''rank T., bought Dana house, 
 464; store and rlwelling, 470. 
 
 (Joodhue, widow Hannah, bought |)art of 
 Hart e.state, .367. 
 
 (ioodhue, Jeremiah, bought house, 416. 
 
 Goodhue, .John, laml grant in Winchen- 
 don, 311; son of Joseph and Sarah, 
 519. 
 
 (ioodhue, John W., bought Farley e.state, 
 342. 
 
 f Ioodhue, .Foseph, house, 23; voter in 
 Town affairs, 92; commoner, 95. 
 
 Goodhue, Deacon Jo.seph, sfin and heir 
 of Deacon William, 452; wife .Sarah 
 (Whipple), 471, 519. 
 
 Goo<lhue, .lo.seph, son of Jo.seph and 
 Sarah, 522. 
 
 (!oo<lhue, Jo.seph, Jr., land grant in 
 Winchcndon, 310; resident, 167.S, 102. 
 
 Goodhue, .fo.seph, .Fr., .son of Fnincis, 
 bought part <jf father's estate, 1758, 
 .362. 
 
 Goodhue, Mary, daughter of Joseph and 
 Sarah, 522. 
 
 Goodhue, Moses, bought Thos. Burnham 
 e.state, 341. 
 
 (ioodhue, Sarah, wife of Joseiih, vale- 
 dictory and monitory writing, 519. 
 
 Goodhue, .Sarah, daugliter of .Joseph and 
 .Sarah, .522. 
 
 Goodhue, .Su.sanna, daughter of Joseph 
 and .Sarah, 519. 
 
 tioodhue, widow — — -, fined for absence 
 from meeting, 278. 
 
 Goodhue, Deacim William, (Sr.), house, 
 23; voter in Town affairs, 92; com- 
 moner, 95; Deputy, 143; licensed, 282; 
 grant of High i^treet hou.se lot, 354; 
 facsimile of autograph, 360; sold to 
 .John Dav, 363; bought commonage 
 of John Newman, 393; half of Fast 
 St. lot, 399; Nath. Brown house, 452; 
 Younglove house, 452; ^'ounglove lot, 
 454; wife Marjery (Watson'), (jiles 
 l''irmin hou.se, provided for Mr. Cob- 
 bet's funeral, 471; mortgagee, 486; 
 first mention, 491. 
 (ioodhue, William, .Ir., voter in Town 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 9.5; signed 
 Ipswich petition of 16.S2, 230; Deputy, 
 233; at John Apr>leton's, 239; ar- 
 raigned, 246; petition for release 
 
556 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 248; apology, 249; deposition concern- 
 ing his arrest and ill treatment by 
 
 Andros government, 200-264, 269; 
 
 signed Proctor petition, 291; son and 
 
 heir of Deacon William, 471. 
 Goodhue, William, son of Jose|)h .and 
 
 Sarah, .'>22; soldier in expedition against 
 
 Quebec (brother William), 310, 313. 
 Ooodrich, James J., bought house of 
 
 Ipswich Mills, .'^26. 
 Ooodridg, Benjamin, killed by Indians at 
 
 Rowley, 308. 
 Gookin, Daniel, describes Indians, ,5; 
 
 charged 'viih high misdemeanor, 232. 
 Goose pasture, 366. 
 Gordon, James, bought lot of James 
 
 McCreelis, 347. 
 Gorges, Sir Ferdinando, claims, 225. 
 Goss or Gross, Richard, fisherman, 82; 
 
 bought Job Bi.shop house, 411. 
 Goub, Henry, resident, 1678, 102. 
 Gould, Daniel, residence, 364. 
 Gould, Elisha, bought half house of Nath. 
 
 Tread well, 37.5; house of Benjamin 
 
 Kimball, 438. 
 Gould, Jane, wife of Elisha, bought Pul- 
 
 cifer house, 440. 
 Gould, John, house, 484. 
 Gould, Mager, bought house of Jonas Clay, 
 
 364. 
 Gould, Mager, .fr., heir of Mager, 364. 
 Gould, William, bought Ripley house, 
 
 374. 
 Gowin, Symond, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 201. 
 Grady, David, bought Blake hou.se, 328. 
 Grammar School and Harvard College, 
 
 chapter on, 146. 
 Granger, Lanslot, first mention, 491. 
 Grant, Benjamin, bought lot of .Jo.seph 
 
 Burnham, 449; granted lot, 48.5. 
 Grant, Ephraim, bought house of widow 
 
 Sutton, 420. 
 Grant, Eohraim, Jr., bought hou.se of 
 
 Tyler Caldwell, 408. 
 Grant, John, reprimanded for sleeping 
 
 on watch, 426. 
 Grant, Joshua B., Appleton lot, 480; 
 
 hou.se. 187. 
 Grant, Samuel, mortgagee, .340. 
 Grant, William, bought Appleton lot, 
 
 480; house of Asa Kinsman, 487. 
 Grant, Zilpah, opened Female Seminary, 
 
 333. 
 Grantfield, T. R., bought laml of (Voss, 
 
 40.5. 
 Gravel pits, 73; Hovey lot. East St., .39.5. 
 Gravel Pit pasture, 472, 474. 
 Graves, Francis, resident, 1678, 102. 
 Graves, John, resident, 1678, 102; bought 
 
 hou.se of father, 1694, 3.50. 
 Graves, John, sold to John Sweet, 1804, 
 
 351. 
 Graves, Ma.ster, de.scribes the country, 11. 
 Graves, Robert, first mention, 491. 
 Graves, Samuel, hatter, 83; commoner, 
 
 not a voter in Town affairs, 95; bought 
 
 Jane Kenning estate, 348; owned Nath. 
 
 Bishop estate, 3.50. 
 Graves, Samuel, .son of ,Tohn, bought 
 
 si.ster's interest, 1719, 350. 
 Graves, Samuel, Jr., resident, 1678, 102; 
 
 owned John Pierce lot, 1697, 420; hat- 
 ter's shop, 432; house, 433. 
 Graves, Sarah, heir of Samuel, 350. 
 Graves, W. H., residence, 442. 
 Gray, Robert, permitted to .settle, 90,491. 
 Gregory, .Fonas, resident in 1678, 102 ; 
 
 punished for theft, 282; witness in 
 
 witch trial, 461. 
 
 Green, , in Ipswich jail, 296. 
 
 Green, Benjamin, bought half hou.se of 
 
 Benjamin (jlazier, 419. 
 Green, George H., residence, 478. 
 Green, Henry, soldier against Indian.s, 
 
 1042, 127; first mention, 491. 
 Green, Samuel H., bought Lakeman 
 
 hou.se, 477; hou.se of Samuel Day, 478. 
 Green, Thomas, fir.st mention, 491. 
 Greenfield, Samuel, first mention, 491. 
 Greenleaf, Capt., pursueil Indians, 307. 
 Greenleaf, Henry, married M.argaret 
 
 Dow, 370. 
 Greenlief, Tristram, marrierl Margaret 
 
 Piper, 398. 
 Griffin, Humphrey, flaughter fined for 
 
 silk scarf, 42; refused residence, 90; 
 
 fineil for Sabbath breaking, etc., 276, 
 
 281, 282; bought house of Daniel Deni- 
 
 .son, .326; shamballs, 432; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 Griffin, Samuel, resident, 1678, 102. 
 Grow, .John, commoner, not a voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 95; hou.se lot in Brook 
 
 St., 392. 
 Grow, Jo.seph, .son of .lohn, homestead, 
 
 .392. 
 Grow, Simon, service in King Philii)'s 
 
 war, 220. 
 Guilford, S. P., bought house of Nath. 
 
 Heard, 328, 329; lot of Daniel P. 
 
 Nour.se, 341. 
 Gulliver, Steven, in Major Appleton '.s ' 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Guppy, Reuben, official to watch boys, 
 
 277. 
 Gutter.son, William, first mention, 491. 
 Guvlie, John, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 
 Hadley, George, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 95; bought Wedgwood 
 lot, 483; house lot, 48(); fir.st mention, 
 491. 
 
 Hadley, John, resident, 1678, 102. 
 
 Haffieid, Cioodwife, fined for false oath, 
 28:i. 
 
 Haffieid, Rachel, alias Rachel Clenton, 
 grant of house lot, 460-462. 
 
 Haffieid, Richard, land grant, 320; 
 bought house of .lohn Whityear, 351 ; 
 fir.st mention, 491. 
 
 Haffielil, Ruth, "presented" for too fine 
 clothes, 41. 
 
 Haggett, .lohn, resident in 1678, 102. 
 
 Haggett, Moses, resident in 1078, 102. 
 
 Hair, long, forbidden, 40, 280. 
 
 Hale, Joseph, bought store of Nath. 
 Treadwell .and Ebenezer Burnham 
 house, 3.53; heir of Mrs. Frisbie, 441. 
 
 Hale, Rev. Moses, 441. 
 
 Hall, Charles, Jr., bought Henry Wise 
 lot, 452. 
 
 Hall, Daniel, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Hall, widow Mary, bought Henry Wise 
 lot, 452. 
 
 Hall, Mr., .504. 
 
 Hall, Samuel, land grant, 337; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 
 Halwell, Sary, witness in witch trial, 461. 
 
 Hammett, Abraham, owned .lohn Apple- 
 ton house, H4.5. 
 
 Hamnujnd, Philip, hou.se lot, 418; in- 
 teiest in Knowlton house, 421. 
 
 HammonLJ, Pliilip, Jr., bought Caldwell 
 house, 391. 
 
 Hamorsmith Farm, 446. 
 
 Hampton, violent resistance to tax, 268. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 557 
 
 Hanchett, John, first mention, 491. 
 
 Haraden, Nath., wife Mary, owned Wm. 
 Kimball house, 372. 
 
 Haril.v, Mrs. Lois, bought Joseph Baker 
 estate, .'547. 
 
 Hardy, Thomas, original settler, 1(1; 
 location, 10; urant of house lot, 4(i;j. 
 
 Hardy's well, 401. 
 
 Harris, Abiier, l)oUKht land of Uanicl 
 .Applet on, I7.')7, .^.'W; hou.se of .loliii 
 Wells, 1777, 402; half Jacob Kosler 
 hou.se, 17.5.S,419; (iravcs lot , 17fl,S, 420; 
 lot of Joseph Smith and shop of Nath. 
 Foster, 1713, 120; son of John, house, 
 1743, 44,S. 
 
 Harris, Abiier, bouitlil land of Daniel 
 (;oo.lhuc, KSOO, 362. 
 
 Harris, .Antony, 491. 
 
 Harris, Daniel, sold William Kobbins 
 hou.<>e, 37.5. 
 
 Harris, Daniel H., residence, 385. 
 
 Harris, David, house, .■?97. 
 
 Harris, F'ibcnezer, heir of Thomas, .'iQti. 
 
 Harris, Kdward, bought house of Na- 
 thaniel, :ir,4. 
 
 Harris, Ephraini, .'542. 
 
 Harris, Kphraim H., bought house of 
 Sutton and others, 3fi3. 
 
 Harris, George, heir of David Lord estate, 
 370. 
 
 Harris, Haiuiah, wife of John Holmes 
 Harris, .sold to Daniel Haskell, 328. 
 
 Harris, James, son of Job, heir of estate, 
 .35.5; bought hou.se of Rev. Jabez 
 Fitch, .35.5. 
 
 Harris, John, commoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 95; wife 's .seat in meeting, 
 KiSl, 114; bought hou.se of John Wildes, 
 168.5, 384; constable, arrested during 
 Andros trouble, 1687, 241, 255; soldier 
 in expedition against (Jucbec, 310, 313; 
 Deputy Sheriff, witchcraft account, 
 296; bought hou.se lot of Zaccheus New- 
 march, 1696, 407; heir of Thomas, 
 Ea.st St., before 1700, 396; clay pits, 409. 
 
 Harris, John, barber, married widow 
 Wardwell, house, 17.'35, 448. 
 
 Harris, John, son of Job, bought half 
 house of father, 1770, .355. 
 
 Harris, John, sold half Jacob Foster house, 
 1778, 419. 
 
 Harris, John, bought Perkins estate, 1795, 
 364. 
 
 Harris, John Holmes, sold homestead to 
 Joseph Spiller, 328. 
 
 Harris, John Dudley, house, 364. 
 
 Harris, Joseph, bought lot of J. H. Board- 
 man, 396. 
 
 Harris, Mary, widow, sold clay pits, 409. 
 
 Harris, Mo.scs, wife Tabitha, bought hou.se 
 of Abraliam Do.ige, 1777, 406, 407. 
 
 Harris, Mo.scs, house lot, 1848, 415. 
 
 Harris, f^ol. Nathaniel, bought Gould 
 house, 364. 
 
 Harris, Nathaniel, Jr., bought house of 
 Richard Lakeman, 1810, 390. 
 
 Harris, Richarri, bought house lot of 
 William, .3d, 396. 
 
 Harris, Samuel, joint owner with John, 
 384; owned liichard Harris estate, 396; 
 bought lot of Samuel Dutch, 440, 441. 
 
 Harris, Thomas, wife indicted for finery, 
 42; fisherman, 82; commoner, not voter 
 in Town affairs. 95; solclier against 
 Indians, 1642, 127; signed Loyalist 
 petition, 1666, 139; bought house lot 
 of William Symonds, 395; his will, 396; 
 clay |}it meadow, 1665, 409; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 
 Harris, Thomas, a.sRisting the Deputy 
 
 Sheriff, John. 1692, 297; bought house 
 
 of Joseph PuUifer, 1710. 407. 
 Harris, Thomas, Jr., bought hou.se of John, 
 
 1723, 407. 
 Harris. Tinxilhv. resident, 1678, 102; 
 
 bought huuse of William Kobbiiis, .375. 
 Harris, William, sun of John, hou.se, 448. 
 Harris, William, .son of Thomas, 396; elay 
 
 I>its, 409, 
 Harris, William, .Jr., house lot, 396, 410. 
 Harris, William, 3d, house lot, 410. 
 Hart, George, cooper, 82; bought ^Oung- 
 
 love hou.se, 451 , 455. 
 Hart, lOnsign (ieorge, bought Lakeman 
 
 house, 1718, 483; land grant in Win- 
 
 chendon, 310. 
 Hart, Nathaniel, owneil Daniel Low estate, 
 
 :{(>7. 
 
 Hart, Samuel, commoner, not voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 96. 
 Hart, Sarah, heir of Nathaniel, 367. 
 Hart, Thomas, resident in 1678, 102; 
 
 wife's .seat in meeting, 114; first men- 
 tion, 491. 
 Hart, Sergeant Thomas, Selectman at 
 
 John Appleton's, 238; arrested, 241; 
 
 .solilicr in expedition against Quebec 
 
 (brother Thomas), 310, 313. 
 Hart, Thomas, bought interest in Knowl- 
 
 ton house, 1720, 421; sold homestead 
 
 of George, 1756, 455; owned lot on 
 
 Green Lane, 1700,418. 
 Harvard College, 66, .501. 
 Harvard College ami the Grammar School, 
 
 chapter on, 14fj. 
 Harvey, John, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Haskell, •, soldier in expedition against 
 
 (Quebec (father of William), 310, 313. 
 IL'iskell, Daniel, Jr., bought land of widow 
 
 Harris, 328. 
 Haskell, Eunice, wife of Daniel Lord, 382. 
 Haskell, Eunice, wife of Mark, life interest, 
 
 448; Henry Wise lot, 452. 
 Haskell, widow Eunice, bought half 
 
 hou.se of John Wade, 466. 
 Haskell, George, bought Rogers lot, 481; 
 
 E[)hraim Fellows estate, 487. 
 Haskell, Hannah J., wife of Daniel, 
 
 house, 326. 
 Haskell, Jonathan, [part of Hart house, 
 
 .367. 
 Haskell, Mark, wife Eunice, house on 
 
 High St., 1707, .382. 
 Haskell, Mark, wife Eunice, Henry Wise 
 
 lot, 1825, 4.52. 
 Haskell, Nehemiah, inherited from Eze- 
 
 kiel Dodge, Jr., 439. 
 Haskell, William, land grant in Winchen- 
 
 don, 310. 
 Haskell, ('apt. William, bought house of 
 
 Jacob Lor<l, 1826, .•J47. 
 Haskell, William, bought lot of Capt. 
 
 Robert Kindiall, 1847, 319. 
 Ha.s.sall, John, grant of house lot, 335, 354; 
 
 first mention, 491. 
 Hassall, Martha, grant of house lot, 460 
 
 461. 
 Hatch, Nathaniel, mortgagee, 479. 
 Hathorne, John, Justice of Peace, 1686, 
 
 2,36. 
 Hathorne, Major William, magistrate, 428. 
 Hawkins, Jane, wife of Hichard, for- 
 bidden to meddle in surgery, 85. 
 Hay Scale lot, .•{.54. 
 Hay weighing machine, 454. 
 Hayes, Mrs. Ann, bought of Frederick 
 
 Damon heirs, 341. 
 
558 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Hayes, Charles W., house. 409. 
 
 Hayes, Mrs. I,izzie G., wife of Dr. Justin, 
 bought Joseph Baker e.state, 347. 
 
 Hayes, Robert, grant of house lot, 480; 
 Turkev Shore lot, 483; first mention, 
 491. 
 
 Hayes Tavern, 340. 
 
 Havward or Howard, Thomas, resident, 
 1678, 102. 
 
 Hay ward, William, commoner, not voter 
 in Town affairs, 9(); bought Ringe house, 
 481. 
 
 Haz, Sylvester, in Major Aiipleton's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Hazon, Thomas, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 199. 
 
 Heard,. \arnn, bought Burnham house, 447. 
 
 Heard, Abigail, widow. 342. 
 
 Heard, Augustine, bought the cotton mill 
 of the Dane Manufacturing Co., 330; 
 bought Dutch house, 332; hou,«e of 
 D. L. Willcomb, 411; Joseph Burnham 
 house, 450; Wallis house, 453; Lemuel 
 Pearson house, 455; house of .John 
 Wade, 455; .Josiah Caldwell estate, 45(i; 
 Daniel Cogswell estate, 403 ; Col. Choate 
 lot, 463; The Gables, 465; John Wa.le 
 hou.se on South Green, 467; part of 
 School oreha?-d,470; sold Swasey hou.se, 
 476; bought Pynchon Clo.se, 477; interest 
 in distillery, 479; Dodge house, 480; 
 Burnham 's mills, 4X9 ; shiijyard lot , 489. 
 
 HeanI, Henjamin, son of Samuel, 342. 
 
 Heard, Daniel ( Dca. Daniel), 342. 
 
 Heard, Daniel, bought half hou.se of Daniel 
 Leighton, 343. 
 
 Heard, Daniel, Jr., bought hou.se of Henry 
 Wise, 4.53. 
 
 Heard, Ebenezer, bought part of e.state, 
 .342. 
 
 Heard, Edmund, commoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 96; inherited from Daniel 
 Warner, .342. 
 
 Heard, Edminid, purcha.sed father's 
 e.state, .342. 
 
 Heard, George W., bought Thomas Burn- 
 ham hou.se, 340; the Pound, 426; Dr. 
 Dean hou.se, 460; Asa Andrews hou.se, 
 462; .Michael Brown house, 468; dis- 
 tiller.y, 479; Dodge hou.se, 480; Pierce 
 lot, 485; Burnham 's Mills, 489. 
 
 Heard, John, Jr., liought distillery, 1770, 
 479; bought house of Jonathan Prince, 
 1776, 341; Samuel Rogers house, 1776, 
 4.54; lot of Nehemiah Abbot, 1776, 
 477; John Calef hou.se, 1777, 453; Burn- 
 ham house, 1778, 447; Hubbard home- 
 stead, 1788,477; land near Brook, 1791, 
 469; Wallis hou.se, 1794, 452; Swa.sey 
 Tavern, 18f)5, 476; sold to Gilbert 
 Conant, 1834, 342. 
 
 Heard, John, bought Abraham Caldwell 
 house, 1864, 451; Sally Choate house, 
 186(i, 453; Vestry lot of South Parish, 
 1885, 4.53. 
 
 Heard, Luke, arms, 26; first mention, 491. 
 
 Heard, Mary, sold interest in Pynchon 
 Clo.se, 477. 
 
 Heard, Nathaniel, son of Edmuntl and 
 heir, 1715, 342. 
 
 Hearfl, Nathaniel, Sr., bought house of 
 John Farley, 1764, 328; Lakeman hou.se, 
 477; lot of Thomas Burnham, 1797, 341. 
 
 Heard, Nathaniel, Jr., .sold homestead to 
 S. P. Guilford, 328. 
 
 Heard, Samuel, son of Dea. Daniel, 342. 
 
 HeartI, Samuel, Jr., 342. 
 
 Heard, William, bought house of Mo.ses 
 Lord, 342; Wm. Dennis house, 345; 
 
 house of Jeremiah Kimball, Jr., 369; 
 
 interest in Souther house, 457. 
 Heartbreak Hill, .58, 61. 
 Heifer, Samuel, owned schoolhouse lot, 
 
 469; first mention, 491. 
 Hemp mill, 78. 
 Hempstead, in New Amsterdam, refused 
 
 tax, 268. 
 Henderson, Abigail, house lot in Brook 
 
 St., 394. 
 Henderson, John, bought house of Henry 
 
 Wise, 390; house lot in Brook St., 392; 
 
 lot of John Dennis, 394. 
 Henderson, Jo.seph, mortgagee, 462. 
 Henderson, Thomas, house lot in Brook 
 
 St., 394. 
 Henricks, Lsrael, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Herbert, Elizabeth, wife of William, heir 
 
 of Thos. Lull, 361. 
 Higginson, Francis, describes the Indians, 
 
 3; the country, 7, 11. 
 High Street, early names, 14; West side, 
 
 353; East .side, 371. 
 Hill, Bu.sh, 69; Heartbreak, 58, 61; 
 
 Job's, 71 ; Little, .366; Long, 71 ; Paine 's, 
 
 72; Pigeon, 72; Red Root, 69, 71 ; Saga- 
 more, 71; Scott's, 69; Timber, 69; 
 
 Tuikev, 73, 366; Turner (farm), 417; 
 
 Wilderness, 63, 69, 71; Windmill, 445. 
 Hills, cleared b.v Indians, 8. 
 Hills, .Albert P., house and store, 353. 
 Historical Society of Ipswich, hou.se, 325. 
 Hoar, Dorcas (Hore), 297. 
 Hobbes, Jonathan, resident in 1678, 102. 
 Hobbs, Lydia J., wife of Capt. John, 
 
 hou.se, 404. 
 Hobbs, Thomas, .slain at Bloody Brook, 
 
 164, 220. 
 Hobkins, John, in Major Appleton 's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Hodge, Michael, execution, 39.5. 
 Hoflges, Mr. (Andrew), committee for 
 
 Jeffries Neck, 60; house lot, 421 ; first 
 
 mention, 491. 
 Hodgkins, Benjamin, son and heir of 
 
 Daniel, 486. 
 Hodgkins, Christopher, house lot, 400. 
 Hodgkins, Daniel, bought interest of 
 
 Hezekiah, 480; Samuel Wocjd estate, 
 
 486; hou.se lot of Philemon Dane, 486. 
 Hodgkins, Daniel I/., bought part of Oakes 
 
 estate, 389; owned Perkins house, 390. 
 Hodgkins, Dr. Francis, heir of John, 412, 
 
 413. 
 Hodgkins, George, hou.se lot, 417. 
 Hodgkins, Hannah, sold homestead, 484. 
 Hodgkins, Hezekiah, hou.se lot, 396; 
 
 bought lot of Harris, 409; fined for 
 
 l>laying cards, 427, 480. 
 Hodgkins, .John, married Abigail Pierce, 
 
 nientioned in 1710, 412. 
 Hoilgkins, John, bought hou.se of .Jo.seph 
 
 Emmons, 1738, 412; land of Appleton 
 
 heirs, 1756, 336; probably same as John, 
 
 4th, bought Lakeman estate, 1757, 407; 
 
 Abner Harris lot, 1787, 338; owned 
 
 Biirlev estate, 1791, 417; Knowlton 
 
 house, 1791, 421; will, 1797, 338. 
 Hodgkins, John, Jr., heir of Hezekiah, 
 
 1794, 409; wife Sarah, 410; called John, 
 
 3d, bought part of Thornton house, 
 
 1796, .352; bought Potter estate, 1797, 
 
 349. 
 Hodgkins, .John, of Woolwich, owned 
 
 Dennis Clo.se, 1813, 409. 
 Hodgkins, John, of Bath, sold F'oster es- 
 tate, 1817, 847. 
 Hodgkins, John, Jr., owned interest in 
 
INDEX. 
 
 559 
 
 Lummus estate, 1813. 376 bought 
 Abner Harris house, 1846, 362. 
 
 Hodgkins. Col. .Iosei>li. laml on Scott '.- 
 Lane, 320; bought VVhi|)|)le hoti,><e, 32.5; 
 lot, 41.5; .-hoemaker '.s shop, 430; Tread- 
 well house, 439; sold part of homestead, 
 480. 485. 
 
 Hodgkins, Lucy, 48.5. 
 
 n.i.lgkins, Nathaniel, lot, 4,84. 
 
 Hoilgkins, Sarah, wife of Hezekiah, lot. 
 :!'.1(i. 
 
 Hfidgkins, Sarah (!., bought Ltii.l of 
 Thonia.s Sweet, 391. 
 
 Hodgkins, Solomon, wife Mary, lieirs of 
 Thomas Smith, 412. 
 
 Hodgkins, Stephen, heir of Thomas, 408. 
 
 Hodgkins, Thomas, bought house of Wil- 
 liam Lakeman, 1697, 4S0; lot of Daniel 
 Hovev, 483; lot of Walter Fairfield, 
 1716, 486. 
 
 Hodgkins, Thoma'*, bought house of VVni. 
 Longfellow, 1788, 408; Mo.^e.s Harris 
 estate, 1789, 406; lan<l of Sawver, 1790, 
 407; .Junior, bought Knowlton house, 
 1797, 4.51. 
 
 Hodgkins, William, commoner, not voter 
 in Town affairs, 96; .Senior, wife's ..-eat , 
 114; signed Loyalist petition of 1666, 
 138; impressed for war, 198; in Maior 
 Appleton's Co., 200, 220; houselot , 4()0. 
 
 Hodgkinson, .lohn, resident in 1678, 102. 
 
 Hoilgkinson, William, .Sr., resident in 1()78, 
 102. 
 
 Hodgkinson, William, .Jr., resident in l(j7,S, 
 102. 
 
 Hog Islancl, 64; felling of trees forbiilden, 
 68; divided among commoners, 69. 
 
 Hog Lane, or Brook St., 391. 
 
 Holdrcd, William, lot, 483; first mention, 
 491. 
 
 Holland, Abigail, daughter of Elisha 
 Perkins, residence, 402. 
 
 Holland, Daniel, land, 431 ; bought house 
 of Aaron Perkin.s ,Jr., 437; .Joseph 
 Bennett house, 441. 
 
 Holland, widow Elizabeth, married Sam- 
 uel N. (iage, sold estate, 364. 
 
 Holland, .John, bought Wm. Norton estate, 
 1733, 361 ; hou.se of Daniel Hinge, 1742, 
 408; half of Jacob Foster house, 1778, 
 419. 
 
 Holland, .lohn P., bought house of Jenne.ss 
 Towle, 330. 
 
 Holland, ,Jo.seph, wife Mary, interest in 
 honieste.vl, 438. 
 
 Holland, Hichard, bought hou.'^e lot of 
 Nath. Tuckcrnian, 406. 
 
 Hollanfl, William, hou.se lot on Brook 
 .St., 393. 
 
 Holmes, widow Anne, mortgagee, 340. 
 
 Holmes, Dr. Francis, bought Holland 
 hou.^ic, 438. 
 
 Holmes, Cai>t. .John, wife Sarah, bought 
 hou.se lot of William Harris, H96, 41.5. 
 
 Holmes, ,John, owned hou.se of father. 
 Dr. l-'rancis, 438. 
 
 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, descended from 
 Ann Bradstreet, .54. 
 
 Holmes, Otis, .Soutlicr house, .348; com. 
 of Unitarian Church, 451; bought part 
 of .school {)rchard, 470. 
 
 llfilmcs, Bobert, bought orchard of 
 Thomas Lovell, .384; Cobbct house, 389. 
 
 Homan or Ilomans, Klizabeth, inhcrilcil 
 dwelling, 333. 
 
 Ho7nan, Capt. Hichard, marrieil widow 
 Stacey, 475. 
 
 Homan, Susanna, bought land of Avers, 
 477. 
 
 Homan, WiUiam, inherited dwelling, 333. 
 
 Homan'.- Inn. 475; Washington enter- 
 tauied at, 176. 
 
 Homes and Dress, chapter on, 21. 
 
 Hooker, Mar.\ , widow of Nuth., land 
 grant in Wiridiendon, 31 1. 
 
 Hot)kcr, Nalhaniel. resident, 1678, 102; 
 soltlier in c\|>e>iition against Quebec 
 (Math, error for .Nalh.), :<1I, 313. 
 
 IIor>e lro.jp in Ipswich, 16.55, 12:{, 124. 
 
 llorlon, Barnabas, first mention, 492. 
 
 Horton,.!. Increa.se, house, 320. 
 
 Hoases and Lamis, Prefatiiry Note, 317. 
 
 Houses, original, 18. 
 
 Hoyey, Daniel, Sr., wharf, 80; voter in 
 Town aff.'iirs, 92; connnoner, 96; house 
 lot, 4.S1, 4SL'; bought lot of Wm. 
 Knowlton, AH'.i; lot on way to Labour- 
 in-vain, 483; first mention, 492. 
 
 Hoxcy, r)anicl, ,Ir., voter in Town af- 
 fairs, 92; commoner, 96. 
 
 Ho\e.v, Kbenezer, bought house of Rob- 
 ert Knight, 1704, 484. 
 
 Hovey, Kbenezer, bought interest in 
 Hovey hou.sc, 1777, .395. 
 
 Hovev, Kbenezer, .Ir., bought home- 
 .steail, 1796. 39.''>; land. 404. 
 
 IIo\ey, Francis, owiieil Hicli. Pulciferlot, 
 .397; bought kalf Pulcifer liou.se, 410. 
 
 llo\cy, .John, bought land of SaflFord, 
 170S, :527. 
 
 Hovey, .lohn, heir of Thomas, 1777, 395. 
 
 Ho\e.v, .lohn, bought house lot of I'Vancis 
 Pulcifer, I8I0, 410. 
 
 IIo\ey, .loliii Holmes, wife Izette, interest 
 in Hovey hou.se, ;595. 
 
 Hovey, .lo.seph, bought Wainwright lot, 
 397; Boardman lot, 397; lot of widow 
 Thoriidike, 410; house of Dr. Man- 
 ning's a'lministrator, 418, 484. 
 
 Hove.v, Levi, wife Sarah, bought John 
 Spiller house, 410. 
 
 Hovey, Nathaniel, resident in 1678, 102; 
 deceased in 1703, 4.S4. 
 
 Hovev, Nathaniel, bought house of Sam- 
 uel Dutch, 1718, 440; lot of .\lexander 
 Lovell, 1739, 4.'J6; mentioned, 1772, 
 431. 
 
 Hovey, Nathaniel, son of John, house lot, 
 410. 
 
 Hovey, Stephen, interest in Hovev house, 
 ,395. 
 
 Hovey, Thomas, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, froze both feet, 306; 
 land grant in Winchendon, 310, 313; 
 hou.se lot, 482. 
 
 Hovey, Thomas, 8d, wife Rebecca, bought 
 .lohn Potter hou.se, 395. 
 
 Hovev s Bridge, .395. 
 
 Hovey Street, 405, 407-409. 
 
 How, .\bram, resident in 1678, 102; first 
 mention, 492. 
 
 How, Charles H., bought Elisha Gould 
 house, 440. 
 
 How, Klizabeth, wife of James, put on 
 trial for witchcraft, 292, 293, 299. 
 
 How, Increa.'C, wife Susanna, bmight 
 house of .lo.seph Whipple, 475; Hunt 
 homestead, 480. 
 
 How, James, .Sr., voter in Town af- 
 fairs, 92; commoner, 96; first mention, 
 492. 
 
 How, James, .Ir., voter in Town af- 
 fairs, 92; commoner, 96. 
 
 How, ("apt. .lohn, of Topslield, |>etilion 
 for pardon. 244. 
 
 How, .John, inherited Hunt home- 
 stea<l, 480. 
 
 How, Joseph, bought Hichard Rogers 
 house, 353; son and heir of increase 
 475. 
 
560 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 How, Theodore H., residence, 440 
 
 Howard (s^e Hay ward). 
 
 Howard, ,Iohn, imprisoned, 294, 297; 
 sold interest in homestead, 481. 
 
 Howard, Samuel, bought .John's interest, 
 481. 
 
 Howard, Stephen, homestead, 481. 
 
 Howard, William, Jr., hatter, 83, 294; 
 houffht Rinpce house, 481. 
 
 Howlett, John, first mention, 492. 
 
 Howled, Samuel, promoted a paper at 
 Topstield, 240. 
 
 Howlett, 'i'homas, original settler, 10; 
 location, Ifi; Sergeant, committee on 
 lots,.57; military service, 121; soldier 
 against Inilians, lt)42, 126; grant of 
 hou.se lot, 403; land, 471. 
 
 Howlett, William, voter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 96; at .Fohn .\ppIeton's, 
 239; at Topsfield Town meeting, 240; 
 warrant of arrest, 242; arrested, 245. 
 
 Howlett Farm, 417. 
 
 Hoyt, Benjamin E., bought Bowditch 
 lot, 449; hou.se of Stephen C. Brown, 
 4.50; built veneer mill, 443, 462. 
 
 Hoyt, John, hrst mention, 492. 
 
 Hubbard, Aaron, bought lot of H. F. 
 Dunnels, 396. 
 
 Hubbard, John, resident in 1678, 102; 
 bought Ezekiel Woodward house, 446, 
 449. 
 
 Hubbani, Nathaniel, son of William, 376. 
 
 Hubbard, Richard, .'iS; voter in Town 
 affairs, 92; commoner, 94, 96; signer 
 of Loyalist petition of 1666, 139; .son 
 of William, 147, 376; house lot, 362, 
 409. 
 
 Hubbard, Samuel, in Major Appleton's 
 Co., 199. 
 
 Hubbard, William, .53; one of seven men, 
 57; road surveyor, 58; committee on 
 I/ittle Neck, 80; voter in Town affairs, 
 91, 92; commoner, 94, 96; committee 
 on schools, 1652, 149; Magistrate Quar- 
 ter Sessions Court, 275; bought estate 
 of Wm. Paine, 36.3; Gov. Dudley lot, 
 375, 376; Clo.se, 469, 477; first mention, 
 492. 
 
 Hubbard, Rev. William, reasons for .set- 
 tling Agawam, 9; Harvard graduate, 
 1642, 146; colleague with Mr. Cobbet, 
 literary works, 153; cieath, 157; his- 
 torian, 161, 162; describes march to 
 Narragansett, 202, 203; events of the 
 war, 209, 210; narrative of Thos. Cob- 
 bet Jr., 212, 213; signer of Ipswich 
 petition, 1682, 230; at John Appleton's, 
 238; wine-cellar, 282; certificate in fa- 
 vor of Sarah Buckly, 293; petition to 
 General Court, 299; visited b.v John 
 Dunton, 357; family, 376, 412, 477; 
 homestead, 477. 
 
 Hucklyes, Richard, first mention, 492. 
 
 Huniwell or Hunewell, Isaac (probably 
 ■same as Israel), resident, 1678, 102. 
 
 Huniwell, Israel, wounded in war, 214, 
 221. 
 
 Hungry March, 204. 
 
 Hunking, John, resident in 1678, 102. 
 
 Hunt, Elizabeth, disorrlerly in meeting, 
 116, 276. 
 
 Hunt, widow Elizabeth, residence, 4.30. 
 
 Hunt, Elizabeth, wife of Samuel, 479. 
 
 Hunt, Ezekiel, hou.se lot, 480. 
 
 Hunt, Jo.scijIi, hou.se, 479. 
 
 Hunt, Samuel, wharf, 80; glazier, 82; 
 voter in Town affairs, 92; commoner, 
 96; wife's .seat in meeting, 114; 
 house lot, 478, 479; wife Elizabeth 
 (Redding), 479. 
 
 Hunt, Samuel, Jr., resident in 1678. 102; 
 
 disorderly in meeting, 117, 276; im- 
 
 prps.sed for war, 198; in Major Apple- 
 ton's Co., 200, 221. 
 Hujit, Samuel, bought Col. Dodge house, 
 
 1849, 414. 
 Hunt, William, lot, 479, 480. 
 Hunt's cove and wharf, 80, 479. 
 Huntington, in New Amsterdam, com- 
 
 |)laine(l of lo.ss of liberty, 2(i8. 
 Hurd, Dr. ^'<jrick (!., bought house of 
 
 Insurance Co., 327. 
 Hulrhiiigs, John, wife indicted for finery, 
 
 42. 
 Hutcliings, William, of Bradford, ar- 
 
 ramned, 246; petition for release on 
 
 bail, 248; apology, 250. 
 Hutchin.'^on, <iov., Royalist, 266. 
 Hutlen, Richard, fined for smoking, 283. 
 Hut (lev, Richard, soldier against Indians, 
 
 1642, 127; first mention, 492. 
 
 Ilsle>', Isaac, in M;iJor Appleton 's Co., 200. 
 Indians, appearance, habits, etc., 1-4; 
 attack on Perkins I.sland, 119; alarm 
 in 1642, 126; King Philip's war, chap- 
 ter on, 1.59; treated cruelly, 216, 217. 
 
 Ingalls, Edmund, resident, 1678, 102; sol- 
 dier in expedition against Quebec,- 
 (uncle Edmund), 311, 313. 
 
 Ingalls, John, first mention, 492. 
 
 Ingalls, Samuel, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 96; signer of Loyalist peti- 
 tion of 1666, 139, 206; service in King 
 Philip 's war, 221. 
 
 Ingalls, Samuel, Jr., resident, 1678, 102; 
 land grant in Winchendon, 311. 
 
 Ingersoll, Jonathan, wife Martha, bought 
 Abel Boardman house, 449. 
 
 Inn, Black Hor.se, 333; John Sparks, 345; 
 While Horse, 359. 
 
 Ipswich .Vcademy, established, 333. 
 
 Ipswich allowed to forward proxies, 88. 
 
 Ipswich and Andros CJovernment, chap- 
 ter on, 225. 
 
 Ipswich Bridge, witch fell down, 298. 
 
 Ipswich-Canada, now Winchendon, 309. 
 
 Ipswich Court, 275; Court to inquire into 
 neglect of Fast-day, 1686, 236. 
 
 Ipswich, convention regarding Mason 
 claim, 229; second convention regarding 
 Mason claim, 231. 
 
 Ipswich, rlisturbed b.v Robert Childs, 514. 
 
 Ipswich, limits of town defined, 60. 
 
 Ipswich Manufacturing Co., sold Safford 
 land, 327; sold mill to Dane Manu- 
 facturing Co., 3.30. 
 
 Ipswich matter, in "The Revolution Jus- 
 tified," 267. 
 
 Ipswich Mills, 326. 
 
 Ipswich, name given, 12. 
 
 Ipswich, objected to stockado, 207; forti- 
 fied, 208. 
 
 Ipswich petition, the Loyalist, 1666, 136; 
 to General Court, concerning John 
 Appleton, 1667, 143; proceedings at 
 court against the Town, 240. 
 
 Ipswich protest against La Tour, 51. 
 
 Ipswich Town meeting, Aug. 23, 1687, 238. 
 
 Ipswich Town seal, inscription considered, 
 2(i8. 
 
 Ipswich troop sent to Haverhill, 303. 
 
 Ipswich voted against giving up Charter, 
 234 ; refu.sed to elect tax commissioner, 
 239; elected ta.x commissioner, 255; 
 favored resumption of Charter, 258. 
 
 Iron Works Farm, in Lynn, 446. 
 
 Island, Little, of rocks, 487. 
 
 Isles of Shoals, 81. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 561 
 
 Jackson, Caleb, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 201. 
 
 Jackson, John, wife Catherine, house lot, 
 335, 379. 
 
 Jack.«on, John, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Jackson, .John, Sr., impri.soned, 294, 297; 
 fir-it mpntif)n. 492. 
 
 Jack.son, .lolin, Jr., impri.soned, 294, 297. 
 
 .Jackson. Thomas, sold A. vers lot. 477. 
 
 Jacob, .Joseph, resident in 1678, 102; .ser- 
 vice in King Philip's war, 221. 
 
 Jacob, Nathaniel, \oter in Town affairs, 
 92; commoner, 9<i. 
 
 Jacob, Richard, grant of hou.se lot, 321; 
 committee on bridge, 444; first men- 
 tion, 192. 
 
 Jacob, Richard, service in King Philip's 
 war, 221. 
 
 Jacob, Thomas, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 Fnsign, on jurv for witch trials, 299. 
 
 .Tail, Stone, 338, 431. 
 
 Jamaica, in New Am.sterdam. refused 
 arbitrary ta.\, 268. 
 
 Jame.s the Second, proclaimed King, 23.'i, 
 
 Jaques, Nathan, bought interest in Dutch 
 house, 348. 
 
 Jaques, Thomas, service in King Philip's 
 war, 221. 
 
 .Jeffrey, Wiiliani.S; at Agawam, 8; first 
 mention, 492; Mr., 499. 
 
 Jeffrey's Creek, now Manchester, ,510. 
 
 Jeffrey's Neck, 1, 16; sown with grass, 60; 
 for sheep pasture, (').'>; trees not to be 
 cut, 68: cultivated, 69; fishing stages 
 allotted, 70, 81, 4.38; ram pasture, 7l; 
 divided, 72, 119. 
 
 Jenkin.s, (Jeorge, land, 336. 
 
 Jewett, .^aron, bought lot of Jabez Far- 
 ley, 330. 
 
 Jewett, Benjamin, solilier in e.xpedition 
 against Quebec (brother Benjamin), 
 310, 312. 
 
 Jewett, Daniel, wife Abigail, heir of Lake- 
 man estate, 441. 
 
 .Jewett, Dunimer, bought house of Daniel 
 Staniford, 347; wife Mary Staniford, 
 ."^88; sold hou.«e to County, 431 ; bought 
 Norton hou.se, 468. 
 
 Jewett, Elizabeth, wife of Mark R., bought 
 Samuel Lord house, 378. 
 
 Jewett, Major Epes, house, 363. 
 
 ■Jewett, Lsaac, resident, 1678, 102. 
 
 Jewett, Jeremiah, commoner, not voter 
 in Town affairs, 96; signed Loyalist 
 petition of 1666, 138; served in King 
 Philip's war, 221. 
 
 Jewet», John, voter in Town affairs, 92; 
 commoner, 96. 
 
 Jewett, John, Jr., land grant in Winchcn- 
 don, 310. 
 
 Jewett, John, bought Daniel Heard house, 
 1798, 343. 
 
 Jewett, John, bought hou.se of Killani 
 heirs, 326; the "Old Brick." 18.3.5,388. 
 
 Jewett, John, bought lot of Aaron C')g.s- 
 well, 420. 
 
 .Jewett, John Cole, bought lanci from 
 Wallis heirs, 319; wife Elizabeth, quit- 
 claim Rust estate, 339; estate of Josiah 
 Martin, :i72. 
 
 Jewett, Jo.seph, resident in 1678, 102; in 
 Major Appleton's Co., 200, 221. 
 
 Jewett, .loseph, wife Chute, .397. 
 
 Jewett, Mark R., interest in Rogershou.se, 
 346; Edward Harris house, .365; Sewall 
 P. Jewett house, 373. 
 
 Jewett, Mary, daughter of Thomas ■'^tani- 
 ford, wife of Dummer, 388. 
 
 Jewett, Moss, heir of Pulcifer, 437. 
 
 Jewett, Moses, bought hou.'« of Daniel 
 
 Lord Jr., .372. 
 Jewett , Moses, Jr., bought hoinestea'l, 372; 
 
 bought half Perkin> hf>usc, 419. 
 Jewett, Nathan, house, 372. 
 Jewett, Neheiniah, mill, 77; voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 92; at .John .Vppleton'.s 
 
 house, 239; I'^nsign of foot company, 
 
 .'<03; committee of ( ieneral Court, 299. 
 Jewett, Richard Dummer, wife Lucy, 
 
 bought hou.se of Kl)enezer Dutch. 344; 
 
 of Perley heirs, 344. 
 Jewett, Sarah, bf)Ught Richanl Roger.s 
 
 hou.se. 353. 
 Jewett, Sewall P., bought hou.-e of John 
 
 Lord, .373. 
 Jewett, Thomas L., Ixiught half Staniford 
 
 hou.se, 419. 
 .Jewett, William, bought half Staniford 
 
 hou.se, 419. 
 Jewett, William H., hotight house lot of 
 
 .\aron Cog.swell, 420. 
 Jobs Hill, 71. 
 Jobs Hill flock. 72. 
 Johnson, Edward, "Wonder working 
 
 Proviilence," de.scribes early .settlers, 10; 
 
 meetinghou.se, 13; gardens, 17,61,422. 
 Johnson, Capf ., Narragan.sett winter cam- 
 paign, 199. 
 Johnson, John, bought hou.se lot of Richard 
 
 Wells, .398; first mention, 492. 
 Johnson, John A., bought lot for shoe 
 
 factory, .330; James Fitts lot, 351. 
 .Jones, Amos, bf)Ught Aaron Wallis house, 
 
 451. 
 Jones, Charlotte M., wife of William, 
 
 bought Caldwell hou.se, .380. 
 Jones or Joanes, .Morgain, in Major Apple- 
 ton 's Co., 201. 
 .tones, Nathaniel, bought hou.se lot of 
 
 Jo.seph Grow, 1733, .392. 
 Jones, Nathaniel, Jr., bought land of John 
 
 Baker Jr., .390. 
 Jones or .'oans, Roger, in Major Applet on 's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Jones, Thomas, owned William Jones 
 
 house, 4,59. 
 Jones, William, grant of house lot on 
 
 river bank, 4.59. 
 Jonlan, Francis, resident, 1678, 102; dis- 
 orderly, 283; house lot, .■<93, .395; Town- 
 
 whipper, 429; first mention, 492. 
 Jordan, Robert, 343; bf)ught lot of 
 
 Tru.stees of Methodi.st Church, 388; 
 
 half hou.se of Edward Plouff, 487. 
 Jordan, .Stephen, grant of house lot, 420. 
 
 421; Thomas Wells lot, 450, 181, 482; 
 
 first mention, 492. 
 Jordan, wiflow , commoner, not voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 96. 
 Jo.s.selyn, John, describes Indians, 4 
 
 Kellin, Thomas, resident in 1678, 102. 
 
 Kelly, Charles M., residence, 46.5. 
 
 Kendall, Ephraim, bought land of I~)r. 
 Samuel .Smith, 336; house of ."^nrauel 
 Sawyer, 352; Perkins hou.se, 3,S9; Cap- 
 tain, hou.«e of ('a|>t. Thomas Dodge, 414. 
 
 Kendall, Ephraim, Jr.. lot of Spmuel 
 Smith, 115. 
 
 Kendall, John, 479. 
 
 Kendall, Lvdia, heir of Col. John t'hoate, 
 463. 
 
 Kendall, widow Margaret S., sold estate, 
 .3.52. 
 
 Kendall, Ruth, wife of Ceorge .Jenkins,.3.'?6. 
 
 Kenilall, Susanna, widow of ICphrnim, 
 .sold land, 3.35; heir of brother James 
 Perkins, 436. 
 
562 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Kendrick, Kenricke, or Kindrick, John, 
 
 wife indicted for finery, 42, 280; com- 
 moner, not a voter in Town affairs, 9(i; 
 
 ■signer of Loyalist petition of JfitHi, 13.S; 
 
 house lf)t , 410. 
 Kenning, .June, widow, wardrobe, 'M'l, ;57; 
 
 dweUing, :{4.S; will and inventory, oOl. 
 Kenniston, ("liristoi)her, in IHajor Apple- 
 ton 's Co., 201. 
 Kent, RichanI, first mention, 492. 
 Kent,Sar;ih Jane and Nane.v M., conveyed 
 
 Hichard IJogers hon.so, .'55S. 
 Ketcham, Edward, first mention, 49:'. 
 Killam, Abraham, heirs, 326. 
 Killam, Daniel, Sr., voter in Town affairs, 
 
 92. 
 Killam, Daniel, Jr., resident, KITS, 102. 
 Killam, .lohn, resident, 1678, 102. 
 Killam, Joseph, resident, 1678, 102. 
 Killam, Thomas, impressed for war, 198; 
 
 in Major Appleton V ("o., 200, 221. 
 Kimball, Aaron, soldier in expedition 
 
 against, Quebec (brother Aaron), l!ll, 
 
 312. 
 Kimball, .\aron, interest in John Heard 
 
 hoii.=e, 1797, 342; bought house of Rust, 
 
 321,322. 
 Kimball, ,'Vbigail, widow, sold Stephen 
 
 Smith lot, 486. 
 Kimball, .Alfred, bought house of Asa 
 
 Wade, 473. 
 Kimball, Anna, daughter of Daniel Smith, 
 
 382. 
 Kimball, Benjamin, .son and heir of Caleb, 
 
 369. 
 Kimball, Henjamin, owned Jeremiah Day 
 
 house, 374. 
 Kimball, Benjamin, .Jr., bought John 
 
 Holmes lot, 1803, 43S; John Kimball 
 
 hou.se, 1816, 457; Bowditch lot, 1847, 
 
 449. 
 Kimball, Caleb, Ijought Hichard Kimball 
 
 hou.se, 166.5, 369; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of 1666, 138; commoner, not voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 1678, 96. 
 Kimball, ('aleb, slain at Bloody Brook, 
 
 1675, 164, 221. 
 Kimball, Caleb, Jr., resident, 1678, 102; 
 
 boughthou.se lot of George Smith, 1710, 
 
 372; house of John Chapman, 1719, 365. 
 Kimball, Charles, Ireasurer f)f .Academy, 
 
 bought Knowlton house, 333; land of 
 
 Treadwell heirs, 33tj; Jaques house, 
 
 34S; James Foster estate, 348; son ami 
 
 heir of Jeremiah, 369; Gravel Pit lot, 
 
 475. 
 Kimball, Daniel, bought land from John 
 
 C. Jewett, 319; .sold homestead, 322. 
 Kimball, Rev. David T., bought site of 
 
 old jail, 431-433, 437. 
 Kimball, Eben, heir Charles Lord estate, 
 
 ;ii70. 
 Kimball, Ebenezer, bf)ught hou.sc of .Aaron, 
 
 321. 
 Kimball, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of 
 
 Richard, 373. 
 Kimball, Henry, first, mention, 492. 
 Kimball, Isaac, interest in Hart estate, 367. 
 Kimball, Jacob, hou.se lot, 412. 
 Kimball, Jeremiah, Lieut., heir of Kimball 
 
 homestead, 369. 
 Kimball, Jeremiah, .Ir., bought house of 
 
 Capt. Goodhue, 369; interest in Souther 
 
 house, 457. 
 Kimball, John, wife indicted for finery, 42; 
 
 heir of John Wyate estate, circa 1652, 
 
 350. 
 Kimball, John, voter in Town affairs, 1678, 
 
 92; commoner, 96; bought house of 
 
 Simon Adams, 1678, 321. 
 
 Kimball, John, son of'.Richard, and heir, 
 
 1696 373. 
 Kimball, .lohn, heir of Caleb, 1715, 369; 
 
 bought hou.se of John Chapman, 1719, 
 
 365; lot, 1752, 370. 
 Kimball, .lohii, bought l''uller house, 
 
 'i77f>, 457. 
 Kind)all, Deacon .lohn, residence, 374. 
 Kindiall, .lohn, Jr., bought half of lOliza- 
 
 l)eth Lord hou.se, 1806, 373; sold Thos. 
 
 Kind)all estate, 18.54, 352. 
 Kindial', .lohn A., Merrifield estate, 486. 
 Kimb.-ill, .lonathan, owned Nathaniel 
 
 Kimball hou.se, 374. 
 Kimball, .lonathan C, son and heir of 
 
 .loromiah, 369. 
 Kimball, Josiah, owned part of .lohn 
 
 Edwards house, 384. 
 Kindiall, Marv R., widow of John Stalker, 
 
 sold estate, 339. 
 Kimball, Moses, wife Susannah Goodhue, 
 
 bought house of his father, John, 1696, 
 
 .321, 322. 
 KiiT.ball, Mo.ses, ,Ir., bought lot of his 
 
 fatlKM-, Mo.ses, 1728, 322; land grant in 
 
 Wincliendon, 1735, 311; lot of John 
 
 .Appleton, 1737, 324; .sold Simon Wood 
 
 estate, 1744, 487. 
 Kindj.ill, Dea. Natlianiel, bought, Jacob 
 
 Perkins house, 373. 
 Kind:)ail, Otis, son and hc'r of Benjamin, 
 
 449. 
 Kimball, Pliilip H., bought Lace J'"actory, 
 
 385. 
 Kimball, Richard, Sr., facsimile f)f auto- 
 
 grai)li, .360; .sold house lot to Caleb, 369; 
 
 grant of hou.se lot, 373; owned John 
 
 Cross lot, 374; work on watch-hou.se, 
 
 426; first mention, 492. 
 Kind)all, Richard, Jr., signed Lo.valist peti- 
 
 tit)n of 1666, 138; heir of Kimball estate, 
 
 373; first mention, 492. 
 Kimball, Capt. Robert, bought lot of 
 
 Daniel Kimball and Jabez Farley, 319; 
 
 of Conant and Cha'lwick, 320; house of 
 
 Aaron, 321, 322; house of Wm. Heard, 
 
 342. 
 Kimball, Thomas, signed Loyalist petition 
 
 of 1666, 138. 
 Kimball, Thomas, bought hou.se of 
 
 Stephen Lord, 1795, 436; Robert Per- 
 kins hou.se, 1803,352; Firick Hou.se Hill, 
 
 1814, 388; land on Brook St., 393. 
 Kimball, William, owned house of Caleb, 
 
 Jr., 372. 
 King, James, resident in 1678, 102; bought 
 
 hou.se lot of Obadiah Wooil, 405. 
 King Phili))'!? War, chapter on, 159. 
 Kingsbury, Henry, hou.se lot, 363; first 
 
 mention, 492. 
 Kingsbury, Nathaniel, conveyed to son 
 
 Nathaniel, 350. 
 Kinsman, A.sa, inherited Appleton lot, 480; 
 
 bought hou.se of James Peatfield, 487; 
 
 house of Robert Jordan, 487. 
 Kinsman, Ciu.stavus, Peatfield lot, 324; 
 
 residence, 477, 478; bought David 
 
 Andrews hou.se, 485. 
 Kinsman, Joan, land in Scott's Lane, 320. 
 Kin,sman, Joanna, bought Samuel Wade 
 
 hou.se, 473. 
 Kinsman, John, Wainwright lot, 397. 
 Kinsman, Capt. John Choate, hou.se lot, 
 
 440. 
 Kinsman, .Jo.seph, bought Appleton lot, 
 
 480. 
 Kinsman, Nathaniel, Wainwright lot, 397; 
 
 lot, 431; h(iuse lot, 440. 
 Kinsman, Palatiah and Joan, land, 320. 
 Kinsman, Robert, voter in Town a£fairs, 
 
INDEX. 
 
 563 
 
 92; commoner. 96; house lot, 3.37; first 
 mention, 492. 
 
 Kinsman, Robert, Jr., Quartermaster, 
 glazier, 82; i^elcctinan. at .lohn Apple- 
 ton's, 238 ; arresled , 21 1 ; arrainneil, 24« ; 
 petition for release on hail, 248; apolocy. 
 249; ilepiisitioii concerniiiK arre.st ami 
 ill treatment l).\' Amlros sovernmenl , 
 2t>()-2r>4; first mention, 492. 
 
 Kinsman, .Samuel, interest in Gravel Pit 
 pasture, 475. 
 
 Kinsman, Thomas, resident in 1(578, 102. 
 
 Kinsman, William, .Ir., residence, 294, If.fi. 
 
 Kinsman, William II., linuKht interest of 
 Catherine I'nderhiil, 319; William Waile 
 house, 474. 
 
 Kitehens, ancient, 24. 
 
 Kiflo, Kdwaril, resi<lent, 1()7S, U)2. 
 
 KniKliI, Mr., house lot, 479. 
 
 Knieht, .\le.\an<ler, a pauper, hou.se, 23. 
 
 Knieht, Alexander, hou.se lot, 373; first 
 mention. 192. 
 
 Knieht, .\ntonio, son of .Joseph, 38(i. 
 
 Knieht, llenr\' ('., heir of Jo.seph, 386. 
 
 Knight, .lo.seidi, Imutihf Nath. RoRcrs 
 house, 'ASH. 
 
 Knight. Robert, fisherman, 82; bought 
 house of Thomas .Sniifh, 484. 
 
 Knight, William, first mention, 492. 
 
 Knowlton, .Abrali.'iin, impressed for war, 
 198; in Ma.jor Apiileton's Co., L'OO, 221. 
 
 Knowllon, Abraham, bouglit house of 
 Nath. Knowllon, 172.'"), 421. 
 
 Knowlton, Abraham, lot , 182.5, 415; widow 
 Sarah, hou.se lot, 1812, 418; Graves 
 lot, 1822, 420. 
 
 Knowlton, -Abraham, .Tr., bought, Hodges 
 hou.se, 1744, 421 ; house of llenrv Wise, 
 1754,453; land of Obadiah Woo<l, 1763. 
 408. 
 
 Knowlton, .\braham, 3d, bought hou.se of 
 Samuel Epes, 17.58, 421. 
 
 Knowlton, David, interest in Knowlton 
 house, 421 . 
 
 Knowlton, Isaac, land grant in Winehen- 
 don, 310; wife Mary, .lohn Knowlton 
 lot , 451 ; grant of hou.-^e lo( , 485. 
 
 Knowlton, .lohn, arms, 2(i; ins[)eetor of 
 leather, 66; .Senior, \(iter in Town 
 affairs, 93; bought house f)f William Ful- 
 ler, 16.39, 345; hou.se lot of .lohn Baker. 
 1670, .390; first mention, 492. 
 
 Knowlton, .lohn, .Tr., impressed for war, 
 198; .service in King Philip's w;ir, 221; 
 resident in 1678, 102; Obadiah Hri'lges 
 lot, 1685, 451; received house from 
 Francis Yt>ung, 1713, .3.58, .366: wife 
 Rebecca, .366; house lot, 1725, 418; 
 interest in Knowlton hou.se, 1758, 421. 
 
 Knowllon, .Jose|)h, re.sirient, 1678, 103. 
 
 Knowlton, Margerv, wife of John, 1653, 
 .501. 
 
 Knowlton, Nathaniel (oi\ec Nathan), cord- 
 wainer, 83; resident, 1678, 103; house 
 lot, 1(187, :«0; bought hou.se lot of 
 Dea. Thomas, I(i88, 421 ; heir of Knowl- 
 ton house, 1689, .■{91; bought lot of 
 Thomas Newman, 1702, 120; i'homas 
 Clark lot, 1703, 412; Deacon, bought 
 .lohn Sparks Inn, 1707, 346; exchange, 
 17'24, .366; hou.se lot , 1725, 418; (juit- 
 claim, 1738, 4.56. 
 Knowllon, Rebecca, wife of .lr)hn, .Ir., sold 
 
 estate, 366. 
 KiiowHoti, .Samuel, resident in 1678, 103. 
 
 Knowlton, .Sarah, owned Knowlton hou.se, 
 
 121. 
 Knowlton, Deacon Tlioma.«, cordwainer, 
 83; voter in Town affairs, 93; com- 
 moner, 96; bought house lot of 
 
 Himiphrey Bradstreet. 1646, 421 ;hou«e 
 lot, 1655, 418; facsimile of autograph 
 spelled NowKon, lfi.58. .360; signed 
 Loyalist petition of KiGO, |:?8; Sen- 
 ior^ bought lot of Samuel ^'ounglove, 
 1671, 453; signed Ipswich petition. 
 I(;82, 2:{0; land on Fa-sl St.. 1687, 390; 
 first mention, 492. 
 
 Knowlton, Thomas, owned Harris home- 
 stead, 17.57. 407. 
 
 Knowllon. Dcacr)n Thoma.s, bought 
 house of r\!cr Porler, 1791, 332. .3.33. 
 
 Knowllon, Thomas, .Ir., house lot, I66R, 
 .393; wore a placard for disturbing 
 m<!eling, 1674, 285; wife indicted for 
 finery, l(;75, 42, 280. 
 
 Knowllon, Thomas, ,)r., bought land of 
 Kelire Racon, 1767, 407. 
 
 Knowlton. William, brickla.\er, 82; "Wry 
 Knowllon 's hou.se," 97; in Major Ap- 
 pleton's Co., 2(tO: fined for keeping a 
 )>ack of cards, 16S:5, 117, 277; bought 
 lot of .John .\ndrc\vs, of bampson and 
 Story, 483; fir.sl mention, 492. 
 
 Laborers' wages regulated, 274. 
 Lace Factories, 385, 4.59, 460. 
 Lai Id, Daniel, first mentiim, 492. 
 Lafayette, in old meeting house, 435. 
 Lakeman, Archelaus, bought Christopher 
 llodgkins lot, 400; hou.se of Solomon, 
 402. 
 
 Lakeman, Daniel, bought house of Thos. 
 Tread well .Jr., 1747, 401. 
 
 Lakeman, ('apt. Daniel, bought house of 
 Elisha Gould, 1811, 439. 
 
 Lakeman, Daniel, bought Pulcifer house, 
 circa 1800, 440. 
 
 Lakeman, Capt. Kben, hou.se, 390. 
 
 Lakeman, Kbenezer, .son of Richard, Jr., 
 half house, 401. 
 
 Lakeman, Ebenezer K., quitclaims Lake- 
 man house, 477. 
 
 Lakeman, ,I;icoli, bought lot of Nathan 
 Brown, 473. 
 
 Lakeman, James TL, bought lot of Ed- 
 ward Plouff, 485. 
 
 Lakeman, Jo.anna, bought house of Sam- 
 uel N. Baker, 418. 
 
 Lakeman, .lohn, bought house of Isaac 
 Martin, 365. 
 
 Lakeman, Jonathan, bought Pulcifer 
 hou.se, 440. 
 
 Lakeman, .loseph, br.ught lot of John 
 Hodgkins, 407. 
 
 Lakeman, Richard, fisherman, 82; bought 
 house of John Dane, 1704. 483. 
 
 Lakeman, Richard, bought Samuel Dutch 
 house, 1745, 441 ; son ami heir fif Arche- 
 laus, 1746, 400; bought Pierce hou.se, 
 1762, 420; inventory, 1765, 401. 
 
 Lakeman, Richard, bought Pulcifer 
 hou.se, 1796, 440; John Ncwmarch 
 house, .390; h)t of Francis Caldwell, 
 1829, 404. 
 
 Lakeman, Richard, .Ir., bought Samuel 
 lAclelh hou.se, 390. 
 
 Lakeman, Richard, 3il, wife Lucy, house, 
 477. 
 
 Lakeman, Sanmel, bought house of Joseph 
 Perkins, 418. 
 
 Lakeman, Samuel, Jr., bought hou.se lot 
 of Jo.seph Fowler Jr., 418. 
 
 Lakeman, Silvanus, bought l.eatlicrland 
 hou.se, 402; heir of William. 404. 
 
 Lakeman, Solomon, bought lot of Elisha 
 Perkins, 402; house lot, 440. 
 
 Lakeman, Mrs. Su.sun, reminiscence, 
 389. 
 
564 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Lakeman, Tobias, heir of William, 404; 
 
 bought lot of Thos. Harris, 407. 
 Laketnan, William, bought lot of Joseph 
 
 Lee, 1697, 480; wife Margery, lot of 
 
 .John FJmerson, 1704, 404. 
 Lakeman, William, .Jr., bought Aaron 
 
 Da.v land, 179fi, '.im. 
 Lambert, .Tames, resident in 1678, lO.S. 
 Lambert, .Jf)lin, resident in 1678, 10.3; 
 
 .servi(^c in King I'liilip's war, 221. 
 Lambert, Margaret, over-elegant in dress, 
 
 280. 
 I>amberd 's lot, .36.5, 366. 
 Lamson, Benjamin, bought lot of Timothy 
 
 Wade, 474. 
 Lamson, .lohn, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 
 on jury for witch trials, 299. 
 Lamson, .John B., bought lot of Jere- 
 miah Smith, .341. 
 Lamson, Nathaniel, resident, 1678, 103; 
 
 service in King Philip's war, 221. 
 Lampson, William, lot, .58; grant of 
 
 house lot, 47.5, 483; first mention, 492. 
 Lampson, William, wife Maria, bought 
 
 Daniel B. Lord hou.se, 1847, .383. 
 Lane, Annable's (Summer St.), 413. 
 Lane, Back, or Scott's (Wa.shington St.), 
 
 .340. 
 Lane Baker 's (Mineral St.), 339. 
 Lane, Bridge C(!reen St.), 417. 
 Lane, Dutch's (County St.), 440. 
 Lane, Cireen (tlreen St.), 58, 417, 488. 
 Lane, Tlog (Brook, now Spring St.), 391. 
 Lane, Lonev 's, 349, 433. 
 Lane, Major's (Oeen St.), 3.36. 
 I;ane, Meeting Hou.se, 422. 
 Lane, Merrifield's (Fruit St.), 480, 485. 
 Lane, Finder's (Loney's), 349. 
 Lane, Scott's (Washington St.), 64, 320. 
 Lane, Shipyard (lower Summer St.), 417. 
 Lane, Wood's (Fruit St.), 480, 485. 
 Lane, John, bought Shoreborne Wilson 
 
 hou.se, 1694, 446. 
 Lane, John, owned Mose.s Lord house, 
 
 368, 372. 
 Lane, John, .Jr., part of Elizabeth Lord 
 
 house, .373. 
 I.iang, James, bought lot of Abraham H. 
 
 Bond, .323. 
 Langton, Joseph, first mention, 492. 
 Langton, Roger, lot near Brook St., 394; 
 
 first mention, 492. 
 Ijathrop, Elizabeth K., bought Oakes 
 
 house, .385. 
 Lathrop, Capt. Thomas, ambuscaded at 
 
 Blood.y Brook, 164. 
 Laths sawefl, 17. 
 
 Law of Sabbath keeping, 1653, 109. 
 Lawrence, Amos A., bought mills of Au- 
 gustine Heard, 330; bought Cogswell 
 
 house, 4.59. 
 Laws anrl Courts, chapter on, 274. 
 Laws, made during King Philip's war, 
 
 215, 216. 
 Lawson, John, bought lot of Isaac Martin, 
 
 375. 
 Leach, Ambrose, first mention, 492. 
 I>each, Robert, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Lead, John, re.sident, 1678, 103. 
 Leatherlantl, Jacob, son of William, 
 
 widow Rebecca, 402; house sold, 440. 
 Leatherland, John, .sf)n of William, quit- 
 claim, 402; bought half hou.se, 412. 
 Leatherland, Moses, hou.-<e, 401. 
 Leatherland, Sarah, widow of John, 412. 
 Leatherland, William, house, 401 ; bought 
 
 l^inge house, 440. 
 Lechford, Thomas, describes Indians, 3, 
 
 4; "Note Book," 22,37; "Plain Deal- 
 ing," 111. 
 
 Lecture, weekly, 284. 
 
 Lee or Leigh, John, arms, 26, 123; on 
 Argilla road, 58, 60; commoner, not 
 voter in Town affairs, 96; signed Loyal- 
 ist petition of 1666, 139; punished, 
 274; release<i from military service, 
 280; impounded cows, 42.5; bought lot 
 of Richard Colborne, 479; first men- 
 tion, 492. 
 
 Lee, Jo.seph, resident, 1678, 103: bought 
 ".sope-hou.se," 460; sold lot to Wm. 
 Ijakeman, 480. 
 
 Lee, J-Jichard, commoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 96. 
 
 Lee, Thomas, bought lot of John Wvate, 
 486. 
 
 J>efavour, John and JyUc.v, 366. 
 
 I>egrow, widow, hou.se lot, 397. 
 
 Leighton, Daniel, bought half house of 
 George Dutch, 343. 
 
 Leighton, John, committee, 70; voter 
 in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 96; 
 soldier against Indians, 1642, 127; lot 
 on Ka.st St., 16.54, .399; house lot, 1669, 
 .398; first mention, 492. 
 
 Leighton, John, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200, 221. 
 
 Leighton, John, bought lot of Thomas 
 Cross, 17.32, .332; land grant in Win- 
 chen.lon, 1735, 311. 
 
 J-eingdon, Ben., in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Leverett, Gov., mentioned by Andros, 
 225, 227; death, 228. 
 
 Lewis, Peter, wife Grace, 406. 
 
 Lewis, Richard, service in King Philip's 
 war, 221. 
 
 Leycross, Peter, punished, 282. 
 
 Liberties, The Body of, drawn up by Rev. 
 Nath. Ward, 47. 
 
 Liberty St., .366. 
 
 Library, Public, land bought, 335. 
 
 Licenses for strong drink, 85, 281. 
 
 Lime Pit Rock, 485. 
 
 Lindberg, Marcus, bought Guilford house, 
 329. 
 
 Line or Lead, John, service in King 
 Philip's war, 221. 
 
 Little Falls, 488. 
 
 Little Hill, 366. 
 
 Little Neck, set apart for fishermen, 80, 
 81 ; given to grammar school bv Wm. 
 Paine, 152, 363. 
 
 Little, Samuel, heir of Pulcifer, 437. 
 
 Littlehale, Isaac, blacksmith, 79; resi- 
 dent in 1678, 103; smith's account for 
 fetters, 296; lot, 340: bought lot of 
 Thomas Metcalfe, 343. 
 
 Littlehale, James, 340. 
 
 Jjitllehale, John, slain at Bloody Brook, 
 164; service in King Philip's war, 
 221. 
 
 Littlehale, John, of Dracut, .340. 
 
 Littlehale, Jo.seph, of Gloucester, bought 
 father's estate, 340. 
 
 Littlehale, Richard, resident in 1678, 103. 
 
 Locke, Calvin, bought Otis Holmes lot, 
 470. 
 
 Lomas (.see Lummus). 
 
 Loney, Anthony, bell-ringer, 74; bought 
 fulling mill, 329; house of James Ma- 
 com, 347. 
 
 Loney's Lane, .349, 433. 
 
 Long, , slain in ambuscade, 307. 
 
 Long, Philip, bought Thomas Boarman 
 lot, .398; fir.st mention, 492. 
 
 J..ong, Samuel, first mention, 492. 
 
 Longfellow, William, sold house to Tho- 
 mas Hodgkins, 408. 
 
 Lord, Aaron, 365. 
 
 Lord, Aaron P., house, 408. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 565 
 
 l-onl, Abigail, daughter of Sarnupl and 
 heir, 878. 
 
 Loril, Abraham, son of Nathaniel, inheri- 
 tance, -Mtr,, .•^74. 
 
 Lord, Al)raham, bought VVilhain Heard 
 house, 8(i9. 
 
 Lord, Alinira, widow, sold lionse to I'^ph- 
 raini Harris, 303. 
 
 Lord, Ann ^L, daughter of Daniel H. 
 
 Lord, :w;i. 
 
 Lore!, Asa, btJUght Daniel Choate estate, 
 366; interest in llo\ey house, 39r>. 
 
 Lortl, Asa, owned iiarl of house of Samuel, 
 3d. 383. 
 
 Lord, Austin L., heir of Uussell house, 
 371. 
 
 Lord, Benjamin, bought hoti.se of Samuel 
 Saw\er, 371. 
 
 Lord, Caleb, hou.se, 278; bought Rev. 
 Jabez Fitdi house, 355. 
 
 Lord, Caleb, sold land. 1845, 391, 392. 
 
 Lord, Charles, heir of Kimball estate, 
 372. 
 
 Lord, Daniel, bought Lovell's lot, 354; 
 Rev. Jabez Fitch hou.se, 35.5; wife Eu- 
 nice, bought Haskell house, 1767, 382. 
 
 Lord, Daniel, .Ir., bought part of John 
 Baker estate, 36.3; house of Nathan 
 Low, 372. 
 
 Loril, Daniel, 3d, bought hou.se of Dr. 
 Maiming, 358. 
 
 Lord, Daniel Bolles, residence, 383. 
 
 Lord, David, owned .lolm Lull estate, 
 370; h>ought hou.se of .lohn Cole Jewett, 
 372. 
 
 Lortl, Deborah, bought house lot of Sam- 
 uel Dutch, 4 to. 
 
 Lord, Ebenezer, heir of .leremiah Lord, 
 36 L 
 
 Lord, Capt. Ebenezer. 382. 
 
 Lord, Ebenezer, sou of Philip, 383. 
 
 Lord, P'.benezer, Jr.. 382. 
 
 Lord, Ezra W., hou.se lot, 4)5. 
 
 Lord, George, .son and heir of Levi, 374. 
 
 Lord, George A., bought part of James 
 Harris estate. 3.55. 
 
 Lord, Harriet E., wife of Daniel, bought 
 of J. H. Mann, 34L 
 
 Lord, Isaac, bought Richard Kimball 
 hou.se, 373; heir of Nath., 374. 
 
 Lord, Jacob, bought hou.se of widow 
 Thorndike, 347; son of .Mo.ses, 368. 
 
 Lord, James, bought John Osftorn estate, 
 371. 
 
 Lord, James Brown, hou.se, 4L5. 
 
 Lord, Jeremiah, house, 328; bought hou.se 
 of Jo.seph Fowler, .360. 
 
 Lord, Jeremiah, .Ii., bf)ught half dwelling 
 of father, 361. 
 
 Lord, John, resident, 1678, 103; heir of 
 Robert, 1716, 363; lanil grant in Win- 
 chendon, 1735, 311. 
 
 Lord, John, minor .son of I'hilip, 1755, 
 383; bought hou.se of Willibe Nason, 
 1760, 373. 
 
 Lord, Capt. John, bought part of Shats- 
 well house, 1824, 368; sold house to 
 Josiah Lord and Richard L. Wey- 
 mouth, 1827, 382; bought Ringe home- 
 stead, 362. 
 
 Lord, .lohn, Jr., sold half house to Mi- 
 chael Farley, 1797, 322; bought house 
 of Jesse Smith, 1853, 465. 
 
 Lord, ("apt. John, 3d, bought Dodge 
 house, 1832, 4:<8; land of Dane Manu- 
 facturing Co., 1846, 327; laud of Jacob 
 Brown, 1853, 329; house removed, 
 321; land on Washington St., 340. 
 
 Lord, John, 4th, bought Benj. Lord house, 
 1819, 371. 
 
 Lord, .ff)nathan, hou.<<e, 458. 
 
 Lord, .loseph, heir of Isaac Lord estate, 
 .373. 
 
 Lord, .Fo.seph, heir of Daniel Lord, .382; 
 binight Al)el Boanlman house, 1828, 
 449. 
 
 Lord, Josiah, bought house of Capt. 
 John Lord, 1827. .382; Pulcifer lot, 1839. 
 406, 407. 
 
 Lord, Josiah, .Jr., bought interest in 
 .Souther house, 1,860, 4.57; house on 
 ri\er bank, 4.58. 
 
 Lord, Kalherine, widow, first mention, 
 492. 
 
 Lord, l.«vi, heir of Lsaac, 374. 
 
 Loril, Lucy Slade, bought Jo.seph Baker 
 estate, MT. 
 
 Loril, Luther, inherited Jeremiah Lord 
 estate, .361. 
 
 Lord, Margaret, witne.ss in witch trial, 
 461. 
 
 Loril, Martha, daughter of Samuel, wife 
 of Elijah Boynton, 378. 
 
 Lord, Mary, tailor, 83; bought lot of 
 John Knowlton. circa 168.'>, 451. 
 
 Lord, Mary, daughter of John Brown, 
 17.58, 381. 
 
 Lord, Mary, daughter of Samuel, before 
 1772, .378. 
 
 Lord, Mo.ses, bought lot of Francis Sawyer, 
 1757, .367. 
 
 Lonl, .Mo.ses, heir of Mo.ses, .368. 
 
 Lord, Mo.ses, bought intere.st of U. A. 
 Rogers, 1833, 346. 
 
 Loril, Moses, Jr., bought part of Heard 
 house, 1790, 341; lot of Jabez Farley, 
 1797, 3.30. 
 
 Lord. Nathaniel, resident, 1678, 103; ser- 
 \ ice in King Philip's war, 221; son of 
 Robert and heir, 1()83, 358, 377; made 
 Mr. Cobbefs coffin, 1685, 472. 
 
 Lord, Nathaniel, land grant in Winchen- 
 don, 1735, 311; bought John Roper 
 hou.se, 1741, 374; brother of Daniel, 
 1780, 382. 
 
 Lord, Nathaniel, owned Lakenian house, 
 circa 1800, 365. 
 
 Lord, Nathaniel, 3d or Jr., owned Lovell's 
 lot, 3.54; bought Staniford estate, 1811, 
 391; Denison lot, 1815,4.33,443; lot on 
 East St., 1817, 416; Nath. Rogers 
 estate, 1820, 386. 
 
 Lord, Otis P., owned Nath. Lord estate, 
 386; law office, 4.57. 
 
 Lord, Philip, estate, 1738, .382. 
 
 Lord, Philip, wife Elizabeth, 1774, 373. 
 
 Lonl, Philip, owned David Lord house, 
 1830, 372. 
 
 Lord, Polly, daughter of Daniel Smith, 
 382. 383. 
 
 Lord, Robert, Town Clerk, 57, 144, 324; 
 charge of streets, 66, 70; cordwainer, 
 83; Senior, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 96; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of l(i66, 139; granted hou.se lot, 
 373, 382; bought hou.se lot of Henry 
 Kingsbury, 1660, 36:{; lot of Thomas 
 Lull, 1677, 358; house lot. Brook St., 
 1679. 392; house of .\braham Perkins, 
 16S2, 377; first mention, 492. 
 
 Lord, Robert, .Jr., voter in Town affairs, 
 93; commoner, 96; signed Loyalist pe- 
 tition of l()6t), 139; smith's account 
 for fetters, 296. 
 
 Lord, Robert, .3d, resident, 1678, 103; 
 Tertius, lt)83, 377. 
 
 Lonl, Samuel, signed Loyalist petition 
 of 1666, 138; soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec (uncle Samuel), 310, 
 312. 
 
566 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Lord, Samuel, son of Robert, 1735, 377. 
 Ijoril, Siunuel, of ( Jloucest.er, 1754, 382. 
 Jiord, S:uiiuel, Jr., hoii.se lot, 1754, 382; 
 apparently .-same a.s Samuel, 3d, 383; 
 committee, 1773, 467. 
 Lord, Samuel, 3d, house, 1700, 364; wife 
 Lucy, (luitclaim, 17(il, 372; h)OUght 
 Dr. Manning house, 1771, 385; lot of 
 John Law.son, 1772, 375. 
 Lord, Samuel, 4th, 1775, 378. 
 Lord, Samuel A., son of IJ. B. Lr)rd, IS47, 
 
 383. 
 Lord, Sarah, wife of Aaron P., bought lot, 
 
 415. 
 Loril, Stephen, bought lot of Robert 
 Perkins, 1793, 430; Ilomans house, 
 1798, 333. 
 Lord, Thomas, heir of ]{obert, 1714, 373; 
 lot on river bank, 1727, 458; granted 
 lot for shipyard, 1732, 485. 
 Lord, Thomas, Mary Lord lot, 1758, 451. 
 Lord, Thomas, bought interest in Roger.'* 
 
 house, 1845, 340. 
 Lord, Thomas, Jr., son of J no., grant, in 
 
 Wiuchendon, 31 1 . 
 Lord, Thomas H., grocery lot, 365; house 
 
 lot, 373. 
 Lord, Thomas W., bought Farley tannery, 
 
 471. 
 Lord, William, of S.alem, to look after 
 
 boys, 277. 
 Lot layers appointed, 50. 
 Loud and Foster U)t, 330. 
 Loud, Jacob H., bought Plouff tannery, 
 
 479. 
 I,ovell, Alexander, lot, 352; exchange, 
 
 4.35; .sold lot to Nath. Hovey, 436. 
 Lovell, John, cordwainer, 83; resident, 
 1678, 103; impres.sed for war, 198; in 
 Major .\p|ilpton's Co., 200; bought 
 house of Theophilus Wilson, 43.'>. 
 Lovell, Margaret, daughter of Thomas, 
 Jr., married John Edwards, 1093, 383. 
 Lo\ell, Thomas, hous<\ 22, 70; currier, 
 S3; voter in Town affairs, 93; com- 
 moner, 90; bought Solomon Martin 
 house, 1652, 354; Robert Beacham 
 house, 1654, 351; house on Brook St., 
 1663, 393; signed Loyalist petition of 
 1660, 138; fined for ab.sence from meet- 
 ing, 1671, 278; bought orchard of 
 Henry Gould, 1677, 384; Selectman, 
 reprimanded and e.vpelled from office, 
 1682, 230, 231; bought hou.se of his 
 son John, 1094, 435; lirst mention, 492. 
 Lovell, Thomas, Jr., hned for ab.sence 
 froui meeting, 1071, 278; resident in 
 1078, 103; marriage agreement, 383, 
 384. 
 lyoveren, John, resident, 1078, 103. 
 Loveweli (Lovell), Samuel, in Major 
 
 Appleton 's (.'o., 201. 
 Low, Andrew, Jabez Maiui house, 487. » 
 Low, f)harles, sold Ross tavern, 448. ^ 
 Low, Daniel, part of Brewer lot, 307. 
 Low, David, soldier in expedition against 
 Quebec, 310, 312; land grant in Wiu- 
 chendon, 310. 
 Low, John, commoner, not voter in Town 
 
 affairs, 96. 
 Low, John C, bought .\bram lAiinmus 
 
 estate, 377. 
 Low, Jo.seph, owned house of John Pow- 
 ers, 332. 
 Low, Nathan, bought William Kimball 
 
 house, 372. 
 Low, Stephen, bought Samuel (dolman 
 house, 390; lot of Hodgkins, 415; wife 
 Sarah, Treadwell lot, 439. 
 Low., Thomas, voter in 'J'owii affairs, 93; 
 
 .signed Loy.alist petition of 1600, 1,39; 
 Senior, signed Proctor petition, 291 ; 
 Ijought land of Town, 1085, 337; first 
 mention, 492. 
 
 Low, Thomas, Jr., commoner, not a voter 
 iti Town affairs, 90. 
 
 Low, Winthrop, son and heir of Stephen, 
 439. 
 
 Lowater, Klizabeth, liaughter of Stei)hen 
 Perkins, 304. 
 
 Lowater, Stephen, sold laud to Fosters, 
 304. 
 
 Lowden, Anthony, mort.g.agee, 371. 
 
 Loyalist Petition from Ipswich, 1066, 
 ] 36. 
 
 Lufkin, Jacob, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec (brother .Jacob), 310, 
 312. 
 
 Lufkin, John, soldier in expedition against 
 Quebec (brother .lohii), 311), 312. 
 
 Lufkin, Marv, lanil grant in Wincihendon, 
 310. 
 
 Lufkin, Thomas, land grant in Winchen- 
 <lon, 310. 
 
 Lull, .b)hii, married widow Greenleaf, 
 370. 
 
 Lull, Margaret, formerly widow Green- 
 leaf, 370. 
 
 Lull, Thomas, weaver, 83; voter in Town 
 affairs, 93; commoner, 90; wife's seat 
 in meeting, 114; bought hou.se of John 
 I'lench, 350; John Brown lot, 358; 
 Thomas Bishop house, 301 ; W^illiam 
 Norton estate, 301. 
 
 Lull, Thomas, Jr., bought Samuel Chap- 
 man lot, 305; Lamberd'a corner, 360. 
 
 Lumpkin, tJoodman, inn-keeper, 28; 
 licen.sed dealer, .85; widow, ]3aid for 
 supjjlies, 127. 
 
 Lumpkin, Richard, bought house of 
 Richard Saltonstall, 337; granted house 
 lot, 340; lirst mention, 492; inven- 
 tory, 495. 
 
 Lummus, .\braham, .son of William, 377. 
 
 Lummus, Abram, .son of Abraham, 377. 
 
 Lummus, Anna, widow of Daniel, estate, 
 370. 
 
 Lummus, Anna, daughter of Daniel, wife 
 of John Hodgkins Jr., 370. 
 
 Lummus, l)aniel, heir of Jonathan, 376. 
 
 Lumuius or Lomas, Edward, voter in 
 Town affairs, 93; comnionei, 96; Pe- 
 (|Uot soldier, 125; con\eyed land to 
 Jonathan, 319; bought land of Edward 
 ('liapman, 339; first mention, 492. 
 
 Lunuuus, Isaac, nephew of Jonathan, 
 376. 
 
 Jjummus, Jonathan, resident, 1678, 103; 
 .service in King Philip's war, 221; 
 homestead from his father, 319, 339; 
 bought Symon Stacey estate, 370; 
 heirs, 376. 
 
 Lummus, Margaret, daughter of Jona- 
 than, 370. 
 
 Ijiinimus, Samuel, resident in 1678, 103; 
 
 conveyed laud to Quilter, 319. 
 Lurvey, Peter, resident, 1678, 103; im- 
 pressed for w.ar, 198; service in King 
 Philip '.s war, 221. 
 Lynde, Simon, bought hou.se of Bishop 
 
 heirs, 334. 
 Lyon, Alary, in Female Seminary, 333. 
 
 Mackiiitire, Daviil, wife Martha, 350. 
 
 Macoin, James, bought house of Patrick 
 I'arrin, 347. 
 
 Maga/iine in the meeting hou.se, 423. 
 
 Magna C'harta, violated by Andros govern- 
 ment, 257. 
 
INDIOX. 
 
 5(>7 
 
 Maier, Ceorj^o, in Major Applpton 's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Mairio, Harry (see Iloiuy). 
 Maine, [N'lny, Si; IxuikIiI lioiise lot of 
 
 William Uoo, 4()."« ; reputeil dwellinK, 
 
 '10(). 
 Major's T,ane, 330. 
 Mujorv, Cai)!., inonlioncd by Kanilol|ili, 
 
 Malt kiln, 78. 
 
 Manchester, ehose Tax ( 'onuni-^sionor, 
 23S. 
 
 Mann, .labe/,, Ixmsht lioii-;e of Dr. Ames, 
 321; hotiKht house lot of Mercv Calil- 
 well, 1X7. 
 
 .Mann, .losiaii II., liounht lanil of .l.inie> 
 Damon, :M I; 1 lo\ ey liomeslead lot, IS 1. 
 
 Manninir, — — , eommonor, not a voter 
 in Town affairs, i)li. 
 
 Manning, .laoob, heir of K'icliard, ISDl, 
 Kill; bought hou.se lot of .loseph I'ar- 
 ley .Ir., 1.S47, 320. 
 
 Manning, laeob, .Ir., bonglit Town work- 
 house, ISIS, ;{.'■).'■). 
 
 Mannine;, .lohti, disturber of peace, 2S3; 
 KninI of house lot, 103; first mention, 
 492. 
 
 Manning, Dr. .John, built Woolen I'^ic- 
 t.orj', 331; interest in Henj. Dutch 
 house, 3tcS; in (!ra\es estate. 3.^0; 
 l.oveirs lot, 3r.4;Dr. John, .3d, l.ouKlit 
 house of Charles Holies, 3.')S; Samuel 
 I>ord hou.se, 37S; .Iiinior, Dr. lierr.y 
 estate, 3S4 ; Wainwri^ht lot, :{97; 
 Hodgkins house, 413; I^hilip llam- 
 moml house, US; hou.se of Perkins 
 heirs, tlS; Abner Harris house, 420; 
 interest in I'reailwell house, 439; Sam- 
 uel Dutch house, 441; Hurnhani house, 
 447; M.-iry Lord lot, 4.')1 ; lot on ri\er 
 bank, 4.'')S; .Mamiins; house, 4r,l>; Nath- 
 aniel Dutch house, 4(";7. 
 
 ManniiiKf Dr. .Joseph, owned part of 
 Potter's Clo.se, 340; bought house of 
 Wm. McKeaii, 3.'->l r Lovell's U,t, 3.54; 
 the ••( )ld Brick," 3SS ; iot,4.')l ; hou.se on 
 Elm St., 4."i.'); wife I'Miz.'diet h, Ki"ant of 
 lot on liver bank, IfiS. 
 
 Maniiinff, .Io.sei)h Iv, l.oNell's lot, 3.')4. 
 
 ManniufT, .Iu<lith, boujiht lot of l!ev. D. 
 Fitz, 473. 
 
 Manninif, L. W., lot, 38"). 
 
 MamiiuK, Nath. I.., sold house to I'ilisha 
 Perkins, .320; bouirht James Fit Is 
 house, 3.51 ; lot , 38.5. 
 
 MamiiiiK, Priscilla .\., bouKht lot of 
 Joseph (!. t'oiiswell, 4.51; Coirswell 
 homestead, 4.59. 
 
 .Manning, Hichard, heir of Thomas, 17:!7, 
 4(!0. 
 
 .Maiiniiii!:, Kichard, bouphl .John lleanl 
 house, 1798, 342. 
 
 Manning, Susan, lirsl mention, 192. 
 
 M.anninjr, Thomas, swineher<l, lli:!9, 'i4 ; 
 owned llalph Di\- lot, lli.53, 334 ; .sol.l 
 land to Wm. Muckley, 381; first men- 
 tion, 492. 
 
 ManninfT, Thoma.s, disorderly pranks, 
 283; slain ;it MIoo.ly Brook, 1(14, 221. 
 
 ManniuK, Thomas, Kunsmitli, 1(191, S3; 
 bomrht Treadwel! lot, 1(J91, 4(i(i; ac- 
 count for fetters, l(i92, 204. 
 
 Manning, Dr. Thoma.s, bought .Teremiah 
 Ko.ss house, 3.33; Boberl Wallis hou.se, 
 333; part of Potter '.s ("lose, 349; I.ov- 
 ell'.s lot, 3.54; the "Old Brick," 3SS; 
 mortEacee, 390; house of Wm. So- 
 ward, 419; sol<l Burnham house, 447. 
 
 Mansheld, Nathaniel, wife Abigail, bought 
 house of Thomas Newtnarch, 407. 
 
 .Mansfield, Win. and Ilannah, laml in 
 
 Scott's F-ano, 320. 
 Manufacturers' Fire aud Marine Insur 
 
 ance Co., :i27. 
 ManufaclurinK Co., Ipswi(4i, bought .saw- 
 mill of .loMiph Farley, 402. 
 Map of 1717, .349, 424. 
 Marble, .Nick, resident in 1078, 103. 
 Marblehe.ad, chose Tax ('oinmi.s.sioiif>r, 
 
 2.38; inviteil Kev. .lohn Ward to pas- 
 torale, .510, .514. 
 March, .Nathaniel, IioukIiI Cobbel house, 
 
 3S9. 
 .Markes, HoKer, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 
 200. 
 Market Place, Clerk of. 67. 
 .Market Street, north side, 341. 
 Marshall, Benjamin, resi.lenl, 1078, 103; 
 
 siirned Proctor petition, 291. 
 Marshall, .loseph, resident, 1078, 103; 
 
 service in King Philip's war, 221. 
 Marshall, Thonnus, Sr., resident, 1078, 103. 
 .Martin, Abra., resident , 1078, 103. 
 .Martin, I'Mward, hou.se on Brook St., 
 
 39.5; bouttht Abner Harris estate, 402; 
 
 Knowlton house, 421. 
 Martin, Isaac, bouKht .John Wood estate, 
 
 30.5; James Foster estate, 37.5. 
 Martin, .lacob, lot, 327. 
 Martin, .John, lanil Krant in Winchenrion, 
 
 310. 
 .M.nrtin, JosiaJi, bought house of I'Vancis 
 
 (ioodhue, 372. 
 Martin, 1 ucv, daughter of .Josiah, wife of 
 
 Samuel L(")nl 3d, 372. 
 Martin, Marv, house of I'Mwanl, 402. 
 Martin, K'obert, resilient in 1078, IO:i. 
 Martin, .Solomon, house, 2!; grant of 
 
 house lot, 3.54. 
 Martin hou.se, 121. 
 Mason, ('apt. John, claim, 220; pressed 
 
 at Ipswich, 229. 
 Masters, Nathaniel, in M.ajor .\ppleton's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Matchlock, 122. 
 Mather, Cotton, on women's hair, 43; 
 
 on wonders at (Jloucesler, 298. 
 .Mather, lncrea.se, "Narrative of Mi.serie.s 
 
 of New I'Jigland," 207. 
 Mattf Philip, in Major Appleton's 
 
 t;.)., 199. 
 Maybe, Thomas, wife indicted for fine 
 
 clot lies, 42. 
 McCreelis, James, bought hou.se of Jacob 
 
 Boardman, 347; lot of Kdw.ard Eve- 
 let h, 347. 
 McDole, Joanna h., bought land of E.ssex 
 
 County, 419. 
 Mcl'\arland, Samuel, bought house of 
 
 Jacob Martin, 327. 
 Mclntire, Dexter, bouglit .John Spiller 
 
 house and removed, 410. 
 McKean, Prof. Joseph, sketch of life, 4.58, 
 
 470. 
 McKean, William, bought Samuel Craves 
 
 estate, 3.51; house of Dr. Manning, 
 
 4.58; mf)rlg:igee, 407. 
 McMalion, Thomas, wife Mar.v, inherited 
 
 estate, 482; bought lot of Samuel Day, 
 
 482. 
 Meachain, .Mice, wiilow, 4S3. 
 Me.a.sures, .\ustin, bought l^ogers h-t, 481. 
 .Meeting, sle.ping in, 11.5. 
 .Meeting House, chapter tin, 107; first, 
 
 .M.ld to Thoma.- Finnan, I.?, 113, 422; 
 
 dor)r, 109; sealing of, 110; chimney 
 
 and fireplace, 112; the .seconil, 113,423; 
 
 lirsl pew, 113; the third and fourth, 424. 
 Meeting House (Ireen, the, 422. 
 Meeting House l.^ane, 422. 
 
568 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Mentor, Thomas, slain at Bloody Brook, 
 164, 222. 
 
 Merchant, William, house lot, 371. 
 
 Meriall, John, first mention, 492. 
 
 Merritield, Franci.s, wife Mehitable, dwell- 
 ing, 4G0; .sold lot to Francis, Jr., 486. 
 
 Merrifield, Francis, Jr., bought lot of 
 Francis, 486. 
 
 Merrifield, Mercv, bought house lot of 
 William Wood, 4S6. 
 
 Merrifield, Thomas, bought lot of Francis, 
 486. 
 
 Merrifield Lane, 480. 
 
 Merrill, .Alexander, resident, 1678, 103. 
 
 Merrill, Benjamin, owned Farley land, 474. 
 
 Metcalf, James, land grant in Winchen- 
 don, 311. 
 
 Metcalf, Joseph, .sailor, 82; resident, 1678, 
 103; bought Robert Coles house lot, 
 399; lot on river side, 483; first men- 
 tion, 492. 
 
 Metcalf, Thomas, voter in Town affairs, 
 93; commoner, 96; bought Christo- 
 pher Osgood house, 1666, 343. 
 
 Metcalf, Thomas, .soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 311. 312. 
 
 Metcalf, , widow, commoner, not a 
 
 voter in Town affairs, 96. 
 
 Methodist Church Trustees, bought land 
 for Meeting House of Susanna Will- 
 comb, 1824, 388; Parsonage lot, 389; 
 of Essex County, 1859, 336. 
 
 Mihil, Lieut., 206. 
 
 Mile Brook, 71, 324. 
 
 Mile Brook Mill, 77. 
 
 Mile River, 78. 
 
 Military Annals, chapter on, 119. 
 
 Military organization, 120. 
 
 Mill, first, 12. 
 
 Mill dam, 460. 
 
 Mill and Mill Garden, 329. 
 
 Mill, Ipswich, bought Cogswell house, 459; 
 Nathaniel Baker house, 459; lace fac- 
 tory, 460; lower mills, 489. 
 
 Mill, Stone, 330. 
 
 Mill Street, 339, 340. 
 
 Mill, veneer, 443. 
 
 Miller, Ephraim, bought Michael Brown 
 house, 468. 
 
 Miller, William, soldier against Indians, 
 1642, 127; first mention, 492. 
 
 Millett, Nathaniel A., bought lanfl of 
 Thomas Dennis, 394; lot of Priscilla 
 Manning, 4.51. 
 
 Miner, JohnT., bought Farley tannery, 
 474. 
 
 Ministers, honor defended, 285. 
 
 Minute men, building for drill, 434. 
 
 Mitchell, Frederic, bought James Safford 
 land, 338; tavern keeper, 349; bought 
 house of widow Rogers, 351 ; Jame.s 
 Fitts e.state, 351. 
 
 Moody, William, first mention, 492. 
 
 Moore, Caleb K., bought hou.se of Hodg- 
 kins heirs, 325; house of Geo. Warner, 
 340. 
 
 Morley, Thomas, bought Thomas Kimball 
 estate, 352 ; house of Staniford heirs, 352. 
 
 Morrill, Jacob, of Salisbury, pro.seeuted by 
 Andros government, 246; petition for 
 release on bail, 248. 
 
 Morns, Henry, bought Samuel Dutch 
 house, 441. 
 
 Morris, John, bought Hodgkins house, 408. 
 
 Morse, Elizabeth, sentenced as witch, 288. 
 
 Mor.se, John, house lot, 392, 393; first 
 mention, 492. 
 
 Morse, Joseph, house, 21, 22, 24; house 
 lot, 392; wife Dorothy, 393; first men- 
 tion, 492. 
 
 Morton, Thomas, "New English Canaan, "7. 
 
 Morton, Thomas, puni.sheii, 274. 
 
 Mo.sely, Captain, Narragansett winter 
 
 campaign, 199; mentioned by Ran- 
 dolph, 227. 
 Moses, Samuel, resident, 1678, 103; bought 
 
 lot of John Perkins, 364. 
 Mourt, on removal of Pilgrims, 8. 
 Mover, William, signed Loyalist petition, 
 
 1666, 1.39. 
 Mr., significance of the title, 11. 
 Mugg, visits Mr. Cobbet, 211; intercedes 
 
 for his son, 212, ,389. 
 Murderer at lecture in chains, 286. 
 Murra.v, Bridget, wife of Luke, bought 
 
 Stalker property, 339. 
 Murray, Luke, bought Farley lot, 321. 
 Mus.sey, John, first mention, 492. 
 Mus.sey, Joseph, public acknowledgment, 
 
 284; son of Robert, 500. 
 Mussey, Mary, daughter of Robert, 500. 
 Mus.sey, Robert, lot layer, 56; land grant, 
 
 321'; hou.se lot, 422, 435, 439: first 
 
 mention, 492, 500. 
 Muzzy, Benjamin, .set in stocks, 429. 
 Myrand, Ernest, Monograph, 306. 
 
 Nahant, claimed b.v Andros, 255. 
 Nails, cut, first made, 17. 
 "Narrative of the Mi.series of New Eng- 
 land," Increase Mather, 267. 
 Nason, Esther, heir of Willibe Nason 
 
 estate, .373. 
 Nason, Martha, heir of Willibe Nason 
 
 e.state, 373. 
 Nason, Robert, heir of Willibe Nason 
 
 estate, 373. 
 Nason, Thomas, heir of Willibe Nason 
 
 estate, 373. 
 Nason, Wi'libe, residence, 373. 
 Nealand or Neland, Edward, commoner, 
 
 not a voter in Town affairs, 06; .service 
 
 in King Philip's war, 222; land grant 
 
 in Winchendon, 310; house lot. Brook 
 
 .St., .392. 
 Nealand, John, soldier in e.xpedit ion against 
 
 Quebec (brother .Iohn^, 310, 312. 
 Neale, .Arthur, in Major .\ppletou 's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Neck (see Jeffrey's and Little, also 
 
 chapter on Common Lands and Com- 
 monage, 68). 
 Ned, the Indian, first mention, 492. 
 Nellson, Philip, of Rowley, 244. 
 Nellson, Robert, resident, 1678, 103; soldier 
 
 in expedition against Quebec, 311, 312. 
 Nellson, William, refused admittance_to 
 
 residence, 90, 91 ; Seni(jr, resident, 1678, 
 
 103. 
 Nellson, William, Jr., resident, 1678, 103. 
 New .\msterdam, refused arbitrary tax, 
 
 268. 
 New England Lace Manufacturing Co., 
 
 385. 
 Newbury, settleil, 12; fortified, 208; men 
 
 and horses, impressed, 215; chose Tax 
 
 Commissioner, 238. 
 Newell, Daniel, bought David Andrews 
 
 house, 485. 
 Newhall, John, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Newlande, Jeremy, soldier against Indians, 
 
 1642, 127; first mention, 492. 
 Newman, .\nna, wife of Elisha, heir of 
 
 John Ringe, 361. 
 Newman, Benjamin, commoner, not a 
 
 voter in Town affairs, 96; impressed 
 
 for war, 198; in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 
 200, 222. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 569 
 
 Nowman, Brnjamin, bouKht lot of Wash- 
 iiij^loii Adams, :{30; shop of S. N. Baker, 
 457; lot of Saiiiuel l>ay, 4X7. 
 
 Newtiiaii, Daniel, owned house near Stone 
 Bridge, 33:>. 
 
 Newman, (Jeorce, bousht house of Kdwartl 
 Brown, 320. 
 
 Newman, Cieorge, .Ir., houi^ht liouse of 
 Nath. Jones, . ■}<»(); land on Brrx.k Sl.,.!91. 
 
 Newman, .lohn, commoner, not \.iler in 
 Town .'iffairs, <»r,; house lot. Brook St., 
 Ifi46, :W.i; first menli.xi, 4(»J. 
 
 Newman, .lohn, .Ir., ciimnioMfr, not voter 
 in Town affairs, 9(1; boutchl hou.se lot of 
 Samuel York, 1718, 40(1. 
 
 Newman, .lohn A., hoiiKht lot of S. N. 
 Baker, 4.">(). 
 
 Newman. Mark, bought shop of .S. N. 
 Baker, 4.">7 ; building on ri\ or bank, 4.59. 
 
 Newman, Nathaniel, residence, ,399. 
 
 Newman, .Samuel, bought land of witlow 
 Berry, 17(>'-', 3.S4. 
 
 Newman, .Samuel, bought land of William 
 Oakes, l,S3(i, 349. 
 
 Newman, Thomas, signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of l(jfi6, 139; resident, 1678, 103; 
 first mention, 492. 
 
 Newman, Thomas, bought house of Ammi 
 H. Wise, 1742, 3.33. 
 
 Newman, Thomas, .fr., trooper, 209; ser- 
 vice in King Philip's war, 222; bought 
 house lot of Wm. Buckley, circa Iti70, 
 398, 399; house lot of Jacob Davis, 1701 , 
 419. 
 
 Newmarch, Hannah, widow, 403. 
 
 Newmarch, John, Sr., \oter in Town af- 
 fairs, 93; commoner, 96; owned Thomas 
 Hardy lot, 16t>,5, 403; signed Lovalist 
 petition of 1666, 1.38; first mention, 492. 
 
 Newmarch, .lohn, Jr., bought house of 
 John Newmarch, 1671, 103; resident, 
 1678, 103. 
 
 Newmarch, Rev. John, son of .lohn, Jr., 
 403, 404. 
 
 Newmarch, .lohn, bought Stephen Low 
 house, 1828, .390. 
 
 Newmarch, Jonathan, owned Perkins 
 house, .389. 
 
 Newmarch, Lydia, wiciow, married John 
 H. Dodge, estate, .391. 
 
 Newmarch, Martha, heir of Zacclieus, 403. 
 
 Newmarch, Thomas, resident, 1678, 103; 
 sold land to Thomas, Jr., 1763, 404; 
 bought Lakeman estate, 1768, 407. 
 
 Newmarch, Thomas, Jr., 404. 
 
 Newmarch, Zaccheus, resident, 1678, 103; 
 in Major \ppleton 's Co., 200, 222; 
 bought house lot of Peter Peiiiwell, 
 1690, 407; occupied Newmarch home- 
 stead, 1703, 403. 
 
 Newton, plan of removal to Agawam, 12. 
 
 -Newton, Aldred, wife .Anna, house, 440. 
 
 Nichols, Richard, first mention, 492. 
 
 Norman, Alfred, house lot, 480. 
 
 Norman, Kdward, hou.se lot, 480. 
 
 North, .lohn, first mention, 492. 
 
 North -Main St., north side, .340. 
 
 Norton, Bonest, sold Wm. Norton estate, 
 361. 
 
 Norton, Bonus, resident, 1678, 103,472. 
 
 Norton, Elizabeth, daughter of William, 
 marrietl John Wainwright, 399. 
 
 Norton, P'reegrace, signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion, 1666, 138; mortally wounded at 
 Hatfield, 184; Sergeant, hou.se lot on 
 Brook St., 393, 424. 
 
 Norton, (Jeorge, builder of new meeting 
 house, le.'il, 113. 
 
 Norton, (Jeorge, bought interest of sister 
 Margaret, 1762,466. 
 
 Norton, l{ev. .lohn, sketch of, 40-.")I, ."14, 
 G.'i; i>roposed commissioner, 129- .slan- 
 <lered, 28,5, 32.'>; granted pa-,ture lot, 
 340; bought houxe of Thonuis Kirman, 
 3,S9;granl»d lot, 41.!; first n>enlion, 492. 
 
 Norton, John, signed Loyalist petition of 
 1666, 138. 
 
 Norton, Rev. John, of llinghani, son of 
 Wdhani, 1.".2; I'logy on Aim Br.adstreet , 
 1 ■).'"., l.'Hi; I'lnd. 340. 
 
 Norton, .lonathan, committee on .sohuol. 
 1(J.V2, 148. 
 
 Norton, Margaret, heir of riiomos, 466. 
 
 .Norton, Thomas, tanner, 73, 79; wife 
 Mercv, bought Kiisl laii-vard, 1701,468; 
 bought land of Nathaniel Riist, 1710, 
 4 19; l;u>.l hoii-c, 1710, 1.51; bought 
 Benjamin Dutch house, 17.30,466. 
 
 .Norton, lhonia>, Jr., IVacher of (Jranunai 
 ."School, 311, 312; heir of Deacon 
 Thomax, 468 
 
 Norton, Thom.Hs.son of Thoina.i, Jr., 468. 
 
 Norton, William, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 9'!; signed Loyalist petition 
 of 1666, 1.38; inherited laml. 340; hoiiie 
 of Robert Paine, 3C.1 , John Whitting- 
 ham estate, .3(i2; bought house lot of 
 Philip Long, .398; first mention, 492. 
 
 Nourse, Daniel P., bought lot of <;ilbert 
 Conant, 341; lot of .Samnel Hunt, 414; 
 Ikmis" lot. 41."). 
 
 Noiir-e, lohi: W., diagrams, 317; heir of 
 Warren, 416. 
 
 Nour.<e, Warren, residence, 416: bought 
 hou.se of .1. ('. Kinsman, 440. 
 
 Nowell, Samuel, chargeil with high mis- 
 flemeanor, 232. 
 
 Noyes, Charles H., sold house on river 
 bank, 459. 
 
 Noyes, Daniel, owned land by Stone 
 Bridge, 332; bought .lohn .\ppleton 
 estate, 345. 
 
 Noyes, Isaac G., bought bake-house, 
 459. 
 
 Noyes, I>r. Nicholas, land grant in Win- 
 chendon, 311. 
 
 Nurse, Rebecca, tried anil .sentenced as 
 witch, 289, 292,293. 
 
 Oakes, Caleb, bought ho'i^e of Willcomb 
 
 heirs, .385. 
 Oal'es, William, 349; bought Lovell's lot, 
 
 .354; residence, 38,5; bought lot of 
 
 .loseph Wait, 389. 
 "Old Ship" meeting hou.se at Hingham, 
 
 423. 
 (Jliver, Capt., in Narragan.sctt winter 
 
 campaign, 190. 
 Ordway >r .Anlway, .\bner, refused resi- 
 dence, 91 : set in stocks, 283. 
 Ordway, Samuel, bl.acks'iiith, 79; smith's 
 
 sho|), 4.56. 
 Ordwav, Snrah, wife of Samuel, soKI lot to 
 
 Dr. i>ean, 460. 
 Osborn, Henry, cowhen!, 64; commoner, 
 
 not a voter in Town affairs, 96; married 
 
 Mary Merchant, 371. 
 Osborn, Jo!\n, resident , 1678, 103; son of 
 
 I^enry, inheriteil estate, 371. 
 Osgood^ Christopher, submission, 2.50; 
 
 gr-«nted hon.se lot, 343: first mention, 
 
 492. 
 Osgood, John, submission, 250. 
 Oti.^ James, 266. 
 Owen, William, resident, 1678. 103. 
 
 Page, Thomas, resident, 1678, 102. 
 PaiDO, John, brew-house, 79; »igDed 
 
570 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 L.iynlist i)eHtion of lGfi6, 139; owned 
 While Horse Inn, 300. 
 Paine, John, son of William, conveyed 
 ironworks, Ififi?, 446; sold estate, 1668, 
 363. 
 Paine, Robert, the Elder, 50; road sur- 
 veyor, 58: Town Treasurer, 58; dwell- 
 uiK, (i3, SO; voter in Town affairs, 91; 
 pon'.nioner, 90; committee on school, 
 1052, hot'.ght lidu.se and land and built 
 fichoolhouse, 140, 409; licensed to .sell 
 atronfj diink, '2S\\ lined for exce.ssive 
 prices, 281 ; bouy;ht part of .John Mrown's 
 lot, 358; facsimile of autograph, 300; 
 owned Richard Midgood lot, 301 ; resi- 
 dence, 380; first mention, 492. 
 Paine, R<4.ert, Jr., resident, 1078, 103; 
 Harv.ard graduate, 1.50; foreman of 
 Grand Jury, 299; s(jld homestead, 386. 
 Paine, William, one of seven men, 57; 
 wharf, 79; commiHee on .school, 1052, 
 149; gave Kittle Neck to (Jranmiar 
 School, 152; house lot, 363; committee 
 ou bi-idge, 414, 440; first mention, 492. 
 
 Paine, William, Harvard g'-.ailuate, 1C89, 
 157. 
 
 P.'uue's Hill, .livi.icd, 72. 
 
 Paine School lot, ;!00. 
 
 Paisley, Willi'im, solc'ior in expedition 
 againsl t^uebcc, .300; wounded, 312. 
 
 Palmer, Georee, lined for elegant clothing, 
 42; cooper, 82; residence, 354; sold 
 Proctor house, 440. 
 
 Palmer, John, published "An Impartial 
 Account," 205; charged lp.swich men 
 with riotous conduct, 200, 207. 
 
 Palmer, Thomas, in Major Appleton's 
 Co., 201. 
 
 Parish, First, grant of land, 307. 
 
 Parker, Pllizabe'li, widow of ('ai>f. Gi<leon, 
 hou.so, 401. 
 
 Parker, ('apt. ilideon, bought hou.se of 
 Samuel Sw.i.-ey, -154; hou.se of William 
 Cogswell, 1.50; shipyard lot , 918. 
 
 Parker, Richard, l)oimd to Philip Fowler, 
 281. 
 
 Parker, San.uel, resident, 1078, 103. 
 
 Parker, Rev. Thomas, p,t Agawam, re- 
 moved to Newbury, 12, 45; first men- 
 tion, 492. 
 
 Parkman, Samuel, bought Hodge house, 
 421. 
 
 Parliament, authority to tax denied, 208. 
 
 Parloe, Thomas, in Major A|)pleton 's 
 Co., 200. 
 
 Parlor furnishings, 27, 28. 
 
 Parrich, Michael, in Major Appleton's 
 Co., 200. 
 
 Parsonage pasture, 370. 
 
 Parsons, Daniel, bought lot of Hoyt, 449. 
 
 Parsons, Fphraim, residence, 450. 
 
 Pasmoro or Part.Muoro, Rinhan!, impressed 
 for wa.r, 198; in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200, 222. 
 
 Passatonnaway, owned Pcntucket, 510. 
 
 Patch, John, bought Dodge homestead, 
 478. 
 
 Pal ches ou face, 42. 
 
 P.atteman, Thom.as, .soklier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 300, 312. 
 
 Peat)ody, l']zekiel, bought Smith ".state, 
 313. 
 
 Peabody, Francis, first mention, 492. 
 
 Peabody, Mrs. J. (>., remini.scence, 4.32. 
 
 Pearce, , soldier in expeiiition against 
 
 Quebec, 311, 312. 
 
 Pearce, John, resident in 1678, 103. 
 
 Pearce, Robert, conmoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 90. 
 
 Pearce, Robert, Jr., resident, 1678, 103. 
 Pearce, Samuel, resident, 1078, 103; im- 
 pressed for war, 198; in Major Apole- 
 t(m'sCo.,200, 222. 
 Pearl, John, resident in 1078, 103. 
 Peai-ly, Sanmel, resident in 1678, 103. 
 I'earpoint, Jaiue.s, first mention, 492. * "I 
 Pearson, I'lnoch, bought house of Simeon 
 Safford, 327; home.stead, .328; fulling 
 mill, 329; house of Nathaniel Baker, 
 455. 
 Pearson, Lemuel, heir of Enoch, 455. 
 Peas, l!obert, in M.ijor Appleton's Co., 
 
 200. 
 Peatlield, James, bought land of C. K. 
 Moore, 340; lot of Mercy Caldwell, 487. 
 Poatlicid, Mar.\, wife of Sanford, house 
 
 lot, 320. 
 Peatlield, Sanfor.l, bought land of C. K. 
 Moore, 340; lot of Mercy Caldwell, 487. 
 Peirire, .Abigail, marri;>d .John Hodgkin.s, 
 
 sohl estate, 412. 
 Peirce, Daniel, member of Council at 
 
 Ipswich, 307. 
 Peirce, Sanuiel, widow Mary, married 
 Rev. Willi.-im 11 ubb.ard, sold estate, 412. 
 Pell, John, resilient in 1078, 101. 
 Perular, ,)ohn, lirst mention, 492. 
 Pciigilly, lohn, resilient in 1078, 104; Cor- 
 pord in Major Appleton's Co., 199, 222. 
 Pengry, Aaron, ,'oter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 90; bought house lot of 
 Thomas Smith, 1071, .372; first men- 
 tion, 492. 
 Pengry, Aaron, Jr., resident, !678, 104; 
 
 service in King Philip 's war, 222. 
 Pengry, .lohn, commoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 90; .service in King Philip',s 
 war, 222; on jury for witch tnals, 299; 
 owned Aaron Pengry lot, 372. 
 Pengry, Moses, house, 21; shipyard, salt 
 pans. 79; innkeeper, 83, 281 , 3.59; Dea- 
 con, voter in Town affairs, 93; com- 
 moner, 9ii; bought liouse of Richard 
 Scholield, 1052, 407; signed Loyalist 
 petition of UiOO, 139; lot of .lacob" Fos- 
 ter, 1073,419; Senior, signed Ipswich 
 petition, 1082, 230; nominated for 
 iiccn.sp, ;559; facsimile autograph, 300; 
 first mention, 492. 
 Pengry, Mo.ses, son of Moses, impres.sed 
 for vv.ar, 198; in -Major Appleton's Co., 
 200, 201, 222; land for shipyard, 
 1078,419. 
 Peniwell, Peter, .seaman, .82; bought house 
 
 lot of (Jbadiah Wood, 407. 
 Penne, Goodie, tried as witch, 294. 
 Penlicut, now Haverhill, 500. 
 Pentucket, desired by Firmin, 508, 509. 
 Pequot .soldiers, 125. 
 
 IVrkins, .Varon, Jr., bought half of Pul- 
 cifer house, 1797,437; land on Scott's 
 Lane, 1798, 320; Jo.seph Bennett house, 
 1802, 441. 
 Perkins, .Abraham, 19; innkeeper, 83, 
 voter in Town affairs, 93; licen.sed to 
 .sell, 282; soldiers quartered at his inn, 
 303; bought Daniel Hovey lot, 1672, 
 484; sold Robert Collins hou.se, 1682, 
 377; nientioued in 1685. 472; owned 
 High St. |)roperty, 1708, 364; bought 
 half house of Abraham Foster, 1711, 
 418, 419. 
 Perkins, Abraham, soldier in e.vpedition 
 against Quebec, 310, 312; land grant in 
 Winchendon, 1735, 310. 
 Perkins, Abraham, heir of Capt. Matthew, 
 1768, ;589; bought half house of Col. 
 Dodge, 1779, 400. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 571 
 
 Perkin.s, Alicp, widow of Isaac, land on 
 
 Brook St., :{9:!. 
 Perkins, ("apt. JJpani.siey, bought house 
 
 of .lacol) Davi.s, 'M'.i; obwtructed foot- 
 
 wa.v, ;144. 
 Perkins, Hen,iamin, heir of Capt. Robert, 
 
 Perkins, Eli.sha, son of .lacoli and lieir, lOI ; 
 
 sold estate, 102. 
 Perkins, I'Misha. boni^ht .lanies Foster 
 
 house, IN.il, .MS; hou.se of N. L. Man- 
 ning, KS49, ."H-'d. 
 Perkins, Klizahet h wife of l,iike, punishefl 
 
 for evil speaking, I (IS I. 2S.'). 
 Perkins, I'ilizaheth, daughter of .lacob, 
 
 wife of Wm. Leatherland. 1715, -101. 
 Perkins, Elizabeth, wife of ('apt. Robert, 
 
 17(iO. 352. 
 Perkins, Klizabeth, daughter of .John 
 
 Hodgkins, 1797, 338; sold interest, 
 
 413, 417. 
 Perkins, Mrs. Hannah, estate, 304. 
 Perkins, Isaac, widow .sold land on Prook 
 
 St., 1(>39, .393; fir.st mention, 492. 
 Perkins, Isaac, resilient in 107S, 104; ser- 
 vice in King Philip's war, 222; signed 
 
 Proctor petition, 291. 
 Perkins, Isaac, heir of .lames, 181S, 4.3C. 
 Perkins, Jacob, signed Loyalist petition 
 
 of ItttiG, 139; hou.se b\niied, KJGS, IS; 
 
 facsimile of autograph, 3(10; location, 
 
 401; fir.st mentioned, 492. 
 Perkins, Jacob, .Ir., voter in 'I'own affairs, 
 
 93; resilient, 167S, 104; on jury for 
 
 witch trials, 299. 
 Perkins, Jacob, 3d, married daughter of 
 
 John Sparks, hou.se lot, 1GS5, 401. 
 Perkins, .lacob, bought John Gamage 
 
 est .ate, 1753, 373. 
 Perkins, James, hou.se, 430. 
 Perkins, .lames VV., bought hou.se lot, 414. 
 Perkins, .leremiah, bought house of Jo.seph 
 
 Foster, 1720, 430. 
 Perkins, Dea. Jeremiah, land oti .Seott 's 
 
 Lane, 179S, 320. 
 Perkins, John, lot layer, 50; one of .seven 
 
 men, 57; committee on Jeffries Neck, 00; 
 
 licen.sed to sell strong ilrink, 10()2, 2S2; 
 
 signed Liivalist petition of 1000, 1.39; 
 
 bought Wm. Hubbard estate, 1008, .304; 
 
 gr.int of house lot, 401 ; signeil petition 
 
 of 1(582,230; the elder, fir.st mention,492. 
 Perkins, John, son of John, Quarterni.aster, 
 
 91; voter in Town affairs, 93; com- 
 moner, 9(i; stor.v of early Indian attack, 
 
 119; .soldier against Indians, 1042, 120. 
 Perkins, .lohn, Jr., impressed for war, 198; 
 
 ill Major Appleton 's ("o., 200, 222; resi- 
 dent, 1078, 104; granted house lot, 403; 
 
 first mention, 492. 
 Perkins, iJr. Jolin, 83; Harvard graduate, 
 
 1695, 1.57; son of lieam.slev, and heir, 
 
 344; sold estate, 3(i4. 
 Perkins, .lohn, scjld land to James SalTord, 
 
 1S22, .338; wife Lucretia, sold land to 
 
 William Baker, 1830, 417. 
 Perkins, .lohn, bought Deni-son lot, 1855, 
 
 433, 443. 
 Perkins, .lo.seph, bought lot of .loseph 
 
 Foster, 172(), 430; hou.se lot of Nath. 
 
 Perkins, 1780, 418. 
 Perkins, Jo.sejjli, .Ir., bought house lot of 
 
 Jose|)h Fowler Jr., 1782,418. 
 Perkins, Luke, resident, 107S, 104- wife 
 
 punished for evil spe.aking, 2,S.5; house. 
 
 484. 
 Perkins, Matthew, resilient, 1077, 104; 
 
 Captain, bought Cobbet orchard, 389; 
 
 son of Jacob, home.steail, 401 ; sold to 
 
 Matthew, Jr., 401, 417. 
 
 Perkins, Matthew, Jr., occupied home- 
 stead, 1709, 401. 
 Perkins, Nathaniel, signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 1092, 291. 
 Perkins, Dr. Nathaniel, of Bo.ston, bought 
 
 lot of his father, l>r. John, 1740. 344. 
 I'erkins, Nathaniel, house lot, 1758. 418. 
 
 419. 
 Perkins, Robert, wife lOlizabeth ( Donn- 
 ton), 1721, 438; bought half house of 
 .Vbraham Tdlon. 1701, 430; sold land to 
 Ks.sex County, l.U . 
 Perkins, ("apt. Robert, wife Elizabeth 
 
 (Brown), division, 1700, 352. 
 Perkins, .Samuel, impressed for war, 198; 
 in Major .Vppleton's Co., 2(M), 222; 
 bought part of father's lot , 1079, M'A. 
 Perkins, Sarah, daughter of Daniel 
 Smidi, .382. 
 
 Perkins, .Sergeant , voter in Town 
 
 affairs. 93; commoner, 9(1. 
 Perkins, .Stephen, ('ai)t., bought hou.se of 
 Daniel Rogers, 1715, 375; |)art of Brown 
 lot. 1717, 307; Lovell's lot, 1721,352, 
 354 ; hou.se of his father, Abraham, 1721, 
 304; Samuel Dutch hou.se, 441. 
 
 Perkins, Thomas, soldier against Indians, 
 1042, 127; first mention, 492. 
 
 Perkins. Thomas, son of John, Jr., land, 
 403. 
 
 Perkins, William, original se(tler, 10; loca- 
 tion, 10. 
 
 Perkins, William, wife Hannah, heir of 
 Cromptou estate, 1737, 402, 
 
 Perley, .\llen, land grant, 319, 320, 339; 
 lot on High St., 374; (irst mention, 492. 
 
 Perle.v, (Ireenleaf P., mortg.agee. 480. 
 
 Perley. Nathaniel, bought lio\ise of Benj. 
 Dutch, 344; Samuel JJutch house, 441. 
 
 Perley, Sanuiel, 72; \oter in Town affairs, 
 93; resident in 1078, 104. 
 
 Perley, Timothy, commoner, not a voter 
 in Town affairs, 97. 
 
 Perrin, Thomas, resident in 1678, 104; 
 laiui grant in Winchendon, 310; soldier 
 in expedition against tiuebec, 310, 313; 
 bought house of Deacon (Joodhue, 452; 
 grant of lot on river bank, 4.56. 
 
 Perry, , commoner, not voter in Town 
 
 affairs, 97. 
 
 Perrv, Tliomas, first mention, 492. 
 
 Peter, Rev. Hugh, 511, 512. 
 
 Peters, ,\ndrew, commoner, not voter in 
 Town affairs, 96; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of 1666, 138; .service in King Phil- 
 ip's war, 222; licensed to .sell strong 
 drink, 282; bought house of Richard 
 Hubbard ami Isaac Cozens lot, 362. 
 
 Peters, .lohn, resident in 1678, 104. 
 
 Petition, Loyalist, of 1000, 130. 
 
 Petition of remonstrance against John 
 Winthrop Jr. 's departure, .50, 51. 
 
 Petition of citizens against Corporal John 
 Andrews, 359. 
 
 Pettis, John, first mention, 493. 
 
 Phelps, Nicolas, tiuaker, punished, 278, 
 279, 4'28. 
 
 Philbrook, John J., bought hou.se lot, 408. 
 
 Philip's, King, War, cha|)ter on, 1.59. 
 
 Philipp, .\Ioritz B., residence, 73; bought 
 (."ol. John Appleton estate, 345. 
 
 Philips, John, bought Perkins land, 402. 
 
 Philip.s, Thomas, .service in King Philip's 
 war, 222; bought Perkins land, 402. 
 
 Phillips, ("apt., mentioned liv Randolph, 
 227. 
 
 Phillips, Rev. Samuel, of Rowley, report 
 against , '245. 
 
 Phillips, Wendell, descended from Ann 
 Bradstreet, 54. 
 
572 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 PhilJis, slave of Thomas Norton, 408. 
 Phips, Sir William, order against witches, 
 
 292; expedition to Port Royal, 1690, 
 
 304, 305; to Quebec, narrative by Rev. 
 
 John Wise, 525. 
 Pickard, Thomas, bought hou.se of Ebene- 
 
 zer Potter, 349; wife Abigail (Cogswell), 
 
 474. 
 Pierce, John, house lot, 420. 
 Pierce, Mo.ses, sohher in expedition against 
 
 Quebec, 31U, 313. 
 Pierce, Robert, wharf, 80; hou.se lot, 420. 
 Pierce, Thomas, grant of hou.se lot, 485. 
 Pierson, John, of Rowley, arraigned, 240; 
 
 petition for release on bail, 248; .sub- 
 mission, 2.')0. 
 Pigeon Hill, 72. 
 Pigeon Hill, eighth, 73. 
 Pike, Jo.seph, of Newbury, slain in ambus- 
 cade, 307. 
 Pilgrims debate removal to Agawam, 8. 
 Pindar (spelled Pyndar), Henry, first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Pindar, John, commoner, not voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 97; land grant in Win- 
 
 chendon, 1735, 311; house, 3.50. 
 Pindar, John, Jr., resident, 1078, 104. 
 Pindar, John, wife Sarah, bought Ringe 
 
 house, 1700, 440; bought fulling mill, 
 
 1772, 329. 
 Pindar, Samuel, resident in 1078, 104. 
 Pindar, Simon, soldier in expedition to 
 
 Quebec, 313; bought hou.se of Timothy 
 
 Davis, 350; .sexton, 424. 
 Pindar, Thomas, hou.se, 350. 
 Pindar's Lane, 349, 433. 
 Pinder, Benjamin, ownerl Willcomb hou.se, 
 
 420. 
 Pinder, Benjamin, Jr., bought hou.se of 
 
 father, 420. 
 Piper, John, son of Nathaniel, ,398. 
 Piper, Jonathan, son of Nathaniel, 398. 
 Piper, Margaret, daughter of Nathaniel, 
 
 398. 
 Piper, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel, 398. 
 Piper or Pyper, Nathaniel, signed Lo.v- 
 
 alist petition of 1066, 139; resident in 
 
 1078, 104; owned William Norton 
 
 house, 398. 
 Piper, Samuel, resident in 1678, 104; son 
 
 of Nathaniel, 398. 
 Piper, Sarah, widow of Nathaniel, mar- 
 ried Ezekiel Woodward, 398, 
 Piper, Thoma.s, son of Nathaniel, 398. 
 Pipin, Samuel, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199; .service in King Philip's war, 222. 
 Pitney, James, first mention, 493. 
 Placard worn by lawbreakers, 285. 
 Plaistowe, .losias, title Mr. dropped, 11. 
 Plats, Ensign, of Rowley, 24.5. 
 Piatt, Jonathan, fined, 283. 
 Plouff, Augustine H., bought hou.se lot, 
 
 485. 
 Plouff, Edward, bought tannery, 479. 
 Plouff, fciliza, wife of Edward, bought 
 
 Dodge hou.se, 480; Pierce lot, 485; lot of 
 
 Sanford Peatfield, 487. 
 Plum Island, divided among commoners, 
 
 09. 
 Plymouth Colony, deprived of Charter, 
 
 255. 
 Podd, Samuel, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 
 commoner, 97; first mention, 493. 
 Poland, Increase, killed at Black Point, 
 
 214, 222. 
 Poland, Samuel, soldier in expedition 
 
 against Quebec, 310, 313; land grant in 
 
 Winchendon, 310. 
 Pomp, slave of Timothy Wade, 473. 
 Pooler, Samuel, killed at Black Point, 214. 
 
 Poor, Melzeard, bought interest in Will- 
 comb house, 415. 
 
 Poor, Overseers of, 07. 
 
 Poore, Henry, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 201. 
 
 Poore, Samuel, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 201. 
 
 Poorhou.se, Town bought John Harris 
 hou.se, 355. 
 
 Population, male, in 1678, 98, 106. 
 
 Porter, Abigail, wife of Frederic, bought 
 Gould hou.se, 364. 
 
 Porter, Frederic, 364. 
 
 Porter, Tyler, foreclosed Joseph Lord 
 hou.se, 332. 
 
 Potter, Aaron, bought lot of Thomas 
 Smith, 1723, 348; occupied Anthony 
 Potter's estate, 1723, 349; sold Pierce 
 hou.se lot, 1735, 420; committee on 
 bridge, 1764, 445. 
 
 Potter, .\nthony, wife indicted for finery, 
 42; voter in Town affairs, 93; com- 
 moner, 97; bought Denison house, 
 1648,326; facsimile of autograph, 1658, 
 360; bought hou.se of Samuel Graves, 
 1673, .349; hou.se of Dea. Whipple, 475; 
 first nienticm, 493. 
 
 Potter, Daniel, sold John Potter house, 
 395. 
 
 Potter, Ebenezer, owned Anthony Potter 
 estate, 349. 
 
 Potter, Edmund (and Anthony), mill, 77; 
 resident in 1678, 104; .service in King 
 Philip's war, 222. 
 
 Potter, Elizabeth, heir of Col. Choate, 
 463. 
 
 Potter, Henry, bought John Kimball 
 house, 457. 
 
 Potter, Isaac J. and John M., bought lot 
 of Mrs. Ann Hayes, 341. 
 
 Potter, John, resident in 1678, 104; .ser- 
 vice in King Philip 's war, 223; occupied 
 Anthony Potter'.s estate, 1691, 349; 
 bought Richard Belcher house, 1708, 
 393, 395; lot of Ringe and Norton, 1714, 
 449. 
 
 Potter, John, bought Graves estate, 1769, 
 350. 
 
 Potter, Mrs. Rhoda B., hou.se, 469. 
 
 Potter, Robert, bought lot of Edmund 
 Heard, 342, 343. 
 
 Potter, Samuel, resident in 1678, 104. 
 
 Potter, Sarah, heir of Col. John Choate, 
 463. 
 
 Potter's hou.se, 424. 
 
 Pound, The, 63, 425. 
 
 Powder Hou.se, built, 475. 
 
 Powell, .\bel, tried for witchcraft, 288. 
 
 Powers, John, bought house of John 
 Leighton, 332. 
 
 Preston, Roger, house lot, 418; lot on 
 way to Labour-in- vain, 483; first men- 
 tion, 493. 
 
 Prickett, John, residence in 1678, 104. 
 
 Prince, Jonathan, bought house of Phile- 
 mon Warner, 341. 
 
 Prior or Pryor, Richard, resident in 1678, 
 104; impressed for war, 198; in Major 
 Appleton 's Co., 200, 223. 
 
 Prison, County, of 1652, 427; rebuilt, new 
 prison, 430. 
 
 Pritchett, tioodman John, owned Sherrat 
 lot, 348, 349. 
 
 Pritchett, William, slain at Brookfield, 
 160; fir.st mention, 493. 
 
 Privateers on coast, 304. 
 
 Probate Office, 335. 
 
 Proctor, Benjamin, commoner, not voter 
 in Town affairs, 97; resident in 1678, 
 104; son of John, sold estate, 335. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 573 
 
 Proctor, Elizabeth, wife of John, accused 
 as witch, 289 291, 299. 
 
 Proctor. .John, house. 21; jrrant of house 
 lot, .343; sold house to Thomas Firman. 
 44.5; Senior, houRht lot of .lohn Wood- 
 am. ItjfiG, .33.'!. 
 
 Proctor, .lohii, .Ir.. accuserl as witch, 289; 
 
 petition for, 291); pravs for relief. 294. 
 
 29.''); execute"!. 29.'>, 299. 
 Proctor. .Joseph, service in Kinn Philip's 
 
 war. 22.3; siened Proclor petition. 291; 
 
 son .lohn sold the estate, '.i'^r). 
 Proctor. William, son of John, cruel treat- 
 ment , 29."). 
 Protest, Ipswich, againMl I.a Tour. .'jl. 
 Puddin Street, .3.53. 
 Puileater, Ann. widow. confined in Ipswich 
 
 jail as a witch. 29.5, 29fi. 
 Pulcifer, Beckford or Bickford, .sold hou.se, 
 
 17()9, 440; bouKht Samuel Dutchhou.se, 
 
 17(il, 441. 
 Pulcifer, Beckford, heir of David, 1831, 
 
 4()t!. 
 Pulcifer, Benedict , wife indicted for finery, 
 
 42, 2S(); commoner, nut voter in Town 
 
 affairs, 97; solilier in expedition acainst 
 
 Quebec (uncle Benedictus), 310, 313; 
 
 bought hou.se f)f Moses PeuKry, 407. 
 Pulcifer, David, bought Staniford h'lme- 
 
 slea<l, 1712, 4 10. 
 Pulcifer, David, bouRht half hou.se of f'ol. 
 
 Doiluc, 179.5, 40(i; lot of Thomas Kim- 
 
 b.-dl, 179S, 437; lot, I.SOS, 431. 
 Pulcifer, David, wife Klizabcth, hou.se <in 
 
 Brook St., 18.51, 394. 
 Pulcifer, lObenezer, land grant in Win- 
 
 chendon, 173.5, 310. 
 Pulcifer, Kbenezer, .shop, 1839, 407. 
 Pulcifer, Francis, bouuht hou.se lot of 
 
 Georce Start, 17.58. 40(); .Staniford 
 
 homestead, 1742, 410. 
 Pulcifer, Francis, .Ir.. wife Lucy. bouKht 
 
 house of Mo.ses Harris, 407. 
 Pulcifer, Israel Eliot, heir of Pulcifer 
 
 hou.se, 437. 
 Pulcifer, John, resident in 1G78, 104. 
 Pulcifer, Jonathan, bought house lot of 
 
 Samuel Dutch, 440. 
 Pulcifer, Jo.seph, heir of Benedict, 1709, 
 
 407; wife Sarah, heir of Alexander 
 
 Lovcll, 1746, 430. 
 Pulcifer, I.ydia 1'., daughter of Richard 
 
 Lakemaii, 404, 405. 
 Pulcifer, Richard, bought hou.se lot f)f 
 
 William Harris, 396, 397. 
 Pulcifer, .Sarah, wiilow, land, 431 ; wife of 
 
 Josejih, 436, 437. 
 Pulcifer, William, wife Mary, daughter of 
 
 Alexander L<)vell, 1747, 4.36. 
 Pulcifei", William, bought land of Win. 
 
 Oakes, .349; .shop, 407. 
 Pulpit of First Church, 1749, 421. 
 Purrier, William, house lot, 372; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Putnam, Joshua, bought Col. Dodge 
 
 house, 414. 
 Pyke, Mr., first mention, 493. 
 Pynchon, Majc)r .lohn, 166, 167; recom- 
 mends ("apt. .\p|ileton, 168, 169. 
 Pynchon lot, or Close, 166, 478. 
 
 Quabaug fBrookfield), .setlle<l from Ips- 
 wich, KiO. 
 
 Qtiakers, rcfu.sed to pay customs, 268; 
 liro.secuted, 278, 428. 
 
 Quarles, William, resilient in 1678, 104; 
 service in Kitig Philiii's war, 223. 
 
 Quascacunqueu (Newbury), settled, 12. 
 
 Ciuebec, expedition under Sir William 
 Phips, 305, 306; narrative of Rev. John 
 Wi.se, .525. 
 
 (Juichichacke or Qutchicqute (.^mlover). 
 settlement propo.seil bv Nathaniel 
 Ward, .506; desired by Firmin. .508. 
 
 Quiller. Mark, house. 24; cowherd. 1640, 
 63; resident in 1678. 104 ; di.sorderlv, 
 281, 282; abused by voutli, 283; larid 
 grant, 319; grant ..f house lot, .3.39; 
 reprimanded, 426; first nietition, 493. 
 
 Quilter, widow, .S-n., I Mark ), commoner, 
 Udt a voter in Town .affairs, 97. 
 
 Ciuilter, Joseph, \oler in 'I'own affairs, 93; 
 bought land, 319; inherited homestead, 
 339; exchangeil land with .Michael 
 Farley, 340. 
 
 Quilter, Mary, 501. 
 
 Quilter, wiilfiw , commoner, not voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 97. 
 
 Quimby, .lames, hou.se, 416. 
 
 Rachel, Quartermaster Perkins's maid, 91 . 
 
 Ram Pasture, 71 . 
 
 Ram Pasture flock, 72. 
 
 Randolph, Kdward, arrives at Boston, 226; 
 
 reports his observations. Collector of 
 
 Boston, 228; charges high misde- 
 meanors, 232. 
 Rawson, Kdward, author of "Revolution 
 
 in New lOngland Justified," 267, .50.5. 
 Ravment or Ravinond, John, in Major 
 
 Appleton's Co.. 199. 
 Ra.vment, William, arraigned by Andres 
 
 government, 24fi; petition for release 
 
 on bail, 248. 
 Read, Benjamin T., bought half Dodge 
 
 house, 479. 
 Readv, Kdwarfl, bought Jones hou.se, 459. 
 Rcadv, Michael, bought lot of Farlev, .321 ; 
 
 rcM.ovod John Lord hou.se, 321, 438. 
 Rebollion, The (Jreat. in \irginia, 268. 
 Reilding, Jo.seph, bought hfnise lot of 
 
 Jeremiah Belcher ami Robert ('olborne, 
 
 479; first mention, 493. 
 Redding, widow, commoner, not a voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 97. 
 Redroot Hill, 69, 71. 
 Rc.lroot Hill flock, 72. 
 Reinoiistrance and Petition of Robert 
 
 Chillis, 514; circulated in Ipswich, .514. 
 Reservoir for .supplying water to Ea-stern 
 
 R. R., 327. 
 Residents, 89, 90. 
 "Revolution in New England .lustified," 
 
 267. 
 Reylie, John, in Major Appleton "s Co. ,200. 
 Rich. Obadiah. branded, 283. 
 Richards, ("apt., mentioned by Ran- 
 dolph, 227; charged with high misde- 
 meanor, 232. 
 Richards, John, cho.sen Cfimmissioner to 
 
 Kngland, 229. 
 Richards, John, 477. 
 Richard.son, Caleb, in Major .\ppleton's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Richardson, Jo.seph, in Major Appleton '.<< 
 
 Co., 199. 
 Riley, Patrick, bought lot of Farley, 321. 
 Ring, , commoner, not a voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 97. 
 Ringe, Daniel, cowherd, 1649, 63; fi.sher- 
 
 man, 82; licen.sed to .sell strong drink. 
 
 1661,282; bought I';merson hou.se, 164S, 
 
 481; hou.se of Robert Cros-s, 482; first 
 
 mention. 493. 
 Ringe, Daniel. .Ir., commoner, not a voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 97; sergeant in Major 
 
574 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Appleton's Co., 199; at Bloody Brook, 
 201 , 22,3; granted lot on river bank, 457 ; 
 Capt. Daniel, Jr., bought lot of Wardell, 
 1679, 481 ; homestead, 482; bought Ru.st 
 house, 1710, 454; land of Ru.st, 1710, 449. 
 Ringe, Daniel, bought lot of Samuel S'ork, 
 1719, 406; hou.se of John Holland, 1743, 
 .361. 
 
 Ringe, Daniel, son of Samuel, sold interest 
 in Ringe homestead to Ebenezer Cald- 
 well, 1769,481. 
 
 Ringe, Elizabeth, widow, house, 1786, 485. 
 
 Ringe, Isaac, resi<lent in 1678, 104. 
 
 Ringe, John, land grant in Winchendon, 
 17.35, 310. 
 
 Ringe, John, bought, half of his father's 
 house, 1793, 361. 
 
 Ringe, Richard, bought house lot of Sam- 
 uel Dutch, 440. 
 
 Ringe, Roger, resilient in 1678, 104. 
 
 Ringe, Samuel, bought house of Stephen 
 Howard, 481 ; owned part of homestead 
 of his father, Carit . Daniel, 482. 
 
 Ringe, Susanna, married Wardell, 481. 
 
 Ringe, Thomas, soldier in expeilition 
 against Quebec (brother Thomas), 310, 
 313. 
 
 Ripley, widow Eunice, sold house to Wil- 
 liam (Jould, 374. 
 
 River Bank, on the, 4.56. 
 
 Rix, William, hou.se, 22. 
 
 Road .surveyors appointed, 58; powers of, 
 .59. 
 
 Robbins or Roberts, George, bought house 
 lot, 416. 
 
 Robbins, William, bought hou.se of Robert 
 Stone, 1807, 375. 
 
 Robbins, William, Jr., wife Esther, bought 
 house of Robert Cross, 1728, 484; house 
 on Brook St., 1755, .395. 
 
 Roberts, John, resident, 1678, 104; signed 
 Loyalist petition of 1666, 138. 
 
 Roberts, Mrs. John, house lot, 397. 
 
 Roberts, Robert, house, 21 ; shepherd, 65; 
 soldier against Indians, 1642, 126; fined 
 for refusing rate, 275; licensed to sell 
 strong drink, 281; bought Robert Lord 
 house, 382; first mention, 493. 
 
 Roberts, Thomas J., bought Calvin Locke 
 hou.se, 470. 
 
 Roberts, William, tenant, 399. 
 
 Robinson, John, perhaps Rolinson, 343; 
 first mention, 493. 
 
 Rocky Hill, .58, 73. 
 
 Roe, William, 81; bought lot of Obadiah 
 Woods, 405. 
 
 Rofe, widow, on Baker's Lane, 36.3. 
 
 Rogers, Benjamin, son John, inherited 
 house, 333. 
 
 Rogers, Daniel, son of President .lohn. 
 Harvard graduate, 1686, 157; sketch of 
 life, bought Deni.son homestead, 1708, 
 443; bought house of Shorebf)rne Wil- 
 son, 1709, 374; house of Jonathan 
 Lummus, 1712, 339; committee to bu.v 
 Fossie hou.se, 1722, 43.3; owneil Gravel 
 Pit pa,sture, 472. 
 
 Rogers, Rev. Daniel, son of Daniel, sold 
 home,stead, 1759, 443. 
 
 Rogers, Daniel, son of Rev. John, sold 
 homestead, 1761, 465. 
 
 Rogers, Daniel, bought house of Isaac 
 Stanwood, 1766, 346; interest in Syl- 
 vanus Lakeman estate, 1788, 404; in 
 Lovell's lot, 1790, 354; sold house to 
 Daniel Boardman, 1791, 402. 
 
 Rogers, Daniel, Jr., bought hou.se of Dr. 
 Manning, 1799, 351. 
 
 Rogers, Daniel A., heir of Daniel, 346. 
 
 Rogers, Elizabeth, widow, sold lot to 
 John S. Appleton, 1821, 323; widow 
 of Daniel, Jr., .sold e.state, 1822, .351. 
 Rogers, Esther, condemned murderer, 
 
 429. 
 Rogers, Rev. Ezekiel.of Rowley, as.sailed 
 long hair, 39, 40; signed Ipswich Pro- 
 test, 51. 
 Rogers, Ezekiel, son of Rev. Nathaniel, 
 Harvard graduate, 16.59, 151 ; signed 
 Loyalist jjetition of 1666, 139; bought 
 house of Richard Hubbard, 409. 
 Rogers, Isaiah, bought Newmarch home- 
 stead, 403. 
 Rogers, Isaiah A., bought Newmarch 
 
 homestead, 403. 
 Rogers, Rev. John, .son of Rev. Nathaniel, 
 commonage, 70; voter in Town affairs, 
 91; commoner, 94; Harvard graduate, 
 1649, 147; signed Ipswich petition, 
 1682, 230; elected President of Har- 
 vard College, 1()83, 1.54; Poem on Ann 
 Bradstreet, 155; wife Elizabeth Deni.son, 
 owned homestead, 443; homestead, 
 464 ; his widow claimed Winthrop 's 
 six acres, 464, 469. 
 Rogers, Rev. .lohn, son of Pres. John, 
 Harvard graduate, 1684, 154; minister 
 of First Church, 156, 157; signed pe- 
 tition to General Court, 1703, 299, 429; 
 homestead, 462. 
 Rogers, .John, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Rogers, John, widow of, kept Black Horse 
 
 Inn, 1701, .3.33. 
 Rogers, Margaret, daughter of Rev. 
 
 Nathaniel, 477. 
 Rogers, Maria, Lakeman house, 477, 481. 
 Rogers, Martha, daughter of Ezekiel, 
 
 sold estate, 409. 
 Rogers, Martha A., Lakeman house, 477; 
 
 lot on Turkey Shore, 481. 
 Rogers, Mary, wife of Richard, sold estate 
 
 to Samuel Wainwright, 344. 
 Rogers, Mary, widow of Capt. Daniel, 
 
 sold estate, 481. 
 Rogers, Mary A., lot on Turkey Shore, 
 
 481. 
 Rogers, Rev. Nathaniel, hou.se furnish- 
 ings, 31, 32; dwelling, .50; signed Ips- 
 wich Protest, 51 ; sickness and death, 
 55; committee on school, 1652, 148, 
 283; slandered, 285; grant of house 
 lot, 463; land, 469; will and inventory, 
 501; his "ministry very searching," 
 510. 
 Rogers, Nathaniel, commoner, not voter 
 in Town affairs, 97 ; signed Loyalist 
 petition of 1666, 1.39; service in King 
 Philip's war, 223. 
 Rogers, Rev. Nathaniel, son of President 
 John, Harvard graduate, 1687, minister 
 at Portsmouth, 157. 
 Rogers, Rev. Nathaniel, .son of Hev. John, 
 colleague with his father, 157; bought 
 land of Edward Deare for parsonage, 
 1727, 385; guardian of .lohn Denison, 
 17.35, 310; land of Mary Rogers, 1744, 
 344; house of Richard Rogers, 1747, 
 3.53. 
 Rogers, Richard, bought John Wain- 
 wright hou.se, 344 ; lot of Thomas 
 Carleton Jr., 353. 
 Rogers, Samuel, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 97; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of 1666, 1.39; petition of 1682, 2.30; 
 wife Hannah, bought Nath. Rust house, 
 454; school of Madam Rogers, 4.54; 
 house lot of his father, Rev. ,Iohn, 464. 
 Rogers, Sarah, witness in witch trial, 461. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 575 
 
 Rogers, Thomas, in Major Appleton 'h Co., 
 201. 
 
 Rogers, William M., bouKhf Rogers par- 
 sonage, .'JSfi. 
 
 Rolandson, HnwiandsDn, Kovvliiisoii, K'ol- 
 ison, or lioliiison, Joseph, apology, 100; 
 son of Tlioniiis, l!ar\ar(l grailuatc, Ui.'')!.', 
 his lil)cl, 1 17 : mi nisi or of Lancaster, fam- 
 ily massacred, 201. 
 
 Rolandson, Mary, wife of Jo.seph, Narra- 
 tive, 14S. 
 
 Rolanij.son, Thomas, 147; lined for re- 
 fusing rate, 27.'); grant of house lot, 
 34.5, 348; first mention, 493. 
 
 Roland.son, Thomas, Jr., first mention, 
 493. 
 
 Rolfe, Daniel, killed at Narragan.sett. 
 fight, 203; grant of house lot , .377, .378. 
 
 Rollins, Charle.s H., dwelling, 408. 
 
 Rollins, Nicolaz, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 201. 
 
 Roper, .Tohn, resident in 1(>78, 104; .sold 
 .John Sparks estate, 346; owned Walter 
 JUiper house, 374. 
 
 l?oi)er, Nathaniel, resilient in 1(178, 104. 
 
 Roper, Walter, \<)(er in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 97; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of Ifitifi, 138; bought Allen I'erley 
 liousc, 374. 
 
 Ross f>r Kosse, Aaron 1'., owned James 
 Harris hou.se, 3.').5. 
 
 Ross, Benjamin, son and heir of Daniel, 
 421. 
 
 Ross, I>aniel, first mention, 493. 
 
 Ro.ss, Daniel, wife Esther, interest in 
 Knowlton estate. 17.58, 421. 
 
 Ross, Daniel, bought Gibson homestead, 
 1784, 4.''.0. 
 
 Ro.ss, Elizabeth, bought Capt. Holmes 
 house, 39f). 
 
 Ro.ss, Ezrah, first mention, 493; Israli, 
 in Major Appleton 's Co., 201, 223. 
 
 Ross, Fenell, resident in 1678, 104. 
 
 Ross, Francis, wife Li.sette, bought An- 
 drew Rus.sell shop, 375. 
 
 Ross, Frederick (i., residence, 3.54. 
 
 Ross, Israh, sec ICzrah. 
 
 Ross, .Jeremiah, son and heir of Daniel, 
 quitclaim, 1780, 421. 
 
 Ross, Jeremiah, bought Homans house, 
 1798, 333; Murnham hou.sc, 1809, 447. 
 
 Hoss, John, resilient in 1078, 104; soldier 
 in expedition against Cjuebec, 311, 313; 
 land grant in Winchendon, 311. 
 
 Ross, John W., house lot, 408. 
 
 Ross, Jo.seph, bought Lovell's lot, 3.54; 
 Hay .Scale lot, 3.54; Lace Factory 
 property, 38.5; lot on I';ast St., 410. 
 
 Ross, Joseph F., residence, 3.54. 
 
 Ross, Jo.seph Lakeman, bought house of 
 Lord heirs, 330; hou.se of John Wood, 
 334; wife Mary, part of Bennett house, 
 441. 
 
 Ro.ss, Kilicro.ss, commoner, not a voter 
 in Tf)wn afTairs, 97. 
 
 Ro.ss, Olive H., bought lot of Hodgkins 
 heirs, 377. 
 
 Ross, Polly, bought Capt. Holmes hou.se, 
 390. 
 
 Ro.s.s, .Samuel, bought house of John 
 Wood, 334. 
 
 Ross, .Samuel, Jr., heir of Jo.ser>h Bennett, 
 441. 
 
 Ro.ss, Thom.'is, bought hou.sc of Williams 
 heirs, 1804, 38.5; guardian of John 
 Newmarch, J828, .390; James Harris 
 hou.se, 18.30, 35.5. 
 
 Ro.ss, Thomas S., bought James Harris 
 house, 355. 
 
 Ross, Timothy. .Jr., bought IJisha (Jould 
 house, 37.5. 
 
 Ross, Timothy B., dwelling, .375. 
 
 Ro.ss Tavern, 448. 
 
 Host, Kr.i, resident in ]«j7S, 104. 
 
 Rougetoli, I'eter, resident in 1678, 104. 
 
 Row, Sarali, exposed on lecture flav. 284, 
 285. 
 
 Rowell, Jane, bought lot of Ira Worcester, 
 475. 
 
 Rowley, objected to stockado, 207; for- 
 tified, 208; refu.sed to elect Tax Com- 
 missioner, 240; Selectmen indicted, 241 ; 
 men at Cocheco, 302; visiteil !>>■ John 
 Dunton, .3.57. .506, .507; unwilling to 
 have Hev. .lolin Wanl as minister, 510. 
 
 Russ, Samuel, in Major Appleton 's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Russell, Andrew, owned part of liarriij 
 hou.se, 363; bought hou.se of Galloway 
 heirs, 375. 
 
 Ru.s.sell, Chambers, solfl WainwTight 
 estate, 400. 
 
 Russell, |)anicl, bought Cobbet house 
 of Nath. March, 389; Capt. Kendall 
 house, 414. 
 
 Russell, Daniel >S., bought Samuel Lord 
 house, 378. 
 
 Ru.ssell, Ebcnczcr, bought C'aiil. Ken- 
 flail house, 414; Burnhan) lot, 415. 
 
 Rus.sell, I'oster, bought lot of .Samuel 
 Hunt, 414; lot, 415. 
 
 Russell, (ieorge, lot, 416. 
 
 Ru.s.scll, llenrv, liought house of Richard 
 Wattles, 16(i3, 301. 
 
 Russell, llenrv, wife Katherine Sutton, 
 bought house of Samuel Sawyer, 1787, 
 ,371. 
 
 Rus.sell, Mary anrl Sarah, house from 
 Henry, .372. 
 
 Russell, Maynard, resi<lence, 414, 416. 
 
 Ru.ssell, Noadiah, schoolmaster, 1683- 
 16,S7, 157. 
 
 Russell, Will, in Major Aiipleton's Co., 
 200. 
 
 Russell, William, bought Samuel Lord 
 house, 378. 
 
 Russell, Dr. William H., house, 414; heir 
 of Winthrofj Low, 439. 
 
 Russell, William S., bought James Harris 
 homestead, .355. 
 
 Rust, Fred ('., bought house of George 
 I). Wihies, 411. 
 
 Rust, John, owned John Proctor house, 
 449. 
 
 Rust, Lucy M., .sold lot on Turkey .Shore, 
 482. 
 
 Rust, Nathaniel. Sr., glover, 79; voter in 
 Town affairs, 93; commoner, 97; bought 
 house of Deacon Goodhue, 1665, 454; 
 Obadi.ih Bridges lot, 1680, 451; hou.se 
 of John Ilubbani, 1685, 446; ghives 
 for Mr. Cobbofs funeral, 1685, 471; 
 tan-yard, Ifi.SO, 4(i8; mentioned, 1692. 
 475; ga^c Jfihn I'roclor hou.st- to son 
 John, 1710, 419; t;oodman, 488. 
 
 Rust, Nathaniel, (Quartermaster, expedi- 
 tion agaitist (Quebec, 305, .313. 
 
 Rust, Nathaniel, wife .Sarali (Walli.s), 
 heir of Wallis estate, 1749, 4.52. 
 
 Rust, Natlianiel, .Ir., bought house of 
 William McKcan. 1778, 4.58; probably 
 Nath., .Ir., bought land of widow Rust, 
 1792, 319; house and land of widow 
 Ru.st, 1794, 321 ; Uobbins lot, 18(M), 484. 
 
 Rust, Nathaniel P., interest in Wallis 
 house, 1844, 453. 
 
 Rust, widow Rachel, land grant in Win- 
 chendon, 310. 
 
576 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Rust, widow Sarah, daughter and heir of 
 
 Dr. Wallis, 339; sold land to Nath. 
 
 Rust, 1792, 319; house lot to Nath. 
 
 Rust, 1794, .321. 
 Rust, William L., bought Capt. Parker 
 
 homestead, 404. 
 Rust, William W., .Jr., bought Daniel 
 
 Caldwell estate, 375. 
 Rutherford, Mary A., bought Samuel 
 
 Lord house, 378. 
 Rylay, .Jeremiah, resident, 1678, 104. 
 
 Sabbath and the Meeting House, The, 
 chapter on, 107. 
 
 Sadler, Abiel, resident in 1678, 104; in 
 Major Appleton's Co., 199; at Bloody 
 Brook, 201, 223. 
 
 Sady, .John, resident in 1678, 104. 
 
 Safford, Daniel, heir of Thoma.s, 371. 
 
 Safford, Ebenezer, heir of Daniel, 371 ; 
 execution, 410; wife Eunice, heir of 
 Jeremiah Fitts, 448. 
 
 Safford, .James, bought land of Moses 
 Treadwell, 338; wife Peely, land of 
 Essex Co., 418. 
 
 Safford, John, blacksmith, 79; commoner, 
 not a voter in Town affairs, 97 ; signed 
 Loyalist petition of 1666, 138. 
 
 Safford, John, Jr., resident in 1678, 104. 
 
 Safford, Joseph, commoner, not a voter 
 in Town affairs, 97 ; .service in King 
 Philip's war, 223; sold house to Pki- 
 ward Brown, 326. 
 
 Safford, Sarah, widow of .John, sold land 
 to Michael Farley Jr., 1712, 327. 
 
 Safford, Sarah, sold lot to Thomas Kim- 
 ball, 1796, 436. 
 
 Safford, Simeon, son of John, sold house 
 to Enoch Pearson, 1779, 327; admin- 
 istrator sold interest to Jo.seph Farlev, 
 1829. 327. 
 
 Safford, Thomas, .son of John, .sold land 
 to Michael Farley Jr., 1712, 327; to 
 George Newman, 1753, .326. 
 
 Safford, Thomas, house lot, 371 ; first 
 mention, 493. 
 
 Sagamore Hill, 71. 
 
 Salem, scheme of defence, 1675, 207; 
 chose Tax Commissioner, 1687, 238; 
 fort repaired, 1690, 304. 
 
 Salisbury alarmed, 1675, 197; Select- 
 men indicted, 1687, 241. 
 
 Salter, Henry, whipped, 429. 
 
 Saltonatall, Elizabeth, daughter of Nath- 
 aniel, wife of Rev. John Denison, 1.57. 
 
 Saltonstall, Rev. Nathaniel, son of Rich- 
 ard, married I'Jlizabeth Ward, Harvard 
 graduate, 16.59, 151. 
 
 Saltonstall, Nathaniel, Capt., mentioned 
 by Randolph, 227; charged with high 
 misdemeanor, 232; declined meniber- 
 .ship in Council, 235; arrested, 245; 
 submission, 251 ; liberty to build a new 
 mill, 1695, 488; .sold sawmill to Samuel 
 Dutch, 17.30, 461. 
 
 Saltonstall, Sir Richard, fined, 274. 
 
 Saltonstall, Richard, son of Sir Richard, 
 mill privilege, 13, 329; hovise, 48; 
 place in public life, 48; denounced 
 kidnapping of negroes, 49; signed pe- 
 tition, 50; Ipswich Protest, 51; land 
 grant, 57; farm, mill, 76; committee, 
 80; Magistrate of Quarter Sessions 
 Court, 275, 325; bought house of 
 Richard Brown, .337; house lot, 464, 
 465; sold dwelling, 465; Town dissat- 
 isfied with his monopoly, 487; first 
 mention, 493. 
 
 Saltor, Theophilus, first mention, 493. 
 
 Sanders's Brook, 63. 
 
 Sanders or Saunders, John, grant of 
 
 house lot, 331, 401, 422, 435; first men- 
 tion, 493. 
 Sandford, Thomas, land, 404. 
 Sargent, lOpes, bought half house of Rev. 
 
 Daniel Fitz, 473. 
 Savage, Capt. F^phraim, in expedition 
 
 against Quebec, 528-5.30. 
 Savage, I,ieut. Thomas, in e.xpedition 
 
 again.st Quebec, 528. 
 Savage, Major, mentioned by l^andolph, 
 
 227. 
 Sawmill, first, 17, 77; near foot-bridge. 
 
 South Side, 461. 
 Sawyer, Edmund, first mention, 493. 
 Sawyer, Elizabeth, daughter of James 
 
 Brown, wife of Samuel, 352. 
 Sawyer or Sayer, Francis, wife Susanna, 
 
 owned part of Brewer lot, 367; bought 
 
 interest in John F^lwards house, 383; 
 
 note on Leighton hou.se, 399; bought 
 
 Col. Appleton estate, 400. 
 Sawyer, Dr. George W., bought lot of 
 _ James Staniford, 388. 
 Sawyer, James, weaver, 83. 
 Sawyer, James B., residence, note on 
 
 page 399; son and heir of Samuel, 400; 
 
 sold Sylvanus Lakeman property, 404; 
 
 inherited Knowlton lot, 408; Knowlton 
 
 Close, 408. 
 Sawyer, Samuel, wife Elizaljeth, quit- 
 claim, 352; bought hou.se of .James 
 
 Lord, 371; owned Perkins house, 389; 
 
 son and heir of Francis, 400; bought 
 
 Sylvanus Lakeman estate, 404; Knowl- 
 ton lot, 407. 
 Sayward, Charles A., house removed 
 
 from site, 321 ; bought Dr. Flichtner 
 
 hou.se, 438. 
 Sayward, Edmund, first mention, 493. 
 Sayward, Will, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Scandlin, James, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Scilian, Benjamin, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Scilian, Joseph, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Scilian, Joseph, Jr., resident in 1678, 104. 
 Schofield, (ieorge A., residence, 443. 
 Schofield, liichard, house, 21; currier, 
 
 83; grant of hou.se lot, 405, 407; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 School, building, 66; right of commonage, 
 
 97; taught by William Stone, 433; 
 
 Denison, 443; Feoffees' schoolhou.se, 
 
 470; first grammar school, 469, 470, 
 
 475. 
 School Hou.se Green, 454, 463, 464. 
 School orchard, 469. 
 Scott, Daniel, wife Mary, heirs of Rev. 
 
 Nath. Rogers, 386. 
 Scott, James, Jr., interest in Hovey house, 
 
 395. 
 Scott, Capt. Nathaniel, hou.se, 408. 
 Scott, Perley, interest in Hovey house, 
 
 395. 
 Scott, Robert, first mention, 493. 
 Scott, Roger, resident, 1678, 104. 
 Scott, Thomas, Goodman, one of seven 
 
 men, 56; committee on lots, 57; fined 
 
 for refusing to learn Catechism, 107, 
 
 276; land grant, 320; house lot, 417; 
 
 first mention, 493. 
 Scott, Thomas, Jr., killed in King 
 
 Philip's war, 223; first mention, 493. 
 
 Scott, , first mention, 493. 
 
 Scott's Hill, 69. 
 
 Scott's Lane, now Washington St., its 
 
 original length, 364. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 577 
 
 Seaborn, John, first mention, 493. 
 Searle, Samuel, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Searle, William, bought house lot of 
 
 Shoreborne Wilson, 41ti. 
 Sellan, Thomas, came to Agawam, 12. 
 Semple, ,Iames, bought Farlev tannery, 
 
 474. 
 Sergeant, Andrew, wharf, 80. 
 Sergeant, Will, original settler, 10. 
 Serret, Henry, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Settlers, Some Notable, chapter on, 4.5. 
 Seven men, first mention, .16. 
 Severance, .lohn, first mention, 493. 
 Sewall, Henry, grant of house lot, 331, 
 
 332; first mention, 493. 
 Sewall, Samuel, Judge, note on periwigs, 
 
 43; author of "The Revolution in New 
 
 Kngland .lustified," 267; at Ipswich, 
 
 286; his Diary, 296, 429; at Spark.s's 
 
 Inn, 34.5; at Crompton's, 462. 
 Seward, William, bought house lot of 
 
 Mrs. Clarissa Caldwell, 478. 
 vShannon, Nathaniel, bought house lot of 
 
 Thomas Lovell, 3.51. 
 Shapleigh, Capt., mentioned by Ran- 
 dolph, 227. 
 Shatswell, Shot swell, Satchwell, or Setch- 
 
 well, John, estate, 22; penalty for 
 
 drink, 274; grant of house lot, 368; 
 
 first mention, 493; will and inventory, 
 
 497. 
 Shatswell, John, resident in 1678, 104. 
 Shatswell, Capt. John, 368. 
 Shatswell, Moses, bought estate of Fowler, 
 
 368. 
 Shatswell, Nathaniel, bought estate of 
 
 Fowler, 368. 
 Shatswell, Richard, mill, 78; commoner, 
 
 not a voter in Town affairs, 97; lot, 
 
 368. 
 Shatswell, Theophilus, .soldier against 
 
 Indians, 1642, 127; first mention, 493; 
 
 brother of John, 497. 
 
 Shatswell, , widow, 367. 
 
 Shattuck, Samuel, Quaker, ptmished, 
 
 278, 279, 428. 
 Sheds for horses, 434. 
 Sheep and shepherds, 65, 72. 
 Sheffield, Edmond, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Shepard, Isaac B., wife Lydia, heir of 
 
 Lakeman estate, 441. 
 Shepard, John, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Shepard, Walter, bought house of Austin 
 
 Measures, 481. 
 Shepheard, Mr., .507. 
 Sherburne, Abraham C, bought land of 
 
 Moses Harris, .392. 
 Sherburne, Elizabeth, wife of Abraham, 
 
 house lot, 394. 
 Sherburne, John T., house, 408. 
 Sherman, Thomas, Pequot soldier, 125, 
 
 126. 
 Sherman or Shorman, Samuel, first men- 
 tion, 493. 
 .Sherrat, Hugh, land, 324; grant of house 
 
 lot. .348, ,349; first mention, 493. 
 Sherrin, John, house where Sherrin lives, 
 
 97; resident in 1678, 104. 
 Shipyard, 79; in the Cove, 454, 455: 
 
 bought by Zenas Cushing, 476, 489. 
 Shipyard Lane, the lower part of .Summer 
 
 St., anciently Stony St., 412. 
 Shorte, Antony, first mention, 493. 
 Shorte, Henry, lot layer, 56; first men- 
 tion, 493. 
 Sibblv, Robert in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199. 
 
 Sickness at Ip.swich, 510. 
 Silsby, Henry, first mention, 493. 
 Silver, Thomas, first mention, 493. 
 Simmes, William, first mention, 493. 
 Simmons or Symmons, William, grant of 
 
 house lot, 372; first mention as Simon.-i. 
 
 , 493. 
 
 "Simple Cobler of Aggawam, " The, ,39, 47 
 Simson, Roliert, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 199. 
 Skinner, Samuel S., bought Michael 
 
 Brown hou.^e, 468. 
 Skelling. Sknelling, or Snelling, JefTrv. 
 
 whippe.l, '283, 429; house lot, 393; the 
 
 Town-Whipper, ,395; first mention, 493 
 Smalledge. William, fisherman. 82; bought 
 
 hou.se of William Stor.\-, 478. 
 Smith, .Aaron, bought lot of Daniel 
 
 Rogers, 465. 
 Smith, Aaron, Jr., bought lot of Michael 
 
 Farley, 322. 
 Smith, Abby H., widow of Samuel R., 
 
 sold estate, 3.58. 
 Smith, Ammi, bought Woolen Factory, 
 
 ,331. 
 Smith, Ammi R., bought hou.se of Dr. 
 
 Manning, 3.58; bought part of Rogers 
 
 estate, 386. 
 Smith, Andrew, bought half hoii.se of 
 
 Thoma,s, 374. 
 Smith, Benjamin, .son and heir of Daniel, 
 
 .382. 
 Smith, Charles, heir of estate of Thomas, 
 
 382. 
 Smith, Charles, bought house, 1791, 416; 
 
 lot of Knowlton, 1793, 415. 
 Smith, Daniel, bought house of David 
 
 Caldwell, 380. 
 Smith, Daniel, heir of Daniel Brown es- 
 tate, 1796, 381 ; Revolutionary soldier, 
 
 382. 
 Smith, Daniel B., .son and heir of Daniel 
 
 Smith, .381 ; house lot, .382. 
 Smith, F'.benezer, bought lot of Nath 
 
 Knowlton, 1710, 346; residence, 1733, 
 
 .3.34. 
 Smith, Ephraim, bought lot of Nath. 
 
 Knowlton, 1710, 346. 
 Smith, (ieorge, signed Loyali.st petition 
 
 of 1666, 138; owned Aaron Pengry 
 
 house lot, 372- hou.se lot, 374; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Smith, Haimah, widow of Nathaniel, 333. 
 Smith, Capt. Isaac, committee on bridge, 
 
 445; on cemetery, 467. 
 Smith, J. Albert, black.smith shop and lot, 
 
 341. 
 Smith, James, house lot, 394. 
 Smith, Jeremiah, acquired property from 
 
 C. K. Moore. 340; bought house of 
 
 Boardman heirs, 342. 
 Smith, Jeremiah, bought Hodgkins house, 
 
 1802, 410. 
 Smith, Jesse, wife Priscilla, heirs, 415; 
 
 son and heir of Aaron, 465. 
 Smith, Capt. John, at Agawam, 7; named 
 
 it Southampton, 12. 
 Smith, John, Sr.. resident in 1678, 105. 
 Smith, John, Jr., resi-lent in 1678, 105. 
 Smith, John, bought lot of Nath. Knowl- 
 ton, 1710, 346; house of Ammi R. Wise, 
 
 1742, .333; land of .\ppleton heirs. 
 
 1756, 3.36; Capt. .lohn, wife Susanna, 
 
 bought Burley estate, 1760, 417. 
 Smith, Joseph, bailiflf, arrested Thomas 
 
 French, 1687, 259. 
 Smith, Joseph, bought lot of Nath. Knowl- 
 ton, 1703, 420; John Knowlton house, 
 
 1719, 366. 
 
578 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Smith, Joseph, house, 1770, 368. 
 
 Smith, Joseph M., bought New England 
 Lace Manufactory, 385. 
 
 Smith, Martha, bought lot of Ephraim, 
 348. 
 
 Smith, Moses, conveyed land to John C. 
 Jewett, 319; bought C^uilter lot, 339. 
 
 Smith, Mr. , voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 
 commoner, 97. 
 
 Smith, Nathaniel, bought land of Patrick 
 Farrin, 1733, 333. 
 
 Smith, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, 1781, 
 333; owned Richard Rogers house, 
 353; bought Rogers land, 1790, 354. 
 
 Smith, Dr. Nathaniel, of Boston, bought 
 house of Joseph Fowler, 1803, 385. 
 
 Smith, Nathaniel P., bought house of 
 Daniel B., .382. 
 
 Smith, Oliver, 77. 
 
 Smith, Richard, voter in Town affairs, 
 93; commoner, 97; made public ac- 
 knowledgment, 1645, 284; bought 
 Hodges lot, 1680, 421; first mention, 
 493. 
 
 Smith, Richard, on jury for witchcraft 
 trials, 1692, 299. 
 
 Smith, Robert, first mention, 493. 
 
 Sinith, Samuel, commoner, not a voter 
 in Town affairs, 97; impre.ssed for war, 
 198; service in King Philip's war, 223. 
 
 Smith, Samuel, heir of George Smith, 
 1713, 374. 
 
 Smith, Samuel, son of Capt. John, 1768, 
 336; bought lot of brother Charles, 
 1797, 415; bought lot of John Jewett 
 Jr., 1802, 343. 
 
 Smith, Stephen, house lot, 486. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, cordwainer, 83; Senior, 
 commoner, not a voter in Town affairs, 
 97; grant of house lot, 369; bought 
 house lot of William Whitred, 1639, 
 372. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, Jr., facsimile of auto- 
 graph, 1658, 360; resident in 1678, 
 105; first mention, 493. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, service in King Philip's 
 war, 223. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, bought house of John 
 Clark, 1694, 412; house of Abraham 
 Perkins, 1694, 484. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, innholder, tenant of 
 Col. Wainwright, 1707, 346. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, cooper, 346. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, tailor, 1710, 346. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, sold lot to Aaron Potter, 
 1723, 348. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, heir of George Smith, 
 circa 1713, 374. 
 
 Smith, Thomas, son and heir of Daniel, 
 1844, 381. 
 
 Smith, William, voter in Town affairs, 93. 
 
 Smith, William, Jr., resident in 1678, 105. 
 
 Somersby, Daniel, in Major Appleton'a 
 Co.. 201. 
 
 South Green, 75 (.see School House Green). 
 
 South Main Street, 15. 
 
 South Parish, bought site for vestry, 453; 
 meeting hou.se lot, 4.54. 
 
 Southampton, name given to Agawam, 12. 
 
 Southampton, in New Am.sterdam, de- 
 manded voice in levying tax, 268. 
 
 Souther, Joseph, sold intere.st in Souther 
 house, 457. 
 
 Souther, Nathaniel, bought house of Ben- 
 jamin Dutch, 332; of Capt. Parker, 
 459. 
 
 Souther, Timothy, bought lot of Tread- 
 well heirs, 348; wife Elizabeth, bought 
 house of Mary Badger, 457. 
 
 Southold, in New Amsterdam, refused 
 (ax, 268. 
 
 Southwick, Cassandra, Quaker, wife of 
 Lawrence, punished, 279, 428. 
 
 Southwick, Lawrence, punished, 279, 428. 
 
 Soward, Abraham, wife Elizabeth, quit- 
 claim, 482. 
 
 Soward, Isaac, bought house lot of Jacob 
 Kimball, 412. 
 
 Soward, John, wife Rebecca, bought 
 Leatherland house, 412, 413. 
 
 Soward, William, bought half house of 
 John Caldwell, 419. 
 
 Spark or Sparks, John, baker and inn- 
 keeper, 83; commoner, not a voter in 
 Town affairs, 97; signed Loyalist peti- 
 tion of 1666, 138; licen.sed, 282; sol- 
 diers (luartered at his hou.se, 303; ten- 
 ant of Bishop, 334 ; bough! hou.>!e of 
 William White, 345; daughter mar- 
 ried Jacob Perkins, 401 ; Courts held 
 at Inn, 428; witch trial at his house, 
 461, 472. 
 
 Spark, Mary, widow of John, in posses- 
 sion of house, 346. 
 
 Spark, Thomas, resident in 167S, 105; 
 in Major Appleton's Co., 199, 223. 
 
 Spencer, Henry, branded, 283, 428. 
 
 Spencer, John, granted mill privilege, 12, 
 13; magistrate, 275, 499; first men- 
 tion, 493. 
 
 Spiller, Augufstine H., heir of estate of 
 Mo.ses, 389. 
 
 Spiller, Hannah, daughter of Hannah 
 Newmarch, heir, 403; bought Lake- 
 man land, 404. 
 
 Spiller, Henry, residence, 399; taught 
 school, 433. 
 
 Spiller, John, wife Marv, bought house 
 lot of Harris, 410. 
 
 Spiller, Jonathan, sold Newmarch estate, 
 
 -. 403. 
 
 Spiller, Joseph, bought house of J. H. 
 Harris, 328. 
 
 Spiller, Mo.ses, bought Methodist Par- 
 sonage, 389. 
 
 Spiller, Sarah, sold house to Levi Hovey, 
 410. 
 
 Spiller, Thomas, bought Sylvanus Lake- 
 man estate, 404. 
 
 Spiller, William A., bought house lot of 
 Caldwell heirs, 421 ; wheelwright shop 
 lot, 450, 488. 
 
 Spinning required, 85. 
 
 Spofford, Chandler, sold interest in 
 Souther hou.se, 457. 
 
 Spofford, Jacob, wife Mary, bought in- 
 terest in Souther house, 457. 
 
 Stace or Stacy, (probably .Simon), 
 
 first mention, 493; grant of house lot, 
 339. 
 
 Stace, Simon, probably son of Simon, 
 wharf, 1682, 80, 339; voter in Town 
 affairs, 93; commoner, 97; signed Ipswich 
 petition of 1682, 230; at John Apple- 
 ton's, 239; Lieut, of foot company, .303; 
 bought William Hubbard estate, 1671, 
 376; Ensign, 1685, 471, 472; cousin of 
 Sarah Goodhue, 519. 
 
 Stace, Thomas, commoner, not a voter in 
 Town affairs, 97; signed petition, fac- 
 simile of autograph, 360; first mention, 
 493. 
 
 Stacey, P]dward, bought lot of John Kim- 
 ball, 4.57. 
 
 Stacey, George, married widow Swasey, 
 1763, 475; bought house of Capt. Par- 
 ker, 1764, 454; shipyard lot, 489. 
 
 Stacey, George, son of George, 1792, 476. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 579 
 
 Stacey, Jemima, widow of John, sold 
 
 house oil the leilge, 1737, 3.{4. 
 Stacey, John, bought lot of Aiiiini 1{. 
 Wise, 1714, 4r)3; griiiiteil |>ri\il<>f;e on 
 the ledge, 17:58, 334. 
 Stacey, Susanna, hought interest of Ben- 
 jamin (ieorge, 1774, 47(i. 
 Stackpole, Frank A., lOphraiai Fellows 
 
 estate, 487. 
 Stackpole, Josiah, bought tJogswell house, 
 
 459; tannery of John Worth, 474. 
 Stage Hill, 81. 
 
 Stalker or Stocker, John, estate sold, 339. 
 Stalker, Robert, Jr., bought land of Mary 
 
 Waite, 339. 
 Staniford, C!apt. Aaron, bought part of 
 Thornton estate, 3.'j2. 
 
 Staniford, Daniel, bought Christian Wain- 
 wright hou.se, 1748, 347. 
 
 Staniford, Daniel, heir of Jeremiah, sold 
 estate, 1811. 391. 
 
 Staniford, Ebenezer, .son of Thomas and 
 heir, widow l.ucy Fowler, 1787, 388. 
 
 Staniford, Kbenezer, owned Samuel Baker 
 hou.se, 1800, 390; heir of Jeremiah, 
 1813, 410. 
 
 Staniford, Hannah, heir of Thoma.s, 1742, 
 410. 
 
 Staniford, James, son of Thomas and 
 heir, 1778, 388. 
 
 Staniford, James, bought half Perkins 
 hou.se, 1830, 419;Capt. Lakeman hou.se, 
 18.36, 439. 
 
 Staniford, James H., bought Hay Scale 
 lot, 1856, 354; house lot of Aaron Cogs- 
 well, 420. 
 
 Staniford, Capt. Jeremiah, heir of Capt. 
 John, 391; becjueathed land, 410. 
 
 Staniford, John, wife's seat in meeting, 
 1682, 114; bought land on Brook St., 
 1678, 393; house lot of John Baker, 
 1687, 390; bought lot, 1713, 41(i. 
 
 Staniford, John, .son of Thomas anil heir, 
 1778, .388. 
 
 .StanifonI, Thomas, bought Kendrick lot, 
 1706, 410; Thomas Goss house, later 
 than 1727, 411; will, 1740. 411. 
 
 Staniford, Capt. Thomas, son of Thomas, 
 bought Francis Wainwright estate, 
 1740, 387; lot on Brook St., 1760, 393; 
 inventory and will, 1778, 388. 
 
 StanifonI, Thomas, bought half house of 
 Dr. Manning, 1830, 419; house of Kim- 
 ball heirs, 1832, 369. 
 
 Stan wood, Ebenezer, bought half house 
 of Ebenezer Smith, 1747, 346. 
 
 Stanwood, Eunice, wife of Isaac, 417, 4 18. 
 
 Stanwood, Isaac, wife Eunice, daughter of 
 John Hodgkins, 417; heirs of Hodg- 
 kins, 338, 413; bought Kiiovvlton lot, 
 1826, 420, 421- widow Eunice sol.l lot 
 to <laughter, Eunice Caldwell, wife of 
 John, 1829,418. 
 
 Stauwood, Isaac, Jr., bought land of 
 Sarah Knowlton, 1812,418; lot, 1817, 
 338; lot of Isaac, Sr., 1819, 417 ; building 
 and land of Stephen, 1837, 409. 
 
 Stanwood, John, bought Pulcifer home- 
 stead, 1809, 407; h)t in Dennis's Clo.se, 
 1813, 409. 
 
 Stanwoo<l, .Stephen, bought lot of John, 
 409. 
 
 Starkweather, , commoner, not voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 97. 
 
 Start, (ieorge, house lot, 406. 
 
 Start, William, bought house lot of Eve- 
 leth, 406. 
 
 Stedman, George, in Major Appleton's 
 Co., 200. 
 
 Stephens, Aaron, grant of lot, 485. 
 
 Stephens, Caleb, house, 408. 
 
 Stephens, Lieut., of (ih)ucester, regarding 
 
 witchcraft, 29S. 
 Stephens, Mr. , permitted to .settle, 
 
 Stephens, Moses, resident in 1078, 105. 
 Stephens, Samuel, slain at Bloody Brook, 
 
 Stewart, Eliz.abeth, daughter of William, 
 
 wife of Wm. Payne, sold estate, .3.54. 
 Stewart, William, bought Koger Derby 
 hou.se, 354; wifeof William, see Dunton's 
 letter, 356. 
 Sticknie, John, in M.ajor .Vppleton's Co.. 
 
 200. 
 Stiles, John, wife Mary, sold Thomas 
 
 French lot, 321. 
 Stimson, (jr Timson, (ieorge, resident in 
 1678, 105; in Major .\pplet()n 's Co., 200; 
 woundetl at Narraganselt fight, 203, 223 
 Stocks, the, location, 42s, 429. 
 Stockado, propo.sed, 206. 
 Stockwell, Mrs. Sadie B., bought house 
 
 lot, 414. 
 Stone, Edw.ar(l, resident in 1078, 105. 
 Stone, John, baker, ,S4. 
 Stone, John B., bought house lot, 408. 
 Stone, Mrs. Maria, residence, 409. 
 Stone, Nathaniel, fir.st mention, 493. 
 Stone, Robert, bought Daniel Choate 
 
 estate, 36(i; house lot, 375. 
 Stone, Samuel, bought Treadwell house, 
 
 4.39. 
 Stone, William, bought Cobbet house, 
 
 1707, 389; taught .school, 1722. 433. 
 Stone, William, bought house lot of Francis 
 
 Hovey, 1796, 397. 
 Stone, William, Jr., .sold Hodgkins estate, 
 ^ 1746, 486. 
 
 Stony Street, now Summer, 409. 
 Storer, Ebenezer, bought Henry W'ise 
 
 house, 4.52. 
 Storer, wiiiow Mary, mortgagee. Wise 
 
 hou.se, 452. 
 Story, .Andrew, Pequot .soldier, 125; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Story, Samuel, resident in 1678, 105. 
 .Story, Setli, resident in 1678, 105; in 
 
 Major .\ppleton's Co., 200, 223; on jury 
 
 for witch trials, 299. 
 Story, William, .Sr., carpenter, 82; voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 97; 
 
 signed Loyalist i)etition of 1(566, 138; 
 
 Proctor petition, 291 ; lot on river bank, 
 
 483; first mention, 493. 
 Story, William, Jr., voter in Town affairs, 
 
 93; service in King Philip's war, 223; 
 
 resilient in 1678, 105. 
 Story, William, of Boston, bought saw- 
 mill of John Treadwell, 1765, 462; lot 
 
 of William Dodge, Jr., 17(i5, 479; com- 
 mittee to purchiuse Cemetery, 1773, 407. 
 Strangers may not dwell, 91. 
 Straton, .iohn, in Major .Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Streets, iiamesof, 14; ordinances regard- 
 ing, ()6. 
 Studley, Benjamin, hou.se, 416. 
 Sullivan, .John .1., residence, 327. 
 Summer St., 409. 
 .Sutton, Ebenezer, bought .\bner Harris 
 
 hou.se, 420. 
 Sutton, Katlierine, married Henry Russell, 
 
 371. 
 Sutton, Rebecca, widow, sold house to 
 
 Ephraim (irant, 420. 
 Sutton, Richard, wife Elizabeth, bought 
 
 Perkins house, 389; bouse lot, 397; 
 
580 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 inherited Jacob Foster house, 1758, 
 419; sold lot, 1774, 400. 
 Sutton, Richard, sold house to Ephraim 
 
 Harris, 1820, 363. 
 Swasey, Major Joseph, innkeeper, sketch, 
 
 476. 
 Swasey, Samuel, bought lot of Daniel 
 Wise, 1742, 454; wife Susanna (How), 
 1762, 475; owned shipyard lot, 489. 
 Swasey, Samuel, son of Samuel, sold Hunt 
 
 homestead, 1797, 480. 
 Swasey, widow Susanna, 475. 
 Sweet, Capt. Aaron, son of Benjamin, 416. 
 Sweet, Aaron, Jr., bought house of Sam- 
 uel Caldwell, 1840, 412. 
 Sweet, Aaron H., bought Capt. Holmes 
 
 hou.se, 396. 
 Sweet, Abigail H., widow of Aaron, house, 
 
 416. 
 Sweet, Benjamin, heir of Jabez, 416. 
 Sweet, Henry, resident in 1678, 105. 
 Sweet, Jabesh, wife Mary, bought house 
 
 lot of Samuel York. 1713, 406. 
 Sweet, Jabez, land grant in Winchendon, 
 
 1735, 310; tenant, 1740, 387. 
 Sweet, Jabez, Jr., married Ehzabeth Stud- 
 ley, inherited, 1737, 416. 
 Sweet, John, bought half of Perkins house, 
 
 1779, 419. 
 Sweet, John, bought part of Graves es- 
 tate, 1804, 351. 
 Sweet, John H., bought house of William 
 
 Willcomb, 408. 
 Sweet, Moses, soldier in expedition against 
 
 Quebec (father Moses), 310, 313. 
 Sweet, Steven, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 201. 
 Sweet, Thomas, bought half house of 
 
 John T. Caldwell, 391. 
 Swift, John, wife Elizabeth, daughter of 
 
 Capt. Parker, sold estate, 404. 
 Swindon, or Swyndon, William, Pequot 
 
 soldier, 125; first mention, 493. 
 Swine and swineherd, 64, 65. 
 Symmes, or Symmons, Goodman William, 
 his son, swineherd, 65; grant of house 
 lot, 372; lot on Brook St., 393. 
 Symonds, or Simonds, Charles, 343. 
 Symonds or Symons, John, bought Na- 
 thaniel Dutch house lot, 467. 
 Symonds, Mr. — ^, licen.9ed to sell strong 
 
 drink, 85. 
 Symonds, Mark, one of seven men, 57; 
 fined for lying, 283; facsimile of auto- 
 graph, 360; grant of hou.se lot, 365; 
 first mention, 493. 
 Symonds, Madam Rebecca, letters to, 37. 
 Symonds, Samuel, house at Argilla, 19, 53; 
 road surveyor, 58; Deputy Governor, 
 79, 98, 335; committee, 80; com- 
 mittee to recommend legislation, 130; 
 biographical sketch, 131; stood for 
 chartered rights, 139, 145; committee 
 on school, 1652, 148; Argilla farm 
 guarded, 197; letter condemning delay 
 in Indian war, 214; Indian captives, 
 217; mentioned by Randolph, 227; 
 death, 228; his liberal political views, 
 233; Magistrate of Quarter Sessions 
 Court, 275; mentioned, .325,444; bought 
 house lot of Henry Sewall, his farm, 
 332; sold lot to John Edwards, 383; 
 magistrate, 428; owned part of Win- 
 throp's six acres, 469; first mention, 
 493; letters. Appendix E, 511. 
 Symonds, Samuel, son of the Deputy Gov- 
 ernor, 151. 
 Symonds, William, permit to cut grass, 63 ; 
 commoner, not a voter in Town affairs, 
 
 97; grant of house lot, 392, 395; first 
 mention, 493. 
 Symonds, William, .son of the Deputy 
 Governor, .sold part of homestead, 1679, 
 332. 
 
 Tan yards, 79; of Thomas Clark, 79, 411, 
 412. 
 
 Taunton, refused to elect Tax Commis- 
 sioner, 238. 
 Tax of a penny a pound, levied, 1686, 237. 
 Tax refused by Quakers, 268. 
 Taylor, Samuel, first mention, 493. 
 Taylor, Sam., commoner, not a voter in 
 Town affairs, 97 ; impressed for war, 
 198; killed at Narragansett, 199, 203; 
 in Major Appleton's Co., 200, 223. 
 Taylor, Samuel, house lot, 1710, 399. 
 Tellison, John, punished, 281. 
 Tenney, John E., residence near ancient 
 
 mill site, 77. 
 Tennie, Thomas, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Thatch banks, 73. 
 Thick woods, 72; eighth, 73. 
 Thomas, Edward, facsimile of autograph, 
 
 360. 
 Thomas, John, imi)ressed for war, 198; 
 
 in Major Appleton's Co., 200, 223. 
 Thompson, David, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec (father of John Thomp- 
 son), 310, 313. 
 Thompson, John, land grant in Winchen- 
 don, 310. 
 Thomson, William, signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291. 
 Thorndike, Mr. (John), original settler, 10. 
 Thorndike, Larkin, wife, widow Mary 
 
 Jewett, 388. 
 
 Thorndike, widow Mary, sold land to 
 
 Thomas Kimball, 393; bought Hodg- 
 
 kins house, 410. 
 
 Thorne, Barnard, resident in 1678, 105. 
 
 Thorne, Israel, in Major Appleton's Co., 
 
 199. 
 Thornton, Eunice, wife of Timothy, heir 
 
 of James Brown, 352. 
 Thornton, James B., heir of Timothy, 352. 
 Thornton, John, first mention, 493. 
 Thornton, Lydia, widow of , for- 
 merly widow of John Brown 4th, 374. 
 Thornton, Thomas G., heir of Timothy, 
 
 352. 
 Thornton, Capt. Timothy, petition for 
 
 division, 352. 
 Thurston, Margaret, widow, sister of John 
 
 Appleton, house, 455, 456. 
 Tidmarsh, Giles Du Lake, partner and 
 executor of Samuel Appleton, 447. 
 
 Tilton, , commoner, not voter in 
 
 Town affairs, 97. 
 Tilton, Abraham, mill, 1696, 77; resident 
 in 1678, 105; officer in expedition 
 against Quebec, 309; land grant in Win- 
 chendon, 310. 
 Tilton, Abraham, sold house lot, 1761, 436. 
 Tilton, Daniel, bought lot of Ebenezer 
 
 Stanwood, 347. 
 Tilton, Thomas, stable, formerly Gram- 
 mar School house, 470. 
 Timber Hill, 69. 
 Timson, George (see Stimson). 
 Tingley, Palmei, Pequot soldier, 125; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Titcomb, Lewis, wife Sarah, sold lot, 378. 
 Tithingmen, 67, 117, 277. 
 Tituba, accused of witchcraft, 289. 
 Tobacco, yards, 70; law against to- 
 bacco-taking, 76, 275, 283. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 581 
 
 Tompson, Alex., resident, 1G78, 105. 
 Tompson, Nathaniel, resident in 1078, 105. 
 Tompson, Major Robert, bought Hubbard 
 
 homestead, 477. 
 Tompson, Synion, cowherd, Oil; ropemaker, 
 
 82; to keep order in the meeting hou.se, 
 
 116, 276; signed Loyali.st jjetition of 
 
 1666, 138;('ows impounded, 425; bouKht 
 
 hou.se lot of Thomas Leigh, 480; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Tompson, William, resident in 1678, 105. 
 Topsfield, alarmed, 197; tniestioned value 
 
 of stockado, 20t); Town meeting, 240. 
 Towle, Jenness, bought house of Joseph 
 
 T. Dodge, 330. 
 Town, bought John Harris house for 
 
 workhouse, 355; Unitarian Meeting 
 
 House, 451. 
 Town Clerk, first appointed, 56. 
 Town Crier, 06. 
 Town Hall lot, 450, 451. 
 Town House, first, 1704, 434, 470. 
 Town meeting, attendance obligatory, 57. 
 Town officers in 1797, 67. 
 Towsey, Mrs., 472. 
 Tozer, George, wife Mary E., estate George 
 
 Willett, 377. 
 Tozer, William H., hou.se, 377. 
 Tozer, William S., hou.se on Elm St., 450. 
 Trades and Employments, chapter on, 75. 
 Trade restrict ion.s, 84. 
 Train band, ecjuipments, 122. 
 Training, compulsory, 121. 
 Training field on the South Side, 467. 
 Trask, Mrs. Abigail H., house lot, 459. 
 Treadwell, Daniel, son and heir of Jabez, 
 
 487. 
 Treadwell, Edward, first mention, 493. 
 Treadwell, Elisha, soldier in expedition 
 
 against Quebec (brother Elisha), 310, 
 
 313; bought lot of Capt. Cross, 466. 
 Treadwell, Eliza, wife of Ignatius Dodge, 
 
 410. 
 Treadwell, Elizabeth, wife of Nathaniel, 
 
 bought half Perkins hou.se, 1822, 419. 
 Treadwell, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel 
 
 Smith, 1844, 382. 
 Treadwell, Jabez, 73; bought half of the 
 
 Applet on house, 1739, 448; Simon Wood 
 
 estate, 1744, 487; house of Edmund 
 
 Heard, 1761, 342. 
 Treadwell, Jacob, son of Nathaniel, owned 
 
 Abel Boardman house, 1768, 449; 
 
 bought Re\". Nathaniel Rogers estate, 
 
 1778, 386; Dennis house, 1807, 416; 
 
 inherited Nathaniel 's estate, 347 ; Deni- 
 
 son lot, 443. 
 Treadwell, John, sold lot of his brother, 
 
 Elisha, 1691, 466. 
 Treadwell, John, innholder, bought saw- 
 mill of Samuel Dutch, 1742, 462, 488; 
 
 owned land on Scott's Lane, 1753, 340; 
 
 bought John Appleton estate, 1765, 
 
 323; malt house lot, 324. 
 Treadwell, Mrs. Lydia, wife, 1st, of Elisha 
 
 Treadwell, 2d, of Joseph Hotlgkins, 325. 
 Treadwell, Moses, inheritetl from his 
 
 father the Major Epes estate, 335; 
 
 wife Susanna, sold cabinet shop, 1813, 
 
 463; Nath. Treadwell estate, 1815, 347; 
 
 bought James P'oster estate, 1817, 
 
 347, 348; tavern of Nathaniel, 3d, 1818, 
 
 349; bought land of Kendall heirs, 1825, 
 
 336. 
 Treadwell, Nathaniel, gunsmith, 83; voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 97; 
 
 fined for smoking pipe, 1654, 283; wife 's 
 
 seat in meeting, 1680, 114; Selectman, 
 
 at John Appleton's, 1687, 238; arrested, 
 
 241 ; bought house lot of John I.eighton 
 
 1691,. 399. 
 Treadwell, Nathaniel, innkeeper, 17.35, 
 
 312; bought house of James McCreelisi 
 
 1737, 347; bought Denisoii lot. 1759", 
 
 443; estate of Major Eijes, 1761. .{.'JS. 
 Treailwell, Nathaniel, wife Hriscilla Dodge, 
 
 bought half house of Folly Choale, 181 li 
 
 375; heirs sold Col. Dodge Imu.se, 41.'>. 
 Treadwell,Nathaniel,3d,!innlii)liler. bought 
 
 part of Thornton estate, 1799, .352; 
 
 house of John lli.dgkins. 1806.349. 
 Treadwell. .Nathaniel Dudge. sold interest 
 
 1819. 415. 
 Treadwell, Uog^r, .son of Nathaniel, sold 
 
 interest, 415. 
 Treadwell, Sarah F., bought part of Pot- 
 ter s Close, 349. 
 Treadwell, Samuel, legatee of Thomas 
 
 Taylor, 1710, .399. 
 Treadwell, Thomas, Goodman, licensed, 
 
 1639, 85; first mention, 493. 
 Treadwell, Thomas, resident in 1678, 105; 
 
 land grant in Winehendon. 310; bought 
 
 Elizaljeth Fuller hou'^e. 1754. 4.59. 
 Treadwell, Thomas, Jr.. bought Perkins 
 
 hou.se, 1708, 401. 
 Treadwell, William, bought a shop of Wm. 
 
 Appleton, 1809, 403; half of Perkins 
 
 house, 1818, 419. 
 Treadwell, Capt. William, bought house 
 
 of Capt. Hammon, 1823, 391. 
 Treadwell, William, bought house lot, 
 
 1851, 410. 
 Treadwell's Island, Indian remains, 2. 
 Trees, fruit, 17; permit to cut, 22; ordi- 
 nances, OS. 
 Trells, Richard, resident in 1078, 105. 
 True, Henry A., bought house of S. P. 
 
 Crocker, 323. 
 Trow, Mrs., house, sold to .S.N. Baker, 457. 
 Tucker, Dr. William K., bought Zenas 
 
 Cushing estate, 470, 470. 
 Tuckerman, Nathaniel, bought house lot 
 
 of Obadiah Wood, 406. 
 Turkey llill, eighth, 73, 300. 
 Turkey Shore, 478. 
 Turner's, Capt., Hill, 63; flock, 72; eighth, 
 
 73. 
 Tuttle, Mr. (probably John), 80, 513. 
 Tuttle, John, bought hou.se of Richard 
 
 Lumpkin, 337; first mention, 493. 
 Tuttle, Simon, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 
 commoner, 97; house lot, 368; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Twigs, Thomas, di.sorderly in meeting, 116, 
 
 276. 
 Two-rod way by river, 483. 
 Tvler, James .S., bought lot of George 
 
 Willett, 377. 
 Tyler, Royal, mortgagee, 479. 
 Tyler, Samuel, in Major -Appleton's Co., 
 
 201 ; killed at Narragansett fort, 203. 
 
 Underbill, Catherine, sold interest to 
 
 Josiah Dudley and W. li. Kinsman, 349. 
 Underbill, J. Choate, bought house of 
 
 Farley heirs and Mrs. Vose, 323. 
 Union Street, 32t>, 327. 
 Unitarian Meeting House, bought by 
 
 Town, 451. 
 Urann, or Vrine, William, bought house 
 
 lot of Stephen Minot, 399, 400; bought 
 
 Thomas Smith estate, 412. 
 
 Valedictory and Monitory Writing by 
 Sarah Goodhue, 519. 
 
582 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Varney, Bridget, owned Cozens house lot, 
 3tj2. 
 
 Varney, Thomas, voter in Town affairs, 
 93; commoner, 97; signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291. 
 
 Varnhani, or Varnuni, George, first men- 
 tion, 493. 
 
 Varnham, Ralph, Town Crier, 1640, 06; 
 bell ringer, 66, 107; first mention, 493. 
 
 Varnhani, Samuel, owned hou.se lot, 38.'). 
 
 Varrell, J. H., hou.se lot, 408. 
 
 Very, Samuel, in Major Ajjpleton's Co., 
 199. 
 
 Vicar, Roger, in Major Appleton's Co., 199. 
 
 Vincent, Humphrey, grant of house lot, 
 383; first mention, 493. 
 
 "Vindication of the Andros Government," 
 by John Palmer, 265; Reply, 267. 
 
 Vose, Mrs. Mary B., b(jught house of 
 H. A. True, 323. 
 
 Wade, Asa, bought part of school orchard, 
 470; lot of David Giddings, 473. 
 
 Wade, Francis H., remembered .\ppleton 
 hoii.se, 323; bought lot of John Wade, 
 474; heir of Mary Wade, 486. 
 
 Wade, Jes.se H., residence, 474. 
 
 Wade, Rev. John, 157. 
 
 Wade, John, bought half Thomas Apple- 
 ton house, 466; Jo.seph Appleton es- 
 tate, 467; shop, 474. 
 
 Wade, John. Jr., bought hou.se of Thomas 
 Burnham, 455; sold John Wade hou.se, 
 467. 
 
 Wade, Mr. (Jonathan), merchant, 82; 
 voter in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 
 97; hou.se lot, 1635,368; one of .seven 
 men, 1636, 56; fineil by Court for dis- 
 respect, 1645, 275; owned Winthrop 
 hou.se and lot, 1647, 398; fined for 
 exce.ssive prices, 1658, 281 ; licensed 
 to .sell strong drink, 1662, 282; saw 
 mill, 1665, 78; land on County Road, 
 1667,472; warehouse, 1671,405; wind 
 mill, before 1673, 77; grant of Little 
 Island, 1673, 487,488; hou.se lot, 1675, 
 486; bought house lot of Wm. Sv- 
 monds, 1679, 332; Deputy, 1681, 233; 
 Senior, signed Ip.swich Petition, 1682, 
 230; will, 1684,472; first mention, 493. 
 
 Wade, Jonathan, son of Jonathan, service 
 in King Philip's war, 223; land on 
 County Road, 1699,472; sold his father's 
 lot on Meeting Hou.se Hill, 1701, 332; 
 soldier in expedition again.st Quebec, 
 310, 313; land grant in Winoheiulon, 
 310. 
 
 Wade, Jonathan, son of Thomas, inherited, 
 1696, 472. 
 
 Wade, Lydia, daughter of Samuel, estate, 
 473. 
 
 Wade, Major, in expedition against Quebec, 
 530. 
 
 Wade, Mary, Jr., bought house of Francis 
 Merri field. Jr., 486. 
 
 Wade, Col. Nathaniel, bought Treadwell 
 interest, 415; homestead, 473. 
 
 Wade, Nellie F., Miss, residence, 474. 
 
 Wade, Samuel, sold malt house lot to 
 Eastern R. R., 324; wife Eunice, con- 
 veyed to John, 467, 472, 473. 
 
 Wade, Samuel, Jr., bought lot of >(athan 
 Brown, 473. 
 
 Wade, Thomas, Captain, son of Jonathan, 
 resident, 1678, 105; service in King 
 Philip 's war, 206, 224 ; inherited land 
 ou County Road, 1684, 472; Clerk of 
 Court, 1692, 461 ; son William, kiUed at 
 sea, 1697, 308; sold his father's laud on 
 
 Meeting House Hill, 1701. 332; wife 
 Elizabeth, built the Col. Wade mansion 
 473; will, 1737,473. 
 
 Wade, Thomas, Col., son of William, 474. 
 
 Wade, Timothy, wife Ruth, son and heir 
 of Thomas, 473; will, 473. 
 
 Wade, William, son of Thomas, killed at 
 sea, 1697, 308. 
 
 Wade, William, son of Timothy, house 
 lot, 1763, 473. 
 
 Wade, William, son of Col. Thomas, lot. 
 474. 
 
 Wade, William Foster, inherited estate 
 474. 
 
 Wadsworth, Capt., slain at Sudbury, 209. 
 
 Wainwright, Christian, wife of " John, 
 residence, 1741, 344; widow, bought 
 house of Daniel Tilton, 1741, 347. 
 
 Wainwright, Elizabeth, daughter of Sam- 
 uel, conveyed house to Dr. Clark, 344; 
 heir of Samuel, 397. 
 
 Wainwright, Elizabeth, widow of Col. 
 John, execution, 486. 
 
 Wainwright, Francis, voter in Town af- 
 fairs, 93; commoner, 97; Pequot .sol- 
 dier, 1637, 125; soldier against Inilians, 
 1642, 127; signed Loyalist petition of 
 1666, 138 ; bought house lot of Dr. Bridg- 
 ham, 1671, 399; first pew in the meet- 
 ing house, 1675, 113; .service in King 
 Philip's war, 224; humble petition, 1687, 
 246; licensed to sell strong drink, 1692 
 282; first mention, 493. 
 
 Wainwright, Francis, son of Francis, Har- 
 vard graduate, 1686, 157; Pulcifer 
 estate, 1690,407; fishing interest, 1690, 
 81, 82; bought Robert Paine homestead, 
 1690, 386; licensed to .sell -strong drink, 
 1692, 282; committee on fishing design, 
 1696, 70; bought Cobbet hou.se, 1696, 
 389; Annable lot, 1702, 413; Major, 
 bought Newman lot, 1702, 399; lot on 
 High St., 1705, .371; execution, 1710, 
 486; his daughters, heirs of Simon 
 Tuttle, 1732, 368, 387. 
 
 Wainwright, Jacob, killed at Bloody 
 Brook, 164, 224. 
 
 Wainwright, John, voter in Town affairs, 
 93; commoner, 97; married Elizabeth 
 Norton, 1675, residence in 1691, 399; 
 bought Piper estate, 1690, 398; John 
 Sparks's ordinary, 1691, 345, 346; 
 licen.sed to sell strong drink, 1692, 282; 
 Colonel, bought Chute e.'ifate, 1692,397; 
 will probated, 1708, 397, 400. 
 
 Wainwright, John, .son of Col. John, heir, 
 1708, 397; bought Leighton lot, 1710, 
 399; Taylor lot, 1710, 399; agent for 
 sale of Fossee hou.se, 1722, 432, 433; 
 bought Beamsley Perkins estate, 1725, 
 344. 
 
 Wainwright, John, bought house of Daniel 
 Heard. 1762, 453. 
 
 Wainwright, Samuel, owned Rogers es- 
 tate, 344; son of Col. John and heir, 397, 
 399. 
 
 Wainwright, Simon, resident in 1678, 105. 
 
 Wainwright, William, in Major .Appleton's 
 Co., 199. 
 
 Wainwright 's wharf, 80. 
 
 Waite, Abram D., residence, 329. 
 
 Waite, Francis A., bought lot of Lucy 
 M. Rust, 482. 
 
 Waite, John, resident in 1678, 105; bought 
 interest in mill, 1729, 329. 
 
 Waite, Jonadab, bought house lot of John 
 Waite, 329. 
 
 Wait, Joseph, bought site of Coburn block, 
 331; Homans house, 333; Richard 
 Rogers house, 353; house of Mose 
 
INDEX. 
 
 583 
 
 Jewett Jr., 372; Staniford lot, 388; 
 ('apt. Holmes house, 396; clay pits 
 
 meadow, ♦(){); .lernniah Smith holl.se, 
 
 410; Krilirami ( ;riint liou.sp, 42(1. 
 Wait, Luther, lioutiht homestea<i, 410; 
 
 •Fohn .Spillcr estate, 410. 
 Wait, Marv, sold land to Hobert Stalker 
 
 ,lr., 3.S9. 
 Wait, N. H. (Roger), bouKht land of 
 
 County, 3.3f». 
 Wait, Samuel, bought hou.se of .lohn 
 
 Warner, 34 1. 
 Wait, Scrp. Thomas, eoinmoner, not a 
 
 \nter in 'I'own affairs, 97; signeil Loya- 
 list iiet it ion of Ifititi, 138; in Major Apple- 
 ton's Co., 199, 'J24; houKht house of 
 
 Svmon Slace, 1(173, 339. 
 Wait, Thomas, .Ir., resident in 1678, lO."); 
 
 sold interest in John Kdwards hou.se, 
 
 1738, 383. 
 Wait, William U., house, 410. 
 Walden, .lohn, resident in 1678, 10,^). 
 Walderno, Kdward, first mention, 493. 
 W'aldo, Cornelius, bought hou.se of Hirh- 
 
 ard Belts, 379. 
 Waldo, Lucy, wife of Samuel, heir of 
 
 Wainwright estate, 387. 
 Walker, Henry, first mention, 493. 
 W'alker, Richard, voter in Town affairs, 
 
 93; signed J>oyali.st petition of 1666, 
 
 139. 
 Walley, Rev. John, wife Elizabeth Apple- 
 ton, 34.'); bought Samuel Rogers hou.se, 
 
 464. 
 Walley, Lieut. Gen. of expedition against 
 
 (Quebec, .52.'). 
 Walley, Thomas, bought house of Col. 
 
 Dodge, 4.53. 
 Wallis, Aaron, bought Knowlton hou.se, 
 
 4.51; interest in Souther house, 4.57; 
 
 Farley tannery, 474; Ringe hou.se, 481. 
 Widlis, Mrs. Hannah, wife of Moses, heir 
 
 of Wni. Appleton, 480. 
 Wallis, Moses, wife Hannah, heirs of 
 
 r)aniel Badger, 4.57. 
 Wallis, Nicholas, voter in Town affairs, 
 
 93; commoner, 97; permit for horse 
 
 shed, 4.34. 
 Wallis, Robert, swineherd, 64; resident 
 
 in 1678, 10.5; first mention, 493. 
 Wallis, Robert, bought house of Philip 
 
 Abbott, 1799, 333; lot of his mother, 
 
 1819, 480. 
 Wallis, Dr. S.amuel, bought land from 
 
 Quilter heirs, 319; Thomas French 
 
 estate, 321; Quilter estate, 339; hou.se 
 
 of Rev. John Wi.se, 4.52. 
 Wallis, William L., bought Farley tan- 
 nery, 474. 
 Waltz, Robert, first mention, 493. 
 War or Warr, Abraham, swineherd, 65, 
 
 4.34; hou.se lot, 393; fir.st mention, 493. 
 Warfl, .James, son of Rev. Nathaniel, 54, 
 
 147. 
 Ward, Rev. .John, son of Rev. Nathaniel, 
 
 first minister at Haverhill, .54, .506; at 
 
 Rowley, .510; offered settlement at 
 
 Marhlehead, 510. 
 Ward, John, chirurgcon, 83; first mention, 
 
 493. 
 Ward, Rev. Nathaniel, reproved finery, .39, 
 
 40; sketch of his life, 45-48; signed 
 
 petition, 50; Ipswich Protest, .51 ; wrote 
 
 preface of Ann JJradstreet 's poems, .53, 
 
 325; hr)use, 470, 471; his letters, Ap- 
 
 pendi,\ (', .504; his poverty, 505; plans 
 
 for new colony at Haverhill and An- 
 
 dover, ,506; delicate health, 507; forget- 
 
 fulness, 510. 
 
 Ward, Major Samuel, died of wounds. .306 
 
 Ward, Susan, wife of Dr. f ;iles Firmin, .54. 
 
 Wardell, Klihu, resident m 1678. 105- 
 
 bought house of .b.hn Wd~on. 1699. 
 
 448; wife Klizabeth Wade, bought 
 
 house lot of Waflc heirs, 1701,332. 
 
 Wardell, i;iihu, son of Elihu, sold estate 
 
 1719,332. 
 Warilell, Susanna (Ringe), sold interest. 
 
 481. 
 Wardell, Thomas, first mention, 493. 
 Wardell, Csuall or Izall, commoner, not 
 a \ liter in Town affairs, 97; service in 
 
 King Philip's war, 224; bought Ringe 
 homestead 481. 
 Wanlwell, Lyiiia, a (^u.-iker, whi|>ped, '279. 
 Wardwell, Mo.ses, bought Farley tannery. 
 
 474. 
 Wardwell. William, wife Susanna, boUKe, 
 
 448. 
 Warner. Abigail, ilaiighter .>f Daniel, 342. 
 Warner, Menjainin, soM lot, .■<9I. 
 Warner, Daniel, ,Sr., voter in Town affairx, 
 
 93; commoner, 97; signeil petition, 
 
 16.58, facsimile of autograph, 3t>0; signed 
 
 Loyftlist petition. 16(i6, 138; hou.se lot, 
 
 .340; conveyed to Fdnmnd Heard, 1675, 
 
 342. 
 Warner, Daniel, Jr., resident in 1678, 105. 
 Warner, I';iizal)eth, wife of FxUnund 
 
 Heard, 342. 
 Warner, Cieorge, bought hou.se of Geo. 
 
 W. Heard, .'{40. 
 Warner, .John, grant of hou.se lot, 413, 
 
 415; lot on Ka.st St., I()48, :i96: on 
 
 Rrook St., 165.5, 393; signer! petition, 
 
 facsimile of autograph, l(j.58. 360; 
 
 .settled at Mrookfield, 1660, 160; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Warner, .lohn, son of John, resident in 
 
 1678, 105; in Majf)r Appleton 's Co., 
 
 200; .sold estate to Samuel Waite, 1735, 
 
 ■Ml. 
 Warner, Nathaniel, voter in Town affairs, 
 
 93. 
 Warner, Nathaniel, wife FJizabeth Kim- 
 ball, 1768, .■i73. 
 Warner, Philemon, owned part of Robert 
 
 ('rane grant, 341. 
 Warner, Stephen, bought half of Rogers 
 
 house, 346. 
 Warner, Susanna, daughter of Daniel, 
 
 342. 
 Warner, William, lanrl. 324; grant of 
 
 hou.se lot, 338, .339; first mention, 493. 
 Warner, William, son of Daniel, 342. 
 Warren, Mary, testimony, 291. 
 Warren, William, in Major Appleton 's 
 
 Co., 201. 
 Washington, George, at Ipswich, 476. 
 Washington Street, East side, 338. 
 Watch, Town, 120. 
 
 Watch House, 1645, 120, 426. 432, 434. 
 Water Street , 405. 
 
 Waters, Jasper, suit against Samuel Ap- 
 pleton, 447. 
 Watertown, refused ta.\, 268. 
 Watson, , bought Giles Firmin '.s 
 
 hou.se, 471. 
 Wattles, Richard, house lot, 361 ; first 
 
 mention, 493. 
 Watts, Solomon, in Major Appleton 's 
 
 Co., 200. 
 Wa.v to the Merrimack, 15. 
 Way by river through County land, 337, 
 
 338. 
 Webb, Will, in Major Appleton s Co., 199. 
 Webber, Ivlward, bought house of Ebeu- 
 
 ezer Hovey, 484. 
 
584 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Webber, James N., house, 416. 
 
 Webster, , commoner, not a voter 
 
 in Town affairs, 97. 
 
 Webster, Ben., in Major Appleton's Co., 
 200, 224. 
 
 Webster, Daniel, in the old Court House , 
 434. 
 
 Webster, John, first mention, 494. 
 
 Webster, Goodman, lot, 368. 
 
 Webster, , sister of John Shatswell, 
 
 497. 
 
 Wedgwood, John, Pequot soldier, 125; 
 ri\er-side lot, 483; fir.«t mention, 494. 
 
 Welch, Rev. Moses, bought house of Sam- 
 ue\ Wade Jr., 473. 
 
 Wellington, .lames M., house lot, 443; 
 laought veneer factory, 462. 
 
 Wells, Aaron, house, 350. 
 
 Wells, John, sold homestead of Moses, 
 402. 
 
 Wells, Jonathan, son-in-law of Alexander 
 Lovell, 436. 
 
 Wells, Jo.seph, bought house of George 
 Stacey, 454; shipyard lot, 489. 
 
 Wells, Moses, land grant in Winchendon, 
 310. 
 
 Wells, Moses, Jr., bought house of Solo- 
 mon Lakeman Jr., 402. 
 
 Wells, Nathaniel, voter in Town affairs, 
 93; commoner, 97. 
 
 Wells, Richard, owned Winthrop house 
 lot, 398. 
 
 Wells, Thomas, grant of house lot, 443- 
 445, 450; house, 455; first mention, 
 494. 
 
 Wells, , sailor with John Paul Jones, 
 
 house, 411. 
 
 West end, 14, 353. 
 
 West, John, hou.se, 21; resident in 1678, 
 105; bought house of William White, 
 335; first mention, 494. 
 
 West, Twiford, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 97. 
 
 Weymouth, Richard L., bought Capt. 
 John Lord house, 382. 
 
 Wharves, 79, 80. 
 
 Wheeler, Benjamin, bought Boardman 
 houi^e, 482. 
 
 Wheeler, David, sold house to Major 
 Woodbury, 482. 
 
 Wheeler, John, Trumpeter in Major Ap- 
 pleton's Co., 199. 
 
 Whipping, 283. 
 
 Whipping po.st, site, 286, 428, 429. 
 
 Whipple, Anna, daughter of Matthew 
 497. 
 
 Whipple, Catherine, cousin to Sarah 
 Goodhue, 519. 
 
 Whipple, Elizabeth, daughter of Mat- 
 thew, 497. 
 
 Whipple, John, wife indicted for finery, 
 42; one of seven men, 57; committee, 
 80; Deacon, committee on school, 
 1652, 149; licen.sed to sell strong drink, 
 282; bought house of John Fawn, 325; 
 facsimile of autograph, 360; owned 
 lot of Richard Bidgood, 361; commit- 
 tee on bridge, 444; daughter Sarah, 
 married Joseph Goodhue, 471; owned 
 William Lamp.^on lot, 475; first men- 
 tion, 494; addressed in Valedictory, 
 520. 
 
 Whipple, John, Jr., malLster, 69, 70; 
 fulling mill, malt kiln, 78, 446, 487; 
 voter in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 
 97; Cornet f)f horse troop, 124; signed 
 Loyalist petition, 1666, 139; Captain 
 of troop, 204, 205; rever.se, 208, 209; 
 owned an Indian slave, 217; service 
 in field, 217, 224; signed Ipswich 
 petition, 1682, 230; first mention, 494. 
 
 Whipp'e, John, 3d, son of John, Jr., Cor- 
 poral, voter in Town affairs, 93; com- 
 moner, 97; signed Loyalist petition of 
 1666, 139; Selectman at John Apple- 
 ton s, 1687, 238, 241, 243; submission, 
 249 ; probably soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 313; member of Coun- 
 cil at Ipswich, 1696, 307; Major, in- 
 herited home.stead, 325; committee, 
 1713, 336; committee, 1722, 433. 
 
 Whipple, John, son of Matthew, 497. 
 
 Whipple, Jonathan, sold lot to Thomas 
 Berry, 383. 
 
 Whipple, Joseph, son of Matthew, 497; 
 voter in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 
 97; signed Loyalist petition of 1666, 
 138; bought house of Joseph Ayres, 
 1705, 475; committee, 1713, 336. 
 
 Whipple, Mary, daughter of Matthew, 
 497. 
 
 Whipple, Matthew, Sr., brother of John, 
 the Elder, 497; house, 21, 26; com- 
 mittee, 80; grant of house lot, 413, 
 439; first mention, 494; will and in- 
 \entory, 497. 
 
 Whipple, Matthew, .son of Matthew, 497; 
 signed petition, 1658, facsimile of auto- 
 graph, 360; resident in 1678, 105; 
 called Senior, on jury for witch trials, 
 1692, 299. 
 
 Whipple, Matthew, Jr., wife Dorcas, sold 
 Robt. Paine homestead, 1702. 386. 
 
 Whitaker, John, peruke-maker, residence, 
 3.33. 
 
 Whitcher, John, Sergeant in Major Ap- 
 pleton's Co., 199. 
 
 White, Benjamin, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec, 310, 313; land grant 
 in Winchendon, 310. 
 
 White, James, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 98; signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291. 
 
 White, Thomas, sold lot to Samuel Dutch, 
 461. 
 
 White, William, baker, 83; voter in Town 
 affairs, 93; grant of house lot, 334; 
 married widow Jackson, 335; bought 
 house of John KnowUon, 345; grant 
 of hou.se lot, 351; first mention, 494. 
 
 Whitefield, Rev. George, preached, 435. 
 
 White Horse Inn, 281, 359. 
 
 Whitman, Robert, hou.se, 21; swineherd, 
 goatherd, shepherd, 65; voter in Town 
 affairs, 93; commoner, 98; signed Loy- 
 alist petition of 1666, 138; house lot, 
 413; granted hou.se lot, 415; bought 
 Matthew Whipple house, 439; first 
 mention, 494. 
 
 Whitmore, W. H., " Memoir of Andres," 
 269. 
 
 Whitred, William, carpenter, 82; Pe- 
 quot soldier, 125; grant, 372; bought 
 house lot of Wm. Simmons, 372; first 
 mention, 494. 
 
 Whitredge, John, Jr., sold Merrifield 
 house, 466. 
 
 Whitredge, William, resident, 1678, 105. 
 
 Whit tier, Maynard, house lot, 475. 
 
 Whittingham, John, e.state, 22; house 
 furni.shings, 24, 27, 28, 30; Ensign, 
 121 ; grant of house lot, 362; first men- 
 tion, 494; inventory, 500. 
 
 Whittingham, Richard, son of John, 151. 
 
 Whittingham, William, son of John, 151. 
 
 Whityear, John, grant of house lot, 351; 
 first mention, 494. 
 
 Wicom, or Willcomb, Capt. Daniel, 
 licensed to sell .strong drink, 282. 
 
 Wiggin, Asa, bought lot of Daniel Cogs- 
 well, 404. 
 
 Wigs, worn under protest, 43. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 585 
 
 Wigwam Hill, divided among commoners, 
 
 70, 73. 
 Wilbore, i^hadrach. Town Clerk of Taun- 
 ton, arrested, 238. 
 Wilderness Hill, ti3, 09, 71. 
 Wdde.s, Dr. Asahel H., bought lot of Will- 
 comb, 411; lot, 440; Ana. Andrews 
 homestead, 4(>2. 
 Wildes, Kdwaril P., estate, 431; bought 
 
 Asa Brown house, 409. 
 Wildes, John, soldier against the Indians, 
 1642, 127; nephew and heir of William, 
 384; first mention, 494. 
 Wildes, Wilhelmina, wife of Dr. Asahel 
 
 H., heir of Wni. Dodge, 345, 4ri2. 
 Wildes, William, hou.se lot, 384, 481; 
 
 first mention, 494. 
 Wilkins, Thomas, signed Proctor peti- 
 tion, 291. 
 Wilkinson, Henry, grant of house lot, 
 
 480; first mention, 494. 
 Willard, Caut. Simon, company .stationed 
 
 at Ip.swich, 303. 
 Willcomb (.see Wicom). 
 Willcomb, Daniel L., bought lot of Isaac 
 Stanwood, 409; Stephen Baker li>l, 
 411; interest in t'ol. Dixlge house, 41."). 
 Willcomb, Frederick, bought Damon 
 k homestead, 3.')2; ("apt. Holmes house, 
 I 390; house of .\ugU8tine Heard, 411; 
 lot, 410; Ross Tavern, 44S; Hinge 
 homestead, 481. 
 Willcomb, Joseph, owned John Kdwards 
 
 e.state, 1702, 383, 384. 
 Willcomb, Jo.seph, bought interest in 
 
 Col. Dodge hou.se, 1827, 41.5. 
 Willcomb, ('apt. Joseph, residence, 3.")1. 
 Willcomb, l.*^wis E., resilience, 409. 
 Willcomb, widow Su.sanna, bought lot of 
 
 widow Thorndike, 1814, 388. 
 Willcomb, William, bought lot of Nath- 
 aniel Knowlton, 1717, 420; fishing 
 stage on Jeffrey's Neck, 1721, 438. 
 Willcomb, William, bought house of Dr. 
 Smith, 1808, 385; lot of Dr. Sawyer, 
 1808, 388. 
 Willcomb, William, bought hou.se of 
 
 Stephen Hodgkins, 1839, 40S. 
 Willcomb, William, owned interest in 
 Ringe homestead, 481. 
 
 Willes, , wife of John, accused of 
 
 witchcraft, 290. 
 Willetf, George, wife Mary, house, 370. 
 Willett, (ieorge A., heir of Cieorge, 370. 
 WiUett, Levi, bought half hou.se of Rev. 
 
 Daniel I-'itz, 473. 
 Willett, Wallace P., heir of Levi, 473. 
 William and Mary, proclaimed King and 
 
 Queen, 258. 
 William anti Mary War, chapter on, .30L 
 Williams, Anthonie, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 199. 
 Williams, John, .sold lot to Thomas Ross, 
 
 385. 
 Williams, John S., owneil house of S. S. 
 
 Farrington, 328. 
 Williams, Jotshua, hou.se of Samuel Wil- 
 liams, 385. 
 Williams, Nathaniel, reported his exam- 
 ination, 247. 
 Williams, Samuel, bought lot of Arthur 
 Abbott, 1720, 332; Daniel Low estate, 
 1743, 307; part of Dr. Berry estate, 
 1740, 384, 385; owned Perkins house, 
 389. 
 Williams, William, in Major Appleton's 
 
 Co., 199. 
 Williamson, Michael, first mention, 494. 
 Williamson, Paul, fir.st mention, 494. 
 Wilson, Elizabeth, wife of Theophilus, 501 
 
 Wilson, Rev John, at Agawam, 11. 
 Wilson, John, cordwainer, 83- bought 
 house lot of father, Shoreborne 446 
 448. ' 
 
 Wilson, Shoreborne, co()|)er. 82- resident 
 in 1078, 105; set in slucks, 282 286- 
 bought house of Simon A. lams 374- 
 house lot of R(>t)ert Dutch, 41.'i' 419- 
 'I't of Kzekiel Woodward, 440, 448 
 Wil.soii, Theophilus, voter in 'I'own af- 
 fairs, 93; commoner, 98; signed Loy- 
 alist petition of 10(i(i, UiH, bought 
 house of John Kimball, .350; house 
 lot, 422; constable, 425; pri.Hon-keeper 
 427; house lot, 4.35, 472; first men- 
 tion, 494. 
 Wilson, Thomas, slept while on watch, 
 
 420. 
 Wilson, William, first mention, 494 
 Windmill Mill, 77, 445. 
 VVindniill Hill Hock, 72. 
 Wiiis()r, Joshua, reported examination, 
 
 247. 
 Winter, William, defamed Mr. Cobbet 
 
 285. 
 Winthrop, James, Wainwright lot, .397. 
 Winthrop, (iovernor John, at .\gawam, 
 12; escorted by soldiers, 125; letters 
 from Nathaniel Ward, 505 507; from 
 (jiles Firmin, .''.08 510; from Samuel 
 Symonils, 514. 
 Winthrop, John, Jr., came to Agawam, 
 9, 10, 15, 10; inventory of his goods, 
 33 35; early history, 45; petition of 
 citizens not to leave Ipswich, 50, 51 ; 
 one of seven men, .56; informed of In- 
 dian attack, 119; Lieut. Col., V20, 325; 
 hou.se lot on East St., 398; grant of 
 six acres on South (ireeii, 464; letter 
 from Rev. Nath. W'ar.l, .504; from 
 Samuel Symonds, 511, 513, 516. 
 Winthrop, .Samuel, Wainwright lot, 397. 
 Winthrop, William, Wainwright lot, 397. 
 Wi.se, Ammi Ruhami, bought house of 
 Benj. Rogers, 333; lot of his father. 
 Rev. John, 453; Nathaniel Rust hou.se, 
 454; .sold Dr. Dean hou.se, 4tJ0; grant 
 <.f flats, 489. 
 Wise, Daniel, Crompton estate, 462. 
 Wi.se, Henry, land grant in Winchendou, 
 311; mortgagee, ;190; bought house 
 of Thomas Perrin, 452; hou.se of Emer- 
 son Cogswell, 4.53, 476. 
 Wise, Rev. Jeremiah, son of Rev. John 
 
 157. 
 Wise, Rev. John, 83; at John .appleton's, 
 239; adilressed Town Meeting, 239; 
 warrant for arrest, sketch of life, 242, 
 243; examined by Council, 240; plea 
 to (lov. .Andros, 247, 248; apology, 
 249; allowed to preach, 254; declara- 
 tion, 257; deposition, 200-204; charges 
 discus.sed by John Palmer, 265, 
 266: estimate of the resistance, 267, 
 209, 271; petition for John and Eliza- 
 beth Proctor, 290, 291; petition, 299; 
 chaplain on expedition against Quebec, 
 305; bought Fellows house, 452, 476; 
 narrative of expedition, 525; funeral 
 .sermon, 525. 
 Wise, .Mary, interest in Samue! (Jravea 
 
 estate, 350. 
 Witchcraft, chapter on, 287. 
 Wombell, William, resident in 1678, 105 
 Wood, .\uthonv, .signed Loyalist petition 
 
 of 1606, 139. 
 Wood, Daniel, soldier against Indians, 
 
 1642,127; first mention, 494. 
 Wood, Daniel, .sold lot to John Appletou, 
 1754, 480. 
 
586 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Wood, Isaiah, voter in Town affairs, 93; 
 commoner, 98; road surveyor, 445; 
 house lot, 486. 
 
 Wood, John, resident in 1678, 105; land 
 grant in Winchendon, 310; bought 
 house of Jemima Stacey, 334; house 
 of Caleb and John Kimball, 365; lot of 
 commoners, 360. 
 
 Wood, Jo.seph, soldier in expedition 
 against Quebec (uncle Joseph), 310, 
 313. 
 
 Wood, Martha, widow of John, heir, 365. 
 
 Wood, Mary, heir of Symon Tompson, 
 486. 
 
 Wood, Nathaniel, resident in 1678, 105; 
 in Major Appleton'.s Co., 199, 224. 
 
 Wood. Obadiah, baker, 83 ; voter in Town 
 affairs, 93; commoner, 98; house lot, 
 405; first mention, 494. 
 
 Wood, Samuel, hatter, 83; resident, 1678, 
 105; bought hou.se of Samuel Chapman, 
 365; inherited Symon Tompson estate, 
 486. 
 
 Wood, Simon, commoner, not a voter in 
 Town affairs, 98; Constable, arrested, 
 241, 255; puni.shed for theft, 282; heir 
 of Symon Tompson, 486; estate, 487. 
 
 Wood, William, "New England's Pros- 
 pect," describes the Indians, .5, 7. 
 
 Wood, William, heir of Simon, 486. 
 
 Woodani, John, wife Mary, house, 21; 
 bricklayer, 82; signed Loyalist petition, 
 1666, 139; exchanged lot with Apple- 
 tons, 334, 335; bought house of John 
 West, 335; house on High St., 358; house 
 lot, 392,393; first mention, 494. 
 
 Woodbridge, , Magistrate, 275; Jus- 
 tice of Peace, 1686, 236. 
 
 Woodbury, Major, bought house on Tur- 
 key Shore, 482. 
 
 Wooding, John, probably Woodam, resi- 
 dent in 1678, 105. 
 
 Woodmansey, Robert, first mention, 494. 
 
 Woodward, Ezekiel, carpenter, 82; signed 
 Loyalist petition of 1666, 138; public 
 
 apology for free speech, 1667, 275, 284, 
 424; bought John Proctor hou.se, 1661, 
 446; hou.se, 1673,487. 
 
 Woodward, Ezekiel, probably son of Eze- 
 kiel, Sergeant in Major Appleton's Co., 
 199; of Wenham, 1690, 398. 
 
 Woolen Factory, built by Dr. Manning, 
 331. 
 
 Worcester, Ira, bought Samuel Lakeman 
 house, 418; house of Isaac Stanwood, 
 418; A.sa Baker estate, 475. 
 
 Workhouse, 74, 433. 
 
 Worth, John, bought Farley tannery, 474 
 
 Wyatt, John, grant of house lot, 339 
 bought house of Nathaniel Bishop, 350 
 grant of hou.se lot, 486; first mention 
 494. 
 
 Wyeth, Humphrey, first mention, 494. 
 
 Yell, John, resident in 1678, 106. 
 
 York, Capt. Samuel, wife Mary, house, 
 
 406; bought Pierce house, 420. 
 Young, Francis, resident in 1678, 106; 
 
 Sergeant in Major Appleton's Co., 199, 
 
 224; house lot, 355, 358; grant of land, 
 
 305; land, 393. 
 Young, (ieorge G., bought land of I. J. 
 
 Potter, 341. 
 Young, Levi, wife Elizabeth, bought 
 
 Jo.seph Hovey hou.se, 418. 
 Ycjung, Sanniel, resident in 1678, 106. 
 Yoimglo\e, Joseph, resident in 1678, 106. 
 Younglove, Samuel, Sr., butcher, 83; 
 
 voter in Town affairs, 93; commoner, 
 
 98; grant of house lot, 443; lot, 450; 
 
 grant, 452; first mention, 494. 
 Younglove, Samuel, Jr., voter in -TJowji 
 
 affairs, 93; commoner, 98; boilght 
 
 hou.se of Stephen Jordan, 450, 455. 
 
 Zachariah, Lewis, resident in 1678, l06; 
 impressed for war, 198; in Major Apple- 
 ton's Co., 200, 224. 
 
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